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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- JNlew Series—Vol. 3. No. 8. 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,