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ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JULY
CoLT. N. Acton U cur only to'
traveling agent.
■aickaaklai Eilraarllaarf.
Love or boaincfa, or both, bare unit < d Eng
land and Buaaia by a tie that nothing abort
of aKTT Urge done of Ibe Aaiatic q oration
can aallify. Tke long talked of marriage,
betwoaa Alfred Ernest, tbo Duke of Edtn-
bnrg, fourth child and second son of Her
Maieaty Qneen Ytctoria.and thearandDoch-
eaa Maria Alexandrowna, tke fourth cfcltd and
only dangktrr of tfca Czar Aierender the Se
cond. haa fioailj been arranged. It U highly
gnrtfyiag to learn throngh the «MM
cable that the bargain waa struck at precisely
It o'clock at night of the 11th fa '
mariUl contract is aigned, but tbs n-eddug
day U not yet made known. The Duke b
twenty-nine yean old, and tke faehlejelectti
In her twentieth year. The prince had to
rraoneca fait right of eocccraion to the
Dukedom of Ssxe-Cobnrg Gotha on fb
death of bis uncle; tut hew (till a-CSMahl fas
Ibe Royal Navy, which will doubtIcatt sufBcc
to beep the Driacely pot a-boiliog.
The match la considered a very
one ia Europe. The two great go
will not be qnite so apt to quarrel
hot deserts of Central Asia. Tbfl
war dearly does not mean trouble between I
these nation! ; for while Ibe world waa thus
ipeculating about it, the ralen who know
what ia what, were quietly arranging an nllt-
aaue of Iha most tender kind. And It b said
that themb ruaVy some lore in thin royal
match. During the recent visit of the Em
press of Russia to Italy, the Duke of Edin
burg was known to be a constant am A M
visitor. We hope the match men
both to the royal couple and to the
large. Her majesty Queen Victor!
lately a superb maeegerfor her numerous
ch (hires.
Ccae leliiraBi'slkirlTe^
With the news from Waihinrton
Radical parly managers have dctcri
inn General-Grant for still anoUj
comes a report of a conference that
towards the dose of Hr. JohmonW. I
deatial service. In that conference 1 'General
Raw lint acted for Gen. Grant,and Mr. Forney
for the party. The Radical managers
arerc very anxious to torn to party I account
the popularity that miheary (nocrsl always
brings, no mailer under what circum-
ataacea it is won; but Gen. Grant, who
alsmya keeps an ryeon the mainchance, waa
not willing to give up a life tennre of his po
sition as General of tho army with] a large
•alary, to accept the office of ' *
for even two terms. Us wsa]
tbereforo auured. It b sail, that
hia service should not he limited
to eight yean. It U also said that jhc doub
ling of hb salary waa done to diacoulit his op
tion on the third term. Tho party |managn
tupxljin that way to retain hia favor and at the
same lime get rid of a bszirdons effort to se
cure a third election. But owing to General
Grant's graining cupidity, tho effect of the
doubling ia likely to be just the revenc of
what waa intended. He wants and is deter
mined to have another 1 ase of office on the
present basis of pay.
T be newepapers of tho whole country arc
discussing the subject, and thus far no Re
publican Journal haa dared to slop the grow
ing belief by a denial. To use nl classical
expression of tho President's, tho third-term
proposition has received a good “go off.”
Ana there are many reasons why It will be
tried—why the President will be renominated
by hia party.
In the first place, he wants It, and the army
of office-holders already understand that
they must rally to hb suppcrU They would
do it without coercion anyway, because
Gen. Grant b a party mar. I Ho suits
the politicians; he uses every inch of
his power for the welfare of jhc parly.
Does he net steadfastly snjipon the
infamous Kelb-gg conspiracy In Louisiana?
Would he or any taue man do inch werk if
the success of tho carpet bsggcn was not an
element of political strength? On what
other theory can hb determined and un
scrupulous support of Back-psy ■■■■■■
aeomoted rational ? Wonld he, u cold cal
culating man, thus shock the morgl sense of
the country, if he did not have
grind? Ho keeps the Caseva and
Holdma ami newmans in r.llicc for
parllzan reasons. In fli >rt, lie is the candi
date of the office holders and harty mag
nates, and they can and will dictate tho nom-l
{nation. If the political situation
it, ia to day, wo may as well accept the
fact that the chief salary grabberj the apolo
gia! of Colfax and of the other credit ntobilicr
patriots, the champion of Kellogg jmd Durcll,
will lie tbc Radical canJiJalo (ofl President
in 1970.
■isvttltsB
*of the
1,000.
Dr. Mary E. Walker has keen appointed to
a $000 clerkship in Ihcofflccof tho Treasurer
of the United tittles.
Every editor in Tennessee
rented with a first “cotton '
The late Jessie Ik Grant t<
entire estate, about $75,000,
daughters. He left nothing to
A young Californian who
cited for the Aral time, recent
It hb disgrace that he took
died.
A very observing young lady Inf thbeity
says she can always recognize a bewly mar
ried couple when they make their first np'
peanutcc at march, as they ait either too close
together or too far apart.
Tbc Macon Ice Manufacturing Company
bare advanced the price of Ice fifty per cent,
and that, too, in the very midst < f the heav
iest ice demand of the whole yea j-. Ticpco-
plegrowL
There ban eccentric r-ilmad traveller who
refuses to buy a railroad ticket but always
pays tho conductor, because hr haa sworn
the company shall never sea anv of bb
VOLUME VI.I
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JULY 22, 1873.
INUMBER 13
A Bust Seltled-Je'lerswa Par's far-
ptre.
For some weeks a personal affair has been
on the tapb in Memphis, growing out of a
difficulty between Captain E. A. Cole and
James G. Winlersmilh, Eeq. The grave
offense wss a blow given by one of the
parties, Mr. Wialcramith. Thu was fol
lowed by a challenge from Hr. Cole.
Friends at once undertook to set
tle it amicably, and after having had
the matter under consideration lor
two weeks, during which an immense amount
of correspondence passed, the subject was
flaaliy referred to non. Jcffi-non Davb, both
agreeing to abide by hb deebion on thepoinb
submitted. That deebion baa Just been given
and the difficulty thereby settled. The cor-
revpondcnce occupies four long columns of
the^Appeal, but as tbc letter of Mr. Davb is
alone of interest to our readers, we omit all
save that It is as follows:
Huipbis, June 25,1873.
Miurt. J. G. llarru, J. 0. Bralenridje,
J. P. Johnton and )K JJ. Date :
G*5TX.«m,k : Your letter of the 21st in-
slant, submitting to me Ibe correspondence young fellow of
tad facts, together with your several views, yctn of age.
ELOPEMENT AND TBAGEDY
Sad Finale to Lore’s Young
Dream.
Mysterious Death Of a Devoted
Couple at Harmony, Pa.
Both Found Wrlterior In Blood
Is it (■filicide or Murder V
PnrtBuno, Pa., July 12,1873.
A terrible tragedy was enacted yesterday
afternoon in the quiet, old fashioned Dutch.
Tillage of Harmony, some twenty-five miles
dbtant from this city,-accessible only by
stage, and lacking telegraph connection with
the outer world. The victims of (his mur
der and suicide were Miss Kate Faubtccb, a
beautiful girl, aged seventeen, and John Fra-
in regard to tbe controversy between James
G. Winlersmilh and W. 1C. Lucas, and be
tween H.O. Winlersmilh and K. A. Cole, has
been this day received. After carefully read
ing tbc papers, and maturely considering
yoar several views, my opinion is that the
difference between you in regard to the terms
of an amicable settlement ia rather as to
the order of proceeding than the substance
of wbat may be properly done; and that °f Kate watched the mogress of affairs and
the coUbion between &tt Wintcnmilh and P/opcr time dipped in and forbade Fra-
E. A. Cole, being, bylhcir published stale- zlcr , to visit tIie bouse anymore. Thelov-
ments, purely accidental, without previous ***** B “ c ti°gs. and »
hostility or personal maUce.all of which pre- «1ft?, 1 ? 8 fs'
ceded tbo grave offense of a blow,was so tut- nakfa parents could never be lud
important and indeterminate that the pending
matter may be treated as beginning with that
event, and therefore that the first step should
be an ample apology on the part of Mr. R. C.
Winlersmilh for that grave offense. And
that then all the correspondence between the
parties should be form-liy withdrawn in the
order of the dates.
With sinccro regard and esteem, I am,
gentlemen, faithfully yours,
Jeffziisin Davis,
And thus ends the last duelling senration. SjlJ’S?ft?
This decision is important, coming from home.
President Davis; because it Las been con
tended that there could lie no settlement after
blow waa given.
EDITOR AL CORRESPONDENCE.
Tbs Alr-LIne.-','alneavlllc—White
lal,kar Spilnga»Scboo’s..
nocietjr—7ropa.
Wnrnt Suipkub Efriros, )
Hall county, July 12th. J
aatsisviLLE—wnm acLrnon trmaca—
crops ir hell coenmr—up tixk air-
LIHK.
Norcross, Duluth, Flowery Branch,
New Holland, While Sulphur Spring, Mount a w l>P° they spent the most
“ - ■ - • - of the day, and nothing particular was no-
Thc monthly traveling ex
Shah of Tenia arc said to b: “
Aiiy, Toccoa, all these pieces speak balmy
airs, life-giving waters, tbc deep shade of the
mountains, and of Inspiring scenery. Nature
haa endowed this section with rich attractions
for the seeker cf pleasure, and the most heal
ing fountains for those who suffer front dis
case.
OAiniSVILUt
Is too well known to a large number of tiie
readers of Trr Constitution to require
a word from me. There is not a pleasanter
community in oil this section o! Georgia.
I met here with several gentlemen who are
now engaged in business who have moved
from Atlanta within tbe past year or two.
Tho town continues to grow and improve,
and when the climate, health, water and
other advantages of tbe place ore considered,
I can sec no reason why a continued pros
perity should not bo predicted lor it.
.The examination of the female school Is
„ jst over, and a most delightful and enjoya
ble entertainment was afforded tbc citizens
last night by tho scholars.
tvntT* sulphur (mixes.
This fountain of health with its balmy
airs and healing powers, situated six miles
from Gainesville, eleven from the head of the
Ocoace river, two and a half from the Chat
tahoochee, four from New Dollard Depot on
the Air Line, and about six miles from where
the North East Road from Athens, will cross . - ,, „ , „—. - -
tho Air Line, requires no word from me. It facc covered with^ blood and a bullet hole
has achieved wonderful cures, ia doing so
ret, and isaavigoionanowaa when it first
mrst from tho earth.
Do any of your readers wish a few days
of repose? Aro they fretted in the harness
cf working-day life? Do their chafed lungs
nqulro.the soothing of balmy breathing
brazes? If- so, let them bend their steps
here, for tho fragrant alia are gentle, and the
nights aro all aglow with stars.
There aro between fifty and sixty gnats
at tho Spring!. The society excellent. I
find one trouble among the invalids it is thia:
North Carolina gets np tbe qt ccrcst renra-
liona. A while witch has jnst bewitched a
lot of hogs at Perry ville. A nlrgro wizard
nnwitebed them, and then
■ho died from the
the
Secretary Robeson is bnil
000 atablca at the Brooklyn
the New York Sun wants to
h building them for. “Wo don’j.know,” lays
the Conner Journal, “as we are not in Ad
miral Robeson's cinfidcncc,
be fc building them for the accommodation
of tho horse marines."
The following gentlemen, ajpnointed by
Governor Smith as a Board of Visitors, are
ptcrenl at (he examination nov going on at
tbe University of Georgia: Rev. Dr. Snvth,
formerly President of Oxford Jollcgc; Rev.
Mr. Melntiwb. of Columbus; Prof. Glenn,
of Jackson; l’rof. Mallon, of the public
schools of Atlanta; Prof. Bigntt, of the
public schools of Savannah; Judge Harden,
of Quitman; Judge Nirbet, of Maeon ; and
Colonel Rains, of Augusta, who ia President
of the Board.
This from tbe St Louis
bill was presented to the
terdsy, with the following
the face:
“Paid under protest In
fundamental principle
Government of tbc Stal
United States. 'No taxation |without repre
sentation. “ Piur.nn W. Cotsiss.
The bill amountsto$191.&'?,bcingthcas-
sesamenton 37 by 134 feet qn Washington
avenue, valued at $13 254.
An ex-member of the Connecticut Leghlz-
tore, Mr. Francis Platt, of Wallingford,who
eloped last year with a young woman, leav
ing his wife to earn a scanty livelihood by
working In a factory, has tran.-jnilly returned
with hia inamorata, whom bsj introduces as
Mrs. P., having obtained ad ivnee In Indiana
months ago withont the knowledge of his
abandoned spouse. And notw the bigoted
residents of Wallingford, incapable of appre
ciating Indiana's advanced civilization, raur-
' compulsory
Singular to relate, there is
a single descendant in '
Chancer, Shabpearc, Sp
ley. Butler, Drydcn, Pope,
smith, Scott. Byron, Moore,
ncy.or Sir Waller Raleigh; r
Crcmwe'l, Hampden, Monl
or Nelson; not one of Straff
Johnson; not one ot Walpole,Bollngtrokr,
Chatham. Pitt, Fox. Burke, Grattan, or Can
ning; not one of Bacon, Lccke, Newton, or
Davy; not one of nume. Gibbon, or Ma-
cauley; not one or Ilreanlt.or 8ir Joshua
Reynolds; not one or David Garrick, John
Kemble, or Edmund Kean. '
CW A Lancaster, Ps., undertaker advertl-
. “Get your holiday coffins of J. Water-
Little less than a year ago the parties resid
ed with their respective parents, in adjoining
bouses, in the centre of Wheeling, W. A.
Frazier was sober and waa well thought of
in the neighborhood, while Kate Fanlstccb
was also of an excellent family and the pet
of the household. An acquaintance between
tho two waa si rack tip, which ripened into
mulaal affection for each other. The parents
to their nnlon, tbe young pair resolved on
doping.
One dirk night the girl left her happy
home and started for this city with her lover.
Tho mother of the girl, on discovering the
absence of her daughter, was convinced in
her own mind that (ho bad ran away. The
telegraph waa put in operation, and, accord
ing to instructions, the train waa stopped and
the two elopers captured near Stuebenville.
They were brought back and the parentsof the
They failed to make out a case, owing to
Ihc fact that the girl wonld testify nothing
damaging to htr lover. Shortly afterward
Frazier started to New York, and from there
came to this city; where he remained for
some lime, keeping up a secret correspond
ence with the object of his soul’s affection.
In answer to his request they arranged for
an elopement. All ncccssaiy preparations
were made and arrangements for departure
secretly to Wooster, Ohio, were carefully
planned at this point
Frazier met her according to agreement,
and from there came to this city, where they
lived as man and wifo for some weeks. It
ia not known whether they were married or
not; but it ia presumed they were, as Fra
zier wrote to that effect to some friends In
Wheeling from this city a few day* ago.
Yesterday John and Kato arrived there, and
rat np at Drovers' Home, kept by Jama
Chaunccy. Both were well dressed and
A Max’s Head Cut Opt bt Licirmso
A young man by the name of William Rob
ertson, who went cat hunting near Fort
Wayne, Indiana,on Friday, did not return as
town, _
which had been struck by lightning. His
head was severed from his body, and the two
were lying seme distance apart. The theory
of the coronet's jury ia that Robertson took
shelter aider the tree, with his gun upon his
shoulder,thereby drawing tbe electricity upon
him.
(iced cither about their movements or con
duct In the evening the gentleman asked
the proprietor where a baggy could bo hired.
He thought he should like to take n drive, as
Ihe country seemed very beautiful. Accord
ingly a messenger was sent to hire a vehicle,
and in due time it was driven to tbo door of
the hotel.
Word was sent to tho strangers who, of
course, were supposed to bo man and wife,
that tho buggy was ready and wailing at the
door. The couple, however, did not promptly
come down stairs, and the proprietor waited
patiently for his guests, thinking, perhaps,
that tho gentleman might need some instruc
tions as to which road was bat to drive
along.
While thus waiting ho was startled by
hearing the report of a pistol from the room.
Chaunccy instantly, ran up stairs, and was
horrified to sec a pistol shot wound in the
girl’s forehead, from which the warm
was slowly trickling down her ashy
palofacc.
Kato staggered like a drunken woman and
fell helplessly into the terrified landlord’s
arms. He slowly descended tbe stairs with
his burden, when ho was again staired by a
second report of a pistol. Half crazed with
fright, he dropped tbe dying girl, and, rush
ing op stairs, found Frezicr lying on the
floor, writhing in tho agonia of death, hia
A YOU AO HEROINE.
Wisconsin Girl 'Saving the
Lives of her JLittle Sis
ters and Brothers.
From tin Wisconsin River Pilot.]
Thomas Velfe and wife.with a family of
small children, settled in this county some
thing more than a year ago, and, being poor,
they, after many hardships, erected a small
dwelling and cleared a few acres of land,
but they were in tho wilderness ten miles
from neighbors. A few weeks ago the
father and mother left their family, consist
ing of a girl aged twelve years, one
nine years, and two ether children, ag
spcctivcly three years and thirteen months,
on a trip to the settlement to get a cow and
bring in some polatoa to plant.
After the parents had been gone a few
hours tbe bonse took fire and the oldat girl
immediately rrshed to tbc roof with water,
but not being able to remove tbo shingle Bhe
could do nothing to stay the flames, which
gained rapidly, spreading on tho inside of Ihe
roof, until bursting through they drove her
from her work. Tho heroic girl now turned
be attention to saving her brothers and Bis
ters. Coming to tho door of the buildiog,
she found that the child next to her own age
had got ont of the house bringing the baby
with her, but the little year old had crouched
under a shaving horse in the further corner
of the room. There being no chamber floor,
the fire was dropping from the burning roof
between tho child and tho door, and when
asked to comcoutit refused to do ao, saying:
“I am safe here; the fire don’t drop here.”
Our little heroine hesitated only a moment,
but rushing. through the falling embers
brought tbc little one to a safe place, both
having their clolha somewhat burnt. But
now coma the hardest part of the task be
fore her. Scantily clothed and with no food
she took the babe in ber arms, and with the
other children started upon the trail for tbe
settlement. After going a few miles she cn-
iMiereatlBg
WaitEaS haa
Elaituat |
Jaigv CJUIari
- A " d,r »iPke ..
Spcc'al Telegram jsi the iuaata
c.w.n.wiiaaa, .,
■' ’
Kaoos, JahrU, ISIS.
The axerdses of the aaeaaf Seedm «t See
CInm of the Wcslr jan Ye m U». CMhtt
x. u. this moralsg. A largs qphpni r
MIS 1 mi VNIT,
has * ▼ itce of r.m\rkabte beast?, and lied haabe-
1 knows In Macon fir her bfg% ■i?(cat ca-
Oank '
_ t rf area
rodee was that of
MS BAIXta g OF — erPSTT,
I am pleased to report that the e'ght daughters ot
the gallant aed t rare lei Oar—w. cf the YMbotton
Standard, hare all graduated brilliantt?.
rsnsLociciL a.vb ■omticultv-
largely bought Md 1 ^enterprise complimented.
liC?X TELEGRAPH AND XVSRVGKX.
and fonad them hoacitahia—<pr—tmuoa. CoLClla-
hr was mn2chinc and aabeoDag some of those excellent
editorials be gets off. CoLBiaa awnaphiloninhixlagln
antldpedoa on the raaity of oM age, writing racy
mgmphs and bottling gigurtfe »oequlloca.MMr
Watson la doing fine werk and hosts of
friend*.
The exercises commenced WMh a mob.lH^r
Moments,” by VI—is Bulakh, Man, led-
wood and Bassett. This wsa Ma—d by —tnsbw-
m stal duct, ‘’Batterfly C.P**" ty xin* urns f
and Carlton.1
Miss Maggie A Myers of
address to the trustees. II
1 y read. Miss Fannie M. i
ty, read an essay on “The
Miss Carrie B. Turner, cf
“Oat her up tbo Fragments j”
West Point, one on "Jui
du*t—“two forest nymphs,’
and Lilt’e.
MIm An* ic A. Breeden,
read an essay on "Not to
Ida Fraser, of Colnmbnr, oil. 3
tools W. Dozier, of Masccg.di
tAste for the seneationtlV
Miss Jordan then gave a
Middle Georgia Medical
Society.
: Monroe Female College
spring rains, so that in fording it the water
came up to her armpits. Bhe first carried
the babe across, and then tho three-year old,
and Jlastly half led, half carried the older
sister through tbc water to the other bank.
Three times during the remainder of the dsy
she struggled through the Bwollcn streams in
her way until night set in, tho deep forest
surrounding her. Cold,wet, and hungry.she
sought a place to camp, and by good fortune
found an old camp left by the Indians, upon
wbicn about one half of the roof still; re
mained.
Under this she placed her little flock and
then collected pine houghs and made a ru le
bed. Placing the little one in the middle,
tho heroic girl stripped off her dress and
spread it over tho children, then covered Ml . _
them with boughs to keep them from tho pvroictoas character,
chilly night sir, and sat down b side them,
to watcb through that long, cold night, com- ui in exemplification
farting tho little ono when it cried, and allusion ms mud. to.
speaking words of cheer to tho older one. 9 1 :?, 0 ™’ jU.
The long, dreary hours of night dragged Tta^dt^YlTliiotv,
slowly by, ana at tho first peep of day she tion.tbe^iogUcs.
resumed her toilsome march, and had nearly A i*rg© ipjca «;
reached the first settler when she met her
parents returning. An older and a wiser wu particularly happy
head might have found an easier way out of he, in * burnt of eloquei
the oilemma, hut wc feel certain that no one gmmtdrfh.tDkgnjapfi
t*Rniflc:nt vocal solo,
county, i nd an
Him Lizzie M.
-- - - „ 'influence of Educa
tion’;’ Mis* Katie T. Grecn^of Macon, on "A Man
s heart for sorrow
? the chorus with
a played the accom*
Judge Clifford Anderaon Mp. nrxt int’odneed, sad
applauded during it* delivoy. I give you « brief
synopsis of his able effort.
JUDGE CLirrOHD AKp#fiSON *6 SrEECH.
Southern Civilization
thvmc of hi* meet excelle .
addreee. Opening with AI
to thebezutiful exercise*. fT
disabuse bis hearer* of tbaj
••know aU lhlog*” a* Cicr
Cicero’* were lomcwhzt <
tnfcrow then, and therefoi
he who told all the wondcnHV 110 ^ 1 lobe told, would
In boih an cocjclopedi i a—> bore.
The speaker Mid he wa» MS hero lo-d*y to talk cf
anything bat what p9rtalneW1o the living 'present.
He dec.red to ipeak of Bmttbern civilization and
everywhere going o:
more than tho little daughter of Thomas
Velfe.
iplalning why he
ild: *‘Iti* b*ca ~
and virtues, which
perpetuated rnd kept
FANTASTIC MAD-WOMEN.
The Louisiana Insane Asylum.
licence of the women oi
Touching upon th*,
- juthern people had «
the rpeaker declared.
moffity, but toprevenl
C'niraged and broken In ■
without a slruggle afi l
Southern character.” •
A (iermaa Buster Claims Grant coniiitaM l--»
mantsof private and p
OS Her Husband. lUnvtraU£taSoutb««Jia
From tbc New Orleans Tines.] ter day ","*0 dfoMhe
Approaching one of the loudest talkers,
the writer found her to be a Gentian woman, inthr'serit «nu»
with u sed fare and s particularly-lively vatae.*.
■ me. She manifested n very sociable dis- "55&taax*n msfie s trirf but .(rang ntes
lion on being addressed, and insisted on fl g*inst woman auffrage and woman’s righU. Thl*
ging her visitor, who gently but firmly lead him into an admirable dl'cuaalon of woman’s
iosing to be hugged then and there, trnamDricn.
tried to sootho her ire asking her about hei conJuston of IhU lino si
troubles, which she had before alluded to. yon preserve you- social Independence.
“Troubles? Troubles? I guess I’rogot more Uenot tJLiSlependMly. Xsststocyoy wrn
troubles than spy woman alive. They won't gS^USSSTSTSJSlHTSSSS^SSCS:
the dav. Beautify your houses and let them be in the
- . . - s. I-... .lm.vs rllsiltimilHksrl Iham In the
in his forehead. He wss lifted into bed, but
made no reply to the questions put to him.
Medical assistance was summoned, and the
doctors at once commenced to probe for the
ball. As the man’s injuries were of a most
serious nature this work wsa soon given up.
The unfortunate lover lingered till this after
noon and died. The wounded girl refuses to
answer any questions in regardto the shoot- 0 f her happiness. Presently she began to
big, and bring in such a condition no oho has talk about a child which sheiid was born to
tho heart to insist on her giving replies to her that morning, and she declared by ail
questions concerning the sad sfisir. The ‘
latest intelligence from Harmony to-night
let my husband come to sec me, end yester
day, when he tried to get over tho fence, a
lot of people arrested him and carried him to
the parish prison.”
“Who is yonr husband ?”
“Why, General Grant; I (bought every
body knew that. He came from Washing
ton to eco me, and jnst look what has hap
pened."
At this juncture tho thought of her sor
rows wrought her up to a pitch of frenzy,
and she jnst tore around, and ripped and
state that she is now nnconsdonq and death
may be looked for at any moment Tho sup
position is (hat the couple conld no, with
stand tho painfni opposition and persecutions
of the enraged parents and preferred death
rather than sumbit to another separation.
The affair, as msy be imagined, crested tbe
treatcat cxcLcmenl in ihe humble village of
Harmony.
A PESSSXhVASI* nElRESSl
After bring here a few days, under the com
bined influence of mountain air snd sulphur
water, any one can eat the sandwich pre
pare 1 by the English sailor for his “Black
Sycd Busan,” bring a ten'pound note be
tween two slices of bread and batter; or they
can take Cleopatra's decoction of diamonds.
Strange, too, that on tho brink of the grave
we will repeat the line of Meredith: “Where
is the man who can live withont dining?”
A simple grill, with bread and w inc, each as
Achilles placed before his guests, is best suited
for the seeker of health.
The living and lodging here are both ex
cellent—conld it be otherwise nnder the (ffi-
dent management of Mrs. Trammell snd ber
son? Evcjy request is politely heard, snd
promptly attended to. Of tho table, I will
only speak of one or two articles. 1 have
beard that tbe delicious honey of the Isle of
Bourbon tastes of the orange blossoms. I
never saw any of it, bat can recommend tbc
superior flavor and boqnet of tbo lioaey on
Mis. Trammell’s table. Another article—grass
grows in tbe little values here, as well as on
the hill sides, and the milk-maids msy get
000,000. The will, dated'March2,1870,is
tbtTnrilkatihe^hUeStriphu^ hsTiD K thrcc or four codicU ’
ftmitjqMre.’ FTM !^ •»«"? U^burff.extending from the
Mbs Lowry* Mrs. Jones. Mrs. J. H. Potter,
the sweet chwltie* of life* *ro liberally dUpen$e<l.
«-■»«--, whoso school days _
t.»cs -uu hall* to-dav to return to
them as pupil* no more, -will you Buffer from me a
parting word. A* you look back you doubtleas pain
falJj r ,Mother year like a ruihinc wav*.
Ha* buret upon the ehorc of earthly being.
The past is eon*, gone forever.
And it* last low tone* wondcrirg
In broken accent* on the air,
Have died into *n echo.”
Tho Ia*t year of jonr Collegiate Jife ovrr yon have
a new life and new duties before yon. Bo the joy of
your parents, and tho light of yonr home*. In all the
wa’k* of life do coo<1. Whl e prfflnir down ihe
stream of time f citter flower* along ita b’nks and if
you pa"* * ehtp-wrecked bio her, bid him “lake
^And^iy’coonlrymen and countrywomen, ono and
*11 let me a* a final word, appeal to yon to generous
ly contribute your mean* to support aod attain this
venerable inatitutlon. * * *
Finally, let n* seek to prose^vo and perpetuate all
odd times, but tho General Grant ihcory gives n.% n0 bie principles which have boon transmitted to
her more than the balance.] ns from the past, and to work out for flUsJong,
I Suddenly■calming her angry passions she
laughed so load and long that she appeared “ nTad women whose nsratr -
in imminent danger of langbmg her head off, tires giro lustre to oat
but luckily this catastrophe was averted by Then«uiSrSjS.i? U GMas P md
the diversion of some trifling question, in an- il nj! P. cyr *.« 4v« *nn„. •^ «$.,>*»
that was good and great that General Grant
wss tho father thereof, snd be wold have to
support it, or there would bo the devil to pay.
[This poor lunatic has been in the asylum
about six moots, snd has variou ftnriea at
swer to which she inserted ber band within
the bottom of her coarse gowo, and extract
ing therefrom a half loaf of bread and about
a half pound of greasy bacon, which, thrust
ing forward, she wanted to know if the
“beautiful man wouldn't take some dinner
with her.”
The “beautiful man” was Yt hungry then,
ttom the Hsrrtstrarg Patriot, roly to] and before she could pass extended comment
The will of Thomas M K«r, of Allegheny, on ^ circumstance, Gen. Grant’s wife wss
whose death was snnounccda few days ago, violently pushed aside, and loin brawny
has h«ra filed in the Register’s offlet Net- looking woman stood in her place,
tic Adelia H Ker, a daughter, aged about 20 who aro you, my good woman?”
years, who has t {lent a portion .of her Ume 0^^ the apprehensive interviewer,
attending school in this city,is mado the ..j am ^0 mother of God,snd I wants
solo possessor of her fslhcris immense cIjcw of (ohicco. Have you got any fine-cut
abi.utyou?-
\ flan I.burg S chool Ctrl B-cont
Use Possessor of a t’ortane of
O' cr {1,.100,((K).
wealth, estimated at from $t.500,000 to $2,-
negolistc treaties with the ted men. Tbc
founder of Pennsylvania had reserred shoot
1,200 acres of land above this city, and
though M’Kec’s position and the fact tbst be
was married to a woman in whose viena In
dian blood coursed.over400 acres were tram-
very promising; tbcgr«iucrop unusually owned by Hsmiltou Alricks, D. \Y. Gross
the best ost crop made in ten years. The and others, having been sold to them by
ing and lady, F. B. Phtnizy and lady.
Augusts; Miss Lena Phiczy, Miss H. N
bit,' Miss E. Bradford, Colonel B. C. Yancey,
of Athens; J. H. McTyier, of Americas;
Thomas O. Hogue and lady, of Washington;
Wm. Hearn and lady, Putnam county; J. W.
Arnold and lady, Qrantrille, sad Judge &
Hardeman aod lady, of Washington.
CROPS. ^
I am informed that the crop* in tbc county ferred to him. Half of this property is now
are
. ...
lands generally aronnd the spring are billy,
with bnt small valleys, ana are telling at
about from three to three and a half dollars
per aero.
Tub Coxsnruriox is the popular paper
here. L.
A Turns Ladx.—I was once walking »
short distance behind a very handsomely
dressed young girl, and as I looked at her
beautiful clothes, wondering if she took hglt
as much pains with her heart as she did with
her body. A poor old man was coming np
the walk with a loaded wheri-barrew, and
just before ho reached ns, he made two at
tempts to go Into the yard of a house, bat
the gate was heavy, snd won’d swing back
before he could get in.
“Writ." said tbe young girl, hurtying for
ward, “PIl hold the gate open.”
And she held the gate till he passed in, and
received his thinks with a pleasant smile, as
the passed on.
She deserves to have beautiful clothe?,’
I thought,“for a beautiful spirit dwells within
her breast.”
countv. comprising a tract of
4C0 acre?; also 55 acres in Charlier’a town
ship; 207 seres and 137 porehes in Susque
hanna township, Dauphin conpty; 11 lots in
Allegheny City, and four lots in Rock Island,
said in her essay: “Let us avoid tbe frivol-1 building daring that time. Some have been taken.
ties of life and pursue tbe noblest ends only .<^uucl^n^normMa^nmredj2gUl^a-^H
of blue lor her complexion. years.”
[ft may be hero remarked that lunatics, as
a general thing, male and female, arc invete
rate tobacco-chcwcre from the hour they take
leave of their senses. Why they aro s>,
conld doubtless be rcadly explained by Dr.
Coo - cr j
Bring furnisbid with a bountiful supply
— . - - .. of Golden Leaf, tbe mother of God became
t aP'wETiJii?very ta kative, and reined at length the story tfcsto
father, John M. Kce, who lived on the estate 0 { htT woc8 . Therein she set forth that, for
newly a century ago. He was an Indian many years, she hat had especial charge of
trader, and was agent under William Pcnjn to q lc churches in New Orleans, and, al
though her labors gave ber mnchtronbloand
anxiety, she never neglected her duties,
which involved the task of driving away
from the churches all that she knew were
wicked persons. “ Those wicked persons,”
•rid she, "formed a conspiracy, and chasing
me one day while I waa in the Fair Grounds,
canght me, tied my hands and feet and
S. r W'TTnn 3irrr..rU irnOrTni Thnl locked me up here. But nevermind; I’llget
Alexander M Kce. deceased, brother 01 Tho?. ou t some day, and then Til have them pun-
si Kce, who haa jnst died. iahed.”
The elder M’Kee also obtained many other PoinliD{ , to h er hair, which was lancilnlly
snd'Ihc ihrm arraE e cd ta braids, and ornamented with
imam Tcnn and the Iccians, amon b them EC vcral combs and bits of white paper, rite veteran Cspt. Jones, paraded this sneraoon In htnor
hundreds or acres of land in Allegheny jnid.-Do TO u sec that?’ (“Thar being a or the commcncment.
SE*“ ly ’ t °i5m Ch ^vtn e I ?’ie T liitiecoilof hair on tho apex of her head)
“Well that’s my crown; I have to wear that
three sons, the last of whomltvia^ was ^ p20 p’ e wUl know who I am.” A
T>0M ** - ■ .. .y . ., .'^7slight interruption by a French lady, who in- To dej’a exerdsee c'oeedone'ot Uxe'mMt brtinmnt
menae estate by the death or nia lather and gjjjjd that she had been arrested as a spy, wsjsjH ever held at this treat Georgia Fe-
brothers. The colossal fortune of Thomas - -■ * • -• * • * *
M'Kce, as has already been stated, goes to
hia only child. According to his will she is
to have all hia honaehold furniture, thirty-
three shares of stock in tho S'enbcnviile and
Middletown Turnpike Company, all bis
money and o her personal properly, aod all
hia real estate in Stowe Township, Allegheny
land of over
there came forward a melancholy lunatic, tones were delivered,
who straightway announced herself as Christ *”* oasnuaiiso cross
bom three million years ago, descended from ybEwasty-ftw^a* their exercise, continued
heaven more than a thousand yean before "555S«tHto program, of exercise* hr
the world wss made, but finally persecuted, tbe third section of th* senior dm.
captured and incarcerated. She quite earn* ^convent Beil Mzreh—wjmzn. nine* DuBose,
esfiy begged her auditors to underatand that H 2S; L zi“J 1 ^,^Soa doet-nordlee.
popular Idea concerning the individuality of u*ti* »nd Jordan.
Const waa all a humbug; that Christ was a Miu a*di*Bonr*. Oxford, Oeorgi*. s*intztory K&-
n.ueBuuu. I“SS i w ^hSSr beena,r0m “’“ d 111111 d 'S’*^ 1 ^n™*‘o n . esvsnuu,. OeorgbL On-
Blinoia. The daughter is requested to en- 8he t0 t ,' te it £ore] y t0 heart that Mis* Addle V. Mercer, Georgetown, Georgia. Ap-
cumber tho estate with any mortgage on continued to remain unrecognized and pUy* Mmthsuwic*.
her own account, or for any husband to ^honored, and begged pileou^- to have M ““* ° 40r ^'
Uhl 1 ™ somebody to tell the people about the mis- -ls rS^ietts." voe»t tcio-toitt. KUs jocev.
the properly but to retain it whole, 1 ymgon -yhirh they had been laboring under for m«* wmie.J* Middiebrook*, CoiTerton, G*. Ye-
the renir, issues and profits thereof The «o many Years. nceriag
_ ^ _ will names as the executors Thomas Jones, J J
expected, ard his friends have been busy Jr., and Colonel Thomas M.Bayne, the latter — ' "ini* Satie £. Wigein*, Eputs, C*. The Mo
searching for him cvcx since. He was found a cousin of Miss M Kce, but one of the cod:- py A farmer and hia wife called at a De- upon the stone.
“ ' morning about three rules from dis revotes the former appoialment, and troit photograph gallery last week to order . .•V.SiSifiSfinVi** ~
;npabout fifteen feet from a big tree makes Colonel Payne sole executor. The some photographs of her, and while the “itussSIe S. Jon**, Brnke counfy. »Tir«*ide An-
Mis* Lilli* q A’cxtnder. AtUntz, Ga. Valedictory
Address to tbe Under-ffradnatas.
remaining codicils bequeath to the daughter operator was getting ready the husband gave gti§.'
three lou acquired after making the will. the wife a litue advice as to how she should “*
— ► • act: “Fasten yonr mbid on aomelhing,” he -gaiwiriaPriS* VmtrmtmtA. ntix Misses Lit.
Awnter in the Fairfax, (Va.) News, said, or rise you will laugh and spile the iob. tto-Potrafi-TarreraadWoodvird.
says of lightning rods: “I suppose there Think about early days—how your father jnsaHstu. a-JoDe-, Burks connty, Gs. Viitdic-
are 5.000 buildings in Fairfax county. My got in jail, and your mother was an old Om. -1wire this
knowledge of the county covers n period of scolder, and what you’d been if I hadn’t s %
twenty-seven years, md I cannot call to mind pitied you! Jest fasten yonr miud on to Th* sueafistes of visitors has been aovded sad
ebsrseter, ebowta* tbe
atruck.’and more or less injured, but no per- - T - retxxnm enaarctatm or ittot
The next day she was moved to tears in in |ron has ban tilled. Two or three hundred
agonizing attempt to decide the proper shade j dollars will cover the loss in twenty-seven
tbeir dangerous and
and illustration of
was entered into,
high pre eminence,
1, the jurist; Clay,
te orators; Jefferson,
Clay, the *Ute*men;
patron ot this ln*U<
to a differ’minatory
highest and grandest
- Judge Anderson
k* on Lee. Said
'Lit not the land which
' luced.”
much time to Leo,
illustrated principle*
die and which can be
i through the in-
and trouble th*
'since tbe war’s close,
| Sectional pride cannot
ly aroused, not for the
jsskraey and ant-
t fr«*m becoming dis-
taad from eumnder’Dg
\ l* noble and good in
rebanged the simple
hmental principles of
• exclaim: "Letme
dion of onr tridltional
l life, for that loyalty to
tenon* in other and bet-
t&n cf those honorable
>t, and to urge It a* a
- women of tbe Bomb
eexhibition of those
te M true Bontlierzr
. FOM1TH, Jnly 16.1873-
Midd’.e Georgia Medical Society m*t here to-
Dr. D.B. Bee*cj la President. Dr. McDowell,
First Vks-PretidenL Dr. B. F. W/%fet Is the lire
"WfSraa is exceedingly Inters'ting and tianno*
■tnn*. and well attended. IVe lnforsal manifested Is
mors than nsrnl Tbs next meetimr wiUbeheldat
ChUodeo on the third Wednesday in September next.
A jaiafnl accident occurred hero to-day. A horse
ran away aad threw a 1 .dy oat of a boggy, breeding
Font Yin, Jujy 16.1873.
Daring tbo co: cert lari sight of the popUa of Mon
roe Female College. Miss Kate Milicdgc, airier of
Csptain John Milel-e, sa^g ’’tender snd true.''
Every verse was
AFTLIUDED TO THE ECHO,
a distlngnlehcd and merited compliment to the fair
TocalDt. • SHI
To-day . »he people comTfncrtl iKmring in from
town and country at an early iionr. There waa an
f nunenso crowd at the colicer % and that
LARGE EDIFICE WAS DERSXZ-X fc*ACRID. , * ’
In rear of the stage was suspended beam! ul paint
ing* and pencil drawings, entirely tne werk of the col-
lc^ girls. It waa a highly creditable display of art.
GENEKYUJ UOSTITALITT
of the people of Forsjth is proverbial, but to bo ap
preciated iu all its lavtsbnetaand magniAnerce, mn*.
be experienced. - ' v £•*- * •
Th* commencement cxerciaa* to day began with
A SALUTATORY,
by Miss Lnla K. Aabury, cf Forsyth. It was printed,
lacrihla and well read. • .
Mi*s Leonora Lipman, of Forsyth, read. "Whltp rs
(tom the Fine*,” in fine style and with pathos.
•Thought,” by Miss Leon Lee, of Atlanta, aptly
set forth what thon bt haa done and la doing lor,man.
Miss Llazic W. Gibson, o Forsyth, read exceedingly
well an stray entitled, ” What brought yon foMh to
day J” It waa keenly satirical, but abounded in excel
lent sentiments. • _
Miss Helena Amos, of Forsyth, made an earnest
appeal for charitable thought and action ’inan tstay
on ‘‘If we Knew.” . , . ,
“Popular Absurdities” waa tbe theme selected
by Miss MatUe K. Danlelly, of Forsyth. It was*
lively, womanly composition.
Tbe evanescent chaiacter of life waa-portrayed In
glowing colors by Miu Lula X A»bu»y.ia “ Lite ia
Idas Kmi'y J. Hillyer, cf Furaylb, chose a novel
subject—” Delirium our beat D. ceiver ’’—and treated
it in anperb style. IW
grandly truudbyMluKate Billjer.rf _^
Mies Mollje Poinazee. of Monroe county, read with
splendid effect an able essay on ••Ihe PmBWW."
“Perls-Ope” was the noTel title of an essay by Misa
Celeste Hutchins, of Blakely* It was finely conceived
^ThevlhSuctJry by Ml»s Lizzie W. Qbnon ofFor
syth, was chaste in reotlmenL atd touch d all hearts
by it* tenderness and beauty.
CONFEKRIXQ TBE DEOSXES.
Tbc degrees'were couterrod by Freaident Asbury,
accompauied by a trodel aidrcis to the graduating
clast*
TBE UTZBIRT ADDRESI
was dilivered by Hev. Jamr* Dixon, D D*. of AngosU,
It wa* a model of eh q m nee, thought and literary ex-
cellunc •. His theme was ••Literature and ArL”
Tcc senior class then rang in a tonchiDg snd ®«*b*
tiful manner, to tho tune of ” An’d lang tiyce, tha
fopowing:
rjrriya sosa,
Wcpattforhte! non
A Ion* f arcwtll to all—
A xtnd farewell to all;
Oh I let ua give, crc yet wo part,
One kind farewell to ail.
Tog iher we hate spent these years.
These years that fly ao fast-
ether felt the joya and carra
That coneecrato the paat. Chorus:
t we can nover meet in life
With hearts that we h .vo hen-
In life will many a sorrow k*ep
Th) warmth of feeling down,
And many a mark and wrmkle deep
Becord mufortnne’a frown.
When grief shall rust the feeling heart.
When torrow crush the soul,
we prac*fnl scenes fion whh* worm
Will o’er the memory roiL
Merctn ’All performed the duties assigned (hem
with great credit ti
to themselves and teachw*.
„ae msgniflcsnt. Mias EUa Wight,
daughter of Col. 8. B- Wight, of West End, waa tho
Tbe music
-slighter of Co. .
best linger in the music class
SECOND TBLXGBIM.
Macon, July 15, 1873-11 r. m.
Tbe annoal concert exmo off to nt ght, and was a
brillUant affair. Atlanta shone out magnificent!*.
The concert was conducted by Prof. A. N. Whitney
vsiista a by Miss Cair.eE. Patterson. I have no time
for comment but a’mply give yon the name of the
**Grotesque*^ MMrSTMelnotte. Misses Ashbnrn,
Carnes, DuBose Heard, Little and Pound.
••Oh! Hail Us. chorus. Verdi. By the class.
••Don Juan/’ (*< sort) Fantasia Brilliants, 8. Smith.
Miss Annie Breeden.
-Deep In my Heart,” trio, White. Misses Burke
and Jordan and Prof. Whitney.
••I'm a Merry Zincara. solo; Bilfe. Mlse Little.
-Shades or Night,” Trio—PerrIng. Misses Burge,
Wight and Wells.
Magnetic Waltz, Vocal Solo—Ardili. Miss Jordan.
-Tea and Tom Out,” Due.—BlewlL Mist ee Barge
andM rcer.
-Now with Grier/* 8olo—Rossini Miss Bailie
J °?j%»tnmatns,” Chorus (Clasi)—Stabat Mater, Ob-
salo by Mlse Wight.
Greeting to Fpring. vccal quartette—Wilson. Misses
Batts. Goode, Jones ani Wight. *
11 Trovatore, instrumental duet—Sfelnotte. Misses
Batts, Breeden, Barge, Frazer, Gocde, Jordan, Mer
cer and Tarver.
“Sweet Night, le Calm/* vocal quartette—Me-
Naughton. M aaes Goode and Jones, Professor Whit-
The following
UETrzu ruox oov* sxicn
was received:
Jolt 15,1873.
Dr.Ja*'8 Lawton. Forty th Ga : ,
Dear Sra-I Regret to say that I cannot be at For-
svth on Thnrsday next. 1 am suffering from a throat
affection, which has been aigrvaatel within the last
day or two by active treatment. .
Tbo disappointment le felt more by myself than by
any one dec, for I had promised myself great pleas*
nra In meeting my old irlcnds. I must forego ihe
pleasure, however, as it wonld be imprudent for me
to attempt to deliver an address in my present coodi
Uon. I am, dear si-, y.urs truly,
JAMES M. SMITH.
TUB 4LU31N1 FESTIVAL
takes place to-night. There will be a reunion of the
friends and pitruna of the college—a dd’ghtiul soci
able to l ight, at which fair maidens anu lovely ma
trons, and the beauty and elite cf this faction wilt be
out. An intcrcsdrg feature to-ntght wl’l ba
TIIE CAL18TBEKIO EXEXCISES,
n wb!cb the girls will appear to striking advantage in
thdr graceful and captivating evolutions.
List Grand Concert*
land’s Old
ney and Mr. W. McLendon.
Judith, vocal solo-Concone. Miss EUa Wight.
••With Hope and Joy Returning,” semi chorus—
Bosslnl, obligato. Mies Jones.
••Coming Through the Bye.” solo. Mias Wight
** Beau-ifol Bells/* Semi-chorus. Wellman. By
Vocal Class.
“ Pour Out Your f pirWing Trtarxre,” Chorus.
SECOND DAY'S PRCCEBDINGS
Macon, Ga^Joly 16.1873.
and the high and mcriioroas mansgsest of the col
tF The dressing-gora is the most lasting 'Siecf the pupa, from w«t XM,nntahcr it-
ot all garments; it is seldom worn out
BAL EXPOSITION.
Fine ExklblU*a o(Frntf*» flawera,
d. Yefftahlta-La’n Crewd-
Brllliant 5acccai-Iatercatlac
Syeeche>-6*v. final Ife Pre
sides-Mr. nape Bonn off
the TrapMy off fiio an
tfca Boat Tomatoes.
According (o the announcement made in the accrr.
lag paptn by the chairman of tae Committee
of Arrangements, the Pomologies! and Horticultural
Exposition, under the aaspicee ot the Atlanta Pomo
logies! Society, opened 7 at A o’clock, in the raomi of
the ditching procan would not oc)y mellow and en-
rioh the ground, hat afford also a sort of drainage in
wet weather, which 1 of conns fonad to be the result
~ mast hare mmttoa also that the rpot selected was a
■ample of our pooreri and hardest kind of rod, flinty
ground, naturally too poor to sprout peas except in
very wet weather, and when plowed and harrowed
ready for pi—Mag It waa literally covered with flint
recka, and the street raflrood wagons found It a rich
placer fer their McAdamixtag purposes.
In September, 1871,1 set out the plants, mostly of
the Wilson A’bany variety, two feet apart each way,
a&d kept the ground clear of weeds and grass until
boat. In 1871 they yrodmod a light crop ot berries,
after which I krpteff the runners, and the ground
aboetaarof weeds ani grass until froet. Thia Tear,
1 Wt Ihe mwai of riawbmrtes gathered was one
thomid quart*-o— hundred quart* gathered in one
day—and th* finest ever eeen la this city, and which
wadljy ill alMfiifli%> of to ccnta a quart.
Now Ido not claim that thia la the only method by
Ihe 8tA figrtoittaad Society, Id ti* OapitoL .T cultivate the strawberry, but I
The Committee of Arrangement* had many drift- doririmthal tt late good aa any other metholont
cultiea to oentosd elth, which did not lead them to **"—*-7 herd and poor piece of ground; and per-
aatidpato thebrima&t mooemthat waa attained last hip* the surest method of success yet tried. And I
nigh*. bald, farther, that such a mode ofrreparirg and ma-
Owing to the fact that portal cards could not be ob- Dllrin * the ground haa this advantage over the usual
talaed here, and tbe delay ocms'.oaed by Bonding off ,B*°de*. The manure laya dormant in tho spring
for them to other places, thuneermary .*aYitaUowa for wWagforth* warmth to get down to it, until about
cont-.ibutir m oould not be eont off U Umt. Th* tbe Ua* the hairy begins to grow, when. Instead of
member* of the committee, J J Toon, Dr H Marshall, tbe foliage, they draw upon its virtues, thus
8 nape and W Jennings, labored ptraiste&Uy anu ar- them to be large and aol’d. And
dooualy to have a creditable affair. • 1 believe, further, th t a patch thus prjpared, and
Many ladt- a visited the rooms dnrlrg the afternoon, thus treated, will last twice as loop aa a pitch planted
sad a’ter tea th© room was crowd? d with ladies and, treated in any oth r a’yl*. 1 expect thl* patch
gentlemen, both from Atlanta an 1 other points- to 3 «ver fifteen hundred quarts ia 1874, aod last
The dis lay waa magnificent, and surpiaaed any- »t Jcaat seven
thing expected. Ilie committee aro nnder obligations Io cooc'usioB, 1 do not aay or recommend that A.,
to the lad tee who <outr.but d such magnifier nt bo- *udC. should drop everything«lee and go Into the
quote of flowers.
■ThefoUcwlng its llatof the names of the exhibit
ors and (he articles exhibited:
Mr* J A Burns, tomatoes, trophy, F-jeo Island,
Early Jersey WakcfieM cabbage.
William Jenninga, trophy tomatoes, caily rose po-
tat.e, onions, potatoc rqa:ah, lima beans on stalk,
bash beans, corn on stalk, Louise Bonne de Jersey,
Dnchrsse, Bonne de Aogou, vicar, pears, Amelia, Chi.
neee cling, peaches, Han ford, Ives seedling, Perkins,
Clinton, grapes, cuonnomous ’rcc, box ornamental,
equitable, cannkVsw-et app'es, blue plum, mulber
ries, walnntH, thorn apples, will grapes, scupper
nong, sunflower, pomegranate green, Pauline grrpe-*,
blue flg«, real eetat> peach, txcc'sior pear
G W ScJpIc-Oae peck Trophy Toaaloee.
D B L)dd-K(rklnell, Louise Bonne do Jersey
Fean; Crawford Peaches; Buckingham App’cs,
BW Wrenn—E vrly Crawford Peaches.
W C Lawshc-Trophy Tomato; Vlcir, Bartlett and
nineotuervarieties, levs.
Er lawahe—Amellt Pcscb.
J J TOon—Trophy Tomato; Eir’y Bcso Tolati;
Brown Turkey Figs.
Mrs G W D Cook—Ives. Bobecca, D lawsro Grapes!
Flower*.
Mrs. A B. Cnlbereou-vaio flowers.
R H. Goodman—Diaaa grapes-flowers.
Mrs R J Lows?- waiter cf flowers.
Dr 8 Hapc—Iree, Hartford, Dataware, graper;
Crawford’s«aily peach; Trophy omato.
J Nor cross—Hartford Pro!I-c, Ivea— grapes.
J H Wallace—Peaches and Teare.
D C 8hulze, West Polnt-Hariford, Ivce,
Perkins, Crcveling grapes; Ollncae 'a Ing,
Earlv Crawford, Old Mixon free, peaches,
Tau’ito l, Julian and H-mei seedling apples; B3.1
LucraUve, Pears; Bradshaw, Imperial Gage, Victoria
—Smith's Orleans, Rein Claude, W. ahlrgten plums
M. Ccle -Bradshaw plum-Brown Turkey fig, Yol
low 8t John’s peach. u .*
G. J. Jones, Griffia—Long Blood Beet
T. M. Elyea- pears.
B Peters—Thiee varieties of pears.
M W Johnson—German Millet, raised by Dr. J F
Alexander. - - r ^,«
A Ergeczlnger—Grapes.
J A Richardson—Vicar Wakefield Pears.
JB Campbell—Watermelons.
GWAdair—Cabbage (12 pounds.) .
A J Veal, Gwinnett county—Field Fumpkir,
E Van Gpldtenoven—Collection of Grsen-houae
Plants.
One part vu designated a* mn Experimental Gar
den where a sunflower was labelled “Victoria Bose,”
Indian Corn, “Joo Brown Timothy GrataIrish Po
tatoes, ••Hinkle’s Kentucky Goobers,” Onion, •’Vege
table Eozodont;” Mulberry. “Lowry** Strawberry
treeTomato, “Tcon’a Wild Ostrich Plnm;” Squash,
“Hape’s Excelsior PearSquash, “Wallace's B*al
Estate PeachThorn Apple, “Baugh** Mammoth
Apple Walnuts, “Cole’s Filberts German Millet,
•Johnson'sHighland* Bice;” Pumpkin, “Ben Wil
ton’s Califomta Golden Pippin.” This waa the source
of juaneeneeat the “old si»g« re” mho can tell a va.
riety blind foir. ol.
His Excellency* Hon. Jamoa M. Smith, Governor,
was precent, and presided as umpire of the debate
which followed, on the question of raising fcult or
cotton.
The venerable President who planted tho olive
branch plucked, by Noah’s dove. Col. J. B. Wallace,
waa the first speaker. Ho said m substance: About
two years ago, three or four gentlemen came together nee In f.vor of cotton produced In 10 States of the
a lack room on Alabama .street and agreed immense earn of $163,504,531.
to o-ganJzo a Pomological Society. At that organist- We will now credit the ten cotton States wl h 15
tlon yonr rp*.ak r r waa chorcn President and J. J of the procoeds of the orchard (tops of the United
Toon Vice Resident. From that small beginning it States, aay $9,000,000, as against the cotton crop val-
has been steadily gaining strength until It now num* ued at $210,000,000. Tide will leavo a clear
bers rcvcniy-fiYc members, and an lncrea»cd interest gain in favor ot cotton of $201.-
Chorus.
GKANtVflLE.
-Hr*. More-
0 ray T ville. July 16,1871.
Editors Constitution: Another and also the lari
grand annual concert for this season was given list
night by Mrs. B. O. Moreland’* class at this p»ac?.
Such succots had attendod th* effort* of Mrs. Harris*
Clara in their concert, that Mrs. M/s class, 1mlned
not with a spirit of envy or nnjnst rivalry, for the
greatest harmony prevailed between them, but wLh
that spirit of laudable emulation that never fails of
success, determined to bear off their part of the Ian-
Bight weU did tber succeed. The old Concert
Hall was never beoro adorned ao magnificently as
now. Wreaths and fliwera, arches, chan haliers,
emblems, mottoes, basket*, ete., etc., all mad*
evergreen and flowers, decorated
entire room, nor cool t we fail to notice th s richness
and taste with which the cla*.* was at'ircd, even sur
passing the magnificent adorem.nte that surrounded
the stage, all of which gave the many tableaus that
were interspersed with music snd song, a very strik
ing and impressing cff.ct. Tho exercises consisted in
the choicest selections of instrumental music on
piano, guitars, violin* and yocal solos, trio*, qnatett*
class pieces in every conceivable variety, with now
and then a comic song, a tableau vivaut, etc., etc
To aay it was an entire success tails the whole without
particularizing. Not hxvirg one cf the printed pro
grammes at hard, cannot now call to mind
the names of persons ani pieces at the time noted aa
particularly excellent, but during one of those ini-
tablet ableaua that was announced as a 'Teat of vision
from our standpoint, we noticed in magnificent ap
parel surrounded with-wreaths, flowers anl emblems,
Misses Do lie Arnold, Fannie Moreland, Bailie Dean,
Ida Smith, Wills Sewell. Isabel Scott. Anna Baldwin,
Zu. Taylor, A Nonrood, Lets Arnold, Selina Stallings,
Ula Smith, besides several of the other sex that we
had neither time or inclination to nolice, while
the ethers ’wereIn view, best of order with
few whisperings of admiration, perhspa
lore, characterized the whole affair-
Ihe efficiency oi Mrs. M. as teacher, was manifested
by the ease with which they performed most difficult
pieces. Her fine taste was Illustrated by the selec
tion of pieces and anb.ee’*. and her good discretion
in the adaptiveness rf the wnole to the audience and.
occasion. Respectfully,
Jour.
The Atlanta and R .chmohd Aol-Lub
ILiiLXOhD.—Editors Constitution : I learn that the en
gines from esen ccd of this railroad now approach
n**M enough to hear each others whittle*. The time,
then, ia close at hand a hen the grandest enterprise In
the Southern States since the construction of the
Westers and Allantic Bailroad is to be conrom mated.
Here we have a railway 261 miles long, over a moat
nigged region, accomplished not by Georiria, South
Carolina or North Carolina capital or credit only, bnt
almost exclu ir Jy by men, enterprise and capital
from abroad. ccnfSerring most benefits and most
wealth on them, nay four States, and establishing
this city, th Ca iloiof Georgia, aa the train commer
cial center of at least a x State* and four .million of
people.
It is time the denizen* of Atlanta were cogitating
bow they may proper*? celebrate thia to ber moat
A Looker Ox.
in the subject Well might it be so when it has for
Its object tho dissemination of fruits whoso life giv
ing qua Hies are at least equal to the springs sought
after Ly Ponce de Leon. Nay. more than
this, Ihe Society proposes to dieeeminato
noibirg that is not of merit and adapted to onr peo
ple and country. Of theee, the first is
FJCJkCHES.
In 1867,1 commenced planting peaches, and daring
1807, ’C8 sad '63,1 planted ont 100 varieties. I have
them all in boarieg and fresh and good from four to
four and a half months in the year, commencing with
the luscious, melting and buttery. Bale’* Early and
Tillotson's, to Dick Black, Walker’s late, and Martha
Powell- I have the Martha Powell, a native seedling
cf this ci'y, on the 5th day of November, lengthening
out ibe season nearly fivo months. No man possess
ing half an acre of land sLocld te withont; peaches
tram June 15th to November 6th. Two trees of one
variety will supply an ordinary femi y daring their
isson.
The peach U not like any other frnit. A man can
eat 1hem in abundance and bis appetite tor them will
Increase. We commence with Hale’s Early, then
Tiilottson’s follow in quick succeesion, Cole’s E*rly
Red, Early York, Amr Ua, Carnal*4 Incomparable; A d*
mirable, Canary, Nan Yo?ng, George 1th, Grosae
Migm dug EirJy Admirable, Old Mixon free and disfi
Van Zandl’s superb. Old Newington, eo, Tu e peas
good in tho pot, on the tree, in tie stomach. In
ertam and sugar, ripe or dry, always ready, good with
without seasoning, good in the morning, good be
fore breakfast, good after it, good at any hour or at
all hours; will mako a pleasant hons*, happy wife,
childrer, smiling daddies, plenty of friends in peach
time, happy whilo visiting, will feed more company
than any other kind of food, prevent sickness, restore
health, brighten idea*, bring the young together, make
matches, and will heat all the ills that man and woman
are heir to. ( Tonll nnooa applause.)
Colonel B. Baugh wa* the next speaker. Apples,
he remarked, were luscious, tempting and dcliclons.
If they tempted Ere, how could we be expected to
abstain from them. He delighted more In eating
than in ra'elng them. The cultivation of tho apple
was not on’y plcaraut bat profitable. Ia ltOLo-
rsloc county, Ohio, received $600,000 for her apple
crop alone. The apple crop was more certain than
cotton. The first Pomological Soclt ty was orgatized
in October, 1843. Then 54 varieties of finlta were
knoma Now there arc 580 varieties on the catalogue
although Oil varieties Lave been rejicted. Thu
nomenclature which was then chaotic Is now.'ayste-
inatlzcd and classified. Ho u’ged its caltivat’on be-
ease the other*, and well adapted to this section.
The time waa not far distant when onr poor hilla
wonld be coTcrcd with vineyards and tho wire crop
one of our most important crops.
Johnathan Noreross next spoke In snbttaoccon
strawberries:
The culture of tho strawberry may be counted the
managed, that never falls of a fall crop. It ii oar
earliest Lnit, and comes to tbe table when all other
kinds of] the past year hive di&sppcared, thus ren
dering it m^et welcome to all palates. In the next
plate it 1* remarkably healthy, anl foims the most,
if not the fra t of onr climate suitable and sufficient
ly delirious for social festivals. Upon this bsrry
alone the gay, the humble, the wealthy and the poor,
will assemble in crowds, including th* mass, to enjoy family .the lovely
the rich repast, andjmy honor to Pomona. And if this 0 f our land
strawberry culture, but I do toy that (U* within the
reach of Cray farmer and every gardfrer to have a
good a atrawbery pateh, and I hope this Society
will not relax lta patriet’c aud bt ncvolcnt labors
a eve y farmer and gtedenor within twenty-five
miles cx Atlanta will be athamod to acknowledge that
ia without a full supply cf th s inviting fruit in
ferton. And if tixoy do not got abDUt it soon. I
.propose that our Society erect a temple to Pomons,
da banq-iellsg ball for the King, which no one,
young or old, male or female, shall enter who has not
VgHhafefl RRtriftrtarry pvcli.
Major S. B. Wight, Mayor of West End, was tho
He said that those who preceded him
said nothing abort money, becauso no money waa to
be made at It* Duriug the paat season 32,000 bales of
cotton had born sold in Atlanta for ov«.r $2.00’,000.
Fruit was uncertain. Frosts and insects cat it off.
Etrawbcnltscinnot be made cf a dry year without
irrigation. Our City Fatheis aro opposed to irrigat-.
ing anything, even to a lire. It required four or five
years for an orchard to bring In its ftuUs. Suppose
frost kUIs it, you have to wait until-next year for a
crop. But cotton yon can replant. Colton has no
enemies. The cut worm is no enemy. Ho chop* cut
cotton becauso U is tco thick. Tho boll worm
thins out the superfluous bolls. 3 bo army worm eats
off (he lea Tea auiVdefective bolls, aud lets in tha ton
ight to matnro tho good bfila. Our crop of neatly
four million bales brought in $330,000,000. His father
once told him the most important thing for a mlUer
to do was to shutdown hli mill when his corn was out.
So ho wou’d close.
)Itrk W, Johnson wai the next speaker on this side,
xd spoke as follows:. —-j •
Hr Pr sident. Ladies and CuitUmcn :
Will simply appeal to tho log o of a few facta ly
waff Of argument to prove the greater prefit to be de
rived from the culture of the great staple, cotton, as
against that of the arp.eand other products of the
orchard. By way or premise. I will state the wh le
acreage of the farms ot the Ua ted 8Utcs and Territo
ries, according to the-census of 1S70. comprehends
the bioad area ot 407.716,041 acres of lan*.
Outof this vast domain the cotton States j roper
embrace only about one third, er un actual cultivate!
area of 133,745,286 aerie of land.
Tbe actual value o.'Ui' orchard products. Including
apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, etc, esti
mated according to the census of 1870, to amouat to
sum total of $47j33f,CD) 00. Bo It rememberod
that tnis es’.imaio includes tho aggregated orchard
products of the whole United States, including tho
Territories—’.hatfrom the plantations, farms, gar
dens, and plats—from the lakes io the gulf, and from
the Atlantic to tho Faciffc, covering the vast area of
407,735,041 acres of land, Ihe cum total of theorch-
products re due. d to dollars aud ceils only
amounts in the aggregate to $47,335,189—a fraction
over ono dollar per capita tor every man, wo .ran and
child In tho United States. * - . .. r - ’
Agreeable to thecsisns there was produced in
■ yrar 1870, ' 3,011,996 * bales of cotton.
If we approximate the pries at an average of a frac-
a pound* or *bo«t $70 per bale, the
result will aggregate tbe grand sum total of $210,839,-
7.0, or nearly five litres the value in dollars of the
whole orchard product of the United States. Thns
we have the value of the cotton crop in 10 8tatc>, es
timated at $110,830,723, while the total valuation, ac
cording to tho census of the orchard products of tho
entire United 8tates and territories, only amounts on
the aggregate to the snm of $47,335,189, leaving a bah
A letter was read from C*H R. A. Alston, regretting
that he oould not be present and addreas them, as an
ticipated, on account of the sickness of hi* wife.
President Wallace asked that Governor Mnitk to*,
pendhia decUion, aa the fruit sido had not counted
their blackberries, cider, vin*«gar I etc.
Governor Smith rcasrkod that he the more chocr-
ftxlly complied, as all tho rpwken had proved their
aidee the beat. He therefore decided in favor of all
the speakers.
O. L. Pease having offered'a premium for the beet
tomato exhibited here. President Wallace appointed
the following committee to tht rpnriinwn.
having in view their size, solidity, smoothneaa hnd
ripeness. Ool. It. F. Xaddox, D. C. 8hutze. D. H.
Hutchieson, O. W. Winter and G. W. D. Cook. The
committee reported that they found the Trophy
Tomato, exhibited by Dr. 8. Hape, the best.
Mr D C Shutze, of West Point, and C T Shalmia
of Carteraville, sent ftno collections of fruits.
* Pease was present 'and cooled the ragtrg thirst
with delldons lemontde. The next exhibition will
be held on the 90th of August, when a Staio Pomo-
logical Society will be organized.
The committee of arrangementi will meet in thq
capital at 9 3) a. x. to day.
SNAPPIWG^SIIOALS.
Interesting Facts Ahwmt |he Earlier
Settlement •( tho Place-Its Natu
ral Beauty* aud Advantage*
for ffftanufauurmig Pur-
'•ui •! laptuit etc., «tc-1
Editors Com'ilulion : 'Being ft subscriber myself
If your worthy journal, and one of your many sub-
■cripera at Snapping Shoals, I take the liberty of send-
Ing yon alricf aooount of tho early history and fa lure
prospects of our littio township, which may prove in
teresting to many of your raaders.'
The tittle settlement of Snapping Shoal* ia situated
on South river, some forty or forty five mlloe dis
tant from Atlanta. It Is twelve miles from Goviagton,
and about ths saima distance from Conyers, Snapping
Shoals ia built on both aides of tiie river which sepv
rates tho two counties of Newton ani Henry, the
northaro part of the town being iu Newton, and the
sou'hern in Henry county. Thia placo was once the
favorite banting and fifhlog grounds of tho Indians,
as numerous arrow-heads, flints of rations tines and
poforo, found in the surrounding field* Indloate. There
is somclhlng romantic in the name •’Snipping Shoals.*
Tradition says it was so named by a favorite Indian
Chief who, while tpnrling in the beautiful pia’n, ob-
served a lar^o herd of deer foetins ou the mosses aud
evergreens near tho shoals aud islands. Slnglirg a
fine buck, he leveled his fllnt-and-atorl musket again
and again, only to bo dlsippoluted asoltenwilha
continued snap, snap, cf tho flint. Superstition in
duced lijm to bciicve it to bo an cnch&ntod land, in
habited by tho Great Spirit. He named it accordingly
Snapping Shoals,: and & was ever afterwards rever
enced and respected by tho Indians as the dwelling
place of the tircat Spirit. . In 1613 Messrs. H. H.
Harvey, J. L. Garlington and Dr. John Goodman
purchased (ha p’aco and by their improvements added
greatly to Its future prosperity. Dr Goodman subse
quently withdrawing, Wm. Woods, of Wctumpka, Ala.,
formerly cf LaGrargi, Troup couny, Georgia, be-
camo a ccpirlncn Thoie gentlemen wero tho first
settlers of Snapping Shoals. The littio township
flourithed, prospered and grew rapidly. William
Weeds retiring previous to tho war. and a third Inter
est in the place wa3 purchased by M. U Fowler at tiie
beginning of tho wcr. Afterwards Uarvy sold his
interest to Wm. F. Smith, who died a few years ago.
Gullngton rnd Fowler recently purchased the widow
Smith’s interest. For th* last lew years litlle rplrit
of. enterprise lire be tu manifested here through want
of cipllal, ilill the p’acc h«s been slowly but steadily
improving.
Tbo climato at this beautiful and interesting little
township is exceedingly g ratal and pleasant. The air
la pure and salubrious, There are no marshes
swamps or ponds of stagnant water to cause poison
ous miasmas so detrimental to tho lioritb. A gentle
breeze is moving down tho river noaily always. The
country surrounding Snapping Shoals It undulating
and Is productive, fertile, wolt (tailored and watered.
Tho uplands produeo lino crops of cotton, wheat, etc.
Tho bottoms are sdmlrsbiy adapted for raising corn
in abundance. Tho situ of Uio tovnstp prosents a
nmantle and pcctureaquo view, and ono very attrac
tive. . .
The view uptheriycr from tho bildga l*e»p citily
pretty. Tbo stream ls dotted with a numter of small
Islands covered with evergreens and varlcgilfd
shrubbciy. To tho right anl north side you see
tt* finest water power in Georgia. The bid of tin
river is very roe’ey, an i tho strcuals Inlcrsp<r:c4
with nombcrlct a little fa’l?, making a v ry attractive
picture. On tho north s!do of tho river the country
stretches away in a level, bcnullf ui plain, covered
with m» j tstlc water oaks and overgi ccns. The other
side of the river is hilly, bat also well limbered. Mr.
Girling Ion has a handsome rcsldenco here with a
beautiful avenue of oaks in front.
The citizens of Snapping Shoals are sturdy, Indus
trlous and. enterprising. Tho society ls tood, and
free from gambling, drinking and other dissipations.
W* bavo annmber of churches, and a high school
will be shortly erected.
Snapping Shoals offers nnueual attractions to almost
every class of citizens.. To tho manufacturer It offers
•bDBdaaca ot unrivalled water power, 'which
needs only tho expenditure of a little capital to mako
It yield tho largiBt profits. To the merchant it offsra
a choice location, In a very rioh country, where trade
can bs concentrated from a number of adjacont
counties.
I Even to tbo wealthy, plcasuro secicr.it tffors a
quiet, bcantiiul home, healthy and free from ad the
temptations of more crowded resorts. The people
are hospitable and kind, and will welcome with open
arms and asrist to tho extent of their ability, any
stranger coming among them. Capitalists of allkinda
will do well to pay onr delightful littio townahip a
visit. 8.8.
IK0,000 00, and yet will any one hold that the
o*chard products of the entire Cotton States approach
to anything near tho sum of $9,(09,000. Again, the
value of all productions or tho soil are regelated by
the inevitable laws of supply and demand a t home
and abroad.
The census of 1870 estimates tho value cf cotton
exported from the United States, both is raw mate
rial and in a manufactured stale, av amounting to the
sum of $184,242,739. showing a consumption at home
of only $26,596,961, leaving a dear profit to the coon-
tty of $181,243,73) as the proceeds of the cotton crop.
On the other hand the census for thesamo period
estimates tho value of the orchard products exported
both in a green state and as canned and
preserved fruits as amounting to the trifling sum
I804.IC9 out of $47.3)5,189, the clear profits
resulting to the country being only tho sum of tho
amount exported -$801,462 00, the whole of tho bal-
anco being consumed at home.
All exports from a nation of its own surplus pro
ducts represent ao much ol its surplus wealth snd
capital going forth upon the world to be credited to
the connin'* account in the banka of tbe nation. All
exports of home products represent so much cleir
gain, or tho surplus over and above tho wants of the
people at home. Hence it will bo seen that the great
est profit may be obtained by the cnlluro of fhoso
products for which there 1* ever a great and Increas
ing demand and the cultivating, harvesting and saving
which is attended with least risk to the producer-
On the other hand, that which easily clogs the market
is subject to decay, rot, and therefore lou to the pro-
duorr should care be avoided, further than the wants
the producer and family should require.
Varieties of cotton. Petit Golf, Littio Brown Mexi
can, Vicks' 100, Johnson's, Okra, Tenncuee. Arkan
sas, North MUeiseipp’, Boyd’s Prolific, Grascy’s Pro
lific, Jethro, African, Hickory, Nut Pitt, Herlong
Prolific, Edmond’s 4 Brie, Peeler's Long 8taple, Mon
terey Bilk Lint, Dickson’s Improved,Holmes' Prolific,
Golden Prolific, Bills’ Prolific, Simpson’s Prolific, Sea
Island, Anderson’s Hybrid Prolific, Six Oaks, Dick
son's Cluster, etc.
Earliest notice of cotton wm about 410 years before
Christ, by Herodotus, who speaks of the Inca cf
India bearing as their finite fleeces more delicate and
beautiful than thoeetef sheep. iThe famous mnallns of
Deccs, made of a staple too short to be spnn by
Europeans or woren by any machinery and dcsig.
nated at'Srebs of woven wind,” arc produced from
cotton grown only In a certain small district lying
northeast ot Calcutta. There are muslins mado in
Bengal so fine that it requires four months to make a
Bo OTHERS Fesiolk Collioe.—This splen
did Institution will resnmo citrclsca on tho lul
Wednesday in August. LiGnngo is osc of ths most
beautiful towns in tho Sonlh, and the College has a
Facul'y unsurpassed for ability and experience.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO TBS ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.
cause our soil and climate was adapted to the piece—when laid upon the grass ard covered with
apple. dew it is not discernible.
Dr. S. Hapc followed on grapes. Grapes were al- yet, Mr. Prea’dent, far be it from see to discourage
most coeval wih man. The grape was a native of fruit miring, for what i« more refreshing and health
Persia. There were three vaiitica—cr families—the fal than tho dcliclons Bartlett, the Juicy Hale, the
Bnllaoe, the Fox and the Fros\ The scappernong me low Jane, the dark mu Bun.’ombe, or the plump,
which belong to the first, waa leee subject to dta- rich, juicy Catawba, *01 would say to all lovers of po-
mopgy, go ahead with your noble enterprise, keeping
in view the quality rather tLaa the quantity cf fruit
yon should grow. Yet, If It was not for the extensive
fields of the snowy staple that adorn onr rural dis
tricts and the heavily loaded wagons that crowd onr
sheets daring fall and winter with this kingly proe
duc\ what wonld becomo of Dixie,
most reliable branch or pomology in this country. It the home of the chivalrlc sons of the South. D Is
is, in fact, the • nly branch I know of, when well peuae with cotton culture and yon dispense with the
respectability ot the South. Raise nothing bnt fruit
and yon will decay with yonr fruits nnder the shade
of the trees. Frnit, Uko most other luxuries, some*
time* sicken* ths appetite; bnt cotton—king cotton-
like tbe precious golden metal, the more yon
the more yoo want—yea, the more you need. Aa the
Great Creator clothes the lillies of the field In simple
beauty* so cotton doth6* the lillies of the human
daughters and mothers
modest, jet comely
THE COTTON Gil OP.
Report* to the Department or Agri
culture—YMc Crop Later.
WiSHtKGTON, July 15.—The reports of the condl
Hon or tho cotton crop to tho Department or Agri
culture for July 1st, indicate as follows: Owing to
cauecs reported in June, th' crop is generally fr-*m
two to four week* later. Throughout the co ton States
the weather was very well for a period varying from
twenty flvoto thirty-five days, ending about the 2oth
of June. The arcs of uttes planted wasnnnaent
to tax the available labor to the utmost, nnder
tbe most favorable cireumitawc*. conseqnent'y
tho excessively wet weather prsumtta* woaandfhe
stimulating gram and weeds has not only caused
poor, grassy, and otherwise unfavorable condition
generally, bnt haa necessitated the abandonment of
a largo portion of area planted, prot»J>Iy nearly
enough to bring tho acreage down to wbst it was last
year. The report* with rare exceptions are
despondent, and picture a somewhat gloomy pros
pect Doobtloes the m»jMiiy fall In with the com
mon tendency to exaggerate bad effect* on the crop
of the weather prevailing in tho present, and to
underrate the future chances of recnporaUon from
thote effects. The reports show
favorable weather in the last days of JonejfM hav-
ing the effect to change tho oonduion somewhat rap
idly for the better. _ ...
Worms, caterpillar*, and lice bad appeared
In small numbers at several prints bntas yethad not
occasioned much fear of ecnons damage. The aver
age condition for ihc cotton State*, not counting
Virginia, mado up from all tho counties reported
wss 825. In detail, the condition reported by figure*
give* tno following result*: Virginia 10 counties, re
porting average condition 108; 2 being pieced a* 100,
(above; 2below; NoithCarolina 43 oonntie*, aver
age 91; 14 at 100; 7above; 22 Dclow; Sooth Caro
lina JO crantoca, everatre *2; Lawreace 100;
others below; Florida 10 coantie*.
c 93,3 at 103,3 above,4 below; Georgia 59
w »uufi, average 91.17 at ICO, 10 above. 31 below; Ala
bama 31 counties,average&5,Cat200,3 above,27bc-
low; Mississippi 33 counties, average 83.8 at 1*0,2
above, 20 below; Lonleiaaa io conatioa, average 80.1
at 100.3 above, 15 below; Texas 50 counties, average
78,2 at ICO, 8 above, 40 below; Arkaueaa 29 coontiee.
erase 106,9 at 100,4 above, 1C bc’.ow; Tennessee 21
inntica, average 96,7 at 100,5 above, 12 below.
Important Financial Article of
the New York Post. . ..
New Fork, Joly 16.—Tho Poal’a financial article,
referring to the strength of Vanderbilt alecks, to-wit.
New York Ccntr.il. Leks Shore and Wcateru Union
Telegraph, sayc: In the management of the latter
Vanderbilt is now as patent as if his name appeared
in the list of officers. As it is not unlikely it will
after tbe next election, the Telegraph fluctuated be
tween 87X and 83*;, and in this connection It
is already reported that the Commodore In
tends distributing as a dividend to stockholders
the stock which the company owns, which it under
stood to amount to somewhere from six to eleven
minions. . • . * • ,
The Port, In the same article, also says as a matter
of interest in regard to Southern securities: “ It ls to
be noted that the Steteof Georgia is paying through
the Fourth National Bank, finance agent* of the State,
the Interest on Its gold quarterly bonds. These bonds
were leaned by the BnUcck adm'Distention, lienee
their default and present payment is an enconraglcg
feature for the future finances of that State.’
Pomologictl Society should accomplish nothing beauty* Yes, the teeming million* of tha universe
more in (hi* generation than to treat and stimulate wonld to day be clothed with this wonderful staple
tha agricultural classes, tbe farmer* and the gard- did the product pr va adequate. The argu-
nert, within twen-five miles of thi* city, to the sue- xnsnt is used that if the crop ba over
easeful cultvatim of thta berry. It wonld deserve to large, the prici will be too low,
be honored by posterity. to pay cost of tran-portstlon. I’d say to yon to-
I have given some attention f o the cnltnre of thta day, Mr. Freaident, that if yon will say to ths world
frnit. and perhapa I cannot do better for the balance that you will famish them with all the cotton they
y speech than te gta e the mods and manner of want, and then be carefnl, prudent and badness like
caltivatirg a email pa’ch of my berries anl tho rc- in you? farming calcolationa ao that yen will not be
compelled to sell yonr cotton when October comes,
The patch contains twenty six hundred hnis on a whether it be high or low; count np the cost of
piece of groan line hundred by one hundred and ton making it, and add a fair profit; yon will have no
feet, a litile over one-founh of an acre. I thought trouble in realizing a rcmuncraticg price. Rest
first cf trenching it two feet deep, on the old style of assured that If an article can be bought
preparing ground for a vinr y*r J, and placing at the on the mraket below the actual cost of production,
botiom a layer of r,grfable mtfter, which would lure it is too cheap and will certainly, sooner or later, re-
o t about Sira But having read a work on under- bound, but it is not my object, Mr. President, to tax
drainage and Its bent fit lonp’acd* In mellowing the your time and patience longer, and will conclude by
hardest soil. I cocclndcd to ditch it the width of a sajisg I trust y;u will continue to grow your delicious
spate, two feet diep, four feet'apart, and [fill the fralta, for they are Indeed a great luxury, but be sure
ditches hilf full of menu c. or such vegetable matter to grow cotton also, as it is a great and Indispensable
as I conld obtain, and then throw tha dirt back upon necessity, the center of attraction of the world
it, which operation cost about $40. I concluded that «&dtbt Pride of the South.
Birmingham and Knoxville.
A telegram from Birmingham to tbe Montgomery
Advertiser, dated Jnly 15. 9 r. lUMJi that onr two
cholera deaths and few new esses had occurred In the
cast twenty-four hours. The ettj la. however, nroriy
depopulated, not over five hundred people remaining
outoffour thousand. Money, supplies and nume*
are ooming in from all parts of the Slate to tbe relief
of the destitute. .; . , , _
On there was almost a panic in Knoxville.
Two or three choleraic deaths occurred on Crozler
street In the valley cf First Creek. The Press snd
Herald publishes th* followitg theory in relation to
the cases along the creek.
It will be rememberod i hat several cases of cholera
occurred at Fountain Head—the spring in which
First Creek takes lta rise—dating the pest two weeks,
six of which proved fstaL The Mrs. Harris who
died at the toil-gate, lived in a small hooae
built over a mill race leading from thia creak, two
miles above town. Crozler street run* parallel with
snd cloce to First Creek, on ths west side of it. On
the east aide, ia the same distance, there is no street
and bnt a ft w scattering houses. Tbo theory Is that
the poison or whatever it may bo that created the
sickness, came down on the water cf toe creek from
Fountain Head and spread its miasma throngh the
valley. Whatever may be tha actual facts, a number
of the residents on the street concluded to more away
from it and did eo durteg tho day.