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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN, FOB THE WEEK ENDING MAY 8, 1872.
THE ATLANTA BUN
FROM THE DAILY EDITION OP
Friday, May 3d, 1872.
‘The
Illustrated Record und Reposi
tory,” etc.
We are in receipt of the first number
of a paper just started in Sparta, Ga.,
bearing the above title. It is gotten up
by Messrs. R. A. Harrison & Co., the
enterprising editors of the “Southern
Times and Planter,” of the same place.
The specimen copy of this new adven
ture in the field of general literature is
equal to anything of the sort we have
seen from any quarter. It is a large
eight-page sheet, with several well exe
cuted illustrations.
We give it a cordial welcome on our
exchange list, and commend it to the
favor and patronage of the reading public.
A. H. S.
lion. Claiborn Snead.
Colonel Snead, member of the House
of Representatives from Richmond coun
ty, and a most zealous and laborious
member of the committee to investigate
the management of ths Western & At
lantic Railroad under the Bullock-
Blodgett administration, left the city
last evening for his home. He has been
a most able and useful member of the
committee—discharging his duty fear
lessly and without favor or prejudice
towards any one.
This committee have been in session
for a long time—have been earnestly at
work, and have collected a large amount
of testimony, which show a blackness of
depravity in the hearts of some men that
is inconceivable to those who have not
sounded the lowest depths of infamy.
This testimony will be made public be-
* fore long, and will, we have no doubt, be
widely sought for and read with avidity.
It constitutes a chapter in the criminal
literature of the world that has, on some
occasions, had its counterpart in some of
its features, but as a whole, has never be
fore been equalled in the world’s history.
Hon. Stanley Mathews, who has been
chosen President of the Cincinnati Con
vention, is one of the ablest lawyers in
the West. He has been long a resident
of Cincinnati, of which city he has sev
eral times been Mayor. •
He married Miss Black, a daughter of
Judge Black, of Columbia county,
Tennessee, some thirty years ago. His
wife is a sister of the wife of Hon. Harvey
Watterson, long a prominent resident of
Nashville, now of Washington city, (bo
som friend of Andy Johnson,) who is
the father of Henry Watterson, the bril
liant but erratic and somewhat incohe
rent editor of the Courier-Journal, (deals
largely in platitudes and such in his long
spun-out articles, which have only the
merit of brilliancy and wit, but are des
titute of accuracy or solid argument.)
Horkible Death.—This (Thursday)
morning about six o’clock a nt gro wo
man named Foster was run over and
crushed to death by a passing train on
the Western and Atlantic Railroad. She
was in the act of crossing the track, and
failed to observe a train of cars which
was backing down the track. She was
caught by the car wheels and dragged
fiftyjor sixty feet, when the wheels ran
over her person, crushing the head and
body into a shapeless mass. She was
horribly mutilated and instantly killed.
The brains and intestines were exposed
and allowed to flow freely, presenting a
sad and frightful death.
Grand Jury Presentments of Douglas
County.
At the late session of the Superior
Court for Douglas county, the Grand
Jury, in their General Presentments,
state that they find the Books and Re
cords of the Ordinary and Clerk of the
Superior Court and County Treasurer
neatly and correctly kept, reflecting cred
it upon those officers, and that the Sheriff
has been faithful and energetic in the
discharge of his official duties.
They find that the Treasurer has re
ceived from all sources, since his intro
duction into office, $2,909 13, and has
paid out to various orders and jury tick
ets. including commissions, $2,888 64—
leaving a balance of $20 49 in his hands.
The books of the Tax Receiver and
Collector are kept in a fair and legible
hand.
The aggregate tax of the county for
1871 amounts tu $2,716 68. The amount
collected from defaulters is $i4 70, mak
ing the total amount for which the Col
lector is responsible $2,731 38.
And he is credited by amount actually
paid over to the Treasurer, $2,458; and
by his own commissions $218 50; making
a whole credit of $2,676 75; leaving a
balance of $54 63 still due the Treasurer
by the Collector.
They consider the temporary county
buildings sufficient for the present.
They think the amount paid by the
Ordinary for some services rendered in
the erection of a temporary court house,
and’for the rent of a house to keep the
public records in, too large, and respect
fully recommend greater economy in fu
ture.
The Grand Jury regret to state that
none of the Justices of the Peace have
produced their Dockets for examination;
according to the requirements of the
court in the charge of the Judge.
They recommend the bnilding of a
bridge across Bear Creek, between the
residence of G. W. Roach and F. M,
Strawn.
They find the public roads in bad con
dition, and recommend increased vigi
lance on the part of the proper officers.
They further recommend that the Or
dinary advertise and sell the insolvent
tax fi. fas. on 1st Tuesday in June.
Also that the Ordinary, Clerk of Su
perior Court, Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff
each receive $40 extra compensation for
services rendered; also, that Bailiffs at
tending the Superior Court, and the Ju
rors, be paid $2 per day.
They approve of what the Ordinary
has paid to paupers, and recommend a
continuance of the same ; and that sev
enty-five per cent, upon the amount of
the State Tax be levied for county pur
poses.
They elected five County School Com
missioners—John C. Bowden and W. A,
Brockman for four years, and A. G,
Weddington, W. L. Triddell and T. M,
Hamilton for two years, and do not re
commend the establishment of a County
Court for the present; and conclude by
thanking Judge W. F. Wright and E. W.
Austin, Solicitor General, pro tem.
OUR ROVING CORRESPOND
ENT AND AGENT.
all about
contees and
COUNTY.
ROCKDALE
AUGUSTA.
Georgia Teachers’ Association-
Days’ Proceedings.
. First
Conyers, Ga., April 29, 1872.
Pear Sun: Conyers is the county site
of the new county of Rockdale, created
by the Legislature in the winter of 1870.
On the arrival of the train we were
met by Mr. Harp, one of the Editors and
Proprietors of the Examiner, whom we
accompanied to his office. The circula
tion of this paper is steadily increasing.
The people of the surrounding country
appreciate it, which speaks well for
them, as well as the paper. It was for
merly published in Covington, where
it wielded an influence against Radicalism
equal to aDy weekly paper published in the
interior of the State. Remembering
these facts, the Newton county people
still extend a liberal patronage to the
Examiner, notwithstanding its changed
location. At this office the printing of
the Madison Examiner and Walton
Journal is also done. These three pa
pers are published on the co-operative
plan, each having a different location and
separate business manager,yet advertise
ments are allowed the circulation of all
three, and offers superior inducements as
an advertising medium. Mr. Harp is tbe
oldest newspaper publisher on the Geor
gia Railroad, unless, perhaps, Mr. Sulli
van, of the McDuffie Journal, may be co
eval with him.
Mr. Harp accompanied ns to what we
found to be, and justly, too, the pride of
Conyers—its Female College, which is a
fine, large, two-story brick building.
We were introduced to the President,
Rev. J. M. Brittain. He is an agreeable
gentleman, quite popular, and ably
fills his post. Wealso found our old
friend Mr. Quinn a professor in the
College. He has been a successful
instructor in this place for a number
of years. Miss Stewart, the Assistant,
we found to he an intelligent lady of
fine conversational powers. The college
is filled with pupils,being nearly one hun
dred in number. A small building, a few
yards from the main one, is the Music
Room. We did not enter it. Perhaps
this is well enough, as music has peculiar
charms for us, and might have prevented
us from visiting other places of interest.
There is also a fine Male Accadamy,
presided over, by Professor J. W. Mc
Clelland, with a number of rassistants.—
There are about 90 pupils at this institu
tion. Thus it will be seen the good
people of Conyers place a high estima
tion upon education.
This place has four churches—Method
ist, Presbyterian, Primitive and Mission
ary Baptist—three flourishing Sabbath
schools, twenty-five dry goods and gro
cery stores, three millinery establish
ments, one boot and shoe store having a
boot and shoe manufactory connected
with it, three blacksmith shops, one
steam cabinet shop, and one steam plan
ing mill and door, blind and sash manu
factory. Several other industrial steam
establishments are about to be erected.
A large, imposing looking Court House
is nearly completed by Mr. T. Tunison,
architect and builder, who enjoys a far-
famed reputation in his line.
There are four brick-yards in full
blast, making brick for the town. Soon
the block of buildings recently burned
to be rebuilt with good two-story
A gentleman from Crawford viiio reports that the
Good Templar Ledge there has additions at every
meeting. It was started a year ago, and now num
bers sixty members in good standing. Great good
baa been done by it. Mr. C. L. Burte has been
Worthy Chief, but now passes in favor of Mr. Thom
as Asbuty. The Lodge is particularly favored by the
ladies, and no wonder.
They have undertaken the most popular means of
success and usefulness—public meetings. last
Tuesday night our informaut was very agreeably
impressed with tho speeches; one by Bov. Wm. T.
Atkinson, of Greensboro Lodge, well known for his
ablo advocacy of “temperance in ail things;” the
other by Mr. Samuel Rhodes, a young man who
gives promise of becoming a leading temperance
orator.
Tn* Methodist Sunday School Picuie to Smyrna
yesterday was in all respects a delightful success
The company of over five hundred filled eight pas
senger coaches. At Smyrna; they were very kindly
greeted, and furnished with tables, etc., for the
bountiful repast.’ Among the respectable number
met there were several itinerant and local Methodist
preachers, and R v. E. W. Warren, of the 1st Baptist
Church of this city, whose duties called him there. Of
course he participated in the pleasures of the chil
dren. Also, Rev. George G. Smith of Marietta, who
fully sustained his not incompatible reputation as a
true wit and humorist. Ho made an impromptu
speech, and in felicitous terms gave the early
history of the Methodist and Baptist churches in
Atlanta, twenty-five years ago—showing that the
contrast between puncheon benches then and the
evidences of seal and enterprise now, in so short a
time, is indeed wonderful.
About tlie Population of Georgia.
“Au esteemed friend” of the Savan
nah News, in Atlanta, has been making
some “notes on the United States census
of 1870,” which as mere facts and figures
may be of interest to the people. They
are given below:
Commercial and topographical circum
stances have divided Georgia into four
nearly equal parts, of which, for the pur
poses of the below figures, Atlanta may
be regarded as the centre of the north
western division, Augusta of the north
eastern, Savannah of the southeastern,
and Americus of the southwestern
The northwestern division comprises
the fifty-four comities as shown on ’s
last map cf Georgia, which lie north of
the northern lines of Harris, Talbot,
Taylor, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Haber
sham.
The northeastern division consists of
the twenty-four counties east of Hall.
Jackson, Madison, Olethorpe, Greene,
Putnam, Jones, Pulaski and Dodge, and
north of Coffee, Tattnall, Bullock and
Effingham.
The southeastern division consists of
the twenty-four counties east of Thomas,
Mitchell, Dougherty, Lee and Sumter.
The southwestern comprise thirty coun
ties, separated as above.'
TEE NORTHWESTERN DIVISION—54 COUNTIES.
White pop. in 1850 was 265.000
“ 1860 297,000—increase 12. ner ct.
“ 1870
327,000
10.1 “
Colo’d pop. in 1850
“ 1860
158.000
182.000 “
17.4 “
“ 1870
190,000 “
4.4 “
Total W. &C. 1850
“ 1860
420.000
479.000
14.1 “
“ 1870
517,000 “
7.9 “
THE NORTHWEST!
CRN DIVISION—24
COUNTIES.
White pop. in 1850 was 93,000
Elbebton Branch Railroad.—We learn from an
authentic source that the people of Elbert, Hart,
Franklin and Habersham counties are resolute
in their determination to build the Elberton
Branch Railroad to intersect with the Air-
Line. Subscriptions are unusually liberal In
all tbe counties named; and it is reported
that negotiations are now pending with con
tractors for constructing the line. The line will
psss along the ridge between Savannah and Brood
rivers, and tap ths Air-Line at Dry Ponds,an eligible
point in Habersham county, about ten miles from
the place where the Air-Line road crosses the Ttma-
lo river.
This enterprise wiU tend greatly to develop those
old pioneer counties, which figured so conspicuous-
ly in the Revolutionary War and its cotemporary
history.
Mammoth Scndat School Celebration.—To
morrow the Sunday schools from Union Point,
Bairdstown, and other localities in Greene and Ogle
thorpe counties—in all five schools—conjointly have
Rathea” 0011 ** B * irdstown ' oa A^ens Branch
101,000—increase 8.6 per ct.
110,000 “ 8.9 “
96,000
104.000 «* 8.3
119.000 «« 14.4
189.000
205.000 « 8.4
229.000 '« 11.7
brick buildings. In tbe past few months
between forty and fifty new dwelling
houses have been completed and occu
pied. About twenty-five are now in
course of erection. The survey of At
lantic & Great Western Canal is within
one mile of this place, and the town is
reaching out in the direction of this sur
vey. There are two hotels, seven law
yers, five physicians, three dentists and
one artist.
There is no place on the Georgia Rail
road that is making such rapid strides in
improvement. The citizens are full of
energy and public spirit. ‘ All public en
terprises are well sustained. Its popu
lation numbers from 1,500 to 2,000.
About a mile and a half from here, on
the Yellow River, is located the Rock
dale Paper Mill, owned by a stock Com
pany. We are informed they manufac
ture 2,000 pounds of an excellent quality
of printing paper per day. Mr. A. O
Brown is the superintendent.
The Sun, in its course, is still onward
and upward, and we keep
On the Go.
Special Correspondence of the Atlanta Sun.
Augusta, Ga., April 30th, 1872.
Editors Sun: The Georgia Teachers’
Association met in Masonic Hall this
morning, with the largest delegation
present that has ever yet attended a
meeting of the Association. Augusta,
Atlanta, Athens, Savannah, Macon, Co
lumbus, Cuthbert, Eatonton, Americas,
Thomasville, Talbotton, Thomson, West
Point, and a large number of other
places are represented.
The delegates from Atlanta are: B.
Mallon, Mrs. S. F. Johnson, Miss W,
Goulding, Miss H. S. Young, Miss W.
Duggan, Miss E. Smillie, Miss Dela
Cowart, Mrs. J. Ballard, Mrs. R. J. Mc-
Keon, Mrs. Joel Marble, Rev. J.
Marcy, E. G. Moore, W. M. James, W,
LeConte Stevens, Prof. G. J. Orr, State
School Commissioner; J. A. Richardson,
Wm. D. Slay maker, Mrs. L. S. Oldfield.
A most pleasing attraction is the large
number of lady delegates present. It
shows that the sex understands that it is
one of woman’s rights to educate the
young, and it is eminently proper that
they should be active in all educational
movements. This association is the grand
normal class of the State, and, though it
assembles but once a year, that assem
bling is a most important one to all con-
oarned in teaching.
The Convention was welcomed to the
city in a very appropriate address, by Mr
Pat. Walsh, of the Chronicle & Sentinel,
member of the City Council, and Mayor
pro tem., during the absence of Mayor
Estes.
Chancellor Lipscomb, of the State
University, responded in behalf of the
teachers, in his usually grandly sensible
manner.
President Lipscomb read the annnal
address to the Association, upon the sub
ject, of “ The study of the Laws of Mind
a requisite to successful Teaching.”
Prof. G. VV. Rains, of Augusta, read a
paper upon the “Progress of Science.”
In the afternoon Prof. E. G. Moore,
of the Atlanta Boys’ High School, read a
very excellent paper upon the “Utility of
the Classics,” which was followed by
quite a lively discussion.
On motion of Prof. Orr, a committee
was appointed to prepare a proper *■ x-
pression of regret for the death of Dr.
Bonnell, late President of the Macon
Female College, and also of this Associ
ation.
A committee was also appointed to
visit the Public Schools of this city to
morrow.
A session of the convention was held
to-night to hear an oration by Hon. Hen
ry W. Hilliard, upon the “True Object
of Philosophy.” Mr. H. was in the “elo-
quentest of moods,” and when that is
said, those who have ever heard him can
have some conception of how eloquent
his address was.
The people of Augusta have given the
educators of the State a cordial wel
come and most excellent entertainment.
This lovely city never looked lovelier,
and a welcome seems to beam from all
its surpassing loveliness.
Evidently this meeting of the Asso
ciation will be one of the pleasantest and
most profitable ever held.
Ferguson.
.Response* to Inquiries*
Liberal Republican: Yon have been
misinformed. It is not the intention of
the city or State authorites to enlarge
the new county jail to accommodate
Phatty Harris, nor is it deemed expedi
ent to expand the dimensions of the door
for that purpose. Upon consultation
with eminent zoologists, who have made
this animal their special study, we under
stand that it (and its species) has a pe
culiar constitution, beiDg able to expand
or contract at will. This, together with
the fact that it and all its kind are
growing daily “beautifully less,” make an
enlargement of the jail altogether un
necessary. P. S.—You are likewise mis
taken in supposing Phatty Harirs keeps
three lager beer saloons which are sup
ported exclusively by his own patronage,
though we confess appearances would
seem to warrant such a conclusion. We
are informed that Phatty formerly had
all his “beer” manufactured in Washing
ton City, by a well-known fermenter
named U. S. Grant. This supply, how
ever, has recently been withdrawn.
Leonard, Athens: You are wofully mis
taken in supposing that a kiss from
you is positively distasteful to your be
trothed. She will never yield to your
whining entreaties to allow you to kiss
her. Make a flank movement, get her
lost somewhere between your arms and
neck tie, and, take our word for it, she
will be a long time finding her way out.
Historian—You are right. John L.
Conley is “a son of his Pa.” We are not
informed; it may be true, however, that
he was born the same day that Ben. But
ler was. If so, this accounts for his ex
traordinary talents.
Aspirant, Griffin: We are aware that
imitation is one of the most commenda
ble faculties, and we would specially ad
vise all who hope to excel in versifica
tion, to study the works and habits of
the best poets. However, if after three
weeks, experience with the delirium ire-
mens, you find you are unable to write a
second “Raven,” we would suggest that
you moderate somewhat in this style of
imitation. It might eventually affect
your brain.
Politician, Covington: -We are au
thorized to state that Foster Blodgett
will not run for the Presidency. This
rumor probably had its origin in the
fact that Mr. Blodgett has been en
gaged for the last four or five years,
“running for the President.” P. S.—
Mr. Blodgett, we learn,is now “running”
for his life.
Philanthropist—Yes, the old woman
was horribly mutilated. She was cut
in two in the middle, and her limbs and
head were all severed from her body.
She looks very weak in the eyes, her
tongue is white, and she is hardly expect
ed to recover.
I860
“ 1870
Colo’d pop. in 1850
“ 1860
" 1870
Total W. & C. 1850!
“ 1860
« 1870
THE SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION—24 COUNTIES.
White pop in 1830 36,000
“ 1860 56,000—increase 55.5 per ct.
“ 1870 75,000 “ 33.9 "
Cold’d pop in 1850 46,000
“ 1860 51,000 «• 10.7 “
“ 1870 64,000 ** 25.5 “
Total W. &C. 1850 82,000 “
" I860 117,000 “ 43.9 “
“ 1870 139,000 “ 18.8 «*
THE SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION—30 COUNTIES.
From the Macon (Ga.) Daily Enterprise, April 27th,
, Indictment.
“A. H. S.,” in The Atlanta Sun of
the 26th instant, thus lays down the
truth:
“The country is passing an important
crisis. The party in power is aiming at
the overthrow of free government in this
country, and the substitution in its stead
of a centralized despotism—a .govern
ment without regard to constitutional
restraints—without regard to the free
dom of the press—without regard to the
freedom of person—without regard to
the sacred right of the writ of habeas
corpus and trial by impartial juries; a
government without regard to the inal
ienable rights of the people in the
States.”
People of Georgia, read and ponder
well this unanswerable bill of indictment.
It is from the pen of a master of political
science, and is founded upon the acts of
those who are at the head and front of
this “centalized despotism. ” "Verily no
honest jury would hesitate to find a ver
dict on such a powerful array of evidence,
nor should the people when they assem
ble at the ballot-box.
White pop. in 1830
" 1860
" 1870
Col’d pop. in 1850
“ 1860
“ 1870
Total W. & C. 1850
“ 1860
“ 1870
White pop. of
Georgia. 1850
“ 1860
** 1870
Col’d pop. of
Georgia 1850
“ 1860
“ 1870
Total W.&O.
population. 1850
“ 1860
“ 1870
111,000 .
115.000— increase 3.6perch
127.000 “ 10.4 “
104.000
141.000 *• 35.5 «
172.000 “ 22. «
215.000
256.000 «* 19. «
299.000 “ 16.8 “
521.000
691.000- in. 10 y’s, 13.4 per ct.
639.000 ■« 8.1 “
385.000
466.000
545.000
906.000
1.057.000
1.184.000
21.
16.9
16 6
12.9
Georgia stands 1st with colored pop. in 1870, 545,142
Virginia 2d, “ «* 5100.1
Alabama 3d, “ “ ^
Athens.
The Watchman, of the 1st, furnishes
the following facts:
A little boy, eleven years old, the son
of Mrs. Peeler, was burned to death,
wo regret to learn, on Friday evening
last, in the neighborhood of the Athens
Factory. In the absence of his mother,
he undertook to experiment with shav
ings, kerosene oil, and perhaps other
combustibles.
Three negroes, believed to have been
concerned in the rapes lately committed
near Harmony Grove, have been arrested
and confined in jail within the past few
days. The outrage was one of nnnsual
brutality—one of the victims being a
little girl thirteen years old.
A Monument to a Felon.—The "Win
chester Times says: “We understand that
the admirers of the famous John Brown
are quietly taking steps for the erection
of a monument to his memory, if a suit
able site can be secured at Harpers
Ferry or Charlestown.”
. SECOND DAY.
Augusta, Ga., May 1, 1872.
Editors Sun: The already large num
ber of delegates was swelled to-day by
new arrivals, and by the election of quite
a number of new members.
The Convention met at half-past
eleven o’clock.
The Principal of McDonough Acad
emy, Rev. A. M. Campbell, read a well
digested and thorough paper upon the
“Esthetics of Education.” The paper
showed that it had been carefully pre
pared after much deliberate thought
upon the subject.
Professor Mallon, of your city, read a
paper upon “Composition,” which was
eminently useful and practical—so much
so that the Convention was greatly de
lighted with it, and a copy of it request
ed for publication.
A committee of five was appointed da
ring the morning session, to nominate
officers for the ensuing year.
Professor Smith, of Macon, who was
announced for a lecture late this after
noon, being compelled to leave the Con
vention, his address was heard the first
thing during the afternoon session. His
subject was “Female Teachers,” and he
handled it in a’way that must have won
for him the hearts of all the fair teachers
in his auditory.
After he had finished reading his ad
dress, the Professor introduced the fol
lowing resolution.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Association
that the common school law of Georgia should be
so amended as to allow the school board of each
county to employ a superintendent of all the schools,
who shall receive such a salary as the school board
may appoint.
This was amended so as to declare that
any amount required over the $500 per
annum allowed by the State should be
raised by taxation, and then adopted.
The voice of Dr. Means was heard
during the afternoon—eloquent as usual
and quite as welcome as ever it was.
He spoke with great earnestness and
deep feeling, and was listened to with
profound attention.
Professor Hunter introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Association
that ladies possessing equal qualifications with man
should receive equal compensation for their services
as teachers.
“What is best in the Marking Sys
tem?” was a topic which engaged tbe
attention of some of the best talent in
the Convention for a considerable length
of time; and its discussion was continued
until to-morrow.
This evening the Convention listened
to an elaborate and thoroughly digested
discussion of Public Schools by Pro
fessor G. J. Orr, Superintendent of hub-
lie Schools.
After this address, a sapper was given
to the delegates and a few. guests, which
I have not time to notice at the late hour
at which I write.
Committees appointed for that purpose
visited the Public Schools of Augusta,
this morning, examined their system,
heard recitations, and came away highly
pleased. I was not able to accompany
all these Committees, hence, concluded
to accompany none, and judge of the re
sult by what the members bad to say
when they returned. It wrs satisfactory
and complimentary to the system upon
which the schools are conducted.
Ferguson.
About the Crops.
The Albany Central City has the fol
lowing:
Both Corn and cotton, in this section,
are doing well where not injured by late
inundations. Some corn fields look really
beautiful; and the most of our farmers
have good stands of cotton.
In tbe counties of Mitchell and Baker
all the planters have been compelled, by
the past rains and freshets, to replant
their entire crop. So great is the de
mand for cotton seed that common seed
brings the high price of one dollar per
bushel. The farmers, however, are vig
orously at work, repairing damages and
making the best of their misfortune.
The Sandersville Georgian of the 1st
says:
A drought is now prevailing in this
section which for the last, few days has
arrested cotton planting with a great many
planters—preferring to wait for a rain
than run the risk of planting in dry,
baked land, for should they fail, they
will be unable to plant cotton at all.
Since the spring of 1866 there has not
been such a scarcity of planting seed
known in this county.
The Dalton Citizen of the 2d has this
about the wheat prospect:
jj&Mr. Henry Stafford brought to our of
See yesterday the finest specimen of wbea
we ever saw in this section at this season
of the year. It was nearly four feet
high, fully headed out, with large, fine
heads. It was taken from a twenty-four
acre field, all of which he says is as fine
as this specimen. He tells us that the
wheat prospect in his neighborhood has
not been so promising since 1856.
A Henry county correspondent of the
Griffin News writes:
Owing to the long continued cold and
rainy weather this spring, our farming
work is not as far advanced as usual at
this season, but the planters are making
extra exertions, and have the promise of
being well seconded bv their laborers.
In this part of the county we would like
to have a seasonable rain. Nearly, if not
quite all, of the cotton is in the ground,
and a gentle rain would cause it to spring
up very soon. There is a hard crust
formed on the surface of the ground
that makes it difficult to cultivate the
corn crop as it should be done. Most of
our people have planted for provisions
enough to support themselves another
year without sending Westward and
Northwestward for them.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
London is afflicted with innumerable
boy gamblers. e
M. Jacques Felix, father of the f amon
French actress Rachel, recently died \
the age of 76. U at
It is the impression that should France
endeavor to re-establish the temporal
power in Italy, Germany will interfere
What is termed combination or coali
tion of railroads in this country, i s p ert j'
aently termed “amalgamation of rail"
ways.”
By a large majority, the Swedish Par
liament has abolished the system of ex
emption from military service by monev
payment. *
The first sod of a new railway i n jw
land, between Landgate and Hythe, was
cut on tho 11th of April by Prince Ar
thur, son of Queen Victoria.
The claimant to the Tichborne Baron,
etcy will probably be tried for forgery
in issuing bonds in the name of Roger
Charles Doughty Tichborne.
The Persian famine is somewhat aba
ted, though the privations are yet almost
intolerable. The prospects of the June
harvest promise much relief.
A learned judge in England has re-
cently decided that there is no English
law prohibiting a woman from wearing
male attire, so long as she behaves her
self.
Prince Arthur, of the English. Royal
family, is zealously and assiduously de
voting himself to scientific pursuits. He
lectures frequently on the arts and
sciences to large and intelligent audi
ences.
The claimant to the Tichborne estate,
who has recently been released from
prison on bond, has received by private
contributions about $4,000, donated to
enable him to sustain a creditable defense
against the charges of perjury and for
gery.
There is a sect of people in England
styled the “Peculiar People,” who per
sistently discard medical assistance in
the most critical cases of sickness, pre
ferring that the patient should die. They
doubtless think it ill becomes them to
interfere with the dispensations of Prov
idence. Noble piety—very poor policy.
>—0—4
The Fire in Savannah.
The telegraphic dispatches published
this morning made mention of a disas
trous fire which had occurred in Savan
nah. From the Morning News of yes
terday some additional particulars are
obtained.
The building in which the fire origi
nated was occupied by Messrs. New-
mark & Buckert, and coutained about
$25,000 worth of furniture. They were
insured for $22,000.
The adjoining building on the west;
which was also completely destroyed, was
occupied by Mrs. L. A. McCarthy as a
dwelling above, and the first floor sub
leased to Mr. G. H. DeGayto, as a cigar
store.
Mrs. McCarthy, we understand, was
insured for $1,000, which will not cover
the’loss.
These two buildings were owned by
Mrs. Charlotte M. Branch, and insured
for $10,000 in the Liverpool, London &
Globe Insurance Co.
Tbe buildings occupied by G. W. Al
len and Julius Lavlcoy both fell victims
to the flames. A small portion of the
contents were removed, but the balance
were destroyed.
Mr. Allen was insured for $15,000 as
follows: $10,000 in the Liverpool, Lon
don & Globe Insurance Company, and
$5,000 iu Royal Insurance Co.
Mr. Lavkoy was insured in the Frank
lin Company of Philadelphia for $4,000.
Messrs. E. J. Kelly & Co., who occu
pied the upper story of this bnilding as
a furniture store, was insured for $6,000
in the Royal Insurance Company.
These buildings were owned by the es
tate of A. A. Smets, but whether insured
or not we could not appertain.
About two o’clock, the front wall of
Messrs. Newmark & Ruckert fell in with
a loud crash, and, we learn, Mr. John
Winn was slightly hurt by the burning
bricks. It was also reported that two la
dies in one of the hoarding houses were
slightly injured.
As we are going, to press the fire is still
burning; but all fears of it extending are
quieted, as the firemen, who worked like
beavers, have tbe upper band, and the
companies detailed will remain on hand
until its eventual extinguishment.
This is one of the must destructive
fires that has occurred iu Savannah for
several years, and it was a matter of re
mark that it should have originated on a
street famous as the site of the largest
fire that ever afflicted Savannah.
[From the McDuffie Journal, May 1st.]
Mr. E. Nebhut, Traveling Agent of
The Atlanta Sun, shed a few rays of light
from his smiling face upon our office
again this week. Mr. Nebhut is visiting
Thomson during the sitting of our
Superior Court in the interest of The
Sun. He is making hosts of friends for
the journdbe represents in this part of
the State; but we cannot see how such a
paper with such an agent could do other
wise than prosper.
3Iob Law in Missouri.
A mob stopped, an eastern hound train
on the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail
road at Gunn City, in Cass county, Mo.,
yesterday afternoon, and murdered J. R.
Cline, J. C. Stevenson and S. E. Dutron.
Stevenson was a member of the County
Court, and presiding judge during the
recent bond transactions, and Cline was
the attorney implicated. Dutron was
killed because he was with the others.
The mob threatened to kill any one who
hereaftpp identified any of them in court
or elsewhere. Some of them were
maskedrand all-had revolvers or shot
guns. They numbered about seventy-five
or one hundred.
Col. J. M. W. Hill, traveling agent for
that sterling Democratic Journal, The
Atlanta Sun, called in our office
Wednesday morning.
The Sun is one of the best papers pub
lished and its already large circulation
rapidly increasing. If you want a good
paper, you can not do better than to
subscribe for The Atlanta Sun.
[<Si?»ota Journal.
Col. Lutlier J. Glenn*
We notice from the Atlanta papers
that Colonel Luther J. Glenn has con
sented to the use of his name as a can
didate for the Legislature from Fulton
county, to fill the unexpired term of Cap
tain Jackson. He will of course be elect
ed, and a purer man, a better Democrat,
or truer patriot, will not be found int
halls of the Georgia Legislature. He ^
one of nature’s noblemen, a man that t
Democracy of Fulton may well be proua
to honor in this way. Would that
had more such men in our legislative
councils.—PaUon Citizen, 2d May.