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AX ECHO OF BYGCXE YEAR8.
A bo of com** tack from the bygone years
\Vho»e melody never grow* old.
And I listen again. through my tml.ee end
teen.
Though the linger ley dead and cold.
’Tit a song to sweet, by a voice so rare.
Far purer tftan any other, ^ .
And I near It again, though trembled by care.
The lnllably rang me by mother.
There are times. It seems, when all alone,
Tho linger la by my tide.
And I kekr bar voice In a monotone.
Like the rite and fallof the tide.
While the days go by. till the endlot time
And the struggle of life Is ended. .
May the linger never forget her rhyme
Till her bliss and mine are blended.*
—Potter Coat** •« As* l or* JfotL
• TEE GEORGIA FRES8.
A Bauble lootr Exchange*.
Thx Christian Church, in Valdosta, wob
struck by lightning 1 tat week.
Das tax continues to ship an immense
amount of lumber and timber*.
Thx stone foundation of the King mill,
la Augusta, has been oompletod, and tho
first brick laid.
Atlaxta Is receiving her water works
machinery. It will consist of fourteen car
loads of material.
Miss Es«i* Far, a Valdosta young lady,
was thrown from her buggy by a runaway
bone and badly injured
p. i gmsnrn.r.1 Democrat: One of
Sharon’s enthusiastic lovers spent two
hour* hard labor on a letter to his girl and
then marred ite beauty by spilling a drop
of ink on it. He first swore in a very sci
entific manner for a few moments, and
then drew a circle around the blot and told
her it was a kiss.
Banner- Weekly: On Friday laat while
Mrs. Phelps, who lives near the north
eastern depot, was BlWHiD sw
wood knot, she found imbedded therein,
completely covered, a small gold ring con
taining a set. In splitting the wood the
axe broke the set. How this roltc came in
so strange a plaoe is a deep mystery.
Coffee County Gazette: Last Sunday
morning Mr. David Dickinson, a respected
Citizen of Clinch county, was riding a
young mnle, when it became unruly, and.
throwing him, broke his skull. He lived
until 7 o’clock Monday morning. Mr.
Dickinson leaves a family to mourn his
untimely fate, and they have onr eympa-
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Contzbb Examiner: Two Italians with
an organ and a monkey passed through
onr city last Tuesday, The musio and
antics of the monkey greatly amused the
children and negroes. Emigration is all
right, but when it requires two able-bodied
men to manage a hand-organ and a mon
key, we are rather inclined to favor the
veto of the Chinese bill.
Augusts Evening Newt: Mr. Stephens
remarked to a gentleman from this sec
tion, who called on him m Washington n
few date since, that “My coming back to
CcDgress will depend altogether upon the
people of the eighth district.” Mr. Ste
phens is not ra candidate, and never was,
but the people generally tnm in and set
'em np for the great commoner.
Berrien County News: At Willacoochee.
on Saturday last, Mr. Wash Stevens and
“Babe” Lott became engage 1 in an alter
cation, when the latter stabbed the former
in the left aide, inflicting a serious wound.
We have not ascertained the particulars,
save that the parties were under the infln-
enceof Berritn county whisky. The grand
jury has the matter nnder consideration.
Qmrrat Sun: .Col. T. C. Nolan, who is
?LgSJIlK info-ms "ns that
{fie !rack will be laid to Jackson by the 1st
of May, and by the 16th of the same month
it will reach his plaoe. The track-layers
are working night and day, and do not stop
for Sunday. It is believed that the road
will be finished on or Lefore the 1st of Sep
tember.
Augusta Evening Nines.* The in
stallments of the Sibley Mill
stock have all been paid in, and the stock
Is now quoted regularly on the boards. At
the inception of the work the quotations
stand 100 to 101, and twenty shares were
ao'd yesterday at par. The factory is now
in operation, ana the first shipment of
fifty bales was made yesterday. By a for
tuitous happening this shipment leaves
Savannah to-day for New York on the
steamship City of Angnsta.
> Banner- Watchman: A petition was in
circulation yesterday asking the reappoint
ment of Mr. George Ware as collector of
internal revenue in Athens. Mr. Ware has
made a faithful officer, and it is tho unani
mous wish that he bo retained. An Atlan
ta negro named Wimberly is an applicant
for the place, with a strong probability of
his appointment. It really seems that the
white race is to have no showing at the
Federzl offices in the ninth district. It is
notthe casein other sections where they are
afflicted with an Independent Congress
man.
Watcsobs Reporter: Capt. John C.
Reynolds’ little boy, Hubert, was riding on
a wagon which was employed in moving
the household goods of Captain Reynolds
to his new residence on the Waycross ex
tension, when themrles took fright and
ran away, throwing the little fellow out on
the double tree of tho wagon, where one of
nis arms became en’angled in one of the
traces, which held him tight, and in that
condition he was carried for a hundred
yarda or more and until the wagon struck
violently against a stump, which stopped
mules, when they commenc
ed kicking vehemently, nnd y.t tho little
fellow escaped without being seriously
k nr V,. B F relyGo < 1 hnsapurposo in spar
ing this boy, a mission for him to fill.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Yesterday
morning Policemen Joines and Duncan
arrested Charles Salisbury, colored, who is
wanted In Stewart county for the mnrder
of Sam Terry, another negro. The warder
was committed on the plantation of Mrs.
Terry, in btewart county, seven or eight
years ago. Charles plead guilty to the
chargo of murder at the following term of
toe Superior Court, but Judge Johnson,
who was presiding, thinking thit ho did not
. recognize the gravity of the situation, con-
fanned the caso until the next term in order
to allow him a trial by jury. In the mean
time Charles escaped from jail. He after-
wards got into troub ! o in Alabama and
served four years on tho chaingang. Ho
was pointed out to Policeman Joinee yes-
terday, by a negro who saw him commit
the murder in Stewart county, and assisted
in arresting him. Ho now lies in jail
awaiting the arrival of on officer from
btewart oonnty. Charles has had a bad
record, and his career will doubtless end on
the gallows.
Asnmicus Recorder: It is hardly possi
ble to realize the vast amount of canned
fruit and vegetables that are used every
year in the United States. La«t year near
ly eleven million cans, and that is nearly
double the amount put up in 1878. Though
the supply is increasing so rapidlv, yet it
hns hardly kept pace with tho demand.
Peaches, tomatoes, English peas, string
beans and corn are among the leading ar
ticles, and no county on tho face of the
earth can produce these things better or
more cheaply than right here in Sumter
county. Now, if some enterprising man
wants to mako a fortune let him go to
Baltimore, where more canning is done
than anywhere else, nnd learn tho whole
process and get all the information as to
machinery, construction of building,
amount of capital necessary, and every
thing pertaining to n successful prosecu
tion of the business, and then come home
and go into it. In this way the fra'fs nnd
vegetables used will be made as valuable
as they ore in Baltimore, or even more
so, for hundreds of car-loads of these
canned goods are brought into tho Sooth
and consumed. No one is compolled to
go to Florida or the far West to make
money. There are a plenty of chance*
right here at home, if you will only open
yonr eyes and see them.
Memorial services for the late W. T.
Bruntly, D. D-, were held in Augusta Sun
day. Addres see were had from Hon. J. C
. Black and Mr. D. R. Wright.
SAJibKEsvit.r.*: i/Vreury.-The odd nights
nnd morning* from which WO have suffered
for a week past have injured the grain crop
some, blit have not damaged the fruit.
Blackberries look promising, though they
are now green.
Athens Banner: An old colored minister
Sunday sent up the following petition to
the throne of grace: “Sam ob dis here
congregation will go to the court house,
home to de jail, some to de gallows ana
some to de debyil: bnt Lord bless ’em
where ebe.* day are.
tTHANS Banner: Ono of onr merchants
who had a large lithograph of Pantine
Markham hanging up in his window con
ceded to have it framedandcarry it home.
His wife refused to let tho picture coma in
the house mi the ground tbUtPauline’s eyes
wer. too large and dreamy looking. She
Midlier husband ought to be selmmed oT
hiin-e'f to bring such a great big oar.-ejed
picture as that home.
i-uuus Timet: Yesterday about noon,
after tKU'se up of the Evennghem,
Affhe negro boy, Eddie Perry,
lMi week, was discovered by Ike
Brown oa the surface of the river lost be
low the government barges. It is supposed
that the commotion of the water created
by the passage of the boat caused it tome.
Ike got it out on the bank and notified
Coroner Brooks, who held an. Inquest, giv
ing a verdict in accordance with the pre
viously published faote.
Constitution: Five new cases of small
pox developed yesterday. The cases were
developed almost simultaneously in d.ffisr-
ent parts of the city, and can be easily
traced to the case of a negro girl who was
taken about three weeks ago and died to
the city pest-house. The patients are all
nsgroes aod have been sent to the pest-
house, end all who have been exposed
have been put under quarantine, These
make six cases so far, and as tbe city is
well vaccinated, it is hoped that the prog
ress of the disease will thereby be greatly
checked.
Amxbiccs Recorder: On a recent trip to
Leo county wo saw some novel fishing
done. It was in a laka or Dona whioh
abounds in sir all fish and whicn was con
stantly visited by flocks of cranes for the
purpose of feeding on its finny treasures.
A nondescript little dsrky was engineer
ing the scheme, and to an easy way ac
complishing a feat otherwise difficult for a
practical Nimrod to do. He did the work
-in this way: putting a live roach on a hook
near the enallow water, he would retire to
a safe distance and await results; the birds
would return and very soon ono would
make for the fish and swallow it; after
which it was easily taken.
Wsiobtrvillx Recorder: On Wednesday
last, tbe offices of the .ordinary, clerk of
the Superior Cou't, and sheriff of this
county, was broken open by some un
known low down sneak. In tbe canary’s
office they found the lrea‘urer'8 lABt, one
of the most important records in tH
ty, which was considerably mutilated, ap
parently with an intention to destroy his
▼onohers and receipts. In the clerk's of*
flee no damage was dore bnt cutting open
of one of the acts of 1876. In the sheriff's
office there were several warrants torn np.
The intention of the party or parties, is at
present, a mere matter of conjecture, but
it is sincerely to be hoped that the matter
may be brought to light and the offenders
meet with their just deserts. And that
the good name hitherto borne by tbe peo
ple of Johnson county be fully vindica
ted.
Auousta Chronicle: The long suspense
over tho appointment of a postmaster for
Augusta was broken yestordav, when tho
President sent to tho Senate the name of
Mr. W. F. Holden. This appointment, wi
believe, will give satisfaction. Mr. Hoi
den was formerly a resident of Crawford-
ville,where ho was a farmer and merchant,
and possesses the confidence of all who
know him. He will, we are assnred, make
n capital officer. The preseat incumbent
will not retire until bis successor is con
firmed and qualified. Capt. C. H. Prince
has been postmaster of Angnsta for the
past twelve years, and has shown himself
to be a faithful official, as hD is a popular
gentleman. He has oonducted the busi
ness of the service in an eminently satis
factory manner, and onr people regret to
part with him. We are glad, however, to
know his plaoe will be worthily filled.
A Butlxb man who came up to Macon
to view the whale reports that it was two
hundred feet long. He might get a posi
tion as advance agent by applying to
headquarters.
Conductor Sam Millxb, of the Savan
nah, Florida and Western railroad, was
struck on the head by a freight car, and
painfully wounded, in Savannah, on Mon-
*x Savannah darky had a well to cave in
upon and bury tem to tbe shoulders. His
rescuers bit upon the novel
Athens Banner: There is a man in town
who has two thumbs cn one hand, and his
children have no thumb at all on the right
hand. He says as far back as he can rec
ollect that his mother nor any of the fe
male relatives of his family had a thumb on
the right hand.
Atlanta Constitution: Yesterday Ordi
nary Calhoun put his cane upon the comer-
post in front of James’ bank and remarked:
“ During the war a shell struck this post—
tore the top off as yon see; one piece struck
and killed a wLite mule in the middle of
Alabama street, and another piece struck
a negro on the leg in front of that barber
shop, producing a wound from which he
bled to death.”
Sparta Ishmaelite: Many years ago a
woman lived in fine style in this county.
She died recently at the poor house, 98
years of age. Her name was Polly Huck-
abee. The vicissitudes of life are many
end wonderful, but tho grave makes all
things even. The clods of the valley press
full as lightly on the beggar as upon the
prince. The rough ways and the smooth
wajs all have a common blending in tin
dust.
Savannah News: The Norwegian bark
“ Lauget,” now at this port from Hamburg,
bad a rough voyage, having been out sew
enty-five days. She experienced seven
weather and rough seas, and lest her main
top-gallant-mast and made soma water
daring tbe trip. No trouble was expe
rienced from the water, however, as it was
pumped out by a primitive Norwegian
wind-mill which ebe hns on board. It is a
curious looking structure, by the way, that
recalls the invention of olden times.
Columbus Sun: A day or two ago one of
our real estate agents fonnd it necessary to
sue but a distress warrant against one of
his ten nts for rent. A bailiff went to the
house to serve it, and while the tenant en
gaged him in conveisation at the gate, hit
wife took an axe and cut the furniture into
pieces. We have heard of each instances
before, but could never see where it profit
ed the debtor. It would be equally as eco
nomical and much more honorable to al
low the property to be sold for tho settle
ment of an honest debt
Butlxb Herald: One of tho largest alli
gators that has ever been seen on Flint
river wee killed a few days ngo by Mess's.
A. O. Allen and Thomas Beeland. on the
Allen plantation, in this county, which wbb
ten feet in length. Upon examination after
being killed it was fonnd that the nlligator
had swallow*d whole, with the exception of
its feet and legs, a small deg belonging to
Mr. Beeland, which had been missing for
three days. There were also found in the
entrails of the alligator a large rock,
light* ood knot and several sticks.
Savannah Hews: Yesterday afternoon a
young man, named Charles Wise, a street
car driver, who was off dnty at the time,
was shot and parafolly wounded in the bar
room and shooting gallery in rear of Mr.
Peter May’s store, at the corner of Brood
and Twelfth streets. There nre two ver
sions of the affair—one of which ascribes
tho shooting to accident and tho other as
serts that it was intentional. A gentleman
who was in the front of the store when the
ehooting took place, said he paid no atten
tion to it, os it was in the shooting gallery,
but that a few aoments afterwards Wise
and Michael Medic’s, the bar keeper, came
put together. Wise 6ald Modicis had shot
him, but both declared that it was acci
dental. On the other hand, Wise, whom
the reporter saw at tho hospital, said he
had just fired a parlor rifle when Medicis
declared that he shot at him, and imme
diately pointed a pistol at him and fired.
The ball struck him in tbe groin. There
had been no ill feeling between them be
fore. Wise was carried to .the hospital,
where his wound was dressed. Tbe ball
was not fonnd. Medicis was lodged in
jail. The matter will be investigated.
Savannah News: A te’egra-n from At
lanta states that the case ot W. W. Gordon
et. a!,, vs. the Ocean Steamship Company,
better known as “The Injunction Case,”
will not be beard Rt this term of tho Su
preme Court* owing to the indisposition of
two of tho judges, and consequently the
matter will not finally be docided until
September We learn that the counsel for
(he company made every effort possible to
get the bill of exi-eptions and record of tho
case prepared in time for a hearing at tois
term, and they were sent to Atlanta on
Saturday last. For the reason nhove given,
however, the caso has been postponed.
Owing to the great interest felt In the
matter in the community, this is to be
regretted. Tnere is, however, really no
reason that we can etc why this postpone
ment should have nDy effect whatever on
the value cf Central railroad stock. Sinco
tbe directors of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany have, severally nnd individually,
sworn that they have no intention of is
suing any scrip dividend or debenture
which might in future prove a serious bur
den upon their company or the Cent el
railroad, the injunction at present against
them simply restrains them from doing in
the indefinite future that which they de
clare they do not propose to do at all. It
would seem, therefore, thnt this injunction
should have no effect on the stock ot either
the steamship or railroad companies. Still
those interested would (loubtle - prefer to
have the matter decided finally as speedily
as possible. %
Savannah News: Monday night the
family of Mr. James E. Wiggins, who lives
on the Bavanfinh road, near Rosney Chap
el, were aroused by hearing some one draw
ing a stick along tbe picket fence, in front
of the house. Upon going out to learn the
cause, Mr. Wiggins discovered his bam to
be on fite. Calling to those in the house
that the ban, was on fi:e they all ran out,
with the exception of a neighbor who had
called to see a son of Mr. Wiggins, who
wa* dangerously sick at the time. They
endeavored to extinguish the flames,
bnt to no avail. After tho fire had done
its best, and the epot where the bam had
once stood was a mass of glowing coals and
smoking embers, they retained to the
honse end were informed by the neighbor
that she had fonnd a negro tampering with
the lock on the entrance, and that he was
surprised when she opened the door, and
mattered something indistinctly about fire
and struck out across the field in the direc
tion of the blazing bam. Instead, how
ever, of going there he turned in another
direction and soon disappeared. The sup
position is that the negro first fired the
bam and then made the noise to attract
attention, and when the family went to the
fire intended to rob the house. As some
-one remained in the house he was foiled in
his attempt to plunder. The bam and con-
tents were valued at $600; no insurance.
THE FIBER AX’S PABAVE.
Tbe Twenty Seventh Asslvenary of
tbe Imm Fire Deportment
Those who went home late on Tuesday
night and saw the inky sky overhead and
felt the invisible rain drops, went to bed
firm in the belief that there would be no
fireman’s parade on Wednesday. And
this belief was not at all dispelled when
they Intake next morning. Rain drops
were plentiful at 8 o’clock, and it was not
nnfal about 11 o’clock did the sun manage
to show himsolf warmly through the
AU2 o’clock all anxiety about the weath
er vanished, and thenfrom every direction
came an occasional rod-shirted firemnn,
some in the spick and span uniform or No.
S, the frock flannel of No. 4, or the base
ball toga of No. 2. About this time, too
the streets began to be well nhlMftt
ladies and children, for yon know that this
is the grand annual street ehow of Macon.
About half-past one the coocpMiies as
sembled in front of the Hook and Ladder
track house and began to form in position,
with the Volunteers’ band in the lead.
Flowers nre plentifal, and the ladies were
lavish in their gifts, the reels and steamer*,
with one exception, being embowered in
floral gifts. The steamer and reel of No.
1 was bare of these floral deoorations, by
reason of the recent death of one of their
beloved friends, Mr. O. A. Nutting, after
whom the steamer was named.
Companies Noa. 3and 4 appearedm new
uniforms. That ot No. 3 was the conven
tional red shirt and black pants. The shirt
was of fine material, with the word
“Hose” across the breast. The hate were
of the helmets now eo popular, blue with
red cord. Each member wore a poker dot
cravat. The uniform of No. 4 was a frock
flannel coat, and broad-brimmed black
hat, and black pants. The uniforms of
the other companies were the same as last
parade day, with the exception of No. 2,
whose running squad wore an outfit of
blue knee-pants, and red and white mixed
undershirts. . -
JuBt before the order was given by the
chief to move on, the proceasion was some
what disturbed by some extraordinary
capers kicked up by the horses attached to
the reel of No. L They had never worked
together in anch harness before, nnd one,
in endeavoring to get ont of the traces,
fell down and the other was pulled over
him. The fine harness was cut and the
horses replseed by a pair of tractable
mules, aud the proceasion was complete.
The following is the line of march: Along
Second street to Plum, down Plum to
Fourth, along Fourth to Poplar, up Poplar
to Third, along Third to Cherry, np Cherry
s*. »roriE2be« “0 n.ird:
countermarched on east aide of Mulberry*
and halted with the right resting on Seoond
street.
Both aides of Mulberry street at this
time were filled with people. Every -win
dow and balcony was full of ladies, and
the sidewalks were completely crowded
with men, women and children.
'Ite members of the department then
formed in line in front ot the Lanier
House, tbe officers stepped to the front and
sainted the chief and his assistants,
and handed in their annual reports.
A wagon was rolled np in front of the
magnetic telegraph office, and upon this
were seated the time-keepers. For No. 1,
W. F. Anderson ; No. 2, John Valentino ;
No. 3, W. H. Ross ; No. 4, A. B. Ross ; No.
5, Joe L. Bond; with Charley Dreyfus os
keeper of the bullitin board.
Betting now became lively. No. 3 was
the favonte, and in some instances bets of
five to one were made on her; No. 2 had
many friends, and barring No. 3, put
against the field. Nos. 4 and 6 men, were
well cared for, and tome good bets were
m de on them.
The Volunteer’s band, nnder Prof. Gut-
tenberger, added much to the interest of
the occasion, nnd during the long intervals
*?hich seem to bo natural to firemen's pa
rades, their concerts were received with
pleasure. The band was in good tone and
rendered many selections with good effect.
About three o’clock the running squad of
No. 3, in command of Foreman Boifeuilet,
filed out of their engine honse with white
flannel caps, and took their place nnder
the red semi-bag signal, 'ihe following i*
the test: “The hose reel stationed at too
intersection of Mulberry and Soiond
streets, near the Confederato Monument
with fifteen men to run with it, facing
down Mulberry street andatagivtn sig
nal, run one hundred yards to ping, attach
and lay one hundred feet hose, disconnect,
attach pipe and play twenty-five foet of
water. The flood gate, hydrant valve and
disconnection will be tightened with a le
verage of twenty-four pounds each. Each
reel will carry three hundred feet of hose,
unless increased or diminished by tho
judges to equalize the weight of reels: all
connections to be the same as for fire
duty.’
The sand-bag was suspended from tho
arm of a gibbet erected near the monu
ment. A stout cord was nttachcd to the
bag, which waa hauled up to the arm, nnd
the other end of the cord attached to the
hose reel beneath it, eo that when tho reel
was pnllcd away from it tho cord would
break and the bag fall, thus giving
the judges the signal of the start.
As the boys pulled away tho signal did
not operate, bnt they did not stop to think
about it, and made a good ran. No time
was taken and the run considered off. line
of the rales of the contest was that no
allowance would be made for accidents,
bnt as this was clearly tho fault of tho
signal apparatus and not an accident, the
No. 3 boys were given another chance.
Tney again took position, and at the
word go, bounded foitb ns if they had not
ran themselves out of breath a few min
utes before. Tho signal worked well now,
smooth run was made, and Charlio
Dreyfus chalked 2934 seconds on the
board.
This was not considered good time, as
the ran had been made in much less time
by all tho companies on the practice
nights. Still but few bets were made on
her losing.
No. 6’s squad here emerged from their
hiding place nnder Foreman Woodson,
with light cone-shaped hats, many of them
in their stocking feet. There were some
swift runners among them, nnd as they
took their places at their reel tho r stock
in the pcol went np. They made n good
start, going off all together, and made the
prettiest run of tho day, but the pipeman
failed to get ihe pipo on and 00 was chalk
ed against them on the board.
No. 2 then esmo to the scratch in theirT,
odd snite. They started off well, made a
fine ran, making connections in good or
der, bnt tho water was n little slow in
coming, and consequently tho figures on
the board were fB%. which gave No. 3 the
advantage of a email fraction.
The old reliable 4 here shied her castor
in the ring and as tho fanning squad filed
past it was evident that eho was de
termined. The start was made without n
bobble and tho connections nicely made,
bat tho board showed 29JL which still
kept 3 in tho lend.
No. 1 did not intend to run, owing to the
fact that eho had tto good squad, but when
the boys got on the ground thq old time
spirit took possession of them nnd they
hastily got a squad together “just for tho
fan of it,” os they said. Their time was 85
seconds, which was flrst-rato time, inas
much ns the boys had never made the ran
bofore.
At the conclusion of these tests the fire
boys were considerably enthused, nnd rent
the air with many huzzas, both victor and
vanquished joining in. Fireman Boifenil-
let was lifted upon the shoulders of tho
members of No. 8 and carried through the
immense crowd amid deafening huzzas.
The surprise test woe next in tho pro
gramme, and was as follows: Tbe hose
reel .stationed 2. > yards from ping in the di
rection of Second Street, fncing down
Wa'oerry Street. Ton men w>lt be allow
ed to make this test who will stand at the
starting point in first lest and at a given
signal ran 76 yards to reel, curry same
twenty-five yards to plug, attach nnd lay
50 feet of hose, disconnect, attach pipe and
play 60 feet of water. Catch couplings
allowed. The drag rope on reel may be
rat. off be.'ore starting. The reels to carry
the same amount of hose ns in first test.
The first run was made by No. 8, who
made it in 28 seconds.
. No. 5 followed with a fine run but lost
time at the plug, sooring 31.
No. 2 came next but mode a bobble and
no time was taken.
No. 4 made the splendid time of 27, and
made themselves solid for tbe prize.
No. 1 was unfortunate and lost her ran.
This was owing to the fact that the boys
bad not praotioed with tbe plug.
Much cheering was indulged in, and
everybody seemed prond of the /act that
Mechanics had won. Cheer after cheer
went np for the gallant company from
every member of the department.
The foot raoe was next la o .’er. It was
a go-as-you-please ran Cf ooo hundred
yards to plug, uncap, couple ob section
hose and play fifty fee* of water. The fol
lowing is tbe time msde, and name of
representative of each company: ■ George
Bassford. No. 8,28 seoonds; Oscar Heckle,
No. 6,2*X seconds ; John SenderHn, No.
4.32; WUl Turpin, No. 1, 80. This race
No. 2 made bobble and lost.
After the contest, Chief Jones mounted
the judge’s stand, and when Nos. 2.3,4 and
6 had formed into line, introduced Tracey
Baxter, Esq., who read the following de
cision of the judges: - — .
-First Test-No. 3, first prixe-tima2934-1
First Test—No. 2, second prize—time 29^
h Surprise Test—No. 4—time, 27.
Foot Race—Oscar Heckle, No. 5—time
|26W.
After this announcement, Mr. Baxter, in
a graceful manner, delivered the foilowiug
appropriate and beautiful address:
■ * •“Gentlemen of the Fire Department: Al
though I have had the honor to, be chosen
ns the awarder of yonr prizes this evening,
nnd though it will be my happy task to
present to you the evidenceof your success,
yet I am confident tout the most grateful
tribute that I can offer is to favor yon with
the fewest remarks that this occasion will
admit. For, though another time and
place might demand a more lengthened
address, brevity will now be a rec
ommendation. In the first place, be*
cause the praise and admiration
that have been accorded to your firemanic
sporting leaves little time or attention to
be wasted on oratorio displays of a similar
character. And, thon again, wearied as
I >ou mast bo with the labors of a contest
like thi*. daz*d perhaps, with scattering
spray, I know that you long for the de
lights of a gentler, scene, wnere yon will
be wearied only with the satiate joys of n
banquet board, dazzled only by the bright
flashes of wit and fancy that encircle it,
nnd be drenched only with that sort of fire
water, which is appropriate to the occa
sion.
“From such enjoyment I would not wil
lingly detain yon, although this, yonr cele
bration, is an occasion that might suggest I
a host of varied thoughts. I might tell
yon how this yearly oommingling binds
you all together in closer and, more-fra
ternal onion; how from this fnendly,n-
valry there springs a warmer admiration
for each other’s powers, a higher apprecia
tion for each well-cOutesteit effort. Bat
the past years have showed you this more
fittingly than I could hope to.
“I might also tell you how this immense
array inspires confidence and security in
thosi whom you protect and save. _ I
might go farther ana tell yon of the daring
deeds that have made your name a house
hold word; of that watchful zeal that has
never been known to fail; of that death
less courage that has never faltered when
lives or houses were perishing, bnt has
plunged into danger with as ta lant a
spirit as ever animated a battle-charge.
But on such themes it is needless to dilate.
They are enshrined forever in the hearts
of a grateful people. But this much
I will tell you. that so long as
the high qualities of a manly
courage are recognized and respected;
so long as self-sacrifioe tor others and de
votion to the cause of hnmanity has a
name, so long will the people of fade coun
try honor and cherish the memory of their
firemen.
“To the delivery of yonr prizes I ap
proach with congratulations and yet with
regret, for while it is my office to crown
the victor’s brow with thelaurd of success,
there are still left those unfortunate few
who are doomed to-wear the willow. This
is the slid part of every coute.L Wo
cannot always win. There most
nlwajs be a losing side. But in
that fact lies the germ of
hope for you who have been defeated. If
yon can not always win, there is equally no
reason why yon should always lose. Tho-e
has been n many useful lesson Ienrned in
tho dost of defeat. Many a cipher has
fallen from tho luxnrie* of anoee-H and be
come a man under the teaching of adver
sity. Many a character has brightened into
light along tho rough edges of life’s path
way. Man) a hero has struggled through
contending odds'by never knowing when he
was beaten. And so I trust it may be
with you. If you have that sort
of manhood in yon, nerve yourselves
for another contest and rernlve to win.
Be like Antssus of old, and rise 'refreshed
from every fall. Rise with tbe determina
tion to succeed, with tho perseverance to
carryout yonr determination, and then,
in April ¥3 yon will comeback with re
newed confidence, with fresher strength,
and then perhaps you may wrest from
yonr present victors their crown of tri
umph. let yonr emblem for the present
bo that historic bird, tlist yearly perished
an 1 yearly roso more resplendent from the
ashes of ite destruction. Remember, too,
that it is better to havocome forth and
show the strength and plnck that is in yon
than to have submitted tamely without n
struggle, better to have done tbe best yon
oonla nnd rest nnder tbe prond conscious
ness of a duty fulfilled. And remember
also tho-e old time lines, “T.e’ better to
have loved and lost, than never to have
loved at all.”
“To you, gentlemen, who have won theso
prizes, I am well aware thnt no words of
mine can add to the glory of yonr success.
Yon have read it in tho glances that have
sparkled on you from n thousand lovfcly
eyes. You have heard it in the thunder
tones of a thousand voices. Above all,
you havo felt ils thrilling touch, when you
knew thnt yon had won.
“Yon hnve engaged to-dayqp a knightly
combat. Antriedvoteramin yonr cause,
you have como to show, on a peaceful
arena, what experience has taught you in
a scene of strife. In bright and gallant ar
ray, amid flowers and music, yon hnvo met
your opponents and yon have conquered.
The evening breezes have boon tho heralds
of your victory, and the shades of night
will not dim its lustre.
Beneath the eyes of lovo and beauty you
have borne away tho palm. From them
yon will receive your meed of praise.
One speaking glance from woman's
eye is worth all tho words that
man can otter. To them I leave
the “whispered thought of hearts alliod.the
pressure of tbe thriiling band.” Beside
their congratulations, mine would pale, al
though I offer them with cordiality nnd
sincerity. Bat bofore yon take there prizes,
let mo proffer ono request. Let me entreat
yon to take them with a proper apprecia
tion of what they are. Take thorn not as
tho guerdon of coraploto r.access, but as
tho incentive for renewed endeavor. The
triumph of to-day is not tbe triumph of
the year to come. To Btr.nd again before
this assemblage in your present character
will require tho most iiersistent and earnest
effort. The men wlo havo lo3t to-day I
will meet yon in the coming year, re
solved to win. Do not lull yonrsotves
into false security. Let your nim be either
to surpass yocr rtcord, or, atloast to stand
by it. And though you may foil in that—
may oven fail to win a prize—your labors
will not have been in vain. F me is a goal
that nay may bo proud to reach. YetH
“Better than fame Is the wish for fame.
I The constant tminln ' ‘ ‘
Tile athlete nurtured
Gains strength, at least, fur life."
sistant chief, Henry Faulk; Secretary, D.
D. Craig; treasurer, E. P. Strong.
rmsMAmo SPRAT.
Each member of No. 3 yesterday wore a
lovely boatonaire made by a charming
Maoon young lady. The beantifol bou
quets added greatly to the handsome ap
pearance of the new uniforms.
Foreman Boifenillet, of No. 3, yesterday
wore the only solid silver trumpet, we be
lieve, in the Macoa fire department. It
was presented to this gallant company in
1868 by the ladies of the Macon Baptist
chnrch as the most popular company in
the city.
A certain military captain won $1300
yesterday by No. 3 winning the first prize.
Another well known gentleman won $1200
on Young America.
The gallant boys of No. 4 heartily de
served a prize and we are glad they bore
off one.
The judges did their work yesterday to
tbe utmost satisfaction of all.concerned.
Col. Wm. H. Ross was chairman yes
terday of the time-keepers.
No. 5 received a box of flowers from a
young lady friend in Griffin. No. 3 also
received flowers from an Augusta lady.
The price presentation speech of rracy
Baxter, Esq., yesterday afternoon was one
of the most chaste and appropriate we
have aver heard one similar oocasion. It
was loudly applauded. Mr. Baxter won
golden opinions on his brilliant effort.
Tbe record of No. 3 yesterday was the
best of any other one oompany. It was
first in the main test and second in the
surprise test, and second in the f.iot race.
Betting was very lively yesterday on No.
2.' The boys did some fine work.
No. 5 bad a handsome set of members
in the parade*
Though No. 1 decided at a late hour to
enter tho contest they made a goo t record
nnder the circumstances.
Yesterday Fenny Havens ornamented
himself with a horseshoe of beautiful flow-
era, and gavo his company a good encour
aging boost on the rap. Last night he
sent around to this office a quartette of his
inimitable Yonpg America punches with
straws, and as the Griffin fire department
was represented when the luxuries arrived,
both Griffin and Maoon fire boys drank to
the good health of Ponny and Yonng
America.
No. 1 was in command of Assistant Fore
man Jnlins Msyr yesterday.
The pooling office boys grow a IitUo jeal
ous yesterday when the No. 3 bojrs put
John Boifenillet upon their shoulders nnd
took him through the crowd, not willing
that anyone else should get ahead of them
in showing how mnch they thought of him.
'The pooling office boys tofik him on their
shoniders and carried him from No. 8’s
engine house down the street to the pool
ing office. This is only one evidence of
the great popularity in whioh Mr. Boifeuil-
let is held in Macon.
i uiu wisn ror rnmo.
fttfSMSSSSfci
lu.LSt. for Hffv** V *
On receiving tho prize awarded to No. 3,
Foreman Boifenillet, in behalf of his com
pany, said:
“Mr. Baxter—In tho first nnd most im
portant test of tho twenty-seventh anni-
versary tournament of tho Macon fire de
partment, tho banner of No. 3 trinmpliant-
ly waves over every competitor. We retire
from the Hold with victoria s eagles In
onr opponents wo recognizo firemen of
efficiency, endurance nnd swiftness, hence,
greater tho triumph. The fruits of success
are sweet. Therefore, in bobalf of Yonng
America fire company, I accept this reward
of our merit with a joy anil pride equaled
only by the brightness of the prize itself
and the glory of this occa-ion.”
Calls wero thon made for Foreman Ken
nedy, of No. 4, who responded by saying
that bo was nothing at speech-making, bnt
in behalf of his company, who were me
chanics, lie.extended his heartiest thanks
for the testimonial of merit awarded
them.
Mr. Schoneman, in the absenco of Fore
man Machold, received the prize for No. 2,
and returned sincere thanks.
Assistant Chief Daaiels, of the Griffin
fire department, received the foot-race
prize in behalf of Mr. Heckle, in somo
neat and appropriate remarks, which were
recciv a with mnch npplanso by the boys.
A collation, flanked by a bowl of punch,
given by No. 3 to a few friends, wound no
the pleasure and excitement of the day.
Nothing occurred in a way cnlculnted to
mar the pleasures, and the entire series of
oontests were entered into by the boye in
the frioadbmt spirit, making the twenty-
seventh anniversary one of the grandest
snocesses by the dopirtrnent. Chief Jones
and his assistants may well be proud of the
day. Onr firemen cun look back to it with
mnch pleas ora and gratification.
The following are the offioer* of tho de
partment: Chief, Monroe Jones; flr-t as
sistant chief, Loais Vanruuki; second as-
KERF'S RONEY.
A Tonne Mna Hee* (he SlchU and
Then See* Trouble.
On Tuesday evening there arrived in
Macon, on the Central train, Mr. John F.
Kemp, sewing machine agent at Toombs-
boro, and Mr. John Worthy, of Laurens
county. They stopped at* Eason’s board
ing-house, on Plnm street
After sapper Worthy told Kemp he had
some monoy, and, as he wanted to see the
sights of the town, he would like to have
a place to deposit it for safe
keeping. Kemp at once offered his
valise as a safe place, and at his suggestion
the pocket-book containing something be
tween fifty and one hundred dollars was
dropped into the gaping month of the
valise. Worthy had occasion to go out of
the room for a few minutes, and during his
absenoo Kemp took ont tho pocket-book
and plaoed it in his pocket. They then
went ont in town and saw the sights.
At one place Kemp spent two dollars
out of the book and then went to i
ball on Fifth street. Hero Kemp
claims that a girl slipped the pocket-book
from his liip-pocket and abstracted tho
money, and then replaced the empty
pocket-book. He discovered the loss when
he went to pay for some beer. He then
took the girl and placed her in n room, and
sent for the police. Officers Fennell and
Blake responded, bnt os there was not the
least shadow of proof that the girl took
the money, and as it was plainly evident
that it was a tramped np charge, she was
not molested.
Worthy, who was in the bed room, during
this trouble, was sent tor nnd the loss re
ported to him. He at once ordered Kemp’s
arrest, and he was taken to the barracks.
Yesterday he stated to our reporter that ho
took the money from the valise because he
considered it unsafe, and that the money
he spent was his own. Ho denies that he
intended anything wrong, and is well able
to make good the amount.
He was sent to jail on two warrants, one
for larceny aft; r trust, and the other for
carrying concealed weapons.
A FACTORY FUSS.
They Wnuted to Bee the Fireman’s
Parade.
A number of the operatives in tho East
Macon fautory ri solved on Tuesday not to
wqrk on Wednesday, as they desired to wit
ness tho fireman’s parade.
Yesterday morning theso operatives
gathered in front of the factory and
threatened trouble to those who went to
work. Nothirg of a serious naturo resul
ted, but at dinner time when some of the
hands were going back to work, they wero
told by the *parade-strack hands that if they
did go to work they would be whipped-
The result of these threats ended in a
personnl difficulty between Joo Dnvis and
Perkins Sparks. The lie was given, and
Davis made a pass at Sparks with a brick,
who managed to get in somo knife work,
and Davis was soon under the care of Dr.
Carroll, with a slit in his arm. Sparks ran
nway, going in the direction of tho woods.
The officers were telephoned for, nnd soon
a squad wore on their way over tho river,
but they wero toa late.
A man named H. W. Bnrks gave tho in
formation alone, and he was summoned as
a witness with others, and the officers left.
Lato in the afternoon Barks got gloriously
drank, and ni ho fired off his pistol saveral
times, thus putting lives in danger, tho offi
cers wore again telephoned for, and officers
Fennell and Avant wont over and arrested
him. He will appear this morning in the
dual character of witness and principal.
FORSYTH IjETTER.
Death or Capt. Mays—Unset Kirlce,
nnd Other Items.
Special Correspondence Telegraph and Mes
senger.
Fobstth, Ga., April 19.—Capt. John W.
Mays, a well known and popular citizen of
Monroo county, died yosterdny, of conges
tion, after a brief illness, and was buried
hero to-day. Ho was a son of tho lato Jos.
H. Mays, long ono ot our leading citizens.
He loaves no family savo his wife.
The now railroad hns about gotten be
yond the limits of Monroo, and is now
going rapidly forward to Jaokson, in the
adjoining county.
“Hazel Kirke” was givon here on Mon
day night by n Now York company, and
was regarded by competent critics as about
tho best dramatical presentation made on
our boards forsomo timo.
Death «.f Sir. John D. Carver.
Tho city was shocked yesterday at tho
receiptof a telegram from Philadelphia,an
nouncing tho death yesterday morning of
Mr. John D. Carver, a well known and high
ly esteemed merchant of Maoon. Mr. Car
ver loft tho city on last Wednesday accom
panied by his bro-.hor, Mr. J. B.'Oarver, of
Romo, for the JeHrreon Medical Hospital
in Philadelphia, for tho pnrposo of having
an operation performed on his nock.
From a letter written on the 17th, and re
ceived last night, wo Ieam that tbe opera
tion was successfully performed, and that
the patient was resting quietly with every
indication of a speedy recovery. It is sup
posed that his deatli yesterday was caused
from secondary hemorrhage.
His remains will resah here to-morrow
morning, and tbo funeral notice will ap-
pear in Saturday's paper.
Mr. Carver c imo to Macon in 1S7G and
commenced tho grocery bnsino38 in tho
store under this offioe. Ho subsequently
removed to tho store next to Mr. George
Boggs. Ho was well liked in Macon and
had a largo cirolo of friends. Ho haves
no children.
PROF. OR K \S SPEECH
Before tbe CouBresaloanl Committee
oa Education and Labor.
Air. Orr—Mr. chairman and gentlemen
of the committee, the dnty assigned mo on
this occasion is a very simple one. I have
been laboring in this work in my State for
tbe last ten years. I have been the repre
sentative of the Department of Education
since 1872. I do not propose to detain tbe
committee by any lengthened remarks I
propose to give you, gentlemen, some
plain facta showing on^coDditioD, showing
our necessities, showing the temper ana
spirit of our people, and I feel that when I
do this, when I put before you the condi
tion of tho State ot Georgia, I shall have
given you a type of what prevails through
out the entire South.
In tbe year 18G0, when one of tho honor
ed senators from my State, now present,
was onr chief executive, the tax returns,
according to the documents in the office of
the Comptroller-General, summed np
$672,000,000, After I entered tho office
which I now have tho honor of filling I
wont to the files of that office for the pur
pose of trying to ascertain the aggregate
value of property at the first return made
after the war. I fonnd it to be $170,000,-
000. The property of the ata’o was thus
reduoed £.VX),tXX),C00 in value. This made
a great change in the condition of the
State, as you may well know; bnt thia does
not represent fully the change. It lacks
a great deal of it. I will put before you,
gentlemen, n few other considerations
which will show moro fn'ly the great
change which was wrought. Everything
that we had accumulated during the four
years of the unhappy struggle in which we
engnged was invested in Confederate so-
curities, nnd was held in the shape either
of bonds or of Confederate currency. Thus
what remained of the labor of fonr years,
after the devastate n of yonr army and the
enpport rendered ours, was blotted out in
ono hour. Hundreds, thousands, and tens
of thousands of the best men in the State
of Georgia were thus left in a condition in
which, under tbe old postal laws of the
United States, whep postage was paid at
the place of delivery, they could not have
taken a letter from the post-office. You
will very readily understand, then, how wo
were situated as to onr capacity to com
mence life again.
Not only this, bnt the whoio labor sys
tem of the country was thrown into dis
organization. The agricoltnrists had no
means of going to work again, and we are
an agricultural people, as yon well know.
They had no capital to begin wilb. They
had to borrow. They hail to give * lien
upon tho products of tho soil in order to
enable them to pay tho debts, and those
who held the capita' exacted exorbitant
interest. Onr farmers nnd agriculturists
have been pairing from 60 to 100 per cent,
for advances. Having their noses thns
pat to the grindstone, they have been kept
there np to the present time, for evory
intelligent man knows very wall that farm
ing cannot be conducted successfully
when the capital used in it costs such a per
cent. The lack of resources end the utter
ly disorganized condition of tho labor of
the conntry pat us in a very helpless con
dition.
Let me glance for a few moments at cer
tain other facts. We had in the State of
Georg-'a two kinds of citizens, those who
had always been citizens, and a number of
persons, very nearly equal, who had been
made citizens as the result of the war.
The last school enumeration, which was
taken four years ago. showed that we had
198,000 colored school children in the State.
The entire school population is 433,444.
The difference will shew yon how many
are colored—nearly half, yon will seo.
Let me say a few words abont the col
ored people. They were made free with
out resource*. They had no capital; they
had no habits that would lead men when
thrown upon their own resources to accu
mulate capital. Thoy have been gathering
capital sradually nn il lam very glad to
report that the last return of the property
of the State showed that there were in the
hands of the colored people of that Slate
some $6,000,000 worth of property. I
think the colored people of my State have
done nobly; I say it hero to their credit:
But tbe point I am now making is the im
mense burden which was put upon ns. I
do not give you an idea of that burden by
telling yon the number of persons who
wore suddenly made free without re
sources. That does not give yon an idea
at all.
There is no means of getting at the num
ber exactly, but I think at least one-half of
the white population was in the same con
dition, ut er y wrecked, rained financially
by tho results of the unfortunate struggle
in which we had engaged. For one, I want
to see the last remains of that struggle
buried forever so deep that the hand of
resurrection will never bring them up
again. I think it becomes us of this gen
eration to begiu to think about living for
the future, to forget tbe past. We have a
great country, and here we must dwell;
onr people want to dwell with yon in anity
and harmony. I know what I say; I have
visited in the course of tho administration
of my office almost every county in the
State of Georgia. I have made two hun
dred addresses to the people- I have stated
to yon now the difficulties. I know the con
dition; I know the spirit of the people,
their present sentiment. I know it from
mingling with them in their cottages and
in their cabins, for I have visited the col
ored man as well ax the white man. I have
mingled with all. I know their feelings.
I want to say to you, gentlemen, tbst in
the State of Georgia, under my adminis
tration of ten years, tho entire loss of
school fund w'U not foot up more than
about $6,000. In an administration cover
ing ten years there has not been a dollar
misapplied with that exception that I know
of. We try to make the money do the
greatest possible amount of good. We try
to manago with the greatest economy. We
admit to onr schools all who want to enter
them. We commenced in 1871 with a
school attendance of 48,030. Wc havo gono
gradually upward. My brethren here will
excuse me. tor using the same illustration
which I did before tho association when in
session. One of the fathers, a man con
tributed to us by New England, ono of onr
most honored men in the early history of
that State—I eltnde to Abraham Baldwin—
in speaking once of centrel power, illus
trated it by that wonderful power known
as the screw. He stated that at every rev
olution it gained a little, and it held all it
gained. I quote his illustration, not
making the fame npplicatisn of it;
I mako a very different one. We
hnve gained at every revo ntion a littlo in
Georgia, and wo retain all that wo gain.
We are moving steadily forwnrd. We com
menced with an ntteudanco of 48,000 tho
first year. The second year we had 83,000,
the next yesr 136,003, tho next year 156,003.
I shall not follow tho statistics along. Year
bofore last (my lost year's work has not
been footed np, ss tbe returns are not all
in,) we went np to a school attendance of
236,000. We havo never failed to gain ns
much as 9,000 in any year. We have goue
over that in attendance every year, and tho
colored people have proceeded pari passu
with tho whites in their attendance. They
commenced with G.000 and according to
the lost return, to 86,000 colored children
in onr schools. Thero is no discrimination
made; no man can afford to do it in an
office in my State. So strong is the school
sentiment in favor of tho administration
of exact and eqaal justice that no man can
afford to do it. Wo nro straggling to do
tho very best wo can with our limited
ARERICVS LETTER.
Bona* of tbe Prominent Feature* ot
Tbat city.
Special Correspondence Telegraph and Mes
senger.
Ameiucus, April 18.—The Baptist State
convention will meet here on Thuisday
and adjourn on the following Monday. A
large crowd is expected.
A number of store houses are in course
of erection here, and all of them are to be
of brick with iron fronts. This is a good
indication of solidity and prosperity
amongst the business men. The Bank of
Americas is putting up a fine building for
ite own use. Messrs. Hamii Brothers are
building three brick stores, and Messrs.
Sheffield Go. are at work on a large and
handsome store house to meet the demands
of their lorgo nnd constantly increasing
business. A large number of handsome
and tarty dwellings are nearing comple
tion, or have just been completed here.
Prominent among these are the residences
of Captain A. C. Bell, Messrs. Prince
Brothers, Major T. E. Burke and Captain
J. B. Shaw. ,
Americas has moro handsome dwellings
in proportion to its size than any place in
Georgia with which I am acquainted.
Many of these have been built within the
past few years, and the houses nnd grounds
are kept in splendid order. This gives tbe
place a fresh and prosperous appearance
which is in pleasing contrast with the di
lapidated and thriftless appearance which
is seen too often in Georgia towns. I am
indebted to Dr. J. B. Hinkle for a pleasant
ride over the city and the information
given above.
The Prince Brothers ot this plaoe man
age their business and domestio affaire in
a manner which is without example in the
history of the State. They married sisters,
live in the same house, own all their prop
erty in common, and even the dry goods
bought by any member of either family is
charged to their common account. This
raie plan seems to be working finely, for
they have just completed a large, hand
some dwelling to meet the demands of
their increased families.
Crops of all kinds are very fine. There
is some littlo complant from a email sec
tion near hoar of rust in wheat.
The Superior Court is still in session bnt
is transacting no business of general im-
Vortanoa.
The grard jury, which is one of the-beat
ones ever assembled in the county, is get
ting a little livelier scare among the evil
doers' than the usual semi-annual one.
H.O.H.
PICKINGS FROR PIKE.
Superior Court In BomIob—Holfarlous
Kevlval la Bnrnesvlllo.
Special Corretpandencs Telegraph and Meeeen-
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Barxestills, April 17.—Last week ard
the week before Pike Superior Court was
in session. An average amount o( business
was transacted, both civil and criminal*
In tbe case of Ferdinand DeBray vs. Cen
tral railroad, the jury returned a verdict of
$2,600 damages for plaintiff. The trial
consumed nearly two utj i, though neither
party to tho snit.wos a citizen of Pike. It
h to bo regretted that both parties are
moving for a now trial. DeBray is an At
lanta man, whose hand was fearfully
crashed last year In Barnesville by the
curs. On getting off the cars while in mo
tion ho fell and the wheels caught his right
hand. It seems strange that he is not sat-
is fled with tho verdiot.
Most of the second week of oonrt was
consume i with criminal cases. One case
of eoine note was the conviction of a Pike
lawyer of subornation of perjnry. It was
charged that he procured another to swear
falsely. The proof against him was not
clear, but the jury brought in a verdiot of
guilty. Punishment for suborn ation of
perjury is confinement and labor in the
penitentiary from three to ten years. A
motion for a new trial is pending and it is
generally thought that a new trial will be
granted. The name of the lawyer is with
held in justice to him. But snffioe it to say
ho is a lawyer of Milner who has been get
ting a great deal of law business, and the
trial created much comment.
Daring the pest two weeks Barnesville
has been stirred up religiously. A revival
in tbe Baptist church has aroused the com
munity and mnch interest has been and is
manifested. The meetingahave been con
ducted day and night by the worthy pastor,
Rov. K. J. Willingham. Between thirty
and forty have joined the ohnrch already
and more are expected to join. Mr. Wil
lingham is rapidly building up the church
and is grazing very popular. His congre
gations have doubled in numbers and
quadrupled in interest. He is doing a no
ble work in a glorious cause. Without aid
he has entered upon tho third week of a
glorious revival. His sermons are very
impressive and go direct to tbe hearts of
tho people. They are plain but powerful
and convincing. Yonr correspondent re
joices in the grand cocoes* ot Mr. Willing
ham’s short ministry in Barnesville. In a
twelvemonth he will have worked wonders
in tbo church. He has every reason to
feel encouraged. Pna.
LONG'S LEGIONS
PERSONAL.
-Ex-Mayor Charles F. Wllstach, of
Cincinnati, lx dead.
—The consumption of cotton in tho
North l&st season was 1,713,000 bales.
Hr. James Gordon Bennett arrived
In New York Saturday from Liverpool in the
steamer Republic.
—Jumbo is not allowed to have mint
In his whisky. The conscientious JJamura
draws a line there.
The movement In wheat sc Chicago
for the past week shows a reduction of stock in
store of noarijr 1,230,000 bushels.
—Clara Brooks, a little girl of eleven
yca-s, Jumped the rope 200 times last Monday,
at Cincinnati, and Is now dead.
—Prince Henry, of Prussia, Is to visit
tho United States next fall. ITc Is a sailor, and
son of the Prussian Crown Prince.
—Leaf tobacco was sold in the Danville
(Va.) tobacco market last Friday fit 8IJ0. -100,
*00,186,573 and 470 per one hundred pounds.
—One firm in Vicksburg has sold nearly
3,000 Kallons of gnat oil Mure the flood went
down and left the country swarmlugwith these
pests.
—Gen. Abe Buford, who is now in
Louisville, says his religious conversion will
not restrain him from witnessing the Derby.
That horrible sin’doesn't count in the church
category; so rays tho General.
—The first member of Congress to
achieve the honor of a renomlnatton is Mr. S.
J. Peelle, of the Capital district of Indiana, tho
Republican convention having renominated
him on Saturday bv acclamation.
—Hurlbut, editor of tbe New York
Herald, hns written asking to be heard tn the
Shipherd investigation, and the committee on
foreign afTstrs havo set next Thursday to hear
him. 8hiplierd will be kept until Hurlbut and
Blaine testify.
—The Rothschilds mix their blood and
fortunes by marriage, hut rarclv Is an alien
admitted to their relationship, tho wedding
i« now announced of the daughter of ltaron
Gustave de Rothschild and JL Lambert, tho
representative of the Arm of Rothschild in
Bnnaels.
—Dr. Vlnnedgo has been expelled from
the Indiana Med ical Society. He has for many
years been tho foremost physician In Tippeca
noe county, and itlll remains so; bnt he com
mitted the crime against professional ethics of
advertising a prescription, and refused to say
he was sorry.
—Mr. Stanford, an English composer,
whoso genius has long been recognized in Ger
many, has written the music to Tennyson’s
war-whoop. "All Hands Round.” tho new
English marseillaUe, and done his part far
more successfully than the poet. The song
will become popular from the gsnlal Jingle of
tho music alone.
—MacLesn, the would-be regicide, since
hts Imprisonment at Reading, has evinced con
cern at his situation by declaring thnt ho
or Delegates to Bis Secret Caucus
Rapidly Rolling 1st.
Already delegates and distingushed col
ored men afo arriving in the city to
tend the caucus to be held hero on the 27th.
Among those in the city are somo who
have rightful claim to being colored men
of mark. Yesterday our reporter saw
Professor John A. Newby, of Philadelphia,
who comes to Macon to take part in the
deliberations of the meeting, and advise
with the colored men of Georgia. He
speaks five languages; has traveled all
over the continent of Europe, nnd wns en
gaged at the Paris Exposition in 1867, nnd
was afterward continental courier. He
wns private messenger of the late Chief
Joatioe Ohaae in 1871. He is also the an- wni nnt
tbor of a book entitled “Frenoh Character- visible to the naked eye
Treat Your Teeth
Rather than ltavo them polled. Let your
dentist sayo all ho can. You desire to have
trouble, because you havo not used SOZO-
DONT, When properly fixed, then rub on
the 80Z0D0NT, and keep tuem all right
for time to come. Iw
rilgta and headache,
reputation.
It will sustain its
lw
I lmvo read a good deal on tin subject of
tho school history of this conntry, and of
the different States. In addition to that, I
have been giving my attention to this groat
subject of the education of tho races, for
eleven cr twelve years. I havo been read
ing whatever fell into my hands, and you
will excuse mo when Isay that considering
tho circumstances iu which wo were placed,
tho great disadvantages under which wo
Inborcd, the immense difficulties which we
lmd to contend with—considering all these
things, nnd considering tho work achieved,
I do not believe the eqnol of it has befcn
dono in any Stato of the Union, in any
time daring tbe past If it has, it is not
within my knowledge. We have wrought
a marvelous work, but we are unable to do
what ought to be done. We come to you
nnd ask tho interposition of the strong
arm of tho government the government
of our fathers, for wo are one of the Old
Tlrrteen. We stood shoulder to shoulder
with you in that first oontest and I want
to say here to-day that if another contest
shall arise our people will stand by tho
people of New England and the people of
the Aliddlo .State-* in-npporfiiig tbe pow
er and the authority of the government of
tho United States.
“Procrastination is the Thief of
Time.”—Don’t let April *29:h come around
without having a ticket for the 43rd draw
ing of the Commonwealth Distribution
Company. No lottery company has ever
distributed so many prizes or given such
universal satisfaction. No better invest
ment can be made than tbe purchase of
their tickets. Send your or orders to R.
M. Boarduian, Courier-Journal building,
Louisville, Ky.
istics.”
John H. Ballon, of Rhodo Island, Is anoth
er distinguished colored man in tho city.
Ho was tho first colored man admitted to
tho-bar of the Supreme Court of Rhodo
Island, and wps nlso tho first colored man
admitted to practice in Providence. He
edited and published the first colored
man’s paper ever published in New Eng
land, which was known as the “Eastern
ilWitICi'*
A good hall has been engaged for the oc-
cauon, which will be profusely decorated
wnhn ti malllazs.
The following is tho programme of ex
ercises: J.;F. Long will call the caucus
together at ten o’clock and explain the ob
ject of the meet’ng. Thoy will then go in
to socrct session and remain until three
o’clock. After which tho doors will be
opened to the publio and the following or
der of exerci-es observed: Address, sub
ject, “Morality,” H. M. Turner; •’Temper
ance,” Rev. J. W. Grant; “The Advance
ment of tbe Negro Race,” Rev. M. W.
Thomas; “Christianity," Rev. R. Kent;
“Union,” Rev. R. B. Wright, “The Politi-
cal Situation,” Governor Pinchback: “Ori-
or even ono hair of the head of'her Mott Gra
cious Majesty Queen Victoria.” He pray* that
the Queen may Uye for many years and that
when she Is called from this “vale of tears’’
she may And a home iu the realms of the
blessed.
A Chicago dispatch ttys: The Hom
ing News will publish an open letter from Rev.
A. 8. George, pastor cf the Centenary Metho
dist Church, tn this city, to Rev. J. B. McFer-
rin, publisher of tbe Nsshville Christian Advo
cate, strongly counseling action at the Nash
ville conference of tho Methodist Umrcb,
South, in May, looking to the union of the two
bianchea of the churches North and South.
The letter closes with the words: “May the
A>d of Wesley and Asbury grant you wisdom
Tnd strength according to yonr day, and may
gracious I’rovidence permit you to behold, be
fore roar sun goes dowa, our ekntaed mb
copal Methodism in organic un!tv tn this re
public aqg mighty missionary power in all tho
earth.’*
The counsel for Fitz John Peter stale
that they never took the position that the Pres
ident had power to annul or set aside tbo Cod
ing of the court-marital and approval of the
sentence dismissing him from the army. They
concur in this respect with the opinion of the
Attorney .General, but their views wero that
tho President, under the pardoning power, can
remit the sentence, which, by excluding him
from all offices under the government, Is now
being daily executed, and Congress nan. by
taw, restore him to the army, and they have
supposed the President would exercise the par
doning power, and would recommend Congress
to pass a taw which would cany out tho recom
mendations of the board of cnnnliy, composed,
of Gens. Schoflcld, Terry and Getty. 1
Secretary Hunt has received a dis
patch from nofTman, chargo do aflulrs at St.
Petersburg, under date of March 31, inclosing a
letter from ClJ|f Engineer Melville, dated Jan
uary 31, and ™lten at a point on the way to
the mouth of the J-ena, 333 miles l»e/ond
},j akutsfc. Hoffinan writes: “Tbe governor or
this post appears to have shotm much good
ssjsjssrSs
as
Danenhancr telegraphs me trader date of Jan
uary 28. from Kratmajasok, about 4,n\j versts
in the letter referred to, says he lm* every rea
son to hoj>c to And DeLong and bis pet.ple.
Cheat Paul, the new monster bell
for St. Paul's Cathedral, tn London, has been
successfully rung at the foundry. Nineteen
men were required to ring it, and, though shut
in bywalli and houses, tbe bell’a tones wero
heard seven miles away. It Is said that thia is
the Ant ease of a bell of anything like tho
weight of Great Paul being swung. All tho
targe bells of Russia arc strack-they are never
swung—while the great bell in Notre name-la
worked by a treadle or some other mechanical
arrangement.
It is a curious fact tbat photographers,
who of ollothcnaro most dependent
weather for their operations, arc now
to defy both fog and night—at least an
their sittings are concerned. At a rerent dem
onstration at the rooms of the society of arts
sererel pictures were successfully taken by ar-
tfflctal light; while Capt. Abney, who U now
deliverings series of Cantor lecture* upon pho
tography. obtained an Image on a sensitive
gelatine plate by the illumination afforded by
the spark from the Leyden battery. The ac
tual duration of the light so obtained he esti
mated at the Ave-milllonth part of n second.
From corrected data, prepared by those^
in charge of the Kantieal Almanac, U is
cd that the new comet’s nearest ar
the earth will beta the latter part on
comet will reach iu perihelion on Jud
far os
Movement,” Willie Hightower.
Tho object of the caucus so far ns we
havo been enabled to learn is to consider
tho independent movement in all its bear
ings, the educational privileges of the col
ored people, and various ether matters of
interest to the race. It is fair to pro’ume
that with the presence of tho Northern
men, Pinchback and othcrs t the oaucus lias
a decided political complexion, and educa
tion, etc., will be made secondary matters
of consideration.
10th of May.
large. It will Ant appear in the non,,
thirty degrees above the horizon, abo.
o'clock In the evening. The increase
ltancy will probably bo marked from May 25th
toJunc 12th,butUiecomet will probably bo
lost to sight in the sunlight about Juno 10th,
and wilfbc visible only in the aontliern hemis
phere. During the first week of June ft should
present a AneappearHiire In the northwestern
sky after sunset. If present indications are to be
relied upon,
For the city And suburban wagering
has been animated throughout the week. Tho
display made by Mistake In the Newmarket In-'
tcrnatlonal puts him out ot the event The ex-
American. Passate, is well becked at 20' to L
He carries much money, but the American
prospects arc not regarded as healthy. Scobcll
remains Arm at 0 to 2. Of the rest Master Wal
ter, Ishmael. Whitechapel, and Wallenstein
command mot support. IiJimacl has through
out been the mot genuine candidate. Archer
tide* Wallen'tain, who will see a reduced rate.
The field will be under the average, 1 -otli In
number and clans. A surprise Is not Improba
ble. Nereid's running In the Newmarket
Handicap did not count, as she wa* very fat.
Gerald Is freely supported for the Guinea* and
Derby. Several double events have Ikvii taken
about his winning races. Rumor xays that
Golden Gate has been iiin-d and Is equal to
Foxhall at hii best, while Sachem ta well lack
ed » to 1. j
—Sometime ago a man calling himself
T. W. Miller, a sharp, shrewd swindler,
appeared io Savannah, and went around
among tho liverymen in that city, solicit-
iugjprders for harness, bridles, halters,
currycombs, etc. He displayed samples
and sold goods to a liveryman, amount-
ice in valuo to upwards of $100. He also
sold several large biUe to other cartie*.
nnd when the goods arrived he obtained
his pay and gave reoM>ta thereof. Now,
tho house in Philadeliffia he claimed to
represent wrote to these parties repudiat
ing the npent, and claiming that he had no
right to take any payment, also alleging
that the claims will be placed in tbe h inds
of an attorney for collection. This man
Miller is traveling over the State, and it
wtfruld be well for liver) men and others to
watch out for him.
Ho Never Told HI* Wife Catil
Mr. B. L. Holt, who lives near Quitman,
sent to M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La.,
about three weeks since in a letter a dollar
bill. He wns advised by mail that his tick
et had drawn $lfi,(X,'0 in ihe March draw
ing of The Louisiana State Lottery, and
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1 multitude of low test, short weight
6 Wall,.
nntil he found ont
Nominated mid Elected.
Ever quick to appreciate merit, the neeasnv inarm > — —,
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elected Neuralgine as the remedy for neu- homo working for E. G. Hideout o: Co , I onoo before came within four or five num-
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