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TIIE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1884.
THE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER.
Dally and Weekly.
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To clubs of five $1.1) per year, and to clubs of
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Transient advertisements will be taken for
Make Haate Slowly.
A walking mania rcaata ' hare
struck the Sooth and although it has
• go far been principally confined to At*
^'T “ d ”*“*"• lanta, threatens to extend as rapidly as
the mumps; possibly with as direful
results. The people have been initi
ated with r.ll the slang and vernacular
of the track by the “journalistic walk
ing match,” the “railroad employes
walking match** and the “dry-goods
the Daily at $1 per square of ten lines, or less. . .. —-it.: m ,$ i .. Matehos
for tha first Insertion: and fifty cent; for each 11 walk.ng man n. >U\lCne*
■abaequent insertion ; and for the W xxklt at have been threatened between ex-Gov-
$1 per square for each Insertion. Liberal rates . . . . .
to contractors. enters, and the fas men are reported in
tumiS 01 * 1 00mmun!c,tl0 “ , no ' ** council over . simile style of contest.
Correspondence containing important news. Fortunatelv the hank officers refuse to
aad discussions of living topics, is solicited, , . .. -
hut must bo brief and written upon but one tram in this popular division of sport:
aide of the paper to have attention. tvvtoMr Kw time- twtftsiblv
Remittances should be made by Express. want OI time, possiui}
Homey Order or Registered utter. for :>ar erf awakening suspicion
Amato wanted in every community In the , ‘ ...
State, to whom liberal commission* srtil be The late#: move in walking circles is
“* e * pccl * Ur .in < T.'rt lo pit Atlanta .gainst Macon
All communications should be addressed to the gate money and honors. Prin-
H.c. hanson. Manager,^ dpally the former. It is evident that
acon> , vhit people under the circumstances
Tus panic on this side would not permit! flight to approach this fascinating
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia , scheme with caution and deliberation,
railroad bonds to float on the other side. The legs of the Central City are, to
state the objection to hasty action in
FY«« TracJ* and Direct Tasatlon.
applyour lal.'or to productive channels,
people In Georgia con* J; (j possible to do this, but not easy.
Tfts presence of ye faire ladyee, ye
plumed knightes and ye champing steeds,
carries us back to the days o( the cloth of
gold.
“Tiie Edmunds boom is about the site
ofa blue pill,” says the Constitution. Sott
is, but it lacke a great deal of being as
lively.
The legislative appropriation bill is upon
the House and develops one good feature,
viz: a reduction of Internal revenue dis
tricts.
Btrr for the Mexican veterans Georgia
wonld have gotten back some money on
yesterday expended daring the revolution-
ary war.
Hsxator Brow* seems to forget, in treat
ing the Mormon question, that Congress
may do In the territories what it cannot do
in the States.
The English sparrow has been caught in
tb* very act of robbing vines of their
blooms and young melons. Let him be
pat to death, without benefit of clergy.
The race for. the English Derby must
have been exciting. Tho favorite only
reached third place, Plunger Walton’s
dork horse was not placed and a dead heat
was the result.
The yellow fever has made a diversion
in Aguero's favor in Cubs. It lias small
regard for tho usefulness of Spaniards, nnd
seems .to take special pride in enabling
them to die young.
It will require no mean political diplo
macy on the part of the bad Chicago
vention.to settle the contested delegate
question from Virginia. The g. o. p. must
suffer, settle it as it may.
All the leading financiers are agreed
that the panic will help matters. Perhaps
so, if s number of broken bankers are sent
to the penitentiary and more stringent
laws are pissed for the protecUon of the
people’s money,; *
Lsoulatios as a remedlsl agent in the
United States is merely an imaginary
quantity to the problem of wise and good
government, If it be out of the i>ower of
Congress to legislate for the repression of
polygamy in the Territories, which are un
der Its exclusive jurisdiction.
Membxes of tha Legislature ought to
feel enough interest in the future of Geor
gia to give the State a system of road laws
in keeping with the demands of the times.
Past Legislatures have died in their sins,
in that particular, and gone to judgment
nnforglren. We want the coming Legisla
tures to be saved.
brief, not in training; and the people
should not, oat of mere patriotism bet
upon their lasting qualities nor their
swiftness. We must play for terms,
and favorable terms, before allowing
ourselves to be caught in the net evi
dently being spread for us.
Atlanta has, at the present writing,
fatal advantages, from a Macon stand
point. It is well known that the
matches already had have developed
the swiftest movers in certain classes.
The journalists have been vanquished
by the railroad men and the railroad
men by the dry goods clerks. From
eacli division a swift walker has been
obtained. The survival of the fittest
lias been the result. These men will
come down here with tough legs, beef
jnice and the most reliabio brands of
whisky. With flabby legs, and igno
rant of methods, it matters not how
great the sustaining courage, we cannot
contend with them.
Again, the life of the average Atlanta
man gives him a wonderful advantage.
The species of Atlantians that takes to
foot races lias been engaged for years
in chasing the half-dollars put in circu
lation by the State-house clerks through
all the clmnhe’.s of trade, and this daily
scramble and go-as-vou-can sort of
plovinent has developed qualities that
unquestionably aid a man in a foot
race. Ho who gets along on one meal
a day and walks from daylight till dark
for rest, will win ever}- time he comes
into competition with the fat, well-fed
citizen, who waddles down to his busi
ness, sure of trade, occupation and re
muneration.
Macon cannot compete with Atlanta
in a walking match nt present. Give
us time and we will train down some oi
cur young men for the contest. But
right now, however much tho Gate City
may desire to put in circulation our
bright shekels to restore confidence in
financial circles nnd supplement tho
government salaries, we ought to de
cline to he led astray.
tinuailv talk of free trade to catch the
rotes and support of the agricultural
element, which they contend will be
iK-nefited by the adoption of their fan
ciful theories. It is admitted by all,
that if we have free trade or anything
approaching thereto, we must resort to
direct taxation for the support of the
tlie government. The tax gatherers
will have to visit the home of every
man and enumerate all of Ids jmsscs"
sions in order that he may be made to
pay in hard cash a direct levy for the
support of the government. Georgia
farmers row groan and growl at
the taxes they are compelled to pay in
support of tlio State government, but
when tree trado is established, they
will he compelled to contribute heavily
to the support of the general govern
ment in addition.
Hon. Columbus Upson, a Democratic
ltepresentative from the State of Texas
in 1882, after careful research and study
of this subject, compiled n table, show
ing the amounts that would have to be
contributed by the several States,
which we reproduce as follows:
Alsbsms's share would be about $ 6, 100,000
bmaUHr - "’'"' 4,000,000
4,000,000
Stxahoeu from the North and West,
passing through our section, ail fall into
tha laahion of expressing wonder at the
signs of progress and improvement in
Georgia, and at the really civilised look
and tone of her people. Georgians ewallow
It all, without even a halt at tbe patroniz
ing air in which it la epoken, and with no
dispute of the Ill-concealed claim of supe
riority which It involves. But, after all,
the compliment may be honeetly meant.
A Washihotoh special says: “The
House judiciary committee agreed to-day
to so change the statutes of the United
Eta tee as to permit ex-Confederates who
have, eince September 1,1800, served two
years either in tbe army or navy, to be
eligible to commissions in tha same.
Heretofore an act of Congress had to be
procured in each cases. This will make
tho army and nary, especially the former,
more attractive to intelligent and daring
Confederates than heretofore." Granting
that House sod Senate may concur in the
recommendations of the Judiciary com
mitten, it will cooler but slight prlrtlsges
on a few. Thera are perhaps some Con-
federate soldier* who haveeervedin the
army and navy of the United States, and
the competent and deserving of i
might get email appointments. We have
army and navy sufficient, but all restric
tion laws as to both should now be wiped
out.
Railroad Building.
The New Orleans TimtfDemocrat
saya:
The Railway Age axes the mileage of ran-
reads In the Cnlted Slates at 128,431, a very
considerable increase over test year. Tbe
South, end particularly the Southwest, makes
s gratifying exhibit here. la Ueo, when the
census was taken, there were but 23,220 miles
of railroad In the booth, today there ere
MAM, *n Increase of 10AM miles, while the
net of the country hss built only 21,501 miles.
Tha greatest Increase Is In Texas from 2,501
0.070 miles; tn Arkansas, from SOS to 1732
railrr: Louisians, from 54t to 1,270 mites, aud
Florida, from 61S to 1,21* miles, all these States
autre than doubling their mileage In the short
period of four years.
This ia a very gratifying exhibit of
the progreag made in the construction
Of railways in the United States, and
particularly in the Southwestern Staten,
It will be seen that the States which
make the best showing are without
railroad commissions. Thin is g sig
nificant fact. Even the railroad com-
I-anius have hat little to object to
ucll regulated commiasion, provided
the great American right of a hearing
before condemnation, and of appeal
afterwards, Is secured to them.
Until this right shall have been con
ceded to the owners of the $60,000,000
of railway property in Georgia, we need
not expect they will be content to snb-
Rut, without constant (potest, [to the
existing law.
Arkansas' share would be over .....
California’s share would be about
Georgia's share would be over 8,000.000
Illinois' share would be about lfl.ooo ooo
Indiana's share would be over.....—. ]0,oco,ooo
Kentucky's share would be over 8,500,000
Mississippi's share would be about... 0,000,000
Missouri’s share would be about..... 11,800,000
New York's share would bo about... 26,500,000
South Carolina's share would bo
over 6,000,000
Tennessee's share would be About.... 8,000,000
Texas' share would be between
$8,000,000 and 10,000,000
Virginia's share would be about..... 8,000,000
Tlie public debt of Georgia is in
round numbers about eight millions
of dollars. It is conceded that she
has public property of sufficient value
to wipe out this debt, by its sale. Ad
mitting that this were done and Geor
gia wonld stand without a burden, and
liable only to the tax required to sup
port tbe State government, which un
der a proper system of valuation would
be light. But if the ideas of tlie free
traders prevail, and direct taxation is
to be resorted to, Georgia would have
to raise annually in money a sum equal
to her present public debt. And as
the years advance and the expenses of
the government increase, nnd they are
compelled to increase rather titan di
minish, tliis stun would he greatly add
ed to.
Is there a Georgia farmer that think*
lie can stand free trade and n direct
tax of eight millions of dollars? If so,
lie will hail tlie advent of free trade; if
not, he must necessarily favor tlie
raising of revenue by a tariff, nnd his
every interest demands that tlie tariff
lw such a one as will protect American
labor nnd industry. There is no escape
from the facts and figures wo have
given. They are so simple that any
man of the commonest understanding
can master them.
The farmer friends and readers of tlie
Telegraph and Mf.ssf.xgeu should
take these figures, and hold them for
the consideration and explanation of
the first free trader who comes along
seeking farmer votes for Congressional
honors and emoluments.
Yon .hare to deal witli a dangerous
element, for atl idle, Ignorant people
are dangerous. Tlie vagrant law as it
now stands is a dead letter. If I swear
out a vagrancy warrant against an idle
negro in my neighborhood, the proba
bilities are that I will be burnt out in
less than a week. Still the vagrant
law is tlie real remedy, but tlie legal
machinery must be changed. Take
Bibb county, to illustrate. There are
thousands of idle negroes in its limits
at this very hour every one of whom
conld find employment in tlie cotton
fields, hut unless forced to they will
not work. I would meet the difficulty
witli a county police system and mount
tlie police, giving each a roll of the in
habitants of his district, and making it
his duly to arrest every vagrant in it.
This police should be on duty always,
and the information lodged
in their hands against idlers
or suspected criminals would be
confidential and not acted upon until
verified by tlie guard himself. A month
of quiet surveillance and prompt action
would rid the districts of vagrants, and
a year would work a vast chango in the
farming interests. This system ap
plied to the State at large would make
our labor productive, and under the
patrol suppress the indiscriminate
thieving which makes diversified farm
ing almost an impossibility.”
Let Bibb county try this system for
a year, and note the effect upon the
farm and the courts.
Cotton Statement.
Tlie Chronicle’s cotton article of May
23 furnishes the following figures rcla
tive to tho movement of the crop for
the past week:
For the week ending May 21, the total re
celpls hare reached 8.S63 balei, against 8,621
bale* lA't week, 15,759 bidet the previous week
anti 20,053 bales three weeks since,making the
total receipts since tbe tat of September, 16as.
<,743,533 bales afatnat 5,791,760 balealorthe
same period of 1182413, showtni a decrease
since September 1,1693, of 1,050,22? bates.
Tlie total receipts at all the interior
towns for tlie past week have reached
.423 kales; since September 2,820,'
SGIl bales, showing a decrease of 10,522
bales, as compared with tho receipts of
tlie same week lost year, and for the
the season a falling off of 074,580
bales.
Among tbe interior towns Macon is
credited witli 0 bales for the week, and
with 59,001 for the season. For tbe
same week last year the receipts were
42 bales, and 57,350 for the season.
These figures show a decrease tor tlie
week, os compared with last year, of
33 bales, and for the season an increase
of 2,651 bales.
Taking the receipts from plantations
the net overland moroment to May 1,
and also the takings by Southern spin
ners to tlie same date, the amount of
cotton substantially in sight becomes
5,675,026 bales, against 0,777,702 bales
last year, showing a decrease in the
total visible supply, as compared with
that period, of 1,202,070 bales.
The imports into continental porta
this week have been 43,000 bales. The
exports have reached a total of 25,010
bales, of which 10,035 were to Great
Britain, 3,351 te France, and 1,024 to
the rest of the continent.
The Chronicle has the following to
say witli regard to the speculations in
cotton for future delivery during the
week:
Saturday the market was active tad buoy
ant, the advance for May belnf 15 points, and
on Monday there waa a further advance for
May of SpoloU, making a recovery of 21 points
from the cloiint figures of Friday: tbe other
montha were only ellghtly dearer, and on
Tueaday there wat a general decline of s to f
polnu. Wednesday waa variable, doting
•lightly dearer. Thunday opened ttrong but
dnll; not until the lam hour, when report!
were received ol deitraetlve itormi In Texat,
obetrucUng railway tramponation and neces
sarily doing Injury to growing crop!, waa
there any material advance. Then the neat
crop became buoyant, lmprovlng9to 12 point.,
which waa partially loit at the cloae. To-day
there waa tome further advance, In tympathy
with Liverpool advicee.but the heavy ralm tn
the Sonthwett had ceased, and tbe mtrket
won relapied Into dullnet), rioting, at com
pared with tail Friday, 2g point! dearer for
May, tall dearer for the Sommer month! end
17a2S dearer for tbe nest crop. Cotton on tbe
■pot hat been more active for export ai well
at home conaumptlon, the txulneai looting up
a larger aggregate than In any week lor many
month! past. Quotations ware advanced l ife,
on Monday. To-Ciy there wee a farther ad
vance of 1-lie., middling uplands closing at
Ute-, with the bnsiaeis atilt brisk.
Joax Sesbhax thinks tbs Republicans
ought to nominate s “financier."
Idleness the Cnuee.
I cannot understand,” a gentleman
recently said to the writer, ’’why the
country shows so little improvement,
while the improvement and progress
of the cities is so marked.” lie had
made a personal examination of many
important farming sections.
Many theories have been advanced
to explain the non-progressive condi
tion of the farmers, and many reme
dies pointed out. It is held that tlie
farm should lie made independent of
the Wost by producing thereon ail tlie
meat and grain necessary for its sup
port. Truck farming and widely diver
sified crops have also been held up os
another remedy, and tlie credit system
condemned as the cause of all South
ern agricultural failures
Much worth heeding hss been said
in connection with all of these,
and much that without loss
might be forgotten. The
real evil in our midst is idleness. Tho
country, towns and cities are full of
idle negroes, consumers but non-pro
ducers. We are convinced that this is
tlie curse of Georgia to-day, tlie great
drawback to prosperity, and the most
important subject for thought and leg
islation. As we write, opposite our
window may be seen sitting upon the
court boose steps eight able-bodied ne
groes. On Cotton Avenuo a hundred
more can be found without any great ef
fort. Along on Fonrth street they may
be seen clustered in groups. In the
negro settlements of Unionville,Pepper-
ville, Collinsville and Tybee, they can
be found loafing, chatting and sleep
ing during all hours of the day. Idle-
nes! idleness! Idleness! And what is
true of Macon and its vicinity la trne
of ever}’ town, city, county, railway
station and settlement in Georgia. The
8tate’a labor is not applied. A large
per cent, of its laboring population lives
in idleness, and crime and disorder in
stead of food and fibre is tlie result.
Every court of justice, from the Record
er’s up to the Superior, swarms with
negro criminals, witnesses and specta
tors, and the jails and chain-gangs are
the moat thrifty of all our institutions.
France, with her population more
evenly and closely adjusted to produc
tive lines of labor, is probably the most
clastic and prosperous country in the
world. The South, with an enormous
per cent, of its population in idieneas,
and a large per cent, of tlie remain
der losing two days ol each week and
tailoring listlessly during the remaining
five, is, considering its opportunities,
tlie poorest.
Tliis state of affairs is admitted. The
remedy is not so clear, hut there has
been made within our hearing, by one
who has spent a lifetime in succenfol
planting and has a thorough knowledge
of tlie negro character, a suggestion
foil of force and wialom. “Clearly, 1
•aid tbe speaker, "tha remedy ia to
Senator Brown's Spsech on Mormonlam.
We print to-day a telegraphic
synopsis of Senator Brown’s speech on
what is known as the Mormon bill, now-
pending before the Senate. Tlie speech
was prepared with great care, and was
doubtless able and ingenious, but we
the country, when it rises from
its perusal, will experience a feeling of
disappointment.
The purpose of the bill, as wo re
member, is to accomplish tho final
overthrow of polygamy in Utah and
other territories in the United States.
Senator Brown opposes the measure on
two grounds—its alleged unconstitu-
tionality, and the existence oi worse
social evils and practices in some of
the States, and particularly iu New
England.
' .Upon the first ground of objection a
former Congress seems to have found
no difficulty. The constitutional ques
tion was fully discussed when the pres
ent law was passed, and as far as Con
gress and tlie executive were
concerned, it was then dis
posed of. Tho present hill
merely seeks to amend tlie existing law
by rendering it more effective, and tho
ablest lawyers in the Senate, whether
Democrats or Republicans, including
sucli men as Mr. Garland of Arkansas,
and Mr. Edmunds of Vermont, maih-
tain that it is clearly within tlie consti
tutional power ol Congress to pass it.
Neither these eminent authorities,
nor tho best legal minds of the coun
try, share tlie doubts which tbe Senator
from Georgia seems to entertain. Wo
are sure that the religious feeling of
tlie people is clearly against him.
’ Tlie second objection may be dispos
ed oi'quite as summarily. Tbe ques
tion before tlie 8enste is the horrible
evil of polygamy in the Territories and
tlie best means to eradicate it. No one
knows better than Senator Brown that
Congress alone lias tlie power to legis
late on this question for the Territo
ries. Whilst admitting, as he docs,
tlie existence of the evils referred to,
it is no answer to say that immoral
practices prevail in the States which
are quite as bad. ne is well aware
that tlie States alone can deal with
these practices within their own
borders. Congress cannot do it,
and if it were to attempt
it, lie and all other friends
of the doctrine of State rights would
rise in arms to oppose it. He is also
aware that tlie States are not responsi
ble for polygamy in Utah, and that
they have no right to lcglslate'wlth re
gard to its existence there. It is wholly
illogical therefore, to reply to Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts, or Senator Gar
land of Arkansas, that the practices
among their own people are quite as
bad aa those among tlie Mormons, and
that for this silly reason they must let
the Mormons alone. This is not argu
ment, nor reason, nor logic, nor con*
mon sense even. If the alleged evils
exist in the States, they should be ex
tirpated ky tho States, if possible; but
if they be not, that ia no reason why
Congress, having both the right and
the power, should not destroy poly
gamy in the Territories while the op
portunity exists, and before it becomes
fixed and ineradicable.
If we wait until the States shall have
purified themselves of every evil and
immorality before their Senators can
be permitted to legislate for the pre
vention of crime and. wrong-doing in
the Territories, we shall have to
wait a long time. If, indeed,
only “tlie pure in heart”—tlie
perfectly good—can work for the ame
lioration and christianixation of man
kind, then ail missionary effort must
cease at once.
Stripped ol its ingenious sophistries,
the speech is practically a defense of
Mormonism. If our Senator were such
a man as Mr. Beecher or Mr.Conkling,
one conld understand his position.
Perhaps if he liod never been in polit
ical affiliation With the dominant party
of New England, the reader might be
at leu lorn for an explanation. Aa it
ia, the people of Georgia will read this
speech, as they did his former effort,
with surprise.
Soothing a Contemporary.”
The Atlanta Constitution takes excep*
lions to our statement regarding tho
proposed walking match between rep
resentatives ot Macon and Atlanta.
Tho Telegraph's understanding of the
affair is simply tliis: as between the
two cities the programme is: heads,
Atlanta wins—tails, Macon loses. And
what will it profit Macon if the library
gains a hundred dollars and the city
lose fivo hundred? It would be more
economical for the Macon pedestrians
to engage in a match between them
selves nnd share with the library.
As to the implied opposition to libra
ries, the Constitution is, to say tho
least, mistaken. Nor does tlie Tele
graph propose tp dictate to the gentle
men engaging in the contest. As a
public servant it has duly pointed out
tlie disadvantages, leaving the decision
in the liandB of the proper parties.
Here our duty ends.
The Constitution, however, has seen
fit to Iovel its sarcasm at our editorial
legs. To this there are two replies. In
tlie first place, not legs, but heads,
govern in tlie editorial sanctum. And
if our legs, while quietly folded away,
get flabby, they suffer in an honorable
•ause. David says, “the Lord taketh
no pleasure in the legs of a man,” and
we know the public well enough to be
lieve that the condition of an editor’s
legs never yet affected tho subscription
list of his paper.
In tlie second place, the sneer comes
with poor grace from the Constitution,
considering the fact that the three
picked representatives of that journal,
combining its wind, cheek, strength
nnd bottom, were vanquished by the
single representative of an evening
paper who they are accustomed to be
lieve takes little or no exercise but
avails himself of the uncopyriglited
items of the morning journals. In
this connection, however, it is due our
Atlanta contemporary that we admit
tlie victory was won by main strength
and good bottom. Had it depended
merely npdn wind nnd cheek, the
Constitution would have borne off all
the honors.
FROM ATLANTA.
Thuraday's Tournament—Th. Troopers
*•'The Contest-Rules nnd Regula-
tloni—Meeting of Judges
Called—Truck Growers.
fsrzcrxL coxEuroxDiscs.l
Atlaxta, May 20.—The preparations
that are being made here for the tourna*
ment to be held in Macon next Thursday,
and the enthusiasm manifested by the
Horse Guard and their friends, indicate
that the occasion is to be made a memora
ble one in many respects. The tourna.
ment will afford a lively entertainment for
thousands of spectators, and the Atlanta
troopera will be on tbeir mettle to sustain
and add to areputation of which they have
reason to be proud.
The llorgc Guard is made up of the heat
yonng men of Atlanta—tlie flower ot them,
it may he aaid, and aa gentlemen of high
social standing, and as dashing, gallant
cavalrymen, they will merit and
appreciate all the welcome and courtesies
that may be extended them in Macon.
who ask comixq.
.Captain Milledge has furnished me with
the following list of the members of lita
company he will carry with him: Captain,
John Milledge: first lieutenant, Frank
Gordon; second lieutenant, Wei bom Hill;
second lieutenant, jr„ E. F. May;
first sergeant, Alex W. Smith;
second sergeant, T. J. Youmans;
third sergeant, T. D. Arnold;
fourth sergeant, W. C. Kawaon; fifth ter-
ant, It. L. Jones; sixth sergeant, J. L.
»tle; seventh sergeant, W. A. Graham;
rat con poral, D. P. Lester; second cor-
oral, H. L. Culberson; fourth corporal,
eorge W. Simms; ensign, James A. Gray;
first coi
pond, H. 1
George W. —*
bugler, Charles Warm; quartermaster!
Frank A. Arnold: surgeon, IL W. West-
mhrcland; chaplain, Rev. Charles M. Beck-
with.
Privates, C. T. Brackett. W. D. Ellis, P.
H. Beil, A. F. Cooledge, J. M. Calioun;
Zack Castleberry, W. C. Dodson, J. If!
Dawson. J. C. Freeman, Jr., A. L. Greene.
H. C. Glenn, Harry HilL A. L. James, T,
D. Love, J. A. Miller. T. D. Meador, H.
M. McKeldin, E. P. McBurney. George
Paine, E. T. Paine, Jr., J. O. Paine,
(marker), F.. C. Peters, W. F. Plane,
J. O. Perkins, C. D. Rowland,C.C. Rhodes,
C. W. Smith, A. B. Steele, L. O. Stephen-,
A. A. Sanger, A. A. Sheldon, J. P.Trottie,
A. S.Thwcatt, B. J. Taliaferro, C. T. Wat
son, G. C. Whitlock, B. M. Blount, Willie
May, marker.
The baggage will be in charge of Sutler
Max Marcus. The lioraea belonging to the
troop will be shipped frem Atlanta at 8
o clock \V ednesday morning. In the after
noon of Wednesday the Horse Guard will
be escorted to tbe depot by the Gate City
Guard, and sent on their way in special
coaches. A full bra-9 band will go along
to make the trip as lively and cheerful as
possible.
THE TOURXEY.
TIM PestHent Riee'BIrd,
GsinettUle Southron,
l ittle u may be thonght of it, the
rice birds are destroying or badly hurt
ing hundreds of acres of wheat ht
northeast Georgia.
The Coorgla State Fair and the New Or
leans Exposition.
President Livingston and Secretary
Grier, while in the city on yesterday
arranging preliminaries for tho State
fair, to be held in October, reported at
this offico that the outlook was so far
most favorable.
It is time now that tlie people should
he addressing themselves to this sub
ject. It is expected that Georgia will
make tlie best and most valued exhibi
tion of her resources during tliis fall
that lms ever marked ono of her State
fairs. It is u matter of prime impor
tance tiiat she should bend every effort
to accomplish tliis, for her success nt
homo will he hut the prelude
to lier success abroad. The cream of
tlie display at tills point will go to the
credit of the State at New Orleans. In
order to bring about a full and satls-
isfactory exhibit of the producta of tlie
soil, the fair committee should offer a
liberal premium for contests between
tlie counties,one premium in money and
such a one os is calculated to produce
tlie liveliest competition.
Major Bacon, the commissioner at
large from Georgia to tlie New Orleans
Exposition, was also in the city, and
dropped in to unfold the general plan
of operations. Major Bacon is a gen
tleman of excellent judgment and un
bounded energy, and if he is supported
in spirit and action by his
subordinates, Georgia’s display
at New Orleans will be gratifying to
tlie pride of every citizen of the State.
Nothing ia to be left to chance, but
everything is to bo done ky the most
exhaustive and systematic methods,
It is known that a constitutional in
hibition will prevent tlie State from
making any moneyed contribution to
the enterprise.. Georgia stands alone,
we believe, in this particular; so that
a demand will have to be made upon
the people, not large in the aggregate,
and so small os to individuals that the
amount will not seriously interfere
witli any one.
The contributions are to be voluntary,
and tlie first time tlie people of tlie va-
4ous counties assemble they might
proceed to put some plan in operation
for raising tlie necessary snm. The
New Orleans Exposition promises to
be the grandest in all respects ever
held on this continent,
v It will far surpass in exhibits and fd
visitors, tbe centennial of 1876, and
Georgia connot afford to occupy an un
important position on so important an
occasion. Whatever ia dono for the
State fair will redound to tlie credit of
Georgia, not only at home bat abroad.
We may differ about men, measures,
presidents, policies and platforms, bat
upon this question we can all affoid to
be united, and we must inaugurate the
work at once, with a determination to
achieve the highest possible success.
The committee on privileges sad elec-
tions It saving tbe Wise-Uassey case as a
sort of dessert, to follow tbe plain fart of
the other contests. There should be no
unseemly delay In following the Republi
can precedents that are applicable to
Johnny’s case. Let him go to join Chal
mers—dearly beloved of “the grand old
P«"y." ^
It ought not to strike anyone as strange
that in the recent FrancoChlnese treaty
France obtains the exclusire right to trade
with Chins along the Tonquin frontier.
Certainly Englishmen ought to understand
the matter. It Is simply an application of
the English method of making a an frets
ful war answer tbe purpose for which it
was engaged.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
We will credit any subscriber to the
Weekly Tsleghaph and Messexoeb
with one year’* subscription who will
aend us a club of live subscriber* at
$1.25 each, or ten at $1 each. This ia
an eav way to pay yoor next year’s
subscription. Give it a trial, tf
The following rules nnd regulations hav
been adopted,which will besides contain in
teresting information for the general
reader:
1. “Right cut against infantry
leather head on a post eighteen inches
high.
2. J“Qnartc point"—At a ring tlircc
inches in diameter, suspended at the
height of a mounted troo|ier's thigh
traits of the coming season, nnd the he ■ I
cat, from the si::n:;ient ..r r “mi-
load to the last, vrilfbe regarded 6 -! [h*
mual Interest. A large measure or fh. 00 '
sponsibility end the successful operafiim
ot the new system will attach to Mr Ti .
end the office in his charge Hita'.®!!?
thinsn of fine business qualifications
work!* ,0 ' lnd u * orou Srt , y equal to ffij
Atunta May 27 .-The Governor h„
appointed tbe folftwing gentlemen.,,!*!
board of visitors to’tlie State Unlveriltv
Rev. Thomas G. Pond. Albanv Ed-r-d
Hunter, Esq., Louisville; Rev. T. p
Cleveland, Gainesville; Professor G »’
Glenn, Columbus; W. B. Bennett Eeo
ifuitman; 6. A. Reid, Esq., Eatonton ■ \v
H. Baker, Savannah; Samuel Barrett’
Washington; I. W. Avery, Atlanta- R.,’
G. A. Nun sally, Rome.
Rev. R. J. Willingham, of Bar
was also tendered an ap|>o!ntment on il l
b °» rd . but lie declined, owing to a press ol
other duties, which would prevent his at
tendance at tlie time speciflbd. **
ncpoBTAjrr railroad mrrtixo.
P'*n. & fast 6 achcxTules^cheap ratwM.u?
In attendance are W. F, Shellman and VV
W. Star ol the Central ;W mtnmZ
lb p. Flemming, of tlie Savannah. Florid.
Southern and the Southern Railway ,nd
MiStM&hy^?' n «
AXTt-FABK.
1 Powen,
It Is noticed with some degree of sdreru
criticismthatthe little open spaceatthe
interaection of Peaclitreo and Pryor street!
the little trianglei in front of the First
odist Chnrch and St. Luke's Cathedral li
being choked, up with a little shire,
cornered, uns.upely building. This was
one of the few bits of breathing places left
in AUanta, and It is to be regretted
that the city authorities conld not keep it
open. Thousands of people who are in
the habit of passing dally along Peachtree
will mourn the loss of this little open
space, and the unsightly building which
the Interests of trade are piling on It will
add very little to the architectural appeam
ance of the prominent churches around it
If Atlanta bad more of these little spaces,
instead of losing the very few she hat. the
city would be better off, both in point oi
beauty and health.
It may go without saying that Atlanta,
for a growing and important city, fails la
mentably to appreciate the value oi parks.
A strong force of workmen are engaged
in tearing down the Central Presbyterian
Church on Washington street In its
plnro will t>c erected a new church build,
ing to cost lietween $75,000 and $100,000.
It will almost face the Washington street
entrance of the new capitoL
That reminds me to say that the
lithographed plans and drawings of
the new enpfiot have just been re
ceived from Chicago, and are on ex
hibition in tlie office ot the commission.
They are very handsome, and the magnif
icence of tlie new building grows apace
us one examines them.
1 am informed that Dr. Hawthorne,
j Baptist chnrch of Rich!
•rvSff-y ‘"K‘G ueuu III-1 mond, lias tendered his resignation to ac-
n u woi i de n b n ’ on V ? P 08 ^ vdth I cept (lie call tendered by the First Baptist
between the | church of Atlnuta. Ifis resignation will
|iost and head.
to bo counted unless
the pin is cut with the edge of the saber.
4. “Tierce point"—At n ring three inches
in diameter, suspended at the height of a
mounted trooper's eye.
VALCATIOX,
Sabre exercise. 5: horsemanship, 4;
right cut against Infantry, 1; quarter
point, 3; right cut, 2; tierce point. 3. Total
one run is. best possible. Bust possible 3
runs 54. Minimum 0. Distance between
obits, 30 yard,. Time, 11 seconds from
ret to last post.
At the trumpet signal the trooper on the
Igbt, with his sabre drawn and at tbe
carry, moves torward at tho walk a few
yards and then takes the gallop. When
midway between the Hart and the
first post he comes to “guard" and
commences the “charge,' at the full
speed of his horse. When within a few
yards of the first post he takes the first po
sition of "right cut," and upon getting
opposite tlie bead, be executes tbe “right
cui against Infantry.” After making tni*
cut, he resumes the position of guard, and
when within a few yards of tlie first ring,
he take the firet position of “quarte
point," and, when near enough thrusts In
■quarte” at tlie ring, and if he takes the
ring throws U up and off the sabre by an
upward morement of the wrist. He then
resumes the "guard" until within a few
yanls of tbe second bead, when he I
liakei the first position HI!
■right cut," and maxes the cut I
when hit hone's shoulders are opposite
tho post, resume* tbe “guard," as when
near the second ring, takes the first posi
tion of “tierce point,” and when near
enough, thruits In tierce at the ring,
throwing it up and off the sabre by aquick
movement of the wrist. He then resumes
"carry sabre" and brings down his horse
slowly to a walk and returns to ranks, tak
ing hit place on the leftof the rank. Each
trooper it allowed three inns. Tics be-
I tween troo^
^ledih^
anus.
1. No trooper shall shout at or strike his
horse with bis sabre,
ll>e resisted by h:s Richmond church, bat
the indications are that Dr.| Hawthorne
will come to Atlanta.
■The executive committee of the 8outh-
n Railway and Steamship Association
will meet in the offices of the company in
this city, on Thursday.
If tho arrangements for tbe walking
match, outlined, in the Telco as va this
morning, are perfected, the Macon beys
will be very wise to beware oi Heel. It he
gets into tbe match, lie will be found a
very tough rival. There is already consid
erable discussion hare over the proposed
match.
vrxtilatrd cars raovtDxo.
Thewneetlng ot railroad men, of which
mention is made above, adjourned after
a rather informal teuton. The special ob
ject of the meeting wu to make arrange,
mente for cars for the transporta
tion of .melons. The ume plan
adopted lut year wu agreed uoon. The
repreaenUtives of the Western and Atlan
tic and the Louisville aud Nashville rail
roads offered to furnish u many ventila
ted fruit cart as will he necessary
to more the melons to the West
and Northwest. The offer was accepted.
The question of rates will be dlscusied
1 hnrsilay at tbe meeting ot the executive
committee ol the pool.
There wu a delightful little entertain
ment at the o|>era house to-night. An
operetta. “Kebeuioo of the Daisies." was
given for tho putpou of aiding In the pur-
for the pm pose oi aiding I.. — r _.
Chase oi an organ for the First Methodist
Church.
Atlaxta, May 28.—The Governor's
Hone] Guard left ben this afternoon
amid a great deal of entlrailesn and an
abundance of brau band. Tbev were es
corted to the depot ot the EsstTennre-ce,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad by tbe Gale
City Guard and a large detail from the
general populace. Tbe departing troopers
made a very line appearance hers, and will
mike a very handsome api>carance
in Maeon, .There Is great enthusiasm
don ot fail, ymt wUlbave a large delegation
from AUanta to-morrow.
THE CAPITOL COXMtttlOH.
There is an informal meeting this after-
2. No trooper shall go upon tlie judges, manifested here In the touraamant
stand during tbe contention, unleulnrtted
to do so by the judges.
3. No trooper thill contend out of his
Umo, except with the consent of the com
manding officer, nor until the fact bu
been first communicated to the Judges.
4. If a horse bolts between tbe start and
the first post, the trooper can retain to the
starting point and commence tbe run
snew. This will not, bowerer, be allowed
when the horse bolts after putlog the first
5. If a troaper tbsll be thrown, except
by bis horse falling down, he shall receive
zero for horsemanship on that round,
and for all failnrea canted by bis fall
& If a trooper drops bis saber he ihall
receive tero for uber exercise on that
round, and for all failures caused by the
lojtof bis uber.
7. If a trooper goes through at a leu gait
than the InJ K*Uop of Ms bone, he shall
receive tero for «Vf r 7*hlng on that round.
The tillers are In consign* practice, and
will show tome handsome work at tbe
tournament.
Jn
Milledge at the Brown House at 0 o’chick
Wednesday nl|
standing and
proper and neo
Till
o’clock
under,
■ay bo
I had the pie
day Mr. J. 8.4)
hu been select:
South Georgia
the season in
agreed upon
point for i
Davis will
almut the lOtl
tent corps of cl
tlie plan recer
grower* of that
signmenta tn
shipped to his c
keta are glutted
ments to mark:
He will be in c
tion both witli t
pern. The 111
about June
7u toZC
It will not bo so Urge u last year, u there
if a Urge decrease in the acreage, bat the
melons shipped trill beo a better quality
rotne figureof "
If tha rest
uUafartory u now anticipated, the Indus-
**T Wifi start on a boom which in the
roomofafew y«M may raachaa annual
ere to-
• Deris
■rereof
during
> been
I bating
Mr.
here
corape-
rretfoa
melon
;h con
ed! be
lemar-
e ship-
iredci
imilcs-
i ship-
ked for
total of a million dollars,
future of tlie tael
■The
depend In no snuC i
melon industry trill
1 upon the re-
r-nrxt«i g will i
lng. They claim that it will beimportont
and necessary for them to make a
thoroagty examination of the lithographed
E l of the new batlding. which, accord-
) the present arrangement, would re-
them to come to Atlanta and spend
several weeks in Uie work. Tlie plant In
the office of the commi--ioner will not be
allowed to be removed from thecapitol
and provision bu not tx-rn made for a
*~JScient number of duplicates to supply
t> those who may want to examine them
gitbontthc experm of a visit to Atlanta.
Ibe commission will no doubt re .ch some
Utlafactory solution of the difficulty.
The members of tho commluion arc ex-
yectrd to reach tbe city by the afternoon
sains.
The government offices In Atlanta wifi
in be cloeed on Friday, on account of ill
o,* ln * tbs national Decoration Day.
• SO CEO TO cniCASO.
Quito a nnfiber of delegates to the na-
ttonal Republican convention are naming
through the city on their way to Chicago,
genra.' of the more prominent of tbe dele
gates ass rrt ''.it in spite of what may have
fwo -eld v'>thecontrAnr th.: rote of tire
GeoraU <Wes.'a , * on will recast f >r Arthur.
GcnerallW nb * u Jn the city today
looking better L.’ lin 1 hare seen him tn a
1 *A mating U In ** “*• Y<m , n «
Men’s Libraiy between the gentlemen in-
great walking match. Ti
meetingwillbegiven Uter.
AXOTHEB BOARD OF VISITORS.
Atiha request of the president ot “t
North Georgia Agricultural College, anu
according in custom, the Governor nas HI-
iu?ttttsr rlD * bo “ i1vuiwr * u
Cot. John A. Stephens, Atlanta; Hon. J.
S. Boynton, Griffin; CoL P.W. Alexander,
Macon; Capt. K.P.Howell. Atlanta; lion.
F. P. Bic. AtUntei Rev. IL L. Campbell,
Dawsonrille; Col. Sam llirnctt. Washing-
!.,n; Hon. J. C. C. Black, Augusta;
MuUh. Smith. OalaearDhq uSW.
ft Hauteur. Savannah; Colonel \V. ft
Piko, Jefferson;Claud Estes clainuviUt;
J. IL Gray. Atlanta Colonel l: r ll.«e,
Atlanta; Colonel Robert Hardeman. Al-
tento; Captain Henry Jark-on. Atlanta;
OeorgaN. Bell,Camming: F. C.Tate, Jas- •
per.
As this boerd Is wlthoni special authori
ty of law, no provision Is made tor tha
of the members.