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ATLANTA, TUESDAY. MAY 1*.
i- Co vent of thet'Wrrrnf Merry,
a*. Knh rs aid pnpils of the
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Tfce Grandrht ncmo iil Dcnomira*
don Erernadc In A flan (a.
The City Depopulated to Boner Oar Do id.
i.npofini; ritof.'i:*Moa.
Itrnutlf ut L'orm and Addrm.
Y*m*rJny aft* moon wu lovHy and mlMt) the
<y r.vlon. With unanimity, mam <1 by only a fir* ex
e^iiloni, ilir were diiid. The people, by
sp'tntzneou* artto*. enprrvsee their dcsise to psrtlrl-
pite in the excTc pm of the evening. The ecnUm* nt
of Hr port n rjnnl toartnVe every broast:
Brtrg the fair and flagrant hIn*«o:ns
Of the maiden mvnth of May;
Bring the himroni shite and pares!,
For we crown the gravx-n t<**cay
Cr .wn the gr**m grawncf ihe brave oce*.
Fallen on the jury Arid;
Crowning wl*h sfoalafi thrtbbin/ fragrar c\
Thom who thus devotion seated.
I ; rn!rmeath the dewy «*a»w
Pale and silently they rlerp,
WnKir.g for God’s sounding t.o;lc.
While the flower* a v’gli k- cp.
S rr* thru* h'chly; **r; w them gently;
Il'ich! *• angel fo-#:prist* are,
Wl.ile their turn 'd rartered, eccrowned,
Muiinor bhu-iags from a'ar.
The prun-Mliia formed at the Ctty Ilall ‘n the fob
lowing order;
The Atlanta Cadet*, nrider Capt. J. A. P.tt>n, In
full nr.if..rm H.*mc fifty mewlx-ru were oat
flrchndy of men. Th: (lie City Hand, Prof error
Ki-ret', pr.en .cd them, dhc ursing mirt al music
Key I: W. H. KUIott, €>•!. 4. W. It -tn rlron. Oen. A
C. Garilngtau, «ro.rtnrt i>y I Jen. W. 8. Walker, Gov.
•l iner 51. Hmiih, Judge of the Superior Court, and
Miyor of Atlanta.
Merntx-tn of CnttAC I.
I’.dire, ard County Officrw.
fadin' Jdcm- rial Arrociatb.n.
The immter* of th<* Mem >r’a] Ar«erlation wire
wcortcl l»y the Knightr T«mplar, who were mne
foriy r'rong. and rnouLted on b’atk horror. They
•n dr an impo lug app* arat co.
The Tvarhcra and IVpilso* the Masonic Orphan*'
Hone
Tn# rcholarr i
The rnpermti
puhlle athnol*.
The I title Girl*’ Societies of the Imra eulate
Concrptl«<n, (l> ly Ar g 1* aid Holy Innocent*.
Th«- FiMlalitiea or fit Joseph, St. Aloytit
ll»ly Child hoo 1.
Ilthrndat *.
Fire Companies
Other Associations, Orders rnd Hoeictlcs and
ciilz-r* r«neral!y of both eonnty ai d c't,
Gm. ti T. Anderson acted aa Marrlnl.
It 1* over three quarter* of a mile from the City
llali to the cemetery, yet when the b&ul of the pro*
erarfon had reached the ccmctc'y, the rear tad not
Ic't the City nail.
The ride aalkr wrr^ lined with people and every
•treet leading to the cemetery was thronged with pe-
dra*ri ins and vehicle* carylng parties to the vener
ated spot. everybody carried a wreath or bouquet
of flower*.
The Peeatnt line of street c in ran sit co.chs in
onler to supply the demand for trv p «rtatl *n.
ft was the mo-t imposing spretacle ever seen In
sheremitery and thegrmil.-t display of Its kind.
There was ertiinited to he at least ten thoosard
persons on the rroord -some even went so far a* flf
teen toelgih en thonninri p-rrsona.
In the ground set apart for the Confcdera'c (had,
nuuirrou* ar hr*of rose* were eree'ed.
Ilcfor.* retching the speaker** stand the precession
marched n drr an arch hearing the Inscription,
•"Hoc or to whom lion r I* due.” Over the speaker's
stand a large l amer bore th * apt qaotatiun from
that true port Tlmnnl:
8:oop. angels, hither from the skies!
Tfcrve is no holier spot of ground
Than where defeatc«! va'or 1 es,
lly fiHMimifig henn’y croyned!
A I a niter underneath this ni iKt Hr words Consti
tution and Liberty h*<l an open I'.iWe r retaining
these words: "In the n itre of the laird our Dml we
wt’l set up our banners " Standfast th- reforc In
the liberty wherewith Christ fas made yon free.**
The ha fulsome appearance of the cider* elicited
wtrme snsi -ndation Long may they A urish with
M* ••nergetlcCsp'aln ami Lieutenants
fte'orc |Wf sing on. we won d reni-irk that thcChri*
ttao Index rfUeetleeorated its verandah with fliwcn
wndlwoenuraving* «f General Leo. An inscription
CeeHiigly siM, ••Honor to Oar Head "
Itj a wise arra? g •mmt all vehicles were lu pi out»f
theesne’irir, thus savin* much annoyance. Tacre
was a foird of vehicles «>n tfce outside. II *xes wen?
placed»t the gat*-* with nppropiialc placards, fnvlt
tag all who 'cli di*;s»siN| to help the fund to haild a
TOseiement to the hini'tod dead
The hill side wa o..e m .ss of hnmanity a* far
as the rje orl t *• e. (i wet tor Hniiih, Mayor Ham-
NN'ik and the Ur/ K. W. H KUIott, J. W, Kolwrt-
sow. General G.irlngten, Generd W. S Wa'kerand
sHliers proe e*led ptlhe s and.
IntTediatrlv ;in front were the Kni.gh s T**mplar,
and tieyou.l ar •! aronnil them, crowd* d theotheror-
gw.iziii«*n\ Itic’n ting the children of the va*ions
sekoo's, IIr.ra n, m eVlea, Ac., which conld only bo
nnmhricd by the tlion-ari’*
The ccreTOstnic* at the stan 1 Were oponed by a most
beautiful ami impressive prayer from Mr. Robert
BlJtott, the rect rof 8 tint llitltp** RpisotpU Church
Mr. Kdiott ibltvirvl his prayer with much fee ing,
itllud.il el**«|ii nt'y to the object of the vast as*, ra
vage arouml t in*, nod was listened to with deep at
tention by his heaters The dignifiM ap, c.ranee of
(be rpeiker. rki'.linl in his robes, and hisperfer d<
lite'y, prodncevl nn.tT.ctupra ihe multitude b.
fore hint, that w.r hate rarely seen c«|ualcd.
I'pon th*' coarlasion of the prayer Gcmral Walker,
In nenpltmentary an.l appropriate term*, introdneed
Major J. W. Hob.rtson.onct four m;>st honored war
veterans, who lia t kind y cwnsentwd to rea*l for t*i
or*asi«>n that exquisite poeut of S. K. Phiilips, ci
titl»d Twaottfilm.”
Weiwvsrnt to. «- reader* till• beantiful jxictb, t<
g th. r wi.h M: J r Ifob itsen’s InirrdurUiy remwk
tJ,. V.maria! A*m* UUi(:».-
Y«m hare my thanks f.*r the honor implied la yom
1 rli.iald assist in the exerr'srsof th’a
day, by r.viting th it t»*autiful tr hnte to ihetVnful
erite dead, entit’e.l "Immsit •lies.” wrlrtm by my
gallart friend MrJ ». K rntllips
It is an h »n »r high’y appreci »te.l to r.v tr.l'nt-'
sot flex', however humble, to exertiss, whcli freshen
ear memories of the noble dxirds and manly v;i
of f«! en hcroo*! 1!« r.H*s who are oar*. Yes, by all
tV* ties of blK»l anl the rich legacy of cxampl —
oars in life, and In death.
It is a valued pr'fllisg' to gitacr with yon round
the resting place« of thes* sirred rerad ns, and with
0.7 tin pri'L of r v. , siy to our AiUken, "Th ro Uo
yoar Iiu«m* a, wh > died tn ltaa vindication of truth —
their deeds are wor.by «»f jour highi*; cmulai ion
These an ' Immortelle*:
We take the spuied jrxge, •
Which faithful age *« ag?.
la 9\ Undid sentences Ihr Fas*, tic »untf—
Its clMcd annals read
In wondrous awe: each deed
iracM n**ac high oal on Fame’s rap.rrjt' founts.
11. re Koraan arms reach’d oat
Dryotid the sea; th * shout
Of c jcq’rlng legtona awep*. her Ap. Ian Way,
While kingly heads nrerown’d.
Ard humbl'd to the ground.
Her fbavots :id-m.ue trophies i f ter away.
And opuU nt In mitred rrlests of thought,
Ha?crbly rests, a t^nwn
Whose polish’d life is seen.
With art, and rorg, ard valor all in wrought,
now grand the Tast, we think,
Wh‘lc standing cn the brink.
Of these dim cp ch*—hear the years nhearse
Th.tr sutily histore*.
And see how each one lives,
lu M'a« s x f marble and or verse.
These, some the: ccr.es that ri^e.
To oar bewilder'd eyes.
As dawn the rcnlptnr’d steeps of Tixx' wogi;
O’er all there Is the hush.
Of cm'uric*, but brush
An*l chisel each, their .gnadev keep# ablrxe.
Here, conic mplailoa halts.
From ’round the granite vaults,
\\ here rest the scep rel sons of Greece and Some,
Wc turn tn our green hills.
Oar vallry# and our rill*,
\\ here stand tire ru'x* of aaacy an humble home
No works of art here—
No monument* appear,
Commeamrmtlve of a lordly race;
Yet can wc proudly stand.
On cur beloved land.
And look the garoct’d ages in the faci.
On Greece alone I call.
For she, e’en !n her fall.
Maintain’d her grandeur and hi r fame; can she.
Among her warriors grea*.
However high their state.
Find one ns lofty in his life as Lee?
I go to her with pride—
With her 1 would divide.
If Justice would permit it, muac for name;
I take her lustrous name,
But fall to find a soul,
Wfcotc 'seatdena'i half so bright as Jackson 1
faast
Where shall I atop? not here.
Another, without fear.
Above reproach, with noble form and face,
Xy humble mu'C command*;
Here Sidney Johnson stands.
In Comas grandeur and in Grecian grace!
Bor here 1 stop; we meet
Another type, whose feet,
Unto the ead, war’* wise press fat Lf a't red:
With Sidney’* lordly mien.
Along the belli# plain.
The virgin tool of Ashby pass’d to God!
Here swept with rorg and jest
The bravest sed the best.
Of ad drajOKJ that fac’d the battles* glare.
Or fill upon Its brink;
now proudly do we link
Bold Sin r.'< plume with Henry of Navarre 1
What, more? Shall I not t:IJ.
now, ’midst the shriek of she!!.
And crvli of shot, another lordly heart.
Unshrinking met 111 death—
. How with Its latent breath.
The voice of Bartow new vigor did impart!
Arriss the pnrple tide.
In manhood's splendid pride,
A noble form lesj s onward to its fate;
The stales of la*tic clove.
Alike o’er frk*nd* and foes.
But poalear Co'.b filent lie* in mirtial state I
"Whom most the God* do !ove.
Hie yonn^”—they soar ab< vc
The lengthen’d cor fl’ct, ihe nncerta'n end;
1 hey cary wc a* the wrevth.
Flack’d from the gra*p of death.
Thus, Tracy lanrel’d, did Fame’s heights arcend !
I tarn from these to tho-e.
Who sternest ra..t their fires —
The humble, nnknoxn sods of Fimeand Pate;
They had no hore—no fhnn.ht
Of self, ib y grandly wrought.
For on them hang -.he he nor of the State.
A then«and fields proclaim.
The splendor of tht ir fame,
1 hr fall mb’d glory of ill Ir matchless deeds,
Unwritten tho’ they are.
And a'l unsung, they were
And will rema n, among earth’s dl!»!< st crc< d -!
No we 1 of monument.
Or work of art, content
Are we with oar grand memories alone;
Our love to U)r*c wc give.
For they shall loeg outlive.
The i lowing canvas and the chist I’d stone
Here shall fair nature bring.
At each ictornir.g Spring,
The vernal splendor? of the rdling yaars;
And here shall worn in's woe
Bxt’ress itself—here fl xv
Abave their ballowed mounds, her holiest tears.
These, after all, furpas*.
E’en monument* of lira**—
Th y sha'l rx'-st long after th.^e skill cease;
To n« of greater worth.
Denoting nobler birth.
Thin Ilia historic marh!
of Grc*cc.
To much praise cannit lie aw: r.lnl to |f»j r !l< b
ertson for hia rxquUi « rendition of the piece. IP*
intrinsic beauty w** more thaa donblcd by It* deliv
ery, and r* ih-; wor£s f« 11 so glowingly and warmly
from the spe-iker’s Ii|»*, th* y aw«<kc responsive «hocs
In thonsard* of hearts. One could feel in llicbrrath-
less slierCr, in the qn'vori? g lips and moistened eyes,
that the ralgh'y assemblage wa* mood to Its Inmost
core, and were following the speaker with an interest
and attention that wflf* rlmost paicful Major Rob
ertson has es'.abllshc a reputat’on for himself, and
an impression upon the citizens of our place that will
remain for years to c >ma The ladies of the Associa
tion owe him many thar k* for Id* hetn'ifn! recitation.
An InlmnlsMon of a few moments recurred at the
conclnMon of 5faj»r Ro!*crteort’# address, during
which the Gate City Rand played a beautiful an l ap
propr late sir.
General Walker, the harbinger of good thirgx to
come, thru *t< pped again t > the front, and introduced
to the expectant niu'iitudc, our well known fellow*
cn and dlMingu'slml ora*or. General A. C. Gar-
llrgton. The General spoke as follows: •
gnarJiagit* sacred altars ard supporting the pillars
of the Constitution, while other hands are attempt
ing to poll them down usd break them into frgaenta.
While, therefore, we wou’d not atir the pardons
which were engendered daring this period, nor:
the discussion of issues which hare erased to be
any longer practical, and would pursue a policy of
harmony sad concilaBon, yat it is oar duty,
occasions, to defend the fame of the martyrs to oar
cause, end the principle* for which they died; not
merriy as an ad of respect to their memory, bat ihxt
the living may be taught to cherish those principles
and transmit them as e rich heritsgs to posterity,
is only by snch means that we shall be ab T e to recure
t > ourselves and to those who are to come after us
the blessings of liberty.
The leading principle involved ia the late struggle,
which moved the heads and minds of our people to
resistance, and nerved the hands of our soldiers on
the battlefield, was that the Constitution of
fathers had been violated and its safeguards to lib
erty endangered. The remedy to which we re.
d, whether right or wroeg, fa’led
but should we oa that account lose sight
the principle, that without these safe
guards guaranteed to us by the Constitution, we
would have no security far oar liberties? God forbid
We may not—we certainly do not propose to resort
to the remedy ta which we then resorted, and which
was made the pretext of a bloody internecine war,
re do intend to mainta’n our cause by appealing
to the minds and hearts, the reason and consciences
of the American people, to battle for constitutional
liberty with all our might and strength, before this
forum in the Union.
The Fghta of the States and of the people are as
vaerrd now aa they were before the war. Indeed, it
is more Important that we should now malt tein these
rights with unflinching cotrage than it was before
government bad been rocked by the throes of
this mighty convulsion Our political fabric has
been shaken, and it is necessary that it should settle
down on its old foundation*, and that they shsn'd he
cemented anew. The tendency of onr system to
ward* centralism has been powxrfuily increased by
ar, atd this destructive principle mu-t be
tended or the government will and rgo a change
that will prove fatal to the liberties of th: people.
Tht w« has also produc:d a fiarful demoralization
in the land, especially in high places, which I* sap
plrg the very foundations of onr politic ll system,
official corruption stalks unabashed in the hall* of
lo;is1ation and the temples of jaMiec. If this condi
tion of things should be allowed to continue; if the
people do not by their mandate restore honesty and
aprigetnes* to their places in the administration of
public affair?, wc may well become alarmed for the
safety of our free institutions.
While, at the South, wc have rot been entirely ex
empt from the evil* to which I have adverted, and
which generally follow In the wake of a treat war,
may, without self boosting, congratulate ourselves op-
Ihc fact, that these evil* have not prevailed to sock
extent as to impair oar confidence In the patriotism
and vlrtne of the great mass of our people CnabN
1st the temptations of gold and of officx. Bom-
have fallen from their proud edate, hut the great
Month m heart still lives and beats as it did ot yore.
Under the hardest trials. In the midst of devastated
homes and country, of poverty and want, of sorrow
and humiliation, of oppression and wrong-in all
their tribu’a'lons, ihe people of the Sooth have raaiu-
alnod .heir integrity ai.d manhood. For this result,
for the preservation of mortis, public and private,
and a bfrh sent!mrnt of honor, the trnc spirit of the
, we are indebted mainly to her daughters.
Always true to themselves, to society, and the best
Interests of the country, they have never r hown them-
more true than dating the dark days through
which wc have passed since the defeat of onr arms.
Their example which insp’red our soldiery with
chivalric ronrage in the field when the harvest of
death wss desolating their homes, has been equaled
only by the epirlt they have exhibited amidst the pri
vations and disasters wh’r-h followed defeat. They
have met these privations and disasters with a
fyrdlr-s of thf JIttnori i! A**o2oiion and Fellow
Citizen* :
The day on wh'ch wc have assembled to do honor
to the pa'riot dead I* one of mnnrrful interest to
Sontht rn heart*. Tt>i« day, trn years sg.>, on a sweet
Hxbhath eve, the spirit of one of the noblest sons
of the 8r ti h, who hxd fallen in defence r-f ths same
cansc, to wMeh the brave men, who fill thes-j sllcrt
graves, consrc ated theli live*, passed over the river
of H^ath to re«t under th.a slitic of the trees In the
lard of the blest. Hot fit tbs d«y for the occasion
which it his li?en ded catcd! While by 'a!r hand*
the grave* of our soldier* are being decorated with
fiowrrs, the assort* lorn of the hour bid us drop a
tear to the memory of the 1 nmortnl Spmcw.il 1 Jack*
i. They serve, t^o, another and, perhap», higher
purple. Th?ira**oca*Ions inggest In his charac
ter an cxunplo to illuMrite thc^ virtues of
the patriot hcf«x*. who pledged their lives and
fortunes in defence of :heir country, and to vindi
cate the motiver and actions of both the living and
dead. It is true, this groat Cap'aln exhibited
qaalitie* an I won a f irar, in the opinion tf our peo
ple, excelled by rose, rave one, !n our
bright list of her »cs, and therefore
» far above others who acted thrir parts in this
gre *t drama of history, yet he may be considered as
a typo of the brave spirits who composed tho Con*
folera'c armUs, higher, more str king and brilliant,
bat still a type. The character and military exploits
of General Jaekson wou'd bean interesting theme;
to follow him during his short but brilliant career on
tho long and wearisome man li in the silent bivouac
and amirNt the IhnmTer* of hatt’c; to behold with
tonishment hdW suddenly It's fame buret upon the
world; to *ic bis star shoot above the horizon with
the startling flarh of the meteor, bnt n* it culminated
towards the zenith continuing to increase in steady
brilliancy, until, in full cr'.ied splendor. It wheeled
Into Its place in the firmament an'ongst the great con
stellations, there to shine, an objv-cl of wonder and
admiration to rrar.kmd through all coming ages.
Th's would be a noble subject; bnt If it were appro
priate to the occasion, time would not icrmit m? to
attempt It.
i military man, in the strict sense of that term,
General Jackson bears a striking resemblance to the
grext Napoleon. In o:hir re?-prc'.* the'r charar'.crs
wldcl) different, and the eon'ras: b twetn them
may serve to show the prominent tr» 5 ts of character
U|*on which the mo-t etulnrl g fame c-f c-ur hero is
destined to rest, .vil also to ir.scnl In their
true light the motives and th2 rrlndples
which acTnitnl the defenders of the Con-
f»i!e ate ea’:se. Napdron drew the sword
to gratify hi* ambition-a lust of dominion—which
caused him to tramplenpc.n liberty ard the rightsof
his fellow-man Ja'k*en, sc'.oated so’cly by convic
tions < f duty, uuloccb. d by selfishness, drew his
sword In dtf.-t.CJ of hi* country. Napole n pi c?d
his r» liai c - for sure i s q;k)d the resources of h's own
trasoendcui genius. Jackrqn placed his reliance
up ‘U th • j islico or his caufe, and uj»on the arm of the
Almighty—the God of textile*. Defence of home and
country, of right and liberty- for th« re Jackson fought
anddb-xl, and for there the herres sleeping ocncath
yon .’cr humble hll'ocks foiight and d'ed. A war,
waged for unjustifiable cuds, to gratify ambition or a
Inst of dominion, is a gnat crime against humanity,
and its authors deserve the reprobation of mankind.
But to draw the sxronl in defence of cozttrr, cf right
and liberty, 1s j :s ifled no! only by nature’s highest
law, bnt I y every prlnctp’e of honor and duty.
Hue 1 *, in a few words, is the cor tract whh h is sug
ges'.ed by the n me* of ihe two great Captains whom
1 have mentioned, aid xxh : ch miy a'so be found in
the relative positions which the pan It's to the late war
occupied. Our soldier* fought in deft n*c of country,
r cht and liberty. They wereactuit* d lay no metiers
of s Ifish ambition, cr las; of dominion, bn: by the
noble impn’re of patriotism. Hence we confer
honor* upon hose why survived the perils of the
fl«-!d. and lay ourofferiega of sfficiton opoo the graves
of th^d ad.
Pe«l»«e: for the man ry of t^osc who, when living,
exhibited q-talitic* which won thu.esteem or adm’ra-
t:on of th ir f How m n. Is a natural fox-ling. It has
prevail, d !e ail age* ai d countries - civil zod
ag*. The gnat epic poet of ancient Greece has ven
tured to aier.be a tindred reeling even to the brute
creation, by representing the chariot brr»cs of Achil-
!e* on the p ains of Troy bowlrg their arched necks
In t ref ard *h»'ddirg;ear* a' the dx-atbof their God
like master. Rut this day'* ceremonies have another
mean'.rg atd parposc than merely to th >w respec* to
the nu'tuoryof the scldlc s who lie buried here.
i'Lcfc fcorors do tot reach cr exalt them.
"Nor w*r’s wild note nor glory’s peal
Shall fill with fierce delight
Those brca*ts that never more may feel
The rapture of the f ght.’’
Th’s memorial celebration i* Intended for the bt no
il' of the living, rot the dead. I: Is Intended to
honor the memory and commemorate the sen Ices of
the dx'ad. In order that their virtues rasy be
Tap'd, and the principles for which Uey offered up
their lives mair.taireJ, hy the Lvlrg; tha the ardent
love of country, which burned in their bosoms and
prtwnptcd them to coble deeds, may b? kept alive in
ihe heart* of the living, of the present and all future
generation*. Whenever a pcopl* cease to love and
venerate the r.a-ne* ef ;h se who have fallen in de
fense of their rountry, they are no lorger fit to be
free, hat only to wear
"Tbe sox! ft hoed-g- their brows,
I * badge u;*»n tfcclr brers**.’’
Nor i» the m mory of ozr soldurs les* dear tc ns,
nor lie Miuc’pVs for which they died less true,
breau e wc were defeated on the fie’d of battle.
There is a panile ;d:a cnP'rtaired by some persons
that, by :be arbitrament c.f the sword, these piled-
pics have been d.cdcd against u«; that truth
lii ht perched upon ;he standard of the victors.
Trath ard right deeded by the sword? If that be
so, where the me of government and law ? Let the
strong g .vern the weak, and bmte force ass
prx-rr aey in tho wo I t. N-’! m iebt never determines
right. The ttibu -al of rca-oa only has jurisdiction
of such question* Never, so rever. cm we assent to
the proposition that by the failure of our arms the
principles for which wc contended were decided
sga'nst ns. Never, so sever, will we admit that be
fore the tribunal ot reason and justice our cause his
been lost. Opinion may be divided now as to who
was in the right: ia the future, when the Base of
History shall inspire a tinthfol record of these litres,
the South will be vindicated. She will ba represented
as the Genius cf Liberty standing in her temple
pic have been raved from the b lk-ful influence of the
social vices and political corruption which have pro
of praise that can bo bestowed upon yonr conduct.
The ceremonies of this day show that you cherish
with undying love the memory of our noble dead,
and that to commemorate their deeds you would erect
here a listing memorial, which may stand daring all
fu'urelimc to point the living to the proud example
or devotion to principle and love of country which
these heroes have left behind them. Wc honor yon
as guardian angels of our country, keeping watch and
ward over both its glories in tho past, and its hopes
tn the future. Noble mission! one upon which
heaven will not fail to smile and send down Its
sweetest blessings.
This occasion all
dnty we owe to the
1> irg spread by gentle hands on the graves of tho
d*-ad, wo are reminded of homes made desolate by
the red, mtbh ss hand of war—or Ihe widow and the
orphan. Have we cared for them as we ought to have
done? Have we protected them from suffering and
want, and sbic’ded them from harm ? If not, we
have been derelict In a hirh duty. They have been
beqm-athed to the country by the blood of the brave.
be taken hy the nand, nurtcred and educated, so that
they may become useful citizens and ornaments to
society, and when their country hcrcaftir calls for
their service* In the cabinet or the field, may show
themselves worthy descendants of noole ahecstor*.
Much are some of the lessons that are tnught by
me ceremonies or this day—lessons of honor, of
principle, and of duty, which sbon’d sick deep Into
onr hearts and guide onr conduct In the future. May
they i ever be forgotten.
rURTIlEK PBOCEXDXXOS.
No comment Is rcce*sary onlthis address. It speaks
f.>r itself, and brans throughout the marks of a girted
orator and a patriotic soldier. General Garllngton
delivered hts speech well, lie was as happy in this
respect as he wss in its conception. His Jarre audi
ence followed him with ihe same attention that had
been bestowed upon Major Robertson, and were
cquMly gratified. As Inespeech is before onr readers
I sgal —
sic, the gallant gentlemen who compose that gallant
corps, the Atlanta t’adct*, w« re each presented with a
lovely wreath of rose* by the ladies of the Associa
tion. These bcanttrol rmb’ems of peare contrasted
well with the warlike habiliments ot their recipients,
and the blushes upon the roses were fairly put to
shsme by the blushes which mantled the checks of
some of the more modest cavaliers. Tney all took
flictr beautiful wreaths, however, and will treasure
them as emblematic, in bc*uiy atd parity, of the
ladies of ihe Memorial Association.
Announcement wa* now made that a collection
..ouid be taken up in behalf of the xnunnmcrt fund,
which yet lacked some six hnndrcl dollars, and tbs
vast multitude slowly dispersed to the pleasant labors
of ihe day—the decoration of the graves of their
dead heroes.
TUB PKCOnATlOK OT THE U HATES.
It wonld bo an endless task for ns to attempt to
describe th: bcnntifnl offerings place! upon ca b of
the many bnudred graves, or to give a complete list
or the dead soldiers thus honored. No one was for
gotten. bnt each departed warrior received the swret-
• st tokens <>f a remembrance as deep and a* sacred us
i he cause for which they died. To one funding upon
an cm nenre, and trehoidta* below h ; m, as far as hts
eyeeonld reach, the faundnd* up*m hundred* of our
noble women, bending o’er the graves of our burled
dead, and wilh hearts full of compassion and sorrow,
plating upon ihcir 11 felts* bosoms the sweetest offer
ings (>f their gard* n*, the scene called up ato'.lons
almost too powerful Tor control. Here a child, whose
father perha|*s lay beneath the sod in some far distant
State, decorated the g-avc of the stranger here in
memory of him, the c the maiden Knelt in willing
humility, and with hands as tender as the roses they
bore, laid her gentle (ff-rings upon the cold ho.-om of
the stranger, whose wife or child may even now be
grieving over their unfonnd d ad.
Th:; matron ami the chi’d, the widow ard the or
phan. all united in this labor of love, and, as if
touched by the wand of the magician, the graves »o
cold andchccrl-.YS inafiw moments were transformed
into miniature gardens and were stcd-led with the
choicest rems that nature’s bounty co ;?d famish.
Wc cannot help foiling that, let oar enemies do
their worst, wc can stand it all as long es we have
our noble gbl*. W*at S-uihcrner can help being
chivalrous when be draw* his inspiration from each
lived attention.
Coionel wm am T Wilson- 7th Georgia Regiment,
killed at Msnarsa*. Monument wreathed in flow
Colonel James H Ned, 19.h Gcorsia R*g ! m
killed at Kingston, North Carolina, af.er Lee’s
LienN nant A J Neal, of Marion Light Artillery
Ca; tain William Barnes, killed in North Carolina.
the renuo school's wor.K
As onr readers are aware, a portion of the grave
were * -t apart to be decorated exclusively by the chil-
They erected a beautiful evergreen arch, ntixi
pended then from, that picture so well known, ar
dear to every Southern heart, "The Conqncrc*! Bin-
Tier," just over the entrance of ihcir portion of the
ground*. The graves nndcr their charge were pro-
'usely decorated wi h flowers, and exhibited a m« s
tractive appearance. . ,
Wc were a’so shown two war-worn Confederal
i_rs iK'lorgirg to ladies of thlsci'y. T'
their gallant regiments into many a hotly
and wi-ro absolutely riddled with bullets
At mndown the vast assemblage began
return home In dcta'hed parties, bnt i\ x
night before a’l had left
The graves an again left to thdr siU-rce, but not
more receive from the hands of a sorrowing people
th j Assccta inn to the following pa-ties:
To our ever conrtcons Librarian. Mr neibst, for
h's abundant fu;»i»’y of ice water so kindly and
thoughtfully provided.
To Mis* iJnla Ferrail, of the the Fcrralt Harden*.
«f Forsyth, for their g
«r, to onr "vale City B td,”
Heal Estate is Atlaxta—The City
Assessors have got through their 'atK r« in assessing
the v*lns of real estate in At’anta The f- Rowing is
the result of their labor:
First Ward .$ LfeKSGS
Second Ward: 2,?.J5,350
Third Ward 7 1,1*5
Fourth Ward ; »J
Fifth Ward 3,300,100
Sixth Wsrd 3.3M S00
Seventh Wsrd 1,0'6,15
Total mOQMM
Last year the valuation was as follow* :
First Ward.. $ fi.ino.SS5
Second Ward..
t.aa.700
Firth Ward .
Sixth Ward 1,302.205
Seventh Ward 1,130,515
Total ’.
This show* a decrec«e in the valuation o' 1S73 of
fJ8LW5. The 1st ward dearaset $1715I*»: the fid
ward $70.(50; the 5 h ward $ti.3o; the 6'h ward
$57,405; the 7ih ward 91S>,365. The 31 w.-rd has in
creased $955: the 4th ward $!6i910.
The clffjreuce is caused by the exemption of
proper, y.
Death of Peter IlrGE.—This old and
well known citizen was buried ;• esterd*y afternoon.
Being a good Catholic, the funeral services were con-
ducted in that church Mr Huge was among the old
est of onr citizens, lie was some 53 or !0 years cf
aye, and had spent most or his life here. Hi* death
occurred at 9 o’clock Sunday Burning, or rheuma
tism. He lean s a wife St years old, bnt no children
of his osn. His wife was a w'dow with children when
he married her. A large number of friends attended
the funeral. *Tbcre were seme forty csr ixyct in He
precession. We extend our sympathies to Lis fiV?5ds
and relatives.
A TODS OF IUE0PE -No. 14.
With the Dead Past in the British
Museum.
TIIE HEADING BOOM.
A Digression—Xlic Modern Colos
seum.
Arms and Aimoi- in tile
TIIE CROWN JEWELS.
A Day at tlic Fairy Palace—Its
Size and Surpassing Beau
ty-Fireworks Ex
traordinary.
A Picnic of Twenty Tbonsand People.
Written Expressly for Tire Atlanta Constitution.
It rained steadier than usual—a seem
ingly hopeless drizzle—as wc rose from
the breakfast fable one morning, and, with
one voice, exclaimed now for the
BRITISH MUSEUM.
The unrivaled extent and variety of this
institution is dinned in cur cars so often
that I need not repeat the thrice told talc.
Jt would he impossible, in a short article,
to describe the twclvc-acre building, or the
thirty six acres of antiquities, bodes, prints,
coins, etc., that it contains. I would as
soon undertake the task of putting a quart
in a pint cup. If wc could devote weeks
of untiring study to it, instead of one rainy
day, wc might hope to conquer a partial
knowledge of the contents.
Much of the upper floor is devoted to
natural history, and a man can walk his
legs olf trying to sec all. Dut I believe the
antiquities of the ground floor and base
ment are tho special pride of the institu
tion. Hero arc enough remains of Greece,
Uouic, Assyria, Egypt, Scandinavia and
Britain to sink a ship. We arc in the midst
of a dead world. We confront the unpre
tending, unheralded Kosctta stone that fur
nished the antiquarians with a key to un
lock the mysteries hidden in the hiero
glyphics of its time; the Elgin marbles torn
from the Parthenon ; relics from the ruins
of Nineveh and Babylon, etc.
The smaller, rarer and more valuable
Greek and Egyptian antiquities arc kept in
small room. It is well policed. On ped
estals just largo enough for a chair, at an
elevation of about ten feet in each corner
of the room, arc seated men without visible
employment. This room is filled with an
cient coins and articles of ornament Here
are chains that once clasped the snowy
throats of Roman belles; some, no doubt,
that rose and fell on the dusky bosoms of
Pharaoh’s loyal daughters. Tho Portland
vase stands on a show-case unprotected and
unlabcled—just as if it were only an
every-day pitcher. In such a vast collec
tion, individual distinction is dwarfed.
The library consists of about 900,000
volumes, and is rapidly and steadily in
creasing. Its catalogue fills 1,500 folio
volumes. Tho rarest and most interesting
objects are here: a copy of tho earliest
irinted book, commonly called a Mazarin
Jiblo, “supposed to have issued from the
>rcss of Gutenberg and Faust, at Metz, in
J 455;” the first book printed in England,
by Caxton, in 1474, entitled “Tho Game
and Playo of Chess; ” rare old manuscript
books of parchment, beautifully illustrated
by the best artists of the timo ; valuable
autographic letters, and literary curiosities,
of which John Milton’s watch is a suffi
cient example.
The new reading room is gigantic. Wc
applied for tho necessary pass, which is
easily obtainable. Imagine our surprise
when wo found that it was good for only
about six feet within tho entrance door—
for a look at the book-makers and students
quietly delving in the mines of learning un
der the immense dome—for only a distant
view of the vast smooth circular sweep of
books piled three stories high in the grand
room.* I will not tiro you with the figures
of its proportions. Its vastness is almost
incredible; it cost a million of dollars; its
utility is unbounded, and it is offered with
out money and without price to every man
who can get two householders to attest his
respectability.
TIIE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM
is a?so owned by the public. Recently still
another has been opened in the cast of
London, near Victoria Park. In all the
cities of Europe a similar provision is made
for popular entertajmnent and instruc
tion. In tho South Kensington Mtiscum
ma3’ be seen the products of all lands, to
gether with specimens of food, and of ma
terials used in various constructions—their
uses being fully explained. The building
is full of silent instruction to thoughtful
men and women. Think not that all go by
without heeding the proffered lessons. We
have a nucleus for such an institution in
tho Young Men’s Library ; and some patri
otic Atlantian will yet hand his honored
name down tho stream of time bj* giving
that institution an enlarged capacity of use
fulness. But I digress. A noble gallery
of art that includes Rosa Bonheuris “Horse
Fair,” and a largo number of Sir Edwin
Landseer’s animal studies, is a part of the
excellent Museum. Near by is the
ROYAL ALREUT HALL,
new stupendous building, opposite the
magnificent memorial which the devoted
Queen is creeling in Kensington Gardens,
to the late Friacc consort The plan of the
hall resembles that of the Colosseum. It
scats 10,000 persons, contains the largest
organ, and is beyond question the noblest
place of public assembly in the world.
This building alone is sufficient proof of
the unparalleled size of London.
The magnificent hall stands near the site
of the first World’s Fair in Ilyde Park,
and is itself the embodied profits of that
undertaking—something over a million of
dollars. The gardens and conservatories of
the Royal Horticultural Society occupy the
remainder of the quadrangle, and in the hall
and about the gardens, tho lineal descend
ant of the World’s Fair has an abiding place
—the London International Exhibition. It
is international, says the hand-book, not
universal, like its predecessors. The gigan
tic proportions of the latter “ interfered too
seriously with tho course of business, and
even the ordinary arrangements of society.”
Limited as the exhibition was, my strength
was not equal to it I confined my sight
seeing to the galleries of modern art, which
I found more satisfactory to my uncultiva
ted tastes than the much-vaunted collections
of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.
No one needs a Huskin at his side to tell
him which poem,written on canvass, should
arouse his inborn sense of beauty.
TIIE T0WEC
swords; ram-rods, pistols, parts of armor,
and other obsleute equipments of war. Not
content with standing complete suits of ar
mor against the wall in the customary
grim manner, the Kings of England are
mounted on large well-fed steeds, in ancient
panoply. In the Spanish armory are tho
trophies of the victory over the Armada,
and good Queen Bess standing by the side
of her horse, in the very same dress'and
armor that she, a woman, wore at Tilbury,
in 1588.
The Crown Jewels fits unconscious of
their worth in a glass |>eii, that is enclosed
by iron lattice work. Sixteen million dol
lars is the lowest cash price of the gold, dia
monds and other precions stones that arc
contained in the glass box. Diamonds as
large as eggs!—birds’ eggs, that is. The
Kohinoor bracelet lies there—tho big dia
mond being flanked by two smaller ones,
and any one of them a fortune in itself.
The keeper wonld not permit us to exam
ine the quality of the articles in our hands,
so gruff and unaccommodating arc English
men. Let us conclude with a day at
THE CRYSTAL PALACE,
on fair Sydenham-hill, about ten miles
south of London—a hill high enough to
make the lofty building visible as soon as
wc get fairly away from the chimnay pots,
over which wo are whirled by the rapid
train. Did the fairy palace tire of the sor
did air of the Metropolis, and wing its flight
to tho enchanted ground on the gentle hill?
Not exactly. When there was danger of
its being sold for old glass and iron, a com
pany was formed that took it down and set
t up in Sydenham as a winter garden at an
enormous expense. They are now reaping
a wcll-dcscrvcd golden harvest. In the
change, the building was altered for the
better. The monotony of the immense front
was relieved by three transepts instead of
one, and tho nave was covered by an arch.
It is the grandest structure of modern timo.
I was completely astonished whon I first
stood in front of the famous glass-house. I
had expected much, but its beauty, its per
fect symmetry, its towering height—in a
word, its immensity almost took away my
breath, and yet I considered my faculty of
surprise exhausted. At first it looks too
frail to withstand tho first blast—an im
pression that tho graceful iron work of tho
interior does not entirely remove. It is a
wonderful fabric. Figures arc of no ac
count in the way of conveying a senso of
its size. You know it covers a small farm;
that it affords a place for musical festivals
larger than tho Boston Jubilee; that it is
filled with rare plants, paintings and copies
of the architecture and sculpture of all
schools and ages ; that it is located in a su
perb park of two hundred acres, filled with
flowers, fountains, trees, temples, terraces,
lakes, cascades, etc.
In the afternoon wo listened to the opera
of La Somnambula; then an immense mili
tary band went through a programme; then
tea under the wondrous roof—no, canopy—
amid plashing fountains; and then—the
crowning glory of all—the fireworks. For
a concluding scene, the great fountains were
lit up with differently colored fires—and
oh, tho beauty of them! Hundreds of fiery
balls were hurtled through the darkened
air of the moonless night; and as “ the cur
tain fell,” two thousand rockets were fired
l>y electricity, which, bursting, filled the
heavens with an indescribable glory. No
wonder that nineteen thousand nine hun
dred and fifty-three people came out with us.
And what is the cost of all this ? Just 18
pence—jailway fare, opera, palace, fire
works and all, unless one wants choice
places, for which, of course, he must pay
extra prices. Tho poorest man is not de
barred from the grandest spectacles in the
Old World.
The rush back to the city, after the fire
works, was like the torrent above Niagara,
but all trouble, and even inconvenience,was
obviated by tho admirable manner in which
tho crowd was divided into parts* with ref
erence to their destination in tho city—Vic
toria, Kensington or London Bridge. They
were sent to different platforms, by differ
ent walks, and carried home by different
trains. The work was quick, quiet and ef
fective—no drunkenness, no swaggering
loafers, no arrests. The counterpart of the
American whisky-consuming bully—half
politician, half coward, and all loafer—was
not there. If they do govern too much, is
it not possible that wc govern too little in
somo respects ? F.
PRETTY mm FEET.
The Philosophy and Poetry
of these Members.
Women with Big Thumbs
Love with Reflection.
American Women have t lie
l^jpcttiest Feet.
And from “Cbildc Harold:”
4 Tlu* launliin^ «lames in whom lie did delight.
Whose large blue eyes, lair locks, and snowy
In Spain, wlicro the greatest respect is
paid to tho fair sex for its own sake, what
ever be woman’s age, condition or appear
ance—“Manos blancosno ofenden”—white
hands (the fair sex) never hurt, is a familiar
saying. The hand also plays an important
part in the language of gallantry. When a
gentleman rises to take leave of a lady,
he says to her, “A los pies, de V. Scnera^
—{my lady, 1 place myself at your feet)
To which she replies, “ Bcsso a V. la inano,
Cabalcro”—(I kiss your hand, sir knight)
A gentleman never offers to shako a Span
ish lady’s hand, nor gives her his arm when
out walking. When a lady makes a call a
well-bred host takes her by the hand and
leads her to the door of her carriage.
Listen to what palmistry reveals of the
female hand: Worn n may be rznged un
der two priucipal banners—under the one
those with a large thumb, and those with a
small thumb under the other. The first
more intelligent than feeling wise from his
tory ; tho other more feeling than intelli
gent from romance. A woman with a largo
thumb loves with reflection—less with the
heart than tho senses, bnt adds to her pas
sion constancy and every mental charm.
Women with small thnmbs are not endowed
with so high a principle of sagacity. So
Iovo with them is all their thought, but
such is the charm attached to that power
ful passion that thcro is no seduction equal
to it. Order, arrarigement, symmetry, and
punctuality rcigli without tyranny in those
dwellings governed by the gentle econo
mists with tho sqnaro ph&lango and small
thumb. Are you paying court to a beauti
ful young lady with squtro phalanges ?
Equip yourself with good sense and steadi
ness, reject all captivating airS, and con
found not singularity with distinction. In
the number of her axioms aro~thcsc—si
lence is a power, mystery an ornament.
With women of a strong palm, conical
fingers, and little thumb, paint your lan
guage in glowing colors. They lovo that
which dazzles, and theory has moro power
over them than logic.
Three things govern them—indolence,
fancy and feeling. They have in their
hearts the prayer that the Corinthians ad
dressed every morning to Venus: “ 0 god
dess, grant that to-day I may do nothing
unpleasant, and that I may say nothing
which may not be agreeable ”—for to please
is their chief care, and they • love as much
being beloved and admired as esteemed.
Such were doubtless the hands of the beau
tiful and triumphant amazons of which the
flying squadron of Catharine do Medicis
was composed.
A high priest of palmistry tells us
^ Madame Roland had beautiful large hands,
indicating a head full of poetical ideas and
a soul inclined to the ideal. She understood
the beauty of passion and the self-sacrifice
it imposed. At once stoical and impas
sioned, perative and enthusiastic, tender
and austere, she loved three things with an
intense love—country, liberty and duty.
By nature bold and courageous, like the
majority of women of her type, she did not
belie herself in poverty, in greatness, or on
the scaffold.”
Queen Elizabeth was proud of the beauty
of her hands. It is written that during a
public procession to prayers she pulled her
glove off her right hand, sparkling with
jewels and gave it to kiss as a mark of par
ticular favor, to a Bohemian baron who had
letters to present to her.
Diana of Poicticrs’ features were regular
and classical, her complexion faultless, her
hair of a rich purple black, which took a
•olden tint in the sunshine, while her teeth,
ter ankles, her hands, her arms, and her
bust were each in turn the theuio of the
court poets.
The hand of Mmc. George Sand is narrow,
with knotted, pointed fingers, delicate,
smooth and clastic, without softness.
is another great curiosity shop, on the hank
of the Thames, jnst below the city. The
walls include twelve acres, and within there
is a city of buildings, amid which and into
which we are about to wander. London
without the Tower would be as incomplete
as Hamlet minus the Prince of Denmark,
and we must “do” it whether we like or
not The number of visitors is so great
that our fancifully dressed warden quickly
gathers a party of about twenty. There are
many more wardens wilh their hungry-cyed
followers in the building, and to deploy "the
columns so as to prevent collisions requires
no little strategy on the part of the corps
commanders.
I don’t feel a bit historical. You ought
to be grateful; for of all the places in the
wide world, this is the intensest. And I
refrain, although I stood in the little dark
cell that held the proud spirit of Sir Walter
Raleigh fifteen weary years, and was invi-
vited to imitate my companions in trying
tho shape of the block upon which he was
beheaded. The fortress was the principal
residence of the English sovereigns till af
ter the accession of Queen Elizabeth. It
was then used as a prison, and afterwards
as an armory, store-house and show-house,
which are about its present lines of busi
ness.
Ancient arms and armor abound in any
part of England, but the Tower outdoes
them all. Even the cornices and mouldings
of the apartments are fashioned out of old
From tlie New York World.]
•‘ What think you of this hand, gentlemen ?”
—JavjuI Subject.
** Nay, her foot speaks.”—Shakajwarc.
What about hands, exclaims Montaigno ?
With them wc beckon, promise, call, dis
miss, threaten, pray, deny, refuse, interro
gate, admire, court, confess, repent, fear,
doubt, command, imitate, encourage, swear,
testify, accuse, condemn, absolve, defy, de
spise, flatter, applaud, reconcile, recom
mend, insult, work, fight, complain, groan,
despair, astonish, whisper. The hand is so
beautifully and sensitively formed, it moves
with so much power, freedom and delicacy,
that it seems to possess instinct within it
self. Whether in movement or repose its
expression cannot be mistaken; its most
tranquil position indicates our natural dis
position, its fixture our actions and our pas
sions. ,
In the varied phases of life all tho grace
ful and pleasing attitudes assumed by
women arc characterized by tho movement
of the hands. Many gestures of the fingers
only have a languago so true that it appears
expressive. We know that a hand held or
given has expressed a greater emotion than
could have been made in a long discourse.
The primitive quality of beauty is com
parative smallness. A lady’s hand is con
sidered more graceful if under the usual
size. If it has soft forms and pure out
lines, fingers long, delicate, flexible, round,
and tapering towards the ends; if the dim
ples over the joints arc marked by faint re
liefs and shadows, and the wrist softly
rounded and joined to a moderately long
and tapering arm, it is more delicate and
feminine.
Slender, nervous, white, slightly veined
with blue, with the hollow rosy and deli
cate, the nails transparent, they belong to
the patricians.
Hands arc infinitely varied. Their shape,
tint, the nails, length, width, roundness arc
as different as individuals. There are hands
that seem intellectual in their symmetry,
beautiful flexibility, and grace of motion.
Some arc soft and voluptuous, and others
precise, striking and brilliant. The form
of the hand often expresses the capabilities
of the person to whom it belongs. The
strong palms, conical fingers, and small
thumb indicate in a woman indolence, fan
cy, and feeling. The square hands belong
to the intellectual and ambitious, and those
wlfo love influence and rule. The small,
soft, almost fleshless hands, but rosy and
with knotted fingers, arc brilliant and witty.
Fingers delicately squared at the ends, like
those of English women, love domestic
life. The small thnmb and fingers, broad
ening at the ends, desire activity and a
practical knowledge of the world. There
are smooth and knotted fingers—tb the first
belongs grace; to the second, reason.
Conical hands with pointed fingers obey
inspiration and worship the beautiful in
painting, poetry, romance and nature.
There are soft hands more capable of ten
derness than of love, and “delicate fingers
that arc formed for sensitiveness and sym
pathy of touch, and made to minister to
pain and grief;” hard hands that know not
tenderness, but are ignorant of love ; and
“ rough hands that the heart teaches and
guides and softens.”
Byron considered a white hand almost
the only distinguishing mark of gentility
and was proud of the delicacy and beauty
of his own pointed fingers. The many
beautiful allusions in his poems to beauti
ful hands and arms show the homage he
paid them. Thus from “ A Posture : ”
THE POETRY OF TIIE FEET.
Parisicnnc is synonymous with slender
feet, narrow ankles, and arched instep. Wc
learn every day that the small, arched foot
is a sign of nobility—a rule that admits of
many exceptions. Generali}* the foot aris
tocratic is tine, slender, nervous, delicate;
tho foot plebeian short and gross. For the
last one hundred years wc have compressed
the feet to such a degree that if it should
continue tho slipper of Cinderella would
serve for all the world. The English have
the Hat foot; the Russians have enormous
feet, as heavily attached as those of an ele
phant For this reason, it is said, a Rus
sian princess invented lea robes a trainc.
The American women arc acknowledged
to have the most beautifully shaped feet of
any nation in the world.
Tho fascinating forms and manners of the
ladies of Cadiz/’ the theme of old ballads,
retain all their former celebrity. Everyone
has heard of their dark, glancing eyes;
their pretty hands “skilled” in tho “nice
conduct ” of the speaking fan ; their feet
dainty and fairy-like, “ of which a glimpse
is one of the last precious favors accorded
to a lover’s sighs and tears;” and more
than all, their walk. It has been distin
guished by Mrs. Komcr from tho “affected
wriggle of the Frenchwoman and the grena
dier stride of the English as a graceful,
swimming gait. The charm is that it is
natural, and in being the true, unsophisti
cated daughter of Eve and nature the Span
ish woman has few rivals.”
Many persons erroneously esteem the
feet of women beautiful in proportion to
their smallness. The beauty of the feet
consists in their symmetry and grace of
outline, not in their being short or extreme
ly small. The feet of the Venus dc Medi
cis excite the admiration of every one who
looks at tlie beautiful statue. In the outline
of tlicir extremity they approach the ele
gant form of the ellipsis, and are founded
from tlie proportion of nature, that of six
to one between the foot and the hotly, the
standard of measurement adopted by the
larger part of the sculptors of antiquity.'
The natural projection of tho second toe,
which gives the foot its elliptic form, is ar
rested in its dcvelopmct.Ls by compression
of the boot orsboc, and tinis is marred and
its clastic tread impeded. There is always
Similarity in the natural shape of the
hands and feet of the same person, lf the
hand is plump, rounded and dimpled, with
a delicate wrist, so arc the feet dimpled on
tho first joints of the toe, and the ankle
softly rounded.
Poets in every time have lavished praises
o»thc “ human foot divine.” Homer calls
Thetis “the silver-footed qilccn/’
Paris, in making choice of the many
beautiful virgins brought before him—
Tlieir pnlt he marked as gracefully they
And round their feet his c/e sagacious roved.’
Ben Jonson describes a lover, whose
devotion to liis mistress was so great that
he
" would auOro the shoe.
And slipper was left off, and kiss it too.”
And again:
md where she went tlie Bolters took thfekes
root.
As she had sowed them with hcrordorous foot.’
The following sentiment is from an old
volume of anonymous poems:
On Sitnrday evening the President held a
long consultation with General Sherman,
Attorney General Williams, and Secretary
Unhvson, at which time the New Orleans
troubles was thoroughly dimisst d, and high
handed measures were tuggested, to which
the President attentively lUtcncd, and which
will probably be carried out before the close
of the present weak.
The Administration is un.tH: to under
stand why Mr. Kellogg d<* s not make a re
quisition for Federal troops, as it is claimed
that he has a perfect right to do in the ab
sence of the legislature, to maintain peace
and assist the civil authorities in administer
ing the laws. It is said that he is the proper
judge to determine whether there is any con
dition in society that requ«n*d an interference
of the army, and tint t»ny aid lie might re
quire would be proud ply lu uished ’so far as
the President is concerned
It is not the Presidents intention to take
any cr.crgctic action until this nquisition is
made by Kellogg, and it is hoped «.« will
make the demand without further delay. As
soon as the n quisition is ninth, the President
will issue a proclamation in most positive
language, admonishing the citizens of Lou
isiana to peace, deposing ihe McEncry gov
ernment and proclaimim; Kellogg as lawful
Governor, and announcing the intention of
the Executive to sustain Kellogg with the
whole military force of the country, if nec
essary.
This pioclamation is to be accompanied
wilh an order to send all available troops to
report to General Emery at New Orleans.
Tho proclamation will be in such language
that it will be susceptible of no doubtful
mcanincr, and will convey as plain as words
can the determination of the President as
above set forth.
The action proposed, it is said, meets with
the hearty approval of Attorney General
Williams.
Fearing to wake the flower* from their beds
Yet from their sweet green pillows everywhere
They start and gaze about to see my fair.
Look how that pretty,modest columbine
ely violet makes after too.
Unwilling yet, iny dear, to part with you.
The knot-grass and the daisies catch thy toes,
To kiss my fair one’s feet before she goes.”
“ Do not fear to put thy feet naked in tlie river.
Think not newt, nor leach, nor toade.
Will bite the foot where thou hast trodc.”
— Wilton a Cheerful Ayer*.
Herrick pays the following delicate com
pliment to Mrs. South wood :
** Her pretty feet.
Like smiles, did creep
A little out, then.
As If they started at l>o-becp
Did soon draw In again.”
The following is also very beautiful, from
Sir John Suckling’s “Ballad of the Wed
ding:”
*• Iler ft** l beneath her petticoat
Like little mice stole in and out,
As if they feared the light;
But, oh. she dances such a way,
No sun upon an Haster I*ay
Is halt so line a sight!”
Byron also exquisitely describes the ani
mation of the character as shown in the
movement of tho feet:
44 Katinka was a Georgian, white and red.
With great bine eyes, a lovely hand and urn .
And feet so small they scarce seemed made to
tread.
But rather skim the earth.’
t’o uii fro
the Press
Wbite, waxes and ae alabaster pale.”
The New York Sun feel* anthorz d to an*
noimcc M;ij »r G -nerd II. F Butler not only
as a candid de f<»r Gotemomf Massachusetts
in 1S7.5, !nr f*»r ‘'ri.-Lb-btof ihe 1 'ailed States
in lb?G.
Tim Missouri Penitentiary having been
by the p iliticiuna until it was ru ining bc-
hindh tnd a: the rate of $3 0,900 ia fifteen
month*, the Legislature determined to trans
fer the management of the institution lopri
vale p .fries oa contract.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO TBS ATLABTA OOSBUTVTIOB.
WASHINGTON.
GRANT AND LOUISIANA.
Wasiiixoton, May 12.—Much hlvinc been
sail concerning the present! and; prospec
tive action of the President in the troubles of
Louisiana, it should be stated that the Presi
dent baa received no telegram from Gov
ernor Kellogg since lsst Fridsv, when the
condition of affairs wss represented ss some
what improved.
While there ia no dontit the President
wonld intervene should the Government make
application to him for that purpose, and pro
vided the facta should warrant the proceed
ing. It is, nevertheless, the hope of the Presi
dent, as he expressed-himself to a friend to
night, that ail disturbances will soon cease and
no such contingency as that contemplated by
the Constitution would occur, but it it should,
he would take care to act clearly within the
limit of the Constitution and laws. Hereto
fore he had merely sustained the decision of
the Courts.
The American and British Claims Commis
sion have adjourned to meet nt Newport,
llhodc Island, on the 3d day of June. They
take with them one hundred and forty untid-
udieated case., hiving decided thua far three
hundred and Sfty-seven cases.
The. Secretary of tho Navy has tele
graphed the United Stales Consul at St
Johns to inform the department as to the
best means of bringing the survivors of the
Polaris to this city. If no other dogveyance
is presented, the government will dispatch a
atcam rto Bay Roberts for that purpose.
The conscience fond was increased to-day
by $192 from New York on account of tlie
non-payment of the income tax, and $100
from Philadelphia for omissions nnd com
missions against the government
A dispatch to the New York Tribune says,
luring the past few days a member of the
Cabinet has .said the President lias become
thorough!, iu earnest iu regard to Louisiana
affairs; that tho difficulties iu that Stale
would sjicediiy l»c brought to a close;
that he had returned with the full dctcnn-
inali >u of taking some decisive actiou. Ilia
adhesion lo iv. Hogg’s nsaumpli in is more
marked than ever, and he will go to any
length and autli irity to sustain it
A CONSULTATION.
inancial and Commercial.
roioffrnphlo MarlcotB*
New York, May 12.—Cotton dull and
easier; salts 1,133 bales; uplands 191; Orleans
19J.
Colton—Net receipts today 445 bales;
gross 4,107.
Colton—SaVA for export to-day 840 bales;
last evening IDO.
Sales of futures to-day 13,900 bales as fol
lows: May 181; June 18i&18|; July 18|a
181: August 18 7*10al8 11-16; September 17$.
Flour sternly. Whisky fairly active and
firmer at 93a94. Wheat a shade firmer and
fairly active. Corn dull and declining—new
mix< d western 0T; old 68. Rice steady at 7fa
81. Pork a shade fi mer—new $18. Lard
steadier. Navals firmer. Tallow quiet and
steady. Freights advancing.
Money firmer at 7. Gold 17$h17$ v Sterling
—long steady. Governments closed firm.
Stale bonds quiet and steady.
Arrived—Porierrc.
Augusta, May 12—Cotton—middlings 17$;
receipts 1G3; sales 104.
Baltimore, May 12—Cotton: middlings 19;
net receipts 15; gross 655 bales; exports to the
continent 739; coastwise 41; sales 269; stock
7,063.
Flour firm and unchanged. Whcatsteady.
Corn—white C7aC8; yellow 05. Provisions
dull and liriivy. Pork—mess $18al8 50
Bacon—shou’ders 8$:i8). Whisky t)la94}.
Sugar—standard steady at 10$.
\\ ilmington, May 12. — Cotton — mid-
dlings 18; net receipts 57; sa’cs 19; stock
,414 bales.
Charleston, May 12. — Cotton — mid
dlings 18; net receipts 543; exports to the
coniiucnt 1,21)0; coos; wise 924; sales 200; stock
*1.063.
Sava.nn.mi, May 12.— Cotton steady;
middlings 18; net receipts 872 bales; exports
coastwise 863; sales 70"); stock 3I,2 ( JG bales.
Nmw Orleans. May 12.—Cotton active
ndMh gfxnl demand; middlings l»*'al8$;
i»w tuiiMliags 16 3 4; good ordinary 15 3-8;
irJimoy 125 8; net reci ipts 5,100bales: qrors
0.03 L:d.*»; « xport* t»> Great Britain
25; s des last evening 1,000; to-day 2,500;
stock 143,149.
Boston, May 12.—Colton—middlings 19$;
net receipts 39 bales; gross 782; sales 300;
stock 11,600*
Memphis May 12—Cotton—low middlings
’; receipts 1,770 bales, shipments 3,011 bales;
st* ck 33,644 bales
Norfolk, May 12.—Colton—net receipts
OOtirales; export coastwise 984; sales 190;
stock 6,52!).
Galveston, May 12.— net receipts 232;
exports coastwise 701; sales 250; stock 41,670
bales.
Mojulk, May 12. —Cotton steady; mid
dlings 17ial7p, net receipts 1,201; exports
coastwise 652; sales 500; stock 30,853.
St. Louis, May 12.—Flour steady and
unchanged. Corn a shade lower; No. 2 mixed
3Un391-2 in elevator. Whisky firm at 90.
Pork dull; small lots $17 50. Bacon slow,
but rather better feeling prevails; shoulders
71 8 i8; clear rib 912; clear sides 93 4. Lard
nominal.
Cincinnati, May 12.—Flour firm at $7 75
aS. Corn firm at 45. Provisions opened
quiet and closed stronger. Pork unchanged.
Lard quiet and firm at 9; offerings light;
kettle 9$; jobbing sales at 9$. Bacon steady;
shoulders 7 3*4: clear ribs 9|; clear sides 9$.
Whisky firm at 88.
Louisville, May 12 —Flour—extra fami
ly $6 50. Corn finn at 55a56, sacked. Pork
lower at $17 50al8 00. Bacon lower, shoul
ders 8; clear rib sides OJalO; clear sides 10a
10$. packed. Lard unchanged. Whisky firm
at 8Sa89.
Liverpool, May 12.—Cotton dosed quiet
and steady; sales 7,00 • bales; American up
lands, deliverable in July and August, 8 3*4.
London, May 12.—Turpentine 39a
Atlanta Wholesale Price Gnrrest.
inOditoCTKD UAILT.I
CoNSTmrnoM Omcm,
Atlanta, May 12, 3 o’clock, r. x.
At this time do reliable and important core
elusions can be reached relative to the next
cotton crop. One thing wc can affirm, and
that is that the acreage planted with cotton
thia year is matcrially larger than that of
last year; that generally throughout the
South there has been an increased
of cotton ferlilzers, the con-
sumption apparently having been beyond all
precedent that the weather has been, on the
whole, favorable to gelling in the crop in
good condition; that since the planting the
weather has been too cold, hut the plant has
not been sufficiently up to sustain anyscrious
consequent injury; nnd that the snpply of
labor is, on the whole, adequate to the needs
of planters. Up to this time therefore the
probabilities point So an increased crop, as
suming average conditions ss to worms,
weather, labor, etc., and an augmented crop
has always proved to imply lower prices.
Cotton dull at 17.
Exchange—Buying at par, selling at j pre
mium.
The local money market continues In •
healthy condition. Ths demand for money
continues active, and tho banks respond to
the calls of regular customers, extending hut
few favors to outside borrowers. The rates
of interest are unchanged. Loaned at lalj
per ccnL
Gold-Baying at 1 15j selling at 117.
Silver—Buying 1 09, selling 1 13.
Bonds and Stocks—Scarcely anything do
ing in this line of investments, and as a rule
our quotations are nominal Georgia Ss,
72a74; 7s, 85x88; new Georgia bonds
at the State Treasury, 8 per cent non-
taxable, $1. Atlanta city bonds, 7a 70
a72; 8% SOaSS. Augusta, 83*85. .Georgia
Railroad stock, 90a$l; Georgia Rail Road
bonds, 93x95. Atlanta and West Point Rail
road slock, 83a80; Atlanta and West Point
Railroad bonds, 91x90. Macon and Western
Railroad stock, 90a92. Rome city 7s, CSa72
Savannah, 85.
Flour.—Pine $0; superfine $7 E0a7 75: ex-
Ira 9 50a9 75: doable extra 9 50; extra fam
ily 10 COalO 25; fancy 11.
Com Meal—83x85.
Wheat—Wc quote Rod $1.70 lo 1.83, white
1.85 to 1.90.
Corn—Choice white 83|>9), in alore, and
I at depot, on arrival for medium;
mixed 80.
Balk meat—Heats a c in light stocks,
with prices steady, but trade rather light;
shoulders 8}; C. R. sides 10}; dear sides
101; hams 13al3}.
Bacon—S. C. hams 15-alO; plain country
12}a14: small lots arriving and demand good,
shoulders 9a?J; clear rib sides llfall}; clear
sides 11}.
Lard—Stiffat quotations; Tierces 101; cans,
buckets and kegs 11}.
Eggs—Wc quote from wagons 17.
Chickens 42c by the quantity. Butter 30a
35c.
Hay—Western timothy $1 TOal 75; clover
1 SOal 00; mixed, 1 COal 75; Georgia 1 50a
Bran—$1 20al 25, mill prices.
Ycgctallcs—Irbh potatoes $2 00a3 25
western; sweet potatoes $3 50a3 00. Good
rich $2 09a3 25.
Beans—Mixed $1 50; white $3 00.
Peas—Mixed $1 iiOal 35; clay $1 43ll 50;
white 125.
Cattle and Sheen—Buying prices, beef
cattle, gross, 5a5 1-3; net 9al0; good mutton,
gross, 5 1-3x8; net 12 1-3.
Now Vegetables lower with a continued
downward tendency. Strawberries 35 per
quart. New Irish potatoes 25 per quart. Heels
15x30. Onions 10;U5. Cahbagcpcrhead25a50.
Carrots per bunch 10al5. Turnips ltijato.
Radishes IP. Lettuce SalO. Soup atull
10. Cucumbers 15. Green Peas 15 per
quart. Snap Beans 83 per quart,
Prints—Wainsutta. 8j; Bedford, 8};
Amoske.-.g, 10; Arnold, 10; Aibions, 11 j;
Spragues, 11}; Richmond, 11}; Dunnclis, 11;.
Fisli —Trade pretty good. Mackerel, No.
3, bills, 10 50; No. 3,half bills, $7; No. 3,
half bids, $5 50; No. 1, kits, 81 65; No. 2.
kits, $1 30; No. 3, kits, $1 20.
Cotton Gooes—Ihe recent dccl{nc in
factory goods lias increased the trade very
materially. On nltevillc.—tt 4 shadings,
per yard, 7 8 sheetings 11 per yard,
4-4 sheetings 12 1-2 per yard, 7 8 drills 13 per
yard. Augusta—3 4 shillings 0 per yard; 7-S
shirtinas 11 per yard, 4 4 sheetings 12 12 per
yard, 7 8 drill 13 per yard. Montour—7-5
shirtings 10 1-3, 4-4 sheetings 13 per yard,
7. nsnaburgs 10 1-2, Alatnma and Gcor-
.—7 8 shirtings 10 1-2 per yard, 4-1 sheet
ings 12 per ynr.l. Georgia—78 shirtings
10} per yaul. Clixltahiinctif-i—1 4 sheetings
12 per yard. Athens—Cheeks 14 I-3pcryard,
stripes 13 per yard, yarns, all numbers, $t 55
peribuncli. Troup—8 ox. nsnaburgs 10 1-2
ler yard, 8 oz. checks nnd stripes 20 per yard,
ticbmnnil—Light nsnaburgs 13 per yard,
stripes 14 per yard. Annawakcc—Cotton
rope?, all sizes, 30 per pound. Eagle and
I’hocuix—Sewing thread, ail Nos, G5 per
pound. WiSlcnxon—Colton yarns. All Nos.,
til Super bunch,knitt'.ngcnllon70pcrpound.
iVoodstock—Cotton yarns, all Nos., $1 55
per hunch—Colti.n jeans, 73; Cassimcre, C5a
25.
Hardware—Trade continues very good.
Nails, per keg. lOd toSOd $3 75:' 8d,
0 00: tid, 0 25; 4d, C 50; 3d, 7 75;
fine 9 25; finishing, different kinds of corrcs-
inuding numbers, 75 cenls oa above prices,
yon—1 ire, 11-2 in. to 4 hy 11 2,0 00; smaller
sizes 50c advance-, rod 12. Axes—Collin's
:R4 Qtl.,15 00; Shovels, Ames’s $'5 50;
Itoiand’s $15 00; Stone's $13 50; solid
cast steel, It. R, IS. Coffee mills 3 75at0 09.
'ast steel 22; springs 23, axles lOall; sad
irons 7; liursc shoes 8 00; mule shoes 0 00;
horse shoo nails 20»25; 1. it. iiaines 8 00.
Fertilizers—There is still a greater dcmntul
for the various brands than can bo supplied.
Pendleton's $87 cash; $70 on time.
Navassa $53 cash; $88 on time. Whann’s
Superphosphate cash $54; on time
! 100. Chappell’s Champion Superphosphate
: 187 50. on time. Russell Coe’s Ammoni-
ated Raw Bone Superphosphate $58; on
time $83. Sea Fowl Guano $50; on timo
$S<. Cotton States $60; on lima $70. Eli-
wan Guano $G0; on lime $00. Mark W.
Johnson’s $53; on time $63. Eliwan Dis
solved Bone $45; on time $50.
Tobacco—Tho tobacco movement has ex
hibited only a moderate degree of animation
daring the week, still the trade is
tenth ps satisfactory for tho season.
1 lonunon sound stock, winter work
43; medium 1872, summer Work 43x50;
medium bright 53x00; fine as above, accord
ing to grade, 00x75; W. I). Slultz’s AAAA
about exhausted; 1 10. bright navy 0s 55aC0;
black navy 50s52; J. Whined, ambrosia, 4 oz
75a80; Corbin’s No. 1 80aS5.
Liquors—No change to quote, a fair supply
in market Com whisky $1 OOa2 00; Uyc
1 00x0 00; Robinson county 2 00a2 50;
Bonrhon 1 00a3 09; Irish and Scotch 4 00a
G 00; Brandy—peach nnd apple 2 25x3 50;
Cognac 1 00x12 03; cherry and ginger 1 50a
2 00; gin 1 25x5 00; rum 1 00x8 00; Cham-
txigne 20 00x43 00 basket; wines, various
nnnds, 1 75x8 00.
Sugar—The trade in groceries for the past
week was iu the main satisfactory to our
wholesale dealers. Crushed 13}; granulated
and powdered 13}; Dcmarra 11 l-2al2 1-2;
standard A12]; extra C 12 1-4; yellow C
12; brown 10}all 1-2.
Salt—Liverpool $2 25x2 30; Virginia $2.
Molasses—Hogsheads 27; barrels 32; New
Xcadlnqjroilces.
Low spirits and gloominess am tho result
of Dyspepsia. Dr. Tull’s Pills promotes di
gestion and imparts cheerfulness of mind.
mayl3-dlwiwlt
“3 wholesome breed.
Rolls, Biscuits, Corn Braid, Muffins, Buck
wheat and other Griddle Cakes, and Pastrv
and Cakes, with Dooley’s Yeast Powder
Sold by Grocers, maylS-dcodlwAwlt
So sweet, so pure;
So safe, so sure.
So suited to each dental want,
The fragrant SOZODONT.
msylS-diw&wlt
SIMMONS’ LIVER REGULATOR, if
persisted in, will care tho matt stubborn
Liver Disease. There is no failure about it.
mnyl3-deodlw&wlt
Tire purest and sweetest cod liver oil is
Hazard & Caswell’s, made on the ass shore,
from fresh selected livers, by Caswell, Haz
ard & Co.’ New York. It is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who hsvo once taken f;
prefer it to all others. Physicians have de
cided it superior lo any of the other oils in
market spr30dSw4w
Tub Purest and Sweetest Cod-Liver Oil is
Hazard & Caswell’s, made on the sea shore,
from fresh, selected livers, by Casswd),
Hazard & Uc., New Yofk. Ii is absolutely
pure and sweet. Patients who have onco
taken it picfcr it to all others. Physicians
have decided it superior lo any of liio other
oils in market, apr6-d&w4w
• - -r
Seward’s Travels Around the Would.
The first edition of 25,000 copies of this re
markable work did not supply the earliest or
ders of onr agents. The fifth edition it now
printing. Sold only by subscription. Ap
plications for copies of the work or agencies
should be addressed to the publishers,
D. Ari’LKTON & Co.,
5*19 and 551 Broadway, New York,
may 13—d& wit.
No Postponement.—It is not wise to put
off until the bents of summer have commenced
the invigorating process which would have
secured the system, in advance, against this
untoward Influercc. By toning the stomLcb,
live: and bowels in Ihe spring months with
tfostetttt’s Stomach Billers, and continuing
to take this harmless but powerful vegetable
invigorant during the summer, it is quite cer
tain that even persons who aic naturally deli
cate nnd deficient in vital force may escape
the fits of indigestion, headache, ususca, bil
iousness, nervous debility and mt ntal oppres
sion which, in the absence of such prepara
tion, oflen prostrate and agonize the more ro
bust A pure stimulant, medicated with the
jucics of the finest tonic, anti-bilious an»l
aperient, roots and herbs, tiz an invaluable
boon to the weak and ailing, and this life-
sustaining boon in the form of Hostctter’a
Bitters, ia fortunately within the reach of all.
mayS-deodlwAwit.
Kldicuton* IdcaN fip on'crtVnM abu'
rargrtivcfl. It l« dau*tr«m» 1«* i <- *nr^c Ih* ttuwach,
to ««»the bowel*, to pm*!rate ihe ncnron* ►y*1«m
Willi ruricu* tvacaant*. Nature lu* civon a xuaplc,
In the famnti* Seltzer $|»rlr«:. of wlut th» hiltou*.
ncci * tof Tcrt °*
Tarrant's Efferrcsccit Seltzer Aperient
Science hM inu roved cn Niiurc Ly combining all
•he valuable Ingredient* of Ihe a*rmtn Fountain In a
portable form, nnd rm’ttlrg tlio*j which have no
medicinal virtue*. This agtvcaMe and |wt nt raltiw
alUratiro change* the condition of the Mood and
pa rifles all Ihe fluid* of the body.
Fold by all drngrrlM*. msyLT-d JtwSaCw
CUMMINGS’KING CUKE!
This wonderful Lolicn ores
Fresh Cuts, Bruises anil
Burns, Ringworms. Chilblains,
and E5lys. It is also good
for Old Sores, Ulcers
Sore Eyes, Risings,
Reduction of Tumors,
Putrid Sore Threat,
Sore Mouth, Fever Blisters,
Sores caused hy Vegetable Poison, and
Biles of Poisonous. Insects.
DIRECTIONS FOR IISINO.
Jor lMdCaWor Droi.cs, fcijaHtlko eat orlm-rsted
parts, and bind op wnh «liocu os soft eoltou ban
dage. and keep toe adected parts molat wUA toe
ioeon. Made and sold by
•plti-Mwlt
OLOttl.lA, Fayette County.
Ordisat.y'3 Orncx, May %, mt,
J AMES SI. PALMER, administrator it II. D.
Pa’raer, deceased, having rally wooed ap raid ad
ministration and far letter* atnaissory.
Orleans syrup 75aSO.
Candles—Full
weights, stiff, 21.
Coffee—Java 27n30; Moca 32035; Rio 23}a
i.
Tallow 8a81-2; beeswax 23.
Butter—Good choice commands 30a37.
Poultry—Turkeys, ducks and geese oul of
season. Wc quote: Chickens30a35.
Wool—Burred 20x30; unwashed 30x10;
washed 45x50.
Baling stuff—Limited supply. Gunny 15;
Western brands 18x10]; double anchor and
Ludlow 16}; tics 8}s0 - nominal prices.
Hides and Furs—ifliut hides 16x17; dry
salted 15al5f; green sailed 0}; grubby 7;
raccoon 15a35;' fox 15x23; muskrats SalO;
opossum 5al0; minks 150x2 50; otter 2x4; deer
skin 30c per pound; sheepskins 10ca$l, as to
amount of wool.
Paints and Oils—Kerosene, 32; head-light
47a43. Linseed, raw, $1 10; boiled, 1 15
Lard, winter strain, 85; No. 1,82; No. 2,76.
Turpentine, 80. Varnishes,copal,No. 1,150
al CO; Japan brown, 1 39x1 40; osphaltum,
1 23a4 35: coach, extra No. 1, 2 50x2 75;
English Varnishes, 4 75x3 00, according to
quality. Chrome, green and yellow, in bulk,
18. White lead, Sunny South, strictly pure,
11 50 by theton. Yellowochre, 3 50; Span
ish brown, 5 00. C is tor oil. 21a per lb; fish
oil, 75&80.
Coal—Retail, 33c per bushel; by car load
30c per bushel; Smith's coal 24c by car load.
Leather—Calf skin—domestic $30x44 00
ser dozen; French 45 00x60x00. Harness
ealher 33a45 per pound; snlc leather—hem
lock 29x33}; oak 45x50; split 40; kip3—
country 50x60.
Soap—The various brands of soap, from
Excelsior Steam Soap Works of Atlanta,
from 0a7 1-2 per lb; Georgia Soap Factory
5a?.
Seed—Clover $7 50x8 per bushel; blue grass
2 50; timothy.5; orchard grass3 SO.
Oats—The demand for oata for feeding
purposes has increased very mucb, and the
stock is being greatly reduced; 52x00.
Rye-*-But little effering. Hddst90a$l.
Fruits— Oranges $Ca3 50, repacked. Lem
ons $Sa9 50 per box. Dates, new, 13c per
pound.
Dressed Meats—Tennessee nnd Kentucky
beef by the side 9x10. Mutton, whole, 10al2.
Hogs scarce 8x10. Veal 10. Corned beef 15.
Powder and Shot—Rifle, F. F. F. G., per
keg, $7 50; hair, 4 15; quarter, 2 35; canister;
F. F. F. G., 1 lb., per case 25 lbs., 15 00*
American, 2100; electric. No. 1,2,3,30 00;
5 lbs. canister, per canister, 2 60; duck, sport
ing, 4 00; blasting powder, bright glared, 1 f.
2f,3f,5 25.
.S. INTERNAL REVENUE
' VTOTICE ifl hereby given tint the following reiznne
. Ln hu Ixscn nudu by *av for violation of ttuction Hi,
Act July »tk 1808. to-wlt:
Mxty-fonr Boxes Cigar*, containing ICO c*gus each
shipped to Winter, Sllgh & Co.. AtLanta, Ua.
Any person or perrons claimim; f*i«l property arc
required to appcir»nd inska tucli claim within thirty
d»ya from date hereof, ard give hind a* nquirtd by
law; otherwise 1 he fame wl!I Iks sold nnd the net pro
ceeds deposited to lliu credit of ihe Sect clary of the
Treasury. J. A. UOL1ZCLAW,
miy!0-w3t t'ollccttr.
Augusta market.
Saturday, May 10,1873.
TAAKSACTI3S8 TODA1T.
Cotton—Sola of Futures.
200 b\lrs, Msy delivery, last evening, atlTJtf.
200 bale*. May delivery, tc-day, atlTjf.
The market to-day was quiet; transactions email,
dosed dull; middling 17#; receipts 190 bales; tales
108 bales.
COTTOX TCAXPACTTOXS FOR TO* WK*K—QUOTATIOSS
ro* Livntroox. xmnuxaa.
Receipts. Sales. Quotations.
Saturday, Kay $ 275 975
Monday, Kay 5 149 411
Tuesday, May 8 9G1 311
Wednesday, May 7.... 148 358
Thursday, May 8. .. Ill 311
Friday, Maj 9 143 330
rotal l,o:G 1,419
Clippings.
The total debt of the United States, not in
ducting arrears of interest, is $2,220,012,328.
By the destruction of oar old forests there
will be an actual famine for wood in this
country within the next thirty years.
It is estimated that from 1850 to 1800 no
less than 50,000,000 acres of new land in the
United States were brought under culti
vation.
may 9 wtw. Printer's fca $L
R. Uaitioi, Ordinary.
RICHMOND ROUSE.
Gninniiiville, Gonrgin,
FAULKNER & CULP, Proprietor..
Inc r®l*llc Wc arc prepared i<
aro in search of health nr i ......
rooms, good servants, and t&c hast tatL* the market
afford*.
Mr. Thomas LILUc, cf hotel notoriety, will be In
charge and see that cacst* have every attention. The
Richmond Uonse will offer superior inducement* to
visitors thia season. ms)9 u2m
SPECIAL PRESENTMENTS OF
THE GRAND JURY.
Wc, the CJrand Jaror*. chnren m.d sworn for the
service of the Superior Court, for the present week,
woo’d respectfully make the following genera) pro-
sentmeat*. Having been constantly engaged during
the week on other and special presentments, wo havo
been nnable to go Into an examination of tho hooka
of the different officers of the county, the county jail,
public roads, &c.,hnd simply nsk to call attention to
a few matters affecting the publie Interest.
Wc notice, daring our attendance upon the Superior
Coart, for the past year or two, that certain person
are snmmonel as tales jurors, every week, and thdr
service has been so continuous and to long as (ogive
them the title of professional J zrors. Wc think this
is opposed to the rplri’. If not to the letter of the
lew, and we would recommend the Sheriff to ram-
tales jurors, hereafter, from tho body of tho
citizens, as the spirit or our law require*, and not
from the favored few who hang around the*court
►oms.
We desire to call attention to the practice of many
of the Justices of the i’cacc of this county. In taklrg
worthless bonds of merely nominal amounts for the
appearance of person* charged with criminal
‘ law, anl especially in the case
of John Strickland, who uos charged with
burglary in the night, and from whom $
bond of one hundred dollar* w&4 taken, which bend
was found to be worthless. Such carelessness, to
aay the least of it, hy public c Hirers, is reprehensible,
and calca’atedto increase rather than suppress crime.
We would call farther attention, especially to tht
fact that many officers of the law, RaliilTf and others,
whose duty it Is to arrest criminals and aocure them
to the law, to summons witnesses, Ac., are largely
derelict in thcdlschargc of .their duty. Trnc bills am
often found and warrants placed In the hand* of
officer* to execute, while the criminals are allowed to
escape, or what 1* still worse, permitted to remain in
the limits of the city and county unmolested.
It Is the pleasure of the Grand Jury to state that
thdr observation leads them to conclude that his
Honor, Judge IIopkln«, the Solicitor General, Glenn,
and other officers of the court, are discharging their
duties withi promptness, efficiency and fidelity, and
thd the public morals havo been largely improved,
and crime punished and materially diminished by the
impart’al administration of the law. 1
The Grand Jury recommend to your Honor the pub-
cation of the above presentm
Wn. H. Ilowxus Secretary.
Abrahtm Roeenfcld, Leonard B Folsom,
Josephus 8 Barnes.
JoshuaC Reynolds,
Wm B Bright welt.
Wesley D Mitehcti,
Henry A Fuller,
Henry R S Duck,
Fred Kick lighter,
Henry J Holtzdaw,
John M C Reid,
•Taco'i Iscman,
James M CaldweilJ
Columbus C Monies.
George T Ogletree.
Yinca Fish. Columbus L Rod wine.
Grand Jurors.
In accordance with the forogolrg recommendation
it is ordered by the court that the aoovc presentment*
be publllbed. May 9,1873.
By tht opart
JNO. T. GLENN,
Solicitor-General.
If.' if Vcxabub, Clerk.
yens n. xstes.
Estes cSs Soil*
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
GAINESVILLE, - - GEORGIA.
W ILL practical!* to. cocnllcs coyostag tto
Western Cirealt, and Dawson xnd Vtrajtocoan.
t’ra or toe Bias HI*. a«Utjjbai£*UIrtso prattle.
In tho Bopremo Coart of Ocot^lx, and In tos Untiled
Stotc* Ccart at Atlanta.
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