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THE CONSTITUTION PUB. CO
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR THE WEEK ENDING TUESDAY, OCT ODER 16, 1877.
No. 16, Volume X
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TUB LESULT /.V OHIO.
THE HOW ALL MYSTERY.
I. i. too early to an.hxe the vote of’ e! :'"«* “ d b!B b “ d ^ ■£
Ohio with a view of .^certainin K i,„ 'f d?red to GeD ^ ^ 5“."
.isrificance, bot the retam. already re -;! h,re “ new * from . H , ;w » rd - * “
edved are .ufficient to «UbIi,h three ‘“P 1 *?* »i ,bls cnU “‘ l“« tur *
thing*:
j oar federal affairs to even estimate the
The principal argament used by the
friends of Mi Hedge ville, in their efforts
to convince the people that the capital
should be removed from Atlanta is to
the effect that the moral and social at
mosphere is so tainted and corrupt that
it is impossible for legislators, however
honest, to resist its contaminate
fluecce. It is used upon the hustings,
in private conversation, and by a cer
tain class of newspaper writers who
never tire of attempting, by insinua
tion and innuendo, to create the im
presitton that the people of Atlanta are
a set of harpies whose on y
b urines* it is to corrupt
legislatures and whose only
influence leads to extravagance. And
* yet, when these gentry are confront d
with their innuendoes they make baste
to say that they do not mean to insin
uate that the people of Atlanta are cor
rupt—ob, no! b;f no means It
something quite different. They merely
intended to say that in Atlanta legisla
tion is beset by “external influences/
and ao on, and so forth. It is impossi
ble to pin them down to their own as
sertion*. When they say Atlanta ib
corrupt they mean, if we are to believe
their explanations, that Milledgevilh
is much the quietest place of the tw >
and when they are asked if radicalism
would not have been just as extrava
gant in Milledgeville as it was in
Atlanta—if the tax payers of Georgia
woufd not have been as outrageously
plundered in one place as the other—
they nudge one another, smile serene
ly, and reply: “Oh, but then, you km
the radicals couldn’t have bought the
opera house and the James’ mansion
in Milledgevilleand they say this
with never a suspicion that their own
logic confounds them. All this is ad
mirably ridiculous, and constitutes tin*
chief humor of the capital campaign.
One little fellow, endeavoring to tquirin
from under the pin we were cruel
enough to throat into his cuticle, actu
ally makes this excuse lor saying tba
Atlanta is corrupt: “Kimball was in
vited back to Atlanta and was put at
the bead of the cotton factory.
Foster Blodgett, we believe, has
has also gone back. Why are these
men untried ?’* The inference to In
drawn from the foregoing quotation is
that because these men have not been
tried, Atlanta should no longer be the
capital of Georgia. Pretty much the
same argument was made by the S
vanmh News, nnd it now seems al
most childish to comment seriously
upon such gratuitous silliness. Is it
the duty of the city of Atlanta to bring
Bullock and Blodgett to trial, or is it
the duty of the state authorities ? 1:
th ae men lived in MilSe’gevi 1), would
ttiat town try them, or would it wait
for the action of the state courts?
And yet clay alter day jus
such arguments-the suggestions oi
malice and ignorance and sometimes
of both—are used by the few, the very
few newspapers that are rampant for
Milledgeville. In this connection, and
in conclusion, we desire to a w k these
newspapers a few plain questions:
Ih> you really believe what you inti
mate—that the people of Atlanta are
corrup ?
Du you really believe what you say
when you charge that Atlanta ii.fl
ences are calculated to make honest
men dishonest ?
Do you know of a democratic legisla
ture that baa ever been corrupted by
Ailama ii flusters?
D> you know of any considerable
number of democratic Irgsl&tors wiu.
Lave become dishonest by attending
the seat-ions oi tl e gt e al assembly in
Atlanta?
Do you know of one democratic men*
her c f the legislature, who haa lost his
honesty on accuunt of Atlanta icfln
ences?
Do you know of any public extrava
gance either by the state government or
by the general assembly that is due to
Atlanta influences?
Do you know of any stealing bv any
public officer since the democrats came
into power that can be traced to Atlan
ta influences, either internal or “exter
nair
D* yon know of any bad law on th*
statute book that owes its passage
either directly or indirectly, to the in
fluenceof Atlanta?
If one of these questions can be an
swered in the affirmative, and prooL-
farutshed, we will take pleasure in
printing the facta. If not, we must re
spectfully call a halt to the insinuations
that are so industriously circulate*,
against Atlanta ami her citizens.
X. Th. reptsb-Ciu j*ny is m m toiling »hei~bonU oi thin «.«t .nd glorious
condition. It is withont hope, ud . chrbtUn soldier-the N.poleon oi the
part, Without hope is genemlly the g*’" 8 ' » nd ,b * «en«ttMimool the
prey oi faction. That i. exsctly the! 8W.ndle-«nd the
situation oi the republican part, to day. d *«P*? 9 “ oIder -, U
The once invincible party is on the «*!»>•-“<»«.. thought .a not alto-
down grade, and the heavy defeat in « t ' ber . ,• “ d one-that Chiei Joseph,
who is notoriously wicked and cruel,
has driven this great and good man en
tirely cut ot the country, thus brutally
ering him frbm bis friends and rela
tions. If Joseph has done ibis, he
should be openly denounced iu the
public prints. For our part, we shall
hesitate to show up the c nduct of
this cold-blooded savage in terms as
severe as his cruelty teems to warrant
It is an outrage upon the dignity cf
government, and the first duty of
General Miles is to compel the reckless
red man to produce Howard or suffer
the consequences of a prosecution for
larceny after trust But if the gJest
Christian soldier is really lost to us,
the newspapers and the historians will
please bear in mind that his last
words were, “I never flag.”
Ohio serves to make its fate plain to the
way hirer.
2. The southern policy of Mr. Hayes
is approved by the people of his own
The implacable*, like Mr. W*de,
are defeated, and the early friends, the
originators as it were, of the policy
have come to power. The plat
form that the democrats of
Ohio fought the campaign on
expresses an approval of the accept
ance by the administration of the old
democratic doctrine of local seif-gov-
ment, and the victory of Tuesday is
therefore a victory that Mr. Hayes has
a right to share. We hope he will heed
ita lessons; we believe he wilL
3. The ruinous resumption policy of
Mr. John Sherman is condemned. The
attempt to force resumption on the first
day of January, 1879, rink or swim, ha<
been overwhelmingly voted down. The
republicans in their platform tried to
avert a popular storm; but one of their
own journals declares that their finan
cial plank is but “a verbal confusion
designed to deceive both tides of the
controversy.” The other platforms are
distinct and positive on this sub
ject. If Mr. Hayes has any
respect for the popular will, he
will call a lialt. He should immediately
replace Mr. Sherman with some one
who is not a member of the moneyed
ring which has long ruled and nearly
rained this country.
Perhaps the truest and most satis-
fac ory way to reach the meaning of the
result, ia to give a summary of the two
leading platforms:
The democratic platform opposes rub
tidies; declares the inauguration of Mr.
Hayes to be the most dangerous en
croachment upon popular rights that
haa ever been attempted in a free
country, and that a repetition of the
fraud will not be * toll rated, demands
the immediate repeal of tie resumption
act, the remonetisation of silver, the
retention of the greenback curreic
and no funher contraction; favors the
issue by the general government alone
of all circulating medium, and a tarifi
revenue; approves the acceptance by
the administration of s constitutions!
and pacific polity «*f iocal self-govern
ment in the south, aud condemns fed
eral interference w.ih troops iu state
elections and politic .1 affairs.
The republican platlorui reaffirms
coi.fidette in Mr. Hayes and cord ally
approves his polici-.r; favors both gold
and silver as Ieg4l lender for all deb;
not specially provided for by law, with
coinage and valuation so placed that
there ahall be no disadvantage in trad*
with Jorcign nations; demands the re-
montt zition of silver; opposes sub
sidies and the renewal of patents by act
of congress, and on the labor question
ecommends the establishment of i
national bureau of Industry, the exert
ingcf its powers by congress over ail
national highways of trade to secure
fair returrs for capital and fair wages
for labor, and providing for statutory
arbitrations between emjl-yere aud
em ployeee.
AN KX LAN AI JON WANTED.
Col. Barr, of Washington, who is
Identlv fresh from the perusal of one
of Bret Harte’a unique sketches, re
marks with the conscious but careless
strength of Mr. John Oakhurst, of Po
ker Flat, that members of congress are
arriving at the federal capital ‘ till you
it” Who it is that is thus de
prived «.f bis accustomed repose. Col
Barr does not even intimate, though
the peculiar wording of his statement
would seem to indicate that it is inten
ded to include the editors < f this papc%
tins is the colonel’s intention,
assure him that he has been mis
informed. It is to be hoped that later
dispatches will disclose the fact that
the remark is merely a piece of plena
’.try on the part of Col. Barr.
AN APPEAL FROM FEBSANDfSA.
Oar telegrams report an abatement
cf the yellow fever at Fernandina, and
is to be hop* d that the disease has
reached its culmination. With this
intelligence, however, is coupled an
appeal to the charity of more fortunate
ommunities—an appeal which should
meet with a prompt aad generous le-
sponse. The people oi that pUgne-
smitten town ar3 in sore need of pro
visions, and their neces?ities should be
once supplied. Business is at a
tand-still, all industries are completely
paralyzed, and they have no means of
obtaining food except through the
charities of those who are more hap
pily situated.
Thk board of trade oi Nashville has
clear idea cf the financial needs of
the country, if we are to judge lrom the
resolution pained at a meetirg yester
itoy,» synopsis of which will be found
our telegrams this morning. A mass
meeting is called for Saturday for the
purpose of petitioning congress for re
dress.
THK FUTURE POWER OF THK SOUIB.
IYnnoxs are m circulation in th*
southwestern atateeaskirg the govern
ment to give the southern territory ii*
fair proportion of federal Lid. Th»
petitions mean that the govern men.
should protect the large planting acrer
along the lowlands ot the ower Miss
issippi river. In their way it is claimed
lbs government could double the ex*-
ports oi the country, and thus directly
increase ita imports and therefore its
revenue.
The prediction of republican papei
that the south would begin to lore
political p->wer after the next general
census is not verified by tne latest ceil
sus returns. Three western, four east
ern and three southern states were the
scenes o! census gathering in The
increase of population in the western
states—Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin
—was fifteen j»er cent; in the eastern
states—Massachusetts, Rhode Island
New York and New Jersey—nine and
a half per cent, and in the southern
states—Lonisiaus, South Carolina and
Missouri—twenty per cent. It is plain
from the figures that the south wi
suffer no loss from the census of 1880.
On the oilier hand, she will gain. Tin
southward immigration movement
increase from this time onward, and by
1SS0 its iff: cts will be materially fei
Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, ar
part cniarly Texre, will show
at that time Urge gain*
from tnat tou roe, and othe’
states in this section will doubtless f<
the qo ckenirg tide. The eastern, »cd
perhaps the middle states, will l se
1880; the west will be at a stand still,
aud the south w»ll gain what the east
loses. In Texas alone, we will ga
six members; in Arkansas, certainly
two, and in Louisiana, one. Admitting
that the other souihtrv st«,e.s wot
only hold their own, thia would give
115 mtuil>eTS egainst the 106 that we
are now entitled to. And t! e south
will be a steady gainer henceforward
because it has a Urge amount of excel
lent iandn that can be bought at low
prices, and because cf the ta'.ubriiy
its ciimate, and other well known ad
vantages. As the reign of tranquillity
and pe*ce and fraternity progresses,
thelt flux of population to this section
will increase, ^ud before loi g ii will
onish ihe most sanjsuii-e. This wil
bring, cf course, among other bless
ings, an increase of political power
ud the men who invented the fif-
t enth amendment should not grarnb
k-hen they contemplate tae re*u‘.ts
their own work.
Thb state board of immigration.
Virginia has jus: published a book ot
300 page* that give* a thorough de
scription cl the soil, climate, piv ducts
and present social condition ol the
state. Il is sent on application to al
who desire inhumation with a view of
settling in the state. Virginia is pre
paring to lead her sister states in invit
ing immigration. What has bee me
of Dr. Janes’s promised hand-book of
Georgia?
Now that the parsgraphers have
hausted their stock of jokes over
Mi ff tt register, the little-tax gatherer
is gathering friends all over the conn
try. If it enables Virginia to collec'
half a million dollars a year w ithout
pairing a single valuable interest in
state, it will be voted a good thing, and
other communities will want ir.
diminishes the amount of bar rcom
drinking in Virginia, it is a good thing.
Anyway yon look at it, it is a goed
| thing. The beb-pnnch seems to be the
t&x-gatherer of the future.
Thb people along the Mississippi are
b« lievers in Eads’ jetties. They * to a 1
If Secretary Schurs would drop
theories and transcendentalisms long
enough to get a temporary root on his
office, he would save the country frum
the loss of public documents that could
not be replaced. O ving to the delay,
the to fl'ss building has been twice
VICTORY IN OHIO.
DEMOCRATS SWEEP THE
STATE.
f*rob bljr twenty five IboaatBd
Democratic IV^Jatlty—The Bepubll-
eaa Committee Concede Their De
feat-A Freab Start for ltUMt.
GZNEKAL ZWISGt Ol INI OS.
Washington. October 9.—General Ewing
telegrhpb*: One-tenth of the itate give* demo
cratic gains of or*r 3,i0) There la no doubt
that we have carried the state ticket and lag'.w
lature. Independent cf Hamilton county which
is scpiOMd m be oaim.
raoBiBLY Diaocaanc.
Private dispatch** indicate Ohio gone demo*
cratic by from 10,003 to 15,000 majority.
DEXOCJtATIC GAINS.
Columbus, October 9 —The returns fr m 70
voting pndoota scattering throughout the state,
but not Including many from the cities, show a
democratic gdn of 1,700.
Tlledo . Oe ober 9. -Thera has been a ll*ht
vote, probably twenty per oent less than
yegr. The national party developed ualooked-
ftervta CoPfluUM <be Kegrotlailona
wit h Boasts -The Forte finilag In-
StBVIA ONCE MOBS.
I/>ndoh, Oct. 10.—The Duly News*
Alexandria Special says: “Theattempt
to introduce'the new * B 'hernia cotton
plants into Srypt, which excited great
expectfttionB is considered a failure.
The Timers Belgrade correspondent
says he heart from a diplomatic h&.irce
that the porte has demanded explana
tions regai ding Servia’s purpose in
arming and ^egotialing with Russia
and Rouiuania. Tne porte declares it
will te obliged to send a special com
mission to Belgrade to inquire whether
its Servian rights are not being tamper-
td with. ' .
TO THE FBOIFTIEB.
Al! first-class militia brigades, except
those of Belgrade, Shabatz and Valiere,
have marched to the frontier. The
second-class will follow in ten days.
More money and several hundred
boxes ot shoes have arrived from Rus
sia. Negotiations with Russia have at
last come to a satisfactory close. A
cabinet council has resolved upon war
like meesnres,'' though not before the
middle of November.
1UE IOWA ELECTION.
SUE EASTERN WAR.
Secretary McCrary wants the skel
eton regiments of the army filled up
but why not reduce the conun intoned
force until it t oner ponds to the
listed force ? It would be millions in
the pockets of the people. The secre
tary’s argument is an admirable one,
not in favor of an increase of the army,
but iu favor of a reduction o! its meg:
costly features ?
J. Willis Menard, another colored
man who parts his name in the mid
dle, wants the Liberian mission. Mr
yes should not forget to remember
that J. Willis besides being colored, is
poet ol parts.
Judge West delivered forty-(out
speeches during the Ohio campaign,
and the only pay he got was a reputa
tion for communistic leanings that he
cannot wipe out in forty-four years.
The Iowa radicals have put G* ar on
the people of that state, which looks a
little like they are preparing for the
11 ploughing
The news from Ohio is good enough
to offset two Iowan.
Another savings back Las caved
Gambetta drawn well in Puis.
ALL FOR LOVE!
coming to the belief that the mattress' tl.o h d with rain, and the confusion
wall is the best kind of a levee,because j removals is becoming very
it compels the scouring of a channel, j gre# *. 5 en inexcusable
«h«m* the oM-toatiioned leva* !***» atgiwioa ike pul oi th, »p*e»sV*
to »filling op nthor th»n a wowing' * t the heed ol the depwiMst-
oat ol • rirer. I U.- W w too much.
Various E'opfnieat aud II* Nad
Rnnlla
Y»steTday Chief Thomas received
elegram from Lagrange to amat Joel Millt
•nd Ida Hcsrru wdo were coming to Atlanta on
ihf p»^wv'S**r ratn.wblcb readied here at 2:15
The tel; gram ttated that they were guilt;
of violating tba law and ha i fl U from h.-mt.
Ofltaen wen accordingly Rationed to awa.t the
of th#! train, an
1 It arrived they arrest
t-d th.* ooupla who, were dlacovered witnotr
an> difficulty. They rrtre taken at uiioe to
atioii h< >uk!. They acemed co s:derably
prbed Lj being amated, bin »Oun calmed ao a-
talk very quietly aboqt their eiiuatiou Jo*l
Milter ia a fi .t, butly -coking man ol foi
feel high, and iattrmig it as an Indian. Hia fair
partner iea pretty woman of abcu: twenty.with
dtitoue feature*, beautiitil * yea and a nreeta
prtaaiua constantly on her lace. Taey
be involved in a curious and
I.'TEKh TING CAJX
of d*sperate love. Their tale as gathered from
their own remarks, i* deeoly i-itereetins.
ha* about it a ri mince worthy ol poetic com
memoratlon.
J>«*1 BiUer baa a wife aud th ee children,
hi m he supported on a S rm iu Troup county
kcb* that he baa formed a r:r„n • attach
ment for Ida Hearse, wh-j ia the wif^t of another
aad the mother of one child She haa eei tduiy
rjc procau-ti ni? aflbcUou and ih; ir zr u uai and
niiformnate love ua* kd them iu o tb*
iition In wt ich thev are now sin
see tea that on Tut*d ly Mr. Hearne, the ln«band
of Ida rteame, went to LaGrange toae:l his
too aud told her that he would not
sv back 11. x s
•util the c xt day at noon. BiUer heard of hi
ab*er-c- and ssdved that he ecu d take advan
tage of it H« procarri a w.-igon and w.
see Hearne's wife and prop wot that they
should
FLY AWAY
and be happy with each other. She wsa true to
her heart, if not to her da:y. and went with
him. leaving her child and her parents for one
man to whom *he waa more devoted than to all
el e. They drove through th country to New-
nan, traveling aU the long ni»bt to make tluir
escape sure.
They were mimed yean.rdAy, *nd the rvault
hae t-e- n stated. They will probate J be taken
h'Ck to LaGrange to day.
Ida Hearne Is an icterigent, pretty wonun.
She fpeu» freely a bout her p-cu'dar situation,
and said y.rfrday, with a womanly feeiirg,
which tabeauefn. in spite of Its petv«
"l idn’t eme aviy casiiy; I loved my father
and my mother, my ch'M nd ciy fricLds. but
I loved this mui also, an1
l LEVI iUKKBUt,
and came gladly waea I thought how ha loved
for strength, and claim the election of a portion
of their county ticket. Speculation in various
political circles at an early hour to-night ia to
the iff ct tha*. the republican* have elected the
treasurer, record©, and one representative,with
the remainder of tha ticket divided between
the democrats and the nationals. Much scratch
ing h is been indulged in by all parties, and re-
liable fkuiea wkl be unobtainable till a late
hour.
PLEASANT ACGUSIE*.
The day has been pleasant throughout the
state, which ia usually construed sa favorable
to the republicans, bnt the fair weather is c fl-
set by apathy, and the withdrawal of republi
can votes to the workingmen's and greenback
tickets. The return* are coming in slowly, and
indicated nucraticgains. In the compilation
of the vote, no account ia taken of the green
back and workingmen’s vote, although the lat
ter la said to have polled a heavy vote In Ham
ilton county. Comparisons as to democratic
republican grins will be made with the vote
for secretary of state in October. lWfl.
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND !
GjIXKBS. 0-, October 9.—At 11:30 p. w. re
turns were received from 965 precincts, includ
ing some lrom nearly every portion of the state
T he net democratic gain in them is four thou
sand one hundred and eighiy-efgbt, indicating
democratic gain in the state of 3J.(X0, and
the election of Bishop, democrat, for governor
by 95,000 majority.
HAMILTON COUNTY DEXCCB4T1C.
At this hour returns have been received from
but SI out of 147 precinct* in this, H-unllton
county. These give Bishop 2 354; West. 2.1*24;
Bond (workingmen) 16c7. The democrats have
pr .bably elected their entire county ana legis
lative ticke’a-
THK HAI)1C k LV CONCEDE TilEIK DEFEAT.
Columbus, O., Oc*. 10-1 a m.—The democrat!
committee claim the election of Bishop by from
10.000 to 25,(.00, aud also a majority iu both
branches of the general assembly.
The republican committee concede
B.eh'.p’s election by over 10,000, bnt
are il doubt about the assembly There la no
basit lor conn utir g the number of votes cast by
the woiki^gmen a party, but it is si ppoaed
to be considerable aa it is c almed that they cut
10.000 voti a In Hamilton c nnty alone. It will
be noticed that
THE DEMOCRATIC GAINS
cmc largely lrom repubdean strongholds In the
western reterve. In one township near Obar-
Un, the democrats gained 325 vote*.
The republican committee in giving the reason
for this falling off in their votes say it is c*n*-d
by the repat beans, who abstained from
tbty intending in this w*y to show their
.-tion with the p-erident.
GAINS IN Kl w JER-EY.
Newark, N J., October 9.-ln the municipal
election the democrats gam 4 aldermen,4 school
»rusteea and 5 freeholder*. Th 3 workingm *n’«
leket polled 1,519 vote*. The vote was’Ughl
being over 1,300 less than lai-t year.
THE IOWA ELECTION.
Chicago, Octobei 9.—1 he returns from thir
teen wards, townships and precincts In Iowa,
gives the following aggregate of votes: Greer
republican, 2.22J; Ir'sn, democrat, 1963; Jessup,
prohibition, 4A; Stubbs, greenback, 857.
TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY.
Toledo, October 10 —The returns
from twenty three precincts in this
city and Lucas county give Bishop,
democrat, 2,346, and West, republican
,t9L
IN HAMILTON COUNlY.
Cincinnati, October 10. — Returns
from 145 out of 147 precincts in thi
city, and 34 of the county precincts
give, for governor—Bishop, democrat,
iD.333; \\ eat, republican, 16 272; B*ud,
radical workingmen, 8,823. l<ord, dem
ocrat, far senator, over A. T. GusLotd,
republican, 2 065. Cappellar; repub
lican, for county auditor, over Hoffman
lemocrat, 680. Huneke, repnblican
for coun*v tree surer, over Fra z, demo
crat, 2,431. The democrats^ seem to
have elected their entire ticket with
the exceptions of Hoffman and Fratz,
who were scratched for reasons other
han political. The Gazette coccedts
BOTH DRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE
the dem gratis, and says Bishop*
majority in the state is not less than
20 000. The Enquirer claims a mxj-mty
in the legis atnre on the j<*int ballot of
15, thns seenrine the election of a dem
ocratic Uniteil S’^ites fcna’or. In thir
ci»y the German republicans largely
voted the workingmen’s ticket. The
woikingmen’s ticket may foot np 11,000
votes, though i* is not probable it will
exceed the estimate of yesterday
namely, 8,000.
THE NATIONALS.
Toledo, O , October 10.—It is conce
led that the national, or straight
greenback party, elected their entire-
ticket in Lucas’ county by m q iritie**
ranging from 200 to 800. In this citv
their majority is upwards of 1,000.
S'urgeon and Kellogg, the newly elec
ted Tepresentatives,have hitherto acte«
with the republicans. The result is
•surprise to all parties,and to none more
than the nationals themselves.
by 25 000 majority.
Columbus, October 10 —There
scarcely any excitement to learn the
definite figures of Yesterday’s election.
Botb committees concede that Bi9hop’i
majority will be between 15,000 an*
In Favor ot Atlanta
BruraW.ck fteaport Appeal.
We are in favor of retaining the capi-
tol in Atlanta.
1. Because Atlanta has in good faith,
expended large sums of money as » re
sult of its removal, and ought, as a mat
ter of common justice, to retain the
capital or have her money returned.
2. Because Atlanta, while not the
geographical centre of Georgia, id and
will be, o! necessity, a great railroad
centre, and is a prosperous and growing
city, where people from every section
of the country congregate, and where
our legislature will have an opportu
nity ol exchanging views with all classes
of people from all sections, thus pre
paring them more fully for legislation
Repetition of the Same Old Story.
Dubuque, Iowa, October 10. Da
buque county gives Irish, democrat,
for governor, 1.500* to 1,800 majority
The entire democratic ticket is elected,
including a senator and three represen
tatives which is a gain of a senator and
one representative. Hall, for senator,
haa about 300 majority.
Dubuque, Iowa, October 10 -1am —
At the headquarters oi the republican
state central committee, very meagre
returns have been received. Tbe vote
has been light, owing to the hravy rain
availing generally over the slate,
ports indicate the
ELECTION CF TH* REPUBLICAN STATE
TICKET
by about 30,000 over the democratic
ticket. Gear, the republican car. dictate
for governor, has been considerably
scratched by tempera*.cb men, who
voted for Jessup, the temperance can
didate. Gear will rpu at least 5,000 be
hind his ticket. The greenback and
state ticket will receive from 15,000 to
20,000 votes, and the temperance ticket
about 5,000
RADICAL MAJORITY IS THE LEGISLATURE
The republicans will have about 30
majority in the state senate, and 35 to
40 majority in the house, insuring the
election ol a republican United States
senator.
ARCBBI>UOP BAlLhl'S RO
MANCE.
Uuir He Renounced a Kcwr England
Relic to Become a Frlret.
Graphic
The death of the distinguished Ca:h-
olic archbishop of Baltimore recalls to
the memory of some of those tv ho re
member him in his youth the
romance of his early life. Whoa he
decided to leave the Episcopal minis
try, for which he had been trained, ai d
study for tne priesthood, he made sac
rifices that few men are sailed upon to
endure.
He gave up at once not only his
social position, but the great foitune
which his uncle, Mr. James Roosevelt,
after whom he was named, and intend
ed to bequeath him, and, worst of all
to some hearts, he renounced the
woman whom he loved.
One of the most famous belles that
New England ever produced was Mi**
Julia Beers, a daughter of Judge Biers,
of Litchfield, Connecticut. During the
firet thirty years of this cenlurv the law
school of Litchfield was considered one
of the most distinguished ir.stiturions
ot the kind in the country. It drew to
this bleak Ne»v Eugla-d vilLjpt the
young men of the best families tin ough
out the country, and one of Ua most
honored teachers waa J adge Beers.
His daughter was a beautiful blonde
of the rarest type, with waving hair of
pale gold, larne blue eyes, and a figure
remarkab’e for its tall aud slci der
grace, tedded to these natural gifts,
she possessed also a flue voice oi re
markable power and c. mpass, which
she constantly improved by training
while her fine natural powers of mind
were cultivated by every advantage of
education, so that at twenty-five she
was a woman of rare and remarkable
fascination.
this time, daring a summer
pleasure trip, she met the young Epis
copal clergyman, and the two became
engaged. The Rev. Mr. Bavley was,at
this perioo^t strikingly handsome man
pof-sessing qualities oi heart and mind
sure to tnd-ar him to those with whom
he was bi ought in contact. They weie,
indeed, a remarkable man aud woman
who met in that long past summer,and
she, who had been iLdiflerent to
hundred adorers,listened with pleasure
to the addresses of a man who felt
that until now he had never met a fit
ting mate.
Bnt powerfnl as love might be in an
organization like his, the honesty of
religious conviction waa still dearer to
the heart of the young clergyman, and
after his transference to Hagerstown,
Md., where he met the present Cardi
nal McCloskey, Mr. Bayley r.solved to
become a Ca'holic priest. This decis
ion was a death blow to Miss Beers
She herself, persuaded by her love,
embraced the faith o? tne church ol
Rome, and for a while took re:uge in a
convent.
This departure of one oi society’s
ornaments to tbe gloom of a cloister
produced a great sensation among the
fashionable circles of that day, and
when af er a brief period she, under-
circumstances of peculiar romanc-, fl ni
from the convent and returned to hex
friends, all sorts of speculations were
>et a A .at. For a few years sh * led a life
^<f retirement at her home in Litchfield,
aud then fell a victim to consumption
aud perhaps to a broken heait.
1 WO GIRLS IN A POND.
paring mem more iuuy »u» irgi!u«twu,
which will benefit the whole state aud
advance hei commercial and other in
terests.
But, says .the advocate of Milledge
ville, we want to remove legislators
from temptation. Are we prepared to
confess that our legislators need to be
caged aud guarded, or do we intend to
elect legislators above temptation, or
able to withstand it? This argument,
if good and valid, would necessarily
give the capital to an island in tho
Okefenokeu swamp, or some other
out-of the way locality.
The advocate of Milledgeville also
say 8 the capital ought to be removed
because Atlanta does not need it and
Milledgeville does; that Atlanta will
grow any way. II this is a good rea
son, then with how much greater force
it applies to the weakest and smallest
town in Georgia. This is not a ques
tion of helping this or hurting that
city. It is a question as broad as the
state, and no such argument should in
fluence voters upon this question. If
a town will now grow witiiout a Capi
tol, it will not grow with it.
The advocate of Milledgeville asks
for die removal because the Bullock
party moved it to Atlanta. Suppose
the Bullock administration, while oth
erwise proper subjects of deauuci dion
and attack, had done some act which
had brought a large revenue to our
stale treasury and beuefitted the whole
people, and continued to do so, would
we undo that act simply because that
administration did it; or would we
condemn and undo the bad and retain
the goad? The question for the peo
ple io ask, is not, who did this tiling,
but was it wise ? And further, if they
vote on it, it will be their act.
The advocate of Miiledgeviile appeals
to the people of the state to remove
the capital because it was thete a long
time ; because some of the ablest men
iu Georgia have sat as members of the
legislature there, and upon pleas of
like character. This appeal ought not
to have any weight. The real question
is. where buoutd the capital be located
uo« 7 Do the best interests of tb
state demand its removal ?
Another plea for removal is, that it
will save the state large sums of rnonev;
that if the people vote for Atlanta mil
lions of dollars will be expended for a
new cap fcol. If the legislature deter
mine to spend millions on a new Capi
tol, the ’money will be expended no
matter whero the capital is located.
Atlanta offers a line location, and offers
to build as good a capitol building as
the one at Milledgeville, or luruish its
equivalent in money. So the two
cities are on a paras to present expeuse.
Atlanta will have no voice in the ex
penditure of the millions which it iu
charged will be expeudod in erecting a
new capitol building; that is a matter
for le^iuLative action; and to give toe
argument as to expeuse any lorce, is
necessary to admit that we expect to
send men to tbe legislature who can
Cbj tied and influenced oy the people
ot Atlanta to do their bidding. We
do Dot thiuk our people intend to send
such legislators to Atlanta or any other
city which may be selected as the capi
tal’.
Atlanta is a city of which every citi
zen ot Georgia may well feel proud.
Destroyed by the fortunes of war, she
Has risen, Phoenix, like, from the ashes
of her burned homes, fair aud beauti
ful ; ha* built up a great trade, and is
increasing in population, erecting new
buildings, extending her t rade in every
direction, and is first and foremost in
all good works. Atlanta is, to day, the
representative of that push and energy*
and enterprise which are needed in
our state to build up our waste places,
develop our industries and unlock the
hidden wealth stored iu our hills and
mountains. We hope our people will
think tt is maLter over carefully,
and see where they can cast their vote
for the best interest of the state as
well as for their own beat interests, and
if they will carefully examine the
question and all tbe arguments for and
against Atlanta, we nave no doubt of
our city and country giving a round
majority for Atlanta.
choice to-day I would say let it remain
in Atlanta, if I had to be taxed to build
it. For hetven’s sake don’t let the dog
get on the hay again.
In conclusion I will give yon a little
dialogue that was acted by myselt aud
an ALjace-Milledgeville-man;
Says I: **How are you on the cap
ital question ?”
A. “Milledgeville forever.”
Q, “Why ?”
A. “Because Atlanta is one of the
most corrupt places on earth. A leg b-
lator could not Keep his wits twenty
minntes in the place; he would be
bamboozled, bribed,bought and torn up
mentally aU the time.”
Q- “How do you like the new consti
tution ?”
A. “One of tt e best things that I evt-r
saw; can’t be beat; l8t me tell you,wL
I have read the constitution of Alaba
ma, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Ca -
oiina, North Carolina, Florida, aid
other states, but this new constitution
of ours is decidedly ahead of any of
them.
Q “And you are resolved to yote Ljr
it?"
A. “Most assuredly.”
Q “Do you know when the people
AGRICULTURAL.
MlLCOLil JO INSTON. EDITOR.
■Notice to Correspondents.—!. Address aU
communications tot tin* department to Malojlm
Johnston, E--q.. Atlanta, Ga.
2 Write on one side of s sheet only.
X Always *ive tine name and address, not
necessarily for publication, but as a guaranty
ol good faith.
In its thoughts for the month, the
Southern Cultivator for October makes
.he following good suggestions about
digging potatoes and sowing wheat:
SWEET POTATOES.
Dig before hard iros^and if possible
when it is dry. Some succeed well
with potato houses-others fail—the
conditions of success have not bean
fully determined. The moat universally
Buucess t ui method is storing in “hills"
or “banka.” If proper ventilation is
provided for in the early part of winter
(building tbe “bank" around tour posts
sunk in the ground, so as to make a
flue in the middle,) a plentiful supply
weut to frame that constitution —yon 1 of dirt put on as the cold increases,
25,000. The democratic cjmmuteec’.aim
time they witl have between 30 and 40
on j nnt ballot in ihe general a>sembl\
ana tbe republican committee do not
dispute this claim.
STATE * AMR ITEMS.
—Marietta is coming down in t.
body
—The $500 runnirg race will have
eignt or teu tallies.
— Visitors can take choice oi three
or four amuseax-nu each night
—Tne exhibition of talented hog*
wui ce very flue.
—There will be several little side
hows ou the grounds.
—Tallulah’s new engine will cut a
djsh in the firemen's contest.
—It is hoped that tne Tennessee and
So3th CsroUns companies wi l come.
—Pools will be sold on tne military
a-id hymen's contests,
- Visitors will begin to come in to-
Th* London Times predicts djearer^ 'Wa are leaUy unea*v_ about Howr-
i There 1st
f ore which
— Don’t apply to the secretary for s
dexkriiio. He resliy dtesa't want you.
—Our soldier boys will make a good
iescn foi the it arete
—The man who wins tbe Steven?
medri in the military eomuu wti be “some” ol
tsetics.
—The citizens* mask ball will be one
; of tbe biggest thingi ol tb* kind ever known R.
; Atlmtt.
* *» «">“*'• a*"**’ i -Tb-herd of edneatien xotod to give
itouia .hist, left,), is. ,urcr u, e teuton Jrvtay ol Utnu
Wilt Jfever Go Swimming In JBo>
Style Again.
There ia in Clarksville, Tennessee a
pond of water, an innocent looking
nd, but a deceitful pond. It ia not a
pond given to unexpected holes - the
manner ol ita wicked* esa ia of a differ
ent character, as will presently be
fonnd. In Ciarksville two young ladies
were pass ng the summer, and on Sun
day, aa they wandered near the pond
»hey determined upon a quiet swim
Disrobing they entered tbe water and
had their swim. The remainder of the
sfory we give in .the words of a con
temporary:
As soon- as they emerged from the
water the elder >ne, whom I will call
Susan for this occasion, saw quite a
number of black spots on the neck and
ankles of her companion. “ Liw 1
* hat’a that?'* she exclaimed. Inis
remark was followed by a scream which
rang the woods for miles around. * Oj,
LorJy! I’ve got ’em, tool ’ was the
next remark from Su%an, followed by
another scream in a fortissimo tone of
voice. “ Pull ’em off!” they both
ejiculatedia the same breath. More
screams. A succession of screams,
hi’e with the thumb and finger t* e>
grabbed the living thing3 and tried to
pull h m from the fieen.
The slimy euDstai.ee slipped from
between their fingers like a jelly iLh.
In their fright they started for the
oouse. Through the woods they went,
while they kept up their buccession of
-creams at the top of their lunga.
bearing the house, every soul on the
place, men and women, came ruahing
oat, of course, to ascertain the cause of
their alarm. Bless you, what a figure
they cu‘.! Yes, two figures!
The men folks retreated in good or
der, whiie tbe gins rushed into the
house to Jearn from the well informed
old woman that they were covereu
wi'.h leeche*. An application of salt
water rehevtd them of thtir snemfi--.
iheir clothee were returned to them,
and they then acd there made a solemn
vow that they would never go twim*
ia bey style again-
For ourselves, we desire the retention
of the capital at Atlanta, because
know that her hotel accommodations
are ample, her libraries, her business
houses, her manifold industries, her
enterprfee and energy can be painted
to by ali Georgians with pride; and
while friendly to Milledgeville, and in
tending to say nothing unkind of her,
we propose to cast our influence in fa
vor of Atlanta.
A farmer’s VIEW ON TUB CAPITAL
QUESTION.
W. O. D. ia Conyers Courier.
It is important that every voter in the
state should ra*ke haste slowly in ref
erence to the capital question. It wdl
s* on be put to the test, and I am sorry
that some of the people of Rvckdale,
and especially the farmers, are sharp
ening the knife to cut their own throats
Some are in favor of our legislators
meeting in the halls our fathers
i uilr. I haard a man say ye8terday t
“Let us meet in the old houses our
fathers built.” This particular man is
like myselt, he is rather weak, and
unless a change we may meet in one of
them, but it is not my intention to go
there because my father hod a hand id
its erection.
What can we as a people promise
ourselves if the capital goes back to
Milledgeville ? The day after it is done
we are poorer than the day before; the
value of our real es ate is depreciated ;
while to let it remain where it ib its
price *ill aa certainly advance in the
future as it haa in the past; and why ?
B. cause Al’anta ia begging us to bring
in our farm products, and she has and
lyill as long as i: is a growing city pay
ua tbe highest market price lor every
thing that we can raise on our farms.
I know* that you cannot do it in Conyers,
but you can in Atlanta. This is plain
and important that there are a great
many people in Atlanta w
not engaged iu aenculture,
ard they must . be fed—
and from whom ? from your farms
and the more wealth and popu’ation
we can be the means of bringing into
Atlanta, the better for us. Atlanta is
destined, by the help of the people of
Georgia, to be second to none in the
south; she is destined to be a city
noted for its manufactories, and the day
is not far distant. Are we, then, going
to act the part of icolish men 11 am
writing to farmers), and clog the wheels
that are daily rolling dollars into onr
pockets? If we do, we oughtfcobesei-t
to the house our fathers built. We are
p >or, I admit, but we w-'Uld be poorer
if it was not for Atlanta. Let us unite
and make a New York of onr present
say it is far superior to tbe one our
fathers got up ?"
A. Ill—in—hay ohl—my hose is
looser*
Curtain fell:
I paid the old capital a visit last
spring^nd while there I looked arom d
and watched things close, aud I could
tell a great deal about her, with her
disadvantages, etc., but not now.
I do want the people to think before
they vote.
TIME MADRAS FAMINE.
A DrraUful Account of tb* Starving
condition oi tbe Natives cf me
Hariraa i rrntdet cr
Madras Letter to London Time*.
All Hindoos are charitable by nature.
Moat families have crowds of hungry
hai g.-ra on, even in the best of times,
but with this great dearth, the
family burdens have been greatly
added to. In going through a street of
tbe more wealthy part of the town, it
is common to see at almost every house
a number of poor people collected,
waiting fur the daily dole of fo. d*
and in this way the native
communities of this and other towns
have been doing quietly and unosten
tatiously a great deal to help their
poorer brethren in the struggle for life.
But from all that I can learn, distress
is already reaching the class above the
verv poor. With thece, there are caste
difficulties about getting food at the
regular relief houses, and many
are gradually starving before the
pressure becomes so great that
they will leave behind their
pride and social prejudices, and join
the common herd at the government
ki'chens. With regard to the town of
Madras tbe ioc*il committees are now
making inquiries regarding the num
bers of the better classes who are iu
want of relief, acd this relief will be
administered, as far as possible, in a
manner consonant with the feehrgs
and usages of the classes we wbh to
benefit. It is quite certain that
tne destitution is very real.
Within a stoue’s throw of my own
iiise there iBa native village tenant*
t J by servants of Europeans, small
shopkeepers and others, aud for some
time past ay w fe has been feeding a
few little Htat votings belonging to this
village on bread aud milk. These aie
not immigrants, but children of our
local poor; and out of a dozen little
things who come every morning for
their food, two or three are so far gone
that they will not be saved. If we
fed all who wanted help out of this
small vUliige, we should have hundreds
on the list.
A SAD PICTURE.
As I write there ernes before me a
woman wi*h two children, the woman
in the last stage of exhaustion, one
child at the breast, with a face like a
little wizened old mao and its body a
mere skeleton, the other child, a little
child of five years of age, extremely
emvcvated and feeb’e. With this fami-
y are two voting gills, both miserably
bin and famine-stricken, and with
their strength quite spent. They all
speak w'th voices that are thin and
sounding as if far away, just as happens
in patients in the last stage of cinder .
A little warm soup and bread and milk
for the children revives ali of .hi m .n
wonderful way.
After a rest they get a meal of curry
and rice, and are sent off ou a curt to a
relief camp. Standing at the entrance
gate of my house I can in half an hour
count hundreds of wretched creatures
who have hardly strength enough left
to drag their weary limbs along. These
are the houseless and homeless wan
derers from distant villages, whom the
government provides centres of relief;
but the people will not rest quietly and
conserve their energies. They drag
themselves and their feeble children
aoout, wandering from camp to camp,
until the time comes from them to lie
down and die.
and the potatoes kept dry, they are
almost sure to keep well. Failure
generally results from not putting on
dirt enough. In ibis region where tbe
tuercury descends to 12 degrees or
even lower, the dirt covering should be
at least one foot in thickness. Consume
the early grown potatoes first, and
leave the late crop for spring use —tbe
latter will keep better.
WHEAT SOWING.
According to latitudes and elevation,
wheat should be sown from the middle
of October to first of December -tne
last period being suited to tho Gulf
borders. Wheat succeeds best in
rather cold climates, but much can be
done to offset adverse influences, and
command success even in warm cli
mates. We mention a few of the steps
to be taken in such localities. Bow an
early variety, and procure seed from a
region several hundred miles north of
your farm, and select varities that have
the reputation of being rust-proof. Sow
on high, dry soils, which inn er become
water soggea, and which are rather
destitute of vegetable matter—pulverize
the surface soil thoroughly—manure
moderately, but not excessively, the
latter induces too much sappiness, and
favors the occurrence of rusi—top-
dress with moderate application of lime
(3 to 5 bushels per acre.) Seed rather
heavily, io prevent tillering and to en
courage early maturing and even ripen
iug. So w in drills 18 inches to 2 feet apart,
running north and sonth, so as to ad
mit sunshine and air freely.
In cooler climates manuring may be
pushed farther and thinner seeding be
practiced,but in other respects theabove
suggestions apply to the whole cotton
belt. The guard against “smut" soak
the seed over-night in a solution of
blue stone—oue pound to five bushels
of seed, dissolve in sufficient water to
cover the seed. Drain off the water
and roll the seed in lime before sow-
_ Care should be taken to skim off
all the light, imperfect seed which
float, and it would be well in addition
to sift out before soaking, all grains be
low a certain size. Nothing is lost if
half the seed are thuB laten out,because
the small ones can be grouud into flour,
and much will be gained by sowing
selected seed. No farmer is willing to
plant corn shelled from all parts of the
ear—that from the tips is always rejec
ted. Why should not the same be
done with wheat ?
TUB 111: A SOX WHY FARM. ISO IS
NOT MORE EEMVNEEA Tl VB.
fey stem
get labor to ssve it. Giving yonr hands
one thiid, (v,bich should be and is the
right lay inetead of half), will alone
make up the difference between one-
half anu one-third. And again this
difference can be and ought to be made
in another way. The aoove system or
better ones, with proper ec»nomy, will
soon enable the farmer to purchase his
supplies or that for his bands for cash.
Buy in bulk as murh as possible,
charging y«ur hands ten per cent, in-
ferest; nine-tenths cf hands consume
their entire earnings any way. This
alone will more than make the differ
ence between one-half and one-third.
My opiuiou is, that with the above or
better changes, which is a slight one,
our lands that are now exhausted by
the removal of vegetable
matte.* from continued cropping,
will become much more fertile,
and the cotton crop reduced to three
millions of hales or less would insure
at least fifteen cents per pound, or
mare, for the first crop after the change,
and our long lost money, of which
there is an abundance, but which
seems to have absconded from our
midst and gathered in the hands of tho
few large capitalists about large cities,
requiring the best of gilt-edge to get it,
would return to us again. And you
hear so many various plans of inviting
it hack among us—some are in favor of
legislating it back, which would be of
mushroom growth or short duration.
Adopt the above, or a better system,
giving your farms yonr personal atten
tion, and this will soon bring our long
lost money back, leaving a little iu the
hands of every farmer after paying all
dues, and our great financial machine
will soon get in running order again.
But wlieu will they change ?
Enquires.
Fort Lamar Ga , Oct 10, 1877.
PLAN FOR A HWTBTPOTATO HOUSE
As the sweet potato crop is a very
important one, and the time to gather
and hou?e them near at hand, I send a
plan for a potato house which I have
tried and found entirely satisfactory.
The house may be made larger or
smaller, to suit the cjuvenience of the
crops to be saved.
My house is rixteen feet square, with
i alley way four feet through, and a
door at each end 4x7. There are four
6talis for storing tbe potAtoe?, on each
aide of the alley, each 4x6 feet, slatied
up on each side aud at the hick end
with laths, to admit free ventilation
—one of the first requisites in saviug
the potato crop. A represents the
ground plan of such a house:
DYING IN THE STREETS.
Deaths in the streets are getting
more frequent. One day last week I
«aw a small crowd assembled near the
Government house. The people were
gathered arouud a faroined family; one
id whom, a little girl of seven, was
dying of exhaustion. Tbe bystanders
were trying t j feed her with milk and
rice, but she could not swallow. In
Bingalore I hear the people die in the
streets at the rale of fifteen or twenty
a day, aud the police in Madras are re
porting such deaths as common
There ctmes a time in
the course of every famine when the
peojle affected by the scarcity can
neitber exert themselves or bear any
climatic changes without great peril to
life. Bodies enfeebled by long priva
tion are very susceptible to fatigue and
weather changes. The last ten days
have been a very rainy time, and tha
mortality among* the famine camps has
been h'gher than ever. Rumors
reach us tba' the viceroy is c
ing down immediately from Simla o
Bombay at d Madras to consult witli
tbe local authorities in regard to future
arrangements for the management of
the famine. Lord Lytton will not ar
rive a day too soon. Tae food supply
of ihe people in Madras and Mysore,
and the threatened extension of the
famine era in Bon bay are mat* era o;
tbe highest imperial interest, anu
should be discussed io tbe heart of the
famine area, and not in the cloud
capped Capua of the Himalayas.
Tbe En*ll«b Money Market.
London, October 10.—Tbe Times*!
financial article says everything poin
to dearer money. It eeerns likely that
even a five per cent bank note of dis
count will not be sufficient to arrest
the outflow of gold. One hundred
thousand pounds worth of American
e^gleu are said to be ordered for to-day,
(Wednesday.)
Ihe Mud.
Columbu®, O., Oct. 10. Goldsmith
Maid did not trot against time, ss was
announced, Doble declaring that she
was unfit for work on account ot having
sprained a tendon at Smith Bend,
Wives Knew Thai tbe B>ov of Care
Is often soothed by a delicious sapper,
capital, if yc u can’t work positively, let j towh.eh perfect bread, roll*, bticuit, etc., are
those alone who will. I important. To txvve th*** delicate products of
Now, sir, this is not the only reason b*kirg *iw«j* ratable, the ore of Doolbt'i
why the farmers should say Atlanta, j Y*a»t Powde« u very important. Thi* *rtidi
They say that they are afraid of taxa- i* among the mo*t vtituble of the day in it*
tion. I’am, too. Then say Atlanta.
Why? Because we roll more dollars
into’every t£X payer’s jocket in Geer
gia, except the whole scaled people of
Atlanta. How? By letting the peopled
Atleataba.ld the capital for us. The/
say they will, and we know it
to* be a fact. Then let us sell
the old state property at Millecgeville
and Atlanta and pay our iuat debts.
You aav if it is sola it will not bring its j .
fall value—perhaps not-but this |!««‘-rth e L.b.l^.d
knew: if tins course is pursued it will Doo “ T * “
save the people of Georgia not less than
$100,000. And if you was taxed even
to defray the expenses of patching np
tne old house, you would grumble.
Sow, Atlanta only asks to let nerdoall
a can* tiway*
Oft the Genuine.
The genuine Djolet’s Yeast Pow
der 1* *o!d only in can*. A way* refc** It
otten 1 loo** or in bulk. It 1* the practice
m*'y irroeern *nn d-*l*rt to ktrp cheap Bakin*
or Y»es" foeder lo'rec, and 'ell it :or any brand
that la called for. We. therefore. c*utl<
chMhe • t» hm that chey got It only fneMta.
Tr.de Mark of'he Manufac
turers, Dooley a Bbothe*. N'wTork.
Women dispute about other mature,
tratall agree on the merit* of Eoolet'b Yeast
Powder a* par cxetlHac* tbe beat of all. Grocer*
throofch.u? the coa&uy teep !♦, and find it givt*
supreme aatiefaciion. By aeh»g it t.e hctuawlfe
the money work for you * r all yon have I * e n-* of dt.ldona brere*. rntk, rolls, btaeair.
to de is j u«it fcizaply to Vote for Atlanta, Lock wheat c*kt% and all tb* <XVoa*Ua—rt«
and Urn- woxh-i* done. II !~ had my
What tbe Change In
Should be.
Ai ricaltural Editor Cotistituiion
First, unnecessary extrayagauce which
will only be alluded to in a genera!
way. Next, the great inefficiency of
labor, and the manner in which it is
employed, which will be alluded to at
the close of this article. Next, raising
oi cotton to Lite exclusion of grain, to
purchase supplies, which has reduced
the price of cotton until ita production
is no longer remunerative. Agriculture
being the base of every and all other
branches of business, which are en
tirely sustained by it, when crippled
for one or two years, does cot material
ly affect the operations of other branch
es of basinets. But having been crip
pled for twelve years, it has seriously
damaged the entire business operations
of the south—throwing the most of
fanners from one to ten years behind,
and placing them at the mercy of spec
ulators. To illustrate: The cash price
of bacon tbe present year has been
about 81 cents; the credit price 14 c:s;
some sales at 15 cents. The cash price
of cirn, 70 to 75 cents per bushel; the
credit price $i 25. The most cf the
purchases are made in the months of
March and April. From then until the
X ot November, at the above rates
will oe at least 130 oer cent. Many
purchase*- at the above rates are
kept up llirongh August, which would
beat least 300 per cent. We glean
from different reports cf various
branches of business:
That a business which pays 10 per
cent net profit (while there are very
few that exceed that profit), is consid
ered lucrative, aud a good investment.
We find from the commiesioner of ag
riculture’s report, at Washington city,
that the net profit of northern and
eastern farmers, with few exceptions,
does not reach the above figures. Just
here comes the trouble, cotton and
little corn and less small grain. There
is quite a sufficiency of corn raised in
Georgia if the fa mere will add a prop
er proportion of small gi&in, which, in
my judgment, should be one-half the
acres of every farm in the middle and
northern portions of the state; one-
fourth in wheat and three-fourths iu
fall oats. But here comes another
trouble—the labor question. Aud 1
will here state every larmer has a legal
ri^ht to conduct his farm in his own
way and employ hands at his own lays
anu figures. We are not discussing
legal rights. We a«e on tne sal ject oi
reason, ng why farming is not more
remunerative in Georgia. There is no
svstem of lobor nor never will be in tbe
most of this country under present
management.
And just here I will add, I have no
disp sition—not the slightest—to op
press the laborer, nor am 1 willing lor
them to oppress and injure me. They
having been only twelve years liberated
from oondage, have, most of them,
conceived the idea that freedom con-
-is»e in idleness.
Hence they are greatly averse,Indeed
have a perfect abhorrence of anything
like control; or in many instated* even
being directed. This idea of renting
their land to scratch up and wear out
lor standing rent, leaving tbe entire
control of the farm iu their own hands,
injuring the land more than the rent
is worth, and pretending to manage for
themselves, which but lew are capable
of doing, corrupts them to such an ex
tent that they are unwilling to work in
any other way in future. And auother
reason why farming is not remunera
tive, but doing the country actual inju
ry, is the plan of furnistiLg everythin;
aud giving hands one-half. Now
should like for some farmer to give a
plan under the present scratch system
by which he can ssve one-half of his
gtoss earnings as clear profit. Toen if
this can’t be done, how are the 38 per
cent of the farmers of the state to come
out, that are reported by Commissioner
Janes as paying this lay ? If one half
could be saved as clear profits the cur
rent to agriculture would be greater
than everib has been to the different
professions or to the Cali lorn ia gold
mines. This plan has a bad influence
on the laborers. All .think they
ought to have half which
if properly managed would soon place
the laborers in possession of the land,
and make the owner the tenant. This
is sometimes met with the assertion
that a laborer can’t live on lees than
half. Sow down your farm in above
proportion of small grain and you will
not need trifling hands; the demand
will not be so great for them. Fla nk-
aa largely of corn and cotton to the
band so though yon had no small grain
The h-.use is weal herb > arded or
boxed, except two feet, at the bettom
on each side, where a closely fitted drop
door is made to slide up between the
framing at the back of each stall to fa
cilitate ventilation from the outside.
These doors cm be quickly dropped
down in case of rain or cold.
l^ie potatoes should not be piled up
more than three feet high in the stalls
—a quantity of straw or leaves should
be provided to cover them up to pro
tect from the cold. No lolling should
be used, at least not until after the po
tatoes have passed through ihe sweat
ing stage. Pat a substantial fastening
to one of the «loors inside and a good
lock on the other—H. YV. L. Liwia, in
Sjn of the Soil.
COSf OF WHEAT AND CORN.
Editors Country Gentleman—We
send you the following experiment
which we have tried with crops of corn
and wheat. The area was eight and
one-fourth acres, n one of our stony
hills. It had been cropped formerly
with buckwheat and oaU, but for the
ksl five years had been in pasture, but
had never beui manured. Iu the spring
of 1875 we picked the stones and broke
the sod four inched deep and cropped
as follow*:
Plowing.
II .rrowiug
NUrklus 2 50
Pitt tl It HR 7 ft
Cultivating twice 22 oo
Hsteing ^— 20 Oj
g&shotk’R.
(hiuf^ftconi)
412 bush, ears:
‘dbuf.he'nsouml
75c ... $7125
Husking. 22 ti
braw’g A cribb g 5 %
Seed 20
Exp labor A aeed.flTo m
U*e of iand....... 5 U> Loss1 Hi
$160 00 $160 00
We did not iind this profitable farm
ing, but thought we would try again ;
so in the spring of 1876 we planted the
same piece oi land again and manured
as follows:
115 loads of barn manure '> 00
1.4G0 It*, •uperphrephaie — ... '28 00
60 btubei* tau-imrk asms.— * 00
Mat king...
Planting.. —. -
CultiT*t'I twice. 22 On. bushcl*.at75c f307 38
Piauiing....._....-
Cultivate
Hoeing...
oft’gph'
Uttirg up ...
lufckiug....
Draw'g A c
Sjed..
8o*’gph« Aaah. 4 <J
Labor and reed..$124.U) $481.88
Costofcrop..^~~. 8 3.50
$123.50 Net profi:*....$ 58 -A
With this crop the laud was manured,
then plowed seven inches deep, the
phosphate and ashes put on the lulls
just as tne corn was coming up. The
corn was planted the 22J and 23d of
May, 1876.
This same 81 acres of land was
plowed again in tne fall of 1876. 9
inches deep, and in the spring of 18i7
manured with
>'0 buabela of altk**d lime at * coat of......f 12 NO
.51 ttuabei* of ta*-bark 25 00
1,200 ib* of kupeii boapbatc— ........ 16 00
853.50
These were all sowed broadcast and
worked in with a cultivator and harrow.
We then sowed two bushels of Wis
consin club spring wheat to the acre
and harrowed it in nicely. It was
sown, broadcast, April 18:b, 1877, aud
the crop was 244 bushel?all fit for seed,
plump and cleaa.
214 bushel* at Si R0 $ Cflro
avf a.raw *t $500 50.00
cost.
Seed and eowlr g —.... — .... $ 31 75
" itivatinga&d nrjrovring...^.. 8 25
_ -iwlntr J5 0Q
Slacking and »owl;g It me. a*nes aad
ptiuftiJiate ... 10 25
sung axul shucking
rtueshi; g anTatackkig
Labor and seed .....
Manure...
Use oi laud.«...
Net prr fit.
With the wheat crop Wi have made
no charge for manure left in land,
thinking, peHhaps, the toil is no better
than it was a year ago. It is now well
seeded with timothy and clover, and
will no doubt cut heavy grass for sev
eral yenre. In getting the cost of crop
the number of days’ work was charged
to each crop when done, at the rate of
a man acd team at $2 50 per day, and
a man at $1 to $1 50 per day, as it cost
us, board included. The barn-yard
manure is made on the fertn but charged
at $L per load drawn and spread on the
land which is about our experience of
Ua value as compared with commercial
manures. Commercial manures are
charged at cost with freight and cart
age to farm added.
area Campbell,
Tioga m., N. Y.
Barr"* Way.
Washington, October 10.—Members
_ _ of congress are arriving till you can't,.
*flQwn v no trouble under above plan to-