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THE GEORGIA. PRESS. The Albany News, and Advertiser says: We bad a call this morning from Colo nel P. M. Slaughter, of the United States engineer corps, who has been transferred from the government works on tho Ala bama river to the Flint. Col. Slaughter has not received full instructions yet as to what he is to do, or as to whether he will charge of the barges that are at work on the Flint below Albany; but this much is certain—he has been ordered to Albany and immediately commences the building of two boats—a “log” boat and a “quar ter” boat—and proceed to organize a force to go to work with them. This force will work np the river from this point, clean- in" out the stream to Montezuma. Colo nel Slaughter thinks that the work on the Flint will now receive more 'attention from the government forces, and that it will progress more rapidly than heretofore. For the present his head quarters will be at Albany, and he pro poses to employ mechanics here and pro ceed with the building of the boats neces sary for a new force-of hands. Colonel Slaughter has the bearing of a perfect gentleman, and seems to have a thorough knowledge of his business. We commend hidi to the kind considciation and good treatment of our citizens and business men, and trust that such assistance and information as he may need at their hauds will be readily extended. The News and Advertiser proposes to inforin itself in regard to the exact condition and f rogress of the government work on the 'lint, and will have more to say upon this subject in the near future. Augusta News: Farmers are experi encing great difficulty in getting their cot ton picked the present season on account of a scarcity of hands. The trouble is greater the present than any year before this. How IIe Was Tbeated.—Columbus Enquirer: Governor Colquitt during his stay in Columbus received only the kind est and most courteous treatment. Our contemporaries throughout the State who may ditl'er with us as to State politics, will bear in mind that, while this city and county is overwhelmingly for Nor wood and reform, Governor Colquitt has many personal friends here, who, while they ditrer with him as to his administra tion, have only the kindliest feelings for him as a man, and have no fault to find with his private life or religion. Colum bus people know their duty and their pleasure in the matter of civilities, and they gave Gov Colqnitt such courtesies as gentlemen are entitled to. During his stay here Governor Colquitt visited many of our leading institutions, and among them the Eagle & Plienix mills, where he was warmly received. Governor Colquitt can only have the warmest admiration for the progress our city has made In everything that is pro gressive, including our politics. The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars of the State of Georgia closed its session in Savannah Thursday evening after a three days’ ses sion, in which one hundred and thirty of the representative temperance men and women of the State of Georgia participat ed. Louisville. Jefferson county, was un animously elected as the place of holding the next meeting. Columbus Times: The friends of Mrs. H. C. Kimbrough of Hamilton, will re gret to learn of the death of this most es timable lady. She died at that place yesterday, after a long and painful ill ness. She was the wife of Judge Henry C. Kimbrough, and for many years they have shared the pains and pleasures of life alike. In her death lie loses a bosom companion, and one who loved him well. She wa3 a most devoted Christian and the church and cummunity will experience a heavy loss in her death. We extend our condolence to the be reaved husband and family. Indian Springs Argus: “None of os know,” said Mr. Norwood, at LaGrange, with the complacency of a man thorough ly familiar with tire facts—none of us know how soon we may be in the peni tentiary. Mr. Norwood evidently believes that he is confronted by a solemn crisis. Augusta Chronicle: Tire umbrel- larv weather just inaugurated is believed to be a forerunner of the equinox. The autumnal equinox occurs really on the 22d of September, but it is supposed to have been hastened this year on account of the violence of the trade winds aud the severi ty of the campaign in Georgia. It is called the equinox, naturally enough, be cause the nights are as bad as the days. These are also believed to be of equal length, so that the man who plays poker during Saturday night enjoys as much fun as the fellow who fishes all day Sunday. There are no discriminations about the Equinox. About this time, too, the sun enters the constellation of Libra and stops far wood and water and fall clothes. The oyster at this season of the year usually returns from the sea coast and shakes up his winter ulster for business. The phe nomenon of equinoxes is not exactly un derstood. It is held that they are caused by the ecliptic coming in contact with the equator and ruuning along together like the Louisville and Nashville and the State Road to catch the winter travel. What influence Joe Brown has over the procession of equinoxes also is not clear. The equinox, however, cannot last long. It will soon play out, and those long win ter nights will come in which a youth may hire a carriage, take a girl to the the atre, and spend more money than he can make in tho succeeding short day. So the equinox may be vie wed on an econom ical point—a sort of life saving station, as it were. Still, many people who have at tempted to ror.ui Cape Hatteras or walk on an Augusta piauk crossing, have been wrecked during this season. _We have re liable information, this seasdn, that the equinox will not be postponed on account of the weather. Lumpkin Independent: Mr. Isaac Dennard, of Webster county, died at his residence on Monday last. He was a cit izen of Stewart couuty for a number of years. The deceased was about 75 years of age, and highly respected by all who knew him. Madison Madisonian: Col. J. H. Ba ker, of Pike, as gallant a soldier as ever drew a sword in defense of the South, lias been nominated by the Democracy of his district to represent it in the next State Senate. We were one of the few men io Barnesville several years ago who stood for Baker. True to him then, we are true now, and hope be will be triumph antly elected. He is as true to principle as the needle to the pole, a man of fine practic al sense, good judgment, and will, if elected, make an efficient Senator. Peiuiam, of the Quitman Free Press» speaking of the situation, says: Anybody can ride the Colquitt or Nor wood boom, but it takes a grand patriot, like the editor of this paper, to ride the fence and sacrifice his penchant for hair- raising paragraphs for the sake of hanro- ny, the good of the country, and the safety of the Democratic party. Rome Tribune: Fifteen years of free labor are telling their story in the census of 1SS0. Aud what does it teach? The negro, to far from declining in numbers, lias increased more rapidly than ever be fore, aud it is to the multiplication of bis race that the South is mainly indebted for its ability to maintain its present power In the government. And so far from run ning into idleness and decay, the negro never was as thrifty as now, aud his labor never produced so much per head to the common wealth of the country. The Athens Banner gets off the follow ing; it is but right to add, that Water man has not arrived yet: JDuring a recent thunder storm, a ne gro was severely kicked by a vicious mule; aud, just as he was picking him self up, a stroke of lightning came along ami knocked the inu!e into giblets. “Well dar!” exclaimed tbs negro, “if dis chile liain’t gut powerful frens to’venge iiis insults, ilen dere's no use tiyiu’to bab faith in nothin'!" , Early County News: Our ja:l is empty again. On Thursday morning last, just before dav. some party went to th.3 jaii, filled the' locks with powder, blew them up and turned tho two prison ers loose—McCormack who was it: for cow stealing, and the negro Densler, who was in charged with murder, some years ago. This affair shows that our jail is not secure as we supposed. We ac knowledge the com, Judge. Oglethorpe Echo: Last Tuesday Judge Gildam turned the business of issuing re tail liquor licenses over to the county commissioners, but they refused to accept the responsibility. The law especially says that no licenses to retail without the written consent of two-thirds of the free holders living in three miles of the place, shall be granted in this county. This will effectually wipe ont every barroom in Oglethorpe county after the first day of January next. The law is explicit, and there is no way to evade it. Death of William F. Little.— Eatonton Messenger: The announce ment of the death of this gentleman, on Friday evening, the 3d instant, at four o’clock, wa3 a shock to the community and the county. In perfect health within half an hour of his death, it had never en tered into the minds of any one that death would next call him away. An hour before his death Mr. Little was pleasantly conversing with his fami ly, at Ins home in this county, with no sign of impending sickness. Going out to see to some matter of his farm, lie re turned and complained of feeling very unwell. In fifteen minutes, before a physician could be reached, ho was a corpse, cut down in the prime of life by heart disease. Tiie Valdosta Times says Dr. Mattox, of Clinch county, was exhibiting, during court, a specimen of the “golden hull” rice—a new variety he had procured from the department at Washington. It was very fine. Thomasyille Tones: Among the nu merous Southerners who have called to pay their respects to Gen. Hancock since his nomination, is Mr. S. Goldstone, of this place. Mr. G. f together with a num ber of Georgians, called to see the “next President,” while in New York recently. Upon presenting himself, Mr. Goldstone remarked to the Generaltliatthat was not their first meeting. The General, after gazing a moment at his features, remark ed : “I remember you very well; we last met in Los Angelos, California?” It is said that Gen. Hancock lias a wonderful memory. This proves it, as he had not seen Mr. Goldstone in over twenty years. Sumteb Bepublicon: Dr. Duncan McNeil died at his residence in Sumter county, of dropsy of the heart, on Thurs day last. He was a member of Americus Lodge No. 13 F. A. M., a good man, an upright citizen and true to his word in all things. He was a member of Cutts’ ar tillery battalion during the war, and was always at his post. He leaves a large family and numerous friends who will deeply deplore his untimely death. The Savauuali Ncics of Saturday says Tire members of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars, which closed its session here on Thursday evening, devoted yes terday to enjoyment, and in company with their ladies and a number of Savan nah friends made a trip to Tybee. The steamer II. B. riant left the city ot 10 o’clock and had & pleasant run down. A strong northeasterly wind prevailed, and they had the opportunity of seeing the “mighty ocean” m an angry mood, as it were, under its influence. The beautiful white cap waves, rolling, surging into shorty temptingly invited them to the luxury and novelty of surf bathing, hut the roughness of the waters and the high wind rendered it imprudent. They re turned to the city in time for the 7:30 o’clock train on the Central railroad, and left for their homes, delighted with their experiences in Savannah, and with the warmest praise for the kindly hospitality which had been extended them while here. Thomasyille Times: Mr. E. R. nurst, an aged citizen, was found dead in his bed bn last Sunday morning. It is sup posed that he died from heart disease, having been afflicted with it for several years. Sumteb Iiepublican: Old aunt Faulk ner, a colored woman aged 102 years, was found dead in the house of her son, Ned Faulkner, on Charles Williams’ place six miles from Americus, a fen- mornings since. There was no inquest, as it was ’supposed that the machinery of life was completely worn out and stopped for the want of repairs, which could not he made in this world. Albany News and Advertiser: The city council has very wisely concluded to build three or four additional fire cisteVns. One will be placed in the neighborhood of the. jail, another near the Baptist church, and another at the intersection of Flint aud Jefferson streets. This is a rnovo in the right direction, ana will greatly add to the usefulness of our -fire department. Augusta News: Senator Ben Hill, in a letter to Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, denies the report that he is suffering from a cancer on his tongue. Well, then, what is the matter with the voice of Georgia's “Demosthenes.” The fact is, he has no Norwood talk in him. Aud although he has been persist ently quoted by the Norwood papers as being in favor of their candidate, be is not, nor never has given the least evi dence of such a mania. He believes Tom Norwood to be as corrupt as Ben Butier. SAYANNAn News: The Charleston and Savauuab railroad warehouse, which was located on East Broad Street, be tween Charlton and Jones streets, is now being moved to Liberty street, sixty feet west of the Savannah, Florida and Wes tern railway depot, tho two depots being consolidated with the view of facilitating work, the two roads, as known, being now under one management. The work is being done by Mr. J. R. Strate, con tractor, noted for bis success in moving buildings, this being tho 183th he has moved since the close of the war. The warehouse is a large building, and its progress through the streets excites the attention of the vicinity, where the work is watched with curious interest. Atlanta Constitution: The orgat of the Norwood party insist that if Go ernor Colquitt is elected the Louisville and Nashville road will secure control of the State road. The reply to this has its abiding-place in tho question: Do the people propose to elect representatives to the Legislature whom they can trust? They do have the swetest and most im partial brass bauds in Columbus that can be found in the southern hemisphere. They play “Hail to the Chief’ for the benefit of commercial tourists, and repeat the same threatening air in behalf of the minority candidate. Albany News and Advertiser: The town is full of country darkies to-day. Cotton is coming in freely now, and the farm laborers are receiving their wages in ready cash. The happiest human be ing in the world is a country darky on Saturday afternoon in “cotton time.”’ The new SFlorida Railboad.—Sa vannah lieeorder. A contract was exe cuted in New York last Thursday with George W. Flowers & Co., contractors, for tho immediate construction of the Feman- dina and Jacksonville railroad, in Florida. The contract requires the road to be ready for trains on December 15tli next. It will be laid with steel rails and provided with the mo6t improved equipment, ail of which have already been contracted for. The time of passeuger trains between Fer- nandina and Jacksonville will be 50 min utes. A daily Hue of first class steamers wii 1 be run between Savannah and Femandina In connection with this new road, by tlje Georgia and Florida Inland steamboat company, of this city, and will be known as the Sea Island route. The number of winter visitors to Florida has become so large that every addition to the facilities of travel to that attractive part of the country is of general interest. Savannah News: B. C. Lewis, Esq., a prominent and well known banker and citizen of Tallahassee, Florida, of the firm of Lewie <fc Sens, died yesterday morning at tlio Marshall House,' from the effects of a paralytic elroke. Mr. Lewis had been to the springs in Arkansas for the benefit of his health, and was on his way home, accompanied by bi3 son, Mr. Edward Lewis, when lie was stricken with paralysis. He arrived here Saturday evening by the Central railroad train, but in cousequence of bit critical condition remained in the sleeper ail night. Yes terday morning it was found uece=eary to move the car and Mr. Lewis was re- ' in open court made a statement to the ef- moved to the Marshall House, where ] feet that lie was guilty of every charge H •—i him, specified in the indictment. every possible attention was given Dr. A. B. Hawkins, of Tallahassee, being with him, but he died in about two hours after he reached his room. The remains were prepared for transportation and left by the train yesterday, accompanied by his son, for Tallahassee. Mr. Lewis was about 02 years of age, and was highly es teemed in his community, where his loss will be greatly felt. Rome Courier: A committee of gen tlemen waited on Dr. Felton at LaFayetto last Tuesday, where he had gone to ad dress the people, asking him to divide time with Col. Clements, tho Democratic candidate, but Felton was too sharp for that and refused to “divide” with him then or at any other time. He refuses to divide time with Clements now, but will be mighty glad to get Clements jto divide votes with him on the 2d of No vember. That won’t be done, and there’s where the joke will come in. Moneoe Advertiser: Mr. Orrin Wood ward of Colloden has already picked six bales of cotton from a eighty acre field. It will yield more than a bale to the acre. Mr. J. P. Lee of Forsyth has sold five bales from his thirteen acres. Such yields, gathered before the 10th of September, are uncommon. Conyers Examiner: We learn a diffi culty occurred at Social Circle, day be fore yesterday, between a Mr. Eckles and Abercromby, in which the latter was cut with a knife, ripping his coat from the neck to the waist, splitting the skin. The origin of the difficulty was about politics —Colquitt and Norwood. SAVANNAn News: Captain C. A. Packard, of the schooner Ada J. Simon- ton, lost during the late hurricane at Mosquito inlet, Florida, arrived here yes terday on his way to Rockland, Maine. The vessel was a total loss, the crew and captain floating ashore lashed on the top of the vessel’s “house,” which was torn off by the force of the sea. They saved none of their effects. Albany News and Advertiser: The “Colored man and brother” doesn’t seem to be stirring his stumps much for any po litical wing or party, but is stoutly en gaged in the harvesting campaign, which is well for the colored voter. Conyers Examiner: If there is a town on the Gdbrgia railroad that needs a good, commodious depot, that town is Conyeys. We have the poorest depot on the line of the road according to the size of the town and the amount of goods re ceived and shipped. Albany News and Advertiser. The many friends-of Capt. C. M. Clam, who has for the past week been confined to his bed, severely ill, will be glad to bear that his condition is much improved, and high hopes are entertained of his early recov ery. At one time Capt. Clark was very low indeed. The cause of his suilerin was congestion of the bowels. Monbce Advertiser: A party of For syth gentlemen went to Barnesville on last Friday to hear General Gordon’s speech. From one, we learn that Granite hall was crowded with people anxious to lis ten to the eloquent words of this galiant son of Georgia. He was enthusiastically applauded by the crowd, demonstrating, in the opinion of the informant, that they, approved ids utterances in behalf of Governor Colquitt. A gentleman from Barnesville recently told us that outside of that city, Colquitt was strong in Pike county and would get a large vote. Governor Colquitt and the men who are speaking in his interest,_ frequently met with unfair treatment in their ef forts to be beard. Governor Colquitt was so rudely treated in Macon that he could not be heard. Col. Bacon, the chairman of the meeting and a Norwood man, ap pealed in vaiiTto the crowd to give him a respectful hearing. Jeers and insults were constantly hulled at him. In Barnesville, while General Gordon was speaking the room was flooded with circulars, announcing that 'Gordon had backed down in refusing to divide time with S. B. Spencer one of the Nerwood speakers. When General Gordon concluded he announced that Mr. Spencer could speak if he wished, there was the hall and the crowd, what hindered him? No, that did not answer the purpose at all. The idea must go out that he was refused an op portunity to reply to General Gordon. Weil, there is one comfortable reflec tion in all this. The sixth day of Octo ber will soon be hero and the question will be decided once for all. It is possible Mr. Norwood may be elected, but our opinion is that the peo ple will pronounce a verdict at the polls that will effectually silence the clamor •gainst a noble and good man, Alfred H. Colquitt. He will get a hearing at the polls, if he is denied it on the hustings. GiiiffisNcws: On Saturday a habeas corpus was heard before the county court. The facts were that the grandparents of the late Bud Waldrouphad the possession of Lis children, which the mother claimed, and that properly she was entitled. Be fore the hearing came off a settlement was effected by which the mother got the little children and they went away happy. It was a wise settlement. Atiiens Banner: Mr. Browning, tho sheriff of Clarke county, while riding home Saturday night, had his leg broken by his horse falling with him. We hope he will soon be out again. Oub Fair.—Talbotton Bcgister: Much interest is being manifested ilithe approaching fair. Jadge P. E. Dennis and others, appointed at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Stock and Fair Associa tion, are busy in their preparations at the fair grounds. The exhibition hall will be whitewashed inside and out, the grounds will be cleared off and the race track receive additional grading in many places. The premium lists Lave been delivered to Mr. Dennis, the secretary, and by him generally distributed throughout tho county. Those who hava not received a copy may secure one by calling on the secretary. The ladies are specially in teresting themselves in the fair. The farmers are preparing something out of their numerous products for exhibition. The entire exhibition promises greater in terest and success than lias ever before re warded our efforts. Newnan Herald: J. M. Hill, a broth er of Hon. B. H. Hill, died at liis home near LaGrange Wednesday. He wai over seventy year* of age. Sylyania Telephone: “Messrs. Ja*. Ross, Jas. Newton and Jno. Newton were arrested last week by a posse of sixteen men and carried to Louisville, Jefierson county. They are charged with the rob bery and burning of a store and the mur der of its owner, Mr. Cornwell, whose body was found in the burning building. The crimes were committed near Wadley, a few years since, and filled that communi ty witli intense horror at the time of their commission. We have not learned any of the facts which led to the arrest of the parties named, but understand that there are yet others to bo arrested. We hope that the prisoners will succeed In estab lishing tbeir entire innocence, as we should regret that Scriveh county con tained a citizen capable of committing so heinous a crime! Not So.—Milledgcvllle Bccorder: The Telegraph and Messenoeb, answer ing some anonymous writer, says, “If Dr. Butler was treated in a 'mean and contemptible’ manner at Milledgcville (of which we have no evidence), it was a dis grace to those guilty of such conduct.” But Her. Dr. Butler was not treated in any such manner. He was respectfully heard and was treated in no otbermanner than one gentleman would treat an other. There were some unpleasant words passed between General Gordon and Mr. Butler, on the stand, with which the au dience had nothing to do. This difficulty was arranged satisfactorily to the gentle men between whom it occurred, and the people are not responsible for Its occur rence. Atlanta Post: Yesterday In the United States District Court,before Judge John Erskine, the caso of Wm. Berrong, charged with ali tbeoffeDses known to the revenue laws of the United States, was called for trial. The defendant plead guilty and asked the indulgence of the court to make a Maiement, which was granted. Berrong mounted the staml, aud He said that lie intended never to make any more whisky, and that no more should be made in Towns county, if lie could help it, as he would inform upon all who attempted to carry on the business hereafter, no mat ter who they were or the dangers to be encountered by becoming an informer. Berrong threw himself completely upon the mercy of; he court. Judge Erskine, after hearing the confes sion of the prisoner, Imposed a sentence of three months in Fulton county jail, with a fine of $100 in addition. Berrong’s sods will be tried to-day. One of them is a small boy of about fifteen years of age. MilledgevtllE Recorder: Prof. J. C. Hinton, recently elected to the chair of ancient and modern languages and lit erature in the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College, arrived in the city on Friday last, prepared to enter upon his duties in the institution. He has en joyed large advantages, and possesses high qualifications for the position ho has been called to fill. He is a graduate of several of the best universities of the country. We welcome him to our community, apd trust he may do honor to our young aud grow ing college. Albany News and Advertiser: Colonel Slaughter Informs us that his first work on the river will be to put it in boating condition between this point and Bain- bridge, without delay, by clearing out the principal obstructions first; and then after getting the boats to running up here, to go over the river again and clean it out thor oughly. This will be good news to our >eople, who are exceedingly tired of see- □g our bold stream that should contrib ute largely to the prosperity of Albany and Dougherty county lying idle. The Eufaula Daily Bulletin reports a serious difficulty at Georgetown between Col. Wm. H. Harrison and two sons of Col. Thos. L. Guerry—LeGrande and Samuel. The difficulty grew out of a slight altercation that occurred some days ago at the Quitman county convention, between Cols. Harrison and Guerrv, in which the former struck the latter. Col. Guerry’s two sons took their father’s part, and determined to resent the blow be had received. Hearing, probably, of tbeir in tention, Col. Harrison armed himself, and on Saturday afternoon the parties met in Dr. Mercer’s store, and soon a fight open ed, in which Col. H. fired two shots at LeGrande Guerry, _and when rushing closer to him to fire a third shot, Samuel Guerry seized a weight from the counter and struck Col. Harrison a heavy and very severe blow on the head which knocked him down, or partially so, when others rushed in and separated the com batants. Mr. LeGrande Guerry received only a slight flesh wound in one of liisarm»from the second shot fired at him, but came near killinghimseif while attempting to' draw his pistol to return the fire of Col. H., as his pistol hung some way in his pocket and was discharged accidentally. Here tho matter ends, the Bulletin hopes, Indefinitely, as both parties liave many warm personal friends, who greatly regret the uufortunate affair. Col. Har rison is for Colquitt and Col. Guerry is for Norwood, and out of this grew the first difficulty which led to the one above related. The following is a special dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution: Amebicus, Sept 11.—At a very full meeting of the Americus bar this after noon, called to take action on the pusilan- imous attack on Colonel Hawkins in the Athens Watchman, the following resolu tions were unanimously adopted, Hon. C. F. Crisp presiding and DuPont Guerry, Democratic nominee for State Senator, acting as secretary: Besolved, That we read with inexpres sible. indignation a communication in the Issue of the 7th instant, of the Southern Watchman, over the signature of “Citi zen,” in which our distinguished profes sional brother, Hon. Willis A. Hawkins, is most maliciously aud wantonly at tacked, and we hereby unanimously de nounce said communication as slanderous in the extreme on the object of the attack, and an uuproroked insult to the members of the Southwestern bar. Besotted further, That from long and intimate association witli Col. Hawkins, we are satisfied that lie is a gentleman of the highest ability, and eminently quali fied tor the position be occupies, and while we differ among ourselves on the gubernatorial question, we hereby thank bis excellency, Gov. Colquitt, for the ap pointment of Col. Hawkins to the Su preme bet.c’i. Besotted, That the secretary of the meeting furnish a copy of these resolu tions to the city papers, and that other pa pers be requested to publish them. C. F. Crisp, Chairman. DuPont Guerky, Secretaiy. A citizens’ indignation meeting is called for Tuesday. All parties, irrespective of political affiliation, are shocked at these base attacks upon our gifted and distin guished fellow-citizen. J. W. B. Columbus Times: Mrs. James Kil gore, who lived in Pearce’s tenement near the upper bridge, was stricken with paralysis Saturday night aud died shortly afterwards. Her remains were followed to their last resting place yesterday even ing by sorrowing friends. A little negro child, about four years old, got hold of its father’s flask of red li quor Sunday and drank it, from the ef fects of which it died in a few hours Such dangerous weapons should be kept out of the way of children as well as their elders. Americus Becorder: Tho recent ad vance in freiglits will not effect Americus more than other points along the road. She is paying now, as before tho rise, the very highest market price for cotton. No farmer this season, within our knowl edge, has returned home dissatisfied either as regards the weight or the price obtain ed for his cotton. Columbus Enquirer. A few days ago Mrs. Biggers, wife of J. J. W. Biggers, went into the kitchen where a servant was boiling soap. The servant had left the kitchen at tho time and Mrs. Biggers seeing that the soap was about to boil over, attempted to lift it from tbe fire. As she did so the bottom of the vessel come out, pouring the boiling soap on her dress, and terribly burning her ankles and teet. A physician was summoned and gave her medical treatment. She was not doing well Sunday, and another physician from this city was sent for and went out in the afternoon. We trust that she may soon recover from the severe injury. Montezuma Weekly: The appoint ment of Colonel Hawkins to the Supreme Bench, by Governor Colquitt, does not meet with much approval in this section. Even the Governor’s friends think and say that the appointment is not at all satisfac tory. Colonel Hawkins is a fine criminal lawyer, and, personally, we do not know why he will not make a good judge. Sandersvtlle Mercury: On Wednes day evening last Henry Boatright, an in dustrious and worthy colored man, had the misfortune to get his right hand badly cut in tbe steam gin, while at work, aud two fingers had to be amputated. Dr. Rawlings operated and dressed tbe wounds of the injured man, and reports him do ing as well as circumstances will allow. —During the bush fires near Montreal, Edward Roi put his mother and sister in to a wagon aud fled from the flames, which overtook them on a bridge. The frightened horses upset the wagon and ran away. Roi called upon the women to follow him, and all three entered a three-foot tunnel under the end of the bridge. Packed in that small space they waited. The firo passed over them, aud ignited the bridge. Happily for them, it burned slowly, and when the fire ate Into their refuge Roi stuffed tbe opening with mud. Thu* they remained, the mau fighting the fire aud the women, rosary in hand, praying for dear life. They were there live hours, but finally escaped unhurt. Bleak, chilly March and November tre the two worst months of the year for hose suffering with pulmonary diseases. Keep Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup near by and •uCli sufferers will be able to brave tbe rough weather witboc! danger. Price 35 MB*. Farm Work for September. gathering corn. In the lower half of the State the com crop is usually dry enough to house by the middle of the month. It is a wise practice, always, to gather a crop as soon as it is matured and ready. Every day that it remains in the field it is liable to loss in various ways. The practice of breaking tbe ears from the stalk and throwing into heap rows, to be afterwards gathered up in baskets and then emptied into the wagon, is not the best way. We have found, by long experience, that it is best to drive the wagon astraddle of a row, break tbe corn and throw at once into tbe wagon. A team of two or four mules will soon learn to accommodate tbeir gait to that of tbe hands, to start and stop at the command of the driver. Four hands is the most convenient number for the pur pose—though a less number will do—each hand carrying a row. When thrown on tbe ground in the usual way, the ears generally are scattered some distance from the intended heaps, and hid among the grass and weeds, much time is lost in gathering them up, and many are left in the field. In the plan proposed the com is handled but cuce to get it into the wagon; there are but few ears overlooked and left; and the hands work with more alacrity. "When the wagon is filled, all hands go with it to the bam, and the un loading always involves a race to see which can get first to the bottom. Various remedies or preventives have been suggested to protect the stored corn from the attacks of the weevil. We have never found anything a sovereign pre ventive. Wetting the corn in the crib is a plan very often recommended, but it bas not uniformly proven efficacious. We have tried tbe experiment of interspers ing the leaves and berries of the China- tree thickly among the com, and with de cided benefit. The difficulty of prevent ing the depredations of this insect lies in the fact that they get into tho com while yet in the field, and are protected by the shuck from the reach of ordinaiy reme dies. ' As it is still early in the season we would be glad to publish a remedy from any farmer- who knows it to be effectual. Tbe sprinkling of each load of com as thrown into the crib with salt water bas at least tbe effect of making the shucks more palatable to stock. HOGS. While the hogs intended for the coming winter’s pork should have been kept in a growing condition all the summer, Sep tember may be considered the first fatten ing month. The heat of summer having passed away, the process of laying on fat may be encouraged by liberal feeding and pasturing. There are two important rea sons why hogs should be fattened during the fall months and be ready for killing by tbe first cold weather: 1. Animals of all kinds fatten most readily during mild weather, and especial ly during tbe months immediately pre ceding the winter season. Fat is a natur al provision—both for the protection of the vital organs against cold, and for the supply of carbo-hydrates, or fuel for keep ing up the internal warmth; and the sys tem is predisposed, in the fall, to the pro cess of storing up fat. After cold weather has set in, a much larger proportion of the food consumed is used directly for maintaining the normal heat of the ani mal, and the fattening is proportionately slow. 2. It is well known by all farmers that pork killed in November and December makes better bacon, as the drying, smok ing and packing away can be alt done be fore the cold weather is over. COTTON PICKING. Some writers seem to think that'tho careful handling of cotton is the most im portant part to be observed in gathering the crop, and confine the term mainly to carefully avoiding trash and dew. There can be no doubt that care bestowed in this way will be, in some measure, recom pensed by a higher price in the market. But the most important consideration is the damage that may result to the cotton if leit exposed in the fields to the winds, storms and dews. To avoid loss from this source should be tbe great aim of tlie fanner. Picking should be pushed, and bands should be encouraged to work rap idly. Extra pickers should be employed, so that the cotton may be gathered as fast as it opens. Such an amount of care in rejecting trash as would materially reduce the amount gath ered daily, should not be enforced. This is a nice point to be determined by every farmer on his own judgment. He would be an extremely careless hand whose clay’s pickings would sell for half a cent Jess per pound (after ginning) than that of the most careful worker. But the dif ference in price consequent upon the in jury from one storm of rain is often not less tlian two or three cents per pound, to say nothing of thejtbsolute loss of the staple by being blown to the ground The color of tbe cotton when sampled bas more effect in determining tbe price than the quantity of trash; and tbe rich, creamy sample can be secured only by gathering tbe cotton very soon after it has opened. The early morning picking should be spread loosely over the pile iu the gin-house, so that it will dry some what before covering with other cotton. In some varieties of cotton, the locks adhere with such tenacity to the hulls that to get absolutely all the cotton, would require too much time. Some far mers adopt the rule of making but one grab at each open boll, leaving what may elude the grasp to be gathered after the press of tbe harvest ig over. We are in clined to approve' the practice. The amount left in the hulls is usually hut a very small proportion of the whole, and will remain safely until a more conven ient season. The practice of plucking the open bolls from the stalks before pick ing, and then throwing them to the ground, is to be emphatically condemned, as not only wasteful, but slow. fall oats. In middle and north Georgia farmers should commence to sow oato in Septem ber. The earlier a stand is secured, less liable are the plants to be killed by freez ing out In winter. When early sown the plants make a more or less vigorous growth before cold sets in and there is a corresponding root develop ment, which gives the plant firm hold on the soil and enables it to resist injuiy from severe freezes. There has been a very lively Inquiry for absolutely rust-proof oats. Tlio experi ence of tbe last season has caused many fanners to conclude that the rust-proof quality of the famous “rust-proof oats” is among the exploded theories of the past. We think there is no occasion for alann to the careful farmer, who is always ready to profit by past experience, and provide against future disaster by avoiding errors that lead to such results. The spring of 18S0 was r remarkable one in several respects. The weather was just such as have been found by observation to promote the attacks of rust. We have no reason to apprehend the return of such a season next year or in many years to come. If we were to become discouraged by such an occasional disaster to a par ticular crop, we would have long since considered tlio corn crop as very uncertain and unreliable on account of oft recurring dry seasons in summer. And, indeed, it is uncertain and unreliable when com pared with the oat crop. These remarks are of course intended for those farmers on whose farms varie ties of oats heretofore considered proof, liave rusted this year. The lesson taught by the past season is, that we caunot be tod careful in the selection of pure rust proof seed at the start, and in properly ripening and keepiug the seed pure every year. SPOTTED MEDICK. This . rather new plant is commonly called “Hog or Burr Clover,” though it is really not a clover at all. It belongs to tbe same tribe with Lucent, but differs from tbe latter in being annual, instead of perennial. Its botanical name is Medi- eago Maeulota; that ot Lucent, Medicago Sativa. The teed are contained in pods spirally coiled up and forming little burs. Hence, one of its names. It should be sown in August or September, the latter being the time at which it usually comes up. It grows during the winter, being perfectly hardy, and furnishes good graz ing until late in the spring. In May or June, 'after maturing an abundant crop of seed, tbe plant dies and tbe seed may be easily gathered by raking up and win nowing. ' It is said, by those who have experi mented with this Medick, that it will do well on bermuda sod, supplying grazing during the winter and spring, when the bermuda is at rest; so that a field seeded to both makes an all-the-year-round pas ture. It is necessary in the spring to re move stock from the field long enough to allow a portion of Medick seed to mature. If this is done the field need never to be re-seeded. *We understand that the Commissioner of Agriculture, Hon. J. T. Henderson, has on hand a small quantity of Georgia grown seed of the Spotted Medick, for dis tribution to those farmers who may wish to give it a fair trial.—Christian Index. The Condition of Radical Vermont. .The Rutland Inquirer says that Colo nel Worthington, who has been employed to gather statistics relating to labor and wages in tbe various States of tbe Union, reports that the average wages paid for labor in the State of Vermont is consider ably less than in any State north of the Mason and Dixon line. Governor Proctor, in a recent speech in this town, stated that a large increase in the number of.convicted criminals in this State was the cause of tbe greatly increas ed cost of its government. He reported the number of criminals to be nearly three times as many as it was a few years ago. Judge Dunion stated in his charge to the grand jury last September that the amount paid for intoxicating liquors in this State in the year 1S70, was $6,700,- 000, and it had increased in amount since that time. Now, this would furnish to every voter in the State forty-five gallons of rum at $2 a gallon, a quantity suffi cient to keep every one of them drunk 300 days in every year. Thu3 it would appear that the Stale of Vermont is remarkable for five things, viz: It has the largest per cent, of crime. The lowest wages. The least gain in population.. It drinks the most rum. And has the largest Republican majori- ty. " Literary Men and the Midnight Oil. Balzac among French writers Is a con spicuous example of the literary man who, in Shakespearean phrase, “doth make tbe night joint laborer with the day.” "When at work on “Le Medecin de Catnpagne”—that book which he esti mated to be worth more than a law or twenty victories—he only slept five hours a day. He wrote from midnight till noon, then corrected proofs till four o’clock. The brief remaining interval was occu pied in dining and a short promenade. Balzac had various expedients for in creasing the number of hours in the day, and for getting tho most labor out of him self. Craving inordinately for fame, as be so many times acknowledged in bis letters to his sister, he was ready to make any sacrifice to realize the desire. At one time he “went to sleep with the fowls,” at six or seven o’clock in the evening, rose at one in the morning, and scribbled till eight; then slept for an hour and a half; breakfasted and returned to harness, dining at five, and then to bed. Another practice of his was to sleep from one o’clock in the day to half-past six, and to write from seven in the evening until seven in the morning. “One must turn out copy all night and slumber by day to reach tbe resutts at which I aim,” be said. He went into a kind of per verted training for this mat£h with time— as exhausting as most matches of the kind. How fatally it terminated, has tened by the abase of coffee, is a mourn ful page of literary biography . But when the curtain fell ou the last act of the dra ma of his iife, Honore de Balzac was fa mous. A celebrated living English novelist, whose 'books are decidedly sensational in color, may be said to resemble the great French romancist in at least one particu lar. He is reported to begin his day at six In the evening, and to struggle on gamely to six the next morning. The late Mortimer Collins, so we are told, was an habitual “borrower of the night,” be ginning bis writing when the rest of the household bad retired to rest, and contin uing it until dawn. Carlyle, during the period ot his greatest mental activity, sat at his desk 'until two in the morning, though it is only fair to say that of late years he has strongly shown a belief in the early hours of the day. Thack eray, too, used often to write far into the night; and some of Poe’s best sketches were midnight penning®. “Even ourselves,” writes Elia, character istically, after having enunciated his be lief that the candle is a kindlier luminary to the inspiration of genius than the sun or moon, “in our humbler lucubrations, turn our best-measured cadences (Prose has her cadences) not unfrequently to the charm of the drowsy watchman ‘blessing the doors,’ or the wild sweep of winds at midnight.” Indeed, a close comparison of tbe habits of men of letters will show that a large proportion of them do their work whilst the rest of the world is wrapt in slumber.—London Globe. An Incident in the Life of Antonio Canova, The way in which one person benefits another is often worth far more than the benefit itself. If, before helping anybody, you Lave made them bumble themselves, have forced them to tell their misfortunes, and ask for assistance with reddened cheeks, bow can you expect them to be grateful ? True pleasure aud real virtue are bis who seeks out the indigent man, and spares him tho shame of asking; who, like an angel of God, consoles the afflicted and dries his tears without being seen. Antonio Canova, who died in Venice at the ag« of sixty-five, October 13,1822, was the greatest sculptor of modern times. But this praise would be slight if wo could not add that he was a man of most noble disposition. The constant wars and numerous polit ical changes in Italy at the end of tbe last and beginning of the present century bad reduced many persons to poverty, more particularly artists, painters, engravers, sculptors, who found no one to furnish them with work during the disturbances and expenses caused by that most terrib e scourge—war. Canova was bom of poor parents, but It is not high birth, but tbe noble nature that makes tbe man. By study and labor he had risen to eminence, had acquired wealth and had obtained vast influence with princes and nobles. This wealth and this influence he used in benefiting artists, persuading tbe rich to employ them, and himself giving commissions for pictures, and making large purchases ot statues. In his native place, Possagno, he erected a largo temple, iu order to give work to a number of people and to attract foreigners there. Not content with this, he eagerly sought out all cases of hidden want.' One day he heard that a certain painter living in Rome, a man of no great talent, but striving aud industrious, had become very poor. Hastening to the clergyman, Canova learnt that this artist, being too proud to ask for charity, was, with his aged wife and his only daughter, suffer ing the direst want; that not being ab le to sustain themselves otherwise, they un ravelled the threads from the woolen counterpanes to make socks with, by the' sale of which they procured a crust of" bread, scarcely enough to stay the pangs of hunger. Conova was deeply- moved at this re cital, and knowing that the-painter would refuse any money he had not earned, what do you think he did? He wrote the fol lowing letter: Honored Sir— For a long time I have been wishing for a picture of yours. May I therefore ask you to choose some sub ject, and paint me one at y6ur earliest leisure. I cannot, however, give more than four hundred crowns. Half of this sum will be counted out to you by the bearer, tbe rest you cau send for when you like. Your humble servant, Canova. Tbe painter on receiving this was quite overcome, knowing well that it was the great sculptor’s goodness and not bis own merit that bad led to this order. Tears of gratitude from tbe rescued family blessed tbeir generous benefactor, who spared a a sensitive man the pai nof accepting mere alms, and rendered his kindness ail the more precious by doing it in this graceful manner. Carlo Viti. ■ Bibles with Queer Names. An] interesting collection of Bibles was recently exhibited in London, which comprised copies of all the editions that because of peculiar errors of the printers, or from sotlle other reason, have been known by strange names. Among the Bibles on exhibition were tbe following: The Guttenberg Bible.—The earliest book known printed from movable metal types, is the Latin Bible issued by Gut tenberg at Martz, A. D., 1450. . The Bug Bible.—Was so called from the rendering of Psalms xci.:5. “Afraid of Bugs by Night.” Our present reraton reads, “Terror by Night.” A. D., 1551. The Breeches Bible.—The Geneva ver sion is that popularly known as the Breeches Bible from its rendering of Genesis iii. 7: “Making themselves breeches out of fig leaves,” making trans lations of the Scriptures—the result of the labors of the English exiles at Geneva— was the English family Bible dariDg the reign.of present authorized version of King James I. Tbe Placemakers’ Bible.—From are- markable typographical error which oc curs iu Matthew v. 9: “Blessed are the placemakers,” instead of peacemakers A. D., 1562. The Treacle Bible.—From its rendering of Jeremiah viii. 22. “Is there no treacle (instead of balm) in Gilead?” A.D., 1568, The Rosin Bible.—From the same text, hut translated “rosin” in the Douay ver sion. A. D. 1609. The He and She Bibles.—From the res pective renderings of Ruth iii. 15—one rendering that “She went into the city,” the other has it that “He went.” A. D. 1611. The Wicked Bible.—From the fact that tho negative lias been left out of the Sev enth commandment (Exodus xx. 14.) for which the printer was fined £300. A". D. 1*41. The Thumb Bible.—Being one inch square and half an inch thick, was pub lished at Aberdeen. A. D. 1670. The Vinegar Bible.—So named from the twentieth chapter of Luke, which reads as “The Parable of the Vinegar,” instead of the Vineyard. A. D. 1771. The Printers’ Bible.—We are told by Cotton Mather that in a Bible printed prior to 1702. a blundering typographer made King David exclaim that Printers (instead of'Princes) persecuted him with out a cause.” See Psalm cxix. 161. The Murderers’ Bible.—So called from an error in the sixteenth verse of the Epistle of Jude, the word “Murder ers” being used, instead of “Murmurers.” The Caxton Memorial Bible.—Wholly printed and bound in twelve hours, but only 100 capies struck off. BEAD THIS. A Few Facts that Will Interest Every Bfan, Woman and Cliilil The Beal Prince ot Showmen Wants to be Heard-“What tho South Never Saw.” % Mr. W. C. Coup, proprietor of the Newly United Monster Shows, which are to be with us on September 22, requires u» to iay the following before our readers, and we gladly do so. To My Friends of the South: What the South never saw before I ant bringing you, viz: an U ndimiuislied Show! You may not know, but I do know, that managers have always disposed of half of their exhibitions before coming to the Southern States. They did that to save expense. They got rid of half their rail road cost and half their salary list at one blow, and you did not know the difference. Now, I have a name and a reputation to sustain, and I cannot afford to risk them by resorting to tricks. For the first time in your history you will see a big, first-class, elaborate, magnificent tented exhibition in all its be wildering entirety. Not a wagon wheel, nor a stake, nor a yard of canvas, nor a single one of my million and a half of fea tures will be left behind. You will see tbe largest show on the inhabited globe, tbe same as twenty thousand enthusiastic people a day saw it in New York, Chi cago, Boston Philadelphia, Baltimore and every large city in tbe Union. I will bring it because I can afford to bring it with your generous help. Knowingly, never stated an untruth to the public in my life, hence I will not stoop to it now. I tell you I will bring you shows that will electrify you with delight, and I mean it. No show in the world has half the features I have. No other show bas its canvas illuminated by that glorious light from lieaven, the electric light. Just im agine a city ot snow-white tents on the darkest, blackest nights made as bright as the midday sun could make it if only few yards distant. Then I will bring you my troupe of trained Broncho horses, the only ones in existence, who perform more tricks in the ring than the same number of human beings could, and I know it. And the wonderful, the love ly, the only baby sea-lion, born three weeks since, and'weighing just twenty- seven pounds! And then James Melville’s world-famous circus company, with every celebrated artist alive! Fryer’s trained dogs, too, who erect their own gallows and hang one of their number for theft! The great devil fish, fifty feet leng, cap tured off Newfoundland, will be with the New York Aquarium. You have all heard of Wood’s New York Museum. Well, I have that also, with all its won ders. A party of genuine Indians, the only ones with any show who dance the war-fantastic, tie an enemy to the stake, engage in combat, and sing their aborigi nal songs. These are worth twice tbe ad mission price alone to see. My menagerie is the largest on the road and includes a living specimen of every rare and beauti ful animal known to natural history. Richell’S flying machine, Height’s negro jubilee singers, leaping grey hounds, the happy family of animals, and the most original and the grandest free-for-all street pageant—miles in length—and dif ferent from anything you ever saw be fore; all these and ten thousand glittering novelties impossible to mention here I am bringing you for the insignificant price of fifty cents, and half price for children. My object is to please you, to satisfy you to tbe full, to take you, one and all, right into my confidence as my friends, and to have every man, woman and (especially) child bid me good night with the remark, “Mr. Coup, 1 got ten times my money’s worth.” Obediently, your servant, *" W. C. Coup. Women as Harvesters.—Mr. Bret Harte has written from Europe to a friend in this country that, seeing how women abroad work In tho fields, he thanks Heaven he lives in a republic where there are men cuougli to do that sort of labor. On which the Chicago News says: “He is right as to the sufficiency of men, but wrong 83 to the supposition that they re lieve the women. If Mr. Harte could make a circuit of this city, within a ra dius of twenty miles, he would see, in seed-time and harvest, in storm and shine, in hot and cold weather, field after field dotted with women doing the work of men. He would see them plowing, hoeing, weeding, sweeping the scythe through tbe grass, raking hay, pitching off loads of fertilizing material, and with a stubborn purpose doiug more and better work than the men who employ them. The same sight is presented throughout the great Northwest.” This serves to show that tho people who chiefly inhabit tbe Northwest continue the customs of the country from which they came. That Frank Landers, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana, is more than a match for his Republican competitor as a popular speaker, is assert ed by the'most intelligent Democrats who have witnessed their joint discussions. The Only Outback He Has Seen. —Mr. J. W. Hamilton, advance agent of Coup’s circus, who declares that he is neither a Democrat nor a Republican, writes to the New York Sun relative to what he has seen in the South. He de clares that the people are most kindly dis procession, howling and cheering for Gar field, and declares that if such a thine had happened m New York there would have been a riot. He also speaks of the rocking of the procession and describee this as the only Southern outrage be has seen. NOTES ON THE CAMPAIGN. Y.—-The Joint Discussion. The Norwood organs tell us that Mr Norwood invited Gov. Colquitt to continue the joint discussion. The invita'io n given, was probably prefaced with the “charge” that the Governor is runnine about over tbe State loo much. Atanv rate, the discussion is ended, and Mr Norwood continues his gubernatorial tramp alone; and, like Marmion, he will gasp out on the 6th of October as the last words of his political life “charge, charee charge.” (No military allusion intended’ as the reference is to Mr. Norwood.) 1 A DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENCE The thoughtful observer looking at these joint discussions, as a whole, must be struck with the difference between the mode of reply of the two speakers to tho campaign charges. Mr. Norwood ha3 “sharp instincts,” (tide Judge Warner) and knows (not meaning to call him a criminal) that the “effrontery of the crim inal is a greater shield than the modesty of the innocent.” He has therefore met the charges against him with a sort of braggadocio “yes, I did it, and what of it.” Thus he answers (?) the salary grab accusation. On the other hand, the charges against Gov. Colquitt have been met by explanation or denial. A FEW QUESTIONS may reasonably be asked of those now inclined to Mr. Norwood in reference to these charges against him. Would you ever have thought of declaring for him if you knew at the time that he had “put his hand on the people’s money” after a re ceipt in full by bins, and ° paid it out ”— nst to Toombs, or Lawton and Alston, but to himself; or that ho is now the at torney (?) of Huntingdon’s Pacific Rail road scheme; or that the Confederate sol diers of Macon stationed at Savannah re garded liis course during the war as wer- thy of “the plurnes-picean robe of Ameri can controversy ?” There can be but one reply—No! never! Then, are not objec tions which would have prevented your first inclination towards a candidate suf ficient reasons for a reconsideration? The reply to that will depend on the character and candor of the individual. These same questions should be met and honestly an swered by Colquitt’s supporters; aud if they change votes, let it be so. One of the infamous men of English history is the member of Parliament who said he had heard many speeches that changed his convictions, but never one that changed bis vote. THE VINDICATION OF BULLOCK. Mr. Norwood opened Ms speeches in the discussion with the statement that Col quitt’s (Democratic) administration was worse than Bullock’s (Radical) rule. This statement was wickedly false and meanly scandalous. Every supporter of Mr. Nor wood in Georgia knows it to bo false. He could be convicted of slander on that as sertion before a jury composed of the com mittee that put him upon the people or taken from the most malignant of the dis appointed office-seekers. Democratic Georgia may well rejoice that Mr. Nor wood’s insignificance may prevent tlie cir culation of this falsehood at the North; and she may equally rejoice that if it is taken up by Southern slanderers, Col quitt’s character is too well known in the North for it to be regarded as more than tlie resource of a partisan. That Mr. Norwood, after disclaiming all emotion, all sentimentalism, and professing to speak only “facts and figures,” should have repeated this insult to Democratic intelligence, time after time, “ fatigues indignation” and sickens contempt. THE CHAMPION DIRT—DAUBER. After tills general charge, Mr. Norwood descended to his sixteen charges. He added a seventeenth when he iound out there were actually men here who held Colquitt responsible for Goldsmith. He would hav» added as many more as he could get, because tbe dirt-dauber always puts more mud on than he needs—he knows that all will not stick, hut he thinks some of it will. After reading Ms long indictmentj he sits down; and pre tends to expect that Gov. Colquitt, the choice of the majority of the people of Georgia, will assume the attitude pf a guilty criminal before hint, “the nominee of a stray committee,” and take up the whole time (it would require more) iu repeating the answers already publicly made to Ms charges. AN INCIDENT. There was at least one good thing that happened at the joint discussion in Ma con. An ex-soldier was hanging to one comer of the stand with one arm and fre quently made appeals for quiet, more forcible than elegant. But when Gov. Colquitt told the single anecdote of the hound on the cold trail, this interlocutor added: “If you can’t read, it ain’t the Governor’s fault.” THE OTHER SIDE. It shows a sad lack of candor in Mr. Norwood’s advocates when they pretend that Gov. Colqnitt should have consumed his whole time repeating his Atlanta let ter and Ms previous-answers to Mr. Nor wood’s charges, thus depriving himself of any opportunity of calling attention to Mr. Norwood’s record and to the great “prosperity and success of his own admin istration." These “charges” are like grains of powder, each smutty and con temptible when regarded by itself, and cnly formidable when massed together. If tlie readers of this paper will permit, aud the patience of the editors not give out, I will briefly state each charge and each reply. No-Axe. ——A Three Despised Races.—One of the recent preachers in tlie amphitheatre at Lake Chautauqua was the Rev. Joseph Cook. His sermon was an appeal for the black, red and yellow races in the United States. He charged upon the Southern churches the responsibility of indirectly promoting tbe civil war, but predicted that before another census is taken the whites will have outgrown their preju dices against tlie blacks. For one, he pledged Mmself to labor for _ the maintenance of the principles established by the war, to wipe out all trace* of the monstrous crime of slavey, and to make sure “that government of tbe peo ple by tbe people and for tbe people shall not perish from the earth.” Mr. Cook, as he repeated these historic words, grasped the hand o' one of the Fisk Jubilee Singers; and standing up with him, called upon the audience to rise and likewise pledge themselves. The effect was electrical; the audience, num bering thousands, rose as one person, and "are a Chautauqua salute, cadi one wav ing a white handkerchief. The demon stration was continued for some moments, and the colored man sank back in liis chair, his eyes suffused with tears, as in deed were those of many in that vast throng of listeneis. The Indian race was next taken up, and some broad assertions were made relating to the corruption, and rascality in tbe Indian service oi the government. Tlie importance of the Chinese problem, new routes opened up, the intellectual progress of the race, were all spoken of, Mr. Cook considering the Chinese the most industrious and peaceable people on the Pacific coast. Not alone are China and Japan the only coun tries to be regenerated, but there are many Olliers in Asia and Africa. Mr. Cook said he had written in the sand on the Pacific shore: “ May God hasten the regenera tion of Asia.” He had tried to write it on the Atlantic coast; and on the western edge of tbe Mississippi valley he would write it that it might resound from M* agara to Pike’s Peak. “ God grant that i. may not be erased,” was hi* closing ex clamation. ^ A doctor tells with* pardonable pride how, being called in at the debut of bis career to a consultation with an eminent prince of science, he had insisted, despite the opinion of his famous senior, that t “ c patient had an incurable afleejon of the heart. “Aud what was my ddVfeht and •re minding men own wn ■ ■ rrri . , n deavoring to rebuild their waste places Judge Trumbull gays tb* not h* and the general desire is to forget alL tweuty years has he seen »uch wtnusias about the war. He was in WilmingtoW as inspires the people of IljrooiHor a r - when the grand ratification meeting was | ical change in the goveraxatg- held here, describe* the crowd of ragged I cratic barbecues, attendedP 80 * ragamuffins who followed the Democratic pie, are no uncommon oecypPQ*