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Newspaper Page Textn*8» T1IE C'INSTITUTION PUB. CO ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR THE WEEK ENDING TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1S7S. No. 49, Volume X terms of the constitution p * lb T. g»nio». «— ,-r no; m. ““*• m * ithrs. MUM ft. parable !■ is JWpfW, puMlebsS n, Tue-Isy., jjyjjj.** tfe muw ii oo. paysbieia *5? ““ P«n»ed lobe) oa U “ «»• Sate throeoa .t.ow. .bn the mhSSaa tsaswsl ttu ®ecu William Etaxt* will shine as * Mexican. What an the republicans going to do tor csmpa'gn materiel ? Tnx ftithfol Ktgere Ue.li the ad- ministration with til* usual urbanity. To convict a thief ia to Mexican!!, things. Who would have thought the Mexicans are oo koreat ? Thx republican part; will be boned *n 1‘oUer'a field. The country will breathe freer when the funeral ia oyer. Taa Widow Oiver aff-ir by no rneana aflacted old Simon Gameron’a talenta ana Pennaylvaniapolitician. Thx eaalern war lags. Gladstone’,- boon haan't been atoned foi aeveral daya Are there no iJ’.Irfni. in Eogland ? Joan SnaaMAH thinka the democrata are mad with him. Such an eminent atateaman ahoold have nn such deroga tory Ideas. Wnxw the country ia Mexicanixed Carl Ncbnrx can go bare-legged and make apeechea before anykody’a con- aiitoency. Tux aaaociated pro*. ahudee to Gregg Wright, of the Augnata Chronicle, me a colonel. Colonel Barr may no* pre pare for war. Thx Vermont republicans do not meet the expectations of the organs. The Ver. reps, were probably in a q uandary. Mb. Dama's paper, the New York Won, has ol late come to be what the Vorld calls an “esteemed contempt rary.” This is because the two cannot agree. \ acouiew is the court favorite. He, a number of suburban reeorte quite as delightful as be can find anywhere, such as Ponce de Leon, Edgewood, West End, etc. He will find the very beat hotels in tbs south, supplemented by many elegant private boarding houses, where he can be taken care in fine stvle and at low cost for the s< son. in short, we cannot dwell upon de tails. He will fiad in Atlanta all the luxuries, comforts and delights that a great city can give, eiupled with a cli mate perfectly healthy and an atmos phere that ia wonderfully cooL The wise man will go no further than At lanta in his search fora enmmer retreat. Col Barb has not been called on~to explain why he called the editor of the Augusta Chronicle a “colone'." There are some thing, that even an editor will refute to snbmit to. Arraa all the d -ga are aafely caged and everything, it is to be hoped the city authorities will go around and sprinkle a little carbolic acid in the streets. Such a course would result tn no barm. Bill Pouox, of New V ork, is alluded to aa “a shining light,” and is said lo be “noted for hie piety.” This is probably true. 8ome of the land owners in Tel fair and Montgomery counties in this state would probably swear to it on the Tub negro minstrel who rises in hie asatand exclaims: “Pulldown your colleges!” ia probably a cash sub scriber to a paper edited by college students. Ue ought lo cry : “Spunk us all with the great North American grammar.'' Tns registers ol liankmptcy are at Washington in force, and the indica tions now are that they will succeed in preventing a repeal of the bankrupt act. The people will have some qora tions to ask on this subject ourlt g the fall campaign, Tiixaa s a quarrel in the Baltimore papers about their Paris correspon dents. Tua OoNiTtTCTios is fortunate in this respect, O ir Paris correspon dent ia really in Paris—whatever bis regrets about the matter may be; and he will remain tkere the entire sea reeds extracts from the newspapers to the empress every day. aud if the courtiers can control the chancellorihip be may get it. Toe choice, however, probably lies between Count fichonvah ffambaaeador io London, and General igoat eT, the late ambassador to Constantinople. The chances of the former wonld be the beat if peace should come, while io case of war the latter woulu surely win. If a congress should be convened, as now seems probable, the treaty of Bu fttefaoo that ignatieff devised, would be torn up, and Hchouvalcff’, star won d be in the ascendant. The last named wonld play the fire: role in each n body and woold almost inevitably gain the poet that be has long been popularly assigned to. A renewal of war, on the other band woold bring in Ignatieff. At present Stbonvaloff seems destined to become Prince GortscbakofiTs succes sor. The caprice of an irresponsible sovereign is however an nncer.ain quantity. Acccaeo or ukresy. The general assembly of tfie northern Presbyterian church has, by a vote ot 274 to «, f .noil the Rev. Dr. Miller, ol New Brunswick, New Jersey, guilty of heresy. This decision cloees his cleri cal career in that church. Dr. Miller baa long held views in conflict with the oonfession of faith but bie presbytery ook no action iu his case until he gathered all his obnoxious opinions to gether and put them in a book. Itia charged that be, in that book, teaches that the soul is not immortal—that at the death of the body it becomes ex tinct. and ao continues until the resur rection. This doctrine is clearly con trary to that contained in the confes sion of faith. Ue also holds that Christ was personally accounted guilty of Adam’s sin, that be inherited a cor rupt nature and needed to die, and was redeemed by his own death. He also ditends the doctrine of the trinity. We have not read hia'book ; but it is plain that if it contains any such doc trines ss these the general assembly was compelled to either suspend thi doctor or Us confession of faith. It de cided to let the doctor elide by a large majority. Hence it is that we have a full dodged care of hereey in the nine teenth century. Tint BiXKKcrr law. At the inatigallon of the registers of bankruptcy the repeal of the bankrupt act baa been postponed to the first dsy of September,thusgivingthoserfficiels an extremely profitable summer. They will accumulate business enough bv that time in fact to last them aeveral year*, at least io all the large cities of Ilia country. We be lieved, and still balieve, that the bouse could have aliortened the life of the obnoxious bill to the month o! June — that the senate would not have let the subject goe to the people—but per bape it is belter for the business inter eat of the country that something defi nite and certain should be immediate ly established on the subject. I places a limit to rascality in the form of yuluntory bankruptcy, and gives the officials a chance to carve up only each estates aa can be gathered in this summer. Honest enterprise wil] have a iqnare chance after AugusL ASPiBAtna roB coxgbcss. Some of our readers—qaitea number in fact, judging from the pile of com- mnniCAtions before us—have misnn- d* ntood the object of the column for “Free expressions by the people.” We did not introduce that column for the special nse of aspirants for congress; it ie open for anything of general Impor tance to our readers. From the num ber of communications received one is led to believe that it is the desiie ol “Many Citiiena" to fill not only this column, but several others with opin ions as to the merits of the several a-pirants for office. It ia utterly impossible to publish all that has been written on the subject. We cannot afford it, and it would be ni just to oar aubscibera. We publish a more taper; we undertake to give the oewaol the day; ouraobecriheraexpect that. If we devote our space to a dis enssion of the meritsoi aspirants before a nomination, and thus exclude the news, we displease thoae from whom we get a support. If we do this for one we wonld have to do it for all. We have determined hereafter to publish only such communications from the friends of aspirants as are paid for. II a man thinks his opinion ol sufficient weight for pnblcttion, be can afford to pay for its promulgation. We can not adopt any other rale that would be lair to all cocc -rued. II fuch communications are iff.-red, we wil) have to make room for them ao as not to interfere with the space alloted to other readirg matter. This wonld be an additional expense that we could not afford to incur for the rake even of serving all our friends who wish to nominate their friends for congress. ini roar bill ATLANTA AS A aVBUBB RESORT. VI ider the terms of the grand com promise. the Fort bill, autborix ng the re-uene of greeobicke and uoppint their further contraction, has gone to the president. The bill pasted tt house shoot four weeks ago, but owing I ciently supplied with the c miort* that to the absence of Senator Junes, of Ne-1 a man looking for pleasure'ikea to find, vada, it could not command » favors- There ia no more inexorable rale in life, b> report from the senate finance com- th n tnat a few we«ks of rert is needed The moat m-lancholy title ever given to a book was the one that game to Gail Hamiltou’a mind when, droniog the summer awty in n miserable re treat, ahe beth> tight her of some name for her volnmed fancies, and struck upon "Twelve Miles frame I.-mon That ia the climacteric, it seems to us, of earthly unhappiness -“Twelve mil Strom a Itmoii!'' There’s savage desolation for yon I There ia dearth of all things civillitd—no newspaper- no mail—no books—no company—no lnxnnes-rno ice—no music -no sights to see, or events to dir curs -a blank, dreary tontine of sleeping and eating Abd yet there era many people who bnry themeelvea in just such ont-t f the-way plscea as this every summer. Moreover, many other* go to wa tering place* that are not much better, and that lose their few advantages in being crowded with guests snd iusutfi TUB FINANCIAL QUESTION. Z The Washington correspondents ray—there can therefore be no mistake about it—that the greenbacks), and the contractionis:s have come to an understanding that practically settles, aa far aa the present session is concern ed, the currency end resumption ques tion whicn have been freely dttcuaeed ever since October. The bargain is briefly this: The greenback leaders have agreed, wi'hout pledging their followers, that they will not interfere with Secretary Sherman’s plans of resumption under the present laws, provided a law be passed where by any further contraction of legal ten der notes be absolutely prohibited. To satisfy these people the old party of what were known before the silver leg- ■station as hard money men or resnmp- tionists, have agreed to yield this point. In consideration of the yielding of this point, which entered very lightly into the main question of resumption, the icflaliomste or eoft money men, or whatever they may be called, have receded from their position against re sumption, believing It possible and agreeing to give Secretary Sherman a chance to try resumption under the present law. In a test of the senate two things are to be observed: First that the majority which can pass a bill to hamper resumption will not.jeop. aid ze their scheme by inviting a presi dential veto. In other words, they will not go forward without assurance of a two-thirda vote of the senate on any proposition that antagonises re sumption, and they will try the Matthews amendment on that point. The Mattbews amend ment means elastic and con-, venient resumption,but antagonists the present law by resuming for a while and stopping at certain points for fur ther accumul tion of coin. The finance committee will not press its resump tion bill, bnt will yield to the inflation majority of the senate, without a single objection from the committee or from the treasury with the assurance that the house bill to prevent further retirement uf greenbacks will not be vetoed by the president; and this concession practi caliy makes the bill a law and as soon it c >mes before the senate for con sideration. It ia tactily agreed that this thull end financial legislation for this year ao far aa it aflVcts our bonded debt, resumption or materially aflects our currency volume by any means other than to prevent its con traction and perhaps prevent legisla tion regarding silver certificates. This understanding does not spring from any lack of strength on the anti- contraction side tf either house, bat ex s'enco at all ia dne to the lateness the seseion and to the apprehension, perhaps, of presidential interference in the shape of veto messages. It is tbonghl that the Matthews amendment will not even be pressed, but that the Fort hill sb it came unanimously from senate finance committee, will be accepted »ithout amend ment. As the president and his financial lieutenant are opposed any legislation whatever on the re sumption question, this settlement is undoubtedly the wisest course that could be adopted at this time. We be lieve it will be so regarded by the peo ple ol the south and we-t. It robs John Sherman of a dangerous power; and we can afford to regard with com placency his resumption antics when he has no power to rqueexe us. Let him prooceed; and if be fails, congress will bo able to intelligently supply during the short session all the legislation that the ease may demand. milter. A report, and speedy action by the seuate, and indemnity against a vsto ware a. cured through the compromise recently entered into. The passage of this bill leaves the graenWck circulation aV.n round nnm bore, $340 000 000,anJ leaves the secre tary of the treasury free to accomplish th* resumption that be has long and confidently premised. It doubtlem end*, aa far ns this suasion is concerned, financial legislation. It is well. Silver he* been remonetised, and John Sherman deprived ol ail power to squeezi the people. The most that he can do, is to aell bonds lor resumption purpose*, bat aa this is only a muter of interest and not of general bankruptcy, we can aff -rd to kl him go ahead, hoping that he will be able to accomplish all that be set* out to do. The south and west have carried their chief points, and the other measures for currency relief, will doubtless be remitted to the other loaTscBsBorra scccbsaob. it is conceded In St Petersburg that the active day* ol the aged chancellor are over, and that the czar will soon choose hi* successor. It is thought that this choice will be confiaed to four men— B iron Jomini, Minister Van- ouiew, Count Schouvaloff and General Ignatieff. Batoo Jomini has long been Prince Gortechak. lTs right hand man, his assistant, and he is now hla choice for the »accession; but the baron does not well understand the old Russian language .and without sneha knowledge no minister ran be ppnlar. Minister in the heated summer months. There ia with moat business men but little business to do at that time of the year, and the tired and relaxed nervous sys tern demands rest. “Where shall this necessary reel be taBen 7” is a very im portant question. As far ss we ate concerned, we should select Atlanta ss our retreat f r the summer. Tue ad vantages of this city ns a summer resort are patent snd numerous. It is cool loan ex’raordin&ry degree. Outside of a biasing week or two in June, there is no season ol the year when it is op preatively hot in the day, when it not cool and pleasant at night.' It upon series cf hills snd catches all the breezes, no mat- frorn what quarters they come. Then besides this, the loans who wisely chooses to spend h .s summer here, has all the luxuries that go to make sum mer tolerable, right at his ha- d. He has ice aud ice* - fruits, dom -lie and imported - creams, sherberts, confec tions, cocktails—in fact everything that nature has produced, or human ingen uity devised, to mitigate the solstice and soothe the perspiring frame. He will find splendid society here—men, women and children—maidens of rare beauty and accomplishments—genial and sociable young folks, and most ol the distinguished officials m the state, He will find hundreds of elegant homes ted such n place, with porcelain from Pilivnyt, glass ware from Bacarat, piste glass from St. Gobsin, snd Prof. Edward Schelscher for cook 1 Bnt the ladies couldn’t be coaxed to the hotel simply bscsuM they wouldn’t eacrific male company. They wonld rather stay at the boarding houses, and put op with hall bed room-, poor fare and skimp lurnitnre, and have their gen tlemen then take the luxuries of Stew art without them. It is natural, aud you can’t blame them.” Mis. Sewart is said to regret, even more than the handful of boarders in *he hotel, the failure of the experi ment. Like her husband, she bad ex pectod grand results from the enter prise. It was to inaugurate s new de parture. Besides, Mrs. Stewart had honed to spend the remainder of her days among those of her own sex whom sho bad surrounded with all the com forts of the finest hotel in the world. But the failure, as Judge Hilton esys, was “natural," and the doors cf the woman’s hotel will soon be closed. We will qot was first laid by the American (Brtfiih) and Kissers Americas shire. The first mrosage printed 17 h AafueL ’SS. The Creel Eastern we* need In lajicA the cable ol *66. Why or Comae It Isn’t. Atlanta, M y 03. Editors Co.vbtitotios : In Shole’s Atlanta dir ct-ry ot 1878 the population of At lanta [centos of 1877) Is nut a» 88.956. snd Co lombo*. Os., (census of 1870) 81.(74. 1* thst the comet eez-usof the last named dtyT By replying through your paper you will er.-ally oblige. Toon truly, Stsamgz*. It li certainly a mistake. Columbus has cer tainly not more than 10.000 or 11,000; probably 8,000. A HORRIBLE ROAST. A TIiMBfuton Colored Family In «l>e Flame—Blood-Cnrdllnff Detail*. HOTELS FOR WO MSS. A f ter two months* experience, Mrs. Stewart or Judge Hilton, or both, have decided that the experiment of a hotei for women exc OMvely is a failure. The dream of Mr. S ewart is to be aban doned, and the building opened on tie 5 h of next month aa a general hotel. The necessary changes are being made. Theee changes include the addition of such conveniences as a smoking room, billiard room, barber shop and—har. The hotel had accom modations for one thousand women; it needed at least five hundred lo meet running expenses; it conld only secure fifty, and at least fifteen of that num ber were women who did not earn their liviog, and came to the hotel merely out « f economy. • The hotel, which cos: $3 700 000, was not built for rich women. Mr. Siewart used to say, as he watched the progress of the building: “That hotel will make 1,000 working women happy and inde pendent. If it succeeds, the example will be imitated. It will be a woman’s kingdom, where those cf them that with to be alone can be so. It will prove whether or not the sexes can live apart, and whether or not it will be better for them to do eo, whether or not they will choose to.” 'Bat” says Judge Hilton, “it is failure. I’ll tell you why. Iis verv simple and very natural. 1 believe that you cannot get women o accept any help based on the conciition of separation from the other sex. 1 am sore that they cannot be tempted by an7 comforts and loxariea to stay or live away from the other sex. Yun can ran a hotel for men exclusively but for women, yon can’i; I believe that the majority of women not over 50 yean of age entertain some hopes a union, and a great many over that agedo;rndyon cannot do anything for them if yon make the condition impair their chances in the least. The failure of the Woman’s hotel will bs worldwide example for philanthro pists. It is a terrible dirappointment to all interested. I am not greatly surprised at the failure. Bat I have done my fall da*y in the fi.ee of a con Fiction of inevitable failure. THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. The house has added to the regular army appropriation bill the Banniog bill for the reorganization of the army. This was done to compel, if possible, the senate to sanction army reform f What the senate will do, it ia impossi ble to foresee; but it is plain that the house should stand firmly by the bill it has matured. This bill contains much more than a provision for a redaction of the army from 25,000 to 20,000 enlisted men. It seeks to inaugurate other reductions that are greatly needed. It is an effort to bring about a proper ratio between men and officers; for the army has long been maintained on a system that makes it cost as much as an army of three times its strength should cost. It contains, in round numbers, one commissioned officer to e^ery eight men. It is almost an army of officers. Instead of an army for defence it hasbecome an army for officers. The Banning bill seeks to remedy this extravagance by muster ing oat or retiring 380 officers, by on- solid ting both regiments and com panies, and by abolishing a large num ber of stsfl officers. The Fred Grants of the servics are sent to their regi ments by a provision which makes five year’s service in the line preliminary service in the staff corps. Redactions in the pay of all commis sioned officers are provided for, and the whole concern is pat on a footing more io keeping with the times and the appreciation of the currency. The new bill aims to provide duties for the staff and comm' Is for the field offi - cere. In th „ respects it certainly should command itself to every sena tor who favere economy and honesty in the public service. There are other provisions equally excellent. By an amendmet the In dian bureau ia transferred to tue war department This wonld have been done long ago; if the peo ple had been as influential at Washington as the contractors and their partners in the employ of the govern ment. The war department will have no object in mnltiplying the reservations and agencies for tLepurpfise of increas ing the opportunities t0steal, and there little reason to doubt that this change alone will soon pat an end to nine~ tenths of onr Indian ware. The pres ent policy is profitable only to the agents and contractors. The change should insure the passage of the bill. Mr. Kaott’s amendment prohibiting, under penalties of fine and imprison ment, the employment of any part of the armv as a posse comitatus or other wise under the pretext or for the pur* pose of executing the laws except in snch cases and under each circumstan ces as snch employment of troops may expressly authorized by act of con gress, was also adopted. For the army’s sake this *hon!d be accepted by the senate. It is high time that army offi cers weie mastered oat aa political agents. The elections can now ran themselves,and the bayonet shonld seek another field on the plains or along the o Grande. And yet it is claimed that the amendment wili jeopardize the passage ot the bill. This is, wb hope, a libel against the common sense and conservatism of our people, against self government. Tike bill is in fact* so reasonable, and army organization has become so desirable that we hope that the boose will stoutly defend its measure, even to the extent of repeating the lesson of list year. Republicanism ill never loosen its grasp on the spoils until it is choked off, and any reform most, therefore come, if it comes at all during this seesion, by firce. The house should not hesitate to use all the power that it possesses. From a gentleman who resides in Thom»>ion, we learn the partial and a FEARFUL ACCIDENT, which occurred Saturday nl«hi about dark on the plantation ot Mr Tom Shannon, about two milea from that place. On farm lived a worthy negro and hit wife who had six children, the eldeat being only ten yean of age. Saturday night about dark the lather waa away in town and the mother wia attending to the cowa on the farm It appean that the eldeat of the children tried to prepare tome upper for the family before her parent* ihould return. The cooking waa done on an old store which rood very near the door. From it the floor caught and soon It waa impossible for the children to escape. Every oeof the six PERISHED IN THX FIRE. The father and mother only reached the scene just after the rafters had fallen in and their children had been killed. The particulars of the affair are shocking and It was deeply regretted by the entire comma- nity. THJS BLOCK CABB. Ibe Work or tbe Commission or the Atlanta Presbytery. Last Sunday morning was a very in teresting time at the Central Presbyterian church. Thd commission appointed by the At lanta presbytery to inVMtlgats the unfortunate differences now existing in theCen'ral church,was busy at ita work several daya last week. 8nnday day morning was appointed for ths time report The sermon was preached by Rev. Henry Qalgg of Conyers, from the text, '*By gracj we are saved.** The discourse was intended toteaci the beauty ahd power of Christian love, and to ahow how *t can avail to h at all differences which are so apt to turn into bitterness. The thoughts of the discourse were briefly expressed', and its tone was moat appropriate to the ocm* ■ions and the circumstances. At the conclusion of the sermon. Rev 8 8 Gal Hard, of Grlf&o, the chairman of the commission, rose and read ita decision to th* congregation. It waa brief and pointed, and spoke plainly on the case. First, it declared agaiLat the policy panned by tboee who took exceptions to the three sermons of Dr. Lefiwicb on the subject of dancing, snd pronounced their action in the premises improper and deeply to be regretted. It at pealed to them In affectionate and earnest terms to come back and join their brethren in the support of the church and the malntenancs of a spirit of Chris lon forbearance and love in all the bearings of the disputed case. In the second place, the commission appealed to the pastor not to re-open any of the wounds of the recent sad disruption, and in all gmtle* and charity to deal with those who differed * from bis views ol right and Christian propriety in certain matters. It advised bim not to »g- mravate any troubles already existing, but in all thlngr»totryand soothe the heart burnings which now sfflict the congregation. he paper farther stated that the case waa in tbe courts of the church where the principle^ involved would be clearly set forth and pro claimed by the highest authorities of the church, and that In the meanwhile both par GREETING GEORGIANS. HBMPIOB HELPS TO IfEICOlfS COLQUITT AUD H1B SOLDI EBB. Going to fleet tbe Gnenta—Saluta tions Formal and Informal—A Warm Ree#piloa la Hero Senses Than One—a Mtlltoiy Display ol Which Cbnrleoioa XKay Well Feel Frond. Saturday last was a day ever to be re membered in the annals of Chari eston, and one that we hope will not soon be forgotten by the strangers from across the Savannah, who then first made acquaintance with onr time-scarred dty and with the people who, whatever their f salts may be, are never ashamed, at home or abroad, to acknowledge them-eivee Charlestonians. The visit of the Gate City Guards to Charleston, although at first intended to bn a mere military excursion for instruc tion and improvement of the corns, became noised abroad through the newspapers, and from the time the Georgians struck Carolina soil thev f mnd arms extended'in welcome,* wel come that increased, if not in earnest ness, at least in demonstration and dis play until, when they arrived in Charleston, it culminated in the hand* somest parade that our city has known for years. Everything combined lo give eclat to the occasion, ard all went merry as a marriage bell. The sky waa dear, the sea breeze balmy, it was a sort of half holiday ou which everybo dy could turn out, and then too, to crown all, our own noble governor was here, enabling us in a measure to ten* der the hospitalities of the state, aa well as of the city, to the chief magis* trate and citizen soldiery of gallant, yonnor and glorious Georgia. Tftree passenger coaches were sent to Greenville to carry Governor Colquitt and party and the Gate City Gnards to Charleston without furtht r change. At Smeatb’s station they were met by Mayor Sile, who tendered the hospital ities of the city to the visitors. BECfiPTION OF THE “G. C. Q.” AT THE DEPOT. As the train rolled into the depot at Charleston tbe cannon of the Lafayette artillery thundered forth a welcoming salute of thirteen guns. In response to warm words of we: come from Msjir Buist, Captain Burke, in behalf of nis command, said: RESPONSE OF CAPT J. F. BUBKE. Friends, Citizens, Soldiers: The pro verbial hospitality, of Catoltna’s citizens finds to-day another evidence of their unselfish generosity in the magnificent reception you have prepared for ua. Yet I charge Capt- Bjist, as your mil- i'ary representative, with unfairness in attacking me ere I had scarce set f jot within the bounds of your historic city with a bouquet of rounded periods, and overwhelming me with tastefully arranged dusters of rhetorical elo quence, previously prepared, to stifle m its incipiency every germ of inspi ration which this flattering reception is so weil calculated to promote. Mv stock of responses was exhausted along the road, for there was not a town, vil lage, turu-out, or water tank, that was not stuffed with warm and eloquent greetings offered to os; and even the ladies and little children who conld not make speeches, compromised by del uging us with bouquets of bright gems of paradise, which they flui g at us through the windows of our coaches. I do not like to charge a man with un fairness, particularly your own gallant captain. ’But he well understood his vantage ground. He well ties ehuu’.d forbear with each other’s faults, and I knew that I could not m*ke should jjln in earnest prsjer snd hope for the fining response to h ; s eloquent greeting, settlement of all troubles snd the restoration of with memory burdened with dusty pertect peace. I rea l estate accumulated from nearly When Mr. Galllaid concluded the reading I p jrn i; n o an( i « ti.rnut of the decision of the oommUnlon, he made 1 €Ver 7 county:tn Carolina, and a.throat . to ^ congregation I stuccoed with coal cinders. My friends, rgtng that they restore it is no small matter to confront an ^jxthes.UK.power^aefflracyoiairi.tl.. overwhelming reception ouch as you The documents were heard with profound at- I have given us. It is no small matter to i ^ po ^ l .V n,l “7 , travel four hundred miles to reach it. It is hoped by tbe friends ol b th parties in I T , __ ftrno i| mo .* or a rRft i this unfortunate tffilr that there will soon be!a I “ 18 do small matter to toie a real final and perfect setUementof all their dlfflcm- I live governor, with eighty thousand lies Ths paper read Sunday will 6e presented J majority stuck on him, from Atlanta to 10of j 11 ®eaurcu, | Rnf i. nnt ell At where i. will be fully considered,and we hope final decision lor pesos will be reached. MILLIONS OF FISH. Charleston. But that is not alL Columbia we scooped up another piece of heavy artillery -we fonnd your own Governor Hampton ready to welcome us, and he did it in regal style; but in stead of hiB taking us we captured him and we took him to the train, put both the governors in their little beds,toreed epond on behalf of the men, and called the free of “a man that it would do to SN9W*RB TO COBMBBPONDBNia It Is W ( ewsrd**-Xst Ylllwln. Atlanta, Msy 13. Editors Coe stitctios : Your answer about the quotation—* The n*an that lays hla hand upon a woman. dc., n ;ts doubtless correct, bat it Isn’t felt exongh. Our bets were not as to wno wrote it. but as to whether the last word we* *• coward ” or -Tiila'n ** John Tobu.*s •‘Honeymoon** it not in the library Can yc give ua the quotation * W.S.G. Tbe qnoUtion is a follows: The men Urn lays his hard upon a wrmin tve in the way of kindness, is s wretch Whom it were base flattery to call a CJWAUi.” Wbat Ibe Den re are They ? Somewhere, Ga., May 25. Editors Constitutioh : Please give some help towards procuring “dls-ieated eggs.* said Ui be prepared in 8:. Loci*. > Usouri, with in the lass few years hrepOLtfully, ~ Yon are locking after a queer thing. No such article on hand in any of onr grocery stores, aud you'll have to console St. Loots. a Word A bo at Mi* phene’s History. Savannah, ga., Msy SO. 1878. Editors Constitution; Has Mr. Stephens’* History of the United states been generally adopted by tbe sootuem pec their senoob? How does Mr. Stephens’s ry compare with Mr Swintoa’a school edition ? Whch of these books ta used is tbe public schools of Atlanta? Do the superioteoddats cf lulled State* Commissioner Work In Georgia. Yesterday a reporter cf The Consti- I them over to you this morning, and Timo* met Mr J F Etlu. ol the Dotted state* now may the Lord have mercy on them, flih commission. He is in Geo.-gia for a purpose I It was our privilege to eicort Gov- which our people will highly appreciate, for I ernor Hampton. when he was in our there’s I city of Atlanta, and we shall always ••millions in it” I feel honored in being his escort. We He has juit retained from Covington, where I shonld feel honored la being the escort he has been for the purpose of stocking the | of the governor of any state, provided Yellow river with shad. Through the tffldent I he was the right kind of a governor, libers of Congressman Boant, the riven In his I Governor Colquitt and Governor Hemp- district and tome outside have received a due I ton are the right kind of governors,and ahare of governmental patiooage. I if you think that Governor Hampton Mr Eilis has just placed in the Yellow river at I will not have votes enough to make his the point where the Georgia railroad crosses it I majority big enough, just lei UB k iow, seventy-five THocsaND shad and we will let yon make a draft on of a fins variety. Mr ElUa goes to cany an equal I Governor Colquitt’s eighty thousand number to pat in the Flint river near Monuxu- They are the nght men in their proper He talks very hopefully of the Georgia places. They rule wisely and justly, riven and their capacities for advantageous Either one of them governs as well as fish culture It seem- probahie that the scuth* t h e other one, and, pernaps, a little era riven will soon receive more attenuon from I better. congress in the matter of fish than they have My friends, you have overwhelmed nitberto. They are now scarcely worth any- ^ wit fc kindness. The grandeur and thing in their finny produce but with such at* ex tent of your reception far exceeds tention as they ere now reclviDg they will *te my moet ganguine expectations, and I long be a fortune to theee who live near them ^ proud o{ * hospitality, for all the and to Ue state generally. | memories and las< ing associa tions of boyhood are wreathed around Drx Goode la style I lh ® P roQd palmetto flag of beloved , , * . t Carolina. We come among you aa The comoleteness and taste of tbe B trangera, you receive us as friends dry goods esUb iabment of Mr. Devil H. Lough- I We come among you as visitors, you erty are facta which are frequently sot c.'d. Mr. J greet ua as brothers. We come among Dongterty is one of onr mast txpexienced dry y 0U M eoldiere, and we find the same goons merchants, snd is throwing his test tfforts generous hand that moistened the into ths ekftSLtstore at No 25 Peachtree street, p^ched lips of dying comrades on the Having opened on the first of April, he area y fi e!d 0 f battle clasping our own in all has a trade w .kh will beer favctablecomper cor lh e warmth of a soldier’s magnanimity, with any In the city. His entire stock ia perfect- Jn conclusion, let me eay that we shall -new and Ireland hi* line of goods is very dep?rt frcm your historic city, taking » asd in th latest styles Mr. Dacgherty’a with U8 t h e flag of South Carolina, the method of baying from Art hands, st the be.-t I p :c ure 0 { Himpton, and the apprecia rates and m very larg» quantities, givm him rare tive memories of your unstinted faoepi- advantagis which he offers to tha public His I taiitV " oorp. ot clerk, *ud euUUau I, compocd cl | wa , ^g,, (orme d, and the Dancing Partner* for s The to w! tch decorous behavior will gain scheme has been misunderstood, hospitable welcome, and in which he Some have thought the hotel waa to can find all the graces domiciled. He | a working giri’s home. It was for the will find scores of snog and cozy re-! very class we tried to get and which treats in which he can while away wouldn’t come. Mr Siewart expressly the hours, such as the Young provided that the place should be for Men’s library, the Coocoidia hall, ladies who earned their own living, the op xtol building, etc. He wil] find What oth^r Haw Torrid have gppreria- nave toe sekotian of these books? Please iswer end ob ige. Savannah Stephens’s Hirory of the United Sure* Is qolte generally osed la soatbera sch has been used in be Atlanta schools for ths last five years, and is preferred Py th: teachers of these schools io any other hbtory. It we book alapted to mere advanced stndents than S win toe’s asd odter boots. School boards de* remise what books are used in the schools cf our large cities. Iu private schools teachers se lect. Stephens’s History is probably not quite to good A text book in eume periculars as others, bnt bees aw of the correctness of Us news cf tbe history of oar country, end (*pe% dally of oar oonsUtnUou. and also because 1: was written by a ffled^ujatood Georgian, we gz.atly preJtr it. A Pair or Biff qsettlots EastaBjoa, ala.. May 26. Editors Constitution : What were tbe ounecsioosef the Great Eastern steats boilt atveral veers ago? Was tt a rar est not? What Ship was awd In laying - the bie** acmes the ocean? Fimse •pert full/. A. J a ex. so: Tbe dimensions of the Great Sasrera were Ot feet lsefth.US feet breadth. 70 feet d.pth. It was net a socosm except sea ship lor carrying *■ ; «“ W- the military ball, .here the pxrade wxa lari y is d^serv . | and t fi e vla itora were turned over to tbe committee of arrangements. After stacking arms at the hall the visi tors were conducted by the committee London World. I to the Charleston hotel, where they I learn from Paris that the Princees I were breakfasted.. Among those who of Wales finds it even more difficult I breakfasted with the guesta were the than it was in London to provide suit- I Hon W W Sile, mayor of the city ; able dancing partners for her big sis- [ Captain Barnet Roett, of the Marion ter-in-law, the crown princess of Den- I artillery; Captain G A Follin, of the mark. That august lady is only six LiFayeue artillery; Captain R S Oath- feet two inches in height; she ha* al- I cart, of the Montgomery Guards; Cap moet a mania for dancing, and, having I tain S Thomas, jr., of the Butler a keen sense of the ludicrous, sets her I Guards, and Col Alfred Riett. face against partners who offer a strong I after breakfast contrast to her own stalwart propor* I company were escorted back to the lions. _ . • I Military hail and were drawn up in I!.. 1. Jm|1 kail tVia a*./* By dint of re pelted injunctions to i ioe in the Urge drill h*il on the ssc bring np toll men, onr own princes s on( j ft :or _ Captain Follin then intro- exenions to meet tbe rase were sot. daced the Hon. W. W. Brie, the mayor cesefnl on this aide the channel, al- j Q f city, who again tendered the though Mr. Montague Guest did not 1 hospitalities of the citv to the visitors, sacrifice himself on the altar of duty ; 1 but eons of Anak are conspicuously rarer in the French capjtaL RESPONSE BY CAPT. J- F. BUBKE. Capt. Burke responded to the wel coming address of Mayor Sile in a few brief and appropriate remarks. He al luded aff.cionately to Charleston as the home of his boyhood and the ecene “The democratic party takes to re- . — ... , beffion as naturally aa a duck does to of many pUmaant events m his early water ” says the Council Bluffs Noopa- life, and paid a glowing tribute to the rieL Correct. It rebels against I sturdy enterprise and sterling merit of thievery and cormption and propoees I the city. He returned thanks on be- to expose »t. Thia is where the shoe half of all the Georgians accompany- pinches, and is what extorts eo many 1 ing the excursion, and especially of painful howls from radical papers. I the Gate City Guards, for the cordial — 1 welcome which they had met. He , stated that all the privileges of the city Mew Orleans Tunes. J had been offered by the mayor, save The only people in Texas who will I only the beauty and charms of her la- now take the Mexican dollars at par 1 dies, and that, as the company was al- are the stage-robbers. I moet entirely composed of single men, he had no donbt that they would take an eaily opportunity for seeking this, Caps May, N. J., May 29.—Congress J the only thing perhaps which the mav- hall waa eold to-day at sheriff’s sale, { or waa not authorised to tender. In part of the and bought by R. J. Dobbins, of Phila*! conclusion he stated that he would like him u a cabit-oertTfi* ship, but the eehie dslphig, lor $*¥>.000. hayf.a priyate from the ranks to re- upon. MR. J H. LUMPKIN to do so, impromptu. Mr. Lumpkin spoke in substance as follows: Your Honor, and Fellow Citizens of South Carolina: I am aware that is considered a requisite of every good soldier to be always on his guard, and never be taken by surprise; yet I must confess that when you attack with such kindly weapons as those you have used to-dav, and call on me without a sec ond's warning to respond, that you have entered my citadel with a Trojin horse, and so taken me by surprise that as a military man I consider my very best plan to be to surrender at discre* tion to yonr generous attache. For your cordial welcome, on behalf of the company, I return our hear, felt thanks. We are not surprised at it. Your city is proverbial, as well as yonr 8tate { no less for valor in war than for hospitality in peace. Everywhere on the American continent, from the bleek hills of Maine to the prairies of Texas, from the ocean that roa*s to the ocean that sleepe, but mention the name of South Carolina, and you will be under stood to have mentioned the synonym of valor, chivalry and generpeity. Sir, like Anthony of old, 1 am no or ator, but only “a plain, blunt man that knows his friends,” and I say to yon to day, both for mysdf and company,that when we come to mention our friends, no matter w'ten or where, we shall never forget the gallant South Carolis GOING INTO CAMP. After this pleasant little interchange of cordiality and good will, the commit tee escorted the Gate City Guards to the Citadel Green, which had been selected for their encampment. HISTORY OF THE VISITING CORP3. The Gate Cay Guards was organized anterior to the *ar, and its members were composed of the elite of Atlanta. When Georgia seceded from the union they were among the very first to res pond to the call of danger and of duty and their’s was no holiday service. Wherever the fight raged fiercest, wher ever glory drew from Georgia breasts streams of blood on the memorable battlefields in which the noble army of the west waa engaged, the Gate City Gnards were in the front rank of battle. They were faithful to the fre* dom—faithful to the fall of the confed eracy. Auer that dark and fateful day at Greensboro’, when Johnston surrendered the heroic remnant of his mighty army, and with the setting of the san forever disappeared the hopes and triumphs of a cause which though lost has made the southern soldier im mortal, the f ?w surviving members re turned to tbsir ruined homes Iu 1872 the company was reorganized and thoroughly drilled and disciplined, and now ranks e cond to none iu the > t let. The present genial, gifted and gaiiant commander of the company, Capt J F Buike, is a native of the city by the eea, and though warmly and devotedly attached to the home of his adoption and of his choice, his admiration and love for old Charleston is as fresh and green to day as it wbs when, as a boy, tie stood in the ranks of her citizen soldiery, as one of her truest, bravejt and best denfenders. He was a mem ber ol the Z iuave Cidets, under tbe gallant and ue voted Capt. C E Chiches ter, who speakes of Capt Burke in the most glowing terms of praise. He sub - scquently attached himself to the caval ry, in which branch of the army he served until the disastrous close of the war. Capt Bntke is a graceful and polished writer, as well as an ar.com- pliehed and bri-liant orator. He is ex- Thursday next, cetdingiy popular and highly esteemed in Atlanta, where bis varied talents and sterling worth are knqwn and recog nized. Capt Burke is a3 modest and unassuming as he is gifted and brave. THE UNIFORM OF THE GATE CITY GUARD* is very handsome and was thought by many to be the moBt striking and bril liant in the splendid array that greeted the eyes of the two governors on the review. It c insists of a dark blue cut away coat with three rows of silver but tons (bearing the coat of arms of the state of Georgia,) dowa the front, and trimmed with buff and slashed with silver lace. White cross belts caught at the inters, ction on the breast with a silver buckle bearing also the coat of arms of the state of Georgia. Nickel plated epaulettes with blue and silver fringe, rants of the same material and color of the coat, with a wide buff etrip3 down the side. B eck beaver kepi with white plume and a gilt sun burst on the front. White waist belt buckled with a brass clasp, bearing the monogram G C. G. Btack enamelled leather cartridge boxes bearing the let ters G. C. G. in silver plate. The officers’ uniform differs from that of the privates in the frilowicg particulars: The coat is a double- breasted frock, trimmed and slashed with gold lace, instead of buff—gilt epaulettes aud fringe, and Russian knot embroidered in gilt upon the caffs— black plume in the kepi, light bine pants, with gold strip3 and black belt with giit trimming. The arms of tne company are the new United y.ate3 regulation bronzed breech-loading rifle?. THE AFTERNOON PARADE. No pen can titty describe this great military spectacle from the beginning of the review, when Governors Hamp ton and C iiqaitt firs: made their ap pearance, until the end, when the col umn marched off with bands plavirg and colors flying. On the west side o Meeting street facing the east from Market street, where the right of the line w&s indicated by fl iehes of brilliant color from the uniforms of the Gate City Gnards, to the bend of Meeting ing street, near Wentworth, wheie the leopard skin caps, bright blue co«ts and snow white pants of the W. L. L sharply defined the extreme left of the infantry formation, was one long ar ray of splendid uniforms, flashing bay onets and proudly waviDg colors. Be yond tbe line of infantry, just turning the bend, conld be seen the head o [ the artillery column, leaving the im agination to mult’piy the few dogs of war in sight, and the three companies and one company of cavalry that Actu* lly formed the remainder of the line, into as many batteries and squadrons as each spectator's fancy might suggest. The pavements on both sides of the street, the lower piazzt of the Charles ton hotel, the Maiket hall porch, and every available door step and curb stone were packed with a seething mass of humanity of all sizes, ages, sexes and conditions. The upper piazza and front windows of the Charleston hotel, and the second,third and fourth stories of ihe stores on both sides of the street formed one huge kaleidoscope of fe male loveliness -lovely faces, lovely figures lovely dresses, lovely ribbons, and, loveliest of all, the new spring bonnets, with their magnificent gar dens of French flowera. Tne long line of soldiers stood in their placae with military precision,but their eyes, and the eyes of the vast throng of human beings, watched the eyes of one man for the coming the two governors. There waa a long pause after the line had been formed, and expectation stood on tiptoe, when suddenly there was a sound of horses* hoofs, and the reviewing officers and their staff and escort dashed along the line. The sight of Hampton’s noble and well known form was the signal for an impetu ous and irresistable outburst of enthu si asm. There was one wild, nniverpal shout, and then aa the cavalcade rode up and down the line tbe sound ot cheering would rise snd fall in waves like the beating of the surl on the shore. Hampton conld not look at evervbody, snd if he conld have seen the disappointment in the countenance of many who could not citch his eye, especially among the ladies, he would have as least e.me idea of the devo- tednees with which he is loved by his people. Governor Colquitt, as stranger guest, and as the chief oi Geor gia, came in for his due share of atten tion and observation, and the marked and thonghtfnl facs uf “the man in bleek who rode with Hampton” will not soon be forgotten. It was a face teat told of charac er founded on prin- tie to. 1 As the column moved off, the crowd pressed on too, on both sides, and it really seemed as if tbe windows and balconies foil of ladies moved too, for along the whole line of march down Meeting street to the Battery, and around South Battery and East Battery, wnenever, wherever the soldiers raised their eyes, there were the ladies to meet their glances with waving hand* kerchiefs and beaming smiles. The column on the march was a Bight worth seeing. Marching by c un pany front, each corps was on its met* tie, and strove to do its beat, and the result was a splendid success. Charles ton has not seen such a marching col umn since the days before the war, and it is doubtful if even then a display equal to that of Saturday in all military essentials could have been made. governor colquitt s headquarters at the Charleston note! were decorated with a profusion of flir&l offerings pre sented by numerous ladies, who in thia way made their compliments and re spects to his excellency. The W. L. I. company olors were also gracefully displayed around the mantel, while on either slue of it were elegantly framed pictures of his Excellenv Governor Hampton and the Eutaw fl «g, prepared by the W. L. I for presentation to Mrs. Governor Colquitt, and which will be forwarded by express later in the week. On the centre tab’s a richly decorated jxtrcelain card receiver was in use, one of a small nuqiber manufactured at Limoges, France, in honor of the first official visit of Governor Hampton to Charleston April 18, 1877, bearing an inscription in French lo that efiec*. The seal e nd motto of the W. U. L are displayed in a delicate gray tint, and this rare and beautiful souvenir is also to be forwarded to Mrs Governor Col- quitt with the compliments of the W. L. I. of Charleston. VISITING CITIZENS OF GEORGIA. The following prominent ladies and gentlemen accompanied Gov. Colquitt on his visit to this city, and were regis tered with him at the Charleston hotel: Miss Colquitt, Col. Avery, Mrs. Avery, CoL B drd, adjutant-general ot Georgia; Capt. J. F. Burke of the Gate City Guards, M. E. Maher and lady, James Lynch, wife and son, Mr. and Mrs. M H. DjoIv, Miss Lillie Dooly, MissJ. D>oly, Dr. Cuas. Pinckney and wife, Isaac Guthman, H. Cohen. PHIZh. DRILL MAN. Among tin) members of the (rate City Guards is Mr. E. W. Reinhardt, the “prize drill man” of the *»tate of Geor gia. He was proclaimed champion at testimonial. The testimonial consists of a medal on which are an eagle whose eyes are precious stones, the coat of arms of tne state of Georgia, and the motto of the state. The testimonial, or rather prize medal, is contended for yearly, the test being the manual of arms. It is hoped that Mr. Reinhardt will give the citizens an opportunity to witness drilling ere he leaves. G.jV. COLQUITT ON SUNDAY. By special rtquest Gov. Colquitt filled the pulpit oi Trinity M. E church, in the morning. During the evening he visited the Confederate home, where he delivered an address to the young ladies. G >v. C 'LQUirr'8 DEPARTURE. Gov. C’lqniu and Adjutant General John E Baird left for Savannah on the 3 o’clock train this morning, where they will review the colored troops of Georgia to-day. The ladies and gen tlemen who accompanied the governor from Atlanta will remain here until PR GRAMME FOR TO-DAY. The Gate City Guards, while they will, oi course, be governed in their movementa in's great measure bj cir- cumstancea, have determined to chxnge | \ oK.nna I UttilUDUUlW, BlOik 4U1U UIB^UCUV/ IU lUBir : I ner, Major Frank Ayer, genial, eo- . ' ciable, and with an infinite btock ol oli“ Nroi« y mUirar^&.i storitB that had gathered a “bouquet 1 . ““Si “ from age, as wine does; Colonel Tom ba °b 3er ved, and there will A ] eIan( j er rippling all over with a qaiet humor, and ready for an all day As many oi the visitors have never be- | ’ m ***a»; n „ fore this trip seen the ocean, abundant session whenever ihe meeting was pportunity wiU be aflorded them of I DtaimugK fine view of the harbor and now stoutest talker, the A GLIMPSE OF HUMOR. BILL ARP'S BP PER VBS C BN CRB OF GENIALITY. Ole Early Aaaoelailoiia-A Brilliant Coterie ot Hnmorlata— Extracts from Blll*a Book. Written for The Cons’. Ration. Atlanta, Ua., Vaj 25. So Bill Arp has come again! Sapping modestly in at the back door, quietly dropping into an obscure corner from whence he sends out his quaint conceits, this excellent humor* iet shall nevertheless not escape a for mal welcome. It is hard to diagnose a humorist When the subtle and delicate essence that moves your true humorist becomes so definite that it can be impaled, it degenerates him into a mere wit or satirist It is bard even to reproduce from the writings of a humorist enough of his work to characterize his style or set his pattern. The spirit of humor is lambent and soothing. Wit scin tillates—humor beams. Wit strikes like lightning—humor ehinee like the sunlight. Yon might as well try to pluck the reddening particles from the blood as to take the essence of humor from a book. I shah not attempt then to give any critical analysis of Bill Arp’s work. I mean to throw a small discourse at him merely for tbe sake of old times, and as a sort ot welcome upon his emergence from an obscurity into which he should never have gone. 1 consider Mojor G. H. Smith (who has adopted and made famous the name of “Bill Arp”) in many respects the purest humorist that the south has ever produced. If he has one superior in the south, it is Ool. W. T. Thompson of Savannah, who in “Ma jor Jones’ Courtship’ 1 has managed to pat broad fares ana barle&que in more del cite dress than ever it wore before. I doubt if any hnmorons papers ever produced a more thorough sensation than did the letters written by Major Smith daring the war. It is true that they bad a certain lccil pangetcy that added zest, and that a pronounced sec tiona) feeling inflamed their reception into a triumph. But they were exqui sitely funny in themselves, and they will repay perusal now just as richly as when they were fresh struck from the coinage of his brain. A NEST OF HUMORISTS. No man living ever had a better training for humorous writing than Major Smith. He lived in a nest of the rtCiest, keenest and pleasantest wits that^ever chance threw together. It w&8*impo6sible that he shonld not have absorbed the sunny temper of his sur roundings A man might have sat in their midst and became humorous by absorption just as the teetotaller was made drunk by sleeping with a toper. First, there was Bui Arp the original —an uncultivated, uglv, shrewd fellow, full of mother wit and famous in the country for his quick turns in a fight as well as a running debate. Around the little city of Rime, Ms jor Smith’s home, and the stamping ground of Bill Arp, there was a choice circle of racon teurs and wits. First there was tbe late Judge Underwood, whose bon mots and original sayings baye gone into the Georgia classics —the present Judge Underwood, who inherits his lather’s wit, and is the most compan ionable man in a day’s ride; the late Captain Gartrell, whose laugu was in- fec.ions, whose relation ot an anecdote was better than the anecdote itself; Dr. H. V. M. Miller, the moet brilliant talker Georgia ever produced;Judge Jlckyour tongue out. Gwlnoto git away from And here’s a little point pretty well: made, even if it is a pun: They look so many libertiee aroaad here that there ie nary a liberty left. In the following he presents a “dref- ful” alternative: For revere! days we were en/aced as acouta, • k ‘*“ “ —i*r>co to wee whether wrriu»y, whether outol it, whether making a sorter Georzy were + state ora we were in the old Un-Ion me aud my folks and you and your folk were somebody or nobody, and luiiy, but by no means leestly. whether our poor Inorcent chil dren born dsrio* tbe war were all ltlegi.1 and hsd to bo bora over again or not This last pint are much urn e’.tlcd. but our women are advised to be calm and sereea. Here is his view of negro suffrage: Well, I haln’t got a whole pawed .of sense like some men. but sa sure as I am two fo--thigh, a nigger is a nigger no matter where /ou emcU him, and a vote is a vote no matter where you drap lu And here is a quiet dip that he makes at the humanity of the north in banging Wirtz: We all felt happy and Cap’&Ia Dodd, the ember from Po k, r marked that he woold like to die then, for he never expected to Pei as heavenly again The tear* ran down his left e»e like rein. HU other «ye was shot oat by a Yitnkey soldier while the esppen was In prison. U/ooarse the villein wee tried and battf for it, though I hAin't seen no mention of tt in the PAP'iS. AU», poor Win*! And here’s another one of his anec dotes, this time about the law: The next trouble I had was with a feller I hired to dig a well. He was to dfr U fur twen ty dollars, and I hsd to pay him in meat, meal snd dcti like The vagabond kept sitUug along until he got all the pay aud r * ‘ •n the grow ao I made out mod him, as follows, tt-wli: Old John Batiks, to Bill Arp, Dr. 1 well yon didn’t dig.., Well, Brake he hired a cheap lawyer, who rani round extensively, and red a heap of funny things at my expense, and finally dltmlre-d my care farwbai be called it-rtdlkulum ebsurd* I paid them cotta and went home e Mul ct wiser nun I patted down my little cabin and moved tt some 3T0 yards nlgher to the tpnng and I’ve drunk mi«biy little well water since. I look upon this case as a warnin’ to all folks never to pey for anything until you've got it, especially If it h s to be dug.. And here is a description, in one senteuce, of the women of the south: We’ve git pious old men and women end breve bo}* and malloris, who are finished all - way up like the corners of a temple. BUT IT I a U8SLE83 to quote further* Mkj. Smith has commenced anew career, and the readers of The Consti tution will be able to see what he can do, which is a great deal mom interest- ic g than what he has done. From the bottom of a heart that holds many lender memories of anld lang syne with himself and his associates, I wish him God-speed in his second race ior fame. I hope that he will get more glory than'be ever won before, and that it m \y be sharply sprinkled with “gold, bright gold ” H. W. G. in'.•.*« . mnn ^ *i,ra I ***** ia now tne moment tauter, uie 11 points oi interest in and around the j aU gher, and the most lovable clj ^‘ I friend in a dizen counties—Colonel Joel Branham, scholarly, refined and « fc w oneauA r W «»o. , classical w hifl ultimate quips and We hear with much satisfaction that quirks; tho late Dunlap Scott, a trifle the court of appeals of Mississippi has, unwieldy in small talk, but sure ot a within a few past days, rendered, on a I telling point when he did hit it; Dr rehearing, a final juizment in favor of | Eben Hiilyer, brainy and quick of per- our honored friend, Jefferson Davis, ception, aa all his family ie; li g John restoring to him, in full utle and inter- Underwood, the typical keeper of a est, his fine plantation of Briersfield, typical bar, and the funniest man in Warren county. Miss. The history ot speech and manner I ever knew; Jim the litigation which has had this happy I Perkins, so foil of humor and jukes c inclusion is of an interesting and even I he wasn t fit for any steady work, but romantic character. Briersfield and was loved by all who knew him, these Hurricaue plantations, now consti- and a scores of others equally as good, tuting the whole island, produced lived on the banks of the Etowah, and by a cut-cff of the Mississippi river, is give companionship and mspirationto a magnificent domain, which was ac- I the coming humorist.of Georgia. The quired more tl.tn fifty years ago bv comradeship of tbisiband was complete Mr. Joseph E Davis, the older brother and sincere. of Jefferson Davis, and for a long time their fun* hunting was lei uhely, was cnldvated with great profit. Mr. bnt earnest and continuous. Many, Joseph E Davis was a gentleman of many a golden green afternoon did great sagacity, strong sense and enter- they wear out with social converse prise, and becime one of the weal- They were in easy circumstances, aud thiest and most influential citioos of they took things easily. Their laughter Mississippi. When his brother Jeffer- never grated on their conscience. Being son married the daughter of Gen. Tay- I lawyers,a new joke waa of more impor lor and resigned his commission in I tance to them than a new the army, Joseph E. Davis invited case,. and being farmers the his brother to come to Mississippi and fall of laughter, sweeter to their enter upon the life of a cotton planter, j ears than the dropping of rain on a Mr. Jefl Davis accepted the invitation, I parched earth. Had a Boswell served and took possession of Briersfield, I them, their cowrie wonld have been which he cultivated successfully for made famons. many years. Despite his long with- I The shock of war scattered them— drawal from the care of thia estate, Mr. 1 some fill soldier’s graves—some have Davis with the aid of his energetic and I fallen before the scythe of time—those intelligent present wife, managed to ad- I who still live, scattered, impoverished, minister his plantation so as to acquire I and chastened, give their energies to a competence and reimburse his I bread-getting, and the old times are brother the full value of the I gone to come no more. Bat their gen- place. 8:111 the formal title of the I tie influence still lives, and the essence £ lace remained in Mr J< seph E. | of their delicious gossip has fallen into ►avis. When the war broke out, Mr. I the heart of many a youngster that sat Jos. Davis held this property beyond I 0 n the outskirts of their crowd in the the reach of the Federal government. J dayB when the laugh went round. And when the president of the defeat-1 about bill abp’s humor. L d ^i ed M^ C L, b \T :1 .?„ B a S mLfe 1 It « a stable fact that through all fortress Monroe, Mr. Joe. Davui made I ©f Mfjor Smith’s writing there runs a a gale of his whole esAte to his long t in of common sense, and ol ch.el manager, a shrewdness of observation. They are Montgomery, for $300,000, lit up Vith a fire of glowing patriotism long time, with •‘theimteof that must have been inspiring when li six per cent. Mr. Jos. Diviat^n made I de h, ere d. A certain dauntless- complicated and ness sustains the ctteiascesaU through “ a ,:? ry old « maD h, d, S5. 8h Hii y jfn out, and no better defense of the south at the sge of eighty-four. HrnwiU b, frond than breaks oat in lofty recognized Mr Jefl DavU e chUdren sa defianc8 ^om under the rude phrase of b? h trustees^cf lb,sanlettered countryman, dollars, to be collected by trustees, ct We ,p pend u random some samples whom Mr. Jeff Davis was one, and to I j Arp’s homor, as fonnd inhii- be paid to his children when they ob- I They can hardly be called tamed majority. I “samples” either, for it is impossible to ee‘.»te was bequeathed to his (Mr. Jos. teh K tbe essence of the book except by E Davis’s) natural children or grand- * nading o{ it . The ebi l children. La Mr. Jeff * humor of his writing is in such little eat child is bnt fonrteen, a long nme lhm gB theae: H e says, “Man that ia woold elapee bef ’". an ^ b, n n *' t c0 “ 1 ? bornof woman (rod there i* no other realized from thia bequest, Bort t h at I know of) has but few days Mr. Joseph K. Davis had left j ^ lull ol trouble.” Deferring to evidence that bis brother b f“ I ,h. war he save- “Well. I've got one paM the fall valueof theestate, ilr. j killed as many cf them Jeff Davis finally,_with much relnctance M (h di(J ’ of me „ AgUD| he g*,s: on account of ms great lo^c oj nnd I eaten time e rawberries and respect for the memory of his brother, 1 which »•»«* hnldinv oecMsior yielded to the argent advice ofhia rels-1 ^ within our corporate limits ” waieh ne'eoraaitede*’r« whici be bimtoed reclaim and re-estobliah his DUetn^the I Bton has still got the enemy on a ran, oOms. he u imprachabto »» that. so. djo u property. All honest and good men , j thank God to hear that our ea/eubortineieofflotrwhodlfithe«emeihlnf. will rejoice tnat this patriotic ind robl; S." & gentleman aud veteran has sncceeuen I Thin ia one of hin anecdotes ■ ldkiabcTosddfecitl. itbuberalitodj piotkI in his suit, and thaf his declining years 1 Wf11 _ ou ace Scroggins got at> drank In many Uxnee. in a tkouaasd way» and by douda will thus be soothed and defended from I town hJcouid noi navigate bis ateerMo be drove of witnetee*. p*P? n J2ScniI? t K‘win*5 the ezree and humiliation of poverty St 3SWLTS. and dependence. off. Hswoke op about mia£g£i aod and heite** mat Mr. Bmwib*a . I hla steero were cone, but the wason w»a there to do with tC hct o^atr__>mUnz_aui». A. Bankropt Empire. I wu tin w fuddled that he did not men’ may bar* J5 00 ® Los DOS, May 27.—A London post I know who ha wu cor how he got there. »o lw commJnea tte _ i fromS. Peterebme says it k rumored SE^omu* wort oa aoootiM^ It om* that the Russian Imperial bank is so I notJoao bert rftlbw r II i ,m John Sengs a- heavuy indebted that the government I I've to* a yoke ot «*en; hot If I aim Jobn does not continue tbe publication of ??2S 1 . n *J;!L b4 ? 1 ^ ‘{irt'my «?h« tt«, cut wire thwm from impeach, weekly returns. The bank’s affairs are uiS' ajrne triltor.hrad tbrir L.ut. ad example li nwdeO. t thiak the -■ . , 1—:— mu- I “*T.S» J¥TI—Doom oofht to hare irocreded distinctly end expremly oo tbl» ground, end am to thia < b- jecliTe point, ztribx Sr. Shermen either » cleen vindication or a iust condemnation alter > bur beering. Ai It la. the lnTemlxtUoa aeems to ho uwilwii The mill la coins to be sure, but in an almost hopeless confusion. The I war tela. Bometimeel thietl have foatayoiie continued issue ot paper money to 1 pfatamaan*w tfi n I eUwa* thmlkav BUI. WaihtDCton & today Herald. Senator Ben Hill, in addition to the distinguished role h.i fills in congress as one of ita ablest lawyers and debators, and as the advocate of a broad and catholic Americanism, which, however, never causes him to I irget his doty as the defender cf the people he repre- eents, appears to have a spreial mission in the senate. To keep Jim Blaine quiet is an impossibility, bnt to compel him into spasms of good behavior the senate a wets looks to the Georgia sen ator, who discharges his doty in a per- functionary sort ol way, wuich, howev- ever, is entirely sat efsetory to the sen ate and galleries. The penodical ap plication of the cat-o'-nine-tails to tne chronic parliamentary brawler was last >erformed by tbe Georgian on Tnesdsy. 3etors this it is knuwn ail over Georgia that “Onr Bsn” has ’ licked that fellow Blaine again.” It is a curions fatuity that Cannes Jim Blaine lo want to ti ckle Bsu Hill. Perhaps, acting on the pnt c pie laid down by old Colonel Damas in tne play, that yon like a man all the better for having fonght bim, Blaine wants to give the Georgian opportunities to display his marvelous powers in debate. Blaine no mean debater himself;. he is gen erally in a state ol cap a pie preparation when he sallies fort a lor a little diver sion, as, for instance, when he sailed into Maamc'iasette history some time since, and is an ngiy adversary in the ■ hurried gr ppleof parliamentary wrest ling. But Hill has already become known to the senate and the country as a debater of really phenomenal pow ers, and unless Blaine eeeks A brifiht destruction and a shining tomb,” the distinction of being pnt finally Aors du cnmhal by eo eminent an antag onist, his persistent “stirring np” of Hill ia inexplicable. Perhaps the two senators on Tuesday lust, as did a good many other people, recurred to the memorable amnesty debate two years ago. Then Hill, dea - pite the great oratorical tnnmph he achieved, was at disadvantage, which Blaine unfairly sought to nse against him, bnt with poor success. They are on a different field now—in an arena where the roles oi debate give an equal chance, and under such circnmstances a fight by Bieine on Ben Hill will al ways be as signal a failure aa an onset by Athelstane upon Ivanhoe. The last demonstration by Blaine npon Hill was wanton, unprovoked, apd evidently unexpected by the Georgian, who was not in his se it when Blaine began the savant. He got there very quickly, however, and in ample time to “salt down” the Maine senator in a very handsome style. To Blaine’s credit it must be said that he felt his punish ment as much as the senate and galle ries enjoyed it. * Republican senators will not enhance their renntations by contests with HilL None of them are his iqnals in original power, and tbe present advantage some of them have over bim, in better knowledge of the history of legislation and of parliamentary nomenclature and ’echnology. Is only temporary. Tost comes only wi h experience. Mean while Ben Hill’s growing reputation here pleases bat does not surprise Georgia. It is, indeed, difficult to re call any Georgian, alive or dead, prom inent in the law or politics of the last twenty-five years, whom Hill has not unbarred npon at least one occasion in the court home or on the hustings. 80 Blaine need nut .teel very bad, after all. “fl* OOT IT AND BAB If.’’ What Hob. Jrrrnrah «. Mack Haa to Say About tbe 1 tile ol fraUdeBt ■aft* Special DUpatch to tbe Ecqolrer. Pnit-ADELPU: a. May 27.—Jodge Jere miah 8. B act was interviewed here to day on the inves igition going on at Washington into me frafids of 1876. It was easy to see that he was under some restraint m this part of his chat, arising, perhaps, out of a past or pres ent professional connection with the subject. He said: I like no rock In ihernapral ot turning oat Bayes by a quo wtrranto. No doubt It-yes got the presidency by me*n» ot a fraud, bul he got It sod Us It. It w 1 caoceded 10 him by tbe bouse ot repreHuiatlns. which ought to have withheld It Irom him. tarneeton under such circumstances la UUs to error legal lnte-1 and nrpoee. Mr Hayes U p eddent lot four years. Slot his term shall he abridged by impeach- lent, resignation or deaths Can be b* lmpencbed for the fraud practiced to elect him? Certainly not; bnt tf there «ui tMMtO cover deficit, will be necessary if the I “~£, d £^£5; another neat little bit: bank is to go on. I U Mr Shakespeare were correct when he 1 wrote “Sweet are ths Juices ot adrorsl’y. then -The lute Presidential contert en-1 it Is reasonable to sspp<»sthstmeimdmyroikr gendered much “bad blood,” which I nu * t “““ coolness and judgment will correct. 1 P H^ re * ga bit of gossip from his famous The “bad blood” induced by a permst- s* ra n-gee" letter: ent violation cf Nature’s great bat aim- I ,. Whw - g to-day nlxgert-reld* femefodm pie lawb requires no; only coolness and I kcy with a boopexirt on her atm. Taint oo judgment, bat obedience to hygienic | day._^°<^_^ * ° movlofaboat.~~Y*h, y*h.'aint freed. YUtidy w.* 8an- measures' and the proper use’of Dr. I **.Bor»d*y from oe way d* R'iII'b RlnnH MirfiDA fn iriRfim if* ntir* f .i.ia old* Malfeasance IB t Uea aod|Fer|orj. Test, May 28.-Supervisor Egan, in dicted for malfeasance in office for au diting fraudulent and bogus bilia, dosed ■ trial abruptly to-day by pleading guilty. Jno. Chase, yho testified lief dpte, the face of a man to be trusted, ’ Bull's Blood Mixture to insure its par-1 min o? “e'jeukros'i^Sirif", but" Oem" xni" j wrek tor the defcn£» ( ronfecses to com. to 0»e» homely bat expressive phrase, ideation, J 243 I t.umrobeUikbl a nigger quicker tfao jou ran' rnitung petjory

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The Weekly constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1868-1878, June 04, 1878, Image 1