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Tilt. WEEKLY 1KLEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MAY 2, THE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER. Dally and Weekly. THKTKIXOIwAPII AMP MKMESOKRlipublUb* * ctt day except Monday, and weekly ev- nflr* died poftape free to subscribers at $1 b.pifjO for three months,, $5 for six pos tage free, at 91.50a year and 75c. lor six months. To clubs of fire $l.‘i5 per year, and to dubs of ten $1 per year, and an extra copy to fetter up per yc ol club of fit© or ten. Transient advcrtlaemcnta will be taken for the Daily at |l per square of ten lines, or lew, lor the first insertion, aud fifty cents for each subsequent Insertion; and for the Weekly at $1 per square for each insertion. Liberal rates to contractors. Rejected communications will not be re- Correspondence containing important news, and discussions of living topics, is solicited! but must be brief and written upon but one side of the paper to have attention. Remittances should be made by Express, Money Order or Registered Letter. Agents wanted in every community in the 8tate, to whom liberal commissions will be waid. fPostmasters are especially requested lo write for terms. All communications should be addressed to H. C. HANSON, Manager, Macon, Ga. Ei>itok Johnson, of the Palmetto Blade, seems to know the “address” of Mr. John *W. Nelms. just judge and a fearless and impar- j them, will hear of his death with Mark Johnston, Esq. The Atlanta Conttitntion of Sunday announces the death of Mark Johnston, Esq., of that city. He died suddenly and at home, though for years past his health has been delicate. In his death me more link is broken that binds the Georgia of to-day, with the Georgia of the past. He was in all respects a grand type of the Georgians of a gene ration gone before. Of commanding presence and courtly manners, he united a genial manner with a bright wit and perfect scholarship that made him pleasant in the private circle and prominent in public. Like men of his time, he had been met by vicissitudes. Once he practiced law in this city. Then he w as editor of the Columbus Timet. The war found him a prosper ous planter in Bartow county and left him stranded at its close. The day of trial brought out the finer traits of the man. He turned his tal ents and learning to the school room, and there are young men and women in this and other States, who rcn. .n- j boring his fatherly care and attention tial jury are agencies for good of incalcu lable value to society. sincere sorrow. The ret anguttx domi •ould not curb Tar. .gricultural future of Bibb county his spirit norliumbleliU knightly court- eouldn't be in better hands than those of | osy, and lie died as he had lived, a noble the young men of the Holton Club, which meet, to-day. Next to the Atlanta Contiitulion, the JVtffoiuif Republican and Philadelphia Prat, two rank Republican organs, are the noisiest Tilden boomers. A xaval officer has been ar»ested In Washington, suffering from the jim-jams. He had a holy horror of service on water. And of such is our navy. , Truss doesn’t seem to be any necessity for parties in Atlanta or elsewhere to "fix u p” the delegation to the Chicago conven tion in advance of (lie choice of delegates to the State convention. Gbaxd juries would seem to be more at home In ferreting out violations of the laws than in malting stump speeches in fa- vor of the Railroad Commission. A vouchixu incident of memorial day at Atlanta is reported by the correspondent of the Savannah Timet. Governor Mc Daniel was melted into tears by the elo quence of George Hillyer. Tn* New York Herald is a stout de fender of the oleomargarine industry, and is tempted to look upon genuine butter as a sham. It likewise favors the Morrison bill and the candidacy of Arthur. Tax Holton club Is a credit to Bibb county, in that its labors arc directed to the up-building of the county's material interests. Such organisations furnish in disputable evidence ot healthful progress. man in character and action. Many kindly and sympathetic wishes will seek his family, in the home but yes terday brightened by a marriage festi val and to-day darkened by a funereal pall. ment of the executive, and the man ner in which he discharges the trust is a legitimate subject of criticism. To meet such criticism with angry denunciation and a virtual defi ance to the field of combat, is to the last degree reprehensible. The inves tigation should be prompt, and con ducted with absolute fairness and hon esty. If the facts Bhow that the principal keeper is blameless, then he should be sodeclared. If, on the other hand, it should be made to appear that the charges arc sustained by the proof, then lie should be retired forthwith to private life. As the principal keeper of the peni tentiary, Captain Nelms' duties are clearly defined by the code. An exam ination of tlie law will show that it is no part ol his duty to supervise the findings ot juries and the judgments of courts, nor to participate in efforts to set them aside. It may be that the sentence of death pronounced on Thomas ought to have been commuted to imprisonment for life, hut it was not his duty to interfere to that end. Indeed, it would have been highly improper il he had done so. As a responsible officer of the .State, we feel sufficient interest in him to hope that his innocence will be clearly established. fifty wear 306 badges and belong to the Old Guard. Isn’t that a good nucleus fora sweep to the old commander at the right moment? 01 these fifty there are 44 supposed to be for Arthur, 3 for Blaine and three for Logan. Alabama alone lias 8 of the 30 men in her dele gation; Arkansas 0, Georgia 5, Illinois 1, Kentucky 1, Louisiana 4, Maryland 1, Mississippi 2, Missouri 4, New York 0, Pennsylvania 3, South Carolina 2, Tennessee 3 and Virginia 4. The way they are distributed among the States make their influence the greater. More are com'ng from other States. Look out lor them. The only Illinois delegate in the convention in 1880 who has been elected is Mr. J. M. Truitt, of Hillsboro, and lie is one of the 300.” Every day increases the chances of Grant’s nomination. The Democratic party, torn and distracted by internal Judge Simmoss’s charge to the grand j ury on tbe gambling evil was vigorous to the extreme limit of the law. Is public opinion here educated to thepointof hack ing the Judge and jury in suppressing tills great and growing evil? The writer can speak only for himself. m< In 11• i Thus New York acts an example to Ohio, and Pennsylvania by following the exam ple of Georgia. Perseverance in this line will Improve matters in the Empire Stale, and eventually make human life os safe there aa it la in Georgia. Qampuxu U tn industry that adda noth ing to the peace, aafety or prosperity of communities, and it ought to be auppress- ed. Tapping an evil lightly outho back with tbe rod ot correction merely amounts to licensing it. Suppression that doesn't suppress U a frand. Ir it be the duty ot the government to educate the children, then it clearly isn’t the duty of parents to educate them, for tbe aamo duty can't be discharged by dlt- erent agents. Just how parents are to rid themselves of the responsibility ot "train* ing up tbvir children" is a matter which the new-Ught philoeopliera do not eluci date. Progress In Silk. Recently the Telegbapii was led to prepare several articles upon the growth and manufacture of silk by the evident interest manifested in the sub ject by our readers. In the last it was stated that no filature, or machine for reeling silk, existed in this country. It now seems that the statement made upon the authority of the New York Silk Exchange’s guide published last year, was erroneous, the Woman’s Silk Culture Association, of Philadelphia, having one at present in course of op eration. The reeling of silk is a very difficult occupation, and one not easily learned; but once learned it is a very profitable occupation, skill, of course, command ing the highest wages. This trade is now being taught by the association above-named, and with very flattering results. Recently, in the presence of tlie Governor of Pennsylvania and other prominent officers of tlie State, tlie la dies gave an exhibition, l-’rom a report of tho proceedings we clip this; The Governor then expressed his sympathy and promised his eo-operatlon ill the effort to advanec the culture anil manufacture ot allk auk of a national Industry, In view of the fact that the ladlci had, by a single steam reel, Just succeeded In reeling In one day' work ounces ot raw silk, worth from live to seven dollars a pound, he saw no reason why silk reeling should not become homo Industry, giving profitable employment to thousands of women and girls in America. It is safe to prophesy that the growth and manufacture of silk will in tlie noxt ten years become important fea tures in our tailoring world. A series of accidents and misfortunes have until now conspired to keep down tho busi ness. None but artificial difficulties now interfere with tho native silk cul ture, nnd these will bo easily overcome. Perhaps when tho combined jiower of tlio press and reformers lins wrung from the Georgia Legislature an indus trial school, tlio women and children of Georgia who are dependont upon manual labor lor support, may bo trained in this the finest field (or such labor to be found in the world. Cotton Statement. From the Chronicle'a cotton article of April 25, we gather tlie following facts relative to the movement of the crop for the past week: For the week ending April 25, tlie total receipts havo reached 20,023 bales, against 30,284 bales last week, 30,113 bales the pVevions woek, and 37,091 bales three weeks since ;making the to tal receipts since September 1, 1883, 4,063,206 bales, against 6,811,900 bales lor the some period of 1882-83, show ing a decrease since September 1,1883, ot 018,(M3 bales. The receipts at all tlie interior towns lor the past week have been 23,01: bales; since September 1,2,770,750 bales Tho receipts for the same week last year were 33,055 bales- for the season, 2,390,013 bales. These figures Bhow a decrease for the week of 9,743 bales, dissensions, cannot beat him witli any am ' for the season a (ailing off of 013,• man in its ranks. There is nothing 203 bales. vcilyeTni^’fromthis^ lorizea tlie announce-| F'o™ne? Mark b Johnln rC8peCt ,0 ' tery. Hon. R. C. Humber. A letter received gentleman authorizes ment to be made that he will be a can- didate for the nomination for State j 0 j'f 1 *“fi«»a»e! r ut Treasurer, at tlie approaching Demo- " cratic convention. Mr. Humber is well known in Geor gia as one of our most con scientious and capable public men. It is doubtful whether tlie State possesses a citizen more de serving of public esteem and confi dence, or one better equipped lor the discharge of the responsible duties of treasurer. Should he be nominated and elected, the people may retire to their beds at night, assured that their ruoney will be vigilantly guarded nnd honestly applied. kit*'"' tlie future Among the interior towns, Macon is more assured than that an old, helpless I credited with 50 bales lor the week, paralytic cannot hope to success- an< l w >lh 59,875 for tlio season. Tlie fully meet a man in the full possession same receipts last year were 201 balcB of physical and mental powers, and f° r f*>° week, anil for tho season 57,000 witli tlie halo of military glory about kales. him undimmed. The Nopro and Life Insurance. The total visible supply on tlie even ing of the 25th, was 5,497,232 bales, against 0,597,554 bales last year, sliow- A Cheap Substitute (or an Inebriate Asylum. Under the law passed at the last ses sion of the Mississippi Legislature, chancellors are given great power over drunkards, of which the following is a short and good synopsis: Chancellors are given authority to declare who are drunkards, appoint guardians for them and their estates without ordering such drunkards into confinement, or order them into confinement without ap pointing guardians, or both guardians and asylums may be prescribed by the^ chancellors, and when confinement i* prescribed it may be in an asylum in or out of the State. A law of this kind, wisely and prompt!; enforced, can be productive of great good. Men may be estoppped from wasting their estates, and in coses of confinement may he afforded oppor tunity to recover their moral force. Drunkards have no wills of their own, save to procure more drink. Their powers ol resistance have been demor alized by liquor. Such a law in Georgia would snvo many men from ruin, would keep our jails from being crowded, and our pauper houses filled witli criminals and human wrecks. In (act such a law will be found to be a cheap nnd convenient substitute (or an inebriate asylum. As tlio probabilities that any Legis lature in Georgia will establish an inc- briato asylum within the near future nro mortal dim, the powers conferred upon tlie chancellors in Mississippi might be given to tlie ordinaries of Georgia. Tho plan is sale, sensible, economi cal anil in tlie direction of good mor als, good government nnd ]>cnce(nl so ciety, and Ib worthy ol a trio). There arc thousands of women and children in Georgia who would hall such a law with joy, and men who had been brought to their senses would li&ro cause to thank thj, representative who will introduce such a measure and Insure its enactment. The Massachusetts life insurance I j ng a decrease oi the amount in sight, Senator Brown. The Chronicle and Sentinel should not credit everything it finds iu the newspapers, certainly not the remark ascribed to one of the proprietors of this journal ‘-anent” Senator Brown. All who arc In anywise connected with the Telegraph and Messexoer recognize the ability of the Senator, and agree with him on the tariff ques tion ; but for his past course here at home in Georgia they have no word of commendation. C0MUIS8I0XID. . Anthony F. Mira wax to-dxv I Adim,?i n sZl°' C0 ^ ta -VSl of'dcril*at b Chx?fett t | C., for the Stale of Georgia. Ie, “ n . men are in trouble, by reason of the ns compared with that period of 1,100,- passsgc through the State Senate of a 822 bales. bill to compel the insurance companies The imports into continental ports to take risks upon members of the ne- this week have been 45,000 bales. Tlie gro race at the same rates as eliarg- exports have returned a total el 33,036 ed upon the white. bales, ol which 20,422 wero to Great When it is remembered that the sta- Britain, 3,577 to France, and 9,630 to tistios upon which tlie life insurance the rest of the continent, business is done are mode up from tlie As regards the fluctuations of the records of a race of tiigher morality market for the week under review, the and better habits, it will be seen how Chronicle sav. ridiculous is the new proposition, even so mc „,. v , e „ urel h „ e been developed the aside from the undoubted right of n put wee. m the ipeculation for future dcltv- company to decline a risk, which it| er y*ttin&market. The most conspicuous of practically denies. In Macon, a city tb '!? 81 '““ «PProhen.iou of luge deliveries . . i : , on May . tntractji, severe weather In the South- notably healthy, the percentage of I west on thc lucreaio of receipts at Bombay, deaths among the negroes is nearly On Saturday last there was a sharp decline, twice as large as among the whites, j uoder »-le* to realize, hut iu the course of shown by tlio report of tlio Board of “-‘l«™d«y there were violent.torn. tt ul Ti i . , .. . . in the lower Mississippi regiou, and an early Health. It is not likely that anywhere dcc „ n( . wa! changcd at thc clo , 0 t0 „ „ Ugh , else is the difference more favorable to advance, tut not till the docllno from thc the former. Obviously, therefore, tlie cl «,ing (limit of the previous Friday were u rate at present charged upon risks, 815 J 01 " 1 ? <0 * 1 • i ’ 1 "°P » nd ,ar ncx( - . ..t. . . , 1 . ’ On TncaJaythcie wax a further advance over cannot with safety to thc companies be Monday’s clo.ing figure., owing to froat applied to the negro race. accounts from Texas, and tho uratln- Tbo Massachusetts insurance men nance of unseasonable cold over tho entire Georgia officials should not get into tlie habit oi denouncing editors for comment ing on their conduct in public matters, nor should they conclude auch dcnuncla. lions by hints at tlie existence of a code that isn’t Georgia's code. The habit is a stupidly bad one. Atlaxta, April 29.—There Is no built improvement in Atlanta now whose a. pletlon Is of such public interest anda cern aa the new Kimball House, which 1 at tliis time dragging its slow length slon) Not only ia a considerable portion ot i population of Atlanta interested in s thc new hotel finished, but a great i people who are attracted here by but or pleasure. When it was given out tL the great Kimball bad token charge of tl work, and (bat many of tlie promineil citizens and capitalists of Atlanta hsd Ini vested in it. and the proclamation bad m1 forth that the new hotel would ] * thrown open to the public Align- 1 t tlie anniversary of the burning ot ths’olu credulous people doubted not but that i would be so. The work on the buildingh« not progressed in accordance with t statements, nor has it justified the c lienee of the public. Ho far from ik, u .. completed by August 12th, it is very doubt-1 ful. At the present rate of progress, itwinl be completed at that date next year. Even I when completed it will be a matter oi re-1 gret that tlie original splendid design vail not carried out at any cost. Tlie lirsiMe,: m I as proposed when thc call for stiWrip-l FROM ATLANTA. tions was made, was in the higher style of I architecture and certainly ituiKising. The I ,_j_.— *,y the pho' new design, judging by tlie photograph oi I ’ vonderful shrinkage and look Kimball's Failure as n Railroad Mender— He Makes a Lake With no Outlet- Transfer ol Convicts—Col. Johnston's Death. Frenchy, not to say shoddv. The general impression 'ia that thc vork I on the building is lagging, which is very I inconsistent with Mr. Kimball’s well. I known energy and push. Common report is that there is a pinching lack of money either apparent or real, and that the bond ing will never be completed under the 1 [special coaaispoxpxxct.] Atlaxta. April 28.-Has the Western and Atlantic railroad come to be an ele phant on the hands of the Ieasees.in the ab sence of its sagacious president? It has that appearance. Less than two weeks ago the authori ties of the road found it necessary to look over thc heads of Its own trained and tried men, and call in H. I. Kimball to re- never present arrangement. Of course it is im- I passible to buiTd a great hotel of tlie ch®. alter proposed without money. HtiU there does not exist any doubt that the new Kimball will be built Just bow it will be ia not generally understood, but the scheme will be developed in das time. It is certainly to be hoped that the work will he pushed, as the managers of the enterprise owo it to them selves, and to the public, to bring it to tn early completion. ALMOST A KXOW XOTntXO. I met a very intelligent business gentle man from Louisville this morning. He Is a foreigner by birth, but baa been a rest. if Kei dent of Kentucky tor twenty-aix years. pair the damage of the great storm. He was rejoicing over the news that the Thl, magician waved his hind over the business men of LoulavUlehadpronounMd yawning washouts and they forthwith dis- tontln- appeared—apparently. Recent reports indicate that lie left tlie road in n much havo two remedies at hand to avoid the | So, ! t 1 h . ; but dull accounts from M.uche.tcr U°" tC new "break 7, atiiul . , -. ,. and thc report of Increased receipts at Bombay i , .. Dre ?* 15 *b°ut disasters threatened by tho now regu- callic< i ,ome decline in the l.ter dealing., i u .» l lovely It ia stated on the authority of the cen sus reports that the land in tlio manufac turlng countiee of Georgia ia worth twice am much, pet acre, aa tht land In oounttea which contain no factoriet. The statement answers the assertion that farmers are not perionally Interested in tbe establishment and succese ot manufacturing enterpriaee in tbe[8tate. This.' would seem to be, not the mere suggestion of a theory, hot a con- elusion from positive facta. “Shoemaker, Stick to Your Last. Tlio State road authorities took Hi Kimball and put him to repairing dam ages on tbe road. The sequel is thus told by the Atlanta correspondent oi the Savannah Times: "The state road Is In a pickle. When Kim- hall built his tiettie over the washout ha left a pond of fifteen acres above It. He attempt ed to draw off the water last nlsht. This morning Uw water (ot beyond control and washed away the treetie and embankmeuL It Prlnolpal Keeper of the Penitentiary, Wo print elsewhere in tlio present issue ol tho Tsleoraph axh Messek- gkr two articles, which we find in tho Palmetto Blade, the one from Captain John W. Nelms, principal keeper of the penitentiary, and the other from Mr. II. L. Johnson, editor of tho Blade. The controversy between these par ties, like tlie flash from a lantern on a dark night, will startle the reader by its revelations. It is entitled ton care ful perusal from the people ol Georgia. As tho reader wilt remember, John Thomas, a negro, was indicted, tried and convicted in Campbell county, tho late residence of Captain Nelms, of the murder ot one Weaver, also a negro, Thomas was sentenced to be hanged, and the Supreme Court, to which the case was appealed, affirmed the judg ment ol the court below. As thc day for his execution approached, a peti tion was circulated through the county (or signatures, asking the Gov- **“ commute Tho Old Guard Of tlie Republican party, like that of Napoleon's army, never surrenders It may die, and perhaps in the course of time may do so, but at present thc notorious 300, with brass medals about their necks, arc a lively lot. Conkltng led this bcxly at Chicago in 1880, and is privileged to speak ofjtlicin and (orthem,and ho has recently said: The 300 still live. At Chicago their number will be largely augmented.” It was tho determination ol tho "Old Guard” to nominate the ‘‘old man,” w 111 take four daya to repair The road la Let us hope that Kimball's costly iacompetcncy will not be charged up against the people ol Georgia aa better ments. Tha Tilden Boomers. Undiacouragcd by Ida repeated and emphatic declarations that he will not b ecotne a Presidential candidate, and would refuse a nomination on account ■4 his physical incompetency to dis charge the duties of the office, certain journals about equally divided as bc- l veen the Republican and Democratic partiea, continue to harass tlie public putrid and to assail the public eye in his U-half. Tbe Galveston AVu-a very pointedly to Thomas' correspondence, as far aa it lias gone, WW.’Vlidra as tb* Democratic candidate I '*' ,ore ‘ h « rea,ler - an ’' U U ,e,t (or hilp r President, every bill-board in the country ' to pronounce judgment upon it. There ii»«ldbe Uden with plcturt * of a petrified j {g a suggestion which wo «lesirc to ““•“J; •2.™'**.'** make, however, to Gov. McDaniel, and rlptfttr 4!ap*teh<*. Mr. Tilden belon*» U> tb«. . ’, A ' , ... . I . and wbat is left of him should .‘'“t he proceed without delay If the party should be i sentence to imprisonment in the pen itentiary for life. Tlie Governor granted the petition, and Thomas was accord ingly sent to Senator Brown's coal mines. The charge is thatCapt. Nelms, tak ing advantage o( his official position as principal keeper of thc penitentiary, and of his personal influence in Camp bell county and with thc Governor, aided in procuring signatures to the petition, and In getting up exculpatory evidence in Thomas’s behalf. This be denies in a card, in which he evinces much temper and questionable taste and judgment. As to the facts, we have no opinion to advance at present. We spread tlie , , | , trestle. A gentleman who visited races and increase thc rate of general '*»T- the tendency of prices was mainly up- scene described it to ine yesterday, insurance, or they may deal with ol- on account of th° very smali movement BfffcdgP, qp<"»t .an embankment , ,. . . : Of tlie crop and the reduced visible supply; probably fifty feet pigh is a huge pond, or ored applicants in sucli manner as will but ln vlcw o( tho COD9ldcmbIn . ccura „, a ;,„ n lake rather. of water 6 Covering increase their chances for life. The of supplies atthis market and the appro-hen- In , former plan would work a hardship «l»n of free deliveries ou M.y contracts, the water,boMovertheatorm^when U upon tho white race, nnd should be * or r, ’ , ° wflS conducted quite choked up the culvert, has made a fat B .L.ntn,in n i..naei n o» «tn«.» Umcly, and uut evening the later montbi were ineal of Kimball's trestle, and yesterday adopted only as a Inst resort. weaker . To-day there wu a .light advance on preaenteda clear span of daylight he- \ cars of observation have convinced rtrong account* from Liverpool, but a alow tween its ends. Of course, the road is im- us that n large number of the colored hualnc**cau»ed a decline with a quiet closing, people, who under ordinary circum- Thc chttn *ca as compared with last Friday .<> ii-r hI 11?_. . „ . ,, . , arc Call lower for this crop and -laCforthc stances would live to a npo old age anti neJt t;otton on |he |pot hu bt . cnvcr) . prove an honor as well as profit to any quiet throughout tho week at unchanged insurance company, perish from thc prices; middling npl.mlsquotc<l.tlU4c. mere fact of possessing an epidermis not tough enough to rqrist the extraor- A Colony for Houston. passable at this point, and the old transfer schedule has to be worked vigorously. My information is Jtiiat tlie work of repair ing thia break Is In charge now of Major Anderson and R-iadinaster Dooly, and it is safe to say they will push it through as rapidly and perfectly as possible. Tlie obstruction to the road, following flic disastrous washouts ot two weeks tho occasion of considerable dinars- assaults oi life Th« mar (ha I The efforts now being made to colo- among shippers and tlio traveling public" dinary assaults or ltte. The razor, the Houston countv with “"l 1 u the officials will be pistol nnd till- pocket-knife are power- “ IK>rllon 01 JloUBlon touniywilli able to bring llie work to completion at an ful factors in tho death rate among the r >0r,hcrn ' armcn, 18 a niovo ln 1,10 carly datc i was Informed at the Western —*■— * -* and Atlantic railroad depot this morning tlmt It waa exjiected trains would be put against Wattereon and Carlisle on the tariff question, and said there was no doubt that tbe sentiment waa strong against these free trade politicians. This gentleman seemed unusually fami liar with public topics, tbe political issues of tbe day and with public men. I Imd an interesting talk witli hint, and regret that I am unable to give yon Iris views to a greater length. One tiling he said, however, that im pressed me. He said: "When 1 first went Into builncss in this country, I could not understand, and opposed the old "know- lathing,' doctrine hut now I am almost one myself. I am for America agalnit the world, and I never want to see her in the hands ot filibusters or politicians fir spoil.” RUITI AX HOKOa. Chancellor Mall, ol the State University, and licr. Dr. McDonald, of thia city, hon ored thc office ot tbe TcuoKAru here this morning. Dr. Mell is a staunch friend nnd subscriber of thcTaLEuasrit, and says he reads tlie paper with "profound inter est.” There will always be a warm wel come for thc Chancellor whenever be visits this office. negroes. Could tho dsrky be I ri K ht <>'rcction. Tito plan of the gett- secured os against these death- tlcmcn h » vln « the m8tter in char ise Is dealing weapons of his race, mi . to settlo some forty or fifty families up on a tract of land embracing forty-five J3^S , JsnEZSt!l‘w*-H-.-wwws-i« , .... . . .1 lard’s station on tho Ocmulgco river. !r_ n L fit Ul ®I"™"' I This land is well known as fertile, ami figures. How to obtain for him this.. . „ . security is a problem. I. it a problem " part heavl1 ti “ bere ^’ ., S ?,‘ tlc , d up without «solution•> P numerous families of tlinfty farm- without a solution? . .. . , , . .. . . ..I ductive and tho nucleus for an exten- Tiro situation is good. and inefficient. It is not in the power , , , . „ . . , . , , , ,, . A (erry brings tho settlers into of the insurance compan es to abolish . woftoonu J. h ° Ur 8 nJ ° ° f M “®" b X rZZjTn , y T , C ,T to - hC nation by water with Hawkinsvilic, negro thro^h pretactlon to hi. epider- »», (ew milcg diltflnt( , alld nda. How shall this protection be th / contomplatedroad wlu a „^ rob . through by Wednesday. I TKAXsrSR or COXVICrrROTEETvi^B It waa reported In tlie Orrulilution yex-l Itcrday that CapL W. D. Grant had effected a sale of Ids Interest in Penitentiary Com pany No. 3 at Old Town and other prop erty at that point to Henator Brown and others. I understand to-day from good authority that the sale has not yet been made. A negotiation of that cliuracter between the parties mentioned is pending and the trade may be consummated, but has not been up to thia writing. I DEATH or COL MAKE JOIIXSTOX. The announcement of the death of this gentleman, which occurred at bis residence |at West End about 1 o'clock Saturday night, has been received witli genulno re- •HAar. 1 understand rival railroads havo had photographs taken of the new break on tlie \\ estem and Atlantic railroad abort Marietta and are using them true tract the traveling public to their lines. Tlie indnt- trious Yankee could hardly baradaken ad vantage of an advertising scheme more shrewdly or promptly. An Agricultural Department Poem, New York Sun. Senator Plum ia mnch infatuated with tbe Conimtaeloner of Agriculture, and lately offered a resolution admitting tha Commissioner to the fioorof the Senate. He also wants a part ot tlie 1,100 acres of mis. 0b u"u obviously true that insurance | ab “‘, ty ^ Withl " amne0f U,B “ U1 - companies cannot put their colored policy holders into armor. In tlio first I ment. letters from some of the Northern , ,- .men interested in tho matter were thereby referring to Grant in ISM, snd profits. In the second it must be ap- Z ttxttstzzfcLr: sd? rj=t ... ., „ . . . \ means, is dwelt upon. A committee pistol would necessarily be of 8 »ch from the latter wilHeaveMruMacburetU proportion, as to interfere with »ny onthe7lU in , tant (or a , 0 pu 0 , ° r, marya ^ h ti ° n ’ ( T h T. W T r ,r d Siting Macon and tbe site of thVpro- not plow with that degree of ski 1 re- ^ ‘ nttlement . Upon „ lcIr re p 0r t q b ur.r ur ° “ , Pl " 0r ** n8 a probably reals the auceea. of the ten- a hoe with the grace and accuracy nee-1 ... ... scandals of his political life. It is essary to insure him employment. In- . V. J \ , * qualities which make up the true geitUc- . i . ,... . .. f, , public-spirited men, extend a warm man—nlincd. courteous, cultured. With deed, it is not likely that in any sphere we i com ; the Evervthimr highest sense, gentle ot spirit aa the of life would a sail ol armor add to a that tends to settie up the surrounding J ror^ V Sf“fHr* man’s facilities for doing bnsiness. It country will be ol benefit to Macon, thoaewbo knew him besL ^lle 'wm would interfere with everything, from There is no richer county in Georgia, a brother of tbe distinguished —‘— — ”—*— — 1 — *— Richard M. Johnston, ot Ilaltlmore, and signs are not wanting that this deter mination has not abated. Tho remarkablo strength exhibited by Blaine so far in the canvass has astonished his friends and astounded his enemies. Tho latter havo opened a hot fire upon him, and are repro ducing in an intensified form ail of the about settled that he can only be de feated by a combination, and it is known that he will have power enough to crash all ol the constituents ol the combination, in turn. It is given oat just now, that he will be sent to Chicago, as a delegate at large from the State of Maine. Upon the floor and in command o( his cohorts, he wonld not hesitate to cut down Arthur, Logan, Edmunds and Sher- to investigate thechargea made against foolish aa {tlie principal keeper. These charges i dragooned into this movement, I are too serious, and, if true, will affect at Mr. Tilden should prove weak , too deeply bis administration, to lie In view ol such a contingency, Grant is being quietly bat jndicionsiy posted in reserve, as it were. A prominent Illinois Republican delivered himself in Chicago a few nights since aftcr.this fashion: “I think the majority of the Logan men are Grant men at heart and many of the Arthur men in tbe South. Tom Platt, of New York, Is for Grant. Jer ome B. Chaffee, supposed to he the Logan general Western manager, secretly (or Grant; and so is Jim Bel lord, of Colorado. Kx-Scnator Jones and Bonanza Mackey will head thc Nevada delegation, and they are for Grant. Cameron will lie back from Europe in time to take a hand in the same line. "Grant ha* been quiet lately, and lias outlived to a great extent tlie an tagonisms of isso. Many Blaine men nigni, lisa neon rvcetvetl with genuine re gret. He was at tho Capitol Natiinlay morning, and Major Warren and others with whom be talked tell me he apiieareil in apparently excellent health, and war even sprightly in his conver sation. lie called up a number of interesting remlniscencies of tlie men of another generation which lie told in a pleasant view and to the delight of those who heard him. Later in the day, how ever, and just be tor* be waa leaving for home,. be suffered a severe attack In his office, accompanied with vlolentcoughing, which, be said shortly afterwards, was nearly fatal. Had be been spared until July he would have been 07 years of age. There are those upon the staff of the TsLXoSAru who con better speak o( bis life and character; but during my own short acquaintance with him 1 was impressed with the genuine, unaffect ed nobleness of the man. In him were blended in rare perfection tbe admirable tbe Arlington mate set aside as a pity- ground for the Airicttitural Departin' nL When Dr. Loring can read bit title clear of tills "experimental farm," as he cells it, he wiU .hen acknowledge tlie authorship of the following heeutiuil lines which will be published in tbs North American Rerlea: We'll graft tbe lobster on the hop. Tbe oyster bed we’U (tyly weed. The cranberry Jelly trees we’U Hop, Aud save the macaroni seed. The beet root sugar we will i rtwstnu U*nce. It would b© fatal to thc negro, valuable land and timber lying therein, ▼Ilk. If 1 am not misinformed, he was for ville. If I am not misinformed, he was »u» who would aoon perish like a worm in 1 thousands will follow upon "the foot- his cocoon, and put his relatives in | ^ps of .tlipw now^coiijng in, and 011 theColumbns n^s, and later, in the possession of the company’s funds. **~ U * practice of law, with Col. Abda Johnson at much material wealth bo added to our Carteraville, and several times served his section. state in the Georgia Senate. He wss a warm personal friend of the late The Principal Keeper'* Replr. Governor Stephens, and Intimate We reprint tills morning the reply of “bllc‘me^o? th^Sd r^mr.^To"^ It muBt be put through such a process 1 Captain Nelms, principal keeper ol *’ ‘ Tlie defense must come in another way, and there is but one other. The | negro’s epidermis must be toughened. os will render it proof against any or- the penitentiary, to the charges pre- ream __ younger generation ot men ne wss notably kind, and the writer cherishes now, with Horse rhentnuts In the spring well set, That in the autumn colts will be. We’U prune tbe climbing sorghum vine, We’fi dig thc rutabaga peer. The clam shall with the vva entwine. And both shall, mingling, blossom there The Berkshire goal IU wool shall shed, The Ilanum cow shall ft-cd on hay, We ll milk ihe ducks, all thoroughbred, That steal tbe eggs the squirrels lay. L’KNVOI—TO SKNATOE FLU MB. Think of tha boost Iir*ve you In The Kansas foot and mouth disease. Then hump yourself, and you will win The thanks of all the Boatonese. O— Bumcokbk L— In the State's Interest. Madi«o!ilan. The Macon Tblkgpaimi Is always .1!. -■ • ■ < ""'I'/ui'- wli.tr.', j.«'litu nify, Intellectually, • Dimiifr. i.illy and daily, has zealously advocated a thor ough equipment of our militia by the Htute. Its views on this vital question so plainly and boldly expressed from Mu.- tint.' in.-.-! "’ii approval. W»* ' ■ xt l..vM.it'ir<‘\dll pininptU enact such laws uh will secure tho State the aid of an ctlicient soldiery. 266TH EDITION. PRICE ONLY $1 By Mail Postpaid. dinary razor slash, knife thrust or pis-1 ferred by Mr. H. L. Johnson, editor of wordfuf "encouragement”rlvrivcd * from him. A VEXEEAPLX DIVIXE. tol shot. In other words, the negro’s thc Palmetto Blade. cuticle, before lie becomes a policjr- We still abstain from thc expression An r mMtinK wu held ^ humor, must be put on terms of equal-1 of any opinion of our own upon tlio afternoon in the city hall square, under ity witli the alligator. Until this is merits Jof the controversy. We be- done, life insurance companies cannot lieve it is the duty ol the Governor, as afford to touch him at present we suggested yesterday, to take up the rates. And it can be done. A charges against tho principal keeper process (or tanning the African hide and investigate them. Without eon- enty-eight year* old, a'ndlias been preocli- into leather was invented at Tcwka- sidoring tire rights ot Mr. Johnson at lug nil of sixty-two years. bury, in tlie State of Massachusetts, and while it is to be regretted that only dead darkies were experimented upon, the fact is conspicuous that tlie hide it tannable to an extraordinary degree of toughness. Yankee ingenuity may lie relied upon to apply the process to liv ing subjects. Indeed, Uisa well-known fact that thc darky’s heel rued to lie proof against any weapon. Unlike Achilles, it was his only safe spot, head ted. now speak very well of him. The Grant men think that he will be nominated ' e *\ C })S aw adopted by Massachusetts to participate in it by consent, j put aside with a shrug of tlie shoulder alter a long fight over tlie leading can- j insurance companies requiring that all ' a wave ol tlie hand. didates wears out the patten- c of the negroes before taking oat policies Ire It seem* ton* there cannot Ire two I convention. Let me give you some | thoroughly tanned at Tewk*luiry must, opinion. « to the couree he should j pointer* in this care. Of the j ^SSSTS".’ w n <SdSuUe^^ pursue. Capt. Nelms hold* an tm- delegates who have already beer. | pent*. Tlie suggestion is thrown out portent official position by appoint- j elected to the national convention (or what it is worth. and disaster await. | or a wave of tlie hand, i hast will insure the Republi- i candidate an ea*y race Mr. Tilden eill be beaten by one man with a pen- caricature and cartoons. all, it is due to Captain Nelms, as well as his own administration, tliat the in vestigation siionld he made, not in a perfunctory manner, hut fairiv and honestly. Certain specific charges have been made by a responsible citizen against a public officer, wiio bohla his appoint' ment by executive favor. We under stand Captain Nelms's denial to cover all these charge*. If tlie charges are true, then tlie course of the Governor is plain. If they are not tree, then tlie principal keeper should be exonerated. To make a charge is not to prove It, nor does a denial amount to a refutation To charge and deny raises an issue—- the suspires of the Bsptist convention. It attracted a Urge congregation. Tlie ser vices were conducted by Rev. Jesse Camp bell, ot Columbus. HU discourse was very Interesting, snd seemed a voire out of the pasL Tbe reverend preacher is now ter- KNOW THYSELF,- k Great Medical Work ■ N. rv<• > hi 1 I*! - line In M»n,TKrri>n Youth/aml ihs nntoUl miseries raolUKlfl i «•» A I-- . . . . ai 1 a du..1 lAprtaeiiplioosf'T ail acute an<ll ■ ^Bmio ot which lntsIusU^M rli n« XATIOXAL COXVE5TIOS FOR THE “BROTHS* ix ■lack.” rasw. ripti one ot which It Invaluable, In pursuance of a resolution pasted by jSSS.i.'iiS! the "Colored Men s National Executive P* ?*.. 7“!* .** ’ Si probably nersi Cnumittee" held in the city of Washil ton, DecenilH-r 19, l-vt, \y. A. Pledger, me chairman of that committee, to-day blued a call for a "Colored National Convention" to aseemble in the city of Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, July Slh, lfvM, at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of considering tlie mate rial, educational and Jioliticol it ter- ests of the race. At this conven tion each (date and Territory will be entitled to one delegate for every 25,000 colond population and fractional part tbereoi, nod »i,eic there i» not 25,000 col ored population in any .State or Territory, it shall lie entitled to ' '—— AWocasiD. Tlie Bapti-t State Convention adjourned to-day, and will hold It* session next year at Newnan. MAU or RSSTMT. , ed Instinct* usual an executive 11 tksn—|i dlwit Xkk * . UK A la . . * THYSELF ilv.Ti