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STROKES..
Butlers rendition of Whittier is:
»0f all nA words of tongue or pen.
The saddest arc these—it is not Ben.”
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The Salinas, California, Standard
baa something to say about “marshall
law.” i
Miss M. Fletcher, of Iowa, is in
the lecture field with “Men and their
whims.” Of course woman is .one of the
‘•whims.”
Potatoes are only twenty-five
cents a bushel in Minnesota, and Colonel
Watterson, of the Courier-Journal, talks
about emigrating'thither.
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jjgv, Brick Pomeroy has just published
two new books under the respective ti
tles of “Brick Dust” and “Gold Dust.”
Evidently he has been stirring to “get
up and Dus/J {
Bgt. The papers, without regard to
“race, color, or previous condition,” are
chuckling over Butler’s defeat.. The
“cock" inButler’s eyo has nothing to crow
over. It is sad for Ben all around.
B^The Philadelphia Age says: ‘‘From
blaster the Radicals liavo dropped to
blabber.” In this section it is not par
ticularly “blubber,” but anything, so it
is“greaso.” ^
£@3, New York is agonized over the
announcement that Alexis will not remain
in that city more than 24 hours, but will
hurry on to Washington. It is evident
that the Gothamites are not happy.
IST* To-day is the time set apart for
the tidal wave that is to break over tbo
whole Southern coast of the United
States. Harris, of the Savannah News,
has a bat full of first-class obituaries,
written in anticipation of the event.
G. W. Smalley writes from Lon
don to the Tribune to let tlie people
know that “the Queen of England has a
sore throat.” That is equivalent to an
nouncing by telegraph, “that Boutwell
has a bad’cold.”
KKW BOOKS.
X.
We have received a copy of a work
just issued from the press of Caxton,
Remsen & Haffelfinger, of Philadelphia,
entitled the “History of the Working and
Burgher Classes.” It was written by M.
Adolphe de Cassagnac, of Prance, and
translated by Benj. E. Green, of Dalton,
Ga.
We have not had time to give it a
thorough, or critical perusal; but upon
glancing over several of the chapters, and
noticing the subjects treated of, we think
it is a book that will well repay the close
study of those who have leisure to be
stow upon it.
The Philosophy of Social Statistics, as
well as tlie Science of Government, is
now awaking much more general interest
among thinking men in this country than
at any previous period in our history.
A. H. S.
ix..
“Voices of the South” is the title of a
forthcoming volume of poemns, from
the pen of Dr. W. H. Holcombe, of New
Orleans, who is already favorably known
to Southern readers. Some specimens,
in proof, of these'poems, are before us,
and, with the authors consent, wo give
two of them.
First is a weird personification of the
“Passing Away” of the spirit of the
Southern Confederacy, and is, calculated
to awaken mingled emotions of admira
tion and melancholy in the mind of the
Southern reader. * .
PASSING AAV AT. • • ,
“Frpm the mountains wrapped in gloom,
From the vales in vapor lost.,
From tailing domes and desolate homes,
And the dust of a shattered host,
Bose on the night, in ethereal light,
A wandering, weeping ghost.'
She floated away on the air.
Away to the Golden Gate—
Her brow, so fair, bewildered with care
And tlie glory and gloom of fate;
And a wail went up that smote the stars—
The wail of a dying State. , ' ^
She passed with the raving winds ■ :
And a dash of torrent rains;
The black cloud* rolled with enveloping fold
O'er the shuddering hills and plains;
And a conquered people woke from their dream,
And in darkness felt their chains.”
The season for burning gin-houses has
set in earlier than usual. The first vic
tim is W. J. Ellis, of Spalding county.
Col. John D. Stewart, one of the most
prominent lawyers of Georgia, has been
ordained a minister in the Baptist Church.
Henry Banks thinks a shoe manufacto
ry precisely the thing Griffin needs, nnd
is at work setting it up.
The old mail route from Cartersvillo to
Huntsville, Paulding county, and the
postoffice at Huntsville, have been re-es
tablished.
The Middle Georgian announces the
death of Mr. James E. Eppinger, of Pike
county.
Monroe county contributes Steve Smith
to the penitentiary. Steve was a colored
patron of the ballot; but would burglar
a little.
“Premium Safety Oil” is what the
people of Forsyth are invited to blow
themselves up with.
The Macon Citizen learns that Mr. Joel
Dees, an old citizen of "Wilkinson coun
ty, was murdered Sunday afternooD,and
his body taken into the woods and se--
creted.
Thomaston young ladies conduct them
selves in such a manner as to authorize
the Herald ia making'- quotations like the
following: .
“ She played croquet with a winning way,
This damsel young and fair;
With a smile so cute, and a high-heeled boot.
And a rose in her floating hair,”
The Germania Fire Company, of Sa
vannah, has just inaugurated a new hall,
and the boys aro very happy.
A New York dispatch says: “The
last issue of a certain weekly pictorial
paper printed in this city contains a large
cut, representing Hall, Sweeney and Con
nolly in convict dress, and heavily mana
cled. The police, by direction of Mayor
Hall, seized the whole edition.” That
sliows that the members of the “ring”
don’t like to see themselves as others
would like to see them.
BQWTlio Macon Citizen says: ‘Alex
under Stephens treats his readers in The
Atlanta Sun to seven columns on “Law
and Order.’ Poor renders. .How you
suffer !” There is a class of newspaper
readers who suffor at every mention of
“Law nnd Order;” but whoj would have
thought that the j editor of the Citizen
was in a condition to sympathize with
such. What lias be done? Will; not
some kindly disposed individual exam
ine the Bibb county criminal docket and
let the facts be known.
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Those radical editors who have
a had causo to write abdut, and therefore
can not write more than a few sentences
at a time without making themselves ri
diculous; and who, in all probality, have
not the ability to write a respectable
column article, are terribly exercised
over. Mr. Stephen’s “five column para
graphs.” Tins is very natural. Men
who are ambitions or selfish, are nearly
always jealous of those who excel them
in usefulness, integrity or ability, or
who are more fortunate in having the
confidence- of the public. When envy
can do no more, it tries to beslur the ob
ject of its hatred. Petty spites, envy
and jealousy are always certain eviden
ces of Idleness in intellect and barren
ness of liberality/
BgU On his recent visit to Chicago,
Dr. Greeley said :
‘If we nominate GRANT, wo shall
certainly be defeated. The public will
stand no more horse-jockey and present
taking Presidents; we have had enough
of them. I tell, you, gentlemen, we
must take a new departure, and I can tell
you that we of the East are determined
that it shall be done. I have been rather
jluiet about it so far, but I want every
hody now to understand what I think.—
When we take hold of GRANT, it will
not be with silk gloves on our hands. It
has got to be done. We must throw
GRANT overboard or we shall be de
feated.”
That is the most stirring note of alarm
•hat has yet been whispered in the ears
of the Radical party, and it affords a vast
‘leal of encouragement to the Democrats.
Grant has all along been claimed to be
the only man that can carry tlie election
for the Republicans, and now, to have
Greeley—the father 'of the Republican
organization—declare openly that the
party must throw Grant overboard or be
defeated, the augury is tremendous.—
Democrats have only to be wary, in order
to overthrow the Dagon that has been set
n Pon the throne of Constitutional Gov
ernment.
In the next, however, we have some
thing more encouraging in a tableau that
is inspiring with a glow of patriotism
that the writer must have felt.
VINDICATION.
In tho far Millennium of the world;
In the ages of lore and trust,
When the battle-flags are for ever furled,
And the cannon have crumbled to dust;
When the halves of the globe are married mates
And freedom encircles the ball;
When the happy union of willing States
Is the only Union at all;—
In the golden light which hallows the hand
That fought for such thingB to be.
On the right and the left in glory shall stand
The figures of Jackson and Lee!
We shall hail with pleasure the appear
ance of this, and all. other contributions
to Southern literature. We are glad to
know that- Southern pens and Southern
brains are busy.
GEORGIA MATTERS.
GEORGIA NEWS.
Albany is still luxuriating in ioe cream
festivals. f . ’ • .
A dead negro floated down Flint River
last Friday.. .
The the trains on the Brunswick, and
Albany road, now run into Albany, and
Albany has made the first shipment of
cotton to Brunswick.
GBIFFiN.
Eight cars of com weighing ten pounds
is all the Star has to boast of.
Mr. John Ellis’ death is announced.
The Star has the following:
Mr. John- Andrews is going into the
shoe business in Atlanta, with M. O.
Markham, Esq.
Several parties had their pockets picked
on Wednesday; some lost money, and
one other gentleman his watch.
The up freight train ran off on Tnes
day night, and demolished one box' en
tirely, and doing considerable damage.
A young man who.has been following
the Circus from Charleston, got into a
difficulty with some of the employees
Wednesday, and was severly beaten, re
ceiving five or six ugly gashes over the
head, from a stick or pistol.
A “Washington dispatch to the Adverti
ser, of the 29th, says:
Solicitor McMichael has fully examined
the claim of the government against the
Central Railroad, and has directed that
the necessary steps be taken for the col
lection of the tax and penalties.
MACO-N.
The Telegraph of the 29th has the fol
lowing items:
J. C. McCormick, who attempted sui
cide by taking laudanum on Wednesday
afternoon, was.up and out again all right
on yesterday.
We learn that “ Red-top” of the Sa-
vannahi Afejcs. has joined the church.
There i&. “ more joy in Heaven over one
sinner that repentetli, etc.” We gladly
extend to him. the- right hand of fellow
ship.
V e learn that tlie cotton crop from the
western border of the Chattahoochee to
the Ocmulgee, as seen on the road tra
versed by the iron horse, is a dead fail
ure. There will be no four millions of
bales, this year.
DALTON.
The Citizen of the 29th has the follbw-
ing;
A little son of Mr. J. F. Trevitt fell a
distance of some 25 feet from a tree on
Friday last, and had his" arm broken in
two places.
A very interesting revival of religion
has been :n this place for two weeks past.
The meeting commenced in the Pres
byterian Church on Friday the 15th, and
continued until Monday night last, du
ring which time some thirty persons pro
fessed religion, fifteen of whom united
with the Presbyterian Church. Tho
meeting is now going on at the Metho
dist Church, and great feeling is mani
fested.
DAWSON.
The people propose a joint-stock hotel.
The Journal says Andrew Female Col
lege has opened under the control of
Rev. J. B. McGehee, and the number of
pupils is 9Gi
pay for riding him, he very naturally un
dertook tofswindle him out of the mon
ey. This cost him $5.
Here ended the job, and the Court
took up its new “plug” hat and solilo
quized:
“Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither when tlie
North winds blow.
Fttzgibbons, listen up the hall,
And, Jon sen, close the book.
And let ns go.”
COVINGTON.
The Enterprise, of Friday, says: On
Friday night last, about half-past 10
o’clock, a party of men went to the
kitchen of Judge Wm. Y.. Harris, in New
ton county, and called several times for
p, negro named Alf. Shepherd, who was
in the, kitchen; hut admittance being
refused them, they tore off a plank from
the side of the house and fired a gun
through the opening thus made, the con
tents of which was lodged in Alf’s leg.
He was brought to Covington on Satur
day, and quite a number of shot were
extracted from the wound. Judge Har
ris saw. the party, but qould not identify
them. This is a most outrageous affair,
and we hope the perpetrators may soon
be brought to justice.
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MAYOR’S COURT.
J. J. Browne and- JamesNeal, of Au
gusta, had a misunderstanding and B,
refused to be satisfied with anything less
than two attempts to plant murderous
lead in the coipus of his antagonist.—
Only one shot was successful and thatnot
fatally so.
Tho great question that is agitating the
public mind of Augusta is whether or not
the canal shall be widened.
About this season of the year the pa
pers all begin to exclaim, “Fresh Nor
folk oysters!”
The Augusta folks are enjoying a Tern
pletohiah season. They seemingly are
happy with a “Vane delight.
The Chronicle ■ and Sentinel announces
the death 6f Thos. W. McWatty, a noted
and somewhat eccentric citizen of Jeffer
son county. . :
Columbus amusesiierself with an “Ele
phant store.”
Columbus proposes to have a grand
temperance rally on the 14th. Good
thing! Go in, but stick ! -
Mr. R. D. Shropshire has retired from
the local department of the Macon Tele
graph and is succeeded by Mr. W. Cl
Gunn. All that we have to say to the
latter is, be sharp as a needle, Gunn;
don’t go off half-cocked and don’t, Gunn,
“cotton” to anobody, but manage your
own wads.
Mr. R. D. Shropshire, late of the Ma
con Telegraph, has accepting the position
of leading proprietor on the Citizen.—
Shropshire will make a good Citizen..
Macon uses ice by the quantity at half
a cent a pound, or at one cent in small
lots. That is an improvement on Atlan
ta prices.
Dawson has had another fire. This
time the residence of Mr. Bynum Hood
was consumed. In the matter of fires
Dawson is fully up to the “progressive
spirit of the age.”
A State Convention of Firemen was to
have assembled in Macon yesterday. The
object is to extinguish the right of a fire
man to serve his country in a jury box.
Savannah has just put up a new foun
tain in Chippewa square. Harris, the
News-boy, went around to see it and
the
-.i u’ comi? ^dsoi:y school law by which
tlulilren between tlie ages of six and
»onrteen are compelled to attend school came- away disappointed because
nothing “ **
u different parts of the United States ter - .
| JU.st ’ nov,\ Michigan has adopted tlie ; The now Methodist church, at Carters-
onucmle. Illinois, "Wisconsin, Iowa and 1 v ille is being roofed in.
i lork had bills before their Legis-j _ ... . ,
•i ures last year for the same purpose. Cartersvillo has a full ear-mad of blood-
^ ®. question was discussed in California ed cattle to rejoice over and she Express-
" ri0 S ta e recent campaign in that State. | es much gratification. The cattle are
COLUMBUS.
The Sun of the 29 th has the following
items:
In a fight at Hamilton, Harris county,
"Wednesday night,- Sim Murphy killed
Mark McGehee, the Marshal of the
placed The affair arose about the arrest
of a man named Seats. "We have heard
no particulars.
At tliree o’clock yesterday morning a
destructive fire occurred i»v Taibotton
sweeping away the entire block east of
the Court Hquse. . A ’telegram informs
ns that the fire originated in a negro
shanty attached to the hotel. The i'ol
lowing list of the property destroyed is
given: Dennis Brothers & Co., drygoods
0, D. Gorman, grocery merchant; W.
H. Martin, tinner and hardware; Mrs.
Leonard, millinery and dry goods; the
newspaper offices of the Taibotton Stand
ard Jan cl the American’, the Hotel and
Masonic Hall. The loss is very heavy,
ranging from 830,000 to §50,000. The
buildings were of wood, the wind was
high, and the flames swept ’ along with
rapidity. The insurance is light. Hap
pening at a time when almost every one
was asleep, but little could have been
saved. The loss must fall very heavily
on Mr. J. B. Gorman, of the Standard,
and the Messrs. Dennis, of the Ameidcan.
They have our sympathy. ^
; : J CABTERSVTLTiE. f
The horticultural pride of the Express
is satisfied with a tomato vine thirteen
feet long.
The Express, of Friday, says:
The cotton crop of this county proves
almost a failure. From some travel in
some of the districts, and conversation
with many of the most observing, intelli
gent and successful planters, the crop
cannot be fairly estimated at more than
one-third. Many put it down at one-
fourth, and some at one-half—but the
better and prevailing opinion seems to be
that about one-third will be its yield.—
Wednesday night brought a considerable
frost, but little or no damage could result
from it, as there is no top crop to be in
jured by it.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta is now manufacturing ice.
The Constitutionalist says: •
Visitors to the Episcopal Convention,
to be held in Baltimore, in October, will
be furnished with tickets for the round
trip at reduced prices, if in parties of ten
or more, by application to W. T. Wil
liams, agent of the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad.
The same paper says Templeton will
open the season to-night.
The Chronicle says:
A white woman, named Emma de For
rest, was found dead in her bed, a few
days ago, at the place where she resided,
a few miles from this city, on the old
southwestern plank road. She had been
sick for several days previous to her
death.
SAVANNAH.
i The Democrats have renominated Hon.
Astounding Array of Calico.
‘Beautiful girls! I have wandered far
Toward the rising sun and the evening star;
I have been to the city of Baltimore,
And strayed where the soft magnolias blow;
But I never gazed on faces so bright
As thine, sweet spirits of young delight!"
When Abbie Howard, Alice Hodges,
Sibby Jackson, Lottie Marsh and Laura
Hogan, appeared in all the paraphernalia
of an Eastern harem, the scene so over
came Bis Honor that it nearly caused
him to lose his breath. After recovering
sufficiently, lie-addressed them in the
above coquettish manner. There was
some little timidity displayed all round
It was evident the girls were more com
posed than the Court, and he was taken
a little by surprise. His first sight of
them was when they came in pairs up the
gravel walk from the gate to the Council
chamber.. The scene was lovely, and he
proceeded to address them thus: ■
- “Beautiful girls, I have seen thee move
Like floating creatures of joy and love—
As light as a mist on a surprise gale,
Or the buoyant sway of a bridal veil—
Till I almost looked to see thee rise
Like a soaring thought to the free blue skies,
Or melt away in the thin blue air
Like a vifeion of fancy painted there.* ’
This made the. girls “smoil” all over
and blush like the aurora borealis. Things
became so confused that the ladies were
graciously bowed to the door by Johnsen,
who was as red as a circus picture, with
a polite request to come again this morn
ing. Then the Court [applied its smelling
*bottle to £ its nose, and asked for some
body that wouldn’t upset it so.
T. H. HOWARD,
thinking, perhaps, the Court needed re
lief stepped forward and plead guilty to
being drunk and disorderly, and before
the Mayor thought of what he was do
ing, charged him only five dollars. So
much for the girls.
JEFF. GANT
came up looking rather gaunt after his
night’s spree. He was accused of being
drunk and disorderly, and was discovered
taking steps in a zig-zag manner and oc
cupying all the sidewalk at once. The
Court threw down a ten dollar gauntlet,
which Jefferson accepted, and the trade
was closed.
JOHN MATHEWS
paid five dollars for license to be disor
derly and profane.
WESLEY FORT *
surrounded bis defences with a deep
mote, mounted his siege guns, hung bis
banners on the outer-wall, and cried out,
“Come on.” The storming party accept
ed the invitation, and with one tremen
dous whoop scaled the walls, spiked his
guns and carried Wesley off as a prison
er. He was paroled, but the fixing up
of the papers cost him five dollars.
CAPTURED.
A Reward of $10OO for Ills Arrest.
Some months ago a man by tlie name
of Euocli Dixou waylaid nnd shot an
other man as lie was crossing a bridge in
Habersham county. Fortunately the
man recovered, and is now well. The
would-be assassin fled from that section
of the country and came to this city. On
proper representations, Governor Bullock
offered a reward of 81000 far his arrest.
This put the detectives on the lookout,
and they soon found out that he was in
tbis city somewhere. By skillful man
agement on the part of the officers, it
was made known to Dixon that they
were on his track. He took the hint and
left. On arriving at Granfville, he en
gaged to work on a farm, being all the
time watched by his pursuers. Day be
fore yesterday, and after the toils of the
detectives had been securely thrown
around him, he was arrested while pick-
cotton, and brought to this city.
Capt. Whit Anderson worked up the case,
and yesterday left for Habersham with
his prisoner.
Remedy for Moccasin Bites.
In Taliaferro county there have recent
ly occurred two cases of the speedy cine
of the bite of highland moccasin snakes,
by the free use of alcoholic stimulants,
resorted.to immediately after the bite.
One was the case of a horse, which was
bitten on the ankle of the hind leg. The
ploughman, who had the horse in charge,
saw the snake when he bit tbe horse.
The horse literally writhed in agony. A
quart of whisky was soon administered
to the horse, by drenching. In an hour
or two, he was relieved. It was thought
by those who witnessed the horse’s suf
ferings and stragglings, that he would
have expired very soon, but for the
speedy application of the remedy.
The other, was the case of a negro
boy, who was bitten on the four finger
of the right hand. He suffered greatly
for a short time, when as much whisky
was administered as it was thought pru
dent, and this process was continued for
a few hours, when the. effects of the poi
son seemed to be entirely checked. He
was quite well the next day.
These facts are well authenticated.
Both occurred on the plantation of "Wil
liam N. Gunn, in Taliaferro county.
———
City Markets.
There has been rather a dull feeling in
meats for two days past, owing to a slight
decline in the Western markets.
■ Yesterday, the feeling was a little bet
ter, and the deeline regained, which
lias given more confidence in the market.
Com is getting rather scarce, and
holders are not disposed to make trans
actions, except at an advance.
No stocks of wheat in market.
Flour is quite at an advance over last
week, but there will have to be a further
advance to give any margin for ship
ments from the West.
Nails have advanced 25 to 30 cents a
keg during the past day or two. See quo
tations.
. . David Dickson.
This veteran agriculturist and philo30-
per is in the city. He was lately married
to Miss Clara Harris, daughter of Hon.
B. T. Harris, of Sparta. He has accom
plished much for himself and the world,
while in a state of single blessedness.—
With such help as he now has we shall
expect great things of him in the future.
Funeral Notice.
Died, yesterday the 5th inst., in West
End, Miss Salute E. Smith, daughter of
the late Bev. Burgess Smith, of Elbert
county. Heir funeral will take place this
morning, at 9 o’clock, from the residence
of her brother, J. Henly Smith, in
West End, Friends and acquaintances
are requested to attend.
Firemen’* Convention.
The Convention of the delegates from
the Fire Department of the State of
Georgia, assembled this morraiuj' at Iff
o’clock, in the Council Chamber of tba
City Halt The Convention caliJtl
to order by Chief Engineer Patterson, of
the Macon Fire Department, who wel
comed the delegates, in a few pertinent
remarks. Jm>. Berkele, Esq., Chief En
gineer of the Atlanta Fire Department,
was nominated ami elected permanent
Chairman, and R. J. Hunter of the Co
lumbus Fire Department, was elected
Secretary. On motion, the roll of dele
gates was called, and it was resolved that
each company should cast one vote.
The following is the list of delegates:
Atlanta.—Chief Berkele. No. 1. D. S.
Goudy. No. 2. Hon. Henry Jackson.
No. 3. G. S. Cassin.
Savannah.—Oglethorpe No, 1, Charles
L. Lodge; Washington No. 9, Capt. Jas.
A. Barron; Germania No. 10, John
Schwarz; Metropolitan. JamesS. Abrams;
Hook and Ladder No. 1, R. H. McHugh;
Marshall Hose, M. T. Qninan; Screven
Hose, Hon. Isaac Russell; Russell Hose
Co., R. Wayne Russell; Cleburne Hose,
J. C. O. Druscoll.
Columbus.—No. 1, R. R. Goetcbius;
Vigilant No. 2, J. C. Porter; Muscogee
No. 3, R. J. Hunter; Stonewall No. 4,
G. H. Fleming; Young America No. 5,
Reese Crawford; H. T. Green, Hook and
Hadder.
Americns—John D. Carter, O. N. La
mar, T. M. Eden, and Mark Anthony,
Rome.—Chief J. M. Noble, Jr. No. 1,
T. P. Mapp; Hook & Ladder, E. F.
Shropshire.
Macon.—A. Patterson, Chief Engineer,
Geo. D. Lawrence, 1st Assistant Engi
neer, Protection No. 1, W. W. Parker, I.
G'. Hams, N. M. Hodgkins; Mechanics
No. 4, Tyler Southall, J. \V. Aderhold,
G. F. Barrett; Hook & Ladder No. 1, G.
S. Jones, J. E. Wells, A. G. Butts; Defi
ance No. 5, W. W. Carnes, E. H. Steele,
S. H. Singleton; Ocmulgeo No. 2, J. H,
King, H. P. Westcott, John Valentino;
Young America No. 3, R. A. Morris, R,
W. Stubbs and B. W. Smith.
^Athens.—Henry Beusse, E. P. Bishop.
Bainbridge.—J. D. Harrell, B. E. Rus
sell.
Griffin.—J. W. Sparks, No. 1; J. J.
Hunt, No. 2.
Mr. Gcetchins, of Columbus, moved
that a committee of one member of each
delegation should be appointed by tho
chair to prepare business for the meeting,
which was adopted, but afterward, on
motion of Mr. Reese Crawford, of Colum
bus, it was reconsidered. Capt. Henry
Jackson moved that a similar committed
be appointed to memoralize the Legisla
ture to pass an act to exempt such num
ber of firemen from jury dpty as the said
committee should see fit aud proper to
report.
This motion was adopted, and the fol
lowing committee' was appointed :
Chairman, Mr. President Berkele;
Captaiu Jackson, Atlanta; Reese Craw
ford, Columbus; W. W. Parker, Macon;
Captain Barrow, Savannah; W. D. Rus
sell, Bainbridge; W. D. Noble, Rome;
Captain Bishop, Athens; and John D.
Carter, Americus.
The Convention was invited by Mayor
Huff to visit the Fair Grounds, which in
vitation was accepted, and then ad
journed to meet agaiu at 31 p. m.
EVENING SESSION,
The Convention reassembled promptly
at 31 o’clock p. M., when the memorial
to the Legislature of the select commit
tee was read by sections, and adopted
after a few slight alterations of the phra
seology. The length of the memorial
precludes the publication in to-day’s
issue, but will appear to-morrow.
On motion of the Hon. Isaac Bussell,
of Savannah, it was resolved that all of
the papers of this State who were friendly
to Firemen, be requested to publish the
memorial, and proceedings. A vote of
thanks to the Mayor and Council of the
city of Macon,\for,the use of the Assembly
Hall, was unanimously adopted. A special
vote of thanks to the officers of the
meeting was also adopted, as also, to
Chief Patterson of the Macon Fire De
partment. Chief Patterson, on the part
of the Macon Fire Department, then in
vited the delegates to a supper at tho
Brown House, at 10 p. m. The thanks
of the Convention were voted the several
railroad companies who had tendered
courtesis to the delegates. The Conven
tion then adjourned sine die. The dele
gates then visited Hook and ^Ladder
Hose, where they partook of a fine ool-’
lation with spiritual accompanies.
After sometime spent in cheerful inter
course the delegates were conveyed in
carriages to the Fair Grounds, where
they were received by Mayor Huff in his
usual courteous style. Pugh was there
with his big concern to take the crowd,
which was accomplished in fine style.
The delegates all expressed themselves
perfectly delighted with the Central City
Park, and even the Atlanta delegates
acknowledged that they went ahead of the
Gate City in natural beauty and com
plete equipment. After being conveyed
over the city, the delegates adjourned to
the Brown House for supper.—Macon
Telegraph and Messenger. ■
r'^T? e ne 6 ro u'ho killed yonn
baker countv, a few"
Mr. Ivy,
■ es much' gratification
i distinguished under such classical nomen- John Screven for Mayor.
Alice Vane took a benefit Friday night.
JOHN WASHINGTON,
is in no way mixed up in the much moot
ed question of the paternity of this
country. Nor is he in the slightest de
gree akin to the old gentleman who set
our machine to working. His ancestors
having first seen American soil in Massa
chusetts, where Ben. Butler’s grandpa
rents brought them over and sold them
into slavery, and John kept up his first
NEW STATE ROAD CATECHISM-
CHAPTER II.
The Boston Post says this is what occur
red at breakfast after Gen. Butler’s defeat:
“After a while the Hon , of Boston,
having finished his repast, got up and
walked round to where the General was
sitting. ‘Good morning, General, ’ he said,
with a farmiliar slap on the back; allow
me to take your hand, for although I have
been opposed to you throughout the whole
campagin, I am not the man to maintain
any antipathies. Shake hands’ General. ’
But not so. The Genera!, felt too bad.
So he looked about hurriedly, recognized
the gentleman who was addressing him,
and turning his back point-blank on him,
he held out his glass to the servent and
said, ‘Here, waiter fill that up with water. ’
Itjwas a determined rebuff, and shows that
the General will not forget in a hurry those
who have been so bitterly antagonistic
to him.”
Class No 3, Stand Up.
The Sacramento Reporter says: ‘ ‘There
is a wise and industrious dog in the eastern
part of our city—one that could be easily
taught to read. The next door neighbor
to Lis master takes a newspaper, and every
morning before any one is up, the dog
goes in and takes the paper oil’ the steps
and deposits it at the kitehen nloor of his
owner. The lady of the house did not
know where the paper came from until
she watched the fellow, one morning, as
he came up wagging his tail and deposit
ing the paper at her feet. Hereafter she
- woa ago and °^ a b lre ns Baronardrie, Petrelli, Alexis, _ _ __ ^ aL JOC „ ■ .-n^rn r - D ,--
his escape? lias given himself up to i Gyppe, ' Pattie, Zero, Beauty, Katie j The Savannah folks praise Templeton’s ' ideas obtained in America, and brought y^iil watch^that do& lest' some one finds
“6 civil authorities. " I Blanche &c troupv ‘ them South, and when a hackman wanted ' fault.”
The Superior Court meets in this city
next Monday.
Suppose the Grand Jury Ehold indict
some of those who have been arrested for
embezzelments and frauds, aud perhaps
others, who were employed on the State
Road under Blodgett’s administration,
and that upon trial, they should be con
victed; will Gov. Bullock pardon them,
either, before or after conviction ?
Suppose the Governor himself should
be indicted, will he pardon himself?
This is a short lesson, but tbe class must
bear in mind that it is hard to get. Cor
rect answers are expected. When will
you be ready to recite?
:—y- •-<
To Advertiser*.
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circulation from Maine to California, and
from the Gulf to the far North West.
Those wishing to advertise their busi
ness extensively, will find it ono of the
very best mediums for the same in the
South.
The fall term of Mercer University
opened Wednesday.
