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MACON, GUL, jCTOBEB 39 '878
A. Si. Loot* young man'* chance oF
marryiag an heiress, to whom be was
engaged, was spoiled by the nee of bis
diary as evidence in a lawsuit. The
record showed that he frequently called
on other girls, that he had been rejected
by two of them 6ince his betrothal to
her, and that be had borrowed money, to
be repaid when he got hold of her purse.
lisnci is coming to the front as a
producer of tobwoo. She finda her moat
considerable customer in Germany. At
Hamburg, probably the most considers
ble tobacco market in the world, Jamaica
tobacco is ranked second only to that
of Cabs; and though buyers at first band
may probably not be deceived, jet retail
ers no donht buy and sell it as gennine
Havana.
A Ton mg lady of Gos, in Portuguese
India, has adopted a novel way to procure
a husband. She has posted at the Muni
cipal Chamber at Marganm an announce
ment that a young lady of eighteen years,
of pretty good appearance, and having an
annual income of 1,500 zerafins, wishes
to many a man under thirty yearn of age
who ean command 1,000 zerafins yearly
income; inaddition, he should understand
the English and Portuguese languages
and the metrical system of account?*
On the 25 instant she would pass at noon
throngh the pnblic streets of Harg&um
with a green umbrella and a handker
chief of the tame color in her loft hand,
after which she could receive saitore with
their proposals, and choose one from them
possessing the stipulated qualifications.
A Frost in Mxmphis.—The Avalanche,
of Snnday, says the early risers persist
we had a black frost on Saturday morn
ing. Nnmberles3 persons came into
town from the suburbs and solemnly
made aesnrance they had eeen and han
dled thin ice. Even persons in the city
asserted that they had seen that long-
looked for blessing to Memphians within
the confines of the city. Without dis
puting these facte, it is necessary to state
that Dr. E. W. Mitchell, Medical Direc
tor of tho Howards, and Dr. D. D. Saun
ders, President of the Board of Health,
warn absentees not to return to the city
at present. The wisdom of their warn
ing was illustrated yesterday in the re
cord of forty new cases on the heels of a
black frost. The Great Plague of 1878
Is of a more venomous character than
ever known. One black frost will not
kill it, nor two. It will take a week of
cool, frosty weather to clear the air of
the yellow fever poison. Absentees
must heed the admonition of our medical
authorities.
The failure of Haar & Co., the firm of
speculators that went down, or up. in
Wall street, fffnesday, is an illustration
of the reckless and unscrnpnloas gamb
ling methods of that region. The short
and simple story of Mr. Haar is that Mr.
Belden, the head of the firm to which
Jay Gonld belongs, and which does busi
ness for that speculator, came to him
(Haar) and asked him to “go in” before
noon Monday and buy a million of gold
and sell Western Union, Northwest
and other stocks, and to distribute the
sales, and abovo all things not let it
appear that Belden & Company had
anything to do with tho matter. The
programme was carried ont. The mar
ket did not break, but Haar & Co. did.
Hr. Belden politely dented all knowledge
of the affair and had Haararreeted for
fraud. Mr. Haar eajs it is the Black
Friday over again, when Belden & Co.,
alias Gonld, did the same thing to Speyer,
and after setting him to buy gold desert
ed him, broke him, and ran him crazy.
Of courao the Gonld firm denies all this.
Whichever is true, it is a pretty picture
of Wall Btreet methods and a warning to
everybody.
Pali. Emotions.—The remainder of
the fall elections Uke place a week from
next Tuesday, November 5th.
Clouds and gloom prevailed all day
yesterday, (Tuesday) with several inef
f ectual attempts at rain.
Cottoh sunk to 6i in Liverpool yester
day with a market tending downward-
The Liverpool market opened on the first
of October with cotton at 6}, and has
been slowly sinking ever since.
Tax Sonia Carolina Canvass.—Tho
Booth Carolinians are throwing all other
States in the shade by the vigor and
energy with which they aro carrying on
their canvass.' Governor Hampton, in a
speech delivered in Hampton county, ex
pressed the opinion that the Democrats
would carry every county in the State,
exoept two or three, in whioh ho thought
the result donbtfoL
AHaift Nation.—Italy is the only
civilized country in the world free from
debt and with a good balance in her
treasury.
The New York Bulletin says: The
announcement is semi-official that the
snrplaa is J660,000,000 (florins?), of which
20,000,000 are available, and that a re
daction of taxation is to be the resole.
At a time when other European govern
ments are inoreasing tbeir taxes and their
war debts, the Italians may wall con
gratulate themaeh as upon so cheerful a
prospect.
NsiHSSI Suraicai Institute,
One of tke stsfl of tkia old tod notable Insti
tute from Atlanta will visit Maoon, Georgia, Oc
tober 26th and 23th, stopping at tho Lanier
House, for the purpose of examining and treat*
ins curablo cases of Deformities and Chronic
Difeucg-roch as Club Feet, diseases Of the Hip,
Spine and Joints, Paralysis, Piles, Fistula, Ca»
arrb, Female and Prir-te distaaes. aiseatea of
the Ear and Rje, Cro*« Ejes and Deformities Of
the Pace. For eirculara and lull particular
address National Surgical Institute, Atlanta
Gsorgia. octldUeSt
RSUH'S WBHR OIL.
Prepared by K 8 LTNDO.V, Athena. Ga.
ATaaxs, Ga, December S, 1877.
A few nights Woee 1 gare my ton ouo dose of
Worm Oil, and the next day be passed sixteen
large worms. At the same time I gave one dose
to my little girl, four yean old, and she passed
eisbty-*ix worms, ■ from- four to fifteen Inches
ions. W F PH1LLIP8.
Atoxic, GA, February m, ins.
Sim Vfy child, Are yean old, had symptom Of,
worms. I tried calomel aDd other Worm Medi
cine* hut toilet t» expat any votma. SeeUg Mr
Baln’a oertiBcete, I got a Vial of $ogr WormUtl
and Ant dose brouiht iorty worms, apd the sec-
end dose so many were patted J did not count,
them. 8 U AD A118,
Hunt. Rankin A Lamar, Wholesale Agents,
u o6..,8m
Tnela-Uoou! tu -u al l*«j a - at Math.
oiiet Cbutch Festival at toe Johnston
building last Friday evening netted $230
whiih amount will be aovoted to the p.ir
■nwaox. #n«h/i
The Troubled Briton*.
‘‘Things stio going contrairy” with the
British now, just as they did with Mrs.
Gammedge. A month ago the Britons
seemed to have everything their own way,
and . to be working ont prospericy and
glory with no pains and little expense.
Luck has suddenly changed, and every.,
thing now works at crcs3 purposes and in
convenient occasion?. Just as the Afghan
war ha3 bioken ont to make a big bill of
expense, and perhaps a worse eum of dis
quiet in India, Africa must burst out
anew, and in worse shape. The Kaffirs
are fall of fight, and an inconvenient and
expensive fight it is.
Then the affairs of European Turkey
which had been ordered at great pains
by the Berlin Congress, are all at loose
ends again, and it is really more import
ant to display a military force there now
than it bos ever been. Bat the Afghan
war puts affairs in a perilous position
Great Britain cannot afford just now to
provoke a fight with Buesia. A Bussian
column puehed down into Afghanistan,
would aggravate troubles and dangers in
that quarter very seriously; and such a
movement would concern the belligerents
alone ana have no European political big-
nifiesnee, to call for the intervention of
allies. It ceema pretty evident that since
the Aghan outbreak the Bnssians have
assumed a boldei tone in European Tur
key.
At home, too, the financial and trade
aspect has changed for the worse very de
cidedly. An uneasy and apprehensive
feeling pervades every departmental trade
and finance. The expectation of fair or
improving weather is changed to a fore
cast of clonds and storms. There is not
one streak of sunlight in the whole busi
ness horizon. There i3 no department of
trade which is yielding satisfactory re
turns. Thus a few weeks have wrought
a great and melancholy change in the ac-
tual situation, and no doubt a greater
one in the common apprehension of it.
All this hurts America, and more par
ticularly the cotton interest. In the light
of it,’ we, to\ «re compellsd to modify
our horoscope of the future, and to abate
our hopes of a sudden revival of national
prosperity. Affairs may not, as we hope,
grow toons with as, bat we cannot antici
pate rapid improvement while trade and
industry are crippled and commercial
confidence remains impaired in Great
Britain.
A Resumption Blast.
The interviewers give a resumption blast
from the born of Secretary John Sher
man. He is ell ready, and not a muscle
quivers.» Ha has got a hundred million jin
specie stowed away in bis pots in New
York, and ezpeots to add thirty millions
mote by the first of January next.
“Then," eaya Secretary John, “let.’em
ocme oa, and eee who’ll cry ‘hold’ first.’’
John reminds ns of a story the old
Governor nsedto tell about the stormy
times when the British burnt Washington
city. At that unenlightened era it was
not considered an heroio thing to bnm
towns, and the people were angry abont
it. Tho old Governor was detailed with
a force of Virginia militia to man one of
a series of batteries designed to sink Ad*
miral Cockburn’s fleet when he should
come floating down the Potomac; and
they had mounted in these batteries ev
erything in the shape of a cannon that
could be proc ured.
Things really looked formidable, and
when the British flaet was descried in the
distanoe all was enthusiasm. The Gen
eral In command oame riding by with his
staff to take a last look at the fortifica
tions, atfd give a parting word of encour
agement. The men were standing by
their guns in the exultation of conscious
invincibility. The old Governor, then
a young Colonel, stood several inches
higher than common, as he waved his
sword in salute. “Colonel” said the com-
manning officer, “do you think yon can
disable those ships? “Yes, sir/’replied
the old Governor,” will blow ’em to hell
in five minutes!”
Meanwhile, the ships were quietly
floating down the current. When they
got abreast of tho American works, they
as quietly dropped anchor and swung
around, leisurely clewed np their topsails,
manned their broadsidee, and then, said
the old Governor, you would have
thought heaven and earth wero coming
together. Why. sir, in three minntes
there was nothing left of our batteries,
and I think I was the laBt man in the
crowd to climb the bank at doable quick
and pntfor the cover of the woods.
In a like spirit Secretary John mans
his battery of a hundred millions to cash
in gold a public debt which would reach
to the moon and back again; with an
amount due on sight twioe the size of his
pile, and with indebtedness in foreign
hands to ten limes tho amount of it,
which, atany moment that foreign neces
sities demanded, could be used to drain
the conntry of the last dollar In gold.
The success of Secretary John’s experi
ment rests solely on the question whether
Europe willoontinue to hold our eviden
ces of debt, and this again depends on the
trade, financial and political condition
across the water. A serious squall there
would blow up the Secretary’s arrange
ment as suddenly as the batteries we
have spoken of.
Frank E. Block's Appeal to tbe
Presbytery ol Atlanta Against
the Sentence of Indefinite
suspension by tbe Central
Cfeiircb. * .**
We are indebted to Mr. John Gra
ham, the intelligent and accurate sten
ographer of- the Leftwiieh-BIock case
before tho Atlanta Presbytery, at Law-
ren(Seville in April last for what la ra-
deed “a veibittm report of the speeches
and a full record of the proceedings.”
The repoit covers 177 pages and may
be had for 75 oeats at the store of Messrs.
J. W. Burke k Co. It includes Mr.
Block’s eentenee by the eearion or tbe
Central Church, the appeal to the Pree-
bytery by that gentleman, his defense,
the evidence, Mr. Block’s argument, the
remarks of the several members of the
session, and also the result of the appe&l
to the snperior tribunal, and all the
speeches of the members composing it,
and * true record of the proceedings
thereof. . .
We hare perused the pamphlet with
intense interest, and now that at this
very moment another and still higher
ecclesiastical oourt, tb»-Synod of Georgia
aod Florida, by a second appeal made by
tbe aggrieved defendant, his the whole
matter under review at Atlanta, Mr. Gra
ham’s history of the trial will be sought
for with avidity.
This is a unique case, and has chal
lenged the attention of the entire Chris,
tiaa public of all denominations. It is
even said that reporters from tbe New
York proas will be on hand to note the
proceedings.
The case may be briefly summed np
as follows: .-
On the 27th of December last Mr.
Frank E. Block, a deacon end most liberal
and consistent member ef the Central
Ohnrcb, gavo a small party in honor of
bis mother and sister, who were on a visit
to bis family. Only about thirty persons
were present, many of them Christian
professors, and all bslonging to tbe most
respectable families of Atlanta. At in
tervals duriog the evening some of the
young people indulged in the danoe, sev
eral even wal'z'ng onoa or twice against
the wishes of their host.
For this monstrous offense Mr. Blook
was summoned before Session on tbe fol
lowing obarges:
1st. Thst he, the said Frank E. Blook,
did, on or about the 27th of December
last past, give an entertainment at his
resid6noe on McDonough street, in this
oity, at whioh danoing was permitted and
enconrsged;
2d. That the said Block, by hiB own
aot in thus encouraging a violation of the
laws of the churob, has tempted other
and younger members of the oharoh to
sin.
The accused read a masterly defense
in which he denied having violated any
law of God or the church, and called in
question the right or authority of the
session to discipline him for the alleged
offense.
He claimed, also, that the General As
sembly’s deliverance was against promis
cuous dancing only and the kind termed
“lascivious," neither of which had been
practiced at his house. That Body ex
pressly refused when overtured on the
subject “to forbid" all forms of this
amusement and did not make dancing a
disciplinary offence. “It is not a law.
making body, nor is the Presbytery or
Synod. They only claim to be courts.
We are Protestants, and bold ourselves
amenable to God and His laws, and not
to the Priesthood. In spiritual things
we are nnder the law of God, and in sec
ular matters subject to the powers that
be.
Mr. Block argued at great length and
ably, citing as authority in his behalf
many of the great lights and fathers of
the church. Bat he was suspended
indefinitely, by a sessional vote of three
to four.
He then appealed, as stated above, to
the Presbytery, and the pamphlet before
us contains a history of his trial before
that body, which also, by a meager ma
jority enstsined the action of the lower
tribunal.
Many of tbe speeobes made before th e
Presbytery, notably, those of Dr. Left-
witch, Mr. Blook, Dr. Fraser, Bev. J. L.
Roger?, Dr. John Jones, Mr. HoConnell,
Dr. Staoy, Be r. J. H. Martin, Bev. Hen
ry Qafgg, and others were exoesdingly
pointed and able. At times mnoh feeling
was exhibited, especially in tbe protracted
effort of Dr. lieftwitoh, who, starling bat
with the assertion that he loved b}s broth
er Blook, proved his affeoiion by the most
merciless onslaught we ever remember ta
have read.
Among other things, he deolared that,
“Mr. Blook not only broke the law of the
churob, but did so in its most flagrant
form. Mr. Moderator, it is bad enough
for a man to gamble, bnt is worse for a
man to open a honse for gambling. It is
bad for a man to get drunk, but it is
worse for him to kesp a bar. Quad facit
per alium, facxt per st. Mr. Blook repeat
ed hla offense as often as there were dan
cers on his floor.”
“The offense of Mr. Block was enor
mously aggravated by the fact that he
not only .permitted dancing, bnt dancing
in one of its most corrupt forms” The
irate pastor then proceeded to read from
the “Ball Boom Companion” all about
hou> to waltz, and a part of one of the
most sensuous paragraphs in that infa
mous production, the “Dance of Death”
but was called to order.
He also charged that the dancing at
Mr. Block’s house was “lascivious” danc
ing. That “he meant to accomplish one
or the other of two things—either to de
grade tho Session or disrupt the Church.”
That “Mr. Block spread his net, and in
volved a number of young persons m
sin,” and permitted dancing in a noto
riously corrupt form.” That he “cast
insult after insult into the teeth of tbe
Seen n of the Central Church,” and his
defc.sd “contains sentences that hiss
like serpents.'
These are a few specimens of the doc
tor’s tender affection for his so-called
erring brother. Nor did he fail to strike
at some of his ministerial associates'
though not byname. His speech was
unquestionably able and ingenious, but
not particularly becoming to a Christian
clergyman.
The reply of Mr. Block showed him to
be an acute reasoner and logioian. It is
lively reading, os indeed are a majority
of the speeches on both sides, which are
far mere spicy than devout. The whole
affair is a scandal upon the church, for
which the public will hold Dr. Leftwitch
in the main responsible.
It appears tbat theatre going is also an
amusement under the ban of the Centra
Church, and Mr. Block, wishing to see if
what waB “sauce for the goose was not also
sauce for thegander,” askedEIderPatton
why they did not prosecute the.forty or
fifty members who occasionally attended
the theatre. He replied, “because they
cculd not Drove iton them; that the reluc
tance of persona to appear as accus
ers and informers, made it difficult
to establish a case, and that as
soon as they could establish one they
would prosecute.” To test the matter,
Mr. Block tcld him ‘'since they must
have a witness I would prefer charges
against them myself, and see whether
Dr. Leftwitch construed this law to ap
ply only to me or the whole church. I
preferred charges against the first per
son I heard of attending the theatre,
which was in ajvery few days. There
were twenty-one other members of the
church present at that theatrical per
formance, aa I was afterwards informed.
There was no attention paid to my
charges that I have hear^ of, and this
Presbytery can draw its own conclu
sions.”
He repelled with indignation the speci
fication tbat “he Lob tempted others and
youngar members of the church to sin.”
“Thera was no witness before the oharoh
Osnrt to testify that he sinned. The
yonng men whom I invited to my house
to cssooiate wi-h my mother, wife and
sisters, and tho yonog ladies whom they
associate wi'b, are not ef that class who
oannot look upon a virtuous woman with
out lusting after her. There was no ef
fort made to prove that any one sinned,
and I wm oonvioted on an allegation.
• * Is there any condemnation . in
heaven without -evidenoe of air, and
ehonld there be on earth ?”
Bat we oannot follow the pungent ar
gument of Mr. Block, or "kven print a
paragraph from the many salient speeches
whioh were afterwards delivered.
The verdiot, aa before stated, sastained
tbe aotion of tbe lower Oonrt, though
the minority included a very large share
ol the brain and learning of the Presby
tery. I
Now, the whole matter comes np again
before synod on the appeal of Deacon
Block. • ;
Oar readers will be daly apprised of
the action of that body in the premises.
It is bnt proper to say, however, of those
who sustain [the appeal of Mr. Block
that, as churohmen, they do not counte
nance or uphold promiscuous and las
civious dancing, but simply believe that
the session has no right or power to sus
pend, or discipline an otherwiEe consist
ent member, for merely indulging m that
amusement at a private entertainment of
neighbors aHd friends.
There is great danger of harming the
cause of Christ by undue asceticism and
intolerance. We await with interest the
finale of this appeaL
Great storm.
According to yesterday’s dispatches the
ojolone previously reported as gathering
in the West Indies, struck the North
Amerioan Continent in force, probably
at or about Cape Hatteras, and rnnning
northward laid things abont right lustily.
We have at this moment reports only
from Washington, where it worked a
heavy disarrangement of houses, fenoes,
shade trees, eto. All the telegraph lines
are reported prostrated north of Balti
more, and we fear a report of heavy dam
age will come as soon as they are put in
working order again.
In Maoon, abont seven o’clock on
Tuesday night the wind changed from
northeast to northwest, and blew strongly,
but not with any destructive force. A
light driving rain also fell for a few hours.
The northwester continued all day
Wednesday, and gave promise of a cool
night. Wednesday morning, at snnrise,
the mercury indicated forty-five. If tbe
wind abates we shall look for a heavy
frost this morning.
Tbe Vanderbilt ’Will Case.
If there is a crime in tho calendar of
which the parties to this suit do not ao
cuse each other, murder and piraoy ex
cepted, what is it F It is a sad exhibit
all round, disgraceful to the parties end
to the public administration, for if one
suit can consume an indefinite period of
time, merely in respect to the amount in
volved, a larger one' might engross the
courts altogether. This is on a mere
question of probate, and go which way it
will, is only the iniatory step in the con
troversy.
Norfolk as a Vxcitable and Fruit
Market.—The Horticultural and Borne-
logical Societies of Norfolk publish the
statement that from March 1st to Septem
ber 1,1878,1,121,760 packages of vege
tables and fruits have been shipped,
valued at $1,385,775. This, too, is ex
clusive of what went abroad by sail ves
sels. Of vegetables Irish potatoes lead
the list, 237,384 packages having been
sold, worth |319,063. Strawberries come
next, to the value of $225,534; then cab
bages, for $121,283; tomatoes, $115,233,
and peas worth $99,669. Tnis is ontside
of the trade in sweet potatoes and oysters,
both impoitant items of revenue.
Well done for the Old Dominion!
Georgia, with her soft climate and fer
tile soil, ought to do twice as well. With
us the fruit and vegetable business is in
its infanoy.
The Apple Crop.—A Boston corres
pondent of tbe New York Bulletin says
immenao quantities of apples are being
taken to Europe by the steamers. The
surplus orop is very Iatge, and some
farmers I know of are feeding their cows
with them, rather than ship them to
market at ruling prices, which are
$la$1.25 per barrel. Erport shipments
are not always profitable, depending
largely on the condition of the fruit on
arrival. Daring the past three weeks the
value of shipments exceeded $20,000.
ENCOURAGING WOBD3 FOR
OUR FAIR.
{Large Accessions to oar Exhibi
tion From the Atlanta Fair.
Special to the Telegtaph and Messenger.)
Atlanta, Ga., October 23.—A large
number of the horses, cattle, sheep end
swine, which make np the display here,
have been secured for exhibition in Ma
con. Engagements have also been made
for the best horses on the gronnda to be
present and participate in the State Fair
races. A large number of the bast ex -
hibita will be carried to our fair and sit
of the indications point to a grand suc
cess. In the coming races on the Macon
track a better time is promised than was
ever made npon the Macon turf. The
fair here ia a success. The military con
test comes off to-morrow and promises to
be a magnificent display of the military
from various points. The Gate City
Guards will come to Macon.
J. Hatches, Gen’l. 8apt.
North Georgia Fair.
SprcialCcr. o’ the Telegraph and Heaaenger.l
Atlanta, Ga., Oot. 23,1878.
Oglethorpe Park now presents a scene
of bnstling life and activity. Tne annu
al fair or the North Georgia Stock and
Fair Association opened its gate* to the
eight-seeing pnblio on Monday last at
12 o’clock, meridian.
TH* ATTENDANCE
on the first day was not very large, as the
exhibition con(d scarcely be said to have
commenced till the next day.
THE EXHIBITIONS
in the several departments have been
good so far, and are receiving every day
conilderable additions.
The display in the
AKT HALL
is, without doubt, the finest I have ever
seen oollaoted in this chamber before at
any previous fair.
Among the artioles of Interest is a very
fine collection of tbe plaster statuettes by
Bogers, of New York, whioh have been
bo much admired all over the oountry.
Some very fine portraits by Professor
Van Stavoren, of Atlanta, are worthy of
mention. There are several ohoioa little
gems in water and oil by fevers! amateurs.
Mat. O. Brien, of Columbus, haa a num
ber Of his inimitable (ketches on exhibi
tion.
The gem collection of tbe art diaplay
is the exhibition of portraits by Mr. Al
bert Guerry.
Among the paintings of this artist, I
remarked with much pleasure and admi
ration, time very fine portraits of Hon.
B. H. Bill, Judge Locbrane, Hon. John
B. Gordon, Governor Biown, General
Cobb, and last and best, a most masterly
picture of General Toombs—a moat ex
act likeness, representing the noble eld
gentleman as all of ns have seen him*
thousand times.
Mr. Gnerry, I understand, will enter
his pictures at the State Fair. They are
well worth the attention and admiration
of all good judges of art.
Mr. Guerry is a native of North Caro
lina.
THE DISPLAT
of machinery, buggies, etc., is fine, but
the exhibition of agricultural products
was not so good as some of the other
departments.
Ill EXHIBITION
of stock is very fine, comprising many of
the most beautiful horses I ever saw.
The racing haa been the prominent fea
ture of the Fair, and has been very ex-
salient so far.
Yesterday two races and one trotting
match came off.
THE F1BST RACE
was a dash of one mile. There were
sevon horses entered, as follows:
Orphan Girl, sr. m., by William Jen
kins, 8pringlet, cb. m., by L. A. Hitch
cock, Bonnie Itaska, hr. t„ by N. B.
Cheatham & Co , Esailab, sr. g., by E.
J. Watd, Bill Dillon, b. g.. by B. G.
Morris, Jack Sheppard, b. e., by W.
Mayo, Clemnie G., ch. m„ by Lawrence
Hort. ■
RESULT.
Essilab, first; Bill Dillon, second; Jack
Sheppard, third; Clemmie G., fourth.
Time: 1:46$.
THE BXOOND RACE
was a dash of one mile and a half.
Four horses were entered for this
race :
W. T. Link’s, b. m. Bergamot; L. A
Hitchcock’s rn. g. Speculation; William
Jinkinb’ cb. h. Glenmore; Barnes &
West’a bn. g. LeBoy.
There were three starters, LeBoy hav
ing been withdrawn.
Xhi3 was the best contested and most
interesting race of too day. The tall
mare Bergamot was the favorite among
the knowing ones, from the kind, quiet
way she came up to the string.
l’he result of the contest was: Berga
mot first, Glenmore seeoud and Specula
tion a bad third. Glenmore is a horse of
good action and bottom, and only lacks a
good jockey.
Time, 2:43}; $25 entrance, pay or
play; $300 added; $50 second.
THE THIRD BACK
was a trotting matob, 2:50 class, purse
$200; $125 to first, $50 to second, $25 to
third; mile heats, best three in five, in
harness. Thero were four entries, Jim
Some vessels have taken as many sb 3,000
barrels, but the Canopus, of the Warren Harr^ Lizzio. Bay Stranger and Bip-
. ton. The race was quite tedious, a
Line, whioh sailed to-day, took -6.000 heaTy raln embarrassing horse and
barrels, whioh is the largest yet, and as
near as I can find ont, no such shipment
was ever before made.
Thk Chattanooga Timet of Monday says
that Bev. Dr. Landrnm passed through
that oity the day before, on hla way to
Memphis. Mrs. L. still remains in Par
ty. t
The making of a pianoforte in a first-
class factory, as traoed in the. Scientific
American, begins with the careful selec
tion and seasoning of many kinds of
wood. After the completion of the cue
comes the important work of placing the
soanuing board in position. On the pro
per disposition and grading of the bars
depends the equality of vibrationao much
desired. Next, the case is varnished and
polished by hand, being afterward taken
to the stringing room, where only highly-
skilled workmen are employed. Finally,
all the parts are adjusted, and the toner
takes the instrument in band. The iron
frames require careful casting, and the
wood used in the “actions” is usually
seasoned ten years. Exact uniformity is
aimed at throughout, for on that largely
depends the quality of the piano. Some
of the machinery is as delicate as that
for watchmaking.
Two Hundred Miles of Dead Fish.—
The Key West (Fia.) Key aaye: “0ur
fishing smacks report a stream of fresh
or poisonous water along our bay coast
from two to ten fathoms out, that kills
all the fish in its range. They report
sailing for two hundred miles through
dead fish, covering tho sea as far BBthe
eye could reach with all the varieties.
Immediately on the shore tbe water is
salt and natural, while less than a mile
off it app ora of a red brick color.”
A New tine far Cork.
Tbe want has long been felt of a floor
covering combining the durability and
comfoit of a carpet, with the cleanliness
of oil doth. This desirable end is obtain
ed in tbe patent Linoleum, and, being
composed of cork, is never cold nnder
foot. The goods are made in a variety
of handsome patterns, suitable for every
part of a dwelling house, as well as s*or*e,
offie-e, etc. See tbat- the worlu •‘Lino-
LEUM,”ison tbe back of every yard.
This is the only genuine artiole. Kept by
all carpet dealers.
driver very much during the laaj heat,
Bay Stranger won, hard pushed by
Lizzie, on whom the betting w&b fine.
FSB JOB AL.
Mr. Frank Hoyle, of this city, ia edi
ting a spicy and interesting Bulletin du
ring the fair week.
music
by the admirable, band of the 18th Uni
ted States Infantry, of this poet, is one of
the most interesting features of the fair.
The Synod of Georgia meets to night
In this oity at the Central Presbyterian
Churob. The prlnoipal question before
the angust body lithe appeal of Deaoon
Block from the decision of the Atlanta
Presbytery. Gaboltnn.
Thb morning of the 6th of November
next will be a rattler for the daily news
papers. Thirty States are to elect Con
gressmen on tho 6tb, and the straggle
will boa tremendous one. The interest
willscarcely.be less than tbat excited by
a Presidential election.
Two Canard steamships, tbe Scythia
and the Parthia, whioh left Liverpool
together on the 5th inab, oame into New
York on Wednesday night. This doub
ling of the service was demanded by the
great movement of Amerioan travellers
homeward, the two ships bringing the
very large total of 367 cabin paesengers.
Apples are no plentiful in New Hamp
shire and prices fO -low that the farmers
cannot afford to pay for picking them.
Barrels, on the contrary, are in such
demand that when some thieveB entered
a barn in South Seabxook tbe other night
they emptied the apples upon the barn
floor and carried off only the barrels.
Thb national press of Ireland is shriek
ing itself hoarse with delight at the pros
pects of an Afghan war, and is already
hurrahing over the impending downfall
of England. . “There can hardly be in
the whole world,” says one patriotic or
gan, “one manly heart that will not be
moved to admiration by the Ameer’s
patriotism and conrage.” “This Cabal
war seems a small thing in itself,” says
another, “but all signs combine to point
it out as the crisis of England’s destiny.”
Tub Grand Ciutrai Hotel, New York,
possesses ail the requirements, in aizj,
myle, loouti n ana appointments of tne
modem flrst-oLsa bo.ei, aud keeps its
rtpaUdon as a model boose. oot22 lw
A dispatch from Simla gives tbe
following as the substance of the Ameer’s
message to the Viceroy: “You may do
your worst. The Isbuo is in God’s hands.”
The Ameer’s message has been tele
graphed to England, and a reply, indi
cating the course of procedure, is expec
ted Wednesday.
A ehip canal throngh the Peninsula
of Florida, from Matanzas Inlet to the
head of navigation on tho Suwanee river,
to unite the Atlantic with the Galf of
Mexico, is proposed. The length of the
cut is 75. miles. The distance by this
route would-be about 1,200 mile3 less
from New York to New Orleans than the
ronte now sailed.
Edison married a factory girl ten
minntes after asking her to be his wife.
Then he went down to the factory and
worked all night on an invention, for
getting all about being married till one
of the boys called hi3 attention to the
fact. He is as absent minded as the min
ister who blew the foam off a glass of
water in the pulpit before taking a drink.
There is a report in England, which
bears upon its face the semblance of pro
bability, that in tho event of a war with
Afghanistan it is by no means improba
ble that Lord -Napier of Magdala, the
hero of the Abyssinian expedition, will
be appointed commander-in-chief of tho
British forees. The mountainous conn-
try on tbe road to Cabnl will remind him
of the maroh on Magdala.
Thb Law Governing Congressional
Elections.—The Bichmond Dispatch
says there seems to be no doubt that tho
elections for congressmen held in Iowa
on the 15th were unlawful, and therefore
void. The act of Congress requires all
States to elect their congressmen on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem
ber, except those States whese Constitu
tions would have to be changed in order
to have State elections on the same day.
That is, Congress would not put any
State to the expense of an election in
October, and then of another in Novem
ber. But this dispensation extended to
those States only whose Legislature shad
no power to fix the elections for State
offioers in November, Now, Iowa is net
suoh a State. Her Constitution fixes the
eleotiona of State officers in October
until ;the Legietature orders otherwise.
Clearly she is not a State whose Consti
tution would have to be altered before
she could hold elections for State officers
n November. Clearly, also, Iowa has
not yet legally elected any conpreesmen.
TIE STATE FAIK.
Entries Pouring in—Applicants For
Space Clamoring tor Sore—Hor
ses Arriving an* Prospects Becom.
ing Hare Buoyant Daily.
Yesterday we dropped around in the
office of the Secretary of the Agricultural
department- Everything indicated bnsi*
neea and bustle.
Yesterday the correspondence of the of-
Boon waa the heaviest of any day yet, and
the calls for space from a distance wore
very numerous. No less than one hun-
dred applications of Macon exhibitors
were received and space allotted.
Some exhibitors, not willing to wait on
the alower processes of the mail, resorted
to the telegraph, and through the wires
spoke for desired space.
Two of the most prominent Atlanta
business houses engaged room for their
exbibits yesterday.
The stock display wilt bo extraordinary
aud the stalls are being rapidly filled
up.
yesterday Colonel T. P. Branch, of
Augusta, a prominent stock raiser near
that city, engaged room for his display,
which will be large. Augusta will also
send a stable of horses.
Fair horses for the races are arriving
daily and are quartered at the Park and
at tbe stables in tbe city.
The horse men speak in high
termBof our race track, and are mnch
pleased with its excellent condition. It
was feared that as work on it waB com.
tnenced late, that it wouid hardly be bal
anced sufficiently. The last rain, how
ever, assisted in completing what remain
ed to ba done, and the mile track now
stands unsurpassed in the South. The
grounds look better than they have in a
year.
New timbers have taken the plaoe of de
cayed ones. The grand stand, the gal
leries and balconies of all the halls have
been gone over carefully, weak places
strengthened and the whole of the work,
wherever necessary, covered with a coat
of whitewash, making the place look as
nice and clean as on the day it was turned
overby the contractors.
. We are getting ready for the fair as
rapidly as could ba wished. The at
tendance will be very flue.
Tho reports from as far down as Thom
asville and Brunswick, as far west as
Columbus, and, in fact, from all points,
are of the most encouraging nature, and
all who have hitherto been skeptical on
the subject, are sow being convinced
that the fair ia going to be a very big
thing.
Tho merchants of the city are daily in
receipt of letters announcing that their
customers will be np and make bills with
them next week. They too, have become
interested and arevery actively engaged
in getting np their exhibit*.. All of our
enterprises ehonld be represented in the
Exhibition Halls.
Colon’el M. J. Hstoher sends ns moat
enooeraging reports from Atlanta, in a
special this morning, and the gentlemen
who have gone np to that place are doing
noble work for tbe Fair.
The military feature will be well illus
trated. Atlanta will fnroish one compa
ny, and several othere will be present.
Complimentary Banquet.
Last erewng the German Club, now
the Thalian Club, was tendered a com
plimentary banquet in the dining hall of
the Benner Brothers, by the retiring
President of the Club, Colonel John P.
Fort.
The affair proved to bs one of rare
pleasure and genuine enjoyment to all
who were present.
After disssuiaing a most bcanteoue
and handsome feast, the garniture of the
table was cleared away, and the intellec
tual enjoyment of the evening was oom-
menced.
Never havo we seen a more brilliant
hour pseBed and the ts&sts were respond
ed to with great enthusiasm.
The banquet was presided .over by the
new electoa President, Mr. B. S. Sauk-
bury.
The toast list was exhausted, but many
additional ones wero given. Wit; with
its silver wings, hovered over tho gath
ering, and the speeches were full of bril
liancy and point.
Tho club greatly appreciates the hos
pitality and courtesy of their ex-preaid-
ing officer.
Wires Dawn.
For the first time ia a very long while
the wires of the Telegraph Company ara
down, and yesterday all day it was im
possible to get a telegram to or from
New York or any point north of Balti
more.
This will aeoonnt for the mesgreneBR
of cur telegrsphio news this morning.
The storm whioh has swept aeross the
whole eastern coast, and whose traok is
followed np in tho synopsis of the weath
er report this morning, baa played bavoo
with the poles of the Western Uqion and
other Telegraph companies, and ren
dered tbe lines perfeotly nseless.
The destruction seems . to have
been quite general, as no news
could be obtained from the East by any
lines. It is customary with the compan-
nies when the poles are prostrated be
tween Washington aud New York to send
the press dispatches by way of the Weab
New York and other points in the East
seem to have been environed by the storm
and no slender metallic vein left unaev-
ered, through which the rest of the little
world conld feel the pulsing of the great
Eastern Metropolitan cities. Not a tele
gram passed between Macon and New
York yesterday, a thing which hds not
happened, we understand, since tho lines
resumed business after the war.
The market reports are also wanting,
and the cotton men were at sea yesterday
working npon the basis of unchanged
quotations of the day before.
The lines will very probably resume to
day, and intelligence of many disasters,
both by sea an 1 land, may be expected.
Tbe Bacon Minstrels.
Next Monday night the Amateur Min
strels will come ont in full bloom. They
will open with a fine bill, and will make
a change each night during the fair, not
repeating any one in the week.
Their quartette » the very beet that
could be gotten up in Maoon, and their
vocal selections are perfect gems. The
troupe is well up in all its departments,
and they will give the best series of min
strel entertainments that ha3 ever been
given in Macon, when the number of en
tertainments are taken into consideration.
Yesterday the oity was billed with large
posters and the billboards aro ornament
ed with Ethiopians in extravagant and im
possible position?. The bills selected
are very fine, and were made to order
expreesly for tbe Maoon Minstrels.
Some of them bear striking resemblan
ces to some of the members of the
troupe. -
On Monday night they will give an en
tertainment designed especially for their
Macon friends, as the city will probably
be less crowded on that night and the
Macon people will have an opportunity
of witnessing the entertainment without
the annoyance of a crowd. The Corko-
logians will present a very fine bill on
that occasion.
The sale of seats will commence on
Friday morning at Burr Brown’s Book
store.
The (rcupe is practicing nightly, and
are rapidly approaching perfection.
Peerless Saratoga Cbips.
Tho indefatigable grocery and com’
mission merchant, Greer, is always np to
time on anything good, new and nice.
He now presents an entirely new article
of food called “Peerless Saratoga Chips.’
They are ready for use and will please
all epicures. Ladies like them. They
are good for hotels, restaurants, families (
excursionists, and are nice things in any
one’s lunch bosket. Y?e have tried
them and found them a delicious relish
for any and all times, especially at times
when a regular meal cannot be had.
They can be had of Mr. G. in any
quantity, he being Slate agent for the
sale of this new delicacy.
Grand Opening at the catholic Fair.
For the benefit of the Shtcro of Meroy,
will take place on Monday the 23th in
stant, at Johnston’s building, oppesite the
Coart House. The committee who have
obargo of the different tables are working
hard and are determined to make it a
grand success: There will bo a fine dis<
play of goods at the several tables as tho
kind friends of tho good Sisters have been
as usual moat liberal in their donations.
There will be many Tory valuable and
useful aitioles to be disposed of, as Mr.
Burke, Chairman of the Committee of
arrangements, reports over one thousand
dollars cash and goods already donated
and several of their friends yet to hear
from,
Janes County Superior Court.
The Jones County Superior Court is
now in session at Clinton, Judge Bartlett
presiding. The criminal docket was
taken up yesterday, but is light, and will
not occupy the attention of the Court
very long. Litigation is not heavy in
Jones oonnty at this term of the Conrt.
The attendance of the practitioners is
very lirge, no less than four candidates
for the office of Solicitor General being
present. .
Tbe *r nod of Georgia.
The.Synod of Georgia and Florida of
the Presbyterian Oharoh is meeting in
Atlanta. A number of the members of
the body pasted through the oily yester
day on their way to the meeting.
Will Invite Them to come.
Last evening Mayor Huff left on the
Central train for the North Georgia Fair.
He goes in the interest of the State Fair,
and will invite all of Atlanta and the
crowd at the fair to come down and join
la the State Fair to take place next
week.
Public library.
At the last regular meeting of the
Board of Directors the following seven
applicants were elected membera of the
Library: Bev. N. A. Beneou, Mrs. B. P.
Jossey, Willie J. Davis, James C. King,
John Bocney, Colonel Lee A. Jordan and
Balph McCormack.
The Board passed a vote of thanks in
favor of the following persons for various
donations made dating the month of Sep
tember:
B. E Park. Bhine album and views of
Paris Exposition; Charles Boifeuilet, 8
volumes Southern Mogatine; C. A. Nut
ting, ancient pottery from Colorado; A.
O. Bacon, views of Paris; T. B. Black-
shear, photograph graduating class of
1878; Mrs. John S. Hatton, London Indee
1863-3-4-5, and Public Opinion 1863 4-5;
A. L. Wood, “Sweet Face in the Win
dow” and other music; Walter A. Kin
der, arrow and spear from Bibb county;
H. M. McIntosh, Albany Advertiser.
Tne Librarian’s report showed a cir
culation of 1,058 volumes daring Sep
tember, and an addition.to the Library
of six volumes during the same period.
“Maj jour troubles ou!> be little one,,
and may you al«ay n have Dr. Ball’s Ba
by Syrup bandy,” said an old bachelor to
a newly married couple.
New* Items.
Baltimore, October 23.—The races at
Fimhco have been postponed to-day on
account of the flooding of the track by a
eevere storm of wind and rain last night
The banking honse of Clabaugb, Nel
son & Co. has suspended and mad, an as
signment to J. Alex. Preston for the bene-
flt of creditors. Tha cause of the failure
is attributed to the losses of the senior
^rAi er ^ W ‘v,?'hH! aba, ' 8b ’ ia * the St - Clair
Hotel, of which he was a proprietor to
shrinkage m real estate and general d£
rot in the business of the banking hrn.J
The liabilities of the hotel and banking
housa are about a hundred thousand dol-
iu™d £ TbI Cil fifty thousaBd dollars is se-
cured. The assets consist mostly in real
estate and book accounts. 3
Washington, October 23-0<rin» to
M° P / ft ° S K. a T o£ wires north ofBaK
Umore by storm, at an early hour this
mornmg, communication with aU p 0 f nt *
beyond that cuy is out off. points
Washington, October 23-Attorney
General Devena has overrultd a former
decision that National Banks in making
up capital snbjeot to duty may be per
mitted to deduct United States bonds at
their face value, and now decides that
they may deduct tha amount invested in
such bonds, not only their face value
but the premium added. The opinion is
expressed in the Treasury that this deci
sion will re-open fifty thousand assess
ments made by the -Treasurer sices the
■passage of the national banking act, and
considerable money will be required to
refund erroneous duties collected from
the banks under the previous rulings.
John Brudell was arrested here on the
charge of robbing Congressman Waddell
of North Carolina, at the Metropolitan
Hotel, last May.
Washington, October 23.—The De
partment employes are entitled to vote at
the November election?, and will be al
lowed a sufficient leave of absence to visit
their respectiva States for that purpose.
The President and Mrs. Hayes, Secre
tary Sherman, George Gustiu, Private
Secretary to the President, left fot Cum
berland, Maryland, to-night.
Secretary Sherman is gathering static-
tics preparatory to a work upon tho an
nual report, which will be a very lengthy
one. It is said| that he proposes to en
large upon the question of specie reaump.
tion, bub will sot urge any additional
legislation to that end, as he regaida the
question settled, and before such legisla
tion could 1)9 had, specie payments will
have been reached. In regard to the Na
tional Banks, he will argue that they will
be in a condition to co-operate with the
Government in carrying out the statute?,
as they are now in possession of ample
means to that end.
Tne eighteenth regiment of infantry
has been directed to move from the de
partment of the South to the West for
operations against the Indian?. Several
companies of the Second Artillery will
be sent South to replace the Eighteenth
Infantry.
Baltimobf, October 23.—The storm
did great damage around the Basin. The
water rose very high, several warehouses
being submerged, and there was some
damage to shipping. The steamer Flor
ida, which left for Norfolk yesterday, and
returned this morning, reports having her
bow badly stove in by a heavy sea off
Point Lookout, and was unable to pro
ceed. Also reports having seen one of
the Weems steamers, supposed to be the
Theodore Weems, with her maohinery
disabled, apparently drifting, and with
signals set, bnt the Florida, owing to her
crippled condition, was nnable to render
any assistance. A deeply laden three-
masted sohooner, with signs for assist
ance, was off Hooper’s Straights, and so
other vessel sear her, bottom np. Off
Sandy Point a bay vessel was snnk, and
offMagathy river there was another.
Baltimore, October 23.—In the elec
tion for members of tbe first branch of
the City Council to-day, the Democrats
elected their candidates in every ward.
The wires north of Baltimore are still
down.
Washington, October 23.—A heavy
ra'.n storm, accompanied by a violent
wind from tho northeast passed over
Washington city last night. From one
until seven this morning the winds were
high, unroofing honse?, uprooting tree?,
and doing other damage.
Owing to the storm tbe Signal Office
received only twenty out of the usual one
hundred and twenty reporta from various
signal station?.
Western reports came by way of New
Orleans. It w&3 an Atlantic coast storm,
and did not reach the Mississippi Yalley.
The storm came from tbe tropics. At
11 o’clock on the morning of the 20ih in
stant the signal service ordered the Uni
ted States signals at Key West for a
storm in soutn Florida. On the morning
of the 21st the storm was to the southeast
of Key West, and on tho morning of tho
22d to the east of Southern Georgia. At
midnight of tho 22iitwas with greatly
increased velocity, central near Caps
Hatteras on the South Carolina coast.
The maximum velocity of tho wind re
ported was sixty miles an hour. From
midnight to noon to-day the storm wa3
rapidly increasing in energy and was cen
tral near Baltimore. The pressure at
tho center this morning wss below 29.9
inches. It was attended with an unusu
ally heavy rain fall. Here the fall
was 3 54 inches; at Baltimore, 2.73; Nor-,
folk, 2.86; Lynchburg, 201; aud at Smith-
viile, North Carolina, 4.32.
Chattanooga, October 23.—For tho
twenty-tour hoars ending at four p. m.
tnere were three deaths and four new
cases, including Mayor Carlisle. Be-
corder Monger is somewhat belter, but is
Still in a critical condition. The ther
mometer fell rapidly last night, and ice
formed in sheltered places. The doctors
are more hopeful. Doctors Leo and
Olmstead, of the Atlanta Hospital, return
home this evening. Dr. Hope, who is
taking charge of the relief department
says the committee have only three day’s
supplies on hand. The destitution
among the colored population is very
great, and they will probably have to be
supported by the city until manufacturing
starts np. Nnmberof c&sea at present
date 14S. The weather to-night is clear
and cold.
Washington, Oolober 23.—In the Su
preme Couit to-day, W. B. Pitman, of
Vicksburg, waa admitted to practice.
The case ol George P. Work vs. F. D.
Leathers wsb submitted. Thia case is
from tho Louisiana circuit, and presents
the question whether to charge the own
er with repairs of a chartered ship it is
necessary he should be in full control
with crew of his own, or whether the ves
sel will be tbe same if ho puts a repre
sentative on board to loos after the in
terests of his vessel.
A report to the Signal Offico to-night
from New Haven, says the schooner
Mary L Tice foundered. Captain Tol
ler* of New HaveD, and steward George
xi9e, of Beaufort, North Catolina, were
drovned.
Bichmond, October 23 —A heavy rsi*
and »it-.deturm prevailed here last nigh'i
particularly for several hours after mid
night, when the wind became almost a
hurricane. It waa the hardest storm in
this vicinity in many yeais, and doubt
less considerable damage has been done.
The extent is not yet ascertained beyona
the blowing down of signs, tree3 sna
fences in the vicinity and damage to tne
telegraph lines.
Eichmond, October 23.—The case o
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail
road on a motion for the decree of w
foreclosure and sale of tbe road, u “~,
the mortgage, was resumed in the um-
ted States Circuit Court to-day. It w»»
farther argued and submitted to t
court. The decision was reserved, sub
sequently the attention of the court
occupied with the petition of H. B-
art as holder of certificates of the Virg
ia and Trnnessee railroad. Tba objec
of the holder of said «ertifl«*£
being to have them recognized asMS ur
superior to that of the Atlantic,
sippi and Ohio mortgages. The o
bolder., ef the same certified' 1 *
amount to $8 750,000. were r «P re f “
by counrel. This cansA which is knw»
ov the rule of Francs S-n.av and oW d
on-iee, f«. the Atlantia,
Ohio Bail road, was argued, and also *u
mitted to the Conrt,