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Thomasville Post: When a railroad
Js to be built Sambo is in—he likes enter
prise and extravagant pay, but hardly ever
realizes the latter; but internal improve
ment suits him very well. A »arge lot of
colored hands went down the road Sun
day night to work on the new road from
Waycross to Jacksonville.
Athens Watchman: Colonel H. II.
Tones, of the TELEGRAPH AND MESSEN-
JsiTand Hev! J. W Btuke, of the Wes-
leyah Christian Advocate, were in the
city, last week, as members of the vjsiUm,
committee to the university. Their call
at this office was very pleasant to us.
Marietta Journal: A mad dog was
discovered in the lot of Mr. John Smith,
among some hogs, on Roswell road last
week. It was a black hound, and was
havin'* fits. Afterwards the dog attempted
to bite several persons as it started off
down the road, but it was shot and
killed.
Carte rsville Free Press: As Sheriff
Frankliu entered the jail the other day lie
found that a revenue prisoner bad scooped
out a good sized hole in the wall. The
fellow said he did it with a pocket
knife.
ir«ifon County Videtle: Let the Dem
ocratic State Convention nominate the
men who will command every Democrat
ic vote, and who will draw most fully
from the ranks of the independent voters,
through their recognized patriotism and
purity of character, and it will have faith
fully discharged its duty and won for its
party the prestige of victory in advance of
the conflict.
HiNESvn.EE Gazette: The steam mill
of Mr. E. B. Daniel, three miles from this
place, was burned down last Tuesday
evening. The lire originated, it is sup
posed, from a spark dropped on the roof.
We learu that Mr. Daniel will start at
once to rebuild, as much of the machine
ry is uninjured. I
Columbus Times: We yesterday wit
nessed a very interesting proceeding be
tween Mr. Fred Wilhelm and liU snakes.
He wa3 giving them tlieir dinner, and by
a request we had the pleasure of witness
ing the performance.
The manner in which a large chicken
snake attacked a live rat was particularly
noticeable. As soon as the snake smelt
tiie rat he began to lick out his tongue and
move about uneasily in the cage, as
though anxious for his dinner. In less
than half a minute after the rat was
turned into the cage the snake had it se
curely in its coil and crushed to death,
and in equally as short a time the rat was
swallowed. When Mr. W. put water in a
cup for the purpose ofdrinking,tbe shakes
would crawl up and drink as though they
were educated to the business. It is a
curiositv to see them feeding.
Savannah News: Yesterday morning,
shortly after twelve o’clock, a colored boy
whilst in the river bathing, in the vicinity
of Jones’ shipyard, with anuinberof boys,
ventured beyond his depth and was
drowned. The accident was witnessed
by a number of people, and quite a crowd
collected at the scene. The l>ody was not
recovered and the name of the unfortu
nate youth was not ascertained.
Baknesville Gazette: The labor
question is one now interesting the fann
ers. They liavc offered extra induce
ments to bauds and still cannot get
enough to properly work -tlieir crops.
While in Forsyth last week one gentle
man told us he had turned out a number
of acres of his cotton because he couldn’t
get hands to wore it. Colored labor is
becoming unsatisfactory.
Warrknton Clipper: An agent ill ag
ricultural interests is said to have applied
to Gen. Toombs for fifty bushels of his
rust proof wheat, olferin" the money. The
general apneared offended, but when he
informed the general that his object was
to distribute it over the country Gen.
Toombs immediately replied, “I’ll pice
you a hundred bushels lor that purpose.”
Mr. James M. Cason, of southwest War
ren, sowed three pecks of rust proof wheat
and reaped thiiteen bushels this year;
he also sowed thirteen bushels of the non
rust proof and reaped fifteen bushels as
the entire leturn. The “Dally” or “Dai-
lis” variety is said to be the best. We
think Mr. R. M. Barnes, of Augusta, Ga.,
also has a good variety.
Atx.anta Post: Garfield's friends are.
boasting much of his war record. There
was nothing very brilliant about it. In
fact a mere stair officer had but little
chance to distinguish himself. We can
suppose, however, that General Garfield
would have made a brilliant and brave
commander had lie been assigned to that
kind of duty.
Sumter Republican: A young lady
of Americus, we learn, recently discov
ered that she liad a cancer growing on her
person, ami was much exercised regard
ing it. She deemed her prospects for
marriage forever blighted should it lie-
come known, and as the enssed thing
grew fast, she left- home and sought a
“coujur” doctor, that he might cure it.
He told her he must see the cancer, or he
could effect nothing on it. She refused
to show the cancer, and confided her se
cret to a lady frieud. Like the “coujur”
mau, she too, wanted to see the cancer.
After some coaxing, she consented, tell
ing her friend that “it is just like a full
blood blister, about to burst.” She then
exhibited the cancer that was to destroy
her life. The friend broke into a merry
langh, exclaiming, “That’s no cancer.”
“Ves, it is;” said the young lady.
“Oh, no; let me show you;” and catch
ing hold of it, she gave a jerk and pulled
off a large tick that had been growing fat
on the pure blood of one of the prettiest
girls of the town.
Warbenton Clipper: On Thursday
last, at Mayfield, Mr. John Beckham lost
by fire his house and honseliold goods.
The loss falls heavily on Mr. Beckham.
How the tire originated we failed to
learn.
Buti.er Herald: On last Wednesday
Walter Grace, son of Judge W. D. Grace,
returned home irom Macon where he lias
been attending the blind school under the
managament of Prof. Williams. It is re
markable to wbat degree of learning these
students arrive. He has been attending
school for the past five years and can read
well, and has advanced in all other stud
ies taught in day scheols, besides making
rapid advances in music. He kindly con
sented to play on flic organ at the M. E.
church for those who would goto listen at
him. He played a voluntaiy and several
Suuday-scbool and church pieces.
Warren TON Clipper. We learn that
Mrs. Lucy Braddy, of Glasscock, passed
through our city Monday on her way to
the asylum at Milledgeville. The cause
that led to this lady’s insanity is a sad one
indeed, and we give it as reported to us.
Some time since, it seems that Mrs. Brad
dy left asleep on a high bed her infant
child. During her absence from the room
the little oue, it appears, rolled .rom the
bed on the side next to the wall, and, in
falling by some means got its little neck
eutaugled in the bed clothing, and when
discovered was choked to death. The
mother ha9'ever since shown signs of
derangement, and at last lias been sent to
swell the number of unfortunates at the
State insane asylum.
Sparta Ishmaelile: Mr. L. B. Davis
bought a cow not long since, giving for her
a good round sum. He liad owned her
but a few days, when some villain stuck a
knife into her, from the effect of which
she died. We regret to know that there
is in our country a creature mean enough
to perpetrate such a cruel, cowardly,
shameless deed. Such a tlihig, i.i hitman
shape, takes rank below tlm most de
graded beasts of the field. We sincerely
hope that Mr. Davh will succeed in dis
covering the perpetrator of this diabolical
outrage.
Lumpkin Independent: In Col. Thos.
Hardeman, Georgia has a most valiant
son who has labored for the interests of
his State during Us darkest hours with
unswerving courage. When the country
was involved In a terrible civil conflict,
Hardeman was at the front. When
Georgia was being over-run by carpet
baggers and thieves, Hardeman aroused
her sons to throw off the burden that op
pressed them. When Radicalism would
consign us to ignominy and servitude, no
man aided Georgia more than Hardeman
been of great avail. Yet, he has not been
honored! -Will the people of Georgia be
unrewarded for
so unjust as to let pass,
his labors, one of the most use.ul men
that Georgia ever had in the Democratic
party? We believe, and trust not.
Columbus Enquirer: Yesterday, in the
store of Mr. W. R. Moore, there came near
being a serious accident. Three boys, one
white and two colored, were “playing
with a psitol, when one of the negro boys
pointed the pistol at the other negro, bang
it went, hitting him in the shoulder and
inflicting a very painful wound. The boys
say they didn’t know the pistol was
loaded, and claim the shooting was purely
accidental. To say the least of it, from
what we hear of the matter, it was very
careless handling of so dangerous a weapon
as a pistol, and it was indeed a narrow
escape for the negro.
Albany Advertiser: The Hon. W. E.
Smith arrived home from Washington on
Saturday afternoon last, but, as usual,
he “slipped in” on the boys, and nobody
knew that he.was here until yesterday.
Last night he was serenaded by the band.
Meeting the captain on the street this
morning, we congratulated him upon his
apparent good health, when, with a mis
chievous twitch of the eye and a smile
that gave his face a doable chin, he re
plied : “Yes, sir, 1 am heavier than I ever
was before in my life, and if I just had
my lost leg back again I believe I could
lick anv man in Albany.” Washington
life agrees with the captain.
Sparta Ishmaelite: Although the
Democrats have a clear majority in the
House, yet, >n the closing days of the ses
sion, so many of them were absent front
tlieir posts of duty, that the Radicals
were able to defeat any measure by re
fusing to vote—thereby destroying a quo
rum. The people in former days were in
the habit of holding tlieir representatives
to a srtict accountability for any failure
to discharge tlieir duties. If that day
should never return, then there is an end
to honest government in this country, and
the most hopeful may well despair of the
republic.
Gwinnett Herald: A negro by the
name of Bin Avery, who came tip to this
county front Rockdale this spring, with
out provocation shot H. D. Miller on last
Wednesday. The ball passed through the
point of his shoulder. The shooting was
without reasonable provocation, and the
sliootist lias fled from justice.
Chattanooga Times: The Western
and Atlantic train, while approaching
Ringgold Sunday, struck a negrolsquarcly
iu the head, who was iu a drunken stupor
on the track. He was knocked fully fif
teen feet and was unhurt, barring the loss
of six square inches of hair, and walked
away with a smile of extreme contempt
and disgust at being disturbed in liis
slumbers. The damage to the cow catch
er is not of a very serious character, but
some slight repairs will probably be nec
essary.
Here is what the Atlanta Republican
has to say about the Radical prospects in
Georgia this fall: There are SO,000 col
ored voters in Georgia, and 130,000
whites. A full vote will be polled this
year, anil not oue colored man in a thou
sand will vote the Democratic ticket. Ad
mitting that there will be fair elections,
tliat every Republican will be permitted
to vote and have his vote counted, and
that £,000 whites from various causes
may not vote at all, from 10,000 to 20,000
must be had to enable the party to march
to victory. These white votes we believe
can, witli the right sort of effort, be had.
These votes are worth working for, and
from the present outlook, we would judge
that the last one of them will be polled
next November.” The above calculation
reminds us of the boy who, on being ask
ed how many full he had caught, replied:
“When I catch the one that is nibbling
now and two more I wili have three.”
Gainesville Eayle: The Gainesville
and Dalilonega railroad is moviug along
to the satisfaction of those having it in
charge. The grading force have crossed
the Chattahoochee and are rapidly ap-
prcaeliing Price’s Station, or Bark Camp,
as it was formerly called, ten miles from
town. The pillars for the bridge across
the river, which are being constructed in
the roost substantial and durable _ man
ner, are nearing completion. It is the
purpose of the management to have the
first ten miles of the road in running or
der in time for the fall business, aud this
we think they wiil be able to do, if its
friends will stand to it.
Atlanta Post: The question is, can
Col. Tom Hardeman, when he sees lie
cannot-be nominated by the gubernatorial
convention, turn his friends over to Gov.
Colquitt ? There is no doubt that Harde
man will be- solicited to do this. Will he
agree to it, and if he does, will his friends
suffer themselves to be traded away in
tli&t style ?
Sanuersvili.e Herald: From a let
ter received by a gentleman in this city
from Col. Winder P. Johnson, we are
X>ained to learn of the serioiis illness of
that grand old man, ex-Governor John
son. His many friends iu the county and
State ardently wish him a speedy recove
ry, so that he may be spared yet many
years to wield his great influence for the
good of the people, which has been the
characteristic of his life.
Since writing the above we were grati
fied to learn from another member of the
governor's family that he is improving
very much.
Eastman Times: Colonel Lester, than
whom no more capable man is in the
field, declines to speak prior to the meet
ing of the nominating convention, before
which he will be a candidate, as lie says
lie lias no other theme than his own fitness
for the place, and this he is not sufficient
ly in love with to commend upon the
the stump or elsewhere as the fittest of all
men for the high office of governor. We
admire Colonel Lester more than ever for
his manliness in taking this position.
Atlanta Post: The white Republican
boom started in this Slate by Uncle Jona
than Norcroes lias had a bad effect iu oth
er States. In New Jersey the colored Re
publicans will hold a State convention at
Trenton July 15.
Augusta News: Six graves of Confed
erate soldiers were excavated yesterday
while working on the Sibley mills founda
tion, at tbe old Powder mills site. The
bones and bullets found are themselves
held as souvenirs of the buried aud lost
cause for which these brave men died and
tbe once world-famous walls of the Powder
mills rose and fell.
The Columbus Times, speaking of the
proceedings of the Superior Court, says:
In the case of the State vs. Hilliard
Digon, Wesley Jakes and John Gazeway,
for the murder of George W. Gammon,
the cases were severed and are to be tried
separately. The case cf the State vs.
Hilliard Dixon is now in progress. A
long list of witnesses for tbe State were
examined and the evidence for the State
was announced closed about 0:30, when
the court took a recess until eight o’clock
this morning.
Some new witnesses were examined
and some new testimony brought out.
Several parlies testified that Hilliard had
confessed that he did tbe killing. Tliey
swore that he stated that John Gazeway
knocked Mr. Gammon from his horse aud
thathe (Iliiliaid) cut his throat. What
this testimony is worth remains for the
progress of the trial to develop.
Louisville News and Courier: On
Monday last Mr. Joe Hendricks suffered
the severe loss of death in his family.
Mrs. Hendricks, after a short illness, pass
ed from life unto death in a temporal
sense, let us believe, for we have reason to
hope that she is not dead, but sleepetli.
She was a member of tbe Presbyterian
church at Ebenezer. It was thought she
liad typiioid fever.
Gwinnett Herald: Our farming friends,
by their persistent efforts, have generally
subdued the grass, and the growing crops
are now in good condition. The large
area planted and the continuous spring
rains for a time seemed to overtax the
industry of our people, but tbe fine
weather for the last three weeks was
auspicious, and right well has it been
improved.
Augusta News: The question is asked
sometimes as to tbe pay of members of
Congress. Botli Senators and members of
the House receive$5,000 per annum. The
Vice President and Speaker of the House
receive each $8,000 annually.
The Griffin News, in giving the details
of the commencement exercises of the
Hon. Clifford Anderson was introduced
to the audiencp,jiB_djlQliyered oneof the
finest addresses we ever heard on a simi
lar occasion. His subject was “Southern
Civilization.” The subject was fully and
elaborately treated, and applause fre
quently interrupted the speaker. The
speaker spoke of the brilliant lights that
have been made upon the constellation of
Southern heroes, patriots and statesmen.
The life and character of our noble Lee
was clothed in the most beautiful and ap
propriate language. The speaker, who is
no stranger in Griffin, made many new
friends in our midst. Ho handled his
subject in a masterly manner, and deliv
ered it eloquently. Col. Anderson is a
man of ability and an orator of merit, and
he spread for his hearers such a literary
feast a3 is rarely our lot to partake of.
The effort of the distinguished speaker
was very highly complimented. IV e have
not attempted to give a synopsis of the
speech, because we feel we cannot do jus
tice to the speech.
Cuthbert Appeal: Dr. Hamilton,
without sitting down to smoke the pipe of
peace, and receive the congratulatious of
friends over his brilliant success of the
past, is now in Sandersville talking and
working for more pupils for next term,
which opens on September Kith next. We
wish him unbounded success, and hope
his heart may be made to rejoice on open
ing of next term at seeing his college well
filled with the girls of our own and neigh
boring States
This is what boastful Ben has to say in
the Bainhridge DemocrcU:
Baiubridge has the largest number of
pretty girls between the ages of fifteen and
eighteen of any other city of her size in the
State. The older set had better look well
to their laurels, for these young beauties
are already claiming the attentions of our
young men,
Oglethorpe Echo: Mr. W. J. Daven
port, Jr., says the best yield of wheat he
threshed this season was for a negro on
Mr. Mike Mattox’s place, who sowed one
bushel and a peck and made fifty—forty
to one. Mr. M. last year made on three
acres 103 bushels, and it is thought that
this vear the same patch may do even
better than that. 3Ir. Davenport says
tbat on an average wheat is turning out
from one-tliiid to two-tbirds of a good
crop. He sets as much work as be can
do, and is making as much as last year,
Up to Saturday he had gotten out over
3.000 bushels. He hasn’t much competi
tion, and intends to thresh in and around
Lexington.
Columbus Times: Yesterday a horse
which Mr. Madison Dancer was driving
ran away with him, throwing him out of
the buggy, by which he was severely
bruised, ’lie made a narrow escape and
was so badly hurt that he was unable to
walk. ...
Augusta Chronicle: On the night of
August 2, 1S70, a line gold watch was
stolen from the residence of Mr. J. A.
Brenner, near this city. Wednesday af
ternoon Lieutenant Prather, of the police
force, who has been quietly but effectively
working up the case, went over to Graa-
iteville and succeeded in recovering the
watch from a party to whom it had been
sold. Much credit is due to Lieutenant
Prather for its recovery. He is an effi
cient and vigilant officer.
Columbus Enquirer: A short while
since we published an account of an at
tempted rape of a white child aged seven
years, near Jones’ crossing, Southwestern
railroad, and the punishment inflicted by
a mob. This was the first of a series of
troubles between the whites and blacks.
A negro was taken out at night by a party
of men and severely whipped. A few
nights after a white man was served in a
like manner by some negroes. The parties
sued out warrants for each other, aud the
cases came up for trial on Wednesday. A
negro during the trial called a white man
a liar, when the latter drew a pistol and
fired, seriously wounding the negro. We
failed to learn the names of the parties.
Sparta Times:Five dollars were added
to the funds of the city the other day.
A countryman who had been worshipping
at the shrine of Bacchus until his senses
were in a whirl with delight, attempted
to capture the marshal. He was put in
the “jug.” A search upon his person dis
closed three flasks of the “over-joyful.”
As this is not the season for coru-shuck-
ings, we presume he was on his way to
a log-rolling, or perhaps a house-rais
ing.
Quitman Reporter: We regret to
learn from Mr. J. J. Williams, who, by
tbe way, is one of the most reliable plant
ers in the county, that there is in exis
tence on his place the genuine cotton cat
erpillar. which is now in the web. Com
ing thus early, the probabilities are, they
will destroy the crop before there is much^
maturity.
Darien Gazette: The Hon. Augustus
O. Bacon may now be regarded as fairly
before tlie people of Georgia as a candi
date, brought forward by his many friends
and admirers, for the seat in the Senate
vacated by Gen. Gordon. Mr. Bacon
possesses, in an eminent degree, the qual
ities which will make a good Senator.
He has had an experience of ten years in
the House of Representatives of this
Slate. During a large part of that time
he has filled the place of Speaker of the
House, and filled it with grace, dignity
and ability, in all of which he has not
been surpassed by any of his predecessors.
He is an able lawyer, a profound states
man and cultured gentleman. By the
peculiar circumstances of his life, Mr.
Bacon must needs belong to all of Georgia
and cannot he a sectional representative
of any particular part of the State. He
was a low-country boy, born in Bryan
county; he spent the early part of his
youth iu Liberty. From thence his fami
ly moved to LaGrange, where he resided for
years. He was educated at Athens, and
has passed the years of his manhood in
Macon. We do not pledge ourselves, at
this early day, to support him against all
who may enter the race, but we can con
scientiously say that we do not know his
superior for the exalted position, and we
certainly have reason to be proud that A.
O. Bacon first saw the light on the old sea
board of Geoigia.
The average Griffin politician, accord
ing to the News, gets things slightly
mixed. They were discussing the ques
tions of the day, and the News says:
“A would-be politician got patriotic,
swelled up with the knowingness of a So
lon, and said: ‘No, sir! Colquitt can
never carry New York. He can’t do it„
gentlemen, and tbere’s no use discussing
the matter.” The crowd looked at each
other and were silent; then they all went
away. If they hadn’t, they’d’er busted.
Atlanta Post: Grady telegraphed
that Hancock was a Catholic, and then,
with indecent haste, took it back. Sup
pose lit were a Catholic instead of an
Episcopalian, what would such a fact
have to do with liis fitness for the office
of President? Whit is wanted in the ad
ministration of state and national affairs
is purity. Religion should be the exem
plification of purity; but alas! it is too
frequently the cloak 'to conceal infamous
corruption and dishonesty.
TnE Fruits of It.—Americus Re
corder: The protracted services which
have- been going on in the Methodist
Church have just been brought to a close.
Inestimable good Las been accomplished
through its instrumentality. Over sixty
persons have been converted, and nearly
that number have united with tlio church.
A scries of moeting3 will now be conducted
in the church of that denomination in
East Americus. The morning service
Will be continued in tlio city.
Augusta. News: The latest news
from Mr. Bland, of Edgefield, is a little
more encouraging. Dr. Hill noir has
slight hopes of his recover} - .
Stlvania Telephone: It is predicted
by some‘man of acknowledged authority
that, at the present rate of destruction, the
pine forests will have all been consumed
In twenty-five years. Then it certainly
behooves tbe owners of large tracts of pine
land to see that the timber Is properly
protected, and not unnecessarily wasted,
lor it is a well known fact that when the
long-leaf pines are once removed from the
land jn thi3 country it never grows up in
world. We would, therefore, advise our
farmers to see to it that theirtimberis not
ruthlessly destroyed, hut rather carefully
protected.
Brunswick Advertiser: A colored
congregation on the Altamaha are con
templating the purchase of a hand organ.
It plays several waltzes, Dixie, Sweet
Bye and Bye, Fishers’ Hornpipe and Yan
kee Doodle. It will be used for preludes
before the singing of each hymn.
Meriwether Vindicator: One of the
most desperate encounters we have ever
been called upon to chronicle occurred in
the second district last Wednesday night.
Patrick Livingston and William Rickies
are farming on the Granger place, situa
ted on the Talbotton road just below the
residence of “fox hunting” H. R. Harris.
There has been some ill-feeling for sev
eral days between the two men in regard
to. the exchange of. work. Wednesday
evening after supper the parties met at the
horse lot, when a dispute arose about the
horse of Rickies. After indulging in some
sharp language, we learn tbat Livingston
drew his knife and began cutting Rickies.
As soon as the latter could get out his
knife and open it he began stabbing Liv
ingston. Both men are badly cut, Liv-
incston’s wounds being dangerous. Rick
ies’ hu:ts are all cuts, while Livingston’s
are in the nature of stabs. Rickies has a
long gash across his forehead, a very ugly
stab just below his left eye, his chin, beard
and all was scalped off, has a long gash sev
eral inches long over his right jaw bone, a
cut six inches long extending beyond the
left ear to Adam’s apple, a stab over the
collar bone, but not deep, and a cut ten
indies long, running from near his spine
across the ribs on his left side. Living
ston has a stab below his left armpit;
two deep stabs below that, about two
inches apart; and iu the left flank he is
stabbed to the hollow, this stab being one
and a half indies broad. Besides the
wounds above mentioned there were
number of minor cuts and stabs, showing
the desperate character of the fight. Had
Garfield been present he would have said
the bloody shirt campaign had opened in
downright earnest. While both men are
badly cut, Dr. Terrell, who dressed their
wounds Wednesday night, thinks both
will recover.
Augusta News: Major W. J. Hous
ton, general passenger agent of tbe Air
Line, one of the most indefat igable work
ers and enterprising railroad men in the
country was in Charlotte yesterday. lie
has a big scheme on hand. It is to ar
range a big excursion from Texas for the
benefit of people scattered over that State
who may wish to revisit their old homes
in the Carolinas and Geoigia. The occa-
s’on for tills is found in the centennial of
King’s Mountain, which will be celebrat
ed on the 7th of October. Arrangements
have been made with connecting lines to
make remarkably low rates from
points in Texas to Atlanta. From there
the Air-Line road will make rates such as
will put it in the power of the poorest to
return. Once back, with an opportunity
to mingle among their old friends and see
the improvements and prosperity of tbe
country, it is confidently expected that
many of these exiles will be readUy in
duced to return permanently. The ex
cursion tickets will be good for thirty
days. The plan is unique, and if it ac
complishes nothing more, it will surely
result in bringing about many pleasant
reunions, which, of themselves, will ren
der the centennial celebration memorable.
Henry County Weekly: The following
point iu law came up on the trial of a
case in-one of our justice courts not long
since, and as it may be of interest to law
yers, we give it below: “Where a party
signs a sealed note, with a waiver of liis
right to plead to said note in case of suit
for its collection, can he set up a plea in
case of suit?” The note upon which suit
was brought iu the above case waived the
light to plead failure of consideration,
•aud defendant’s counsel sought to estab
lish the principle that sucli an instrument
was illegal and not warranted by law.
The demurrer was overruled, and the
case will be carried by appeal to the Sir
perior Court.
The following information will serve
other counties as well as Greene. Tbe
Greensboro Herald says:
Some people have a very erroneous
idea about the manner iu which the com
missioners select grand and traverse ju
rors. They seem to think our present
commissioners, lor instance, have in some
cases taken names out of the grand jury
box and put them in the traverse jury
box. The truth is, the jury boxes are
empty when the commissioners start on
their work. They take names from the
tax receiver’s books without having, lists
of former jurors before them. This ex
planation may quiet the nerves of some
people.
,i, driving back the vandal throng. In ( — — - — —
l lie jieacefiil deliberations of our State af- , Griffin Female College, Iras this to say
(airs, Tom Hardeman’s clear head has about one of Macon’s orators:
Hancock—The Citizen-Soldier and
Patriot
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:—
In the sudden emergency presented by the
nomination of Gen. Hancock, I presume
vou will be glad to publish tbe following
sketch, which appeared about eight years
ago in the Southern Review.
It is not the least among the glories that
now crowd around Hancock’s name, tbat
his character and conduct won the high
admiration of that grand defender of the
constitution, and intellectual champion
of the South, Dr. Albert Taylor Bledsoe,
the editor of the Review.
When Georgians contrast tlio order of
Gen. Hancock, set out in the sketch, -with
the military despotism to which we were
subjected by another Federal officer, bold
ing the same authority in our State, tliey
will be glad to ratify the Cincinnati nom
ination with the emphasis of the heaviest
Democratic vote ever polled in the State,
W. B. H.
“Major General Winfield Scott Han
cock,” says the Histoire Generate, “was
bom in Montgomery square, district of
Montgomery, in the State of Pennsylva
nia, the 14th of February, 1824. In 1840,
he entered as cadet in the military acad
emy at West Point. In 1845, he was
commissioned second lieutenant of the
sixth regiment of tlio United States infan
try, with which he served during the war
with Mexico. He look part in the battle
of San Antonio; and was appointed first
lieutenant for his ‘gallant aud meritorious
conduct’ in the battle of Clirubusco. He
assisted also, a3 adjutant of his battalion,
in tlie battle of Molino del Bey.
and in tbat of the City * of Mexico,
At the end of the Mexican war, lie became
the quartermaster of his regiment, and, in
184ft, lie was appointed its adjutant.
“In 1855, he was promoted to the grade
of captain in the quartermaster’s depart'
ment; and, in that capacity, he served
during the war of Florida with the Indi
ans. A captain and quartermaster’s aid
in the expedition to Utah, he received,
after, that campaign, orders to repair to
California, where he was in service when,
in 1801, the great civil war broke out.’!
The services and career of Gen. Han
cock during “the great civil war,” as it is
called at Geneva, are too well known to
require a notice at our hands; especially
such brief notice as our present limits
would necessarily prescribe. Gen. Han
cock Is, not only a gentleman, but he is
also, we believe, a soldier sanspeur, sans
reproche. His dignified and patriotic
letter to Gov. Pease, of Texas, and his
general order while In command of New
Orleans, deserve, in our humble opinion,
a permanent place in the literary records
of tne country. Hence, a3 the journals of
the North are not likely to do justice to
such deeds, it is the more incumbent
on us, for the sake of our common
country and our common humanity, to
give them a place In the pages of the
Southern Review. They arc in the follow
ing uoble words:
• “Headquarters,
“Fifth Military District,
. “New Orleans, December 28,1807.
“Ms Excellency E. M. Pease, Gov
ernor cf Texas: Sib—Brevet Major
Geftcral J. J. Reynolds, commanding
District of Texas, in a communication
dated Austin, Texas, November 19,18G7,
requests that a military commission may
be ordered ‘for the trial of one G. W.
_ . Wall, and such other prisoners as may be
the same kind of trees again, but is over-1 brought before it,’ and forwards ip. sup-
run with either black-jack oaks or old field 1 port of the request the following papers:
pines, which are good for nothing under ‘First.—A printed account taken from
the sun that has ever yet been discovered. J a newspaper dated Uvalde, October —,
Tliey are very -tough, yet rot in a very 11867, (contained in a letter of James H.
short while; are all sap and will not burn.; Taylor, and in another from Dr Ausell,
In fact, they are good for nothing inthe t U. S.surgeon at Fort Inge), of the mur
der of R. W. Blackmon the — day of Oc-‘
tober, 18G7. In this account it is stated
MTTBlack was shot through the - heart ■ by
G. W. Wall ‘while lying on the counter
ot Mr. Thomas’ stoic.’
“2. A letter of Judge G. H. Noonan to
Governor Pease, dated November
1867, informing him that ‘Wall, Ehacker
and Pulliam are in confinement in Uvalde
county for murder.’ In this latter it is
asked: ‘Would it not be best to try them
by military commission?’
“3. A letter from governor Pease
dated, ‘Executive of Texas, Austin, No
vember 11, 1867,’ in which the governor
states that he ‘received a telegram from
Judge G. H. Noonan, an extract from
which I transmit herewith.’ In the letter
of the governor the further statement is
made that ‘Uvalde county, where the
prisoners are confined, is on the extreme
western frontier of the State, and has only
about one hundred voters in a territory
of about nine hundred square miles,’ and
he then adds: ‘It is not probable tbat
they (meaning the prisoners) can be kept
in confinement long enough ever to be
tried by the civil courts of that county;’
and expresses the opinion that they never
‘can be brought to trial unless it is done
before a military commission.’ And he,
therefore, asks tbat a military commission
be ordered for their trial.
“From an examination of the papers sub
mitted to the commander of the Fifth Mil
itary District, it docs not appear that there
is any indisposition or unwillingness on
the part ot the local civil tribunals
to take jurisdiction of and to try
tlie prisoners iu question; and a sug
gestion made by the governor, that it is
not probable the prisoners can be kept in
confinement long enough to be tried
by the civil courts (arid which is ap
parently based on the fact that Uvalde
county is a frontier county, and does not
contain more than a hundred voters),
seem3 to be the only foundation on which
the request for the creation of a military
commission is based. This, in the opin
ion of the commanding general, is not
sufficient to justify him m the exercise of
the extraordinary power vested in him by
law’ “to organize military commissions
or tribunals” for the trial of persons
charged with offenses against the laws of
a State.
“It is true that the third section of ‘An
act to provide for tlie more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States,’ makes it the
duty of tlie commanders of military
districts ‘to punish, or cause to be pun
ished, all disturbers of public peace and
criminals;’ but the same section also de
clares that ‘to that end he ma» allow' local
civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of, and
to try offenders.’ Tne further power
given to him in the same section, ‘when
in his judgment it may be necessary
for the trial of offenders,’ to or
ganize military commissions for
that purpose, is an extraordinary power,
and, frorii its very nature,- should be exer
cised for the trial of offenders against the
laws of a State, only in the extraordinary
event that the local civil tribunals are un
willing or unable to enforce the laws
against crimes.
' “At this time the country is in a state
of profound peace. The State government
of Texas organized iu subordination to
the authority of the government of the
United States, is in the full exercise of
all its proper powers. The courts duly
empowered to administer the laws and to
punish ail offenders against those laws,
are in existence. No unwillingness on
tlie part of these courts is sug
gested, to inquire into the offenses
with which the prisoners in question are
charged, nor are any obstructions what
ever in the way of enforcing tlie laws
against them said to exist. Under such
circumstances there is no good ground for
the exercise of the extraordinary power
vested inthe commander to organise a
military commission for tlie trial of tbe
persons named.
“It must be a matter of profound regret
to all who value constitutional govern
ment, that there should be occasions in
times ol civil commotion, when the pub
lic good imperatively requires the inter
vention of the military power for the re
pression of disorders in the body politic,
and for tbe punishment of offences against
the existing laws of a couutiy framed for
the preservation of social order; but that
tbe intervention of this power should be
called for, or even suggested, by civil
magistrates, when the laws are no longer
silent, and civil magistrates are pos
sessed, in their respective spheres, of
all the pow’ers necessary to give effect
to the laws, excites the surprise of the
commander of the fifth military district.
“In his view it is of evil example, and
full of dauger to the cause ot freedom and
good government, that tlie exercise of the
military power, through military tribunals
created for the trial of offenses against
the civil law', should ever be permitted,
when the ordinary powers of tlie oxistiug
State governments arc ample for the pun
ishment of offenders, if those charged
with the administration of the laws are
faithful in the discharge of their duties.
“If tlie means at the disposal of the
State authorities are insufficient to secure
the confinement of the persons named in
the communication of the governor of the
State of Texas to the general command
ing there, until they can be legally tried,
on the fact being made known to him, the
commander of the district will supply the
means to keep them in confinement; and
the commanding officer of the troops in
Texas is so authorized to act. If there
are reasons in existence which justify an
apprehension that the prisoners cannot be
fairly tried in that county, let tlie proper
civil officers have the ‘venue’ changed for
the trial, as provided for by the laws of
“In tlie opinion of the commander of
the fifth military district, the existing
government of the State of Texas posses
ses all tlie powers necessary for the proper
and prompt trial of the prisoners in ques
tion in due course of law.
“If these pow'ers are not exercised for
that purpose, tlie failure to exercise them
can bo attributed ouly to the indolence or
culpable inefficiency oi the officers now
charged will the execution and
enforcement of the laws un
der tlie authority of tlie
State government; and if there is such a
failure in the instance mentioned, on the
part of those officers to execute the laws,
it will then become the duty of the com
mander to remeve tlio officers who fail to
discharge the duties imposed on them, and
to replace them with others who will dis
charge them.
“Should these means fail, and it be
found on further experience that there
are not a sufficient number of persons
among the people now exercising political
power in Texas to supply the pub.ic with
officers who w ill enforce the laws of the
State, it will then become neces
sary for the commander of the fifth
military (Bitrict to exercise the powers
vested in him, by tlie acts of Congress un
der which ho is appointed, for the purpose
of vindicating the majesty ol the law.
But until such necessity is shown to exist,
it is not tlie intention of the commanding
general to have recourse to those powers;
and he deems the present a fitting occa
sion to make this known to the governor
of Texas, and through him to the peoplo
of the State at large.
“Very respectfully your obedient ser
vant, W. G. Mitchell,
Bv’t Lt. Col., U. S. A., Sec. for Civil
Affairs.”
feblTO&IAE COBJLESPOHDENCE.
Pretty and Young
in eyeiy feature but the hair, which had
grown white from fever. This lady at 35
writes us: “I have used Parker’s Hair
Balsam six months and am more than
pleased with it. It lias restored the nat
ural brown color of my hair and given it a
silky softness, nicer than ever before.
There Is no dandruff, no falling hair, and
it leaves the scalp so clean and. nice and
cool that I am ever so much pleased, and
I feel and look like ^nyself again.” The
beautiful, fresh and vigorous hair it pro
duces, together with its property of restor
ing gray or laded hair to the natural
youthful color, and entirely freeing the
head from dandruff and itching, surprises
no less than it pleases. Sold in large
bottles at only 50 cents and $1.00 by all
first-class druggists. For sale by Roland
B. Hall.
—The cherry crop is so heavy in New
Jersey, and prices In the market so low,
that tlio fruit will not be gathered from
hundreds of trees, but will be allowed to
rot where it hangs.
Kimball House, Atlanta, June 23.
The trip from Athens to Georgia’s
bustling capital was unmarked by anything
worthy of note, save that the cotton crop
has grown very rapidly during flic past
week, and is wonderfully clean and well
cultivated. U • ■ , ,< ,
Io all the route we did not observe a
solitary negro at work’in the fields. Tlfe
novel spectacle. was presented of whole
families (mother Included), and all white,
handling the hoe and speeding the plow.
This may account for the subjugation of
the weeds and grass. The war has cer
tainly 'exploded tlie notion that white
labor cannot be successfully utilized in
the cotton fields of the South.
Anterior to the opening of the Air-Line
and Northeastern roads, very little cotton
was raised in all that region. Now it is
the chief staple of the country; and this
will account, in part, for the rapidly in
creasing receipts at Atlanta.
a strange love match.
In passing through Jackson county a
highly respected gentleman, who was
reared In the vicinity, gave the writer the
names of a couple, who, several years
since, were united in marriage, the groom
at the early age of twenty-one years, while
the snows of eiglity-one winters rested
upon the brow of his bride. And yet there
was nothing mercenary inthe transaction,
nothing compulsory. It was a genuine
love match and so universally understood.
The wedded pair CDjoyed several years of
uninterrupted peace and felicity before
death saw fit to claim the venerable but
greatly beloved wife. This is a veritable
fact, and points the moral to the gentle
sex that “while there is life there is
hope.”
THE KIMBALL HOUSE.
| It was 11 p. m. when the train reached
I Atlanta, aud your correspondent w as soon
l transferred to his usual quarters at this
magnificent hotel. There have been no
changes in the proprietorship or manage
ment for a year, and Messrs. Scoviile,
Selden & Co. continue to make the Kim
ball in all respects the equal of any estab
lishment in the South. Mr. S. D. Robbins,
so well known as tbe former host of the
Planters’ Hotel, Augusta, has charge of the
catering and eating department, while
Messrs. Ed. Calloway, W. D. Wily and
E. D. Christian preside in tlie office, and
never fail to extend a genial greeting to
every guest they register. The names of
these gentlemen are like household words
to the traveling public.
POLITICAL.
At present, tbe all-absorbing topic of
conversation', even among the negroes,
whenever gathered together in knots, is.
the Cincinnati convention. The “bulle
tin boards” are the rallying centres for
all, and most carefully spelled and conned
is every word which, outstripping the
wind, brings intelligence by the weird
agency of the wires of what Is transpir
ing in the great Democratic wigwam.
Tilden’s letter lias created a sensatioD,
and well irgh turned the heads of the
Afclantese. A careful examination of that
document reveals nothing new or particu
larly salient to the writer. It presents a
truthful array of the infamous 8 to 7 high
commission fraud, and declares that the
sage of (iramercy Park was not consulted
and never gave his consent to that fatal
i and illstarred compromise. It also recites
the past services of the duly elected but
falsely counted out leader of the Democ
racy, and winds up by a frank admission
that he has not the physical ability to un
dergo tlie fatigues ol another campaign
and must, therefore, withdraw his name
from the consideration of the convention.
Ail this is well' and graphically ex
pressed, but contains not a scintilla of
ivhat was not previously known to all.
Mr. Tilden does not carry the war into Af
rica, or even set up any defense against
the animadversions of his enemies. They
are simply denied. And this was right
and proper under tlie circumstances. But
, aside from the dignity and good grammar
j of his utterances, what is there in them to
l create a boom before the convention?
1 We are forced to believe, therefore, that
j the greeting which his name received was
simply a tribute to the
legally elected
President of the United States, and per
haps in response also to his graceful with
drawal from the contest. But his friends
have manufactured au immense amount
of the loudest thunder out of the letter,
and tlie manner in which the mention of
i his name was received in the convention.
We predict that this attempt to revive his
j claims will prove a sigual failure, and that
! some other more available statesman tbau
Mr. Tilden will be the choice of the na-.
tional Democracy. If such should be the
result, however,’ it will not be because
Atlanta desired it.
A TILDEN DOOM
of the biggest description is on foot here,
and true to her instincts in State politics,
she is now actually attempting, by num
erous and repeated telegrams to the Cin
cinnati delegates, to transfer the State of
Georgia bodily to tlie support of tbat gen
tleman. And this in the face, too, of the
palpable fact tlir.t hardly a corporal’s guard
of our people favor the claims of Mr. Til
den. Indeed, many influential citizens,
such men for instance as Judge Hook, of
Augusta, have avowed their determination
never to vote for him in any contingency,
and not a few assert they would prefer
Grant.
This is all wrong. If Mr. Tilden is
fairly chosen as the standard bearer of the
party, every man should rally to his sup
port. But we fear such a selection would
act like a wet blanket upon the enthusi
asm of the Democracy and afford great
encouragement to the Radical enemy. It
is what they desire most of all things after
their own Chicago fiasco.
With Tilden aud Seymour out of the
field it is impossible to say who wili re
ceive the nomination, and speculations
amount to nothing.
At this writing (1 p. m.) the convention
is still discussing tbe majority report and
a ballot bas not been reached. Probably
ere this missive is received the agony will
be over.
STATE POLITICS
seem almost lost to view for tlie present,
pending the action of the national De
mocracy. Governor Colquitt, we learn,
is on a speaking tour in Southern Georgia.
Col. Hardeman is in the city, but your
correspondent lias not met him. Doubt
less the gubernatorial campaign will be
brisk from this time until the 4th of Au
gust. Public opinion is so much divided
it is difficult to predict who will be the
nominee of the convention.
The canvass for State House officers is
getting active. Attorney General Ely is
said to be ahead in the race for another
term of office over his opponent, Judge
Underwood. He ha3 had many flattering
testimonials from distinguished legal
sources as to the ability and fidelity dis
played by him in the discharge of his du
ties. The opinion seems general that
Speer will be elected treasurer. lie is
represented to be admirably qualified for
the position.
The exercises of the Atlanta University
are in full blast, and reflect much credit
upon officers and pupils. We close for
the mail. H. K. J.
Kimball House, Atlanta, June 25.
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY.
The examinations and commencement
exercises of this the foremost colored in
stitution in the South, have just closed,
and surpass those of any preceding year.
After a fair experiment of twelve years
the fact must, perforce, be conceded that
the African race, whether of full or mixed
blood, is capable of the highest grades cf
education. This i3 abundantly manifest
ed by the facility with which they acquire
Latin, Greek, the natural sciences and
mathematics.
In examinations just over young men and
girls translated, scanned and parsed pas
sages of Virgil and Homer with an accura
cy aud distinctness seldom excelled. With
tbe grammar of the language, too, they
were perfectly familiar, giving the deriva
tion and conjugations of verbs, declining
adjectives and nouns and reciting the va
rious rules, with their exceptions, without
It wfcsthe.eame also in Greek, geome
try, algebra, surveying, English literature
aud tlie oUiei atudies. The students
CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD
What they/ecited so fluently, as was re
peatedly made manifest from tlie questions
propounded by visitors and outsiders.
Tlieir answers in such • cases were ex
pressed in pure English; and sometimes
evinced considerable originality.
TEMPERANCE.
ORe of the text books is an able and
exhaustive treatise on the evils and dan
gers arising from the use of alcohol. In
this the class was most thoroughly drilled,
and certainly’, if half of what the author
affirmed be true, then strong drink is the
parent of every vice and ailment on earth.
It is to be hoped the students will carry
into practice the principles they have been
so thoroughly taught at college.
THE INSTRUCTORS OF THE UMIVER8ITT
are trained and veteran teachers, and give
evidence of much patience and skill , in
their methods of imparting knowledge.
There arc at this time connected with the
institution, including the primary and nor
mal class, 272 pupils, of both sexes, some
of them grown men and women, others
mere children. These represent 63 coun
ties aud ten States. Eight students hail
from Macon.
The floors and walls of every apart
ment of the University are kept scrupu
lously neat and clean, and are
free from all blemishes, such as pencil
and knife marks. Save on board of a
MAN-OF-WAR,
where tbe decks are daily holystoned, and
the whole crew do little less than labor
to keep things tidy, we never saw such
neatness. ,
Recently a culinary department has al
so been added, and lighter biscuit, rolls
and loaf bread were never seen even in
the so-called Vienna bakeries of the
North. This example might be followed
with profit by every female seminary’ in
the union. We predict that every oue of
those neatly dressed, nice looking girls
who are such, adepts in the kitchen, if
they consent to go into service, will com
mand premium wages as cooks. This is a
practical branch of education by far too
much neglected.
The university bas been the recipient
of a liberal bequest by the death of Mr.
Stone, one of i(s patrons, and during the
coming year another commodious edi
fice will be erected for tbe accommoda
tion of the students: TKe adjacent
grounds now laid down in clover have
been greatly improved. Tbe farm and
garden work is performed by the students
themselves.
THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES,
which were heid iu Friendship Baptist
Church, drew together an immense crowd,
w’ho were as orderly as though in attend
ance upon public worship. Sixteen ora
tions and essays were delivered, many of
them being biographical sketches of noted
philanthropists, aud all of a moral and
practical character. The diplomas, after
an address replete with beauty and sound
advice, were delivered by Rev. M. E.
Strieby, D. D., of New York, to sixteen
graduates, six of whom were males.
It affords us real gratification to be able
to write such pleasant things of this colored
institution. And should its teachings, as
hitherto, be confined to educational pur
poses, and the faculty continue to steer
clear of the breakers ol
SOCIAL EQUALITY,
all will be well, and the university will
prove a priceless blessing to tlie colored
race. Otherwise, it would be a very
Pandora’s box for mischief. But we have
no fear of any such baleful result, and
cannot too highly commend the conserva
tive, law-abiding and judicious counsels
of President Ware.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ATLANTA.
Tlie examinations and commencement
exercises of tbe public schools of this city
have been going on all of this week. The
writer attended the closing exercises of
the young ladies of one of the divisions
of the High School, and was delighted
with tlieir performances. The elocution
of tlie girls was particularly fine, and a
noteworthy feature of the essays was their
brevity. Many of them were excellent.
Neither time or space will admit of any
extended mention of the young ladies,
who responded as tlieir names were called
on the programme. We make but a soli
tary’ exception, in consequence of the
theme, of a youthful essayist, Miss Mary
Jane Dunwody.
“He died yesterday,” was her subject,
and it was treated with an originality and
pathos which at once enchained the atten
tion of the vast auditory. Passing along
rapidly o’er life’s highway thickly studded
with newly-made graves, the sweet girl
suddenly paused at the tomb of the
LAMENTED MALLON,
the former beloved superintendent of the
public schools of Atlanta, and gracefully
bedecked it with the choicest rhetorical
garlands. Tears of sympathy also dis
tilled like dew upon those flowers from
the eyes of many who had loved and
mutinied tue loss of their devoted teacher.
The effect was deeply solemn and im
pressive, and all felt that the eloquent
tribute paid to tbe deceased was truly de
served, and a fitting scene aud occasion
had been selected for its bestowment.
Governor Brown delivered tbe diplomas
after a prefatory address, showing the rise
and progress of the Atlanta system of pub
lic schools. His greeting amouuted al
most to au ovation.
THE CINCINNATI NOMINATIONS
were received here, after the chagrin at
tending tlie collapse of the pseudo Tilden
boom had subsided, with quite an ouG
burst ot enthusiasm which, like a rolling
ball of snow, gathered new accretions mo
mentarily, until it swept with the power
of an avalanche over the entire city. The
excitement culminated with the arrival at
noon of the returning Geoigia delegates,
and an extemporized but jubilant wel
come greeted them at the depot. Various
floral devices spanned the arches of the
passenger shed, and a band of mu
sic made the air vocal with their
martial and soul-stirring melodies.
The reader has been informed by tele
graph who the speakers were, anti the
substance ol what they said. Suffice it
now to say that never was a vast assem
blage of people apparently in more perfect
accord, or in a happier mood. Not only
will the ranks of tlie Democracy be closed
«p in serried array by the nomination of
Hancock and English, but
THOUSANDS OF STRAGGLERS
will double-quick into line again, and
there will be a grand and simultaneous
advance upon the common Radical foe.
Onward, onward, will be the battle cry
from tlie outset, and there will be no rest
to the sole of the enemy’s foot.
How different would have been the
spectacle had Mr. Tilden been the nomi
nee ! But let “the dead past bury its
dead.” It is with the future we have to
do—the glorious future already spanned
by the rainbow of hope and radiant with
promise.
We honestly believe tlie nomination of
Gen. Hancock will weld into one homo
geneous, impregnable mass the entire
Democracy of the Union. With a pres
tige so flattering who can doubt the re-
.sult?
SUSAN ANTHONY.
This 3trong minded dame, with fifty
more of her sister Amazons, was present
at Cincinnati, and had a seat upon the
platform. Susan has no politics now, save
woman’s l ights, and having received tbe
cold shoulder at Chicago, she determined,
she Radical’asshe has always been con
sidered, nevertheless, to coquette with
the Democracy also at Cincinnati. But
the old g’bal fared no better there. Still
the enthusiasm was so catching when
Hancock was nominated that even her
stem old heart took fire, and a member of
tlie Georgia delegation told tbe writer
tbat sbe made the most frantic efforts to
HUO PRESIDENT STEVENSON,
but the old man did not fancy such dem
onstrative endearments from this tough
old female stalwart. So he struck out
vigorously with his elbows, and succeeded
atlast in escaping from her grip. The
scene is represented to have been intense
ly ludicrous. Next, we suppose, she will
try her arts upon the Greenbackers or
Communists.
: STATE POLITICS.
The canvass of the gubernatorial candi
dates for the nomination of the Democ
racy at the August convention is going
on quite briskly. Messrs. Hardeman,
Gartrell and Gov. Colquitt, are all in
tlio field working with might and main to
win th’e suffrages of their fellow citizens.
Col. Lester declines to take the stump
but his partisans are far from being idle
He will have quite a strong followin'**
Gen. Gartrell is thought to be macUn>%
out of the race. Judge Warner 1 is wip in'
with inimitable sangfroid for the nom 8
lnation to come to him. The
will be virtually decided in ten dav/ 1 ^
within tbat period nearly all the colitis
will have spoken In. primary assemh^?
and indicated who is their clwicTfo^fe
chief magistracy of the StSe fcf
mean time, the people of Georgia will lie
rejoiced to know that Gov. Colquitt °
■WILL NOT RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT
The writer was informed by a nromt
nent State official that the governor wi
recently said to him emphatically ’ tw
“l.e was a Democrat and 1 (ho son oi l
Democrat, and he could not recall 1
thing in Ins career which justifiedthe
assertion or even insinuation that he ™
capable ofbeing false to the usages and Tra
ditions of Ins party. He soornld to plead
to the charge of‘independency’ and should
make no denial of tlie same until a simi.
iar intexrogatory liad been propounded to
each of the gentlemen whose names had
been announced as candidates for the ex-
t^answerj' ,r " De ^ ^n he wilUng
We were assured by others also, who
said they spoke by the authority of hb Ex
cellency, that under no circumstances
could he be induced to antagonize with
the Democratic party proper, and eo
counter to its fairly expressed opinion in
j» legitimateiy constituted convention.
Tins will be good news to our people, and
is printed from no partisan standpoint, as
the nominee of the convention will be
our nominee. But wc do rejoice to know
that the heresy of “Independentism” finds
no favor with the noble and gallant gen
tlemen whose names are associated with
the present contest for governor.
We never did do Governor Colquitt the
injustice to suppose for a single moment
tbat he would be recreant to the honorable
record ot a life time by lending his name
anddnflnencc to the disintegration of the
only organization which has, and will con
tinue to conserve constitutional liberty.
Lot the Democracy of Geoigia, we repeat,
through their accredited representatives,
select the man they wish to bear the
gubernatorial standard, and he will be our
man, albeit we have strong local and per
sonal-partialities.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
We called at tbe office of tne railroad
commission to have a chat with the mag
nates, whose powers exceed those of the
executive of the State, but found that Col.
Barnet was sick and Governor Smith ab
sent from tbe city. Coionel Campbell
Wallace, however, received the writer
with his usual urbanity, and made the
following statements:
He 8aid'“the present railroad schedule
was on trial for two months, which would
soon expire, aud he expected to receive
the reports of the several railroads on or
about the 5th of July. The commission
ers would then proceed to review their
whole work with the view to render jus
tice to those who may enter reasonable
complaints.
On the first of August a new schedule
will be published, after which the reports
of the roads wiil be required to be made
quarterly, and such other modifications
will be instituted as maybe deemed just
and necessaiy. The only road opposing
the commission was the Savannah, Wes
tern and Florida railroad. Mr. Wadley
and Gov. Brown say they favor the com
mission, and wish it to have a iair trial.
So also does President Alexander, of the
Geoigia road. The authorities of the
West Point railroad are fearful that the
present schedule will act injuriousiy upon
that enterprise, but feel satisfied tbe com
missioners will render them justice when
their report is submitted in Juiy.”
“How is it,” the writer asked, “with tbe
short roads ?”
Coi. Wallace—“We have given them
everything they asked for tbat was reason--
ablej and they seem satisfied.’*
Coi. Waliace expresses tbe opinion that
the commissioners can make a success of
the railroad law, and denies any desire or
intention to injure the railway corpora
tions of Georgia.
When told that the Central railroad
complained that under the existing sched
ule it could no longer pay div
idends, he said: “The commission
will do justice to the Central and
every other road in the State, but will
require the various stockholders of the
different roads to look after the character
and reliabiiity of their officers and em
ployes.” He wa3 “free to admit, how
ever, that the powers conferred upon the
commission were most extraordinary, and
it is probabie they may ask the next iegis-
laturc to make such modifications of the
law as may be deemed expedient and sal
utary.”
Thi3 closed our interview with Com
missioner Wallace, who said he was op
posed to tlie railroad act at first, and only
consented to serve as a member of the
commission in the hope that he might
be able to be of some benefit not only to
the people, but the railroads also.
H. H. J.
Farms, Crops and Fruit.
Macon, June 20, 1880.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:—
1 have made a tour of observation down
the M. and B. railroad as Iar as Cochrane,
and thence aerpss the country into Lau
rens county. After getting a few miles
from Macon the universal compiaint is,
“We are needing rain. No rain since
about the 20th of May.” But notwith
standing this long drouth and intensely
hot weather, I perceive the crops of corn
and cotton are looking remarkably well
wherever they have been cultivated, and
very poor, indeed, where they have not
been well cultivated. This, however, is
about the case every year, and still seme
fanners, in spite of their past experience
and better judgment, will overplant them
selves, and continue the same ruinous pol-
icp from year to year. It is a factweli
known (or ought to be) to every farmer
that plants too much for his force on haif-
prepared land, that he cannot keep his
crop in good condition to stand a drouth.
To do this the ground must bestirred
frequently with tlie plow and kept clear
of weeds and grass, and, on the other
hand, if the weather is showery, the crop
will be overcome with grass and make a
failure. The only safe rule, therefore, in
pitching a crop, is to plant just what the
hands then employed can cultivate well,
and no more. Extra hands or day labo
rers, when needed, may be hard to get, or
if got, may cost too much money, and
make expenses consume the profits.
I returned to Macon by private convey
ance, taking Jeffersonville in the route,
and from Gol. D. G. Hughes’, of Twiggs,
I came up to Macon by a route I had not
traveled before in twenty years. I felt
sad indeed to witness the deplorable
change—the contrast between this and
twenty years ago. The country, witli
few exceptions, has gone down, and
everything on the road seemed to
say,’“Farewell, brother Maffitt.” From
Colonel Hughes’place, inciudinghis place
and down toward Laurens county, the
farms are kept up better, the tillage is
better, and the crops arc generaily good,
and some very good indeed.
The Chickasaw plum trees are full of
fine fruit, but the wild plum, the peach,
huckleberry and brierberry are non est
inventus in the northwestern portion of
Laurens county, and we generally have
such fruits inthe greatest abundance; but,
with a rain or two more, we will be able
to live without the aid of blackberries this
season? J.M.W.
—Tlie influx of sea water to London
has begun. The Great Eastern railway
brought on the first day thirteen tanks at
sixpence the three gallons. When traffic
is at full flow, as it is pretty sure to be
about this time, there is expected to be
daily imported a considerable portion ot
ihe silver 'sea in which Britain is set.
This novel merchandise is considered sale
to develop an enormous rade. A vast salt
water bath is to be erected in the centerof
London.'
Thousands of children are saved from
disease and death every year by the time
ly use of Shriuer’s Indian Vermifuge, the
popular remedy. Only 25 cents a bottle,
—The Marquis of Bute has been so
pleased with his visit to Jerusalem that be
bas bought a house near the Mount of
Oiives, which he wiil fit up as an occa-