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TALLULAH FALLS. |M *2»J| TRIP UP THE! NORTH-] TENSION am of the Gr.wdart'W#fry % Amflriftii. Now* llama Oalhorod’C curolon und HaMt Together. etHUJS .At*IM'>l*"\ 0uririb'6ur'Kx. ty Thrown ' ui SteTtatlJirtt'* a •< • Jtomi'v VI Ito --rtft- OU hQ o VIII vill cost (tally I from the It I On Thursday , „4yyH*tlon ^iSnSdge. toed, we had the plenum* of acobm- (tallying Su excursion tendered the City Council of Athene, by Col. Fore- noro, to Telluleh Falls. Theft ret train wan to ran to Tumerville on that day, and the company wished the authori ties of Athens to Inspect the work al ready done, and then advise with them us to the desirability of either hurrying through the abort link yet uuftiiislied, or whether it would not l>e best to take time and do the work thoroughly. Besides the members) of our present Council we had with us several of the old board and invited guests—numbering in all eighteen (tersons. Our parly wits taken in charge of by Superintendent Bernard, "who ac companied us on the tour. This road is living put in splendid •order, and non runs us smooth ns glass. Con ductor Lute Johnson was in charge of the train, and being an old stager lie knows Just bow to make Ills'pas sengers feel easy and at home. We made only a short stop at Lula, Wit passed on, the North-Kistern having a right of way mi the main line. Ha- liu n (iu(> June lion hasn't grown any since we were there last. We hear Dial quite a city has been surveyed oft lien*, the lots extending for two miles back into the woods, hut they have not as yet lieen auctioned off. At Clarkesville a pretty little de- (sit has been built. We learn, how ever, that tlie town is not improving as fast as some expected, fnuu tlie fact that a great part of the land upon which it has been built is In litigation and hence people do not wish to im prove until this matter has been settled The lots near the de(iot are also effected by tills lawsuit, except a very few, which are held at from $100 to $200 each. From Clurkesville you enter the new road, our’s being the tint train that ever passed over 1L Even tlie cross-ties had not been packed, and everything looked new autl un developed. This road, although it runs through a mountainous country, does not devintc over 12 percent, from an air-line. Capt. Turner is one ofthe best engineers on the continent, and lie fairly surpassed himself in locating this route. Col. Foreacre saya a bet ter road was never located or. grafted It (lasses through a fresh and vlrglr country, abounding in the finest tim her with only an occasional cabin lu view. Our train was quite a curiosity to tbe natives, who Hooked to the road side In great numbers to “seethe cars which were passing,with open months and eyes. One rustic tried to measure speed with the Iron horse, but soon distanced. Crops are behind In tlie mountains and on the road looked very unpromising, but we are told that they are better in the swamps. From Clarkesville the railroad runs on top a mountain spur, and gives a comparatively level route for a greater part of tlie distance, spanning an occa sional tall ravine or dashing through doep and yawning chasms. Allendale is the first station between Clarkesville and tbe falls, and has been named in honor of the celebrated farm near by. There is nothing now to show that it is a town, although it is destined to he one of tlie best trad- ug points on tbe line, from Its splen did location. The road now terminates at Turner- vllle, named in honor of Capt. J. ,C- Turner, about three miles from Tallu lah and near the summer home of Mr. S. H. Cox, of Oglethorpe. Tumerville now boasts a handsome new hotel of thirty odd rooms, a store and several buildings in course of construction. In July the lots in these new towns will be auctioned dll, half of them be longing to the railroad. Due notice ofthe sale will he given in this paper. At Tumerville we found a number of liacks.also several saddle horses and mules for those who wanted'to exam- i ne the new road-bed. We mounted a gigantic species of the long-eared tribe, that wo christened "Jumbo.'’ We had over three miles to travel, sometimes using the road-bed and at oi hoes the woods, "hen driven off* by some unfinished ei .bankment. To appreciate this gigantic task one must inspect it carefully. A greater part of the distance from Tumerville* to the falls is blasted through solid rook, some of it the hardest of flint. We were shown one cut where twenty kegs of powder were touched off at a single blast aud the discharge almost shook the foundation of old Yonah. You travel from cut to inent and from erabankt&ent to trestle. These latter structures were designed by Capt. Turner , and are most sunstantlal and beautiful architectural works. We passed one that is ninety feet ta>l and contains 800,000 feet of timber. Mrs. Powers, a Macon ludy, the accomplished wife of one of tlie contractors, walked over this trestle upon a beam before a cross tie had been laid. She Is certainly ft brave little lady. Accidents are quite common on this road. While work ingon this trestle one of the laborers slipped and fell but before touchfng the ground he managed to grasp a hoisting rope and escaped a frightful death at the sacrifice of all the flesh on his hands. A negro fell from 1 a fifty-foot trestle, striking feirly on his head without serious injury. A mo'mtain shower caught us a couple of miles this side of the fells and our party sought refuge in the temporary house of one of the sec tion bosses, whose little huts line the track. Judge our surprise to And one of the most refined and accom plished ladles it has ever been our good fortune to meet, who had follow ed her husband Into'this IWHdehitoe and was living in a w re tolled hut, the rain dripping tbrough.the roof upon the carpet and handsiyno furniture that filled tlie solitary room'. But yofl here find evidences of refinement and culture that surround tlie true lady whereever she may J hi’ oast. These showers In the mountains come up very unexpectedly, but soon pass off; and ao we found tie one that had driven us into our temporary retreat. There are 240 hands now employed on this extension, who receive $1.25 per day. We do not think there is quite a mile of grading to do before the road is completed, but this is very rough and expensive work, the character o! which we wlU speak of further on. OO tC i 0) Nqtwlthstandln'g amount of timber in ,im nengft aoun tains is to a point netsand-pii CSTfTTtt-Srri. GEORG LETTER FROM A. ilcks showed the be at work- A clump' and we found ourself-upon, tl brink ofthe Grand Chasm atTi a mile below the hotel.' This point of grandeur net er before opened to visitors, aud known only to hunts men who iubabit these Wilds. At tills point the railroad suftftg^ly leaves terru/itwa, as It were, and darts into asm GUO or 600 feet to tue own a perpendicular'pi Hew the feoe of the rocky clift, towering many hunt and below. WJien ed the train will look thread clinging to precipice. Fprftom coqtlhues up the cl: and one of tlie gran American coiitiuenfean be hi tlio windows of tlie low the Tallulah river looks thread of silver, its fcaokg liuedj with fur/plnes, while the^Uaighls opposite tower-upward forone-quarterofi mile, with a little waterfall ripping do ivu its side.. A gentleman who* has traveled over both Europe and America, pud is a (WMHMir of scenery, says that no ■y in the New orOld World pass- nigh a scenery moregrand) more lovely, more terrible than this, finest views of tlie fulls can be had (by rs ftom the windows of the and this route is destined to onder ofthe railway age, The q^r* will carry you to the di 'the new hotel now being erected Messrs. Cliilfts will then pass oj eighteen miles' river on an iron bridge over a hundred fefet above the water’s edge. 1 ’ itivas' suggested to build a suspension bridge to cross tbe chasm from the Devil’s Pulpit and which would be the tallest structure in the world; but this grand stroke of enterprise will be delayed at present, as the cost would be nearly a million; but tbe day is not far dis tant when this great engineering feat will be undertaken. From the falls to the Gap the road will run over a comparatively robtk with nifty a few wftlep bf wbrK, find it is satd'tlfe gtodln 1 this line will soon begin, as the ex tension to Knoxville is nowafixeft is great evidences of improve- the falls smee we were the: essrs. Childs & Moss are p: the foundations for a splendid hotel, to contain 175 bed-rooms. They have now up several neat four room cottages, and are building a large and commodious store. We saw the dia gram and drawing of the hotel, which will be one of the handsomest in the south. It w ill have all the latest im provements, with water brought from the mountain side to 'eVeiy- floor. These enterprising gentlemen own thirty acres of the most desirable land around the falls, which they will build UfiLtiLft&u the business of the place watched tsmnfet AS!****.* . us to "-at* a sub- stlce—so lot here- it, nobl er, is a new its, and the railroad winds. ne pre- iular re- wbo has :1s tor manj- years, ed changes are tak- ing_^acLvfh*ihem. Take Tempests, fflr^ InstaifewwK is not so abrupt as y r eaiW- ng6," anw^its waters are more tame. Tbia ia accounted for from the gradual wear of the water upon tbe rAcltK Several of the prominent rocks fssed by casual as terri- An old aud ted by in of iiits of interest lotah don’t in claimed, different tlier ro- ug them e con- t very •nrdoi. Errifo the’-mid, is our di fdl-Mle -greatest courtesy.apd ite£s._)lt would be its vain fo attempt a description of the gn as write up the enterprise, tbe kindness and the superb manage- ent of Col. Foreacre. H t inquiries from and I therefore more readily. It is the’ members of the muty to sired Information; from ing myself in this eon: been during my whole unwavering adherent ol ic party. Ipfestfine it .goes saying that my candi mltted to the decision veution of tbe party, those who assume to dispense tl Jtenora ofthe party. Then ^ young men, and the maturer ■ the Dsmbrtratto petc^ of Georgia, «MP0«WWa»nflMteriiig fidelity to their people an£ their party redeemed Hers, and certainly made. I ly abide its judgement, fairly [cl pate be lmWYatltntoab' the oiil JnKHIV. _ ■AiWjjj Tallulah is as grand- as ImpMjHk as(ofj^je.) A man who ltvoSv near the tails, kpew,.thenuanUy wfiSMiBtolted fact. an interesting interview that we had with this fecutieiiiaii, and touch upon the futurje of the North-Eastern. Capt. Turner was with us all the time, flhd of course our party enjoyed Ms affable company. He has carved a' name and fame by locating this route through the mountains that Will endure for ages. It wlll requlre several issues to prop erly write up the many pleasing inci dents and sights on this trip, and 1 through fear of wearryingthe patience to mar the pleasure of of our excur sion was that a countryman boarded the train' ’at Lola' and rushing up to preparing trees cut from Hickoryuut mountain. It will require 600,ti00 feet of lumber for their new hotel, much o( which they purchase at $6.50 laid down at the mills. Besides being the greatest summer resort in America Tallulah Falls is a flue business point, being in the heart of a rich belt of country, and has grand lhture ahead. In less than five years it will have a sufhmer population of ten thousand, for no spot combines more natural advan tages. There Is scenery so grandly sublime as to hold the spectator in wondering awe; a climate that builds up the system and lnflises new life into the visitor; water as pure and cold as if distilled from an iceberg; or If you want mineral, there is rightat your door four bold springs each ana lyzing a different Ingredient, The Creator of this universe seems to have dropped one of the every bless ings sought by the tourist and the In valid at this lovely Our party stopped at the. Young house, now kept by Mr. Pause, of At lanta, one of the mast popular cater ers in tbe state. Ife keeps a superb Aouse, and his table is supplied with the beet the market affords, while the beds are as white as the diluted snow. This hotel is built on tlie bank of the falls, and visitors are lulled to sleep bytheroaring waters that sound to Inexperienced ears like a heavy and constant rain-fall. The cQmate here Is bracing and dellghtftit It Matters not how warm and oppressive the weather, the spray from the falls the mslliulsi bsiMsafta -the] THE PRE8ENT r KHEDIVE OF EGYPT. His Lack of Ambition and Correct Private Life. Q J arfmneiwio*Truth. • 'Tewfik la the son of 4 slave, and bis father, Ismail, in changing tbe order tl :-K\ gave the place of legitimate spouse to another, woman, who is now staying with him In Naples. Ismail intended nita establish lire jftspniannln disUntr- have no reasoi and do not anticipate, made In any other way. It is due to myself to slate. I hold to the right of each the party to aspire to its there may be circums: this individual right is with proprie ty surrendered. There are men in the by me months tielSroffiby ail ment or hlut of 'an opposing candidacy by any of thiadaaa-ot ven- WUUUUb I slight co on my pi gmof.i subsequent announcement . of such eapdidacy on their pad, creates an antagonism for which l am in no wise responsible—an antagonism not cre ated or sought by me, hut which on the contrary has been thrust upon me, without the least recognition,.of any it consideration ofT such .priority part, and with evident disre- and indifference to it, Party association is the volunta ry act of the citizen, an&tnust' of ne cessity be based upon the full recog nition of the perfect equality of all its members. It is tbe Cqual rightof each member to aspire to tlieprefirtlhent of the party without waiting Grid to ob tain the open or implieft'ussent of any other member who may asSfftne di rectly or indirectly to giant or with hold his sanction. Ii 1$ the correla- 33-97, VOL. XXVIII. those is to confirm the choice the assumed to oAi ie through the domain honorable emulation tor superior flfr* tHE STATE,UNIVERSitY. _ tfto|»ortof Ihe^Boartjbor V\Jitor». • 1 , H. Cohioftt/ Oovertior of tiaye labor, Ser present point of political and financial pros perity, these men, who deserve well of their party and who have a right to nplsrjltlriccgiQdeqmtfo the offices in the Various departments ofthe'. State. these men. must • either surrender all roashnaote' hdpe of official pieferment, or" crook fhe pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift may follow fawning.” I believe U hi honorable for one to as pire In a legitimate way to ofilce. I believe that in a party of equals, it Is tbe right of any member to prefer his MasroDK party to'consider all bUfihs so pro- their judgment and the expression of thelrpreference hampered and lore- erable and distinguislied'cit&ciis, the- /tM (Virtual of ’....k those whom circumstances may make r rcumstances may for the time the leaders of the party. The leaders of a party undoubtedly -have a right to participate in making the selection of those who are to be honored by It; but such participation oulft be as'memlipr^, and:' ntftf.as of the pafty- In this ear paeity alone can their support be le gitimately sought, and in this capac- ^ tlons of your excellency, the board “Of visitors to the senior class assembled at 10 a. m. on the 6th instant; in the men of j library of the Cnlveralty. The follow- in sere present; Mark [.HSmltb,€. P. Crawford Ho quorum Ming In attehfttufee, on wtion tbe board organised tempora rily hy tlte election of Mark Johnson as chairman, and C- Pi Crawferd was requested.to act as secretary. -It was delermlnedaleo to proceed In the ex amination of the papers submitted until such time as a regular organiza tion could be effected. At 8 p m., Messrs T. G. Pond, 8; P. Orr and J. H. Fitten having appeared and taken their eests the board wentinto an elec tion of permanent officers, which re. salted in the choice of the temporary incumbent, to-wit: Mark Johnson, president, and. C. P. Crawford, secre- E. J. Harden and W. e board thus legiti mately cohstltdtM, then confirmed the action of the temporary organi zation, and addressed itself at. once to boslnttir,’’'' V ; : ’* t J* ‘ ,,u ” . After due examination, they find tlie papers ofthe you ug gentlemen to -be of average nrerltraad stmigof ttrem possessed of great excellence. No changes have been made in tlie cir- riculnm of study of the professional chairs of the institution. It was ascertained also after dilli- gent inquiry from every available source that daring no previous year in the history ofthe University has gitimateiy sought, ana tn tins capac- toe been moro efficient, or ty alo 9 o should their influence be al- the behavior of the stufteute more de- lowed. ,.I believe the office of governor is the tbe ,ttji® people of the one of their fellow- nuvu y*, out thei of’other nJ§*am equal right of eachguemher to de- » for himself, acrttfdinvno bill own best judgment, who are His prop er persons to receive his support for such perferment of the. party? with- the direction or im^i^d dictation members of tha. party, who ume to shape it^ policy and to regulate and prescribe, the^bestow- ment of its favors. - - *~** Bepublicau government is especial ly'designed to take power away from tbe few and confide it to the many. Political parties under-«ur 'form of it must, within their legitit sphero, hojd thlQe#i as 4 ntal principle. '■PoliffoU par- veounents. tMr coun- r contain any element of popular government. Those deceive themse^Mft and dupe others, who dream of a government that shall ignore the influence and control of political parties. Such par ties flourish and fall, and for the time the dividing lines may be confused and indistinguishable, but the uni versal experience is that new parties immediately arise upon the rains. If, therefore;'" political parties control governments, the control of such po litical parties by one man, or a small of _ dis charge oflhe duties of'whlch'ls less exacting and laborious, but there is no other office within the gift of the peo ple invested with such high and sol emn responsibilities affecting the ma terial, social and political welfare of m gtdti. ‘li iproportlWtJ to/he(height ofthe honor thus conferred should be the depth of the appreciation of him axrftttas&as the office, in tbe same measure should ttsihe profound 'realization of tlfe ob- ligation imposed to devote all of his TWeFgies, and io give bis undivided time and attention to the earnest dis charge of its grave, varied and coni- umber oomfc i subversive Ipleofrepubl combined togei ofthlsfui tion betweenyacly.U aqft royal family. He was encouraged to hope that he might nutebasft the right to do ao by .the lato’qultah. But when Ahdtil Azip found there was no moro menoy to be extracted from the Khedive, and learned that Tweflk was easy temper ed aud very ignorant, be insisted friends; who had secretly backed his liick, w&n Ismail waa at Calro.knew that be wOs not so Ignorant as he made believe.*: One of them waa Signor Martinet the cousin of : hie Italian friend, and now his private secretary. Tewfik was anjpraeed to be in .the bands of Martino. This was an error. He had a, very clever wife, and Was uxorious. The Hanem Eoaeneh. fear ed no rival. Ii was she who would reign, gpd she was an Anglomaniac. Her dearest friends were English la dies. When: an audience consul -the Hanem Emeneh la posted .Where 2 places and denies it to the fa 'XSSSf. yard cools your heated brow, and ren ders several blankets very comforts- behind a'screen of carved wood, wh' •she hears and •sees, but remains invis- ilile. One day a conversation between Itbe lj^h .ewuptroller and Tefvflk Was suddenly interrapted by an alter- cation bahind the screen. The dispu tants were Emeneh and her motliei- in-law, Whh is jealous of her influence, and is mi superstitious, ill-tempered was deposed, If the old lady had her own way* a soroerer would havC been placed over the ekblnet when her son began Uarolgtii- Tewfik would be de> lighted rftemen'Ai had a stronger be- not mat^e the .day’s exertions. Mr. Theo. BobL Pause, the lessee of this house, Is one ofthe most genial accommodating landlords we e ver met. The comfort and pleasure of the guests is his constant care, and he leaves nothing updone to add to their pleas- tempt the appetite, and sees that each gueatls served In time and with the best. He will doubtless be> this summer, for ir t guesfo aMMMwMJiih s. on a large and cool* piazza and are splendidly ventilated. George Davis, the popular Athenian barber; is locat ed here for tlie summer. At this time only a few guests have arrived, for It will have everything In readiness,and expects to see an' unprecedented run of customers. Applications forhokrtl are already coming in from as far north as Washington city, and even the New England states are expected irertm natural, aueh asH his been revealed to him by his mother, is absolute. of children, aud himself directs all the Princess Kadshat, is in her fourth year. A prodigious quantity of roman candles and ben gal lights arc consum ed at these fete*, to wlilc!* the chil dren of distinguished Europeans are invited. As a ruler, Tewfik has adhered to the oonstituttonal theory of govern ment. H« f* ‘satisfied With driving W« W«>;ndJprl^tp^’mlnj^ all responsibility. Whatever they d«a cree, he countersigns, where lUi^iHM for informatkmiam advice jo tlie shrewd Martino. ' Tewfik h^unevet been In the kOfi , iKAieii&is Wei- looks into careftilly. His good nature shows itself lnathousandsmall ways, tint)In profriseness. Cairo is no' longer the Eden of the Palais Royal actress. ' Charles’ AftkrnV/or Premansbu^rg, Pa., owns a Barlow knife 122 year corous or exemplary. They are. In perfect accord with the faculty and among themselves, and on good terms with the citizens generally. The moot rigid investigation failed to reveal the existence of any political element or party spirit In the University what ever. The PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Including the halls oi the two literary societies, and the chapel, have b^en placed in excellent repair, and the campus-graded and sodded with grass and greatly beautified. The two col lege’bhanllng houses, also, are largely patronized and well kept. The price of room and board is only $13 per DUOtlUr.JEhhkwiU compare favorably It is not an offlceof tical duties; it jt of assidtjioMla- ‘m it at the* Hands be held jbo the most rigid qbservance I km, sir, yonre very truly, A. O. Bacon. ' ’'C'^E'JgfAPSS COMMENT. Avgusta Chronicle. A lady correspondent at the north al- HOn. Emory Speer os “Daisy/’ lie may'he laid away political- cliuing, and by the time the nominating convention meets there will not be enough left to make a Shadow. rect- prin Mt t» •' *|V Atlanta HtnM. hlch :> If Emory Speer had obeyed ail junctions half as well'as he-wz he -wants the nvtWre .. ■ory predicament. Sfflwf.to ohey Ms, he would Ullenmto his present unsav- tue ini trate a in the I ry It 1 Is that found in tin individual, or cabal, who _ subordinating the massed of the leal party administering the ment, and who use thi party, thus given by those decree the performance off vidual designs. It is the principles of free .tion of of^Tpotlcgo* surrendering to one cabal a royal power, wlifte den; them the dignity and retponsl the kingly office. It matters not that seekiug control may wise men.*.It la not the Interest of our people’ all the good or aU tbe whslom favored few, but on the cohtra- is that they shoujd be diffused among the masses; an ' not ready to take the ‘possibility of govern people of all degrees rights belongs, and. in effect, place the royal any man or set of men I wise and bow good he or Nor does it avail that distate and control,1 tor any reason the p individual, or a iS viduals, to exercise aji proportioned Influence tion oi an officer amountingalmost to the decision of.the choice to be made, and such power is exercised, the prac tical effect upon the liberty of choice by the members of tha'fswty is the same, as if such power ^ff* exercised with the most despotic aud^vrannlsal intent. Power begets power f'power draws to itself otMr power^and before this combined power individual strength avails but llttle and fears to brave It. Aspirants for oUhselfetltat- iptoval, and expect- irs cower be Who plays ;“Qli-: one of . her dainty " into the audience' every night, - Chicago actress heariug of it. was so tick eled with the ides that she tried it. Three men were mashed. Owinnttl Herald. The fourth of July parade that Atlan ta proposes to have, will furnish a fine opportunity for the colored brother to scatter the small pox around the coun- * ‘ ;the to porary, t Chronicle, does uot love crow and has no appetite for the dish, yet it can eat it when necessary, notwithstanding it is done under protest. The Casey letter and the Smith letter do dot sound alike. Atlanta Evening Herald. Intment of Judge Underwood to the tariff commission calls to mind an incident of his early years. Some one asked bis father, then a federal judge in Georgia, what his son's - policies • were; I don’t know,” was tlie nonchalant re- Hy.J f “I haveu’t seen the boy since break- ' * , ' > - t Maeon Telegraph, '* H ^ jgena’tor ftuffhfmj has fust been efebteft ■nastnr again. Senator Anthony «noe sta cower before his that ingly wait its api ants of future favo: slightest menace. It is assui the masses Would laubmit t and when.*/ decision big been combined p crees, and v readied by anticipation confidently pie. favor the , when no op- hidto' asceltai WH will he destroyed, derthe giant* * Republican instl administered, are .to the growth of character and the de- velopment of intellect. It js the’ the ory of such institutions that aenan’s advancement depends upon the suc cess of his individual effort, and that In proportion as his integrity is con ceded, and his capacity is recognized, in the same proportion may he hope preferment and honor. But when the < Our Evening .Ytw.,, morning - contemp the lout-since.” thirt; Now Col. Thornton ate ty quails in thirty days and itdid uot wfiiBrMiiwffMr: ■ ■wwwrtwwar u» ■id make for the skillet club. . in the country. \'&D LIBRARY. ilfie (»m- In the library ‘ has been neatly fitted Ives, has Jor the nu- inerals and geological specimens and curiosities which kail been left Ink contused and heterogeneous heap ever ■ since the war. Tn'Professors White and. Bar- row great credit is .due for the skill and industry displayed In the ardu ous work of separating, classifying and aftanging ■ those., multitudinous articles. 1 ‘ ” The apparatus and chemical labora tories are in their accustomed excel lent order, and from their practical are of Incalculable value to the state. The usual annual additions to the University library continue to be mads, the new books embracing all the fields of science and politics and standard literature. The library it self is a model of qepjnez^ and order. a slight'fkffthg‘offtti ; ilfe number of Stodetytifgutftkndaied at the parent lnstitntlon 1 ti Athens. Then the whole number was 155; now it Is 146, show ing a deficit ofnlne, Tj ly accounted for, howevi that the nnfortunate Rouni cide occurred In the midst < agog/ season, and -the excitement caused thereby deterred | several can didates who had made application for from efiming forward. public treasury will permit. ‘ It wouh jlive a powerful impetus to the fai «v*r ■*i^A*puntry^‘l rf i ■ * T.huwrsiTxrHV I will ; term.* ■di-TNs that allofthi ing ofthe n In all the branch colleges also, ex cept the South Georgia, there is a de cided decrease the ^attendance of pupils ks compared witli the last cat alogue. This is chiefly due to the stringency in monetary, affairs, already it is anhounoed will he a large accession the ensuing It has hot transpired that these have wrought year. cadrftu . tb«.term strikers, ai^JisiRUun-qrangv^lMalian and other fqrolgu labor era •» lift MM work now undone i lithe coiisequence of the strike. Thfey-Have met with very little however, in this it foundation, that they will become important feeders in the near future. The' University proper, lo cated at Athens, supplies an indis pensable’ that cannot he furnished elsewhflre wRbiflthflftonOnc* of the leges, which WC are proud to learn are exceedingly prosperous, ably offi cered, and wisely conducted. Surely ass, room enough and to’spare for Briefly stated the present roll of the University and its branches sums up Ah students of Middle Georgia college 181, «S3SttSHU»82: 49, total, 177, i Male students of South- BIWAUW 185, total, L018. ...... ... If the sixty-one students of the tnedlcift department at Augusta and the twelve law etudenta at Athens are added to the above, the grand total sawaaeagarafSEi; to 1,091 undergraduates, 290 of whom are of college grade. A POLYTECHNIC' SCHOOL SUGGESTED. In thU connection the board would commend to the consideration of the trustees o^theUniversity the establl«h- mentof a practical school of arts in ptii4uible. suit pecuniary loss. bvwi portitjw Fill lie attended witQ • We remarked last week that Alex ander H. Stephens would be Georgia’s next governor. If the court please, we would like to change our opinion.— Ikirien Gazette. . , cussions Chancellor Meil’a _ mentary class, and were ttruck W*] the skill, coolness, courtesy and Of the young gladiotorain thefo: arena. Tnese yoflng men will tbTtii wen prepared to take part In /hS' discuMlpn* jfljiftflreii.flfld stare; iwWfihi, ere so- flumeroua in this free Country, and their training here will prove usefhl to'them through life.| The class is hugei' than in apy prej vjqus year. and. forma one of the most unique and interesting features ofthe university,.' 1 ; j " ft j ;"Vl vr riNANOES.','.';.| By reference to the hooks ofthe ven erable treasurer, W. L. Mitchell, Lift D., we find the total investment of the University funds foot up $371,002 17 T55 , ? teI Sf onthtoamMintli v.'.w X7,an 14 Adi for library and matriculation fe«* « ooo oo 8Utteappropriation in lleaof charge* 2,000 3 Insurance collected on a profeuor'a : t j retildence destroyed bjr fire,. r ^.. 9.10Q 00 incre also remains In t the treasurer an unexPCfl' .... of $8,838 80, voted for tbe repairs ot Milledgevllle public buildings. . ‘.'As yet.iowlng tothe lateness of tbe flnhouncement at 'the beginning ofthe collegiate year, that tuition hereafter would be free to all, no very percepti ble results have Men made manifest. But it is hoped and believed that in future the effect will prove highly sal utary upon the interests of the Uni versity. Ample provision was made by the lost legislature for the permanent in vestment in state securities of the ma turing bonds and other assets ofthe University at 7 per cent interest, so that the income of the institution will hereafter be permanent. • The disbursements are about the same as last year. GYMNASlUir. At the request of the students, the board would recommend the erection, when practicable, of a well equipped and commodious gymnasium for their use. A structure of this kind would greatly promote the health of the young men and their muscular devel opment. It would be especially bene ficial in inclement weather when, de prived of outdoor exercise. Physical training and due attention to hygienic rales should form an important place in the curriculum of a college educa tion. THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM. Accompanied by Professor White and Dr. W. L. Mitchell, the board made a critical examination of the agricultural farm which is under the direction of Professor W. M. Browne. The premises and crops were in ad mirable order, and the cbltlvation deep and thorough. The form em braces seventy, acres, forty of which are under a high state of cultivation. The crops include five acres of wheat, 10 acres of oats, 15 acres of cotton, 8 acres of corn and 2 acres qf sweet po tatoes. The oats measured out 48 bushels per acre and the wheat about 12 bushels. Numerous experiments for the so lution of the mooted question whence the source of the nitrogen for corn and cotton is derived are gojng on, and also experiments with the various seeds of field crops, such as corn, cot ton, wheat, oats, potatoes, etc. These cover depth In sowing, distance be tween the rows, and distance between the plants in the drill. Again, there are soil tests of all of the most popular fertilizer?, knd home made manures, ao arranged that each is kept separate and distinct, with its individual record. Tbeseiara contras- ted with alternate spaces where the natural soil has received no assistance. It is impossible to overestimate the practical value of these experiments to the whole farming community. The class in agriculture irequently attend the professor to the farm and witness the actual application of the theories laid down in the lecture room. Before concluding this notice of the "Experimental Farm,” the-board of visitors would earnestly request, the trustees to ask for an application from tbe general assembly for the purpose of providing the necessary implements and machinery which are indispensa ble to the complete and successful op. eratlon of the farm. These embrace 1. A 4-horse steam engine. * 2t A 45-saw gin. 8. A thresher and gin. 4» A reaper. 5. Platform scales. The cost of all these articles would aniount to but, a trivial sum, and a model farm should certainly Include every one of them. How else can the modus operand! of agriculture and the harvesting and preparation ofthe several crops for market be properly explained to the student? , The very saving of grain, forage, etb., would pay a handsome interest oh the In vestment. The experimental form* has been entirely Self-sustaining for several years. - ■ •- • : - THE LAW SCHOOL. The yoang meu aftefldtng tbe course of law under Professor W; L. Mitch-" elf .reflect greaLdreditUpon this ven erable instructor. present al one at : their mootcoarts,' which was presided bvhrbythe pro-: feasor of law, and regularly organized $rUh sheriff, clerk, bailiff, state's at- tomey, Jury, etc. The Case Wed, viz: "The King vs. Richard Savage, rw of (fie branches under considera tion. . Thoy are taught not, only th<* uses'of the apparatus, but to manu facture their 'own, and make all the accessary tests, and experiments • themselves.' In individual instances some of the students, who have com- young men-are taught to analyze com mercial fertilizers aud the constitu ents of various soils and mineral wa ters. In short, they go forth prepar- M to-toaoh. physics and chemistry gtfto Steady benefit the. country. k. knowli irmau and Italian, has the Univer- ■ - —r chair In this de* partmeht—prhfioleiicy in which is an eaaenttol requisite to obtaining tlie de gree or A. B. ■f ! FINAL REMARKS. concluding their report the ... M fa fieaeed to note the steady f2..,SJff lfe9 L In ?fffi vement ,n the Ufiiveralty and all its surroundings. W* find but little to censure and much (Mmgn* The students are diligent SPmM faculty faithful and enthused with their work. In this connection also it is proper to state «“* •'* e *y religious Influence is brought to bear upon the young men, and wjth tfio happiest results. The Chancellor preaches to them every Sabbath, and a flourishing weekly prayer meeting la held among them selves. The fruit of these efforts is M in the numerous accessions to thk several churches of the city from the ranks of the students during the pasb year- t In brief, the board of visitors do not hesitate to say that the is“hh^lyen Ur ““- I -? t ^ te X J nlv ®*? lt y of lyaubioUted. Orr, H. H. Smith,' and its future seems to be which is res- Institutions are doing good service in the state of New York,and anotWfr.Qtl Kentucky, and they are numerous and ineut-of. purpose would be needed from the legislature. But it is hoped that an enterprise^so eminently and useful; to the common we receive favoL*t:<Ul£$aAda ofjduzla^- givers so soon as'the cbndttion of the ty of Middlesex, England, November assizes, 1727, and found guilty” waa gone over with again and ably and ek- haustively argued on both sides. A lucid charge having been made by ~ % " after long consultation returned, and tailing to agree*.wt*edischargedhy Illegal idly enforced, inilitai - - duly and rlg- , Chairman, S. P. “/'’“•‘‘J. Secretary,John W. I® 4 ^* P ® nd ’ H * «• Jones, goMH 1 J - Willingham, Edward R. Harden, C. P. Crawford. TO PAY mS FATHER’S MORTGAGE. " Men* Given by one ol the ldeeonrl Bank Robbere ror ble Bold Crime. A dispatch from Kansas City, Missou ri, says: “ The woman who was ar rested with the Brookfield bank robbers is a comely blonde petite in form, and as cool as any of her companions. She claims to be the wife of Frank Mason, one of the three Mason brothers, who appears to be the leader of the band. She says that she and her husband came from Ellsworth, Vigo county, Indiana, a little over a month ago. She clings to Mason and insists upon being by his side to share all of ii* perils. She lias surrendered all of the money that re mained unrecovered. Where the horses were concealed the Sheriff’s posse found $450 in silver. The rest of the money, it is under stood, was buried abont eight miles froorn Brookfield. Frank Mason says that his only incentive for committing the robbery was to relieve his aged fath er, who is living in California upon a farm so heavily mortgaged that ho can not save it. Mason says that every let ter he has received from his father lias been full of the story of misfortunes, and told how he was being slowly dragged to the grave. With the present care weigh ing upon him, Mason says that lie was convinced., that his father could not live ten years. "I determined to relieve him,” adds Mason, “no matter how des perate a game I played for the purpose, so long as I did not take life. I thought that by robbing the bank I could secure enough money to pay my father’s in debtedness, and he would notsupects but that I loaned it outof my earnings.” The robbers are locked up at Linneus.” CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS. An ostrich egg is considered equiva lent to twenty-four eggs of the domes tic hen. t Ants, always waging war on each other, are said to distinguish friend from foe by the odor. I Assassin, assassinate and their deriva tives come from hashheesh, the Arabian wordforhemp. ■ .... . Ifl 1866 certain seeds which had been brought from Brazif in a fleece of wool germinated after four hours’ boiling. Paper made!from strong fibers can now be comp*ezsed> Into a substance so hard that nothing but a'diamond can scratchit; ntualtt — . ' i J ' The largest human skull has a capac ity of 114- cubic' inches, being about twice the size of the smallest adult hu man skull. I j. A proposal has been made to treat yellow fever patients by artificial cold in order to kill the poisonous , germs o* tho disease. An English fishing boat landed a halibut weighing 187 pounds, in whose stomach was found a fine salmon weighing twenty pounds. ; Air‘American anatomist maintains that owing to the diminution in hard knocks and butting the human skull is becoming-thinner.' - - A strip of land bordering the Medi terranean, 100 miles in length and five or six in breadth, is the raisin-producing territory of Spain. In Western China the mountain Omi, which has a "halo” and which in height Is about 11;000 fact, is almost exclusive ly inhabited by Buddhist monks. The art* of Iton smelting was known in England daring, the Roman occupa tion, and steel working was practiced there before the Norman conquest.' . • The common synonims for the Devil, Old Nick, Scratch and Harry are all de rived from the Finish or Scandinavian terms—Nickel, Sell rat and Hari or Har- ra« f. Jliin**v*;r ■«:- ' , . Arkansas hasa mineral spring whose wafers turn as. red as blood when bot- fled, end Kentucky hss so oil well iron ,• . *u/ French Remedy ft»r Stuttering. • M. Chevln, of Paris, appears to have been very successful in his new *y«- tem oftreasment lor stuttering. This syuetnfi divided ih to three stages. The 8rtf ihvoffek variouAesplratory exer ts, during 1 which the patient is first taftgAt 'to' make a lmig, foil Inspiration, the lAspirafory movements being, then made With various rhythms until they become ‘fiili, regular and easy, instead of jerky,.laboring;.and fatlgneing. In thasecoMl stage of treatment exercise* with’ VoVeY Sounds U substituted for Wft&rsxthings, giving. *. each rowel the various modifications of tone,•pifeb.dUrafiqU;’etc.;heard in con- 5®*$ «aW .comprises exercises on consonants alone,.and in combination .with vowels, at first slow- 1 Fly? SOMETHING NEW. AND PECULIAk TO Ih the department of Practical Physics the professor, Colonel Chmr- bonnier, has of late Introduced a feat ure unknown to any institution at the South, which is the addition o a spe- cial course for those studying for the ill degree orB. S. and of*B. E., and oth- ert who may desire to attend, whose, object is to make a practical apjpjica- v less mountain bays whether or sot _ have knocked that chip from tbe bead of the Atlanta Constitution. If net, why not? Is the Constitution still stand • ing on your coat-tail? Speak out—you are not enjoined, Skkznahx. .. ' Should you be a sufferer from dys pepsia, indigestion, malaria or weak ness, yoa can be cured by Brown’* Iron Bitteh;