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DAILY.
.IrtMars per annum.
’ !Vn i„iiiirs for six months.
f , in and fifty cents for three months.
1 “ | l#r (or four months.
WEEKLY.
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’ "i. i iar and fifty cent* for six months.
■ nae for four months.
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J EPNESDAY OCT. 2f*, 1808.
Mil IIIKR' LMH ciu l»o.
■ ( ,l Walter H. Mitchell, of this place,
resent connected with that well known
' , lina h house of N. A. Hardee’s Soil &
uid who has just returned from a trip
ilahaina, gives us an account of a yield
, otU)U „n tive acres of laud in Bullock
> v near Union Springs, that deserves
. nit ion. The land was prepared by
trough plowing, to the depth of tifteen
enricheil by the application of
| Ullt lg—500 pounds to the acre—of
xiure of Peruvian Guano and Phos
te _ au d worked at least, once a week
jjj’n system of planting was adopted,
I the yield was fifteen bales of clean,
Iful cotton, of tine quality, each bale
weighing 500 pounds.
vv> have heard of a similar yield in the
-hborliood of Athens, aud on land
much poorer. . .
We may talk ourselves lioarse, in m
ng emigration, and putting on paper
’ , great advantages of our country, hut
l ( f a cis as these are, aud will prove
"re persuasive than it all. If Northern
I Western farmers would come down
, ,earid see for themselves, we’ll guaran
is, a very short time their conversion
' mi all errors of belief, in “oatraciemand
security of life and property,” etc A
man can afford to laugh at such things
«h, n making three bales of cotton to the
acre.
~ i*, isam County Fair.—The Putnam
Iwlticla came off last week, was as suc
its most sanguine friends anticipated.
I, uilvertised to open on Wednesday, but
/ in a heavy fall of rain, the day was spent in
■ifnrmal pn-paratious, and the Fair did not regu
„ , .-,,111111, n, . until Thursday, it opened with a
■Usidav of plantation productions, iinprove
i„, i,i- of .igr'u'ttlturi-, ineclianles, carriages, hug
ivi,L r "ii>. ami stock of all kinds. There were
hi fin, , n liundred people in attendance. Up
Friday night the rm-ipts at the gate amounted
■ , cii-veri hundred dollars. Friday was spent in
\hihitioti of stock in the ring, and the award
s premiums by the Judges.
Friiluv night a brilliant hull was given by the
i.ilion, at the Katontbn Hotel, which was at
:i very large crowd, notwithstanding the
price was $5.
Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, the award
miiimstook place, and at 1 o’clock the Fair
v a Tournament, with tlic award of SSO to
imstsuceessful Knight.
. nly ill attendance freely acknowledge the
> m v interesting, anil quite a success. Its
v •-are very much encouraged, and will re
1,,-ir efforts in making it a still greater tri
umpii next year.
tli, above was written we have received the
! nine communication:
■ JuKi iial wnl Mesaenyer:
V.,,,r , orrepondent left Mueon on Wednesday
u,t to attend the Putnam county fair, which
, iiu commenced on Wednesday the 21st,
. aigtotlie heavy ruins which prevailed all
not open properly until Thursday morn
,ii dawned upon all Putnam with a bright
and remained so throughout the day,
" inaimler of tlie week, giving the Indies and
i- , bailee to lie out in full force, and the
~, to the writer more fair and interest
,.n all Hie o/lioY together. Though the display
, ,|. partment of ugrieulture was for a *Ollll
- up iii haste, it was very creditable
Mi-al' iing also the difficulties, not to say the
: -iti.>n with which the young farmers had to
■ - ml in making this exhibition, a success; for 1
•ias infoi ined that nearly all of the old farmers of
- unity instead of incournging the enterprise,
w mid water on it, and treated it as a useless
- I' of time and money, but the young men did
and ■ ' it" in that light, and notwithstanding
-in vs and predictions of the old fogies that it
' ltd lie a failure, persevered, and now all rejoice
' ~,t it i- tints far a success, and that it has proved
elf fimtaiiiing that is, money enough was taken in
1 tin at. to pay nearly all the expenses of the
■ biti hi. 1 ' -ay untiling of the good which may
t f, 'in tin iuterelmiige of views, etc., by all
*li -e I'nvi lege il was to be in attendance.
1 1 will no iloiild lie furnished with the order
im'- .m tiny took place, ami a list of ure
n.irdi'd. * I will passover that portion;
I am >rn there was not on the ground a re
hav given tlie public n full report of ex
■ .b ..ii-lon’s speech, delivered on Friday
, It was full of interest to tlie entire
r-d population of (ieorgia—the blacks as
’ .ik tin-whites The able speaker, among other
- ' o of the necessity of always selecting
- 1 for planting, and cited an instance of
1 m that county who had vastly improved
:n 1 gourd seed corn by selecting long sea
>t ears or specimens from his crop, and
: g ■ 11> those; and also argued the necessity
■ ' i aiding comfortable homes on their
'ii- for the freedmen, and if necessary rent
- for a term of years, on easy terms, a small
1 ground to each head of a family, so as to
!l in 1 I they have a home, and prevent, to
"cut. the desire of the freedmen to change
.pules every year.
1 iriveil In t lie committee of the Agricul
imc ol! Friday night at tlie hotel, and
' : i-tumling the tickets of admission were $5
' "" much crowded that it was almost im
-1,1 dance with any pleasure until a late
niirht, when sonic of the vast throng
'ratter for repose, giving more room for
> remaiued, aud who kept up the dance
1 lock in the morning.
'"•re many charming and beautiful ladies
'■•‘•ice at this grand affair. Among some of
• "Sain it was my good fortune to meet, aud
remarkable for their beauty, grace aud
- uncut.' w ere the Misses it. and A. of
Mrs. ii and sister, of Madison, Miss M.
ai'. Miss \\\, »l al. of Milledgeville. But
■msutuc vour valuable space to mention
la : were many others who were very
•'indeed. One rarely sees so much beauty
- -tati'il as could have been seen any day at
’ ' and it was well worth the trip to' the fair
,a ‘‘il ‘he fair. W andeher.
' or the Grand Lodge.—The Grand
1 ■ rgia of Free and Accepted Masons,
Masonic Hall yesterday morning. There
1 go aud full attendance. But as the
; are with closed doors, we are not per
-ire details. Delegates are here from
' ' f the State, aud comprises men of the
' ’'t standing in the Lodge.
" >u will continue several days.
writing the above we have received i
[ " mg particulars :
*’ 'tul M ister, John Harris, opened the I
liii liard T. Turner, of Savannah,
‘'Warden, pro tem. S. A. Borders,
Maiden; Grand Senior Deacon, ‘O.
! Milledgeville; J. \V. Taylor, Graud
i'fo tem; Rev. C. W. Key, Grand j
■ oi. t H. Freeman, Grand Tyler;
M > present: D. N. Austin, Ist
s* ■ ! ' M Mobley, 2d District; R. M. j
i, . 1 *' eo - W. Adams, 4tli District. |
‘id Deputy Grand Masters road J
i u re referred to appropriate ]
'' "‘braced proceedings of morn- j
' brand Lodge took recess till 1
"id l.iKlgc met. The Report
. , I " '■"' c was read by Pa*t Depu
■‘•tm*-! Laurence, which was referr
' were then read, which were re
■ ‘ah'Committees, and the Grand
'a till 9 o’clock tliis morning.
''“y to day full accounts of such
' os arc proper to be published.
• ♦ «
I-- 'iille, North Carolina, with
[ ' • hundred inhabitants, has sent
1 ' *“11, nearly SIOO,OOO worth of
'Alehouse recently sent off
'“'ls of peach stones, which cost
[ < ,ubusl 'el; aud one lady in the
lor Mdtich she is to receive
lIO W art'll dollarß ‘ The tVVO laßt nlen '
' ri. ~ lL ' es are bought on commission
' r > men in the North.
® t\ 1 Ij|fi |§ititill _ y#-% ( ) eng c t ♦
MACO.tr, THE PLACE.
W e see that Gov. Johnson, in his speech
before the Putnam County Agricultural
Club last week, fovored an appropriation
by the Legislature for a grand .State Fair
, every year, to be held iu Macon. It is a
suggestion worthy the consideration of all
the people, not alone of this section, but
of the Slate, aud Gov. Johnson deserves
public thanks for it. Let him elaborate
and press the point in various other ways,
and whenever occasion serves, and let him
be seconded, and we shall have the Fair.
No time can be more auspicious for the first
one titan next year. There will be no
elections to disturb aud distract the people,
and the presumption is reasonable that
they will be better able to spare the time
aud money to take au active interest in it
than at any time since the war. It will
quicken and revive all that old pride in
crops aud stock that once made our State
E airs so conspicuously attractive and suc
cessful, and rouse anew spirit o's emula
tion among our people.
We can concieve of no way; in which
money can be more wisely spent, either,
nor one in which It will more surely he
returned to the people’s pockets, in the
shape of increased value to their lands as
shown in their capacity for production.
If invitations are seut, as they should he,
to representatives of the various agricul
tural societies in the North and West, they
may he induced to come and see for them
selves what Georgia can do, and what her
soil is capable of in quantity and quality
of field, garden, or orchard crops, and that
knowledge may start a Hood tide of emi
gration—just what we want. If we can
get men of means to come and visit us at
such a time, we have no fears that a great
many will not come back to invest their
money and make homes here. To us the
outlook is exceedingly hopeful, if only we
can get up one exiiibition of this sort.
As to the advantages of Macon as the
point, few persons we suppose, outside of
Atlanta, will question them. We are in
hopes that even that thrifty city so highly
favored as she is and has been, will, for
once, and in a matter like this, fail to
raise the usual clamor about railroad and
other facilities. By October or November
1869 the Macon and Augusta aud the
Brunswick railroads will both have been
built, and Macon confessedly the railroad
centre of Georgia.
We Itope our people who are more di
rectly interested in this enterprise will
bestir themselves, and stand ready to
second any aud all efforts to secure this
end. If Macon should present a memorial
to tlie Legislature at its next meeting in
January, hacked by the persuasive argu- j
meat of a liberal subscription towards i
making the Fair a success, we have very j
little doubt of the result.
till. ADAMS TEI.I.N HIS SOUTHERN KXPKHI
ENUE, AMI DEFINE* RECONSTRUCTION.
’l’lte Democrats and Conservatives of
Weymouth, Massachusetts, had a large |
meeting on tlie 22d iust., which was ad
dressed by Hon. Joint Quincy Adams,
just returned from his Southern tour.
What he thinks and says of us, and that
devilish contrivance called “reconstruc
tion,” may he learned by reading the
speech printed below.
SPEECH OF MK. ADAMS.
Mr. President my Friends and Neiyhbors :
You must not expect me to make a speech fori
have none to make —in fact 1 have got none made
—but as I look around me and see many friendly i
and familiar faces, it occurs to me that after all I I
should like to say a few words in an oti-haiid and j
friendly way as one neighbor talks to another about 1
the experience I have had in the course of the last !
two or three weeks. As you all know I have made j
a little trip to the South during that time. Ii
wished to see what a reconstructed State was and 1 j
went to South Carolina for that purpose. 1 have
come back with this conviction, though I do not |
know how the other Conservative citizens of the j
Union may feel about it. I never intend to stop to
relax for one moment in the heartiest, most earnest I
and most honest efforts I can make to remove all j
such “blessings” as reconstruction from the necks •
of every one of my fellow citizens. | Loud applause] |
The issue in this campaign to me is simply this, j
and nothing more. Reconstruction, as you know, j
is the Radical Constitution. It is the only Const!- j
tntion now in ten States of the Union, and what |
is it? It is simply this —the rule of the military j
and nothing else. In order that it may not jar too ;
much upon the nerves of a republican people to j
see eight millions of their fellow-citizens held down i
by the bayonet, they have brought in a great mass
of three or four millions of poor, ignorant degraded,
black men, and set them up in a row as it were,
across the Southern States, and because they think
von cannot see the bayonet behind them they say,
‘‘That is a republican form of gogemment.” How
republican ? What is this republican form of gov
ernment? Why look at the condition of those
States. Suppose that almost all tlie voters in this
Commonwealth should suddenly be deprived of the ,
franchise, and in their place it was bestowed upon j
a set of men who were entirely ignorant of the !
value and responsibility of the voting power—who
knew nothing about any of tlie principles in regard
to which they were voting.
Suppose such a class of men were to be put over
you, of course you would not like it —you would
feel uncomfortable aud disagree, and you would
not suffer their rule if you could help it! Yet this
is precisely tlie condition in which South Carolina
is to-day. Site is governed by a set of men who, if
the people were left to themselves would have no
more chance of holding the oliiccs of your Govern
ment they now hold, than I should of being elected
King of Great Britain in place of Queen Victoria,
if I were to go to England to-morrow. [Laughter.] '
And these officials having no hold upon the esteem j
of the people, as they call them down there in their
expressive, though slightly inelegant language
“scalawags” and “carpet-baggers, cannot coin- '■
maud any of their respect and confidence. Tlie j
consequence of this is, that they have to be support- ;
ed in their places l>y the bayonets of tlie L nited j
States soldiers. And as there are not United States j
soldiers enough at the South to keep the people en- ;
tirely “contented," nor enough to make the Gov- j
eminent thoroughly “Democratic” ! so every day
or two they arc calling for more soldiers in order J
to support these thoroughly “Democratic” ana ;
“Republican” Governments; and that is reconstruc- 1
tion! My Southern Democratic friends down j
there greeted me in a way which I shall never for- ,
get to tny dying day. Tlie kindness, tlie warmth, j
the consideration, the order which they showed in
welcoming any Northerner, especially from Massa
chusetts, who would go down there aud say to them
a kind word, who would not treat them like boys, ]
and call them rebels, traitors, miserable rascals, or
villains : went deep to my heart.
Tlu-y asked me to say to my fellow-citizens at the
North, that they fought you in the war; they be- j
lieve that they were right; that they fought you as ;
hard as they could, and when the war was done ]
they frankly abandoned that they had fought for. ]
They said we had whipped them ; we had conquer- !
ed what we demanded during the Avar, and they
were ready to give it up. They would fight no
longer, and all they asked was friendship and kind
ness. What they 'deserved from us at the North
was mercy, the hand of kindness, good fellowship
and brotherly love. [Loud applause.] They want
no more contest, no more ill blood; they want
merely to shake hands, saying, we fought, and now
the tight is done, let us *be friends. That is the
feeling of the mass of the whole people I met at
the South. I saw no unkindness, no sort of feel
ing indicating unkiudness towards any of tin*
people at the North. That they may be treated in
deeeuey and kindness, they do ask, and that is
what I pray of every one of you to labor for. [Ap
plause.] ft is the thing, it seems to me, that we
need here at the North as much as they need it at
the South. All that they ask. and all that the
Democaatic party at tlie North seek to accomplish,
is that we may lie allowed to come together once
more in peace and amity ; that this incubus of re
construction may be taken off the people; that
these soldiers may be taken away from between ns,
aud that we—all of us —once more may feel. North
as well as South, white man as well as black man—
the benefits of the Union under the old system of
: Government.
—■ 0 »
The Macon and Brunswick Raii.road. —This
road is still progressing finely. Although it has
reached the most difficult portion of the work, yet
under the superintendence of our well known citi
zen. Maj. Richard Orme, known as an efficient
Railroad constructor, it moves on with wonderful
speed. His peculiar manner of dotug business has
won for him the approbation and good will of the
bands. Another reason why the work progresses,
is the prompt, business like manner, adopted by
Messrs. Hull A Miller, in paving oft the hands reg
ularly every Saturday night, a practice adopted by
very few Railroads, ana au item which induces
many to seek work here rather than elsewhere.
We were reassured by Msj. Orme last week that
the connection with the A. & G. K. R.. would be
made in January next—Success we say to the M.
»\c B. R. R., and all parties concerned. — Brutisirick
limner, 2ot/i
llgr A secret has been admirably defined
as "anything made known to everybody
in whisper.”
[From the New Orleans Sundav Times |
THE DUEL.
Have you ever seen a duel,
Where the swords so coldly cruel
Seem to add their (lashing fuel
To the tire that burn.- within?
Where amid the angry dashes
Os tlie lunging blade that gashes,
Madly onward, sharp point dashes
To the heart it seeks to win ?
Swift the parrying arm uprising
Turns it from its red baptizing,
Shields the goal 'tis hotly prizing
From its cruel thrust of steel.
Now the harmless sword-blade glances,
While the foe man quick advances,
And with sure eye marks the chances
Os the death blow he will deal.
Now advancing, now retreating,
Sword 'gainst sword forever beatiug.
Sparks of tiame the sunlight meeting.
As it looks upon the tight.
Fire from out each eye is glowing,
l tmost skill each arm is showing,
Angry force each one is throwing,
in his blade that flashes bright.
Now on guard botii swords are tarrying.
There’s a feint—tlie other (lurrying—
Quick that thrust the death wound carrying
To the breast that naught can shield.
Stop, oh ! stop that fearful bleeding—
Catch, on! catch the life receding—
Dead !—and now his second leading
Takes the murderer from the fleld.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1868.
Several years ago the great philanthro
pist, Mr. George Peabody, returned to
Baltimore and received a most hospitable
aud cordial reception. The occasion in
duced a mammoth procession and a great
mass meeting of tlie teachers aud children
of the public schools of this city. This
noble old benefactor stood upon the steps
of the Institute which bears his honored
name, aud welcomed fourteen thousand
hoys aud girls while they passed him in
their gladsome march. The tears trickled
down his cheeks as tlie little creatures
waved their handkerchiefs, aud in joyful
exclamations resounded his immortal
name through the autumn breeze. The
throng of the little folks on that occasion
will never be forgotten —it was one of the
festivals that will be held in perpetual re
membrance.
At the great Southern Belief Fair, in
1866, at the Maryland Institute, the occa
sion was presented for the children to
make their offering to tlie starving and
destitute orphans of the afflicted South.
Thousands of them crowded to the great
hall, until it was literally packed with
their contributions, presenting a scene
that angels could contemplate with the
most sublime pleasure and delight.
For several days tlie Sunday School So
ciety ot the M. E. Church South has been
holding its anniversary meeting; delegates
have been in attendance lrom the differ
ent stations and circuits of the Baltimore
Conference, and the entire Church has
been devoted exclusively to this interest.
Yesterday a grand mass meeting of all
the Sabbath Schools of tlie Southern
Church in this city was held at tlie Con
cordia. The immense building wascrowd
ed, aud the services opened with an exul
tation hymn, conducted by three expe
rienced vocalists, and sounded forth in
sweetest strains of majestic harmony from
two thousand infant voices. James A.
Duncan, D.D., President of Randolph
Macon College, then delivered one of tlie
most interesting addresses that we have
ever listened to. In the height of his
beautiful metaphor and soul-iuspiring el
oquence, he trembled into emotions as he
acknowledged that the occasion was too
great for him. He had never looked out
upon such a sea of happy, smiling laces,
and language failed to give utterance to
the emotions of the soul. An ode of
thrilling beauty and exstatic melody fol
lowed the address.
Dr. L. D. Hustin, the pastor of the |
“VVinans Soup House,” was then an- I
non need, who stepped forward and begged I
to be excused from saying a word; but the
children were fully apprized of the
slumbering powers of the giant speaker;
they had heard him before, and refused
his appeal. They were exactly right, and
their persistauce richly repaid them.
Beautiful imagery, sublime thought,
thrilling incident and winning sentiment,
blending in majestic harmony, couched
in the most touching aud simple language,
unfolding itself like some great scroll
whereon the history of life was pencilled,
with all its lights aud shadows, would be
enough to satisfy the mind of any mortal
man. Such was Dr. Hustin’s felicitous
speech on this occasion.
The world seems to be intensely con
cerned about the children. There is some- j
thing so coarse and rough, austere and ,
cruel; so much hatred, malice aud envy
in adult life, that human nature shrinks
from the appalling sight, aud seeks to pay
her tribute at the shrine of youthful in
nocence. There is much to gladden the
heart, therefore, in all these public gath
erings of the children, but in a great city
like this, of four hundred thousand inhab
itants, there are many who Dever unite in
celebrations of this character. There are
at least seventy-five thousand children in
Baltimore, and thirty thousand of them
never attend a Sabbath School; and per
haps in the Christian State of Maryland ;
one hundred thousand persons, between *
theagesof five and sixteen, are growing j
up in heathen darkness. The interest !
manifested in these immense meetings is, j
therefore, of the utmost importance to the
future welfare of society.
The result of the late elections in Penn
sylvania, Indiana aud Ohio, has cast a
gloom over the more thoughtful aud con
siderate men of this State. The Democrat
ic party still feel that they have a
gallant fight, and borne themselves mag
nanimously in the struggle. They had
the War Ottice and the Treasury to over
cotne —immense power wielded by au un
scrupulous baud, and unprecedented gains
placed them in a position to defeat the Re
publican hosts at the general elections in
November. A large number of leading
Democrats are interested in Government
securities, and this class oppose the posi
tion of Gen. Blair upon that plank ot the
platform, hence the disaffection in the
ranks to-day. Business men here are pat
ting their house in order, and will adopt
their course to circumstances. After all,
the whole difficulty is one of dollars aud
cents, and a Convention of financial men
from’the various States of the Union,
would do more to settle existing evils
than the interested movements of politi
cians. Our prosperity in future will de
peud upon wise legislation upon the great
debt, which is crushing the life from tile
people and impoverishing the country, de
stroying our commerce, aud making one
of the most productive regions of the
Union an expeuse rather than yield its
proportionate reveuue. All parties are
satisfied of this great truth, and the souud,
sober thought of the prudent meu of every
section must be willing to act like sensible
beings in curtailing expenditures and aid
ing in increasing the necessary productions
which the commercial world demands. It
is too late to make au appeal to patriot
ism-political parties have become too sel
fish—and are unwilling to make any sa
crifice. The great movement for a reform
must be entertained upon the same ground,
and au interchange of views among meu
who are personally interested in the pros
perity of the whole country, might lead to
the most happy results. Business is busi
ness, and it is now time for business men
to take their own business into their own
hands. Syn.
MACON, GA., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1868.
HI NTED UT WOLVES.
A Fight Tor Life.
One of the most muscular, powerful,
, full-limbed settlers on tlie New York fron
j tiers, a century since, was Hieurich Kaup
1 maun. His arms were like piston rods,
and be could drive It s huge mallet fists
witli such tremendous momentum as to
fell an ox as if stricken by a thunderbolt.
It is said that he was once caught by
two iron muscled Mohawks, each armed
with knives, while Heinrich had neither,
. yet at tlie first onset he fractured theskull
of the foremost Indian, and bore thesecoud
to the earth as if lie were nothing but an
infant. That Indian never resumed the
perpendicular again.
All this by way of introduction to an
adventure that Kauptuanu once had w ith
a pack of wolves, and which cante fearful
j ly nigh having a fatal result for him.
The winter of 17 —was au unusually
] severe one throughout tlie Northern
! States, and many deaths from exposure
and starvation occurred before the opening
of tlie Spring. The wolves bears and wild
animals became nearly famished from
hunger, and, as a consequence, were un
usually fierce and courageous. They came
down from the mountains, and woe to the
sheep-fold that was unprotected during
would live to tell the tale. There were
tracks around the barus, where tlie wolves
had trotted all night in their search for
some means of entrance; their howls
could be heard through the still, cold
hours; aud more tfcau one house-wife had
been chased to her very door by impru
dently venturing forth at night.
Many of the settlers sat in tlie upper
story of theit houses amused themselves
by shooting the wolve-*, for whose scalps
the government had a standing bounty of
several shillings.
Heiuricti Kaup mail 11 remained at home,
only venturing forth to atteud to his
dumb auitnals, aud to see that they were
properly protected during tlie night. But,
after a while, his stock of groceries became
low, aud finally gave out altogether.
True he and his family could live 011 the
poultry, sheep and animals that they
owned ; but it was rather unpleasant to
be without tea, codec, sugar, salt, and
many other articles that were more neces
sities than they were luxuries.
With a wantof foresight which he never
could explain, lie started upon his journey
without any weapon except a keen-edged
hatchet, wnich he carried in case the sled
should give out. Iu the house hung his
trusty rifie, but neither lie nor his true
wife seemed to imagine that there would
be any call for it, and lie drove cheerily
away bidding his wife a merry good-bye,
as his mare went at a spanking gait down
the road toward the village.
The latter place, which might more
properly be termed a settlement, was
readied iu due time, the groceries bought
and everything was in readiness to start
homeward.
Heinrich had been storm bouud so long
iu bis bouse that lie found the com pan ion
ship of his friends at the village tavern
very agreeable. There was so much to
talk about, so much news to listen to,
such a quantity of gos-ip regarding the
affairs of the neighborhood, that the time
slipped unconsciously by, until, when he
arose to go, he found it almost dark.
BUII, he had no feats, as his wife would
understand that he had remained at the
village, and there was no necessity for his
immediate return.
As he turned homeward and left the
village behind him, and noticed that the
dim light by which lie was traveling be
longed to tlie rnoou, ii flashed upon him
that perhaps he wou and encounter danger
before reaching home, and lie regretted
for the twentieth time, that he left his
title behind.
The road, deep between the drifts of
snow, was of just sufficient width for the
little mare aud sled, and tlie spirited little
animal went forward ataswiftgait, while
Heinrich, somewhat stupefied and we; ry,
was beguiled into drowsiness by the easy
gliding motion of the sled.
He was half asleep and half conscious,
when he became sensible of the increase
of motion of the sled. He felt it jerk
several times beneath him, and all at once
a fiercer jerk than usual, accompanied by
a neigh of terror, effectualiy aroused him,
and he sat bolt upright and looked around.
He looked in front; all wore its wonted
appearance, a wild straggling piece of
wood, standing two feet deep in snow tlie
narrow track twisting through it; the
heavens cold and clear, the earth white ;
but close behind the sle I were three gaunt
animals, cantering heavily, while a fourth
was fast gaining behind.
The jaws of the leading wolf, owing to
the lowness of the sled, were within t each
of Heinrich’s shoulders But the latter
cared little for this. The brutes were after
the mare, and upon courage and fortitude
depended the escape of horse aud master.
If the alarmed creature could have the
nerve to keep on ward in tlie track she had
a good chance of eluding her pursuers ;
for the moment the wolves sprang outside
to pass the sleigh, the snow so diminished
their speed that they fell behind.
But should the mare, iu her terror,
spring aside and pluuge into the snow,
Kaup matin knew all was up with them.
Buch a proceeding would disentangle her
from tlie sled, and before she could floun
der a dozen yards through the snow the
wolves would be tearing her to shreds.
Heiurich leaned forward and spoke
kindly to his auimal, which raised her
ears that were fiat with terror and fell into
a more eveD pace. He then turned and
brandished his keen-edged hatchet and
shouted to tlie brutes, but it did not dis
comfit them in the least.
Reaching forward he patted liis mare
with tlie hand that held the reins, while
he held the hatchet in tlie other aud kept
his eye upon tlie ferocious hi utes. How
ever, he did not use the weapon, for the
closer the wolves kept to the sled the less
they were seen by the horse, and as a
consequence, there was less probability of
the terror becoming uncontrollable, and
her breaking aside from the path.
So long as matters retained their rela
tive position, Heinrich felt tHat all was
going well.
It was not long befor the wolves discov
ered that there was little prospect of suc
cess so long as they r mained in the track,
and they now began springing aside and
attempting to get abreast of the horse. In
every instance they fell behind; each ef
fort revealed them to the terrified mare,
that had no blinders, ami the furious
plunges she made filled Heinrich with the
greatest anxiety.
One of the wolves was very large,
straight-liuihed, and showed a speed supe
rior to the rest. More than once when he
sprung out into the snow, lie advanced
nearer abreast of tlie horse than did the
others. Upon this gaunt creature Hein
rich fixed his eye and 1 aught the green
light that played from his eyelids.
By-and by the snow became flatter, and
the huge wolf sprang aside. The speed
of these auimals is extraordinary, and he
gained rapidly. Heinrich waited until
he got just abreast, when rising to his
seat, he circled the hatchet over It is head,
and brought it down with the quickness
of lightning. The head was cleft in twain,
and with a dying yelp, lie doubled over in
tlie snow, and was quickly left behind.
Oue of the dreaded animals was dis
patched ; there were three left as furious
for blood as him, and these never abated
their speed in the least. Had they got a
taste for their companion, they would
have gorged themselves ou him before
seeking the horse, but he whisked off the
stage of life so suddenly that they scarce
ly noticed his absence.
The distance from home was rapidly di
minishing beneath the quick steps of his
mare, which continued to carry the sled
at full speed until the fear of overturning
became again a source ot anxiety. Hein
rich, too, had learned by this time, that
these were no ordinary auimals with
which he had to deal, but sharp-set, cour
geous and determine I brutes, to which
man and beast would be a ike welcome,
their preference, however, as manifested
by their actions, being for horse-flesh.
These were not tiieanimals to be fright
ened away by tHe sight of a man’s house,
and there was a large oj>en space between
the outskirts of the forest aud Heinrich’s
home, to which he looked with no little
apprehension.
They had now approached the very
edge of the wood, and the wolves began
gaining od each side. The terror-stricken
horse became uncontrollable, and, bound
ing terrifically forward, caught the sled
against the stump of a tree, overturned it,
and galloped away at a full run. leaving
Heiurich alone iu the enow.
Before he could rise he feit the brutes
clawing at his throat, but his garments
were so thick that he was saved from in
jury, and risingto his feet threw them off.
His Hatchet had beeu jerked from his
hand as he fell, und he looked desperately
around for it, but it was not to be found.
By this time the mare was almost out «>f
s.giit, aud two of the wolves were upon
the defenceless man, and the other, de
sertiug the animal, bounded back. Heiu
rich laced the foremost, and the next mo
ment was surrounded.
The powerful mau now called into plav
ali the strength for which lie was so re
nowned. He struck furiously at the leap
iug, snarling brutes, and flung them off
when they attempted to cling to him.
Had he a weapon, even a club, it is not
impossible ttiat de might have saved him
self. A *s!:«w with a club in it is hand
would cracked the skull of tlie
largest brute, and with a knife he would
have ripjied them open. But there was uo
hope, fighting with his naked hand. His
blooti hail already dye 1 the snow, and the
smell and taste of it made tlie brutes fero
cious. t'heir lithe, heavy bodies were
hurled against him, as if impelled by some
power not their own, and Anally pulled
him down.
Heaven, swept through' poor "'ff eIoWT/M *
mind in those brief, terrible moments,
before tlie particulars found time to in
trude. It is often, very often thus in the
moments of death.
He thought how his devoted Mary
would watch through the vigil—how
mangled remains would tell his fate in the
morning—a life’s despair for tlie mother
of the helpless little ones.
All these things rushed through his
brain, and he kuew ttiat tie himself was
in the jaws of tlie wolves.
Then those foul, lurid eyes glaied over
him; the tightening of the throat follow
ed, and thinking was finished. Still he
struggled to release it is arms—the grasp on
his throat was choking him ; his senses
reeled; when like the whizzing of a me
teor, another hard breathing animal shot
iu among the assailants aud fastened itself
on the chief.
The wolves for an instant relaxed their
fury; Heiurich reeled giddy to his feet,
and recognized Ii is brave dog. For a mo
ment he stood bewildered, when he saw
one wolf retreating, and the other two
attacking his dauntless dog. He turned
to help him, and a bright object caught his
eye; it was his hatchet lying in tlie snow,
within an arm’s length of the last terrible
struggle. Hetnrieh snatched it up, and
he wa3 himself again.
His arms vere bleeding, but the giant
strength remained. The next instant he
had split theskull of one of the wolves,
and he now turned, like a mail man that
he was, upon the fierce animal that had
borne his faithful dog to the ground.
The first blow laid bare the gaunt back
bone, the nett ltis throat, a terrible gash,
and the third loosened ltis fearful grip
upon the dog. Still lie struggled fiercely,
when Heinrich sprang upon tlie animal,
and cut and hacked and slashed until tlie
wolf was mince-meat.
As he arose, a hand was on his shoulder,
and turniug, a head was 011 liis bosom.
“Heiurich!”
“Mary !”
Long did the young people stand in
speechless embrace, but tlie weaker sup
ported the stronger, for Heinrich’s nerves
were gone, and lie leaned upon Mary like
a helpless child.
The arrival of the affrighted horse
aroused the wife. Tlie moment she open
ed the door, the dog rushed forth. Ltd by
his kindly instinct, Mary fled wildly after
him, not pausing to bring the rifle. But
this, it has been shown was not needed.
TOM BENTON.
Home New Anecdotes of Him.
[Correspondence of tlie Cincinnati Commercial.]
The plea-antest bit of street in Wash
ington is G street, or rather that block of
it which runs between Trinity Church and
tlie new Methodist “ Metropolitan ” on
Four-and a-haif street.
In this street, where are the residences
of Judge Casey, John C. Rives, and many
other lights anti hy-gones, lived Thomas
H. Benton, tlie great Missouri Senator.
His brown stone house is still an orna
ment of the street, ami every day, wrapt
iu his great blue coat, folding it round
him like a Roman Senator, with his tall
hat pulled down to a po ik at the brim,
his high, blaek stock and standing collar,
his large, positive fegt, and his long,
stately stride, Seuator Benton was seen
descending the steps of his house, taking
a turn round the corner into Four-aud-a
half street, and thence descending a block
to Shillington’s at the west corner.
Shiliingtou is a periodical dealer,jpub
lisher aud stationer, popular with those
whom he loves, and his power of recollec
tion is great. He told a story the other
night, which he declared to be new for
print, and as one of its participants is still
living, and ajourualist, he may deny it if
it be untrue. I give it as Shilliugton
tells it :
Next door to Shiiiington’s, on Pennsyl
vania Avenue, a fellow came one day.
about 1850, and opened a show. He had
music playing at the door—a hurdy-gurdy,
or something—aud across the pavement
stretciied a gorgeous transparency to the
effect:
“ The Rocky Mountain Pony, Captured
by Captain John C. Fremont, United
States Army, On Exhibition Here.”
“ It is neither horse, nor stag, nor ante
lope, but a marvelous combination of them
all; an extraordinary nondescript, the
puzzle of the faculty, the miracle of na
ture, the admiration of the world !”
The day after this spectacle opened, Dr.
Wallace, now of the New York Herald , a
favorite of Benton, was looking over the
papers in Shillington’s when Col. Benton,
iu his ponderous and stately way, turned
the corner, coming down Four-aud-a-half
street. He heard the music of the hurdy
gurdy, and, seeing the great painted can
vas over the pavement, lie folded his cloak
around him and proceeded to read the in
scription. As he did so, his eaglish nose
began to expand; bis whiskers, brushed
forward like gun-swabs, began to curl ;
his gray eyes looked famine.
Wallace, inoffensively reading the pa
pers, was suddenly disturbed by tlie
Colonel laying violent hands upon him.
“Here, sir! I want you, sir!” Said 111
his deepest aud most dreadful tones.
He put his talons into Wallace’s shoul
der, lifting him almost off his feet, shoved
him ahead, and poketi him along into tlie
street and up the pavement. At the door
of the show he took Wallace by tlie nape
of the coat collar and gave him a chuck
up stairs.
“Stop,” said the showman, "you have
not paid your admission.”
"How much, sir, is it ?” said Benton,
terribly : "what is your fare, sir ?”
“Quarter of a dollar.”
Benton produced the quarter, and hand
ed it over graciously. Then lie chucked
Wallace further up stairs
"Goon, sir; I want you fora witness.”
"Stop!” cried the showman below to
Benton, who had. pushed him, ”1 must
have your fare too!”
"I don’t recognize you, sir,” cried Ben
ton ; “go ou," to Wallace.
Wallace, io great consternation to know
what this meant, was propelled into the
show room, while the doorkeeper followed
hard after to recover his money.
There stood the wolly horse, eccentric,
indeed, at his ruminations, divided from
the people by & rope. Across this rope the
Colonel vaulted. He fixed his talons in
the nondescript’s wool, with another grip
upon his crupper, and, at a jerk, tore away
hide, horns, and the whole outrigger of
the quadruped.
"There,” said the Colonel, in a scream,
standing upon this hide like an eagle upon
a sheep, " You are an imposter, sir! You
slander, in this imposition, an officer of
the army. I give you twenty-four hours
to leave this city. Depart!”
He slung Wallace aside, paying no more
attention to him, aud stalked up toward
the Capitol.
Shillington says that in ten minutes
there wasn’t a vestige of the showman
left. Dray, horse, hurdy-gurdy and can
vas folded their wings like the Arabs, aud
silently passed away.
At another time, Corbin, the Clerk of a
Senate Committee,who had been a Benton
ite, and had recently gone over to the auti-
Bentou faction, came into Shillingtou’s
while Col. Benton was reading at the
counter. The Colonel had his hat off, and
it was upon a box. He looked up when
Corbin ente ed, and the latter touched his
cap. The Colonel folded his mantle arouud
him, and, taking care that not a fold of
the same should be soiled by Corbin, he
swept around the latter with a look of in
effable scorn, and put on his hat.
“Col. Benton, to-morrow being New
\ ear s I supj>ose you will keep open
house ?”
“ \ es,” saiil Benton, “ Yes, sir, I shall,
sir. for my friends f”
No words can tell tlie manner of the old
man saying this. He was the most cut
ting being in the world.
VY lien the Collins line of steamships
had beeu subsidized by Congress, Benton
bitterly opposed tlie same. Finally, Frank
Fierce vetoed the bill. As his clerk au
nouneed the veto in the House, where
Benton theu was, Old Bullion started up
and took tlie former by both hands
“Tell the President'l thauk him, sir!
fell him 1 thank him heartily ! Ynd.sir,
tell him that, it I were President of tlie
l nited States, I’d lie damned to—— if 1
wouldn t keep blank vetoes at my side to
cheek these infamous corruptions of Con
gress.”
When Benton had abused Foote, of Mis
sissippi, to tlie height of his terrible in
vective, lie advanced toward him, and
Eootedrew a pistol, still on tlie floor of j
tlie Senate, and piesented it. Seuators
r "*Vst;i, n sir f 'i i's“ §?/'. fu s\o.u. _
opening his breast.
Foote, after peace was restored, apolo
gized, that he drew tlie pistol iu self-de
fence.
“Every assassin,” thundered Beuton, I
“makes the plea of self-defence. Thai’s
tlie assassin’s plea—tlie contrivance of a
coward, and the subterfuge of a scoun
drel !”
“Foote, supposing, as did everybody,
tliat Benton always went armed, sug
gested the same to account for his own
weapon.
“No, sir!” cried Benton; “I scorn to do
it. I scorn it. Never carried a pistol in
my life. Never knew anybody but a
coward to do so.”
The following reply to a life insurance
agent’s circular; requesting information
as to tlie health and habits of an applicant,
was received at a prominent life insurance
office at Hartford :
1. How long lnvge you known ?
Since two years afWF I was born.
2. What are Ills general habits? In
winter, red flannel and blue beaver; in
summers straw hat canted to one side aud
nankeen trousers very loose in the legs.
3. What is his profession? Congrega
tionalist.
I. Has he ever had fever and ague?—
Had a fever lasi summer, when tlie ther
mometer was at ninety, but it was no great
shakes.
5. Has lie ever had heart disease? Yes
but lie was cured of it years ago by the
Rev. Dr. Hawkins.
6. Has lie been afflicted with any other
serious disease? Yes lie bad negro on the
brain.
7. Has lie been afflicted with any men
tal disease? Yes decided insanity ; shown
bv reading the Hesald, and voting with
the Republican party.
8. n hat state was he in when you saw
him last? The State of Michigan.
9- Has his application ever been reject
ed ? YVs, once—promptly by a lady.
10. What age do you consider him?
Old enough to know more than tie does.
11. Does he smoke or chew? He
smokes when he chooses.
12. Has he children? Yesr two
nephews.
THE COMING GIRL.
She will vote, will be of some use in the
world, will cook her own food, will earn
her living, and will not di • 11 old maid.
The coming girl will not wear the Grecian
bend, dance tlie German, ignore all possi
bilities of knowing how to work, will not
endeavor to break the hearts of unsophis
ticated young men, wili spell correctly,
understand English before siie affects
French, will preside with equal grace at
the piano and wash-board, will spin more
yarn for the house than for tlie street, will
not despise her plainly clad mother, her
poor relations or tlie hand of an honest
workei ; will wear a bonnet; speak good,
plain, unlisping English; will darn her
own stockings; will know how to bake
dougli-nuls, and will not read the Ledyer
oftener than she does her Bible.
The coining girl will walk rive miles a
day, if need to be, to keep her cheeks in
glow ; will mind her health, her physical
development and her mother ; will adopt
a costume both sensible and conducive to
comfort and health ; will not confound her
hypocrisy with politeness ; will not pluce
lyingto please above frankness ; wili have
courage to cut an ulwelcomeacquaintauce;
will not think that refinement is French
duplicity ; thatassumed hospitality, wtiere
hate dwells in tlie heart, is better than
outspoken condemnation ; will not con-
found grace of movement with silly affec
tation ; will not regard tlie end of her be
ing to have a beau; will not smile, aud
smile, and be a villain still.
The coming girl will not look to Paris,
hut to reason, for her fashions; will not
aim to follow a foolish fashion because
milliners and dress-makers decreed it;
will not torture her body, shrivel her soul
with puerilities, or ruin it with wine and
pleasure. In short, tlie coming girl will
seek to glorify her Maker and to enjoy
mentally his works. Duty will bo her
aim and life a living reality.
\ Church Union.
A good story is told of a doctor in
Beverly, who was somewhat of a wag.
He met one day in the street tlie sexton
with whom he was acquainted. As the
usual salutations were passed the doctor
happened to cough.
“ Why, doctor, you have got a cold ; how
long have you had that?”
“Look hera Mr. Sexton,” said tlie doc
tor with a show of indignation, “what is
your charge for interments?”
“Niue shillings,” was the reply.
“Well,” continued he, “just come into
my office, and I will pay it. I don’t want
you around, and so anxious al*out my
health.”
The sexton was soon even with him
however. Turning around to tlie doctor,
he replied:
“Ah, doctor, I cannot afford to bury you ;
yet. Business has never been so good as
since you began to practice.”
Since the above conversation neither
party has offered to joke at the expense of
the other.
How a Prince Married an Actress
—M’Jie Luzgel, the French actress was
recently married to Prince Tolstoi one of
the wealthiest young uoblemen of St. Pe
tersburg. The prince “popped the ques
tion” in a somewhat unusual manner.
There was a fair at the St. Petersburg the
atre, for the benetitof the French hospital.
M’lle Luzgel presided over one of the
stands at the fair, and Prince Toistoi ban
teringly asked her how much she would
take for a kiss. Bheglanced at him rather
sternly, and replied that she would not
kiss any man but her betrothed. The
prince passed on, but returned to M’lle
Luzgel’s staml a quarter of an hour after
ward, and said rather thoughtfully to the
young actress, “Will you permit me to
ask you another question, mademoiselle?”
“With pleasure, sir,” “Have you a be
trothed?” Bhe eyed him a moment in
surprise, and said then, with a blush and
smile, “No sir.” “Would you like to
have one?” “That depends on circum
stances,” she said, laughing. “Well,
i then, would you take me?” Bo saying,
banded her his card. She was greatly
astonished, and finally stammered out she
would give him an answer the next day.
On the following morning he called at
her house, the reply was in the attirmu
time, and to-day M’lie Luzgel is a princess
and a happy wife.
The Way it Works.— Muscogee coun
ty has forty or fifty pauper negroes in her
Poor House. Bhe has no money in her
Treasury, and has been compelled to bor
row money at two per cent, a month to
take care of them. Bullock will not per
mit negroes to be taxed to hear their small
share of this burden. Muscogee is but a
sample of other counties.— Columbws Sun
2Aih.
A man in Maine has been raising
ground-peas this year with success. Look
to your laurels, “ Georgia gouber grab
bers ”
tSTHtocks that are always up—those
around the neck.
THURSDAY, OCT. 29. 1868.
D RV AND THE (NITED STATE*.
“Long years of neglect, misrule, and tyranny
nave alienated the (,'uhans from B|>ain, and a vast
majority of them prefer annexation to the United
State- to a longer union with the former country,
uo matter what change may be effected in its rulers
or goverment. This is a fact which is well known
m Bj»aiu. and it will have au effect in the Cortes,
whether that effect is apparent in the published
account of its doings or not. “Manifest destiny”
is-setting Cuba in the direction of the United
! States. —mieuielphia .!</».
\Y e have heard all this any time these
last twenty years, aud know it as the
world does to be pure “bosh.” if Lo
pez was alive he could swear to it. No
body on that Island wishes any such
fate to befall it, “and a vast majority
of them prefer’’ annexation to almost
any country on tlie face of earth to
being ruled by the Radicals of tlie
United Slates. We could wisli them no
more complete damnation. Annex tlie
Island and in ten days thereafter it would
be overrun by Revenue Collectors, Freed
men’s Bureau agents, (the conditions
would be tlie freeing of tlie negroes, be
.stowing upon them tlie elective franchise,
evangelical pick pockets, calling them
selves preachers, and one liundred thou
sand carpet-baggers hunting for office.
No, Cuba. Take our advice and stay
where you are. You had better pray for
a South American earthquake than such
a fate as being under our Radical rule
witli scalawags, carpet-baggers und ne
groes holding your local offices, and giving
you the benefits of a civilization whose
type aud representative is Beast Butler,
and of a religion that finds its best expo
nent and examples in the salioious Howes
and Kalloclis of that “God’s country,”
New Eugland.
[From the Atlantic Monthly for November.]
M V D V R LING s,
BT ALICE GARY.
My Rose, so red and round,
My Daisy, darling of the summer weather.
You must go down now, and keep house together.
Low underground !
Q little silver line
us meadow water, ere the eloud rise darkling
Slip out of sight, and with your comely sparkling
Make their hearth shiue.
Leaves of the garden bower-,
The frost is coining soon—your prime is over;
80 gently fall, and make a soft warm cover
To house my flowers.
Lithe willow, too, forego
The crown that makes you queen of woodland
graces,
Nor leave the winds to shear the lady tresses
From your drooped brow.
Oak, held by strength apart
From all the trees, stop now your stems from
growing,
And send the sap, while yet ’tis bravely flowing,
Back to your heart.
And ere the Autumn sleet
Freeze into ice, orsift to bitter snowing.
Make compact with your peers for overstrowiug
My darlings sweet.
80 when their sleepy eyes
Bhall be unlocked by May witli rainy kisses.
They to the sweet renewal of old blisses
Refreshed may rise.
Lord, iu that evil day
When my own wicked thoughts, like thieves, way
lay me,
Or when pricked conscience rises up to slay me.
Shield me, 1 pray.
Ay, when the storm shall drive,
Spread thy two blessed hands like leaves above me,
And with thy great love, though none else should
love me,
Save me alive.
ileal with thy peace my strife ;
And as tlie poet with Ins golden versing
Lights his low house, give me, thy praise re
hearsing,
To light my life.
Shed down thy grace iu showers,
And if some roots of good, at thy appearing,
Be found in me, transplant them for the rearing
< )f heavenly flowers.
THE FRUIT-GROWERS’ CONVENTION Vl'
STONE MOUNTAIN.
Notwithstanding the rain 011 Tuesday,
and the inclement character of tlie day
itself, tlie meeting of fruit-growers at Stone
Mountain on Wednesday last was a suc
cess. Owing to the character of the
weather, and holding of tlie Eatonton
Fair on the same day, tlie attendance of
those liviug ou the line of tlie Georgia
Railroad was not so large as desired, but
what it lacked in quantity it made up
in quality. The material was good. The
Convention was composed of men deeply
interested in the subjects of tlie meeting,
aud who, unlike tlie politician, <lo not
wait to catch tiie tide, but seek to set it
in motion. The Chamber of Commerce
of Charleston, the South Carolina Rail
road, and one or two lines of steamships
were represented. Rev. Charles Wallace
Howard, tlie distinguished agriculturalist,
from Kingston, was also present. Mr.
James G. Moffett, of Charleston, and Rev.
C. W. Howard, of Georgia, made Inter
ing addresses to the Convention, giving
many valuable suggestions, and imparl
ing much information to all present. As
surances were received that a system simi
lar to the “Green Line” could be perfect
ed by whicli fruits and vegetables would
be transported to New York in about six
ty hours, so far as tlie roads aud fines be
yond Augusta were concerned. A com
mittee. consisting of W. G. Whidby,
Simeon Smith, A. J. Veal, and James M.
Goldsmith, were appointed to confer with
tlie Superintendent of tiie Georgia Rail
road relative to attaching cars for the ship
ment of fruits and vegetables to the pas
senger train on certain days of tlie week,
and to put the freight on the same at rea
sonable rates.
Since beiug tiie base of all improvement
of tiie soil, aud the present freight tariff
ou tlie Western and Atlantic Railroad
preventing its general use as a fertilizer, a
committee, consisting of J. W. Scruggs,
J. R. Smith, and F. W. Quarles, were ap
pointed to memorialize the Legislature, if
they cannot transport it free, to reduce
tlie freight on lime for agricultural purpo
ses earned over the State Road to a nomi
nal one.
The subject of keeping up stock and di»-
pensing witli fences in counties thickly
settled, and of establishing a Bureau of
Agriculture in tlie State, were discussed,
but left to future meetings for action.
Thanks were tendered to Messrs. Moffett
and Howard for their entertaining ad
dresses, and to J. W. Scruggs for the use
of Scruggs’ Hall.
Hon. John C. Ragsdale, of DeKalb, pre
sided with his usual dignity ami impar
-1 tiality, and tne Secretary of tlie Farmer’s
! Club acted as tlie Secretary of tiie Conven
| tion.
Owing to tlie inclemency of tiie weather
| but few articles were exhibited. A. J.
Veal exhibited some fine specimens of
apples, aml.F. B. McCurdy some very fine
turnips.
it is contemplated to hold another con
vention in May, when, if arrangements
can be made with tlie Georgia Railroad,
the “Green Line” system will be per
j fected.
Any one desiring information concern
ing tiie movement, can obtain it by ad
dressing “ Secretary Fruit-Growers’ Con
vention,” at Stone Mountain. %*
[Atlanta Intelligencer.
The Ventilator.— The Hon. Geo. W.
Woodward M. (J., from Pennsylvania,
will accept our thanks for a copy of this
pamphlet. It claims to be and is, if wo
are a judge of such things, a “ventilation
of the Radical House of Representatives,
showing the most infamous system o
swindling that can he found in this or any
other country.”
A Paris letter-writer says : “A person
age from Spain arrived at Biarritz a day
or two ago, being received by the
Emperor his Majesty is reported to have
inquired how Spanish affairs were getting
on. 'Very, well, sire.’ ‘Ah .’’said Napo
leon, with a smile, ‘the people and the
revolution are still in their honeymoon.”
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San Francisco, Oct. 1-qjs.
• Se Y eral shocks occurred this even
ing, but caused little alarm. Workmen
are busily employed repairing the dam
age to tlie buildings on Washington, I lav
Sacramento, Pine and Hush streets The
side east of Montgomery street suilered
most. A personal observation of the inte
rior and exterior damage to the buildings
shows it to be very great. Many must i.,»
taken down, :is they are unsafe in then
present condition. A numberof buildings
have sunk several inches, and streets I .
fore level are now uneven in nianv i lac. -.
Beyond the smoky condition of the at
mosphere several weeks ago, there were
no indications of anything unusual in the
weather. The morning of the quake was
foggy, but shortly after the tirst shock the
weather cleared up and tcmaiiied line un
til tiight, wlieu a dense fog agai u came on.
i'o-day has also been v-ry line.
r l he waters ol the hay remained placid,
and only a slight disturbance was notict i
on the seaeoast A ship anchored tiftei n
miles i utside lelt the sh(H‘k verv heavilv,
and it was the same with vessels on tin
hay. At Altatraz Island, in the centre ol
the bay, the shock was very heavy,
tive coTui'iihy%,t>iy»ers contain four and
tained, yet they contend that Sa'u Fran
cisco is one of the safest places in the
world.
The casualties are light because of the
time when the shock occurred. Had it
been an hour later they would have been
very heavy. Falling cornices and chim
neys did the work principally. Many of
the casualties occurred from frantic efforts
to get out of buildings. Some persons
jumped out of second story windows. The
panic at the time was terrible The
streets were tilled with people in every
conceivable costume and some almost
without costume. I was in a frame house
on the Hill, and although the vibration
was heavier than any I ever felt in South
America, yet from the character of the
struetuie it sustained no damage worth
speaking of. The shock must have been
heavier down town, for tire condition of
tiie walls show that tlie force exerted to
put them in their present condition is al>
most beyond comprehension. It is con
ceded on all sides that a few seconds more
would have destroyed that portion of the
city not constructed on solid foundations.
Fortunately the hotels escap'd serious in
jury ; for, crowded as they were, hud they
been less strong, the result would have
been terrible. Their inmates were much
shaken up, and many have sought the
shelter of frame buildings, now conceded
to be tlie safest.
Animals of all kinds felt tlie shock .
horses became wild with terror and some
were thrown down by the motion «f the
earth, while others started and ran away.
Dogs were harking and running through
the streets, apparently not knowing what
they were doing. Birds even noticed the
great eouvuision of nature. During all of
yesterday tlie excitement was intense.
The streets were crowded witli people, the
majority of stores and other places of bus
iness were closed. Hut few persons would
enter buildings and these would stampede
into tlio streets witli a rush whenever
a slight vibration indicated that the earth
was not yet settled.
The earthquake took precedence over
everything, business being for the time
forgotten, and all looked as if another
might come that would swallow the city ;
yet with all this fear tlie people tried to
look cheerful as they told their experience
and related their hairbreadth (.scapes.
Many most ludicrous incidents occurred,
Hint to be appreciated must be given in
detail.
'To-day's panic has somewhat subsided,
and should another heavy shock not occur
soon tlie fear will wear oil - in a measure
and current business will run us usual.
Allis uncertainty, however, these terrible
shocks disturbing everything, and, in
truth, we don't know what to expect. The
earthquake of yesterday was far heavier
than it, was three years ago, and they keep
getting stronger.
Another much heavier shock than ve
terday’s will tell a tale .such as I do
not w ish to record. This vicinity appears
to have been about the centre ol the con
vulsion, south and east. It was heavy,
hut north it was lighter. lnOakland much
damage was done; at Ban Leandro also,
and other towns south of us everythin;:
like brick or masonry sullered, while
framework stood well. Persons in tl
country noticed an upheaving and open
iug of the earth in several places. Large
masses of rock, several tons in weignt,
were detached and rolled down the lull
and mountain sides. Trees were violenly
shaken and water made its appearance
where all was dry before. From some
streams hubbies containing iiiihimtnahic
gas lias risen to the surface.
We have yet to hear from Soulii Califor
nia. The probabilities are that its force
was spent hereabouts ; for it does not ap
pear to have been ss heavy at Ban Jose.
Tlie barometer and thermometer indica
ted nothing unusual.
Tlie motion of theahock was well mark
ed as being southeast one and northwest
one, altliough the condition of some build
ings indicates a rotary motion from Un
manner ill which they are wrung and
twisted. They are open on all sides. In
forty-two seconds we had ample opportun
ity to note the vibrations and know thui
they were as stated. The shock com
menced heavily and gained in strength,
and stopped suddenly, not tapering ol!'.
I thought it never would end, and every
moment I expected the ceiling to come
down. To those iu upper stories of high
brick buildings the scene was appalling.
The sight and sensation was appalling.
An estimate of the amount of damage
done is based upon tlie cost ol putting up
buddings as tiiey were before tlie couvul
sion took place, not the expense of filling
up the cracks and plastering them over.
I do not believe there is a structure in the
city but what is more or less strained.
They appear ail right now, hut another
earthquake will prove iff am right. Those
interested in this plave very naturally de
sire to make tlie afl'air light as possible,
hut the truth has been told, and rattier
less tliau more.
Persons here who were in Peru during
the late earthquake there, state the shock
of yesterday to have been as strong as
some of those that destroyed so much life
and property there, and they say thatonly
Ia recurrence of tlie shocks was required
to make disaster here fully as great. One
| good result will he to have buildiugserect
; ed that will stand almost anything. Now
| only a small proportion of them are as
! they should Isa. ’I hose on made ground
! will have to Isa constructed like fortres-es,
and we have sincere cause for congratula
; tion in having escaped so well.—AT.
I Herald, JAth.
“Let Jkkmkh Go.—The /.and 1 1 V
gives a model letter from a young lady
whose sweet heart was in the fifth .South
Carolina regiment, to Mr. Jlavis, Pre-i
dent of the late Confederacy, asking for a
furlough for her lover to come home and
get married:
“Dear Mr. President: J want you to let
Jeeines Clancy, of company Lth. oth B. C
regiment, come home ami get mat rid.
Jeeines is wiilin ; i is williu, my mammy,
she is willin’, his mammy says she is will
in’, but Jeeines’captain,he ain’t willin’.
Now when we’re all willin’, ’eeptin’
Jeemes’ captain, I think you might Jet up
and let Jeemes come. I’ll make him >
straight baek whgn he’s done got married,
and fight just as hard as ever.
Your affectionate friend, Ac.
Mr. Davis wrote on the letter, “Let
Jeemes go,” and Jeemes came home, mar
ried the affectionate correspondent of Mr.
Davis, and returned to his regiment, and
did fight as well as ever.
The Rev. Dr. Morris, of Pennsylvania,
has been elected Episcopal Bishop f"i
Oregon and Washington Territories.
The Belrna, Rome and Dalton railroad,
is now running to within three mb -of
Rome.
Aalt the recovered dyspeptic. ''iljou ' j
victims of fevt r aod agin
patients, Low they recovered ‘ '
its, and good appetite. m ‘'
o, ’ Y * V.-triihitOr WWi t/lt* reill l Uliit T -
Sirnmons Liver Kegnm*”*
lieved them from tbe of death.
Soft Hats, of all the latest styles, for men or
boys, i-an be had of Pope Fkekmav