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FRIDAY, JULY 2. U 73.
J, C. UAt.UffRR, K<Mror.
Novspupti- Law.
1. Any psr*>m who (aka* a paper rcgn
y from tin) pust-oifF'e ■ ivlietlii r il iris'tail
hi* nimu* nr nnot'icr’s, nr whether lie
•abaorihnd or lint — i riupoiuMl fin
ptiym*nt.
I. If .i |xrson oi Tara hi* paper (lineon
uml, tie must pay nil arroaragiw, or the
blishor may eniitinne to •end it until
yatent i.i mads sn,l collect the whole
lonut, ivhalher tan pitper is token from
s office nr nut.
3. The OmrtahuTn deeiilesl thatn*fu*ing
take newspapers ami periwlic.il* from
m jxmt-oflico, re nun-in,; ntiil leaving them
loalleil for, is priitut fnuiv evhlcuce of in
mtional fminl. tf
Georgia Press Association.
An adjourn si fiHiinal meeting of the
leorgiu I’roHS Assnoi.itinn mil tie held nl
Atlanta on Wcihtesibiy, .July 7, at 12 in.
By order of
J H. F.s-nti,, President.
J. 11. C.HiuHiiAM. Booretnry pro Inn.
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To Uio Pros, o' Georgia.
In pursuance of a resolution pnssel at
n meeting of a luniiber nf the repii’scntu
tives of Georgia liinvapuiuns, held in
Athens on the 3Ut.li of May, I take pleas
ure in inviting the editors, publishers and
proprietors of ail publications in this
(State hi meet in Atlanta on Wednesday,
tlio 7th of July.
J. H. r.NTior., Olmirmau.
The United Blot** Treasury requests
national hanks to reinilmrse him f.>r their
notes rodwuueil between now and tho lot
of July hy making deposits with the ns
tistaut treasurer instead of remitting tin ii
notes or Uuilod Hiatt's eurreney to Witsh
ington. This teqnest !.s made in order to
reduce to as hnv a point es possible tin l
cash on hand, and to facilitate the count
of the money, which is to take place before
the new Treasurer nitersupoh the dtitilM of
his office.
Uor.p J.-i TU:: Hues IhLJ.K. • Adven
turous fi-ntiliewaeu "ill doubtless hasten
their preparations to invade the Black
Hills, wnce gold bus nciunily In cn found
therfl, In themselves, the discoveries me
insignificant. Prof. dummy is very defi
nite in bis nsninnrn that tlm yield of
gold, tbe facilities for mining it, and the
prospert of getting it in paying quantities,
are not all encouraging. But tlm demon
of Inst for gold when once Moused is not
easily put down: the tuero fact that gold
is there, will outweigh every doubt v illi
the man who are ready to take their lives
in their bunds Hud bid deliiil.ee alike to
the imny and the Indians. The nation
■will he fortunate indeed, if the Black Hills
region is lot within a few months the
scene of broken faith and bloodshed, as
■well as of a greet, tmmirtbm.
- . - re. n
Cotton Congruw.
There is to he nil important convocation
st Raleigh, N. 0., 15th Inst. It will he a
Cotton Congress, to he eouijmscd of men
representing the outtou-growlug portions
of the youth, and oil State and local gran
ges, are expected to send delegates, and
the proceedings cannot fail to ho highly
interesting. Although cotton may not
really he king, as it was mice declared to
be, in the sense of an a bsolnte monarch,
it exerts a powerful influence in the na
tion, and thero are no more important
queatious than those nonneoted with the
growth and transportation aid manufac
ture of cotton. Those questions will bo
considered, at the Gob gloss at Rcleigli,
by won whoso experience mid ability qual
ify them for their proper discussion, and
it may lie expected that a great deal of
light will bo thrown upon some very im
portant subject*. The question of in
creased production will naturally arise, in
its two aspects—whether increased pro
duction will pay, and how it can heat be
seemed. Too labor problem must cider
largely into Hie discussion nftlin question,
nud Rome highly valuable information
wuglit to be uJuoed in this collection.
Ohio Democrat# ban Stand it
Ti c New York World (hogus Democrat
ic,) nnd the \-w York Herald. {"lndepen
dent") iiee both abusing the Ohio Democ
racy t" the best of their ability, because of
the “inflation plunk” in tho Alien plat
form. That stalwart old "Warwick,” Al
len, lots more reel Den.ocnitio vitality and
parity in his system thnn any other m*n
of the party in HndN' ite, is called a "po
litical fossil” by those sheets. Wo arc in
clined to think the Ohio Democracy will
pl#ge the IIWM nnd Herald whore they
truly belong iu the coming great fight.
Eastern dictation is played out in the West.
The ll \trlil bmg since ceased to he a Demo
cratic j-mrnnl, and the Harabi is a politi
cal "what is it.” Thus the Ohio l>emoe
* icy all pursue the even tenor of tboir
way, conquering and to conquer. It is
t TliT-qt the "Wonted bondholders” organs
are down on the Ohio Jeffersonians, and
Hie fight us to who sludl tic the Democrat
ic Presidential candidate iu 1876 is being
prepared for. Tho hmidholdeis and the
contractionists have struck hands in the
East, and swesr to stick bv each other.
Tlie New York Wbrld, tho llera/d and the
Administration papers are with them, and
are now side by side on the flnaneo ques
tion ; tho still great, though temporarily
cripp'cd fiotrth. and the young and vigor
ous West, have struck hands also on the
flounce question, nnd take quite a different
viewot tlie flminciid problem. It is a ques
tion of tinmeriacid strength between the
South and West nnd the North and F. tab
We shull nil see w|mt we shall see.—
A. F. 19i fiix k.
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Au lowa laborer Ims sued nn old farmer
on a rather queer contract. Tl man
hired to the farmer on the condition that
part of his wnges would lie paid in money,
and that for the balance lie should receive
one of tho old mini's dsn eh tors in mar
riage. Tlie labor was performed snd the
money wis paid, but tin* girl wns not
forthcoming. This was not the fault of
the old Iran tint (if he daughter, who re
fused to hi nr te h subject of bargain and
sale. Wherc'-poc the laborer sued the
let lit X tu Uk Cos Ml vet.
(Ter Out wen's lnvrrr.nor.m J
Obedience No* Fiential te Salvation—
Wo Obediencj You Can Render Will
Sara Yoy.
i Ain. Krntun:--Those aro the affirma
| tiona of (jneiiat in his a mover to uiy iu
tpiiry in your issue of tho 11th inst.
It will Ueremembered 'bat I have stated
that there are two salvations taught in the
scripture*, at hoist 1 have referred to two
<litluft salvation*. Tho one salvation
from sin, the other the eternal salvation
of the son! iu heaven.
In reference io the first salvation, we
stated that we were impressed with the
opinion that thorn were three conditions,
mid upon the performance of these three
an individual s past sins were remitted,
and he bcenmo a citizen of Christ's king
dom on earth. These three are faith, re
pentance and baptism. Having heard it
preached from time to time that it u by
faith alone we are saved, I ventured to
propound the impure, whether or not
baptism wus essential to salvation. And
I have finally succeeded iu obtaining a
negative answer fromQuirtst, in which lie
hot only says that baptism is not essen
tial, but tukoa the bold reckless stand that
no obedience we can render will save us,
which means nothing more nor less than
this; that if we render perfect obedience
to every command of Christ, it will avail
us nothing iu the salvation of onr souls. I
take the position that u faithless, unre
pentant sinner, can render no acceptable
obedience to Christ, because ho is not a
citizen of his kingdom. In u legal sense,
Christ has no jurisdiction of his moral
being, he is a stronger, an alien, an ene
my to his kingdom. Now, we propound
three questions: How is jurisdiction to
be obtained ? How is the enemy tola
reconciled ? and how is the alien to be
come an established citizen iu the king
dom ? 1 1 it by faith alone iu the King's
power and goodness ? I* it by repentance,
uioiio ? No ; for yon cannot repent of
your enmity to a king unless you have
fail j it, hi.-! c.iistcuee and power, Is it by
baptism without either faith or repen
tance ? No ; for tlmt would be a mean
ingless performance. Then is j,t faith and
repentance combined. Now we are be
ginning to siiqscrihu to tho stipulations;
the 11.ig of truce is waiving; two stipula
tions are agreed to ; hostilities hare ceased,
A tid now, gentle reader, I propound the
! question; Docs the belief in (lie wtis
j tuiuse of a king anil Ida power and doubtl
i ion, and repentance for having been at
i nmity with the king, make you a citizen
|of l.is kingdom ? Certainly not. Bat
they are reconciling conditions, that qual
ities the applicant or petitioner for more
perfect covenant relations. Faith in the
ieault of evidence. The mind cannot re
sist the belief when the evidence is con
clusive. Uepontunce is the result of an
honest conviction of the truth. The one
ns muo'i necessitated and involuntary as
the other. Now, if faith is the only
condition precedent to admission into
Christ’s kingdom and that necessitated
mill irrcsMtablo, the individual has no vo
liliou but tlm i.ubjfct of n mental atm
moral ooertiuu. But in tho beautiful
| scheme of salvation inau’s volition is not
destroyed, while it must bo true that faith
is necessitated from tho absolute eoncln
sivenoss of the testimony ; and faith in
Christ and his atoning saoriflea necessitates
repentance for sin, and hero tho coercive
influences ends, mid man's volition is unim
paired, and lie permitted to enter volun
turUlMy into a covenout of citizenship with
Christ the king ; and the last condition is
offered which lie may accept or refuse, and
that is baptism for the remission of past
sins and the seal of his new covenant rela
tions. Now, when lie has met these con
ditions and performed them lm is a citizen
of Christ's kingdom upon earth uud is
saved Coni past sins. If not, the promises
of Christ is untrue and the scriptures are
unreliable. Now, wo deny asserting that
faith, repentance ami baptism wins all the
law of tlie New Testament., lmt in reiTer
enoß to the ndmmission of sinners into the
Kingdom of Christ, if. is the law, the only
law, perfect in all its parts, perfect
us a whole. The three conditions consti
tute the entirety of that law ; on tho one
side, perfect obedience to these require
ments constitutes the entirety on the other
side. These nre tho laws by which wo
bacomo citizens, but certainly not all the
laws that we must obey in order to lunin
inin citizenship in tho kingdom. Now, we
are only started ou tho Christian journey,
only scions in the nursery of saints, nnd
by tiio grace of God wo have to work out
our own salvation with fear and trembling.
This is that odius herisv taught by the de
spised and persecuted Christian Church.
It is Christ's plan, not tho plan devised by
men, Bunco it is obnoxious.
Querist affirms tint obedience is not
essentisl to salvation, bntsnys, “Obedience
becomes every saint.” The inference is
that it is a sort of lawsomd accomplish
ment, ii polish, n sort of gloss or shine to
suit the taste of men. Amt further adds
jthat‘‘it is the fruit of faith.” Now, if
faith is necessitated by the force of testi
mony and faith com pell* obedience—
umn has no volition, no Agency, but is
saved by Coercion, or dawned because lie
is not coerced. If this bo correct theology,
I ak why me wo command, yea, impor
tuned by Clod himself, to choose whom
we will serve.
]>nt this thing commanded I them, say
ing “Obey my voice and I will be your
God, and yn shall be my people; and
walk ye in all (be ways that I have com
; iminded you that it limy be well with you,"
1 Jeremiah vii. 2d.
Upon the conditions of obedinnee the
promise is ‘‘l will be your God.” Ac
cording to Querist, olmdienco is only an
| ornament to a saint without any perma
nent lasting uiorul efficacy. Tint God says,
j “walk ye in nil uiy ways Hint I have enm
j uianded you, that it may he well with
I you."
Querist says, 'Si purified soul is not
saved by its own obedience." We say,
iby obeying the truth the soul is pnr
-1 ified, aud we ijnote the scripture
Ist Tcter, i 22, "Seeing ye l.avi purified
your semis in obeying tlic truth unto un
jto utif'ighned love of the brethren. ”
| Querist charge* ns with sulwtitu ring onr
I own doctrine for the plain teaching of the
Holy Ghost ; lie charges t.s with changing
the language and perverting the meaning
of the scriptures, and then very kindly
furnishes us with nn elaborate definition of
the word pervei t. This was very kind in
deed, lint we hail learned it some time ago.
Bat, Mr. Querist, if your definition is
true (anil I agree l hat it is), mid perver
tion is a moral wrong. I propose to con
vict you of that wrong before the gentle
readers (a* you term them) of the Isme-
MLNDENT.
Here is your pervertion and I defy you
lo got array from it: "Note, gentle reader,
tho Holy Ghost says: ‘Having purified
your soul onto unfeigned love of the
Irethren,' but Enquirer suhstitutea his
Own inference for tiiut latter clause and
says, ‘having purified your soul with sal
vation. ' ”
Now, I char e him with perverting my
InngiiHge and its meaning, aud also the
language of the scripture and its meaning.
1 have given you the exact quotation
from Ist Peter, i-'22, and also Querist’s
perversion of it. Peter says : "Seeing ye
have purified your souis by olmyiirg the
truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren."
Header, examine and see if I quote cor
rectly. Querist says, ‘‘the Holy Ghost
says, “having purified your souls unto un
feigned love of the .brethren.*’ Examine
and sco if ho is not guilty of both
garbling mid perverting tho scriptures.
Was this doiM) intentionally? wo cannot
doubt it. Why does he leave out “obey
ing the truth," when the cflleiicy of obedi
ence is Hie issue between us? It must be
to dodge the truth nud deceive the reader.
He says I substituted my own inference for
the latter clause and say ‘‘having purified
your souls unto salvation. 1 did not say
any such thing. I quoted the scripture
correctly and then enquired if a purified
sold was saved. He admits that u puri
fied soul is saved ; admits that the scrip
ture says it is purified by obedience, anil
tlieo denies the efficacy of obedience, and
fulls back upon bis old dogma of salva
tion by faith alone. And upon that he
sings the cluvtgpa and chants the tedeniu
if a self.satisfied spirit. One of these
changes-—and doubtless, ns he considers,
one of his sweetest notes -Is found in the
following sentence of his: "I do assert
that the Gospel of Christ promises salva
tion toeveiy one that believes tlmt gospel."
Htiiped of its pompons verbosity, we
have in this sentence the same stark hold
absurdity, salvation by faith alone, that
constitutes "Querist’s” body of divinity.
How often w ill ho assert this ? How many
sentences will he frame tlmt upon exami
nation betrays the cloven foot of this nn
gcriptnrnl dogma.
1 now mnkc ‘ Querist” the following
proposition: If he will produce this prom
ise—notun inference of his, not a theory
of salvation, not a conclusion he may have
reached-—but the promise that he so bold
ly aud recklessly asserts to be in the Gos
pel of Christ, I will uccept it as true ami
close this enquiry. Mark you, Q uint,
the promise that you assort is in the Gos
pel of Christ, viz: "That the Gospel of
Christ promises salvation to every one
that (only) believes that gospel." lint
alas ! there is no such promise there, al
though "Qneirist" does not hesitate to sup
port this absurdity from Jon VI 40-41.
These are garbled extracts from a dis
course of our Saviour, in which ho makes
the following points: "First point, 37th
verse—nil that the Father giveth me shall
come to me. .Second point, 41th verse—
no man can come to me except the Father
which sent me draw him. Third point,
45th verse—it is written in the prophets,
and they shull lie taught of God ; every
man, therefore, that hath hoard and
learned of tlie Father come.th unto me,"
Tills is logical, precise, perfect. Does any
one understand our .Saviour in this to
tench tho abomination of "Querist'#” sal
vation by faith alone ? Is hearing, learn
ing and coming to the Father, nothing
hut faith alone ?
Is tlm love of God, the blood-of Christ,
the power of tlie Holy Spirit, t! e living
Word, tho preached Gospel, the church,
obedience, n holy life nothing -all unne
cessary—mid faith alone able to save f I
believe by faith we are saved, but not by
faith alone ; I believe by grace we are
saved, but not by crime alone ; I believe
that we are saved by the blood of Christ,
but not by that nloue ; I believe we are
saved bv the living word, but not by that
nloue; I believe we nre saved by the
preached gospel, hut not by that alone ; I
believe we are saved by tlie church, but
not by that alone ; 1 believe we are saved
by repentance, but not by that alone ;
lieliev we are saved by obedience, but not
by that alone ; 1 believe we nre saved by
holy life, but not by that alone ; hut with
all of these combined, we are made heirs
of nn eternnl inheritance. "Querist’s’'
scripture aud divinity is faith nloue, deny
ing the essentiality of everything else.
1 now take leave of Querist and will re
state my original enquiry, and if someone
who understands himself the question aud
tlie scriptures, will answer it, I shall feel
greatly obliged : “Are faith, repentance
aud baptism conditions precedent to par
don or remission of sins ? Let no more
primers in theology undertake to answer.
EsquiKEK.
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A Nebraska woman lias papered her
cabin with the report of the Beecher trial,
nnd now she makes washing-day shorter,
mid causes time to fly while wt her knit
ting. by persuiug the cheerful pages ou
the wall.
Miss Moore of lowa stole horses for a
living until one day last week, when they
captured her in Farmer Benton’s stable,
and as they pranced her off to jail she
observed, "Ye’ll Miss Moore horses when
I get out, I tell ye now. ”
JJNow that fashionable skirts are worn so
tight that tho fair wearers thereof can
neither stoop nor sit down, it would be a
grand thing for some ingenious uphokl
stvier to devise a chair suited to the pecu
liar exigency.
Closing- Fxarcise*.
The closing exorcises of Prof. 11. V.
Forester’s High School took place Tues
day evening, Wednesday and Wednesday
evening, at Hie C unt house. It was onr
happy privilege to be present a part of the
time on these several occasions. On Tues
day night a concert was given as a test id
mimical attainments, and proficiency. We
went there With liberal views, not io criti
cise, nud We confess in one thing wu was
not disappointed ; iu another wo was. We
did not expect to hear a Nilsson or a Jen
nie Linn, and we wie.’nt disappointed.
We did not expect to hear operatiu music
equal to that at tlio Boston Academy of
Music, or at the Mozart Hall in Savaunall,
and in tlmt wo were not disappointed, but
for aiuatures and single voices, we did
hear some very sweet singing. We expec
ted to hear souie banging by the little
girls in the primary exercises, but in this
we were disappointed. Little girlß,—God
bless their little heuris—that could scarce
ly stand up and thin the Ueycs, could play
their little pieces accurately, and wo had
like to have said elegantly. We think
somebody tlmt uuderstands the science of
music must having been instructing them.
And we further think that parents and
pa'runs of the musical deportment of the
school have great ri-usou not only to lie
satisfied, but gratified with the ilSciiney
and progress of the pupils,
Wednesday morning was set apart for
speaking and reading. Wo would gladly
give the names of ull the speakers and
readers,) and tlicir subject, but we
cannot spare the space. Wo will sat
isfy om seif uml hope we will satisfy the
reader by saying all, ages and circumstan
ces considered, did marvelously well. In
saying uli dill well is not saving all we cun
say. In these words tho truth is not ex
liumstcd, for wo can say in ih clamaliou
and reading some of them equaled, if
they did not surpass, any we ever heard.
Taking all together up to the dose of these
exercises, we can coascicnelou*ly assert
that they refloat great credit ou both the
pupil , and the teachers.
At half-past three o'clock the audience
reassembled and according to previous ar
rangement, Mnj. It. N. Ely, of Albany, de
livered au address, not only to tho patrons,
teachers and pupils, but to the entire aud
itory, which wus large. It was a plain,
common sense* practical talk, such as
would interest and arouse all ages, sexes,
clua.es and eondHious, and such if re
garded as precepts ami observed will prove
an iueatiraublo benefit to onr country.
Muj. Ely is a man of talent and a fluent
-pesker, possessing in an eminent degree
the powers of discrimination and tlio still
morn refined capacity of appreciation. He
could sec anil appreciate the beauties uud
honlthfuluen* of our tor n uud county, the
energy and economy of tho people and
the bright prospects that await us in the
near future. At the close of his interesting
address he delivered, with very appropri
ate remarks, the prizes offered to tho suc
cessful contestants ia reading and speak
iug. Miss Waller B tzor and Mis* Maggie
Seaman were adjudged by the committee
to be entitled to the premiums for reading.
• ach of whom received a bennsiful silver
onp. % Master Willie Forrester nud MuAer
Laddie Groover received the priz. s for de
clamation. With the delivery if Uli* prizes
the exercises Of the aftOTUunii closed with
the amiemcement'.h-;t th.-ro would be a
public exhibition uljnight.
By eight o’clock the large court room
was ramed, crowed, jawed, pocked,
crowded ami filled. Being pressed by the
crowd in front, rear nud ou either side,
and being from our youth up opposed to
imprisonment, and with a present thirst
for fresh air uud aspirations fur wider
fields of enterprise, we took our departure
at au early hour, but while wo remained
the performances were very creditable.
Some of this yonug ladies would make
stars, bright stars, on tin) stage, but wo
hope they will never cultivate a taste for
it. We regret that we could not be com
fortable so as to remain to witness all the
performance ; s me told, however, that
the exhibition throughout was a complete
success.
Tribute of Respect—Adopted by Shiloh
Lodge No. 50 F. A. iff.
Whereas, it has pleased God in his wise j
Provideuce to remove from our midst, onr
beloved brother, Dr. W. J. Hines; there
fore
Jlesolred, That ill tho death of our
brother, Shiloh Bodge and tho Fraternity
have lost a useful member ; the communi
ty one of its most esteemed and useful
citizens, and one of the best physicians in
the {State, nnd the ehur ill a useful mem
ber, and his family been bereaved of a
head most estimable in all domestic rela
tions.
Nertlcrd, That while wo humbly bow
to the will of God in this affective dispen
sation, we nevertheles i find grateful con
solation in the assurance that our brother
has been removed from our society aud an
earthly temple, to Unit Temple not made
with hands eternal in tho Heavens ; tbnt
we will ever cherish his many virtues,
which serve as litiks in the chain of ma
sonry to unite him closely to us,
He.tolvrtl, That a blank page in onr j
Minute Book be dedicated to his memory, j
and that oitr members wear the usual j
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Wes olrnl. That we tender to the family j
of onr deceased brother, onr heart-felt i
sympathies, in iliis. their sad bereavement.
’ Resolved, That n copy of these rcKoln- i
tious be forwarded to tlie editors of the
Quitman Rsktbxkb and GajMiAHßb'B In
deeezdext, with a request to publish, nud
that a copy of the publication be fur
nished the "family of deceased brother.
’ J. M. TaTlob.
B. P. Mays.
Juki, Dewet.
Committee.
Tho crown prince of Germany’s two
eldest sons have been roughing it upon a
| pedestvin tour in Waldeek. They trav-
I eled incognito, accompanied only by their
tutor, and when they could get three
| rooms, which was not always the case,
had to put up with sncli fare as became
"a couple of schoolboys on a trip from
Cassel. ”
A man has an object and walks. A
woman never walks; she jumps, she runs,
she dances, she capers bithei aud thither,
iiji and down everywhere, she caracoles.
[ but she never walks.
Political. ,
Ex-Q<nmor Scott Tteoubliesn. of Booth
ILrobils, Inis i-iiiniiiiiuieuteii hi* opinion
of tlie political situation at the H>uth to
Hie Columbia fS. Cl.) PhomU. He do
dares recountr..e.i ,u mid negro suffrage
grave mistakes, and advises the freeilmeu
to seek the friendship of their old masters
tiy political co-operation.
Several prominent aspirants for the Dem
ocratic nouiiuatiuu for the Presidency,
who do not believe in soft money, are rub
bing their baud* gleefully ou the spot
where Senator Thurman went down last
week, and are congratulating themselves
that their chances are one better than they
were a few days ago.
If the Ohio Republican newspapers
wouiil pick the financial beam ont of their
own eye*, and cease looking for Demo
cratic motes, they would do themselves
more credit. A* between the iinaucial
plunk*of the two platforms there is really
little choiee. As the intelligent citizen
casts his ballot he will mentally murmer,
"Devil take the hindmost! ” And all the
people will respond, "Take ’em both !"
In his speech accepting tho nomination
fur Governor of Ohio, Governor Allen
said : "He beard old, grey-headed Dem
ocrats say to-day that they would not he
satisfied with less than fifty thousand ma
jority this full. The ticket would la: sent
before the people with the aroma of vic
tory about it. The hull had 1 won set roll
ing now. anil victories were iu store for
the Democratic party for fifty years,nnd
they would all liui happy and die happy,
and go to heaven in a body.”
On Wednesday tho Democratic City
Convention, with great nnsnmity; nomi
nated lion. Jim. A. lug!is, Georg -W.
Linsity. Esq , and John K. Carroll, Esq.,
a* candidates for Judges of the Orphans'
Court of Baltimore. Messrs. lucks and
Lindsay are now incumbents of the posi
tion. Mr. Carroll is a member of the City
Council, all are men of character, intelli
gence uud integrity, and the nominations
are such a* insure* the success of the Dem
ocratic ticket in November.
The lowa Democratic Btaie Convention
at l)es Moines, Thursday, made the fol
lowing nominations : Governor, Hlnwird
Leffh r, of Des Moines ; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Captain E B. Woodward, of Lucas;
Judge of the Supreme Court, W. J.
Knight, of Dubuque; Superintendent of
I’nblic Instruction, A. H. Wright, of
VVriglit. The platmni favors specie re
sumption as soon as practicable, but iu
Hie meantime plenty of national currency.
Thc.Maiuo Democratic State Conven
tion, at Augusta, nominated Charles W.
Roberta, of Bangor, for Governor. Reso
lutions were adopted condemning the Re
publican party for Abandonment of prinei-.j
pie, recognizing the equality of all men
before the law, demanding economy iu the
ml nilustration of national. State and
municipal affairs, iu favor of a sound cur
rency, and arraigning tin 1 Administration
and Congress for the course pursued to
ward the (South. *
The California "Independents" have
entered the political arena as a regular or
ganized party. A State Convention van
held at ,Sacramento. After tw o days’ de
liberation a platform was adopted and a
full State ticket nominated, The platform
embodies some sound principles of politi
cal policy, bat it. will be some years before
they are earned into practice in California
or elsewhere. General Uidweil, formerly
u Republican member of Congress, was,
nominated foe Governor, Lieutenant Gov
eriuT Pacheco (tho present incumbent;
was re-elected.
S-nator Morton’s Presidential aspire
tious meet with opposition from an unex
pected quarter. The Milwaukee Bcutiuel.
a journal which IT supposed to have a re
mole conn -etion with the Hon. Matt, II
Carpenter, stakes its reputation for sagac
ity upon the prediction t'.iat M . Morion’s
.not', however aril runs, will never laud
him in the Presidential chair, for no p*>!
iticina of his stamp can be .mceeSslvu
with the people- I’ll is pre’ietiim so ms
to shut off Mr. Carpenter c!.xo, lor to the
eye of the average observer lie appears n,
a politician of a st imp very similar to that
which ornaments Mr- Morton.
Why Men ;ke.
No h ihit adopted bv a whole race of
men, indeed by ail races of men, but must
have a raixon d’etre. The diiudc nof the
Irishmen, the chibouk of the Asiatic, the
calumet of the Indian, the cigar of tlie
white America!!, would not exist simnlta
ueously on every port of the globe, if in
the use of tobacco there did not slumber
some spell of great potency over men. The
inzy men it seems to make lazier, the ner
vous men it makes more nervous, the
brainworker it inspires, and on the artist it
bestows visions of beauty. All lecturing
against it, proves vain. The habit
spreads withpopnintion over Australia and
Polynesia, and in a couple of centuries
'from now smoking will be as universal as
eating. It behooves ns, then’ to sc e that
something is done to insure the rehabil
itation of the betler qualities of tobacco,
which seem deteriorating so fast. Ma
nilla is ceasing to produce even a decent
slieroot, tobacco culture dying out there
like wine culture in Madeira. One tiling
is certain, that the substitution of the
cigarette for the cigar is exceedingly dan
gerous- The ouiy safe substitute for the
cigar is a cleanly pipe.
A Sunday Gams op Pf.nny-Ante that
Resulted is a Box s Death.' —A party of
boatmen ou their boat in Newtown creek,
on Sunday night, were startled by a pistol
report and a cry of "Oh,l am shot!”
Going in the direction of the sound they
found a group of boys, one of whom was
trying to staunch the wortnd of another
with a handkerchief. They ascertained
that the boys had been play ing penny-ante
nearly all day, and that at the last hand
played there was about thirty cents in the
pui>l, the largest sum that had been played
for. They had sent for several cans of
lager beer, and were not solier. Patrick
McGrath called Peter Kane’s hand, and
Kane showed down a flash, which gave
him tlie pool, Then McGrath took np a
pistol that was by his side, and pointing it
at Kane, said jocosely, “Touch a penny,
and yon die!” Tlie pistol exploded, and
the ball pierced Ivatis's heart, killing bin
instantly. An other version of the affair
is that McGrath was showing tlie pistol to
Kane, when it went off. It is concluded,
that the shooting was accidental. McGrath
however, was locked.—A'eu) I'ork' Sttn,
The New York Journal of Commerce gives
the following description of George Wash
ington’s personal appearance : "Washing
ton was six feet two inches in height, with
a very erect, robut stalwart frame. He had
a fine breadth of chest ; long, well-shaped,
and very strong arms ; a broad, large hand,
with a grasp like a vice ; and very straight,
well-rounded lower limbs. Hu had a large
head, set on a strong, full neck, with a
commanding carriage. His hair was brown,
or dark auburn ; his eyes a grayish blue,
set far apart, and bis complexion ruddy,
or florid. Stnrart, who painted him, de
clares that tho sockets of his eves were
larger than he had ever ract with before,
and the upper part of his nose broader
and fuller. All of his features were indic
ative of the strongest passions, althongh
his judgment and great, self-command
made him seem indifferent in the eyes ot
' the world.”
K Suicide's Rearonn for Kiting Himself.
On Saturday lari a respectably address
ed urnu, wbo registered bis name as John
Sclmeider, and hi* address as New York,
took a room at French’* Hotel, iu tbat
■ity. Within the next three days he drank
freely, hut wus uot at any time intoxicated.
On Wednesday at one o'clock, ho went to
hi* room, and a lew hours later he was
found atretebed on tin* floor, bis head and
face besmeared with blood, and a navy
revolver near his right band, The follow
ing letter, written in German, to some un
uieulioDcd friend', w _ as found iu his per
son :
"Leak Fsiends : The step I am now
compelled to take is very unpleasant. I
am slinking all over my body so I cud
hardly write these lines. Thousands if
dollars I have lost, thousands I have in
vested iu goods, nnd thousudns 1 have
trusted out. Now I cannot receive s cent
from anybody, notwithstanding I am so
hard up. I eauuot work with my own
hands, so I have to take this step. I am
sorry I have to leave this world in good
health, and sorry I have to leave those I
have helped so often. I take this step
much against my will —not so much be
cause of myself as on account of my two
sons, to whom the disgrace ot ray death
may attach. But 1 cuunot remain iu this
world any longer, God i* uiy witness. Eo,
now, farewell, aud if I have injured any
one, I ask forgiveness. But fur tlie last
four or five years there has been so much
bad luck, ami times have been so hard,
my only course now is to do what I am
about to do. No doubt there are many
more who will soon be driven to the same
death. God have mercy 1 Here dies one
tlmt is not a bad man."
Iu (Schneider s pocket was a license en
titling him to keep two stands iu Catha
rine market.
A Life-Saving Suit Tested.
Tlie New York Tribune gives the fol
lowing account of the testing, on Satur
day la*t, of a life-saving suit recently iu
i veut' and by Captain J. B. Stoner:
“The inventor nud several companions
went out in a small tug a distance of ten
mile*, to give, the passengers of tlio Ger
| manic au exhibition of the practical oper
ation* of the life-preserver. Mr. Strat
! ton first put on a suit. This wus done iu
ia minute and a half, and he plunged into
the water just as tlie City of Chester, of
tlie Inman liu*-, with tho American rifle
team on board, came tip. At this junc
ture an incident occurred which caused
much amusement. The yacht Comet,
Captain Langley, was approaching, ami
tlie man on the lookout seeing Mr. Strat
j tou floundering iu the water shouted, "A
: man overboard !" The life-boat was in-
I staidly lowered, and Captain Langley with
two others rowed rapidly hi the direction
of the supposed drowning man. Mr.
Stratton inilaUd hi* pillow, lighted his
cigar, drew u paper from hi* valise and
heguu to read composedly ou the crest of
the waves,
“Captain Stoner, Mrs. Moore and Miss
Whit .ey afterward put on their suits nnd
jumped over hoard just a* tho Gviinanie
came clearly in night. Not one of these
con! 1 swim. MKs Whitney had a severe
attack of sen-sick m*s*, but before she had
beep two minutes in the water she hud
perfectly r* covered. All inflated their
pillows uud floated around, tae passengers
on the Germanic gazing at Itieni with in
ter* ‘Hi as Ihe vessel pa.ssed. Wdh therp i
rniu* there are no paddies for h'Comolion.
tint the swimmer can easily attach these
to his float if be wishes.
A Local Enoch Auden Ronaxce.—
Twenty-two years ngo a Norwich man i. it
home for a trio abroad. Years rolled o-i
arid he did not, return. He was a married
man, and b r a long while his wife mmim
il hm us dead. At length she gave up
all li ijK- of ever seeing bin ugam. Hoe
lived for a long time with her sec aid hus
band till a lev- years since, when he died.
Two or three days ago vli - was sbirfh-d at
rocelvitig a telegram from Tex is inquiring
whether she was still alive and in No. w oh.
i-b-r r c lvci nnotii. r *at the same
time, both signe 1 lty aL, . j i.hd inaLtitg
the name it: pares concerning the f< rs..ken
wife. They were front the long ! >st add
recreant husband, who after twenty-two
years’ wanderings had fallen Riek and
yearned for his first love. It is not now
known whether he is alive or not, but it
he is he proposes to come home. One
cannot bat bn deeply touched bp the reve
lations of a pure, manly love like this,
which endures for twenty-tivo years -leav
ing the object to board herself in the
meantime. 'When love can be reduced to
a praetial system like this it becomes one
of the cheapest luxuries. —Sunn h Untie
bin.
For some time past there have been ru
mors iu circulation in Baltimore to the
effect that plans looking to the inaugura
tion of an independent political movement
were on foot. It is stated that there is
an active organization iu every ward of
the city: that meetings are frequently
held, nnd that no 'public demonstration
will be made until after the last democrat
ic-conservative primaries are held ou July
6th for the city council. Then it is con
templated to call a mass meeting in some
central locality and form a "people’ party"
and put forward a city nnd legislative tick
et. As regards tlie State at large, there is
also rumored to be a movement on foot
for the securing of an independent candi
date for Govonor, but it is probable that
republicans have most to do with this.
Hon, Frederick Stone, of Charles county,
is named in this connection, and that gen
tleman’s preseude iu Baltimore this week
is claimed by those on the inside to have
had some relation to that business. The
belief gains ground that the republicans
will support indepondeut candidates for
the yjtate offices this fall if they are
brought out.
Satan’s Neot/BOt.—The scandalous old
proverb to the effect that, the Devil looks
after his own, has been disproved by au
occurnnce ii. Nevada. Iu Humbolt coun
ty, in that territory, is a brimstoue mine
known as Tlie Infenio, and the mining
town laid out around it boars the same
classic title. The stream near is known
as the "Styx,” a pass in the canyon is
termed “Hellgnte,” uml among tlie streets
arc "Devil’s avenue.” “Brimstone lane,"
"Imp.s Promenade,” nnd others equally
singular iu name. Among the saloons,
"Palace Inferuo,” “Devil’s Delight” and
“Murderer’s Betreat,” have been espec
ially popular. All abont the town has a
flavor of the infernal regions, and pains
have been taken to carry outrihe idea in
all nomenclature. The town of "Inferno”
is no more, however. The "Palace In
ferno” saloon caught fire not Jong ago,
aud as there was very little water in the
town save that used to mix in small quan
tities with the whisky, the fire spread in
spite of all efforts to check it. The town
was totally consumed, nud the Devil stands
arraigned upon the charge of failing to
take care of his own.
Said a colored Georgia preacher: ‘Bar’s
robliiu’ and stealin’ Ml around. Dar’s da
Beecher bnsiness. de Woodhull business,
Sumner is death tornadoes come whoop
ing around, de Freedman’s tfanti has bus
ted, aud It ‘pears as ii dt ec.l was nigh,
might) clue at u„ud.'
[From tho Rochester Democrat.]
The person who whistles tuny ahvuvs I*
sure of a warm retention iu an editor,-,1
room. This order of music is so rare in
the United .States of America that it) j„
coining is invariably received with si „ u -i
of joy. If perchance tho person can't
whistle, he can at least sing. He can wl,i s .
He, however. We are convinced that there
is no person born of respectable imi nts
wbo can’t whistle after n course of proper
instruction. It is nn art, to be sure ■ hut
only so through cultivation. The genius
is invariably there as a storting point, and
no young man need be in this country six
months without being tolerably proficient
We often think of the young man
made bis appearance in a Western edito
rial room one day, whistling a lively air,
The Western editor said to him, ‘‘‘Now!
my young frieijd, you can do much better
than that yon know. Let yourself out a
little and don't he bashful. \Ve have noth
ing iu the world to do but to listen to you.
Give us something from the "Bohemian
Girl.” He was a bright young man, ami
he let 1 imself out accordingly. Then tlie
Western editor led him gently on to
another experiment, uml then another,
like the man in the falde whose story is
without end, and the bright young man
never faltered.
It was getting rather late in the day,
and tlie Western editor begun to get ner
vous. He acid to him, however, "I have
set ont to show this young man that lie is
a bore, uml I shall persevere.” And lie
added encouragingly, “Give us something
regarding the ‘Old Folks at Home.’ ”
Much practice had by this time made the
bright young man versatile, nnd he wheel
ed without a break iu his whistle, render
ing tlie facts regarding tlie Euwauee River
with exceeding excellence, "Now, then,”
said the Y\ i stern editor, again glancing at
his unfinished mnuiieeript, then rising
and walking the floor briskly, “sap] o*e
you give us the fine extract from ‘Norms.’
I see”—ami he picked up a chair, ami,
! bringing it ilowu upon tlie floor, shuttered
j every piece of iimber in it—"l see you
I are gaining every moment, my friend. I
I think in dun season you will be the chump
lion whistler of tlie cou ineut. Now guo
us 'Old Hnudicd,' by way of variety.”
The bright young man agaiu turned tho
current of his music without an accident,
and Hie grand old piece was entered np< n.
Tho western editor resumed hi* walk, tell
ing his hair and occasionally biting some
j,new lead pencils iu two ; but lie preserved
hi* temper. “All," he said finally, piek
; ing up his table slid invertsng it on tho
floor, then hutting his l.ead against tho
: wall for a few moments, and turning a
i somersault, from pure nervousness, though
still preserving hi* temper, ‘-most extraor
dinary whistler, never heard anything hk
it. Suppose now you give us the uceni
; renccs relating to "Molly Darling.” The
blight young man entered upon the pu re
: w ith alacrity. "Keep it up,” said the \Ve*t
{ eru editor, easting u despairing look a' Li*
manuscript, "keep it up my dear young
i friend. Don’t mnnl iu v absence. I’nu -
rice, prm tire —that leads to pirteclii n. t
l hale to go now, bat on with the music.
Byl-y.”
lit* took his coat from the hook an l
s went ont, pausidK on the door 8t p t r*
mark biiu-rlv, ‘ And tide*—this is Hitif.
t tl would have done with a hook chuvhm r
'or an iiiHimuiue agent. It would have u•*
' swerf’d the purpose, i uni quite sure, with
I the devil Uimsvlj. But not v\itli tho
I whistler—not with the gnat Aun riiun
| whistler.” In tlie editorial room, nuin
-j while, the whittling went on : hut tinuhy
J the niu*ieini pau.-< and, looked urouiid wi:.‘i
iit triumphant am! said lamr* h,
‘An l tins ix satire. Y -s, 1 heiiovr th.O s
what ihoy e.U it. £a,t ut i can
iu pei.etj ii-xt ‘i;ue.”
Fancies of His Fair.
It is said that there nre only three wo
men in luiiimia who t-,,u umke u good cup
of coffee, i.i.U thoo.. i ,e.‘ u-u’i Lave it t 9
muke.
Anew candy npper.it and entitled ‘ C< n
toaiiixt kisses,” but it is not popular "i it
La. girls. Xu y profei- the perennial aimi.
One of A. TANARUS, Stewart's clerks lias lit
pairs if pon'-aloons, which is more tiooi
Dr. Maiy Walker hail before she went to
live with the sultan.
Lucy Sioilu says it’s wicked to wear
corsets, us Eve didn’t have any. Evu
didn't have any clothes, aud, then lore it s
Wicked for Lucy Hloi.e to wear them.
A Watertown lady lias ciiuinomeed tlie
study of natural history. Him lias a mam
moth cut that plays toe piano, and is now
training a toad to dance very graceful
ly.
A country dentist has patented nn in
strument for holding a woman’s tongue,
bring, we believe, tiie limt man on re
cord to muke a success of anything of that
SOit.
Signor Joseph Bereftn, 88 years old, is
slightly jealous of his wife Signora Clem
entine, 77 years old. Of late hu beat her
ho souudiv with an iron rod that tie
Judges liud him up before them for the
administering of a shower bath for his
gret-u-cyed malady.
Mayor Ludington, of Milwaukee, a halo
and hearty old gentleman, was recently
married to a cheerful young widow.
Among tlie most expressive features of tho
occasiuu may be noted the following lines:
"To Grandma, from Harry aud Frank,
silver and gilt Jewel case.”
An excited individual broke up a
“woman’s club” tlie other day. There
was a broom ou one end of the club and a
furious wow in' on tlie other. The woman
was his wile, and she had just been thrown
ou the lagged edge by reading a Jitter
she found in his coat pocket a few viain-,
utes previously, while looking for rants. — f
Non’isloirit Herald.
A little man with ft three bundled and
fifty pounder for a wife has a good enough,
time unless she is able to jump up and
knock her heels together twice befori
touching the floor again. In that case, i
is more than probable that he will have ar
exciting time of it. ‘
It was in Chicago, the other evening
and it demonstrates the difference in tw<
dispositions. A little man, with au an
burn nose, kissed his young wife aud sail,
lie was glad to get home so eurly to hr
with her, and she only opened her ey<
aud mouth, and yelled: ’Oh, Phil Slier
dan, you’ve bet-n drinkiug again, uin
yen!”
One of onr young men when be wr,
married didn’t want to patronize the b;
Iter. He iid bread tasted ever so tuuif
better made by her dear hands. This and
lighted her. Bat when she wanted a sen
tie of coal, and he suggested that she g
it, as the file would feel so much better
the coal was brought by her dear haul |
she wia disgusted. Women arc so char ;
eatle.
It was confidentially asserted by Bec<|
er's friends, after the jury retired on 11
day. that the verdict would either I
unanimously for acquitsd or would stif
ten to two. It is to be presumed the iL
month Church saints knew lheir men J
tlie influence they have brought to bia
A verdict of fteqratal will be a dcuiaJ
blow not only to religion hut to our ■
system. After suah a verdict there cal
tittle proper let £. eel tit either as practl
in New iork.