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Arkansas Doings,
bock, July 17.—The Constitu-
Ll wvnvention is engaged to-day in
t^^onof rules.
the adopw^ ‘ ^ Burliston and Rossin
T*°,ri in Paine county on Thursday,
dairrelh * r wag sta bbed and killed
isd toe * goon a fter some unknown
by tbe a ' n( i killed Kossin.
per*®5i3th of last March Sid Wallace,
°? bn=on county desperado, was hung
tbeJ^iiie. Wallace being highly
at ci Tji the execution created great ex-
(flBS tat tlje t; me , a nd vengeance was
::t«® eDC j by his friends against all en-
{!«**/.„ it yesterday morning Kline,
^^ducted the execution, left this
«to> Clarksville, accompanied by a
«W f°, na n named Banks. Reaching the
Clarksville they started on foot
JefJ* *: wn and were fired upon from the
f0, rl hv some unknown person. Kline
Mortally and young Banks slightly
snbinson, a cousin of Sid Wallace,
^Jested and identified as the party
*Jidid the shooting.
* t0 a Bald on Erie.
Yobk, July* lC -Tho Supremo
>*" f tie State having decided that
C« srt °L. n tec of the Erie Railroad Com-
million dollars of the bonds
fSL nostoa, Hartford and Erie Railroad
5, ^nv is valid, and that the Erie Com-
C° Dr ? ii a bie, Execntions for some of
^Ciders of bonds havo been placed in
of the sheriff to attach the lo-
Soethw and cars of the Erie Railway
C °Tfc?irholo guarantee is for twelve mil-
quarter of which is already
d The committee of the Father Matthew
roman Catholic societies this even-
*BS Rev. Dr. McFlynn to the
S^eiship of the movement now on foot
fTthe erection of a monument to
Father Matthew and a resolution was
td authorizing him to appoint two
.mhers from each society to assist him
& the work. Dr. McFlynn
pledged himself to make the movement
'butWORE. July 17.—The Interna-
tionanVorkingmens Protective Associa-
STare holding ft general convention in
th5 city. The proceedings axe secret.
k e object of the meeting is said to be the
promotion of the welfare of workingmen
Li mutual co-operation. About 14o
Spates were said to be present yester-
4-° mostly from New York and the
Western States, and several hundred
aoro are expected to be present to-day.
Phillip Monteitb, of Chicago, is President
the convention. J. W. Cunningham.
c'Xew York, Secretary, and Geo. Hill, of
Portland, Oregon, Treasurer.
Saginaw Races.
Saoixaw, Micii , July 1G.—In the race
•t ^ Eist Saginaw Driving Park to
day for a special purse of $5,000—$2,500
to the first, $1,500 to the second, and
<1,000 to the horse which beat the fast
est time on record—Goldsmith Maid won
in three straight heats, in 2.19}, 2.16J
aal 2.10. The only contestant was Judse
Fullerton. Fullerton’s time was 2 2CJ,
21S snd 218}. Eight thousand people
wre present.
The Chicago Fire.
Chicaso, July 17.—Thus far seven per
sons are known to have lost their lives by
the fire on Tuesday night.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
furnish those deprived of liome3 by fire
with the necessaries of life. All aid so
t-ties are giving their help.
Death of a Centennarinn.
Harrisburg, July 17.—Mrs. Barbara
Dehart, aged 101 years and 6 months,
lied yesterday. She was the mother of
ten children, 42 grandchildren, seventy-
seven great grandchildren and one great
ireat grandchild. She had been blind
for 20 years.
From London.
lo-vnos, July 17.—In the House of
Coamona to-night Mr. Gladstone with
drew his resolution against the public
worship regulation bill, in consideration
of the unanimity of the vote in its favor
on its second reading.
John Lawrence Foote, the comedian,
sailed for New. York to-day.
The Freedman’s Savings Bank.
Washington, July 17.—The commis
sioners to settlo up the affairs of the
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
are busily engaged in examining the
books of this institution, and will, in the
course of a few days, issue a. circular to
those interested, giving an approximate
statement of what they expect to be able
to do, and urging them not to sacrifice
their claims. but retain them, if possible,
uniil the affairs of tbe institution can be
arranged, when it is expected that nearly
the whole amount of the claims will be
paid.
General Gordon Explains.
Atlanta, July 17.—Senator Gordon
denies that ho ever claimed any intimacy
with President Grant, or to know any
thing of his political views or purposes
from any conversation with him; that ho
has never had any communication with
General Grant as to party organization
or programme—past, present, or future.
He states the grounds for hi3 belief in
the success of the Democratic party,
with truest Democratic candidates.
TiileTes nt Long Branch.
Loso Branch, July 17.—A gang of
thieves has been operating among the
‘Utsgcs and hotels here for the past few
days. Several large robberies havo been
reported. Four cottages were entered
rad robbed lost night. Detectives are
sow here looking for the thieves.
Tho Child Stealing Caso.
Philadelphia, July 17.—Wooster
who was arrested for complicity in the
~ild stealing case, is still in custody,
toough there is nothing to criminate him
except the suspicious resemblance of his
J 'adwriting to tho letters written pro
posing to return tho child for money.
Tarr Matters—Mennonltes.
, •''*'V York, July 17.—Tho Board of
Appeals of tho National Trotting Asso-
--•ion adjourned last evening without
v'ing any decisions. They will bo ren
ted at tho fall meeting.
. About GOO Mennonitc colonists arrived
-®e yesterday from Hamburg.
Race Postponed Again.
Saratoga, July 17.—Tho university
j**, which was to-havo taken place to-
M r. was again postponed on account of
water.
A Spanish Blot.
Madrid, July 17.—There was a riot in
Jijhda yesterday, arising from the oppo-
-uon of tho people to the tar. Troops
^Pressed tho disorder. Several per-
” lls were injured.
Carllst Hostages.'
Haris, July 17.—The Madrid Journal
2* that tho Carlists have seized 1600
r?| women and children on the Can-
Wast and on Biscay, intending to
® them as hostages to ho shot in case
" ^‘totk by the Repnblicans.
The Fiji Islands.
Jul y J7.—In the Houso of
n , afternoon, tho Earl of Camaer-
Colonial Minister, stated that the
t l era - nent was ready to accept the ces-
ftsii;?:!, tho Fiji Islands, if it was mode
’ alj but tho sixteen conditions
_ by Fiji were not acceptable.
. Y°wemor of New South Wales has
jj. instructed to submit the views of
a*,®^ornment to tho King and inhabit-
* tha Fiji Islands.
j. Fire.
tye r P*?*kl timber wharf at Rother-
covering a quarter of an
W f burned last night with 35 gal-
xhtAi ■. cre03 °te. The lo38 is not yet
isT* bu t must be very heavy. Three
3 w-oro injured during the fire.
, Death or Goodrich.
tot} ; P a tch from Lausenne, Switzer-
k 3T ’ Tr no y? C03 tho death in that city of
Goodrich, grandson of Noah
Rates of Freight.
. Chicago, July 17.—At a meeting of
general superintendents, and general
freight agents of all the railroads leading
to the Southwest, held yesterday, it was
decided not to pool the earnings, hut to
advance the present freight rates to
Southwest points ten per cent. All op
position between companies is now obvi
ated and high rates will be obtained.
French Plltlcs.
Paris, July 17.—There are dissensions
in the ministry upon questions of general
policy; but no change in tho government,
other than the retirement of Mague, is
expected to take place before tho debate
of next Monday on Ventavon’s report
from the Commitee of Thirty.
Collision on the Erie Bond.
Conazargo, N. Y., July 18.—Trains
numbers eight eastward and seven west
ward on the Erie road, both through ex
press trains, came in collision on a sin
gle track, a mile east of Conazargo, at
9 o’clock this morning, while going at the
rate of from 15 to 20 miles an honr. The
west bound train carried passengers from
New York at 7 o’clock last evening.
Both engines were destroyed, and the
baggage and smoking cars of the west
bound train wero utterly destroyed. A
number of passengers in the westward
hound smoking car were hurt. A gen
tleman named Yanhon, from Philadel
phia, had hi3 left arm and leg broken,
and seems to bo injured internally. He
appears to be the worst hurt.
A couple of other passengers, in the
same car, have their arms broken, and a
number have suffered severe cuts and
braises. The baggage master of the
western train, named Atkins, wa3 killed.
A brakeman of the same train had an
ankle broken. Tho firemen and engineers
The engine of tho eastward train
plunged through the engine, baggage and
smoking cars of the western train and
smashed the front platform and glass in
the front end of the forward first-class
car, which was filled with Iadie3 and chil
dren—bnt all escaped without injury.
The baggage car of the eastward train
had its end and side burst out, but the
baggage was uninjured.
The westward baggage was destroyed
and the mails soaked and torn.
It is stated that the eastward train had
the right of W3y and the westward train
should have waited at Bums’ the next
station to Conazargo.
The westward conductor says that he
had a new engineer this morning, and
that he instructed him to pull up to the
station and wait for the other train, in
stead of which he plunged ahead. The
road curves sharply to the east around
a bill, and the trains are invisible to each
other at a hundred yards apart. The
crash of the engines was the first warn
ing to the passengers.
The Great University Boat Race-Co
lumbia College Wins.
Saratoga, July 18.—The University
race came off to-day—the boats starting
at 10:40 a. m. Columbia college won the
race. Unofficial time is given at 171 and
17}.
About 15,000 people assembled at the
lake this morning to witness the Univer
sity boat race set down for 10 a. si. The
lake was smooth ns glass.
At 9:45 tho first gim was fired. At
10:20 the second and the starting gun
was fired. At 10:47 all the boats got off
handsomely together, Columbia, at the
first quarter mile taking the lead—then
Trinity made a spurt and overhauled
Columbia, and' at the end of a mile took
the lead away from Yale, which had shot
ahead; hut at that moment fouled and
fell behind. The Princetons came up
close behind Trinity. The others was
about even with each other. At a mile
and a half Columbia came to the front
again with Harvard struggling sharply.
The others kept their positions.
At the two mile point Columbia was
still in advance with Cornell making a
spurt to overtake her.
At the two and a half mile point Co
lumbia was still ahead, with the Wes
leyan, which now showed great vigor,
pressing her sharply and steadily. The
last half mile was then one continuous
and exciting pull between Columbia,
Wesleyan, Harvard and Dartmouth, and
they camp in on that order—Columbia
ahead two boat’s length, and making the
distance in 1G.50.
The victors were greeted with tremen
dous cheering on reaching the shore. B.
Frank, captain and stroke, fainted. He
was seized by the crew and carried on
their shoulders up the hill to Moon’s
Lake House, but before reaching the
house ho had recovered entirely.
The scene following the race was ono
long to be remembered, and was only
marred in its joyousne3s by the failure of
Yale to participate beyond the mile point,
at which time she was taking the lead
with a good prospect of keeping it.
. Failure.
New York, July 18.—Heyman & Mac-
Mann, manufacturers of, and wholesale
and retail dealers in furniture and bed
ding, failed yesterday. Their liabilities
are $90,000 and the assets will not cover
them.
The McCormick Hydrophobia Case.
The investigations by distinguished
physicians who havo served upon the
Coroner’s jury in the case of Win. Mc
Cormick, who died of hydrophobia June
25th, were brought to an end this morn
ing. They find that McCormick came to
his death from hydrophobia. They re
gard hydrophobia as a disease communi
cated only byinnoculationjwith aspecifiic
virus, and not capable of transmission
from a non-rabid animal. The vote on
this last clause, however, was not unani
mous—three physicians voting in the
negative on the ground that the question
involved was not definitely determined.
Foreign Items.
London, July 18, 5:30 a. ji.—Tho li
censing hill passed the House of Lords
last night.
The Times’ correspondent at Santan
der telegraphs that the probability of
foreign intervention in Spain is much
discussed there.
A special to-day to tho Daily News
from Vienna says the journals of that
city suggest to the European powers col
lectively, to urge Franco to prohibit all
French support to the Carlists who cross
tho Spanish frontier, on account of the
barbarities practiced by their forces.
Dispatches from India announce that
the inundations are subsiding.
France—Resignation of M. Fourton.
Paris, J uly 18.—Fourton, Minister of
the Interior, has resigned. He differed
from his colleagues in regard to the pol
icy determined upon by them of consti
tuting a definite government until tho
expiration of MacMahon’s term.
Balding Indians—A Fight irlth Ban
gers.
Galveston, July 18.—A special dis
patch to the News from Sherman, Texas,
states that a dispatch from Jacksboro, no
date, says last Friday; about.twenty-five
miles northwest of this place, a conflict
occurred between raiding Indians and a
portion of tho Wise County Rangers. The
former, being superior in force, caused
the Rangers to retire with a loss of one
man killed and several wounded.
Later in the day tho Indians attacked
Boring’s ranehe, in Lost Valley, fifteen
miles distant, where, after ahard fight the
Indians were driven off, taking several
horses and killing ono of Loring’s men,
John Heath, who was shot through tho
head.
A courier was immediately dispatched
to Fort Richardson for armed assistance,
and within one hour and twenty minutes
fiftv cavalrymen of the Tenth Regiment,
with three days’ rations, wore en route
at full speed for tho seat of war. On the
arrival of the troops in (he valley not an
Indian could be seen nor the trail fonnd.
Tho troops then moved off, going south,
toward Keechio valley, and arrived here
nt tho garrison to-day at 12 o’clock.
Latbr.—To-day the Indians in heavy
force again attacked the combined force
of Rangers, £and after an hour’s hard
fight night closed the fight, leaving tho
Indians holding tho field and having tho
Range'3 entirely surrounded. This was
the situation* at eight at night, when
Major Jonesrof'-the : Rangers, sent in a
courier to the-post commander for imme
diate assistance, stating that he had three
men wounded and twelve head of horses
killed and fifteen men missing. Mr.
Loring also writes for long range guns,
saying that without them the Indians
were able to keep them off with their
Winchester rifles.
Within one hour after the courier ar
rived ono hundred mounted cavalry wero
again in tho saddle, going at the top of
their speed for the field of action. They
left there fifteen minutes after 10 o’clock,
which would put them in the valley by
1 o’clock in the morning. There i3 no
liter new3 from the fight. The number
of Indians is estimated at from one hun
dred to ono hundred and fifty.
Fighting the Comanches.
St. Louis, July 18.—The Republican
publishes a special dispatch from Kansas
City, giving an extract from a telegram
from the Indian territory to the- effect
that a fight occurred between a company
of the sixth cavalry, under Col. Carpen
ter, and a large body of Comanches, 30
miles west of Fort SQL Carpenter was
badly wounded and six of his men killed.
The Indians’ loss is unknown.
After the fight tha Indians came upon
a stage keeper and his wife, killing, scalp
ing, skinning and shockingly mutilating
the keeper in the presence of his wife.
The woman was carried off.
Tho latest accounts of the Indians
show that they attacked a partjr of wood
choppers, killing them all it i3 feared.
The date of fights is not given.
The Saratoga Boat Bacc.
A special from Saratogo says : In the
second mile, Yale, it is unanimously ac.
knowledged, had the lead of all and Har
vard was second. The Harvard boat that
ran into the Yale boat, breaking the lat
ter’s rudder and tipping^the boat so that
tho bow broke bis oar and the Yale at
oncefell behind. The Harvardcrewasserts
that the collision was Yalo’s fault, as she
took Harvard’s water. Capt. Cook denies
this and the general testimony supports
him. The feeling between the two crews is
very bitter. While tho Harvard and tho
Yale were tangled, thp Columbia shot
ahead. As the boats*£entercd the finish
the scene from the stand was very excit
ing. The Columbia led by more than a
length, with the Harvard second and the
Wesleyan, generally mistaken for the
Yale, third. Within a short distance of
the stake boat, tho Wesleyan crew made
a splendid spurt and drew ahead of the
Harvard, taking the second place. The
Wesleyan claims a foul on tho Columbia.
The general result is unsatisfactory.
The Yale’s failure to come in takes a
great part of the interest away, end her
friends all claim the race to be fairly
hers. There are beta making that the
race will be vowed over. All the crews
were affected by the prolonged anxiety,
and it is feared that some will be ill. All
have lost a great deal of slehp by their
anxiety.
The final decision will be given by the
referee at Congress Hall at two o’clock.
The Railroad Accident.
Conazargo, N. Y., July 18.—Mr. Van
Horn, who was badly injured, is agent
of the New York and Eric railroad. All
the passenger coaches of both trains re
mained on the track except the westward
bound smoking car. The baggage man
killed i3 Robert Atkinson, of Jersey City.
This was his first trip over the road, taking
the place of a man who was discharged.
R. G. Kervey, of Terre Haute, President
of tho Paris and Decatur railroad, has
hi3 collar bone broken.
A Military Telegraph Line.
Washington, July 18.—Tho Secretary
of War has already taken steps toward
the construction of the telegraph line in
Texas, for which one hundred thousand
dollars wore appropriated at the last ses
sion of Congress. This line is to begin at
or near Denison,in Grayson county, Texas,
and run from there to Fort Sill, Indian
Territory; thence to Fort Richardson;
thence along the northern frontier line of
the settlements to Forts Griffin and Con-
che; thence to the Peco3 river, at or near
tho mouth of Toyah creek; thence to
Fort Clark, on the Las Moras creek;
thence to Fort Duncan, on the Rio
Grande; thence down the Rio Grande via
Fort McIntosh and Ringgold’s Barracks
to Brownsville, so as to connect the mili
tary posts which are now or may hereaf
ter be established on said line with the
military headquarter of said district.
Circular from Secretary Bristow,
Secretary Bristow has issued a circu
lar to the officers of the Treasury De
partment, calling attention to the act of
July 12,1870, forbidding any department
to expend in any one fiscal year any sum
in excess of the appropriation made by
Congress for that fiscal year, or to involve
the Government in any contract for fu
ture payment of money in excess of such
appropriation.
Cautionary Measures by Chicago,
Chicago, July 18.—At a meeting of
the Common Council yesterday evening
resolutions wero adopted instructing tho
Board of Public Works to tako imme
diate steps toward furnishing a more
abundant supply of water in those por
tions of the city where it is insufficient at
times. The board decided to have all
wooden buildings of whatever description
removed from within the city limits. It
was expressed as the sense of the Com
mon Council that a corps of sappers and
miners should be formed and added to
the present organization. Their duty
should be to aid in quelling conflagra
tions by the removal or destruction of
such buildings as the Fire Marshal may
deem necessary.
The Child Stealing Case.
Pailadelphia, July 18.—There are no
further developments in the child steal
ing case. The correspondence which
was anonymously conducted between the
abductors and the afflicted parents has
ceased, leading to the conclusion that
they becamo frightened at the uprising
of popular sentiment against this horrid
act, nnd are now solely concerned about
their individual security.
Treatment of Hydrophobia.
New York, July 18.—Tha physicians
who served upon the coronef’s jury in the
case of Wm. McCormick, in their report
recommend as a measure of prevention,
that a person bitten by any dog or ani
mal shall at once—if the wound is re
ceived in a part whero it m proper to
practice evcision of the wounded part—
be subjected to excision in a thorough
manner, and that the wound be allowed
to bleed for a few minutes in a basin of
warm water ; and finally, that tho wound
bo cauterized with nitrate of silver, nitric
of acid, caustic, potassia, a hot iron or
burning coal. In case a surgeon cannot
be found to practice excision, the patient
should apply a cord above the wound and
then suck the part, provided he has no
excoriations in his month, and at the
first opportunity apply ono of tho caus
tics above mentioned at any period prior
to the development of the disease, and
cauterize. . v
Indian Depredations*
Chicago, July 18.—A special dispatch
from Fort Steele, Wyoming, says the
bridge gang and section hands at Green
ville stations, were attacked yesterday
and driven into Rawlins. Before leaving
they succeeded in killing one and wound
ed two Indians. The one killed, was
stripped by his companions. ■ a stake
driven in the ground and his blanket
hung theron. This was done to mark
the place for future revenge. All depre
dations were committed in this vicinity
by three different bands, but they are
united and have gone in the direction of
Wind River valley. They are fully 150
strong. Forty-five citizens, mounted and
equipped, left Rawlins in pursuit. of the
Indians. They havo all breechloadiag
rifles and plenty of fixed ammunition.
Word has just been received by Gen.
Sheridan that the miners in the Seminole
mines have been fighting tbe Indians for
two days. Particulars are looked for.
Arkansas Matters.
New York, July 18.—A special from
Little Bock saya tho constitutional con
vention will declare all the State offices
vacant nnd order a new election.
.k The University Boat Baee
Saratoga, July 18.—It is olaimed that
Harvard came in second instead of third.
It appears that Yale fouled with Har
vard twice—the first time Harvard was
thrown to the rear, bnt she soon recov
ered and was about to pass Yale when
the latter ran into her again, this time, it
is said, breaking one of her own oars,
Harvard straggled, and getting loose
shot ahead when Yale felL back, giving
up the race. While this took place, oe
cupying but a few seconds, Columbia
shot ahead and t 'king the lead kept it to
the end, pulling a steady, and strong, and
effective stroke.
Ward brothers, who were near by when
the Yale 'fouled, say but for that event
the race would have been between the
Colnmbia and Harvard with the chances
in favor of the latter, though they admit
that Columbia crew acquitted themselves
splendidly. The Yale stood no chance
whatever of winning the race.
The Columbia crew and their victori
ous colors will arrive in New York by the
Hudson River railroad on Monday at 3
o’clock.
Tho Columbia and Wesleyan crews
have just marched through the streets
carrying a symbolic crown, and now
about two hundred Yale men, with Capt.
Cook borne on the shoulders of two men
at their head, are marching through the
piazzas of the principal hotels singing.
The feeling against Yale and Harvarchjs
very bitter, and Cook ha3 challenged the
winning crew to another race. It is im
possible at thta time to say how the fouls
occurred or who is to blame. Capt. Cook
says that ho was oven with the Harvard
when Dana, tho stroke, intentionally
struck the Yale’s rudder with his oar, and
then struck his bow oar and broke that.
At three o’clock the judges are holding
a meeting.
New York, July 18.—Upon the receipt
of the announcement of Columbia’s vic
tory at Saratoga, flags in the city were
raised, and there was great rejoicing at
the success of the New York crew.
The Wrecked Passengers,
Portage, N. Y„ July 18.—Tho pas
sengers who wero on tho wrecked trains
at Conazargo were transferred to the un
injured ears on either side of the wreck
and forwarded, the westward bound pas
sengers getting away at 12:30 this after
noon.
The Priest Discharged.
Berlin, July 18.—The Priest, Hantha-
ler, who was arrested at Schweinfurte, on
suspicion of being implicated with Kulh-
mann in the attempt to assassinate Bis
marck, ha3 been discharged, having
proved his entire innocence of any con
nection with tho affair.
Congratulating Bismarck.
Kissengen, July 18.—Bismarck has
received upwards of 1000 telegrams con
gratulating him upon his escape from as
sassination.
California Wheat for Europe.
San Francisco, July 18.—The Gran
gers have commenced loading new wheat
for European markets. The first vessel,
Star of Hope, for Liverpool, will load at
Vallejo. The Grangers will sell when
the ships are full, or when on the way
out.
Shot.
Louisville, July 18.—James Slaugh
ter fatally shot Daniel Mathenv at Har-
rodsburg yesterday, upon the latter’s ad-_
mitting that he had been intimate with’
Slaughter’s wife. The entire Harrods-
burg bar volunteered to defend Slaugh
ter.
Bard to tho Front Again.
Washington, July 18.—Ex-Goverrior
Bard is assured by architect Mullet that
the work upon the Atlanta custom-house
will be commenced at the earliest practi
cable moment.
Steamboat Snagged.
New Orleans, July 18.—Steamship
Gladiola, hence for Jefferson struck a
snag and sunk and ta a total los3. Part
of the cargo will be saved.
Military.
The Atlanta Constitution has been
gathering up military dots from about
the State-house, and as the military
fever is pretty high hereabouts, tho mat
ter is of interest to very many of our
people:
Tha following is the roster of regimen
tal officers of Georgia volunteers:
First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia,
Charles H. Olmstead, Colonel; Martin J.
Ford, Lieutenant; Colonel C. W. Ander
son, Major; Henry E. Backus, Adjutant;
F. M. Hull, Commissary; W. R. Boyd,
Quartermaster; Wm. H. Elliott, Sur
geon.
Savannah Volunteer Guards Battalion,
W. S. Basinger, Major; T. R. Sweat,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant; Vincent
L. Starr, First Lieutenant and Quarter
master.
Independent Volunteer Battalion of
Augusta—Thomas G. Barrett, Lieuten
ant Colonel; George P. Butler, Adju
tant.
Pataula Battalion—T. F. Jones, Ma
jor ; A. D. Stevens, First Lieutenant and
Adjutant.
Second Georgia Battalion—George S.
Jones, Major.
Forty-eight companies have received
arms, in the following order: Washing
ton Rifles, Sandersville; Republican
Blne3, Savannah; Macon Volunteers;
Savannah Volunteer Guards, Battalion,
(3 companies;) Atlanta Cadeta; Irish
Volunteers, Augusta; Oglethorpe In
fantry, Augusta; Floyd Rifles, Macon;
German Volunteers, Savannah; Clinch
Rifles, Augusta; Irish Jasper Greens, Sa
vannah; Columbus Guards, McIntosh
LightDragoons,Darien; Georgia Huzzars,
Savannah; Richmond Huzzars, Augusta;
Etowah Dragoons, Bartow county;
Baldwin'Blues, Milledgevillo; Governor’s
Guards, Atlanta; Georgia Zouaves, At
lanta; La Grange Light Guards; Phenix
Riflemen, Savannah; City Light Guards,
Columbus; Oglethorpe Light Infantry,
Savannah; Athens Guards; Quitman
Guards, Forsyth; Governor’s Guards,
Fort Valley; Early Guards, Blakely;
Cathbert Guards; Thomasville Guards;
Bainbridge Independents; Newnan
Guards; Clayton Volunteers; Jefferson
Riflemen, Louisville; Hancock Troop of
Cavalry, Sparta; Glynn Guards, Bruns
wick; Burke Huzzars, Green’s Cut;
Hardwick Riflemen, Eden; Screven
Troops, Sylvania; Jefferson Huzzars,
-Louisville;- Sumter Light Guards, Ameri-
ens; Albany Guards, Liberty; Independ
ent Troops, McIntosh; Warren Light In
fantry, Warrenton; Fort Gaines Guards;
Fnlton Blues, Atlanta.
California Fruits.
Daring the past season one million
one hundred and twenty thousand pounds
of strawberries were shipped to San
Francisco from the country around. The
value of the strawberry and cultivated
blackberry, and qfthe raspberry, currant
and gooseberry crop, is estimated at two
million dollars for the whole State. Be
sides these, apricots, nectarines, quinces,
and peaches flourish; of apricots and
nectarines there are one hundred and
fifty thousand trees, and of plums five
hundred and thirty thousand. The Cal
ifornia cherries are the finest in the
world, and the German settlers havo
planted seven thousand trees of the ex
cellent German prune. Of fig trees
there are ninety thousand, producing
good fruit, sometimes hearing four times
eason. The almond is represented by
forty thousand trees, and the English
walnut by twenty-five thousand. The
olive is cultivated extensively, and the
demand for its oil is greater than the
supply. Pears and apples are found
everywhere. Some of the pear3 are
magnificent specimens, while tho vine
yards are abundant, and lemons and or
anges are aised by the million.- What
a splendid uit paradise !
“IN THE COOIi.’
A Macon Man Among tbe White
Mountains.
East Branch House, )
White Mountains, July 13,1874. j
Editors Telegraqh and Messenger: In
my last I promised to give yon an ac
count of some of on? excursions in the
mountains, incidents, etc.
Then first, our visit to the twin ledges,
just opposite North Conway village, was
certainly productive of os much pleasure
and gratification os it were possible to be.
Passing over Sunset Bank, we forded
twice tho Saco river, the clear water com
ing up nearly to the wagon body and add
ing infinitely to the charm of the ex
cursion. We had to cross the smiling in
tervale to come to these two fords, and also
after we had crossed them. The haying
season -i3 just about to commence, and
farmers and their hands are busy getting
everything ready for this important
branch of agriculture. We have now
gone a half mile from tho river in a
southwestern direction, and have come
to tho “White Horse Ledge-” ' On its
rocky face, half way up, lined out in
white and gray, on the Tariegated stone
and slate, i3 the figure of a noble
charger—head erect, bounding *up the
cliff—distinctly visible after a little pa
tient study and trying to see. And from
this the ledge takes its name. An old
visitant to North Conway and the
mountains, when I first “ come
into town,” I involuntarily glance
at old White Horse, to see if he is still
on his upward course. We stand at the
foot of this hill of rock, and gaze up to
it3 top, 960 feet above us, as perpendicu
lar as the cliffs of Saguenay, and as
gloomily grand. But one gets no idea of
its height, nor of the extreme straight
ness of its walls without he climbs the
wooded slope, on the other side of it, and
at lost emerges on its top, stands on the
dizzy brink and gazes down. At its base
lies “Echo Lake,” a small sheet of water
of azure blue, when seen from some
mountain at a short distance, and of
almost unfathomable depth in its
centre. You may stand on the
east side of this lake, and call loudly,
and tho wooded hill beyond answers in
all the mimicry of echo. A ride of a few
moments now brings us to “Harts, 1
tho more euphonius and prettier name of
Cathedral Ledge.” Aside from the
same features of grandeur and beauty
that “White Horse” possesses, "Cathe
dral Lodge” has also two distinct places
of interest. One of these is the Cathe
dral itself, a cave created by tho com
bined action of water, frost and storm,
forty feet in depth and about sixty in
height; tho roof arched, as if by an ar
chitect’s hand, and seemingly ready
at any moment to fall and' crush tho
unwary traveler. A little bit of ro
mance also connects-itself right here.
A young couple from Boston, accompa
nied by a minister, friends and acquaint
ances, sought this “temple not made with
hands,” and here, surrounded by Nature’s
beauty and loveliness, whilst tho merry
birds in orchard and meadow twitted
their wedding march, plighted their troth
and became ono.
Now, a £-.w steps brings us to "Devil’s
Den.” A peep into this, a shudder from
its cold breath, and we leave it unex
plored to regain the road, and ride to
Diana's Baths” and the rippling brook
that supplies them.
Coming from a long distance down and
round the ledges, this brook finally
forces its way over a high bed of soft,
and easily indented and moulded rock.
Here the continuous action of tho
water has worn away baths of different
size3 and shapes that are always filled.
A more beautiful and romantic spot, es
pecially by moonlight, can hardly bo im
agined. Now we are dono with this ex
cursion and return home in the glories
of a North Conway sunset. Such lavish
colors were never seen before, nor as
often, and if only some artist priest could
command the sun to stand still, and be
obeyed, until he might transfer the fleet
ing colors to his canvas, he would show
such a glory of radiant colors as the
world never saw, except hero.
Our house, the East Branch, has been
unusually lively the past week. We had
a masquerade, with its attendant nuns,
ghosts, maids of the mist, Siamese twins,
India rubber men, and all the other char
acters, both good, bad and indifferent.
We are just commencing on strawberries
and green peas, and live with a hope of
new potatoes and com.
Your humble servant and his sworn
friend and fisherman, Mr. C., of Boston,
have been supplying the house with
brook trout ever since our advent.
Plenty of excursions on the tapis,
another masquerade projecting, numer
ous croquet challenges, and streams full
of “speckled beauties,” claim my atten
tion now. In my next I presume I shall
give you an account of our "camping out,”
as we expect to start soon, a party of ns.
Hawthorne.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.:
University Notes Concluded.—No 4.
Newton House, ]
. Athens, July 17,1874.)
THE STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
This institution was organized as a de
partment of the University, March 30th,
1872. The whole endowment amounts to
$243,000 invested in State bonds bearing
seven per cent, interest. From the an
nual income, $2,500 is appropriated to the
Dahlonega branch.
Despite the panic and stringency in
monetary matters everywhere prevailing,
the college has flourished and prospered.
j oats of a new species, and a peculiar kind
[ of lucerne, very valuable for stock. We
were much interested also with the ap
pearance of
A SMALL PLANTATION OP THE JUTE PLANT,
which is m a flourishing condition and
though only seeded in May, already
measures three feet in height. The
stalk will attain the altitude of eight
feet before fall, and it is clesrly demon
strated may bo made a most important
auxiliary to tho crop3 and revenues of
the farmer. <
Once More.
We insert the subjoined communica
tion because the writer informs us that
it shall be the last upon tho snbject. In
connection with it we will state that it
seems rather strange that the writer is
not informed as to the names of the
parties involved. If he will go on tho
streets of Milledgeville and ask for the
information he desires, nine out off every
ten men he meets will be able to give
him full particulars. We have reason to
believo that tho facts are as notorious
over there as they are in Macon—and
probably more so:
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Your
doily issue of the 17th inst. contains a
communication over the signature of
“Justice” which ought to be briefly no
ticed by me. I trust yon will give me a
small space in your .valuable columns to
put myself right.
There is only ono point made by "Jus
tice” that demands a notice' by me. It
is thw (I quote his language): “This
looks to an impartial mind very much
like an attempt to throw doubt on the
girl’s character to shield the man from
the weight of_ blame.” Now, in reply to
this insinuation, I will use his own lan
guage: “I know nothing of either the
man or' the woman concerned.” How,
then, can I be-accused, even by insinua
tion, of an attempt to injurothe “unfortu
nate” girl, or "to shield tho man from
the weight of blame ?” Yonr paper said
the man’s name was on every man’s
tongue in Macon, and that we in Mil
ledgeville would soon know his name as
well as it was known in Macon. Well,
now, Messrs. Editors, it seems strange to
me that “Justice” could not know what
everybody in Macon knew. Over there,
yon had the man spotted,, and, of coarse,
knew the woman and her surroundings.
Over here, I, for one^am still ignorant of
the names of either party. Iam
spoke as strongly against the man as
“Justice” could do. How, then, could I
be shielding him from the weight of
blame?
I shield no man or woman against
their crime. My communication is still
unanswered os to the information de
sired.
Will “Justice” give us the names of
all the parties ? Then the jury of pub
lic opinion can make a proper verdict.
An Old Editor and Citizen.
The Duke and Duchess- of Edinburgh
recently attended the opening of an in
fant nursery and mission in one of the
most wretched districts in the east of
London. A public luncheon was held
after the ceremony, at which the Duke
responded to the toast of the Royal fam
ily. He said: "I can assure you that
the welcome accorded to the Duchess of
Edinburgh on her first landing in Eng
land, and the constant kindness which
she has experienced during her residence
here, is not only most gratifying and
pleasant to her, but is most keenly felt
by me.”
During the last session, it numbered
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO MATRICU
LATES.
The studies of these students were di
vided as follows: English 89, French 30,
Geometrical drawing 122, Mathematics
130, Physios 42, Mechanics 30, General
Chemistry 11, industrial Chemistry 11,
Mineralogy and Geology 30, Engineering
98, Agriculture 125, and Military tactics
the entire school. : ..
In this instruction there is no empiri
cism, nothing ad eaptandum. All is real
and substantial, and the education of the
young men thorough and complete.
Many have made great advances in sci
ence. and in several departments it is
generally conceded they will bear away
the .medals and honois over all tho stu
dents of the University. Some have
creditably sustained themselves under
examinations of the severest and most
critical character. It should be remem
bered that
FREE TUITION '
i3 offered in this college to as many stu
dents as there are members of the Gen
eral Assembly. Many vacancies exist, to
which the attention is directed of all re
spectable persons who crave an educa
tion but are destitute of means. And
just here, wo would quote tho remark of
Chancellor Lipscomb, that in tho history
of the Uuniversity poverty has proven the
most potent auxiliary to progress. The
venerable Chancellor went on to say in
substance, that had the worthy young
men of the middle and lower classes of
society been able in tha past to enjoy the
advantages of our State institution, it
would have infused into it an energizing,
popular element, which would have gal
vanized and electrified the whole concern
to such a degree, that, entrenched in the
hearts of the people, it would now bo in
dependent of legislative appropriations
and all eleemosynary aid. .
AN APPOSITE EXAMPLE.
In preof of this, we would cite tho in
stance of one of the Board of Visitors, a
self-made, most excellent gentleman, and
former member of the Legislature. This
individual, poverty-stricken, but brave
and self-reliant, came hither in his youth,
thirsting for knowledge, and resolved to
drink deeply of the “Pierian Spring.”
Destitute of means he would work in a
saw-mill at one dollar per night to obtain
tho sum requisite for current expenses,
and thus fought hi3 way to the summit
of a collegiate education.
Afterwards he taught school, acquired
a competency, represented his State in
her legislative halls, and to-day we see
him scanning with a critic’s eye the ex-
ereises of thejstudents of his Alma Miter,
and the warm friend and advocate of the
University, which has been the architect
of his fortunes. Who, then, can estimate
the good which this free foundation will
accomplish for an impoverished country,
or the number of “Village Hampdcns,”
scientists, skilled mechanics, enlightened
farmers and polished statesmen, who,
under its fostering care, will spring, full
armed and caparisoned from the loins of
the people into the public arena ?
To supplement still further tho ends
of free education, the Board of Trustees
have established three excellent
BOARDING- HOUSES,
ono in each college building, and anoth
er in tho commodious edifice erected on
the grounds of the experimental farm,
one mile from the city. Here for the
small snm of $12.50 per month, the stu
dent may cat and lodge comfortably and
respectably, and thus acquire a liberal
education at tho bare cost of personal
subsistence.
NO CASTE IN THE UNIVERSITY.
It becomes the pleasing duty of tho
writer, to disabuse the public mind of the
impression that any differences exist, as
to tho social position, or relative superi
ority of any of the students of the sev
eral departments of the University. It
is a perfect republic of letters, and the
purest democracy that can possibly ex
ist. Tho only aristocracy is that of mind
and literary attainments, and this crop3
oat even oftener from the substratum of
society, than the high bom and gently
nurtured element of the Institution.
All occupy ono common level, and very
soon the spoiled representative of wealth
and rank finds out perhaps at the cost
of a black eye or bloody nose, that
despite birth and fortune,
"A man is a man for all that,”
and ho who studies diligently and is
correct in his deportment will hear away
the palm over all his comrades whether
of high or low origin.
THE OBJECT OF THE COLLEGE,
under the act of Congress, is defined to
bo tho teaching of such branches of learn
ing, related to agriculture and the me
chanic arts, as will “promote the liberal
and practical education of the industrial
classes.” This, of course, includes all
the departments of science requisite to a
finished and practical education. Hence
the agricultural student is taught chem
istry, mathematics, gjology, mechanics,
engineering, etc., and is also allowed full
and free access to the entire curriculum
of the University without charge.
THE NSW LABORATORY,
to which allusion has been made in a
former communication, will be called
“Moore College," and is expected to be
completed during the present year. Tne
design is very handsome, and the interior
arrangements will bo upon the most ap
proved modem plans. Thirty thousand
dollars will be required thoroughly to
equip with suitable chemical and physi
cal apparatus this foundation, and the
noble people of Athens have already sub
scribed $3,000 of this amount. As an
inducement to subscribers, for every $100
paid in, by the authority of the Trustees
a bond with two coupons attached will be
lisned. Each of these coupons will be
receivable for all charges of tuition for
one student for the period of a year.
Contributors therefore, can do a world
of good by giving this scholarship to
some indigent relative'or friend.
The Alumni will be earnestly appealed
to for help also in the premises, and it is
hoped will respond liberally. Whatever
deficiency, then remains, it cannot be
doubted the State of Georgia will make
up for the benefit of her own bantling.
VALUABLE APPARATUS. .
The University has lately purchased a
powerful galvanic battery known as
“Rmnkoffs Coil” which is the most per
fect instrument ever invented. Also a
superb specimen of Browning’s Specto-
scopo with six prisms. With this, light
may be analyzed, and the rays ef any
particular star transmitted and reflected
through, the telescope, may be decom
posed and made to reveal the nature of
the substance from which the light ema
nated. We saw Dr. Broun show the so
dium line by this instrument. A beau
tiful and interesting experiment. Tbe
cost of these two pieces of apparatus
amounted to near $1,000.
THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIMENTAL' FARM.
This small enclosure, containing about
twelve acres (far inadequate for the de
sired purpose), is situated at what was
known formerly as the University High
School, one and a half miles from the
campus. The elegant stone building
there erected is occupied by Professor
Pendleton, and furnishes also a spacious
and admirable boarding houso for the
students. Within these narrow limits
the Doctor is pursuing a most astonish
ing variety of agricultural experiments,
which will prove of great practical valne
to the country. Among these are the intro
duction of new seeds and cereals from
abroad, with a view to their naturaliza
tion. We saw splendid samples of French
clover, several varieties of wheat and
COTTON EXPERIMENTS.
Dr. Pendleton has instituted a number
of interesting experiments in earthen
pots, and tho open'soil also, to test the
relative effect of various fertilizers upon
the growth of tho great staple.
In cne of these pots filled with pure
sand and planted with cotton seed, the
plant was not more than three inches in
size and locked stunted and sickly. Into
another, the proper quantity of sulphur,
lime, chlorine, nitrogen and oxide of iron
was added to the sand, but no soda. The
result so' far, i3 a slight increase in size
only.. A third pot contained all these
constituents savo potash. Result not
much better. The fourth contained no
nitrogen. Resalt, a somewhat increased
growth, but the pbntpale and deficientin
color. Pot No. 5 had all tho ingredients
save magnesia. A decided improvement
was manifest. In the 6th pot, all the
chemicals were applied with sand only,
and a still further improvement could be
noted. The 7th pot had all the sub
stances, and in addition was half filled
with rotten wood. Growth much en
hanced. Three other pots enriched with
the'nitrates and albuminoid or blood ma
nure, showed great vigor, though the
latter appeared to be tho most active and
efficient fertilizer of them all.
IN THE FIELD,
strange to say, similar experiments dif
fered considerably in their results. Thus,
two rows of cotton, side by side, were
manured with blood manure, two with
nitrates alone and two received no help.
The blood manure produced a vigorous
growth, while the difference between the
nitrates and the unmatured was almost
imperceptible. v
Two rows were fertilized last year,
but though receiving no help this
season, showed a palpable superior
ity over tho two adjoining, plant
ed in the natural soil alone. ’ Ex
periments with cotton seed hilled,
and applied in a live condition, showed
no apparent difference between the two.
Cotton seed with and without any admix
ture of phosphate evinced for the former
marked superiority. Another experi
ment we regard as of great importance
to the fanner.. In ono row two hundred
pounds of green weeds were deposited
and .ploughed in, and in another row ad
joining the ashes from two hundred
pounds, alone, wero distributed. Both
were then seeded in cotton. The result
shows a gain of one hundred per cent,
for the green weeds over the ash of the
same.
The Professor is endeavoring on one
acre ef corn, oats and cotton, to ascer
tain after harvest their relative value in
cash, all work being charged to each.
Tho oats has been boused, and yielded
twenty-nino and seven-eighths bushels,
to which xnu3t be added tho worth of the
straw. Tho other crops are stUl in a
growing state. This is a decidedly in
teresting experiment.
CORN CULTURE.
In thi3 cereal the proper distance be
tween tho hills is sought to be ascer
tained, by a variety of experiments in
thick and thin planting. So far, that
placed 5 feet by 3 with one stalk, is far
superior to tho samo distance whero two
stalks were left. The character of the
seasons, however, must always enter large
ly into these results. Casteris paribus a
wet season will yield more corn if plant
ed thick, and in dry weather thin plant
ing is best. A just medium should al
ways be preserved.
SUCKERS.
These redundant offshoots from the
parent plant wero shown to be highly
deleterious to corn, by a given number
of rows whero they were allowed to re
main, contrasted with an equal number
which had been denuded of them. In
some instances the sprouts utterly de
stroyed all fruit whatever. Prof. Pendle
ton affirms also that long experiment has
satisfied him that the abnormal fungus
or parasite which fastens upon corn to
its destruction, is greatly increased by
continuous cropping, regardless of rota
tion. During the war an experiment of
four crops in succession showed a rapid
annual increase of tho evil. This para
site is propagated by spores, and rotation
is the only remedy.
CORN FODDER
was pronounced to be tha most valuable of
all forage crops, containing a larger pro
portion of sugar, starch and tho essen
tials of animal nutrition than clover. It
‘s sown as thick as oats, in the drill, and
cut just when shooting the tassel. When
prfcticablo it should.:be dried in the
shade. Three crops may be produced
upon the same area in this latitude.
THE BEST FERTILIZER.
In the opinion of the Professor, based
upon 25 years’ experience, the most valua
ble compound for the farmer is composed
of 15 per cent, biphosphate of lima; am
monia, 3 per cent.; muriate of potash, 3
per cent.; to every 100 pounds of organic
matter. Two hundred pounds is the
proper amount to be used per acre.
JAPAN SILK WORM.
Fifty eggs of this insect were purchased
in New York, of which two only were
hatched. Ono of the worms is now in
the cocoon state, and produced a strong
bnt rather coarse si'k fibre, of a yellow
color. Tho other, a hideous green insect,
two and one-half inches in length, is still
alive and a voracious eater. Thi3 silk
worm subsists wholly upon oak leaves, and
its introduction in America may inaugu
rate a new era in the production and cost
of silk goods.
. It is impossible to detail the numerous
other experiments of divers kinds which
Dr. Pendleton is making, and which will
tend so much to settle important ques
tions, and add to tho stock of agricultural
knowledge. Tho value of this depart
ment of the University cannot he over
estimated.
A POWER IN THE LAND.
The above concludes a succint account
of the origin, progress and present condi
tion of our State University, covering
a period of seventy-three years. All will
admit the incalculable blessings which
have been distilled like the dews or Her-
mon upon the land, from this beneficent
source of human knowledge.
Bnt the end is not yet. The infant, it
is true, is rapidly culminating to the full
dignity and stature of manhood, but the
fostering care and shield of the parent is
still greatly needed to establish, strength
en and support this child of many hard
ships and adversities. May wor not ven
ture to hope that its onward career will
not be chocked, its usefulness curtailed,
by any niggard or unfriendly policy on
the part of a great Commonwealth which
should make this fane of science and the
arts its pride and glory through all the
years to come ?
“THE LARGEST CIRCULATION.”
This stereotyped phrase — which in
variably garnishes the columns of weak-
kneed and shaky newspaper institutions,
was effectually stripped of all its prestige
and significance, by a little incident re*
lated by a brother proprietor of the
weekly press. It was during tho war,
when material was fearfully scarce. The
editor in question for a long time had
headed every issue of his paper with
“Largest circulation!” 1700 subscribers
bona fide!” in staring capitals. But un
fortunately his paper ran short, and he
was forced to borrow. Entering the office
of his rival in a neighboring town, the
request was modestly made for the loan
of a three weeks’ supply. The waggish
rival, though fully posted in the premises
said he could not possibly sparo so large
an amount.
“Oh," quoth the crestfallen knight of
the quill, “ one ream will do.” Let the
gullable publie and advertisers make a
note of (Ids.
WAR ANECDOTE OF GEN. TOOMBS.
To a warm personal friend of the la
mented Gen. Tho3. R. R. Cobb, we are
indebted for the following amusing inci
dent in the mUitary career of our ex*
Senator:
It occurred on the blood-moistened soil
of Virginia, which was the grand theatre
of the proudest triumphs and achieve
ments that ever shed lustre upon the
arms of a gallant people. Our readers
will remember the precious revival and
outpouring of the Holy Spirit, which did
so much to oonvert a serried host of war
riors into the meek and lamb-like follow
ers of the Redeemer. It was when Pal
mer, Gailliard, Porter, Stiles, and a host
of God-fearing heralds of the cross, cheer
ed with their presence and ferrent pray
ers the bivouac and battle field. In the
midst of these stirring times during a
visit of General Toombs to the quarters
of the martyr, Cobb, the majestic And
venerable form of Dr. Stiles was seen
approaching.
‘ Gen. Cobb, aware of a certain exple
tive tendency in the language cf hi*
friend, exclaimed, “My dear General, don’t
forget yourself in the presence of this
holy man of God.” “Of course not,” was
the polite reply. “Am I not a gentle
man ?” The reverend visitor was then
announced, and a long and most delight
ful talk ensued. Who that has
ever listened to General Toombs in social
intercourse or knew the genial Cobb, and
Dr. Stiles, who is one of the most remark
able men of tho age, conld doubt this ?
Naturally, tho conversation turned
upon the army, and Dr. Stiles spoke in
feeling terms of the interest in religion
then manifested by the soldiers, and con
cluded with a request that he might be
permitted to preach to the brigade of
Gen. Toombs. The General, who had
been the very embodiment of courtesy
and propriety, assented most gladly, and
promised to see that his command turned
out en mass. Then descanting upon the
noble defenders of the Confederacy, and
warming with his theme, ho excitedly
exclaimed, “Yes, Dr. Stiles, under the
leadership of Lee, and with such men as
yourself to look after their moraU
and spiritual- welfare, I will be d—d if
we don’t give the Yankees hell.
H. H. J.
Sudden Deatli.
Miko Blumoelir, a German segar maker,
died suddenly yesterday morning of hem
orrhage of the lungs, at the residence of
Wm. G. Engelke, on Third street. The
deceased has, for several years, been a
resident of this city. For the past few
months he has been in Columbus, hut re
turned to Macon a few days ago to work
for Mr. Engelke. He has not been sub
ject to hemorrhages, though for some
time has been spitting blood pretty free
ly. Ho has been able at all times to pur
sue his vocation withont interruption on
account of his health.
Yesterday morning he arose in his
usual health and ate a hearty breakfast.
About ten o’clock he went into the store
of Mr. Geo. Schmidt, on tho comer of
Third and Poplar streets, and called for a
glass of beer. He was then spitting
blood freely. Ho made several attempts
to drink the beer, but was unable to swal
low it.on account of the hemorrhage,which
increased rapidly. Finally, continuing to
grow worse, he went to Engelke’s house,
next door to Schmidt’s store, and at
tempted to He down on a bed, bnt fell to
the floor on his face, with blood gushing
in a stream from his mouth. Physicians
were sent for at once and Dr3. G. N.
Holmes and P. H. Wright were soon on
hand, but they were unable to do any
good, and in a very few minutes tha un
fortunate man was dead, having bled to
death.
Coroner Harman summoned a jury of
inquest, and after hearing tho testimony
in the case a verdict wa3 rendered that
the deceased came to his death from
hemorrhage of the lungs.
Money is Coming—New Goods Have
>. . Come.
In our rounds wo passed that huge
grocery house of Greer, Lake & Co., and
find they are piling in new goods from all
directions. They have several car loads
of that best of all brands of flour—Belle
of the South. Then they have a large as
sortment of nuts, raisins and candies,
chow chow, and other pickles, just the
things for picnics and matrimonially in
clined parties. The boys do not intend
any lady shall ho snake bit, for they have
a good many barrels of “Mount Vernon,”
'Maryland Club,” “Gold Dust,” and a new
brand galled "Rip Van Winkle.” They do
not claim that it has ^een asleep twenty
years, hut by tho gallon or barrel they
sell it so cheap they make buyers think
it is full forty years since they got as good
whisky for tho same money. For a sum
mer beverage they have those celebrated
‘Boone Ramp of Maag Bitter” Bitters,
known to be the best medicine extant for
bilious indigestion. The old house is fix
ing np for the biggest trade this fall ever
done in tho city of Macon, and if you
want to buy goods in their line, we say
go and see them; they mean business.
The Macon Guards.
We publish this morning an order of
Governor Smith relative to an election of
officers of this company. Tuesday night,
July 21st, being the anniversary of the
first battle of Manassas, this date has
been chosen by its members for its or
ganization. We are glad to hear that
their prospects aro- very flattering for a
successful organization this time, and
their uniforms will be ordered at once.
We hope this company will meet with
the encouragement we think it deserves
for aside from the claim it holds for past
services, we do not think it amiss to re
new the cbarcteristic chivalry that pre
vailed in' the South in antebellum times
and marked that era of true honor and
integrity. There is something in the
bearing of a good soldier that excites our
admiration, and we commend the spirit
as worthy and chivalrous. See the call
elsewhere.
Round Trip Tickets to New York.
The Great Southern Freight ami pas
senger line, via Charleston to New York,
has reduced the rate of travel to-$37 for
round trip tickets. Passengers go by
rail to Charleston, thence by superb iron
side-wheel steamships to New York.
Everything is genteel and comfortable
along the line and first class accommoda
tions are furnished by land and water.
Mr. James Hog®, agent of the Macon and
Augusta Railroad, will take pleasure in
giving full information to parties desirous
of passing over the line.
The Wounded Negro Boy.
The negro boy who was struck by
Tony Kelley with a shovel, at Knight’s
brick-yard, some time since, 13 convales
cing physically, though it is believed
tbat he'will neTer recover his mind, bat
remain an Imbecile permanently.
His assailant has not been seen since
tho assault was committed, and it is
probable that he has left tho city to.
avoid arrest and prosecution.
is offered through our ad?
minis this morning.