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VOL. 3, NO. 11.1 ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1872. {
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EDITORIALS BY Mil. STEPHEXd-
We*t Virginia Election page 2
Mr. Stephen* anil Horace Or joley—Beply to
ill* l u l» e
Mr.Ateplhin*"—Another Uiply,...........page G
The smUs—oonoludoU page 4
idit6biblb— lia'-'Hiifa . <i
To ffinry W. Grady—letter from J. Heuly 8no'lth;
Bollock Speik*;’2; Term* of office of Sate officer*,
AtUnUi .v 11 i : ui.iroed Bill. The Slave Trade, Ag-
.iioliBtUi o; M»j. w. v. <<9 l
Governor Jacob of Veit Virginia.
We have been asked bj what authori
ty we claim the reported result of the re-
ceut ehetion in West Virginia as a defeat
of the Greeleyites; for, it is stated, that
the successful Jacob, as well as the de
feated Camden, in the late contest for the
Governorship, is in favor of Mr. Greeley.
Wq have been Asked, How^is thid? *
• ■ ) ii > i
In reply, we can only say that we
have seen from Gov. Jacob ^himself, no
declaration oi his position in regard to
Mr. Greeley’s election. Bat we know
that he , was recognized as the standard
bearer of the Democracy of West Vir
ginia in its bold arraignment of theBad-
ical Party for its grois usurpation in the
campaign which resulted in his triumph
ant success when first elected. We “know;
that for some cause he was not the
we conclude by repeating, that' from 1 cians; meD who will use no paltry arts
them we do feel fully justified in claim- I MW aggrandisement of self,
tag the ,3* in W T re. Jg* ^K£S£ &2L£. 5
ported, as a defeat of the Greeley ground-1 Southern gentleman, whose war record
swell” movement; no less signal in West
Virginia, than it was in North Carolina.
A. H. S.
Tlie Meeting of the Georgia Prcn Aue*
, t[ elation.
“A special meeting” of the Associa
tion is called to assemble in this city on
Thursday, the 5th inst. The object of
this'meeting isTiot stated. “A full at
tendance is requested, 03business of im
portance will be brought before the As
sociation;” So reads the call. *G
It may be that important business, re
quiring the meeting, Trill be presented.
POLICE!AL .VBTICLB3—
-■ juo Bro..-;:,’ j; Tu) JofiTersoaiau Damocracy °f j choice of the “New Departure” Demo-
soath .Circlips, Letter fromAUbam. 3; *VJ*i"4«Jt» of that State, who by some sort of
ir-iJy*i>*m' )C « kt ' ,rhoUaD#mocr * t > a; GrantiteB L i i- 1 .7
»nd Graeleyitcs—liy Juniuo, G; Letter from Ballou, hook or crook, got the Control of the
Georgia—by •• Georgia," C; jefforoonian Democracy I Democratic organization- there as they
of " Uruuley Uu ' er “ aJ,! “JtaLiar, j tbd bore Xliia faction, led by men who
intended to rule or ruin, put one of their
If so, we think it ought to have been I he bec0I115 a candidate. As a member,
of the As- ho would give satisfaction, for 1
stated; at least, the members
5; Lfljfcft&offf.Wlf f
frfTHCELDASKOUA—
own stripe, Mr. Camden, in nomination
Lawyer*- Jubilee, Festival of the the Judiciary insfc kim . Weknow thirirthe contest
Commute!,- 3; Act* passed by the Legislature, in °
p»rt, r.; liii -r from Taliaferro, Born Drunk, My»- | was waged fiercely upon the Greeley issue;
terlons Corpsp. Our Fashion Letter, 5.
local items—
lier. M. D. V, cl-sew Trial Refused-Swaling *
and that Jacob, who ran as an Independ
ant candidate against the open Greeley-
lte nominee of the “Orooked3, niJ Was de-
ISin'd Teetll, Heroic Fight, United BUtes Court nOUUced OS k “b61ter,’
HU)
lloomH, 3; Playing PQMum, G; Joseph K. Brown |
m a Farmer, .4, J . Lius ?. i xlui >•/
I f.to. 4a*dh.g im.
Becorder’a Court—A Public Onrtlon, 3.
Poo try, A and 3. 1 j 0 Jj ;j[-r
Advertiaemont*. 4 and 8- ,',.m {
Teiegram* 1 ,k. i-liol- •■.m fin" nl J1-;
as a “tool”
sociation ouo-ht, by circular or other- ability to generalize the details coutinu-
wise, to have been informed of the na- ali T developed in the progress of the
ture of the business. We have received make eve f y effort for her welfare,
no such notice—neither have we had the | tBqio g Citizens.
slightest intimation from any quarter as
to whiat important business will or can
b^ brtitoght before the body^Ttia strpjigG
that an unexpected call of this kind selected delegates to a county meeting
should be made, announcing “important to assemble at Decatur to-day. These
and maintaining the most will select delegates to the Congres-
profund silence as to what that business sional Convention to meet at Griffin the
».j _ 18th. Col. L. J. Glenn, of this city, and
In these days of political trickery, Capt. M. A. Candler, of DeKalb, are the
• "MOTHER GOOSE "FOR GROWN F0LKS.\
?r^Alowinif Btauzaa were aolooted by the “Old . .
Duly” of Missacbuaetta, whoBO letter to Mr. Sumner J DofiimiOD.
wa publlahed some months ago. They .were sent to
• ralaUveiu this SUtD 1U a recuut letter, which, with
of Grant.
This was the spirit with yyhioh the late,
campaign was conducted by the Gree
leyites. - : ’ •» -» > -ilub ii
This is quite enough, we think, to.
justify us iu claiming the success of
Jacob as a defeat of tl^e Greelfcyites, and
that the “ground swell” did not affect
much on the Inoun^aink bf Hhe “Old
iLnoqast
But as further reasons for our declar-
ing The result of j -this election as a route
th..Uu4M, wo arapL-rmitted to publish, leaving out I f ^ Greel ite faction> w6 will add
the names. iL,d;-/-i 1 >■ ■■■ «.] - . ... .Ss.L.hifOOO 4JI
The Bnicet;j:i is from * moat readable voiunui, en- some testimony OI B more direct and posi-
UUed -‘Mother Gopae foif GrownTolka,” l>y Mr*. A. character■ ,h lo m ifmeui f)M nic.-n: ,
i). t. Whitney. —Eds. scs. ta*M j t i s well known that there were two
UDaar B-j—: in W par\iouiarto f wTJ 0 aboui. a i d aend regular tickets -for Congress run at this
yon a uatooi-Mother Gooao for Grown foUib.**— One with avowed Greeley
Thlahaa boeu running in my head foraweek, and I , ->
cannot avoid applying the moral to the Southern supporters On lt, the Other With avowed
JSmby°8w 8 2u“win g ^big°doao of'tho^em^dt- anti-Greeleyites on it.:
^i', ! a mo!i h'imiliuting fact thLuhey f^rcompeUcd The tickets for Governor andCongress
to this oonrsc. I sec a glimmer of light hero. The 8 tOOd thus:
oeonlo ask why. and tho auswora to their questions ' ■ .
, SlU makethoi acquainte<l w.th the /acU-with the Democratic (Greeleyites.;
actual comtitUm ot tho Southern pooplo, of which
they have been ignorant.
••SlmlUa Slmllibu*.”
"There wa* a man In onr town.
And ho was wondrous wise;
He Jumped into a bramble bush
And scratched out both his eyes.
But when he saw his eyes were out,
With all his might and main,
He jumped into another bush.
And scratched them In again."
—Mother Goose.
Old Dr. Hahnemann road the tale
(And he was wondrous wise)
Of tho man who, in tho bramble bash,
Had scratched out both his oyeB.
And the fancy tickled mightily
His misty Gorman brain.
That, by jumping in another hush,
Ho got them back again.
So he called it "homo-hop-athy
And soon it came about
That a curious crowd among the thorns
Was hopping in and out.
Yet, disguise it by tho longest name
They may. it is no use,
For the world knows the discovery
Was made l>y Mother Goose.
Aud not alono in medicine
Doth the theory hold good;
In Life, and In PbUosophy,
The muxim still hath stood,
A morsel more ot anything,
When one has got enough,
And Nature’s energy disowns
Toe whole unkindly stuff.
A second negative affirms;
And two magnetic poles
Of charge identical, repel,—
As sameness sunders souls.
Touched with a first, fresh suffering,
All solace i* despised;
But gathered sorr w* grow serene
And grief is neutralized.
And ho who in the world’s»neJtc
Hath chanced the worse to catch,
May mend the matter, if he come
Back, boldly to the scratch;
Minding the lesson he received
In boy t ood from bis mother,
Whoso cheery word for many a bump
Was, up, and take another.
Chatsavorth Female Institute.
|We ask the special attention of all who
I have daughters to educate to the adver
tisement of Miss Hasson’s English,French
Iona German Boarding and day School in
Independents.
VOn GOVEBNOIi:
JOHNSON N. CAMDEN. 1 JOHN J. JACOB (Dem,
roR congress:
I 1. BEN. WILSON, I JOHN J. DAVIS,
2. CHAS. J. FAULKNER, ALEX. B. BOTELER,
3. FRANK HEREFORD. | J. B. WALKER.
can bnt be admired by all, as he was
twice promoted ior gallant conduct on
the field. His character is well estao-
lished in this community, ar.d is beyond
reproach. He is a generous, public
spirited man. Is fully identified with
the Memorial and Young Men’s Library
Associations. Was one of the founders
of the latter association, and is now an
energetic member. He is a director in
various railroads, and takes an active
part iu* tbe interest of the schools and
colleges in the county. He has recently
furnished a nice lot on which a ohurch
lias been erected. Not only does he feel
deeply for the temporal and spiritual
w« ifiire of ".is fellow-man, but also for
that of the little, children of Fulton., f
j Let as urge it upou Col. Clarke that
for he has the
The Congressional Contest in DeKslb.
Saturday last the people of DeKalb
tff
when it is less unpopular than it once 1
was;U>. resort to sharp practice, it would'
not surprise us if an effort is being made
to warp the Convention or its action in I Many of our citizens aro complaining
some unfair way, into the service of a that errors and abuses have crept into
aspirants so far as we know.
TfttoJi iilt
I ();•() ^fOssr City Government,- .■ »
political party; to attempt to prostnu™ , thecity government, and that there is a
the Association by committing it to the I t of nerve and bu8ines8 deci8ion in
fortunes of the Greeley party,oi-enlist- the admini8tration of our pre86n t City
ingit m the service of thatpartyili some U athers> It is alleged that the expen .
way; in short, we have some reason to ffit ures are extravagant and injudicious;
believe there is a deliberate design on too much money has been spent by
the part of a few, to induce the Associa- widening) ope ning and extending
tion to take such action as will disgrace Btrebta _ tlie money goicg to the benefit
it end damage its influence or capacity l f few wifcbont f aQ adequat ecompen-
for usefulness. ' sation to the public who have the Ulus to
The Greeley Party m the South have _
gotten up a programme for a big Greeley Tbo expendlture oa B t re ets for the
“Peace JubileeV-ii.iti,tabbed.tton- up to lhe BrBt of geptemb8r „ ffl
toTiUe tbe 12th September W. B«ve L pprorinute t0 S10 0,00O-a ,ery large
been told that Col. Halbert, wbo I pr.iporci.jQ lieine for cuttiug down ele
The Hon. Jno. J. Davis, who thus headed
| the Independent Jacob ticket in his Con
gressional District, it is well known, is
j the present able member of Congress
from that District. It is equally well
known that he w; s utterly opposed to
I the “ New Depart e ” movement which
| was consummated iu the ratification of the
I Cincinnati Eadical Platform at Baltimore;
and the nomination of Mr. Greeley upon
lit.
His position upon the action of the
“New Departure” Greeley faction of
I the Democratic Party at Baltimore can
be judged of by all, from tbe following
Resolutions which were drawn by him,
and adopted by a meeting of “ Straight
Democrats” to which they were sub-
| mitted.
Resolved, That wo approve the action of those
Democrats representing many States, who. In the
Convention which met in Baltimore, in the Mary
land Institute, on the 10th of July, recommended
that a National Convention of delegates from each
State should he held in LoutsviUe, Ky., on the 3d of
September next, to nominate Democratic candi
dates.
Resolved, That In nominating Horace Greeley, an
enemy of the Democratic party for more than thirty
years, for President, the delegates to the Baltimore
Convention, assembled in the Opera Honse in that
city, acted without authority emanating from the
masses of the Democratic voters.
Resolved, That we utterly repudiate the doctrine
of Mr. Greeley as expressed in hit letter of accep
tance, that there is no difference between Republicans
and Democrats; but we hold tnat they have alwaye
been distinguished by irreconciliabl and incompati
ble principles respecting the Constitution and the
condnct of the Government.
Resolved, That we deny that the Democratic par
ty (as the Liberal Republican papers and supporters
of Mr. Greeley say) has ceased to exist; that the
leaders who have bargained with Mr. Greeley can
not transfer to him the Democratic masses, which
are not marketable stuff, but that they will, as inde
pendent freemen, abide by the principles of De
mocracy.
Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting be
and is hereby instructed to appoint ten delegates at
large to represent the State in the Democratic Con
vention to be held in Louisville on the 3d of Sep
tember, and that these delegates be instructed to
act for this county in a Convention, which we re
commend to be hold in Grafton on the 23d of Au
gust.
We also recommend the people of the State to be
been announced by the ea mg organ of va tj ous and filling depressions in the
the Greeley Party in Georgia os Ltreets, some of which are not much
master-spirit of the Cincinnati Radical traveled; for rock walls and rock cul-
Greeley Convention, and.who laidbr let alIeged inferior ^ty/while no
the Greeley egg on that occasion, whose; effoH i3 made to giv6 thb city eco _
incubation was attempted at Baltimore I nomical water works ag a preventiye D t
and Atlanta, is getting up an extensive ] and f or sanitary and other purposes
excursion party to.ithat great so-called and no arrangements are made or agita
Peace-Jubilee; and we should not be t ed for the necessary sewerage to cleanse
surprised if there is a Halbert trick in the centre of tbe city from tae filth
the call for this meeting of the Associa- and nuisance which is becoming
tion to get the members to go to the Lon- intolerable; and as a preventive of dis-
isville meeting a sly trick, not f° ease, which is inevitable, 1 unless we have
be previously announced, but to be sud- means provided for conveying away the
denly sprung upon them in tempting I accumulating fiffh.
charming colors, “sharp and quick” fi aye> heretofore, given a sugges
which it is hoped will carry them all tiy 6 outline of the necessary sewerage,
away to the jubilee as effectually as that a g a in respectfully ask attention to
rmialr fiivn nl Kill ln/»rr I .. . « % V v •* -
sharp and quick turn elected Bollock.
Now, every member of the Association
-this great work of pressing necessity.
We have also heretofore pointed out
who desires to go there has the right to I necessity of macadamizing our great
do so, and no one should question that thoroughfares. The wagon roads lead-
^skt. jng to and from the .city to the country,
Col. Hulbert also has the right to get Marietta, Peachtree, Decatur, McDon-
up an excursion and carry the members 0U gi lj Whitehall and Peter streets shonld
of the Press Association or any one else be macadamized without delay—at least
there. It is nobody s business bqt those gfiould.be done wherever the grade has
concerned.
Bat if the Association has been called
necessitated made ear.h.
The street railroads on four of these
together for this purpose, we complain and greets have already complied with the
denounce it. If not, we have no com-! j aWj an d macadamized the centres, but
Udcorueh's Court.—HI* Honor, It-
all. *hh(3«ro>1 fines >eR»«>r-’>»v lo the »nt -
Kindliso—It is troublesome »nd comparatively
cok'1,- to keep kindling stuff on hand in citias. In
the country there is plenty of 1st lightwood, which
in freely used to make the fire burn, but it ia not thn
case in cities.
Dr. O. S. Prophitt exhibited to us, a few days
ago, a composition of his own invention for kind
ling fires, it is safe, cheap and certain—nothing
like it. A tcaapoonfnl will start any lire, if tho wood,
is dry.,
Platform Adopted by the Jeffersonian
Democratic. State Convention Assem
bled ia Atlanta on tbe 90th August,
1873.
1. Besolved, That the Government of
the United States is one formed by sepa
rate States; that it is one of limited pow
ers, delegated by the States for specific
purposes and objects set forth in the
Constitution; and tnat it possesses of
itself no original or inherent power
whatever.
2. Besolved, That the Union estab
lished by ihe Constitution is a Union of
States, Federal in its character, com
posed of States thereby united, and is
incapable of existence without the States
as its constituent integral parts; that the
indectructibility of ’,the States—of their
rights and of their equality with each
other—is an indispensable part of this
political system, and therefore, the per
petuation oi the Union in its integrity
depends upon the preservation of the
States in their political integrity; the
Government of the United States being
Federal Republic, and not a consoli
dation of the whole people into one
homogeneous Nation.
3. Resolv< d, That the “right of local
State-government” with the “subjection
of .the military to the civil autfiority,”
and “the security of the privilege of
the writ of habeas corpus," in time of
peace, with the power to enforce “the
rights, and promote the well-being of its
inhabitants by such means as the judg
ment of its own people may prescribe,”
aro reserved, secured and guaranteed un
der the Constitution of the United States
to the several States of the Union; and that
too,dnot “subject to any solemn Consti
tutional obligation upon the part of the
Federal Government” bf any kind what
ever; but on the contrary, the Federal
Government is under a solemn Constitu
tional obligation not to interfere in these
matters in any way; and when ii does so,
it becomes a usurper of power, an oppres
sive tyrant and an enemy io the -liberties of
the country. • Hull
4. Resolved, That the perpetuation of
the Uiiion, and the maintenance of the
Government, as both were established
by the Constitution, and as both under
the Constitution have been expounded
in the foregoing resolutions, in con
formity with teachings of Jefferson,
Madison and Jackson, have ever been
held as cardinal doctrines of the Demo
cratic Party; and they are now reiterated
with increased earnestness under the
solemn conviction that the only - sura
hope for the preservation of liberty jests
in bringing back the administration of
the Government to these principles and
in rescuing it from the hands of those
whose admitted usurpations and revolu
tionary measures now threaten the entire
overthrow of the whole fabric of our sys
tern of Free Institutions, and the erection
pi their stead of a consolidated Empire.
The Weed Aoknct.—Mr. Thos. W. Kenneuy, tho
very practical sud industrious Agent of the Weed
Sswing Machine, lesves this city for Wilmington,
Dels ware, where he goes to tiko charge of the
agency of the Machine at that poiuv
He is to be succeeded by Mr. L. D. Howard, who
comes to ths city as a thorough business man, and
will have entire control ef the Agency in this city
and the State of Georgia. He understands Sewing
Machines, and can tell any one all about them. Ho
is au affable, candid gentleman, woo will mako
friends.
A Horse ThiefCaught.
■Ye*te; Jay in irning a negro m»u named
EpUraiia Osburn, was seen on tha street making
efforts to dell a right fine looking mule, for wnich
heaskelthe moderate sum of $110. At first, no
suspicion was attached to the oircumitanoe; but
after a few unsuccessful efforts to obtain tin prioo
Jiiuiuded, it wad oosccved tnat Ephraim manifest
ed a disposition to seU tho animal at a sacrifice. So
anxious was he to dispose of the muie, that he very
quickly reduced ai« price to troai $110 to $T0.
This fact aroused Ju suspicion of some, and po
liceman Hill forte vitti arrested him,and committed
him to the keeping of cue cauooose. Ephrtiok
uad scarcely urn« to collect hia thoughts and matura
uis plans for future operations, alter becoming a
guest of the itatiou douse, oefore he was pursued.
A Mr. Hancock, of Sand Town, Campbell county,
(Jast beyond :beOuitrauoooaeo,! presently appeared
at the Statiou H use, and identified his mule and
the thief also.
The negro after being detected, confessed all, ad
mitting that hi Ua 1 stolen the male from Mr. Han
cook, in Sand Town, yesterday morning before day;
and that he hastened here to sell it. Being hand
cuffed and secured with chains, he was escorted
back to Sand Town by Mr. Hancock, who donbtleaa
will take care that the law Is properly administered.
The thief admitted that he had a Confederate who
assisted him, bat he has not yet been arrested.
Shocking Stabbing Affray. M
«
On Saturday night, about 10:39 o'clock, two ne
groes, named respectively Paul Vaughn and Sam Mo-
Coy, met each other on Foundry street, In this city,
when the former proceeded io question the other
about a collar which he b«d loaned him. McCoy
oonld not satisfactorily account for the linen In ques
tion, whereupon he received a lltt'e abuse from
Vaughn, which provklng an angry altercation at
last, gave rise to a serious difficulty.
After a lew hand-strokes, McCoy knocked Vanghu
down, and taking his knife from his pocket, fell on
him and carved him in a most savage aud brutal
manner Besides some comparatively slight wounds
on the arm, he cut Vaughu iu the eye, made a fear-
ful gash oirthe temple, spilt his nose wide open,
made an inuission on his shoulder, aud stabbed him
fearfully, if not fatally, iu the side near the ninth
rib, the wound taking effect in the neighborhood ot
ths attachment of the diaphragm. Dr. J. Stain back
Wilson,who examined the wound, pronounces it
very dangerous, aud possibly, fatal. At last ac
counts, the negro was iu a critical condition.
The pocket knife with which Vaughu was stabbed,
and which was afterwards taken lrotn the pocks* of
McCoy, was. a burnt, dull, b-dly worn two-bladed
knife, and bears upon it tbe mark of blood.
McCoy is now iu cuatodsy awaiting the result xsC
the wounds sustained by Vaughn in the muiderojfc
affray. When these are known, he will be tried bo-
'ore Justice E. R. Sasseen.
IBdHnmp. , ■ j I
Any one desiring to know anything of I rhm^^d^nVentionM^KS^^
I her capacity, fitness and success as a ^S^nd^^foSpIbu^ffi'
teacher can inquire of Gen. WadeHamp- These Resolutions do not appear to us
ton, of South Carolina; Col. R. M. John-11 0 have much Greeleyism or “ Crook-
ston, late of this State, but now Principal edism » o{ any sort about them. They
J of the Pen Luoy School near Baltimo r/ '; | 00lS U3 \ery much like those
Rev. Thompson Baird, Richmond, Ys.; “straight-out ” old-timed utterances of
Hon. Reveray Johnson, Baltimore, Md.; j t fi e Democracy, which was the beb
jHon. Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfords-
Iville, Ga.; J. W. Garrett, President Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad; John T. Craw
. A. S. Abell, of tho Baltimore Sun;
)r. Robert Gibbes, of Columbia, S. O. •
N. L. Bonham, of this city, and
aanyotb~-j. *ud for her circular, or
consult cithc. of che foregoing named
arsons.
plaint to make. ^ ; • j the space between the sides to the curb
cotton Gina. '• I stones demands attention, and siioolu be
properly paved or macadamized before
We invite the attention of planters to the fall or winter rains. It is, in our
the advertisement of the Wynne Cotton ] judgment, all-important, and duo the
q.- business men and tax-payers and future
,, _ , . - ,. . , prosDerity of the city to have this work
Mr. Wynne has entered his improved g on - an ^ postpo ne till some future day
gin at eight different, fairs, ih competir much of the grading which is now, and
tion with thirteen other .gins, and has has for some time past Been done on less
always taken the first premium. Two important and less frequented streets.
.„ .. ... , . These thoronghiares are the great arteries
fifty dollar silver pitchers have been Qur trade> b and sbould b ° put in the
awarded him in Augusta. The commit- fi nes t condition and kept bo.
tee at Colombia said he was entitled to At the same time all parts of the city
the gold medal, but his gin was not made a *u entitled to a just proportion of the
. ,7 . n , enormous amount spent on streets. Let
“ S'*- whlch 0M of 1110 oon - ItoLtogs be made, bridges bnfll, ditebes
ditions. cut, giving access to all parts of the city,
It is so arranged that it will gin either but In onr judgment there has beeu too
dry cotton, or that whioh is damp; and much expense incurred from enormous
it am be changes tom long to StaS'SSdfnotoTd
staple, or vice versa, iu a quarter of a j ever des i ra ble it may be to have such
minute. MM • - - * - -- im ' 3 —~ "—
A Valuable Heirloom.—Mrs. James
B. Wade, of this city, ; neice of ex-Yice
President Richard St Johnson, of Ken
tucky, has consented' to deposit for a
&me in thb Young Men’s Library, a
superb sword, which, according to its in
scription, was “Voted by the Congress
of the United States to Col. Richard M.
Johnsofi; in testimony of their sense of
hi« gallantry in the battle of the Thames,
in Upper Canada, 1 ’ fought October 5th,
1813. ■’ He, no doubt, was the man
“who killed Tecum§eh,?’ who alone could
rally the Indians as allies of the British
in their warefare against us. That turned
the tide of war in our behalf.
The sword has a cimeter blade, the
favorite of the Persians and Turks, and
is most elegantly finished by the Damas
keen process. The hilt seems to be al
most solid gold, and is hand chased in
original and significant designs. The
scabbard is gold plated, with virgin gold
bands, and is very elaborately hand
chased. It is covered with medalion in
signia of war, and symbols of Peace. Its
original cost was not less’ than §1,500;
but it now has a value that is inestima
ble.
THE COURTS.
_ work done, other matters are now more
Ha has been making gins for forty-on* pressing more vitally important. Much
years. He warrants every gin he sells.
of this money, if spent on a thorough
putting in order of the main thorough-
A great number of the best planters in f area would,- in our opinion, pay better
Georgia and Sonth Carolina have given and result in greater advantage to the
tbs National Democratic Convention.
The dispatches indicate that there will
i very large attendance at the Lonis-
le Convention of Jeffersonian Demo-
its, to nominate) candidates for Pres
ident and Vico riodidentJ
surance of viotory.
It was npon these Resolutions he waged
the fight against the Greeleyite, so-called
Democrat, put in nomination against him.
The report is that he, as well as Jacob,
won the victory.
It so, is not this an unquestionable de-
leatof Gretjieyis^. d oiiiculntod to in
spire the “Straight-out Democracy;
everywhere, and give them new energy
in their desperate straggle with Radical
ism of every grade and character?- iLc
Radicalism of Greeley no less than that
of Grant?
Looking at all the facte, above stated,
him their highest recommendation.
Send .to him at Bel-Air Po., Biohmond
county.
I city’s general interests.
Th» L?gi«lctsrc.
Messrs. Editors: Fulton is a county of
more than or*’ hi ary importance. Her
location as the seat of Government, her
railroads, her public schools, herfntelli-
b'-" w , g£x her r.'rieu- and important in
dustries, all demand that our Representa
tives should not only be popular, capa
ble and honest, but • more—these are
essential qualities, bat they are not all
that is required. We need the services
of the verg best men every .way—men who
will disdain the tricks of small politi-,
Aw Invitation.
The following circular was distributed
upon. the desks of the members of the
Legislature before its adjournment:
Tbe members of the General Assembly
are resy-ctfuhy iavit&d to visit the'Head-
quartera of Greeley and Brown, on Mari
etta street, before they leave for their
homes.
Documents favorable to the election of
Greeley and Brown can be haa on ap
plication. Also maps showing the new
districts. The Greeley Hat can also be
hail.
Please send or leave at the office a list
of your coustiuents.
A D. Rockafellow.
New York, Sept. 2.—Robert Dunn
alias Bob Isaacs, was shot by Wm. H
Sharkey in a gambling hall last night.—
Sharkey escaped.
A complete list of the passengers of
the Bienville shows there were sixty-two,
which, with the crew, make about nine
ty-two persons. Thirty-Bix are still to
be heard from. Seven persons were
drowned when one of the boats capsized
on leaving the vessel, and nine more were
drowned in the surf at Elntheria.
It is hoped the thirty-six who are in
the boat not heard from yet have been
saved, as there has been but little wind
and a slight sea, and the boat is adrift in
one of the great highways of commerce,
where it is likely to be picked up.
A Stonington dispatch says 107 have
been saved from the wreck of the Metis.
Twenty-seven are known to be dead, and
twenty-three are missing.
Albany, N. Y., September 2.—During
an alarm of fire this morning, the horses
of a steam fire engine ran away, plunged
into the river and were drowned. The
driver was rescued.
Sharon Station, N. Y., Sept. 2.—Mr
Howard, whose wife was lost by the
Metis disaster, arrived here last night at
10 o’clock, and discovered that he had
the wrong body. He returned at once
to Watch Hill.
Mobile. Ala., Augast31.—Ward meet
ings were held in every Ward m the city
last night, and were more numerously at
tended than for years. The utmost har
mony prevailed, and a complete coalition
DwiVCCu —[/il,lo3 .Miul Ulg blio
of Greeley & Brown and the State ticket
was secured.
Liberal Republicans were sent the
County Convention and the Central
Convention on the same footing as Demo
crats. Unanimity and good humor were
uniuterapted and working campaign
dubs were formed in the second, and
other wards.
The evident desire on all hands wau to
secare the beet Representative men.
Cm Oounr.—This tribunal met yesterday, Judge
R. J. Cowart presiding; Howard Van Epps Solicitor
General.
John Cash, charged with larceny from the house,
was convicted, fined $00 and costs, or, in default,
sentenced to ton months labor on the pnbllo works
or atreets, as the city authorities may determine.
Laura Whitaker was convicted of simple larceny,
fined $50 and costs, or, in default of sentence, to
ten months labor in the chain gang.
Coubt of Obdinasv.—This Court was in session
yesterday, Judge Daniel Fittman presiding. Tho
will of Henry Hurt, recently deceased, was admit
ted to the record in regular form; and Messrs. Geo.
T. Hurt, J. W. Hurt and A. F. Hart, were allowed to
qualify as executors. The estate comprises property
in value to the amount of forty or fifty thousand
dollars.
Application to have the will of Mrs. Sarah M.
Harper recorded in regular form was made, but waa
cavealed, and a compromise waa effected between the
heirs at law and the citizens.
The will ot Benj. Thrower was admitted to record,
in the common form, and Messrs. Thomas L. Throw
er and J. K. Thrower were allowed to qualify as Ex
ecutors.
Thomas Sorutohins was appointed Guardian of
tho Estate of Charles Claires.
Louis L. Abbott was appointed .Guardian of Ju
lius N. Rowland, a minor.
W. J. McDaniel waa appointed Administrator of
A. B. Forsyth.
Er. Lawshe was relieved from the Administrator-
ship of the Estate of Lewis lawshe, deceased.
J. T. Abridge, Administrator of J03. Coursey, wa n
granted leave to sell Beal Estate.
Reopening of the Public Schools.
According to announcement, the doors of the pub
lic schools were thrown open yesterday, persuant to
reorganizing for the second term.
The many hundred children invigorated by two
months of relaxation and pleasant recreation, re
turned to their studies with a hearty good will, and
a cordial welcome for their teachers.
Though every seat was not occupied early in the
morning, we learn, that applications for nearly all of
the vacant ones were made during the afternoon.
IVY STREET SCHOOL
opened with 380 students, apportioned as follows:
Capt. Vf. M. Bray, Principal, 1st and 2d grades, boys,
42 students; Mrs. Ballard, 1st and second grades,
girls, 42 students; Miss Hattie Yonng, 3d grade,
boya and girls, 42 students; Miss Ellen Smilie, 4th
grade, boys and girls, 42 students; Mrs. Colquitt,
5th grade, boys aud girls, 56 students; Mrs. Bessent,
6th grade, boys and girls, 56 students; Mrs. Sams,
7th grade, boys and girls, 47 students; Miss Mattie
Duggan, 8th grade, boys and girls, 53 students.
There were three vacancies in the 8th grade, and
none in the 7th grade. Twenty-six boys and 32 gir.s
were promoted to the High School.'
LUCXIS STREET SCHOOL
opened with 228 students distributed as follows: Mr .
H. H. Smith, Principal, Is and 2d grades, 42 pupils;
Mrs. S. V. Prather, 3d and 4th grades, 45 pupils;
Mrs. H. L. Harvey, 5th and 6th grades, 43 pupils;
MissL. Echols, 7th grade, 45 pupils; Miss G. A-
Green, 8th grade, 81 pupils.
The school opened under the most favorable au
spices.
DECATUR STEKET SOHOOL-
Opened with 167 student* in actual attendance,
distributed as follows: Mr. ‘Joel Mable, Principal,
1st and 2d grades, 37 students; Mrs. B. F. Neeley,
3d and 4th grades. 37 students; Mrs. V. A. Witcher,
5th and 6th grade*, 46 atadents; Mrs. Kate L. Winn,
7iU and 8th grades, 47 students.
This School also opens with increased pros
success, and a harmonious session.
TV© willgivo particulars of tho oponi
•r Schools to-morrow.