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NO THIRD MRS. PERRY. “Slio ain’t the same sort ns your first wife, Henry,” said Mm, Perry, with an ominous closing of her upper lip over the lower one. Mrs. l’erry called herself a devout Christian. All through the country she was held in estimation as one of the salt of the enrth, con torting beside a sick lied, efficient In n neglected household, nnd welcome everywhere. Anil when Alice .May canto to the old homestead, and, as her son's second wife, she natu rally looked up with reverentially a flee- ion to tho venerable, white-capped old . lady. -ha*! —, . — ... .... ,■». »y into tne eyes of ‘ m ' B 58aGpy*->.-.--rwm ■: his bride, ait they stood under blossom- over hertnrobbhtg temples, tried to ask lug boughs of the quince trees, on the soft May night when first he brought her home, ‘‘do you think you can be happy here?” ‘•oh, Harry,” the young wife r plied, “it is like a little paradise." Hut Mrs. Henry Perry soon found out that l.ilac Farm was something more practical than hoi ideas of paradise. “Don’t know how to churn! ’ said Mrs. Perry, senior, in amusement. ‘‘Why, Alice, where were you brought up .' Harry’s first wife thought nothing of churning twenty pounds of hntici of a morning, besides doing all the house work and getting hreakiast fur four hired men. Alice colored to the roots of her luxu riant chestnut brown hail. “i know nothing about the country, dear Mrs. Perry,,” she said, for she was l"oshy to use the tender term “mother” unless hy the special invitation, which hail not been accorded. “I was educat ed, vim know, at a hoarding school; af ter I graduated I taught school until I met Harry, and—’’ "1 dare say,” said Mrs. Perry, dryly ; "hut it you are going to he a farmer’s \i ile it is high time you acquainted your self with some of the duties pertaining to your position. My son's first wife, now, was a model.” Alice looked up eagerly. "Please, Mrs. Perry,” said she, “tell nut What she used to do. Of course. I have no exjierienee, hut—” "Well,” said Mrs, IVrry, lo king up to the top fringe of the eiirtaiiiM and touched the tips of her lingers together, reflectively, “she had a faculty, Dorotliv had. She was a famous cook, she baked fresh pies every day, for no one can he expected to like stale pies. Her hot breakfast biscuits were like flakes of ► now, ami we mostly had wnhles for supper, with honey and fresh apple sam e. She always got up at 4 o'clock of a Monday morning to do the washing. Henry's shirts have nut heen the same since Dorothy was removed. And I wi-li you could have seen her ironings. The sewing circle met here once a month •"••I the teas Dorothy got up were the talk of the neighborhood. And there wa» a Sister of Industry meeting once a fortnight, and the Singers’ Symposium every othur Friday. She was a noble- hearted Christian, Dorothy was! And then she did ull the family sewing. She could not reconcile it to her own con science and her liushumi's income, she said, lo hire this work done.’’ And Alice, who had committed the < uormity of having a dress made by a dri-smaker, colored scarlet and hung her head. "Then at butchering time,” proceeded relentless Mrs. Perry, senior, ‘Dorothy always made the tripe and sausage-meat ami cornod the hum herself; and she cleaned house four limes a year. She was a master-hand at quilting, anil she always made her own lioniiets. A wo man call save so much for her husband in that way. As for the butter and cheese, I think, if she hadn’t died so suddenly, poor thing, that she eould have beaten any record in the country!” Alice sighed deeply. How could she a slender, iuexpericnced girl of twenty, hope io cojie with these marvelous at tainments? “Henry never told me all this,” said she. “I suppose he has thought of it many a time," said Mrs. Perry, senior, “But perhaps he didn’t like to allude to it while you was playing on your melodeon and reading your books. Dorothy never got any time to read.” “But If you’ll teach me,” pleaded Al ice, “I will do my best to learn. She locked the melodeon, put away the books and portfolio and her basket of fancy needle-work, and set herself reso lutely to work to till the place of tho de parted Dorothy. “Why, what a little house wile you are,” said Henry, laughing when she showed him the tray of golden butter she had churned, anil had succeeded in burning her fingers ut tile ironing fire and reducing her pretty complexion to scarlet In cooking buckwheat cakes for breakfast. ‘‘I want to lie one," said Alice, wist fully. Slic cut up squares of bright-colored calico into patch-work, she studied the cookery-book until her head ached, she caught a heavy cold working over butler in the damp dairy-house, and sprained her wrist washing clothes, which, after all, looked dim and dirty. She rose ear ly uml wcut to bed late; she counted eggs, mixed up whitewash, made her self sick chopping up sausage-meat, and strained her hack lifting a kettle of pick. Ie» ofT the tin-, and still she strove reso lutely on. “I should like to do just what Doro- ty did,” she said to herself. “I don’t think Henry Is quite pleased when 1 an) so busy In the kitchen of an evening that 1 cannot spare time to couie in and hear him read the Waverly novels aloud. And my feet ached so this morning with the cream skimming that 1 gould not walk with him to the haying ground. But 1 am doing my duty, and that ought to be reward enough!” That afternoon, howeve:, poor Alice was forced to flee to her own room with a sick headache, and seek the relugc of her pillow. There Mrs. John Bonney, a cheerful little neighbor, found her. “Sick, are you!’’ “I’m not very well,” acknowledged Alice. “All,” said Mrs. Bonney, “I thought so!" ..... -v, “What doyott mean?” asked Alice. “Why, you have been killingyourself by inches,” said Mrs. Bonney, “as fast as you conld! I've seen it all. • I’m not your next door neighbor for nothing!” “I am iryingto do my duty,” pleaded Alice, with filling eyes. “I’m trying to lie like my husband's first wife!” “Fiddlesticks!” said Mrs. Bonney. “Like Dorothy Parker, indeed! Why, she was nothing on earth but a house hold drudge, and finally drudged her self to death, without anybody being particularly sorry for her. She never visited, never read,-never kept* up with the progress of life’s march around her. Any macltino could have filled her place.” ^ “Mrs. Bonney, you oughtn't to talk eo." said Mrs. Perry, uneasily. “It’s the truth,” said Mrs. Bonney. “However, do as you please,- Its a priv ilege which people generally claim, 1, have observed ; kill youraeM if you like.; Per.inps the third Mrs. Perry will be al little more sensible.” ft-— So Mrs. Bonney put the bouquet of tea-rosebuds, which she had brought, herself which was right, herself or Mrs. Bonney, and in which direction her duty really and uctuallv lay. And it was at this critical moment tlmt she heard the nasal, monotonous voice of her motlrer-ln-law down stairs talking to her husband and uttering Uir Sentence which opens our sketch. “She ain’t the same sort as your first wife, Henry,” said Mrs. Perry, ar- “And she never will lie, let. her try at she will. 8he hasn’t got the faculty, you se<.” She lay there quite still and quiet, with closed eyes. She never opened them when Ilenrv l’erry himself tip toed into the room, and, believing her asleep, tiptoed out again, muttering to himself: "Poor little daisy, she is entirely done up!” The next mot ning, however, Alice rose and dreaded herself with care. “Bless me,” said Mrs. Perry, sr., where are you going, Alice?” “To the village,” answered Alice. “Wlmt for'.”’ cross-questioned the old matron. “To engage a dress-maker and seam stress, first,” said Mrs. Perry, jr., "and to get a struiiggirl to do the house-work, next.” “A girl!” screamed the old lady Dorothy never—” “No,” said Alice, “I know she never bail a servant. But Dorothy cleaned and churned and sewed herself out of the world. I’ve no intention of settling my own career in that sort of way. I find that i can’t do the work of this farm myself without breaking down my health, and shutting myself out of the World of books and science. 1 don’t think my husband desires such a sacri fice—” “Of course I don’t,” said Henry, prog ptly. “The house has been as lonely as a convent since you buried yourself in the kitchen noil dairy. I married you for a companion, not a drudge. Have half a dozen servants if you like. Alice, only let us have books and music and pleasant woodland walks again.” “Thank you, dearest,” said Alice, as she kissed his forehead. Mrs. Perry, sr., rolled up her eyes and clasped her bauds, and declared sutto voce, she didn’t know what this world was coming to. ^ Mrs. Bount-y was feeding chickens at her own door when Alice Perry returned from her walk to the village. “Are you better?" asked this young red republican, smiling cordially. “Thanks!” Alice answered, “I am much better. 1 have just engaged a sew ing woman and a stout Swedish servant girl to ilo tlie house work nt the larin. I am no longer ambitious to do as Dorothy did.” And Mrs. Bonney waved her sun-bon net in the air, and exclaimed : “Bravo! There will be no third Mrs. Ferry, after all.” . And her words were prophetic. LETTER FROM" JEFFERSON. Office for Baftaalng to Bead His Koee at the Throne of Radicalism. Trot oat Tour Next Slander. Jkkkkrson, Ga., Sept. 23th, 1SS2.— harly Saturday morning the people begun pouring into .lellerson, and by 11 o’clock there were 800 of the best citizens of old Jacksnu in town, eager to see and hear Col. Candler. The eourt house was filled to overflowing, and still they came. Col. Candler wus met at Pendergrass by about 40 of our citizens, including the eolored brass band, who were cheered all along the way. Indeed, it was a perfect "ova- tlou," and the greatest demonstration that has been made in Jctlerson over any man in 10 years, and it is now confidently believed hy many that old Jackson will roll up a majority for ('undler of 400 or more votes. THE SPEECH was probably the happiest effort of his life, and was greeted witli round after round of applause, as he fearless ly advocated the principles of the dem ocratic r.arty us the only true basis of the rapid development and prosper ity of our country j that the principles ol the republican party were subver sive of our best interests; that Mr. Speer, though a democrat at first, and a professed one now, hud acted with, and given patronage to the republican party, when it was clearly within his power to have given it to the demo cratic party. HU expose of the ap pointment of Madison Davis over Dr. Orr and C. W. Davis, showed clearly that no one but Davis had been lieue- fitted; that it was of no advantage to the calmed people, but only a triek to catch their votes, and in cleur viola tion of promises to Dr. Orr and others. Col. Candler boldly denied the charge that he was the enemy of the colored ■nail, and that he was for displacing them with the rut-eating Chinese la- Imrer. He showed eleurly that the interests of the whites and blacks were the same; that there should be no conflict between them—that the colored man was the best laborer the south could have, and that his best friends were in the democratic and not in the republican party. Col. Candler showed that the “corrupt campaign fund” had been collected and applied to control southern votes and advance the interest of the re publican party; that $20,000 has just been received in Atlnuta of this fund. Col. Candler stated that if the people wanted a display of school-boy eloquence and rounded periods in con gress, he wus not the man to send there, but if they wanted tha great commercial and agricultural interests of the south looked after and zealous ly advocated, he thought he could as successfully attend to it as he could manipulate a saw mill or a narrow guage railroad. llis speech was a mo.it beautiful illustration of the the ory of our government, tile practical workings of which could be under stood by all, and and when ouce un derstood it was our highest preroga tive to “dare to maintain them.” Col. Candler was calm, self-possess ed, logical and respectful to Mr. Speer and to all who differed with him, and made a host of friends and many votes by bis very forcible and eloquent speech. A reliable colored man said to me after the speech that there were many changes among his raoe from Speer to Candler, and he believed one-half of tlie colored Vote in Jackson would be cast for Col. Can dler. There are only about six or eight white Speer voters ill Jefferson. A former citizen of Jackson, and just from the “Sasepta association,” says that news from all parts of the coun try ie that Candlet stock is about par. Everywhere the democracy is thor oughly aroused to do their whole du ty, and no amount of “still hunting” can prevent It. The Moon.—Nobody lives in the moon except the one lone, traditional man. No rivers flow across the barren plains, no verdue touches the desolate craters and the gloomy mountain heights. Si lent craters, barren wastes, mighty des olations, universal solitude, insufferable, blinding light of day, rayless, starless,’ impenetrable darkness bv night; there is no cloud, no drop of nun, no breath of air, no atmosphere; nothing but loneli- Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22d, 1882. Editor Banuer-W’atchnian:—Com ing across a copy of the Gainesville Southron to-day, (by the way, a paper Ivariug upon its very face the great est degree of unfairness and venality of purpose, of any sheet I ever saw) J see editor Lawslie serves notice that in his next issue he will give to the vo ters of the ninth congressional dis-' trict Hon. A. D. Candler’s record as a clerk in the Bullock legislature. This editor, who evidently is one of easy and independent methods; methods entirely independeutofal] foundation, in fact, and wholly suited to his parti san purposes, one claiming to be “an artist in the business” no doubt, will make a showing In regard to Col. Candler's clerkship, the flagrant un truthfulness of which will ouly be exoeeded by his aptness as “on artist in the business.” In order that this servant of a so-called independentism, which is but radicalism in disguise and under another name, may be forestall ed iti his nefarious political purposes, the writer hereof took it upon himself to-day to hunt up the record of the Bullock legislature, which is now be fore him, and herewith presents to the good people of your district the truth as to Col. Candler's connection therewith, as engrossing clerk, and os will be fully verified by the record. As is well known to all, the legislature of 1SC8, 1809 and 1870, which is termed the Bullock legislature, had a goodly number of most gallant democratic members in it, who contested every inch of ground with the republicans, and the fute of which, under military orders, constitutes one of the darkest pages of the darkest ]iortiou of Geor gia’s history, lu the organization of tlie house there was put in nomina tion a republican and u democratic ticket. It. L. McWhorter, of Greene county, was the caucus nominee of the republicans forspeuker, and was elect ed over W. P. Price, of Lumpkin coun ty, the nominee of the democratic caucus, by one vote, which one vote was given by Col. Price, thinking tlmt liis opponent had voted for him, but who cast liis vote for Frank Holden, present postmaster at Augusta, Ga. There were one hundred and fifty-one votes in the house which stood: Mc- Whoiter, 75; Price, 74; Holden, 1. Tlie republican candidate for clerk of the house was J. C. Johnson, of Daw son county, opposed by M. A. Harden, of Bartow county, as democratic can didate. These were also caucus nom inees. The vote on this election stood: Harden, S3; Johnson, 78. Mr. Har den, as democratic clerk elect, refused to nppuiut under him as assistant and sub-clerks any but democrats. His appointees were: L. Carrington, of Milledgeville, assistant clerk; H. F. Merrell, of Carroll county, journali zing clerk; A. D. Candler, of rHull county, and Julius II. Hoiscy, of Ba ker county, as engrossing clerks; Mark W. Johnson, of Atlanta, and S. B. Cleghorn, of Columbus, us enroll ing clerks. This entire clerical foice was composed of as good and true democrats as ever held office in any body. Under an act of congress, passed, I believe, Dec. 22d, 1869, recon structing the state, all democrats con sidered by Gen. Terry, then military governor of Georgia, as inelligible under the 14th constitutional amend ment, were turned out of the legisla ture. Mr. Harden and all of his cler ical force, which was wholly demo cratic, were also turned out. The ne gro members were re-seated, and the house re-organized, under A. L. Har ris, alias Fatty Harris, as speaker, with a Mi. Newton, a republican, as clerk. The clerical foroe was then filled up » Uh republicans. Being un able to ruu the house under this or ganization, from the absolute inexpe rience of Mr. Newton and his assist ants, they bad to request Mr. Harden to copie back and assist them. The foregoing is the record, tlie whole record, and nothing huttherec- ord, as to Col. Candler’s clerkship in the Bullock legislature. If there is one set of men iu Georgia more than another tlmt our whole people should feel grateful towards, it certainly is that set of noble and patriotic demo crats, who, during the dark days which o’erliung our commonwealth, stood up in tlie legislature of 1K68, 1869 aud 1870, aud so gallantly con tended for the rights and honor of our people, which were being so ruthless ly aud unconstitutionally over-ridden aud trodden under foott, hy radical officials, baoked up by the strong arm of the military. What Is here saidap- plies equally as much to the democrat ic clerks iu that legislature as it does to the democratic representatives in that body CerUtiuly these noble pa triots deserve to be rewarded with the political preferments of a democratic constituency, and no more fitting and well deserved honor could be paid Col. Candler than to elect him to congress by a rousing majority, which no doubt will be done. Mr. Editor, would It not be just as absurd to accuse the demo cratic officials in the congress of the United States with being tainted with radicalism, because that body was composed largely of republican mem bers, as to find fault with Col. Candler and other democratic officials in the Bullock legislature, because that body was composed of republican and dem ocratic members ? Furthermore, sup pose it was wrong, or giving aid aud comfort to radicalism, for Col. Can dler to have been a clerk In the Bul- lock legislature, does it not seem a strange inconsistency in Mr. Lawshe to be finding fault therewith, when through his so called independentism lie Is doing so much toward reinstat ing radical supremacy in Georgia? Tlie dark and oppressive days of 1868, 1869,1870 are still ffresh in the menio- riesof our people, and when |the ver dict is rendered by the (mod people of the 9th congressional district on the 7th of November next, it will nodouht say to Col. Candler, well done gdod and falthtul servant, thou hast been faithful to the trusts heretofore con signed thee, and we now make thee representative of our higher trust and confidence. Yes, such will be the verdict, and which will equally say to the editor of the Gainesville South ron, cease thou thy slander and abuse of the true, gallant and patriotic Can dler. He will as gallantly and suc cessfully oppose thee and thy political mischief-making, as did the true de- ness and dreariness. Often, bv the aid ofpow^rful telescopes the .’nan in the m^recy op"^n" “depose raoteal- l Prosperous and Beautiful Country. A Wlerd and Impressive Scene. Surat Hospitality. T»e Camp Family. A Nl*ht'a Adventure. Religious Services, ate., etc, “Don’t you want to go to Bethlehem camp-meetiog this evening?” asked our genial trieud Charlie Baldwin of us Sat urday morning. It didn’t take us long to decide that conundrum, and by 4 o’clock we were on tlie road behind bit fatuous mare An' nle Hill. A greater port of the journey we were accompanied by our frienih Jim Carithers aud John 9mith—ivSimon Bure article of John Smith, too-^\»hich delightful company almost made us for get to inspect the crops along the road. 'Vo traveled for the entire route,' twen ty-two miles, over one of the best toads we ever saw in the south. We pissed through portions of Clarke, Oconee and 'Valton counties, and the whole .land seems prospering beneath the smiles of Providence. The fields ale white with cotton, that the farmers can’t possibly gather as fast os it opens; you see * wil derness of fine corn, sugar-cane, tobacco, potatoes and in fact crops of all kinds. The effects of the late storm are every- where noticeable, but it seems that tlie only material damage it did beyond the destruction of timber was to' late low-ground corn. This crop It has all but ruined; yet farmers will have enough and to spare without It. We were most agreeably impressed with the ap pearance of the people we met and their homes. In Walton county the greatest good taste is displayed In selecting sites for houses, and tlie premises then ren dered attractive. The land is very fer tile and as a general thing has 'been brought up to a high state of cultivation. It was some time after dark when we reached tlie camp-ground, ourself and companion total strangers to everv one. In fact, we had some fear about risking onr chances for entertainment; but Ca rithers assured us that there would be no trouble, as tlie farmers of old Walton were always noted for hospitality. If you have never drove up to a camp ground at night you have uitssed one of the wierdest nnd most, impressive sights tlie eyes ever beheld—the blazing fire- stands, the flickering lights heneath the stand, tin* vast multitude lisUninjj in w rapt attention to the story of Christ from a minister that aeetns inspired for the occasion, the neighing steeds, the restless passage to and fro of parties who arc not attending service, the flut tering lieie aud there of fair maidens', going from the stand to their tents and vice versa—all, all conspire to bring over one a feeling of awe, yes, of strange, peculiar veneration for" tho hallowed spot. We could have gazed for hours upon tills scene, hail we not been at tlmt time interrupted by a gentleman, who seeing that we were evidently stran gers, stepped up and volunteered to di rect us to a place where we eould get our horse eared for. W e dismounted and Mr. Raldwiu rode off, appointing a rendezvous beneath a certain tree upon liis return. In the interim we strolled up to the stand, to drink in the scene Iieneath the spacious canopv. While listening in wrapt attention to’the words of truth that fell from the lips of the minister, several gentlemen recognized ye ( humble ink-slinger and came to where we v-ere Standing. In an instant we were taken in hand by Mr. Aibury M. Camp anil his whole-souled brothers, uncles nnd cousins, and in five minutes’ time felt entirelvat home among the good people of Walton. We bad invita tions showered upon us from all sides, but decided to stop with Mr. Camp, os he claimed us by right of first discovery. These gentlemen were all strangers to mUmt they , were either.. to the Banner-watchman, or had bought shoes from Baldwin A Burnett, and we felt as if we Imd known them a thousand years. Well, gentle reader, unless vmi go wliere we have gone, seen what*we have seeu and partook of the w hole sale, generous hospitality that we met, von will never know howto appreciate Walton county in general and the Camp family in particular. And right here, if you did hut know it, the Camp name is one of the most nume.-ous and re markable in the United States, Iu fact, tlie Smiths play only second fiddle to them. At the last census taken by that old patriarch “Uncle Ben Camp,” of Campbell county, it was discovered that from two hrotliers who emigrated to America, had sprung considerably over five thousand of that name—not count ing tlie girls who had intermarried with other families. One of the brothers set tled iu the north and the other in the south, the latter leaving twenty-four living sons, Some one remarked that a Catnp might travel from Maine to Texas and every night stop with a kinsman. An no family In America has earned a more honorable name than the Camps. Not one of them has ever been convict ed before a court of Justice for crime, aud they are all prosperous, independ ent men, the backbone cf the communi ty wherein they reside. Some have tak en high places in tlie political world, and one is now a member of the United States congress. Well, this is the fami ly among whom our lot was east at Beth lehem, and in Asbnrv Camp we found s worthy son of a noble name. He is rec ognized as one of the leading men and beat farmers in Wal'on connty, and we soon discovered that his hospitality was il estim I time mid space peitniU SMBcait to say that we returned home delighted with our visit and the good people of Walton, and with the Ann determination to go among them as often as our busi ness will permit. We were impressed with the intelligence and appearance of the farmers of this county. There is a‘ degree of refinement and sterling inde pendence about them that shows Wal ton to be settled with a yeomanry of whom she may well he proud. We must not, either, neglect to mention the pretty girls. There were Just hundreds of the rosiest, sweetest females on the ground, and we were not surprised at the fact that so many of the Athens boys are setting matrimonial traps iu that section. We reached home Sunday night about 8 o’clock, having spent a delightful and profitable time among our new-found friends. A REPENTANT SINNER. Why * Conscious Stricken Man from Jackson County -A^ked the Prayers of tha Church. The following was going the rounds at the camp-ground, Sunday, and we are rather inclined to believe there is some truth in it: U seems that after a “powerful and sarehing" sermon Saturday night one of the hnarieat old sinners from Jackson couuty came up to the altar, and his penitence seemed so deep and his heart so laden that one of the best ministers and several brethren took it upon them selves to talk and pray with him. "Oh,” mourned the’ penitent, "I have committed an awful sin, and fear that I can never get forgiveness for it!” “Th® mercy of God is unbounded," whispered the minister. “But I have committed such a Bin against my people and my country,” explained tlie man between his sobs. “The church will pray for you,” ex plained Deacon A. “Let us know, my irother, what troubles your heart so?” “I am ashamed to tell it,” explained the mourner. “Perhaps you have I tome false wit ness against your neighbor?” suggested the minister. “Worse titan that,” confessed the mourner. “That is bad,” said brother B. “Have you purjurod your soul?’’ “Wusser than that,” sobbed tlie peni tent. “Ever stole any tiling?” asked another brolliM-, slapping liis li-nd on ids watch. “A thief is a Christian gentleman lie- side me,” confessed the miserable sin ner. “Have you murdered anybody?” ask ed the minister. “Even tills will be for given you. Tlie love of God is great for His children.” “I wish I had done even that, for it would sorter ease my .conscience rrom tlie awful sin I liav« committed,” said tlie man |u his agony of soul. Tlie brethren looked horror-struck, and after consulting awhile one of them stepped up mi l whispered something iu the penitent's ear. 1 have done worse than that "’shriek ed tlie |ioor vietitn to conscience. Tlie taces of the brethren were at this expression blanched with horror. At last Deacon 0., who is one of the pillars of tlie church, spoke up and said: “Brethren, I think I now know the load ut guilt under which ibis wretched sin ner is laboring. He lias indeed been guilty of au awful crime; blit I think there is yet a little hu|ie tor his ultimate redemption. Tell us, luy friend, didn’t you vote for Emory Speer at the last eleetiim T" with a load of guilt I can never gel over!” Tlie |>oor man, ut last accounts, bad the special prayers of tlie church, and lie now hopes by putting in a straight tick et for Candler that lie can perhaps purge his soul of this awful transgression. A QUEER DOCUMENT. unbounded. To himself and estimable lady are we Indebted for a delightful time. The Architect of this nniverso must have made this lovely spat especially for a camp ground. A largo stand sur mounts an elevated position nt the brow of a gentle incline, surrounded bva lovely grove, while neat uml cosy tents form a orescent aronml it, Riitafew yards distant, on both sides J bubble up bold and crystal springs. If you have ever been to a camp-meet ing you know how the beas are anting- ed. They are strung In a row nlongthe wall, the earth carpeted with fresh straw. We liail nine of the jolllest souls in the universe for bed-fellows, and hadn’t retired very long before wo dis covered that there was no use trying to sleep before the wee sum’ hours of morn. When yon were least expecting it some invisible hand would tlcklo you in the short-rilm or give you a wreuch that brought you in a perpendicular attitude. Then some boys in the next tent took up tlie chorus, and it was not until the clock ha.! struck the hour of midnight that quiet reigned supreme and King Morpheus ruled his subjects. We. how ever, at onetime occupied a very trying position. Having occasion to go to tlie spring, upon our return we found that some young friends who were sleep ing in the passage had barred the door against our entrance again. There we were, locked oat of house and home, the chilly breeze fluttering our flag or trace. But an angel of mercy touched the hearts of the boy*, and after passing a word or so they let its in again. • Sunday morning was si lovely day, anil by sun-up the whole ground wits astir. After family prayer at . each ~i i-j i if 1 *" TV 1 "W™* tent and breakfast, services began? and „lW4 mfct #\Jery intelligent were continued with but little cessation through the day. The old deacon* were very strict, and made the boys shinny on their own side. Every now and then one of them wonld steal over among tlie girls, bnt he was at once spotted and lead out with the injunction, “Necourt- ing under this stand, young man!” Charlie Cooper says Brother C. caiue near pulling bis ear off** he lead him to the seats assigned to the male element. Blit we never saw better order observed among so large a crowd. Thete was not the slightest disturbance of any kind; for the members ruled tbe boys by kind ness, and every visitor respected the solemnity of tlie occasion. e— But one thing they couldn't ■ keep down—talking poll ties. You wrnrtd see knots gathered here and there discussing tlie rival merits of the candidates." We found as much enthusiasm for Candler he ninth ills- of the Ban in Walton as any count; trict. We heard the pn ner-Watctnnxn sounded on every hand, and every one endorsed onr course. We founditbe ladtes* unit for tye /democ racy, and their kind words of encourage* Grand Jury presentments, Septem ber term, 1802, of the Superior Court of Clarke county, held at the house of Mr. Isaac Hill, Thos. Peters Carnes, judge presiding. *•*»§** 2d. We also present Micajah Betige, Esq., fotprofaue swearing on the 11th day of September, 1802, at Capt. Wor sham's, on Esquire McCalpin’s court day; also for profanely cursing the juries of the said justice court, also for bidding his Maker damn the legis lature for passing a law that the ver dict of any damn fool jury ot a justice court should be final and decisive and also for wishing God to damn tlie world, and also for abusing a profes sor of religion, one of the aforesaid abused jury. 3d. We also present It a grievance that the said Micajah Benge or any such character should be intlico om mission of the peace. 4th. We also present Win. Harris for profane swearing in the court yard this day. We also request that our present ments be published in the Gazettes of the state. Arsolom Rainey, Foreman, and others. Trying to Bulldose an Editor. Harp, of the JackBon Herald, has in curred the displeasure of tho sheriff of his county by publishing tbe following communication, signed B. C.: . - Alfred H. Colquitt, governor of the state of Georgia and a pretended follow er of Jesus Christ, insulted tlie Intelll- gence and integrity of the very best and Bincerest democrats of Jackson county iu a liarrangue delivered at tlie eourt house on Tuesday. He declared that Gartrell was tlie candidate of tlie repub lican party, and when he said it he knew it was false. Colquitt said tlie same tiling in his speech of the eighth. On the next day Gartrell throwing aside the exalted dignity whicli lias character ized Ills canvas, proclaimed Colquitt to be a liar. When Lucius J. Gartrell calls Colquitt a liar, the people of Georgia are solid with Lucius J. Gartrell. B. C. The sheriff said tt.e same influence* which caused him to give the News the sheriff sales had forced him to withdraw them from the paper on account of the above article. Some of tbe citizens want ed to hold an indignation meeting to de nounce Harp, while others wanted the grand jury to take cognizance of the matter.—Atlanta Phonoyruph. Candler Stock Hieing. rrr it ntin last Friday who does not live in the dis trict, who had just returned from a trip through Gwinnett, Jookson, Banks, Franklin and Hart counties. As lip was traveling along leisurely he d&td^l to uncertain something of the political situation and made It a point to ask almost every man he met how the congressional race was progressing. He states that the same report came up from.almost every neighborhood: Kpeer was losing ground and Candler gaining, in every neighborhood he met men who two years ago voted for Speer, but who will never support him again. A Difficulty in Hartwell.—A live ly difficulty arose an the Bobo house pi azza, Hartfrell, Tuesday night, between a Lexingtop lawyer and an Elberton citizen, in which the walkingntick of the lawyer and the hekd and shoulders! of the citlan played an active pnrt. Cora has been killed in Iowa, Jill nois and Indiana by frost. , Another series of earthquakes have occurred at Panama, causing loss' of life. Two new cases and no deaths from yellow fever are reported from Browns ville. Anthony McDougal, colored, chop ped his wife’s uead off at Jefferson ville, ind. ■ . 1u There is a family in Heard county named Ray, composed of seven or eight persons, all of who are deaf mutes. A fire at Rosenberg Junction, Tex as, destroyed six buildings. A stran ger named Garrett was burned in his bed at the hotel. An Indiana lover who didn’t come to the wedding on time was given a run of a mile and a half by his future mother-in-law and a shot gun. Thomas Dodd was shot dead while standing at his door in Covington, Ky., with his bride of two days, by Edward Welsh, the father of a girl he ‘had seduced. - A colored girl aged 12 years, in El bert county, was found dead a few days ago under a musoadiue vine, where she had been indulging in eat ing a quautity ol grapes. Editor Lamar, of the- Telegraph, threatens to wipe Gov. Colquitt lrom tlie face of tlie eurth for an attack made upon him in his Americus speech. On last Sunday a negro woman named Manning was found in her lit tle cabin, near the cemetery at Haw- kinsville, dead in her bed. with her little child asleep by the side of her corpse. Five convicts attempted to escape from the Huntsville, Alubama, peni tentiary. One was killed and three otilers captured, dogs being sent after the fifth. James McGrath, a Toronto youth of 19, lias eloped witli his bourding house keeper, aged 59, and mother of eight children. Husband following with deadly intentions. Criminal negligenee is charged against the manager of Sells’ circus in tlie matter of the wreck at Luucuster. He hud removed the brakes to facili tate loading the ours. Tlie Hamilton Journal says: A little freedinan on the place of Mr. G. A. White got kicked by a mule. The skull was broken and a part of the brain taken out. lie is now well. Wilson Beard and Ben Lively, of Duck Creek, Walker county, got into a dispute on the 14th inst., about the division of a sorghum crop, when to end the mine tlie former stabbed the latter, killing him instantly. By an actual count made at Toccoa on Tuesday lost the white vote of the town was canvassed by a committee consisting of it Candler and u Speer man. It wus found that Candler hud sixty-three votes and Speer twenty- nine. Mrs. Emma L. Robinson, the circus rider, is suing in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a divorce lrom her husband, Uilbert N. Robinson, and asks to be restored to her maiden name, Emma L. Lake, by which she ha* continued to be known professionally. She aUeges extreme cruelty and graver offenses, and asks alimony' anffthecustody oftheif six- year-old child. SPEER IN THE MOUNTAINS- We are told that Speer will get but few votes in Batesville district. By the time tlie election conies off Mud Creek will be solid for Candler. A gentleman who lives in the Fork district, in this couuty, and who knows every man in the district. In forms us that there are 65 voters, and that Speer cannot possibly get over 14 of them, leaving the remaining 51 to Candler. “Mechanic,’' In the Banner-'Vatch man, gives Speer 400 majority in the county of Habersham, and then elects Col. Candler by a handsome majority. We are glad to be able to say, in our judgment, that if there is a majority In this county, it will be for Col. Can dler, because we tell you that the peo ple of this couuty cannot, aud will not longer confidence a man who hides his political treacherous acts be hind the law. They are satisfied that Emory Speer is doing this very thing, aud they have too much good sense to be longer deceived by a man who proclaims to them that he is a demo crat and at the same time bolds “close communion” with their ene mies. When Mr. Speer started to Rabun county to deliver his persecution har- rangue he got aboard tlie train and sent his driver with his team through the country. A gentleman informed us last week, that as the driver was passingthe house of one of Speer’s sup porters he introduced himself and team as Speer’s, with as much polite ness as one of his i;i>lor could com mand. which you know is sometimes considerable, when the aforesaid sup porter seemed glad to meet him—said lie had voted for Mr. Speer twice, hear tily, &c., to which the driver replied, that that was right; that If him and his frieuils wanted office to come over on the black folks side and you’ll be all right, (or words to tliat effect). It is needless to add that Emory lost the vote of this gentleman and all his kin folk. Our informant said that Emory had a tally In that neighborhood, but that it was now forever lost. Card From Hon. Weldon Price. Mr. Editor:—I understand that there is a report circulated in your county that I ask to sec Mr. Speer in Madison, aud that lie completely iguored me. It is true that 1 called, with several oilier gentlemen, to see him, and he, from some cause, I do not no* say, refused to see us; but if Mr. Speer or any of his friends want to know the object of our call, let them ask and they shall receive. Weldon Price, of. Oconkz. A Bio Corporation.—The Central railroad operates 1,289 miles of road, a* follows: Central railroad of Geor gia, Savauuah to Maoon, 192 mile*. Augusta and Savannah branch—Mil- len to Augusta, 53; Milledgeville and Eatonton branch—Gordon to Eaton- ton, 39; Atlanta division Central rail road, Macon to Atlanta, 103. Upson county branch, Barnesvilie to Thom- aston, 16; Southwestern railroad and branches, from Macon to Columbus, Albany, Arlington, Perry, Fort Gaines and Eufaula, 310; Vicksburg and Brunswick railroad, 21; Montgomery and Eufaula railroad, Eufltula to Montgomery, 81; Western railroad of Alabama, Columbus to Opelika, 29; West Point to Opelika, 23; Opelika to Selma, 117; Georgia railroad,. Augus* ta to Atlanta, 171: Camak to Macon, 78; Union Point to Athens, 50; Bar nett to Washington, 18. u ■ >' The New Comet.—You can see the new comet in the eastern heavens nt about four o’clock In the xnprafflg. It would be juat too splendid to sit tip with your girl to get a view of it. 1 come to the immediate question. I am going to trouble you with reading a little, because if I speak of what other men have said and done I may misquote them. On the 10th of December, 1881, an In terview appeared in the Cincinnati In quirer. It was by a gentleman well known lo Georgia—a gentleman who has attracted much attention. I am obliged to call bis name, and I am oblig ed to call the names of other gentlemen during the night, not because I desire to be personal, (for I will not be) because they occupy such prominent positions in the movement, that you can have no discussion of these issues without al luding to them. And I beg it to be un derstood now that in nothing which 1 say do I mean simply to compliment my friends; and above all do I not moan to say anything disrespectful of those with whom I differ. I think gentlemen should stand squarely up like gentle men and without passion and without malice; inquire what is right from gov ernmental affairs. I read from the in terview: “Washington, Dec. 10,1881.—“I shall never go into a democratic partyagain,” said Representative Speer, of Georgia, to-night. “Last session one of the lead ing democrats in the Georgia delega tion accused me of being a recreant to my party fealty. That will never be said again, because I shall never be bound by party fealty.” A caucus, as you all know, is simply a private meeting of a party. It is said that the word is derived from certain calkers who used to meet in Boston in tlie house of a man named Hawes, where they arranged political matters for the state or Massachusetts, possibly, and for the city of Boston particularly. It is like any meeting of any other body of men having a common purpose. I have met tlie caucus of tlie Meth odist church here for twenty-five years. We have talked over its inter ests; we have discussed what ought to be done; we have actually agreed upon what should be stated in public and what should not be stated in public. So with a party caucus. It sates a great deal of time. It saves a great deal of unseemly wrangling, if men have a common pur pose, to agree upon a common line of ao- tionto arrive at that pi.r.iose. There never was a party that uid not have them. When a man, therefore, declares that he will not attend a caucus of either party, he simply says, ns the gentleman Is here reported to have said, that lie knows no party, that he owes no fealty to any party. I proceed with quoting from that pa per: Whether there will be an organized independent movement in Georgia by that time—the election of 1882—with a state ticket in the field or not, I do not know. 1 think it will come about.” “Of course, Mr. Speer, such an organ ized independent movement against the hot!riiims'rfilist; to be successful, include the republicans of Georgia.” "Yes, that is just wliere tlie difficulty lies. * * * * There are 80,000 re publican voters iu Georgia. Iu coalition with them we could carry tlie state against tne bourbons. * * * * It is tlie Virginia situation prior to couli. tion, over again, without tlie debt issue.’’ “Then, Mr. Speer, the political future of Georgia seems to depend upon a coa lition of the lilierais of both parties, simi lar to that which carried Virginia at the last election?" “Yes, aud I am hopeful that it will come; because of this hope I consider her political outlook as bright as that of her industries.” So far as I know, fellow citizens, that is tlie first mention of coalition in Geor gia politics. Mr. Malione had succeeded In Virginia. It may be other men thought that they possibly could suc ceed elsewhere, and Mr. Speer, one of the leaders of the independent party of Georgia, in Washington city, opened the matter. And then another interview followed on the 29th December, 1881, in another paper far away from home, in the Chicago Tribune, an interview with Dr. Felton. INTERVIEW IN TnE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. “Doctor,” I asked, “what effect, if any, will Mahone’s recent victory in Virginia have upon independents in Georgia?” “1 think one good effect will be the assurance it gives the independents of Georgia and of the south that victory is possible.” * * * “Mahone’s victory teaches our people that oiganized bour- bonisin Is vulnerable,” etc. “Will there be a regular independent movement in tills state (Georgia) mxt year, and who will lead it?” “There will be; that is to say, there will be independent candidates for all the offices which are to be filled by elec tions next year, governor, congressmen and others.” “Another matter has heretofore oper ated in Georgia ill favor of bourbon so lidity, viz., the pretended apprehension that the state might fall into the hands of the republican party and some con gressional districts be controlled by ne gro votes. But our citizens have liad the courage in these last years to inquire wherein they have been benefit ted by the unrelenting war on the republican party. What have we gained intellect ually, morally, materially? Alas! the inquiry has not been favorable to demo cratic rule lu the south. Men do not re gard with horror now, as they did some years ago, the possibility of republican supremacy. If It Is suggested to *u in telligent wan to-day in Georgia, his probable reply will be—“We can’t be worsted.” We commend tlie following round and sensible views, as entertained by the colored people of New England to the Colored people of this section. Read and then heed what George T. Downing, a most intelligent and prominent color ed matt of Rhode Island has to say to his race: The colored people of New England are waking up to the fact that they do not belong to the republican party, and they do not propose to be used much longer for the Special purpose of giving the republican party predominance in tau. the affairs of the republic. Till) city of Newport, B. I., has a citizen, Mr. Geo". T. Lowing, one of the most intelligent colored men of the country, who pub lishes his views in the Providence, R. I., Journal, and boldly takes the position that the republican party owes fully as much to the colored people as the colored peop le owe to it, ami that as there is at issue between the two great parties no question in which the colored man is specially interested, he is at liberty to join whichever one bis present circum stances show th© best disposed toward him, irrespective of any sentiment of gratitude for past tavors. Mr. Downing maintains that whatever help was given to the negro by “the republican party was given for the party’s own aggran dizement and profit, and not from any philanthropic desire to free the slaves.” Undoubtedly Mr. Downing’s views of the subject are entirely correct. Doubt less there were men in the republican party who wanted the slaves emanci pated, but the great mass of the republi can party were not Imbued with any such sentiment. With them emancipa tion was a war measure and not a peace nor a humanity matter. The union was on one side and slavery on the other side. If the union could be saved by getting rid of slavery, amen. If tlie union could be saved without getting rid of slavery, amen, again. Is that so ? In a letter written by Abralmin Lin- • coin, August 22d, 1862, to Horace Greeley, the President said: “I would save the union. I would save It the shortest way under the con stitution. The sooner tlie national au thority can be restored, the nearer the union will be the union as it was. If there be those who would not save the union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the ntiion unless they could at tlie same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the union, anil is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the union without freeing any slave I would do It; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would doit; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would do that. What I do about slavery and tlie colored race 1 do because I believe it helps to save this union, and what I for bear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the union.” Such is tlie language of the great lead er of the republican party. Emancipa tion for the good of the slave; emanci pation in the cause of humanity; eman cipation, owing to the crime and curse ol slavery, form no part of the republi can idea. It was emancipation for tlie salvation of the union. Everything turned upon tlie union, nothing upon the well-being of the slave. It ib not surprising, therefore, that intelligent colored men have come to the conclusion that they owe the republican party noth ing, and that the republican party does owe the colored people much—in point of Sn premacy, "evJffylMrijT~R 'IS' "wel I “- said that “without the negro vote not one branch of the national government would be under republican con trol. Tho slim majorities in Jxjtli houses of congress depend upon the colored voters so entirely that an'even division of these voters between tlie two great parties would have left a far larger balance on tlie democratic side than now exists in favor of the republicans. In the White House sits a president elect ed by the faithful devotion of tlie color ed people to n phantom benefactor, whose real form was long ago laid in tlie grave with Lincoln, Greeley and Sum ner." Intelligent colored men are every where beginning to realize tlie fraud of republican professions of love for the colored people, and they are breaking away from its embrace, and the day is not distant when the republican party will find out that the colored people fully comprehending its mean treachery and false professions, will turn from it with loathing.—Indiana State Sentinel. FROy McNDTT. McNctt, Ga., Sept. 25th, 1882.—On tl'b 17th inst., Mr. William Fulcher aud Mia* Fannie Reid were married, 'Squife Hamilton officiating. Also, on the same morning, Mr. Aabnry Cook and Miss Mary Cheely were marned, 'Squire Hayes officiating, Capt. C. D. Burnett, of the Americus Light Infantry, was among us, paying his respects to the angelic corps. His impression was good. The Wise survey made by C- R Dan- iell wa* properly made, as is shewn by the calculation of Capt. A. H. Jackson. ■The darkeys have organized a Candler political association, In order to solidify th?lr political course with the white men. to lose his horse last week. It Was Predestined.—During the contest between Speer and Billups Uncle Dick Statham, of Jackson county, was a believer in the Mission ary Baptists and a strong organized democrat, while his brother John was a Speer supporter and a Primitive Baptist, or Hard-Shell. Du ring a po litical discussion between the two “Uncle Dick” denounced any man who would vote for Speer as a black hearted radical. His brother resented the insult, but as “Uncle Dick” was sorter in his cups tliat day the matter was dropped. A few days after his brother John had a mighty Ane run of peaoh brandy made, when he at once received a call from his brother Dick. Mr. John remarked as he met him at the gate, “Look 'ere, Dick, you called me a black-hearted radical tbe other day, aud I am not only going to whip you for it, but you shan’t have a drop ol that brandy. “John,” pleaded the old man, “I can prove to you by the doctrine of your own church that I ain’t to blame In that matter—for wasn’t it foreordained before the world was created that I was to abuse you for voting for Speer, and that you was to forgive me and set out some of that brandy?” Tbe argument was a potent one, and “Uncle Dick” carried a bot tle home In liis pocket that day. Tbe above is too good to keep. We got it yesterday from a brother of the above gentlemen. A Prophet.—Tbe following postal card was received by Postmaster Da vis yesterday: Saturday October 7tb, 1882, exact ly at 9 o’clock, a. m., the comet will run into tbe sun, and darkness will invade the earth for 72 hours, the length of time Christ was a prey to death, and the west will be engulfed by an earthquake. The Lord’s prophet, i : „t J, A. Walters. September 23,1882.” Dying from rate Bite or a Mosquito. —Here’s a timely warning: Put up mosquito bars. Though it be late in the season do not neglect this, for a man in Louisville is lying at the point of death from blood poisoning, caused by a bite in the neck from a mosquito. It is thought the mosquito must have been on Mine dead caress and got the poison in his bill. / > ", ■— ' r 1 4 College Opting.—We learn from an officer iu the State University that it will open with at least 225 students. ‘The outlook was'never brighter than this year.