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GEORGIA PRESS.
Columbus is to be taken in by tbe rep
resentatives of Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper, Messrs. Burrow and Goater.
Tbey bave gone to Nashville to sketch the
centennial scenes, and will be back in
Georgia soon. They propose to do up the
Sate >n their best style.
The Columbus and Rome railroad is
*ow completed to the eighty-second mile
jest—Belmont, where a handsome depot
will be built in a short while. It is now
being framed at the shops of the company
aa Columbus.
It seems that navigation on the Augusta
canal has been declared dangerous by
somebody. The News says that the su
perintendent appointed Mr. Pendleton
as boat inspector, and he declares
that the Augusta Estes is all right
and safe. Hence there heed be no more
misgivings as to the perils of the deep.
H»e following is the result of Bill Moore’s
investigations:
The Sumter Republican reports two
fires. The dwelling house of Mrs. Patter-
sen in Americus. Loss $1,S00, insurance
SI,000. Mr. J. B. Scott lost his black-
with and wagon shop, with a large lot o?
■new furniture stored in it. His loss is
about $S00. No insurance.
Wool is selling in Thomasville for 35J
cents per pound, when baled.
Sampson Culpeppeb, of Warren
county, is dead. He was seventy-four
years of age.
New Candidates foe Public Fa-
tors.—We are in receipt of number l, vol
ume 1, of the Annual Jlccord, a neat sev
en column paper, published by the Louise
Eng association for the prevention of cru
elty to animals, at Savannah, Georgia,
paper has two issues per month.
Also, the second copy of Bennett’s Gate
City Advertiser. It seems to be an illus
trated sheet. Published by B. F. Ben-
aett, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Savannah News says a memorial
tablet in memory of the late John Stod
dard will be erected in the Independent
Presbyterian church. The tablet ha3 ar
rived from New York.
Bishop Pierce has. returned home
from the meeting of the bishops in Nash
ville, and seems, we are glad to say, to be
in improved health.
Columbus Enquirer: From a reliable
man, who has been farming for fifty years,
we learn that a new and very destructive
worm to cotton and com has appeared in
southern - Alabama, and Jackson county,
Florida, aud along the river above. It is
described as about the length of a man’s
finger, and diflers in many respects from
the cotton worm. It prefers cotton to corn,
and has thus far greatly injured the young
plants.
Talbotton jRegister: Rev. R. W. Mac-
donell, junior preacher on the Talbot cir
cuit, has been assigred to mission work
Jbr the M. E. Church, South, in Mexico.
He will leave at an early day. Mr. Mac-
doneil lias left his impress upon the hearts
of our people. He is a most excellent
gentleman, and one of the most promising
young ministers iu the South Georgia con
ference.
The count of several pulses was taken
Uiis morning, and it is estimated that the
effect of an afternoon’s delightful ride up
the canal, on tiie safe and pleasant little
steamer, is quite sufficient to raise the
heart thermometer way up in the hun
dreds. _
Atlanta Post: Georgia presents the
best field for geological discoveries and
researches of any State in the Union.
Our mountains and valleys teem with
wealth, and we only need the hand of
science to bring it to the notice of the
world. There is nothing which can so
well pay Georgians as the most careful
survey of our splendid mineral deposits by
careful and competent geologists.
Marietta Journal: The Savannah
Nties, the Atlanta Post and the Rome
Tribune, are denouncing the railroad
commission to regulate tanfls. The little
towns which have suffered from local dis
crimination in freights will not applaud
these papers in their war, until a thorough
test is had and its bad results determined.
There is such a thing as being premature.
Swainsboro Herald: There’s no de
fying the fact that the railroad commis
sion is a. stupendous blunder, and if we
had anything to do with its establishment
we take it all back, not because the rail
roads resist, but because the commission
cannot remedy the evils complained of.
It seems that the roads did better for
the people before the appointment of the
commission than they' have under its
rates.
The Warrenton Clipper says: We
learn that Judge W. H. Edwards was one
day last week stricken with something
like paralysis.
Talbotton Standard: Mr. H. H.
Cosby, of Geneva, happened to an acci
dent on Monday fast, from which he is
suffering great pain. In attempting to
hoard the cars, in swinging himself up the
atepe by tbe iron railing, be gave his arm
a wrench by which the shoulder joint was
entirely dislocated. *
Augusta News: At a meeting of the
directors of the Augusta and Knoxville
railroad, held to-day, it was decided to lay
immediately an iron track as far out of
town, beginning at Clark’s Mills or the
Fenwick street connection with the Geor-
oa railroad, as the Sibley mills. This
first mile of track will be ready when the
whole road is ironed, and will more than
jay for itself in being utilized for the con
veyance of building material and ma
chinery for the Sibley mills soon to be
commenced.
Sparta* IshmaelUe: The president of
Mexico declines a re-election. The atten
tion of the Duke of America is called to
the fact. It would pay the United States
to swap Grant for Diaz, and throw in
Beecher, Logan, Sitting Bull and Alaska
lor good measure.
Hinesville Gazette: The quiet of our
village was rudely disturbed last Tues
day morning by a shocking tragedy upon
the premises of Mr. Clin C. Smith. The
« actors in the tragedy were two colored
men, Adam Miller and Bill Davis. Davis
was instantly killed by a pistol shot from
Adam Miller.
A preliminary examination was held
before B. Darsey, N. P. and J. P., and
evidence addneed to show that Miller
acted in self-defense. He Vas according
ly discharged from custody by the magis
trate. T
Sparta Ishmaelite: We hope the
prohibition question will not be made an
issue in the election ol members of the
Legislature. To do so will not be wise.
Let the question be submitted to a square
vote of the people under the local option
law, if it is to be acted on at all.
Sumter Republican: A gentleman
returning borne via Fort Valley; brought
as a corn-stalk from a ten acre field of
•Hr. W. H. Shine, of that place. He says
2 is the finest field of corn he ever saw
in May, averaging eight feet in height,
and it is a goodly sight to look upon.
Columbus Times: _ We received a call
yesterday from Mr. John Scherf, of the
Lamar House, Knoxville, Tenn. Mr.
Scherf is a vc-teran hotel man, and is here
negotiating for the Rankin House, which,
if they terminate successfully, will make
Mm a citizen of Columbus.
We know from personal experience
shat John knows howto keep a hotel. We
are glad to welcome him to Georgia, but
shall miss him in our annual joumeys to
the mountains.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Hawkins-
TQlle merchants are retailing Western
som at eighty cents per bushel. It takes
seventy-seven cents per bushel to lay it
jMrn in this market. There has been
aausiderabie reduction in tbe priee of
freigbts from Macon to Hawkirsville.
The reduction has been from 14 cents per
aochel to S cents per bushel. 1
Augusta News: President C. H.
Phinizy made his first official trip up the
Georgia road yesterday. He went up on
the pay train on a tour of inspection ol
the road and stations and thus early dem
onstates that be will carry out the details
of the business of bis high office as well as
manage its financial and business inter
ests as head of tbe corporation.
The Atlanta Post in speaking of Sena
tor Gordon's resignation says: As to his
successor, it is well understood that cx-
Govemor Joseph E. Brown is the man.
There is no objection to Governor Brown
for the position. Indeed lie is a most
worthy man so far as his every day life is
concerned, and a most valuable citizen.
But while all this is true, and while he is
the best man in many respects for the po
sition, the whole affair bears the odor of
a bargain and sale.
From our report printed elsewhere, it
will be seen that it is pretty well authen
ticated that the bargain and sale was ef
fected one Sunday night in a hack near
the cathedral in this city. To sum it up,
it will appear that Newcomb, of the Lou
isville and Nashville railroad,wanted Gor
don as an attorney for his system of roads.
Gordon’s financial needs required a larger
salary than that of United States Sena
tor, and hence the change was desirable
for him. Newcomb, to perfect bis plans,
secured a heavy interest in the Constitu
tion under cover of tbe name of H. W.
Grady. Ex-Governor Brown was not es
pecially anxious for tbe position of United
States Senator, but it was necessary to
have him out of the Western and Atlantic
management, and also important to our
Christian governor to have Brown’s in
fluence in behalf of his re-election, hence
it was easy to persuade (?) the truly good
executive to appoint him to a vacant Sen-
atorship. The “job” struck a happy chord
in every noble breast of the Sabbath day
contract.
When the tripartite agreement was
made there was only one witness besides
High Heaven, and the paroxismal tears
that were shed moistened the lean earth
beneath.
What have the people to say of this
style of swapping offices? There are a
hundred pertinent inquiries which the
people are making. Governor Colquitt—
our'Christian governor—will be asked to
explain his estimate of the public trusts
in the light of their tripartite agreement.
But even at this hour he may save him
self the execrations of the people, and
their contempt by putting a stop to the
entire matter.
TnE Gainesville Eagle has this to say
about the gold region:
Mr. Will Logan was in the city Wed
nesday, and had with him a nugget of
f old taken from the Richardson mine on
aturday, weighing sixty-five penny
weights: We learn “that there'is no fail
ing in the yield of this mine, and that
such slugs are picked up every day or
two.
A valuable geld mine a few miles from
town changed hands one day this week,
and will now be vigorously worked. The
parties to the transaction will not allow
the mention of their names, nor a state
ment of the purposes of the new company
lor the present.
The Bamesville Gazette comes to us
in mourning in memory of the mother of
the editor, Mr. C. E. McMicliael, which
occurred on the lath of May.
Perry Home Journal: Wc walked
through Mayor G. W. Killen’s oat and
wheat fields several days ago. The oats
are very good indeed, and the wheat much
better than we expected to see. We no
ticed a place in the oat field where the
oats had been cut off as forage, when
just heading out, and saw a second crop
of full-headed oats. The stalks had
suckered out at the ground, and the sec
ond crop was about three feet high and
as good as the first, though not quite so
ripe.
Carteesville Free Press: Mr.
Avery Perkins, a well digger, was run
over by a train Saturday night. His head
is badly braised and he - is otherwise in
jured. He was .found insensible on the
track Sunday morning, and was carried
to his home near by, where he lays uncon
scious ever since. Dr. Hamiter is attend
ing him, and the wounded man is doing as
well as can be expected.
The Savannah News of the 20th says :
The steamer City of Bridgeton arrived
yesterday at two o’clock, making close
connection with the steamship Gate City
for New York. She brought a large freight
of vegetables, which were transferred in
perfect order to the Gate City, without
any more handling than passingthe crates
from the decks of the boat through the
port of the steamship. These vegetables
will be offered in the New York markets
Saturday. This sure connection and rap
id dispatch should commend itself to
growers of fruit and vegetables.
In a well-tempered article on tbe rail
road commission, the Albany Neies says:
We think that the commission has erred
in making its tariff too low. Few of the
railroads in Georgia were making hand
some profits on their investments; lew of
them were declaring over five per cent,
dividends before the tariff of the commis
sion went into effect. This tariff makes a
very great average reduction—as high as
fifty per cent, on some roads, on others at
least thirty per cent. Taking the past bus
iness expenses and earnings of the roads
as a fair basis of calculation, the tariff of
the commission will not only not enable
the roads to make money, but will cause
them to run at a very heavy los3. Such a
tariff is certainly not just to the roads, and
will work great injury to the State at
large.
But as the News has before said,- we
think the law is radically wroDg. It goes
beyond the desires and inteutions of the
people of the State. It was not a burden
some and extortionate tariff that aroused
the complaints ofthe people, but the dis
criminations against certain places in favor
of other places,and which were manifestly
unjust and unreasonable. These dis
criminations the people complained of
and desired corrected; but they did not
expect nor want an entire revision and
remodeling of the various tarifls of the
roads.
Brunswick Appeal: The mill men on
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad be
tween Jesup and Eastman, are seriously
considering the cost of a railroad of their
own to deep water. High tariffs have
driven them to this movement, and
they have discovered thaf the aggregate
freights paid in about one year and six
months, by six large mills, will build and
equip a road to available shipping facili
ties. Who knows but what weshall.soon
have a prosperous “Lumber City 1
coast ?
In the Augusta News, M. E. T. says:
Mr. Joe Harris has sent to the publishers,
D. Appleton & Co., the first installment
of copy for “Uncle Remus’ Folk Lore.”
They are sparing no pains nor expense
to get ont this historical work in the very
highest style of art. It is being illustrated
by Mr. F. S. Church, one of the finest
artists in New York. This work will
make Mr. Harris famous for all time to
come.
The Albany Advertiser says of the fair
now going on in that city:
The display in the vegetable department
was as good if not better, than it has ever
been at any other spring fair. The sweet
potatoes were among the best we ever
saw. We saw nine that over filled a half-
bushel measure. We also noticed a lot of
beets which measured over two feet in
circumference, tomatoes that measured
from six to ten indies in circumference,
aud carrots measuring from eighteen to
twenty inches in length:
A colored guard at the Old Town
plantation, in Jefferson county, shot and
killed a white convict named E. A. Cow
art, who was trying to escape last Satur
day. Cowart was under a life sentence,
and was from Ware county. An inquest
wss held by Justice Hazlc, and the jury
returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Henry Ryan, an old negro, who killed
Mary Thomas, colored, for six dollars and
a half, was tried iu Burke Superior Court
and found guilty of murder, and will be
hung in Waynesboro on the 0th of July
next.
In Burke Superior Court, Thursday,
Kent Allen, colored, plead guilty to vol
untary manslaughter,
ston, who is buried in the cemetery at
Decatur. This is done by this people in
it is possible for a colored man to like a
Southern white man.
Me. Geeslin, who was thought to be
mortally wounded by a Mr. Johnson, near
Cuthbert last week, is also slowly improv
ing and will recover.
Gold is found in fifty-six counties in
this State, copper in thirteeu^and silver in
three, iron in fifty-three and diamonds in
twenty-six. -And yet the State has not
been half explored.
Quitman Reporter: We understand
that twonegro men got in a fight on Mr.
Wm. Golden’s plantation last Monday
morning; one got a gun and shot the
other dead. We have not heard the par
ticulars.
Jesup Sentinel: Little Jim Austin was
bitten by a snake yesterday afternoon,
while playing near the Macon and Bruns
wick water-tank. Ilis foot is much swol
len, but nothing serious is feared.
People of that section think nothing of
a mere snake bite. They sometimes have
the varmint in their hoots, and anticipate
nothing serious from it.
The Bainbridge Democrat, speaking of
Captain J. C. Rutherford’s lecture on
Paris, recently delivered in that city, says:
The audience anticipated something
fine and were not disappointed. From
beginning to end Captain Rutherford held
the rapt attention of every one in the
house. The whole lecture was a fine pro
duction. It was in Mark Twain’s laconic
style—replete with bright thoughts, elo
quent passages, and brimfull of a high
order of humor. At one moment his au
dience would be convulsed with laughter,
and the next they would be listening with 4
bated breath to one of his grand flights of
eloquence.
A perfect storm of applause greeted his
conclusion. The proceeds of the lecture
will give the Jeffersonian Literary Soci
ety a right handsome little lift. And in
behalf of the society we sincerely thank
Captain R. for his noble generosity.
Georgia Home Journal: We learn that
several of our citizens contemplate going
to Texas, and casting their lot with the
Lone Star State. We beg such to think
well on the move, as we know several
who own lands there, and who hare
moved back to the red bills of old Geor
gia, where the climate is unsurpassed and
water as pure as the best.
Greensboro Herald: Mrs. Cash, a
destitute white lady, was found dead, on
Sunday last, in her house on the place of
A. B. Tappan, northwest from here.
There was no one with her hut her two
little children, and it is not known when
she died. The children are thrown upon
the county lor support. Mrs. Cash had
been sick for some time before her death.
Savannah News: Col. Wm. S. Bas
inger of Savannah, has been elected by
the Alumni Society, University of Geor
gia, as their commencement orator.
The resignation ol Gen. Gordon as Uni
ted States Senator from Georgia was the
topic of conversation yesterday, and vari
ous were the speculations in regard to fu
ture developments. ..
Sparta Times and Planter: The boys
struck a brick yesterday morning. Bend
ing under the weight of accumulated
years, he was trudging down the street
with a chair upon his hack. They ban
tered him for a trade and found him more
than willing. Would he warrant his
work? was asked. Yes, for a hundred
ye’ars. Would lie wait until fifty of them
had passed for Ills pay? was asked in -an
undertone. But the old gentleman caught
it. He requested the speaker to speak
louder as his teetli were out, rendering
him hard of hearing.
Cochran Enterprise: On last Wed
nesday, at Mr. Jake Slappy’s place in
Twiggs, two negro children were playing
with a gun, which discharged its coutents,
killing one instantly—an unloaded they
thought.
Cuthbert Appeal: We are glad to
state that Mr. W. E. Conley, who was be
lieved at the lime of our last issue to have
been mortally wounded by a pistol shot
from John McAllister, is slowly recover
ing, and strong hopes are now entertained
of his recovery. The ball has not yet
been found.
Atlanta Post: Ex-Govemor Brown
has almost reached the. top round of his
ambition. To be United States. Senator
was the ambition ot his life. But uow
that he is Senator, like all the rest of
mankind, he may want something better,
and level his longhead on the presidency.
Americus Recorder: Mrs. Nannie Pea
cock, wife of C. L. Peacock, died on the
17th instant, after a brief illness. She
leaves five small children; the two young
est are twins and but a few days old. Mrs.
Peacock was a lady of rare personal at
tractions and possessed of many graces,
both of head and heart.
Cartersvtlle Express: The many
friends of General Wofford will be glad to
hear that he is able to be out again. He
was in the city Monday looking much
better than we expected to see him so?
soon after his long and critical illness.
Columbus Times: Friday night the
residence of Mr. M. J. Harvey, of Marion
county, located about two miles from
Buena Vista, was burned. We are una
ble to learn how the fire originated, and
understand that the house and contents
were burned, the -family barely escaping
with their lives. The loss falls heavily
on Mr. Harvey, who is a hard working
young fanner.
Thomasville Post: Miss A. F. Stan
ton, resident of New York city, died on
Tuesday evening last, at her temporary
residence on Jackson street in this city, of
consumption, from which she had been
suffering for two years. Miss Stanton was
popular and beloved, having by her many
excellent qualities won a large circle of
friends among our citizens, during the
several winters she passed in Thomasville,
and who did all in their power to allevi
ate her sufferings. Her remains were
sent North for interment.
nenry County Weekly: Mr. C. C.
Chinn is making brick at the rate Of 12-
000 per day. He has one moulder, and
two little boys to bear off, yet made over
0,000 in less than six hours last Tuesday.
“Chatham,” a correspondent of the
Savannah News, says: . '
It is safe to say that Gen. E. P. Alexan
der is not the 'only rising young railroad
man in, Georgia who is to hear the wel
come and deserved salutation, “Come up
higher.” There is another and a younger
official who, although he did not have tbe
early advantages. which Gen. A. enjoyed,
has won for himself a widespread and en
during reputation.
I refer to Captain W. G. Raoul (son-in-
law of Colonel Wadley), superintendent
of the Southwestern and Montgomery and
Eufaula railroads. Several years ago he
quietly succeeded Virgil Powers as super
intendent of the Southwestern railroad
and its branches, and being a man of mod
est manners, he has held that positioh
with scanty newspaper notoriety, yet-with
marked ability and success.
When Colonel Wadley purchased the
Montgomery and Eufaula railroad, some
years ago, tbe management of this new
and important line was added to Captain
Raoul’s already heavy responsibilities.
Men shook their heads and . predicted that
he was “taking more than he could carry,”
but time lias vindicated the wisdom of
Colonel Wadley’s choice. With increased
duties seems to have come a greater de
velopment of energy and ability, and suc
cess has crowned his labors in all depart
ments.
After such a severe trial of his skill and
powers of endurance, which seem never to
have failed to meet the demands placed
upon them, it is not strange that Captain
Raoul is soon to be promoted the new and
important ;>ositionof general manager (or
vice president) of the Central railroad and
all its dependencies. Colonel Wadley
and Colonel Rogers have other] and
less arduous duties for their declin
ing years, add will find in Captain
Raoul a young man of rare energy, con
summate skill and wise economy, upon
whose broad and reliable shoulders .they
can roll their more perplexing and scatter
ed duties. I have talked with the leading
railroad men of the South in convention
in Atlanta, and they have almost unani
mously pronounced Captain Raoul one of
the clearest headed, most economical aud
successful railroad managers In this cottriP
try. In his new and enlarged sphere of
labor he will surprise even his best
friends, and bring Central railroad stofck
to a firm par basis. What General Alex
ander will be to tbe Louisville aud Nash-
The War Power of Canada.
The inspector of artillery of the Domin
ion has recently made a comprehensive
report on the military strength and re
sources of Canada, which is deemed of
sufficient importance for lepublication by
our own ordnance department. This re
port makes a pretty formidable showing
for the Dominion, which would he by no
means a contemptible enemy when sup
ported by the military and naval power
of Great Britain. An officer of the Uni
ted States army stationed at the Columbus
barracks, who has been studying this doc
ument, writes a long letter to the Cincin
nati Enquirer somewhat in the spirit of a
scare; setting forth our helplessness in the
early stages of a sudden war.
We do not share his apprehensions, but
it is well enough to recognize the fact that
the Dominion has six hundred thousand
enrolled militia; that forty-three thousand
three hundred and sixty-five of these are
armed, organized and drilled; she is very
strong in garrison and field artillery, and
has great abundance of cavalry; that her
militia is so oiganized that fourteen thou
sand new men come in every year for
three years’ drill, and that the same num
ber pass out every year to increase the
list of enrolled militia who have received
instruction and training and would
be immediately available in R sud
den emergency. This is a greater force
than could he put at once into the field by
our States which border on the Dominion'.
Our regular army is so small and the bulk
of it is such a distance in the Western Ter
ritories that it would be of little use in a
contest with Canada. Troops could be
sent over from Great Britain more rapidly
than our regular army could he recruited.
There is a popular notion that in case of
war we could make a complete conquest
of Canada in a single month; but it might
not prove so easy a task.
In one respect this exposition of the
military strength of Canada is of great im
portance. The completion of the enlarged
Welland canal next year will give ready
access' to the upper lakes for British gun
boats and ships of war, which could shell
and destroy our wealthy but defenseless
cities on the lakes. This is' a real danger
and it is the duty of our government to pro
vide against it. At the outbreak of a war
the first thing we should attempt would
be to seize the Welland canal. But Cauada
could pour forth troops faster for its
defense than we could land them for
its capture. It is indispensable that
we adopt efficient measures for pre
venting the appearance of a British
fleet on the upper lakes, which are
inaccessible to our navy. There is a treaty
by which the United States and Great
Britain stipulate to maintain only one
small war vessel each. with a single gun,
on Lake Ontario, and two such vessels
each on the upper lakes. But this treaty
would be abrogated by a declaration of
war. Great Britain could send armed
steamers through the Welland can'al in
four or five days from Quebec, and we
should have no naval force on the lakes
until we could build it. Meanwhile our
populous and flourishing lake cities would
lie at the mercy of long range British
guns.
It is for military engineers to judge
what is most suitable to be done; but one
of the first things that suggests itself is
the construction of strong and heavily
armed forts on the New York bank of
the St. Lawrence, which would complete
ly command the river, and with the aid
of torpedoes would make it impossible for
any British ship to pass up into Lake On
tario. Indeed, this seems one of the most
indispensable measures for national de
fense.—AT. T. Herald.
appreciation of his labors for their race.) ville railroad, I predict that Captain Raoul
And yet Northern fanatics cannot see how ‘ will be to the Central.
to consult my inclinations and the imper
ative interests of my family, without the
least detriment to the public service.
• I give way to some successor who will,
I trust, serve the country with greater
ability than myself; but who, I am sure,
will not do so with greater devotion or
purer motives. I am, most respectfully,
your obedient servant,
J. B. Gordon,
the governor’s answer.
May 18,1880.—General John B. Gor
don, Washington, D. C.: In behalf of
the people of Georgia, I beg that you re
call your resignation. If you can not do
so unconditionally, withhold it, at least,
, until the meeting of the general assembly.
Alfred H. Colquitt.
GENERAL GORDON’S REPLY.
Washington, D. C., May 19,1880.—
Governor A. H: Colquitt: In response to
your flattering request that I withdraw
my resignation, I beg to say that, though
anxious to oblige, I feel constrained to de
cline. John B. Gordon.
There are many speculations as to who
will he the successor of Senator Gordon.
Among the names suggested are Judge
James Jackson, Hon. Thomas Norwood,
General A. R. Lawton, Judge Bleckley,
Hon. A. O. Bacon and ex-Governor
Smith. If his excelhncy decides to make
the appointment before the adjournment
of Congress tbe public will know in a
day or two—perhaps even before this ap
pears in print.
Episcopal Convention.
This body met in Columbus on Wednes
day last, Bishop Beckwith presiding.
The following are the
STANDING COMMITTEES.'
On the state of religion—Revs. Foute,
Wingate, Jackson.
On Finance—Whittle, Miller, David
son, Footman, Palmer.
On new parishes—Walker, McCauley,
Knowles.
On constitution and canons—Williams,
Weed, Glazebrook, Whittle, Harrison.
On unfinished business—Ingle, Boze
man, Hull
On report of officers ofthe corporation—
Whittle, Miller, Harrison, Underwood,
Charleston.
Merely routine business was transacted
in the morning session. We clip the fol
lowing from the Columbus Times:
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 4:30 p. in. the convention was called
to order, tbe Bishop presiding.
Colonel Harrison moved to amend the
first rule of older so as to read that,
“the convention bo opened with morning
prayer, etc.” This created considerable
discussion and brought* out tbe views of
many in regard to the question of holding
the morning prayers to precede the con
vention. Rev. W. C. Hunter, Mr. Harri
son, Rev. Mr. Stoney, Colonel Whittle
and others participated in the discussion.
The Bishop asked the indulgence of the
convention to express his views on tho
subject, which he did in a few forcible re
marks. He stated that the rules should
be made or altered to suit the circum
stances of the case.
Colonel Whittle, after a few pointed re
marks, made a motion to lay tbe matter
on the table for tbe balance of the ses
sion.
Colonel Harrison proposed to amend
the motion by the bishop appointing a
committee of five, of which the bishop is
to be chairman,and report at their earliest
convenience. The amendment was ac
cepted and adopted.
The chair appointed Colonel Whittle,
Colonel Harrison, Dr. Williams and
Judge Underwood.
A memorial to the convention from the
University of the South waspreseuted and
read
Professor Jager made a speech on it
and was followed by Colonel Whittle who
made a motion that'a committee of five be
appointed to whom the matter be referred.
The trustees and Colonel Harrison were
appointed that committee.
The convention then adjourned with
prayer, until 8 o’clock, p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
At 8 o’clock p. m. the convention was
again called to order. Bishop Beckwith
presiding. Alter singing and prayer the
Bishop announced that Canon 10 of the
rules ofthe convention required that a
missionary meeting shall bo held at each
convention, and the meeting on this occa
sion was for that purpose.
Reports were called for, and the first
report received was from the Atlanta con
vocation, aud was read by the.Dean, Rev.
Mr. Williams. He reported that the con
vocations liad held three meetings, the
first at Calhoun, the second at Rome, aud
the third at Decatur.
Tbe second report was from the Savau-
nan convocation, of which Rev. Thomas
Boone is the Dean. He reported three
regular incetiugs of the convocation, the
first at Savannah, tho second at Bruns
wick, and the third at Savannah, which
was strictly for business.
Rev. W. C. Hunter, Dean of the Macon
convocation, made a report of the mission
work performed within the bounds of the
convocation. He reported the first meet-
. . .. ing at Macon, the second at Americus
shops in Detroit. It is constructed of an ° d Uie third at Columbus. His report,
rare woods, whose beauty of quality and J ^ we j] a3 report 0 f tbe other Deans,
grain have been brought out by oil polish- wa3 ver y interesting, and gave a puccinct
mg and shellac. There are mirrors and - - - - 3 - -
hanging book shelves. The evening and
card table is the breakfast and dinner ta
ble of the daytime.
The upholstery is bronze leather, fast-
enedwith silver-headed nails. There is
hot and cold water in the bath-room; the
seats are converted into luxurious beds at
night, and partitions envelop them with
all the privacy of sleeping apartments,
produced like magic, from nowhere,
Even England’s Queen does not travel so
royally as the silver satrap of tho Sierras.
Rolling along in his palace, on the sixth
day he reaches the end of his journey
without fatigue or annoyances of any
kind, and the whole party alight as fresh
as daisies. The Pullman is stored in the
car-house until such time as the Senator
shall choose to return to Nevada.—Detroit
Free Press.
Senator Sharon’s Palace Car.
Last winter, when Senator Sharon had
to yield to pressure anti warm his chair in
the United States Senate, he ordered out
his Pullman palace car, and gave his stew
ard carte blanche to fill its refrigerators
and lockers with all the good tilings
that make this life 'worth living. Fish,
fowl and fruit, game, wines and ice,
and every vegetable frpm the crisp,
earth blanched celery to that “plumed
knight,” the tasseled com, were put
Sway each in its proper place. The
Senator and his secretary, Miss Sharon,
and a young lady friend, who had been in
vited to accompany her, and four gentle
men acquaintances, guests of the Senator,
made up the party. The Virginia and
Truckee trains speeded them • on to Reno,
where their Pullman was coupled to the
Atlantic express on the Central Pacific
railroad, and they pursued the morning.
The fire glowed on the range, and shone
on polished pots, pans and porcelain uten
sils in tha cutest of kitchens, as clean as a
holy-stoned deck.
In the pantry is a pastry table which,
when raised, discloses a zinc sink for
washing dishes. Pudding and jelly molds,
t skewers, steamers and sauce pans as
‘i| bright as silver, hang on the hooks of the
dresser. Stores of delicate china are nes
tled in the snug closets; crystal and sil
verware crown the oaken buffet iu the ad
joining room, where there is a table. The
car is a miracle of convenience and com
fort. It was built at the Pullman car
General Gordon’s Retirement
In common with a vast majority of the
people of Georgia, we havo no other feel
ing than that of profound regret and dis
appointment, that the private affairs of
Senator Gordon should have made it nee-
essary for him to resign the seat he has
filled so long and ably in our national
legislature.
General Gordon was one of the bravest
ofLee’s captains, and, in action, lias been
frequently styled tbe “right bower” of that
great chiettain. Ho was ever in the van
where duty and danger called or glory
could be won. There was no more strik
ing and imposing object in tbe Senate
than tbe erect and martial form, with its
battle-scared visage, of our own Gordon.
And,Respite his pronounced Democracy,
he enjoyed the respect and esteem of all
parties.
In politics also, as well as war, he has
cut a broad swath.with his trenchant in
tellect, and fully sustained himself as the
peer of any member in the Senate. It
not probable that the people will permit
such a man to remain Yery long out of tbe
public service.
The following is the official correspond
ence between Senator Gordon and Gover
nor Colquitt:
United States Senate Chamber,
Washington, D. O., May 15, 1880.—To
His Excellency, Governor A. H. Colquitt,
Atlanta, Ga.—Sir: I hereby tender you
my resignation as United States Senator
from Georgia.
In taking this step I am simply carrying
out a long cherished desire to retire from
public life.' I have hitherto subordinated
that desire to a sense of duty and to my
reluctance to leave the service of a noble
and generous people who have honored
me with the most exalted station and sup
ported me in the discharge of its duties
with unswerving confidence.
Since April, 3801—for nearly twenty
years—ray life has been one »f incessant
anxiety and of great labor. For more
than one-half of that long period, either
in war or in public office, my energies
bave been devoted to what I conceived to
be tite welfare of the Southern people and
thf best interests of tbe whole country.
And now that the restoration of Louisiana
and South Carolina to the rights of self-
government, secures to the entire South
ler full and rightful representation in the
legislative department of tbe Federal
government, my most cherished object in
politics has been attained. I am left free
account of tbe missionary work through
out the State.
The Dean of the Augusta Convocation
being prevented by illness in parish, Rev.
C. C. Williams gave a verbal report. Ho
reported that one convocation was held at
Milledgeville and another at Madison.
He also gave a history of the operations of
the clergy in that convocation. He spoke
very enthusiastically of l!ev. Mr. Weed,
and spoke of him as a man in season and
out of season. The treasurer reported
that he had paid out $000 to missionary
labor and that there wa3 no balance left.
' Colonel Harrison read a canon, by Rev.
Mr. Williams, for the oiganization and
government aud rules of the convocations
aud recommended it to take the place of
the present canon on missions.
The canon led to quite an animated
but amicable discussion, which was en
gaged in by many of the clergy aud the
laymen present.
The Bishop stated tliat the mission
work in the di icesc had not been pros
perous during the present conventional
year, and the main point was lo find out
why it had not been, and the proper mode
-of ascertaining this question was by a
general discussion of the question. If
men would not tell why, of course it
could not he found out.
During the discussion of the question of
the mission work, Rev. R. C. Foute offer
ed a resolution to organize a pledge sys
tem, in which it is proposed to have sub
scriptions of a stipulated amount for the
purpose of devoting to the mission cause.
Rev. Mr. Dowe thought the. plan last
proposed was a good one, and he would
propose that one missionary bn appointed
to raise the funds thus subscribed. If he
were appointed by the Bishop he would
reach men who could not be readied oth
erwise.
He thought that if a man could go
around among the people and know them,
aud be known, it would add largely to the
amount of funds raised,and would increase
the missionary spirit.
Rev. Mr. - Glazebrook followed Mr.
Dowe in tui able speedi, iu which lie said
that it was ol greater importance to preach
than it was to pass canons. Everyone
who had a church Should feel that it was
his armature. He thought much could be
done in the missionary field, and it could
be done from the pulpit. Let the church
be brought to its full capacity for doing
good, and as it ruus up to its full meas
ure, then let it spread out. He knew*
missionary work could he done, but he
thought the best way to get it done was
for all the cleigy to get to that spiritual
level on which jthey would realize that
great command, “Go ye into all' the
world and preach the Gospel to every
creature.”
Thursday’s session.
On Thursday Bishop Beckwith present
ed his annual address, which abounded in
good advice and wise suggestions, giving
at the same time a history of the year’s
labor. After the reading of the address,
sundry motions were made on referring it
to apppropiate committees;
On motion of Colonel Harrison, moved
that the report on rules • of order be re
ferred to committee on mission canons to
be acted on at tbe next convention and (
reported as unfinished business. Adopted. 1
The bishop was called to the vestry for
a short time and Rev. H. K. Rees took the
chair.
Mr. Bloomfield reported that lie had re
ceived $200 for the widows and orphans’
fund.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Boone, Rev. S.
B. Palmer was made temporary treasurer
ofthe convention.
Colonel Harrison made a report of the
board of officers ofthe corporation, which
was received and referred to the commit
tee on corporations.
The Bishop again took the chair.
The report of the treasurer, John S. Da
vidson, showed a total of $8,043.95 re
ceived and $S,193.78 paid out. It gives
the cleigy and vestrymen of the different
parishes the credit of the present flourish
ing condition of the treasury. It recom
mends the payment of assessments accord
ing to canon, and a reduction of printing
expenses.
Rev. Mr. Haygood made a report from
the committee on permanent Episcopal
fund, which was also referred to the com
mittee on finance.
Mr. Knowles reported that the commit
tee on new parishes had nothing to re
port, and asked to be discharged. Adopt
ed.
The action of the convention refen in,
that portion of the Bishop’s address which
referred to missions to the committee on
canons was reconsidered, and it was then
referred to a special committee.
A petition from the Milledgeville church
asked the convention to cancel the amount
due by that church. Referred to the
committee on finance.
The following officers were unanimously
elected:
Treasurer of the diocese—John S. Da
vidson, Augusta.
Treasurer of the diocesan missions—J.
M. Garrard, Savannah.
Treasurer of the permanent fund for the
support of the Episcopate—Alfred Hay
wood, Savannah.
Tnutees of the University of the South
—Rev. W. C. Williams, D. D., Rcme;
Mr. L. N. Whittle, Macon; Frank H.
Miller, Augusta.
- Treasurer of the University of the
South—J. A. Meeker, Athens.
Register of tha diocese—W. S. Bogart,
of Savannah.
Rev. Mr. Boone invited the convention
to meet at Christ Church, Savannah, and
made a motion that the next session be
held there.
Rev. Mr. Ingle offered as a substitute
that it be held at Athens. The substitute
was lost, and, the convention will be held
in Christ Church, Savannah, on the first
Monday in May.
The following standing committee was'
elected by ballot: Rev. W. C. Williams,
president: Rev. Robert C. Foute, Rev. Ed
win G. Weed, Messrs. T. E. Walker, B.
Conley, Z. D. Harrison.
Deputies to tbe general convention—
Revs. Thomas Boone, Edwin G. Weed,
W. C. Williams, W. C. Hunter, Messrs.
L. N. Whittle, J. R. Johnson, Charles J.
Jenkin3, Johu S. Davidson.
Alternates—Rev. R. C. Foute, Rev. R
F. Jackson, Rev. O. A. Glazebrook, Rev.
Jas. Stoney, Messrs. C. P. Wilcox, Cbas.
Wise, Jno. Scriven, Gov. Conley.
A telegram was received aud read in
the convention from Mr. John M. Gar
rard declining to accept the office of treas
urer of diocesan missions to which he had
been elected.
Mr. John Footman was unanimously
elected to fill the place of treasurer de
clined by Mr. Garrard.
A communication, from the church of
Scotland to the bishop was read and or
dered spread upon the minutes.
At 1:25 the convention took a recess un
til 4:30 p. m.
afternoon session.
The .convention was called to order at
4:30 o’clock, Rev. S. Pinkerton, of Darien,
in the chair.
-Rev. T. G. Pond presented and read the
registrar’s report. The report was
adopted and ordered to be printed in.the
appendix of the journal.
The .report of the officers of the corpo
ration was received and read by Colonel
Harrison. The report was adopted and
ordered printed. »
Mr. T. H. Miller read the finance report
which was adopted.
At this point the bishop again took the
chair and the committee on missions made
their report through the Rev. Mr. Boone
It provides an assessment of S3,500 for
mission purposes to he used during the en
suing year, $500 of which is to be reserv
ed for any new work that may be made.
After a spirited discussion in which many
of the delegates took part, the report was
adopted. '
Mr. Frank Miller read the report of the
committee on the memorial from the Uni-
veisity of the South, and reported it worthy
of consideration. It was adopted.
Rev. Thomas G. Pond, of Albany, offer
ed tbe following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That this convention desires
to make an acknowledgment of the cour
tesy and hospitality which it has received
from the rector, wardens and vestiymen
of Trinity church, and the citizens of Co
lumbus generally.- It desires to place
upon record its thankful appreciation of
the convenient arrangements which have
been made for its sittings, and the social
courtesies which have made the recesses
of the convention so delightful.
Resolved, That the thanks of this body
are due, and are hereby tendered the offi
cers of those railroads who have accorded
traveling facilities to the delegates to this
convention, and that the secretary make
this resolution public through the city pa
pers.
• Ou motion of Rev. Mr. Boone, forty-
five minutes ol tho night session were giv
en to Professor Jaegerfor the purpose ofad-
dressing the contention in the interest of
the University of the South.
A report was read from the trustees of
the African church. Tho report was
adopted.
Mr. C. C. Williams presented the re
port on the state of the church.
The convention took a recess until S
.o’clock p. m.
At the night session Professor Jaeger,of
the University of the South, gave an in
teresting account of that institution, its
progress and necessities.
idler the speech, which was listened to
with a great deal of attention, a collection
of $118.50 was taken up for the benefit of
tha University.
Rev. Mr. Bone presented, a resolution
in which it was set forth that the conven
tion could not accept the resignation of J.
S. Johnson, treasurer, without express
ing their regret that it was necessary,
and their thanks arc tendered him for
.the faithful discharge of his duties in the
past. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. C. C. Williams read the report
on the state of the church, which was,
adopted. :
The canon on missions was again read
by Colonel Harrison. It provides lor the
full work of the missions, and makes the
bishop, together with four deans a board
for its management. It was divided into
sections which were taken up one at the
time and disposed of. The canon creatad
a long and spirited debate, and but few of
tbe sections were adopted without discus
sion. After amending various sections
the canon was finally adopted as a whole.
The parishes were called and asked if
they would allow an assessment of 87J
per cent, on the bishop’s salary for mis
sionary work. All hut two answered in
the affirmative, one proposing to give fitfy
per cent, and the other what they were
able.
The bishop made his parting address in
a few brief and pointed remarks, and at
fifteen minutes past midnight the conven
tion adjourned.
The next session will be held in Savan
nah at Christ’s Church in May, 1881.
Excessive Heat
and improper food at this season of the
year may speedily carry you to the grave.
Parker’s Ginger Tonic should always be
kept in the bouse, as it is unequalled for
nursing mothers with teething children,
and not only cures diarrhoea, dysentery,
cholera, cholera infantum, colic, cramps,
etc., but prevents these dangerous at
tacks. By its corrective action on the di
gestive apparatus it cures headache, indi
gestion, nervousness, palpitation of the
heart, wakefulness, neuralgic pains, liver
disorders, low spirits, soar stomach and
all other symptoms and forms of dyspep
sia, regelates the bowels, and enables yon
to enjoy the fruits and vegetables of the
season. Buy a 50 ct or $1 bottle and try
it. For sale by Roland B. Hall, druggist.
apr20 3m.
snow andhuman bodies also smoke,which
smoke changes at once into millions of
particles, like needles of ice, which fill the
air and make a slight continuous noise,
like the rustle of a stiff silk. At this tem
perature the trunks of trees burst with a
loud report, the rocks break up and the
earth opens and vomits smoking water.
Knives break in cutting butter. Cigars
go out by contact with the ice on the
beard. To talk is fatiguing. At night the
eyelids are covered with a crust of ice,
which must be carefully removed before
one can open them.
The Whittaker Case.
The World treats this case as a practi
cal illustration of hpwthe North has been
imposed upon iir the machine outrage
business. It is a strong illustration in
this: that whereas many good Republi
cans, “so-called,” have sacrificed their
hats, coats, shirts and breeches in schemes
to horrify the North with counterfeit
matters of outrage on the defenseless
blacks, this colored brother is the first one
who got below the skin in this sacred pur
suit. Says the World: .
It is rather worse than absurd to find
Whittaker’s case still spoken of by people
not in an asylum as a “mystery,” when
tha,only mystery about it is the not very
profound psychological puzzle of what
precisely can have induced Whittaker to
assault himself. About this even Whitta
ker himself is very likely to-day in doubt.
Probably he would find it hard clearly to
explain what he meant to gain. But
Whittaker himself is of very little account
now. His case is an instructive illustra
tion, however, of the possibilities of party
spirit. Here is an “outrage” brought
home to the person who pretended to be
the victim of it, by evidence which would
convict any man of any crime in any court
of justice. In an ordinary criminal
case, after tho proof submitted on
Saturday, nobody would listen to
anything that might be said on the
other side. Yet here are men and news
papers actually still arguing that Whitta
ker was tho victim of a “conspiracy,”
which began with an attempt to imitate
not only his handwriting but his dis
guised handwriting, aud which culmin
ated in slightly scratching one or both of
his ears.
Suppose this outrage had been perpe
trated in Louisiana or South -Carolina?
Suppose some devoted colored Republican
in either of those States were to do pre
cisely what Whittaker has done, with the
view of helping “the party” without hurt
ing himself? It is evident, is it not, that
his story would find thousands of be
lievers and thousands of people who
would pretend to be believers? Whitta
ker made one great mistake. If, instead
of carrying out his idea in a bucglin.
way upon his own person he had conlidei
it to the national committtce, to be put
into practice in the South for campaign
purposes, that body could have easily af
forded to make him comfortable for
life.
The New York Herald, of Tuesday, re
turns to tbe Whittaker case, and devotes
an editorial column to it, from which we
extract the following:
It is possible that seme person at West
Point entered Cadet Whittaker’s room
while he was away and stole the paper on
which to write a note warning him that he
was to be “fixed.” It is possible that there
is a person at West Point so good a hand
at forging, and who has so thoroughly
studied Whittaker’s writing that he could
imitate it in such a way as to deceive five
very studious experts, though this would
imply that the person is more skillful in
that line than any detected rogue who ever
went to State prison. It is possible, as
Whittaker pretends, that tbe resemblances
iu paper which seem so strong a point
against him are only general. It is possi
ble even for Whittaker to have so torn a
sheet of paper that a piece torn by anoth
er man from another sheet would fit with
Whittaker’s pieces so as to make the appa
rent reconstruction of a perfect sheet. All
these points are possible. But what is the
probability of their occurrence? Or, above
all, what is the probability of the coinci
dence of so many of them as must coin
cide to establish Whittaker’s innocence ?
Perhaps the reader scarcely needs to be
informed that the probability of the oc
currence in one train of circumstances ol
so many barely or remotely possible facts
is infinitely small. But if we suppose that
copies of" Whittaker’s ckirography had
been secured, that they had been studied
so well as to make possible wonderfully
successful imitations, that paper from his
own room had been stolen, the note writ
ten upon this and safely deposited where
he alone could find it, and if we suppose
that all the Italian or Machiavelian traits
thus implied are to be found iu the bold and
soinetimes.obstreperous boys with which
West Point b filled up,what must we sup.
pose was the motive? Was it a friendly in
timation? Wliy would that friend wish to
imitate Whittaker’s hand? Was it the
act of an enemy ? Would an enemy warn
a man if he knew him to be in danger,
hut not in such danger as to involve loss
of life ? In order to get any motive at all
which will connect all these Machiavelian
proceedings with the sending of the note
of warning we must suppose that the
shadowy personages who did the hazing
imagined that Whittaker would be ac
cused of outraging himself, and they
must have imagined this not at the last
moment but from the first step, and have
counterfeited his hand to make the' note a
part of the evidence against him. This is
a violent hypbthesis.
Japanese ieas.—x very neavy glut,
says a New York telegram, is likely to
occur in the Japanese tea market, in con
sequence of increased import of about ten
million pounds during tbe present year
over that of last year. The crop of Japan
teas has been increased every year in con
sequence of the 'demand made for them
in the United States. During the years
1870 and 1877 the exports from Japan to
the United States were 22,897,2S0 pounds.
Last year these exports were increased to
25,302,OSS pounds, and to-day advices
have been received that there will be ex
ported this season 34,555,037 pounds, be
ing an excess of over 3G per cent, above
last year’s exports. This increased expor
tation, with the stock on hand, is likely to
make the quantity of Japanese teas on
hand for the present year about 45,000,000
pounds, which is far more than will be re
quired for consumption, and lias already
weakened the market, with a prospect of
lower prices. The result will be that the
’consumer will stand a chance of having
good tea this year at a far lower price
than has been known lor some time
past.
Mad ’ Stones.—So-called mad-stones
are not believed in by scientists and edu
cated physicians, but we clip the follow
ing from the Weatherford Exponent.
Nevertheless, the stone can do no harm,
if it does no good > “A few days since Mr.
H. W. Porter and wife, of Wyliesville,
Erath county, arrived in Weatherford,
with their little son, aged four years, who
had been bitten by a skunk. They
were in search of a mad-stone,
and were fortunate enough to find
one belonging to Mr. R. P. Blunt,
who is stopping at Mr. Spencer’s, .on Palo
Pinto street. The mad-stone, when ap
plied, stuck nineteen times, after which it
would not take effect.- The child was se
verely bitten on tbe heel, and also on the
hip several times, and had refused food
ever since the accident occurred, (four
days) until after the application of the
mad-stone, when its appetite returned and
it ate lieai tily without nausea. The pa
rents left Weatherford with their little one
fully restored.—Quitman (.Texas) Record.
A Pbincess who Knew her Mind.—
The London World says : The Princess
Pauline,of Wurtemburg, has been married
to Dr. Willem, a medical practitioner of
Breslau, with tbe consent of the King of
Wurtemburg. In a short address preced
ing the ceremony, 'the officiating cleigy-
man reminded the bridegroom that, in
marrying him, the royal bride had sur
rendered a good deal that was esteemed
grand and valuable iu life. When the
bride’s turn came to make the marriage
response, she added to the syllable “yes”
the following words in a quiet tone: “I
declare I give up nothing that cau at all
be valued in comparison to the happiness
awaiting me, and I consider my lot a most
enviable one.” The clergyman who was
thus snubbed, subsequently excused him
self while lunching after the ceremony, at
the ducal table.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
STATEMENTS 1 * 6
Read, Mark and Inwardly Digest-
Something for Every body?*
purity of family medicines,
Among the many specifics introduced
to the public for the cure of dyspepsia in
digestion, derangements of various kinds
and a general weakness of the human
system, within a few years, decoctions of
vegetable bitters have held a considerable
sale, but with doubtfully good effects and
much injury. Such should never he tak
en into the human body. Often Litters
have been made highly popular for a time
by being largely charged with whisky and
other spirits, thus ministering to a de
praved appetite. In this way the medici
nal purpose for which they were avowed
ly offered to the public has been missed,
and sale to which they attained before
their true character was thoroughly
known has completely fallen away. The
writer in his visit to Rochester lias had
the pleasure of meeting with “Hop Bit
ters,” an entirely different compound from
those alluded to. It is five years’ since
their merits were brought before the pub-
lie, and they have steadily increased in
favor until they are, without question, the
most popular and valuable medicine
known. The exceeding intrinsic value of
their leading components is in no way de
stroyed or lessened by the deleterious
quality of any other ingredient. They
contain, along with the purest hops, bu-
chu, mandrake and dandelion, other med
icines recognized as possessing the most
effective curative properties. They are
specially beneficial to clergymen, lawyers,
literary men and all those subjected to
the strain of mental labor. They cure al
most every disease of the stomach, liver,
kidneys and urinary organs. For ner
vousness and all its attendant ailments
they are a never failing remedy, giving
tone to all the oigans where formerly
there was feebleness and an all prevail
ing feeling of weakness. They have at
tained to an immense sale, which is the
surest proof of their successfully meeting
the wants of the people. Wc have seen
letters from old established chemists testi
fying to this, and other from private indi
viduals, stating that alter they had had
the services of the most distinguished
medical men without any benefit, they
had experienced perfect relief from their
complaints by the use of these invaluable
hitters. They discharge their curative
powers without any of the evil effects of
other,bitters.—New York Mercantile Re-
A Voice from the People.
I take this opportunity to bear testimo
ny to the efficacy of your “Hop Bitters.”
Expecting to find them nauseous and bit
ter and composed of bad whisky, we were
agreeably surprised at their mild taste just
like a cup of tea. A Mrs. Cressweli and
a Mrs. Connor, friends, have likewise
tried, and pronounce them the best medi
cine they have ever taken for building up
strength and toning up the system. I was
troubled with costivcuess, headache and
want of appetite. The former ailments
are gone, and the latter greatly improved.
I have a yearly contract with a doctor to
look after the health of myself aud family,
but I need him not now.
S. GILLILAND,
People's Advocate, Pittsburg, Pa.
Bay City, Mich., Feb. 3,1880.
Hop Bitters Co:
I think it my duty to send you a recom
mendation lor the benefit of any person
wishing to know whether Hop Bitters are
good or not. I know they are good for
general debility and indigestion; strength
en the nervous system aud make new life.
I recommend my patients to use them.
Db. A. PRATT,
Treater of Chronic Diseases.
Superior, Wis., Jan. 1880.
I heard in my neighborhood that your
Hop Bitters was doing such a great deal
of good among the sick and afflicted with
most every kind of disease, and as I had
been troubled for fifteen years with neu
ralgia and all kinds of rheumatic com
plaints and kidney trouble, I took one bot
tle according to directions. It at once did
me a great deal of good, and I used an
other bottle. I am an old man, hut am
now as well as I can wish. There are
seven or eight families in our place using
Hop Bitters as their family medicine, and
are so well satisfied with it they will not
use any other. Cne lady here had been
bedridden for years, is well and doing her
work from the use of three bottles.
LEONARD WHITBECK.
Battle Creek, Micb., Jan. 31, 1879.
Hop Bitters Co.:
Gentlemen—Having been afflicted for a
number of years with indigestion and
general debility, by the advice of my doc
tor I used Hop Bitters, and must say they
afforded me almost instant relief. I am
glad to be able to testify in their behalf.
THOS. G.KNOX.
Ludington, Mich., Feb. S, 1880
I have sold Hop Bitters for four years,
and there is no medicine that surpasses
them lor bilious attacks, kidney com
plaints and many diseases incident to this
malarial climate.
H.T. ALEXANDER.
Paulding, Ohio, Jan. 2,1SS0.
Hop Bittebs Co.:
I have used your Bitters, and must say
they heiped’me materially.
JOHN FIELD,
Infirmary Director.
Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 3,1SS0.
I have used seven bottles of Hop Bitters
which havo cured me of a severe chronic
difficulty of the kidneys and have had a
pleasant effect on my system.
RODNEY PEARSON.
Walheud, Kansas, Dec. S, 3S70-
I write to inform you what great relief
I got from taking your Hop Bitters. I
was suffering with neuralgia and dyspep
sia, and a few bottles have entirely cured
me, and I am truly thankful for so good a
medicine. ^ MATTIE C00 PER.
Cedar Bayou, Texas, Oct. 28,1S79.
Hop Bittebs Co.:
I have heretofore been bitterly opposed
to any medicine not prescribed by a phys-
icign of my own choice. My wife, fifty-
six 0 years old, had come by degrees to a
slow sundown. Doctors failed to benefit
her. I got a bottle of Hop Bitters for her,
which soon relieved her in many ways.
My kidneys were badly affected, and I
took twenty or thereabouts doses, am.'
and found much relief. I sent to Galves
ton for more, aud word came back none
in the market, so great is the demand;
but I got some elsewhere. It has restored
both of ns to good health, and we are dui>
grateful. Yours, ^ p MAGET.
