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THE CARTERSVILLE COURANT. VOLUME 1. r%r m r era yets best. The Ancient Mariner. O awoeter than the marriage feaat Tla sweeter far to me, tfo walk together to the kirk With a goodly company ! To walk together to the kirk. Anil altogether pray. While each to his great Father bends. Old men and babes and loving friend*. And youths and maidens guy. Farewell, farewell, bnt this I tell To thee, than Wedding Guest! He prayeth well, who Invest welt, Beth man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loyeth best, All things both great and small; For the dear God whe loveth ns, He made and loveth all. KKCOM.KOTIONH OF THK CIVIL SBII VICK OF'I'MK CONFKDKBATE GOVERNMENT. IIY IIKNRY D. CAPERS. CHAPTER I. The great historian of the era commen cing with the American revolution of 1775, and ending with the civil war of 1801, is yet to come. Full of events, which, in their bearings upon the social relations of the American people, have not only changed their form of govern ment, but havo directly and indirectly aflected.the civilization of tho world,this era will grow in interest as ages to come produce tho developments begun In Its revolutions. It is only from a stand )>oiut in the future that tho historian can gather properly the philosophy of a great social revolution, and can fully discover tho logical relations between its causes and its effects. The best that an actor In any one of these dramas can do is to make a narrative of events which have transpired under his immediate observa tion. So apt are we to bo governed by our personal prejudices, and to be mislead by our fondness for men or our devotion to measures, that the failure of these is of ten justitled in declarations, unwarrant ed by facts and unsupported by logical proof. The unbiased student of history, in his analysis of details, often finds that oven what pur|>orts to be a fact is so highly colored in fancy, is so often mis stated and so improperly associated, that he finds his progress arrested by a dis cussion in which he must either nega tive the statement of an author, or whol ly discard it as at best but a mere asser tion. Aware of those difficulties, and often perplexed by them in reaching a satisfactory conclusion from the state ments of our best modern authors, I shall attempt no more in these recollections than a narrative of events, and of lnci ohlents which have transpired under my immediate observation, and in which I was involved during the period of the organization and existence of tho con federate, provisional government. By birth, and in all the association of my childhood aud youth, I was a Caro linian. Beyond the impulse which would havo led a young man of my sur roundings, near to the vortex of tiie revolution of JSGO, I had strong convic tions that the philosophy of tho govern ment of the United States as expounded by Mr. Calhoun was correct, lleuoe, when uiy native state withdrew from the federal association and declared her sov ereignty, I felt my allegiance due to her aud at no little sacrifice, and joined the army then being raised to maintain her declarations of independence. The se cession oi Georgia and of tho gulf stales rapidly following upon the action of South Carolina, tho cause of each became identical, and from this identity of in terest sprang' the necessity of co-opera tive action. A convention was called to assemble at Montgomery, Ala., on the sth of February, 1861, the object had in view being to consider the best means of aeouring tUo sovereignty of the several seceded states in an association of gov ernment for the natural benefit of each other. It may be interesting to the gen eral reader to know something of the personnel of this convention. As refer ence will be made to most of these geu tlemaft in subsequent papers, I give the names of the delegates from the several states as they presented their credentials and signed the roll of the convention: Alabama—R W Walker, R H Smith, JLM Curry, W P Chilton, S F Hale, Doling I Afcßea, Juo Gill Shorter, Dan’l R Lewis, Thomas Fearn. Florida—James B Owens, i Patton Anderson, Jackson Morton. Georgia— Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb, F S Bartow, M I Crawford, E A Nllyj? B H Hill, A R Wright, Thomas A H Kenan, A H Stephens. Louisiana—John Perkins, Jr., A L DeClonet, Charles M Conrad, D F Ke nan, G S Sparron, Henry Marshall. Mississippi—W P Harris, Walter Brooks, N L Wilson, A M Clayton, W 8 Bafry, J T Harrison, South Carolina—R B Rhett, R W Barnwell, S M Keitt, James Chestnut, C G Memminger, W Porcher Miles, Thomas 1 Withers, W W Boyce. Texas—L T Wigfali, J H Reagau, J Hemphill, T N Waul, W B Ochile, Judge Oldham. The delegates from Texas were not present at the organization of the con gress, but appeared shortly thereafter, and were duly admitted to seats, upon qualifying, as required by the rules pre viously adopted. The convention was temporarily or ganized by the selection of the Hon. Robert W Barnett, of South Carolina, as chairman, and Mr. Albert R. Lamar, of Georgia, as secretary. Subsequently a permanent organization was effected by the election of Howell Cobb, of Geor gia, as president, and J, J. Hooper, of Alabama, as secretary. On the Bth of February the constitution of a provision al government was reported aud unani mously adopted. It is worthy of noto here that no where in this provisional constitution do the words “Confederate States,” or “Con federate States of America,” occur, ihe association of the states under a pro\ is ional government was styled a “Confed eracy,” and the act or association, a “Confederation between the said States.” Montgomery at once became a center of attraction for all who were in sympathy with the secession movement. As the capital city of one of the most prosper ous of the cotton states, tills beautiful place had long been the seat of elegance, and in its social caste reflected the noblest characteristics of our peculiar civiliza tion. To these local expressions was added the surroundings of a government established by the gentility of the South. Amid the glamour of revolution, a very large number of visitors from the seceded states, young and old, ladies and gentle men, were drawn to the attractiye city by the stirring events of the times. Among these the writer found nimself, on the day that the election of Mr. Jef ferson Davis and Alexander 11. Stephens, as president and vice-president of the provisional confederacy, was formerly announced. The interval between the election of the distinguished gentlemen, on the 9th of February, and the presiden tial inauguration, on the 18th, was em ployed by the convention in framings permanent constitution, in providing a revenue system and in such other legis lation as they were enabled to undertake by the provisions of their temporary or ganization. A joint committee, composed of mem bers of the confederate convention, mem bers of the Alabama legislature and of the city council, were arranging the de tails of tho Inauguration, which was to be as imposing as impossible. Tho legislation was not interfered with by any outside pressure, as the sessions of the convention were, with but a few exceptions, held in private. Whatover it was, good or bad, It was formulated by the following committees, or at least, met their sanction before being acted upon by the convention. I give the names of the chairmen of the several committees, and present them now, because, in subsequent articles I design to show that the responsibility of legislation, which has been much criti cised by either partial or ignorant au thors, can be traced directly to their re ports and recommendations. CHAIRMEN. Executive department, Stephons, Foreign affairs, Rhett. Military affairs, Bartow, Naval affairs, Conrad. Finance, Toombs. Commerce, Memminger. Judiciary, Clayton. Postal, Chilton. Patents, Brooke. Territories, Chestnut. Public lands, Marshall. Indian affairs, Morton. Printing, Cobb. Accounts, Owens. Engrossment, Shorter. Early on the morning of the 18th, the good people of Montgomery were astir preparing for the ceremonies of the day. The weather could not have • been more auspicious. Brightly the sun shone, while the soft, south-westerly winds, had brought out the iirst smiles of spring to gladden the many warm hearts that were waiting to greet the first president of the new-born government. The ring ing noise of the hammer had ceased, whiie the busy fingers and the strong arms of noble women and gallant men had transformed the front of the stately capitol building into a grand amphithe ater, whose huge columns were wreath ed with festoons of laurel and of magno lia, making a fit stage for the presenta tion of the first scene in the greatest drama of modern history. Notice that the inaugural ceremonies would take place on Monday, the 18th of February, had been sent by telegram, printed and posted everywhere, throughout the country, North as well as In the South. As early as the Friday before the time fixed, the streets evidenced the growth of the crowd who, from adjoiuing states, tar and near, had come to witness the natal day of this era. Promptly at ten o’olocki Col, H. P. Watson, of Montgomery, as chief mar shall, appeared in front of the Exchange Hotel, accompanied by the following aids, appointed by the convention, to represent the several states: Florida—Hamilton Wright. Georgia—Dan’l S. Printup. South Carolina—Henry D. Capers. Louisiana—Robt. C. Wood. Mississippi—Joseph P. Billups. Texas—Preston H. Roberts. The procession was formed on Mont gomery street, tbe right, or escort, being composed of the following military com panies, under the command of Captain Se turners, of Columbus, Georgia: Columbus Guards, Lieut. Ellis com manding. Independent Rifles, Captain Farris. Eufaula Rifles, Capt. Alf. Baker. Oerman Fusiliers, Capt. Scheussler. Following the military came the spe cial committees from the convention of delegates, the state legislature, ana the city oouncll, in open carriages. The president-elect followed In an open car riage it awn by six beautiful gray horses. To hi? uft of Mr. Davis sat the vice president, Mr. Stephens, and in his front Rev. Doctor Basil Manly, of Montgom ery. Next came the members of the provisional congress, governors of the several seceded states, and other distin guished citizens in carriages, followed by a diversion of oivio societies, and many hundreds who had left their homes and varied business occupations to do honor to the occasion. The citizens of Montgomery never before, and in all probability will never in the future, wit ness a more brilliant pageant; certainly there cannot occur in the history of any CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1885. American city an event so full of inter est. Arrived at the capitol, Mr. Davi3 as cended the steps of the portico with Mr. Cobb, followed alone by Mr. Stephens and the Rev. Doctor Manly. The spa cious platform in their front was occu pied by the delegates, and members of the Alabama convention, and other dis tinguished persons, while beyond these and on either side there were thousands eagerly securing every available spot to see and hear what was to take place. As the last gun from a section of artillery finished a salute, the ceremony of the inauguration was begun with an im pressive prayer from the venerable Doc tor Manley. Never can I forget the scene that at that moment presented it self, and while my mind retains its fac ulties, I will recall the pleading elo quence of the aged man as he invoked the blessing of God upon the president elect and upon the cause lie was chosen to maintain. The great concourse of people seemed to have been similarly impressed, aud were awed into silence so complete that, seated on horseback near the outskirts of the assembly, I heard, with great distinction, nearly every word of this most impressive prayer. At its close, Mr. Cobb formerly announced that the president-elect, Mr. Davis, had arrived, and was now ready to take the oath of office. Mr. Davis came forward amid a storm of applause. As soon as it was quieted, in a clear and measured tone of voice, he gave a distinct utter ance to his inaugural address. This ad dress appears in full in some of the his tories of that period; its insertion here, therefore, is not deemed necessary. In deed, I desire in these papers to avoid repeating, as much as possible, what has already been made a matter of record, and to present only such recollections as may supply, somewhat, the deficiency in details which were unknown or unappre ciated by others. At the close of his ad dress, turning to Mr. Cobb, Mr. Davis declared his readiness to take the oath of office as president of the confederacy, which was accordingly administered by Mr. Cobb. In uttering the words “So help me God!” Mr. Davis, turning his eyes to ward heaven, in a most impressive man ner, repeated “so help me God” in a tone so loud and clear that he could have been heard by every one present. This ended tbe ceremony of this his toric occasion, an occasion never to be forgotten by those who were present, and that will mark for all time the most im portant era of modern history. At night there was a reception, followed by a brilliant ball at Estell hall. Here, the beauty and chivalry of tho South, from Texas to Carolina, was assembled, and amid a wreath of flowers, rich draperies, emblematic decorations, and all that a cultivated taste could furnish, the first hours of the new-born government were ushered in. The next afternoon I was informed by Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, tfiat Mr. Memminger had been selected by the president as his secretary of the treasury, and that he desired to see me as soon as possible. I lound Mr. Memminger at his room, in the Exchange hotel. Without much ceremony he made known to me his appointment, and desired that I should aid him in the capacity of private secretary. The selection of myself for this responsible position (doubtless) grew out of the long established friendship be tween my father and the distinguished cabinet officer, rather than from any ex perience I had acquired, either as an ac countant or clerk. Requesting me to call upon Col. Clanton, of Montgomery, for information as to the location of the building to be used for government offi ces, he directed me to publish a notice in the morning papers, stating where his office was to bo found, and to remain there between the hours prescribed. Accordingly, the next morning’s papers contained the following notice, which is inserted here simply because it was the first official line written or published for the confederate executive government. It is in these words; “Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 20th, 1861. The office of the secretary of the treas ury of the confederate states can be found in the Commercial building, corner of Commerce and Market streets, Mont gomery, where he or the undersigned can be found between the hours of 9 a. m, and 3 p. m. H. D. Capers, Clerk.” If the architect had anticipated the or ganization of a government at Montgom ery on short notice, he could not have planned so small a building and have ar ranged its room3 more conveniently for the several heads of departments. On the lower floor, with entrances from two streets, was a banking office, a large vault attaclied, and rooms in the rear for executive offices. The keys had been de livered to me by Col. Clanton. With them in my hand, I was, at an early hour the day after the foregoing an nouncement, to be found the sole occu pant of one of these rooms, upon the door of which had been placed a card designating it as the office of the secre tary of the treasury. Upon entering this room I found it without furniture of any kind, empty of all it had ever known of desk, table, chairs or other appliances for the conduct of business. Nothing met the surprised self-importance of the dignified youth but the bare walls and a dusty floor. Realizing that within one hour the time would arrive for the secre tary’s office hours to begin, I started out iu haste to find a furniture store. For tunately this was close at hand, and just being opened tor the day’s traffic. In troducing myself to the gentleman I found in charge, who proved to be the energetic son of Mr. John Poweil, I stated the emergency of my case to him, and in a few moments had the satisfac- tion of seeing him on his way to the Com mercial buildings with a neat walnut ta ble, a small desk, and a set of office chairs. When nine o’clock arrived, I had swept out the dust and cobwebs of my predecessor’s office, placed the furni ture in position, and was receiving, through an improvised office boy, the first invoice of stationery for the gov ernment, from Messrs. Pfister & White, excellent gentlemen, whose book store, in the Exchange, was known to me as a pleasant stopping place. Ten and eleven o’clock had passed, and I was yet alone in my glory. Pens and ink-stands were in place. Legal cap paper presented un written pages, and still no one had called upon the secretary, nor had the secreta ry called upon his clerk. I had re-ad justed everything time and again, gone to the door opening on Commerce street, read and re-read the announcement in the papers, instructed my green office boy a do&en or more times as to the prop er mode of receiving a visitor at the front door, when, at last, a messenger arrived with a note from Mr. Memminger in forming me that he would be detained with congress during tbe day. Another visit to Mr. Powell resulted in a neat matting for the fioor and other conven iences, which made the secretary’s office, by the next morning, quite comfortable. These details are given to illustrate the small beginnings of the confederate gov ernment, and as they unfold themselves in subsequent papers, the reader will see how great emergencies were met from the most limited resources. An amusing il lustration of this will form a part of my next chapter. (TO BE CONTINUED.) UNCLE JERKY’S NEW COAT. BY ELZEY HAT. The crops were all gathered, and old Jerry triumphantly pocketed twenty dol lars as his share of the year’s earnings, after deducting for “vittles and clo’es,” which “de boss” had furnished. There had been some grumbling among the hands at first, because they were to get only a third of the crop for their share, while old Squire Blakey had promised his a fourth, but at the end of the year, when Squire Blakey’s people came out with only twelve dollars apiece, and Budd Nicholson’s, who had bargain ed for a fifth, got nothing, Cap’en Prath er’s hands pocketed their twenty dollar bills with a chuckle, and felt themselves the capitalists of the country. “I kin onderstand” ’bout dem Nicker son niggers not gitting nothin’,” said Uncle Jerry, discoursing on the subject that night by the kitchen fire, “’cause Masser Budd Nickerson, he aint make fo’ bale dis yeer, an’ so dar warn’t no fif’ to dervide, —dat’3 clar ’nutf to anybody; but how it come dat ole Squire Blakey’s folks aint git ez much ez us, when he done promiss ’em a fourt’ o’ de crap, an’ we aint got but a third, an’ ev’y nigger know dat fo’ is more’n three? I tell you what boys, dar’s surnpen wrong dar,sho’. Dis heer nigger aint no sich fool ez not to know dat de forff’s erbleege to be more’n de third! Yah, yah, y—a —h? dem Blakey niggers raus’ he mighty big fool! You wouldn’t ketch ole Jerry let tin’ nobody cheat him outer his money dat away!” Exulting in his own sagacity, uncle Jerry trudged to town next day, and stood gazing at the show windows, medi tating an investment for his surplus cap ital. He was wavering between a re slendent guilt frame in a picture dealer’s window, and a gorgeous piano cover with a sun-ttower border, displayed bj r an up holsterer over the way, when his atten tion was suddenly arrested by a fluffy little Jew, who darted out of a neighbor ing shop door, like a spider at sight of a fly, and flew at uncle Jerry with raptu ous emotion. “Goot morgen, Meester Sheremiah! how goes it mit you mine friend? I iss ver’ glad to meet you vunce more, Mees ter Sheremiah : it is goot luck dot I meet you to-day, for I is shoost got in zome o’ der best bargains in der zeety. Come into mine leedle schop unt loog at der goots; dare haf no such goots effer been brought to dese market, unt der prize- 8 * I iss shoost geef dem away, dey iss so sheap. Valk into mine schtore, Meester Sheremiah, unt I vill zhow you der ver’ dings vat you vants,” Uncle Jerry had done some trading with Hans Granbfelder before, and had his own reasons for not caring to repeat the experiment. —He hung back, cast a wistful glance at the upholsterer’s win dow, and instinctively clutched at the old eel-skin purse that held his earnings. Hans observed the gesture, and locking his arm in that of the reluctant customer, whispered insinuating in his ear; “I haf in mine schop vun leedle cask j off zomeding so goot ash you haf neffer tasde before: shoost come unt dry vun glass mit me, unt say if yon had effer tasde zomeding besser.” Old Jerry’s reluctance vanished like a girl’s after the first kiss, and he suffered himself to be led to the back of the shop, where Hans poured out for him a glass of the stinkingest corn whisky that ever insulted human nostrils. Uncle Jerry tossed it off with a smacx that told his approval plainer than words, and after two or three more stout swiggs, Hans considered him ready for business, and led him away to the counter. “Now Meester Sheremiah,” he began, “I know ecksackly vat you vants. Here iss vun paar zhoe—der ver’ best zhoe dot i4bs effer zeen m dees market. I haf safe dees paar on pearposs for you. I geef four tohler for dem zhoe in Noy Y"hork Zeety, but you can haf dem, ash it iss you Meester Sheiemiah, for tree tohlor unt der harf! Shoost denk o’ dot! A four tohlor unt der harf! I geef you vun harf tohler, unt a so goot paar zhoe as you vill tint nowhere else in der zeety for fife tohler. Feel dot leatder now, unt see how schtrong unt steef eet iss! unt der zoies—dey iss der pest zole leatder; dey will lasd you vun lifedime.” Uncle Jerry turned the shoes over in his hand, eyed them dubiously and laid them back on the counter. “I vill geef you dem zhoe for tree toh ler—tree tohler,” urged the Jew quickly, fearful of losing the trade. “Tree tohler for a four tohler zhoe ; you make vun whole tohler out oft' me!” then seeing uncle Jerry still hesitate, he added with feverish importunity, “I vill make you dem zhoe for two tohler aud der harf.—l lose vun whole *,filer unt der harf, but ash it iss you, eester Jeremiah, I yill zell dem to you ■ o sheap as I you Id to no oater pearson. > If you vill dake dem zhoe,” seeing uncle Jerry still hold back, “I dells you vat I vould do: I vould trow in der pox. Dot pox is der best basde poard efter made, it vill lasd you dvventy year, unt der rats can not come at it.” Still the customer was coy, and the Jew grew desperate. “If you vill dake dem zhoe,” he re peated almost imploringly, “I dells you vat else I vould do; I vould trow in an oater paar schtring. Dem schtring alone is vort dwenty-fife cent, unt I geef dem to you for norting. Dem schtring iss off der pest flax; dare is none oater like dem brought to dees market; shoost feel dot schtring, how schtiong eet iss! You cannot prake it if you dry.—Shoost denk now; I geef you der schtring, unt vun tohler unt der harf on der zhoe; I ruin mine zelbst to geef you vun so great bar gain ash dot; yes, ruine mine zelbest!” and in the fullness of his abnegation, he fairly forced the shoes, box, strings and all, into uncle Jerry’s hand. The old negro shuffled from one foot to the other, and at length blurted out as, he returned the goods to the counter, “Boss, I—l—l don’t want none o’ dem shoes. I got a pair heer las’ yeer, an’ dey busted all to pieces in less’n a week. De soles warnt nothin’ but paper, an’ dey jes wo’ out in no time.” Hans was disconcerted a moment, but soon recovered himself. “Dot was mine bruder Shosef vat zole you dem zhoe,” he said in a tone of vir tuous indignation.—“ Mine bruder Shosef iss von sheat: I iss haf to torn him out off mine schtore because I vill not haf vun so great sehamb in business mit me. But you dond vant no zhoes,” he contin ued, prudently tacking on another course. “I vill zhow you zomeding else. I haf shoost receive zome new coat vat iss der mosd vunderfall bargians effer heard off in dees contree. Come, led me dry von on you. I denk off you venn I buy dem, unt can geef yon vun pearfect feet.” Here he said something in German to his clerk, who shyly took from the show case a cheap pocket book, stuffed it full of wrapping paper and slipped it into the pocket of a five dollar coat, which he handed to his chief. “There is vun coad, Meester Shere miah,” continued honest Hans, trying the garment on his customer, “vot Idenks vill suit you ecksackly. Yah! dot is vun perfeck feet, like it vas mate for you. Dot coad is vun so great bargain as neffer vas. It cosd us tirty tohler, but I vill let you haf it for dwenty! Dwenty from tirty make ten. 1 geef you ten tohler unt vun coad vort tirty-five! Dot coad was mate to orter for der panker, Shon Shay Thompson, unt he keep it tree tay, unt dean retorn it to us because it haf not feet him—dot is vy I zells it so sheap. Dot coad is mate off fer’ der best matte rial; you shoost feel dot clot’, how dick unt schtrong it iss; feel her sleefs unt der pocket,—put your hand in dees pock et unt feel how goot unt schtrong eet iss sewed.” Uncle Jerry was caught in the trap. He put his hand into the pocket, he felt the fat, well-filled purse, forgotten there, no doubt, by the rich banker who had worn the coat, and his mind was made up without more ado. “I b’lieve I’ll take dis heer coat, boss,” he said eagerly, and laid upon the coun ter his whole year’s earnings. When uncle Jerry appeared in the kitchen that night with his new coat, he said nothing about the purse full of waste paper found in the pocket, nor did he ever give a reason for the earnestness with which he warned his race against dealing with the Jew, except to say, with an oracular shake of the head. “Misser Grabfelder too smart for nig gers.” CURE FOR PILES. Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of weight in the back, loins aDd lower part of the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he has some afiection of the kidneys or neighboring or gans. At times symptoms of indigestion are present, flatulency, uneasiness of the stomach, etc. A moisture, like perspiration, producing a very disagreeable itching, after getting warm, is a common attendant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at once to the application of Dr. Bosanko’s Pile Remedy, which acts directly upon the parts effected, absorbing the Tumors, allaying the intense itching, and effecting a per manent care. Price 50 cents. Address, The Bosanko Medicine Cos., Piqua, O. Sold by D. W. urr.y may 7-Iv CURRY’S COUGH CURE, For Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Etc. and 75 cents per bottle. A Remarkable Escape. Mrs. Mary A. Dailey, of Tunkhannock, Pa., was afflicted for six years with Asth ma and Bronchitis, during which time the physicians couid give no relief. Her life was despaired of, until in last Octo ber she procured a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery, when immediate relief was felt, and'by continuing its use for a short time she was completely cured, gaining in flesh 50 lbs. in a few months. Free trial botties of this certain cure of all Throat and Lung diseases at D. W. Curry's Drug store. bot/les SI.OO. 4 I THIEF, LIAR, SCONDREL, COWARD. Among the Epithets Applied hy Repre sentative Connell to Editor Gantt— Atlanta, August 25, ISSS. Mr. Connell, the gentleman from De catur,disturbed the serenity of the House, of Representatives and the monotony of local legislation by rising to a question of personal privilege this morning. Mr. Connell was the author and introducer of the late bachelor bill, which, 'or a season, gained a State, and perhaps na tional notoriety. The character of the bill and the class of citizens it proposed to burden with a special tax, the indig nation meetings held at the capital by bachelors, brought the matter into some prominence, and it was widely discussed Some editors made the bill and its author the butt of tlieir humor and sarcasm. Mr. Connell was of the opinion that the Athens Banner-Watchman went over the line and attacked him without warrant, and unjustly and maliciously. This attack of the Banner-Watchman he had read in the House this morning, and said: “Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House, the bachelor bill did not con sume ten minutes’ time of the Legisla ture, and I am cheerfully willing to leave it to this body how much it cost the State and I will pay the amount out of my own Docket. And, 1 have this to say of Mr. Gantt, editor of the Banner- Watchman, that he is a coward, he is a liar, he is a thief, and he is a scoundrel. He ought to have been in the penitentia ry of Georgia ten years ago, and he will never get justice until his neck is stretch ed three feet by a good, new hemp rope. If what I have said will smoke him out of his den, I would like to hear again from the infamous, cowardly puppy.” Mr. Connell is a gentlemen of medium height and build, with a frank, open face, bronzed by the low-country sun. He is rather quiet in his manner and bearing, and has the air of a man who is amply able to take care of himself. His re marks, as quoted, indicate that he is de cidedly outspoken. SUICIDE OF MRS. EDDI.KMAN. To the already long list of suicides which is rapidly making Atlanta noted is to be added another which is in many respects unusually touching as well as remarkable. Until a few years ago, when it failed, one of the most prominent business houses in the city was the shoe house of Messrs. Eddleman A Brown. The senior member of that firm was Mr. Frank Eddleman, who died about two years ago. He left a wife and a daughter, who was happily married a few weeks ago, and three sons, who are all well and favorably known in Atlanta. It is stated that Mrs. Eddleman never recovered from the grief occasioned by the death of her husband and has ever since been despondent and in ill health. Both her mind and nervous system seem ed more or less affected, hut not to such an extent as to cause the family any un easiness. Last night the family gathered as usual at'their pleasant residence at 165 Ivy street, and over the home circle was east no shadow of the sad tragedy which the morning would reveal. During the day and evening Mrs. Eddleman appear ed in unusually good health and spirits. At the usual time the family retired. Mrs. Eddleman went to her room and was not seen again alive. At what hour she took her life is not known, but it is presumed from all appearances that it was very soon after going to her room. It seemed that she took a sheet from the bed, twisted it into a rope, tied one end to the outer knob of the door, threw the other over into the room, tied a noose around her neck, stood upon a trunk which she pushed near, and when the fatal moment came, deliberately jumped off. She was found in that manner sus pended this morning when the servant went to the room. When the body was discovered life had been some time ex tinct. Death resulted from strangula tion. The deceased was an excellent lady, refined and cultured. She was the daughter of the late Major Steele, who was the editor of the'Atlanta Intelligen cer. His widow is still living. Mrs. Eddleman, the unfortunate de ceased, was in her 46th year. She was a member of the Central Presbyterian church. HOG CHOLERA. As the hog fills an important place in the American economy, anything that may be said as to how he should be treat ed when sick may be of importance or benefit to some one, and if what I am going to suggest should prove leneficial to any, I shall be amply repaid for the trouble. Every time a hog shows any sign of in disposition, it is generally attributed to cholera; when the fact is cholera proper is seldom the disease. More frequently it is something right the opposite. The hog, like the human animal, may have a variety of diseases, such as Peripnemunia, Bronchitis, Glanders, Dysentery, Diarroeah, and many inflana otory affections. Be the disease what it may, my experience and observation have been, that to doctor a sick hog skill fully and with success; whether by phy sician, charlatan, or quack, is about next to an impossibility. Consequently,when it comes to the treatment of hogs, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” is better applied to this animal than any other. Spirits of Turpentine being Tonic, Stimulant, Diruetic, Laxative Expector ant, Anttaelmentic aud so on—is the Remedy par excellence; one which is adapted to almost every phase of disease. Call it cholera, or what you may—the name amounts to but little. During a reat cholera epidemic in Miss., some NUMBER 30; years ago, I had opportunity to see the effect ot this agent. It was simply magi cal in checking the disease. Since that time I have witnessed similar results in Northeast Georgia and other places. Now for the application. So soon as you find your hogs are sick, separate the well from -the sick at once; and once a day wet the corn or food with the Tur pentine and give to the well ones. Keep this up for several days and taper off' gradually. It is best. 1 think, to keep them in a lot for awhile. Do not soak, but simply wet or moisten the food as you give. As to those already sick, my experience is that you can do but little. The same treatment for them will be ben eficial, if you can get them to take it; but a sick hog seldom has much appetite, and drenching is poor business. Let no one conclude that pine top tea will an swer the purpose. I have seen it fail — but I never knew the spirits of turpen tine to fail when administered as direct ed. A.W.H., M. D. A remarkable: case- is it faith CURE? Johnston, (S. C) Monitor: For several days our town has been considerably exercised over a case of faith cure, or, at least, a ease where the restoring process seems to be going on. The person who is experiencing this cure is Mrs. Clemyntine Morgan, wife of Mr. J. G. Morgan, of our town. Mrs. Morgan is a daughter of Rev. Mark M. Boyd and of course, sister to Revs. George, Marion and “Pet” Boyd, of the South Carolina Conference. I*lo3 places Mrs. Morgan before the public in a manner to entitle her statements to the fullest credence even did not we,and others of her neigh bors have ocoular and satisfactory proofs of the remarkable change that has taken place as regards her physical condition. Mrs Morgan is now 43 years old, and has been an invalid for many years. In deed her afiliction commenced at the age of sixteen, and consisted of a gradual loss of the muscular power of the lower limbs,at that time more especially in her knees. The affliction grew and extended until in a few years she was an invalid, unable to get up or down or scarcely to walk across the floor without assistance. Nine years ago she fell down the steps of their house, then in the northern suburbs of our town, and broke her rigid ankle and right arm. The fractured limbs healed, but Mrs. M. was more helpless than be fore. Three and a half years ago she re ceived another fall. She was standing up supporting herself by the bed. The bed was accidentally moved and this threw her from her balance, and being unable to move either foot, she fell back wards to the floor, breaking her left thigh and sustaining other injuries natural from her heavy weight and utterly help less condition. Since this accident,while gaining partial use of iier hands and arms, although unable to get them toiler head, she has been completely helpless in unable to turn ’ crself in bed or lift her foot from the floor. Her rolling chair lias been her constant companion by day, and from this she was placed on her bed at night and moved only as she was as sisted, the dressing and undressing de volving entirely upon others. Her spine was stiff and curved backwards, and one of her feet was drawn sideways so that the bottom could scarcely be made to touch the floor. This has been her con dition for more than three years, and this was her condition a little more than a week ago. And all this time Miss Mor gan has been bright in mind, cheerful in spirits and hopeful. She says that God would, when she got right, bring her body right. Strongly impressed with this conviction she took what she regards as the initial step to what she confidently believes will be a happy consummation. She wrote to Miss C. F. Judd, of Buffalo, N. Y., author of a book entitled “Prayer of Faith,” describing to Miss Judd her condition, and this correspondence result ed in the appointment of Wednesday night, July 16, at half past eight o’clock, as the hour in which she and others of her friends would offer a special prayer for the afflicted woman. Mrs. Morgan was not unmindful of the hour when it came, and being a praying woman, join ed them in this special effort. That night she had a dream or vision. She describ ed to us what she saw; but we cannot remember all, nor could we tell it as she told it. It was a sermon in itself. Her manner of describing the scene is im pressive of her faith and earnestness and is touching in the extreme. But to re sults, for our space is limited. The next morning she discarded the rolling chair, and she can now walk about unassisted. She can also get in and out ot bed, raise up and down, turn over, dress and undress herselt, raise her hands over her head, her spine is straight and natural, her limbs which were much swollen and evidently dropsical, have swaged to their natural size, the color has returned to her skin, and she says she is in every respect a new woman. And the good work is still going on. “I am growing daily,” she said to us, “growing in grace, growing in faith and growing in strength, and I have not the slightest doubt that my restoration wil be complete.” And as she speaks, her countenance confirms her testimony of the faith that is in her. We will only add that the earnest pray ers of all who know Mrs. Morgan are that as her faith is, so may it be with I her. Has your Child got the summer com plaint'? Set its liver straight and it will get well, and don’t fill its little stomach with drugs when nature made innocent herbs for its relief. Try Curry’s Diarrhcea and Djsentery Specific and watch its smiles return and its cheeks grow red once more. Crockery in new shapes—just received V. L. Wiixiahs & Cos.