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VOL. 3, NO. 17.} ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1872. |
Ten Copies.
C O N T U N T S
OF THK
“ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN,”
for THX WZZK KJtBWO
WKOIHCSDAT, OCT. I6th, 1878.
BDITOKIALS BY MB. STEPHENS—
Got. Smith*’ Greeley Serenade Speech 3
Tbs Savannah News and Mr. Greeley 3
Three Replies to the Herald .’. •••••■
I...*...*......... 6
4
New Books..;-.
New Turk 8tr*l*h-out*
O’Conor for the Presidency,
Greeley’s Peace and Reconciliation. 5
Tbs Cbrooide and Sentinels Regrets*
Theliesson of the recent State Election*....
O'Conor and Adam*
Grant and Ore* ley’k Assailable Point*...
ON PAGE 1—
The Negro Question in the Good Templars; Change
of Religions Faith almost at the Hoar of Dea.h; Su
preme Court Decisions, Ac.
ON PAGE a—
Political Akticuu.—Items: Georgia Election
Dispatches; Jeff Lon,' EtplUns/ Col. Beck Nomina-
ted; Tne Senatorial Contest in the 18th.
Mi«c*ll»j«eoos.—Morderers Confession; Death
of a m»n from Glauden; A dead Woman Turned to
Wax; Ltlttle Sunbeam—A Poem.
OK PAGE 3—
Political—The Great Auction sale of States
Miscellaneous—The Public School Question
The Road Bteemer; The King of AbasBlnla. L O. G,
T. at Rome; Supreme Court Decisions, Ac.
ON PAGE 4—
Poutical—Letter Atom Msj. Jennings.
Other Auticli:-!—DeKalb county Fair; Savannah
Domestic Tragedy, Locals, Ac.
OH PAGES—
Political- The SUlo Press on the let# Elec
tions.
Miscellaneous—Wayside Dlalo gue;,Greene conn
^y Fair; Clarke cotin ty Fair.
ON PAGE0—
Political—Address of the Jeffersonian Demo*
cracy to the People of Georgia; The ’Greene county
Fair; Trials of Citizens chasged with Violating tbo
enforcement Act in tbo late Election in Atlanta.
ON PAGE7—
Advertisements, Ac.
ON PAGE8—
Telegrams Andvortisements, Markets, Ac.
WEARINESS.
DT XUIY A. H. OAT.
I am tirod of toars and laughter
And men that laugh and weep.
Of what may como hereafter
For men that aow to reap;
I am weary of days and hours,
Blown buds of barren flowers.
Desires and dreams and powers,
And everything but sleep.
—Swinetume.
I am tirod of fame and glory,
And drawing painful breath
or U(e’a dull, irksome story,
That no sweet romance hath;
I am weary of books and reading,
Of paths no whither leading
And feet both torn and bleodlng,
And everything but death.
I am tired of ghouls and glourrlng,
Of worms with gluttony rifo.
And hideous things devouring
My limbs, where once was life;
I am weary of death and sleeping,
Of coffin, clay and dripping.
Of ghosts and devils gibing.
And everything but Ute.
I am tired of men and mortals.
And worlds to devils given;
Of suns in eastern portals,
And flowers that fade at even;
I am weary of strife eternal,
Of fionds and sins diurnsl,
Of smokes and fires Infernal,
And everything but Heaven.
whole, -iicr
N D M B a Rlid
FBOM OUR DAXLT EDITION OP
Tuesday, October 15, 1872..
Written Expressly for the Atlanta Son.
THE FOUR SCENES.
nru. a. b. oat.
SCENE I.
The spot Is low and grassy;
Two lovers there are sitting ;
Tne pines are softly whispering, ~
And happy moments flitting
Unheeded by.
sceneh.
A mansion is aurrourdefl
By orange trees and flowers.
Pomegranito.'fig and peach trees
Beyond tho summer bowers
Together mingle.
Bananas, cocoas, grapes are
jJeyoao t,.e <emons growing, '
The almond, lilac jasmine '
Around their perfume throwing
And sweeten all.
i ■ }■;. .... • •, •• ■ . :
And in the distance, pine trees
Aro to the breezes sighing, ,
And corn and cotton growing;
And birds aro singing, trying
To tell their lovo. •
Two fonns aro soen among the
Pomegranate, figs and flowers;
And hand in hand they enter
Tho flower-covered bowers,
And smi'e in lore.
Now voicee soft are murmuring.
And eyes with love are glowing;
With smiles ana faces radiant
Within tho bowers, showing
True happiness.
A gate Is shutting; softly ,
The sound of cattle lowing
Cornea o’er the fields; end chickens
Are scrathing, cackling, crowing
Around the yard.
The plowman's voice sounds mournful;
Far off a colt is neighing;
A huntsman's dog la raking;
And little children playing
Among the flowers.
scene m. '/
The pines are mournfully sighing
Around two graves; and flowers
Above two bOAria are growing.
They left the summer bowers
Long, long ago.
SCENE IV.
Two loving spirits, basking
In sempiternal glory,
Their golden !.arps ar^tuning ■■**-
To the Heavenly story * ’-"C.. i O
' ' Of "God is love.”
The war of life is over
And separations ended. .. M
Their life is just lugimung , I:
And now their love,!* blended.
Etebnallt
Platform Adopted by the Jeffersonian
Democratic State Convention Assem
bled la Atlanta on the aoth Aufnst
1879.
1. Resolved, That the Government of
thfe United States is one formed by sepa
rate States; that it is one of limited pow
ers, delegated by the Stakes for specific
purposes and objects set forth in the
Constitution; and tnat it possesses of
itself no original or inherent power
whatever. • , _ - , .
2. Resolved, That the Union estab
lished by the 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
indestructibility 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 61 the Union in its integrity
depends upon the preservation of the
States in their political integrity; the
Government of the United. States being
a 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 autnonty,
and “the security of the pnvilege of
the writ, of habeas corpus,” m time of
peace, with tbo power to enforce “the
rights, and promote the well-being of its
inhabitants by snch 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 tho several States of the Union; and that
too, not “subject to any solemn Consti
tutional obligation upon the p^ft of the
Federal Government” of any kind what
ever; but on the contrary, the Federal
Government is tender a solemn Constitu
tional obligation not to interfere tn these
matters in any tcay; and when it does so,
it becomes a usurper of power, an oppres
sive tyrant arid an. enemy to the liberties oj
the country. ;
FOB PRESIDENT:
CHARLES O’COHOR,
OF NEW FORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Jr.
OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ELECTORAL TICKET
OF THE >
True Democracy of Georgia.
For the Congressional Districts t
1st II. L. MER3H0N, of Glynn.
H. H. PERRY, of Burke, Alternate.
3d. — HON. T. L. GUERRY, of Quitman.
H. W. HARRISON, of Randolph, Alternate.
8d. — HON. JOHN H. WOODWARD, of Dooley.
DR. EDWARD W. ALFRIEND, of Lee, Alter
nate. ' ‘ ■
4th—HENRY PERSONS, of Talbot.
mtt.fr EDWARDS, of Donglas Alternate.
5th—DR. GEO. M. MoDOWELL, of Pike.
T. O. JACOB, of Monroe, Alternate.
6th—DR. H. J. BATES, of Nowton.
J. W. BURNEY, of Jasper, Alternate.
7xn—COL. ALEXANDER S. ATKINSON, of Cobb.
DR. 8. S. BAILEY, of Cobb, Alternate.
8th—HON. MILES W. LEWIS, of Greene.
JUKI AH H. CASEY, of McDnffie, Alternate.
9ih—HON. G. M. NETHERLAND, of Rabun.
JOHN T. EZZARD, ot Forsyth, Alternate.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
HON. PUBMEDUS REYNOLDS, of Newton.
COL. WALTER H. WEEMS, of Fulton.
ALTERNATES 5 : < ’ '-j
DR. HENRY. F^ ANDREWS, of Wilkes. i '
HON. S. A. McNEIL, of Randolph.
O’Conor and Adams.
We have heretofore said that we regard
ed Mr. O’Conor’s last letter npon the
subject of bis nomination as equivalent
for all practical purpose* to his direct ac
ceptance of the Mime. Ho unequivocally
waives all objection to the use of his
name by bis friends in connection with
the Presidency if’they chose to cost their
suffrages for him for that high office.
We are now informed from a aou'ce on
which we rely, tbut Mr. Adams haa ac
cepted tne nomination tendered him at
Louisville for the Vice Presidency on the
ticket with Mr.. O’Conor, and that „the
statement which we saw a few days ago
that he had come out for Gen. Grant,
incorrect,
Taking this to be the truth of the case,
we, therefore,now hoist the names of these
two distinguished statesmen as the stan
dard bearers of the True Jeffersonian De
mocracy of Georgia in the coining elec
tion A. H. , a.
We, too, do not think the most all assailable point
In the Radical po.iey is its financial mismanagement.
It would be hard to tell what its most assailable
point is. It is assailable on all points. It is rotten
inside and out. through and through. But we agree
with our neighbor in thinking its most important
assailable point is its outrages on the Constitution
the rights oi the States, and the personal liberty of
individuals.—Atlanta Constitution, 1HA Sept. 187a.
The above extract, from an editorial
of our neighbor, has been upon our table
for some time. Other pressing duties
have prevented us£ until now, from giv
ing it Mint notice which we intended to
give it at the time of its appearance,
ihe notice intended, however,|js just as
pertinent now, as it would have been
then.
What we intended at the time to ask of
onr neighbor,' and now ask, is whether
there has been a single “outrage on the*
Constitution, the rights of the States and
the liberty of individuals” by the Cen-'
tralists at Washington, during the Ad
ministration of Gen. Grant, Which was
not approved by Mr. Greeley, and wnich
is not now sanctioned by him ?
Nay more, is there a single one of them
whioh", is not covered and justified by
the principles set forth, not only in tlie
Oineinnnti-Baltimore Platform, but by
Mr. Greeley’s own epitome or exposition
of the principles of that platform in his
letter or acceptance'? ’ *'*■
These are important and grAve ques
tions for an intelligent and free people
to consider. The worst of these outrages
was, without doubt; the second recon
struction of Georgia. Was nofcthis earn
estly demanded by Mr. Greeley ?
After this, did he not insist that greater
outrages still saouid be perpetrated upon
the rights‘and liberties of some of the
people of Georgia, which General Grant
refused to do? ) r
Whbn Governor Bullock, proclaimed,
after our State election in 1870, that the
then Fifth Congressional District was in
a state of insurrection and rebellion, and
called upon General Grant to put its
“law-abiding” people under military des
potism, did not Mr. Greeley then back
Governor Bullock in his demand?
Did not Mr. Greeley positively refuse
to allow tho people of this District, even
hearing through the columns of his
newspaper, the New York Tribune,
against the charges of Governor Bullock?
Did he ever complain of General
Grant, or oppose his Administration,
until after General Grant refused to sus
tain Governor Bollock in this matter,
and refused to push these “outrages on
the rights and liberties of the people of
Georgia,” any further ? .
Even in the matter of the second re
construction of Georgia, when her regu
larly constituted Legislature under the
first reconstruction acts, was reorganized
by bayonets under General Terry, who
is the most responsible for this “oat-
rage,” General Grant or Mr. Greeley T
We say both are responsible and as
Bailable for it in a high degree; but of
the two we maintain that Mr. Greeley is
the most responsible and assailable.
It w*3 he who, with his “transcendent
power with his Party, procured the Con
gressional edict for this monstrous “out
rage” upon Public Liberty, and the sc
ored right of local State self-govern
ment.
He then held it to be, as he now does,
the duty of the “central authority,” un
der its “Solemn Obligation” “to pro
tect” what he deemed “the equal rights
of all” in Georgia, to oommit this unpar
alleled wroug upon the reserved rights of
this State.
As for General Grant, he .barely sub
mitted the question, with a fair state
ment of the facts of the case tothe judg
ment of Congress, without any recom
mendation on his part, for or against the
iniquitous edict!
When the edict passed both Houses of
Congress, he failed to veto it-, but con
formed his action to the mandate of Mr.
Greeley and Congress.
By so doing he, in our judgment, ren
dered himself responsible in no small
degree for this most atrocious enormity,
Bat if the principles of Mr. Greeley
be correct, (which onr neighbor has
aga in, and again represented as the em
bodiment of “constitutionalism,”) Gen.
Grent cannot justly behold responsible
for it in any way or in any degree; for,
according to Mr. Greeley’s creed, the
veto or “one-man power,” as he styles
it, should not be exercised by the Presi
dent.
We, however, nd more agree with him
in this one of his ideas of “constitution
alism,” than in that which maintains
that mil the rights of Jthe people and of
the States are “subject” to the control
of the “central authority.”
Gen. Grant, therefore, in onr judg
ment, is responsible.for this great “out
rage” to the extent stated; and it const!
fcutes one of the “most assailable points
in his Administration.”
Bat will oar neighbor assume to main
tain that Hr. Greeley is not, at least
equally responsible, and assailable for his
partin this signal “outrage?” We be
lieve ho is more so, as ;we have stated
and wc believe, further, that this will be
the impartial judgment of the intelligent
and unprejudiced for all time to come.
Wdo, however, is hardy enough to
deny that he is equally so ? No one, we
suppose. Was it not because Mr. Gree
ley was himself conscious of this, that, he
insisted as part of the terms of this coali
tion at Baltimore, that these most assail
able, points in Badical principles and
policy should be utterly ignored, not only
in the present canvass, but forever, in
the future ?
Onr neighbor admits that these “ont
rages’* constitute the mest a?.-ailab
points iff General Grant’s administra
t!on—much znoVe so than anything else
connected with it, “rotten” as it is, in
his estimation, “inside and out, through
and through.” How, then, can he main
tain before an intelligent and liberty-
loving people that a Platform of princi
ples, whioh sets out with a sanction for
all time to come of these stupendous
usurpations, is the “embodiment” of
“Constitutionalism against Centralism;”
—a Platform by the acceptance of which
he and all who get npon it pledge them
selves as men of honor never more to say
ought against what he openly admits to
b9 the worst acts of General Grant’s ad
ministration? ■ .
If onr neighbor and his “New Depar
ture allies” and confreres at Baltimore
could do this, in order to “shake hands”
with Mr. Greeley across this hideons
chasm” made by him in tUe Constitu
tion, for that peace reconciliation and
good government which may be expected
from it, need he or his allies be sur
prised,if an over Whelming majority of the
people of these States shall prefer
to enjoy this sort of “peace, reconcilia
tion and good Government” under the
Presidency of General Grant, who had
nothing to do with bringing on the war,-
and nothing to do with the reconstruc
tion usurpations;'than under the Pres!
dency of Mr. Greeley, who has been one
of the chief actors in all these iniqui
ties from the first to the last ?
Frcfax the creation of the five military
districts to the passage and execution of
the Enforcement and Ku-Klux Acts;
every one of these outrages he aided in
perpetrating and the principles of every
one he stands pledged to cairy out if he
should be elected.
Who then, we repeat, would have any
cause to be surprised, if, under these cir
cumstances—the contest being left be
tween them—General Grant should be
preferred to Mr. Greeley, by an over
whelming majority of the people of these
States, even upon the questions of sec
tional strife, “peace, reconciliation and
good government ?”
We trust that all true friends of Con
stitutional Liberty, who see no more to
admire in the “good government” of
Mr. Greeley than that of Gen. Grant,
will rally to the support of the standard-
bearers proposed by the Jeffersonian
Democracy.'* A. H. S.
From the Confutation.
HBAli SOTE3 or THE DKCIMIMS OF
irHE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
Delivered in Atlanta, luesday, CcL 8, ’72
Fannie Hill vs. John Hill. iUiotany,
from Wnitfieid.
McCAY. J.
The act of 1870 in relation to tempo
rary alimony, whilst it authorizes the
minor children, when in Ihe custody of
the wife, to be included in the alimony
granted, does not change the role which
authorizes the ‘jude to look into all the
facts and circumstances, and grant or re
fuse tne alimony at his discretion.
In this case we do not think, under all
tne circumstances, that the judge acted
contrary to a sound discretion in refusing
the alimony as to either the wife or minor
children. Jadgmeot affirmed.
D. A. Walker, Jos. Glenn, for plaintiff
in error; McCutchen & Shumate (repre
sented by B. J. McCamy) for defendant.
S. P. and Julia Green vs. J. H. Lowry.
Complaint, irom Whitfield.
McCAY, J. a i .
When in November, 1864, a contract
was made for board for a year, and in-
February, 1865, a note was given for the
sum agreed on, bnt the boarding ceased
in August, 1865, and in November, 1865,
the parties had a settlement, and the
equities of their Confederate contract
were agreed upon, the true value of the
board actually received, settled, and a
new note given for what was due:
Held, That this contract of Novem
ber, 1865, was not a removal of the note
of February, 1865, and that the tax
affidavit required by the Act of October
13,1870, was not necessary.
In this case we think the verdict of the
jury is fully supported by the evidence,
and there being no material error in the
oharge of the court, there was no error
m refusing a new trial. Judgment
affirmed. . 7 ,
McCutchen & Shumate, S. Greene, re
presented by R. J. McCamy for plaintiffs
in error; W. K. Moore, by brief for de
fendaut.
Harden, Cole & Co’’s Nurseries.—
The importance of raising fruit is not
appreciated by many persons as it should
be. In a few years a good orchard will
be esteemed as never before. Let every
man who has a few acres plant trees. And
be sure to have trees bearing good fruit—
no mistake;—trees that are acclimated
and adapted to the soil and latitude.
We take pleasure in recommending
Messrs. Harden, Cole & Co. (see their
advertisement) as gentlemen whose state
ments may be relied on. We have long
known them personally. They are gen
tlemen of integrity; and all persons may
rely confidently upon getting just such
fruit as they order from their nursery.
The Negro Q,ue*tion in tho Good Tern
plan.
The question of admitting negroes
into the Order of Good Templars is at
tracting general attention among the
friends of the Order, and is being dis
cussed in the Grand Lodge Meetings in
the States; It was agitated in tne late
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Georgia,
lately held at Rome, which declared in
favor of organizing negro Lodges, sepa
rately under a -diff irent Ritual.
We see that the same action was taken
by the Grand.Lodge in Kentucky, a few
days ago, which adopted a resolution au
thorizing the G. W. C. T. to appoint
suitable person to prepare a ritual for the
exclusive use of colored Good Templars,
in separate and distinct lodges, chartered
by and subordinate to this Grand Lodge.
Under this resolution Dr. H. A. M.
Henderson was appointed to prepare an
appropriate ritual, and the Executive
Committee was authorized to make
soitabie allowance for. preparing the
same, as also for printing the ritnal in
the usual book form.
This is right. Let the colored people
have the full benefit of all such benevo
lent societies and organizations as Good
Templars, or any other, for the improve
ment or bettering tne condition of man
kind; but let the commingling of races
be kept distinct. .It is best for both
white and black, and will far more ef
ficiently promote the welfare of tne black
race. Let the .white man-extend a help
ing hand in all snch measures as this.
Let his kindly fostering care watch over
and encourage the blacks in sill such
efforts to do good to them and their race,
They need our counsels and guidance.
Let it nut be withheld, but freely be
stowed in carrying out the plans recom
mended by the Georgia and Kentucky
Grand Lodges.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
of Kentucky, at its session a few days
finding of the jury in the trial de novo,
shall not bf> more favorable to the ap
pealing party that the finding of the
jury under the writ of ad quod damnum
in the first instance,” and taat “if the
trial de novo on the appeal shall not be
more favorable to the appealing party
than the original trial and verdict, the
party appealing shall pay all costs of the
whole i-roceeding;” and again, tha
“costs shall be paid by the company, ex-
oept in cases where appeal is taken, in
which cases the costs to abide the result
of the trial in the Circuit (Superior)
Court as herein above provided.” Judg
ment affirmed.
Johnson <fc McCamy, for plaintiff in
error; McCntchen & Shumate, repre
sented by E. N. Broyles, for defendant.
Jamea Lay vs. A. K. Seago. Equty from
Gordon.
MONTGOMERY, J.
1. A deed of land given by an insol
vent debtor to a creditor in trust to secure
the payment of his debt, which deed
provides that if the debt is not paid in
four months the creditor may sell the
land at public outcry, and reimburse
himself out of tho 'proceed' for his debt,
costs and expenses, and that he is “to
pay the balance, if atiy there is,” to the
grantor,.is not, on nceoant of suoh pro
vision for p-iymerrt of the balance, void
under section 19i2 of tbo Code. The
law would give that direction to the
balance without,the. provision.
2. An accommodation acceptance of a
bill of exchange for a commission, to
enable tha drawer to raise money by dis
counting it, where commiwuou and dis
count amount; to more than legal interest-,
is not. per si usurious ou the part ot the
acceptor. Iu a suit by the acceptor
against the' drawer to recover the amount
which he alleges had to oay ou his accep
tance, whether this metnod was used as a
cloak- for usury, or not, is a question of
fact for the jury. If the acceptor was
the real lender, it would be usury ; but
if tlie transaction was a,bona fide sale of
credit it would not.
The Judge in this case, to whom was
referred questions of law and fact, hav
ing found tho transaction untainted with
usury, which finding is supported by
evidence, this conrt will not disturb the
judgment.
3. If a surety on a contract originally
usurious, pays it, and in payment in
cludes the usury, he is entitled to recover
it of his principal, nnless previous to the
payment, he had notioe of the intention
of the principal to resist the usury.
Code, section 2136. Judgment affirmed.
Fain & McConnell, D. A. Walker, by
brief, for plaintiff in error. W. H.
Dabney, for defendant. -»
CIxango .of Religious FsutU Almost at
tlie Hour of Death.
West Tate vs. The State. Murder from
Oglethorpe. , \
McCAY, J.
On the trial of an indictment for mur
der, when there is a general plea of not
guilty, it is not error as against the
prisoner for the Judge to charge the jury
as to the law of justifiaDle homicide,even
thongn, from the evidence, it is plain
that the prisoner is in any event guilty
of manslaughter. An error of the Court
in his charge to the jury, which could
not in any view of.it, have injured the
prisoner under the evidence, is no ground
for a new trial.
When the evidence showed that, with
out any considerable provocation, the pris-
ouer “went at the deceased with an axe,”
and the deceased standing in his place
picked up a heavy oak stick, and was
stricken by the prisoner with the axe and
killed as he was raising the stick, and the
Judge charged the jury that if the de
ceased picked up the stick to defend
himself, the prisoner was guilty of mur
der, but if the deceased picked it up for
mutual combat, the prisoner was guilty
only of manslaughter, and the jury found
the defendant guilty of murder :
Held, That the charge was not one of
which the prisoner could complain.
J. D. Mathews, Edwards & Shannon,
for plaintiff in error; Sam Lumpkin,
Solicitor General, Robert Hester, for the
State.
R. A. Whitman vs. James Rolling.
Ejeetment-, from Catoosa.
MONTGOMERY, J.
1. It is not enoug-i for a bona fide
purchaser of realty who has had posses
sion of the same for four years, where
the property is levied on under judg
ment against a prior owner and offered
at Sheriff’s sale, to give notice at the
sale, at which he was present and bid on
the property, that he holds the title to
it. He should state also that it is not
subject to the execution. If he fail to
do so he is estopped from denying that
the judgment was a lien on the property
in a subsequent suit to recover the land
bought by him against the purchaser
who bought at the sale.
2. Evidence that a prior owner of the,
land sued for was authorized by attorneys
for plaintiff infi/fa. to control tne exe
cution under which the land was sold by
the Sheriff, and bought by defendants,
should have been permitted to go to the
jury, where there was some proof that
such fonaer owner was then acting as
agent for the plaintiff in the ejectment
suit in effecting the sale oi the property
for the purpose of perfecting the title
of his principal, to whom lie had sold the
land by a warranty deed, but which pur
pose had failed by reason.of the defend
ant in ejectment bidding more for the
property than the plaintiff, as his said
agent, was willing to pay.
3. It is no error in the court to refuse
to allow t>-.e jury to mould their verdict
so as to effect the interest of a person not
a party to the suit. Judgment reversed,
E. M. Dodson, W. W. Payne, for plain
tiff in error; J. H. Anderson, A. T. Hack-
ett, represented by W. H. Dabney, for
defendant.
A. C. Leak vs. The Selma, Rome and
Dalton Railroad Company. Right of
way, from Whitfield.
MONTGOMERY, J.
Under the charter of the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railroad Company, if the
writ oi aa quod damnum provided for by
tlie charter, issues to assess the value of
land taken by the company for the pur
poses of its .road, and the jury summoned
by the Sheriff return a verdict for $1,500
from whioh the road appeals and the ju
ry in the Superior Court render a verdict
of $900,-the owner of the land must pay
the coats-oi the proceedings on appeal,
under those clauses of the charter, which
provide that the appealingparty must give
t “bondconditioned to pay the partyap-
! pealed against all the coats of the trial tie
ago,- appointed delegates to a World’s
Convention ef Good Templars to assem- j novo.nB~w^vUte writ‘o*f
blejiu London in May next: ‘quod damnum, in the event" “
The. Savannah News of the 10th re
lates the following:
Alexander Porter, a steward at Mc
Connell’s restaurant, who was taken with
a slight headache, which rapidly de*
veloped into spinal meningitis. A few
hours previous to his death he remarked
that he was a Presbyterian, and had oeen
raised in tnat faith, when some oue in
quired if he did not d*«ire to have a
Presbyterian minister with him. He re
plied in the negative, aad stated that he
had considered the matter, and desired
to change his faith, that lie wished to
die a Catholic, and requested that a
priest be summoned to his bedside.—
The conversation seemed to affect him
greatly, and he soon dropped into a sort
of stupor.
Father Dominick was sent for, and soon
arrived. He approached the dying man,
who appeared to revive considerably at
the' sight of him, and inquired if he
knew who he was. The deceased replied
yes, that he was -a Catholic priest, and
expressed an earnest desire to join the
Catholic Church, stating that he knew
he was dying. We are informed that
the presence of the priest had a very re
markable effect upon him, and that he
rallied to such an extent as to be able to
sit up in bed and converse. His wisa.
was complied with, and he was solemnly
inducted into membership of the Catholig
Church. He died within a short time
afterwards, apparently perfectly at ease
in mind. This is the first case of the
kind' we have ever known of where a
dying person desiring to change the re
ligious faith of his life upon his dying
bed.
The deceased had. been in the employ
of Mr. McConnell only about five weeks,
and was without money, friends or rela
tives here.' The funeral took place from
St. Patrick’s Church, Father Dominick
preaching the sermon. The remain#
were interred in the Catholic Cemetery.
Deceased was born in Brighton, Eng
land, and was twenty-five years of age.
He arrived in this city about fifteen
months since. His family is said to re
side at Sand Bends, England.
A Walkist at be Fair.
Mr. O’Hara, a walking man called on
us this morning. He is a light, spright
ly, airy looking man, a perfect picture
of health and agility, and a professional
walker of reputation, either for speed ojx
a short stretch or for endurance on a
long one.
We find the following notice of him in
the Nashville Union and American of
Saturday last:
THB ([WALKING MAN.
O’Hara, the great walkist appeared on the track at
about 1 o’clock, and it was announced that he would
irafce three miles inside ot thirty minutes. He
started out on bis journey anu walked the three
miles in 29 minute* and 45 seconds. He was cheer
ed frequently during his walk, and this part ot the
entertainment of the (lay proved to bo satisfactory
to the crowd.
We trust he will be engaged to walk
upon the race track at the Fair in view
of the great multitude.
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The New Jersey Straight-out Demo
cratic State Convention met at Trenton
yesterday, and selected an electoral
tickt, including Samuel J. Bayard and
Wm. M. Iliff, ai large.
Social and Political Equality.—The
Savannah Republican has a news item
tnat “About thirty-five colored men have
joined the Greeley club in Dawson.”
And has it come to that ?
The Illinois State Register says John A.
Logan was once a circus rider. Well,
John hasn’t got through performingft'-J^ **
the dirty rings yet. j> *
The new Libei al ArkuaDsas^ 11 ^ tnutai
et has been formally
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