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( IIAPMIN BEECHER.
Se tc York Sun.
rhai»iain Beecher, I’d have you know:
I is a saint some time ago;
Mv fame was daily ebbing, and so
I went and joined the army.
r i unused the Pope, I’d praised all sects,
ini Jinied for applause on a thousand texts,
in 11 clearly saw 'twas my duty next
Anu To make friends with the army.
Vnr this I put on a Chaplain’s suit;
For this <• the Boys in Blue I toot;
thr with affected warmth, I hoot
” ,r Reduction of the army.
...... a man's in such a sad plight as I.
H ' .no must be, “Root hog, or die:”
wo rld will forget and pass him by.
In or out of the army.
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(■eorffia Affairs.
Tlif regular commencement at the Griffin
Female C ollege will begin on the 23d inst.,
an ,l t( ,ntinue for three days. On Sunday,
the 2id, the commencement sermon will be
preached by Rev. S. E. Axson, of Rome.
<)n the 24th there will be the examination
/ l0 iiege classes, the annual meeting of
Board < -f Trustees at the College at 4:30 p.
m ftU d the anniversary of literary societies
at s p. m. t with an address by Mr. J. W.
\kin.«*f Cartersville, Ga. On the 25th there
will 1 the examination of college classes
continu-d. junior reading at 3»p. m., and
e(waV s by the graduating class at 8:30 p. m.
Ou the *2**th. the commencement day, the
innual commencement address will be de
livered by Hon. A. P. Adams. The entire
programme , ,f exercises will no doubt be
very interesting.
The Monroe County Fair Association held
a verv interesting meeting on Tuesday last
at Foi.-ytli. with the object of perfecting
their arrangements for an exhibition. A
general meeting for the purpose of bringing
the matter prominently before the people
was called for Saturday, the 29th inst., at
which all the people of the county are in
vited. and on which occasion lion. Thomas
Hardeman, of Macon, will deliver an ad
dress.
According to the Augusta Evening Newa
the : • w management of the Georgia Road
Is using the double-edged cutting knife all
unon^.-t the employes. The last pruning
dune was a reduction of the force of con
ductors of the day passenger trains. For
th*: trains there were three conductors.
Suw two are forced to do the work. The
many friends of Mr. James Johnson will
regret to ieam that, being the youngest of
the three, he has gone up to his elders.
Thi> will keep Messrs. Purcell and Welsh
pretty busy, as they will make a trip every
day. including Sunday.
The destruction of the large cotton gin
factory of Mr. Thomas Wynn, of Bel Air,
by the late severe hail and wind storm, is
regarded as among the most disastrous of
the 1* experienced. The house itself
was a heavy two-story frame building, one
hundred by forty feet. Mr. Wynn had just
completed the last of forty new gins, which
were ready for delivery. These were all
ruined by the crash and rain which fol-
1’iwed. These gins were worth upon an
average one hundred and forty dollars each.
All the vast amount of tools and machinery
necessary to carry on this extensive business
were totally ruined by exposure to the
weather. Mr. Wynn puts his loss at nearly
f'. Mi. with not one cent of insurance. He
is the inventor and manufacturer of the well
known Wynn cotton gin, which has for fifty
years been so popular in the South.
Tlie new fast mail sbedule on the Georgia
Railroad went into effect on Sunday. The
train for Atlanta with which the 7:00 a. m.
train of the C., C. and A. R. R. connects,
leaves the Union depot at 7:05 a. m., arriv
ing in Atlanta at 2:15 p. m.; returning it
•Hives at Augusta at 5:16 p. m. All trains
wiving in Augusta in the morning will con
nect with the Atlanta bound mail train of
the Georgia Railroad.
Nearly all our State exchanges report
having either received, seen or heard of
“the tir-? bloom.*' From whence it may be
inferred that “first blooms 77 are quite com
mon over the entire State.
The youthful Africo-American of Hines-
ville certainly has queer ideas of fun. From
'he of that place we learn that a eol-
"red voutli was brought to Dr. Farmer’s of
fice there last Thursday with a pistol ball in
hb shoulder. At first the ball could not be
found, hut finally it was taken out, and the
warrior is in a fair way to recover. Upon
•Qquiry a- to the way in which the wound
was inflicted, the reply was that “two of
them were shooting at each other just in
fun!”
Illicit distilling has been carried on quite
< xtendvely in Butts countv, and the numer-
uu> arrc - sts there of late have made the
Moonshiners” very nervous. Knowing this,
f on fun, two ladies of the county,
k to the Indian Spring Argu*, dis-
^(hemselves recently as revenue offi-
p^Tand made a raid on a distillery, the
^hereabouts of which was known to
fk'.in. The joke was a success. The
frightened distillers of the “crooked” scam-
’' d ofT incontinently on the approach of
r“* and hid themselves. When the
a? finally discovered the culprits came
out from their retreats much relieved, and
and he
Fiisei
the 1,
dec]
11 - that it was “the hangingest trick
he Macon Telegraph and J[exaenger re-
”1' at length what it describes as the
Dl0st brilliant social event of the season—a
^Ption given to the Social Dancing Club
o- Mac,n a: the residence of Colonel W. M.
auley. near Bolingbroke, on Friday even-
,n - It !iu<t have been a most enjoyable
caM ” n » for the above named paper waxes
P 0 *tie over it and says : “The arrangements
for u,e
hidbt
I a flair were perfect. Not a detail
p n neglected, and, like the music of
■oft-toned bells waking the distant echoes
r . bills, the occasion passed away,
‘ aviI1Sf * M * ts train a shower of starry memo
ries.”
n>'v ! V 1 ^P ri ngs, of Ilephzibah, has the
hM*** Hetcher, in the same
t v *] ‘' 1 °n«uniption, and cannot possi-
more than a week. There are six-
of the two families in one
hou b,,llse ’ au d but one person in the
to a . - Vou Dg lady of sixteen, who is able
Atwi/. ^The sick or little ones. Says the
! ' “It is a distressing sight, and
our r a , ,u f < I receive immediate aid from
fl i f ' ’ : Any contributions left at this
he f r or < it * ler of the parties named will
mile ’ f " ur,lc J to their homes, seventeen
r, »m the city, free of charge.**
& curiosity in Conyers, says the
U-ii ’ i' a rooster with’ horns on his
^ rilI ding sheep horns. This new
mur Vi nu ' are » however, is minus the
b^nj. ' j 'fsually adorn the masters of the
Reporter: “Two negro boys
v flowing Mr. E. J. Greene’s land. One
taiiVr ' lnaie unmercifully, and the other
jiwrated with him. The one drew his
and handy pocket weapon, you see—
pW * l lhe other very severely in three
a tiinii a on £ tf^sh on the top of the head,
a ten Y one aer os8 the nose and face, and
of tl Uan 2erous one across the lower part
prom,.?. abd °nien.- The aggressor was
T tried before Justice Toole, for
tweiv. Ha ® f°und guilty, and sentenced to
thini.^ nt juths on the chain gang. He now
lo*.c'’ ’ Wltl1 G°l. Eugene Hale and his fel-
heeu Me^[ es8I ? en , Gils country has
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1878.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
Forsyth Adivrtixr: “We have never seen
a better crop prospect at this season of the
year, is the expression from the lips of
every one who sees the growinp coro and
S®**? 11 - " e bay e a great deal to be thank-
rul lory*
Griffin Jrfflcs; “A violent hall storm, with
wind and lightning, visited the section
around Liberty Hill last week. The air was
so charged with electricity, and the ‘strikes’
so frequent, that the people iu that vicinitv
became a little nervous. The lightntne
struck a mulberry tree at the comer of the
residence of Capt. T. B. Williams, shocking
and stunning Mrs. Williams and her daugh-
ter-in-law, who were standing near by, and
did not entirely spare Capt. Williams, who
was considerably shaken. A little camphor
and a httle robbing completely restored
them. Vi e understand the Captain has here
tofore had bat little confidence in lightning
rods, but we rathdr think if an agent would
happen in his neighborhood now he could
turn several honest pennies. The hail storm
was very heavy, the Stones drifting In manv
places a foot deep. The crops were unin
jured. ’
Quitman Free Prexs “We learn that one
James Thompson, a married man with six
children, ran away last Sunday night with
his niece, a Miss Griffin, leaving his family
entirely destitute. The miserable rascal was
pursued by Sheriff Thrasher but escaped
with the girl, who, we are informed by her
father, he has made a mistress of. He also
at the same time stole two hundred pounds
of bacon from Mr. James Wilson. It is
thought he will stop in the neighborhood of
Hawkinsvllle.”
We have read of numerous quilts, says
the I-aGrange Reporter, but Mrs. John Ben
ton, of this place, has one which goes ahead
of all of them. It has seven thousand eight
hundred pieces in it, and when completed,
will have about three thousand more.
The Warrenton Clipper gives the follow
ing account of one of the most remarkable
occurrences j v.-r chronicled : “ On last
Monday, out .. t the plantation of Judge
1 itzpatriek-, a negro man during a thunder
storm was standing under a tree. The
lightning struck the tree above him, and
skipping dowuward struck him eenterly in
the mouih. The lips outside were unin
jured; inside they were much torn. Four
teeth were solidly blocked out bone and all
from the lower jaw and three more were
rent from the upper jaw. No other injury
was done. I)r. Hall, the attending pbvsi-
cian, says he was up and walking about
soon after the occurrence, and the indica
tions are that he will get well. What direc
tion the electric current took after striking
the negro no one can discover. Neither
tree, ground, nor person indicates any trace
further than the negro’s mouth. He was
knocked protrastc on the ground. Will
some scientific man explain the phenome
non ?”
LETTER FROM SUWANNEE. COUN-
TF, FLA.
The Crop Prospect—Improvement ol
llic Panning Interest cheap Lands
A Delightful Watering Place.
White Spring, Fla., June Vi.—Editor
Morning Xetn: If you will allow me
through the columns of your valuable
paper I will report progress from this point.
The crop prospect is anything but flattering.
Coro, particularly, is poorer than usual.
Cotton as a general thing looks well, but is
considerably in the grass. But, everything
considered,the farmerisbetteroff to-day than
at any time since the war. Whilst there is very
little money in the country, the need of it
has also lessened, and we have learned to
live more within ourselves. The general
contraction of everything has to be met by a
corresponding system of economy by the
farmer, which is being fully realized, and
will doubtless bring about a slow but sure
reaction in favor of the farming interest.
Lands are very low in this section of coun
try, anu whilst we have no immigration to
this point, there seems to be a better feeling
in the land market, and occasionally a sale
is made at better figures, and the owners of
land are not so anxious to sell as formerly.
This celebrated spring, so favorably known
to scores of your citizens, is in splendid
condition this season. The present ener
getic proprietor has at a very heavy cost
fixed up things as they should be. The
new bathing house has been completed,
which will defy the Croakers, convenience
and comfort being the objective [>oint in all
the arrangements. The hotel has been thor
oughly rapaired and refurnished from top
to bottom with good substantial furniture,
and hotel fixtures generally. In fact, every
thing looks bright and cheerful. The in
dications are there will be quite a run here
this season.
As a watering place, this spring has no
equal for the pleasure seeker, and is a pana
cea for almost ail the diseases that flesh is
heir to.
The grand ball of the season comes off on
the ‘JOtn. and promises to be quite an affair.
F.verybody takes the New s, which has twice
the number of subscribers that any other
paper has from this office.
Yours, etc.,
C.
The Confederate Monument at Mem
phis.
From the Memphis Ledger is obtained
the following description of the Confed
erate monument in Elmwood Cemetery,
unveiled last Wednesday:
“A modest base, five feet six inches
square, one foot ten inches high. On
the front of the same are cut, in raised,
polished letters, the words ‘Confederate
Dead.’ On the back of the same is the
following inscription: ‘Illie \1ctoriam
Aon Immortalitatem Fata Xegareruut.'
On this base rests a molded base four
feet four inches square and eleven inches
high, with column plinths at the angles.
Then comes a die three feet two inches
square and two feet three inches high,
recessed at the corner for the shafts. The
faces of the die are highly polished—pol
ished shafts, carved capitals and molded
bases. The upper portion of the die is four
feet two inches square and two feet five
inches high, with a Gothic arch and
panel on each side, and with a carved
wreath in relief. On each spandrel the
four corners are moulded. Then comes
a moulded and carved cap, five feet
square and one foot eight inches high,
with the Tennessee State aud the Con
federate States arms in high relief.
Above these coats-of-arms are the words
■Deo Vindice,' in relief. The shaft is
three feet square at the bottom and two
feet two inches square at tffc top, and
sixteen feet long, with a trophy of flags
and arms at the-liase of the shaft in high
relief and garlands in low relief—all pol
ished. The frieze is moulded, and has
stars in full relief between the mould
ings. On top of all this is the capital,
three feet four inches square and one foot
seven inches high, richly carved. Sur
mounting all is a finial two feet two
inches square and two feet eight inches
high, composed of cannon balls.
While there probably is a lietter foun
dation for the reported inclination of
some Republican leaders towards a Grant
Dictatorship than is generally credited,
we believe there is lessVeason for the al
leged desire in some Republican quar
ters for Grant's renomination in 1880 than
is generally believed. The third term
tack is, in our judgment, merely a threat
which is quite ns unauthorized by Grant
as was Sargent’s attempt to place him
on the retired list of the army. Grant is
not a fool, and, not being a fool, he must
know that his mere absence from the
country and his hobnobb.ng with the
crowned heads of Europe will not recon
cile to his renomination the ex-Liberals,
whose assistance is absolutely necessary
to a Republican campaign. Already the
cx^-Liberal organs are letting their light
shine in this matter. For instance, the
Cincinnati Commercial says: “ If his
(Grant's) nomination by the Republicans
can be secured through the help of
Democrats, the Democratic candidate
has a sure thing."—Bridgeport Former.
The people of Warren county’, N. J.,
recently elected a reform board of free
holders, which ordered a review of last
year's county expenses, disclosing that a
ring had been raising vouchers, paying
its members bills and stealing outright.
It is believed that the county has been
plundered of $150,000. A number of
arrests will be made. Some of the parties
have fled.
•’Don." said the veteran Simon, with
a troubled air, after reading Sherman s
explanation about that letter to Weber
and Anderson, “perhaps youd better
stop calling him Uncle John; he s oniy a
relation by marriage, anyhow. — A. /-
Bun.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Wn telegrams.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Improved Condition of the Emperor
William
THE VATICAN AND THE GERMAN
SOCIALISTS.
The Main Points of DilHenlty to he
Brought Before the Congress.
THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS
DISGUSTED.
STILL A LINGERING APPREHEN
SION IN AUSTRIA.
Approach I ns Dl«»olutlon or Parlla-
* mrnt.
Bv Cable to the Momina Seict.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.
London, June 11.—The Standard*s Rome
dispatch says : “The Vatican has decided to
propose a co-operation with Germany for
the repression of Socialism there, on condi
tion that the Falk laws are modified.”
The Hm/’x Berlin correspondent says: “The
Grand Duke Nicholas is disgusted with the
pacific turn of affairs, and intends to retire
to his estates.”
The Daily Sew*' Vienna correspondent says:
“A meeting of the three Emperors is expect
ed after the recovery of the Emperor Wil
liam.”
The Daily Telegraph's Berlin correspondent
says: “At the first sitting the Congress
will decide whether Greece is to be invited
to take part in its deliberations. The only
points expected to cause grave difficulties
are the war indemnity and the annexation
of Antivari by Montenegro.”
The Daily Telegraph/s Vienna corres
pondent says: “There is still a lingering ap
prehension here, although it is difficult to
say what is its foundation. Military pre
parations arc being quietly pushed. I am
able to state that Russia has not attempted,
since General Ignat»efT*s visit, to come to a
separate understanding with Austria.”
APPROACHING DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
London, June 11.—The London corre
spondent of the Manchester Guardian tele
graphs the statement is current at the clubs
audio high political circles that a dissolution
of Parliament will shortly be announced, and
t hat the report finds such general acceptance
that several members have gone to look
after their constituencies. The Daily Sacs,
in a leading editorial, makes reference to the
prevailing belief in an early dissolution of
Parliament.
DEAD.
London, June 11.—Macgahan, the special
correspondent *of the Itaily News, has died
at Constantinople of spotted typhus fever,
complicated by epileptic fits.
THE WOUNDED EMPEROR IMPROVING.
Beri in, June 11.—The Emperor sat in his
arm chair eight hours yesterday. His appe
tite is improved.
THE WEATHER.
London, June 11.—The weather is cold,
showery and unseasonable.
OFF FOR BERLIN.
London, June 11.—The Marquis of Salis
bury left for Berlin last night.
STATUS OF THE KIMMEL-BLAIR
BILL.
Endorsement of the Investigation
into Presidential Election Frauds.
Mexican
REVOLUTIONISTS
FEATED.
DE-
Schooner
Wrecked on
Shoals.
Frying Pan
THE COTTON AND OTHER CROPS.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Execution of a Tlollle .Hagulre.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, June 11.—In the Senate,
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, from the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, sub
mitted amendments to the sundry civil ap
propriation bill, appropriating $250,000 for
the erection of a building for a national mu
seum adjoining the Smithsonian Institution,
aud $150,000 for the construction of a ter
race and grand stairway on the west front of
the capitol. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
The Senate devoted the morning hour to
the consideration of bills ou the calendar,
and a large number not objected to were
passed.
The House is engaged on the civil appro
priation bill.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. Mr. Young, of Tennessee, offered an
amendment appropriating $S5,0U0 for
the construction of the Memphis
post office out of Tennessee marble,
which was ruled out on a point of
order. Mr. Young then offered an amend
ment for the construction of the building
out of such marble, provided the cost does
not exceed that authorized by law. which
was adopted. No final action was taken on
the bill. The House then took a recess.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
to-day, by a vote of eight against one, de
cided* to report a resolution asserting in
substance that the Forty-fourth Congress
was the properly constituted body to count
the votes and declare the result of the Presi
dential election, and that no subsequent
Congress has power to revise the action thus
taken, nor can Congress confer powers
upon the Supreme Court or upon any
other court to reopen questions which have
thus been settled. The committee will meet
again to-morrow to agree if possible upon a
preamble to accompany this resolution.
The vote was as follows: In favor of the
resolution—Representatives Harris of Vir
ginia, Hartridge of Georgia, Stenger of
Pennsylvania, McMahon of Ohio, Culbert
son of Texas (Democrats), and Messrs.
Freye of Maine, Conger of Michigan, and
Lapham of New York (Republicans). Rep
resentative Knott of Kentucky (Chairman ?
dissented. Messrs. Butler of Massachusetts
(Republican), and Lvnde of Wisconsin
(Democrat), were absent.
The Senate river and harbor bill, with
many amendments, passed. It goes to the
House for concurrence.
THE KIMMEL-BLAIR BILL.
Washington, June 11.—The Judiciary
Committee of the House had another meet
ing to consider the Kimmel-Blair bill,
founded on the resolutions of the Maryland
Legislature,looking to questioning the Presi
dent’s title in the Supreme Court. A mem
ber of the committee, whose uaine is
withheld, has been Instructed to
draw up a report to be sub
mitted to the committee to-morrow.
It is known that the report will be adverse
to KimmePs bill on purely legal grounds.
The report will be technical and confined
entirely to the phraseology ami bearing of
the Manland resolutions and will nqt dis
cuss the*assaults upon the President’s title
by other legal or political devices.
DEFEAT OF MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS.
New Orleans, June 11.—A special to the
Galveston AVtr*, from Laredo, says : “ The
courier brought news yesterday to the effect
that Colonel Alegria and one hundred and
fifty government troops attacked two hun
dred revolutionists, under Garsea A’Yoldot,
at a place called Los Ladrones,
forty miles north of New Laredo,
and after a severe engagement completely
routed them, taking many prisoners aud
capturing arras, horses, etc. Many are re-
K orted killed and wounded on both sides,
ut details are wanting. There was great
rejoicing in New Laredo on the receipt of
the above news. The revolution is re
garded as a complete failure in this sec
tion.”
SCHOONER WRECKED.
Washington.June 1L—The Signal Service
Station at Smithville, N. C., reports that
Captain Williams, of the tug Orlando, re
turned from the wreck ami reports the
schooner Alabama, E. H. Ross, Master,
belonging to Philadelphia, from South
America to Wilmington, N. C-, in
ballast, went ashore on Frying Pan
yhoals, near Smith's Island, at two o'clock
this morning. Her position is very danger
ous and the vessel is not expected to get off
unless circumstances are very favorable.
The deck is raised slightly and leaking some.
She is nearly high and dry at present. The
master and crew are safe. There is one
passenger aboard. The steamer Orlando
will return to the wreck.
FIRE.
Little Rock, June 11.—Half of the town
of Searcy, White county, is burned. Loss,
$60,000.
THE COTTON CROP.
Memphis, June 11.—The Memphis Cotton
Exchange reports one hundred and twenty
seven replies from West Tennessee, North
Mississippi, North Arkansas and North Ala
bama, which show a marked increase in
com, wheat and oats. Cotton gives
promise of an enhanced crop. During
the seventeen years past we have not
had such flattering prospects for all crops.
The average acreage shows one and fifty-
seven hundredths decrease per cent. The
stands are very good, the date of planting
averaging ten days earlier than last year.
No fertilizers were used.
THE FRAUD INVESTIGATION ENDORSED.
New York, June 11.—At an anti-Tam
many meeting to-night resolutions were
passed returning thanks to the men who or
ganized and were carrying through the in
vestigation of tin* electoral frauds in Louis
iana and Florida.
MOLL IE MAGUIRE HANGED.
Pottsvillb, Pa., June 11.—Dennis alias
Bucky Donnelly, of Schuylkill county, a
Mollie Maguire, was hanged this morning
for the murder of Thomas Sanger, mine boss,
in 1875.
MIL BRYANT'S CONDITION ALARMING.
New York, June 11.—The condition of
Mr. Bryant is becoming alarming. His ap
petite is failing and he is growing weaker.
EVENING TELEGRAMS.
PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN
CONGRESS.
Alarming Condition of Mr. William
Cullen Bryant.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POTTER
IN l NS TIG A TING COMMITTEE.
SURRENDER OF THE LAST OF THE
CUBAN INSURGENTS.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
71 inor Telegram*..
PROCEEDINGS OF TUE INVESTIGATING COM
MITTEE.
Washington, June 11.—Anderson was
on the stand before the Potter Committee,
giving elaborate details of the manuer in
which registration and voting was con
ducted.
Ex-Congressman Darrall, of Louisiana,
was on the stand, and testified regarding
his application for the Collectorship of the
New Orleans custom house. First, through
Anderson’s influence, Matthews withdrew
hi3 opposition to Packard as Collector, but
finding his nominatiou out of the question,
Matthews agreed to support Darrall
for the place, providing Anderson
should deliver to Matthews certain
papers. These papers were ready for de
livery, but were withheld because Darrall
was not appointed. Among the papers stip
ulated for was the copy of the Sherman let
ter. Darrall stipulated to Anderson that in
the event that Darrall should have office,
Messrs. D. A. Weber and S. L. Rand should
be provided for. In this bargain Anderson
appears to have made no provision for him
self, as he could make a better living as a
journalist.
Win. H. Seymour, a Notary Public before
whoffi the Anderson ami Weber agreement
was sworn out, and J. Wilder, one of the at
testing witnesses, are here under subpoma.
The Matthews Committee of the Senate
have agreed not to enter ou an investigation
during the present session or do any busi
ness in July and August.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CONGRESS.
Berlin,June 11.—All the plenipotentiaries
will arrive here by Wednesday, except the
Turkish, who will reach the city ou Friday.
The plenipotentiaries will be received ou
Wednesday in a state audience by the
Crown Prince, and will be conveyed to the
palace in state carriages. On Thursday
afternoon the Congress will meet. After
the transaction of the necessary formalities,
such as the verification by the several
powers of the plenipotentiaries and the
appointment of officials, the proceedings will
be opened by Prince Bismarck, as President,
by submitting his memorandum of points
or resume of the subject to be treated di
rectly by the plenipotentiaries, each of
whom will receive a copy of this document.
The business of the first sitting will be con
fined to the settlement of the question
whether or not the Congress shall invite
Greece to participate in its transactions.
The original anticipation that the Congress
would complete its labors in a fortnight is
thought likely to be realized.
Newspaper correspondents from all parts
of the world are already here.
Tliere is a report current that the Bona
parte, Orleans and Bourbon interest are to
be privately advocated during the Congress
by gentlemen deputed for the occasion, the
hope being entertained by the monarchial
parties in France that a conservative reac
tion will shortly set in.
WASHINGTON SOTES.
Washington, June 11.—Confirmations—
Sevalon A. Brown, Consul at Birmingham:
Jno. B. Gould, Consul at Marseilles; Com
modore Batch, Rear Admiral; Capt. Wm.
D. Whiting, Chief of the Bureau of Naviga
tion Navy Department.
The Senate committee to investigate
matters concerning Mr. Matthew's have
organized. It is stated that Mr. Matthews
declines to obey the subpoena from the Pot
ter Committee and the committee proposes
to let the matter rest with him. Chairman
Potter leaves to-night to deliver an oration
before the Roanoke College, Virginia.
The President, Attorney General, Secre
tary of War, and Col. Bacon, of Sherman’s
stafr, leave to-night for West Point. They
will return Saturday.
The President has signed the bill for the
permanent government of the District of
Columbia. There are to be no elections.
Nominations—Ernest Diekman, of Wis
consin, Minister to the United States of Co
lombia; Peter Negley, Assistant U. S.
Treasurer at Baltimore.
General Sherman has recalled the officers
who were ordered abroad to observe opera
tions in the Russian and Turkish war.
At a full Cabinet Evarts made a statement
regarding the money congress. It is a suc
cess. Sherman spoke encouragingly about
placing the 4 and 4 J ^ per cent, bonds.
WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET.
Office or the Chief Signal Observer,
Washington, D. C., June 11.—Indications
for Wednesday:
In the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States, rising possibly followed by falling
barometer, light to fresh variable winds and
clear or partly cloudy, warmer weather will
prevail.
In the West Gulf States, lower pressure,
east to south winds, rising or stationary tem
perature, clear and partly cloudy weather,
and possibly occasional rains in western
portion.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rising
followed by falling barometer, slightly
warmer and partly cloudy weather, anil
possibly occasional light rains in the last
named section, with western winds backing
to southerly.
Iu the Middle Atlantic States, higher
pressure, northwest to southwest winds,
warmer or partly cloudy weather, and in
the eastern portion occasional rain.
Cautionary signals continue at Eastport.
failure of an old firm.
New York, June 11.—Joseph Foulke’s
Sons, shipping and commission merchants,
have failed. Liabilities, $447,000, besides
$30,000 contingent liabilities. Assets. $1K4,-
000. The firm has been in existence eighty
years. The failure is caused by shrinkage
in values, slow or impossible collections,
and general depression.
the condition of the german emperor
and nobeling.
Berlin, June 11.—It is thought Nobeling
will recover.
The recovery of the Emperor is progress
ing wonderfully. To-day celebrates the
forty-seventh anniversary of his marriage.
The arreste of Socialists continue.
FATAL AFFRAY AT A COLORED PICNIC.
Frederick, Md., June 11.—At a picnic
held by colored people near Adamstown, in
this county, yesterday, an affray occurred in
w’hich William Richardson, colored, was
shot and instantly killed by Edward Ambush,
a*so colored.
CONDITION OF THE RUSSIAN EMPRESS.
St. Petersburg, June 11.—The Empress'
fever has decreased. The pleural inflam
mation has not augmented, but the patient
is weaker. Prayers were offered at 8t.
Isaac's Cathedral to-day for her recovery.
MR. BRYANT’S CONDITION.
New York, June 11.— Mr. Bryant lies in
a comatose state. His physician is almost
afraid to give him nourishment. He sleeps
all the time.
CONSECRATION OF DR. SEYMOUR.
New York, June 11.—The consecration
of Dr. Seymour as Bishop of Springfield
took place at Trinity Church to-day. The
ceremonies were very impressive.
RESOLVED TO CONTINUE THE STRIKE.
London, June 11.—Gver twenty thousand
cotton operatives in mass meeting at Black
burn, to-day resolved to continue the strike.
UNANIMOUS FOR DISSOLUTION.
Berlin, June 11.—The Federal Council
unanimously voted the proposal to dissolve
the German Parliament.
PRINCIPAL PHl£l$ DRAWN IN THE LOUISIANA
LOTTERY.
New Orleans, June 11.—The following
were the principal prizes drawn in the Lou
isans State Lottery to-dav : No. 31,079 drew
$100,000: No. S3.5K5 drew $50,000: No. 11.734
drew $20,000; No. 56,991 drew $10,000. The
$50,000 and $100,000 prizes were sold in this
city, the $20,000 prize in Norfolk, and the
$10,000 prize in New York.
THE LAST OF THE CUBAN INSURGENTS SUR
RENDERED.
Havana, June 10.—The so-called Briga
dier Guillermo Moncada and Colonel Freir,
with one thousand men and nine hundred
members of insurgent families, comprising
those who were unable to cross the swollen
river a few days ago, and being the last of
the Cuban insurgents, have surrendered at
Baracoa and Cobie.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Haverkill, Mass., June 11.—Andrew
True fatally stabbed his wife and killed
himself to-day while drunk.
Orange County, Florida.
Editor Morning New: This county, com
prising a portion of Southern Florida, has
often been brought to the notice of the pub
lic through descriptive letters of tourists
and t>ersons who have made it their home,
and yet it is not known as it should be by
those seeking new homes, or those com
pelled by disease to pass their winters in
mild climate. A few lines from one who
left Georgia near eighteen years ago, and
during that time has made his home in sev
eral different portions of the State, may not
prove unacceptable to your numerous read
ers.
The state of my health made it necessary
that I should leave the beautiful St. John’s
river and seek a new home, where the lands
were high, the atmosphere dry and free
from malarial exhalations. TM§ I have
found in the interior of Orange county,
\vh« rc\ during a residence of 0W nine
years, 1 have not had a single recurrence of
rhills; I have experienced a general im
provement of my pulmonary and heart dis
ease, and, considering that I am nearing my
three-score-years-and-ten, enjoy a reasona
ble degree of health.
A gtx>d topographical idea of the county
may be obtained by examining a correct map
of the State, which will show that the inte
rior is elevated. It will be seen that the
water courses run north, south and east. The
St. John’s river forais the eastern boundary,
and the Ocklawaha river, which has it source
in Lake Ahapopka, runs through what is
termed the lake region, and forms the north
ern boundary; on the south the streams
empty into the Kissimmee. The climate
is delightful, and though the thermometer
ranges during summer between eighty-two
and ninetv-four degrees, yet the heat is so
tempered by sea breezes both from the At
lantic and Gulf as to render it at all times
pleasant in the »hade. It is seldom that we
have a sultry night; as a general rule, some
bed-covering is necessary, and as u conse
quence sleep is refreshing.
I do not wish to make the impression that
every portion of the county is free from
malaria and eonseouently healthy, for such
is not the case. Those who settle near
streams, swamps and dark water lakes, may
expect to bare chilis, though they readily
yield to proper treatment. I have not seen a
case of typhoid fever, and but one of pneu
monia. Mosquitoes during a portion of the
year are about as bad as I have fouud them
in Augusta and Macon. Fleas arc abundant
in early spring, but the hot sun in May kills
them.
The county extends over more than one
degree of latitude and embraces a great va
riety of soils well adapted to the field pro
ducts of more northern sections, except
wheat, which is generally destroyed by rust.
Grasses suited to our soil and latitude are
being introduced—Para grass for our low
lands and Guinea grass for our up lands—
so that those who wish to make their own
hay inay do so. Sweet potatoes may be
called a standing crop, as they can be plant
ed during summer at any time when there
comes a good rain. Our soil is peculiarly
adapted to the raising of the orange, giving
a rich, juicy fruit, which is rapidly gaining
a reputation in the markets at the North.
Watermelons of large size and fine flavor
can be put in market by the first of May.
In some portions of the c unty banana cul
ture is receiving considerable attention.
Mr. B. B. Rearnes' grove, on South Aha
popka, is probably the largest. This plant
being very susceptible to low degrees of
cold, requires large water protection on the
north to make its culture a success. The pine
apple being more hardy and easily protected,
is taking the place of the banana and promises
to be a paying crop. The raising aud manu
facture of starch producing plants, such as
casava and arrowroot, must in the near fu
ture become one of our great industries, as
the yield of starch is more than three times
that of the potato. To develop this indus
try only requires the establishment of starch
manufactories through the county.
A brief comparison oi the present with
the past will show that the county is rapidly
developing. Nine years ago Mellonville
consisted of one house. Sanford, Maitland,
Apopka and other towns had no existence.
Two post offices furnished the mail facilities;
now there are twenty-five offices and three
money order offices — Sanford, Orlando
and Apopka. Then there were ninety
registered voters; now there are over twelve
hundred, and some four hundred who have
not registered. Manufactories of buggies,
wagons, furniture, sash, doors, blinds,
chairs, eta*., are being established, aud as
saw mills multiply the log house is being
replaced by neat cottages, surrounded with
fruits, flowers and plants suited to a semi-
tropical climate. Each year is adding to
the population aud material advancement
of the country. Z. H. Mason, M. D.
Apopka, Orange county, Fla.
Some Encouraging Signs.
Sashville American.
If anything were needed to show the
wisdom of the Democrats in reducing
the army and making that honorable arm
a subordinate one directed *>y the head—
the people—and not usurping the func
tions of the director, it is Gen. Sher
man’s Spanish-American roviDg to aDd
fro, up and down the earth seeking to
make mischief. When the commander
of the army so far forgets himself,
ignores decorum and neglects his duty,
as to enter politics and attempt to tell
people their duty, it is well that he be
but slenderly provided with means for
mischief. Whether it is ambition or
family pride in Brother John, caught in
the meshes of his own nefarious opera
tions. Gen. Sherman’s appeal to the pas
sions of the people is an indecent and
dangerous symptom. It is one, however,
thai does not at all alarm us for tlie
future of this country. We do not expect
to escape dangerous symptoms, or the pos
session of dangerous elements, menacing
society with despotic constriction on
the one hand, and with anarchy aud dis
solution on the other. Indeed, these
symptoms seem to point out the stability
and solidity of our institutions and the
moderate conservatism of our people.
In a period of perfect serenity we might
fear the calm which precedes the storm,
but wheu we see the military chieftain,
the nucleus of and incentive to taction,
and the purse-proud advocates of military
power and strong central government on
one hand, and on the other the Socialist
and the Communist, with the prin
ciples of dissolution and anarchy, and
between them and thei** jostling and
their efforts to shake society on the
one hand and the other, the great mass
of the people, calm, unshaken, cherishing
the principles of that liberty which falls
short of license, and that order and sta
bility which does net overstep the bounds
of freedom; devoted to an eternal union
of the States, and determined in defense
of the everlasting rights of the States—
neither exalting nor depressing the one
nor the other unduly—we are encouraged
to believe that Hale manifestos and Sher
man tirades and Communistic ebullitions
are but the blowing of gales which serve
to show the strength of the rooted oak—
to demonstrate the stability of our in
stitutions and the assured freedom of a
people determined to enjoy both liljerty
and order. In this view, condemning
his violation of official decorum and
forgetfulness of his place, we are rather
glad to see General Sherman, epauleted
and bedizzened, dashing his brains out
against a solid wall of popular opinion,
and illustrating the stability and good
sense of the people.
A WESTERN ROMANCE.
A Glance at the Future.—Possi
bilities for 18—: Communist uprising
in all the cities of the United States. \j
S. Grant declared Kaiser. While the
Kaiser is driving out a German Socialist,
concealed by a lamp post, shoots him
through the head. Socialist arrested;
proves to be Johann Schmidt, who, dur
ing the first civil war, had been a “gallant
Union soldier.” Immense sensation, and
Mr. Schmidt is chewed up by a mob of
postmasters.—Courier-Jou rnal.
Love at First Sight, and a Wedding
Under Peculiar « ondltion*.
Baltimore Gazette.
Cincinnati, the Queen City of the
West, ever ahead, continually offers
something to satisfy and refresh the ap
petite, let the taste be what it may.
Nothing in the fashionable social world
here has created such a sensation re
cently. and nothing ever so strange as
the strangely romantic marriage of Miss
Blanche Worthington, of Covington.
Kentucky, a leading belle of great b«iuty
and accomplishments, to Mr. B. V.
Jackson, of Parkersburg, West Vir
ginia, son of Judge Jackson, of the
United States Court of West Virginia.
The affair was a runaway match, and
the ceremony was performed at the
Burnet House by Rev. Dr. Gray, an
Episcopal divine.
The romance is this: The lady has
long been engaged to Major Byrne,
prominent young railroad man of this
city, a very worthy gentleman, and, as
his conduct on this occasion shows,
chivalrous one. The Major is a devoted
Catholic, which faith the young lady
voluntarily adopted after careful investi-
? ation and a long course of instruction
rora leading divines of the Catholic
Church in this city and Covington, and
which she was to formally embrace ou
their marriage day, in June.
During the festival week Mr. Jackson
and his sister visited Cincinnati, where
Major Byrne, assisted by his lady-love,
contributed to their entertainment. On
Thursday they all dined together at the
Burnet very happily; that evening the
lover placed his betrothed in the company
<*f Mr. .Jack-Oil for the festival; Friday
she was to entertain him by introduction
to her lady friends, and did, which ex
cited no suspicion in the trusting mind
and heart of tlie happy lover, who had
her loving assurances of a few hours ago
and intimacy and love of several years’
growth to assure him. On Saturday
afternoon Mr. Jackson called upon
his friend Major Byrne to assist him in
getting a marriage license, to which he
responded as a friend at once, and together
they repaired to the Probate Court, the
lover little dreaming what was in store for
him—what a stab he was to receive from
his friend. The names of the contract
ing parties were there first pronounced.
Imagine what must have been the feel
ings of the strong man, the ardent lover,
when hearing the name of his almost
wife in such a connection, but he be
lieved it a cruel joke, and not until be
met the lady did he doubt her. He was
invited to give the bride away, and
having to release her from her engage
ment with him, a most solemn one, he
consented, bein" a life-long friend of
both parties, and there seldom has been
witnessed a nobler exhibition of true
manhood and chivalry than when this
gentleman, suffering the agony of
crushed heart and humiliated spirit, with
a calm nerve and l>earing, alarming to his
friends, having formally released the lady
from her plighted troth, forgiving her the
great wrong she had done him in blast
ing his life hv precipitately trampling
under foot, with the pledges of fidelity
and love si ill warm upon her lips, the af
fection of years for the new born love of
an hour and pledging her his friendship,
he gave away in marriage to another the
idol of his own heart, throwing around
the occasion a dignity and respect per
fectly sublime, as with congratulation
and blessing he surrendered forever the
hope of years. lie has not since per
mitted the affair to be mentioned in
his presence, but is evidentlv suffering
us such a man can suffer, llis friends
have been quite apprehensive of the
result upon him. The gallant Major has
tjie sympathy and respecUof every true
man and woman who has heard of it
The prominence of the parties—Miss
Wortbinsjon being a member of a 'ead
ing Kentucky family, a great favorite, a
famous beauty and belle, some 27 or 28
years old; Mr. Jackson, the lady’s junior,
the scion of a prominent Virginia family,
a cousin of “Stonewall” and son of a
distinguished jurist, and the deserted
lover a prominent gentleman in railroad
and business circles, of high moral worth
and culture, and, I believe, a native of
Maryland—makes this a leading sensation
in the three States of Ohio, Kentucky and
Virginia.
The Potter Investigating Committee
New York Star.
It was eminently proper that the Ameri
can people sliouhl know the whole truth
concerning the allegations of fraud in
the Louisiana and Florida elections.
When the Electoral Commission was ap
pointed everybody supposed that the sul>-
jeet would be thoroughly investigated.
There was no sense in instituting such a
commission unless it could determine
the issue of facts submitted to it The
only question before the nation was as
to the truth of the charges that fraud
had t>een committed in the States of
Florida and Louisiana. Congress, too,
modestly confessed its incompetency to
settle that question, and accordingly the
countiy approved the appointment of the
commission, liecause it believed that
that tribunal would make a full,
free and impartial investigation of
all the circumstances upon which
the charges were based. Instead of
that it quibbled and split hairs and
dodged the only issue it was ordained to
decide. Acting not from a sense of jus
tice, but in a partisan spirit, it declared
Hayes elected, and while the decision
was accepted by the people, its equity
and its common sense were repudiated.
The Potter Committee was appointed to
do what the commission had failed to
do, and the result of its labors fully
justifies its appointment. The disclo
sures of the witness Anderson show that
the Democratic candidate for President
had an actual majority of the votes
cast in the State of Louisiana. He re
veals the details of the dastardly plot by
which the judgment of the American peo
ple was set at naught and a majority can
didate declared to have received "a ma
jority of the votes. He shows plainly
that such Republican leaders as Hough
ton, Sherman, Matthews, Harlan, Noyes
et al.—men moving in the highest social
circles and enjoying the reputation of re
spectable citizens, were accessories to
the disgraceful intrigue. He acquaints
us with the modu* operandi by which
hundreds and thousands of legal
votes were deliberately excluded from the
count in order to proclaim a fraudu
lent result. He lays bare a scheme
which implicates the President himself,
who has rewarded, agreeably to the pro
mise of his agents, nearly all the scoun
drels who were instrumental in his eleva
tion to office. If these fruits of the in
vestigation do not amply justify it, what
could? Mr. Hayes mav have a legal title
to the position he holds, for the electoral
commission’s decision was final, but mor
ally he has no more claim to the office of
President than George Francis Train or
Susan B. Anthony. He merely repre
sents the most gigantic crime aeainst civil
1 berty of which the history of the world
gives us any account.
Chinese Exorcising the Devil.—In
Chinatown there is a Chinaman who is
affiictcd with a peculiar sickness, which
is probably the result of a free and con
tinuous indulgence in opium smoking.
He is perfectly conscious, but lias horri
ble visions, which he describes to his
friends and visitors of his own race with
great minuteness. He is not violent, but
the other Chinamen assert that he is pos
sessed of a de v il, and, for fear that the
evinspirit may get loose and make things
warm in Chinatown, they have chained
the I>edeviied Mongolian fast to his bed,
and the entire population of Chinatown
are engaged in the attempt to exorcise
the devil by means of fire-crackers and
joss paper.—Auetin RtreiUe,
The Baltimore boy who fastened a crab
on his playfellow's uncommonly big
no9e, just for fun, was arrested and ta
ken to a police court; but he put parts
of himself in evidence to prove that he
had been tremendously spanked for his
misconduct, and the magistrate let him
go without further punishment.
A Tribute to our Myers.
The following is the tribute of Rev,
Dr. C. D. Foss, of Connecticut, to the
late Rev. Dr. E. H. Myers, of this city,
which formed a part of his Fraternal Ad
dress in the Methodist General Confer
ence:
And then we cannot forget the clear
headed discreet, loving Myers, first
named by you as one of your most
trusted representatives, and appointed to
a most delicate and difficult duty. He
hoped, after finishing the grandest work
of hi^life. to go northward and spend a
few weeks in Christian fellowship with
new friends, who would have accounted
it a great pleasure to extend their hands
to him in warmest welcome.
J ust then there fell on his ear the call
of duty—the highest call to a true pastor
—for in his beloved city of Savannah the
yellow fever had begun its ravages. I
I must tell you the story as it stands op
the last page of this pamphlet, which is
our permanent record of the steps toward
that complete fraternity in which these
two “reconciled churches" rejoice to-day.
Our Commissioners say this of him:
“Fraternity was with him a passion.
We think we cannot be mistaken, and
that we do no injustice to any member
of either Commission when we declare
that to Dr. Myers, more than to any
other one of our number, is due the
unanimity of our conclusions. We know
that he regarded his appointment the
greatest honor, and his share in our suc
cess the greatest achievement of his life."
When the tidings of plague and death
reached him he calmly said, “I must go
home to my flock," and set off without
the delay of a day. When his brethren
of the Commission asked him, "will you
not come back North during the autumn
and let our brethren see you C he said,
"God only knows what I am going to,
whether life or death. If I live you will
sec me again, but if not we shall meet
above. Good bye." After a few days’
lalior in that region of death he fell—as
may you and I fall—at his post
The Arch Conspirator.
Washington Capital.
The fatal stupidity of cunning was
taught by .Esop, and has been confirmed
through observation for centuries. The
cunning man may deceive one man, and
that generally himself, but he cannot de
ccive the world. The constructor of
traps is soon known for his specialty,
and ends generally by tumbling into one
of his best contrived. What is the good
of covering tracks while the character
remains uncovered?
John Sherman is the latest instance of
folly in this direction. When this in
vestigation was started every one said,
"John won’t be caught—he is too cun
ning for that.” John is the first man
caught, and the worst caught of any so
far. And now he realizes what it is to
be thought so amazingly cunning. He
has no character upon which to fall back,
no reserve on which he can rally. Peo
ple have to admit their astonishment that
ho should be caught, but they are not
slow to confess that lie ought to be
caught.
Tlie lon£-euml Cassius, solemn, slow and vain.
Who makes in cunninfr all he lacks in brain;
Selfish as Satan, insincere as hell.
Without convictions that he would not sell:
No friends but pals, and no pursuit but theft.
Their bonded conqtact that common danger
kept:
When o'er our country spread war's-sulphury
pall.
When thousands sought the field to fight and
fall,
And deep-mouthed cannon shook our Capitol;
When to the households desolation's gloom
Throughout the land foretold a common doom,
Orphans were born of war—disaster's gale
But carried to the ear the widow's wail—
This thing, regardless of his country's weal.
Like some foul creature, stayed behind to
steal.
Worse than the crow that feeds but on the
dead.
He fattened on distress and on the dying fed.
Madmen Dancing Among Flames.—
A Zanesville (Ohio) dispatch of the 1st
inst. says : The County Infirmary, one
mile from this city, came near being the
scene of a terrible disaster. John Jones,
an inmate of the institution, who had
been adjudged insane by the Probate
Court, became furious on Friday last,
and set fire to some bedding and furni
ture. Mr. Christie, the superintendent,
was absent at the time, and things would
probably have taken a desperate turn
had not’Mrs. Christie’s excited cries for
help brought to her assistance several
men who were in the vicinity. On the
doors of the room being thrown open, a
terrible scene was presented to the eyes
of the spectators. The ward was full of
smoke and fire, while the excited mad
men under the leadership of Jones, many
of them denuded of their clothing, were
dancing around the room and indulging
in demoniac yells. Jones was seized
and handcuffed. A revolver and twen
ty cartridges were found on his person,
"flic fire was extinguished.—Cincinnati
Commercial.
A woman was tossed by a bull in
Pittsburg. She had a baby iu lier arms,
and, as she was thrown from a bridge to
a hard surface ten feet below, both she
and the child were seriously injured.
The owner of the bull was sued by the
woman’s husband for damages, but there
was no proof that there had been any
pecuniary loss, and the jury gave a ver
dict for the defendant. Jane Grey Swiss-
helm thus expressed her indignation:
“If this woman, after her toss, had been
sent to a hospital, so that her husband
had been deprived of her company, or if
she had l>een rendered unable to perforin
her usual service, even for a day, her
owner might have recovered damages;
but as his property was not materially
injured, for his use, there could be no
damages."
The Chicago Tribune admits that the
statement that the vote of Louisiana was
counted for Hayes upon the basis of a
false return, is proved by the testimony
of Levisee, the Republican elector, but
felicitates itself and its party upon the
affirmation of Levisee that somebody at
tempted to bribe him to vote for Til’den.
The actual crime, it thinks, is condoned in
the fact that he was tempted to cast the
vote according to the true returns. This is
equal to the cheek of the showman pre
tending to exhibit the sword with which
Balaam smote the ass, and on being told
by one of his audience that Balaam didn't
have a sword, but only wished for one,
coolly replied “well, this is the one he
wished for.”—NauhriDe American.
A singular case has edme up for trial
in Brooklyn. Mrs. Malloy brings suit
against St Peter’s Roman Catholic
Church for $10,000 damages on account
of injuries received by slipping on the
icy steps. She argues that as she was
bound to attend mass under pain of mor
tal sin, the church was bound to keep its
approaches in a safe condition. Decision
reserved.
In a difficulty on Saturday at Mount
Pleasant, Tenn., between a young man
named Carr and a party whose name
could not be learned, J. Hunter and a man
named Kealing were dangerously wound-
ed. They were trying to separate the
comliatan’ts. when Carr’s pistol went off
twice, shooting Kealing in the ear and
Hunter in the mouth. It is thought
Kealing will die.
A Rinnino Mate for Grant.—A
correspondent suggests Grant and Key
for 1880. This would not do. If we are
to have a Southern Democrat for Vice
President, let us take a representative
man like Gen. Jos. E. Johnston. But we
would prefer a Northern Republican
like Blaine or Conkling.—St. Louie Globe
Democrat.
The latest phase of the Butler still
hunt in Massachusetts is the mailing to
all the Catholic priests in the State of
copies of Butler’s speech in favor of hon
oring General Shields, the document
having been privately printed in a
neat pamphlet at Washington. General
Shields is an Irishman.
Uood-bye, Mitchell : Farewell, Hippie '■
Such the tidal wave's first ripple.
And it sweeps from out the Senate
One who never should be in it.
Hippie-Mitchell—Mitchell Hippie-
Wuf no more extract his tipple
Freely from the public nipple.
John Sherman’s Lieutenant
Baltimore Gazette.
The fall of Stanley Matthews is as
complete and final as that of Smiler Col
fax. His failure to appear before the
Investigating Committee to testify in re
ply to tlie evidence of Anderson, and his
own letters amounts^u a confession. His
demand for an investigating committee
of the Senate is only a piteous appeal for
a little whitewash. He will get the
whitewash, but tliis will not save him.
Here is the verdict of one of the ablest
of the Republican papers, the New York
Nation:
“Mr. Stanley Matthews, it must be
confessed, the Democrats have fairly
hooked and landed. He has been con
victed, on the testimony of his own let
ters, of having kept up a protracted and
conciliatory correspondence with this
man Anderson, of having worked hard
to get him appointments, and part of
this while in possession of a fraudulent
written agreement entered into by An
derson with Nash, the Congressmen of
the district, to ’suppress evidence,’ so as
to give the district to the Republicans in
return for an office in the New Orleans
custom house, and of having replied
from the United States Senate chamber
with almost abject submissivencss to the
abuse and insults aud threats of this
paltry scoundrel. This correspondence
every respectable American of both
parties will read with pain, for it means
the fall of a man whom, though every
body knew him to be a somewhat foolish
politician and a ridiculous financier, all
supposed to be a gentleman and a man
of honor.”
It is therefore useless to waste any
further words upon Mr. Matthews. It
is not worth while to kick a corpse
around. But there is one aspect in which
Mr. Matthews is still of some impor
tance. As Carlyle said about the dead
leaf, "it still has some force, for it rot»."
Mr. Matthews carries with him ‘his
force, this contagion of putrescence;
and just as he was infected by his as
sociation with Anderson, so he infects
Sherman and Hayes, lie was the bosom
friend and confidential agent of Hayes,
the zealous co-worker with John Sher
man in the electoral frauds. It can
not be supposed for a moment that
John Sherman and Stanley Matthews
acted in the Louisiana matter with
out full and complete confidential agree
ment upon every important step. How
else would it have been possible for them
to co-operate? One might have undone
the work of the other unless there had
been agreement and concerted action.
If there had not been this agreement the
ingenious and complicated Louisiana
frauds could not have l>ecn carried out to
such success. Even if John Sherman
dared to deny his o» n letter to Ander
son, the mere fact of his confidential co
operation with Matthews would have
been sufficient to couvict him of compli
city. But in point of fact John Sherman
was the ruliag spirit. It was he only who
claimed the right to pay for frauds and
perjuries by promises of offices in the
name of Hayes. He may not have com
municated his plans in full to Mr. Mat
thews. for Generals in command some
times take a pride in reticence; but it is
pretty certain that Matthews reported in
l ull to him. Whether Sherman ever re
ported in full to Hayes, may still lie in
volved in doubt. Bud as the fall of Mat
thews is, it is still worse in its effects.
Just as Belknap's fall brought to light
the uncounted shames of Grantism, so
does the fall of Matthews drag down the
present rdministration. Matthews, the
Senator, is of no importance; it is Mat
thews the Lieutenant of the Fraud in-
Chief who still lives.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered
the oration at the reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac at Spring-
field, Massachusetts, on Wednesday last.
He took u hopeful view of the future,
but expressed regret at the decline of
military spirit in the North. He also
affirmed that the South was wrong in the
late war, and protested against a reduc
tion of Ihe army. Referring to the out
croppings of Communism in this coun
try, Mr. Beecher said that while there
was intermediary danger, there was no
danger of the final results. At the close
of the address cheers were given, and, on
call of General Barnum, the audience
rose and repeated in union the words
' We thank you."
Hit is significant, in view of the recent
deed of separation lietween Alexander
Henderson and Lydia Thompson Hen
derson, that two days Iiefore her depart
ure from this country, in December last,
she signed in the Eagle Theatre a will in
favor of her only child (a (laughter;,
deeding to her all her real and personnl
estate in this country. Under the laws
of England, everything a wife cams or
obtains lielongs to her husband. But, as
a matter of precaution, Lydia Thompson
invested her earnings here, with tlie aid
of Mr. Colville, in United States 1 Kinds
and some real estate in Chicago.
The body of a memlier of a Hiliemian
society has lieen excluded from the Cath
olic cemetery in Cleveland. Bishop Gil
mour. of that diocese, says : “We shall
net allow persons to be buried in the
cemetery who belong to secret societies.
The laws of the church fix that. No
man can be buried in consecrated ground
who is not a member of th< church and
a partaker of the sacrament. If a man
joins a secret society he k; lows that by
this act he severs the connection between
himself and the church.”
Sporting men are getting ready for the
next prize fight according to the latest
London rules, which is to take place
within a few weeks, lietween John
Dwyer, of Brooklyn, and Patrick Ryan,
of Troy. The match is said to lie for
$2,000 and the so-called championship of
America.
What with a bankrupt treasury, a dis
coutented, war scourged population, and
an army growing daily infected with the
spirit of mutiny. Turkey stands upon a
terrible volcano.
Effects entirely disproportions! to causes
are frequently iuducel by the simplest cir
cumstances. A little pimple, indicative of
the beginning of deterioration of the blood,
will, by neglect of preventive means, de
velop into the loathsome ulcer and sap
health, or probably destroy life. Dr. Bull's
Blood Mixture prevents such catastrophes.
It
Summer Resorts.
The Yellow Sulphur Sprigs,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. VA.,
f rHE most elevated and coolest resort in the
I State, will be opened the KIRSTOF JUNE
under an entire new management.
The elite of Baltimore. New Orleans and
other cities expected
The beauty of this place and the widel>
known medicinal and curative powers of its
waters ensure health, pleasure and happiness,
and consequently they are always well patron
ized. Every rational desire and amusement
are to be had here, which, together with the
following extremely low rates for STRICTLY
FIRST CLASS TABLE, offers inducements
unsurpassed
TERMS—Per day $2 50; per week $12 59; for
four weeks $40.
Passengers leave the cars at Christiansburg,
A. M. & O R R . 80 miles west of Lynchburg.
Passengers from Savannah and Charleston
make dose connection with trains on the A.
M. A O. R. R. arriving at the springs for break
fast or dinner. As cottages are being rapidly
engaged, persons desiring accommodations
will do well to write at once
RICHARD CONTEE, Proprietor.
A. M. WHITE, Manager
jell-12t
Catoosa Springs, Georgia.
r pHIS delightful summer resort will be opened
A for the reception of visitors on tbs 1st of
June, with an zxtirz change or management.
Its fine location, in the healthy and picturesque
region of Northwest Georgia, the great variety
and medicinal value of the waters, flee commo
dious buildings and easy access combine to ren
der it one of the most desirable watering places
in the South. Four trains daily of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and
Chattanooga pass the depot, two and a half
miles distant from the Springs, where comfort
able conveyances are always in waiting. The
proprietor will endeavor to make it acceptable
In every respect to even the most fastidious.
Terms- $10 00. $8 50 and $7 00 per week, ac
cording to length of stay.
W. A. SPENCE, M. D.,
my22-lm Proprietor.
£fgat Hotirrs.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.
S TATE OF GEORGIA, Chatham County.—
All persons having claims against the es
Late of MARGARET MaRGAAJ-T are requested
to present them in terms of^the law; and all
indebted will make payment to
S. F. DUPON.
Administrator estate Margaret Margraff.
my 15 W6t
JOHN LYONS,
Agent for the following:
B ALTIMORE PEARL HOMINY COMPANY.
Cantrell & Cochran's Imported BELFAST
GINGER ALE.
Headquarters for PIPER HK1DSIECK CHAM-
PAUxE, and the celebrated BAKER WHISKY,
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