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In* PlKILI JotTKNAt.—KlW»-POLITICS—LITERATURE—AGRICULTURE—DOMESTIC
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tficm, TUES DArY, MAY 20, 1879.
Volume LIY—N018
BY TELEGRAPH.
Madrid M«y 11.—The Epoca says the
news of K ng Alfonso's approaching mar-
tiigo nub an Austrian Princess, is well
-eetiveuin Spain and by the powers.
Bosun, Mty 11.—Tne adventists held
thinly attended meeting at the homo ot
one of their number, at Pocassett tc-day.
Reporters and strangers to the ndvont
faith were excluded.
Dstboit. May 11.—At 9 o’clock this
morning a ft™ broke out in the third
*tory of the ZHbuna block, occupied by
the Port and Tribune newspaper, which
destroyed the ne«e room and badly dam-
aged the editorial room. The rest of rhe
building, occupied by the Post and, Tri
bune job office, was deluged with water.
Tim Calvert Lithograph Company and
Michigan Farmer were also slight sufferers.
To-™ will be no euipension of the Post
and Tribune. The lose cannot bo acca.
rately estimated. but is folly covexed. by
ioaontnae. Toe Are is auppoaed to terra
orlainaied from the spontaneous* ambus*
tioo of oibd rage in the preetf tbOth. & • .«?f
Cars Uav, N J, May 11.—At a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
editorial aa'O’.taiious of New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, at the Cbalforte
House l<st night, tne Stockton House,
Cape May, wa; selected as the objective
point and the last week in June as the
time for their annual exoureion.
Philadelphia, May 11.—The brother
Of A. W. Crawford, the student who dis
appeared from the University of Virginia
on the 29h of April, arrived m this city
to-dAy, baviog received information that
the missing young man was in tnis city
on the 2ad iner. While at the police
headquarters this afternoon he received
a telegram from his brother stating that
bn was in Saxonville, Middlesex county,
Maaeaobusi-tis. Mr. Crawford at once
started tor that place. He believes his
biother i t laboring under a temporary fit
of imanity. >
Watertown, New York, Miy 11.—
Sibtri Harris, aged 20, and Dell Shaw,
aged 13, while attempting to cross Black
nrer in a ton boat this afternoon wore
carried over the big falls and drowned.
Harris bad bean drinking.
St. Mary’s Catholic church, at Coasta-
bkviila, was destroyed by tiro at 5 o’clock
this afternoon. The woods were on fire
near the church and it is euppased to
have ignited from the sparks.
New York, May 10.—Devonia, cf the
Anchor Line, will not be ready to s»il
until a late hour to-night or early in the
morning. Aust.alia. of the same line,
will not sail umil Monday. Canada, of
the National Line, sailed to-night with
a small cargo. Qietn, of the same line,
will not sail un’il to-moirow. Stats of
Pennsylvania, cf the State Line, will not
be ready until Moada*. Oder, of the
German Ltue, tor Sauthsmptoa, left her
dock ou lima to-dvv. Other fines which
hal no difficulty with strikers despatched
their vessels on tiv.o.
St Peteessuco, May 12 —The prin
cipal part of ma town of Irbir, on the
eastern border of tha Government of
Perm, at tbs cocfiueace of the Irbit and
Neva rivv-rs, was dietroyed by fire on Fri
day l»st. Tao population of Irbit is
about 3,509
Lon Dorr, May 12.—It is reported that
Ganhaldi is better, but accounts of the
state of his health are very conflicting.
Fifteen farm houees near Parma, Italy,
have been destroyed by a land slip.
Toe E uiperrr of Austria has consented
to arbitrate between Great Britain and
Nicaraugua respecting the differences
arising out of the treaty of friendship,
commsree and navigation between those
countries in 18C0.
■Washington, May 12.—The Senate re-
s m- d consideration of the executive and
judicial appropriation bill.
In the House attention was called by
Mr Cox, of New York, to a petition pre
sented by McCoid, of Iowa, last Satur
day, and printed in yesterday's Record,
staring that the longer continuance ot
the session is fraught with danger to the
peace and with disaster to the financial,
commercial and other interests of the
country. Tbat the measures inaugurat
ed by Congress threaten revolution and
strike down all safeguirds to a free and
uninrimidated ballot, an 1 that this un
profitable session should be speedily
terminated.
U-x ceaiacterizid the petition as an
insalt to Congress, and said tbat be ob
jected to it at ths time, end that there
fore U should not have been printed.
A tong discussion encu id, Cox insisting
that 'he petition should be struck cut cf
the Record and Conger taking tne ground
that it would bo improper, and that the
only proper remedy was an expnnging of
the petition by anion of the House,and in
order to have tbat action be insisted tbat
the petition ehonld be read eo that he
could know what he was voting on.
The Speaker, after quoting precedents
in support of bis position, stated that the
House had control over the Record as
much as it bad over tne journal, and tbat
he would, therefore, submit the question
to the House. He iatimitea that if ho
had his own will about it ho would let the
petition stay In the Record for what it i?
worth. It ol jections to the petition had
been noted by the reporter and inserted
in the report, the petition could not have
been printed in the face of that objection
Therefore the correction of the Record by
mserin<j tho objection would neceaearily
ticludo the petition. The discussion is
still going on. Final y the question was
submitted a; to whether tho Record
Bhou:d be corrected by the insertion of
the objection, the Speaker stating that
such correction would necessarily exclude
the petition, and the correction w&b or-
dtred.
, The [Speaker thereupon congratulated
the minority on the result as it was a
greit protection to the minority- The
introduction and referenoe of bills
then proceeded with.
Washington, May 12.—The President
tc*day retained to the House of Represen
tatives the “Act top obibit military inter
ference at elections,’* with his objections
to its approval.
Tne President says : “Holding as 1
d> the opinion lha: any military interior
cnee whatever al the polls is contrary to
the spirit of oar institutions, and must
teLd to destroy the freedom of elsc'ionp,
and sincerely desiring to conoar with
Congress in allot its measures, it is with
very great regret that I am forced to the
conclusion that the bill before mo is not
onl, unnecessary to prevent snob in er-
ference, but ts a dangerous departure
from long-settled and important constitu
tional principles. The true rule as to the
emptoymoLt i f military foroa at elections
is not doubtful. No intimidation or oo
•-"cion should bo allowed to control or tn&
cseuoe citizens in the exeroise of their
l '8bt to vote, whether it appears in the
*h‘pe of combinations of evil-disposed
Persons, . or ot armed bodies
of tue militia of a State or of tho mili-
“ry force of the United States. The
oieciirna should be free from all forcible
interference, and as far as practicable
from apprehension of such interfer
ence. No soldiers, cither of the Union
°r of the State militia, should ba present
at tne polls to take the place or perform
Jhe duties of the ordinary civil pofico
force. There has been and will be no
violati n of flits nife under orders from
me during this administration. But
there should be no debi&t of the right o»
the National Government to employ its
military force on any -day and .at any
place in such employment as is necessary
to enforce the Cbnstitntiou and laws of
the United States.
Quuting the bill, the President says:
“It will be observed that the bill exempts
from the general prohibition against the
employment of military force at the poll ,
two specified case?. Tne exceptions reo-
ogoizs and oonoede the soundness of tne
principle tbat military force may prop
erly and oonsU'uttonally be used at the
plaoe of election! waen such use is nec
essary to enforce the oonstitatiob and the
laws; but the excepted, cases l=-a»<- ihe
prohibitions 6o extensive and .At inch
ing that its adoption will seriously impair
the efficiency of 'the Execu.ive Depart
ment, of the Government.”
The President j.ljep^ifcgjns to.-quolo tho.
■ ■•DlRTp^jOuDgress BqtqpriSiogijbejwflof «hw
lower to ^bxejtUo tue laws,
of; wifi cb ' wo4e - approved by
gKiibhwl Jefferson, and mill liter
'^ s and, referring thereto,-(ha.
says: At the most critical pe
lf history my predecessors ih'
tho tX:0uUve office have relied, on the
great prinoiple. It was on this prinoi
pie tbat Prorident Washington suppress*,
ed the whisky rebellion in Pennsylvania
in 1791 la 1806, on the same principle,
President Jefferson broke np the Barr
oonspiraoy by issuing orders for the em
ployment of such force, either of the reg
ulars or of tha militia, end by such pro
ceedings of the civil antbonties as might
enable thorn to suppress olaottwlly
the farther progress of ths enterprise,
and it was tinder the same authority
tbat President Jaokson crushed nullifica
tion in South Carolina, and that Presi
dent Lincoln issued bis call for troop3 to
sametneUnioa in 1861. On numerous
other occasions of less significance, un-
der probably every administration, and
certainly under the present, this power
has bsen usefully exerted to enforce the
laws without objection to any party in
tho country, and almost without attract
ing public attention. The great elom-n
tary constitutional prinoiplo which was
the foundation of the original statute of
1792, and whioh has been its essence io
tue various forms it has assumed sine
its first adoption, is that the government
of the United States possesses, no
der the constitution, in full measure, the
power cf eelf-proteminn Hj> i*« »->»
agencies, altogether independent of
State authorities, and if need be against
too hostility of State governments. It
•mould remain embodied in our statutes
unimpaired as it has been from the very
origin of tho government. It should be
regard'd as hardly less valuable or less
sacred than a provision of tho constitu
tion itself. There are many other im
portant statutes containing provisions
that are liable to be suspended or an
nulled at the times and places of holding
elections, if the bill before ms should be
come a law. I do not undertake to fur
nish a list of them—pcrhap3 the most of
them hsva been cat forth in tho
debates on Ibis measure. They relate
to extradition, to crimes against toe
election lawa and to quarantine
regulations, to neutrality, to Indian reser
vations,to the civil rights of citizens, and
toother subjects. In regard to them all
it may be safely said that the meaning
and eff -ct of this bill is to take from the
general government an imporiant part of
its power to enforce the laws.
Another grave objection to the bill i-
its discrimination in favor of the State
and against national authority. The
presence or employment of the army or
navy of the United States is lawful under
the terms of this bill at the place where
an election is being held, in a State, to
□phold the authority of a State govern
ment then and there in-need of such mil
itary intervention, bat unlawful to up-
nold the authority of the g*>* -ramant of
toe United States, then and there in
netd of tmeh military intervention. Under
ibis bdl the presence and employment of
tne army or navy of the United States
would he lawful, and might be necessary
to maintain the conduct of a State elec
tion against domea'ic violence, that would
overthrow it, bot wonld be unlawful to
maintain the condnct of some national elec
tion against some local violense that would
overthrow it. This discrimination has
never been attempted in any previous
legislation by Congress, and is no more
compatible with the sound principle of
the constitution or *’ max
ims and methods u. , ajs-tu v( i«v-
rruinent on occasions of elections than at
other times. In the early legislation ot
1792 and 1795, by which the- militia ot
the States was the only military power re
sorted to for the exicution of the
constitutional powers in support of State
or national authority, both functions of
the government were pat upon the same
footing by the act of 1807, the employ
ment of tho army and navy was author
ized for th» performance of both consti
tutional duties on the same terms. In
all the latter statutes on the same sub
ject matter the same measure of author
ity to the government has been accorded
for the performance of both theaa duliea.
No precedent has been found in any
previous legislation, and no sufficient rea
son has been given for discrimination in
favor of State and against national au
thority, which tnis bill contains. Under
the sweeping terms of the bill the national
government is effectnally shut out
from the exercise of too right,
end from the discharge of
mperative duty to its whole executive
power, whenever and wherever requires
for the enforcement of its laws, at places
and times where end when its elections
are held. Tho employment of its organ
ized armed foroe for any such purpose
would be an offenso against law, unless
called for by and upon tho permission ot
the authorities in the State where the oc
casion crises. What is this bat the enb-
sttiaiion of the discretion cf the Stats
Governments for the sabstitntion of the
Government of the United States ss to
thu performance of its own duties.
In my judgment this is aa abandon
ment of its obligations by the national
g ivernmont; a subordination of national
authority and an intra-ion of State super
vision over national dalles, whioh
t-ndi towards Stats supremaoy.
Though I believe the existing statutes
are abundantly adequate to completely
prevent military interference with the
elections in the sense in which the
phrase is used in the title of this bill, and
is employed by tho people of this coun
try, 16tall find no difficulty in concur
ring in aDy additional legislation limited
to that objeot, which does not interfere
with the iodisponsable exercise of the
powers of the Government under the
Constitntion and laws.
[Signt-a] Buthxsvobd B. Hates. ■
Executive Mansion, May 12,1879/
The House to-day refused to take into
con-idsration the bill making provisions
for an income tax, thevste being jt*n,
104, nave 94, not the neceeeary two-
teirds. 'After reading of the message of
the President vetoing the bill to prevent
army interference at* election?, the army
appropriation btil with the objectionable
cfauses stricken out, was introduced by
D’ering, of Iowa, whereupon Knott, of
Ken ncky, moved that House adjourn.
The joia and nays were ordered and the
Houie refused to adjourn, yeas 96, nays
114 Tne bill introduced by Doering was
tnen read and put upon its pa-sage. It
*aa defeated, yeas 101, nays 109. All the
Greenbackers, excepting Lidd, of Maine,
voted m the affirmative on the bill intro
duced by D;ering. The result of the
vote was greeted with dapping of hands
on the Democratic side, aod with counter
domonatrarions on the Republican side.
Under the coll of Stares a large num
ber of bills were in rod vend and referred.
Oj motion of Fernando Wood, of New
York, a resolutions for final adjournment
of this session on the——day of Slay,
(date not fixed) was referred to tho oum
mittee on ways and means.
Tho Senate was addressed by Senators
Wtodom and Goke.
Tha Committee on Agrioal'nre to-diy
ealhonzed a favorabl repoit to be made
t» the House ou tbe resolution introduc'd
ou Saturday last regarding an investiga
tion of the Department of Agrionliate.
Tne text of the resolution is a-follows;'
, i&ioli'ci, Toa*. the Spe-ker or the
Hoau tnsy, acd he is hereby directed to
[»pp6fqt;a special committee, consisting
•Of ®>^tn“mliars from this Hnnsa, to be
selected from '•he Commutes un Agricul
ture, to taka into consideration ‘ anon
measures as may tend ;o promote the ag
ricultural interests of the country, and to
investigate tbe system and working of the
Department of Agriculture, and report by
bill or otherwise Buoh ndJitioual legisla
tion as may be deemed neoessary for tne
promotion of the Dspartmeutof Agricul
ture and the advancement aud protection
of the egricultarsl interest. Said oom
mittee may sit daring reoes*, and shell
have power to send for persons and pa
pers.” •
Owing to the absoancaof a quorum to
day, tbe House Committee on Education
and Labor dtd not dieporo of Represen
tative Wbittborne’a resolution calling for
an investigation into tho causes leading
to the colored exodus from tho South. A
meeting will be held on Thursday next to
consider the proposition.
San Francisco, May 12.—Since tho
recent election, a project has sprung up
to organize a new party to bo called the
constitutional party, with tbe object of
electing a Legislature aud State officers
who will proceed to put in force the pro
visions of tha new constitution. At a
meeting of ward precincts of tho Work
iugman’s party to-day, and tho sand lota,
the proposition was emphatically nega
tived. Newapxper dictation was de
nounced. Politicians who had sought to
UUUlu llio oupyurt or IQt) VTUlbluciucu'a
pany by advocating the ne .« constitution
were soundly berated and it was resolved
that th8 Workingmen’s party, would ea
ter no combination but would fight ths
contest oat on their own line.
Nsw Yobs, May 12.—John Dobbs, the
bank burglar, who was arrested at Phila
delphia, waa arraigned in the General Ses
sions Court to-day to answer icd'aimenie
pending against him for bnrgliry and
grand larceny. Hn pleaded not guil-.y,
and wa3 recommitted without bail.
The conference of Baptist ministers
was called to order this morning by Rsv.
Dr. Liwrencs in tho Mariner*’ Temple
A nova nauaxoation was read from It - V D:.
Fulton, tendering bis resignation.
Rondout, N. Y., May 12.—Immonse
fires have been raging in the Catskills
for several days and n e increasing. Tne
burned district cavers au area of about
7,000 sores. Tbe air is fitted wi>h smoke
and the weather is dry. The fires are
seen from tho river at night. No house.,
have been destroyed 88 Vet.
Washington, May 12.—Ex-Congress
man Ramey, who declined the position
of assistant appoimmeat olerk ot the
Treasury Department, will be appointed
to a soecial agenoy of that department.
New Yobs, May 12.-Mr. J. W. Si-
monton, ihe general agent of the Associ
ated Press, was plunged into deep effiic
tion this evening, by tho somewhat sud
den death of his wife, a most excellent
wife aud mother, dearly beloved by a
wide circles of acquaintances and numer
ous beneficiaries of her unfailing and
generous bounty. She had just beeu
with her husband on an extended
trip to the Pacific coast and Colorado,
and was taken with pneumonia in the
cars which developed latent heart disease
and ended a life of love and usefulness.
Atlanta, Ga., May 12. —Four thousand
dolinic were collected io caan and jljdges
in the Southern B-iptist Convention to
day, for the Tneological Seminary at
Louisville, Ey. Tho Couvenuoa in
stru..- ed the Home Mission Board to com
munes a manual labor school among tho
Creek3 in Indian Territory, by Ocober,
and approTfcd tbo appointment of RiV.
G. B. Hartwell aa Missionary among the
Chinese in California.
St. Johns, N. B., Miy 12.—The pcst-
offioo and adjoining store at Newton,
Kings county, was robbed and barned
by burg'ars this morning-
Poet Jsnvn, May 12.—The forest firoa
are Etui spreading aud destroying a vast
amount of timber in tho northwestern
part of Piko county, Pennsylvania. Oa
last Saturday night the firo penetrated to
the breeding park cf the Blooming
Grove Park Association, acd before thu
flames could be fought back by the large
force of laborers, over fifty acres wcr..
barned over, and 6overal deer perished in
the flames. The weather continues dry
with very littlo prospect of rain.
Oo- PE*sTOwN,iN. Y., May 12.—An ex
tensive conflagration oconrred Sunday at
Uuadilla, Oswego county. It oommanoed
dboat 1;S0 D. m. in the North Bank
building. Tne origin of the fire is at
tributed to spontaneous combustioa or
iuoendiaism. The flimes spread rapidly,
destroying the greater portion of tho bas-
tnesA part of the town, nine stores and
three dwellings and font barns. Tbe
to«s»-s exceed the iasnrsnos by about
J40.000. * t
Philadelphia, May 12.—About 12 m
last nlgbt a firo occurred in the parter
and ale brewery of Sebastian Nagle, at
Rjxborougb, aud the placo was com
pletely destroyed. The building was a
two story stone structure 150rG0 feet and
was well stocked. The loss on the build
ing will amount to *25,000, whioh is full,
coverod by insurance. It is supposed to
bavo been the work of an incendiary, a
James Monford, who could not aoconnt
satisfactorily for his presenoa in the
neighborhood.
Lexington, Kt., May 12—Tue attend
ance io-day at the Kentnoky Association
races was large and tho track was in fine
order. The first race, purse *350, for
all ages, one mile aud a hulf, Dave Moore
a great favorite in tbs betting, and
won after a hard contest; Ciosslet 21;
King Faro 3d; Caligula 4 bj Connie F.
6th. Time. 2:401.
Pxnsaoola, May 13.—The steamship
Amite and iron monitor Canonisns ar
rived from Now Orleans. Both ware sent
to quarantine, the former, it is said, by
mistake. Tho craw of tho Canomons
will be shipped North and the vessel
scaled and itfi at quarantine until frost,
to prevaut tbe danger of another PIv-
mouth oaea. This aotion Is done by or
der or the naval enthcrit • *
St. Louis, May 12.—A delegation of
six Northern Cheyenne Indians, under
“Lililo Ohirf,” and inoire of J. D. Milis,
ngout, and Ben Clark, interpreter, aniv
cdbera to-day from the Southern Chey
enne sgenoy on their way to Washington
whither they go to argo President Hayou
to allow them lo return Io their former
homes in the North. The band repre
sented by th's delegation has about 200
warriors, all of whom arc very much dig- f hausting speeches of wordy counsel
satisfied with the* country to whioh they and seeing and knowing all this, they
have been sent by too authorities, and 1 thought it a duty- to call attention to the
they docire above all things to be sent
b*ok to their’Northsrn homes, where the
b.naaof their *noa*tors Ue.
Lanca8TKB, Pa., May -18.—At 2 o’clock
this arieraoon John J. Cochran a veteran
jonrnalist of thi3 city, .died, at his resi-
-ieuco after a long and savere illness*.
Little Rock, M iy 12 —By the burn
ing or Htycks’ shingle mill, seven miles
east of this place, sixty-two persons were
thrown out of empliyment. Loss *15,-
000, iu-uranos $3 000
Norwich, Conn, May 12.—Andrew
Manning, a diBsip<iei faotorv operative
at Damrlsonville, Connecticut, to-day
quarreled with bis wile and struck her on
tue head with an axe, killing her instant
ly. Ho then ran to a neighboring pond
and drowned himself.
l’uo body of James McGuire, a factory
boss at Mechanics ill-, who disappeared
u week ago, was to-day found in a swamp
near tbat place, with a ballet hole in.- bis
temple. * :r
Watebtown, N. Y. r Moy 13.—Mrs.
Meribdw, who resides-near Deer Park,
■and buspeoted of poisoning her brother-
in-law acd husband, confessed to the
coroner that she tqgde an attempt on her
hmb rad’s life. Sim was urged to make a
confession of both crimes, which she re
fused to do, but virtually admitted hav.
ing killed her brother-in-law. She im
plicates Wmthrop N. Merihew, a cousin,
who was in love witn her. Mrs. Merihew
has been arrested aud taken to Lowville,
and the sheriff is looking for her cousin*
Vienna, May 13.—Spizzi wa3 formally
surrendered Sunday to tho Austrians and
tbe Austrian troop3 entered the place
unopposed.
St. Petersburg, May 12.—Intelli
gence aas been received from Tifl a tbat
a disease with a terrible mortality is ra-
ging in ten villages in the C iuoasm. A
solemn procession of holy pictures has
•'een hell in tho district ot Garri aud
prayers t-ffered for the preservation of
the inhabitants.
Rohe, May 12.—At tha consistory hqld
to-day tbe Popo appointed five cardinal
priests and three cardm 1 deans. Among
he new cardinals are the Rev. Dr. John
S»-nry Newman, of Eogland, and the"
E-.-r. Dr. tlcm-u' uetner.
The Popo also made numerous ap
pointments to bishoprics, among them
those of Cardinal Lobenlohe to the bi-h-
oprio of Albino, Rev. Dr. McCabe to that
of Dublin and R v. D • Woodlock to tbat
of Ardagh and S jninack N-jis.
London, May 12 —Lord George F.
Hamilton, Vico President of the Council,
co-day stated in the House of Commons,
in reply to tue question submitted by
Mr. Murdelia, that various cattle cargoes
recently arrived from America were
found to be suffering from pleuro pneu
monia.
Havana, May 12.—A statement has
been puqiirh*d showing that the receipts
of export and import duties for ths whole
i-lans daring the year 1878 amounted to
$22,230 444 Daring tho first four
-.onibs of 1879 the receipts exceer ed
i ho*» or a similnr period last your 'by
$959,254.
General Douglass H. Cooper, brother
■f tbe Me U. 8. Adjutant General Sam
Cooper, died at Pott Washita a few days
81003.
Berlin, May 12.—The Reichstag has
adopted the motion ot Herr Loewty"to
refer the ttbicco bill to a soecial oom
mittee. Tha Customs, r'axation and Ja
liolal Committees «t rue Bundt-srarh
rave decided to support Prices Bis
march’d bill levying provisionally and by
antioipxtios all duties fired in the tariff
bill.
Pa un, 12iy 12.—La France states tbat
M. Waddmgton and (he conservative seo-
iloa of the cabinet declare their willing
ness to postpone the discussion of tbe
bills rotative to the retain of the Chambers
to Paris and the Prefecture of Police
pendiug the arrangement of a compro
mise providing for tbe establishment of a
ministry of police, thus the police would
be withdrawn from the control of the mu-
uicipality without btiogmg the question
before the Chambers.
TUe Grand Jury Presentments
Again—Words of Explanation
by the Jary.
We, too members of the Grand Jury
of last week, in v-ew of the harsh criti
cisms made by some of cur legal friends
upon out presentments, and the course
pursued by the judge in striking out parts
of it,feel it to be our duty to makethe fol
lowing statement of Nets. Judge Simmons
charged tis that wo were the custodians
of the county, and that all matters per
taining to the welfare cf the county came
legitimately and properly under our su-
p -rvUiou, and in all that we did wo were
guided solely by our oaths.cur consciences
aud the charge of the Judge. In every
thing tbat we said or did wo were influenc
ed by a desire to discharge our full duty,
under our eacrcd oaths, to the citi
zens of Bibb county. Our present
ments weie read distinctly and deliber
ately in the presenoa of tbo Jadge, tbe
bar, twenty-one Grand Juror*, and a
number of citizen*. Judge Simmons cor-
dmlly endorsed the presentments, com
plimented and commended tbe work of
the jury, thanked them for their efficient
labors, and promised a beany co-opera
tion in correcting the abuses and irregu
larities of which they complained. We
fe.t grateful to bis Honor for bis kind
words aud his voluntarily promised as
sistance, and muoh regretted that ha
ehonld have yielded to tne o amor made
by a few parsons to rejeot and strike ont
perhaps the most important part of onr
recommendations. The jury were die*
obarged, and oaoh and every one of ns
slowly retired from the conrt room, hear
ing, as we left, only words of approval
from our fellow-oitzsns as we passed.
Not a lawyer objected while wo were
present, and we were surprised to hear
that one of the bar arose, (not, as stated
in tbe paper, immediately after our pre
sentments were read), bat perhaps an
hoar after, and in “strong and at times
caustic speech made a motion that so
much of tbe presentments as reflected on
tbe judges, the jurorB and the bar be
stricken out and not placed on record on
tho minutes.” The editorial notice adds
that another member of tho bar “seconded
the motion in an earnest and s’rong man
ner.” O hers followed in the same bold
strain. Wny did not these indignant
lawyers challenge and objeot to these
presentments when they were read? Did
it nos look disconrtecus and ankied to
wait until we had left the court room,
and many of ns gone to our nomes, and
then rise and denounce and abase ns for
doing what wo conceived to be onr sworn
dntv, and while acting in the interest of
onr oppressed fellow-taxpayers?
We know tbat some of these irate gen
tlemen bad frequently, upon the streets,
openly condemned the methods of ccn-
ducting the conn’s buBineBB.
This grand jar? knew to what vast and
unnecessary expense Bibb c-iunty bad
grievona evils complained of and thus
prevent their recurrence in the imnre,
and at the same tims to commend the
Jbdge for the reformation he ia working.
The facta alluded to by ub arc “known
of all men;” they -are part of the “an
written history” of Bibb connty, and we
regret that because we felt it to be onr
sworn duty to allude to these crying
abuses, wo were allowed to be denounced
in “severe, strong and canatio” terms,
and some- of our body even mentioned
by name in derisive and insulting lan
guage. Such a coarse was surely un
parliamentary, unbecoming, and deserved
the prompt oondemnarion of the
coart, as we are gratified to say
it has received that cf our fel
low citizens. Not one of that
jary intended or desired to “attack
the memories of any dead Judges. The
presentments pointedly say: “We charge
no one specially with the blame in this
^matter.” Yet these very sensitive gen
tlemen, anxious to remove public gaze
from themselves, seek to throw odium
upon innocent parties by charging them
with a basa attempt to “defame tbe
characters of dead Judges.” No such
thought or purpose was entertained by
tbe jary, and the artifioe employed by
these Eupsr-senaitivo individuals to shield
themselves from the censure they mu3
have felt they deserved is very apparent
to the good people ot Bibb. They can
not thus escape the truth, and avoid the
real issue brought forth by tha Grand
Jary under their oaths, and from purely
disinterested motives, with malice to*
ward none, acd with a sincere desire to
accomplish good and save use
less taxation. The motion to “strike
out” a part of tbo sworn presentments of
a legally constituted grand jury was, it
occurs to ns, not only an insult to us bnt
to ell the people of Bibb connty, for this
grand jury but re-schoed and expressed
ths unanimous voice of their neighbors
end fellow-citizens. We deny hat any
lawyer has the right to se {himself np as a
censor of the grand jury, Che sworn rep
resentatives of tbe people, and thus seek
to fetter and trammel them in their efforts
to dieoharo their full duty in other words,
to or *‘oniidrzs” them and prevent a
publio expression of their eeutiments.
Grand jurors have extra-judicial anthori*
ty, and it is their duty to examine into,
oritic.zs and seek to oorrect alt snoh abu
ses as those of whioh wa complained. Is
ic proper or blooming for these lawyers
tocensuro sad denouaoa us for domg our
sworn duty ? We regret to hear that one
of tbe older members of tho bar, who has
been often honored by our ooumy and re*
ceived oar votes for offlies of trust and
emolument, in his speeoh upbraided and
held np in derision the aotion of the last
board of jary commissioners, who revised
<he list sud plaoed onr names in the box.
If we mistake not this angry speaker onoe
noted as a jary dommiisioner, and eeleot*
ed several very notorious characters as
jarors who were quite objectionable to
our citizens. Because he finds none of
these pete of bis oa our list, hecoutlemos
the commissioners who chose us to suc
ceed them. If he prefers such colored
gentry as jurors to onrselves, wo cannot
and will noteffer the slightest objec
tion.
Re gustibus non erf disputandum. We
9an kuivivo all saoii strictures, invidious
comparisons and gratuitous insults, and
leiro our case ami cjnuuoi, to iuo ■—■•oht-
eaed judgment of our friend, and fellow
ci’.izoas.
We have heard of and condemn the un
called for attack upon our foremaa and
other members of our body. Oar
en ire juiy signed the presentments,
and endorsed them in an equal degree,
and we protest tbat no one shall be held
to a greater responsibility than anothar
We were unanimous in the presentments.
In what we have said in justification of
our course, we have called no names, and
regret tbe necessity we are under to say a
word. Personalities are always improper
and disagreeable, and wise, discreet and
thoughtful people will not indulge in
them. B- iieving that we are sustained
fully by the people ia what we have done,
and returning thanks to our numerous
friends for their kind and welcome
words of congratulation and en
dorsement, wa are yonr fellow-citizen?,
Ben j B. Lewis,
James H. Campbell,
James E. Warren,
JobnS Stewart,
M H. Cutter,
Treat Hints,
William Lu dy,
0 Masteraon,
Albert Mix.
John J. Nottingham,
Harry L. Oook,
J r. L. Higgins.
oseph 8. McGee,
It P. Woolf oik,
John W. Calhoun,
Frank M. Heath,
Robert E. Park,
John Ingalls,
Cicero A Thvp,
Hiram Herrington,
Gild- r B. Willingham.
THE GEUUGia *»K!28S.
Taa miserable wretches, Tom Jones
and Henry McSneed, expiated their
crime?, f.s ha3 already been announced,
on the gaibws at Appling on the 9lh
instant. Too execution was in pnblio,
and a vast concourse of all raceB witnessed
tbe tragical seen*. Toe Constitution says:
'At 11;30 a. m. the prisoners were
brought out of the jail, and ascended the
scaffold at 11:45. The gallows was
erected on Kiohuo creek, a quarter of'a
mile from tbe jail, in a level epot shut
out by hill;. These.hills were black with
people. Henry McSaced was adjudged
crazy from excitement. He expressed a
willingnef s to die. Ia his words to a re
porter before leaving his cell, he said: “I
am guilty; am sorry. Death is the price
of my crime. I must pay, but my trust
is in God. I am leidy. He begged con
tinually for something io eat, and pl&nty
was furnished him by Sheriff Ivy. On
the gallows he bsng a foog. As his legs
were being tied, he said. ‘Boss, won’t
yon allow me to kick.’ ”
Tom Jones, the other criminal, said*:
“I am innocent. My life was sworn away
by Peter Lake. He is forgiven.” He
was perfectly composed and talked freely
and intelligently. Oa tha gallows he
said: *‘My colored friend.*, I warn yon
against yonr race. They are not your
friends.” He called on some minister to
pray for him. Rev. 8. P. Evan* respond
ed with a short bnt fervent prayer. The
prisoner asked time to pray. He protest
ed his Innocence to tbe last.
At five minates past twelve the diop
fell. Tom Jones died by strangulation.
Henry MoSneed’d neck was broken and
oat by the rope, and tbe blocd trickled
down bis white gowa. Tom was dead in
four minutes. Hsnry died in nine min*
tries Tho drop was about six feet. They
were out down at twenty-six and twenty-
eight minates after the drop fell.
..... -, . Tho crime of Tom Jones was the shoot-
been subjected in tho past, they ko«W . ,
how witneseea bad been trifled with, big 0 ; bis puamonr m cold blood, insti-
made to lose imporiant time ixx constant I 8*^(1 by lha demon of je^loncty. Mo*
attendance upon cc art after oourt, and j Sneed bad deliberately killed his own
they oftentimes never called upon to j Eoa Henty, soatteriug bis brains upon
testify; they knew, seme of them from , hi h for tbe e!1 , gcd theft of a
^onrerpanence, how inexpressibly wcsri- s " jr K
ed and worn the patience of many juiisa ' pistol- Both ware negroes,
had been Jby long, tedious and ex- The Phbss Convention.—Constitution:
We are reminded of tho fact tbat the
press convention will soon pass tbrongb
this city en route to Cartersville by the
arrival of tbe adv-moa guard. Colonel
Bill Moore, of the Augusta Evening News;
U icle Jim Anderson, of tbe Covington
£iar; Colonel J. Dorse Alexander, of the
Gnffiu Nnos, and Golooel H. W. J. Ham,
of tbe Gainesville Eagle, have all arrived
in Atlanta and taken np their quarters
here umil tbeir brethren of* the quill
reaoh tbe city. So far the delegates
present a fair appearance, and all of them
look w6tl and happy. Grnbb, of the Da
rien Gazette, will set as an escort to tbo
debgatton from the lower end of the
Sia'e.
Dr. Tucxeb’s Cchhencbsizst §kb-
Mon.—The Courier-Journal thus charac
terizes the Doctor’s effort before tho
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary:
Dr. Tacker well sustained the reputa
tion which has preceded him. The dis
course was tetBe and argumentative, yet
very practical in its character and popu
lar in its presentation. Although of more
than usual leDgth, it was listened to with
deep and unabated interest throughout.
Awa twits Hip Pocksts.—Chronicle
and Sentinel —Tue grand jury of Schley
•*unty have not read the newspapers for
nothing recently, and show great veal in
their tff arte to pat n atop to tho practice
of carrying concealed weapons. They
recently indioted a young man for oarry
ing concealed weapons, ihe said conceal
ed weapon beiog nothing mors than a
screw-driver whioh he had carried along
for nso in taking off and replacing the
plates on a bnrial case, in which was tho
corpse of a lady from Eilaville. Having
no place to put tbe ecrew-driver he hap
pily thought of his hip pocket, and put
it there for safe keeping. Same one saw
i'; hence the mdiotment. We don’t know
that screw-drivers come within the pur
view of tbe slatnte, but to wear a hip
pocket is clearly au indictable offense.
Mads xo Disgorge,—The same paper
gives a long aoconnt of tbe pnrsnit by
Mr. W. E. Jackson, Jr., of tbe notorious
B. Baosn, who several years sinoe ab
sconded with $6,150 belonging to the Na
tioucl Bank of Augusta, whioh be bad
prooured by means of a forged draft. He
fled to parts nnknown, but recently it has
transpired that Bacon was doing a thriv
ing business at Daadwood in the heart of
the Bisck Hills conntry. Armed with
tbo proper authority aud a* requisition
from Governor Colquitt upon tho Govern
or of Daootah Territory, Mr. Jackson
started from Augusta on tho 11 h of
April efter his game, and after a journey
of 2.500 miles, 300 of which was by stage,
succeeded in coming up with him and se
curing properly sufficient ta cover the en
tire amount of tbs bank’d lass. It is not
said whether Bacon will bo-proseen'ed or
not
A Second Presbyterian Church was or
ganized in Augusta on Thursday evening
lash Tho Chronicle says :
The following Commissioners were pre
sent : Rev. E. Irvine, D. D.: Rev. C.
W. Lane, D. D; R9V. G. T. Goetohins
and Elder Jaaiah Sibley. Tho services
were opened by a sermon from Rev. G.
T. Goetohins, frojs^pbrews ui: 13, after
S^SfiinTSued'i‘bo"atientfon Zt the
Ovngregation to tho objeot of tbe meeting
The memorial to Presbytery for a sec
ond eburoh was read by Dr. Lsso. Let
ters from various persons were presented.
One member was received on profession
of faith and baptized. The following
names were placed upon the roll of the
new church: Mr. and Mrs. JohnTilkey,
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Fleming, Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Rowland, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert P. Sibley, Mr. Robert F. Urquaharr,
Ur. William T. Wbeless, Mr. John D.
Baker, Mrs. Margaret Reid, Mrs. H. K
Nelson, Mrs. Uary Dow, Mrs. Rose Ir
vine, • Mrs. O. G. Lynch, Mrs. M. A.
Johnson, Mrs. E. J. Walker.
After the organization Mr. and Mrs.
Josiah Sibley placed their letters in the
hands of the session of tbe second church
for admission at a subsequent meeting.
The Columbus Confederate Mono *
ment.—Times: Skillful artisar>s ate bus
ily at work erecting the beantifnl mono-
men*. Muoh was accomplished yester
day, and to-day work on tbe maiD
ebatt begins. It will only be a few dayB
when the entire structure'will be in posi
tion, bnt it will require several days after
to out in the inscriptions.
The Crops.—Madisonian: Corn is ba
ing rapidly plowed and iB glowing beauti
fully. Cotton is' generally no and an
average stand Ih- result. Upon the
whole, tbe crop outlook io this connty is
favorable.
Tub Rome Confederate Moncmsnt.—
Courier: To-day the foimalinauguration
of the work of bnilding a monument to
tbe memory of Floyd connty’s dead he
roes of 1861-5 will be began by laying
the corner-stone on tbe crown of Myrtle
Hill. Ou the southern elope cf tbe hill,
and within the limits of the cemetery,
lie the bones of hundreds of soldiers, few,
indeed, from Georgia, bnt mostly from
other States. . How appropriate, then,
will be the act tb&t places this memorial
of departed worth and valor so close to
the graves of these soldiers, gathered
together in their final resting places from
nearly all the States of the Sontb; and
how naturally suited to receive and keep
it Is the bold* peak of Myrtle HiiL See
bow patiently it seems to wait for tbe
fitting ornament. Baild it t&era cf
marble as pure and spotless as the fame
of those whoa? memory it is intended to
perpetuate. Lift Us shaft high into bine
ether. Lit tbe first rays of tbe morning
illumine the story of the youthful hopes
acd memorable deeds of Georgia’s d-ad
soldiers, while thu setting sun of each
succeeding day drawB the curtain ot
night around arts* revereed and folded
banner, ahl the story of their death.
Strong Talk.—The Sumter Republi
can pitches Into Macon for her suicides,
and Atlanta for her “cold blooded mur
ders.” The editor in bis indignation
B3ys:
Down upon that most heinous sins,
self murder. Insanity is often thought
to be a great mover to this unpardona
ble sin, but wa think it often proceed?
from cowardice. If trouble leads to self
murder, then we would all have been
dead before this. Things have come to
such a pass now, tbat shooting a man
down in cold blood is con,ld.>red a ‘'little
thiog’'.aad to long aa the “hip pocket”
carries the pistol, we may continue to
hear or see the flash of the “shooting.”
We want banging by the wholesale, acd
then a reign of peace*: win follow our foot
step?. Imprisonment for life meins
three or four years of confinement with a
book-keeper’s plaoe—plenty to eat «nd
wear, and then “liberty” to go out and
shoot eoma one else.
A Good Move.—The ladies of Ameri-
ons are agitating the question of remov
ing ths bodies of the Confederate dead
at. Ander.-oaville to that city. It would
he a labor o! love in which ill should de
light to psrtjcipate fcy helping to ra’ss
to achieve that
tbe means necessary
worthy object.
Luckt this Time at Least.—Kbmi
and Planter. We heard a thriving farmer
say the other day that he hadn’t sold a
pound ot last year’s cotton yet, but will
now let ’er roll, and make the ten strike.
That’s the way to get rich. Ruse plenty
of corn and keep the coiton for a good
price.
Contract Let.—Sun-Enguircr: A few
weeks ainoe Mr. A. Dexter, ouief engin
eer of the North and South railroad, ad
vertised for sealed bids for grading the
road over Pine Mountain, a distance ot
about four and one-half miles. Thna the
directors of tbe road met, and the bids
were opened and disoussed. NoaoUeo
was taken, however, until Friday, when
tbe directors met again. Then tbe bids
of Mr Q T. Fleming, of Waltbourville,
and Mr. Joel T. J jhnaon.of this'oUy.were
aocepted. These gentlemen have muoh
experience in the bu-iness, and will posh
the work through rapidly. Mr. F. was
one of the largest ooutraotors of the road
in its earliest days. They are preparing
to begin operations during the coming
week.
Curious Habits of the Shad.—Quit
man Star: We learn that there were
planted ia tho Withiacooohee river the
first of this week 40,000 young shad, and
that 60.000 were also planted in the Au-
cilla. These fish were hatched one and
planted under tho direction of the United
States Commissioner. It is said ts re
quire three years for any increase of
these forced emigrants to onr waters; that
they will not ascend the stream in whioh
they are planted any higher than tho
spot at which they were introduced to
the stream, but tbat their progeny will,
each succeeding generation go above its
immediate anoeators, and retain through
its existence the territory first occupied
by them, observing with nicety their im
aginary territorial boundaries.
Mr. W. B. Spires, of Lincoln county,
while hewing a pieoa of timber a few
days since, split his Knee cap open. He
then attemptoi to sew it np with an awl
and leather whang, and only complained
that the skin was very tongb.
Not Complimentart.—Phonograph: A
negro boy was driving a mule dotu Ala.
luma street yesterday, when the Animal
stopped aud refused to budge. “Won’t
you go, eh?” said the boy. “Feel grand,
do you ? I a’pose you forgot your fadder
was alittle jackaes.”
The Phonogroph fays: General Hant,
commandant at MoPneraon Barracks and
the officers of the 5 th United States Ar
tillery paid a visit of courtesy to the
Governor of Georgia, Gen. A. H. Colquitt.
Friday morning.
rue Gergia Baptist Convention.
From our own Correspondent.!
The Convention assembled in the Sec
ond Baptist Church at 10 ,a. m.,onThnrs-
day, and Dr. James P. Boyce, of Louis
ville, was eleoted President by a very
large majority. Rev. C. W. Dcbbs of
Kentucky, and Wm. E Tanner, of Vir
ginia, were elected clerks. About 300
delegates were present; out the number
has since increased and is a splendid
body of men, containing all th3 finest in
tellects of onr donominxtion, and I donbt
if a Southern denomination can surpass
ibis gathering m men of mental ability,
learning aud nigh Christian character. It
should be borne in mind that this la-
missionary body, and its object is to pro
mote the cause of missions, It hr.s so
governing or dictating.power, bnt simply
guides, in an advisory and assisting man
ner, tbe benevolent operations of tbo
white Baptists South, by leading to co
operation and unity of effort. It meets
annually to hear the reports of its two
great Boarde—that of “Home and Indian
Missions,” and that of “Foreign Miss
ions,” and to decide what changes, if any
are necessary, ehonld be made in its
plana and operations. Our denomina
tion, as sneb, in all matters pertaining to
charch action, are independent of-this
body ; and, in faot, each Baptist Charch
is independent of ail other bodies, con
ventions or associations whatever.
On the first day, then, it ia the regular
order for onr two great boards to make
their annual reports to the Convention.
These reports are then referred to various
committees, with instructions to consider
and repoit upon certain phases of them,
and it is the consideration and adoption
or rejection of these reports whioh con-
eiitute the action of the convention.
Frequently, however, resolutions pertain
ing to other matters are introduced, and
very excited diacuisioxs spring np. Such
has been the caee in present convention
in tbo introduction by Dr. I. T. Tichexor,
of Alabama, of resolutions looking to a
joint convection for consultation and co
operation with tbe Northern Baptists.
These resolutions were referred to a com
mittee, whioh reported as follows, on Sat
urday, and the report was supported by
Dr. Tichenor, in an able and eloquent
speech, which somewhat surprised his
friends, as he has been noted for enter
taining opposite views.
The Committee, to whom were referred
the resoIatioEB cn aa-operation with car
Northern brethren, have had the same un
der consideration, and instruot me to re
port the following resolutions:
1. Resolved, Tuat fire brethren be ap
pointed by this Convention to bear to onr
BaptUt brethren ot Narihern Bt&tes, at
their approaching anniversaries, expres
sion) of onr fraternal regard, and assur
ances that while still bolding to (he wis
dom end policy cf preserving car separ
ate orgamzitions, we are ready to co-op
erate cordially with them in ^promoting
the 090.-6 of Oarist in onr ow& and for-
egu lands.
2. Resolved, That, in view of our moio
extended and mere complioated relations,
and of the increasing demand upon tho
Baptiste of this country, we respectfully
suggest the propriety of holding, at come
convement time and plaoe, a meeting of
representative men from all sections of
uur common country to devise and pro
pose tush plans of co-operation between
this Convention and other Baptla^ bodies
oftheUoirid State?, as may beat contri
bute to the more efficient working cf the
BaptUt brotherhood.
3 Resolved, That in case our Northern
brethren adopt this suggestion, tbe live
brethren appoiettd by this Convention be
empowered to co*, oa our behalf in mak
ing ali preliminary arrangements neces
sary to euoh a meeting, and that the
Presidents or Executive Boards, of snch
State Conventions and General Associa
tions aa oc-operate with this Convention,
bs requested to appoint not exceeding ten
brethren to represent each such bodies
in that meeting. I. T. Tichbnob,
Chairman.
Dr. John A Broadut, of Smithviiie,
Professor in our Southern Baptist Theo
logical Seminar;, followed, opposing tho
adoption of the report, as It looked,
really, to unity ot organization and the
abolition of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion. Now, organic union with onr
Northern brethren ia wbat few Baptists
of the South want, as it will inevitably
result in tbe destruction of our own con
vention. Governor Joe. E. Brown made a
ioug speech, however, advocating tbe
passage of tbe report, though not favor
ing orgaaio onion. He thinks we may co
operate, and shonld cooperate in various
ways. " *** - - - -
Georgia, favored the resolutions and
wanted them passed in toto. Dr. Jeter,
of Virginia, atrongly favored the resolu
tions an d urged their passage. His voiC8
is usually very potent in our convention,
though by no means supreme.
Ha was followed by brother Thomas, of
Virginia, andDr. Caperton, of Kentnoky,
both strongly opposed to the report and
resolutions. Dr. Thompson, of Kentnoky,,
then followed,’agreeing with Dr. Broad us
• and opposed to the adoption of the re
port. Other Bpeeohcs were made and
generally they are averse to the report.
All this refers to organic cooperation
not to paternal feeling. From the fol
lowing yon will see that kind feelings
exist between Northern and Southern
Baptists. This was presented and adopt
ed yesterday:
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the Southern Baptist Con
vention to bear fraternal greetings to
the American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, at Cleveland, Ohio, report that
they were received by their Northern
brethren with the utmost cordiality.
Profound interest waB expressed in the
work of ihe convention, and, as a matter
of practical sympathy. Rev. Dr. Hogue
>'&s unanimously requested to appeal to
Northern ohurohes in behalf of oor
work in Rome. Our Secretary, Dr« Tap
per, was requested to address their So
ciety oa the Foreign Mission work of onr
convection, and was heard with great at-
uoa .i.j ‘•o.’ceot.
W. T. Brantley, Chairman.
C. E. W. Dobbs,
John A. Bboadus,
Q. A. I upper.
What will be the fate of Dr. Tich-
nor’e report another letter will have to
reveal.
AU this, yon see, was, in a manner tom
eiga, though net adverse to, the. direot
objects of the Convention.
As yet, one report only has been
adopted—that on African missions—and
a few extraots will give yonr readers an
idea cf tbe oonrse deemed best by the
Convention in carrying on missionary of- *•
fort in Africa.
REPORT ON AFRICAN W3-X0N8.
The Committee on African Missions
submit the following report:
The African Misaiocs of ths Southern
Baptist Convention hive pscnliax olaims
upon Southern Baptiuis, and it seems to
be the design of Him who it| Head cvrf ill
things to Hi-JOhniob,in redeeming Afrios,
o employ to _a large .extent, American
colored Ohnstians. Man pronoaes. bnt
God disposes. Men bad their own de«
signs id bringing eo many of the African
race to this country, to be sold in slavery,
aud God had His own purposes to ac
complish in permitting it to taka plaoe.
What men thought may have been evil,
God meant it n&to good; and it wsb not
so mnoh men ss God who brought them
hither; it was a grand providential pre
paration on the part of God for Bending
the Gospel back to Africa. Msn meant
□ot so, neiiher in their heart did they
thick so; bnt Gad evidently meant in
this way to bring millions cf tho Afrioan
raoe under the iofinenco of the Gospel,
and to make thousands ot them the sub
jects of His grace. And amosg these
thousands, numbers would be found upen
i Whom God would Isy the obligation to
carry tho Gospel to the land of tbeir fath
ers, and as Aftloa reoeives bsoh her long
lost sons, we think of hor eg saying in
her heart: ‘‘Who hath begotten me these,
seeing I have lost my cuildren and am
ftor'-'Anif '»nli"flafirfii'tftlgtit i aptNMf -
Behold, I was left alone ; these, where
had they been?”
In prosecuting tbe work of evangeli
zation in Africa, there are peculiar diffi
culties to be encountered. Its olimate
is unfavorable to the health and labors of
white men. Many valuable lives have
been sacrificed in efforts to bear the ti
dings ot salvation to its benighted popu
lation. But white missionaries will be
needed to lay tbe foundation, and io set
tle the order andpraoticeof the churches,
and we would say, with one who gave his
life to tho work, “Let thousands of mis
sionaries perish on the field, rather than
Africa shall be given np.” Tbe greatness
of the self-denial and sacrifice required,
serves to test the strength of our leva to
Christ, and to His cause. At tbe same
time, wo would enforce upon Amerioan
colored Christians a sense of their obliga
tion to their kindred in Africa. They are
eminently suited for tbe work of evange
lizing their brethren in their. fatherland.
Their physical condition is muck better
adapted to that climate, so that they can
live and enjoy good health where white
men cannot. They will have no prejudice „
of raoe to encounter in preaching tbe
Gospel ia Africa, and Gcd seems to have
brought them under the influence ef tho
Gospel on purpose, that he might employ
them to bear the Goepel to {heir heathen
brethren. And it ts our duty to stimu
late and encoutage our colored Baptist
brethren to enter that field, that they
may render permanent and effective the
evangelical influence now at woik in that
dark land. “Ethiopia is new stretching
out her hand* onto God,” and cow is the
time to pray and labor, that copious and
abundant showers of converting and re
freshing grace may deEcend upon tbat
land.
On the morning of the second day, sev
eral very interesting speeches were deliv
ered. Rev. T. P. Crawford, our China
missionary, who is here cn a short visit
for the good of bis health, after a resi
dence of twenty-seven years in China,
made an exceedingly interfering speech,
and eo did Dr. George B. Tsjior, our su-
perinteedent ot Italian missions', sent
out Eix years ago, who returned home a
few days ago cc a short visit by request
of the foreign board. He is on apostoiic
looking man, and seems to have the very
spirit of Paul-himself. His remarks
were deeply interesting, were instructive
and will do the course of foreign missions
great good, as will, also, those of Dr.
Crawford. During the second day an in
teresting episode occurred in the conven
tion cauniating of the fallowing telegram
from our excellent missionary m China,
Dr. M. T. Yatei:
Shanghai. May 9.
F«lm 148. M. T. Yates.
The following reply was agreed upon,
and tconry to send it was collected :
Atlanta, May 9.
M T Yates, Shanghai: Psilm 110.
J. P. Botce,
Ox tha*. day. also a mtssenger from
the Northern-Bipiist Home Mmsion Boot*
ely, in iho person of Dr. 8. W. Maraton,
who wss kindly received, andwhodeliv-
tied an address staling tbe objsot of his
j own mission at the South—to superin
tend icBti.ntes among oolcred ministers*
The meeting has grows very interest
ing, and the fntor* will become more so
I tti’uk. Yet very little of tha real work
of tbe convention has been performed. A
matter ot “Agencies” has been sprung,
whioh will provoke discussion, and it may
result in great changer in onr modes of
oo 11 soling missionary money. S. B.
Prevention is belter than cure, an 1 Dr.
Ball’s Baltimore Pills are the best pre
ventive of disease known. They aie used,
approved and recommended by myriads
of people throughout the land.
The airbiakea oxths Coiumlni braooh
of tbs Southirester i road £o* oat ot order
m . . _ a few d*j» since, delaying ihe train ?ev
AV. O. Tuggle, of LvG range, iralbourr.