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fejcuegra The Telegraph and Messenger MACON, GA-, JUWs 1 w -« —They havo a new industry up In Milne. Children are at work piafciog potato bogs at ton cents a thousand, Senator Ben Hill's mansion in Athens, Ga, cays the Philadelphia Times, is now offered for sale far 83.003, though ho paid 833,000 for it. —Gads Hill Place, the homo of Charles __ ■ Interesting Questions. Heavy crimes committed bj the negro population of the Northern States multi ply bo fast, that it Eeems to ns no more interesting questions to the people cf those Slates, or to those of the whole country, can bs suggested for close exam ination than the following: "What fa the number of the negro population in the Northern States? What piopoition does it bear to the white population of those States? Of serious crimes against person and property in those StaleB, what nsm- ed for sale. He bought the property for *8,933, bat it i3 now thought to bo worth 850.0C0. —Yule, Bays ths New York Herald, eesms to ho a healthy college to graduate from. The death roll ortho put year shews an average *ge of tixty years. —In several counties ia Georgia, says the New York Sue, the fi3h in the rivers and ponds are dying by tho thousand thought lKit u^oon aro killed by the guano widen, during the eevsr storms early in ths season, was washed into the streams. KiLS-Davno Si an Coes—Some wide awake farmer says he selects his eeed com when gathering his, crop, and puts it in the loft of his smoke-home and ihotoughlv cures it. He claims perfect security against dan ger of cold weather and insects after plant ing. He also claims increased vigor to the- young plants. It Is worthy of a trial. —A Colorado man lately walked across the Missouri Diver at Leavenworth with water shoes of his invention. Tho current was running at fourteen miles an hour, yet ho crossed in nine and a half minutes. He afterward attached tho shoes together, and mads a life preserver, on which he both sat and lay down. —Tho other day a telegram announced that a steamer from China had brought over a thousand Chinese passengers. The Chroni cle now reports that the last sailing vessel from Hong Kong brought 470, and that a thousand have arrived at Portland, Or., and says that the new Constitution is the only hope of the Paciils coast. —'I am of the impression,* Mr. Thurman said the other day, ‘although I may be self- deceiving, that one Of the pleasantest things that I shall recollect in after life as occur ring in my public set Vico Will bo tho fact cf this extra session I think this extra ses sion has Cone no small service for American liberty. That is my opinion about it.’ —'The British Mcseum is about to aeqairo a woll-presemd Egyiian papyrus, bolonging to tho time of tho later Plolemie3. It con tains nearly tho whole efthe thirty-fourth book of IJad. Tho mntenm has secured another papyrus, even more ancient, recent ly found la an Egyptian tomb, and contain, log an almost completo transcript oflhs eighteenth book of tho Iliad. —A pathetic stoiy concerning the late Prince Lonla Napoleon has escaped most of the chroniclers. With his fathor the Piince Imperial saw Isabella II and her eon Alfoneo driving rapidly into Dlaritz, both of them in toara, on their way from Spain ‘Whoie is the little boy going to?’asked tho Prince. 'To exile,’ answered tho Emparor. ‘and what is exl'e?’ the child persisted. ‘O, that will bo explained to yon when yen grow up,’ answer- od his father. Stem experience taught him the sad leseon. —Senator Goatling declines to make speeches this fall in Ohio. Commenting on this the New York Commercial Advortieer, Bopublican, says; ‘This Is a blunder It is by such little exhibitions of temper that Senator Gpnkllng belittees himself. A groat man to gratify his ambition must bo a politioand seemingly an obliging and a good-natured man. Vitriol is Irritating and molaeseesis ■nqihi. —Last year’s conscripts of the German army, taken from all ranks and classes of the community, furnish interesting evidence of tho spread of education in tho Gorman empire. The conscripts numbered 143, 97, and it was found ths; of the whole body 130,- 933 bad received elementary education, and that 6,£S3 had gone beyond the elementary Stage into tho hlguer branches. No country In the world but Germany, and no State of tho. American Union could make such a showing In the educational lice. Anxious to ns Taxed.—Chattanooga ap pears to boa liberal place. The Ernes Speaking on the subject of levying a city tax eays ‘In rnentionlcg twenty mills as tho tax which, in oar opinion, the council should lay, we did not intend to commit ourselves to that figure, nor to become stridden for it. Some good bttsiaees men thick a seventeen mill tax enough. Oihera favor a still higher ‘ rate than twenty. One sound-headed gen tlcman says nothing short of twenty-five mills should be thought of, as thu will be found barely sufficient to save tho city from being mandamused so as to run tbs actual sum to be paid within the year np to thirty or thirty-five mills. E—Leprosy has made its appearance in e }Ycr*l parts of the Spanish province of Alicante, and the authorities, alarmed by the ntunbei of cases and the mortality, have taken steps to esUMltha special hospital fpr lepers. In the province of Valencia 11C £13(3 were repotted last year, of which 71 proved fatal; and in Utls province there has dieted for a long timoa leper’s hospital. Leprosy la known tUcro under twa names, malady of M&arcs and the malady of Bt’ L»ZU3»; audit manifests itself tinder two fORns,lhe tub areolar, or leprosy of the Greeks, and the vulgar, or leprosy of the Jews. Cases of recovery aro extremely rare. Pall statis tics rcapocUDgitaro not to be procured, as Its victims of ten resort to cone raiment. The notion thatleproay is to bs found now only in Asia and Africa is e.roroone; iris met with In various countries of Continental Enropo. : i . Au. About Geast.—The arrival of Ex- Seirotary Borie in Philadelphia, freeh from the Orient, and f.om Grant, has set all the papers in that city interviewing and talking. The North American represents Borie as say leg: ‘General Grant docs not talk about thq subjeot of a nomination for the Brest* defloy.’ ‘I told my frionds when I left Phila delphia that one of my reasons f<ftr joining him was to talk him out of tbia idea of ano ther nomination. General Grant did not refer to ihe matter a* nil and I thought it advisable not to ea; a w.rdsndl didn’t.’ ‘Do you believe ho would ;.ceopt a nomina tion?’ inquired thorepoiter. *£ don’t believe ho hankers after it. If ho does conclude to acceptitwlllboata tremendous eelf-a&cri- fijo. Fob his siko I am not faverabie to his candidacy. For iho oeuaiar's sake lam. Ho appears to he the man for the hour in tho certain cxIgcncio3 (hat mo arising. How ever, I beliovo that ha would accept a nomi nation if it was urged upon Mai atsutly as a necessity.* And again, TvroaH not be at all surprised if ho tbould umIAs in Philadel phia,’ smiled Mr. Borie. ‘Me has an elegant house hero,’ ho added, ‘Hheangbiy furnish ed, and if bis friends—and yew knew ho has a few hero—cm induse Was te live In Phila delphia ho will do so.’ This ’ terminated the ‘interview.* ' -- ■ •• j.a : - DBS J. F. RW1.1IE8, DENTISTI, No 84 Mulberry Street, Uteaa, •> Tieth extracted wiibomt neaa JpwsMul .sets ol T;elh inserted, Abscesaed Tima wa* Diseased Gum* curod. IX-alsrs in all kind* nt DeaBri Nkierials and Instruments. Constantly *» Ml « targe and lull aMorttnrr.tof I.eth of oil MsA&vfioIaof all kinds, Amalgam, ol ell lueteRNs cf all Sind*. wwwidAwly . . mi fciftrr r if • • r 1 Int o»Mobtaiuit —Ch* »»»» it dcalhs in Chutes ton reported Iqf tv* News and Courier, for tbe week ending Jane SI, shews a total cf 3?—3 whites and IJ etisred, and I ojiored etui-lorn. to whiles and what number to the colored population? We undertake* to say & truthful an swer to these questions would aetoniah the people of the Northern States, and the next suggestion to all candid minds would be, wa will Do* rcr moro cirroise our tongues m discoursing bitterly about Southern disorders. If, with a popula tion made up of forty per cent, of this character, they are able to maintain so peaceful a record as they show, we have need more to learn, than to complain of them. Had we the same proportionate negro population a3 they have, onr crim inal record would be simply ghostly. We should be compelled to double the num berof our executions, our penitentiaries, our jails and our work hou3e3. New York, la 1870, the last census, showed a white population- of ^4,930,219, and a colored population of 52.031, Pennsylvania showed 3,456,449 whites, to 65.294 colored. Massachusetts, 1, 443.156 whites to 13,947 colored. We will assume that these three States would constitute about a fair average, and they show 9.229.815 whites to 131,321 color, ed 1 More than seventy whites to every negro; and yet wo believe it would be safe to say that from thirty to forty per cent, of the crimes of an aggravated character committed ia these States are traced to thia small negro-population. Indeed, of late, it has seemed to us that abont half of the orimea in that section, which have been the subject of tele grams, have been perpetrated by ne groes. Now, this Eubjee’ ought to be a matter for close invt— g«tion—not to establish or to refute general theories of rela tive race 0.0, .vis and disposition; bat to get at sound views on the social and po litical situation. To comprehend tho ns tore and the difficulties cf the South- era situation'—to substitute the deductions of practical common sense and experi ence for the black angel theories, and to show every man, North and South, the nature and extent of the difficulties to b9 surmounted rn the organization and maintenance of awcll-ordered and secure social aad political conditions every, where. It is time for tho country to discard the maunderinga of a silly fanaticism and learn to look at things as they are. More than half the rapes and a large pro- poiticn of the mnrdars and robberies in the North are now to be traced to this one-scVentieth portica of their popula tion, and not a statistician among them has indicated a suspicion of this fact, and their Radical politicians are even im' porting this population from tbe South to vagabondize and vote! Avenge Not Yourself, er’a exposition of law in the ts attracting a deal of attention all over the country, and we have not yet seen its soundness called in question. Indeed, tbe consequences of a different ruling have borao such dis- estroas fiuits on public morals and the safety of human life ia many of the States, that men begin to see that a re turn to first principles is tbe only* alter native to a system of vendetta* in which life shall depend on the art and practice of stlf-defense, and the whim cf anybody who conceives himself affronted or injur ed. Th9 very foundation prinoiplo of citi zenship is a waiver of tbe natural right of self-vindication in favor of tbe law and the jndgment of bis peers. If this waiver is cot m3de and enforced, courts and juries are a mere sham—a false pretecoe. We should return to tbe Uw of the savage—or rather to natural law, for even the savage is controlled in in flicting his private vengeance by the usages and traditions of the tribe. Even he dare not violate them, however much the white man may throw scorn on courts and juries, and undertake to be his own law, judge, juty and executioner. It is true that when a man’s rights are suddenly and violently aseailed, and there is no time for a resort to legal remedies, tho law and public opinion justify a man in substituting natural remedies. Bat this right of substitution ceases at the moment of the recurrence of opportunity for legal enquiry and redress. When any man has this, and yet assumes to judge his own case, pass sentence, take, bis shot gun and play executioner, although he may have had grave affront or injury, yet he affronts the dignity of the State still more, and makea himself an outlaw by publicly casting off and rooming the re straints end the protection of law. Should everybody, or even (he half of everybody, follow his'evil example, then there is no law bat private pique—no se curity but a men’s ability to defend him self, and no government which is any thing else but a grievance and sn im posture; for it fails to protect, while it charges a- round price in taxes for the sham pretence- of protection. < ■ A government, therefore, is fatally wanting in self-respect as Well as in duty to the people which does not deal with this pistoling and shot gnn law as it de serves—deal with it as one of the gravest of crimes—in its direct tendency subvert* icq all law and bringing it into contempt. HiTi ad fiuraor^ 8 ca?o i Thb Finest Tomatoes we haVo seen this year (and fruit of equal quality is rare to be seen) yesterday camo from the garden ol Col. Parker, of Vinaville, and aro of a variety perfected by himself. A tomoto, four to five inches in diame ter, perfectly shaped and smooth, dark red throughout, without a single vein of white or green, and of exquisite flavor, is an accurate description of what wo saw and tasted, which wc-re grown by him. : ' . ' '.A CARD. “ To all who are suffering from the errors and indiscretion* ol youth, nervous weakness, early decay,lost at manhood, etc, I will send a rocipe that will cure you, FKBE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary in Soulli America. Seed u &cii-addressed snveopel to the Her Joseph T Inman, Station D.New York. dote 2odly Weather now is on the threshold of the nineties and dry. We failodio an nounce that tho celebrated Dr. Dryas dust bad taken charge of this depart ment in Middle Georgia. Since the Doctor’s attack of hydrophobia ho rarely keeps. fall'baskets. ^ PRESCRIPTION FRE- Berthe speedy Caro ct Seminal Weakxcss. Loss ot Manhood, and all disorders brought on by in discretion or excels, Any Dr assist his the in gredients, Address • • ' • • « DAVIDSON A CO. Jul deed*etr 7S gastau St, New York, —The Washington Dost avers that during ths debate on the Army bill, when Senator Om'-ling rcso in the night cession to make a speech, til the reporters, nearly forty in umber, t^onco left fcoki the gallery, and remaiced *T*y as long ss ho was speaking I home, Congress \ Began in both houses at midday yester day to wrestle with the appropriation for paying marshal*, both houses apparently in good humor. Mr. Eaton, in Jtho Sen ate, for the Democrats, announced that no attempt would ba mado to abridge debato or force a night session. Gentle men might exhaust Jtheir eloquence and then leave the fduoets open. Tbe report about' lira* oases of yellow fever dowriln the region, of. Jtho Navy. Yard _J)a.d_nq. foundation in fact, and was believed to be nothing mere than an ingenious device of a small boy to promote au early ad journment. The patriotic nerveB of the minority would not ba shaken by it ; nor yet by that other false rumor of twenty caseB of smill'prx in various parts of ihe city. Let Senators rest easy and talk till tbe last drop in the Potomao has reached ths ocean, and the bed of that celebrated stream becomes a race-traok. Every marshal waald stand by them with, bis deputies. They should ba heard by all except those in the cloak-room, and that exceptional fsw, who, like the veteran Senator from Miohigan, were out, accord ing to custom, moistening their clay. The Senators in the minority had a mighty bad case to make oat, and much mote talk was necessary. The country demanded it. Toe little children were crying for it. And now, Senators, pitch in. ‘‘Lay on, Macduff,” and I could fin ish the quotation, bat it is a little pro fane, and somewhat stale. You will an ticipate what I mean to say, and, if not, I shall be happy to famish a personal ex planation on demand. And now fall to, and God save old Conneotioat, for I verily believe ebe is in peril at your hands. Batted to Death. The WAahingtoa Star ol Wednesday reports a remarkable manslaughter case before Judge Haynes of the criminal court, of that city. One James Stokes, a negro, is on trial for causing tho death of Charles Kane, another negro, by stri king, kicking and braising him on the head—fracturing his Bkull. The testi mony showed that Stokes seized Kane by the ears and struck Kane’s head with his own till Kane dropped. The skull of Kane was on exhibition at the trial and in it there were some twenty cracks oE various lengths from eight to ten inch es, proving wnat an effective weapon na- tnre had provided S:oko3 with in his skull. Silver Sekse—Germany and Austria went into the gold craze—called in a large portion of their silver come, and sold them for bullion. It is now very clear they cannot avoid a reooinage of a large part of the amount they have sold at heavy loss. The people will have sil ver coin for trade. Gold coin is of little or no use as currency with the exception of a few coins of smaller value, would bo far better to leave the gold in bullion—In ingots-—stamped with their weight and fineness, and piled up to rust in tho vaults of bankers. Better and more convenient to lie ia that form than in double eagles. But as for silver it is wanted for currency every day and all day, and since it became plenty we have no doubt the cash retail trade in the United States has largely increased. But whil“ OyntlucutSl Enropo OOtO- mitted the error of diminishing at muoh loss its supply of silver coin, the United States is committing another error iff proposing to needlessly increase its sup' ply of silver coin without, regard to its bullion value. We don’t want to citcu late silver as taken money, as we would change bill. It ought to represent its true relative value to gold, and this value should be adjusted by eonsent and agreement of commercial nations,'after careful investigation. Of what U3e, then, to multiply coins which must very likely be re-called for re-coinago at no distant date 1 Let tho supply bo ample for present purposes, but not above tjhe ac tual demands of the situation. ‘Alio New American Cable. The Courier-Journal says the new American cable compasy have made all their arrangements for laying their cable, and, judging from the programme, a revo lution in sub-marine telegraphy will be accomplished. There will be laid 7.000 miles of cables. One powerful cable will be laid from New York to mid-ocean; there it will branch off to different Euro pean countries, saving the necessity of a number of cables and land lines, the whol * cost being §15,000.000 for what won a o >st §50.000,000 by the old method. By the use of newly invented instru ments, a working speed eight times greater than under tbe old system will be obtained. ^ Tho tariff for messages will never ex ceed twelve and a half cents a word, and will probably be reduced to ten cents a word. With tho now instruments, the working capacity of the cables between each of the five conntries with which the company, conneots will be from 125 to ICO words per minute, and it is expected that tho nnmber oE words annually dis patched will be 60,000.000 instead of 6,- 000,000, as at presept, by existing lings. The.'new cable willbolaid out of the rouge of icebergs apd fishing vessels, and a new wrapper has been invented which pro tects the cable from cxidizatien frem Kilt water. At present the capital in- vested in cable lines is §42,000,000, and tho traffic is worth f4,000,000 a year. The American Cable Company will, by its new inetruments, cheapen ocean tele graphy down to tho reach of people of moderate circumstances, and revolution ize the bueincsB. ELECTRIC BELTS, A inn cure Tor nervous debility, premature decay, exhaustion, etc. The only reliable cure. Circulars mailed tree. Addreis 2 K KEEVB3 Chatham 8t, 2t Y. teblS deodAwSm —Edward Foy, the negro who. was hanged at B&leigh last week, was a member of the' Mourning Jonahs, a religious society, - Tho rest of thb Jor&hs were ranged in front ot tho seiffaid, the men in long blue coate, with puprio regalia, and tho woman in black drosses, Foy m&da a long address to th:na, and they sang as tiro trap.was sprung. OHURT—“Why will men smoke common Tobacco, when they «*n buy Marburg ”— ■8HAL OF NORTH CAROLINA.” at-th. priee Bros. TO* For upwards el thirty yeara Mrs W injlow Soothing Byrup has been used for children. It prevent acidity of the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery and Dutrrhcee, whether arising from teething Of oth* ercauses. An ol’d and Well-fried remedy oats bottle ArjitmHMEKT. — A. pittas telegram from Wishing loti Intimates a general tfx- itctationVof .ttqfoornciinc • on Tuesday next. That will give mod of tie mem- btrsnehanco io sptnd ths Fotrth a* T£ie Cotton Trade. Weekly receipts in America continue to fall off at the rate ot about forty per cent; and it is evident thad the exces3 of the incoming crop over that of last year will be very small, while no large expeo tations can be justified in reference to the growing crop, and sn inorease of the heavy deficit in the visible supply may be counted on with certainty. But the market for Manchester goods is slack, and this in the face of a heavy general increase in British exports. ~ The last trade reports show unmistakable in dications of a general revival of'trade in Europe and America, bat this does not as yet‘apply to the . trade In British cotton goods. On the contrary, the heavy fail ures in that ttads for the psBt week or ten days seem to disclose at least donbt- fnl angaries for the f otare, aod the Li verpool correspondent of the London limes, of Saturday morning, states that the aggregate of actual sales daring the week has turned oat so muoh less than the reported transactions ss to prove the existence of depression in the manufac turing districts to au extraordinary de gree. No doubt the English cotton mannfac* ture is jast now under a heavy cloud; but a fact in the future equally certain is that the conditions of very cheap cottc n do not exist, and they will not be found either in the incoming or the growing crop. There is nothing on the situation to justify a single anticipation of a crop in excfS3of last year, and all tho proba bilities go in favor of one below it. With a diminishing visible supply— diminishing stocks of manufactured goods and generally improving trade, who can argue the probability of lower prices, especially with prices now ran ging generally short cf seven-pence? Snch anticipations aro not reasonable. We must look for a solution of tho diffi culty, not in lower prices for the cotton fibre, but in higher prices for the fabric; and these are bonnd to ceme with the conviction that no increase of production can bs looked for the ensuing year. Commercial reports , nearly the whole world over are now showing a heavy ad vance ever last year’s operations, and in creased activity in general trade. The anticipation cf livelier times is universal, and it cannot bo long before the great cotton trade will feel the impulse of the general revival. It is held in check by the advance in the price of raw material; but so soon as it is ascertained that this advance is likely to be maintained, trade will be reconciled to a corresponding con cession in gocd3 and tho block disappear. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. KntBAlX. House, Atlanta, June 27,1879. CrXUENOXMSHT OE ATLANTA UNIVEBSITT. Yesterday, the closing exercises of the scholastic year of this institution were held in the Friendship Baptist Church, of which Kav. Francis Quarles, who is a dignified, intelligent looking old African, is the much respected pastor. The building (a vary large one) wa3 per. fec;ly crammed with the colored audi ence, whose behaviour put to the blush tho --A^HISTLNBS AND SHEIEKKB3 who so often make hideous the exhibi tions^ of onr Southern Colleges. The writer was pleased also to note a very perceptible improvement in the dress and appearance of the large assembly as com pared .with former years. Among those present were many of the alumni of the University, and the best educated and most„intelllgent of the colored comma* nity. A few whites, including several pasters and tbe entire Board ot Visitors, were cho in attendance. THE MUSIO conducted by the students them* Tbo Fall Fivnr strikers Seem to be about equally pere’etent and unreasonable. These mills have, in tbe last five or six years, had a terrible run of ill luck. Their stock ha3 fallen since 1872 seventy-five per cent, and their divider ds have not averaged one per cent. But while this is true of the mills, tho operatives have averaged higher pay than those of any other cotton mills in the country—the average of common operatives being from $1.50 to $1.90 per day. The strike has inflicted on these operatives an eggregato less of one hun dred thousand dollars a week, and the mills think they might do better selling off their stock of raw cotton than in working it np. They are ranning in feeble way with non-unicn bands, and say they will employ no other henceforth and forevtr. Ex-Secbbtaby Bobie, General Grant’ brother-in-law, is the forerunner of the third term. He went to tho far distant Orient, as he says, to discourage tbe third race, but his nerves failed him in that august presence, and ho dare not mention tho snbject. He is rare Grant never once thought of such a thing, and is irrecon cilably hostile to it; bus Boris feels at liberty to declaro that Grant might be forced into it. Ho is like the widow Stebbins when Deacon Jones made dem onstrations to kiss her. ‘‘Yon never shall doit, Deacon; no, never, never! unless Von are s’.rongcr than I am, and the Lard knows you aro.” Gen. Grant must be forced, and the mission of Borie looks to hurrying up and accumulating the force, though he candidly confesses his strong opposition to Grant’s ever taking tbo ‘‘infernal of* fico” again. As he, tho representative from tho Grant Court, is so much oppos ed to tho race, and Grant himself is so hostile to it that nobody daro even men tion it in bis presonce, the amount of force called for by tho emergency is great, and the pressure should bo ap« plied scon, a9 tho Herald and some other papers have latterly been declaring the third tsTin an exploded idea. But among the certainties, as certain as anything uncertain can be, io the foot that Grant and his adherents mean to try (he Presidency onco more. It was an office that he wore easily to himself and profitably to hi3 faithful flock of ad- herente. It did not fret him at all and pleasedthem mightily. He wonld cheer* fally take it for three or four or more terms, if tho thing were insisted cn. SUPERIOR COURT. Tbe Gardner Case—Not Guilty. Yesterday the Gardner caso was re anmed in the Superior Court. The tes timony wsb very voluminous. Much ex pert testimony was introduced. For the defense Dre. J. E. Biackshear, H, V. Johnson and Magruder testified. Dr. J. P. Stevens testified for the prors- ontion in a clear and able manner. Daring the speeoh cf Mr. Bartlett, the Solicitor, in reply to a statement that G. had never showed asy violence to Mb family, Mrs. G., who was>in Court room, rose excitedly, and stated that ho had en deavored to shoot her. This was repeated twice, when the sheriff was'directed to take Mrs. G. from tho conrt room and dbly on tho assurance of her connsel was she allowed to remain. Jad^e A. C. Pate, of Hawkinsville, pre sided. The case went to Ihe jnty at 7 o’clock, and at nearly 11 a verdict was brought in for the prisoner. Election of Officers. The following officers were elected for Control City Lodge No. 3,‘Knights of Pythias. They will be installed on Wed nesday evening, the 2nd of July: Wil liam Scbatzman, Chancellor Commander; J. F. Dasher, Vice Chancellor; M. G. Schwed, Master at Armr; F. A. Bchone* man, Prelate; T. S. Carling, 1st Repre sentative. Knoxville, Eisfc Tennessee, la going heavily into a Fourth of July celebration next Friday. The Ivilune advertises it largely. selves, occasionally led by Professor Fuller or one of the yonng lady teachers. And this was a most interesting feature in tbe exercise; of the morning. Tbe pupils eaem to imbibe vocal music by endosmose or instinctively. All the parts were carr ed on with unerring aeetuaoy, tho time kept wa3 excellent, and a sweet er volume of sound we never heard u it rose in magnificent cadenae from twa baedred, trained voices. Some of the songa rendered were the most msjeatlo of onr spiritual hymns, while others, rude plantation refrains, brought out with tre mendous energy, were in the highest de gree amusing and energetisally euoored. Not a few of tbe participants possess ad* mirable voices, capable of tbe highest cul tivation. So muoh for the music. Tho literary portion of the programme also was well sustained and creditable to all ocncerned. There were SEYSN GRADUATES who read or speko and received their first degree. “ The Study of Things as well as Books,” elicited a thoughtful and well written oration from F. H. Hender son. Next followed P. A. Dennegall, who eu logized well aud enthnsiaoixcallj the noble labors of Henry Bergh in behalf of the'brute creation. After him came Maria E. Gaion with an essay entitled ‘‘Scrap Bags.” Her theme iu reality was ecoaomy, and admi rably did she illustrate it by apposite in* cidents, showing how almost every waste article in the household cannot only be turned to account but converted into ob jects of utility and beauty. E. P. Johnson was the fourth speaker and his address embraced a sketch of that great and goed MISSIONARY PIONEER, Dr. Juddon. Hts remarks showed him to be an intelligent and pious student. After E. J. Stewart’s name, who was “excused.” Effie B. E-cridge read an in teresting biography of ‘‘Agnes Jones,” an exemplary young Chrisii&s who lived la England, and devoted her life te nursing the eiok and ministering to the wants of tho poor, until she herself, at the uge of thirty-five, fell a victim to a contagious fever. No one could fail to be interested in that simple narrative. The subject of ihe last oration, ‘‘The True Source of Happiness," was well treated by J. L. Dxrr, a fine looking young man from Charleston, South Caro iina. Ho will prove, wo trust, a power for goed among his benighted brethren at home. The PRESENTATION CP DIPLOMAS succeeded, wbiob was prefaced by a brief but very sensible and pointed address from tno President, Rev. Edmund A. Ware. He told the olaas that their work was just commenced,'aria rr they aban doned it. now, It mignt prove in the bc- qacT that it had been better for them never to have attempted a college educa tion. He proceeded also aider direction of the Board ot Trustees to oonfer in .Its regular course the degree of Master of Arts upon E. H. Carter, Sparta; W H. Crogmau, Atlanta; S. B. Morse, Bruns wick ; E. J. Penny, Andover, Musaaoba- aotts ; G. S Smith, Bileigb, North Caro lina, and H. H. Williams, Biackshear, Georgia. AU ot these graduates aro engaged ei ther in teaching or the ministry, and were intelligent, well dressed men. The Pres ident gave notice that in future the second d-gree would never be bestowed upon any who did not give satisfactory evidence that they etlll were engaged in literary pursuits and were improving tbeir education esv. i. n. MAnrirr, d. d., who was the chairman of a citizens* exam ination committee, appointed by the Trustees of the University, then arose, and read their report, which expressed great sstisffcotioa with the character of the various examinations, the progress tho pnpits seemed to be making, the effi oioncy of the President and instructors, tho excellent discipline that prevailed, end the good deportment of the nnmer ons etudenta in attsndaaoe upon tho in stilntiOD. Rev. F. Qiarlea then pro- nocnosd the benedictioo, and thus ter- minated the Commencement exercises of ths University, which had been highly creditable and interesting, both to the studentB and instructors of tho sohool. THE JUDGES’ MEETING. For several days nearly all of the Cir cuit Judges of the State have been in consultation upon the propriety of revis ing the roles of.practice in tho Superior Courts of Georgia. Several important modifications in the rcgnlatious hitherto existing wore agreed upon, to wit: In all criminal trials for larceny and minor offenses each side shall bo allowed one hoar only for argument. In those of grenter magnitude, such as murder, as sault with intent to kill, etc., two speeches for tho proeoaution and two for the defense, nunc of them to exceed two bouts in length unless counsel oaks in advance for moro time to be permitted. It is thought that these restrictions will impoeo very salutary checks upon the more long-winded members of the profession, as in view of the rules of the court and the danger of prejudicing the jury they will bo exceedingly chary in asking for mope thaa four hours on a side for the presentation of any cate. Emi nent jurists believe that the adoption of the above rales will result in the saving of a vast amount of time and money to tho people. THE JURY GENERALLY RIGHT. Several Judges, when talking over the matter in the writer’s presence, declared that nine-tenths ol the jury verdicts of tho State w.ere in accordance with law and equity. When properly charged they seldom went aatray, save when tam pered with or intimidated. This was certainly a high tribute to the honesty and good sense of onr citizens. TUB WILD LAND INVESTIGATION continues to grow in interest. It is said that numerous frauds will never be brought to light, because of the death or disappearance of the original owners. We hear of ono party who gobbled up fifteen hundred lots, many of which were unfairly obtained. Yet so many of tbe drawers have passed away that he will still be able to hold a very largs and valuable property for tho lack of asy one to contest the validity of Ms purchase. A REGISTRATION LAW. The wisest of our political leaders and legal men are vary earnest in their advo cacy of a stringent registry law for tbe protection of the ballot-box against re peating, The lack of this Col. Ltster thinks will in a great measaro explain his defeat in the 7th District. It cer tainly can work no harm, and a few pros ecutions and convictions when the law is violated, wo*ld achieve wonders to assure pure elections, whilst tho cause of peace and good order would also be promoted by confining the voters to their reepeotlvc districts on election days. A CONSERVATIVE NEGRO CHAT0R. j Lost night Esv. George Bryant (odor- j ed), cf South Carolina, addressed n largo Hail of Representatives in behalf of the Jayne Institute, Cokesboro, South Car olina. He is endeavoring to raise by subscription a fund for tho purpose ot establishing a Manual Labor School in connection with the College, which is now in a flourishing condition. Mr. Bryant has been very successful in his mission, being kindly received everywhere, and numbers many of the bsst citizens of the Sonth upon his subscription lists. Among . them shonld be mentioned tho Governors of Alabama and Georgia. The speaker ia fluent,, aoneible and quite sgrceablo in appearance and deliv ery. He gave his colored friends much excellent advice ; denounced in scathing terms the carpet-baggerf; eulogized Gen. Lee, and intimated that hie race was solely indebted *o thn late war for theit free dom. Emancipation was simply a war measure. It never would have been pro claimed had the country remained at peace. Otherwise tho negroes would still be slaves. Bryant was greeted with re peated applause, and such efforts do muoh to break down antagonisms and en lighten the understanding of our colored fellow-oittzen. BEER DRINKING IN ATLANTA. The substitution of this more harmless beverage for fiery alcoholic stimulants is becoming general in Amerioa, and we trust ere long will eupplant it to a great extent the sin and folly of intemper ance. We heard a learned Judge eay that Beer was a bettor temperance agent than tbe most gifted total abstinence leoturer in the country. Without yielding assent to to startling a proposition tho writer can readily see that if men will drink (and they do it nil ever the world) tho moBt harmless fluid that will elake thu universal thirst should be encouraged. We nil know that the French are a na tion of wine drinkers, yet drunkenness is a vice rarely to be encountered amid the vine clad hills of France. The Ger mans, too, drink enormously of beer and give it to their wives and children, yet comparatively with but little deleterious effec*. Therefore, is it not to be regarded as a hopeful sign that beer is beginning to supersede alchohoi ? We think so, but would by no moan3 encourage ex cess even in the U3e of this mild and nourishing stimulant, which a healthy man does not in the least need. Bnt as stated, tho use of beer os a beverage in this city is largely on tbo increase, and sn thn ATLANTA CITY BRBWZRY has enlarged its operations to supply the immense demand. The writer, together with several of his associates of the Beard of Visitors and otter gentlemen, on an afternoon of the present week by invitation, descended into the bowels of the earth and made an exploration of those subterranean beer caverns. They were simply wonderful. For hundred* of feet in tbe vicinity of the buildings above tbe ground, immense cellars V SEYEBAL STORIES IN DEPTH have been excavated, and here tbo vast vats and vessels have b3en placed which contain the mash and beer in its several stages. We have not time to desoribj the modus operandi of beer making which must be seen to be clearly understood, but will simply give the statistics of the concern. The firm is a stock company of whioh B. G. Kuhrfc is President, Joseph Fleieh- el General Manager, and Mr. Fiesobter, Foreman. The property covers four acres, upon whioh is icostcd a never fail ing spring of pure water whioh is an india peesabie reqaisite to good beer. The oompsny manufacture 60,000 kegs of beer per annum, each empty keg cast ing $2 00. A large number cf these aro made on the spot, some of them from oak staves obtained from Mr. Pbillips, of Macon, who recently sold two car loads of Btaves to them H inohes thick at $60 per thousand feet. They are oompelled to bny many vessels, however, ready made, from Cincinnati. TWELVE THOUSAND CP THESE EEG3 are kept in oonstant motion, going and returning to be refilled for the numerous customers of the company. In the manufacture of their beer, fifty thousand bushels of barley are consumed per annum, and 175 pounds ot hop3 every day. The hops are packed in bales of 200 pounds each, and are worth* at present twelve cents per pound. The beer of the company is put up in bottles, barrels ned kegs and finds largo sale in Wilmington, N. C., Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston, Augusta, Savan nah, Macon, Columbus, Selma, Mont gomery, and other points. Good judges pronounce it a vary pure and superior article. The above com priseB what the writer saw and learned while groping candle in hand in the freez ing caverns of the Atlanta Brewery Com pany, which consumes twelve tons of ice per day, or. the entire product of one factory, ia cooling aad keeping cool the foaming liquid, which retails at five cents per glass. Had onr light gone cut it would have required the thread of Ariadne to enable us to emerge into day light again. Reader, do you ask whether the deponent tasted tho sparkling fluid whilst making hi3 explorations ? We answer frankly yes aud felt none the worse for it. It is tho abuse of God’s creatures that causes the harm in using them. Still, we wonld counsel all young men to touch not, handle not, taste not,,’ beer, wine, or any other stimulant if they wonld avoid danger aad establish a repu tation for sobriety. Vale. H. H. J. P. S. W0 have ju3t been reliably in formed of a desperate fight between the two murderers. Hill and Cor, who, strange to relate, it seems were confined in the earns cell in the jail. Oar informant EP.ya Hill was going on in his usual maudiin style concerning the frail crea ture he still owns as a wife, when Cox spoke of her on terms we cannot content to repeat. Tho result was that Hill immediately struck Cox, who promptly knocked him down, and being by far the more powerful man, succeeded in pun ishing him severely before tbe jailer ap peared upon the scene and separated them. Now this is a fair illustration of the baleful consequences of virtually repeal ing the deatR penalty in Georgia. If these condemned murderers had been un der sentence of death, they would have been better employed than seeking to re peat the crime which in each case is Etill unexpiated. Let the act be repealed. H. H. J. Battle spoke wi;h great freedom a speech redolent with humor aud rich in imsgina- tou. In the midst of his remarks Mr. Battle glided easily into verse, and the happy hits made on eaoh sad every member of tbe class brought forth the laughter and applause cf bis auditors. The history of the class was tbe next theme aud tho orator in whose hands the unwinding of the thread of tho post wa3 entrusted was Mr. B. R. Calhoun, of Montgomery county. His humor, though less shining than the speaker who prece ded him. was of a pleasant kind and his witticisms could not fail of their mark; The class was again led from its Fresh* man days through the trial of the inter mediate classes tothe^crowning triumphs of the occasion. Mr. P. A Jessup, the prophet of the clft6s, whose address came next, made a spatch full of originality and' striking points. His prophecies were very amus ing, and the futnre of each young Senior was presented in panoramic view before the audience. All of the speeches were indeed re markably good, and the exercises, which were witnessed by one of the meat culti vated of audiences, showed what can be done by the young graduates. The tree selected is an olive, and the etone a marble shaft about two feet m height resting on a granite base. On each side are inscribed the names of tho mem bers of the Senior Class. THE SANDERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THE CLASS TREE. Mercer University Commencement. The exercises of planting tho class tree by the senior class of 1879, yesterday at the College building, were novel and highly interesting. They are ths first of the kind, and so unique were they in conception and so admirable in execu tion, that' they won the oommend&tion of all who ware present, and Iwe hope tb9y will continue to form a part of the exercises of the oommencemsnt. Musio by the Mercer band, which is in admirable practice, opened tho pre gramme, and was followed by ft- meet eloquent prayer by Rev. Dr. Braatly. A feature introduced besidts the .class tree ceremonies, was the delivery of the diplomas to tho graduates, who were members of the literary societies. v- Mr. J. E. Harris, who was presidtskf of ths occasion, introduced to the audi ence Mr. K G. Browii, of Pulaski onrIa who in a few well chosen remarks spake, remarks. in a good voice in fcohalZ of the Cisara nians, delivered the society diplomas. Mr. Clifford Anderson, Jr., was nixj introduced, and in a forcible spcMfc gave to each Senior belonging to ths Phi Closing Exercises. Bat few who have not visited the de lightful little city of Sandersville can con ceive of the advancement it has attained in educational matters. The place, though not the site of a college or any very pretentious shrine of karning, fee- ters ono of thn Hncab academies to be found anywhere in this broad land. This institution has been in active and suc cessful operation for the past eight or ten years, eaoh year enlarging its influence and more widely disseminating tho bless ings of education. By its influence it has instilled in the community a love of learning and a consequent refinement whose effects in improving the general tone and culture of the place can hardly be calculated. The closing exercises o! the Sanderc- vitle High School aro what the college commencements are to our city, and yparly as the time draw3 nigh prepara tions for the coming event brgin to be made, end the population, when the time has arrivcd,.turn out e» masse to attend them. On Thursday and Friday last these exercises were held at tho school build ing in Sandersville. On Thursday morn ing the examinations took place for the less advanced classes, and the proficiency displayed, and tho readiness of tho an swers, showed the careful training that had been bestowed. In the evening, the exercises consisted of declamations, readings and recitations. The house was orowded to its fullest ca pacity, and tho exhibition admirable throughout. On Friday, howeVer, the interest cul minated. In the morning the house, which had been quite tastefully adorned with lengthened garlands of evergreen, con tained an audience of handsome proportions. The exercises were opened with the examination of clas es. The higher grades came in public review. Nobly did the members of the classes acquit themselves. On the eubjects of science, philosophy, mathe matics, and other branches they were minutely questioned, not in the superficial way, but in a manner which showed that tho design was not to pa rade the pupil, but to show the dili gence used by them. The privilege Uf questioning by the audience was also granted. At the close of the examination alter some elegant mu3io from the orchestra ef the sshool, under the skillful direction of Professor Galtenbarger, who is well known in this place, Rev, A. G. Hsy good, of Oxford, Fresidont of Emory Col lege, Was introduced, and for an honr and a half he oharmed his audience into tbe moBtperfeot attention. The address was scholarly, chaste, polished and eloquent, a nnmber of times eliciting the approval ofhis hearers in hearty applause. In it glowed many beautiful passages, and amid a luxuriance of illustrations were diamonds of tinth made brighter by the examples cited Dr. Haygood’a address was very felioitous both in style and tone, and thongh he read from manuscript, evoked lively applause, and the distinguished speak- reoeived at its dose the warm commendation of all. * In the afternoon a very pleasant n- tertaimrent the ohlliren’a concert took plaoe. The performers were all small with one or two exceptions. Some of them could just lisp the words they had loarned, bnt eveiy one of them did so nicely that all comparison and distinc tion passed away from sight. The final exercises were on Friday evening. The interest whioh seemed to increase with each exhibition reached its height. The hall was packed from en trance to entrance, from tho stage to tho remotest corners, many standing and a large number utterly usable to gain ad mittance, wero forced to remain out side. The exeroisea were embraced iu an ex tended programme, including declama tion, reading and mnsio. We wish time and spaoe permitted to make a special mention of each reader, speaker and stager, bat all did well. The uniform ex- eefier.es of tbe exhibition was a theme of remark. Daring the cveniag little Mamie Nona Gultenberger, about four years of ago, sang “Won’t yen tell mo why, Robin ?” in a manner whioh won the warmest ap- ilaue. At the close of the exercises Mr. J. H. j foMs, of Maoon, was introduced by Col. *Xmds, of gander wills and made a few fifiy rcbolats being ia atteediuee, n3 t only from Wa?hingtoa county, but f rcm adjoining counties. The musical department i 8 i n lhe charge of Professor F. A. Gottenberger who re woll known in Macon as a skilled musician. During the conm e n ceaent he was kindly a3-isted by Bertha Link, of this city. The Professor and all connected with are epoken of in the wanaqpf terms of commendation, and the school enj jys great popularity. Located in Sandersville, where it is thoroughly appreciated. -w e hope it wi!1 continue in the growth of success. Held toe Postage. A letter addressed to Mrs. St. Clair Hartman, Newcan, Georgia, ^ postage at the pcst-cffice. Cuunrr Taxes. The books ot the Tax R-ceiver, Mr. R. J. Anderson, will be closed after Tuesday next. That will be the last day and de linquents after that time will b* doubled taxed. Hied. We regret to. learn of the death of Lesley, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Armstrong, which oc curred yesterday evening. The little one had been ill for three months past. Tbe Heat. The heat of the weather c<in only be realized by contemplating the immt-nse pile of coal of Mansfield & Co., on tbe cld Court House Square. They are acting on the principle, in time of peace prepare for war. Memorial Hjniu. From the author, Dr. L. M. Hal), we have received a copy of the memorial hymn sang by him at the laying ef the corner etone of the soldiers’ monument in Rome, in May laat. It ia well gotten np and has a good deal of patriotic fervor about it. It is for sale by Messrs. J. W. Burke & Co. Appleton Hume Festival. On Wednesday evening next, a festi val for tho benefit of the Appleton Home will bo given in the handsome grounds of the residence of Dr. G. E. Sussdorf, on Johnson street. Tee entertainment will begin at half pis; seven o’clock. All of the friends of the institution are invited to be present. TltePlo Nona commrnccmeiit. We are requested to state that Messrs. Peter Lynch, of Atlanta, C. M. Patierson, of Alabama, Willie P. Dempsey, of Ma con, Frank Alcarez, of Ouba,>nd August tas Merkle, of Columbus, highly dis tinguished themselves duying tbe year by their application and conduct, but enter ed too late to compete for the honors. Trustees ot Mercer University. Among the trustees of Mercer Universi ty who have arrived and who will attend the commencement exeroisea now in progress, we note the following: Riv W. H. Davis, of Hepbzrbab, Rev. J. G. Ry- als, of Cartersvillc; Rev. George Kilpat rick, of Hephzibat; Judge J. T. Clarke, ofCathberl; Rev. M. B. Wharton, of At lanta; Rev. George R. McCall, of Hawk- insville; Captain Wingfield, of Greens boro; Hon. W. O. Toggle, of Li Grange; Ssv. A. B. Campbell, of Columbur; Rsv. G. A. Nunc ally, of Rome, and Rev. A, J. Beck, of Milledgeville. The Truestees held three meetings yesterday at the First Baptist Church and adjusted the Per.field matter. They will meet again on Monday morning. Pulpit Education.—Mr. J. H. 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