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Weakly Constitntm
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1874
MERCER.
Colonel Goode’s Literary Address—
The Alumni Banquet—The
Junior Exhibition.
We synopslze from the Macon Telegraph
the report of the commencement exercises
of Tuesday, our regular letter from some
cause having failed to come to hand.
The literary address was delivered by
Colonel Charles T. Goode, of Americas.
His theme was
the elements of true manhood.
The essential points enumerated by him
as entering into the character of a true man
ble, love of country and chivalrous respect
for the gentler sex. Of these elements he
constructed a superb type of manly charac
ter, and held it upas an exemplar for South
ern youth.
At times the orator made flights which
charmed bis hearers with their grandeur.
It was as the strong-winged eagle, soaring
up and tip and up the lofty mountain side,
attaining a purer atmosphere as each imag
inary cycloid is described by the stately
6weep of her tireless wings; higher and
higher, up and up, until dying away in the
light of the sunshine, eyries herself among
the crags and rocks at the summit. At
times his hearers were almost dazzled with
the splendor of the light by which he sur
rounded himself, andT the admiration was
not lessened when he plucked the tender
flower by the wayside and exhibited its
modest beauty. He touched no point which
his eloquence did not surround with the
weird enchantment of beauty. He spoke a
charmed language, every word of which was
ablaze with a fervent meaning. His sym
bols were as beautiful as the creations of
divinest art—his logic as pure and firm as
truth—his admonitions the veiy essence of
wisdom. The address was scholarly with
out being pedantic; eloquent without the
rant that ruins so much of the world’s ora
tory: chaste, without being constrained;
sentimental, without being morbid: flowery,
without being florid, and poetic without be
ing too etherial. The people were taken
completely by surprise, and the surprise be
came greater and greater as the speaker ad
vanced with the steady and sturdy strides
of a giant, and he closed amid a storm of
applause, which was continued for some
considerable time.
THE ALUMNI BANQUET.
The annual Alumni banquet came off at
the Isaacs House. It was a cheerful party
which assembled there, and there was a
general relaxing of the dignities and pro
prieties of college restraint, and everybody
met upon the common level of good humor.
When all had feasted to the utmostifullness,
the feast seemed hardly to have been touched,
and the beauty of the tables was scarcely
marred.
After the feast came segars and speeches.
Wine was veiy properly banished as a des
poiler of good cheer. Rev. David E. Butler
presided over both substantial feast and the
“feast of reason and flow of soul.” He
held the reins taut and trotted out'his
speakers one b
b^ one, as they were needed,
and no man was permitted to make an ex
cuse, or shirk the duty to which he .was
called. There were some good speeches,
some wit and a good deal of fun. The fol-
lowlngwerethaspeakers: mm i M intt(
Rev. E. W. Warren, for the Board of
Trustees of Mercer; Rev. A. J. Battle, D.
D., for the faculty; Rev. Jno. W. Burke,
for the City Council of Macon; Capt. A. O.
Bacon spoke for the legal profession. There
being no doctor present, the President
called for “Dixie,’*: by. the band, instead.
Mr. Cooper spoke, for the pedagogues; Mr.
R. Weston Patterson for the class of 1874;
Mr. Wm. Ira Smith for the class of 1878; Mr.
Salter for the class of 1872; Mr. Geo. S.
Obear, jr., for the class of -1871: Rev. A. J.
Beck for the class of 1870; Mr. John H.
James for Atlanta; Prof. W. D. Williams
for the Wesleyan Female College and
women generally; Col. E. Y. Clarke for The
Atlanta Constitution; Col. H. H. Jones
for the press of Macon. The closing speech,
abriof one, was made by Col. C. T. Goode.
The banquet ended about five o’clock,
leaving all as cheerful as they were when it
begun.
THE JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
This came off at Ralston’s Hall. The
His subject was “Onward and Upward.”
Mr. Hcmy C. Peeples, of Atlanta,, se
lected “Demosthenes and Paul” for his
subject, and had a finely written speech,
which was cleverly delivered.
“The Great Stage,” by Mr. Linton A.
Deane, of Floyd county, was a. very pretty
speech, and was delivered in a graceful
manner.
Sir. McDougald Nisbet, of Alabama, had
a capital speech on “The Future of the
South.” His, in every respect, wa
Mr. Seaborn R. Stevens, of Sumter county
bad for his subject “Mutual Independence
of Man and Nature.”
Mr. Mirabeau L. Carswell, of Richmond
county, spoke on “Purpose in Life,” and
Mr. Lambert W. Jones, of South Carolina,
on “Athletics.”
: fi
Mr. John F. Daniel, of Alabama, had a
rather lively address upon “The New Sci
ence,” which was well delivered.
The most taking speech of the evening was
that of Mr. Elijah A. Keese, of Randolph
county, on “The New Era.” The speech
was a spicy one.
“The Southern Statesman” was the sub
ject of the speech of Mr. Aurelian F. Cool-
edge, of Gwinnett county. It was delivered
in a manly and emphatic style, which did
the young Epeaker credit.
Mr. Edward H. Cabanlss, of Monroe
county, had “Lofty Ideals” for bis theme.
Heisaveiy graceful speaker, and enunci
ates clearly and distinctly.
FALSE BALANCES.
A Wayward Book-keeper—He De
faults and Proves Un
grateful.
Months ago we were cognizant of the
fact that W.iL Randall, book-keeper of T.
J. Hightower a Co., had disappeared in de
fault to a large amount. Bnt some of his
friends thought that he might return and
explain matters satisfactorily. With this
hope, and not wishing to wound the feel
ings of the family, The Constitution re
frained from giving any of the facts.
We learn, however, that he
RETURNED TO THIS CITT
last week, and spent two days here with
his family. He left for Meridian, Missis
sippi, where he will likely engage In busi
ness. •
He Is a defaulter to Mr. Hightower to the
amount of
85,000 or 86,000,
which he took little by little, for three
years, running back from the time the dis
covery was made.
It was bntalittle incident that lead to the
detection of his depredations. One day,
two drummers came in from a tour and
were boasting how much goods they had
sold. The book-keeper being absent, Mr.
To
he found the account
ten dollars short.
He commenced then to examine the books
and found deficits of various amounts. He
made a memorandum of them. Randall
found them and that night fled the city.
That his conduct was
BASE INGRATITUDE
will be more easily seen when wc state that
he was receiving a salary of 81,500. per an
num, and Mr. H. had loaned him money to
build a house. He had the full confidence .of
of Mr. Hightower, and abused it.
Of course, in the light of his actions to
wards Mr. Hightower little can be expected
of him, and he may reenact the same thing
in other sections.
YE LOCAL SURPRISED.
The Employees of the Constitution
News Room Present the City
Editor with a Handsome
Copy of the Bible.
On Friday afternoon, the city editor was
taken by storm and completely surprised by
the employees of the news room.
~ About three o’clock they filed into the
editorial room and and waked np the local
editor from a comfortable snooze,
The foreman, Mr. Pascal J. Moran, then
advanced to the front while the rest formed
a crescent around the bewildered editor.
Mr. Moran then addressed him in the
following handsome address, presenting
him at the conclusion jvith a .magnificent
copy of the Family Bible, Holman’s edition,
of 1874, arabesque binding, with illustra
tions by Gnstave Dore.
Jfr. W. G. Whidby: Sir—Appreciat
the uniformly good relations that have _
ways existed between ns, and the close bond
of friendship begotten by continued asso
ciation, we are desirous of giving you some
testimonial whereby we may be remembered
In the day when mutual partings separate
us, and which will he a souvenir of the
pleasant days we have spent together.
In looking around for such an object—for
something which would be as expressive of
our feelings as it would be acceptable to you;
something from wbicb, in after years, you
would derive 6ome comfort, and which you
could with pleasure leave your children os a
testimonial of a life appreciated by' your
fellow men, we have" decided upon this vol
ume—the Sacred Scriptures—the common
foundation of all oar Christian hope and
faith.
In presenting you with this, we cannot
help expressing the wish that all men would
abide its teachings, doing justice to each
other, carrying the scales between meum and
teum evenly, “doing to others as we would
that others should do unto ub.” In you we
are glad to recognise one whose humble ef
forts, in behalf of good have not been un
availing; and we trust that, whatever of suc
cess you have had in the past, will in the
future be increased tenfold.
Take this book, and amid the mutations of
this life we ask you not to forget the friend
ships of to-day, which we unanimously ten
der you.
Pascal J. Moran,
D. T. Wilson,
W. C. Travis,
John Blats,
Wm. C. Dickson,
Louis Saloshiu.
Tandy C. Wilkinson,
S. R. McCord. Jr.
L. B. Lively,
Joseph B. Lively,
Isaac B. Pilgrim,
W. C. Henderson,
To which yc local responded:
Mr. Moran: For the handsome manner
■with which yon have presented the flatter
ing testimonial of respect accept my heartfelt
thanks, and convey to. the donors my warm
expressions of gratitude for the generous
impulses which moved them to the gift. I
utter no formal remark when I state that
language is inadequate to express my keen
appreciation of so high a compliment, com
ing as it does from gentlemen with whom I
have had for (years past the most pleasant
relations, ana with whom I feel it is an
honor to be associated. Your kindness and
courtesy towards me in the past has only
been equalled by your fidelity to duty. Al
low me, sir, to reciprocate to the fullest ex
tent your kind expressions toward me. You
speak but the truths gentlemen, when you
state that you selected the Bible because
on believed It would, bo acceptable to. me.
To other gift could be as acceptable to me,
though it were surrounded with your smiles
and clad with your benisons.
The gift is acceptable because I have en
deavored to make its teachings my guide
and its precepts my counsellor. I recognize
in it the code to govern myself in my rela
tions with my feQow-man—“Do unto others
as ye would they should do unto you.”
But when such a gift, invaluable in itself,
is accompanied by such testimonials of re
gard and evidences of appreciation, it is
doubly valuable and the more 1
esteemed. Long as life 6hall last I
cherish the memoir of the present hour, and
hand down the gift as a heir-loom more
precious than gold or diamonds to my
posterity, I trust that the pleasant rela
tions existing between us will remain, un
broken while on earth, and though. Death
may snap asunder the cords of friendship,
wo may one and all find a happy reunion
“on the other, shore!’ where the God of that
Bible shall “ wi^ aira]|H3paiweQ^
ccpt, again, gentlemen my .thanks, for your
estimable gift. 'Allow me to say In the
language of,the craft, when the hook is
clear of copy in the early morning hoursA
clear
space out l
THAT COMET.
It Begins to Spread Itself.
Last night the comet was quite distinct,
showing a train to the, naked eye several
apparently in length Quite’a crowd
red on Broad street bridge to view it
yards ^
gathere
e “ojt and were quite delighted.
Caught In a Swamp.
FnSLwr. W. A. McCurry, who reached
here yesterday from Camesville, we learn
that the murderer of Marshal Willis Dixon,
of Toccoa, was captured on Chuggee Creek
In South Carolina, some fifteen or twenty
miles from Toccoa City, and jailed at Cames
ville to await his trial. Thenegro, who kill
ed Marshal Dixon, was trying to escape and
had secured the services of a colored man
to pilot him through the swamp. Bnt the
“ Ide gave information of the fact to a Mr.
ibb, who was in pursuit of him, and so
Ids capture was effected. Marshal Dixon
was highly esteemed, and his murder has
created intense excitement in that section.
COMMERCIAL NOTES.
: There is hardly an oat in the city.
There will be a meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce at 11 a. m. to-day to organize a
Cotton Exchange.
Mr. Hudson, a leading cotton merchant of
Mobile, was introduced on ’Change yester
day.
Z. A. Rice, Esq., will leave next week for
the North to procure machinery for the
Concord mills. Their capacity will be
doubled.
Tom D. Meador, a young Danville (Va.)
tobacco merchant, is in the city.
The meeting on ’Change yesterday could
not have been Fuller, and those present
seemed Fonda than usual of the Board.
President Crane, presided; Vice President
Stephens called attention to the proposition
of renting the skating rink at $250 per
annum. No rent would be charged until
the time of the present hall expired. The
rink could be rented for enough to pay all
the rent. He moved the appointment of a
committee of three to report on procuring a
hall for next year, which motion prevailed,
and Messrs. John Stephens, A. C. Wyly and
H. A. Fuller were appointed said commit
tee, with instructions to report next Satur-
-President Wyly opposed renting the
skating rink because it was out of the way
and inconvenient to the majority. A central
"""“ion was to be desired. If he was satis-
however, that by changing it to the
— rink the attendance coaid be in-
, he woald vote it.
Major S. B. Wight announced that there
THE FOURTH.
How it was Observed—Scenes and
Incidents.
Excursions from Alabama.
Forty Tbonsand People in the City.
Target Practice of the Cadets.
Oration of Mr. J. A. Stewart.
Mr. J. A. Stewart delivered the oration at
DeGive’s at half past ten o’clock. On the
stage we noted CoL J. M. Calhoun, J. Nor-
cross, J. Neal, A. W. Mitchell, L. Dean and
T. Burke.
The address of Mr. Stewart was sensible,
well delivered, and repeatedly applauded.
He 63id that however ignorant thepeople
might be, there was no danger as long as
those at the helm were pure and honest.
But the leaders were corrupt. The old can
point to a time when the government was
entitled to respect. But they have nothing
in unison with the young who were educated L
in the midst of turmoiL They have been
taught to hate the Government by the Gov
ernment itself. There is nothing inviting in
monarchy that we should wish to turn away
from liberty. Under the Constitution as it
was, slaves were better protected. A living
was guaranteed them. Such a thing never
existed before. There were then no poor
slaves. But what of them now.
He then graphically reviewed the history
of the Constitution and the undying prin
ciples of government, and the history of
party struggles. The inordinate thirst for
office was the great malady, notwithstand
ing the factious opposition of the “outs”
to the “ins.” No President, from Wash
ington down to 1860, ever attempted to vio
late the Constitution. Lincoln resorted to
it under stress of war, bnt doubted its con
stitutionality. Political malcontents at the
North raised the cry of “Higher Law,”
which culminated in war. This is still our
country—the last hope of the world for the
preservation of civil liberty.
A just and honest administration of the
law can scarcely be expected under the re
construction amendments. It is wicked to
give the franchise to a class of unthinking
mg voters. The {terms of strife are in it.
How are we to secure honest and patriotic
rulers? Wheie ignorance holds the balance
of voting power, corrupt men get in power
and thieves break through and steal. Vide
South Carolina.
Henry Ward Beecher says the enfranchise
ment of the 6lave was not the demand of
wisdom or of justice.
The speaker concluded with his dream of
Imperialism—a very fine production.
He was loudly applauded at its close,
THE ATLANTA CADETS.
The Atlanta Cadets had their target ex
cursion to Stone Mountain yesterday. The
Governor’s Guards and officers of the Blues
went with them as their guests. Quite an
array of beanty accompanied them also.
The day was spent pleasantly. The target
exercises was splendid. The first prize, the
handsome company’s gun, so gracefully car
ried the past year by Mr. Warlick, was pre
sented to Walter Perry as the best shot.
A tin cup was presented to W. H. Patter
son for the poorest shooting among the pri
vates. Bill utilized it at once by giving it
to the finest baby in town.
The presentation speeches were made by
Capt. Newman and the recipients re
sponded.
A tin cap was presented to Lieutenant
Bridges for the poorest shot among the of
ficers. The prize was presented in a grace
ful speech by Miss McCandless. Lieutenant
Bridges, although evidently laboring under
deep emotion, responded m a happy man
ner.
The dinner was all that could be desired,
and it was demonstrated that the poorest
shots at the target did the most effective
service in this department of the service.
The afternoon was devoted to dancing,
and the crowd returned to the city In the
evening delighted beyond measure with
BARBECUE AT PONCE DE LEON.
Mr. Jordan gave a barbecue at Ponce de
Leon. The street cars were crowded during
the day with parties going to the springs,
and others to the barbecue. The dinner
was royal in its magnificence. It was gotten
up splendidly. The attendance was large
and the success flattering. Barring some
fisticuffs, we learn all passed off quietly.
THE TAILORS’ PICNIC.
The Tailors’ picnic came off at West End
Park. Though the attendance was not as
large as was expected, yet the picnic was a
success, and the tailors enjoyed the day to
the fullest extent.
EXCURSION FROM SELMA.
Ea^y Saturday morning a long heavily
laden train arrived from Selma, bearing
some five hundred passengers from Selma,
Talladega, Jacksonville, and other points in
Alabama.
With them came two brass bands, one
from Selma and the other, from Talladega.
About two-thirds were 15th amendments.
They spent the day in viewing Atlanta and
shopping, and at a late hour left for home.
PROM CHATTANOOGA.
Another excursion party of about three
hundred “swivil lighters” arrived from
Chattanooga.
FROM OPELIKA, ETC. '
A train also arrived on the Atlanta and
West Point Railroad bearing some 600
“swivil righters” from Opelika and other
towns In Alabama.
THE BRASS BAND.
The Talladega brass band discoursed most
excellent music during the day at the
National Hotel, to the extreme delight of
Ed Callaway and Walter Wiley.
The Selma band went through our streets
ilaying animating tunes. They stopped in
'ront of The Constitution office and ser
enaded it. The band is a fine one and well
skilled.
CROWDED STREETS.
The streets all day presented a busy ap
pearance. The sidewalks were thronged
with a bustling mass of humanity. The
spectacle presented at the union passenger
depot late in the afternoon was a massive
one. Dense masses jostled one another in
the streets while they were 60 thick under
the depot that they could scarcely be stirred
with a knitting needle. There was fully
4,000 in the city, counting the resident pop
ulation.
A TRAIN MINUS.
An excursion party from Charlotte, N. C.,
was expected ou the Air-Line, but failed to
put in an appearance. So far as we could
ascertain not an accident marred the -occa
sion.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Important Cases Brought to the Ap
proaching Term.
We give below a complete list of all the
criminal cases to be brought to the approach
ing term of the Supreme Court, where toe
crune amounts to felony. Also, all the
cases from the Atlanta Circuit.
The list is worthy of attention from the
fact that it furnishes a pretty fair criminal
record for our Stole daring the past year.
Chatham county leads in capital felonies,
there being three. From several Circuits
there are two capitalcases.
Northern Circuit, Hancock county, S. C.
Shivers vs. The State. Embezzlement.
ATLANTA CIRCUIT.
John M. Huie vs. Phillip Murphey for use
of his wife. Trover, from Clayton.
John L. Doyal, for plaintiff in error.
W. L. Waterson, contra.
.Levi Shuford vs. The State. Burglary,
from Fnlton county.
8. B. Spencer, for the defense.
Martha F. Thrower vs. Amanda E. Wood.
Petition, from Fulton.
D. F. & W. R. Hammond, for plaintiff in
error.
ColUer, Mynatt & Collier, contra.
Frank Simons vs. The State. Larceny,
from Fulton.
Thrasher & Thrasher, defense,
J. T. Glenn, Solicitor General, contra.
H. T. Cox vs. Jesse Jones, administrator.
Complaint, from Fulton.
E. 74 Broyles, for plaintiff in error.
S. B. Spencer, contra.
Peter Brown vs. The State. Burglary.
Thrasher & Thrasher, for defense.
J. T. Glenn, contra.
James Peak vs. the State. Keeping open
tippling house on Sunday. S. B. 8p
for defense.
Gnstave Hagan vs. the State. Larceny.
A. B. Culberson, W. F. Wright, for defense,
J. T. Glenn contra.
Aaron Arnold vs. the State. Assault with
intent to. murder. A. B. Culbereon. W. F.
Wright, tor defense. J. T. Glenn contra.
John Elder vs. the State. Perjury. S. B.
Spencer, W. F. Wright, for defense. J. T,
Glenn contra.
M. E. Maher vs. the State. Keeping open
tippling house on Sunday. Hillyer & Bro.
for defense. J. T. Glenn contra.
Sarah A. Lemon vs. Frances E. Jennings.
Ejectment. Lester & Thomson for plain
tiff in error. Reuben Arnold contra.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany vs. Mary Strong. Case. Julius L.
Brown for plaintiff In error. Hillyer & Bro.
contra.
Mary Ann Dougherty vs. the Western and
Atlantic Railroad Company. Equity.
Hillyer <fc Bro., for plaintiff in error.
Julius L. Brown, contra.
The Mayor and Council of Atlanta vs. toe
Central Railroad and Banking Company,
<( al. Injunction.
W. T. Newman, Collier & ColUer, P. L.
Mynatt, for plaintiff in error.
A. W. Hammond & Son, Juliu6 L. Brown,
contra.
L. DeGive vs. James T. Lewis. Fore
closure of mortage.
D. F. Hammond and P.%L. Mynatt, for
plaintiff in error.
A. W. Hammond & Son, contra.
Charity A. Hendricks vs. Western and At
lantic Railroad Company. Case.
Gartrell & Stephens, A. W. Hammond &
Son, for plaintiff in error.
Julius L. Brown, contra.
W. G. Drake vs. W. D. Ellis. Complaint.
Hillyer & Bro., for plaintiff in error.
ColUer & ColUer, contra.
George J. Murray vs. Holmes Sells, for
use, etc. Ejectment.
D. F. & W. R. Hammond, B. H. Hill &
Son, for plaintiff in error.
M. A. Bell, W. A. Tigner, contra.
Roe, causualejector, and Warren J. Clarke
vs, Doe, ex dem, Jonathan Pearson, el al.
Ejectment, from DeKalb.
L. J. Winn, HUlyer & Bro., for plaintiff in
error.
Wm. Ezzard, contra.
Cohen & Menko vs. the Southern Express
Company. Case.
P. L. Mynat for plaintiff in error.
A. W. Hammond & Son contra.
J. F. Porter vs. the State. Misdemeanor.
W. F. Wright for defense.
J. T. Glenn contra.
Thomas Hambrick, administrator, vs.
Thomas S. Crawford. Illegality, from Clay
ton.
Peeples & Howell for plaintiff in error.
Speer & Stewart contra.
B. H. & A. M. Thrasher vs. John S. Bettis,
Certiorari.
Thrasher & Thrasher forplaintiffs in error.
ColUer & CoUier, T. P. Westmoreland,
contra.
S. A. Durand vs. F. A. Williams. Com
plaint.
L. J. Winn for plaintiff in error.
W. H. Dabney contra.
Y. C. Baker and Bradford Humphries vs.
Thomas McGuire. Case.
GartreU & Stephens, HUlyer & Bro., for
plaintiff in error.
M. A. Candler contra..
John Coughlin et al. vs. A. K. Seago.
Ejectment.
GartreU & Stephens, Richard H. Clark, for
plaintiffs in error.
ColUer, Mynatt & ColUer, contra.
Lizzie CUfton vs. The State. Keeping a
lewd house.
W. F. & H. P. Wright, for defense'.
J. T. Glenn, contra.
Salmon & Alexander vs. Hoyt & Jones.
Assumpsit.
A. W. Hammond & Sons, for plaintiffs in
error.
John M. Clark & Son, contra.
OCONEE CIRCUIT.
Nathan Christmas vs. The State. Assault
with intent to murder. Dooly county.
ALBANY CIRCUIT.
Mary White vs. The State. Burglary.
Decatur county.
Gus Brown vs. The State. Murder. Cal
houn county.
Isaih Arnold vs. The State. Marrying the
wife of another. MitcheU county.
; Riley Williams vs. The State. Assault
with intent to murder. MitcheU countv.
SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT.
Primus Edwards vs. The State. Murder.
Sumter county. •
PATAULA CIRCUIT.
Robert E. Hammock vs. the State. Arson.
Quitman county.
John Hammock vs. the State. Arson.
Quitman county.
Eldridge Jackson vs. the State. Murder.
Randolph county.
CHATTAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT.
Ike Adam6 vs._ the State. Assault with
intent to murder. Muscogee county.
qiacok circuit. »
^PaunJcnldn^BHEB^staE^ A
ton county.
CHARGED WITH RAPE.
would be a meeting of all persons interested
2-of S. M. Inman at 11 o’clock on
nsecurea.
It. Dunn thought the Cotton Exchange
l Board of Trade might be amalgamated
at the office-of VII
to-morrow to organize a Cotton Exchange.
He wanted to see the people there. Twen
ty-five names of leading cotton men had
been secured.
Mr. Dunn
and
to the profit and prosperity of both
tions.
Major W. M. Williams moved that the TTnU
of toe Chamber of Commerce be tendered to
them at 11 o’clock a. m., to-morrow, which
was adopted. ’
Vice-President Wyly moved that the Cot
ton Exchange be invited to join the Board
of Trade, which was agreed to.
A Doctor in Trouble.
A man calling himself a physician, one W.
_ Stanford, living in the county of Ogle
thorpe near toe line of Wilkes, was commit
ted to jail in this place on last Tuesday,
charged with the above named horrible ana
hellish crime. It seems that a citizen of this
county living near Rehoboth sent, to Stan
ford to come and see and prescribe for his
dauhgter, a young girt about fourteen years
of age, who had been subject to epilepsy for
some years and whose mind wap affected to
such an extent that she was considered al
most if not qnite an imbecile. After reach
ing the house, the doctor stated that he
must examine the girl alone, and told her
father to take the children and go out of the
house. This was done and the girl was
taked into a room, and according to the evi
dence the crime was perpetrated.
The fiend who forcibly violates a woman
is looked upon as a demon too vile for the
gallows, and he is generally made to pay the
penalty of the crime, so far as his life can
pay itlwithout waiting the process of the
law. The miserable wretch, created in the
under the above mentioned circumstances
is infinitely more despicable than the open
fiend who uses force to accomplish Us pur
pose.—Washington Gazette.
Arson. Hous-
FLINT CIRCUIT.
Hill Wright vs. the State. Buiglaiy. Mon
roe county.
Prince Hines vs. the State. Murder. Pike
county.
TALLAPOOSA CIRCUIT.
John Henry Waters vs. the 8tate. Mur
der. Campbell county.
Frank Hasting vs. toe State. Murder.
Coweta county.
AUGUSTAJCIRCUIT.
Jordan Williams vs. the State. Burglary.
Richmond county.
Jim Cooper vs. the State. Murder. Rich
mond county.
Ike Hooper vs. the State. Murder. Rich
mond connty.
OCHULGEB CIRCUIT.
Joseph Speares vs. the State. Burglary.
Jasper county.
Thomas W. Harris vs. the State. Assault
with intent to murder. Baldwin county.
EASTERN CIRCUIT.
Jack Middleton and William Seabrook vs.
the Stated Murder. Chatham county.
Ben Thomas, alias Moisett, vs. the State.
Assault with intent to murder. Chatham
county.
John H. Nolan vs. the State. Murder.
Chatham county.
’ Robert Joice vs. the State. Rape. Bulloch
county, n a flWJiA B 3 iff},j - | A
Antnony Carter vs. the State. Larceny
after trust. Chatham county.
Nathaniel O. Tilton vs. toe State., Assault
with intent to murder. ‘ Chatham county.
Thomas Manigault vs. the State. Assault
with Intent to murder. Chatham connty.
“STEP TEN FEET AND PULL.”
Captain Bill Forrest Shoots Billy
Davis at Hot Springs—All About
a Dog—Plugged Three Tiroes
But Still Living.
[From the Memphis Avalanche.]
A gentleman who arrived in the city
last night, from the Hot Springs, brought
the particulars concerning a shooting
affray between Billy Davis and Captain
William Forrest, at that place, last Fri
day evening. That morning Davis, who
was drank, whipped a pet dog of his
named Nancy unmercifully, because she
would not perform some tricks which he
wished her to do. Forrest, who was pre
sent at the time, said
“BILL DON’T WHIP THE DOG
that way; she don’t know what you want
her to do.” Davis replied, “I’ll whip her
if I want to, and if you say anything to
me, I’ll whip you.” Mutual friends inter
posed, and the talk was stopped. During
the day Davis continued to drink, and in
going around made talk concerning For
rest. The two met about half-past five
o’clock in Newton Bob’s saloon. Davis
seemed desirous of forcing a fuss on
Forrest, who finally went to a mutual
friend named John Turner, and asked him
to attract Davis’ attention until he could
f et out of the saloon. Turner did so, and
'orrest went out of the back way, and
coming around went across the stteet to
Dr. King’s, where he boarded, and went
into that saloon. When Davis missed
him he was
LOUD IN Ills ABUSE
and would not listen to the talk of his
friends. Going out the front way, Davis
espied Forrest in King’s saloon and
crossed over the street to him. When
accosted, Forrest said: “I don’t want to
have any fuss with you; we have always
been good friends, and I like.you,” and
walked out of the saloon and sat down on
a chair in front. Davis followed him out
and, throwing his finger in bis face, said:
“Bill FoTfest,
YOU ABE A BAD MAN,
but I am pretty tough myself; and I ain’t
afraid of you, and what’s more, I can
lick you.’’ He continued in this strain
for about a minute, when Forrest, seeing
a fight was unavoidable, said: “You step
out there and draw a line tent feet from
me and then pull,” (meaning to draw his
pistol.)
HOW IT WAS SETTLED.
With the remark, Davis started to pull
his pistol from Ills right pantaloons
pocket. The pistol was cocked at the
time, and before he got it from his
pocket exploded, the bullet striking him
in the left upper leg. Not
noticing in his excitement that the pistol
had been fired, Davis pulled it out, and,
without recocking it, levelled it at For
rest, who attempted to grasp it, but
failed. Davis started to cock his weapon,
when
FOBBEST PULLED A NAVY-SIX.
and shot Davis through the right breast
The shot staggered Davis, who turned
and started to run. When he got about
midway of the street, Forrest fired
again, the hall striking Davis
in the right arm breaking that
member and causing the pistol to drop
to the ground. Davis continued to run
until he got across the street, where he
caught hold of an awning post and turned,
facing Forrest. The Tatter had again
pulled down his weapon, and would cer
tainly have finished Davis had he nbt
listened to the cries of the by-standers,
who said
“don’t MURDER HIM, BILL.”
As it was, he looked at Davis for a half
minute and then replaced his pistol.
Davis fell to the ground and was carried
to his room. The three wounds above
mentioned were found on him. The
doctors think he will recover unless in
flammation should arise. Forrest was
arrested but immediately released upon
§& £&&&£“" 8h00,i “ s
THE MEN.
Billy Davis is of this city, ond former
ly tended bar for Kingdon on Jefferson
street He is a young man of about 28
years of age, dark hair, mustache and
eyes, and latter very full When sober
he is. a very quiet person, but when
drinking, as the above would indicate,
quarrelsome to a high degree.
. William Forrest is even better known
here than Davis. He has “planted” his
man, and oftentimes men in very near all
the Southern States, and is abont the last
man for a noncombatant to rush up
THE LITTLE MARTYR.
[From ike Youth’s Companion.]
The whistle, shrill,
Went np the hill,
And echoed through the valley still -
“Danger ahead,”
We thought it said,
As on the heavy night-train sped!
The black wheels grate!
“Too late! too late!”
(How could they stop at such a rate * >
The lightning’s glow
But served to show
A mangled mass of flesh below!
What did they find ?
Tears away blind
My eyes as I recall to mind
The fearful sight,
Which on that night
We saw by “the red lantern’s” light.
“The bridge is gone—
Send some one on!
(’Twerc worse for hundred's than for amt —\
The pleading mild ' *
Came from a child,
Down in the rain that midnight wild.
The stifled sound
Of groans around
Told what a place these words had found
As 6trong men thought ’
Of what was wrought
By his young life which theirs had bough?.
“I knew you’d slack,
If, on the track,
I’d drop this ugly, poor hunchback:
But—don’t yon know—
In heaven I’ll grow
As straight as any one below!”
“I saw it go—
(Some—one—stoop low!”)
His voice grew veiy faint and slow.
"No one would care—
God made me dare,
To give what—all—could—so well—spare.”
They raised his head—
He smiled—was dead—
Without one look of pain or dread.
Friends love to trace
His resting-place
Where bloom the lilies—types of grace.
SOUTHERN MASONIC
COLLEGE.
FEMALE
Its History, Character and Present
Condition.
A Most Remarkable Latin Scholar.
[Illustration on 1st Page.]
This institution, which has just closed its
annual commencement, is one of the oldest
in the State.
ITS LOC ATION
is at Covington, Ga., on the Georgia Rail
road, forty miles below Atlanta, in a healthy
region possessing pure air and fine water.
Oxford, the seat of Emory, the Methodist
mole college of tlic State, is two miles dis
tant.
ITS HISTORY
begins with the year 1851, when it was in
corporated by the Legislature of Georgia as
the Southern Female College. In 1852 it
was transferred to the Grand Lodge of
Georgia, with all its property and incorpo
rated rights. The Legislature ratified the
transfer, and the name was changed to the
Southern Masonic Female College. The
Grand Master is ex-officio President of the
Board of Trustees, who are appointed by
the Grand Lodge. The college thus became
the foster-child of the Masonic fraternity.
During toe war it was temporarily
closed, and its buildings became hospitals
for our gallant soldiers. At the close of the
war the buildings were repaired, and the in
stitution again put into operation.
THE MASONIC CHARACTER
of the College is a high recommendation.
The moral and religious training of the stu
dents is excellent. There is no reason why
this institution, under the management and
protecting care of the Masons of Georgia,
should not become one of the first in the
land. It is not sectarian in any sense, bnt
its Professors are members of various de
nominations.
ITS FIRST PRESIDENT,
the celebrated Rev. Dr. A. Means, Is still its
devoted friend, one of toe societies bearing
his name. Rev. Creed Fulton, Prof. J. L.
Jones, and Hon. J. G. Orr, now State School
Commissioner, were successive Presidents,
all earnest workers. _ _
REV. J. N. BRADSHAW
NEW YORK NEWS.
Adjournment of Stock Exchange—
Hydrophobia — The Freedmen’s
Bank Bnrsted.
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Matters and Facts in Washington.
[By Telegraph to the Constitution.]
"Washington, July 2.—Total dismissals
seven hundred. It is rumored that
Green Schofield, of Pennsylvania, will
be appointed Post Master General. Cres-
well still presides.
Commissioners appointed to examine
the month of Mississippi river are army
engineers Generals Wright, Alexander,
and CoL Comstock; Civil Engineers W.
Milner Roberts, J. D. Whitcombe and
Mr. Sickles; Coast Survey, Prof. MitcheU.
Covant was installed Assistant Secre
tary of Treasury to-day.
A. C. BueU, correspondent to the De
troit Free Press, has been indicted in a
criminal libel for publishing in that pa
ler that Zach. Chandler was drunk in the
senate. The case comes up in Sep
tember.
The Trustees of the Freedmen’s Bank
have nominated Robt. Purvis, colored, of
Philadelphia, Post Master General Cress-
well and R. Leopold commissioners to
settle up the concern. Work will require
two years, but it it is thought that with
proper management 93 cents on the
doller may be realized.
Appointment—First Lieut. Chas. P.
Eagan, 12th Infantry, has been appointed
Captain in the subsistence department.
efficiency, adds the character of an earnest
and zealous laborer in the cause of educa
tion. He has instituted a number of re
forms, and re-introduced the old and popu
lar uniform rule, an economical dress sotted
to the times and to student life.
* THE ART DEPARTMENT .
is receiving especial attention. Painting,
Music ana Calisthenics arc taught with
great success, as an editor of The Consti
tution can testify from personal observa
tion at the
LAST ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
Quite a largtf class graduated this year.
Upon the stage on commencement day were
the high officers of the Masonic fraternity
and members in regalia. At the time wo
gave full accounts of the exercises. Wo
need only to say here, that they were highly
creditable, in proof of which we will sub
mit an extract from the report of the Ex
amining Committee, Messrs. A. B. Sims, J.
T. Henderson, H. D. McDaniel and James
U. Pace to the Board of Trustees.
“The young ladies throughout exhibited
great proficiency in all the college depart
ments, and it was manifest that they had
labored industriously, and had been aided
by instructors who thoroughly understood
their profession. We arc satisfied that you
seldom find an institution of learning where
there is more labor bestowed and pains
[By telegraph to The Constitution.]
New York, July 2.—The governing
committee of the Stock Exchange has
adopted a resolution to adjourn over from
Friday evening to 1 o’clock Monday.
A forged bond on the Central Pacific
SSI W D Street taken by tire instructors to guide in the
from Europe ^ ^ ^ came acquirement of knowledge, upon a sure
The morning papers devote much space
to the subject of hydrophobia, which is
at present agitating this community. Sev
eral persons are reported betteryesterday
and a number of rabid dogs were shot in
the streets. The Freedmen’s Savings and
Trust Company received orders yester
day from the National Board of Trustees
at Washington to stop taking in and pay
ing out money.
basis, than this institution.”
After speaking of the great proficiency
displayed in Mathematics, the Committee
say:
“We will at the hazard of appearing in
vidious, because it is a remarkable case,
mention the name of Miss Sallie Cooke, who
BLatin
is the farthest advanced pupil in the j
language. She is not yet 6ixteer£jear8 of age,
but under the careful guidance of the
President, she has attained greater profi
ciency In the translation of Latin than any
pupil, male or female, we have ever known.
Her rendition from the Latin text Is as flu
ent and easy as reading English, with
er regard to emphasis and punctuation,
ia both chaste and elegant. She was
thoroughly tested through the book of
Horace by us in different places, and she
was as familiar with one portion as another.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
passed the followfaig resolution:
Resolved, That toe thanks of the Board
of Trustees, representatives the Grand
Lodge of Georgia, are due, mid hereby ten
dered to our brother, the Rev. J. N. Brad
shaw. President, and his able corps of as-
SsssitzBnzsst
ton.
THE ATTENDANCE
,n the last term was about one hundred.
. ..e Masonic fraternity owe it to themselves
to makethi* institution, and doubtless will,
the pride of the Southern people.
W*e are sure oar readers will thank us for
calling their attention to the veiy handsome
advertisement of the Excelsior Mannfac-
turing Company, of St. Lonis, as it would
Stove. The veiy word suggests the thought
of a well cooked meal, followed by easy
digestion, vigorous health, with a desire to
have plenty of real work, to say nothing of
the comfort of a happy, contented house
hold. w
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