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Old Series —V"ol. 25, No. 122.
THE BROKEN MERCHANT.
It is a pitiable thing to have been the
favorite of fortune and then descend to
be its football. And yet nothing is so
common in this world of sudden
changes. Just about this time, there
will probably be abundant illustrations
of this peculiar fate, and so it may not
be amiss to look upon a sketch of one
who, not long ago, was a prince among
his fellows, and is now so poor that few
are left to do him reverence. Read this
from a Western paper :
Henry D. Cooke and his family have
passed through stranger vicissitudes of
fortune than characters in iiction usually
encounter. Prom the great financial agent
of the Government, whose gathered money
saved the Republic; from the courted ruler
of the District of Columbia, he lias fallen
to that worse condition of the bankrupt
whose creditors torment his daily life. His
palatial home, so often the scene of prince
ly entertainments, has been given up, and
its glorious occupant has taken shelter un
der the roof of a small brick house belong
ing to his son. He is now a sad-faced, ill
eta. 1, despondent wanderer of the earth.
His daughter was engaged to be married
to the son of the President of the United
Slates. The young girl was in Europe
whi'U the news of her father’s failure came.
She sat down and with sublimo self-abne
gation wrote to her affianced that because
of her father’s misfortunes she would re
lease him from an engagement with one
who was an heiress no longer. Fred
Grant, with that lofty love and chivalry
peculiar to men of his sluggish, torpid na
ture. thanked his bride-to-be for releasing
him, and went on his love-making way. He
has since wedded a supposed heiress whose
father turned out to be a bankrupt, and
has gotten a wife without fortune, beauty
or taste. Miss Katie Cooke, who passed
her -lays in helping the poor when sick,
and whose beautiful character and face win
ceaseless praise, seems now as buoyant and
happy as only a brave, noblewoman in ad
versity can be.
How many of those who basked in
his sunshine and profited by his mu
nificence ever do hirn a good turn in the
day of disaster? Very few, we trow.
Asa general thing, when a man is
down, he becomes convinced that the
only true friend is God —that God
whom he forgot in his triumphant
time. Woe to the merchant if he still
clings to his idols of clay which have
betrayed and mocked him ! But fortu
nate indeed is the man who, amid the
wreck of worldly goods and gauds,
finds the path which leads to everlast
ing reward and consolation.
Mr. Cooke's fortunes were built up in
a way that wo cannot admire and they
were risked and lost in a manner hard
ly creditable to him. But he may in
his downfall learn precious things
which escaped him In his lordliness,
an 1 he has left in his home a priceless
jewel, a rare gem worth all of his lost
moneyed splendor—and that is a
daughter who, from all accounts, is as
noble as she is handsome and as mod
est as she is true-hearted. With such
a daughter, fortune’s frown can be en
dured ; and with God’s approval, in
humility and contrition, even the
broken merchant can live for better
things than money and aspire to higher
happiness than the sensualities of the
appetite or the wild speculations of a
morbid mind.
ANDY JOHNSON.
Prr/ss Comments.
He drinks “delight of battle.” His
election is a public boon.— New York
World L
Three cheers for Tennessee, and
three more, with a tiger accompani
meut, for Andrew Johnson.— New York
/Star.
People generally will rejoice at Mr.
Johnson’s election. As Grant’s civil
career was introduced by the impeach
ment and trial of Mr. Johnson, it would
be a curious illustration of poetic jus
t ice if, as Senator, he should be called
upon to take part in the impeachment
t rial of President Grant.— New York
Sun.
We shall not be sorry to see him
again in public life.— New Yoi'k Times.
Will be generally received with a
smile. —New York Tribune.
He will now set to work to capture
the Democratic nomination for ’76.
New Haven Palladium.
The chances are that his presence in
the Senate will avert reference to the
acts of his Presidency, unless his rather
unruly tongue and temper should pro
voke the Republican members.—Phila
delphia North American.
He will be certain to make a noise.
[Philadelphia Press.
In these days, when the Confederate
army is crowding to the front from all
sides, is it something to find a semi-
Son thorn State keeping her rebel gene
rals at home to make room for the man
who once thought it best that rebels should
occupy back seats.—Hartford Courant.
Andy is sure to be a positive force in
the Senate, a thorn in the side of the
Administration, a Godsend to the re
p iters’ gallery and an object of inte
rest to the country at large,
[Springfield Republican.
lie will prove a thorn in the side of
the unconstitutional marplots who con
trived the scheme for his impeachment.
Justice is slow but sure.
[Albany Argus.
Andy knows too much about Grant
to be a welcome member of the Uuited
states Senate.
[Newburg (N. Y.) Telegraph.
His unquestioned ability, his large
experience and his sterling honesty wifi
in.ike him, in spite of the unfortunate
memories associated with his name, a
va mable member of the Senate.
, 1 Philadelphia Inquirer.
,ae tight has been just such an one
as the stubborn and stout old political
warrior delights in .—PhiladeVa Record.
I 1 he popular opinion of him, now that
the bitterness of party feeling excited
by his Executive acts is over, is that
his intentions, as President,’ were a
good deal better than he allowed them
to appear to be ; that his personal hon
esty is undisputed, and that, had the
policy of Reconstruction, which Con
gress finally made the iajv of the iand,
been modified somewhat by bis recom
mendations, the Southern question
would be to-day in a more satisfactory
condition than we find it.— N.Y. Evening
Post.
He is the one unterrified Democrat
of our politics.— N. Y. Maxi.
The country has reason to be more
than pleased with Andrew Johnson’s
victory.—A r . Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Jl)i' §aibj (tetitutionalisi.
[Harper’s Bazaar.
New York Fashions.
THE CORSET WAIST.
The corset waist is the novel feature
of evening dresses imported from
Worth and other Parisian dress-makers.
This waist has a low round neck, and
is extended over the stomach and hips,
fitting there as smoothly as French
corsets do ; it has a regular old-time
corset board in front, and, to complete
the similarity, it is laced behind. The
fronts have but one dart on each side
of the middle seam, but there are also
side bodies in the front as well as in
the back. The darts and the side forms
slope in at the taper of the waist and
enlarge below on the stomach and hips,
like the gores of corsets. The depth
below the waist is the same all around,
and the edge is defined by simple pip
ing or cords ; lace or fringe on the edge
is said to detract from its style. The
only trimming is the bertha, and the
half-long sleeves that are formed of a
puff and band edged with a frill. Mod
istes say that this severe style of cor
sage suits very few figures, as there
are not many that can afford to have
every outline displayed as this does.
Figures of medium size look best in
this waist, as those that are too stout
or too thin have their defects exagger
ated by it.
SLEEVES, SKIRTS AND SASHES.
The fashionable sleeves of evening
dresses have a transparent puff intro
duced somewhere. If the sleeve is the
demi-long antique shape, a sharp, ar
mor-like puff, pressed outward in the
middle, is made of lace or of crepe
lissee, and passed around the elbow;
below this is a band of the dress mate
rial, with a frill of the lace used for
garniture, and this brings the sleeve
almost to the wrist. Short sleeves are
a single puff of the diaphanous fabric
used for trimming, or else they are
longer than formerly, and have the
band and frill of lace added, which
makes them reach almost to the elbow.
The heavier the material of the dress
is, the thinner and more gauze-liko are
the fabrics for sleeves.
The threequarter train is preferred
for evening dresses ; this is longer than
the demi-train of carriage costumes,
but far shorter than the extravagant
trains of two years ago. The novelty
for back breadths is shirring them for
several inches below the waist, making
the skirt almost plain over the tour
nure ; the effect is not good, and the
innovation will hardly become popu
lar. Far more graceful are the pleated
trains, showing a deep Watteau fold in
a quadruple box-pleat from the waist
to the floor.
One of the prettiest fashions for ar
ranging sashes is that of beginning
them high on each hip, crossing them
on the front breadth to form a tablier,
and carrying them under the panier
pouf, which they support, and then
droop below in square ends.
FLOWERS AND COIFFURES.
The cluster of flowers used for a
corsage bouquet has been worn high
on the left shoulder, but the newest
French dresses now have it placed low
on the left breast, just above the waist,
and quite on one side. A second cor
sage ornament is a spray placed diag
onally on the back of the basque, and
sometimes another spray is similarly
placed lower down on the dress. The
garlands, vines, clusters, and sprays
worn on the skirt are placed in almost
any way fancy dictates, and are fash
ionable anywhere, provided they are
used without stint.
The coiffure cluster is a single small
bunch worn usually high on the left
side, ami without any trailing sprays.
These are far more distinguished than
the girlish wreaths and half-wreaths
of last Winter.sA favorite fancy is that
of having a tiny bird nestling in leaves,
and adding a spirited aigrette of white
heron’s feathers. Indeed, small as the
coiffure ornament is, the modiste con
trives to mingle in it flowers, lace, an
ostrich tip, a heron aigrette, and the
tiny bird, until the little trifle costs $lO
or sl2 at least.
A,pretty coiffure is a sort of rosette
of leaves of Valenciennes laid over pink
silk, holding in their centre a soft
petaled pink rose and a white aigrette.
This is worn ala Grande Duchesse pois
ed on the left side of the high coiffure
of finger puffs. Pink roses with dark
brown velvet leaves and a white ostrich
tip closely curled make a handsome
eoffure. Another is dark Solferino
roses of a black velvet rosette, with the
inevitable white aigrette. Violettes
are much used with white flowers and
feathers, and the last year’s combina
tion of violets with tea-roses is still po
pular. Ladies who wear the low Cato
gan coiffure have it arranged in soft
hanging puffs for evening, instead of
the braid so commonly worn in the
street.
SILK WITH SATIN.
Very rich silks of demi-lustre are
brightened by trimming them with lus
trous satin of the same color. This is
illustrated in an all-white dress made
by Worth. The dull silk is creamy
white, and the snowy satin has a bril
liant gloss. The low corset waist is of
silk, finished around the hips with two
small cords of satin. The bertha is
fold after fold of satin, finished on the
upper edge with a standing pleating of
crepe lisae. The sleeves are a promi
nent puff of the iisse quite sharply
pointed in the middle, gathered to a
satin band, btlow which falls a lisse
pleating that reaches to the elbow. A
cluster of white flowers is low on the
left front. The silk skirt has no
flounces ; the upper drapery is of satin,
open in front, falling into deep squares
on each side, and caught high up in
the middle of the back. The flowers
are small white Uiies with their dark
green leaves.
BALL PRESSES.
Tulle is no longer considered the
choice fabric for ball dresses. A pretty
tulle dress costs from $125 to $175, and
is apt to lose its freshness in a single
evening, and in these days of economy
few ladies are willing to spend so much
for so little. The fancy at present is
for grenadines, and Chambery gauzes
of pure white in barred and cheeked
patterns, also in the damask, clouded,
and brocaded designs worn last year;
the polka spot had but a transient popu
larity.
COTTON GOODS.
At this season of the year ladies be
gin to prepare for the Summer cam
paign at the watering-places and for
the more quiet country resorts. An
abundance of underclothing is a desid
eratum for those who spend months
away from home, and at present low
prices this is within the reach of most
limited purses. At date of writing,
lilew Tork mills muslin is reduced to 15
cents a yard, and Wamsutta muslin to
the same price. Fifteen yards of these
excellent brands will make half a
dozen chemises, either in the ©id-fash
ioned gored, shape or in the French
sacque-chemise which is now so largely
adopted. Fourteen yards, or even
AUGUSTA, GA., SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 31, 1875.
less, will make the same number of
pairs of drawers, and these should be
trimmed to correspond with the chem
ises with which they are worn.
SPRING CALICOES.
Bargains in light calicoes are offered
to those who are content with the pret
ty patterns of last year, as merchants
have filled their counters with their
present stock, hoping to sell before
new goods arrive.
ladies’ shoes.
The shoes worn by ladies at present
are far more sensible than those lately
in fashion. The design now is to give
symmetrical shape and ease to the foot
rather than to cramp it into unnatural
smallness. For this purpose the best
shoemakers now use French lasts made
precisely the shape of the foot, outin
ing the taper of the foot on top, and
giving ample width of sole. Shoes
made in this way do not cramp the
toes, or bind the instep, or force out
the tender joints to form bunions, as
the narrow shoes of the past few years
have done. Another sensible feature
of the present style is the low broad
heel, which gives the foot a natural,
easy and healthful position, very dif
ferent from that suffered when the high
narrow French heels were in vogue.
[Cambridge City Tribune.
HELLISH HORRORS.
A Terrific Struggle with the Jim-
Jams.
I had felt the tremens coming on for
two or three days. I was just standing
on the verge of a mighty precipice, un
able to retrace my steps, and shudder
ing as I involuutarily leaned over and
looked down into the vortex. That
was, to my wild and heated imagina
tion, a literal hell which opened up be
fore me, and as I looked down into
that awrul lake of fire I could see the
lost writhe, and hear them howl in
their awful orgies. The wail, the
curses, and the awful and unearthly
ha! ha! came fearfully clear aud dis
tinct from that horrid pit of fire that
came up before me. I had got in that
condition that nay stomach would not
bear one bite of food or drop of drink.
I had been repelling from my stomach
for three days every drop that I drank,
so that I was getting terribly weak and
nervous. J went into the bar-room and
asked for a drink, and, as 1 tremblingly
poured it out, a snake shot its head up
out of the liqour, aud with swaying
head and glittering eye, looked at
me, licked out his forked red tongue
and hissed in my face. I felt my
blood run cold and curdle at my very
heart. I left the glass untouched and
walked out on the street. By a terrible
effort of my will I, to some extent,
shook off the horrid phantom. I
thought that if I could only get some
stimulants to stay on my stomach T
might escape the terrible torments that
were gathering about me. And yet, at
the very thought of touching the ac
cursed stuff again, I could see the head
of that same snake again, aud hear ton
thousand hisses all arouud me, and fool
serpents crawling and sliming through
every vein of my body. All this time
I was burning and scorching to death
for whiskey. At that time I would hive
marched across a powder mine with a
lighted match touched to it. I would
have fearlessly marched before explod
ing cannons to get whiskey. But these
snakes were anew torture to me. i
feared them more than any or all other
warnings that I had ever had ; yet my
thirst was so intense and my sufferings
so terrible that I resolved to try
once more and get a drink of whis"-
key, and see if it would not steady
and strengthen me so that I could
get home before I died, for I
felt death in all my tortured
body, and some invissible something
told me that there was for me no es
cape from death. I walked into a sa
loon and called for whiskey. I was
afraid to touch the bottle, and stood
back, while the murderer behind the
bar poured out the damnation, and
again that whiskey turned to living,
moving snakes, and they crawled
around the glass and on the counter,
hissing, writhing and squirming. Then
in one instant they all coiled about
each other, and matted themselves in
to one snake with a hundred heads, and
from every nead forked tongues and
glistening eyes hissed and gleamed at
me. I rushed from the saloon aud
started, I did not know or care where
so that I might escape my tormentors.
I had only rushed along a little way
when a dog as large as a calf jumped
up before me, and with raised bristles
and shining teeth, planted itself in my
path. I picked up a stick about three
feet long, thinking to defend myself.
Jest as soon as I took the stick in my
hatid it turned to a snake. I could
feel its slimy body writhe and squirm
in my hand, and in trying to hold
it to keep it from biting me, every fin
ger-nail cut like a knife into the palm
of my hand, and the blood streamed
down over the stick, which to me was
a writhing, bloody snake. Hell is a
heaven compared to what I suffered at
that time. At last I dashed the ac
cursed thing from me, and ran as for
my life. I got to the Little Miami
depot and took the cars. At the time
I did not know where 1 was. I went
about teu miles above Cincinnati and
left the train. At times, for awhile, I
could reason and understand my situ
ation. I soon found that I was in a
town where a yonug man lived who
had been my companion and school
mate in the city. I went to him and
told him my condition. He did every
thing for me that can be done for one
in that condition. But as night came
on my tormentors returned in ten
thousand hideous forms, and drove me
raving mad. I went to a hotel, where
they pursued me, to lie down. Just as
soon as I touched the bed, I reached
my baud over and it touched a cold,
dead corpse. The room lighted up
with a thousand bright lights, aud that
dead body now appeared to me like no
thing that had ever been visible in hu
man shape. It opened its glazed, dead
eyes, and stared me in the face. Then its
whole face and form turned to a de
mon, and its wild eyes gleamed at me,
while its whole form was full of passion,
fierceness and frenzy, I jumped from
the bed and as I shrank back from the
loathsome monster, everything in my
room turned to living devils. Chairs,
stand, bed, and my very clothes took
form, and became living demons that
crawled and sat about me, some his
sing agd others cursing at me. Then
all at once there appeared in the cor
ner a form larger an 4 more soul sick
ening than all the others. Its appear
ance was more ghastly than any des
cription I had ever rea4 about witches
and old hags. This mixture of devil
and human marched right up to me
w ith a face and look that will haunt me
to my grave. It began by making
threatening gestures, and all the time
talking to me, saying it would thrust
its fingers through my ribs and drink
my blood. Then it would stretch out
its long, bony skeleton fingers, that
looked like sharp knives, and ha! ha !
Then it said it would sit upon me and
press me iuto hell. That it would roast
me with brimstone and dash my entrails
iuto my eyes. Saying this it sprang
upon me, and for what seemed to me
an age, I fought the unearthly thing.
At last it said, “ Let me go,” and when
I did it glided to the door, and giving
me one deadly look, it said, “ I will
soon be back with ail the legions of
hell, and then I will be the death of
you ; you shall not be alive one hour.”
I left my room and went out into the
night. Just as soon as I touched the
street I put my foot on a dead body.
The whole street and pavement was
covered with men, women and children,
lying heaved closed together, with
their cold, juile, white faces turned up
to heaven. Some looked like they were
sleeping, while others seemed to have
died in awful agony, and their faces
presented horrid contortions. Others
had their eyes bursted from their heads
and hanging out on thoir faces. And
when I would step on them they would
come to life, and with their bloody
eyeballs glaring at me, raise up to my
face and curse me. I could not move
without placing my feet on dead bodies,
and when I would step on a dead body
it would open its eyes and cry ; then
the dead mother would raise up and
pronounce a curse upon me for tramp
ling under foot her child. And devils
would surround me, aud, with horrid
oaths, curse me for disturbing the
dead. I would tremble and beg and
try to find some place to put my feet,
but the dead were in heaps, and cover
ed all the ground so that I could
neither walk nor stand without pat
ting my feet on a dead body. I would
stop and pant for breath, and then I
could feel a corpso under my feet, and
it would raise up, throw its arms
around me, and curse me for trampling
on it. It was in this way that I put in
that whole night.
(Washington (D. C.) National intelligencer
TOILETTE TALK.
An Interviewer finds out Janauschek’s
Religion and Milliner's Bills.
JANAUSCHEK’S RELIGION.
Reporter—Are you a Roman Catho
lic?
Janauschek—Yes I was born and
reared in the Church, and, while I
would not change it for any other, I
have learned to be very liberal and
tolerant. I respect the religious views
of all classes.
Rep—ln playing Mary Stuart, do you
sympathize with the role more because
she was a Catholic ?
Janauschek—Yes, I think—l know I
do. I believe on that account the as
sumption is more complete. It all
seems real to me. My own identity is
lost in the character of the queen whom
I’ve studied so much.
HER START AS AN ACTRESS.
Janauschek.—lt was not my original
intention to become an actress. All
my young life was devoted to music.
When about fourteen I accidentally
broke a glass in my left hard, and out
the second linger badly, it was imi
soned by the glass, and two y< ; ?frs | •
could not use the piano at all. I then
commenced playing in the city of
Prague, at the Court Theatre, aud in
such dramas as “ Louise,” “ Love and
Intrigue,” etc., and then went to play
in small theatres, working and study
ing all the time for advancement. My
first great engagement was at Cologne,
where 1 remained for several years,
and my first star engagement was at
Leipsic. There I had great success in
“Mary Stuart,” “Deborah,” “Eliza
beth,” etc., and then, as opportunity
offered from vacations, I played in all
the great towns, Munich, Dresden,
Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Darmstadt,
and at St. Petersburg, aud all the time
under royal patronage.
janauschek’s wardrobe.
Reporter—lf I am not too inquisi
tive, let me ask you now something
about your wardrobe.
Janauschek—Well, I’ll tell you about
those, too ; for perhaps it will interest
the ladies. By the way, the sphere the
ladies fill in this world is quite as im
portant as that of the men. Waft!
There is Gen. Sherman, for instance,
he is a general of armies, and cele
brated as a great captain ; but there is
Mrs. Sherman, who really wears the
insignia and decorations of all the
qualities that pertain to a great mother
and a noble Christian matron. If the
General wears the laurels of victory,
the other wears the chaplets of love.
But you asked me about my dresses. I
have sixty-six with me; but this is
only a part of my wardrobe. In “Ches
ney Wold,” as Lady Dedlock and Hor
tense, I wear nine different costumes.
In •‘Temptation,” as Valerie, I wear
six, and as Mary Stuart, only three.
My dress-maker is Madame Franke.
She has her principal house in Frank
fort, but she has a branch house in
Paris, and thinks of establishing one
either in New York or Washington. She
is the dress-Inaker for eight different
courts of Europe, and among others
for Queen Victoria. She has over one
hundred French dress-makers at work
for her in her own house, and as many
out of it. Worth is a mere pigmy in
comparison with her. She rarely takes
a measure. All a lady has to do is to
send her a dress that fits, and she will
make a uew one in modern style. Here
is this large royal purple velvet over
mantle, bound with black Chantilly.
I paid in Europe sl2 in gold for that
velvet, and the violet silk dress worn
under it is very rich. Look at the
waist. You see it is lined with heavy
white silk; all her dresses are. Then
here is the black silk, trimmed with
wide white church lace, also worn in
“Temptation.” This lace is very ex
pensive, and is used in the rich cathe
drals of Europe in ornamenting church
altars and the surplices of t priests.
Then here is my white silk aud black
lace, worn in the last scene of Mary
Stuartit is the correct costume. AH
these dresses with the laces cost from
S6OO to $1,500 apiece, but they are so
good they can hardly ever wear out.
And here Mechlin and Brussels laces,
collar, capes aud trimmings, the garui
ture of years in Europe, where these
old laces can only be obtained. I have
given much study to the costumes of
“ Mary Stuart,” aud believe them to
be historically accurate.
Don’t shut a ehild up iu the dark to
punish him. The dark doesn’t hurt
him a bit, and he generally manages to
kick in a door panel and twist the knob
off.
The gan Jose man who shot at his
wife missed her, and then fired three
bullets iuto his own body, thinking he
had killed her, feels so disgusted that
be won’t speak.
Is not a patron, my lord, one who
looks with unconcern on a man strug
gling for life in the water, and when he
has reached ground encumbers him
with help.— Johnson.
The Fanner Feedeth All.
My lord rides through his palace gate,
My lady sweeps along in state;
The sage thinks long on many a thing,
And the maiden rnnses on marrying;
The minstrel harpeth merrily,
The sailor ploughs the foaming sea,
The huntsman kills the good red deer,
And the soldier wars without e’en fear;
But fall to each, whate’er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Smith hammereth cherry red the sword,
Priest preaeheth pure the Holy Word;
Dame Alice worketh ’broidery well,
Clerk Hichard tales of love can tell;
The tap wife sells her foaming beer,
Dan 4 is her risheth in the mere;
A“d courtiers ruffle, strut and shine,
W hue pages bring the Gascon wine.
But fall to each, whate’er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Man builds his castles fair and high,
A herever river runneth by;
Great cities rise in every land,
Great churches show the builder’s hand;
Great arches, monuments, and towers,
lair palaces and pleasing bowers;
Great work is done, be it here or there,
And well man worketh everywhere:
But work or rest, whate cr befall,
r l he farmer he must feed them all.
IBaltimore Sun.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
PRESBYTERIANS.
The Late Conference in Baltimoree—
Causes of the Agreement to Dis
agree.
A synopsis of the proceedings of the
recent unsuccessful Conference at Bal
timore between committees of the
Northern and Southern Presbyterian
Assemblies has just beeu published in
New York. This report, taken from
the church papers, says ;
The Conference was called to pre
pare the way for fraternal relations be
tween the two bodies. The question
under discussion was simply whether
there shonld be a regular exchange of
delegates, there being already a sort of
intercourse between the members and
ministers of the two churches. Minis
ters pass from the preebyteries of one
body to those of the other, and certifi
cates of membership are readily re
ceived by either church from the other.
The Southern Committee, at the open
ing of the Conference, requested that
the negotiations be carried on in writ
ing, to the regret of the Northern Com
mittee, who felt that personal confer
ence and debate would be far more
effectual in explaining difficulties and
misunderstandings.
Two joint sessions were held—one at
the beginning, the other at the end of
the Conference. The substance of the
comrqunications that passed between
the committees is stated as follows :
1. The Southern Committee offered
a paper, previously prepared, reciting
at large the former actions of their
assemblies, especially that at Louis
ville, and declaring their readiness to
confer about the removing of obstacles
to closer fellowship and iutercoaise.
2. The Northern Committee, in an
swer, proposed an interchange of dele
gates, as between corresponding bodies,
aud declared that they knew of no ob
stacles to such intercourse.
3. The Southern Committee presented
a statement of their grievances, quot
ing at length from reports of the pro
ceedings of Northern Assemblies made
previous to the reunion of the Old and
New-School Churches.
4. The Northern Committee declared,
in reply, that these obstacles had been
removed.
5. The Southern Committee pre
sented a paper, in which they argued
that the action of the Northern As
sembly at Baltimore, iu 1873, under
which the Northern Committee was ap
pointed and instructed, was not cor
rectly interpreted by the latter. They
question the competency of the North
ern Committee to explain the acts of
the Northern Assembly. They insist
ed, as an indispensable condition of
their consent to the proposal for the
interchange of delegates, that the
Northern Committee should recom
mend, and their Assembly should
adopt, a resolution disavowing all the
acts aud deliverances complained of.
6. The Northern Committee declined
to accede to this proposition on the fol
lowing grounds: (a.) They would -not
seem by consent to sanction the accu
sations of the Southern Committee
against the Assembly at Baltimore;
nor would they submit to the assump
tion of that committee to restrict and
define the authority of the Northern
Committee, (b.) In the judgment of
the committee the deliverances of the
Northern Assemblies of 1870 and 1873
were sufficient to remove all obstacles
to the proposed correspondence, (c.)
The following was sent as a concise
statement of the position of the North
ern Committee : “ All the acts and de
liverances of the Northern Assemblies
of which you complain are wholly null
and void and of no binding efficacy as
judgments of the ohurch we represent,
or as rules of proceeding for its pres
byteries aad church sessions, and iu so
far as they, or any of them, can be sup
posed to import any injurious imputa
tion upon the present character and
standing of the churches and mem
bers of the Southern Assembly as
Christians, or as Presbyterians, sucb
an application of them would be
unjust.to you, aud would be dis
approved aud regretted by us. Tho
acts and deliverances of Northern As
semblies of which you complain were
made iu peculiar times, and under
strange and exciting circumstances,
whoa the passions of men were pro -
foundly moved. As acts of Assemblies
which we do not represent, we cannot
sit in judgment upon them nor express
any opinion as to their character. We
do feel competent to express the de
sire that they may be considered by
you in the same spirit of charity and
Christian forgiveness that we trust
the people we represent will exercise
toward anything to which they may
object in the proceedings of your As
sembly.”
7. To this paper the Southern Com
mittee repliod that it was not satisfac
tory, and intimated that they desired
to close the conference, leaving the
question of fraternal relations as it h is
been.
The Southern Committee presented
a paper in relation to disputed church
property, requesting that it be brought
before the Northern Assembly. It
states the value of property iu dispute
at $2,000,000. The Northern Commit
tee denied that the sum wwould reach
more than $2*30,000, but promised to
refer the matter to the Assembly. The
conference then closed.
A Wiliiamsburgh man awoke his
wife the other night, and, in a startled
tone of voice, informed her that he had
swallowed a dose of strychnine. “Well,”
you fool, she said, “ lie still, or it may
come up.”
The last funny thing ever perpetra
ted by Alien Blevins, an eccentric Ken
tucky man, consisted in using $lO bills
for wadding in the shot-gun with which
he blew his brains out.
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PATAPSCO GUANO COMPANY.
To the Public.
Iu a letter which appeared in the
columns of the Chronicle and Sentinel,
of the 29th inst., referring to the in
vestigation held, at the instance of the
Patapsco Guano Company, iu Atlanta,
on charges preferred by said Company
against Prof. White’s analysis of a
sample of guano sent to him by the
State Agricultural Society, there occur
some statements which the Company
think it proper to answer by a presen
tation of a few of the facts disclosed
by that investigation.
In December, 1873, the State Agri
cultural Society, through its Secretary,
sent to Prof. Wnite, of the State Uni
versity, at Athens, a number of sam
ples of fertilizers to be analyzed, among
them a sample of tho article made by
the Patapsco Company. The analysis
of that sample, as made by Prof.
White, the Patapsco Company
charged, was grossly incorrect, and
insisted did not represent tho article
sold by said Company, and de
manded a full and fair investigation
of the charges made against Prof.
W r hite. The demand for investigation
was made about the 10th day of Feb’y,
1874, and after a delay of nearly a year,
was held in the city of Atlanta before
a committee of the Agricu'tural Socie
ty on the 25th day of January, 1875.
The committee rendered a decision,
which is herewith presented for the
consideration of tho public. In con
nection with this investigation the Pa
tapsco Company desires to present the
analyses of the sarao guano by several
eminent chemists, side by side with
that made by Prof. White, and then
leave the public to draw thoir own con
clusions.
The company, through the President
of the State Agricultural Society, made
the following allegations against Prof.
White and his analysis.
1. That W 7 alter D. Adair, Esq., of At
lanta, Ga., personally overlooked Mr.
Secretary Johnson when he drew tins
sample of Patapsco guano from the
sack to send to Prof. White, and that
the same at that time was free from
any adulteration, and that samples
from the same sack are now in the pos
session of disinterested parties for in
spection.
2. That Mr. Secretary Johnson drew
the sample himself, sealed and sent it
by Express to Prof. White, at Athens.
3. That the analysis of said Prof.
White, of the sample purporting to bo
Patapsco Guano, was iucorrect in
every particular, and grossly misrepre
sented the constituents and value of
said fertilizer.
4. That, by the analysis of Prof.
Land, of Atlanta, and Shepard, of
Charleston, and Dr. Simon, of Balti
more, of the samples sent to them,
they were found to be very much adul
terated. The two former were Prof.
White’s own referees.
5. That two planters—the Messrs.
Orme, of Atlanta—who used sixteen
tons out of thirty-two of the lot from
which the samples sent to Prof. White
was taken, attested its uniform quality
and merit as a commercial fertilizer.
The first allegation was supported
by the testimony of Mr. Secretary
Johnson and Mr. Walter D. Adair, and
was undisputed.
The second allegation was supported
by the testimony of Mr. Secretary
Johnson, and was undisputed.
The third allegation was supported
by the analysis of samples of the same
guano, sent to Professor White, made
by Professors Land, of Atlanta, Sh ep
ard, of Charleston, Simon, of Balti
more, and Liebig, of Baltimore, the
said analysis in the main supporting
and confirming each one the other.
These analyses are herewith presented,
and the company do not deem it neces
sary to say aught in favor of either the
ability or integrity of the gentlemen
who made them, as they are known
throughout the land as men above con
demnation or reproach in either par
ticular. In this connection the com
pany desires to say that Professor
White, in a letter to Adair & Bros., of
February 18, 1874, says: “I am now
willing to refer it (the sample) at once
to some chemist of high standing, with
out interest in the matter.” Under date
of February 2Gth Adair and Bros, re
quested that a portion of the sample
be sent to Professor Simon, of Balti
more, and Dr. A. Means, of Savannah,
both without interest and both above
question as to integrity and skill.
Professor White replies under date
of March Ist, 1874. * * * l beg to
say that I must decline to maketho use
that you suggest of the samples I hold. If
the point at issue be the correctness of
my analysis, I have taken steps to
settle this matter. Of the results you
shall be duly notified. I have chosen
a way acceptable to myself, and which
will be acceptable to scientific men and
to the intelligent consumers of fertili
zers. Suffice it to say, this way differs
widely from the plan you propose.”
The samples which Prof. White says
he received from Mr. Secretary John
son, he alleges he sent to Prof. Laud,
of Atlanta, and Shepard, of Charleston’,
and Prof. Land afterwards sent a por
tion of his sample to Prof. Simon, of
Baltimore.
All these samples were carefully puf
up under seal, and no charge has ever
been made that they were tampered
with by either of the gentlemen to
whom they were sent or while on the
way to them. An examination of the
sample received by Prof. Land showed
that it was adulterated with red clay,
and the ono which came through Prof!
Shepard"of Charleston, was a grayish
brown powder, and differed in toto from
the other in appearance and color, and
yetthese samples were sent by Prof.
White and represented as a part of the
original sample received here from Mr.
Secretary Johnson, who testified that
lie did not observe any red lumps in
the sample sent to Prof. White, but
that the article he did send was the
same in appearance as the one which
was exhibited to the committee of in
vestigation and admitted to be gen
uine. It will be observed that in the
analysis of Prof. White, of January 17,
1874, of No. 9, that the “sand and
other insoluble matter in acids” is 3.08.
In his determination of date of April 14,
1874, of the same manufacture sent him
for analysis by another party, “ sand
and insoluble material in acids ” is put
down at 3.68, a difference of only 60 per
cent. The analysis of his own referees
Profs. Land and Shepard, are shown
by the former (Laud) to be in two of
his determinations of sand and clsv
14,275, and in the other, 22 762 The
analysis of Prof. Shepard shows of
sand and clay 23.90, and that of Prof
Simon 22.23, while the analyses of the
two latter of the genuine article of
1 atapsco, taken from the same brer
from winch Mr. Secretary Johnson took
the sample sent to Prof. White, show
? * oo lous other insoluble mat
ter, 1.00 and 0.45 respectively. This
we deem conclusive that the article
was adulterated after the first analysis,
but by whom, of course, it is impossi
ble for us Cos tell. The evidence, how
*T er ’ cor rob°rates the statements of
Mr. Secretary Johnson and Walter
D. Adair, Esq., but if any further
proof is necessary additional samples
can be obtained from the original saek
now in the possession of Messrs. Adair
& Bros’ of Atlanta. A full report of the
evidence presented to the committee
was taken down by a stenographer, and
is withheld from'the public at the re
quest of the committee, but tho Patap
sco Company is perfectly willing that
the whole of the testimony shall be
given to the public whenever the com
mittee signifies its willingness to have
it done.
With this brief presentation of a few
of the facts presented by the Patapsco
Guano Compeny to the committee, and
which were not controverted by evi
dence, the company is willing for the
present to leave the conclusions to a
fair minded public, confident in tho as
surance that justice will be done.
G. W. Grafflin,
Treasurer Patapsco Guauo Cos.
Augusta, Jan. 29, 1875.
THE REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The report of the Executive Com
mittee, alluded to above, was made on
Wednesday hist. It is as follows :
Office State Agricultural Society, 1
Atlanta, Jauuaiy 27,1875. j
At the convention of the State Agri
cultural Society, held iu tho city of At- i
lanta in August 1873, Colonel W. Leroy j
Broun, President of the State College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, did,
in view of the fact that there was great
complaint and dissatisfaction with the !
agriculturists of the State as to the
cost, and in many cases the quality of i
the commercial fertilizers sold in the
State, and further, to the end that every
member of the society, and every far
mer in the State should properly un
derstand and know the true commer- j
cial value, as well as the constituent
properties of the different brands in
the market, and being sold to farmers,
tender to the convention the services
of the college to analyze a sample of
each of said fertilizers, that the same
might be published for the benefit of
the agriculturalist.
The offer being generous, and the
necessity for such infonnation recog
nized by all, and such being the custom
of agricultural colleges of other States,
the proposition was accepted. On the
__day of , 187 , Mr. Malcolm
Johnson, Secretary, collected samples
from the various fertilizers, in quanti
ties sufficient for analysis. These sam
ples were placed in jars directly from
the sacks, and the jars securely closed
and numbered. The name or brand of
the different feitilizers in the several
jars were only known to 'Mr. Johnson,
the name or brand corresponding with
the numbers as within on the jars, was
recorded by the Secretary, and the
record so kept as to prevent any one
having access thereto without the
knowledge of Mr. Johuson. The jars
containing the samples were then de
livered to the express company by Mr
Johnson, and forwarded to Prof. White
and were received by Prof. White in
good order.
The analysis was male by number of
the jar, Prof. White not having the
name or brand of any of the fertilizers,
nor who were the manufacturers, or
either of them, Mr. Johnson never hav
ing communicated the name or brand
corresponding with the numbers to any
one. The analysis of Prof. White was
made known to Mr. Johnson, Secretary
who published the result. Jar number
9 was found to contain the fertilizer
manufactured by the Patapsco Com
pany, and jar number 10 by the Chesa
peake.
The commercial value of Nos. 9 and
10 falling greatly below the selling
prices, and not found to contain the
properties in quantity as claimed by
the manufacturers, it was charged by
these companies that they had been
injured and unjustly dealt by, and by
the Patapsco Company that sample No.
9 had been adulterated, and was not a
fair sample. The charges went further
and by implication charged Prof. White
with adulteration. At the instance of
the Patapsco Cos. a meeting of the un
dersigned members of the Executive
Committee was held in their office
commencing on the 25th of January,’
1875. The Patapsco Company were
represented by Col. Arnold, attorney
and by Dr. Liebig, Mr. Grafflin and
Hr. Gibbons. Prof. White was repre
sented by Col. W. Leroy Broun and by
himself, in person, on the 26th. After
a full investigation, giving the parties
latitude In their introduction and state
ment of testimony, we find, and so de
clare as our thorough and unbiassed
convictions, arising from the evidence.
1. That tiie samples contained in jars
Nos. 9 and 10 were as taken by Mr.
Johnson, Secretary, in.the presence of
the agents, the same as analyzed by
I rof. White, and that there was no
adulteration after they were taken from
the sacks, either before or after the
analysis.
2. That Prof. White, and the faculty
or the State Agricultural College and
Mechanic Arts, acted in good faith in
t lie matter, and that they are worthy
of the confidence and merit the thanks
of the State Agricultural Society, and
the farmers of the State for their dis
interested, able and gratuitous services
a service yet to result in great good to
the society and State.
3. That we are of opinion, and ail the
evidence proves, that the sample as
contained in jar No. 9, was taken from
a sack in the storehouse of Messrs.
Adair & Brothers, in Atlanta, but was
bn mere accident not a representative
specimen of the Patapsco Guano , and
while the analysis of Professor White
was correct, the sample did injustice to
the manufacturers, owing to the occur
rence of adulterated substance finding
its way, in spite of all reasonable care
on the part of the manufacturers, into
the sack opened by Mr. Johnson. ’
4. The evidence proves, and we
cheerfully recognize, and add our testi
fy to the ability and high character
of Dr. Liebig so justly distinguished
and esteemed in the scientific world .
The evidence further shows the high
standing and character of Mr. Grafflin
the manufacturer of the Patapsco gu-
A. H. Colquitt,
George R. Black,
Jas. M. Mobley,
Wm. Phillips,
J. S. Lawton,
W. J. Lawton,
Geo. W. Adams.
My signature is given to the con
clusion of the Executive Committee,
with the exception of the first section.
While I believe the sample was
adulterated after Johnson took the
same from the sack, I do not believe
either Johnson or White guilty of adul
terating it, but believe the adultera
tion arose from some circumstances
not designed by either.
[Signed] L. L. Livingstone,
Baltimore, February 19, 1874.
JNfew Series—Vol. 3. No. 26
analysis
Of sample of Patapsco Guano sent me
in a sea.ed tin box by Messrs. Adair
& Bros., and marked “ out of same
bag than Mr. Johnson got his sam
ple.” The box was opened in the
presence of Dr. W. Simon.
Moisture at 212 deg. F .15.177
Organic and Volatile Matter .35 910
Capable of producing Ammonia, 3.110.
inorganic earthy matter 43.913
.ntainirg Soluble Phosphoric
Acid 795
Containhg Precipitated Phos
phoric Acid g 100
Acid * lusoluble Phosphoric '
Containing Potash. 1.231
Containing Magnesia... oivwi
TotalPkosphf.rlc Aci<Lls.4f£
(Signed) G. A. Liebig, Ph. Dr.
ANALYSIS
Of a sample of Patapsco Guano con
tained in a sealed tin box, sent by
Messrs. Adair & Bro., and opened in
my presence by Dr. G. A. Liebig.
Moisture a-; 212 deg. F 16.29 G
Organic and combustible matter..’.!. .36.143
Capable c-f producing Ammonia, 3.206.
Inorganic t a rthy matter 43.55,]
Containirg Soluble Phosphoric
Acid 2 045
Containirg Precipitated Phos- '
phoric Acid 7.932
Containing Insoluble Phosphoric
Acid
Containing Potash 'l!l4S
Containin g Magnesia 1.644
Total Phosphoric Acid, 15.692.
t W. Simon, Ph. Dr.,
Pi of. Chem stry Md. College of Pharmacy
COMPARISON JWITH ANALYSTS OP PROP.
WHITE.
White. Liebig. Simon
Ammonia..... 1.35 3.i 10 3^
Soluble Phc sph ncAcid.3.ss 1.795 2.045
precipitate 1 Phosphoric
Acid 0.71 8.100 7
Insoluble Phos. Acid.... 4.38 5.524 5^665
Magnesia _ 2.000 1.644
lotash 1.234 1.148
Total Phosphoric Acid.. 8.64 15.489 15^692
VALUE ESTIMATED ON BASIS ADAPTED BY
PROP. WHITE.
White.
71.—lbs. So . Phosphoric Acid Sll so
14.2 “ Reduced ..... 239
87.6 “ lnspiuole “ 4*l
22.2 “ Nitrogen '•—< lbs. Ammo
nla 6.66
$25.74
Liebig.
1 * b ?‘ Fhosphorie Acid $6.01
162. Reduced “ Zy 1 *
111.88 “ Insoluble ;;; 615
p.‘ Sr u^ C 2- Auimu ' a ;
$56.20
01 man.
o oL . Phosphoric Acid $6.85
1j9.64 Reduced “ or 74
113.3 “ Insoluble “ 623
$57.35
ANALYSIS OP SEVERAL CHEMISTS COMPARED
WITH WHITE’S.
White’s first analysis, 17th of Janu
ary, compared with those made of
samples received from him, showing
increase in sand and clay—by two of his
referees and others.
Moisture Whito * bh ® Dard ' Laad - Id big.
Avol. mat’er. 46.77 n’tst’d. u’tst’d. 44.625
Non-vol mat r. 64.23 do. do.
sand <fc Clay. 3,0s 23.90 14.275 22.762 23.067
Sol 1 1108. acid. 3.65 1.52 2.30 U 1.864 1 total
Reduced dc-.. 0.71 4.69 6.165 2.487 Jp. A
iusoluble d0... 4.38 6.n 3.710 5.133 11.000
Ammonia 1.35 o.ss 2.520 1.970
Alumnium.... 4.24
SlMON—Moisture, etc 40
Inorganic matter . ' 55 go
Total Phos. Acid m. 76
San 1 and Clay 22 23
Ammonia not Tested.
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