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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1875.
Adalina Patti liaa lost her husband
in a duel. As she is rich and famous,
another Marquis, or it may be a Prince
out of pocket, can easily be found.
Turkey-Cock Conkling for President!
Congressman Lawson is his following.
Lawson, therefore, is clearly entitled to
tail the ticket.
M. Seguin, whose death was recently
announced, built the first French rail
way and invented the tubular boilers
of locomotives, by which their high
rate of speed has been obtained.
The Texas-Mexican war has broken
out afresh. That this Government
should permit these Mexican forays
upon one of its States is a shame. It
is not negroes who are being plunder
ed however, and hence it has no very
perceptible impression at Washington.
John C. Breckinridge is spoken of
as a dyikg man. He is one of the no
bility of earth—born so, and illustrated
by a great career. We should be pleas
ed to hear that his full recovery is yet
possible, but our Louisville telegram
leaves but slender hope.
Additional details of the destruction
of Western crops by the late frost are
given in the telegraphic column. It
was a stunning blow throughout the
whole country, which will have a mate
rial effect upon the price of such things
as were wholly or partially destroyed.
To-morrow is Memorial Day. We
devote a great deal of space this morn
ing to the coming event. It promises
to be one of the greatest days in the
history of Augusta. Business will be
generally suspended, at least whilst
the procession is moving, and the cer
emony of laying the corner stone of
the Confederate Monument on Broad
street.
The railroad war is extending South.
Fare has been greatly reduced from
Louisville to New Orleans. The end of
this thing must be an adjustment of
rates, so that both the railways and
their patrons can live. Persons who
clamor for reduction of passenger
rates should remember the roads
South are not now paying any divi
dends, and many of them are bank
rupt.
In our commercial column will be
found an important opinion on the
question whether a promissory note
falling due on April 26th, 1875, is pay
able on Saturday, April 24th or Tues
day April 27th. The author of the
opinion is recognized as one of the
greatest authorities in the South on
commercial law. He decides that the
note is due on Saturday and fortifies
it with luminous reasoning. We should
be pleased to hear from other pundits
on this point.
The Savannah News writes a very
sensible article on the Gubernatorial
contest in Georgia, and thinks the
eager candidates already trotted out
are *• plugging their melons too soon.”
The News concludes that, f ‘at the proper
time, a voice may go up from one end
of the State to the other in favor of
replacing that able statesman, devoted
patriot and pure man, ex-Gov. Chas. J.
Jenkins, in the Executive Chair which
he filled with such distinguished ability
and from which he was driven by law
less Federal power.” There would
be no trouble, if ex-Gov. Jenkins could
be induced to accept, But the “ old
man eloquent” would hardly leave his
quiet home for the storms of public life.
Dr. DeSaussurk Ford’s address ou
the antagonism between science pud
theology has caused a correspondent
of the Savannah Advertiser', who is evi
dently a man of scholarship, to chal
lenge our young physician to a discus
sioD, either publicly, face to face, or
through the press. The correspondent
thus concludes:
Scientists, for the want of modesty, a
necessary accompaniment of true knowl
edge, have disgraced science. They have
made it signify every thing but what 1}
should be—the knowledge of things natu
ral ae they are In themselves, not as they
are in the brain of Epicurus or Tyndall.
Again, by their ridiculous pretensions of
determining the boundaries of theology,
they invariably remind those around them
of that old saying, -Let not the cobbler go
beyond his last.”
It may be just as well, too, that the
last should not go beyond the cobbler.
Milledgeville, (Aprii 23d), dispatehs
to the Atlanta Constitution : This morn
ing between twelve and two o’clock a
band, estimated at one hundred strong,
(some negroes) went to jail and forced
the sheriff to open the door and took
out Tobe Tompkins, jailed for kidnap
ping, and Wilson, sentenced to the
penitentiary. Wilson was not allowed
to put on his clothing. Tompkins was
kicked down stairs. Horses’ feet were
muffled, and went in the direction of
the river. It is not known whether
prisoners are in the hands of their
friends or their enemies.
jlje m® lonstihitinnalM.
THE GEORGIA BAPTIST CON
VENTION.
First Day’s Proceedings.
(Savannah News Report.)
Milledgeville, April 22. —The Bap
tist Convention of the State of Geor
gia assembled this morning at ten
o’clock, under the Presidency of the
Rev. David E. Butler, Chairman of last
year. The exercises were commenced
by singing, reading a psalm, and a
short, but comprehensive prayer by
the Kev. Dr. P. H. Mell. A Committee
on Credentials was next appointed, con
sisting of Messrs. Wilkes, Irwin and
Hornady. During their retirement the
body engaged in singing and prayer,
and brief addresses. The Rev. W,
Wharton and Rev. D. Battle referred
to a work of grace in Augusta and
Macon. The committee having re
turned, reported a very large represen
tation from the several associations,
nearly all of which sent delegates. The
New Sunbury Association, which em
braces Savannah and vicinity, was rep
resented by the Revs. D. G. Daniells
and Timothy Harley and Mr. Brantly
A. Denmark.
A committee of three was appointed
to distribute and collect ballots for a
President, Clerk and Assistant Clerk.
While the committee was absent, the
President who is Pastor of the Baptist
Church in Milledgeville, welcomed
the delegates to the “ancient cap
itol” of the State, and to the Chris
tian hospitality of the citizens. The
committee returning, reported the fol
lowing as the officers of the conven
tion: The Rev. David E. Butler, Pres
ident; Rev. G. R. McCall, Clerk; Rev.
T. H. Stout, Assistant Clerk.
The Talapoosa Association, the New
Ebenezer Association, and the Wo
men’s Missionary Society of the Bap
tist Church in Savannah, were received,
the last being received unanimously
by a standing vote. This society sent
through their pastor $75 towards
building a house for Miss Lottie Moon,
a missionary in China.
Visiting ministers of the denomina
tion were then invited to sit in the
convention. The times of meeting and
adjournment were then fixed. Three
correspondents were received from
Tennessee. After a few minutes de
voted to miscellaneous business, the
convention adjourned till 2:50 p. m.
As the only mail to-day leaves im
mediately after dinner, I send you this
report of the first session without fur
ther delay. H.
second day.
[Atlanta Constitution Dispatch.)
Milledgeville, Ga., April 23.—Thom -
asville selected to-day as the next place
of the meeting of the convention. A
resolution favoring the building of a
female university upon a basis or on a
grand scale like Mercer was passed.
A committee of fifteen was appointed
to examine and select the location.
The sentiment of the convention is in
favor of the old capitol building at
Milledgeville being donated for that
purpose.
HILL ON THE STUMP.
He Moots Estes on the Hustings in
Gainesville.
(Special to the Atlanta Herald.)
Gainesville, Ga., April 22, 1875.
Messrs. Hill and Estes both spoke
hero this morning to a large crowd. As
Mr. Hill entered the court house he
was heartily cheered. The agreement
was that Mr. Hill should speak first,
Mr. Estes next, and then Mr. Hill to
conclude. Mr. Hill spoke one hour
and a quarter, in a conciliatory and
most effective manner, eliciting round
after round of applause. He said the
only question for the people of the
Ninth District to determine was as to
whom was the most fit person for the
place. He believed the great battle for
constitutional liberty was to be fought
in 1876, and that the course of the next
Congress would be largely instrumental
in determining the result. Public office
was a public trust, and all personal
considerations should be relegated to
the back ground.
Mr. Estes spoke next, for about one
hour, and disagreed with Mr. Hill as
to his policy after the war. He thought
that in 1867 and 1868 the people should
have agreed to the reconstruction
measures. He never pleaded bitterly
against the outside pressure that had
been brought to bear against the con
vention, and said it had been most dis
astrous to Mr. Hill. He said it was
useless to send men of great talent to
Congress. If the South did this, the
North Would do the same, and there
would be a perfect stand off.
He [Estes] would go there and make
a good little fight. This was all that
could be done, and all that was desir
able. He said that Calhoun was neu
tralized by Webster and Clay, and
other great men. His speech reoiind
ed one of the “ jay bird,” who said
there was no melody in song, and sung
to prove it. He [Estes] spoke of Mr.
Hill as one without an equal as an
orator and debater.
Mr. Hill concluded in a speech of
one hour. This time ho went for Estes,
aud had the house in a roar of laugh
ter and applause. He expected to at
tend to all the interests of his constit
uents, but he had aimed beyond this—
lie hoped to be of service to the whole
country, a thing which Estes thought
unnecessary. The effect of his con
clusion was admirable. His friends
were delighted and his enemies con
founded.
A gentleman from Rabun says to
night that Hill will carry that county
TH^TCROPS.
Very Bad Prospect in the West.
St. Louis, April 24.—Reports from the
State show % of the Fall wheat crop
lost. There will be half an average of
the oat crop. Corn will be planted.—
The peach crop of Missouri and
Arkansas has been nearly destroyed.—
Apples and pears are uninjured. The
wheat in Indiana is badly injured. Rye
and barley crops are also short. Crops
in Kansas are in a fine condition.—
Wheat in Michigan is badly injured.
Nebraska prospects are flattering.—
Wisconsin oats and barley are badly
injured. The prospect for Winter
wheat in Illinois is very discouraging,
many wheat fields being plowed for
corn.
FLASHES.
Capt. A. R. St. John, aged seventy
five, agent of the People’s Line of
Albany Steamers, suicided.
Schofield’s large cotton mill, at
Manayunk, was burned. Loss heavy.
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church,
at San Jose, Cal., was burned yester
day. Loss, 856,000.
1 A rtl \ ur B - Sutler, Mayor of St. Louis,
is dead.
Strikers of the Natlo and Arotic Mills
of Rhode Island, are willing to resume
work.
AUGUSTA, GA., SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 25, 1875.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tornado at Norfolk---Appointments
—Bristow Will Not Take the Attor
ney Generalship.
Washington. April 24. — A report to
the Signal Office, from Norfolk, this
evening, says the velocity of the wind
was forty-two miles an hour. It snap
ped the flag staff of the Signal Office
in that city. Danger to shipping is
apprehended.
First Lieut. E. B. Atwood, 6th infant
ry ; First Lieut. J. H. Lord, 2d artil
lery ; First Lieut, J. M. Marshal), 4th
artillery, are appointed captains and
assistant quartermasters. The Quar
termaster’s staff is now full.
It may be stated 01a reliable authori
ty that Secretary Bristow would not
accept the Attorney Generalship
should the position be tendered to him.
The President nas not yet accepted the
resignation of Attorney General Wil
liams, although there is no doubt that
he will do so. There is only rumor for
statement that Henry T. Blow has been
tendered the portfolio of the Interior
Department, and that he will accept
It. Reports mention the name of ex-
Senator Cole, of California, in the same
connection.
A Tart Letter to Sam Bard.
Hon. Sam Bard, Atlanta, Ga :
lam directed by the President to
say that if you wish to resign you can
do so, to take effect the Ist of June,
but that the proposed change will be
carried out, and that there is no ne
cessity for your coming to Washington
to talk further about it.
(Signed) Marshall Jewell,
Postmaster General.
Grant Holds His Resignation, but is
Averse to Parting with so Pliant a
Tool.
(Washington Special to the Chicago Times.)
The real facts of the case that gave
rise to the story are as follows : Dela
no is a very wealthy man, who is large
ly interested in banking and railroad
enterprises. His outside business has
so accumulated upon his hands recent
ly that some four months ago he sent
in his resignation to the President, an
nouncing his intention to retire from
the Cabinet, for the sole purpose of
being able to look after his private
affairs. The President has held his
resignation, and by personal persua
sion alone has suceed in keeping
Delano in the Cabinet. Now that
this story has been started,
that Delano has been forced out
on account of the corruption in
his department, as a matter of course
his resignation is out of the question.
He will stay in to vindicate himself, as
the politicians say. John Delano,
chief clerk, aud son of the Secretary,
who has been implicated in no end of
Indiana frauds, is reported to-day as
having resigned. John Delano has
not been near the Department for
eight months. Ho lias the consump
tion, and has been absent on leave,
traveling in the West. If he has resign
ed, it has been on account of his bad
health, and uotonaccount of any out
side talk about or pressure brought to
bear upon the frauds of the Depart
ment. When a Washington official
resigns for fear of exposure or fear of
public censure, then one may be sure
that anew era is dawning in politics.
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NEW YORK.
More Snow—Glorifying Cervantes—
A Terrible Tragedy.
Oswego, April 24. —Snow three inches
deep.
New York, April 24. — Spanish resi
dents commemorated the 259th anni
versary of the death of Cervantes, au
thor of Don Quixote. Flags, flowers
and banqent.
Foree & Sons’ linseed oil factory was
burned. Loss, 860,000.
Cuba, N. Y., April 24. —A young Irish
man named Jas. Lafterty, being re
fused by au eighteen year old daughter
of Geo. V. Anneil, living near Rock
ville, Alleghany county, drew a revol
ver and shot her in the head. Her
mother, hearing the report of the pis
tol, rushed into the room. Lafferty
shot her in the right temple, then
placed the pistol to his head, fired and
blew off tho whole side of his head.
The women will recover. He had pre
viously killed his grandmother.
The Beecher Trial—Specie Shipments.
The Beecher trial will be adjourned
fbr a week, to enable counsel to pre
pare their stories. A caterer has been
found who will swear Mr. and Mrs.
Beecher were served by him on the
alibi day. He made a note of it.
Specie shipments to-day were over a
million.
Senator Conkling for President.
New York, April 23.—Tho Lincoln
Club, which received ex-Speaker Blaine
a week or so ago, last night gave a re
ception to Congressman Lawson, who,
in a speech, urged the Republican par
ty to nominate Senator Conkling for
President.
THE TEXAS-ME XICAN WAR.
More Murders and Stealing.
Galveston, April 21.—The News’
special from Brownsville of to-day
says : Yesterday Juan. M. Longaria, a
magistrate of precinct No. 3, sent a
note to H. Klahn, presiding justice of
county, stating that a party of armed
Mexicans were at Tiocano collecting
cattle and committing depredations.
They drove the herdsmen cut of the
rancho. Senor Longaria asked for his
help. His letter was referred to Gen.
Potter. He was of opinion that Lieut.
Leggett would be on the spot and at
tend to the matter. Leggett com
mands the escort with Stillman.—
George Hill was killed by a band of
eight raiders on the 16th inst. He was
hunting horses, and about dusk went
to a water hole where they were
camped with a drove of stolen cattle.
The troops were watching for them be
low the Rucina ranche. The raiders
crossed into Mexico below them. A
difficulty exists between Gen. Labarra,
Collector of Customs at Matamoras,
and Gen. Cortinas. Labarra sent a
letter to President Ledro, complaining
of Cortinas’ acts. It was referred to
the Secretary of War, and he forward
ed it to Cortinas. The latter speaks of
suing Labarra for slander, damages,
etc. DrJ Lovell was killed at Carriza,
Redmond’s ranche, on the 19th inst.,
by a band of raiders from Mexico.
NORFOLK:.
Sloops Capsized and Men Drowned.
Norfolk, April 24.— There was a se
vere gale here this evening. It upset
two oyster sloops near Craney Island.
The crews were seen clinging to the
bottoms of the boats. Efforts to reach
them with tugs failed It is thought
several persons were drowned.
LOUISVILLE.
Going for the Lottery.
Louisville, April 25. —Several thous
and ticket holders in the late Library
Lottery have placed their coupons in
the hands of Blanton Duncan, to bring
suit against the managers for breach
of contract, to recover the money.
Serious Illness of Gen. Breckenridge
—Tobacco Plants Improving. t
The approach of warm weather does
not encourage the friends of John C.
Breckenridge. A serious result is not
presently apprehended.
Reports are more favorable for to
bacco plants.
Return of Excursionists from Mexico.
New Orleans, April 23.—The steam
er City of Merida, from Vera Crnf,
brought Messrs. Brown, Nutting, Grant
and other Georgians of the excursion
party. Meers. Scott, Phelps, Poore
and others took the steamer at Vera
Cruz for Galveston, and will proceed
thence by rail to St. Louis. The party
are all well.
Further Particulars of the Steamboat
Tragedy.
New Orleans, April 24.—Thelhulls of
the steamboats Exporter and Rodman
were towed across the river. The Kyle
floated a couple of miles and sank.
Capt. Reeves, of the Exporter, had a
party on board. Most of the ladies
were ashore. His daughter is lost.
Latest estimates reduce the loss to
about 50. The Captain and the watch
man of the Bodman report about 25
women and children lost from that
boat, and the same number is estimat
ed by spectators. Among the frantic
crowd upon the Ex'porter’s forecastle,
about 20 were rescued, among them
were several ladies. Some of the res
cued were badly wounded,among them
were persons who went aboard the
burning boats to assist in saving life.
Some instances of extraordinary hero
ism and endurance are recorded. All
three of the boats were tied to the
same ring-bolt, and, in the hurry of
cutting the Kyle’s mooring, the three
boats diifted. There was a lamentable
want of order among the skiffs aud
tugs that endeavored to save lives.
One boat had oil which floated burning
on the water, among those struggling
for the shore ! The estimated loss is
reduced to 30 or 40.
Cheap Railroad Fares in the South.
Louisville, April 23.—The Southern
railroad lines have not, up to this date,
joined in the general war among the
Northern roads. It having been an
nounced to-day that the New Orleans
and Mobile Railroad, known as the
coast line between New Orleans and
Eastern cities, had cut its rate very
largely, the Jackson route, in connec
tion with the Louisville, Nashville and
Great Southern Railroad, will an
nounce to-morrow a reduction ou rates
to this city, Washington, Baltimore
aud New York, of from one-fifth to
three-fifths of the regular rates. It is
expected that the competing route will
make still another reduction, to be fol
lowed by a further reduction by the
Jackscn route. The fight between the
two lines promises to be a warm one.
The Proposed Presbyterian Union.
St. Louis, April 23.—The Presbytery
of St. Louis, at the recent meeting at
Rolla, Mo., on motion of Dr. Dickey, of
St. Louis, adopted the following over
ture to the General Assembly, to be
held at Cleveland :
While we still believe that the cause
and kingdom of Christ in this land
would be greatly promoted by the
establishment of friendly relations be
tween the two General Assemblies
which bear the Presbyterian name, and
the churches North and South which
they represent, and while we deeply re
gret the apparent failure of recent ne
gotiations, yet being constrained to be
lieve the result of the meeting of our
joint committees at Baltimore, follow
ing the harmonious action of our two
assemblies at Baltimore and St. Louis,
clearly indicates the inexpediency of
pressing the subject of closer relations
at present, we would most earnestly
aud respectfully urge our General
Assembly to rest further negotiations
upon the desired and possible future
action of the Southern Assembly.
FAILED TO MATERIALIZE.
How the New Jerusalem Did Not Put
in an Appearance as Expected.
LCliicago Tribune, April 20.)
The Adventists did not wear a par
ticularly jubilant look yesterday, al
though still continuing in faith. Elder
Thurman has been uneasy for a couple
of days past. According to his reck
oning, the battle of Armageddon should
have begun before this. He expected
fighting to begin on the 15th inst,, and
has been troubled at the obstinately
peaceful condition of affairs. And
then, again, Matthew xxiv, 30, says :
And then shall appear the sign of the
Son of Man in heaven ; and then shall
all the tribes of the earth mourn. They
have been somewhat troubled about
the delay in appearance of that sign,
aud considerable nervousness and
anxiety was manifest in their manner.
But ir they were a little nervous for
fear that after all it might not be, there
were a great many more who were
nervous for fear it would. Persons of
the Adventist belief have been applied
to a great deal recently for informa
tion on the subject, and the Book of
Daniel has been conned studiously. A
good many people said their prayers
last night with extraordinary fervor,
and resigned themselves to sleep with
some pertubation of feeling. The Ad
ventists have been receiving accessions
to their number all during the past
week. Yesterday morning three per
sons were
DIPPED IN THE LAKE,
and thus received into their oornmun
ion. To be plunged face downward
three times in ice-cold water is an un
•pleasant o'rdeal, aud with the high
wind and heavy wash of yesterday the
ceremony was very severe to the flesh.
Elder Thurman secluded himself
from the public all day, devoting a
great portion of the time to earnest,
agonizing entreaty to God. The ma
jority of them during the morning and
afternoon were gathered together at
their place of meeting, No. 110 Des
plaines street. They sat about the
room with their dinner-baskets and
other impediments, presenting a rather
spiritless appearance. The front of the
hall is partitioned off for the residence
of a family, and here dinner was cook
ed and a table pread, at which they
ate. Childran ran about, played and
squalled, and, although together, the
company looked more like a pack of
emigrants than a company of saints
awaiting the coming of their Lord. —
They were greatly annoyed by continu
al invasion on the part of sight-seers.
The nymphs who reside along Halsted
and other streets in the vicinity sailed
in, stared and giggled. The railroad
hands made it a lounging place and
were often rude and offensive in their
deportment. They bore all these an
noyances with great meekness, how
ever, and comforted themselves with
thoughts of their approaching tri
umph.
The aged, white-haired woman who
has been such a conspicuous figure at
their gatherings shook her withered
head at some of the intruders, and
said, “You may scoff now, but to-night
you will be dumb with fear and tremb
ling.” The children displayed a fluency
in the use of scriptural phraseology
that would have delighted Brother
Hammond, had that converter of the
infantile heart been present. One theo
logian of 7 or 8 made himself conspicu
ous by his parot-like iterations of
opinions in regard to the approaching
event.
Notwithstanding the depression of
feeling that was manifest, there were
CONVERTS
almost up to the last hour. At 4:30
some of the brethren consulted together
in regard to three persons who wished
tobe baptized. They estimated that
Christ would appear at Jersalem in
about, an hour and a half, and although
it irould not be until midnight that this
poiv ion of the earth would roll around
so as to come under the seat of His
glory, it was a mooted point whether
this difference of time could be held to
count prior to His coming, and so af
ford time in which persons could be
still taken into the church by baptism,
or whether the fact that He had actually
come to the earth would override ail
otljer considerations. The Adventists
showed themselves to be wise in their
generation in not revealing the place
where they were to hold their last sup
per on earth.
They believed that it would not grow
dark last night, as declared by the
Scriptures. It will be recollected that
during the thunder-storm, yesterday
evening, there was a peculiar yellow
light diffused through the air. This
gave them fresh heart and hope. This
same thunder-storm, however, which
lightened their hearts, saddened those
of hundreds of others. There were
many nervous people who viewed with
terror these darkening skies and flash
ing lightnings. They were less inclined
to disbelief than the day before, and
actually began to imagine that there
was something in Elder Thurman’s cal
culations after all, and that it might
be well to “make their souls.” The storm
came up just as the tollers were re
turning home, and the Second Advent
was the only subject of conversation
ou the cars. That little thunder-storm
was of interest, in that it showed how
great is tho reserve fund of supersti
tious fear in the human breast. No one
can be found to-day who will own that
he sat up until midnight, but there
were undoubtedly many of them.
The Adventists slipped off in order
to avoid being bothered by tho inevita
ble mob of curious. They took the
chairs tit Stanley Hall, loaded them ou
a wagon driven by one of the breth
ren, and sent them off. The reporter,
however, could not afford to lose so
peculiar a sight as that of their solemn
awaiting of the Advent day, and so set
out in pursuit of them, with a vory un
certain clew. His labors were reward
ed with success, and lie finally discov
ered them at Syea Hall, on the corner
of Wells and Superior streets. This
place- is controlled by the Scandina
vians, who have contributed many ad
herents to the faith, and was obtained
without difficulty, which would not
have been the case with the Catholic
or many of the German halls. They
need a large room, since, including the
children, there were fully 180 of them.
They had to eat the passover supper,
for which purpose a paschal lamb had
been procured some days previous,
and hence a long table" had to be
spread.
On the street door of the hall was
the following warning, the last plea for
a dying world, quite as sincere as
Noah’s remarks to the antediluvians
who had no faith in that deluge.
Chic mo, April 20.—Friends !! ! God
loves you yet, although you are de
ceived, and the only way for you now
is to turn back upon the old paths
(Jeremiah vi., 16), and try to keep the
Commandments of God"and the faith
of Jesus, and then you might escape
tho condemnation that is soon going to
fall on a scoffing aiKl sneering world.
From a friend who wishes to see you
all ( n the right way that leads to eter
nal life. Remember. Revelation xiv.,
12 and xxii., 14.
The multitude which had brought
with them their bread aud wine were
assembled in the hall up-stairs, Elder
Thurman at the head of the long ta
bles. After the washing of feet, the
eating of supper, etc., which cannot
now be fully described, they knelt,
waiting impatiently the coming of mid
night. It came, but did not bring with
it the “white robe and the palm.” Still
they waited, prayerfully expecting the
opening heavens and the celestial ar
ray, until it grew near dawn, when
hope deserted them, and, dazed and
stupefiod by the ruin of their hopes,
they scattered among the houses of
their brethren.
(Special to the Chicago Times.)
Oshkosh, April 19.—T0-day was the
time set apart by the Second Advent
ists of Oshkosh for the world to burn
up, and much to their disappointment
tlje performance did not come off. One
woman became so excited over the
matter that she has gone crazy.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Colliers Resuming Work—-Adalin*
Patti’s Husband Killed in a Duel-
Address of Mexican Bisnops.
London, April 24. —Colliery owners
throw open their pits to miners on
Monday at a reduction of 15 per cent,
in wages.
The Uncle Joe, from Norfolk, Va.,
for Liverpool, which put into Fayal
damaged, has been repaired aud re
sumed her voyage.
A dispatch to the Standard from St.
Petersburg reports that the Marquis
de Caux, husband of Adalina Patti, has
been killed in a duel.
The strike of cotton operatives at
Blackburn has ended.
City of Mexico, April 13.—The arch
bishops of Mexico have issued an ad
dress regarding church laws. They en
join obedience to the laws, and advise
Catholics to bo patient.
Report of the United States Signal
Service Bureau.
Augusta, April 24—4:16 P. M.
Augusta, 70 deg.—Clear.
Buffalo, 32deg.—Light snow.
Charleston, 55 deg.—Clear.
New Orleans, 71 deg.—Clear.
New York, 47 deg.—Light vaiu.
The French convert pea nuts into
“the best olive oil.”
The Knot of Blue and Gray.
Upon my bosom lies
A knot ol blue and gray:
You ask me why. Tears fill my eyes
As low to you \ say:
1 had two brothers once—
Warm-hearted, bold and gay;
They left my side—one wore the blue
The other wore the gray.
One rode with Stonewall and his men,
And joined his fate to Leo;
The other followed Sherman’s march
Triumphant to the sea.
Both fought for what they deemed the
right,
ADd died with sword in hand;
One sleeps amid Virginia’s hills,
And one in Georgia’s sand.
The same sun shines upon their graves
My love unchanged must stay;
And so upon my bosom lies.
The knot of blue and gray.
A TIMELY TOPIC.
“Out of Work—Nothing to Do.”
(New York Times.!
Mr. Phineas T. Barnum, Mayor of
Bridgeport, Conn,, in his inaugural
speech, delivered a few days ago,
touched upon a very important sub
ject. Mr. Barnum being himself a very
good type of the industrious man, no
one can justly question his right to
speak with warmth of the growing pro
pensity toward idleness among certain
classes of the people. “It is painful,”
says Mr. Barnum, “to see so many
loungers about the streets, and such a
multitude whose highest aspirations
seem to be to waste their time in idle
ness, or at base ball, or billiards.”
Many, if not all, of these persons, when
questioned as to the reasons for their
their apparent slothfulness, make an
swer that they are out of work—that
they have nothing to do. Most of
them have been brought up by
their parents to occupations that
do not require special skill, and
as a consequence they are not able to
get work of the kind they are fitted
for when their first employers no lon
ger have occasion for their services.
They drift into the ranks of the idle
under the conviction that they must
wait until they can find new employers
who are not in need of skilled work
men. “There are too many soft hands
(and heads) waiting for light work and
heavy pay,” says the Mayor of Bridge
port, and we quite agree with him; and
to a certain extent wo are of his opin
ion that if “the soil, which is the foun
dation of American prosperity,” were
to find more cultivators among the
residents of towns and cities, the ranks
of the loungers would not be so well
filled.
It is not an easy matter to induce
the town and city bred young men to
betake themselves to the rural dis
tricts. The youth who lias been born
and reared on the fourth floor of a
tenement houso has, in reality, a
stronger attachment to city life than
the youth who has grown *up in the
midst of the luxuries of a Fifth avenue
home. Of the two, it would probably
be less difficult to induce the latter to
work on a farm and raise his patch of
potatoes on shares than the former.
But there is a branch of this subject
which Mr. Barnum forgot to touch. As
we have already said, it is very diffi
cult to induce the city-born young man
to abandon his early associations. The
same rule does not hold good in the
case of the country-born youth. It is
altogether too easy to prevail upon
him to abandon the place of
his birth and the home of his
childhood, and to seek his for
tune in the great city. After
one visit, he makes up his mind that it
is a boro to live in the country, and
worry out his bright youth among
clods and clodhoppers. No matter
whether the work in the city be heavy
or light, remunerative or uuremunera
tive, he wants to go and remain there,
and in nine cases out of ten carries
out his purpose. Are the father and
mother altogether blameless in such
cases? Too often they are led astray
by ambition to see their boys mount to
a higher sphere than they themselves
have attained. Even when the farmer
has misgivings as to the advantages of
life in the city, it does not prevent him
from sending his boys there to be edu
cated. For years past there has been
a strong and growing rivalry between
well-to-do farmers in the matter of
educating their children. They are
not content to see them finish a course
of useful study in the district academy,
and go to work on the farms as they
did themselves. They send their sons
to colleges and their daughters to
fashionable boarding-schools, and thus,
often without being aware of it, they
are themselves the means of turning
them aside from useful pursuits.
It would be better for hundreds of
country-born young men if they were
supplied only with such an education
as would fit them to be good agricul
turists. It would materially reduce
the annual number of graduates in
medicine, and it would also help to
thin the ranks of the idlers in the
cities. Farmers who have sons grow
ing up, if they will take friendly ad
vice, will educate them to follow iu
their own footsteps. If they do, it will
not only save them a world of trouble,
but it will likewise promote the true
interest of their children. The same
advioe will apply with equal force to
the education of farmer’s (laughters.
If they are intended for farmers’
wives, the so-called fashionable board
iug-houso is no place for them.
Mr. Barnum can hardly have ’given
full thought to his subject, or he would
not have neglected to say that the
loungers at the street corners are not
wholly to blame for their condition.
City fathers and mothers are too often
unjustly censured for not apprenticing
their sons to useful trades. But the
fact is that they have scarcely any
choice in the matter. They are obliged
to let their boys take whatever they
can get to do, for the labor unions will
not allow them to be apprenticed to
trades. This policy on the part of labor
unions is largely responsible for the
idlers in the streots, and so long as it
continues, the “soft-handed” army will
not want for recruits, nor the prisons,
which draw so extensively from it, for
inmates.
A friend lately called upon the histo
rian, Ranke, in Berlin, and observed;
“Weil, professor, I suppose you work
as hard as ever iu your old age.” “Yes,”
replied the veteran, tenderly, “yes, my
wife is dead now, you see, and I have
less annoyance and can accomplish
more.”
It is said that among the many
curious things to be seen at the Phila
delphia Centennial - will he a tribe of
semi-civilized Indians, who will dwell in
a village of their own, where they will
illustrate all the peculiarities of savage
life. Visitors not wholly indifferent to
the safety of their hair are respectfully
requested to leave their scalps at home.
Florida oranges are the best.
ELDER J. S. LAMAR.
Action of the Christian Church.
Avery large audience assembled at
the Christian Church first Sunday even
ing to listen to the parting sermon of
Elder Jas. S. Lamar, who has left us to
assume the duties of pastor of the
Walnut Street Christian Church, Louis
ville, Ky. It was an elegant and im
pressive disquisition upon “The last
will of our Lord.” At the conclusion
of the address, Judge Hook offered the
following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of all the members, as ex
pressing the feelings of the entire con
gregation over whom he has been shep
herd during, the last twenty years.
The large crowd present, in addition
to the regular membership, also exhib
ited their esteem and appreciation of
Mr. Lamar by rising to their feet when
the vote was taken. At the same time
a committee, consisting of Judge
Hook, H. C. Foster, Esq., and Dr. John
S. Coleman, was appointed to report
the action of the meeting to the city
papers of Augusta, to the Christian
Standard, of Cincinnati, and the Apos
tolic Times, of Lexington, Ky., with a
request for their publication.
Life’s most cheering and mellow
lights spring from friendships formed
and kept aglow', while its gloomiest
shadows result from friendships sever
ed ! Hence it is ever sad to part with
friends. It is not true that “friendship
is but a name.” No; it is something
more—it is a living sentiment of ex
quisite beauty and the animating prin
ciple of the highest social and religious
life. The term “friends” has been
honored in the new dispensation as an
appropriate designation of the follow
ers of Christ; and fitly embodies the
spirit of love, confidence, trust and fra
ternity which should ever characterize
their relations to Him and to one an
other. To-night we have heard the
farewell sermon of Brother James S.
Lamar,- who for twenty years has
ministered to us iu holy' things.—
With earnestness and with power
he has disclosed unto us the whole
counsel of God. He has, by a pure and
blameless life taught us by example |
what he has eloquently proclaimed in -
precept. He has ever loved and cared !
for this little flock. He has been in- I
stant in season and out of season in
kindly ministrations to every member
of this, church—and earnest exhorta
tions to a higher life. He has stood by
the bedside of our sick and spoken
words of encouragement and cheer.
He has rejoiced with us on occasions
of gladness and wept-with us when we
have wept. Hs has performed the holy
rite of matrimony for many in our midst
and stood by the bier of some of our
dear departed ones ; and with sweet
words of hope aud consolation pointed
with unfaltering faith and confidence to
the resurrection and the new lire ! In a
thousand ways iu the last twenty years
has he won upon our affections and
enshrined himself in our hearts.
It is a holy, living, sweet friend*
ship that has grown up between him
aud this church, that cannot and will
not be severed. And yet we are con
strained to say farewell to this friend
whom wo all esteem aud love so much.
In the order of Providence this result
has come to pass. Why, we know not. •
Wo fain would have kept him here so
long as life should last. But God has
bidden him to anew field of labor,
where, let us earnestly pray, that his
eminent personal puritv, his groat re
sources of learning and logic, his pro
found knowledge of the scriptures, his
unaffected piety and his persuasive el
oquence, may greatly tend to build up
the people of God, and win many souls
to the cross of the world’s only hope
and Redeemer. We feel that the sin
gular chain of circumstances which led
him from this pulpit and this church,
where he wak ever useful and most
warmily and sincerely loved, is no ac
cident, but that an all-wise Providence
overruled it for purposes of His own
wisdom and glory. And while we shall
give our brother and his estimable
wife, Sister Lamar, the “parting hand”
iu sadness, as we shall also pray, that
the good Shepherd who thus leads
them to new and larger fields of useful
ness will also lead them in paths of
peace and joy. And now, in accord
ance with the feelings and sentiments
herein expressed, we*resolve—
-Ist. That in the person of Elder Jas.
S. Lamar we recognize a pastor whom
we have known and loved for 20 years,
and whose devotion to the truth has
been unfaltering, and whose ministerial
career has been as unexceptionable as
his life has been pure and his purposes
exalted.
2d. That it is with profound sensi
bility we part with him and his family,
and are constrained to recognize the
fact that their familiar forms and
faces are not to mingle with us as here
tofore in the worship of this congrega
tion.
3d, That we congratulate our breth
ren in Louisville, Kentucky, upon their
obtainment of the services of Brother
Lamar as their pastor, aud trust that
they will warmly second all his efforts,
which we know will be strong and
earnest in defense and support of the
cause wo all love. And that the wel
come they will give him and his in
teresting family (all members of the
church), will be as warm and ardent as
our parting with them is sad and sor
rowful.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Some
sneaking, sacrilegious scoundrel, with
out the tear of God or mau before his
eyes, ou Wednesday night last stole
the corner-stone of the new African
Methodist Church, recently laid on the
east common. The object, doubtless,
was to secure valuables supposed to be
secreted there, though we understand
the stone contained nothing but some
papers, a Bible aud probably a few
small coins. This is the lowest piece
of rascality we have had to record in
some time, and should sink the thief
to the lowest depth of infamy. It is
about equal to robbing a cemetery
though we regret to say numerous’
vagabonds have demonstrated their
capacity for that species of vandalism.
But while we have so mauy vagrants
among us who scorn honest labor, aud
resort to their wits to eke out a pre
carious existence, we make up our
minds to hear of almost anything.
-
The Weather.
War Department, )
Office ok Chief Signal Officer, -
Washington, April 24— 4:16 p. in. )
Probabilities:
For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
generally clear weather and variable
winds shifting to northerly and earter
ly, with lower temperature and rising
barometer.
The Lone Star Cadets, of Savannah,
are sa l over a §I,OOO loss, occasioned
by the sudden removal of their colored
treasurer from that city.
-New Series—Vol. 3. No. 79
(From the Home Journal.)
Requiescat.
nr WILLIAM L. KEESE.
She is dead. All that warm was is cold
Approach the white bed and bohofil
The mortal remains of a beautiful girl:
White eyelids forever shut down;
Pale lips set in agonized stone;
Alabaster each cheek ’neath the amherous
curl.
Yet this was the woman of scorn,
id'.iil woman of mystery, born
With the genius of Goa and the heart of
Abaddon;
With a beauty outrivalling Trov;
But a beauty that bloomed to destroy—
°Pdon t^at bloomed but to mad
,p?®’ was the mighty coquette—
wlhfhPS^ at ? r P 9 Peking are wet
WUh * our °* tile drug sll< ? delighted to
A drug so surpassingly sweet,
I drank it and fell at her feet,
And like her dog as I begged her
Peace! No mother has hung o’er her bier
No motherly kiss, nor a tear
Has touched that fair face in its marblaized
state;
For the mother beheld her child die
From her home in the infinite sky,
And has led the poor soul to the heavenly
gate.
When you think how those ringlets of
hair,
A golden and glittering share,
Enchanted your glance with their gloss and
their glow—
Remember how harmlessly now
Ihey lie on the death-stricken brow
i hat never again will you look at them so
N\ hen you think how those wonderful
eyes
I' irst wooed you in thrilling surprise.
And twin stars in youi dreams
Remember that now and for avo
they are closed to the glury of day,
1 hey are closed in a darkness eternally
night. J
When you think of that delicate ear.
w inch lovingly neared vou to near
lhe tremulous words that your soul burned
to say—
Remember that hearing ha.-; lied,
Phat the organ is senseless aud dead;
ohe will not even know when they bear hear
away.
When you think how those exquisite lips
Par sweeter than rose the bee sips
Smiled response to your kiss, and then
laughed you to scorn—
Remember that now they are cold
Nor dimples nor smiles will unfold;
But forever will wear the expression for
lorn.
\\ hen you think how that magical voice
. j your heart to rejoice.
And filled it with thoughts of an idolized
home—
Remember that never a word
From the portals of speech will be heard.
I hat the ups which beguiled vou forever
are-dumb.
When you think of those finger* so soft.
That you belli in yours tenderly oft.
Aim returned the fond pressure they la
vishly gave—
Remember that now they are thin.
Close-clasped in the transparent skin,
And will never unfold tilt they fade in the
grave.
When you think or that beautiful breast.
W here you fancied one dav you might
rest
A husband’s glad head in affection au i
peace—
Remember that bosom i3 now
A bust of cold passionless snow,
And the worm will be husband, whose love
shall ne’er cease.
And at last, when you think of her soul.
Iliat mighty machine of tho whole.
Ihe master of all, by whose art vou are
riven—
Remember its fate is unknown,
That it sped to the merciful Throne—
that God has been judge iu the Kingdom
of Heaven.
GOODWIN'S TRAP.
The Conspiracy to Make Mr. Grant
Pay His Own Way.
(Kingston (N. Y.) Freeman, April I7th.)
Henry L. Goodwin, of East Hartford,
Conn., and owner of ten shares in the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, has procured from one of
the courts of this State au order en
joining the railroad company afore
said from issuing free passes to any
officer, member of the Legislature, or
servant of any State or of the United
States, or of any town, county or city
in the United States, under a penalty
of 520,000. Mr. Goodwin's action is
probably ex parte, and results from an
innate disposition to make mischief
rather than from a noble desire to
promote the ends of justice. The
President and his suit are suddenly
thrown upon their own resources in
respect of getting over the New York
and New Haven while on a pious and
patriotic pilgrimage to Concord
to attend the centennial celebra
tion of the glorious Revolutionary
skirmish there. The hiatus in thfs
case is deplorable and mortifying. Gen.
Grant, with his entire natural and mil
itary household, arrived at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on Thursday evening on
their way to the old Granite State.
They expeeted free transportation, as
their lofty position before the country
justifies them in doing. And the rail
roads—the New York and New Haven
among the rest —were willing and anx
ious to accord the courtesy. All was
well until the party got to the metrop
olis. There they rau square aud smack
up against Goodwin’s injunction. Like
a regiment of crippled veterans run
ning against, let us say, the Chinese
wall, there was no getting around this
injunction nor over it. There was only
way to dodge the injunction, and the
party was put up to it by a telegram
from George Washington Childs, A.
l*f., of Philadelphia, who had been in
formed of the trouble. The brief and
brilliant dispatch is said to have been
couched in the following terms;
Philadelphia, April 15,1875.
To U. S. Grant, etc.:
Injunction dqn’t apply to you. You
are not a '-servant of the United States,”
but its master. Ha, ha !
18-95-collect. Childs.
Babcock seized the telegram and
rushed to Forty-second street to find
Mr. Bishop, President of the New York
and New Haven Railroad. He ran
breathless into Bishop’s office and
shouted: “We’ve got the bulge on
Goodwin —we’ve euchred the l’ankeu
Judge; see here—see how Childs puts
It; and Childs is a statesman as well as
the greatest epitaphist in the world.”
“ ’Twon’t do, Babcock,” answered Mr.
Bishop; “you recollect, perhaps how
the elections are going. The people
won’t stand it. You’ll have to pay your
fare or stay away. Sorry. The whole
thing’s meaner’n pusley, but it can’t be
helped. You can borrow the money of
Gould and make it all right with him
when he wants anything in Washing
ton.” The battle-scarred factotum went
back to the hotel and reported to his
chief. Gen. Grant listened with his cus
tomary intellectual alertness, and for
the first time in his life betrayed a mo
mentary surprise, which he allowed to
express itself in a sententious phrase.
Blowing from his lips a cloud of smoke
from a fifty cent regalia, he said ; “This
is all a dream, Babcock,”
Senator Withers from Virginia has
ten daughters.