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WEDNESDAY, - AUGUST 15, 1877.
THE USE OF TEKs:
Be not thv tears too lixivkly chid,
Bepine not at the rising sigh.
Who. if he might, would always bid
The breast be still, the cheek he dry
How little of ourselves we know
Before a grief the heart has felt.
The lessons that we learn of woe
May trace the mind as well as melt.
The energies too stern for m:rth.
The reach of thought, the strength of will,
’Mid cloud and tempest have their birth,
Through blight and blast their course falflll-
Dove’s perfect triumph never crowned
The hope uncheckered by a pang;
The gaudiest wreathe with thorns are bound,
And Sappho wept before she sang.
Tears at each sweet emotion flow ;
They wait on Pity's gentle claim,
Cpea Ambition’s fervid glow.
On Piety’s seraphic flame.
’Tib only when it mourns and fears
The loaded spirit feels forgiven ;
And through the mist of falling tears
We catch the clearest glimpse of heaven.
FELISE.
Where are last Winter s snows ? we say.
I ast Winter's roses, where are they i
iF though we Strive Time’s course to stay,
We have no hold on thing- like these;
Or else. Fetus©,
We might recrystalize the snows,
Restore the petals to the rose
That once have tied we might-who kuows-
Ito greater miracles than these.
Perhaps, Felise.
We might recall our youthful days,
Too little prized, e er yet our ways
Were turned apart, and while time eti)@
We might live o’er, if yon please,
The hours, Felise.
When chance together threw a pair,
Of whom one found the other f air,
And both built castlne in the air
To fade like mists before the breeze
Alas ! Felise.
The years go by with winged feet,
Aud once again her face I greet.
Whose bps my boyish lips found sweet ;
The old wound aches. Time brings no ease
For thine, Felise.
The old pain lives Who hath not tried
To bnrv loves Ibat never died—
To thrust his ulnls from his side ?
Who tiave succeeded ? Few are these,
Too few F lisei
Ijyps wito >1 A -lIOTHLR, WITH A
Hi III. If* TO HER HON.
“Ramber love, wii > gave iliee this,
Whn other days shad come,
When she who had thy earliest kiss,
Bleeps in her narrow home,
Bomber ’twas a mother gave
The gift to one she'd die to save.
That mother sought a pledge of love,
The holiest for her son,
And from the gifts of flod above,
Hhe chose a goodly one.
she chose for her beloved hoy.
The source of light, of life and joy.
And bade him keep the gift that wlion
The parting hour shall come.
They might have hope to meet again
In ail eternal homo.
She said bis faith in that would bo
Hwcet incense to her memory.
And should the scoffer in his pride
Baugh that fond faith to scorn,
And hid him cast the pledge aside
‘That he from youth bad borne,
Him hade him pause and ask his breast
If ho or she had loved him best.
A parent's blessing on her son
(loos with tlio holy thing ;
The love that would retain the ono
Must to the other cling.
Remember, ’tis no idle toy,
A mother's gift—remember boy!
BATTI.E BENNY.
MALVEtHC HILL, 1862.
(“After the men wero otdered to lie down, a
white rabbit, which had been hopping hither
and thither over the fiold, swept by grape and
musketry, took refuge among the skirmishers,
in the breast of a corporal.”— Jieportof the hat
tie of Malvern Hill I
Bunny, laying in the grass,
Haw the shining columns pass,
Haw the starry banner tly,
Haw the charges fret and fnme,
Haw the flapping hat and plume;
Haw them with his moist and shy,
.Most unsuspecting eye.
Thinking only, ill the dew,
'That it was a- fino review
Tilt a flash, not. all of stee\
Where the rolling caisson’s wheel
Brought a rumble and a roar,
Bolling down that volvet door,
And, like blows of Autumn flail,
Hharply threshed the iron hail.
Bunny, thrilled by unknown fears,
Itaissd ins soft and pointed ears,
Mumbled his prehensile lip,
Quivered bis pulsating hip,
As tlie sharp. vindictive yell
Rose atiovo the screaming shell;
Thought Uio world and all its men,
All the charging sq .adieus meant,
All were rabbit-hunters liven,
all to capture him intent.
ißvwny "as not much to blame,
Amor folks have thought the same—
'Wiser folks who think they spy
.Every ©.vil begins with “I.”
Wildly panting, here and there,
Bunny sought the freer air,
’Till he hopped below the bill,
And saw, lying close and si.U,
kjeu with musketsin their hand,
, Net'ei Bunny understands
That hypocrisy of sleep,
in the vigil grim they keep,
As, iei’Hurts>nt on iliat spot,
•They elude the lovel shot.)
One—a grave aud quiet man,
'thinking of li'S wife aud child
Far beyond the Rapidau,
Where the Androscoggin eluded--
Felt the little rabbit creep,
pestling by his arm and side,
•Wakened from strategic sleep,
To fcW soft appeal replied,
,l>rew hew ill his blackened breast,
.And—
But you have guessed the rest.
Softly over the eliosau pair
Omuipreseut Love and Care
Drew a mightier Hand and Aim,
Shielding them from every harm;
Bight and left the bullets waved,
Saves the savior for the saved.
Who Ls.'ieves that equal grace
flod extends in every place,
Tittle difference he scans
i’wixt a rabbit's find and man's.
Hr, l Marie, in Harper's Weekly.
KOHF DANIELS,
[Marian IXnigias ,n the June Atlantic. 1
From ini the door Re *o Daniels came—
The grain was crisp ben ath hr tread,
And where had glowed he maple’s flame,
A 'ew fear lesves shook ov rhead;
The naked grvpe vines, snake like, liuug
Fr ui the low roof to which they clung.
And on. tall mallow's blackened stalk
Lay half aero-s the ir rrow walk.
Her hand upon the ga f e sl.e slaved,
Olaiwed all around, hk<> one afraid.
Then turned her weary eyes and took
Of her old home a long, Ust look—
At the low door-way. and the dead
Vine net-work on the roof above ;
"Here is the end of love.” she said;
“The end of levo!"
Ten vears before (it almost seemed
That’rosy time of hope and pride
■Was something she had slept aud dreamed)
Hlie passed that gate a happy bride I
•Twas May-time tlieu; the lilac flowers
The soutli wind shed in purple showers,
And. by live pathway, gemmed with dew,
The border pinks were budding new ;
Above, the rohin carolled loud ;
A flower with honey-burdened breast.
That droops by its own sweetusvs bowed,
Her heart grew faint with joy opprest;
“No im*,'' she cried. "I ask of bliss,
Sip morerl crave of Heaveu above ;
AU blessedness seems mine in this
ilk-fa gift of love!”
Ten years', what changes they had brought ‘
•Now," gazing the cottage door.
Her saddened life's most cheenug thought
Was, “1 need cress it never more!”
For dark with sorrow, wrong and sin.
Her memories of the rooms within ;
There harsh reproaches, cruel sneers.
Had mocked her unavailing tears :
Low tauuts had flushed her cheek with shame.
Or stnng her till her wrath grew bold.
"dll in her heart love's flickering flame
At last hail died, aud left it cold.
••And whom,” she questioned, "can I trust ?
Noli.e seem my haunting doubts above ;
I’ve proved hope false, and found, in dust.
The end o! love:’’
With trembling hand she shut the gate,
Drew close her faded shawl, and fast.
Like one who is afrap? 1° wait.
Down (tie long hill-side iy she passed ;
But when the short turn of tt£> road
The white stones of the graveyard showed.
A sudden light shone o'er her face.
So quiet seemed that resting place ;
For 'neath its frozen grasses slept,
Iu dreamless peace, the iittie child
Above whose eraTe she had wept,
Aud o'er whose coffin sfas bad smiled;
For, “God be thanked," she whispered low.
“My precious one is safe above ;
It never will lie bets io know
The end of love
C'iiy Inprormrai*.
One of the best evidences that Augus
ts is growing rapidly is the fact that
more building ha* been done during the
put few mouths, aad is going on at
present, than during any corresponding
period since the war. The work of im
provement is uot confined to any par
ticular locality. The sowed of the aje,
the saw aud the trowel is heard in every
direction. The improvements imjlnde
two new factories (both large brick
structures), several stores, a large num
yier of dwellings, among them several
ve3 v handsome buildings, and iron
inmue to Broad street stores, In some
cases wrihole squares have been bgilt op.
Contractor*, masons aud carpenters are
*U busy, aud brick makers and lumber
•dealers' have their hands full in supply
ing the demand. Prices charged now
building are greatly below those of
a lew years ago, and m a ter u. la of all
kinds are cheaper. These facts, as well
( - | su~id dam and for houses on
aoeoaet of the increase tu population,
sceoout for the constrnetion of so
manv dwellings. Two columns of the
Ohboskjm a*Oosriro*ioNAigßTWonld
scarcely contain a full list of the im
provements made in all parts of the city
daring the present year.
THE CONVENTION.
THE AKTICLK ON THE JUDICIARY
FINALLY ADOPTED.
fin k and Reporter *f the "Supreme Court—
l.lertion by the People Again Defeated—
Adultery
Present La* Law Prevails—The Judges’
Salaries —A Rood Speech From IJeneral
l.awton—Fine, Bat Futile— Economy Wins
the Day— Compensation o# Slate House Of-
Beers.
(Special to the Chronicle and Consttiultonahsl. J
Atlanta, Aguust 6.—The Convention
met this morning in the Capitol, the
Vice President, lion. A. R. Lawton, in
the Chair.
Clerk and Reporter ot the Supreme Court.
The Convention resumed the conside
ration of the following, which Mr. Tift,
of the Tenth District, offered as an in
dependent paragraph between the first
and secoud paragraphs :
The Cletk of the Supreme Court shall have
a salary not to exceed three thousand dollats
per aim urn for himself and assistant, and no
other compensation. The Kepoiter of the Su
preme Court shall have s salary pf two thous
and dollars per annum, and 10 other compen
sation. All compensation iu fees or other
wise pertaining to the office of Clerk of the
Hupreiue or the office of Reporter of the Hn
preme Court, other than their respective sala
rie- shall he paid into the Treasury of the
State.
The amendment was laid on the table.
F;|*rt Innleud of Appoint.
Beetioa fourteen was read, as follows:
Paragraph f. No person spall te Judge of
the Supreme or Huperior Courts, or Attorney-
Oeneral unless at the time of his appointment
he stial l have attained the age of thirty years,
and shall have be.en a citizen of this State
thieo years, aud have practiced law for seven
veao". and no person shall be hereafter ap
poined Solicitor-General unless, at the time of
his appoint,.,Old he shall have attained to
twenty ftvo years of age. aU*U have been a
citizen of the State for three years, and snail
have practiced law fir three years Lext pre
ceding Ins appointment.
Mr. Tuggle, of the Thirty-seventh
District, moved to nmend by striking
UK Ikp word “appointment” wherever
t occurs, fcud inserting the word “elec
ion.” The amendment adopted,
,nd the sectiou, as amended, agreed to.
Elections by the People.
Mr. Mobley, of the Twenty-lifth Dis
riot, offered the following as a separate
-option:
The General Assembly, by a two-thirds vote
,r both Houses, may provide for the election
•f the Supreme Court Judges. Judges of th
.-ipprior Courts, and bolieitors-Goneral by the
eopie.
The section was laid op the table.
Other Cron nils for Divorce Besides Adoltrey.
Section fifteen was read as follows :
I No total divorce shall lie granted except
for adultery, and except on the concurrent ver
dicts of two juries at different terms of the
Court. , ~
II When a total divorce Is granted the jury
rendering the final verdict shall determine the
rights and disabilities of tho parties, subject
te the revision of the Court.
Mr. Oartrell, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict, offered an amendment to para
graph one striking out tho words “ex
cept for adultery, and," Mr. Oartrell,
in support of his amendment, said there
were other injuries besides adultery
growing out of discord in the marital
relations which should entitle the parties
to a divorce.
Mr. Lawton, of the First District, op
posed tho amendment. He said the
principle adopted by the (3,opimittee of
Final Revision was iu aoeoidspco with
the law of divorce as laid down iu the
Bible. If there was anything which
held society together it was the preserva
tion of the family circle pure and com
plete. In the totfltes where the law pro
posed by the committee exists morality
is much higher than in others where the
marriage tie is more easily severed.
Mr. Gartrell’s amendment was adopt
ed after some debate.
Mr, Reese (Augustus), of the Twenty
eighth District, moved to strike out the
entire p .ragraph. The motion was lost.
Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis
trict offered an amendment to the
secoud paragraph by striking out the
words “subject to the revision of the
Court." The amendment was a4°P
and the section, a* amended, agreed to.
Hon. Jos. B. Cummins,
A resolution was adopted tendering a
sca t on the floor of the Convention to
Hon. Joseph B. Cnmming, of Augusta,
formerly Hpeaker of the House of Rep
resentatives.
Section sixteen was read, as follows :
I. Divorco cases shall bo tried in tho county
where the defendant resides, if a resident of
this State. , „
It. Cases respecting titles to land shall be
tried m flu, wounty where the land lies, except
where a single * nvt is divided by a county lino,
iu which case tiie Superior Court of either
county shall have jurisditfiop.
Ml. Equity cases shall be tried in too .county
where a defendant resides, against whom jb
stantial relief is prayed.
IV Suits against joint obligors, joint promi
sors, co partners, or joint trespassers residing
in different counties, may be tried in either
couuli'.
V. Suits against the maker aud oudorser of
promissory uot„a, A.* drawer, acceptor and en
dorser of foreign or ioiamj pills of exchange,
or other like instruments, i„Hoi..u*j (in different,
counties, shall ho tried in the county ivporo
the maker or acceptor resides.
VI All other civil cases shall be tried in the
county where the defendant resides, and all
crimtu&l cases shall lie tried in tho county
whom tiie vJimo was committed, except cases
in tins Superior L, v iyts, when the presiding
Judge i satictied ttrai an impartial jury cannot
bo obtained in such county
Mr. Buchanan, of the Thirty-si*th
District, moved to amend the first para
graph by substituting the word
“bypught” for the word “tried.’ The
amendment was carried.
Mr. Htvd. of the Thirty-eighth Dis
trict, offeifltj fide bythiVing to follow tho
first paragraph, wbmii ys> !i/)opted:
“If not a resident of flip in
the eounty where tho plaintiff resides.”
Tho par graph ns amended wag agreed.
Tho remainder of the section was
agreed to.
flection seventeen was read,as follows:
jVlyail XuiliiiK for n While.
The power io change the venue in civil and
criminal rases shall lie .veolqtjt in the Courts, to
lie i xereis.sl in such manner hppf), or
slid be, provided by law.
The sectiou was agreed to nuamended.
Section eighteen was read, as follows:
I Tie- r ght of trial by jury except where it
is o nerwtse provided i this Constitution, shall
■ •>,lxfii inviolate
t|. Tti% General Assembly shall provide, b’-
law f or the aclecuon of upright and intelli
gent persons to serve as jurors.
111. Jurors shall receive compensation fo
their services, uniform throughout tjie Slate
to l>e prescribed by law, not to exceed one dol
lar per day.
After a good deal of wrangling over
the exemption of jurors and their pay
the section was agreed to without
amendment.
The next (nineteenth aud twentieth
sections) were read and agreed to with
out amendment, as follows :
Far. I. The General Assembly shall have
power to provide for the creation of Couuty
Commissioners in snch counties as may re
quire them, aud to define their duties.
Far. I. All Courts, not specially mentioned
by name io the first potion of this article,
niay bo abolished in any county, discre
tion of the General Aasemhly.
With the adoption of these sections
the report of the Committee on the Ju
diciary was fiuished, and the report
came up for adoption as a whole.
timerul Lew ion oil the Judges’ Salaries.
Mr, Lawton, of the First District, was
sorry to impose upon the time of the
Convention, already too much consumed
by the Judiciary report, but he wished
it’ to reconsider Saturday e action fixing
the salaries of the Jnsticks of the Su
preme Court and the Circuit Judges.
I do so under the most solemn convic
tion of auything performed in the Cou
i veution. It is no part of our duties as
framers of the Constitution to go into
j matters of detail. They do not apper
| tain to a Constitution*! Convention. To
1 any one suggesting this idea, however,
the gentleman suggests his dodging
question. Re who suggests that the
Legislature has had control of these
minor matters since Georgia was
a State, is accused of trying to
turn over our people to some party in
power. Alluding to Mr. Holoombe’s in
sinuations about Mr. Hill, he said when
members of committees arise to defend
offices aud liberal salaries they are
accused cf providing fat places for
themselves, could the work of the
; Convention progress wLc” motives were
t ttiua impugned, and yet UoM,y every
conservative view is met with such at
tacks as these. £>o far as providing f.it
offices and places ;s concerned, if
tkey who charge this will lev a the filing
of offices and salaries to the people and
their represent*tires ; if they will adopt
this method, and it will be any comfort
to them. I will give a pledge, to last as
long as I live, not to accept any office
provided for in this Constitution. [Ap
plause.] Just so far as the Constitu
tion ; s rightly framed and the people
are not shackled, I will ask nothing for
myself. ,1 repeat it is no punish
ment for me, aud { simpiy o£er a quid
pro qnu that we confine ourselves tn
our limit;, leaving the rights of the
people to them, ft members will take
up the Constitution as fa; as finished
aud retrise it they will be amaze*. 3?t
do uot kuow bow all this thing will read.
In doty bound l w?tt submit to whatevei
the Convention does. f. will charge nc
false motives to any one, but sirnplj
make an appeal to those equally eagei
as I am to serve the people. We are told
regarding many measures advocated
here that the pwple want them. Now 1
take the mention of “liberty, notwith
stanuding tu its name many wrongs art
committed. In the sitae way I fear that
people are brought up here to crow ovei
ravages. 1 like the name of the “peo
pie” and I will respect their voice whet
properly expressed, Jn my ejperienot
with the question in the Constitutional
Convention, since the subject was first
agitated, not a single person ever told
me that State salaries ought to be di
miuishd. Several persons did say they
wonld be glad to see some of the salaries
increased if it came under the purview
of the Convention. I don’t say that this
is the opinion of ail, bat it is in the minds
of many. Why, then, stop all argu
ments on these subjects by saying snch
are the opinions of the people ? I have
taken pains to sound several intelligent
men in the State, and found no snch
sentiments prevailing. When properly
expressed, I repeat that I respect the
voice of the people. I don’t desire
to misrepresent those who sent me here,
bnt I will Dot do what conscience tells
me is not right and I never will do any
thing against the State of Georgia, so
help me God ! We frequently mistake
the minds of the people. It is sound
business men who quietly tread a daily
routine, whose views we should respect.
We came here to make a Constitution.
No snch salaries as those were ever
fixed in any Constitution and there is
no such demand for us to step aside
from our important duties. We are not
the only intelligent body which has
been here for twenty years and I hope
it is not the only one to he here for
years to copae. Can we not, then,
trust the Legislatare to fix the salaries
of these officers ? The people have
a right to eoutrol this and will
eventually do so. Now the salary of
Governor waR not one cent too high, and
I did not favor reducing that; but, even
if right, the Judiciary stand upon a dif
ferent footing. I have nodonbt of that.
But, as gentlemen declare, there will be
plenty of qieti filling to run for the of
fices even at these low figures, the lower
the standard of office and less their
value the more numerous will candi
dates become. It is like a cone, the
lower we descend the broader the plane.
I shall hope for the best regarding our
Constitution, bnt I want to see these
matters Ipft oqt of the fundamental law.
I wish the Htate, as may be determined
from time to time, to fix these salaries.
Let it not be said in future that the zeal
of this House hath eaten it up.
Mr. Brown, of the-Thirty-ninth Dis
trict, Baiil : While not believing that
vox populi was vox del in every instance,
lie kuflw,imkertbeiti9a,ihat the people in
his district thought about these things;
they talked much about salaries being
too high,
Mr. Lawton’s amendment, that the
fixing of these salaries be left with the
General A- SPem Wyi was a on table
by a vote of 95 yeas to 40 nays.
The Report Adopted.
The report of the Committee on the
Judiciary was agreed to as a whole.
Executive Deportment.
The report of tho ComnuU 6o on Ess*
cutive Department was taken up as un
finished business, and paragraph fifteen
of section two was agreed to.
The Xtnte llouHe Officers.
The report of the committee appoint
ed to investigate the eopip el3Btt^on .
State House officers and their olerical
assistance was taken up. The committee
recommends that the State Treasurer
should receive four thousand dollars
and hire his clerical assistance.
Mr. Brown, of the Thirfy-ninth Dis
trict, moved to amend by making the
amount thirty-six hundred dollars.—
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dußose, of the
Twentieth District, the salary of the
Secretary of the State was fixed at three
thousand dollars—the Secretary to hire
Ijis oyn clerks.
Tile salary of tfie Comptroller-Gener
al, including nis clerks, S’js jjxeil at six
thousand dollars, to be reduced to five
thousand dollars, should the Wild Land
office be abolished.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Jenkins, of the Eighteenth District, and
Mr. fteese. of tfcp f
The Convention adjourned.
Jlore Reconsideration*—'The Pay of Jurors*.
How to Commit Ilari-Kart— Plaintiff* in
Erior mill tlie Pauper Ontli—RelinHhing Ike
Executive Snlnries Finance Report Be
gun—A Heuinrknble Eulogy of Jlnscle vs.
Mind— I The Prime Duty of Reorglans—Cusli
u,id Ignorance tlie New Divinities— More
Twaddle from Wofford Artificial Limbs
for Conjejerafe Soldiers.
Ayniß>’A. August fJonyention
met this morning in the Capitol, the
Vice President, Hop, 4, R, Lawton, in
the Chair.
Mr. J. C. Key, of the Twenty-sixth
District, moved to reconsider the elec
tion of Judges by the Legislature, wish
ing to provide for their election by the
people. Tabled.
Selection ami l*ay of Jurors*
Mr. L. H. Featherstone, of the Thirty
siyth District, moved to reconsider sec
tion twn, pmgFWh eighteen, of the ju
diciary report, 6at>ipd:
Ho then introduced the following eb
stitnte for the section, which prevailed ;
Tho General Aseombly shall provide by law
for the selection of the most, experienced, in
telligent and upright men ts Hervo as gram]
jurors and intelligent and upright men to serve
W traverse jurors; nevertheless grand jurort
shall 6s competent to serve as traverse jurors.
Mr. W. 6. TiiggL, of the Twenty
seventh District, moved to' m,on£idei
tlio pay of jurors. In some counties oue
dollar may be enough ; in others not.
Like the mills of the gods, the Conven
tion vn (.s grinding slowly aud too exceed
ing Hun. Tb'ey-e iit Y 8? J? P rev °nt
local iegitelatiou—by jj, pur
selves. We’ve killed everything thus
far iu tlie Constitution aud should again
call out the coroner, for we sre fast com
mitting suicide, Tho reconsideration
was carried.
iff. W. G. Johnson, of the Thirtieth
| Di£tyj&t, tj id n’t think compensation for
j jurors oiji'gljif; ip be at alj, Ja some
large polities, where jtjroffc com
pelled to stay during the Court at the
county site, one dollar was not sufti
ciont for them aud horses. These fees
are paid by the county, aud no couuty
is interested in what the other pays its
jurors, ,
Mr, G. F. Bristow, of the Nineteenth
District, thought it ought to be fixed to
prevent local legislation on this subject,
Mr, J. A. Hunt offered the following :
It shall be tho duty qf the General Assem
ble to provide by general license the manner of
fixing compensation for jurors in sU counties.
'I his was adopted as a substitute for
paragraph three, section eighteen.
Plaintiff In Error.
Mr. C. W. Dußose, of the Twentieth
Distriot, moved to reconsider the tabling
of the resolution excusing the plaintiff
in error fyom paying costs in the Su
preme Coijrt where tlie pauper’s oath
has been ffled iu the CQijrf below. JJe
considered aud (tarried,
Mr. Wier Bovd, of the Twenty-second
District, offered the following, to some
in as an additional section :
Costs in the Supreme Court shall not be greater
than ten dollars and the plaintiff in error shall
not be required to pay costs where the usual
pauper’s oath has been filed in the Court be
low. Adopted.
Traverse Jury.
Mr. J. D. Mathews, of the Thirtieth
District, m o ? e, ll° reconsider the action
regarding traverse jurors, which being
sustained, Mr. W. K. Moore, of the
Forty-third Distriot, offered the follow
ing :
But the General Assembly may prescribe
everv member not less than than five to con
stitute a traverse jury except in the Su
perior Court. Adopted.
Mr. J. M. Guerrard, of the First Dis
trict, proposed to except also in City
Courts,
Executive Department
Mr. J. R. Brown of the Thirty-ninth
District, moved a reconsideration of the
salaries of the Executive Department.
Sustained.
Mr. George F. Pierce said that this
matter having been referred to a special
committee, wuo had made a fall and
1 complete investigation, and had recom
mended proper salaries, it was the jCon
j vention’s pleasure, yesterday,' to accept
their j.eoommendation in the case of the
Treasurer, to the Secretary of
State, and only in oni* *ase \q abandon
the figures of the committee substituting
one of their own.
Mr. J. R. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth
Distriot, now offered the following :
The BiUrv of the Treasurer chill not exceed
#2.000, and the Clerk $1,600. Adopted. The
Couinteller shill uot exceed $2,000; the clerks,
inc’iuiiing wiki land aud insurance office, shall
not exceed si,ooa.
Mr. Brown now offered the following
for the last section of the pxochtive re
port:
The Governor appoint his pwu secreta
ries. not exceeding tyro, and Lroyidfid that the
entire expense of the clerical force of the Ex
ecutive Department shalj no: exceed $3,00C
per annum. Adopted.
Finance Report.
The Finanoe report was here taken
np. The first paragraph was read and
line seven left out was inserted, viz :
“To suppress insurrection, repel in
vasion defend the State in time ol
war."
Mr. Augustus Reese, of fhe 'Twenty
eighth District, moved to add after
1 line jTon? the words “ for instructing
children in ylementarv branches oi
English education only.” He said
He favored education, bnt thought the
; accumulation of material wealth the
most important subject before the
Convention, high above that qf educa
tion. I consider it a settled qnestioc
that it is the duty of government to
educate children, bat I deny my right
to levy a tax on your property to edu
cate tham farther than teaching them
fundamental principles calculated te
make them good citizens. This subjecl
of education amounts in some places tc
fanaticism in this State. This system
carried out beyond a common school
education and securing Latin, Greek,
French and music is fanatical. Pupils
are thu6, at the public expense, sur
charged with these things instead of
being qualified for the duties of life.
Such accomplishments render persons
unhappy, discontented and impractical,
and wholly incapacitated for assisting
in developing the material wealth of the
State. I wish to restrict this thing in
the beginning, so that no taxes be levied
save to educate children in elementary
branches.
Mr. N. J. Hammond, of the Thirty
fifth District: Will not this interfere
with the endowments of the University ?
Mr. Joshna Hill, of the Twenty-eighth
District: It will, and that is one reason
why I wish to restrict appropriations.
Mr. Hammond: I am not prepared to
abolish the University of Georgia. It
should always be cherished, and has al
ways been by the citizens of the State,
and I now hear for the first, time this
proposition to abolish it. I don’t think
the State could so lower herself as to
say that no higher education will be se
cured to her children.
Mr. Felix Fontaine, of the Twenty
fourth District: The State, if this is
adopted, will not only fall behind other
States, but also retrograde in civiliza
tion itself. No embargo should thus be
placed on education, for it is not only a
deadly blow to enlightened progress in
the State, but also to the ratification of
this Constitution.
Mr. Guerrard, of the First District,
arose to remark that knowledge was
power aud power was wealth.
Mr. Hansell, of the Seventh District,
moved that this subject be postponed
till tho Committee on Education re
ported.
The first paragraph was adopted.
Air. W. T. Wofford, of the Forty-sec
ond District, offered the additional par
agraph that the property of widows and
orphans of Confederate soldiers to the
amonnt of five hundred dollars be ex
empted from taxation, and he made a
long characteristic speech iu its support.
He was tabled by Mr. George F.
Pierce, of the Twentieth District, who
said : “I yield to no man in devotion
to the Lost Cause. I was the comrade
of many who for it died and am the
oommon survivor with many who are
living and the memory clustering around
graves of the dead is too sacred for such
recognition as this. I prefer to leave it
where it now appropriately lies, in the
great unforgetting mind of the people.”
Mr. Robert Taouths, of the Twenty
ninth District, here added a section
which was adopted, viz : “Tho Gen
eral Assembly shall also levy an addi
tional sum to supply soldiers who lost
limbs in the military service of the Con
federate States with good substantial ar
tificial limbs during life. 5 ' 1
Paragraph second was amended by
Mr. Mynatt, of the Thirty-fifth District,
inserting the words “subject to be tax
ed” between the words “property” and
“within” in line second. Adopted.
Mr. W. K. Moore, of the porty-third
District, offered the following to be
added to the paragraph : “Tho Gen
eral Assembly may, however, impose a
tax on such domestic animals as from
nature and habits are destructive of
otl}er property.” Adopted.
A second clause taking tfie sale of
weapons Tfc’hioh may bo carried conceal
ed was tabled.
-
Clerical Expenses—Another Reduction—
Maimed Soldiers—Further Progress—State
Aid to Public Works—.Mr. Brown For and
Mr. Toombs Against tlie .Measure—lt is De
feated—Tlie Capitnl Question.
[Special to Chronicle anil Constitutionalist .l
August §. —The Constitu
tional Convention met in the Capitol
this morning at half-past eight o’clock,
the President, Hon. Charles J. Jenkins,
in the Chair.
Eeoiiopty. Retrenchment tinfl Reform.”
After tlie reading of the Journal of
yesterday’s proceedings, Mr. McDonald,
of the Fifth District, moved to recon
eider the action of the Convention yes
terday in fixing the cost of clerical as
sistance iu the Executive Department at
eight thousand dollars per annum.
A motion was made to lay the motion
po reconsider on the table, bnt it was
voted down, tjpd ty ß to recon
sider was carried.
Mr, Orune, of the Thirty-fifth District,
4 Bteahur of the Ejaijaining Committee.
S4id that Governor Colquitt had stated
to the oommittco that he was running
his dejftirtment with the loast, expense
possible compatible with its efficiency.
Mr. Holoombo, of the Twenty-ninth
District, said that somegent.lemeuin the
Convention persisted in defending large
salaries with the morbid affection of a
mother for a deformed child. He thought
that when the country was restored to
the good old days of prosperity, it
would be plentv of timo to advocate lib
ertfl' ’fjffiaffOfi, ' Every one knew that
there were wany" uselejfS'baiJgtuij oft'in
the Executive Department. Th® speak
er read an extract from Governor Col
quitt’s inaugural address, favoring a
rigid system of economy and retrench
ment, and said tho Convention should
carry’ out these ideas. Whenever a pru
dent man discovers that he is living be
youd i.io jjiconie, he will at once lop off
all hunecessary expenses Tpill th®
very thing that flic people of Georgia
wished dp.
McDonald, of the Fifth Dis
f j,(Gt, ujoveii that tfte sqm to be appropri
ated'’ by the fcjewal A sse ß)h'y f"f plej-i
--oal expenses of the Executive Depart
ment be fixed at six thousand dollars,
instead of eight thousand dollars, per
annum. Adopted by a vote of ninety
nine to fifty-three.
Exempting .Haimed Soldiers from Taxation.
Mr. Wofford, of the Forty-second
District, to reconsider the action
of the Convention ’yesterday defeating
his clause exempting from taxation tlio
property of maimed Confederate sol
diers, in order that he might reintro
duce it, with some amendments.
The motion to reconsider prevailed
and Mr. Wofford offered the following :
The property of wounded aud disabled Con
federate soldiers, and of the widows or minor
orphans of deseasod Confederate soldiers to
tfce extent of five )iunc}rc : <j dollars shall bn ex
empt froiq afi tax itrqq. '
Mr, Brown, of tho Thirty-ninth Dis
trict, moved to amend this by exempting
from taxatiou the property of all blind
persons.
Mr. Simmons, of the TweEty second
District, said it would seem that the
Convention was now about to do a very
handsome (?) thing. The exemption
proposed would amount to the princely
sum of about two dollars and a half
per annum. For God’s sake let us give
disabled soldiers and the widows and
orphans of deceased soldiers a pension
or render them some other handsome
acknowledgment while we are about, it.
Mr. Pierce, of the Twentieth Distaict,
moved to exempt from taxation all the
property of the classes named. If we
exempt any of their proterty we had
better exempt it all.
Mr. Pierce’s amendment was tabled.
Mr! Wofford’s amendment was defeat
ed by a vote of 58 yeas to 75 nays.
Taxation ot Libraries.
Mr, Dubose, of the Twentieth Dis
trict, moved to reconsider the aotion of
the Convention yesterday in tabling the
amendment to line eight of paragraph
two, striking out the words “of any com
pany or association kept in a public
hall.” This would exempt all hooks,
painting and statuary from taxation.
Mr. Warren, of the First District, op-
th® motion to reconsider. He
said that if the Convention omse begins
to exempt property from taxation it
would not: know where to stop. The
Convention had not exempted the tools
of mechanics from taxation and he
thought professional and literary men
should do their duty and pay taxes on
their libraries to help sustain the gov
ernment.
The motion to reoonaidef was laid on
the table.
Mr. Collier, of the Thirty-fifth Dis
trict, moved to anjend the paragraph so
as to exempt from taxation the libraries
of lawyers, physicians snd dsuß atß "
Lost.
The seoond section was then agreed to
and the two following sections were
agreed to without amendment:
Section lll—Pak. I. No debt ehsll be con
tracted by, or on behalf of. the State, except
to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, to
repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and de
fend the State in time of war. or to pay the
existing public debt; but tho debt created to
shpplydeficieficies in revenffe shall not exceed,
in the aggregate, two hundred thousand dollars.
Se tton IV—Pae. I. All laws authorizing
the totroyjng pf fqoney. by, qf qn behalf of,
the State, shall specify the purposes for which
the money is to be used ; and the money so
obtained shall be used for the purposes speci
fied, and for no other.
State Aid Defeated.
Section five was read, as follows :
Par. I. The credit of the State shall not be
pledged or loaned to any individual, company,
corporat.ons, or associations, and the State
shall not become a joint owner or stockholder
in any company, association or corporation.
Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth Dis
trict, offered the following to bp added
to the section:
Bnt nothing in this Constitution shall be
construed to prevent the State from using the
proceeds of the penitentiary or the convict la
bor fot the purpose of developing the re
sources thereof by leasing the same to any
railroad, fnmpike or canal company, provided
tAe ifiosby 7osn©d be amply secured, the
security to be approved by the General Assem
bly.
Mr. Brown supported the amendment
in a lengthy and forcible speech. He
spoke of the development of sections of
Georgia that had never received any as
sistance from the State, evidently al
luding to the section to be traversed by
the Marietta and North Georgia Rail
road.
Mr. Fontaine, of the Twenty-fourth
District, said he came from a sectiou of
of Georgia which had never reaped any
benefits from State aid, yet his people
did not wish to grow rich at the expense
of the other portions of the State. The
principle of State aid had grown too
fast and it was now time to cut it down.
He was opposed to either the credit of
the State or any other thing of value be
ing loaned to any company or corpora
tion.
Mr. Toombs, of the Twenty-ninth
District, said he had supposed and had
hoped that this question of State aid
had been forever buried. One of the
main objects which he had in view in
coming to the Convention and in urging
the people to call a Convention was to
prevent this loss to the State and fraud
upon the people. If the gentleman
(Mr. Brown) wished to cite the example
of Pennsylvania as an argument in favor
of State aid let him read the Constitu
tion of that State adopted in 1873. Af
ter being plundered by it for half a cen
tury Penusylvaria had dislodged the
principle of State aid from her Con
stitution. She had abolished this
bad principle and condemned all
State aid. The present Constitution
of Georgia was eqnally defective with
the old Constitution of Pennsylvania.
He never heard of a road built by State
aid which had declared a dividend.
They ruined themselves and destroyed
the public credit. They never had com
plied with the organielaw aod they never
will. There never was a single dollar
taken from the Treasury in this way
which was not taken by fraud. Look at
the Macon and Brunswick Road, for ex
ample. Georgia, in fact, had never
loaned her credit to aid in tho construc
tion of a railway that she has not lost
the whole investment. From the land
ing of Oglethorpe at Yamacraw in
1732 to tho year 1866, the credit
of the State had never been
loaned to railroads and never once
since then in which she did not suffer.
Tho sum of §2,400,000 of State debt was
sunk in the Macon and Brunswick Road,
which has never paid a dollar. It is a
novel idea that the people of the whole
country shall be taxed to support a
particular section. The true principle,
in the interest of the people, is that
which demands the administration of
justice between man and man. All else,
as is truly said, is theft and spoliation.
All the roads between here and Savannah
and all immediate connections were
built by private subscriptions. No one
was taxed for them. They were built
by private capital purely, and not oue
corporation ever gets its hands into the
public treasury but the shame and rob
bery of the Htate ensues. The State
owns part of ttn North and Sonth Road
and the Cherokee aud Rome and West
ern Roads. Where are they ? All gone;
and yet many gentlemen want to con
tinue this upon the sole idea that
corporations may become rich and
the people poor throughout this broad
land. I would rather never see a mile
of railroad than thus impose upon the
people. The reason why the Western
and Atlantic Road was built was because
no people dwelt in that section. Even
the Indians had uot all gone. I sup
ported it firmly while in the Legisla
ture, because we had money in the banks
and thought this a good investment.
We saw it to be highly profitable till the
dawn of evil times. It is built now and
some day will pay something ; and you
may depend upon it that the very hour
it stops paying, the lessees will abandon
it aud turn it back upon our hands,
Pennsylvania has more mineral wealth
than any other State. She has a bounty
on iron, a bounty on coal, a bounty on
oil qnd a bounty on everything she
makes, and so with Hew England. They
won’toatch fish up there without protec
tion. They made all their wealth by
wringing bounty from the people and
plundering the people of the South, but
it has oome back now to plague the in
ventors. W® now see the arms of the
United States used, for the first time,
to proteot private property. The
military drums are rolling from Can
ada to the Potomac, and for
what ? To crush those who cannot get
bread and are plundered by corporations
themselves. lam perfectly willing that
convict labor should go to the public
works; we don’t know what else to do
with it. You are compelled to subserve
economy Hud on account of the cost of
keeping the convicts, to apply them to
the public works whether directly (and
that is a bad way) oy the of
those building rajlfoqcjg. q au| content
for thetq tq bft qsed iff the legitimate
development of oqr resources, but when
for Stafo aid 1 give my uuaH'erqble, op
position,
Ml Oartrell, of the Thirty-fifth
District, wished to harmonize the
opposing factions, and though oppos
ing State aid, did not wish to pre
vent tho use of the convict system for
the development of the State.
Mr. Buchanan, of tho Thirty-sixth
District, opposed State aid in any form,
save in cases of public calamity.
Mr. Jolmsqp, of fjip Thirtieth £i®*
trict, wf.p find temporarily a
motion to the re
newed it. He was unalterably opposed
to State aid iu auy form. These amend
ments, though conciliatory, did not
change the principle. They are “still
lmrpmg on my daughter.”
Mr. Johnson’s motion * 0 talj ] 0 a q
amendments and substitutes was carried
by a vote qf IQJ fa mi, and five
was adopted utiamefiqetj, 1
( <n,nlv Taxation.
Section six was read, as follows :
Far- I- The General ABseqibjy efijftl qfif au
thorize any County, municipal corporation, or
political division of this State to become a
stockholder in any company, corporation, or
association, or to obtain or appropriate money
for, or to loan its credit -to, any corporation,
company, association, institution, or indiv.dual,
except for purely charitable purposes.
Far. 11. Tlie Goueral Assembly shall not have
power to delegaie to any county the right to
levy a tax for any purpose, except for educa
tional purposes ; to binld and repair the pub
lie buiidingu and bridges l , to maintain and
support prisoners; to pay jurors and expenses
of Courts ; to support paupers, and pay debts
heretofore existing.
Mr. Hammond, of tho Twenty-second
District, moved to amend the first para
graph of sectiou six by striking out in
line five the words “obtain or.” Car
ried, and the paragraph was adopted.
Tlie Capital Question.
The following proviso was inserted by
Mr. Toombs, as adopted by the Com
mittee of Revision, but omitted in tho
report:
Provided that if any municipal corporation
offers to the State any property for locating or
building a Capitol, and the State shall accept
such offer, tho corporation may comply with
the offer.
The Convention adjourned.
DItZ’M DOUBLE DEALING.
His War Talk All For Effect—lie Reoll?
Loyes the United Stnles—His Government
Establishing Itself—The British Debt Io be
Keeoguized.
Havana, August 6,—The City of Mex
ico has arrived from Vera Cruz, brings
ing the following:
City of Mexico, July 31.—President
Diaz is making a strenuous effort to es
tablish himself in the good opinion of
the foreign Powers, especially the Uni
ted States. Hia regarding' the
border question waa taken with the view
of sustaining his personal dignity before
the Mexican people. He courts the
good disposition of the United States
towards himself personally, and would
apparently agree with pleasure to every
thing proposed by the American Gov
ernment, The suspicious tenor of cer
tain newspapers, which formerly oppos
ed President Diaz, has moderated, and
the same journals' now 'mildly approve
his good intentions and point out the
advantages of his administration. On
July 22d the premiums awarded Mexican
citizens at the Centennial Exhibition
were distributed at the Theatre Nacion
al. President Diaz presided at the cere
mony. There was much enthusiasm and
many allusions made to the good rela
tions existing between Mexico and the
United btates. The excitement on the
border question lias subsided. It is re
ported that arrangements have been
made for the payment to the
States of the nest instalment of the
amount awarded by the Mixed Commis
sion. President Diaz intends to recom
mend that the next Congress adopt mea
sures acknowledging the English debt
and providing for its payment with in
terest. Four of Lerdo’s Generals, nam
ed Lo'ya, Altaniviano, Loaez and Vilez,
offered ’their services to the Diaz
Administration. The offers were accept- ,
ed and the Generals have been assigned
to high commands. Reage idlgcs
throughout the republic,
A TRAGEDY AT BRUNSON’S.
Two Citizens nave a Quarrel, Which Ends in
One of Them Being Shot Dead.
[Special Dispatch to the News arul Courier.]
Brunson’s, August s. —Last evening,
about dusk, Mr. B. J. Marti® was 8 *? 8t
and instantly killed by Mr. F. T. Dill.
They had quarreled, aud Mr. Gill had
gone home to aYoid Mr. Tne
latter followed the former to bis house,
armed and corsifig bim. W^e n L wl “. in
ten feet of hib door Mr. Gill shot Mr.
Martin down, and then fired into him
again. Either shot wonld have been
fatal. _
For whitening the teeth, all who’vg fined
it declare.
That; with SOZODONT naught upon
earth can compare.
Just try it, my friend, for a short time,
and you,
Will admit that this verdict is perfectly
trne.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Difficulty Near tlie Union Depot Between
Two Policemen—One is Shot in tUe Arm by
the Son of the Other.
Yesterday afternoon, about six o’clock,
an intense excitement was created near
the Union Depot by the rapid dis
charge of firearms. An investigation
revealed the following circumstances, as
detailed to our reporter by witnesses of
the affair : It seems that shortly before
six o’clock Air. James Carr, a policeman
on the regular force, and Mr. Benjamin
F. Johnson, anew territory polioeman,
met in front of Owen’s railroad saloon,
just opposite the depot. Mr. Carr
charged vlr. Johnson with leaving his
post of duty in the new territory, at
night, before twelve o’clock. Air. John
son replied that this was not true; he
did not leave his post before the regu
lar time. Mr. Carr called him a liar,
and Mr. Johnson retorted in a like man
ner. Air. Carr thereupon leveled a pistol at
Mr. Johnson. Just at this time some
one rushed into the saloon and informed
Mr. William Johnson, son of Mr. B. F.
Johnson, that Air. Carr was about to
shoot his father. Young Johnson im
mediately jerked up a double barrel
shot gun, loaded with bird shot, and
rushed to the door with it. As soon as
he reached the door Air. Carr jerked
Mr. B. F. Jolmsou between himself and
young Johuson and fired at the latter
with his pistol, but without effeot, the
ball striking the door. Mr. B. F. John
son at this juncture managed to jerk
away from Air. Carr, and his son then
fired at the latter, who was partly be
hind the house, with his right arm ex
posed. A portion of the load, bird shot,
struck the arm, inflicting a painful but
not serious wound. Mr. Carr again re
turned the fire, but again withont effect.
Both parties was then seized and pre
vented from firing again. Some
of the witnesses say Air. Carr
fired three times in all, once at
Mr. B. F. Johnson before Air. Wil
liam Johnson appeared. Others say
that he fired only twice, both times at
Air. William Johuson. The parties were
arrested and carried to the City Hall.
Air. William Johnson was released on
three hundred dollars bail for his ap
pearance this morning, and Air. Carr
was kept in custody at the City Hall.
Air. B. F. Johnson had his pistol dur
ing the difficulty, but did not use it.
Several parties advised him to fire at
Mr. Carr, but he refused.
TUESDAY’S AFFRAY.
Policeman Carr’s Statement of tlie Allair.
As wo desire to do injustice to no one,
we publish the following statement from
Air. James Carr, in reference to the dif
ficulty between himself and Messrs. B.
F. and Wm. Johnson, near the Union
Depot, Tuesday afternoon :
“ About si, p. m., I walked over to
the front of Owens’ saloon in front of
the Union Depot; sat down a few min
utes; I was not in uniform; I was on the
way to the City Hall to go on duty; I do
not know whether Mr. Johnson or I got
there first; both of us were sitting there;
Sergeant Cartledge and Air. Murray were
standing in the Union Depot fronting
on Campbell street; both on duty, in
uniform; I made the remark to Mr.
Johnson, merely as a simple joke: there
went Sergeant Cartledge to a house on
Campbell street and I meant to watch
him; watched the Sergeant from where
I was sitting. After seeing him enter a
housß on Campbell street, I went over to
the Union Depot, where I found Mr.
Murray; I told Air. Murray that I want
ed him to report Sergeant Cartledge for
me. He asked if he should re
port in my name ? I replied, yes.
I then returned to my former position;
I then remarked that I had reported
Sergeant Cartledge, and Ben Johnson,
being present, remarked, “You are mak
ing yourself too damn smart.” I re
plied that I had been reported myself,
and I wanted every one to be treated the
same; also that unless he (Johnson) was
not careful he would be reported also,
as I had seen him coming in from the
Territory between 9:30 and 11 o’clock,
when it was his duty to remain until 12
o’clock. A few words, not boigtpV-OUs’,'
passed between us. Lieut. Pra- j
ther ro(Je up and tieokoned to someone
in the party in front of the saloon,
where Johnson and myself were. Sup
posing the Lieutenant desired to see me,
I went to him, when he said fie wished
to see Jobnsp.m Jaliasqn then went to
vfi.ere sneat. pratqer %as sitting on his
horse, oil tp? opposite side of the street.
After a few minutes’ conversation John
son returned, and said to me that I was
interfen!!rr with b(s business; that I
was taq damped smart; that there were
a great many more interfering with his
business, aud soino d— s- would get
hurt about it. I asked him what lie
meant by his remarks. He replied,with
an oath, that if I did not like it I could
help myself, and at the same time
jumped from his chair, drawing liis
pistol. I then drew my pistp] uud aqn
fronted hip;, puj hipt, paying :
U¥u can't s^opt's6.’.’ Jfe Retreated
into '(fie saloon (foot 1 , 1 at the same time
watching to saye myself, when the first
thing J knew t was struck with a cU--
from one barrel of a shot q re( ;
from the direction of 80Ul i lwe8tl oor .
Tm. °’ " a and Campbell streets.
1 \Z snot was tired by Mr. William John
son, son of Benj. Johnson, Eight shot
from tjip charge struct mo in the right
breagt. As I staggered hack after being
shot in the breast, Mr. Benj. John
son came out of the saloon door. Then
I grabbed him with my left hand and
shot at fYilliam Johnson with my pistol
in my right hand. I held him (Bern
Johuson) iu front of me—the other bar
rel being loaded. I retreated to the
corner of the building, still holding Mr.
Ben Johnson iu front of me to prevent
his son from shooting me. After get
ting to the corner I shoved Mr. Ben
Johnson from me, ho still holding liis
pistol in liis hand. I afterward locked
around the corner tG see where Wm.
Johnson was with h*s shot gun, and see
ing him standing whore he fired the first
shot, I pointed my pistol at him (Wm.
Johnson) when lie fired the other barrel
of liis gun at mo, striking me in the
right arm. I fired at him at the same
time with my pistol, but missed him,
my ball striking in the pavement.
After the shooting Mr. Lysapghf oarae
to me and took ipy pistol from me. Po
liceman Murray and Sergeant. Cartledge
came up and arrested me after tlio whole
affair was over. After my arrest B. F.
Johnson approached me with a pistol in
his hand aud said : “ I will shoot H’.e
and Irish s— of a b——l jerked
loose from the officers and declared I
would not be shot while two officers had
me under arrest, A citizen coming up,
and promising to be responsible, I tolil
him I would go to fho City Hall with
him anj Mv. Murray, and thither I went.
Sergeant Cartledge, after leaving the
scene and going some distance, was
called upon by citizens to arrest the
other party, when he returned and made
the arrest. I did not remain in custody
after a physician’s examination Tues
day night.”
TERRIBLE VENGEANCE.
A Negro Murderer aipi H ft\laer Burned at
the Spur S|y ttu Arkansas Mob.
[Hamburg [Ark.) Monitor .]
On Friday night, about midnight, a
posse of between sixty and seventy-five
men quietly entered onr town, went to
the blacksmith shop, broke it open, pro
cured tools, and proceeded to the jail
and broke open the door. They went to
the cell in which Qeorge JacksoD, the
negro yafisher and murderer of the lit
tle girl Oorinna Haynes, was confined,
and breaking open the door of the cell,
they took George out and departed.
They carried him south of town about
four miles, near the Berlin Road, where
tney chained'* him to a green sappling
and there burned him. The whole affair
was conducted so quietly, except the
noise made in breaking open the shop,
that very few persons were aware of
their presence until they were
leaving town. As they were going
off' they set up a loud yelling, which
was done to prevent ths vbice of
the negro fro© being heard. Home of
our citterns saw them riding through the
streets, and learning they had the negro,
followed them till they came to the place
of execution. When they arrived there,
however, the negro was burned to death
and the men all gone. At Air. Braz
zeale’s the kidnappers halted and gave
George some water, and asked J. C.
Brazzeale to go with them apd hear
what George had to jay. This he de
clined doipg. We are told by Mr. Braz
zeale and others that George’s cries were
vooiferous, and were heard by the neigh
bors as far as two miles off. While at
the jail, these men informed Mrs.
Holmes, who lives m the jail, and who '
was no doubt very mad; excitpj, that
she need not be as their busi
qpss was to protect females. As to who
they were or whence they came, all is
wrapped in mystery. They were seen in
the evening south of here, and with
some the citizens conversed, and not
withstanding they were undisguised, yet
none of them were recognised. Some
said they were fropr Monroe, some from
Bastrop, anil some from Vicksburg.
These statements as to the localities,
however, amount to nothing. Some per
sons visited the scene on Sunday, and
fonnd only a small portion of the body—
say about fifteen popnds,
A yonng Athens merchant named
Lafayette Manpin, shot and killed him
self last Thursday because his store
burned down and the insurance com
pany made difficulties about paying the
insurance. He leaves a wife only fif
teen years of age.
New AilvertieeiyeutH.
Facts For the People.
It is an undeniable fact that no article was
ever placed before the publio with so much
undisputed evidence of its groat medical value
as the
"V EGETINE.
For everv complaint for which Vegetine is
recommended, u any testimonials of what it
has done is furnished to the public at large,
aud no one should fail to observe that nearly
all of the testimonials are from people right
at home, where the VEGETINE is prepared,
aud as the streets and numbers are given,
there cau he no possible doubt about the mat
ter.
Boston, Decemqer 17, 1872.
H. R. Stevens. Esq. : Bear Sir—May I ask
the favor of you to make my case public ?
In 1861, while on picket duly iu the army, I
was taken with a fit, which lasted all night.
Was taken into camp and dosed with whisky
and quinine. After this had fits every day. and
was taken to Newbem Hospital, aud there
treated by tlie attending physician. I grew
wore- aud was sent home. Remained iu poor
health for four years, treatiug with mauv phy
sicians aud trying many remedies. Finally
Scrofula made its appearance iu different
parts of my body, and my head was so diseased
as to he frightful to look at. and painful be
yond endurance. After trying the most emi
nent physicians, without improvement, a
change of climato was advised. *
Have been to the Hot Springs in Arkansas
twice, each time giving their treatment a
thorough trial. Finally came back to Boston,
discouraged, with uo hope of help. Life was
a burden to oue iu my situation. My disease,
and tlie effect of to much powerful medicine,
had so damaged my system ttiat the action of
my stomach was apparently destroyed, aud my
head was covered with ulcers which had iu
places eateu into the skull bone.
The best physicians said my blood was so
full of poison they could do no more for me.
About this time a friend who had been an in
valid told me Vegetine had restored him to
perfect health, and through his persuasion 1
commenced taking Vegetine. At this time I
was having fits almost everyday. I noticed
tho good effects of Vegetine in my digestive
organs. My food sat better and my stomach
grew stronger. I began to feel encouraged,
for 1 could see my health slowly and gradually
improving. With renewed hope I continued
taking the Vegetine. until it had completely
driven disease out of my body. It cured the
fits, gave me good pure blood, and restored
mo to perfect health, which I had not. enjoyed
before for ten years. Hundreds of people in
the city of Boston can vouch for the abovo
facts.
Vegetine lias saved my life, and you are at
liberty to make smelt use of this statement as
plea es yon best, and I beg of you to make it
known, iliat other sufferers may find relief with
less trouble and expense than 1 did.
It will afford me great pleasure to show the
marks of my disease or give any further infor
mation relative to my case to all who desire it.
I am, sir, very gratefully, JOHN FECK,
No. 51) Sawyer street, Boston, Mass.
Twenty-Seven Years Ago.
H. R. Stevens, Esq.: Dear Sir—This is to
certify that my daughter was taken sickwhe.i
she was throe years old. and got so low that
we were obliged to keen her on a pillow, with
ont moving, to keep the little tiling together.
She was attended by several physicians - the
regular attending one being old Dr. John Ste
vens. They all pronounced her case incurable.
She had beeu sick about a year, when hearing
of the great Blood Remedy, Vegetine, I com
menced giving her that, aud continued it regu
larly till s o was about seven years old, when
she was perfectly cured. During her sickness
tlueo pieces of - bone were taken from her
right arm above the elbow, one of them being
very long. Several small pieces were also
taken from lior loft leg. She is now twenty
seven years old, and is enjoying good health,
and has ever since she was seven years old,
with no signs of Scrofula or any blood disease.
Her arm is a little crooked, but slio can use it
almost as well as tjie other. Her legs are of
equal length, aud she is not in the least lame.
Her case was Scrofula, inherited in the blood;
and I would recommend all those having Scrof
ula Humor or any other blood disease. if they
wish to have a perfect cure, to try Vegetjne,
(he reliablp blood remedy, which does not
weaken the system like manyolher prepara
tions recommenced, but, on the contrary, it is
nourishing and strengthening. My daughter’s
case will Hilly testify this, for I never saw nor
heard of a worse form of Scrofula.
HULDA SMITH,
19 Monument street, Charlestown. Mass.
MRS. SABAH M. JONES.
69 Sullivan street, Charlestown, Mass.
April 10, 1870.
The above statement shows a perfect cure of
Scrofula in its worst form, when pronounced
incurable, of a child f-nr years of age, twenty
three years ago. The lady, now twenty-seven
years old, enjoying perfect health.
Vegetine is Sold by Ail Druggists.
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AMMUiIS
IN COMPETITION WITH
NEW YORK AND BOSTON !
' A
GW RICES ALES
G. 0, ROBINSON & CO,
LN addition lo their oily trade, Hold in the
months of
MAY AM) JIINF, 1877:
1 Piano, Shipped (o
Milford, New Hampshire.
2 Piaues Edgefield Vo., S. C.
2 Pianos JlcDiiflie, Ga.
2 Organs Washington, (.a.
1 Piano Lincoln I 0., Ga.
1 Organ Madison, Ga.
1 Piano t oiuinbia, S. f.
1 Organ JVH'e't, 8.0.
\ Piano Johnston’s, S.
I Organ Allendale, 8.
1 Piano Lexington Cos., 8. T.
1 Orgau Hel-Air, Ga.
1 Organ t o.umbia, 8. V.
1 Organ Social Virile, Ga.
1 Piano..,,,. Waynesboro, Ga.
1 Organ,, ~,Sumter, 8, V.
1 Organ Graniteville, s.
1 Organ Bar<‘’n, Ga.
Of th'e above sales several were made in
DIRECT COMPETITION
With NEW YORK and BOSTON HOUSES.
THE LAKOEBT STOCK,
THE BEST MAKERS
and the LOWEST PRICES,
At the AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE, 265 Broad
tr et <}. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
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f JOHN FLANNERY, JOHN I-- JOHNSON. I
IMauaging partner late firm
; L. J. Guilmartm & Cos.,
11365 to 1877. +
JOHN FLANNERY & CO., j
COTTON FACTORS I
+ T
X -AND— x
I COMMISSION MERCHANTS, |
| +
+ No. 3 Kelly's Block, Bay Street, X
i Savannah., (Georgia. j
| Agents for Jewell’s Mills Yarns and Do- i
imestics. etc , etc. t
x BAGGING AND IRON TIES for sale att
Jlowest market rates. Prompt attention given)
Ito all business entrusted to us. Liberal cash)
iadvauces made on consignments, +
; (STOurMu having purchased)
tthe entire assets nd assumed the liabilities;:
-of ti-o late firm of L. J. GUILMARTIN <&)
)CO., we will attend to all outstanding husi-i
ine-s of that fir m.Jt# je2o -dj&wCm^7
OLD ESTABLISHED
Job Printing
AND
BOOK BINDING
WITH
EYERYTHIHG If.
FIRST -CLASS PAPERS,
PROMPT WORK,
REASONABLE PRICES,
FIRST CLASS WORKMEN.
Clraicle & CoDslilDlionalist,
Ellis St., Nearly Opposite Post Office.
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•Kfl >4 a Week to Agunta. $lO Outfit Frte.
fjo O V * * y. O. VICKEBY, Augusta, Mauls
ociwwiy
New Advertise men tM .
—THE
STRIKERS AT WORK
As I am going to change my business on the first of September, I will
offer on Monday Morning, and coutinne until that time, the entire stock of
Boots, Shoes and Trunks
At less than manufacturers’ prices, for cash. The Goods must be so id
The attention of the merchants and people is called to this fact. Gall
and examiue stock and prices, and satisfy yourselves that I mean business.
JOSIAH MILLER,
Proprietor of the Augusta Shoe House,
233 Broad Street, Opposite the Masonic Hall.
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LADIES' AND GENTS’
GAUZE UNDERVESTS
30 per cent. Less r Phan Present Lrices.
Of tl.ese Goods we have complete Hues, from the lowest to the finest,
and in all sizes, which will be closed as above stated.
We will also offer our entire slock of Gorsets, consisting of over 150
dozen aud embracing all styles aud prices, at 30 per cent, less than pres
ent value.
200 dozen Gents' all Linen 3-4 Hemmed Handkerchiefs at 12 I*2 cunts
each, worth to-day $2 50 per dozen.
50 dozen Ladies’ Colored Bordered H. 8. Handkerchiefs 25 cents each
worth $5 50 per dozen.
We do this IYOT for the purpose of creating a sensation, BBT in order
to make light work for >tock takiug, aud will offer many other useful
goods at the same reduction.
JAS. A. CRAY & CO.
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NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
CRESCENT MILLS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
J* F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors.
OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO
CLOSING! OUT
W. T. ANDERSON & CO.
(iffer their Summer Stock of White Roods, Percales, Calicoes,
Cambrics, Grenadines, Nainsook Lawns, CORSETS, White Lisle
Cloves, Hosiery, Notions, Bleached aud Brown Shirtings, &c.,
AT MATCHLESS PRICES.
COME TO THE STORE FOR PRICKS
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MULLABKY BROS.
ARE OFFERING
j i
Bargains in Dry Good si
10 CASES STANDARD CALICO AT sc. I‘ER YARD.
The best assortment of CORSETS over offered in this city. ALL SIZES AND ALL
PRICES.
Tho best Stock of BLACK GRENADINES that has ever beon offered iu this city will be dis
played this week at prices that cannot be equalled anywhere.
Gents’ LAUNDItIED AND UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS, a full assortment very low.
A largo assortment of OAHHIMERES, TWEEDS and COTTONADEB at a great dea l leas than
their regular prices.
TO ARRIYE,
A choice selection of LINEN SUITINGS, all prices. We are a Mo offering our stock of
BLEACHED SHEETINGS aud SHIRTINGS, DAMASKS TOWELS, SPREADS aud PIQUES
at bottom prices.
MULLABKY BROS.,
262 BROAD STREET
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The Georgia State Fair!
OPENS AT ATLANTA,
OCTORER. 15th, 1877,
AND
CONTINUES ONE WEEK.
o
A large and liberal Premium List is offered, from which we make the following
SPECIMEN EXTRACTS i
HORSES.
Best Saddle Horse or Mare $ 60 00
Best Single Buggy Horse or Mare so 00
Beßt combination Horae or Mare 60 00
Finest and best Double Team, owned by the exhibitor at least 30 days before the Fair. 75 00
Best six in hand driven on the ground by exhibitor 60 00
CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE.
Best herd of one Bull and four Gows or Heifers fioo 00
Best Milch Cow 60 00
Best Jersey Bull 40 00
Best Jersey Cow 20 00
Liberal premiums for other breeds of cattle.
575 00 for the best Buck and -tls 00 for the best Ewe of each of tho following breeds : Me
rinos, Southdowns and Cotswolds.
-|55 00 for the best Boar and sls for the beat Sow of each of the following breeds : Berk
shire, Essex, Suffolk, Magic or Poland China, Big Guinea, Little Guinea and Natives.
POULTRY.
$lO 00 is offered for the best trio of each variety of Chickons, Geese and Ducks.
Best and largest display in merit and variety of Domestic Fowls $ 75 00
FIELD CHOPS.
For the largest and best display in merit and variety of sample products from the field.
garden, orchard, dairy and apiary—tho contribution of a single farm SIOO 00
Second best ditto • - CO 00
For the best six stalks of Cotton 25 00<
Best display of samples of Hay, one hundred pounds oaoh, of uncultivated grasses 25 (X)'
For the best three bales crop lot of Short Staple Cottou by odb exhibitor 100 ltd
For the best tingle bale Short Staple 60 OT,
For the best single bale Upland Long Staple 60
LADIES’ HOME INDUSTRY.
Best colic tion of Jellies, Preserves, Pickles, Jams, Catsups, Syrups and Cordials, made
and exhibited by one lady $ 50 00
Best collection of Dried Fruits, jp qy
Best collection of Canned Fruits and Vegetables 20 00
Best display of Ornamental Preserves, out by hand, by the exhibitor 20 00
Best display of Breads and Cakes by one lady 25 00
Handsomest Iced and Ornamental Cake 20 00
To the young lady between 13 and 18 years of age, who shall prepare upon the ground
the best meal for six persons 25 00
Second best 15 00
LADIES’ NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK.
Best display in merit and qariety of Female Handicraft, embracing Needlework, Em
broidery, Crocheting, by one lady., $ 60 00
$lO 00 for the best specimen each of Silk Embroidery, Applique, Raised Work, and Tapes
try in Frame.
$lO 00 for the best display of Hair, Shell, Wax, Seed. Rustic and Straw Work.
Also, for the best display of Wax, Feather, Paper, Muslin and Skeleton Flower*.
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.
Rest Oil Painting $ 25 SO
Best Portrait Painting 20 00
Best Painting in Water Colors 20 0(1
Best Pencil Drawing 10 00
Best Crayon Drawing ••••;. 10 00
Best display of Paintings and Drawings by one exhibitor 00
Best collection of Paintings and Drawings by a girl under sixteen yours of age 26 00
Best display of Raintmgs. Drawings, etc., by the pupils of any one School or College... 60 00
MERCHANTS’ DISPLAYS.
[ Best display of Dry Goods -1..5100 00
: Best display of Clothing 26 00
Best display of Millinery 25 00
Best display of Groceries 100 00
Best display of Glassware and C;ecgery 60 00
PREMIUMS ijGR GRANGES AND COUNTY SOCIETIES.
To the organized Oranges of a county, or the County Society in the State mak.ing the
largest and finest display in merit and variety of Prodnots and results -of Home
Industries—all raised, produced or made by tue members at that partionluv Grange
organization, or County Society. S3OO 00
Second Premium ••• 200 00'
Third Premium 100 OO
MILITARY COMPANIES.
For the best drilled Volunteer Military Company, to have not less than twenty-five men
rank and file 00
FIRE COMPANIES.
For best Fire Company, test to be prescribed by tho Chiefs of Departments of Maoon,
Augusta, Savannah. Atlanta and Columbus S2OO 00
The lull Premium List, in pamphlet form, will be realty about the latter part of July, and
will be mailed free, on application to the Secretary at Atlanta.
The Management feel greatly encouraged by the flattering aeeuraneee whioh the people
are giving of their interest in the forthcoming Exhibition.
There has been no State Fair now in twn years—a fact whioh we believe will enhance the
interest in the approaching one ; and with the co operation of the publio, we confidently hope
to meet with that success commensurate with the merits of this time-honored oooasion. when
our products and resources are displayed to the world, and all our people meet together in
social reunion.
TROMAH PAKDKMAN, Jr., Maoon,
President.
T. J. SMITH, Ooonee, C. H, R„
General Superintendent.
MALCOLM JOHNSTON, Atlanta,
Jys-2aw4w—auglS Secretary.