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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FKI DAY, 0( TOBER 3, 1884. THE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER. Dally and Weekly* TkK TELEOP.Am AND MESSENGER 1> pub lished Every day except Monday, end wee Ely every Friday. Tur Daily la delivered by carrlera In the city or maltod potato free to aubacrlbera at H per month, It 50 lor three montha, IS (or alx montha or 110 a year. The Weeely la mailed to anbicribera, pel tate (rce. at |150 a year. 75c. (or alx montlm. ToclubzoIflve|l.J5a year, and to clubaof ten 11 per year, aud an extra copy to getter up ol club ol live or ten. Trauiicnt advertlaementa will be taken for oeDAtLY at -1 per square ol ten lines or less (ortbe first Insertion,and ally cents for each sut" picnt Insertion; and for the Wkexly at ,1 per square lor each Insertion. Liberal rates to contractors. Rejected communications will not be re- rned. r'orresnondence containing Important news n’ dtieuaalona ol living topics, la solicited, «nt must be brief aud written upon but one aide of the paper to have attention. Kemlttanccs should be made by Money Order or Registered Letter. Agents wanted In every community la the State, to whom liberal commissions will be paid. Postmasters are especially requested to write for terms. All communications should be addressed to H. C. HANSON, Manger, Macon, Georgia. Huns better when ita tired—the wheel. Another faith cure ia leported, this time from Brooklyn. 8o far only the ladles bare had faith enough. The men contin ue to lend he dostor. 6 —• A man with a bundle under each arm tried to get on board a moving car. That is why his friends inserted a funeral notice for him tn the morning papers. Tn* star-eyed goddess doesn't favor Mrs. Lockwood for the Presidency. But who expects a blushing damselle to back up the claims of a scheming widow. The election yesterday was quiet; so quiet in fact that seme of our best citizens did not know that election day had arrived Until they found the bsrrooms were closed Ir Mr. Dana’s taste in chickens varies ns widely as his presidential taste he will soon exhsnst the catalogue and be left with only a cockeyed frizzle back rooster to soothe his old age. Tiis grave of Thaddens Stevens fa coy r-red with grass and weeds afoot high. Tbadloft considerable money to his mu latto housekeeper. She should not neglect bis grave, if the Republican party does, John McCullough has at length broken completely down from wine and women. He was not much of an actor, bat had the good fortune to make money enough, if he bas kept it, to provide for himself a com fortable seclusion. TusNashville American says; "Typhoid fever is epidemic in Nashville." This is a fearful admission. Typhoid fever, always to be feared, brings new horrors in an epi demic form. A disease is said to be epi demic when more people die of it in n community,within a given time than from all other diseases combined. The most magnificent mail service ex isting between two Southern communities la that which haa been secured forMaco.i and Clinton. The Clinton mail is carried in nn antiquated vehicle, a cross between a cart and a wagon, pulled by a lot of ribs and other bones half hid under a horse skin, and harnessed up with airings Yes- terday-tbeCllnton mail balked in front of this office, and after traveling for an hour towards every point of the compass,moved oil with a magnificent deliberation that promised to {convey the great and good TiLiosarn to its Jones county constitu ents befote the State fair convened. Habvasd will open next season with a large and increased faculty. A new baae- balt professor has been secured, and a prominent scientific athieto will do the lecturing on foot-ball. The department of Scientific Rowing is atilt In charge of the L.L.D., who teaches the young lira how to ting, bat the governors have In view for It a distinguished Savant who will be offered a princely salary and will doubtless accept. Attention ia called to the fact that the col lege hospital has recently been enlarged, and by sn arrangement, with tlocal medi cal Institute free service will be afforded. The glass-eye factory around the comer has received an elegant assortment orbs, and no student hereafter will be sent home with odd optics. Specie! rates have also been secured from ell local undertak ers. The Tbliosapu halls with pleasure the prosperity of this time-honored Insti- t lion. _ Nsw Fields. With India rapidly developing in the far East, the whole of Central Africa being opened up, Mexico pierced by railroads and Central and South Amer ica becoming year by year more civil ized, the question arises how long will it be before the South will have to face rivals in her great staple business? Will an increased consumption eccom- pony the increasing acreage the world over? The newly developed regions of Africa from which lead the Congo, Zambesi and Nile rivers into three oceans ia fertile, abundantly watered, desirable in climate, and abounds in varied aoila that produce cotton, cof fee, tobacco, pepper,nutmeg andl-dia- xubber without cultivation. Corn, wheat, rice, sweet and Irish potatoes and all vegetables grow In great luxuri ance. This region alone embraces six millions square miles of territory and haa a population of 49,000,0000. The rivalry of French, English, Dutch and Portuguese companies has stimulated the development of the country already to an enormous degree, and under the care of their respective home govern mvnta who see and - appreciate thia glittering commercial prize of the tropica will within the next decade or so place it in a position to rapidly become an important Held of supply for European markets. A few railroads, s skillful manipulation of emigrant companies, and a liberal use of money may make Africa in twenty yean not only a cotton country but a great granary. This may be naturally expected. How old are the American wheat and com fields? Those of the West and Northwest, which supply the markets, have not, upon sn average, been nn ilcr cultivation 'twenty yean; probably not fifteen. India’s importance as a world’s granary does not antedate twelve yean. It fa not improbable that the united governments of Europe may make Africa productive daring the next tw enty yean to an extent that may affect American prices. With Pleasure. The Louisville Courier-Journal pro pounds to us the following; The Macon TEI.EOBAPH and Messinoeb re fers to the Courier-Journal as the spokesman ol the Western whisky ring.” Will our Georgia contemporary inform us on what warrant It uses the language, an*l explain what it means by "Western whisky ring?'' It gives us pleasure to respond promptly. By reason of the internal tax upon whisky, which is unjust, ob noxious to our governmental system, and could only be defended by the ne cessities of war, a few persons com paratively have a practical monopoly of the manufacture and sale of whisky. It is a very profitable business and its proprietors, in the language of the Courier-Journal, have accumulated “sparge surplus of wealth,” so large, indeed, that notwithstanding direful prognostications, but one whisky firm lias succumbed during the present fi nancial stress, that of Buchanan & Co., of Louisville, ami they were embarrass ed some two years since. It is quite natural that the men who control this wealth-giving monopoly should combine to protect and perpetu ate it. That they have done so appears fully. They appeared at Washington during the last session of Congress and demanded that Congress should extend the time upon which by law they were to pay taxes upon bonded whisky, A bill was framed for this purpose Singular to say, in spite of the fact that the committee of ways and means was opposed to the bill, and defeated it by a rote in the committee, it was favorably reported back to the house We submit that this shows a combi nation, ring, or whatever one is pleased to call it, in favor of this interest, and a very powerful and influential one Nothing short of this could have pro duced such a result. Many of the pa trons of the Courier-Journal are mem bers of this combination. The city in which it is published is largely inter ested in the whisky business, as is also the State of Kentucky. Senator Beck always stands by Sen- tor John Sherman in a fight for the protection of this whisky business, though they are as far apart as the poles politically. Senator Blackburn declared in a public speech iu New York city, that he desired to perpetuate the internal revenue sys tem, with its army of office-holders, spies and informers. The whisky men were strong enough to interpolate in the Chicago platform protection for this interest in that it(i revenues were to be devoted to the payment of sol- diera’ pensions, that are just as legiti mate expenses of the government as the payment of the salary of its lowest official, in the face of tho fact that the platform elsewhere de clared that revenue should be raised ex clusively from a tariff. If this work may not be credited to a combination or ring, who shall take the credit of it? This la our understanding of the West ern whisky ring and the warrant for the use of the term, which has ire qucntly been used by others. During the debate on the bonded ex tension bill Mr. Watterson, the editor In chief of tho Louisville Courier- Journal ,by virtue of a special privilege, was upon the floor of the House. So was Green B. Raum, an acknowledged agent of the whisky men. As the bill approached a vote member of Congress called attention to this fact. The Washington corre spondent of the Augusta Chronicle and Conitilutionafiitwas in the gallery and wrote that thereupon Mr. Watterson and Mr. Raum fled from the house by different doorways. We give the sub stance and meaning of the language used. In the issue ol the Courier-Journal containing the inquiry to which we are responding appears the following lan guage on the Buchanan failure; By the way, It Is worthy ol the consideration of Commissioner Evans, who Is now In the city, whether, In view of tho present compll cation, It will not b« just anti expedient to de fer the collection ol the tax oil whisky until the affaire of the estate can be gotten Into more definite form. Upon these facta and the further one that the Courier-Journal haa always been vigilant, a-five and able ia sup port of the whisky interest, we find warrant for naming it as the mouth piece of tho Western whisky ring. South stands to-day facing the largest amount of uninvested money contem plated during this century. Never be fore in her his lory has there been a time when an exposition setting forth Iter advantages could effect so much. It is obvious that if this exposition is of such Importance to the South it is important to each of its divisions in pro portion to the extent of their undevel oped mines, their unused water power, their untilled lands, their unbuilt rail roads and their neglected millsites. What will Georgia have at the exposi tion to attract foreign capital? How can Georgians expect to build up the waste places of this State when other States possessing equal advantages are on hand with specimen products, ores, maps and statistics, ready to furnish information on ail subjects. It looks now very much as though Georgia, famed as the most progressive in all the Southern tier of States, will falter and fail in the supreme moment of her his tory. _ Recently the country was shocked the glorious Indian summer. As to with the announcement that our bril- the usual storms, the New York Nun liant contemporary had retired ] says: from the list of raconteur! dur- “The so-called equinoctial storm is ing the present season and that no one of the things that most people Coora'a and tha World's Esnoaltlon. Of tho importance of this exhibition to the South and of Its Interest to tho world of indus try and enterprise there can be no doubt. Probably nowhere else In the world were the conditions so favorable for an undertaking of tho kind at the preaent time, and nowhere else was there to much reason for carrying It out. Por the first time In their history the Southern Stales an coming Into their proper relations, Industrially and commercially, aa well as politically, with the rest of the coun try and tha rest of the world. The New Or leans Exposition will be an event of great in terest and Importance and worthy of all the attention that can bo bestowed upon It.—New York Times. By common consent,the Word’s expo sition ia the moet Important event in the South's history from an industrial point ol view. And not only ig ita importance obvious, but it ia planned for the moat critical period ol our buaineas experi ence. Despite the nniortmute temper of national politics since the war, little by little the vast resources of this sec tion have drawn in capital,. Railroads have been built, mills, factories and •tore bouses erected and mines devel oped. But compared with the chances for profitable investment existing, the amonntof the capital induced hither has been ridiculously small. To-day there is in the North and in England vast sums of money awaiting cbancca of in vestment. The speculative disasters of this year has diverted immense sums from Wail street, and left it to find safer lodgement. Across the water the depreciation of rent property, the small Interest paid upon government securi ties, end the uncertain state of labor Tha Taiff Issue. Many Democrats, particularly at the South, cannot convince themselves that the tariff issue i3 the great issue of thia campaign. Far removed from the active contest, and being accus tomed to a political honesty and moral ity unknown to the North, they flatter themselves that the moral issue is to settle the conflict. Mr. Blaine's sins of omission and commission are being pushed to the front and the corruption of the Repub lican party is being worked for all that it may be worth. But there is no con test at the South. There is not a South ern man worthy of the name who needs speeches, editorials,documents or argu ments to make him understand his duty and to compel him to perform it. But in the doubtlul States the tariff is a live issue, and it cannot be kept down or obscured by charges of im morality or a lack of political honesty in either tandidate. Democratic speafc- ers may, in avoidance of the example oi Mr. Hendricks, decline to argue the tariff to their auditors, but they cannot compel Republican orators to a similar course. The larger part oi the last session of Congress was consumed in tariff discussion. Tho Chicago convention awaited ior days for its committee to complete a plat form upon this point, the only one which developed a wide divergence of sentiment. How impossible then to smother a discussion of it in a popu lar campaign, embracing the entire country. The Republican party makes profert oi the tariff and it must be met. It tenders this bill of particulars, or in dictment, published in its prominent journals: The Democratic party, boastfully proclaim ing that tariff was Its grest object, elected a majority of the House In l 4 -*A This House, a-sembllng In December, 158:1, elected Mr. Carlisle Speaker on tho ground that he was a free trader, and In organizing the House would Insure tho promised "re form." Mr. Carlisle did organize the House with Mr. Morrison and other noted free traders In charge of the tariff question. TJtese men did bring in e blit, known es "the Morrison bill," which they declared was a "first firm step toward tree trade,” aud which in fact was such a step. The Democratic caucus voted, about tour to one, to take up the hill as a party measure, and declared this sort of “reform” the most vital ohjtct of tho party. The Democratic Houso deemed it of auch vast Importance that It ssorificed ail otht public bualnest In order to (orce this measure throuih. Four-fifths of the Democratic members of the House, In two formal votes, supported this measure, and It was barely defeated, nearly all the Democratic Journals denounc ing as "traitors to the party” the lew Demo crats who voted against It. Free trade Republicans, prior to and during the session, encouraged these proceedings, promising publicly a great free trade holt If the Democrats would stick to the plan pro posed. The free-trade holt bas come, though It does not prove to he "great." The bill, If passed, would have dosed thous ands ol establishments and reduced wages greatly. The Demoe ratio party la now trying to cheat the people by pretending that it docs not mean any mischief on the tariff. In candidate Is trying, by dishonest silence, to obtain votea upon false pretenses. tTnfnrhinnlolysoya;;,! of those counts are true, but still they must be met and defended. Silence ia certain defeat. In the pending campaign In the State of Ohio, the tariff is the leading issue. It will be vigorously pushed in New York, Indiana, Connecticut and New Jersey. The Memphis Avalanche, a powerful journal, and one enthusiastic in Its sup port of Cleveland, says: The tariff Issue, overlooked by Democratic leaders, U being boomed by Republican leaders. It auddenly crops out In alllpolnical discussions, and from present appearances ll will be the chief factor In the Frealdentiel more thrilling reptilian adventures need lie expected. We say shocked, because there had been no change in the weather, the snake season ia still upon us and bids fair, accordingto Mr. DeVoe, to remain until December 1. There is yet to be presented a whole range of snake disasters, the fate of the early squirrel seeker,the cotton picker’s terrible expe ’-nee and the pot hunter’s sad ending are all falling due, and the old reliable chronicler has fled from Isis watch-tower. The snake department of the press languishes for want of food. The TELEUBAru lias been informed by a correspondent that the Diipatch sulks in its tent because it has been discounted by a mere amateur across the Carolina line, and furnishes the following as the last straw which broke the heart of a worthy contem porary: A family residing near here has perhaps the most singular pet In the United States. It is harmless garter snake and perhaps measures two leet In length. It was found among flower-puts on the window-silt one morning, and as tho family has never had that aversion to snakes which Is so gcnoral It was allowed to remain in the house and soon become ddfncs- tieated. They named it uteopatraand when It Is called It comes gliding over the floor to who ever calls It. It Is very affectionate and constantly sleeps with some of the youuger members of the family; but perhaps Its most singular attribute is Its love for music. When any one plays it Immediately draws near the piano and never rests contented until placed :i top of the piano. Recently the family were surprised to hear >me odd musical notes proceeding from tho parlor. They formed a tune something like ‘Sweet Vlotcts," which has long.been a favor ite air played by one of the members of the family, a daughter aged sixteen, to whom, Is said, Cleopatra Is very much attached. < proceeding to the parlor on another day the pet suake was found upon tho keyboard at- tempting to strike out the notes on the keys with his tail. It Is fed entirely on milk and crackers soaked In sweet tea. never lose faith in. Itis comparatively rare for heavy rains to fall just at the time when the aun crosses the line, and yet if the weather happens to he dry at the autnmn equinox, as it has been this year, many persons appear to think that the order of nature must have changed. It is true that we com monly have much rain within a few weeks of the equinox, but a glance at any weather record will show that September is quite as remarkable for its drouths ns for its rainfall." As we are in the last days of Sep tember, and are about to engage in an election that shall be shortly followed by others and decisive ones, let us hope that onr days of penance are almost over, and that the cooling showers will speedily fall, for the refreshment of human, animal ami vegetable life. Having gone without it so far, we can afford to dispense with the equi noctial storm. Wesleyan College and the Clrls. Tills time-honored old institution of learning, now smiling down upon the ity in new dress and with rejuvenated features, opens to-day with the bright est of prospects. Wo are informed by those in authority that every foot of available space has been engaged and the crowd in attendance will be in ail likelihood the largest ever sheltered. This fact, however, need deter no one who contemplates a later entry. There is always a small per cent, of those who engage quarters that fail to ap- cau reward the invontor, nro our ex cuses for refusing to accept tho problem as yet solved. Mr. Ma son may be on the right track. The Telegraph sincerely hopes that he is, and when his machine is perfected and really does the work of tho human hand in the ripened cotton fields, noonowill quicker give him praise and credit. Wc bid him God speed in his effortB, and await the result. ers and Listen, fill their ship holds with-,7 happy men and women crowded togeth,.' then set out for the best market to sell them there like sheep for the slaughter, and th™ return hero like,honest men, after bavin* sported the Uvea and liberty ol their tello* men, and at thosapio tlmo call themael... Christians. Blush, O heavens, at this! Thete our mighty grievances, we cheerfully gut,™,; to your Honon, without dictating In the law, knowing by experience that your Honori have, aud we trust ever will in your wlsd™ .1.,... .a., .a.. ' . "“too do us that Justice that their present condition requires, u God and the good laws of mu Popular elections are not the tribnn- nals which settle questions of morality, and the business interests of the coun try have been recognised as the power ful factor, which controls the policy and action of parties and the govern ment. Mts'ortunts of a Contemporary. The TtLEOBAPn takes no pleasure in noting tlie fact that any member of the Georgia Press gang has met with hu miliation and defeat. Its position, however, as a public journal demands that it shall publish the news irrespec tive of persons. It is not responsible for facts that exist outside of its con trol. Hawkinsviile has long been known as the snake story centre of the South, a distinction it has won mainly through the enterprise and genius of the Hawkinsviile DU- imlch. The TEUtGHAPH bears witness that it* contemporary haa been quoted as authority on snakes in every State in the Union. The thriving little city lias had its name in the papers from Maine to California and from Canada to Texas until its fame and prond po- have bad a tendency to check the out-’ sition hare made it a target for the en- l«y of capital in home property. The viona on all side*. Coachmen and Fools. The Northern coachman is at present attracting almost as much attention as the seven Presidential candidates. His whole intent and purpose, il ohe may judge from the hundreds of columns of which he is the hero, is to marry some rich man’s daughter and take the chances of a reconciliation with the old folks. The coachman has ail the advantage. If he fails in his attempt to elope with the daughter of the household, nothing is heard of the affair. If he succeeds, at the very worst he loses only a posi tion. which he can easily do without, bat, generally, he gets a three-weeks’ honeymoon and the cash and jewelry of his dupe. Miss. Hubbard, Miss Mor- rosini and Miss Drake, all recently so ciety belles, have cast their fortunes with the irresistible coachman, and the returns are not yet all in. Cuflee, imitative to the last degree, has been trying his hand, too, and comes to the front with two daughters of a ginger- colored employer, whom he induced to follow him abroad. It must strike Southern people as very singular that a coachman any where can establish himself upon terms with his employer's family,so intimate os to enable him to address the flower of the flock. It is Ukely to occur to sensible people that the girl must in every such case be entirely responsible for the courtship, must in fact institute and conduct the love affair. Such is almost necessarily tho case. Tho fault therefore is in society and not the coachmen, for surely no sensible man would refuse to wed the wealthy wo man whom he had consented to serve for a small salary. The Weather. The telegraphic announcement that the good people of Virginia are praying for rain will lend a new interest to the weather, jnst now a popular topic. A very large area of country has been suffering for fifty days or more from a drouth of great intensity, and though recent Intelligence tells us of Us break in Ohio and elsewhere by cyclones and storms, the South seems to be withoqt sign of relief. It is a pity for the cot ton growing States, that the marketing of her great staple gives the business season an opening ao early. With old lands and commercial fertilizers the trouble is likely to grow rather than to diminish. At the North September is a cheery month, but with us It Is one generally devoted to dost, heat and ac companying discomfort, and sometimes sickness. Those who can be away daring this month should stay, and our municipal authorities should endeavor to make our cities more endurable, If not pleas ant, to those who are compelled, by business or other causes, to remain in them. Fortunately this immediate section cannot complain of any great crop loss by this dry spell. Farmers differ as to its effects nn cotton, but all agree that the crop was good before the drouth came, snd the season bss been unexceptionable for getting ft into a shape to command the best prices. Admitting that it is cat off to some ex tent, the experience of the .Sooth is that she makes too much cotton at the expense of other things. Along with the drouth, of course, has come some sickness, but not so severe, bat that a good rain would dispel it. If the people in other sections have not gone to praying as those in Vir ginia, they have at least imitated the maidens in the “Pirates of Penxance,” by talking and writing of the weather. Bat for the fact that fash'on and ens- tom demand that everybody shall be home, in New York, on the first of September, the summer reaorta would •till be crowded, for September has been a rammer month in that latitude. The equinoctial change bas been late, and as yet there is no enjoyment of Tho Solid South.” Tho New York Tribune quotes Hon. Pat Walsh, of the Augusta Chronicle, as saying that the defeat of Cleveland would mean au end of the "solid South.” We donht whether Mr. Walsh said It, hut whether he said tt or not, we havo quite* different opinion. ;Wc believe that a defeat ot the Democratic party In this campaign would teach them the folly ol going Into a Presidential contest in a slip shod manner and without making such dis tinctive Issues with their opponents as will convince tho country of the benefits to be gained by a change. In oilier words, wc be lieve that they will reform and solidify, In support of a well-defined governmental policy and administrative economy, a national party, Cuffeo ns a Weather Prophet, The signal service corps is in a flut ter over the appointment et a colored brother to assist in tiie distribution of the weather. The general government is probably not aware of the fact, but the aged darky is a sure weather indicator. His hair wlten the atmosphere is heav ily charged with electricity, becomes crisp ami crimpled, and wlten rains threaten his tiers of corns invariably notify him of the fact. It would, to use a country expression, bo a “pious idea” to make a weather lieutenant, sergeant, ensign or corporal out of every old colored hulk in the land and havo him wire the central office each dav the condition of his hair and the degree of energy exhibited by his corns. Whenever a large area of corns makes itself felt the Bureau would be justified in promising an early rain to the section thereabouts, and whenever the hair of the sable officers curls with a crisp, crimpy curl in an other locality, the Bureau could safely announce tlie presence of an electrical ly saturated atmosphere. As to the other changes in the weather the opin ion of these old-time darkies might be obtained. The most ignorant cotton- pear. Unfortunately there is a “short field negro, without barometer, ther- crop” in the cotton fields this year, I mometer, corn or hair, can stand flat- and this alone is bound to deter some. [ footed and beat the weather Bureau TheTELEURAPH extends its annual guessing, welcome to the Wesleyan girls. De spite the custom of a generation, it ex pects yet to chronicle the day when the gentlemen in charge will see the wis dom of a judicious amount of outside company within the college walls; when the yonng ladies will issue forth as thoroughly educated to society, dis cerning its good points and cognizant of its evils, as they will become when freed to discover its sincerity and its shallowness as best they may. The Telegraph holds that one of the most charming features of the true American girl is her self-reliance. Self-reliance is not cultivated under rules which inf ply the necessity for seclusion. If once every fortnight the doors of Wesleyan were thrown open and the public invited to enter, the parlors would be filled with people who love the mother of all female colleges—with its daughters, granddaughters, nephews, sons and consins to the fourth degree. That harm and not good coaid come of such mingling, seems absurd and preposter ous. It will benefit the college, benefit the teachers, benefit the girls and ben efit the outside people, including the terrible yonng man of the period There is a pulse that beats buoyantly throughout an assembly in which old and young, male and female, arc brought together; a warm, healthful pulse that rips the old stagnant Ideas out of the numb corners ol the brain and sends them dancing into better blood; that floats finer thoughts into circulation, clears up the mental com plexion, stimulates youth and makes old age forget itself. To deny this is to deny the secret which makes the human race gregarious. But says one at our elbow, “that ter rible young man ot the period will In terfere witli tho purpose for which these young girls wero brought to gether ; vou know how it is—ah, the girls—well young folks, yon know—!” Yes, the Txleorapii knows all about it. It haa been educated on the sub ject. The local editor, the Georgia Press man, the reporters, the assistant editors and the editor-in-chief havo all graduated. Even the bookkeeper wears boutonhiva. It knowe, too, that the average young girl has more sense than the average yonng man of like age; that the “day echolars” take as many honors as the boarders, and burn gas and coal during the winter montha at that. It knows, too, that the possession of a sweetheart and the undying affec tions ot a young man of eighteen sum mers do not necessarily affect a young girl’s brainpower nor keep her from getting her money’s worth of book lore. The Telioraph makes these few te rnaries, spectacles in hand, admitting that if there is anything in the world not the property of a newspaper, it is a female college. At the same time it stands by its opinions. If the unso licited effort in behalf of the Wesleyan girls meets their approval, why then, God bless them! If it does not, why then God bless them anyhow! commonwealth shall dictate you, u i n j ut " bound your petitioners shall ever pray. ’ "Pbince Hall and Otntu.” This is the testimony of men whom General Gage was willing to make a Mason and whom the Grand Lodge oi England chartered as an independent lodge. Upon top of it comes an admis sion from Boston that “many of the handsome fortunes of the families liv ing on Beacon Hill came from tlie slave trade which the petitioners protest against.” OLD CREENE COUNTY. asrmudn Craoo—Truth Strnnsar Than Fiction—A State Picture. During a late.visit to tha old town of Ureegiesboro I met the clerk ot the Superior Court,who showed me records dating back to seventeen hundred and eighty-five, and very naturally the conversation was ill- rected to tho early history ol this good old county, from which I gained many in teresting Incidents and tradition!, bat as tbs good people propose to make a proper demonstration over their “centennial” I wifi defer details until that interesting oc casion. Greesccc.: J possesses the same phases of soil climate end water as her neigh- hors .but tt was the first section of the State to discover the presence of bermuda gran and properly appreciate Us great supen- orily as a forage crop. For years It bas been the custom of the . lopte ot the village to fertilize their lawm and lots, and the remits have annually proven tbst a carefully cultivated meadow is more remunerative than corn or cotton. The soil seems to be perfectly cengeaisi to Ibis wonderlnl grass, and thousand^ acres of bottom land on the Oconee river nndthe many creeks that traverse the countr. which a few years since were con sidered worthless on account of being over run with It, ere now greatly enhanced la value by reason of Us growth. In a lew years these rich meadows will no longer be prostituted to the growth of cotton, nnd the nigger and sore-hack male will disappear to make room for Socks and herds of blooded animal!. Even now tbs product of the dalrv is an important Item, snd the prufeeslonal trav eler Is induced to urolong bis visit after his business hss been ccnduded. be ing seduced by the rich flavor of thenstive milk nnd butter, which heighten bis dis gust for the skimmed article nnd oleomtr- gerine. that will sweep the country, and that the South "a stbanoi STOBV." wlll be found ns “solid" as ever in support of I At the risk of my reputation for troth that party.-Rome Courier. ] and veracity. I propoee to i.ive the sur- _ . roundings ot a certain elegant household, Mr. DwincU, of the Rome Courier, whicti may be regarded us a social mosaic was a delegate to Chicago. The edito- of stranger and truer leatures than ever ^ birt rial which we reproduce from that journal Is a remarkable one. The language about going into a campaign “in a slip-shod manner,” etc., is directly antagonistic to the claim oi “a deliberative body’.’ for the Chicago convention. We agree in tbe main with] the Courier, and do not think that, it requires a forcod construction of tts language to say that it is not hopeful of victory. But what will the country censors have to say shout the loyalty the fealty and the Democracy of the Rome Courier t Mason Cotton Hsrvsttsr. We print this morning an extract from tbe Charleston Neva and Courier covering the above named invention which thoroughly seta forth the powers of the machine, its defects, what it does and is expected to do. It is stated positively by our contem porary that the principle npon which the machine works in stripping the cotton from the plant is perfect, that it does ita work well and without inju ry to the plant or unopen trait, that the “picking" portion of the machin ery in fact scarcely needs farther im provement. The defect st pres ent would appear to be in the apparatus for retaining the lint when picked. This portion of the machine does not work fast enough to carry off the Hut, snd a material change only can remedy the evil. The magnitude of interests involved in the perfection of ■ perfect cotton har vester, the change* it will effect tn our system, tho immense mechanical diffi culties to be overcome before racccts Naxro Masonry nnd Boston Philanthropy, If there is anything that delights the African heart it is to “b’long to a ’ciety.” Tbe love of organization Is a ruling passion at present in his make up, and it finds exercise in tlie forma tion of societies of every description from the “Amalgamated Sisters of Blue Jerusalem”up to the grave and ponder ous African Masons. Undoubted the “ African Masons ” Is the earliest organization of negroes re corded in this country. The first ’ ’col ored” Mason was a Boston negro named Princo Hall, who was admitted to the order at Gen. Gage’s headqwr- tors In 1775. On March 6th of tbe same year, fourteen more of the v, Co were admitted at Castle William in ; Benfon Harbn.. it is stated that these men were admitted for reasons not clear. It is supposed, however, that in some way they were to he useful to tlie American forces; possibly it was believed that tho Masonic ties would keep them faithful in the young re public. Bat the Massachusetts Masons did not indorse tbe action of the Boston lodge. When these fifteen negroes a year later applied for a charter to creato a lodge of their own, it was flatly refused although a dispensa tion had been granted them by the British traveling lodge. The petition though in due form was rejected be cause the applicants were “colored.’’ The fifteen Africans, however, did not despair. Thoy applied to tbe Grand Lodge of England and Lord Howard, Earl of Effingham, and Henry Fred erick, Duke of Cumberland, granted tlie warrant desired which constituted them “African Lodge F. and A. M., of Boston.” This warrant is dated Sep tember 17, 1784, and bears tbe seal of the Grand Lodge of England. It ia now In possession of Lonis Hayden, of Boston. This Prince Hall appears to have been a strong minded man. Perhaps it will interest his countrymen who to day worship so blindly everything that found birth In the novelist's brain or were woven into song or poetry. A prominent citizen, handsome and til- ited, lost his wife by whom he bad s large family of children, a tew years ago, and hss recently married a charming widow with children. Tns fine, large old mansion now contains a population of nearly twenty people, contlsting of both the mothers in-lsw, two maiden elstere ot the husband, two lamUles ot children snd s little girl srho bss been adopted. Toe etrangest feature about it is that peace, absolute snd perfect, reign* around, and there hss never occurred a single incident to diitnrb it. Tbe only drawback to tt,, hnshmnd'e happlnjni It bis mor’.j dreadof rate,which makes it necessary for the ladies of the nousc j.O arm th^m selves with sticks •nd make frequent visit* to his apart ments to rid them of the presence; ol his euemy. This is a very curious social picture and sweated tho remark from n very bright and witty lady that the millennium was at hand. THE riCTURE Of A STATESMAN. At tho last session of the Legislator* the Senate and the House, by joint resolution, ordered a picture to be painted of Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, and the contract was awarded to Mr. P, P, Carter, a resident painter of Grecoesboro, in a competitive exhibition of work by various Artists. The picture is of heroic size almost fin. ished. It represents the Governor stand ing up with his left hand resting on a table which contains several law books, the 8tate's seal, aud a scroll Inscribed as fol lows: “Presented to Charles J. Jenkins by the State of Georgia. In arduis JUUlit.” Competent critics ssy tho picture 1st work Of art and will compare favorably wiih any of those now In position in the MpHoL TDE PAST List. 1 over the Georgia r&Uroid on the fast train, and must say there ia no better service anywhere. The cap* are made tn Augusta ami are models of bwiuty and convenience, and the entire train Is supplied with all the moderp appliances for safety. The track is heavy, and new steel rails are being placed on the entire lina, which renders tbe high rate e! speed with which the service Is performed absolutely safe. The schedule has been In force for two years, and not tlie slightest accident bss occurred. These trains are In charge of limn. Hill (Harry) and Norman, two capable young men, whose uniform tad impartial courtesy to all classes of travelers are not the least of their virtues. The engines are (lie very perfection of machinery, and two braver or more capa ble and cautious men than Murrsgh and Cheesborough never stood on a fool board or pulled a throttle. The perfect system that characterizes every department of the Georgia railroad is a high tribute to its present manage ment a. —Thomas Hughes, “Tom Brown,” was tlie guest of honor at a “literary tea'* in Cincinnati the other night. 750 ACRES OF LAND Will be Sold Cheap to Cose up an Eitate. I will sell cheap 750 acres of valuab'e land in Uougn'Tty county. Tlie railroad from Albany to Arlir ir'on run** through it. The land is near \V: ker’s ^ tar ion, l*t miles from Albany. The largi* part of it cleared and in cultiYa'.inn. Addn-*-* \VM. RUTHKRFORD. o:t2wtiljanl Culloden, Ga. English and pertains to the Boston snd tho New ri/'kiiTTV/'wr riA i i n/'i id England States to know what lie B0^ DON COLLEGE thought of the treatment hie people were then receiving at the hands of lt!, -\.F. H.il.H ESDKRSON, D.D., those who refused to sllow him to per- President and l‘i pt-tuate XIasonry among the negroes. His complaint was shaped into a peti tion to the Massachusetts Legislature, in which he complains of the brutal treatment of his people. He state* that within his knowledge three or four free families had lieen seized in Boston and carried off to be sold. Also that negroes who tied shipped as sailors had been sold by their captains. He continues: "One thin* more we be* leave to hint That D, that your petitioner, hare for aome time beheld with *rief .blp, rleared out from this harbor for America, and they steal our broth- Spring t. rra of six months opens Wednes* dar, Jaimarc 14,1-- Tuition. 1’reparabiry Department, per month. ,3. Tallinn, Collegiate Department, per mouth, |4- llo:r l. monthly,In advance,J.StoJloi-r month. Addrcsth* I resident till N ,v. mher Ij, at Conley, Ga.; afterword* at Bowdoo, Georg:*. For circular* giving full information, ad* dies* tha president, or Bit. W. 8.8 WEED EL, Ch. B. •SfiMltwTt Bowdon, I