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MACON. GA-, JULY 20 -679
■■_Atco.iua"CB- *J.i 5*53 ana iJanner
bits: A vary mxFgaxnt typo of fever is
a Jj to be prevailing at Ifinety-elx, whhli, in
its patbologieal phenomena, vary much re
sembles the yellow fever.
—West Virginia to bappj In the discovery
cfanice mountain, not far from Bowles-
burg, in Preston county. Ice may be found
wedged between reeks and covered with more
all over the mountain.
—Ths Tallahatchie (Miss ) Sentinel eays
there to a very fatal disease—the name of
which it has not learned—raging in tho
eonthem poriisn of the country. It seems
to be contagious, and nearly every one who
haa it dies.
—Ihe Memphis Avalanche attributes the
bad sanitary condition of that city and the
repeated attacks of epidemic! to their wood
en pavements and bad sewerage. It says
what Memphis needs and must have to stone
pavement! and good sewerage.
—One of the most ingenious swUdies yet
attempted has recently been brought to
light in France, if ws may behave tho Paris
newspapers. Under the counters where
goods were weighed in email ebopa where
magneto which whan placed in position by a
movement of tbs foot attracted one of the
scales of the balaaoo—thi one on wh.cb
goods were placed.
Le Dec / ba Fc lp T-kzb —Prof. Tbos
Taylor, the mioroeeopUt of the Agricultural
Department, has been notified by Commie*
■loner LsDoo to quit tbs first of August.
This is tbs third man Prof. LeDuc has scal
ped in tho past few months. Taylor’s friends
urge him to stick, and make an leans with
DsDnc, who has, so far, bsen more suciess-
fol in decapitating Professors that extin
guishing potato bugs.
—The Dnko of Argyll, bstore sailing from
Hew York for Europe, Wednesday, dcclarod
to several friends that bo bad enjoyed his
tour very mnoh—that be bad learned a good
deal that ths Old World con'd not teach.
He furthermore said be wouid leave Ameri
ca with the happiest and brightest recollec
tions. Ths Dike txpltined toGen. diCes-
nola h's rcticencs to the press and poblio,
on the gronnd that as he to shortly to be en
gaged in active parliamentary work be did
not with to commit himtclf.
—ms xexas papers admit that the rush
of immigrants to their State to over, and
say they are not tony. The glowing pictures
drawn by railroad agents or tbo certain
wealth that awaited every comor attracted
thoutands of ehiftless people, who of course,
have found that itw&3 necessary to work
for a living in Texas, as well ae in other parts
of the conntry. Even the railroad compa
nies now see that immigrants of this sort are
woreelhan orators, and there is a general
disposition to ttriok a little moro closely to
the facts in immigration circulars and get
better people if fewer of them. .
—There is, says an exchange, a perfect
glnt of silver in New Orleans, and tho clerks
at the United Statos eub-treaenry aro over
ran with people who demand paper for their
coin. Silver to pouring in at the rate of
four or five thonsanl dollars almost every
day, ths vault is already Jammed foil and
still crowds of people present more. It is
not only the dollar of the daddios that the
appUcanto want to get rid of, tho greator
part of the ooin presented consists of halves,
quarters and dimes. Nobody seems to have
any theory to ascouirt for tho apparently
universal desiro to unload silver.
.WoSDzaruL Gaowrs or a City. —The first
settlement at Denver, Ooh, was made twenty
years ago, and it now boasts of thirty thou
sand inhabitant!, whilst its eragutno basi
nets men predict that its population will
soon reach 100,000 people. The region round
about has altered greatly. A short time
since it was bat a eandy plain, regarded as
sterile, and now, through irrigation, the
Whole Platte Valley to dotted with pleasant
faim-honses, and presents many rural
charms. Tbo town has not yet been made
bealthrol. Despite its elevation—near 4-
$30 feet—its lack of sewerage causes diph
theria to an alarming extent. It to said that
an enterprising Yankee’ staked it out in
1810, bat, disappointed in selling lots and
hearing of gold in the vicinity, disposed of
Denver to a vagabond Mexican for an old
watch and a young male, and rode off to
seek hto fortune.
—The Washington Poet tells the following
on Senator Lamar: ‘Sottld the negro popu
lation leave the State, could other labor be
procured?’
Yes, sir,’ ropliol Mr. Lamar, ‘Mtoetoelppi
would blossom like a rose.’
Ia order to show how sep trior white labor
would prove to colored, OoL Lamar said bo
bad a white man omployod on hto plantation
six month, and in that abort time he had
improved everything under bis charge. This
man had employed hto practical knowledge
of farming, and made improvements in th3
Crop and stock that negaoss would never
think of. Senator Lamar thorght that if
ths negroes were to ‘exodm’ in a body, each
valuable white laborers aa the one on hto
plantation would go Into ths State tooa’.tl-
tbe land,
—The Montgomery Advertiser of Taeeday
contains the following:
HoKTaoiaEr, Au,, July 21,1879.
Eos. J. w. Patios,
Mayor, Now Orleans;
Have yen any cClc'a! information of tbo
existence of yellow ftvir between Mobile
and New Orleans?
U. L. Moss, Mayo;.
Nxw Oclusxs, July 21.
21. L. Mcszs, Mayor.
It to rumored that then are fin cues of
yellow fever at Hairtoon Station, on Mobile
oiailrood. No official information.
J. W. Patiox, Mayor.
Mr. Till Offntt returned from tbo Seashore
Gamp Mooting yesterday morning. F.om
Urn wo learn that there was great rxeite
rn out at Biloxi and among tho excursionists
ou Sunday night in regard to ycUowfevor.
A report was circulated on the grounds at
an early hoar on Sunday night tbataisdy
had died in tho afternoon four miles from
tbo camp gronnd with the black vomit. Tho
Sheriff of the county In which tho camp
gronnd to titnated to reported as having In
formed the excursionists that yc-llow f6ver
wascatainly at Harrism Station, some four
miles distant from the gronndi. This re
port closed as tench commotion as if a
bomb-shell had teen thrown into their midst,
and the excursionists begin packing no to
getaw»y.
Mr. Offdtt tnd bis wife were fortunate
eaoagh to securo a sail boat to convey them
to Biloxi in time to reach the train for Mobile,
and they were thus enabled to reach hero
witboxt tranble. Had they waited a day
longer Ibe probability to they would have bad
to ran the gauntlet of a quarantine or remain*
ed several days at a quarantine elation, ae
the report to (bat Mobile declared quaran
tine against New Orleans yesterday.
Wo aro informed that all tbs o?ashore ex
cursionists from this city will have reached
home by this morning. Ae to the report of
tho existence of fever at Harrison’s elation,
nothing deilnito to known, beyond the fact
that three celebrated physicians from New
O.'loans were at once dispatched te the place
to invoUigata ths rumor and nuke an early
report. ,
CONSUMPTION CUBED.
An old pbyiician, retired from practice, har*
n* had placed in hit hand* by an Kait India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy (or the speed y and permanent cure for
Cnu-mption, Bronchi tin, Oaterrb. Asthma, and
all Throat and Lung AfTootions, alls a positive
MB radical cure for Nervous Debility ana all
N-jrvou* Complaints, after taring tested its
wond'-Ttul curative powers In thousands of cases,
!.s* Mt it his duty to msko is known to his
«•, T-rinz follows. Actuated by this motive and
a desire to relieve human suffering, l will send
‘|4 r rl.arre to all who desire it, this recipe,
directions fur pr*; ...
Memphis Affairs.
Some improvement was visible yester
day. Only five new cases were reported
and four deaths. This ia hopeful. The
change in the weather from parching
drouth to lively washing rains may yet
curb the progress of the disease and pro*
Tent a destructive epidemic. Let n3
hope and pray for such a result.
The Memphis city authorities yester
day were engaged in seleoting a plsco in
which to encamp that portion oE the
population unable to eeek a more distant
retreat
The two colored volunteer companies
who were eo U3tfal in preserving order
laet year have again com9 forward with
an offer to guard the city daring tho
absence of the people. These companies
deserve well of the conntry, and, we
doubt not, will discharge any trust re
posed in them with fidelity and honor.
TDe Breast-Plate Qaeston.
Upon a statement in General Dick Tay
lor’s recent work that the Federal sol
dier* upon certain occasions ware found
to be defensively accoutered with breast
plates, a good deal of umbrage Is taken
os if the fact were a reflection- on tho per
sonal value of the troops. This seems to
be very unreasonable. Up to a recent
period in the world's history defensive
armor waa part of the ordinary accoutre
ment of the eoldier, and throughout the
age of chivalry all Kaights and equire
fought behind their shields and clad in
complete euits of armor.
True, in the duello, a party putting on
defensive covering to give himself a se
cret advantage over his antagonist, is
considered to have compromised himself,
but the duel differs from the eombat of
ordinary warfare. It is governed by the
rules of honor. No strategy or advantage
in weapons, position or defense ia per-
missable; whereas the science of oidina*
ry warfare consists in seeking and using
all these advantages. If the Federal sol
dier* could havo been made shot and shell
proof, it would havo been gross neglect
a. a «Tc, BMont tflliivfl left them with
out all tho necessary paraphernalia; and
no one donbte that rh .ir Confederate an-
tegonis!* would i> vs followed suite on
the first opporti n «y,
TDe Nailing and Grant En
dorsement.
A bill has been introduced in the Geor
gia House of Bspresentatives for the re
lief of Messrs John T. Grant and Charles
T. Nutting from their suretyship on the
temporary bond of ex-Treaeurer John
Jones. Mr. Halsey, of Falton, who in
troduced it asked fora committee of nine
to investigate the affair. Mr. Harrison,
of Stewart, however, moved for it* refer
ence to the Finance Committee, the
usual course of proceednre, which was
done.
There is not tho shadow of a doubt
that these parties should be relieved from
their responsibilities in tho premises.
As ws have previously stated, the law re
quired the Treasurer to give bond within
thirty days for the proper discharge of
his duties.
But in the case trader review it was
found that an ugly interregnum would
intervene, amounting to a suspension of
the financial operations of the State,
pending th9 procurement of the necessa
ry bond which was expected to be ob
tained from parties residing at a dis
tance. Accordingly the expedient was
resorted to of a temporary bond which,
by every law of morals, precedent and
equity, ccaied to operate when the per
manent instrument had been made and
received.
After tho lapse of only thirteen days of
the prescribed limit of thirty, fixed by
the law, the permanent bond was duly
executed, delivered and accepted. Capt.
Grant told tho writer that he considered
this the end of his responsibility to the
State.
Not deeming it neceesary, ho did not,
however, take op the temporary bond as
he might have done, believiDg that it
was superseded by the superior and per
manent suretyship required by the State.
Any citizin, not a lawyer, would proba
bly havo aoted in the same way. The
State fully recognizes the existence and
binding force of the permanent bond, for
it has keen placed in suit. Bat the law
does not require or recognize two sepa
rate Treasurer’s bonds, benca the concln-
sion is irresistible that when thb perma
nent obligation was submitted and re
ceived, the temporary paper lapsed, and
wa3 fairly cancelled. We cannot doubt
that such will be tho decision of the
House. Common equity demands it.
Fanning tbe Macon Debt.
We do sinoerely trust that tbe compro
mise mentioned yesterday between the
advocates and opponents of the proposed
mcosnro to obtain a legislative enactment
giving tho city tho power to levy for
thirty years the small increase of only i
per cent, upon her present rate of taxa
tion, thereby freeing the corporation from
debt, will meet with the nnanimons en
dorsement of the community.
Under this arrangement,tbs sum raised
annually by taxation for the epecifio
liquidation of the new bonds covering
the old indebtodnees, will be under the
sole management and control of a body
of disinterested citizens wholly discon
nected with the municipal government.
Tce Mayor and Council will have no
poxoc whatever to toneb, or direct (his
fund into any other than tbe legitimate
channel prescribed by law. Nor will the
city authorities possess the right to sup
ply vacancies occurring by death or res
ignation in tbo Bond Commission, that
privilege under the abovo compromise,
having been occordod to the surviving
members of the Beard. This Board will
be composed of prudent, sagacious and
incorruptible men, who have no axes to
grind and no other interest than that of
the city to subserve. That they will
faithfully discharge tboir responsible do
les, there is not tbe least reason to donbt.
The prominent advantages arising
from the contemplated temporary change
of charter may be briefly stated es fol
lows:
1. The annual redaction and ileal ex
tinction of the city debt in thirty years.
9. The large notnal gain to tho corpora
lion by the diminished rate of interest
paid upon tho new bonds.
3. The heavy rednctioninthe grievous
and unpopular license ordinance, which
operates so unequally upon tax-payers.
This alone, it to estimated, will-mount
to about 320,000 per annum.
4. Tho enhanced credit and prestige
of the city abroad,
These are sub3tantial acquisitions, cer
tainly to be desired. If we reject them-
two alternatives only remain:
1. To repudiate just obligations, ard
thereby bring shame and disgrace upon
tho community; and
2. To pay ths debt forthwith, which
Happily, however, the new Constitution
stops in just here, and provides the very
method now sooght to be inaugurated, by
which there can be an honorable escape
after the lapse of a few yeara from all of
onr diffionlties. We regard tho bill to be
pressed before the Legislature for tbe
issue of new bonds at a low rate of inter
est with wbioh to retire, and re-fund the
cld, together with the oity’a on'stending
floating debt, S3 of the gravest import
ance to the honor and futnre prosperity
of Macop.
Repudiation should not even bo thought
of. We trust our immediate representa
tives at the capital will spare no pains to
preenre the passage of tho act at the ear
liest moment.
The Situation In Memphis.
An interview with a prominent citizen
of Memphis in the Courier Journal of
Monday states that there were at the
time about one hundred cases of yellow
fever in the city, generally of a mild
type and manageable. Only eleven had
died at the time of the statement—a mis
take, for the Appeal reckons sixteen.
The disorder did not seek the filthier
quarters of the city, but has appeared in
discriminately, entering the best houses
and attacking comfortable families. In-
deed, the filthiest and most squalid expo
sures seemed so far to esoape untouched
The sanitary condition of Memphis gener
ally is good, bnt there are not provisions
enough in town to last a week. There is
more need of .food than money. Tae
pinic is settling down into a condition of
gloomy desperation.
The Appeal of Sunday reviews the situ
ation at length and presents a terrible
pio'.areof prospective misfortune. All
the leading citizens are absent and none
are left able to counsel or provide. The
poor are loft without provision, the city
government has not a cent, end there is
no arrangement to protect property ex
posed to tho attacks of a starving and
desperate populace. Tho stock of grocer
ies is very low, all intercourse will soon
be cut off and already boats refaae to stop
at tbe wharf. Trade is killed for tho next
three months, and tbe ouly ohanoe is to
compel an evacuation of tho city as rap
idly and to ae great an extent as poesi-
bto.
Lobbying,
We see that a bill to define lobbying
and fixing the penalty,has been made the
special order in the Senate for Monday
next. If this could bo done it would go
far towards depopulating Atlanta. The
army of lobbyists during the session re
sembles the locusts of Egypt. Nearly
every man wanting an oifioe has bis or
ganized corps of friends, who buttonhole
the members and dog their steps wher
ever they move, Tae sameis true when*
ever any pet measure of a personal char
acter to on its passage.
But tho provision in the new constitu
tion prohibiting and punishing such prac
tices can-never be enforced. It is a mere
brulumfulmen, which baa tho effect at
least of putting the State on record ae
opposed to this reprehensible mode of
controlling legislation.
The men who da thto dirty woik are too
shrewd to be oiaght napping, and there
are a hundred ways of lobbying, which,
while equally potent and efficacious, osa-
not be made amenable to the statute
Still, we are ra favor of the most strin
gent low that can bo passed for tho pun
ishment of an offense whiob, more than
any other, warps tho true course of jos-
tioe. Let our Salons, then, pile on the
penalties against the professional lobby
tot It looks well and reads well in print,
if nothing more to accomplished.
A Singular Froposilion.
We see that one of the "assembled
wisdom’’ from the connty of Ware, most
probably a resident of Fioyd’s Island, in
the depths of the Okefenokce swamp, has
introduced a bill to abolish the office of
Stato School Commissioner. What nex*.?
We tremble for fear that all the judges,
preachers and teachers in the State will
also be guillotined by Ibis economical
law maker.
If there is one person in Georgia who
more than any other deserves to be
crowned-with laurel for his untiring, un
selfish and Herculean efforts to enlighten
and promote the best interests of hto
people, that man to Gustavos J. O.-r.
It is not too much to eay that bis office
could not be filial as efficiently by any
other citizsn in the Commonwealth. It
to he who has brought order out of ohaos,
and solved eucoessfally the prob
lem of free education ia Georgia.
It is ho who, rofnsing to use
dollar of the appropriation made for
the purpose, by the generons assistance
of the agent of the Peabody fund, has
visitoi almost every connty in the State,
addressed the people, upheld the banner
of education and temperance, advocated
the passage of a dog law to protect an
important branch of husbandry and add
to the public school fund of the common
wealth, and, in ebort, has labored in sea
son and oat of season for the ignorant
messes of Georgia.
That such a man in the zenith of his
usefulness should be turned out, would
famish another parallel to the banish
ment of Aristides who was ostracised
because an ignorant voter was tired of
hearing him called “Aristides the Just.’’
Mr. O.-r was the best scholar in the class
from which Senator Hill was graduated,
and never have we seen a more practical,
methodical and well balanced intellect
than he possesses. It may be added also
that a purer, more honest man does not
exist on earth. Wo trust car Were
connty friend will re consider that wofol
bill, which, if passed, would slaughter
this Representative Georgian anl renown
ed scientist and patriot.
TDe r Herman Doom.
Thrt Sherman ia a businass man will
be undeistood by the fact that every dai
ly paper a hundred miles this side of
Portlind, Maine, received on the 231 in
stant a pamphlet copy of the epeech de
livered on that day by “Hon. John Sher
man, of Ohio, on the financial and other
toBues of the times.” Thus the/ will all
be ready, without a cent of telegraphic
expense, for a general, connected and
sonorous Sherman boom over the speech
which shall reverberate from New
Hampshire to Tex is and the Pacific
shores.
Fever News.
Fifteen now esses, bnt only one death,
were reported in Memphis st noon yester
day. Two cases of fugitive Memphians
were aho reported at Louisville,
and we may reasonably look for
such esses all around, with the strong
hose that they will not Epread. No
quarantine can shield the outside world
against the victims of an infeotlon which
miy not disclose itself for days afte 1
leav : r
Our Law Makers.
Taken as a whole, the present Genera 1
Assembly to a conservative and Industri
one body. They have killed the prepos.
terons movement to abolish the Agricultu
ral Bor-au, and wo (rnst will reinstate
the Boh : ,f Health, and again put in mo
tion D.. Little’s Geologicsl Depart
ment.
Bat there are, as nsnal, some sorehoads
and malcontents in their ranks, and just
a slight spice of tho Independent ele
ment.
Ws are both surprised and pained at
the commnaieUion signed by several
members, which appeared in our paper
yesterday, charging the Speaker with
“allowing bills to be read which were sent
np privately by a page, and cot sent pub
licly from the introducer’* desk.” Mr.
Bacon promptly and explicitly denied the
charge, and hto statement was groeted
with applame.
Any one, howover, who has been pres
ent and a witness to the avalanche of lo-
cil bills which fly liks showers of paper
pellets in the direction of the Speaker’s
stand, when a call of the counties to go
ing on, would not be surprised If occa
sionally one was introduced out of the
regular way. Not that we believe, how
ever, that this has ever happened, as
Speaker Eicon is one of the most vigi
lant, as well as impartial officers that
ever presided over the Georgia House of
Bspresentatives. The facility with
which be dispatches business is amu
sing, and seldom indeed to there an
appeal from the decision of the chair.
The above remarks aro a simple act of
justice to one of Bibb’d immediate rep
resentatives^
Philadelphia Times ]
Adolph Sutro, who gave hto nzmo to the'
famsons Nevada tonnsi, and is a very rioh
man, lives in Virginia City, in that Stato of
mines. Recently one Mrs. Allen, a Wash
ington woman, appeared in Virginia Oity
and registered at the leading hotel, where
she waa spoken of *3 “the $33,000 widow.”
After dinner, one day last week, tho guests
at the hotel wore alarmed to hoar tbe
screams of women in the elegant spartmonts
occupied by Mrs. A. There was a general
rush thither. Mrs. En'ro, Adolph’s wife,
was found to to pnmmeltog Mrs. Allen over
the head with a champagne bottle. The
widow was rescued, and Mrs. Eutro, who
proc'aimed it to the crowd that she was a
much-aggrieved woman, turned her atten
tion to Adolph. Mis. Bntro to said to have
instituted proceedings for divorce.
As spiritoua liquors will injaro men,
i so opium or morphia will harmfully
:li d traction* fg prrwvrin*and u«ing, in 0 an bo dona onlv hj the ImmalSnn of a ■£ °P mm Or morphia will harmfully
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• '«(•W BcdKSB’v'y’ * ta£ wh,ch WOnld wel1 n,ffJ bankr °P t tt0 1 is the remedy for the baby. It is free
'in J ' ’ ’ people. frcmlopinm. Pries 25cents.
A Suspicious Case ol F«ver.
Every town, village and hamlet is now
getting to havo “a suspicions case of fe
ver, in Eoma respects resembling tbe
yellow peat.” Yes, let ns b9 sure that
every case of fever is suspicions, and
that there never was yet, and never will
be, a ossa which did not resemble yellow
fever in some respects.
The Zulus Whipped.— New3 from
South Africa rosohed London yeBteidiy
that Lord Chelmsford was attacked by
tho Zalns in force under their King,
Cetewayo, on the fourth of July, in suffi
cient numbers to surround tho British
army, which was drawn np in a hollow
sqoarc. After a sharp fight, the Zulus,
nnabla to stand the British firo, brokti
leaving 800 dead and wounded on the
field. They were pursued by tbe cavalry
and scattered, and all their kraals des
troyed, The war was considered ended.
A Newspaper ix Vineville —We
have before ns the first number of the
Vineville Times, published in manuscript
form, and edited by Masters Conn aud
Me era.
The boy3 gst off quite a number of
good things ia this fiist issue, and show
that they havo a very fair conception of
journalism.
The Times will be issued every other
day at five cents par copy or twenty-five
cents for two weeks. Subscriptions will
be received at this offico. Patronise the
young quill drivers.
Kivor and Roaa Quarantine.
The oity of Louisville having declared
quarantine, the Courier-Journal learns
what it means practioally in an interview
with ths prinoipal health officer as fol
lows:
“My Idea,” said tho doctor, "la that
tbs Mayor shall employ two efficient
physicians to assist mo. One of theso
physicians shall bs stationed upon the
Louisville and Nashville and Great South
ern Railroad, at a point botween this
city’s limits and the State line of Ten
nessee and Kentucky, whose duty it
shall be to board and inepect all trains
from tho South and see that they have
no passengers, freight, baggage or other
goods on board from the city of Memphis,
or any other infected point, for the city
of Inniaville.”
“Sappose, Dcotor.” inquired the repor
ter, “a sick man was found upon tho*
train, what would bo dono to him? - ’
“He would either be taken to tbe yel
low fever hospital or be allowed to go
farther on. It would be left to him to
determine that question.”
“Will anyone be allowed to enter
Louisville from Mempbit?’’
“Oh, yes. Anybody whom tho exam
ining officer is satisfied is not infected
with tho disease will be at perfect liberty
to come to Louisville.”
"Can he bring hie baggage with him
in that event f”
“Not by any means, until it has been
thoroughly disinfected, and my idea is
that any such baggage can be taken to a
room in tbo old Government hospital,
prepared for thoc purpose, and disinfect
ed.”
“Yon eay one phrsician shall work
upon tbe railroad. What will the sec>
ond do ?”
"The second shall be stationed npon
tbe Ohio river, at a point net farther
down than Owensbcro; and it shall ba
hto duty to inspect all steamboats from
Memphis or other infected points. Sick
persons shall be treated in preoisely tho
same manner as mentioned in connection
with tho railroad ”
"Sappose the disease is found npon a
boat will that bo it be allowed to land at
LouisvilU?”
“No, sir. It can anchor in the river
here, bnt will not by any means be al
lowed to land until thoroughly dbiafeo-
ted.”
“What is your candid opinion of quar
antine, anyhow. Doctor; esn it bo made
thoroughly effective without the cessa
tion of railroads?”
"I think it con be male effeotive in
Louisville.’’
The Grant and Nutting Bond.
The Atlanta Gazette of lest Sunday has
the following =
To the Legislature: We have a few
words of soberness and trath tot the Leg
islature. What we write Is of onr own
volition, without the knowledge of a hu
man being bnt the writer, in the interest
of no man or set of men, solely for the
honor of Georgia and her good name.
In a few days the Legislature will
have to pass upon the bill relieving
Messrs. Grant and Nutting from liability
in the matter of Colonel Jack Jones'
bond. It will fix an indelible stain on
Georgia’s escutcheon if tbe Stato at
tempts to strip these men in their old age
of aU their hard-earned means. We ask
a consideration of these points:
Mr. Balow Campbell bwears that on
the day this temporary bond was made
he was sitting a3 Secretary in the ante
room; that Grant and Nutting came in
and stated that they had come to make a
temporary bond, as Governor Smith was
anxious to have Mr. Jones take hold, ntd
he wa3 not ready to make hto regular
bond, hto bondsmen not being in the city.
Mr. W. H. Patterson, Gen. W.S. Holt,
Col. W. B. Johnston, Mr. W. D. Grant,
all swear that within two days after the
bend was made. Col. Grant and Mr, Nat-
ting in special terms told them that the
bond was a temporary one, and would bo
replaced with tho regular bond in a few
days.
Mr. W. W, Clayton swears that Col.
Jones told him, just after the election,
that he had made a temporary bond on-
ill his regular bondsmen could reaoh the
city.
The proof shows that the filing of the
i temporary bond, on the 11th of January,
did not dslay the making of the regular
bond. Mr. Jones hurried up his friends,
and on the 221 of January, just eleven
days after the temporary bond, the reg
alar bond was filed.
Governor Smith appeared and accept
ed thto bond, on the 231 of January, just
elevea days after he had taken the tern
porary bond. When he offered this bond
it relieved tho other bind, by every
equity on earth.
If there hod been any default before
the date of tbe regular bond, the tem
porary bonds men might have been held
liable. There was no each default.
It may be asked why the jary did not
decide thto way. It to answered because
the Judge ruled the testimony out, refer-
rine the matter to the Legislature. The
jury has testified to a man, in writing,
teat if this testimony bad been admitted,
they would have found a verdict reliev
ing theRe temporary sureties from all
liability, and they ask the Legislature to
do eo. Thto was the best and strongest
jury every impanelled in Fulton county.
We address no argument to these facts.
They make the argument themselves. It
is inevitable, conclusive, imperative. We
do not see how any Legislator can hesi
tate for one instant, in so plain a matter
-of honesty and justice. We think that
no matter more closely involving the
honor of Georgia and her honesty was
ever before the Legislature.
No opium, no morphia, or ether dan
gerous drag is contains!! in Dr. Bull’s
Baby Syrup for the relief of oolic. Price
25 pants.
How Proud She ?s.
Houston (Texas) Democrat]
Atlanta hss a Hi Kimball house and a bran
new cotton mill. It to thongbt she will soar
to the o'her heights soon. Bhe to as proud
as a Texin boy with his first pair of rod
topped boots, and that ia as strong as any
th eg in tbo language.
No Comparison,
Conner-Journal)
Hayes has again maddens 1 tbe Stalwarts
by appointing seme ex-Confederatce to as
sist in the preparation of ths Confederate
ercbioiea at Washington for publication.
TheS’e eay the ex-Ounfoderatea will steel
ths pspere. Hardly; bat if these gentle
men do steel a letter or two, how will it
compare wi'h ths theft of millions of dol
lars from tho Treasury by Republicans of
capacious pocket ?
X RutrgU JoDe on tDo Tar key
cock.
Philadelphia Timas )
They aro telling of a lou^h joke played
cn My Lord ttoscoo a few days before he
left Washington. It was at a dinner given
by the New York noodle, when be suggested
that every miu of the party thould write on
a slip of paper tbe name of the probable Ee-
pnbiiora candidate if Grant were out of the
w*y; Wit characteristic modesty Lord Boa-
coa refrained f/om writing. The ltot in
cluded everybody's name bnt Lord Boeoce’s.
The Oltl Bfnn and the i’encsyl-
YAutu Democrats.
Interview with one in N. Y. Tribune j
“ Our party believes that Mr. Tilden was
elected in 187 ’, ana we think many Repub
licans are cf tbe eame opinion. This belief
to a positive foros in our favor of great im
portance if we renominate h m. In oiao we
drop him, wo give np that fores and lay our
selves open to the cuarge of hypocrany; for
our adversaries will eay that we hid no faith
ia oar claim that Lewis rightfully elected
before. Thus, you tee, tbe logic of tbo po
sition we havo been taking sines 1877 re
quires us to give Mr. TUdja another obance
to bo Preaident.”
Personal.—^We had a pleasant exit
Imt evening from Mr. Richard Orme, tbo
editor of the Savannah Recorder. Mr.
Orme is taking a short respite from his
labors aud was on hto way to Atlanta to
visit a relative and view the assembled
wisdom of the State. He reports the
health of Savannah excellent, and thinks
that tho sanitary condition of tho city
to such that there can bs no reasonable
fears of another visit from “Yellow
Jack.”
God grant that his prognostications
may provo correct.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY IN
OPSLIKA.
Three Men in Deadly Combat.
The news cf the fatal rencounter
in Opelika, Alabama, wa3 spread
before onr readers in the tele
grams of yesterday. The particulars of
the desperate affair we find in tho
columns of the JSnquirer. Mr. Grasty
was for many years a railroader of abili
ty. He was at the time of the encoun
ter traveling for Messrs. Flash, Lewis &
Co., of New Orleans. He is one of the
best known men in tho South and has
many friends in Macon who do not find
it easy to believe ill of him. He was in
this city about two months sinco.
Opelika, Alabama, has been the a sene
of intec3a excitement for the past two
days. Tbe cause first was a serious
shooting affray, and that h3d hardly sub
sided eie tbe report of yellow fever being
in their midst revived it.
Tho shooting affray occurred about 8
o’clock Monday evening between Mr.
Samuel G. Grasty, a commercial traveler
of New Orleans, and Mr. J. A. Reid and
bis son Sam.
Tbe most reliable information is that
the Messrs. Reid entered Mrs. Bledg6’s
boarding bonso, where Grasty was stop
ping. The father, Mr. J. A. Reid, wa3
talking with G., when Sam Raid appeared
at the door with a knife in his hand.
Graity told Sam not to come in, but he
did so, and the fight began. Grasty waa
knocked’to the floor by a blow from a
stick in tho hands of Read, Sr., who then
sat on and began beating him. The son
ran up and cat Grasty on the hand and
arm with a knife. Grasty then drew a
pistol and shot Raid, Sr., in the abdomen.
Sam ran towards the door, and was shot
in the bead, the ball entering behind the
right ear and coming oat just below tho
left temple.
All the parlies reoeived mediosl alien-
tention immediately.
Mr. J. A. Reid died at one o’clock yes
terday from the effects of his wound.
Ssm Raid, though dangerously wounded
may possibly recover.
Mr. Grasty was badly bruised about the
head, and received several outs on bis
hands and arm, none of which are serf
ons.
The pistol u-:ed by Mr. Grasty was one
owned by lire. Sledge, his landlady.
She bad given it to him to fire off, and
re-load, oa it had been loaded for seme
time.
It is stated the attack of Messrs. Reid
wss in consequence of alleged improper
intimacy of Grasty with Miss Reid,
daughter and sister of the assailants. It
is also stated that while in conversation
with the elder Reid, and just prior to the
difficulty, Grasty received a note from
Miea Reid, telling him to retire to his
room directly after supper, lock his door
and don’t have any difficulty with pepa
and Sam.
Mr. Grasty is under street, tbe deputy
sheriff cf Lee county guarding him in his
room.
flow to Nettle It.
Oourier-Joumri.)
Ths Cabinet had a little discussion about
Alaska the other day, and one letter was read
from tbe commander of tb9 msn-cf-wsr
Jamestown, who stated that the trouble
with ihe Indians generally originated in their
inordinate me of‘‘boatohenoo," tbo native
whisky, made of molasses and some otber
ingredients. Alaska should have a territo
rial government, with Z- Olundler st ths
bead of it, and it would then be very certain
that there would be precions little “ hootch-
enco” left for the Alaska Indians Z O.
tako3 bis fire-water very strong, and hootch
onoo to as strong as lye.
Sir. Davis’ Lcgary iu Danger.
N. Y. Times. J
Mr. 8. Peroy Bills, the brother of Mrs.
Sirsh A. Dorsey, who bequeathed by will
all ter property to Jtfferson Davis, to a resi
dent of Y053 Lif.ijotte avenue, Brooklyn.
Mr. B its stye Mrs Sarah A. Dorsey was
bora at Wcodl&wn, Feb. 17, 1829, and not
in Natchez, tbe city resideno » of her parents.
She was tbe eldest of four children, two only
of whom aro new diva—Mr. 8. Percy sad
hto sister Inez. Their brother, Thomas Ls
Bocbo, died a soldier in the Confederate sor-
vioe. Gen. Gb&s. G. Dsblgrccn, of tho Con
federate eenics, a brother of tbe Union ad
miral of ths astro name, married their moth
er some yoirs after tbe death of their fath
er, and minsgod tbeir cxtocBlve estates and
plantations Iu 1851 Miss Sarah Bills mar
ried a eon of Justin Dorsey, of Maiytond.
This gentleman died in 1875. Hto widow
then took np her residence at Beauvoir, on
tbo gulf, a f»w miles from Mississippi City.
For two years tbo ex-President of tbe Con
federacy had been a guest at this pl&co.
The propsrly convfyed to Mr. Davis consists,
besides ready money and largo tracts of un
cultivated lands in that 8tato and Kansas,
of Bsar.vci: Elk Bidge plantation andEUto-
ten plantation, Tessas parish. La. It to es-
tima ed to be worth over $230,COO. A elicit
timosgoMrs. Dorsey visited her brothers.
She was an enthusiast on tbe snbjoct cf
Southern independence, and look'd upon
Jtfferson Davis as tho iftsn who would yot
work woxdera for it She believed that
nothin; could rtwird him for his “great
work.” Mr. Elite, while aware of this deep
est enthusiasm for Jtfferson Davis, did not
think that she would go so far to prove her
zeal as to gtoe up to him all her wealth,
when it was known that her hutbacj had
expressed a deeiro that the son and daugh
ter of her brother Persy should have assur
ed to them an incomo. Tbe reporter learn
ed Thursday from a trustworthy scores that
Mrs, Dorsey’s will to to be contorted.
Still Piling Up Crow.
Charleston News and dourer.)
Mr. Tilden, while ths Electoral Commis
sion was in sesilon. told the writer of this
that be did not oppose the Electoral Com
mission project, because “our ftieads in
Washington who are ou the spot know host
what to do.” Ho bad not the courage to
avow bis convictions, and Allowed everybody
to boUeve that he was in favor of the mods
of settlement that, tn tbe absence of advice
from him, was azreei npon- Mr Tilden
skulked In his handsome rooms in Grameicy
Fa>k while his friends did the fl lit : ng for
him. They were boiten, and now hj tells
them that they ought to havo known better.
If he was “ wisest among his political com-
paniors,” why d d ho not give ts thorn, to
the people who elected him, the benefit uf
his wisdom ? Tho mors doeety bis conduct
to scrutinized, the more iccsnscquentiil and
wtoby-wasby it appears.
HEjlth or New Oblxats.—Oa yesterday
Says ths Mobile Advertiser, Mayor Moses
sent a telegram to tho Mayor or New Orietn 8
asking if the quarantine against Memphi”
had b:ea re-established by New Orleans, and
Inquiring a3 to thg health of that city. Ho
received the following in response:
New Obleaks, July 19.
Hon. M. L Moses, Miyor, &3:
Quarantine a;&inat Memphis re-establish
ed. New Orleans to perfectly healthy.
Alfoid H. Isaacssx,
Mayo; ad interim.
YELLUW FEVER* IN OFELIKA
Two Sporadic Gases—No Danger of a
Spread et the Disease.
Some little, and wo regard it unneces
sary, anxiety was caused in the oity by
tbe report that there waa yellow .fever in
Opelika, Alabama. There have been bnt
two cases in that piece., and both of these
were Imported from Memphis.
From the Cslamba3 Enquirer-Sun or
yesterday, wo gather the following ia re
gard to Ihe cases. The lady ia question
refugecd in Opelika last year from Mem
phis. The facts contained in the follow.
iDg were confirmed by parties who arriv
ed on tbe evening train from Colambue
yesterday. It was reported by them that
the last case was dying when the train
toft Opeliks.
The oases of yellow fever were from
Memphis. Oa Friday Mrs. Fitchet and
ehild arrived in Opelika from Memphis,
Tennessee. Mrs. F. is a daughter of
Mrs. Bsne, of Opelika, and stopped with
her. Both mother and child were taken
sick soon after arriving. On yesterday
the attending physicians, Drr. Barnett
and Emory, pronounced the diecase to
be yellow fever, the patients having tho
black vomit. This created considerable
commotion, end somo of tbe citizens left
immediately. Quiet wa3 restored by an
announcement of tho physicians that
thero was no danger of the disease
spreading. s’
The child died yesterday morning and
was interred immediately.
The mother, it wa3 thought, could not
liv?.
Mr. Fitohet, who is in Memphis, was
telegraphed for aa soon S3 the disease was
discovered to be yellow fever.
Opelika i3 situsted in a healthy looali-
tp, to high and dry, and no fear of an ep
idemic is felt by any. The oity to in a
cleanly oonditien, and the physicians all
agree that there is no need of apprehen
sion of a spread of the disease.
Yesterday soon after tbe news cf the
two cases firsbed over the wires, a tele
gram was reoeived from Montgomery,
Alabama, saying that city would quaran
tine sgainst Opelika. Several passengers
who had purchased tickets to that point
had their money refunded by the agent.
Faoir Dn. S. J. Belt, Baltisi sex, Md,
I have prescribed Coldsn’i Liebig’s Li
quid Extract of-Beef and Tonic Invigor-
ator, and cheerfully state that it has met
my moat sanguine expectations, giving to
patients tong enfeebled by chronic dis
eases, debility, weakness, loss of appe
tite and indigestion, the needed nutrition
and nerve food. Sold by Jno. Ingalls,
Macon.
Starving to DcatD,
Thousands of men and women are
starving themselves to death. They daro
not eat or drink this or that, fearing it
will increase their flesb. Life depends
npon continuous self-denial. The only
safe ond reliable remedy for thto ternble
condition to Allan’s Anti-Fat. It is
wholly vegetable and perfectly harmless.
Its use insures a reduction of from two
to five pounds per week. Sold by drng-
giits.
Buftalo, N, Y., June 13tb, 1878.
To the Proprietors of Allan's Anti Fat:
Gbntlbhzx—The following report to
from the lady who used Allan’s Ami-Fat:
“It (tho Anti-Fat) bad tbs desiredeifeot,
reducing the fat from two to five pounds
a week, until I hsd lost twenty-five
pounds. I hope cover to regain what I
have lost.” Youre respectfully,
Powell & Plimpton,
Wholesale Drnggistr.
A Very Dismal Note.
Boston Advertiser, Radical.)
Many of the prominent Bepubli-an toad-
erg of Maine do not count coeH Jently upon
electing th6ir candidate for governor by the
people At the teat they expect to carry the
legislature, and to choose Mr. Davis la that
way, while they entertain some hope cf giv-
irg him a popular majority. As for a fall
reversal of tho result of last September,
and a restoration of the politic il titualieu
to what it was in and before 1877, there are
very few intelligent observers who da sot,
abandon the idea utterly.” •
—King Humbert of Italy, according to tho
London Truth, ‘has a foot in the grave. Hto
spine is due&sod and he spits bioed. The
physioians attending him presotibs the eufi
air of Madeira. Tee probibio regent in hto
absonco will b3 tho Prince of Carignsn, hla
Cousin.’
Death of Hr, Council B. Wright.
The friend! of Mr. Counoil B. Wright
will regret to le&rn of his death, which
occurred at Asheville, North Osrolina, at
half-past ten o’olook on Taasday night.
Mr. Wright has bsen a great sufferer.
Hto disease was that most insidious of all
complaints, consumption. For the past
five or six years he has beea a constant
sufferer. Through all, however, to with
in six moathB of his death hopes were
entertained of hto reoovery. Then, how
ever, the ravages of disease were too
plainly marked, and it was
evident tbit the end was hat
a question of time. Seme weeks since he
went to Asheville, in the Western pate of
North Carolina, hoping the high aud dry
air of that region would bring relief and
and partially restore him.
Mr. Wright was known in thto com
munity aa an upright and reliable busi
ness man, and he had many warm, per
sonal friends.
He waa a native of North Carolina and
wae born in Gsldsboro, in that State, in
1845. Thongh young in years he enter
ed the Confederate army and held the
rank of Sergeant Major of the 50;h North
Carolina Rrgiment. It wa3 daring tho
war he acquired hto profession. At tbe
close of the war he and his brother, Dr.
F. H. Wright, moved to Macon, and both
have been residents ever since.
Hie'remains left Asheville on Wednes
day and will reach Macon to-morrow
morning by the Atlanta train.
Joyand happiness has been brought
to the hearts of mothers, and the bloom
of health restored to the cheeks of many
little darlings, by Dr. Moffett’s Teethina
(Teething Powders.)
iNew Business ileuses.
The number of new stores being and
to be erected In the oity is very encour
aging indeed, and EDeaks well for the
progressive spirit which is being mani
fested by our business men. Beside those
previously enumerated it may ba men
tloned that Mr. W. A. Crutchfield hss
broken dirt for a substantial and com
plete two-s'.ory brick store at tho oerner
of Seoond and Poplar streets, to be com
pleted by fall. The lower story to to be
famished for a store for any nse, and the
upper story handsomely fitted np for cot
ton offioes.
At tbe corner of the same streets diag
onally across, Mr. George 1. Harris with
commendable enterprise to arranging for
the ereotion of a two story store. It will
occupy the corner now taken np by
Campbell & Jones’ warehouse. The first
floor to to ba furnished in first class stile
for a business house, and tho np stairs
erranged in the be3t manner for cotton
offices.
The new building of Messra. Nnssbanm
& Dannenberg continues to rise in its
magnificent proportions and. will soon
bs ono of tbe ornaments of the oity.
Thus Macon keeps her steady march of
improvement. Ererystep she takes is
in thu right direction and every season
finds her farther on the road of commer
cial importance and prosperity.
Necessary at every Cotton Gin. A five
Ton Wagon Scales for ?50, freight paid;
sold on trial. Address
Joses of Binghamton,
Binghamton, N. Y.
Married nenr Slenticello.
Yesterday near Monticello, in Jasper
oonnty, Mr. Herbert C. Hill, formerly
of onr o , wss married to Miss Lizzie
Pope, of Jasper county. The happy
couple, attended by several friends, left
by private conveyance to Covington, and
from thence to Atlanta and Catoosa
Springs, to spend a few weeks.
The ceremony was performed at tho
residence of the bride’s father, abont
two miles from Moctiosllo, at 9 o’clock
yesterday morning, and waa witnessed by
a few relatives and very intimate friends.
Miss Popsia the daughter of Mr. John
Pope, a leading citizen of Jasper connty,
and to one of the loveliest yonog ladies
in that portion of the State.
Mr. Hill is the son of the late Judge
Barnard Hill, and is popnlar with all of
his friends, and cultivated, both in mind
and manner. The beat wishes of a host
of friends follow the yonng oonple to
speed them on the journey of life.
A State Gun Clnb.
The Colnmbns Gan Club has taken the
initiative in the formation of a State Gan
Club, of whioh every Gan Clnb in the
State can become members by ths pay
ment of an initiation and forwarding to
the Colnmbns Club a roll of ita members.
The advantages of suoh an organization
are Bet forth in the oircolar addressed to
the Clnbs of the State.
Combining under one head organi
zation will enable the sportsmen of the
State to wield an influence in shaping
the game laws of tho State, which they
would not otherwise enjoy. It will also
more firmly establish the local Clubs.
From time to time there would eteo be
matches to dstermine the championship
of the State, which would doubtless be
very pleasant. The Maoon Clnb have the
proposition now nader consideration, and
will soen determine whether they will
join in tho movement or not.
The Byron Barbecue.
Yesterday at Byron a grand barbacue
took place. Thera was a gathering to
gether of tho ciaa3 of tho surrounding
neighborhood and a day of general en
joyment spent. There were about a-
thonsand people present. Our tallented
young townman Mr. R. W. Pattereon
had been invited to speak and charmed
hto audience in a speech of appropriate
length on the subject “Lsyalty to the
Land.*’
Col. Thomas Hardeman entertained
with one of those practical speeches for
which ho to famous fixing tho guerde-
oa for fninro agricultural prosperity in a
declaration of independence against mod
ern notions of draft security, mortgages,
liens and bank extorsions, and particu
larly favoring the restoration of confi
dence between man and man.
A pleasant ehower waa followed by the
dinner and everybody went off highly
satisfied with ono of the beat arranged,
well carried out and successful barbecues
that has ever been given about Byron.
Tbe World’s Charily,
We give thto salient, trnthfal poem to
our readers with no other preface than
that of the author, which to os foliowp
The author of these lines.in presenting
them for publication, freely realiz-sthe
fact that they may poraesa ‘ more truth
than poetry.” Tfcey are respectfully in,
scribed to the man who buys chantv
cheap and sell! it oat at a bargain. Wa
wish our realeis to understand That there
to nothing ia thto intended to be personal
and if (as it has been said) it seems too
much so, maybe "it is the trath that
hurts.” If this be so; then we can tUtd
the bad poetry in hops that it may a-,
complish come good. *
So much to regret,
Not known to us je*.
And much that has troubled uj -o-
Of rich men and rare, *
Accumulating by care.
Regardless ot where they will go.
Without even thriMsr* *
Or by cheating their friends at the
Who say raehlongpnyen
With some little airs,
Aud’tis very well too, in beginnhnn
But sanctified groans '
That rattlo ono’s boner.
Don’t answer f.r til of their sinning.
Charity to weak,
It none, so to speak.
Particularly when given for show;
Or hearts like a stone.
That will not given boce,
To a beggar that comes to the door.
Whose eyei, like rockets.
Will start in their eoekete.
When cuffed on to give to th-poor;
Bnt let ns not prate.
Of their probable fate, •
When their earthly pilgrimage ia o’er.
Counterfeit and fraud.
It will not par ths Lord,
And this will be tendered by many;
Bnt when it's too late,
Bewailing their fate.
Will help them but little, if any.
Deplorable fate,
Uncovered too late.
That these earthly possessions are vain;
’Twere better to lose,
Than of trays to choose,
An unscrupulous standard oi gain.
Tar better, we sty,
To lets every day,
Every secular day in the seven:
Thin find oat at last,
Opportunity’* past.
For laying np treasures in heaven.
Advantage in trade
Nccesiitv haa mad?*
May bo orthodox honesty at schoo’;
But for plty'a take.
Do not let us make,
A miserably inflexible rule.
Mon in the atresf.
Very often compete.
With measured forbearance and care;
The things they enjoy,
Though they sometimes annoy,
And take them the devil knows where.
Commendable zeal.
That people don't steal,
A virtue they’ve doubtless been taught;
But then if they would.
Or wished that they could,
’Tis as bad then, as il they were caught.
If sslyatim’s free.
Asthet’d have il be.
It would really be easy to die;
And if a little late.
At St. Veter’, gate.
How easy it would bs to slip bv.
Macon, Oa, July 187*. Wl8WlO.
Dxclxsib.—We have reoeived an anon
ymous communication upon the Nutting-
Grant endorsement of Treasurer Jones’
temporary bond. When will oenespon-
dents learn that a responsible name must
aecempany every article seat to this of
fice for pnblioatiot?
urea ot appop"xt.
This morning about half past one Mr.
M. L. Btnswanger, proprietor of the
Dinswanger House, died suddenly of ap-
popltxj at hto house on Cherry street. ,
How tbs Parsou Broke tbe
fiabbath.
Os the grave of Parson Will'ams
The gr&ea is brown and bleached,
It is more than fifty winters
Since he lived and langhtd and preache L
Bnt hto memory in Now England
No Winter snows can kill;
Of Lis goodness anl ha drolinoss
Ocuntlees legends linger arill-
And among there treasured legaoda
I hold this one a boon,
How he got in Deacon Crosby’s hay
On a Sunday afternoon.
He wss midway ia a eo. men,
Most orthodox, on grace.
When a sound of distant thunder
Broke the quiet of the placa.
Now the meadow of the Crosby e
Lay fall within his sight.
As he glincrd from oat the windsw
Which stood npon his right.
And the green and fragrant hayeseks,
By acres there did stand;
Not a meadow like the Deacon’s
Far or near in all the tend.
Quick ml load the claps of thunder
Went rolling through the ikies
And the Parson saw his Deacon
Looking onl with anxious eyes.
“ Now, my brethren,” called the Partoo,
And esTed with might aud main,
“ We must get in Broiher Croeby’a hsy,
’Xte onr daty now most plain!”
And he shut the great red Bible,
And he tossed bis sermon down,
Not a min could run more swiftly
Than the Parson in that town.
And he ran now to tho me&dovr,
With all his strength and speed;
And the corgregation followed,
All bewildered iu his lead.;
With a wi’l they worked and shouted,
And cleared the fields apace;
And tho Parson lead the singing,
TThile the sweat rolled down his facJ.
And it thundered fiercer, louder;
And dark grew east and west;
But the hay wss under cover.
And the Parson had worked beat.-
Ard again in pew and pulpit
Their places took composed;
And ths Parson preached his sermon
To “ fifteenthiy," where it closed.
(N. H, in the N. Y Independent.
Pi scon Shooting.
Yesterday at ths Park several gentle
men bad a little practice at shooting pig*
eons from a trap. Thero were five marks
men, and each shot at sixteen birds at
twenty-one yards rise, and with eighty
yards 03 bounds, with the redSlt3 as fol*
low3:
G. B. Turpin, 11.
J.F. Hinson, 8.
J. W. Lockett, 6.
B- C. Smith, 6.
J. G. Roan, 11.
A number of birds were brought down
by outaido skirmishers scattered about
the grounds after they had passed beyond
bounds. Mr. B. C. Smith in making ons
of hto shots accidentally peppered Henry
Griffin, colored, in the lower extremities.
The colored niaawas within bounds, en
deavoring to scare up a reluctant bird.
He wa3 ctly slightly hurt.
A Serious and. Perhaps Fatal Acd
denr.
Yesterday, cn the place of Captain E.
E. Faik, nine miles from tho city, & r *
Johnston Higginston, an employe on tho
place and an excellent young man about
eighteen years of age, accidentally ehot
himself in the body while mounting
a mule. It to supposed the hammer
oaught in the harness on the mnle. He is
thought to te fatally ihst. Csptain TR*
went out to the placa last evening on
hearing cf the accident.
To tbe Indian Spriest*-
The Indian Springs excursion idea t- 3
been very favorably received, and a 1 » r S 0
crowd of Maconites have already con
cluded to go. Savannah will send up a
good delegation and some of her
people. Scuthwest Goorgia will respond
with a good delegitioa,eo that all sections
of Middle and Southern Georgia will t fl
represented. The proprietors of the
hotels at tbe Springs are making crita
arrangements, and five hundred visitors
will just fill them up comfortably. Th e y
will also arrange for a series cf social
entertainments, which will give an al
most reaadcss rcuud of f.slivities
heir guests.