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Augusta. Ga.
Another negro brute was executed
by a mob at luka, Miss., on Tuesday
night.
Col. J. Chadland Harris has not yet
expressed his views upon who ought to
be elected Chancellor of the Universi
ty. That will explain why the question
is so unsettled.
Greek met Greek in Escambia coun
ty yesterday, only they were Indians.
Six were engaged, five killed on the
spot and the sole survivor received a
load of buck shot.
A correspondent calls attention to
the great importance of Port Royal
harbor. He tells many truths about
that important seaport which ought to
be universally known.
Gen. Dorregaray, the Carlist Chief
General, is this morning reported
wounded and a refugee to France.
This, like all other Spanish news, must
be taken cum grano satis.
It is suggested tbat L. Q C. Lamar
would not accept the Chancellorship of
the University of Georgia if offered. Pay
him enough and you can get him, gen
tlemen. Money will hire anybody.
The proposition of Charleston to
Boston to form a military Centennial
legion of companies from the old thir
teen colonies will be well received. As
Georgia was one of these colonies, the
proposal will no doubt be most readily
accepted by the companies which may
attend.
—
In the foreign dispatches will be
found the plan of Great Britain in deal
ing with failures. Alexander and Wil
liam Collie, who went overboard dur
ing the late crash, have been sent to
jail for obtaining money from the Lon
don and Westminster Banks under
false pretenses.
The Survivors of Wade Hampton’s
Legion had their reunion at Columbia
yesterday, and our special indicates
ihat it was very successful. General
Hampton presided, supported by seve
ral distinguished officers in his renown
ed command. The speakers admonish
ed the old soldiers to support the
Government cheerfully, and aid in
pressing the great destiny inevitably
and perceptibly before the country.
The Macon Telegraph calls attention
to the fact that the Chicken Torpedo
of Col. J. Chimbop.azo Harris, when it
explodes, kills more fowls than it pro
tects. This is the same reason that a
great many people are not cured—they
don’t take enough bottles. The way to
prevent this is to put at least one dozen
torpedoes on a roost, and keep your
chickens out of the hen house until six
or seven hundred explosions occur.
We learn that the hens of Monroe
county have organized a memorial as
sociation, for the purpose of honoring
the memory of Colonel J. Cataract
Harris, whr> was once their fellow-citi
zen but who removed to Savannah, and
now runs the Chicken Torpedo. We
learn from the Forsyth Advertiser that
they, in token of their gratitude, are
now laying one egg in an outside and
one in an inside shell, or “an egg with
in an egg.”
We see by a Macon paper tbat the
publication of delinquent poll-tax pay
ers of that place is stoutly protested
against by many. They have a perfect
right to object. We deny the right of
any lawmakers to authorize the publi
cation of a citizen for not paying his
taxes. Private debts might be sent to
the newspapers with just as much pro
priety. It is a slur cast upon many a
man with a good name who has no
money. The State has no earthly right
to thus disgrace its citizens.
Boss Tweed having beat all the crack
lawyers put against him in New York,
they have now sent off to Wisconsin
and hired Matt Carpenter. Tweed
stole, in round numbers, six millions of
dollars, aud fortified with this, it is
hard to keep him iu jail. The old ras
cal has never proposed to pay back one
dollar of it. By giving up .he money
he might go free, but that he won’t do.
Justice demands that he be stripped
naked of everything he has, including
his last shiit, and be sent to the peni
tentiary the balance of his life besides.
AN Associated Press dispatch tele
graphed from Augusta last night states
the important fact that the hot weather
now prevailing in Georgia is injuring
and endangering the cotton and coin
crops. Upon this point we have a pri
vate note from a planter in Columbia
county which says: “We are burning
up literally from dry winds, which can’t
be beat by the simoons on the coast of
Africa for either heat or dryness. The
temperature ranges from 84 in the
morning to 96, in the middle of the
house, where it ought to be she coolest,
and we live in no small shanty, either.”
Ue fails ffionstihitionalist.
HAMPTON’S LEGION.
ITS REUNION AT COLUMBIA YES
TERDAY.
General Hampton in the Chair, and a
Number of Distinguished Soldiers
< u the Platform—Adoption of Reso
lutions—Address of Major Capers —
Letters of Congratulation, etc., etc.
iSpecial to the Constitutionalist |
Columbia, July 21,1875.
About 150 members of Hampton’s
Legion Association met here this morn
ing. Gen. Hampton took the chair and
was greeted with teh heartiest recep
tion. Messrs. Taylor, of Charleston,
and Hoke, of Greeuville, were appoint
ed Secretaries. Generals Butler, Con
ner, Garey, Logan, Dr. Darby and other
officers occupied seats on the stage.
Members enrolled their names by com
panies. A resolution was adopted that
the members of the Second South Car
olina Cavalry Regiment be declared
members of the Association. Another
that a permanent Secretary be appoint
ed to whom the officers of companies
are requested to forward company rolls,
so as to serve the purposes of record
and history of the Legion. It was also
resolved that all funds raised by the
Legion for the purposes of a monu
ment to its members be contributed to
the monument to the Confederate dead
of the State, now being erected in Co
lumbia in Elmwood Cemetery by the
Ladies’ Monument Association.
Major Capers, of Georgia, addressed
the meeting, and Captain Walthour, of
the Jeff. Davis Legion, was cordially
invited to the platform.
Gen. Hampton read a letter from
Robert Bums, Secretary of Hood’s
Texas Brigade Association, in which
resolutions of a most cordial and
friendly character, passed by Athat s
sociation, were conveyed. They say
they have always, at all their meetings,
considered the Hampton Legion a part
and parcel of the Texas Brigade. They
earnestly invite the Legion to attend
the next annual meeting of the Brigade,
on the second Wednesday in July, 1876,
at Bryan, Texas. “We assure you,” it
says, “that you will all be most heartily
welcomed to Texas. All transportation
companies will pass you in Texas at
half rates, and, in addition, the people
will not allow any one of us to pay any
bills.” It was a letter that thrilled the
heart by its whole-souled cordiality.
To-night Gen. Logan, of Virginia,
will address the Association.
The playing of Dixie by the band and
the exhibition of the Hampton Legion
standard by Gen. Hampton this even
ing evoked the wildest cheers and en
thusiasm from the old soldiers who had
followed it through the late civil war.
Gen. Hampton addressed the Legion
and a large audience in manly tones,
impressing upon them the duty of fi
delity to obligations in the future by
remi jding them how well they had met
them in the past.
General Logan looked forward to the
future glories of a united country, har
monious within itself and outstripping
all ot hers in progress, development and
power, a full share of which the South
would win and enjoy for herself.
Home.
THE PHILADELPHIA CENTEN
NIAL.
Charleston Proposes that the Military
of the Old 13 Form a Legion.
New York, July 21.-At a meeting of
past and active members of the Boston
Light Infantry Association on Monday,
a proposition was read from Maj. Gil
christ of Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston, S. C., with reference to an
organization of a Centennial Legion,
from leading veterau organizations of
the old 13 States to take part in the
National Centennial Celebration at
Philadelphia next year, the legion to
consist of one battery of light artillery,
twelve companies of cavalry and ten
companies of infantry; one company,
each from New Hampshire, Massachu
setts, Connecticut and Rhode Island,
with a field officer in command selected
by those companies; one each from
New York, New Jersey, Delaward and
Pennsylvania with field officers select
ed by these officers : one each from
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, with field
officers selected as aforesaid. Each
company to be limited to 75 men in all.
All companies to rendezvous in Phila
delphia ou second of July at noon.
The proposition also stated the Cen
tennial of the battle of Fort Moultrie
wouid be celebrated in Charleston on
the 28th of June, 1876, and it will be
desirable Tor as many of these com
manders as possible, for representation
thereof, to rendezvous in Charleston to
assist in the celebration and proceed
thence to Philadelphia by rail and
steamer as may be best and practicable.
The plan was well received by the Bos
ton organization, and several members
made brief speeches urging the accept
ance of the invitation to attend the
Fort Moultrie celebration, although no
in+mediate action was taken. The gen
eral opinion of members was in favor
of participating iu tffe formation of the
proposed legion.
A TERRIBLE FIGHT.
Six Men Engaged and Hnlf a Dozen
Rilled.
Montgomery, July 21.—1 t is reported
that a terrible fight occurred in Perdi
do, Escambia county, between tw'o fam
ilies, Hatlet and Byere, in which six
men, consisting of a father and two
sons on each side, were engaged. Five
were killed oughtrigbt while the sixth
and last has a load of buckshot in his
side, which must cause his death. Both
families aro said to be of Indian de
scent. Old family feud.
The Georgia Corn and Cotton Crops
in a Dangerous Situation.
Augusta, Ga., July 21.—Up to the 4th
of July the cotton prospects were ex
cellent in this section, bift the intensely
hot and scorching weather since has
caused cotton to droop and in some In
stances to die. Planters are alarmed.
In certain counties they have held
prayer meetings for rain. Unless we
have rain in a short time the cotton
and corn crop will be seriously injured.
AUGUSTA, GA„ THURSDAY MOmSTUSTG, JULY 22. 1875.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
General Dorregaray Wounded and a
Refugee—The English Cottou Mills
Troubles—Presbyterian Conference.
Madrid, July 21.—An official dispatch
in Le Temps reports General Dorrega
ray wounded and taken refuge iu
France, near Conterets.
General Martinez’s campos is invest
ing Seo Be Urgel. The number of
Carlists captured since the Ist of July
is four thousand.
The Committee on the Constitution
have rejected another amendment di
rected against religious liberty.
Paris, July 21. —Carlists deny the
truth of the report that their troops
have entered France, and that General
Dorregaray is wounded and has taken
refuge at Couteret’s.
London, July 21.—The cotton mill
operatives of Oldham held a crowded
meeting, and resolved to refuse the
masters’ terms of fixing wages. Old
ham alone contains 40,000 operativ es
The mills in the surrounding district
are unsettled. A general rupture in
the Lancashire cotton trade may be
looked for.
The Presbyterian Council.
London, July 21. —Iu the Presby
terian Council to-day the constitution
of the future Union was discussed.—
American delegates favored the forma
tion of a Confederation, but a large
majority of the Council preferred the
title and form of an alliance as less re
stricted iu scope, and it was ultimately
agreed that an alliance of ail the Re
formed Presbyterian churches of the
world should be formed. The delegates
dined together in Freemason’s Hall.
Several speeches were made. Rev. Dr.
Schaff, of New York, expressed admi
ration of the recent works of Moody
and San Key and hoped it would be per
manently useful. The final sitting of
the Council will be held to-morrow,
when the results of the conference will
be formally announced.
The delegates attending the Presby
terian Conference number one hundred.
The following American representatives
attended yesterday evening : Rev. Mr.
Morris, of Qalpotati; Dr. McCosh, of
Princeton ;ae namJobinson, of Louis
ville ; Sloaj, man, y/ieghany City ; aud
Schaff and-Rogers, of New York.
Putting “Failures” in Jail.
Alexander and William Collie, of the
firm recently suspended, were arraign
ed at Guildhall on a charge of obtain
ing large sums of money from the Lon
don and Westminster Bank ou false
pretenses. The total amount alleged
in the information which has been ob
tained is one million, but is reported to
be actually much larger.
Sergeant Ballantiue was counsel for
the defense. The prisoners were re
manded for a week. Bail, forty thou
sand for each, w hich is not yet found.
Alexander and Wm. Collie have been
sent to Newgate, where they will re
main till bail is procured. The prose
cuting counsel, iu opening the case to
day, stated that from $7,500,000 to 88,-
750,000 of fraudulent bills of the firm
were afloat, of which the London and
Westminster Bank had 82,500,000. Af
ter crediting all that could be recover
ed from the bankrupt estate, the loss
to the bank would be from 81,100,000
to 81,500,000.
Heavy Rains—Wimbledon Flooded—A
Good Sign for Peace.
Heavy rains. Wimbledon flooded.
It is reported that Prussia and Russia
intend to furlough on a large scale next
year. One of the Vienna papers urges
Austria to follow, and prove the alliance
between the three Emperors worth
something.
The Riflemen —Fulton Wins the Chal
lenge Cup.
The rain ceased at Wimbledon at 2:30
p. m., and the shooting for the Chal
lenge cup, which was to be competed
for by the Americans alone, began at
3:30. The sky was lowering and the
wind light. Fulton made eight con
secutive bull’s eyes, and Canfield six.
The following is the score : Fulton, 133;
Canfield, 126; Coleman, 119; Bruce,
117 ; Ballard, 108 ; Gildersleeve, 105.
British Miscellaneous News.
The action of the mill operatives in
Oldham yesterday will result in a gen
eral lock out.
The heavy rain in the inland counties
continues at Liecester, Grenfield, For
est of Dean and Godmanchester. In
many places the gathered and the
growing crops have been destroyed,
and the railways are interrupted in all
directions.
The home rule members of Parlia
ment will attend in a body the home
rule banquet which is to be given at
Dublin August 4th, and will also be
present at the O’Connell celebration.
The Government’s tenant right bill
meets with opposition among the Con
servatives. If Disraeli insists on its
passage a meeting of the party will be
held in the Foreign Qifie to arrange
differences and expedite the business
before Parliament.
The French Assembly—Complete Dis
ruption of the Right Centre.
Versailles, July 21.—1 u the Assem
bly to-day after a close contest the
Right carried a motion to discuss the
question of recess to-morrow. The Left
sought to postpone debate until Satur
day.
The Right Centre is completely dis
rupted. The liberal portiou are seek
ing fusion with a group under the lead
of M. De Lavergue, with a leaning to
wards the Left.
yiva La France!
Paris, July 2J. — The French customs ■
returns for the last .six months show
an increase of receipts of twenty-three
million fraucs over those of the cor
responding period last year. The total
revenues of the country for the same
time have Increased seventy-nine mil
lion francs over 1874.
Sentence of an Ultramontane Baron
and Editor.
Munich, July 21. —The Ultramontane,
Baron Loe, has been sentenced to six
months’ imprisonment for a treasona
ble speech made by him in October,
1873. Her Sigl, editor of the Ultra
montane journal, Vaterland, was sent
to prison to-day to serve out a ten
months’ sentence for treasonable ut
terances!.
Philadelphia Steamer Abhottsford
Ashore.
London, July 21.—The steamer Ab
bottsford, from Philadelphia, while pro
ceeding from Queenstown to Liverpool,
went ashore in Cummaes bay, Wales.
Her passengers have beep landed.—
Tugs have been sent to her assistance.
Philadelphia dispatches from Liver
pool to P. Wright & Sons, agents of the
steamer Abbottsford, say the vessel is
expected to be gotten off soon.
.......
Muyder of a Louisiana Tax Collector,
New Orleans, July 21. —G. A. Rod
eyty, Tax Collector of Grant parish,
was murdered in Colfax by ex-sheriff
Jao. B. McCoy.
FROM WASHINGTON.
General Capital Notes.
Washington, J uly 21.—President Grant
is here to attend to routine business.
He had interviews with the heads of
departments. Much routine business
in the Cabinet.
The withdrawal of the request for
Judge Fisher’s resignation was to give
him time for explanation. The Presi
dent will interfere no further. The mat
ter rests with Pierrepont.
The personal affairs of the Depart
ment of the Interior were not discussed.
The President went North to-night.
There was a full Cabinet meeting,
except the Secretary of War.
Orders for stamps, stamped en
velopes. etc., since the Ist Instant,
82,500,000.
FROM NEW YORK.
The Great Peter Funk Railroad After
British Money.
New York, July 21.—The Erie Rail
way has employed Dorman B. Eaton to
proceed to London to obtain the two
and a half million dollars remaining
from the bonds negotiated there, and
which are held by the London Banking
Association and James McHenry, on
the ground that claims may be made
against them by Europeans, and which
claims the Erie Company do not recog
nize.
Thrashing' of George Wilkes.
Saratoga, N. Y., July 21. —George
Wilkes, editor of Wilkes’ Sprit of the
Times, was assaulted to-day in the Uni
ted States Hotel by .Price McGrath, a
well known turfman, on account of an
article in the Spirit severely stigma
tizing McGrath and John Chamberlain
for their management of races at Long
Branch. McGrath struck Wilkes with
a cane, when a struggle ensued. There
was some lively fencing, in the course
of which Wilkes’ cane was broken.
Neither was hurt. Wilkes called for
the police, and on his complaint Mc-
Grath was arrested for assault and bat
tery. Justice Scott will hear the case
on Friday. McGrath was discharged
from arrest without bail.
THE BANKERS’ CONTENTION.
Important Meeting of Great Bankers
—They Favor Immediate Resump
tion of Specie Payment.
Saratoga, July 21.—1n the Bankers’
Convention, the Committee on Resolu
tions reported : First, favoring imme
diate resumption, and calling upon
every citizen to hasten the day when
every promise of the Government to
pay a dollar should be redeemed in
coin. Second, calling for the repeal of
the war tax on banks. Third, urging
Congress to issue coupon bonds in ex
change for registered bonds of the
same. Fourth, demanding the abolish
ment of the two cent stamp on checks
and vouchers. Fifth, favoring a per
manent organization of national
bankers.
Mr. Buell, of New York City, spoke
iu favor of the resolution for immediate
resumption.
Mr. Thos. F. McGrew, of Springfield,
Illinois, offered the following :
Resolved, That it is the opinion of
this convention that an act to provide
for the resumption of specie payment,
approved January 14,1875, ought to be
amended so as to provide for the grad
ual contraction of all legal tender cir
culation, and the time for resumption
to be extended to the Ist of January.
1885, to afford time for the business of
the country to adjust itself to the
change without a sudden fail in prices.
Mr. McGrew spoke at some length in
favor of his resolution. The commit
tee resolutions were adopted.
DEATH OF A BEAST.
Another Negro Hung for Outraging
a Lady.
Memphis, July 21.—1n May last a
young lady residing at luka, Miss.,
was brutally outraged and beaten at
the depot while waiting for an escort, at
an early hour, by a negro hack-driver
named Lewis Thompson. During the
struggle she bit him on the cheek,
which led to his capture last Monday.
He was arraigned for trial yesterday,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life. The greatest excitement ensued
upon the announcement of the verdict,
as the lady was poor and unprotected,
but highly esteemed by all citizens.
The excitement culminated last night
in a party of disguised men going to
the jail, taking Thompson down near
the depot, and hanging him.
The Cotton Brokers’ Convention.
Greenbrier White Sulphur, July
21. —The Convention assembled, Presi
dent John Philps, of New Orleans, in
the chair, J. S. Toof, Secretary, Assis
tant Secretary G. Mills, Galveston. The
President made a brief speech. He
hoped the proceedings would be distin
guished by the absence of talk.
The committee on permanent organ
ization would not be ready to report.
Meantime the committees appointed
on interesting topics might be read.
The report of the Exchangee ommittee
of New Orleans, detailing tljeir plan of
obtaining exact cotton statistics, was
read. The report was applauded.
Committees were appointed upon va
rious topics. Adjourned.
Maryland Democratic Convention.
Baltimore, July 21. — Temporary or
ganization of the Convention. Ste
phenson Archer was elected temporary
chairman. A Committee on Creden
tials was appointed, and the Conven
tion adjourned to 7 p. ffi.
A Sioux City gambler, to escape ar
rest, stripped and, with his pocket-book
between his teeth, took to the river.
His strength or skill not proving ade
quate to the passage, however, he was
obliged to open his mouth in order to
call for help, and his pocket-book, con
taining 81,000, went to the bottom.
Sartoris’s baby clenches his little
hands exactly as his pa does when about
to box. Sartoris is delighted and en
courages the baby; but Mis. Sartoris
looks upon the pair with a smiling re
buke and says, ehidiogly; “Why, Alger
non I how can you teach the child such
naughtiness ?”
A woman will reach up and pull at a
window sash for a few seconds quite
good naturediy, but when it doesn’t
come down, and she turns around and
sees her husband looking comfortably
on, she raeptallT asks herself, “Is
civilization a failure ?” and wades for
him.
Mr. Disraeli was asked by the Sultan
of Zanzibar the other day whether the
Grand Vizier of Great Britain was in
fear of the dagger or of poison, '[’he
Premier replied dryly: “No, nobody
ever envies the Grand Vizier in this
country—they only pity him.”
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
Pen and Ink Sketch of Sain Bard—
High and Low Renta—A Remark
able Conversion—Religious Fervor.
1 Regular Correspondence Constitutionalist.]
Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 1875.
Every city has its curiosity—its one
particular object which its people, with
a pardonable pride, point out to the
stranger. That object is the pack
horse of fulsome compliments commin
gled with opprobious epithets. It is
the objective point of doubtful jokes
aud the hub from which radiates a tire
less succession of fellow anecdotes, ex
aggerated and lengthened according to
the fitness of circumstances.
Beecher, perhaps, enjoys placidly the
position of the particular curiosity of
New York. He is pointed out to stran
gers as the only Beecher, and is the
hero of a thousand anecdotes and sto
ries, whether or not he figured in them
in person or alibi. It is Beecher this or
Beecher that. He has his enemies—
scores of them—but they buzz his
name into the ear of the stranger with
a feeling of local pride that softens
their enmity and produces the desired
effect on the listener, and that, what
ever may be Beecher’s shortcomings, he
is nevertheless Beecher, and is a New
York institution.
What the pastor of Plymouth Church
is to Gotham, Sam Bard is, in a quiet
way, to Atlanta. He is our curiosity,
the large end of our admiration point,
and the anecdote pie into which we all
poke our jokiug fingers. We regard
him as an only Bard, and exhibit him
to our visitors with the same swelling
glory that enriches the speech of the
menagerie man when he points out the
pride of zoological collection to the au
dience. The Capitol, the Kimball
House, the spring-, the factory, the
water works, are but figures of interest
alongside of the irrepressible and re
doubtable Sam. We raise him loftily
upon the shoulders of admiration and
he towers above the lesser objects of
interest of the Gate City as a Brobdig
uag among the people of Lilliput. And
it is when thus elevated, even if the
longest props are wrapped with the
broadest censure or the loudest con
tempt, that Sam’s evergreen smile oc
cupies more territory on his rosy phiz,
and complacent satisfaction permeates
every fibre of body and pore of cuticle.
Notoriety, whether it be the emanation
from friend or foe, is the turbid waters
in which Sam delights to splash.—
Whether that notoriety is tinctured
with the genial pet names of scoundrel,
liar, or toady of Grant; or unctioned
with the ill-meant praises of gentleman
and trooly loil ; or peppered with the
presumptive prefixes of Governor, Gen
eral, or Colonel, it is as refreshing to
Sam as the morning dews to budding
(lowers.
He is indeed a rara avis, a strange
biped, that struts proudest in self-en
joyed pomposity. He is the observed
of all observers, the cynosure of every
eye, the core of attraction and the cen
tre of our surplus admiration i H&vxt
often wondered as I met him every
morning, prayer-book in hand, what
there was about him to seduce atten
tion from more important matters, and
call down from newspaper men such
avalanches of cyclonish abuse and tor
nadoic vituperation. Truly there is
nothing magnetic about his per
sonal appearance, save, perhaps,
that perennial smile which plays
like a flickering candle over his square
rosy nose. He stands about 5 feet 4in
his No. 9 boots. He is as straight as a
bean pole and about as unbending.—
Never iu a hurry, he has one certain,
leisurely gait from which he never
wavers. Fire, war nor circumstance
can change that walk. A large box
shaped face with even features, its
rosiuess relieved by a well-trimmed,
well-eared-for iron-gray moustache
which covers a firmly-set mouth. He
dresses with marvellous neatness with
a slight approach to snobbyisin. A
lover of conventionalism, he withdraws
his kid gloves to shake hands with his
friends, and bows and courtesies with
all the politeness of a French dancing
master.
Mentally, Bard is a nondescript.
Tackle him on politics and you find
him only a shrewd party trickster, post
ed fully on all the political wires, know
ing when and where to pull; but he is
ignorant of polical wisdom or economy.
He has made himself familiar with
only the money-making, office-getting
end of the political rope, and he hangs
thereto with a sternness worthy of a
better cause. He is not a journalist,
although he has started and fiuished
quite a number of Republican organs.
He is an editor only in name. He
maps out his plans like a general and
leaves it to his army (his sub-editors)
to be executed. Hence the popularity
of his editorials. They combine the
well-matured deliberations of the ex
perienced politician, with the freshness
and crispness of the genuine journalist.
Bard never writes a long article. It
would throw him into spasms. He is,
he says, a “n-n-natural p-p-paragrah
ist;” but when you look over his scrap
book you conclude that he is qot. That
book js gs mqch a curiosity as its own
er and compiler. It is chock-full of par
agraphs of one to ten lines in length,
culled from newspapers of any kind.
When Sqm wants to get off a good epi
grammatic dose of wisdom, he consults
the scrap book and when a paragraph
is found containing the proper pith
and susceptibility to change, he copies
it aud then marks it with a cross to
show that it has been used. This idea
is original with Sam. and his scrap
book will go sonffding down the age3 of
time as long as there is a paragraph to
clip.
He has slung his prospectuses to the
Southern breeze, aqd proposes to run
for a while, and perhaps longer, anew
daily, which he calls the Advance. He
may and he may not start that paper.
He will, if possible ; but the deuce of
it is, it is hardly possible. I hear that
he proposes to employ only gentleman
printers, aud will have no boys to ruin
his material. That is the best feature
of his paper.
Rents.
The city is exercised somewhat over
rents. Some maintain that the rents
are entirely too high for a working
population, whilst others assert that
they are too low. When you can rent
a neat four-room house within a stone’s
throw of the business centre for 815
to 820 a month, there shouldn’t be
much complaint of high rent Rent is
exceedingly reasonable here. Cottages
lying within easy distance of business
range from 812 to 825, and are gener
ally of a neat and comfortable kind.
The city is getting crowded with ten
ants, and landlords push up the figures
on a good chance, but the case is sel
dom.
Remarkable Conversion.
Dr. Hammond, according to his “ex
perience” given in at a prayer meeting
last night at the First Baptist Church,
has been a very naughty man. He
first branched out in religion as a Deist,
: then he sunk himself into Atheism,
; from that he went into Materialism,
and finally he was an unreconstructed
infidel. He floundered about upon
every sea of profane history he could
come across for nearly twenty years.
He swore loud and long, and was never
particular as to whose presence or
what occasion. During the war, while
surgeon at a hospital, a lot of Bibles
were received for the sick soldiers. Be
fore distributing the precious books, he
appointed himself a committee of one
to deliberate and determine whether he
should distribute them or not. He
reasoned that the North found justifi
cation in thß abolition of slavery iu the
Bible, and the South found in it just
grounds for slavery, and that to give
out these books would be to “ag” them
on, and he finally concluded his de
liberations by burning up every
one he could lay his hands on.
He sail he heard a sermon about
once in ten years, and he was forced to
have it for his family’s sake. A few
weeks ago he was dragged into James’
Hall prayer meeting. He was induced
to go again by being caught in a
shower as he was passing the hall on
his way up town. He began to feel un
comfortable, aud went back next day
of his own accord. Then it came upon
him all at once that he was in error,
and he began to look at the matter.
All of a sudden it rushed upon him
that he had changed his mind, and
from that hour he felt the joy of the
uew found and only religion, and from
this time hence he believes in orthodox
Christianity. It is said to be a remark
able conversion.
It is plain that these meetings do a
deal of good. When a man can be
turned in his belief when lie has be
come such an unbeliever as Dr. Ham
mond, then there is a great force
brought to bear, and in the right di
rection. Roanoke.
LETTER FROM ATHENS.
A Change of Atmosphere—Encourag
ing- Signs—Col. S. K. Johnson—Uni
versity Troubles—Dr. Tucker Not
Popular Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias—The Constitu
tionalist.
[Special Correspondence Constitutionalist.]
Athens, Ga., July 21, 1875.
The change from the heated air of
your city to the cool, bracing atmos
phere of this classic town is enough to
call forth songs of praise even from
lips unused to musical expressions.
But like the elephant of the circus, to
be appreciated it must be seen or felt.
No words can describe the effect on
mind, body and spirit. Come up aud see
us. We will present you with the best
of cheer, two blankets to protect you
from the cool breezes of the night, and
many intellectual feasts for the soul.
The people iu this section are very
much impressed with their hopes of the
future. The crops are unusually flue,
farmers generally free of debt and re
solved to live within their income, and
aa a oonocquonco wo behold fewer
sober-sided men and care-worn wives
and children. The silver lining to the
dark clouds of financial disaster is a
pleasing augury of the brightness of a
near to-morrow. The facilities for
moving the crops and obtaining of ne
cessary supplies are being constantly
improved under the able management
of Col. Johnson, Superintendent of the
Georgia Railroad. The road bed of the
entire line, branches and all, has not
been in so good a condition for many
years, The officers aud employes of
the company afford every assistance in
their power to the farmers and mer
chants, and I believe I utter no false
prophecy in the statement that if Col.
Johnson will guide as carefully aud act
as discreetly in all matters appertain
ing to the Georgia Railroad as his
present management promises, his
term of office will end in unclouded
splendor.
The reports which have from time
to time been published ia reference to
the dissatisfaction with the corps of
College professors seem to have some
show of truth. There is really deep
seated opposition to Dr. Tucker on ac
count of his want of dignity in his
treatment of the students. How wide
spread it is at this time it is impossible
to sa} 7 . There are two parties in the
matter —one supporting, and one op
posing the Chancellor ; and while these
parties exist, they have as yet no defi
nite plan of operations either for or
against. The effect has been injurious
to the best interests of the College, and
all well-wishers of this pride of the
State should do what lies in their power
to reconcile the differences, that it may
enjoy the full measure of that prosper
ity it so well deserves.
There is some apprehension felt that
these troubles may somewhat dim the
usual splendor of Commencernent; but
the girls will come, the boys will follow
the girls, the old folks will have to over
look them both, and so it is likely that
the old fever will be on again, despite
the dissensions, and Commencement
will be as of yore,
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias is in session here with a large
attendance. The representatives are
from all parts of the State and present
a fine appearance. They are being
hanffsorneiy entertained, from Grand
Chancellor Hardeman to the humblest
delegate, by the liberal-handed mem
bers of the Order of this place, and
will no doubt bear away with them
many pleasing reminiscences of the
hospitality of Athens and their breth
ren.
Your valuable paper reaches here
regularly and is read by a large
number of subscribers. Jt is tffe uni
versal impressiqn that your present
management have made it one of the
best newspapers in the South, and if
you do not tire in well doing, your re
ward from an appreciative public will,
in the near future, make glad your
hearts, and “put money in thy purse.”
More anon, Athens.
—— : : —m . . —-
A Card.
Mr. Editor : To the long list of used
up falsehoods, misrepresentations and
lame conclusions against the Catholic
Church, republished by “Would-be
Catholico ” in your issue of the 15th
instant, one item was wanting to give it
at least a shadow of truth and de
cency—i. e., the name of the republisher.
It suits him to conceal himself under
the false title of “Catholico,” that he
may, with impunity, calumniate two
hundred jnaillions of Catholics —his
fellow-Christians —and vilify their
faitff. W® leave it to the impartial
public to characterize his proceedings.
Bishop England, whom he admires,
would have found it necessary to warn
him that “the way of blasphemers anff
liars is hard, even in this world:'
As to the question of Latin at issue
between us, the professors in Georgia
will decide whether “by a Catholic”
must be translated “Catholico,” as he
says, or a Catholico, as I hold.
Rey, Ceus, Tanqueret,
.New Series— 3. No. 162.
EMORY COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Debate of the Literary Societies—Ju
nior Day—Delivery of Medals to the
Sophomores—Address of Hon. T. M.
Norwood to the Alumni.
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.]
Oxford, Ga., July 20.
This being “ Sophomore Day.”—the
third since the Commencement exer
cises of Emory College began, on Sun
day—was a most interesting one in
deed to the numerous friends of the in
stitution, and in consequence there was
fully twice as large an attendance at
the Methodist Church to hear the Ju
niors speak as there was on the day
previous.
The Champion Debate
Of the t\Vo literary societies took place
last night, commencing at 8:30 o’clock,
and was prolonged until about 12
o’clock. The question before the de
baters : “ Ought the Right of Suffrage
to be Restricted to Man,” was thor
oughly ’debated by three members from
each of the Societies—Messrs. D. G.
Abbott, G. W. Mathews and W. A
Candler, being chosen by the Phi Gam
ma Society and Messrs. W. B. Fara
brough, J. A. Wright aud A. S. Hough,
by the Few Society, to speak on the
subject; the former in the affirmative
aud the latter in the negative. After a
most thorough debate the umpire iu
the case, General A. H. Colquitt, decided
in favor of the negative side of the
question.
The Juniors.
The exercisei were announced to
commence at 9:30 this morning, but
the opening was delayed until about 10
a. m., by which time a very large audi
ence had filled the body of the church,
as well ns the galleries. In the audi
ence we noticed three natives of Mexi
co—dark skinned, but remarkably well
bred, and dressed in the neatest man
ner possible. Two of these Mexicans
are being educated at Emory and the
third one at Wofford College, South
Carolina, preparatory to returning to
Mexico to educate their countrymen.
The Exercises
of the morning were opened with prayer
by Rev. D. J. Myrick, of Dalton, after
which Prof. Isaac T. Hopkins intro
duced the junior speak'rs as follows,
with the subjects they would speak
up in: W. F. Armor, Greensboro, Ga.,
“American Society ;” J. H. Danieff
Franklin, Ga., “Livingstone;” J. M.
Dearing, Covington, Ga., “Courage;”
J. M. Featherstone, Newnan, Ga.,
“Power of Spoken Thought;” W. S.
Godbel Waynesboro’, Ga., “Woman ;”
C. H. Harris, Atlanta, Ga., “Liberty De
pendent on Education J. S. Parks,
Savannah, Ga., “Atheism B. F. Raw
lings, Saudersvilie, Ga., “Pleasure and
Advantage of Science ;” C. A. Saunders,
Manatee, Fla., “Plain Facts;” R. N.
Stafford, Covington, Ga., “Marriage
C. S. W’alker, Monroe, Ga., “Character
a National Safeguard;” E. W. Wood
bery, Quincy, Fla., “Influence of Cus
tom,”
The General Opinion
is that the speakers did remarkably
well and fully deserved the encomiums
heaped upon them. Mr. Woodbury
especially, in our opinion, exhibited
fine talent for public speaking in the
splendid manner in which he portrayed
the effects eaused by custom.
The Successful Sophomores.
At the conclusion of the speaking by
the Junior Class, Prof. Calloway an
nounced that the medals would be pre
sented to the successful Sophomore de
claimed, by Capt. J. M. Pace, of Cov
ington, The Sophomores, as their
names were called, came forward and
took seats upon the front bench, when
Capt. Pace was introduced by Prof.
Calloway. After a few preliminary re
marks Capt. Pace addressed the class
at some length, after which he pre
sented the medals to the successful
speakers; the first to James W. Rob
erts, of Atlanta, and the second to Tom
H. Jeffries, also of Atlanta, both mem
bers of the Few Society.
So far Augusta has not been repre
sented in the classes that have declai
med, Master J. S. Parks, son of Rev. H.
H. Parks, lately stationed at St, James
Church in Augusta, did remarkably well
in his effort on Atheism. He may be
parti} 7 claimed as an Augusta boy,
though, now hailing from Savannah.
He bids fair to make a name for him
self when he grows to manhood. After
the announcement of future services
the benediction was pronounced by Rev.
J. E. Evans,
The Alumni
of Emory College met at 4 o’clock In
the afternoon at the church, when they
were addressed in a most eloquent man
ner by Senator T. M. Norwood of Sa
vannah, who was introduced by Rev.
J. S. Key.
Your correspondent is promised a
full report of the address by the Sena
tor as soon as he can prepare it to
morrow—therefore it is not necessary
to attempt an outline of it. It was a
masterly effort aud applauded through
out by his large audience.
Minor Points,
In adddition to tho prominent per
sonages present whom I spoke of iu
my letter yesterday, I saw to-day iu at
tendance Hon. J. H. Blount, Member of
Congress ; Hon. J. J. Jones, of Burke ;
Mr. W. C. Derry, of St. James’ Sunday
School, Augusta ; Rev. H. H. Parks,
Rev. Mr. Patillo and Rev. W. H. Pot
ter.
The annual literary address will be
delivered to-morrow to the two socie
ties by Rev. W. H- Potter.
A meeting of the presiding Elders
present is called for to-morrow morn
ing. It is understood the object of the
meeting is to devise the ways and
means of completing the new college
buildings.
Your correspondent has been pleased
to meet with Messrs. W. G. Whidby, of
the Atlanta Constitution , aud J. T. Wa
terman, of the LaGrange Reporter, who
are attending the Commencement ex
ercises.
The annual meeting of tffe Alumni of
the college took place this afternoon,
after the address of Senator Norwood
was delivered. S. J, C.
A Louisville parent, who is much
given to the thoughtless habit of swear
ing whenever his temper is ruffled by
even the smallest circumstance, was
trying to pull on a pair of wet hoots
the other day. He was mqcff vexed, as
usual, but the presence of his little
four-year-old boy caused him to re
strain the tides of oaths that were
pressing hard for an outlet. Charlie
evidently comprehended the situation,
and remarked to his papa that there
was only one way to get them on.
Pausing a ff;t fop breath, and repress
ing his Impatience for a moment, he
said, testily: “What do you know
about it?” you really want to
know, papa?” “Yes; out with it!”
“Well,” said the precocious Charlie,
“just cuss ’em on, papa.” The father
doesn’t “cuss” any more now—at least
when he’s at ffom©,
GEORGIA CROP NEWS.
From Glillsville.
[Athens Watchman.]
A gentleman writing from Oillsvilla a
few days ago, to the editor of this pa
per, says: “Crops look fine and we
have had fine seasons. Wheat turns
out unusually well as far as heard from.
Corn looks as well as it can—cotton
good enough. All crops are as good
or better than they have been for ten
years past—everything except Irish
potatoes, which are a total failure.”
We presume our friends planted West
ern seed —they will not succeed here.
It is wasting time and laud to plant
seed from the West.
Muscogee County.
iColumbus Times.]
Crops are good almost everywhere
this year, but there is a field of corn ia
Muscogee county which will bear oil
the palm. Those who have seen it pro
nounce it the finest that has grown in
the county for many a year. It is
growing about fifteen miles from the
city. The happy owner assures us that
the field contains twenty-five acres and
that it will average forty bushels to the
acre. This is the opinion of the neigh -
bors. The farmer who has raised this
fine crop is young, and a few more such
abundant yields will give him‘a fair
start towards independence and wealth.
Clarke County.
[Athens Watchman J
Throughout all the section known as
Northeast Georgia and the neighbor
ing counties of Middle Georgia, with
here and there an exception, the most
cheering reports come to us of fine crop
prospects, abundant rains, &e. There
are a few neighborhoods which have
not had a full supply of rain—one or
two in Madison and one in Hall county
—and there are some others where
there has been too much rain ; but,
generally speaking, the seasons have
been remarkably propitious thus far,
the crops are well worked, and promise
an unusual yield if no disaster befalls
them.
Floyd County.
[Rome Commercial.]
For several days the weather has
been unusually warm, the rains falling
in sufficient quantities and at such in
tervals as to be most propitious to the
crops. With a few exceptions the crops
are in fine growing condition.
Hall County.
[Gainesville Southron ]
We learn that in the southwestern
portion of the county the rains have
not been as frequent as desired, end
that the crops are beginning to need
rain.
Randolph and Adjoining.
Fine rains are reported in Randolph
and adjoining counties. Near Cotton
Hill, however, the pluvial mercy came
down almost like a water spout. The
Appeal says on Tuesday t.ho rainfall,
ny actual measurement, in one hour
and a quarter, was four and a half
inches. The fields were much washed
and damaged by the flood, but the
crops arc reported fine.
Chattahoochee County.
[Columbus Times’ Correspondence.]
It does my heart good to say that
our corn crop has not been more prom
ising for several years, and the import
ant part of it is, there is more of it
planted. Recently I have conversed
with several of our best planters, and
the general opinion is, that with no
further disaster, Chattahoochee will
make corn enough for her own con
sumption in 1876. Potatoes and peas
are now doiug well. Cotton has been
pretty well worked, and at this time is
not discouraging; but there is no esti
mating the result, for it is yet subject
to a thousand and one ills. Almost
every farmer says he intends sowing
wheat and oats next fall. Glorious
resolution, this 1 Be sure to carry it
out,
Washington County.
Near Bethany Church, (
In the Forks of the Ogeechee. f
Editor Herald and Georgian: As I
haven’t seen anything in your columns
concerning crop prospects in this sec
tion of our grand old county the pres
ent year, I will presume to give you a
few dots upon that subject. The pro
gress of the farmers was very much
retarded in the beginning by a cold,
backward Spring, with its heavy and
almost incessant rains. Finally these
passed away, and we were once
more greeted by the gentle rays of an
enlivening sun. We then went to
work with a will to do, and now have
our crops fully in hand and under good
headway, which, though they remained
small for some time on account of the
wet and cold condition of the soil, are
looking healthy and vigorous now.—
The stand of cotton was, perhaps, never
better ; that of the corn, not so good,
I think, if you will pardon a little
pride on ray part, that our crops will
compare favorably with any in the
county. We have bc-en blest, recently,
with copious rains. One or two more
rains will make our corn. We have
planted largely of corn, cane, peas and
potatoes.
If Jesse Pomeroy were hanged a
profound impression would be made
upon every boy in America —an im
pression that might be so lasting that
as they grew up they would ever be re
minded of the fact that killing is for
bidden by the laws of God and man,
and this impression might do more to
abolish the presence of the pistol and
knife than a dozen examples of retribu
tive justice after the present genera
tion of boys have become men.—Louis
ville Courier-Journal,
—
In olden times the genuine Wesleyan
was in appearance unmistakable. He
was not only solemn and severe, as if
the weight of the world’s sins were in
the atmosphere, but he cut his gar
ments in angles and made them of som
bre hues, that he might be known of all
men. Brave, sturdy, sincere fellows,
most of them, who did good work in
the great vineyard, mainly because they
were of the people and among them.
But we see them no more. It is
with something of surprise that I find
him now with mustache and eye glass,
wearing a colored shirt, as if he be
longed to a boat dub, smoking high
priced eigays occasionally, and not
afraid to drink claret in his camp meet
ing lodge ; talking about running over
to the springs, wondering how gold is
this morning, and regretting that he
did not bring his horse up. His wife is
equally astonishing, when I think of
her in her lavender colored challie,
with skirt en train, followed to prayer
meeting by her French maid,— Letter
.from Hound Lake Meeting.
A good thing for warm weather—a
cool thousand or two.