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THE DAILY SUN.
Tuesday Morning June &
LATEST GEORGIA NEWS.
Cotton Drop of 1871.
06^- T^he Southwestern Railroad has
declared a dividend of fonr dollars a share.
tt^t-Guthbert has contributor two ne
gro men to the penitentiary.
Weir Waynesboro has had a kerosene
explosion. Nobody hurt.
Oar The Central Railroad has declared
a semi-annual dividend of $5, per sliare.
B*i;.„Chattooga Valley has run np a pea
vine ten foot in length. - U <- Ho 91 r-
tkxt-Mr. John Robinson, of Savannah,
was rim over by a streetcar Friday. One leg was
broken and several toes were cut off the other loot
Savannah had seventy-one funerals last
month, fourteen of which were white persons.
The Columbna Sun has something
to say about “monied men.’' Some one ought to
sepda dictionary do“ U that way.
ftaf-The Rome Courier says: Wheat in
the Cnattooga valley Is turning rapidly, with the
promise of an indifferent yield.
The official vote of Floyd county
gives Scott 1.102, Prentice 449, Stewart G2 and DIdon
one. Scott's majority over all is 691.
Wc& n The Scrubs of Columbus have ac
cepted the challenge of the Oglcthorpos, of Savan
nah. That means base ball.
B@u The survey of the North & South
Road has reached LaG range and is about to return
to Columbus by another route.
• &xf- Lumpkin county vegetarians are
licking their chops over the prospect of an abundant
fru.tcrep. at'
Rev. W. C. Dnnlop is organizing
a Lodge of Good Templars in Romo. Join *c-m
Grady. You're 21, that's old enough.
The Sun says Columbus lias had
twenty-flvo inches of rain in the last thirty-five days.
1842
M*y 17,,-v
26
1843
June 9....
.. do
28
..2,030,000
1844
May 25....
19
1845
May 30....
.. do
12
..2 100,000
1840
June 10....
19
1847
May 30....
..Nov’b’r 19
..2.347,000
1848
.June 1....
21
..2,728,000
1849
8
1850
.June 24
..October 26
..2.355,000
1851
.June 5....
..Nov’b’r
6
..3,016,000
1851
.June 3....
7...s
..3,362,000
1853
..2,930,000
1854
.June 12....
5
That is doing very well for a place that is entitled to
inches annually.
only fifty-nix
Mr. C. O. Loyd brings us some
cotton over a foot long and with two squares on the
stalk. He Bays that the wh.at crop will be pretty
fair.—Hame Commercial.
JEajr A negro man was drowned vester
day evening in tiie Etowah, at Perkins Ferry jnst
above the cite. Ho was attempting to escape a blast
of rocks, and fell into tho river and never como up
again.—Rome Commercial, llli
jBSy-The remains of John M. Goetchins,
of tho “City Light Guards," arrived in Columbus
Friday, from Gettysburg, and wero interr-*d Satur
day.
MuJokn Campbelle, who shot one
John Smith in Atlanta. Ga., on the 1st of May last
and made bis escape, was arrested in this city Thurs
day last, by Jos. Lumpkin, sheriff, and taken down
to AUanta yesterday. The Governor off red a re
ward of $500 for his arrest and delivery to tho sheriff
of Fulton county, or $1,000 for his conviction. So
wo hope Joo will get it.—Rome Courier, 3d.
tOf We learn from a well-informed
farmer that tho wheat crop of Walter county is a
total failure. Much of the land will uot make two
bushels to tho acre, and it took a bushel and a peck
for seed Those who liavo kept last year’s crop in
good order will bo found to bo the lucky ones.—
Chattanooga Tima.
JB6?* A splendid Durham bull stopped
here yesterday on tlio way to Atlanta. U ln- t.till is
tho property of Colonel Richard Peters, of that city,
and has just been imported by him from England.—
It can bo seen at tho Omnibus Stables, corner of
Walker and Campbell streets.—Augusta Chronicle cC
SentineL
m^Tha Control Railroad, it seems,
will have to fight for Its recent loase of the Macon k
Western Railway. The-Moron Telegrajtl. announces
that his Hon or Judge Cole has passed an order in
Chancery enjoining any further steps towards con
summating tho proposed lease of the Macon & West
ern to tho Central Railroad.
We are informed a house of Mr.
Wm. McCalllstcr, an employee of tho Eaglo and
Phenlx mills, was struck by lightning on Weanesdny
night. Tne house had been recently purchased, and
is located some six miles from Columbus, near the
Western railroad. A chimney was knocked down and
one room injured. We are also told it was at the
time unoccupied.—ColumtiusSun, 3d.
MABBIED,
JSQT' In Marietta on the 2Sd ultimo,
Dr. James B. Underwood, of Rome, to Miss Carrio
Harrison.
In Monroe county, on the 25th
ultimo, E. F. Dumas to Lula O’Neal.
B©„ In Macon, on the 25th ultimo,
J. H. Bandy, of Savannah, to Miss Mary J. Rey
nolds.
BgL. In Campbell county, on the 23d
ulUmo, W. H. C. Shannon to Tahitha G. Strong.
aSy- In East Macon, on the 30th ult.,
Jno. X. Flowers to Sarah A. Given.
JtSf* In Barnesville, on the 30th ult.,
Z. T. Davis to Adclie Chambers.
died. . .
In Hall county, on the 18th ult.,
Henry M. Blockshcar, aged 34.
B&r In Vineville, on tho 25th ult.,
Whitfield B. Walker, aged 23.
WOMAN'S HIGHS.T
They Should ho Respected—IIoxv to Re
spect them.
The present unprecedented backwardness of tile
cotton crop very naturally excites comment and
s|<oculatiGn a* to the lorthcomiug crop. Tho reduc
tion of area under cotton culture possibly reaching
over 20 per cent, taken in connection with the pretty
general abandonment of commercial manures will
give us a reduction of production reaching at least
20 per cent, of pr*sent crop, and very possibly 30
per cent. It is not a vain speculation with the data
be fore us to estimate the coming crop even at this
varly period of the sea on.
Gold and backward springs, whatever may be the
after grow ing sea on. almost invariably preclude full
crops. 1 transcribe the following observations from
an article I had occasion to publish in the Charles
ton AVias, In 1809:
It will be observed, says tho U. S. Economist, that
no l«ga crops have occurred when the bloom was
after tho 1st of June. These blooms, of course it
will be understood, are confined to the milder cotton
sections. Strange as it may seem, nothing compara
tively Is gained by recovering time lost in a late
spring by a following late falL With the earliest
frost on record (1845) the crop was good. For sev -
entecn years the May and 1st June blooming crops
were all good, whether frost in tho fall was early or
late.
The following tabular statement from tho Econo-
mitt, makes the position maintained manifest and
very conclusive:
BLOOMS, roosts AND CBOFS.
Eirtt Bloom Frost Crop
1840 June 6 October 25 1,624,000
marked ability and success, rich and of be in London uniting until the re.->tora-
llinrll CAfMftl nlin is flip snlnpnt tin!! nf a nnann in li'isiH/.a anakliAO fkom
1855 May 30 October 26 3,527.000
1850 June 4 do 16 2,910,000
1857 Jnno 24 Nov'b'r 20 3,075,000
1858 Juno 1 * do 20 3,750,000
The crop of 1840 bloomed Jnne 6th ; frost October
25,1,634,000;1841 bloomed Jnne 10; frost October
28tli; 1,(185,000; 1842 bloomed May 17; frost October
19th; 2,378,000. Hereweeee no appreciable differ
ence between the two June blooming' crops, whilst
the May blooming crop frosting 6 or 9 days in ad
vance of them, exceeds by 700,000 bales.
The crop of 1844 bloomed May 25; frost Oct 19
2,391,000; 1845 bloomed May 30; frOBt Oct. 11: 2,
100,000; 184fi bloomed June 10; frost Oct. 19; 1,778,-
000. Here the two May blooming crops exceed a
following Jnne blooming crop by an annual average
of 600,000 bales.
Tho crop of 1844 bloomed May 25; frost Oct. 19;
2,394,000: 1845 bloomed May 30; frost Oct 12; 2,
100.000; 184C bloomed June 10; frost Oct 19; 1,778,-
000, Hero tho two May blooming crops exceed a
following June blooming crop by an annual average
of 500,000 bales.
The crop of 1855 bloomed Mav 30; frost Oct 25;
3,527,000; 1857bloomed June 24; frost Nov. 20; 3,-
075,000. Here the May blooming crop gains 25 days
in time of bloom whilst the June blooming crop
gains 2G days in time of frost yet the May blooming
crop exceeds tho other by 500,000 bales.
Enough has been said to show the singular value
of early fruiting and tho consequent injury of cold
Springs postponing the growth and fruitage of
plants. Tho fact is no leas reasonable than evident.
When a crop fruits early much of it is made at a
time when Hie vicissitudes of the seasons are in a
measure escaped. Most of the fruit m»de is held,
whilst crops fruiting late often cast off as fast as
they make.
In the comparison mado above we find a variation
on their bulk in favor of May blooming crops, in
the first instance of 25 per cent; in the second 22
per cent; in thethird 12per cent. These givcpis
an average of 19j£ per cent; we may therefore as
eume 20 per cent as a very, reasonable estimate of
loss likely to accrue from their present nnpropitious
condition of crop.
This gives us tho following estimate of coming
crops:
Present crops 4,200,000 bales.
Reduce 20 per cent for loss of
area and non use of fertili
zers 840,000 bales.
high social standing, who is the subject
of a regular infatuation. He is one of
the best business men of New York. He
has an elegant house, and a wife to whom
he is devotedly attached. Once in six
months he leaves his home suddenly, and
has a drunken debauch that lasts usually
seven days. An uncontrollable fit comes
over him, and he disappears without a
moment’s warning and gives himself np
to strong drink. He goes to a hotel,
takes a room, and allows no one to enter
but the servant who attends him. He
pays liberally for all that be has, and
feeds on the choicest viands of the sea
son. Woodcock, game and the choicest
cooking is served np'to him. During
the week’s dissipation he drinks but one
kind of liquor; but he varies it with his
various debauches. Sometimes it is
brandy; at other times whiskey; then it
is champagne or gin. During his week’s
rioting he is the most loathsome of men.
He does not remove the clothes or pay
any attention to’ personal cleanliness.—-
If his friends do not find him before his
furlough is out, he comes home, cleans
himself up, and is a man again for the
next six months.. When he starts on his
tramp his family is nearly distracted.—
He covers his tracks so that it is difficult
to trace him. He is too good u customer
to be interfered with,- and it is difficult
to find him, even when the hotels are
visited where he is. When he returns
home the scene in his house is very ex
traordinary. Covered with shame, re
morse, and in tears, he throws himself
before his sorrowing wife, and vows
never again to touch the intoxicating cup.
But as the period rolls round the par-
oxyism returns, and he is swept away.—
One would suppose that such excesses
would ruin his health or bankrupt him
in fortune, or do both. But he has pur
sued this course now for fiften years, and
promises, if he lives as long, to keep it
up fiften years longer.—Burleigh, in Bos
ton Journal.
3,360.000 bales.
Reduce 20 per cent, for late
blooming, etc 672,000 bales
Probable crops ’71 2,688,000
DISTRICT COURT.
lie Jurors—Important Question to be
Decided.
It is one of tho cardinal principles of a true gentle
man to respect and anticipate the wishes of the la
dies. The dear creature i do so much to make our
lives hippy and enjoyable, that we feel no hesitancy
in according to them every right they claim.
What man, with the spirit of chivalry in his breast,
would allow his wite, his mother, or his sister to
pass her life using the antiquated articles which
were in use five hundred years ago, when ho can
havo them replaced by modern improvements, capa
ble of doing a greater amount of work in a shorter
length of time, and in a far superior manner ?
Of the few champions of tho sex, none deserve
more praise than Mr. Reese who has introduced into
use the celebrated fluting iron. This is an article
which can but be appreciated by the ladies, and
which only needs to bo seen to convince. Mr. Reese
is stopping at the Calhonn House, and desires us to
inform all gentlemen desirous of wi nuing and re
taining the lovo and respect of the ladies of their
households, to call on him and procure one of these
irons, and as they advance near home to hold it be
fore them in such a manner that it can bo seen and
they will bo met at the door with a shower ot kisses.
Wm. Reeves, & Co., of Griffin, are also agents for
this iron. The Griffin ladies would do well to calx
and examine it.
The 35th Senatorial District Court met at 10 o’clock
yesterday morning, and the first dnty was that of
securing a Jury. There was a good deal of dodging
to keep off, and many humorous remarks were made
as this or that individual was “ caught on the jury.”
The following ndmed gentleman were the fortunate
drawers of seats in the jury box : Messrs. Sunley,
J. C. Conley, John Smith, Tom. Thrower Eddleman,
John Middleton, and W. C. Harris. Tho'jury was
dismissed until this morning, as a case was to be ar
gued involving tho power of tho Court to iorteit a
bond. y
At 5 o’clock in the evening, the Court met to hear
the case, As near as we could get at the matter it is
as follows : Several months ago a couple of pick-pock
ets were in Atlanta, prowling around taking all they
could lay their hands on. Tho place finally be
came too hot for 'them, anj they left on tho
Western & Atlantic road. Out near the Rolling
Mill, it will be recollected, one of them
slipped off tho platform and was killed. His com
panion went on to Nashville, where an accident be
fell him also, which led to his arrest. He was sub
sequently brought to this city. His name was
ascertained to be Capranco. Ho was brought before
the District Court; but objection was made that
this court conld not sit as a court of inquiry. He was
then brought before Judge Spencer. Pending the in
vestigation in this court, an accusation was brought
in from the District Court, and in order to allow its
service, Judge Spencer dimissed the pending suit
Capranoe was brought beforce Judge Lawreuce on
this accusation, and pleaded that he was not ready
for trial. The court required a bond of $1000.
When the case was called up, the prisoner was
non ctL Tho District Attornoy moved - to forfeit the
bond. This motion was opposed by the counsel for
defense, and the argument was set down as the first
business on docket for this term.
Messrs. Jackson and Tigner, counsel for defense,
objected to the forfeiture on the following grounds
1st. That the court had no jurisdiction to forfeit a
bond at all.
2d. That the court has no jurisdiction in sums to
the amount of $1,000.
3d. That tho Legislature has foiled to supply the
court with the machinery necessary, to forfeit a bond.
lih That the accusation upon which the bond
was given was defective in itself, and there could be
no forfeiture predicated on it.
District Attorney Irwin replied.
Judge Lawrence reserved his decision until to
morrow.
A Southern paper relates a laughable
incident connected with the visit of tlu*
Joint High Commission to Harper’s
Ferry. The presence of the distin
guished party attracted a large number
of citizens. anxious to obtain a peep at
at the title dvisitors,and among them was
a pompous old gentleman somewhat
noted for his venerable appearance, flu
ency of speech, and strict conservative
principles, who was conspicuous in his
endeavors to make himself agreeable.
Attaching himself especially to a gentle
man who was evidently one of the most
prominent of the party, he took occas
ion to remark in oratorical tones: “I
am happy to seo you gentlemen of
England. As an American eitizen I came
to pay my respects to you, but I want
nothing to do with those d—d Yankees
with whom you are associated.” The
gentleman addressed, and those of the
visitors within hearing, appeared to en
joy tho remark hugely, but the old gen
tleman himself was intensely disgusted
when he was informed that he had been
talking with Gen. Schcuck.
The German Army.
General Yon Moltke, the greatest cap
tain of the age, is now engaged in the
reorganization of the German army. It
is to be reduced to a peace footing of
seven hundred thousand men. . With
such a powerful’force as this the Germau
empire will possess the largest army in
Europe. Recent events have already tes
tified to its efficiency in the trying reality
of war, and there is no reason to donbt
that the same watchfulness and admira
ble discipline which proved so uniformly
successful in the past will be continued,
now that it has accomplished such grand
results. The triumphal progress of the
Germans through France united the Ger
man people nnder the banner of the
German empire.—Neic York Herald.
Among the immigrants recently arriv
ed in this country from Scotland is a
Coolie_dog, from Scotland, said to be
able to control five hundred sheep. He
is to be taken to Colorado.
Remarkable Infatuation.
There is a merchant of this city of
The London “Season.”
The. 10,000 Americans who are said to
A Forerunner of August.
Yesterday was the present season’s first
showing on the heat which is stored np
in it, and which probably will still fur
ther leave its latent state and become
frightfully sensible before many days are
past. A storm seemed brewing in the
afternoon, and a little thunder rolled la
zily down the clouds, probably following
its lightning beyond the horizon to glad
den the far-off wilds of Jersey, or fall
uselessly upon the sea; we, however, got
none of it, and the tidiest of us, like the
unwashed iuliabitants of Chatham street
and the “ Points,” had nothing for it but
to suffer and be strong. The terrible
days of last August were plainly recalled,
and the times when one dreaded to run
up stairs, lest on reaching the top he
should melt and run down into the street
again, came back too vividly for com
fort. Even the sparrows refused to chirp,
and rested idly in their houses or in leafy
shade under the trees, telling stories
about the owls that would eat them if
they stayed out late at night, and how
they would butcher the robins and ori
oles when they should get a chance.
People generally had an uncomfortable
conviction that their lives were likely to
be total failures if such a state, of affairs
continued.—N. Y. World? of Saturday.
tion of a peace in France enables them
to fly over to their beloved Paris, are in
no danger of suffering from ennui in the
meanwhile. Never, in all its history, has
Loudon been so pleasant and interesting
as it now is. Everything has conspired
to make it so—the state of things across
the channel has driven all the French
noblesse hither; the Emperor and Em
press are close at hand; all the French
dramatic, musical and art “stars” are
here; there is an unusual number of emi
nent persons from other continental coun
tries here; the Queen comes to townmuch
more frequently than usuul; the Interna
tional Exhibition turns out to be unex
pectedly good; the two grand opera
houses and twenty-three theatres are in
full blast, and the “season” is at its
height, everybody who is anybody having
arrived from the country. Such is the
state of things, in a word, that should yon
go into Regent Street or Hyde Park at
four o’clock in the afternoon and shy a
brick at the the first person you met, the
chauces are ten to one thatyou would hit
:m earl, a countess, a prince or a prima
donna. This is all very delightfnl, and
when I -add that at the theatre called
Court of Common Pleas a new and in
tensely romantic and interesting drama
is now being performed, the denounce
ment of which is as yet. unknown, you
will see that the cup of our delights is
full to overflowing.—Cor. N. Y. World.
A Spanish Monster.
A correspondent of the New York Sun
at Havana says the order Regent Serrano
in November last, confirmed by King
Amadeus in February, in the case of the
Spanish Captain N. Dominguez, has nev
er been reproduced in any Havana paper;
and in view of the very severe language
in which it was worded, and of the fact
that murders of old men and women are
of daily occurrence and pass unpunished
and even unrebuked, much curiosity was
excited at Havana to know by what depth
of infamy Capt. Dominguez had distin
guished himself. The correspondent
says that he has at last unearthed the
secret. Capfc. Dominguez, commanding
the district of Colon, ordered an insur
gent to be shot, and that as soon as the
man was executed his tongue should be
cut out and his ears cut off. He invited
two or three officers to breakfast with
him next morning, and when they were
seated at the table, be said to them :
“I have invited you to taste of a very
delicate dish which I have gotten np for
you, and which I know you will appreci
ate as highly as I do. It is this (uncov
ering the dish) the tongue and the ears of
the insurgent I killed yesterday.”
His frends, who happened not to be
cannibals, were horror stricken, and re
ported him to the Colonel. He was con
demned to death by a court-martial, but,
notwithstanding the express orders of the
King, has not as yet been executed,
A Wall street speculator “ took a
drink ” the other day which cost him ten
thousand dollars. He gave orders to his
broker for the purchase of five thousand
shares of Lake Shore Railroad stock at
113; and shortly after doing so went off
with a friend and had a bottle of cham
pagne, which, as he was unaccustomed to
drinking, quickly deprived him of his
wits. An hour or so after his purchase,
the stock rose to 115, at which point his
profits, if he had closed the account,
would have been five thousand dollars.—
But he had given no orders except fo;
the purchase, and when his broker aux T
ious to realize in his behalf hunted him
up and found him in a liquor shop, he
was too much stupified to be able to give
an order. Before another hour had
passed, Lake Shore stock had taken a
turn the other way, and had gone do wn
to 113, at which point, as the brok.-r
could get no orders from the speculator,
and as the “margin” was not sufficient
to enable the broker to hold on to the
stock, in face of the further decline
which was threatened, he sold it out at
an actual loss of five thousand dollars.—
If ihe speculator had “realized” when
the stock was on the rise, instead of get
ting tight on a four dollar bottle of cham
pagne, he would have been the gainer,
instead of the loser of five thousand dol
lars, and there would have been a differ
ence in his fortune of ten thousand d<il-
lars. It was a dear drink for him, bn;
then he lost his money easily and.expe-
ditiously, without thought or difficulty.
Two young lovers attempted suicide in
Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Friday
night. Win. R. Scott had for some time
been paying his addresses to Miss Emu
C. Thom. The old folks of the lady
looked with disfavor on their love for
each other, which opposition sadly dis
heartened the pair and they resolved to
die together. They procured two ounces
of arsenic, repaired to Prospect Hill and
took the fatal dose. The girl-died, but
Scott will recover.
Dr. Pancoast, of Philadelphia, recent
ly performed a painful operation on a
little girl whose feet had been deformed
by wearing high-heeled boots, and ex
pressed his opinion that it was only the
beginning of a large harvest of such cases.
It so happens that extremely high heels
are going out of fashion; but there is
still room for much improvement in this
direction.
A Tobacco Detective.
A postmaster in Illinois chewed ping
tobacco, which vile habit was directly
interested in sending him to the State’s
prison. As thus-: A letter was mailed
at his office containing five one hundred
dollar bills, directed to Chicago. When
the letter arrived at Chicago the funds
were minus, and a detective was set at
work. The clever man soaked and
gummed a portion. He found on micro
scupic examination that the resealer had
been chewing plug tobacco, and in wet
ting the gum left specks of the weed ad
-liering to it. Then this detective went
along the line traversed by the latter, for
a “chaw terbaclcer.” Everybody was
handy enongh to furnish this masticator
with the desired article, but it was inva
riably fine-cut, until at the mailing office
he sat down, and to the postmaster, who
was an old friend, he expressed himself
that the thief would never be found.—
The habit he had so industriously pur
sued of asking everybody for a “chaw”
instantly prompted him to say, “Old chap,
give us a chaw .of tobacco,” to which the
friend replied: - “I don’t think I have any
you would use; I never chew anything
but plug.” The detective was puzzled,
Au old friend, the man before him was
tlm tliief. -He stifled the promptings of
itfeotion; arrested the postmaster; the
ease was tried, and. now the tobacco
olmwer is in Joliet, boarding at the State
hotel.
Negro Juries.
The District Court met yesterday morning. Judge
Lawrence presiding. The jurymen felt that they
were foirly caught, and seemed inclined to grin and
bear it. The first ease on the docket waa that of a
negro, accused of using improper language before
several colored females. One of the females, Dorathy
Jones, was called on to testify, and her answers to the
questions propounded forcibly reminded us of
THE INTELLIOXNT WITNESS.
The examination was about as follows :
“ What is your name J ’*
“ Dorathy Jane Brown.” ' .
“ In what county do you live ? ”
•* I dunno,"
“ In what State do you live 1 ’•
" I dunno.’’
“ Do you live in Atlanta? ”
“Yes.” -ISawiSi
“ When did thii occurrence take place ? ”
“ I dunno ; reckon last year.”
11 What day is this ? ”
“ I dunno.’’
*• What month is this? *’
“I dunno.”
*• What year is this ?”
“ I dunno.”
*• What, then, do you know I ”*
“ Deed, massa, I dunno.”
This last answer drove the nail in the coffin. Who T
the witness don’t know, how can any one else find
out The District Attorney, at this juncture, with
good sense, gave up the prosecution, and let the
prisoner go.
Iu the afternoon, a case of a different nature was
brought np. Mrs. Lee accused her husband of un-
c on jugal conduct, and bad him ushered into Judge
Lawrence’s presence for correction. Mrs. Lee was
placed on the stand, and looked the impersonation
of
AH IRATE FEMALE.
She testified that she was joined to Frank M. Lee
in tho silken bonds of matrimony, about eighteen
months ago, by some man in Judge Smith’s office;
but that she had previously given birth to a child, of
which, however, Lee was not the father. For about
three months and a half they billed and cooed like
a pair of turtle doves, and alT the bliss of Elysium
was tlieir’s. At that time Mrs. Loo heard that her
lord and master had an interesting wife and family
in Tennessee. She got mad, and after that they
lived like cats and dogs. About the middle of last
March, they went to live together again, but still
they “were not happy.” On Friday morning, May
26th, they both got out on the wrong side of the
bed. Of course, they fell to quarreling. He went
ofl to his work. At 6 o’clock the good Mrs. Lee pro
cured a friend in the shape of a black' whisky bottle,
filled with choice spirits. She only took two big
drinks that time. They made her mad, and she
didn’t care, no-how. She lay down. Her husband
came in and found the fire out, no supper ready, and
added to this, Mrs. Lee would not even allow him to
court the wliisky bottle. He remonstrated by ■ shak
ing her iu bed. She would uot agree to be tampered
with in this way, and hence his appearance before
Judge Lawrence.
*His Honor reviewed tho case at length, and felt
that the assault was no greater than the provocation.
He advised them to live apart, if they could not agree
any better, and not to be intruding their domestic
affairs upon the public. He would discharge the
prisoner with an admonition to go his way in peace.
Mrs. Lee did not like this, and swore out a peace
warrant against Mr. Lee.
The Court adjourned until 9 o’clock on Saturday
morning, as the attorney will be in attendance upon
the Grand Jury until that time.
At the request of a negro prisoner in
Claiborne county, East Tennessee, a few
days ago, Judge Randolph, says the Ban
ner, had a negro jury, the first ever em-
jci’ieled in East Tennessee, to try his case.
When the Judge had delivered his charge,
the jury went out and in a short time re
turned with a verdict of “guilty” and
“three years in the penitentiary.” This
announcement rather startled the defen
dant, who had presumed too much upon
the partiality of liis race, by whom he
expected to be set free. While on liis
way to Nashville he swore that if he lived
to be set at liberty he would never allow
“any d—d negroes to try him again.”—
Another offender who had been persuaded
by his colored brethren to have liis case
also disposed of by a negro jury, on hear
ing of the other’s fate suddenly changed
bis mind in that respect, and emphatical
ly remarked that he preferred to be tried
by white men. : : Wrf
Surgery Extraordinary.
In taking the Chair as President of the
Ohio State Democratic Convention,
Pendleton, after returning thanks, said,
briefly:
I sec tho light of battle in tho oyo3 of so many
that 1 am assured this moans a movement to rescue
our government from the hand of the military
spoiler (cheers) and put it, with strong arms, on the
ui basis of constitutional liberty.
A Singular Experiment.
The New York Sun of the 3d, says :
‘Yesterday, while some men were dragging for the
body of Wm. Roman, who was drowned in Pen Horn
Crn k on Friday, tw o Cai....bans approached and pro
posed to try an t-xpci inu-nt. Accordingly a number of
bottles were filled with quicklime, tightly corked, and
thrown into the creek. In about an hour one of the
bottles burst with a startling detonation, and soon
the body rose. The Canadians said that when a I ot-
tie of quicklime floats over a body it will explode.”
In the feathered race, as in the hu
man, song-birds fluctuate in value ac
cording to the circumstances. Ten years
ago a mocking-bird of good accomplish
ments was worth $50 uj Pittsburg. The
demand for this prince of song-birds is
greater now than it was then, and yet a
first-class one can he had for $20. The
difference is owing to the improved fa
cilities for procuring these birds.
The Macon T'degraph tells the follow
ing good one: “A good-natured cani-
talist was approached yesterday in this,
city with the subscription book of the
street railroad, and asked to take a thou
sand or two in stock, as it would in a
short while pay a handsome dividend.—
“Yes, and suppose it does,” he replied,
“the Central Railroad Company will lease
it ten days after the dividend is declared!”
One of the most extraordinary cases of surgery on
.reeord was rccjutlyperformed in Harnett county.—
Mr Britain Castleberry had been suffering for some
time from Hernia, and recently it assumed what is
known a- a strangulated form. His sufferings be
coming unbearable, he took his pocket-knife and
ripped his abdomen open, causing his intestines to
come clear out. He was in the yard at the time, and
his daughter assisted him to the house, he holding
his iutestiues up with his hands ; then lying down
on liis back on the bed, he replaced them' carefully
in their proper places. Col. C. H. Colfield hearing
of his suffering, called in, and after stimulating him.
proceeded to sew him up with a common needle and
thread. Medical men bay this is a most extraordina
ry cdse. The result of the cutting open of the abdo
men was to relieve the strangulation, and as soon as
i* wjs sewed up again Mr. C. commenced to recover.
He cannot suffer again from the complaint, as the
opening has been made sufficient to prevent its re
currence. Where is another man who would have
d -libcmtely cut himself, without medical aid or as
sistance? And where is another man who would
have proceeded to sew him up ? Who is not a doc-
Times, .Vei c Berne, _Y. C.
“Didn’t you say, sir, that this horse
wouldn’t shy before the fire of an ene
my ?” “No more he won’t; it isn’t until
after the fire he shies.’
On last Sunday night, Mr. Theo-
doric M. Green, of the firm of Green Bros., on retir
ing to bed, accidentally discharged a pistol under
his pillow, the presence of which he was not aware
of. The ball passed through the pillow, missing ni.
bead by only au inch.—Washington Gazette, M.
DISTRICT COURT.
An Intelligent. Witness—An Irate Fe-
annle—Adjournment.
AN EARLY REMIKI8CENCE.
THEM NIGGER KU KJLUXES.
Atlanta Many Years Ago—Its First
Newspaper.
Many, years ago, ere the insignificant village of
Maithasville thought of metropolitan honors, there
lived in Madison a yonng printer, who has since
risen to distinction in this State. Ho was out of a
situation, ana was prepared, so to Speak, “tore
ceive orders.” One day he was approached by a
wealthy old gentleman, who said:
'Look’a here, yonng man, don’t you want to
make money ?”
1 Well,” replied the typo, “I am not very ambi
tions about making monoy, but I want to make a
living.'’
“I tell you what, my young friend,” answered
the gentleman, “ there is a little place called Mar-
thasville, a few miles from here. It hasn’t over a
dozen houses now, but its a going to be one of the
biggest cities in tho South. It will have railroads ex-
tending in every direction, and if you will go with
me you will have an independent fortune in ten
years.”
“What business do you wish me to enter?”
“Publish a newspaper, and I will back you.”
“What! a paper in that little place ?”
“ Yes ; come with me, and see it it, before you de
cide against it.”
The young man had nothing to do, and the ride
promised adventure, even if it did not secure busi
ness. So the next day tho couple were on their way
in an old-time conveyance, to see the place which
was the occasion of so much promise. On their ar
rival at a cross-roads, where there were several
houses, the old gentleman alighted and said:
“Young man, we are in Marthasvllle."
“What, start a paper here?”
“Yes, here.*? • ■ •
“Where would I get advertisements; where would
I get subscribers; why, where would I get anything
in such a place as this ? There is not a dozen houses
here.”
“My young friend,” replied the old gentleman,
‘yonmaylangh; but let me tell you, that little as
this place may appear, it is destined to he the me
tropolis of the South. Mark my words, that if you
live to be as old as I am, you will see that my predic
tion will come to pass. I advise you to start a paper
here, and grow up with the place, and as business
expands increase your sixe, and in ten years you
will be rich.”
But the typo would not be convinced. He had
seen the place and could not imagine where his sup
port would come from. Subsequently, he removed
to Marietta. One day he received a prospectus of a
paper to be published at this much spoken of place,
to be called the Luminary. Passing down this way
in a week or so after, he went to see the office and
found Royall making all preparations to produce his
first issue, he said:
“ Royall, do you know what you are doing ? ”
“Yes,” replied Royall, “ I am going to build np a
good newspaper here, and intend to remain with it,
and grow up with it.”
“ Why. man, you’ll starve I” nevertheless, Boy-
all got ont his paper, and lived the usual life of first
attempts. Since then, the place has kspt on increas
ing, until now the words of tho old gentleman are
fully verified. Last Sunday, as we stood on the por
tico of the Kimball House, with the young man
(now grown old), who la ughed at the idea of a city
being built up here, he said :
“ Sure enough, if I had taken my old friend’s ad
vice, 1 would have been independently rich. He is
dead now, peace to his ashes.”
Post Mortem—A Faraphnie.
Said Elder Brown to Deacon Jones,
“Why weep for your lamented wife,
For all your sighs and tears and moons
Cannot restore her unto life?”
“Since, then, my tears cannot restore,”
The Deacon said, “ I’ll weep the more.”
Iteceptioi
Serious Oemonatr nitons.
Washington, June 6, 1871.
The movement here by negro Ku K1 ax
es is assuming serious importance. The
negroes are highly excited, and at their
meetings the most incendiary speeches
are made. The principal spoakers say
the motto must be “blood for blood.”—
In their convention last nighi they ex
pressed a great deal of bad feeling, and
several violently incendiary speeches
were made. One speaker said they were
all laboring men, and must have work to
keep their families from starving, and if
they were to be kept out of it by tlieso
contractors, they would have their blood,
and should this continue, he would say
to them to take a contractor’s head off
whenever they should meet them. He
told them to go to their districts and
form associations for laboring men, elect
delegates to a convention to draw up a me
morial and be ready to meet these Yankee
contractors—the meanest and most con
temptible set of men on this earth, whose
administration was worse than that of
their old masters; they were men who
would slay them alive. The bitterness of
the negroes against the Radical leaders is
intense. To-day an excited crowd of 300
laborers attempted to drive the Irish la
borers off from the work of paving the
streets by threatening them. A large
body of police was promptly on hand and
ordered the crowd to disperse, which
they refused to do, threatening the po
lice. The police succeeded in arresting
five of the ring-leaders, when their fol
lowers moved off, threatening to return
with reinforcements and prevent the
Irishmen from workiug.
A large police force was kept on the
ground all day to preserve order.
This evening the following was sent to
Mr. Gleaser, the contractor having charge
of the work:
“In view of the present difficulties,
and to preserve the peace of our city, we
suggest that we suspend work on the 7tli
Street improvements, until such measures
can be adopted as the occasion demands.”
Signed by H. D, Cooke, James A. Ma-
griider, and S. H. Brown.
. The Evening Star characterizes tho
above note as truckling, to the mob.
The laborers’ strike is liaviDg a mis
chievous effect throughout the district.
In Georgetown the coal trade is sus
pended, and shipments from the Cum
berland canal have stopped.
Several blocks of five story buildings,
projected in this city by parties from
Philadelphia, were abandoned to-day iu
consequence of the enhanced cost of
bniiding caused by the strike, and other
extensive improvements, which were con
templated, have been abandoned for this
season. ,
The object of these negro Ku-Klnx is
to prevent poor white men from workiug
at wages which the pampered and petted
negroes refused to work for.
Gen. Grant takes no steps to punish
these daily violations of the late Ku-Klux
bill of Congress, and conspiracies to re
sist the laws and to deprive white citizens
of their right to earn their bread by their
labor. •
Serious apprehensions of a general and
bloody riot are entertained.
His Excellency Governor Bullock gave a reception
at the Executive Mansion last evening. We were
unable to be present, but learn that it was a most
agreeable affair. Among the distinguished persons
present were Hon. Simon Cameron, Hon. Columbus
Delano, Hon. Thomas A. Scott, Gea. Horace Porter
aud other notables now hi the city.
ADVENTURE WITH A MAD-DOG.
Tile Animal Sn.cra.lieeil.
In a city where there are so many dogs as are to be
found in Atlanta, it would be singular if one should
not g(S mad occasionally. It is not a frequent occur
rence, however, that a rabid dog appears 'upon the
'streets, and when such is the case, a little consterna
tion is entirely justifiable and proper.
-Monday afternoon a smart stir was occasioned by
a small ratter making its appearanco upon the street,
with every evidence of a distinct and confirmed case
of the hydrophobia. He was very courteously allow
ed permission of street and side-walks. In fact, we
do not know that we ever before saw such courteous
attention shown to a dog. He passed along the street
with foaming jaws, and mischief glaring from his
groenlsh-lOoking eyes. He molested no one, howev
er, nor did he seem desirous of spreading his conta
gion among biped or quadruped. He was followed
by his owner and a few others, all of whom were
satisfied that he was mad, but none of whom were
willing to violate a city ordinance by shooting the
dangerous brute.
Arriving at McBride & Smith’s carriage factory, the
dog entered, and then and there was mounting
in hot haste carriages and buggies, or anything else
that could elevate the workmen above the reach of
his dogahip. Upon this, the excitement began to
increase and the crowd to grow larger abofit tho door.
Fortunately, a policeman appeared upon the scene,
and shifted the situation by putting three balls
through the animal, and the crowd went away satis-
fled, having for once in their lives seen a mad-dog
Wiled.
FULTON SUPERIOR COURT.
Two Interesting Cases—Injunction and
Relief and Bond for Titles.
Tho Conrt met at 8. 30., Judge Hopkins presiding.
Judge Collier made the concluding argument in
the ease of James S. Craig vs. Delilah Venable, for
injunction and relief.
It appears that Venable and his wife had been liv
ing apart, and that he had made to his wife a deed to
certain property, ample for her support. Subse
quently she sued for a divorce, attaching a schedule
of her husband’s property, to her declaration, and
among other property she named a house and lot in
Atlanta. After the entry of said suit Venable sold
this house and lot to Craig. At tho hearing - of the
snit for divorce in Jackson county, the Jury granted
the petition of Mrs. Venable for divorce, ami set
apart for her portion the house and lot in Atlanta.
The Conrt Instructed the Sheriff to put her in pos
session of the property and to eject Craig.
It is to prevent this action that Craig brings the
present suit before the Court of Equity, which by
consent of the Counsels was heard by the Judge
without a jury. The case- was elaborately argued by
Col. B. Thrasher and CoL George HiUyer for the de
fence, aud by Judge Collier for Craig.' Judge Hop
kins withheld his decision.
• The next case waa that of Dr. T. S. Powell vs. Alex
ander Rataree.
It appears that during the war, Kataree sold to
Powell some land in Fulton county for confederate
money, which was to be paid in cash. Powell, how
ever, only made a pari payment, and several months
afterward paid the balance, and Rataree gave him
bond for title.
Powell now sues for the title. Rataree pleads that
I’owell is not entitled to it on the ground that he had
not complied with the original agreement, and that
when the full rmount was paid, confederate money
had so depreciated as to be almost valueless.
In this case, which was tried under tho same agree
ment as the one preceding. Judge Hopkins also re
serves his decision.
At about 5 o’clock the conrt adjourned. The rain
was pouring down most unmercifully, and the al
most universal cry in the court room was for an um
brella. They had to go through the rain, however,
as best they conld, the most damage being done to
linen dusters and beavers.
I
A pretender to the crown—A chignon.
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