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T if E CONSTITUTIONALIST
Lady Franklin is still hopelessly ill.
The British press have no hope of her
recovery.
•
We have received the first number of
the Gainesville Herald. The editors
are badly in need of Webster’s spelling
book and Linolay Murray's grammar.
A good many of the Georgia weekly
papers have suspended for the whole
week on account of the Fourth of July.
There is more laziness than patriotism
in all this. If we were a subscriber to
any of them we would only pay eleven
eggs instead of a dozen for our yearly
subscription, or knock off one for each
Fourth of July.
We protest against the present of a
pair of buzzards sent by the Mayor of
Charleston to South Carolina’s Centen
nial commissioner, Gurney, on the
ground that it is a great insult and
disgrace— to the buzzards! We cannot
see what crime they have committed
to be thus thrust into such disreputa
ble company.
The Fourth of July was yesterday
celebrated all over the country with
more vim, parade, music, barbecue,
speeches, and eclat generally than in
perhaps thirty years. The grand old
dav has again come to the front, and
yesterday acted in the double capacity
of reviving the recollections of ninety
nine years ago and in rekindling the
somewhat lost love between the North
and South.
We learn from Savannah that the
Fourth of July had no perceptible ef
fect upon the sale of the chicken tor
pedoes. Colonel J. ap Catesby Harris
State Agent and Chief Engineer, spent
tne whole day shipping and answering
correspondence and dispatches. He is
up to his eyes in torpedoes, and pos
terity is bound to point to him as a
common benefactor equal to Seth
Green, the great fish culturist. By
next Christmas egg-nogg will be down
to one dollar a barrel.
We understand there was a humbug
agent of a bogus chickeu torpedo pike
ing around Warienton during the ses
sion of the Methodist District Confer
ence. Beware of counterfeits! None
genuine except those bearing the trade
mark, which is a picture of a hen
house with the roof blown off, a dozen
dead chickens, and a black hand stick
ing to a cross pole where a chicken
ought to be roosting, with the signa
ture of Col. J. Constitutionalist Har
ris. a
It seems from our special dispatch
from Atlanta that Mr. Stephens whs
unable to deliver his regular speech at
the Fourth of July celebration there
yesterday, and that he will give it to
the press for publication. It is ninety
seven fools cap pages long, and would
fill fully fifteen of our columns. Eight
thousand strangersjwent to the Capital
to hear him, and their disappointment
must have been very great. Had we
published the speech entire this morn
ing it would have well nigh monopolized
the paper, and perhaps our readers'will
be satisfied with the fine miscelfauc
ous edition given. *
We publish this morning the reply of
E. S. Babcock, General Freight Agent
of the Evansville and Crawfordsville
Railroad, to Major Anderson. We also
publish an advertisement from him
giving rates of freight at less figures
than charged by the Green Line, both
of which publications will deeply in
terest merchants, shippers and railroad
officials. We have} heretofore protest
ed against the discriminations of the
Green Line against Augusta. Col. E.
W. Cole promised us in Atlanta the
other day, that this discrimination
should be removed, hope he
will see that it is done at once.
The Aiken (South Carolina) Courier-
Journal says “Mr. Smith, in preparing
for the Fall campaign, has applied to
Savannah ror the agency of the tor
pedo chickeu for Aiken county. All
who contemplate goiug into the poul
try business will do well to give him
an early call.” As Cjl. J. Coteswool
Harris has only received the appoint
ment of Agent for the State of Geor
gia, this application will be refused, as
it wili be a violation of patent rights
for him to make South Carolina ap
pointments. Basides he is so over
whelnied with busiuess that he has no
tifne to attend to them.
We chronicle a death this morning
which all America ought to and no
doubt will regret, at least every one
who has any admiration for a noble
horse. The old racer, Lexington, died
in Kentucky last Sunday. He must
have been past thirty, for we remem
ber his first celebrated contest and vic
tory over the Matairie Course, at New
Orleans, twenty-five years ago, with
Lecompte. From him has sprung the
fastest horses in the world. Almost
without an exception, every great
racer which has trod the American turf
for the 1/ist twenty years traced his
lineage to Lexington. He has been to
horses what Hannibal, C.esar, Charla
magne and Napoleon were to men, but,
unlike them, leaves behind him a race
quite as noble as himself.
DEATH OF LEXINGTON.
The Greatest Horse in America Passes
Away.
Cincinnati, July 4. —The race horse
Lexington is dead.
The Yellow Fever at Key West.
"Washington, July 5. — A Key West
dispatch reports there were no deaths
from yellow fever on the 3d, but on the
4th there was one death, and a few
pew cases were reported.
(El)c jails (Eomtihitumafot
THE FOURTH IN ATLANTA.
Bight Thousand People Present—Mr.
Stephens too Unwell to Deliver His
Speech, but Will Publish It—The
Opening Portion—Breaking Ground
for the Cotton Factory.
[Special to the Constitutionalist.]
Atlanta, July 5.
Crowds from all portions of the State
poured in early this morning. Fully
eight thousand strangers were present.
The procession was slim and composed
of the Zouaves, Governor’s Guards and
Atlanta Cadets, and an artillery com
pany from the barracks, the orators,
and a few citizens. They marched
through the streets to the car shed,
where ten thousand people assembled.
Governor Smith made the opening
address; Poem, by Colonel Stewart;
Reading the Declaration of Indepen
dence, by Captain John Milledge. Mr.
Stephens was unable to deliver the ad
dress, but made a short impromptu
speech, and said he would give the reg
ular speech to the public through the
press. The speech is 97 foolscap pages
long. The following is the opening :
“This, fellow-citizens, is uo meaning
less show, no demonstration gotten up
for scenic or less worthy effect. Its object
is to do honor to the day on which, 99
years ago, our ancestors proclaimed
those truths and principles from the
maintainance of which sprung all our
free institutions and everything that
has added lustre to and renown of our
country. Iu honoring the day we treas
ure grateful and reverential remem
brance of the deeds of our fathers.
The occasion is one for thought, medi
tation, reflection and close reckoning of
facts and events, an examination into
the balance sheet of progress rather
than one of entertainment furnished
by any display of rhetoric or oratory,
even if your speaker possessed the re
quisite qualities and were iu physical
condition to attempt such display. All
he proposes to do is to exhibit a mani
festattSu of an earnest interest he
feels in your demonstration and the
profound sympathy that stirs within
him in accord with your movement to
keep alive and perpetuate in memory
the great truths and principles which
have just been read in your hearing,
and which lie at the foundation of the en
tire structure of our matchless system
of civil and religious liberty. The 4th
of July, 177 G, was one of the grandest
political epochs iu the annals of man
kind. Individuals had so written and
spoken before, but it was reserved for
our ancestors on that day to announce
by the highest political authority,
that is the sovereign will of or
ganized States, these true doctrines:
That all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by the
Creator with certain inalienable
rights, etc., and that to secure these
rights governments are instituted
among men, deriving just powers from
the consent of the governed ; that when
any form of government becomes de
structive of these euds, it is the right
of the people to alter or abolish, and
institute anew government, laying its
foundation ou such principles and or
ganizing its powers iu such form as, to
them, shall seem most likely to effect
their safety and happiness.”
Then followed au argument and his
tory of the Government from Jeffer
son’s time up to the present. The
speaker spoke under difficulties. He
had to stop several times for tremen
dous applause. The day passed off hot
aud exciting. A national salute was
tired by the artillery, and American
flags freely displayed.
The Ceremony of Breaking Ground
for the Cotton Factory
took place to-day. A large procession
of citizens marched to the lot of the
factory, escorted by the Atlanta Cadets.
Speeches were made by ex-Mayor
Spencer, A. H. Stephens, Jos. E. Brown,
Geo. Ailair and Judge Lochrane. The
band played the “ Star Spangled Ban
ner ” while the sod was turned over by
Superintendent Davis and the Direct
ors. tIoANOKE.
(Associated Press Dispatch ]
Atlanta, July 5. —The celebration of
the 4th of July here to-day called to
gether the largest mass meeting since
the war. Citizens' and soldiers all par
ticipated. Gov. Smith presided. Hon.
A. H. Stephens, Orator of the Day,
made a speech two hours long. The
Declaration of independence was his
theme. He reviewed the causes lead
ing to American freedom, and described
the grand celebration had in Phila
delphia, July 4 th, 1789. He asked:
Are these small matters to bring forth
on this occasion ? Far from it. They
are deep footprints of truth impressed on
our earlier history, fixing the character
of our system of institutions, which
assertion can never obliterate, argu
ment can never remove, time can never
erase, and which wars can gever de
stroy. They stick to the very firma
ments of the primitive rocks of our
political formation, and only have to be
dug up and shown with their unerring
inscriptions to utterly refute all false
theories to the contrary. This is the
time and occasion to exhibit at least a
few of them. We should ever discrim
inate between principles of govuiument j
and the acts of its administration ; en- ]
tire devotion to the one is not at all
inconsistent with stem opposition to
the other. This is a Centennial period.
The grand demonstrations in honor of
the one hundredth anniversary of the
destruction of tea at Boston, and the
battles of Concord, Lexington, Bunker
Hill, and the Mecklenburg Declaration,
which have brought different sections
into, more harmonious accord, are but
a prelude to the celebration of the an
niversary of the declaration which is to
come off next year in Philadelphia.
“The question is mooted whether we
shall be represented in that celebration.
In reply I say with ail the emphasis I
can command, yes. What more fitting
occasion could be planned for the gath
ering of the people to consider the na
ture of their institutions and contem
plate their workings in the past, especi
ally when administered on the princi
ples on which they were founded.” Mr.
Stephens closed with: “All honor now
AUGUSTA. GA., TUESDAY MOLUSTUSTG. JULY 0. 1875.
and forever to the men who, by their
deeds iu the council chamber and on
battlefields, achieved our independence,
and like honor now and forever to the
principles upon which that independ
ence was founded.” Mr. Stephens was
frequently applauded for his patriotic
sentiments.
The D y iu New York.
NEw York, July s.— To-day is one of
general celebration here, though much
firing was indulged in yesterday, when
there were a number of accidents.
John Welsh, aged 17, was fatally shot,
and several other persons severely in
jured.
The Day iu Washington.
Washington, J uly s. —Town deserted.
No organized celebration.
The Day in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, July 5. —The celebra
tion was more general and enuthu
siastic than for years, with equally as
large proportion of accidents. It is es
timated that 150,000 people participated
iu the ceremonies aud amusements in
and around the Centennial building.
The Day in Richmond.
Richmond, Va.. July s. —The Fourth
was celebfated here to-day by a more
general suspension of busiuess than has
been on any similar occasion since
1860. No general military display, but
several compauies, both white and
black, paraded and spent, the day in
festivities. Numerous civic excursions
and pic-nics were largely attended and
almost everybody seemed to have de
voted the day to eujoyment. Nothing
worthy of special note occurred.
THE NATIONAL* GRANGE CON
VENTION.
Resolutions Adopted to Strike Hands
With the British Grangers —A Long
Stride Towards Free Trade.
Washington, July s. —The Executive
Committee of the National Grange held
another meeting to-day, and adopted
the report of the sub-committee, to
whom had been referred the subject of
international exchange between the co
operative societies of Great Britain and
the Patrons of Husbandry of the Uni
ted States. The report is as follows :
1. That they have been impressed
with the earnest desire of our subordi
nate Granges and members of every
section of the Union, for active co-ope
ration in busines.enterprizes, as express
ed by efforts in this direction and by
appeals to this exective committee for
a systematic and uniform plan for such
organizations, and with our obligations
to mature and submit such a plan for
adoption.
2. That we would willingly aud cor
dially grasp the hand offered to us by
our brethren across the Atlantic, aud
pledge to them our readiness to co ope
rate with them in all laudable efforts to
secure for productive industry its just
reward, to restore honest dealing in all
commercial transactions, and to ad
vance the moral, intellectual and mate
rial interests of the masses of the peo
ple.
3. That having examined the detaiies
of the plan of the co-operative society of
Great Britain as presented by their
deputation to us, popularly known as
the “Rockdale Plan,” and its wonderful
success, we heartily recommend it to
the careful consideration of our State
and subordinate Granges, and to the
members of our order, aud advise such
action ou the part of the Executive
Committee of the several States as may
be necessary to the organization aud op
eration of such co-operate associations
within our order.
4. To this end we recommend the ap
pointment of a committee to se
cure from the Hon. Thomas D.
Worrall, of the English deputa
tion now present, such rules,
regulations, articles of association,
pamphlets, aud other writings as may
be deemed necessary to place the de
sired information iu this connection be
fore the members of our Order, aud
that, said committee be authorized to
have printed so much of said informa
tion, aud iu such amount, as they may
deem advisable, to be distributed to
the Executive Committees of the State
Granges, with circular letters com
municating the action of this Executive
Committee herein, and such other in
structions as may be desired.
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Minor Telegrams.
Mahohester, N. H., July s.—Water
man Smith’s private residence was
tyurned by an incendiary. Mrs. Smith
sEved her life by jumping from the
second story window. Loss, $50,000.
St. Louis, July s.—Several distilleries
in the Ozark Hills and a large one in
the woods of Harrison county, Texas,
have been searched and the proprietors
arrested.
Boston, July 5. —Worth Spates, law
yer, and a member of the Maryland
Fifth, delivered a lecture at Music Hall,
on Southerner’s impressions of Boston.
The hall was crowded, the lecturer
much applauded and received a vote of
thanks at the conclusion.
Columbus, 0., July s.— lu a bar-room
fight Peter Trutt, a well known rough,
fatally stabbed a negro (James Turner.)
In running to escape Trutt seriously
stabbed another negro.
Middletown, N. Y., July s. —Nelson
Fuller committed suicide yesterday by
breathing charcoal fumes. His father
recently drowned himself.
Hartford, July 5. Rev. Robert G.
Vermilye, D. D., for eighteen years
professor of Hartford Seminary, is
dead.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., July s.—The four
oared boat race at Pittston, to-day, be
tween the Watkins Glen, Scranton,
Easton and Pittston clubs, over a
course of three miles, was won by the
Watkins Glen Club. Time, 21 minutes
10 seconds.
BEECHER AND HIS CHURCH.
His Salary to be Raised—New Recruits.
New York, July s. —There were im
mense crowds at both morning and
evening services at Beecher's church
yesterday, large numbers being turned
away on each occasion. Thirty new
members of the church were received.
Next Wednesday evening a special
meeting of Plymouth Society will be
held for the purpose of raising the
salary of the pastor. Beecher will not
leave town until Wednesday for his
vacation.
Horse Racing at Gen. Grant’s Water
ing Place.
Long Branch, July s.— The following
are the summaries of the races here
to-day: First race, Hopeful stakes,
for two year olds, one-half mile. Pas
ton first, Lady Clipper second, Free
booter third, Faithless fourth, Millie
Carew fifth, Dailguissian sixth, Lillie
Belle seventh, Paraphine eighth, Helen
ninth, lone tenth, Bevens’ Leamington
Bonny Boon filly eleventh. Time, sl)£
seconds.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
The Contemplated Visit of the Prince
of Wales to India—The Difficulties
in the Way.
London, July s. —As the time draws
on for the departure of the Prince of
Wales for India the difficulties of the
journey are more clearly appreciated.
It has not yet been settled whether the
Prince is to supersede the Viceroy or
to accompany him as his guest, and
even old Indians are very much di
vided ou the question, some asserting
that it wili have a bad effect on
the minds of the natives if the
Queen’s son plays second fiddle to
the Queen’s deputy, while others argue
that it is of more importance that the
Viceroy’s dignity should be maintained
at the highest point, as, after all, he is
the permanent representative of Great
Britain in India. The Prince’s costume
is another problem. A Prince in a
calico shooting jacket would, it is
thought, not be sufficiently impressive,
and i hough the red coat and cocked hat
of au English Field Marshal is uo
doubt imposing enough, it is very
fatiguiug to the wearer in that coun
ty. It was at one time contemplated
that the Princess would accompauy her
husband, but this idea has been aban
doned, partly on account of the difficul
ties iu regard to etiquette, and partly
on economical grounds. The Govern
ment is still scheming, how to get
the money for the expenses of the trip
out of India. For some mouths past
the Prince has been suffering from
sciatica, and it is to be hoped that the
Eastern climate will do him good.
The Cuban Civil War.
New York, July 5. —A Havana letter
of June 26th says : “According to offi
cial reports from Santa Clara several
forces of battalion of Baza on the “Li
guance’ surprised the encampment of
Quayabo and killed eight rebels and cap
tured seven prisoners on the 15th of
June. The same day a column of Cat
alanos, in combination with a battalion
of Baza surprised the encamptment of
Cecilio Gonzalez, in the ‘Lomas Devar
ges’ and killed five insurgents. The
column of Leon had an eucounter with
another small band of insurgents June
15th and killed three of their number.
The insurgents in these recent encoun
ters are estimated to have had seven
teen killed and lost, seventy prisoners
aud thirty one horses. In this Cuban
war the horse is au important animal
and takes a prominent place in all
army reports, Mbre horses have been
reported captured aud killed than ever
existed ou the Island.”
Lady Franklin —Hex 1 Condition is Con
sidered Hopeless.
Neav York, July s.—The London
Times, in a late issue, referring to Lady
Franklin’s critical condition, says:
“ She continues to manifest the same
deep interest in all connected with the
Arctic exploration, whie’i has been the
leading feature of her life.” A Loudon
dispatch says : “ I regret to hear that
beyond the rally which she made on
Sunday last, the 27th of June, and
which is still maintained, there is no
material improvement in Lady Frank
liu’s health, and that her recovery is
considered hopeless.”
A Spanish Boinbaidinent.
Madrid, July 5. —General Jovellar
has thrown four hundred shells into
Contaveija. He is expecting reinforce
ments of heavy artillery. The Carlists
are unwilling to risk a second engage
ment, and General Dorregaray, with
their main body, has withdrawn in the
direction of Gatubel.
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Horror Upon Horror —The Most Aw
ful Calamity Since the Creation of
the World.
New York, J uly 4.—Later mail ad
vices from different places in Colombia
more than confirm the horrors by the
earthquake in May. A letter from Sal
aza, dated May 28th, says : • “Cucuta is
a pitiful sight. Everything is in ruins.
Not a house remains stnudiug. Thieves
and robbers from the surrounding
country have swept down ou the ill
fated city, and hardly a single safe has
been saved from the custom-house.
Four hundred mules were killed in the
streets, aud as there is uo one to re
move them the stench is becoming
frightful. The villages of Sau Custo
bal, Farina, Guassimo, Capaeho, San
Antonio, Lobatera, San Juan de Urena,
Reosario and San Oayetana are com
pletely destroyed. The store houses at
Puerto de los Caches was sacked aud
burned by the bandits.”
A letter from Ocana, dated May 30th,
says: “Ten thousand people were
killed in Cucuta, in addition to other
thousands who were seriously wounded
and bruised. Death aid desolation
reigned everywhere. A great number
of haciendas have been destroyed, and
hundreds of houses iu the country
have been overthrown,leaving the peo
ple homeless and, consequently, in pov
erty. Many of the trees were torn up
by the roots and small hills were opened
like a melon. The cause of the great
catastrophe is, of course, unknown, as
well as the precise place of its first
manifestation. Some suppose that the
volcano of Sobotera, which was in action
iu 1848, is again breaking out, while
others say that anew volcano has ap
peared iu the hills of Giracha.”
A private letter from Bucarmanga of
May 24th, says that in Piedecuesta the
town hall is destroyed, and in Pamplo
na the cathedral is in ruins. A telegram
from Hon. Aquile Barra to President
Perez, dated Bucaramanga, May 24th,
says : “The earthquakes continued last
night, and the Cathedral in Pampalona
fell. There is great alarm and great
devastation throughout the Valley of
Cucuta,”
A dispatch from President Perez,
from Chinacota May 24th, says : “The
population of Ban Jose, lioaanio aud
San Cayetano have disappered. The
rest of the department is in ruins.
There are more than 4,000 victims. ’ A
dispatch from Socorro, dated May 24,
says: “The situation is assuming a
grave aspect, aud sickness and starva
tion in Pampalona are increasing.”
A telegram from Chiquinquira, of
May 22d, says: “ The shocks are re
peating. There were two last night
and one to-day. There is great alarm
among the people. Appeals for help
were being circulated through all the
cities of Colombia, and the most liberal
responses were being made.”
The Atlanta Artesian Bore.
Atlanta, July 4.—Bard turned over
the Post Office under a written and
verbal protest. The statement about
his bondsmen giving him up is a mis
take.
Another Centennial Over.
Baltimore, July s.— The centennial of
Washington assuming command of the
Continental army was celebrated at
Cambridge to-day with great brilliancy.
LETTER FROM ItUTLEDGE.
Magnificent Crops—Getting Independ
ent of Westei*u Products—A Rail
road Accident Matrimonial Sick
ness—No Centennial or Fourth of
July Enthusiasm.
[Correspondence ot the Constitutionalist.!
Rutledge, July 2, 1875.
Since my last, nothing of an exciting
nature lias transpired in this beat. The
weather is very hot, but we are having
daily showers, which make flue grow
ing weather, and the corn and cotton
crops are taking advantage of it. I
never saw evegtation grow so fast as at
present. The farmers are laying by
their eorn and cotton, all clean and in
flue order. Cotton blooms are plenty.
The crop never looked better at this
season.
The blackberry crop is extra good
this year. We are just now getting in
full blast, and the demand for corn and
bacon is getting light; so the rise in
bacon does not hurt much. Wheat is
cheap, aiid Maj. G. F. Pander has one
of the finest flouring mills near Rut
ledge that is in the State. So you see,
with flour aud blackberries, we have
good living.
I heard of a frightful railroad acci
dent that happened at Union Point the
other day, which you have not pub
lished yet, and I proceed to give you
the details : Col. S. K. Johnson, Maj.
Newnau Hicks aud Capt. John W. Bell
passed down the road on their fine
crank car, examining the track. When
they got to Union Point they did not
3lack up in time, and when they ran on
the switch the car ran off the track on
the cross-ties some distance. The
sudden change caused the party
to change seats, setting them
down in the foot of the car. No
damage done. Harry Coggins says that
these officials should |,be suspended
for six hours and treat to a bottle of
Brady’s bitters for running over a
switch faster than schedule time.
There was a marriage in high life at
Conyers on th§ last day of June. Mar
ried, June 30th, at the residence of the
bride’s father, Rev. J. L. Stewart, Mr.
G. W. Gleeton, (a member of the bar)
to Miss Fannie M. Stewart, all of Con
yers, Ga. The Gordian knot was„ tied
by the father of the bride. They were
married at half-past 12 p. m , and loft
on the train at 2:39 for Toccoa Falls.
The good wishes of many friends fol
low them.
I learn from Dr. J. J. Montgomery
that there is considerable sickness
through the country this hot - weather
—no yellow fever.
The people iu this section do not
seem to be much agitated about cen
tennial celebrations or Fourth of July
frolics. I haven’t heard any one say a
word about going to or getting up any
thing for the Fourth. National patriot
ism in Sherman’s black belt was killed
so dead that it canuot be easily
tated. The present condition of the
Government, especially that portion
bearing on the South, has killed all pa
triotic feeling for national celebrations.
_ R.
THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
[Special Correspondence Constitutionalist.]
Warrenton, Monday, July 5.
The Conference met at 8:30 o’clock
Saturday morniug, as per adjournment,
Bishop Wightman in the chair. Reli
gious services were conducted by the
Rev. C. W. Key, of St, Luke's Mission,
of Augusta.
Rev. Josiak Lewis reported as to the
religious condition of Warrenton Cir
cuit. There are nine church buildings
on the circuit, with 740 communicants ;
and eleven Sabbath schools, with 565
scholars. The religious condition of
the circuit is encouraging.
Bishop Wightman addressed the
Conference on home and family reli
gion. He was followed on the same
subject by Rev. H. J. Adams, of St.
James’, Augusta; Rev. Robert W. Big
ham, Presiding Elder of the District;
Mr. E. Christian, of the Sparta Times
and Planter, and Capt. T. F. Newell, of
Milledgeville.
AH of these speeches were short and
appropriate, and will doubtless resnlt
in great good.
The Conference then went into an
election of representatives to the An
nual Conference which is to meet in
Griffin this coming Fall. The election
resulted in the choice of the following
delegates: Win. C. Derry, W. H. Pilcher,
E. Christian and T. F. Newell. The fol
lowing named gentlemen were elected
as reserve delegates: Rev. R. W. Hu
bert, C. P. Crawford and Rev. W. E.
Johnston.
The Conference then adjourned to
meet at half-past three o’clock this af
ternoon.
Saturday Afternoon.
Conference assembled at half-past
three, Bishop Wightman in the chair.
The session was opened with religious
services, conducted by Rev. J L.
Pierce.
The Sparta station was reported by
Rev. G. H. Patillo to be iu good condi
tion. The church numbers 157 mem
bers. The number of additions during
the year was 42. The Sabbath School
numbers 105, 20 or the scholars being
communicants in the church.
Rev. J. B. Purvis stated that in the
Sparta Factory Missio.n there were four
appointments, with monthly preaching
at each, three Sunday Schools and 91
scholars. The number of communi
cants in the mission is 45.
Rev. J. L. Pierce, of Hancock Circuit,
reported eight appointments and seven
churches, with a total membership of
560. There are four Sunday
on the circuit well attended. The at
tendance on preaching is good.
Crawfordville Circuit: Rev. T. C.
Adams reported four churches, 275
members, and two Sunday Schools,
each numbering 70 scholars.
Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, of the Mill
edgevill station, made a very encour
aging report. He stated that his
charge numbered 275 members. There
had been fifty additions daring the
year. There had been a spirit of re
vival in the church almost from the be
ginning of the year. Family prayer
was held in almost every family. The
young men were zealous workers in
the cause of God, holding prayer meet
ings not only in the city, but out in the
suburbs and surrounding country. The
Sunday school was flourishing, num
bering one hundred and fifty-seven.
This report was followed by impressive
remarks, both by the Presiding Elder
and the Bishop, on the work of lay
members.
Rev. Walter Yarborough, of Baldwin
Circuit, reported three churches with
one hundred and ninety-one members,
two Sunday schools and seventy schol
ars. The following resolution on tem
perance was adopted by the Confer
ence.
Resolved, That the members of our
church are most earnestly exhorted to
separate themselves from a traffic con
demned by good morals, Methodist rules,
and the holy Scriptures, and that our pas
tors are hereby called upon to judiciously,
yet firmly enforce the ruling of our Bish
ops as to the law of the church, with re
spect to the sale of intoxicating liquors.
A resolution of thanks was passed
by a rising vote to the citizens of War
renton for their unstinted hospitality
to the visitors and delegates to the
Conference; also, to the Bishop, secre
tary and assistant secretary, for the
able and impartial manner in which the
business of the session had been con
ducted, and for their unvarying cour
tesy towards all.
The Conference, then adjourned to
meet at Sparta, July, 1876.
Saturday night the pulpit of the
Methodist Church was ably filled by
the Rev. J. L, Pierce; Sunday morning
by Bishop Wightman, and Sunday
night by the Rev. H. J. Adams, of your
city. The Rev. Mr. Wadsworth, of
Milledgeville, occupied the pulpit of
the Baptist Church Sunday morning.
He is a young Georgian of lino person
al appearance; a profound thinker aud
a speaker who impresses his audience
for good. He is a graduate of Emory
College iu this State, a college that
turns out not only graduates of excel
lent scholarship but graduates also of
aetive and genuine piety. Your corres
pondent is informed that during this
year over sixty of its students have
professed religion and become mem
bers of the church.
Yesterday the Sabbath schools of
Warrenton convened at the Methodist
Church at four o’clock in the after
noon, when a praise, prayer and speak
ing meeting was conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Bighara, to the edification of all
present. Thanking you, Mr. Editor, iu
behalf of the Conference, for your kind
ness in publishing its proceedings, I
will close this correspondence by as
suring you that the old time Southern
hospitality will greet you in all of its
richness aud sweetness if you ever
visit Warrenton. D.
COTTON.
The Goose Hangs High—An Unprece
dented Crop, if Nothing Happens to
Prevent—Errors Pointed Out—Prices
—Speculation and its Dangers.
[Atlanta Constitution.]
If it was possible for anything to be
better than best, the present crop
should be put down at 105 when the
nominal figures for a good crop are put
down at 100. Among all our reports
there is not a single complaint. The
stands are perfect, the plants, although
rather smaller than when there is an
excess of rain, are plenty large enough
to make a very large crop, for all
farmers know that a medium size plant
is often the best for a large crop. T.en
full bolls on every stalk will produce
one bale to an acre. The fields are as
clean aud well worked as possible. The
most of our reports say the crop of cot
ton is fine, whilst some say theie is the
best prospect for a large cotton crop I
ever saw in my life; others say the
l est since the war; others, the best
since the big crop year of 1870.
Withoi*t a wide-spread and general
calamity this crop will be very large,
much more so than many expect. A
crop of two millions of bales is already
beyond the reach of danger, and the
continuation of the same weather for
two months to come, that we have had
for two weeks past, will add to the
crop 50,000 bales each day. We have
said that if the weather should be the
same for two mouths to come, because
it has been simply perfect; moisture
and heat enough to make the cotton
plants grow very rapidly, and hot aud
dry enough to prevent any disaster
from caterpillars or boll worms. There
was such a year in 1870, and now at
the end of five years we may have
such another, at any rate we will not
provoke the curse of Him who rules all
things for the best, by complaining un
til we see the disaster coming.
Errors.
It is always unfortunate for the mas
ses who read the papers that there
should be any statement published by
leading aud influential journals that
are not. true and calculated to do a
great deal of injury. Such an error
was published in the New York Bulle
tin by H. D. W., in criticising a letter
signed “South.” The writer, H. D. W.,
cither made a mistake or was lamenta
bly ignorant of the subject of which
lie wrote. He stated that the supply
of cotton in the world visible and in
visible was 500,009 bales less than last
year, when the facts were there were
only 100,000 less, and as they were
coming nearer together each day, the
two years are now just about on the
sailie footing as regards the number of
pounds of raw cotton in the world.
These important errors are often copied
and promulgated by good men who
(with a moment’s thought wo'uld detect
the mistake) take them for granted be
cause they are published in a leading
journal, and they are often too busy to
notice the very great danger they may
lead the trading community into.
Price.
The statistical position, that is, the
number of pounds of raw or unmanu
factured cotton iu the world is about
the same as last year, but this is no
reason for the very low price. The
prospective growing American crop and
the simple statement that
Speculation is Dead,
killed by nearly two years of dull trade
in all kinds of goods, but particularly
eotlon goods, is the cause of the price
of cotton being down lower than it has
been in fifteen years at this time of the
season. We can see no help for it at
present, and those who buy cotton now,
because the price is so very low, think
ing there will be a reaction, will simply
►throw their money to the winds. It is
true the shorts or bears for July, Au
gust and September may be cornered
aud driven up a little, more especially
if til ere should come very bad reports
of the crop. But except this there is
likely to be a long and slow decline,
lasting four or live months before the
bottom is touched and a reaction
comes. We have known men ruined
who bought cotton at six cents a
pound, because they had to sell it at
three and a half and four cents.
Treasury Officials and the Whiskey
Frauds.
New York, July 5.—A Washington
dispatch to the World says: “There
are dark rumors afloat affecting certain
prominent Treasury officials in connec
tion with the late whiskey fraud, which
it is expected will develop themselves
pretty soon. Secretary Bristow is said
to be in possession of evidence estab
lishing their criminality, and expresses
a determination to prosecute them to
the fullest extent.”
*n
Sinking of an Ohio Steamboat.
Louisville, July s.—lnformation has
been received here that the steamer J.
D. Parker, from Cincinnati to Memphis,
struck a rock going down the Falls
late yesterday afternoon, and soon
after sank. Passengers and a large
part of the freight were removed in
safety.
.N ew’lSeries- Vol 3. No. 138.
THE LINE.
Reply of E. S. Babcock to Maj. Chas.
W. Auderaon.
Evansville, June 30,1875.
Kditor Constitutionalist, Augusta, tfa .-
Maj. Anderson, iu his letter, published iu
your issue of the 23d, does not attempt to
deny the charges made against the Green
Line of discrimination, but seeks to defend
their position by ‘'riding off” from the sub
ject in question, and attacking the South
eastern for breach of faith in the distant
past and present pecuniary distress.
Will the Major please note that mv reve
lations were made for the benefit of South
ern merchants, Southern railroad share
holders and the city of Evansville, and that
the Southeastern Road knew nothing of
my communications then or now; that
our bill of lading is considered good, and
our road solvent; that we ask for what we
consider is due to Evansville, and what,
under exactly similar circumstances, she
receives on freight sent East; that the
Southeastern has not in the past, nor does
it in its present proposition to accept Cairo
rates from Evansville, do justice to Evans
ville. We are forty-live miles nearer Au
gusta than Cairo, and are justly entitled to
proportionately lower rates.
The Major speaks of spending millions
on extensions, aud asks if any “sane” man
would expect a long line to accept the same
rate per ton per mile for part off The dis
tance that they get over their whole route.
We reply that several “sane” men not only
do expect it but that it is almost universal
ly the case, and note instances. The Lake
Shore Road accepts the same rate per mile
from Toledo and Cleveland as from Chi
cago, the Wabash from Danville aud Peru
as from St. Louis, the Atlantic and Great
Western from Hamilton and Ur buna as
from Cincinnati, the Ohio aud Mississippi,
Vandalia and Indianapolis and St. Louis
roads the same from Vincennes and Terre
Haute as they receive oil St. Louis freights,
and innumerable others. The Louisville
and Nashville the same from Milan as from
Louisville, and until this fight with the
Southeaster u the same from Nashville and
Guthrie as from Louisville, when freights
are going southwest.
Let the committee instead of answering
charges by the “Beecher” method of belit
tleing the plaintiff, give figures and instan
ces to refute them or else confess publicly
as they have stated privately that they
know they discriminate, and if it was not
enough to force freight over their expensive
extensions they would make it more.
This threat has already been carried out,
rates having been reduced, June 11th, from
Cairo eight cents, and from Nashville but
six cents. The Major quoted actual figures
but once iu his communication, and pointed
out with apparent pi-ide the fact that they
have moved over their “ wooden leg ” from
the Wabash and Ohio valleys 479,536 bush
els grain, or about 1,300 car loads in four
months, or about twelve cars per day.—
These figures disseeted#are pitiable when
you consider that the production of these
valleys was over ten million bushels, and
that it always seeks a {Southern market;
and that before the division of territory be
tween L. and N. and N. C. Roads, and be
fore the committee commenced their ex
tortions, and gave Nashville shippers and
the much despised “Muskeeter Fleet,” and
all other connections about the same rate
from Nashville south; that two firms of
Nashvillo alone, Rhae, Smith A Cos. and
Noel & Plater, handled in same time iu 1873
nearly, if not quite, two million bushels of
corn from the same source. Again, last
year, during same tim when the discrimi
nation had not assumed so outrageous a
shape, one liltle road north of us, the Indi
ana and Illinois Central, shipped to the
Southeast via Louisville and Evansville
over 1,100 cars corn, and this year sent the
same amount of corn to the South east, but
it all went via Baltimore and Cincinnati—
not fifty cars going via Louisville or one
via Evansville. As much as usual, say five
million bushels corn, has gone to the south
east from the Ohio valley this season, but
it went ru'a Memphis, Vicksburg and New
Orleans, and the roads of the Green Line
have stood still, “sucking their thumbs,”
passing or reducing dividends and expenses
and not understanding reasons for de
creased receipts.
Why the chairman of the committee has
been kept busy visiting Richmond to get
the Chesapeake aud Ohio Road to divide
territory and abandon Augusta, Atlanta,
Ac., has visited Vicksburg to stop that
route—tried all means possible to stop
New Orleans route; threatened the Mem
phis route without success, and gone hurue
to find after all he must reduce rates as
low as ever known before, and after all
grain is moved to other routes. These are
stubborn facts, and your Augusta mer
chants will tell you that they have not for
years drawn as much grain from Balti
more as they did this year, and that for
thirty days in April and May this valley
was out of the market for Augusta because
the grain could not “beat the devil round
the stump of the wooden leg.”
.Some good has been accomplished by the
exposures. Rates were immediately re
duced to Augusta and Atlanta. To be sure
the railroads South oi Nashville were
tteeced, though the public generally were
benefitted.
The position of affairs remains unchang
ed, except that another turn on the screw
of extortion has been taken. Present rate
Cairo to Augusta, *4l cents; Nashville to
Augusta, 38 cents, or only three cents less.
Eorty-oue cents from Cairo is equal to 51
from Vincennes, either of which pays but
27 cents from Nashville. Our rate—Vincen
nes to Nashville is 15 cents, which added to
Nashville division of Cairo rate, would
make through rate from Vincennes but 42
cents, or 9 cents less than Green Line via
Cairo.
Were we granted our rights we could re
duce the price of grain in Augusta at once
live cents per bushel, aud does any “sane”
man deny that it would not make it neces
sary for Baltimore to reduce its price five
cents before the Baltimore i*oads could haul
the grain; or that five cents per bushel re
duction will not materially increase the
consumption ? To show you how to aid the
expensive extensions they are selling their
own and their connections’ “birthright for
a mess of porridge. I quote below figures
showing the net gain to the Northwestern
Road out of an average tax on the grain
and Southern railroads of eighteen dollars
per oar on every car moved over this line.
Through rate Cairo to Augusta, forty-one
cents; allow for terminal expenses, includ
ing agency at Cairo one cent per hundred,
and yon have to pro-rate forty cents,which
is divided as follows: Mississippi Central
Railroad transfer aud road Cairo to Frost’s
6 cents per 100;NashviUe and Northwest
ern, Frost’s to Nashville, distance 142 miles,
8 cents; Nasnvilleto Augusta, 27 oents. Al
low the Northwestern for actual cost of
moving this freight one cent per ton per
mile which, we think, is as low as they can
do the service, 7 1-10 cents, and you have
left for profit nine-tenths of a cent, or SI.BO
per car, and to give this valuable extension
this magnificent sum which would amount
on the total 1,30 Q cars of the major’s to
$2,340, or about S6OO per month, your South
ern roads and consumers have paid a direct
tax of say $23,400, and are still asked to
continue to pay a tax of $lB per car on all
moved over the Northwestern or L. and N.
Railroads aud lose hundreds of thousands
of dollars of revenue on what grain was
forced on other routes.
Let the Southern shareholders fully in
vestigate this ‘turkey fm* the extensions
and buzzard for all the rest” policy, and
they will find the facts as stated, and if it
is persisted in they will have a “Nemesis”
similar to that which the Hoosac Tunnel
is to the Boston and Albany road and the
Baltimore and Ohio to the Pennsylvania
road.
The laws of commerce always find some
method to get around monopolies.
Having given |facts and •figures to sub
stantiate them, it rests with the committee
to attempt a refutai or else confess their
position indefensible. Having shown how
ruinous their policy is to all roads but their
own, we will try and show why aud where
in it is defective and falls to accomplish
what the committee anticipated. The
Green Line, as an organization, is as effi
ciently and economically managed as any
freight line we are acquainted with. The
serious fault is taking the making of rates
out of the hands of the agents at starting
points, and giving them to a committee
who live at different points and are fre
quently hundreds of miles away from
Soints of competition, so that, for example,
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad enter
Terre Haute or Chicago, and cut our rates
one cent per hundred, we can not meet them
until we telegraph M. H. Smith or C. W.
Anderson, and after they consult with each
other, probably receive an answer to for
ward evidence of cut, while in the mean
' time dozens of oar-loads of freight are
gone. The idea of leaving the making and
changing of rates from St. Louis, Evans
ville or Chioago to New York, to a commit
tee living in Buflalo, Cincinnati and Phila
delphia, would excite the risibles of a
Northern freight man. How can such a
committee judge of the necessity, when, by
reason of competition or local causes, we
would see fit to reduce or advance the rates
from Evansville. How do M. H. Smith
and ( . W. Anderson, sitting in their offices
at Louisville or Nashville, know when it is
best to advance or reduce rates from Terre
Haute, Chicago or St. Louie?
They are not on the ground and are no
ju Iges of the situation, and cannot do jus
tice to their own roads or connections.
Do you suppose that if wo had authority
to quote rates from Chicago as competi
tion arose that we would allow, as is the
ease row. nearly all of Charleston and Sa
vannah and the bulk of Augusta freight
via Baltimore a route 300 miles longer ?
Do you suppose that C. H. Crosby would
allow our company to publicly advertise
that our rate from Evansville to Charles
ton via Baltimore wifi at all times be two
cents less and to Savannah the same as
Green Line? Yet we are in the market at
rates lower than Green Line, aud mean to
stay as long as we choose, and are not, as
the committee would think, dependent on
any temporary disarrangement, of rates
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad If
the Green Line do not choose to leave the
making of rates to the agent, at the starting
point, let them make one rate, and a rea
sonable one from Nashville to alt parties,
and lot the roads north of Nashville and
the river to Nashville stand on their own
merits. This will effectually stop all round
a-bout routes and cau e all grain to center
in Nashvillo.
If they persist in their present course
their stock will rot be worth the paper it is
written on. They cannot advance present
rates to Charleston or Augusta without
bringing anew “Richmond in the field,”
while, if they treat all alike, the very routes
that are fighting thorn will work for and
with them. What we have said is not for
the benefit of the Southeastern Road, for
they only sk to make Cairo rates from
Evansville, while we think Evansville is en
titled to her shorter distance arid as far as
it lays in the power of the Company we
represent, Evansville shall have just and
equitable rates.
We have little hopes that the committee
appointed by the Green Liueto investigate,
will effect much by any report they may
make, for C. W. Anderson’s letter, 15th, in
dicates that the thing is a foregone conclu
sion and already settled.
1 quote his words: "We mag, upon terms
satisfactorily to ourselves, admit the South
eastern Road into the Line.” * *
In eonclusion, allow me to say that while
we think the South contains no more faith
ful, intelligent and energetic men than this
committee, their zeal can carry them too
far. To summarize: The Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad purchased the
Northwestern Road expecting a “Big Bo
nanza:” they have a “wooden leg.” The
Louisville and Nashville Road leased the
Nashvillo aud Decatur Road, thinking they
had a “Comstock Lode,” they find it an
“Emma Mine,” and to keep up appearances
are “bulling” the market aud “unloading’
on their Southern connections.
Very respectfully, yours,
E. S. Babcock, Jr.,
General Freight Agent,
Evansville and Crawfordsviile R. R.
georgTa affairs.
Dissatisfaction in the State University.
[Correspondence of the Courier-Journal ]
Augusta, Ga., Juno 28.
Announcement has been made that
there will be an election for a chancel
lor aud several professors of the Uni
versity of Georgia, ar the eomiug meet
ing in July. There is some dissatisfac
tion with the administration of Chan
cellor Tucker, and the following com
munication, which comes to me from a
responsible party, will throw much
light upon the subject aud the interior
workings of the University:
This morning, immediately after
divine services in the prayer-room, tiie
venerable Chancellor arose, with the
avowed intention of reproving the stu
dents for throwing the waste water
upon the floor after drinking. He
painted in glowing colors the evils ac
cruing to the public in general from a
waste of property, and to the State iu
particular from moistening the planks
in the floor of the University buildings.
“Property,” he said—for we quote his
exact words—“repsesented money, and
money represented sweat.” Whereupon
some little applause ensued.
Dr. T.—# see nothing to laugh at in
that —nothing at all ludicrous in the re
mark.” (Faint applause.)
Dr. T.—No one but a fool would ap
plaud at that.” (Increased applause
aud laughter.)
Dr. T.—“And none but a fool would
laugh at that /” (Further applause.)
Dr. T—“And none but fools would
continue to applaud.” (Applause grows
louder.)
Dr. T. (in an excited manner) —“I am
sorry to see that there are so many
fools present. (Continued appiaus.u.)
And it is a noticeable fact that all the
fools sit upon the back benches (contin
uous and increased applause), which
proves that they are also cowards as
well as fools, for they slink away from
the front, out of sight of the master’s
eye.” (Vociferous applause.)
Dr. T. (very much agitated)—“l want
it understood that these remarks are
personal; if I knew the parties concern
ed I would call their names. I hope
each man will consider my remarks as
applicable to himself, and (shaking his
flst vehemently) that I am personaliy
responsible for them.”
Silence having been restored, the
Chanoellor prooeeded to express his
gratification at the deportment of the
students during the lecture of Hon. B.
H. Hiii on yesterday afternoon.
He said that their oonduct was very
good in general, but from some disor
der created in one portion of the room,
he concluded that thore were surely
negroes present, and after looking
around for some time, ho perceived
one standing at the door. Still, from
the noise, he concluded there were two
of them, but as he oould not find the
other, he concluded he must have been
hid away among the boys; however, he
would take measures to prevent civii
rights being enforced at tho next lec
ture. Dr. T. then added: “I wish to be
applauded for this remark.” Applause
followed, which beoame rather boister
ous in one corner of the room.
Dr. T. (angrily)—“l am surprised to
see that there are some of them (ne
groes) present at this time.” [lncreased
applause and whistling by one of the
students, who being recognized b&came
immediately the center of all observa
tion.) Applause and laughter continued,
in which the Chancellor joined eagerly,
clapping his hands like miniature peals
of thunder, and crying out “I am glad
you havo found him—that you have
recognized him. He has immortalized
himself! Ho has immortalized him
self !”
The above is a true and faithful ac
count, in fact, absolutely verbatim, of
an incident occurring in the prayer
room of the univeisity on Tuesday
morning, June 22. We have extenu
ated naught, nor set down aught in
malice.
A plane drunk—an intoxicated car
penter.
Adam Grimm, of Jefferson, Wis., had
a crop of 25,910 pounds of honey last
year.
Delaware is preparing to ship six
millions of bushels of peaches to market
this season.
Just now inventors will find a good
deal more money in a plan for destroy
ing insects, than in iron ships, torpe
does and repeating rifles.
Iron beds and furniture, artistioally
worked, and by anew system of paint
ing imitating perfectly rosewood, are
to be one of the chief contributions ot
Italy at the Centennial Fair,