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FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1874.
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j. c. 6ALLAHEB, BUMMr.
Ktwspaper Law.
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larly from the post-offiro —whether directed :
to hi* name or another’s, or whether lie
has subscribed or not-is rveponxibie fm
ike jxiyment.
2. If a person orders his paper discon
tinued, ho mast pay all tmangH, or the
publislier may continue to send it until ’
payment is made and collect the whole
amount, whether the paper is taken from
tha office nr not.
8. The Courts have decided that refusing
to take newspapers and periodicals from
the post-office, removing and leaving them
Uncalled for, is prima /itcie evidence of in
tentional fraud. tf
Tit# Dearth
of news, sneb as we regard interesting to
our reader*, renders it extremely diffleut
to get up an interesting paper. We could
All onr columns with the history of negro
fight* sod kicking mules, hut we really do
not think that our readers would be iuteres
ted in the history of two negroes lighting
with razors,or that a mule kicked a uegro
in Habbermlinu County. It is well known
that it ia the nature of tlieac creatures to do
these things, and we think it u matter of
very little importance which of them do it,
or when they do it. Wu take pleasure iu
collating the general news items,and such
state items as we think of interest, and we
are more than happy to give such local
items sa will prove s benefit to our county,
but we do detest publishing anything of a
private character that will give the com
munity or any individual an unpleasant
notoriety, but sometimes the force of cir
cumstances aompei us to do what we oth
erwise wptild mther avoid.
POLITIC*
•re an Mill a • brcntlileiiii evening. Gruiit'n
•ilcncn on the third term ■eomtion ia all of i
a political character tluit in thouglit of or !
wliiapered at>out. It in iiotoiiisliiug that
the public mind would give it a moment’s ;
emmi deration. It in attaching to Grant,
personally, too much importance and dig
nity. It is the people, not Mr. Grant, to
determine who shall he tho next President
nd they havo virtual'y declared against a
third term. This everlasting buzzing
aland Grant's silence is nothing more ror
less than politico] cowardice. Let him be
silent. His opinions, when expressed,
weighs nothing in the scales of intelligence.
The people have declared everywhere their
nnqualifled disapproval of his conduct and
will almost universally denounce tho cor
ruption of hia administration in Novem
ber, 1878. Let him be silent and don’t
permit the silence of a would-be tyrant to
disturb the equanimity of n uution of free
men. Let him alone in his ignorance and
silence, for to break the one would expose
the other and ho has just tense enough to
know it.
The Plymouth filthiness is now being
discussed by the Attorneys pro aud con. !
"We have assured our readers long ago that
we would publish no more of it except tho
result. That, we enu give now as well as
after we have heard the verdict The Ply
mouth church is a theatre of too great a
magnitude to fall iuto disuse. The brill
iancy of its star performers must not ho
dimmed. The great legal farce will termi
nate, whether guilty or innocent, in aver-!
dial for the defendant. Tho sacrifice of
Beecher and Plymouth Theatre is too
great when perjury is s thing of commerce
and cheap at that. We don't assert that
Beecher ia guilty, nr that tho jury would
commit perjury in declaring his innocence,
for we are unable to seo how any honest
juror on attach any credit or validity to
the testimony of Moulton or Tilton, or any j
of their bribed witnesses. Tilton was per- ]
fectly indiffereut as to whether Henry and
Elizabeth were guilty or not. Thu estab
lishment of their guilt was nut his purpose.
Money was his highest aim, aud confed
erating with Moulton they commenced
their scheme of black mail, and in tbeir
effort they have become infamously dis
gnished.
DEATH OF KEV R. H. LUCKEY.
This truly good aud useful man died at
liis home Wednesday lust. Though in
feeble health (or a long time previous, lie
was up tending to busiueas, aud neither
lie nor hia frieuda anticipated ao early aud
anddeu a snmtuouH, He hud just laid
down to Test when the messenger came.
Ris lamp, however, was ever kept trim
med and buruiug. and ilia spirit but passed
to that perfect rest that remuiuetli to t lu
people of God. For a long number of
year* be had Imho a faithful laborer in the
rinevard of his Master —filling the pulpit,
the Presidential chair of Fletcher Insti
tute, the Bible agency for Georgia and
Florida, aud in divers ways ministering to
the wants of the needy and sowing the
seeds of kindness on every baud. Old
age and its attendant infirmities rendering
him unfit for these arduous duties, he had,
for a few years past, lisl a more retired
and quiet life on his farm, twelve miles
from Thomssville, where his virtues eon
tinned to shine brighter and brighter up
to the hour of his death. Ho was iu his
seventy-fourth year, and leaves a wife and
one child, together with many relatives
and a host of friends to mourn his de
mise 7Vj ■;., *tfie Enterprise
Covington Enterprise : A few days ago,
two members of the senior class of Emory
College found a rook, where Jack Lee bad
been digging a well, and quietly placed it
in the college museum. When’ the hour
of recitation come, and the Professor of
Geology wes lecturing the class, one of the
hoys, pointing to the risk before men
tioned, asked to what classit belonged.
The Prefessor after critically examining
it, pronounced it to be e feld-pnthio for
mation from the lasts of China, sent to the
museun of Emory College by a particular
fri"nd. The two Ixrys looked wise auil
raid nothing.
fFor Osllslier’s Indeiarodont]
I* Baptism Essential to Salvation!
Quitman, April 20, 1875.
EtiUor Oalluker'e Independent:
It will doubtless ho remembered by
niHiiy ot your readers that some six or
seven weeks ago I propounded a few ques
tions, through your paper, to the clergy- -
bleu of any and all denomination*, in ruf.
erence to the subject that heads this arti
cle. I announced thut it was not in a ;
spirit of eaptimisnes* or a denim to pro
voke controversy, but in good faith to ob
tain information upon a subject to my
mind, of infinite importance.
I have confessed my ignorance and
made my wants known to those who
claim te ho called and commissioned by
the Holy Spirit to preach the Gospel of
Jesus Christ; and not one of them will tell
me whether Baptism is essential to salva
tion or not. I mean wliut I shite,! in my j
former inquiries, salvation from onr sins.
I confess that I am to some extent;
now, anil have been to a much greater
extent confused upon this subject,' not
that the Scriptures are not sufficiently ex- ’
plicit; not that I doubt their truthfulness
or authenticity, hut my mind has been
confused by the spirited antagouism of
the learned theologians of different de
nominations upon tliis very question.
Several denominations boldly assert
i that baptism is not essential to sal
vation; yet scarcely arc their babes out of
their Handling cloths, until the minister is
called upon to baptise them into the
Kingdom of Christ, Now if it is not.
essential, if it doseu’t save the child; why
not wait until the child grows up mid its
mind is sufficiently developed to decide
for itself. But they say this is dedicating
their child to God. If it is dedication, it
isn't baptism. But they say it is baptism
! and they administer it in the nume of the
j Father and the Bon and the Holy Ghost;
then it is a baptismal dedication, and that
iis more than the decipies were commis
| siond to do, and we liavu no Scriptural
| evidence of any commissions being issued
since those delivered to the (leciples, and,
j if 1 remember ri lit, they read iu suli
j stance as follows: “Go preach the Gospel
to every creature, w hosoever believetb and
is baptised shall he saved.”
We dotit think it says anywhere go
, preach the Gospel to every creature, who-
I soever believeth and is dedicated, by bis 1
pureuts, shall be saved.
If baptism is not essential to salvation, ;
why is it used ns n snored ordinance to
dedicate children to God and to bring
them, in their innocence and undeveloped !
statu of mind, into the Kingdom of
Christ. There is another sect, of which
yon, Mr. Querist, are a member, that
j mock at the idea of baptism being essen
j toil to salvation and then teach, that no
I man can come to tho father except
through Christ the Hon, and tlmt no man
[ can lie admitted into Christa Kingdom ex
! cept those who believe and are vniersed
■qid without which emersion they lire de
nied participation in the last munifileeut
offering of. the adorable redeemer, while in
| person oolite earth, his nosh, his blood,
to be eat and drjink iu r< meiiibei'nnce of
liim who submitted to n life of sorrow and
! persecution, and suffered, and died for
them.on the cross. Nmv if they can’t
I come to tho Father except through Christ,
and cant enter Christs Kingdom without
bndtism, in the name of reason ami com
mon sense how can they regard it as a
uonossential.
They say it is by faith, in tho Lord
Jesus Christ, that men are saved. No one
disputes that, for without faith no one can
be saved. But is faith all that is neces
Bary? I think not, for devils believed ami
trembler, are they saved by their faith?
Wo would like to see the proof. But we
arc confronted with the argument that
there is a difference between faith and
belief. If there is, we are willing to take
belief, for Christ says ‘'llo 111111 believeth
and ib baptised shall bo saved." We
admit that Christ said “liy faith ye are
saved," hut deny that he said by faith
• alone ye are saved. Without faith the
j sinner will never change liis course, but
■as soon as be believes iu the Lord Jesus
| Christ, he is then enabled to lay bold of
S *be promises and fully obey the forms of
I doctrine. Noiv Mr Querist tho deciples
’ were commanded to preach the Gospel
; and teach the doctrine. What was the
I Gospel iu the Apostolic days? Christ and !
i him crucified. What duties did they
! tench? Faith, repentance and baptism.
! But, Mr. Querist, your sect has invented
anew creed and that is by preaching, men
ure made to believe, and by believing
j Gods eleet, bis. foreordained, nnd predes
j tiued specialties, are brought into the
| fold, therefore, the foreordained nro saved
J by faith and I have no doubt for that class
j that it is sufficient. For if the doctrine
;of foreordiuntiou nud predestination be
true, faith is as needless as repentance aud
baptism; for one whoso eternal happiness
; is decreed can mock at the sufferings of a
dying Lord with impunity and say: 1
; have no interest in your blood; my salva
j lion does not depend up my faith in you;
, with mo repentance is unnecessary nud
] baptism would be folly. Now when you
j find tlmt class of heavens favorites, I
will agree with you, that for them, fnitii
| alone is sufficient, and I will be more
liberal aud admit them into the Kingdom
j cheaper, I w ill let them in without faith
; as they cant be kept out. while the decree
exists. But understand, that I dont be
( beve in the existence of any such a class,
I but believe that all men may be saved by
J faith, repentance and Imptism, nnd believe
j that is the plnn, aud only gospel plan, of
| salvation. If it requires all of these to
) constitute the plan, it must lni.observed as
lan entirety, I, after failing to get any in
formation upon the subject indicated by
j the liendiug of this article, determined to
; make no more enquiries until theologians
■ l>eeome hotter informed or more liberal,
j But re-reading what Querists culls his
I floundering sud unsatisfactory method of
propounding questions. I determined,
1 sltbpugh it was not questions I sought
after, but iuteligent answers to
enquiries I msdc myself. But Querist
proposes to act otherwise ; to put
me upon the witness stand to intern
gate me and I answered. 110 comes hack
and in place of answering my enquiries
beggar* t* e question by uiakeing an issue
with me ns to the defllnitioti of a term.
Now Mr. Querist, I did nay and do reiter'
ate that there is n distinction iu the terms
essential and indispensable, when applied
to the subject under consideration. I be
lieve that thousands, ya millions of heath
ens have and will lie saved who never
heard of Christ or of baptism, so in reffer
enee to children who die before they
attain to the years of accountability. Now
if baptism was indispensable neitlier of
these classes co.dd lie saved without it,
and for the want of faith and repentanco
it could not ho administered. I did say
Slid now say that baptism with the condi
tion preceedent nnd opportunities render
ing it possible is essential to salvation.
A perfect law, with perfect obedience,
will produce perfect results. Now Mr.
Querist; is the luw perfect ? If so, can
you take from it nny of its requirements
without rendering it imperfect ? Can you
render an imperfect obedience to a per
fect law and produce satisfactory results ?
Will yon assume the affinitive of this prop
osition ? if so we have an issue to discuss
without bandying about terms. What is
law, hitliont a more specific definition in
this instance ? Wo w ill say it is a rule of
action,given by the creator to his crea
tures, commanding what is right and pro
hibiting what is wrong. Wlmt does the
supreme law giver command ns to do?
believe, repent and be baptised. If more
was necessary it would have lioen com
manded. If less was sufficient the non
essential part would not have been em
bodied in the code. From whom is a per
fect obedience required? Those to whom
the law is given. Ami sulvation is the
perfect results of a perfect obedience to
this perfect law. Now Mr. Querist please
tell me by what authority you illiminate
one of these requirements from the law
and declare it nonessentinl.
Flense answer my questions or argument
if yon see proper to so cull it, logieully if
you can, if you cannot abandon nt once
the discussion. If you cnu do no more
| tell the readers of the Independent, w hat
| you tielieve, and what you doiit believe,
1 mid why you believe, and why you dont,
and you may hear again from
E.sqnaEß.
Lol—He Conies Down the State Road
{Atlanta Herald.]
Yesterday afternoon your reporer bear
ing that the two hundred and fifty Indian
prisoners Would pass through the Gate
City, en route for Florida, where they
were going to die, armed himself with an
Indian Grammar, and liein heeled with a
free puss, Boarded the Western and At
lantic train to meet the distinguished vis
itors.
The people at every station wo pased
were waiting to see the
"PAINTED DKVII.H."
At Big Slmnty. while eating a splendid
supper at Lacey's the following telegram
was received by Mr. Lacey :
"Don’t prepare supper for the Indians.
They don’t cat. They drank twenty
gallons of coffee, and bought twelve
pounds of tobacco at Dalton.” Signed by
a gentleman iu Dalton.
At Cur tersville we found Otis Jones, who,
like ourselves was studying
AN INDIAN GRAMMAR.
Upon inquiry we found tlmt Jones had
telegraphed to Clmtanooga and had found
that there were two squaws aboard the
train. Colonel W. N. Hawks, of Atlanta,
had also made it convenient to eouie from
Cartersville to Atlanta with the captives.
(But we promised not to say anything
about what he did, hence we forbear.) On
boarding the train at Cartersville we found
to our chagrin, that our two hundred and
fifty Indians imd dwindled iuto seventy
four.
They were principally of the Kiowa,
Conuimiieheand Cheyenne tribes, aud se
lected from
THE WORST CAPTIVES
at Fort Sill ill the Indian Territory, who
wpie carried to Fort Marion, at St. Au
gustine, Fla., so that they might he far
removed from their respective tribes.
Among the notable chiefs among the
prisoners were Lone Wolf, Woman Heart,
Swan, White Horse, nnd Bird Medicine,
of the Kiowas.
Grey Beard, and Manrinae, of the Chey
ennes, and tlie
NOTORIOUS BLACK IKIBBE,
of the Com munches. Black Horse was ac
companied by his squaw and daughters.
Upon being introduced to Sir. Geo. L.
Fox, the government interpreter, we asked
to tie allowed to interview the prisoners.
Giving a ready consent, we were soon
among the Indiana. They were fancifully
dressed, aud seemed to take great pains
with their personal appearance. Notwith
standing the travel Imd worn most of the
paint off, they would polish their faces
with their hands as art) approached them.
Among the Comiininehes. the only notable
we met was the haughty Black Horse, who,
with flushing eyes, answered our ques
tions by saving, "Me no talk to white
nmn, he meanee no good.”
Leaving him, wo paid court to
his aquAW,
a comely, finely formed and developed wo
man of about twenty-seven summers (none
of which, however, Imd been speutiu Flor
| ids), and liis daughter, who was a bright,
beautiful Indian maiden of about twelve
' years of age. Hoe was the only one among
the pris ners that embodied the idea of
the Indian tlmt we had from tho frontier
! novels. She was as. straight as the pine,
with hsir that was as black ns night, eyes
j us and izzling as tho sun, and all those other
perfections tlmt “Cooper” speaks of. Iu
i opening a conversation with
MRS. BLACK HORSE,
we asked, doubtfully, if "Lo. the poor In
dian” was among the excursionists? She
j quickly replied. “Poor Lo bos passed
a wily ; balms gone to the buuting grounds
•of liis /ore /others, where gijme is plenty
| and tire water free ; he is gone where the
| white man will not take away liis lands,
' and where Gen. Custer cannot molest
| him. ”
Leaving the Conimnuehes, we went
! among the Kiowas. and found that in the
1 language of
CHIRK LONE WOLK,
I that tlwy "no iikee Pule Face ;he no
! meanee, when be suy he's the Beil man’s
j friend. He nmkee bad fire-water givee no
i goodee medicine.,’
j Chief White Horse was the ofity Indian
, among tfee Kiowas that sjaike honied
words to the white man. We were in the
act of cultivating him when the interpret
er told ns to move on, for White Horse v.ns
“a laid man,” Upon doubting, be told us
to offer him a cigar, which we did, and he,
in answer, threw it out the window, say
ing, “I no sinokee your tobacco, when I
no niennee. Red man uo foolee, white
brother," and w ith a smile ami wave of the
band, wu passed along.
Before entering the ear where the Chey
ennes were, Mr. Fox told us that White
Horse was the lender of the ignominious
fight nt Howard’s Well. Texas, •where n
wagon train was massacred, ami the cap
tives
BUBST AT THE STAKE,
and that the Texans dreaded him more
limn any one man in the tribe.
Fox, mill'd Romeo, n Mexican interpret
er for the Cheyennes, ami turned us ovt r
to him.
He told ns before going among the In
dians “to be eareful nnd not offend any of
them, for it was dangerous. Unlike most
of
THE RED SKINS
they are talkative nnd jovial, nnd yon
would lie interested if von did not laugh
at them 'ir say anything to make them
mad. I tell you to lie careful, for if you
were to pick from the whole world, you i
rotthl not find thirty-two more treacher
ous scoundrels than those in.that car.
They me the villains that murdered the
German family from Pickens comity, in
vour State, in Kansas ; that is, they mur
dered the parents ami carried
THE 6IREB INTO CAPTIVITY.
The squaw that is among them split Mr.
Germain’s head open With an nxe after lie
was mortally wounded. Only that morn
ing, “Lean Bear," one of the braves, cut
two of our soldiers, and then
OUT HIS OWN THROAT.
The circumstances are os follows,: Just
as we entered Nashville, a eopnrul nnd a
gaiird* commenced distributing food to the
■ prisoners, when Leau Bear showed a dis
satisfaction to the , ortiou that was meted
' out to him by plunging a pocket-knife up
to the hilt in the corporal's hark, and us
quirk ns lightning lie withdrew
THE KNIFE STIEI, REEKING W ITH HUMID
of the officer, and stubbed the soldier in
the breast, and then desiring to cheat his
captors out of their revenge, lie cut bin
own throat, and fell gasping on the seat.
At tliis juncture another soldier entered,
niul lie spiling from his seat and grubbed
for the gun. in the struggle the piece went
off'and tlie hall flew heavenward w ithout
doing any damage. Weakened by the
loss of blood and liis struggle,
HE FEEL TO THE FLOOR,
nml in endeavoring to cruwl where his
knife was he fainted.
All three of the wounded parties were
left nt Nashville. The Indian's death is
certain. The corporal is considered mor
tally wounded, hut the soldier I think will
, get well. But come. I will let yon judge
j of them for yourself,
1 It is needless to say that while among
1 them they were civil, even going so far as
j to smoke a dirty clay pipe that was offered
every one of the braves. While talking to
Mr. Gray heard a reporter of a cotempo
rnry entered, when all intelligent Indian
remarked, “Another Mr. Dead Head
come*—another writec mtieli and meaner
little.”
Leaving the Indians we next laired Capt.
It. H. Pratt, of the 10th united States cav
alry, who commands the party. Hesiod
that liis party consisted of thirty two
Clihyeiines. twenty-five K'owas. fourteen
Comnianelies, two Arrnphocs and one Co
da,guarded by twenty-two soldiers of the
51 h United Hlat.es infantry, and the two
interpreters. They left Fort Hill in the
Indian Territory,, on the 2!tth nit., and
after stopping at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, f. r nine days, and reducing the escort
from sixty soldiers tolwunty-two. tln-v had
made baste for the ’ Land of Flow era,”
when' lie would leave the prisoners. They
an .ns we said before, bound to .St. Au
gustine, Florida, where, we presume, the
government sends them on a "death
march,’ for we cannot account for their
being sent to Florida at this season at the
public's expense if it is not to g. t rid of
them by au untimely death.
IN ATLANTA.
When the train arrived last night, the
ear sln and was thronged with the Atliintese,
who welcomed tile redskins to Atlanta.
After clamoring for some time for a first
class wnrlionp, the party tried to gi t some
other expressions of opinion from the cut
throats, but only succeeded in getting a
quid of partly chewed tobacco thrown into
the fime of one our citizens as au answer
to a question. Possibly till*answer was not
ill good saste, but it was Indian-like, perti
nent and eloquent,
These Indians, wo learn, went through
to Jacksonville without change of ears.
Wives.
What the tine, man wants withs wife is
iier companionship, sympathy, and love.
The way of life has many dreary places in
it, and man needs a companion to go
with him. A muu is somi times overtaken
by misfortunes; be meets with failure or
defeat; trials and temptations beset him,
aud he needs one to stand by and sympa
thize. He bus some hard battles to fight
with poverty, enimiesuud sin and lie mods
a woman tlmt when he puts liis arms around
her, he feels that he has something to fight
i for; she will help him to tight; that will
; put her lips to his ear ami whisper words
; of council, mid her hand lo liis heart, and
impart inspiration. All through life,
; through storm and through sunshine, con
flict nod victory, through-adverse and fn
-1 veiling winds, man needs a woman's love.
The heart yearns for it. A sister's or a
| mother's love will hardly supply the need.
1 General Sherman’s "Memoirs of the
War," which have just come out in book
form, are exciting a great sensation in
military circles iu Washington. The im
mediate result will be a mass of contro
versial literature on the subject, such ns
has not been brought out by publication
j since the close of the war, Gen. Logan
; in particular is furiously angry at Sher
man's comments on him, and will reply at
1 length and with great bitterness. Other
generals, whose reputations are nfTectod
; by Sherman’s statements, will publish
I statements in vindication of themselves.
;At the War Department, Sherman's at
tempt to assume so much credit for the
; achievement of the war is looked upon
I with keen disfavor.
>.
A telegram from I’arsons, Kansas, says
1 thst the party of sixty gentlemen, capital
j ists and bankers, of New York, who havo
travelled siuee Monday one thousand
| mile through Missouri, Indian Territory
and Kansas, report that not one grasshop
per has been seeu en route, notwithstanil
; ing Tuesday's proclamation of the Gover
, uor ut Missouri.
‘Then you won't lend mo that dime
novel, eh?’ inquired one boy of another
iin the post-office one day. ‘No I won’t.’
‘All right, then: the uexi time our china
i ney biirns out you'shan't'come iuto the
yard and holler. ’
GLEANINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Columbus Enquirer t Since Septem
ber Ist, the Columbus mid Talhilmsse (Alia. J
Mills—the latter controlled by Columbus
men—have taken 8,-441 bales of cotton,
against 0.930 same time last year ; a gam
of 1,005. This simply means that onr
manufacturers have paid to producers the
highest market pries*, amounting to £043,
070 for 4,541 bales of cotton, passed it
through their machinery, increased its val
ue three-fold, and from the North, East,
West and Bout!, drawn not only the pnr
eliase money (£043,U7G), hut in addition
£1,280,152. All this mouey nearly is drawn
from abroad. Wo are glad the manufac
turing spirit is rife iu Columbus, and in
loss than two years we w ill have another
mill of 10,000 to 20,000 spiudlea. Colum
bus already runs some 35,000, mid nearly
every duller invested in Southern capital.
Columbus Timet: We must confess
that our admiration tor Col. Foreacre led
us to expect the most perfect success iu
his new field of operations. We are just
as frank however, when we admit that we
were not prepared for the announcement,
which reached us in the sixth week of his
administration, that his line will, on and
after June the Ist, ran through airs horn
New Orleans to Baltimore. Captain Chip
ley, the General Southern Agcut, explains
in an unusually clear mul concise circular
that the break of a gauge w ill be overcome
ut Lynchburg by a steam lifter, the whole
operation of c!i mgiug the tracks requires
but seven minutes, and is done without
uoisc or appreciable motion to the pass
engers, Too route is via Eist Tennessee
and Lynchburg, always a popular line in
onr community,who never banker much
after the midnight dim go by the Kick,
■uoud route,
Augusta Chronicle: The following an
ecdote of General Mcßae is told : Soon
after the General took charge of the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad an ouiployee of
the road entered the Superintendent's of
fice and received as he thought, some
slight from Gen. Mcßae. The employe
departed iu high du.lgeou mi l meeting
some of his comrades, relieved his feelings
by stating his opinion of his superior m
very forcible language. Home days after
wards lie was told that these expressions
had beeu reported to General Mcßae. Ex
pecting instant discharge the man hasten
ed to the Superintendent and said, "Gen
eral, 1 understand that it has lie, n rep>rt
ed to yon that I have beeu cursing you. 1
desire to apologize.” Turning to the apol
ogist the General asked, “Have you per
formed your work to the satisfaction of
Mr V" (the employe’s immediate boss,)
'Yes. sir.’ 'Well, then, if you do your work
all right and find spare time to curse me,
you are at perfect liberty to doit.” And
thus the matter ended.
The following is from the Columbus
Enquirer ; The Howard alluded to is
probably (apt, (diaries Wallace Howard,
of Kingston : Who was the Mr. Howunid
of Georgia" w ho was iu London, iu search
of documents relating to this country,
while undrew Stevenson was Minister to
England T We ask the qnes; ion because
it appears of record iu the'Bnltish coloni
al office that Mr. Stevenson withdrew from
that office the report of Governor Martin
lioyal Governor of North Carolina in
1755) c mucriiiug the Mecklenburg decla
ration of independence ; and Beiij- Rush,
who was Mr. Hlevcnsou’s Secretary ot
Legation, states that he remembers only
two American gentlemen who were in Lon
don in search of old records of the colo
nies, and these gentlemen Were Mr. Broad
buad, of Nra York, and Mr ilowaid of
Georgia both with credentials from the
govermnea's of their States, Minister
Stevenson is dead, and the report esnilot
be found among his papers. Do tbe rec
ords of Georgia show the full Hume of Mr.
Howard ?
Irwinlon Stvtth*ner : On a recent visit
to the upper portion of this comity we
were shown by Dr. Wesley King, the spot
where Governor, Smith was born. The
House Imd crumbled down, and nothing
wus left to mark the spot. The field iu which
it stood is five miles from Jeffersonville,
Twigs county, and but a abort distance
from the comity line, and is a part of the
plantation of Mr. Wesley King, Hr , Gov
ernor Smith’s father was an honest, in-j
diistrious blacksmith, and is well remcm- i
la-red by several of the citizens of that sec-1
tion Governor Hurt!) obtained the rudi-!
ments of an education from Milton Wilder
who taught a select school near Jeffersou
villc, nnd lia.l ns schoolmates Judge Tripp, ;
Omerul Philip Cook, Judge Peter Love
and other distinguished men of Georgia. ■
This settles the question of his nativity,
for which honor Twigs has contended,
and owing to the nearness of his residence ;
to the comity line, and the fact tlmt he at
tenden school iu Jeffersonville, Ims misled !
the Governor, amt we believe be says lie
was born iu Twigs county,
Carrollton Tim**: Mr. George West,
of the Ninth District, is the most success
ful eorn raiser in all this country, and lit ,
docs not succeed because be has superior
advantages, but by proper manipulation.
It is strange, however, that he docs suc
ceed so well, taking into consideration the
common usages of farmers, nud tin ir es
tablished prejudices witli reference to
farming. He con'menci and to plant corn
last year, oil the 15th of May. and just
fifty-one days from the time he com
menced to plant he finishi and laying by liis
crop of (Min, which lurnt-d out in aggre
gate one thousand bushel*. This corn
was grown on thirty acres of laud, and was
cultivated with oxen. It was part upland
aud part bottom. He made sevt n hnu
llred bushels to sell, which, atone dollar
and twenty-five ei nts per bushel, (the cash
price) is worth 8875, which is equal to
fourti cn bales of eoltoil at twelve and a
half cents per pound. He finished plsnt
ing this year on the 12th of May, having
only about twenty acros in cultivation. He
is mu independent farmer, just such as ev
ery one else ought to be. He makes plen
ty and lives at home.
Augusta Chronicle: Mr. Jns. A Gray
returned from the North hist Wednesday
night, where lie has been on a visit for the
purpose of obtaining subscriptions to the
capital stock of ti e factory inaugurated
by him, and also to inspict machinery at
different places. He gives an encour
aging report of liis visit. Nearly thirty
thousand dollars were subscribed iu New-
York city, At Lowell Mr. Gray found ma
chinery to be at least thirty-fire per cent
cheaper than it was three or four years ago.
It was the same case in Boston. Mr. Gray
has already received, altogether, alxiuton'e
hundred nud twenty thousand dollars in
subscriptions to the stock. As I be full cap
ital stock is one hundred nnd fifty thou
sand dollars, not more than thirty thou
sand dollars arc now needed to make up
tho entire subscription. With the great
advantages in establishing such a factory
as Mr. Gray proposes, and the certaiuty
of remunerative profit* to the stockhold
ers, there should be no difficulty in rais
ing this amount in our own city. It must
be remembered that tlie buildings for the
factory arc already up, and that there will,
therefore, lie no expense in that direction.
Mr, Gray is a prudent, us well as an ener
getic and successful merchant, and the
very fact of his connection with the enter
prise is sufficient guarantee of its success.
With him as,its leading spirit the factory
16 bouud to be a paying institution.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
GRASSHOPPERS ON A liAPMAOE.
Kanhas City, Mo., May 25.— The grass
hoppers have come in from the country
and are covering the fences nnd sidewalks.
They nre traveling northward. The citi
zens have been destroying them by the
lidshels, nnd in some places, so many have
I>eeu killed that their remains create a
stench thut is almost unbearable.
Independence, Mo,. May 25.—This sec
tion is afflicted with grassli oppers. One
farmer dug a trench 800 feet long, into
w hich he drives them, killing them by
thousands.
Philadelphia, May 25. —A letter pub
lished to-day from G. W. M. Grosveuer,
scientist, dated St. Louis, claims that the
insect ravaging the crop* is no grasshop
pers but the young of the Rocky Moun
tain locust, hatched this spring from eggs
deposited last fall. He apprehends no in
jury east of Sedalia or jLtesmoiuea.
TIIE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
New YoitK, May 25.—A Philadelphia
special says the resolutions to lie adopted
by the Republican State Convention will
tender tbe thunks of the State to President
Grant for his emuiinently worthy, prudent
and patriotic administration, and also state
that he will retire to private life at the
clone of his present term of office blessed
with tbe plaudits of the country to take a
place iu its history, second only to Wash
ing ton nnd Lincoln.
Hesolcet/, That the Republicans of Penn
sylva llls earnestly urge upon the people of
the United States tiie propriety of the
early selection of some fit citizen to bear
the Republican stnudurd in the next Pres
idential campaign.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
Cincinnati, May 25.—A large rotary
boiler in the Fraukliu paper mills, at
Franklin, Ohio, exploded this afternoon,
with terrific violence, completely destroy
ing the building in which it was located.
| nnd throwing half of the Imiler athird of
a mile. Eight persons were in the buil
ding at the time of the aeeidrnt, of w hom.
I Perry French, W. lhcs and Celia Mulct
were severely injured. The remainder
; suffered slight bruises. Toe works were
owned by lleatli, Clutch A Cos., and were
| damaged to the amount of about StiO.OOO
AONTHEH MINISTER FALLS FROM GRAI%
New Yoiik. May 25. —A special from
Attnaudule, N. J., says that Rev. Job i
, Porter, of the Bethlehem Baptist Church,
who got married a month ago, him
eonviete ! of seduction of Miss Heliudu
Squires, a farmer’s daughter, The cler
' gyuinn formerly hoarded with the farmer,
uml miss Hquires was his favorite pupil.
She is an interesting condition, and hav
ing accused him lie confesi-e-t nil. He has
been distill sed from the chinch.
ANOTHER priest retires from the church
ANO GETS MARUIKI,.
Philadelphia, May 25 —Rev. Father
Lake, tormeriy of St. Ann's Church,
1 Twelfth street, lias abandon, and the pulpit,
married, and gone tu California. The
wife of tiie ex-prn st is said to be young,
wealthy, und accomplished.
MAN SHOT.
Moiule. May 25.—A young man named
William Raker Was shot and dangerously
wounded tins afternoon on Royal stn-T
by Alike Jordan, a saloon keeja-r. Five
shots Were fired by Jordan, tlni-e of winch
i took effects, two iii the lungs and on, iu
the hand. i’he dilH ailty grew out of Ba
ker’s familiarity with Jo.dun's wife.
TH'. t'Se. -FLIGHT (IF THE oil ISSHOPPERK.
Omaha, N eiuiaska. May 25. -Report"
from ail parts of luc Htute mill,site Inrge
; crops ot corn and fiax.
Millions of grasshoppers pissed through
tiie Form Pintle district going n.iui e,isl
et y bin,ilny, bring high in tl.r air-
MINOR TELEGRAMS.
Springfield, 111., May 25. -The Gov
ernor L,is issu, and a proclamation r* qiiesl
|mg the 291 bor 31st of May to be observ
ed as u decoration day.
W ISH 1 NOTON NEWS
Was n I noton. May 25.-National bank
notes received lor redemption to-day,
8563,100 Internal revenue receipts to
day, 8128,354,2 J. Custom receipts,
8415,403.
THE WESTERN RAILROAD CASE
Montoomeux, May 25.—The sale of tlie
Western railroad was confirmed yesterday
by the chancellor, and uu other steps can
he taken to prevent its transfer to the
Georgia and Georgia Central roads,
ILLNESS OK THE ROPE.
Home, May 29.—The Fope is serionslv
ill.
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
St. Lons, May 25. —Iu the So dliera
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day al
most the entire session was taken up iu
the discussioc of wlmt is known as the
Wilson case, lanug the complaints of J. J.
Cooke aud others to the Louisville Pics
byterrv, regarding Kev. S. K, Wilson and
his congregation of the First Presbyterian
Church of Louisville. The Judicial Com
mittee made a lengthy report on the sub
ject, and without discussing tlie merits of
the case, advised the assembly to remand
it hack to the Louisville presbytery, with
au injunction to that tody to review tlie
whole case Under c.rtaiu rulings by the
General Assembly as to constitutional
point, ltev. J. K. Wilson often and a reso
lution that the whole case be submitted to
a commission of uiue members of the As
sembly. with instructions to examiue the
ease and recommend specific action on the
Assembly. A lengthy debate ensued on
these resolution,, participated iu by the
most of the prominent inembeis of tlie As
sembly. Finally both resolnti ius were
laid on tlie the table, aud the complaint of
J. J. Cooke against the Louisville Presby
tery wvh read by the Moderator. After
which the Assembly a juitrued till to-uior
row, when the case will lie tuken up again.
Next to the question involving the rela
tions between the Northern and South
ern churches, tins is the most important
cate before this Assembly.
CUBAN AND SPANISH SENTIMENT AS TO THE
CONDUCT OK THE WAR.
Havanna, May 25. The Voce deCn
ba publishes a strung editorial replying to
one in the Indepeudencia, of New* York,
which advocated the continuance of bnrn
i ing of plantations aud settlements, for the
| purpose of driving the Spaniards out of
[ Cuba. Tlie Voces aoetised Signor Aldama
of advocating this plan, nnd says that a
triumph of the insurgents ciwild only pro
duce another Hayti ; ami that notwith
standing the quantity of African blood jq
I Alda uni's veins and tlie dark color of bis
face, lie would not be accepted ns a re
[ crust by the insnrgont chiefs. Cecilie and
Gonzales, because be would lie ll amide red
as belonging to another race. The Yooe
| further says the Indepeudencia cries, “No
delay, no hesitation.” The Spaniards
must do the same. Instead of conquering
this band, t hey must, assassinate it, because
i it no longer displays a poli.ical butaorim
| iunl flag, evoking a number of scenes in
St. Domingo. This article lias produced
! a profound imprsesion. The sympathi
; zers with the revolution pronounce to ar
| tide of the Independence unwise.
snm]-:u.Aift:ut*s ADtilhi/Hannfi*
r rh' ol' the tsieo-
Mn I
AT THE SAME OLD STAND OF
| JACOB BAUM
May be found a Splendid Stock of
SUMMER GOODS I
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS,
SHOES, LADIES’ DRESS GOODS,
Iu endless varieties.
HAVING PURCHASED IN PERSON.
In Eastern Cities, exclusively for Cush,
I He is prepared and determined tu
SELL CHEAP!
fcsifGESTLEMEN nre invited to call ami
examine his FINE STOCK of READY"
MADE CLOTHING.-%*
LA DIES are assured that their tastes,
can he suited in liis line of DRESS
GOODS, iirtl
| Cull early aud examine the complete
I assortment of
-
IACOB BAUM.
April 3, '75.
i John M. Cooper, George T. Qnantuck
J. S. F. Lancaster.
JOHN M. COOPER & CO.
, Corner Whitaker and St. Julian Streets,
Savannah, (<u.
WHOILSALB AMI RETAIL DEALERS IX
BOOKS AND STATIONERY
OF ALL KINDS.
Copying and Seal Presses, Surveyors' Compasses,
News ami Book Printing: Pa
per mid Ink.
iloid Pens, Pen and Pencil Cases, Desk Sad
Pocket Knives.
LEDGER. WRITING & COL. PAPERS.
Pliiylx g, VitKinfC fiiii! rinter'i Curd*.
Vui tiHuunlcM, *•-.
School Furniture and Scholl
Requisites
.1/ Strlu'rtnrthnrn <i <'o n fnr trhtnn trr are
\tJClttfi. /btJ.’# (frtltfttl n,-
at A Vic York rates.
We feel con fillet t flint we ran util a* low as the
lowest. either i t I‘imrli ston, Augusta, Atlanta,
.Macon. or any other Southern eitv.
t*~ Write 'r Mill and letira our prir.
may£Btf
Win. A. C Air WELL, 31. 1).,
Physiciiiii nitd Surgeon.
, *
Quitman, ----- Oor^iu
ifciir*Office (up-stairs) over Tillman's Store.
April UMf.
DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN,
Quitman, Cist.
OFFTCK Brick building adjoining the store
of Messrs. Brings, Jelks A Cos., He re veil struct,
may 10-tf
HOPKINS & HIGGINS,
FINE OLD
KENTUCKY EGOREON
AND
RYE WUIKKIEH
Nos. 3 Main & 4 Washington Street.
LOI ISVILLK, KY.
W. H. BEBRING, General Agent.
For sale only at UCEKLH A NEWBOM,
Quitman, Ga.
July 25*1 y
CLAOHORN & CUNNINGHAM
WHOI.ES ALE GROCERS,
C jrner Bay and Drayton Streets.
SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA'
DIIIV E > WE LL,
PURE WATER!
AN INEXHAUSTABLE SU PPLY
OU NO PAY.
Price, tl 50 per foot, bull for HAM) or
STEAM POWER.
A. J. HURD, Gen Agt
Barnes’
ALBANY HOTEL,
ALBANY, OFORGIA
O
11HLS WELL KNOWN HOTEL i situated near
the eeMre of the bu.-me*. i portion of the city,
aud is still Kept by MEUIiH K 15ARNE8, its origi
nal owner and proprietor. Its fare and aecommo-i.
dubious are the best ti *it can be provided, anti
eh U jjje* are moderate, f>mnibu* convey* passen.
*8 to and from every train. Ot UMf.
NOTICE.
I do hereby forewarn all persons against btiy
ing (grading iu anyway for a note executed bv
nt*, snout the Ist of December, 1874, IQ
Thrasher for SHXt, paya-le November Ist, 1878,
as there is a failure of considoration for whirl)
sH5d note was executed, and which I will set uji,
as defense against said note.
April 30. 1875. J. T.
April 38-4*