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GEORGIA PRESS. The Conyers Weekly places at its mast head “General L. J. Gartrcll for governor and James H. Blount for Congress.” Savannah Newt: We arc gratified to • observe in our State exchanges a toning down of the rampant indignation into which so many of our contemporaries were surprised by the announcement of the Senatorial change. Some of the ablest and staunchest Democratic papers in the State cordially endorse the appointment of cx-Govemor Brown as General Gor don’s successor, as tending to unite and strengthen the Democracy for the com*ng contest with Radicalism; while others, though they would have preferred that some other Democrat should have filled the vacancy, repudiate with scorn the charges of bargain and sale against Gover nor Colquitt and General Gordon. From the first we have never doubted that the clouds that so suddenly overcast the polit ical horizon would, in due time, be dissi- g ated by the sunlight of truth. The reatli of slander cannot tarnish the bright escutcheon of such true men as Gordon and Colquitt. Americus Recorder: Died at his resi dence in Dooly county, at about 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning, of pneumonia, Colonel Hardy Morgan, in the sixty- eighth year of his age. Savannah News: We were shown yesterday the first cotton bloom of the season, which was picked from the field of Mr. V. H. Bums, near No. 6 Central railroad. In a note to Captain A. A. Wiun, Mr. Bums says: “It is from an early variety of cotton known as the ‘gold drop,’ and that in a few days the field will be dotted with them.” The 10th of June has generally been considered early for cotton blooms. Bainbiudge Democrat: Governor Colquitt has appointed one J. L. Wimber ly to be judge of the Muscogee circuit. If our memory is not seriously at fault Wim berly is not', nor ever has been a Demo crat. Our governor could do nothing now that would surprise anybody. It is clear that Russell has got the Wim- berlys mixed. Jesse Wimberly, of Burke county, is not accused of being a Demo crat, but Jarvis L. Wimberly, of Stewart county, is a Democrat. Athens Danner: Mrs. T. A. Burke re ceived yesterday one thousand dollars from the Knights and Ladies of Honor. Tins makes six thousand dollars that she has received from the societies that her husband belonged to. Savannah News: The first of the se ries of excursion parties organized by Mr. J. C. Shaw, general passenger agent of the Central railroad, will arrive here this morning, and after breakfasting at the hotels will take the steamer H. B. Plant for Tytee, where they will remain a week or so. This party numbers about forty, mostly from Macon, and may be consid ered a private party, being composed of friends and acquaintances. They antici pate a pleasaut time, and we hope will have it. Atlanta Phonograph: Some people think the fight of Mr. Jessup is only against the railroad commission, forget ting the fact that the commissioners are agents for the State, and when one rail road attempts to defy the State’s authori ty, it has a big job on its hands. The commission was not organized to injure the railroads; the law authorizing it did not contemplate such a thing. It intended to deal fairly and squarely with all con cerned, and it is their busness to see that equal justice is meted out to all. Aluert Cox intonns the Reporter that he intends to make an old-fashioned public canvass for the nomination to Con gress from that, district, without trick, trade, intrigue or private work. If that won’t win, Albert says he is content to remain at home. __ Augusta Nines: Oscar Lee, our effi cient and accommodating manipulator of telephone wires, is contemplating a tour in the interest of the Bell Telephone com pany. Assistant Superintendent DeFor- rest, who is working up the Exchange in Macon, wants him to go with him and as sist in establishing the system. Everybody in Augusta would regret losing him, but would heartily congratulate him on his deserved promotion. Atlanta Post: No one denies that our governor’s visits to the Northern cities resulted in some good to the State. The time he lost from the regular duties of his .office in this war was doubtless well spent. We have heard of no one using this frivo lous charge against him. He Sees from a shadow when no one pursues. Augusta Chronicle: Sergeant A. F. Austin, of the Oglethorpe Infantry, who has been a member of the Oglethorpe In fantry for seven years, has received dur ing that time thirteen prizes, in shooting medals and drilling plumes. Such a prize record is an excellent one, even as few vet erans can boast of; but for so young a man as Sergeant Austin, is both credita ble and remarkable. With this material iu its ranks, the Oglethorpe Infantry should live and continue to strengthen. Ai.b\ny Adtertiser: “Cut and dried” conventions have long been the order of the day in Dougherty county, but the sys tem was revoluticnizod somewhat to-day by a motion being promptly made, by Col. Jos. Armstrong, as soon as the meet ing was organized, that the delegates tube Chosen be elected by ballot. Of course the motion met with some op position, but there were a good many more people in the house than had been expected or desired, perhaps, by some of the party “leaders” and “organ izers,” and so the motion that the delega tion to be appointed by the meeting be elected by ballot was carried. We can not afford to have any packed conventions in Dougherty county this year, and it is to be hoped that the plan adopted to-day will be the rule, and not the exception, in our conventions hereafter. The delegates to the Atlanta conven tion was balloted for, with the following result: The ballot resulted in the choice of Messrs. D. A. Vason, W. T. Jones, W. W. Wilder and C. P. Hartwell, as dele gates, and Messrs. John Jackson, J. W. Walters, Joseph Armstrong and Nelson Tift, as the respective alternates. Col. Tift arose and stated that on ac count of business engagements it would be impossible for him to serve, mid Gen. Henry Morgan having received the next highest number of votes was, by motion, elected in Col. Tift’s stead. The following resolution was adopted by the convention: Resolved, By the Democratic party of Dougherty county in convention assem bled, that they will unanimously and heartily support the nominee of the Na tional Democratic convention at Cincin nati. Rome Tribune: The Atlanta ring will never ran Georgia State politics ; gain. The people have said so, and they mean it. Savannah Recorder: The steamer II. B. Plant took down to Tybee yesterday quite a number of people. There were many from Macon and points on the Cen tral road, who will remain at Tyb e sev eral days. Rome Courier: A careful survey of the political field in the seventh district leads , _ us to believe that it is Dr. Felton’s pm- ! rangements to celebrate the independence deuce that keeps him from nominating of Liberia on the 27th of July. It is re- himself for Congress. He is late about ported by the corresponding secretary, A. it, but there are two wings of the Radical Buike, that there will be three excursions party, and from which one he shall ask to this c - ty from different parts of the assistance is perhaps an open question.' State to participate in tlio celebration. Things don't look healthy for Dr. Felton J Elder William II. Noble has been ap- by a good deal. I pointed superintendent, and Abralmm Valdosta Times: Mr. Haines has Burke assistant, and it is understood that written a letter to the Savannah Neves tlia celebration will take place at Mont- U pon the attitude of the Savannah, Flor- | goinery- lda and Western railroad to the railroad) Lumpkin Independent: A clock ped- commission. He handles the subject dler, hearing that there was to bo a dls- clearly and masterly, and in the course of trict meeting in Lumpkin, thought it an lria remarks tne Atlanta Constitution .opportune time to dis;>ose of quite a nuni- coiiils in for a pretty severe handling. | ber of patent alarm decks, as he was of Athens llanner: One of the saddest the opinion that after the meeting the deaths we have ever been called upon to citizens of the town would no longer be ploded, and comnletely saturating her clotning with the oil she was actually burned up, there being no one at hand to extinguish the flames. Rome Courier: Thussday morning three convicts, all found guilty in Floyd Superior Court, left Rome for servitude in Dade coal mines, to-wit: John Wilson, colored, for life, for the murder of Wm. Bryant; W. H. Hammond, twenty years, for the killing of George Johnson; Proof Wade, colored, twenty years, attempt to commit rape. We learn from the jailer, Mr. Jacob Moore, that the negro Wilson, who denied up to and during liis trial knowing anything about the. killing of Bryant, and was convicted on circum stantial evidence, confessed to other pris oners tlie Dight before be was taken off, that he knew about the killing and who did it- He said substantially the same to Mr. Moore on Thursday morning, but the story varied somewhat from that told the night before. There seems no doubt with any one that he committed the crime himself. Giuffin Nevis: Passengers on the Central these days look as though they might have been indulging in a shower dust-bath. And it don’t make them look or feel any too happy, either. Valdosta Tmcs: The Wayeross and Jacksonville surveying party have com pleted the survey of that road, and present indications arc that work will be commenc ed on the road at an early day. Some Tribune: Mr. B. L. Estes, for some time Rome correspondent of the Augusta Evening News, will take charge of the local columns of our neighbor, tlie Dulletin, on Monday next. W r e congratu late our contemporary on this new and valuable addition to its staff editorial. Athens Danner: “The Talleyrand of Georgia politics.” So speaks the Chronicle and Constitu tionalist of ex-Gov. Brown. Thank you, gentlemen! History declares that Talley rand was “the most subtle, shrewd, and unprincipled of all modem diplomatists.” Atlanta Post: The Daily Post has a full stenographic report of Gov. Col quitt’s speech, which, we find on compari son with the report in the Constitution, to be materially different. For instance, the reference to Joe Brown’s Florida ex perience and exploits was not alluded to in the speech, yet it was particularly dwelt on in the report. There are probably fifty other changes made in the report of the speech, and we may be compelled to print our own report to show the humbuggery of the one published. The Griffin News, speaking of the fire men’s parade on the 7th of June, says: The committee appointed to arrange the tests for the firemen’s celebration, give no tice of the following for the foot race. Contestants to run 300 yards, open to the firemen of Griffin: 1st prize, $12.50; 2d, $7.50; 3d, $5. Columbus Times: We are in form od from an authentic source that Minister Hilliard is now at Fiftli Avenue Hotel, New York, with his family- Mr. Hill, iard and family will visit Augusta and Montgomery, reaching Columbus about the middle of June. He will make our city his home, and, as formerly, reside on Rose Hill. We are glad indeed to wel come the distinguished gentleman and his charming family back to Columbus. Thomasville Times: We learn, from a gentleman who resides in Colquitt coun ty, that the bounds are taking advantage of the busy season with their crops, to pJy their sheep killing propensities. A good wholesome dog law would check tlie evil. If the next legislature does not pass one, it will not do its duty. From the Savannah News we learn that there was a fracas in Yamacraw, and a negro by the name of Sam Scott was con siderably carved by Jacob Wilson, of the same color. The new steamboat line between Sa vannah and Augusta is now considered as a fixed fact. The News records two accidents and the loss of two fingers by the careless han dling of shooting irons. Miss Louise Clarke, the elocution ist, is to have a benefit on the evening of the 17th of June, under the auspices of the Ford Linatcurs. Tiiomasvii.le Times: A colored wo man, who cooks for R. G. Mitchell, Esq., ■was prostrated by a stroke of lightning, during the storm on Saturday. The fam ily also felt the shock. Madison Madisonian: The white Re publicans of Georgia wish to coalesce witli the Independent Democrats, and adopt the following as their motto: “Naught’s a naught, Figger’s a figger; All for de white man, Nnffin for de nigger.” Our colored friends can profit by tbis information if they will, if not they can continue to do the voting, and let their white masters appropriate all the sugar. Atlanta Post: We Lave heard it hinted that Hon. A. H. Stephens might be awarded the second place oh the Grant ticket. Of course he would not accept, hut ifbe should what a fall there would bo my countryman? From the vice- presidency of the Southern Confederacy to prime minister of the Empire. Eatontox Messenger: We do not be lieve from the evidence that there was any trade made between Brown, Colquitt and Gordon, in the recent resignation of the latter, and the appointment of the first by the governor to the United States Senate. An understanding between them does not amount to a financial transaction. It was Gordon’s right to resign, Colquitt’s duty to appoint an able successor, and Brown’s privilege to accept. No, there was no trade for money or ]>osition. Gordon is too pure, Colquitt too conscientious and Brown too particular for the trio to con summate such an act of unwise diplomacy Monroe Advertiser: The healthy financial condition of Georgia is the won der of the wole country. Tlie Stats was devastated by war and tlie people plun dered by carpet-baggers and scallawags, yet the State’s debt is small and her bonds have a value in market equaled by scarce ly any State in the Union. For this happy state of affairs, much credit is due Governor Colquitt and the last Legisla ture. It is admitted, however, that tlie constitutional convention of 1877 reduced expenditures to tlie minimum, provided a system of taxation and revenue that gave tlie credit of the State a position from which there has been no retrograde. There is one man who aided largely in shaping these measures, to whom proper praise has not been awarded. We refer to to Hon. J. Simmons. As chairman of tlie finance committee of the Convention, he made an elaborate report, regulating the system of taxation and revenue and fixing rules for the issuance of bonds and providing for the payment of the debt of tii- State. It was a remarkable fact that tbis report was adopted by the. conven tion without change or altercation. The work he did was, according to the views of the numbers of the convention, perfect and the financial history of the State since that proves that the work was well doner According to the Fort Valley Adver tiser, Justice Maddox has developed a new ending to the marriage ceremony. In liis last effort he closed up with the following: Go forth, multiply and replenish the earth, and may tLe Lord have mercy on your souls.” Savannah News: The American Un ion Ethiopian Association are making ar- of a?<*. tend the daughter Johnson, was visiting Mr. Cox’s family, and in attempting to kindle the fire with kerosene oil, the can containing abo.it ployment at good wages car. be obtained on almost eveix farm. The large crop of cotton planted will give permanent em- ©nogalionof oil caught on fire and ex- ployment to ail who want work. We think we could safely say that one hun dred hands can find prompt paying em ployers here in forty-eight hours. There is no excuse for anybody who is able to work to be idle. Davisboro News: Sirs. David James, step-mother of J. H. Janies, of Atlanta, after a long and painful illness, died last Thursday, at her residence six miles from this place. Arlington Advance: We were shown a field of com, (a small one we mean,) a few days since, belonging to Dr. B. R. Doslor, which excels anything we have seen this season, some stalks measuring a fraction less than twenty feet and having from six to eight shoots on them. The doctor, besides being a number one phy sician, is some on raising com and oats. Under the head of “personal men tion," the Lumpkin Independent has this to say about some wandering Maccnites: Rev. J. W. Burke, presiding elder of the Americus district, and assistant editor of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, paid the Independent office several pleasant calls this week. Rev. Atticus G. Haygood, president of Emory College, and editor of the IFes- leyan Advocate, favored us with a visit yesterday morning. Dr. Haygood is a most pleasant gentleman, a finished schol ar and educator, and is one of the best pulpit orators in the Methodist confer ence. Messrs. H. E. Oliver, Seymour Rogers and George H. Plant, all of Macon, took in onr little town on their pilgrimage through this section of country. The trio is composed of three as clever gentlemen as ever clutched a grip-sack, and the houses they represer.t are staunch, first- class in every particular, and are presided over by the very best business men of Macon. We are always glad to welcome such gentlemen to our town. Columbus Times: Many of our read ers will leam with much regret of the death of Dr. J. W. Pitts, w hich sad occur rence took place at his residence last night about 9 o’clock. It will be remem bered that several weeks ago Dr. Pitts was engaged in a post mortem examina tion and was poisoned by the virus of the dead body. For weeks liis life liung upon a thread, as it were, but he finally recov ered, and was able to go upon the streets, and his friends hoped that he had entirely recovered from its effects, but their hopes were soon to be blighted. He was taken with a relapse last Wednesday, and at niglit bad a chill, which was followed by chills forseveral successive days. He suf fered a great deal until last night about 0 o’clock when death released him from all pain. The Talbotton Degister says; Don’t be too hasty. While we dc not question the sincerity of the press in their denuncia tion of fraud and political corruption, we think it would be better to weigh well tlie evidence that is supposed to exist against any public man before transfixing such a one with the dart of barbed criti cism. It has been rightly said that there are always two sides to a question. It is well to know botli sides before making up a verdict, which is to formulate opin ion in its estimate of public men and their acts. It is an easy matter for the people to grow angry at an invasion of their rights, or a forfeiture of their tmsts, and in their eagerness to condemn they arc liable to affix blame where it should not always properly attach. A ten year-old boy on last Sunday, in Griffin, during church hours, stole a horse and buggy belonging to Mr. John Wil liams, who was in the church, ana the lit tle rascal was only captured by the buggy overturning. Augusta News: The excursion to New York will be the biggest thing in the way of an excursion that has come off since the centennial year. The Eutaws give an ex tended notice to-day in our advertising columns of their intended excursion to New York which comes off on July 1st, to which attention is called. Fare for the round trip only $25. Savannah News: There are at pres ent three vessels discharging cargoes of steel rail at the wharves of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway,to-wit: The bark Frey, brig Atlanta aud barkeutine Steen from Rotterdam. This iron is being placed in the bonded warehouse, recently erected by the company, and comprises about 1300 tons. It is understood that the rails are for tlie proposed railroad to Way- cross, and other purchases are expected. Some definite action will be taken proba bly tlie present month, after tlie decision by the United States Court in regard to the railroad commission. Hinesvili.e Gazette: We are pained to chronicle the death of Mrs. Annie Dan iel, the wife of Mr. C. D. Daniel, near Taylor’s creek, which sad event occurred last Tuesday evening after a very short illness. She was an estimable lady, and her death is an irreparable loss to her hus band, four little children and many rela tives and friends. Augusta Chronicle: On Tuesday evening last R. W. Taylor, deputy col lector, and Col. Dick Taylor, returned from a raid among the illicit distillers. They had ample testimony of their bold work in the shape of two large copper stills. These two gentlemen, with no one accompanying them, destroyed two large distilleries in full blast, three thousand gallons of beer, forty gallons of singlings, five gallons of v/liisky and twenty-four beer stands. Mr. R. W. Taylor is ono of the boldest, most active and vigilaut depu ties in the service. Gen. Gordon has been invited.t j ad dress the citizens of Albany at an early day. Albany Advertiser: One of Dougher ty’s best fanners told tis to-day, that after having gone over tlie better portion of this county and Lee, he finds the crop3 have more grass in them than he has seen for a number of years. At the same time, however, they are better than for a num ber of years, where they have been at all attended to. Rome Tribune: The boarding-houses and hotels in Rome are full to overflow ing, and it is a hard matter for summer visitors to get a place to board. The Columbus Times, of the 1st in stant, says: Yesterday about 1 o’clock Mr. Upshaw, who was boarding with Mr. J. C. Harris, his brothor-in-law, diessed himself in a suit of conventional black, which he had purchased for the purpose of a wedding suit, and binding a towel around liis neck to keep the blood from soiling bis clotbei, he put a blanket on the bed, and taking a pistol, a single barrel, forty-one calibre derringer, lie placed it against his right temple and {lulled the trigger, discharging the ball, which passed directly through Ins head. He lin gered until near four o’clock, when he died. Mr. Upshaw was about forty-five years of age, and came hero about fire years ago. He was born iu Elbert county, Georgia, and came from Southwest Geor gia to this city. He was engaged in busi ness as general agent for the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company up to a short time since. He had many friends in this section and other places, who will hear with sorrow of his sad end. He was a clever gentleman, and possessed many noble traits of character. Augusta News: This is about the proper analysis of the whole affair: Gen. Gordon had’ a perfect right to rcsigD, Gov. Colquitt had the undoubted right to ap point whom he pleased as liis successor, and Joe Brown is not to be blamed for accepting the situation. Now, what is tlie use of saying anything more on the subject? This is a freo country. Talbotton Degister: Ex-Governor Smith and Hon. O. A. Bacon are likely to be delegates at large from the State to toe Cincinnati convention. It is rumored around Washington that Ben Hill would like to be gratified in this respect. Ben is always ready to take anything that Is good. Griffin News: Tlie, politicians who are vilifying Gor. Colquitt will find it very hard to make the honest, observing, thinking people of Georgia believe he is a corrupt man, without proof that is clear, definite and unmistakable to sustain the charge. i Athens Danner: It is reported, with out any contradiction so far as we know, that Victor Newcomb has purchased the controlling interest in the State road lease. It this be true, to what extent, we would like to ask, has he become inteiested in Georgia affairs? Americub Recorder: Macon County Fair:—The enterprising citizens of our neighboring county are” moving in the matter of their fair, which comes off be tween the 20th and 25th of July. The adjoining counties are earnestly asked to take part. We trust Sumpter and the Americus merchants will be well fepre sented both in number and articles on ex hibition. W. H. Reese, the secretary, or Major J. D. Frederick, president, will gladly furnish any needed information THE PRINCE IMPERIAL HOT AT ALL RETICENT. Col. Fred Grant’s Opinion or Ills Until er’s Chances In the Convention. Yesterday morning Col. Fred Grant called upon “Long” Jones at the Grand Pacific to have a sort of a chat with him of a friendly political character. “Long 51 Jones took the colonel into his confidence and told. him that he had eggaged the present quarters for the State committee at this time, predicting that the National convention would be held in Chicago, and that Grant would be nominated. This prophecy, he believed, would be fulfilled. It was but a step across the hall to room 0, where the Sherman headquarters are established. Ex-Governor Dennison was sitting there, and Col. Fred Grant walked in. After courtesies had been exchanged, Mr. Dennison asked the news. “Oh, father will be nominated on first ballot.” “Is that so?” said Sir. Dennison. “There is no doubt about it,” replied Colonel Grant. “Father already has enough to nominate liim.”, “I see you are getting everything,” said ex-Goveruor Dennison. “You got Colo rado yesterday.” “Oh, yes,” replied the colonel; “but we have already got enough without Col orado.’ 1 “You would rather have it than not?” interrupted the Tribune representative, “Yes,” replied Colonel Giant, “of course; but father has got a sure thing. Father lias already 410 voles, and if tlie unit rule is broken he is sure of 450 votes in the convention.” Ex-Governor Dennison—Then there is no use of onr coming here. We might as well go home. Colonel Grant—“Oh no; we want you here to help make the nomination unani mous. Ex-Governor Dennison—I find that newspaper figures are not always reliable. You have to find the politicians in order to get the news. Colonel Crant—I am now in favor of breaking the unit rule in the convention. If the unit rule is broken, I know that father will get ten delegates from Califor nia and several from Iowa and other places. Ex-Gov. Dennison—Then yon favor the breaking of the unit rule ? Col. Grant—Outside of the convention I would favor the breaking of the unit rule, but if I were a delegate I would be opposed to it. Ex-Gov. Dennison—I should think if you could gain so many votes you would want the unit rule broken. Col. Grant—No. I think the States should vote as a unit. Ex-Gov. Dennison—How do you know that you would gain ten votes from Cali fornia. Col. Grant—Because I have been told so by our friends there. I know it is so. Ex-Gov. Dennison—And yet you favor the unit rule ? Col. Grant—As a delegate to the con vention I would favor it. Ex-Gov. Dennison—That has been the Democratic rule. It is the broadest phase of the State rights question, anil one that I have battled against since 1835. Col. Grant—That’s all right, but I be lieve in tlie unit rule. Ex-Gov. Dennison—You wii’ support tbe nominee of the Chicago convention ? Col. Grant—That depends upon who is nominated. We might support some of them, but Blaine, I know, we wouldn’t He had no business to come into this State and make tbe fight lie did. Tlie Tribune representative ventured tbis remark to ex-Gov. Dennison: “Will Secretary Sherman accept the vice presi dency on a ticket with Gen. Grant?” Ex-Gov. Dennison—Secretary Sher man will accept tbe presidency or noth ing. Mr. Sherman would not take the vice presidency if it were by the vote of the national convention without a dis senting voice. Col. Grant—Then he’ll get nothing. There was some further talk, but it was merely a repetition of the above. Colonel Grant further said: “My father will be nominated, and lie will be elected. There is no doubt about that. The opposition to him to-day is not nearly so great as it was in 1872.”—Chicago Tribune. Farm Work for June. In our first issue for May we likened the farmer’s operations to those of a mili tary campaign, aud indicated that month as witnessing the beginning of “field” op erations for the season. Dropping tlie fig ure, June finds them still in the midst of tlie arduous labors of tlie farm, with hard ly a moment lor relaxation “under the shade of the trees.” Besides the regular and somewhat monotonous work of kill ing grass nod stirring the soil, one of the most important accessories to futnre crops and which should not be forgotten or neg lected, is that of sowing peas on stubble. We have no doubt that it is more profit able to sow cur wheat and oat fields in peas than to use them as summer pas tures; and some go farther and urge that it is even better to let them spring up in grass and weeds than to pasture with stock. Advantage should be taken of seasons as they occur, to put in a large area; and to this end tlie work of cultivating the crops of corn and cotton should be kept well up, so that a few days devoted to sowing peas will not result iu injury to the former. The speckled pea is generally preferred for the purpose, as they will grow more luxuriantly on poor land, aud are more easily turned under if desired. MILLET. Planting of cat-tail and German millet may be made throughout the month, the former for grecu feeding and the latter for making hay. To succeed well with either the soil must be rich and well pre pared. POTATO VINES—TURNIPS. Continue to plant vines whenever a suitable season occurs, occupying every available spot of ground. There is little danger of producing too many potatoes, as they are excellent for both stock and fat tening hogs, and good for all other ani mals, not excepting the genus homo. Southern fanners do not appreciate the sweet potato a3 they ought. In trying to adopt the general princi ples and practice which underlie tlie suc cess of the Northern and English farmers, we are apt to overlook the advantages we possess both in climate and products, and endeavor to follow them in those details which are only the result of tlieir climatic necessities. For instance, sonic farmers try to make turnips a successful food crop for cows and sheep, because it has such a prominent place in F.nglisli stock-feeding, anil overlook the humble sweet potato, which is superior in every respect. It is very well to have a patch or two of turnips for use as a kitchen vegetable, the smplus being fed to milcli cows. Now is the time to commence preparing tlie ground by deep plowings—often repeated —if you would succeed in raising turnips —Christian Index. WaqhinfrUn. Washington, June 2.—The House committee on ways and means will to morrow discuss the adjournment ques tion, and it is understood will adopt, a' concurrent resolution for the adjournment of Congress on the 10th of June. ’Tis not believed, however, that adjournment can be effected before the 15th. Mr. Maynard’s nomination was con firmed by the Senate by a very decisive vote. The comparatively few negative votes were cast by Democratic Senators. The points of debate were identical with those of the speeches made when tbis nomination was first considered last Fri day. —There is news among the telegrams that will cause a smile of content to beam all ajoug the Central liaq, The Earn. WHITEWASH. A good whitewash for cellars, out-build ings and fences, may be prepared as fol lows : Put half a bushel of lime in a clean, water-tight barrel, and pour over it boiling water enough to cover it four or five inches deep, stirring it briskly until the lime is thoroughly slaked. After the slaking is completed add water gradually, stirring it well until thin enough to use; then add a pound of salt and two pounds of sulplate of zinc. This will cause the wash to harden well and prevent it from cracking or rubbing off. Almost any de sired shade of color may be given it by adding different and inexpensive pigments. Yellow oclire will give shades ranging from a delicate cream color to yellow, ac cording to the quantity employed. Lamp black produces shades from gray to lead color. A good stone color may be ob tained by adding two pounds of lamp black and four pounds of raw umber to the quantity of wash made by the above recipe. UPLAND RICE. The interest manifested in regard to a more extensive culture of rice ou uplands, is being agitated all over the South, 4nd the results thus far gathered give promise of a sure and certain return for an intelli gent management of the crop. It is not too late yet to plant this crop, in fact the rice may be planted as late as the middle of June with almost the surety of a bountiful harvest. The agricultural department at Wash ington lias been making inquiries and we furnish below some of the answers furn ished by those who have had experience in the matter, both in regard to soil best adapted and mode of cultivation. Sandy Soil.—Tbos. A. Beatty, of Lake Swamp, says, as to raising rice on liigb or upland, it is quite common. Tbe gold rice or white hull does well. There is a cer tain kind of soil, however, on which it does best, aud that is a level, sandy soil inclined to moisture. On such land I have known the yield of rice to be three bush els to one of corn from the same field. Sandy Loam.—Major St. Paul, Mobile, Ala., planted rice on level upland, a sandy loam free from gravel, with a clay subsoil at a depth of eight or fifteen inches. The land being in imperfect condition audfull of roots anil clods, he made drills nearly four feet apart instead of fifteen to eighteen inches, which would have been, the proper distance with soil sufficiently friable. The product of clean rice amounted to over fourbarrels per acre of fine quality, valued at $20 per barrel, and the straw to over one ton per acre, worth $25, making a total of $105 per acre. Stiff Clay Upland.—J. A. Brown of Talladega county, Ala., reports that he tried rice upon stiff clay upland, and found the production to surpass expectation. On a piece of ground, sixty feet by twenty, he raised twelve bushels of rice without ex tra cultivation beyond drawing a furrow, dropping the seed, and keeping down tbe weeds. Old Fields.—A resident of W.-.ltbour- ville, Ga., reports that he selected six acres of an old field wliich bad been in broom sedge aud weeds for ten years, plowed it thoroughly, and on tbe 20th of March planted it to cotton. This being cut off by insects about tbe middle of April, plowed tlie land again, and planted in rice of tbe common golden variety, at distances of two and a half feet in rows, two and a half feet apart. Three weeks afterwards ran a scooter on the beds close to the rice, stirriug aud loosening the soil so that tlie roots could strike deep. May 20th, the crop received a good hoeing, and the field was again plowed June 13th, and a slight hoeing was given July 18th. The crop was harvested at the close of Septem ber, yielding 171 bushels of clean rice, netting $1.15 per bushel, or a total of $195.Go. Deducting S47.50, tbe cost of growing and cleaning, and there was a net return of $149.15, or $24.86 per acre, not including the value of the straw. Tlie Hinesville Gazette, «of Georgia, says that the farmers of that section last year made $S7 net profit per acre on rice raised on piney laud without fertilization. In upper Georgia, in Chattahoochee valley 1,000 feet above sea level, right at the foot of the mountains, rice is successfully raised as a crop. The Cliarlotte (N. C.) Democrat adds, that there are numerous varieties of rice, yet in practical agricul ture they resolve themselves into but two kinds, the upland or “mountain rice” and tlie lowland or tlie “aquatic rice.” The yield is about the same, but the expense of cultivating the lowland or aquatic rice is something less. It is this last variety that is mostly cultivated in the Southern States, and the average yield is fifteen bar rels of rough rice, or nine barrels of clean merchantable rice to the acre. Upland rice culture is gaining much attention from some cultivators in Florida. Quaint Epitaphs.—The two wives of Thomas Sexton are buried in a church yard near Newmarket. Upon the stone over the grave of the first one is the fol lowing: « Here lies the body of Sarah Sexton— She was a wife thgt never vexed one. I can’t say so much for the one at the next stone. Iu the cemetery of the Old Grey Friars, Edinburg, we find: Here snug in the grave my wife doth lie, Now she is at rest and so am I. Here is another: Here lies my dear wife, a sad slattern and shrew, If I said I regretted her I should lie too. On a tombstone in Gy ford: Here deep in tbe dust, The old moldy crust Of Nell Bachelor lately shoven; Whoxu killed in the arts Of pies, puddings and tarts, Aiid knew every use of the oven. When she had lived long enough She made her last puff— A puff by her husband much praised— • Now here she doth lie And makes a dirt pie In hope that her crust may be raised. But these arc rather unjust toward the fair sex. Let us look for something mere truthful. Wc find it in St. Michael’s Churchyard, Coventry: She was— But words are wanting To say what. Look what a wife should be, And she was that. In memory of Katherine Gray, who kept a pottery shop at Chester: Beneath this stone lies' old Katherine Gray, Changed from a busy life to lifeless clay; By earth and clay she got her pelf, But now is turned to eaith lierself. Ye weeping friends, let me advise, Abate your grief and dry your eyes, For what avails a flood of tears ? Wf>o knows but in a run of years, In some tall pitcher or broad pau She in her shop may be again ? Foreign. London, June 2.—Sir John Lubbok (Liberal), has been elected member of Parliament for London University, with out opposition. Calcutta, June 2.—Four companies of British troops have received orders to be in readiness to take up a position for tbe protection of the frontier of British Bur- mah. London, June 2 M. Leon Say, French ambassador to England, at the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Mansion House last night, said he considered his mission in some sort completed, as he felt sure England aud France would renew shortly, with liberal improvement, the commercial treaty of I860. London, June 2.—a Berlin dispatch to the Globe tbis evening, says: The pre liminaries for a supplementary conference in this city have been arranged. Prince Bismarck will shortly go to Kissingen. St. Petersburg advices state tliat the death of the Empress of Russia is immi nent. London, June 2.—A telegram refer- ing to the famine in Kurdistan states that 400,000 persons must be fed for two months if they are to be kept alive. The telegipm implores money to purchase the graiu which is still in store at Mousli. One hundred and thirty-eight persons have died of starvation' at Baspkeh. Twenty-six villages are utterly destitute. One hundred aud seven persons have died of starvation at Alashgard. The captain of a vessel which has ar rived at Queenstown from Dcmarara, re ports that on the 30th of April, in latitude 30. and longitude 60 west, he passed a raft which had apparently been made on board a man-of-war, or first-class steamer, as it was bolted together, uot lashed, and that two days afterwards he saw several corpses. The newspapers here are inclined to connect the raft, seen on the 30th of April by tbe captain of a vessel from Dcm arara, with the missing training ship, Atalanta. The Press Association says another vessel saw the same raft, and two corpses dressed as seamen in the navy. News Items. Savannah, June 2.—Tlie Georgia Central railroad to-day declared a semi annual dividend of 3 per cent. Montgomery,-June 2.—The Demo cratic State convention met here to-day. So far the business transacted is tbe re- nomination, by acclamation, of R. W. Cobb for governor, with W. W. Screws for secretary of state, H. C. Tompkins for attorney general and I. H. Vincent for treasurer. The convention nominated the present beucli of Supreme Court judges, Chief Justice Brickell and Associate Justices Stone and Manning. An adjournment was taken until ten o’clock to-morrow, when the State ticket will be completed and the electoral ticket and delegates to Cincinnati chosen. Norfolk. Va., June 2.—William W. Selby, mate of the schooner Mignonette, from Georgetown to Richmond, has ar rived here,' and reports that Capt. William W. Frank and the cook of tlie vessel were murdered on James river Monday night by one of tlie crew, a negro named Thomp son. Selby was also attacked, and badly wounded, but concealed himself in the cabin, and escaped. After attempting to bum the vessel, the murderers took a boat and went ashore. Boston, June 2.—The race between Ross aud Johnson has been declared off. After the.one-sided race yesterday, both men met in the evening and indulged in mutual knockdowns, and both to-day asked to be allowed to withdraw their stakes, which the referee granted. The police had to be called to stop the encoun ter. New Orleans, La., June 2.—Sunday Blount in Twiggs—How the People Talk—Crops and News. Twiggs County, June 1,1880. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: We admire the stand which you take for Col. Blount, our present representative in Congress. With the exception of a few prominent politicians, he is a universal favorite witli us. It would be utter igno rance in us not to recognize the merits of the man, and the basest ingratitude not to appreciate the good he has done for us since his stay in Congress. Thu men who oppose him tell us he is a mediocre man—that he came upon the arena of politics in a day of small men, when a “big man” would not sacrifice himself. Tbis may he true, but if he came into office as a small man, he has developed into a statesman, of whom not only his district may feel proud, but the entire South; and if he was willing to sacrifice himself for us in the hour of our political gloom aud humiliation, we should honor him the more for it, and should not now sacrifice him upon the altar of the ambition of those big men, who were so loth to sacrifice them selves for us in those dark days, I think I speak the sentiments of nine-tenths of the people of the county; nevertheless there are some presumptuous enough to opposethe triumphant career of Col.15. Rumor now sajs tbis county will iuruisli a Radical candidate for Congress, in the person of Rev. F. D. Wimberly. County politics are booming just now. I hearof about a dozen patriotic citizens who are thirsting for an opportuity to serve their country in the capacity of rep resentative in the State legislature. Would it not be a good idea to increase the number of our representatives lor the benefit of these thirsty fellows? It is a question which interests our people most at present, politics or crops. This is nat ural, for without crops they can live, hut without politics they cannot. The crop prospect is uot so bright as we could wish it. Com is looking very prom ising but cotton is very backward. Several deaths have occurred in the county within the last four weeks, one of which was that of Mr. William Crocker, who died in Jeffersonville on the 29th ult. He was always regarded as an honest, upright man, and died regretted and loved by all who have known him. He was buried by the Marion and Liberty Hill Lodges with all the honors of the Masonic fraternity. Cassino. Proceedings of tho Democratic Mass Meeting Yesterday. At the appointed hour (12 H.) a large and highly respectable gathering of tbe Democracy of Bibb county assembled in the court house during the recess in the sessions of the Superior Court, and or ganized, on motion of Mr. W. Dessau, by calling non. Samuel Hall to the chair. Mr. Hall, upon taking his seat, made a graceful little speech returning thanks to his fellow citizens for the honor con ferred. He said the object of the assem blage was well known to all. It was simply to elect delegates to represent Bibb county in the S ate Democratic conven tion, to be held in Atlanta on the 9th in stant, for the purpose of sending Geor gia’s quota of representative citizens to Cincinnati to proclaim her views and in dicate her choice in the nomination of the men who will bear aloft tbe standards of the party in the momentous Presidential campaign which is just opening. The speatcer declared that the only strife be fore us now was who shall be foremost in the woi k of maintaining and preserving the rights and liberties of the people. When it was announced that the meet ing was ready for business, Hon. R. A. Nisbet moved tliat a committee of five be . ,. , . „ , - .appointed by the chair to select twenty night, during the absence of Mr. Nelse delegates to represent Bibb county in tbe from his home near Bremer, George Wil- gt it0 convention in Atlanta on the 9tli in- son, a colored laborer, entered tlie house,' 3- ltl t_ Pending tbe consideration of this knocked Mrs. Nelse. and her mother-in- law senseless with a hatchet, robbed the house of $150 in silver and other valua bles, and left on Monday morning’s train, Mr. Nelse returned on Tuesday’, finding the women in a helpless and almost dying condition, their recovery being doubtful, Efforts are being made to arrest the crim- ual. The New Tork Stock Market. New York, June 2.—In the stock ex change, speculation was firm to-day in tbe early dealings, aud an advance of £ to 1-J per cent, took place, which was, however, soon followed by a reaction of J to 1§ per cent., New Jersey Central leading tlie up ward and Western Union the downward movemeHt. After midday the market be came strong agaiu, and prices advanced J to 4J per cent., Louisville and Nashville, the coal stocks, Pacific Mail, Erie, West ern Union, Lake Shore and the Grangers being prominent in the improvement. At the close these was a eaction of gto | per per cent. Transactions aggregated 340,- 000 shares. Attempted Suicide. New York, June 2.—-Col. Lapazette F. Berch, of Nashville, Tennessee, was found in his room at the Fremont House to-day suffering from the effects of chloro form. His recovery is extremely doubt ful. It is thought the drug was taken with a suicidal intent. A Great Lockout. New York, June 2.—A Pittsbuig, Pa., special says the iron mills of western Pennsylvania arc generally dosed to-day, in consequence of a lockout which begin this morning. The agreement between the masters and wen expired June 1st, and the failure of the former to concede the advance demanded for puddling, caused the shut-down. The total num ber of laborers thus thrown out of em ployment, including miners, will not fall far short of 2,500. American Medical Association. New York, June 2.—At the annual meeting of the American Medical Associa tion to-day, Dr. Albert L. Gibson, medi cal director of the United States navy, made application for admission of-raed- lcal doctors of the United States navy. Opposition was made to their admission on the ground that anonymous charges were made against them of a serious character; and tbe chairman stated that the judiciary committee had the matter before them. Dr. Dross, of Philadelphia, made a motion that they be admitted, which were almost unanimously adopted. The report on the State medical socie ties was read by Dr. Ross. Or the sub ject at public hygiene it was unanimously resolved that the present organization of tbe national board of health is entirely satifactory. —A balloon was recently sent up from Lille, France, containing two occupants, who had several very narrow escapes be fore they again alighted on terra Anna. A heavy wind was blowing at the time, and on tbe balloon reaching an altitude of 1,- 900 metres the cold air condensed the gas and caused the balloon to descend with fearful rapidity. Carried along by the wind, it struck violently against a’tree, throwing out one of the occnpants, who only saved'his life by clinging to the ropes of the balloon and swinging himself into the car again. The anchor was thrown out, but the speed at which the balloon wa3 travelling broke it off as soon as it caught in a tree. The balloon then start ed off at a furious pace, impelled by the gale, and, in crossing a railway, narrowly escaped being cut in two by the telegraph wires. At last, after completing a dis tance of four and a half miles in five minutes, the stump of the anchor caught in the brandies of a tree, the balloon came to a sudden stop and bust, and tbe two aeronauts were thrown down with the car, which fortunately lodged in a tree. Some peasants soon arrived and extricated the unfortunate travelers, who were not injured by their dangerous voy age. Wesleyan Female College. We have received from J. W. Burke & Co., publishers, the annual catalogue of tho Wesleyan Female College, an elegant ly gotten up pamphlet of forty pages, by which it may be seen that this fiue old in stitution is in a most flourishing condition. Appended to the catalogue is a brief his tory of the college aud its changes. Tlie season of 1879-80 shows in the Sen ior class 36, Junior 55, sophomore 40, Sec ond 20, and Preparatory, 31 pupils, with ten specials. » There is much to iuterest in the cata logue. Besides the course of study and arrangements of the classes, the changes in names of the young ladies who have graduated, are kept up with as nearly - as possible, as well as a record of deaths. The class of 1879 remains intact, having not yet been broken by death or marriage, In the class of 1878 there have been eight marriages, but no deaths. In the class of 1877, four marriages and one death. In the class of 1876, seventeen marriages and no deaths. The exercises of commencement this season begin on the evening of the 10th of June, on which occasion will occur the biennial celebration of the Adelphian Society. A CARD. To *11» bo ire luffenng from thi irron ut inttUcni lots ol jouih, nervous weakness, early decay, o»s of manhood, etc., l will send a recipe th«t will cure you. FRBB OF CBARQH. Tbia irrtat remedy waa dti'-cireret by a miuionary in noutn Amerina. Send a aelf-sdiirsited envelope to the Btv. JoiOi'b T. Inman, Station D, New York OJty. *nfl4 deedawly resolution Mi. E. A. Ross was appoint ed secretary of the meeting and took his seat.. After a few remarks from Mr. Nelson on a subject not gennain to tlie queston under discussion, Mr. Nisoet’s resolution was adopted, and tbe chair named Hon. R. A. Nisbet, Isaac Hardeman, H. J. Pe ters, W. Dessau and W. H. Ross, tbe committee of live to retire and designate tbe names of twenty fit delegates to repre sent Bibb in tbe approaching convention. After a brief interval tlie above commit tee returned and reported the following twenty gentlemen as delegates to the State convention : A. O. Bacon, G. W. Gustin, R. W. Pat terson, W. Dessau, J. H. Campbell, A. P. Whittle, S. H. Jemison, B. C. Smith, A. W. Gibson, J. F. Hanson, N. M. Hodg kins, A. M. Lockett, W. R. Phillips, J. A. McManus, C. C. Wilder, C. D. Findlay, B. T. Ray, Hugh McKervv, J. H. Hall, E. Witkowski. Feuding a motion to adjourn, Mr. T. U. Connor moved to publish tlie proceedings of the meeting in the several papers of the city. Adopted. The meeting then adjourned sine die. After Fifty-five Years. Every few days Atlanta is capturing an other valuable citizen. Only a short time ago Mayor Huff, of Macon came to At lanta and leased the Markham House for a long term of years with the view of mak ing this city his future home. Again Ma con furnishes Atlanta with another valua ble citizen in tbe person of Mr. E. E. Brown, who came to Atlanta recently on a visit, anil who lias become so pleased with the prosperity of the Gate City that he has made up his mind to reside here the remainder of his life, which we hope will be many years to come. Mr. Brown leaves Macon after a residence in that city of thirty-five years. Ho was considered one of its most enterprising citizens, and it is with regret that his many friends in tbe Central City part with him. He was for many years.the proprietor of the celebrated Brown House, in Macon, which had the reputa.ion of being one of the very best hotels in tbe South. Mr. Brown intends iu a few days to purchase a comforrtable home for himself and fam ily. For the present he is a guest of the Markham, where he will doubtless be glad to meet some of the leading citizens of Atlanta, who are ever glad to welcome such valuable acquaintances to the citizen ship of tbe Gate City.—Atlanta Daily Constitution. We heartily endorse everything in the above, complimentary to our friend, Mr. E. E. Brown. Coming to Macon when both himself and the city were young in years, he gallantly locked arm3 with her, and until old age rendered him unfit for ser vice, helped her over the stony places of half a century to the best of his ability. Mr. Brown began business a3 a hotel keeper at tbe comer of Walnut street and Bridge Row, the low yellow building re maining to this day. As the city grew, larger hotels were required, and the Brown House sprang into existence, to fall a victim to the flames and be suc ceeded by the present structure. Mr. Brown has left his good works with us, and the city will not forget him. Ex-Senator Gordon, who was here a few days this week, and left yesterday morning, says tho New York Mail, was asked by a prominent citizen whether the Southern delegations to Cincinnati might not he led to support Bayard, from a sense of gratitude for his services. He replied that gratitude would not enter in to consideration at all. If so, he might have “claims” himself, for be bad not only spoken but fought for the South. But the Southern Democrats were determined to wiu and could not afford to risk defeat on Bayard nor to deserve it by supporting Tilden. Sow, Sew ami So. Sow, sow, sow. So the fanners sow ! Busy, busy, all the day, While the children are at play Stowing, stowing close away o wiieat and lye iu bed, So the children may be fed, So, so, so. Sew, sew, saw, So the mothers sew 1 Busy, busy, all the day, Wliile the children are at play, Sewing, sewing fast away So thechildreu might have frocks Trow sers, coats and pretty socks. So, so, so. " m Sow, sew, so, So they sow and sew; S, and O, and W, This is what the farmers do; Put an E in place of O, This is how the mothers sew— So they sow and sew for you, So without tlie W, So, so, so. —Rosa Graham, in St. Nicholas for January. “Well, I’m glad my house-cleaning is over,” said Mrs. Brown with a sigh of thankfulness. “It must be a relief,” ob served Mrs. Smith who was calling. “But then, how soon you will need to go through it all again.” Ifshe handn’t look ed around in a critical maimer all would have been well. That call will never be returned. DENTISTRY. II. UARFIELU, X>. D.8, HO. 9i MULBERRY STBBJ&T, *S_OSce heart, s a. a. to 8 p. m. teMJdav —Hot as the weather has been this week, says the New York Sun, it has not been so hot at its hottest as will be the indignation, already kindling, against the third-term ring. —It is thought that Keene, the. New York speculator, has already nearly doubled the $5,000,000 he brought with him from California. —Chattanooga Times: All the saw mills along the South and North Alabama railroad are kept busy supplying orders for lumber. Large qnantities of this lum ber are shipped to Northern markets. —“Ladies and gentlemen,” said an Irish manager to his audience of three, “as there is uobody here, I’ll dismiss you all. The performance of this night will not be performed, but will be repeated to morrow evening.” The Army Worm in Knox County. The Knoxville Tribune says: Reports from various parts of the county represent the army worm as sweeping every green thing that it touches. Some of our farm ers are ditching in order to arrest its pro gress, and others are turning their hogs in on them. • —Both houses of the New York Legis lature have passed the bill enabling the New York world’s fair commission to ac quire lands for exhibition purposes. It gives the commission all the power needed to lease or purchase private property, and is an important step in the process of com pleting the business organization of the exhibition enterprise. Crops in Alabama.—Fanners who were in the city on Saturday, sajs the Montgomery Advertiser, complain that there has been too. much rain, and that unless the rain ceases, the crops will suf fer very greatly from grass. Some far mers also complain of a scarcity of labor and offer unusually good wages for la borers for the next two months. —The Queen of Sweden has for several years suffered from heart-disease, and it was hoped that the treatment by electrici ty which she underwent at Heidelberg bad resulted in a permanent pure. But a few months ago a ruffian sent her a letter in which he threatened to assassinate the Crown Prince Gustaf, unless he was “tip ped.” The shock undid all the good done by the cure, and the Queen is now so weak that only the slightest hopes of he- recovery are entertained at Stockholm. ’*■ -The Brighton and South Sea Com pany have revived the project of supply ing London with sea water. Engineers have shown over and over again that the thing is feasible, and statisticians have proved it would be profitable. Seeing that the estimated cost will be sixpence per gallon, the eau de mer will clearly he within the limit of luxury. The idea of the promoters is to establish little bathing places and imitation seasides, uot only in suburban haunts, hut even in the back yard of the private citizen, with a salt wa ter bank, a few loads of sea sand to form a margin of strand, a camp stool, and umbrella. —If the Chicago convention, says the Herald, by loul means or fair, choose to present tlie third term issue for the decis ion of the country we have ceased to have any objection. ; It will be a costly experi ment for the Republican party, but that party is the proper guardian of its own interests. It is desirable that the people have an opportunity to vote on the dan gerous question which has been raised. A decision of this portentous question is more important than the success or exist ence of any political party. If the Re publican national convention stakes its fortunes on tbe violation of a sacred na tional tradition it must abide the conse quences. Since the question has been so formidably raised it is desirable that it be brought to au early aud final adjudication before the great tribunal of the American people. A Raid on Western Union.—The World says Western Union Telegraph stock declined to 90 on Saturday on a re port in Wall street that the executive committee of the company had deter mined to reduce rates at all points, to date from June 1. President Green said that there was no truth in the rumor except that a special committee, of which he was a member, was appointed to equalize rates so that tbe charge in the future for telegraphing would be determined by dis tance and not upon the importance of the transmitting point. Dr. Green cited as an instance that the rate from New York to Chicago was 50 cents, while from Sing Sing to Chicago it was 75 cents a message. Complaints had been received of this injustice and it was pro posed to put the patrons of the telegraph company upon a more equitable footing. Tbe business of the company had in creased 4,000 messages a day at the main office over the corresponding period of last year. Discoursing of the Hot Weather, the World says that some curious results of the heat are reported, and possibly seme accidents might be avoided if peo ple realized the excessive power of the sun’s rays for the last few days. A Bos ton apothecary mourns an accident to his show-window. The thermometer in the early morning stood at 88 degrees, and the sun’s rays fell upon the upper part of his three-story show bottles, filled with differ ent colored liquids. The heat forced out the cork of the stopple-bottie and its acid contents flowed into an alkali mixture in tlie big bottle underneath. Thus was generated a gas which expanded and threw out tlie stopple-liottle and it went crashing down through the show-case on which the whole stood, damaging a quan tity of fancy goods. At Lowell a barrel of ale incautiously left lor several hours on the sidewalk suddenly exploded, and one of a party of children playing by it was knocked insensible and only recover ed after some time.