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Th.e Sunday Constitutionalist.
Our Sunday issue will be a mammoth
sheet, containing the usual editorial, tele
graphic and miscellaneous matter. We
shall publish Judge Kelley’s great speech
at the Macon Fair, a copy of which has
been obtained specially for this paper. Ad
vertisers will please hahd in their favors at
as early au hour as possible.
London, as well as New York, rejoioeth
in failures. -f *f
“Fritz” was in town yesterday. He
“don’t scare worth a cent.”
Stormy weather is reported off the F.ng.
lish coast, and many disasters are chroni
cled in the towns.
We heartily rejoice that Mr. Wadb has
settled the Chinese business. We can
spare him for a week or two.
The last thorn in the flesh of the French
A ministration is Kouheb, the Bonapart
ist. He is now being “eussed” and dis
cussed. - •
“Gin-Twist” Is the fashionable beverage
now. Candidates for Mayor and Council
had better lay in a supply at wholesale
prices.
Mr. T. K. Oglesby, who has just return
ed from Liberty Hall, reports that Mr.
Stephens’ health is still very critical and
great anxiety is felt about him.
Paul C. Hudson, one of the most prom
ising young men in Georgia, and Mr.
Combs, proprietor of that staunch and true
weekly, the McDuffie Journal, were in the
city yesterday.
The Porto Iticans in New York are pre
paring, at a safe distance, to agitate
against Spain. They will make lots of
money while their unfortunate dupes are
getting killed.
. Heroic old “Bill” Allen, who is greater
va u'cfeat than in victory, has been invited
to sp eak * n Pennsylvania. Now that he has
that‘V°° r Sam Gaby off his back, he
wi u make the welkin ring with his thunder
_ •'unah News twits our Good
" aVt , '• with using the word
. . 1 ar . Harris at the Macon
burstsd. Hesa,. and lost his
‘T° r l , -rdneas ot that
grip upon the true outwu
abominable expression.
The debt ol Mobile his grown to BUC
proportions that a commission has bc' #5n
appointed to get relief at New York. Mobile
has been cursed, from time to time, with
ruinous Radical administrations, and, from
all accounts, she has ceased to thrive ever
since the railway to New Orleans was com-
The hotel business In New York begins to
feel the pressure. Basncm’s concern is
about to close in disgust; other failures
in New York are announced in various
lines. Bill Allen’s defeat does not seem
to have mended matters, even in the metro
politan city, and there Is a long row of
ibrlcks yet to go down this winter.
The Beecher-Tilton-Moulton ease has
been Anally dismissed from Court by a
nolle prosequi. We must await the Day of
Judgment to And out whether the Ply
mouth pastor was a guilty wretch or a
most basely persecuted man. At last ad
vices bets were about even that Elizabeth
and Theodore would kiss and makeup.
W e await further quotations.
A telegram was received in this city
last evening, from Newark, N. J., announc
ng the death of Mrs. W. H. Harrison, wife
1 ' the reverend gentleman of that name,
rii ' s 1; " !y was we h known in Augusta. Her
band was a pastor here for a number of
-3. Mrs. Harrison built the Church of
. tonement, and inherited a very large
a, ->9 doubtless gone to her reward.
an-i n- -t. Georgia exchanges says:
One of oi "'dd has returned to the
“The Atlanta He/ . '* claims that this is
common folio form, auv~ e wonder
‘an advance in journalism. r eaek the
when the Atlanta papers will - _ wIU
ultima thule of journalism?” The}
reach it when Clarke gets lost in Okefeno
kee swamp, Grady discovers that keg of
rusty nails which has disappeared from
Ponce ce Leon Springs, and Bob Alston
joins the order of Trappist monks who do
not speak ten words per annum.
The State Fair wdl close to-day. By tho
very interesting letter of our special cor
respondent, It will be noticed that the moral
status of the Fair receives a serious shock,
in the charge that 1 Whiskey was dealt out
at tho “ Editors’ Home,” which was turn
ed into a bar room, with “gin-twist”
served out to all comers in a wholesale
manner. Our correspondeut relates some
funny experiences. It is to be hoped the
receipts will net a handsome amount for
the Society’s funds, after paying the ex
penses which, by the way,were managed in
a most economical manner. The experi
ment of excluding horse racing was, at
st, a bold one, and will no doubt cause
” xciting debate at the next meeting of
' >te Society. The statement of the
‘ 11 f receipts this year will be looked
i mr !V-V ° sidei able interest, as the charge
tor with col that tlie roee }ptg will fal l
its *ee m >revious Fairs,
below those of v
ANOTHER O'd Clt!-’ 00 - ono of the ver y be9t
and worthiest, has hvid down the burden of
Ufe and entered a new existence. Mr.
xB, Moore breath. his last ’ at 9 ° clock
Cesterdav evening, a* his residence, on
Wvnolds street. He wP his 74th year
and therefore full of da’Y* and full of
an His career in this ”lty, for half a
honor. . - been one unbrokeU example of
century, ha • a firm adherence to
uprightness anu tos of elevated con
old-fashioned prineip. *>icuous always,
duct which made him cans*. grasses,
He was a pioneer in the raising . nggiel
and made much more money on his .
farm than ninety-niuG-bundredths of tho&
who believed iu cotton exclusively.
Until Very recently Mr. Moorb paid
daily visits to hie farm and it was his
pride and delight. Originally from Mor
ristown, N. J., he came to Georgia in early
manhood, and though, in many particulars
as to practical talent, a Northman, he was,
in all other respects a Southerner of the
Southerners. Here he married and here
most interesting and beloved children were
t r n unto him. The writer, recalling his
,X>o * iy virtues, hi-- sturdy independence,
intellectual vigor, his profound know
uSireon many subjects, his cheery wit and
t thousand graces of the true gentleman,
fn common with all our citizens, mourns
that he should pass away and yet icels
that while his mortal part Is now cold in
Wh and shrouded for the tomb, his
u . - soars beyond the stars and is usher-
Xtobigher^^tha^s-
Aa elderly
four’ney through France,
the Dt ml Bto’raplied la the negative.
Bome, a pl ß .herjgtie w i daugh .
Stye Augusta Ccmstitiiticmnlist.
Established 1799.
FROM NEW YORK.
Hotel Closed—Another Failure—More
Trouble for Spain-
New York, October 22. —Barnum’s
Hotel of this sity will be closed to-mor
row, its present proprietor, Sheron Bar
num, of St. Louis, having concluded to
discontinue business owing to unfavor
able prospects.
Joseph W. Duryee, lumber merchant,
suspended yesterday. Liabilities un
known.
It is stated that the natives of Porto
Rico in this and neighboring cities are
forming a committee, after the manner
of the Cuban patriots, to co-operate
with their fellow-countrymen at home
in an effort to cast off the Spanish
yoke, and that a thoroughly organized
conspiracy has existed in the Island of
Porto Rico during the past two years,
the head of organization being station
ed at Kingston, Jamaica.
The Debt of Mobile—Negotiations for
its Settlement—End of the Beecher-
Tilton Case—Rebate on Sugar,
Commissioners representing the city
of Mobile are now in this city, endeav
oring to effect an arrangement by which
its debt may become less burdensome.
From their statement, it appears that
the total debt, principal and interest, to
be paid in sixteen years, wiil be $4,445,-
890, being 25 per cent of the total as
sessed value of the city. If held to
this, the commissioners say the city
will become hopelessly insolvent, and,
to help towards the settlement of these
difficulties, the Legislature of Alabama
passed an act giving the Governor
of the State authority to appoint
three citizens ofMobile as Commission
ers to settle the city debt. This act
provides for the issue of $2,000,000 of
six per cent, bonds payable in thirty
years from May Ist, 1875, and creates
a first lien on the real estate belonging
to the city as well as on the revenue of
the city.
Nolle prosequi was entered in the case
of the people vs. Francis D. Moulton,
indicted for alleged libel of Henry-
Ward Beecher. '
J udge Neilson— “The motion is grant
ed, and I thiuk it proper to say, recog
nising that the questions involved in
such cases rest largely in the judgment
and discretion of the prosecutor repre
senting the people, that in this particu
lar ease the views expressed and course
proposed to be pursued by the District
Attorney are proper and commend
themselves to our judgment as a fair
just exercise of the discretion
necessarily vested in him. The clerk,
will make proper entry.”
Mr. Britton made like motions in
other indictments in the case of the
People Vi. Moulton and People vs.
Theo. Tilton, which were also granted.
The Executive Committee of the As
sociated Press to-day adopted resolu
tions of regret, at the death of Freder
ick Hudson, he having been one of the
founders of the Association, and for
twenty years a member of the commit
tee.
The Collector of this Port, under in
structions from che Secretary of the
Treasury, has modffied the order re
garding the sugar rebates so as to al
low the exportation of sugar at the old
rate, in cases where valid contracts can
be shown previous to the reduction of
drawback.
A RAILWAY SQUABBLE.
Legal Battle Over the Chesapeake and
Ohio lload—A Bonanza for the Law
yers.
Richmond, October 22. —The case of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was
called to-day, in the United States Cir
cuit Court, Judge Bond presiding. Mr.
Storrs, of New York, of counsel for the
railroad, read the answer of the com
pany to the bill of the plaintiffs, deny
ing the allegations of the improper
management of the road, and the in
judicious application of the proceeds
of the management. The answer states
the trouble aud embarrassments which
the officers of the road had to contend
and states the fact that counsel of the
road, to bring these difficulties to an
end, were contemplating taking such
’egal steps as were necessary to reach
’■ end and at the same time protect
th-ii ~ Q Bt al * P art i es - The answer
the inter. * uraying that Gen. W. C.
concludes by . "resident of the road,
Wickham, Vice a Receiver, Mi.
be appointed perman. ’• Counsel for
Maefarland, of New Yoim, mortgage,
the Trustees in first C. &O. u- ' Be
together with the counsel for the
ond C. &. O. mortgage and for certain
bondholders, all united in the pray ei
for General W. C. Wickham’s ap
pointment. State Attorney Gen
eral David, on behalf of the State, pre
sented a petition asking to be admit-
ted as party to the suit, claiming that
the State was guaranteer of 51,000,000
of bonds of the old Viaginia Central
Railroad, now the C. and 0., and was
also holder of $2,000,000 of bonds and
stocks. The State also claimed a for
feiture of the road to the State
by reason of non-completion of the
road as prescribed by law, and
and asked for 'the appointment
of Mr. Isaac H. Carrington, Receiver.
Judge Bond took the papers under
consideration and promised to report
his decision in three or four days.
Pending the hearing to-day, a tele
gram from a Mr. Bloodgood, of New
York, to Judge Bond was read, pro
testing against the appointment of
Gen. Wickham as Receiver, on account
of his alleged mismanagement of the
road while Vice-President.
RELIGIOUS-
Laying of a Church Corner Stone-
Consecration of Bishops.
Baltimore, October 22. —Bishop Cum
mins officiated at the laying of the cor
| ner stone of the Reformed Episcopal
j Church of the Redeemer. The church
MU be of marble.
v, '♦bridge, Md., October 22.— The
C.w committee of the Diocese of
standing consented .to the cotise-
Easton have "Hr, McLaren, Bishop
cration of Rev. Of, Brown, Bish
elect of Illinois, Rev. g e v. Dr.
op elect of Fon du Lac, -•>
Eecleston, Bishop elect of low-. v,a,
Proceedings of the Catholic Urn.
Rochester, N. Y., October 21.-1-
Catholic Benevolent Union pas \
series of resolutions of sympathy witl
the Pone and with their suffering
brethren in Italy and Germany. The]
E pigraph deplored the course
pursued by too many f the secular
papers In all questions affectin the
church in her present conflict. I was
ordered that the Union institute a
board of colonization.
The proposition to erect a memorial
fountain in Fairmont Park, Philadel
phia, was endorsed, as was also a gene
ral celebration of the Centennial. Ui
fleers were elected. The President is
Hon A. M. Keiley, of Richmond, Va.;
Vice-President, Father Phelan, St.
Louis; Secretary, Martin D. J - Griffin.
tPhiladelphia; 'f reasijrer, the Rev. F
. Henry, St. Louis. A meeting will
he held at Cleveland, Ohio. Adjourn-
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
Spanish Items —That Everlasting Wade
—Rouher’s Speech Discussed,
Madrid, October 22.—A royal decree
convoking the Cortes will be issued im
mediately.
The Cuban mail steamer, with Shar
key on board, has arrived at Santander.
London, October 22.— Wade reports
to the Foreign Office that, in addition
to other guarantees, the Chinese Com
mission goes to England bearing an
apology for the Yunuan outrage, and
safe conduct to Burinati for the Com
mission of Inquiry.
A Paris special to the Echo say that
in the coming session of the Assembly,
authorization to prosecute Rouher will
be asked, for attacking the MacMahon
Constitution.
Paris, October 22.— Rouher’s speech
will be discussed in the council of min
isters to-day.
As soon as the Assembly meets, the
Left will move to fix a day for dissolu
tion, hoping thus to procure a vote
hostile to M. Buffet.
Stormy Weather in England—The
Oerman Empire’s Deficit —Tfie Can
adian Loan.
London, October 22.— TJhe weather is
tempestuous and much damage to
shipping is reported. Disasters invol
ving a loss of twenty lives have already
been reported.
Berlin, October 22.—The estimates
for the German Empire for 1870 show
a deficiency of fifteen million marks.
Toronto, October 22.—A cable dis
patch from London says two and a half
million steriing of the Canadian loan,
three-lifths guaranteed by the Imperial
Government, the balance issued on a
credit in Canada alone at four per cent,
interest, has been favorably received.
Calico Victory for the United States—
The French Assembly—Disastrous
Inundations.
London, October 22. —The Times, in a
financial article, says; “We learn from
the Drapers' Trade Journal that a Man
chester firm has begun to import cali
coes from the United States. This fact
is significant, and as the importers say
that the goods are of much better qual
ity and appearance than ours, Man
chester, it appeals, has found a com
petitor at last, but that must depend
on the price.”
Paris, October 22.—1 t is announced
that the French Assembly will convene
Thursday, November 4th.
London, October 22—G A. M.—Later
reports announce that the floods were
particularly disastrous at Darlington,
in Durham, where the gas works were
flooded and the town consequently left
in total darkness. At Rotherham, in
Yorkshire, 2,000 people are thrown out
of employment because of the flood
ing of tiie factories.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Arrest of a Counterfeiter—Department
News —A Small Deficit in the Rag
Money Mill—Ames on Peace.
Washington, October 22.—The Treas
ury Department has advices of the ar
rest, near Fulton, 111., of the notorious
counterfeiter, Ben Boyd. He was the
most successful cutter of spurious bank
note plates in the country. Col. Wash
burue captured him after an eight
miles chase on horse-back. Boyd had
his mill at Centralia, 111.
The Post Office Department has de
cided to order postal car service be
tween Pittsburg and St. Louis, via the
Panhandle and Vandalia route. It is
believed this will greatly expedite the
mails of the Ohio and Mississippi Val
leys.
There is a $2,000 deficiency in the
Treasury. It is unknown whether it is
an error or a theft.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue decides that Weis beer is taxable
one dollar per barrel.
Governor Ames has written a letter
to the Attorney General alluding to
pacific relations, between polititical
organizations in Mississippi, and ex
pressing sincere gratitude to the repre
sentative of the Attorney General now
in that State who has brought about
this condition of things, and insured a
peaceful campaign and a fair election.
The Light House Board gives notice
that Galveston light, vessel must be
repaired before she cau resume her
station.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Marine Disaster—Sentence of a Mur
derer.
'eans, October 22.--Captain
New Ore. steamship Royal Stan-
Johnson, of the _ 'mber 30th, in lati
dard, reports, Septo. found burn
tude 36 longitude 31, n Mo boarded
ing the iron ship Aurora, x. 'doned.
the wreck, which had been abau. ,
Captain Johnson scuttled the wrt^
aU NEW°YoRK, d October 22.—Wm De
laney, for the murder of Captain Law
rence, of the schooner Josephine, has
been sentenced to death on December
10th.
Murder and Suicide— Burning of a
Watch Factory.
Mercer, Maine, October 22.—Green -
leaf Tracy shot a divorced woman liv
ing with him, and then went into the
woods and shot himself. Both were
dead when fouud. Jealousy.
Freeport, 111., October 22. The
watch factory, started six months ago,
was burned. ‘ Several hundred watches
were lu progress of completion Loss
on the building and stock, $150,000.
Incendiary. _
FAILURES.
A Tidal Wave that is not Checked.
Detroit, October 22. —The North
western Gas and Water Pipe Company,
of Bay City, Michigan, failed for #130,-
000. Baily & Orton, hardware mer
chants of the same place, have failed.
London, October 22 —Messrs. G. D.
Meroutsos & Cos., merchants of London
and Manchester, have failed. Their
liabilities are stated to be $250,000.
The Manchester Courier of to-day
says that by the Injure of a large
American house, various ? a
Bradford will Jose from five to $600,-
'-wy
October 22.-The failures
. ~j g White, Chaa. H.
of Howard i vin g
were to the Stock
Exchange to-day. Tif* P artl6B were
all short of stocks.
--—
Minor Telegrams.
Milwaukee, October 22.—1n the Ers
kiue whiskey fraud trial to-day, after
two hour’s consultation, the Jury re
turned a verdict of not guilty. I lie re
mainder of the cases have been post
poned November 3d. ,
* BOSTON, October 22—Joslfth Bard
well, of Sirinner & Cos., well known in
Southern cotton circles, is dead.
Chillicothe, 0., October 22. —Uxov.
Allen leaves for the Pennsylvania cam
paign, and his first speech will be at
Pittsburg,
AUGUSTA. GA-, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1875.
STATE FAIR.
Crowds Still Flocking In —ifhrilling
Addresses by Senator Bayard and
General Baker, of Alabama— Bril
liant Military Display—(lathering
of “The Boys in Gray”-|Augusta
Wins a Prize—Centennial Matters.
Macon, October |1, 1875.
The magnificent weather 4;hich has
been continuous since Monday still
continues, and the crowds flock to the
Fair Grounds in thousands. To-day,
has been one of the best for die finan
ces of the Fair. The roads are rather
dusty and detract somewhat from the
pleasures of the scene. The ladies are
largely in excess of the men in num
bers and their display in Home Indus
try is one of the very best features of
the exhibition.
Judge Gibson, of tue Superior Court
made his appearance to-day, and your
correspondent met him in company
with Judge Bartlett, of Jones county—
by the way —the latter gentleman will
hold the November term ol' the Su
perior Court, as Judge Gibson and him
self exchange places during thal term.
Judge Bartlett is a whole-souled gen
tleman of great erution and whose
warm grasp of the hand, like a touch
of electricity, sends a thrill through the
frame. He deserves, and will no doubt
receive from the bar of Augusta, a warm
welcome. The representation from
Augusta has been quite sifiall, from
what cause is not apparent yk.
The real and exciting features of the
Fair occur to-day, and thej business
men of Macon, as usual, ikivote one
day strictly to Fair interests, and to
day is the one pitched upo|>, judging
from the general closing of |,he whole
sale stores. |
The Mexican Veterans.
This organization, somewllit limited
in members, met yesterday <fn the Fair
Grounds, and transacted some routine
business. The most important busi
ness was the appointment o j delegates
to the National Convention %>t Mexican
War Veterans, February ‘22d, 187 G,
which meets in Washington-\D. C.
Centennial Matte?is.
The very indiscreet remafk of Gen.
Hawley yesterday, that he das “a Re
publican ; yes, the blackest of a
black Republican,” and yut was now
willing to shake hands |icross the
“bloody chasm,” has create!! consider
able unfavorable comment, Lnd it is to
be hoped will not create* an unfair
impression iu Georgia against the
very deserving object oil which he
is the responsible head. * It was a
lajjsus lingua, and a very Unfortunate
one. The Centennial Exhibition is or -
in which every patriotic cit&zen of the
country should be interested, and it is
to be hoped the very amiatye and cour
teous agent for this section' will receive
a warm response to any ; call he may
make, even if a gentleman of such
poor judgment and Radical views as
General Hawley is the responsible man
ager. However, he hasn’t i?ut one vote,
thank God! iu a body ol* ninety-four
commissioners, and it woufd be better
he should drop political illusions and
address himself to the rial objects of
the Commission. * f
Survivors’ Association.
To-day the Survivors’ j| 3 sociation of
Confederate Dead met jit the Fair
Grounds, and passed the ’lsual resolu
tions, and exchanged felHtations and
reflated reminiscences of *he late war.
G en. Gordon presided. f
Display of Soldiery.
The Second Georgia Baltalion, Major
Ross, paraded to-day, an<|made a mag
nificent appearance, as |l ey executed
many intricate movement on the Fair
Grounds. The Baldwhjj Blues and
Pu trnam Rifles formed t of the mili
tary pageant, and added ?to its attrac
tions. This feature of She Fair was
one of the best, and everybody was de-
lighted at the display # the sterling
qualities which distinguished the Sec
ond Georgia. i
A Great Disappot iment.
A number of gentlemen from the
rural districts, who it is. reported are
constituents of the Hon ; Thomas Col-
lins, one of the best knoWn men of the
day, arrived in town -this morning
anxiously inquiring for Him. Junonicolo
Cybratieus Herries one rtf the organi
zers of the Grange movc ient in Geor
gia, and the inventor anti sole propre
tor of the “Torpedo Chicken.” Pre
suming from the desc; iption of the
gentleman, that he was a small man
with blonde complexion full of wit and
fun, it was a satisfactionfto have a gen
tleman pointed out, of fi?ie portly pres
ence with hair as dark a*, ravens wing
with eye like a sloe, gtod bowed eye
glasses, white waistcoat shiny black
clothes, and those Grandisonian man
ners which should always distinguish
the benefactors of the- human race.
The rural investigators approached the
o-reai inventor with feelir gs of awe and
respect, and listened carefully to the
l outlines of his plan, but heard
with disappa- utmen i the invention
was not 80 tally peA'fA?. “ ,? Uow
the details to be given to u.® public.
Fine Moral Ser|tlmeuts,
Passing towards thfl entrance gate
of the grounds this nforning, my ear
caught some expressions from a negro
about horse racing. The man was ad
dressing a couple of to males of clear
complex! o0 —of a sb f >de to make a
shoe blacking manufacturer turn pale
with envy, M Why, !bk a h’yar, la
dies, dis ere horse raclug fttft wrong;
yer don’t want to be usen a eyvertin
frou de streets in a ;,iip roarin’ way ;
data wbat dis ere ho toe racin' am.”—
“ Yer kerrect, Henry.j’ replied one of
thtpQj We passed o$ of hearing and
heard no more P? highly edifying
conversation.
Flying the lied Rag.
Near the Post Oiflce building, Jeff
Long greeted your correspondent with
a polite salutation, n|>mewhat surpris
ing in view of thp pressing the Hon.
Jeff received in the columns of the Con
stitutionalist, at thit time of the late
convention, at Aug t ita, of the negro
firebrands following! the leadership 0 f
Long and Turner. ;>l few words with
Long only proved tlj|; folly of attempt
ing to reason with j.: ch a man, as he
commenced to relat * a series of out
rages in county, which natu
rally existed only tke proiiuij brain of
Jeff and compose |ds stock in trade.
Take away that tenure iu Jeff’s pro
gramme of operatsms and he would
-•-rn nut Qt sight, 3
“Stationery.'’
The building ass ied to the editorial
corps on the Fair Grounds, and desig
nated as the “Edi 'or's Home.” is a
pretty place, but jlgy arranged for what
its title designate! | it. There are sev
eral flpe apartment, with a very polite
servant, W uo jw/mwodations for
editors. The pers to. haying the direc
tion of that featm' , must have suppos
ed editors were JilpJ the average Con
gressman, whose - stationery orders
often assume a Squid form, for the
only articles visible on the table were
two bottles of whbkey with the regula-
tion number of tumblers. The frater
nity naturally gave the Home a go-by,
as it was not considered a pleasant fea
ture of a “moral show.”
’Bah for Augusta!
I. D. Rooks, of the Richmond Rifle
Club, made the best score to-day at 100
yards, military musket, making 78 out
of a possible 90, and thus wins the prize
Of SIOO.
Important Trial.
There was present for competition
this morning at the plowing match, a
great variety of one and two-horse
plows, one of the best representations
ever made at any Stato Fair. A spe
cial feature was the test by dynometer
in smooth ground and crapped grass.
Great improvement was found in this
department. It was a pity that a great
er number of people were not present,
although the Society did all it could to
give it prominence. Such a trial should
be one of the best features of au Agri
cultural Fair. This trial of plows was
one of the most thorough tests ever
before made at a Georgia Fair.
“Fine Needlework.’’
A negro man yesterday appeared in
Premium Hall, and, addressing the tel
egraph operator, said : “ Where is
Gineral Oolquitt?” “That’s my name,”
said the telegraph operator. “ Well,
Massa Colquitt, I’ve got dese ’ere
shuck collars (exhibiting a pair of
coarse, ordinary shuck collars, with a
label on them, “ Embroidered Nee
dlework,”) a “gemman in dere office
told me to put ’em where Gine
ral Colquitt would pint.” “ Put them
over there,” said the operator, point
ing to a spot especially reserved by the
Superintendent of that hall who, by
the way, is a very nice old gentleman,
but somewhat nervous. The darkey
obeyed orders, threw down the shucks,
and left. They disappeared pretty
quickly when the| Superintendent re
turned, and at last accounts occupied a
a rather obscure corner in another
building. The classification of these
shuck collars as “needlework,” it is
reported, is not the only instance of the
iuteliigence of some of the gentlemen
at the Secretary’s office.
Speeclimaking.
At noon, Senator Bayard, of Dela
ware, made a most lengthy, eloquent
and impressive address to the largest
audience assembled yet on the grounds.
His remarks were applauded to the
echo, and but for the poor accommoda
tions afforded the representatives of
the press, we would give it more in de
tail. The Senator wore a bit of gray
cloth on his coat, showing his sympa
thy with the “boys in gray,” and many
thought his talents as an orator were far
superior to all who have spoken on the
ground. He commenced by the pre
mise that local self-government is the
dignity of manhood and God’s greatest
work for man to perform. It is a duty
broadly defined, to secure the rights of
ail, especially for the little ones now
growing up, soon to take the places of
those legislating for them. Thi3
right of self-government is not a per
missible privilege, but a right that
comes to us, secured by the forefathers
of this laud. We are as much
bound to obey that law which restrains
us, as that which sustains us. He con
gratulated his hearers on the difference
between the days of trouble, and the
scene of beauty and prosperty which
now greeted his eye. In 1871, a power
stronger than that of Georgia, stretched
forth its arm of so-called protection,
because the State was charged with
disloyalty. .The sewers were raked to
find historians to relate grievances
which it was claimed existed. At the
speakers suggestion, he being one of
the committee sent to investigate the
so-called outrages, he requested the
respectable people of the State to come
for vard, the result being the produc
tion of testimony which proved the
falsity of the charges and the existence
of a true Union feoling. Not satisfied
with this sworn evidence given before
the Committee of Investigation, and
positive proof that the charge of dis
loyalty had been by ignorant, bad men,
some of those composing the commit
mittee still persisted in repeating the
foul slanders in Washington. The
draft the speaker iiad drawn on the
people of Georgia, had been handsome
ly honored, and self-poised in her fine
sense of right, Georgia had fully sus
tained her loyalty and justice, and
treated fairly all within her borders
who made an appeal to her in courts of
justice. The people of the State were
a strong, upright, honorable people,
and the history of to-day, proves the
reports of 1871, to have been vile slan
ders. Although not a farmer, he
would, quoting Horace, “stick to his
last.” like the honest shoemaker, and
give his impressions and convictions. A
country life in contradistinction with
city life, gave an independence of
thought, a thoroughness of purpose
and sincerity which conduced to the
propagation of the home virtues; and
the pursuit of agriculture was to keep
pure the fountains of all those matters
which promote our well being.
Ho referred, in rather sarcastic terms
to the Down-East female suffrage
movement, and thought the mere stick
ing of a paper ballot in a wooden box
was not the best thing for woman to
contend for. It was sufficient that men
made the laws and women moulded the
men. He related the case of Coriolanus,
turned from his purpose of
vengeance on an qnjutit q,pd wicked
people, by the appeal of his noble
mother and wife, who effected more by
female influence than any other influ-
ease. 9? the P aßt fifteen
years, showed that the pursuit or Agri
culture was the safety of the Republic,
and depicted the wickedness of city
life, because the cities were the hot
beds where was found what publicists
called the dangerous classes, '^h 0 ?|e
public was a failure in depending upon
the population of cities, and the only
hope now is in the population of the
rural districts. Again, universal suff
rage has proved a njast decided failure
in regard to property and mqrals.—
Money and morals have a profound In
fluence when united for good, but a
man understands little of human nature
who seeks to divorce them. It is best
to restrict the functions of Govern
ment ; the revision of our system
and method of government in many
ways is the only hope of the Republic.
The violation of the maxim that “the
world is governed top much’! paired
many of our troubles. He read a state
ment of the debts incurred by the cities
of the North. The present debt of the
cities of this country was #758,000,000,
wnieli kfid increased in the past
five years #460,000,000. The interest
on this enormous debt must bp paid
by toil. Debt is a burden T qnd
curse and only to be removed by
careful toil, and usually wrung from
those who earn it by the sweet of their
brows. He who is heedless of debt,
either in a private or public station,
strikes a heavy blow at Republican in
stitutions. The man of the uity, quiok,
smart, shifty as he may be, is not as
capable of taking care of his affairs as
the man in the country ; It is evidenced
by the late laws passed by the Legis
latures of New York, Pennsylvania and
other States. The men of the city,
when alarmed about their property,
go to the legislators who are in the ma
jority from the country and crave pro
tection against themselves. Ho cited
the case of the great debt iu the city
of Brooklyn ; “the City of Churches
and, as we well know,” said he, “the
home especially of morality. [Con
tinued laughter]. Fitz Johu Porter, a
gentleman and honest, man, had at
tempted in New York City, as an of
ficial, to stay the tide of public cor
ruption, but politics over-ruled him,
and his noble efforts iu behalf of the
cause of honesty were vain.
His speech occupied over two hours
in its delivery, and was a plea for hard
money and in direct opposition to the
views of Judge Kelley.
Gen. Alpheus Baker, City Judge of
Eufaula, Ala., was the next speaker,
and delivered one of the most pleasant
addresses during the Fair and fully
establishes the Judge in the miuds of
the people who were fortunate enough
to hear him as an orator, a singer, a
sound lawyer and a perfect gentleman.
Another Cheer for Augusta!
Heggie’s “Frank,” took the first pre
mium in horses, with fourteen com
petitors.
F.
“PRIMARIES.”
IIOW THEY ARE USUALLY MANAG
ED.
An Ower True Tale.
Honestus saw with joy the notice of
an approaching primary meeting, and
when the evening arrived he hastened
to the hall with the pleasing conscious
ness that he was discharging a great
public duty. He reached the hall, and
was heartily welcomed by the obser
vant managers, whom, If he had hud
Titbottom’s spectacles at hand, he
would have seen to be foxes —at least.
They were very glad indeed to see
Honestus and men like him engaging
in politics. They saw in the fact the
augury of a better day. It was a pe
culiar pleasure to co-operate with him,
and they trusted that this was the be
ginning of a good habit upon his part.
Honestus could not help thinking how
easy it was to exaggerate, and to sup
pose men to be a great deal worse than
they are, and wondered that he had
never before taken the trouble—or,
rather, fulfilled the duty—of attending
the primary meeting.
The proceedings began, and he was
exceedingly interested. Officers were
appointed, and it was evident from
their speeches that nothing but honesty
and economy was to be sought, and
only men of the most spotless charac
ter nominated. But it was necessary
to have a committee upon nominations;
and to his surprise and gratification
Houestus heard his own name men
tioned as one of the committee, and al
most blushed as he was appointed its
chairman. The committe was request
ed to withdraw and report the names
as soon as possible. Honestus and his
colleagues therefore retired to a dim
passage-way—where, as he subsequent
ly remarked, be should have been
rather alarmed to meet either of them
at night and alone—and business be
gan. Various names were mentioned,
of which, unfortunately, Honestus had
never heard one; and at length one of
the most positive of the committee
said, emphatically, that, upon the
whole, Jones was the very man for the
place. There was a general murmur
of assent and satisfaction. Honestus
heard on every side that it was “just
the thing;” that Jones was an A 1 boy,”
and that he was “always there;” he was
also “square,” and “right up to the
line;” and by common consent Jones
seemed to be the Heaven-appointed
candidate.
Rather disturbed at his total igno
rance of this conspicuous public char
acter, Honestus turned to his neighbor
and said, guardedly, with the air of a
man who was musing upon Jones’
qualifications, “ Oh, Jones ! Jones ! ”
“Yes,” said his neighbor, “Jones.”
“Certainly”’ replied Honestus; “cer
tainly, but—who is Jones?”
His neighbor looked at him for a mo
ment, and repeated the questiou in a
tone of incredulity : “ Who is Jones ?”
—as if he had said who is George Was
hington ?
“ Yes ; I don’t think that I know
him.”
“ Don’t know Jones ? ”
“ No! ”
“ Well, if you did not know him, you
know that he’s just the man we want;
bang up—made for it.”
“Gh, he is? ”
“ You bet—A 1! ”
“ Well said the member who had first
announced that Jones was the very
man for the place. “Isuppose they’ll
be waiting. I nominate Jones as the
candidate.”
The Chairman said yes, but that un
fortunately for himself, he did not know
Mr. Jones.
“Well, you don’t know anything
against him, do you ? ” asked the other.
“ Certainly not.”
“ Well, we all know him, and he is
the very man. We ought to hurry.”
Honestus put the question, and Jonas
was unanimously named as the candi
date to be reported to the meeting by
the chairman. The meeting was already
stamping and clapping and calling for
the committee, and the energetic mover
of Jones said that it was pepeasary to
go in bright away.’’ The committee
made for the hall, and the chairman
followed. He knew nothing of Jones
nor of the people who had named him,
and he knew nobody else wham he
pould propose for the place. Hoqestu*
felt very much as a leaf upon
the fall at Niagara, and in the next mo
ment the chairman of the meeting was
asking him if the committee were
ready to report. The chairman of the
committee bowed. The chairman of
the meeting said that the report would
now he made. Honestus stated that he
was instructed to report the name of
Jones. The meeting roared. There"
was thumping by the chairman, Hones
tus heard only the name of Jones and
“by acclamation” and a whirlwind of
calls upon “Jones!” “Jopes!” “Speech!”
“Speech!” The moment Jones,
with a large diamond pin, was upon the
platform thanking and promising, and
the meeting was stormily cheering and
adjourning sine die. Honestus walked
quietly home, perceiving that the result
of his practical effort to discharge the
primary duties of q pitmen was that
jqpeg, ope ol the most disreputable and
qishopest of public sharks, had beep
noipinated by a committee of whioh he
was chairipap, qnd that the whole
weight of the name of Honestus was
thrown upon the side of rascality with
a diamond pin, And he refteoted ,that
Ip politics, as elsewhero, it is necessary
to begin as early In preparation for
action as the rascals.
Possumglory is an Indiana town.
New Series—Vol. 28, No. 67
BEHIND THE SCENES.
A LONU REHEARSAL OF HENRY
THE FIFTH,
The English Actor in His Every-Day
Dress—Exciting Battles by Troops
on Wooden Chargers—Unromautic
Side of Life on the Stage.
[From the Philadelphia Times.)
The spectators who applauded Mr.
George Rignold’s blonde wig and false
moustache, and were dazzled by the
brilliant banners and gilded helmets in
“Henry V,” would like, perhaps, to take
a glance behind the stage and see the
stars, characters and supes in their
every-day habits and manners. A
chance to see this amusing sight was
found on Monday by a Times reporter,
who wandered In by the stage door of
the Walnut street theatre in time to
see the last rehearsal of one of Shak
speare’s histories. Down a long, dark
entry, down three unexpected steps,
and down another long, dark passage
and the stage proper is reached. Here
everything was in confusion. The
players, when the reporter entered,
were preparing for the fourth act. The
carpenters were laying the inclined
plane which, covered with painted cloth,
was to form the hillock that the
English King would mount when urg
ing his men to battle. Supers and mi
nor characters blockaded the entrances,
filled the halls, and were scattered
recklessly over the stage. Fluelleu,
little, sandy Fluellen, with a black hat
and a checkered suit of clothes, saunt
ered about with his hands in his pock
ets, occasionally dancing a step to the
tune that the orchestra was playing.
Fat Pistol, as fat almost as he looks in
the play, leaned idly against a side
sceDe, not taking much interest in the
work, but talking and laughing with
his companions; talking about battles
and blood, perhaps? Oh, no; talking
about the fried oysters he and Fluellen
ate for dinner, and wishing he’d taken
a dozen more. Rignold is absent for
the moment; the first drop falls, and
the stage manager shouts, “Look out
for the iceberg!” In a minute the ice
berg rolls to the centre of the stage,
between the drop and the curtain—it is
the icy-looking pedestal on which Mrs.
Davenport, in Rumor as chorus, soon
seats herself; aiid, as the curtain goes
up, she begins the familiar lines:
“Now entertain conjecture of a time,
When creeping murmur and the pouring
dark,
Fills the wide vessel of the universe * *”
But the Rumor on the iceberg is not
the Rumor that the audience will see in
the evening. It is a Rumor in a black
bonnet with a big feather puffing out
behind, and a dark brown silk dress
with darker brown velvet trimmings.
The words are not repeated for an au
dience, but in a dull sing-song voice,
though very fast; and the last word is
no sooner finished than Rumor steps
down and the manager shouts: “If
there’s anybody in that entrance to
night he’ll be sure to get hurt, for this
iceberg’ll come off like lightning.” As
Dame Rumor walks off the stage she
asks the manager to have a seat put
nearer the pedestal on which she leans;
and the stage carpenter promises to
make it satisfactory by putting on a
stool; “but,” he cautions her, “you
must be careful not to fali off.” When
the curtain goes up again Rignold him
self is on the stage. His round-topped
black hat covers a head of thin, dark
hair, and a piccadilly collar peeps
above the velvet collar of the brown
overcoat that half conceals a suit of
light grey, ending in a pair of faded
patent-leathers, with cloth uppers.
His left hand is covered with a light
kid glove, and in his right he carries a
slender cane. He is about five feet
ten in height, thirty, perhaps, stoops
slightly, and would pass unnoticed in
any thoroughfare. The scene is the
one in which the king, seated on a
stump, indulges in a reverie. In front
of the stump is a large, coarse, green
mat. Bignold, as he is about to take
his seat, glances contemptuously at the
mat, and then, advancing to the foot
lights and raising both his hands,
shouts, “Ho! Mr. Goodwin! Is Mr.
Goodwin here ? Or any manager!”
Hah' a dozen supes hurry to tell him
that Mr. Goodwin is present, and Rig
nold breaks out with, “I want anew
mat here, Mr. Goodwin. I’ll not stand
this sort of thing. Send for anew mat,
and I’ll pay for it.” He is assured that
anew mat shall be forthcoming, and
one of the supes, well out of earshot,
ventures to whisper, “He’s getting on
his ear, aint he ?”
For the tableau that is supposed to
represent the battle of Agincourt, the
most elaborate preparations are made.
The drop in the rear bears a dusky
battle scene, and eight flat wooden
horses, that have been quietly leaning
against the wall, are firmly braced on
the stage. On each of the horses is an
uncomfortable board seat, on which
the rider sits. But the great war horse
of the lot is an immense fellow, made
of iron rods, pasteboard, hair and
blankets, with his long neck twisted
into an impossible shape and his four
feet planted on a low pedestal, which,
mounted on little wooden wheels, car
ries the warrior to the centre of the
stage. It is on this ferocious charger
that the Dauphin of France is seated in
his bloody encounter with King Hal,
and as the Dauphin helps roll him
to his place one of tfcb animal’s
pasteboard ears drops out of its
socket, and his long tail vibrates’per
pendicularly like a pump handle. But
the horse is no sooner in its place than
trouble begins. The pedestal on which
he stands is six inohes high, and from
this a long “raking” platform, four feet
wide, should slant gradually to the
stage for the double purpose of biding
the pedestal and of giving Harry an
elevated place on which to stand in the
coming tight. But since the last per
formance in Baltimore this platform
has mysteriously disappeared, and
Rignold, in a fury, begins to shout for
the carpenters and attendants who
should have it in charge. The latter
come on with a rush, and each, in turn,
gets a lashing from the lingliah actor’s
tongue. “Where’s that platform ?”
Rignold shouts. “Whose business is it
to see that it is here ? Ho, Penelly,
what do you mean by this? Why didn’t
you see that that platform was here?
I look to you for these things. Find it,
or have anew one made, It must
slope gently down, so I oan stand on
it. It’s too bad that I should go
through this turmoil every plaoe I go.
It’s enough—why, it’s heart-breaking.”
At last a wide door is found for a
temporary platform, and the aot be
gins, The new men in the play are
Oareful of every word and aot, trying
to do just as they should before an au
dience. But Rignold pays no attention
to his own recitals- As ho mounts the
hillock to lead his men to the conflict,
he turns to the auditorium, and, lean
ing wearily on his thin, stick, he shuts
his eyes and repeats his lesson in a
low, sing-song voice, and so rapidly
that it is impossible to tell one word
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from another. Occasionally’however,
he opens his eyes and gives a slight in
dication that, he is alive. But when he
reaches the lines where, standing be
fore his handful of warriors, and wav
ing his sword above his head, he shouts:
“This day is called the feast of Crispian;
Ho that outlives this day, and comes ssfe
home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day Is nam’d,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
Now, soldiers, march away; and how Thou
Pleasest, God, dispose the day! ”
Then he warms up, his eyes flash, and
he looks like King Henry before an au
dience.
An hour at least is spent in making
ready for the battle tableau. Rignold
st&uds with his back to the curtain,
waving his cane and shouting orders in
a deep bass voice. This Earl must ad
vance two steps further, and that Duke
should know better than to keep his
hands in his pockets. The pages must
carry their flagstaffs at just such an
angle, and the orchestra must cut that
last call off shorter. When they pro
test they play it just exactly according
to the notes, “No matter about the
notes,” he answers; “I want it shorter,
thus,” putting his hands to his mouth
and blowing an embryo bugle call. At
length everybody is at his station; but
Rignold glances at one of the French
soldiers, wh is resting his knee uncom
fortably on the rough boards. He, like
his companions, is entirely unarmed,
and Rignold turns to him with a snap,
and demands: “ Soldier, where are
your arms? ’ Then, looking around, he
exclaims; “Why, good Lord, there
isn’t a weapon in the whole French
army!” Six spears are hurriedly
brought out, and the French army has
its weapons. “ Now,” the manager
shouts, “when you once take your po
sitions in this picture no man must
move, but everybody hum. Ready!”
The curtain goes up. Rignold still
standing with his back to the audito
rium. Nobody moves, but everybody,
with closed lips, begins to “ h— m,
h m, h m,” to imitate the noise
and shouts of a distant battle. “Loud
er,” Rignold shouts, raising his hands.
The hum increases. “ Louder,” he
cries again. Still louder goes the hum.
“Louder,” he shrieks, and the hum in
creases almost to a roar. “That’s
right,” he says, and the curtain falls.
Iu the succeeding scenes the trouble
goes on. Trouble with refractory
wooden horses aud trouble with quiet
real horses. Trouble with getting the
shattered and battered scenery into
place, and trouble again iu keeping the
large company of nobodies in their pro
per places—out of the road. The ice
berg, as it moves again, shakes off a
cloud of whitish dust, and each curtain
as it falls, and each scene as it shifts,
adds its share of dust to the already
heavy air. But with all the excitement
and rush, and all the flow of unconven
tional words, the play at last drags it
self through, and the tired actors have
not much more than time to get home
to supper before the audience begins to
gather.
THE TURF.
Baltimore Races.
Baltimore, October 22.—The first
race, two miles, for three year olds,
was won by Aristides. Time, 3:36)4.
In the second race, one and a quarter
miles, Madge won ; Viator second, Tom
Ochiltree third. Time, 3:12%.
Third race, compensation stakes,
mile heats: First heat—Rhadaman
thus first, Gen. Harney second, Big
Sandy third ; time, 1:46%. Second
heat —Rbadamanthus first,, Arcturus
second, Big Sandy third ; time, 1:44%.
In the steeple chase Diavola was
first, Cornot second and Dead Hend
third. Time, 6:16.
Breckenridge stakes, two miles, for
three-year olds—pools : Ochiltree, 500;
Viator, 355; Bay Final, 350; Joe Cerns,
310; Aristides, 250. The start was
good—Viator leading, Joe Cerns sec
ond, Ochiltree third, and Bay Final
fourth. On the second mile, while there
was no change in the position, the
horses drew closer together; at one
half a mile Aristides took the second
place, and in the home stretch Aris
tides shot ahead, leading Viator half a
length, who led Ochiltree half a length.
In the one-quarter of a mile race there
were twelve starters, Ozark and Weath
ersby being the favorites. They got off
well —Jest leading, Weatherby second,
Madge third; the others bunohed. No
change at the judges’ stand; at the
one-half: mile Madge led, Ozark fourth;
on the back stretch Ozark took the
second place, Primrose third. Madge
beat Ozark a length, who was two
lengths ahead of Primrose; Weatherby
seventh. Mile heats—pools: Rhada
mauthus, $500; Gen. Harney, $150;
Arcturus, SIOO ; Big Sandy, $95. Rha
damanthus led. At the lower turn Big
Sandy took the lead. No change till
the home stretch, when Rhadamanthus
took the lead, winning the heat by half
a length. Second heat—Rhadaman
thus stilll the favorite two to one. The
start was good. Arcturus, first at the
quarter, led Rhadamanthus three
lengths, who closed up at the half mile,
and took the lead in the home stretch.
Grand steeple chase— pools : Diavolo,
$550; Dead Head, $260; Cornet, $l9O.
Diavolo won, beating Cornet three
quarters of a length. Dead Head was
six lengths behind.
The other day, the mate of the Chi
cago Times, finding there were not
enough paragraphs to taper off the
editorial page, kicked down the door
of the leading paragraphist and howl
ed at him, “ You red-headed son of a
tack hammer, I want either another
paragraph or your immediate resigna
tion.’ 1 The red-headed person, with a
smothered curse, plunged into a pile of
Southern exchanges, and when he had
found a suggestion, he began to write.
At the expiration of about au hour and
a half he strode into the presence of
the mate, and, with another curse,
handed him this : “ Louisville has an
antidift-your-hat-to-a-woman associa
tion. Fortunately, however, there is
in Louisville no anti-lift-your-boot-to
a-puppy association, and the first so
ciety, in consequence, is not likely to
be a complete success.” The mate
now speaks pleasantly to him, com
paratively.
Rev. Mr. Murray’s stock farm, one
of the finest in America, is about three
miles from Guilford village, on the
border of Madison, Connecticut. Th
townspeople have a genuine respect
for Mr. Murray as a stock breeder. He
is exceedingly liberal in his dealings
with his neighbors, and has done much
to improve the breed of noises in the
vicinity. As the editor of a religious
journal they know less of him. Some
of them have heard of his newspaper,
and some have seen it, but the pre
vailing impression in Guilford seems
to. be that the Golden Rule Is another
stallion of Mr. Murray’s purchasing.—
Ne w York Sun.
The Count de Paris is an entbusfas*
tic fisherman,