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(ttjvonicle ant) .Smtfntl. WEDNESDAY, - OCTOBER 17^1877. EDITORIAL NOTES. Gen. N. B. Forrest is get Ling well. Xow for Pennsylvania and New York. They call it the savings bank epizooly. Onto certainly repudiated Sherman and all his works. _______ Patterson would like to postpone l.is trial till 1900. There is a “ snaky smell ” in all Ohio Republican sanctums. The Cincinnati Enquirer'* rooster is life size, and a Shanghai at that. The Sioux Indians call Senator Patter son “Old-man-withoui.-a-State." ——-—• The Graphic man says that “the blarney stone is the same as the sham rock." Augusta will be glad to see Gentleman Georoe in the United States Senate. If Morton can stand the returns from Ohio his chances of recovery are excellent. A female correspondent writes that she “liked Si'Otted Tail from the first.” No cards. Both papers in Washington, I). 0., are National. There may be a Federal Union after 1880. Koscoe Conklino was disgusted with Paris because he had to pay $1 20 for bit of chicken. The Republican papers of Wednesday look its if they had taken an extra dose of “ cold pizen." Don Cameron and Robcoe Conklino bad I tetter look out. Another tidal wave is on the march. ■<—■ —- “ I have no desire to dodge,” said Pat terson, and then he crawled under Boss Hhefherh’s lasl. It is now generally conceded that Mr. Randall will tie re-elected Bjieakeron the first or second ballot. Lvman Tremaine’s reference to milk lor jbabes is supposed to refer to Govern ment pap for himself. The monster recently in the Mississippi river is scientifically known as a Ilippocy nophidorn icli thyoides. New York wants the other needle of Cleopatra —probably for the purpose of advertising patent medicines. The New York Tribune now spells ala Worcester. Mr. Greelkv used to swear by Wf.bster. The world moves. — The St. Louis Journal declines a poem on “Autumn," because an attempt was made to rhyme piano with guano. In 1872 the free-horn citizens of the best Government the world ever saw spent $735,090,000 for intoxicating drinks. The theatrical profession may take the palm for generosity. No appeal for aid from a suffering brother overcomes in vain. Chlorine water, diluted with the addi tion of from two to four times the volume of water, is said to he a specific for diph theria. —— Gen. Taylor thought that no woman could have her husband in the army and be happy. And yet a good deal depends upon the kind of woman. The Richmond Enquirer ventures to ob serve that “ there is no sympathy felt for John J. Patterson.” The Enquirer does not read the National Uepubtiean. Ain. Stephens’ statement as to the Elec toral Commission decision is boiled down thus: The horse is in the stable, the doer is locked aud the key thrown away. The New York Tribune warns Mr. Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky, that he cannot defeat Air. Randall for the Speakership by charging him witli favoring subsidies. A disgusted military critic thinks the Russians had better embrace Islamism and exchange religion with the Turks. What a calamity that would be for Turkey 1 The Chicago Time* says in 1880 the Demo crats will, of course, nominate Hayes and Hampton, if the Republicans don’t get the start of them by nominating Hampton and Hayrs. Lowing Pasiia, late commander of the Egyptian army, is expected to meet with his old Confederate regiment, the First Tennessee, at Nashville, Tenn., on the “Sth of this month. , At the Edwin Adams auction for seats it is recorded that 1,500 people sat by and saw a handful of actors spend over $2,000 in the cause of charity while they would not loosen their purse-strings for a cent. The Indians of Alaska have an inge nious way of evading the recent restriction of the sale of rum at the military and tra ding posts. They buy molasses in quanti ties, and have teamed to distill therefrom a potent drink. According to the World, “a man of wealth, of leisure and of refinement finds no interest to keep him in New York Com part'd to that which allures him to Euro pean capitals.” Great snakes ! What must a fellow do who cannot even live in New York ? m Before leaving New York Mr. Ste phens was solicited to lie one of the Vice- Presidents of the meeting to support the policy of the Administration, this week, but he declined, as it might atfortl tlio ene mies of the President an opportunity to say things which were belter left unsaid. Thk solid South, if Democratic, is called by “ stalwart Republicans ’’ disloyai and reliellioos. If that solid South were Re publican, these same men would change their tune. Blaine, Conklins & Cos. seem to be mad )>ecause the “ five years more of good stealing " have been brought to an ignominious end. The centre of population of the fnited States is said to have traveled westward, keeping curiously near the thirty-ninth par allel of latitude, never getting more than twenty miles north or two miles south of it In eighty years it has travetai only four hundred miles, and is still found nearly fifty miles eastward of Cincinnati. Thk New York Tints criticises thus: “A Kentucky Democratic paper that lately said many complimentary things of Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia, because he some tifL'es preaches, sneers at Secretary Thomp son tor doing the same wise thing. We prefer Jo think it was sincere in the first i ease,'’ It is lieneath Uu' dignity of a really stvl isit church to make a “ call ” for a minister unless for his life. Yet it sometimes hap pens that they get tired of the incumbent. Then its the thing to buy him off. Within the last six months a Fifth avenue, S£ew York, preacher, who had become objec tionable, received *20.000 as a consideration for retiring. He had received sß,oo* a year far ten years, The Columbus Time* believe* General Gordon will be his own successor, and have no opposition. He has been tried and never found wanting. He is the true metal that has been submitted to the severest tests, which only proved its purity and value. 11c has been faithful te trust committed to Uis charge, and all acts stand forth prominently and shine brightly. Instead of having been erratic his path has been in the suu't line of duty. Tbate is no danger that Georgia will throw aside such an able, tried and chwxlric representative. Me Master, of the FretmhEs Journal, apropos of the Democratic Convention and John Kell Vs triumph, thus jubilates: ** Political life, in the State of New York, is once more respectable. The tod Demo cratic party is on its feet, and in fighting trim. There are, no more, to be the “ still hunt*, 1 ’ that saw an imbecile, working him self into the position of leader of,rite Demo cratic party, by desertion of its real leaders, and intriguing alliances with its enemies-, and then, by a cowardice and incapacity marvellous, even in a* age of failures, hav ing Uis prizt taken out of his hands, when had he been a mua-lie would liave asserted bis rights, and secured the object of bis overweening ambition. ' emigration. The people of the South have kmg felt a deep interest in this subject, and yet the politiesl condition of the conn try, during the past tea or twelve years, was so muettiad;snd discouraging they have never developed any policy in re lation thereto. We shall look for a de parture in the right direction now.— There are thousands of acres of eligibly located land in Georgia whioh can be purchased at a moderate rate and on satisfactory terms. Not only ia thia true, but a warm welcome awaits every emigrant who cornea to make thia State his home, aud to work shoulder to shoulder with her sons, native and adopted,for her advancement and welfare. This is an oft made declaration; let ns set about illustrating it. In order to indnee emigration to this State, it is ne cessary that the facts referred to by Hod. Mr. Folet, in the extracts printed in another column, from a letter written by him to Dr. H. R. Casey, should be made public, invite attention to those extracts, and trust that some of our public spirited citizens will take hold of this important subject and press it upon the attention of cur people. ANGELS OF MERCY. The Sisters of Charity have been most beautifully and truly called “Angels of Mercy.” For the love of God, and out of commiseration for the wretchedness of man, these devoted women are found, trie world over, engaged in lessening the woes of humanity, whether they be on the battle field, in the hospital, upon the streets, or where the deadly breath of pestilence poisons the air of towns and cities. It is safe to say that no form of human infirmity has ever escaped this ministering band of women whose mis sion is to heal and help, and who count it even a glorions privilege to offer np their own precious lives that even the most worthless life shall be saved from destruction. Among the chosen Twelve there was found one who betrayed the Master, bnt the annals of mankind may be searched in vain for a Sister of Charity who ever shrank from her doty and fled from the abode of death and desolation. We thank God that in such a world of misery there are such “Angels," and that whete so many, even the nearest and the dearest, sometimes prove faithless or unkind, there is a confraternity which is ever faithful, and never anght but tender and affec tionate. We have deemed it not im proper to say this much of these heroic creatures, when several of them have just left onr city for an infected neigh borhood, to risk their very existence; perchance, like their companions at Fer nandina and a thousand other places, to surrender their pure souls to Heaven a willing and beautiful sacrifice. In the presence of such a sisterhood all creeds may noite in respect and veneiation, for their careers are coterminous with the globe itself. Thoir charities are bound ed only by their means and abilities, and their glorions deeds fall about them, wherever they go, like the dews of Heaven—Bilent and fructifying. •‘For forms of faith let zealous bigots fight, Thoy can’t be wrong whose lives are in the right." THE OHIO ELECTION. El sewhere we reproduce some opinions of the press concerning the Ohio elec tion aud its possible results. The greatest curiosity very naturally ex ists 38 to what Mr. Hates himself thinks about it. His most intimate friends, we are informed, declare that be was not surprised at the Republican defeat. In fact, it was anticipated, on the ground, mainly, that the State for several years has been gradually becom ing more and more friendly to the doc trine of inflation. Hard times also had an influence, and the Workingmen’s ticket inured to the benefit of the Dem ocrats, and this being an off year, there was much indifference on the part of Republicans. Tlio election could not be called a rebuke to the Administration, because the Democrats,themselves claim to be in favor of civil service reform and the Southern policy. The President lias not been rebuked by the Democrats, but an attempt was made to rebuke him by the "stalwarts” in the Western reserve, who probably remained at home with a first-class case of sulks and hoped to cut off their noses to spite their faces. In this they suc ceeded. As Mr. Hayes has risen above party he need not particularly oare how any State may go, especially bb the Democratic party concedes the validity of his title and will strenuously uphold him in all Constitutional measures. The people of Ohio no doubt in tended to repudiate Radicalism and its peculiar methods—notably the Elec toral Commission proceedings—but the censure need not fall upon the President, since he wse fin early missionary in that field himself. It would seem a matter at certainty that Pennsylvania and New York can not avoid Democratic victories, next month. It may tw that the scalps of Don Cameron and Roaeos Conklino will dangle from the belts of the “Dn terrifled." And then there is no formi dable obstacle in the way of a tremen dous Democratic triumph in 1880, un less Grant’s prediction should come true that our party can always be relied npon tor a first-class blunder in the very heyday at its glory. NAPOLEON’S PKOFHJif V. The firet Napoleon has been subjeet ed to many trying tests, both of flattery and ceusure, from friend and foe, and he has nevertheless emerged in all the grand proportions of a here, f)t rather we should say a monumental man, flis life was not what can be called a “good” one. He did many evil things and com mitted enormous blunders, aspamaily when he betrayed the true cause of the people for personal ambition, and deem ed that his own conceptions were inde pendent of the supernatural power white, soon or late, teaches the might iest that tttey are as nothing oom pared with that EterMd Wisdom which be held Solomos the slav* ei 4 folly and made Babylon a whisper of the wind. Set , Njpoleon's impress on the world was a tremendous, if not a pure, one, whether we consider him as the intellectual product of a ripe n&y or the scourge of Goo. That impress remaws, not only in Frauw and Europe, but everywhere that the priattog press has sent winged words. In proof of tern, behave occa sion. a* this time, simply w ragtjr to what the eaitod jEmperor said to pr. a O'Meara, eouoerma* eyeota which then w ere mere prediction aad*ie**iwgrowing into history. Hear this; “la the go*re of a few years Russia will have Coostaa tinople, the greatest part of Turkey. and at! of Greece. This I hold to be as cer-1 tain as if it had already taken place. Almost all the cajoling and flattering which Alexander practiced toward me wm to gain my consent te this object. £ would not consent, foreseeing, that the equflibris* l in Europe would be destroyed. In the atetnral oourse of things, in a few years Turkey post fall to Russia. The greatest part o t h-r population are Greeks, who, you may say, are Russians. The pH wm it would injure, and who oould oppaav N® Engird, France, Prussia and Austria, Now, as tp Austria, it will be very easy for Russia tp engage her assistance by giving her Servia aud other provinces bordering ©* the Austrian reaching near to 42o.nstxutytolfi®*-“ i The only hypothesis that France and England will ever be allied with sincerity, will be in order to pre vent this. Rtet even this alliance would not avail. France, England and Prus sia united cannot prevent jt Russia and Austria can at any time effect Onoe mistress of Constantinople, Rus sia gets all the commerce of the Medi terranean, becomes a great naval power, and God knows what may happen. She quarrels with you, marches off to India an army of seventy thousand good sol diers, which to Russia is nothing, and a {hundred thousand canaille, Cossacks and others, rad England loses India. Above other pgprers Russia is most to be feared, np. Her. soldiers are braver than the Austrians, anishe has the means of raising as many as she pleases. Lin brafery, the French and English soldiers are the only ones to be compared to them. All this 1 foresaw. I see into futurity farther than others, and I wanted to es tablish a barrier against those barbari ans, by re-estsblishing the kingdom of Polrad, and patting Posiatowbd at the head at it a* king. Bat year xmbesties of ministers would not oonaent. A hun dred years hence I shall be applauded (encenoe), and Europe, especially Eng land, will lament that I did not snooeed. When they see the finest countries in Europe overcome, ands prey to those Northern barbarians, they will say: ‘Napoleon was right.' ” YELLOW FEVER. Up to a few days past, not s single case of yellow fever had made its ap pearance, this season, among the people of New Orleans. The sanitary con dition of the city was never better. Dr. Choppin, President of the Board of Health, ascribed the absenoe of the fever to the strict enforcement of the quarantine laws, which have not per mitted a single case from abroad to reach the city. We think Dr. Choppin entirely right The beet and only pro tection of a city against the scourge is absolute quarantine. All other pre cautions are merely subsidiary and this seems to be the opinion of all men who combine science with common-sense. THE GALLANT NIX HUNDRED. We are informed that in London, on the 25th instant, the survivors of the Balakava “Six Hundred,” about a hun dred in number, will have a private ban quet given them by Lady Cardigan, the widow of their old commander. Every body has beard of the famons charge, bnt few persons know exactly what it cost in British blood. Here’are the offi cial figures; The Fourth Light Dragoons lost 79 oat of 118 men; the Eighth Has ears, 66 ont of 104; Eleventh Hnssars, 85 ont of 110; Thirteenth Dragoons, 69 oat of 130; Seventh Lancers, 110 ont 145. Total loss, 409 out of 607 men. The French commander, witnessing that heroic charge, is said to have exclaimed, (Test beau main e’est ne pas la guerre. It was rash and fool-hardy, bnt it will live in song and story. We have in Au gusta at least two men who survived that glorions feat of arms.- WUAT IT MEANS. Mr. A. G. Buell writes to the New Orleans Democrat that John Kelly’s victory in the New York Democratic Convention was one which has much true inwardness not visible to the naked eye of all people. The first object was to ntterly displace Mr. Tilden as the Democratic nominee in 1880, and the substitution in his place of Thomas A. Hendricks. We learn that one of the dearest objects of Kelly’s political life is to send a unanimous Hendricks dele gation from New York to the next Na tional Convention. But three years is proverbially a long time to nnrse Presi dential candidates, and we have Tom Corwin’s authority fur the statement that those candidates usually ran best who are weaned youngest. The more immediate object of Mr. Kelly is to make New York Democratic beyond a peradventnre, that is, repeat the Ohio victory on a grand soale. Mr. Buell thinks this will bo accomplished, and gives a rongh guess of 40,000 ma jority on the State ticket, with one to two majority in the Senate and six to ten in the lower House of the Legisla tors. This would roqnd ont the tri umph completely, and replaoe Mr. Conklino with a Democratic Senator. ffiURRDIAN AT A DISCOUNT. Secretary Sherman has a grievous harden to carry. He has been fairly condemned in Ohio, his own State, and must see the handwriting on the wall elsewhere. In addition to this, his four per cent, loan is as good as killed. The Sun says it can be bought in Wall street for cash at from one to one and a half per cent, below par in gold, and, on con tracts for future deliyery, at one-half of one per cent, below par in onrrency. The law authorizing the loan limits the price at whioh it may be issued to par in gold, with an allowance of one-half of one per cent, for the expense of print ing and negotiation. It being demon stated that investors will not take at this rate the $76,000,000 already ont, the re maining $934,000,000 yet to be put out evidently stands no chance whatever. This is bad enough, bnt it is mnch worse when Cppgjress is told to have an eye npon him in this matter, since there is every reason to snppose that he has a pecuniary interest in the operations of the syndicate whioh fias undertaken to market the loan, and these profits, if the loan suacc.ed ß . W >'l be between $4,- 000,000 and $5,000,000. We know not how mnch truth there is in these hints of a silent partnership be tween the Secretary and the syndicate, bnt they are growing in popular belief, the more so, gs Honest John went into Congress poor and has become a mil lionaire on a salary of $5,000 per annum, It may be a good idea for Congress to watch Sherman and for the people to watch Congress. __ GENERAL LEE AGAIN. Gar read ms jijj remember the touch ing letter we published 4 fey days ago written by General Lu on the eve .of departure from Texas in 1861. His phief pang throughout his glorious ca reer <w §■ {Southern commander was that any supposed necessity should have arisen to make the tight outside the fining op tup field of battle, ipatpap of inside the fl nipp, jn the forum of reason. One of onr exchanges atgtes that on his arrival in Richmond, after a commission in the Confederate array, p lady who had known Wm for many years and whose two sons had shouldered muskets in the same army, said to him: ■.‘funeral Lee, how long do you think the war Jlast ?” “Ah, my little madama," was the uapjy, tfy m afraid it will last until we are all dr lien into the hills and mountains.’* This- feeling of the hopelessness of the struggle, peopled with the vast responsibilities of his aged Lee very fast. The same lady met Wm fte street just after the surrender, looked him ah in e hw end did not recognize him until he spoke jto feiy. Every vestige of his former self had That Lee would hays ordered things differently we .believe; but nothing in his ohumW go peculiarly pathetic as his devotion tp ¥ftfr he felt that every struggle was boptotep. he could do was to preserve 4he primary honor of his Southern countrymen and his own grand ideal of perfect manhood aspd the storms of fate. He did both. Tru*. the events following the war in .the Meld Ws noble heart, but time.has made all things eyen His oountrymeu have emerged from the of their enemies and wrung fropi *thqm pi97, er never dreamed of possessing to ?rom his J>jrqnfi .the stars Robert E. Lag MW IfiS and w ® who followed bis banpey ** down, in honor thong* God that he lived and was cop of ns, ypd millions everywhere prefer the grave at to the holiday prooession to England- '&>& npe that Lee fought for—loeal self -goyfimpmW—yS not a vain one. It still lives, spd wiU be eii the more respected, to these and futnre ages, because it was cemented by the blood of the brave. A Paris paper ftp the following: “Rus sian to Turk, who receives a baronet thrust —‘But, my poor Turk, yen don’t seem Ip object V Turk—‘lt is the first time in' eight days that anything has gone into my stomach.’ ” THE CAMPAIGN. Joseph B. Cummins. Editors (jk-ortifete and Constitutionaitist: I desire to make no invidions oom pJnsons. iJjCvaiy man doubtless has hts peculiar reasons for prefering the candi date of hp choice. I hope I may be pardoned, therefore, for giving at least those which actuate me in endorsing the distinguished gentleman whose name heads this article. 1. First and foremost, he is a well de fined Democrat. Yon are never in doubt as to where to find him; when personal advancement is on the one side and the public wellfare or principle en the other, y always know that he will sacrifice the former in order to esponse the lat ter. And in times that try men’s sonls, When one after another we sadly witness some straying to the right and to the left and some of them even into the very camp of the enemy, the friends of Major Camming know precisely where to find him and where not to find him. 2.. No temptation has ever been great enough or can be to seduce him from the faith of bis fathers and decoy him into affiliation with the enemies of his people. To me the noblest exhibition of courage, the loftiest exercise of ha man power is to remain unswervingly true in the honr of a great and raging conflict between self and dnty. 3. He is a tried Democrat. He does not seek to disorganize or demolish. On the contrary, no matter what his personal preference may be or however mnch he may differ from his party in matters of policy, he is ever ready to make personal sacrifices. And never under any circumstances withdraws his hearty support from the Democratic party and its nominees. I never loved Major Camming, bnt when I am asked for my reasons for supporting him as Senator it gives me pleasure always to answer promptly and to furnish my reasons in their regular order: Ist. Be cause he is a well defined Democrat. 2d. Because he is an unswerving Demo crat. 3d. Because he is a tried Demo crat. ' “Simon Puke.” I>lr. Lewis R. Collins. Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Several worthy gentlemen have been proposed for the Democratic nomina tions to represent Richmond county in the Lower Honse in the next Legisla ture. The county outside of the city of Augusta, by general consent, has one name on the ticket. Let me suggest for the nomination Mr. Lewis R. Collins, a farmer, a property owner, a man every way qualified to represent an intelligent constituency. Mr. Collins is a practical man, a true exponent of the laboring and farming masses of the county. The city of Augusta will take care to have such men as will properly and truly rep resent her. The agricultural interest should be represented. Mr. Collins is certainly a good man for the place. Let our citizens consider his claims. By all means let us harmonize aud put forward our best men. We merely suggest; the people in Convention, we feel, will act wisely and discreetly. Yours, M. A. B. Mr. Lewis D. Duval. Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist: In the selection of gentlemen to rep resent Richmond in the State Legisla ture, it has been an honored onstom to to allow the county at least one of the three representatives apportioned to the county. The justice of this oause is at once apparent, and hence it is taken for granted that in the coming election all fair-minded men will cast a vote for the county candidate so-called ; provided a gentleman is pnt forward who deserves their support. There is quite a iaree number from which to choose. Mr. W. E. Johnson, Mr. Walter Clark, Mr. J. M. Seago, Mr. M. J. Carswell, Dr. Bar ton, Major McLaws, Mr. Deas and oth ers would bo acceptable. But there is a strong and a daily increasing desire among his many friends to see the honor conferred upon Mr. L. D. Duval. He is in every way worthy of the good will and support of his fellow-citizens. He is a self-made man. He has surmount ed many formidable obstacles. He is bound to succeed at whatever he under takes. He has the true grit iu him. He is self-reliant, energetie and sober. He is gifted with a sound judgment and good, hard, old-fashioned common sense, which is the rarest and best sort of sense. He has an extended legal knowledge, which will give him an ad vantage over many who might otherwise be his peers. He is emphatically one of the people. He is thoroughly identified with us. Of strong intellect, warm heart and unimpeachable integrity, he would make the very man to complete the ticket; and then we will all vote for Sibley, Wright and Duval. Countryman. IJON. 11. CLAY FOSTER. Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist: I have read with deep interest the ar ticles which have appeared from day to day in your columns op the Senatorial oanvass. With no one of them was I more pleased than that in which atten tention was directed to the manly and out-spoken position taken by Maj. Joseph B. Gumming on the question of pnblio education. We have all had the privilege of reading the excellent ad dress which he delivered on that sub ject at Toccoa last Summer; every true friend of education should rejoice that the cause has won so wise and so elo quent a champion. It was proper that his position on the important question referred to should be made known. Right cheerfully dp I accord Major Gumming the full meed of praise due him on this and other accounts. Bat he does not stand alone. Duty to a friend and schoolmate prompts me to say, in response to questions repeatedly asked in private, that no man has been or is more pronounced in his views in favor of an enlightened system of public instruction than the Hon. H. Clay Fos ter. At one time (1871), a member of the Board of Trustees of the First Ward, his thorough identification with the cause, more than aught else, secured his nomination for and election to the Lower House of the General Assembly a few years ago. Asa member of the House he performed no small part in securing the setting apart of half the annual rental of the Western and Atlan tic Railroad as a portion of the State educational fund. This increased that fund slso,oofi per annum. With Pea body, of Colnmbus, and others, Mr. Foster contributed largely tq legislation which has done much toward preserving, strengthening and firmly establishing the system throughout the State. He has constantly exhibited a lively interest in the progress of the cause, and his pen has not been idle—albeit it has done its work under the nom dc plume of its master. she office to be filled is an important one, and reuuiyes in its occupant a high order, as well as great yersatility, of tal ent. It is true that the interests of this constituency and State wonld be safe in the hands of either of the gentlemen named, but I am satisfied that, should the phoice of the people fall upon Mr. Foster, nojt #pe of the gentlemen who will occupy seats the Senate will exoel, if indeed equal, him to watchful ness and devotion to the interests of all classes of our citizens. Justice. TO THE VOTER* 0? ?IfE EIGHTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT? Augusta, October 14, 1877. Being assured that the emergency in the politics of the Stats which justified nominating conventions and primary elections has passed, and that a large majority tSf'te.Y people of the District desire to exercise WA of the elective franchise JU the coming eWetlop untrammelled by tle aatien of nomi nating conventions or similar expedi ents and to vote directly for candidates of their own selection, I hereby an no drifts myifcjl? as a candidate for the Senate frdrn the Senatorial District, composed of tee eounjups of Jefferson and Glascock, at the approaching election in December. I therefore request my friends to take no part to tee primary meetings in this county called for theswtb, current, so far as relates to the Senatorial race. 1 H. Clax Foster. Maaanry in Indiana. “•* . in !•, ini 1 [From the St. Joseph BerauL} A Masonic Lodge in Indiana was pre sided over by a Master who had anlex aggerated notion of discipline. One eight he met his lodge in called meeting fdfet a member absent) to instruct them in the terfkV Tessin- them the use of the gavel, he W jW them up with three knocks, when he TcanUa too far back, fell through a window to the eronzi four stories — and broke Ills nßdT’Pilwid S” next morning, he was buried g*ntl/,W.tef r came to teefhneral: Ijtetestringatitt, at** Mc.a.-n appeared any more in that vil lage ItVas ihexplieabfe.' Forty women left widows, aaffitilßwn left orphans eighty-four merohant§l#f ic the larch with unpaid biils. Twenty years after that somebody went up into the fourth story, broke open the door, and beheld the lodge, a lodge of skeletons ! Strange, bat iyap. teej hkd atricfly obeyed the orders of the W- ¥•* and * waiting for the knocks to seat teem, to death. Each was standing to an attitude of respectful attention, booking to the East;’’and had no pitying citizens taken thAm down, they wonld have been stand tog there still. Endorsed by the people as a safe, re liable, harmless and cheap remedy. Dr. Ball’s Cough Syrap. THE OHIO ELECTION. WHAT THffSAPERS BAY ■ djk ■ A, Jk ACartau FwWon. tfpjf [XeW York WorVt, | ■ As for the Administration in the con test, such it the CUrioawpoßfßoh of both parties that President Hayes finds him self at one and the same time approved by the Democratic victory and con demned by the Republican defeat! The effect of the election on the cor tost in Pennsylvania next month cannot fail to be decisive, and it will be favorably felt in our own State also. Tiidea AveafoA. - [Charleston News and Courier, Hem.] The Democratic star in in the ascend ent. Mr. Tilden is avenged. The Brad leys and Mortons are branded by the popular voice as cheats and demagogues. As the Democracy grow stronger their reeponbilitiee increase. The Southern Congressmen, however, can moderate and temper the headlong zeal of their Norther colleagues, and make the South the great conservative force, the balance wheel, of the Union. Not Mach of a Shower. [A r . I’. Tribune, Tnd. Rep.] The direct bearing of this election npon national politics, as we explained yesterday, is very slight, national issues having been avoided in the contest by both sides. But, indirectly, it may have an excellent effect upon the Western Re publicans. Two years ago they met their adversaries in Ohio on the high gronnd of-national honesty, and, after a bard fight, they beat them gloriously. This year they have fallen back from the noble position which they then con quered, and they are overwhelmed. An other year they will perhaps understand that honesty is the best policy. Mam’s the Word. [Washington Union, Adm, Hep.} The Republicans were snffering from extreme lethargy, owing to their want of confidence in the wisdom and effioaoy of the new-born policy of President Hayes. It was JJien evident that many who had become dissatisfied would go with the workingmen—while others were being diverted by the money question and thus the Republican party was be ing sapped of its power. Another class of Republicans, who could not and would not ally themselves to these outside or ganizations, remained at home, and their votes were lost. In this way defeat has probably come to the Republican party in the President’s own State. Neither the Republican party nor the Adminis tration will burn any powder over this achievement. The least said about it tbe better. Tlie (loose Hangs High. [Richmond Dispatch , Deni.] Another faot worthy of attention is that Bishop gained largely in the West ern Reserve—the old abolitionist strong bold, where the people have always largely mixed up moral questions with their polities. These old abolitionists are a headstrong people. They sent Joshua Giddings to Congress thirty years ago, and re-elected him after he had been expelled by the House of Representatives. They vote as they please. Perhaps they are not satisfied with Mr. Hayes’ course. Perhaps they had their sympathies aroused in behalf of Bishop.' We state the fact, and leave the reader to draw his own inference. Everything promises well for the Demo crats and for the country. Let ns not by any act of ours throw away victory in 1880. Tlie Policy Did It. LA T . 7. Times, Rep.] The estimates from Columbus from Democratic sources claim 25,000, whioh is not impossible. With such a result on the State ticket, it is not to be won dered at that the Legislature is Demo cratic also. This is reported as insuring the election of George H. Pendleton to the United States Senate. The Labor Party’s vote has been larger than it was supposed it would be, and has cost the Republicans heavily among the miners aud the Germans. As both the main parties were equally evasive on all live questions of the day, the result in Ohio can only be said to be significant of tbe way in which the President’s “Southern policy” is regarded. It is evident that it has displeased a good many Republi cans, and tbe number of Democrats won by it does not appear to be large. A Tremendous Revolution. [Philadelphia Times, Ind.\ The stunning Democratic viotory in Ohio surpasses the highest hopes of the successful party and strikes the van quished dumb with amazement. It is not a mere defeat; it is a revolution, and it leaves the Republicanism that has woven the greenest chaplets of onr his tory in our bettor days in the starless midnight of hopelessness. It is idle to explain that Greenback, Labor and Pro hibition diversions decimated the Re publican party while the Democracy stood in solid ranks when the decisive battle came upon them. Republicanism was disintegrated, not beoause its voters loved Greenback, Labor or Prohibition doctrines better, but because they de manded some channel of egreßS from the befouled Republican temple; and the Democracy stood to their guns be cause they were out of power; because they wanted to win power, and because Republicanism opened its own gates for the enemy to enter and overwhelm it. The verdict of Ohio is unmistakable. It is a crushing defeat for President Hayes, and it pomes from those who shquld haye been friends as well as from consistent foe3. It copies from incon gruous elements which foupd unity without arrangement to strike the fatal blow. He was hated for his to the peace of the nation; he was smitten by thousands who felt that he wears an other’s crowD, and he was deserted by many becanse of the distrusted leaders who gave him half-hearted support aud yet loaded him with their friendship. Judge West opened the campaign by a fatql directed at his own vitals, and the party floundered tinder his awkward efforts to retrieve his irretrievable blun der. Stanley Matthews was a double millstone about the neck of the Presi dent, and a deadweight upon the totter ing party, while cross purposes and a general spirit of vengeance within the Republican household, made it an easy conquest for the practically united De moof^cy. Whether the majority for Bishop shall foot up twenty or thirty thousand mat ters little. It is not less than twenty, and morp is needless, for it carries the Legislature and a United States Sena tor, and dates the final destruction of the debanohed Republicanism that was first arraigned at Cincinnati iu JB?4. It will sweep down the last vestige f hopeful opposition to Democratic success in Pennsylvania, and even Philadelphia will swing from her Republican moor ings in November. THE TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT. Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Please allow me room in your columns for a few words in regard to the ap proaching election for Senator from the Twenty-ninth Distriot. I know that a meeting has been held in Colombia oountv and that the delegates who were elected go pledged to a candidate who if elected, will not be the choice of the people by any means, bnt who, if elect ed, w>ll be from the simple faet that he was nominated fty this Tjistrict Oonvenvion of gig lit ojr fen men. Now, I thiLk the time has eoiae when this District can safely do away with nominations. There is only one party in this District. Then why a nomination ? Is it fair that seven or eight men shonld say who should be our Senator 0 I think not; therefore lam in fayojr of t ( ue most popular man and the best man Wtft'esjitoriet. The ques tion which now presents itself is,‘‘who is the best man ? The writer is very well acquainted with the sentiment of the people throughout the entire Dis trict, and is honestly satisfied that the Ssople of the Twenty-ninth Senatorial istriet Colonel W. D. Tutt to represent them to' the next Senate; and the reason is, that with the exception of Jndge Reese (who re fuses to fill the office), and General Toombs who,too. wonld not have it),he is the ablest man in the District. Not only ia Colonel Tutt an able lawyer, an eloquent speaker, a- man of mind, an Jiorieet man, bnt he is a man who has nce represented the good old oonnty of Lincbln to the Legislature, and did ably, too. Col.' r *'ntt%as considered one of the first men in the House, if not the peer of any of them. What has been his record since? His present po sition will tell for itself. Col. Tutt ought, and I hope will, in justice to the Disfitot; aQ d in joatioe to his friends, to rtm trUtepenoeahn’ Althongn there are a tew enemies (whom <m kite never wronged), still his <** P°- merons than they, and they, knowing hia atondard as a statesman, and as a man, tii be muse Reproach, do urgently request him to give no notiee to the Convention, bat to make an indepen dent run. “* Many Friends. Augusta. Ga., October It “It ia Perfectly Splendid." “There’s nothing like it.” “Never could use baking powder till tried yonra.” “Can’t speak too highly of it.” That-a what they say of Pooley’s Yeast Powder. Bishop’s majority in Ohio will not reach 25,000. The schooner Thistle, from Wilming ton, N. 0., is at Queenstown leaky, hav ing lost her rudder. THAT RIVER MONSTER. ITS APPEARANCJ? UPOH DRY '• % Terriße Enconter ia a Field Near CAhakla Witnessed Ttuouakont k; a Member ef a WeHiKnawt' F.inilLv—“Beware the Jab berwoclc, W Soul Beware the Frtunioua Bandersnatch !” [Sf. Louis Republican.] Mr. Jabez Smith is a veil to do farmer on a small scale, whose place is situated in the American Bottom at a point six or seven miles southeast of Cahokia. Mr. Smith is a gentleman well known ab his locality as an upright and thor oughly reliable citizen, one who would soorn to utter an untruth or to give cir culation to a report having about it even the air of an exaggeration. So marked, in fact, is his peculiarity in this respect, and so generally understood in his anti pathy to anything sensational or not fully corroborated in every particular that he is more widely known among his friends by the name of “Truthful Jabez” than by the one which is credited to him in the family Bible. It was from Mr. Jabez Smith that a startling account came, and came so di rectly as to leave no doubt in the mind of any one knowing Mr. Smith’s charac ter as to its complete reliability. Mr. Smith recounted the story to a neighbor, who told it to a man on a steamer which stopped at East Oarondelet on its way up, and this man in turn brought the nefws to St. Louis. Mr. Smith’s exoiting account is neither more nor less than to the effect that the strange river monster which has lately caused such a commo tion on the Mississippi was on Friday af ternoon Seen Again. Not near Memphis this time, but near Cahokia, and not in the water, but on land ! The hideous saurian was ob served by but one person—Mr. Smith’s little boy Johnny, about twelve years of age—bnt was seen under such circum stances as to afford by far the best idea yet obtainable of the monster’s charac ter. From the boy’s aocount, as given to his father and subsequently trans mitted as described, the details of a most remarkable event are derived. It appears that at about four o’clock on Friday afternoon the boy was sent by his father to a pasture near a piece of woodland, about half a mile from the house, to drive home a brindle bull there confined. The bull, though small, is an extremely vicious animal, and young Smith, who appears endowed with a discretion beyond his age, took occasion to enter the pasture at a point some distance from the animal, in order to test the bull’s probable humor by shaking a stick at him, while leaving a margin for safe retreat, should the bull prove ugly. This, as subsequently ap peared, was a very fortunate circum stance for young Smith. He had just entered the pasture, and was flourishing his stiok and shouting to the bull to “come on,” an invitation which the ani mal seemed notunlikely to accept, when the attention of both bull and boy was suddenly diverted from the matter in hand to something else. There emenat ed from the adjoining pieoe of woods a bellowing so deep, so dismal and so un earthly that, seized with an awful fright, the boy hurried over the fence on the opposite side of the field, and there crouched behind the rails, while the bull, though too plucky to retreat, stood braced in his position with his short tail erect, head lowered, and his hair literally turned forward in the wrong direction from the sudden alarm. Scarcely a moment had elapsed before the boy saw from his place of conceal ment the Horrible Solution Of the mystery of the sound. From the edge of the woodland there upreared a head upon a swaying neck at least twen ty feet in length. The head was that of a wolf or dog, save that there was a pro longation into a huge bill or horny jaws. This bill the monster opened at inter vals, displaying a row of immense fangs upon each division, while as he opened it on each occasion there was emitted a hissing noise loud enough to be heard for a great distance. From the back of the head and adawn the neck depended a mane of coarse reddish hair. The monster retained its position for a mo ment or two, swaying its head gently back and forth, when its eyes fell upon the bull; then it at once showed signs of great excitement. It snorted fiercely, the hissing sound became almost con tinuous, and it would repeatedly open its immense jaws and snap them together with a sound like the report of a rifle. Its hesitation did not long continue. Maddened by the sight of the bull the nioaster advanced at once and .Swiftly to the Attack. Raising its head still higher, it shot for ward over the fence and thence came over in swift, billowy undulations, the fence seeming no obstaole at all. As the animal entered the field its whole body could be distinctly seen. The great neck terminated in a body of somewhat less length, supported upon four short legs armed with immense claws, though the motions of the animal seemed to resem ble rather those of a snake than of a thing with legs. To the body was join ed a tail quite as long as the neck and terminating in a huge barb, hard appa rently as iron, and having the bright red color of a boiled lobster. Ihe neck and entire body were sheathed in scales of a dark blue color and as large as din ner plates. Most remarkable of all was a pair of hqge membranous wings which were folded along the body on either sjde. The appearance of the great rep tile was indescribably fearful and repul sive. It ffloyed toward the bull, hissing loudly and sweeping about the apparent ly doomed animals in circles of decreas ing extent. The bull meanwhile retained his po sition with lowered head and an occa sional response to the hissing by a short bellow. He was alarmed, but evidently Full of Fight. His whole body was quivering, and his stump of a tail stood out like the limb of k sturdy oak. As the monster swept about in circles the bull turned slowly, always keeping his front toward the enemy. Suddenly the reptile raised its head to an immense height, opened its huge jaws and darted forward. The boy in the fence corner saw the shock of the encounter and nothing more. Instantly there arose such a cloud of dust as almost to concpal the powerful comhatatauts from sight. The ground shook as with some internal con vulsion. The air quaked with a com mingled bellowing and roaring. Dimly discerned through the dirst-cloud could be seen portions of hhH and reptile and tufts of flying hair and chips qf shatter ed scales. There could he heard the snap of the monster's jaws aud the rat tle of the bull’s horns upon its mailed sides. Flashing here and there through the diugy nimbus could be seen the blood-red dart upon the reptile’s tail as it sought to transfix its active antago nist. It was a panorama of desperate battle ; a volume of sound, of fierce en counter. The tide of battle shjftgd in sensibly to The vicinity a huge oak stump which was near the centre of the field. Then the boy saw the tail of the strange monster snddenly whip Outward and Upward And dart the ba'b downward witty the spaed ol a' ttyFpdertyolt. was a crack like ttye report of a cannon, 'the barb had again missed the bull, and this time had encountered a harder sub stance. The boy peering through the fence gaye a Vila y®)l or aaiiaiaetion. The barb had ’ buried” itself in the stump ! The monster was at a disadvantage. It was fastened at one end to the stump and bad remaining only its claws and teeth, terrible indeed, but less so since the movement of the creature was neces sarily restricted by its remarkable posi tion.' The ball 'haS ttondwfhlij escaped all fatal injury, and its horns now dashed upon the sides of its adversary like a forge hammer upon an anvil. The fight swung around the stump as a pivot, and the pandemonium of sounds and clouds of dust continued. Closer and closer to the stump the combatß drew oontihnally, for, with eaeb reoltipp another turn of the monsters tail was taken about the object, and its freedom of action be came more and more impaired. The struggle was terminating oddly. The bull was getting the advantage ! The rattfe of the horns upon scaly sides became more continuous and the bellowing of the bull loader, but the roar of the monster reptile became less fear-inapirinc- A gust Of wind swept across tb’e Add and lifted the utoud of dost. Then the boy saw 1 the fight end strangely. The unknown animal, in its last great strait, made one last fierce ef fort, tore its barbed tail from the wood and unwound its sinuous folds about the stump with the celerity of lightning. Then suddenly rearing its head again it unfolded iot the tyr?t time the Great Wioga Folded along its sides, and rose in the air like a gigantic bat. With a wild, hoarse cry it parted upward to the height of huu&reds ol feet, and took a southwesterly direction toward the Mis sissippi. A few moments later, frogs the direction of toe distant river, came the sound of a tremendous spjashand awash of waters, as though some heavy Body had fallen into the river from a great height. The baffled monster had reached again bis native element. Cautiously the boy in the fence corn er emerged from his retreat and ap proached the scene of the late encoun ter. The ball, nearly skinned, with bat one ear and one horn remaining, stood there, weak, bat fearless still, stamping, lashing its sides with what little remain ed of its tail, and gazing in the direction where his antagonist had disappeared over the wood. Tfore was it air enough on the ground to sfjkff a mattress with and fragmafcta <bf gfeat scale* were scat tered about otter an area of half an acre, while the grew oak stuep Was absolute ly riven in twain in the effort of the monster to release its forked tailed from the tough wood. The boy flourished the stick and the bull started home quietly. It had been engaging in too grand a straggle to fool with boys any more, and besides it didn’t seem to be feeling quite well. Twenty minntes later the father, “Truthful Jabez,” knew all abont the remarkable occurrence. Mr. Jabez Smith Interviewed. As soon as the news of the advent of the remarkable river monster in the American Bottom had reached St. Lonis a reporter was dispatch to interview Mr. Jabez Smith upon the subject, and gain, if possible, farther details of interest. Mr. Smith was found iu the yard back of his house, engaged in soraping a dead and lately scalded pig, having, as he said, just killed one or two very likely shoats for the St. Lonis market. “Where is your son Johnny, Mr. Smith ?” said the reporter. Mr. Smith explained that the boy, armed with the family mnsket, was out killing turtles, np the slough. “And how is yonr bull getting along ?” was the next query. “Purty well, considerin’, bnt he was nearly skinned and awfnlly tuckered ont fightin’ that doggone wild* beast yester day.” “He must be a pretty good animal.” “Wa’al, he’s a tollable sizeable bull, for his age.” “Have you visited the scene of the en counter, Mr. Smith ?” “You mean the plaoe whar they fit ? Yes, I was thar.” “Did you notioe anything in particular about the ground ?” “Wa’al, there was most of the bull’s bar an’ fish-scales bigger’n the top o’ yer hat.” “Anything else ?” “No, ’ceptin’ a kind o’ snaky smell roun’ the place whar they fit most.” “What do you imagine the monster to have been which attacked the buU ?” “I dunno.” “Did your son tell yon anything about the reptile’s actions further than has already been made public ?” “Wa’al, be mentioned that as the thing flew off over the trees its tail dan gled down au' hit the branches, an’ that then the tail curled up an’ tied itself in a double bow knot, so’s twonldn’t hit the limbs any more, just as easy !” “Is your son a reliable boy, sir ?” “Ef he told a lie I’d skin ’im !” By Telegraph. Cahokia, October 6, 11, p. m.—Prof. McHonser, President of the Cahokia Archaeological and Zoological Society, has just returned from a visit to the farm of Mr. Jabez Smith, about seven miles back in the country, where he has been engaged all day in taking notes regard ing the unknown monßter reported as attacking a bull there on yesterday eve ning. Upon the “snaky smell” men tioned by Mr. Jabez Smith as remaining after the monster’s departure, the Pro fessor places little stress, recognizing the odor, as soon as he reached the spot, as that emitted, when the animal is piqued at any thing, by the familiar mephitis Americana. From the claw marks upon the bull’s back, however, the Professor was enabled not only to assure himself that the reported mon- Bter had actually been in the neighbor hood, but to determine its order and structure. He unhesitatingly pronounces the strange visitor one of the gigantic prehistoric reptiles of which only the skeletons have heretofore been found, but, singularly enough, a hybrid, being evidently a cross between the pterodac tyl and the pleiosaurus. From this evidence the Professor is satisfied that both these great reptiles still remain in existence, having their home in waters yet unexplored. The monster which has made its appearance here, the Profes sor'thinks, is but one which has by ac cident ascended the Mississippi from the depths of the unsounded seas. The most tremendous excitement prevails over the discovery, and the Cahokia Brass Band—if the trombone man, who has gone oatfishing, can be found—will shortly serenade the Professor at his residence, when he will be called upon to make a speech. THE NEW YORK FIKEIIIEN. How They Are Housed, Where They Bleep* aud the Appurtenauces aud Appliances With Which They Work. As interesting to our fire laddies, we reproduce the following account of the way they “run with the machine” in New York city. August x has not pro gressed sufficiently to do these things up as quickly. The article we clip from Harper's Magazine for October : “The firemen spring ont of their bed simul taneously, without losing a tenth of a second in hesitation or surprise; ten pairs of legs are simultaneously thrust into the trousers by the bedside, and two hitches pull on both trousers and boot. The trousers close upon the hips, so that no time is lost with suspenders or belts, and the miraculous toilet is complete, while I stand confused by the distressing suddenness of things. The noise iu the lower room is as though the foundations of the building were beiDg blasted by dynamite. The bell is still striking, repeating the signal five times over, aud the last fireman is half way down stairs before I oan recover myself and hastily follow him. Below stairs the horses are hitched to the engine, the driver is on the box, the furnace is lighted, the men have taken their precarious positions on the tender, the doors leading to the street are wide open, and one minute has not expired since the first stroke of the bell! Tho engineer taps me on the shoul der and orders mo into a place on the narrow platform behind the engine. “Hold on for yonr life 1” The advice is scarcely in my ear when the horses plunge forward and the machine rolls off the smooth floor of the station on to the cobble stones of the street, which seem to fly ont of their beds in the rebound of the wheels. The excite ment bewilders; the stores and houses along the route are indistinct; for a mo ment our feet are shaken from under us its we sharply turn a corner; then a greater ease in (notion tells us that we haye left the oobble stone or Belgian pavement for asphalt or macadam; the tremulous finger of the steam gauge in dicates a higher and higher pressure; tbe furnace blazes with increasing vehe mence, and the syaoke-siack emits dense wreattys p t mingled smoke and sparks, which are blown back upon us and in close us in their suffocating blackness. The experience is thrilling beyond mea sure to a novice, and the absorbed ex pression of the men who have been used to the thing for years shows that it also has some effect upon them. The engine steps abruptly in front of the building out of which some smoke is drifting; the hose is uncoiled from the tender, a hydrant is tapped, and ip less than five minutes after the tyrst stroke of alarm at the station a stream of water is thrown upon the fire by the engine, whioh gasps for breath, apparently, at the haste. — Within these five minutes twelve or thirteen men haye beep aroused from a sound sleep and haye dressed themselves, three horses haye been taken ont of a stable and attached to vehioles, and the vehicles and men have traveled five blocks. tylut if one should speak tp the men about it, they fiepreca’te ad -35 thmng the first' visit of the Gfrand Tluke Alexis to New York an alarm of fire was sounded at the Claren don Hotel, in Fourth avenue, and a stream of water was turned upon the building by an engine with in two minutes and thirty-five seconds, the engine having been manned and brought four blocks in the meantime. Jt ig not nnpß(jal for the engine to be o\xt a*d on its way to a fire within forty seoonds of the moment when the bell first striked. As soon as they return to the station, no matter how tired they may be, the engine is re stored to its original condition of bril liancy, the horses are groomed, the har ness is washed with castile soap, the hose js readjusted on the tender, and an hour afterward, or les, the company is fully prepared to answer another alarm. Each man places his hat and coat in hie seat on the tender, and puts them on after he has started for the fire; he also has a particular place and a partionlar duty assigned to him in hitching np the Horses, which' is dotie by elecfric soaps, and in’ getting ttye engityp of the house, the entity perforfuauce often con suming no more than ten seoonds.” EXPLOSION IN A .VINK. Terrible I,o* of life in an English Colliery. London, October 11.—An explosion of a colliery occurred at Ij’emberton, near Wigan, Lancaster, and of over for ty miners wh6 were in the pit only five, so far, have beeii rescued. Three of the rescuers were suffocated. Joy and happinepa has been brought to the hearic of aotherf, and the .bloom of health restored to the cheeks and many little' darlings, by TyrnTpiiiA (Teething powders). Mothers, sleep sweetly tp-night by giving your child Teethina (Teethißg Powders) to-day. m W • -rear The North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch South, composed ol all tbe traveling preachers within its boundary, and of lay delegates from every district, will meet at Gaines ville Wednesday, the 28th of November. THE STATE. THE PEOPLE AND THE PARERS. 1 * ' Dalton wishes her streets paved. ™ t Griffin is having a sort of a fair. * Oartemtille has thirty-one lawyers. Hart eoiinty women outlive the men. Madison county counts on half a crop. Malarial fevers are gradually lifting. Mr. Frank Reynolds, of Macon, is dead. Heard oounty gives np her pauper’s farm. The Elberton Guards show signs of reviving. Ten cotton buyers are operating in Newman. - ' , '****' ,J Elberton’s cornet band numbers 15 instruments. ’Pears like Elberton is bound to string np that Air line. The Greenesboro fair commences on the 24th of October. A species of hog cholera seems to pre vail in Madison county. There are six negroes and one white man in Upson county jail. Last year Atlanta received 12,000 males; and in 1875, 15,000. Elberton cows are allowed afternoon strolls through the cemetery. The Elberton colored school had a creditable exhibition last week. Thomas oonnty sends four boys to Athens and three to Meroer this session. A little frost npon the musquitoe’s tail causeth him to reverse his little bill. Levison Isabell, Esq., and Mrs. Eliza beth Nelson, of Hart county, died re cently. Dalton is to have a riding matoh on the 18th, in which ladies will be the contestants. Dr. Walker, near Monticello, had his gin house and about twenty bales of cot ton burned recently. A little negro, the other day, near Milner, became entangled in some gin gear and was killed. The compensation of teachers by the Board of Education of Floyd county is 3J cents per day, more or less. "Miss Maggie Gresham, after a pro tracted illness of typhoid fever, died in Bnrke county Sunday morning. . The Athens Georgian thinks that the price of admission to the State Fair Grounds, 50 cents, is exorbitant. Rev. G. A. Nunnally has been elected to the pastoral charge of the Rome Bap tist Church for an indefinite time. Savannah citizens living on the su burbs have organized a patrol club to protect the outskirts from depredations. The Cartersvillo Express this week has a capital review of tjie mineral, agri cultural and other resources of Bartow county. Dan Flewellyn, colored thief in Warrenton, managed to get off the other day with a little small change, but he didn’t keep it long. Two tramps stole a ride between Ha vanuah and Macon recently in a tightly sealed freight car, and were sixteen hours without bread or water. A loving couple from LaGrange left their respective spouses at home, and eloped to Atlanta with matrimonial in tents. They were arrested, however. The Warrenton Methodist are hold ing a protracted meeting. Bishop Camp bell, the colored Methodist Bishop of Pennsyvania, preached there Sunday night, A woman in Georgia, who has been married only a little over six months, has been separated from her husband three times, so says the Covington En terprise. A Mr. Richardson, who has been canvassing Elbert county in tho inter est of a Nashville nursery, lias been ar rested obarged with an assault to com mit rape. Dr. E. Dorsette Newton, of New York, is on a Winter’s to his Athens friends. The Doctor speaks hopeful of the ulti mate immigration of Cleopatra’s needle to this country. A young man named Ansley, in Mc- Duffie county, shot and killed a horse and a mule, while they were depredat ing his field. The stock belonged to Mrs. Effie Johnson. An old negro died in Burke county last week who claimed to remember all about the war of ’76. A son of his, said to be over 70, was at his bnrial, and he was the third child. The Hartwell “rebel reunion” was an enjoyable glorification notwithstanding a shortness of rations. Speeches were made by A. G. MoCurry, Esq., Captain Craft, J. T. W. Vernon and Maj. Skel ton. An exchange says: “The Rev. George Bull baptized forty persons by immer sion in twenty-seven minutes in Savan nah, and he is eighty years old, too. He is a ‘star’ baptizer—in faot, Ja Great Dipper.” The Savannah News thinks that two of the military prizes at the State Fair should be offered for the best and sec ond best, and then the Dahlonga Ca dets could be let iu without unfairness to the volunteer organizations. The Greenesboro Herald notes that Miss Anna Horton, of Augusta, is spend ing a short time with Miss Emma Hart. Thus Augusta contributes another of her handsome and accomplished yonng ladies to enhance the pleasures of Union Point society. THE PRESIDENT SUSTAINED. Further Remarks in Meeting (rum the Anll- Conklingltes. New Yobk, October 11.—Tho anti- Conkling meeting adopted the following resolutions : Resolved, That we rejoice in the re cent and unquestionable evidences that every clause of the Constitution, as it is now established, is to-day accepted by an overwhelming majority of oitizens of the United States. Resolved, That we recognize and ap prove the firmness and fidelity with which the President hns kept his public pledges and those of his party as to the reform of our oivil service, There is no preoedent in the political history of our country for this voluntary act of self-reformation by a party in power. We tender to the President and to his able and patriotic advisers our heartiest sympathy and support. THE DARK HIDE, .Sombre Glimpses at tbe Criminal Record— Pepit£ns< Just Too laate—Written Coufes- Mion of the New York B<*ript Forger. New Yobk, October 12.—Gilman, the forger of insurance sorip, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years. His confession, read by his counsel, is touching, and concludes as follows: ‘•To sum up briefly, I would say that de cline in business, bad investments, heavy expenses, both business aud do mestic, and personal extravaganoe, have [betrayed me.” In a probable exculpa tion of his crime, the prisoner says that he loved better to give money away than to spend it on himself, that his thoughts and interests were more with charitable works. Suicide had been much in his thoughts for many years. A Mexican Desperado Killed—<;reat K*clte ment at £lpato, Texans San Francisco, October 12.—A dis patch from Messila, New Mexioo, says that Judge Howard killed Louis Oardis at Elpaao, Texas. Oardis was the leader of a mob that arrested the county offi cers of Elpaso county. Great excitement prevails. YEUUttW FEVER. The Feyer DlfiilniMiin* at Port Royal— Scarcity of Proviitlonw. Port Royal, October lfi.-™Tbe yellow fever is on the decrease. Twenty-one cases are under treatment; ail convalesc ing. Yellow fever at this place in no way interferes with railroad connections between Augusta, Savannah and Charles ton. The passenger trains run between Augusta anfi B&aufort. There is no in tercourse with the infected district. Pro ■ visions are scarce. Five New Cases In Fernandiua—Physicians Among tbe Mck. Jacksonville, October 12. Two deaths at Fernandina and five new cases. Colonel Liberty Billings is dead. Dtrs. Herndon, of Savannah; Simmons, of Charleston; and Teryl, of Jackson ville, are among the sick at Fernandina. Dr. Whitehurst, of Key West arrived Wfday- THE APPROACHING STRUGGLE, Deßroglle Recomsunlt SunpMiaslss of Agi- Fiat—Tbe (Joining Elee- Paris, October 12.—Duke De Brog lie, President of the Council and Minis ter of Justice, has addressed a circular to Procureurs Generau*. It instructs them to prosecute tbe disseminators of false reports relative to negotiations and alliances between foreign powers in view of the possible consequences of the coming elections. [Note. —This is in consequence of a current xumoi of an anti-clerical alli ance between Germany and Italy.] Gambetta has been sentenced to, three months’ imprisonment and a fine of SBOO for placarding his recent address to the electors of hisarrodisserqeqt. The print er of the address has neen sentenced to fifteen days’ imprisonment and a fine of POO. _ Columbus, Ga., August 24th, 18T7. Dr. C.J. Moffett; Dear Dootob— We gave your “Teothi na” (Teething Powders) to our little grandchild with the happiest results. The effects were almost magical, and certainly more satisfactory than from anything we ever used. Yours very truly, Joseph S. Key, Pastor of St. Paul Ghuroh. SOUTH CAROLINA. NEWS LEAVES. Anderson frosted on the 6th. Senator Maxwell has resigned. Newberry College is prospering. Greenville has a Methodist revival. Greenville is putting np elevated stone walks. Chester is improving her Presbyterian Church. The Sumter Guards will send a team to Columbia. Port Royal has petitioned Governor Hampton for aid. Smalls, Rainey and Cain, it seems, will share the forger’s fate. Orangeburg is spilling milky tears oyer freight discriminations. The will of Mrs. Mary May, late of Charleston, will be contested." The Butler Riflemen, of Hedges, will contest for the military prize. There are 364 Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry in South Carolina. Gieenville wishes Judge Kershaw to hold Judge Northrop’s Conrts this Fall. The Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina will meet in Columbia the 17th instant. A Charleston painter slipped from a ladder, Tuesday, and painfully iDinred himself. Mr. Asa W. Southern, a very promis ing young man, died in Greenville a few days since. Mr. Emmet Howard has taken charge of the Western Union Telegraph Offloe in Columbia. John N. Reed, of Chester, died last Friday night, after a very violent illness of a few hours. Rev. J. B. Seabrook, late Rector of St. Mark’s Church, was buried iu Char leston, Tuesday. Another John Patterson is jailed in Lancaster for murder. The devil’s in a name, Bare enough. Newberry has built twenty-five houses this Summer, and yet she wants a Build ing aud Loan Association. Two cows in Greenville county, with in a fow miles of each other, gave birth to twin calves the other day. The youug ladies of Johnston propose giving a bazar and hot supper, iu behalf of the Johnston Baptist Church,Boon. The Lutheran Synod of Honth Caro lina will meet at St. Mathew’s Church, Orangeburg county, the 16th of this month. Tho Governor has appointed Tilman Watson, of Edgefield, an aid de-camp, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of Infantry. A News and Courier correspondent argues that Circuit Judges should be elected by ballot in the General Assem bly and not viva voce. The Edgefield Advertiser, one of our most interesting txchauges, glides into thirty-six columns, becoming tho mam moth sheet of the State. The surviving members of the poison ed family are doing better. It has been suggested that tho fowls oaten had probably been fed upon nux vomica. The Herald proposes that Newberry county hold a tax payers’ convention to determine whether the property holders are willing to be taxed for the new rail road. The Governor appointed Capt. D. Werner, H. A. DeSaussnre and H. Law rence Toomer, Commissioners of Elec tion for tho coming city oleotion in Charleston. Two negro jnrvmen, after agreoiug to a verdict in a Williamsburg Court against the County Commissioners, de nied, on being polled, that they had done any such thing. They were ar rested for perjury. The Newberry Herald thinks that Gen. W. H. Wallace, of Union, the Speaker of the House, will very probably be Judge Northrop’s successor. He would make a splendid Judge. The Pin mix says: “The South Caro lina Railroad has, with commendablo public spirit, offered to transport any articles intended for the State Fair to and from Columbia free.” Governor Hampton will petition the General Government for the following ordinance stores : Six batteries of light artillery, with harness, (quipmeuts and fixed ammunition; 3,000 Springfield rifles, calibre 45, with equipments; 3,000 Springfield carbine rifles, oalibro 46, with equipments; 2,000 sabres, with belts; 100,000, oalibre 45,cartridges. WHY JACOB WEPT AFTER KIHBINU RACHEL. The following are tho “opinions of the English press” npon the snbieot of the text which tells us that Jaoob "kissed Rachel, and lifted np his voico and wept: If Rachel was a pretty girl and kept her face clean, we can’t see what Jacob had to ory about.— Daily Telegraph. How do you know but that she slap ped his faoe for him ?— Ladies' 7\eas ury. Weeping is often produced by exces sive happiness ; it might have"been so in Jacob’s case.— Hardwick's Science Gossip. The cause of Jaoob’s weeping was the refusal of Rachel to allow him to kiss her again.— Noncomformist, It is our opinion Jacob wept because he had not kissed Rachel before, and he wept for the time lost.— City Press. Tho fellow wept because the girl did not kiss him.— Pall Mall Gazette. Jaoob wept because Rachel told him to “do it twice more,” anti he was afraid. —Methodist Recorder. Jacob cried because Rachel threatened to tell her mamma.— Sunday Gazette. He wept because there was only ono Rachel to kiss.— Clerkenwell News. He wept for joy because it tasted so good.— Jewish Chronicle. We reckon Jac >b cried because Rachel had been eating onions.— British Stand ard,, Our opinion is that Jacob wept bo cause he found after all “it was not what it was cracked up tojbe.”—-JVfew Haland Examiner. A mistake, not his eyes but his month watered.— Ladies' Chronicle, He thought it was a fast color, but wept because tho paint came off.— Fine Art Gazette. He remembered he was her uuole, and reoolleoted what the prayer book says.— Church Journal. He was a fool, and did nol know what was good for himself.— Englishwoman's Advertiser. He knew there was a time to weep—it had come, aud he dared not put it off. — Methodist News. He thought she might have a big brother.— Sporting Chronicle. , Because there was no time for another. — Express. When he lifted up his voice he found it was heavy, and he could not get it so high as he expected.— Musical Notes. Ho tried to impose on her feelings, because he wanted her to lend him five shillings.—Hapfis* Guide. IJIS HONESTY’S OWN. The Friseo Bank Frencoeii Its Immnrulato Walla With Depositors’ Voaejr— A German Institution Goes Up. New York, October 13.— The commit tee of the Pioneer Bank, San Francisco, reports that, with good management of the assets, depositors may get eleven per cent. London, October 13.—A Berl n dis patch says: “The failure of the Rittera ehaftliche Rank of Stettin has oansed a general depression. It is stated that tbe managing director has oommitted sui cide. Tho embarrassments of the bank date from ten years back, when two managing directors first began to dis count doubtful bills, keeping the coun cil of directors entirely in tbe dark. Tbe bank, which has a capital of nine mil lions marks, has discounted bills to the amount of forty million marks, half of which would require to be prolonged on falling due.” A Steamer Charged With Kantgglfug. Boston, October 13.—The steamship England, which was seized on her arri val here last Monday on acoount of alleged smuggling by some of the erew, has been released on a bond of $325,000, that being the amount at which she had been appraised after her seizure. THE SICKLE KEEN. A Vail C'oatrnctor Stamped. With Death—An Editor’* Form i.-ked Up. New York, October 13.—C01. Jesse L. Heiskell, originally of Albemarle coun ty, Va., one of the oldest and formerly one of the most extensive mail contract ors in the United Slates, died in Harri sonburg, Va., yesterday. Port Tobacco, Mik, October 13. Captain Elijah Wells, editor and pro prietor of the Port Tobacco Times, died yesterday ol congestion of tbe brain, aged 00 years. He was one ol the oldest journalists in the State, haring estab lished the Times more than thirty years ago. Ta Ike Limbo of Thing* Lout On earth, the course tooth powders and corrosive tooth washes are rapidly de parting as SOZQDONT, fortunately for the teeth of this generation, is supplant ing them. That universally popular article is aa wholesome as it is beautify ing. f There is no sight so agreeable as that of a beautiful, well-dressed woman. Any lady can make a fashionable dress from tbe patterns and illustrations of the “Bazar.” No lady desirous of ap pearing well-dressed should be without one ou her table. Send ten oents to W. It. Andrews, Cincinnati, for specimen oopy.