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ri£J3 CONSTITUTIONAL.IST
SI NDAY, May 1875.
The second letter of our Charleston
correspondent Vidette appears this
morning. It contains a full descrip
tion of the Regatta and many other
interesting items of Carolina news.
The Noithern Presbyterians are
holding out the olive branch to the
Southern. Rev. Mr. Hayes yesterday
offered resolutions rescinding the ob
noxious audt'uuatical resolutions adopt
ed during the heat and passion of the
war, which they now are ashamed of.
They are made the special order for
Monday afternoon.
The Barnwell-Blaekville civil war
rages with unabated fury. Our cor
respondent “Oeeamus” goes for one of
the other Colonels in a style which
would make “Spotted Horse” put on
his war paint. Ho says that Leslie has
been a member of the thieving Legisla
ture of Moses &Cos., and if that be the
case all honest men should examine
his propositions very closely and watch
him considerably.
We had hoped to receive a full re
port of the State Sunday School Con
vention at Union Point for to-day’s
paper, but the reporter we sent up
must have either missed the town or
the mails. If lie don’t do better by
Tuesday we will certainly send him a
copy of last year’s almanac as a text
book upon rapid transit.
A sickly sentimentality is running
through the rural press about the
sending of Indian savages “to die in
the malarious climate of Florida.” If
these gushing editors would remember
how many murders have been commit
ted by these cut-throats during the
last twenty years, they would wonder
why they are permitted to live at all or
die anywhere except upon the gallows.
— ■
We are now receiving the heel of the
Brooklyn scandal case in five day
speeches by the lawyers. It is impos
sible to think that this national guano
heap will remain before the public
more thau six mouths longer. The poet,
.says—
‘The camel bears its heaviest load
With patience. The wolf dies in silence.”
But there is neither camel or wolf
enough in us to stand this thing much
longer.
We have a wealth of correspondence
this morning, including interesting let
ters from Charleston, Barnwell, Atlanta j
and Washington. We now publish j
more reading matter than any other
paper South of New York. As much
as has been done, we have not yet
.brought the paper to that perfection
•designed in the immediate future. It
takes time to employ and properly drill
correspondents.
We are again placed under obliga
tions to a Richmond county lady for
two magnificent boquets. As we sit
here at 1 o’clock in the morning, ad
ding the finishing touches to our pa
per—
By the struggling moonbeam’s misty light,
Ami our lanterns dimly burning,
It is u consolation to know that our
iady readers appreciate our labors by
seuding these heaven-boru emblems to
adorn the editorial tables.
We publish this morning the tlrst
day’s proceedings of the Colored Mis
sionary Baptist State Convention, now
in session at Washington, Ga. It is
the largest meeting of the kind which
has assembled in a great many years.
This paper will contain an accurate re
pout of the proceedings from day to
day until the close. It has a very
large membership throughout our
State, who will take a deep interest in
the Convention. As this paper lias the
only correspondent on the ground, it
will doubtless furnish the only report
in detail. An extra number of papers
will be sent to Washington every day
and placed on sale.
Alluding again to our report of the
Mecklenburg Centennial, we assert as
facts; That the Constitutionalist beat
every paper in the South. 2. That it
beat every paper 4 in the United States.
3. That it beat every paper in the world.
And, fourthly, that no such feat in jour
nalism was ever before performed in
the South. No other paper in Georgia
bad over two and a half columns, gen
erally bombastic, vapid dispatches,
most of which were offered to us and
rejected as worthless. The Constitu
tionalist had sixteen and three-quar
ter column 9 of solid matter, including
verbatim reports of all the groat speech
es made on the Occasion. The papers
of North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentuc
ky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Texas, have taken their report of
that great day’s work from us. Not
withstanding dozens of the great
Northern dailies had their crack report
ers on the ground, we eclipsed them all.
It was in journalism what the Jena
•campaign was to Nepoleon.
(Ihe pciiln (Eonstitntionalist
THE PRESBYTER L 4 NS.
The Northern Church Offers the Olive
Branch to the Southern.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 22.—1n the
morning session of the Presbyterian
Assembly the Rev. Robert Hays, of
Steubenville Presbytery, presented the
following preamble and r< solution :
Whereas, The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church earnestly desire to
enter into a fraternal correspondence with
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church South; and
Whereas, Causes which prevent such a
correspondence are certain deliverances of
both bodies, which now happily united,
constitute the General Assembly, passed
during the exciting scenes of the late civil
war; and
Whereas, The General Assembly, re
gretting that these acts complained of
stand in the way of a close relation with
the General Assembly of the South by their
interpretation of concurrent resoluiious,
and by their expressing confidence in the
Christian character of the Presbyterian
Church, South, withdrew these injuries,
deliverances, indirectly and by way of in
ference; and
Whereas, What the General Assembly
has done indirectly they should directly,
by affirmative action, when the glory of
God and the interests of the Church of
Jesus Christ’s kingdom requires such a
proceeding: Therefore,
Resolved, That all acts and deliverances
of both bodies now forming the Presbyte
rian Church, before their union, reflecting
injuriously upon the Christian character of
the Presbyterian Church South, be and
hereby are declared inoperative ami void,
and that the church complaining is hereby
relieved of all such grievances under which
they have been laboring.
The resolution was laid on the table,
but subsequently taken up, referred to
a Committee on Bills and Overtures,
the Coufereuce Committee’s report be
ing made the special order for Monday
afternoon.
afternoon session.
The Presbyterian General Assembly
met. After devotional services and rou
tine business, Rev. J. S. Noble, of
New Jersey, introduced the following
resolutions which was referred to a com
mittee :
Resolved, That the continuous, persistent
and repeated efforts of the Papists through
out the country, under the tutilage, direc
tion and advice of the Papal hierarchy to
obtain control of the school funds in the
several States of the Union, or to have a
portion of said school funds diverted from
the legal and legitimate uses to which said
funds are pledged in order to devote the
money to the support of Papistical schools,
demand from all Protestant Christians of
even’ denomination and every citizen of
the United States opposed to a union of
church and State,resolute a determined and
combined effort and unceasing watchful
ness to prevent the success of the insid
uous attempt now being made in all sec
tions of the country by the adherents of
the Papacy to secure control of the school
money. And it is hereby recommended by
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, that all attempts to subvert our
school funds or divert any portion of the
various school funds m any of the States
in the Union to or for the use of any church
or sect shall be resisted and prevented by
all legal and lionnrabie means.
Resolved, 1 hat the outcry of the Papal
Hierarchy against what they call our “God
less schools,” can with far more justice
and greater propriety be applied to the
schools they have instituted. In the com
mon schools of our country the pure word
of God is iad without comment, while in
the Papistical schools the Bible is excluded
and dogmas and traditions of men are sub
stituted for the commandments of God.
The remainder of the morning ses
sion was occupid in considering the re
port of the Committee on Work among
the freedtnen of the South.
FROM WASHINGTON.
New Post Office Pouches —Proceed-
ings of tire Kniglits of Pythias—
Appointments —Big Chief Delano and
the Indians.
Washington, May 22.—The system of
new registered pouches will be inaugu
rated as soon as the locks, keys, blanks,
&c., can b< distributed, aud will start
simultaneously from the following
cities by the 15th of June, it is expect
ed: Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, New Orleans, Chicago,
San Francisco, Cincinnati and St. Louis.
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights
of Pythias have decided to hold the
next session in Philadelphia, on the
fourth Tuesday in August, 1876. A
committee of thirteen was appointed
to make arrangements for the Centen
nial Celebration in Philadelphia. The
19th of February was established as the
anniversary of the Order and a day of
celebration’. A committee of three was
appointed to prepare anew manual with
instructions to report at the next ses
sion of the Supreme Lodge. The Su
preme Chancellor was instructed to
take steps to establish the Order in
foreign countries.
Washington, May 22. —The President
this morning appointed Ferdinand
Meyer to be Supervisor of Internal
Revenue for the States of Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas and Texas, and the
Indian and New Mexico Territories,
vice McDonald removed. He also
signed the. commission of Asa C. Math
ews to be Supervisor of Internal Reve
nue for the States of Illinois, Wiscon
sin and Minnesota, vice Munn re
moved. It is expected that
several collectors of Internal Revenue
in those States will he removed on
Monday or Tuesday next, on account
of developments growing out of the
recently discovered whiskey frauds.
John H. Lightner has been appointed
Revenue Collector of the St. Louis dis
trict, vice Maguire.
It is reported that Gen. Meigs has
three years leave, and that Gen. In
galls meanwhile acts as Quartermaster
General.
Indian chiefs here, regarding the
Black Hills, say they have not talked
sufficiently among themselves to ven
ture upon a talk with the Great Chief
Delano.
THE TURF.
New York Races.
New York, May 22.— Fleetwood Park -
Muttuuer won six heats. Effie Dean,
first; Hannah D, second; Ned Forest,
third. Best time, 2:27 %. Second race;
Darkness caused postponement. Vani
ty Fair winning two, Tanner Boy two,
Music two. Best time, 2:2£%.
Louisville Races.
Louisville, May 22.—Heavy rams
and the track heavy. First race, 3
year old, mile heats, Mainsail, 1,1;
Warfare. Time, I:s7second race, 3
year old, 5 furlongs, six started,
Searcher won. Time, 1:06%. Third
race, mile heats, all ages, seven started.
Whisper won both heats, though hard
pushed. Whisper carried 102 pounds.
Time, 1:52%, 1:52%. Fourth race,
eleven started, dash 2 miles. Yoltigeur
won, Calvin 2d, Millionaire, 3d, 3:50%.
Fifth race, 3 miles. Big Fellow won by
4 lengths, Monmouth, 2d, Exal, 3d.
Time, 5:50%.
New York Legislature.
Albany, May 22.—The Legislature
has passed the Husted rapid railroad
bill.
Almost the whole productiop of
striped camel’s hair shawls, in the
London market, is sent to Boston, so
much are they worn in that vicinity.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Italian Government aud tlie
Catholics.
London, May 22.—A dispatch to the
Standard from Rome says the Italian
Government has ordered the removal
of all Bishops who have not received
the Royal Exequatur endorsing nppont
ments. The Archbishops of Palermo
has already been notified to leave his
See.
The Belgian Crisis,
London, May 22.—1 t is reported lhat
the Belgian Cabinet is in an extremely
difficult position and that the crisis is
imminent. The trouble it is said is
owing to the presence of the Ultramon
tane.
A FLAT CONTRADICTION OF THE BELGIC
GEKMAN TROUBLE.
No foundation for the report that
the Belgian Cabinet is in a difficult
position and that a crisis is imminent.
A denial is also given to the report
published yesterday that the German
Government had instructed its Ambas
sador at Brussels to ask the Belgium
Government to prohibit religious pro
cessions, the object being the over
throw of the Belgian Cabinet.
FROM RICHMOND.
Railroad Accident —Five Centennial
Soldiers Injured.
Richmond, May 22 A special train
on the Piedmont Air Line, returning
from the Mecklenburg Centennial with
the Richmond military, uutracked last
night near South Boston, Ya. Two
flats, carrying the guns of the Rich
mond Howitzers, and a baggage car
smashed, and live soldiers were in
jured, none seriously.
A Great Pennsylvania Forest Fire.
Scranton, Pa., May 22.— The school
house and neatly all the residences in
the villages of Evergreen, Stoddarts
ville and Goldsborough are burned.—
Thousands of acres of forests are flam
ing, and other settlements and saw
mills are threatened. Three miles of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company’s gravity
road, on the celebrated highland
range, 12 miles from Scranton, are de
stroyed. Immense coal and passen
ger traffic is completely embargoed.
Without rain 1,400 square miles of
forest lauds are doomed. This sec
tion, from its beauty, is known as the
American Switzerland.
An Overwhelming Disaster —Another
Village Gone —Hundreds of People
Homeless and Bereft.
Ossoola, May 22.—The Methodist
aud Catholic churches, with a few
buildings in their vicinity, were saved.
The rest of the town is utterly de
stroyed. One thousand or 1,500 people
lost everything.
The village Houtzdale is burned, and
hundreds of woodsmen have lost
homes.
The losses in the region, including
Houtzdale, reach $3,000,000. The fire
swept ten or eleven townships in Pike
county. The fire originated by tramps
breaking into abut and firing it.
Washington, May 22. —Later dis
patches from the burning woods report
the winds abated and a prospect of
rain.
The Third Settled at Last.
Akron, 0., May 22.—The Summit
Couuty Republican Convention met
here to-day aud unanimously instruct
ed their delegates to t lie State Conven
tion to favor an anti-third term plank
in the platform.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
A Father’s Power —Confederate Bonds
Paid.
IPrepared for the Constitutionalist.]
Two recent decisions of the Supreme
Court of Georgia possess a general in
terest. In Jones vs. Cleghorn, decided
on the 11th instant, the possession of a
little daughtet of the late Hon. Dunlap
Scott was in question. It appears that
the mother of the child, Mr. Scott’s
second wife, died a few days after its
birth, aud that the infant was, when
but seventeen days old, given, with the
consent and approval of its father, to a
Mr. Janes and his wife, a childless
couple, and remained in their posses
sion as tiieir own uutil Mr. Scott’s
death. Tiien a Mr. Cleghorn, who had
married Mr. Scott’s sister, obtained the
child from Mr. and Mrs. Janes to take
it on a short visit, as lie said, to Chat
tooga county. Instead of returning
the little girl, Mr. Cleihorn applied iu
that county to he made a guardian,
aud hence the suit, Mr. Janes applying
by habeas corpus for the custody of the
child aud Mr. Cleghorn asserting'a better
right on the ground lhat Scott, on his
death-bed, desired his sister to take
charge of his daughter. The Supreme
Court says it does not find in the record
anything to sustain this allegation, but
finds it clearly proven that Scott “ re
leased his parental power over his
child to Janes and wife.” The opinion
theu proceeds:
“Could he afterwards revoke it with
out some good and sufficient legal rea
son being shown therefor? In our
judgment he could not Janes and his
wife took this motherless child when it
was only seventeen days old, under a
contract with its fatlier that Mrs.
Janes should take it, raise aud educate
it as her own child ; and now, after she
has had all the trouble with it, and it
has become * f interest to its foster pa
rents, tiieir affections necessarily
blended with and iu ter woven with
its existence and welfare, and
fondly clustered around the child, to
hold that the parent could captiously
and without good aud sufficient, legal
grounds revoke his contract aud take
the child away from them, would be a
species of cruelty aud bad faith which
tho law does not recognize or tolerate.”
The Court then proceeded to say that
this view is confirmed by the fact that
section 1793, which defines six methods
by which a father may have coutrol
of his minor child, only provides in one
of the 3ix cases for a regaining of that
power.
The next case of interest is that of
Warren Akin vs. the Ordinary of Bar
tow couuty, a suit brought by Akin to
recover the unpaid balance of certain
Bartow county bonds owned by him
aud issued in 1863, to raise funds
wherewith to support the destitute
wives, widow’s and children of Confed
erate soldiers. On Akin’s demanding
payment of the bonds held by him the
county pleaded the bonds were “ in aid
of the rebellion ” and consequently
void. Tho Supreme Court says ; “The
borrowing of money by the county aud
appropriating the same for the sup
port of indigent soldiers’ families and
other needy persons cannot be consid
ered, in a legal sense, as having been
done in aid of the rebellion,” and de
cided Akin entitled to recover the value
of the bonds in question in Federal
currency with the stipulated interest
thereon, 6% per cent., from time of de
fault.
-AUGUSTA., GA., SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1875.
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
The Red Man of the Forest—Fish
Farming—Death hy Drowning, Etc.
I Prom Our Regular Correspondent.]
Atlanta, Ga., May 21.
When the adventurous Columbus
first saw this glorious land, he imagin
ed it one of the Indian islands, hence
he called ye gentle savages, Indians.
From that important occasion down to
this time, brother Lo ! has been sneak
ing around under a geographical mis
nomer. Among the many scurrilous
words beneath the vellum covers of
Webster, there is none that could with
all propriety and justice be applied to
the noble brave than “brute.”
Transfuse, inoculate or breed as
much blood of the pale face into him
as you will, his hereditary treachery
will pop up to the surface
on the dimmest hint of au opportuni
ty. He may be as brave as Longfellow
paints him, or as generous as Cooper
makes him, but lie is an infernal scoun
drel with it. He may be as brave as a
lion, as fleet of foot as the swiftest
deer, his aim may be as true as steel,
and his buckskin fringed with trophies
of many encounters, but he couldn’t be
trusted tea steps. He is mean by na
ture, by habit aud by circumstance.—
Treat him with all the dignity and
deference of a crowned potentate,
shower upon him as many kindnesses
as you will, he only wants a chance to
murder and rob you. The taking of
life to him is a sort of fun, and to rob
is ecstasy. Aud among the seventy-live
dusky braves and squaws who went
through here on Saturday night on
their way to Florida, there was notone
who had not slaiu his dozens and rob
bed his hundreds.
It was a horrid crew, and as they
poked their swarthy faces out of the
car windows, one could read villainy in
every lineament. An eye that shrinks
from au honest gaze, but as wicked as
the sinewy frame to which it belongs.
These men were captives of Uncle
Samuel, and were being sent to Florida
for safe keeping. When they were at
Nashville, Lean Bear cut one of the
soldiers so badly that his life is des
paired of. He then plunged his knife
into the breast of another officer, and
then to show how little he cared for life,
ho immediately cut his own throat.
This select party, traveling in tine
Pullman sleepers, is composed of 32
Cheyennes, 25 Kiovvas, 14 Oomanches, 2
Arapahoes, and 1 Coda, and are bound
for St. Augustine.
Fish Farming.
It would, perhaps, surprise you to
know to wliat an extent this fish-rais
ing business is carried on in Georgia.
I never thought there were more thau
two or three private fish ponds in the
State, but bless my life 1 I find that
Georgia is full of them. Some of them
are well cared for and yield a tremen
dous profit. Besides the enjoyment of
fish-raising, it is found to be about the
most remunerative employment a rnau
with an acre lot and a branch can get
at. The breeding of fish costs but a
trifle, the water doesn’t cost a solitary
red, and the feeding for ten thousand
fish wouldn’t cost you as much as your
match money, lam gratified to learn
of this new departure among the agri
cultural brethren, and hope that it will
add one more link to the chain of evi
dence that it won’t do to think too
much of cotton.
One More Unfortunate.
Death, take it any way—at home with
the circle of kindred, or abroad among
strangers—is terrible. Mjgi treats it
lightly until it then its
terror is realized. Life even to the
manacled convict groaning in damp
dungeons is sweet. It is sweet to those
who live in the atmosphere of virtue
aud love, and sweet to those whose
abode is poisoned by vice.
Maggie Chester, a cyprian, in com
pany with a companion as frail hs her
self, went out to Ponce deLeon Springs
yesterday afternoon, and paid her ten
cents for a bath in a pond a few rods
from the spring. Both girls went in the
water, and were able to wade from one
bank to within a step or so of the
other. Here the water became suddenly
deep, and Maggie sank. In rising, sh<>
caught hold of her companion and
there ensued a scene terrible to behold
a struggle for life and death. Finally
the gill released herself from Maggie
who went down to rise no more alive.
The body was taken from the water,
and presented a horrible sight. Poor
girl!
Dots.
A great many of our citizens are in
Charlotte attending the Mecklenburg
Centennial. I tell you old North Caro
lina is a solid State any way you take
her. The best men of the revolutionary
war, as well as the best of the rebel
war, were Tar Heels. North Carolina
covers herself with glory in everything
she undertakes.
The Herald emphatically denies that
Ben Hill owns a few shares in the sixty
thousand dollar stock concern. When
ever the Herald undertakes to deny a
thing, you may rest assured that it is
denied.
Up to this writing the jury in the
Bard case have not agreed. I’m going
to keep the run of this item, if it takes
all Summer.
In my last letter, in speaking of At
lanta authors, I could have made a
few more exceptions, but none with
more propriety than my friend Mr.
Charles W. Hubuer. He is one of the
purest writers of the South, and his
“Souvenirs of Luther,” and book of
poems, “Wild Flowers,” will so attest
Being as modest as a girl, and in all
respects au unassuming gentleman, he
would be content to remain in the
darkness my uuthoughtful pen con
signed him, but justice to bis worth
and merit requires that I should make
the amende honorable.
General Mcßae has at last decided
his course in the superintendenev mat
ter by declining. The Georgia'Road
has lost the services of a good man,
aud the State Road is the gainer.
Hon. Benjamin Conley does not take
hold of our post office until the first or
July. This will allow Sam Bard time
to take down Grant’s picture, and have
a little more sealing wax color put on
the President’s nose.
The first installment of tho sub
scribed stock to the cotton factory has
been called, payable June Ist.
Roanoke.
The members of tho Bunker Hill
Monument Association, it is reported,
contemplate presenting the monument
and grounds to the city of Boston af
ter the coming centennial celebrution.
An Ohio girl got up the other morn
iug to bathe her face in the liquid dew
and cut off one of her fingers on an old
scythe hidden in the grass. There’s
always some drawback to sentiment.
The people of Lafayette, Ind., are
grumbling at a fire department which
costs $15,000 a year, aud actually per
mitted the engine house to burn down
over their heads, and that, too, in the
day time.
LIKE A ROMANCE.
The History of the Cotton Factories in
Augusta-A Chapter of Figures that
Reads Like a Romance.
fSpecial Correspondence of the Herald.]
Augusta, May 17,1875.
To the Editor of the Herald :
a cotton factory will not fay.
If the facts which I propose giving,
and which I obtained from President
W. E. Jackson, of the Augusta Cotton
Factory, of President H. H. Hickman,
of the Graniteville Manufacturing Co
mpany, and of President Win. C. Sibley,
of the Langley Manufacturing Com
pany (the two latter mills are seven
and ten miles from Augusta), do not
prove beyond cavil that those Atlan
tians who have or may tuko stock in
the proposed Atlanta Cotton Factory
are throwing their money away—are a
benighted set —then they may consider
me idiotic.
July I,lßsß—Thirteen gentlemen, of
which President Jackson was one, pur
chased the property of the Augusta
Manufacturing Company (now know r n
as the Augusta Factory) for $140,000,
on a credit of ten years, the interest
payable semi-annually and one-tenth
of the principal each year.
They then subscribed and paid in, as
a cash commercial capital, $60,000.
At the time of purchase the mills
were in a dilapidated condition, so
much so us to require ail their busi
uess capital, or the $60,000, to put
them in fair running order, and from
twelve to eighteen months’ timo was
mostly lost in doing the work. Yet
the interest and principal falling due
during the timo was promptly met by
tho earnings of tho mill, and at the
commencement of the fifth year to
save the interest the remaining in
stallments were paid off. Now it
must be borne in mind that this was
done by the earnings, and that all that
the stockholders were out of pocket
was the $60,000.
During the war they only made
enough to purchase contiguous to their
property one hundred and ten two
story brick tenement houses, twenty
four frames of a like character, and
more than three times as much land as
was included in the original purchase,
which, with $200,0000 of surplus on
hand, they concluded to give each
stockholder three shares for one, aud
to raise their $20t),000 of stock to $600,-
000. The above was done early in the
war, the last years of which they de
clared and paid over as high as seven,
eight aud nine hundred per cent., pay
able in Confederate money.
From July 1, 1865, up to April, 1874,
twenty per cent, per annum was paid
on the $600,000 in United States cur
rency, or 200 per cent, on the original
and only outlay of $60,000.
From the above date, April 7, they
commenced paying a dividend of 12
per cent.., with the intention of using
the surplus on hand, over the 12 per
cent.., to the increasing of the capacity
of the factory 50 per cent., aud which
was done by an expenditure of $362, -
oqr. x
Tne property stands on the compa
ny’s books at $840,000, and is richly
worth $1,000,000. if not $1,160,000. We
will strike a balance sheet at the first
valuation:
First incumbrance of promised
purchase money paid by the
earnings $ HO.OOO
Present valuation 1,000,000
Dividends paid during the war (af
ter the payment of the purchase
money), or from 25th of June,
1862, to the 24th of April, 1803,
were,in the aggregate, $0,000,000,
reduced to gold by table of cur
rent rates, at the several dates.. 423,000
Dividend in United States curren
cy, since the war to date 1,140,000
Total $2,703,000
Deduct first outlay, or commercial
capital 00.000
$2,643,000
The dividends on a capital of $600,060
were for eight and three-quarter years
at 20 per cent, per auuurn; and for one
and a quarter years, at 12 per cent, per
annum.
And this factory has only made, in
between sixteen and seventeen years,
the above amount. The present stated
value of the stock on the basis of $600,-
000, is $l6O per share, with none for
sale.
Description of Factory.
The main building is 500 by 52 feet;
three stories high, with two wings near
each end, either of which would make
a good sized country factory,and in the
centre of the main building a square
addition 67 by 67 feet (all built of brick),
in the basement of which are two Boy
den water wheels of 200 horse power
each, that cost $22,000. The office
building in front is 135 by 27 feet.
Off some 100 yards is a fire-proof
warehouse that will hold 3,000 bales of
cotton. In the factory are eight Bab
cock fire extinguishers aud water-plugs
for each floor.
Capacity, Ac.
There are 22,448 spindles, mostly of
the ring spindle; 722 looms, capable of
making 268,704 yards of sheeting per
week —average production about 510,-
yards a fortnight, consuming 400 bales
cotton.
No. of men employed 119
No. of women employed 292
Children 260
Total G7l
persons. Cash paid out for labor per
month $16,000. At the above rate
9,600 bales are consumed a year, and
$832,000 paid for labor. Francis Cog
in is superintendent, and P. S. Holden
assistant superintendent. No use stop
ping to eulogize any of this mill. The
wonderful result does that.
The present Augusta water power is
between four and five thousand horse
power. The capacity is sufficient if
you add that which might be saved by
night to run eight factories like the
“Augusta Factory.”
The Graniteville Factory.
I found President H. H. Hickman,
like President Jackson, exceedingly
courteous, and willing to give me any
facts desired. My main object being
simply to convince those who have
takeu stock in the Atlanta factory, and
those who may bo canvassing the wis
dom of manufacturing our cotton at
home instead of shipping it to Massa
clrCfeetts aud bringing the manufactured
material back, that they had better not
atop to weigh the matter longer, but
go to work, I only interviewed him
with reference to its paying. I learned
that previous to tho war the capital of
this company was about $485,000.
During the war 30 per cent, svas divid
ed in scrip, increasing the capital to
$716,500.
In 1867 Mr. Hickman was elected
President. The company was iu debt
$75,000, and paying twelve per cent,
interest for it. The assets were not
over half this amount. The factory
was badly run down; the machinery
was out of order. No improvements
had been made during the war except
to build a wareroom. Iu 1868, ’69, ’7O,
’7l and 1872 8 per cent, dividends were
paid ; in ’73,10 per cent.; in ’74, 15 per
cent.; iu 75, 11>£ per cent.; and, in ad
dition, be paid $153,909.25 for 1,100
shares of the stock and cancelled it,
reducing the capital $116,000, and he
rebuilt forty operatives’ houses and
almost rebuilt many of the old ones,
besides spending about $200,000 on the
mill, increasing the production of the
same from 120,000 yards to 217,000
yards per week ; and ho now has a
cash capital of $300,000 over and above
paying past dividends, for the improve
ments and cancellation of the above
stock. This stock is now rated at $l6O
per share—without a share on the
market.
Spindles, Looms. Ac., in the Factory.
Number of spindles, 23,700, three
fourths of which are the mule ; the bal
ance are of the ring variety. The for
mer do not produce as much as the
latter. The number of looms is 584.
In 1874 3,676,892 pounds, or 8,171 bales,
of cotton were manufactured and 10,-
536,500 yards of cloth made.
This factory is eleven miles from Au
gusta, on Horse Creek, but is managed
and controlled by President Hickman,
of that city.
Langley Manufacturing Company
factory is also on Horse Creek, eight
miles from Augusta.
I called on its President, William C.
Sibley, who, like the other gentlemen,
at once took down his books ami will
ingly gave me the desired information.
And just here I deem it due to each of
these splendid business mou to say that
they were not only generously frank,
but each speaks of the other in the
highest terms of praise. Jealousy and
illiberality is only exhibited in a small
son led business man.
The Langley Mill, President S. said,
was put in full force April 1, 1872,
(three years ago.) The capital was
$400,000, though $411,192 was expend
ed, upon which two annual dividends
have been paid of ten per cent. each.
After charging to profit and loss the
above $11,192, they have now a surplus
of $112,602, which, if divided, would
give over 27h£ per cent, more to the
stockholders, aud it' the $11,192 were
included, which is in reality profit, even
a larger dividend.
This is the result of a mill of 10,000
spindles and 328 looms in three years,
with over half of the operators new
hands that had to be taught the work.
In this connection I learned a very
important fact which most strikingly
proves what a factory will do towards
developing and building up a place.
This mill employs 325 persons, and
there is now in the immediate vicinity
of this mill a population of 800 per
sons where three years ago there were
not a half dozen souls, and if it had not
been for the factory there would have
been uo more.
This mill consumed 5,002 bales of
cotton or 2,270,919 pounds of cotton
last year. Number of yards of cloth
made in 1874—5,715,517, of which 3,-
145,000 was 4-4 goods. The specimens
seen were splendid having five threads
to the inch, more in the tilling than is
usual iu sheeting generally on sale.
These mills were all run during the
psst year ou full time.
Just at this date neither of them is
making money. The pi ice of cotton
and the price of goods will not pay.
The demand for goods does not war
rant the present price of the raw ma
terial.
<’ost as Between Steam aud Water.
This question was discussed. My
deductions from trie remarks made
were that there was not a great deal
of difference. More regularity of ma
chinery was conceded by the propelling
power given by steam, and that it was
a matter of question if it did not really,
if not quite, balance the other advan
tages claimed by water power, espe
cially if coal could be got, as in Atlan
ta, at a low price.
The day I was in Augusta the papers
had some notices of the efforts being
made to destroy the flattering and
high standing of Inman, Swan & Cos.,
but Sanders’ denial and tho dirty ve
nom exhibited iu the article assailing
them at once placed them fifty per
cent, stronger and higher in the esti
mation of all the business men with
whom T talked. W. H. W.
—
COLORED BAPTISTS.
Meeting of the Georgia State Conven
tion of the Missionary Baptists
(Colored.)
First Day’s Session.
[Special Correspondence of the Constitu
tionalist.]
Springfield Cittrch, 1
Washington, Ga., May 20, 1875. j
For the past week the colored popu
lation of Washington have been in a
stir in anticipation of the assembling
of the State Convention of Missionary
Baptists in the church at this place.
A notice of tho approaching event
was published last week in the local
paper here, the Gazette, and an invita
tion extended to all the citizens, both
white and colored, to attend the ses
sions, coupled with a notification that
if any desired to contribute anything
towards assisting in entertai -.ing the
visiting brethren it would be gratefully
received, etc., and could be sent to the
residence of the colored minister at
this place.
Committees have gone around and
solicited contributions in provisions or
money, and every family has contribu
ted liberally through the servants in
their employ.
On Thursday the 20th, the conven
tion assembled. A large uumber of
delegates had arrived the day before,
and “Freedom,” as the densely popula
ted colored settlement iu the suburbs
is designated, was overflowing with
visitors ; for, besides the ministers
and delegates who came from other
churches, tho adjacent country for
a long distance contributed largely to
swell the numbers.
Southwest of the town of Washing
ton, and just a mile from the Court
House, you enter “Freedom.” Some
half mile further, through a tortuous
and exceedingly narrow lane, stands
Springfield Baptist Church, on quite
au eminence, and surrounded by a few
scrubby looking pines. The building
is a good sized, plain, oblong framed
house, capable of seating on the floor
and in the gallery some three hundred
or more persons.
This State Convention, I learned upon
inquiry, and will state for the benefit of
those who, like myself, know little of
such things, is composed of delegates
from the Associations aud religious so
cieties throughout the State, each As
sociation or society being entitled to as
many as fifteen delegates, and not
allowed to send a less number than
four. Besides these regular delegates
si dec ted or elected by the several Asso
ciations, there is a very singular sort of
regulation iu force, which is, to admit
any member of any Baptist Church to
a life membership upon the payment of
five dollars, such delegate having an
equal vote and equal power and all the
privileges of any regular delegate sent
from any Association. It is the first
instance I have ever known of the pri
vilege of purchasing a seat in a delibe
rative body being allowed. And the
delegate who so buys his position has
the advantage of a lifetime place in the
Assembly, and cannot be left at home
by the will or desire of anybody else.
He purchases the position for life and
cannot be deprived of it It is verv
evident that the desire to ob
tain the five dollars, on the part of
the convention, is the cause of this, but
it seems to be a strange way to make
money, and a singular method of mak
ing delegates. It is a question to my
mind as to whom or what such dele
gates represent and in whose interest
they work. Who are their constitu
ents?
I was surprised and truly gratified to
notice the dignity with which the pre
siding officer, Rev. Frank Quarles, pre
sided, and to see with what prompt
ness, correctness and decision he made
his rulings. The good order preserved
by all the members is very much to
their credit, and might well be imitated
by some white assemblies it has been
my fortune to see. I was also struck
with the language, manner and real
good sense and capacity for reasoning
displayed in the speeches and remarks
ol a uumber of the delegates, some of
whom gave evidence of haviug attain
ed to a very considerable amount of
information upon subjects connected
with the church aud the business of
the convention, and a considerable
knowledge of affairs iu general. It is
my first experience in assemblies of
colored people, never before having
seen a deliberative body of that race.
At ten o’clock on the morning of the
20th the convention assembled in
Springfield Church. The following re
ligious exercises were gone through
with before the business of the conven
tion was reached: Devotional services,
led by Rev. J. 0. Bryan, who sang the
648th hymn aud offered up a prayer.
Then Rev. T. M. Allen sang and prayed;
Rev. Frank Beal, ditto; Rev. Daniel
Rosier ditto; Rev. Robt. Epps ditto;
Rev. David Hines ditto; exercises clos
ing with benediction by Rev. J. C.
Bryan. After an intermission of ten
minutes, the convention was again call
ed to order, aud Rev. Alexander Harris,
of Savannah, sang the 1096th hymn and
prayed and read the first chapter of
the Gospel of St. John and the second
chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians,
and preached the introductory sermon
from Second Timothy, second chapter,
part of first verse: “Be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus.” Prayer
by the Rev. Robert Epps. The Presi
dent, Rev. Frank Quarles, then sang
the 52d hymn and declared the conven
tion open and ready for business. On
motion of Rev. T. M. Allen, the conven
tion then went into business. On mo
tion, “the bounds of the convention
was struck” and the delegates names
enrolled.
Rev. Henry Jackson aud J. H. De La
Motta were appointed to read letters
and credentials. They read letters and
credentials of delegates from Middle
Georgia, South Western, Shiloh and
Mount Calvary Associations.
Convention then adjourned, with
benediction by Rev. Alexander Harris,
to half-past 2 o’clock P. M.
Afternoon Session.
The convention opened at 2:36 o’clock
with singing the 691st hymn aud prayer
by Rev. M. Allen.
The reading of communications from
Associations was continued, and letters
from the following Associations were
read: New Hope, Ebeuezer and Mt.
Olive. A communication was also read
front Zion Association in regard to
their withdrawing from the Conven
tion. On motion, this communication
was laid ou the table lor the present.
On motion of Rev. Henry Jackson,
the Rev. Frank Quarles was re-elected
by acclamation President for the en
suing year. On his acceptance he made
some very interesting and sensible re
marks. He spoke of the importance
of missions and of education. He said
they should do all in their power to
help themselves, and then get all the
help they could from their white breth
ren aud friends; that he hud never
spoken to any of the white brethren
in this State who were not willing to
aid them. Rev. J. C. Bryan was re
elected Vice-President, and Rev. Geo.
H. Dwello, Clerk, and Rev. J. A. James,
Assistant Clerk.
The following Commitcee on Applica
tions was appointed: Revs. T.M. Allen,
Jerry M. Jones, Lawrence Solomans,
Daniel Hines and James T. Talbot.
Mr. T. W. Callaway, of Ihe Georgia
State Baptist Convention (white), and
Rev. Harry Woodsmall, of the Ameri
can Bible Publication Society, were in
vited to seats on the floor. All visiting
brethren were also invited to seats on
the floor.
The following commit tees were ap
pointed :
On Preaching—Revs Lewis Wil
liams and his Deacons, Rev. Frank
Beal and I’ev. Toney Baker.
Ou Finance —Revs. Alexander Harris,
Robert Epps, J. H. Deliamotta, John
Bentley and Collin James.
On Missions—Revs. Henry Jackson,
Daniel Rosier, Wm. H. Styles, James
Tate, A. A. Blake, Wm. J. Campbell,
Levi Thornington, Clarke Gilmore and
Owen Me Art hey.
On Education—Revs. Wm. J. White,
J. M. Allen, J. R. Gibsc-n, K. Tatnal,
Robert Grant and Sylvan us Carter.
On Temperance—Sylvapns Carter,
David Hill, Deny Hurdeu, Eli Smtb,i
Henry Williams and Jas. S. Johnson.
The Committee on Applications read
report recommending Madison Associ
ation, the Fowltowu Association and
tho Western Association, into member
ship.
On motion, the report was received
aud adopted, and they woreadmmitted
into membership aud the right hand of
fellowship extended to their delegates.
The following resolution by the Rev.
J. A. James was adopted :
Retfulved, That a mass meeting be held
this evening at half-past eight o’clock.
Subject: Missions.
Also a resolution by Rev. Geo. H.
Dwelle:
That a mass meeting he held at the
same time on to-morrow evening the 2lst
Subject: Education.
A similar resolution for Saturday
evening offered by Rev J. C. Bryan
was also adopted. Subject: Finance.
The convention, on motion invited
newspaper reporters to seats ou the
floor.
The convention then broke up the
communication from Zion Association
in regard to withdrawal and referred it
to a special committee of nine, com
posed of the following members : Revs.
Green McArthey.T. M. Allen,J. C. Bryan,
Jerry M. Jones, Hen y Jackson,
Alexander Harris, Clark Crilmore, Robt.
Epps and David Harris. ]
On motion of Rev. J. M. Jones, it
was resolved that the Convention meet
daily at 9 o’clock A. M., adjourn at 1
P. M., meet at 3 P. M. and adjourn at
5 P. M.
After benediction by the President,
the convention adjourned to half-past
New Series—Vol. 3. No. 101
9 o clock to-morrow. Friday morning
Aud so ended my first day in an as
sembly of this kind. I saw and read
many curious things, which interested
me very much. lam convinced that if
our people would visit these meetings
and show more interest in the spiritual
and mental progress of the race, much
might be done towards their improve
ment in every way, and a great good
might be accomplished.
But I have trespassed too much
upon your valuable space to consume
any more of it in comment. I will leave
that to the final adjournment of the
Convention and the conclusion of inv
report
I do not clearly understand what is
meant by the “Mass Meeting” which
the Convention resolved to have ever\
evening. If I can get an op port unit
I will attend one and give your readers
the benefit of my experience. A.
GHABBHOPPER RUIN.
The Whole Northwest Threatened—
Chicago and Vincennes Already-
Reached by the Vanguard of the
Destroyers.
[Chicago Tribune.]
The great army of grasshoppers that
poured its vast multitudes over the
Northwest last Summer reached far iu
this direction, the van penetrating as
far as Viuceunes, although not in suf
ficient force to make any general devas
tation. An irregular triangle, with that
for its apex aud the Rocky Mountains
for its base, would include tho territory
thus far swept over by the victorious
pest, including large portions of Kan
sas aud Missouri, aud almost all of
Minnesota, Nebraska, lowa aud Dakota
The question which now agitates tho
commercial interests of the country is:
Can the grasshoppers be kept within
that territory, or will they, as some
predict, overrun Canada, Northern
New York and the Eastern States ? It
is held that in thickly-settled parts of
the country, where small farms abound,
there can be no great danger from
them, as the birds and domestic fowls
will keep down their numbers, but if
the invasion is made by such over
whelming hosts as defeated all mea
sures of protection last summer, such
instrumentalities will have little effi
ciency at first, however powerful they
may thin their ranks iu course of time.
And even in tho event of the advancing
plague being successfully stayed in its
progress east, it can hardly be expected
that Illinois, lying as it does on the
border line, and already partially in
vaded, will escape the attack of vora
cious legions, if the vast hordes of
grasshoppers shall issue forth again.
The intense cold of last win lei and
the protracted frosts of the spring
have been relied upon by the ag
ricultural community to effectually
rid them of this plague. As late as the
last day of April there was a severe
freeze, doing much damage to fi uit, but
which was borne with cheerfulness as
being sure death to the grassho, pers.
Now the report comes that iu South
western Missouri “the young grasshop
pers are devouring everything green
The people are panic-stricken. Cattle
and horses are dying of starvation.
Everything is being eaten by the pests.”
Similar news comes from Southern and
Western Kansas, aud large sections of
Minnesota, lowa and Nebraska; are de
clared to be doomed. In the south
western portion of the latter State,
they are already swarming out by the
million, wit h millions yet iu the ground,
All this,and only two weeks since a frost.
With the cessation of the old rains and
the increasing warmth of the sun, it is
to be expected that the millions of eggs
in the ground will send forth their
myriad swarms, and the invasion of the
grasshoppers begin. Iu that case it
can hardly be hoped that Chicago will
escape a visitation. Already the pre
monitory signs have appeared. The
warmth of the sun during the past
week lias had the effect of causing the
appearance of young grasshoppers in
the southern sections of this city, on
the Hyde Park line, and, although at
present in a state of inactive torpor,
the establishment of warm weather
will send them scurrying through the
air, their numbers rapidly increasing,
until the vast and compact host of the
main aimy joins them.
The so-called grasshoppers that have
been the plague of the West are really
a species of locust, and have all the
voracious appetite aud omnivorous
taste of the genuine African locust.
Instead of proceeding by jumps like
the common grasshopper, these locusts
go long distances in the air, flying aud
borne by the wind. They move along
at a height of from 30 to 100 yards above
the ground, and extending upward as
far as the eye can reach. The flying
swarms are described as looking like
gieat bankt of suow when illuminated
by the sunshine, and again like clouds
tossing and rolling in a strong wiud.
When making their descent upon tho
country, an i under impulsion from the
wind, they rattle against the window
panes like hail, and beat against the
face of whomsoever may be out at the
time, descending in such myriads that
it would be as impossible to escape
their contact as it would be to avoid
being rained on when out in a show
er. The concussion of their mil
lion of wings on the air makes a whiz
zing roar, plainly heard as they fly
overhead. It is this ability to make
long and high flights that bids fair to
make them such a pest in Chicago.
They fly with the wind and without in
telligent direction, dropping, after a
flight of a few hours, on any pkice
they may happen to be over, whether
land or water, town or country, and at
tack destructively whatever they can.
The country is stripped bare of green
and living tilings ; cattle, and even hu
man beings, die of starvation. Gen.
Ord, commanding the Military Depart
ment of the Platte, last fall reported
that the bodies of people who died of
starvation were found by his men in
their marches, and men and women
were discovered whose only means of
subsistence for days was clothing,
which they gnawed at like rats. Had it
not been for the efforts of the charita
ble all over the country, thousands
whose crops had been destroyed by
this pest would have starved to death
last winter.
Saratoga will be the proper place to
send your obnoxious relatives to this
season. Anew rifle club has pur
chased shooting grounds there.
The man “ whose departure left a
blank in our house ” did not die. He
was a census taker and will return
again.— N. O. Republcan.
The fear of approaching death, which
in youth we imagine must cause much
inquietude to the aged, is very seldom
the souree of much uneasiness.—Haz
litt
When they catch a man in Dubuque
looking into windows after dark a crowd
sits down on him and rubs pepper iuto
his eyes, and his reformation is marvel-.
1 ously rapid.