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Old Series—Vol. 25. No. 132.
The apprehended danger of an over
flow of the Lower Mississippi has pass
ed. Our reports this morning assure
us of this fact.
The State Agricultural Society will
meet at Dalton to-day. In attendance
upon it will be about a dozen candi
dates for Governor.
The Charlotte Observer nominates
Jefferson Davis for President of the
University of North Carolina.
We refer the reader to the new
features of our paper this morning—
Personal and Political Notes.
The reports from South Atlantic ports
and Barrancas are encouraging. Sa
vannah and Jacksonville officially deny
the existence or yellow fever at those
points, and Commodore Brannon tele
graphs that the disease is under con
trol, with no new cases or deaths.
The “Brooklyn religion” is cropping
out in a direction which grieves us
very much. It is stated that “a Ro
chester newspaper publisher caught
one of his reporters kissing his dining
room girl, and was somewhat aston
ished when the reporter demanded that
his salary be raised to SIOO,OOO as an
expression of renewed confidence.”
If anybody cares anything about
South America, he will take a lively
interest iu the news from that country
this morning. President Gonzalez put
the San Miguel rioters to death in
squads and made the priest who in
cited them act as a spectator. Then
we have a war in Colombia, the oppos
ing forces consisting of twenty drums
and fifteen men. The regular earth
quake is substituted by a great railway
accident.
And now we are to have a good deal
of bluster over the insult of a one
horse Consul at Tripoli. The Euro
pean squadron has at last got some
show of employment. It has for a
long time past been on the loaf and at
a heavy expense to this country. No
one who has not seen him on duty can
appreciate the dignity and self-import
ance of a Consul at a small port.
We can imagine how the one at
Tripoli will swell upon the arrival of a
man-of-war at his bidding.
We have received a pamphlet con
taining an Address to the Medical Pro
fession of the State of Georgia, with
the proceedings of the first meeting of
the State Board of Health, held in At
lanta, June 9th, 1875. Attention is
called to the Address of Doctors Not
tingham, Logan and Campbell, com
mittee on registration, forms and no
menclature; which, for the better in
struction of the public—professional
and non-professional—in regard to the
duties and workings of the Board, we
republish in another column.
We have the official returns of the
election in Alabama. From them it
will be seen that the Radicals have
only a nominal existence iu that State
—a State in which they ruled a few
short months ago. From a majority
they have dwindled to the beggarly
number of twelve in a body represent
ing all the counties. It is pleasant to
the tax payers of the South to know
that the Radical party has no real ex
istence in nearly all their States, and
that its hold in the three remaining
ones is frail and likely to be soon
lotosed.
The Charlotte Observer, of Monday,
says “the election of delegates is iu
doubt as to which party has a ma
jority, but we think the indications are
decidedly in favor of the Republicans.
This is the first time in twenty-five or
thirty years that the Democratic or
‘Democratic Conservative’ candidates
have been defeated in Mecklenburg
county.” It refuses to speculate as to
the causes which led to the defeat of
the Democratic party in North Caro
lina, but admits that the main reason
uras the unpopularity of the Conven
tion. The election had no national sig
nificance whatever.
The splendid rains which have fallen
all over Georgia during the last ten
days have put an effectual end to the
drouth and anew face upon the crop
prospects. Yesterday the earth in and
far around Augusta was drenched
with water. Whilst these rains will
give renewed vigor to old corn and as
sure its abundant yield, the new crop
has been invigorated to an extent
which will make it rapidly bound for
ward to maturity. The drouth did no
damage to cotton. Upon the
whole, we have every reason to hope
that the Georgia crops are in as fine
condition as ever known at this season
of the year.
We publish the affecting details of
the capture of that precious party,
Col. Niles G. Parker, ex-Treasurer and
bandit lieutenant of South Carolina.
He.has doubtless ere this been recom
mitted to the felon’s cell at Columbia.
Sooner or later justice overtakes the
rogue. This fellow has entailed shame
and disgrace not only upon his State,
but upon his family—a dear price to
pay for money. The only consolation
or excuse the scoundrel has is he was
only one of a combination of men
leagued for the purpose of stealing
funds with which they had been en
trusted. Now that he has been ex
posed, now that his infernal carcass
has been picked and all in it laid bare,
including hie black and loathsome
heart, the only tiling he can do to in
part atone for his enormous crimes, is
to make a clean confession of the whole
story of his robberies, in order that
justice may lay its hands upon bis ac
complices.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ottman’s Bail—An Insult to an Amer
ican Consul.
Washington, August 10.—Ottman’s
bail has been reduced to $40,000, which
counsel say he cannot give in conse
quence of the attachment of his prop
erty.
Commodore Ammen, Acting Secreta
ry of the Navy, to-day received from
Acting Secretary of State, a dispatch
from Tripoli, dated August 7, stating
that Mr. Yidal, the American Consul
there and his lady had been insulted by
Tripolitan sailors, and asking whether
any of our vessels of war could con
veniently reach that point. The Acting
Secretary of the Navy immediately
gave orders that the United States
steamer Hartford, Capt. Harmony, mow
en route home from the Asiatic Sta
tion, proceed to Tripoli to inquire into
the facts and demand that the perpe
trators of the insult be arrested and
punished.
Rear Admiral Worden, commanding
the European Station, was also in
structed to keep himself advised of the
circumstances, and if necessary send
other vessels to Tripoli to demand an
apology and punishment of the parties.
National Capital Notes.
Secretary Bristow is spending a few
days with Secretary Fish at Garrison’s,
on the Hudson. J. Russell Jones, Min
ister to Belgium, is here.
Among the resources of national
banks, J une 30, were loans and dis
counts, $968,500,000 ; total resources,
$1,918,000,000; among the liabilities,
$686,000,000 to individual depositors.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
War in Colombia —Vengeance upon
San Miguel Rioters.
Panama, August 10. —The position of
the Republic of Colombia is more com
plicated. The contest for the Presi
dency threatens general war. The
difficulty is sectional. A fight took
place at Camarones, State of Magda
lena, between the State forces and revo
lutionists. The revolutionists, consist
ing of 600 men, were defeated with a
loss of several officers and a park of
artillery. It is considered that war has
begun.
In San Miguel, Salvador, where the
recent fanatical riots took place, order
has been re-established. President
Gonzalez had about fifty of those en
gaged shot in squads at different
towns between San Miguel and the
capitol, causing Padres, who occasion
ed the outbreak, to witness the execu
tions. Many criminals confessed they
were assured by Padres that they might
rob the rich, provided they gave part
to the church. Great sorrow and in
dignation have been expressed through
out Central America at the events of
San Miguel, iu which the respectable
part of the clergy join.
A man named Arevalo had attempt
ed a revolution in Peru. His force
captured Islay and Mollendo, but were
routed while proceeding to Arequipa,
and Arevalo was killed.
Wrock uf a- Train Firo and
New York, August 10.—A Panama
dispatch says on the night of the 6th
ult., as a train with fifty passengers on
the Santiago Valparaiso Railway, Chili,
was passing over the bridge at Li
mache, the structure gave way. The
whole train, except the engine and ten
der, was precipitated into the river and
the wreck took fire. Fully half the
passengers were either crushed to death
or perished by fire and water.
THE WESLEY CHURCH CORNER
STONE.
Ceremony of Laying it at Savannah—
The Health of the City-Civil Rights.
Savannah, August 10. —The corner
stone of the Wesley Monumental
Church was laid to-day Avith imposing
ceremonies. Addresses were delivered
by Rev. Dr. Axson, of the Presbyterian
Church; Rev. Dr. Myers, of the Metho
dist Church, and Rev. Lovick Pierce.
The latter is in his ninety-first year,
and laid the corner stone. Georgia is
the first place Avhere John Wesley
labored in America. Ministers of all
Protestant denominations participated.
Reports of yellow fever having been
circulated abroad. Dr. Arnold, a promi
nent physician and Mayor pro tern., and
Dr. Stone, of the United States Hos
pital, and Dr. Dickson, surgeon at Ogle
thorpe barracks, certify that the city
was never healthier. Dr. Stone, who
has resided in several cities North,
says it is the healthiest city of them all,
and Surgeon Dickson corroborates this
statement. The mortuary report for
the Aveek shows only 15 deaths all told,
a decrease of 5 as compared Avith same
week last year. There is not a case of
fever of any kind reported.
The first case under the Civil Rights
bill in Georgia Avas commenced to-day,
the prosecutor being a colored etn
ployejn the post office.
THE WESTERN WATERS.
Special Signal Office Report.
Washington, Aug. 10, 7:30 P. M.—
The Mississippi ri\ T er has fallen seven
inches at Warsaw, sixteen inches at St.
Louis, aud two inches at Cairo. It has
risen one inch at Memphis, Helena and
Vicksburg. The river at Memphis is
uoav thirty-three feet and seven iuches,
or five inches belosv the danger line. At
Vicksburg it is thirty-nine feet and
eleA'en inches or thirteen inches below
the dauger line. The ri\ r er will proba
bly rise slowly at these stations, but
the indications are that it will not reach
the danger liue. The Red river has
risen fourteen inches at Shreveport.
Heavy rains have prevailed in the Red
river valley.
INDIAN TERRITORY ELECTION.
Ross Re-elected Chief.
Fort Gibson, I. TANARUS., August 10. —Elec-
tion quiet, except one precinct. Re
turns show that on account of high
water voters were prevented reach
ing the polls. It is generally conceded
Ross is re-elected. The Ross party has
a majority in the Senate and Council.
THE AMERICAN TURF.
Saratoga Races.
Saratoga, August 10.—Parole won
the Kentucky stakes. Time 1:44%.
Grinstead won the second mile race for
all ages. Time 3:37>£. Madge won the %
mile race for all ages; time I:lsfast
est on record. Deadhead won the Stee*
pie Chase.
The War in Cuba.
Havana, August 10.—Several skir
mishes have occurred between the
Spaniards and insurgents with results
favorable to the former. The loss on
■both sides was slight.
A.TJGTJSTVY, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, A.TJGTTST 11, 1875.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
Religious Riots in Glasgow—Reading
the Riot Act—Troops in Readiness.
London, August 11.—Special dis
patches to the Standard, from Glas
gow, report that sixty rioters, many of
whom are badly hurt, were brought be
fore the Magistrate yesterday, a. m.,
and remanded to jail. A rising broke
out again in the suburbs Monday,
and the volunteers and regular troops
were ordered to hold themselves in
readiness,but the disturbance was quiet
ed by readiugjthe Riot act. It is remark
ed that mobs of Catholics armed with
hatchets, steel knuckles and knives,
are organized and acting under leaders.
It is reported that several men in cus
tody are the head centres.
FROM NEW YORK.
Tweed’s Bail—A Leg Broken.
New York, August 10.—Judge Law
rence, of the Supreme Court, granted
a motion for a bill of particulars in the
suit of the Mayor, etc., vs. Tweed.
The suit in this case is to recover
money paid on alleged fictitious bills
to Edward Mariner, approved by
Tweed as Commissioner of Public
Works. Judge Westbrook has placed
the appeal from Judge Barrett’s order,
denying the motion to reduce Tweed’s
bail, on the general term calendar for
the 23d inst.
President Jewett, of the Erie Rail
road, was thrown from a carriage and
his leg broken.
An Editor’s Will—Negro Bailed.
The will of the late Isaac Van Auden,
founder of the Brooklyn Eagle, was
presented this morning for probate.
The estate is estimated at $1,000,000.
Thomas Sorrell, the negro who re
cently stabbed and killed another negro
and seriously hurt a third, Avas to-day
released ou bail.
New York Strikes and Strikers.
New York, August 10. —The strike
of shoe cutters is rapidly growing in im
portance. It is rumored that the
strike will, iu a few days, become gen
eral.
In accordance with a resolution
adopted by brown stone rubbers to or
der a strike in all shops not paying
standard wages of $2.50 per day, a
committee of ten men this morning
visited almost all up-town yards where
workmen were engaged at a less rate
of wages, and by threats of ordering
the men on a strike induced the em
ployers to yield to their demands.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Its Existence in JaeksonA’ille Denied.
J acksonville, Fla., August 10.—The
following resolution was passed before
the City Council of this city, last night,
for the purpose of putting an end to
the flying reports of yellow fever be
ing in the city:
Resolved, That it is the unanimous
opinion of the Duval County Medical So
ciety, there being a lull attendance, that
there has not been, nor is there now, any
ease of yellow fever, or any diaaaea re
sembling it, in our midst.
The FeA'er at Barrancas.
Washington, August 10. -Gen. Bran
non telegraphs no new cases and no
deaths at Barrancas and everybody
doing well.
THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
The Radical Party Swept Out of Ex
istence.
Montgomery, August 10. —Complete
returns: Majority for Convention,
16,500. Delegates elected : Democrats,
81 ; Independent Democrats, 6; Re
publicans, 12.
Grasshoppers are damaging crops iu
North Alabama.
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Troops aud the Miners.
Fort Laramie, August 10.—Captain
Lawrence left this morning to take
command of the new post in the Black
Hills, to keep out miners. The post
garrison consists of one infantry aud
two cavalry companies.
First Bale of Alabama Cotton in New
York —A Scull Race.
New York, August 10.—The first
bale of new Alabama cotton arrived
here yesterday.
The scull race last eA r ening at Roek
aivay, between Bigliu and Teneyck, re
sulted in the defeat of Bigliu. Course,
mile and a half aud return. Biglin led
to the stake boat, where he fouled in
turning, Teneyck there taking the lead
to the finish. Time—l 9 minutes, 16
seconds.
Greenbrier White Sulphur—Eight
Hundred Guestr.
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
August 10.—Through travel between
the Eist and West and South via
Washington, and the Virginia Midland
and Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads, is
now clear of ail obstruction by the re
cent floods. Through Western passen
gers are arriving here. Nearly eight
hundred visitors are here. John Road
cap, fireman on the Chesapeake Rail
road, was killed to-day at Big Bend
Tunnel.
Ocean Disaster.
Queenstoavn, August 10.—The steam
er Republic picked up the crew of the
Vilex, from Montreal for Queenstown,
abandoned. Sh 9 took the Vilex in tow,
but the hauser broke. She then put
her chief officer, with nine of the Re
public’s creAv, aboard the Vilex, with in
structions to steer for QueenstoAvn.
Drowned at Quebec.
Quebec, August 10.—Last night Miss
Murray, of Montreal, and a son of lle\ r .
Mr. Wilson, of Kingston, while attempt
ing to step from the wharf to the
steamer just leaving, fell into the river
aud were drowned.
Minor Telegrams.
Norfolk, August 10.—Paymaster
Greeley, oftthe Nary,\ r y, died of consump
tion.
Philadelphia, August 10.—R. L.
Hunt, who had been shipping goods to
Oxford, N. C., lias been arrested and
will havß a hearing to-day.
San Francisco, August 10.—A citation
was issued commanding officials of the
Central Pacific road to produce the de
faulter and bigamist, Woodruff alias
Miller, or disclose his whereabouts.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: The
latest tyrannical fiecree of fashion is
that corsets shall conceal aud flatten
the feminine breast by a system of
whalebones. Open war, for some reason
or no reason, has been declared against
prominent busts, and the flatter the
latter are, the more distingue are they
considered,
OUR CLARKENVILLE lETTER.
Toccoa and Tallulah—A Visit to the
Falling Waters—Describing the In
describable Refreshment for Man
and Beast —Crops— Change of Garri
son, Etc.
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.]
Clarkesville, August 9, 1875.
The average debating society would
have but little trouble in arriving at a
decision in the affirmative upon the
question of which is more to be ad
mired the beauties of nature or of art,
were it to hold forth in the vicinity of
either Toccoa or Tallulah Falls. Your
correspondent has just returned from
a visit and will endeavor to lay before
your readers some idea of the beauty
of the scene. Mark Twain once said,
in extenuation of the alleged folly of
the young man who would get mar
ried and have experience of his own
instead of profiting by the sad fate of
his friends, that he did not blame him,
for one would get a very poor idea of
what molasses caudy Avas by letting
another fellow bite it for him.
So the writer thinks the grandeur of
the scenery around the falls can be but
inadequately described upon paper.—
From the lofty summits above the
roaring and foaming Avater, as it rushes
steadily but madly on its course, and,
from the almost measureless chasms
beneath the countless rainbows and
crumbling rocks, can the loveliness and
magnificence of the scenes, which on
all sides surround you, be fully appre
ciated. Our party, consisting of Miss
Octavia Wilson, Miss Emma Rossiguoi,
H. Cranston, Jr., H. P. Rossignol, J. E.
Patten and the writer, left Clarkesville
about six o’clock Thursday morning,
and after a pleasant drive of about
tAvo aud a half hours arrived at Toc
coa. Wending our way upwards from
the road we come almost without
warning upon the brink of the cascade.
One is astonished hoAV soon he gets to
the fall, sees it and yet keeps look
ing as though iustead of one he
was looking •at a thousand. From
the top you see a little mountain stream
meandering quietly among the rocks,
until it seems suddenly to rush upon
the edge of the precipice, where it ap
pears instantly to convert itself into
foam and spray, divides into three parts,
and falls almost perpendicular, 164 feet,
upon the rocks below, where, after
bubbling aud gurgling, it again resumes
its wonted quiet, and passes smoothly
on beneath the still and cooling shade.
Upon the left you behold an immense
mound that rises to a lofty height, and
which is so densely covered with a lux
uriant growth of hickory, maple, pine,
etc., interlaced by thousands of vines
that you cannot see the ground, though
the mound rises within fifty feet of
you. Upon the right is a beautiful de
scent of about 400 feet, over which, pro
tected from the sun by the beautiful
trees, you reach the base of the falls.
In front there is a mountain, upon
which tiie trees rise in such even succes
sion that one would think they had been
regulaily laid off aud planted. The
many-colored leav’es and vines, when
gilded by the sunlight from the base
to the summit of this mountain, pi>>-
sent a picture that is beautiful beyond
the power of language to describe. The
beauty from above is as nothing to
what meets the eye from below. Here
you can get almost directly under the
falls; and looking up to what appears
ail immense height, you see three
shapely volumes of water—the one to
the right as large as both of the others,
coming with the rapidity of an electric
flash, and falling Avith a tremendous
roar directly at j T our feet. The ap
pearance of the fall is more that of a
stream of snow rushing down a glass
tube than of water, while the atomized
spray that follows the water as it falls,
when struck by the sunlight, presents
in places sheets of fire, and iu others
myriads of dancing rainbows. Di
rectly under the falls is an immense
rock in the shape of an arrow head,
that has been throAvn by some volcanic
eruption from the heights above, while
just to the right, about twenty feet
nigh, may be seen the chief’s seat,
Avhere it is said the Indian chief, decked
with Avar paint and feathers, use to sit
and Avatch the prisoners as they were
dashed from the heights above. About
200 feet from the falls there is a little
store kept by Mr. W. D. Young, where
refreshments may be had, and in front
of Avhich there is a dancing platform
and handsome croquet ground, and
they present a truly romantic appear
ance. One would hardly expect to find
these evidences of cmlization at such
a spot, but here they are and all the
more lovely for the surroundings. As
a single fall, there is probably nothing
in the whole country that can equal
Toccoa for beauty and exquisite gran
deur. Leaving Toccca, wo pass over
a rugged mountain road, cut in
places right out of the moun
tain’s side, with an immense chasm
that is frightful to look down
upon between which and your Avheels
there are only a few inches of rock. It
is Avonderfui with what indifference Ave
pass over such dangerous places, sel
dom even thinking that a miss-step of
the horse is all that would be necessary
to land us almost within sight of the
fires beloAV. From the heights aboArn
Tallulah, as you approach the hotel,
you have an ocean view, which is a
wild aud magnificent scene. Tlie
mountains and valleys may be seen
for miles around, and there is a strange
appearance about the.growth as it ap
parently rises and falls upon the side
of the mountains and from the depths
of the valleys, that presents before the
mind an immense green ocean stirred
by a gentle but constant zephyr.
At the foot of Tallulah mountain is
the hotel of the same name, a comfort
able and substantial frame building
two stories high, with a piazza above
and below, which runs all the way
around, making a splendid promenade.
Mr. W. D. Young is the proprietor, and
lie shows his guests every attention.
The fare is excellent, and all that the
' mountains can afford. The rooms are
large and airy, but plainly furnished.
The beds are by no means of down
like softness aud one might find a hap
py contrast upon the soft side *of a
plank; still, after you have tramped up
and doAvn the falls, I suppose such
beds are necessary to prevent Rip Van
Winkle sleep. Meals are 50c. aud beds
the same.
There are several mineral springs
and a delightful bath house upon the
grounds. We found about forty guests
at the hotel most of them transient, for
there are parties coming and going all
the time. From the hotel you have a
beautiful view of Tallulah and Crane
Mountains, and of the rivor as it glides
along in peaceful quiet before reaching
the succession of fa is below. There
is so much that could be said about the
falls that it would take more space than
you could spare, ec I will only note
some of the principal points. Coming
from below you have first, the Grand
Chasm, which is an immense abyss that
lies 800 feet directly below you as you
stand upon the almost level ground.
The stream in the centre of the chasm
forms a perfect horse-shoe and in one
bend of it rushes and foams Avhile in
the other it is almost like a mirror.
Tremendous rocks in ail conceivable
shapes are miscellaneously scattered
along the stream, presenting the ap
pearance of gigantic ante-diluvian
animals lolling iu the sun. Ribbon
Cascade a little spring brook, comes
trickling and leaping from rock to
rock, just opposite and falls a
distance of many hundred feet.
It is a beautiful sight to watch it as it
slides from the rocks abo\ r e, now fall
ing fifty feet, then smoothly running
down an easy descent, then lashing
itself into foam against some obstruct
ing rock, then winding round and round
among the crevices, and finally losing
its identity iu the surging tide beneath.
The 3ilvery white pines below, con
trasted with the beautiful green uuder
groAvth, and trees that stud the heights
beyond until the clouds almost seem to
touch the upper boughs, and the oA rer
hanging vines that run out aud in
terlace among the rocks covered witli
moss, which looks like a carpet of
brown velvet, with the glittering dia
monds that liue the rocks, make up a
picture such as few countries cau afford.
This scene alone is worth a trip to the
falls. The descent into the chasm
is about 1,300 feet. Next comes Stu
dent’s Rostrum, a rock overhanging
the depths below, where the river
lashes itself into an angry foam and
runs in an immense white volume,
bounding aud leaping o\ T er the rugged
rocks that are powerless to resist its
onward course. Just across from where
you stand the rocks rise in brokeu
columns 1,000 feet high, with now and
then a tremendous fissure, that looks
as if it Avouklsome day cause the whole
mountain to topple and tumble into the
seething Avaters below. About half way
up the rocks a little door may be seen
which has been given the name of
Venus’ Grotto. If love ever avoos her
there ho surely travels by means of
wings. Around and below this grotto
the rocks present the appearance of
huge oil paintings, and you can imagine
you see suspended before you a most
magnificent Avorid of art. While
we were seated here, 16 or 17 of the
birds so emblematic of American
freedom passed by us, tAvo of them
coming within 20 feet, and sailing so
sloAvly that avo had a splendid view.
They were as large as turkeys and rose
as if they had a contempt "for earth,
ruled by reconstruction and the 14th and
15th amendments. At Ocean Fall and
Vulcan’s Forge you go out upon
a rock iu the shape of a horse, that
overhangs a frightful abyss AA'hich makes
you tremble to look down into. Below
to the left you see the river tumbling
over a fall of 30 feet or more into a
boiling caldron of about 100 feet
square. The entire volume of Avater as
it falls is perfectly white, and the spray
that arises looks like a dense fog, and
it is perfectly beautiful to see the
different hues the trees present as seen
through the fog as it thins and disap
pears. Below the Caldron the water
is divided by a table rock, aud goes
rushing on either side like a demon,
while over tho rock itself it
passes iu a beautiful trauspuicut
sheet. The most extensive view up
and down tho valley can probably be
had from this point. The white pines,
maple and other trees below give re
lief and beauty to tho scene. Here,
indeed, the splendor and immensity of
nature can bo seen. From out the
rocks that overhang the Avater, streams
of paint seem to have oozed and have
dripped into every imaginable shape,
and more colors than are iu the rain
bow may be seen. Next avo reach
Hurricane Falls—two roaring streams
that go thundering and dashing de
mon-like over ragged rocks, as they
beat and lash themselves into foam
and spray, looking more like a crashing
aA’alanche than like falling water As
seen from above the vieAV is perfectly
grand. Here we made a descent, wind
ing and twisting among the rocks,
down, down, doAvn, for hundreds of
feet. First we pass Bruin’s CaA T e, an ugly
looking opening in the rocks that one
would not like to go into, bear or no
bear. Next avg pass Needle’s Eye, or
Fat Man’s Squeeze, which consists of
an enormous flat rock, that has fallen
from abo\ T e, edgewise, aud, leaning
against the mass, presents a flat, funnel
shaped opening, at the entrance large
enough to ride in upon horseback, and
the end so narroAv aud small that a
mau can scarcely squeeze through.
Winding downwards, Ave reach the very
foot of the falls, where the scene is
fearfully grand. Here you are hun
dreds and hundreds of feet beloAV Avhere
you were a few minutes before, Avith an
immense volume of water rushing aud
thundering down a fall of nearly a hun
dred feet on your left—on your right a
fearful cave, above you shaggy and
enormous rocks, while just across the
stream the cliffs rise almost perpen
dicularly a thousand feet. One cannot
stand at this point long Avithout fully
realizing how insignificant is man.
Thornton’s Pool, so called on account
of the drowning of a Presbyterian
minister of that name, who went in
bathing and was carried over the falls
below, is a beautiful and romantic spot,
and is situated just between two lovely
falls. Lodore Fall presents a magnifi
cent view. The water runs as if upon a
steep inclined plane fifty or sixty feet
long and roars like distant thunder.—
On one side you have immense table
rocks, as smooth as glass, while on the
other the rocks rise to a tremendous
height, and are as smooth as masonry.
Devil’s Pulpit is an augry-looking rock
that overhangs a dangerous but
lovely-looking chasm about 400 feet
deep, aud from which the Devil
is said to have preached his
last sermon. From this pulpit
a grand sermon could be delivered that
would surely reach the soul of the most
determined uubeliever. Below aud in
front may be seen the surging and
seething waters as they beat and rush
against the rocks witli a force that
seems almost resistless iu its might,
while from it rises a tremendous \ T apor
that looks like curling smoke, and as it
passes along the sun’s rays produces
millions of lovely little rainbows, that
seem to fade and reappear like so ma
ny twinkling stars. Upon the left you
have an enormous chasm, filled with
dead trees, broken rock and a general
debris that make the blood run cold
to look down upon. In the distance,
up the stream, the river glides smooth
ly along as if running on a sheet of
glass, while way up upon the moun
tain comes Caledonia Cascade, a love
ly little stream that trickles down the
steep rocks aud looks like molten glass.
The foliage as seen from here is indes
cribable, and the whole scene is that of
an immense kaleidoscope, made ten
thousand times more beautiful. There
are many other points of interest but
this letter is already too long.
Crops along the route are splendid,
and we have had two fine rains since I
last wrote you.
Tho garrison at this plaee hag been
changed, as it was thought best to get
anew set of men after the Marshals
had attempted to tamper with those
hereabout, signing warrants against
unoffending citizens.
John H. James is here with his fam
ily. He has not yet been invited to ad
dress the people upon the political is
sues of the day. Lex.
LETTER FROM LINCOLN.
The Blessed Rain—Benefit to the
Crops—Cyclone on the Brain—Statis
tics of the County—Camp Meeting
Gossip.
[Regular Corresp. Constitutionalist.!
Goshen, Lincoln County, |
August 7, 1875. )
Up to last Sabbath the crops were
suffering very much for rain. Cotton
was beginning to “throw off,” and corn
was considerably stumped. But on
Sunday evening cloud began to gather,
and the end of it was that we had a
good rain on that evening, and several
line showers on Monday. The rain has
been very general, and although some
portions of the crops were injured too
much to be benefited, the amount of
good done is incalculable. It just came
iu time to save a good deal of corn and
benefit much cotton that presented a
sickly appearance. At this place the
rain was exceedingly heavy, accompa
nied by a very hard wind. The cloud
presented such a black appearance that
some feared another tornado, but no
damage was done.
The weather has been very cool since
the rain. Iu fact, on Monday night
and Tuesday morning lire would have
felt very comfortable. I think Tues
day morning was the coolest Summer
morning *1 ever experienced—smoke
could be seen issuing from the mouths
of all early risers as on a frosty morn
ing. Iu the lower part of the county,
where the dry weather continued long
est, some planters were somewhat dis
couraged. I have not heard from that
section since tho rain. I suppose that
the crops have been greatly benefited,
notwithstanding the injury done by the
dry weather.
I send you herewith the statistics of
Lincoln county, taken from the books
of Mr. Bentley, the accommodating Tax
Receiver. Tho items may prove of in
terest to some of your readers, aud to
those interested in such matters will
give food for reflection. At any rate,
the readers of your paper in Lincoln
would be pleased to see them pub
lished. They are as follows :
Corn, number of acres 11,053
Cotton 10,803
Wheat 1,495
Oats 4,341
Rye •. 4
Peas 3,008/4
Clover 2
Tobacco 3%
Ground Peas
Irish Potatoes 8
Sweet Potatoes 301^g
Melons 61jf£
Gardens 201
Apple Trees, number of 7,308
Peach Trees 12,848
Pear Trees 800
Horooa u.n<l T.Xulotj. ... 1 195
Work Oxen 215
Cattle 3,707
Hogs 3,693
Sheep 1,511
Goats 288
Dogs 1,118
Sheep killed by dogs 176
Stands of Bees 097
Poultry 11,934
No. Hauds working for wages.. 356
Renters 858
On shares 369
White hands 125
Negro hands 1,506
No. Mills 6
No. acres enclosed for pasture. 1,640
No. acres under fence 63,841
No. acres original woods 21,799
No. Polls 963
Professions 11
Children 436
Hands 1,455
Total number of acres in coun
ty 162,210 y 2
Aggregate value of Avhole property,
$765,091.
The Camp Meeting at Wheat’s Camp
Ground closed on Wednesday morning.
The number of persons in attendance
was not as large as former j r ears. The
behaviour was better than usual, and
the meeting Avas more successful.—
There Avere tAvelve tenters on the en
campment. About fifteen or more
persons were converted, and twelve
united with the church. Among the
ministers present were Rev. A. G.
Worley, Presiding Elder ; Rev. W. P.
Rivers, of Elberton ; Rev. Ed. Gray, in
charge of the circuit, and others. —
Many faces were missed from among
those accustomed to visiting the Camp
Ground every year from Augusta. I
saw only one representative from your
city, Mr. W. N. Mercier, of the firm of
Benson & Mercier.
The quietness of the Camp Meeting
was somewhat disturbed on Monday
afternoon, by the marriage of a run
away match, in the persons of Mr. Tal.
Ross and Miss Blackburn. It took
place at the tent of Mr. Smalley, and
the ceremony was performed by Mr.
Bentley, Justice of the Peace. The
couple were up on the floor and the
ceremony commenced before Mr. Smal
ley and many others were aware of it.
C.
The coolness of some men in certain
trying emergencies is beyond praise.
He was a cool man, if he Avas a poor
carver, who, having at a dinner party
deposited by his uuskillfulness the tur
key on a lady’s lap, courteously in
quired : “Madame, may I trouble you
for that turkey ?” But even this exhi
bition of a temper which no mishap
could ruffle is eclipsed by the coolness
of an Euglish curate —we are indebted
to the Christian Register for the inci
dent —in managing his sleepy congre
gation. Having tried without success
many plans to keep alive tho attention
of drowsy people, he, on one hot Sum
mer’s afternoon, just as the people had
roused themselves at the end of the
sermon, quietly said: “ Well, my
friends, that sermon does not seem to
have interested you ; I am very sorry
for it; but there is a remedy for all
things, and I have another in my pock
et Avhich you will perhaps like bet
ter.” To the dismay of his wide aAvake
flock, he coolly preached a second ser
mon through from the text to the amen.
That curate would lead a forlorn hope
or oversee a nitro-glycerine factory.
One of Detroit’s philanthropists saw
an old man seated ou a salt barrel in
front of a grooery store, the other day,
and tho white locks and sad face
touched a tender chord. Laying his
hand on the old man’s shoulder, he
asked : “And so you are waiting to be
gathered home, are yon?” “No, sir, I
hain’t,” promptly replied the old man.
“I’m Avaiting for the bank to open, so
that I can gather in $3,200 on this
check 1” He happens to own four or
five big farms in thig county,
ADDRESS
TO THE
Medical Profession of the State of
Georgia.
Office of the Boa rd of Health )
of the State of Georgia,
Atlanta, Ga., July, 1875.)
A great and important interest has just
been confided to the medical profession.
8y the passage of a bill inaugurating a
Sanitary Commission for the State of Geor
gia, physicians have beeD recognized as an
active and Avorking element in the gOA’ern
ment. A A'ast number of important facts,
transpiring heretofore without record, are
now to become the data from which the
laws of health are to be educed, and from
which correct and reliable principles of
hygiene are to be established. Upon the
t'aithtul aud cordial co-operation of medi
cal men throughout the State does the suc
cess of this all-important and highly be
nevolent enterprise principally depend.—
Tne twelve Commissioners composing the
Board of Health, Avhile necessary to or
ganization, are, by no means, the most im
portant element in the grand and humane
scheme contemplated by the law upon
which the Health Commission has been
founded. The basis of their operations, for
the coming year, is yet to be prepared for
them, and must consist in the record of
facts, not yet transpired. For this record,
the Board must depend upon the hearty
co-operation aud fraternal good wishes of
their brethren throughout the State. The
carefully recorded facts, as they occur in
the daily routine of each physician’s home
duties, are to constitute, when consolidat
ed, the reliable data upon which the Board
will found the deductions to constitute
what are to be the suggestions of their re
port.
The profession is already sufficiently fa
miliar with the adverse history which has
marked the tardy progress of the estab
lishment of sanitary organizations in the
several States *>f this country, and a'so
Avith the satisfactory results which have
attended their operations in those States in
Avhich such organizations have, for any
time, been inaugurated. By great energy
and the pursuance of the most judicious
but honest policy, and by earnest appeals
in the cause of humanity, this long desired
object Avas accomplished, for our oAvn
State, during the last session of our Gen
eral Assembly. The registration of vital
statistics, and of facts and occurrences
bearing on public health aud longevity, be
came a law of our Commonwealth. This
great boon, so long yearned for by the
thoughtful and the benevolent of our pro
fession, is an enterprise strictly our OAvn:
it Avas initiated by medical men; by them
it Avas principally carried into accomplish
ment; and to them the responsible trust is
confided, as a special and peculiar province
—a province not of gain, and still less of
enjoyment; but ou the other hand, one of
toil, and of labor, and of anxious care. By
physicians, principally, arc the first facts
to be observed; by them they are to be re
corded ; by them they are to be reported;
by physicians, again, are these same facts
to be tabulated and generalized; and lastly,
it is by the faithful and painstaking labor
of physicians only, that these multitudi
nous aud often incongruous facts can be
made to yield the reAvard of love—to repay
the labor of love, so anxiously sought for
and so diligently done. What is this re
ward ? It is not at all a sordid or a mer
cenary one; and ye% while its ultimate and
grandest end is the preservation of human
health, individual and general, and tho pro
longation of human life, there are other
benefits to be educed from the faithful reg
istration and report or vital and medical
facts, Avhich directly concern tho advance
and improvement of medical science itself.
These direct relations are numerous;
they refer more pertinently, perhaps, to
epidemics and other general incursions of
disease; the laws of their inception, of
their progress, of the cycles of their re
turn; atmospheric relations to them, as
causes of their prevalence in certain locali
ties : the mea .s of retarding their exten
sion, or of protecting communities from
Ltioii ovil.?. All Llirroc, vriili inniiij* othoi
like questions, of momentous interest, are
problems long aud fruitlessly studied un
til now, and mainly, it is thought, for the
want of carefully observed and recorded
data. In each and all of these questions, it
is not too sanguine a hope t > express, that
some elucidation may in time come from
the investigation and interrogation, which
so vast an accumulation of faithfully re
corded facts, all cognate in their bearing,
will hereafter permit.
At their inaugural session, on the 9th of
June, 1875, the Georgia State Board of
Health, feeling deeply that they carried
with them, not only the interest, but also
the heartfelt sympathy of their profes
sional brethren throughout the entire State
—the only body of men Avithin its borders
who can fully estimate the inherent difficul
ties on the one hand, and the value of the
results to be accomplished on the other—
they labored diligently to effect an organi
zation and to complete a Avorking schedule.
There are. doubtless, many imperfections
in tho results of their deliberations—these
Avill be, in time and by experience, carefully
corrected—but they feel that they have ac
complished that which was the principal
desideratum at this early stage of their la
bors, viz: the careful aud Aveli considered
adoption and preparation of a set of forms,
well devised and practical, for the easy and
convenient record of eA’ery fact that is im
portant to the construction of the several
general tabulations. J hese do not A'ary, in
their general features, from similar blanks
prepared for the use of practitioners in
other States and by more experienced
boards. We have endeavored to give parti
cular impress to certain observations,
which, though of inconsiderable interest
elsewhere, are of vital import in the South
—viz: records tending to elucidate the ef
fect of di-ease and other iniluences upon
the growth and decline of the colored po
pu'ation in our State. Such statistics will
be looked for with intense interest by the
scientific and benevolent sociologist, in
eA'ery portion of the enlightened world.
To' one other subject of record has tho
Board given perhaps more importance than
they found exhibited in any of the models
bv AVhioh avo sought to construct our tables.
We refer here to the etiology and the con
sequences, as affecting the mother as well
as the offspring, relating to the registra
tion ol premature births. This last is a
question in which, as the Board feels per
suaded, resides much that is of the most
vital importance to the interests of human
life in our State. The alarming number of
abortions, intentional as Avellas unavoid
able, do fearfully curtail the increase of
population, iu a manner not accessible to
the knowledge of common observers, or
even of most of the profession. It is als >
the opinion of the Board that possibly the
deplorable prevalence of female diseases
may be largely due to the serious disturb
ance, of botn sexual and general health, de
pendent, in one way or another, upon the
above class of causes. For these reasons,
records bearing upon such topics have
been deemed important and the forms will
be found to have embodied in them the
items for their accurate indictment.
In the foregoing:, which is necessarily
presented in the form of a cii-cular, the
Board has sought to awaken, in each mem
ber of tiie profession, a personal interest
rather than to explain the forms or to refer
to any provisions of the law which are in
tended to enforce the regular return of re
ports to the officers of the several County
Ordinaries. Like many of the duties, how
ever disagreeable, yet self-imposed by our
noble profession, neither bribes nor penal
ties can iniluonee in the slightest our deter
mination in this. What pecuniary reward,
we would ask, could induce even the most
mercenary amongst us, to pursue the ab
horent and dangerous labor, hour after
hour and day after day, involved in out
studies in the dissecting room? And yet
on the other hand, what law has ever been’
constructed by the ingenuity— unenlight
ened albeit—of any legislative body of any
country, which has been adequate to the
suppression of this most trying but con
scientious duty V It has, for centuries, been
persisted in, even when exhumation,’with
all its dangers an 1 all its obloquy, was the
sine qua nun to the unattractive wor'.’.,
So may it at first appear to many in re
gard to registration—a duty at least irk
some and disagreeable—one that no penal
ty could drive us to, and no price could pay
us for, and yet, because it is a duty, high
and benevolent, and involving a blessing to
humanity, it would most surely be done
even were it, like human dissections pun
ished by imprisonment or cursed with pop
ular obloquy. This is no overdrawn pic
ture of the sacrifices of our profession
whose benevolence is seldom recognized
even by those who enjoy it. What one of
us is willing to complain that the public
expects from us gratuitous labor—that the
people have Gome to think there is an im
perative law binding us to give our servi
ces to all—to the poor as well as to the opu
lent—even to our enemies as to our friends?
Does not this speak volumes for what have
ever been the loving charitios of our broth
. erhood f There is a law which we never ex-
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pound, nor do we care whether it be com
prehended or not. It is the law of love!
Obedience to its noble mandates is oui
highest claim to the Divinely given title,
‘The Beloved Physician.” The planets, in
their course through space, are governed,
it is said, by laws of harmony, producing a
sound “enchanting to the .-enses. were it
not habitually heard.” So the daily life ol
the physician is marked by acts of pity
and loving kindness, which, though known
to all, can never surprise, and seldom awa
ken gratitude. The music of His gent'e and
unselfish life, like “the harmony of the
spheres,” falls in cadences, unnoted by the
dull, familiar ear of humanity, and its
charm is lost, “because it is habitually
heard.”
Fortunately for the profession there is
no such opposition on the part of the peo
ple to sanitary registration, as they have
naturally manifested to human dissections.
Heady and cordial compliance will, from
the first, be given by every intelligent citi
zen; and in time the most important as
sistance may be expected at the hands of
every one who comes to understand the
kind and benevolent object, and the impor
tant results to be accomplished, by faith
fully carrying out the provisions of the
law.
We are not unmindful of tho difficulties
and embarrassments that will often attend
your efforts to secure all information pro
posed and required in the blanks submitted.
But whilst we trust you will be resolute in
your determination to make lull and com
plete returns in every case of birth and
death, when practicable, still in those cases
in which you find yourselves unable to do
so, we hope you will, nevertheless, make as
full answers as possible. Not a solitary
case of either birth or death should be
allowed to occur in your circle of prac
tice without a return of some kind,
and to some extent being made, however
few, meagre and incomplete may bo the
facts you may be able to obtain.
And in this connection we beg to submit
that thegreatand important objects sought
in the creation of the Board may be greatly
facilitated if you will have the kindness, In
your intercourse with the citizens of your
respective neighborhood, to impress on
them the obligations that rest on them to
make these returns, of both births and
deaths, in all cases when no physician is In
attendance. The twelfth section of the act
of the Legislature that established the
Board expressly says: ‘That when any
birth or death shall take place.no physi
cian being in attendance, the same shall be
reports i to the Ordinary, with the sup
posed cause of death, by the parents, or if
none, by the next of kin."
A like obligation to report is imposed by
tho law on Coroners, in cases of inquest.
Tho proper forms will at all times be fur
nished you, citizens and Coroners. And
now a few words as to the precise meaning
of some terms used in the forms, and as to
the best way of making answers, and we
shall have done.
Ist. In giving the “names” of “children
born,” we ask that you bo particular to
get middle names in full, and so enter them
on the form. Do not return initial letters
instead of names.
2d. In regard to “color,” state whether
the child is white, black or mulatto.
3d. In giving the “No. of child ortho
mother,” state whether it is first, second,
third, etc., of the mother.
4th. When you give “tho place of birth,”
we wish to know whether it occurs in a
city or in the country.
sth. In stating age “of parents” or of
“deceased persons,” give age at last birth
day .
6th. In all cases of twins or triplets,
state the fact.
7th. In the form for the return of a
death, you will find just under the first
question, within brackets, tho following
words: “if unnamed, give the names of
the parents." These words apply to in
fants that die before being named.
Bth, The propriety and object of the
eleventh and last question on this blank
may be illustrated by the death of a person
who lias consumption—the primary cause
—but who died of pneumonia, the seconda
ry cause of death.
Such, gentlemen, am the suggestions
which we are able now to make, and the
considerations which have induced tin
State Sanitary Commission, or Board of
Health, through the present committee, to
address you on the subject of registration,
on the plan indicated by the accompanying
forms. Determining to do their appointed
duty, which in no wise frees them from
that performed by the rest of the profes
sion, they respectfully and earnestly ask
that at your faithful and friendly hands,
they may receive a full and accurately re
corded body of facts, to be the data from
which they may elaborate useful and im
portant results. Until such data are col
ected, the real and active duties of the
Board, can in no wise be said to have even
begun.
C. B. Nottingham, M. D.,
J. P. Logan, M. D.,
H. F. Campbell, M. D.,
Committee.
Mer can tile Integrity.
[Correspondence Boston Traveler.]
The late Samuel Brown, Esq., a mer
chant of this city, President of the
Union Bank, and the owner of
“Brown’s” wharf and of a large amount
of real estate, now the property of the
Boston Gaslight Company, is still re
membered by our oldest citizens.
When the elder Quincy was Mayor,
with his wonderful sagacity he saw the
necessity of moving the almshouse and
the house of correction (then on Leve
rett street) to South Boston. Mr.
Brown owned a very large vacant es
tate where the buildings now stand,
and Mr. Quincy called upon him and
stated his purpose to induce the city
government to remove the institutions
to South Boston, and asked the price
of the estate referred to. The reply
was $30,000. Mr. Quincy said that
would do, and asked thirty days’ re
fusal and a bond of it, in order to en
deavor to persuade the City Council to
the measure. Mr. Brown replied that
he should give no bond, as he said his
word was his bond always. The Mayor
took his word, and in twenty-eight days
had obtained the proper.authority, and
again waited on Mr. Brown, saying that
he bad come to complete the sale of
that land.
“What land?” said Mr. Brown.
“Why, the South Boston land we
spoke of,” said the Mayor.
“At wbat price?” asked the former.
“Thirty thousand dollars,” replied the
latter—“the price agreed upon.”
“Did I say that amount, sir?”
“You did.”
“Have you any writing to that effect ?”
“No, sir; none.”
“Well,” said Mr. Brown, “since you
were here I have been offered $60,000
cash for it, and can you expect me to
sell it for $30,000 to the city ?”
“I do,” replied Mr. Quincy, “because
you agreed to.”
“Have you any proof of that ?”
“Yes, I am the witness.”
“But you, being an interested party,
can’t be a witness. Have you any other
witness or proof? and do you ask me
to refuse $60,000 for the land and sell
it to the city for $30,000 ?”
“I do.”
“You have no bond for it, have you,
Mr. Quiucy ?”
“None, sir, whatever,” replied the
Mayor, stretching himself with great
dignity—“nqaq whatever but your
word, and that you said was your bond.”
“And,” replied Mr. Brown, stretch
ing himself up with equal dignity, “so
it is. My word is my bond, and for
$30,000 the land is yours.”
And it was. The buildings were erect
ed upon that estate, and there they
stand, a monument to Mr. Samuel
Brown’s mercantile integrity.
To-day that land is worth millions
of dollars to this city. Can any person
but feel proud of this instance of sterl
ing integrity ? In those times $30,000
was a fortune, but the world could not
bid high enough to bribe Samuel Brown
to a mean action.
Never waste a fly in huckleberry sea
son, One fly in a plate of huckleber
ries is said to contain more nutriment,
than three berries,