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—- (L1tk Cieiscgisc GEORGIA PRESS. 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-