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THE MIOOX AXD I.
i noon that Icon* her gentle (ace
tan on high;
it a* one ol thoi
My love and 1.
opal cloudfi upwr.i
r lonely 'mid the Mars
■vent our world as bright
■j love
n the moonlight Jinoto your rippling
Mir n
made you amlle, you know not how n(
we lingered there,
Taahad her. fooled by the bewildering light,
• if the would try to love me by and by:
:Sfco rose and left mo—1 stood In the night—
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
jonrs OATH EH ED HY SPECIAL
• COIIHEHPOXDEXTS.
Twllfi
Wtv30.—This morning an army of ne-
of all age* atul sizes, and dogs of all
toeed* and degree*, took up the trail of a
Urpa Ida-k bear, which bad strayed down
tfeoagb the old town of Marion, and after
a considerable race,a good deal of skirmish-
toq and hair-pulling, tearing of hido and
gsmg of old guns, muskets and piatola, hi*
Bcanhip was brought to earth. He weigh*
ad upward* of three hundred and thirty
yooods, and had he been in good order
voukl have tipped the beam at four hun
dred or more. He looked like an old vet
eran, and from a certain mark in the left
car, a swallow-fork, a suspicion is created
Sul bo belonged to some Italian oount,
aad is a runaway from bondage. Should
jea learn of a stray beAr, you can say to
We are having plenty of fl*h, oysters,
crabs, etc. In fact, Mr. Rosa’ table is un
surpassed. More anon. Qw*
Dairtaa.
Jew* 1.—The Jury in the case of the State
va. W. tt. Durham, charged with the mur
der of M. D. White, in ltd* county in July
last, returned a verdict this moraine at 8
o’clock of guilty, with recommendation of
mercy—that he shoald be oonfined in the
peniicLiiary for life. ...
p. S.$ince i wrote the above I learn that
„ tornado passed through the northwest
part of the county about J. D. Whaley's
mill—course from west to east—blowing
the miller’s house down, killing Ur. Mae-
iy and breaking Mrs. Howel’a leg, the
filler’* wife, and wounding other parties.
The storm occurred about aundown on yes
terday evening.
Coart will continue the balanao of the
week.
t'atbberL
Jim* 1.—Our firemen’s picnic cams off
K terday as announced. It was not so
jely attended a* usual, owing to the un
favorable weather, and the meeting in pro
gress at the Methodist church. Mr. Ohas.
H. Harris, of Arlington, was the orator of
the day, and acquitted himself grnoefully.
A lively interest it manifested in the
protracted meeting at the Metho
dist bouse of worship. Up to date
forty-seven have united with the church.
Yesterday and last night we had a heavy
rain fall. We had began to need it very
much. There was a shirp one and a
half miles from town, wn%i damaged
some fields of growing com, and threw
down fences. The seasons so far have
been favorable to orops.
^a multitude of darkies’ smoke-houses.
Ha was brought to Jeffersonville and
Mated at tea cents a peep. ' ru *
r of the male aex.
The animal
The oat crop te large in this section, and
Kibe bear cron shoo'd pan out well we can
with Western corn and bulk meat,
laalsitea
Mat®.—Splendid rains all through this
•ouxtnr, with some hail, on Sunday last.
TW weather ia now clear and warm, and
afl manner of vegeta'ion is growing won-
tefoily well, lire co'ton that tan days
Z looked so unpromising is now growing
iy.and seems decidedly lively. Corn
loo is tooting well after the recant warm
Tbs whole county la agog
flog tbs oats and wheat 1 he yield of these
aasH grain* will be enormous. One
fanner >u the conuty has sold 6,000 bushels
to be delivered ns soon as
, Many others have sold large
__atii!c*, and nearly every oat raiser
will have some fine oats to sell. There will,
too, be made wheat to go to market ’J hi
Jararen have been so mach encouraged by
mdr bouutiful harvest of oats and whtnt
Hast the, are agitating the disentsion of all
BsA of implements tor harrowing, plow
ing and preparing land hereafter fur grain
mbs to ntillze to the best advantage all of
Me labor-saving machines for grain of all
Kcd as well as cotton. And jost here your
•orrvsponger! would say that some enter-
wrisir S fir® or man could open a store in
Eexiogton for the sale of agricultural ttn-
pkmeets of all kinds, that would no doubt
jay handsomely.
Oglethorpe is rapidly advancing in all the
-sew agricultural implements, and Lexing-
tea would be a splendid opening for s<*me
w,e to open a store of the kind above men
tioned, inasmuch as there is not such
alcre in the county and there would oo n
•oropetition rearer than Athens. Atlanta
m Augusta. If the people h*d these agri-
aa.tarsi implements near them they would
purchase more of them, and whoever
would open such enterprise at a central
joint like Lexington would do a fine bust-
wees, Lot some of tho agricultural ware*
leeeii make a note of this and act accord
ingly. 4 OuLKTHoarc.
Hlll'ord.
Mat 81.—Tho health of thia section is as
good at in the mountains of Virginia, and
ont, came across the river to him and said j ance of his neighbors and all the negro**
he was hunting the b >y. The head of the
unfortunate victim wan horribly crashed.
Couega now rests his limbs inthecoonty
Jail.
Col. Gentry is in town, and is htppyand
polite and smiles out Maoon Tnleobami in
spite of a week's hard rain. Dbnubby.
nowned character of onr little city, suicid
ed at Scaoia on last Tuesday after numer
ous accideuts which happened to him had
failed to end his earlhly career. He fell
out of a tree and broke a limb: was thrown
off the track by a locomotive; blown out of
a well in which ho wa« at work, run over
by Kimble Jackson on oar race track, hit
over tiie head with a rock and had his skull
broken, tried to imitate Lulu of Coup's cir
cus by jumping off a home-cons* meted
spring board ana broke his back, and now
has shnfiled off this mortal coil by hiking
his own life. PootItUow.
Mias Betsie Hammond, daughter of Hon.
N. J. Hammond, of Atlanta, is visiting
friends here.
Co*. C. A. Niles, formerly proprietor and
editor of our Daily News. has been sug
gested as a suitable candidate for the Leg
islature.
teflwing to the abscnco of oontests and the
wn-m season, tho annual parade of onr
fire department has been postponed until
November 2% No. 2's anniversary.
weather now. \Ye are having a rainy day
nnd a good season for planting ont po
tatoes. Our town is healthy; had one death
sinee my last writing, a young lady, Miss
Rye, of whom I will say a word to-morrow.
There is nothing being done in this see-
tion in political Circles. Hon. C.B. Wooten,
ETAS MKSSk RHS »'• •>
his and tire Boynton plantations,
cecded in killing a very large bear ne.tr
town a few days ago.
We had one of the heaviest rains last
night that ha* fell here this year.
Onr town U still doll, but the good time
is ooming. We are expecting to do the
largest and roost extensive trade hare this
ooming season we have ever done in Ar
lington. We all c xpect and know the good
time is jost ahead.
Leary.
Junk 2.—Mr. JohnO. Spenoer, who has
the contract for sinking the artesian well
at thia place, has arrived, and began mak.
ing preparationa for boring. With no ill
lack, we will soon have the sparkling water
gushing ont abundantly. F. i\ G.
l?on. A. O. Bacon.
Tkleaib County, June 2.—Editors Tele,
graph and Messenger:—The people In thia
section of tbs State indorse almost unani
mously yonr coarse in opposing the candi
dacy of Mr. Stephens for governor, and we
feel that you have said and are saying and
txpressing the sentiments of a large ran-
orityof the people upon this question.
The question of who shall and will occupy
wt.eo you meet one of our citizens you will
And him with a cheerful face—and why 7
B> arose the prospects for an abundant har-
hu never been better in this section.
The wop of oat* thr.t has jost been gnth-
wnd has never been surpassed her*. I see
eel* have attracted more comment this
•pang than I have over before known. Oh,
what a glorious thiug to live in a land of
jhaly,
1 cannot help bring a little personal In
any letter, and would say that I visited the
of Thomas W. Hammond, to witness
vU making* of an oat reaper, of the Back-
sy« pattern, and mas . say that he bss much
ho be proud of—a good wife, nnd five little
jswvlsto prattle, aud every thing that man
ceaUl wish to make him happy.
1 think tact polities is about as quiet in
IMe section as in any part ol the State, but
etUl wo h .te a little of it ono# in awhile.
We will have a good many aspirants, 1
eqppou, for tire Legislature. I bear that
Captain U. J. Russell is spoken of as tho
qv UpromiuoLtmai), though he no doobt
will have acme opponents, for you
well aware that old Baker cannot have
5.» J dose l to one mar, when eo many
Im mat they art better qualified than any-
woe sis*.
0 Cumberland Island
Mat 88.—I have thought that a word
about Cumberland Island and how to get
there would not be amiss. There is no
trouble about parties of ten or mors reach
ing the island. The Hast Tenneasos, Vir-
jhdaaml Georgia railroad will give a low
ml* of transportation to Brunatrick, and a
■tomormu always bo chartered to bring
them over to tho island. We found several
■Ism that were willing to transport our par
ty at reasonable prices, f.rrall parties eon
I>r «u»# a sail boat for one or more at five
dollar* for the trip. The mail will be
bronght over by call daily until a regular
steun*r takes the rooto. Negotiations are
sow cping on for a daily stea ner, and it is
»r«a that they will be perfected in a few
days. The island was never mere attract
ive. Game ia plentiful and fish
ing good. We made an ex-
eu. don Mitflrday to Crane Island, where
w.ver fowls of all descriptions are nesting.
The eight Is well «ortb seeing and long to
ha remembered. Crane*, qua bird*, her
oes, water turkeys, ete. are there by hon-
crvMs the yonug birds hanging over
lb 'water from every bu»h. Thirty five
ae-ts were counted on one small tree. The
Mand is not more than one-foarth of an
•ere in extent, is six miles down the beach
from the Seaside Hons* nnd lies surround
ul by the waters of a large fresh water
lak* Alligators lie around waiting to neb
tho young birds as they drop from tho
Wo went into tho sort upon o-r return
" •* Crane Itlsnd, nnd found tho bath-
tvw y grateful after onr oar ex;edition,
•re are many plans of attraction on
•beriand ju«t now. Dimgenneea.sinoeits
WU* of ownership, h. s nndrrgoue mauy
Stations for tho be'ter. The drives
i ong avenae* ot liveo k have Uen
_ jood erder and arc the most nttrat t-
r . k this cjuntry. Think of six trilcs of
Ire oak avenue equal in btauty to any part
f the celebrate Bon eve. tare. I'ongrnne?*
•anbe reveled by oonre;anc eproct..cdof
Vf; W. H. Uonkiey on the inland or by
bc.sk The drive pi sixteen miles d wn the
beach, which is txd to be the finest uny-
• - ere on the Atlantic coast, is grad. ‘
(Moot twrnty miles on a steamer ii« ...
oJitrland nvur to a magnificent wh »rf
■•Dun conese is e-jutliy s^.-.—,hU. Ths
c >enn be extended to Ferhtndira, ju*t
fttomiice farther -oath. Mr. Bovs t?xi**eb
•«j ftake weekly r-teairboat excureions
> Dungcnness and Fernandina
daring the m-.uoo. Dungenttst U now
in thi bauds of a public spirited and
■muiC.i , en‘;tman f Mr. IV»*. McCartegiL-,
|| «f Pittsburg, Fa., who expects to make
scripnaive Improvements on ih«t place. He
a magnificent vetate of tenthoa<and
* nt, *• Ire tow owns the .Stafford place
4 , :a.i Dange: nee*, and is almost
ll to it in Uautj tad more valuable
iU fertility ot soil and vutgrazu:g
15w j; ttlee two miles be tow Dazgeun»-n
rrm wmrt. viriting. This work is bfcilig
I for the parpoto of dceianiug
* ueen Cumberland and
tire *n:r*uce to Ferraa-
Ncwl«n, a sou of Gen.
Date" fame, has tire cju-
iud iu
r .._„ _ choice for our next
Senator. I have heard him spoken of by
some of tho most influential men of the
district, and know that he only has to ac
cept and he is elected.* He would fill the
position creditably and be an honor to onr
district. Mar* Alex is stronger down
here than he hna been represented to be.
Lots of cotton blooms to be eeen now,
oorn silks, eto. B.
Blakely.
Mat 31.—We are all “cnssln” mad here
to-night, on aooonnt of the failure of the
Teuco turn and Mesmknoeb to come to
hand. Wish you would start a fighting
man ont at once, with positive instructions
to frail ont overy route agent between here
and Macon. We’d as soon be deprived of
onr meals as onr paper. A
A fine rain fell hire 13-dily, wonderfully
benefiting the corn crop.
A nice lot of country rained bams, lard
and oorn was offered for sale in town to
day by one of our self-sustaining planters.
Would that we had more of them.
H. L. 0.
Cnreonvllte.
Mat ®.—The groin crop in thia section
deserves nolice in yonr columns. The
farmers of Taylor are harvesting the finest
grain crop that has been gathered by them
in many years. At Gareonville the wheat
crop, though injured by rust, has exoteded
the most sanguine expectations of the
planters.
Last week Mr. J. W. MoMichne’, ot Up
son county, threshwl about five hundred
bushels of wheat, within a ha f mite of this
place. Thrt gentleman has the separator,
tho conveniences of which are duly appre
ciated by onr farmers.
The most magnificent patch of wheat, of
which we oonld boast, belonged to Mr. S.
S. Monk, who ie a resident of this village.
Tills wheat wss early and luxuriant. On
the 16th day of April heads were seen
peeping ont of their umbrageous foliage,
and on the ilth day of May it was ready for
the reaper. This patch contains two and
a half acres, and yielded seventy bushels.
«' e hope that in tbe ooming year Mr. Monk
will have many rival*. 0.
Sarnesvlllc.
June 1.—The district meeting is in ses
sion -hero, Rev. K. W. lligham, presluing
older, in tbe chair, Rev. A. M. Thigpen sec
retary, and J. T. Waterman assistant sec
retary. A good delegation is present from
the different circuit* and stations. Rev.
Peter M. Hyburn wss to have preached last
night, bat th* rain prevented the saiem-
Mine of the congregation.
Barnesvtlle is a most enterprising town,
and shows great taste in Ha beautiful resi
dences and tasteful gardens. It is ths seat
of Gordon Institute, on* of the most floor-
tog schools in Georgia. It Lt under the
control ot Capt. 0. K. Lntubdin, assisted
by W. H. Woodall and other well qualified
teachers.
An appropriate address of welooms.of
the delegate* and visitors of the district
conference wss delivered by J. A. Hunt,
Ifisq. The hospitable citizens of Barnes,
ville have opened their purse*, and are dia*
pensing distinguished hospitality. Tbs
Mr. unnmngnaiD, nr wrenaru urn, inaue
one shipment of 800 orates, for which be
reoeives about $1*6(0. How high is that ?
We are something on wheat in this Mo
tion of the ooontry, Mr. G. U. Osborne
raising 06 bushels on two acros. Who can
beat it ?
Two marriages this week. May 30th,
Mira May Patrick, daughter of Mayor Pat
rick, and Mr. Garry Cun ringham, both of
I his city, were married at Atlanta. Jano
1st, at the Methodist charch in this city,
Mbs Lola Hammond and Mr. M. O. Bow-
doin were united in tbe ho y bonds of mat
rimony. The charch was handsomely dec
orated, and the happy oonple were attended
by the following: J. L. Boynton and Miss
Estelle King; B. U. Voble and Miss Dollie
Lewis; B. K. Blakely aud Miss Annie
Trammell; U. J. Simonton and Miss Ma
mie Hall; O. P. Becks and Miss Ola Ran
som; Thud. Hammond end Miss Fannie
Shelby; Thsd. Hammond, Jr., and Miss
Roesie Trammell; Douglass Glessner and
Miss Bessie Hammond. Tbe presents were
numerous and handsome.
A largely attended meeting of our citi
zens was hold at the opera house yesterday,
to take steps in regard to tbe proposed
connection with the Cole road at Lo
cust Grove. It was decided to at once sur
vey the proposed road, the neoessary funds
for which were anbscribed at onoe in order
to ascertain the probable oost of the con
nection. A competent engineer has been
employed to do the work. J. L. M.
Barn cavl lie.
June 2.—Among the delegates to the Dis
trict Conference, we metCapk J. N. Lewis,
of Upson county, who commanded a com
pany during th* late war. He related an
incident that ought to be recordod as ocs
of the bravest sots that ever distinguished
a gallant soldier. Peter Collier, a private
of the Thirty-first Georgia regime ‘
inside of ths breastworks with a
of his fellow-soldiers, when a shell was
thrown by the enemy inride the little fort,
and he bravely seized it. although the fnse
was still burning, and liable at any mo
ment to explode, and t isaed it over the
breasteorkj' thus easing the lives of bis
oompinions at ths imminent risk of his
own life. Tire shell exploded before it
•track the ground. A brave and morenn-
selfish act has not been recorded on tho
page of any history of any war. Iret it be
banded down to posterity.
The secretary of tho District Confer
ence, Rev. A. M. Thigpen, wss called away
yesterday afternoon, br a telegram trom
Forsyth, announcing the Melons illness of
hia wife. His plnoo was filled by the elec
tion of Rev. A. W. Williams, of the Clin
ton circuit.
Rev. P. M. Rybarn, who was rained out
Wednesday night, preached a capital ser
mon hut night, to a large and interested
congregation.
Tho singing at Barneaville is most do.
lightful. It is led by that ptinot of sing
ers, E. T. Ponnd, Esq., assisted by a good
choir.
At 11 o’olook to-day. Rev. Dr. J.E. Evans
preached a most excellent missionary ser
mon. At half past fonr o’clock the Wo
man’s Missionary Society held a meeting,
presided over by Mrs. L. J. Davis. It was
most interesting, and rather novel. These
societies are doing much for tho mission-
ary cause. J. W. B.
the executive chair of Georgia for the
ensuing two years is one of absorb
ing interest to onr people, and yonr
correspondent knows or do one upon
whom this honored mantle could
or should rest more appropriately than on
your fellow-citizen, Hon. A. O. Bacon,
whose many qualifications render him em
inently competent tc fill so important a
place.
There is no living man in Georgia to
day that is so thoroughly {mated nnd in
formed upon government matters ot our
State, and who has had the practical expe
rience in the affaire of our State govern
ment aa Mr. Baoon, who has been almost
continuously in onr State Legislature since
the dose of the war and the greater part of
that time he has been Speaker of tho House
of Representatives, which afforded - an ex
cellent opportunity for a thorough and
practical knowledge of the workings and
operations of all branches ol onr State
\ old home, reports crops fine. He oonld
UisUnguishoJ ability, acliYOftad in the k arrangement* to hare lumber ehip-
rigorol manhood and oI naqaeetionahle OTer tho new rond.
town who want to keep milch cows and
have no pasturage.
The Constitution has kidnapped tbe oo vli-
tion candidate, ewallowed up Hon. Emory
Speer, annihilated Dr. Felton, taken all the
motherless Democrats under her wings and
has flown to the mountains to recreate in a
purer atmosphere. K.
■sdinos.
Jun»8.—We in old Morgan are very
mneb pleased and gratified at the way yon
speak of Ur. Speer and his would-be gov
ernor, Ur. Stephens, and will prove onr
words by our actions when we send dele
gates to the July convention. We do not
want any more Speer, or any of his al
lies,-in ours; and should the convention of
of this, the ninth district, nominate Col-
David E. Butler, in onr opinion Mr. Speer’s
Congressional career will be ended with
the preMnt term of oflley. Onr local poli
tics is very quiet Col. J. G. McHenry will
no doobt bs the next Senator from the
twenty-eighth district, with Major Geo. F.
Ponder in the Hoatt. S’joald lion. James
IL Blount retire from ths eighth, either by
being nominated for governor or other
wise. there is no one in tbe district better
qualified to suoceed him than Major Henry
McDaniel, of Mouroe.
Our small grain crops ar* very fine.
Corn nnd ootton looking well. W e are hav
ing fine rains, nnd should they continue,
crops will be very fine.
The expression is frequently hsard, “bul
ly for Lamar and tho Tzleobapii and Mes-
Votxb.
Tnfee in considerable sentiment in
Southwest Georgia in favor of Colonel C.
B. Wooten, for Congressman at large.
Revival meetings are quite common all
over the State.
H. P. Fabqow has been prowling aronnd
i Gainesville.
The Clipper declines to open its columns
Colquitt and anti-Colquitt warfare.”
Tbe promptness of the Savannah fire
men prevented a serious conflagration on
Bay street, on Wednesday morning.
The word “colored” is ably and exhaust
ively worked by the Savannah News, and
~~ something more than fall time at that.
Hbwkinsville Newt: “We don’t believe
the people ot 'southern Georgia are going
to be clamorous for Stephens for gover
Jackson.
June 2.—Col. E. F. Catching*, a .rising
i oung lawyer of oar town, and formerly of
iacon, is very ill, at tho Benton House.
A cutting affray occurred this morning,
on the plantation of Ii. J. Ball, between
two colored datnes, which oamo near re
sulting fatally to one of them. A timely
hand kept the jugular vein from being mv-
trod with a razeff. Jealousy the cause of
the trouble.
Our enterprising townsman, Wm. Mal
let, has m course of erection a mammoth
warehouse.
Mr. U. F. Land, formerly of
ability, no taint or blemish resting on him
as a man, politically or otherwise; a man
of unusual ouickneM of perception, an as
siduous student, prudent, conservative, en
ergetic, sagacious and progreMivo—Mr.
Bacon’s bearing, physique and ability all
tend to make him a groat natioual man
and statesman.
Make him governor for one or tern terms
and he would then be eminently qualified
and educated in tbe affairs of government
for higher and more important tracts, and
could serve his people creditably and with
distinction for a great many years, for he
aprrativbly a young man. A
, of Georgia’s older men of ex
perience and ability are fast passing out,
and their places most be filled, and would
we look with pnde and walch with feelings
of nnfeigued pleasure the coarse of their
successors, take men with the ability and
training which Mr. Baoon baa bad and ad
vance them step by step aud we oonld
with an ambitious pride point to them and
feel p:ooi that they are Georgians in
whoeo leadership and prudent counsel the
whole people ooold with safety follow and
listen.
:e section of the State will give
a warm and oordinl support—
not only this countv, Telfair, but tho ad
joining counties. It is a very rare thing to
find a Stephens supporter, and we trust you
will not relax yonr opposition of Mr. Ste
phens, for I have heard numbers of people
express themselves as believing it wonld be
a great calamity for Mr. Stephens to be
elected governor of the State.
* ScnscxiBE*.
Fatildlag.
Jusn2.—'This must be quite nn ont-of-
the.way-place, na I Me no notes of it in
yours, the liveliest paper at present in tho
empire State.
The farmers are busy now harvesting
one of the best grain crops that has beeu
grown bars in years, the wheat whioh is
larger in proportion to other crops, is es
pecially good. Only in spots was it light
ly touuhed with rust.
The smsll-pox for the lari few weeks was
the most taking subject, but it now has lost
its boom, and everything is moving se
renely on. Maucus.
Byron.
June 3.—The Methodist and Baptist
Butts is on a boom. Only three liquor
dealers have registered under the new law
—none outside of an incorporated town.
As there is no local law npon tho subject,
no one man’s ediot has dene the work.
The editor of the Jackson Netos is pull
ing down his hoaso, preparatory to moving.
Louisville.
June 2.—We are enjoying splendid sea-
sons in this section. More or less rain has
fallen every day this seek, and farmers are
rejoicing over the fine prospeots before
them, bat are a little apprehensive that
the grass may renew its courage as well as
tho cotton and corn. For those too who
have oats cut down and not threshed, so
much season at once is a little unwelcome.
Tills morning, however, U fair and bright.
•ddren was responded to by the presiding “l 1 ** d »* to be diyand bot.
•l.w ‘ oy presuuog Qur ooumy lost one of her best citizens
- - last 'unday by the death of Mr.J. H.
Clark. He was just in tho prime of bis
The Rev. R. J. Willingham, pastor of the
Baptist chnreh, ami formerly of vonr city,
was present daring tiro deliberations of tbs
oonfsrecce. His people are about to boild
him a new and elegant boose of worship,
to oost a boot $fi,0U0.
Among the visitors to the oonferenoe, we
notioe Rev. J. O. A. Clark, D. D., L L.)).,
who is here in tho interest of the Wesley
Monumental church, of Bavaunah.
Thi crops in thir. county are very fine -
Ferry,
June 1.—There are two “things” now on
a boom in Houston—oats and baseball.
By the introduction of labor-saving ma
chinery in the reaping and threshing of our
immense oat crop, considerable time and
muscle are diverted to baseball without
detriment to the aforeeaid oats. Yester
day afternoon vhe aeoond match game of
harebell between tbe Athletics, of Fort
Valley, and tbe Btars, of Perry, was played
here before a very large assembly of spec
tators. both ladies and gentlemen. In
ters# interest was manifested and beta
were freely offered, tbe stakes in nearly all
easee being sheaf oate-th!* being the cur
rency of onr county. The boo re at the
close of the game wm 17 rounds for tho
Athletics and 15 for the Stars. In the first
game plsjed, about* month ego, tho score
was IK for the Athletics and 20 for ths
Sure; so that the saore on the two games
ia 8ft for cash dab. Hie “rub” gams will
be played it an early day. G.
Albany.
Mat 31.—Sunday evening about 5 o’clock
wc had a very heavy hail storm, which,
owing to iU briefness, did but little dam
age to crops. 8>me fruit and shade tress
were blown down. Some of the hiilstoccs
were as big as part ridge eggs. Rumor has
it that in some sections of Heard county the
crops were ruined, but we have nothing
definite yet from from good authority.
W heat thresbirg ha# just commenced in
this section and from what we have been
able to learn the yield will be less than
anticipated. J. H It.
nontnama.
June 1.—On the 30th ultimo the question
of “fence” or “no fence” was submitted to
the voters of that portion of Maoon county
known as tho “eest side of Flint river/’
Tbo vote at this preefcet stood r Fence 'JO7,
and for no fence 08. The vote at Marshall-
vilie has not bseu ascertained, bet tbe im
pression is that it will be for “fence.”
From this it would seem that onr people
are unwilling to “let go” the fsnees.
Almost as mach rain now in this section
Qntimsu.
Jugal.—Yesterday was a gala day for
tbe young folks of Qnitman. Early in the
morning “stylish tnrrouU” were seen
dsshiug through our stnelf, on their way
Pa tibe grand picnio at Bios Spring, seven
mile* from town.
When tiro entire party had arrived at the
spring it was noticed that one of our best
young merchant#, Mr. K.twbo was
how eon a; oung man
forget himself and try to drive a boggy I
over a large pin* tree iu the day-time
Merrily tiro day passed in music and
banquet, laughter and love. Beside tiro
****** of <m own town, our sister town,
Thomas ville, wai splendidly represented
b. Miss MoUto Taytor, and bSSiriUc,
\a, by Mire ri. F. Lewi#, on whom the
gods htve certainly lavished many gift*.
v
killed his ho*her-in-law, a negro boy about
and threw h J * bwly in the
Inver. Mr. kalter Groover was
kUdstfeU) morning, and dlssuv-
btthing •traage tto ting nea' ti e I
luJ pull lag .t cct found it to be |
J b:dy cf ths Lor. t'ocrgi was j
manhood, had only been married a year,
an energetio farmer and highly c*teemed
by all who knew him. full of life end good
humor. Hia place will be hard to fill.
Nearly every day w* notice something
in your paper about a member of Corporal
Thornton's coalition party being caught
out. We helped to decrease it by one mem
ber here yesterday. Uo used the bee too
dexterously upon a‘fellow member’s’ bead,
and eo takes board with our sheriff’s gang
till November court to answer tho offenM
of murder perhaps-but only assault with
intent at preMnt. His victim will surely
die. we think.
W# have noticed occasional reports in
your paper of oats making fifty bushels per
acrsasalittls extra. LouUvtU* leads off
from that. Mr. F. A. Sinqoefield here bad
one aud thn e-quarter acres in oats aud
threshed from it 187 bnshels. How is that
for oats? He has a v
land in oats, very fine, . _
town patch. That is tbo way Jefferson
county makes orops.
We have a little fish pond in town that
is creating quit* a stir among our eitiz n*
because they think It ia unhealthy, but the
owners will not cut it loose. \Ve don’t
know what will come of it as yet.
Fort Vnlley.
June 1.-The Athletic baseball club of
thia place played a marohgameat Ferry,
against a nine of men selected from
Hayneville* Henderson and Perry, on yes-
terday, resulting in a victory for the Ath
letics. Boor* 1“ to 15. The boys did some
first-class playing, and the dty was mach
enjoyed by all. Perry treated the Athletics
with bar usual hospitality.
Talbettow.
June 2.—Tbe Demoeratio executive com
mittee met last Saturday and esliri a con
vention on the first Tuesday in July, to se
lect de’egates to the gubernatorial conven
tion.
'Tie true we are to have a new enterprise
in the shape of a wide-awake, “ont and
out” Democratic newspaper. Mr. J. W.
Ht'l will leave in tbe conrre of a few weeks
for tbe West to purchase the office. Sever
al of our best citizens will “take stock”
the enterprise. CoaaasrogDixT.
Indlau Spring.
Jo a 1.—Wc are having fine rains which,
while it may injurs and hinder the har
vesting of grain, is goed on our com.
With the large sums of money left in our
coonty by ths construction of ths railroad,
the unusual amount ot small grain being
harvested, and tbe prospect of a fine fruit
crop, our people are peculiarly blessed.
Cur farmers have bought fewer supplies
on time this year than any since tiro war,
which is a tens sign of increasing pros
perity.
Indian Spring is jubilant over the an
nouncement of a regular train from Ma
oon to our town soon. D.
Blakely.
Jvnb 2.—Continue* to rain. Would be
glad to have a few da ys of sunshine.
Mr. A. Barkdale, o.f t K i* place, yesterday
shipped three barrels of vary fin* cabbage
to Atlanta, from bis garden. This is a
great plsoe for garde na.
btakstybas had aa accession of about
one hundred new citizens witUn the last
twelve months, and there has been built
about ten new business booses within the
tost six months, besides livery stable# and
quit* a number of dwelling*. The place
shows improvement. While there is no
particular boom, there b a steady and
solid growth.
Our jsiter informs me that there is no
truth inW statement published in tiro
Arlington Ad ranee that tbe crazy negro
jc jail there had gnawed off one of her
do *o, and insult the parties making the 7 boro News. Yes, instead of hanging them
request. It would be a good thing if some
of these disrepottble youths were arrosted
end fined. The effect might be beneficial.
The governor has appointed the follow-
lowir." na~ona to attend the closing exer
cise) of (he North Georgia agricultural
college—the exercises commencing Juno
11th, and continning three days: Captain
John Miliedge, Atlanta ; K. W. Beck, Grif
fin ; Seaborn Wright, Rome s J. B. Estes,
Gninsivillo : Pope Barrow, Athens ; R. L.
Redding. Atlanta ; J- J. Goodwin, New'
nan; D. N. Speer. Atlanta ; U. H. Perry,
Gainesville s H. W. Grady, Atlanta ; R. E.
Mitchell, Lawrence ville s F. O. Foster,
Madijon: T. 8. Davis, Toocoa ; W. A.
S niilfan, Homer ; J. B. Silman, Jefferson :
r. John Williams, Camming ; David
Smith, Amicaiola. The visitors will pay
their own expenses.
Sabbath-school* of this plsee left this
morning for their piooio st Brownsville.
A Urge numberjef children, accompanied
by tbeir parents end friends, left by the
first train, some staying over far the teo-
ond on aooonnt of being crowded. We an
ticipate a pleasant time for all in attend
ance. Maty fine looking boskets present
ed the appearaLoe of being loaded down
with all the good things to eat. Mr. W. K.
Warren, through his kindness offered the
schools the privilege of using his fish pond
for tbe day. •
The farmers are somewhat troubled to
save their oat crop, having so much rein
upon them sinoe harvested. B.
llMWklBSVllIC,
Juaa t»-Having rscentiy passed over
the line of railroads from hers to Savannah,
thence to Bainbridge, tbsnee to Thotuas-
viile, Albany, Macon, and back to this
point, we mods it a point to learn tbe crop
prospects, and from observation and in
formation, can reports flattering outlook.
Never perhaps in tiro history oL Georgia
has there been snch an acreage and abun
dant yield in tbe oat crop. Under ths sap-
ply, the prioe will probably drop to fifty
oonUper bushel. The corn Holds, with
the exception of one or two, almost en
tirely uncultivated and neglected, were
indeed promising aud gave assurancee
of a bountiful supply of tbe staff of Ufe.
The cotton fields presented a greater
contrast. In tome sections the plant seem
ed well grown, in others rather small and
backward. Doubtless tiro oool weather has
greatly retarded tiro growth of this plant,
which revels in heat and sunlight.
In Drc.itur county we saw the finest
crops, fields of oorn that will make thirty
buahels per acre on an average, and ootton
h nee high. In thU vicinity and everywhere
elee we went, we have never seen such an
abundance of vegetables. In fact, if the
propitious Masons continue, this will be a
year of plenty.
The peach crop from here to the Florida
line, stems to be a fallure. While some
have a fair prospect for a moderate yield
of peaches, the majority will make very
few end in some instances none.
Politics is being mooted, and while a
few favor tiro “great commoner” a* the
Democratic standard bearer in the next
gubernatorial canvas*, yet the majority
seem desirous of retiring him from active
politics and giving him a rest in his de
clining years.
While iu Albany «, drank from the
much talntj ol artaaian '..ILnow ia (all
blast. Tb. otter ia coadootoj b, pipM to
didmat point, in tho to.n for oonr-nient
distribution. The Albanian* ant highly
tinted onr their water .apply, and the wa
ter, white not cool, ia mInert! .ad agreea
ble to tbe taata. Another artesian well la
being drinn in tb. ooort-bonM ninar. at
the rate »heu w. war. tbrr. of .boat .It to
ten feet per boor, tndhadbMn.aakln.il
to tb* depth of on. hundred and twenty,
nn feet. The pnenwof driving te anpar-
eutty a very aim pie one.
Uoiinaa. U growing dull and fa. farmata
art mm on tb* .tmu, which te a healthful
indication that ihty ar* more profitably
employed In puking Uwir farming inter-
•■te. biol'x.
Tarnation
Juaa 3.—Mr H. 0. Brown, of I hi. plan
had hi* left arm eat oil near tbe elbow yeo-
terday enning by a thrmhing machine.
Dra. Bard well, Philip, and Boyd attended
him. Ho te noting wall thia morning.
Knty body daeply deplore* frtend Harry**
misfortune.
W, attended tb. doting aierciae* of
Prof. J. T. MeLangkUn'a ecbool, Collin*,
worth InaUtate, but night. The bora did
themaalnaacd teacher credit. All were
highly entertained.
Sonitey, Btr. W . J. Mitchell will preach
commencement aermon al La V.rtCot-
Adjourned term of lalbotton Superior
Court will convene first Monday ia July.
, Friend Gorman thinks the “boys' 1 are
joking about starting a first class paper
here. He will find tiro “boys" mexh b£-
BIlAvllI*.
June 3.—Ths race for ordinary to fill the
vacancy caused by the death cf Jud|
Varner, wns very spirited. The vote stoo
Battle, 33>, Strange, 267. Battle’s majori
ty, 63. Iho “fence” question was used
against Mr. Strange, or he would havs un
doubtedly been elected. There were other
issues about as thin nn this, but they an
swered tho purpose of their oreation,to- wit:
secured votes.
If this county rapports Alsx Stephens
for governor, we will do it abont like we
voted for Horace Greeley—from policy and
not principle. The old man holds on with
a tenacity that is simply wonderfal. I
think it is about time for these “milk end
cider” msn to step back end let us have
full blood,” or none at all. R. E. P.
Americas.
June, 3.—The crop prospects in this Mo
tion continue favorable. The heavy rains
of the present week have somewhat retard
ed the harvesting of small grain. Somo
oaU are damnged by being allowed to lie
on the ground in the rain. We hear of no
complaint where they havs been shocked
as soon as cradled.
Boiworth AJosey shipped twenty-fivo
barrels of potatoes to Chicago yes erday.
If the venture proves profitable we may
look for big resulta in ooming years from
this branch of industry. Potatoes raised in
this section can be plaosd npon that mar
ket a) soon as they can safely be planted
there. And in no country or section on the
globe is the yield per aero greater than
with os.
Dunn & Bro have been shipping beans
and other vegetables North for some time
and we hear that they are pleased with the
result.
The fair of Meohanioa' Fire Company
No. 2 opens next Friday. The interest felt
in its success is general. The bevy of
young ladies seen in the hall the post two
days engaged in artLtio deoorations is as
“fair” a scene sa we care to look upon. And
here it may be appropriate to remark that
no enterprise of this kind is worth scent
unless a laocessful loans be ercouraged by
the bright smiles and delicate hands of
woman.
reach tho third utoryof the Constitution
Hoe.
Tub Constitution is authority for the
statement that a fashionable wedding, on
Collins street, will shortly astonish the
natives.
Tbe subscribers of our old friends, of
the Clipper, do not forget him. How
could they 7 John is now re Telling in
ripe peaches.
Dublin Post: The hungry, pillaging
ir :s a great terror to fowl-raising house
wives in town, as well as the sheep-railing
husbandmen in tbe oountry.
Enquirer Sun: The oase of Rev. J. O. A.
Cook vs. the Southwestern Railroad Com
pany, was eettled by the payment of $2,200
to the plaintiff by the company.
The Evening Herald oays: “Among the
organized Democrats in Rockdale, the feel-
iug teems to be in tavor ot a younger man
than the commoner—Bacon or MoDaniel,
for instance.”
Almost all of our Georgia exchanges
positively asMrt that “the comet ia now
visible to the naked eye.” We are not go
ing to make an issue with them, but we
havnt Men It.
Viirrou to Atlanta will rejoioe to ktow
that there it a prospect of the" paving of
tho principal ttreets. There probably
never was a city whose principal streets
needed it worse.
Spibta Ishmarlite: If Mr. Stephens
assented to the Speer telegram and
wrote the letter referred to in Dr. Felton’s
letter to tho Constitution he is unworthy
of Democratic support.
Tna negro, Clnndler Jones, who stole
the watch, some ten days ago, from Mrs.
Shaw’s millinery store ia Albany, has been
arrested, lie sold tho watch to a gentle
man in Ty Ty, and this led to his arrest.
young
of that city of laughing eo violently l_ ..
buret a tin belt. She probably had seen
the point in one of the jokes of tho Augusta
Chronicle. If so, she is a remarkable young
lady.
The people cf Griffin are stirring them
selves to get railroad connection with the
Mncon and Branswick extension at Locust
Grove, or some other point. A meeting
forth:* purpose was snnounoed in the
News for May 31st.
1 me Savannah News givos friend Dying-
ton, of tbe Mirror and Advertiser, credit
for thecollsrd raised with so much ten
derness and care by friend Hodges, ot the
Home Journal. John will have to send
the man of the News n pair of glasses.
Atlanta Evening Herald: Tho Posl-
Apjteal says that Ht. Philip’s church was
"Duill for beauty,” when it was really built
for worship ; and then it will be “conse
crated to & Philip,” whon it is the inten-
tion of the congregation to oonaecrate it
to God.
Wb judge, from the acoount given in the
Sumter Hepublican, that tbe negro milita
ry company from Amoricus bod a lively
and uproarioui time of it at Andoraonviile.
after decorating tbe graves of the Federal
soldiers. “Music for a good old lively
donee was improvised for the occasion.”
r had token the brdy {
within tiro pari week.
main crop ii tiro finest we have bod in the
last twenty years, nnd tbs prcspect of all
crops te at fine as could be desired. To*
farmers ar# jubilant and look forward to
. ar. abundant barvaat, and, if the sans one
... . 4 I r jntinoe propitious, will no doubt be a*M*
! r** »p v«? »u hack h. s
S* Mr - O-V. ll*DCock,o! ihte Blare, dted ia , have taoo^r a&regn lad to cur, toes
. Fla, wbanch.wa.ri It,-.-,. few another I**r.
U. U A. W. an now living antler and taro,ing
I the fence tec,and to. wixluogaot lit. hv
• *>lla«l«. I lav mm, aalh(a-x:i Kftr,itni.l tt-
L—Mr. f. B. MUM, with th. aariat- liutehicssrateoov thepeo^. bare areaud
* O. woman iu our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please—
But seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then etnbraco,
We have got the quotations somewhat
mixed in tbe above, but we trust not so
ranch oo but what all your readers will be
able to “see the point.”
The election for ordinary in Schley
oouaty ou the ft st Inst., resulted in the
eacoeas of G. L. Battle over Judg> B. A.
Strange. Theisms in the election was
whether an ordinary baa the right to refane
to tesae whirky license where the provte*
Iona of the law hive been oomplied with,
Mr. Battle promising to grant lioense upon
a petition properly and legally presented,
Mr. Strange claiming that all discretiona
ry power was lodged in the ordinary.
“Are yon for Stephens 7” te now a com
mon question upon our streets. The old
man has some warm friends in our midnt,
aud also man/ obstinate opponents. Some
have Mterted unconditional opposition,
nomination or no nomination. It is
n sad spectacle tor the Demo
cratic party of Georgia that there
must needs tako at a candidate for gov
ernor a man who, after much entreat?, has
been Induced to turn his bsck npon his
record since the war and to consent to sub
mit to a nomination.
Have we not in Georgia some worthy son
whom we can elect governor—some man in
the prime of life and mental vigor, and
who bM always been in harmony with the
party 7 I'to Democrat j cannot afford to
nominate a man whose fealty to his party
needs to be defended.
Rives.
June 8.—You are doing a nob's wmk
and one for which you will receive the
thanks of many Democrats, who wish to
act with tiro party, bat who arc deterred
from taking active part by the fact that
they dislike being boss# J by ths Colquitt-
Brown ring, and foiaxi to accept a Grant
Democrat, (if it be not a misnomer to call
a Grant man a Democrat), such as the
Hon. A. H. Stephens. Anaimirerof Mr.
Stephens said a few days since that the
beet thing that could happen to allparties
would be his defeat. Ruro.
ftondertevllle,
June 3.—On* hundred aud alxty crate)
of peaches were shipped by express from
Tonnille test night.
Major A. L. Houghton reports onto with
heads twenty-three inches long.
C.H.M.
THE DEOHtilA PRESS.
Wlral the People Think and Do.
The people of Monroe county are be
stirring themselves U rebuild their Female
College.
LaFatettb hM at last Yielded to tempta-
A DisPATcn fro»i B. U Hill, Jr., indi
cates that Scnato Hill intends shortly to
return to Georgia.
Taa youngest son of Col. T. E. Morphey,
of Barnesville, bos • broken arm a« the re
sult of a fall.
Mas. L. K. Roasts, of BArneeville, has
mads a picture ot Gen R. K. Lae, of which
tiro citizens of that place are proud.
Roua has completed the survey of her
protwed canal, and tbe cost ia estimated
at *£MJU0 a mil*.
Mas. K. P. Du Bose, of Colombo#, died
on Thursday lasL of pneamonia. She wm
•pious aud highly esteemed lady.
No new case of small-pox hM developed
ia Atlanta, but • cose is reported in tiro
county* About teo miiee from the dty.
Taa Savannah Recorder mjs that 28,04A.
640 oranges ware shipped from Florida
daring the season ending June 1st.
Gaineayillb has only two street Eomps
and Ham U calling for more light. He is
emitted to more light and ought to have it.
^ Pike County Newt: “Atlanta notsatio-
trod with having the email-pox, te now try-
pieces!’** 1 upubrsss bund with twenty
T»s “walk over” which the new coali
tion candidate wm to have has been inaogu-
reted by Glynn esunty’* appointing Bacon
detegate* Mr. Stephen* U going t » te*l
badly when the convention mask. H*
te note popular man iu tiro Democratic
P*rty.
. USASVl Mra. R. Goff, of tiro four-
teeutb di*U
Tna bud-1
asetiom of tiro State.
Tna Home papers of>till
aw.y to gvt up a Fourth of July frolic.
that what the Mirror and Advertiser lacks
in orthography ii made up in good inten
tions.” We havn’t a doubt of it. Brother
Byington te a clever gentleman—a patriot
ic, conscientious editor.
Wabnznton Clipper: “Our one-year-old
ball calf butted us down the other day,
jumped on top of ns with the fierooneM of
a bull dog and tried to horn ns to death.
We now propose to keep him np every day
and tarn him ont at night as a yard dog.”
Tub Marietta Journal says: “Tbe
stmightor the wl.inky the more crooked the
walk,” May be oo ; but it will not do to
■ay, the more crooked the whisky the
straighter the walk. It is a wretchedly
crooked basinets, any way yon tako it.
Cbablen Nix, an Atlanta negro, has been
committed by Jnstiee Tanner for burgla
ry, He wm arrested by G. W. Rodgers,
night watchman of tbe Western and At
lantic railroad. The penalty for stealing
is not severe enough in Georgia. Noto
rious rogues ought to be hang.
The Mu too gee Oil Mill Company, of
Columbus, has been organized with a cap
ital of $100,0®. In speaking of the grat
ifying progress of Colombo*, the Enquirer
Sun Mys: Columbus te now in the midst
of a boom of unntual magnitude, and new
enterpriM# are constantly springing up
within her limits. Capitalists can find no
better place to inveet their money.
Atlanta Herald: “Whon an avowed Re
publican like very little Corporal Thornton
nnd a "rule or rain” Democrat like Col. P.
Walsh, lock arms and yell for tiro same can
didate, the millennial era I* only a short
dteteno* around lb* comer.” Ye.*, aud it i*
a millennium that bodes no good to the
Democratic party, or to tiro honor and in-
tereata of the State.
Qurm’ News: “When anything good
of any kindle seen, the supposition is at
once formed that it came fiom Griffin, and
•och is generally the case, although not in
variably.” Doe# the News mean to say
that when anything good originates in
Griffin It makes hMte to locate somewhere
•'so? This would b« somewhat of a reflec
tion on that amiable and handsome city.
Taa Ishmaetite says: “The Hon. W. J.
Northen, ont of Hancock’s best citizens,
hM one cow that give) her weight in milk
*v ry ten days. Site is only half Jersey.”
Let ot have the figures on this, Hob. Han
cock is a great county, and Mr. Northen is
all that you olaim for him, bnt either milk
is heavier than we have supposed, or elae
that te a wonderfully light cjw.
“Teames, both whit# and black, will do
well to steer dear of Marietta,” says tbe
Journal. ThU te proper ; bat native loaf*
era (of whom there are some in Marietta
unices that dty be an exception) ought to
he also made to do a little steering. Va*
granry is a fearful evil in the cities and
towns of Georgia. The authorities lack
the nerve to enforce the law.
Tna Evening Herald give* promise of
being nil that it* most hopeful friends
oonld with for it—a strong, reliable, anti-
boss Democratic pai*r. There is a wide
field now open to that sort of a daily in
Atlanta. We-believe the Herald bM tbe
perception to sc# this, and the courage to
act upon it. The Stats needs an anti-ring
Democratic paper at Atlanta.
Tna Constitution eajs s “Atlanta will,
in a few year*, be regarded os the tnofie.it
cer.ter of the Southern States.” Ittenot
likely that it will be so regarded outside of
Atlanta. Evan Howell, te. perhaps, tbe
best native musician in the dty, and he
performs only on the boss drum. Grady
U pretty fair with cymbals, ' ‘ *
bones.
w Tna Marietta Journal fordbly remarks:
Wa extrad the following items from the
Ishmaelite: The way to save money is to
pay debts at the first opportunity and thus
stop tho interest. Sparta teems to bo on
a regular boom as tho market for the best
variety of approved agricultural machin
ery. The lightning struck two trees ia
Sparta last Sunday. One of them wm
completely splintered. Tho best infor
mation accessible indicates that the young
corn, cotton and grass in the county are
flourishiug, the crass being a little ahead.
Hon. \V. J. Northen Mils upwards of
one hundred and thirty pounds of butter
per month, besides supplying his f tmily
with all they can consume. He attends to
his ctitle himself, and does the milking
with his own hands.
Wa advise the Constitution to deal gently
with Mr. Stephen* and Mr. Stephens to
deal gently with some of bis friend*. A
boomerang is n dangerous thing to play
with at both ends. We have honestly and
earnestly advocated Mr. Stephens for gov
ernor, as a candidate for all the people,
bnt we don’t propose to stand still and
take a slap in tne face for it so long as we
have a masked battery at our command.
However, we shall give juntioeaud right
time to assert themselves before we light
the match.—Gainesville Southron. The
Southron here intimates, we thiok, that
there are certain letters from Mr. Stephens
to the coalition colonels—we mean the ool-
onels of tho o d coalition—in existence,
nnd that, in the lost resort, he will publish
them. Let Lawahe shoot off hte guns.
1 he shot will not 3y in this direction.
Southern Enterprise: “Macon has at
least four candidates for governor within
her limits, any one of whom wonld fill tbe
office with credit to himoelf and for the
good of the State. Hu this anything to do
with the opposition to Mr. Stephens no
strongly manifested in the editorial* of the
Teleouapb and Mxssenoei?” It has noth
ing whatever to do with it. The Teleobafii
and Mkwsenoeb desires the Demoeratio
convention to nominate an organized Dem
ocrat—one ttiti hM a clear Democratic
reoord, for goternor. Mr. Stephens hM no
such reoord. The duplicity of which he
stands convicted by hi) recent statement
that “there te no issne between me nnd Mr.
X r," is enough to damn him, politically,
nil straight-out Democrats. There
are more than a thousand Democrats in
the State that we would cheerfully support
for govornor in preference to Mr. Steph
ens.
Mabietta Journal: “The Macon Tele-
i ouxru it opposed to Mr. Stephens for gov
ernor on nciouutofhis old age and not
haring a family. There lives in Maoon.
you know, Baoon, Bloont, Simmons nnd
Hardeman, all of whom have an eye on the
executive chair.” Tho Journal ougtti to
state onr position fairly, or not at alL The
TELEOBAnn and Mehseno*a opposes Mr.
Stephens beoinse of his want of sympathy
with tho organized Democracy, because of
hi* record na a Grant mnu, because of hit
« nr record, because of the support ho has
rendered Speer and Felton in their cam
paigns against the Democrats, because of
the duplicity he hM shown in his recent
coquetting* with the coalitionist), because
of hia utter inefficiency aa an offlre-holdtr
—as evinced by his record m a Congrero
man, and for other reasons that might be
mentioned. Tho Teleubapu and Mem af
ar* would infinitely ureter supporting the
oditor of tho Journal to *upj>orting the in-
effleieut choice of Corporal Thornton.
Tns work on the State-houM vault has
begun.
Mu. E. W. Clank, an old citizen of
Athens, tedend.
Tbe Atlanta Constitution has becomo a
regular political soap-tail.
in Geirgia they are utilized to lead new co
alition movements.
We learn from the Newnan Herald that
little Mattie Hardaway recently "broke the
large bone ot her left arm just above the
wnst, while {-laying..
Col. J. G. Panes, of Dawson, and Col.
Hammond, of Thomaavtile. will deliver
addrerzea at th* Dawson colloge com
mencement. The sneakers are men of
ability and cloquenco. and their speeches
will lend additional interest to tho occa
sion.
Listen at the wretobed and lonely bach
elor of the Evening News: A lover H n man
who endeavors to be more amiable than it
i) possible to be, nnd that is why nearly all
lovers are ridiculous.
Mon of the shadows that orcss oar pnth
through life are oaused by standing in our
own light.—Evening News. That's jast it.
Boys, yon ought to marry. There is noth
ing tike a div.ded responsibility in thomnt-
ter of shadow-casting. It lightens the
shadows and enliven-) the light.
Augusta Evening News: What few mos
quitoes have pot in their appearance thus
far are sickly and iheumatio, and their
voice ia neither clear nor musical. They
are evidently in advanos of the season, and
will have to take back seats lor awhile yet.
The old adage abont the early bird and tho
worm does not apply to mosqn'toes. The
later they oorae, the better for all parties.
The Demoeratio executive com ml tee o
the Fourth Congressional district hss been
called to meet in West Point on tho flat of
June next. In onr judgment the meetings
of most of the Demoeratio committees are
put off to too late a day. Earlier meetings
would be more favorable to party harmony
and success. *
Savannah Recorder: “William Genrs, a
subject of tho Empeioi of Germany, and
John McMahon, a subject of the Queen of
Great Britain and Ireland, appeared in the
City Court this morning and took out their
seoond papers, which entities them to citi-
7iinahitt. Thm- wilt vnt« Ihn ntriiir*ht linkot
'
out of .te lit bam.!.
Savannah has a hard time with tie riot-
ocs and insolent negro population. Wei
ebproi# tiro/ am aegro**, though the News I
speaks of them as “eolcryd boys.” Hays
tiro Newt; A gang of eotorsd boys are in
IM1
district, is nteroty-seven year* old, l *** *»abtt °. f assembling at night at tiro cor-
bud-worm te stilt injaring the com D * r °* ^ ••d Chare loo street#, where
*- 1 -— 'they indulge in the me of oaUro and oh-
|—3jgja&|
charming lady of Rome, is
Georoia plums in good order sell in New
York at $2.60 a peck. Good poaohre at $16
a bushel.
The present wheat crop is said to be the
bezt that hM been raised in Georgia for the
past twenty years.
The Atlanta health officer reports no new
eases o! amaU-pox for tho twenty-four
hours ending J one 1 st.
Dock Woods. • negro farm hand, Being
near Nowcan, died recently from drinking
too much cold water, when overheated.
Tna Atlanta pol’co ate now being troub
led by Frank Maddox. If Frank shoald be
reinforced bv Wiley Redding, tiro police
would probably retign.
Fiootino te getting to be a sort of a pas
time in Atlanta. The inflamed and bellig
erent attitude of Thornton’s Constitution
oollezgnca seems to be oontagious.
n M»bb!Aob licenses do not sell rapidly in
Rome. What is the matter with tiro Ro
mans? They are neglecting duty and liv
ing beneath their privileges.
The Monroe Advertiser is a model of a
weekly paper. Brother Waterman is dte-
posed to speak out tike a man, not only on
political queftttens, bnt also on matters of
mero local concern.
Savannah darkeys throw stones with
great precision and reckleM&ees. Puni
tive jastioe in Savannah te too feeble to be
effect:?#. Unless matters mend tiro eity
will get in a U arfally bad way.
Tub health of Augusta U ucuaually good!
for thte season of the year, according to
tiro testimony of its board of health.
a Taa late Mils Bailie Hough, of Davte-
i* now Mrs. Dr. ThomM L. Harris.
We wish the young couple much happiness.
McDuma county hss been visited by a
severe wind and rain storm, acoompanisd
zenship. They will vote the straight tioket
this fail.”
Constitution: A box car on a Western
and Atlantic side trnok, near tho Western
nnd Atlantic round houro, wm broken open
teat night and a quantity of meat was stol
en therefrom. Mrs. Samuel G. Howard’s
res denco on Crew street was burglarized
yteterdsy' morning. Several articles of
clothing and a now silk umbrella are
among the missing articles.
Houston Home Journal: “Let ns say
right her), however, and onoe tor all, we
mako no personal fight on Mr. Stephens.
We concede to him m a private citizen, a
charaoter marked by tho purest principles
and the loftiest personal lutegrity. As a
citizen he is an honor to Georgia, ns indeed
aro many and many others wo might name
with him.” '
BannerAYalchman: “Chancellor Mell
has made special provision for tho press at
the approaching commencement Ho will
enclose one of tbo most desirable positions
in the chapel, have it furnished with tablos
and all neoessary accommodations, and
turn it over to the knights of the quilt We
want to see the press of tho State-fully
represented, end assure them that they will
Receive a hearty weloom.”
Atlanta Critic: “We hear no more of
Mr. Henry W. Grady as a candidate for
Congressman at large. Is it became tho
Atlautn Constitution coalition has deter
mined to throw Mr. Stephens overboard
and demand that Oapt. Evan Howell shall
be the nominee of the so-called organized
Demoeratio convention? It now loot s that
war."
Evening Herald: Ool. Tho*nton “be-
S ns to doubt tbe suocess of hte capture of
e Demoeratio party. He uji it begins to
look m though the Democrats wonld beat
Mr. Stephens in tiro convention.” Thom*
ton has never been considered as really
bright, but h# hM and-mhttdly nhown him
self to be the most capable man in tho new
coalition movemsot This, in part, ac
counts for Pst Walsh’s carnost admiration
for him.
Clakxestille Advertiser: “What we
want is a man who will go into office with
a etear record and without even tho smell
of fire on his garments. Hon. A. O. Bacon
is snch an oue. He hM been iu publio life
ever sinoe he-camo out of tho army, aud
there is npt Wreath against him. lie has
provsn himself faithful to ovory trun that
has been reposed to him. No man tver
was more earnest in tho discharge of his
publio duties than ho. Daring a • or vice of
twelve years in the Legislature ho has
never been absent but two days from his
post. Can anybody beat this?”
_ Dawson Journal: “We beliove so strong
ly that it te tbe duty of every good citizen
to support tho doctrines and principles of
the Demoeratio party, that wo chnll ufcn
tote for Alexander ll. Stephens, if ho te
nominated for goternor.” Brother Wos-
. - I»!*nrgm'/-i faith
retty strongly. He will even vote for Mr.
itephens, if he te nominated. Well, it is
strongly probable that friend No ten's
Democracy will not be put to so severe a
test.
Dawson Journal i Mr. A. J. Carver, Jr.,
threshed out test rstk. from hi) farm four
miles »outh of town. IS5 burinl» of oaU
from nine and a half acres. Thte wns on
average of little more than fifty-one bush
els per acre. Thte is the best country farm
ing that nrs havs yet henrd of.
■Baonus Won, of tiro MeDeflte Jevr-
nal, solemnly avers that he did not - «»>• thqt
“a portion of the oat crop of Mayor Gross
would havs to be lathered bofo-o it could
be cat.” Thte unequivocal utterance, on
the part of friend \Vhitc, ought to pi t him
right side up with all concerned iu that
matter.
The vagrant law te ono our next legisla
ture should so a mood as to make operative
and require its enforcement. There ar*
too many worthl*M idler* leafing about,
Healing and committing various crime*,
consuming a great dfal and produciDg
nothing. The devil always finds something
(or idle hands to do. and the State should
be equally as zealous and make
work at some honest employment.”
Taa Mirror and Advertiser, speaking
with referen- e to the meeting of the Demo
cratic executive committee, on June 10th,
in Perry, very pertinently says: "We
hope to see sectionalism done away with,
and the county Democracy more firmly
united than ever. It should not be forgot
ten that this tea white mauls county, and
a respectable government and representa
tion is demanded at all hazards. We te.*
lieve every true msn te iu favor of this.'
Hawxiasville Dispatch: We don't
want to get up any excitement, but we
cannot help #«) ing that we do not under-
stand thd [clitiml tactics of the Atla&li
Constitution. But, haling "bull dozed 1
‘ rous back into the ranks of tiro
, - ,. . Democracy, it Is now proceed
ing with tiro work of converting MareeUns
with bail, anil the crop, war* rnnob in.
Jared.
Ta* Daw-on Journal ,ay, i “The mt!
eat tbins in tb. world i. a beautiful, Inno-
oant Kiri." Thar, ian't a bit of a doubt
abootit.
l’ucnra hara bran mIUbb at a cent
»*ch, in Atlanta. The Conjfffuffon crowd
prjf.r a more coat), liqald prepared ,n, at
a dollar a quart.
S.mter Urpublienn t lion. J M. Dupre.,
of Maoon county, he accepted tho Inrita.
tion to mak# th. presentation of tb. dia-
mond rmif, and <Ulir.r th. addrern at tb.
Mechanic fir. company fair fau. Gth.
Taa Au juata £rrafaa ATnra, alwayt alire
to th. lntarea*. of It. beautiful ettr, U bo.
.lining Itwlf on the hotel .juration. It
want, a hotel that will eoat at Unit a baa-
drrd thouaand dollars, and it ia goiog to
worry it op.
A wuitb man wu found lying on Broucb-
ton .treat, Hnrannah, on IVcdnmd.iy. -ick
and detirioo-, and wa. carried to th. polio,
barrack.. Us wa. a atraagarand too ill to
give hi. namr.
Tna N.wntn Herald report, tbit ilttlw
Do the r l utter, a foar.year.otd boy, "Ml
from a cherry tie. and broka bis teg Juat
below the thijrh." railing oat of tna. U a
prt,tinge of which boy. cannot poMlbty b.
MLSte goina “ “
Tna Jcaup Sentinel Li trying to rai-e tb.
cry of '‘persecution" for tb* btnafit of
Thornton a candidate lor governor. Tb.
Sr.itivl mu shoald endeavor to calm hi.
perturbed .ptrit. Tim "pmocation"
ofilat’e ttl<! 1 nj<UI ty d® 1 **- •* now
WunnroToa la not only tb. champion
county for cot too, oate, and natural term
product*, but ab. v now reaching after tb.
t-U tor taking tb. lead in alligator farm-
\ad—SaodmellU Herald. (inter, for
young alligator, rent to brother Park, of
ths Herald, will receiro prompt attention.
Acocmja preparing to enlarge, and tb*
•Vctr. b ys are thinking of it. growingnp
into a metropolitan daily. There baing no
proaprotire Congnaetenal aapbaLt on IU
Mall, w. aak tlia aotemn qaattion: Why
Tn Imprateion ia gaining ground
after ail Mr. Stephan, will not be nomi
nated for governor.—dngiuta Arming
Amre. Ye^ th* Mopi. are twginning to
re* -mo thorn who otherwire woo Id sup.
■■ otberwi.. would
p.rt Mr. Stephen*—that b. ia twiog AM
Barrrwr* Hupmc* eay. that Mexican eof
fee. "whan wall pr, pared, will m.k- a
man .mouth water foe more, and krep hU
wif. forever laughing." Than It will
not do al alL la a poor woman, in ad-
ditten to all hre othar rteprtraltona, to gat
noUrnt loattemkto hoc darottonaf A s
•ball bar. to rote agatnat th. “ Marteaa
«"*££?***•**”«*•
k
McDuffie Journal: There tn* much cu
riosity ami no little excitement nrotDCil ou
Main street, old day laat week, hy tho an-
accountable •ction* of .Mr. Truman Neal,
lie was discovered about twelve o’clock iu
the day tearing around in Sol Norris’ oat
pitch, iuatiUte' a tiu txin furiouriy, and
flinging whole tons cf dust ami gravel np
in the nir, while c neg'O boy with a dinner
bell, an empty beezum aud a frightened
countenance, dodged about in thu fence
corners. Tbo racket was terrific, and it
wm only with earnest argmnu t nnd en
treaty of friends that Mr. Ne al wss con
vinced that ho wns about to hive a nwarm
of flying ants instead of bees.
Dawson Journal: Mr. Stephens is now
•ore than seventy years of n^e. He has
ien a confirmed invalid the mentor half
of his life. Ho is able to occspy hi) seat
ia Congress bat a very small portion of his
time. But a few weeks since he declared
that hi) phyrfoul infirmities were auch that
- be would be comtx Mod to leave bis Beat in
turn crowd CoBfreMM.d retire tothf-Jiiulfdol private
life for reft and quiet—tbit ho wan not
able to discharge the dutic-* of bin office,
and jet, notwithstanding all those facts, it
seem.) thnt many people of the State desire
that he shall r.ow Le elected governor.
There i) no question in our iqind but that
his physical disabilities utu rly unlit him
for the office.
Columbus Times: Inch by inch we no-
ce Rome of tho "rnostintlepm Vnt papers
in the State” peeking aud scratching back
ward to we bars seen rooM«*n do when
try ing to avoid a light from Mr. Stephens.
No man in Georgia politics wm ever»hrent-
enod with so ditad a death by faint prni*o
u Air. Stephens. But few of them refuse
to embrace him, but while embracing they
sljly stab him in tho hack. It wi t only bo
a lew J.vjr, if prognoati *atior.) h >ld good,
so gingerly preparing their readers for
the stsp. will bloom out in Hiring colors
for Fottio other man, and wo think t<»o.
that Bibb county will furnish coming
idoh Watch for the comet.
h Star: Now that it te known posi
tively that Mr. St
dtecordi
.dido.
rill
k modnese on the pari of the
> nudertake to nominate him.
amentary on the polities of our
rat stall -man Uks Alexander
>* mvJo tiro cai'«-paw of three
might reicia their places at the publio
Giron hw «Pok«n apon the qui -t on of
candidate, for governor. .rodaatrong
delrgntion r.f deltgate.and .ltrrD.tr. uho
har. a candidal-. TUy will v to for Hon.
A. O. ll.cun, nnd in d .log ., in!! i- t .r. .,nt
the earnent wi-h o. our people, who ri-cog.
cation of the
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1h-ra are many ether count, • A J;
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