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„ Dasg all Letters to
H. C. STEVENSON, Manager.
rrE Ticket Agents iiave made a small re
> tion upon railroad fares.
was a singular phenomenon at Los
0 [ a water spout destroying the
L ( Labk* has shipped his boats from
x \ u>rk for the Okeienokee swamp ex-
Vision of the Atlanta Omstitvtion.
krso Wittux will not visit Rome, but
ec Yi'TOB Emanuel in North Italy. His
- iness, the Pope, would hardly -kill a
ien and churn ” if he did visit his city.
i\)L. CIaRKB had to go all the way to
York to get boats for his Okefenokee
* wsm p expedition. He might have bought
- several Savannah yacht Clubs cheaper.
We expect to make a pair of Alligator boots
. that Harris will not go.
We yesterday received 1,188 bales of eot
• a, the largest receipts of the season.
amounted to 837. The total amount
L eived since September 1, 14,854. It has
*ot down to 12% for good middling, which
S3 distressingly low. From this time to the
first of November the receipts will be over
1,000 per day.
We have received a communication from
-ATypo” in reply to a local paragraph,
which appeared the other day. We hardly
- ak the gentlemen of the profession have
lathe least received any injurious reflec
tion by the paragraph in question, and our
decided judgment is that nothing
more should be said about the matter in
the papers. Let it rest and say no more
about it. >
The burial of Guibord’s body in forbid
den, consecrated and still accursed ground
will take place on Friday or Saturday. The
military have been requested to act as a
Mjition of “ the pall bearers,” and inaugur
ation iderable more funerals if anybody
interferes. When the coffin Is Anally plant
ed it is to be shingled with torpedoes in
order to prevent any one disturbing it.—
such as all this is perfectly dis
graceful.
The Bank of California resumed payment
yesterday. The scene is graphically de
scribed by the telegraph. “Money flowed
t ah ways, in and out,” and it was thought
at the close that as much had been paid in
as taken out. The suspension of this insti
tution will pass into the history of banting
as an epoch. It is really gratifying to know
that no one will lose a dollar after all that
has happened. The death or Ralston is
almost universally lamented by Califor
nians. He had all the nerve, dash, will and
force of character so much worshipped by
Western people.
The Black Hills Commissioners have at
iast stepped down and out. They have not
only returned without perchasing the
Black Hills, but with an adult flea in the
auricular attachment. The party who
saw their offer of $25,000 and went six mil
lion better bluffed them out of the game.
If you waut to see disgust and chagrin
hunt up any member of that virtuous
army who follows Indian Paymasters.
They have been for the last eight months
smacking their chops in anticipation • f
large slices of whatever the Government
would pay for the country.
The testimonial funeral of ex-President
Johnson took place at Nashville yesterday
It was grandly imposing. After all, this
shows that the bitter enmity against him
in life, was only superficial. Deep down in
the heart there was something totally dif
ferent from wo ids on the lip. Among the
ruh: rs of old Empires we find two distinct
imminent natures : one, who when power
had been obtained, used it for wreaking
vengeance upon those who had been an ob
stacle to obtaining it, and the other when the
reigns of government had been obtained for
gave enemies and endeavored to adminis
ter the laws so as to win the love of all.
Mr. Johnson took the last rather than the
tot to imitate, and he certainly succeeded
In softening his opponents towards him.
"Tax Fates” asks a very pertinent
qu stion: Why does the city sell gas
stock which pays sixteen pei cent, divi
dend, when money can be borrowed upon
St for seven? We hate to see this stock sold
for more reasons than one: In the first
place, it pays a better interest than any
thing we now know of, and in the next, it
sacrifices the voice of the city in the con
trol of that company. Seven hundred
votes amounts to a great deal in fixing the
rates we pay for lighting the street lamps,
ac • Public hails. By depositing this stock
as collateral, the city can borrow right
acre at home almost, if not quite, the en
t re market value of this stock, at the rate
ei or twelve per cent, and by so doing
it would annually save from four to six
Percent. We hope the City Council will
calmly and wisely consider these
friendly suggestions, and If it thinks as we
do, stop the sale.
-HiTurksand the insurgents are getting
- j ~vq to the hard b’ows of war. The black
“ag has been raised from the beginning,
ler side giving or asking quarter. The
Aaatical Moslem has seldom fought under
ther. In a tight yesterday the Insur-
? a r.ts captured sixty prisoners and imme
• *ly beheaded the last one of them. A
f * rf'nt paragraph from the Belgrad
. telegraphed. It suggests that the
“"gents require foreign Consuls to come
® L^e ‘ r camp to negotiate, and when in
hit them twenty-five lashes on
share back. Whilst undergoing the in
a they then can feel and appreciate
the Christ ians suffer under the yoke
die Turk. We have no doubt this graphic
• -3re Is true. The dispatch* s to-day
•““"little doubt that Servia and Monte-
'will be drawn into the rear. The
’ ! *?u Consuls have fiddled at peace with
-cither side paying the slightest atton
r. J /' tj t!ie tune. There is nothing left for
• • & to do now but stand off and watch the
of the war.
the King in possession, makes
■ admission in regard to the actual
““ >n of Spain. “Education,” he says
| speech opening the Madrid University,
eQ dghtenment can alone regenerate
* and restore peace." Here is a frank
by the King of what was re
ly/’ by this journal and denied
i respondent of a paper, last Sunday
p.' ‘ W® stated that the average
& r 1 !^ r I°f our day was a densely ignorant
Mtv i aia "' C{ and fellow, frightfully jarring
An v , 6 civilization of Europe and
th ii r
the * ’ inat he waß sev eral centuries to
c&v i ar of age, and that in his best
%iti* > ro^uce d neither great men or in
td C! s Whilst the world has progress-
PfiEs , UaS - He is described by
bide s'” as sullenly on the road
k*B PiP e . indolently watching
tedf*r ‘ r natio,ls Past him. The only
karfir V irtUe wo ave ever Been in him
r,ilUate his country. Na
thoujji a ded to conquer that country, al
thougj, f , h>st four hundred and fifty
eo Ua tr * n effort. “Spain is a
and * T alleyrand, “ where two
v afij n 1 IQa keflve,” meaning that an in
' * a ay would find It so.
®l}c Augusta Ccunstitntienafet
Established 1799.
THE WAR IN TURKEY.
Defeat of Thre**’Battalions of Turks—
Servia Preparing for War-Repulse
of Insurgents—Queer Advice.
London, October 2.— The Daily News’
correspondent says three battalions of
Turks were defeated and sixty behead
ed. Servia has summoned all her sub
jects abroad to return within three
weeks and join the landwehr.
The Times' special telegram from
Ragusa contains the following details :
The insurgents attacked Klek, but
were taken between two bodies of
troops. Their ammunition failing they
were obliged to retreat. They left
three dead but brought off their
wounded, numbering seven.
The Standard's special telegram from
\ ienna says leaders of the insurrection
are convinced Servia and Montenegro
will join in the war against Turkey by
spring.
Berlin, October 2. —The Belgrade
Istok, which is supposed to be a semi
official organ, advises the insurgents,
if the Consuls insist upop further in
terviews, to receive them in camp and
give them twenty-five lashes each.—
They will then be able to enter into the
spirit of the Oriental question. While
writhing under the lash they will ex
perience the sensation of the Christian
rayah under the Turkish yoke.
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
Funeral Obsequies of Andrew John
son at Nashville.
Nashville, October 2.—Surgeon Jas.
F. Weeds, of the United States Army
is dead. Business generally suspended
in honor of the obsequies of ex-Presi
dent Johnson. Large numbers of distin
guished citizens of Tennessee and other
States arrived to participate in the
ceremonies.
Letters of regret were read from Sec
retary Belknap, Governors Tilden, of
New York, White of Maryland, Gar
land, ef Arkansas and McCreary, of
Kentucky, Hon. Gideon Welles, of Con
necticut, Senator Merrimon, Adjutant
Generald Townsend, ex-Governor Let
cher, of Virginia, and many others. The
procession, comprising 13 divisions,
will move at 2 o’clock under super
vision of Marshal in Chief, Brevet Maj.
General G. Pennypacker, of the United
States Army, Major William Vey
chards Chief of Staff and 37 aids. Ex-
Senator Fowler will deliver the me
morial address in the Representative
Hall this evening.
UNITED STATES TREASURY.
Weekly Receipts and Disbursements.
Washington, October 2.—During the
week ending to-day the Treasurer of
the United States has received $749,-
000 in fractional currency from the
printing division. The amount ship
ped during the same period was $302,-
142.45. The amount of securities held
by the Treasurer in trust for National
Banks is $371,489,272 to secure circula
tion, and $18,782,230 to secure deposits
of public moneys. The amount of
National Bank currency outstanding to
day is $346,994,193, of which $26,309,-
500 is in gold bank notes. The re
ceipts from Internal Revenue to-day
were 347,477.18, and the fiscal year to
date $29,289,087.80. From customs to
day they were $382,670.71, and for the
fiscal year to date, $44,625,714.35.
Guibord’s Body.
Montreal, October 2.— Members of
L’institute Canadian held a meeting
and decided to hold Guiboi;d’s funeral
Friday or Saturday next week. Pre
liminary arrangements were made to
day and all details will be fully carried
out. A requisition is to be made on
the military for assistance. A secret
preparation will be deposited in the
grave and render it dangeTous for med
dlers to disturb the body. The Super
intendent of the institute yesterday
visited the Protestant Cemetery vault,
and opening Guibord’s coffin found the
outline of the body still distinctly trace
able. This is the first time the coffin
has been opened since being closed.
Washingtons’ Headquarters.
Newburgh, N. Y , October 2.—The
Trustees of Washington’s headquarters
in this city this morning adopted a
resolution ordering that the property
be closed to the public aud remain
closed until the city of Newburgh, or
the State of New York, is willing to re
open and provide for the protection of
said. This is done because there is a
lack of funds for the proper care of
the property.
BANK OF CALIFORNIA.
It Resumes Payment—Great Crowds
in Front —As Much Paid In as Out.
San Francisco, October 2. —A crowd
gathered. Every preparation was made.
The President said the bank was pre
pared to pay all claims, not otherwise
provided for, at 10 o’clock. The streets
and sidewalk were jammed. The door
swung open amid cheers of the crowd.
Flag at the masthead in the strand.
Salute flriDg at the wharf at half-past
ten. Gold flowing both ways. It is be
lieved deposits will equal, if not exceed
payments.
railroad fares south.
Reduction of Rates.
New York, October 2.— At a generai
meeting of ticket agents at Saratoga
it was decided to reduce the rate be
tween New York and New Orleans to
$42.50, with a general reduction of $1.50
to Atlanta aud points south of that
place. This action was not generally
promulgated on account of efforts of
certain lines to deleat the reduction,
but it has been finally fixed to go into
effect November Ist. On an excursion
ticket between New York and Jackson
ville, Fla., it was fixed at S6O, but an
important line objecting all excursion
rates for the present, have been aban
doned.
THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP.
The Expedition of the Atlanta Con
stitution.
Washington, October 2. —E. Y. Clarke,
editor of the Atlanta Constitution, lert
to-day homeward from New York,
where he purchased boats and equip
ments for a two months’ exploration of
the great Okefonokee swamp. The
party will start shortly under Clarke s
leadership. The Constitution bears the
expense of the exploration.
California Financial Affairs.
San Francisco, October 3.— The cred
itors of Chas. Clayton & Cos., accept
fifty cents on the dollar. The Stock
Board opens Tuesday. The Farmers
and Merchant’s Bank of Los Angeles
opened yesterday. It is said the defal
cation in the Navy Pay Department is
over one million.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Religious Processions in Canada.
Toronto, October 2.—A public meet
ing last night in regard to religious pro
cessions on Sunday was very largely at
tended. A number of prominent Orange
men were present, and delivered con
ciliatory speeches. Mayor Medcaff, in
the chair, said it was his duty to see
the law carried out against friends and
foes without distinction. If Roman
Catholic processions were distasteful to
the Protestants of Toronto they should
seek a prevention by law. At present,
he assured them, the Catholics had a
perfect right to walk in procession.
A Gale on the Irish Channel.
London, October 2.—ln a gale on the
[rish Channel, the Russia, with six lum
ber vessels, for England, were wrecked
at the mouth of the harbor.
Address of King Alfonso.
Madrid, October 2.—Alfonso, in open
ing the Madrid University, said: “I re
cognize the fact that circumstances are
difficult. Education aud enlightenment
can alone regenerate Spain and restore
peace. It is painful to me to see civil
war still continue, notwithstanding my
efforts.”
Resignation of Lord Napier.
Bombay, October 2. — lt is Laid Lord
Napier has resigned the position of
Commander of the Indian forces.
Elected to Parliament—Guatemala
Growlers.
London, October 2.—T. Thornhill,
Jr., Conservative, was elected member
of Parliament from West Suffolk, to
fill a vacancy.
The Globe says the British subjects
of Guatemala will bring under the no
tice of the Foreign Office the maltreat
ment they have suffered from Guate
mala officials.
The Bloody Spaniard.
Havana, September 30. — The Span
iards have court marshaled aud shot
Manuel De Zayas and Caledonia A.
Costa at Puerto Principe.
The gold market is lower consequent
upon the recent decree re-establiseing
a premium on foreign gold.
Barcelona, October 2. — Seven col
umns of Alfonsist troops are pursuing
the Carlists under Sabellsand Gamurdi
in the province of Girona.
British Trade.
London, October 2. — The Times in its
financial article says some of the lead
ing foreign and colonnial produce mar
kets have been rather steadier to
wards the end of the week, transac
tions in the aggregate beiug of some
considerable extent. Sugar attracts
more attention, but there has been no
advance.
Visit of King William to Victor Eman
uel.
Berlin, October 2. — The North Ger
man Gazette says the Emperor of Ger
many, on the approaching visit to Italy,
will not go to Rome. He will meet
Victor Emanuel in upper Italy.
DEATH OF AMERICAN GIRL.
She Falla Dead Upon the Track.
Elmira, N. Y., October 2.—The fa
mous trotting mare, American Girl, fell
dead this afternoon in the first heat in
the free for all race on the Elmira Driv
ing Park. She appeared at the start to
be in the very best condition. The
horses were scored a number of times
before they got the word. The Girl at
the first turn was nicely ahead. At
this point her driver noticed she seem
ed to be giving out, and let her head
loose. She kept staggering for an
eighth of a mile, and at the quarter
pole fell and died instantly, with
out a struggle. She fell very
easily, with her jjg shoulder against
the fence. The incident excited a
great deal of sympathy, as the
mare was a great favorite here, and
had been the chief attraction for the
races to-day. The band played the
funeral dirge as soon as the death was
made known. She was owned by Win.
Lovell, of New York, and valued at
$25,000, which sum had been offered
for her last week. She was thirteen
years old. The Elmira Driving Park
Association propose, should the body
be left here, to erect a thousand dollar
monument to the memory of American
Girl. There was no insurance on her.
Ben Mace offered $20,000 for her this
morning.
The Vanguard.
London. October 2.—The Army and
Navy Gazette says the Admiralty has
ordered a court martial to try the cap
tain of her Majesty’s steamship Iron
Duke, on account of the collision with
the Vanguard. It says, further, it is
rumored the Admiralty has decided
not to court martial Admiral Tarlcton,
notwithstanding the opinion of the re
cent court martial that the primary
cause of the Vanguard disaster was
the high rate of speed maintained by
vessels of the squadron by order of
Admiral Tarleton. The Gazette says
this is an extraordinary decision.
Additional Free Advertising of the
Philadelphia Centennial.
Philadelphia, October 2. —The State
of Ohio has commenced the erection of
its building in the Centennial grounds.
Similar buildings will be put up by
Massachusetts. Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Kausas and Missouri. The English
Commission has applied for an exten
sion of space in the park for the erec
tion of the third building.
A WATER SPOUT.
It Destroys a Town in New Mexico.
St. Louis, October 2. —The Globe-
Democrat’s correspondent at Los Con
ces, New Mexico, reports sixty-five
houses swept by a water spout. The
streets were covered by water four or
five feet. No lives lost. A second
water spout swept the balance of the
town. Loss, $150,000.
i
The Turf.
Jerome Park, October 2.—ln the 4th
race, miles, Picolo was the winner,
Willie Burk second, Vanderbilt third.
Time, 2:14%. Calvin broke down when
ahead on the home stretch, and never
started again. In the sth race, 1%
miles, Josie B. was the winner, Leander
second, Caroline third. Time, 2:01%.
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Commissioners Step Down and
Out.
Cheyenne, October 2— The Commis
sioners to treat for the Black Hills
reached Throekm Morton homeward
bound. The attempt to obtain the
Hills was a perfect failure.
Texas Relief Fund.
New York, October 2.— Subscriptions
in this city to the Texas relief fund to
date, $5,345.
AUGUSTA. GA, 1 UNDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1875.
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
The Reign of Dullness—lUimp Topics
—Beginning of the Show Reason— Tig-
Sewerage Question. £*
[Regular Correso. Constit; ; ionalist.l
Atlanta, [October 1.
There is absolutely noth; ; g to write
about. For one time at : ast, hydra
headed sensation dangles iis long *r i:
between his legs, and n ves around
this grest burg in sheer oertia. We
are enjoying a brief respit- of quietude
quite blissfully, though jjie average
Atlantadite sighs for a l hss of some
sort. Imagine us in the knidst of a
dearth of blood-warming - cents, light
in the middle of a Sahara jf calmness,
leisurely floating on a sea of smooth
ness ! is it not heart r uding! No
murders, no suicides, no - ade issues,
no paupers to send off, nc ;lead nigger
babies in wells, no noth g that can
erect the oiled hair or ice- reamise the
purplish blood of the che ipagny At
iantian. It is sad. Oh i-r the death
of a mother-in-law that welaight weep!
Tramp, Tramai
Now that the summer ith its ge
nial warmness has tramp and, to give
way to winter with its frij coldness,
the number of those peri ‘ itetic gen
tlemen, yclept tramps, has Woefully di
minished. Winter fails n : ;3t sigually
to comfort these frauds. 'Che fall o;
frost has a damaging effer ;upon them
:is well as on tender veg Ration. At
lanta was a precious hav -a for these
impecunious foot passen ers in the
summer, when the humbi -blackberry
hung invitingly, and when "he verdaut
grass frolicked its waving l Udes in the
glorious warmth of the £ kmuer sun.
They came iu every day- ill grades,
classes and conditions—son | from force
of habit, some from force < l landlord’s
boots, some from pure m essity, and
some from pure whiske; Many of
them lingered, caught the infusive ail
of enterprise, and are he! • now, re
spectable citizens and me: of the
Metropolitan police. Offers licked
their chops over cheapuhash, wet
their whistles with nick;;? whiskey,
waved a fond adios to th| Gate City
and migrated. And this minds me
of a tramp story told t(| me of two
tramping printers. It is too good to
lose. It was in the tramte ng season
when the duet took a notic tr to walk to
Atlanta. They invested th c final reds
in a cheap drink of <1 whiskey,
appropriated a bass druir ind an old
musket. Armed and equi §>ed as the
law directs they sallied fort and when
ever they went through a i ll age they
astonished the natives wi their ap
pearance. As they pass kl farmers
plowing away in the field tl It sturdy old
Grangers wondered if th -He Confeds
hadjustgotoutt.be swan os unmind
ful of the fact that the w :/r was over
and that Bill Allen fvis about
elected. When they Reached a
city they marched uj| into the
printing offices, halted, pifesent arms,
“any work?” “No,” abouif lace, bam,
bam, and out they marehe l - little dis
appointed but just as prolifi and sol
dierly as of old. After ma:|e. hardships
they reached Atlanta, dispel dof their
military trappings, and tif-day where
are they ? The answer, eei j like, wafts
up unhesitatingly, “dunno| ?
Amusemental.*
Quite a large number of .hows are
booked for Atlanta this sftoon, which
opens next week with jfhn Temple
ton’s troupe. After Joh.|= we have
Duprez & Benedict’s Miigjrrels. The
coming of this troupe uf looked for
with much interest, from ||e fact that
on their last visit, one offiheir mem
bers, Frank Dumont, was ii;rested aud
prosecuted for the alleg>f; crime of
picking the pocket of an ol| man while
getting off the cars. Althcfigh his fel
low professionals swore oiifhe witness
stand that Frank was in j.uiother car
at the time, the case went ;f|ainst him
and he was compelled tolTiay a good
round sum— $1,500, I thin) before he
could leave. Since that time, the
pocket book was found v sere Frank
could not possibly hav taken it,
and other evidence disc* . -red that
clearly proves thufc 1 tank was
innocent of the charge. Thffgods of the
gallery having in their nr ids cleared
the minstrel they announce heir deter
mination to give the troupe a rouser.
Last season was a bad o u for show
people in Atlanta. Several foupes col
lapsed, several had their bat -;age levied
on, and several had other iifficulties.
Nothing daunted they hav< announced
their coming as iu days * ; yore and
will trust to luck.
We are a show-loving mople here.
The circus on the 11th ngd 12th will
coin the money, for if therefs anything
on the top side of this eaiii that we
really do love, that thing 1 a circus.
Give a nigger a mule ar* a circus
ticket, and that nigger wouldn’t ex
change places with au ang<, Hence a
full tent is inevitable. I
Sewerage.
Shall we have sewerag* ‘ That is
the question that racks our rogressive
brain at this juncture. diether to
perforate the golden clay of ur Chicago
with brick and moUar in -stines, or
whether we shall make im soriminate
use of lime and dry ea th, is the
trouble. There is no stream of water
iu which to empty the s were, and
sewers get full sometimes.
Lime is expensive and dry >arth can’t
be had around here; then V at are we
to do? Easy enough. C t a canal
through the city from the iver, build
the sewers, and the townlis exempt
from those a lack of
sewerage entails. m
The question has called iwfth a deal
of discussion and enlisted liueh inter
est. It is truly an importelt one, and
one that should be acted to :>n at once.
< Martha.
The Selling of the City’s las Stock.
Messrs. Dditors: Why hould the
city of Augusta sell seu ; hundred
shares of Augusta Gas I gilt Com
pany’s stock, when said st*:k realizes
sixteen per cent, dividend, find money
can be borrowed in New Y I k at seven
per cent, per annnm, thus s;f| ing to the
city nine per cent, per aunu I .
T Payer.
Fall River, October 2.—parties ar
rested upon a charge of eng||ung in the
riot a few days since had,% hearing,
and were bound over in |ie sum of
SSOO to appear before the c it term of
the Superior Court at New idford.
Nothing of interest occu fed to-day.
Manufacturers have now ph |ty of help
at their disposal. %
Fire in lowa.
Chicago, October 2.—A fecial dis
patch states that a fire i raging at
Winterset, lowa. The Fi v Depart
ment of Desmoines has |een tele
graphed to send assistance. |
Striped gloves for ladies, dw. How
nicely the old stockings wi l Avork up
into stylish new mittens. ; |
MODERN MIRACLES AGAIN.
A Fierce Discussion of Mr. Platt’s Cure
by the Methodist Preachers.
[New York World.]
There were high jinks at the Monday
morning conference of Methodist min
isters yesterday, from the first. Wheth
er in the adoption of the minutes
Brother Weeks should be thus frater
nally recorded, or called Professor
Weeks, brought several brethren to
their feet, showing the incipient pug
nacity which was to be developed
through the session. That question
settled, Brother Weeks was invited
again to sing, and again taught the
brethren a little hymn in his mild
manner. A half dozen brethren were
ready with motions to continue the
subject of the last meeting, as the
echo of Brother Weeks’ hymn died
away, so that question was easily de
cided, and Brother Aston enter
ed the tribune with a roll of man
uscript which must have looked formi
dable to the chairman, who immediate
ly wished it understood that he would
strictly enforce the rules regarding
rime. Brother Alston has neither the
fluency or wit of Brother Bulkely, but
he has a certain ponderosity which is
pretty sure to carry along obstacles
and interruptions before it. It was a
very nice tribute he first paid to Broth
er Bulkely’s essay, though soon after
matters began to look squally. The
trouble began through allusions to the
length of time given last Monday to
Brother Bulkely, who spoke two hours
and a half while he was limited to a
half an hour, and it was all of a piece
with au old affair of Dr. curry iu his
iron-sided, lion-hearted management
of the church orgaD. Then Brother
Alston proceeded to show that, not
withstanding all Brother Bulkely’s plea
of want of preparation, that he had
been studying the subject, given pub
lic lectures aud his essay was only the
boiling over of his matured thought;
and that at any rate he had taken a
great deal of time in expounding things
nobody disbelieved, and he here made
some “Scotch intellectual athlete” say
for him that Brother Bulkely, after all,
didn’t know everything in the world,
even if bethought he did, and so miss
ed being called to order. Of course he
wouldn’t deny that Brother Bulkely
believed in the advantages of prayer,
but he would say that his efforts tend
ed to neutralize his privileges and im
mortalize his materialistic principles.
This was evident, as the editor of a
leading paper, when asked why he did
not publish his essay, said there was
infidelity enough in this land with
out publishing anything more.
Cries of “Bosh.”
Brother Goss could no longer
restrain himself. “What paper was
it ?” General sensation in the room,
to none of which or to Brother Goss
Brother Astofl paid any attention,
going on to say that while miracles
were no longer needed for the truth of
Christianity, they were needed to
carry on the works of evangelism.
(“Bosh, bosh !” from several quarters.)
If it could be proved there had been
miracles since the apostolic age, why
facts were facts, and he brought Dr.
Bushnell’s “Nature aud the Super
natural” tb the fore with good effect.
As for Wesley ; he not only believed in
miracles, but worked them. This was
received with a gust of contemptuous
laughter. By no means disconcer
ter, Brother Aston smiled a sure,
confident smile. It was easy to see
he had his brethren on the hip as
he went on to read from Southey’s life
of Wesley, and from a letter of Wesley
to his brother, which left his laughing
brethren low-spirited enough. At the
name of Luther there Avere signs of re
turning meriment. “Where is it?”
“What’s your authority?” “The
book ?” And again the brethren were
laid low by Luther’s own testimony,
which Brother Aston read with tri
umphant accent. But that wasn’t
half; with the Christian Advocate in
his hand, Dr. Curry’s own paper, he
read an account of the miraculous
raising of Bishop Simpson from his
death-bed by the prayers of the con
ference at Mount Vernon, an account
filled with marvellous coincidents, and
signed by another Methodist Bisop.—
This brought out the Aston side in
“Glory to God,” “Bless God, He does
answer prayer,” “That’s so.”
Arguments from Analogy.
But Brother Bulkely says if prayer
will save the sick, why is not everybody
saved? and Brother Aston spoke of
his own ineffectual prayers for bis sick
wife, over which he (Brother Aston)
would draw the veil ; but that because
everybody was not saved nobody was
ever saved, was no more an argument
than that Jesus never healed the sick.
This point the brethren appreciated.
“ That’s good logic 1” “ That’s well
done!” And there is Hezekiah, who
was healed and lived fifteen days after
wards, and Elijah. “Now, why shouldn’t
Brother Platt be healed? Brother Bulke
ly has tried to show that he was ab
normal, demented and, consequently,
not reliable. Now, all I’ve got to say is,
that in that case Brother Bulkely was
more demented in talking tAvo hours and
a half to demolish him.” This pleased the
brethren, who applauded loud and long.
As for Brother Platt’s books he had
never read them, but he knew that phy
sicians had recommended them. There
is Dr. Dio Lewis. Nothing could be
said against him.” A shout of derision
from the other side. “He’s no physi
cian.” “I’ve heard a great deal against
him.” “And there’s Miles Grant,” con
tinued Brother Aston; ‘‘Brother Bulkely
brought up his past against him as a
witness; that may do as we have seen
in courts of justice, falsely so-called,
but I can tell you this principle would
wipe us all out. [Laughter.] Even
Brother Bulkely. [Great laughter.
“That’s true.”] And Abraham would
be ruled out for lying. And Jacob; you
all know how he did. And David sinned
awfully and murdered a man to cover
it. And there was poor Peter lying and
swearing. No, I shall not bring up
Brother Bulkely’s past against him
[much laughter], but I only offer my
protest against this as not becoming
Christian ministers. But if Brother
Bulkely cures after his way, and
Brother Platt is cured by prayer, just
place their methods side by side. One
comes into nearer relations with,God the
other is isolated from God; one draws
near the mercy seat, the other is thrown
up an old hulk upon the ocean’s shore.
[“Good!” “That’s truel” and great ap
plause from the Alston side, and evi
dences of discontentment from the
other, f I wish he were more spiritual.
There is a region of faith far beyond
this materialistic ground. Indeed, he
has regretted himself in this meeting
his philosophical turn of mind. [“That’s
one of the sins of the past that ought
not to be brought against him,” said an
irate brother.] Brother Aston then
turned to Brother Platt’s case, and de
scribed his former modes of locomo
tion. “Now, I tell you, you must de-
stroy his consciousness to destroy this
} miracle. He is well; he is cured. —
j [“Bless God: Yes he is. Glory to
God !”] A fact is a fact; and if Brother
Bulkely had the arm of Samson and
the lever of Archimedes he couldn’t de
molish the granite rock of this truth.”
Objections to Personalities.
Quick as a wink Presiding Elder
Kettell was on the floor. Brother As
ton knew he was up and at him, and
endeavored to forestall him, but it was
of no use.
Dr. Kettell sarcastically remarked
that he felt sorry for Brother Bulkely,
used up as he had been in forty
minutes. Still he thought it very
strange that a subject couldn’t be dis
cussed without such personalities.
[‘‘Amen! amen!” and deafening ap
plause,] And he would further say
that it was always the extra spiritual
side, he wouldn’t say fanatical side,
though that was what he called them
to himself, that could never discuss any
question without insulting their oppo
nents, while the rational side was al -
ways calm and moderate. [“That’s so!
that’s so !” said the rational side, with
moderate vivacity.] And I hope Bro
ther Aston will pray to God to keep
him. from calling a brother in this
meeting a materialist and an infidel,
and that God will help him not to.
[More and prolonged applause.]
Brother Aston rose to a. point of
privilege, which was combated vigor
ously by other brethren : “Sit, down !
no, no !” Bat above the din the Chair
man supported Brother Aston, who
said that he only had said that the ten
dency of Brother Bulkely ’s address was
materialistic aud infidel.
“That’s so ! yes, it was ! that’s true !”
said Brother Aston’s supporters loudly
and many times, and the Chairman
thought Brother Aston had kept within
bounds or he would have called him to
order.
Well, Brother Kettell would let that
point go. As for himself lie was iu
sympathy with Brother Bulkely. He
believed in genuine cures under the
power of spiritual force, but it Avas in
the will of man, and he would give an
instance. At Danbury, stepping off a
train, he saw, as he thought, it
moving off with his wife and children,
and though with arm and head drawn
together untnovably with rheumatism,
at one bound he grasped the rail,
jumped on and from that moment was
cured. On the other hand when in
Philadelphia with sore eyes, a woman
came to him and told him it was borne
in upon her that he could be cured
by electricity, but he wouldn’t go with
her. She came again, ana being one of
those women Avith a dominating spirit
she subjugated his weak will, aud th<*
result was that he came very nearly
dying. That is the risk we all run in
following people whose minds have
been borne in upon. Then he told
another story about a woman cured at
a shrine, which, he said, if it was a
miracle, was a Roman Catholic mira
cle.
Fair Play Demanded.
“But that’s all we want in Brother
Platt’s case.”
“Well, if you want to believe, do,
but I don’t,” said Elder Kettell, walk
ing back to his seat, for Dr. Curry had
put his foot down and would not let
him talk longer. The business of the
meeting was now taken up, and
Brother Bulkely, who had kept very
quiet, had a little tussle in the struggle
cf some resolutions Avith Brother Goss.
The first spare moment, a brother
rashly moved that Dr. Kettell be asked
to make some remarks on Bishop Simp
son’s cure.
Brother Potter sprang to his feet.
He thought, on the contrary, that
Brother Platt, who had been so mis
represented by everybody, should be
invited to make a statement of hi.s
case, as he knew he was wdling to do.
He knew that this meeting was too
fair to allow a man to go so unheard,
and that when it was proposed at the
meeting before, Dr. Curry said it
would be defiling themselves witli
pitch, and then Brother Bulkley, who
had already prejudged the case, was
asked to write an essay. This meet
ing owed it to itself not to do so unfair
a thing. And Brother Potter grew
rash and reckless in his speech, and
Avas called to order. Iu the meantime
everybody was talking, a half dozen
men were struggling for the floor. In
the confusion Dr. Curry Avalked for
ward, and, in the face of all the aspi
rants, announced that he had it.
One man protested.
“I don’t want any dialogue,” said Dr.
Curry.
Brother Potter, who had never ceas
ed talking, his voice having been lost,
in the din. essayed to lift up hi§ voice.
“When I get through you may talk.”
Right aud left, Dr. Curry settled them.
He thought there had been too much
of this thing. Here they were, repre
sentatives of Methodism, discussing
this case, and the press sending it all
over the land. It came up against his
will; they were defiling themselves with
pitch; he didn’t know enough to dis
cuss it, and he knew more than any
body, except Brother Bulkely, but
every dabbler thought himself compe
tent, and the meeting was stultifying
itself. But he would say, before he’d
believe as Brother Platt, he’d be an in
fidel; but if they of Gospel faith wanted
to believe, they might, but, to go on
with it, they would make great fools of
themselves; they had better go preach
Christ. And Dr. Curry sat. down amid
great clamor.
Brother Wheatleugh got in a word in
defense. And Brother Bulkely pressed
forward to give an account of how he
came to write his essay, and defending
himself from the charge of personality.
The brother who warned to hear
about Bishop Simpson began another
struggle; another wanted aud besought
to have Brother Weeks sing. Brother
Potter got ahead of them all, and in
formed the brothers that he belonged
to the fanatics and to the fools, and
that courtesy demanded that they hear
Mr. Platt.
“ Pshaw,” said Brother Loyd, “ you
can buy his book for 15 cents; let them
get it.”
“ But that book has been tortured,”
began Brother Potter. [“ Order,” “ or
der,” “ order;” general ccnfusion.]
“Yea, if it was Dr. Curry,” cried
Brother Potter, “you’d let him speak as
long as hs wants to.”
“No, they wouldn’t,” says Dr. Curry,
who always will have the last word,
“and I will say, as that acoount about
Bishop Simpson got into the paper
without the knowledge of the editor- u
chief, that Dr. Kettell can answer and
review it there. Now let’s have the
Doxology.” After that the meeting
broke up, the brother who wanted to
have Brother Weeks sing beseeching
for an audience.
ii ■
A great deal has been said about
Vanderbilt’s hard-heartedness, but no
man can write of him that he ever
gave the slightest encouragement to a
human being who parted his hair in
the middle.
New Series—Vol. 28, No. 61.
MINOR ITEMS OF THE CITY.
CITY TOPICS.
There will be a meeting of Council
Monday.
It is dangerous now to eat water
melons.
The delegates to the session of the
Grand Lodge I. O. G. T. are returning
home.
J. G. Thrower was re-elected G. W.
C. TANARUS., and Samuel C. Robinson was re
elected G. W. S. of the I. O. G. T. of the
State of Georgia, at therecent session
held in Gainesville.
The Calico Ball of the Irish Volun
teer Social Club, which is to come off
on the 12th instant, promises to be a
tine affair. The arrangement commit
tee are making extensive preparations,
and now have no doubt but that the
calico ball will be a grand success.
On and after to-day a night train
will run on the Macon and Augusta
Railroad, leaving Augusta at 8:15 p. m.,
and arriving at Macon at 6:45 a. m ;
leaving Macon at 9 p. m., and arriving
in Augusta at 7:40 a. m. Sleeping cars
on night train.
The regular monthly shooting con
test of the Deutscher Schuetzeu Ciub
will take place at the Schuetzenplatz
to-morrow, on which occasion a flue
barbecue will be served under the aus
pices of Mr. John Rappold, Schuetzeu
wirth, and superintended by Mr. P. H.
Primrose, the champion Schuetzenplatz
barbecuist. A flue time may be antici
pated by all present.
The Atlanta Herald has a regular
“trained journalist” habit of giving
credit for our articles to other papers,
and yet it gets wrathy if you inciden
tally mention that the “last man in the
procession” is as usual at the tail end.
his “humorous paragraphing” talent
not being entirely digestible to the
reading public. But we are satisfied.
That “last man in the procession” was
enough, and there is no telling what it
might “develop.” Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof, so we’ll let that
trained tail end man alone.
Miss Hattie Young.
The Union (S. C.) Times, of Septem
ber 24th, says: We sincerely regret to
state that Miss Hattie Young, who for
many years conducted a select school
in this town, has left our community
and taken a position as teacher in Miss
Bearing’s select school in Augusta, Ga.
We can truly say that the removal of
Miss Young is a great loss to the so
ciety of this town. As' a teacher, she
is one of the most accomplished and
efficient in the South; as a member of
society, she was amiable, pure of heart
and dignified. Respected by the whole
community and loved by each of the
numerous pupils she has had under her
care, her absence is deeply deplored by
all. Her great worth was not appre
ciated until the void in our society
which her absence creates, disclosed
how pure an influence her intelligent
Christian character had exercised upon
those who had the pleasure of her ac
quaintance.
SUDDEN DEATH
Of Mr. C. S. Bryant—lnquest and
Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury.
Friday night, about 9 o’clock, Mr.
Calvin S. Bryant, an employe of the
Central Railroad, died at his residence,
two and a half miles from this city, af
ter an iilness of only a few hours. Yes
terday Coroner liuuze summoned a
jury and proceeded per special train to
the residence of deceased, to hold an
inquest on his body. The evidence
elicited the following facts:
Mr. Calvin S. Bryant, was an em
ployee of the Central Railroad and had
been for some time. He has been sub
ject to having chills, and since last
Monday he has been taking quinine as
a preventative. Friday morning last
he ate some watermelon, probably one
fourth of a medium sized one. Some
time later iu the day he was taken
sick, it is not definitely known at what
time, but during the afternoon he was
found in an out house near the depot
by a friend, suffering very much, as he
said, from a cramp colic. He was re
lieved as much as possible for the time
being, aDd getting no better he went
home on the o’clock train. Mrs.
Bryant’s testimony goes on then to say,
that after the arrival of her husband be
immediately laid down, and suffered
apparently teriibly. He was almost
crazy from pain, and said he knew
he was going to die. He refused to
take any medicine to relieve him, say
ing it was no use, as he was certain he
was going to die. He continued to
suffer very much, and about 9 o'clock
he was so weak he could scarcely move.
Shortly after a very severe attack came
upon him, and he continued to suffer
rrom the effects of this last until 9:30
o’clock, when gradually life com
menced to ebb and in a few minutes he
expired. The opinion of the physician
who was summoned by the coroner
was, that deceased caine to his death
from feeble health and imprudence in
eating. The following is the verdict of
the coroner’s jury:
“We, the jury, find that the said
Calvin S. Bryant came to his death
from an attack of cramp colic, i. e.,
from natural causes.
Fred Williams, Foreman.”
We also learn that the house in which
Mr. Bryant and his family lived was
strongly condemned by the physician
as being unlit to live in—the location
being unhealthy, and the house itself
being of such a nature as to foster
chills and produce sickness. Mr. Bry
ant’s body was brought back on the
special train, and the remains were in
terred yesterday afternoon.
A Norristown man has invented a
shell which deserves the attention of
the Government. It is filled with
small shells, and when it bursts
among ten thousand soldiers these
smaller shells are scattered in all di
rections, and, bursting in turn, send
out still smaller shells, which travel
aroung recklessly, and by the time the
miniature shells, contained in the third
size explode, the army is nearly wiped
out, and the few men remaining want
to go home.
When a Nevada photographer wants
to muke a good picture he puts the
sitter in his place, pulls out a navy re
volver, cocks it, levels it at the man’s
head,and says : “Now just yoy jjit per
fectly still and don’t move a hair ; put
on a calm, pleasant expression of coun
tenance, and look right into the muzzle
of thie revolver, or I’ll blow the top of
your heatl off. My Veputation as an
artist is at stake, and I don’t want no
nonsense about this picture.”
The unwillingness of the Republicans
to have the* Democrats get good, In
fact, reminds one of the old Couneoticut
deacon who told the young scamp who
wanted to reform and join the church
that there “wasn’t any vacancy in his
church just then, hut that when there
was he’d let’fin know.”— Nation.
To Advertisers and Subscribers.
On and abteb this date (April 21. 1875,) all
editions of the Constitutionalist will be sent
free of postage.
Advertisements must be paid for when han
ded in, unless otherwise stipulated.
Announcing or suggesting Candidates for
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Money may be remitted at our risk by Express
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Correspondence invited from all sources,
and valuable special news paid for if used.
Rejected Communications will not be re
turned, and no notice taken of anonymous
letters, or articles written on both sides.
GEORGIA GENERAL NEWS.
Marietta Journal: Mr. James U. Vin
cent, of Canton, was married on the
28th ult., to Miss Louise G. Styles,
daughter of Col. C. W. Styles; of the
Albauy News. Long life and happi
ness.
We are glad to note that the young
men of Middle Georgia are reviving the
old and commendable fox hunting
sport. In Jones county thero is to be a
two days’ contest for a premium about
the middle of the mouth, iu which two
or three counties will join.
Hawkinsville Dispatch : We learn
from a private letter to a gentleman in
this place that Neal Johnson and Bud
Powell, of Telfair county, were shot by
some unknown parties, ambuscaded iu
a cane patch, on Friday morning last,
while going from Scott Powell’s resi
dence to his horse lot. Johnson was
killed instantly and Powell mortally
wounded. No further particulars.
Macon Telegraph: Senator Kibbee,
of Pulaski couuty, who has been in
New York for two months investigating
the “true inwardness” of the bond
question, states that the high credit of
Georgia is attributed by the bankers
aiad business meD, generally, of that
city, to the fact that the Democracy of
the State have the management of her
finances. Georgia seveu per ceuts are
at par, which can be said of no other
Southern State.
Columbus Enquirer: Ou Wednesday
Drs. Terry and Tuggle amputated the
leg, above the knee, of a young lady,
aged 20, a resident of this city. The
operation was rendered necessary by a
complex disease of the bone, from
which she had suffered for six months,
and become greatly emaciated. Chlo
roform was administered and the pain
was comparatively light. The patieut
at last accounts was doing well, and
hopes are entertained of her speedy
recovery.
Marietta Journal: On last Wednesday
night, about 8 o’clock, the Oakley Mills
Factory, seven miles from Marietta,
was discovered to be on fire, the light
of which could be plainly seen from
this place. All hands had gone off
to church, and in the meantime
the incendiary’s torch was ap
plied, and the Factory, together
with all its contents, was entirely de
stroyed. It was worth about $25,000,
and had an insurance of $9,000. It
was owned by Winters & Whitlock, of
this place, and its destruction throws
quite a number of operatives out of
employment. It was set on tire seveial.
months ago, but discovered time
enough to be extinguished. It was a
valuable piece of property and Cobb
ccuuty is made poorer by its loss.
m \m*
PERSONAL.
A Brooklyn church has canary birds
in the choir.
A malady peculiar to milkmen—wa
ter on the brain.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports that
a number seven hat will just fit a St.
Louis mosquito bite.
Wirt Sykes, who married Olive Lo
gan in order to carry her shawl and
traveling-bag, lias invented a pair of
sugar tongs that won’t take up flies
with the sugar.
Iu return for the delicious beverage
of coffee which Western Europe first
had Irorn the Levant, France has now
sent thither a first invoice of 800,000
pounds of chicory. Even in Arabia
there will be no pure coffee after this.
Now we miss the gray muskeeter
And his cheerful song at night;
The cruel frost did make him peter
Out, and weaken in the light,
Gone to meet the Kansas grasshopper.
The newspapers state that a well
known banker of Paris has absconded
leaving a deficit behind. Mrs. Parting
ton thinks that it is very good of the
poor man to leave it, when he might
have got off with everything.
Mrs. Young, the mother of the little
girl who was so cruelly murdered in
the belfrey of Warren Avenue Baptist
Church, Boston, has been taken to an
insane asylum, the fate of her child
hawing deprived her of reasou.
St. Louis Republican: A. T. Stewart
is said to have done very well this sea
son, which is not surprising. From
his close attention to business and
steady perseverence wo have felt con
fident all along that he would event
ual ly succeed.
Miss Hulett, Chicago’s lady lawyer,
relates that she accompanied a lady
client to St. Louis, recently, and that
the lady fainted. Miss Hulett went to
the bar of the hotel and asked for a
little brandy, whereupon the enlighten
ed barbarian replied, “Madame, you
m ust be .rom Chicago.”
.Mile. Titjiens’ face is a German one,
wr.h the fresh complexion of an Eng
lish woman. Her dark brown hair
arranged at the back to three chate
laine braids and rolled away from the
face, in tront, give a heavy style of
coiffiue quite iu keeping with her
physique. Her eyes are brown aud
lather prominent, and her mouth large
as a singer’s is wont to be, with a set
of white, well-formed teeth.
Each had long viewed the other as a
rival, and when they met at a picnic
the other day Jane took occasion to
say very frankly ; “Mary, Harry tio l
me last week that he didn’t really love
you.*’ “Indeed, Jane,” replied Mary,
with great dignity, “and he also told’
me that the most you could expect if
you ever married, would be to make
soEiie man a comfortable widower.”
Woman are only a little lower than the
angels.—[Brooklyn Argus.
The late Marquis de Prades-Conti,
ex-officer of the body guard of Charles
X, died the other day from the effects
of what might bo called an excess of
gallantry. He had never been ill a day
and, retained all activity in spite of his
eighty-two years, but in stooping to
kiss the hand of the Dowager Countess
de la Rochepeon, who came to pay him
a visit, he fell dead.
Because we happen to take our shot
gun and start out for a Saturday after
noon’s gunning, it is no reason why
half a dozen impudent persons should
inquire if we were on a tour for col
lecting subscription money. The times
are haul aud ammunition costs too
much money to be wasted on delin
quent subscribers just now.—[Mar
quette Mining Journal.
Twenty-five years ago Kossuth was
a great hero in American estimation,
and was received iu this country with
unbounded admiration and enthusiasm,
white the government of Austria was
correspondingly cursed. Now we see
Kossouth defeated as a candidate for
the diet of that Hungary which he
sought to set free, and his party in that
country “utterly displaced.” The dream
of au independent Magyar republic has
vanished, the Magyars are reconciled
to Austria, and Kossuth is no more
honored by them. Such is life, especially
iu the political world,