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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER C. 1878.
Tb* consumption of cotton by Ameri-
ran manufacturers waa groalor by 110,000
bilw in 1678 than in 1877. The jtold of
tbo atnpla in tho United States exceed*
that of any year on record,being 4.611,«
2CS bale* of 1.489 pounds gross each, up
t«> September 1.
A hirer vm riding np on an elevator
in* Nevada shaft. Ono of his bands
caught in Lha frame twork of the side,
a^d te wae left dangling 1,000 feet from
the bottom. Ilia plight waa not discover
ed until tho elevator reached the surface
without him. He was ao weak, after
being rescued, that ho oould not stand.
Tn* fact that pricea are now below the
aped* level la made quite clear by an
article in the Public. Wheat has not in
twenty-aeven years been aa low as last
weak. Cotton has not been as low in
twenty-three years, nor corn since 1845,
except in June, 1SG1, nor mess pork since
Ib-tJ. Pricea generally are 13 per cent,
lower than May 1, and over 18 per cent,
lower than in 18G0.
Human Bacbificxs in Dahonzt.—
Intelligence has bacn received from
Whydatb, West Coast of Africa, under
date of Sept. 20, that the Portuguese
Commandant and seven soldiers are held
captive by tho King of Dahomey, who
makes them parade beforo him daily.
Tho King lias recommenced the grand
custom of human sacrifices. Five hun
dred per. on* have boon slaughtered in
ono month.
'l'n* Greek Archbishop of Smyrna was
war litaont mortally wounded tho other
day by a man desiring to be married
The latter, being informed by tbo pro
late. that among the formalities to be
oomplibd with, tho consont of parents
was indispensable, stabbed him threo
lime* and fled. At last accounts tho
Archbishop was in a precarious condition,
and tho assassin had not boon captured.
At a dinner recently given la Paris by
Emile do Qir&rdin to tho Russian Grand
Duke Constantino, Arsene Honssaye
offered a toast in praiso of wino. Milo.
Sarah Bernhard, tho actress, replied by
u toast to water, and clotod her eulogy
by quoting tho Dachesa do-Longueville,
whooncosaid: “Whata (pity that it is
not a sin to drink waterTho lady
thought that «a little sin always added
seat to an onjoyment.
A finals clephan^ in tho Philadelphia
Zoological Garden was greatly frightened
by tlio recent gale, and when oho cut
lier foot on tho glass of a broken
w her terror was complete, She
saij nn Lor h&uncbes, hold up her woun-
ded foot, and hollowed lond and long.
When t he keeper entered, her male com
panion had In* trunk wound round tho
foot, as though trying to comfort her.
Tns cold of the arctic regions is really
wintry, Ono of tho scientific persons
who has rt turned with tho arctic chip
Flerinco wriletf':
“Our greatest cold was in Janliaryi It
was 62- degrees, or 83 degrees below
froezing point. Tho mcrourv exposed in
ailish froze solid, so as to be bandied
like a chip, nt 42 degrees. The heaviest
snow fell Juno 5, G and 7. I walked
ashore OU tho ice on tho 4th of Jnly, and
sketched eft tho harbor and schooner/'
Not TnxJ?BYjnt but a Plaque.—Tho
Now Orleans Picayune, speaking of an
old nerso of soventytwo years old on the
point pf j olurning to her home in Mobile,
says sho states that during the thirty or
forty years of her experience as a nnrso
in various yellow fovor epidemics, she
never, saw such awful soenes ns sho
witnessed nt Holly Springs daring tho
short time that sho remained there. All
three of tho nurses agree in tha assertion
that tho visitation was a plague, and not
yellow fever, ns they h&vo scon and un~
dei stood that disease in Vobilo and other
|>ointf>. .
KaUIB of tb« Fire King.—Unring
tha month of September, wo glean fiom
the Chronicle, an insuranco journal pub
lished in Now York, tbero bavobeen nino
hundred and thirty-two fires in the United
States, resulting in tho loss of $4,558,800
worth of property. The losses in Georgia
footed up $02,400.
Tub Soi'TUKi'.N CD'—- .^rOit.—ThoNo-
vember number of this old and favorito
journal w»'A eompare favorably with any
Vainu that has ever proceeded it. Tho
price also has been reduced to the low
figuro of $l.GO per annum which places
it within tbo reach even of the smallest
farmer.
Tho present number is richly worth a
year's subscription.
The Elections.—Tho returns nro too
meager os wo go to press to indicate for
certainty wlmt will bo the result in any
State, of tho elections yesterday. It
seems certain, however, that Beast But
ler has been defeated. If this be true,
it is glory enough for one day, even at
tho cost of a Republican victory.
In Georgia it looks as though Persons
will beat Harris, and Farmer Arnold
runs better than was erpeeUd, though
Hammond is probably elected. Tho race
between Lester and Felton and Billups
and Speer is close, with probabilities in
favor of Billups and Felton. Nothing
certain, however.
Our Street Railroad.—This whole
community and the thousands of visitors
last week also at the State Fair, have
cause to be under obligations to Air.
Joseph Hill for the admirable manner in
-which he handled the street cars, send
ing them to and fro from tho Park with
tho ntoioet regularity and dispatch, and
accommodating multitudes of weary pe-
d as trim.
Since Mr, Hill assumed the proprie
torship of the lino everything has moved
like clock-work and we hear of no com>
plaints. His teams make good time and
the drivers are steady and attentive.
The wonder new is how Macon ever waa
able to do without this great convenience-
Surely our people ought to support the
ruterpnee liberally, and make it pay at
leaet a moderate profit to the owner.
Mr. Hill, by hi* superior management,
has made, wbat was once a losing con
cern, self-supporting, and even pay him
something for his trouble. We trust era
long it will prove a good investment to
him.
Tlie Slxtli .District.
Judging from the aspect of affairs in
Macro this Tuesday afternoon, tne Sixth
District is going to show a surprisingly
light vote. At half-past two o’clock not
five hundred votes sre polled attheCourt-
house in Macon. Not a man is standing
•bout the window. *nd it is rare to see two
beforo it at the same timo. Probably jost
before sundown the soveruignu will come
forward with greater freedom, but it is
denblfol whether the third of a foil vote
will be polled in the town or county.
Tne fact is, sn election without a race,
s content—atrial of speed and strength—
does not meet tho popnlar apprehension.
It U in this respect like a race againBt time
on the tnrf, which never drew a crewd,
though it might be ran by Eolipso him
self. The faot that to-d*y Blonnt has no
competitor will lose him twice 03 many
votes as the best competitor oonld with,
draw.
And it is not a question of principles
that will draw ont the votes, btsrt the
gravest propositions of fundamental law
and these alone will fail to evoke a full
ballot. No constitutional election ever
produced a full Tote in Georgia or else
where, within onr recollection. It seems
to be essential that there should be per
sonal competition, and that all political
questions should be represented by a
personal champion, in order to enlist
popular attention and effort.
The Lancashire Mills.
The English telegrams continue to re
port the suspension and curtailment of
tho cotton manufactures. Yesterday a
thirty per cent, redaction was noted in
tho mill operations at Wigan, and a per
sistent etnko at Oldham, against the pro
posed ten per cent, reduction in wagos
may probably result in a lock ont there.
Tho trouble lies in sach an overstock of
cloths and yarns that it is impossible to
diminish the accumulation at any com
pensating price.
It is not improbable that tho cotton
manufacturing interoat of Great Britain
has, in fact, finally passed its zenith.
Competition is springing np everywhere,
and foreign markets arobecoming less re
liable. Even India is largely manufac
turing her own nativo cottons, and also
importing American raw cotton to eomo
extent, in order to improve her fabrics.
All tho continental countries are grade,
ally learning to supply their own wants,
and China is taking a portion of her cot
ton cloths from tho American mills.
The prospects of the English milli aro
therefore,not as bright a* they once were.
Many of them have boon losing money
and vory few are declaring dividends.
But in the Ust analysis tho loss will bo
deducted from tho Amorican cotton pro
duct. It comes ont of tho prico of our
raw cottons, and for generations to como,
under any circumstances, tho English
spinners w ill bo ablo to name the prico of
American raw cotton.
knocking dawn the d ar w ith an axa, ! bat who will say that onr daughters and
went to her bedside (where sho was lying
in bed) an! b -^r.n beating her with sticks
iofli
ns are guilty of the greatest sin in^ so
doing, but if tha people will danoe, this is
UI iUU UC)(llUDC.tllB|{tia Wi.UBklLAS, WWW--*, a I A
tmg upon her arm acd shoulder sev- I not the way t j ({el them to stop l »
Ben Hill and Conkilug’s Heat.
Tho story told by Conkling on Ben
Hill, by way of illastrating Southern
greod and audacity, will no doubt draw
from tho latter a proper correction in his
own defence against incivility. Tho claim
for Mr. Conkhng’s seat preferred by Mr.
Hill was, as we are credibly informed, a
mere piece of jocoso pleasantry—unfor
tunately misdirected, it would seem, if
tho New York Senator really understood
Mr. Hill as seriously proposing to gain
possession of his scat. Perhaps Mr. Conk
ling is one of those who cannot understand
or appreciate a joko; but more probably
he was willing to accept and u3o a joke
os a serious proposition, in the interests
of sectional prejudice, which ho seems to
thick it necessary to embitter. Southern
Senators should be cautious when speak
ing to Mr. Conkling.
era 1 blow*. They were ostensibly in search
of U. R. Wells, who was not in the house I
at the time. I am told that no crime baa 1
ever been charged against this lady, and
I cannct conceive of any excuse which
these men can offer for such cowardly
violence against an unprotected female.
Surely it was not necessary for them to
beat a woman with sticks. Such acta of
violence as this confer no honor uporrthe
perpetrators. After whipping Henry L.
Wells they gave him orders to leave the
county within eix days, or they would
hang him. Xs it possible that the Crim
inal Laws of Georgia are so powerleES that
men can perpetrate such deeds as these
with impunity ? Has the old man
Wells been guilty of any crime? If ye»;
why not prosecute him? Tho conviction
of David Wells last summer—upon very
eight evidence—don’t show any weak
ness in Criminal Laws. I cannot other
wise than look upon such acts, as these
men have been guilty of, as bringing
disgrace upon the fair fame of the State
of Georgia, and I hope that the Grand
Jury now in session will take prompt
steps to bring theso men to condign pun
ishment. I am told that they are all
known except one man. This is the nat
ural outgrowth of that pnblic excitement
existing here last summer, caused by the
Wynn poisoning ease—acd those sheep
stealing cises. When the people be
come excited as they were hero last sum
mer, it is vory apt to culminate in some
act of violence, and in every such case
the reputation of the whole State has to
suffer. Now thU thing will be published
all over the United States, and perma
nent injury will bo done to the whole
South. Yet I do not believe that ten
respectable men can be found in Telfair
county who would to-day justify these
cruel acts of violenoe. Poor old Mr.
Wells has been compelled to Ileo from
this part of tho State, and has sought re-
fugo in Lowndes county.
Ws find these items in the Savannah
Ariel:
Death or an Old Citizen.—Mr. Ed
ward O’Byrne, an old and well known cit
izen, died yesterday afternoon at 9 o’clock
at his residence on Jefferson street, at
tho advanced age of seventy-six years.
He had been a resident of Savannah since
1832, and a member of tho Hibernian
Sosioty since 1835. Ho was at ono time
an oilicor of tho First District Georgia
Militia, and was generally esteemed for
his efficiency, courtesy and nrbamty. He
leaves two children, one here and one a
practicing physician in Now York, who
haa been telegraphed of tho sad event.
Mr. O’Byrno wob ono .of onr oldest and
be.-.t Irish citizens, only a few of v.-hom
aro now left,
Ouxtinq Aifkay.—About half past
seven o’clock last night a difficulty occur
red on Broughton street, near Drayton,
between two yonDg men, who, it is stated
>had heretofore been friends. After some
hard words had been passed a proposition
was made by ono to adjonrn to the lano
to eotllo tho dispnto by fistlonffs, and
thither they repaired. They had hardly
entered tha lane,>ltl is reported, beforo
ono of them, who, it wonld appear, had a
knifo in his hand, made a savage assault
on tho other, oatting him twice on the
head, and then fled. He had not boon ar
rested np to a late hoar lest night. The
injarod parly was esoorted to Dr. Martin’s
oflloo, whore his wounds were dressed.
The affair created some exoitemont. ■
Returned Home.—Among tho passen
gers by the steamship Gate City, which
arrived here on Saturday from New York,
tvero Dr. Wm. Duncan, Dr. Easton Yongo
and Dr. R. F. Sheftall. They left Mem
phis on the 22d of Octobor, and proceed
ed to New York, via tho West, stopping
in Chicago, whero they were treated to a
bugw storm'. Wo aro pleased to know
that they aro all in exoellent health, and
aro looking well after their live weeks’
arduous services in tho infected districts.
Tho gentlemen received a very cordial
greeting from their numerous friends,
and Saturday night wore complimented
with a ‘‘welcome-homo” banquet by tho
fraternity. Dr. J. ' T. McFarland, who
lift Memphis with them, is now in-Brook
lyn, N. Y., with his family, and'jvillnot
return nntil the latter part of tho month
TUB GEORGIA PRESS.
The latest name3 for it up in the 9tb
district, whero citizen Speer lives, are
“nouralgia” and “general dobility.”
He was laid up two or threo days last
week at Blairsville, and tho doctor, tho
bar keeper and other sympathizers signed
certificates to tho above effect.
The Savannah Recorder “understands
that a fiuo steamer is to bo placed upon
the route between Savannah and Dublin,
touching at all points on the Oconee,
and proceeding on each trip to Hawkins
ville, stopping at all landings on the
Ocmulgeo both to land and receive
freight.”
Tns same paper says: We had tho
pleasure of seeing an oyster yesterday
which measured 11} inches in length.
How long this bivalve has remained out
of its natural element wo are not prepar
ed to say. Probably .if tho chronological
tables in the days of‘tho flood were con
sulted wo might possibly reckon its m<
Kration. Btau tunnA at Albany, Go.,
and was brought down to Maj. N. O.
Tilton as a curiosity. It is petrified and
is almost as whito as snow, having tho
substance of a stone.
Messrs. T. Hawkins and Thad Groer,
brothers-in-law, and residing near For
syth, had a difficulty last Sunday morn-
ing, which resulted in Greer shooting
and killing Hawkins.
Tnz editor of tho Augusta Aries was
presented lost Saturday with a potato
which measured over live feet in length*
The 81D10 paper esys:
About ton days ago a “section” of a du
eling party were promptly on the grounds
at Sand Bar Ferry, and after remaining
a short time left, the other section not
putting in an appearance. Who were
they, and who have been “offended”
lately in this section?
Tub Estootou Broad-Axe tells the fol
lowing on eome of the boys from Put
nam :
It is said to bo a fact that a crowd of
Putnam oouuty representatives had to
pay $1.50 per head for supper at Chris
tian’s restaurant in Maoan Wednesday.
His usual charges are 50 cents per moai,
bnt ho said from the manner in wbioh the
Patnain oouuty boys ate, ho didn’t think
they bad been to a single meal since lbs
surrender.
The editor of the Baxley Gazette in a
recenMetter from MoYille, Telfair coun
ty, tells the following: ^
Since my arrival here I have heard of a
veritable oase of Kn-KlaxiDg. Same few
nights ago a party of disguised men went
to the house of David L. Wells, a feeble
old man, upwards of seventy years old,
and after taking him out of the house,
stripped aud administered to him an un
merciful whipping, leaving upon his
body marks which will accompany him to
the grave. I can hear of no orime
charged against this unfortunate old man
nniess it was being the grandfather of
David Wells (lately convicted of an at
tempt to poison the family of John D.
Wynne) is a orime, and whioh case is now
pending before the Supreme Court on a
writ of error. These disguised m.-n
gave him this whipping to make
hire tell who it was that placed the poi*
son in Wynn’sujeU, so it eeems that these
parties confess, by this cruel act, that
David Wells was improperly convicted ;
because, if David Wells did it, why whip
this poor old man tc make him tell who
did it ? On the same night the same par-
tv of men W'eut to the house of Mrs.
White, an estimable lady, and after
Synod ol Georgia.
Atlanta, October 31, 1878.
Special Correspondence Telegraph and Hessen*
gcr-1
NIGHT SESSION.
The Session mot at half-paBt seven
o’clock p. m.
The Block case was resumed.
Rev. E. P. Kerr spoke first, and gave
his reasons in a plain and suooinct man
ner why he would voto to sustain the ap
peal of Mr. Block.
Rev. H. F. Hoyt Bald he believed that
the deliverances should not bind equally
with the word of God. The spirit of the
Bible is mild, and the sentence in this
oase is too severe. We mast guard
against tho tyranny of law. Tho sen
tence should be reversed, because it is
nnjnat and nnnecessarily severe. I shall
veto to sustain the appeal in part.
Rev. E. H. Briggs was called bat did
not respond.
Rev. W.T. Talford said: “There |3 a
law in the Bible regulating cases like
this. 1‘tio deliverances are binding only
so far &s they tue consonant to the word
of God. Tne sentence nf *ho Session
was hasty nod nncalle-i for. I will vote
to sustain tho appeal from the sentenoe
of Presbytery. 1 will sustain the appeal.
Elder W. W. Lumpkin spoko next.
That he would not make a speech, bnt
h9 would say ono thing: Near the churoh
where I worship is the graveyard, and
much I learn from Us sacred teachin_
from the memories and voices of the
Fast, mu teat .lessen is the lesson of the
law of love.
I believe that there are true men on
both aides, and I believe that the prose-
entor and Mr. Block are both conscien
tious, bnt I wish that charity shown to
mo that I am taught by God’s word to
extond to others, therefore I will in the
spirit of kindness, vote to sustain the
appeal of Mr. Block.
Elder J. B. Estes—That ho did not
wish to mako a speech, bnt would give
somo of the reasons influencing his vote;
that when a man joined a body ho yielded
certain rights and became amendablo to
all the laws of the soeiety he joins, yet
tho punishment is too severe, and I shall
vote to reverse the sentence of the ses
sion.
Elder James McCowen said ho wonld
vote to sustain the Presbytery.
Elder Rowland said tbero were two
things in ' the'appeal which struck
him that irregularity of process
ought to be corrected. I hold that
injustice has been done Mr. Block.
Great stress was laid on round
dancing. Now I say thero waa none
there, for Mr. Block did not approve of
it; and in this court tha intentions should
have been considered. We have heard
descriptions of round dancing which have
no doubt disturbed the good peace of this
city. Great stress is laid on what Mr.
Block said about tho deliverances, and
what he said has been distorted by this
prosecution in leaving out words. And
this has been brought up against him.
This is unjust. Therefore, I will vote to
sustain the appeal of Mr. Block. »
Elders Evans, Long and Mayo had
nothing to say.
Elder Brazelton said be would^vote to
sustain the Presbytery.
Elder A. Van Wyck said he believed
that the intentions of the session were
good, but he wonld vote to sustain the
appeal of Mr. Block.
Elder W. J. Manly—I have little to
say. I was a commissioner at New Or
leans in 1877, and waa convinced that the
sessions of the Church were guilty of a
neglect of duty. I believe that the of
fense of dancing should bs disciplined. I
am grieved to see Presbyterian ministers
telling on this floor the Presbyterian dan
cers of Atlanta there is no sin in dancing.
Dr. Axaon—No minister haa said that,
and wo have all declared against it. I
say this, ao that the audience will not ba
under a false impression in this matter.
Elder Manly—I do not think I am
wrong. I will not add my vote to this.
I will vote to sustain the decision of the
session.
Elder D. F, Wilcox, said he had chang
ed his opinion ainoe he had here.
That we had heart) much about dancing,
Some jears ago there was not a Sunday
paper in the State, but now there are
Sunday papers all over the State, bnt
shall we discipline onr members for this.
None can doubt the standing of Mr.
Block, social, religions and otherwise.
I dare not vote to make this oase as a
precedent in oar Church. I will vote to
sustain the appeal of Mr. Block.
Elder HcLester: That it wonld require
a month to express himself, bnt we must
sustain the appeal. To what will we tend
if we do not?
T. W. Fleming, said I do not see.in my
heart of hearts I do not see any wrong in
dacclog per sc lor I do approve of social
amusements, and sometimes go on the
floor mjBelf, and I only wonder at myself
for being bo young, lor I am younger
now than I was thirty years ago. Bnt I
do think that the social dance of tho
present day is demoralizing—no _ not so
hard a word, not promotive of purity, and
it persisted in is snbjeot to discipline;
bnt what is discipline? I do not mean the
iron rod. Yon and I, Mr. Moderator,
and fourteen others, were born Congre-
Rationalists, and though we nover had
but cue Oongreationalist preacher, and
our old church had discipline and our
church flourished under it and sent out
more ministers than any other church in
the Southern States. Mr. Moderator,
there ha3 been too muob logic ana too
much rhetoric and too much some other
words which I will not name. If Dr.
Leftwich had some other means he would
have been preaching to as large audiences
as is assembled hero to-night to share
this case.
The speaker reprobated severely on the
dance, relating several anecdotes abont
the prepared speech he had left in his
valise, which he called his Aaron, saying
in conclusion he would state his position
when he came to vote.
Elder J.P. Stevens said he waa in fa
vor of sustaining the appeal of Mr.
Block.
Elder A. M. Jones, ot Florida, said he
agreed with the full and clear exposition
of tha views of church government vs
given by Dr. Woodrow last night, yet I
do not wish it thought that we are en
doraing dancing, though I do not.belisve
dancing is evil, prrre.neitherdo I believe
Dr. Leftwich will say, or does say that it
i?. I believe that as the church deliver
ances immemorial discountenanced dan
cing that those who join the church
should abstain, yet I believe thero is no
law, and will never be one forbidding
dancing.
It is five years since' I became an offi
cer of the chnroh, and on that ocoasion
the happiest of my life, I saw two of my
children come forward and join the
church, now I do not believe that either
my boy or girl could ba induced to go to a
dancing party. This I call discipline,
1 will voto to sustain tho appeal in fall
The roll being exhausted, the Modera
tor announced that the vote would be ta
ken on the appeal in three forms—1. Ap
peal snstained. 2. Appeal sustained in.
part. 3. Appeal not sustained.
Those voting to sustain the appeal of
Mr. Block were:
Clergy—James Woodrow, G. T. Goet-
chius, O. 1\ Fitzsimmons, W. P. Grady,
Robert Irvine, D, L. iiutolpb,. J. W. Ba
ker, S. W, Newell, N. A. Pratt, T. R.
English, Wm. McKay, E. G. Gordon, R.
P. Kerr, E H. Briggs—14.
Elders—O. P. Daniel, W. W. Lumpkin
C. A. Rowland, S. O. Ellington, T. A. El
Evans, J. P. McCowen, A. Yan Wycke, J.
P. Stevens, D. F. Wilcox, A. M. Jones, B.
F Hawkins, L. McLester—12. Total 2C,
Those voting to Bnstaiu in part were :
Clergy—S.E. Arson. T. E. Smith, J,
H. Nal 1 , C. W.Lane, R. W. Milner, J; B,
Hillhonso, J. C. Grow, N. E. Quarter
man, A. W. Ciiiby, R. A. Miokle, J. W.
Qasrteminn, IL F. Hoyt, W. B. Te!
fonrd—13.
Elders—J. B. Estos—1. Total, 14.
ThoBe voting not to sustain were :
Clergy—H. Newton, G. H. Cartledge.
T. P. Cleveland, J. M. M. Caldwell, A.
G. Johnson, T. U. Crawford, A. W. Gas
con, W. A. Milner, J. E. Jones, J. R,
sMoIntoah—10.
Eldars—James McConnell, S. F. Mays.
W. G. Brazalton, J. A. Jocea.W. J. Man
ly, W. W. Diokey, T. W. Fleming—7.
Total, 17.
! Rev. Mr. Gordon moved that a com
mitteo be appointed, composed of two
members voting to sustain in full and of
one member voting to sustain the appeal
of Mr. Block in part, to draft a paper ex*
pressing tho vie «3 oE both parties, so as
to receive a greater unanimity of voice,
and that that committes bo composed of
Dr. James Woodrow and Elder A. Van
Wycke, voting to sustain in full, and Dr.
Nall, os the representative of the party
voting to sustain in part. The qnestiou
was put and carried without a dissenting
voice. A motion was made to have a re
cess of fifteen minutes, which was carried.
Tho committee requested first of all
those who vote to sustain in part to meet
them in one corner of the chnrcb, and
after some consultation those voting to
sustain in fall were also invited to con
fer with the committee.
After a much longer time than was
contemplated, the committee tendered
tho following report through Dr. Wood-
rowthe chairman:
RRFoar or ths comirrai.
Tho committee appointed to report a
paper expressing the opinion of the Synod
in tho cubs of the appeal before it, beg
leave to report recommending that the
following be adopted as the decision of
tho Synod-in tbo case of the appeal of
Mr. Frank E. Block from the decision of
tho Presbytery of Atlanta, confirming the
sentence of tbe session of tho Atlanta
Central Church, by which he was sus
pended from the privileges of church
membership:
The Synod Find: 1. That, Laws ex
ist in the Constitution which are applica
ble to nil offensas, including under that
term popular amusements of all kinds,
when there are in their own nature sinful
or from attendant circumstances become
so.,
2. That, when common fame charged
F. E. Block, a deacon of the Atlanta
Central Chmcb, with having violated a
law of tho church in the connection with
dancing, it was tho [duty of the session
of said chnrch to investigate this charge
in obedience to tho commands of the
General Assembly as contained in ite de
liverances made in answer to tho over
tures of Drs. Robs and Dabney and the
Presbytery of Atlanta, in the years 1865,
1SG9 and 1877.
3. That tho proceeding of said session
in conducting the trial to which this
investigation led, were irregular. 1. In
failing to specify with sufficient particu
larity in tho charge, what law of tha
church had been violated. 2. In failing
to observe the requirements of the book
of discipline in chapter 4, section 5. 3. In
including in the sentenoe specification of
offenses not set forth in the charge.
4. That the decision of the said session
was not sustained by the evidence.
5. ^Therefore, on these gronnds, the
Synod reverses the decision of tbe Pres
bytery of Atlanta in this case and the
sonte'ude prononnoed on Mr. Frank E.
Block by tbe Session of the Atlanta Cen
tral Chnrch, and it restores Mr. Biook to
the privileges of church membership.
The yeas aud nays were oalled on this
paper, and tbe resnlt was its adoption by
a vote of tbirty.fonr to seventeen.
Rev. W. Talfonrd voted to BQBtain in
par!. Key. Mr. Cleveland fiaid be held a
paper prepared by Rev. Mr. Cartledge,
bnt wonld not present it.
Rev. D. Lane offered the following
resolution, whioh waa adopted :
Whereas, tbe decision of the Synod of
Georgia, in the appeal case of Frank E.
Block fiom the Atlanta Presbytery, may
b3 misunderstood by seme ot our people
as favoring dancing, and whereas this
Synod would discourage and die counte
nance that popular amusement, as all
chnrch conrta undoubtedly have done, the
earnest attention of onr chnrch officers
and members is called to the repeated de
liverances of the General Assembly on
the subject; and they are urged, by pre
cept and practice, to bear testimony against
this kind of amnsement, so often fraught
with evil, especially in its more modern
forms, and which cannot be iadotged in
asmbly, meeting next May in St. LauivI
Adjourned till 9 a. tn. tc-morrow.
CiROLTNN,
A W inning Ticket.
LennfftonPresi I
We name Thurman, of Ohio. Not to
make two bites of a oberry, we will name
the Presidential ticket—Thurman, of Ohio
and Blackburn, of Kentnoky.
How to Get Bid ol It.
Cincinnati Euqnirer.1
Mrs. Jocks is suffering frem yellov/ fe
ver. If the fever could only auderstand
Eaglieh she could talk it oat of New Or
leans in quick time.
Advice to Tlieodore.
Hocking Valley, Ohio GazetteJ
The sheriff of Hamilton county was ar
rested last week and pnt in the oooler for
getting drunk and fighting. If we were
Theodore Thomas, wo wouldn’t stay in
ench a place.
Shoot Hlui.
OillCIty Derrick.l
Cincinnati has the fastest fonr year old
in tho worlj—Msu-i 8.—\ml luis not too
mnoh Maud S. T. to say so. P. S.—Sub
scribers who desire to stop tbeic paper
ill pleassgive ns their old as well as their
new address.
Great Trouble in Illinois,
Wellington Post.1
With the hog cholera raging and carry
ing off whole heids of swine, and with
Logan and Oglesby performing a joint
engagement in the rural districts, the
Hlisoi3 farmers feel that their cup of
affliction is fairly slapping over.
Joy, Joy.
-Bariingtou HawkeyoJ
Joy, joy, good times aro coming again 1
good times aro hero. Joy to tho mer
chant, joy to tbe man of law, joy, joy, to
thepcor working man! Harper’s Bazar
saya you can buy a ' very nice fur cloak
now for $185.
Tne West lor Blaine.
Now York Tribune.l
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, thinks
Grant is very popular, and might be re
nominated were tho Convention to meet
to-monow. But be has noticed that
Blaine is a great favorite in tho We3t,
and inclines to tho belief that be may
get the nomination in 18S0, if he want?
it. Mr. Mitcholl evidently doesn't share
the belief of Blaine’s enemies that he
wa3 killed by tbo Maino election.
Another Marvelous Bream
, Story.
Troy Times.1
A young man, whoso parents lived in
tho country, procured employment in
this city, and after a sojourn of several
months received a letter announcing the
illness of his father. The sickness was
not considered of a serious nuturn, and a
speedy recovory was anticipated. A
week or ten days after tho receipt of
this letter tho young man dieamod
that as the hands of a clock wore indi
cating half-past one his father departed
this life. Ho got up in the morniug to
find a small picture of his father that had
been banging on the wall lying on tbo
floor, face downward. Tho strange dream
and stranger incident regarding the pic
ture did nob impress him or causo a fore
boding of his father’s death. Ho went to
tha breakfast table. A telegram lay at
bis plate. He opened it and read that at
half-past one o’clock that morning his
father had died,- z
Tbe Course of Trqe Love,
Washington CapitaM ;j
This, that Shnkspearo. tells us never
does ran smooth, finds strango illustra
tion in the case of Captain Charles R.
Porter. Tho courso of true love in his
case, however, seems not to have been so
much n water course as brandy and
water. It seems that he. sailed away
from Boston twenty-fivo years ago, leav
ing his sweetheart, Amelia Hollis, be
hind him. While voyaging on tho other
side of tho world he received tho news
that she had married another. He wa>
crushed by the disappointment, aud
nev^r returned to Boston until lost year.
Then he received a note from Amelia,
requesting him to call on her. He went,
and was told by her that sho waa a
widow, that she had plenty .of money,
and that she had nover ceased to lave
him. Of course a marriage ensued. Up
to this point tho story is a pleasant one,
bat there is.a disagreeable sequel. Por
ter had become a drunkard. He and
his wife quarreled, ported, became reo-
onoiled and parted again, and now Por
ter has committed suicide in an insane
asylum.
(Hate Banks vs. National.
Now York Times.1
The National Banks abolished, n de
mand would inevitably spring np for (he
repeal of the IP ^out. tax ou Sfato cir
culation, whim wonld nllimatoly be eno-
oessfal. That this country is bonnd ts
Boston Girls.
Sprirrfield Republican.!
“The most interesting possessions if
Boston are no doubt its girh. There is
no little fnn made by the society wits and
the casual letter-writers about the Beaten
girl, her customary Greek and Latin, her
blue spectacles and stockings and her
cheek-bones. If any one ha3 taken these
jests seriously let him turn, saunter
down Tremont street, some fine afternoon,
and be converted. There is worse food
for maiden charms than baked beans and
paradigms, snd tho east wind make the
rosea bloom and the eyes brighten.
There is no street in America
like Tremont street for the beet
American types oE beauty. Anything volj
uptaons or flamboyant, or, on the other
hand, anything blanched and etiolated,
one seldom Bees among these girls; bnt
tbe fine, expressive, meaning full of
face, -with serious gray eyes, tbe ontlook
of a free, thoughtful epirit, and the ele-
gant, light, trim figure, dressed with
skilled grace and not to the extremity of
fashion—thsBe are common ornaments
or that promenade. Thero are not a few
examples of what might be oalled the
‘aristooratio’ type.- in Boston atieets.
xonng women who look the inheritors of
culture and family traditions, and yet this
is misleading. They may be all that, for
there are a few old families left in Bos
ton and thereabouts, notwithstanding the
foreign domination. But they are almost
as likely to be daughters of the people—
the first fruits of Demooratio onltnre, in
stead of the orown of generations.
To Christian Associations in
Georgia.
By request of tho State Executive
Committee, I address yon this card, ur
ging you to observe the week of prayer
appointed by the international executive
committtee beginning November 10th.
The Y. M. C. A. causo in Georgia needs
nothing more than it needs an aggressive
movement—a bold, combined attack on
tho works of tho enemy. Such a move
ment is the series of meetings called for
next week. Throughout the United States
and Canada,our brethren wilt be engaged
with us in the samo work. Let no asso
ciation fail to carry out tho programme.
Have all the leaders selected beforehand,
that they may be duly prepared. Make
all necessary arrangements for tha mxsic,
and soe to it that there is, in no respeot,
any obataola to the smooth working of sit
the machinery. Labor, by diligent, per
sonal effort, *o secure tbe attendance of
yonng men who are not Christians.
Where associations have suspended, some
of the members ahonld arrange to
hold tho meetings; this may bo the
moans of revival. Lst all work and ptay.
James v-18, 18.
Yours in the cause,
J. T. Watrbmin,
Pres. V. M. C. A. of Georgia.
QUERY—“Why will men smoke common
Tobacco, when they can buy Harburg Bros.
•SKAL OP NORTH CAROLINA.” at tho samo
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Dr. Leftwich gava-noiioe thatbe weald
appeal the Block case to the General As-
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Female Complaints.
in for the maiority oi female diseases if the Ex*
tract is used. Tho pamphlet which accompanies
each bottle Kives full directions how it should bo
applied. Any one can use it without fear of harm.
CAUTION.
Pond’s Extract
has tho words “Pond’s Extract,” blown in the
glass, and Company’s trademark on surrounding
wrapper. It is never sold m bulk. None other
is genuine. Always insist on having Pond’s Ex
tract. Take no other preparation, however much
you may be pressed.
Prices 50c, SI and $1.75.
PREPARED ONLY BY
POND’S EXTRACT CO.
NEW YORK AND LONDON.
Sold by all druggists. octlOd wed thr fri wly
nxt rdingmter
E. J. ANDEESON & CO.,
•JO MULBERRY STREET. MACON. GA.
Dealers in all kinds ot
jOampin; and over $1,000,000 in the Gold
(xsept at tbe hazard of the spirftntd Inter- and International Ocean Telegraph Com-
— ‘ “* the dancers, and QVtha injury of rp&ny. The earnings of the ompanyfor
tbe past twelve years amounted to $36,-
000,000, end the dividends paid to stook-
boldeis m that time reaehed $14,250,000.
have barks of issue in somo form or other p or RrokriD PrpnQt Rnvp TJin
its whrfe history Bhows. Whatever the , _„, C ' J 301 e . i \ 1 P
popular whim of the moment may be, the
people will not long deprive themselves
of the benefits of a bank oir-
cnlatioD. Already the demand has
been heard from the South for the repeal
of the prohibition on the isanes of State
Backs. This demand is urged on the
candid ground that under tbe National
law banks oan obtain oiranlation only by
a pledge of ample security, while what
the South desiro3 is a circulation based
purely on oredit. Tho South is poor in
capital, it is urged, and hence, under the
present law, oannot eeoure the benefits of
bank oironlation; bnt let the prohibitory
tax be revealed, and there will be forth
coming from the State Banks an abund
ance of oironlation, based solely on the
oredit of the issuers. Absurd os this
programme now seem?, it is a sure omen
of the condition to whioh the banking
system of the country wonld bo relegated
should the demand for the abolition of
tbe National Bank circnlalion bo Bncosss-
fnl. ■
WESTERS UNION.
Tbe Melon to bo Cat—President
Green Beqaosled to Call a
Special Heeling lor the Par.
pose of Increasing the Stock,
N. Y. Herald Saturday.]
Rumors have been extant on Wall sired
for the past twelve days that the Western
Union Telegraph Company inteuded to
increase their capital stock to $50,000,000
and to divide tha surplus earnings of the
company, which amount to $17,000,000
pro rata among the proeent stockholders.
As a oonsequence prico of Western Union
Btock advanced rapidly. For Boveral days
past some of tho stockholders have held
secret meetings, in which this project was
discussed, and yesterday it was stated, on
the authority of Mr. Russell Sage, that
the holders of a groat deal more stook
than was required by tho bylaws had sign
ed their names to a petition requesting
President Green to call a special meeting
of tue stockholders for that purpose.
Among the signers are William H. Yan-
derbilt, D. O. Mills, Edwin D. Morgan,
James Keen, Rasstll Sage, Jay Gould,
(through Frank Work, of Work, Strong &
Co., ) and Augustes Schell. Tue;e pat
ties are said to represent $19,000,000 out
of $30,000,000, of wbioh Mr. Yunderbilt
ooctrois between $7,000,000 and $8,000,-
000 wotth. The petition will be seived
on President Green to-day, and a notioe
of thirty days is required before a Bpeoial
meeting of the atoosboiders o.*u be held,
the meeting will probably take plaoe in
the beginning of December, at whioh
time a vote will he given on tbe proposi
tion.
A stockholder stated yesterday that the
proposition is to take so much of Western
Union Block as is in the treasury, add it to
the oapilal and .then issue a sufficient new
stock to bring the capital stook np to $50,-
000,OOO.and afterward to divide it pro rata
among the present holder?. The amount
of surplus stock iu the treasury is over
$6,000,000, and beside this they have over
$7,000,000 of the stook of the A lintioaud
Faoifio Telegraph Company, and over $1,-
030,000 in the Gold and Stook Telegraph
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SPECIAL NOTICE,
I am this day authorized by
Jas. I Gaff & Co, of 111 CM,
to state to the public that I am the only agent in Geori?io
for their Mill Creek Cabinet a
five year old rye whisky,
and tlieir only and sole agent in this city for all grades of
their whiskies. They furthermore desire me io state tW
their “•
MH-L GREEK CABINET
is a whisky peculiar to itself alone, and made by
entire different process to any of their other whiskies. j$n e
cial care is taken in distilling this^whisky,and rone but the
purest and best material used. It is a straight pure whisky
refined by age alone. No essences used to Flavor. I have
sold Four Hundred Barrels of the Cabinet in 12 month*
and have hr d but one complaint-, and this was .occasioned
by the barrel staining the whisky.
I now state to the public that I will give Five Hundred
Dollars in gold to any man or firm in Georgia who wjR
buy a barrel of the Cabinet except through me. Resp’y
-~-- 27 tf TW. HARD A f . AOTNT.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
For sale by : u
H. CAMPBKLIi,
Not as an agent or
on commission, but bought through a
broker for cash,
J. W. GAFF & C0.’S
GENUINE FIVE-YEAH-OLB WHISK. Y.
Come and see for yourself.
com JAMES H- CAMPBELL.
GREAT REBUOTIOMS
To Suit the Times.
Read—Keep PostedXJp.
And the Largest Slock to select from in Georgia.
1,000 men’s latest cassimere suits at $10, worth $15
5,000 men’s working suits at $ 5, worth 10
2,000 men’s fashionable black dress suits at 20, worth “0
500 men’s custom made imported worsted
suits at 25, worth 40
2,000 men’s Chinchilla overcoats at $ 6, worth $10
500'men’s imported Beaver overcoats at. 10, worth 20
1,000 children’s stylish suits at,. 3, worth 16
2,000 boys best wool suits at $6, worth $10
43-1 slial guarantee prices in children and boys suits cheaper than thev can bo made up at home
and I have an immen>o selection to suit Rich aud roor in prices and dualities.
Always keep on hand a full line of all descriptions ol goods for men’s, ladies, b yyn and child ton’s
wear too numerous to mention, and pricea positively the lowest for Roots, Shoot* and Hats; etc.
Calicoes, Jeans, Osnaburgs and checks at factory prices. Ro sure you call and t-co before buyinr
Clothing and Dress Goods, as you can save dollars on every garment bought of me at tlio well known
store of
I>. J. BAER,
oct27...im c flrner Third and Cherry Streets, Macou, Ga.
NEEDLES, ATTADHMENTS,
.PARTS, OIL, ETC., ETC
Making a Specialty of tbo
WHITE AND HOWE.
TJEfjlEYING them to bo the bvst and most
X> durable machines in tho market. They run
perfectly light and quiet. For simplicity and
ease of operating they cannct bs excelled.
Call and see them, sit down and try them, and
be convinced.
Pricea 580 to $00. oc!27 tf
BUSINESS MEN
U SE Stafford’s Inks. Sample bottles free.
blank Books, Letter and Invoice Books.
Shipping Tags. Envelopes by the pack or thou
sand. In 9hort bookkeepers’ supplies of every
description. The Opaque Envelope. Something
new and cheap. Anew Ink Stand. A novelty
and a success. Call and see them,
oc tS0...2aw K D IRVINE.
For Sale at Bottom Figures
125 boxes Choice CREAM CHEESE
25 pseksves 1SORTE.KRN BUTTER
£0 cases PICKLES, plain and mixed.
1 car RUST.PROOF OATS.
2 cars FF.ED OATS
60 bores TOBACCO, etc, etc.
seP2UI . BEN C SMITH.
FIRST NATIDMAL BANK of M1E01
Transacts a General Baitim Business
OFF.tv.lS HOURS—9 A. M. TO 1 P. M
New York Exohange at Par.
W W WiiGLKT. Cash’r.
10 PLANT. Pres
R. K. HINES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NO. 90 CHERRY STREET, MACON, BA.
(over 3. H Herts A Co.)
I N add ltiou to local business, I will give spec!*
attention to cases entrusted to me in the
Albany and Southwestern Circuits, and in tha
United States Circuit and Bankrupt Courts ter
Georgia noylly
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Manufacturers of and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Saddles. Harness, Collars,
Whips and Horse Equipments generally.
We keep constantly on hand a arge and well assorted variety of
Buggy. Carriage, Phaeton, Dray, Wagon and Cart Harness
Saddles, Bridles, Collars, etc.
a complete stock. Also
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fashionable Merchant Tailor.
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