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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. PAiLY-one year . $lO oo six months.. 6 00 three months 2 50 Tei-W eekly—one year 50 0 six months A EK K LY—one year 2 oo six months.... 1 oo Single copies. 5 ets. To news dealers, 2% ets. bubscriptions must in all cases be paid in f . .u nce ‘ Ine paper will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. JAS. G. BAILIE. ) FRANCIS COGIN, Proprietors GEO. T. JACKSON,) Address all Letters to H. C. STEVENSON, Manager. 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 To Advertisers and Subscribers. °?j^ d 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 office, 20 cents per line each insertion. Monet maybe remitted at our risk by Express or Postal Order. Cobbbspondenje 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. 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,