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THE ATLANTA WT2EKLY SUN, FOB THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 10 1872.
THE ATLANTA SUN
FROM THE DAILY EDITION OF
W ednescLav, June 13,187' 2.
‘Going Slow.
of man the fanatical philosopher is. "We
have done this by a few characteristic ex
tracts from his recent utterances, and a
perfectly fair recital of some of the in
cidents of a long life of unremitting hos
tility to Democracy, to our cherished in- j
stitutions,and our most sacred traditions, j
Three or four self-constituted dele-1 Volco
I trust the Democracy of Texas through
its convention at Corsicana, will instruct
its delegates to Baltimore to go for a
staigbt Democratic ticket
Very truly, yours,
John C. Conner.
The article we reproduce to-day from
our cotemporary of Athens, under the j gates from Georgia put Greeley before
aw capUoa. desarva. the penxsal “J
every one who feels an interest m those | teg tQ the Convention at Atlanta may
questions which are now agitating the > decide whether the voice of Georgia shall
public mind in Georgia. We commend | be for or against him at Baltimore? How
it to tlio special attention o! oar readers. *»
A. H. b. | pat fort k every ' energy to prevent it.
Keeping silent—keeping your powder
I dry—is of little avail after the game is
The Killing ot Col. M. K. Palmer.
We have farther particulars of this j beyond reach,
sad—this cowardly event, for which we
are indebted to the courtesy of Col. J.
B. Estes, of Gainesville, who was in the
city yesterday. Col. E. obtained most
of the information here given from Mr.
J. E. Redwine, of the Gainesville Eagle,
»nd Col. H. P. Bell—both of whom
wore at Hiwassee, while Towns County
Court was in session—Mr. Pulmer being
there also, attending court.
On Tuesday evening, the 4th instant,
after getting through with his business
at court, he left Hiwassee, going sis
miles that evening in the direction of
Cleveland. He stopped at the house of
Mr. M. V. England, and, after break
fast the next morning, be again
set out for his home in Cleveland.
He was alone, and was shot by some one
in ambush, after he had traveled about
three miles, and was approaching the
base of the Blue Ridge, on the north
side. He was shot from behind with a
rifle ball. It entered the left side, and
passed near the heart, coming out near
the pit of the stomach. Col. Palmer was
riding on a mule. The signs indicated
that it ran with him about seventy yards
before he fell. It is supposed that he
died immediately, as he was found with
his face upon the ground, apparently in
the position in which he fell from the
mule. Some one was near the place
who heard the shot, and found Mr. Pal
mer soon after, but life was totally ex-
inct.
A coroner’s inquest was held over his
body, which returned a verdict that he
was murdered by some person unknown.
His remains were carried to Cleveland
for interment, where he was buried with
Masonic Honors. About seventy-five
Masons were in the procession, and a
vast multitude of persons from every part
of the county, and even adjoining coun
ties, attended the funeral.
Nothing has transpired in that county
in many years which has so aroused the
sympathy and indignation of the people
of all classes. A braver mi
one baviDg a higher mind
or nobler • spirit — never lived
or died. He was the friend of the poor
and the oppressed, a lover of liberty, and
-irmairxrr traur. jere^vucu. nieTTum ToT
Two Voices from Texas.
the truth’s sake; ho scorned the things
that were mean; he spat upon and defied
everything that was not lofty in honor,
pure in principle, and incorruptible in
these disordered days. The wicked fear
ed and dreaded him, and he has fallen a
sacrifice to his principles by the hand of
a dastardly assassin, who no doubt,is one
of the robber clan which have infested
that hill country since the war, and who
have been petted, protected, and upheld
by Radical officials in this State and else
where. He leaves a wife and some small
children to monm his loss.
No cine to the perpetrator of the vile
deed has been found. A man by the
name of Gurley, who was traveling with
him when they left Hiwassee, was found
on the road alone soon after Mr. Palmer
was killed. He was arrested on suspi
cion, and with a view to eliciting some
information; but nothing was ascertained
and he was released. Every effort is be
ing made to ferret out the murderer;
and the indignation felt in the commu
nity, is so intense and universal that it is
believed the wretch would quickly be
dispatched if he could be found, and
positive evidence of his guilt fastened
npon him.
with anxiety to see what steps
will be taken by United States officers in
Georgia to ferret out and punish the per
petrator of this cowardly Ku-Klux out
rage.
b
From the Athens, Ga., Sonthem Banner, June 7.
“Golng-SIow.’»
A cautious friend suggests that our at
tacks on Greeley will be a little embar
rassing to us, if he is nominated at Bal
timore, and we have to defend him in the
canvass. If the Democratic party is
called on to carry the dead weight of
Greeley through the approaching canvass
we shall leave defending him to those
who have invited and counselled the'hu
miliation.
Impressed as we are with the convic
tion that the nomination or support of
Greeley by the National Democratic par
ty, is a death knell to that organization
and its principles, whether he is elected
or not; and convinced also that
he is the weakest man in his
party, except the other anti-Grant Radi
cial Dromio—Charles Sumner—that
could be ran against the great Gift-
Taker—we feel sacredly bound to do all
we can to prevent the calamity of his
endorsement at Baltimore. The way to
prevent that endorsement is for those
who are opposed to it not to keep silent
and wait in timid fear of destroying har
mony, until the fatal deed is done; but
by every possible means combat the
manifestation of a willingness to sup
port him, whenever and wherever exhib
iting itself. If we could see reason in the
proposed surrender to Greeley, in the face
of the evident fact that it must divide and
destroy both the Democratic party and
tue liberal movement, we should feel
that waiting might be pardonable. But
ltjis against our judgment, as well as re-
7rr to our Principles. The most
cnectiye way to combat the eccentric and
inconsiderate impulse in fn\or of Gree-
is to remind the people what manner
We subjoin two letters to which we
invoke a careful perusal by our readers.
They are both written by members of
Congress from Texas, and doubtless
speak the sentiments of the gallant and
unterrified Democracy of that State,
who, under their lead, and the lead of
others with them, on the same line of
policy they advocate, last year rescued
the State from Radical domination and
misrule.
The letter of Mr. Connor has already
been published in The Sun, bat it will
bear repetition:
From the Weekly State Gazette, Austin, Texas, 25th
May, 1872.
LETTER FROM HONORABLE JOHN HANCOCK.
Washington, May 25,1872.
Major W. M. Walton, Austin, Texas :
Dear Major—Greeley’s nomination is
received in a sort of stupefied astonish
ment. There has not been time for re
action, and I cannot tell just the effect it
may produce, bnt I think it will be in
considerable on the Democracy, and not
very great on the Bepublicans. If the
discontents had acted wisely at Cincin
nati, they had success in their hands, but
they were selfish, narrow-minded and un
compromisingly hostile to the Democra
cy-
To be acceptable to Democrats was
cause sufficient for that convention to re
ject. Many of the members deemed
themselves of too great national import
ance to prejudice their status with .the
Republican party, and hence none but a
pronounced Republican” ticket could
be thought of, maintaining among
themselves that the Democratic party
was so much demoralized that they
could not do otherwise than support any
ticket that might be selected. For my
self, I was perfectly willing to meet them
half way, and would have been satisfied
with Judge Davis, a man of fine ability,
conservative in character, opposed to
centralization and interference with State
governments, and especially to the mili
tary intermeddling with civil affairs.
What can we hope from Mr. Greeley ?
Every measure of the Republican party
has his indorsement as principles. He
objects to Grant’s administration as to
the manner of carrying them out. He
might be more economical and honest,
put better men in office and displace
thieves when detected, but in principle
it would be a continuance of the same
party, avowing substantially the princi
ples, pnfr-fcj- tl,®
same party, and mainly by the same per
sons now in power. The change would
be a personal one only, with probably
some temporary advantage to ns, but for
us, however, to be placed in a hopeless
condition four years from this time.
Does such a prospect challenge our ap
proval and support ? I cannot think so.
But rather that we should hold our Na
tional Convention, adopt a liberal plat
form, select the best men for candidates,
invite the co-operation of all who desire
the restoration of the Government of
our fathers, and go manfully, into the
fight, having the right on our side. I
believe victory may yet perch on our ban
ner in November, at any rate we will pre
serve our National and State organiza
tions, control most of the State Govern
ments and ultimately triumph. Such,
briefly, are my views on the present con
dition of affairs, crudely expressed, but
~ trust intelligibly to you.
Very truly yours,
John Hancock.
LETTER FROY" HON. J. C. CONNER.
Washington, May 9, 1872.
Col. John 1). Elliotl, Austin, Texas:
Dear Sir: The Passive or Liberal
movement culminated at Cincinnati, in
the nomination of Greeley, a high tariff
Radical of the extreme school. The
National Democratic Committee have
called a Convention to meet at Baltimore
on the 9di of July next.
The important question for that Con
vention to consider and determine is:
“Shall we nominate a pure Democratic
ticket, and elect it, or shall we endorse
the Cincinnati nominees, disband the
Democratic organization, (for it would
result in that), and invite Grant to con
tinue his military despotism for four
years more ?
That is the question which the Balti
more Convention will be called upon to
answer, and in making that answer the
State of Texas will be entitled to sixteen
votes. It is the duty of the Corsicana
Convention to express, by a resolution
of instruction, for the government of its
delegates, npon which sidejof that ques
tion those votes shall be cast. I know
that many men who will seek to be dele
gates will object to instructions on that
subject; but their opposition should be
of itself sufficient to condemn them as
unsafe delegates.
I am not of those who think the Dem
ocratic party has outlived its usefulness,
or that the government of the fathers is
a failure; but am in favor of making at
least one more fight as an humble pri
vate in that great Democratic army,
which was stronger by sixty thousand
votes in 1870 than all opposition com
bined, as- shown by the popular vote of
the country for that year. Should the
Baltimore Convention fail to nominate a
Democratic ticket, the clock of civiliza
tion will move backward a foil century,
and the cause of millions of men both in
America and foreign lands, who are strug
gling for constitutional freedom, regu
lated by law, will indeed be lost.
By the action of the Baltimore Con
vention I shall be hound, and while I
aspire to no office, shall contribute my
money and humble abilities to promote
the success of its ticket, bnt I trnst I
shall have a candidate, in the principles
of whose life I can find something to
commend.
Fcople—Xo Surrender oi’
Principle.
Huntingdon, Tenn., Jane 3,1872.
Publishers Atlanta Sun: Please find in
closed one dollar, for which send me the
Weekly Sun.
The press of Tennessee is growing
completely venal—seems to regard prin
ciple as nothing, and the triumph of the
arch-Radical Kn-Klux, and life-long
hater and tradneer of the South, as the
one and only thing needful just at this
juncture. There was a time in the his
tory of Israel when the nation had fear
fully apostatized; so much so that the
old prophet thought ho alone stood
steadfast, and maintained his integrity.
Bnt he was mistaken. There were sev
eral thousands that had refused to bow
the knee to Baal. The aspect of affairs
in Tennessee, politically, is gloomy
enough; but all have not yet made up
their minds to sell their principles that a
few hungry, would-be place-seekers may
feast, in imagination, on a mess of Gree
ley amalgamation pottage.
There are some few of us left who are
opposed to temporizing, and the adop
tion of means that are far from promis
ing anything permanent, in the event of
success. We hold that there is more
honor in being defeated in a good cause
than in winning a victory in a vicious
one. By this chart we purpose to steer
our bark in the approaching political
tempest.
Wishing y/rar paper the most abund
ant success and your nonpareil editor long
life and an enduring consciousness of a
noble warfare.
I am, your obedient servant,
Tishomingo County, Miss., )
June 7, 1872. j
Hon. A. IT. Slephetis: Please send me a
few copies of your valuable paper, The
Atlanta Sun. I will endeavor to form a
club. Money is very scarce here, but
we are willing to go our “last dollar” for
that which will eventually lead us to gen
uine victory. All men of this part of
the country who profess to- be true to
the old form of governing the people by
law, rather than by negroes and bayo
nets, are opposed to being sold out to
the enemy merely for a change of name,
and not of principle.
Respectfully, yours,
Democratic Meeting in Clinch County
Homerville, Ga., June 8, 1872.
Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting
of the Democracy of Clinch county was
held here to-day,
Dr. L. C. Mattox was'called to the
Chair, and M. M. Caswell, Esq., request
ed to act as Secretary.
Col. S. W. Hitch briefly explained the
object of the meeting.
The following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
FSOX OUR ROVING CORRESPOND
ENT AND AGENT.
CARTERSYILLE.
Cartersyille, Ga., May 30, 1872.
Dear Sun:—There is no place on the
Western Sc Atlantic Railroad that is
making such rapid progress or that has
improved more since “the late un
pleasantness,” than Cartersville. - It
is situated in the centre and
best part of Cherokee Georgia, be
ing in the valley of the Etowah, and
surrounded by some of the richest farm
ing lands in Georgia. Its population is
about 3,000. The people are full of en
ergy.
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
It is the county site of Bartow. The public
buildings are first-class. The business
portion presents quite a city appearence.
The buildings, of which there is a large
number, are < f brick, and at present
eight brick store houses, a fine large
cotton fire-proof va^e house, and a num
ber of very neat residences, are in course
of erection. This place is making an
effort to secure a Railroad from Gaines
ville to intersect the State Road at this
point. If they should succeed, it will
give an additional impetus to Carters
ville.
The scenery around Cartersville is
scarcely surpassed anywhere, and the
mountains round about are filled with
iron and limestone.
THE BARTOW HOUSE,
v This place has a good hotel, the Bar
tow House, Col. T. J. Bridges, proprie
tor, who is a very clever host. His table
is well supplied with the best and choicest
dishes the market affords.
THE NEWSPAPER.
There is one paper published here,
The Standard and Express, weekly. It is
a large paper, and has an. extensive cir
culation in Cherokee, Georgia. It is
heavily edited by Col. J. W. Harris,
Political Editor, Col. J. S. Smith, News
and Local Editor, CoL P. H. Brewster,
Agricultural and Local Editor, Col. W.
S. D. Wikle*, Publisher and CommeY
cial Editor.
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
There are three churches, Methodist,
Presbyterian and Baptist. The former
is a new brick edifice bnt recently erect
ed. Attached to this church is a model
Sabbath school, Mr. Erwin, Superintend
dent. He ranks, in capability, with Mr.
Richardson, of your city, or Mr. Derry,
in Augusta. The other churches also
have Sabbath schools in progress.
The colored people have two churches,
Methodist and Baptist. These also have
their Sabbath schools.
The Cartersville Female Academy is in
a flourishing condition. It is presided
over by Miss Safford and Miss Mood.
These ladies are not only educated and
highly accomplished, but have acquired
considerable reputation as writers. Their
school is quite a success. The male
school is taught by Mr. Hillyer. There
is also here a school for boys and girls,
conducted by Professor R. Johnson; and
besides these, a number of primary
schools. There are six practicing physi
cians, and from twenty to twenty-five
lawyers.
CAR FACTORY AND OTHER FACTORIES.
Cartersville Car & Building Associa
tion is a stock company, E. W. Gower,
President; H.Pagett, Superintendent.At
this establishment they built freight
county, in meeting assembled, That. Col.
J. L. Sweat, Dr. P. Stolesbury and
Judge Jonathan L. Morgan, as Delegates,
and Judge T. G. Ramsey, William
Gaines and Jasper W. Rives, as ’Alter
nates, be, and they are hereby appointed
to represent our county in the Conven
tion to be held in Atlanta on the 26 th
instant, for the purpose of appointing
Delegates to the Baltimore Convention.
Resolved, That we again take occasion
to express our unqualified adhesion to
the principles of the great Democratic
Party, believing, as we do, that upon
their success depends the only hope for
reform of Radical abuses and corruption,
and the rescue, restoration and preserva
tion of Constitutional Government.
Resolved, That we heartily approve of
the Administration of His Excellency,
Governor James M. Smith, and cordially
recommend his re-nomination and elec
tion this Fall.
On motion, it was ordered that the
proceedings of the meeting be published
in the Atlanta Sun, Savannah Morning
News and South Georgia Times.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
L. C. Mattox, Chairman.
M. M. Caswell, Secretary.
correspondent in behalf of our luminary,
The Atlanta Sun, and its Political il
luminator, the Hon. Alex. H. Stephens.
This was received with much applause.
After yonr humble correspondent was
through, Mr. B. J. Hutchins, of Atlanta,
agent for that reliable tobacco house of
Mr. J. L. Winter,[called for three cheers
for the Hon. Alex. H. Stephens and The
Atlanta Sun, which was heartily re
sponded to by all present. This was a
very pleasant episode. Such rifts in
the cloud of every day life are gleams of
cheerfulness and hope which light up our
pathway, and around which our memory
loves to linger as we are “On the Go.”
The Greensboro Band is composed of
the following gentlemen, viz.: Dr. Wm.
Morgan, M. Markwalter. A. A. High
tower, J. Bouheart, J. A. Griffin, A. M.
Sitton, C. Vincent, J. Cartwright, Wm.
Tennison,W. H. Griffies, R.C. Williams,
J. Andrews, J. Johnson and W. Griffies.
Prof. Hett, of Augusta, teacher. It is a
band of good performers, composed of
first-class gentlemen.
This morning we left on the way
freight for Union Point. We found the
citizens all agog in preparing for a fair,
to come off next Friday, and at night
an entertainment is to be given by the
Musical and Dramatic Club of this
place, the proceeds to be appropriated to
the building of churches.
We find the crops everywhere looking
well.
The principles advocated by The At
lanta Sun, are gaining favor at every
place visited by us on the Georgia Rail
road. We arrived home safely on the
evening train from On The Go.
EXCE11PYS OF FUN AND HUBOr7~
Vat You Call Dem ?—“Vat
cal dem tirgs vit long bills zat fly £2
make a noise, b-z-z-z?” said a
man, the other day. “Woodcock " J'
replied. .“Ehbienr I kill zis morning
before mine breakfast, twenty-five 7 f
cock.” “The deuce you did' m?'
did you find them?” “In mine iSf 6
ber bed." “Iwentyflee
your bed-ctambei? You must
Zen I km
tv-t—nrrr4>Trr (cars, dress lumber, build houses, &c.
ubh'nn H>hot f!nl XSIS^CUnoOVJa
Butts County Democrats.
The Democracy of Butts county met
on the 8th instant. The following is the
result of its deliberation:
Whereas, We, the Democrats of Batts
coanty, look to no other source than the
Democratic party to relieve our country
from the oppression of our present po
litical administration, adopt the following
resolutions:
L Resolved, That we indorse the
administration of Governor James M.
Smith.
2. Resolved, That we desire no compro
mise or consolidation with other parties,
bnt wish an uncompromising Democrat
for the National Democratic party in the
approaching Presidential campaign.
The resolutions being cordially and
unanimously adopted, the Chairman
then appointed M. V. McKibbin, T. M.
Harkness, William Eider and Maj. B. F.
Ward as delegates to theStateConvention.
What AI>out ,tliat Bank.
In the month of December, 1871,
Senator Simon Cameron, was in Atlanta
in company with Mr. Delano, of Gen.
Grant’s Treasury Department, and while
here, he said to citizens of Atlanta, that
he was here for the purpose of organiz
ing a bank.
Mr. Editor, can yon tell us what has
been done with reference to the organi
zation of this needed institution? Did
these men come here to establish a busi
ness, or to gobble up something which
we have already made ? Citizen.
“Disarm! Grant,” exclaims the
Baltimore Gazelle. That is what the
Democrats are going to meet in Balti
more next month, for.
£3?“Tke most prominent features of the
Philadelphia Convention were those of a
negro delegate from Mississippi, who was
seven feet high.
^ has only been in operation
a little ovei one year. There is also a
steam blind and sash manufactory, Z. W.
Jackson & Co., proprietors, and perhaps
as large a carriage manufactory as any in
the State, Messrs. Gower, Jones & Co.,
proprietors. They turn out from 200 to
300.carriages and buggies annually. As
to the character of their work they ac
knowledge no superiors. There is a
foundry here also, owned by Mr. Scof-
fied, but not in operation at present.
AGENT FOR THE SUN.
We have secured the services of Mr.
John L. Moon, a young and promising
lawyer, as our agent to reflect The Sun
here. We congratulate ourselves that we
found this “Moon” without the aid of a
telescope, and we trust that he will bor
row enough light from The Son to keep
the shadow of Radicalism
On the Go.
MADISON—'GREENSBORO UNION POINT—-
“ON THE GO,” AND THE SUN COMPLI
MENTED. :
At Home, June 8, 1872.
Dear Sun—We left home for Madison
on Thursday morning. We found the
place somewhat dull, and Sol’s rays ad
ding their influence to the general dull
ness. The merchants and others com
plain of money being scarce. The citi
zens are a good deal elated at their pros
pect of having a railroad via Monticello
to Griffin. They commenced grading on
the evening before our arrival, with some
fifty hands. They have made rapid pro
gress for so short a time.
Madison is a desirable summer retreat,
possessing many facilities for amuse
ments and pleasures, as well as superior
religious advantages. The hotel is kept
in superior style, combining elegance
and refinement with its conveniences and
good fare. These constitute a great con
sideration . to persons away from home,
sojourning among strangers.
Yesterday we went down to Greens
boro, and found Greene county all right.
Politically, they go for a regular Demo
cratic nomination at Baltimore.
A great revival is going on in the
Baptist Church in this place. Such a
refreshing shower of Divine Grace has
not been experienced in this place for
twenty years. The meeting began one
week ago. Seventeen have been receiv
ed into the Church by experience. Last
night,, about thirty came foward asking
the prayers of the Church. Rev. W. * D.
Atkinson, Pastor, assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Chaudoin, of Jonesboro, are con
ducting the meeting. We also noticed
the Hon. P. B. Robinson taking an
active part in the exercises. The meet
ing continued until a late hour.
.On our return to the hotel, we were
surprised to find the Greensboro Brass
Band awaiting our arrival. They hon
ored us with a serenade, and their music
was truly delightful—especially so in
their last piece—“Home, Sweet Home.”
It was so transporting, we did not real
ize that we were “On the Go,” but felt
as, if we were at home.
We regret that we were not prepared
to make them snch a speech as we de-
sired'and as they deserved, but we did
the best we conld. We returned thanks
for the compliment extended to vonr
Correspondence of the Atlanta Sun.
Emory College.
THE SOFES CONTEST FOR SPEAKERS’ PLACES
—THE LUCKY ONES—PUBLIC DEBATES—
EXAMINATION—COMING COMMENCEMENT.
Emory College, June 11.
Editor's Sun—A recital of a few of the
recent proceedings that have transpired
at Emory College may prove of interest
to some of your readers. N
In accordance with the custom of the
College, the Sophomore class had a con
test, on last Monday, before the Faculty
by trial declamation, for speakers’ places
at the approaching commencement. The
number is limited to ten, and out of a
class of thirty-five, the following were
the successful:
H. J. Banks, Enon, Ala. ; N. T.
Burks, Texas; W. M. Crow, Texas; E. R.
Kinnebrew, Lexington, Ga.; W. C. Lov
ett, Screven county; C,L. Peak, Boston,
Ga.; W. J. Ray, Monroe, Ga.; Walter
Scott, Marietta, Ga.; S. L. Smith, Ox
ford, Ga.; W. M. Taylor, Oxford. The
above gentlemen did honor to them
selves at the “contest,” and we trust will
aid in rendering the commencement ex
ercises pleasant to those who may see fit
to honor us with their attendance.
The Senior class have laid off the
“mortal coil” of studying, and are now
undergoing their final examination, which
will be completed by Thursday evening,
at which time all who will have nothing
to do at Commencement will leave for
home. By the graduation of this class,
Emory College will lose some of its best
intellect and most honored students—a
loss that will be felt for some time to
come. We part with them in sorrow.
The Public Debate of the Phi Gamma
Society, on last Friday night, was a suc
cess. The fairest of Oxford and Coving
ton ladies honored us with their pres-
<mo«—.which encouraged the young men
to do their best. Mr. R. T. Rlieney, the
Salutatorian, made a fine effort, which was
greeted with applause. The debaters
were four—Messrs. H. A. Mathews, W.
N. Sheats, J. H. Lewis and J. W. Harris.
The question, “Ought one to support his
country when she is in the wrong ?" was
soundly handled on both sides. Mr. J.
B. Robins was the Valedictorian of the
Senior Class—Mr. J. O. A. Wynn being
Respondent. A string band soothed the
scattering “heavy” moments.
The Few Society will have their debate
next Friday night.
The term is-drawing to it close. The
commencement sermon will be preached
on the 14th of next month.
We may as well state here that in the
Phi Gamma Society, on last Saturday, in
debating the question as to whether the
Democratic Party should sustain the
nomination of Greeley, it was decided
that it it should not. So the great po
litical question of the day, is at last
settled. ° , M.
Pardons Refused.—Upon inquiry at
the Executive Department, yesterday,
we learn that Governor Smith has felt
constrained by a sense of duty to the
public to refuse to grant pardons in the
following cases:
James C. Loyd, ot Macon county, con
victed of being accessory before the fact
to the murder of the late Col. Fish of
that county.
Nelson Smith, colored, of Dooly coun
ty, convicted of horse stealing, and now
confined in the Penitentiary.
The application of Henry Drummond,
of Bartow county, imprisoned for life for
the crime of murder, has been with
drawn.
Bachelors, Attention !—The atten
tion of bachelors is called to the follow
ing wail:
There are some sad sights in this
world; a city sacked and burned—a bat
tle field after a great slaughter—a Lon
don in the mid3t of a plague—a ship
burning at sea—a family pining in star
vation—a jug of molasses wrecked upon
the pavement. All bad, hut true. But
to us the saddest sight is an old bachelor
wearing toward the end of his journey of
life, his great duties undone. Miserable
creature! Just look at him; his shirt
buttons off—his stockings out at the toes
—not a son or daughter nor a relative to
drop a tear, close his eyes in death, or to
leave his money to—nobody in fact, to
care for him—shunned by saint and sin
ner !
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Colfax has not been heard from
since the nomination at Philadelphia. It
is said that after learning his defeat “he
never smiled again.” No doubt it is very
sad to him, notwithstanding his frequent
assertions that he would “retire” at the
nd of the present term.
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Alexis’ father has frequent fits of
“downcastedness.”
Why should he not, when he has to
support the extravagancies of such a boy
as that Ales, is ?
musquitos.” “Eh bien!
twenty-five musquitos,”
A young lady having set her can
for a rather large specimen of the oddo
sitnsex and having failed to win,
telling her sorrows to a couple of confi
dants, when one of them comforted h P1 .
witn these words:—“Never miud, Molli P .
there s as good fish in the sea as everwS
caught,” “iVlollie knows that,” repS
the other; “but she wants a whale.”
AST 1 A Guarded Answer.—In one of
our courts lately, a man who was called
upon to appear as a witness could not bo
found. On the Judge asking where he
was, an elderly gentleman rose up, and
with much emphasis said:
the
Judge;
“Your Honor, he’s gone.
“Gone! gone!” said
“ where is he gone?”
“That I cannot inform you,” replied
the communicative gentleman; “but he’s
Tliis is considered the best guarded
answer on record. *
A gentleman lately complimented
a lady on her improved appearance
“You are guilty of flattery,” said the la’,
dy. “Not so,” replied he, “for I vow
you are plump as a partridge. “At first ”
said the lady, “I thought yon guilty of
flattery only, but you are now actually
making gamool me.”
Motto of the Democrats who sup.
port Horace Greeley:
“Anybody to beat Grant."
Greeley’B motto:
“Anybody to beat the Democrats!"
[Co.umbus, (Miss.) Democrat.
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The C/se op H. O. Hoyt!—Alter summon!™
130 persons, tho Court at last succeeded in quality
ing a jury by yesterday at 12 o’clock—having fie-
voted the space of an entire day to this work. The
great majority of the persons summoned disqtali.
fled themselves by declaring prejudice or partiality
either for or against the prisoner; and the Jury now
consists mainly of persons living in a distant partol
the county, who are unfamiliar with the transac
tions of the prisoner. The following is the jury •
J. Boyle, J. W. Covington, J. R. Gerreil, E. M. Berry
Marion Gaines, J. H. Gaches, J. C. Huff, W. M.Isom
M. Hall, Jacob Morris, Jerry Glenn, J. W. Hall.
The counsel for the State placed Mr. I. P. Harris.
Treasurer of the Western* Atlantic Railroad during
Blodgett’s administration, on the stand, and asked
h*m if he had paid Mr. Hoyt any money outof the
Treasury of the Road.
Gen. Gartrell objected to this question aa not per
tinent, maintaining that Mr. HarriB had no authority
to make such disbursement; that the funds of which
he was guardian did not become the property of the
State until it was actually paid into the State Treas
ury. ESSSS
A number of passed bills, approved by various
officers of the road, were then submitted to Mr.
Harris. These bills, amounting in the aggregate to
about $130,000, Mr. Harris testified, wero paid by
him to Mr. Hoyt during the year 1870, as funds with
which Mr. Hoyt was authorized to purchase timber,
wood, cross-ties and ballast for the use of the road;
and were paid from the treasury on the authority of
warrants from the proper authorities, the Auditor,
Hotchkiss, the Master of Transportation and Su
pervisor, A. L. Harris, or the Superintendent, as the
case might be. In these bills were items specifying
the amounts for cross-ties, to which the attention
of Mr. Harris was specially called, as the indict
ment before the jury was upon the fraudulent use
of money furnished for purchasing cross-ties. The
aggregate amount for this purpose was about $30,-
000, or the amount specified in the indictment. Mr.
Hariris testified that all this money had been paid to
Mr. Hoyt.
Mr. Harris further testified that Mr. Hoyt traveled
up and down the road for the purpose of paying for
cross-ties; that he was accompanied by Fry, Knight
and Hill; that advances wero sometimes made to in
dividuals in the absence of Mr. Hoyt, and on the
presentation of the proper vouchers, for wood, tim-
cress-ties, &e.. and that such probably amount
ing to about $10,000, in all, were not included in
these bills; that during the year 1870 he paidinto
the State Treasury the sum of $45,000 as the net
earnings of the State Road.
Here the court adjourned until morning. More
material testimony will probably be developed to
day.
Died.—At Clinton, North Carolina, on the 9th
instant, Edith Lee, infant daughter of Dr. John A
and Lizzie Lee Fuqua.
We regret to record the foregoing account of the
death of the little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Fnqui.
The Doctor is now a resident of our city, a partner
of Dr. Campbell, 29 Whitehall street. We noticed
his arrival in this city recency, and his determina
tion to remain with us, and of his having sent for
his family. His many friends sincerely sympathize
with him.
A Grammatical Dialogue.
The following conversation between a
young lady who wrote for magazines and
an old gentleman who believed he could
speak English, occurred somewhere in
Massachusetts, and is quoted for the
benefit of grammarians:
• Old Gentleman—“Are there any houses
building in your village?”
Young Lady—“No, sir. There is a
new house being built for Mr. Smith,,
but it is the carpenters who are build
ing it.
Gentleman—“True; I sit corrected.
To be building is certainly a different
thing from to being built. And how
long has Mr. Smith’s liouse been being
built?”
Lady—(Looks puzzled a moment, and;
then answers rather abruptly.) “Nearly
a year?”
Gentleman—“How much longer do
you think it will be being built?’’
Lady—(Explosively. ( “Don’t know.”
Gentleman—“I should think Mr. Smith j
would be annoyed by its being so long
being built, for the house he now occu
pies being old, he mnst leave it, and the
new one, being only being built, instead
of being built, as he expected, he can
not—”
Here the gentleman perceived that the-1
lady had disappeared.
The Natick cobbler was put on, I
the ticket with Grant, in order that the
race, might not be bootless. But how if
the boot should be put on the Democrat- jj
ic foot? .
Claims.—The summary of the claims
for losses by Confederate cruisers filed
by thi United States Commissioners
with the Geneva arbitrators, gives a total
of $19,021,429, including $1,120,795 for
losses for increased war premiums. The
direct losses, or those from actual cap
ture, are distributed among the Con
federate cruisers as follows: Alabama.
$6,547,680; Shenandoah, $6,488,320;
Florida, $3,698,610; Tallahassee, $579,-
956; Chickamauga, $95,655; Nashville,
$69,537; Retribution, $20,335; Sumter,
$10,696; Sallie, $5,540, and Boston, $400.
As Irishman writing from. Philadelpb 1 }
the other day to his friends in the oit
country, concluded his letter thus: “
it’s iver my fortune to live till I die—C^
nose whether or not—I’ll visit auld 1*®
land before I lave Philadelphia.”
Griffin will vote for or against j nl’- 1 '
schools on the 24th ina\