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ATLANTA, OA., APBIL », 1872.
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The Macon and Knoxville B»2road Com
pany la pushing the surrey.
The grading of the North Georgia and
North Carolina Railroad will begin in July.
The North Eastern Road i* being located,
saya the Athena Watchman.
The ■■!!*«* Cwnuttw.
CoL Hoge and Capt. McNiel of the Bol
lock Committee hare returned from New
York. CoL Hoge informa us that the New
Yolk brokers and bankers tea tilled fully,
freely and cheerfully. A number of facts
were ginned. Our especial friend Henry
Clews poured forth volume*. It waa proven
that Hr. Kimball had need State’s money in
his enterprises. We hare not apace now to
■ay more of the visit of the Committee.
The “Fat naf."
Acton, the “fat boy” of The Atlanta
Conarrrtmon, putin hla Jolly appearance in
pur sanctum on Tuesday morning last He
represents The CossrmmojC in a flourish
ing condition, which we are indeed glad to
hearr Tis the beat paper in Atlanta, is Dent,
ocratic to the backbone, and baa done, and is
doing, noble service in unearthing and expos
ing Radical wrong-doing, and is Justly enti
tled to the heavy patronage it ia everywhere
receiving.—North Georgia Citizen.
■•rear OalTinitr.
Madisojt, Ga, April 8,1872.
Editor* Conelitution— 1 Gentlejceh: En
closed please accept this circular as some evi
dence of the success of a Denominational
College at Macon.
This One building will be done by October
next, if no hindrance shall occur. It will
C09t about $70,000, and is one of the finest
university buildings in the South.
We are taking firm footing in Macon, ana
expect very soon to accomplish a large meas-
nre °f P^'?- Ueroen>
Very respect
respectfully yours,
D. E. Butler.
The Agrlewisiarhl College at Athene-
The very intelligent and fair-minded edi
tor of the Griflln Georgian, In an article dis
cussing Governor Smith’s disposition of the
land scrip, seems to be in the dark In suppos
ing that there was no college of agriculture
legally organized at Athens.
- The Code of Georgia, section 1201, para
graph S, declares that the Board of Trustees
of the State University has power
‘To establish all such schools of learning or
art as may be useful to the State, and organ
ise the same in the way most likely to attain
the ends desired.”
This authority they have exercised.
denfls era# Raws-
Cobb county farmers going heavy on
guano, says the Journal. Ditto in Spalding
county, says the Star.
In Whitfield county, the Citizen says wheat
looks well, is sown much in excess of last
year, and large crop predicted. Oats
healthy.
In Gordon county farming has commenced
in earnest, says the Times.
In Screven county planted com has rotted
in the ground. Cotton lands are too wet to
be plowed.
In Clarke county, says the Watchman
wheat and oats are small, backward and not
a third as much as should be. Yew persons
are done planting com, or even prepared to
begin. No com up between Athens and tbc
Blue Ridge. Peach trees not In full bloom.
Cotton prospects good, judged by the great
purchase of hay and fertilizers. Farmers are
feeding stock on Connecticut hay at fifty dol
lars a tou. when they could famish it them-
'
From the agricultural report at Washing
ton, we flnd that horses and mules have In
creased one per cent. In Georgia; milk cows,
two per cent; oxen and other cattle have de
creased two per cent. Horses and mules have
decreased In value; also cows.
Georgia com has been sent to Egypt and
planted, with satisfactory results.
Mr. Purse, at Marlow, baa experimented in
■trawberries, and finds the Agriculturist and
Wilson’s Albany seedling finely adapted to
Southern culture; Heat affects the faeny
more than cold. The finest hemes came be
tween March and July, and from October to
December. _
The Cotton Tax B1U.
We publish in another column the bill be
fore Congress to refund the tax paid by the
people of tho cotton producing States on raw
cotton, to which we Invite the attention of
our readers.
From the representations of this measure,
made by certain letter writers from Washing
ton, we were apprehensive that its provisio is
were exceeding partial as against the interest
of the producer. We are glad to find that
■uch representations are not sustained by the
text of thebQL
It provides for a Board of Commissioners
“to hear and determine all claims and appli
cations” that may be presented, and when
just and correct, to direct tlie payment of the
tax to the person or persons entitled thereto,
their heirs, executors, administrators or
aigns; and as 'planters, freedmen and
others have an interest In the cotton
tax, [said Commissioners fshall adopt such
rules and regulations as will most effectually
■■cure thepaymentof the tax to the parties
to whom thesame Is justly due and properly
belongs.” The Board is clothed with ample
powers to prescribe the forms of evidence
to require the production of books and re
ceipts or copies thereof, or when such books
or vouchers fall to show the payment of the
tax, then the validity of such claim may be
established by other evidence. We think
these provisions are ample for the protection
of the interests and rights of all parties.
We cannot doubt that this Mil will receive
the aealous support of every member and
Senator from Georgia and her sister Southern
States. It Is a measure of vast Importance
to our people, and they are watching its
progress with deep solicitude. If it should
fsn consequence of the opposition or even
lukewarmness of any, their constituency
w&I hardly forgive them. But we apprehend
no such defection. As a unit they will re-
■pond to the universal demand and expecta
tion of the people to vote for this bill, the
passage of which will not only be hailed
with joy as the first set of justice towards
the South since the war, bat it will tend to
•often sectional asperity.
Iks Agricultural LssS Scrip.
In another column we give an interesting
communication from a gentleman who has
bestowed much study on the matter, ex
plaining the whole subject, synopdzing the
aw.and detailing the action of other Slates.
In addition to the leading papers already
mentioned that have indorsed the action of
the Governor, we add the warm indorsement
of the LaGrsnge Reporter, Washington Gs-
setto and Covington Enterprise;
The opposition principally comes from the
points, where opposition is natural ruder the
inspiration of local self-interest. Marietta
and Griflln were both eager suitors for the
•erip, and it would be strange if fheydidnot
exhibit disappointment.
■swatktag Heavy.
The Atlanta San shows np some official
dereliction on the part of the Sheriff, in the
matter of the New Era office and certain at
tachments that were levied on it.
Why don’t the Sun and CortsnrunoN fer
ret out the difficulty and expose the rascals?
Outriders are beginning to look upon the
Bute fraud investigation business, as a sort
of pantomimic farce, and to wonder if the
whole of Atlanta, including the press, is en
gaged in the play.—Albany Newt.
Rye! Colonel! No reflections on Atlanta
or her press. Tou, above all others, know
faithfully the work of exposing the rascals
has been pursued. Results must ttdl whether
the investigation business is a farce. An oc
casional bobble is unavoidable, bat the gen
eral result has been satisfactory.
The Vase •( the Rev. 3f|t« WsoSi
The case of the Reverend Myron Wood,
for the seduction of Miss Emma drivers, in
the DeKalb Superior Court, that has just re
sulted in the second conviction of the accused,
one of the most remarkable that, in a con
siderable legal experience, we have ever
known in a court room.
A minister of the Gospel, a man of excel-
lent antecedents, long ministry and pare life,
with a family, is dragged before the courts,
charged with one of the gravest crimes that
such a man could commit. He is accused of
the deliberate, systematic and sacriigkras
ruin of a young girl who had the strongest
claim upon bis chivalry and religion. The
girl is bis accuser, and tells a talc of terrible
consistency, backed up by strong circum
stances.
Bis family and many friends believe im
plicitly in his innocence. He is cast oat from
his church and shorn of bis ministerial robes.
He is twice convicted end sentenced by the
tribunals of justice. After conviction, he
makes a solemn, patient, earnest bat unem-
blttercd statement, foil of Christian spirit,
firmly asserting his innocence. His attorneys
seek the highest court of the Bute to reverse
the verdict.
Thus the matter sta»gt~ Is it not remark
able? If guilty, whaSjt “ oral monster
Upon the hypothesis of guilt, a blacker fiend
don’t exist oat of the bad place. It would be
hard for the lmiginitiop Jo conceive a more
cruelly, darkly, wicked spirit than this preach,
er of God’s GospeL The spectacle of a minis
ter prcying'upon girlish innocence under the
blasphemous prostitution of prayer, and then
crowding the awful shame of lecherous per
jury upon his young victim in a guise of
hypocritical sanctity in the very hour of con
victed gnilt ia one of those exhibitions of
cool, deliberate sustained criminality such as
rarely falls to history to recount.
On the alternative supposition of his in
nocence, a more hideous case of persecution,
a more touching instance of torturing mar
tyrdom, and a ghastlirv example of young
female depravity was never recorded in the
darkest chronicles of time.
The alternatives arc fearful. The mind
reels between them- Notwithstanding the
solemn verdict of tlia court, and before the
last shotting off of the escape from tbe fel
on’s doom, tbe judgment wonders errantly
from the one possibilly to the other.
A pure and innocent divine dragged cruelly
to shame by the soft hand of pitiless girl
hood, and the murdered virtue of young
female innocence sacrificed to the Inst of
sacriligioos minister, prowling in the livery of
Heaven, and diming a counterfeit piety in
the very hoar of established crime, consulate
a picture of painful and distracting con
trasts.
But this is not ail. An outraged church
shivers under the shock. The celestial voca
tion of God’s ministry suffers. Tbe sensi
bilities of true Christians everywhere are
lacerated.
Ia there cot more that the Church can do
In this matter to solve the mysterious prob
lem of guilt, in view of the solemn assevera
tion of innocence by the accused and bis sol
emn appeal to the bar of God.
OUR WASHINGTON LETT Eli.
Ike Real Facts of Belmont's Visit
Wamblngtou—Tbe South orer-
•efced.-lbe Alabama Claims--
Gee gla Items.
WssmxGTojr, April 2,1852.
A contradictory reports have been sent
hence respecting- Mr. Belmont’s visit to
Washington and its resnlis, it may be well to
state the facta. There is no use in making a
mystery of a very simple matter. Mr. Belmont
came here to confer with leading Democrats
Codgress, and did have a conference with'
ran, though it was not a formal affair. The
Democratic Congressional Committee was
not called for the purpose of mee'ing the
Chairman of tbe National Executive Demo
cratic Committee, hot quite a number of
Democratic Senators and Representatives met
Mr. Belmont at Welchej’s, where an inter
change of view was bad.
There was some conflict of opinion, though
not of so positive a kind as to mar the har
mony of the meeting. While some thought
the present passive policy of the party
should not be disturbed, others fa
vored thp calling together of tbe Na
tional Executive Committee, and the
naming of a day for holding a convention.
It is probable that tbe Committee will assem
ble at no distant day, and that a convention
will be held not long after the Cincinnati
Convention. No one proposes to take any
steps looking to a disbandment of the party,
or a sacrifice of policy or principle. Nomi
nations will be made as usosL It is, how
ever, not improbable that these nominations
will be identical with those of tbe Cincinnati
Convention. This, however, is contingent
on the acceptability of the Liberal candidates.
Davis and Parker would undoubtedly be in
dorsed by the Democracy, .ga would Grata
Brown if given the first place on the ticket.
Even Senator Trumbull aright be swallowed,
though as the author of most of the recon
struction legislation, he would not prove very
' to the South. This is mere specu-
S. F. H. morse.
The death of Mr. Morse, the inventor of
the telegraph, is a noticeable event In the his
tory of the times. Statesman nor'warrior
has ever so impressed the world as lids man
by bis single achievement What telegraphy
has done for progress cannot be told.
Samuel Finley- Ureesc Morse was bom in
Charlestown, Massachusetts, April 27, 1791,
He was therefore 81 years old at bis death.
Ho graduated at Yaio College in 1810. He
became a portrait painter, studying in Eng
land. He worked in Boston, New Hamp
shire, Son til Carolina and New. York with
varying success.
In 1835 he invented bis telegraph machine,
in 1837 sought a patent in 1814 built tbe first
telegraph line from Baltimore to .Washing
ton.
. It was in 1832 that the Idea was first sug
gested to him of the telegraph. He was
taming from Europe in a vessel, and a fellow
passenger was Professor Jackson, who de
scribed the experiments that bad been made
with the electro magnet in Paris. This gave
rise to discussion about tbe time required for
the fluid to pass through the wire! Jackson
suggested that as it was instantaneous the
spark might be carried any distance, and be
used to carry information. Morse seized the
idea and laboriously nud eventually worked
It out into his great invention.
Two Europeans contest the honor of tbe
invention with him, Wheatstone, an English
man, and Steinhoul a Bavarian. But their
systems are different from Morse’s
The telegraph covers the civilized world,
and some part of the uncivilized.
Mr. Morse was one of the projectors and
first President of the. famous "National
Academy of Design.” He once held a pro
fessorship in the University of New York.
His straggles in getting bis great discovery
practically carried ont would form an inter
esting chapter in tho painful progress
truth. He was ridiculed and repeatedly dis
appointed. Beggared in means by bis expe
riments and efforts, he applied to Congress
for help for a long time unsuccessfully.
Finally, President Tyler was the instrument
of his success. Thirty thousand dollars was
placed at his disposal, and tbe thing was done.
He lived twenty-seven yean after his in
vention was put practically to work, long
enough to see it become tbe greatest physical
agency of human progress ever known,- and
the mightiest power of tho ago.
The submarine telegraph and the oceanic
cable were bis idea also.
He has been honored all over the world.
Turkey gave him diamonds; -Prussia a gold
medal of merit; France made him a cheva
lier of the Legion of Honor; Denmark,
knight of tho Dannebrog; Spain sent him
the cross of the Knights Commandeiy
Wurtcmhurg and Austria distinguished him.
In 1857, the representatives of ten coun
tries voted him $80,000. Grand dinners were
given him in Europe.
The Montgomery Advertiser thus finely
moralizes.
But vain are all the honors that mortality
can either cqjoy or bestow. They cannot
move the silent dost or “ soothe the dull cold
earof death.” The man whose fame is borne
from the riven to the ends of tho earth by
the swift winged messengers of his own crea
tion, lies to-day food-for worms, a mockery
of his former greatness. The sad realities of
Fate can neither be propitiated nor concealed,
and though we mourn the Mow that strikes
the good nun and the great to the earth, we
fed that he bad filled bis allotted space, and
filled it so well that millions yet unborn will
hang with wonder and delight on the story
of the trials and tbe record of the triumphs
of Samuel Finley Breese Morse. _
Turkish Loren,
The art of writing ia not general among the
Turks, and when s lover wishes to counimn-
nicatc his sentiments in writing, they have a
mode of effecting it without pen, ink or pa
per, by means of flowers, fruits, woods, silks,
state and colors, of which they make a pack
et, each article having an allegorical sense.
The packet is called a seism. Those who
employ this mode of communication have a
casket stored with the necessary articles to
compose a seism. They have a dictionary,
which they know by memory, of the allu
sions which they wish to give by their flow-
An anilret signifies “We are both of one
mind,” a piece of rose bosh, “I weep continu
ally, bat yon deride my tears;” a piece of
cloth, “I am tired of your importunities;” a
piece of buckram or canvas, “We shall be
together to-morrow;” a piece of silk, “Yon
have gained my. mind;” a lookiag-glass, “I
am ready to sacrifice mysell to you;” a pistol,
“I love yon very much.”
A grain of raisin, some blue silk, a pes, a
morsel of sugar and a piece of the wood of
aloes, arranged in a certain order, form a
billet donx to this effect:
My heart, lam in love with yon; the pain
which my love occasions to me has nearly
deprived me of my senses; my heart passion
ately desires yoon; give mv disease the
necessary remedy.”—PhOadeipkia Pros.
_ An artless newspaper man, who lately
bought a few sausages, thus relates his
troubles: “I got them sausages home without
-S«orL£i
of ’em had huddled np together, and
sleeping sweetly. Two of ’em had crawled
to my milk-pail and were lapping tbe milk,
and one, a black and white one, was on the
fence trying to catch an English
row. I drowned the whole lot.”
A BILL
Ta Refund Certain Tuxes Collected
by the Government of the United
Stales on Haw Cotton During the
Tears l66S-’6-’7-’8.
Whereas, Large snm3 of money have been
collected by the United States as a tax on
raw cotton since the dose of tbe late civil
war, under the provisions of the internal
revenue laws of the United States; and
Whereas, After two solemn arguments, the
le Supreme Court of the United
were equally divided in opinion as to
the validity of said taxes and the constitution
ality of the laws under which they were col
lected; and
Whereas, The same were unequal and un
just in their operation, and have been re
pealed so far as regards said cotton tax;
and
Whereas, Said tax laws, in their practical
operation, have not bad the effect contem
plated when they were enacted, of imposing
a burden upon the consumers; but saiu taxes
have fallen exdusively on producers who,
while paying this special tax on cotton, and
which, at that time, were especially burden
some, have, in common with citizens of the
several States, paid their due proportion of
all other taxes; and, '
Whereas, No other raw agricultural pro
duct of any of the States has ever been so
taxed, even during the war; therefore, - -
Be it enacted by (Js Senate and House of
Repr'ientaliusof the United States of America
n ” that restitution shall be
made of all moneys collected as taxes under
leof the
lotion, however. Yfe ljsve yet to sec what
the Cincinnati Convention will bring forth.
5 yet to learn the strength of the Libe
ral movement, and the principles which are to
guideit. Shoulditproveaone-horseaffuir,we
have only to make our nominations and trust
to the fortune of war. If the platform be a
wise and patriotic one, and onr candidates
well chosen, we may confidently count on
the support of a large number outside of the
Democratic ranks who are opposed to the re-
election of Grant. On the other hand, if the
anti-Grapt men ran a ticket, and so divide
the Republican party, our chances for suc
cess are equally good.
THE LIBERAL CONVENTION.
All statements as to the action of a conven
tion for which delegates have yet to be desig
nated most be taken cum gram tali*. They
are mere speculations. We are told one
day that it will certainly re-notninalc Davis
and Parker; then Trumbull is said to be the
“coming man;” and again we hear “that an
agreement has been entered into by tbc lead
ers of the Cincinnati movement to nominate
Judge Davis for President and Governor Cur
tin, of Pennsylvania, for Vice President, and
that they expect, by putting Governor Curtin
on the ticket, to carry Pennsylvania, while
Davis will bring to his support thousands of
laboring men throagout the country, who are
for uniting in semi-political organizations, and
are ready to cut loose from all party affilia
tion.” This purports to be an authoritative
statement, but I do not very well see bow a
convention pgn be pledged in advance, while
there is an uncertainty as Jo the material of
which it is to be composed.
THE SOUTH OVERLOOKED.
It is a little remarkable that, in all this po
litical speculation and.gossip, tho South is
rarely referred to. Neither party seems in
clined to heed its views or predilections.
This is all very well, for the Radicals who
hsve little to expect from the people they
have ontraged,plundered and trampled upon.
But is the Northern Democracy ignorant of
the fact that the South holds the balance of
power, and that, without the support of the
Southern States.it would be sheer folly to
think of putting a ticket in the field. This
fact should not be overlooked wben the . time
come to work np the ticket. Care must be
taken to select men who, at {cast, are not ob
jectionable to tt>e South. Nor are these
views put forth in any fractious spirit, bat
simply to urge that no possibility of contrib
uting to a triumph over the present corrupt
administration bp Overlooked.
THE ALABAM4 CLAIMS.
The Cabinet has had under consideration,
to-day, a second note from the British Gov
ernment relating to tbc Alabama claims. In
tbc first note Her Majesty rejected the propo
sition to consider indirect damages at Gene
va. To this Secretary Fish replied. The
note under consideration 'to-day -is the
response to his reply. Although its contents
have not been made public, tbero is no donbt
of an adherence by Her Majesty to tlio prin
ciples already enunciated in opposition to
allowing tbc quistion of indirect damages to
be presented to tbc. Geneva Conference. The
opinion permits, however, i|;at argumenta
tive persnasionstare prominent in Granville’s
second letter, instead of direct opposition to
tbe views of this Government It docs, not
appear, as yet, that cither government is dis
posed to compromise, apd a dead-lock iu the
-negotiations is not improbable.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
The proceedings of Congress, yesterday,
were less interesting thob usual to Southern
readers.
Mr. McIntyre introduced a bill for the re
lief of the political disabilities of A. J.
Glenn, N. L. Osborn, George D. Rice, and
others, of Georgia; and Mr. Farnsworth, a
bill for the relief of T. P. Robb, of Savan
nah, Georgia, late Collector of that port.
JJI5BT AGAIN. * ‘
The conteat in ConneotUmt.is over ( and
the result appears to be just wbat I predicted,
the election of the Radical ticket by a small
majority.
MORE BAYONETS.
Gen. Emory writes to the Secretary of
War requesting more troops, cavalry particu
larly, be sent to him for tbe preservation of
order in Mississippi, where he asserts great
lawlessness exists. Is there to be an election
in that State shortly ?
Tou scott's
Messrs. Bigby and Speer, of Georgia, voted
with those who wear the collar of Tom Scott
to give away a government reservation in the
centre of this city to the Pennsylvania Cen
tral Railroad for a depot site.
PERSONAL.
' S. H. Baker, of Georgia, is at the Conti
nental HoteL Tommy Hauck.
and by virtue of the several acts of Congress,
and regulations pursuant thereto, imposing a
tax on raw cotton,,ailer the proclamajion of
the President of the United States removing
all restrictions from trade throughout the
United States; dated June 13th, and 24th,
1805; and the said restitution shall be made
as herein after provided.
See. 2.. That a Commission shall be ap
pointed by the President, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, to consist of
three discreet and competent persona, who
■taS have power tq examine, Lear and deter
mine all claims and applications, under the
provisions of this act, and when found just
and correct, to direct the payment of the
same ia the person or perspna entitled there
to, their heirs, executors, administrators, or
assigns, and as planters, freedmen anu othere,
are^ntereslfid in the option tqx, said Commis
sion, shall adopt such rules gnd regulations
as will most effectually secure the payment of
the tax to the parties to whom the same is
justly due and properly belongs.
Sec. 3. That said Commission shall hold
its sessions in the city of Washington; shall
continue in office for the term of two years
from the date of their commission; shall sit
upon its own adjournments, and a majority
of the members spall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of bqsincss. Before entering
on their duties, said commiss oners shall take
and subscribe an oath to support the Consti
tution of the United States and faithfully to
tcTform the duties prescribed by this act.
o case ot vacancy by death, resignation, or
otherwise, the President shall appoint some
discreet and competent person to fill tbe same.
Sea 4. That said Commission shall have
power to make and prescribe the forms oi
evidence and rules of proceedings for its gov
ernment and the transaction of business and
the adjudication of cases before it, and shall
have power to call on any department ot the
government or any subordinate officer of the
same for information, for copies of books,
papers, and other proofs in their custody, or
under their control, or for any books, papers
or proofs remaining in or under the control of
former or present officers of tho government
containing entries concerning said taxes, with
the names of parties paying said taxes, and
the amount or amounts paid. When original
revenue collectors’ receipts for thx moneys and
collectors’ books cannot be produced, nor
copies of the same certified under tbe rules
of the board be had, or said books or vouch
ers fail to show the payment of the tax
claimed, the Commissioners may satisfy
themselves of tho validity of the claim or
claims submitted by the testimony of wit
nesses under oath, taken under such rales and
regulations as they may adopt; bat when the
originals or copies of the came, certified un
der their rules, are produced, they shall be
deemed conclusive as against the government
of the United States.
Sec. S. That said commissioners shall de
signate one of their number to act as chair
man, and his signature shall be the attesta
tion of all process, proceedings, and copies;
and said commission shall have power to
summon witnesses, and to enforce their at-
A Batch of Romance.
Beauty is certainly ontotri^ping fiction in
the race of romance. The novel writers are
doing their best. The feast of fancies they
breed is a prolific one. The stream of litera
ry creation is a swarming current of won
ders. But fact is beating fancy'. The real
surpasses the imaginary.
Looking over the reconlof daily events as
chronicled in the press, we can any day pick
you out a bake£stij|ozen of actual romances
that read like the wild tales of a dime novel,
oniy they are a little more so. . ,
Here is i thrillingjgiount of a beautiful
young woman in silks and diamonds found
on the banks of the Tiber, near Rome, with
gem-studded-dagger buried to the hilt in
her body, and the word “ -Vendetta” written
in blood on her collar. The lovely Princess,
Catarina Cbigi, daughter of the noble and flins-
trions house of Aldobrini, the oldest and most
noble of Rome, mysteriously disappeared,
and there she lies murdered, and tho i
is believed to be heronctLaffianced, the proud
Prince Eberto Gingliq, equally noble with
herself. She had strangely resolved to take
the veil. Hex.lover became mad in despair,
and so the tragic. encL
There, in England, the whole people
have been interested in the case of Lady
Trawiss. For years she has been the wife of
a Ifeamed, wealthy and noble officer of the
courts, honored in society,-received by the
Queen, a beautiful, spotless, high-bred lady.
A pettifogger named Chaffer scatters the cal
umny broadcast that, she was once a frail
street-walker,, known in the days of her dis
grace to him, and j;is own wanton. He is
sued lor Blander. Hite caso comes up. Lady
Trawiss goes on theffiand.andfordays stands
the ordeal of a rigid examination,, swearing
to the utter falS^ of Chaffer's charges.
At -tho last minute her husbaud with
draws the -case, -and the Judge,
tonnded, dismisses it and releases the ac
cused with the scathing statement that while
it thus seems to be* an acknowledgment of
Governor Bollock not only Indorsed
literal, but alto Informal and He*
fcctive Railroad Bonds.
The following letter speaks for itself.. It
shows bow Bullocktndoreed Brunswick and
Albany Railroad bonds sent to him by Henry
Clews & Co., that were defective on their
face. Wo give this as cumulative evidence
in the huge pile of testimony on this Bruns
wick and Albany Railroad bond fraud:
Atlanta, January IS, 1871.
Henry (Sett*<£ Co., Troaturer B. and A. HR,
New York City:
Dear Sm—I am instructed by his Excel
lency the Governor to inform yon that wo
have this day forwarded to your address, per
express, 100 bonds of the Brunswick and
Albany Railroad first mortgage indorsed by
the State—Nos. 1,601 to 1,800 inclusive, not
signed by you as Treasurer. Tne indorse
ment has been placed on the bonds as re
quested by yon, but it is hoped that in the
future it will be convenient for you to cause
them to be fully executed by the Brunswick
and Albany Company before they are pre
sented for. indorsement and record by tbe
Secretary of the State.
Tbe informality in this instance has not
been noted.
Very respectfully,
II. C. Corson,
Sec. }ix. Department,
Tbc Governor writes to Covington that ho
docs not know wben arms will be ready for
distribution to the volunteer companies, but
hopes to be able to furnish all that may be
desired.
Governor Smith and tbe Land Scrip
ot Georgla*«A Fall Statement of tbo
Case.
Editor* Constitution : By sn act, approved
July 2,1863, Congress granted to the several
States an amount of public land, to be appor
tioned to each State in quDity equal to 30,-
000 acres for each Senator and Representa
tive in Congress to which the States are re
spectively entitled by apportionment under
tbe census of 1860. Under this.net, llie pre-
THfi fort societies of s avan
nah AND CHARLESTON.
apart and left
them. Three
epsr-
Dld Not Wear Socks.
Quite a good story Is going the rounds of
Sacramento on the subject of socks. There
ore quite a number of eccentric statesmen in
Sacramento, and among other eccentricities
it was firmly believed that one of these
scorned the idea of wearing socks. To eluci
date this momentous question was the desire
of several fellow-statesmen. So two grave
and reverend seignora came together and
dlscnsacd the question. The first, whom
for brevicty sake wa will call Smith, af
firmed that Jones (the statesman) Jid not
wear socks, while Brown declared that
having slept with Jones, he knew that he
wore socks. Tbe upshot was that a $20
piece was pat up by Brown and Smith re
spectively and deposited in the hands of
of tbe sergeant-at-arms. Now Brown was
in doubt on the proposition, so be went to
Jones and stated the issue. “By George,” re
plied Jones, “you're a goner. I don’t wear
socks.” This caused the confident Brown to
go down in his boots; but quickly rally Ug,
he said: “Well, now, I can't afford to lose
that $20. Tell you what I’ll do—I’ll go in
with yon, and we’ll divide the coin.” Jones
agreed, and the pair went np on the dome,
where Brown drew off one boot and palled
off one sock. Jones pulled off s boot and
encased, his homy foot in the sock,
and both descended to the lower re
gions. Jones quietly went to his desk, and
in an instant was immersed in the interests
of his constituents. Brown went to Smith
and suggested that, after adjournment, Jones
be interviewed on the sock question. Smith
agreed, and the Seargeant-at-Arms was chosen
as referee. After adjournment, the party
hied themselves off to a committee-room, and
innocent like. Brown informed Jones of the
terms of the wager, and Jones was requested
to show a foot. Suddenly he cast an anx
ious look toward the smiling Brown and
turned pale. He bad forgotten upon
which foot he had placed the sock! with
a well-feigned groan of anguish he trusted to
lock end presented the right boot; which the
Scrgean' at-Arms quickly pulled off, and lo,
and behold, there was nary sock upon it
“The wrong foot, by George!” exclaimed
tbe owner of "the boot,' Brown retired dis-
committed, and tbe quartette were shortly
afterwards seen at Swimley’a taking it
straight. Jones retains the sock as a me
mento, and to jog his memory on future oc-
Alabam* News *
The Masonic Institnte, at Lawrenceville,
has been burned.
Work has commenced on Birmingham’s
new cotton factory.
Mr. John D. Ragland, an old citizen of Mo-
hile, died a f e w days since.
Notwithstanding the short cotton crops,
and the terrible tight times for the past six
months, thebe has been but one failure among
the business men of Selma, within that tune.
Tennessee News Items.
. Chattanooga shippedl,300 bushels of com
to Gantersvilie, on Monday.
Chattanooga is trying to capture the Bap-
;ist University of the South.
Knox county has levied a tax of one dollar
a head on does, lor school purposes.
tendance in any part qf the United States
through the United States marshals or bailiffs
specially appointed by the commission to dis
charge sucu. duties, and to issue subpepnas
duces tecum, and writs of Attachment, to
compel the production of any books, papers,
vouchers or other documentary or written
evidence pertaining to the payment or .collec
tion of said tax which may be in the posses
sion of any pnblic officer or other
person; and any person who shall re
fuse to obey any legal subpoena, attach
ment, order,’or summons issuing from laid
Commission shall be subjeot-to such pains and
penalties as tbe Ciryilt and Distript Courts of
the United States may inflict in cases of simi-.
lar contempt And ft is hereby declared that
all books, papers,'vouchers, (private receipts
excepted,) and other documents pertaining to
the collection of said cotton tax here
tofore, now, or hereafter ip the hands of
public officers or other persons, are the
property of the government of the
United States, and are hereby mado ■ sub
ject to tbo order or control of the Com
mission named in this net; and any person
•who Bhall wantonly or maliciously secrete,
deface, erase, mutilate, or destroy any book,
paper, voucher, receipt, or other official evi
dence of tbe payment or collection of said
tax, or any part thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and, on conviction in nnv
court of competent'jurisdiction, shall be ini-
prisoned for not less than one year or more
than three yeajs.
See. 6. That whenever in their discretion
it may be deemed expedient, said commission
may reqnire the testimony by commission of
all or any persons competent to testify in the
circuitconrtsof the United States; and when,
in the judgment of said commission it is nec
essary, they arc hereby clothed with power
to send for persons and papers.
Sec. 7. That it shall be the - doty of the
Secretary of the treasury to cause bonds of
the United States to be prepared in sums of
five hundred dollars each and one thousand
dollars each, payable at the Treasury of the
United States, to bearer, at tho end of forty,
years from date, in gold, bearing interest at
tbe rate of four and one-half per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually, in gold, with
coupons attached, to be railed cotton-tax
bonds, to be signed and authenticated in the
manner directed and provided in section
three of an act entitled “An act to
authorize tbe issue of United States
notes, and for the redemption or funding
thereof, and for funding the floating
debt of tbe United States,” approved Febru
ary 25,1862; which bonds So authenticated,
shall be by him delivered to the person or
persons in whose favor the Commission shall
have made an award, or to his, her, or tbeir
administrators, executors, or assigns, in pay
ment of snch claims as said board shall al
low, on the presentation of such claim or
claims certified by tbe chairman of said
board; Provided, That when any snch claims
are for a less snm than the smallest denomi
nation of bonds, or an excess be left of a
claim allowed, over and above the exact
amount of a bond, certificates for tbc
odd amount, payable to the order of
the claimant or his assigns, shall be is
sued by the Secretary of the Treasury;
which certificates, whan presented in amounts
exceeding five hundred dollars, shall be re
deemed at the Treasury Department in the
above mentioned bonds so far as practicable,
and for the residue a new certificate shall be
issued in like manner as provided for the
original issue. Ail claims certified by the
chairman of the Commission shall draw in
terest from the date of snch certification,
until the same are exchanged for bonds as
above provided. The faith of the United
States is hereby pledged for the due payment
of the interest and the redemption of the
principal of said bonds, and the same shall
be free from taxation, as in the case of other
bonds of the United States.
Sec. 8. That as several of the States in
which cotton is produced have not received
their proportionate share of banking capital,
it is hereby enacted that the bonds herebyan-
thorlzed to be issued be, and the same are
hereby authorized to be used as capital for
banking in the States in which said tax
money was paid, in the same minner and
form as is provided for under the laws estab
lishing the present system of national banka.
Sec. 9. That there shall be paid to each of
said commissioners a salary of thousand
dollars per year, payable quarterly; and they
shall have power to appoint a clerk and mes
senger to attend their sessions at Washing
ton, and are authorized to employ snch addi
tional services as they may deem necessary.
Sec. ID. That all laws and parts of laws
and regulations in conflict with the provis
ions of this act, so far as they conflict with
the same; arc hereby repealed.
ty A lady writing to her father, describes
le loss of a favorite cow as follows: “ Yes-
the truth of bis trie that the lady drops the
case an<l flees tho Country, yet that he. the
accuser must go forth with the everlasting
scorn of all honest men that he thus cause
lessly played the malignant persecutor.
The husband cf lhe poor woman resigns
all his high offices and accompanies her
abroad, exiled from hytne and friends.
Thus the romances spring up. Among the
high-born and tlur worldly great the dramas
run as well as in the homes of the lowly.
Fiction will have to stir itself. Fact is
now ahead.
Georgia Hdllway News.
The newly chartered company of tho Ma
con and Knoxville Road will meet at the
Kimball House, in Atlanta, first of May lo or
ganize. Full attendance asked.
The Lumpkin' Telegraph give3 account of
a great meeting for the Hawkinsvillc and Eu-
faula Road. U, will be 120 miles long, and
cost $3,500,000. A German company,
beaded by a Mr. Strong, bas subscribed $1,-
500,000. In itew York $700,000 has been
subscribed. The balance of $300,000 must
be raised by the people of Dooly, Sumter,
Webster, Stewart and Quitman counties. In
Stewart $23,000 had been subscribed.
Tbe Albany News thinks it all stuff that
CoL DcQraffenried bis made a contract to
complete tbo Ocmuigee and North Georgia
Railroad, os tile Central Road is against that
enterprise in reality.
The Albany News compliments highly
tbe State Road, and recommends that route
North. It also says neat things of Mr. B.
W. Wrenn, the General Ticket Agent
The Jasper county people have advanced 20
per cent on their subscription to tnc Griffin,
Monticcllo and Madison rood, says the Ap-
officers of the Central and South Car
olina roads and Morgan line of steamships
have tried in.Augusta to get the Georgia road
to withdraw its aid of a million of dollars
to the Port Royal road in a recent meeting
in Augusta? but failed. McCallalian & Co.
have contracted to build tbe thirty-six miles
of the road from Augusta to Steel Creek.
The road beyond Steel Creek is under con
struction.
President Wadley, of tbe Central Road,
on Saturday, finding the baggage master un
able to 'act, took the position" himself.
The Cherokca Railroad on Monday will run
trains from Rock mart to Taylorsville.
TI1E FORT SOCIETIES OF CHARLES"
TON and savannah.
the
terday
and
for the route
strayed from the pasture,
selecting the railroad track
her luckless liberty,-was
caught by the late afternoon train from tbe
north, and left in nearly equal portions on
either side of the track.” To which the father
promptly and succinctly replied: “Apropos
of your cow, see Genesis, xv: 17.” Consult
ing Genesis according to this direction, she
read: “And it came to pass that, when the
ran went down, and it was dark, behold a
smoking furnace and a burning lamp that
passed between these pieces.”—Rarpra’s
FgThere is point in this remark of the
Boston Post: “Principal business of the Radi
cals—announcing tbe death of the Democratic
their hardest work-
party;
k—to bury it”
What is a Port Society? Wiiy are woof
the interior called upon to aid in its work ?
A Port Society is an association of per
sons whose aim is to ameliorate tho condition
of seamen by promoting among them tem
perance, morality and religion, and tbc inte-
rioris called upon for aid because the grow
ing work has become too onerous to be sus
tained by the ports alone, and because (the
facts considered) the interior ha3 also a large
interest in what is attempted.-
From the days of sea-fanng Jonah, sailors
havo been a wonderfully neglected class.
On land they have been social outcasts, left to
the decoy of unprincipled crimps, and to the
tender mercies of “land-sharks,” between
whom their soul and substance have been de
voured, and tbeir bodies often sold, during a
sta'c of drugged unconsciousness, to strange
vessels, which tbe law compels them to serve.
Yet, whenever suitable means iiaye been
used in a suitable way, it has been discovered
that, notwithstanding tarred hands and a
rolling gait, “poor Jack” carrjcs beneath his
-weather beaten exterior a heart as warm as
anybody’s; as responsive as any body’s to
moral and religions influences, as cbild-like as
it is fearless, and often generon9 to a fault
When these facts were made known, good
men began to say: “Why, these sailors are
not sea-monsters after ail—they are men—
they are capablo of reclamation. And tbey
have claims also upon us, for they brave tbe
dangers of tbe deep to bring us the coveted
product of other lands.' Tbey are in our
service and we are bonnd to care for them.”
This train qf thought gave birth to the Port
Society. Humane people of every Christian
name, and many of no name except that of
humanity, united to provide “ Bethels,” or
Seamen’s Chspels, where tbe Gospel may be
preached to them; and “ Sailors’ Homes,” or
respectableboarding bouses, where freed from
the seductions of the crimp nnd the “land
shark,” they may preserve their hariheamed
wages and their self-respect, and be fitted to
receive impressions in tbc Cbapei.
In evidence of the good accomplished by
these means, two facts will suffice. Tbe
Chaplain of tho Savannah Port Society re
ports, officially, having preached during the
past year to “2.404 seamen, who have earn
estly and devoutly engaged in the services;"
and tbe books of tbe Charleston port society
show many thousands of names (exact num
ber forgotten, but upwards of 27,000) of sea
men signed to the temperance pledge, in
which the Chaplain thinks that fnlly one-
half, and perhaps two-thirds, have continued
faithfuL
These facts Show what Port Societies are
and what they are doing; and if the patience
of onr kind editor is not exhausted, there will
be shown in his next number tbe reason why
-the interior!) called upon to aid in the work.
F. R. Goulding.
portion due to Georgia was 270,000 acres.
By the terms of the grant, the fund is
to remain undiminislied forever, and the
interest must be inviolably appropriated to
tho endowment, support and tnaintainanceof
at least one college, to be established within
fire years after the date of this act; but by a
subsequent act, further time was given—un
til the 2d day of July, 1872, to the States
which have not accepted under this act. The
lending object of this was declared to be,
without excluding other scientific and classi
cal studies, to teach such branches of
learning as are related to agriculture
and the mechanics arts, in such man
ner as tbc Legislature may prescribe,
in order to promote the liberality and prac
tical education of the industrial classes in the
several pursuits and profusions of life. By
a subsequent section of CongrSss, an excep
tion is made, which allows a sum not exceed
ing ten per centum of tne fund to be expend
ed in the purchase of lands for sites, or ex
perimental farms, whenever authorized bj
tbc Legislature of the State; but this is
'coupled with an inhiblion against the appro
priation of any part of the fund to the
purchase, erection or repairs of any building
or buildings.
By an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved March 10, 1866, the State accepted
her portion of the land scrip. By a subse
quent act, approved December 12,1866, the
Governor was authorized to apply for, receive
and sell these iands and land scrip, and to in
vest as he might deem best, tbe proceeds of
said sale or sales, in the bonds of thi3 State,
and disburse the interest of the investment
in tbe support and maintenance of a college
as contemplated by the act of Congress, lie
was further authorized to provide rules and
regulations for the organization, governance
and operation of said college until the next
ensuing session of the General Assembly,
and to do and perfora all other such acts as
might be necessary and proper to secure to
the State tbe full benefits contemplated by tbe
act of Congress.
During Acting Governor Conley’s brief ad
ministration be obtained the said land scrip
under the provisions of the foregoing act,
and sold it for $243,000—$50,000 cash and
the balance cn eighteen months credit. Such
is the condition in which Governor Smith
found this scrip interest of the State. He
knew that unless a college was organized and
put into full operation by the 3d day of July
next, the proceeds of this scrip would he for
feited to the General Government.
The writer of this article has never con
versed with Governor Smith, npon the sub-
ject embraced, and does not know bis reasons
for giving the proceeds of the sale of this
scrip to the State University; but he feels
well assured that in doing so, the Governor
has acted with the prudence of wisdom, and
to the best intents of tbo agricultural and
mechanical portion of the State.
•here is no doubt that the actions of other
States upon this subject were fully and thor
ougbly investigated before any steps were ta
ken in tbc matter, for Governor Smith does
not act hastily or rashly, but always thought
fully, and after due deliberation, looking to
the interests and commop welfare of the peo
ple of his native State.
He doubtless saw the action of the great
State of New York on the agricultural land
scrip. If so, lie found that the Legislature
gave this scrip to the -State Agricultural So
ciety, who held it near eighteen months, nnd
after a vain attempt to establish an agricul
tural college, returns it to the State. It was
then given to tbe Cornell University, at Ithi-
ca, uuder the auspices of which its invest
ment has proved successful beyond the most
8anguioe expectations of the warmest antici
pations of its beneficial results.
In Kentucky, where this scrip was given
to the State University, near Lexington, he
conld sea that the most extensive mechanical
and manufacturing shops to bo fonnd in the
West, are carried on and operated by the
students of the University, and nndcr these
auspicies are manufactured tbe best and
most approved patterns of mechanical and
agricultural implements, such g9 have given
precedence to this country as one of inven
tion and progress. TfiW® implements, scat
tered throughout tbc North and South, tell
truly of the advantages that have arisen from
the placing of the scrip funds in the hands
of a university. In additiou to these manu
factures, there is successfully managed, near
the same place, a large and fine experimental
farm, once the home of Kentucky’s learned
son Henry Clay.
Tho Missouri State University, too, was the
recipient of this endorsement of land scrip,
and is to-day standing proudly among the
peerage of such institutions, the wealth and
honor of whose Shoes spring from agricul
tural and mechanical pursuits. In this con
nection, it may not be out of place to men
tion that in all but three exceptions, the col
leges br univgr-ities of the States have re
ceived the benefits of this agricultural land
scrip provided for by tbe act of_Congres3 re
ferred to.
Under these circumstances Governor Smith
bas undoubtedly performed this pnblic duty,
due frombim to the people of Geoigia, with
out in the least way consulting his own per
sonal feelings. As the Chief Executive of
the State he bas taken into consideration the
advantages arising from making tbe disposi
tion he has of the land scrip, and wc can
vety easily conceive tbc great and lasting
benefits arising from this action. The State
University, already grandly eloquent in its
history of achievements, shall, with this en
dowment and its new advantages, yet become
the Mecca to which the eyes of genius and
labor will not look- in vain; and from which
the pilgrim scholar shall turn away laden
with the just award of its beneficence.
In this country. Agricultural Colleges are,
as yet, experiments; yet, with cx-Goveraor
Charles J. Jenkins as President of the distin
guished Board of Trustees, and Chancellor
Lipscomb at the head of an able and learned
Faculty, what may we not expect but tbe
fnll realization of all that Governor Smith
has anticipated and striven for in his diposi
tion of the land scrip of the State.
Agricultural.
These societies, as shown in a preceding ar
ticle, are certainly doing much to ameliorate
the condition of seamen, by tbe promotion
among them of temperance, morality and re
ligion. Wo cannot help wishing them well,
yet connot help asking why arc we of the in
terior called upon to aid in Port work?
Because it is port work, not because it has
no claims beyond port, but because its imme
diate field is a port jand because it has hitherto
been sustained almost solely by persons in the
ports; but now, the work has become gra iter
than its former friends can sustain, andtttere-
fore they send their voice to a distance for
help.
Charleston and Savannah have been con
tributing, each, thousands a year to this cause
for many years, and the Charleston Port So
ciety is in debt, needing some $1,000 addi
tional to its funds; and the Savannah Port.
Society, although not owing a cent, ismaking
vigorous efforts to build a Seaman's Home,
and to remove their chapel to a more favor
able location in this city, for which they have
$6,000 promised on condition of its being
speedily covered by $8,000 more.
In view of the facts given, a little reflection
will enable a person, looking at the matter
from a Christian stand point, with a wilting
heart to sav, the Port Society is virtually a
Christian mission to a most needy and most
neglected class of our fellow men. If I aid
tho missionary work in China or Japan,I am
bound to aid it at my own door.
But viewing it simply in tbe light of hu
manity, how easy it is to say: The sailor
has no friends on shore, except those who
become so by principle. Tbe moment he
lands he is assailed by treacherous and al
luring enemies; but I will be bis friend, in
asmuch also as be is engaged in my service.
He is like the man in the parable, “who
went down from Jerusalem to Jerico, and
fell among thieves,” but I will unite with
others to act towards him tbc part of tbc
good Samarium, and to rescue him from the
clutches of the “landsbark."
But ignoring for a time the claims of hu
manity and religion, and viewing the matter
from a mere mercenary point ol view, there
is luiucb to be said in its favor. Wbat
would tbe world be without com
merce by sea? How could our cotton get
to market? Wbat would become of our
cotton fields? Whence would come the
trade'.to build our railroads, enrich our mer
chants, and give growth to our cities?
Wfl nf litre iitwto I ’rtnftvloMfp SttitPd
Agricultural Items.
Ground bone is mentioned by experienced
fruit growers as the- very best fertilizer for
trees.
A good, firmer will never be satisfied with
his farming until he sees his land growing
better every year.
Johnson county, Iowa, during tbe last
three years, has sold $70,000 worth of tim
othy seed, and $150,000 worth of flax crop.
Hog hair is recommended for hens’ nests
by a correspondent of tbe World. He says
hens setting in these have never been infest
ed with lice.
Grundy oo.unty, Iowa, is said to have more
large farms th&n'jmy other county in th#
State. One of 6,000 acres, owned by George
Wells, produced last year 30,000 bushels of
wheat m m m
Ex-Govemor Jenkina* Letter A brood
The great letter of Ex-Governor Jenkins
has excited attention out of the State.
The New York World thus concludes iu
comments:
“In these sordid days it is pleasant to knew
that the old sentiments of official dignity and
devotion to principle still lire; and in Geor
gia, where the history which Governor Jen
kins recalls has special significance, it is easy
to see with what enthusiasm the matter of his
letter will he received. The stout fight made
by bis Excellency in 1867-8 has never been
forgotten, and, from the reception accorded
bis account of that contest, it is not at all un
likely but that in the regular election of this
fall Mr. Jenkins will sgain be choaon the Ex
ecutive of the state;"
We, of the once Confederate States, know
by experience some of tbe inconveniences of.
a blockade. But lo learn more fully wliat
we owe to the sailor, let us suppose a block
ade so universal and so permanent ns to an
nihilate commerce. Wc look, a few years
afterwards, at the country, most of our rail
roads have gone to wreck, there is no cotton
to export, there arc no goods to bnng back,
our factors and merchants have deserted the
cities and gone to tilling the soil, the sound
o£ the hammer and .lie saw have ceased to
be heard in our cities, for there arc more-
houses than inhabitants, and the cities ore
dwindling down to villages.
In viewof this picture drawn, wc are glad to
say, from fancy only, bow emphatically docs
every man’s pocket say to him: If you arc
a merchant, a factor, a planter, a dweller iu
a city, a stockholder in bank or railroad, it is
your interest, told in dollars, to help the
sailor. F. R. Goulding.
Oglethorpe County-Crop Bewi, Etc.
Wolfskin. Ga, April 4,1878.
Editor* Constitution; Nearly cvetyonenear
enough to -tbc post office is taking a paper
and most ot them Tne Constitution. The
new sub-cribcrs urc very much pleased with
the paper.
Tbe spring is very late and rain in nbund
ancc in these parts. Farmers arc through
planting corn, and arc speedily making ready
for planting the cotton crop, which will be
moderately large. Everybody is buying fer
tilizers, and intend to “make a spoon or spoil
a bom” this year. Wheat looks very fine,
and a large crop is anticipated. Peachtrees
arc in full bloom, and the prospect fora fruit
crop is very good.
Respectfully yours, * * *
OIJII .HI5SISSPPI I BTTER.
The Farmer* Flaming Cotton.
LaFaykttb County, Miss., March 27.
Editor* Constitution: Cotton planters in
this Sts(c are preparing for a large crop of
cotton—tho whole country, as far as I hato
seen. Tbey seem to think that it will be as
dear for another growing crop as it was this
last year. It seems as if the minds of the
farmers in this country run upon cotton. .
If I bad dominion 1 would prefer some
grain to support the State, and then make
cotton for extra money. It is true that tbero
is money in tbe growing of cotton, though
not for one-horse {armors, where they hare ail
their provisions to buy, as they do in this
part of the State. This State will produce
grain in abundance if correctly cultivated—
especially North Mississippi. As good wheat
as ever I saw grow, growed in this State.
Yours respectfully, - 1
’ Georgian.
About Women.
In Russia women are permitted to act
druggists.
Women are now admitted to fifty Ameri
can Colleges.
Four-fifths of tbe 10.00Q school teachers
Massachusetts arc women.
The prettiest pair of boots exhibited at
recent fair, in Cincinnati, were made by
little Dutch girl, aged 16.
The Western confectioner who a few
montbs ago taught his parrot to say “ pretty
crca'ure ’’ to every lady who entered bis store
is now a millionaire.
Japanese women, whose lovera are faith
less, rise at two o’clock in the morning and
drive nails into sacred trees, vowing that
when ber lover dies she will pull them out
She believes that the god, to Bave his tree,
will strike her lover dead. This is a little
worse than lying awake nights to bale pco-
p, lc - ; ,
Fashion Notes.
Honlton lace parasol covers over black silk
are tbe latest novelty in th.t line.
Tbe large, figured Spanish lace is to be
used this season for bridal veils.
Jet and steel are now much worn, espe
cially in butterflies and daisies for the front
of the hair.
Heavy silk curtains are taking the place
of doors on the inside of some of New
York’s fashionable residences.
A new style of ornament for the hntr is
small humming bird, witn diamond eyes and
a jeweled arrow through its breast.
Pointed and scolloped floweis are tbe latest
Style of trimming dresses, and make the la
dies look like small perambulating awnings.
Dolly Varden calicos continue to be very
popular, and are largely imported. They
are made up with polonaise, with skirt of
block silk or alpaca.
Georgiu Crop News.
The farmers poshing ahead in the fine
weather, says the Valdosta Times.
The farmers of Newton county say the
fieedmen are “masterly inactive.” Cotton
acreage this year will exceed any year since
the war.
The Madison Appeal says the planters
have high hopes. Fertilizers more largely
used than ever before.
The Albany News says the crop prospects
are bad. Cora stand thin. Rain interfering
with cotton planting.
In Meriwether county, says the LaGrsnge
Reporter, the farmers are working hard;
weather delightful; com planting most fin
ished; majority preparing and manuring cot
ton land; some already planting cotton seed;
others waiting; fertilizers largely used.
Splendid wheat and c’over in Jones ronnty.
In Harris and Talbot counties, says the Co
lumbus Sun, the freedmen are working well.
Cora planting finished, but some re-planting
necessary. Plenty fertilizers used. Area in
corn tbe mme rs la«t vear. Cotton area will
exceed last year. No cotton in. Cotton
lands require re-bedding.
The Land Scrip.
The Augusta Chronicle yields its assent to
tho Governor’s disposition of tbe land scrip
though it preferred Milledgevflle. It claims,
however, that the policy of free tuition shall
be fully carried out at the State University.
Levities.
He
Mr. Cobb baa married Miss Webb. .
knew that they were meant to be joined
Boon as he spied her,
A boarding house keener mixed some pat
ent medicine in his hash, because it w as ad
vertised as a cure for consumption.
“The prisoner has a very smooth counte
nance.” “Yes, he was ironed just before'
was brought in. That accounts for it'-'
Truths.:
It is better to have the big end of a little,
than the little end of a big thing.
One gifted and beautiful woman, if wrong,
ly disposed, can work more evil in society,
can scatter more seeds of corruption and death
than, with their utmost efforts,
men.
No class of women are more to le pitied
than the daughters of rich men who, having
real force ana energy of character, have :
vent for it, because fashion requires them
sit still and fold their hands.
fforts, a score
Caanndrmaii.
How can you tell the weight of a fish ? By
his scales.
How many days belong to tbe year? 325
the rest ere Lent
When is a clock on the stairs dangerous?
Wben it runs down.
How does a cow’s tail resemblo a swan’s
breast? They both grow down.
Why is a thief in a garret like an honest
man ? Because he is above doing wrong.
Personal Items.
George Craikshanks is eighty-four.
Susan B. Anthony will stump Illinois.
Faber, the pencil man, made a million of
dollars.
The Japanese Embassy is very fond of
oysters.
R. W. Emerson is giving six lectures in
Boston. _
News Condensed.
Pari3 has 24,000 street lamps.
Some 8,000 people reside in the Vatican.
The Bible is being translated into 14 Indian
dialects.
Americans to the number of 50,000 cross
the Atlantic annually.
The women of Vineland, N. J., will enter
the Presidential contest.
The Lord’s day is time separated with
a view to eternity; always give God his own;
if he claim but one day in seven, let him have
a whole day.
Georgia.News items.
Miniogitis is doing its work in Cedar Town.
Rockmart Reporter.
There is to be a general parade of the
Firemen of Savannah 1st of May.
There is a movement on foot to rc-organize
the “ Young Guard,” of Covington. .
Mr. Casterday, of Grantville, is dead. Mrs.
Amanda Malone, of Greenville, is dead.—Ao-
G range Reporter.
A prominent grocery house of Columbus
sold $1,800 worth of goods on Wednesdsy.
Ootumbu* Enquirer.
At a railroad meeting in Lumpkin on
Tuesday last, in the interest of the Hawkrns-
villc and Eufaula Railroad, $25,030 was rub-
scribed.— Telegraph.
The calico masquerade and skating souw
in Madison on Tuesday night was n decided
success. Among the most attractive cos
tumes were the Milk Maid, Miss M- McHq
Dollv Varden. Miss L. R., and Mrs. Parting
ton, Miss C. B.—Appeal and Adtertimr.
On Thursday night a woman -named Lize
came out second best in Macon witii a
good razed slash from a pocket-knife m her
breast. Mr. A. Wannack has instituted suit
for $10,000 against the Council of Macon for
the burning of his house during the holidays
by fire-works.—Telegraph and Messenger.
Mr. James M. Stover, who has been work
ing in Gainesville for several mcnibs, died
on the 1st altera lingering illness. Major
M. P. Caldwell proposes to engineer the
Gainesville and Jefferson Railroad from pre
liminary survey to final estimate, and take it
ail up in stock of the road,—Gainesttule
Eagle.
Mrs. Helen Watson died in the basemen'
of the Bawls House, on the 3d instant, from
the effects of too strong a dose {of medicine.
Mr. Fiuner has a chicken that has not a
feather t-n its whole body, but is covered lux
uriantly with hair. It is supDOsed to be a
nephew of tbc headless chicken of Atlanta.
Home Commercial.
The Washington Gazette votes “Atlanta,’
as tbc place for tbc Press Convention. The
editor and proprietor of tbe above paper re
quests tbc widow of every Confederate sol
dier from Wilkes county to send in her name
that be uiay hsve tho pleasure of furnishing
her a copy of tbc Gazette, so long as that
paper remains in his hands.
On Monday night a negro man living on
B. II. Ivey’s place, in Warren county, at
tempted to gain admittance to a negro cabin
on tbe same place, by the utterance of the
cabalistic number one. A young darky
within tbe cabin not understanding the
cabala, replied with a load of lead, and tbe
soul of the mystical colored man fled to
realms of dark despair.—Georgia Clipper.
Tbe tin roofing of the court house at Con
yers is finished. Ail that now remains to be
completed is the inside plastering and floor
ing. Tbc fanners of Newton county say
that the freedmen are maintaining a masterly
inactivity. They also say that the number
of acres'to be planted in cotton Ibis year will
exceed that of any year since the war. Cov
ington bas twenty-eight widows.—The Ex
aminer.
« Mr. H. L. Sprayberry, of Chattooga, has
brought suit against the Nashville and Chat
tanooga Railroad for the death of bis wife
and two children. Mr. 8. procured emigrant
tickets at Chattanooga, for Texas, and was
sent by way of Nashville and tbe Mississippi
River, and was aboard the Nick Wall when
said boat was sunk. In which his wife and
his two children were drowned.—Chattooga
Adeertiscr.
Mr. J. Godin has been appointed to keep
tbe city clock of Augusta. A gentleman
while sitting in one of tbc windows of Oi-
rardy’s Opera House Wednesday night,
during the progress of tbo Easter bail, lost
ids balance and fell into the alley below, s
distance of twelve or fifteen feet. Fortu
nately his fall was broken by n policeman,
who happened to be below. Both parties
were slightly bruised. -Augruta Chronicle and
Sentink.
Seventy-five new subscribers for the Wash
ington Gazette in one day. Miller DuBose,
of Sparta, was admitted to practice law at
Warren Superior Court Efforts arc being
made to secure a telegraph line to Washing
ton. Rev. B. Whilden, of Marshallvillo, has
accepted a call to the Baptist Cburch at
Washington. Tbe entire interest in the Ga
zette bas passed by purchase into tbc hands
of Dr. Henry F. Andrews, its former editor
and part proprietor, who will hereafter have
entire control of all its departments. Van
dals in Washington amuse themselves by
smashing street lamps, tearing np shade trees
and by throwing stones through the windows
of private rooms.—Washington Gazette,
Tbe prospects for our caqal and facto
ry are glowing. Bsltean riding on the over
flown waters of Thronaieeslia is fsshininna-
bie in onr city. On Tuesday last in the
suburbs of Albany, Gits Peterson, colored,
shot and mortally wounded John Simmons,
colored. The interest iu religious ipatters
continues with unabated acid in all the
churches of Albany. Flint river was higher
on Jlonday tiy.in it has been, but once, since
the Harrison freshet Ford’s mill in Worth
county, was a considerable battle ground on
Saturday last Jim Keen was dangerously
cut on the bip; Ncp Taber was dangerously
cut in the abdomen and side; Gus Scott, an
innocent looker on, was shot fatally in the"
abdomen; Phil Ford, colored, cut in shoulder
and arm and hyad split open with b’udgeor.
Bill Keen and a stranger cut more or less se
verely, and many others bruised and bunged.
All the wounded arc doing well.—Albany
Nctc*.
On tbe 4th instant a meeting to confer
to the separate and mutual interests of the
South Carolina, Central and Georgia Rail
roads, anil the steamship lines running '
tween New York, and Charleston, nnd
vannali, was held in Augusta. There were
present President Wadley and General Gil
mer of the Board of Direc tors of the Central
ltoad; President Magmtli and General Tyler
of the Directors of the South Carolina Road;
Mr. G. M. Quintan!, of New York, President
of the Morgan Lino, of Steamships piyinj
between New York and Charleston, am
President John P. King, MaJ. G. T. Jackson
and John Davison, of the Georgia Road.
The main point under consideration wasSlic
recent action of the Board of Directors .
the Georgia ltoad, in reference to the Port
Royal Road. The conference ended withuut
other results than convincing ail par ies that
the Board of Directors of the Georgia Road
are fully determined that the Port Royal
shall be an accomplished fact.—Constitution
alist.
Alabama Ncnrs Item*.
gfligious-gcparimfut.
REST.
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Look up. there Is » home abort
Where life le tree from rare*.
No farewell words *re spoken there;
Notrattond look of fcrets aW*»—
Ah t earth is full of clouds and tears.
But adl I* bright In UciYf a.
AH that to lore and cherish here
Fade* hie tho U*ht of parting day.
But there are crowna of Joy above
And voices ye hare missed so. long
Will answer to your own:
And God will hM In one araln
Tbe hearts by death’s cold ■oterrim.
Corn Is selling at sixty cents per bushel in
Jackson county.
The cars on the Savannah and Memphis
Road are running to Dadevillc, in Tallapoosa
county.
Williamson Gray, Rev. Henry Ivey and
Jesse Ford, three bright Masons of Perry
county, are dead.
The building of Judge Gibbons and Mrs.
Eliza Battle, of Mobile", was destroyed by fire
on the 4th. Loss, $25,000,
Two houses wore burned in Marion one
day last week. Sparks fell in the campus of
Howard College, one mile from the fire.
The rite of confirmation was administered
by Bishop Wilmer to twelve persons at St.
Wilfred Church, Marion, lost Saturday.
A Death-Bed Wish.—The storv ia true.
Old Mr. Thompson, the doctor said, had hut
two hours to Jive. We stood by his bedside,
and held his hand; and, as the shadows
gathered over liis pallid countenance, wc
leaned toward him, and whispered to him:
‘“rhompson, have you anything to sty?
Any last words yon desire to utter? Any
regrets to express before yon leave the
world?”
He tamed bis head slowly toward ns, and
with a sigh, said:
“I have but a single sorrow. There is bat
one recollection that brings a pang to mv
heart os 1 die. I depart with the reflection
that I have neglected to improve but one
great opportunity of my life.”
“And what is it, Thompson? Tell ns
frankly, and perhaps we may be able to
promise to amend in snch a fashion that
your last momenta may be soothed and oom-
lortable.”
“No! no! Max," he said, “That cannot be.
My only regret is”—and here a look of un
utterable disappointment came from his
eyes—my only regret, in departing, ia that I
have never seen the Fail of Nia-My-ra F
The best of it is that old Thompson recov
ered entirely a few weeks later, and, although
he lived for fifteen years afterwards, he nev
er went near the Foils once.
Kisses add Busses—The highest excel
lence of a kiss, according to thoee who have
considered the subject in ail iu kissodness,
is its mutuality. Hence the kiss on tbe lips,
where both parties to the contract arc equal
ly interested. Is said to be the kiss par excel
lence. Otherwise we might believe the un
bussed, and therefore unblessed, bachelor
who responds to the opinion of a French au
thoress that “A kiss gives more pleasure than
anything else In the world* by saying:
“That writer evidently never experienced
tbc childish rapture of descending tbe stairs
by sliding down the banisters.” But when
it comes to the case of another kissed chroni
cler who likens the sensation of her first kiss
to “A tub of butter swimming in honey,
cologne, nutmegs and cranberries,” and saya,
furthermore, “she felt as if something was
running through her nerves on feet of dia
monds, escorted by several little cupid3 in
chariots drawn by angels, shaded with hon
eysuckles, and the whole spread with rain
bows,” if a Christian might suppose he could
by any degree of searching find such mutual
affinity, he might fondly hope to be pardon
ed for honest watching among matrons,
or misses, for kisses such os this, os the sum
ot human blisses.
Religious Kelt s Items.
The “White Doves,” of Russia, a religious
ect, number half a million.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Jacksonville, has been levied on by the
Radicals.
Tbe persecution of native Christians in
Japan is being carried on, it is said, with un
abated vigor.
Tbe gross earnings of the Methodist Book
fVmrem of New York city in 1871 were
$95,095 92.
There are 1,940 Baptist Churches in Eng
land with 2,346 chapels; 178,183, and 556,074
Sunday School scholars.
According to the New York ObserveFssta-
tistics, 93 Presbyterian clergymen died in the
United States during they earl": 71.
llcv. Howell Taylor, while preaching re
cently in tho Methodist Church in Waco,
Texas, was struck with something like on ap-
poplcctic fib
There arc four hundred and seventeen
Baptist Churches in London, with a member
ship ot' twenty-seven thousand four hundred
amt twenty-six.
Rev. D. G. Corey, pastor of the Sleeker
Street Baptist Church, Utica, New York, has
baptised 798 persons during his 30 years ot
labor with that church.
The Third Congregational Church, of San
Francisco, ha3 received several Chinese con
verts lo full memliership, the first church in
the Pacific Stales to take such action.
Bishop Quintard recently admitted to Dea
con’s Orders two gentlemen formerly priests
in the Koman Catholic Cburrh, the ltcr. C.
C. Parsons "and the Krv. Richard N. Newell,
L.L. D.
A sect of Mohammedans has arisen in
Persia, now numbering 200,000, which recog
nizes the Bible as the word of Ond, and at
tempts to reconcile the creed of Islam and
Christianity.
In tiie Rhode Island Methodist Conference
of Laymen, last week, a series of resolutions
were adopted, in which olijictlons were
stated to any change in tbc Plincrancy and
Episcopacy.
Miss Sarah P. Smiley,the Inaker preacher,
occupied the pulpit of the Grace Methodist
Church at Buffalo, a Sunday or two since,
and that of the North Presbyterian Church
in the evening.
At a meeting of the Methodist preachers in
Brooklyn, New York, recently, a long dis
cussion in favor of longer terms of ministra
tion ensued, ill' 1 subject will la- brought
before the General Conference during the
coming session.
When a Hindoo priest is about to baptize
an infant, he utters the following beautiful
sentiment: “Lillie babe, tliou eatercst tiie
world weeping, while all around you smile,
continue so to live that you may deport in
smiles while all around you weep."
Rev. Dr. Peabody saya the time will como
when the nations now called civilized and
Christian, but which resort to war to settle,
their difficulties, will cease to lie classed
among even civilized nations, but will be re
garded as barbarians.
Silos Wright, Chief of the Cherokee na
tion, is a Presbyterian prcicbcr. Lewis
Downing, Chief of the Choctaws, and John
Jumper, Chief of the Scminolea, arc Baptist
preachers, and Samuel Chncol, Chief of tbe
Creek nation, is a Methodist Episcopal
preacher.
The religions journals in the United States
number about three hundred, with a circula
tion of two and a half million. The Metho
dist Church prints one copy to every one
hundred and forty members; the Baptist on.
to every two hundred and thirty-seven; the
Presbyterian one to every three hundred and
thirty-three.
I.ire’s Brightest Hour.
Not long since I met a gen Herman who fa
assessed for more than amillion. Silver was
in his hair, care upon his brow.and he stoop
ed beneath bis burden of wealth. We were
speaking of that period or l.fe when he had
realized tiie moet perfect enjoyment, or,
rather, when he bod found the" happiness
nearest to be unalloyed. “ I’ll tell you, said
tbe millioniUrc, “when was the hapi.ieat hour
of my life. At tho age of one aml-twehty I
had saved up $800. I was earning $500a year,
and my father did not take it from me, only
requiring that I should nay for my Imard. At
the ngc of twonty-two I lied secured a pretty
cottage, just outride of the city; I was able
ta pay two-thirds of the value down, and
also to furnish it respectably. I was married
on Sunday—a Sunday in June—at my
father's house. My wife had coinctomc
poor m purse, liut rich in the wealth of her
womanhood. Tho Sabbath and the Sab
bath night wo passed beneath mv
father’s roof, and on Monday morning
I went to my work, leaving my
mother mid sister to help in preparing my
home. On Monday evening when the labors
of tbe day were done, I went not to the
paternal shelter, as in the past, but to my
own bouse—my own home. Tl.o holy at
mosphere of that hour seems to surround mo
even now in the memory. I opened the door
of my cottage and entered. I laid my bat
upon tlic little stand In the hall, and passed
on into the kitchen—nor kitchen and
dinine-room were ail one then. .1
pushed open the kitchen door and
was—in Hravcni The table was set
agaiust the wait—the evening meal was
ready—prepared by tbe hand* of her who
had cr.tne to he uny helpmeet in du d os well
as in name—awl by the table, with a throb
bing, expectant look upon her lovely and
loving face stood my wire. I Hied to speak,
but could not I could only clxtp the wait
ing angel to my bosom, itm- showing to her
the ecstatic burden of my heart. The years
have passed—longjong years—and worldly
wealth has flowed in upon me, and I sm
honored and envied; but, as true as heaven.
I would give it all—every dollar- for the Joy
of the hour of that Juno evening in thelong,
$ An re arerc H ATaa . 7- T .J. —
long ago."—New Tort ledger.
Good Advice to Clkboyukn—'The New
York World says:
There is no necessity for a clergyman giv
ing private interviews to female parisbiooera
or other women, either in the vestry of his
church, bis study at home, or any other place:
If he had a reasonable sense of delicacy, ho
would never- do it under any circumstance*.
Private conferences with unattended wo
men in the solitude of a church edifice, ves
try or library, aie inexcusable acts of impru
dence. The conscious rectitude of hh own
intentions cannot justify them, for he has mv
right to expose cither himself or hi* sacred
profession to the license of evil longues.
Moreover, he should distrust ti n prudence,
if not the innocence, ot a woman no wanting
in that instinctive delicacy and sensitive hon
or which beautify her sex, os to seek inter
views with him alone, unaccompanied by
any friend. Ho never need receive female
calls except at home. If he is married, tho
presence of his wife would protect both par
ties; and it is not easy to conceive wbat a
pure woman conld wish to say to her pastor,
which she ought to shrink from divulging to
his wife. If tbo clergyman ia unmarried, he,
of course, hoards in some respectable boose,
and should receive an unattended female vis
itor not in his own room, hat in tbe open
parlor of the family, regretting the sympud-
ty, when he does not distrust the innocence,
of women who call to tee him without an
attendant
Faith and Knowledge.—Yc are wide, O
ye great wits, while yon spend yourselves in
cnnoni questions and learned extravagances.
YejBhall find one touch of Christ more worth -
to your souls, than all yonr deep and labor-
some disquisitions; one drachm of faith
more prectoos than a pound of knowledg*.
In vain shall yc seek for this In poor books,
if yon miss it in your besom*. If yon know
ail things, and cannot truly say, “I know
whom I hare believed” (3 Tim. 1: 12,) you
have but knowledge enough to know your
selves truly miserable.—RiAop Hail.
CS'Thc Edinburgh Review publishes sta
tistics in regard to the state of education ia
Italy, showing that more than three-fifths of
those who were married ia 1669 were in a
state of deplorable ignorance, and this, too,
in * country filled with bishops who pretend
that tbey have always bad a mission to direct
education. Spanish statistics recently pub
lished disclosed the same fact. There are
nearly twelve millions of Spaniards who can
neither read nor write. These millions were
trained under the Roman Catholic system.
13$ Some of the Methodist papers are
discussing the question whether it is expe
dient to elect a colored Bishop, in view of
the benefit that such action might confer on
the numerons colored membership.
We see it stated that some student*
in a New England college are about lo try
tbe question in tbe courts as to tiie right of a
college to require the attendance of Ameri
can citizens at prayers.
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