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ovrtt THE KirEB* further side; tide; Mr voices ate lost i:i ^.onewUU^letaol^y of hcareh^sown blue; And eyes the ^SfiSSsWo•*“««* W 4S«Sof th“ city wecould not ace, ®8xMoMItaSwaiting to welcome me. WBMa* sorting Minnie! Ieeeberycu nn in— il on her bosom her dimpled hands, And fearlessly entered the phantom bark; Ve fait It glide from the allver aanda. Where all the ranaomed and angel* be. Over the river—the mystic river— Jty childhood'* idol la waiting for me. Mwaene rettrrn from those quiet shores * Who crow with the boatman cold and pale. Wo hear the dip of the golden oaa, And catch a gleam of the snowy sail; A»d)o! they have pasted from oar yearning »j?aKgi?c gje.apl? Juturosi Who cio« the ttreraa ud are gone for aye; of day; Sea from our rial on We only know that their barques no May sail with ns over life a stormy sea; Met somewhere. I know, on toeunseen shore, nay watch, and beckon, and wait for me. A»* i bH and think whentheiunzel’z gold la Hashing rlrer and bill and shore, •taSffMSa ^rSSmltVsoar. I shall know the loved who have gonobefore, And Joyfully sweet will the meeting be, — ' hejlver—the peaceful river— of death shall carry me "“AjBCy aTWlw t angel of death i GEORGIA MESS. A Ramble Among Exchanges. Dm. K. B. Jobdin, of Cuthbort, is dead. If emobiil Dat was oelebrated generally fbroughout the State. “I*. yuAD” it in Atlanta getting np the dale for another battle picture. linn has been no new oese of email* gox in Atlanta for three days. A Nztt Yobk man offers to make the par ties who pnt np Savannah’s naphtha lamps his them down. Tms girls of Falling Creek refuse to os- aoetate with young men wbosq hands are net blenched. This is too utter. W«- “Aston” is worrying Atlanta inor nate by writing to Northern houses dis •oaraging accounts of their business. Gsnrnx, says the News, has instituted ■ait against the Pennsylvania man who was rash enough to invent a car coupler. Om at Lexington when a negro shouts too much in church, they throw him down and choke some of the enthusiasm out of BaomxE Sotvess sent out the Clipper Is week jirmted on bright green paper. ‘ "cs'da: i missed St. Patricks* day a month and a * Spabta IthmaeliU: Oats were badly Mown down by the wind on Saturday night, •r else they were beat down by the rain, which fell in torrents. Fields, where the fond is rolling, were badly washed. Tax Macon county invention has been improved on. A man near Newnan has suc ceeded in producing a chicken with two bodies, four wings, four legs, two necks and only one head. Language fails ns. Hawxixsville Dispatch : A young man in this county says that Mare are three things he has resolved never to do again—never buy any more guano, drink any more whisky, or wear a shirt that opens in the back. A qextlemzn in Athens has a large In- Can pipe, plowed up at ScnU Shoal and weighing several pounds. "It is in the ex act shape of a crow, and shows that this race possessed great skill in the art of ecnlptnre, even with the crude implements at their command, Rome Courier: From every direction good news continues to come about the fine prospect tor wh at and other grain crops. Mr. N. J. Rhodes, liner of repairs of the Western Union Telegraph Company on t' o Rome and Dalton railroad, informs ns that be has jost returned from a trip on the load as far down as Taladega, and that the prospect for an abundant crop hes not Men so flattering since the war. Rosa Courier: Yesterday • evening three men, one whits man and two col ored, were bringing a boat load of sand down the river to be used in the building of the city hall, the boat began to sink jnst oo it arrived at the Oostananla bridge. The three men jumped out of the boat, and the white man and one of the negroes swam safely to shore. The other negro Jasper Merritt, gave out before he oontd reach the Mere, floated back into the current and ■oak opposite the Printnp warehouse. Banner-Watchman: It is amusing to ooo the interest manifested by the negroes in the postoffice since this important place has been pnt in charge of their own rose. Blacks who haven’t reoeired a letter orpnper since emancipation flock to the office before the arrival of every mail and crowd the delivery window so that it is of ten an hour or more before the poor, down trodden whites can get a showing. We heard of one gentleman being shoved away ftogive plaw to a negro who couldn't tell Bfrom bnll’s-fcot. Houston Home-Journal: At about 12 o’clock a startling crash -told that light ning had ^ struck some object in cr near town. Next morning it was discovered that the large deodrra, or Alpine cedar, in fhe front yard of Dr. M. W. Haris, had Men etrnck by lightning, and a large num ber of pot flowers beneath it killed. Dr. Baris was sitting np, and that stroke of RfiMning came almost simultaneous with tee dock stroke of If ti — 12, at which hour ho woe 54 yean old. The doctor aaye ho was completely electrified for abont half an near, but bad no idea that the object KHick vas sonm Cabeolwon Times: Mr. John B. Hsnd- ■T. new this place, has a remarkable *»*> r with a remarkable history. It is modeliks the ordinary rattler razor, the tetefc part of the back being solid gold, so by silversmiths. He has been "•■red, thirty-five dollars for it, as it is tbooght that the gold upon it would amount totally that moon, the party making the con proposing to return the razor as good ao before, minus the gold. Mr. Handley, Y® ww present at the rur render of Gener- ■1 Btoneman near Macon, found this re markable razor in the road, where General Meaeuun had passed jnst after the surren- *», and it is thought by some that ths fa- aor was the property of the Federal gen- known, but that a division in the Gate City Guard baa been created there can bo no uoubti, Masuetta Journal: A white man by the name of Ashland N. Oook, who waa ar rested recently in DeKalb county for st< a'- ing some clothing from Mr. ^Glore in this county, and who was placed in jail at this place, has made two attempts in the last few days to commit suicide. When he made his first attempt, he had a oompan- ion in his iron cage by the name of Jobn - son. Cook told Johnson that he intended! to hang himself. Johnson replied: “All right, go ahead.” Cook then took his coat and fastened one Bleeve around his neck and the other to & bar of the cage, and swung off. He was in a fair way of choking himself to death, when, Johnson concluded it would be best to relieve him of his perilous position. His second ‘at tempt was when he was in his cage alone. He tore a strip from his blanket and fast ened one end to an iron bar and the other to his neck and swung off. Ho did con siderable kicking and this riolont process [snapped the blankot asunder and he fell to the floor apparently insensible, with eyes protruding and a swollen neck. Cook is a young white man abont twenty-five years old, and it is said he is of a respectable family. He is either crazy, a mighty, big fool, or a regular sharper. It is believed [that hois playing a part. HSavanxati News: In dredging out the Kipat the Ooean 8teamship Company’s wharf a very largs stump was struck nt a depth of seventeen feet below tho surface, which had been tho cause of nm trouble. Several attempts have been maJMto pnll it out with the bucket of the dredge boat, but without success, and other efforts resorted to haro proved a failnre. Finally a chain |w*i3 passed around it and two powerful tugs were hitched to it and their fall power exerted to draw tt out, but to no purpose, the largest mid strongest hawsers parting without budging the old root. Yesterday Capt. H. J. Dickerson, who is superintending the dredging, deter mined to utilize dynamite and see what effect that would nave on the stubborn stomp. Accordingly Mr. R. 8. Burnett, who has charge of the improvements of the river, had several charges in tin cans placed under the root by Mr. Brown, the diver, and exploded them by elec tricity with splendid effect.. The old stomp was shattered and riven. The explosion was tremendous, and was very sensibly felt on the wharf. One frag ment of the stomp, whioh must have been a portion of a regular forest giant, ten feet long and seven feet in diameter, washanlednp and other small pieces re moved. It will be remembered that the slip is what was formerly the month of Musgrovo creek, a shallow stream, and how this immense giant cypress of our swamps came to be there is a mystery. Centuries upon centuries have probably passed stnoe [its green benghshnng oytethe banks of the Savannah. Thebe is no small-pox in Columbus. | | Mbs. A. A. Solomons, of Savannah, is I dead. Amebicus has appointed a committee to get an artesian wril bored. Poisoned meat seems about to solve the| question of sheep vs. dog, in Georgia. I* is estimated that 100,000 watermelons) | were consumed in Bainbridge last sum-1 mcr. ■ ■ The City of Bridgeton has brought to I Savannah from Florida a lost boy, said to be Charlie Ross. He is being sent North under orders from the Philadelphia Soci ety for the Prevention of Cruelty toChil- dren. Axbjlxt News: As “H. C. H.”hns pnt Col. I Chan Jones before the readers of the Tele- obafh amd Mwnon as a rival of Homy Grady’s we have determined to pursue the “policy of silence” about anything homay| write in regard to ns. DeKalb News: Tho contract for bnild- ing the cotton seed oil mills at Kirkwood has been let ont and work will commence. The company has a paid np capital of $G0,- 000, and will probably increase it to $100,- 000. They will erect four buildings, two brick and two frame. Post-Appeal: The friends of Generali Latins J.Gartrell, the pare and good man and wise counsellor, wilt press him for at torney general of Georgia on the ticket with Mr. Stephens, or else make him run for the State Senate from this district. General Gartre'J is with the Liberal party heart and soul. John Thompson, colored, made an as sault on Game Boos, colored, yesterday, near Tanyard branch, with the alleged pnr-l pcseof outrage. His victim broke away from him, when he threw a rock at her and | struck her in the back of the head, inflict ing a wound from which the blood flowed| profusely. The wretch Umb fled. ■■■ Banner-Watchman: Hid among some vines in the Oconee cemetery, Wednesday I last, a gentleman fonnd a tittle coffin that had evidently been washed np from its grave by high water, and then carelessly thrown where it was by the person who fonnd it. There were in it the bones and decayed abroad of a very young infant, and from the appearance the remains mart have been interred very long ago. Mametta Journal: A tittle son of Mr. I Parrott, of Gilmer county, while working to a field about three weeks ago, foam three or four young rabbits, which ho took | home and pnt in with an old cat and her kittens. Instead of eating them, it ■ she is now nursing them as if they I were her own offspring, and the kits and rabbits have a gay time together rolling and tumbling around the mother caL^^ro Fobt Vallbt Mirror: Near Bullerjonl Monday night last, Thomas Kcnnie, in company with S. S. Monk and Jasper El- I listen, bailiff, was shot at from the woods ten or fifteen times as they were coming down the Garsonrille road. The parties who did the shooting are said to be known, and will be brought to trial at onoe, charg ed with assault with intent to mnrdar Ken-I me, who is a tenant on the place of E. J | Goa tin. Columbus Sun: Mr. W. H. Thomas has] ■old his bay mare, Maud T., to Mr. Jack Odom tor $2,000. He purchased her of Allen A Renfroe less than twelve months J*° for $250. At that time ahe was only five years old and was hardly accustomed! to the bridle. She has boon Is training since, and can now trot a mile within 2:’.50. Mr .Thomas waa oertainly fortunate in ths selection of an animal when he purchased her. Mabibtta Journal: At this seaso^f] the year the mornings are rendered music- w *th the dulcet notes of that sweetest of Southern songsters, the mocking bird. He peerches himself high upon some swaying Branch in the bright sunshine, and tho fra- resonntl with his inn- Bainbbidoe Democrat: Last week Mr. Nathan Grace, of the steamer Newton, while that gallant craft was ploaghing the wateri of the Flint just above the Factory landing, stood upon her deck, and killed with a rifle one of the largest alligators we ever saw. His ’gatorsaip was towed to the shore and was found to be exactly nine feet and nine inches long, and tipped the etoel- vard beam at 250 pounds. Mr. Charley i Herrell took possession of the mounter's head, and is now engaged in extracting the 1 ivory from its mouth. This makes the seo- oud ’gator Mr. Grace has killed within wo weeks. The first one w as over six feet and was no baby. Columbus is to have an old-fashioned, ebivalric, ring-punching tournament on May 1st. Tub Columbus ladies have raised enough money to finish paying for the Confederate monument, Bsunswick Advertiser and Appeal : St. Simons Mills turned ont one hundred and ten thousand feet of lumber last week. Swawsbobo Herald: There is a lady liv ing in Bummertown who is the owner of flro turkeys—four bens and a gobbler. Sometime ago she set the four turkey hens, fd jast week they came off with a fine “ nxxl ***“■?» young tnrkeye. Animatedby her 'eueom.’and toSt determined to set the remaining tor- key--which wasn't a hen turkey—on one bombed egge. She made -a comfortable ■eM fa» the smoke-house, pnt the one hnn- m « • -V*’ - ■■■■- i CO IDO Off JCta *?*«>*» >• confident, and is still waiting the advent of the liUlo turkeys. We hope her may not be in vain. 1 SS tins! . institution: Wo learn that the huge SKttSWttSSSMS! One ton of this navel yielded as h’gh as seven dollars, and average will probably reach fifty oenta •ton. The earnings amount from fifty to the owners b ^ nk * “•* Per cent of all the ,-md it will be Men that they have anieo .-..tlmho. CapuilnNoble, who islnehenre . ihe !-oat, says that be eannot make s re- of the average per ton until he has mouths work. A number of gentle- from this city will probably vi-it the \&<s3bJvE& « ^ n i in the sneaee* of the experiment. Obmstitutiou: Atlanta’s military atmos- phere da.-s not seem to be entirely clear at went. The old difucnlty in the Gate Otfor Guard orwanlaatloo aarmi to fim :r -ivt ii with more than its original . t i:u-nce, n .J knowing once cannot, yet detenu ice what the result will be. Night Ur. j-.r !r.«t there was a special meeting of its) org-wizatiaBf during which certain unember.-i made remarks about Captain Irurke not of the most complimentary na- The feciiug which actuated these members reem< to have spread; finally tifj’Mt who bclioved in tlit- aueotuyliaitn- p..-y remarks determined to make an effort ; m ince ths company to request the Cap- Vim to resign, aft-l a me-ting for that pur- po-e was held 1-sc night in the company's armory and was largely attondrd, Capta-'n Barko liimself be ing pre-ent, but as each a ■ ui>er was under a pledge of secrecy nothing that transjured in the armory could <> ascertained. However, enough leaked su to warts nt Ihe assert on that th.o meet- ir. was i ret J y well divided njion the qnes- tn'.;; of requeatir-g a resignation. Just a;-, it lurn the matter would taks is liot grant spring woods kieal trills and trebles. Owing to the fact that so many of these tittle singers are 3!&£235& 1b * rn " iibthlsrap - Hanner-Watchman : Take a country mule for inborn meanness every time. One of tiie timber-legged, flopped-eared sort levied on his owner’s lnnoh bas ket yesterday on Clayton street, and after doing away with a peck of fried ham and eggs, and dried peach pies, was jo infernally mean that he commenocd on the basket, aod it was a hard job for a passer-by to get the remains of tho basket and a few plates away from the thief. Ailanta Constitution: Among the nrrU to AtlMta yesterday via tho Western and Atlantio nulroad, was Mr. Parke, v££*l- f £ r JPennsylvania railroad at Washington, D. G. About this gentleman 252. to_ nothing peculiarly attractive wbich would mark him in a large crowd, but when the fact that he is the person who jumped from his office window in Washington, and captured Gnitean imme diately after he fired at President Garfield, is taken into consideration, he is well worth seeing. ■Pffce County News: The following item after our forms were locked for the last issue: Mr. Thohudy, of Barnea- tout in jumping from a 5~» at Gpffgineville a few mornings be- } heg0 orcumEtances: He nJJIUirJi ^ rain for tho above V . poa n ® arin 8 the station, tetlfwto 8°‘ n ? at a rapid rate, he decided tt^onjd not stop. He, therefore, jumped 8 prions injuries about for dMns toh lmb *' toarn he will sue The Snapper Club will leaveon the steamer Chattahoochee to morrowmorning at 10 o’olock. Thenum- ber of the party win not be oatto as large a retofore.but the quality is os fine, t ui. ^ Pleasure and they will It At Apalachicola they "g*y>aboard the steamer Silvan Dell, inch has been fitted up for their use and vJShS2®i I vessel. Tney anticipate AnjbeWS aad 8t Joseph bays, J will be abftent from the city two wooka. A Pardon has been Swanson, colored, broth- £“« Swanson,.and son of Burrell awanron, a blacksumh of this county. In Kom?»l ry ‘? ft th:s Ptoce and went to f ® he arre f ted and charged hmSu2r7 ar ; d ^eaond to Un yrnm nowser^i in ,he l’ en *teutiary. He has his uniform ^_°A h, s time and by ( ,®T «' xkI conduct, ami through tho tea« hoL° na ®her of citizens of this .'r'j , hc Pnrdooed last Saturday, April Tax first through train from Augusta to Greenwood, South ‘Carolina, has been ran. The distanoe is sixty-nine miles. The Constitution, as usual, puts in its tlftiiQ. This time to the honor of having staged the carp business in Georgia. The filesof the Telegraph show that the Con stitution’s claim is absurd. Ablinoton Advance: Iu Arljpgton, we have fleas of every nationality—toe Chi nese, the Russian, the Jew, etc., and they are getting so thick that the American fleas are trying to pass n bill to put a stop to so much immigration. The bill will re ceive our surport. Eatonton Messenger: Mr. W. S. Griffin showed us Tuesday a common reed, or cane blade, upon tho top of whieh were well de veloped seed resembling in size and ap pearance grains of wheat. Mr. Griffin says an entire canebreik on his pi <ce shows the growth of these seed. He thinks it some thing of a cariosity. Tnx Chat’anoogB, Columbus and Florida railroad is looking up, and it is thought will be built within twelve months. This is the old Bainbridge, Cnthbert and Co lumbus road, and sixty miles of it was graded ten or twelve years ago. It begins at Columbus and terminates in Gadsden county, Florida. The projectors are hope ful. Eastman Times: Mr. William Mnllis, who lives in tim edge of town, has, joining his yard, a patch of beautiful corn. On InBt Saturday night lightning struck a stump about three feet high, and on one side the corn was killed for more than one hundred feet,while on tho other it was just scorched for a few feet. Jackson Herald: On last Tuesday a tur key gobbler belonging to Mr. Ben McCoy, who lives over on the South Oconee river, strayed off and commenocd gobbling. It was answered by a wild turkey, and when the two got together they commenced fighting. Mr. McCoy, heating tho noise, went to them, and shot the wild ono. It weighed twenty pounds. Madisonian: We learn from Mr. Crews that daring the hail etorm last Saturday evening a valuable buugf horse of Mr. Gresham, in Walton county, was killed. The man plowing him had unloosed him from the plow, bnt the storm batterod him to death. It riddled the clothes off the plowman, and was several inchts deep on the ground, completely destroying vege tation. _ro Auqubta Evening News : A well knownl young lawyer of Augusta is so seriously set brok by rumors coming over from Ma con, that he has abandoned a spring trous seau which CoL Benson was fitting up in style sssthotio and with a total cUtreirard of expense. Capt. Bierman had pnt him self to great trouble in a correspondence with Oscar Wilde, and bad prepared n fashion plate exproroly for 1mm gem le mon of pining propensities and a leaning towards Macon. A lb ant News: Col. M. Slaughter was ini the city yesterday, and we are gratified to notice that his health is marvelously im proved. He informs ns that the work at ‘•Hell Gate,” below this point on the Flint, which has been suspended for some months on account of high water, will be resumed on Monday. A new barge will be launchedl at this work on Wednesday next. The hands will go to work with renowed energy after their vacation. Some of the citizens of McDuffie county held a meeting and condemned the judicial administration of Judge Claiborne Sneed, the cause of the action being his settle ment of the case of the State vs. Thomas E. Watson, without permission from the solicitor-general. The McDuffie people seem to think that the Judge exceeded his anthority. In response to the action of the McDuffie people, tho Augusta bar has I furnished Judge Sneed with a statement, setting forth their entire confidence in his integrity and their belief in the wisdom and legality of his settlement. Not only is the commuEication,signed by the bar. bnt by the counsel for the defendant and the| iolialon«ianl Satannah News: The Central Railroad! Company commenced the construction on the west side of the canal, of the three large new brick cotton warehouses, of which mention has been made, and as tho track is in proximity to the buildings, cotton re ceived by tins road can be stored there without any cost for drayage. The foun dation is of solid brick work, and is six teen feet high, so as to avoid the effects of an inundation, in case one should occur at anytime. The northern warehouse will have a front of 100 feet, and will be 200 feet deep, and the distance from the floor to the ceiling inside will be IS feet. The othertwo will have a front of 200 feet by a depth of 200, bnt in other respects will be similar to the first one, and the oost of the three will be about $00,000. Sxlvania Telephone: A nomlcia^was] committed on too place of T. J. Wells, Esq., near Scarboro, in this county, on Saturday last, Henry Wright, a negro man abont twenty-one years old, being the victim. It seems that somo words were Ipas-ed between one Jim Sapp, a negro boy about seventeen years old, and Henry Wright, when Wright threatened to get a razor end out Jim’s throat. Whereupon Jim procured a piece of fence rail and struck Wright a heavy blow just above the lear to the back of the head, fracturing the skull, from which he died the same night. Sapp was arrest 2d, the coroner notified and an inquest held, which resulted in a verdict of murder against Sapp, who was commit ted to iati to await trial. Bbunswick Advertiser and Appeal: Onr townsman, Rosendo Torres, besides hisother qualifications, is quite an inven tive genius. We wore shown by him this week two drawings from the Patent Office, tho one descriptive of a new life preserver or raft, and the other a new pendulum scales invented by himself. Both are ex cellent inventions, and, to our mind, Ihe lifo preserver or raft is especially so. It is so arranged as to occupy bnt little space when not in use, bnt when wanted is easily extended to its full length by tnrning loose aspiral spring which is coiled in each cylin der. The raft when extended looks tike the ordinary lifo ratt whichmoat steamers carry. Its advantages, however, are that it can bo compressed into smaller space when not wanted, and is provided with ves sels for food and water, one beiDg in (each of ihe cylinders. We trust Mr. Torres will realize heavy sales from these new and useful inventions. Gmefin News: W. L. Fambro has in his possession a rifle made at Box Ankle, Mon roe oonnty, for his father in 1837, and which is one of the most finoly ornamen ted pieces cf gunsmith? in Georgia, The stock is inlaid and overlaid with silver, in cartons and elegant designs, all the silver being obtained from half dollars, and in somo places the eaglo is ent ont in relief encircled only by the rim. of too coin; while on the end of tho stock is an ame thyst. It took a great deal of work to make it, and was worth $i37 when com pleted. The gunsmith was n splendid workman, but got drunk just before tho gun was completed and scratched his name, Wiley G. Higgins, in n very rnde manner on the silver top of the WAd-box, The gun shoots ns well os ever, and is oc casionally used in a day’s sport. Columbus Enquirer: The cause of the fire alarm this morning, at 1:45 o’clock, was the discovery of fire in the third story of the hnilding on tho northeast corner of Broad and St. Clair streets, and better known as Hochstrasser’s corner. The fire originated in a room occupied by Mr. Jo- fttph Daniel, and caught in a bed on which he was asleep. He waa awakened by the UDcomfortablo nearness of ths fire to his body, and called vigor ously for aid. ilo whs too much iutoxio. t- ed by liquor to explain the origin of the tire, but it is supposed that he went to bed smoking a cigar. The timely arrival of several gentleman, who worked nobly with buckets, doubtless saved the city from a diastroua fire. They k iccecdeu in exting uishing the flumes before much damage was done, and only the bed-clothiug waa burned. The firemen were out, but the en gines were not called into service. The pleasures of the table cease, Wlitneler the teeth begin to tall; The beauties of the mouth decrease; The breath's no more a spicy gale; And all must soon in ruin lie, Unless to SOZGDONT we fly, A Rnnesdoa to the democratic Ex ecutive Committee. Louis Oorrard in the Constitution. The basis of representation in conven tions now is two delegates for every mem ber of the House of Representatives to which a county is entitled by law. Now, no ooauty can have less than one represen tative, however small said county may be, and none over three, however large they may be. Therefore, the small county is now entitled to two delegates, tbjugh it may not poll over four hundred (tomo- oratio votes, while the largest ooauty is en titled to six delegates, tnough it may poll four thousand Democratic vote? and it may on the other baud happen that the large ooauty may be largely Republican, and the small county may be largely Dem ocratic; therefore I say the true basis of representation in a Democratic convention should be the number of Democratic votes in each county. When a convention is assembled we may see toe spectacle of a delegate representing two hundred votes, canceling by bis vote the vote of a delegate representing six hun dred and sixty-six votes; thus it might hap pen that a minority in a convention might be so constituted as to represent a large majority of the Democratic voters. This is wrong, and if possible ought to be remedied. The old antidote for this evil was the two-thirds rule,but the inclina tion seems to be to abolish this rule, and if it is to be done away with, the basis of representation shonld certainly be changed. One great advantage io be gained by making the number of Democratic voters toe basis of representation, is that, even in an election where there was no opposing oandidate, the strength of the party would be polled, for every Democrat would feel that it waa his doty to maintain or iuorease toe representation of his county, and this would prevent the danger of an opposing candidate being quietly brought out a few days before an election with a view of sur prising the party. Another alleged grievance is the im proper use of * ’proxies." Now, if the ballot is for a particular man, or set of men, no one of them has a right to assign, as he would an old stock of goods, his right to represent freemen to some other person who may, or who may not carry ont their wishes, and perhaps may not even live in the same county or feel any accountability to the people ou represented. If more than one delegate is selected by a oonnty, let those who are actually present in the convention cast the votes of tne county. The counties coaid select alter nates, and in this way insure being repte- sented by some one that they actually se lected. I would farther suggest that tho execu tive committes name a day for the Demo crats of eaoh county to select delegates in order that each county might act without outside influence, and the general result would be known at once, and not have an agitation kept up through tho State for a mouth or six weeks. The question of whether the counties wonld nominate by a mass-meeting or by a primary ballot. I wonld leave to the wis dom of toe people of each oonnty to de termine for themselves, for my observation has been that the people are pretty well able to take core of themselves. If public sentiment in a county desired a primary election for delegates, tho Demo crats or that county oould easily have a meeting before the day named by the ex ecutive committee and determine the modo and manner of bolding the same. By having tho delegates all selected on ihe same day it will prevent the charge be ing made that political tramps go from county to comity to fir up the primarie-j, and as it may now happen when nearly all of the counties have acted, it will not be possible for toe charge to bs made that the "visiting statesmen” were “swarmed in” to carry the few remaining counties that may hold the balancing power. TBECOLOHED CA VC VS. A Towns Etoniance O. O. O., in Bainbridge Democrat. Gently, boatman, gently. Let the drip ping oars tightly tonch the water. Under that wide-spreading oak, overshadowing toe water, lurk monster bass, over whom the silent waters have swept for many summers. Yesterday, while fishing for gold perch, I saw two of them sweep be neath, in a style that showed even fishe3 felt a conscious power. As the largest of gold perch fled, affrighted from the mon sters they excitingly seemed to say, “fee how they flee before us I mouatchs of the deep ;” and they shook their broad tails in evident merriment. I am impatient, boatman, to try the skill of man and toe strength of steel with one of these cunning old fellows. Let yonr oar strokes so gently movo toe waters that toe boat will glide ovor it without a ripple. Onr troll Is acting finely. Never was ar tificial bait more ounningly devised to de ceive. The spot is reached.' With a quiet movement I send the bait swiftly to the shore. It has passed half the breadth of toe great oak’a shade, when tike the rush of a startled deer one glorions fellow strikes with all his power and the good hooks strike home. Every ono is fast in huge jaws. Now oomes the “tug of war,” and the tug of man and fish, too. Onr pole is bent almost double as he rush es, maddened with pain down into the depths of the water, and we have to let him go to toe end of tine and pole. Then, checked in his beidlong career by the strong tine and unyielding hooks, be comes as swift as shooting stare across the blue bend of heaven to the top, and springs his fall length into tho air—endeavors to break the tine by a stroke from his powerfnl tail as head down ho plunges again into toe water. After fierce five minutes straggle, he yields to fate, and floats broadsii thing of beauty” upon toe water. Care fully, warily I lead him up to the boat, hoist in, and bind the captive fast, and shout for joy. Boatman, head for home. Glory enough for on j day. It is reached, he is weighod, and tips the scales at four teen pounds. Revitalizing the blood is absolutely necessary for the cure of general debility, weakness, lassitude, etc. Ths best tn- richer of tho blood is Brown’s Iron Bit ters. Waa it a Griiila Man Incog.T Washington Republican. When the hour came for opening the Patent Office doors yesterday morning, the officials fonnd a wayfaring man waiting npon the steps to get in. He was from Maryland. He had a very large box or valise with him, which he seemed to watch with partionlar care. Once inside he want ed to know if that was the place to get patents. He was told that ft was, and then he said he would tike to look over the car-coupling patents. An official informed him that there were abont 2,800 of these on hAnd at present, end it would take him three days to go over them. He gave a long whistlo and said: “Well, how many ol them are worth anything?” “About four,” replied the examiner. “Well, let’s look at those,” said he, and he was taken to look them over. He took good care not to lose sight of his box in toe meantime, and when he had concluded his search he said, confidentially, to tho gentleman iu Charge that he h‘ d something in his box that laid way ovor any of ihoeo, and he wanted a patent for it. “Will yon permit me to see it ? ” said the gentleman. “I should say not. I’m not going to give it away as easy as that; not much 1 ain’t. I tell yon I know all about the way they steal patents away from inventors, and you don’t fool me.” By this timo curiosity was oxcited, and the clerks were all laughing over the unu sual customer. Ho was told thatif he ever wanted to get out a patent he would have to show up his model, and after much persua sion he ppened his box. Going down into the inside he produced a machine about three inches square, which comparod to the box was bo ludicrously small that everybody shouted with laughter. But this was only increased wen ho began to work it. It was a moss of intricate fingers and cogs and slides and clamps. The examiner stood looking nt it in amazement, which seemed to alarm the visitor. “You don’t mean to say you ha vo a pat ent* like that, do you ? ” he inquired. “No, I don’t- I don’t think I ever saw anything tike it nndsr the sun before.” The visitor was reassured and Ids applica tion was put on file. A patent will no doubt be granted him for novelty of design nt least. Full Aeeonal of lb* Proceedings— Two Day’s ol Stormy Debate; and Bnt Little Done— Resolutions Cos - eerntng the Bonntree natter. Etc. Pursuant to a widely circulated call from J. F. Long, three hundred and forty-six d elegates assembled in the hall of the Uni ted States Court building at ten o’olock yesterday morning. The ball had been festooned and orna mented with flags, and on the walls hung the mottoes, which we have deviously pub lished. The stage was decorated, and presented quite A hsndeOme appearance. From toe general drift of conversation, snatches of whioh , our reporter caught while on the street, it waa evident that but few of the delegatee fully understood the object of the call. Some regarded it as a political meeting in which independentism was to reoeive its death blow: others thought the liberal movement waa to re* ceive an impetus, and some thought it was to discuss the Rountree difficulty. _ Nearly all the prominent Georgia poli ticians were present, including Belcher, White and Wright, of Augusta; Pledger, Jackson McHenry and John Brown, of At lanta; Dexeaux and Toomtr, of Savannah; Elbert Head, of Americas: J. F. Long, Tilman Lowe, Joe Trippe, Frank Disroon, H. A. Rucker, J. N. Blockshear, M. U* Clarke, Bailey Clark, Pulaski O. Holt, and others, from Mscon. At ten o’clock J. F. Long mounted the stand and called the meeting to order. The doore were dosed, and none but dele gates hRving a ticket of admittance wore allowed to enter. On taking the chair, J. F. long delivered the following address. He thanked the convention for their at tendance, and after the customary apolo getic prelude, 6aid: The moving caunc ol our assembling is not generally understood and there has, therefore, been some very wild speculation In curious minds with respect to It. This fact will doubt less invest our deliberations with more than ordinary Interest, and It therefore becomes us to sec to it that no trivial subjects be permitted to engage any portion of our timo and atten tion: but that on tho contrary all we may do or say as touching tho~imr.oriant subjects wlfloh will come up for consideration may be of a character which will command tho serious at tention of reflecting minds. The call for this convention was tho out. growth of much careful thought and delibera tion. It has been wisely s&ld that "we see farthest Into the future when wo carefully con sider the facts of the present” It seemed to me that the disturbed and unsatisfactory con dition of our State politics, toe deplorable ab sence of any methodical or systematic effort to promote our educational Interests and obtain toe redress ol local grievances, all-demanded a council of thinking, active minds of our race. It Is for this express purpose that you have been celled together, and these arc toe chief sub jects which are to claim your attention, and I feel confident each in their turn will receive at your bands the consideration to which its im portance entitles It. Concerning them I will say, with Lowell: “What's best to think mayn’t puzzle mo nor you; a nation ol ore our American who atyst , ing to do with politics Is a fit subject of distrust and suspicion. Our highest and dearest Interests--the enjoy ment of our civil and religious liberty and the peace and security of our families—ore so vi tally interwoven with our politics that no citi zen. however humble or exalted, can with safety Ignore this obligation. For It Is by ami through our local and national politics, and la this way only, that wo are enabled to correct error, obtain redress of local grievances and se cure that wholesome legislation which Is lndli- pcnsablo to onr prosperity and happiness. The careful consideration, then, of grave po litical questions is quite naturally expected to form no small part of our proceedings, and I sincerely hope that nothing will be said or done In this connection except those things which will reflect toe highest credit upon toe intelligence and discretion of our race, com mend us to our Republican associate j, and do substantial good In toe great causes for too promotion ol which we arc assembled. We, more than any other race of people on American soil, hare felt and still feel the de vastating and liberty-destroying effects cf Bour- bonlsm, and we are, therefore, most deeply In terested in toe destruction ol Its power. Kev- erthelcs.% let us strive to deal with this mon ster evil in the righteous spirit of our illus trious Lincoln, “With charity for ell and mal ice toward none.” It will be most wholesome to observe, in this connection, tho admonition of Shal •Tleatnotafurnace-foryoarfoesohot that It do singe yourself.” A question prominent before ns on this occS' slon will be the consideration of the claims of prospective independents to onr favor and suffrages. • We will bi> advised tost the inde pendent movement now being organized differs materially from anything heretofore existing under that name; that Its claims to our careful consideration rest mainly unon tho favor It has received at the hands of no less a thsn onr worthy President, and that iu princi pal aim is to disenthrall tho voters of this Stale and the South generally. While our past experiences with this class of politicians has not been as satisfactory in all respects as we could have wished, I for one— and I think ‘ I voice the sentiments of a very largo majority of our people—have toe most unbounded confidence In this method of de- throning Bourbonlsm. Whenever and wherever Hof heroism men of heroism and brain will come out from opposing ranks os the exponents of our politi cal faith on questions affecting the life of the nation and rights of its citizens, they con al ways be assured of my hearty support. The priceless boon to every American citizen of fair, untramraeled elections, where freemen will be permitted to approach the polls unmo lested and vote their convictions, and bavo at the same time the full assurance that such vote will be honestly counted as east, is a prize rich- .. .. . . . movement to such , are toe active, earnest and cordial support of every true Republican. There Is doubtless great diversity of opinion concerning how wc can render such move ments toe most effective aid. I am clearly con vinced that we can In no way give such effect ual supj)ort as by compact, through party or ganization. The srholo Republican party, thinking, acting and moving os one man, will compose a power which, under competent leadership, could successfully antagonize De mocracy. I trust, therefore, that such steps will be hero taken as will insure this grand result beyond a peradventure. Regarding our educational Interests, wlillo I have given the subject much careful thought 1 confess I have no matured views as to what is the proper thing to be done. But since “iu the multitude of counsel there Is safety,” I appre hend that tho brilliant minds here assembled can, during our conferences, readily determine that question. When I look out over tho magnificent repre sentatives of our race before mo and think over the few short years which have elapsed since H. II. P. KJG Mr. W. H. Barrett, of Augusta, advertises Hill’s Hepatia Panacea elsewhere this morning. The mojicine has acquired q splendid reputation as one of the best agents "for tho removal of bile from the system, correcting the irregularities of the stomach, and purifying the blood.” It is put up in large bottles and is sold at fifty cents. Give it a trial. dAw the few short years which have elapsed since the fetters of slavery were struck from off our bodies, and our benighted souls lifted from the gloom and degradation of bondago into too pure atmosphere of freedom, my heart rejoices lin the Intellectual prospects before us. Grand as have been the achievements of lib eral education among us In the very brief post, grander and more brilliant is tho future pros pect. Tho higher and better education of our children, therefore. Is a work which must en- gage for Its accomplishment toe brightest anil most gifted minds among us, and oue which calls forth onr best and noblest efforts. I think, therefore, that during our conference some well-defined plans for concert of action will bo devised and put In shape for Immediate execu tion, looking to the attainment of too highest possible tv-nits in educational work. It is expected that differences of opinion will exist among us upon these vital questions; but appeared in the Defiance, arose and moved that the reporters vacate the room. After this extraordinary exhibition of brains, Brown was crashed and the reporters' pen cils moved over the pages of their note books as before. belcher began to feel as if he was not wanted in the choir, and for want of better excuse said that as he had argent business in Augusta to-day, and as he should make preparations for his departure, be would resign the chair to W. A. Piedg r until the permanent chairman was elected. Pledger took the chair and hammered with his let tho white man have the vote. The poor white man and tho poor nigger had been slaves of the ring masters long enough, ana now the nigger wanted some of the sugir' [A -uiw about u ew movement.”] If tho new movement will do anything for the colored man, go into it. 1 o° many new movements in Georgia- Itt eocae plan to get the nigger votes, and I gae»s we had better soo a little more of it before we take stock. McHenry's remarks waro given m a good humored way, and were witty at gavel to secure attention. The chairman i times. He got in some good licks, and £ iL JS 1 I.i . I « < ... t * . I 1 TKp - mil VA ft - of the dual committee had beets endeavor ing for twenty minutes to deliver his re port, blit Could not find an opportunity. At last he slipped in his report edgeways, nominating White as the chairman. The report of the committee waa not reooived. Speeches were made by several delegates and coDfurion worse confounded ruled the rooet. Tilman Lowe was anxious to be heard and he was so persistent that a dele gate moved that a committee be appoint ed to take Tilman out cf the hall. Wright, of Augusta, arose and walking np and down the aisle, delivered himself of the opinion that Pledger was working his tricks, and that oue of the tricks was to make White ohairman. Daring the deliv ery of bis remarks. Pledger's gavel was working like a trip-hammer. This served to add fuel to the flame, and Wright went for Pledger, calling him a puppy, etc. Pledger tried hard to restore order, and foiling, let us not resort' to any coercive measures. Rather let us be kind and tractable. Debate Is wholesome If conducted in a proper spirit. Kn- dcavor to sllenco your opponent with your opponent with reason ruilu-r than noise. Remember “the thing done avails: not what Is said about It.” In attestation of this I com mend you to the cxamplo of our illustrious dead and living citizens whose likenesses grace these walls. LeU no unkind reflections nor harsh criti cisms characterize our proceedings, but let us strive to imitate the higher and holler example of Uim who said: "Servants, beobedient unto your masters,” and "Love your neighbor as yourself.” Thanking you Again heartily for the honor you have conferred upop me, and for your kind attention to my Imperfect but well- meaning utterances, 1 will announce that the completion of our organization, by the election of secretaries. Is now In order. lost his temper and called Wright another -puppy. Pledger then got a chance to say that he had put the motion to make White chairman, but as there was so much con fusion be would put the motion again, which would allow debate. It was plaiq that White was going fast, and the convention was not many miles behind him. This state of affairs caused J. F. Long to arise, and as soon as it be came known that ho was on the floor, com parative silence was secured, and he deliv ered a fine speech, urging harmony and peace, and paying a flattering tribute to White. He rotated why He had been nominated, bow he had served the Republican party, and how lie wns his friend. At the conclusion of this speech, the motion was put and carried, earing White, and going a long way towards bring ing the convention down to business. „ Whan White was escorted to the chair, Wright, of Augusta, again rose to the sur face and continued to ventilate the trick ery in placing White as chairman. The chairman had great difficulty in getting Wright to succumb, and it was not until he told him that a committee wonld be ap pointed to sit down on him that Wright considered it wrong to proceed, and took his seat, overpowered bnt not conquered. Joe Trippe was the next to get in a speech, but as several arose to points of order and cot him short, winding up with a motion to have a committee appointed to report business for the convention. The motion was carried, and the committee ad journed. In their absence, A. B. Fortune delivered an address on the origin of the negro race. After this came adjournment until this morning. Last night addresses were delivered by several of the delegates. John Mario and Willie Hightower were the secretaries. - A nnmber of the delegates went homo on the early trains, and hence there were ma ny vacant chairs in the hall yesterday morning on the assembling of the conven tion. Too meeting was called to order by Chair, man White, who announced that the day’s labors would bo opened with mnsio by John H. Ballou, and prayer by Rev Calvin McCnrdy. The secretary road the minutes. Objec tion was made to the words “during mnoh confusion,” by J. N. Blackshear, who thought it unwise for the minutes to go to tho world so worded. He therefore moved that the objectionable words be exi _ J. F. Long said he was in favor of the min utes as read being adopted. There was noihing to hide, and nothing for any mem ber to be ashamed of. Jackson McHenry, of Atlanta, arose and made a speech in fa vor of tho minutes. He said that their action was no worse than that of the white conventions, and conld’nt hold a candle to somo meetings be had at tended. He didn’t think the minutes read rough—not near as rough as the Constitu tion would have made it. The Teleobaph and Messenoeb man wasn’t rough on them. That Constitution is the wont pa per in tho State on the colored man. When Colquitt w;n elected tho pap-era suid he was elected by the niggera. The Constitution turned right round and said, “Yon lie; he was elrcted by the white men 1 ” Tilman Lowe thought that it was not right that the minutes should be published with the comments of the secretary, whose duty it was to report the minutes, and not to comment on any action. The chair pnt the motion to confirm the minutes with correction, and the motion prevailed. The chair stated that the expense of the convention was larger than there were funds, and in order that the members conld leave free from debt, more money was neces.-ary. On motion, a committee of five was appointed to devise means by which the necessary funds could be raised. Rev. S. B. Jones was then announced and introduced for an addi ess. Before be began. Elder Harris, who occupied a seat near the rear of the hall, and who was sleeping off the effects of liberal potations, fell from his chair and the convention went into ecstasies. Order being restored, Rev. S. B. Jones delivered his address, taking “self-pride” for his subject. He was particularly bitter on railroad corporations of Georgia be cause of recent action on the part of con ductors who held the opinion that the sec ond class car was the place for a colored man. He said that on going on a jourac-y, he went to the ticket office, bought a first- class ticket and was compelled by forco of threatening revolvers to take seats in the second-class car. Ho said that the officers of bi3 conference had written demands to the presidents of the several roads in the State, to sell first and second-class tickets so that every man, white or black, could exercise his prerogative and nde where he ^filhode At the conclusion of his speech, whi*h was. a mere ordinary affair, Pledger was totlea Futures Re not aliured by wild speculation. Risk not your money to cotton futures, but seek a safe investment in Neuralgtne. It always relieves neuralgia and head ache. Give it a trial. Jw The election of Long as temporary chair man was the signal for thoso who had gone into tho caucus for tho purpose of ruling it to get in their little'work. A committee was appointed on permanent organization, aud Eugene Belcher, of Augusta, was the ohoice. Here it bocame evident that Belcher was not tho man wanted, and John H. Deveaux, of Savannah, was elected. Deveaux declined, and then tho house di vided against itself. Tho result was that the convention split, ono faction remain ing in the hall, the other half going into the opposite hall. Committees wore appointed from ench of the factions to confer with each other and iiit upon a man. Pending the delib. orations of this dual committee, the split convention adjourned for dinner, to mo9t again at 3:30. In tho afternoon session there was more wrangling, and tho gavel was used freely. The report of tho committeo was road, ft brought out the name of Wm. J. White, of Augusta. This report wot unsatisfactory, and here more trouble was experienced, in the inid.-t of the session the doors were opened and the correspondent of Ihe Chi cago Tribune And our reporter took seats. John H. Ballon delivered an address, fol lowed by others. Thoso speeches had no reference to the object of the meeting, Belcher occupied tho chair, but could not maintain order. There were twenty calls for Mr. Chairman, and euch of the twenty men seemed anxious to be heard. One delegate arose to a point of order and said that J. F. Ijongwss the chairman, and he wanted to address the right matt. At this juncture an Atlanta mulatto named John Brown, author of the incen- Will U uiau uiuiuaij ouuuj aicu^oi was anxious to lead the report of the commit tee on resolutions. A slight discussion fol lowed, whethor to hear the repot! or allow Jackson McHenry to mtke his speech, as programmed tho night before. The latter was finally decided upon, and Jackson gave one of bis characteristic humorous talks, in whioh he dovetailed so many good things, illustrated by anecdote, that the convention wa3 loth to stop him. He want ed the colored men to nse their votes well. In counties where there were three legis lators, there shoold bo one colored msn; and where -fire, at least two should be elected. The white man had very 1-ttie use for- tho nigger except to vote' for him. There are ring-masters in tho Republican party as well as in the Democracy. The colored man had the power to elect a gov ernor, and conld have controlled the entire State government since the war ended if they bad stuok to themselves aud not fol lowed the -white man who wanted his vote. When tho Constitution wanted to elect Col quitt, Grady sent for him. Before that, he was fearfully abused by the Constitution. He couldn’t tumaoorner but that paper didn't fire into him. Now, when it wanted to olect Colquitt, they sent for him and then he and Grady walked down the street locked arm in arm. He worked with the Democrats then, learned all their tricks and he was going to use thorn against tho Democrats this fall. The people of tho North were as far above tie people of the South in loro for the colored man os the white man thinks himself above the nigger. He was coming down on tho train the other day and took a seat in the white man’s smoking oar. Mind you, it was a smoking ear. The conductor came along and told him to move out He had paid first-class fare, was a free mau aud a tax-payer, was entitled to the seal and wouldn’t move. The conductor said if he didn’t movo there’d be tronble. He told the conductor to bring on bis tronble, he was ready for it Now, on the other hand, he went to Garfield's inaugural. Just as soon as he stepjted off Joe Brown’s road at Chattanooga he went into a iirat-olass car where there were white 1 ;.diea and not a word was Baid. In Washington he wa3 waited on by white men, and was treated like a white man. In Atlanta he rode in tho street car with white Indies, the Governor’s wife or anybody elsu's wife; bnt these railroads don't seem to want litis sort of thing. He wouldn't vote for any man for the Legislature who woold'nt pledge himself to compel railroads to give colored men the white man’s privileges. He would like to be in the Legislature just to tear those railroad charters to pieces. He said wo were soon to elect a Governor. The election of a Governor lay with tiie ooiored man just as safe as tho 'foliar in his pock et. After all, money was the thing to car ry nu election, or Accomplish any object. The newspaper men would shoot you, and shoot you hard, but a little money would temper down any Article. The white man told some good anecdotes. The. conven tion were kept roaring with laughter dur ing its delivery, especially when he wou'd hit the newspaper men, which he did fre quently. After his spesch, Pledger read the report of the committee, which was a eet of reso lutions as follows: “Whbbeas, the present condition of af fairs in Georgia demand that there should be two well developed political parties, one a chock u;>on the other, to the end that we may have good local government, and give aid to the disrapption of tho intolerant Bourbon Democracy, and "Whebbab, the present attitude of cer tain political elements in the State that have heretofore been neutral or opposed to any movement that indicated a desire and a determination for a fair ballot, public sohooi on an advanced basis, a humane system of the penitentiary, aad justice be fore the courts, and ready to movo in the direction of Liberalism, therefore be it “Besotted (1), That we heartily approve of every honorable effort that is being made to inaugurate a movement, whose object is the overthrow of the Boorbon Demooracy and the substitution of govern ment for a partisan and corrupt adminis- tration of the law, and will encourage the leaders of what is termed the new move ment, wherever their actions shall be deemed heroio and patriotio, and this we shall do without encroachment upon our devotion to honored principles. "Resolved (2), That we urgently recom mend complete union of colored men throngbont the State, in order that their political actions may be characterized with harmony and prodaoe results that are directly traceable to their energy and worth.. ‘‘Resolved (3), That wa condemn the pres ent chain-gang system, and earnestly urge npon the people the necessity of support ing candidates for the Legislature who are pledged to its modification, anti where there is a probability of success, a man of their own nnmber. “Resolved (4), That we rejoice in the Kit Warren at the Baptist Conven tion. progress made by onr people in the acqui sition of property, and recommend a more rigid practice of economy and frugality, and that more attention be given to the intellectual training of tho youth, sinoe eduoation and wealth are tho most potent means by which respect and justice can be secured. “Resolved (5), That we recognize the in sufficiency of the public school fund for Georgia, end will not support any candi date for office who is not pledged to more liberal appropriations for educational pur poses. “Resolved (0), That in the preparation of siceuictu v<v, imu m xna preparmioa us wsourage, out stilt ne insist* mat ever}' con- dctails for directing us in the forthcoming vartea Christian ought to take water, and campaign, we recognize the regularly con stituted organization of the Republican party, and will be bound by no other, and to it we refer the arrangement of plans and conditions. “Resolved (7), That while we regard the payment of one dolhr poll tax as just and proper, yet we oppose the making the poll tax a prerequisite to voting, and urge the support of such men for the Legislature as will seek tho repeal of the present unjust Iaw which disfranchises the poor and makes toe government one for the aris- tocracy. “P. H. Lno> “W. A. Pledgee, “Jno. H. Deveaux, “A.B. Fobtune, “E. R. Belcseb, “Eldest Head, “ISHMAEt, LONON, “J. H. Bbown, “G. P. Lewis, “Committee.” Jackson McHenry, of Fallon, indorsed tho resolutions, followed by others, who wanted to adopt as a whole, and others to adopt seiiatim. White, of Augusta, called Pledger, of At lanta, to the chair, and spoke warmly in favor of the resolutions. At the close of his speech the .convention adjourned to meet at 3-20. m The afternoon session opened with bright prospects for a storm of words. Stewart, of Bainbridge, was first io speak, and he sailed into the new movement. Jordan, of Washington, said his county had rocked in- dependentiam in the cradles and had al ways elected an independent. This year his county would elect all colored mon, and he wanted to know more of this new move ment everybody was talking about before he cut loose from his party. He was getting sort of scared of these independents any how. J. F.-Long said it was part of the pro gramme that Rev. W. N. Travers shonld speak first on the resolutions. Here the air bristled with points of order, and con- siderabe dispuite followed as the right of Travers to have the fioor in preference and advance of others. The disenssion was indulged in by McHenry, Bailey Clarke, Tilman Lowe and others. Bailey, Clarke called for the previous question—that of adopting the resolutions. Before the motion was pnt some dele gate asked if ail present were numbers of the convention. He was answered from on unknown source in the negative. Piod- I er said: “We are all members. We are ere as representative colored men, and every man’s face in this room in his cre dential.” Turning to the chairman, Bailey Clarke shouted: “If that be the case, Mr Chairman, you are not a member of this convention, for your fqee is os white as anybody’s.” The vote to takeup the previous question was lost. Pledger, daring all this time, had been trying to get in an amendment to the resolutions offered by the committeo. The amendment read as follows: “Resolved, That we regret the d’ssen- sions growing out of the factitious fight in the Republican party, and therefore urge the State Central Committee and all good Republicans to join in an effort to bring about reconciliiation.” A motion to lay it on the table prevailed. John Brown, of Atlanta, then got the floor and delivered himself of a five minutes speech, in which he raid the Republican party had brains enough to carry it through any camp&ign, aud approved Pledger’s resolution. J. F. Long opposed Pledgor’s resolution in a good speech, which was spoiled by a heated discussion on the part of the mem bers on a parliamentary ruling of the chair. The resolutions embodying the platform of the convention now came up, and White, seeing that if discussion was al lowed they would be squelched, cut off all debate, and would lirteu to no member until the vote was put and carried. Just ah the last echo of the applause died away, Pledger’s resolution popped up again. There was a motion to lay it on the table, and during the hubbub the chairman saw his chnnce and put the mo tion. The members scarcely knew what was up, and the vote stood four to seven, and the motion was lost. The resolution was then put and lost. Brown, of Atlanta, then offered the fol lowing resolution: “Resolved, That we, the colored repre sentatives of Georgia, here assembled ex press our regrets at the Johnson-Rountree affair, end pray that the State at large will not participate in a general discussion either for or against. "Resolved further. That we as citizens of Georgia feel the loss of a citizen, nnd will in ourjefforts do everything posiole to atln> the strife now existing between the races." Brown supported his resolution in a very „ood speech, in which ho ea ; d he preferred that the law should tako its course, atisflod that Johnson would be given jus tice. He asked for a suspension of discus sion of the matter until the matter was properly brought up. Resolutions of thinks to J. F. Long were then passed unanimously. After some auimportant business the convention adjourned sine die. At the close of tho convention, a tele gram was received from W;rsbiugton, ad dressed to the president of the-oonvention, from Sam I,ee, a colored politician from South Carolina, who is contesting Richard son’s seat in the House. The dispatch stated that iipcer was thou concluding fits speech against Lynch, who is contesting ( haliuer’s sent. The exact wording of the dispatch could not be learned by our re- “ 'BBet Lbssbubo, April 2S, Well, I went to the Baptist convention la Americas. I got there soon and stayed late. I saw ihe grand ingathering of tho water company ard hoard the voices there of. X waded through from the salutatory to the valedictory, aud i ata well satisfied the proceedings will result in a great deal more good thin they won’t result in; bat I’m not goiu; to recite those proceedings. With them the press of Georgia has been so completely instinct-.d that a repetition from ma would bo like ploughing a shallow farroe in the wake of s sharp pointed and deep-digging sub-soilet. No, I am only g'Cifig ,n «ive a few scraps of mv observa tion of men aud things during the time I sojourned with the Baptidzo* in that Athens of southwest Georgia. Woli, in the first place, firstly, I have never before dreamed that such a vast number of galinaceous bipeds coaid sur vive the perils of the ehioken-lifters in Americas.’ Friday morning, just before day, “the cook’s shrill clarion” pealed in swelling sntnems and deliaious mono- tones from one end of ths city to tho other. It appeared a» if the air was peo pled by an army of living sounds and the city a forest of bristling chanticleers. Tho scene was thrilling. After breakfast, I hurried to see Berry Lingo chief of police— I always liked Lingo—and thank him in behalf of the chickens for the uninterrupt ed security and prosperity they enjoyed, I congratulated him with both hands and many earnest words. I then invited him to "le's walk in and take something"-die thanked mo, he didn’t drink ; I asked him to take a cigar, that also ho declined. I then urged him to tako something if it waa only a spool of thread or a bar of soap, but he said it was against city regu lations tor a policeman to take anything except a bad cold. The two editors are as fond ot each oth er as a pair of sucking doves, and the pub lic generally are fond of both their spark ling, sprightly, newsv pipers. The frosty beaded veteran of the Republican is old only on the outside. Time makes no fur rows on his facile pen and “writes no wrinkles” on his “light fantastic” tongue. Major Gleasner—he’s not been South long ecougb to be oolonel—is in command of the Recorder offioe, and he wields tho scep tre ofpower with gracefnlce s and majes ty. He’s a writer worth writing about. I visited the library, bnt can give no opinion of its merits, for birds of 1 aradise were there, and during the few moments I tarried “my only books were woman's looks,” and I am willing to invest my bot tom dollar m a library of jast such as they wore. I would like to present your readers with a compte rendu of Americas, but as no gentleman hod the leisure to show me round, I am unable tc do so. 1*1 it suf fice to say, the men are full of push, vim, energy, enterprise, public spirit and hospi tality, and the Indies of intelligence, beau ty, gracefulness, glitter, gush and charm. Dr. Tucker’s Sunday sermon contained a square meal of rich gospel salmagundi. The Doctor is a man of great personal urage, but still be insist* that every con- he thinks the water ought to bo just as wet aspoc Bible. The agricultural outlook in tins section is good. Grass is under subjection, oom flourishing, oats splendid, and cotton “able fn n,»y' A imuif Hra in kn.'GRRliG is to be Vu A great rise in kerosene is anticipated this summer, as it is thought the farmers of southwest Georgia will have to carry lamps when walking through their corn fields about the time of the approaching solstice. One of onr citizens has some oow-pen corn he thinks will beat Egypt. He expects it to produce seven ears along the sides of the stalk aud a gourd filled with shelled corn on top. I see Tom Acter has swooped down oc Hawk- insville. I was jnst packing my carpet beg for a jaunt to the same place, but i’ll wait now until‘the weary barkeepers can rest their limbs, and replenish their exhausted stock, for I know Tom drank tli6 town dry, and even licked up tne “residuary moisture.” His felicitous and scinlillant letter has the sparkle of the vivid vina, and I smell his breath in every odorous sen- tence. Wl»t Csa be Hongtit for a Pemnjr. London Standard. The lessees of the Alexandra I’alace have provided an exhibition ofthe multitu dinous articles which are sold for a penny. Few people are aware o! the variety aad excellence of the productions that can be sold for a penny. Perhaps the most mar vellous is that which nowadays excites the least attention—namely, a penny newspa per. One of the ataads contains a plenti fully varied example of the penny periodi cal literature of the age, daily, w eekly and monthly. In tba literary way perhaps the roost remarkable pennyworth is an illustrated revised New Testament. The fine arts are represented by prints color ed and plain, some of them mounted iu moulded carbon mounts, forming a taste ful frame. A considerable proportion of the exhibits arc ordinary penny packages of tilings iu general nse, such as soap, pins, seeds, starch, cosmetics, dye in pow der or liquids, and toys in endless profu sion. Fancy stationery is in great force, aud specialties for the season like Easter cards form a principal feature. One of the wonders ot the show are the cutlery exhibits, which demonstrate tho possibility of furnishing very respectable knives and scissors, wilh sundry useful tools, all for one penny. One of the most charming departments of the show is what may be termed In the iloriculiural stand, where button-hole bouquets aud bouquet holders are dispensed. Pipes, walking-sticks, kites, fans, jewelry, jugs, microscopes, sweets, sauce, photographs, and a long list of things crowd the stand on every hand. Canali on ttie Planet Mara. London. .Vaiijf Telegraph. A curious discovery, made by Signor Schiaparelli, director of the royal observ atory at Milan, seems to start again that old aud unanswerable questiou: "Are tho planets inhabited?” This Italian as tronomer is one of the most assiduous watchers of the planet Mars. It was he who, in 1877-8, first detected the many dusky bands which traverse and sub-di vide the ruddy perilous of the martial orh. Again, in 3879-80,wben the positina ofthe planet was favorable, he re-identified these strange lines; but during last January and February he hat been able to observe and map out iu more than twenty instances duplications of the dark streaks “cover ing the equatorial region of Mars with a mysterious net-work, to which there is nothing remotely analogous on the earth.” The Italian astronomer has s’.yied them canals,” tor they bear the appeafkuee of iong sea-ways, dug through the martial ■ continent*, as if a miuia for short, cuts had seized tbe inhabitants of the pianot and everybody residing there had become an aclivo M. de Lesseps. Fear Not. All kidney and urinary complaints, oe- pecially Bright’s Disease, Diabetes and iiver troubles Hop Biuers will surely and lastingly cure. Cases exactly like your own have been cured in your own neigh borhood, and you can find reliable proof at iiome of what Hop Bitters has and can do. porter, bat from tho chairman's explanation of it was that Speer bad gone back on the Republicans in the speech, and that the Macon convention should repudi ate him nid his movement. The dispatch dampened tho ardor of tho members and threw a wet blanket over the entire 'convention. A prominent member said to our reporter last night that had the dispatch been received yesterday morning, the platform would not have been adopted, and instead, resolutions condemnatory of Speer aud Independentism. s£*L BonHiBSSsHKHiitHi $1,500 per J 6 ** ce easily made at had the money, aud the nigger the vote, home working for E. G. Rideout <te Co., I‘h getting about lime that the nigger 10 Barclay street, New York, Send for diary o itoriai on the Rountree affair wh eh should be getting some of the money and their catalogue and fnii purticulsft. ly The Narrowest Narrow Gauge in the World.—One of the roost curi ous railroads in the world is a ten-iuch gauge road running from North Biliorica, Mass., to Bedford. It was first hooted at by the people, but was completed, making a" length of about eight and one-hail’ miles. There are eleven bridges. The rails weigh twenty-five pounds to the yard. One grade is oue. hundred and twenty-five feet. The cars and engines are constructed so as to be vc ry near tha ground, giving them greater safely. Tha cars have an aisle, with one seat oil each side, in the same manner as ordinary cars have two seals. The cars weigh but four and a half tons, ordinary cars weighing; on an aveeage, eighteen tons. Trains run at the rale of twenty miles su botu with perfect safety. The engine it placed be hind tac tender, giving !t greater adhesion to the track. They weigh eight ton*, and draw two passenger and two freight cats, Tha cost of the road was about §±,500 nm mile. A IlUknaln. “AH tho health I enjoy, and even my lire, I may say, i*ia coosMsquence ot Sim* ?,°™,™ <i r Ke8u! ¥ or - 1 wov,d aot Ufe ?1,000,000 for my interest ia that imii, cine. ’ W, H. Lecturer Florida State Gnmk, Millions of as ere bilious. We Ire w- bllioas race- HaH of as era bona biSioua, with a creiisonsitirm 11 -*=S- • .