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II. watte and lion. David ('loptou, Montgomery Ala. Office over IUrr>’s Store, Athene, Georgia. Feb.5.tf. A*a M. Jackson, L, W. Thomas, JACKSON^ THOMAS, Attorneys at Law Atheiis, Georgia. ^OBB, ERWIN & COBB J Attorneys at Ijair, ATHENS, GA. Office iu tha Uenpree Building. • Henry L. Henning. Colonel Logan E. Bleckiy, of Atlanta, prints the following touching memorial verses on General Henry L. Bennlng In the Atlanta Herald: Toor Southern eyes, already red (Vlth weeping for your noble dead, If tears are left you yet to shed, Give scant lo soothe this latest woe— For gallant Bending let them flow. Ah! death, that spared hiiu In the tights lias struck, In peace, a Georgia knight — As kalghtly as the proudest lord That ever lifted lance or sword; No truer, braver chief than lie Adorned tha ancient chivalry. For firmness In the battle slmclc, His* comrades said he was a rock ; Old Rock, they said, and his command, (Whoever fled), were sure to stand; And never was that lioito betrayed By Rock himself, or his brigade. The tricks of war he did not learn; In stubborn valor, grliu and stern, lie trusted as the pious priest Repose Lb in the blood of Christ; To him it seemod no light could (ail If not a single heart would quail. Wliea vainer warriors would assume The wreath, and star, and sash, and plume, lie moved among his soldiers gray, As plain and unadorned as they Nor cared to shine, or to excel. Except In doing duty well. In peace it was his lot to die ; In peace, O, may h!s ashes lie! And sweetest peace, while ages roll, Attend his noble, manly soul! Kopiy to the Conquered Danner. nv sir if. itoroiiTOx, hart, kngi.and. Gallant nation, foiled by numbers, Hay not that your hopes are fled ; Keep that glorious flag that slumbers One day to avenge your dead. Keep it, widowed, sonless mothers, Keep It sisters, mourning brothers— Furl it with an iron will. Furl It now, but—keep it Mill, C Think not that its work is done. Keep it till your children take it Once again to hai! ami make it All their sires have fought and hied fi»r. All their noble hearts have sought for. Bled and fought for all alone. All alone, Ay, shame the story— Millionsfhere deplore the stain— Shame, Alas 1 for Ragland’* glory— Freedom called, au«i called in vain. Furl that tanner sadly, slowly, Treat It gently, lor Mis holy, Till that day—yes furl it sadly, Then once more unAirl it gladly— Conquered tanner, keep it still. tionj appear to ns to be too long—re quiring too great a strain upon the student to prepare, too much labor upon the professor to examine with critical care. An examination which exacts a manuscript of twenty to forty pages of cap paper, interspersed with many complicated formulas and dia grams, the whole to be finished within the now unsightly structure which con tains the library, and greatly beautify the Campus. . We recommeud an annual, appro priation of 81,000 as a library fund. iv—the moot-parliament. The members of the Board attend* ed a mootsparliament, and witnessed a few hours, is, so it seems to us, an L a discussion in which all .thi excessive tax, physical and ment^ of parliamentary tacth* R. LITTLE, Attorney at J£a?r, CARS'ESVILLK, OA. <>. A. LUCHRANE. JOHN MU.LEDGE. LOCHRANE & MILLED6E, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ATLANTA, GA. Xo. 2J Pryor St, Opp. Kimball , House. June 2,1875. ' 31-4m JOHN T. OSBORN, / Attoriioy-at-Law ELBERTON, GA. Will practice In the c.mntlc* of the Northern ircuit, liaukM. Franklin and Habersham of the Western Circuit; will give special attention to II tlairna entrusted to lit* care. Jan. lo, la74—ly.la S. DORTCH, * Attorney at Haw, cauxe3Vil£e,/)A. : E. A. WILLIAMSON, PRACTICAL ITCttMAIER and JEWELLER At Dr. King', Drug Store, IPAi> STREET ATHENS, OA. ■ All »ort AM. In a superior manner, sad mo4 to giro miixkrtlon. f Jaai-U A. .WINN, ■ I WITH—1 »f isodi )0 V ER. STUBBS & 00. Jotton Kaotors, -AND— . - ial Commission Merchants Savannah, Ga. -isaESfis Bts foraale or shipment te 1stver^oel Misccllaneons Selections. upon the student. The evidel marks of haste in many of the papers, show, in fomo degree 'the severity of the strain. ^ We l-ceommcnd ttid^^Binatter lie given and a higher offiHECfinisfo be retpiired at these examinations. - (3). It in the tendency of the mind to fall into grooves or channels. Afs ter a few years, theiefore, it may he found, unless great care he taken, that sets of questions, on any given subject, will lie repented in an order ’which looks regular and prescribed. Stu dents soon make this discovery, and they will “ post” or “ cram” on the traditional questions of the school. To correct this, professors should iutroduce os much original matter as possible into their courses of instruc tion and frequently dumge textbooks, especially in science and mathematics. (4). Among the blemishes observ able in the papers submitted to our in spection, are, in some instances, illeg ible penmanship, errors in orthogra phy and syntax, a neglect of punctu ation, an incorrect use of capitals, blots and interlineations, and a want of I systematic and symmetrical arrange- : ment. We attribute, in great meas- : ure, these blemishes to the too great I demand made upon the students in : their written examinations—no oppor- I tunity for careful revision being given. ! And we repeat here a recommenda- I tion already made, that the quantity ! lie diminished, and that a higher order j of finish be required. Errors of the kiud mentioned pre- | vail to a less extent among students in j Latin and Greek. This fact is a poir- I erftd argument in favor of the study of i the languages. ! It is the barest justice, however, to state, in this connection, thnt those members of the Board who have here tofore served as Visiting Examiners, are unanimously ol the opinion that the papers of the present year not onl? compare favorably with those of for mer years, but show marked evidence of progress and improved culture. II—THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION. A careful iuquiry into the flails, views, purposes, workings and results of the present administration of the University, satisfies us that it deserves, as it receives our hearty indorsement. The members of the faculty are zealous, efficient and successful—gen tlemen of intellect, attainment and ex perience—an honor to the University and the State—all working together in peace, harmony nnd cheerful co-ojiera tion to advance the noble interests committed to their keeping. The students are polite, studious and orderly—their discipline never better, according to universal testi mony—their progress good. Among them is a fair proportion of first class minds of much promise. It is n pleasure to us to be able to state that the literary and agricul tural students fraternize most harmoniously. There are no college or class parties, cliques or clashes The polished grace of [From lit* Tplrgnjih and Mt-Mt > ni*rr.] fPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.] Report of tho Board of Visitors and Examiners of the Senior Hass in the University of Georgia. Athens, Ga., July 16, 1875. 2b Hie Excellency .Tame* M. Smith, .Governor of Georgia. Sir—In accordance with Executive appointment, the following named members of the Board of Visitors: 14 H. Jones, W. L. Kilpatrick, George M. Dews, Mark Johnston, John G. Wood, and John M. Rich ardson, met in Athens on the 9th in stant, to attend the Senior examina tion of the University of Georgia. The Board was organized by calling! a,nm, g them, 'the poli Mark Johnston to the chair, and ap-1 ‘"f ono a,u1 * ho Sorely manhood of the pointing George M. Dews secretary. ° ther "'"‘ually interpenetrate to the Subsequent to the oigauization of' strengthening and adornment of the the Board. John W. Glenn, another j i ho mas * * ll0WS no of the appointees, reported for duty, 1 “ rea “ 1 0r and thus ver- and greatly aided in our labors, delib- 1 jj es the wisdom of the combination of orations and conclusions. T1 '“ *—■*"- he resources They were surprised anW pleased at the repJMka with whkJr the young gSnt)einen Amended,’TBfced, “points o£ order,” called the “ previous ques tion,” aud discussed the matters at issue, and at their general familiarity with the subject. . Last year’s report is indorsed’ audit is hoped that this feature of university instruction will be continued. Nobbing is better calculated to make one cool and self-possessed—to cultivate in him a quick discernment and the highest courtesy. v—the experimental farm. The experimental fhrm, in charge of Dr. E. M. Pendleton, is one of those special and practical features of the University of which too much cannot be said; and yet we must content our selves with a brief notice. The results already accomplished aud published to the world are of great value, and have placed our Agricul tural School in the first rank. The Doctor’s book should be in the hands of every farmer. It is eagerly sought abroad, we learn, and has been adopted in some places as the agricultural text book. The experiments, ns conducted on the farm, are alxnit self-sustaining. Ot the amount appropriated during the year, just closing, for that purpose, only a very small portion has been used, nnd the remainder is available for substantial improvements of the grounds, fencing, etc. We hope that this practical school of agriculture will be supported with a generous hand. VI—TIIE LAW SCHOOL. The advantages which a law school, with its regular lectures nnd recita tions, has over mere office-reading, are so great that we are surprised to learn that the law classes are very small. We invite attention to the privileges which the University offers in this res- l>eet. A young man of average abilis ty,*and who is prepared to commence the study, can, in one year, by close application, obtain n diploma ; and he will then be nre^xired to enter upon the practice of liis profession, his mind being well stored with the fundamental principles of these noble sciences. VII—THE ENGINEERING SCHOOL. While inspecting this departanetit, we were painfully struck by the want of models and other apparatus. It has but one model in bridge-building nr.d a few in elementary descriptive geome try. The drawings are largely, if uot entirely, the work of the professor and the students. The Legislature should make a handsome appropriation to pur chase working models of all kinds and the other necessary apparatus for this school. It greatl) needs a solar com pass and especially a machine for test ing the strength of our building mate rials of all kinds. We have no reliable data on this subject—no data at all, in fact. Such a machine would soon pay therjhlernal workings, usages, and dis cipline of the University. Adi of which is respectfully submit- ted* bi behalf of the Board of Visitor*, byT^~ John M. Richardson, — George M. Dews, X John Y. Wood, / • Committee. rtL [From tbs New York Herald. 1 SEVENTEEN YEARS WITH ; SAVAGES. Si onev, N. 8. W.. June 5, 1875. Ti; following sketch of the history of 58 -n-se Pelletier, who was rescued aft t -rventcen years’ residence with a savagAjribe, was drawn up .from his statenttnts by Lieutenant Ottley, R. E., a passenger on board the steamer Brisbane, and published in the Sydney papers: Narcissc Pierre Pelletier (or Peltier), the son of a shoemaker of St. Giles, near Bordeaux, occupied, in 1858, the post of cabin boy in the ship Saint Paul, of Bordeaux, during a voyage from China to Australia, whither she was conveying some 350 Chinese imi migrants. One moonless night the ship struck on a reef in the Louisiade group of islauds, and soqn became a total wreck. The captain, crew and immigrants, however, reached an is land in safety, some in boats and oth ers along the reef. One of the three boats was damaged on the rocks, and, the remaining two beiug quite inade quate to convey all hands to any other land, it became evident that the crew, if they wished to save themselves, must leave the Chinese to shift for them selves. Accordingly the Europeans made for the neighboring island, where, however, they were attacked by the blacks and forced to retire, leaving behind them, in the hands of the sav ages, three men—the second officer, a sailor and an apprentice. During this attack Narcisse received a violent blow on the head from a stone, but managed to reach the boat. Much as the crew dreaded the Chinese, they dreaded the savages more, and ac cordingly returned to the island which had first afforded them refuge. Once more*in comparative security, their former fears returned, and they held a consultation as to what should be done, it being finally decided to em bark in silence at dead of night when all the Chinese should be asleep. Narcisse, overhearing what was said, followed the sailors down in the boat and embarked with them in their new venture. It would seem thnt the in told the men that he should The Board continued in session, I the colleges. The agricultural stu dents have necess to all the advantages adjourning from day to day, from the 1 , University, and are acquiring 9th instant until the 16th; and, hav-, ‘ hc “V ™ ,sia or «">diiion of success ing finished the duty assigned them, [ ff every department of life— they beg leave to make the following! we ^ ®f°ved and cultivated minds. We report- ! regret to learn that so few take ad- Feed and Sale Stable jjEXBNTS. Q-A.: ; & LEAVES.... PROPRIETORS ILL BE FOUND AT THEIR I <««!•}, rear Fran kilo House buUdlB», J41. Keep »lw.T« oo hum! good Toni- Iranaildrlrsn. ; 5SC.S. POTTS, ;hioTable Dressmaker 2R UNIVERSITY BANK, 1 Broad Street, Athene, Fashionable Styles. •*''WMrWElW.ML. 9 loot aid Shoe Manufactaer, i CC LLEGE AVENUE, Next Boor to Poet Office. WtSir* and r°° regret 1 vantage of this noble benefaction of l-THE EXAMINATIONS. i the State. There are now vacant It is a great pleasure to the Board ( about two hundred free scholarships in to be ablo to say, conscientiously and | a n the departments of the University, truthfully, that the examination pa-1 The drill of the University Bat- pers submitted to their consideration, ( talion was very satisfactory, and ivc are, in mast instances aud respects, | emphasize- our approval of this feat- satisfaetorv to the examiners, and ure of the University. It is valuable highly crtdilahle, both to the students physical training, improving the themselves and to their instructors, health, the port nnd carriage of tho They show that much and thorough students, and preparing the way for a work has been ^ carefully and system- revival of the military spirit and train- •tically done in the different deport- ing among the jieople—a spirit and a Bunts; and that the students have training which n bravo and indepeud- not only made great progress in their cl ,t people should nlwavs cultivate, several studies, but that they have acs; 1T ‘., „ . , ,, ' .... , quired facility in the important art of UP on ‘ ho w "°> e . the condition of the expressing, dearly and ifirectlv, what “J eacoura £ 1,, g.> aa<l lt they have learned. anl i’ tho , ^f ler,n « «» f tba Legida- To learn audio know how to learn ‘T H’ 6 ®^W° rt " f H>e fnends of are very important; but the ability to e,luc ? tl0a *° become the pride of the impart knowledge acquired and to pcop ? of Gcorg.a and he l«d>ng m- make practical uS, of it, is of a higher * t,t ( u . t, °" °f lenr ” 1 "*. i6 the ®? uth At * degree of importance. ««Knowledge ltt,,t,c bt “ t ? 8 ’ ,9i“ d1 / t woul . d we k power;” and knowledge, judiciously " ,ore 0,1 \ h ' s sul, J^ t - b T ut have * P*f used and bandied is wisdom, the high- E !V d . enou eb- .Uct the people Mt form of nower ' sustain their own University. It will Wo commend, therefore, the exam- W ‘hem back a thousand fold, and be iuations, their form and their fruit. a I^tpc 111 ^ 9011 rce blessing and pros- But, as nothing can be perfect, and „ as indiscriminate commendation is at respecifully suggest that, after injudicious as indiscriminate ahuse— ^reorganization of the and is even more injurious—we think ^ r ..LT'f y ' laa takcn P**“* J be f terlu °( it but light to call attention to some Z -T ** ■ *** suggestions and blemishes. dar,D « S 00 * 1 behavior and efficiency. fTwhiUt .written examinations £ h !| 1 ™"!: y ? r ? ffice ., oughl \° , n ; f : ‘breats ot change 1 We conld point examinat " 1 - o samefor ^Jtl j on t giater institutions that have been itispa-s blo fir even a good student, j%r ; auf)| ;i1 j ured by mch periodic re- one who has afanr average knovriedge . but ie desiatVthissug- ofa given subject, to become g^tty. ; doubtle99> efficient. . embarrassed over a prescribed eet ot < questions; and, if no other opportu- ki—buildings axi> library, nity be given him to show his knowl- With the exception of the basement, edge of the subject, be may suffer ae- the new building, called Moore Agri rious injustice at the hands of 1 lie ex- cultural College, is finished. Thi building cost 825,000, and is devoted We recommend, on thi.- point, that to the College of Arts. We inspected the examinations be sometimes with great interest It is well con- ten and sometime.- oral—the stndentF^r ,, "*“‘ l -a—:— ination; it seems to us, should lie both Borne of the older buildings need re written and oral. , pairs. A small expenditure would. (2). Some of the written examina- j modernise and render very handsome leountry where they* ntmld either fell in with English settlements or English vessels. The duration of the voyage is uncertain, but must have been considerable, as the distance traversed cannot have been less than 600 miles. It seems clear, * however, that the crew endured great hardships, for, having no fire, they lived on flour and such uncooked birds as thev could catch or knock down; and further, thnt for some three or four days before sighting the Australian coast their supply of fresh water ran out. The point where they landed is known as “ First Red Rocky Point,” south of ^ Cape Direction. Raging with thirst, for itself in the enhanced value given tiie crew, consisting of the captain, by the experiments to our woods and sorae seven men, and Narcisse, drew ores. It would, too, greatly add to the character and influence of the Uni versity. There is no such machine south of Philadelphia...., We recommend as appropriation of 82,500 for thejpurposes herein men tioned. We were much gratified at tho ex cellence of the work done by tbe stu dents in this department, vm—toe schools of history and POLITICAL SCIENCE AND BELLES-LET- .. TRES. No schools can lie more important than these. They cultivate, they strengthen, they adorn, and are of the greatest practical value; nor do we oonsider it invidious to make special mention of them. They are new schools, in their separate organization, and wearc anxious to see them strength ened and liberally supported. Indeed the University has not a single school to spare. Those already organized should he liberally provided for, and others institutes! as soon as possible. We want hero a grand university— one worthy of the State and of the South—so as to take away all excuse or shadow of excuse to go abroad to get an education. Our boys should be educated : at home, where they expect to live,- and labor, and many, and grow old, and die. College associa tions and friendships are as lasting as itself. Each young man should form them .where he expects to live and die. Parents commit a great mistake when they send their sons abroad to be edns anted, and then bring them home, strangers among their own people, to begin the struggle of life, and to make that struggle all through life, without the cheering support of those early friendships which only grow greener and stronger with age. It is Georgia’s high duty to keeb her sons at home by making her University their nridc and glory. After a thorough educa tion at home,, those who cau afford it may profitable spend sorao years in travel to enlarge and liberalize their minds and to deepen their, culture by foreign observation and a study of liv ing men and mannq*. But let us keep thgm at home until they are thorough ly gronhded in Georgia chlturo, Geor- C ’ i manners, habits mid. ideas, abd ve formed Georgia friendships and associations. They can never after ward lose their loyalty. to their grand oldmofhef. ix—CONCLUSION. Whereas the utmost harmony be tween the Board of Trustees and that of government and instruction is abso- * a 1 1 A _ ll. n annll f-P tltn gest tnai consullauuii* uuiwetiii muse . Boards should be free, frank, full and frequent, in advance of any changer in the boat up on to the beach and searched for water. At length their search was rewarded by finding a small waterhole, but the supply pro ved insufficient for all, and was con sumed by the men, leaving none for the poor little cabin boy, already half from hunger, thirst, and'expo sure, and with feet cut to pieces by tbe sharp coral of the reef. . Their thirst assuaged, the Captain and his men (leaving the little cabin boy to his fate) retraced their way to their boat, and, it is believed, ulti mately reached New Caledonia. The conduct of these men scarcely seems to require comment; still it must be res membered that the boy was, as he himself says, “ half dead,” and quite unable to walk further, while probably the men were themselves too weak to carry him; and we may, moreover, imagine that, recollecting their tieat- roent by the Louisiade Idanders, they were only too anxious to get safely un der way again; so that perhaps our indignation should be largely tern- pered with pity. It may not be outof place here to remark that it is reported that the oannibols of the Louisiade Islands appear to have eaten most of the Chinese, two by two, in the most methodical manner, some sixteen or seventeen only having at length been rescued by a passing vessel. To return, however, to Narcisse Pelletier, it appears that the blacks on the mainland, happening to cross the track of the boat’s crew, fallowed it up to the waterhole, and found the little dying boy. They treated him with the greatest kindness, fed him, and flhally led him away to their camp. With this tribe, known iu their own tongue as the “ Macadamas,” he re mained for seventeen years, until he was discovered and taken array on the 11th of April last Ire the crew of the John Bell, a pearl schooner, then lying at the Night Island. When discovered, Narcisse was stark naked, like the rest of tho tribe, his body burned by the son to a rich red color, and having a glazed appearance; his breistii were adorned with tiro raised lines of flesh of the thickness of s pen, dl, while the lobe of bis right ear was ornamented with a piece of wood about half an inch in diameter and four indies long. The cats on bis breast, of whioh he is veiy proud, were made with pieces of broken glass bottles, the lips of the cuts being raised, by a system of con stant pinching during the healing procees. The sailors who brought him off arc under the impression that he came willingly, and that the savages understood that he was being ransomed with trdde. Narcisse, however, states that the sailors labored under a mis conception, and that neither did the natites wish him to go nor did be him self wish to leave. In feet, at the time, he would much rather have re turned to his tribe but that both he and the blacks were afraid of the guns in the boat He says that fhr a long time—a very long time—after his de sertion by the captain, his thoughts continually reverted to La Belle France, and to his father, mother and little brothers; but that, as years rolled on, these faded from his memory and he became thoroughly identified with the blacks. For th'e first fort- lM ,, a night of his stay in Somerset he is | sired for yards, garden, etc.” And described as restless and uneasy and as ' _ sitting like a bird on a rail watching every one in a frightened way. Thanks, however, to the kindness and perseverance of Lieutenant Con nor, of the Royal Navy, he was rapid ly reclaimed to civilization, and now bis greatest pleasure appears to be reading a French novel with which his kind instructor supplied him when shipping him in theJBrisbane steamer. His account of life amongst the blacks is necessarily meagre, partly because be has still some difficulty in. expres sing hi* ideas in French, aud partly, pos3iblr, because there is not much to tell. His life, like that of the men of his tribe, appears to have been princi pally passed in fishing and hunting, the monotony being occassionally vari»l by a battle with a neighboring tribe. One of the most extraordinary features iu the case is that, although a mere boy when he deserted, he has retained bis knowledge of reading and writing, and can count with ease up to 100. Not only can he read print, but hc can to a great extent make out ordinary handwriting: while during his stay on board he hn3 drawn somo. excellent sketches of the animals he had hunted— sketches which, if not exactly “ art treasures,” are at any rate very life like representations of the objects they are intended to depict. In short, Narcissc Pelletier is a young man of great intelligence and promise, and we may be permitted to hone that he has many happy days in store for him in bis native land. To further this end a subscription was set on foot on board the Brisbane, it being resolved that tho JEFFERSON DA VIS. The many reports in Relation to Mr. Davis’ removal to Texas for the pur pose of assuming the presidency of its agricultural college are put to rest by the publication of. the correspondence between Gov. Cooke and himself. The former, as the ex-officio head of the board of directors of the college, tendered Mr. Davis the presidency, “ with a salary of 84,000 per annum, with residence properly furnished and as much land attached as might be de- ' ' ' r yi ‘ . then in behalf of the people of Texas he urged Mr. Davis '* to come and live with and be of us, and make your home and resting place, after a long and evontful public service, among a Q le who will never cense to love and r yon.” . Mr. Davis gracefully declines the proffered appointment in a brief letter bearing date Jnly 8th. He says: No occupation would be more ac ceptable to me than that which would enable me to co operate with you in the organization of a system for the in struction of the youth of your country in the two important branches to which the colleges at Bryan are to be special ly devoted. I cannot fully thank you for the generous confidence manifested in offering to me the presidency of those colleges, and it is but a fair return that I should cordially confess that you have overrated my ability, and in the consciousness that I could not satis factorily perform the duties of the office, decline to accept it. As soon as my private affairs will permit, I hope to revisit Texas at more leisure than when last amoug you, and will be glad then to confer with you on the subject of an educational system for Texas as a volunteer to render such service as my small acquirements and shattered constitution may allow. That livo paper, “ Jonah’s Gourd Vine,” priutedand edited in Rome, and fitted to and published in Marietta, has called up a large number of buried tom ahawks. Everybody in Rome is now swearing tiiey uever heard of it. The Commercial plants the following duel s' in natites wis m monov should be remitted to France sec ‘ d • “ It seems that a disgrace- through the French Consul, to be there ! fol > libellous sheet, with the above ti- applied as seemed best for the further- tle - *>«s been recently printed An this ance of his interests. city ami sent to Marietta for distribu tion. There is nothiug that we can conceive of meaner and more dastard ly than such proceeding. Young men calling themselves gentlemen selecting the cover of darkness, like tho midnight assassin, to defame the character of other men—and not even sparing the female sex ? We desire the citizens of Marietta to know that the’good people i of this city bitterly condemn and frown upon all such dastardly proceed ings, and will rejoice to see the per petrators brought to justice.” We read one copy of the paper, and al though some of its jokes were a little broad, laughed heartily at them. But it is more carefully filed away than any paper ever printed in Georgia. Big Nigger of Tennessee.—Gen. Bedford N. Forrest, of Memphis, is now the biggest free nigger in Teu- essee. A negro girl presented him withaboquet, at a negro Fourth of Ju ly celebration, to which he said in re ply: I accept it more particularly beoiuse it comes from a colored lady, for if there is any one on God’s earth who loves the ladies, it is myself.’ This sentiment which reduces to a level in the mind of Forrest, onr wives and daughters and the negro women of the land, will he indignantly and scorn fully repudiated by every lady and gentleman who ever had any respect for tho General. Nay, more, the Southern man be he an officer or pri vate in Confederate rauks, who will publicly utter such a sentiment will be branded as infamous and should be treated as such. Equality before the law is the only equality that can or ev er will exist, between the races in these Southern States. Gen. Forrest knows this, and he must be conscious of the deception to the negro his sen- ITwby he j^veTp tbe7h‘aKorehi7 i timent implies.-Eifaula Times. he said that the duties of the position ! „ ,T“.“ ’ , were too onerofi for his constitution. I. Beer drinking, though growing apace This was the only reason. He said 1 1 “ this county, is not quite up to the with a pathos we can never forget: sjandard of German indulgence ^ “ I love voung men; I love the Uni- !> ome - . a 7l ount I , of . beer wh,ch versity ; I love Georgia.” is consumed in Munich is enormous. —y . . Every other person that passes by is the bearer of a huge earthern jug con taining the liquor which cheers bbt does not inebriate. Beer flows there like water. Men, women and children sip the dark brown liquid, and mug alter mug follow each other in rapid successio.n The usual average of beer allotted to each person per day is five quarts, and some have been known to indnlge.in eight. No wonder the Ba varians are a jslcepy looking people. They haven’t quite as hot a climate as ive have in America, else they would not only look sleepy, but be fast asleep most of the time with so much beer in them.—Savannah Advertiser. Robert Collyer says the children must have less study and more fun. He is right. There is the boy in the family across the way. Last Thursday afternoon he put a dead mouse in his mother’s work-basket, attached a split stick to the tail of the next door cat, set tbe vinegar faucet up in businese, palmed himself off as a ghost on tbe hired girl when she went down cellar after the butler, besmeared his father’s choice white bantam rooster with bine ink, and finally wound up the enter tainment by tying the boiler to a strange doe’s tail, and slipping down in the slush, hurting his back. His ex asperated hither hardly knows which to hunt up first—the strange dog with the boiler, or Robert Collyer. “Bub, did you ever stop to think,” said a grooer recently, os he measured outa half peck of potatoes, “ that these Hi that potatoes contain sugar, starch and wa- but to ter?” “No, I didn’t,” replied the boy, n truth *< but I heard mother say that you put pens and beans in. your coffee, and about a pint of water to every quart of milk you sold.” The subject of nat ural philosoyhy was dropped right there. UNIVERSITY NOTES. This afternnoou we called on Lipscomb. ‘ He lives way up in CoL_ ham in a'beautiful house built iu the Gothic style, and nestled iu a young grove. We lifted the gate-latch with a trembling hand, and walked up the gravelled walk with a throbbing heart. We feel just as we felt when we used to visit that particular lady whom— well, no matter. We love' the grand old man, and this fact explains our slight and pleasing agitation at the " ought of meeting him. The Doctor—I cannot say ex-Chan, cellor, it sounds so strange and un natural—received 113 with charming cordiality, and invited us into the cosiest, sweetest little parlor in the world, and having ordered some cool water, for it had been a warm day, handed us a very pleasant cigar, and then we both sat down and talked. In just ten seconds, wo felt as if the Doc tor was our father, and ns if we had never been out of his presence for two weeks in our life. He told us that lie had accepted the Professorship of Belles Lettres in the Vanderbilt University; that he would have to take charge in September'; that be did not intend to abandon Athens entirely, but, in all probabili ty, he would reside there when not en gaged at Vanderbilt. His duties ,will occupy about ten months of the year. He said that daring the spring months, he had delivered his epurse of lectures on the laws of thought to the Law Class at the University. From a different and correct source, we learned that he did this voluntarily aud gratuitously. He says it is a cap ital dass. In reply to our question as When he said this a lump grew in our throat and at the samo time wo felt like sweeping the present Board of Trustees from the face of the earth. But recollecting something, onr feeling of anger changed to pity. We told the doctor that Ganrgia coiild ill afford to give him up, and he smiled sweetly but, as we thought, a little incredul ously. He said that for fourteen years he had been Chancellorof the Univer sity of Georgia, and nothing in this world gave him more pleasure than teoohing yoting men; and hundreds of young men throughout this broad land everywhere will testify that nothing bos ever given them more pleasure and profit than the pearls of wisdom which of yore fell from the eloquent lips of this the representative educator or the South, Andrew A. Lipscomb, of Virs ginia! Wherever he may go, the people of Georgia will ever hold his noble services in most grateful remem brance, and sincerely regret that the day ever dawned, which marked his leaving an institution to the upbuilding of which the best part of his life has been earnestly devoted. We hear that twentaaveh applica tions for - the prpfeswrsinp' iff' Lktin, have been handed in. ' We do hope that Prof. Waddell will be retained, for if there is a~master pf -tha Latin language in Geoigia,.surely he is the man. 1 It is positively stated by many friends' of Dr. Speer—professor of Belles Lettres, tin the University—that he will return .for the pulpit next year, for the reason as stated by himself, that be was called, not to teach but to preach. We hope there is no truth in the statement.—Atlanta Herald„> :» . Atticus. Matchless misery—having a cigar and nothing to light it with. ftolNst ietrepn PUBLICATION OFFICE: JVo, 7, f BO N, (Ov-Stairs,) ATHENS, GEORGIA. Kates of Advertising: Transient advertisement*, ofono square or more $1 00 per square for the first insertion, and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion. as. All advertisements considered transient except where special contract! are made. Tvrelvo lines space of this type (or one inch make ono square. •9"For contract prices, eee schedule. RULES OF A NEWSPAPER OFFICE. Visitors will confer a favor on the proprietor and editorial corps by adher ing strictly to the following roles when they visit us: Be certain to leave the door open when you enter and leave, or if you do shut it, slam it like blazes. Take a sent in the editor’s favorite chair, and read the unfinished editori als on the tablo before you. Look over the exchanges and hunt out a three year old joke and read it to us. Be certain to smoke. Five cent ci gars preferred, if you can get them. If we are engaged in private con versation lie sure todisten to- what we are saying. Don’t feil to spit on the floor. Spits toons are only for ornaments. Ask us to loan you five dollars, and look unconcerned when wo tell you we haven’t got it. Persons with no special business, will please call oftener and stay a long time. If you come in a mile of us, be sure to stop. If we are out when you happewin, sit on the desk ar.d read all the letters you see. Plenty more in the drawer. It pleases u's amazingly to be ques tioned especially when we are writing. Ask us for a stamp, and pick your teeth with the gold pen, not forgetting in the meatiiue to take our pipe for a smoke. Call over the list of pajiers you wish to know if we exchange with, and we will be glad to tell on what days they are published. Scatter the exchanges all over the room; turn over an inkstand or two, spit on the floor again, tell us you wish us well” and then leave. A Reckless Pedestrian.—The fool hardy attempt of Hugh Donahue, of Springfield, Muss., who is attempt ing to walk 1,100 miles in 1,100 con secutive hours, will probably result fa tally to him. He came here several weeks ago, and made arrangements with the proprietor ot Mystic Park to attempt the task, he being promised a percentage of the receipts. Hc was in splendid health when be began his task, but after the first week his phys ical powers began to be affected. liv ely week told against him, and now lie would hardly be taken for the same man. His face is thin, his eyes sunken, and he looks a total wreck. One pe culiar feature is, that he commenced the feat with hair perfectly black, and it is now as grey as a badger. At ten n. m, to-day, Donahue hna completed 827 miles in thnt number of consecu tive hours. He complains of severe pains in his head, back and neck. Notwithstand ing his indisposition, he is confident that he will complete the task. He is now attended by three physicians, who will take turns in administering stimu lants and caring for him during tho rest of his journey. Large crowds came from Boston, Lowell, and the surrounding cities and towns to witness the torture ho is inflicting on himself. It is the general opinion that he will fail. Donahue walked one thousand miles in one thousand hours at Spring- field last summer, but his present task takes four days longer. He sometimes falls down insensible while on the course. He walks a mile every hour, which, on an average, takes him fifteen minutes. He then goes to sleep for forty minutes, when he is awakened to resume his task. It is very difficult to wake him. Ammonia is applied, ses vere castigation with whips are admin istered to excite and thoroughly arouse him. He is also pricked with needles, and pistols fired near to his ears. Pro found sleep ensues at each moment of rest, and it now becomes long nnd deep. Dates of the Coloxlal Settle ments.—As a matter of special in terest for these days of centennials, we give a resume of the order in which the Colonial settlements were made in the old Thirteen States. Twelve years—1607 to 1619—says Loosing, were spent by English adventurers in efforts to plant a permanent settlement in Virginia. For fourteen years—1809 to 1623—Dutch traders were traffick ing on the Hudson river before a per manent settlement was established in New York. Fourteen years—1606 to 1620—were necessary to effect a per manent settlement in Massachusetts; and for nine years—1622 to 1631- adventurers struggled "for a foothold in New Hampshire. The roman cath«. dies were only one yfeaiV-*1624—5—in laying the foundation of the Maryland colon/. Seven years—1632 to 1639— were employed in effecting permanent settlements in Connecticut, seven years—1636 to 1643—in organizing a colonial government in Rhode Island, nnd about fifty years—1631 to 1682—■ elapsed from the landing of the Swedes on South river, before Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania presented colonial features. Almost sixty years— 1622 to 1682—passed by before the first settlements of the Carolines be came fully developed colonies. But Georgia, the youngest of the Thirteen States, had the foundation of its colo nial government laid when Oglethorpe, with the first company of settlers, be gan to build Savannah, in the winter of 1733.—Savannah News. “ Yes, sir,” yelled a preacher in a Dakota church one Sunday morning, “ there’s more lying and swearing and stealing and general deviltry to tbe square inch is this here town than all the rest of the American country,” and then the congregation got up and dumped the preacher out of the window. “ The Sweet Summer Land of the Soul,” is the title of a song just pub lished. Wonder if there are any mos quito bars to the music. “ I wish I was a pudding, mamma!” “ Why# my dear r “ Cause I should have such lots of sugar put into me,’' IMMEBMl

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Northeast Georgian. (Athens, Ga.) 1872-1875, August 04, 1875, Image 1