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THE GEORGIA PRESS.
Thomasville Times: From the letter
of Colonel H. S. Heines it will be seen that
that gentleman enters heartily and prac
tically into the plan of building up a
great educational establishment in Tlioni-
asvillc. The co-operation of the great
highway which traverses a large portion
of this State and Florida in this work,
will toll powerfully upon its success.
With faro reduced for pupils to one
cent per mile, a great inducement will be
offered young men all along the line to
attend college here. And we take occa
sion just here to call the attention of par
ents and guardians to this very liberal of
fer on the part of Col. Haines. With
these low rates of fare coupled with ‘.lie
free tuition at the college and the low
rates a! which board can be obtained in
Thornasville, extraordinary inducements
will be offered this fall to young men and
boys to attend the South Georgia college.
In addition to these inducements the fac
ulty is an able one; the most rigid disci
pline will be enforced; the best apparatus
will be used and everything in fact brought
to bear upon students to make of them
cultivated, educated gentlemen.
Augusta Chronicle: Excursion tick
ets to New York and return, via Central
railroad and Ocean Steamship Company’s
steamers, leaving Savannah every Wed
nesday and Saturday, are now on sale at
Union Ticket office, Augusta, at the fol
lowing rates: After cabin, $33; forward
w cabin, SiO; both first class in every partic
ular. Tickets good to return until Octo
ber 1st, 1S80. Information furnished and
state-rooms secured through J. B. Pres
ton,' agent Central Railroad, Augusta.
There is no more delightful way to go to
New York thau by the elegant end fast
steamers of this line. We speak from ex
perience.
The Atlantic and Coast Line will on
and after to-day sell round trip tickets to
New York at $33, good to return until
October 31st. This popular line offers
variety of routes, viz: all rail via Rich
mond and Washington; the renowned
Bay Line via Norfolk and Old Point Com
fort; and the Old Dominion Line, the
latter affording a delightful sea trip from
Norfolk to New York.
Atlanta Post: Friday evening last
quite a little excitement occurred at the
car shed, occasioned by the discharge of a
pistol in the hands of John Roberts.
Mr. Roberts was a member of the North
Carolina excursion, and had gone into
the car for the purpose of securing a seat
on the train, which was then about to
leave the place. Whilst sitting in the car
some one came along, and putting a'stick
through the window, struck him, where
upon Mr. Roberts drew his revolver and
shot through the window. The noise cre
ated quite a disturbance, and frightened
those present. Officers Bard and Porter
went iuto the car and arrested tiie gentle
man, and took him to the station house,
where, too, he was locked, and made a
case against him for carrying concealed
weapons.
As soon as Roberts was locked up he
telegraphed to Raleigh, N. C., from
whence he came, and secured bond for
$400, and was released.
ne is now in town awaiting an invest!
gation of the charge.
Columbus Times: Yesterday the
picture of Gen. Hancock, painted by Mr.
Matt O’Brien, was carried to the court
house by a platoon of little negroes, three
negro men with life and drr.m, end fol
lowed by a big procession of little ne
groes. The negroes even followed Han
cock’s picture "and Gwarfish stands no
showing at all.
Rome Tribune: As the corps of the
Chatham Aitillerv was coming down the
Calhoun road at full tilt yesterday, Orderly
Sergeant Turner's horse became unman
ageable, thereby causing him to run into
Guidon Saussy. The former's sword
passed through the latter’s ear, inflicting
an ugly, though not veiy painful wound.
Gordon Saussy is doing well but says
Sergeant Turner will have to practice
riding before the next parade.
Columbus Enquirer: Mr. Charlie
Brown, a gentleman noted for his thor
ough acquaintance with everything relat
ing to the raising and care of'game chick
ens, suts that of all the remedies he has
tried to destroy those pests to the house
wife. the following are the best: Sulphur
and Scotch snuff in eijual ^ropor^jo^
nutes. One part of turpentine and
three parts of sweet oil, mixed and rubbed
under the neck, tail and wings of fowls
will destroy lice. We publish the above
at the request of several subscribers re
siding in Russel! county, Ala., who have
lost many chickens by these pests.
Augusta yetcs: Macon is going into
fantastics over the flourislung condition of
her post-office, as compared to the Augus
ta office. Well, if there is anything wrong
about the Augusta office, no one kuows it,
and the people are generally sosisfied w.th
its management.
Early County Xeics: Uncle Luke Gay,
of this county, has an experience that very
few men in this or any other county has.
He is now living where he has resided for
the past fifty-one years, and has a fine
crop of cotton growing on land near his
house which was cleared four years before
he settled at the place. This piece of land,
we are told, has been in cultivation nearly
every year since it wa3 cleared, and until
the past two or tliree years has had no fer
tilizers upon it. Mr. Gay is quite an old
man, and during his residence at his
present place has enjoyed as good health
as the average of citizens in any part of the
United States.
Griffin Xcies: The Republican press
now call a halt and ask that the canvass
shall lie conducted without any mud-
throwing. They have discovered that
mud is a substance that sticks very close
to Garfield and Arthur, but will not at
tach to Hancock and English. Hence
tlielr appeals for a canvass devoid of what
they call “personalities.” We have failed
to see that Democratic papers have thus
far indnleed in personalities. They have
gone to the public records for their facts,
both lecords and facts being made up by
the Republicans themselves. The rec
ords are accessible to the other side, and
the Democratic candidates court au ex
amination. If no “mud” is thrown at
them, it is bocause none can be found to
throw.
Valdosta Times: Fatal postal cards
seem to be doing the business for some of
our exclianges “Stop my paper” is the
heading of an article in nearly every other
paper on our exchange list. Politics in
Georgia are assamiug a conglomerate mix
ture, and a paper can’t pursue a iuanlv,
straight-forward policy without stepping
on sombody’s toes. Thus far the epidemic
has not struck us; on the hand, our sub
scription list is increasing handsomely.
Hox. A. O. Bacon.—Albany Adver
tiser : Thi3 distinguished Georgian is on
a short visit to his kinsman , and our es
teemed friend aud fellow-townsman, Juaj.
R. J. Bacon, and favored the Advertiser
office with a call this morning. This is
the beginning of the writer’s personal ac
quaintance with CoL Bacon, and we can
readily understand now why he is so pop
ular with the young men of the country,
and why it is that he has so many strong
friends throughout the State who are anx
ious to see him elected to fill the unexpired
term of Hon. John B. Gordon in the
United States Senate. Handsome in ap
pearance, brilliant in intellect, free iu con
versation and pleasant in address. Col.
Bacon is at once captivating, and need
only mingle with the masses to secure
hosts of friends who would delight in hon
oring him with their suffrage for any high
position to which he might aspire. His
ability and experience as a legislator amply
qualify him for the United States Senate,
and if elected to the position we believe he
will, refleot credit upon himself and his
State. He is a man whom the progressive
young men of his State would like to
honor, and when they are for him, who
can be against him ? .
Hamilton Journal: Mre. E. Walker,
graudmolker of Mr. J. F. Jenkins, died at
her residence las: Saturday at the ad
vanced age of ninety-three years. She
was a highly esteemed member of the
[Mist church f
•'fall who knew. bar.
sn in Goodman
late meeting, and will regret to hear that
she has met with a fatal accident. We
notice that in the mile and a quarter race
at Brighton Beach, on Thursday last,
Hattie F. was crowded to the inside fence,
where she fell and broke her off hind le<?
near the ankle, and it is supposed she will
have to be destroyed. Hattie F. won the
Rancoca3 handicap, at Pimlico, in 1879,
and being considered an outsider, paid
$64S on each of the five tickets sold on
her in the French pools.
Savansiaii Neics: Yesterday morn
ing warrants were issued by United States
Commissioner Beckett against John Ty
ler, charged with selling spirituous liquors
without a United States license, _ and
against F. Kriete for selling malt liquor
without a license.
An examination was held in the case of
Tyler in the afternoon, and the commis
sioner held him for trial before the United
States District Court next November. He
gave bond.
Albany Advertiser: As the South
western train was coming in yesterday af
ternoon, and had just crossed the bridge,
it was struck by a terrible cyclone. The
tin roofing on the car that received the
full force of the blow was tom off, aud
the mail bags blown out of the United
States mail car into the woods. After
getting out of danger the train was stopped
and the mail secured.
These cyclones have a very unceremo
nious way of doing things. They are no
respecters of person or things. Uncle Sam
should handle that chap for such disre
spect.
Savannah Recorder: It has been as
certained by actual scientific survey that
the surface of the water at the mouth of
the St. John’s river, Florida, is only three
feet six indies lower than it is 230 miles
above. In other words, the river has but
an average fall of less than a sixth of an
inch to the mile. Another singular fact
worthy of consideration is, that it has a
course—taking its many meanderings in
to account—of between three hundred
and four hundred miles, yet its source is
not more than twelve miles from the
shores of the same ocean into whidi it
empties itself.
Eatonton Messenger : Mr. B. \V. Hun;
is engineering a movement by which a li
brary of books, magazines and periodicals
will be at the disposal of those of our peo
ple who take an interest in reading and
who try to keep abreast with the times in
all matters. We commend the spirit that
actuates Mr. Hunt in his endeavor, and
hope he will prove successful. Up to last
accounts he had met with decided encour
agement. _
Sumteb Republican: A gentleman
from the 17tli district of Sumter, who was
in the office on Friday, said that the cot
ton prospects at this date arc better than
he ever saw before. His cotton is waist
high and filled with large bolls and
squares. If no after-claps befall the
crop it wili be the best ever made in his
section.
Griffin Sim: H. 1. Kimball will be
a candidate for mayor of Atlanta, and
the Constitution threatens to fight him.
Id that case if Kimball and Bullock open
their little tin boxes on the Constitution,
some ring Democrats would have to take
water. Let the band play.
Savannah Xews: Brief mention was
made in the Morning Xcws Saturday of
the robbery of a relative by a young man
who had been implicitly trusted, and
the flight of the latter. The case is one
which develops the worst phase of ingrat
itude. The kind relatirc who has been
thus meanly treated, had put l»y a sum of
money for the purpose of shortly opening
a small store in which he proposed plac
ing this very young man,
for whom he had, on num
erous occasions, done even more than the
ties of consanguinity would seem to war
rant, but all this kindness was wasted.
The young man learning where some
money was in the house, stealthily ap
propriated it, the sum amounting to $500,
aud left the city. Previous to leaving, it
seems he secretly removed from a family
album the only photograph of himself to
be found, showing that his perfidy was
f calmly and deliberately planned. The
loss was not discovered until a day or so
after his sudden departure, and then tele
grams were sent to various points witii
the hope of apprehending him. There is
reason to believe, from the replies, re-
u , l il<ikVtf 1 &£ , Kse"rofl'ered for his ar
rest. It is the intention of the relative
to capture him, secure what money he
may have left, and let the law take its
course.
Amelicus Recorder: Yesterday after
noon, in the suburb of Isbamville, two
little negroes, aged respectively ten and
twelve, were left at home alone. While
their mother was absent the latter finding
a loaded gun in the house, shot his broth
er—it is supposed accidentally. So much
for the careless handling of dangerous
weapons, and for parents who will leave
firearms iu the reach of children.
Griffin Sun: A pretty strong rain and
wind storm passed over this section last
Monday night. A few fences and some
trees were blown down, but nobody hurt.
TnE Indian Springs Argus in its pro
ceedings of a rcccnt^Democratic meeting
has this in relation to our fellow towns-
intendingto return it.
man, Col. J. n. Blount:
Whereas, We have learned with pleas
ure that lie lias consented after much
earnest solicitation, to allow his friends to
once more present his name as a candi
date for the position he has so long honor
ably and usefully filled; therefore, he it
Resolved, By the Democracy of Butts
county, in convention assembled, that the
delegates appointed to represent us in the
congressional convention to be held in
Milledgeville on the 22il inst., be and
they are hereby instructed to support the
renomiiiation of Hon. J. II. Blount, and
co-operate with his friends iu other por
tions of the district in using all honora
ble means to secure his election as our
standard bearer in the ensuing congres
sional campaign.
Resolved. That we invite our sister
counties to join us unanimously in again
according to a worthy and deserving offi
cial the award of “well done, good and
faithful servant.”
Resolved, That we respectfully request
the Democratic papers of the district to
publish these proceedings.
Hon. T. M. Harkncss nominated Robt.
J. Lawson as a delegate, and Hon. J. L.
Barnett nominated Dr. T. S. Saunders as
a delegate, to represent the county in the
congressional convention. Both nomina
tions were confirmed unanimously.
Savannah Xcics: A negro named
Moses Moscly, living at No. 2, Central
Railroad, was severely stabbed a few
nights since by another negro named Tom
Williams. They had been disputing for
some time when, suddenly, Williams ran
up to Mosely with an open knifi and made
thrust at him. Mosely immediately
started to run. but discovered that he was
cut. Dr. C. J. Bnrrouglis was sent for,
and upon his arrival found a deep cut four
inches long, through whidi some portion
of tlie bowels had protruded, lie returned
the bowels and sewed up the wound, and
at last accounts Mosely ‘was doing very
well, though he Is not considered out of
danger.
Americcs Recorder: The spirit of im
provement is rife in the city. A number
of new residences are going up, and more
soon to be begun. Our mechanics have
all the work on hand they can do, and to
spare. And yet with this, we help to
build up our neighbors. Mr. C. M.
Wheatley, tlie popular contractor, has just
drawn plans, and will erect a residence
for Dr. Wade of Marshallvllle.
Savannah Eews: About six
o’clock yesterday morning a very serious
difficulty occurred between a party of ne
groes gathered on the Ogeechee road,
near tlie crossing of the Charleston and
Savannah railway, during whicli one of
them was very seriously and dangerously
wounded. From what wo can learn it
hand, when Cato, remembering the threat,
and firmly believing that “self-preserva
tion is the first law of nature,” quickly
drew a dirk, and before Warren could
attack him plunged the glittering blade in
that individual’s breast, inflicting a very
serious wound. ✓
Savannah News: A writer from
Screven county informs us that the crops
in that section of the Stale are in a very
poor condition, owing to a long protracted
drought. He says it has not rained since
the first of May, and in consequence, tlie
corn, at the very best, cannot make more
than a quarter of a crop. Cotton also is
injured to a certain extent, though with
good seasons from now on it will recupe
rate. On the 7th instant a severe wind,
hail and rain storm passed through the
central portion of the county, doing much
damage. The hail belt was about two
miles in width.
A Boston correspondent of the Tliomas-
vilie Times says: On Friday night of last
week, Mr. Joe Leonard was standing in
the door of Mr. M. L. Rook’s store. Si
multaneously there wi»s a flash and re
port of a pistol oq the opposite side of the
street, and Joe fell, exclaiming that he
was shot. He was taken to Dr. Culpep
per’s office, and upon examination, it was
found that the ball had entered his thigh,
inflicting a very serious wound. The pa
tient, although s uttering a good deal, is
doing very well. Immediately after the
shooting a person was seen to run down
toward the south end of the street. No
clue as yet has been found to the perpe
trator of lhe crime, and the whole affair
is wrapped in profound mystery. One
theory is that the assassin shot at another
person and missed his mark; another, that
some darkey was fooling with a pistol and
accidently fired it off, and ran away to
avoid the consequences of his careless
ness. In either case, no effort should bo
spared to find the man who fired the shot.
Athens Banner: The mind of the as
pirant after knowledge is never satislied.
It grapples not only with the knowledge
stored up in tlie text books, but such as
may be gathered up here and there upon
the broad arena of life. As au evidence
to the proof of tlie above assertion, we
cite tlie fact tliat on Monday last a crowd
of young gentlemen, composed of Sophs,
and “Frcsbasmores,” headed by a disaf
fected Junior, went out on a "astronomi
cal tour to the Clinard House for dinner.
Although the boys only applied for 25-
cent fare, we have no doubt they received
the worth of their money, for “Billy” says
he goes in for quantity and not quality.
Americus Recorder: Sufficient re
turns are in from the precincts in tlie
county t> warrant us in stating tliat Du
pont Guerry for Senatorial nomination
has carried the county by at least seventy-
five majority; and that Capts. J. L. Ad-
derton and S. T. Feagin are nominated
for the Legislature. Full returns from
each district in the county will appear in
Tuesday’s paper.
Savannah yews: Saturday afternoon,
Henry Jones, a colored individual, got into
a oitiiculty with Boston King, in the house
of William Butler, on Randolph street,
during which he was very severely and
possibly fatally injured. The origin of the
difficulty is not known, but King became
greatly incensed aud struck Jones a terri
ble blow on- the head with a double
barreled shot-gun, fracturing hisskull and
knocking him senseless. Jones was carried
to his home, comer of Cana! aud West
Broad streets, where Dr. B. F. Sheftall
was summoned to attend hi in, and ren
dered all relief possible. Tlie physician
reports Jones in an exceeding critical con
dition, his wound being of the most serious
character.
Atlanta Post: This morning Ayres
and Tom Jones were taken before United
States Clerk Buck, and after signing
bond declaring their inability to pay the
fine assessed, were dismissed. Tlius, af
ter over a year's confinement in Fuiton
county jail, they are again free.
We judge from the following taken
from the Atlanta Post of the 12th, that
the Democracy of Fulton county is not as
harmonious as" it ought to be. There is
an ambitious strife as to who shall be
leader:
The Democratic meeting at the court
IWIPSdftiXiess'Ue largely attended. The
question of electing tlie city executive
committee by a mass convention or by the
respective wards will be discussed and
disposed of. Tlie action of this meeting
cannot fail to exert a considerable influ
ence over the municipal campaign, and it
is to be hoped that the Democracy will
turn out in force.
Talbotton Register: The population
cfTalbo on, within tlie corporate limits,
by the census just taken by Mr. C. M. Be
thune, is 1,003—including the suburbs it
is over 1,200.
Sandersville Mercury: F. Smith,
colored, of this county, stuck a nail in the
top of his hand and broke oil'a piece about
half an inch long, and carried it for twen
ty-five years without knowing it until last
Saturday, when it worked out at the sec
ond joint of the index finger, having trav
eled about three inches in that time.
Augusta Xeics: Tlie man on the hell
tower has gone to housekeeping in earn
est, and hangs out his lamp as"an ingeni
ous method of blinding birds of the night
and salting them down in his larder.
Only last night a giant blue crane, blind
ed by the electric light used as an illumi
nator, and attracted by the eyrie of Au,
gusta’s night hawk, stalked in upon the
glass house of the watclimau and was
easily captured. Tlie crane was a mam
moth one, and measured about teu feet
from tip to tip.
Atlanta Post: A combination has
been formed in the upper counties of the
sixth district to defeat Hon. J. II. Blount
for congress, but it will not amouut to
anything.
An Atlanta dispatch to the Augusta
Eews says:
Judge Woods, after hearing the argu
ment of ex-Judge Hopkins for the removal
of the cases of the Red Oak revenue raid
ers, for killing Mr. Jones, from the State
court to the Federal court, and Colonel
Spencer against it, decided tliat the case
should be transferred to the United States
Circuit Court.
The examination of witnesses before
Judge Woods, tasec if the prisoners should
be held to answer, was continued until to
morrow.
A Supposed Miracle.—Rome Tri
bune: A colored woman, Lon Gammon
by name, who lives one and a half miles
from the city, caught the diphtheria about
a year ago, which turned into an attack
of paralysis before she recovered. She
thereby lost tlie use of her limbs, aud has
been unable to walk since them Some
few nights since, says our informant, she
bad a dream, in which she thought a man
came and advised her to go to a certain
spring in the woods near her home and
bathe in the waters, and she would re
cover the use of her limbs. This dream
appeared to her on successive nights, and
with a full faith in the advice, she visited
the spring, aud now, as our informant
solemnly avers, is able to walk as well as
she ever could. We cannot vouch for tlie
facts, but simply give them as they were
given tJ us.
Columbus Times, of tlie 13tli: Yester
day officer Tice had a lively race after a
shoe thief. He was a negro boy, and had
stolen a couple of pairs of shoes from Mc-
Gougli’s store, and when he found he was
about to lie caught up with attempted to 1
give leg bail and made good his escape.
He tried to sell Die shoes for three dollars,
when they wero worth seven, is what led
to the suspicion. The shoos were recov
ered.
Savannah Xewr. The term of Col.
James Atkins as collector of the port of
Savannah expired at 12 o’clock last night,
and his successor not having received his
commission, the granite building is with
out an official head. There was consider-
As soon as this , been issued; neither, so far as we can
learn, has a special agent been deputized
to take charge; hence the rather unusual
confession was made, Warren started to- t learn, has a special agent been deputized
wards Cato with the knife still in his
seems that one of the negroes, Warren Al
exander, discovered tliat some one had ! able anxiety manifested among the em-
surreptitiously removed from the pocket! ployes in regard to tlie matter, and nu-
of his coat a plug of tobacco, and became ] rccrous inquiries for news from Wash-
much excited and incensed. He had ' ington wore made during the day. The
iiii a big earring knife in his baud at the 1 deputy collector goes out with thecol-
1.1 ty years awl had t.ie j time, and expressed his intention of carv-, lector, and the rule, we understand, is,
ing up in tlie finest style of the art the under such circumstances, for a special
individual who l.ad perpetrated the theft, ‘ agent of the treasury department to lake
Savannah yews: The patrons of the ' and commenced at once an investigation, charge until the successor of the retiring
turf in Sac&nnali will remember the C'aio Nash, one c-f the party, finding that collector is commissioned and sworn iq.
handsome hay mare, Hattie F., whidi Warren was angry, remarked that he lia-I The appointment, as is known, has
l an i:i sev sial races ever our course at the taken the plug, but only in a spirit of fun, been made, but no commission has as yet
spectacle of the custom house in this city
without a collector, though it is not likely
this condition of affairs will extend ever
to-day.
Athens Banner: Mr. John T. Hodges
died suddenly at the residence of his sis.
ter, Mrs. Potts, in Gobham, on yesterday-
Mr. Hodges was down in the city in the
morning making some purchases, and ap
peared in good health. He was about
forty-five years of age. Clarke county
loses a good citizen in his death.
Milledgeville Recorder: “Did you
ever know a man who grew rich by fraud
continue successful through life, aud leave
a fortune at liis death ?” This question
was put to a gentleman who had been in
business forty years. After reflecting a
while he said: “Not one. I have seen
many men grow rich as if by magic, and
win golden pinions, when some little
thing led to an exposure ofhis fraud, and
they fell into disgrace and ruin. Arson,
perjury, murder and suicide, are common
crimes with those who make liasto to be
rich, regardless of the means.”
Savannah Xcws: The managers of
the Republican Presidential campaign
seem to have been very appropriately
chosen. Messrs. Jeweli and Dorsey, as
chairman and secretary of the national
committee, respectively, are not likely to
be troubled by any scruples in working
for Garfield and Arthur. Tlie former has
achieved au unpleasant notoriety through
his skill in dirty, underground political
work, and ex-Senator Dorsey lias been
connected with the pavement frauds in
Washington, and has a very unsavory rec
ord in other matters. The two men, with
Garfield and Arthur, make a picture upon
which the popular eye is likely to linger
long, but not lovingfy.
Columbus Enquirer: Last night a boy,
hailing from Opelika, to which place he
went from Macon, giving his name as John
Walker Boler, son of James Boler, came
into our office and stated he was au orphan
without home or friends, but had an aunt
in this city whom he wished to find. He
says her maiden name was Julia Royals,
but she married some years ago, and does
not know her husband’s name. He says
that last year she lost two children by
death. Information of the whereabouts
of the lady will reach the unfortunate
youth if left at this office.
Milledgeville Recorder: Among
other cases of longevity in our healthy
city, Col. R. L. Hunter, enumerator of
the census, recorded on his mortality
schedule the death of Fanny Sanford
aged 100 years. Tlie documentary evi
dence presented to the enumerator showed
tliat she was born in Berkley couuty, Vir
ginia, in the year 1774,
Savannah Xews: The many friends
of J. P. H. Garrett, so long connected
with tlie Savannah, Skidaway and Sea
board Railroad Company, will regret to
learn of his death, which took place at
Richmond, Virginia, Thursday, 8th inst.,
after a protracted illness of nearly two
years. Mr. Garrett was engineer on the
road for several years, and afterwards,
for some time-was assistant superintend
ent. He was a faithful employe and clev
er man, well esteemed by all who knew
him.
Savannah Xeics: Edward Blake,
colored man, was severely stabbed in the
head last evening about seven o’clock, on
tlie corner of Bolton and West Broad
stisets. The wound is considered very
serious, the temporal artery in the right
side of the head being severed, causing
profuse flow of blood. Blake’s statement
is tliat lie had been in tlie employ of'Sli
Win. Confers as drayman two days last
week, and had not received pay for his
services on Saturday night. Last evening
he went up to Mr. Conners’ for the pur
pose of collecting what was due him, and
whilst talking about the matter Mrs. Con
ners appeared and called to Mr. Conners
not to allow Blake to come into the yard,
as he was a thief, coupling her injunction
with a threat. At the same time
she told Blake that Connerat, who is
drayman for Mr. Conners, had also made
certain remarks about him. Blake replied
to Mrs. C. that whoever said that “was
d—u iiar.” This remark greatly incensed
Mr. Edward Conners, a son of Mrs. Con-
SPoule'ioftowelf, Suring which Mr. Kuck,
who keeps a store on the corner, rushed
out with a pocket-knife, and stabbed
Blake in the right side of tlie head, as
stated, and catting him across the thumb.
Kuck had nothing to do with the quarrel
previously. This is the account of the
ali'air given by Elake, who subsequently
had warrants issued by magistrate Isaac
Russell for the arrest of all the parties
concerned, which were placed in the
hands of constable Abram Burke, colored,
for execution. An examination will prob
ably be held, when the facts in the case
will be developed.
Talbotton Standard: Nothing in the
way of public improvements could be
more suggestive of tlie faith we have in
future prosperity, or add more to the ma
terial improvement of our little city than
tlie placing of a town clock upon tlie ob
servatory of tlie court house, or upon tlie
Thornton House when completed. Tal
botton must do something in the way of
public enterprise, and as this is a matter
in Which all are alike interested, it would
be a step in the right direction. The nec
essary lunds can be readily obtained
Our citizens, as well qs a number of our
public-spirited country friends, will con
tribute liberally, and, if necessary, the
young people will give a concert m aid of
the ente.-prise.
Columbus Enquirer: Sunday after
noon the loafers on Broad street had the
monotony varied a little by a policeman
killing a dog, which had been prowling
around the street as if it had the rabies.
The curiosity of the sterner sex was here
displayed. Says one: “Did lie fall and
break his neck?” Another: “Did he
have tlie hydrophobia?” “Who killed
the poor little dog ? ” “Did some one
shoot him ? ” A funny man happened
along and said he “had committed suicide
by butting his head.” “What did he butt
it against—the lamp-post ? ” “No; he ran
against a brick which had been hurled
out of a policeman’s Lands.” Had it not
been for this last piece of information we
doubt if the crowd would have been scat
tered yet.
Talbotton Register: The board of
education for Talbot county, on Tuesday
last, on account of some dissatisfaction
with the series of books adopted last year,
through the recommendation of a major
ity of the teachers, rescinded their action
of 1879 and adopted tlie American Edu
cational Series of bocks, and have pre
scribed them to be taught iu ail the public
school of the county,
Sylvania Telephone: We were glad to
meet Mr. E. W. Nisbet, of Macon, in our
town last week. He expressed himself as
highly delighted with our county and peo
ple. We have yet to see the first person
who is not most agreeably disappointed by
a visit to our county and town. Tlie truth
of the matter is, tliat people from the
northern and middle portions of the S ate
are just beginning to find out what manner
of people we are. We hope Mr. Nisbet
will be induced to pay us another visit.
Arlington Advance: We heartily en
dorse the following by Janies Callaway,
Camilla correspondent of the Albany Ad
vertiser. There is no doubt as to tlie
ability of the man referred to. We want
a man who will faithfully serve his coun-
tiy, not merely for personal policy, but
for patriotic motives; wo want one tliat
will receive the hearty support and en
dorsement of the people lie is to represent,
and if Bacon is not this man, who is ?
“The next legislature will be an im
portant cue. The best men ought to be
sent. The legislature will elect several
judges, solicitor-generals, and will choose
a Senator to fill the term of General Gor
don.
“Of all names mentioned for the Senator-
ship, none perhaps will be so satisfactory
to tlie whole people as tliat of the Hoh. A.
O. Bacon, of Bibb. Trained in his youn
ger years by those celebrated statesmen,
Howell Cobb aud Ins brother Thomas R.
Cobb, lie has imbibed the strong common
sense of the one, and the eloquence aud
dash of tlio other. As a lawyer he ranks
high, and as a parliamentarian, he is un
equalled, so Dr. Mell says, on the Ameri
can continent. In age lie is iu tlie prime
ofhis intellect—older than Howell Cobb
was when he became so distinguished in
Congress as the speaker of the House.
“Gus Bacon’s long experience in public
life, his thorough acquaintance with the
business needs of his State and country,
his splendid abilities, liis broad, liberal
sentiments in politics, his great personal
magnetism all render him the man to be
chosen by the people to wear the mantle
of the gallant Gordon.”
Smiles.
Joseph is the only man who ever en
joyed the seven year rich. He made ev
erybody scratch.—Whitehall Times.
There have been low neck dresses, low
neck shoes, and we have seen a person
with a lone ache tooth.—Whitehall Time*.
“Now is the accepted time,” remarked
the young man when his girl told him she
would have him—Steubenville Herald.
A Kansas farmer found fourteen old
hats, six clothes lines, two straw beds, ten
pie tins, and an eight-day clock on his
farm after a tornado, and he wants the
owners to prove property and pay charges.
—Detroit Free Press.
No man knows what he may come to
yet. We have seen a candidate for United
States Senator walking in the mud with a
political torch-light procession while his
hired man paid fifty cents for a window to
see the show.—Detroit Free Press.
We read of a girl having her corset tom
ofT by lightning and still survive the shock.
Her heart must have been steeled. Ten to
one if one of the male gender had been
with her, she would not have fared so
well.—Elmira Free Press.
“No woman,” says a late philosopher,
“was ever known to marry a man whose
first remark on being introduced to her
was about the weather.” Perhaps so
many introduce this topic, then, for self-
protection.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
A girl who is red-hoaded and cross
eyed, aud wears number eleven brogans,
can be advertised all over the country
a beautiful creature by committing some
crime. Who ever heard of a female horse
thief or a murderess, who wasn’t just
lovely?—Boston Post.
School teacher to a littlo boy whose fa
ther is a grocer—“Now, Johnny, if your
father has a barrel of whisky containing
forty gallons, and one-fourth of it leaks
out, how many gallons does he loose?”
Johnny—“He don’t lose none. He fills it
up again right off.”—Galveston Xews.
“John Frauds, colored, has just died at
Stonington, Conn., at the alleged age of
108 4pars. He was a servant to Napo-
leoi#’ A colored man who dies at the
age of 10S, and has the good taste to be
the servant of some other general than
Washington, deserves a monument; but it
will be well enough to have the story cor
roborated before making a move in that
direction.—Xorristown Herald.
It was dinner time in a select boarding
house when the new boarder arrived
ne was a venerable looking gentleman,,
with silvery hair, aud his face beamed
with a sweet repose, betokening a pure
aud holy life. As he joined the table the
landlady said: “Would you ask
blessing, sir?” The venerable stranger
shouted, “You’ll have to talk louder,
inarm; I’m so d d deaf.”—Raleigh
Evening Xews.
Childish Prattle.
A pretty annccdote is told of a little
girl to whom the unseen the world
very real. “Where does God live, mam
ma?” she asked, one evening after saying
her prayers. “He lives iu heaven, my
dear, in the Celestial City, whose streets
are paved with gold.” “Oh, yes, I know
that, mamma,” she said, with great sol
emnity, “but what’s his number?”—Har
per's Young People.
Mother, newly bereaved of a baby, to
surviving child, aged six—“Tcinniy’s an
angel now, Mary.'” “Like tlie angels in
iny picture book, mamma?” “Yes, dear. 1
“With white wings, too?” “Yes, dear. 1
•“Has he got fleas in them, like, my pi
cons?”
A lecturer was explaining to a little
girl how a lobster cast liis shell when he
had outgrown it. Said he, “Wliat do you
do when you have outgrown your clothes?
You cast them aside do you not?” “Oil,
no,” replied the little one, “we let out
the tucks.”
A little girl went timidly into a store at
Bellairc, Ohio, the other morning, and
asked the derir "“." r “V?* * tri ugs
sue could get for five cents. “How long
do you want them ?” he asked. “I want
them to keep,” was the answer, iu a tone
of slight reproof.
A little girl (not yet C) being told not
to wear tlie elastic of her hat behind her
cars, because it would have the effect of
making her ears stand out like those of
donkey, asked if donkeys, when little,
wore hats with the elastic behiud their
cars, causing them to stand out so far as
they did.
“Wlio was Exekiel ?” asked a Sunday
school teacher of an intelligent looking
little girl in one of our city churches. The
answer was: “Ezekiel whs one of tlie mi
nor prophets, and the son of Daniel Web
ster.” This answer was accepted without
controversy.
A little girl was diawing from a card
pattern too difficult for her, consequently
was making sad work of it, and gettii
very tired. Her mother told her she lia
better lay that aside and take a more sim
ple one. She turned with great earnest
ness and said, “Mamma, didn’t God,
when lie created the world, finish one
thing before he commenced on another ?”
She was told that he did. “Well,” she
said, “then I’m going to.”
A little boy, four years old, having of
ten been told it was wrong to ask for any
thing at the table, was down at dessert
After patiently waiting for some time
without being noticed he exclaimed
“Mamina, please may I have an orange if
I don’t ask for it ?” “Yes,;dear,” was the
reply. But after a considerable interval
tlie little fellow, not gettfng his orange,
again addressed his mother with, “Please,
mamma, I’m not asking for an orange.”
This time he was duly rewarded.
A minister of our acquaintance was
seated in his study one day, hard at werk
on his sermon, when his little hoy entered
and held up his finger, which he had just
cut with his new jack-knife. “Oh, don’t
bother me!” said his father. “Don’t you
see I’m busy ?” The youngster walked to
tlie door, and looking nack, said, “I don’l
think it would have hurt you to say,
“Oh!”
Death of Hr. James F. BnrGeld.
Mr. James F. Barfield died yesterday
morning at his residence on High street in
this city. Mr. Barfield has been troubled
a long time with an affection of the
throat and lungs, and has been under the
treatment of Dr. Calhoun, of Atlanta.
During the last year his voice had entirely
failed him and his general health lias been
poor, but pot such as to suggest a sudden
demise. Tuesday he was upon the
streets, and had arranged to leave with
his family for some country resort
upon Wednesday morning, little
ticipatlng tliat his days were num
bered, and tlie sun of yesterday morn
would be the last to rise upon him.
Retiring as usual Tuesday night he com
plained of being uncomfortable, and ex
pressed the intention of going into the
parlor and lying down where it was
cooler. In the morning his wife, who
rose early in order to get ready for the in
tended trip, went into the parlor, and
found him almost in a stupor. He never
spoke but once. When he was being
home to an adjoining room he asked
where ho was being carried. Physicians
arrived and did all that mortal power
could accomplish for his relief, but with
out avail, and at eleven o'clock he died.
The immediate cause of his death ap
pears to have been congestion, whether of
tiie lungs or brain there is a difference of
opinion.
Mr. J. F. Barfield was ono of Macon’s
most substantial and successful business
Plain, straightforward and honest,
he won for himself a host of friends who
regret his untimely end. nis faneral
will take place this morning at 10:39
o’clock from his late residence on High
street.
The Public Schools.
The school board met iu quarterly ses
sion yesterday and were at work three
hours and a half. The superintendent’s
report was a very interesting document
and showed a heavy advance on last year.
The increase in pupils in attendance was
over 400. The average expense per pupil
was about seventy-five cents a month. The
working of the system was very satis-
factoiy.
The board of county commissioners has
not yet voted the annual appropriation
for the next scholastic year, and therefore
it was impossible to fix salaries and make
complete arrangements. Several elec
tions were, however, made, subject to sal
aries to be fixed hereafter.
High School—Miss E. H. Merrill was
elected associate principal, and tho elec
tion of principal was postponed.
North Macon Grammar School—Prin
cipal, Leonard McManus; assistants,
Mary Grier, Misses Gustin, Smith, Mrs.
Eddings, Miss Hunton, Mrs. Lightfoot.
South Macon Grammar School—^Prin
cipal, Charles W. Howard; assistants.
Miss O. L. Andrews, Miss Emma Lands-
berg, Mrs. Villipigue, Mrs. Mauson, Miss
Cynthia Horton, Miss Anderson, Hiss
Hodgkins.
East Macon School—Mrs. A. A. Davis,
and Miss Margaret Darragli.
Academy Lot—Miss L. Thomas.
Fourth Street School—Sisters M. de
Sales and M. Angela.
Vineville—Mrs. A. Griffin.
City Colored Schools—Mrs. M. Baber,
Sarah E. Howard and Mrs. L. E. Nagle,
H. J. T. Hudson, Susie Whittaker and
Ida C. Hudson.
GeneraJ, Supernumeraries—Misses Lane
and McKay.
Much general business was done. The
board had a very full meeting. A com
mittee was appointed to memorialize the
city couucil :n relation to an increase of
accommodations for both white and col
ored pupils. The subject of text books
came up, and was referred to a special
committee.
CImIdk Day.
The Methodist district conference,
which was in session in East Macon dur
ing last week, had a pleasant closing on
Sunday last. The church was crowded to
its utmost in the morning, with a very at
tentive congregation. Rev. Mr. Macdon-
ell preached with unction and power, and
to the seeming profit of every one present,
At 4 o’clock, notwithstanding the threat
ening rain, the Sunday-school children
were out in force, and the exercises were
of tho most interesting character, reflect
ing much credit upon the patient training
giver, them by their teacheis.
At Bight there was another large as
sembly ready to hear the gospel from
Rev. L. G. Evans, the appointee for the
hour. The service was of so
couraging a nature that the pastor, Rev.
J. W. Simmons, resolved to continue the
meeting perhaps through the entire week,
There will be service to-night and to
morrow night at all events.
East Macon exhibited her usual hospi
tality, and it has always been abundant,
in the entertainment of the delegates,
Every visitor went home blessing the
household whose hospitality he enjoyed,
and praising the kindness and attention
of the East Maconites. This hospitality
was extended by all the citizens without
regard to church association, and the
Methodist people would exnress Him.-
gtmnoueior the assistance rendered them
byer oth denominations.
Taking the whole exercises of the con
ference, all iu all, they were pleasant, en
tertaining, and profitable.
Commencement at Hlllcdjfcvlllc.
Special to Telegraph and Messenger. 1
Milledgeville, July 14
The hearts of many have been made
glad during the week past, at the life- and
interest in and around the old capital,
The Middle Georgia Military and Agricul
tural college have held their first com
mencement. It was my pleasure to
be present on to-day—the closing day,
Your correspond, C., gave your readers
the particulars up to this time. To-day
was a grand day. At an early hour
crowds began to pour in from all quarters,
and by 10 o’clock the city was full. At
11 o’clock the large Representative hall
was filled with a most intelligent audi
ence to listen to the closing address, de
livered by Hon. A. O. Bacon, of your city,
He was called on at a late hour to fill the
place of Gen. John B Gordon, who could
not attend. Tlie address was all that
could have been asked for. It was brim-
full of good thoughts and handsomely
delivered. The honorable gentleman did
on this as on ail occasions, he acquitted
himself well. We heard but one opin
ion; that was that Major Bacon was equal
to any position to which he may be called
at any time.
Tho success of this young college is
wonderful. It began last January, and
has had on its roll 3S5 students, male
and female, and the probability is that
next year they will have a large increase.
The faculty is able aud complete, con-
posed of Dr. IV. S. Dudley, president,
and Professors O. M. Stone, Y. P., and
James E. Witherspoon. Tho female
teachers are Misses Mary Herty, Carrie
Fair, Biidie Little, Alice Wright and Rosa
Stallings. The military department is
under O. T. Xeiman, Esq., commandant,
The next season will begin September
15,1SS0. Wo bespeak for tbis institution
a liberal patronage. There is life in the
old capital now, and the college is worth
more to it than two or th.ee capitals. B.
LUHTHIN LEVANTS.
An AHfcctlonnto Farewell.
Billy Lumpkin, the young man who
was arrested in this city sometime since
for stealing a horse and attempting to
sell him bore, broke jail at Thomaston
last week and has left the country’* Lump
kin left a letter to tho sheriff, in which he
expressed regrets that lie could remain no
longer. He said that the board was poor,
and that there was no room to lake exer
cise; that tho weather also was warm,
and he could not attend to his business
properly. Added to this was the fact that
a spirited campaign was going on in the
State, and he was entirely debarred from
any participation in it by his confinement.
Ho begged leave, therefore, to tender hi3
resignation, and trusted that a worthier
man might he found to take his place.
Lnmpkin escaped by cutting a hole
through tho roof, aud lowering himself by
meins of a torn up blanket. He carried
off with him a fellow prisoner of the col
ored persuasion.
Bnnansy llossc.
Yesterday afternoon a horse attached
to a buggy created some excitement by
upsetting the vehicle and fleeing wildly
over an unadvertised but much traveled
route. The darkey who had charge of
him was braised considerably, but not se
riously hurt.
MONROE FEMALE COLLEGE. I The Russian Grand Duke Alexis is
“i rise mioenixolike fboh HT; ^ GIas S 0VV atton<1 the launching of the
Czar’s new steam yacht, the Livadia
—The record of General Hancodc is
good; the record of the party i s bad —
U. S. Grant. Same to you, General. You
made a worse record in eight yearn than
all the Democratsput together iu seventy
five years. 3
—John Sherman told “Gath” ««
“Gath” says, that he felt SL?
when he was defeated at Chicago tto i
now doing what he can to “Xre”
office-holders who went back on him in
that convention.
Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairman, ac
companied by Hon. Stephen W. Dorsey,
secretary of the Republican national
committee, left New York Monday even
ing to visit General Garfield at Mentor,
Ohio, to consult on matters of the ap
proaching political campaign.
Archbishop McCloskey has taken the
trouble to deny the authenticity of a dis
patch purporting to be signed by him and
congratulating Hancock a3 a “beloved
son” upon his nomination. It was a
manifest forgery and few respectable
newspapers gave it currency.
Warm Weather.—The Northern and
estem cities are suffering from excess
ive heat. The mortality, particnlarly
among children, is great. Sun-strokes are
numerous. Here we have a temperature
below ninety-five—warm indeed—but we
are used to it.
—Dispatches from Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, state that
Mr. W. W. Corcoran, the philanthropist,
of Washington, D. C-, is threatened with
paralysis and is in a critical condition.
Mr. Corcoran’s secretary and his physi
cians left Washington last night for the
springs in a special car. Mr. Corcoran is
upwards of eighty years of age.
—The fugitive slave, whose protection
by Mr. Goschen, the British ambassador,
has raised such a, rumpus at Constantino
ple, belonged to the household of ex-Sul
tan Murad, and was concerned in some
harem intrigue. She declared that her
life was in danger, and Mr. Goschen felt
bound to protect her till the authorities
gnarantced her safety.
—An authority on- horsemanship says
that it is folly for a lady to put herself in
to stays so tight that her figure is not
flexible while she is on horseback. A
stuffed doll, he says, should never be put
on a horse, nor any woman who is not so
loorely dressed that she can lace her own
boots and put up her own hack hair.
While the lady is on horseback the circu
lation of her blood should never be im
peded.
—Charles Palm served three years un
deservedly iu the Ohio penitentiary.
Though innocent of the crime with
which he was charged, that of obtaining
goods under false pretense, he was so
bunglingiy defended that the jury pro
nounced him guilty. The prosecuting
witness swore that the money in question
was $105, all in ten and twenty dollar
bills, and the impossibility of the amount
being so constituted was not brought out.
However, Palm says he is not sorry, ior
while working in prison at shoemaking he
invented a machine of enough value to
support him during the rest of his life.
—It is said that Hicks, a prominent Re
publican politician of Florida and a mem
ber of the Republican national
tee. is ilpa.ri*>-—to ex-Senator
Conover, the Republican nominee for
governor, and threatens to knock the
party to pieces in the State unless Con
over withdraws in favor of Leadwith, the
nominee for lieutenant-governor. The
peacemakers have been at work, and ef
forts have been made to get up some sort
of compromise, but without success.
Conover swears that he will see Hicks and
his clan in Jericho before he will be
driven from the field, and Hicks simply
joins issue, while the partisans of the two
men sigh in vain for peace.
They Handled it Gently.—The
Liverpool inspectors of explosives report
that a quantity of honey recently came
into that port with a label well calculated
to secure proper handling for the package.
In well displayed and large letters the
caution to porters and others ran thus
“Handle gently as dynamite. A drop of
one inch will cause certain destruction to
the contents.” The words “handle gen
tly” “dynamite” and “certain destruc
tion” were, of course, printed in more
prominent type than the rest, and one can
well understand that little damage was
done to the contents of that package.
Another Republican Declares
jr Hancock.—General Patrick H.
Jones, of New York, who has heretofore
been a prominent Republican, once elect
ed register on the municipal ticket and
for several years postmaster of New York
city, ha3 written a letter announcing lii3
purpose to support Hancock aud English.
In his letter General Jones says: “If
General Hancock is elected, as he un
doubtedly will be, I shall have the ut
most faith that his administration will
recognize the distinction between the civil
and military authorities of the govern
ment, will adjust and establish the rela
tions properly existing between them, will
restore, as far as lies in his power, the old-
time commercial prosperity of the repub
lic, and will protect the public domain
from the grasp of corporations and
schemers, reserving it for the use of act
ual settlers.” General Jones entered the
army as a private in a New York regi
ment and came out of the war a briga
dier-general.
On the 15th of April a Japanese boy
about thirteen years of age went into the
jungle in the province of Djockdjakarta
to cut some grass. On arriving at a
brook he saw that it was almost dried up
and that great numbers of fish were
sprawling in tho mud. The boy imme
diately set to work catching as many fish
he could, and in doing so went up tho
rivulet. He perceived there on tho side
of a hill a largo opening, out of which
some water was flowing. Thinking tliat
more fish might be caught there he crept
into the opening, but scarcely had he ad
vanced a few steps into the grotto when
he was attacked by a tiger. Without
hesitation the brave boy drew his grass-
knife, which he wore behind in his girdle,
and with it gave the attacking tiger a
couple of cuts on the head. The tiger,
still more enraged, now sprung upon the
boy, grasped him with his ciaws and be
gan to roar frightfully. The brave boy
did not lose his presence of mind, but in
spite of the most dreadful pain he went
continually cuttiug the tiger’s head
with his grass-knife, with the fortunate re
nit that the monster at length drew its
last breath and the brave boy, although
terribly mauled, got away and could re
turn home to inform his parents of tlie
event. The villagers who afterwards
] went out to fetch the slain tiger formed a
* regular procession..
ASHES.”
A Brilliant Commencement
The animal commencement exercises
of Monroe Female College opened on
Monday, a large crowd of visitors being
in attendance. Forsyth is full of stran
gers. among whom is a large number of
young ladies. From Macon there are
Misses Emmie Truman, Katie Davis,
Irene Johns, Ida Ellis, Lilly and Mamie
Brantly and Annie Hoge.
Tho exercises of Monday consisted
readings by the Sophomore class, twelve
in number. The following aro the selec
tions and readers:
“The Ensign Bearer,” Miss Lizzie
Clarke, Forsyth; “The Scholar of Ben
Khorat,” Miss Leila Dunn, Forsyth
“The Burning of Chicago,” Miss Vista
Laseter, Forsyth; “The Minstrel’s Curse, 1
Miss Dosia Head, Forsyth; “Mad Ma;
Miss Mamie Hudson, Jefferson county
“Searching for the Slain,” Miss Katie
Ford, Forsyth; Fra Luigi’s Marriage,”
Miss Lucy Pyc, Forsyth; “Tho Dove.
Miss Claudia Rhodes, Forsyth; “Butter-
wick’s Weakuess,” Miss Leola Thomas,
Forsyth; “The Spring Chicken,” mu*
Lula Thomas, Forsyth; “The Death
Anthony,” Miss Johnnie Thweatt, For
syth ; “Lee’s Last Recruit,” MUs Sallie
Thweatt, Forsyth.
These exercises were interspersed with
vocal and instrumental music from mem
bers of the class.
Tuesday morning a laige audience as
sembled to hear the reading of original
compositions by the Junior class, and the
presentation of medals to the members
the Sophomore class.
The first reader was Miss Alice Hutch-
enson, of Monroe county, upon the sub
ject, “Please those whom it is a credit
please.” The young lady handled her
subject with great skill, and charmed her
audience by the happy manner in which
she delivered it.
Miss Amy Lawton, of Griffin, the next
reader, was ill, and could not appear.
She is said to be a fine reader, and regrets
for her absence were universal.
Miss Ella Smith, of Forsyth, took the
audience by storm witii her “Wanted
Not only did the young lady please all
with her sweetly spoke a words, but with
her fine appearance and self-possessed
manner on the platform.
“iEstbetic Culture” was the subject
chosen by Miss Mary Wooten, of Monroe
county. This difficult subject received
full justice at the reader’s hands, who
charmed the audience with her low tones
and graceful delivery.
Tlie music of the day was very fine,
Prof. Bechter and Miss Milledge have
reason to be proud of their scholars.
After the exercises a learned and inter
esting address was delivered by Dr. K. P.
Moore.
The Sophomore medals were delivered
by Mr. H. S. Edwards, of the Tele
graph and Messenger; The first
medal was awarded to Claudia Rhodes, of
Forsyth. It was found that a tie existed
between Miss Leila Dunn and Kate Ford,
of the same town. The committee there
fore awarded medals to each. Tlie com
mittee found great difficulty in deciding
as to the winners of these medals; the
readings were far above the average and
some of them perfect.
The remaining exercises will
this morning, when the graduating class
will read or.-ginal compositions. Judge
Clifford Anderson, Macon’s eminent law
yer and eloquent orator, will deliver the
literary address.
It will be gratifying to the friends
Monroe Female College to learn that the
trustees are having erected upon the site
of the old, a new building for the accom
modation of the students, and that by
next fall, probably, it will be complete.
This college, the second female college of
the world, ranks high among the educa
tional institutions of the land and wc
wish it all success.
Col. Geo. W. Adams has received the
appointment of agent of the Central rail
road in Forsyth, in place of Mr. J. W,
Lake, deceased. He will take charge of
the office on the 15th inst.
Side Remarks.
A child without father or mother is an
orphan, but a gentleman killed a hen in
this city recently, and took from it an
egg which he hatched in a patent incuba
tor. What sort of an offspring would you
call that?
We hear of a spry reporter who climbed
up a ladder, and placing his ear to the
window, overheard some wonderful se
crets uttered within the room. They beat
that in Atlanta. The reporter just stands
on the ground, and flops his car upon the
sill, and telephones himself the news.
Forney is with us, and Jerome is with
us. If this thing keeps on, the cam
paign will be dull after all. There will
not be enough people left on Garfield’s
side to keep up the controversy.
Sherman seems to he puzzled as to
how he can support Arthur, in the face of
the official communication he sent him a
few years back. Would it not be well to
prove that Agnes Jenks wrote the com
munication without his knowledge?
When the delegates have all made their
speeches in the various conventions, the
country will bo thoroughly impressed
with the idea that some at least were un-
instructed.
When the electoral college closes its ses
sion in the fall, there aro several political
graduates we have in mind who will fail
to get “a place.”
To Tourists.
All who anticipate leaving home should
call at Julian & Co.’s. They will receive
this morning a new lino of linen dusters,
and several different styles of hoopskirta.
Their stock of niching, gloves, ribbons
and ties is unsurpassed. They still lead
new laces. In addition to their
stock of Bretonnc, “Val,” torchon aud
Plevna lace, they have something new
which is pronounced the prettiest of the
season. Look to your interest and give
them a call.
Bon roe Female College.
Yesterday was the last day of com
mencement at the Monroe Female
College, and the church was crowded with
the beauty and manhood of the country.
The composition reading by the Senior
class was very interesting; the young la
dies all dis'inguisbed themselvc-s, and re
flected great honor upon the the noble old
institution that graduated them.
The event of the day was the literary
address by Judge Clifford Anderson, of
Macon, which is described as chaste and
eloquent.
■The letter-carriers of St. Louis are
taking a census on their own account to
show that the government enumerators
were unjust to the city.