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THJ3 CONSTITUTIONALIST
SATURDAY, May 29, 1875.
Mr. George N. Dexter has been ap
pointed agent for the Constitutionalist
at Madison and for Morgan county.
The “Commodore” will be obeyed and
respected accordingly.
Grant has at last concluded to be
stow an office upon Jack Brown, the
defeated candidate for Congress in the
Americus district. Ee shoves out
Holtzclaw.
A correspondent of the Waynesboro
Expositor says the practice of the
sheriff of that couuty, “allowing such a
mass of ebony in tho Court House as
to crowd out white folks, is suspicious
Democracy.”
The winner of the Oaks races at Ep
som, England, is announced this morn
ing in our cable dispatches. We regret
that the displacement of our Stud Book
prevents us from giving a sketch of the
lucky nag.
The annual catalogue of Wesleyan
Female College shows the total num
ber of girls iu attendance to be 193
senior class, 27; junior, 53; sophomore,
50. j ,
Our merchants say that we have
about reached bed-rock or hard-pan in
commercial stagnation ; and, as matters
can be no worse, it is to be hoped that
they will rapidly grow better. It would
be a pity for our city and its people if
they literally stood still from now until
next September. Cannot somebody
get up a little excitement and so break
the spell of dullness ?
It is not often that a Christian is
converted to Judaism or a Jew to
Christianity, but this change of faith
happens occasionally. Iu our news
columns will be found an extraordina
ry account of the reception of a young
Christian woman into the faith Israel.
She hid married a Jew, and thought
it best to embrace her husband’s re
ligion, after due thought, reflection and
preparation.
AVEbeg to disclaim having inserted
anything in this paper intended as a
fling at the Charlotte Observer, and
what the deuce our friends there are
driviug at when they shoot off a volca
no of bile we can’t understand. The
writer was treated with every courtesy
by his confreres there, and will ever
recall his visit, with all its hard work,
to that goodly city as something pleas
ant to remember. We didn’t do it—
you fellows have got something wrong.
Not the least interesting portion of
our paper to-day is the news from the
Georgia growing crops. No matter
what profession we may follow, we are
all vitally concerned in the productions
of mother earth. It is gratifying to
read that the prospects are generally
splendid. Farmers iu many counties
are cutting wheat and oats; corn, cot
ton and all the rest are doing well.
Rains have fallen in Central Georgia
during the week, but in the Southwest
and Savannah river counties a three
weeks drought prevailed. Nothing,
however, is past redemption.
The telegraph brings news this
morning of a very painful character.
Far away, iu the Orient, an earthquake
has caused much damage to property
and loss of life and limb. In Holyoke,
Mass., a Roman Catholic Church was
burned, and, in the flames and amid
the crush of frenzied people, seventy
live persons were killed. The displace
ment of a candle caused this work of
ruin and death. Wo cannot be too
careful of fire, in any shape, and it is
simply criminal to build a public edifice
without providing ample avenues of
egress and escape.
Col. Carey W. Styles has said some
pretty hard things about this journal in
his day and paper—the Albany Neios.
But after the following handsome com
pliments, we will have to forgive him :
“The above (quoting them) are the
expressive head lines to the ac
count given by the Augusta Con
stitutionalist, of the great field day
of Liberty at Charlotte, on the
20th. They indicate the brilliant pro
ceedings of the celebration, the de
tails of which fill seventeen columns of
that enterprising paper. The Constitu
tionalist deserves great credit for its
extraordinary feat in journalistic en
terprise. On the morning of the 2lst
inst. it chronicled and-sent out to thou
sand of readers‘all the important'
events of the centennial, commenting
at 9 a. m. on the 20th, and ending at 12
that night.”
®l)c iaily (fonstitutionalist.
A CHAPTER OF HORRORS.
FIRE AND EARTHQUAKE.
A Catholic Church Burned and Many
Lives Lost—Heartrending Scenes—
A Destructive and Fatal Catastro
phe in Asia Minor.
Springfield, May 28. —The French
Catholic Church of South Holyoke has
been burned. A candle on the altar
fired the drapery. Most of those in
the body of the church escaped, those
in the gallery mostly perished. The
service had nearly closed and vespers
were being sung. There was but one
exit from the gallery, which extended
round the building. There were seven
hundred worshippers present, seventy
five of whom perished. Efforts of peo
ple to get into the church to rescue
friends iucrcased the confusion and ad
ded disaster. Personal violence had to
be used in several instances to keep
women from rushiDg into the flames to
save children.
The church was established seven
years ago. The parish included all the
French Catholics in the vicinity, num
bering 2,000. The church was built iu
1870, and was 100 by 60 feet. Two
stories were entirely of pine wood. The
| galleries on the sides and north end
were about 25 feet wide. There were
two doors in the north end and a vesti
bule, from which two doors opened into
the body of the church. The galleries
opened into the vestibule. At the rear
end was another door, by which a few
persons escaped. Immediately upon the
breaking out of the flames all the occu
pants of the galleries rushed to the
east door so that they fell upon
one another, and choked up the
doorways with their bodies piled
in all ways seven or eight feet
deep, and here most of tho lives were
lost. From this mass Chief Mullin res
cued one young woman, after t iking off
two dead bodies from above her. It
was almost impossible to face the
flames, and Chief Mullin and others had
their clothes almost burned from them,
and were badly burned themselves
about the hands. In the rear of the
church was the priest’s residence,
which was also destroyed. The walls
were pulled down after the fire was
nearly put out. One woman jumped
from the highest window down upon
the front steps, breaking an arm, but
she is not known to have been other
wise injured. A man with two children
in his arms jumped from a window and
escaped. One poor woman, enveloped
in flames, shrieked,“For God’s sake save
me,” and she was dragged out by John
Lynch. The latest dispatch to the
Republican from Holyoke says it is not
quite certain that all the bodies have
been taken from the ruins. In haste
to get as many as possible from the
building before it fell, many were taken
out a short distance, and it is possible
a few moie may be taken from the
debris.
Further Particulars of the Church
Tragedy—A Father and Husband
Becomes Insane —Foi*at FLc®s Ad
vancing—Four Children Burned—
A Gay Lothario Cowhided.
Holyoke, May 28. —Fifty bodies were
identified iu addition to fifteen or
twenty at once removed to their homes.
Seventy are dead, forty are more or
less burned and otherwise injured. A
person who lost a wife and daughter
lias become insane.
Phillipsburg, Pa., May 28.— The
forest lire is fast approaching this
town. Assistance has been sent Tor.
Versailles, Ohio, May 28. —Four
children were burned to death. One
endeavored to light a Are with coal
oil.
Detroit, May 28—Lieut. Gov. H. H.
Holt was cowhided for alleged famil
iarity with a lady named Mrs. Trott.
London, May 28.—The Levant Herald
says a series of terrible earthquake
shocks occurred at the begiuning of
May iu the province of Baroussa, Asia
Minor. Six hundred houses were de
stroyed. Accounts so far received show
tiiat 761 lives have been lost ana 187
persons injured. Total number of
killed still unknown.
Dr. Hardeman Seriously Wounded.
[Special to the Constitution.!
Social Circle, May 27. —Monroe, in
this county, was the theatre last night
of blood-letting, not laid down as or
thodox in medical practice. Mr. Ebb.
Hardeman and Charles Harrison hail a
misunderstanding about business mat
ters, which resulted in blows. Dr. Har
deman took up for his brother and ad
vanced on Harrison. Harrison fired,
wounding the doctor in the shoulder.
Young Harrison then fled, but was fol
lowed by both the Hardemans, who met
him, one at one door and tho other at
the other door. Young Harrison fired
two or three times, wounding the doc
tor in the left breast. The wounds are
serious, though not necessarily fatal.
Dr. W. F. AA’estmoreland was summoned
from Atlanta and came down on the
morning train. Harrison was arrested
and will have a preliminary examina
tion to-morrow. C.
Y. M. C. A.
A Large Gathering—Enthusiastic Re
ception of General Lee’s Daughter—
Mr. Wallace makes a Speech.
Richmond, A t a., May 28.—Three hun
dred aud thirty-five delegates regis
tered representing thirty States and
Provinces. J. W. Wallace, of Georgia,
addressed the Convention. Over $9,000
were subscribed for the Executive Com
mittee of Subscription.
Miss M. C. Lee, the General's daugh
ter, in behalf of the Washington-Lee
University Association, was received
with prolonged applause. Thanks were
returned by a unanimous rising vote.
W. P. Mumford, of Virginia, and J.
Hardie, of Alabama, are ou the Execu
tive Committee.
The Convention meets next at To
ronto.
SPORTING NEWS.
The Savannah Regatta and Baltimore
Races.
Baltimoke, May 28.—Selling race.
Seven started. "Dead heat between
Century and Cariboo. Time 3:09%. —
In the second trial. Cariboo won. Time
3:10%. Secoud race, Tom Ochiltree
won. Time 2:43%.
Third race. Five started. Keene
Richards won the first: Huckleberry
tho secoud and third. Time 1:44%,
1:45 and 1:46%. Fourth race. Spend
thrift won. Time 2:13.
Savannah, May 28.—The water was
rough. Only the Eleanor, of Charles
ton was able to round the buoy. Time
2 hours and 45 seconds. The Wave, of
the second class, won in 2 hours and 20.
biini)tes; Nafvette won the third. ejass,
beating the Zephyr, 4 minutes- -27 se
conds.- •
Patterson, May 28.—Deariug
Wells; iavSntor of wood type and job
printing, is dead.
AUGUSTA, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 39. 1875.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Carlists Kill an Admiral—Panic
in American Stocks in London—The
English Turf—Paul Boynton Again.
London, May 28. —A Spanish Admiral
was killed and four officers wounded
by a Carlist battery at Mount Rico.
To-morrow’s settlements at the Stock
Exchange are awaited with some an
xiety. It is feared that the fall in Erie
and Anglo-Ameiican telegraph stock
will cause some failures.
At eight o’clock this morning Paul
Boynton had progressed seven miles in
a direct line from the French coast,
and was making steadily for the Eng
lish shore.
The race for the Oaks stake took
place at Epsom to-day, aud was won by
Spinaway. Lady Love was second, and
Sister-to-Musket third. There were
seven starters.
Paris, May 28.—The committee of
thirty have decided to consider, first,
the public powers ; the Senate
bill; and third, the electoral bill.
FROM W ASHINGTON.
Decoration Day no Holiday—Another
Pow-Wow—Pierrepont Will Make
Many Changes in the South—Suita
ble Republicans Scarce.
Washington, May 28.— The Post
master General telegraphs to his depu
ties that Decoration Day is not a legal
holiday. Post Offices are to be con
ducted as usual.
The Indians had another talk to-day.
They renew complaints that agents
cheat them.
The President signed the commission
of Jacob Brown, Collector of the Fourth
District, of Floiida, and Thomas
Simons, as Assistant Attorney General.
Many changes are threatened by Pier
repont in the South. His trouble is in
finding suitable Republicans to fill
places.
Consuls Recognized.
Washington, May 28.—The President
recognized the following; Wallace Og
den, Consul for the Argentine Repub
lic at New Orleans; Benjamin P. John
son, Consul for the Argentine Republic
at Satilla, Ga.; Ramau Salas, Vice-Con
sul for the Argentine Republic at Sa
vannah.
Minor Telegrams.
Kansas, May 28.— Torrents of rain are
washing the grasshoppers. It is hope
the plague is ended.
Norfolk, May 28.—Conservatives
elected all members of Council.
Boston, May 28.—Abraham Jackson,
alleged defaulting lawyer, was indicted
on three counts for false pretences, for
gery and embezzlement. Bail $64,000.
St. Lours, May 28. —Tho diamonds of
the Riatori troupe, valued at $2,000 were
found on the person of the color ed por
ter of the sleeping car.
Constantinople, May 12.—American
Minister Maynard has arrived.
Happy Jank
ISpeeial to the Herald.]
WAsmNGTON, D. C., May, 27.—Jaek
Brown is to-day appointed to succeed
Holtzclaw. It is thought there will be
no trouble about his goiDg in at once
Specks.
REV. JAMES S. LAMAR.
A Beautiful Pen Picture of the Chris
tian Church —The Old Field and the
New.
The readers of the Standard will par
don me, I trust, if I speak in this arti
cle of myself aud uiy surroundings. My
apology is the fact that I have lately
changed my base and entered upon a
new work ; and with the consciousness
of novel influences and associations, I
I liud it difficult to write impersonally'.
I flatter myself, too, that a little ego
tism, like a little nonsense, now and
then, is relished by the wisest men.
Leaving Augusta was exceedingly
painful to me. During the whole of
my public life it has been my home,
swv*et home—the scene of many hard
struggles and of some triumphs. I
loved it. All my experiences there,
whether joy r or grief, of smiles or tears,
bound me to it—identified me with it.
The citizens had honord me far beyond
my deserts, aud the excellent brethren
loved me with pure hearts fervently.
Many of them, most of them, were to
me as my own children. All of them
were honored and beloved as brethren;
a few tenderly, affectionately regarded
as mothers.
It was a sad partiug. But the Lord
had called, and we obeyed.
My successor, Bro. Z. T. Sweeney, I
am glad to say, is a good man and true,
one who will ably and efficiently carry'
on the work there. He has already
commended himself to the confidence
and love of the brethren, and the re
spect and esteem of the community.
He is comparatively young, but he is
gifted, studious and pious ; and, as I
doubt not that he will be faithful to
the word of the Lord and the sacred
trust committed to him, I look with
confidence for a large ingathering, and
a blessed upbuilding as the result of
his efforts.
Turning now to the scene of my
present labors, I find on reaching
Louisville a state of things most
favorable and promising.
The congregation is large, intelligent
and blessed with the means of doing
much good. Better than all, they are
united and hartnouious, aud seem earn
estly devoted to the truth and zealous
in good works. Their reception of me
and mine was kind and cordial beyond
all expression. I could but admire aud
praise the goodness of my Father, who,
in calling me to make this change of
residence and work, had but translated
me out of one scene of love into an
other.
By combining and concentrating all
the elements of influence and power
now in the church, and by quiet, steady,
earu( st, persevering and prayerful ef
fort, this important congregation will
become indeed a city set upon a hill.
The present excellency and efficiency
of the church here I regard as a living
commendation of the ability and faith
fulness of the eminent and devoted
brethren who preceded rue. Wherever
Igol am glad to see and hear evi
dences of the esteem and love in which
they are held. This rejoices my heart.
Nothing could be sadder than for me
to find that the labors and sacrifices of
these good brethren were forgotten or
undervalued, or that the ties of affec
tion between them and the church, once
so closely bound, were now broken or
relaxed.
Some who, in former days, contribu
ted their talents and influence to the
upbuilding of this church, are now in
other fields, still laboring for the sal
vation of men and the glory of God.
'Some have “crbssed tWxVverj”[aqd ate
resting, on the swqet Eden shore. And
from that other aide There oomes back
to us, one and 1 alt, this sweht message
'of IbVe’i" “B 6 thofi faithful untcli dpath,
and I will give' thee a crown of life. ”
J. S. L.
JUDAISM.
Her Husband’s Religion—Embraced
by a Wife Reared a Christian—Re-
Married to Him Whom She Had Al
ready Given Her Heart and Hand—
A Picture in the Synagogue Shaarai.
The Synagogue Shaarai Berocho, in
Sixth street, New York city, was open
ou last Saturday afternoon, and nearly
half the three hundred seats were filled.
Before an altar covered with a rich blue
cloth, bordered with gold, was a desk
at which tho rabbi, with his back turn
ed to the congregation, read or rather
chanted the musical Hebrewseriptures.
He was habited iu a long loose black
gown aud wore a miter of a dark color;
and as he stood thus he faced a heavy
curtain of black velvet, richly em
broidered with gold, that hung on the
wall. Above him burned the light that
the pious Hebrew keeps bright during
twenty-four hours of the Sabbath. On
the platform by the side of the rabbi
sat the president and the officers of the
synagogue with light scarfs of black
and white thrown about their shoul
ders. At a signal from the rabbi, after
the first long chant, one of these men
arose and drew aside the velvet curtain,
exposing to view some sliding doors
that opened upon the holy shrine iu
which were stored the five books of
Moses written in Hebrew upon rolls of
parchment. Reverently was one of
these rolls brought forward and partly
opened, that the learned rabbi might
read the day’s lesson. Then was it as
reverently replaced.
So far the services had been con
ducted entirely iu Hebrew ; but now
the rabbi turned and spoke a few low
words in English, in response to which
a young woman quietly stepped before
him. It was Henrietta Held, a young
German girl born of Protestant parents.
Several months ago she was married
by civil contract to an Israelite, Lewis
Kahn, son of the conspicuous Hebrew.
Dr. Maix Kahn. At the time of the
marriage the husband placed no re
striction upon the religious belief of
the wife, but as the time passed by she
became impressed by the beautiful trust
of the Jewish faith, and then followed
the desire that her children should be
born in the church of their father.
Feeling thus, she went; a few weeks
ago to Marx Cohn, tho good rabbi of
her husband’s synagogue, aud made
known her desire.
The Jewish Catechism.
“My dear daughter,” said he, as he
gave to her the catechism, the creed,
aud the history of the Jews, “it may be
hard for you to believe the teachings
of our books. Wo do not seek to make
converts, but we will gladly welcome
you if you choose to come.”
When she next visited the good
rabbi she said: “Rabbi. I have read
carefully and studied diligently, but I
do not see that I need to be more than
pure in heart, kind to the poor, honest
to my husband, aud true to God, in or
der to be a good Jewish woman. These
Tam Lkj obi IV(S I *_!!.*“ ± .
Iu all the rabbi’s life-long experience
she was the first Christian that had
asked to be received by him into the
church of the Jews, aud she wished to
come quietly, in faith, and without
pomp.
As the beautiful young woman stood
alone lief ore the good rabbi on Satur
day afternoon the picture was one to
be remembered. The rabbi was attired
in his long dark gown, and the candi
date before him wore rich silks and
laces. She is only nineteen years old,
of medium size, with a strong, thought
ful and gentle face, aud an abundance
of light hair. She answered the ques
tions put to her by the rabbi in a clear,
calm voice, without hesitation. The
ceremony was brief, the forms as fol
lows, having been specially prepared
for the occasiou by Mr. Cohn, the cele
brant ;
Rabbi -My dear woman, what brought
thee to-day to tho house of God?
Woman—l came here to-day to be
come a member of the Jewish faith.
Rabbi —Whom dost thou seek ?
Woman—l seek to enter into the holy
communion of your ancestors.
Rabbi—Art thou acquainted with, and
instructed in, those sacred principles
and doctrines of tho covenant which
God has made with our forefathers ?
Woman—l am, and will obey aud
execute them with all my heart aud
soul, even at the sacrifice of my life.
Rabbi—And now, dear woman, in
conformity with those doctrines and
divine precepts, I call on thee to an
swer truthfully the followiug question:
What is the first fundamental doctrine
of the Mosaic faith?
Woman—The first fundamental doc
trine of the Mosaic faith is Shrna Is
rael, Adonoj Elohenn, Adonoj Echod.
Hear, O. Israel ! The Lord our God.
The Lord is one !
Rabbi—Dost thou understand this
doctrine, and art thou convinced of its
truth ?
The Candidate’s Tow.
Woman—l am, and I will profess it
all the days of rr.y life.
Rabbi—And now recite the ten com
mandments.
(The woman here repeated them.)
Rabbi—Please recite the fundamen
tal articles of religion.
(The woman rehearsed the thirteen
creeds.)
Rabbi—Which are the command
ments which a woman in Israel has to
observe ?
Woman—Nido, Chalo, Hadloko. The
first signifying that she shall not trans
gress the laws of cleanliness ; the sec
ond, that she shall ever put by a part
of her dole for the poor, and the third
that she shall light the candle of the
Sabbath on Friday night.
Rabbi—How many festivals iu the
year ?
Woman—Three ; the Passover, the
Feast of the Weeks or Pentecost, and
the Feast of tho Tabernacles.
Rabbi—How many holidays besides
these festivals ?
Woman—Two ; New Year’s and the
Day of Atonement.
The rabbi then turned, drew aside the
velvet curtain, opened the doors of the
shrine, and exhibiting the scrolls of
parchment to the candidate, made this
proclamation :
“ And now, my dear woman, since
thou hath williugly and freely accepted
the truths of Judaism, I announce in
the name of the Lord that thou art duly
confirmed in the divine covenant, and
have entered the sacred fold. Mayest
thou feel the great importance of this
hour. Bend before this sacred shrine
that I may impart to thee the blessing
which God has given into the hands of
His servants, and may the Lord grant
that it shall follow thee in thy journey
in life. (The candidate here knelt be
fore the Rabbi’s desk.) Tho Lord let
shine His countenance upon thee! The
lift up His .face ,up.on ,thea. and
giv thee peace!-. Amen J”. t
Woman—God and Father, from the
death of my heart I offer thanks for,
the blissful holir* I have enjoyed in
Thy House to-day. May Thy holy
faith be impressed upon my soul. It
shall be a lamp to my steps and a
light to my path. Under Thy guidance,
O Lord, I enter the future ; in Thee I
trust and fear not. And now I close
this solemn hour with heart lifted up
uuto Thee, imploring Thy heavenly
blessing. Grant that it may guard me
from evil and temptation ? “ May these
words of my mouth be acceptable in
Thy glorious presence ? Amen.
The rabbi then formally received the
candidate into his flock with a cordial
clasp of his hand, which action of his
was imitated by Isaac Netter, the Presi
dent, and by the other dignitaries of
the synagogue. As she returned to her
seat, in her husband’s pew, the women
welcomed her with kisses.
On Sunday she was quietly married
to her husband under the rites of her
new religion.
GEOIIGIA*CROP NEWS.
LETTER FROM LINCOLN.
The Cotton, Wheat, Corn, and Oat
Crops—How Freed men are Work
ing—Negro Boy Burned.
1 From our Regular Correspondent.]
Goshen, Lincoln County, Ga., I
May 24th, 1875. \
Dear Constitutionalist— l take this
opportunity of dropping you a line or
two, giving you a little information
concerning
The Crops in this Portion of the
Country.
The farmers are very busy at this
season of the year, being engaged prin
cipally in chopping out cotton and
plowing it over for the first time. The
most of them have very good stands of
the plant, while there are here and
there one who has some cotton not up
yet. The plant looks very well, but, of
course, it is too early" to begin to
prophesy as to what kind of a crop we
will have.
Oats and Wheat
in somo places are looking very well,
and promise a very good yield, while
in other pdaces the rust has begun to
show itself, and will materially injure
the crop. In one or two localiiies the
rust is very bad. A farmer told me
last week that any man could get his
crop of wheat, as it now stauds, for
what it cost him to plant it. This, how
ever, is an exceptional case. Rain is
badly ueeded, aud a good shower at
this juncture would help the oat crop
no little.
The Freedineu are Working Very Well,
notwithstanding we are just ou the
borders of South Carolina. Some of
them are doing well financially. To
day I visited a gentleman who informed
me that on his place there were some
thirty freedmeu, and that, with the ex
ception of three or four, all of them
were far enough ahead to lay in a
year’s supplies and pay cash for them,
while quite all of them owned horses
or mules. These, however, may be bet
ter off than the larger proportion of
the race. I only speak of thiugs as fal
as my observation extends., ...
a iieeutuau living on Capt. Sales
farm, in this place, came very near be
ing
Burned to Death
recently. It appears that about bed
time he went into an adjoining room iu
his father's house, as was supposed, to
lie down; when some time after, his
mother hearing a strange noise iu the
room went into it and discovered the
boy lying on the hearth with his feet iu
the lire. It is thought he had a fit, as
he was unable to tell how he came
there. One of his legs and feet were
very severely burned, and amputation
may be necessary. Chalmette.
Albany News: Wo have had no
rain in this locality since the 12th, and
crops are beginning to suffer seriously,
Much of the corn has stopped growing
aud looks sickly. Gardens are failing
fast, and we shall be without vegeta
bles very soon if rain does not come to
the rescue.
Covington Enterprise: The grain
crops look very well. Some rust has
appeared on the wheat, which will, we
fear, damage it materially. Corn is
small by the lateness of the season,
but looks well. Cotton is small and
does not look promising. A good rain
would be of great benefit to all crops.
We had the pleasure of eating three or
four slices of a full grown ripe water
melon ou Tuesday List. Capt. Willie
Brown is the gentleman who presented
the same to this deponent.
North Georgia correspondence of the
Covington Enterprise : Crop prospects
are very good. Wheat is splendid. Corn
and oats are good, and a plentiful
yield of the “staff of life” is in pros
pect for the good denizens of this re
gion of count ry. The contrast between
the grain growing people here aud the
cotton planters in your section is
greatly iu favor of the grain growers.
Here provisions are plenty, and to be
bought at reasonable prices; there
they are scarce aud high. If our cot
ton planters would come up and take a
look at things, I am persuaded they
would quickly learn the difference be
tween making provisions, and living,
aud raising cotton and merely exisiting.
Money is scarce here, as it is every
where else ; but the merchants appear
to be doing good business for the times
and the season. —Columbus Correspon
dence Covington Enterprise.
Morgan county: We have seen fine
samples of wheat from the farm of our
neighbor, Mr. S. J. Harwell. It is nearly
ready for the scythe, and makes one
think of living without so much buy
ing. We have had flue rains in our im
mediate vicinity within the last few
days, and hope it has been general.
Everything is brightening up and farm
ers are much encouiaged. We have
takeu pains, during the past week, to
make inquiries of farmers of our own
and other .counties of the crop pros
pects. They report encouragingly in
most instances. We hear of some rust
in small grain, especially spring oats,
but corn and cotton, though back
ward, are in good condition, and
promise well. All things consid
ered, the outlook is hopeful.
Sandersville Herald: Wheat cutting
by machinery and two horse cultivat
ing plows are iu successful operation
on the plantation of R L. & G. D. Wor
then. These gentlemen are doing much
toward the introduction of improved
agricultural implements in this county.
Only a few days ago they received a
Diamond Cotton Chopper, which they
are experimenting with, and will re
port upon soon.
Mr. David Sheffield calls the atten
tion of the Thomasville Enterprise to a
species of native grass which b.e has
found very advantageous feed to his
cows. He says his milch cows eat it
readily and it greatly increases the
quantity of milk. [lt is a wirey, tough
kind of grass, flourishing mostly in a
damp soil, where it grows from one to
three feet highland lain fruit at this
season. There’is hp's6'u£t t&at the
forage, gxassee needed in this country
are already here and always have been,
but our farmers are waiting “for some
body else to find them out.’’
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
North America—Twentieth Annual
Session —First Day’s Proceedings.
] Richmond Enquirer, 27th.]
The Convention met at 11:30 o’clock
a. m. in the main audience room of the
Seventh-street Christian Church, and
was called to order by Mr. F. D. Tay
lor, of Detroit, Michigan, President of
the last Convention. In consequence
of the unexpected detention of many
delegates, on motion of Mr. Mcßurney,
of New York, the organization was
postponed until 4 p. m.
Mr. Taylor then called to the Cha r
Rev. Mr. Taggart, of Pennsylvania,
who opened the devotional exercises,
consisting of singing, prayer and quo
tations of Gospel promises, which con
tinued uutil hair-past 12 m.
The meeting was concluded with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Taggart, and the
benediction by Rev. J. Z. Tyler.
Afternoon Session.
At 4. p. m. the President called the
Convention to order, and all joined iu
singing the hymns, “Lord at Thy
Mercy Seat,” and “Blest be the Tie.”
The Rev. J. Z. Tyler, pastor of the
Seventh Street Christian Church, read
the thirteenth chapter of First Corin
thians, and Rev. Dr. J. L. M. Curry
made a prayer.
On motion of T. K. Cree, of Washing
ton, D. C., J. V. L. Graham, of Balti
more, was elected temporary Secre
tary.
Opening Remarks of the President.
The President congratulated the Con
vention upon the auspicious opening of
its twentieth annual session. This oc
casion had been one of peculiar interest
and the subject of special prayer since
the cordial in vital ion to meet "in Rich
mond was accepted with such unanim
ity at Dayton, Ohio, last year. The
President further called attention to the
encouraging news received during the
past year from all parts of the South;
and not the South only, but from the
North, East and West, too, there were
such evidences of progress in the Chris
tian work as had never before been
known in the same length of time.
This, ho said, is the second meeting of
the Convention in Richmond. Seven
teen Associations, represented by fifty
one delegates, met iu this city eighteen
years ago. Then the Association work
was in its infancy; now it is in the
prime of its manhood.
T. K. Cree, of Washington City,
moved that there be appointed a tem
porary committee on business, con
sisting of seven members, to whom
all matters of business should be re
ferred until a permanent organization
shall have been effected. Agreed to
and the committee appointed.
James McCormick, Jr., of Harris
burg, Pa., moved that there be-ap
pointed a committee of one from each
State, Territory and Province to nomi
nate permanent officers. The resolu
tion was adopted and the President
were iu const*! -
tation the Convention took a recess of
a half hour, which was devoted to sing
ing.
Officers Elected.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported the following officers
unanimously selected, and they were
elected by the Convention:
President, Joseph Hardie, of Selma,
Alabama. Vice Presidents, R. K. Rem
ington, Massachusetts; Thomas K.
Jessop, New York; J. B. Morrow, Nova
Scotia; L. W. Munhall, Indiana; Geo.
Hayne, Ontario; M. S. Crosby. Michi
gan; I). C. English, New Jersey; J. B.
O’Bryan, Tennessee; D. A. Waldron,
lthode Island; John L. Wheat, Kentuc
ky; D. R. Noyes, Minnesoto; W. I’.
Munford, Virginia.
Recording Secretary, J. V. L. Gra
ham, Maryland.
Assistant Secretaries, H. L. Porter,
Massachusetts; F. L. Lockhard; Geor
gia; and J. Wm. Jones, Virginia.
When the name of Mr. Joseph Har
die, of Alabama, was announced for
the Presidency it was received with
rounds of applause by the whole Con
vention, the members rising to their
feet and clapping their hands.
Remarks of the New President.
Mr. Hardie having been informed of
his election and conducted to the Chair,
the retiring President, Mr. Taylor, of
Detroit, introduced him to the Conven
tion, and bespoke for him that kind in
dulgence, consideration and co-opera
tion which they had accorded to him
self.
The President submitted a telegram
from the venerable H. dhane Miller, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, a zealous worker in
the Christian cause, and for several
years President of the International
Convention.
At 6 p. m. the convention adjourned
to meet at the Second Baptist Church
at 8:15 p. m.
Welcome Meeting.
The Second Baptist Church was
elaborately and beautifully decorated
with wreaths and festoons of evergreen
inter-twined with floweis, and hung
upon the gallery fronts, trained around
the pillars upon either side of the plat
form and pendant from the back
of the pulpit, over which hung
a superb cross and crown, artistic
ally wrought of the sweetest flow
ers. Upon the platform were taste
fully placed vases, pots and wire stands
of choice flowers, handsome foliage
plants, evergreens, trailing vines and
pendant baskets. On the large fluted
columns of the pulpit hung two shields
in blue, and a crimson banner, bearing
the inscriptions: “Peace and Love be
multiplied.”. “By love serve one an
other,” “If we love one another God
dwelleth iu us.” The simple word
“Welcome,” iu golden letters, arched
from column to column, and was re
flected from the main gallery front in
the words:. “We therefore ought to re
ceive such that we might be fellow
helpers to the truth. 11l John, 8.”
Long before the appointed hour sev
eral thousand ladies and gentlemen had
assembled without the church, and
certainly hundreds reluotantly with
drew because not an inch of room could
be found within the building.
The exercises commenced at 8:15 p.
m., J. T. Ellyson, President of the
Richmond Association, presiding, by
the singing of Rhigini’s chorus, “ The
Lord is Great,” by the choir, assisted
by seventy of the best voices in the
city.
After prayer by Rev. C. G. Bitting, D.
D., the 12th chapter of the Ist Epistle
to the Corinthians was read by Rev. J.
C. Granbery, D. D.
Mr. J. T. Ellyson introduced Judge
Rjbert Ould, of this city, as having
been selected to deliver the address of
welcome.
Judge Ould Said:
“Christian men of this North Auieri
efih Continent, welcome, U> Virginia and
her Capital, Soldiers of the
army Or tfiC Captain of oux
fill hail 1 “Not Only this fair and beau
tiful city, with its hills at this auspic
ious season all pinnacled in green, greets
you, but its people, instinct with the
spirit of Christian hospitality, fling wide
the portals of their hearts and bid you
enter with confident step into their
warmth. Some of you come from re
gions where even now Winter is re
luctant to relax its grasp—regions
where Nature seems even yet to be
listening iu vain for the trumpet of her
resurrection—while others are from
climes which had, ere you took your
departure, burst under a more South
ern sky into the teeming life and joy
of Summer. And thus coming in con
trary directions, you have met each
other in the way of blessed Christiau
work, to mingle your greetings here in
the very midst of the hospitable wel
come of the Old Dominion.
“ The law of harmony in Nature make
even her extremes meet in mutual
blessing. The grim and giant iceberg,
dislocated from its icy fastness, moves
in stately grandeur from its Northern
home, witli its buttresses and battle
ments, ? nd towera and pinnacles, all
flashing in the sun, to meet in its course
southward that wonder iu Providence,
that most mysterious parent and yet
child of storms, the inscrutable gulf
stream, and there in that strange con
tact is an outcome of temperate and
halcyon seas. Both are conquered,
and yet each is a victor!
" And if this be true in the gospel of
Nature, oh! my brothers, how much
truer is it in the gospel of Christ?
“We are all one family in Christ
Jesus. He is a common bond o? union,
and thus, though we have never here
tofore clasped hands or looked upon
each others faces, we are not alien to
each other. No two Chritian hearts
can be strangers, though they may
have come together from the opposite
poles. How the great Apostle poured
out all the treasures of his genours
soul upon the Christian foreigners
whom he had never seen. If the hea
then philosopher could exclaim that
nothing which was human could be
alien to Him, oh ! how much more can
we say that those who have one faith,
one hope and one Gospel, can never bo
foreign to each other.
“Opinions, views, convictions dis
similar to our own on matters not es
sential to a brotherhood in Christ
Jesus, interpose no barrier to our con
fidence and esteem. In intercourse,
communion, friendly offices, and still’
more in a common holy work, we not
only learn to respect and love each
other more, but our differences them
selves lose all their sharp outlines in
the new and blessed atmosphere.
Speaking not only for myself, but, as
I believe, for my people, I hesitate not
to declare that as to matters, civil,
political, or national, it is immaterial
whether we or you were loyal or
rebel, so long as we all maintain the
faith as it is in Christ Jesus, aud
aekuuwledge His supremacy as Lord
of all. I know no other test of Christian
fellowship aud confidence. I put no
other upon any man, and suffer none
to be put upon me. I exact no apology
'wWififisJrnikiVers-ih
the past, will give none when it is re
quired of me, and will hold in equal
scorn any attempt made iu either di
rection. To all who are disposed to
“spy out our liberty,” and put you or
me in condemnation in this respect, I
say, with St. Paul, “we give place by
subjection, no, not for an hour.”
“Doubtless there were great differ
ences in national aud party sentiment
amongst the Parthiaus and Modes,
Mesopotamians and Phrygians, Egypt
ians, Romans, Jews, Cretans and Ara
bians, assembled at Pentecost, but the
Holy Ghost paid no respect to such, but
fell upou all. God graut that a like
blessing may fall upon this Convention.
“In the prosecution of the high work
we have iu baud, we are all loyal and
all rebel at once—loyal to the great
Head of the Church, and rebels against
the prince of the power of the air; and,
blessed be God, we have the certain
and glorious consolation, not always so
sure in other conflicts, that wherever
our battle is waged, it is always fought
rightful territory of our King
and Master —territory doubly His,
formed in the beginning by the word of
His power and again redeemed by His
precious blood.
“Why is it, Christian laymen, that you
have left j our homes, so pleasant, and
j T our daily vocations, so pressing, to
meet in council here? There can be
but one answer. It is the electric power
of the name that is above everj T name
—the hope that by your efforts, how
ever humble, in His cause the precious
truths of His Gospel will be sent iu
widening circles through our land. You
have come in the interest of no man, or
party, or sect—you have no political or
civic honors to seek or bestow—no
heroes to worship, no friends to reward,
no enemies to punish, no scandals to
screen, no reputations to tarnish, no
strifes to foment, no wickedness to
exalt. You meet in the name of the
Prince of Life, to promote peace on
earth and good will to men. to organize
campaigns against unrighteousness and
wrong, wherever found, and to coufer
with one another upon all available
methods of instructing the ignorant,
reclaiming the erring, helping the weak,
and of proclaiming the truths of the
Bible, especially to those who daily rise
up aud lie down in the lairs of sin.
“ Men are not only to be brought to
the Gospel, but the Gospel must be
carried to them. We must provide
ways and means of religious instruc
tion in places of public resort, so that
the people, who never cross the thres
hold of a church, may hear the living
truth where they feel themselves at
home. It is not a part of the Christian
plau, as I understand it, that the proc
lamation of the word of God should be
confined to the clergy. They are faith
ful and true and zealous, but there are
things which they cannot do, and which
must forever remain undone, unless
the laymen of the church come to the
front. Ido not propose in this address
of welcome to suggest the various
topics of discussion that will probably
arise; but I cannot refrain from
mentioning one or two whose im
portance is grave enough to justify
their consideration. Ido so because
they have been made the special subject
of attack by more than one interest,
and with arguments whose specious
ness had misled not a few. I refer to
the observance of the Sabbath in our
cities and towns, and to the effort now
so formidably made to drive the Bible
from our schools. I know that both of
these subjects are delicate and possi
bly they 7 are environed with dangers.
But may not that be said of every vital
question ? It is not to be expected
that the Christian host is to be iu har
mony 7 with everj’body or every shade
of opinion, else it would be a misnomer
to call their life a battle. Tbe Sabbath
is a civil as well as a religious institu
tution. It has its terrible penalties in
both directions. The nation which dis
regards it cannot prosper ; naj 7 , can
not live. Temporal and spiritual des
tinies both hang in its balances. While
no State can justly bind the individual
conscience, it can and ought to regulate
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°^ t . w . ar '3 observances and avert acts
which touch the welfare or society.
Tnffi ° l3 ? le ® r eu °ugh. and the
difficulty lies only in determining the
extent of its proper application. Surely
the Christian mind of the countrv led
by the oracles of God and pervaded by
the “charity which rejoieeth in the
truth,” is equal to the problem.
‘‘As to the exclusion of the Bible
from our schools, it seems to me to be
sufficient to say that it is the word of
God. And why His articulate utter
ances should be kept from the youth
.l D tbe course of its tuition,
while the doubtful and uncertain voices
c-f nature are to be studied and pon
dered to ascertain the duty and destiny
or man, is beyond any honest compre
hension of mine.
These two matters, and, perhaps,
others which might be named, are pe
culiarly within the sphere of action of
the Christian Associations of the land
and of the lay members of which they
are chiefly composed. If therein the
cause of your Master is put in any
peril, on your return to your home's
convert your thousand Association
hdiis into as many armories and camps
vyherein will be fashioned and polished
the weapons of your warfare, and
where your legions will gather to lock
their shields together against the
threatening hosts of unbelief. And may
Ho in whose cause you put on the ar
mor grant you the victory.
“And now, leaving these themes. I
do not knew how I can more appro
priately conclude than as I began, and
therefore, I again say, Christian men
of this Nortti American continent, wel
come to Virginia and her capital
soldiers of the grand army of the Cap
tain of our salvation, all hail!”
At the close of Judge Ould’s re
marks, which were frequently inter
rupted by applause, the choir sang
Rossimi’s chorus, “The God of Israel.’"
On behalf of the Convention Mr.
Hardie, its President, responded to the
address of welcome in warm and elo
quent terms.
The congregation rose, and having
suDg as with one voice the hymn
;; Assembled at Thy great command”—
Mr. Thomas Potts, of Richmond, came
forward, and on behalf of the ladies of
the city presented handsome bouquets
to Judge Ould and Major Hardie, the
orators of the occasion.
Rev. Joshua Peterkin, D. D., dismiss
ed the congregation with the Apostolic
benediction.
Who Are Here.
We find that representatives of As
sociations in the following States. Ter
ritories and Provinces were present
yesterday: Pennsylvania, Quebec, On
tario, Nova Scotia, Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Maryland, District of Columbia
Virginia, South Carolina, North Caro
lina, Georgia Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Colorado, lowa, Minnesota,
Tennessee, Alabama, KenomL-.. ~~
West Vinrimy
The Reception.
From the church the delegates, la
dies and invited guests marched in pro
cession, headed by Kessnieh’s full baud,
to Association Hall, where several long
tables, loaded with tempting re
freshments, awaited them. There was
a great abundance of everything
but room. Rev. Dr. Jeter in
voked the blessing of Heaven upon the
repast, and everybody gave themselves
up to the enjoyment of the banquet.
The banquet was prepared and ten
dered to the delegates by the ladies of
Richmond, and was spread on a most
magnificent scale. Each table was or
namented with immense pyramids, and
the floral decorations were superb.
MISSOURI.
Repox*teil Deaths from Starvation Col
lections for the Grasshopper Suffer
ers in All the Churches June 3d.
St. Louis, May 24.—A special to the
Globe-Democrat, from Sedalia, says
three members of a family named
Finley 7 , living in Cooper county, thir
teen miles from Sedalia, died of starva
tion last week.
A dispatch to the same paper from
Jefferson City says that during a ser
mon delivered in the hall of the House
of Representatives, last night, by Rev.
Mr. Prattsman, he alluded to the desti
tution among the people of several
counties of the State, occasioned by the
grasshoppers. After the sermon, the
congregation resolved itself into a mass
meeting,with Gov.JHardin iu the chair.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth
that the grasshoppers, chinch bugs,etc.,
were ruining the agricultural districts,
and that Providence alone could pre
vent the terrible state of affairs ; that
commissic up be appointed by the
Governor in every county of the State
to solicit relief for the suffering; that
collections for the destitute be taken
up iu the different churches June 3,
the day set apart hy the Governor as
one of fasting and prayer, and request
ing Gov. Hardin to issue another pro
clamation embodying the proceedings
of this convention.
Counter Reports.
The special says people arriving in
Jefferson City from all parts of the
count ry state that the grasshopper talk
is bosh. They can be scooped up by
the bushel in some counties, but they
are doing little or no damage to grow
ing crops. They all assert the Gov
ernor’s proclamation has done great in
jury, and that immigration to the State
will be much retarded thereby.
Shabok-Jones. —Senators Sharon and
J ones of Nevada, being residents maiuly
of San Francisco, are at daggers’ points,
and the way in whiihthey work against
one another is worthy of note. Jones
goes to Washington, makes a Sena
torial reputation, prepares to build a
palace of his own, and then starts ice
factories all over the country. He
starts one in San Francisco, and con
trols tbe ice interest in that city.—
Sharon owns the Cosmopolitan Hotel
in San Francisco; Sharon made a bid
for the Lick House, but failed to get it.
Rendered desperate, he has bought
into the new Palace Hotel, purchasing
W. C. Ralston’s interest for >1,750,000.
It is not improbable that he will shortly
encompass the Occidental, Russ, and
Grand Hotels of tbe same city. Does
he intend to crowd Jones’ ice out of the
market, or is it his aim to buy up tJI
the taverns in the neighborhood, so
that Jones cannot have where to lay
his head ?
The Lead of the great driv e of Texan
cattle has just arrived in Kansas. Not
less than fifty thousand will arrive in
the next thirty days ; and yet the drive
will probably fall below that of last
year, but the quality of the cattle will
be superior to that of any previous
season. The grazing is good, and
prices are unusually 7 high. Colton is
not king among the prosperous people
of Western Texas. They feed the rest
of the country, and such
always thrive,