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(Hsucgra Smnmstl mmm THE GEORGIA PRESS. Jonfsbobo had a fire on Wednesday night from the explosion of a keg of pow der. l)r. Melson's store was destroyed and his stock of goods badly damaged. Mr. Harper leaped from the top of the lrnrning house but was not seriously hurt. The particulars of the Clayton county outrage are appalling, and we trust the guilty parties will be brought to justice speedily. "VtfiTH two churches, a good school, mills, two warehouses, a good hotel, pros perous merchants and telegraphic com munication, Arlington folks will feel big. The Advance reports caterpillars in 6omeofthe cotton fields of that vicinity. Arlington is to have a railroad exten sion! Calhoun & Beckom’s Extension from the main line to their new ware house. Conykbs Weekly: The branch rail road from Social Circle to Monroe will be completed in about six weeks. Pointed.—'The Weekly says: We want it distinctly understood that we run a newspaper to make money. If any Democratic candidate wants an article fa voring his candidacy he can get it, and “ can buy as many copies of our paper af terwards as lie likes. He can take a hun dred copies if he pays for them, and send them where he thinks they wil! be of in terest to him. We do not consider it sell ing our principles to sell our paper or do advertising for any good Democrat. We advocate no Radical either for love or money. Athens Chronicle: Consolidated re turns give the population of Clarke county as 11,030, so that we may stand a chance for two representatives in the legislature after the next apportionment. Ciiors.—Madisonian: Cotton pros pects throughout the county are flattering. A larger crop will be made than has been grown since 1876, with a few add! tional seasons of rain. The same paper says: Hon. J. A. Bil lups will make a splendid elector from this district. We hope he will be nomi nated. Nominate him for elector and Dr. Carlton for alternate, and the conven tion will have acted wisely. Thomaston Times: The Telegraph axi> Messenger makes an elaborate ar gument to show wby the two-thirds rule should be abolished in making nomina tions in the Democratic party. Mr. Blouut's nomination by the two-thirds rule seemed at the time doubtful, but be could have been easily nominated by the minority rule. Dr. Hoyle, of the Daw- sou Journal, makes an able argument in favor of adhering to the two-thirds rule. The doctor is an anti-Colquitt man, and thinks Colquitt will have a majority in the convention. We state the above as facts, but we haven’t said the Teleqrapii wanted to abolish the two-thirds rule to secure the nomination of Blount, nor that the Journal wanted to adhere to it to de feat Gov. Colquitt. It merely shows how men differ. The 'article referred to appeared after Col. Blount was nominated. Savannah Recorder: The steamship Seminole, which sailed for Boston yester day, took out thirteen passengers, 39S bales of cotton, 251 barrels of naval stores, 100,000 feet of lumber fifteen crates of grapes and 1,000 watermelons. Atlanta Globe: Politics Lave become so common now-a-days that you can bear bootblacks around the Kimball House asking Republican drummers if “they wouldn’t like to Lave a Hancock shine.” Chatham Taxable Property.— Savannah Weiss: The grand aggregate value of the whole property of the city and county is returned for 18S0 at $17,- 672.222, whilst in 1870 it was $10,842,- 310.50, showing an increase $829,005.50. There is a decrease of 24 in the number of polls. The returns for 1SS0 being 7,- 150, against 7,183 tor 1S79, a decrease of 24. The following will be read with in terest: Polls (white), 3,129; polls (col ored), 4,030. Total, 7,150. Lawyers, 44; doctors, 28; deutists, 7. Tiie First Shipment of Through Cotton.—Savannah News: One hun dred bales of cotton for New York were received from Nashville over the Control railroad on Thursday. This is said to be the first shipment of through cotton ever received in Savannah from that section. It will go forward by steamer to-day. The Douglassville Star says: It is tru * that there is a negro man who lived with Mr. Tom Selman, in Douglass county, Who has the largest foot in the State. He vainly endeavored to find in Atlanta a shoe that would lit him. His last resort was to have a pair made to order. It be came necessary to have a last made for the purpose, and when the shoes were fin ished they were 15 in number, and meas ured 17 inches in length. If any man has a larger foot than that, he will please shuf fle to the front. Atlanta Glope: It is now in order for those papers that pressed the question upon Gov. Colquitt as to whether or not he would abide tbe action of the conven tion, to answer tbe same question them selves. Green county has a population of 18,- 1G9. Greensboro has Increased 687 in the past decade. Savannah complains that some of its citizens send to other places to have cer tain kinds of work done. The rudder of the steamer Florida was sent to the Co lumbus Iron Works and a new one or dered. Macon has no complaint to make in that line. Some of onr people, however, persist inpatronizingNoitliem merchants and tailors, while they might purchase goods equally as cheap and good right Sere. Mr. Hinton A. Helper, city editor of the Albany News, has bad an attack of apoplexy, but is recovering. Mr. Solomon Page, of Lee county, is dead. Augusta baa been getting her tele phones for $36 per year. * The price hav ing been raised to $51, many of tbe tele phonists have signed a resolution refusing to pay tbe advance. In Atlanta they arrest drunken men by tbe wagon load. Allioatous at Work.—Albany Ad vertiser: Our readers will remember how Mr. H. H. Nelms, living ten miles on the other side of the river, was troub led by alligators eating his hogs last year, nml also how he irstituted war on the enemy, and succeeded in killing a num ber. A pond on bis place seems to be a favo rite resort for these scaly monsters, and they play sad havoc with his hogs every year. When tbe water is high there is no possible means of Mr. Nelms’ getting at them. But about this time every year . tbe pond gets very low, and Mr. N. never fails to avail himself of the opportunity to go for his troublesome, dead-beat ten ants. When the water in the pond be- e s to get low, tbe aligators dig out a d of well in tbe pond, eight or ten feet deep, and from the bottom of this well they work back into its walls a cave, where they can secret themselves from all foes. • The other day Mr. Nelms, owing to low water, dug down Into two of tlielr caves and found a ’gator in one and killed it. He tracked the other from its den out of the pond into the woods to an old day- root, under which he found sir ’gator snugly ensconsed. He, too, was brought forth and made to answer for his misdo ings. They were cut open, and in one was found the two halves of a large hog. Taking Him at His Word.—Colum bus Enquirer-Sun: Never get out of tem per with a barber. A gentleman uot long since was sittiug in a barber’s chair trying to read the morning newspaper while hav ing his hair cut. Tbe barberin the mean- thi’uj was worrying with a long story a'wut the barber’s boy and tbe shoemaker’s daughter at a bill, a story that was strung out anti) forbearance ceased to be virtu ous, when the man being dipped, looked u|> somewhat annoyed, and exclaimed; >'.i, cut it short !*’ which remark the bar ber understood »s referring to tbe bead of hair he was operating on; so he cut it shorter and went on with his story. “Cut it shirt,” a%ain said th i customer, and tbe barber cut it still shelter. His story was a long one, and tbe unfortunate customer had occasion to ejaculate “cut it shott’ a dozen times before he got through. The barber did cut it short. When that man left the chair he was as bald as a new born babe. He wears a smoking cap in church now. Augusta Chronicle and Constitution alist : Mr. Frank B. McCoy, formerly of this city, but more recently of St. Louis, has been appointed second lieutenant in. the United Slates army. There were eleven appointments out of fifteen hun dred applicants. Mr. McCoy, it will be recollected, was at,one time orderly ser geant of Company B, Oglethorpe Infantry, of Augusta, and afterwards captain of a crack St. Loui3 company. The interest and interest coupons upon the State guaranteed, and first mortgage bonds of the South Carolina railroad company, due July 1,1880, are now being paid at the receiver’s office, corner of King and Ann streets, Charleston. Pay ments began on Wednesday, and in two days the receiver lias paid out $S,500. It was expected that tbe bulk of the interest would be paid yesterday, although some of the largest bondholders have not yet presented their claims. A Narrow Escape.—Sumter Repub lican: Mr. Ed Brooks and lady, accom panied by the sister of the latter, Mrs. H. D. Watts, and two of the small children, were on a visit to friends in Calhoun county, and while passing along the country road in a carriage, the ladies got tired and desired to walk. They arrived at a shady place, alighted and requested Mr. Brooks to drive on. He did so, bnt was appalled to hear Mrs. Watts cry out: “You’ll kill my child!” and looking around found that a little two and a half year old boy had, in attempting to de scend from 'the carriage, fallen. Tbe hind wheel of the heavy vehicle rolled over the breast of the little fellow, but be got up, laughingly remarking, “that it didn’t hurt me.” It was the most miracu lous escape, as the carriage was heavy enough to have crushed the life out of nim. Gives Satisfaction.—The nomina- tion of Hon. H. G. Turner seems to hare disarmed all opposition, and he now re ceives the enthusiastic, support of the en tire district. Our good friend Perham will see that the flame does not lack for fuel, and even the fitful and hard-to-be- pleased McIntosh of the Albany Adver tiser, is forced to throw up the sponge and “jine” the Turner procession. Good. The Advertiser says Judge Yason, Sir. L E. Welch and other prominent citizens have sent letters of congratulation to Capt. Turner, and the Democracy of Dougherty county will do their duty when the time comes. The report that ex-Governor Johnson had been prostrated with paralysis is de nied. On the Opposite Extreme.—The Griffin News says: The friends of a young merchant of Griffin claim him to be the antipode of Dr. Tanner. He ate a small dinner the other day consisting of seven biscuits, half a dezen wafles, two pones of light bread, several pounds of meat, and the usual variety of vegetables. If the young man keeps this up as a regular thing our pro vision men may expect a steady trade. Still on the Lift.—The Chronicle and Sentinel declares that Central rail road stock has advanced to 92 bid and 95 asked. There is little doubt that it will reach par under its excellent manage ment. A Big Sunflower.—Chronicle and Constitutionalist: We saw yesterday a sunflower measuring three feet eight inches in circumference. It was raised in this city, and is of the mammoth Rus sian variety, specimens of which were on exhibition at the Centennial. The Augusta specimen is at Mr. J. H. Alexan der’s drugstore. The report of the board of health shows that there were 18 deaths in Augusta for the week ending July 31—whites 8, col ored 10. Of these 11 were under 5 years of age—whites 4, colored 7; three were between 5 and 20 years—white 1, colored 2; and 4 were over 20 years of age—white 3, colored 1. Don’t Steal Watermelons—The Griffin Netcs is responsible for the follow ing: The party of young men who went on a base ball tour to Bamesville, last week, bad quite an interesting experience. The crowd went down in a wagon, and on the road kept a sharp look out for watermel on patches to be raided on their return. Near Milner they saw on tbe roadside a promising patch over which, however, stood guard an old gentleman whose gen eral appearance reminded them of the old party in Webster’s spelling book who had chased a small boy up a tree. On their return the crowd made a sor tie on the melon patch and each one car ried off and devoured a melon. As the party were riding on, a small wag in the crowd, to play a practical joke, suddenly fell over aud began to beave in a very dis tressed manner, saying he thought the melons were poisoned. At this dread gestion each melon thief began to feel c at tbe stomach, and in a few minutes, upon that quiet road the old man’s mel ons were returned. After this exercise tbe joke was disclosed much to the indig nation of the unfortunate victims. Monroe Advertiser: Rev. W. C. Wilkes, of Gainesville, has been elected by tbe board of trustees president of Monroe Female College. To him the college was indebted for its prosperous career previous to the war, and if he ac cepts, as we hope he will, it will be a labor of love for him to again work with all bis energy to rebuild it to its former prosperity aud usefulness. He says For syth has always seemed like home to him. Our people will give him a cordial wel come to a home Here again. Accident in a Well.—Advertiser: Mr. Ira Marshall, who has grown old in the business of well digging, happened to a serious accident last week. He was blasting in a well at Ocmulgee Mills in Butts county, when a charge exploded prematurely. One eye was put out, the other was seriously damaged, and his face was bruised. He was not so seriously hurt as was at first supposed, but it is bad enough as it is. Tiie First Bale.—Americus Record er: The cotton men were on the qui tire yesterday for that much talked of first bale, but it didn’t come in. The late co pious rains have somewhat retarded the opening of the staple aud it will probably be several days yet before “the first” will arrive. Augusta Contractors in Savan nah—Augusta News: Messrs. Rice & Byrnes, two of Augusta’s contractors and builders, are now engaged inputting up a large rice elevator in Savannah. The elevator, we learn, will have a greater ca pacity than the one in our city, and will be substantially built in every particular. From tbe character of the two gentlemen who have the contract, we assure the Sa vannah people that tbe work will be first class, aud they need have no apprehensions of every detail being perfect. Griffin Sim: H. I. Kimball is a can didate for mayor of Atlanta. Now, let us see if tbe Atlanta Constitution will make “hot” for him. A Prolific Family'.—The Neicsssys: Willis Brown, of Hart county, was in Gainesville last Tbuisday and related a very strange aud interesting story about bis family. His grandfather bad thirteen children (eight boys and five girls) and every one lived and married and raised families averaging nine children; his father had fourteen children (nine boys and five girls), all of whom except one girl lived to marry and raise families averaging thirteen children each—the one having tbe greatest number being twenty- one and the smallest baving five. If any State in the Union can raise a better crop of children, with or without fertilizers, we would like to bear from them. Knights Templar Trip All the arrangements have, been made for the Knights Templar excursion’ to Chicago. The Savannah and Charleston command er! es will join tbe Augusta commandery here, and go through to Chicago in Pull man cars, without change. Looks Bike Repeating.—'The Henry County Register says: Wo have, up to date, (Wednesday noon) printed :;7-0Uu tickets for the election next Monday.: Tins is enough tickets to give every ?an-j didaie a majority of several thousand,] and we are sure every candidate in the field will be elected, if a multiplicity of [ tickets wllleUd. I Every man in this office tired of printing tickets, and j wants more of them they will have to pay us an advance on the original price to i get them. The Worth County Vindicator is the name of a paper just established at Sum ner. D. G. McClellan is editor and pro prietor. , _ General McRae is not going to leave the Westem and Atlantic railroad to go to the Carolina Central. An eminent physician of Augusta thinks Tanner may succeed in his experiment, but will die soon afterward, when at tempts are made at restoration oi the stomach. A Prosperous City.—Rome Tribune Rome annually receives ninety thousand bales of cotton, which is rapidly increas ing and which keeps two compresses busy and offers employment to hundreds of people, lending to the city, during tho business season, an air of business activity. The merchants here are prosperous and have cultivated good, business integrity, for which the people are noted. Property is rapidly increasing in value, and an empty store or dwelling is hard to find. The climate is mild, being peculiarly exempt from the oppressive heat of sum mer or the extreme cold of winter. The thermometer rarely ever readies 90 degrees or falls below the freezing point. During tlio middle of summer the temperature is so delightful that a person can sleep under covering nearly the entire summer. The Marietta Journal has this sen sible editorial: “It is, in our judgement, unwise to carry onr opposition to a candi date before a convention is held, so far that we cannot in decency and self-respect support him afterwards should he be the nominee.”—Columbus limes. We have tried to conduct the Journal in a decent and dignified manner, and have not abused a single candidate for governor. Some of our Georgia ex changes will envy us our position when they have to “eat a big mess of crow.” Early County News: One of onr observing citizens gave as his opinion the other day, that Colquitt would be nomi nated on the first ballot, and remarked “Paine did it.” Tbe same paper prints this nugget of good sense: Some of our exchanges are contendinj that tbe two-thirds role is an estahlishei rule of the Democratic party. If this be so, h6w does it come that every conven tion—national, state or county—has to re establish that rale before they will dare to act upon it? Simply because of that stronger, common-sense rule, the majority shall govern. Arlington Advance: Last Friday, while Mr. Will Pullin and wife, of Da mascus, were in our town, making some g urchases, some vile wretch stole his amess, buggy cushion aud. whip. He was forced to purchase a set of harness before he could get home. The following slander on the Atlanta girls is going the rounds of the press: The young ladies of Atlanta have a new dodge, or rather a “limp, by which they are sure to make the ice cream come. ■When walking out with their “fellow,” or some other girl’s “fellow,” they are sud denly seized with partial paralysis in the lower limbs just before reaching an ice cream saloon. Of course they are invited in to rest, and while resting, succeed in wresting a saucer of ice cream from the jroung man, and all is well again. The Sylvania Telephone is one year old, aud is as sprightly as if it was just new bom. Tbe people of Screven county ought to sustain it liberally. It is a credit to the county, and is doing much to bring that community into public notice aud to increase its material prosperity. Success to tbe Telephone. The last issue of tbe Quitman Free Press is “Turner all over.” We, also, extend our congratulations to our old friend, Congressman Turner. Col. A. M. Sloan, of Rome, Ga., died at Suwanee Springs, Florida, on tbe 29th inst. Sam W. Small, of the Constitution, wants to be an elector for tbe fifth con gressional district. Sam would make a good one. We congratulate our old friend. Cap tain P. H. Ward, late of the David Clarke, on his appointment as Agent of the Port Royal railroad, in Augusta, and at the same time we can congratulate the railroad in securing the seivices of so competent an officer. It is with regret that we announce the death of Mrs. James M. Smith. The following appears in the Columbus En quirer : Tbe wife of ex-Govemor James M. Smith died at the White Sulphuh springs in Hall county, on Saturday. A dispatch states the remains will be brought to Col umbus, but when, our reporter could not ascertain. The deceased lady was an in valid who had suffered much and long. Her’s was a domestic nature, which ill, health had fostered. She was a lady much loved by friends. The governor has the sympathy of maLy warm friends and admirers in Columbus, where he and his wife have lived for a number of years. CoLUMRUg Enquirer: From a gentle man who arrived in the city yesterday we learn of the accidental shooting of Mr. Clarence L. Hooks, of Yillula. He was returning home from hunting, a negro carrying his rifle and walking in the rear. A grape vine caught the hammer of the gun and it was discharged, the ball enter ing tbe small of his back. From tbe ef fects of this wound he died yesterday morning. He was an industrious, sober man, and highly esteemed by all. He leaves a wife and two children. A few years since be clerked for Hirscli Bros., but at the time of his death was farming. Savannah News: The announcement is elsewhere mads of the consolidation of the local agencies of the Charleston and Sa vannah, and Savannah, Florida and Wes tern Bailway Companies. Mr. J. C. Bruyn will be in chaige of the freight, and Mr. H. C. Maner of the ticket busi ness. All freights by the former road will be received at the Savannah, Florida, and Western railway depot. Dublin Gazette: Dr. Harrison gives us the following particulars of quite a strange pliejjomcnon at the poor house. He was called to see an old lady ninety years old, who has three openings m Ler skull. The one in the center, when pressed to gether, causes a tickling sensation on the end of her nose; when the one on the right is pressed together it has the same effect on the left side of the nose, and so with the left opening, showing that the nerves cross. The openings are about one half inch wide each, and three long. She keeps her head bandaged tightly all tbe time, aud suffers from headache very much. She also Las a daughter with her who is sixty years old. Geiffin News: Col. Clifford Ander son, of Savannah, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, who commanded the recent military encampment at Rome, is one of the most thorough gentlemen we have met in a long while. His address, a masterpiece, before tho convention there assembled, is attracting considerable fa vorable attention from all portions of tbe State. He, coming, from an illustrious family, loving bis native State as all her sons should do, a true man in every res pect, aud a model of morality, Is well fitted to represent the volunteer organizations of Georgia. Chatham county,; which al ways selects her best men for the legisla ture, would, we are sure, give’ great pleasure to our military particularly, and many citizens generally, should she add Col. Anderson’s name to the representa tion of the next general assembly. Sylvania Telephone: Millcn is grow ing faster than any town directly on the line of the Central, between Savannah and Macon. New, neat aud tasty-resi dences have recently been built, aud two new stores are going up. May she con tinue to grow ana prosper. Fmu.—Newnan Herald: On Monday morning, between three and four o’clock, a smalt dwelling occupied by Stephen Fislier, colored, belonging to Captain H. J. Sargent, in the neighborhood of the colored Methodist church of this city, was discovered to be on fire, which bad made such headway as to reader it iapee- < ssble to save tfi£ building. Everything la tbe Louse, we understand, was save J. As is sick and there had been no fire used by the family if anybody I during the afternoon and night, it is be- ' lieved tho burning originated from an in cendiary or parties in search of a colored individual charged with the crime of mur der, whose name we do not think it pru dent to divulge at present. The editor of the Savannah Recorder Is mad and takes vengeance on the more fortunate in the following manner: Home looks sort of tame to you now; but after you.have sweltered in an attic up country or had your face skinned by the breezes and refecting sun of the seashore, and after you have chewed green cucum bers in the one place and sole-leather clams in the other, you will long for one day at home, where you can sleep with plenty of fresh air from the window, eat reliable, nourishing food, sit with your feet on the mantlepiece and be social. Any other place is a fool at home. At the Christening.—Augusta News: Miss Fannie Casey, accompanied by a brilliant retinue of ladies and gentlemen, will leave Augusta to-night for Chester, Pa., to perform the ceremony of christen ing the new steamer “City of Augusta,” recently built for the Central Railroad line of steamers. The company will sail direct to New York to-morrow afternoon from Savannah, and on arriving there will immediately repair to Chester, where the ceremony will be performed by Miss Casey. The “City of Augusta” is said to bo the finest and largest steamship on the line, and none more competent than Miss Casey could have been selected for the purpose. The full list of ladies and gentlemen who leave on this mission are, Miss Fannie Casey, Mr. and Mrs. George A. "White head, Mrs. John D. Butt, Miss Sophie D’Antignac, Miss Lou Casey, Capt. F. E Eve, and J. P. Yerdery. Esq. Atlanta Constitution: We have re ceived the premium list of the second an nual fair of the Ocmulgee Farmer’s club of Bibb county. Tho list is not only very liberal, but is supplemented by a number of special premiums. Among other things, we observe that brother Burke, thh well-known publicist, has offered a premium for the best chicken pie. This involves tbe services of a pie-sampler, and makes the whole situation interesting. Death of Db. J. T. Holmes.—Al bany News: The many friends of this excellent gentlemen will regret to. learn of his death, which occurred in Macon on Saturday last. Dr. Holmes has, for sev eral years part, been a resident of Albany, aud by his courtesy, gentleness and no bility of character won the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in con tact. In private life, in his professional capacity, in his church relations, he was upright, efficient and exemplary, and his loss will be greatly felt in the community. Another of the “down trodden” makes a showing through the Americus Recorder: On yesterday Mercer Scott, colored, was appointed administrator of the estate of Booker Norman, deceased, the excel lent old colored man who died some two months ago. W. D. Haynes, S. W. Blance and M. Callaway were appointed commissioners. The bulk of the property consists of the note of Ilarroli', Johnson & Co„ for $1,100, the Bank of Americus certificate of deposit for $675 and two small town lots. The estate owed noth ing. V\ hile not a large sum of money, yet the accumulation was remarkable for a freedman. Railroad Meeting. — Sandersville Mercury: The annual meeting of the stockholders of the S. & T. Railroad Com pany, was held on Monday, tho reports of ti e officers were read, showing the road to be in a splendid condition. The old board of directors were re-elected, viz: C. R. Pringle, J. N. Gilmore, Dr. A. Mathis, M. Newman, R. L. Wartlien, S. B. Jones and B. D. Evans. Bibb Statistics The total’ taxable property of Bibb county-is $8,759,402.85. Of this amount $8,352,710 was given in by the whites, and and $255,558 by the blacks: .$ 1,252,205 . 141,097 The ravages wrought by the phylloxera in tbe vineyards of France have caused attention to be lately turned to the possi bility of introducing an improved culture of the vine and manufacture of wine in southern Russia. At present Russia Im ports a very large quantity of foreige wine, because tho wine produced in the country aud mainly in the Crimea is so poor in quality as to be inferior to the cheapest of imported wines. This inferi ority, it is asserted, is not owing to any Inferiority in the vines themselves, but solely to the fact that in tbe Crimea and in the southern Caucasus they are culti vated in an ignorant manner, and tho principles of wiue-making are not under stood, while, of coarse, do modern appli ances are employed. The army worm, says the New York Sun, having for the most part disbanded pr been mustered out, is now succeeded as a popular sensation, at least at the South, by the cotton worm, which is making havoc in the growing crop. This unwel come visitor is about an inch long and de posits its eegs on the under surface of the ieaves of the plant, which the young, on being hatched, immediately begin to eat. The scourge is a familiar one, and has often been ruinous to the districts it at tacks. Unhappily, it has made rather an early appearance tills year, and it will have time to do much damage before the coming of the cold weather, which kills the worm. The microscope shows a variation in the thickness of the human hair from the l-250th to the l-600th part of an inch; but, notwithstanding such fineness, it is a massive cable in comparison with some other fibres. Thus the thread of the silk worm is many times finer, being from tbe l-1700tU-.to tbe l-2000th of an inch. This however, is nothing to" the slenderness of the spider’s thread, which has been found in some instances to be no more than 1-30,000th of -an inch in diameter. Tbe fibres yielded by tbe vegetable kingdom are also of astonishing minuteness. Thus every fibre of flax is found to be composed of a bundle of other fibrils which are about l-2500th of an inch in diameter. Similar fibres obtained from tbe pine apple plant have been ascertained to be no more than l-5000th or even 1-7000th of an inch in diameter. Antoine Weber’s wife went away from his Pittsburg home, and be could not learn where or why she had gone. The pair bad lived liappily;and contentedy together, and tbe husband,would not believe that she bad willfully deserted liim. Eight years passed-without tidings of the missing woman. She had been crazy until re cently, and on recovering her reason could not clearly remember wlio she was; but tbe sight of her husband restored her completely. A New York letter to the Philadelphia Ledger says: “Not a few active Republi cans here express themselves with some emphasis upon tbe absence of Gen. Ar thur on a fishing expedition at a time when his valuable experience as a politi cal organizer is needed to start the cam paign. They point to the extraordinary energy the Democrats are exhibiting, and say if New York is to be carr ied for the Republican ticket, it will not do to post pone campaign work on account of tbe weather. Mrs. Wodehouse, the lady lor whom the Maiqdis of Anglesey discarded Mrs. Wetmore, is the daughter of Judge King, of Augusta, (ia., who was at one time a member of Congress, and who was, for thirty years, president of the Georgia Cen tral Railroad. Judge King is still living, at an advanced age, in Augusta. This spring Mrs. Wodeliouse visited her lather, and has only recently returned to Europe, where she has lived for several years. In the month of June there was a to tal of fifty-six railroad accidents in the United States, whereby fifteen persons were killed aud seventy-seven injured. Seven accidents caused the death of .one or more persons each; sixteen caused in jury but not dealb, leaving thirty-three or 5S.9 per .cent, of tiie Dumber in which no serious injury to persons is recorded Aggregate value of land, White . Colored Value of city property, "White .... 3,842,172 Colored .... 86,550 Value of shares in State oma- tional banks of Georgia . 591,580 Building and Loan Association stock 30,592 Amount of money and solvent debt, White .... 082,912 Colored . . . . 2,589 Merchandise of every kind . 1,003,038 Stocks and bonds . . . 232,050 Cotton manufactories . . 77,500 Machinery in foundries . . 12,925 Value of furniture, pianos, etc., White .... 275,673 Colored .... 7,205 Watches, silver plate and jew elry ... . . . 68,410 Horses, mules, hogs, cattle, etc., White, .... 100,591 Colored, .... 10,070 Plantation and mechanical tools, hooks, pictures, etc., White, . . . * . 83,237 Colored, , . . 951 Cotton, com antj provisions held for sale on April 1st, . . 1,200 Value of all other property not before enumerated, White, .... 48,025 Colored, .... G,4S0 151,104 85 Value of wild lands, Grand aggregate, . $8,759,402 85 Increaseoverlast year, . 783,493 45 Number of lawyers in the county, . 34 “ physicians “ “ . S3 “ dentists “ “ “ polls, white and colored, 5,694 — Tjjis is an increase in value over the statement of 1879 of $783,493.45. Under the new constitution, the city can by act of legislature increase its debts for various purposes, provided it does not exceed ten per cent, of its taxable property. Taking our debt $700,000 we have left us a margin, of $135,000 should we at any time desire to build our canal, or grant aid to foreign capitalists undertaking it for us. The foregoing figures show a cheering state of affairs in the county, but espe cially is the city to be congratulated upon tbe progress she has made during the last twelve months. With our debt funded, or t in course of funding, with water works assnred, and a large increase of valuation in property, and consequently an increase of tax receipts, there is no rea son wby we should pause upon the brink of any enterprise that is likely to benefit tho city. We continue to prosper, let us continue to expand. Let us not pause until upon our canal the busy hum of ma chinery is heard, and the city, with its in dustrial anchor firmly hooked in the rocks, ride secure upon the waters, come the waves as they may. In. the meantime we can study also over the opera house, and a city mar ket. TI10 YVavo Form. One form there Is that pervades the world in every work of nature. It is found everywhere, in bodies tangible, in bodies intangible, in substance and in-sound ev er recurring—the wave fonn. This singu lar fact is noted by Madame DeStael, wlio describes it as the only thing which re mains with us unchanged from creation. It is seen upon the ocean’s breast, line af ter line, in the mountains, profiled against the sky, in the grain of trees, in the earth’! strata formation, in the flesh, (see the hand palm), in the eye, In the clouds, in the smallest grain of sand, in the most delicate leaf, in the bird’s plumage, in ore, In all the air, earth, and the water, we find this form. Aud more. Take the invisible. - The very breezes rise and fall with fitful force, The pulse marks the waves of blood that rise and fall through all animal life. Cast but a sound abroad, and tbe sound waves beat upon tbe ear, beat upon the hills, and return again and again. There is no ma chinery that lias not its throb, marking an unexplained pulse; even in electricity the felt, but unseen, wave occurs; and from music it is never absent. Carried still farther, we behold the waves of life, animal and vegetable, breaks ingupon the shores of lime, generation after generation, season after season, somo oft recurring, others with long intervals between; but they recur. Whether it be the insect that, born in the morning, perishes at nightfall; wheth er it be in the flower that comes once a day, or in the pjant that blooms each hundred years. The very" days, months, years and centuries are time waves ever recurring. This form is the birth mark of tho world, transmitted through all divisions of the universe. It is the law of develop ment, tho law of decay. The playful breeze wreathing into ridges tho sand upon tbe beach, is as difficult to explain as the tides which twice a day rise to smooth them over. Cistern for East Macon. For many years past clie citizens of East Macon have been making efforts towards having constructed in their midst a cis tern, as a means of protection from the mauy fires which have occurred in that district. Tho matter was brought before tbe council some weeks since and referred to the committee on fire department, who instructed tho city’s engineer to make an examinatlouof the locality and report ou tbe practicability of such a ci3tem as was asked for. The examination was -made, and it was recommended by the engineer that a wooden cistern be built nearly op posite tho Flanders’ store. It will be fed from a small spring, which rises 420 feet away, and has an elevation of eight feet. This cistern will cost $172.17. A brick cistern of the same dimensions would cost $403.00. The committee reported yester day In favor of tho engineer’s report, and it was adopted. The cistern will hold 23,000 gallons. Bros. Sands. The application for leave of absence from No3. 5 and 3, to attend tbe • Hawkinsville contest, was granted by the council yester day, with the proviso that the chief of the fire department consents. The council lim its each company to 500 feet of hose, deem fug it unsafe for the city to allow any greater quantity to he carried away. Adapting Bibb's Plan. We learn from a passenger on the Southwestern train yesterday that a negro Who attempted a nameless crime upon the person of a colored girl near Reynolds was caught by the sherifl and turned over to a party of his own color, who gave him two As compared with June, 1S79, there was i iundr ed lashes with an inch-thick strap, a decrease of eight accidents, a decrease of j “ uiunuiu. three in number killed, and an increase of ^ an “ l “ en turned him loose, twenty-two in that injured. 1 — • ■ , , , I —Senator Wade Hampton is angling in -Mr. Corcoran, tbe elderly Washings’ Virginia, and is said to be tbe most skill- ton banker, is much improved in health 1 ful and successful fisherman that has ap- at tbj> White Sulphur Springs. ■ peared on the St. James River for years. Important Meeting of the City Council —Waterworks School Problems. Yesterday the city council held its regu lar meeting and transacted a large amount of business that had accumulated in the clerk’s hands. Many communications were received, asking for reduction in tax assessments. The principal business before the coun cil, however, was the waterworks and the school questions. The following is the proposition submitted to the city by the Macon Gas-Light and Water Company: To the Hon. Mayor and Council, City of Macon—Gentlemen: As you are probably aware, this company has decided to build waterworks to supply the city with an abundance of pure water. The preliminary arrangements have been made,-the -water privileges and necessary land lor reservoir have been secured, and it now becomes necessary before any further expense is incurred, to have some assurance from your honorable body, as to the degree of assistance and countenance we are to receive from the city. We do not ask you to buy our bonds, or to sub scribe for stock, or to take any risk in the success of the enterprise; that we are wil ling to do, but merely ask you to give us _ contract for supplying water to the city for fire puiposes, to begin when the hy drants are ready for duty, and not before. To put the matter before you in a business shape, wo make the following proposition, to-wit; Wo agree to supply the city with water, and fifty hydrants of the usual size of fire hydrants, having one or two openings of two and a half inches diame ter. The water is to be used for fire pur poses, and tho necessary demands of the lire department in its practicings and parades, for which the city is to pay sev enty-five dollars per annum. The pay ment to be made quarterly, and to begin for each hydrant at the beginning of the quarter next after the same is announced ready for duty. As the city requires more hydrants, we will add them on the same terms, until the number reaches seventy-five (75), when the price will be reduced to sixty dollars per hydrant. When the number shall reach 100, then the price is to be re duced to $50 per hydrant per annum, ex cept for those supplied from tbe stand pipe on the hill, which requires extra pumping—this to remain at $75. The hydrants to be located along the lines of our mains. In addition, we propose to furnish water to the engine houses, city hall and police barracks, for all ordinary purposes, and for drinking fountain, free of chaige, the city paying for the necessary pipes and fittings; the contract to be in force for ten years from date. Again, we must urge upon your honora ble body the importance of prompt action by the city, lest the enterprise languish; for we can go no farther until some under standing is reached by the city. Respectfully submitted, Ar E. Boabdman, Secretary M- G. and W. Co. This proposition, on motion of C. Mas- terson, was referred to a committee of five The chair appointed on this committee Aldermen Cannon, Masteison, Hendricks, Kennedy and Fitzgerald, with Masterson as chairman, with orders to report at next meeting. This is a large enterprise the city has to deal with, and the council will proceed slowly. From a convereation with prominent member of the. council, we learn that it is not likely that the com pany’s proposition will be received as it There are several points to which the council will not agree; these are, the lo cation of the hydrants, the prices charged for them and the length of time the con tract is to run. It is said that hydrants along the mains will not afford the city protection, since the mains are to traverse only the principal streets, and that $3,750.09 is too much for the privilege of using them only in times of fire or for engine practices; that a half dozen fires might not occur during the year, and part of these possibly away from the location of a main. The council, it*is said, do not wish to bind the city for ten years, during which time better plaus may be submitted. These are points, however, that may be harmonized. "The proposition was sub mitted to bring the affair before council for the very purpose of agreeing upon a contract. The committee appointed is a good one, and "not likely to do anything to discourage the enterprise. It is pretty cer tain, however, that the company will be required to place the hydrants at such places as the city may desire them, aud to submit their work to a test before it is accepted by the city. A communication was received from W. J. King, C. McCurdy and H. Williams, laying before the council the condition of the accommodations provided for the col ored school children, and asking the pur chase of certain property to be used as a school house. Messrs. E. Winship, J. H, Hertz and Prof. B. M. Zettler, superin tendent of public schools, also appeared before the council in behalf of the board of education, asking an increase of school accommodations. For the whites it is asked that additions be made to tbe build ings upon the Polhill lot, now used as school houses. Two more rooms are re quired to scat the children who have al ready applied for admission. The com mittee desire that the old dwelling he torn down and new rooms erected there, They also made an appeal in behalf of the colored children, who lack accommoda tions. This question of school booses is one that has vexed the authorities long, and is one yet difficult of settlement. There seems to be no fund upon which the city can draw. Alderman Coiput’s project is probably the best yet suggested. It is that tbe aunuity of $1,000 received yearly from the Augusta railroad, b'e applied for four years to the building of a commo dious school house for the colored chil dren. This fund is unappropriated for any other purpose, and might, perlisps, be best applied in this way. The school matter was referred to a special cornmit- ee. Commanded | Thomlou’s ioft eye was damped hU Will hold a mfeeting to-night for the pur- arm disabled, and held sevS pose of makmg final arrangements for the; Gordon’s thumb suffered tap to Chicago. It is expected that all Last night a fore* Neatly Effected. A-gentleman in this city was recently approached on the streets by a broker, who desired to sell him $10,000 worth of city bonds at S9J. The trade was made. The purchaser expecting to be absent from the city on-tlie following day, when they were to he delivered, gave directions that the final transactions be made with his banker.. Later In the day he was ap proached by another broker, offering $10,- 000 worth of city bonds at 90. This trade was also made and disposed of in the same manner. Returning to the city after a few days absence, the purchaser found out that only the bonds bought at 90 had been delivered. It afterwards transpired that he had negotiated for tbe same bonds twice, and paid fifty dollars more for them the second time. Pretty good. Time Too Short. Macon will not accept the terms pro posed by the Houston county team, regard ing the contest in the dove fields. The time appointed was too near at hand, and several members of the team having en gagements, could not be at the rendez vous. If the Houston team wishes to shoot, it will be better to meet the Macon men and agree upon a lime and place that will suit all parties. who intend going will bo on hand, as the route will be determined on, sleeping car accommodations secured and other matters of interest arranged. This will be the last meeting of St. Omer before leaving for Chicago. The Sir Knights and ladies will leave here on Saturday, 14th inst., on the Atlanta train. From Atlanta they leave the same day at 3 p. m. by special train, arriving in Chi cago at 8 p. m. on Sunday, 15th. Upon arriving in Chicago, they will be mot by a detachment of the residentSirKnights and escorted to the Moulton House, comer of Franklin and Kenzie streets, where board has been secured at $2 per day. Below we give PROGRAMME FOB MONDAY, AUGUST 10. The receiving and escorting of visiting commanderies as they arrive, to their sev eral quarters. In the evening three gen eral receptions will be held at 8 o’clock, p. m., at the new Central Music Hall, corner of State and Randolph streets; Mc Cormick’s Hall, corner of North Kinzie and Clark streets, and at FarwellHall, on Madison street, near Clark—at each of which guests will be cordially welcomed by knightly speakers, and a brilliant mu sical programme will be given. To-morrow we will give the programme for Tuesday, August 17th, which promises to he the grandest display of Knights Templar ever witnessed in modern times in this or any other country. It is esti mated that 25,000 Sir Knights will be in line. The music will be famished by 130 bands, with from 25 to 100 performera to each. We have been shown an invitation to the Grand Reception Musicale et Han- sante, to be given on the night of the 17th. It is a beautiful specimen of the lithographic art aud unsurpassed in design and coloring. The front covering is ornamented with a cut repre senting a body of mounted Templars of the time of the crusades. The back shows a handsome standard of the order, with the motto. Inside are the words of invitation, together with the names of the committees. Accompanying this is the ticket of admission for a gentleman and two ladies, printed in gold letters on a black card. Also, a programme of the evening’s entertainment, with a list of dances. The outer covers of this are or namented with the coat of arms of the commanderies stationed in Chicago. To thi3 is attached a s:lk cord for suspending it to a button or fan. It is in perfect keeping with the grandeur which will characterize the whole affair. A note at the bottom contains the following; “It is no easy matter to call the same figures for forty to fifty thousand people, dancing on one floor to the same music, hence, we particularly request that all shall pay strict attention to the time given by the callers.” considerably, of police was kept at the Kimball, a renewal of the fight being apprehended. Death of Col. John B. Cummins. The death of this old citizen and soldier occurred yesterday morning at his residence in this city, after an illness of several weeks. His health had been fail ing for the last year, and bis death was not unexpected. Colonel Camming was the son of Mr. William Cumming, who was one of the founders of Macon, and the first marshal of the city; the same post was held by Col. C. tor many years. In 1844 the deceased was among the first to enlist in the Macon Guards, Colonel H. R. Jackson’s regiment, for the Mexican war. He served with his company in that war one year, and was known to be as brave a soldier as'was in the regiment. Colonel Cumming was a strong partisan, and identified with the old Whig party in their many struggles in this county and district, and when the late war broke out was devoted to the Confederate cause. He organized the Sparks Guards, and was made its captain. The company served in Virginia, Cumming having been promoted to colonel of the regiment with which it was connected. At the battle of Antietam several regiments were left in defense of a bridge over a water course, which General Lee directed Colonel Cum ming to hold until he was reinforced by General Hill at 1 o’clock p.m. The enemy came upon Cumming’s regiments with strong force. Yet, for three hours, Cumming held his post with ud- daunted firmness. As he was about to be surrounded, overpowered and destroyed, Hill came to his relief, and singularly, as the English historian records it, precisely at 1 o’clock p. m. It is irom his narrative of Lee’s battles that we obtain these facts, and, further, that Cumming was person ally complimented by General Lee for his gallantry. During the closing days oi the war, Colonel Camming was in Macon, and commanded a portion of the forces in de fense ot the city against Stoneman’s raid. He proposed to General Cobb to let him follow Stoneman and capture Mm, but the general needed all of his troops for tbe defense of the city, in case of another raid, and again it was known that a por tion of Wheelers cavaliy from Atlanta would ba sent in pursuit of Stone- man. Since the close of the war Colonel Cum ming has been cMef of police of Macon, and several times doorkeeper of the State Senate. He was known by all as a brave man, one who had been “inured to danger and unknown to fear.” His funeral will take place at 4 o’clock this afternoon. His old comrades in arms, tbe survivors of the Mexican war, the Sparks Guards, and bis many friends, are Invited to attend. OOKloa and Thornton. From passengers on the Atlanta train, last night, we learn the particulars of a difficulty which occurred at the Kimball House, between Messrs. Frank Gordon and Marcellus Thornton. The difficulty grew out of a letter written by tho latter to the Evening News, of Augusta, In wMch what was claimed to be an expose of the workings of the late Field boom in Georgia are given. The News published only a brief editorial hinting at the contents of the letter, expressing at the same time a determination to hold the affair over until something more trans pired to cast light upon tbe subject. Our informant states that the letter contained charges against General Gordon of the most serious nature. How tho Gordons learned of the let ter’s contents, we do not know, but Frank Gordon approached Thornton in the Kim ball House, and after some words on the subject, struck him over tbe head with a stick. The two men then closed, Gordon •continuing to strike, and Thornton swing ing on to Gordon's thumb with those ter rible partridge eaters of his, until they were separated by General Gor* ' \nd others. In Bner. —Tanner’s stomach must begin to look like Cumberland Island. —It is not the drowning men only who catch at straws. We have seen men only preparing to take “a bath” do the same thing. % —A Macon man has named his dog Hayes. There is an old proverb wMch says, give a dog a bad name and you might as well kill him. —A fashionable coaching club has been organized in New York, and a president is wanted. Col. DeLancey Kahn is in the hands of his friends. —If Dr. Mary "Walker lia3 refused to answer the enumerator’s questions and he has had to guess at it, the United States census contains one fighting man too many. —Tbe petition ia behalf of the colored school children, presented to the city council Tuesday, was signed by Rev. W. J. Gaines, C. McCurdy and Henry Wil liams. —It is a common tMng, now a days, for a man to communicate with spirits. Few, however, possess tho power of casting them out, especially if they be in the shape of good old rye. —An exchange says that the girl of the period now appears on the streets dressed in a Japanese umbrella and a novel. This is naughty. The girl of the period should be brought to a full stop. —Asks an enthusiastic Republican sheet,, “Shall we—shall we cease to celebrate the founding of this mighty republic?” Never. That is as long us popguns are cheap, and chinaberries continue to grow. —It was reported on the streets yester day that Hardeman, Lester, Bacon and A. R. Lawton had been nominated for governor. They each came in on the tMrd ballot, unanimously nominated. —Senor Gayarre, the Spanish tenor, was a blacksmith. The Italian connts summering it at the watering-places are barbers. This a great and glorious country. Fashion and art rest upon a solid foundation. —It’s nearly time that Mrs. Hayes be gan to leave things as she found them at the White House. We will wager a Ha- vayanna cigar, however, that this proud government loses some of its clothes pins next moving day. —One of our ministers classes tho tele phone among the means of grace. When the blue lightning plays around the ec centric telephone, and tiie popping of caps upon the wires is heard, tho average sinner begins to inquire what he shall do to be saved. —Mr. G. B. Dettie, a former townsman of General W. S. Hancock, received to day, in answer to a congratulatory letter written to the popular Domocratic presi dential nominee, an autograph letter from Hancock, containing a photograph of him self. , —Now that Ulysses, Jr., has made his $250,000, he ceases to fret over die old man’s misfortune. Not that ho ever cared much; when they got the old man down in CMcago, and were gouging him, ’Lyss, Jr., stood by like a dog at hbfA funeral, neither sorry nor glad—just didn’t care. —The county commissioners have re cently had Mr. Thomas to paint the iron railing around the court house, aud also the steps leading into the post-office. They express themselves as satisfied with the job, and recommend Mr. Thomas’ paint to the use of the community. —The Burlington Hawkeye is puzzled over a point in etiquette. It wants to know which outranks, oleomaigerine or a billy goat. It depends entirely upon which is the senior. If the billy is the senior, he outranks, and vice versa. If they are of equal age, the strongest butter takes precedence. —Our assertion of yesterday that the Central Georgia Bank b presided over in the absence of Cob J. E. Jones by Gen. W. S. Holt was an error. We had seen the general sitting in the president’s chair bareheaded, and naturally presumed ho held the reins. It was entirely a misap prehension. J-t Dcatb of Bias' Mattie Upford. The city will be pained to learn of the death of Miss Mattie Lipford, which oc curred Tuesday near midnight in the countiy about fifteen miles from the city. Mbs Lipford has been for several months in bad health, a sufferer from consump tion. A few days since, thinking a change of air might benefit her, she was removed to a friend’s house nearBolingbroke, where she died very suddenly. Thus passes away one of the love liest of our city’s daughters. Pos sessed of a most amiable disposition, and of a mind Mghly cultivated and attuned to poesy, Miss Lipford gave promise of a life of great usefulness. Had she lived, her talents would have lifted her into fame, but an all-wise Ruler ordained oth erwise. We extend our sympathies to the be reaved family. ,Tlae Dove Shooting Contest Which did not occur, has drawn forth a letter from the Houston team, dated upon the field, saying they had met at Yqrk ac cording to the chtUenge of last week, aud rather insinuating that Macon backed down. The Macon men did not go out for reasons gifen in these columns yester day. Houston doubtless forgets that the gentlemen acting for her team appointed yesterday for the meeting, giving the Ma con .team no time to get together, and that too, without any agreement with them. Macon’s First Bale. The two hales of cotton, mentioned yesterday as being the first of the chop of ISSOto arrive in the city, came from Col. W.H. Willis, of Oglethorpe, one oi them having been raised upon bis place, the olfier upon the plantation of Mr. W. B. Hill. The cotton classed middling, and was s»W to Mr. John G. Ruan at JOJ cents. Y —E. S. Lapham, of Detroit, has owned a cantry bird aud a small cur dog about three jears. Tbe two pets have, in fact, knowi each other intimately all their lives^nd they have been on uncommonly cord ill terms, .considering the radical dif- ferSJCe in their respective natures. On Wednesday last the bird escaped from its cajf, and very soon after the dog disap- pejued. When Mr. Lapham opened his frdit door the next morning, there stood thejdog with ^the truant canary in its nujdh. Remarkable as it is, the bird was aljre, and It now occupies its old quarters, particularly “chipper,” it is true, but* in passably good health.