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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. VOLUME YL! ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21,1873. INUMBER 3R ijgttltlg gnm^lADAIRSVILLE. The Constitution and Sun. ATLANTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 59. TXRllS OF THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. Weekly One Year $2 00 “ Six Months 1 00 Clubs of Ten 15 00 Send in your subscription. LOCAL AFFAIRS. GRAND DISTRIBUTION OF PRES ENTS. Splendid Privilege of Every Sub scriber to tike Constitution* Betd onr grand scheme of present* In knottier col umn. Every subscriber Is to receive a present. Bead It and act. Lose no time. Send In your sub scriptions. Onr books are all ready, and onr cards are also. Hake up clubs dally and weekly. Bern em ber the Ume is abort and only a limited number of cuds win be Issued. THE RUMORED DEFALCATION. A Deficit Probable. We male diligent inquiries yesterday with refer ence to the rumored defalcation of Hr, James Dar ning, In the Atlanta Poet-office. Up to noon yetta- day nothing wrong bad been discovered, bnt later in the day inch dli covcries were made as to render it probable that there was a deficit. How much it is can not be yet told. We all know, however, that whatever the amount may prove t > be, if any, the Postmaster, Judge James L. Burning, wilt make good, and that neittier tho govemmun or the people will lose a dollar. Our Pertmsster wUl shield no one, but make tttJit to den ct* he guilty with an inflexible purpose, even though Hut guilty one be bis own son The examination is in progress, and the fasts will be developed in time. Sad Accident. Mr. — — Coker, a farmer living about ten miles from the city, on tho Macon road,* brother of our Ur. Coker, cashier of the Bank of the state of Georgia,met a very serioos accident on yesterday. It seems that Hr. Coker had on a load of shingles, rome of which got loose, snd made a rattling noise, scared his team of mulee, and they taking iiighl ran away, throwing Mr. Coker frem tne wagon, and predpiting a bundle of shingles on hia right leg. The wonnd is • very painful one—teasing off the fleeh almost en tirely below the knee, and breaking the bone. Tbe unfortunate man was taken up and cent to bis brother's house by Ur. O. H. Jom>s. who afterwards procured the services of Dr*. Westmoreland and Owens. At the last accounts. Hr. Coker was resting, alter having his leg dressed. It is not known whether it will he neerseary to amputate. HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE. A Cblld Nearly Eaten Up by as Pig. We were Informed yesterday of one of the most horrible occurrences that it has ever become onr duly to chronicle- It Berms that a Ur. Sharpe, who resides on Nelson street, in the vletnliy of the Walker street chool house, is the owner of a very wild and savsge bog. Sometime during the forenoon of yesterday this animal escaped from hia owner’s lot into the street Several negro children, belonging to a colored family who lore near Ur. Sharpe, were also in the street The pig at once charged the children, snd caught a little boy about four years cf age, throwing him down and mangling him horribly. His limbs were nearly tom to pieces, and the hog seized him by the shoulder, oltlng it through and through, eo that some ol his teeth penetrated the child’s longs. After he had let the little boy loose, be f toned for tbe others, and we are Informed it required three men to manage him. They finally succeeded, however, in running the hog off* The cbild is almost lorn to pieces. Its injuries are necessarily fatal, and it is prooably dead long ere this Beyond doubt, this is one of the most remarkable instances of ferocity in a hog the t we have ever hea- d. Tbs animal enght to be Instantly killed, as there is no telling who « may Injure next. A Very Interesting Letter. Glimpses of Marietta* Acwortla, Car te ravine—Cotton in Clterebee Georgia. AdalrsvlUc end Her Lumber Trade— Tbe Town as a Wheat Market— Flouring Mill—Her Business Men — The Churches and Schools—The Depot —A Model Farm —Cotton Factory* * fashioned Penn ante bam, there is now stored from*75 to 80 tons of bay and oats—more than be will want for h'a own nee. Neither was it mowed away by the slow process of past agesS by two tined band forks-bnt by a modern 4 timed 3)4 foot carved mo fork geared on a hay con veyor or nail track in the gable, with a long rope at tached, by which it is quickly and easily, with the aid of amnleor a torse, conveyed all over the bam. 1 was lnlormed by a gentleman who has often wit nessed the operation of storelng away a load of hay, that he had seen a fall ton of loose hay unloaded by it in eight minutes. Mrs, Gray is not second to her hatband in good management. She showed me a flock of forty-five young turkeys nearly full grown. Ur. Gray is also now engaged in rebuilding his brlfck store. COTTON FACTORY. The ground has been purchased and a 1,5*0 spindle factory is soon to be bnllt. RAF ROAD NATTERS. In tne cars I toned the “Kennesaw Gazette,” snd on locking it over I was astonished to find tbe follow- KILLED BY CARS. A Terrible and Heart-Rending 8cene. It becomes our painful duty to chronicle an shocking accident—one that carries with it a terrible warning. Mr. J. W. A. Buchanan, a youcg man of about S3 years of age. yesterday noon, while going to bis dinner thought to shorten ths distance by riding on top of one of the freight cars pasekgin tbe yard of the State Bond; and for this purpose MOUNTED TBE RADDER on the side of a box car one side track, intending to jump thence on the train just then coming toward him. The space between toe tracks at this point is very limited—so much so, indeed, that even railroa men are not prone to go there white trains are about to paea ; tbe deceased knew this, bnt calculated on get ting on top before the train came by; bnt alas for human expectations! he had but just got himself HALT WAT U t ON THE BOX, when the engine of death came thundering by, and catching the unfortunate young tn.w, tolled him along between the edges of the cars until he reached the end of the box; then he dropped down and was carried beneath tbe train. The wheels severed his legs from tbs body, and braised his arms and body considerably. Tbe train was stopped as quickly as possible, and soon a very large crowd gathered around to see the sid spectacle. The news eoon spread over the city, and tender hearts conveyed it to his widowed mother and young bereaved wife. A Ltter being procured. Dr. Westmoreland and Dr. Love assisted by severs! by-etandera. fitted the unlor- nruataman, afiil insensible, on the Utter and sent him tolls home on Foundry street TOUCHING SCENE AT THS HOUSE. Kind friends were scan there ready to do all tbat human aid could accomplish, but the physicians had said he conld not survive the accident long. He recognized Hr. W. A. Hemphill, who was in the room, and spoke to him. Then, kissing his anguished wife, la reply to her question if he recognized her, and also hia mother, in a few moments .his soul ook its flight, let ns trust, to a better world. The only stay and support of a widowed mother as well as wife, the blow is truly sad ana hea rtreading. Mr. Buchanan’s occupation was tbat of [a printer. Ha worked in the office of Hr. T. S. Reynolds of this city. Of the deceased It may be said he was a young man of sober, indnstiious habits, a devoted son and husband. To tbe bereaved ones we offer onr sincere and heartfelt condolence in this their sad boor of This la the second young man from Athena accf, dentally killed on the State Bosd within a month past. We cannot bnt add a word of warning to the ivlog, that they Cannot be too earef ul with their Uvea ia the proximity of railroid trains. Asairsvuxe, October 18,1873. Editors Constitution; Yesterday, to escape the dis mal faces of many of onr Atlan'a citizens, and the general cry of “hard times,’’ snd the enquiry as to “what will be the result,’’ I took a flying trip up to this happy, contented people, this prosperous go- ahead place; but, before giving your readers a sketch of Adalrsville, I wifi, with a hope of passing a ray of hope and gladness over the aforesaid despondent merchants, etc., of the great business centre of the South—Atlanta—tell something or what was .seen of the several villages passed. At Marietta 33 wagons ; at Acworth 63 (by actnal count made by B. M. Mitchell, the railroad agent) At Cartersville the place was crowded with wagons loaded withfrom one to tnree hales of cotton. Here, too, was heard the rattle of the hammer and plain on the new, big brick hotel being built by Hr. Rlx. (By tbe by, Colonel Johnson, the Ajax of thatsectionof the State, with others, are making efforts to get Haj. Frank Warren for its proprietor—the man who for so long a Ume made the Kimball House the great center of attraction for everybody. I second the move, for I enjoy something good to eat and agoed bed. Where he is they will be found.) But. toget back to the sights and prospects. Every depot has'been for davs surrounded with cotton, and the fields aic white with it. The query was oftetfneard where could eo much cotton come from. sight made eveiy traveler happy. The ctls ere is no reason for fear as to our f utnre. We have a large ex cess of what is bound to bring money—of what will always command it. Ii much of it goes to pay debts, good is done, for it is the engagements of our mer chants tlFt is embarrassing the country. That the fact is there is bound to bs a largo surplus over that demand. Facts are always worth more than guesses. Then look at these. On Saturday lost lit, on Monday 103, and nearly a like number or bale* of cotton has been handled in the village of Acworth, and every pi tee on the West ern and Atlantic Railroad in like ratio. If the above two days’ woik. or the 317 bales brought $70, $16,190 were paid out. Place that side of the fact that over $300,000 have been pa'd out by the cotton buyer* ot Atlanta In the last ten days, and the snog *mn of $55,000 on Wednesday last by one whose modesty shrinks from having his name mentioned. One month or six weens of such continuous dis tributing of funds Is bound to relieve the presen hampered condition of tbia section. If it is true that It la always the darkest the hoar be foreday.” That hour ia past, and the moneyed eun ia fast coming to light. The “good time coming” is not only coming, bnt It Is ceitainly close st hand. It prophecy that in leas [than thirty days smiles and jokaa wifi take the place of long faces *nd dark fore bodings. Adairavillo does a much larger bntlness than ap pearances indicate. Its chief article of export Is lumber. There are four first-class steam saw mills within five miles of tbe place. One of them is owned and ran by Hr. Wallace, and cats daily about 6 000 feet. One Is the property of Hesirs. Seay & Oo. They oat about tbe same amount. The other two are owned and run by Me-ers. Richardson & Crenshaw, both Northern men. They cut about 10,000 feet. They are strictly business men, attending closely to their business, and certainly have the fall confidence and good wishes of all this people. This has also been quite a wheat, but not much of a cotton market, though this year they expect to re ceive 700 to 800 bales against 75 bales last year. FLOUR MILLS. Tco,\Yejtcrn and Atlantic Bailroad Hill of J. M. Vetch is the pride of the place and surrounding coun try. It is under th- special charge of Joseph J.Ogles- by, who has • wide reputation as a miller. Tbe flour certainly looks wefi, and as it seems to give satisfac tion generally, it is undoubtedly good. There are three runs of stone for wheat, and one used for corn. The former are capable of making 100 barrels of floor dally, and the latter will nuke 135 bushels of meal. Fire grades of flour are made. The mill proper 1* S3 by 71 feet. There are also several small buildings for office, storerooms, etc. The upper story of his new storehouse is to be used as a Masonic snd Good Temp lars’ Hall. BUSINESS MEN. The leading ones are Colonel J. W. Gray, J. H. Veacb, J. B. Kinsman, J. H. Hagee, T. C. Goldsmith, Gast & Beardon. W. E. Font, Thomas Johnson, A. p. Manning. J.F. A.exander, F. 8. Hunt. CHUSCSES. Tbe principal one le the Un-on Church. There are five within three milts. The mass of the citizens hereabouts ate a Chrlstain, Church-going people. SCHOOLS. Colonel J. H. Felton has a good select school half utile on’. It ia spoken hlgh’y of. The Academy is under the charge of J. G. Hudson, a Chrlstain gentleman and a capital teacher, com* blned with the faculty of governing most completely —through kindness. Tne building is handsome, and on the hill near Mr. Teach’* elegant residence, the grounds are beautitol. THE DEPOT is in charge ot J. M. Davidson, an accommodating, polite gentleman, and his tga, only twelve yean old, la the telegraph operator. A MODEL FARM AND SPLENDID RESULTS. 1 am indebted to Colonel J. W. Gray for a ride over his three hundred acre farm and a pleasant hour with his family. It is on the border of the village. The hr use (hie borne) is a large, handsomely con- strusted one-and-a-half story cottage. Tbe whole place is enclosed and divided np into reasonable side fields, with good substantial straight fences. The land la undulating and resembles the splendid rolling prairies of Iowa and Illinois. It is free from stomps. (They lure "been removed.) Sevent-five acres have been sowed with wheat and seeded down in clover, timothy and beards grass. About two hundred acres are already well set with the different grasses and his avenge yield of h*y to the present the past season was something over one ten to the acre. He b«* cut *s high as three tons to the acre. Ha also harvested this season 45 acres of wheat, which averaged over ten bushels per acre—in yean past, as high as forty-throe bushels, of wheat has been raised to the acre in tbat neighborhood. When he breaks np bis land it] is effectually don e first by a two-horse plow, and every foot of it is turned over and to the depth of eevea to eight inches— then it is thoroughly harrowed—then rolled, snd then If it is not smooth as well a* loose and freed from lamps, it is broken np again, and when it is ready to My aside, water ditches, here and there, as may be required, are made. BIS EARN. It is 58 by 63 feet on tbe ground and 88 feet to the gable with a roam for everything, and evtiy farming implement is boosed. His plows, hay rakes, two mowers and reapers, bay presa-u well as hU wagons were under cover. Also inside of this splendid, old iB 2 f "*? : A *L L ? e 101148 T -ter, speaking from every delicate feature of her girl- lrom 130 to ISO miles the shortest, and after examin ing the distances given I thought there must be some mistake, bnt I find on examining the Bailroad Guide that the distances as ate given—are correct. VIA EAST TENNESSEE. New Orleans to Mobile 140 miles Mobile to Montgomery 178 miles Montgomery to Dsilton 336 miles Dalton to Bristol 340 miles Bristol to Lynchburg 304 miles Lynchburg to Washington 178 miles Washington to New Yoik .... 338 miles Total to East Tennessee 14C4 miles VIA AIR-LINE (SO-CALLED! New Orleans to Mobile 140 miles Mobile to Montgomery . 178 miles Montgcmeryto Charlotte. 438 miles Charlotte to Greensboro 93 miles Greensboro to Blcbmond 189 miles Richmond to Washington ISO miies Washington to New York 228 miles 1396 miles Atlanta Is fortunate in being the dividing point of these great roads. W. DUSSPEGML KEW YORK EOBBESPONDE1GE. Gotham* as Seen by a Lookci-oo- Operai, Nilsson* Lucca—Theatres Salvinl* Sotbern* Rose Ey tinge —Lectures and Lecturers— Anna E. Dickinson—Fash- ious—The Evangelical Alliance—Jerome Fork Races* Tor those who prefer an intellectual treat to the “Black Crook,” or something else equally trifling, it can be had almost every evening in the week, and frequently the flnt thinkeis end orators ot the day are to be heard at Cooper Union simply for the trou ble of going. ANNA E. DICKINSON. Bo not be alarmed—do not be terrified—do not be. shocked, oh, dear reader, and throw the paper down in disgust, at the name which heads this paragraph, for it you will read on you wifi discover something which perhaps yon never dreamed of. Youthcught that Anna, being a woman’s rights woman, was neces sarily some ngly old hog who went aronnd with a huge umbrella, a bundle of free-love tracts, a poke bonnet, a pair of green goggles surmounting a nose which dominated the rest of the features and possibly horns growing oat of the top of her head, did yon not? Then, if yon did, I wish to dis enchant yon, or rather to enchant yon by telling yon that she Is almost beautiful—in figure petite, with deep blue eyes, which beam with genius—with short black curls and wifi, firmness, decision snd charac- Naw Yohk, October 15,1873. Dear Constitution: Notwithstanding the financial crash, ot which we bear so much, bnt which is skill fully kept concealed like tbe ghost at the fireside, New York is as bnstitog as ever, and wears tbe robes of a gala day. This, oi course, is only the outside, for no one can toll what misery is hidden away,beneath the purple and. fine linen with which Gotham chooses to clothe itself. With the bracing autumn days, the birds of fashion have returned; the modistes and milliners are in a flutter; the dry goods palaces are thrown open: and every house of amusement in the city is in full blast, including those heretic*! but fashionable places of worship where Christ Is talked off a* any other mac, and where the religion of Chi 1st is spoken of as a good code of morals, which progress ive people class with the lost arts; and it the pleasure- seekers are neither happy nor satisfied the fr uit lies in their pampered and over- indulged tastes rather than in the efforts of the caterers. But, as enjoyment is a complex pleasure, requiring both appreciation and capacity for its toll indulgence, perhaps this is the reason wby so many persons aro the victims of disappointment, and why they are as noco asingly seeking for something new. OFEUA. Opera being par excellence the chiefestof fashion able pastimes, both the Academy of Music and the Grand Opera House are nightly filled with the creme de la creme, who show their delight in various ways. Some by sparkling eyes and flashed cheeks—others by the flowery offerings which they nightly shower upon the prlma donna, and others, by quietly spending the evening with their heads in the libretto—a feat which might have been performed at home for twenty.five cents. But if they prefer this to watching the varying expressions which play upon tbe faces of the impersonations, tht* is a free coun try, so wo are told (?), and they certainly have a per* feet right to piss toe evening as they choose. The opening night ike Academy of Music was an ova tion, which mnst have been very gratifying to the Swedish Diva, notwithstanding she has been received with encores and enthusiasm in almost every capita of Europe. A storm of applause greeted her as she walked rather haughtily upon the stage, and it was fully ten minntes before she conld proceed with the performance, while between each act sha wax called before the light tote absolutely pelted with bouquets. Notwithstanding her immense popularity, to in: she is cold—her acting is stereotyped, and there is scarce ly any comparison to be drawn bet wen her and Luca —for while Lucca has the most delicious and velvet <f voices, the has all the grace and coguitterie of a French woman, with all the soul an warmth oi an Italian, while Nilsson is ever the stiff; cold, angular child of tbe Nurth. It may be a matter of interest to know how the different nationalities are affected bv tbe two, the Northerner giving the preference to Nilsson in open, to Booth in tragedy, while the Southerner feel* hU blood pulsing fester as he drinks ia the exquisite tones of the incomparable Viennese, or listen* to th9 matchitss Salvinl. THE DRAMA. In the dramatic line Salvinl, the justly celebrated Italian tragedian, wears the iaurel.and holds audiences which number thousands, spell-bound by his life-lik9 portrayal of tbe .nd tragic. In appearance, he is grand— the intonations cf his veice are musical, sympathetic, appealing, scathing, by turn, and he walks the board* like tome inspired creation of an age which la dead— an age which would not ont-live honor, and which preferred death to Defeat or disgrace. In the modem school, bonthera, the prince of comedy, is playing at Wallick'e, an insignificant nothing which really ia beneath hie dignity, and which detracts from hia well- earned reputation. At the Uunlon Leaugue Theatre in an original play written by Mr. George Fawcett Bowels running, entitled “The Geneva Cross.’’ Itfe a story of the Franco-Prueslan war, «nA the scenes are Mid at Augerre, near Faria, then changed to Faria during the siege. It ia a beautiful thing, and beauti fully put upon the stage, no pains or expense having been spared in the mounting. Bose Eytingc, who was such a favorite at Wa'Mck’a some years ago, makes tux re-entree as the heroine in this amidst the plaudits to which she M justly entitled. LECTURES AND LECTURERS. England does not send us her usual quota of lectu rer* this season, as Vo have as yet only to chronicle Mr. Charles BradMugb, the great English Bopnb* tican,and Wilkie Collins, who is rehearsing somewhere in the country districts, prior to making his appearance before a metropolitan audience. However, we have nothing to regret, in that the lecturers are mostly Americans, for they have come fully up to the student, and in some instances even surpassed the expectations of their hearers. So that the season which has commenced earlier than usual, promises to be unnsuslly brilliant, and ish face. Her style is peculiarly her own, as she scorns imitators, and while her manner ia hurried and nervous, you are fully aware that It is only the scintillations ot genlns that make her msh onto such mad haste, and not fear, or trembling, for she tells the troth, and few people due to do that, especially if they deaire.to be popular. She chose the rather .enigmatical theme, “For your own sake” tor the subject of her discourse, and handled it after this wise: “Do not live simply to please other people, but find ont what God intended for yon to do. and go to work to do it earnestly, so berly and truthfully.” Being a woman, it was a mat ter of grept congratulation to me to see an audience Of two thousand people held spellbound, aa it were, by a woman, and when I looked aronnd snd jaw representatives frem the world of letters, lrom science, from art, from the pulpit, I was prouder stilL This yasthe opening lecture of the Gslaxy Course at Dr. Hepworth’s Church, which la one of the most beau tiful temples of worship in the city, FASHION. Of course the dear creatures, by way of exception, will wish to know all about the fashions, not that they care anything at al about dress. Ob, not What woman ever did? Redingotes on polon- naiee;, single-breasted, double-breasted, en shite, or to some contrasting color over a black skirt, are worn world wltbont end, and if a woma’a wardrobe does not include one of these universal garments, of course, she to ;_*et down as some poor, verdant thing from the coun try districts, or a near relative of old Mrs. Noah. . Muslin ruff* to the neck hive almost entirely su perceded collars, and they aro so very becomlog that We wish tho fashion conld last forever. Skirts are worn very narrow, slightly demi-trato, no panniers a’ all, and only enough looping to make the drapery graceful. The hair is again worn to one broad bra'd up the hsck with a bondeau of hair or several frizzles across the front—the same style that prevailed two years ago, and for old heads is much more becomtog than tho fashion just abandoned. Hats, in every de scription and shape, are worn, placed far back on the head, with a cluster of flowers falling djwa the back over the loops of ribbon or velvet’, or long plume that is almost universally worn. A corresponding cluster of rose bnds is worn at the throat, and on these love ly autumn afternoons, Broadway seems like some moving panorama of gorgeout-inefl flowers. THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. As yon already know by tel graph; this large body of Ghrittions, representing every nation and clime, aa it cUlms to do, has been holding large and enthusias tic meetings to this city for this week- It is believed many, and hoped by all, that they have done muCh id, but when Liberalism fcays fiiey werejfer too narrow-minded and bigoted, and Protestantism calls loudly for orthodox lines to be more fully exptoined and more rigidly observed, it would seem that the de liberations of this gnat and wise council fatted to meet tbe wants of mankind at large, and to my next, 1 will give Mr. Frothtogham’s ideas in tegatd to tho "Religious Outlook in America,” npon which I had the pleasure of hearing him last evening. THE TURF. I did not mean it, at least it was net premeditated, to bring “tbe world, tbe flesh and the devil” into such close proximity, as I have in this letter; but as it is done, why, Ioann undo it, and it must remain, It is a matter of regi -t that this week ends the fall meeting of ‘ the Jo uiub” at erome Park, an amusement which is largely part ated in by the fashionables for fashion’s sake, and thoso poor devils who love hoiees better than money or palaces. But the Yankees, as a nation, do not like horse-flesh for its own sake, but value it for the display of a fine equipage, snd the amount ci money paid ont for it as a piece of property—wh^athey prize it slillmore if it is hand somer than their neighbor's. Why, only think of a New Yorker saying tbe other day that he “lud a* soon see a donkey run as a horse,” and he, too, the owner of several handsome horses. How different with a Southerner, who loves his horse as himself, aLd who would willingly deprive himself rather than have bis horse suffer. This love for the noblest of animals is also shared by the women of the South, and while onr Northern sister sits smothered in lace£and laden down with diamonds, absolutely yawning through the rac:8, onr daughters ol the South will, peroapr, have mounted a seat unconsciously,while their spark ling eyes and enthusiastic exclamations, betray the interest they feel to having this or that one win. The drive np the avenue, and out through the park, which seems like an improvement npon Paradise, then a few miles more brings ns to Jerome Park, which is peculiarly beautiful- particularly so, because the open fiat space, usually seen on race tracks, is not to be found here, but instead we have hills and dales, and trees, and grass, and waterfalls, and a beauti fully curved track, which enables the run to be seen lrom almost any part of grind stand on the Uiub House, while the swara,which 1* terraced, is sprinkled with magnificent men and lovely women, who would make any nation proud to claim' them as citizens* Saturday is the last day of a brilliant season, and in my next I will give yon the result of the whole meet tog. Till then, with my heart’s best wishes, adieu. HLJ.W. A BLUE DAY IN NEW YORK STOCK CIRCLES. TMe Eddie, of the Wall street Whirl pool. President Grant on the Situation! BY TELEGRAPH TO THS ATLANTA CONSTTZUTTOHL New York, October 14.—Wall street has seen the bluest time to-day ever known, so far as the Stock Exchange was concerned; and prices have been allowed to fall below the lowest points touched in any of the panics of the past ten years. The decline is attributed to various causes. Some held that the depression was due to the order of Judge Blatchford yesterday, in relation to the bankruptcy of Geo. Bird, Grinnell & Co., and said that until the injunction is removed no one on the street could tell how soon the market might be flooded with stock, and so long as ft continues brokers will be unable to borrow money. Others explained the heavy tumble by the fact that a large amount of stocks carried on margins had been sold, and in consequence, holders were unable to put np any more collaterals. It is said Vanderbilt has been a free seller, and Jay Gould has sold out stocks which he had bought in and could not deliver,and has been buying up gold. Orders haye been sent in to-day from almost every quarter directing the sale of stocks, and outsiders appear panic stricken; there were VARIOUS HUMORS REGARDING DANIEL DREW AND COMMODORE VANDERBILT. The fact that bankruptcy proceedings of Kenyon, Cox & Co., are directed agaiuBt Mr. Drew is significant, and Mr. Drew’s transac tions are supposed to be at the bottom of the difficulty with Boyd & Vincent, as it has al ways been Commodore Vanderbilt’s policy to hold up New York Central against the tide, ho matter what the consequence toother stocks. The decline in Central from 88$ to 82$ to-day is taken as a sign of the Commodore’s inability to bolster it up. The sudden decline in the whole list in which Western Union, falling from 57 1-2 to 49 1-2, and Lake Shore from G613-4 to 65 3-8, keep pace, cannot but be disastrous to many houses largely interested in these stocks. It is a street whisper that tbe fall in Lake Shore was partly engineered by the Vanderbilt party, with the intention of getting control of the road, just as Harlem was gobbled some years ago, as the road is cansidered necessary to the interests of the New York Central. Another division of the Vanderbilt party liquidated to-day on account of the withdrawal of facilities'from banks and private money lenders. A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GRANT ON THE OUTLOOK. Publication is made in the Evening Post to-day, of a letter from President Grant to N. A. Cawdry, of the Continental Bank, dated October 6. The President says: “My whole object in the fetter to Anthony and Clafiin was to restore confidence in the pub lic mind, and to give assurances that tbe Gov ernment would give all the aid in its power, keeping in view at the same time the solvency of the National Treasury, as money in the Treasury would be subject to use for the purpose of showing that means are at hand to give the relief we promise. I do not believe the present panic will work to indi viduals half the injury .it will work in general good to the country at large. Our monetary system is a creation of necessity. It has no elasticity, but’ in other respects it is the best that has ever been devised. No one now distrusts the value of his paper dollar. On the contrary, it is seized and hoarded with tbe same avidity now that a gold dollar has been in former like adversi ties. The panic will call attention to the defects in our monetary system, and will no doubt lead to legislation to relieve the want of elasticity. The panic has "brought greenbacks about to par with silver. 1 wonder that silver is not al ready coming into the market to sup- pay the deficiency iu circulating medium. When it does come, and I predict that it will scon, we will have made a rapid stride to ward specie payments. Currency will never go below silver after that. The remainder of* the letter is devoted to the views of the President on Bilver, as a circulating medium and substitute for currency, but have been already made public in a recent interview. AVERAGE “CONDITION OF THE COTTON CROP. Another of Atlanta’s Fairest Boses Pluckfd— Marriage or James L. Dickey to Miss Gebtbued J. smith.—The marriage between tnese young people occurred last night at tne First Baptist Chnich. Mr. Dickey and hia beaatifal bride are both well known to onr community, and as widely esteemed. Conse quently it ia scarcely necessary for ns to say that the cnurch was packed to its utmost limit long before the hoar far the ceremony had arrived. This was per formed by the ttev. E. W. Warren, at half-past eight o’clock. The bride wore * tnpetb and heavy white groe grain silk. The bridesmaids were dressed m wnite Urietan. We give the name* of the a ttendants, to the order that they entered the church: Jexse M. Goss and Mia* Belle Cox, of Tennessee. W. L. Chambliss and Miss Mattie Ooker. Bob Anderson and Mies Toitotoh Harmon. W. D. Adair and Miss Mollis Bedding. Prank Logan and Mias Minnie Wallace. II. 8. parsons and Mias Fannie Keith. Ligon McWhorter and Alisa Florie Goodman. Ralph Peters and Mtoe Elia Klmbro. An arch of evergreens and roses spanned the altar, a beautiful monogram or the oride and groom being suspended from tne center of the arch. Tbe ladies aU looked very lovely, and repeated murmurs of ad miration ran through the church aa they passed up the aisle. After the ceremony was over the bridal party and quite a number of Invited friends repaired to the res donee of Mrs. Smith, on Forsyth street, where an elegant feast was prepared for the occasion, and paasea a most delightful evening. The sapper conld not be surpassed. Airs. Dickey received many beautiful and appropri ate presents. Those presented by the attends* a were quite pretty. The Western and Atlantic Rail road, in whose employ Mr. Dickey has been for some With their many friends in Atlanta, we heartily wish the young couple long lives, and a bountiful share of happiness, which they eo well deserve. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Washington, October 17.—The average condition of cotton in the first week of Octo her, as compared with the October reports of 1871 and 1872, stands as higher than that of the formeryear as it falls below the record of the latter, the standard crop being a good normal growth. The yearly losses from worm or other casualties almost always re duce the record below 100, and tbe greatest reduction usually occurs in September. The average this year has fallen off from 80 to 78$ since the first week of September a larger reduction than usually occurs. The general average in Oc tober, 1671, was 76, ond it was 82 in October of last year. The area was one-eighth great er in 1872, and the antnmn more favorable for development and picking, and the result wbs an average of 1,000,600 bales. The area of the present year was increased about 10 per cent, but a portion of the enlargement was abandoned, and the October status of the crop is materially reduced. The season must be of an average length and comparatively favorable for picking to insure a crop equal to that of last year. The State averages areas as follows: Virginia, 90; North Carolina, 88; South Carolina. *0; Georgia, 82; Florida, 76; Alabama, 78 Mis sissippi, 72; Louisiana. 65; Texas, 80; Ar kansas, 83; Tennessee, 90; Missouri, 90. Worms have continued their ravages and made advances upon a new territory in Ar kansas and North Carolina. Several coun ties in the latter State report the presence of the caterpillar for the first time. A disastrous storm destroyed much cotton in Florida and adjacent States on the 19 th of September, Much stained cotton is reported in the sea board States. There is general complaint that the plants are already hare of leaves, and that picking will be completed at an early date in some counties of the Golf States. It is claimed that there will be an average crop, notwithstanding the caterpillar and boll worm, while in other counties a loss of one third of the crop from worms is ex pected. In Montgomery there was one yellow fever interment on the 12th; one on the 13th; three on the 14th; and the Board of Health report three yellow fever deaths on the 15th. The last named deaths were John T. Tisdale, Francis Widmer and Thora Han son. Mr. Widmer was doing very well. On Tuesday he took a cold bath with the result above stated. A88A881 NATION OF A CATHOLIC RIRHOP MURDERED WHILE AT PRAYER BY HIS COUSIN. New York, October 18.—Private advice*- received in this city from the French settle ment of St. Pierre, give information el toy assassination of M. Devore, the first tfehoj* of that diocese. The Bishop was murdered, in the sacristy of the Chapel of St. Jean de Dieu, having been stabbed in the heart aut* lungs while at prayer.. One Emil Pelhtier, cousin of the Bishop, charged with tho esnu* r and arrested, said that the crime was inmted> by the fact that the Bishop inherited all the fortune of his father. Pelletier’s father was V a wealthy Frenchman. BANK ROBBERY. > The Cashier of the Athens (Pa.) Bank smsr- the loss to the bank by robbery on Toesda’P. .. night was $4,000 in currency; to special de\ '■ positors $2,100 in United States bonds, an&X. $3,000 in lthica Railroad bonds. Also a ^ few articles of jewelry. THE STOKES TRIAL. Is Some surprise • has been cau3cd by Use -. failure of the prosecution in the Stokes case \ to call the new witness, Mrs. Benton, of whonx so much has beeu written. Assistant Di»> ^ trict Attorney Alien said this morning ; th»*r the prosecution had never intended to ca£k Mrs. Benton. He said that she was ignorant^ or feigned to be in such matters as sDo wa». supposed to be familiar, and that, moreover, her character was such that it was un desirable to put her on the witness stand. HEALTHY CONDITION OF THE FOREIGN HXPOR3C TRADE. On inquiry this morning at the offices ctf J the principal foreign steamship lines, it wts> found that the foreign export trade, at one* time so seriously threatened by the panic, is* now in a healthy condition, and that largflr skipments will be made by every out-goia&- steamer without alteration in rates. Financial and Commercial. Atlanta. Cotton statement. Cotton closed steady at 131-2, an advance, of i cf a cent over yesterday’s quotations. RECEIPTS YBSTEBDAE. By wagon — 150 bales. . By Atr-Llne Railroad 84 •• BzWesMPoint Railroad <*4 — By Georgia Railroad V7 —■ By Macon and Western Railroad 40 “ By bate Road >3 — Total 417*bates- Receipts previous to yesterday 7,644 — Total i^fbolts. Shipments to date .7,278 *- Stock on hand 78a- — Telegraphic Marketa; By tbe Associated Press. New York, October 18.—Cotton quiet, sad steady at 16 7-8al7 5-8; sales 1,090 bales. Futures closed steady; sales 8,700; Oc tober 16 7-16al6 15-82; November 16 l-2fc December 16 916: January 16 6-8; February 1C 34; March 16 7-8. - Cotton—net receipts 66; gross 4,140. Flour—common to fair extra $6 30a!£ Wheat 1 cent better with a fair export and milling demand; winter red western $53. Com - a trifle better with a good export and home: demand; high mixed and yellow western 67. Pork dull and heavy; new $15 75. Lard- steady. Navata dull and lower. Groceries- steady. Freights unchanged. Money 5a6. Sterling—long C 3-4; short 8. Gold 8 3-8. Governments dull and steady. States steady and nominal I Later—The market for cotton on spot and.’ to arrive has sold fit very low figures; de cline in gold and scarcity of currency have bad a depressing influence. Spinners pur chased rather cautiously, though the move ment in this way has been fair comparatively . Cash buyers have decided advantage, and id such cases concessions are readily made. Id. forward deliveries dealings have only been: moderate. Rates continued* to decline, es pecially on November and December de liveries. Total sales for the week one hundred and twenty thousand bales. Of which 17.6C0 bales were for future delivery and 11,400 for immediate delivery as fol lows : 7,610 for export; 4,837 for spinning, ani 72 for speculation. Included were 2,136. biles to arrive. Naval stores after opeqing ruled quite firm, and closed with a declining,, tendency. Liverpool. October 18—Twenty-seven thousand pounds shipped to America to day. London, October 18.—Bank rate 7. Con sols 94 l-2a92 3-8; E:ie39f. Later—Erie 39. Later 38 7-8. Liverpool. October 18.—Noon—Cotton doll and unchanged; sales 10.000, for specu lation and exports 2,000; to arrive steady ;• no transactions. Later—Cotton—Uplands on a basis of goad, ordinary shipped, November and December 8 9-16. Sales include 5,500 American. Later—Uplands on a basis of good ordinary November delivery 8 7-8. Augusta, October 18.—Cytton dull; mid dlings 15; receipts 1,100 bales; sales 600. COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. New York, October. 1.7—The following Is a comparative cotton statement for the week ending to-day: Net receipts at *11 United States ports fin- rtog the weak. 73,750 bate* Same time list year. 93.093 •*- Showing a decrease of H,3lO «■ Total receipts atoll United mates ports to data 271,675 **■ Last year 413,6V) •• Sbowtog a dtcreaae ol 141,975 •- Export* from all United Statae ports for the week 80,990 ** Sometime laetyear 48,9b »» Xbowimr a deer, see of 17.9^1 Total exports from all iftted States ports to date 75 440 Total exports same time last year 140171 Showing a decrease of.. 6473*. Stock on hana at all (nited States ports 169.669 Stock at all United Stove ports some time last year. 230,155 Showing a decrease of do.4 e * Stock on hand atoll interior towns.... 4t.u,7 Lost rear - **.««< Showing an lncratse of. ic.s.s •*- Stock on hand at Liverpool, “ Stock at Liverpool aims time last year 661,00 " ■ Showing a decresas ot 14,0)0 ” ' American Cotton aUoat for Great Britain 8,0 0 ”• Same time last yetr C.OOO *- Showing a tkcreate cf * fW