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THE UNION & RECORDER.
Old
‘Southern Recorder” and
consolidated.]
1 Federal Union ’
MILLED SEVILLE,
OA:
Wednesday, July 2,
1873.
To Our Exchanges.
All of our Exchanges who receive
our paper after this week will under-
sfawl that we are willing to keep up
our exchange with them, on condition,
that we pay the postage on their pa
pers at this office and they pay post
age on ours at theirs, which will obvi
ate the necessity of using stamps.
The Atlanta Herald.
Our brother of the Herald does us
and himself great injustice when he
says we were angry with him for’call
ing us an Onion. On the contrary,
coming as it did from one smarting
from the rubbing he had got we
considered it a compliment to the pun
gency of our argument. His partiali
ty for leeks and other vegetables are
well known, and we considered it
very natural that his compliments
should be drawn from that source.
When the Herald pays a brother Edi
tor a compliment, he always expects a
compliment in return. He has asso
ciated our name with a very useful and
world renowned vegetable, and we
should like to repay him in kind; and
luckily there is a vegetable the name
of which is so appropriate and so sig
nificant, that the application will
strike every one. We will call him
a Beet. A dead beat, if you please and
let every one spell it to suit himself.
Unfortunately the Mayor of Atlanta
has prohibited the buying or selling of
stale or decayed vegetables in Atlanta.
This will no doubt include dead beats,
and if made to apply to our brother of
the Herald, might ruiu his business.
We hope the Mayor of Atlanta will
make an exception to the Editor of
the Herald and suffer him to be bought
and sold ad libitum. We like to see
the Herald'very much, and would dis
like to have it killed off by an ordinance
of the Mayor of Atlanta.
Public Hanging and Murders.
Never since we can remember, have
we heard of so many hangings in
Georgia in one year as in the past
twelve months, and never do we re
member of hearing of so many mur
ders in the same length of time. The
murders seem to increase with the
hangings, and this is the case all over
the United States. The question
arises in the mind of every reflecting
person, does public executions deter
men from committing crimes; or in
other words has public executions a
tendency to improve the morals of a
people. We are decidedly of the
opinion that the horrid details of mur
ders and hangings as published in
some of our sensational papers has
a very bad influence upon a communi
ty Especially has these disgusting
rehearsals of crime and blood a demor-
tMr " i vtffMi diwr phVeiri w u ks* n tm-
to poison the minds of their children
by letting them read the exploits of
Dick Turpin and Jack Shepherd ;
but some of our sensational newspa
pers serve up such a repast to their
readers every week, and frequently
wind up by describing a public hang
ing in all its disgusting details. We
know that some persons gloat over
such recitals, but that is no reason
why the press should pander to such
a depraved appetite. May we not at
tribute the frightful increase of crime
in some degree as owing to these hor
rid details daily published and kept
before the eyes and stamped upon the
minds of the young and susceptible,
and to the frequent public executions
in our midst? Time was, and not
many years ago, when horrid crimes
were scarcely ever heard of, and pub
lic executions had never been witness
ed by a large portion of our people.
Certainly some causes are at work
which are demoralizing the people
with frightful rapidity, and W’e most
sincerely believe these frequent re
hearsals of crimes and exhibitions of
hangings before the eyes and ears of
the people are a fruitful cause and
source of these evils.
Spread of Cholera.
The spread of cholera in Tennessee
and in some other portions of the
United States, demonstrates beyond
doubt the danger of the prevalence of
this scourge all over the country.
We believe some technical sticklers
about terms among the medical practi
tioners still divert themselves with
denials that the disease is Asiatic chol
era ; but the name is not important.
It kills, and kills speedily. We ob
serve that one hundred deaths occur
red from it in one day at Nashville,
Tennessee, although half of the in
habitants had fled from that city. The
disease is also prevailing in Chattanoo
ga, and the people were flying for
safety from that city some days ago.
Atlanta, Macon, and other cities in
Georgia are vigorously cleansing them
selves and using lime and other disin
fectants. Why do not the city author
ities here do the same? Will they
wait till the cholera reaches us ? If
so, the stirring of the contents of the
filthy gutters, and other unwholesome
localities, will but aggravate the rav
ages of the disease. Let our city au
thorities inform themselves of the con
dition of every residence and town lot
in the city, and compel proper clean
ings : not next week, or month or
year, but now. This, and nothing less,
p their duty. °
Bishop Gross' Lecture in BSiliedjfe
ville.
Last Thursday the Catholic Bishop
of Savannah delivered a very interest
ing lecture in the Representative Hall
of the Capitol to a large audience of
citizens from this and the surrounding
counties. We had intended to have
given a synopsis of his address from
memory, but we find our task execu
ted much better than we could have
done it by Col. Jones, reporter for the
Telegraph Messenger, and published
in that paper; so we shall transfer
the report in the Macon paper to our
columns for the benefit of our readers;
and we take this occasion to testify to
the fidelity of Col. Jones’ report, and
also to the energy of our Macon con
temporary in getting out the report so
soon after the delivery-of the lecture
Our citizens in general were much
pleased with the Catholic Bishop and
wish him and his denomination much
success in their endeavors to build a
church in our city.
“X never deceived any one with false
Promises.'
Many newspapers in the State are
greatly exercised by the above “re
markable expression,” as they term it,
uttered by Ex-Gov. H. V. Johnson at
a dinner given in his honor by the
Bar of Macon. Well it is true, it is a
“remarkable expression” uttered by a
remarkable man who has lived in a
remarkable period—for false promises.
From a promise to give office by high
officials down to the “promise to pay”
of the humblest citizen, it is prover
bially an age of false promises. And
if Ex-Gov. Johnson, who has filled so
many high offices, can now utter this
sentiment with truth (and we believe
he can,) it is more honorable to him
than any office that could be conferred
by prince or people, and he has a right
to be proud of it. The expression
was called forth by a toast complimen
tary to his honesty and integrity, to
which he was expected to respond,
doubtless, in language similar to that
used by him ; and yet many editors see
in it a covert attack upon Gov. Smith.
Why? Cannot Gov. Smith utter the
same words with equal truth ? If so,
there is no fling at him. Judge John
son is not the man to make under
handed attacks. We do not under
stand him to say that Gov. Smith has
made false promises. These suspic
ious papers do Gov. Smith more harm
by asserting that Gov. Johnson made
such charges than they can do him
good by their defence—for nobody be
lieves that H. V. Johnson will make
change that he cannot sustain.
We take the following just tribute
to one of Georgia’s favorite sons from
the Stanton Virginian, of June 10th.
Dr. Powell had been selected to de
liver an address at one of the celebra
ted Female Schools in Stanton. How
well he performed his task will be seen
by the extract below :
The Baccalaureate Address by Dr.
T. S. Powell, of Georgia, was a pro
duction of rare merit. Woman was
the theme, and he handled his subject
with masterly perfection, dissecting
her moral, intellectual and social anat
omy with the skill of an expert. The
language was elegant, and some of his
thoughts beautiful, but for an occasion
of the kind, the address was too long.
Dr. Powell evidently possesses a
mind of rich culture, and a breadth of
comprehension and grasp, which ena
ble him to encompass this subject, and
an acuteness of analysis that brings the
completely under his control. Me is a
Virginian, and as such reflects no dis
credit upon the distinguished men the
Commonwealth can justly boast. Al
though absent from lhe State, for a
period of twenty-four years, he seems
to have lost none of the ardor of his
affection for his “native heath,” as
the leeling and eloquent tribute he
paid to the old Mother, in his exor
dium, attested. Dr. Powell’s career
in the empire State of the South has
been one of distinguished usefulness in
the fields of science and literature, and
it was with no ordinary pleasure that
the flowers of rhetoric and the gems
of philosophic research that enrich his
address, were received by his intelli
gent and appreciative audience. The
cordial applause which greeted his
peroration evinced that the unabated
interest of his hearers had been excited
and held throughout his remarks. It
is rarely the case that one who has ed
ucated his mind in the stern science of
medicine, allows his fancy to soar
through the bowers of “the good, the
true and the beautiful,” and cull there
from their richest attractions. As a
graceful and eloquent composition, and
philosophic treatise, we have rarely
heard its equal, and it reflected honor
upon both the head and heart of the
speaker. The profession, of which he
is an honored and distinguished mem
ber, may feel proud of the literary
achievment of Dr. Powell on Monday
last.
The 0ap)tal Question
Editor Union {{Recorder:
I see that you have made the re
moval of the Capital, I should have
said the restoring of the Capital to
its old site, a leading idea. Well, that
is the only way to attract attention
and cause discussion, and like the
northern abolitionists, you will have
to take up their word—agitate, ag
itate, agitate, for it was by agita
ting that their cause grew and in time
became the living itsue. To accom
plish .your ends, you must agitate
the removal or restoring question be
fore the people of Georgia, and as an
impartial and disinterested citizen of
the State, I will help you aggitate it.
Because Atlanta is nearer Cherokee
Georgia, than Milledgeville, it does
not stand to reason that all Cherokee
is for Atlanta. Those who have ‘much
business’ with the legislatures—office-
seekers, ‘rings’, hangers on, &c., may
like Atlanta the best, but when you
take the mass of the people who nev
er visit the legislature, have no busi
ness with such bodies, they, the peo-
So'-Wtlii Cotii*pacj.'ua6 to q-.e Tri. jTSpt: fc H-rassj-r.-
The Catholic Excursion.
Milledgeville, Jqpe 26. 1873.
At an early hour, despite the fall
ing rain drops and ominous banks of
clouds which shrouded with a vapo
ry pall the whole empyrean, a multi
tude thronged the thoroughfares lead
ing to the foot of Mulberry, which
was the point of departure for
the Milledgeville excursionists. Nine
coaches freighted with their living
burden moved off at the appointed
hour, amid soul-stirring strains of mu
sic, and the joyous acclamations of
hundreds who were glad to exchange
the sultry air of the city for the green
fields, and that “boundless continuity
of shade,” which can only be found in
the primeval forests of the country.
A Slight Damper,
in the form of an accident, occurred
at the outset by the fall from the plat
form of one of the cars, owing to the
sudden overcoming of the vis inert ice at
starting, of a lady passenger. Hun
dreds rushed to the spot to render as
sistance, but happily no bones were
pie, are indifferent to the question of | broken or serious injury sustained, and
mere convenience. What the people | tranquility was soon restored. On
want is good legislation, just laws and j the road all seemed to enjoy them-
an economical government in all of its selves to the full, and we were pleas-
branches. The lights and fuel cost, in e( j to note that the cotton fields in
Milledgeville in 1SG7 only $410, while sight were generally clean and in good
in Atlanta for 1369, we have a bill of order, despite the rainy season. This
$2,744. The Opera House is an ex- speaks well for the industry of freed-
pensive affair, while the Capital build- Ine n. Corn, also, was looking well,
ing of Milledgeville was built for a Arriving at the Milledgeville depot,
Capitol and not an Opera House. a motley assemblage of vehicles, most-
Atlanta is a commercial place, and ]y drawn by long-eared specimens of
not the place for calm, cool and medi- hybrid donkies, yclept mules, were in
tative legislation. Milledgeville is waiting for the crowd. These were
quiet, retired, and no temptations to quickly filled', and the remainder of the
call off the legislator’s thoughts. Can passengers w’ended their way ofl foot
always get a quorum, but not so in to the city. There it was announced
Atlanta, which was a notable fact and that the Bishop’s address would not be
one that reflected much upon past legis- delivered until 3 o’clock p. m., and
latures. In Atlanta the “ring” crowd there was a general stampede to visit
could always have some excuse for be- the State House, Penitentiary, Lunatic
ingin Atlanta, and not noticed; but Asylum, cemetery, and other lions of
in Milledgeville they would soon be Georgia’s ancient capital,
spotted—could not claim that busi- The writer was among the number
ness called them to Milledgeville, for who decided to call upon the poor un-
they would soon be known as lobby- fortunates, who, bereft of reason, are
ists, and the question continually ask- kindly and bountifully provided for
ed, “what are these fellows after”— by the commonwealth. First, how-
“what do they want?” The fact alone, ever he had the pleasure of a friendly
is an incentive to pure legislation, for greeting from Col. McAdoo, a popular
lobbyists hate to be too conspicuous, correspondent of the Telegraph S{ Mcs-
In Atlanta they are lost in a general senger, and Mr. Carington, the present
crowd. Lobbyists like rogues like to Clerk of the Houseof Representatives,
work as much unnoticed as possible. The latter is the best clerk and secre-
Bring legislation to a small place, and tary of deliberative bodies to be found
you instantly check the flow of “ring i n the State, and is in universal requi-
workers” and put up jobs. sition for those offices. He is also the
All I want is good honest legisla- happy father of eleven living children,
tion, and as to building another Capitol, all the males of whom are in training
I am opposed to all such nonsense, j to fill their father’s shoes. Thus will
The Opera House is not a lit building,
but the Capitol building at Milledge
ville is the very idea. We are too poor
and heavily taxed to indulge in luxu
ries in the shape of another Capitol
building at Atlanta or anywhere else.
Cobb.
War Among the Fishes.—A sin
gular battle occurred at Fort Rocka-
way, Long Island, last Tuesday morn
ing, about 4 o’clock, in front of the
Melson House. A school of drum-fish
were chased into the shallow water by
a school of porpoises. The drum-fish
tried their best to get away, but the
porpoises pursued them so hotly that
a number of the former were driven
ashore. The people of the hotel were
awakened by a great splashing and a
noise somewhat similar to but less
distinct than the grunt of a frightened
hog. Looking out of the windows,
they saw the porpoises striking the
drum-fish with their tails. Soon ah
ter, the porpoises turned and left. The
porters at the hotel and some of the
fishermen secured with boat hooks
about twenty-five dead drum fish, and
a large number are still floating around
a regu’ar dynasty of sonorous and me
thodical clerks be founded in Georgia,
and no fears need be entertained that
the race will give out. Some mem
ber of the General Assembly should
present friend Carrington’s claim to
pension on account of his
vices in that line.
signal
The Removal of the Capital
from Atlanta to its ancient site, the
geographical centre of the State, will
continue to be agitated until the ques
tion is finally disposed of at the ballot
box. The change was made not at
the instance of the people, but as one
of a series of wrongs and usurpations
inflicted jointly by Federal satraps
and a fraudulently chosen carpet-bag
Legislature. Georgia never will be
herself again until she repudiates and
spits upon every such act of unauthor
ized sovereignty and domination.
How it can be Done.
The present Radical Constitution
cunningly provides that the seat of
government cannot be again removed
save by a change in the fundamental
law. This can only be effected by a
Convention of the people. There are
— .luluico .Li 1 mb substitution
tjishop br.ihs'eciqegfftJitiQil roll. Hia
commission camp direct from PioNono
a few months since, and he has but
lately entered upon the duties of his
See as the successor of Bishop Persico.
In person, he is graceful, intelligent
and pleasing, and is possessed of fine
oratorical powers and great fluency.
He was dressed in a robe of nazarene
blue with a broad cincture of crimson
about his waist, and wore suspended
from the neck a massive golden cruci
fix. Mayor Herty introduced the
Bishop to the audience, which bad as
sembled in the old Representative Hall
in large numbers, with a few stirring
and appropriate words of welcome.
His allusions to the historical associa
tions of the spot and the ancient re
nown of Georgia, were most beauti
ful and apposite.
Bishop Gross then said, in substance:
Blot out the sun from the heavens and
darkness and desolation will curtain
the earth, and where flowers were wont
to flourish and bloom, sterility ensues,
and the universe becomes a charnel
house and almost a hell. So if anoth
er sun—the sun of charitij—be strick
en from the moral heavens the world
would become still more horrible and
chaotic. When the natural sun rises
a flood of glory irradiates the -skies.
The birds sing, his genial rays give
health to the sick, and cheer and in
spire with hope and happiness alike
the rich and poor. In a still higher
sense and greater degree is this true
also of charity. Let love and charity
reign, and the world is transformed
into a paradise. The humblest cot
tage, with its plainest appurtenances
and rude exterior, affords all the con
tentment to its inmates that the wealth
of the Indies could bestow. The
mother weeps over her dead son and
refuses to be comforted, because he is
lost to her and will be seen no more
forever. But charity is the sunlight
of existence, and fills it with the fruits,
and flowers of love. Here there is no
disappointment, but ineffable joy and
peace are the reward of the believer.
This is an age when men have their
ideas mixed. Some people never have
such a jewel as a clear thought on
any subject. I will illustrute by an
anecdote of my grand father. A Ger-
himself, when about to betray him,
was received with a kiss and every
demonstration of kindness. What a
boundless charity was this?
Go to Calvary also, and see him
hanging upon the Cross, gibbeted be
tween-ignoble thieves—even stripped
of bis garments—insulted in his dying
moments—loaded with invectives—
called a deceiver—spit upon—his side
pierced with the cruel spear, and then
hear his God-like language: Father,
forgive them, for they know not what
they do.
The Bishop paid a glowing tribute
likewise to the devoted Sisters of
Mercy, who nursed the sick, braved
contagion and encountered death with
out a murmur, in the Saviour’s cause.
One of these had waited upon a poor
dying soldier in his extremity, who,
when exhorted to repent and make
his peace with God, exclaimed, “I
don’t know what you mean, but that
girl in the white bonnet there is
angel enough for me, and I will do
what she tells me to do.”
In conclusion, the eloquent speaker
said, though a Southerner by birth, he
had come here a perfect stranger, yet
had been received with charity and
the most abounding hospitality—nor
was this confined to the people of his
own Church and faith. All denomi
nations had extended to him a friend
ly greeting, and especially the citizens
of Macon and Milledgeville. He would
take this opportunity to acknowledge
their kindness, and should ever cher
ish the remembrance of it
The entire address of Bishop Gross
was marked by the utmost liberality,
and not a word fell from his lips which
could wound the feelings of the most
sensitive of his hearers. This is a les
son which all religionist should lay to
heart. H. H. J.
From the Savaunah Advertiser and Republican
■I. I. KIXBALIi, THE GREAT AMERI
CAN BANKRUPT.
The Worst Case on Record.
Atlanta, June 22, 1873.
Mr. II. I. Kimball lias recently re
newed his acquaintanceship with At
lanta. Numerous invitation cards have
been circulated among his quondam
friends and associates in this city, in-
MMMiw *wer 'ilt
Ruiaall New York, abuut
Lnion Trust Company, X V, uljout
Rich’d Irwin St Cn, N Y, about "
Broadway Bank, New York, about..’
Metropolitan Savings Bank, N Y, about”
Brooklyn Savings Bank, Brooklyn, about '
Adams’ Express Co, New York about
Kidd, Fierce St Co,N Y, about
DoKbam & Co,N Y, about
Henry Clews Sc Co, New York, ab mt..",
H K Thurber Sc Co. New York, about
Gilead A Smith Sc Co, New York
Tredigan Ironworks, New York, about'”"
Marine National Bank", New York ...
S H Knee laud, NY .'..!!!!!!
Grant, Alexander Sc Co, Atlanta ”””
Lap ham, Adin'r. Milwaukee, Wisconsin*""
Pittsburg Loco'tive Woiks, Pittsburg, Penn
man (and they usually make excellent vitieg them to an entertainment m
husbands) who settled near him, but Middlesex, Massachusetts, “ gotten up
thought to prove his freedom by beat
ing his wife most unmercifully, con
tinued his brutal treatment, until my
grandsire could endure it no longer,
and threatened him with arrest if he.
regardless of expense” (this was always
a peculiar characteristic of Mr. Kim
ball) as a slight recompense for some
few small favors extended to him
when lie came here penniless aud
did not desist. “Vat,” said the in-j friendless iu 1S67, from the unhealth)
censed husband, “you call dis one freej climate of Colorado. Mi. Kimballs
country and no let me beat mine wife? poverty
repugnant to justice and equity, which
need modification. Let us have a Con-
weighed from thirty to seventy pounds
each. Some were sent to Canarsie for
exhibition, and others to Fulton Mar- vention, therefore, and carefully go
ket for sale. over the work again, making such
— changes as experience would indicate.
The Patrons of Husbandry.—Our among them the submission of the
So Much the Worse for Govern
or Smith.—The Atlanta Herald says
it is reported that the Herald is Gov.
Smith’s organ. We have never heard
the report except through the Herald.
We don’t know whether there is any
foundation for the report or not. The
Herald does not deny the soft impeach
ment, but rather encourages the be
lief. The friends of Gov. Smith had
better put a stop to such a report as
soon as possible, for if it is believed it
will be all the worse for the Governor.
If the Governor takes the Herald in
the natural way it will be worse than
taking the cholera, and he would soon
have reason to exclaim in the lan
guage of St. Paul “ Oh wretched man
that I am, who shall deliver me from
this body of death ?
t^“We publish the “ c. m. c.” arti
cle of our respected correspondent
without endorsing many of its state-
inents aud sentiments.
Capital question to the people.
Where the Opposition Comes From.
That the- calling of this conven-
I tion is desired by the masses is beyond
question. But here is where the shoe
The members of the Gener
al Assembly are chosen for two years.
! Now, if a convei tion is called they
| may change the constitution and or-
“ Natural Allies,” says the Mobile
Register, are moving strongly in the
right direction. You may call their
movement ‘Farmers’ Clubs,’ ‘Granges
of Industry,’ or whatever else you
please, but they certainly set forth the j |J. u n T u '
rights of the people who live hy the ‘
sweat of their brow to a fair chance
and a just equality with those w! o
live by their wits in the race of life,. , . .... ... , ,
... J , . ’ der a new election within thirty days,
without favoritism, monopoly or rob- m,. ,, , ., , / . ■;
, tI » r .i ri 7 j j This would leave the present Legisla-
berv on the part of the Government. . , ■ ,, r . s ,,
mu- • . J . , . , , ture out in the cold, and they don t
Th„ .» what we have understood to be . |jk jt 0ne promi „ e „ t ' eraUer
Democracy, and as a rose by any oth-, , favor8 the removal ofthe Capi-
er name would smell as sweet, we bid . t>| back M j,| edgevi |, e> , r aukly J d ,
; “I can’t vote for the measure, however,
| because my seat cost me six hundred
a mu- ~„„„ 1 dollars, and so far 1 have received not
A Chinese newspaper is to be started llin]f nn , nmit »» i> ; a
in San Francisco. It appears that the
the farmers “God speed !”
rejoice heartily in their triumph.
six Chinese companies in that city
have clubbed together and determined
upon this enterprize, and a steamer
which sailed for China two weeks ago
took out an order from them for one
million type—Chinese characters—to
be used in stocking the office. Their
plan is to publish the paper three
times a week, its chief object being to
instruct their countrymen in their
own language as to their rights and j dollars have been paid for it
wrongs from the time they land on ’
American soil. The first number is
promised in September next.
half of that amount.” It is therefore
a question of dollars and cents with
the “ins” who don’t like to be “out.”
Yet we are assured that $4,500 will
cover the per diem, mileage, clerk hire,
and all other expenses of a convention
during a fifteen days session. Our read
ers may not be aware that the old
opera house
Don't Belong to the State.
Four hundred and fifty thousand
shaky
and hermaphroditic as it is, but a
mortgage for $60,000 still hangs over
it, which with accruing interest will
amount to near $100,000. Now when
the question comes up, which must
Potatoes Proscribed.—Several
German writers upon races predict be at the next session of the Legisla-
that nations, far from improving, will i ture, whether this mortgage should be
deteriorate both in physical and men- j paid off, then will be a fitting time to
tal characteristics if potatoes become press the claims of Milledgeville. The
a principal article of diet. The cele
brated Oarl Voight says that the nour
ishing potato does not restore the wast
ed tissues, but makes our proletariats
physically and mentally weak. The
Holland physiologist, Mulder, gives the
same judgment when he declares that
the excessive use of potatoes nmoug
the poorer classes, and coffee and tea
by the higher ranks, is the cause of
the indolence of nations. Leidenfrost
maintains that the revolutions of the
last three centuries have been caused
by the changed nourishment; the low
est workmen, in former times, ate
more flesh than now, when the cheap
potato forms his principal subsistence,
but gives him no muscular or nervous
strength.
Five sunstrokes
York on the 28tb.
occurred iu New
Kimball concern—half hotel, half the
atre—is known to be unsafe, and must
eventually be torn down to make
room for a more suitable edifice. Why
then subject our people to the enor
mous expense
And Increased Taxation
which will be needful in the premises,
when the State now owns a commo
dious State house, executive mansion,
etc., situated almost at its geographi
cal centre. We repeat, the capital
question never can be settled until the
verdict of the people is known at the
ballot-box.
Bishop W. H. Gross—His Lectuie.
This august prelate 4s a native of
Baltimore, and was a strong sympa
thizer with the South in her late strug
gle for independence. He is but thirty-
six years of age, and the youngest
I go straight back to Germana.” He
had confused ideas on the subject. Ar-
tenuis Ward said: I am a descendant
of the noble Puritans who would let
nobody enjoy religious liberty but
themselves. Madame Roland too ex
claimed, Oh! Liberty, in thy name
how many crimes have been commit
ted? The Communists of France like
wise murdered innocent bishops and
priests in cold blood, shouting, liberte,
egalile, all the while. So, many have
equally false ideas of charity. Some
will give fifty dollars or more to any
given cause, provided their donation
is published in the papers as John
Smith of Boston contributed thesplen-
did sum of one dollar to a benevolent
object, with the stipulation that his
name and address accompany it.
In the heart of man there is a nat
ural sympathy for suffering. Even
the pagan evinces it. But charity
must go further to do good. The max
im, “Charity begins at home,” will
not obtain in practice. With such
persons when it becomes necessary to
make sacrifices or 1 spend their money
for the afflicted, their svuiDaihv dri«a
M t >uuu men aims too. So the benev
olent person may be very attentive to
the sick and forlorn, while no danger
attaches to the duty. But let a whis
per of small pox transpire, and he will
decamp at once and leave them to
their fate. Selfishness therefore de
stroys charity.
Amid the proud relics of Greece and
Rome, and the splendid ruins which
dot their classic soil, not one hospital
or charity foundation can be pointed
out. In all this grandeur there was
no such word as charity, but their
women and slaves were treated with
the most relentless cruelty. This is
true also of China and all Pagan coun
tries. Selfishness exists wherever
Christianity does not exert its benign
influences.
What is Christianity? It may be
defined to be the synonym of charity.
Christian faith illustrates the true prin
ciples of charity. Earth’s sensual
pleasures and beauteous creations are
but ephemeral in their nature. But
Christian charity imparts happiness
and joy forever more. It opens the
fountains of peace and harmony to the
rich and great, the lofty and lowly, to
prince and beggar. All have one
common father, even our father in
heaven.
Even Lazarus, whose putrid sores
the dogs licked, and who craved the
crumbs that fell from the rich man’s
table, tasted of the joys of redeeming
love and divine charity. The poor
Confederate soldier, too, covered with
wounds and bruises, and living in an
atmospheie of filth and misery, became
the recipient of^God’s blessed chari
ty, and faith caused a halo of glory to
encircle his dying head.
The learned prelate illustrated bis
theme also by several life sketches
gathered from his own experience as a
priest, which were exquisitely touch
ing and beautiful. But the lateness
of the hour renders it impossible to
reproduce them at this time. Suffice
it to say, they served to reveal the fact
that in his ministrations charity had
ever been a living, active principle.
Our model, he declared, in deeds of
charity and love, was the Saviour of
mankind. He was peerless and infin
itely exhalted in his mission of peace
and salvation. He went about all
Judea doing good to every one. Even
the little children came to him to be
helped, and the poor widow of Nain
had her petition granted in the restor
ation to life again of her only son. The
moqt deprave d sinners and the magde-
lens and outcasts of society, received
forgiveness at his hands. His life was
one continued scene of charily, love
and forgiveness. The miscreant Judss
as you remember, excited
universal sympathy and compassion
To relieve himself from such distress
ful circumstances, lie prevailed on a
number of gentlemen in this city, New
Y”ork aud elsewhere, to advance him a
little money—just enough to com
mence business with—about five mil
lions only—“small favors thankfully
received.”
Mr. Kimball, with this contempti
ble beginning, all undaunted, like a
hero, full of energy and pluck, com
menced work, supplying with indus
try and ingenuity the glaring deficien
cy in this capital. Mr. Kimball pros
pered in business considering his hum
ble beginning; but his health failed
him, and one night he went over to
Switzerland to get a “breath of sea-
breeze.” He evidently enjoyed the
“ sea-breeze,” for he never returned to
Atlanta, and bis numerous friends here
and in New’York, who had manifest
ed such a deep interest in him to the
tune of $5,000,000, began to grow un
easy about their little protege. They
seemed to suspect that Mr. Kimball
had been over-estimated. He was
probably n- 11f I“ - i.. 1, irregular
perhaps, and they feared his business
interests were suffering for attention.
This feeling prevailed sometime, until
the conviction finally settled in their
minds that Mr. Kimball bad become
proud and haughty with his success
and “cut their acquaintance;” and
their hearts were sorely grieved at his
ingratitude.
Mr. Kimball, however, had not for
gotten them. All this time he was
cogitating over in Middlesex how he
could repay his friends for their kind
ness.
He determined to pay them for their
kindness. Honest, generous man ! He
will pay them on this basis! He
owes a gentleman in this city $100,-
000. He will pay this gentleman
about twelve and a half ceuts—and
the remainder in thanks—about nine
ty-nine thousand nine hundred and
eighty-two thanks ; a pretty generous
donation considering how rare thanks
aie in these degenerate days. Accord
ingly Mr. Kimball sends the following
greeting to his friends:
“In the District Court of the Uni
ted States for the District of Massa
chusetts—In the matter of Hannibal
Kimball and Edwin M. Kimball,
bankrupts in bankruptcy.
District of Massachusetts ss.
To , Esq., one of the creditors
of said bankrupt. This is to give you
notice:
1. That a warrant in bankruptcy
Henry S Wells, New York “ o?
Hoyt &. Jones, Atlanta
O H Jones & Co....
II K Tlmrber Sc Co, N Y,about....
A J Wlieton, New York, about
E F Kimball, Atlanta, about .
J5.UU0
100,000
133.000
7). IRK)
10il 00()
51900
275.000
— 2,400
•• 1.000,090
50,000
200.000
50.000
80.000
35,900
24.000
62.000
60.000
‘ ,000
4.500
9.500
40.000
10.000
47 000
J C Kimba'i, Atlanta, about '
Georgia National Bank. Atlnntn »t,..’™“
Georgia National Bank, Atlanta, about...
James A Barns, attorney, Atlanta, nbost”
Geo Cook, New Haven, Connecticut, about
Rufus B Bull, Atlanta, Ga, about
Georgia Railway Contracting Company, At
lanta, about... ’ ...
R H Brown, Atlanta, about
Fisher & Bird, New York, about
Richard & Gage. Portland. Maine, about...".
Hoyt & Jones, Atlanta, about
OH
45,000
200,000
5.000
26.000
75 000
550
900
2,300
4,500
Jones Sc Co, Atlanta about q lU
J G Sears, Griffin, about .t’ 0 ™
Kidd. Pierce&. Co, New York, about...!”
H K Thu.ber & Co, New York, about.
Personal Creditors of II. I
40.000
65.000
40.000
Kimball.
Russe.l Sage, New York ■>-.
II A Johnson, New York .y 100
Paton & Co, New York
John Rice, Atlanta
Joseph Tnompson, Atlanta *.
Richard Peters, Atlanta
John P. King, Atlanta
Lapham, adm’r, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.”7
George Cook, New Haven, Connecticut..".".
57.000
’6,500
118.000
45.000
6,000
6,000
62.000
K Xor.tina. New York ... ...7!”"
Nieol Sc Davidson, New York 7^
Purdv Sc Co, New York g ‘™0
W&JSloane, New York "
VV H Jenkins, New York j’S®
B Sliaminger, New Haven, Conn j jLjJ!
LCander.New Haven, Conn ”" ved
Kimball Bros, Boston, Mass k'Imo
Eliot National Bank. Boston. Mas» "’”<•) n~5
Fisher & Bird, New York """* • "7
Griffith & Thomas. New York
J G Sears, Griffin, Ga....
800
40,000
The above is the draft of the little
bill Mr. Kimball forgot to pay when
he left in 1871, just before the “Idea
of November.” The total indebted
ness of H. Land E. N. Kimball is S3,.
684,150 ; and that of H. I. Kimball in
dividually $784,577 45, both aggre
gating about four and a hnlj millions.
We have reason to believe that the
the list is very inaccurate, Kimball
evidently exaggerated many items,
though it is equally true he underes
timated others. He seeks a notoriety
by the magnitude and importance of
the debts.-
The item of “James A. Burns, At
lanta, $200,000,” is supposed to be
fearfully exaggerated. Burns does not
live here He is a New York lawyer,
employed by Kimball to represent his
interests in the Brunswick and Albany
railroad at the time Kimball was con
nected with that enterprise. The
name “Rufus B. Bull” was evidently
intended for Rufus B. Bullock, who.it
is supposed, advanced Kimball money.
Among the Atlanta creditors there are
few losers. Messrs. Thompson, Pe
ters & King sold Kimball the present
site of the Kimball House, but took
mortgages on the building. John Rice,
President of the Georgia National
Bank, whose assets were seized by the
State, has also a lien on the Kimball
House. They are, therefore, secure.
Grant, Alexander & Co. are losers to
the full amount, and even to S40,000,
they say. The “Georgia Railway
Contracting Company” is supposed to
have been composed ol Kimball him
self alone. Hoyt & Jones were bank
ers here, Hoyt being since convicted
of embezzling State Road funds and
sentenced to the Penitentiary for a
term of seven years. O. H. Jones &
Co. are livery stable men, and proba
bly sold Kimball fine horses and equip
ages.
This is one of the most remarkable
cases of bankruptcy in the world.—
Kimball has gone into bankruptcy
several times before, but not on so gi
gantic a scale. He is evidently mak
ing capital out of it—in two senses of
the word. With him it seems to be a
lucrative profession. Many persons
haliovo he has abundant property
which is inaccessible to his creditors.
Coolie.
has been issued against the estate of
Hannibal I. Kimball, and Edwin N.
Kimball, formerly copartners, trans
acting business at Atlanta, in the
State of Georgia, and both of Newton,
in the county of Middlesex, and Dis
trict aforesaid, bankrupts aforesaid.
2. That the payment of any debts,
and the delivery of any property be
longing to said bankrupts, to them or
to their use, and the transfer of any
property by them, are forbidden by
law.
3. That a meeting of the creditors
of the debtors, to prove their debts,
and choose one or more assignees of
their estates, will be held at a Court
of Bankruptcy, to be bolden at Boston,
in said district, on the 14th day of
Junq, A. D. 1873, at 11 o’clock A. M.,
at the United States Court House, be
fore A. F. Jewett, Esq., one of the
Registers in Bankruptcy of said court.
And the following are the names of
the creditors of said bankrupts, and
the amount of tbeir debts.
Roland G. Usher,
U. S. Marshal, Mass. Dist., as Mess’gr.
Morton, Bliss & Co, New York, about f 46,500
Morton,Bliss Sc Co, New York, about 65,000
Morton, Bliss Sc Co, New York, about 60,000
Commercial Warehouse and Security Com
pany, about 2915,000
Fnlton National Bank,Brooklyn, about.... 05,000
i. Boorman,Johnson fc Co, KY,abort.... 80,000
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five stories was wrapped in flames. It
contained three million pounds of ba
con and mess pork, lard and hog pro
duct, together with fourteen hundred
live hogs. The loss will reach an ag
gregate of at least $300,000. A gen
eral fire alarm was sounded, and ten
engines are on the ground.
later.
The fire is now under control. The
main building and its contents are well
nigh destroyed.
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