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THE DAILY SUN.
Thvrrdat Morning ..June 15
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Announcement.
On the 17th day of May last, Mr. J.
Henly Smith, of this city, a gentleman
well-known as a thorough newspaper man,
purchased an interest, and was placed in
charge of the entire management of The
Son. At that time it was resolved to
to make it a first-class paper in every re
spect; and since then neither labor nor
experience have been spared to make it
attractive and worthy of public favor.
What lias already been done is only a
small beginning—a mere earnest of what
shall be done hereafter. Mr. Smith’s
excellent management thus far shows
that his reputation as a journalist is well
deserved. This entire control was trans
ferred to him with full confidence in his
industry and ability to make Tbs Son
such a paper as the people desire. Thus
far he has had, and hereafter shall have,
my undivided support in its general
business afikirs. t - v- -4* :
And I am most happy farther now to
announce that Hon. Alexander H. Ste
phens has purchased an interest in The
Son, and from this day he is one of its
proprietors and editors. .1 - v
The political department of the paper
will hereafter be under the advisement,
direction and general control of Mr.
Stephens. His well-known past course
in public affairs, marked at all times by
prudence, firmness and moderation in
his devotion to the principles of Consti
tutional Liberty, is a sufficient guaranty
as to tho tone and temper with which
this department of the paper will be con
ducted.
A leading feature in it will be the in-,
cnlcation of the doctrine that the essential
principles of public liberty should never
be forgotten, and that no lessons in
tended to open np the way to Centralism
and Empire in this country shonld ever
be learned.
I take pleasure in saying further, that
Tins Sun is amply supplied with money
to carry out the programme agreed upon,
to make it a leading and influential news
paper. The cash, representing a large
capital stock, is all paid up and now in
bank.
Tho splendid basis upon which the
paper now stands, and its future pros-
pocts, are matters of just pride to me.
""’""‘•"‘•‘■WA M. Speights.
Rally to tlie s^ppm-r-.. ' j
Tire Sun will be a correct exponent of
true Democracy, a defender of Consti
tutional Liberty, and an advocate of Good
Government. We shall be zealous and
earnest in defense of truth and the ex
posure of error in all men and parties.—
We shall stand by honest principle, and
oppose damaging, time-serving measures.
We shall defend the rights and interests
of tho people—the honest, nncorrnpted
and incorruptible masses—against all mo
nopolies or oppressive measures or policy,
either ^ftsjovernmente or individuals.
We appeal to the friends of Freedom,
Truth and Right to aid us in our crusade
against, oppression and wrong. Examine
onr paper, and if you approve our prin
ciples, give us a helping hand. (| ^ | ~*'
We respectfully appeal to each person
•. into whose hands Teds Sun may fall, to
aid us iu extending onr circulation. A
very .little effort by our friends will
largely iu crease our list and extend the
usei nlness of The Sun. Let clubs be
formed at every post-office in the
country. Examine our clnb rates. The
Sun is the cheapest daily in' the South,
and gives more rending matter every day
thau-any paper in Georgia. W ‘
Our telegraphic dispatches are far bet-
. ter than those furnished by the Associat
ed Press. We are commonly ahead of
that association in important news, and
we frequently have news ahead of the
Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville
papers.
Friends, give us a lift.
A writer in th* New York World, in a
letter from this city dated 3rd June, in
speaking of Mr. Jefferson Davis’ late
speech in this city, which was reported
and published at length in the columns
of the Sun, after indulging in some
needlessly harsh language towards Mr.
Davis, uses this language in reference to
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Li.AsiE OF THE At. ft, W.
RAILROAD.
Card from President White.
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President’s Office,
Macon and Western Railroad Co,
Macon, Ga., June 12,1871
Editors Telegraph, and Messenger: In
your issne of yesterday appears a notice
to the stockholders of the Macon & Wee-
Gen. Garlington, who introduced him to j tern Railroad Company, with an explana-
the audience in a chaste and elegant
speech :
He «u introduced at this place and put upon
■peaking by a certain General Garlington, who is a
torv note from Col. L. N. Whittle. Hi
Col. Whittle’s note I find the following
sentence:
“I was not notified of the proposed
iuouurti uy a rcr aiu ueut'nw irdfiii.ifum, who is a ' ^ n t> n _ .a .a * A*
Southern General after the fashion of such Northern Of the Board as th© Other DlT6C-
General* a* your Woodford and Bn-teed. He writ tors were J On accidentally ascertaining
.melt powder, but wa* Adjutaut-Gcuerai of south tliere W as to be a meeting; and that the
Carolina during the war. Since the pence he lia.
been acting a* editor ot the JnMUycnctr here—a
paper professedly Democratic of old, is now well
known to be the mouth-piece of Bullock and the
Radic'la. who keep it goiug financially. I hope
Garlington did not serve the Radicals for pay, in
bringing Mr. Davis forward, as he certainly Met so
serve them in the columns of bis paper. But it is!
neither jnst nor decent that such as he should he
allowed to play upon Mr. Davis’ wrak points t tin
detriment of the whole Southern peoplo. ~dt •— 4
These remarks are very unjust to Gen.
G. and very uncalled for. He is an hon
orable, high-minded gentleman, an able
lawyer, an accomplished scholar and one
of our very best citizens.
Daring the late war, and all his life
before, he was a citizen of South Caroli
na. At the commencement of the war
he was one of the Executive Council of
Governor Pickens—a post of high honor,
conferred upon him by the joint action
of the Governor and the Convention of
the people of that State; and in the divi
sion of duties in that Council the coast
defenses fell to his department. When
Fort Sumter fell he resigned his place in
Governor Pickens’ Cabinet, and was ap
pointed a Brigadier-General of one of
the first Brigades of Volunteers raised in
the State, which was composed of the
flower of South Carolina.
By an act of the Confederate Congress
at Montgomery, he, with all other State
Brigadiers, lost his place—that act pro
viding that only Regiments of Volunteers
with their organization should be receiv
ed. Gen. G. then volunteered and ac
cepted an office in the line—that of Ma
jor in the “Holcombe Legion,” and served
a tour of duty on the coast. He was af
terwards elected Adjutant-General of the
State by its’ Legislature, and served in
that capacity till the close of the war.—
In 1864 he was very nearly elected Gov
ernor, lacking only a few votes of a ma
jority, in a contest with- Governor Ma-
grath.
After the war, he received the indorse
ment of the people among whom he lived.
He was elected to the Legislature—the
regime? ^eld in that State under the old
w When he came to AtlanRE"n«j
npon the practice of the law. By his
conduct as a gentlaman and a member of
the Bar, and by his marked ability, he
has won the esteem of all our people.
His connection \ritli the Intelligencer
was simply as its political editor, after
the death of Major Steele, and had no
connection with the business or financial
department of that journal while it ex
isted. No one who read his editorials
can charge him with being the mouth
piece of Bullock, or otherwise than
sound Democrat. That writer in the
Wcrld has done gross injustice to Gen
Garlington.
What is to Be Doue with the
Alabama A Chattanooga Road.
Chief Justice Chase.
A small paragraph appeared among
some news i tems in The Sun of the 13th,
to tins eflect: ■»»» ;->• -.a *5 -
“Chief Justice Chase has announced
his intention to vote for the Democratic
ticket in Ohio.” —
Now what Mr. Chase is reported to
have said is, that he approved the New
Departure platforms of Ohio and Penn
sylvania, and npon these would support
their ticket.
This is perfectly consistent with Chase’s
views. He always was a fanatic, and
never was a good Democrat.
What Radical cannot stand with per
fect consistency on the same platform
with Chase? It is the proper place for
the Radical Chief Justice, until he
.changes opinions he has professed to
hold for these many yews!
The New York Sun has out a new
ticket—“ The Farmers’Candidate. For
President, the great and good Horace
Grecly, of Texas.
Judge Grandin, one of the Receivers
appointed by Judge Busteed, says:
“ Our purpose is to leave the existing
condition of ’affairs undisturbed, if we
find the management of the railroad
such as will comport with the exigencies
of the case.
“Above all, we intend to look to the
interest of the State of Alabama, which
is the principal creditor of the corpora
tion, and we are quite sure that Judge
Busteed would not allow us to retain the
office .a moment if. he thought other
wise.
“ We intend to treat with the employes
of the road as reasonable men, and we
have no doubt of our ability to satisfy
their every just demand. We have al
ready telegraphed to Chattanooga; Tus
caloosa and Meridian to this effect. We
have also telegraphed to Soutter & Co.,
of New York, agents for the European
bondholders, what is our purpose.
“ The Marshal has to seize the railroad
and deliver it into onr possession. When
that is done I will be able to give you my
views and purposea . '* ^ VJ
“I think there is every reason to be
lieve that this action of the court will
benefit the road. We intend, during our
brief administration to order things so
that the public shall be satisfied that the
road is what it onght to be, and will be,
a great and beneficial institution for the
State of Alabama, and the country at
large. There will be no trouble or diffi
culty of any sort if we can help it.
“ So far as the interest of the State is
concerned, I have conferred with the
Governor, and he is satisfied with the ac-
tion of the court ”
The members of the principal reli
gious denominations in the world are
estimated as follows : Greek Church,
69,692,700; the six other Oriental
Churches, 6,500,000: Roman Cotho-
lies, 195,000,000; Protestants, 98,-
139.000,000 Mohammedans, SCO,000,-
000; Budhists, 340,000,000; other
other Directors had been notified, while
I had not been, I enquired of one of the
| Board what was the object of the meet
ing, and whether anything of importance
«M to be done; he replied there was
bi isiness of importance to be acted on,
but that he had promised Captain White,
the President, not to inform me—so that
while I only knew in an irregular way
that there was to be a meeting on the 25th
of May, I did not know the object of that
meeting, or what was proposed to be done
atit.” ;
I know Col. Whittle too well to enter
tain the idea that he would make an in
tentional misrepresentation, and I am
sure T esteem him too highly to allow
him or the public to rest under the im
pression that I would treat him with dis
courtesy, either personally or as a Direc
tor of this company.
The facts touching notice to the Direc
tors are as follows:
I was engaged myself in giving notice
to the Directors of the proposed meeting
of the Board to take place on the 25th of
May, accompanied with full explanations
of the reasons for the action contempla
ted at the meeting. Each Director, as
the explanations were given, approved
cordially of the meeting, and of the pro
posed action of the meeting. Two of the
Directors (I think Judge Holt and Mr.
Solomon) offered themselves to notify
Col. Whittle. I said no. I preferred to
see Col. W. myself,' and in person explain
to him fully the reasons for the meeting.
There was no desire on my part that Cm.
Whittle shonld not be informed, but I
desired to give him the notice and the
information myself as I did the other Di
rectors. Accordingly, on that very day
when I was no'ifying the others, I was
going to Col. Whittle’s office to notify
him and was informed he was
absent from the city, perhaps at Rome.
Before his i-etum I was compelled
to leave the city. Several days
before the 25th—nearly a week I
think—learning that Col. W. was in the
city and proposed leaving again with an
excursion party, I determined to see him
and urge him to attend a meeting of the
Board. I was proceeding to his office
with Col. W. B. Johnston for this pur
pose, when we saw Col. Whittle approach
ing from the direction of the Lanier
House. He hailed me and said, “ What
is this meeting of the Board for on the
25th ? Is there anything special or im
portant?” adding that he desired to
i^ave the city with an excursion party.
ven/^arn?^™ ^ business of
will remain.” 1 Cc hope J 0 ®
in conversation with otL t er t ^?? + f nga ® e 4
not coming forward to go to hiabn^:
and believing my answer would certainly
secure his attendance at the meeting of
the Board on the 25th, when the whole
business would be laid fully before him
I was satisfied.
If, therefore, Col. W. did not get the
notice.given to the other Directors, it
was because he was absent from the city
at the time I was giving that notice, ana
certainly from no desire on my part to
conceal anything from him. The notice
he finally received did not secure his at
tendance as I supposed. As he was not
present on the first coming together of
the Directors on the 25th, I sent my bug
gy for him, but he came before my buggy
reached his office, aitd found the other
Directors waiting for him. This shows
we desired his presence. If another Di
rector declined to give him the informa
tion it was only because I desired to give
him that information in person, accompa
nied with a full explanation of the ob
ject of the meeting, and I deeply regret
that his absence frdqa the city prevented
me from, doing as l desired.
The legality for this lease is a question
for the courts, and has oeen carried be
fore them. Thepdicy of the lease is a
question for the stockholders, and they
will soon assemble to pass upon it
The effect of tbc lease I am fully per
suaded, will-nted |ie very greatly the in
terest of the sis ohddera of the Macon
& Western Railrjy * Company, and of the
city and citizengiof Macon. These in
terests I have eudeavoied steadily and
faithfully to keep in view, and in doing
so I am satisfied the Board of Directors
have acted legally, and I know I have en
deavored to discharge my duties with all
courtesy to my associates, and with fideli
ty to my stockholders.
When all tho facts are fully known I
am confident the conclusion will be con
curred in by all.
Very respectfully,
A. J. White.
I desire to say that the statements
made in the foregoing communication
touching the notification given by Col.
Whittle in my presence are strictly true!
- ; '*'7"- • Vm. B. Johnston.
MXSCKGKXATLON.
Savannah to Atlanta.
A Big BAi U Negro nml L. Woman
W ant to Marry in Churcli. J
Last Sunday evening at the First African Baptist
Church in this city, as is the usual custom with, the
pastor, when giving out his appointments, kc., he
asked it there were any marriages to be solemnized
on that occasion. No s<'out. v.tlie q\n *tionasked,
than up rose from the back part if the church a
huge black 300-pound nigger and hanging to his arm
was a white woman. They proceeded J up the entire
aisle of the church and presented themselves before
the astonished preacher and noJcss astonished con
gregation, and asked that they be made man and
wife. The preacher at once Informed them that fhe
laws of the country prohibited such alliances as the
couple sought, and he could ’ hot undertake the job.
This piece of information seemed to astonish the
embryo groom, while the agitated hearings of the
fair damsel’s gentle bosom gave unmistakable evi
dence that she was totally 'Unprepared for such an
announcement. The thing was assuming a serio-
tragico appearance, and the- great''sweat-beads that
chased each other down the eb>>n lace ol'the man
was an indication of the contest xagiug within that
manly bosom.
Here was a predicament. Right here, no <: obt.
it appeared to him an abrupt end to ’biB fihdost
dreams of wedded bliss. t Here, the worst of all
times, he had stumbled npon a point of law which,
in his eagerness and contemplated happiness, he
had overlooked. But the preacher was inexorable ;
neither the sobs oi the fair lady' nor the protesta
tions of the brave man' Cotild move iiim. "At last
they went out at the door, to wander forth broken
hearted through life. ft .bv' 5 -/i■
We did not learn the -name of either parts’,
whence they tame, or whither they wept... They
may possibly turn up somewhere else, in which case
would it not be doing both races it kind 1 act if the
aurhorities would see to it that they are provided
with situations at the public expense ?
THE A. & C. it. It. MUDDLE.
More News from Chattanooga-—Stanton
and the II. S. Nursltal of Alabama.
Yesterday the U. S. Marshal of Alabama came up
on the Alabama and Chattanooga It. It. as far as
Wauhatchie, where his further progress was stayed
by the order from the Suporinfekident of th6 Nash
ville and Chattanooga R. R. to permit no more trains
of tho A. & C. R. R. to pass over the track thence to
Chattanooga until thnt little matter between tho
two roads of $12,000 was settled. The Mar
shal telegraphed to Supt. Thomas at Nashville for
permission to proceed, which was refused unless the
aforesaid sum was paid. The Marshal then pledg
ing himself to fix up the little matter with Judge
Houko when ho arrived at Chattanooga, received per
mission to proceed. But right then he was met by a
committee of employees of the A. & C. Road, with
notice that they, too, must be satisfied. The Mar
shal, succeeding by promises in pacifying them, Ob
tained their consent, and safely arrived at Chatta
nooga.
It is said, npon reliable authority, that Stanton,
on yesterday telegraphed all the station agents on
the A. & C. R. R. to pay no attention to the orders of
thoU. S. Marshal; that tho Road is still in his pos
session and under liis control.
ANOTHER CASE OF INFAN
TICIDE.
Telegraph Office ia Macon..
Last Availing the "Xtuhrillr and Atlanta Snot
Ayenc>/' ’-called u)K>n Macon to send the reply of CoL
N. L. Whittle, to the card of President White, which
appeared in "ur this morning.
The li l< g.-.iph . ]orator iu this city informed us at
12'.. o'clock last u.ght, that he had repeatedly called
Macon during the night, hilt was unable to procure
a response from the operator there.
Has the opevntqtpartaken of tile Rip Van Wiukle
•pint of the good city of |taih>u ? Does he retire
upon his dignity l^gore basfiiese is closed?
Tax Decision.
Secretary Boutwell, a few days ago re
ferred to Attorney-General Aker man the
question whether the State of Massachu
setts is entitled to a return of the inter
nal ret eaue tax paid on dividends accru
ing to the State as a stockholder in the
Boston and Albany Railroad. The At
torney-General has just submitted to the
Secretary his opinion in the case. He
states that he does not understand the
law to compell the Commissioner to re
fund the tax which he may judge to have
been erroneously collected. He is au-
thorized, but not obliged, to refund, bnt
Asiatic religions, 260,000,000; Pa- a .£ OTei ? meut tbat abhors
g»ns, 800,000,000: Jews, 0,000,000. £
A xr w K tl XT ^pt an apparent fault of the tax-payer,
r A Vicksburg correspondent of the New or lus acquiescence therein, constitute
York Herald details in a column’s length, sufficient circumstance to’ credit the
the wide revival of Voudooism, of which claim. Whether such circumstances exist
we made mention some days since. A j iu this case is for the consideration of the
case was brought up before a Justice’s Commissioner. The Attorney-General
court, in which a negro man was said to j after reviewing the action of several of
have suffered terribly from a “Youdoo his predecessors in cases of a rimik. n*.
spasm,” in consequence of a bottle of
the Obi pre|>aration being hid beneath
his bed. Though greatly aided by su
perstition, there is doubtless a rather
dangerous chemistry at the bottom of the
creed.
ture to the one before him, says the
conclusion is reached that the dividends
on this stock were not subjected to tax.
and informs the Secretary that ha should
assume that this tax was not legally col
lected.
A Child Discovered in a. Well.
Tho police were notified yesterday tfiatTi
mum wa8 found in » well, on a lot to tho right of
Houston street. Upon repairing to the plaeo, the
body of an infant was taken from an old well, where
it had been thrown. Upon examination, it was de
cided that it.had been there at least for three weeks.
The body was tied np in a piece 1 of an old calico 1
dress. The police at once set to work to discover,
If possible, tlie mother of the .child. After looking
around for some time, a portion of a dress .corres
ponding with the piece in which the child was
wrapped, was found in tlie possession of a negro
woman. She was taken into custody, together with
two other women, and lodged in the calaboose. Af
ter some questioning of the parties, aud an exami
nation by physicians, two of them were relea od,
and the third, (supposed mother), was retained in
custody. The case will have proper ventilation to
day, when, no doubt, thei whole zffair will be brought
to light.
LOOKING FOR A DEAD NIGGER.
A Long Tramp With a Fruitless Termi
nation.
Yesterday some boys came to town and reported to
the police that the body of a dead negro woman was
seen in a briar patch to the left of the State' Road,
and some two miles from the city. '^alicbm»MIej|<
drick discredited the story for some time, bnt at last
concluded to go with the boys and see if the repdrt
was true. They carried him to tho - place they had
reported the corpse seen. But if was not there; The
entire neighborhood was thoroughly searched, but
without finding anything of this.kind. The boys
appeared to be excitqd, and no doubt they liad seen, at hand
what they supposed to bo a dead negro; hut it is
more than probable that some woman had Iain
down drunk, which caused them to believe 6he was
dead, and during their absence had become sufficient
ly sober to move off. At any rate, the policeman re
turned considerably the worse for his long tramp.
OGLETHORPE FIRE COMPANY, OF SAVANNAH
EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS.
We have received from the Secretary of Ogle
thorpe Fire Company, of Savannah, a preamble and
long iist of resolutions adopted by that Company on
its return from the Celebration on the first of May.
Below we copy these resolutions which relate more
immediately to their visit to Atlanta:
At a meeting of this Company held this 10th day
of June, 1871, the following Preamble and Resolu
tions were unanimously adopted: _
Whe-eas, by the kindly invitation of the Mechanic
Fire Conrany Xo. 2, of Atlanta, the Oglethorpes of
Savannah"were permitted to take part in the Annual
Celebration of th© Atlanta Fire Department;
whereas, the Oglethorpes did receive (not only from
Hie Mechanic Fire Company No. 2. but lrom the
several companies comprising tho Department), a
most cordial reception aDd the most gonerous treat
ment; and whereas, the Oglethorpes were made the
recipients of much special attention by tho citizens
at large, and particularly by tho ladies, therefore be
it resolved,— , , . , ,
• 1st, That tbo most profoundand grateful acknowl
edgements of this company am due, and are hereby
tendered to the Mechanic" hire Company No. 2, of
.Atlanta, for their generous imitation, aud that this
company assures them that the pleisurcs enjoyed
have made a lasting impress! n upon the minds of
' the members of this company.
2d. That, tho thanks of this Company are due, and
are hereby tendered, to the several companies com-
posing-tho Atlanta Fire Department, as well as to the
Department, as a whole, for their fraternal greeting,
courteous, aud most generous treatment, each seem
ing to vie with tho other in adding to our enjoyment
aud.comfort. thus rendering tho occasion one which
the Oglethorpes will ever remember with feeling of
pleasurable delight.
. Jid. That tUe thanks of this Company are due and
are hereby tendered to the citizens of Atlanta, who
seemed to unito so gladly and heartily with the Fire
men of Atlanta in tlie determination aud efiort that
the‘Oglethorpes should have their cup of pleasure
filled-to the brim; and while we would not discrimi
nate, we feel that special mention should be made of
that whule-hc-avied man, Alton Angier, who threw
open the' doors of Ills mansion aud bid the Ogle-
thorpes a welcome never to be forgotten.
Gthi That the tlurnks of this Company are due and
are hereby tendered most sincerely aud most hear
tily, to tho ladies of Atlanta, by whose gentle bauds
our reception was made a scene of floral beauty, our
steamer decked with wreaths such as woman’s hands
alo e can twine.
It was, indeed, a floral offering of maidenly mo
desty, both to the great name the company bears,
Oglethorpe, aud to the steamer’s name, our own
John W. Anderson. How the*rich perlnme, as
waited by the gentle breeze of May’s fair morn, did
spieak in eloquence far 8 wet ter aud more enchanting
than human tongue could utter, of the untold wrth.
sacredly embalmed iu our hearts, of Oglethorpe aud
Anderson.
“Oh, wliat tender and hallowed thoughts
• Did lie boneath those silent flowers,
Hid within the mystic wreaths.”
7th While, therefore, the ladies of Atlanta generally,
we would extend our warmest and grateful acknow
ledgements,, we feel that we do injustice to none,
but give expression to the overflowing - gratitude of
our hearts when we say to Mrs. C. C. Rhodes, Mrs.
Sellers, P. B. Harper, Miss Uzelia Rosser, Miss Mol-
lio Rosser, Miss Lena Gallaher, Miss Sallie Gallaher
Miss Sallie Buice, Miss Lozetta Buico, Miss Hill.
Miss Bender, Miss Vance, Miss Jones, Miss Koralt
Robinson, and to Miss Font ie M. Lodge, of Savan-
Dah, we owe very special mention, aud would say of
all such ladies ;
“ While the Poet at their shrme
May bend and worship while he woos,
Rure-t and lov liest of created lungs,
Is woman I lovely woman!”
It. Wayne Russell, Scc'ry.
True extract from the minutes.
A Western Wonder-—Chicago’s
Great Stoch Yard.
Chicago has once again astonished
tlie world with a first class novelty—
a mammoth “Stock Yard,” ahead of
anything of the sort Cver conceived
out of that enterprising village.
The “ Union Stock Yard”—half an
hour by rail from the centre of the
ty—contains 345 acres, aud has a
75,000 hogs and 22,000 sheep, with
stalls for 118,350 animals; and when
all the.ground is- covered with pens,
it will accommodate 210,000 head of
cattle.
, There are 35 miles of under-drain
age, 10 miles of streets and alleys, all
paved with wood; 3 miles of water
troughs, 10 miles of troughs, 2300
gates, 1500 open pens, heavily fenced
in with double plank, nailed to stout
and freqiient posts; 800 covered sheds
for hogs and sheep—22,0.00,000 feet
of lumber were used on these struc-
jhu*es, and 500,000 pounds of nails;
17 miles of fail road track, with 60
switches and frogs, connect every
railroad which runs into Clricago with
the stock-yard by a special track.
The water is supplied -by artesian
wells, dug one to the depth of 1032
feet, and another to the depth of 1190
feet. These send water into tanks-/
45 feet high, whence it is disunited
in all the pens and sln-^ there being
a hydrant,in eo°k ef these. The wa
ter can lu. shut oif from any or all of
tbo-divisions atpleasure, and to guard
against loss by fire, - fourteen fire
plugs are distributed over the grounds,
A DIVORCE CASE !
A Gentleman Goes Home to Dinner and
Rinds Lis Wife in Consultation with
s Lawyer—He Makes Peace.
We ask pardon for making a note of tho following
drcumstanco, which, notwithstanding, it at one
time promised to prove a serious matter to one of
our very particular friends, wo cannot resist the
temptation to tell it—but the talc is unfolded with
the least intention to wound the feelings of the
phrties—but simply to give Tee Sun readers
THE NEWS OS' THE TOWN,
for which The Sun has become proverbial.
The gentleman in question has usually “ worn the
breech'-s” and made himself comfortable “down
town” during tho day iu pursuit of buisness, and
•« happiness,” never thinking of the importance of
putting in an appearance at dinner. He acknowl
edged noticing that something appeared to be the
“ XIATTEP WITH HANNAH,"
at home, but did not dream that she felt in the least
neglected, nor that the “green-eyed monster” had
taken up an abode in the heart of his premises. The
gentleman, notwithstanding, persisted in pushing
his business, and dined with
PEASE AND HIS WIFE,
day after day—treading unconsciously on a volcano
ail the time. On Monday evening, however, he
closed up at an unusually early hour, and repaired
home to enjoy tlie
SOCIETY OF ITS DEAR ONES,
when on entering, what a scene he beheld I His
excellent, but suspicious wife, stated at a table with
one of our prominout lawyers, the latter with pen
and paper, drawing a
btll of divohce!
The attorney, being a mutual friend, sot the case
before the gentleman, when an explanation, was
made, and everything went as merry as a nffuntijme
belle. Instead of drawing np papers, the lawyer
went to drawing corks—and soon succeeded iu
making the whole family
happy I
instead of a breach that would have widened until
an ocean of misery rolled between the now
happy couple.
Moral—This often comes of a man’s neglect to in
form his wife of the status of his business; but
ofteuer on account of his staying away all day. But
staying out late o’ nights, is a sure case of divorce.
.A.
QDtiuicil &i>Dertisumjem0.
JProclRmatioii.
GEORGIA:
By Rufus B.iiullock,
Governor of said State.
W HEREAS, Official information has
been received at this Department that a
murder wav committed in the county of Jackson on
or about the 6th of May last, upon the body of Mar-
cellu8 W. Park, by one Matthew Harris; and
Whereas, The Sheriff of said county certifies to
me that he has made diligent search for the said
Harris in the county of Jackson and the counties ad
jacent thereto, but has failed to apprehend him, and
therefore suggests the offering of a suitable reward
as a means of insuring the arrest of said Harris:
Now, therefore, I have thought proper to issue
tnis, my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of
ONE TH- tUSAND DOLLARS for the apprehension
and delivery of the said Matthew Harris, with evi
dence suffiient to convict, to the Sheriff of said coun
ty of Jackson, in order that he may bo brought to
trial for the offense with which he stands charged.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of tho
State, at tho Capitol in Atlanta, this 8th day of
June, in tho year of our Lord Eighteen Hun.
^ed and Seventy-one, and of tho Independence of
the United States of America thq Ninety-fifth.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By the Governor: - -.
David G. Cotting, Secretary of State.
jun!0-d3t-wlt
^ Proclamation.
GEORGIA.
Rufus B. Bullock-
-arovernor of said State.
AN ATROCIOUS MURDER.
A Father Kills His Sen in an Attempt
to Murder His Wife at Kingston.
We learn from a gentleman who arrived here on
the State Road train, that a most foul and atrocious
murder was committed at Kingston, yesterday morn
ing, a little after daylight, by a man named Hum
phries, who, in attempting to shoot his wife,, while
lying in bed, killed his son, aged about thirteen
years. ' - «f^rf!'•. j
The statement made to our informant was as fol
lows: It seems that Humphries is a resident of
Pickens county, where some six months since lie at
tempted to Mil his wife by cutting her throat. The
wound did not prove fatal. Humphries was confined
in jail. His wife and son after her recovery from
her wound, came to Kingston, where she has pur
sued the life of an industrious woman, working hard
to support herself by the aid of her son, who was a
boy of good character, and often employed about
the depot there.
Yesterday morning the murderer, whose wherea
bouts was formerly unknown to the mother and son,
seems to have have inform d himself as to their resi
dence, to which he went and over the top of the door
discharged the contents of a shot giuiloaded with fif-'
teen buckshot, intending, as he confesses, to kill his
wife. Almost all of the shot were lodged in the
body of the boy, who died in a few minutes af er-
warda. ■ ■■ C', c.j w HVjrt ;>*
The screams of the woman alarmed the neighbors
who succeeded in arresting Humphries. Besides
having previously attempted to mUidt-r his wife, it
said that Humphries had also attempted to kill
both the parents of his wife.
During her residence at Kingston Mrs. Humphries _
has borne herself as a reputable woman. The in-' CC'lltl’ii loi Cattle, llOgS HUtl Slieep, By
donation of the people is very great against the u -n different railroads they are brought
murderer, who was brought to CarterviUe and corn-i i. . ,
mittedtojau. ,ii;;ii’’i\ to be scut ott again eastward,
Humphries is described as a fiendish-looking man, Ol* Killed, till tl Cllivd. llere. In pork
one of the most degraded of his 1specie.. lie was ! packing Chicago threatens to leilVe
bare-footed, his hair unkempt and unshorn, and Ms | Cincinnati far beliind; and in 1869,
akin eo -oiled as to forbid the supposition that he 40 3J0” llOlld of cattle, 1,661,869 hogs,
ever washed it. He seemed to be oool and rational, | ^ y ? y
and confesses his intent to murder his wife when he I 341V * * * felieep eie
shot Ms eon. ‘ ****** 1” * liitiicr.
and 1,000 feet of three-inch liose are
But, the. strangest story to me was
to find this stock yard a complete
little world within itself. It has, of
course, a large resident population;
from oiie Hundred and seventy-five to
two hundred men are constantly em
ployed-by- the company, who "take
charge of the animals as they are un
loaded lrom the cars which run into
the streets between the pens. To ac
commodate its own servants, numer
ous cottages have been huilt; hut to
accommodate the drovers and the
buyers and sellers, a large hotel, sub-
stantially built of brick and complete
in every detail of a hotel, is found on
the ground. Nor is" this all. There
is a roomy exchange office, and tele
graph lines to all parts of the coun
try; a bank, and, of course, this being
in the "United States, a newspaper—
the Chicago Sun—published daily, so
it asserts; at the' “Union Stock Yard,”
and the organ of the dealers in cattle
and sheep.
To complete this inventory, there
is.a town hall for public meetings, a
church well attended, a Sunday school
and an excellent day school.
The* company has in a single day
received, penned, fed, watered and
taken account of 41,000 hogs, 3,000
cattle and 2,000 sheep, without the
least delay or confusion; and again,
on another da}', received 5,813 head
of beeves. - The whole enterprise has
cost, so far, 81,075,000—a marvel of
cheapness.
Chicago is a great and distributing
W HEREAS, Official information hn.q
been received at this Department that War
ren Harrell, convicted of burglary in the*night time,
and Alfred Walker, of voluntary manslaughter, have
escaped from the common jail of Decatur county,
where they have been confined awaiting their remov
al to the State Penitentiary:
Now, therefore, I have thought proper to issue this
my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of STYE
HUNDRED DOLLARS each for the apprehension and
delivery of the said Warren Harrell and Alfred Walk
er to tho Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of tho
State, at the Capitol, in the city of Atlanta,this 10th
day of June, in the year of our Lord Eighteen
Hundred and Seventy-One, and of the Indepen
dence of the United States of America the Ninety-
fifth.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By the Governor:
Davtd G. Cotting, Secretary of State.
junlO d3 wit.
-A- I* r o clam alio n.
G-EOHGIA:
By Rufus B. Bullock,
Governor of said State.
brought
W HEREAS, official Information has
been received at this department that a
murder was committed in the county of Muscogee
on or about the 18th of January last, upon the body
of Jack Williams, by one Albert Christian, as is al-
leged, and that said Christian has flea from justice :
I have thought proper, therefore, to issue this, my
proclamation, hereby offering a reward of ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS for the apprehension and de
livery of the said Christian, with proof sufficient to
convict, to the 8her'ff of said county of Muscogee,
^ order that he may be brought to trial for the of
fense with which he stands charged.
Given under my hand and the great seal of the State,
at the Capitol, in Atlanta, this Sth day of June,'
in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred
and Seventy-one, and of the independence of tho
United States of America the ninety-fifth.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By the Governor:
David G. Cotting, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION :
Bright mulatto; black hair, nearly straight ; about
i 21 or 22 years of age ; downcast look ; weighs about
130 pounds ; originally from Augusta, Ga.
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