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VOL. 3, NO.21.) ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1872. {
WnOlE.IIA
N U M B E K-LJLU
To (he Headers oflhe San.
I hereby make known to tlie pnblio
fib«t I have cold and assigned my entire
interest in The Son Publishing Com
pany to Hod. Alexander H. Stephens, who
is now the sole proprietor thereo*, - and
have relinquished its general manage
ment and responsibility.
This step is taken by mo at my own
request and for reasons of a personal ra-
ture. I have labored night and day for
oighteen months, and the wear and tear
apon my physical oondit on is more than
I wish to continue to undergo. I need
rest and recuperation for a time.
I leave this active management, wilt
The Son having a larger circulation
than any paper ever published in the
Scutli ior the samo length of time.
Mr. Samuel A. Echols, who succeeds
me, and takes chargo.from this day, is a
young man of energy, untiring industry,
of fine ability os a popnlar writer, and
talents as ua editor. He is likewise
widely and favorably known as a business
man.
Of Mr. Stephens, tbe proprietor and
political editor, it is needless for mo to
say anything. His fame as a statesman
and an orator of the highest order; his
great learning and ability; his purity
and spotless integrity in all matters, are
as widlely known os civilization extends;
and I predict that his editorial career
will, in all time, ba regarded by the
historian, the statesman, and philoso
pher, as one of the most honorable and
nsefal of alt his great lubors. My per
sonal relations to him, for many years
have been tbo kindest, which shall be
remembered with gratitude and pride to
tho end ox my life.
With best wishes for The Sun and all
connected therewith, and for the good
of all its readers, and car common coun
try, I now take my leave.
J. Henly Smith.
JBy reference to the foregoing card it
will be Been that Mr. J. Henley Smith
has resigned the management of the
Business Department of The Sun. The
undersigned respectfully announces his
connection with The Sun, from to-day,
as Business Manager and Associate Edi
tor. Hod. Alexander H. Stephens, who
u now the solo proprietor, will, as here
tofore, be tbe Political Editor.
All communications on business, or
for publication, not political in nature,
will please be addressed to me. Political
correspondence should be addressed to
Mr. Stephens, at Crawfordvide. All
dues to the paper will also be paid to me.
Mr. J. Henly Smith, in dissolving his
connection with the paper, carries with
him tho kindest personal regards of both
Mr. Stephens and myself, and tbe esteem
of both as a man of strict integrity and
superior business qualifications.
In assuming tbo management of The
Sun, I respectfully solicit a continuation
of tbe patronage it has heretofore re
ceived, and the best endeavors of all
connected with the paper will be put
forth to make it deserving even a yet
more extended support.
Sam’l A. Echoes.
Me. Stephen xro the New Depasture.—Mr.
Stephen* an elaborate reply to our artlclesh ow-
“* 8 inconsistency in tacking ns with i eing a
J* ew Ueparturlst for supporting Mr. Greeley, when
i C8l ’<lldste for Vice President is the cham
pion New Departnrist of the country. The matter,
however, ceaoea to be practical now, that the issue
is settled. We hive simply to remark that Mr.
8t®P£ena makes the matter worse by his article. He
Justifies himself by saying that Mr. Adams was a New
Departnrist, but is a Straight now. Adams has
never recanted his New Departure doctrin-s. But
if Mr. Adams can be swallowed now, though wrong
“Uspast, so can Mr. Greeley. The same rule ap
plies to both. Mr. Greeley was wrong once, but is
right now.
But it is useless to be fighting over settled mat
ters.—Atlanta Constitution, Clh November, 1872.
The Constitution has strange ideas
about what makes “ matters worse.” If
our article was of the character described
why was it withheld from his readers ?
Wliy were they not permitted to judge
of how “ matters ” stood between us for
themselves ?
The charge the Constitution made
against ns was that of “ inconsistency ”
in supporting Mr. Adams. We showed
beyond question or the ingenuity of cavil,
that our conrse had been entirely con
sistent from tho beginning. The charge
was utterly refuted. Wo bad even said
that while we believed the strength of
the Democratic party consisted in boldly
maintaining their own position in or
raigning the Batiicol party for their
gross and palpable usnrpalions attend
ing “reconstruction,” yet, we would
for harmony’s sake support any ticket
upon any Platform, net departing from
the essential principles of the ancient
creed of tho party, and which did not
sanction these usurpations or close the
door against their future arraignment
for popular condemnation. Was not
this most undeniably, oar position?
Docs the Constitution ventnre to join
issue with us on that point ? Our read
ers see for themselves that be does Dct.
Now how did Mr. Adams stand in the
late contest ? Let him speak for him
self, and whether he ever recanted his
New Departure doctrines” or not, let
us see if ho did not pnt himself sqnarely
apon sach a platform as we had uni
formly said we would support any candi
date upon, though we did not think it
tne best that might be adopted to secure
and iusuro success? We give copious
extracts from his letter of acceptance,
dated Qiiucy, Muss., 16th September
1872:
Industrial Education.
From a circular issued from the State
College of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts, at Athens, we see that this depart
ment of industrial education is now well
organized, with a faculty of ten Pro
fessors and instructors, and has regis
tered since its opening 126 students.—
There are six courses of study offered to
students: a course in agriculture, a course
in civil engineering, in mechanical en
gineering, in mining engineering,
building and architecture, and in practi
cal chemistry.
We observe there is a working ohemi-
cal laboratory established, where stu
dents do actual work for two hours each
day, and that mechanical drawing is
prominent feature in the conrse of in
struction.
State scholarships, giving free tuition
are granted, one to every oounty in the
State. To show tho character of educa
tion given, wo extract from the circular
the third year’s coarse in applied chem
istry:
Toted Ye.os.-1. Industrial Chemistry-, including
Mining and Metallurgy; Metallurgic processes for
the extraction of the uselnl meuis; the Manufac
ture of important Commercial Chemicals—Adds,
Salts, Fertilizers, &c.; the Manufacture ol Glass
and rorceliin; Agricultural Chemistry—the com
position and nee of Crude and Manipulated Fer
tilizers, Ao.; tho Manufacture of Cano and Beet
Sugar; of Alcohol, Wine, Beer, Vinegar, Ac.
Bleaching, Dyeing, Calico Printing.and Tanning
Gunpowder and other explosives; Soap and Caudles,
Qas and Hlnmlnatlng Olla; Printing. Photography,
&c., kc.
V. Laboratory Practice, Quantitative Analyst*.
Ontvioe-.rlc aud Volumetric; Analysis of soil*,
Fartllizere. Blood, Urine, Metals, Ores, Ac. (The
student will be employed in this Lebatory work
five boars e«ch day daring six days of the week).
8. Mineralogy and Geology.
4. Rhetoric.
5. French.
C. German.
—Tho Paris True Kentuckian, says: Mr.
Ben. F. Moore killed an owl, ono mile
from Centrevilie, measuring 5 feet 2$
inches from tip to tip of the wings, auu
nearly 2 feet in length of body. It:* head
ia 4 inches in diameter’across the fore
head; its legs measure around the thigh
61 inches. raai
I was of those who hoped that a genuine and ho
mogeneous movement in the direction of a radical
reform in the aiministration of tbe General Gov
ernment, and a return to the simplicity of function
and stricUy circumscribed activity to which the
ConstituUon seems to me to restrict the Federal Gov
ernment, might have been concerted between
large part of tho Democratic party end a considera
ble body of Republicans who were known to bs
dissatisfied and alarmed by tbe course of tbo Ad
ministration. There were several distinguished
statesman In that daws wha Sad O^Umtea With de
cency and differed with us iu respect to measures
rather than fundamental and essential principle,
who any consistent Degocrat could have followed
n tnrally and cordially in such a path—men of tried
and admitted fitness for the place.
But instead of such a man, a candidate was se
lected whom no one had ever deemed peculiarly
fitted for tbo Presidency; whom many thought cu
riously unfit ior it, and a man, moreover, whose fa
vorite stylo of controversy, as well as his cherished
principles of government, rendered it almost lmpos
Bible lor any Democrat to support with self respect,
and whom no thoughtful Democrat can vote for
without an apparent abandonment of the elementary
and csssential principles of his political faith. For
either the Democratic parly believes first and last, and
always, that the least possible interfe-ence by the Gov
ernment with the fret action of the people, which is
consistent with preserving order and dispensing justice,
is the crowning merit of tuck a system as we have
adopted in America, or the party has become a mere
office-seeking machine.
Bat the candidate adopted at Baltimore ia of all
men of the 'united States the one who most vehe
mently believes and declares that this doctrine is of
all political heresies the most heinous; that it is
held only by wicked men. * * * *
The results of this choice were at one apparent.—
The disintegration of the Bepublican ceased. Thous
ands of men who were watching to see whether
something clearly preferable to Die existing state of
things would be offered them, returned to their
old places; preferring rather to bear the ills they
bad, than to fly to others that they knew not of.—
Especially was this the case with all men engaged
in trade or business who dreaded the well known
financial vagaries of Mr. Greeley. A few leaders,
too far committed to draw back, came over, bnt
their followers remained behind. Even his "wards''
turned a deaf ear to Mr. Sumner's plaintive appeal.
In fact, the sound common sense of the people
had jpeedily appreciated tho grotesque incongruity
and hypocrisy of such an astounding confederation,
slid uen-cted the politican plotting behind the cloak
of a popnlar revolution. The Cincinnati movement
stopped x; Cincinnati. It only remained for its real
friends and sincere promoters to see to it that the
impulsion of reform thongh checked, should not be
utterly turned aside and lost. It ia possible to wait
and work and grow strong in fonr years of opposi
tion ; but four years of President Gredley would de
stroy tho cohesion, tbe energy and the very life of
any real reform. * • • • *
At this time, when it seemed to me that valuable fun
damental principles wore lost sight of and thrown aside
n -I futile scramble for a tie usi:-e an i ttangerous tri
umph, the suggestion of Mr. O'Conor for a third candi-
date seemed to offer a welcome refuge for such as might
with, to holdfast the Democratic faith until this furry
is over.
Mis noblo and piquant letter to tb6 convention ap
peared to me to be of great value as a statement of
grand primary principles of popular free gevern-
ment which must prvve of real use ia stimulating,
suggesting and shaping public thought upon the
great vital question which must soou occupy the atten
tion of the people.
For no matter what may 1 e the result of the ap
proaching election, tba speedy dissolution of the
Baltimore amalgamation is, in either event, certain.
Tbe elements ol dissenlion within it are too flag
rant to bo smothered long even in success; the
bond of connection is too frail to withstand tho
shock of defeat for an instant. 3 hen a now party
under the old name may gather about the nucleus
which you may havo preserved, and by liouest and
faithful devotion both by precept and example to
tbe plain and fimplJ doctrine of a genuine Demo
cratic policy, may in time conquer, legitimately and
fairly, their vindication and adoption..
I have the honor tote, ve.y respectfully, ,
Yourobedtei t servant,
*, h Q- Aimts.
tween “constitutionalism” and “a system
of despotic central authority.”
“Bat,” says our neighbor: “if Mr.
Adams can be swallowed now, though
wrong in the past, so can Mr. Greeley.
The same rule applies to both. Mr.
Mr. Greeley was wrong once, but is
right now.”
That involves the whole question. If
Mr. Adams and Mr. Greeley were both
once wrong, and both now right, then
indeed the same role does apply to both
so far os principle is concerned.
Bnt how stands the fact in Mr. Gree
ley’s case ? Is he now right ? Does the
Constitution still maintain that tbe prin
ciples of the Gincinnati-Baltimor^Flat-
form, as expounded by Mr. Greeley him-
seif, are right ?
This is a matter that does not “cease
to be practical,” now that tho election
over. It is a “living issue” for the
fntnre jost as the principles of all past
usurpations will ever continue to be “liv
ing issues,” so long as there shall remain
enough devotees of constitutional liberty
on this continent to present them and
raise their voice against “a system of des
potic central authority.” No resolves ol
any number of conventions can ever bnry
these questions. On which side of this
issue, then, will onr neighbor be found
hereafter ?
We have conclusively shown that Mr.
Greeley is not now right; that his epi
tome of the Cinoinnati-Baltimore ^plat
form is the completest embodiment of a
centralized empire ” ever before pre
sented to the Peoples of these States!
We are well aware of the fact that our
neighbor said our argument on this sub
ject did injustice to Mr. Greeley, and
that Mr. Greeley did not mean to
be understood ,as holding the’doctrines
that we deduced from his language. We
were charged with misrepresenting ”
him ! To this wo replied that we would
leave it to Mr. Greeley himself to decide
whether our understanding of his lan
guage was not correct. We had no dis
position to do Mr. Greeley or any other
man on earth, the slightest injustice.—
We felt fully assured that onr understand
ing of his meaning was correct; but left
it for him to determine that matter him
self. Could any • course have been
fairer ? Was it not tho right conrse for
any one to pursue whoso object was
nothing bnt the ascertainment of, and
the maintenance of truth ?
Has Mr. Greeley himself, either in
The Atlanta. Constitution and Mr. Ste
phens’ Inconsistency.
Some of our readers may be curious to
know if ear neighbor, tin Constitution,
has made any rejoinder to our vindica
tion, on the 5th inst., against its charge
of a few days before against our “ in
consistency” in supporting Mr. Adams ;
and, if so, wljat was said in the rejoinder.
For their information, in both partic
ulars, we refer them to nn article in full,
taken from the Constitution of the 9th
inst., to be found elsewhere in onr col
umns to-day. We entertain too much
respect for their intelligence to say a
single word by way of comment npon it.
A. H. S.
The Results of the Lute Elections, and
the Lessons they Teach.
the New York Tribune, ever corrected
onr exposition of his doctrines, or even
complained of its unfairness ? Never I
Then are we not bound to act npon it as
an established truth, that Mr. Greeley
does now hold and maintain the doctrines
and principles which we understand him
clearly to avow in his epitome of the
Platform on which he ran ?
Does onr neighbor mean to assert that
Mr. Greeley was right in holding and
maintaining these principles and doc
trines ?.
And now that the deotion is over, does
onr neighoor mean still to maintain that
these doctrines and principles are right,
and involve no “departure” from the
ancient Democratic creed ? This is the
great vital, living question which has in
no way been determined by the results
of the late civil conflict. It still sur
vives and will live on, it is to be hoped,
for ages to come.
It is well known that we placed onr
opposition to : Mr, Greeley’s election
neither upon personal grounds or per
sonal prejudices, nor upon his past re
cord; bat npon the openly avowed prin
oiples on which he entered and conduct
ed the canvass; If ' these principles, be
right, then onr neighbor was as much
justified in “swallowing Mr. Greeley” os
we were in supporting. Mr. Adams; but
not otherwise. - *
We say no more at present, except to
add that those who imagine that tbe
principles involved in Mr. Greeley’s
platform will become “a dead issue,
know no more of the future than they, or
others like them, did when they vainly
supposed that the Greeley movement
would be a sort of. “ground swell” or
“tidal wave,” J which wds going to sweep
the country and bring a majority of
.Democratic members in the next House
of Bepresentalives 1 \taua.-j. -
How now stand their hopes, expecta
tions and predictions ?
We i have a vast deal to say npon this
subject; but,;as stated,.forbear any more
at present, . a ,u;. evoO A. H. S.
Mr. Grealey,. the] telegraph in
forms, resumes the editorship on the
Tribune. We extend a welcome io'him
“acrotu ti e bloody chasm,” aud wish he
mav be mor a su^cr-s-fu’ ns an editor than
he has been as a candidate.
Whether Mr. Adams in thus putting
himself squarely upon the ancient Dem
ocratic creed, proclaimed at Louisville,
“recanted' 1 any of UIs previous i** New
Departure doctrines,” it is not for us to
ttve It is not his wi are de
fending,'bat our awn. • -
In the late canvass he stood firmly
for the maintenance cf the * “essential
principles” of the old Democratic faith,
which lie at tho foundation of onr whole
system of free Institutions, without any
“abandonment” or “departing’ from
thenfi He w ,c therefore,, just such a can- ^ „
■ swihad rid wc 1 —Fai’^;- flnvazzi :
iDg to snpport iu the great conflict; be-j land.
The comments of several of onr State
exchanges upon the recent Presidential
and Congressional elections indicate
cleaily to us that they are quite as much
at fault in their perception of the causes
which produced the results a3 in their
appreciation of the lessons they teach.
Some seem to look upon these results,
so astonishing to them, a3 evidence of
nothing but a “deep-seated bate” on the
part of the people of the Northern States
against the people of the Southern
States. They can attribute the over
whelming defeat of Mr. Greeley to no
other cause. On this point we intend,
at this time, only briefly to say to all our
cotemporaries who thus express them
selves, that we do not at all concur in
their view of the subject.
We attribute th9 general results to
causes entirely different. These causes
we may hereafter inquire into and ex
hibit in their real character, with an ex
planation which seems to us ought to be
satisfactory to the minds of all who are
seeking for the truth. ‘ ,
The most mortifying reflection attend
ing the iuqiry and explanation will be
that whatever evils Gen. Grant’s re-elec
tion may bring upon the country will
forever be justly attributable not to tlie
“bate” of the Northern people to the
Southern people, bnt to tbe blander or
treachery of trusted leaders of the Dem
ocratic party of the United States.
Oar neighbor, the Constitution, speak
ing of the result of this election and of
the South says:
“She probably has made an error in
“ takingly partjn national politics.—
“All of her efforts ssettr^ojiaye only put
~nerlmoredeeply in the mire!’’
Now, we are as far from agreeing with
onr neighbor in the sentiment expressed
in the first part of the above extract as
we are in the other sentiments referred
to.
The error of the South was not in
taking part in the contest; bnt in the
part they took in it. Had the Democra
cy of the South stood by their princi
ples—had they never permitted the Tro
jan horse of “New Departurism” and
Greeleyism” to be introduced within
their walla, they, with their brethren of
the North, wonldhave carried the late
election with almost as much certainty
as that the son will set to night.
This, at least, is onr opinion. It was
onr opinion before the campaign opened;
while it was onr opinion, equally deci
ded, that a most disastrous defeat would
await tnem if they, in an evil hour,
should adopt that line of policy, which
they did adopt at Baltimore. This was
their great and fatal error. It was in
mounting the “Belmontwagon,” which
was so. badly “bogged” at Cincinnati.
It was after this great and fatal error
that their every effort did indeed “only
pul diem deeper in the mire.
Without farther remarks at present,
either about the results of the late elec
tion or their causes, we, in justification
of ourself, barely add that this is no after
thought with ns. It was bar opinion at
the time. As much as we lament the re
sults, we are in no way surprised or dii
appointei at them. For proof of this,
as wed as vindication of the correctness
of onr judgment on the subject, we sub
mit the following letter we wrote to a
distinguished friend of Pennsylvania
before the meeting of the Baltimore Con
vention, and before the fatal error was
committed. The letter speaks for itself:
Oar readers will see how it tellies with
results :
Liberty Hall,
Cbawfobdvill, Ua., Jnly 7, 1872.
Hon. , Baltimore, Md.: 7
My Deab Sib:—Tour kind and es
teemed letter, ol last week, was received
in due time, bat too late for an answer
from tne to reach you at Philadelphia
before your departure for Baltimore,
where I hope this will meet you.
I have nothing to add to what I have
heretofore said to yon in regird to the
conrse the Democracy should take.
it appears to me now almost os cerlain
that he will be badly beaten.
I cannot see, upon any rational princi
ples, bow it can be expected chat he will
carry more than three States North of
Mason & Dixou’s line. If things do not
take a wonderful change there, 1 do not
see much rational prospect of h:s carry
ing a single one. 1 mean a single State
North of that line.
The only trophies he will have will be
such Southern Stales (how many of these
time alone can determine), as may decide
to take him as a “choiceof evils.”
These will indeed bo signal trophies
for him. They will, after a fashion, be
doing honor to tbe man, who, above all
others, did most to effect their overthrow,
degradation and ruin ! Oh I how will
the mighty have fallen.! This will (if
my apprehensions are well founded) be
n<v less applicable to these poor, down
trodden Southern States' which so ti ke
him, than to the great t Democratic
Party itself. Yours, tru ! y.
Alexander H. Stephens.
Sir. Stepliens Again.
If every Democrat in the United States had voted
for Mr. Greeley he would have been elected.—Cou
ritr-J.urn a!.
But there were of Democrats not a few,
and always will be, who would not nor
will not sell out theirprinciDlcs.
■n
Mr. Stephens finds it ditficult to under
stand that the Democrats who supported
Greeley, have been, and are, as true to
the great principles of constitutional
government as he possibly ever was or
can be. Aud they expect iu the future
to stand faithful to these principles. Mr.
Stephens, therefore, in battering awny
still, after the election is over, on tbe
same line that he haspnrsued daring the
campaign, is simply knocking over a
puppet that bis own imagination has set
up and is fighting a decided battle. If
lie supposes for a moment that the two
or three thousand Straights in Georgia
headed by himself, are truer to the great
principles of constitutionalism than tbe
great body of{ the leaders ann rank and
file of the Georgia Democracy who sup
ported -Mr. Greeley, he is very much
mistaken.
And be will find it simply impossible
to vindicate his opposition to Mr. Gree
ley when he was willing to support Mr.
Davis, Mr. Greeley’s associate in the
Liberal movement,- who sought to be the
Liberal: candidate for President on the
Crininuati platform on which Greeley
ran.’ -Mr* Stepliens. in opposing Mr.
Greeley, not only is inconsistent .with his
willingness to support Davis, but is dis
regarded of that fundamental principle
of the Democratic creed, that “measures
and not men” are the test.
And Mr; Stephens'will also find it im
possible to explain his inconsistency in
charging us with being a new depar'ur-
ist for supporting/Greeley, when he him
self supported Adams, the champion
new departnrist of the' country, who in
addition to bis new departure heresy un
recanted, absolutely, in extracts from
his letter of acceptance of the “straight
nomination” for Yioe President, which
Mr. Stephens quotes approvingly, proph
ecies the dissolution of the Democratic
party ftnA-UuLmganirAtinn-oi n
Thus Mr. Stephens not only has fol
lowed the lead of a new departnrist, but
also a new party man.
But again do we'repeat that it is now
useless to be fighting ove^these settled
matters. They have been discussed
over and over, .again in every possible
light and aspect. The people are familiar
with them, and now that the fight is over,
their re-discussion is a waste of time,
and a continuation of the division in the
party.
The Greeley movement is defeated.—
Its errors and good are matters of history.
Its results for benefit are yet to be seen.
By supporting Mr. Greeley, the Demo
eraey has not abandoned one of its great
principles.
Had Greeley have been elected, it
would have been a triumph of the De
mocracy. As it is, Grant’s policy of
Southern oppression and central des
potism, repudiated by Greeley and his
Liberal Bepnblican mends, has received
the popnlar indorsement North. ' Let
those Democrats who think that result
preferable to Greeley’s election by a
Democratic vote, say so. We think dif
ferently.
But now onr duty is plain. Whining
and sqaaobling over the past are out of
place. The future is before ua We
mustgird up for new battles. Grant’s
election is of great evil, bnt not an irre
parably one. The South can devote her
attention to her material interests. She
probably has made an error in taking any
part in National politic*. All of her ef
forts seem to have only pnt her more
deeply in the mire.
She can, however, still straggle for
State control and State prosperity. Let
her develop her splendid resources, and
grow in wealth and population, and po
htical power will yet come to her.
One thing more. Mr. Stephens al
Indes to onr not copying his articles. It
is from no purposed discourtesy, bat
their great length precludes our re-pub-
lishing them.—Atlanta Constitution, 9th
Xo p.,1872.
Religions Information.
— Cardinal Cullen has returned to
Dunlin from a visit to Borne.
— Pere Hyacinth and wife will reside
at Munich. **
—The new Bishop : of “ Capetown will
be the Venerable Hanry Badnall, who
has been Archdeacon for many years,
— The Methodists in St. Louis are
providing a suitable home for their resi
dent Bishop.
—The new Episcopal Cathedral; which
it is proposed to bnild in New York, will
cost §2,000,000. . Two gentlemen are
ready to give §100,000.
A FIENDISH MURDER.
A Citizen of Glasscock County lias mtrn
Throat Cut from Ear to Ear, by a
Party of Men la Dlsymlse—Vo Politics
is tbe Affair—A Personal Feud at tbs
Bottom of tbe Harder.
In Glasscock county, near the line d£»
Tiding Glasscock and Washington oonn*
ties, is a bridge, known as KitohenaT
bridge. About one hundred yards from
this bridge, a young man named Benbes
Armor, has recently erected a small atom
house, where he has been keeping %
small stock of goods, suitable for the
country trade. For two or three weekn
past Mr.” B.—, a friend of Mr. Ar
mor, (we withhold his full name for th
present), has been on a visit, staying in
the store, and sleeping in the back room
with Armor, which was occupied os n
bed room.
On Saturday afternoon, Armor, wha
was drinking, had a difficulty with soma
persons, tho particulars of which onr in
formant does not know—ao a houso in
the neighborhood. Wnen he came tor
the store Into in the afternoon there weia
marks and bruises on his face which
would indicate lhas Le had been fight
ing. He state! to his friend tnat ha
had had a difficulty, giving the names of
the parties, and tl at he lmd been mis
treated, there being several of them
against him.
the murder.
A little past 12 o’clock Saturday night,
some negroes, passing, called at the
front door of the store, awaking the two
men, who were asleep in the back room,
stating that they wished to make soma
purchases. They were informed that
the hour was unseasonable and they
could not get what they wished. A fair
minutes later a gentle rapping was heard.
the door, and a voice which was recog
nized as that of a man living;
nearby, asked admittance. Mr. B 4
who had put on his pants, opened tha
door, when a man in a black hood and
gown, covering completely bis body®
with a navy pistol in hand, pushed him
self inside, past Mr. B——, who, though
much startled, demaned his business.
No reply was made, but the pistol was
turned from Mr. B , and pointed ai
Armor. Two other men in similar dis
guise now came in; Armor was seized
foroibly, being totally unarmed and car
ried out the door.
A fourth man in disguise, armed with
musket or carbine, pointed it toward
Mr. B., who grappled with his would-bo
murderer. In the scuffle the gun was
fired, and the third finger of Mr. B.’a
left hand shot off. Another one of the
disguised men coming np just at this
juncture, Mr. B. was yery wisely “seized
with a leaving,” which he effected by
means of a window in the back room,
which the little negro boy who slept on
the floor in the office, had already
opened, to effect his own escape.
Mr. B. ran from tke bouse some dis
tance, and lay out iu the woods uniu
day, when he called for some of tha
neighbors to go with him to the storey
where they found Armor dead, his throat
cat from ear to ear, and his head crashed
and mangled. A coroner’s jury was
summoned, and a verdict rendered, that
the deceased came to death by the hand
of some unknown parties.
Great excitement and indignation is
felt in Glasscock and Washington.
Mr.'S., from whom we obtain the fore
going partienlars, came to Atlanta this
morning to procure from the State or
United States authorities the immediate
arrest of the murderers. He states that
he knows who two of the disguised men.
were, and has proof to convict them.
We are satisfied of the truthfulness of
Mr. B—’s statements.
The murder cannot be attributed fa
any political causes, unless the murder
ers were Badioals, for both Mr. Armor
and Mr. B were known to be Demo
crats. Tbe outrage is evidently caused
by a personal animosity, aggravated by
that evil provocative of so mnch crime
and unhappiness in onr land—strong
drink.
—The salaries of the Methodist Epis
copal preachers of the CaliforniaCon-
TX^H°-T crdcy e sn ?r aia | e ,- E Terence for the year 1872, range from
I do not think our Southern delegates - $2i0 to 33 250 iu gold.
ill nftthpr von mn/'h nn.onf. thA f-vritT r.r . °
will bother you much about the tariff cr
anything else, i think they go to Balti
more generally (with very few excep
tions) with minds made np to do any
thing they n.uy be asked to do.
I take it for granted that Mr. Greeley
will be nominated, or put forth ia some
way, as tho Democratic candidate. This,
I Lave considered as almost cerlain, now
for sometim*-; and 1 must confess that
—The project of an American church
in Borne, under the care of Preabyteri
aas aud Congregatiohalists, is likely to
be carried out.
—Tueological students who desire to re
ecive the aid of the Episcopal Society for
the increase of the Ministry will have ir
the future to go without tuhacco and al
cokolic drinks.
General and Personal.
— Kellogg has fallen into considerable
flesh.
—:’Fronde wears mutton-limb whis
kers.
— Portugal’s Queen drives four-in
hand skillfully.
— The widow of the late General
Bobert Anderson is in Paris.
—r Bierdstadt and Clarence King are
in the Sierras.
The Mikado has had his photograph
taken.
Grace Greenwood is giving pnblio
readings in the mountain towns.
— The Marquis of Westminster is get
ting extravagant.
—It is said that ex-Emperor Napoleon
will soon leave England for Madeira, fc*
— Tichborne, the gpreat English claim
ant, is going to “claim” some more soon.
—George Washington is. coming to
Washington. Ho is an aborigine.
•A six year old robber blooms in
DeMoisnes.
A sister of Fanny Fern died recent
ly in Columbus, Ohio. 1
The proposed new Spanish loan will
be issued about the middle of December.
—Two more railroad disasters in Penn
sylvania
—A Texas man has to have forty miles
of fence to go around his farm.
—Jacob Weir, of Munroe, Mich., had
a set of teeth driven into his neck by a
pistol ball.
— A New Hampshire man has discov-^
ered how to send messages in
directions on a single wire.
— Bismarck will stay away ifl|
lin until New Y ar’s,
edt8 to giveL,