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Newspaper Page Text' ■■MMffiffiffi (SsacgH* »nJ» Jmmrei ^ Mj?is#«ttg*t:- VOW SILLY’TWOVLD BE. -ru.-. live hoard,” raid a youth to his sweep • haart, oho stood mile he sat on a covn-shcaf, at daylight’s ^hn have heard of tho Danish boy's whistle •(wood; X-wfth that tho Banish boy's whistle were stlnor'?- Tttad what would you do with Itt Tdl mo," jo* said, vn9e an arch smile played over her beaut!- fpl *1 weald blow It,” he answered, "and then my ffrir mild "Would 11 y to my side end would there take aar place/' “fc that all yon wish.(or? Why, that may bo VJ—oout any manic!" the fair maiden cried; minor so alight one's good nature secures.' * * atodhcnelft 1 she playfully seated 1 I by his side. Twacld blow it again,” said the youth, “and U* charm VhU work so that not even modesty's "•■Sid be able to keep from my neck your white inn." ■te smiled and she laid her white arm round Its neck. T«t*ore more I would blow, and the music divine Would bring me a third time an exquisite ind would lay your lair cheek to this brown eceof mine: Aad ^oar lips stealing past it would give me Tats maiden laughed out in her innocent •mfirr fool of yourself with tho whistle you’d make! tfercnly consider bow slUy 'twonld be matt there and whistle for what you might lakei” THE GEORGIA PRESS. Wiul tbe Feoplo llilult and no. Snout crop of Dodge county is good. Atta is selling in Hnwkinsville at from 9 J* to $1.16 per bnshei. Tn Knights Templar are having a jolly Mb* in Savannah. The Ccecr do Leon •ramandery of Atlanta, won the prize in Dm competitive drill. Aleant Nexc*: We learn that the colored excursion to Mnoon last Sunday didn’t pan ■■dwell—only about seventy tickets being add at this place and Cochran. An exchange publishes a half colnmn ar tiste under the heading, "When to carry a male.” It could have been told in a few words. Tho best timo to carry a mulo is fed after he is dead. Cat. Comdex Wilson, a talented young lawyer who went to Blakely a year since, married and settled down to practice bis profession. has been arrested on an old ■tei tp of (tone stealing. W* candidly believe thst Hon. Alexan der £L (Stephens is not the only man in Georgia capable of making & good govern- or. aad tho people of the State are of the mace opinion. We honor him for his trao worth, but the Democrats want to elect iteir governor as a Democrat, and not as » political fence-rider.—Early County AEUwxumviuJcman was walking along tee street ho other day when he accidcn- teBy tired off his pistol and a section •i his coal tail. Ke let the weapon slide to Ite ground and walked calmly away, a cir- afeef blue smoke about his flaps being tbe obif thing visible to throw snspicion upon ksn. It is astonishing how nervy a man become when tho grand jury is in enggos- SurxEsrnui Herald: On Saturday af ternoon Inst the body of London Kellnm was found in tbe woods near his oabin on Mm Waters’ place, in Johnson county, ■bout eight miles from Oconee. We learn testy-six buck shot were extracted from tea wound in his breast; there was also soother wound on tho shoulder. Tbe oor- aner held an inquest over the body on Monday. The negro bud a bad reputation ■atiit is said had a difficulty with Mr. B. X» Walters that morning. QmrmXewe: And now comes Judge tenter and deposeth and sayeth ’bathe has tea bast ear coupler on the market and a patent applied for. It looks as i f the Judge m right, for he has the most complete auto matic model for the patent office that we hanw seen yet Great is the inventive genius af our town. Bishmiilah! We trust the Jadce may strike a bonanza on his find, for vsa know If he was rich he wouldn’t bo |affy and hard on the poor and unhappy. Clasxkvillx Advertiser: On Tuesday, tee 9th instant a warrant was placed in tes hands of Mr. William Kix, who was mtSag bailiff, tor tbs arrest of Jim Stew- wt, colored. Stewart made ades aerate ef- teat to out Mr. Nix with a knife, and in self-defense he (Nix) was compelled to shoot Stewart, causing his death in a few wastes. It is said that Stewart was a mgriar desperado. A coroner’s inquest w held on Wednesday. 10th, whose ver dict was justifiable homicide—the evidence ^jramto tbe ooroner’s jury warranting the Garrrot .Yews: Wo received by mail yesterday.-a handsome, slender hickory saw, accompanied by the following card: •*»*. Subuno, Kt., May lfl, ’82. “n»» Ifcasjan.I send you by United States maii, to-day, a cane recently cut from a mofcory throb -which grew from a nut — i C. S. S. A. Regiment There Save >»*n three canes cut from the shrub. Jeff. Davis has one, Dom Pedro, of South Amor im, has one, and yon now have the third.” JcRoaoBo AVtcs: Henrietta Oxford, an aid colored woman, died in the lower por- this comity afowdays ago. ShowRs cteubUess tbe oldest person living in this amnty. Her age. was not exactly known, Set from the best in.ormation was between ana hundred and ten and eleven years. ftea formally belonged to a Mr. Oxford, who lived in the lower portion of Piko sty, and was a good and faithful sor- *- After her fre;domehs moved into > county to livo with some of her reia- s, where she remained until her death. tmuDailyBuneUn: A gentleman who a«ross quite a crowd of negroes, all armed wth debs, rocks, etc, who said they were alter a colored tramp who has been in the mciwty sometime past annoying (he peo ple very tench. He is said to be dressed in •*»«!» e*rb, and ca ries a doable faoe »». The negroes say he must have a den *» too woods, as frequently they have aadled meat eooking. Considerable ox- -o-.ement prevailed, and people wore afraid • iovMitnre far from their homes. None of teemi had any idea who he was, only saying Jfe* * “runaway.” Our informant J-d aot wait to hear the result of tho chase. ^ItyenuH *y«e»: The steam wrecker Leeolote, belonging to the ISalvsgo and Company of Norf ilk, Va, pnt nto? port for the purpose of abtmmug a supply of coni. Slwiscrnis- "•“‘MasaeUoo in search of tho aban doned Bntiih bark C. K. Cana, that was einco by the brig Jon- ,5 1 ® B. Di^erty, whioh arrived at Savannah. The abandoned bark referred to bra on SSiAiif* 0 i ro P West ladies,valued at100,000, and should this wrecker tuo- bri °h' in « her into tho VMM and cargo * ul - ong to tho eompsny under the sal- laws, whioh will amply compensate —s company -for their trouble, vi jmtA Hens: The reseae of a little girl utowning in toe Savannah river on seeined townsman, Mr. H. Dempsey, was P*jrng with oilier children on the flr.t boat toed to cross toe site of the King mil »•: d ivo top spot where Hawk’s gully empties Jute the'river, and where a num- “ •;« J-ersons have been drowned in ths •j'idyui ; cm tent, when she /ell Into the st-earn. She would have been lost imme- u , l-jt Mr. J. Rh-al jumped in after toe. sint;;.;.iag girl and kept her from sink ing. Mr. Rival was along with his children, =red is;:- rrsseaoa was very fortunate, but he was un.ible lo swim to toe bank with his hard,.-'. V young gentleman, Mr. J. D. Mtdrm -, raw from a distauca the critical eitnutioii, 1.1.d, rushing to the spot, jumped ia to i lie tvatcr. lie w is as powerful r.s he roic, iii.d l-fiing the helpless child from Mr. Rival s tuning arms, swam with her to tbe ohcro. ii> the immediate and gallant aiu of these two gUiiieuu:; the sweet little creature u . -aved. r.nd they dcstrvo mer- denojsu;>) inn.-i for :i;ciraction, Mi. {Josmr.LV Bnowx. an o'd and valua ble citizen of Meriwether county, is dead. Is ktying the track of the Georgia Pa-tfic, tho o7th mile post has been rcuch- ixi. JTkx Georgia papers greatly overwork the waxd ‘‘color’d.” Anegrs is a negro for aB that Tnui nogroa* of Dodge connty knife esch other occasionally, as we learn from the jfeoitauin Times. Hesoaros oo nty comes forward with tho >n squares. Houston is a greet ay way you take it. th Siar sum: “Hot irons i us«i for embroidery.- In ctearly right ” • i is Uui way. Tnx Rome Courier wishes “to get up a rousing fourth of July jubilee,” with ora tions and such like refreshments. Oscib Wild a has actually beon invited to lecture in Savannah. Something is the matter with the city down by the sea. Thebe were light frosts in portions of the State on Monday and Tuesday of this week, but no serious damage was done.. “Fobtt bushels of volunteer oats" per ncro wilt not do, Brothor Hairo. Why, that beats Carter and tho whole Hancock oat frater nity. Thebe isn't a city in Georgia that would not be improved by the enforcement of tbe vagrant act. The towns conld bo bettered in tho same way. * Latin is not ox&o'ly tho motoor tongue— it is the mother-in-law tonguo of Editor Gibson, of tho Augusta Mews. Editor Moore inclines to French. Tiif. Gate City is troubled with rata, at tracted to that city by the smell of Thorn ton',. coalition chie^e. The Colonel in gratified at this indication. ■ Da. Josh Hendebson, of Oxford, hasl gone into the silkworm business. The doctor is no boy. When ho goes intoany-| thing, heisindead earcest.^^^^^^B I Accont ixa to the Chronicle Augusta is I having a regular real estate boom. If our neighbor wishes to see a sure enough lively | town, let him come to Macon. Souk of the Georgia editors have been d» aiing m .stocks, and now Vtay refuse to sing. '“My bird is dead,’ pA ^jNnncy Ray, ‘My bird is dead, I cannot The Democratic executive committee of I I Oglethorpo.connty, will hold a meeting in LexiDgton on tho first Tuesday in Jnne.| Organ.za'.ion ih (he order of the day. Sosas of our exchanges publish an ar-| tide entitled, “How Grant kissed toe brido." It is wrong to give noedlosa noto riety to a poor woman’s misfortnne^^^d In tho interval betwocn match games. I base ball clnbs can amnso themselves and benefit the country by chopping oottonforl the champion belt. We makothe^B tion. Eastman Times: Mr. W. H. Harrell ofl this county is rejoicing over a milch cow I which g»7e birth to two fine calves one night last week. Snoh occurrences are| rare. Chicken thieves are troubling the good I people of Lexington. So it seems that the coalition has gotten a foothold in that quarter. Wo counsel Editor Hairo to vigi-| lance. Watnksbobo was visited by i^everd wind on Wednesday last. Considerable! damage was done to shade trees. Fences were blown down and grain was badly | tsnghid. The local of the Atlanta Constitution isl happy over the early arrival of b!ackber-| ries. We rejoice over thoTissurance whichl this gives of a prosperous fntnro for onr| nigfibor. The Covington Enu. "•'« will not ac-| cept Mr. Stephons as a sort of combination candidate for governor. Allot' the Goor- gta Demoeratto papers seem to bo riiiuiiur- ly affected. The Georgia editors havo tapered off on snakes, aad do their practicing now on oats. They are better on oata than ou snakes, and they always coaid shoot a long bow on the Uttar. Thebx is a locality in Atlanta called! “Lousy Fiat.” The Radical convention] will probably bo held there, it being im possible to avoid tho interne 6nggeBtivo- ness of tho name. Tub Rome Courier attributes the centricities” of the Post-Appeal to its “in-1 difference about too meaning of words.” Wo consider it a question of ignorance rattier than "indifference.” Athens Banner: We learn that tho grand jury has found true bills against the negroes engaged in the disturbance around the jail, end that they will be turned over) to tho city court for trial. | Waynesboro Herald: The crop pros-1 poets in onr connty, os reported on by those attending coart, wore never better, especially the ont crop, whioh is a real I God send to this ooontry, Ike Fbank, of Atlanta, likes onions, but he scorns to have any of his own. This is why he was jailed for larceny. Ike does notlikothe intolerance and illiberally of the “Bourbons.” He is a Liberal. ■ The Oglethorpe Echo is willing to snp-| port Mr. Stephens only as tho nominee of the Democratic party. Wo doubt not thi3 voices tho sentiments of nineteen-1 twentieths of Georgia Democrats. Imphoved agricultural implements are coming into general nsc in Honoook connty. It is a hopeful indication. Han cock intends to regain her oldpo6ition at tho head of the agricultural column. ■ “Wheat bran sprinkled around plants I will keep away the out-worm,” says the I Chronicle. May be so. Wo do know that a liberal sprinkling of buckshot will keep away the dark-hned coalition foreger. Waynesboro Herald: Tho papers are! fall of comments on Mr, Stephens. If the old man wishes to bo governor it is a very easy matter for him to be, if he will just let the Marktam House colonels alone. ■ We learn from the Fort Valley Mirror and Advertiser that Mr. Milton Wright, of Houston, has invented and patented a britk machine. The largo increaso in the num ber of Southern inventions is a hopeful in- dication. The May number of the Southern Culti vator and Dixie Farmer maintains its well-earned reputation. It is full of prac tical hints, important suggottions and val uable information. Even- farmer in the State ought to read it. Meriwether Vindicator: Several of our most reliable citizens assure us that they saw, felt and tasted frost lastTuosday morning. What cold weather this is for the middle of May 1 Cotton and corn are suffering seriously from its effects. The TELEcnArn and Meshenoer reaches the counties along the line of the Macon find Augusta railroad at Joast five honrs in advance of any other daily. This fact is wortii bearingin mind by the reading pub lic aud bujiness men generally in all this section. The Savannah darkeys are of a military turn of mind. They infinitely prefer making frantic efforts to keep the stop to the tnb-a-iub of a kettledramto following a mn!e and a plow. There is nothing ordi nary in the worthlessness of tho average Savannah darkey. The Constitution says: “Yesterdayaf ternoon officer Moon, who was on doty in the first ward, near the barracks, by failing to capture a man lost a reward of &6S0." This will nevor do. As Moon didn’t cap ture the man he didn’t havo the reward, and so he couldn’t have lost it. ThiBisa plain case. Frank Johnson and Enoch Echols were both sentenced to ten years in the peniten tiary for assault on Walter Rountree, with Jggtett to murder him. The Banner says: Tho prisoners received their sentence without sliowiig the slightest emotion, and walked very steadily ont of the court room in the custody of tho guards.” Savannah Recorder: A man may borrow money, steal from a widow, disoount his own whisky bill or mp a prayer-book from a dying heathen and still have a chance of isrdon, but when he swindles a poor prin- ter out of his bill we think the devil has such a firm grip on the waist of his panta loons that repentance and forgiveness are utterly oat of the question. L T ®? Post-Appeal says: “Hon. Alexan der H. Stephens is rocognizod as the anti- Bourbon candidate for Governor. Tho glove is In the arena. Let him who will, respond to tho challenge.” Marcellas seems to be on a regular rampage. He carries Mr. Stephcna around as a chip on hts shoulder, and dares the Democratic party to knock him off. We should not think a good, organized Democrat would cr.joy that style of locomotion. Post-Appeal: "The Gainesville Southron advises men to take to highway robbery in preference to tampering with the United States mails. The advice is good. High way robbery is a thousand times safer.” 11 fy fhould men “take to highway robbery m preference to tami*.ring with the United States rnaiUl-” It is “Liberal” advice, aud iti3 very bad. “In preference lo tamper ing with ibe Uni!od - States mails,” men ■hould make a living by honest labor. This is tho Democratic way of putting it. Thu follvwing is from the Washington Gazette. Onr neighbor will fall a bnahel or two when he revises hia figures : There are in round numbers 300,000 acres of un improved land in this county. It is esti mated that fully one-fourth of this area is in small grain, aud that the average w.ll bo fifteen bushels to the acre. This would give tor the present season's production, 1,125,000 bushels of oata, wheat and barley in 'Alike* county. It is generally thought that fully this amount will be gathered. Enqvirer-Sun : Mr. Thoe. Moore, clerk Of the market, ha* ou exhibition a canons earthen vis<el,fonud near the old Indian mounds &t WooKolk’s bend. It very much rcso.ubles ua old fashion soap gourd, and w* Joubtle-3 UKtd by tho Indians os a pot for cooking purposes. This is only one among a groat many of tbe rehoe and ou- riosities of by-gone days whioh have re cently oeon d.sooverod at these mounds. A skrll w.U:. found at the same time and near and supporter, Farrow, is one of the dele- lat fWlH6 FpO*• 0ftUsC« We clip the following items from the Savannah Mews: A lady, aooompa&ied by a gentleman in a buggy, on their way to the wharf of the-8t. Nicholas, yesterday, stooped to roaoh her satchel, whioh was at the bottom of the buggy, when the horse suddenly increased his gait, and sho was thrown by tho jerk into the street. She was, fortimiitely, only slightly braised. In the City Court, yesterday, a verdict for $114 was rendered against the Ocean Steamship Company, m a suit for dam ages, amounting to $1,000, brought by Clinton Williams, colored, who had been arrested on a charge of stealing from the shii>s and been imprisoned, bat subse quently was released, no evidence against him being obtained. Me. T. D. Castledebbt, a prominent citizen of Augusta,"is dead. The Washington Gazelle reports a rumor of two small-pox cases in Wilkes. The Darien Gazette has entered its ninth volnme, and we congratulate it on its sno- oees. I tin eb ant peddlors in LaGrange pay a license of ten dollars, or else they elap the town. Ausost every editorial sanctum in the if’ste has received the “cluuipiou” bunch aroate. Capt. R. J. Powell, of Pike connty, la mentioned in connection with Legislative honors. Amxbiccs is rejoicing over tho proapeot of direct railroad communication with the seaboard. Wheat harvesting is going on at a lively r«te throughout tbe State, aud the outlook is enoonraging. Walteb H. Johsbon, of Columbus, has gone to Atlanta to take charge as collector of internal revenue. The Americas Recorder is doing a good work in laboring to build up tiro material interests of Georgia. Mb. John S. Bbown, an old and esteemed citizen of Meriwether county, has been gathered to his fathers. Baulk" Nix, of Clarksville, killed a ne gro de'pemdo, named Jim Stewart, while- resisting arrest, with murderous intent, h Under tho active and persistent encour agement of friend Gantt, the Good Tem plars cf Athens continue to flourish. It is •well. We team from the Athens Chronicle that tbe photographs of Cols. Gantt and Lawsho find ready sale in Athens. This most be a joke. The people of Columbus are much troubled by thieves. There is no cure for thieving. Thieves never reform. They ought to bo killed. The white man who stole the mule from Mr. Dan Wright,of Forsyth, probably feels tlie need of “relief.” He would probably vote to abolish the chain geng system. Mb. John H. Owens, of Meriwether conn ty, was recently shot through the head and killed by a man named Baker. Tho killing took pl&oe in Uison oounty. Refbesentattves of matrimonial insn- rance companies continue their canvass of tbe Georgia towns, and tbe foolish boys bite at their naked hook. It takes the snag little sum of $10,000 to pay torn license to sell liqnor in Screven connty. Now look ont for jngs, demijohns, smugglers, dark holes—and tbe Iiko. Aooobdiko to press accounts, the small pox is a thing of the past in Atlanta. It could not spread withont attacking the ooa- lition corporals, and it had no stomach for thfft. Col. W. O. Tcogle has returned to Washington Oity t and now the dust will again begin to arise from the mnsty old records in which dormant claims lie hid den. Mb. H. C. Hiatt, of Montezuma, de clines to be dead on tho authority of the Constitution. He* doesn’t intend to go dead, just yet, in the absence of an acci dent. The Chattahoochee river baa been stock ed with yonng shad. The Times can now spend ila spring holidays in fishing for th6m. We believe onr neighbor uses a pin hook. The Enquirer-Sun is authority for the statement that “a new comet has been dis covered in Egypt." Oar contemporary doesn't locate it, bat we suppose It is hign np in the Nile. Thebe is something suspicious in the proneness of certain men in Waahington, Wilkes county, to fall into dry well* after dark. It is not natural to suppose that they are hunting water. Lobby Gantt makes sundry remarks oonoeraing Judge Wright’s speech in de fense of Echols and Johnson. The Judge does not seem to be a favorite with Larry, when it comes to speaking. The report from tno crops of Harris couniy is good. We hail every indication of a purjoso on the part of onr farmers to assert and maintain their independence of the West, in the matter of food supplies. On a submission of the question to the people of Blakely, only fourteen voted in favor of imposing a tax on property for free s shool purposes. The vote has tho appearance of being somewhat conclusive. Oub exchanges bear uniform testimony to tho burglarious enterprise cf the rank and file of the Radical party in Georgia. Thoy do their most effective work between midnight and 4 o’clock in the morning, The Chronicle says: “The proposition to drop the word‘South’from the Metho dist Episcopal Church of this section seems to be sensible and advisable.” “Who shall decido when doctors disagree?” Mb. Gxoboe Coo pee, of Americas, has been re-appointed to a naval oadetshipin Annapolis, He will illustrate Georgia in that institution, Georgia has reason to be proud of her contribution to the Federal navy. The Worth Star very sensibly remarks . “In aelectingvi candidate tot the Legisla ture, remember that the connty, rather than the man, is to be benefited or injur ed, according to tie wisdom of yonr selec tion.” Mb. W. E. Clash, of Americas, is said to have ninety acres of com. shonlderhigh, that promises a yield of a thousand bush els. Mr. Clark is a genuine reformer. He is entitled to an abundant entrance into prosperity. The Eagle and Jfbenix manufacturing oompany intend to build a granite dam nqross the Chattahoochee river. The dam "rill be L000 feet Jong and eighteen feet high. The indication of prosperity in onr sister city is gratifying. GEORGIA GLEANINGS. Mb. J. R. Robxbson, of McVille, attempt ed to extract die fangs of a dead rattle snake. Borne of the poison of the vipor —t into a wound in one of. his hands, and is in a critical condition. He will not do bo any more, Rome is troubled witli black vagrants, who go itronnd bogging by day and steal ing by night. It will not do at alL The Georgia darkeys mnBt not be allowed to come down to the level "of Grant. Pnt them on tho streets. The grand jury of Baker connty recom mend thst the ordinary of Baker connty grant no more lioense to sell spirituous liquors. It takes plnckto act upon such a recommendation. Very few ordinaries have the requisite backbone. . The Post-Appeal speaks of the “secur ing Hon. A. H. Stephens as the next gov ernor,” by the “liberal movement," just as a fellow would talk of lassoing a wild bull. It isn’t complimentary; do Mr. Stephens, for it smacks of a consideration. Savannah Mews: A tailor in the employ of Mr. B. Brady has successfully con structed an incubator for hatching chick ens, which works like a charm. It can be seen at 48 Bryan street, and as a home made invention is worth inspection, Tns prospect for corn, oata and potatoes along the Savannah river is better than it has been for years. The news is exceed ingly gratifying. It is impossible for an agricultural people to prosper, if their pro vision crops fail, or are neglected. The Post-Appeal accuses tho young men of Atlanta, indefinitely, of dfeaiiiig with ar dent spirits as a preventive of small-pox and nnake-bites. Corporal Thornton prob ably knows that red liquor has a tendency to draw snakes, rather than repel them. “Many voter*,” in Butts county, propose lo meet in Jackson on the 27th inst., to ap point delegatus to Corporal Thornton’* de funct mas* meeting. Now isn't it jolly 1 “Many voters” ought to subsoribe for the Teleoi,apji and M ehhknoeb and keep post ed. Some negro znon, in Athens, requested Judge Irwin to send their wives home, if they attempted to attend the trial of Ech ols and Johnson. This little oiremostanoo gives a good idea of the erndeueag of the dArkoy notion as to the lowers of a judge. And now Rome is talking about having eenal. It is intended to run (t from Dykes’ croek to the point where Silver creek empties into tho Etowah river. Edi tor Moore, of Augusta, will probably be made the president of this new canal. Ex perience goes for something in Georgia. The Fulton county Radicals have chouen dele»:;itea to their county convention, whic.: i, eot* in th„ United States court room i uiiiit i S ates court rooms are in tended for this purpose) on next Monday morning, at 10 o’clock. Felton’s friend MEWS GATHERER UY SPECIAL CORRES POX DEWS. Nashville, May 17.—The agony is over and five new bishops havo been elected by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. I sent you a telegram which gave yonr read ers the reeult. Perhaps it may interest them to give a few particulars. There was considerable diversity of opinion as to what number of additional bishops were neoessary. The bishops recommended that only three others were needed. Tbe oommittee on episcopacy set forth that six were neoessary. After debating the question for two days it was decided by the conference to elect five, and yesterday etlOo’clook the contest began. On the first ballot over forty persons were voted for and only one elected—Dr. Alphons Wilson, of the Baltimore conference. Ho was only elected by a majority of one. Dr. A. G. Haygood came within two voles of being eleoted on the first ballot. On the second ballot Dr. Linns Parker, of New Orleans, Dr. Atticus G. Haygood, of Ox ford, Ga., Dr. J. O. Granberry, of Nash- viUejwere elected. On the the third ballot Dr. Robert H. Hargrove, of Olarksville, Teen., was elected. These are all great and good- men, and we have no doubt will honor tbe ohnrch that has so highly honored thorn. I will say hero that among those who got respec table votes were yoar own Georgia men— Dr. Jos. S. Key, who got twenty-six votes, and Dr. J. W. Hinton, who got fourteen votes. These votes were quite compli mentary. Now we are to have several other exciting elections—tbe missionary secre tary, the book sgent, &ll the ehnroh editors, secretary of the church extension society and Sncday-school secretary and assistant. The conference is rushing business now, and as noon as tho elections are over the balance of tbs work will soon be oouolud- ed, oertainly within a week from this writ ing. Among the reosnt arrivals here is Chief Jnstioe James Jackson, of Georgia. He was a delegate, but was not able to get here nntil after his alternate, Joseph S. Stewart, Esq., had taken hia plaoe. Tho Jndge is on ins way to Eureka Springs, ac companied by his handsome and aooom- plinhod wife. Maboh II.—The General Conferenoe was wonderfully waked up yesterday morning. The business was proceeding as usual—re porta received and discussed. Avery large crowd was present. All at once the secre tary said he had an important paper to read and asked for perfoot silence. He then road a letter addressed to the bishops and members of the General Conference from Rev. Attions G. Haygood, D.D„ de clining tbe offloe of bishop to which he was elected. Thie was like a clap of thundor from a dear sky. Snch a thing was as tounding to many. How conld a man de- clino such an honor ? How oould a poor man deoline an offloe whidh would pay $3,000 a year and his traveling oxpen ssb ? These were conundrums hard to be answered by tha average man Bishop Pierce urose in hi* place and said he was perhaps better prepared than any one else to explain Dr. Haygood’* course. He had called to see him last night, and they had talked mat ters over. Hr. II. f elk that his daty to God oould be better met by continuing in his present position as president of Emory College. He had plans and purposes in connection with the position that he could not conoientiously lay aside. Surely Geor gia, and especially Georgia Methodists ought to be proud of Dr. Haygood. He has covered himself all over with glory. Tho new bishops will be consecrated this evening in the MoKendree Church, to-wit: Alphetu W. Wilson, of Baltimore; Linus Parser, of Louisiana: John C. Granberry, of Virginia; IL K. Hargrove, of Tennessee. They are all noble and good men. Three of these distinguished men were born in tho same year, 1829, and the other, Dr. Wil son, was born in 1834. So you see they are all men in the prime of life. The conference will probably bo in ses sion ano-her week. J. W. B. Lssrens County. Mai 1C.—Your correspondent has just taken a trip through the lower part of- Twiggs and the upper part of Laurens. Will rtate that the crops-are very good—some planters still planting cotton, others chopping out. Despite the oold night*,which were ve.-y unfavorable to the cotton plant, it seems to be doing well, and we have not yet seen any with “ 'pos sum oars.” Saturday night it was quite cold, and all day Sunday the fire felt com fortable, and somo of tho planters were beginning to inquire of thpir foremen about tho supply of cotton seed on hand. But so far, the cold has not perceptibly in jured the plant. Corn looks well; not so large as we have ecen in Southwest Geor gia, but large enough for tbe season. D. W. Hughes, at his plantation in Laurens county, haB sixteen acres of the best oora we havo seen. It is about breast-high, has a fine green color, and is nearly ready to “lay by.” Tho oat crop is very fine, and a large area havinKJjoen sown, will be tho salvation of our farmers. Spring oata are almost a total failure. The farmers are be ginning to see the value of the oat crop, and are looking to it for feed for their stock. Thoy are also beginning to use the reaper for saving the crop. In less than eight miles of this plaoe three reapers have been bought by enterprising farmers, and are now at work, viz: D. W. Hughes, 8. B. Whipplo and Mr. Walker. We met Dr. Ira DnPree, who gave ns a pun of keeping pigs ont of the field, at least it kept nis out. The Doctor put yokes on hia pigs, and they oil Long themselves trying to get into his field. We would caution all farmers who feed on green oats tobecarefnl less they give too many. Mr. Dick Huglea lost a very fine mule from eating too many. The farmers nro too busy to talk politics. The summer sun will hatch out a brood of candidates. L. Astlscb, Oglethorpe Connty. Mai 18.—We are having changeable weather, for the past week has been oold, nearly frost, and the effects of a slight frost were detected in somo plaoes, but not enough to do any damage. It is now warmer, all vegetation growing and the outlook for the farmor is encouraging. The wheat and oat crop was never better, and tbo area sown is unprecedentedly large. W o havo for tbe past several years suffered giestly with drouth, and our crops havo been short, particularly last year, and but for the timely arrival of a bountiful mop of email grain, our farmers would haTe been sorely pressed. Oar stand ot cotton was never better, and np till now ^re have had occasional abowere, enough to mako the com and ootton come np and grow off woll. Tho farmers of Oglcthorpo I am satisfied have become convinoed of tho erroneous idea of planting alt cotton. M Hillsboro, Javtpor Coasty, __ Mai 17.—On Saturday Inst, I was nt Tranqnilla in Jones connty, at the sec ond quarterly meeting for the Clinton Oir- otiL Onr presiding older, Rev. R. W. Bingham, had annonneed beforehand that he wanted the children from the various Sunday schools all to meet ut the church, and it was to be their day in particular. About 10 o’clock they began to pour in from all sections of the country until ubout 11a.m. the meeting wai called to order; and then commenced the songs and rpoech- es. Among the speakers was tho Hon. D. W. Lee ter, our present Representative, who not only serves ns well in the Legisla tive halls, but is a good Sunday-school superintendent, nble and willing to serve his country in any capacity. About one o’clock dinner wns announced, with tho un derstanding thnt the children eat first. Ample dinner had been provided for all. The hospitality of the Trnn<inill(i poople is unbounded; they aro noble and gener ous. The crops, especially the grain crops, aro very fine. Mr. Sam Barron has an ncro or two of the finest barley almost to be found in this section of the country. In and around Hillsboro are somo of tbo finest wheat aud oata I ever saw. Men that ruu two and three plows say thoy will mako 800 or 1,000 bushels of oat*. Mr. Charles Ridley has a field of ont* that is very fine. In this section, they havo hRd four or five dry years, and but for their grain crop* they would have been almost broken np. Somo frost war seen ou a bottom plaoe on the morning of the IGth, but tbo farmers think that no serious damage has been done us yet. In Hillsboro is some ot the best ootton I have seeu. No whisky is sold in Ililbborc. It is a quiet and benutifn': place, of four stores, one blacksmith Biiop, and one wood shop and one practicing physician.* Most of the i>eo|ilo tike the old reliable Weekly Telkuu.vph. j j. s. L. ■parts*. Mat ID.—On Monday Inst n large andi- ence assembled r.t the Fresbyterian church to hear Rev. O. P. Fitzsimmons preach A funeral sermon over the remains ot Mrs. Ed Wiley, a lady whose fine social qualities, oombinea with a loveiy private ana Chris tian character, had made her a host of warm, personal friends in onr community, where only a few years sinoo she was a stranger. Wo were especially impressed with the fact that, during tho sermon, so large a number of ladies were in tears, for a true Chr.stian woman is too valuable in the world to be surrendered to death with out sorrow, even on tbe part of those who are not among intimate friends or rela tives. To-day onr community is about to pay the last tribute of respect to an old and honored citizen, Mr. Henry Rogers, who died at his residenoe, two miles north of Sparta, lost night. Mr. Rogers was, for a long time, a prominent citizen of onr comity, a wealthy and influential planter, and one of the first stockholders in the Montonr mill*. He held, for many years, the important offloe ot ordinary of Han cock, with credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of the citizen* of onroonnty. The brioklaying on our new court bouse is progressing steadily. The groin harvest has begun in earnest and, while the old-fashioned cradles are in demand whore land is rough, or rooky, or stumpy, the horse-power reapers aro do ing rapid and beautiful wort. If the pres ent fine weather coclinnes for two or three weeks the wLicit and oat crops will bo a bonanza for Hancock. A. H. Albany, Mat 19.—OoL Wilson, alias .Livingston, of whose arrest we spoke yesterday, was released about noon by Die marshal, he having no legal right to hold him longer without a warrant. Immediately alter a warrant was sworn ont by Mr. Edwards and plaoed in the hands of the sheriff, bnt the bird had flown, and is no where to be found. Th«re is no doubt of bis guilt. We sincerely sympathize with his dis tressed wife, who certainly commands the sympathy or all. Ool. Wadley is highly •pleased with onr little city and people, and especially with the artesian water, which is quite ben eficial to him. The aooomplisbed Miss Effio Jennings, of Eufauls, niece of Col. R. J. Wood*, is adorning Albany society this week, the guest of the Misses Davis. Miss Jennings will captivate some of your boys. Look oat for yonr hearts. Albany will soon boast of hydrants, sot furnished by a reservoir, bnt by au arte sian well. Crop reports still come in flattering, and if the weather is good we will reap one good harTe»t in fivo years. Oats are turn ing ont evon beyond expectation. Ao marriages or deaths. T. C. J. Albesa Mai 18.—Jndge Wright resumed his argument in the Johnson case, at 9 o’olock this morning, and spoke nntil 1. The first part of his speech was of the lame rambling character as his talk of yes terday, bnt the Utter part was e very fine argument. His manner of delivery, how ever. detracted a great deal from the for re of what he said. Judge Erwin’s charge was brief, dear and to the point. He instructed the jury in regard to the law alone, making no allu sion, farther than was absolutely necessary, to tbe facts, and making bis charge as fa vorable to the prisoners as they conld pos sibly a«k. The jury retired to their room at half past one, and immediately upon the as sembling of the oonrt at 8, returned a verdict of guilty against Johnson as princi pal in the first degree, and Echols as prin cipal in the second degree. The judge then sentenced the prisoners to ten years in tho penitentiary. Mr. Echols, counsel for the defense, gave no tice that ho would move for a new trial. There is no ehanoe for his motion to be granted, as it is the opinion of all that the prisoners conld not have had a fairer trial. A Urge crowd was present when the jury entered the court room, all eager to hear the result, but the verdict was received in profound silence. Yon would not have supposed that a question had just been de cided that had almost brought tho two races into collision. Abteuus. Griffin. Mai 19.—Farm ora in this part of tho world are very busy at present catting wheat and ohopping cotton; every body is feeling jubilant at the high pros pects ahead. Peaches are ripening; first shipment of the season made on Thursday by Mr. Wood ruff, who shipped several bushels of fine looking find quite ripe fruit to New York. Preparations are being made on a very largo scale to forward the frnit ns fast as it ripens. I have beon informed that Jndge Cunningham expects to commence ship ping from Orohard Hill in about a week. The Satilla fishing crowd retamed this morning; report anlmmense time and lots of fisherman’s lnok. It Madam Rumor reports correctly, more than one wedding ia to occur here within the next month. And still another car conplor has been invented by a Griffinite. This one, in my humble judgment, is the par excellence, using tbe old bumpers and pins of the rail roads. Patent has been applied for and os soon hr received, the inventor, Jndge Por ter. intends to submit liis coupler to yonr railroad authorities. H>pe he will moe with tho success he deserves. Some very complimentary notices have been written in the several papers of tho snrronnding counties in regard to the can didacy of Judge R. T. Daniel for thejLegis- Iature. AU agree that ho wonld do honor to the position. The vacancy caused by the resignation of G. W. Sh-kelford, engineer of No. 2, was filled on last night by tbe election of Mr. Seaborn Wooten, for tbo last five years as sistant engineer of No. 1; Every good se lection,’ Mr. Wooten boing very reliable, steady and striotly temperate in his habits. The “Glee Club, 'another literary institu tion of our city, and oomposed o a youn ger class of people than the “Tennyson,” has reorganized for the season. Base-bail playing is commencing. A match gamo is to be played this afternoon between the “Sam Bailey” and “Dai*y” clnbs. In a game played last week, the former defeated tho latter by a score of 17 to G, and now tho latter having strength ened their nine, wiU try to return tbe favor. J. L. M. BMubrldge, Mai 18.—Superior Court convened here Monday, tho 8th, and adjonmed Friday, the 12th. Bnt little business was transact ed. Tho term usually lasts two weeks, bat owing to the fact that there was no mouey in tho troasury to pay court expenses, the court transacted snch business only ns was absolutely necessary. Wo hnve a very heavy docket in this connty. There ere about four hundred cases on it, and each court sees more new ones begun than old ones ended. Jaoob Harrell, Deoatur’s defaulting and absconding tnx coUector, lias been arrest ed. He was captured in Texas and brought back. He gave bond and is now at home. Two indictments were found against him by tho lost grand jury. He arrived here last Monday. The extension of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway westward from this point is still questionable. A committee of onr business men leave to-day to meet the directors of tho road in Savannah to morrow, when the matter will be definitely settled. We are having remarkable weather, tho Iiko of which whs never before, not even in the memory Qf the oldest inhabitant The mornings, evenings and nights are cool enougli to make fires oomforiable. Cotton is looking n littio badly owing to tho wetithor. The oat crop now being harvest ed is exceptionally fine, and will help wou- dertuUy when com is short—whioh is the case in moat ports of the connty. Bcrxdo. Ftrry. Mai 19.—A match game of base ball pluyed this afternoon between Fort Valley and Perry juvenile clnbs resulted in n score >f twenty-three for Fort YaUey aud fifteen for Perry. Time, 2:22.* Tho steam grain separator of Col. Ed. Martin was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon at the plantation of Mr. S. L. Norwood, near Perry. The straw caught from spark* from the engine while the hand* were at dinner. Mr. Norwood lost one-half of his crop of wheat. G. Union Point Mat 18.—Bill, a negro boy about sixteen years of age, the cow-driver of Mr. J. C. Hart, of this place, was badly gored to-day by Mr. Hart'* flno Jersey bull. His thigh wns torn open for six inches almost to the bone. The fonrteen-yetrold gentlemen and ladies take the lead in all amusement* in Lexington. Mat 18.—The coquettish weather of the past few days is moderating here. SVe have hod no frost in this vicinity. The cotton looks r&tlier puny from the late oold weather. Harvesting tho ont crop is now booming. The oat and wheat crops here are particu larly excellent. A much larger acreage of corn planted than usual. No fright in this oommunity from small pox yet, although, many have beon vacci nated. Politics u beginning to be agitated some. It is generally believed th\t Mr. Stephens will be nominated by the Democratic Con vontion for Governor. OourmoapK. Fanain Csoaly. Special Cor. Telegraph and Mossenger. Mat 18.—I presume you and the majori- ity of the read. rs of yonr paper have a general idea in what part of the State Fan nin connty ia looated, bnt I doubt much if many of tho latter—editors of course are familiar with the round world and all that therein is—who know anything of the chief characteristics of this section of Georgia or its inhabitants. During a so journ of * few months, I have lived over a great part ot my early life, and a little be yond, for I see in daily use the old fashion* ed spinning-wheel, yie reel, the winding blades and the hand-loom, and other im plements of domestic nse and husband ry, known to mo only in traditional story— notably the eled, tho most primative con- trivanoo for transportation by draft. This is constructed by two rnnnors, consisting of polos from five to eight feet long, curv ed upward at the forward ends, after tho manner of a sleigh, firmly mortised at each end, famished with a pair of shafts, between which a small bovine is placet! to furnish motive power. This rode and simple contrivance is very serviceable in many parts of the mountain district* where the uso of wheeled vehicles wonld be impraoticqole. A business jaunt, far or near, nnder most favorable circnmstanoes, is usually consid ered by the “janntor” as nn onorons duly, not to say actual hardship. Imagine, then, the forebodings of the writer when he bade his "numerous and interesting family” an affectionate adien, with tho prospect of seventy-five or eighty miles’ journey, through the most mountainous part of the State, with no definite idea as to his modo of conveyance after parting oompany with railways at Cartersville. Tho anticipation of an irksome and monotonous ride was agreeably disappointed. A few hours’ drive, in a one-horse buggy, ovor as fine b roadway as can be found anywhere ia mid dle Georgia, brought me to the residence and farm of tin renowned hnmorist, phi losopher, sage, etc., Bill Am, the only plaoe of any historical interest observed on the whole route, terom this point tho mountain eosnery is full of wild and ro- mantic beauty, presenting to the traveler rapidly changing viewB, increasing in fi^sndenr with every mile of approach to the Bine Ridge. Suddenly, however, as it by magic, the scene ohanges and tho traveler finds himself engulfed ia deep mountain gorges and surround ed by a weird and eolemn gloom that might announce th* entrance to Pande monium. The country is so meuntainoui that withont a gqid* yon will not know when the Bine Ridge first comos in view. I was told that I wonld not know when I was crossing this mountain range, as the road was level and smooth. I certainly was not aware when I crossed, but the drosd in my mind while traversing this “very smooth and level way,” wsa that I might suddenly make a plunge, the impetus of which might bring my closely shingled craninm ont on the other side of tho world among tho pig-tailed gentry. The end of tbe journey was reached, however, without mishap or fatigue, and almost with reg et, for the views on the whole route was sublimely beautiful and varied, forming one continued scene of onohant- ment, and holding tho traveler, if he has any imagination, spell-bound to the end. Perhaps there are few in yonr section of the State who have any conception of the vast area of surface land lying waste on the tops and elope3 of the mountains and hula in North Georgia, as they ore entirely uuureessible for agricultural purposes; bnt the Groat Master has never created any thing for naught, and doubtless the rich mineral deposits now hidden will be devel oped and become an immense source of wealth to these people as they are brought in more direot communication with tho ro«t of the world by railroad facilities. The valley lands of this mountain region are very fertile end reward the labors of the farmer with an abundant yield of ce reals and vegetables. Tbe soil and clima e axe particularly adapted to the cabbage, onion aud potato, alf of which are raised in abundance. Planting season is, of oocrso, much more backward than in mid dle Georgia. On tho first of May some of tbe largest farmers had not planted any corn, and it wiH probably be the first of Jane.before tho crop is in the ground. There were heavy frosts on tho first, second and third of this month, bnt I havo hoard of no serious damage therefrom. Notwithstanding the lateness of tho sea son, I relieve that cotton might be profit ably grown hero bnt for the want of a mar ket, it being fifty miles to the nearest rail way. Hence it is apparent why the manu facture, of whisky is so much more general in north than in middle and south Geor gia. Acting upon the hypothesis thst tho most valuable article* are pnt np in the ■maUest packages, many of tho farmers resort to this method of concentrating their ohief products by the process of distilla tion, thus diminishing the trouble and ex pense of placing it on the market; and from the re-idue of this process of concen tration, tho finost pork and beef in the country are produced. This business, when legally and otherwise properlr oondneted, fields a handsome revenue notwithstand ing tha present revenue tax, which is con sidered by the distillors generally as exor bitant nnd nujnst. Tha Dnck Town copper mines, in Ten nessee, nro located about seven miles from the present location of the writer. These mines were opened about the year 1851, and, up to tho timo of the suspension of work, four or five years sinoe, were opera ted upon a scale whose magnitude, I ap prehend. is not generally known—furnish ing employment, from first to last, to a force varying from one thousand to two thousand hands, with an average number of fifty teams and wagons all tho time on tho road, plying between the works and Cleveland, tho nearest railway station the East Tenneaseo, Virginia nnd Georgia railroad, nearly fifty miles distant, trans porting tho products of the mines to mar ket, aud returning laden with machinery for tho works and supplies of provisions and general merchandise for the mi ners and people of the surrounding country. Granting this to be a true statement, the inference is that the suspen sion of work in these mines was n great ca lamity to a large section of oountry. This suspension did not result from the lack ot "a bountiful yield of rich ores, but I am not sufficiently familiar with-the history of the mines to enter into details as to«the cause or causes which led to this unfortunate re sult. It is a faot, however, well known lo men qf business oxporienoe that unbridled oopidity and unscrupulousnesa in the man agement of any enterprise will, sooner or later, bring abont a ocllnpse. The superin tendent of these mines, for about eighteen years, first obtained employment in them as a common laborer. By in dustry, perseverance, shrewdness, tact and natural business ability, he advanced, step by step, through all ths grades of “boss-ship,” until about the year 1858, when he became general manager of the wholo concern. At the time of his death, three or four years ago, the value of his estate, I am informed, was estimated to be over a million of doilnrs. From this statement of facte the render oan draw his own inference as to the chief cause which led to the failure of the DuokTowtt cop per mines. Most of tU8 ooppor used ut the Mauoa arsenal, for the manufacture of Confederate ordnance, during tho l&tt war, was the product of these mines. A force of watchmen aud laborers are stiff kept there, nt great expense, for the pro tection and preservation of the machinery and other property, which augurs Jfavora- bly for the resumption of work at some fu ture day. * * Eaton ton. Special Cor. Telegraph and Messenger. Mat 20.—I have been intending forcer- oral da.,-a to send you tho news from oar usually quiet city, but oar town lias been entirely engrossed iu u soul-saviug and soul-stirring revival, whioh has been ia progress for nlmost two weeks, so that this always pleasant duty has b«en delayed. All persons in your city or elsewhere, hav- j “fond parents need have no tear thst ing agricultural implements to exhibit, are | their boys, while laboring here to lay the invited to attend. Practical tests will be foandution for becoming “intellectual made of mowers, reapers, cultivators, etc. Onr county is now reveling in tbe full reali zation of a plenteous small grain crop. Local politics on a boom; candidates as bnsy as bees, and as thick as autumn loaves. Tbe boys are beginning to hnve rare fun, a great many good natured thrusts have already been given, bnt 1 believe no serious damage has been done bt-*kiuse no serious hurt was intended. You voioed tho sentiment of Putnam county in yonr nble editorial of a recent date ou Mr. Stephans for governor as the regular nominee of the Democratic party. We don’t want any Rhilly-aha!lying about what party candidate ho is. We want to know whether he w horse or alligator. We don’t want our par ty lines so finely drawn that we can’t tell where the line of demarcation begins and ends. We want him to oocue off the fence and tell n* plainly whether he is Democrat, Independent or Republican. We can’t harmonize with him nor vote for him nntil we know for a fact thst he is fighting un der the grand old flag of Democracy, pure nnd unadulterated, endeared to na by a thousand' hallowed memorise, and the present faithful guardian of onr lives, our liberties and our property. We hare got a mighty hankering over here, anyway, for Jim Blon&t os the next governor of Geor gia. Paul. Ohm Bpedal Cor. Telegraph and Messenger. Mat 20.—Mr. Abram Pierce, a gentle man about ninety years old, tell deAd at his gate this morning. The cause is sus pected to have been nooplexy, as he was as well as usual when he got np. He ate a L ■ arty breakfast and started to his lot, when lie fell at the gate. When his family got to him ho was dond. The coroner’s jury in tho case of London Kellnin, who (was mnrdored last Sunday, returned a verdict that the diseased came to his death from a gunshot wound at the hands of an unknown party. There was no ovidenoe against Mr. Walters except that he and London bad a fuss that morn ing. Mr. W. can prove an alibi, as he and his brother, Mr. L G. S. Walters, were in the swamp hunting all tbe evening, about five miles below this place, when London was shot. It is suppo-sed now that the shooting waa dono by Maroh Fitzpatrick, a negro whom London knocked in the head with a gnu a few weeks ngo, March swoar- ing io kill him the first ohanoe. Pees. lfaiHaeo Special Oor. Telegraph and Messenger. Mat 17.—The cold weather of the past fsw days has dace aged tho ootton crop con siderably in this section, censing the yonng plant to die, so muoh so that there cannot be more than two-thirds of a full stand, except on that planted very early; otherwise the crop was never in a better oounition, being almost entirely free from gras* and weeds, and well worked. The stand of corn if generally very good, and the crop in good condition. Most of it has been worked over twice, and therefore will not suffer while tho farmers are engaged iu harvesting the grain crops. If the cold has been a damage to the cotton orop it has been of great benefit to the wheat and oat*, stopping the spread of rust, and can* "> ing the grain to ripen slowly, which will have a tendency to increase the weight. So far, the gram crops are < all that we could ask, being as good as the gronnd can make them. I went through a held of eight acres to-day that had been reported as rained by rast. I only wish the whole crop of Georgia may bo rained in the same way. Inclosed yon will find samples of the heads. The farmers were verymuch discouraged a tew days ago at the prospect of having frost, bat with the return of warm weather are very hopeful and hard at work practic ing hoeing, plowing and economy, and by the way they are the only class that should practice economy, if we judge from the number and tone of the articles addressed to them on this subject by the daily, week ly and monthly agricultural, religion*, commercial, politioailaud literary press of the day. Why should this thing economy bo ro oonstautly und persistently preached to tho farmer, while we never see one word of it slang at aDy other class. So far as Mor gan comfy ia oonoerned they are the only ones who have as a class practiced this most commendable quality sinoe the war. At any rate, it they have been extravagant they nave a poor way of showing it,for I do not find any fine clothes, fast horses, styl ish buggies and painted houses among’ them, but must always go to town to fint. sich. « B. Sparta. Special Cor. Telegraph and Messenger. May 20.—In the notes sent yon yester day, there was a mistake in reference to Mr. Henry Roger*. He did not hold the office of ordinary, but,prior to tha creation of the conrt of ordinary, ho was one of the judges of tbe Inferior Court of onr county. When that court exercised the jurisdiction of the present conrt of ordinary, some of the powers of the present county conrt*, and also conld try and finally dispose of criminal cases of the grade of felonies— cases which are now tried and disposed of by the Supe&ior Court only. N. H. Athens. Special Cor. Telegraph aud Messenger. Mat 17.—You have always expressed tha warmest “love and friendship” for the State University, aud I feel, therefore, no hesitancy in asking yon for space to set a matter straight, which has, by being false ly understood, furnished the text for two editorials in your paper. lama student here, drinking from the free fountains of Georgia’s beneficnce. I love my alma mater, and |am jealous of aught said or done to injure her. Beyond such feelings as this, there are reasons immeasureeble why every man in Georgia should cherish tho deepest and warmest affec tion* for the university at Athens. There is no need to name these to you. I know yon would not pen a word for yonr influential columns with the in tent of inducing an injnry to onr oollego through the remotest implication. In yonr issne of the 14th instant you had au oditorial in which yon copied a oorres poudenc* between the corresponding sec- retan’ of the Demoatheniau society, here, and Congressman Speer. Upon that cor respondence yon made comment. Be that comment just aad called for or not. let politician* say. But, l>oitju«t and called for or not, tho prominence yon gave to ther ooruspondence by publishing it in yonr columns with comment, while it had before that publicity "only whioh is given by a plaoe the page of a north Georgia weekly, has made it “bear frnit,” as yon show by the oditorial in yonr paper ofthe I7th inst. In this editorial,headed “Bearing Fruit,’’ giants,” will be subject to influences tend ing to warp and mould tho young mind in ita political structure, other than those which exist anywhere else in Georgia. Most r espectfully, Piboxjr. J»nr*boro 8poc!al Cor."Telegraph end Messenger. May 20,—Clayton don’t take much stock in politics of tho “mixed” kind. She is .solid for an organized Demo crat, with no decided preferences shown. “Uncle Rad” Morrow will represent us m the legislature again. There are no crimes being committed in onr county. Sheriff Archer says t hat the county dogs are a greater terror to evil doers than the connty chain gang, and that tho officers would starve on criminal costs. Oar town is the quietest heard from. There has been only one case be fore the police oonrt sinoe March. We have good society, good water, and good, schools. There are one hundred and twenty-five students attending the Middle Georgia College, seventy-five at tending Prof. Key’s select school, and the oolored school numbers nearly one hundred students. Trade is brisk enough of the kind. The merchant* divide their time between fishing and playing "checkers.” Lawyer* ditto. “Tbe wheat crop is jost as good as the Und will produce, said a sturdy tanner to mo to-day. The frnit crop will he abund ant. The oold wave h*s sebrided and spring has set in right. C. A. K. Vsldsats. Special Cor. Telegraph and Messenger. Mat 18.—Tbe prospects for a good crop in this community were never better titan at present. Superior Court is now in session, with Jndge A. H. Hansel), presiding. Col. Joe Warren is hire looking after legM matters. It is rumored here thnt the friends of- Col. Warren in Savannah, are brushing up his other coat, and will present him to the next Congressional convention. If pre sented, he will likely be nominated aud elected : and then I suppose he will “give in.” and serve the people. Little interest is manifested here in the Stephens boom. W. Americas. Special Cor. Telegraph and Messenger. Mai 20.—Crop reports from ail parts of this oounty and section are most encour aging. One gentlemen reports ninety acres of corn almost head high; another has fifty acres in full silk. Tbe latter is of tho “gol den dnst” variety. The farmers generally are well up with their work. We have heard less oomplaint this spring of grassy crop* and insufficient labor titan in former years. The probability of getting the new rail road projected by a company < f Northern capitalists, represented here by N. E. Burk*. Esq-, is engaging a good oeal of the attention of onr citizens. The road ia intended to run from Savan nah to Columbus, tnenoo westward to con nect with some short line to tho Pacific. Onr interest ia enlisted in the enterprise, JaeoauRO its completion would give Ameri cas a ehort line to Savannah and n com peting lino to the West. The announcement that Mr. Sidney Lew is’ talents have been rewarded a position noon the editorial staff of the TELzor.xrn AjiD Mksrenoeb is reoeived with much sat isfsotion in this community. He is re garded by profonnd thinkers and careful readers as one of the most brilliant and competent writers now upon tho Georgia press. W- our town. They art head and shoulders ; fiatoqtoti i* surely on a religious boom above us when we were twenty-one. ; Von *oe it in the happy fnoes you meet The Georgia railroad pay train whs ou ppontho streets; you feel it in the very at- the road this week giving thu needful to J mosphere you breathe, tho noedy. IV. W, S. Crops la Dooly. Special Cor. Telegraph and Messenger Y’ienna, Ga., May 15.—-Crop* are very Tne agricultural club of Putnam county will hold its next monthly meeting at the Wflder.ce of one of ltatnam’s most ho*pitab!e, successful and in dependent agriculturalists, Mr. John good through this section—the corn crop X- Dopnif, on Usy 26. Speech!s will especially. Otts are vsrj" fine indeed. The | be delivered by Colonel* U. G. Humber, wheat crop ha* boeu cut off by the rust ^ m• F. Jenkins and D. W. Williams, of but think it will make a fair crop. Cotton Macon. Farmem from Pntnam, Baldwin, looks • little sleepy from the cool nights. Jones end other counties have been ic- T. J. t tied and signified Uieir intention to attend. gentleman of southwest Georgia had writ ten to his son to withdraw from the Dem- osthenian Society, on account of the said correspondence. Tliis gentleman must have got his ido of tho affair from yonr that editorial, Messrs. Editor*, such fruit as this is the fruit of error. Let’s stop its production. That the prominent and influential gentle man of southwe.t Georgia acted upon er- rouioas information in making this quest of his son, I propose to show by a statement of facts. Ths truth and substance of tbe whole matter, so fares theDemostheniaaSooiety is concerned, is this: The boys at one of their Saturday gatherings brought up the matter of their usual alumnus meeting at eoinmesceinent. This meeting is always presided over by an alumnus member. Some member nominated Mr. Speer, the nomination was seconded, the vote was put aad he was elected. The correspond ing secretary was instructed to notify him of tiiis action. Not a word whs said indi cating in the slightest degree that the society wa* most remotely dream ing of Mr. Speer’s political attitude, and nothing was done by the soaiety its “corporate” or “Aggregate” capacity, that coaid be, by any utmost strain of tanoy,interpreted a* evidence that it ws* beiug used by any process to farther Mr. Speer's future political interest* or in dorse his past political career. He waa simply voted for as boing an honorary alumnus member of the Demoethenian so ciety uud a* one likely to be here at- com mencement. Toe occasion for giving publicity to this matter at ti’st aud tho occasion for yonr comment and the occasion for the “frnit” thn‘. has ripened is furnished by the third sentence iu the corresponding secretary’s letter, in which he said the onani- rnons sentiment of the society was fsvorable to Mr. Speer’s political, wel fare. This was a mistake on the part of tbe corresponding secretary. He was au thorized by the society to oonvey the faot ot election only, with the usual oompli- mente. I have no comment to moke npon yonr editorials, Messrs. Editors, farther than to say that in your honest zeal to further whet you believe to be the just political canes, you may have involved hints likely to strike the mind of a casual or partisan reader in a way to do hurt to the Univer sity of Georgia. If yon think yon have done so, I have no doubt yon will cheer- full unroll them and counteract their ef fect*. Permit me, in oo&etastoB, to say, aad I •peak from a four yeara* knowledge of the influences of ooUege life is Athen* tfatt Cochran. Special Cor. Telegraph and Moe*cnger. Mai 20.—The Brunswick Fair Associa tion have extended an invitation to the Cochran Fire Company No. 1 to partici pate in the contest to take place next Fri- duy in Brunswick, but, on aooonnt of tho eioesaive freight charged by tbe railroad oompany for their engine, they were com pelled to decline the invitation. Nsd. A LITTLE GAStE. Oscar Wilde Shows the Westerner Somethlsc el His I'uiverMiy Eitu- csUodA v Mete York Merct, tVhile Captain Foster was swapping Ites with Ned Fry, out at the Cliff House, San Francisco, last week, Oscar drove up with Mr. Lock, and, taking a stained glass atti tude on the balcony, war. for some minutes lost in the contemplation of the grand old ocean breaking on the cliffs far down be low him. “How gr md the roar of the ocean,” he said, dreamily, to ths Captain. The Captain was a little taken aback, but answered that it was. ‘Would any prioe bo too great for the glory of watching hour by hour, end day by day, through the placid wavoless days of summer end tha grand turbulence of tbe wintry gale ?" “Fifty a month,” said the captain, who, while thmar sighed unheeded, 6Mk< d Fry what kind of a canary bird it was, any how. * After a timo they went to the bar, where Oscar ordered “some milk, fresh from na ture’s odorous laboratory,” while ihe other* took *. littio lemon iu theirs. Then Fry and the captain and another gentleman sat down to play “dollar ante." “Wbat eeze dollar ante?” said Osoir, dreamily, in a mezzo soprano sigli. They explained. “d, too, will fill in the passing-day, if I may.” “Of oourse,” and they gave him a seat and chuokled way down |in their bronchial tube*. A great sadness was upon him. Some times an ntterabie melancholy would fill with dark shadows his dreaming eyes, bat he said little—only sighed. Capt. Poetor did not sigh. Several times he might have been heard to any something about dynam ite. Mr. Fry was also a little melancholy, but talked in a different strain, several times saying rapidly, “ the lack." By and by it was Oscar's deal, and he caress ed the cards gently and distributed them mournfully, like crumbs at oommonion. Everybody went in. The Captain took two cards. Fry took one and Oscar one. “I will distribute a five »; ot,” said the Captain, locating a five dollar piece in the center of the green. “It will cost yon five more,” remarked Mr. Fry, disseminating a ten. “Beshrew me, bnt I am oppressed with doubt,” murmured (Hear. “Could I but panotrato the dark veil of the future—but, no, nay, then will I risk all.” and he doubt fully and sadly put np his portion. “Ton harder, ” said the Captain. “Ten more than you,” remarked Fry. Oscar kn$tod hie brow. “Verily I am in t ri , n , ,, .u * the vortex, and the o'ershadowing sky is you say that a prominent and indaentis^ nlur ^ l 1 '’ *”>4 1 mast stay. I wiff how do - ' - 1 you phrase it—eell, call on yon.” And the Captain joined the merry throng. “Three aoee," said he. “Full hand," said Fry, proudly, as he showed his cards and reached for the money. “Too, too,” the poet murmured, as ho almost weepingty laid down four deuces. And whan the Captain had flung his cards ont of the window, and Fry wo* mak ing the air blue with interjections, ( *ear winked his eye audibly and remarked in hi« natural state of mind: “Now that I remember, gentlemen, we used to indulge in this tittle recreation at Oxford. Come in and take a snifter with me.” Tbe unit leir. As there is a good deal of interest felt in Bibb country on the subject of cattle we. give in full the special law for Bibb, ap proved February 20,1877: “That from after the passage of thie act, every butcher or person buying cattle in the county of Bibb for the purpose of butchering, shall be required to keep a per manent book, which shall be open to the inspection of the public, and iu which shall be recorded a complete description of all animals ulanghtorod, together with the marks and brands of the same, os well as the name end color cf all v-.-ndree of snoh cattle; and it shall ke considered a misde meanor for any butcher in the ocanty of Bibb to slaughter any cattle without fir*t recording the marks and brands of Ufa same in said book of records; and it shall also be considered a misdemeanor for an* butcher in tiie county of Bibb to purchase and slaughter any cattle from any person. without first tutoring the name andoj’or of such vendor ia the said of records. That any person or* persons violating the seme upon conviction shall be pnfiabed as provided in section 4,310 of the revised code of Georgia} lake Cwalert. You have suffered long, but relief i» now at hand.* Your neuralgia aud beoflv ~zzzr, TUm, HMaHHab ■■■nH