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THE ATLANTA W HE K L T S U X.
THE DAILY
Monday Morning
SUN.
.August 14.
From the Rockford (Indian*) Democrat, 5th Ang.
The Live Old Party.
From the memorable campaign of 1800
(says the Nashville Union and American.)
down to the present, amid all the shift
ing issues of three quarters of a century,
the Democratic party has ever been in
the field, and with a few exceptions, in
the van. To that party belong all the
glories of the past; its reign has been the
reign of peace, prosperity and progress;
WjH ... and "hen it has at times been displaced,
since our editorial of Saturday, and! manifold and bitter evils have come upon
Auotliev Letter from New York.
We take the liberty of presenting
our readers to-day with another letter,
written under the shadow of the New
York World. It has been received
dated “New York city, August 8th,
1871.'*'
This one comes from a personal
acquaintance and friend * of many
years’standing, and one who has
figured somewhat in politics.
We have had a good deal of corres
pondence with him on public ques
tions lately. In this he had very
frankly told us that he thought the
“New Departure” was the “winning
card” for the Democracy in 1872, and
that lie was for anything that would
“v:in” in that contest. He now writes
under the date stated as follows:
•• “I was perfectly willing to go the
“ ‘New Departure,’ because I thought it
“merely meant to bury out of sight the
“said amendments as issues, but your
“powerful articles upon the subject have
“made me see what I had not considered
“before, to-wit: that the movement in
volves not only our ignoring them for
“the present, and leaving them for fu
ture action when the Democrats get
“into power ; but it requires our accep
tance of them now and for all time to
“come, as valid parts of the Constitu-
“tiou—this, I can never consent to do.
“It is given up pretty generally, I be-
“lieve, by all thinkers and men of ability
“in the Democratic party here now
“that those amend moots stand up-
“on nothing but ‘fraud and usurpa
tion,’ and are, therefore, in truth and
“fact ‘null and void,’ or should be so
“held to be. ' »
.. “No one of braius here now believes
“that the ‘Now Departure’ policy cau be
“sustained by argument.”
This is quite enough of the letter
.to answer the purpose for which we
quote it—that is, to show the change
which is going on in the minds of
those who once were fairly com
mitted to the expediency view of a
temporary abandonment of principle.
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Coming Back
Some days, ago, our neighbor, The
JConstitution—we greatly regretted to
see—went off after the New Depar
turists, and committed^res^Jf'td'ti^ei
expediency policy which leads into the
camp of Radicalism. Wo were pro
foundly sorry at heart, to think that
a journal which had been considered
an organ of the Democracy in days
. past should thus iollow after strange
gods, forsaking the right way.
But wc arc rejoiced to see, so soon,
' that it is coming back to the fold,
. which is evidenced' by its liearty in
dorsement ol' the pint form of the
- Texas Democracy, in its issue of yes-
‘ terday. It highly honors them, de
cl arm" that, “t-ho noble Democracy of
the Lone Star State have adopted the
■j true platform,” and styles it “the glo
rious old doctrine of the true Democ
racy,” rejoicing that these “glorious
old doctrines” have beenVeaffirmed,”
having not “one word” of “New De
parture’’ in it.
Neighbor, give us your hand on
that. Stay with ns. Let us fight
shoulder to shoulder for those “glori
ous old doctrines,” and let us to
gether rejoice when truth is trium
phant and error vanquished aud trod
den into the dust.
the country. The fate of the nation and
that of the Democracy are intertwined.
The explanation is, that our party main
tains the living, essential principles of
our system of government It has been
more thau a party; it has been the em
bodiment of the political life and legiti
mate aspirations of the American people.
Compared with European annals, our his
tory reads as if the Democracy were the
constituted government, while other par
ties, arising from time to time, have been
the successive forms of Opposition. The
essential principles that give suc-vitality
to our party, being identical with the
Constitution-of 1789, are equally dura
ble. They were applicable to a confede
racy of thirteen States and three millions
of people; they will prove equally benefi
cial to forty States and forty millions.
With our fathers, the absorbing ques
tion on which Clay, Calhoun and Web
ster burnished their brilliant intellects,
was, What shall we do with our Treasury
surplus ? The present generation, with
its weight of national debt, pronounce
thatavery “dead” issue; but witliahalf
century of Democrotic rule, the hope is
not extravagant that it may again become
the pivot of politics with our children.-^-
Later came the Native Americans, and
then the Know-Nothings; and we may
have to fight that struggle over in the
near future. Twenty years ago, internal
improvements came knocking at the pub
lic door, as beggars; the people voted to
give them a start in life. Twenty years
hence, internal improvements are likely
to come up again, not as beggars, but as
domineering tyrants; and the people, un
der the lead of the Democracy, will have
to meet the changed issue. Thus onr
principles have been tried and proven
equal to every issue in which the inter
ests^ the people and of free institutions
are involved. Those who imagine that
the Democracy must make a “new de
parture” to meet newly sprang issues, do
not understand the live old party which
has survived all the shocks of tinie, and
which emerges from a horrible civil war
more united than its triumphant oppo
nents, so that to-day Radicalism gives ev
ery evidence of early dissolution, while
the grand old Democracy never bore
greater promise of coming and continued
usefulness; While Radicalism barely
subsists in a dozen States, fed on Federal
porridge, the Democratic banner floatsto
the breeze throughout the Union, rally
ing the people by its invocation of time-
honored principles.
peater was exhausted.
The contest was ended in fifteen min
utes—the policemen coming out victori
ous. One white man was wounded
slightly, in the neck, and ojie negro was
mortally wounded, living only about
twelve hours. The supposition, from all
indications, is that this negro was shot by
his own color—a stray shot coming from
their position.
It was regretted by the whites that
this boy should have suffered, as he was
regarded as a good, inoffensise negro.
The poles were closed during the row;
but opened again shortly after, and every
body allowed to vote without farther dis
turbance. A number of negroes op
posed, bitterly, the course of .their own
color in this affair.
A full Democratic ticket was elected.
The threats of the negroes were to kill
the whites, release the boy arrested, and
take charge of the ballot box.
* EATONTON.
Negroes Get tip u Row during an Elcc-
. .. V. / • tlon.
A Wnr of Races.
White Man "Wounded and a Negro
Killed. > clyjfl
Speech of Hon. J. Proctor Knott, of
Kentucky.
We ask all the readers of The Sun to
hunt up our paper of Saturday morning
last, and carefully peruse the mighty
speech of Mr. Knott which appeared in
that issue.
It is one of the grandest iu the Eng
lish language. It is equal to that of
Cicero against Yerres, and is crashing in
its tremendous power.
Mr. Knott is a man of mark—one of
the rising men of the day, and who will
indelibly stamp his impress upon the
age in which lie lives.
Read the speech—take care of it—file
it away for reference, and Jet its truths
guide you in the right way.
The Negroes Routed and Quiet Restored.
A traveling agent of The Sun furnish
es the following particulars' of the riot
which occurred at Eatonton on., the Stli
instant. An election was being held that
day for a member of the Legislature and
for county officers. The former was to
fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of
the member elect, and the latter to fill
vacancies occasioned by the inability of
the officers elect to give the bonds pre
scribed by law.
The election proceeded quietly until
about 10 o’clock, when a negro using
some illegal effort to'get in a vote, was
notified by an officer to desist. He drew
a knife on the Sheriff, but was arrested.
As he was being taken to jail a large num
ber of negroes collected and demanded
his release. This being refused some one
of their number called upon them to arm
themselves and release the prisoner.—
The whole crowd of them immediately
rushed out of town and in a very short
time all returned armed,"and as soon as
they come in range of the whites who
had been summoned by the Sheriff as po
lice, fired upon them. This fire was return
ed by the whites, and for a few minutes
a battle between the two races prevailed.
Over one hundred and fifty shots were fir
ed, the blacks opening, and the police re
turning, charging them at the same time.
They seemed to think that a different
position would.be more “healthy,” and
retired with but little order the distance
of one block, behind a brick wall. Then
feeling secure they opened fire again,
seeming to think there was no way to get
at them except down the street in front
Onr Subscription Lilt.
We referred a clay or two ago to the
fact of Laving received a list .of fifty sub
scribers from Colusa in California.
This list, or dub of fifty, was for our
Weekly, in accordance with the rules of
dubs where subscribers have the advan
tage of dub rates, viz: all at the same
office, and all commencing and ending at
the same time. They were all obtained
by the efforts of one man, who desired
the Circulation of The Sun because of
its earnest opposition to the treacherous
movement which is intended to lead the
Democratic party into the camp of the
enemy. We ask the friends of civil
liberty everywhere to make aq effort
to extend our circulation. A very small
effort on the part of each of our
subscribers would give us an immense
circulation in the aggregate, and very
greatly increase our influence for good.
Yesterday we received two subscribers
from foreign lands—one from Canada
and one from England. We also receiv
ed a club of fourteen from South Caro
lina. i j
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Important vase before tlie Supreme
Court.
There is a case before the Supreme"
Court, and will-be reached very probably
during to-day, involving the Constitu
tionality of the appointment of the Sen
atorial District Judges, and the legality
of the acts of the Legislature passed
after forty days. The questions made
are of the gravest importance, and strike
at the very organization of the courts re
ferred to and at the validity of nearly ah
the acts of the last Legislature. Col.
Herbert Fielder, of Randolph county,
makes and will argue these points. He
is one of thp ablest lawyers and best
thinkers of our State.
The Surrey of the Georgia Western R. R.'
The Engineer Corps of the Georgia
Western on Saturday and yesterday were
encamped at Owl Rock Church, fourteen
miles from this city, on the road to Ader-
hold’s Ferry. They will cross the Chat
tahoochee to-day, and probably reach
Carrollton or its vicinity to-morrow eve
ning. In locating the route of the Road
from this city, the main ridge has been
followed, not deviating a great way from
the public road leading from here to
Aderhold’s" Ferry.
The citizens thus far have been very
liberal in granting the right of way, and
making subscriptions to the stock of the
Road, giving encouragement that the en
terprise will be sustained by the people
along the route as far as they are able,
and that the Road will be built.
It is estimated by Capt. Grant, the As
sistant Engineer of the road in charge of
the Corp, that the preliminary survey
now being made, will be comple led some
time between the middle of November
and 1st December, running from here to
Elyton and hack. The aim is to reach
Elyton by the 1st October.
Some of the members of the Corps
were in the city yesterday. They are en
thusiastic in the work, and pushing for
ward with all their might. Ah speak in
the highest terms of Capt. Grant, the
Chief of the Corps, as being thorough,
efficient and energetic, and also for his
kindness and thoughtful consideration
for the wants and welfare of his men.
A public meeting will be held to-day
at Bryant’s Cross Roads, nine miles from
Atlanta, for the purpose of raising sub
scriptions to the stock of the Road. The
people are earnestly moving to secure the
building of the road.
TELEGRAMS.
MARYLAND.
W' ltied of a Broken Heart.
Cumberland, Aug. 13.—Mrs, Clement
L. Yallahdigham (lied this morning.
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-IOWA.
five Persons Suffocated in a .Tftru.
Keokuk, August 13.—Wm. Briggs, in
tending to re-open a coal mine, sent his
son and daughter to dip out the water.
The son put a ladder in the shaft and de
scended. The daughter, hot hearing
him, descended also. Briggs, his brother
and a hired man then followed each other
down the shaft. All were suffocated. At
last accounts, two bodies had been recov
ered.
and the continuing of his present
power.
Thiers, who was present, asked for a
vote of “urgency” on both proposals,
and, amid great excitement, they were
declared urgent.
The Court Martial, holds long and ex
citing sessions daily, and trial of leading
Communists is progressing as rapidly as
possible.
CALIFORNIA.
ticnerat Crook after the .Ipaches.
San Francisco, August 12.—Advices
from Tuezonan, Arizona, state that Gen.
Crook’s campaign against the Apaches is
proceeding vigorously. He is confident
of reducing the savages to submission, if
not interfered with by peace commis
sioners.
ALABAMA.
Beceipti and Shipments of JSeic Cotton.
Montgomery, August 12.—Three bales
of the new cotton crop were received
Thursday night. Two were shipped to
New York and one to Mobile, yesterday.
fatal .iccitlent—JVeic President of Columbia
College.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Two laborers
were killed by the caving in of a bank.
Dr. J. C. Welling accepts the Presi
dency of Columbia College.
PRUSSIA.
Preparing for the Cholera, Sc., Sc.
Berlin, August 12.—The Imperial
Government, as well as local authorities
here, have adopted the most stringent
measures for the prevention of the spread
of . the cholera. Twenty-three persons
were attacked by the disease at Konigs-
burg ' yesterday, thirteen of whom are
already dead.
No case3 'of cholera have appeared in
in the south of Russia.
Bismarck is acting as Chancellor of the
German Empire, decides the school sys
tem of Alsaoe shall be non-sectarian.
SUN-STROKES.
jGSP* A public pump—the “interview-
jBSt"“For Yice President—John M.
Harlan, of Kentucky,” says the Cincinnati
Gazelle. The Courier-Journal is expected
to “second the motion.”
5^* The Nashville Banner asks: “ Is
Boutwell a defaulter ?” If he is not, he
is probably the only office-holder of his
party who is not.
Kzgr Harlan made one hundred and
fifty speeches during the canvass, and
they, even with the assistance of the Cou
rier-Journal, were not sufficient to make
him any votes.
tJSS^ The Courier-Journal says “South
ern papers are all complaining of the
drouth.” They have'reason to so complain
whenever they look over the columns of
theC.-J.
A Cincinnati woman has been li
censed to perform the marriage ceremo
ny; but she greatly preferred to obtain a
license to have the marriage ceremony
performed.
J5ST* “Methylated ether” is a new sub
stitute for Irish Whisky. . It is cheaper,
and makes drunk quicker. Tipplers can
now sing,
“How happy I am with ether
When t’other dear charmer’s away.”
The papers are asking the ques
tion “is suicide epidemical 5” and this
too, when an epidemic of suicide is prev
alent in the country.
of them. But some of the bovs bad
“Alexander II. Stcpliciis on the Study or , . , ,
tne Law.” | been to war before, and took advantage
of a ‘"dank movement.” and the “brave
A day or two ago we alluded to the fact | commander” and posse were soon seen
that a sixteen-page pamphlet, with the flying from their fort draping muskets,
foregoing title, was passing through the j Uats &Cm as tw ran-
press of this office.
It is now out, and a copy is before us.
It is certainly a most valuable production,
and the most important addition to the
Law Literature of the present day.
4, The writer of this notice is not a
£2?“ The Louisville Commercial has a
column headed “Table Talk.” It is nat
ural enough for one to look to that col
umn for spice, but one does not find it
there.
The harmony among the Louisi
ana Radicals is a thing greatly to be ad
mired. They evidently think two Re
publican parties are necessary to beat
the Democrats next time.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
' " - 1 " - The first Hale.
Charleston, August 13.—The first
bale of new cotton received here arrived
to-day from Middle Georgia, consigned
to Geo. A. Trenholm $ Son.
ITALY,
Till Pope Is,nr- ,1:1 BncycUcal Cel ter.
Rome, August 13.—An encyclical letter
has been issued by the Pope, urging the
faithful to offer praises for the freedom of
the Holy See and for the tranquility of
the Church.
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FRANCE.
Prolongation— The Heath Sentence.
Paris, August 13.—The press generally
contend that the vote in the Assembly
yesterday is a success for-the advocates of
the prolongation of Thiers’power, as the
Right was desirous of postponing the
question indefinitely.
The Court Martial at Rouen has passed
the sentence of death upon the soldiers
who deserted to the Commune.
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LOUISIANA.
.1 Bloody Batcher—./ .Von Stabs Two Others.
New Orleans, August 12.—About two
o’clock this morning Dominick Byrnes
inflicted three daugerous stabs upon Ned
Hughes, a cab driver, who went to the
hospital bleeding profusely. Subse
quently, Byrnes stabbed Pat Brady twice
through the heart, killing him instantly.
After a chase of several blocks, Byrnes
was arrested by the police. The murder
occurred in a coffee house near Poydras
mmrket. Cause, whisky.
MISSOURI.
.In jExpress Bobber Makes a Confession—Others
Implicated.
St. Louis, August 12.—D. W. Souter,
United States Express Delivery Messen
ger, whose wagon was robbed recently
and who is under arrest for being impli
cated in the robbery, confesses he was
concerned in it. He tells different stories
about being approached, some months
ago, by a man whose name he conceals,
and urged to assist in the robbery of the
Company; to this he resisted, but the
man’s appeals were so persistent and con
tinual that he finally yielded, and entered
into the robbery with J. S. Canon and
Thomas Grady, who are also under ar
rest. Kendall, the driver, knew nothing
of the affair. The' party,who planned
the robbery, and who is supposed to have
the money, is known. m
FRANCE.
The .uornneu! to Prolong Thiers' Term-
Progress of the Communists' Trial.
Parts, August. 12.—la the Assembly
to-day, M. Kiret, of the Left Centre,
*S^“The new departure of the Miller-
ites is set for the third of next month.”
borroTCd T 33S82E&S 5S&&&25
, i 3 onewbich all pe*-| mxns, stautliugc!<KOto the tones betweea land is rehyto join th=^eTa°p™tak i*«^***«*».
c.iu, not only read aud enjoy, but both fires. As he had no chance to
STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
The Agricultural College—Disposition
oft lie Script—Speeches by Gov. Brown,
Col. McKinley, "Hon. B. C. Yancey, and
others—Rev. C. "\V. Hownrd oh the La-
hor System—Labor Contracts, Etc.
Special correspondence of the Atlanta Sun.
Rosie, Ga., August 10th, 1871.
Editors of the Sun:—The first thing in
the order of business this morning was
the discussion on the resolution to memo
rialize the Legislature to allo^the Con
vention the disposition of the Land Scrip
donated the State by act of Congress of
July 2d, 18G2, for the establishment
of an Agricultural College. Ex-Governor
Brown first appeared upon the floor as
the representative of the delegation from
the 'Alumni of the University of Georgia.
He favored no special locality, hut was
here to act for the best interests of the
whole State. He showed, that with the
best success in the sale of this scrip only
seventy-five cents per acre could be real
ized from it, which woujd raise about two
hundred thousand dollars, as an endow
meat fund, there being two hundred and
seventy thousand acres for Georgia’s
share: that it was utter folly to talk of
dividing this fund and establishing two
schools in different sections of the State,
as the whole fund would not be sufficient
to properly endow one College if set up to
itself.
Ho spoke of the advantages of the
University of Georgia over all other com
petitors ; that it already had the profes
sors to teach the requisite branches with
out paying others, and could afford op
portunities for the Agricultural class in
any of the various collegiate studies at
the same time. The law of Congress
prohibits the expenditure of any part, of
this fund for the erection or repairing of
spicnity, that this body earnestly recoin.
mend its extensive circulation" iu the
event that the translation should be pub.
lished. Also a vote of thanks to the fair
translator. The "resolution was adopted
unanimously by a rising vote, in respect
to this Georgia lady. Upon inquiry by
the unmarried delegates, the President
anounced that the lady was the daughter
of Col. C. YT. Howard.
Col. Clinch, of Sparta, offered in be
half of the Agricultural Society of Han
cock county, a resolution to appoint a
committee to memorialize the Legist-
ture to so amend the statute as to make
the leaving of an employer by laborers an
offense to be punished by fine and im-
prisonment, instead of making the same
a misdemeanor, and the person so en
ticing away such laborer liable for dam
ages. This resolution excited consider
able and spirited debate on both sides.
A substitute was offered by Mr. Tuggle,
of LaGrange, which was adopted. It
was to refer to a committee of five to re
port upon the practicability of memor-
alizing the Legislature to make such
changes iu the Code relating to contracts
as they deemed best for the interest of
the Shite.
Mr. Newman, of Hancock, offered a
resolution to refer to a committee the
expediency of establishing a State Jour
nal of Agriculture, which was adopted.
Many of the delegates have left, though
the business of the Convention is still
going on. with great energy and dispatch.
I understand an adjournment is expected
on Friday night. Ager.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
A Woman is Found in Beil with
Her Throat Cut—She Dies
Shortly Afterwarils--»JNo Clue
to the Perpetrator of the Deed.
GEORGIA NEWS.
Dining the hot firing between police
and negroes, behind the wall, it was ex
citing to see an old citizen, who had
been ordered by the Sheriff, just previ
ous to the appearance of the negroes
with their guns, to go out and report if
lawyer, but has read the work with the there were anv sign of their return with
Ki3on e lvHA ! alp CT -L imSjS , al! v,V c !;, tJ :!,o toneetotxeeu MrtJ, ready to join ,!. e to-i SK,? »V H* Grillto :.rM r. ...
STS- £re. A, be bed no ebenee foTgeTforthe pexM fhS '““>***’ «“ ? ' ' '
wine u will be highly useful and instruct-[escape, lie defended himself by shooting i * he moreover be. entrusted with.'the pro- CoL C W Howard delivered n-n j 1 } 6 trn th of the report,--that this cty
iv^even to the commonest minds. ; every time they attempted to expose’ 88L “Figures don’t He” says the New C ff^°? of la ^ s ’ ^ ^ess upon “The necessity of a Change fested^toa^eSlS oraaSSeZb^dof
Wetaro read almost evorytmng tnnt ihemselres aronnd the comer so as to Tork Times. If that be tare it is erident tUauJtaofficfai residenttisShwXjS "t. 0 ” 1 ' ?S no ’ , )ta re m consequence of a thieres, prowling aW.nt mulev tliecoTcr
Mr. Stephens ever rtiote, mnl wo do not-UaWo Mm to see them. The old gen- thstthe TV„ !£S is not a figure. SaTthe iSombS-msysit- ttat £ S wsSfng on opportunity *>
hesitate to say of this Kile work that it | ttemog s ,id he thonght his six Ms . todged “thTSms?! thi KenhbUw to i t H f som " ces do™ on Mmehodyt property.--
*“! l >10t "' 1,K lcst pro-1 lrouM be osbMsleii bctore tha b(m mc _ t®. Ihe Tork calls for the that his remunomtion he fixed at ‘a S teon|h ^hieh th£ SBgj «»**»* recently beennMfc
It -* »! The Sex < tor.oE « *. eeeJe.1 to llmttog then,, n„d V„o„U £*>f« «*>«<*« £&•*»■ op- brought about, and that slTeep and ttu- business hotSfSTtl “ dlT Tto *
rente 1*? copv. or live-dollar tor j they give out, he had nothing to keep Th ® Gl ° be J 8 evidentl;7 hard Diplomatic agents and Mffitar^andNa Se? ^ ^ ^ ^ fertilizing agen- the rascals have failed, whether from text
i nu<t ^ UCCOm ' i them behind tbe comer > *ttch saved qpforancosgparas 7 pl1 - ! val Commanders, and that Mi^istera an- ! r Col Barnett nnv-mi ^ ' i r , , «*dngtoo' closely guarded bxthepo-
. J/BBHff&Hni, ibimfram their determination to'shoot | ^ The Courier-Journals “SmaB | ^ for [ as the noted and valuable 6 woSon^e
I? Manager Daily Sun, Atlanta. Ga. him. Bat fortunately the flanking party j Talk” is so small that the reader can : 1 M ^Ade^oi^thc^riokfLi^d^ n «. ? U 01 ^ nc P^ u " e of George Yille j up’trani°we”e a*- s'L ^ light & 1 '
A-sgusM t. It. succeeded in routing them before his re- ’ scarcely see the point. ' | ^ ^
buildings; it was, therefore, useless for
sections which had not buildings to at
tempt the establishment of such an in
stitution without an additional endow
ment. He cited instances of all similar
institutions North, and.many in England
and Germany, to show, 1st, th? necessity
and advantage of such an institution;
and, 2d, their inability to continue in
successful operation if sustained by a sum
of money no larger than that which
would be realized from this scrip, aud
not in connection with one already pro
gressing successfully.'
He was followed by Col. McKinley, the
mouth-piece of the Milledgeville delega
tion. His points were, 1st, That Mil
ledgeville had the buildings and ground
for an experimental farm. 2d, That the
students who would attend this school
would be the plow-boys, who would be
compelled to be at home to do the labor
of the farm at certain times of the year,
and Athens was too distant. Milledge
ville was in the centre of the section
which would furnish these students. He
ridiculed the University; spoke of it as
having always been an institution after
the old Scotch Presbyterian and Irish
preacher fashion, where Latin and Greek
poetry were taught with some success, but
of late it had been made an imitation
German school.
Col. Price, of Dahlonega, then ad
dressed the Convention, presenting the
claims of the North Georgia Agricultural
College to a part of this scrip.
CoL Yancey spoke in behalf of the
claims oi the University, showing plainly
its superior facilities aud advantages, and
olosed in some eloquent remarks upon
what constituted a true aristocrat—an
honest man—which had a fine effect in
doing away with the feeling which had
been engendered by this discussion be
tween the barefooted boys of the moun
tains and the aristocrats of Middle and
Southern Georgia.
The result was the referring of the
matter to the original Committee ap
pointed last Spring to memorialize the
Legislature.
Col. C. W. Howard delivered an ad
dress upon ‘ * The necessity of a change
in our agriculture in consequence of a
change in our labor system.” He thought
the development of the mineral resources
in Georgia was the principal agency
through which this change was to be
Last Tuesday night, or rather early on
Wednesday morning, about 3 o’clock, a
Mrs. Davis, living about twenty-eight
miles from this city, near the lino of Bul
lock and Bryan counties, was found sit
ting up in bed with her throat cut, from
which she died in a few moments after
she was found in this condition. From
the best information that we can obtain,
it appears that Mr. Joseph Davis, living,
as before stated, near the line of Bullock
and Bryan counties, had. gone fishing,
leaving his wife, her sister and his family
of children at home, suspecting no ill to
befall any of them before his return.
His wife was a young woman of about
twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and
was the third wife. He had raised fam
ilies of children by two former wives, and
had quite a number of small Children.—
On the night in question the family had
all retired to bed as usual, the children
slepping on a bed made on the floor.—
The sister of Mrs. Davis was also sleep
ing in the same room. This sister was a
widow, a Mrs. Drigger.
The evidence adduced at the Coroner’s
inquest furnishes the best information,
and we publish it as related to ns:
One of the children by a former mar
riage, a little girl about twelve years of
age, testifies that after midnight she saw
Mrs. Davis get up from her bed and walk
to where the children were lying, giving
two of them a slap, as they were crying
and making a noise. From there she
saw her return to her bed, and, in ashort
time afterwards, heard her call to her sis
ter, Mrs. Drigger, saying she was bleed
ing to death.
The evidence of the sister, Mrs. Drig
ger, is not only different from this, but
is conflicting in itself. Sho states that
after Mrs. Davis left the children’s bed
she walked to a cupboard, against which
the little boys’ pants were hanging; that
she then walked to the table in the room,
aud frona there back to her bed. In a
few moments Mrs. Davis called to her
sister, who, together with tho children,
ran into her room, finding her sitting up
in bed, complaining of bleeding very
freely. They were very much excited;
made considerable noise, and final!/an
old negro woman came into the house.—
Mrs. Davis died in a short time.
In the morning a number of persons
went into the room. The little boy, in
looking for his pants, found them lying
on the table, instead of hanging against
the cupboard where he ha"d put them the
night before. On examining the pockets
his knife was gone. It was some time be
fore the knife was found. Some one took
the tub containing water to the door, and
in pouring out the water the knife came
out. Having been in the water for some
time there was no blood to be seen on it.
Tt. physician in attendance examined
the knife, and comparing the cut on the
neck with the blade of the knife, gave it
as his opinion that it was made with that
particular knife.
There was no other evidence before the
Coroner’s jury; Mrs. Drigger made sev
eral contradictory statements. One time
she said it was two hours after she saw
her sister before she died; at another she
said it was one hour. The verdict of the
juiy was, that “deceased came toiler
death from some sharp instrument in the
hands of an unknown person.” Some
are of the opinion that she cut herself
with the knife, which they suppose she
was holding open in herhand cutting
tobacco, _aiid in the effort to brash off
mosquitoes she stuck the knife blade into
her neck. This is quite improbable, as
the knife could scarcely have been found
in a tub some distance off had this been
the case.
Mrs. Davis was buried on Thursday.
None of her own or her husband’s friends
can form any* satisfactory idea Of the true
murderer, and it appears that she was
unable to give any information after she
called her sister to the bed. To say th©
least, it is a most horrible and mysterious
deed, and if another than herself is the
perpetrator, we trust he, she or they may
be discovered and brought to justice.—
Savannah JVeics, 12th.
