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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
For the Macon Fair-—Mr. John Uur, former
Owner of the celebrated horse Blimarck, passed
through our city yesterday with a fine trotter for the
Macon State Fair. This horse is named Basil Duke.
~~ TEH-
THE UNITED FRIENDS OF
BER1SCE.
OTer country. We drop it with the simple remark
that judging from the stock. on exhibition, it would
be well, perhaps, to change and another year try the
other plan.
The following are the officers and directors of this
Association:
ORGANIZATION.
T. J. Eason, President.
W. H. Kenner, Vice President, Whitfield county.
N. A. McGhee, Vice President, Murray county.
Wm. Underwood, Treasurer.
Ih D. Palmer, Secretary.
DIRECTORS. " ' «
Meeting in Bacon on il»e 8th ol
The Grand Council of this Order will meet in Macon
on the 8th of October, at 10 o’clock A. x-> at the City
Hall. Delegates will be passed over all the railroads
of the State at half fare. Any ten whit ecltlzenn in the
State si meet and send a delegate to the meeting.
Charters, etc., will be issued to such at once.
The United friends of Temperance have now over
ono hundred councils in Georgia, and about a thou
sand more in the other Sou Jiern States, which is a
.remarkable progress for seven or eight months work.
Prot E. M. Pendleton, of the University of Georgia,
is at the-head of the order in this State.
OCB WABBEIt LETTER.
UP THE AIR-LINE.
Gainesville—New Churches and. Rea-
idences-Oiher Matters.
" I Gainesville, Ga , September 81th, IRIS..
Editors Constitution: As you said, sometime ago,
Gainesville has been so often written up by different
correspondents that by this time your readers know it
by heart. Therefore, it would be uselesi for us to at
tempt even a short sketch of it, aa we at first intended
doing, and will only notice some of the late improve
ments. Doubtless you have heard of the new college
building in conreeof erection.
It stands upon a commanding eminence between
the depot and business portion of the town.
The above organization, with few exception?, has I It is built of brick, is large and commodious, snd
exhibited since the society waa first started. They I when finished will be an ornament to the city and an
have shown great determinalon and will. This is I honor to the people. It B6ems, as we learn from the
clearly exemplified in the fact that they have had to | Eagle, that the education of the youth of this section
rebuild three times their flora], fancy and general ex- of the State has, since the war, been sadly neglected,
hlbltion building. Old Boreas has three times brought I The parents seemed not fully awake to the import-
hiB powers to bear on it and laid it sprawling. They j ante of the subject, bnt were allowing their childi en
have now braced the new building in such a manner I to grow up in ignorance, or what was far worse, were
as to defy the wind and storms. With sill these draw- sending them to teachers whose characters and morals
backs, they have managed to payout, bnt have not were not of the best, and all jast because their eer-
heen able to expend as much in general improvements | vices could he had at lower rates,
as they, otherwise would have done. Nevertheless I Bat now we are glad to note a decided improvement
their track, horse, cattle, hog and sheep stalls are in this old plan of action—glad that the good folks
Hon. D N Trammel,
B F Prater,
Pierce Horne,
TR Jones,
R W Jones,
James Mclntire,
WC Richardson,
WGHarris,
BM Carter,
Wilson Norton,
John Bryant,
David Bakofzer,
W W Cooksey,
L A Folsom,
E Harris,
THPitner,
good, and every fixture indicates judgment.
I round about have, at laat, awoke to the consciousness
a Farmer’s Meeting in Barnett*
Against snipping Cotton In t&e paying one way.
Crisis—JDyptn.eria Baglng.
Arrangements have been made by which the several I that there are still other things of more importance in
railroads carry visitors and articles both ways by I the education qftht.Jr’children than a tittle “reedin’;
of the articles to he seen:
MANUFACTURED ABUCLES.
Barnett, Ga., October 2,1873.
Editors Constitution: There is nothing especially
new in old Warren, except the financial panio that is
sweeping over the land. On T esday last we had a
large agriculturalineetlsg. and the main qnestion
discussed was, what action should the
i aimers take in regard to shipping cot-
ion under the crisis. The voice of
the meeting was against shipping cotton to commis
sion merchants for the present, as a remunerative
price could not be obtained under the pressure.
■The cotton crop in this county will be but little over
A halt crop. Tne com crop will be a large one.
The fanners have two Granges In this county. Dip.
iheria among ns in a malignant form, killing roaoy
fWldren-
oust CAMMING BETTER
An Interesting Entertainment—Fine
Tableaux*
With these few general remarks, I will give a few I said once. There’are now several very good private
| schools here, beside the building designed for a col-
I lege, which we mentioned above, and which is rapidly
The Cohnttah Cotton Factory has a large hale of as 1 nearing completion. When finished it will be opened
fine specimens of cotton yarnsas I believe can be l by an able'cops of teachers, and we hope to tee it
manufactured by any of the larger factories in the I well patronized, not only by the people in the vicinity,
country. They have not long been in operation. They 1 tnt by those at a distance also.
have also a very good article of shirtings. Sheetings | We told yon In our Jast of the new Methodist
of a superior quality from the West Point and Athens 1 Church recently erected. Just opposite, the B’ptist
factories. Also striped Osnaburgs are exhibited by I denomination, also, are building a new bouse of
J. W. Barnett. j worship. ■ R is to be of brick.- They have but little
jeans. I more ihan the foundation built a3 yet, but when fin
Mrs. Polly Mitchell a piece of jeans of twelve or j ‘"bed, we think it wiU be a very handsome structure,
fifteen yards, made by herself, which has a pleasant Several beautiful private residencea are also in course
jwritln' and figg'erin’,” as a country “school marm
eel and is of excellent finish.
C. D. Wood shows a beautiful case of hardware.
FLOWS.
Several varieties are on the ground—two of Hal],
of ersetion and others to be built soon.
On* a recent trip “up home,” we noticed some very
handsome stores going up. Altogether, Gainesville is
making rapid strides forward. It only needed the rail
road. just finished, to give it a big finish; and now
Moore & Buckhart’s make; Brinly, Miles & Hardy I j t j g {,i egge j with this great means of communi-
have three, and there is also one from the Excelsior I end trade with other cities—well! Atlanta will
Works of Louisville with the patent device attached. | bave t0 looi t0 b6r j^ds, we think.
Just now the people np here are greatly excited over
the removal of the post-office, which tbok place some
Cuaxxing, Ga., October 1, 1873.
Editors Constitution: Last Friday night some of
our boys and girls, and young men and young women
entertained onr people, and many citizens adjscent to
town with a tableaux, pantomimlcs and dialogues
much to their amusement and edification. The wnole
affair from its inception was under ihe direction of
Hiss Cornelia Patterson, who is one of onr best teach
ers. Considering the limited time devoted to prep-
aration, all concerned ate entitled to much praise
for its completeness. Each character
was well sustained, and. some of the
tetors gave evidence of real histryonic Talent. If it
would not appear invidious, I would especially refer
to the fine meting of the graceful aud accomplished
Miss Carrie Kellog, the beautiful and intellectual Miss
Julia Bell, the sweet and charming Miss Glnie
James, the modest and lovely MIsb Ginnle Brown, the
dignified Miss Jane Kellogg.'the handsome and ex-
ceuent Miss Emma Puett. and the lively, dashing
Mies Annie Patterson. - The boys snd young men
were equally felicitous in the variousarts represent
ed by tnem- There was one i ableau that touched my
heart aud doubtless the tendereat reelings of many
present.
The Sleeping Soldier, guarded by an angel, was
perfect as represented by Mr. Hawkins as the so’dler,
aud the beautiful and bright eyed little Azzie Knox,
daughter of Dr. J. B. Knox. I felt very much like
singing, “I Want to Be an Angel.
The Hon. H. C. Kellogg was stsge manager, snd
filled the bill exactly. At the conclusion of the exer
cises he announced that the young people designed
giving us another treat ol the same kind. Tiny wilt
be kindly greeted, as we feel tbat such legitimate
amusements elevate and refine our natures.
s -
. Tnmlin on she Crisis.
Editors Constitution: In your issue of the 31
instant appears, from the Gnffin News, aa article
entitled, Hon. W. M. Tnmlin on the Crisis etc.
The editor of the Hews has enjoyed a conversation
of an hour with this gentleman, and attaches great
importance to his views for the reason stated to wit:
‘-Captain Tumiln is not only a large farmer but a
merchant also—is a man of more thin ordinary sa
gacity; has proven himself a success, not only as a
farmer and merchant but also as a legislator."
The Captain's friends and himself will no doubt be
gratified to hear from your Griffin cotemporary what
they had not had the pleasure of knowing from an
acquaintance with and solicitude in his business
affairs. , ,
“Bnt the News Is correct in Baying he is honest in
his views, and has the interest of the country at
heart.”
Then what are hts honestly suggested plans for
finsnctsl relief ? That farmors shall pile up their cot
ton at theirgln houses, and demand twenty cents a
pound in payment of th‘ir debts to merchants, and
these merchants be forced, to take it at that price, and
they demand that price from iheir Northern creditors.
Splendid idea. Why not engrave it upon the tablets
to perpetuate the memory of a successful farmer,
,TmTpftQitfc and legislator, and hand down his name to
the unborn futute. and let the banks and bankers re
sume? Let mer.bants pay up—farmers pay np—
lawyers, doctors, artists, laborers—the indolent and
industrious, the festive and gay, as well as the poor-
all have plenty of money at once!
Exalted political phylosophy 1 touchstone, that psBt
ages have failed to discover 1 The antbor of it in his
successful career could no donbt teach the valley
termers how to stop a raging freshet by darning up
the swelling Mississippi with mud and ball-rushes 1 '
The patient is dying of hunger and thtrs’, and the
doctor says bolt and bar all the commissariat; and
poison the water so that not a morsel of food or drop
of beverage shall go into his stomach—and by this
tallemanlc process the patient will soon be welf, if he
don’tdtif ~TmS ’ 1 ‘
Cotton it the remedy; bnt it is in its use, and not
in piling it up at the gin house. It must move for
ward or we are doomed to a real crash of fortunes
and failure of enterprise—and to depression Irom
which we shall not for years find ample relief.
It Is high time for the people to seek and follow the
advice of men who are identified with and well under
stand the commercial and financial relations and situa
tion of this section of the United States.
It is an easy matter to suggest remedies, and create
confasion and want of confidence, by a vain attempt
at relief by some unnatural method, and by some vis
ionary idea, the effect of which is not understood even
by the author.
QUILTS, COVERLETS AND SPREADS.
Mrs. ME Harkins’quilt attracted universal atten
tion; while it ia showy it is not dashy. Mies Euphine I £ VO weeks ago. This is undoubtedly one of the
Higgins has one that was made of 6,500 pieces. Mrs I biggest and most rascally outrages ou record. Fcr
CC Fulsome one of the Bock Mountain patterns. I upwards of fifty years the post-office hasbeenkept in
Mrs Thomas A Harris a silk quilt of the bird trap pat- j ‘court-house, which stands in the centre ol the
tern; also, a worsted one of the log cabin pattern, j t^wn, and .around which in '* the square," as it is
While these were all beautiful, and attracted marktd I ct iied, almost the whole business or the place is
attention, the diamond figured quilt made by Miss I transacted. Here also ia the nearest and moBt conve-
Celeste Conner, aged twelve years, (a grand-daughter nlent for the country people to get their mill. As
of Judge Towns,) was the one which all examined. I br jefly as.possible we will try to state to you by what
The sprightly MIbs received many honest compliments | meauggn d for what purpose it was moved from this
place to the railroad depot a mile distant.
A few years ago some enterprising (f) speculative
and she deserved them alL
FANCY ARTICLES.
Mrs. D. F. Gordon, work basket with its place for individuals purchased some property very near to
needles, pins, toread, and in fact everything a lady wber8 they knew the railroad would pass, thinking
ever requires. Why, it was as complete and the
finest general operating case known. There is a
place for everything and everything was in its place.
that when the latter was completed this would come
to bi the business part of tke town; that the mer
chants would flock hither to procure the eligible sites;
Miss Hammond, were splendid specimens of fancy j enormous prices for It. But as time passed on, and
this dream was not realized, they saw their mistake,
and deeply chagrined, they let about to obtain by
Mrs. E. Waterhouse—case of flowers made of hair, as I place would be rapidly built up, and the value of
well as that made of many kinds of seeds, made by property here increased ten-fold, and they receive
work,
vegetables and grain.
J. H. Shaw exhibited 6 ear, of corn, averaging II meanj ^ wWcb lbey had falled do by falr .
and ninchealong.andoneby actual count had on it I The rem0Talof tbe Office would contribute
T °u C T' ».ua u Fra * great deal. they thought, towards ih# »ocomoliahmeat
J W. Barrett—6 stalk?, U feet in height, «sd the object they lutd In view. Hence by twlstUg
having 2 ears to the (talk and 11 Inches long: one of j ^ ud byno Bmall aQ10imt J toal play
The
step
the ears by count had l.liO kernels f . | they dully succored in bringing thffi about.
B e u ““ Z BU ?* ( ^. Uc'tement. and ted.'gnatiou that foUowcTthis
neight of ttaHixion variety; off of M acro he thinks « nor h „ ^ town becoca Qlet a8 eTer
ho wm certainly get 1 if not 8 hales of cotton. Good| ^ Satnrday week a lirfc . 3 pa tUo meeting was
for these hills.
•* „ held at the court hoase. Speeches were made, and at
__ _ ‘A bio thixg. the conclusion a oommtttee of the citizens were ap-
Mlss Lizzie Kennedy has a larg* beautiful specimen po , nted t0 a— a petuIon .etuogthe ««e before
Of okra which is 18 inches long and 8 inches around its
centre. This is said to grow on a vine, has a hand-
pointed to draw np a petition setting the case
the Post-office Department, and begging them to order
some yellow flower, and ia ornamental as well as nss- thu P° 8 Kf“ w«oyed to its old quarters This has
ouixiojruiiun nunci, mm 1 not been done as yet for the mail is still held for de-
fuL It was first brought to North Georgia by Mr. G.
W. Sapp. He is here, and told me, on addressing him
livery at the depots ' __ •
Mail matters now ne in a very deplorable condition
at Samtonvfllehewouldbe glad to send seed to any wheM , he QQI UeB M are not able to Hy .
one who may wish to get it. Those who have tried W(J getonr Atlgnta papetg sometlmeg three or four
it prono inceit very fine, sweet and tender.. dayB a[t6r ue du * aLd aomeUmea not at
~ , i. ,,, * 0WLS ; . . ,, - We are rather Inclined to think th;y are appropriated
Dr. Benj. Hamilton shows two coops of turkles- a ^ for a few times they have
one of the palr. fifteen months old. tke gobler we£hs ns very rimeh soiled and worn, showlngplain-
thirty-one andthehen nineteen pounds. Thefather h / d been foal)y dealc ^ weBeet hst
of these young wonders weighs forty-five pounds. ffie ^ „ laloing of tbe n0 n-ap P earanoe
James Hart, of Union Point, has the grand-tether. 1
He has weighed forty-five and a half pounds. These
turkies are said original to have been brought irom
Persia.
dogs.
Colonel Joe Hamilton exhibits a Berkshire hoar
as fine as I ever saw. He is a pig of CoL Alexander’s
<of Kentucky) Canada boar, for which he paid $600.. - c0 „ utrv were verv , iree
T. J. Eason-Three Berkshire pigs seven months | ^ ^
old, which will average 225 pounds, they are also very
fine and from Kentucky- There are several other pane.
f ue nuiuuA.
Money and commeice matt flow in IhMr z
or stagnation, disease, and financial .
thousands, who otherwise are sate and a
chsmreta, or «tagoation,dl»eise.»nd financial dei
■will beteB t' *
lat onr' people of all claseea and callings atand
their places, irnfll their dnty. meet their onligstipns
aster as they can, bees sad forbear, and four million
bales of cotton will purge the diseased patient, and
we shall breathe freely again.
v . ; _ Georgia,
DALTON.
gradually sunk lower and lower in the scale
of prosperity till even Peter, the old family
servant, had been sold. The old members
of the family had gone their different ways
in pursuit of their fortunes. Mildred, the
youngest, alone waa at home. The family
had no visible means of support other than
such spasmodic help as came from one of
Mildred’s brothers, who had gone Bouth, so
»be had an early opportunity of learning to
live by her wit, and she improved it. At
this time Mildred was about eighteen years
of age. io* tK,
A GLOKIOUS BRUNETTE,
with a dash of the oriental in her tastes and
temperament, as well as appearance. A trifle
above the average height, her form was rath
er larger than the standard of beauty might
ask, but so perfectly proportioned that a
change would seem a defect; sparkling black
eyes, dark, luxuriant hair, regular features,
and a bright and winning face. Her sym
metry and beauty ended, her tempera
ment conformed to no rules or standard.
She was full of eccentricities and much of
what might be called genius. For one
of her eccentricities, Mildred was a rebel,
at sill times and under all circumstances
she talked rebel and acted rebel, and would
not be kept down. Did as she pleased, in
short. Her genius manifested itself in per
sonal adornment. In spite of poverty her
wardrobe was elegant and costly, and she
wore it with good taste. Her genius in this
direction manifested itself in the way of pro
curing things and not paying for them.
Whether or not it was a fundamental princi
ple with her never to pay for anything she
got, it was a well established fact with every
one that she never did. An incident that
passed into a by-word, which she brought
about will serve to illustrate. She went to
market one day and made a large and varied
selection of the good things of life from the
rural hucksters—treating all impartially in
the matter. She loadea her basket down,
and then for the needful thing that follows
such ODerationB, practiced a little legerde
main. ‘Suddenly she coughed and strangled
a little, clapped her hand to her mouth and
then shouted, “Oh, Lord! I’ve swallowed
my half dollar.” She took her marketing
heme, too, and Mildred’s half dollar long
passed at par value in Maysville. From
this will be suspected another element in
Mildred’s “make-up.” She was marvelously
untruthful; but it seemed no drawback. Her
manners were superb; her conversational
powers remarkable; graceful in carriage, ele
gant in appearance; in all she said or did
there was that subtle, womanly fascination
about her so attractive to the opposite sex.
What wonder, then, that she had admirers
by the score? She inherited many of her
peculiarities. Her father once quarreled with
a friend on the street who addressed him by
his first name, “Caleb,” instead of calling
him Mr. White. And the old inhabitants of
Mason county will remember an action of
Mildred’s mother. The story goes that when
Mrs. White was a young woman, ■
SHE BECAME ENGAGED
to one Oliver Mason. (They afterward called
him All-Over Mason.) They were to be mar
ried in the presence of a large assemblage,
and Mrs. White stipulated that her face
should be thickly veiled during the ceremony.
It to happened that Mrs. White had a sister
who was older and not so pretty as she, and
not very Bright. When the ceremony had
been performed and the veil was lifted for
the bridegroom to. salnte the bride, poor
All-Over Mason raised his hands ir
honor and shrieked, “Good God! 1 can’i
kiss that ugly face!” It was the elder
sister. He fell in line, however, and
faced his fate as best he could, but they
separated after a few years, and All-Over
Mason took to strong drink and died. An
incident in Mildred’s Career will also serve to
adorn a tale. Sometime in 1860, a gentleman,
who is now a resident of this city, went to
Maysville, and while yet something of a
stranger in the town,became acquainted with
Mildred White. Shortly after there was a
ball at the Lee House, to which the ladies
were to invite the gentlemen. Mildred in
vited this gentleman, but before the ball took
place he was informed that the ladies of the
place looked upon Mildred and her ways as
rather uncommendable, and that it wouldn’t
be the best introduction he could
get to, Maysville society by going
her escort. So he wrote to Mildred,
declining the invitation. But she
went with another escort—William Costo—
who came into notice a year or two afterward
•by being arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette
as an officious rebel. Tbe commanding of
ficer who caused the arrest was Colonel Met
calf. Af ter Costo’s liberationhe met Colonel
Metcalf and fought a duel with him for the
supposed wrong done him and fell at the first
fire—the Colonel’s first shot killing him dead.
It was with this William Costo that Mildred
went to the ball, and when the two took
their places in the set to dance the other
Market Reports—From Cham
ber of Commerce.
Chamber of Commerce, )
IBIAtlanta, October 6,1873. )
Flour—Fancy, #10 SOall; extra family,
#9 50al0 90; family #8 50a9 00; extra #7 25
a8 00 superfine, #6 00&6 50; fine $4a6.
Wheat—Red, #150al?C; amber #165a
175; choice white, #1 70al 80.
Lime—40a50c per bushel.
Corn—Yellow, 88a85c by car load, and
white 85ab74c. order lots.
Meal, 85a37-£c.
-Lard—Tierce,lOJalOl; kegs and buckets,
114; cans lli.
, Bacon—clear sides 114al2; dear rib tli;
shoulders 10i. Sugar cured hams 15)al6.
Bulk—clear sides 11; clear ri)j 10S;
long clear sides 104; shoulders 8 34.
Hay—#1 50al- 75. Clover #1 25al 65.
Oats, feed 55a60; seed 60aG5.
Rye—§1 25a 1 35 per bushel.
Barley—new—$1 50al 75 per bushel.
Coal—Lump, by car load, at 28a30c; black
smith, 22i. _ ...
Coffee—Prime to choice Rio ' 264328}
La Guyra 28a30c.; Mocha 37}a40c.; Java 34te
35c.
Iron Ties—Arrow, 9 1-2 per pound.
Bagging—2 lbs. 16al6 1-2; 2 1-8 lb3. 17
21-4 fts. 171-2. Gunny 13 l-2al4.
DeKALB SUPERIOR COURT,
SECOND WEEK,
Atlanta Cotton BEarket.
Cotton—We quote quiet at 15 cents.
Atlanta money market.
Financial.—Gold, buying at 1 09; selling at
11. Silver, buying at 1 03, selling 1 06.
Exchange—Buying at 1-4 off, selling at
par. Bonds and Stocks—These quotations
are merely nominal and represent piices
when money is easy. Georgia 6s, 63a65,
7s, 86a88; new Georgia bonds at the
State Treasury, 8 per cent, non-
taxable, #1. Atlanta city bonds, 7s .70
a72; 8s, 80a82. Augusta, 83a85. Georgia
Railroad stock, 86a88; Georgia Rail Road
bonds, 93a95. Atlanta and West Point Rail
road stock, 80a82; Atlanta and West Point
Railroad bonds, 94a96. Central Railroad
stock, 75a7S. Rome city 7s, 68a72
Savannah 83. Atlanta National Bank stock
1 25.
Monet Commands 2a2} per cent, readily.
Atlanta Grocery market.
of its exchanges. Now this Irind of petty stealing we
never can tolerate. If a man is really too downright
mean and stingy to take a paper then wo say he ought
to be ma*-e to do without cue.
During the two last weeks the Supreme Couit of
Hail county has been in session. There were several three couples went back on all rules in such
I very important cases tried, and the attendance from
The camp meetings have, commenced. We will tell
you in onr next of onr trip to one—how we started off
Wnrma Atlanta Band I. here, and on Friday ^ for the ground expecting a glorious meeting, but in-
’ 1 stead found the good folks breaking up.
Tours, etc,
Annie Maria.
they are to playfor a ball to be glvenby the Knights—
which are to Bhow themselves on Friday afternoon.
I came near forgetting several fair bunches of tobao
co, grown by A. H. Mitchell andW. D. Hawking, It
Is very fine.
There are to he aeen three handies of Rice, grown
hy Mr. .Wilton Green, only a short distance from
Dalton,
riuixi.
The general exhibition la good, and would be de
cidedly so even If it was not for the 19 varieties of
preserves and jellies shown by Miss Lizzie Hamilton
Tney are choloe, and look|eceedingly tempting.
I am stopping at the National Hotel, a flnt-rate
house. There is plenty to eat, of reasonable variety,
and so cooked as to keep dyspeptics from grumbling.
the bedrooms and beds were clean, not a chintz-, „ ..
bag. The Superintendent of the W. & A. B. B. ha. ^ Roche * ter ’ Un ‘ 0D ’
so, arranged his schedule that papers on two The newspaper have heralded the arrest
trains get their meals here. A satisfied and weU K Mw. MlMlie Benton, an important wit-
filled stomach always givee content, so I think they in ^ S “ keB f^ der c “ e - a In ° D ? P .T
must go away agreeably impre«ed with Dalton. In,
vvnf I. ,i n jt i_ni ..Aw i- I-. m hnmfiwi* I Bt&tGD16Dt 18 IECOrrtJCl. Iler E&D16 18 DOt
Beforo closing I will pay my respects to a humbug I v. nt - .iMilHrmi” Ttentnn and hofnrp
IA ROMANTIC HISTORY.
A Heroine of Kentucky.
THE WOMAN WHO IS TO DECIDE
STOKES, FATE.
which is exhibition. It is what is claimed to ha a
colored baby, resembling a frog, so called because its
“Minnie,” but “Mildred” Benton, and before
| marriage was “White,” and thereby hangs a
tale. As the wife and Widow of the Indiana
pair—Its - management and
Exhibits.
Dalton, October ,21878.
^•Editors Constitution: On the Bast Tennessee
Ballroad, two miles out, Is the Dalton or North Geor
gia Fair AsjociationiGronndf. It is a beantlful tract
of twenty-five acres. The fencing, flxtnres, etc., are
substantial and so well arranged that aU exhibitors
have a fair showing—there is a conspicuous place for
everything. Their Fourth Annual Fair Is now being
held and will last nntll Friday evening. The show of
stock, household prodnets, manuiactured articles,
vegetables, fancy articles, etc., etc., which go
to make agricultural exhibitions pleasant is, perhaps,
as good aa eouid be expected. The first day, (or yes
terday), It rained very hard, and ft was impossible for
those who had made entries to get them on the
gronnd. and those who intended entering could not
get to the Secretary’s office.
Whitfield, Murray, Walker, Catoosa and Gordon
counties have, without any real understanding, yet by
a kind of common consent, tied to each other in
furthering the lnteieats of thla Association,
The general policy adopted was of particularly en
couraging local interetts. They have doubted the
wisdom of offering large premiums, and opening! or
rather inviting hy so doing competition from oil sec
tions, fearing it would crowd out their own stock and
discourage stock railing at home. It ia a question
which has excited and caused much difference of
opinion among agriculturalist aud steck raising all
face is disfigured hy a doubled flshered h»lr-lip-not I gold '; er) General Wm. P. Benton. Mildred
an uncommon occurrence—or a portion of the npper-1 waa well known in some portions of this
lip Is gone, was not developed, in tbu case nasal state. Since General Benton’s untimely
bones and a part of tre superior maxillary bones la I death, SO early in the war as 1863, Mrs. Mil-
wanting, also not uncommon. I dred had disappeared from the sight of the
It has often been remedied by a surgical operation, | Indiana people, but not their memory, for
and this in time can be to ascertain extent. 1 be ex-1 jj er arrest in New York last week has set
hibltor told me he was soon going to exhibit it in At-1 knowing tongues to wagging again, and her
tenta—my reason for noticing It thus lengtbly. There ] sayings and doings have been recalled and
s nothing interesting (save to surgeons) or instructive repeated, though they might at any time have
in looking at it. ItmaybepoisibleoErpeoplewillbe formed the theme of Village gossip, and
guUed with it. i judge not. w. | doubtless have often been' rehearse'd as a
proof that all the romance of life is not
enclosed between the covers of a novel.
A Generous Donation. For her history is a curious one, and
OurreadeiB will remember that shortly before the I Ike startling incidents and situations of
assembling of the Georgia Medical Asi Delation at this I h e r life, as she has gone up and down
place, a committee of physicians waa appointed to I Garth, and walked to and fro in it, make
raise means to appropriately entertain that body. I a career . 'j 1 ® 1 fow parallels. In the con-
This duty the committee discharged thoroughly, and . t0Wtt of Maysville, Ky , that has
their calls were so generously responded to by our ““ ™Zr tho w^fhnrn
citizens tbat after paying off all the expenses of tbe abl / la . r S° hU1 . 0a , l 4 h ® °^er, She was born
. . r*"* . .It. . . load raised, and at the breaking out of the
ifTAs 3 re “»l nod laU, «k rebellion there were few of its severalthou-
ff 8tiyed unm yesterday when the inhabitants who did not know Mildred
physicians, after cons , u nanlmonsly de-1 'W'liite. A village beautv is always a noted
termlned to send the money to Shreveport for the pergonage, and to this* quality, which she
benefit of the snfferers in that plague-stricken city, 1 possessed in a wondrous degree, is doubtless
The money has accordingly been forwarded. We , 0 traced the secret Of her power; but
hope that others will follow the example. gjjg vvas as shrewd aS beautiful, clear, cool-
t - .—«.i headed and determined. Place these ele-
fiouTHERYATL antic Telegraph Company.—We arc I ments in a surrounding of poverty, and
happy to announce that this company has extended add to them a large amount, of the
its wires to this city, and will commence business on I f Id slave-holding pride, and there ,ia
combination that will work a way
Atlanta IMtejnce Current.
(CORRECTED DAILY.!
Constitution Office,
Atlanta, October 6.
September Term, 1873.
Sugars—We quote: New . Orleans, in
hogsheads, 9all for fair to choice; Demarra
12al2}; clarified white 12; do yellow lljall};
A dbffee 12}al2i; extra C do 12ial2}; Porto
Rico 10}all; yellow O lOall.
Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans 70a
75; Common, 27 in hhds; bbls. 82; refined
syrups 45a75.
Nails—We quote at |5 50 for lOds, and
25c additional for diminishing grades.
Salt—We quote Virginia, #3; Liverpool,
#2 15a2 20 per sack. .
Candles—We quotestar 19}a2Q per pound.
Fisn—Market scarce and firm.. We quote
as follows: Half barrels, N03. 1,2 and 3, $9,
$3 and #7 50; in kits, Nos. 1, 2 and 3,
#175, and $140.
Pepper—We quote at 28a30.
Spice—We quote at 18a20.
Ginger—We quote atl6al7.
Crackers—5 3-4&12.
Soda—We quote firm; 8 in kegs; 9 in
boxes. _
Rice—Wo quote at 9|al0. Inferior 8a9.
Teab—We quote Imperial at $lal 50;
Young Hyson $1 15al 50; Black 75a$l 25r
Gunpowder $lal 60.
Powder—Dupont $7 50; Sycamore Mills
$7 50; blasting $5; fuse per 100 feet 65.
Shot—We quote patent $3 90aS 00; Buck
$3 15a3 25.
Liquors—We quote common rectified
whisky per gallon $1; Robertson county
$125a3: Bourbon $1 25a5 50; com whisky
$115a2 , ^
Brooms—We quote at $2 50a4 50 per
dozen. -
Soap—We quote at 5a8aper lb, or $3a4 50
perbofc sUlx ' i * : ‘‘ '•’* '’
Atlanta Live Stock Market.
Cattle—3 l-2a3} cents gross; choice Ten
nessee 4 cents.
• Hooa—5} cents gross. Sheep 3}c; Ten
nessee 4a4}.
We, tbe Grand Jurors, empanneled and sworn for
the second week, September Term, 1873, of the Su
perior Court of said county, after having discharged
the other duties assigned us by the Court, do make
the following general presentments: v
In reference to the recommendation by the Grand
Jury of last week concerning the purchase of A
Pauper Farm for the county, it is the opinion of this-
body that it would ho desirable for the Ordinary to-
refer this matter to the voters of the county at the
next election for members of tbe General Assembly, as-
to whether they approve or disapprove of the measure,
Wealaoreccmmend that the committee appointed to
examine the books of tbe county begin th6lr labors
from those dates at which former committees havo
examined. We find that ail the books have been re
vised up to March, 1873, except those of the Clerk of
Superior Court.
We find that we have sufficient evidence for An ting
true bll B against several vendors of intoxicating
liquors in the town of Stone Mountain, if the Legis
lature had noti-by special act, repealed tbe State laws
concerning tbe oath (o be taken by retailers in said
town of Stone Mountain, and as we regard tbe nse of
ardent spirits as a beverage by our youths as a crying
evil in tbe land, and as this evil ia liable to continue
so long as our lawmakers are so .loose in granting
charters to towns, we, the Grand Jurors aforesaid,’.do
most roipectfnlly request his Excellency the Gov
ernor of this State, if, in his judgment, it ia expedi
ent so to do, to recommend in his next annua]
miEsago to iho General Assembly the paseage ot a
law making it a penal offense for any person to sell or
give a drink of ardent spirits to a minor in this State
anises the same may be prescribed by some regular
physician, parent or guardian. And we also request
our present Representative from DeEaIb r to give hie
hearty support to such a bill.
Wo find that onr conrt-nonse has one leak in the
roof that needs immediate attention.
We find thatour excellent Sheriff, with commenda
ble zeal, did offer and pay out of his own packet, the
sum of one hundred dollars as a reward tor the ap
prehension of an escaped prisoner, Thomas Wair by
nams, and as we know the good people of this conn,
ty do not desire their servant to impoverish himself
in his effort to 6erve the county, we here recommend
that the Ordinary pay over to our said Sheriff the sum
of one hundred dollars out of the county funds.
We find that the bridge across north prong f of
Peachtree creek on the Powers ferry road has not been
built according to specifications, being thirteen feet
too short, cansing the ascent at north end tj’ba too-
steep for loadea w«gons to cros3. We call the atten
tion or lira Ordinary to this defect.
We tender to bis Honor Judge Hopkins, and the.
Solicitor, Mr. Glenu, oar thanks for official courtesy
daring the term.
We direct that the Ordinary pnbish thla, our gen
eral presentment, in one or both of the Atlanta papers*
and forward a espy to the Executive offics of the-
8 Ate.
JOHN W. TUGGLE, Foreman.
Atlanta Dry Goods Market.
Monday. The offics is in the National Hotel. We a
tract that oar citizens will give them a liberal patron
age.
for itself. Caleb White, Mildred’s father,
had met with reverses ia business, and had
cases ma do and provided, and took their
seats, leaving Mildred and her cavalier to go
it alone. In 1801, Mildred, with her parents,
left for New Orleans, and for several years
the people of Maysville heard nothing of
them till about a year and a half ago, when a
Maysville merchant, who was in New York,
met Mildred on the street, and from her re
ceived an invitation to call on her at her
house. He did so, and described the
place as palatial almost in its elegance.
Old times and scenes were revived, and
in the course of the conversation Mildred
expressed herself very freely in regard
to Stokes, declaring and desiring the mer
chant to proclaim it to her old-time acquain
tance that she was determined to have Stokes
acquitted. While in the South Mildred mar
ried General William E. Benton, one of In
diana’s well-known soldiers, who had enlisted
at the opening of the war, and at ihe time he
saw Mildred was in command of the Federal
forces at Baton Rouge. After their marriage
they came to Richmond, in this State, where
Gen. Benton had lived before the war, and
where he married and buried his first wife.
While in Richmond Mildred became wel
known, though they stayed therebutamonlh
or two. They soon became dissatisfied with
the place, anti again went South, and shortly
after General Benton died, in the same year
he had married—1862. Mildred then came
back to Richmond, and claimed the amount
of her husband’s life insurance policy. But
the policy was found so worded tbat only his
children by his first wife, or their repre
sentatives, could get it. Then stormy
scenes followed. 8he threatened suit, but
consultation showing that it would be use
less, she abandoned her intention and left
Richmond, to be heard of again in connec
tion with the Stokes case.
• [This is the heroine of the “Romance of
the War” we published a few Sundays since,
in which a Federal officer gave the Albany
Argus some account of Mildred’s exploits in
and around Mobile apd New Orleans.]
Tlie Auttaor of *‘Mome» Sweet
Home. 1 ?
Over 6,000 Brooklynites assembled Saturday
at Prospect Park to witness the unveiling of
the colossal bronze statue of John Howard
Payne, author of “Home, Sweet Home.” The
bust was presented to the city of Brooklyn,
N. Y., by the Faust Club, and cost $25,500.
The proceedings were opened by the per
formance of an overture by the twenty-third
regiment band. The Hon. Thomas Kinsella
presented the bust to the park commission
ers, after which the sculptor, Mr. Henry
Bearer, unveiled it, amid the applause of the
multitude. A poem by John G. Saxe was
read, and the Hon. William O. Dewitt deliv
ered an eloquent oration on tho life of the
poet. A chorus by the children of the public
schools and a march by the band closed the
proceedings,
John W. Akers, Russel T. Ayers.
Lesndcr Biffle, Geo-je M. Cirpenter,
Jeptha E. George, Edwin H. Guess,
Phillip L. Hampton, James A Holbrook,
Euel O. Hardman, Charles M. Jones,
Phillip B. McCrudy, Jacob C. New,
Michael A Steel, Thomas Thompson,
John B. Warwick, Thomas P. Wells.
JOSEPH F. A TUFTS. Secretary.
As recommended bv Grand Jury, it ia ordered that ,
the above presentment be inbllehed one time in The
Atlanta Constitution and H< raid.
By the Coart:
JOHN T. GLESN,
Solicitor General.
A true extract from the minutes of DeKalb Supe
rior Coart.. >
HIRAM J. WILLIAMS.
octS-djjwlt Clerk.
GEOBGIA) Fulton County.
Obdesaby’s.Opfice, October 4,1873.
N OAH B. FOWLER has applied for letters of ad
ministration de bonis non upon tbe estate of
John Batterree, late of said cotmt*, deceased.
AU persons concerned are notified to file their ob
jections, if any exist, on or before the flret Monday,
in November next, else letters will be granted the
applicant. DANIEL PITTMAN,
oct5-w4*v Printer's foe $4 Ordinary.
Prints—W amsutta, 8; Bedford,
Amoskeag, 94; Arnold, 9. AU standard
brands 11c. Gamer 101.
Roswell Mills—4-4 sheeting 114; 7-8 10c
yarns $1 50; sewing and knitting thread 50c
Sheetings, etc.—Graniteville—3-4sheetings,
8 per yard, 7-8 sheetings 10 per yard
4-4 sheetings 111-2 per yard, 7-8 drills 12 per
yard. Augusta—3-4 smrtings 8 per yard; 7-8
shirtings 10 per yard, 4-4 sheetings lli per
yard, 7-8 drill 12 per yard. Alabama and
Georgia and Monitour goods are a 1-2 cen t
under the above quotations.
Atlanta Produce market,
Dried Fruit—Rough peaches 4a4J:
peeled 7al4.
Eggs—22^a25. _
Potatoes—Sweet 80ca$l. Irish $1 per
bushel; per barrel $3 50a4 00.
Feathers—We quote at J75a80 for prime
selections; mixed 65a70.
Beeswax—25a26c.
Rags—31a4.
Poultry—We quote 18a22J.
Butter—We quote good country at 25,
30; Tennessee, 30a35. ...
Onions—We quote $175a2 00 per bushel.
Wool—washed 35a40c; unwashed 25.
- ' v' sundries.
Seeds—Glover $8; timothy $5; orchard
grass $R; blue grass $3; herd’s grass $2 50.
Cotton Yarns—We quote at $1 50 per
bunch all numliers.
Candies—We quote (tick candy 14ial6;
common fancy 17a25. ^ „
Tobacco—Common Bound 43a45; low me
dium 47a50; medium 52a55; fine 60a70; extra
fine 80a$l; Spencer’s Calhoun $113. Princess
twist 85. Brown’s Log Cabin $1 00.
Iron—Bar iron $4 25 two horse tyer:
axes $13 50al4; steel 20a22; shovels, Ames’,
$15 50; horse and mules shoes 8a9; horse shoe
nails 20aS0.
Cheese—Factory 16lal7. State cheese
12ial5.
Oil—Kerosene 28.
Leather.—Sole, hemlock good damaged
251a28; good 29a33. White oak 40a50.
Black upper 40a55.
Hides—We quote dry, 15al8; green salted
7 l-2a81.
Blue Buckets—2 75 per dozen,
Tallow 7a~c.
Apples $3s3 50 per barrel.
Cg'-Every one t0 hi 3 trade,” is a trite
adage, and it has, it seems, been fully ex
emplified during the past ten or twelve years
in two prominent families in this countty, the
fighting McCooks and tho office-holding
Washburns, as will be seen by the following
lists:
In the Army.
Major Daniel McCook, Sr.
Ool. George W. McCook.
Gen, Edwin L. McCook.
Gen. Robert L. McCook,
Gen. Daniel McCook. Jr.
Gen. A. McD. McCook,
captain John McCook.
Charles McCook.
Campbell County Deputy
Sheriff’s Sale.
W ILL be sold bcTore the Court-house door In the
town of Fairburn on the first Tuesday in No
vember next, within the legal hours of sale, the fol
lowing property, to-wit:
Sonin half of land tot No. nineteen (19), rathe
eighth district of originally Coweta, but now Camp
bell county, containing one hundred one and one-
fonrth acres, more or Jess. Levied on as the properly
of Daniel Ad.rhold, to satisfy an execution issued
from the Justice Court of the 757th District of said
county at the May term, J872, in favor of John E.
Edge against Daniel Aderhold. Property pointed out
by W. H. Andrews, attorney for plaintiff, and levy
made by E. L Jackson, L. C„ and returned to me.
Fairbnrn, Ga, September 3D, 1S73.
Also, at the same time and place, one hun
dred and forty-two acres of land, more or
less, being the eastern and southern part
of lot of land in the seventh fi's rlci of orig
inally Coweta, but now Campbell county, and two
and one-hair (i>i) acres, mere or lass, ra the north
west cornet of land lot No. thirty-eight (3S) in the
same district and county. Levied on to satisfy sun
dry fl. fas. issued from Justice Court 652 district ot
Campbell county at the Augnst term, 1866, in favor of
W. J. Garrett against Frances Nixon. Property
pointed out by a sid Garrett, and levy made byE-I.
Jackson and returned to me Fairmirn. Ga., Sep
tember 30,1373. WM. THOMPSON.
Deputy Sheriff!
oct3-wtds Printer’s fee gz 60 per levy.
In Office.
Elihu B. Washburn.
Caldwsl’erC. Washburn.
William B. Washburn.
Peter T. Washburn.
Israel Washbnrn.
W. D. Washbnra.
Henry D. Washburn.
Charles A. Washburn.
WATERS’ CONCERTO PARLOR ORGANS
are the most beMtiful ia
yle and perfect in tone
ever made. IV CON
CERTO STOP is the best
ever placed, in any
Organ. It it produced by
an extra eet of reeds pe
culiarly voiced, the
EFFECT of which is
:OST CMABJ1ING
d SOUI. STIR-
nli'G, while its IM
ITATION of the HI'-
MAM VOICE is SU
PERB. Struts literal.
GREAT
FER. HORACE
FFER.
ATERB ft BON, 481
Broadwav. N. "Y., will
di-pore of500 PIANOS end ORGANS of first—
class makers, including WATERS’, at ex
tremely lowp rices for cash,crparted*,and
balance in small monthly payments. New 7-
Octave first-class PIANOS, nil modern
improvements,/> 1275 ca*. ORGANS 5-
Octavc. S70. DOUBEE-REED ORGANS,
8100;4-STOP Slio;S-STOP, 8135. and up.
wards. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES MAILED. A large
discounltoMinisters, Churches. Sunday-Schools, Temperance
Societies, Lodges, etc. AGENTS WANTED.
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A Big Battle has been going on for years be
tween tie Constitutions of tbe Sick, on one aide, and
all the Active Poisons, falselv called remedD-s, on the
other. The polsona have had the best of the fight,
and a long list of thektlledmay be foutd in every
cemetirv. But at last, common sense is patting
stop to this pernicious conflict. At last.
Tli© Prisoners
Of tho sick room have discovered that in TabaxX’s
KrrEnvsscaxT Seltzer Averiest, they haveU tonic,
a f ebrifuce, a laxative, a diuretic, a corrective, a regs-
tiding and anti-billlous medicine, equaljo aU ordinwy
exigencies, and good for every ailment of the stomach,
tho bowels the nerves, the muscles, and the secieUve
organs Sold by all druggists.
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