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The Gainesville Eagle
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Two counties in Western North Carolina.
r*>itorial eaglets.
A school girls mighty oath—Buy
Gum!
The Burlington Hawlceye contin
ues to fail to reach us with provoking
regularity.
Talmage’s trial is in full blast and
Brooklyn Presbyterians are at a
white heat of excitement.
Poor Poe. Will they never let
him rest? The London Spectator
says now that he was not a poet.
A barrel will only hold sixteen
handred oysters, which goes to prove
that some men’s stomachs are larger
than a barrel.
The Black Crook is raging in New
York, and hundreds of the old bald
heads are compelled to go down to
the office every night.
Brorson’s comet is coming right
toward us, and is only 125,000,000
miles away. Here Bridget, put up
the front blinds and say wo are
out.
The evidence in the Cameron-Oli
ver scandal case, shows up the widow
in a very ugly light. She appears
as little better than a common pros
titute .
What with walking matches, the
Black Crook, Simon Cameron and
Talmage, the sensational New York
press is not without pabulum on
on which to feed.
Newbury, S. C.,has a rooster which
it is said, will come to his owner
when called, like a well-trained dog.
He absolutely refuses however to
cjme to a Methodist preacher.
The old and popular Danbury
News is on our table, but somehow
we are of opinion that, Bailey is off
on a lecturing tour. At all events
it does not sparkle as is its wont.
The time is near at hand when
the ioe cream venders will perambu
late the streets yelling “ice cream,
ice cream !” and the innocent coun
tryman will sympathizingly enquire,
“What do you scream for.’’
Somebody writes to the Detroit
Free Press to know “how many pins
)flee * Victoria in her dress on
her wedding day, and where were
they bought, and where are they
now—any, all, or someone of them. 1 ’
In a household where nine o’clock
is peremptory bed-time, the musi
cal tinkle of a clock’s bell sounds
like the crack of doom to the boy
and girl who are occupying the bow
window aud keeping each others lips
warm.
There is not perhaps any other
period in life when a boy feels that
there is such fearful responsibility
resting upon him, as when he
ascends tho rostrum at a school ex
hibition and sees his ma and pa in
the front row.
A parson can live next door to a
man who is trying to learn to play
the fiddle for months, that is if he is
a good parson, but unless he is a su
perlatively good parson, there will
come a time when one or the other
will have to move,
The democrats iu congress do not
seem to have compromised after all
but will insist on the full repeal of
all the obnoxious laws, as amend
ments to the appropriation bills.
It is claimed that Hayes will veto
them. If he does then will come the
tug of war. The democrats will re
main firm and probably adjourn,
leaving Mr. Hayes to run the govern
ment as best he can.
Blaine got into what he doubtless
thought a large hornet’s nest the
other day when he tackled the demo
cratic senators about the election of
officers and accused them of revo
lutionary motives. He was almost
used up by Eaton, Beck and others,
but when that boss hornet, our Ben,
let fiy at him he struck
him a sockdolager between tho eyes
that completely put the blatant
Maine demagogue hors du combat.
• • ♦
Hon. Jefierson Davis has been in
terviewed by a representative of the
Boston Herald and expressed himself
pretty freely ou various subjects. He
shows himself still the noble man he
has always been. He says that so
far from his feeling any animosity
towards the North he is very much
interested in the people of the whole
country and desires the prosperity of
every section. Of the negro he
doubts the wisdom of trying to edu
cate him, and does not think him
capable of an intelligent use of the
ballot, but still he believes tho race
now in accord with the Southern
people and that no barm will cumo
from his enfranchisement. Mr. Da
vis tells the repoiter to assure the
people of the North that he is not
the devil they have painted him
und instead of having horns and
hoofs he is very much one of them
selves.
The Gainesville Eagle
VOL. XIII.
Tahnage’s Trial.
The trial of the~Rev. DeWitt Tal
mage before the Brooklyn Pr|sby
tery was begun at 3 o’clock Monday
afternoon. After the regular pre
liminaries of a trial, the charges
against the great preacher were read
as follows:
The Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, D.
D , stands charged by common fame
with falsehood and deceit.
Specification I—ln that he acted
deceitfully and made false state
ments, which he knew to be false, in
the matter of his withdrawal from
the editorship of the Christian at
Work, in the month of October,
1873.
Specification 2—ln that at various
times he published, or allowed to be
published by those closely associated
with him, without contradicting
then:, statements which he knew to
be false or calculated to give a false
impression in defense of his action
and statement referred to in the first
specification.
Specification 3—ln that he repeat
edly made public declaration, in va
rious and emphatic forms of speech
from his pulpit, that the church of
which he was pastor was a free
church, and Li at the sittings were
assigned without reference to the
dollar question, although he knew
such declarations to be false
Specification 4—ln that in the
matter of 1876 7 he falsely accused J.
W. Hathaway of dishonest practices,
and afterwards denied that he had
done so.
Specification s—ln that in the ear
ly part of the year 1878 he endeav
ored to obt in false subscriptions
toward the payment of the debt of
the church, to be deceitfully used
for the purpose of inducing others
to subscribe.
Specification G—ln that in the
year 1878 he acted and spoke deceit
fully in reference to the matter of
the re-engagement of the organist
of the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church.
Specification 7 —ln that he public
ly declared on Sunday, Feb. 2, 1879,
that all the newspapers said he was
to be arraigned for heterodoxy, and
used other expressions calculated to
give the impression that he expected
to be arraigned on that charge, al
though he knew that he would b
arraigned ii at all, on the charge of
falsehood, thereby deceiving the peo
pie.
Dr. Talmage’s answer to this
charge was read by his counsel from
manuscript, the gist of which was
“not guilty.” Exceptions were ta
ken to the first, second and fourth
specifications on the grounds that
the book of discipline distinctly sta
ted that in cases of scandal process
must issue within year after the act
is committed. The Moderator deci
ded in istVreuce to these three spe
cifications that the act had in them
a violation of the statutes of limita
tion inasmuch as they were over a
year old; and the first, second and
fourth specifications were ruled out.
The tali form of Talmage loomed up
before the moderator and the voice
that has furnished sensations for the
world said:
‘1 feel very thankful for the coun
sel I have bei-n permitted to retain
on this subject. It seems to me that
ihey have proved conclusively that
this Presbytery has no right to go
beyond one year on this question. I
have received letters from Presbyte
rian ministers ail over this laud pro
testing against the outrageous vio
la ion oi church law contained iu the
action. of this Presbytery, I am
glad ecclesiastical law is on our side,
as you, Mr. Moderat >r, have deci
ded; but in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ, whose I am and whom
1 serve, I demand an inquiry into all
the specifications, and the matters
contained in them. What do the
mass of the people care about a rule
that is in that book ? Suppose I
wake up m the dead of night and
find three assassins in my room. I
don’t stop first to decide whether
they can so in the iront way or in the
back way, op from the cellar or down
from the sky-lot c. The only ques
tion for me is how to put my hands
on the assassins’ throats and put
them out. It is known the world
over that an attempt nas been made
to assassinate my character, and
and daggers have been lifted to do
it. Ab I want to know now is, who
are the assassins Then down with
all technicalities. There is another
court in which I am interested. It
is the court of public opinion. No
man can be indifferent to the opin
ion of the world if he has any hope
of usefulness. The jury is empan
elled, and I waut all the facts to
come out before them I’ll have the
facts come cut either through the
Brooklyn Presbytery or the Kings
County Grand Jury. I want some
how to have this first specification
put in shape until I can blow it to
atoms. I did no wrong. I made no
mistake. I simply took the precau
tion that every man would avail him
self of.”
In concluding, Dr. Talmage said
that he would adopt a suggestion
the Moderator had made in his
speech in reference to the proper
way to bring out the matters in the
specifications excluded, and after this
trial he would avail himself of that
privilege.
A violent debate then arose among
the Presbytery as to the Modera
tor’s right to amend the specifica
tions. The end of the battle was the
questiou whether or not specifica
tions first, second and fourth should
be stricken out was put to a vote of
the Presbytery. The result was that
they refused by 11 to 29 to strike
cut the first specification; by 11 to
23 to strike out the second specifica
tion; and by 13 to 27 to k strike out
the fourth. These specifications
were accordingly left intact. Sev
eral members in voting to have them
remain said that they did so at Dr.
Talmage’s request.
After this action the Presbytery
took a rest until the following after
noon.
Princeton College, Ivy., is to be
sold to pay creditors.
GAINESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 4,1879.
Old Times.
There’s a beautiful song ou the slumbrous
air,
That drifts through the Valley of Dreams;
It comes from a clime where the roses were,
■ And a tuneful heart and bright brown hair,
That waved in the morning beams.
Soft eyes of azure and eyes of brown,
And snow-white foreheads are there;
A glimmering Cross and glittering Crown,
A thorny bed and couch of down,
Lost hopes and leaflets of prayer.
A breath of Spring in the breezy woods,
Sweet waft3 from the quivering vines—
Bine violet eyes beneath green hoods,
A bubble of brooklets, a scent of bads,
Bird warblers and clambering vines.
A rosy wreath and a dimpled hand,
A ring and a slighted vow—
Three golden linkb of a broken band,
A tiny track on the snow-white sand,
A tear and a sinless brow.
There’s an echo of grief in the beautifnl
song
That sobs on the slumbrous air;
And loneliness felt in the festive thivug
Sinks down on the heart as it trembles along
From a clime where the roses were.
We heard it first at the dawn of day,
And it mingled with matin chimes;
But years have distanced the beautiful ray,
And its melody floweth from far away,
And we call it now Old Times.
Aid from the Region of Spirits
There comes to us from North Ga ,
a story that must excite the pro
founndest interest. For mauy years
there has lived in one of the most
flourishing towns of the upper part
of the state a family of people highly
respected and esteemed. The fa
ther is a man of high character, of
strong common sense, and of good
business ability, and has the coufi
ilence of all who know him. Among
the children is a daughter that at an
early age developed strange powers
as a spiritual medium. She is a
beautifnl, quiet young lady of charm
ing habits and lovely character.
When a mere child it was discover
ed that she had unusual powers as a
medium, and she would frequently
mystify her family and friends bv
messages received from the rapping
table when it was under the influence
of electric or spiritual excitement
She was very retiring and modest in
hor demeanor, and always shrank
from any publicity being given to her
powers in this direction. Occasion
ally, however, someone who had
seen the famous mediums would on a
visit to her father’s house see her
managing the table for the amuse
ment of her friends. Thess persons
were always struck with the marked
influence she had, and they said that
she seemed to have more power than
the most celebrated mediums. The
writer can testify that some of the
results obtained from the table under
her manipulations were absolutely
incomprehensible, and were quite as
startling as what he has seen at more
famous seances. The young lady
made no pretensions to any power or
ability. She was simply a shrinking
quiet girl who rather avoided than
encouraged the discussion of her pe
culiar gifts. In her personal appear
ance even she gave promise of being
a powerful medium. She is a bru
nette of the deepest type—with
drowsy black eyes, lustrous dark
hair and vivid complexion.
A day or two since we received in
writing, from a gentleman of highest
authority, the following stories
(which he obtained direct from her
father) for publication. It appears
that some time ago a gentleman who
was a man of property and a friend
of the young lady died. A short
time ago the young lady received a
message from him stating that if she
would go to a certain place in the
garden and dig in a certain way, she
would find a diamond ring. Asa
mere experiment the young lady
followed the directions given, accom
panied by friends went to the garden
and told them where to dig. Her
instructions were complied with, and
at the very spot indicated a diamond
ring of fine pattern was found. It
was unearthed, given to the young
lady and was valued by an expert at
$125.
A short time after this a second
message was received from the dead
man saying that if the young lady
would follow his directions she would
find a diamond ring of even greater
value than the first. The directions
were more complicated than before.
The main point however, was to go
to a large oak tree, with a hollow in
it. The young lady was instructed
to put her hand within this hollow,
and hold it there for some time.
She did as directed, being as before,
accompanied by spectators. She put
ber hand in the trunk of the tree,
and after holding it there a moment
withdrew it hastily saying, “I’ve got
it.” She fell back very much pros
trated and opening her hand showed
a glittering diamond, being of more
than doubli the value of the first.
It is said that just before she with
drew her hand a rumbling heavy
sound was heard within the tree,
being plainly heard to the people
standing near.
We are perfectly aware that these
stories will be called incredible, and
that they will be laughed at by many.
It comes to us however, through the
most authentic hands. Col. Acton,
of this paper, received the stories
direct from the father of the young
lady, and he says that the father is
absolutely certain of their truth in
whole and detail, and conveys the
cheering information also “that he
will whip any man who don’t believe
it.” It is said that the young lady
has received a message stating that
when she is 19 years of age she will
be crowned queen of the spiritual
world. There is no room to doubt
that the young lady is a medium of
marvelous gifts. She has developed
powers already equal to the strong
est of the mediums who have mysti
fied the public for the past ten years.
We do not know that she will ever
consent to give the public any exhi
bition of those powers. She is mar
ried most happily to an excellent
gentleman, and may prefer to devote
her life to the household. She has
rare gifts however and could doubt
less make both fame and fortune
were she to consent to grant a public
seance. Until she does this we re
spect the proprieties and withhold
her name—only assuring our readers
in conclusion, that we have written
the stones as they came to us.
Thousands of readers will recognize
and locate them.— Constitution.
Our readers will doubtless recog
nize the subject of toe above sketch.
The Bushman and the Lion-
How the Hunted Turned Hun
ter.
Captain Aylward tell a droll story
of a recontre between a bushman
and a lion. The narrator was ac
quainted with the man, and has no
doubt of the truth of the story. The
bushman, while a long way from
home, was met by a lion. The ani
mal, assured that he had his victim
completely in his power began to
sport and dally with him with a feline
jocosity which the poor little bush
i man sailed to appreciate. Th bon
would appear at a point in the road
and leap back into the jungle, to re
appear a little further on. But the
bushman did not lose his presence of
mind, and presently hit upon a device
by which he might possibly outwit
his foe. This plan was suggested by
the lion’s own conduct. Aware that
the brute was ahead of him, he dod
ged to the right, and feeling pretty
sure of the lion’s whereabouts, re
sorted to the course of quietly watch
ing his movements. Wnen the lion
discovered that the man had sudden
ly disappeared from the path, he
was a good deal perplexed. He
roared with mortification when he es
pied the bushman peeping at him
over the grass. The bushman at
once changed his position, while the
lion stood irresolute in the path,
following with his eye the shifting
black man. In another moment the
little man rustled the reeds, vanished
and showed again at another point.
The great brute was first confused
aud then alarmed. It evidently be
gan to dawn upon him that he had
mistaken the position of matters,
and that he was the hunted party.
The bushman who clearly recognized
what was passing in his enemy ( s
mind, did not pause to let the lion
recover his startled wits. He began
to steal gradually toward the foe,
who now in a complete state of
doubt and fear, fairly turned tail and
decamped, leaving the plucky and
ingenious little bushmau master of
the situation.
Preventing a Marriage.
On Sunday night Captain Norman
Crane, of Washington City, was dy
ing at Meyer’s Hotel, in that city.
Tne Captain was worth about $20,-
000. Ho bad lived five years with a
woman named Mary Crane, and had
introduced her as his wife in soma
of the most respectable circles in the
district.
No marriage eeremooy had, how
ever, been performed. When Cap
tain Crane was dying he desired to
make Mary his legal wife. The Cap
tain’s sister, Celia Crane, was vio
lently opposed to a marriage, there
being, it appears, no will. The
clergyman, the Rav. Dr. James G.
Addison, was sent for, and was will
ing to perform the ceremony. Dr.
Townsend, who was also present,
thus described the scene in an inter
view with a Post reporter:
“The sister kept her place by the
side of the bed, and as I asked the
question first to prove his conscious
ness. ‘Do you know me?’ he indi
cated his reply by an affirmative nod
of the head. Then I asked, ‘Are
you willing to marry this woman ? ’
but before he could nod, his sister
patted him on the cheek, and said,
‘Don’t answer them, my dear broth
er.’ In bis weak condition he would
at once relapse, and after several at
tempts and failures, both I and Dr.
Addison gave it up.”
Tne marriage was thus prevented,
and after the Captain’s death the
sister took possession of his person
al property. The alleged wife caused
the arrest of the sister on the accu
sation of larceny, but on the witness
stand the complainant acknowledged
that there had been no marriage
ceremony. The Police Justice there
upon decided that the sister, being
the natural heir, was entitled to the
property.
Washington.
We have found no boy’s composi
tion of late which seems to put the
Father of his Country on a stronger
moral basis than this one. It serves
the still further purpose of showing
that where there is real, irrepressible
genius, great ideas somewhat precede
the mere knack of spelling: “george
Washington was a little boy what
onct lived in Yirginny what had a
nax give him by his old man. When
george he got the nax he cutted a
tree what had cherreys up on it and
eat the cherreys he and a nother boy.
Wen georges old man foun out what
george and the nother boy done, he
called george to him and he ses,
george Washington who cutted that
ofen the cherry tree? george sais i
did The old man sais you did george
sais i did and i cannot tell a li. Wy
cant you tell a li sais the old man
Coz sais george if i teli a li this here
feilerl bio on me and then ill be
spanked twict. thats rite sais the
old man wenever yer get in to trouble
tha esyist way out is tha best.”
As Rowell and his trainer sat in a
box at the Union Square Theatre, a
gentle tap was heard. “Come in,”
said some on ?. The door opened,
and Miss Sarah Jewett, with a little
girl, appeared. “I must,” gashed
the lady, “I must shake hands with
Mr. Rowell on our American soil,
and so must my little daughter.’
Rowell was non-plussed. With an
effort he roused himself, extended
his hand, and saying, “I’m glad to
see you ma’am,” relapsed into his
natural taciturnity. After the party
had reached the hotel, Rowell said
all of a sudden, “I wonder ’oo the
bloomin’ ’evens that young voman
vas and vot she wanted. Yas there
h’ever sich a thing, you know, h’in
h’all the world be’fore ?”—Philadel
phia Times.
S3IALL BITS.
Of Va, ious Kinds Carelessly thrown To.
Cetlier.
The innocence and purity of child
hood brings bitter heart pangs to the
sin-hardened man and worldly wo
man.
How contagious is the laugh of
some peopl ; how jarring that of
others, ilka playing on a worn out
piano.
We can tell Mr. Shakespeare what’s
in a name. If it is one of those Ras
sian fellows the whole alphabet, is in
it. —Syracuse Times.
The reason why a lady has never
become famous as a paragrapher is
that a two-line paragraph with a ton
line postscript is a failure. —Keokuk
Constitution.
In committing suicide the man
at to die for love will aim at the
heavi, where his trouble is. The in
sane man will shoot at his head
New Orleans Picayune.
A gentleman down east, seeing his
pretty maid with his wife’s bonnet
on, kissed her, supposing it to be
the “real one.” He discovered his
error through the assistance of his
wife.
“You bachelors ought to be taxed,’’
said a lady to a resolute evader of
the noose matrimonial. “I agree
with you perfectly, ma’am,” was the
reply, “for bachelorism certainly is a
luxury.”
A benedict, on being asked wheth
er ho was seriously injured when a
steam boiler exploded, replied, “that
he was so used to be blown up by
bis wife, that mere steam had no ef
fect on him.”
An unmarried lady, on the wintery
side of fifty, hearing of the marriage
of a young lady, her friend, observed,
wil-L a deep and sentimental sigh,
“Well, I suppose it is what we all
must come to.”
A man being asked by his neighbor
how bis wife did, made this answer:
—“lndeed, neighbor, this case is
pitiful; my wife fears she will die,
and I fear she will not —which makes
a desolate house.”
“Sue here, friend, you are drunk !’
“joruuk? To be sure I am, and
have been these three years. You
see, my brother and I are on a tem
perance mission. He lectures, while
I serve as a frightful example!”
The following is a copy on an ad
vertisement in a country paper:
“Made their escape, a husband’s
affection. They disappeared name
diately ou seeing his wife with her
hands and face unwashed at break
fast.”
A native of the Emerald Isle was
asked the other day, how he couid
tell when a man was drunk. “Faith,”
answered I at, T’J '.ever alter
saving a man was drunk at all, with
out I saw him try to light his pipe at
a pump.’’
Why will the children of men from
genetaaion to generation go on re
marking that nothing succeeds like
success, when it is the easiest thing
in the world to get out of the rut by
asserting that nothing fails like fail
ure. —Boston Journal.
At a dinner of a provincial law so
ciety once, the president called upon
the senior solicitor present to give as
a toast the person whom he consid
ered the best friend of the profession.
“Then,” responded the sly old fox,
“I’ll give you the man who makes his
own will.”
The day before a Turkish girl is
married she is taken to the bath by
ber lady frinds and lumps of sugar
broken over her head as a forecast
of the sweets of matrimony. A
year or so afterward her husband
breaks the whole sugar-bowl over
her head.
A Baltimore photographer adver
tises to take “thirty-six beautiful
pictures of yourself in four different
position, only twenty five cents.”
and yet there are families who spend
their last cent for bread, and haven’t
a photograph in the house. Fact.—
Norristown Herald.
This is the way they enjoy them
selves in Storm Lake, lowa, at socia
bles, according to the Sentinel: “Ten
cents to hug any one between the
ages of fifteen and sixteen; five cents
from twenty to thirty; one dollar to
hug another man’s wife; old maids,
two for a nickel, with a chromo
thrown in. The old maids will suf
fer when tho editors attend; two for
a nickel is about the size of their pile
every time.”
“I say, old boy,” cried Paul Pry,
to an excavator in North Shields
whom he espied at the bottom of a
yawning gulf, “what are you digging
there ?” “A big hole,’’ the old boy
replied. Paul was not to be put off
in this fashion. “What are you go
ing to do with the hole ?” “Going
to cut it into small holes,” replied
the old boy, “and retail them to farm
ers for gate posts.”
“Young man, do you believe in a
future state ?” “In course I does—
and what’s more, I intend to enter
it as soon as Betsy gets her things
ready,” “Go to, young man, you
are incorrigible—goto.” “Go two?
If it wasn’t for the law against biga
my, whip me if I wouldn’t go a do
zen. But who’d suppose, deacon,
that a man of your age would give
such advice to a man just starting
into life.”
A master, in illustrating on the
question, wav the fingers are not of
a length, made his scholar grasp a
ball of ivory, to show that the fin
gers are equal. It would have been
better, ssys Sir Charles Bel), had he
closed his fingers upon his palm, and
then asked whether or not they cor
respond. The difference in the
length of the fingers serves a thous
and ends, adapting the form of the
hand and fingers to different purpo
ses—as for holding a rod, a switch,
a sword, a hammer, a pen, a pencil,
engraving tools, etc., in all of which
a secure hold and freedom of motion
are admirably combined.
Tlie Folly of Virtue.
Avery good and pious looking
young man applied for a position in
a well known store last week. After
he had introduced himself and made
known his wants, the proprietor in
formed him that he would like to
have a clerk if he could get one that
would suit him.
“I suppose you go to church, eh ?”
he commenced.
“Yes sir.”
“Do you drink?” continued the
merchant eyeing him sharply.
“Never!”
“Do you use tobacco in any
form ?”
Here the young man pushed the
quid into the roof of his mouth, and
replied with a smile that was child
like and bbrnd: “I never use the
weed and never did. I consider it
the lowest and most shocking habit
tuat a mLn can be addicted to.”
“Do y; ; -a frequent policy shops?’
“No sir;never!”
“Do you go to the National Thea
tre, dog fights, or boxing exhibi
tions ?”
“Never was at any in my life,’’ was
the emphatic reply.
“Can you tell the ace of diamonds
from the king of clubs?”
“I know nothing whatever of
cards!”
“Do you ever bet?”
“No sir I don’t!’’
“Suppose,’’ said the merchant “a
man should offer to bet SI,OOO to $lO
that a three legged goat could out
run a grey hound would you take
him?”
“No sir!”
“Then you won’t do for this estab
lishment; we don’t want you—we
never hire fools ! ”
That youth won’t be so good next
ime. —Hartford Times.
‘‘Sectarianism.”
Two strangers, both under the in
fluence of liquor, got into a quarrel
ou Fort stree; east yesterday, and a
policeman selected the one whom he
thought was making the most racket
and marched him off. The prisoner
was hardly locked up when his com
panion appeared at the station and
enquired:
“Did you just lock up a man with
a double chin iu this bastile?”
“I guess we did,’ was the captains
answer.
“Well that man is a friend of mine.
We were having a racket, and I was
just as much to blame as he was.”
“Well, I can’t he;p that.”
“Well, I can! I either want you
to let him go or else lock me up too.’
“I guess I’ll lock you up.”
“Very well,” said the man as he
followed the officer, “if there’s any
thing I hate it’s sectarianism, and
you can’t play it on me while I know
myself.
He was placed in a cell nnd he at
once went to work to make himself
at home.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
Of tlie Grand J ury, Marclt
Term, 1879, Hall Superior
Court.
FIRSTWEEK.
We the Grand Jurors empanneled and
qualified for the first week of the present
term respectfully make the following Gen
eral Presentments:
By committees from our body, we have
examined the offices and books of our Or
dinary, Clerk of Superior Court and Sheriff.
These offices are in good condition, and
books properly kept aud exceedingly neat.
We think these officers worthy the commen
dation of our citizens.
We inspected the books of our Ccunty
Treasurer, and find them splendidly kept,
backed up by proper vouchers, the county
is out of debt, with $1,155.97 in the treasu
ry-
We commeud with special pleasure the
manner of keeping the Book of Records b y
M. P Caldwell, County Surveyors, in which
he enters the field notes of all surveys and
other important information. We consider
it a valuable record to our county.
W. A Brown, School Commissioner, made
a report to our body of the business of his
office for the year past, which was entirely
satisfactory to us.
We have examined the dockets of the va
rious Justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public, aud find them kept in the main as
the law directi.
We examined the jail in a body, and find
it unsafe and unhealthy, and that it cannot
be repaired without a heavy expense, and
therefore recommend our Ordinary to take
steps at once to build a good new jail com
mensurate with the wants of our county.
We recommend the Ordinary to have all
needed repairs done to our court house.
We find the public roads generally in
pretty good condition, except one in Big
Hickory district, and the bridge across
Limestone creek, near New Holland.
We recommend the Ordinary to levy such
a per centum on the State tax as will defray
the current expenses of the county for the
present year.
We have selected W. H.. Quillian, J. R.
Boone, and W. H. Deaton as School Com
missiouers for the term of four years.
In consequence of the great evils growing
out of the use of intoxicating liquors, we
recommend our Ordinary to grant no more
retail licenses.
In taking leave of his Honor, Judge Er
win, we tender him our thanks for the able
and impartial manner in which he dispatch
es business and dispenses justice to all par
ties, and to Solicitor General Mitchell, for
his kindness *to our body and faithful dis
charge of his duty. Our thanks ate ten
dered to It. B. Davis, our faithful bailiff.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
We request that the papers of Gaiuesville
publish these presentments.
Davis Whelchel, Foreman;
Wm W King, ‘ Benj C O’Kelly,
W B Owen, Sr., Alex P Smith,
John W Hargrove, C L Simmons,
Thos B Loveless, Daniel Quattlebaum
Jas L Phillips, T B Montgomery,
P T Reynolds, G J Rogers,
W G Henderson, L P Harris,
Albeit Hope, P J Roark,
Joseph A Elrod, Geo W Lathem
E C Barrett, A J Davis,
Marcus Roper, J R H Luck.
Ordered by the court that these General
Presentments be published in accordance
with the recommendations of the Grand
Jury, March 20, 1879.
A. S. Ebwin, J. S. C., W. C.
SECOND WEEK.
Ia obedience to a time-honored custom,
tho Grand Jury for the second week of the
present term of Hall Superior Court, beg
leave to submit the following General Pre
sentments:
We have examined into all the matters
given us in charge by his Honor, Judge Er
win, as well as our limited time and inex
perience would permit; and we are happy
to state that we find the books of the Ordi
nary, Clerk Superior , court, Sheriff, County
Treasurer, County School Commissioner
and County Surveyor neatly and systemati
cally kept, reflecting credit upon the incum
bents of the different positions.
Our county we find out of debt, and a
balance of $872.97 in the treasury to meet
current expenses, which affords abundant
evidence of the fact that our financial affairs
are in the hands of true and faithful officials
Our public roads are not in such condi
tion as would reasonably be expected of a
community containing the intelligence an and
material prosperity enjoyed bj ours, and we
urge that more care be taken to put our
highways in better condition. We recom
the Ordinary to use all means in his power
looking to this end, that our roads may, at
the earliest day possible, be brought up to
the condition contemplated by the road
laws of Georgia. We would, therefore, urge
upon him the importance of keeping no
one in position as road commissioner who
will not do his full duty as such, including
the putting up of sign-boards at all cross
ings, and substantial, well printed mile
posts at the end of each mile from the court
house, which posts should contain the nec-
essary figures, well shaped.
We have by committee examined the poor
house of the county, and find it as well kept
as could be expected under the circum
stances. The inmates are well fed on plain,
substantial diet; they have common cloth
ing made of cotton goods, and comfortable
beds. The sanitary regulations of the insti
tution are receiving, we think, very fair at
tention. We recommend, however, that
the inmates, and more particularly the old
and infirm ones, be furnished with enough
yarn clothing hereafter to keep them warm
jn winter. We also recommend that the
Ordinary make some arrangements for oc
casional religious services at the poor house
for the benefit of the inmates. We think
there are two persons —Mrs. Whitmore and
Miss Candell—who ought to be placed in
the Lunatic Asylum of the State; and we
recommend the Ordinary to take such steps
as will secure their being conveyed to that
place as soon as possible, provided they are
found, on proper and competent examina.
tion, fit subjects for the institution.
Our jail we find in an unsafe condition;
and if it were ever so secure, it is an un
healthy dungeon, infested with vermin and
covered with filth; with no means of venti
lation, and no chance f or cleanliness or
comfort in cold or hot weather. For these
reasons we heartily concur in the recom
mendation of the Grand Jury of last week
that the Ordinary take immediate steps to
build a jail, with jailor’s residence attached,
commensurate with the wants and require
ments of our couuty, and so located and
constructed out of good, substantial mate
rial as to be safe, healthy and moderately
comfortable. We also recommend that the
Ordinary, in his discretion, and after con
sultation with the commissioners hereinafter
named, be authorized to sell at public or
private sale, the jail lot, including the jail,
and any other property on the same belong-
ing to the county, and reinvest the proceeds
in a more eligible and public location. We
would further suggest to the Ordinary the
propriety of acting in conjunction with four
commissioners that we hereby name, viz.,
G. G. Thompson, John D. Simmons, W. R.
Bolding and P. F. Lawshe, in making any
sale, selection of new site, plan for new
building, selection of proper material, let ■
ting the building contract, levying the tax
to pay for the same, etc.; and we respect
ful y request the gentlemen named to act
with the Ordinary in the duties devolving
upon him in the premises. We also rec
ommend that the tax levied to pay for the
jail be collected in two installments—the
first in 1879, and the second in 1880, with
the State and county taxes ot those years.
We cannot pass the charge of His Honor
to this body on the subject ot carrying con
cealed weapons, without expressing to him
our hearty approval of his efforts to sup
press the pernicious and dangerous habit.
We promise our earnest co-operation in the
work and in doing so, we believe we reflect
the unanamous sentiment of all the good
people of Hall County. And in this con
nection we would call the attention of our
immediate representative in the general as
sembly lo the fact that more rigid laws,
with heavier penalties attached, are needed
on this subject, and we ask him to use his
best efforts in the passage of any, and all
laws looking to the suppression of this
species of crime.
This body having been petitioned to
make recommendation in regard to running
anew the line between Hall and Jackson
counties, would respectfully remind the
ordinary to act in conjunction with the
ordinary of Jackson and have said line run
and definitely established, provided the ex
pense to this county shall not exceed fifteen
dollars.
We recommend that our representative in
the general assembly vote for 51.50 per
diem as pay for jurors, on any bill that may
come up at the next session fixing said pay
generally in the State. We request his
Honor to appoint J. F. Kendrick Notary
Public in and for the 385th district, G. M.,
there being a vacancy in said district.
His Honor, Judge Erwin, has, during the
present term held the scales of justice be
tween man and man impartially, and is
entitled to all the credit due a faithful aud
impartial officer. We return thanks to So
licitor General Mitchell for his courtesies to
our body during this week. We return
thanks to our efficient Bailiff, R. B. Davis,
for bis attention to this body during the
week.
We recommend that these presentments
b 6 published once in the Eagle and South
ron of this city.
Mabtin V. Ebxes, Foreman.
John F M Rives, P F Lawshe,
A J Munday, Elisha Chamblee,
A S Whelchel, John F Dorsey,
A W Caldwell, W F Hooker,
William R Reed, D H Fraser,
E S Wiley, R Palmour,
A J Thompson, D S McCt rry,
W L Byers, W H Baker,
John J Head, Henry B Latimer,
L C Carter.
Ordered by the Court that thf-
General Presentments t -> to J
cordance with tb* s pass t
Grand Jury. pros- n
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news in general,.
Hon. Daniel M. Bates, late Chan
cellor of Delaware, died in Richmond
Va., on the 28th.
Edison announces that all difficul
ties have been overcome, and his
electric light is a success.
McCoskrey, the disgraced Bishop,
is living quietly at Dresden, Germa
ny- He keeps aloof from all Ameri
cans.
Col. Tom gcott’s absence in Europe
leav< s the Pennsylvania Legislature
like a ship without a sail or a shift
without a t—l.
Miss Fannie Breckinri ige daugh
ter of the late John C. Breckinridge,
was recently married in Versailles*
Ky., to Hon. John Andrew Stelle.
Gen. Grant is at Singapore, visit
ing the King of Siam. He is a lion
among the elephants over there, but
the Siam se don't know like we do.
King Humbert has commuted the
sentence of death against Giovanni
Passanant.e, who attempted to assas
sinate h.m, to imprisonment for life.
Ex-Congressman, H. Y. Riddle
committed suicide at Lebaunon,
Tenu., on the 30th, by shooting him
self through the head with a pistol.
The Licking county, Ohio, court
house was burned on the 29th. It
was valued at $200,000 and insured
for only $20,000. The county records
were saved.
In a late accident on the N. Y.
Elevated Riilway, Mrs. Peck, wife of
Prof Win. Henry Peck, of Atlanta,
was one of the injured passengers.
She had just arrived in New York.
injuries, while severe are thought
not to be dangerous.
Senator Kellogg gives out that he
has been fairly declared entitled to
his seat in the Senate, and that he
does not fear Spoffords contest for
the place. He says that there is no
precedent for unseating him, and
chat if Spafford urges fraud against
him, he will find that two can play at
that game.
Miss Katie Hope, a beautiful young
lady of Franklin, Ky., poisoned her
self, because a fellow named Porter,
after seducing her, deserted her to
marry another girl. In a letter writ
ten just before she committed the fa
tal deed she left this message:
‘"Teach both my little neices never to
trust a man.”
A covered wagon, stained and
worn out from travel, drawn by a
yoke of small oxen, occupied by an
individual of the lengthiest propor
tions and an entire brood of white
headed children, followed by a train
of yellow dogs, and placarded as fol
lows, passed through Waco, Texas,
the other day—
“ Last yere from Hackensack—
Tbis yere we’re rackir back,”
The Duke of Connaught, when he
went down the yacht to meet his
Prussian bride gave her a frank kiss,
which was loudly applauded by the
plebeian crowd on shore. Then he
kissed his prospective mother-in-law,
and there were more cheers. The
tall young Princess with her homely
face, hazel eyes and nut brown hair,
might well, it is said, be taken for an
Englishwoman but for her pale com
plexion.
The murderer, Thomas Buford,
who assassinated Judge Eliott at
Frankfort, Ky., has been trying to
manufacture testimony, to the effect
that the killing was the result of sud
den passion and unpremeditated, but
the evidence on the other side is too
strong to be overcome. It is appa
rent that he was mad with all the
Judges who had taken part in the
trial of the oaae about which he shot
Judge Elliott, and it was pure acci
dental good fortune that prevented
the killing of one or two others.
The Washington Republican, of
Wednesday says; About five o’clock
yesterday afternoon, as Mrs. Senator
Gordon was passing the corner of
Ninth street and Pennsylvania aven
ue northwest, a small colored boy
picked her pocket of a purse contain
ing $23. The little scamp was seen
by Mr. Guy Thompson, who caught
him, recovered the pocketbook and
money and returned it to the owner.
The prisoner was taken to the Fifth
Precinct Station, where he gave his
name as John H. Lewis As Mrs.
Gordon refused to prosecute him he
will be held as a suspicious charac
ter for Judge Snell to deal with.
Hon. Samuel J, Randall is filling
his third term as speaker of the
house. This honor has only been
enjoyed by five other gentleman—
Nathan Macon, of South Carolina;
Henry Clay, of Kentucky; Andrew
Stevenson, of Kentucky; Schuyler
Colfax, of Indiana; and James G.
Blaine of Maine. These gentlemen
occupied the chair three terms in
succession. Henry Clay had six
terms of the speakership, but not
successively. He was speaker of the
twelfth congress and the first session
of the thirteenth. Ha was chosea
speaker of the fourteenth, fifteenth
and a part of sixteenth congresses.
He presided also over the eighteenth.
A sanitary policeman who had
business on Division street yesterday
had his attention attracted to the
conduct of a towheaded boy of 10
who dodged out of a house, crossed
the street and returned and went
over the same route several times.
The officer asked if his mother was
sick, and the lad chuckled and re
plied:
“Not very sick 1" She’s mad at
the woman over there, and I’m carry
ing telegrams between ’em. Mother
first asked her to take it back, but
she wouldn’t, then mother dared her
out, but she wouldn’t come, then she
called mother names, and now I’m
going over to tell her that mother
says that her sister is in the Work
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