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THE DAWSON JOURNAL.
Yol. 11.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ALMOST A VICTIM.
ASTORtOF ARKANSAS JUSTICE.
Thirty years ago, a period known as
the “Flftsb times on the Mississippi,”
was the especial era in that Dew and
prosperous region of adventurous enter
prise, legitimate and illegitimate. The
teaming wealth of the cotton regions
Opt only attracted capital and energy in
the courso of honest lobor, but a horde
of greedy and unscrupulous adventur
ers flooded the whole country, ready w>
prey upon the fullness of the land, who
were restrained neither by the fear of'
the law nor the dread of persona! tc
sentiment; whose depredations were
marked by signal byldnesa, and on a
scale of unexampled magnitude Gam
blers, thieves, and counterfeiters it.fist
ed the whole and cairied ou
their nefareous operation with a degree
of success and impunity which fairly
startled the irspeotable portion of the
community, and Compelled them to look
about for a means of defence and self
protection which the ordinary c-urs" of
justice seemed incompetent to ass od.—
This was thj cause of vigilance eouiuiit
tees and “Lynch law.”
The system was established upon the
great natural right of communities, as
well bs individuals, to protect themselves
where the course of legal vindication
was tardy or inefficient.
At about tbat period a man named
Guyon established himself at Helena,
Arkansas, iu a general merchantile bus
iness, whose disposition and habi's soon
made him r.marked in the commnity.
He neither frtqaontcd the grog-shops
nor indulged iu the dissipation which
were to universal.
Taciturn in manner, strict in busi
ness, and fearless in the assertion of bis
rights, if he did net win popularity he
soon commanded respect, aud even the
most rec;!c*s, when regarded his gigan
tic form, his fearless countenance, aud
his firm glance, failed to molest him
His transactions in trade were rigidly
exacting, but always fair and open.
Oue fact had. however, become mark
ed in bis conduct: On various occa
sions when he had received sums of
money in the eoursc of busiuers he re
turned certain notes as counterfeit, aud
insisted upon their redempti on by tie
■ arty from whom he alleged that he
had rccrived them. This was resisted
in several cases ; but as there was much
countnfeit money iff >at and the de
nomination of the tils corresponded
with those paid, his earnest, vehement
demands were complied v?i b.
These tr nsactkins, h >wever, left an
unpleasant feeling in the minds of the
persons concerned, and a; hi* tdok n
pains to conciliate Lis neighbors, it 's
sot to be wondered at that he made en
emies, though nono of them ear and to a—
Fault him, especially, t.>r», as he gave
no other occasions lor (flense.
It happened at last iiia> Guyon had
a transaction with a naturalized* Yankee
named Sha'p", who was of an equal y
positive thuruciir and fearless disposi
tion. The difference between them
amounted to a considerable sum of mots
cy wh’ch Slnrpe paid to Guton in bills
these the latter careful y examin' and in
the presence of a witness, and objected
to several, and Guyon gave bis ii ccipt
and went away apparently contented.
The next day i.o returned, however,
and presented several bills, which wore
evidently b‘gus, and demanded their
redemption. Sharpe positive], refused,
and referred to hi scruiiny of the notes
at the time of receiving them. Guyon
as positively insisted they were the same
paid him, and stated that on g-iiog
home that he hud locked up the money
in his bureau, where it remained unlit
next morning when he look it. out to
use, and discovered the hills in ques
tion.
Sharpe persisted iu his refusal, and
threatened a suit, as well as a prosecu
tion. Words rau high, and a collision
would have undoubtedly tuked place but.
that Sharpe either lacked pluck, or was
awed by the superior physical power of
his antagonist.
They parted, however, with hitter
feeling of animosity on both sides.
The next day Guyon, true to his
threat, instituted a suit for the recovery
of tbo .mount of the notes, and his oi>-
ponent, who was a prominent member
of a vigilance committee, called it to
gether at night. The meet ng was so
cret, and Sharpe laid his case before
tbc “court,” as it was styled, boldly
charging Guyon’with a systematic plan
to pass counterfeit money and swindle
the community.
It happened that one or two person*
were present, from whom Guyon had
reclaimed money under the same cir
cumstances, and, who smarting from
the idea that tbeyhad been cheated,
wore very severe upon the accused. The
action of such tribunals is generallly
summary. The circumstantial proofs
were very strong, and the offense, one
particularly obnoxious to a community
liable to that species of fraud; so it was
proposed to appoiut a comnaitte at once
to proceed to Guyon’s place and put
him under arrest and search the premi
ses for further evidences of bis guilt.
As poon as tLis ptoposition was made
the figure of a person who bad conceal
ed himself behind some rubbish on the
outside of the building, and heard the
whole proceedings might have been seen
creepiug stealthily away, until beyond
the danger of observation, when, spring
ing to his feet, he fled rapidly iu thetli
roction of Guyoo’s house. limy as
well say this Was a man who livtd in
•ho vicinity, named Sam Hurt— 1 Slinky
Sam” he was cillcd. Iu person be
wa i lean and lank, almost to tmancipa
ti o, and possessed a countcuance of
singular ugliness ; a beardless, yellow,
-brivelcd face with deep-set, snake like
.-yes. Ilis habits were idje acd d«su!-
DAWSON, GA., TIIUIiSDAY, JANUARY a, I§4lß.
tiry, and his disposition vicious, though
he was generally considered a harmless
good or-nothing. This man, who bad a
wife, a poor, sickly, ill-used creature,
was occasionlo employed by Guyon, as
much probably from pity as anything
else, and had his espionage upon the
proceedings of the committee, and his
flight, apparently for the purpose of
warning his employer, been known, it
w >uld doubtless have fared bard with
him.
It was half an hour perhaps before
the party were ready to proceed to Guy
on’s store, which was oa the lower floor
of his dwelling. They found no person
at the house except the nrgress cook,
who iuformed them that her mistress
had gone to see some sick person, and
the master had gone along with bet.
To their demand tbat she should open
the st re, the negress replied :
“Massa doDe took the key with him,
and she wbwijt gwine to brake the door,
no she wprn’t. White folks might do
it themselves if they wanted to.
While they paused to deliberate upon
the expediency of foreiug an entrance,
‘Slink Sam’ appeared, somewhat out of
breath, aud informed them tbat Guyon
whs coming himself. Upon the arrival
of the storekeeper, he promptly compli
ed with their demand for admission. The
doors were open and and lights brought.
Guyoiiis manner was cairn and confident
in bis voice, he bxhibited neither tear
nor anything like bullying. lie seemed
to know exactly whose hand he was in,
aud to feel that innocenco and manli
ness were his best protection.
At the request of the leader of the
party, Guyon opened thedraw of bis bu
reau, a curious old fashioned piece of
furniture, iu which his money was kept.
Everything was found correct, except
the bills which he said he had received
fioin Sharpe, and which he had demand
ed should be taken back.
‘Open the other drawers, if you
please, Mr. Guyon,’ said the leader.
‘Certainly,’ was the prompt reply.
Still there was Dothing found to im
plicate him, and they were about com
mencing a.general search of the premi
ses, when the leader, tapping the top of
the bureau with hit knuckles, said :
‘There is a recess here we have not
got at yet,’
It is a secret drawer, and contains
nothing but old family papers.” said
Guyon.
“Open i‘, was the stern command.
‘ The key is in my wife’s room ; 1
shall have to go for it.’
Tncro was, or his hearers imagined
there was, just the slightest hesitation
iu his manner. At any rate the inter
ruption was unfortunate. IT: was fierce
ly bidden to ‘stand ,f he valued bis life,’,
while several revolvers fin-bed before
his eyes, and their muzzles were pointed
in unpl -asant proximity at his head.
!he oily eff et was to make Lirn told
his aru sand cur! his lip with a con
enip oi> smile, until the ton of the
bureau was wrenched i ff‘
As the conti tits of the d'awer were
expossd, however, he turned deadly
tale and fairly gaspe for breath ; for
there were Dot only the papers of which
be bad spoken, but on the top of them
lay three or four bundhsof oounte,-
fi- notes, neatly done up, and Le>ide
them the piate on which they were
piinsed. Oj examina'iou they were
found to be the very kind which be
charged Sharpe with possing upon him,
aud iusistid iiu his taking back.
As soon as Guyon, by a ccsperate ef
fort, recovered his seif postssiou, he
firmly deuided all knowledge of the af
fair.
“It’s false as hell,” ho said. ‘I am
no counterfeiter; but the devil has
leagued with my enemies to ruin me ’
“The key was in your wife’s room,
eh, illr. Guyon ? sneered one wio lad
suffered by making restitution when de
manded in a similar case. “A poor
(rick to give ua the slip when yon know
you were caught.
Guyon save the man no other answer
than u ionk of scoru ; but turning to the
leader of tbc g- eg, be asked ;
‘Well, what do you mean to do?—
You have searched my house without a
warrant, broken open my drawer, and
found out what I was as ignorant of as
yourself. Will you give me a fair trial
before the courts, or do you intend to
substitute mob violence ?”
“It would be a little better to lower
your tone, John Guyon,’ said the party
addressed, sternly. ‘You are convicted
of passing counterfeit money upon your
customers iu the most sneaking way, by
pretending that you first received it
from them. We have found the money
in your possession, in your secret draw
er; it would be nothing more but jus
tice if we hung you on the spot; but a
trial you shall have; not betore the
court you wish, however, where some
lawyer can be paid to lie you out of it;
but'Judge Lynch will sit on your case
atfive o’clock to-morrow morning; if
found guilty, at six you will be hung.
In the mean time we will take you
along, and I warn you that any attempt
to eseape will be instant death.’
Guyon submittel pasiivcly to be
searched, haviug his pocket knife and
small revolver which he carried taken
away, and his arms pinioned behind
him.
He was then marched to a building
whieb the Regulators bad taken posses
sion of, and kept under strict guard dur
ing the night
If John Guyon had rendered him
self unpopular with his neighbors, it
was very different with bis wife. She
was a woman full of charity and benev
olence, always ready to visit the sick ot
distressed, minis!'ring tenderly and lib
t rally to them consolation or cm tort.
Hhe enjoyed the respect, love and gra’-
Huile of hose among wh< in she lived,
and consideration fur her went very far
to precuro a greater degroo of tolerance
toward her butbeud.
On the n ght of this misshap, she
was berido th'’ sick bed of‘Slinky Sum’s
wife, whom I havs already mentiou as a
poor, feeble creature. Sam, wnen he
sole away from spying on the Rejula
tors, had prooeefled at once tu the ttoro
and not findidg Guyon, bad set about
after his own fashion to hunt him up.
and fallen in with him as he returned
from escorting his wife.
As soon us Guyon was taken away,
‘Slinky Sam’ proooeded to iutorm Mrs.
Guyon of the catastrophe, which caused
her immediate return home. She lin
gered there, however, but a few mo
ments, hastening to find her husband.—
Though treated with respect by the
guards, she was absolutely refused per
mission to see him, much Igsb remain
by b n side Some blankets and provis
ions she was allowed however to send
him. Though fondly attached to her
husband, and deeply distressed at the
nmfortnne, she was a woman of energy,
and did not despond, but set to work to
elf ct if possible, his release.
The stern threat which hung over
him she bad not heard; but she knew
the character of the ihen she bad to
deal with, and, though never doubting
in her own heart his innocence, she
feared the worst. Proceeding, as soon
as a horse could be saddled, to the sher
iff of tho county, who lived several
miles out of town, she besought him in
the most earnest and s tiful manner tp
rescue her husband fr.iin bis illegal dur
ance; but he was a cautious, timid man
and although he accompanied her to
town, and had a long interview with the
leader of the Regulators, he was obliged
to inform her that he dared not inter
fere.
Mrs Guyon made several journeys
tbrough«the night, eudeavering to raise
friends who would be able to rescue her
husband, but it was all in vaiD. It ap
peased that the hearts of those who
controlled his fate grew more obkurate,
aud those who willingly would have vin
dicated the law mere timid. At five
o’clock the next morning ‘‘Lynch’’
court was formed, and the prisoner
biuugbi before it. Armed men kept
guard over its proceedings, and a pat
rol was set to prevent any attempt at
rescue or interference on the part of the
regular officers of the law had they
bitn so disp >sed. Guyon w»s offered
council, but he declined the mockery.
Trial was brief, and his conviction a
foregone conclusion ; as his only ycs.-i—
--blc defense was in the assertion of his
innocence. He di 1 not protend to ac
count for the evidences of guilt found
in t. is pro tribes, as no possible theory
w u and enable him to do so ; in fact, he
seemed injst'ficd cn iLcsufij c\ .
11.- was ;e ten Ced to bo nutig in an
hour ; but either a latini re.-poet for
bis L'nfii' ohing nerve, nr sympathy for
bis heart-broken wife, educed bis
judg s io or nit an udditi, n.l lour, and
0 -out tl a the time be pa-eel in tho
c inpany wiih hie wife al-uic, care be
ing ! ak-. nto sec tbat she conveyed no
weapons to him, and tu guard the apart
ment ihry wore in.
What passed b tw -eo these agoniz and
hearts the Almighty alone saw, though
we may readily divine their mis(ry
Guyon, it was afterward understood,
besought his wife to furnish him means
of ending bis hie, or to kill him herself,
and thus escape the disgrace of a public
execu ion; but poor thing, she bad nei
ther the power nor tho opportunity
oven if she could have mustered resolu
tioo. As for him, he was firm in the
assertion of bis innocence to the last aud
indignant at the treatment he was re
oeiving.
At ieDgth it was announced that the
time of grace haa expired, and ail prepa
rations being made, they oarne to lead
him forth to die.
With on3 wild shriek bis wife swoon
ed away Some kiol-bearted woman
took charge of her, and as the doomed
man pressed one last kiss on her cold
lips bis featuroß quivered with the only
emotiou of weakuess which he had be
trayed.
With a firm step lie mounLod tbo
temporary jJutform, over which bum?
the latal roue from the limb of a tree,
glanced defiantly around at the crowd
of angry laces, and exclaimed, in u
clear, strong voice :
“II you w-itl murder me, let some
man send a bullet through my heart;
don’t hang me like a dog ”
There was a movement as if one or
two were disposed to com; ly with the
invitation, ond Guyon’s 01-untcuunce
actually hrightened at the prospect;
but a stern gesture lrom the leader
repressed any such demonstration.
“It’s of no use; lam pleading to
w ild beasts,” said the victim, sudden
ly ; “do your w ill on mo, murderers "
lho cord was speedily arranged, and
the support was about to be knocked
lrom under him, when a feeble shout
was heard:
“Stop ! stop ! He is ionoesnt. I
can prove it. Stop! or you commit
murder.”
Ail eyes were turned in the direc
tion from which the sounds came,
while the band of the executionor was
staid. A female, whose pallid face and
emuciputed form was recognized as be
iOtiging to the wife of “Slinky Sam,"
was struggling to pass through the
crowd, and ho.ding something in her
band.
“Stop ! Mr. said she, “un
til you bear me, or you will commit
rnuider Stop ! 1 can prove him inuo
ceii’.”
“Make way for that woman, and let
her come this way, ’ said the leader, at
the same lime giving instructions to
defer the exeeu ion
Mrs Burt, who had risen from her
sick bed to rescue the husband ol her
benefactress, at a sacrifice, wi.icn,
when understood, elevated her in o a
heroins, as soon as she found stit was
in time to prevent the fearful act, ai
most fainted uway from the reaction,
ami only revived after tho free use of
stimulants
Her story wns a very pTuin one ; she
hnd been In" awnro of her husband’s
! connection with a secret bund of conn
; terloiters ; but fear, and u Btrange af
; fectioo for one who neglected and ill
used her, had prevented any exposure
by her.
Wnen she beard what had occurred,
and that Guyon was to he executed,
she at once suspected the truth, and
her husband coming in, she boldly tax
ed him with the crime. At'Aiet, he
waa angry, and threatened Eer; re
memhet ing all tho kindness she had
received from Mis Guyon, she pei
sisted and threatened herself to tell
all she knew if John Guy’on suffered.
Whe’lier it was ft-uror remorse for his
iu;rati:ude, Sam made a clean breast
of it, only stipulating for an hour’s
start to get away.
If appeared that he, being in the
employ of Guyon, had taken impres
sions «.f the Kicks of his bureau, and
obtained keys to fit them. 8o that
when any considerable amount of
money was received and put away as
usual, hv abstracted a portion of the
bills, and substituted eounerfeits,
which he received from his confedeates
whose'den was in the
they carried on their nefarious busi
ness, using “Slinky Sam,” as the saf
est messenger between themselves,
and those whom they supplied with
the “bogus” funds on the river boats.
They had some time previous broken
up and gone off, leaving Ham a sup
ply of their bills, which, as exulained,
he traded off through GuyOn, who
very innocently charged parties from
whom he received different sums of
money, which he knew he had care
fully locked up, wi.h passing counter
feits upon him
When “Slinky Sam,*’ after over
heating the deliberations of the vigil
ance committee hurried away, it was
not to give warning to his employer,
but to carry out a scheme of his own
by which lie in-ended to divort a!! sus
picion from himself by fixing the crime
upon Guyon, inough it can scarcely
be supposed that he expected the af
fair was likely to terminate so sudden
ly and fatally.
Entering the store furtively, by
means best known to hitmelf, he took
from a secret hidingpluce the no es
and plate, opened the drawer with bis
duplicate key, and piaceij them there.
It was then tnat he went forth to find
his employer, and inform him of what
was going on.
In confirmation of her story, Sam’s
wife bad with her other notes of the
same description, as Weh as the lalso
keys of the bureau.
Os course, John Guyon was prompt
!y released, and the news spreading
quickly, tiie jr-ylul intelligence was
gently brok n { u (,j s w jf a by the'wo
men around her, as sliarecovered from
her long swoon. In a few minutes af
ter, she was locked injbc embrace of
her husband.
As for Guyon he turned a deaf ear
to ali the excuses which bis persecut
ors were di posed to offer, but set
about to sell off his property at any
sacrifice. In a week, he left forever
the place which his bitter experience
had made hateful to him
ed—the,Regulators, who
were perhaps, somewhat sobered by
their narrow escape from the commis
sion of a great, crime, making no very
active search for him.
His wife went with the Guyon*, who
alwaysj cherished and supported her
aftcfwS'd.
A Roland for an Oliver.
Lord St. Vincent was exacting upon
minute points of etiquette to a degree
which was irksome to his subordinate*.
It was the custom for a lieutenant from
each ship in the fleet to go on board the
admiral’s ship for ardors, hut the office
was always fulfilled unwillingly. Ua
one occasion, and in a particular vessel,
a dispute aiose among tbo lieutenants,
each trying to show that the duty was
not his; until, to the great relief of the
others, a spirited young iellow volun
teered. lie went on board and intro
duced hmself to the admirul, ihen Sir
John Jervis, who, after scanning his
uniform, said:
41 cannot give my orders to you.’’
“Wily not, sir?’
“I don’t know who you are.’’
■“I am a lieutenant.”
“I should not judgo so from your
dress.”
“I am aware of no defect in my
dret-s ”
“You have no buckles in your shoes!”
Th; lieutenant departed, supplied the
omission, aryl returning, again present
ed himself upon tho admiral’s quarter
deck, prepared to take his revouge.—
Tho first formalities having been gone
through, Sir John was proceeding to
give his instructions wbcD, to his great
surprise, the lieutenant said he could
not take his order.
“Why not?*' inquired the startled
Jervis
“I don’t know who you are,” was the
reply.
“lam Sir John Jervis, commander
in chief of kra Majesty’s flxt,’’ etc.
“I cannot tell by your dregs” (for in
truth the admiral wore a simple un—
dressj
S.r John, without another word, ft r
ho was fairly caught, retir'd into his
canin, whence bes. ou emerged iu the
fall c stume ol an admiral, and the of
ficer, having expressed his satisfaction,
rcoeived his orders.
“Captain, me jewel,” said a
son ut Erin, a* a ship was coming on
the c *Hst in inclement weather, “have
ye an almeuack on hoard ?” “No I
haven’t.’’ “Then, be j there, we shall
Lave to take the weather as it comes.”
No. 48.
[From the Savannah Advertiser.
South (la. Conference Appoint
ment*.
LAST’ DAY.
At the session yesterday mr.m’ng,
after opening with prayer’ and other
pre'iroiurry exercises, Albimy was se
iccti-d as the place for holding the next
nrnual Conference.
A number of reports were rend and
appropriately referred, and petitions
for aid from several colleges were re
ferred to their respective District moet
ings.
The Conference requested tho Bish
op to appoint an agent for the An
drew Female College.
The report of Wesleyan Fomale
College was commended to tho pub
lic, recommending tho organization of
an endowment society, every niombei'
to pay ten dollars per annum for five
years.
*T he Committpe rooqnimcpyl the
schein sos raising funds enough in
cadi Presiding Elder’s distrie; to edu
case one candidate for the Ministry.—
I he Committee On Education was ap«
}H)inied as a Board to take this matter
in band, and Uey. J. B. Key and ltev.
J. W. Burke were added to the
board of Education, The report was
then adopted ns a whole. At half
past tares o clock Conference re-assem
b!ud in the church, which was well
tilled by many to learn-the
result of the appointment? for tho en
suing yeur.
Alter the transition of a Jrttle rou
tine business, filling of, Committees,
&c., Rev. Dr. Pierce offered u series
ol rfsolutions thanking the citizens of
feavannah, &c , which were adopted by
a rising vote.
Dr Pierce then introduced other
resolutions, in which he said he JJhad
for many years past been looking for
ward to the future. His resolution
also looked forward, but as they in
volved the interest of tho church gen
©rally, he thought it better that they
shoiud be published iu the Southern
Christian Advocate the recognized ol
gi.n of the church, and aiso riTrred to
the District meeting.
Tno Bishop stated that it gave him
great pleasure to announce that a gen
tleman of this city, a member of ynoth
er denomination, find authorized him
to state that he would contribute $l5O
annually toward the support of a mis
sionary at Darien, or any other point
in tbat vicinity ;to aid in giving tho
Gospel to dest'tute neighborhoods
The bishop dij not give the name ol
the charitable gentleman, bu*. as wo
were Vuting rniar the * Beero’nrv. we
learned it was Col. Aaron Wilbur,
whoso charitable.impulses aro well
known in this oomixiuni'y.
After an appropriate prayer by Rev.
Satn’l A nth. my, the Bishop said he
would proceed to make the appoint
ments for the ensuing year. He stid,
in doing this he had no idea that all
would be sa'isfied, as that was impos
j Bible He bad made but few changes
and those only such us were rendered
necessary in h's judgement. The ap
poinlmenta w«ro made in the fear of
God and for llis honor unj glory, and
he trusted they wolf and be* generally
acceptable, and pro<G for the hest in
terests of the Mo hodiet church in this
Confluence. Home preaohers might
be sent to places they did notlfa*, and
somis congregations might not bo
pleased with the sen* them,
but he trusted all w T ould work harmo
niously together for tlm interest of
Christ’s kingdom. He then proceed
ed to make the following appoint
ments :
Savannah District
J W llinton, Presiding Elder
Savannah :
Trinity ; Goo G N Me Done! 1
City Mission ; L) D ilox
Springfield; K H Howren
Sylvania ; J M Stokes
Bethel; S S Sweet
Waynesboro; I S Hopkins
A lexaiider ; T B Lanier
Louisville; D li McWilliams and H
JL> .Murphy
Gibson ; D L Timmons
Sandersville; J M Austin
SandeiwvHle Circuit; J J Morgan
Washington Circuit; To be’sup
plied * *
fcnvuinsbom ; J D Mauldin
Macon District.
G It Jo welt, Presiding Elder
Macon :
Mulberry Street; Jos S Key
City Masson; Jus Jones, J. W
Burke
Put Str't; J Blakely Smith
Jeffersonville ; J T Ainsworth
Irwingion; Woslep Luue
Gordon ; C W Smith
(Jctiiulgee Mission; To bo sup
plied
Huwkinsvillo Mission; W F Robin
eon
Fort Valley; EA H McGhee
Peny ; W Knox
Baynesvilloy W W Stewart
Vienna; E J Rentz
Macon Circuit; W C Bass
Loeksvillo Aiission ; To be supplied
V\ esleyun Female College; J M
Bonnoll, President, W G Bass uud O
L Srni h, Professors
Editor Southern Christian Advocate :
E ii Myers
Columbus District.
R B Lester, Presiding Elder
Columbus:
Ft Luke’s; J E Evans
St Paul 8; A M Wynn
Girard and Wesley Chapel Mission;
J R Littlejohn
M uscogeo ; S B Clerr ents
i iSasant How and Upstoie Mission*
M W lidweil; Y F 1 lgnor, Sup
But.er; G L VV Anthony, and ODe
to be supplied
Talbott on ; R TY P.xon
Talbot; C A Fulwood
Hamilton ; W A Parks
Lumpkin and Pleasant Valley; W
S Baker
Stewart; W G Hanson
Buena Vista ; G T Emmons
Cusseta; E O’Drisooll
Amcricus District.
J. B. McGhee, Presiding Elder,'
Americus—G. P, Jones.
Bethel-—George Bright.
Magnolia Eprioge— U. F. Brood
love.
Oglethorpe end Montezuma—J. M.
Marshall.
Swift Creek Mission—To he supplied.
Worth and Eoarly Mission—'Jo bo
supplied.
Htarkvillo Mission—J. Q. Worley.
Cuthburt and Georgetown—J. O
A. Cook.
Randolph—J. W. Mills.
Floreno®—S. R. Weaver.
Dawson—T. T. Chrisijan.
Weston— (.1. A. Crowell.
ItiUville —R. F. Williamson.
Albany—U D. Moore.
BainhriJgc District.
Geo C Clark, Presiding Elder
Bainbiidge; A J Dean
Eocatur; W M D Bond !
Spring Hill; Jan Harris
Thoma?v.il[a • Ilf B Ousley
Camilla; M A Moltibben
Ochlochnee Mi-aion; R F Evans
Morgan; R W Flournoy
Colquitt; To be supplied
Trinity and Biakely; J H Harris
Fort Gaines; E J Baldwin
Grooverjjville ; J W Talley
District.
, J. W Simmons, Pressing Elders
Brunswick and 8t Mary’s; R J
Coribv rind find one to be supplied
Waynesvlllo; N B MMorb
Doctoctown ; W M Kennedy
Holiuesville; SG Childs
OwtnulW'u; W F Conness
W a restore; \V T McMichael
Irwin; to be supplied
Stockton ; M H Fielding
Nashville; J L Williams
Valdosta; J J Gilts
Quitman ; J M Hendry
Morville; D C Harris
Moultrie; to be supplied
Altamaha District.
L B Payne, Presiding Elder
Hin.sville; J B Benteil
Dar en and Mclntosh; Wm Hayes
uvffl Mission ; to be supplied.
Statesboro M ission, W H Wylly
Duohnt to be supplied
Mt. Vernon ; W M C Conley
Reidsville; W M Walsh
Pulaski and Wilson Mission ;to bo
«up| li_-d
bundny School Agent; Loviek
Pierce
Agent for the Andrew Female Col
lege and Wesleyan Female College
Endowment; J P Duncan
•Ageit for Eumory College Endow
ment; J J Reynold - .
J P Duncan was transferred to tho
North Georgia Conference, and ap
pointed Supernumerary at Atlanta.
Dyer B Harbin was* transferred to
the Illinois Conference.
W I’ Jones was transferred to the
Florida Conference, and appointed to
Union Circuit, T-nlleliasse Dist.
Several other transfers were made to
different Conferences.
The Rjshop then made appoiotmen's
of several colored preacheie from dif
ferent charges, remarking that many
yet remained to be 'supplied.
After the usual notices by Presiding
Elders, Conference adjourned with
the usual benediction ,l>y the Bishop.
£3“Art clepbbnt dealer, by the
name Buxoo, was traveling from Sylhet
GfcNertbcru India with a siring of ele
phan s for sale. Whim he arrived at
llurdwar, where the Ganges fl wsdown
from the mCuutain into the plains of
Hindestan, it was the lime of the great
melo, or annual fair, when tfce Hindoos
oomo in myriads to bathe in their sacred
stream, This is the time when ele
phant merchants from the South, borso
dealers fram Cabool, Cutch add Katywar
the sellers of eamels from Central India
and bullock drivers fro j Hissar and
Delhi, bring their auima's for sale.—
Buroo soon found.customers Tt five out
of six of his animals. The sixth, for
sime rea'-ons best known to Buxoo and
tj others skilled in elephants, remained
unsold.
The last and .greatest day of the fair
came, and our merchant was in a state
of the utmost atrxiety lest he should
have this one elephant left upon his
hand*. At the moment when the fair
became busy, up walked a villager, who
began a close investigation of the ele
phant. Buxoo became more than ever
uneasy. ‘Sconoo Bbai,’ said he—'that
ir, Ho rn ut y brother, *1 see you are a
judge of elephants. Now say notbieg
to bindar the sale of mine ; 1 mean to
ask only 590 tupecs, and you sball have
50 for yourtclf.’ l'be villager assented.
Presently a purchaser was found, and
tbc 50 rupees honestly paid over to this
judge of elephants.’ As ho was quiet
ly putting the 50 rupees into tho folds
“f his waist-el■ -Ih, Buxoo put the follow
ing questions: ‘‘Tell me, friend, by
what art you found out that there was
anything amiss with my elephant? I
thought [ bad got him well up for sale.
•Sir,’said the judge of elephants, put
ting a finishing hitch to the knot which
held his rupees, “to tell you the truth,
this was the first elephant I ever saw,
and I was trying to find out which w;s
his bead and which was his tail.”
If the “milk of human kindness” can
net be found in the “pail of society,”
it is titne for all bauds to “kick the
bucket.”
The “hot” skate is the last invention.
The heat oomes from a cLemieal arrange
ment.
Mrs. Ji nk ins complained in the even
ing that the tutkev she had eaten in the
morning did no* sot well. “Probab'v,”
said J nkins, “it was n t a hen tur*
k J- __
“Head Centre” Stevens it in {<wer
ty and and in Paris.