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M'iiBC’UUTIOS:
BEAUTIFUL GRANDMAMMA.
Grandmamma Bits in her quaint arm-chair;
Never was lady more sweet and fair;
Her Rray locks ripple like e lvcr ehelle.
And her brow its own calm story tells
O. a Rent e life and a peaceful ev’n,
A trust in God and a hope in heaven.
little girl Mary tits rocking away
fce J own ^ i-eat, like heme wlnaomi- fay,
l wo doll babies her kisses share.
And another one lies by the sine of her chaii
MRS. JONES’ ELOPEMENT.
' length of
will Ucon-
ad rihltons of blue.
’*N*y grandmamma,' a»\u t
"Tell me a atorv aim,it youi
u were- little. »hat
-pretty elf,
lid you play
And a dolly like thie, and this, ana this?
1M you have a pussy like my little Ka*e?
I'd you go to bed when the dock struck eight ■
Did yon have cm Is and beads like min*?
And a new silk apron with ribbons fine?
Carefully lift it, auJ bn
Ho May pnt her dollies
ud a red box you'll hi
Professional Cards.
Hawkins & Hawkins,
ITTOIINBVS AT LAW.
. GEORGIA*
B. P. HOLLIS,
Vttomoy at X_jaw«
\ MhlUGUS, GEORGIA.
m Hawkins* building, O.ttou
ian3-tt.
IN! A. SMITH,
^ » a v/ a• Ijiw
»\|EUH'rs. : : GEORGIA.
n 1I.L biactico in tha Court* ofHiunter and
,t djiImuiK Counties, and in Circuit Court ol
i • i !i ('>l:eg‘j Hlrfeet, next to Ueptibb-
"... Li. if if.
alorney at Law,
VMERICUS, GA
d3 OllZSP,
tonkys it i.aw.
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lei, and golden hair;
May look, d long a
How funn;. .-" el!
’I think, dear graudma, 1 like u
• May climbed on the
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said May, “do
udtua for ran."
liuerry & Son,
A.' ‘ 3 i* uoy* at Liaw
n,, I f 1 TO US IN EQUITY
X mi ri«u«, Georgia.
mil l, iiiact.in the Superior Court* ol
Vi Mimter svl»!.*v. Macon, Dooly, Lee. Ter-
• '.V !•■•?•: .i,l ‘Marion comities; in the
A...... . . ; (!t"igia ,.1.1 i:. the United
: 1’id.T. J. R. MCCLESKEY.
Fort & McOleskey,
it’-..;,. .,* .,1 l.'iir and Solicitor* in Kynity
AMERHTS, GK0R01A.
W ILL craoii.v in the eonntles of the South-
iV. rt, rn Circuit, in the Supreme Court o
'• .!•. ami in tin- District and CircuitConrti
E. G. SIMMONS,
Attorney at Law,
AMEUICCS, GA.
0 1 Fit Knvci V,ra.Wri.ht’s oil Millinery stoi
L;i' i in e ,,w.ma lormerly occupied Ly Fort
a Me li-ekey. Will practice throughout South
-»iein t ircuit, >uprenie Courts ot Georgia,
But the beet tiling you d d
iVhs to grow to a beautiful g
a negro Revival.
k COLORED MOODY WHO VTA STS “NO
FOOLIN’ Will DE LORD’’—“BETTER
WHISPER AT DE LORD DAN HOLLER
AT DE ! >F. It RLE.”
Jno. N. Scarborough
ATTORNKY AT LAW,
t-U.A YH.I.K. - - - - GA..
p iyMPT attention given to all claims placed
* l " ">/ bands. Office jn Court Uou*e.
Hudson & Wm. McCrory
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I'U.AVII.I.K. - - - GA.
mil.l.|.r,cli.«i„,h. Coart. of S.
” "■ t'. and pav strict attention to the col-
“ ;-'J‘ 1 f *11 -1 urns placed in our hand*.
Or J. N. CHENEY
nimciAX anil SURGEON,
ki.i.aville, (IA.
QbVTKl I'L for the liut-ra’. patronage Lestow-
” «1 >;|k>ii me m tlia part. I will continue to
^^ym-Hedeniring my rrofessional services.
Dr. 'ft, A- GREENE,
fabATEFl'L for the liberal patronage be* tow-
, , • 1 'M*»n him dur »g the past ten yrars,
, 1,1 mutuum to servo those desiring his P-o-
nitist give the reader a lew speci-
of & prayer and an exhortation we
heard in a revival mcetiug among the col-
foi'-is. A shining black preacher,
glossy as a varnished beaver, gave us a
haracteiistic article in this Hue. Be
ginning his prayer in a low and rover-
ential voice, he aJdressed the Diety as
“Thou” and “You” indiscriminately, aud
sometimes indulging in doubtful gram
mar of “Thou knoweth,” and “You
knows.” Soon his words were uttered as
a kind of wailing chant, with a prolonged
sound in a higher key on emphatic words
and syllables. The peculiar intonation,
especially when the congregation would
catch the key from the plaintive sounds,
and unite with the preacher in a pilious
moan, between words, gliding down from
dominant note to the minor third below,
and dyiug through diminuendous into
sobs and sighs. The effect was at times
thrilling. Some parts of an exhortat
to which wc listened, hoxvever, while less
eloquent, were certainly very practical.
The preacher struck nails square on the
head as lie hammered away. For in-
stance;
“Now, brethern and sisters, we want
mounahs heah to-night. No fooliu ’.
Ef you can’t mouhn for your sins, don’t
come foolin’ roun’ dis altah. I knows ye.
You’s tryin’ mighty ha’hd to be convar-
ted ’thout bein’ hurt. The Lord 'spues
mockery. Sometimes you siunahs comes
for’hd an’ holds your head too high a-
comin’.—You oorne foah you’s ready.
You starts too soon. You don’t repent;
you’s no mounali. Your foolin’ wi l de
I«ord. You come struttin’ up to de al
tah; you flops down on your knees, an,
peeps fru you fingabs dis way, an, you
cocks up you erhs to see who’s matin’ de
bes’pray’r. You’s’tirely too peart for
peniten's. You’s no mounuhs. Ef you
comes hear to fool, you bet tali go to hell
from de pew aslccpin, oi from your cabin
a swearin, dan from de mounah’s bench n
fooliq.’ Ef you’s not in earucs’, keep a-
way from he’ah don’t bodder us. Do you
want us to make ouhselves hoase an’ weab
out otiah lungs a-prayin’ for you when
you knows you’s only foolin’ wid de Lord?
1 tells you to be mighty cahful. I want
to see you a cornin’ so baldened by de
weight ob your sins dat you can’t hold up
you heads. I want to seo you so heart-
broke dat your knees knock togedder when
you walk- You mu*’ be low-minded. De
Bible lays great stress on de loir. You’s
got to get low down in de dus. De good
book says, ‘Low (Lo!) in de vollnm of de
Dr. W- J. REESE,
T*-SbKK8 hi* Professional Soivices to
* 1-0,1.. of American and vicinity.
a good STOCK of DRUGS, to,
V * ;i *i <i HIDE s SEEDS, Ac.. Ac. Next do
»• Mi.-fii.-l l a Co llo would like to nr
Dr. J. B. HINKLE,
^h.VMl(»lan and Hurafoon.
QU.LS M; at the Drug Store of Dr
* dn-w.-nrat bis resi lonco (in Atl
A- M*x*elU), will receive prompt and tafth
.‘"'TiUni,. mar 13 ’73tf
Dr. G. F. COOPER,
Will give J*is
^wtihe time
,,."* h f,r r *c»ice of Med cine, and solicit* a share
s Pul.!u- patronage. Calls left at the Drag
'*V/ r Dr. E. J. Eldridge. or hi* residence
Went * College, will receive prompt
book it is'writ. *Now. min’ dat and be
low. ”
Then addressing the members of the
church more particularly, he said: “Bred-
ereu in de Lord, you nuts’ be airncs, pray
in’ foh dese pore sinnnhs. You rnus’
wake up. In dis Spring time ob yeah,
when the leaves is cornin’, an’ de flowahs
is a-winklin’ an’ a bloomin’, whatdocsde
i* de flowahs say ? Doy s;
up.” ” [ ‘ Amen! dut's so,” from
brother in the corner.] “It is mohuin,de
day is breakin’. (lit up. 'Vake up
de* niohnin’.” [“Amen ! wake ’em ' _
llrudder Cliuton,” from the corner ] ‘Too
many ob you fessans ob ’ligion has^ been
sleepin’ on de wheels ob time Git up
an’ put yonah shouldoli to de wheels,
Den when you kneel roun’ dis altah to ]
eomfhort de monahs, don’t holler.” [“A-
mcn, hnlleluyah,” yelled n sister from the
women’s side.] “Every time you hollers
de debble he put another thought in you
heart. Y’ou’d bettah wbispah to de Lord
dan to hollor at de debble. Talk low.
Let de mounahs pray for demselves. You
bodder dem wid your hollerin/ Git down
j Ion’ ’side dem, an’ ’struct dem when dey
ax, but don’t waste breff ober any who’s
' peepin’ roun’ listenin’ for nice talk. Don t
tell de mounali to watch for visions an
wait for miracles. Jus show dem how to
res’ on do wohd an’ resk de promises.
Dr. S. B. HAWKINS.
J* .V F flCK »t Dr. E1<1 rid..'. Drug Slow.
Hy “o-Hoice coir tho McthndiH Church.
TlC6 * / ‘wn tender the good people of
meriym and country
»‘»Sm* UdCOantry generaU J r *
A Prayer.—From a person who never
does wrong—and kne ws it—Lord deliv-
ea us I From the man who never made a
mistake, and who keeps a note of the
fact—Lord deliver ns!
If there is any one thing more provok
ing to a tinner than another, it »s one of
these conscienctiously perfect folk.
Mr. Jones came home that afternoon
feeling cross and tired. Business had
been dull, and the clerks had been pro
voking. When he felt out of sorts, as
he did that day, a nice supper and his
wife's company was the best antidote
he knew of, and he hoped to have them
effect a cure in this instance, a3 they of
ten had in other instances.
But Mrs. Jones was out, the girl said.
She had been busy in her room all the
afternoon; she didn’t know what she
was doing. About an hour ago she had
put on her bonnet and gone out, and
had charged her to tell her husband,
when he came home that she should
not be back until late in the evening.
"Gone out on particular business, she
said,” added Bridget.
“On particular business,” growled
Jones. “I’d like to know what partic
ular busiuess she has. I should say it
was a wife’s business to stay at home.
She knew, of course, that I was comi •>
home completely tired out, but that
doesn’t interfere with her pleasure in the
least. She can enjoy herself just th<
same—probably all the more, b^catr>e i
am out of the way. I wish I knew
where she’d gone.”
up to her room to see if she
had worn out some of her best clothes.
Because, if she has,” reasoned Mr.
Jones, “she’s gone off to have a good
time, with eome one she cares more for
than she does for me."
Mr. Jones’ brow was black as any
thunder-cloud, at the thought. He was
in precisely the right frame of mind to
make mountains out of mole*hills.
But she hadn’t worn any of her
dresses.
“It can’t be she’s going to a party,
then,” concluded 31 r. Jones, “or she'd
have rigged up more. It must be she’s
going somewhere else, and wants to keep
dark. It begins to look mysterious. A
woman don’t generally go off in this
way, without saying something to her
husband, and wear her old clothes, with
out its meaning something, I’ve observ
ed,” said Mr. Jones, solemnly, to the
Mr. Junes in the glass. “I’d like to
know what it all docs mean, anyhow.”
It was just at this juncture that- Mr.
Jones discovered a letter on Mrs. Jones'
writing-desk. It was a freshly-written
page, beginning :
“Dear Edward
Mr. Jones’ hair raised on end when
his eagle « yc caught the sight of that
name. What awful thing had he dis
covered? Could it be that bis wife
in the habit of writing letters to gentle
men ? Perhaps she had gone out to
meet one now !
He read the letter through without
stopping to take breath, from beginnin;
It lead as follows : -Dear Edward:
“I have read your touching appeal
over and over, until every word of it is
stamped upon my heart. It has caused
me to fight a terrible battle with my
self I love you, and there is no use
for me to deny it. I cannot deceive
myself, r.or you, by so doing. But my
duty is to stay with my husband. I
loathe him—I despise him ; he is a ty
rant—but, he is my husband, and as
such, I suppose he has a claim upon uic,
in the eyes of the world, that you have
not. But, my darling, I lore you, and
l have come to the conclusion to cast my
mb yours. I will do as you wish
o. I will meet you at the oak tree
ght at ton o’clock I hope I
shall—”
And here, at the bottom of the page,
the letter broke off very abruptly. The
other side of the page was blank.
“Great Jehosophat!’’ That was the
ful word that broke from Mr. Jones’
lips, when he had finished reading. It
the nearest to swearing of any word
be indulged in. If he ever felt justified
using it, he did now. His face was a
sight to behold. It was lull of anger
and surprise, and complete bewilder
ment.
She loves him, docs she,” he ejacu
lated, faintly. “And I’m a tyrant, am
I ? The wretched creature! She loathes
me, and despises me, docs she? I’ll
show her a thing or two. Let me sec—
ten o’clock, at the oak tree; I’ll be there
my dear, and I’ll learn your ‘dear Ed
ward’ something he won’t forget. I’ll
go out this blessed minute and get a
couple of officers, and we’ll wait for you.
I fancy we’ll surprise you a little. Great
Jehosophat! and she’s actually been de
ceiving me all the time, and letting some
other man talk love to her, and coax hci
to elope with him ! I can’t believe it.
and yet I can’t doubt it, for here it is it
her own writing. I wouldn’t have be
lieved it, if 1 hadn’t seen it in black
and white. Dear uic ! I wonder if I
bear up under the awful blow? What
will folks say ? I shall be ashamed to
meet anybody. It’s awful—awful!" and
Mr. Joues wiped his face with his hand
kerchief. and looked the complete pi
lure of grief.
Mr Jones was so -struck all ol’
heap/ to use his own expression, by the
terrible intelligence, that he didn't stop
to reason over the matter. He never
once thought that “Dear Edward"
couldn't by any possibility hav
ceived this letter, since it haden't been
sent. He ouly realized that his wife
was going to run away, and that she
was going to meet her lover at ten
o'clock.
“I'll be there, my lady;" said Mr.
Jones, significantly putting on his over
coat, preparatory to setting out in search
of the proper officers. “I'll be there,
and I'll give your ‘Dear Edward' aome^
thing he didu't bargain for. I'll ‘Dear
Edward' him."
About nine o'clock Mr. Jones and a
couple of officers came up the road
stealthily,and secreted themselves behind
a clump of bushes near the placo where
the two mainroads crossed each other.
Now you mind what I say/ said Mr.
Jones. “77/ go for him, and you keep
out of the way, till I am dono with him.
I'll make him wish he’d never thought
of such a thing as making love to other
men’s wives, see if I don’t. 1'U pommel
him ? I'll trounce him with an ineh of
his life, the contemptible pnppy ! w and
Mr. Jones struck out right and left at
bis visionary rival in a way that made
the officers titter.
whistling shrilly. And still no sign of! The Young Man Who Was
either the woman or m?.n for whom they! “Shook.”
were waitii-g.
Presently Mr. Jones bade them li-ten;
he heard steps down the road.
The night was dark and they could not
e a rod off. But he was right in think
ing he heard steps. Some one was
coming. “It’s him, curse him,” mut
tered Mr. Jones. “Now you lay low.
and mind what I say, don’t come till 1
tell you to. I dare say I shall half-kill
him, but you keep off, and let me be.
I’ll take the consequences, if I do kill
him completely. Great Jehosophat! I
just yearn to get my hands on the
wretch.”
He’s close by now.” whispered one
of the men.
*T see him,” answered Mr. Jones, in
an awful whisper. “Here, hold my hat
I’m going for him, and may the I^ord
have mercy upon hu? soul!’’
Accordingly, Mr. Jones “went for
him.” lie made a rush at the tall,
black figure coming up the road, ne
gave it a punch in the stomach with one
fist, and another in the ribs with his
other list, snorting like a wild bull. He
was too excited to talk intelligibly, at
first. The unsuspecting recipient of
such an extraordinary greeting seemed
half-inclined to run at first, but, on sec
ond thought, seemed to think better *of
it, and turned upon his assailant.
“Take that, and thot, and that,” cried
Mr. Jones, wholiadgot so he could utter
words a trifle more coherently by this
time, dealiug blows right and left. -Run
away with my wife, will you? You old
villain, I’ll learn you to swoop around
the Jones family trying to break it up.
Take that—and that! and—oh. great
Johosophat!”
Mr. Jones' tune suddenly changed;
the victim of a husband's righteous
wrath had brought his cane to bear up
on his foe and was doing good work with
it.
“Smith — Dobson ! help, help!”
shrieked Jones, as the eane fell i
his head aud shoulders in utimer
blows. “Murder ! help!”
The officers came to his assistance and
succeeded in securing the stranger.
“I'd like to know what this means !'
he demanded. “I supposed this neigh
borhood was respectable, but I should
thiuk you've all guue crazy, nr else turn
ed highway robbers.”
“We'll let you know what it means/
cried Jones. “I don't believe you will
want to run away with SjihucI Jones'
wife again.”
“Is that you, Samuel Jones?" asked
the prisoner. -I thought your i
sounded kind of familiar, before, but
you bellowed so I couldn't make it out.
Are you iusane, or idiotic—or what?"
“Lord bless me, if you ain't uncle
Joshua?" said Mr. Jones faintly. He
felt small enough, just then, to crawl
through a knot-hole. “I'm awful sorry
that this happcrel, but I couldn't help
it, I didn't know it was you. You see.
Amelia's fell in love with some fellow,
and I came across a letter this afternoon
that she had written to him, saying she’d
meet him here at ten o'clock, and I got
these men to help uie, and we waited
for him, and T thought you were
“Fell in love with another man and
promised to meet him here at ten
o'clock ? Stuff and nonsense?" exclaim
ed uncle Joshua, indignantly. “ You
were always the biggest fool! You're
crazy I"
“But I tell you I saw her own letter/'
exclaimed Mr. Jones. “I ain't crazy
now, but I shouldn't wonder if I was be
fore long."
“You're lost all the sense you used to
have, and that wasn’t enough to brag
of,” said undo Joshua, rather uncompli
mentary. “Como along to the house,
and we'll ask Amelia what it means/'
Uncle Joshua led the way, with a
pain in his stomach, caused by Mr.
Jones' energetic attempt to teach his
ipposed rival not to meddle with the
-Tones family, and Mr. Jones followed in
his wake, with a sore head and a very
black eye.
TLcre was a light in the sitting-room.
Mrs. Jones was there.
See here, Amelia," exclaimed unde
Joshua, bursting in like a thunderstorm
“‘our fool of a husband says you've fell
love with some one, and that you
wrote him a letter saying you'd meet him
at ten o'clock to-night and run away
with him, and he says he's seen thjs let..
Now, 1 don't believe a word of it,
but I'd like to have you explain it, if
you can.
wrrote auy such thing.” de
clared Mrs Jones, indiguantly.
You did!” exclaimed Mr. Jones,
s no use for you to lie about it, Arne-
You’ve broke my heart, and you
did write that letter. I found it
your desk, and here it is. It begins—
*• ar Kd”
Oh, I know all about it now,” cried
Mrs. Jones, beginning to laugh. “Oh,
dear me! You see, Laura Wade and 1
jreed to writo a story, and I had got
mine halftdone, and went over to read it
her this afternoon, and when I got
there I found that I’d lost a page of it
I must have left it on my desk. It was
about a woman who was going to elope—
my story was—and she wrote that she
wonhl go with her lover, and then, when
she thought it all over, concluded to stay
at home and do her duty. The page
that was missing was the one that had
the letter on it that she wrote to her
lover. You found it, and thought I was
going to run away ! Oh, dear, I never
heard of anything so funny ! Oh, dear,
and Mrs. Jones laughed until the
tears ran down her cheeks.
T can’t sec anything very funny about
it/’^aid Mr. Jones, feeling rather sheep-
How was I to know that you
writing stories ? You’ve no business to
spend your time in that way.”
“That’s so,” growled uncle Joshua
whose stomach began to feel sore and
braised. “You're a fool for writing
stories, and Jones is a fool any way."
Which was poor consolation for
Jones. The story of the whole affair
leaked out, and he will never hear the
last of Mrs. Jones' elopement.
f&"A Puilsdelphia judge took occa-
the other day to remind the pnblio
What I want to know,” said a white
hoaded young man of twenty, as he stood
before the sergeant in charge of the-
Central station yesterday, “what I came
here for was to get some advice.”
“Proceed,” said the sergeant.
“You know Nancy Thompson, don’t
you?”
Never heard of her.”
Well, she’s a widder, over forty
years old, and I’ve been boarding there.”
Yes?”
•And we are engaged to be married.”
‘Whew !” whistled the officer.
•I don’t blame you,” continued the
Young man in a broken voice. “I’m
only twenty and she’s forty, but a mau
can’t always tell when he’s going to
make a fool of himself.”
And you fell in love.”
I did that, and as soon as we get
through talking I’m going out to hire
kick me ov.r to Canada
and back ! Yc3, sir, fell dead in love—
loved a woman of over forty.”
“And what followed ?”
“What follercd ? Why, what allers
follows ? I’m human, same’s anybody
else, and when I love I love like a loco
motive on a down grade. What do you
think I did in just six weeks by the
watch? Wcut to the theatre sixteen
times, out sleigh-riding twelve times,
had three parties, went to three lectures,
and took her out to eat oysters ten or
eleven times. Fact, sir—cost me durn
near 8200.”
But it was all for love,” replied the
sergeant.
L thought so; and what else did I
do ? Bought her a 840 watch, a 810
bracelet, a 85 riug. a 8T set of jewelry,
a new dress, and gave her a 85 gold
piece with a hole in it! Yes, sir; I
drew 8500 from the bank—every
had—and used it all up on her!”
“And then ?”
“She purtended to love back, and
when I fquoze her baud she smiled and
smiled and looked heaps of love at me.
She'd lean on my arm. talk about Cupid
and git off poetry by the rod, and it
was plainly understood that we were to j
bo married in June. Oi,she knew her
biz, and she slid around ine as the Ben
gal tiger docs around a lamb !"
“Did she break the engagement ?’’
“Last night," said the young man,
swallowing the lump in his throat, “she
told me she'd been trifling with me all
along. She said she was engaged to
another man, and she never be more
than a sister to me. I tell you, sergeant,
you could have knocked me down with a
straw! I braced up after a while aud
called her a hypoerito, when she called
me a white-headed idiot, and the board
ers threw me out of doors. Five hun
dred dollar.- gone, and I'm a wrecked
lie blew bis nose and wiped bis eyes,
and continued :
“I don't want to drown myself; the
water's awful cold, and perhaps I cau
get over this, 1 want thoso presents
back, and I'll go to Muskegon aud try
and forget her. It’s wrenched me all to
pieces, and I can never love again. Were
you ever shook, Sergeant ?"
“No, never."
Then you don't know the anguish—
the griping around the heart. It cuts
like a knife, and all I can think of, is
being laid out in a coffin, my right hand
holding a bunch ol* roses and my left
resting ou my heart."
You are young: yoai may outgrow
it.”
may—1 may, hut it is so awful
sudden, and hits so hard that I feel as
if I'd fallen from a house. Go to the
house, Sergeant, and sec if you can get
those things hack. If l'ui alive I'll be
around again to-morrow, and if I don’i
may keep the things for youi
kindness. I'm white-headed, hut l’n
tender-hearted, and I want to retire be
hind some barn and sit down and think."
And lie retired.
lie a Man.
What a uoble thing it is to he a u
The world is full of counterfeits, it
grand thing to be upright in defence of
truth and principle. When persecution
conies, some hide their faces until the
storms passes by, others can be bought
for a mess of pottage. From such turn
away. Stand by a friend. Show thy
solf a man. Do not ruu away when
danger threatens to overwhelm him or
you.
Think lor yourself. Read hooks and
read men's faces. Remember the eye is
the window of the soul. Use your eyes
and hold your tongue when men court
favors.
Select some calling to make it hon
orable When you have espoused a
uintain it at all hazards. Make
up your mind to succeed by honorable
means and good will; brush the difficul
ties away one at a time.
If opposition comes, meet it maufully.
If success crowns your efforts, bear it
quietly. Ilasteu not into a quarrel, but
when you are compelled to accept au al
tercation, stand up and show yourself a
full grown mau. Do your owu think
ing, keep your own secrets; worship uc
man for his wealth, or illustrious lineage.
Fine feathers do not always make fine
birds.
Do not live for yourself aloue. The
world needs reformers as much to-day
ever. If you have a new idea endeavor
to develop it into words and deeds. Be
sober, be honest, be true ; policy men
ate dangerous. They will sell you for
money, or popularity—don't trust them.
Wear but one face, and let it be an lion-
Knights Templar.
2d or the grand commandery at
ACOrSTA— GENERAL ORDERS.
The next aunnal meeting of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar, will
bo held at Augnsta, on Wednesday, the
2G:li inst. An unusnallv large crowd is
ticipated. The following orders have
been issued by the Grand Commander:
Savannah, May 8, A.D. 1875, A.O. 757.
enerni Orders Xa. 1 ;
A resolution having been passed by the
Grand Commandery to bold tne next an
nual Grand » onclave in the city oi Au
gusta, tberetore the issuing of this order.
Section 1. Every subordinate Com-
mandery will bo and appear in full uui
form in the city of Augusta ou Wednes
day, May 2*5th, 1875, ut 10 o’olock a. m
for parade, inspection and drill and par
ticipation in public exercises.
Sec. 2. The Comtnanderies will bo re
ceived at the railroad depots by a detach
ment of Georgia Commandery, No. 1,
and escorted to the Angnsta Hotel, the
headquarters of the subordinate corn-
mandenes and the Grand Commandery.
Sec. B. The Commauders of Command
erie’s will report at onco on their arrival,
to headquarters and furnish the Grand
Recorder their roll of Sir Knights pres
Sec. 4. Arrangements have been made
with the railroads to pass all the Sir
Knights and their ladies for one faro.
Also with the Augusta Hotel to entertain
ibein for two and ono quarter dollars per
day.
Sec. 5. The Grand Commandery will
assemble in ntinual grand conclave in the
asylum of Georgia Commaudery No. 1,
iu the Masonic Hall ou Broad street, at
0 o’clock a. M., for business.
Sec. G. At 10 o’clock a. m. the subordi
nate commauderies will be formed in
front of the Augusta Hotel on Broad
street, with Georgia Commandery No. 1
ou the right of the line, aud the others as
directed by the Grand Captain General,
proceed to the Masonio Hall, receive the
Graud Commaudery and march to St.
Johu’s Methodist Church on Green street,
where the liturgy of the order will be re
cited and oration deliveiedby Eminent
Sir J. Emmett Blackshear.
Sec. 7. Special orders will be irsneda*
to the lice of march and dismissal of the
command and other demonstrations.
Sec. 8. At 4 o’clock the several Com-
mauderies will drill for a prize, to be
given to tho best drilled and equipped
Commaudery.
2. 0. Each aud every Commander
will bnve this order read to his command,
per my order,” and see they are duly
exeented.
By order of Right Eminent Sir
Samuel P. Hamilton,
Grand Commander.
Attest : Chas. 1% Armstrong,
Grand Recorder.
Clioi*3.—The wheat aud oat crop still
continue to flourish. There are no indi
cation** of rufet or smut yet discovered,
aud the prospect is very fair for ou excel
leut yield. If tho injury to the wheat
as great in the West and North
west as reported, it is quite likely that the
price will advance and the crop will prove
remunerative. Those who planted largely
and hnvo good crops are to be congratu
lated.
The corn is growiug off finely and with
good seasons large quantities will be pro
dueed. With the increased area planted
aud 'he careful attention which the crop
likely to receive, wc predict a large
supply of breadstuff's, possibly enough
to supply the county without the usual
purchases from tho West.
We hear some farmers complaiu that
they have not a good stand of cotton,
ami it is now almost impo^ihle to rem
edy the defect. Others are satisfied with
the stand obtained. When the seed •
put into ground just before the late bard
'.n, the ground was so hardly packed
to prevent the seed from coming np
sufficiently to give a good stand.—Monr
Advertiser.
Fine Weather on Crops.—The pa
week has been remarkably propitious for
the planting interest iu this section, and
the crops have improved wonderfully.
The light showers that have fallen here
aud there, have kept fin warm atmos
phere a little dump, and the young cot'
ton and oorn have literally fattened and
become healthy arid vigorous.
So far as the cultivation is concerned,
the crops were never in a better condi
tion, while the stands are well nigh per
feet. Every planter with whom we have
conversed expresses entire satisfaction
with the present status of his crops, and
dreads nothing in the futnre but drought
and caterpillar. Maybe these will not
come this year.—Albany Neirs, 13/A.
A DOUBLE MURDER.
TILTON VS. BEECHER.
Col. Jeff Johnson, of Chattooga, and j The Evidence Closed on Both
his Servant Killed by a Band of
Armed Men. —7
TERRIBLE RECORD OF BLOOD-!
SHED AND CRIME.
[.Special to the Herald.]
Rome, Ga , May 11,1S75.
Our community was thrown into a state
of excitement by a rumor that Colonel
Jeff Johuson, of Chattooga county, had
been killed.
Upon iuvcstigatiou, your correspon
dent found that Colonel Johnson, who
lives at Summerville, was ou his way to
his plantation, in Chattooga valley. He
left home at one o'clock, having just fin
ished dinner, and had ridden eight rniics,
when he was fired on by a party of
who were held in the woods, and killed
instantly.
II» was accompanied by a negro boy,
who was riding by his side in the buggy.
When ho was about ono mile aud a half
from any house, but a Mr. Mostellcr,
who was working in a field, heard the
firing, aud having seen Colonel Johnson
rule down the road, rushed at once to the
spot, lie saw the liorso rnuuing away
with the empty buggy, and Colonel John
son and the negro by
LYING ON THEIR FACES IS THE ROAD,
riddled with bullets, and dead.
He saw no man standing near or run
ning away, but be beard a dozen or so
shots tired simultaneously, and is certain
that several men must have fired at them.
The Colonel and his servant seemed to
have leaped from their buggy when they
were shot, and fell dead.
Mr. Mosteller gave the alarm, aud help
being summoned, the body was carried
back to Summerville.
General Wofford, of Cartersville, lias
been sent for to investigate the matter.
colonel Johnson’s life.
Colonel Johnson lias beeu for years a
prominent citizen of Chattooga county.
He has been engaged iu some dillienlties
before this. lie killed a Colonel .Tout:
soma years ago, but was acquitted of any
weeks ago, in which Mr. Lawson Kirby
(son of Judge Kirby) killed Levi Akndge,
»md which was n continuation of an old
feud, in which Colonel Johnson was a
strong friend of the Kiibys. This fust-
hud created a disturbance in the county,
which had tais-d up a Johnson party and
au Akridgn party; aud it is suspected
that this fend had something to do with
Colonel Johnson’s killing.
Particulars to-morrow.
P. It. T.
The Missing Link.—Charles Dar
win appears to exemplify the truth of
his “Origiu of Species” in his own per
son. Although having a strong and in
tellectual face, he certainly bears a strik-
g re*euiblauce to an ourang-.outang in
spect to his features. The nose, the
mouth, the whole facial configuration
rey au impression of the quadrnm-
species. One does not observe the
likeness after talking with the scientist
little while, but at first it is painfully
visible.
He is aware of this himself, aud he
makes a number of jests on the subject
It vras he, l believe, who first calhd
himself the “Missing Link.”
He says that many persons think he
has drawn his general conclusions from
personal premises; that he is in short,
an autobiographic scientist. He avers
that, if he were to meet a gorilla ii
native haunts, the auimal would be
to walk up and offer to vhake hands
with him as a man and a brother. A
gorilla is a very intelligent beast, he adds,
and can easily detect family resemblance.
So, you see, he is not devoid of a sense
of humor, which is apt to be an indica
tion of breadth, particularly when one
can appreciate a joke on one’s self.
—London Letter.
be officers titter. # that street crossings belong primarily
' They waited, and waited, and kept I pedestrians, and only secondarily to i
waiting. The ten o'clock train came in, > hieles.
jpo^The smallest post-office in the world
is kept in a barrel, which swings from the
outermost rock of tho mountains, over
hanging the Straits of Magellan, opposite
Terra del Fuego Every passing ship
opens it to place letters in or take them
out. Every ship undertakes to forward
all lett« rs in it, that it is possible for them
to transmit. How many homes have
been made bright by messages left in the
barrel post-office! It hangs there by its
iron chain, beaten and battered by the
winds and storms, but no locked and bar
red office on land is more secure. It is
not in the track reach of mail-robbers.
L- A lady was seized in a thorough
fare in New York by a white rnffian and
robbed of her pocket-book. He obtain
ed eighteen years imprisonment. A lady
robbed in, Washington City before
own doors, by a negro rnffian, who
seized her violently and rifled her of her
pocket book. Ho was arrested. Her
triends, after waiting some time to know
what disposition would be made of the
ease, called on the District Attorney and
was informed that the case was dismissed
and the robber discharged. So ranch,
says the Baleigh News, tor being of the
right color in party eyes.
Another Aecomit.
[Special to the Herald.]
Rome, Ga., May 11, 1875.
Colonel Jeff Johuson was waylaid and
murdered in Chattooga county Monday
evening, together with tho negro boy
who was driving him. He had been on
a visit to his family, who were at Sum
merville, and was returning to his home,
near Chattoogaville, in a buggy. When
near Mosteller’s lane, seven miles from
Summerville, parties supposed to have
been in ambush fired ou him. l’ersous
living near were attracted by tho firing,
and hastened to the spot. Tho negro
hoy who bad been driving Colonel John
son was found dead in the road, and a
little further on the body of Col. John
son was found, riddled with buckshot
Twelve of these shot were fouud in his
body. No cluo to the murderers, except
ing that Colonel Johnson was one of the
parties engaged in the difficulty at Sum
merville receutly, in which Lawson Kirby
killed Levi Akridge, and it is thought
that this had something to do with the
killing of Johnson. The negro boy is
supposed to have been killed by the same
shots that killed Johnson, or may have
been shot to prevent his appearing as a
witness.
The affair has created intense excite
ment, especially as it is feared more kill
ing will result from the bloody tragedy.
M. A. N.
About Standing Annie-
One of the greatest of all curses to a
people is the maintenai ce of a standing
army in timb of peace. Tho money cost
is great, but the demoralization of the
people and the danger to public liberty
is the great feature that should condemn.
Ex Secretary McCulloch, who has been
writing very earnestly about the debt
aud the way to get out of it, iu his last
letter makes the following observation
about standing armies. He says :
“The standing army 1 as beeu at the
bottom of all the financial troubles in
France, and it is her standing army and
the standing aririea of other countries
that menancc tho peace of Europe,
is an absurd supposition tbat these large
and steadily increasing armies are neces
sary to preserve the peace. Nations
subject to the same influence us are
individuals that compose them. Every
body knows that it is the armed men who
is the dangerous aud aggressive
and that in all communities iu which
carried, the law is constantly
violated, if, indeed, violence does not be
come superior to law. It is the increas
ing armies of the leading military pow
ers of Europe which make the public
mind here and elsewhme sensitive and
apprehensive. These armies are now
created for the preservation of tho peace;
they are tho preparations for war; they
mean war and nothing else. * * * *
The large and increasing armies of Con
tinental uations are not only menancing
the peace of Europe, but are oppressing
the people with taxes, and checking the
growth of nations by withdrawing mil
lions of men from productive industry.
Were the armies which are now in pre
paration for war disbanded, there would
be no breaches of Ihe peace between na
tions, and there would speedily be no
national debt.”
The less we have of the evil the better;
an army of ten thousand men is all that
we need in time of peace, and tho saving
would bo immense if reduced to that
number.
ADJOURNMENT 1
called attention to au editorial reference
to the trial in tbs Tribune of this morn
ing, which opens thus: “As usual tho
Beecher trial was enlivened yesterday by
some choice exhibitions of legal black
guardism. Hero is one;” and then fol
lows a brief passage between Fullerton
and Mrs. Ovingtou, culled from the re
port.
Judge Neilsou, said he appreciated the
remurk of Fullerton, and the language
the editorial called for au npolo-
_ ir his part he never attended n
trial where so much courtesy was exhib
ited by counsel and witnesses.
Calvin J. Mdes was first witness for
defense, after whom Henry C. Boweu
was recalled for further cross-examina
tion.
Edward Fggleston also was recalled,
who described himself as pastor of the
Christian Endeavor Church, which be
longs to no particular denomination, but
runningou its own hook.” Hoi nee B.
Claflm, George F. Uhlo aud Wallace E.
Uunldwell were also called by the de
fense.
John C. Boweu. sou of Henry, and
Marshall J. Morrill, followed for the
prosecutiou.
i the <
“We have nothing else to offer 4 ” said
Mr. Evarts.
“Nor we.” said Mr. Beach.
Mr. Evai ts then roso and made u few
remarks, .stating that ho understood that
only one counsel on the other side wa>< to
up tho case, and ho and Mr. Porter
would sum up for tho defense, but to
gether they would not occupy more than
five days, iu view of tho time it had taken
to get the evidence iu. Ho would sug
gest that nu adjournment ho had until
Wednesday next.
Mr. Be *< h said he would rather con-
liaue on Monday, but would defer to tho
wishes of the other counsel.
Judge Neilson then ordered an ad
journment until Wednesday next.
At tho unuunl meeting of tho Congre
gational Union to-day, some excitement
caused by a declaration of Ilev. Dr.
George B. Bacon, that ho would not
serve ou tho board of trustees with a gen
tleman who did not represent the church,
meaning Henry C. Bowen, who was nom
inated. Ho usked tho election of Henry
P. Sage in Bowen’s place, but the motion
was voted down and Bacon’s place was
filled by Rev. A. IJ. Bradford, of Ver
mont,
Why Hr. Wishes to go to Congress '(
Mr. Hill asked and answered this ques
tion at Lawreueeville on tho day of tho
election. We quote from the Herald ;
Why am I willing to go to Congress ?
I do not want to go for selfish purposes.
I can make more money at home than
ilie salary. I do not want to go for the
honor, for the mere fact of going to Con
gress is no honor. It is a crime just to
go there for tho salary. I want to go
there because I feel I can accomplish
some good: I want tb go there to
make peace. There is reason why wo
should regret secession, but Grant is not
sorry for secession. Instead of being
President ho would be tanning leather
at Galena. These politicians will never
make peuce; it is not to their interest to
have peace; they are miserable products
of n dyiug country, and are feeding on
tho carcass which produced them. I be
lieve there is n simple proposition that
will bring peace to the country. Tho
South lias abandoned secession, let tho
North abandon reconstruction. Tho
South loves the Constitution; the North
loves the Union. Let the North and the
South go back and unite upon the idea
if preserving the Constitution and tho
Cuion. We can all unite on that plat
form—let tho dead past bury its dead,
and harmonize tho whole country.
Richness.—The following advertise
ment is taken from the Macon Telegraph
and Messenger of the 11th inst. :
to whom it may concern.
On the 14th of December, 1872, I was
made acquainted with Mr. Trutnau Gib
son, when bo asked permission to ad
dress me, whereupon he received my
consent On February 17ih, 1874, our
engagement- took place, and on Septem
ber 28th, 1875, were to be married. Ou
account of bis jealousness I feel con
strained now to give him up, os he said
he wauled mo to give up all my society,
compauy aud friends, and also cease vis
iting my mother, which I cannot do. So
from this day henceforth we will be
strangers. Very respectfully,
Ella Warner (Col’d).
The False anl* tiib True —As they
entered a dry goods store yesterday, you
would have said that love dwelt in both
hearts, and that a dove of peace roosted
on every shingle on the roof of their
abiding place. She saw a lovely dress,
aud she begged him to bny, but he re
plied :
“I can’t dulling, not before next
week ”
Can’t yen, dear ?” she smiled. “Well,
I will wait.”
They had hardly passed out at the
door before lie raid:
Td like to sco myself getting that
dress 1”
And she answered :
“Yon conldn’t buy one side of it, aud
if yon could you are too stingy and mean
to do it!”—Detroit Free Press.
The Charleston News and Courier
refers to Mr. Hill’s election to Congress
as follows: a
In the Hon. B. H^ Hill, who has been
elected to Congress from the Ninth Dis-
a@>u The factories of Columbus, Ga.,
have taken since the first day of Septem
ber 8,251 bales of cotton. This cotton
for shipping purposes was worth only
8018,825; but the mills seized it, turned
it over and over, and so changed h that
it pnt in the pockets of the shrewd Mus-
cogeeans 81,856,475, or three times as
much as they would otherwise have real
ized from it In other words, those mills
are worth a million and a quarter to the
people of that city every year.
There is noinvesment that pays better
than a cotton factory, and we hope soon
to bo able tt> announce tho completion
of one in America*.
servatives will find a fearless and willing
friend at the National CapitaL As we
have no Congressmen of onr own, owe are
obliged to ask our brethren inf North
Carolina and Georgia to spea’jj/fp for ns
whenever they have aebanoe... And they
do it!
P Puzzle.—A ship at sea sprung a
„ iwk The hole in the bottom was just
trictof Georgia, the 8outh Carolina Con- one foot square. There was bat one
board on the ship—this was sixteen
inches long and nine inches wide. It
had precisely the requisite number of
square inches, and the carpenter cut it in
two pieces only, end theso two pieces
just fitted the hole. ITow did he do it *