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Terms of the Tolcjroph Add Setecn* gcr. Postage free to all Editions. Daily TelegraphandMessenger $10.00 per yr «• •* •* *• 5.00 CMOS •« •» •* •• 2.50 Sncof. Daily Telegraph and Messenger and Southern Farmer's Monthly UJSOperyr. Weekly Telegraph and Messenger 2.00 *’ 1.00 Omos. Week'y Telegraph ana Messenger and Southern Farmer’s Monthly 3.0Operyr Remit bg P. O. Order or Registered Letter, to H. B. PATTS.Mfciisgcg. tftkgrapji uni Itewnger FRIDAY, JULY 16,1SS0. —A new method of suicide was recent ly chosen by a Russian teacher. He mounted his horse and madly leaped from a high precipice into a Titer. The man was drowned,'but the horse, though bad ly hurt, came out ol the water alive. —The revolutionary suggestions of some of the desperate -Republican organs about the presidential electors by the legislatures in certain States, are confes sions of weakness. >It is virtually giving up the fight before the irresistible ground swell for Hancock and English. Conkling Going to Europe.—The Cincinnati Enquirer’sWashington special says that the question as to whether or not Senator Conkling will suik during the impending campaign'is best judged by the fact that he will soon sail for Europe, and remain absent till the middle of October. —Senator Gonkh'ng, it is now said, has no intention of going to-Europe this sea son, as has been -asserted. ■ Should he be absent from tiro State at all this summer it will probably be only for*a short fishing excursion with ^General Chester A. Ar thur, who proposes to pass a week or two in Salmon fishing in Canada. A Good Riddance fob the Chris- Tian Church.—The New York Times says that if words have any meaning, Mr. Beecher last Sunday momiug proclaimed liis rejection-of the Christian religion, and his acceptance of a rationalism more vague but not less-auti-Christianthan that of Theodore Parker. —Miss Howard, an English lady, has been appointed doctor to the Countess Li, as also to the management of a hospital established at Pekin by the foreign resi dents. "The Countess Li supplies all the medicine for the patients, is a great friend to animals, and on being asked by Miss Howard whether it was true she supports 100 cats, replied, “Alas! I have now only 70-” —A slirowd Western circus and menag erie manager distributes in advance illus trated primers for children, in which all the pictures and descriptions relate to feats and beasts to be seen in his show; but the show itself is not mentioned, and it is only when the posters are put up and the familiar objects emblazoned on the walls that the value of the advertising be comes apparent in the eagerness of the young ones to see the show. —A wedding in a Scandinavian colony at Sioux Falls, Dakota, was lately cele brated iu Old-World fashion. The feast ing lasted five days, the guests eating two roasted oven, a hundred pounds of white- fish, and great quantities of cheese and caviare. The beverages consisted of home-brewed beer, currant wine, and al cohol diluted with water. Dancing, eat ing and drinking were almost constantly kept up. —The Republicans of Boston had a rat ification meeting in Faneuil Hall on Wednesday last, and the following even ing the Democrats had a rally in the same place. Concerning these meetings the Boston Herald says: “We said yes terday that the gathering for Garfield was in all points a decided success. But, as an independent journal, we are bound to declare that the Democrats, while fair ly matching their opponents in the dis play of oratory, surpassed them la enthu siasm and still more decidedly in num bers. —A youth off 19. years in Port Huron, recently married a woman twice his age and the mother .of eight children. The former husband -of the gushing bride left years ago for California, and for a time wrote to her regularly, sending drafts, banknotes, ete^ but after a while these ceased, and no trace Of him could be ob tained, and he had -been given up as dead for a year. But since her second mar riage she has received a long, loving letter from him, inclosing a draft and announ cing bis intention to return soon. A live ly time is anticipated. What makes the matter more interesting is that the youth ful second husband was engaged to a young girl and the wedding-day was fixed, when he deserted her for 'the charming widow. —The editor of a stalwart -Republican sheet, printed in New England, has re cently returned from a tour -through the States of the South, and in a letter from North Carolina says he was .especially pleased with the tendency of the colored people to economize and own land. In one county, New Hanover, the tax books show that iu the city of Wilmington 761 colored persons own land valued at -$207,- 3S5. In Cape Fear township fifty-one colored persons owu J,967i acres of land, worth $12,795. In Federal,"Harnett and Hunsboro’ townships, in the same county, the colored people own over $12,000 worth of land. The colored population of Wil mington numbers 10,228, and, besides their real estate, they own $100,000 worth of personal property. Within ten years they have saved over $300,000, and a few •years ago they were slaves. They are now happy and prosperous like their r brethren in Georgia, ated between them and the white people there is the bes^pf •feeling. '.i_«Wbat Is going to be gained by this test?*’ a repotter asked Dr. Gann, one of tbo physicians wlt> is watching Dr. Tan ner \vho proposes to fast forty days, in New York, on Sunday last. “I think a great advantage tn ; the treatment of all intestinal disorders,” replied Dr. Gunn. “If a person can fast for this length of time we can discontinue feeding in cases of inflammation of the stomach and bowels, thus avoiding irritation, and thereby ef fect cures much moro rapidly. It would - also illustrate other important medical facts. Besides, if it is generally known that a person can live a longer time than is popularly supposed in cases of ship wreck, for instance, by exercising the will power, the castaway will be able to hold out longer. In such cases despair Is more often the cause of death than the actual lack of food. Finally, if the doctor suc ceeds he will demonstrate the power of mind over matter, and the result may lead to the knowledge of many phyebo. logical facts which as yet Wf know iug of." last Week’s Cotton Figures. The Chop Situation. The New York Chronicle reports the cotton receipts of the seven drgrs ending Friday night, the 9th inst., at 14,070 bales, against 3,032 the corresponding week of last year. Total receipts of the cotton year to that date, 4,S50,204, against 4,427,- 572 to the corresponding date of last year, showing an increase since the first day of September last amounting to 428,632 bales. The interior port business of the same week was as follows: Receipts, 6,423 bales, against 1,067 for the corresponding week, of last year. Shipments, 9,576, against 2,843. Stocks, 71,950, against 20,691. The Chronicle’s visible supply table showed 1,819,640 bales of cotton insight on Friday last, against 1,461,2S7 at same date a year ago; 1,65S,049 at same date in 1878, and 2,248,720 in sight in 1S77 at same date. These figures show an in crease in the visible supply, over that of last year, of 36S,353 hales. An increase of 101,591 bales in the visible supply of 1S78 at same date, and a decrease of 429,080 on the visible supply in 1877 at same date. Cotton was worth in Liver pool last Friday 613-16. In 1S79, at that date, C|; in 1S78 Of, and in 1S77 0 5-16. The Chronicle appends the following to its table of receipts from plantations: The above statement shows— 1. That the total receipts from the plantations since September 1 in 1879-80 were 4,920,S53 bales; in 1878-79 were 4,442,611 bales; in 1877-78 were 4,250,102 bales. 2. That, altliouch the receipts at the out ports the past week were 14,070 bales, the actual movement from plantations was only 10,917 bales, the balance being drawn from stocks at the interior ports. Last year the receipts from the planta tions for the same week were 1,335 bales, and for 1S7S they were 3,045 bales. Condition of the Gbowing Cbop.— The Chronicle’s weather and crop tele grams of last Friday from the cotton re gion report too much rain in the south west, and too little in other sections. Galveston reports corn safe and abundant and cotton the most promising ever seen. Rumors of caterpillars, hut otherwise the prospect is as good as possible; mercury from 78 to 91. Indianola, warm and dry, mercury 77 to 94. All crops good with out exception. Corsicana the same. Mer cury 70 to 98. Dallas, fields clear and crops good. Red river country has too much rain, and there are some caterpil lars. Brenham the same. Crops strong and healthy, condition as favorable as ever known, caterpillar rumors to which no importance is attached. New Orleans had 3.02 of rain during the week, with an average mercury of 82. Shreveport had in a single shower, 0.45 of rainfall; mercury 73 to 94, average 88. In Mississippi, at Vicksburg, caterpillar has appeared, but no great harm as yet. At Columbus, Miss., there was 0.94 of rain, with an average mercury of 87. At Little Rock, Arkansas, 1.01 of rainfall. Crop prospects never better, but must have dryer weather or there will be rust and blight. In Tennessee at Memphis, rains on five days, but the fall amounted to only 0.35; mercury from 77 to 89, crops sappy, grassy and shedding. In Alabama, clear and dry, temperature from 72 to 98. Caterpillars with limited injury. Montgomery reportsjshcwery on four days. Mercury from 73 to 100. Cat erpillars, but not much injury as yet. Sel ma, crop growing finely and is strong and healthy. Showers on two days. Cater pillars have appeared and are creating much apprehension. Florida reports the crops strong and healthy and fields clear. In Columbus, Georgia, there was 1.43 of rain during the week. In Macon, 1.47— good stands—crops look strong and healthy and accounts are more favorable than for years in this section. Mercury 72 to 90—average 82. In Savannah, rain on four days and fall 1.04. Temperature 73 to 97. In Augusta, rainfall 1.10. Tem perature 72 to 95—average 82. In Charles ton, three showery days—1.10 of fall. Mercury 72 to 97. The Race for Governor. As July advances and the August State convention draws nearer, so does the struggle intensify between the several can didates for gubernatorial honors. Indeed, never hefofe in the history of the Demo cratic party has so much rancor and bitter ness been witnessed. We doubt if half the amount of animosity will be mani fested when the campaign really opens to wards our Radical enemies. This is all wrong, and augurs no good for the future harmony and solidarity of the only organ ization at the South whicli can assure 'white local government to the people, and eonstitutional liberty. Most earnestly do we protest against this method of conducting a friendly con test for office among brother Democrats, and therefore take no stock in the abuse which is heaped upon this or that candi date, merely for the gratification of per sonal ends. No surer means could be de vised for the demoralization and possible disruption of the Democratic party of Georgia. Such a canvass will furnish the desired opportunity to scores of expectant “Independents,” and chime iu exactly with the wishes and policy of eveiy sagacious Republican. To divide and disintegrate the .organization which they are powerless to ■overcome, is the only card left to the Rad icals, .and it will be industriously han dled. We trust when the convention assem bles that a fair expression of the popular voice will restore harmony and concord, and its nominee, whoever he may chance to be, should receive the undivided sup port of the Democracy. A survey of the field at this time afiords no satisfactory conclusion a? to the final result, nor can the returns of the delegates chosen be dffemed wholly reliable. The bast proof of this is the wide divergence which is to he found between^ the esti mates of the press and the friends of the several candidates. Those differ mate rially in every instance. Thus the Con-' stitulion, out of a total of ICO delegates al ready chosen, foots up for Colquitt 81, for Hardemaa 25, for Lester 31J, for Gartrell 7|, for Warner 3J, unknown and unln- struejed 8. This would leave 190 of the 350 members of the convention still to be elected. So that as yet not even a ma jority of the body has been clioseu. Let tie see wbat the Atlanta Post has to say on the subject. That journal gives Les ter 55, Colquitt 55, ‘Hardeman 23, Gar trell 18, Warner 3. Then comes the Sa vannah Neics with the announcement that Lester has 55, Colquitt 55, Gartrell 13, Hai deman 20, Warner 3. The Enquirer-Sun foots up 59 for Les ter, and Colonel Hardeman’s friends arc certain that over fifty votes have been scored for him in the recent primaries, ^nd so we go—nothing definite, nothing reliable. After making all the correc tions which the incorrect returns seem to render necessary, we are constrained to believe that while Governor Colquitt still leads somewhat in the fight, unless his following is greatly increased in the coun ties yet to be heard trom, no candidate now before the convention can obtain more than a hare majority. The final re sult then must hinge upon the fealty and endurahcc of the friends of each candi date. If they all stand by their colors no nom ination can he made, and every candidate would go before the people on his indi vidual merits. But it is more than proba ble that as a last resort a compromise man or “dark horse” will be introduced, upon whom all would unite. But for the abnormal bitterness of this “inside” campaign such would infallibly be the result in accordance with the pre vious usages and rulings of previous con ventions. We do trust that the gallant Democracy of Georgia will pass unscathed through this trying ordeal. General Garfield’s letter. We like men of the Hayes and Garfield stamp better than we do the knock-down stalwarts. They are of the Joseph Surface and Peter Plausible type. They pay that degree of respect to truth and reason wliicli lies iu simulating it to a certain degree, and render that homage to virtue implied in hypocrisy. That is something. The stalwarts, on the other hand, cast aside all deference to truth and curse it it openly and immoderately. They have not that degree of love for reason; moder ation and justice implied in feigning it, and this is trying to the constitution in warm weather. Garfield is as hollow and empty as a drum. There is no heartiness or sincerity about him. His statement of a case is flagrant misrepresentation, aud the web of argument and assumption he weaves from it is farther from truth and fact than any direct misstatement could possibly be; and yet he breathes that sort of re spect for truth that a counterfeiter does for good money, aud is to he preferred to the foot-pad or highwayman. For illustration: Garfield says he and his crowd reject the “poisonous doctrine of Slate supremacy,” implying that the Democrats have held it. Now,no man or party in the United States ever advanced such an idea. Nor does it exist even in Garfield’s brain. It is not even a phan tom of ignorance—for he knows better. He makes indirectly this absurd state ment in order to build on it his more ab surd plea for so-called Republican usur pation—the destruction of the freedom of the ballot and personal liberty, under the grotesque idea of defending it. He coolly assumes the perfect falsehood that in the Southern States there is no freedom of the ballot, and, therefore, the strictly party domination he pleads for becomes an es sential condition of liberty. The man who can string false premises and assump tions together in this easy way is a master of misrepresentation, and then when he comes to preaching a homily on the top of his fabric of falsehood,in saintly masquer ade, the scene is affecting. Garfield’s letter, on this point, is founded on the assumption of the unde niable truth of all the ku-klux and out- • rage testimony, though he makes no as sertion to that effect, or perpetrates a sin gle direct assault on the Southern whites. On the contrary, a golden future is before them when they can be persuaded to al low a difference in political opinion to be asserted at the ballot box, and permit the negroes to vote. Government is called upon by every principle of liberty and justice to enforce equal rights; but as, in point of fact, a more perfect freedom of the ballot exists in the Southern States than in any quarter of the Union, and still here, according to him, the sternest demand arises for government domina tion, we can understand what Garfield’s smoothly tongued policy means. In the same temper he treats ail the other questions he touches—the tariff— Chinese labor—civil service reform—we legislate for the people of the United States, not for foreign countries. But seven- twelfths of our population, he admits, are agriculturists, who reap nothing from pro tective tariff bounties. He disposes of the Chinese question with the remark that “we cannot consent to allow any form of servile labor among us.” His endorse ment of civil service eliminates all mean ing out of that so-called reform. There is not the smallest point to any of his lat ter which does not assail the Southern section. Corkect.—The Bainbridge Democrat asserts positively that Governor Colquitt will abide, the action of the nominating convention. Its editor says he (thegover- ernor) convinced him of this determina tion in a private conversation. The writer is also able to corroborate the above statement from an unquestionable source. If any one is opposed to the renom- inatiou of Gov. Colquitt, that does not af ford an excuse for slandering him. The governor is no more of an indepen dent than Col. Lester, Gen. Gar trell, Judge Warner or our own Harde man. Descended from a long line of an cestors whose party fealty was never called in question, he prefers ratliet to suffer in silence than plead to a charge so unfounded and dishonorable. Aud this is said from no partisan standpoint. It is just what we would write of Col. Harde man if a similar charge were brought against him. “Let justicd’bc done if the heavens fall.” A Lie Out of Whole Cloth.—The absurd statement has been going the rounds of the Radical pros* that Hon. Jeremiah Black was the author of the famous letter df Geiiexal Hawootk, ad dressed to the goveradr of Texas, wlion he was in comm arid at New Qrleans after the war. But Judge Black, in a cablegram from Loudon, dated July 12th, thus dis poses of tlio canard. Says the judge, “I ana not the auther of General Hanoock’s letters or orders concerning Louisiana. I knew nothing of them until they were printed.” Now, what next?” What Will He Do?—It is said that Col. Farrow*, who has been supplanted by the appointment of Hon. J. 8. Blgby, of Newnan; as United States District Attor ney for Georgia, will refuse to surrender the office on the ground that his successor was not confirmed by the Senate before the adjournment of Congress. But un fortunately for the Incumbent, Attorney General Devens, in a similar case, has decided that “he must go.” The issue between the contestants promises to be in teresting. The Inexorable Turk. The Turk in Europe, says one of the English quarterlies, does not represent a nationality but Moslemism—a religion—a fanaticism—a crusade against Christiani ty and civilization. The revival of letters, arts and arms after the dark ages in Eu rope, arrested the great wave of oriental reaction which had deluged the Southein portion of that continent; but with a con siderable refluence, the Turk stands just where he was left—the great obstruction to civilization and improvement in Eu rope. He is himselt the best example of the influence of his Mahomedan ideas— for he illustrates no movement except to the rearward in civilization, science and morals. The shadow of death broods over the land which he occupies. What ever of science once existed in his orien tal scat has died out under the fatal in fluence of Mahomedanism. * The Tuik, therefore, is simply an incubus, and must he lifted back to his native orient. The difficulty of the situation, however, lies in the question of appropriating his effects. All the powers view each other with a fatal jealousy the moment the question is approached or the state of af fairs begins to point to it. The Turk’s diplomacy consists merely in playing off one power against the others—for every one of theniprefers Turkish occupatiou to a division in which it does not at least gain the advantage over ali the rest. If the powers could only agree upon what should follow the Turkish exodus, it would take place before frost. But it must come soon. Everybody sees that the Turkish Empire in Europe will inev itably be forced into assignment and liq uidation by natural processes. If left alone anarchy and chaos must come, and then the results must be left to the chap ter of accidents, or be made the subject of treaty arrangements. That is the so-called “Eastern Ques tion”—a question of dividing Turkish ef fects in southern Europe, and which is notv substantially remitted to the chapter of accidents and casualties, cacli power watching for itself for some key to a solu tion to turn up—something to indicate controlling influences which must dictate a mode of settlement. The particular thing iu progress just now is the slicing off of enough of eastern European Turkey to content Greece, and perhaps deteriuiue her position between the powers in the final division. The whole question, how ever, is more likely to be one of clubs be fore it is settled. Grant on Hancock. He Certifies to Democratic Sanity. The Washington Post publishes a letter from a Kansas correspondent who pro fesses to give points of a conversation Gen. Grant liad on his recent trip through that State w ith L. G. Entwright, now an Arizona miner, who was his friend in the days, when he was out iu Oregon, many years ago. Mr. Entwright says that Grant was quits reticent as to the treatment he received at Chicago, but intimated very plainly that, although unfamiliar with the workings of party machinery, and iu no sense a politician, lie had been led to believe that his nomination was not only possible but probable; iu iact, that he rather expected it; but, upon serious re flection, had some time before almost de termined to announce liis peremptory withdrawal as a candidate, for the reason that ho saw and appreciated the objec tions that many people entertained to a third term, and knew that this Would be rather an embarrassing difficulty in the canvass. His confidential advisers, however, in sisted that he should run, and, as it has since proved, greatly exaggerated to him his chance of success. He seemed to feel grateful to those who stood by him out of friendship and on principle, but could not conceal his thorough disgust for Conkiing, Logan, and others who had so recklessly miscalculated the position and over-CStl- inated liis strength. As to the pending canvass, Grant is said, to have evaded expressing any opinion at first, but when allusion was made to the military record of Gen. Hancock, all the latent enthusiasm of his nature seemed to be aroused, and lie freely remarked that in his opinion no better or safer man could be elected to the chief magistracy. He eulogized the merits of General Han cock as a corps commander veiy highly, and said he was a man who never fal tered in the performance of his duty, and seldom, if ever, made a blunder. The ex-President evidently looked upon it as something of a compliment to himself that a soldier of such high rank should have been selected at Cincinnati, appar ently feeling that the preferences of the people are rather for a man who combines the qualities of statesman and soldier both, than for a mere politician. “It cannot be denied,” he added, with a significant puff of lus cigar, “that the De mocracy have at last come to their senses, and well improved their opportunity. It is the first time in fact, since circurn* stances led me out of the party that it has made a nomination for which there was such a show of success, and this tiino I shouldn’t wonder if they had hit the right nail square on the head; and ou the whole, as between ourselves and the horse track, I can’t say that I am sorry for it.” The general had nothing to say, how ever, in depreciation of Mr. Garfield, fur ther than the remark that he had rather too many volumes of congressional debates behind him to make a smooth and suc cessful canvass on. Brutal Lynching. Memphis, July 14.—About two months ago Rufus Armstoad was assassinated near Horn Lake, Miss., by Nelms (colored), because Armstead’s brother, when deputy sheriff of Desoto county, Miss., a year ago killed Nelms’ brother, who resisted arrest, haviugbeen charged with horse stealing. The assassination created much indigna tion. Nelms’ murderer was pursued to Tunica county bottoms, and was, together with his brother, Prentiss Nelms, and Tom Konkey, as accomplices, arrested. Ed Nelms, the assassin, was conveyed to jail at Hernando. Prentiss Nelms and iTom Konkey were lodged in Tunica county jail. Last Saturday morning while the two latter prisoners were being conveyed to Hernando, a party of masked men stopped the officers having the prisoners in charge. They took possession «f the two men, aud the officers returned to Austin for assist ance. On returning they found the two prisoneis dead with their throats cut fftra oar to ear, their flesh protruding from numberless wounds inflicted with knives, and a topo around each of their necks. An indignation meeting was held at Aus tin on Monday, at which resolutions were passed, and committees were also appoint ed composed of whites and blacks', to fer ret out the murderers. A Cloud Burst. Denver, Col., July 14.—Last evening Cherry creek, which is usually a very small stream, rose five feet. The water came down with & rush, rising a foot in ten minutes. No damage was done in the city, except the weakening of the bridge. It is thought the track of the California Central railroad will be washed away before morning. The rise was probably caused by a wa ter spout in the mountains. A special telegram from Pneblo, dated on Monday, says there was a worse flood in Fountain to-day than since 1863. A torrent of wa ter came down with a rush carrying every thing before it. Thirty persons camping in the river bottom escaped, except one. The railroad, twenty miles from this place, is washed out. The river rose —The foreign uaners sav that a eirl ei S ht feet in less tllan * n hour, and em i* ine lore gn papers say that a girt. u camped along iu bottom lost near . jommitted suicide because she loved Gar- . ]y everything. The Hood was caused by field. 1 a cloud bursting. EDITORIAL GLIMPSES. Carl Schubz, after a fearful attack of civil service reform, has so far recovered that he will address the wanderers from the Fatherland in Indiana, on next Sat urday, and endeavor to convince them that “Credit-Mobilier Stock,” and De Golyer paving contracts are not incon sistent with moral rectitude and public honesty. That eminently wise Solon, Devens, who manipulates the legal department of Mr. Hayes’ dynasty, says there is no hope for the Republican success anywhere in the South, except in Virginia, and there fore, he will not appoint any United States deputy marshals anywhere else m the South. It is the Republican party that is to he protected, not the govern ment. The facetious Weaver, of Greenback notoriety, is fast rivaling our celebrated Georgian. He carries States and sections of country just like H. W. G. builds rail roads—on paper. The “ten dollar man,” has been heard from again. No doubt he made more by his “painful revelation” than in buying the Brunswick road. Judging from the charges that are made by the partizan friends of the as pirants for the position of governor, there is but little more honesty of purpose and action among the Democracy than among the Republican placemen striving for powpr. Captain John P. Fort, who was a college mate of Major D. N. Speer, paid a tribute to his,manly character the other day, through these columns. Major Speer is receiving the endorsement of many of the leading men of the State, and if lie re ceives the nomination, there is no man in the State whom we would more cheerfully sustain. Ilarpers\ Weekly supports De Golyer, and at the same time supports the admin istration which has condemned the ticket. It taxes to the utmost the pedal attach ments of Mr. Curtis, for it is a fearful case of straddling. It is said that Hancock was once con nected with an oil company, and this may account for the rapidity of his success, for he is going into the White House like a streak of greased lightning. Having read many of the voluminous reasons for the Chicago nomination, and after sifting the whole question to its last analysis, we are forced to this conclusion: That Mr. Garfield is the embodiment of of the true principles of the party which called him to be their standard bearer. His record is in harmony with the record of the party. His connection with the De Golyer paving contract, and with the Credit Mobilier both illustrate the true principles of the party to which he belongs. Perhaps no other man in the party so fully combines in personal character and official action these principles. He is, therefore, the true exponent of Republi canism. They say that the telegram ofM. E T., of Atlanta, to Gen. Hancock is on the file, and may be reached if the present progress is continued sometime in next November. It is not expected, however, that M. E. T. will get a cabinet appoint ment, nor even the Atlanta post-office, hut small favors will be thankfully received, if it is nothing but an autograph letter. What are some of our State exchanges going to do when the gubernatorial con- fiit'is.ended? Their whole stock in trade consists in whittling away at' some unfor tunate aspirant. “Where are you going this summer?” is the uppermost question of the hour. The trains are crowded by persons who have solved the problem. Why not go to Tybec for the week?” Mister Horn and His Friends, or Givers and Giving. By Mark Guy Pearse. Il lustrated. Published by Messrs. I. K Fuuk & Co., Dey street, New York. The Orations of Demosthenes. Trans lated by Thomas Leland, in two vol umes. Vol. I. By the same publisher. These works belong to the Standard Se ries, published by that enterprising firm. These, like all the preceding publica tions, are of the highest order, and are printed in the best style. We have so of ten spoken of tills enterprise, that we know not what else to say. These with all others of the “Standard Series,” can he found at J. W. Burke & Co.’s, on Second street. Three electoral tickets in Virginia— the Democratic and Republican, and au hermaphrodite party called the Readjust ers. General Mahone, while sympathiz ing with the Radicals, has not the courage to come out and join them, and seeks by this covert manner to defeat the Demo crats by running an electoral ticket osten sibly for Hancock and English, while he knows that every vote given to his ticket increases the chances of the Republicans. An outspoken enemy commands respect, but such insidious aud underhanied ma neuvers merit only contempt. —A Prosperous Factory.—The gross earnings of tho Augusta (Georgia) cotton factory for the year just closed were $968,182, and net earnings $157,471, whidi, after paying nine per cent, divi dend for the year, interest, insurance, &c., left over $50,000 to be added to the sur plus fund, which nolv aggregates $31S,- 108. The mill was run with remarkable regularity during the year, stopping but two week days, Christmas and May-day picnic, and lost not one hour from de rangement of machinery or other cause. Backs Down.—A Chicago dispatch gives the following from General Graut in denial of tho report that ho was favor able to General Hancock’s election: You hare probably seen that I denied the canard started by the New York Truth the .very day It was started. I have nothing to say agaiust Gen. Han cock. His personal, official, and military record is good. The record of the party which has just put him In nomination is had. Yours truly, U. S. Grant. “TnEY,” (the Republicans) says Mr. Garfield “insist that the United States constitution and the laws made in pur suance thereof, are the supreme law of the land.” “This constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof * • • sha‘11 be the supreme law of the land,” says the constitution. No politician in America ever challenged this enunciation. Now, in order to vindicate a proposi tion which everybody assents to, Garfield and the Republicans (so-called) insist that the elections shall be supervised ex clusively by Radical appointees in his owu interest. They veto 'every proposi tion for an impartial supervision. Under the pretense of securing a fair election, they would install a universal mastery of the American ballot. That is a leading idea which the people are to pass upon. EDITORIAL COBBESPONDENCE. Hawkinsville, July 14,1S80. The writer, by invitation, helped by his presence to swell the immense multi tude which assembled at Hawkinsville yesterday to listen to several of Georgia’s most distinguished orators, and partake of the GRAND BARBECUE which had been prepared at great pains and cost for the occasion. The programme had aroused great expectations, which for once, fortunately, were moro than real ized. , Even on the previous day the sovereigns began to pour in by rail, in buggies, car riages, wagons, ox-carts and on foot from no less than fifteen counties. They filled the public and private houses', camped in the groves, thronged the restaurants and walked the streets of the flourishing little city by thousands. And when at the appointed hour the speaking began, ALL AROUND THE STAND for the space of an acre the people of both sexes were packed like sardines, and formed a mighty host. Yet we never have seen more per fect order and decorum ou any similar oc casion. Thanks to the untiring efl'orts of Gen. O. C. Horne, the marshal of the day, and his assistant, hacked by a nu-. merous corps of special police, not the slightest disturbance occurred and the several speeches were heard with atten tion and respect throughout. The orators were appropriately and gracefully in troduced in turn by Gen. Home. SENATOR GORDON was the first to address the meeting, and his reception must have stirred to its profouudest depths the heart of the battle- scarred hero. Time and agaiu was he interrupted by hursts of applause and re sponses from the audience, and many pro nounced it one of the greatest efforts of his life. He began by saying there were but two parties in the country, the Democratic and Republican. The latter, bom in fanati cism and baptized in blood, had ridden into power over a prostrate constitution. The other was the index of peace and prosperity. Since the war it had been subjected to great trials and vicissitudes, which were even likened to the sufferings of Job. But in one respect the Democracy of the South had even fared worse than the patriarch of old. The devil never put his servants in authority over him. That refinement of cruelty it had been left to the Radicals to inflict upon our people. But the nomination of Hancock, he be lieved, would put an end to all our troub les and restore peace and constitutional government to the country. He would now turn reluctantly to the discussion of the STATE CANVASS. This presented the novel spectacle of a heated controversy, even before the party had made its nomination. So far as he was connected with it, if the charges of bargain and sale, which had been uttered agaiust him in consequence of his retire ment from the United States Senate, were not sufficiently refuted by the record of a life time, he scorned to make any other defense. He bad remained in the Senate until every State had been restored to its place in the Union, and there was nothing further to demand the continued sacrifice of private interests to public duty. He had been asked if he could not live on FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM, Yes. At his home in Kirkwood per. haps even $500 would suffice for the ac tual necessaries of life. But there were scores of appeals constantly coming to him from the crippled soldiers of his old com mand and their destitute wives and fami lies. Could such appeals be lightly re jected? His resignation was a personal matter with which the public had nothing to do. He was here to-day, however, to DEFEND GOV. COLQUITT, not himself. Senator Gordon then went into an enu meration and elaborate refutation of ail the charges against the governor, includ ing the Alston fee, the signing of the bonds of the Northeastern' railroad, his Sunday-school addresses, the absurd re port that he had treated a negro in a sa loon, etc. He declared that since the days of the martyred Latimer no such religious perse cution as that which fcg* boon Waited up on the Head of the governor had been wit nessed in a civilized country. Has it come to pass that a man shall be slan dered and abused “because he floats the standard of the king of kings?” But a greater than Gov. Colquitt had been subjected to the same ordeal, even the Father of his Country. From a life of Washington. Gen. Gordon then read sev eral passages where that worthy had been charged with “drawing money from the trcfisury for his own use, 1 ’ aud branded as a feoward.” He (Gordon) too had been slandered in the same way. The speaker paid a glowing tribute to Governor Colquitt who in his early youth, during the war with Mexico, had illus trated his country at Cliepultepec and upon other well-fought fields, and then, and afterwards in our late terrific strug gle for independence, was always to ba found in the front and at the post of dan ger. [At this point the speaker was inter rupted by the appearance of Col. Harde man, who was escorted to the stage amid the deafeuing cheers of his friends.] Gen. Gordon resumed. He said Gov. Colquitt should be honored for his ap- poiutmeut of Hon. Joseph E. Brown to the United States Senate. If he had 'made a mistake by that act the future would reveal it. But the good fruits of his sagacity had already been made ap parent to tho whole commonwealth and the leaders of the Democracy in the halls, of Congress, by the signal services which the new Senator had rendered to his con stituents. Tho appointment would be sustained by the verdict of the people. It was tlie bouuden duty of the Demo crats of Georgia to sustain and vindicate their noble- governor at the ballot box.' He had a high regard for his friend. Col. Hardeman, and should like to see him ELECTED GOVERNOR at some future time, but now the unwar ranted and vindictive attacks that the en emies of Gov. Colquitt had made agaiust lus personal character, demanded a refu tation at the hands of the people whose faithful servant he had been. The above is hut a faint outline of Gen. Gordon’s remarks. He closed amid loud and enthusiastic applause. The next speaker was GEN. PHIL COOK, who was greeted with loud cheers, and made a stirring and patriotic appeal to his constituents in behalf of the national standard bearers of the Democracy, Han cock and English. He said our ticket would certainly be elected, and drew a vivid contrast between the two Federal commanders, HANCOCK AND POPE. It was Fope who removed the iaeomip- tlbk> executive, Gen. C. J. Jenkins, aud decapitated two of our Superior Court judges, Hefe&rs. JohnT. Clarke and Reese, for darlug to resist liis tyrannical man dates. He likewise arrested and impris oned many of our innocent aad unofftud- ingeitizens. now different was the conduct of Gen. Hancock when acting as military governor of Louisiana and Tfexas. When tho carpet-bag ruler of the latter State asked that a multitude of persons charged with offenses against tho civil laws should be summarily dealt with by a military tribunal, the noble Hancock re fused tho request aud sternly upheld the jurisdiction of the civil authorities, even In open opposition to the views of his chief, President Grant. Such is the man the people oP tho North and South will delight to honor. Gen. Cook also rapidly reviewed the acts of the last Congress, exposing the revolutionary course of tho Radicals, and administering a scathing rebuke to the tima-serving President who had been fraudulently elevated to his present ex alted position. The old veteran concluded with the modest request that his constituents would continue to stand by him. A so norous affirmative that woke the echoes of the forest was the instantaneous aud fitting response. It was now > > •? ••• COL. HARDEMAN’S TURN; and right gracefully was he introduced by Geu. Home, the marshal of the day. Our distinguished fellow townsman be gan by alluding to the conflict between the youthful and rosy-visaged David and the Philistine, Go.'iali, comparing tho present conflict with theirs. Albeit he had no powerful advocate and ex-Confed- erate general to bear his standard and uphold his cause throughout the State, stili, like David, he said, “I will throw the best rock I cau with my Alabama sling.” It was not his purpose, however, to as sail the private character of Governor Colquitt or any other opponent. It had been, ass'erted that the cry of “persecu tion” had been raised against our gover nor because of his religious sentiments and Sunday school addresses. This wa* not so, in his case at least. No one had a greater admiration for Gov. Colquitt than himself, and he did not object to his religion and pious addresses, but only to the fact that too much of our chief magistrate’s time was devoted to such tilings. It would he a bad day, however, for religion when it should be dragged through tho SLIMY POOLS of politics. He had never uttered a word against any of the other aspirants for the office ho sought. Private character should be held sacred. But when the military prowess of his antagonist was urged as the chief ground for his support, he could only say that after a battle, in the major ity of cases, the GENERALS GOT THE GLORY, while the privates did the fighting, and bore the brunt of the conflict. [Ap plause.] It has been affirmed that to Governor Colquitt was due the credit of the pres ent favorable condition of the State fi nances. “I deny it. The reforms were all the work of the legislature. Of the $300,000 reduction in the indebtedness of the State whidi was ascribed to the good management of the governor, $184,000 was paid in on account of railroad taxes, and $250,000 came from the earnings of the Macon and Brunswick road. This more than balanced that amount. “Whose voice was raised the loudest in opposition to the Bullock regime? (A voice—“Tom Hardeman’s.” Applause.) In those dark and dreadful days he had in fifty-two counties of Georgia urged the people, with all the eloquence he pos sessed, to redeem the old commonwealth from the thraldom of Radicalism. Some of those now seeking office were as dumb as oysters. He had been an old Whig, and only joiued the Democracy after the fortunes of war had obliterated ancient landmarks and union was indispensable to existence. He had never paid a cent for a newspaper puff in his life, and never would. Recently, however, an editor had offered to print his biography for him if he would prepare the sketch, and enclose him, with the manuscript, $25.00. But he had failed to respond. It was uiged that Hardeman was no lawyer. Some of our greatest and best statesmen never had studied law. The speaker here related several anecdotes which elicited protracted and uproarious applause. He then made an eloquent aud exhaustive argument in behalf of popular education, and closed after a strong ap peal for Hancock and English, and the distinct aud emphatic announcement that whoever the choice of the State conven tion in August may be for governor, he would acquiesce in the verdict of the peo ple and gird on his armor and battle vali antly for the nominee. Col. Hardeman’s speech was a splendid specimen of oratory, and fairlv captured the crowd. It is claimed that his effort gained him many votes. THE BARBECUE was one of the most bountiful “spreads” ever beheld iu this country. The cooked carcasses could be counted by the hun dred, aud were “done” to a turn. They would have rejoiced the gustatory organs even of the hypercritical Charles Lamb. More than 5,000 people were abundantly fed, and after all had eaten, many were the joints of meat which were home away in triumph by the happy darkies. A lemonade and ice cream stand in the interest of the Methodist and Baptist churches netted the nice sum of $190.00. There was no drunkenness or disorder of any kind, and a better managed • festival it lias never been our fortune to witness. X11E BALL at night was a brilliant affair, and the la dies of Hawkinsville and their visiting guests turned out almost unanimously. Many distinguished personages also were present, among them Gen. Cooke, who was never more affable and agreeable. Some of the toilets were exquisite, though simple “white” was the prevailing cos tume. THE OUTLOOK OF HAWKIXSVILLE. Despite the repeated visits of the fire fiend, this flourishing town continues to improve not only steadily but rapidly. Nearly all of the burnt districts have been rebuilt with substantial brick and mortar, and what were once regarded as BISASTROUS FIRES have, in reality, proved “blessings in dis guise.” Three fearful conflagrations since October last have swept over this devoted community, destroying property to the value of $90,000, and yet every one is at work, and no oue seems hurt. As a trade ceutre no interior town possesses greater advantages than Hawkinsville. Her citizens are enterprising, sagacious and opulent. None stand better than they ou ’change and the future of the town is radiant with promise. The time would fail us to give a list of the many new and handsome improvements which have taken the place of the old rookeries destroyed by fire, and this letter therefore must be closed iucontinently. In our next, however, we shall have something more to say editorially concerning Haw kinsville and her surroundings. H. H. J. Oil an English Bailway. Bells are scarcely needed, for all cross ings are guarded by gates and attended by gatemcn, who close them at least teninin- utes before the passage of a train is ex pected. Cow catchers are also as unne cessary as hells, for the locomotive can catch a cow just as well without them. Although the guard has practically the con trol of the train, yet the engine driver is responsible for keeping time. If time is lost on one part of the journey it must be made up, if possible, at another. If there is uo reasou for losing time the engine driver is docked sixpence for every min ute lost. Under these circumstances it is safe to say that no time is lost that can not be accounted for. Trains are often pushed to a recklosi speed to avoid tho fine. “Fire, Tom,” is heard more fre quently from the engineer, as he presses his nose agaiust the circular Jpane of glass and peers ahead. I remember being on the locomotive with au engineer one day, who was trying to make up time, the train Using the mid day express. He had pushed up the rate of speed until it was fully a mile a min ute, when, on turning a sharp curro to enter upon a bridgo which crossed a small river, a horse was observed on tbo track not moro than a hundred yards ahead. “Too late to slack up!” muttered the engineer as he opened the throttle valve wider, accelerating if possible the speed of the train. The horse was standing with its tail toward the approaching locomo tive. A moment and the hunter of the engine struck the animal agood way abaft the beam ani knocked him completely off the bridge into the river. The train scarcely felt the jar—the shock was so sudden and the removal of the obstruction so rapid. Imagine our surprise on turn ing around to see the horse rise to the sur face and swim forthe shore. Whether he ever reached'it or not, or what damaged he sustained, I cannot say, for we passed on like a whirlwind. When the driver completes his joumey he steps from his engine and examines it with a critical eye to see that it has sus tained no damage either to its machinery or ornamental parts during the journey. Then he gives his fireman such instruc tions as he may deem necessary, and, taking his jacket under his arm, hurries to the refreshment room of the station hotel tosolace himself with a glass. The passenger engine driver i3 seldom a total abstainer. He is a sort of dashing, reck less fellow, qualities he seems to acquire from the nature of his occupation. I have known a great many of them aud they were nearly alt alike in this respect. { —Boston Bulletin. VE6ETINE CONDUCTOR’S TAKE XT’ Jblotches, Pimp’eg, Hu mors on the Faco and Neck Disappear* A Sovereign Remedv for Rheumatism, MOgTWUU P. Q., Oct. 17,1S70. Mb. II. E. 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At one side of the- churcli, and about three feet from the building, is a large pine tree, which, on account of Us size and height, has been- regarded with a sort of veneration by the colored worshipers. Rev. Quibus Fraser Is the pastor, but on this occasion, on ac count of indisposition, he had re quested the Rev. Bayfield to officiate iu liis stead. £he church wa3 well filled, and the services were about closing when the storm reached its most violent stage. Suddenly there was a vivid flash of lightning, followed immediately by a- tremendous clap of thunder, causing the- greatest consternation and dismay in the church. A number of persons were pros trated, and nearly every one felt the shock, the preacher also being greatly stuuned, the fluid, which lighted up the interior with a lurid glare, striking so- near him as to burn his mouth and scorch his arm. The lightning struck the top of the pine tree referred to, ran down the- trunk, peeling eff the bark as though with a knife, and entered the church through. the window, coursing along the floor and. wall, and through the rear, tearing off » number of boards. As soon as the ex citement subsided, and the congrega tion recovered partially from their consternation, it was discovered that. Silvia Fraser, wife of the preacher,. Quibus Fraser, was very severely- injured, as was also Mary Ana Johnson,, his daughter. John Fields and John. Simmons were both greatly stunned, and some eight or ten others so severely shocked as scarcely to kuow where they were. Silvia, who was the most seriously affected of any, was carried to her home,, some three hundred yards distant, as also her daughter, Mary Ann Johnson. Eve rything possible was done_ for her relief,, but to no purpose, and ia about two hours, afterwards she died. Mary Ann Johnson " was greatly prostrated, and yesterday af ternoon was considered in a precarious condition. The other injured parties are doing well, and it is thought they will re cover. "We visited the church yesterday after noon, and from an inspection of the course- ofthe lightning, the trace of which was- plaiuly observable, we were surprised that there were not more persons killed.—Sa vannah Eeics. - j Four men were prostrated by lightning last Thursday at Mr. D. B. Hill’s planta tion. Two of them, John Moore and Tom. Miller, were insensible for some minutes. —ililledgeville Recorder.