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Newspaper Page Texto — AND GKEORGrlA. JOURNAL & MESSENGER. CLISBY, JONES & REESE, Proprietors. The Family Journal.—News—Politics—L iterature—Agriculture—Domestic Affairs. GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING = Established 1826/ MACON, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1871. * Volume LXY—No. 4 Ucorgla Telegrapli Building, 51acon le'.fgiai* a 03 Messenger, one year.......$10 00 Dn6 month * gjni.W’oekly Telegraph and Messenger, 1 six months**•••••• •• Mammoth Weekly Telegraph and Messen ger, 56 columns, 1 year Six’months........... p»rtbla always in advance, and paper stopped when the money runs ont, unless renewed. rr EBBING ABBANGEMKNTS WITH J. W. BUBKE & CLr CO.’S TUBUOXTIOKS. Daily Telegraph & Messenger and Farm and Home p ••••811 00 Weekly Telegraph and Messenger and Farm and Home 4 00 Serai-Weekly Telegraph and Messenger and Farm and Home..... 5 00 Southern Christian Advocate with Weekly 5 Oo Barker Weekly 4 Op 5 00 1 00 400 2 00 3 00 1 60 Rnlendors of morning i rLilting and Inring the r.r awav waves whero i Karr. the biUow-crest8 brighten, iem on tlie land, Far away waves wnere the wan vessels whiten, Bine rollers breaking in the snrf where we stand, Cnived like the necks of a legion of horses, Each with his frost-gilded mane flowing free, Hither they speed in perpetual courses, Bearing thy riches, O beautiful sea. Strong with the thriving of yesterday’s surges, by the wanton winds leagues from the shore, Each, driven fast by its follower, urges Fearlessly those that are fleeting before; How they leap over the ridges we walk on, Flinging us gifts from the depths of the sea, Silvery fish for the foam-haunting falcon, Palm weed and pearls for my darling and me 1 Light falls her foot where the rift follows after, Finer her hair than your feathery spray, Sweeter her voice than your infinite laughter, Hiet ’ re wild couriers, list to my lay! ■ Deep in the chambers of grottoes auroral Mom laves her jewels and bends her red knee; Thence to my dear one yonr amber and coral Bring for her dowry, O, beautiful sea. Kissing. Some t ay that hissing's a sin; Bat I think it’s nano ava— For kissing Jias wonn’d in this world, Since ever that there was twa. 0, if it wasna lawful, Lawyers wadna allow it; If it wasna holy, Ministers wadna do it. If it wasna modest, Maidens wadna take it; If it wasna plenty, Pair folk wadna get it. A DOG THAT PLATS EUCIIRE. Itmarhable Scene on Hie Steamer Metis- One ofOencrnl Illllycr's Friends wonts a Little Gnme—And Is Accommodated— Ami Is Euchred by n Drag Clerk’s Hog. On Saturday evening, Jane 17, a listless party were sitting in the main cabin of the Provi dence steamer Metis. A disagreeable north easter made it unpleasant to remain on deck. A middle-aged, keen-eyed, sandy-haired man was the most restless individual in the cabin. He appeated to be sbmowhat annoyed by the walking backwards and forwards of a dark- haired, fino-looking young man, whoso every step was followed and movements watched by a large-sized Spanish poodle that slightly limped with bis left fore leg. The sandy-haired man finally accosted the man with the dog: “I say, stranger, it’s very dull here; can’t we get up a game of enchre?” “I don’t care much about playing, sir; but my dog hero plays a tolerable fair game. Per haps he’ll try a hand with yon.” “No jokes, if you please; I am an old euchre player, and very fond of the game. I once played three nights in succession with Gen. liillyer, and beat him two games to his one,” said’tbe sandy-haired man, rather sternly. . “I am not joking, sir; I tell you honestly that my dog can play a good game of enchre. I'll warm him np a little and show yon what he can do before yon play with him.” By this time tho conversation had attracted the attention of the other passengers, and they had gathered around the dog and men. “Now, gentlcmon, please to step back, so as to form a good-sized ring, and we’ll show yon some specimens of canine sagacity that may astonish yon,” said the owner of the dog. As soon as the ring had been made tho dog man shouted: “Come, Sport, give ns a walk around on your ear.” Sport immediately raised himself on his fore logs and walked around the circle with his head close to the carpet, his lame leg giving him the appearance of sliding on his ear. The man next took a ten-cent stamp, rolled it cp into a little newspaper ball, made a dozen ether balls of the same size and appearance, mixed them np and threw them ont on tho car- Pet. “Now, Sport, pick out the one with the stamp in it.” • Sport immediately walked ronnd tho paper wads, looked at them eagerly, and pulled ont the one with tho 6tamp. Sport’s master now pulled a pack of cards abont the size of ordinary playing cards from Ills pocket. Each card had a black letter printed on it. The cards were placed around in a cir cle, with tho letter uppermost. ‘‘Sport, tell these ladies and gentlemen where you came from this evening.” Sport walked around the cards until he came to the letter P; this ho took in his month and mid one side, and then took the letter R and placed beside it, and so on until ho had spelled “Sport, oldfellow, where are you bound for?" Sport spelled ont New York in tho same man ner. The letter cards were now taken up and a Pack of playing cards laid in their place. “Well, Sport, what do you say to playing a game of enchre with the gentleman?” inquired his master. Sport didn't appear to be very eager, but hung his head a little, as if tired. “Oh, there is plenty of time; yon never re tire until nine, you know. Just look at my watch.” Sport jumped to his master’s knees and looked at the watch, which was held before his cyes ; “Now, Sport, tell us tho right time to tho minute.” Sport walked round tho card3 again and took a mne-spot in his mouth, which he laid on one aide of the ring. Then he picked up a seven, spot and laid it a short distance from tho mne-spot. He followed this up by placing a 2*1 and ten-spot by the side of the seven, ine man then showed his watch to the spec- mtors. It wanted just twenty minutes of nine. “Before you commence the game, Sport, I w*nt to see whether yonr head is clear. Snp- Posing yon were playing a game of old sledge With Boss Tweed for a charter of a railroad "Wtet a million dollars, and the gamo stood „! x *® six, and it wa3 your deal, whet card would you like to turn np?” ,, °P° rt walked around tho ring and turned up ‘he jack of spades. flight, old Sport, your head is level,” said patting tho dog fondly. A, turning to General Hillyer’s friend, he said: accessary f P%mg with Sport it will be ni f_- 5 0a to deal his cards face np. Tms wm g ° you an advantage. In order to make the twL 6Ten 3 ®M Sport ten cards. .As soon as t 3 made he will pick ont five and i*“Ow the rest aside. When Sport passes he lur n °ne of his cards over. When he orders you up he will nod his head.” ‘ to / n€ ?' al Hhlye'r’8 friend agreed to the arrange- ans r! burned the cards, dealt Sport ten cards tnrms 0 *5 himself, turning np the nine of dia- Sr. I®?* 1 Passed, and General -Hillyer’s of s;o t00 V tn F‘ 8P 01f t then selected the queen tonnsf 0011 ^ 8 ’ ten of diamonds, eight of dia- W th il 6113 aoe aud king of hearts. Sport led suit b/i HHlyer’s friend followed > nu lost tho trick. Sport then laid down the queen; Gen. Hillyer’s friend took it with tho left bower. The right bower was then slung at Sport; he laid tho eight-spot on it. Taking up the trick, General Hillyer’s friend hud down the nine-spot, Sport taking it with the ten. The dog then shoved the king of hearts at Hill yer’s friend, who had to hand over the queen of clubs, with the exclamation: “Euchred, as sure as fate, by a poodle!" Two more hands were then played, Sport win ning the game. “Now,” said the owner-of the dog, “lie down and rest, Sport: you have done nobly.” * The dog lay down with outstretched and stif fened legs, as if he were dead. His master pulled first one leg and then another, then pushed and shoved him about, but he gave no signs of life. Suddenly ho sung out: • ‘Sport, you rascal, you have been gambling; hero oomes the police!” Sport was off like a shot for the forward end of the cabin. A Sun man who witnessed these wonderful trioks could detect no signals between the dog and his master. Sport appeared to do every thing from the working of his own brains. His master’s name is R. IL Dodd.- He stated to tho Sun man that he wa3 a drug clerk in Williams- burgb, and had spent three years in educating Sport. Sport is seven years of age.—New York Sun. .... . “TcMvalry.” They had a tournament at the Fair Grounds, near Richmond, on the 4th of July. The charge to the “Knights” was delivered by Dr. G. W. Bagby, (Mozis Addums) and was perhaps the most original address ever made on such on occasion. Here are some extracts from it: Tchivalby uy Me Native State : Your com mittee-showed much thste when they selected me as your chaTger. Not ablest of chargers am I, and fittest. Educated in Princeton, N. J., I can ride anything from a hickory stick to tho walking-beam of a steaming. A horse I de spise. But strap me down tight, as McClellan did his troopers, or pin mo fast with hooks and eyes to a side-saddle, and I can ride against any man in the world—if another man will lead the horse. * * * * • , * * But, Tchivalry of Virginia—to pronounce the word properly, you must put a “t” before the “chiv” and utter a preliminary sneeze before the “t" and yonhave itexactly—but, Tchivalry of Virginia, a3 some tremendous poet has re marked, “look not mournfully into the past” And when some charger, more gifted than my self, tells you, “in the language of the sublime, immortal and beautiful Burke, “the age of tchivalry is over,’ ” and then adds “’taint so,” in order to cheer yon up—when some gifted charger tells you this, you up and tell them “tie so,” and that ho is a mistaken. Aye! Mr. Sir Knights, the age of tchivalry is over, and yon may thank yonr stars that it is. over. Zounds! where would you be this day if it were not over? Gadzooks! how would yon feel with a small iron pot clapt close to your Bkull. Marry come up.’ what would bo the state of your suda tory apparatus, if you had 200 pounds of skillet lids distributed over your precious persons? Sdeath! how your nerves would flatten if you knew that in ten minutes from this time the chances were that you would be knocked out of yonr saddle, plumped out like middo men from taw, by a real spear, and landed flat of your back, twenty feet off in the road ? And ten to n the scoundrel who played you tms tculvat- ttlo trick, would crown your sweetheart, and she would smile upon him, and not even pay yon tho compliment of going to yonr fu neral to-morrow. Aye! Mr. Knights and Sir Gentlemen, yon may congratulate yourselves that, although this is the 4th of July, you don’t have to get up and put on a ready-made suit of steel, go ont and straddle an iron-clad horse, and pnt ont from homo with every prospect of dying before sun down, because it is your duty to dare every man to knock a chip off yonr helmet who says his mistress is prettier than yours. “Therefore, Sir Knights and gentlemen, I most earnestly charge yon to do your level best. Proceed. Set saiL Unship your royal mizzen cat heads, haul aft your spanker bowsprits, hoist your fore-tops’I hatchway. Go it. And may tho devil take the man that don’t take the ring.” . An Honest and Attractive Scheme. From the Charleston Nows, May 13,1871.] “What is everybody’s business is nobody’s business,” and while the importance of foster ing immigration is conceded on all hands, the great work languishes, as far aa this State is concerned, for want of the cash working capital so indispensible for its prosecution. But tho South Carolina Immigration Association, whose organization and aims have already had our warm commendation, is composed of live and resolute men, whom obstacles cannot balk in the execution of their self-imposed task of peo pling the millions of rioh bnt idle acres in our State with hardy and thrifty settlers from other climes. Finding that the poverty of our people gave little prospect of raising by subscription the funds needed to give an impetus to their enterprise, they have hit upon the expedient of a series of Gift Concerts, to begin in Charleston in October, the ticket-holders of which will bo participants in tho grandest and most attractive drawing ever held in oar State. The first prize will be the splendid Academy of Music proper ty, which was built at a cost of $23Q,000, and whlob, besides stores, mnsic-halls, saloons, etc., contains the brightest and most beantifnl temple of the drama in the South. The second prize will be One Hundred Thousand Dollars in cash. A long list of other cash prizes makes np the grand aggregate of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be distributed among the ticket- holders. The number of tickets issued will be 150,000, and the price will be five dollars each. There can be no doubt of the extraordinary popularity which the sohemo is destined to at tain. Some idea of this may be formed from the-circumstance that over two-thirds of the tiokets have been engaged in advance by agents at the North and in California. But the features of the drawing* which will enable it 16 contrast most favorably with the Crosby Opera House Lottery in Chicago, and other similar schemes, are: 1st. Its unqualified' endorsement by a largo number of the best known end most re spected citizens in the State. 2d. The fact that it will be managed by gentlemen whose names are a guarantee that the drawing will be con ducted with strict honor and fairness; and 3d. The end sought to be gained, which is one that must enlist the sympathy of every friend of Sonth Carolina and the South. The last consideration, indeed, elevates the enterprise from tho rank of a private specula tion to that of a project of vast public import ance. We want and must have those small farmers whose labor constitutes the true wealth of a State. And if the gentlemen of the Immi- gration Society succeed, in bringing them hither, nobody will he disposed to criticise tho plan by which they accomplish the feat. Iktehpebate Monkets. — In Darfour and Senaar, Africa, the natives make a fermented beer of which tho monkeys are passionately fond. Aware of this the natives go to parte of forest frequented by_ the monkeys, and set on the ground calabashes full of the liquor. As soon as tho monkey see3 it and tastes it, he utters loud cries of joy, that' soon attract his comrades. Then the orgie begins, and in a short time they show all degrees of intoxication. Then the negroes appear. The few monkeys that come too lato to get “fuddled” escape. The drinkers are too far gone to distrust the negroes, bnt apparently take them for larger specimens of’their own species. When a negro takes ono by the hand to load him off, the nearest monkey will cling to the one that thus finds support, and . endeavor to get off also. Another will grasp him, and so on, until a negro leads a staggering line of ten or fifteen monkeys. When finally brought to the village, they are securely oaged and gradually sobered down, but for two or three days a gradually diminishing supply of liquor is given them, so as to re concile them by degrees to their state of cap tivity. THE GEORGIA PRESS. Sr.. Rev. Wm. N. Avriett, one of the oldest resi dents and most highly esteemed citizens of Decatur oounty, died last Saturday. The Rainbridge Argus says crop prospects have considerably improved within the last week in that section. Sugar-cane and potatoes are very fine. ■ There is a great deal of sicknessin many localities. At Upson Superior Court last week, a man was fined $50 for “illegal employment of ser vants.” ’ it? t. Mr'S • The Thomaston" Herald makes our mouth water telling about some “fat” bee trees np in that neighborhood—one ten inches in diameter with ten feet of honey, yielding 150 pounds, and two others with 14 and 18 feet of honey, each. ’ Jas. W. Barrett, of Oalhoun, Gordon county 1 has, as we learn from the Atlanta Sun, just patented a oar couple,-by whiob cars can bo ooupled without going between them. W. M. Butts, of Atlanta, has just been elected to the high and mighty office of J. P. for the 1026th District, G. M., by 144 majority, over H. T. Holderness. Up there, J. P.’s pass for real judges, you know, and that explains the scramble. , The Atlanta Sun reports considerable sickness in that city. • " The Sun learns, by private letter from For syth county, that at one country churchyard-over ten children had been buried within the past week or two, all of whom died with flux, super induced by eating fruit. The corporators of the Griffin, Monticello and Madison railroad met at Indian Springs last Friday, and organized by electing H. I. Kim ball, President, Joseph H. Johnson, Secretary and Treasurer, and Messrs. J. S. Boynton, J. A; Beeks and A. D. Nunnally, of Spalding county; H. N. Byars, of Butts county; Thomas J. Smith and W. 0. Leverett, of Jasper county! P. R. Thomason, of Morgan county; and J. 0. Kimball and George Cook, of Atlanta, Directors. Judge Boynton, the chairman, of the meeting, stated that he had perfected a proposition with a capitalist who would undertake to build the road, provided the Directors would act harmo niously. Ho also stated that a bona 'fide sub scription of $254,700 had been received from the couutica of Butts, Morgan and Jasper, and that he had no doubt Griffin would raise its sub scription to $100,000. • The Lumpkin Telegraph says the corporators of the Americas and Florence Railroad met at Preston, Webster county, on Monday of last week—it is supposed for the purpose of consid ering certain bids that have been made for their charter. It says the Central, Macon and Bruns wick, H. L Kimball and an unknown company are the bidders, and favors the Macon and Brunswick Railroad getting it, because the edi tor (hints that company wni onua u, mej mo obliged to liuvo a connection with tlioi* &T<mt gomery and Eufaula road. Bullock left Atlanta for New York, Monday night. Lookout, bonds! Mr. Harrison, of the Monroe Advertiser, will commence the publication of a paper called tho Indian Springs Mirror, at that point on tho 28th instant. A. O. Hodgson, of Athens, who was ap- pointed to the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, from the 6lh District, stood the best examina tion of 40 applicants for admission, and was elected Captain of his mess and boat. We clip the following items from tho Atlanta Sun, of yesterday: Fxbe in Athens.—Wo have been permit ted to read a letter from Athens, Ga., dated Sunday, in whioh the writer says, the day be fore that (Saturday) the alarm of fire was sounded, to the great consternation of the citi zens of that usually quiet city. On investiga tion it proved to be what is known as the old “Franklin House,” whioh was nearly destroyed. Owing to the, exertions of the fire department the flames were confined to that buildidg alone. The loss is not stated. - • Dn. Habeison Westsiobeland, who was sen tenced to tho penitentiary for twenty years for the shooting of Dr. G. L. Redwine some time last year, was released on hail yesterday— $6,- 000 being the amount of the bond—and upon which he secured the names of Peter Hugo, J. Lynch, Wm. Haville and Dr. J. G. Westmore land. He was refused a new trial by Judge Hopkins, anfl appealed to the Supreme Court, during the pendency of whioh he gets out on the above bond. Mobe Bubglaby—A Mcbdebous Attempt by Robbebs— A Nabeow Escape fbom Death.-Suii- day night about 12 o’clock, two negro men burglarously’entered the room frhere Walter Maffitt, a young gentleman well known as clerk at Redwine & Fox’s drug store, was sleeping. It was at the residence of Ins mother, in the northern portion of the city, near Peachtree street. Walter, on retiring,.had put his pistol under his pillow, as usual, and when he awoke he could easily discover that one of the robbers was keeping an eye on him, while the other was colleoting such valuables as he could lay his hands upon. He had already gathered several articles of silver-ware, clothing, etc., and de posited them in the room where Walter was Bleeping. While this one was in another room, the one watching him began for a moment looking around, and as he did this, Walter im proved the moment to reach for his pistol—np to tbia time he feigning sleep. As soon as he did this, the ruffian sprang at him, and caught his arms, while the other one made several outs at bim with a knife, cutting his night clothes in several places. Then placing a pistol at his head, was in the act of firing, when Walter knocked it off and received the ball in his left arm, inflicting a painfal flesh wound. He fired at the retreating rogues, but was unable to tell whether he did them any damage or not. In their retreat they failed to carry off anything. Tho Monroe Advertiser, of yesterday, says: Bevxbx and Disastrous Bronx—The New Chuboh in Rums.—Forsyth and- vicinity ex perienced one of the heaviest gales, about 6 p. m., yesterday, ever witnessed hereabouts. The rain storm was comparatively, light, but the wind blew a perfect hurricane, and lasted some time, leaving numerous evidenoes of*its vio lence in every portion of the town. The tall spire of the new Methodist church was lifted from its moorings and thrown down, destroying the entire roof of the edifice. The Bpire was not quite finished, and the high scaffolding fell with it, greatly adding to the weight of timber that fell upon and orushed through the roof. It is estimated that repairs of the damages sus tained will ooat $2,000. A portion of the front parapet of Mr. Rudolph’s photograph gallery was also blown ofL As no other damage was sustained, Mr. B. may consider himself laoky. The warehouse of Mr. Moran also suffered—a considerable portion of the roof having been badly injured. It is estimated that repauB will cost about $500. Evidences of the fury of the storm are visible in every direction. A number of trees were blown down, and many branches broken off in various portions of the town. The telegraph wires were also blown down. We have no information as to the extent of country visited by the gale, but trust it was limited, as the growing crops would be irretriev ably injured if exposed to .the fury of such a gale as was felt here. The Columbus Sun is to have new type, and therefore offers its present material for sale. Eatonton and vicinity had a fine rain Satur day. Ditto at Milledgeville and vicinity, the Thursday before. The Ordinary of Putnam courtty has ord^ed an election on the 8 th of August for Tax Re ceiver, Sheriff, County Treasurer, County Sur veyor and Coroner, of that county. Ben Shields, a dark brunette of trewly loyl persuasion, who killed another one of that.sort in Morgan oounty, nearly a year ago, was ar rested and jailed at Eatonton, last Saturday. Letters for D. M. Gugel, G. F. Cherry, S. W. E. It., J. E. Dense, W. S. Brantly, and J. S. Jeter, all of Macon, are held for postage in the Savannah Postoffice. ~Z ‘ •-’« > v;"*; :• The Southern Recorder, of Tuesday, says: On Wednesday evening last the committee appointed by the Good Templars to petition the Governor for the Representative Hall as a lodge room for the order received a document from At lanta, stating that the hall alone could not be given,butthat, if the Good Templars felt so disposed, they could take the whole building under their charge, and appoint a guard them selves. The capitol building, for a year, has been in habited bv three families of negroes, whom the Government paid one hundred and Six dollasaJ ® f i®t rr ?f2- r pisto1 - wa8 l l SS r ? f ln - w per month to live in toe_ House. Compiaints Baptist Church. Thosain the immediate neigh- have been before made of the slovenly manner in which th*e building was kept, and doubtless these had some effect on Bullock in inducing him to sign a document requiring, the negroes to vacate immediately, and give the key3 in charge of a guard appointed by the Templars. We quote as follows from the' Federal Union of the same date A Touching Incident.—Within the past week an aged and worthy woman—once the property of the mother of Captain Lewis Kenan, and his nurse throughout infanoy—came to our city alone and over three hundred miles of travel, with no other object than to look at his grave and sympathise with her old mistress iirthe deep distress of the family! Her feelings were those of a mother; and when the poor, sorrow ing soul gazed upon the narrow bounds which holds-all that is mortal of him she had tended and eared for as her own, there is little doubt she shared much of the sad bereavement of the real parent. Such instances of devoted attach ment and unostentatious gratitude are few, even amongst the highest grades of society—il lustrating as it does those ties which subsisted in tho relation of Southern masters and their slaves—making it a mutual joy and a lasting benefit to both alike. The woman here alluded to is Dicy, well and kindly remembered by many citizens of Mil- ledgeville—horn and owned in tho family of the lat6 Col. Robert W. Alston, and who has never lived under any other protection. She is now, and has been ever since the war, in the service of one of her former yonng mistresses (Mrs. Reid, of Thomasville, Ga.,) and the same at tentive, unswerving friend and assistant, as she had been the dutiful, faithful and trusted ser vant. Her mission ended,.:and her feelings gratified, she has gone back to her home, where, we hope, her days may be prolonged, and their termination crowned with the assur ance of a happy hereafter. J..... Tho weather being too hot for the Colnmbns thieves to go into the country, to draw their nsual rations of blackberries, they are doing a lively business in town. Tho sales of .manufactured goods by the Eagle and Phenix Company at Columbus, for aw jjm>b oi-a. nave vw« those for tho corresponding period last year. "Wo clip as follows from the Columbus En quirer, of Tuesday: A Despebate Oitendeb Re-Abbested.—Bill Barton, colored, recently sentenced to the pen itentiary from this oounty, for horse stealing, bnt who confesses to having jumped from tho train at Bntler, while en route forMilledgeville, was recaptured near the Southwestern depot yesterday morning, by Dook Eiland and polioe- man McEachern, each of whom fired several shots at him before they opnld take him. One of the shots we understand took effect in a place unmentionable, bnt whioh disqualifies him from sitting comfortably. He was lodged in jaiL Bbought to this City.—H. L. Toomer, white, arrested in Montgomery for having misapplied funds belonging to a picture house in Augusta, while acting as all gomery, wasbroni in the lock-up by to Montgomery for him. The arrest was made at the instance of a gentleman of Augusta to whom the pictures belonged. We have not heard what reward was offered for Toomer. The Sun, same- date, says: Babbectces.—We are told that a series of bar becues are being organized along the entire lino in the interest of the North and South Railroad. They will commence in Harris oounty about the 1st of August, and terminate at Rome about the 11th of the same month, the time when the stockholders convene. We find the following in the last Lumpkin Telegraph: Woodland Cottage, July 9, 1871.—Editors Telegraph. —Thq notorious negro H. M, Tur ner, of Alaoon, made a speech to a large crowd of freedmen in Florence on Saturday. I have not been able to gather the particulars, only that a collision took place between the Demo cratic and Radical negroes, in whioh blood was shed and several negroes were wonnded. Chattahoochee. ' We frequently hear of the appearance and political harangues, in different sections of Georgia,of this mischief-maker and disturber of the peace of the oolored raoe. His pretended mission is that of preaohing, bnt really is to ferment discord in arraying one portion of the negroes against the- other. He has for some time been giving attention to the~neighborhoods of Box Spring, in-Talbot, and Jones’ Crossing, in the eastern part of this county; in both of whioh great dissensions have been stirred. If the white people of these neighborhoods would do their duty to themselves and the oolored race, he would cease his visits. Martin Broderick died at Savannah, Sunday morning, from the effects of snnstroke. The Savannah Advertiser, of Tnesday, says: Anotheb Bow Boat Gone.—We learn that the Messrs. Schley, owners of- the successful oanoe boat ’‘Vernon,” which has won several races in last six months, and has proven a craft of no small speed, have disposed of her to a club in Macon. Master Walter Mitchell Jackson, of tbi3 city, took the first prize for declamation at Emory College last Monday. Really) Macon seems to hold all the honors nowadays. Two more Atlanta hasheriea have dosed this week—the American and United States. A white man named McCord, and a negro, wbMe at work on the First Methodist Church at Atlanta, Tuesday, fell from the scaffolding to the ground, a distance of Bixty feet McCord was badly hurt, and the negro only braised, as he fell on his head. We find the following items in 4he Atlanta Sun of yesterday: Bio Time Among the Nigoebs—About 10,000 at CovraaTON—Fbeaks op a Scabed Mule.— Last Sunday was preached the commencement sermon, at Covington, of Emory College, pre paratory to the exercises whioh were to follow the succeeding day. This is an old time o us tom, and a great many people flocked to Covington to hear the eminent Bishop Pieroe orate on that occasion. True to their apish instinots, the ne groes improvised a big meeting in Covington, for that day, and an immense crowd of them were on hand, from the surrounding oountry, in attendance. They came up by every convey ance, and soon outnumbered their white breth ren, who were holding forth in another part of the town. Quito a large number went from this place. The big preacher of the oooasion was Joe Woods, well known in this city as a good drayman, wad an usually good negro generally. While Joe was in full swing, warning his fellow-sinners of the terrible oonaequences of their sins, and get ting up the excitement to its nsual pitch on such occasions, the train from this city came puffing and snorting close by the congregation. This lent additional excitement to the crowd, and the oenntry colts and mules unused to the. ears, were all whirling and twisting in the very ago nies of fright. Brother Joe was calling up the mourners; the sisters were hnggifeg and clasp ing the brethren in true Christian unity, the engine was puffing and blowing, and when the two shrill toots were sounded for “down breaks,” one old Confederate mule oould stand it no longer. He just gave one long, strong and de cided pull, as a mule only knows how to give, and snapped the rope which held him to a swing ing limb. He apparently closed his eyes and went ifc-blind, for as Boon as he was freed from -the Jimb he made right for the congregation, with head and tail erect. He unceremoniously plunged into the crowd of devout blacks, scat tering them in every direction. A wide open ing was made for the mule, which never halted until he arrived right in front of the pulpit, amongst the mourners and preachers. A Mytebious Affaib—Makes or Blood—A Stbange Man Asks a Significant Question.— About 11 o'clock Monday night the sharp report of a Derringer pistol was heard in the neigh borhood were startled by the report, and oh looking in that direction no person oould :be seen. A few minutes after the firing a strange man walked into a beer saloon near by, and asked of the crowd sitting around if . any one was hurt by the shooting just now? Nothing unusual was noticed in his appearanoe or man ner at the time. He was answered by Borne one present that they did pot know of any dam age being done, when he retired. Yesterday Messrs. "Wallace and Waddell were examining the front of the school building, and discovered traoes of blood on various part of the house; On doser inspection^ the. marks of fingers were seen bn the steps, all oleirly de fined by blood. -It was scattered around on the grating and pavement to a. considerable extent. Many speculations are indulged in as to the probable cause of these signs, bnt no satisfac tory explanation has been found. Xongfel- The. Great Karato; low TS. " The New York Commercial of Saturday re. ports it as follows: . But the great event of the day is now ap proaching. Longfellow is brought on the track blanketed—a hum of low voices is heard, like an army of buzzing bees, on the Grand Stand. All eyes are strained to get a view of the noble animoL In a few momenta his jookey mounts him and ha starts off on a gentle gallop, to the admiration of all present, Mr. Harper, his owner, remains quite nnconoerned in his seat on the Grandstand. The betting, about this time, begins to be very exciting—parties are so confident that they offer to bet $100 to $35, and several bets are taken at such long odds. ’ . Kingfisher makes his appearance. He has, up to the present tifue, been regarded as the fastest horse in the oountry. His owner, Mr. Belmont, had confidence that he conldnot be beaten on this side of the Atlantio until he witnessed the race at Long Branch. Mr. Bel mont is a cautious man, and did riot baok his horse very steep. The difference in the ap pearance of the horses is the difference : be tween a clipper ship anda Dutch aallioi- King, fisher is a noble horse, and must not be dispar aged because Longfellow is a better one. It is sen to invent, is of so new, so unique, and shall have another horse^bef ore’Iong't&at “ omo “ “ - ~ ould make Job SWI take the oonceit ont of Longfellow. Both horses leave for the starter’s, whioh isfarnp the line, the distance to run being two miles and a quarter. In a few minutes is heard on all sides: “They are off!” “Sit down in front!” “Here they come!" “Longfellow leads!” “Kingfisher is pushing him!” and such expres sions could be heard as both horses went dash ing by the Grand Stand like greased lightning. Longfellow took the lead' from the start, and kept it all the way. Kingfisher pushed him hard for the first half mile, but it was evident to all the knowing ones that if heoonld not lap bim oh the first half mile there was no hope for King fisher. Indeed, the race was manifestly decided to all the horse-sharps after they had run half a mile, and some of them felt so confident of LoDgfellow’s winning that they ventured $100 to $20. Kingfisher was doing his level best and losing ground. The distance between them remained unaltered until they reached the half mile pole, when Longfellow opened the gap to three lengths, gradually increasing the distance to four lengths as they passed the stand for a second time. Goiing to the turn. Kingfisher struggled gamely, but without avail, for Long fellow got farther away, leading Ms opponent six lengths at the quarter pole, and the same to the half mile. Kingfisher then made another attempt to get closer, but without avaiL Long fellow finally winning by three lengths easily in 4:02£. The first mile of .tho Taco was run in one minute forty seconds—tho fastest ever run in this country. This performance stamps Long fellow the champion of the turf, for he has met and gallantly defeated what was considered the best four-year old in the country. There was a large amount of money lost and won on the race; the Kentucky men were large winners, and New Yorkers and others heavy losers, owing to the long odds. There are always people willing to bet even-against favorites, but'when $100 to $40 is offered it is very tempting to these men, and many of them “fell very heavy.” Old Mr. Harper took the affair like a philosopher—not in the slightest maimer excited. Mr." Belmont met him and congratulated him on having the best horse in the world. The old gentleman seemed flattered, and replied that he didn’t know about that; he'd seen a great many sure things beaten. From Batts County—Crops—Railroad . Indian Subxngs, July 14,1871. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: I reached here yesterday and regretted to find on the road the crops suffering for the want of rain. The corn crops fen days back, were more promising than for many years, and with rain now would make a fair average yield, sufficient for home consumption. The cotton looks better, and bet ter stands than the level and less undulating lands of Southwestern Georgia; bnt the size trill not allow a full crop under the most favorable cir cumstances. This has been a memorable day to the people of Batts and Jasper oonnties, as they hope to date the inaugural of the Griffin and Madison Railroad from this date. I have never seen or known such fervor and excitement, as was man ifested in the Convention. A railroad they need and will have, and though I was an outsider and not easily led wild with tk^ excitement, oould not resist the influences. 1 tbinV w ith them— that the road will be built. The Convention elected nine Directors: Nunnally, Boynton and Beeks, of Spalding; Byars, of Butts; Leverett and Smith, of Jackson; Thomaston, of Morgan: and Kimball and Cook, of Atlanta. So yon see they mean work, and all hands are ready to make a long and strong pull to secure the road. Messrs. Editors, you oannot imagine the re lief and comfort a Maconite enjoys here, after suffering from your exoeasive heat, dust and mosquitoes, to find a cool spot where covering is required during the night to shut out the oold. Such I assure you was the case last night, and much did I enjoy it. The arrivals at the hotel* yesterday exceeded one "hundred and flfy> a large number being delegates to the 000*"®“?®- Stiff I find the crowd pleasant and muoh in- ereased within the past three or f*«* days. The skating and ^waing rinks a** open day and Autograph Letters or Bevolutiouarf Celehrltieo—Curious Belies. We have been permitted to examine and pe ruse a large number of letters and original papers, written by men who figured in the times that “tried men’s souls,” and whioh are in the custody of one of our oldest citizens. They carry one back to the period when this mighty nation was in swaddling clothes, and., embryo State, fringing the wilderness in fc' n „ r _ tow belt of coast line 1,200 miles in len^h, with a sparse and scattered population, cm poor in means and resources, yet dated to meaanre swords with proud Albion, all powerful in the field, and the “mistress of the seas.” There was a moral sublimity Ini 'the patriotism and fortitude of those heroes, who, shoeless, half armed and poorly olad, forded icy streams, made foroed marches with bleeding feet, and and fearlessly grappled in bloody oombat with a disciplined and splendidly appointed foe vastly their superiors In numbers. While we do them reverence, let us not for get, however, the glorious heroes of our own day, “worthy scions of honored sires,” who by their prowess in a cause infinitely dear to every loyal Sonjhrdn, demonstrated the falsity of the current apothegm that the times, and men with them are ever degenerating. ; " V Among these anoiont, time-stained documents te appears which is spiced with fun, and savors of the chivalric days of the Knight of La Mancha. It was penned by an officer of the army against whom a practical jokq had been perpetrated. It seems some of the girls had twitted onr hero with being the possessor of a pair of “green breeches patched with leather.” This was too mnoh for his equanimity to with stand, and hence a challenge Voutrance to all of Ms defamers, and the following indignant remonstrance addressed to one of his fair calum niators: “"When an officer of the regimental rank I bear is grossly traduced, it is incumbent on him to clear up the affair to the world. The spirit of detraction and calumny, I am sorry to say, has grown to noxious and intolerable heights in this continent. If you had accused me of a desire to procrastinate the war, or of Holding a treasonable correspondence with the enemy, I should have borne with it; this I am used to, and tMs happened to the great Fabios Maximus. If yon had accused me of getting drunk os often as I got liquors, I might have sat quiet under the imputation. Or even if you had given the plainest Mnts that I had stolen the soldiers’ shirts—this I could have, put"up with, as the great Duke of Marlborough would have been the example. Or if you had con tented yourself, with asserting I was so abomin able a soldier as never to parl with my shirt until it parted with me, the anecdote of my illustrious namesake of Sweden would have given me some com fn -t- Bat tua uatumuy yuu have, in the fertility of your malicious wit, cho- so swear Telegraphic Hews Due Monday Might. As stated in our last edition the telegraph wires were prostrated by the storm on M evening, and we received only the- *• • , T - a *■*«- 08 are Eendgvr.Jefro«M*xoaupro cessions except military or funerals. - It is stated that the late Henry J. Raymond’s interest in the Times, which was about one- third of the whole property, has been bought by the other owners-for .§875,000. St. Louis, July 17.—Yesterday the Mercury ranged from 100 to 105. There were three fatal sunstrokes to-day.' Boston, July 17.—Butler’s readiness to ac cept the Governorship meets an unfavorable response from the Boston journals. Wilmington, .July 17.—In Robeson oounty this morning Lowery and bis band Of negro out laws waylaid and killed Daniel MurdoohMoLane, a prominent citizen, and Hugh MoLane, his brother, a youth only thirteen years old. They also wounded Archibald McLane. These parties were riding, along the publio road in a buggy and,were fired on from a ttock piece of woods. A fearful state of terror exists among the women and children of Robeson oounty. The sheriff has a posse of one hundred and fifty men in the field, but efforts thu3 far are utterly fruit- Ij?S. .-, /t Lowery, at the head of the loyal black Ku- klux of North Carolina, ontwits all his pursuers and slays the whites ad libitum. Won’t ho get the appointment of Collector somewhere? On Kalelde. . u" The Courier-Journal offers a a few brief ob servations on this subject which strike us as eminently seasonable and sensible. It says : Suicide is one of those purely personal affairs wMoh may bo brought about in fiva several and True to their apish instinots, the ne- night,'where the young an** 8 a y have a festive Hmfl -The old and m<*» sedate have a quiet same of euchre, or *«tire into social groups. Now if you have «n appetite for “yellow leg” ohichans and delicious mutton, oome to the old Tnd ! fln Yours truly, Felix. WnixiM and Maby.—Since our Revolution ary War, William and Mery College has had but three Chancellors, George Washington was the first, and the next, after a long Interval, John Tyler. The third is Hugh Blair Grigsby, just elected. •> aud blaspheme like a Virginia Colonel.” Then followed the denouement of the oharge— a challenge to its originators, and an offer to send the identical so-called “green breeches with leather patohes” to Ms fair enemy to prove its falsity. The whole forms an amusing and melodramatio episode to those dismal days of strife and hardships. - Among the antique missives before us, we notice letters from Major-General John Stark, General Phillip Schuyler, Sir Arthur Pigot, Admiral Lord Byron, General Israel Putnam and Benediot Arnold. Not haying space for them all, we are tempted to reproduce tho note addressed to General Sullivan by tMs world-wide arch traitor, who was then a zealous patriot: "/ “Connyett s Fxbet, June 16,1777. . “JDear General:—Youra of this date I re ceived with the Light Horse Man. The women will go ever with the convalescents, to-morrow morning! I have nothing new from Philadel phia—the militia are turning out with great spirit —shall we have anything to do ? The ex press has a letter for General Washington— four wagons with ammunition go off in the morning fir him—they have orders to receive your instructions; a guard of seventy-five men go with them. “I am anxious to hear liow’matters are—the number and designs of the enemy, if General Washington intends attacking them, etc., etc. I hope you will advise me of every thing of con sequence. I am, dear General, Yours, eto. B. Abnold.” “M. G. Sullivan.” The above is an exaot copy, and we are sure our readers will be interested in these reminisenoee of the olden time. A Kensational Story. . The New Orleans Picayune, of Sunday, tells a story that smacks very strongly of the ultra- sensational. It is about a hunchback of huge proportions, who made Ms appearance in that oity some forty years ago, and has, ever since, resided entirely alone in a house in the lower part of the eity. Afew days since the neighbors missed Mm from his accustomed haunts, and went into the house to search for him. We let the Picayune finish the story. It says: Bure enough he was dead. He lay pallid and stark on a pallet of straw. There were a few scattered chairs around the room and a plain table. Only one object arrested the eye: Near the body was a rioh casket, set in mother of pearl and gold. Jewels flashed from the oostly lid, and wreathed in the dust of diamonds were engraved the “Lilies of France” in a coronet of gold. They opened the box and there flashed on their eyes the Bourbon diadem. It was sto len the night of the 16th of August, 1830, when Charles the Tenth abdicated the throne of France in favor of the Duke of Bordeaux. Ur demeath it was a manuscript, written in Frp- o£l - It contained only these words: . „ . “I am Oharette, the Vendean Ge»<-*“ Mana of Savoy was to have been myr**; »®e was taken from me and given to Of Domte a Artois. I could have forgiven tM‘*® a * J® deserted me when most I needed h** ael P and assistance. I revenged myself »-? Played his overthrow, and am happy p 5 * 4 ® 6 died m exile. ^ uv, uaievah slabs at Amherst College have finals oeen deciphered by one of the alumni, a y-sv Yorker. They have long presented un translatable MexoglypMos to the erudite schol ars of that college, aud have been an objeot of great interest to the explorers of the mysterious depths of history for many years. The transla tion which is now suggested will be eagerly awaited and closely criticised, for these ancient characters probably bear within their bosom the unraveling of many Biblical statements that now seem incredible. in Lyons, N. Y., leaned too far over the galle ries during the sermon, on Sunday, to look at a new bonnet or something of the kind, and, los ing her balance, fell headlong plump upon the head of a deacon, bounding thence into the ingfrom the top of a seven-story ] theie methods are each open to some objection. The most zealous advocates of not one of them can claim for It the attributeof infallibility. If you attempt to drown yourself—and if you ara a Radical politician you ought to do it at once— the water may be too shallow and some officious scoundrel may drag you ont alive; if you at tempt to shoot yourself the pistol may fail to go off and thus give you the mortification of a fail ure ; if you attempt to hang yourself, the ropa may break and drop you on the ground, hurting you seriously; if you swallow a few ounces of Cincinnati wMsky, there is a-bare' possibility that a. steam stomach-pump may be able to frus trate yonr.deeign; ; if yon jump from the top of a seven-story house, meddlesome people may throw a mattress or two under yon and thereby destroy yonr sweet,'young’hope of gliding into the silent tomb. Bat there i3 one method, which, as it isn comparatively,recent invention, we had almost forgotten. Procure you a oan of non caploot-. ,«c.t ..il ar.fl aiAampt to kindle B fire with it, and if you find you haven’t commit ted suicide, then you may write yourself .down immortal. • Grand Central Hotel, Hew York. It is now nearly one year since this mammoth hotel was opened to the publio. It commenced its business upon a scale of magnificence un equaled in modern times, with accomodations unsurpassed in aDy of the cities of the new world. In made a complete innovation in prices, combining all the elegance and comforts and ease, of at unco the most fasMonable and domestic of hotels, at rates that took a quick hold npon the publio mind, and wMch it has sustained throughout the year with unparal leled success. . s We record with pleasure the fact, that tha patronage it has secured has be6n worthy its high and increasing reputation, and that its nu merous advantages have placed it in the fore most rank of the world’s enterprises. We understand that no efforts will be spared to make it during the approaotong Autumn, tho same favorite resort for families and tourists. It continues to present a freshness of appear ance, a perfectness of appointments, and an eastern splendor of beauty and elegance, in strong contrast to most of its rivals, and we predict fdr it tor the ooming year a suocess, as to the class and number of its guests, at once mutually gratifying to its enterprising and oour- teons proprietor, Mr; H.' Lyman Powers, and the entire public generally. We are also glad to learn that Mr. Powers has determined to adopt permanently the same low and uniform rates as heretofore, for which he is entitled to a vote of thanks from (ha traveling public at least. Alabama Should Educate tbs People.—Wa trust that Superintendent Hodgson will lay this case to .heart, as illustrating the urgent necessity of educating the blacks in his native State. The case is propounded by the New York Sun: The manner in, wMch the spoils' of a" recent express robbery in Alabama were divided bythe robbers, who were negroes, Shows in the case of one of the parties a sad instance of misdirected intelligence. None of the gang could read, but after the safe was broken open Alfred Orosby tore off the ends of some of the packages, and soon discovered that the largest contained the smallest bills, and consequently.the least money. Therefore, In 'making the division, Alfred pro posed that two small, packages should count aa one large one, to wMch the others readily ac quiesced ; and he then took care to take hia part in the small packages, thus getting a donbla share of the booty. Ju is evident that Alfred has eminent qualifications tor a seat in the Ala bama Legislature. The Dead at Wosth and Gbavxlotte.—A traveler who has lately visited the battlefields of Worth and Gravelotte writes to the P*R Mall Gazette to say that in hia opinion t^e carnage on those occasions has been i>**cb underrated in England, and perhaps i^tionally miare- present in Germany. TJ*> of Gravelotte occupies from five to st» -“ n glish miles in length- The tombs, or ra»J*M trenches, are scattered over all this ext**“; perhaps fifty in one grave may be a fa 1 * estimate. In one, however, im- mediateh- racing the French right wing at St. Print there are' interred 2,500 oorpsee, and ot tb^te only 25 French. Multiply 2,500 by 10^ and one may arrive at an approximately correct account of the German deaa at Gravelotte alone. The statistics are from Prussian authority, or rather from Information given by Prussian soldiers in charge of the graves. Possibly, a quarter of a million lives on all sides from sword, disease, and various causes were sacri ficed in the lato war. The overseer of the House of Refuge in San Francisco was lately induced to go down into the new well by two of the youthful inmates, who complained that they oould not work there safely for want of a platform. After letting him down, they out the rope and decamped. The unfortunate man was discovered and drawn np twenty-tour hours afterward “more dead than alive.” A dandy of tweaty-eix having been termed an “Old bachelor,” appealed to an elderly gen tleman to deoide.whether he should be called t, giving bis age. “Twenty-six” said ly gentleman, ‘fit is owing to how yon take it Now, for a man it fe young enough; but for a goose it is rather old.” Put in Yous Claws.—The Postmaster of Macon got a letter on Monday inclosing a one dollar MU, city money, and telling him to “buy a Barlow knife with the thing ana give iFto the aisle, very much demoralized, but not seriously beet looking man in Maeon. We presume ap. hurt The deacon complains of the headache, plications will be received fit tee department But the singer joined in the last hymn. for the next ten days.