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fndrpgulfnt. FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1874. SKTT' v - "• j. c. 6ALLAHEB, BUMMr. Ktwspaper Law. 1. Any person who takes a paper regti- \ 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*