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TIIE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER: FRIDAY* JDLY 24,1885
OVER THE STATE.
»OM ALL 8ECTI0K8 BV MAIL
" tW «ND iXCHANOlS.
Alpharetta has a negress 110 years
0l Figs sell In Albany at 2'A cento per
^ < Cohimbus has raised $109,000 for the
Georgia Midland.
* Mr Boggs. “ Columbus carpenter
fell from the roof of a house and broke
-evcrsl ribs.
The Ishinaelite will lend its support
to A. O. Bacon in the coming guberna
torial election. >
Savannah has been roped in by a
one-eyed forger. The amount so far as
known wM b® all
Columbus has run np her subscrip
tions to tho Georgia Midland to *117,-
POO. Hurrah for Columbus.
n’ev Cadesman Pope will shortly
leave Augusta to accept the presidency
of the Millersbnrg lemale College.
The incendiary who burned Dr. G.
n ..in hnnae. near lVavnes-
u Powell’s gin house, near Waynes
boro, has been captured and jailed.
Pecan groves are the order of the
.Uy. Plant your pecans where you
wwi't them to grow and don’t move
them.
Mr. J. W. May’s steam mill, on the
Amerieua, Preston and Lumpkin rail
road, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night.
Says tho Valdosta Times: The re
turns from the melon shipments fortlie
last week have been very much mixed,
gome paid freight and some did not.
Jim Williams, a negro boy, while at
tempting to steal a ride to MacOn, fell
and was run over by the train. His
leg was crushed and amputated, lie
died soon after.
The greatest Methodist camp meet
ing ever seen in tho South it is sup
posed will take place ih Augusta in
October. Five thousand people will be
gathered under one tent.
1* effort can accomplish it, the
Tbomasville Times will build a rail
road to Tallahassee or shiver its edito
rial suspenders. We think the sus
penders will stand the strain.
Our country contemporaries positive
ly reluse to note the death of any snake
that has less thnn fourteen rattles and
a button attached. ’Tis well. The
lino most be drawn somewhere.
Houston county is to have a Con-
fedrate Memorial Association. A glance
at the list of men who have the matter
in hand convinces us that the associa
tion will accomplish good work
Pledger, having resigned his office of
surveyerof customs at Atlanta, has
severed his connection with the De-
Banc, and fell back upon Atlanta. The
question now is "who wants Pledger’s
place.”
The Carroll Free Press says: Mr.
John Moncrief has laid upon our table
a cabbage with o ght heads, seven
small ones around the main one. It
was raised by Mr. C. C. Williamson,
who lives just beyond the river.
The smoke house Of Mr. B. W. Whit
field, of Munnerlyn, was burned a few
nights since and with it went 500
K un-la of bacon, £0 gallons of lard, 25
ms Quite a heavy loss for a Geor
gia farmer.
The Sumter Republican says: Peanut
never were so cheap as they are now,
the price per pound being from 3% to
5 cents. Last year prices were high,
and the result was a heavily increased
acreage and an overflowing crop.
S.n- the Mirr-.r and \-l\- •'
- .11 , uit-M ..( Hum- than -mlinarv in!-
licence, falling upon excerpts from the
Macon Telegraph's burlesque message,
think that Gov. 51c. has fired off a lit
tie fun at the members of-the Legisla
ture.
Dr. G. A. Harper, of the Plains of
Dura, has earned the thanks of the
public by discovering a snake that did
not boast of fourteen rattles and a but
ton. His snakesbip, however, secured
some fourteen of the doctor’s chickens,
when death overtook him.
The Franklin News tells of a mule
that while bc-lng driven, "stumbled,
turned a summerset, throw its head
under tho cross piece and rolled over
on the left shaft. After considerable
trouble w 0 released the mule unhurt
and no damage done to tho buggy.”
The I.aGrango reporter says: The
heirs of the late John T. Newton, of
X*Gi*iige, liATi brought suit against
the Atlanta ami West Point railroad
for $15,000. Mr. Newton was killed by
a passenger locomotive at the steam
mill crossing in LaGrange May 29th.
I ISays the Lumpkin Independent
Several loads of com in the ear were
offered for sale on our streets this
week, tho last load being difficult to
dispose of at 80 cents a bushel. How
ever, you cannot buy meal at the
stores for less than $1.10 per bushel. ■
The Lumpkin Independent says
Messrs. Julian Price and J. A. Sic
Gregor, of Sfacon, were in town Wed
nesday. Both gentlemen are accom
plished musicians, the former having a
matchless tenor voice, while the latter
has an incomparable falsetto voice and
a natural appetite for spring chickens.
A favorite amusement in Augusta
just now is the straw ride. A handful
of straw is spread over the bottom of a
springless wagon, and the fellow who
rides sits on hi.- legs until they are so
nnmb he can't distinguish them from
hia neighbors. The mistakes that re
sult are, while awkward, also amus
ing.
Says the Qnitman Free Presa:
New York firm has written to Cullen
Hesters to send $18 to finish paying
height on a fine car load of melons
. which ho shipped them. Itseemstbat
some of our Northern friends w ant us
to pay a bonus for the privilege of tar
nishing them first class Georgia water
melons.
Mr. A. P. Redmond, living sevonhnUas
northw est of Homo secured 117 J 4 bush
els of oats from one acre of ground,
and secured the $100 prise offered
hy the Gossypium Guano Company.
The farm in which this crop was raised,
was a few years since abandoned as
worthless and sold for $500. Last year
he raised three bales of cotton to one
acre.
Says the Union and Recorder: The
trustees of the Slate University hive
elected Geo. D. II. Hill president of
the Middle Georgia Military and Agri
cultural College. The selection of this
distinguished military leader, diacipll-
ltarian and author, to be the head of
this growing institution of learning,
will add to Its renown and its numbers
The ValdoetaTimet administers this
severe rebuke: When a correspondent
usurps the country editor’s prerogative
in the abundant use of the pronoun
“we,” he should sign two or more
names to hia articles. Bob Toombs
says that no one but kings and country
editors are entitled to any such privi
lege, and that should settle it.
The Walton News tells of a little b-y
ior whom the neighbors searches! an-'
was then 3 o'clock In the morning and
all were discussing tho different the
ories advanced when from a neighbor
ing outhouse the familiar voice of little
Joe was heard crying ‘Pa, pa, what’s
the matter?’ All rushed to tho build
ing, which was almost filled with wheat
straw, and the lost boy was found on
three planks within a few feet of the
comb of tho house, above the straw
where ho had been sleeping while
others were weeping. His only ex
planation was that he had climbed up
there to hide from the ‘boogera’ when
all had left him and had gone to sleep.”
The Macon Telegraph advises the
skillful use of the pistol by ladies when
assaulted by buck negroes. Outrages
on ladies by these hell-hounds are Be
coming shockingly too frequent. They
are of almost daily occurrence. Wom
en armed to the hilt can protect them
selves, their honor and their children.
Otherwise they must suffer at the mer
cy—a thing unknown to a soulless ne
gro—of their assailants. It is to be
hoped a better state o( things will soon
bo inaugurated, if it is nothing more
titan beheading the violators without
the benefit of a legal investigation.
Society must put a positive brand on
such crimes. Tho life of the violator,
without mercy, should be the penalty
of the offence. Even an attempt
should be visited with death, quick
and terrible.—Solid South. .
commissioner at this place. Four oi | tant matter, but havo failed to do so,
them were sent to jail, two cases con- becanso they fear the effect it would
tinued and several discharged, and so 1 havo on the negro vote,which is to-day
the work goes on. | tho most important factor in tho eyes
I of aspiring politicians. Oaths of office
A Terrible Miehap. t are worthless to the eyes oi such legls-
Mr. Little Doolittle of Walnut Grove l»tors. nor do wo believo they have any
was very unfortunato ten davs ago. I regard for their duty. — Waynesboro
----- 1 ZVu< Cilizro.
such a step as this, but the fact of the I plies all parts of tho building. Lost-
finding of the hat at the place men- mg the main building, which is all un-
tioned could not bo accounted for. derone roof, you next come to the
THE PROHIBITIONISTS WANT PAT.
Four Flights In n Single Leap.'
Tho old story that no matter how
EPIrorlal Relaxation.
The editor of this paper celebrated
his 26th birth-day yesterday by “click
ing type all day.—Haralson Banner.
A girl baby at Bart Thrasher’s was
succeeded by refreshing showers
throughout the country daring the past
week.—Quitman Free Press.
It is about as hot as “sheol.” We
don’t know that this new tangled word
expresses it. The old word comes
nearer our ideas of the weather, at
least.—Bluff ton Springs.
We went fishing this week and suc
ceeded in bringing back a good string.
There are some persons who attribute
our success to expert angling, but we
believo that it was the luck oozing from
the foot oi a graveyard rabbit which we
had in our pocket.— Dublin Gazette.
HP Didn’t think the Cot-rnor Did It
Last week the Macon Telegraph
prepared a message for the Governor
which was greatly enjoyed by its read
ers. The style and delicate humor
was that of Addison, while the satire
was equal to that of Juntos. Upon the
whole, tho article was worthy of the
pen that produced it.—Dublin Gazette.
Malor A. O. Bacon. *
Our Georgia exchanges very general
iy are falling into line on the guberna
torial question, conceding that the
subject is fairly opening. In this con
nection it is gratifying to find a strong
sentiment in favor of Major A. O. Ba
con for governor - He is the hope of
the best element of home uolitics at
this writing.—Augusta Phoenix.
Life* Vrd'o.s Chale.
Many negroes in this section—possi'
bly a good many who are not negroes—
work hard at good wages five days in a
week and on the sixth and seventh
spend the whole amount for something
toeat and drink, beginning over again
the next Monday and winding np at
the end of another five days in pre
cisely the same way. And eoit goes.—
Albany Medium.
That Little Cow.
Banka Stephens has the famous cow
of Foray th. She is a fraction over three
feet high, weighs, gross, two hundred
and ninety pounds, and will give three
gallons of milk per day. What her
ledigree is we know not, but we do
mow that site in the smallest "grown”
milk cow that we have ever seen.—
Monroe Adterliser.
" Snakes.
W. M. Payton, who lives north of
town, says be killed 05 snakes the
other day. lie found a large one near
the path where he was traveling and
■truck it. Tbia disabled the reptile
and it opened its mouth and 65 email
snakes crawled out, which bo dii-
K tched. This is a big snake tale, bat
r. Payton is a truthful young man,
and boa witnesses to this.—Haralson
Banner.
He was walking by the side of a porta
ble engine which was being carried
along the road. Tho ground was not
level and Mr. Doolittle caught hold of. ... , .
tho engine to prevent its turning over. I great tho fall or leap a cat will land on
But to the young man’s misfortune the l, » feet, was again verified on Monday
engine lost its equilibrium and tumbled morning about 2 o’clock. A bjack eat
over crashing him to tho ground. One invaded the composing room of the
of his thighs was literally mashed to Morning News. There is in that room
pieces, and worse than this it was an a pet cat, which does not permit any
hour before sufficient help was obtain- strange feline to enter the bnilding
ed to extricate tho voting man from I without protest. As soon os it discov-
hia terrible position, ifo bore tho ered the presence of tho black cat the
trouble, howovor, with remarkable for- hair upon kitty’s back began toassume
titude, and it is thought that he will a perpendicular attitude, and, giving
soon recover.—Il’aUon News. | the invader of her domicile a fiendish
glare, raado a dash for
She Wanted ohang*. I nor enemy. Tlio black cat start-
The conductor on a Southwest Geor- C( * ® ff ‘ n a frightened manner, and
gia railroad was rolling along at a good seeing a easn raised, jumped
rate about half way ^Fvmd stations. I u P° n the Bill,tho fourth story f and
Suddenly the engineer blowed "down '^Rh'to the lane, striking the ground
brakes,” and as the train slowed up, with.a heavy thud. Of ooune event
the conductor saw an old lady, who ° n ® m tho room thought that the am-
lived in the vicinity, waving her hand- mal was killed, and one of the boys
kerchief to stop tho train. As soon ran down the stairs to tho lane and
as it stopped she walked up ““Jt-hed for the corpse, expecting to
to the car, and the conductor advanced hnd it crushed to a jelly. It could no
te meet and thank her for her heroic I where be found, however, and the in-
presence of mind in saving his train, (®rence was that it was not seriously
when after fumbling about in her pock- fj urt - T he old story that a cat lias nine
et a little she drew out a little dilapi- *‘ves seems to bo established, in this
dated greenback, and said, “I wanted cas ® especially. At daylight it was
two dtHlars in change, have ye any | seen. walking in tjwjine, apparently
dimes and * ‘
nickles?” The change that I uninjured, and looking np at the
came over that conductor’s counte-) window from which it jumped os if
nance would have broken up a $7,000 measuring the distance with its eye.
government bond.-Ammcm Recorder. An old darkey said on hearing of the
leap: “Nuttin kin hurt a black cat,
Death of a Popular and Useful citizen, boss. Dey is perfected by the debbil,
Fort Valley, July 20.—Dr. W. B. »n’ yer kamt kill ’urn, sail.”—Saran-
Mnthews of this place, died this morn- na " Newt.
ing at 5 o’clock in Atlanta. Dr. Math- _ —
ews was one of our most skilful physi- .. . °“ r He,t Oo, *' nor - , .
cians and surgeons. Ho was a most Already the newspapers and the
estimable citizen, a high-toned, gener- P«opl® » r ® discussing the probabilities
ous, affable gentleman and an humble ““4 ‘ h ® Prospects of the next guberna-
and sincere member of tho Methodist t®™! campaign. Several d stinguish-
cburch ed Georgians in various portions of the
The loss of one so beloved and popular State ore mentioned prominently as
borno from the stage of action in the excellent timber out of which to-make
prime of life will be deplored by a large » Governor. The name of Hon.
circle of friends, and univerially by A. O. Bacon, of Bibb, seems to meet
this community. It will be difllcult in- ***** Popularfavor in all sections of
deed adequately to fill his place. **». State. The Chronicle, without
lfis remains will reach here from At- prejudging tho claims and tho fitness
lanta to-night, accompanied by his fam* P* honorable citizens whose
ily and relatives ani a deputation of have been mentioned, le free to
members of tho Masonic Ixilge at this “7 ***».* Major Bacon has strong claims
place and will bo buried here to-mor- “P°“ *>?« P®®P>e- « « character and
row morning at 10 o’clock. *>“ qualifications would adorn tho of-
- flee. He would make an able and an
A Killing In Oconav. efficient executive, and would, in all
The sad nows of tho murder in n»pecta, be a most worthy successor to
Dark Corner district, Oconee county G °y-, McDa riel. There are reasons,
reached this place soon after it oc- w j*j c j* w0 *“* n °* ~ scu ?® now * " u * hope for him continued success in his
caned. The particulars in brief, from which may occur to the observant and literary career. A mind so fall of
Miss Leako belongs toafamily prom
inent in the community in which they
live, and with her beauty and accom-
uishments had endeared herself to her
riends and acquaintances.
At 11 o'clock Sunday morning a
>arty that was hunting was surprised
jy running up on her while sleeping
soundly by theside of a log about tnree
miles from Kingston. The surprise
turned to horror, as on awakening her
she was found stark, raving mad.
How she had existed sineo Friday
evening is not told. She evidently ir,
her hallucination, wandered in the
woods and doing her best to evade the
efforts her friends were making to find
her. She was carried homo, and our
latest accounts state tba* she is getting
along as well as could be expected.
The affair is greatly regretted by her
friends and the community generally.
—Borne Courier.
KlndWO’ds for/’rhe Eldar's Bnckellde "
AH newspaper readers and other
people of literary taste in this latitnde
are well acquainted with Harry
Edwards. They have enjoyed his daily
writing and his crisp paragraphs in the
Macon Telegraph axd Messekoer,
and time and again havo they been
charmed by his cultivated contributions
over the well remembered initials of
his “X. I. E.” Mr. Edwards has fol
lowed the bent of his mind and fancy
in this pleasing and popular direction
and now stands before the country not
only as a rising journalist but as a
successful story writer.
The practical proof of tho last state
ment is found in the fact that Harper’s
Magazine, one of tho greatest in tho
country, has accepted hia contributions
and publishes one of his pretty stories.
In the last number of Harper’s just is
sued’ appears in Harry Edwards's in
imitable vein the story of "Elder
Brown’s Blacksirde.” This story is
nof only good reading bnt it
possesses a ebarm of narration
and vein of naturalness about It which
compels one to swear that it must be a
true story. It is a picture true to
life, and may be pronounced char
ade stio in every point. It is a con
tribution to the camp meeting and
household literature which will not fail
of Appreciation, and even the boys
about the scene of the elder's "back
slide” will readily recognize the repro
duction of the saintly old sinner as he
appeared with his Sunday stovepipe all
battered and bruised by ita unwonted
and unaccustomed battle against the
bar room door. The story will make a
hit, and the reconciliation between the
elder and the "old wooman” is one of
its prettiest and most pathetic points.
We congratulate Mr. Edwards and
dairy, located about thirty yards from
the kitchen. This is the boat arrang
ed daily we have ever seen. It is, in
word, perfect. In the center of it is
long tank, slightly inclined. This is
barely perceptible. Into one end of
this tank is a pipe from the artesian
well empties a constant stream of cool
water. In the centre of the tank, run
ning lengthwise, are several small slats.
On these the large pans, filled
with richest Jersey cream (Captain
Hobbs owns a herd or fine Jerseys),
are placed. Tho water is so gauged
that about an inch of the pans are sub
merged all the time. Among the array
of miik pans I noticed a dish of rich,
ellow butter, seemingly as hard as if
rozen. Mrs. Ilobbs leads Albany in
the manufacture of butter, it taking
rank witli the famous Guernsey butter.
In elegance, comfort and convenience,
the internal portion of this "home,
Subs'dr Pomeroy Would Like
omet.
reliable authority, are about u fo l- reflective citizen who takes an interest
lows: George Ifardman and Cranford ln poUti^hy, Major Bacon should
Whitehead were near neighbors, both wcceeded Gov. Mdfanlel. TheCbron-
llving on tho McNorton place, arid bad *cle h “ r*M®n *® believe that the can-
had bad feelings engendered between dld *c7 o[ I1 ° n - A - °- .J**®® 1 * *“} J*®
them about Whitehead’s stock doing P®l’ ular and effective- with the people,
damage to the orchard. Daring record Is cieM. IDs wnaervstisra
absenco of tho latter from home 1 Ianl-1 1,iB *® J P'
man went there and quarrelled with I {**® n *®>. **!• 1 *h® rou 8h familiarity with
bis wifo daring which lie used harsh | e Ki»l*tion, his knowledge of ail the In
shot gun and sought Hardman, as hol*l®»®l*b?®fflcoof Governor.—Augus-
was on his way to tho field. Ho told | ta Chronicle.
him that ho would have to retract what
he said or ho would kill him. To this
Hardman replied that he would retract
A Broken Fish Pond.
Solicitor-General 0. B. Hudson, bo-
nothing, and immediately received a sides being a fine lawyer, is a noted
load of shot. He threw up his hands pisciculturist. His carp ponds are
and said *'shoot again, and be damn 9 1 known far and wide, and tip to Monday
ed.” Whitehead ahot him again and last were equal to any in Southwest
killed him.—Walton Neve. | Georgia. But, alas for human hopes 1
On tho day above mentioned "the
Huit by a Ho*. I rains camo and the floods descend-
About eleven o’clock Monday morn- ?*■ «nd beatnpppthAt” p(»dai4Uie
ing. messenger arrived from the Ad- *«*««*»
A Ntaro Drowned.
Hami-iox, July 20.—Saturday even'
ing about 4 p. m. a negro named
Sherman Harp, was drowned In Flint
river, near Cat Bank ford in the pres
ence of over fifty grown negroes, with
in fifteen feet of the bank. No effort
was made to rescue 1dm. Anyone of
those on the bank on the bank could
have done it. HU body was recovered
in shout two hoars. And still the
.lance went on.
CovInatonNiwsi
Covixotox. July 20.—The distr ie
conference of Oxford district which
met here last Thursday closed Satur
day afternoon. The basinets was sat
isfactorily disposed of by the confer
ence and from day to day there was
reaching by visiting ministers. On
Jatnrday Dr. Haygood preached a re
markably strong sermon on growth in
grace, uemomtrating thst absolute
perfection is not attained in this life.
Some of the converts to the “holiness
doctrine" were present and, of course,
did not indorse the doctor’s views.
Lost His Lrs ana Perhaps His Lila.
Mr. Willis Leggett, of Naylor, a lad
of about sixteen years old, was aiding
in shoving some flat cars abont tbe
siding at Naylor last Wednesday,
when, by some mUtep or accident, hit
heel got caught under the wheel. Ho
was jerked down and the wheel ran
over almost tbe foil length of hU limb,
mashing it terribly. Dr. Barton was
summoned from Valdosta by wire and
lie went by the first train. The limb
had to be amputated near the body,
and the doctor thinks hU chances for
life are very slim.—Valdoeta Times.
To Central America.
A party consisting of Messrs. Luther
B. Kamsaur, James R. Hall, William
O. Childress, Dr. F. IT. Ownby, Ifenry
Smith, Silas W. Gaydon and Dock
Livingston, white, tnd Albert Merri-
wether, Abe McClellan and Joseph B.
Bruce, colored, left thU place last Son-
day for Ynscaran, Honduras. Tbev go
under tbe earveillance of CapL J. F.
Imboden, United States consul st that
place, who was to meet them in Atlan
ta and conduct them through. It U
understood thst they will be employed
st mining, engineering, etc., and
good wages.—Dahlonega Signal.
Summer Moramenr—The Mosnehlnere.
Gaixezvillr, July j20.—Our town U
fall of visitors, end also tbe Springs,
and more are coming every day.
Notwithstanding ve have s Demo
cratic President, the moonshiners still'
violate the revenue laws. Some of
them seemed to think that tbs internal
revenue would be abolished at soon as
the administration cbangoJ, and they
acred on thU impression, but
tbe present officer* are
active an their predecessors. Last
dragged creeks ’ nearly all night and , seek quite a crowd of these
finally almost gave op in despair: "It | moon tain boys were brought before the
am s plantation, about eight miles be- ihT„„i
low Americas, for a doctor to go at once
and attend Mr. Rosser Wilson, who fl,h knew a great many of them n
had been badly hurt by a negro. WH- “ ore foreT ® r - ? Ir - » u,l ®® n £ c >“£ “P
lie lfaynce vis the messenger, and foor n £** ?' wh ‘ C . h he .
from him wo gathered tho particulars, confident weighed twenty pounds; and
as told him, ho not being present when ® n ® * h ‘ cl *£o cyri^ homo showed an
tho assault was made. Early in tho imtual weight of fittocn pounds, while
morning Wilson was In tho field with
some cotton choppers, and had occa- ^ ho ®|***® ®°*J re ?*°{7[»
aion to reprimand a boy for his |*d that he picked up two trout of three
work. The boy retorted, and It ended * n<1 » h *' , . an ' 1 '®" f»nnds weight, and
In Wilson slapping him. Tho boy’s **7® 4 1 .** K® ^ Ter l'| 4ce< * * 1™®* ***®
father, Cook by name, was working a P°und in his lifo. How did they get
few feet In advance, and immediately * l ‘« r «? Thousands of young carp and
turned around, and without any, war/- bream *®™ be ®* *b® P°n5 ;the
ready resource, a wit so charming, a
style so radiant with descriptive pow
er, and a nature so kind and lovable,
make np a rare combination, and they
are all fonnd in Harry Edwards.—
Evening News.
in Harper's Monthly for August we
find among the short stories one from
the pen of Mr. II. 8. Edwards, of the
Macon Telegraph axd Messexger
staff, entitled "Elder Brown’s Back
slide.” We have read it with much
pleasure, and find it a pleasant, graphic
licture, an incident of Georgia rural
ite. a story simply and naturally told
with a vien of humor and pathos run
ning through it. Mr. Edwards in this
little sketch gives evidence of talent
for more pretentions literary work,
and tho promise of dlatin
guishing himself in the field of let-
m We are more than plssssd to ass
onr young Southern writers forging to
the front, and to note the increasing
demand for their work. Mr. Edwards
come into prominence somo years ago
by hts unique description of "The man
sweet heme” stands without a supe
rior in the State. Its surronnd-
lings are in keeping with tho internal
arrangements. In the northwest cor
ner of the yard is a beautiful fountain,
decorated with bronze cupids, etc.
Tho fountain play* perpetually, send
ing forth sprays of artaBian water ns
clear as crystal. From this fountain
underground pipes convey the water
through tbe dwelling, and to hydrants
located at intervals in the flower yard
and garden. From these, with Lose
attached, every flower, shruband vege
table on tho place receives a bountiful
supply of wator.
1 saw all I havo written and more at
glance, but I have said enough to
jfive your thousands of readers a faint
idea at least of the home of one of our
most popular and worthy famllies.l
To return to ^tho festival. About 9|
'clock the spacious parlors and
grounds began to fill with a goodly
number of the best families of the city.
The scenes that met their gaze on all
sides were really enchanting, and
called forth loudest praise. Chinese
lanterns of various designs were sus
pended from the tree* In such numbers I
as to illuminate the grounds to almost
noonday brightness. Madame Luna
aided them to the extant of her ability.
On s large square covered with a rich
carpet of lawn gnus, tho tables were
placed, and around them soon gath
ered n flattering number of patrons.
Tho ice cream—vanilla, chocolate.]
peach, etc.—was delicious. It coulul
not be improved on. Mrs. T. G. Rust,
Mrs. Tarver, Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs]
Dr. Osborn, Mrs. Dr. Hits]
man, Mrs. R. Fallison, Mrs. S. Atkin-
son and the Misses Tarver received
the thanks of nil for the excellent man
ner in which the festival was conduct
ed. Capt. Hobbs, as master of cere
monies, was a complete success.
The musical and literary portion of
the entertainment is worthy of a morel
extended notice than I can give ft. It
added no little to the enjoyment of tho
occasion, and each participant received
| well merited applnaee.
This was the (estival of the season
and netted the ladies over fifty dollars
The New York Tribjne pabtlihts the
fillowtng Ie ter, which throw- a fljed of
light on the 8t. John campaign:
Hiierbursk HourE, Naxtccket, Mars
inly 12, l.S'5.—if Beor - : Your letter
came by the last steamer. We have no
telegraph here. Congress made at the last
sea-ion an appropriation for a cable to the
mainland, bnt it is not yet laid. The same
matt brought me a letter from Mr \ I
Uaiher. Ho will aee the i’re- dent I had
previously arranged It with Win,'and he
will go in strong, as he has been my friend
ever since ho first came to Harvard Uni-
ver-ily. anil before he Wl-T.t II,',,
Others will tee tho President on Monday
(that Is 'o morrow). Mr. Willard !i here
with me amt expects the appointment
Sai t to me ‘that the Democrats had a cac-
ctu, mid they had unanlmoii-ly agreed to
tor him.' I hta may have been tu'd him
Siut I doubt it it was much of a cancua. ’
"Judge Marlin, ot Topeka, is at the'Na*
tional Hotel, and I tuppo-e he baa filed
1 >me strong letter* from the ju'ges slid
.Mate officers of Kansas attesting to my
good Dauia white in Kol.au. 1: would fas
well for you tisee Martin and leirnallth«
facta. The President has said, and so did
Mr. Core Iran tbe day he called at Mer
rick's houie and met my friend,‘that the
Republican Commissioner would be i
cepiabie 10 the Republicans.’ 6L John
saw my name mentioned as a
candidate, and SL John Imme
diately wrote to tho President a iirong
letter for me: that may do me more hurt
than good. 1 do not know. Butyouknow
t wu nominated in Chicago laat year ai a
Prohibition candidate for the PreeiJency
I declined to rnn. This made the way tor
8L John clear, and whether the President
knew it or not, that movement made bis
election possible. If it did not secure It
Still the aaylrg to may do more hurt than
good. Ami now this year 8L John Is di
viding the Republican votes in Ohio and
other States, and takl-g offs large Prohi
bition vote tram the Republican parly-
makes the eucceas of the Democrauc par
ty In Onto more than probable.
"What is trne of Ohio la true of leveral
other States. I can go to Daniels in Mary
land and get the wuole Prohibition vote
for Gorman Hit need be. 811U I don't
want a word said, os It is a two-edgedaword
and may cut both ways. But there is not
n Prohibitionist la Ohio, Ihtooti. Michi
gan or Kansas and Iowa but that will
applaud my appointmtnt and add to the
votes of the party. Do you sea It?
"Mr. Fox. of tbe National Republican,
will see tbe President for me. 80 will sev
eral others I do not care to mention; but
some wbo will go I much rather would
stay away. But I can't help IL This la
all a voluntary movement. I can't dictate
who aball or who shall not go. Mr. Ad
ams, ot lheS:ar, Is for me, mt I can’t
quota men oa I want little said or noth
ing said in tbe papers. I shall leave here
aoon as I learn I have even a decent
chance for an appotntmenL We have a
daily matt from Boston and from New
York.
"I hear a Mr. I barlea, fiom Capital Hill,
an 'old Buffalo o an' a d engine r, la to
be appointed. Hew about that? Mr.
Willaid askl yesterday, ‘tf lie got the ap
pointment be wonld decline tu my favor,
as he could not do tbe bnalness, as hia own
private matters took np all bit time.’ Tots
be wonld not like reported. You mutt not
tell it, as be wants tbe appointment ten
dered, so as to gracefully decline.
"Ka p yonr eye open. I shall watt here
"list
there was a rush of mad waters and the oh tho Monument," end since then hts
career haa been watched with no ordi
nary interest by those who feel a pride
in the achievements of Southern Ren
in*. flit little sketch in Ifarper’s is
admirable, and we trust to have
the pleasure of frequently
uauv. . enjoying contributions in this line from
morning Wilson was In the field with *H® °“* er two wore nearly as large, his gifted pen. The Times tenders Mr.
some cotton choppers, and had occa- ■?|*®<*ran | re*t part of the entire story la Edwards its treat wishes for hia sncceis
- r - 1 *•“ in his new field. The remorseless and
exacting demands npon mental amt
ihyakal ability of daily newapaper life
eave but little opportunity tor the grat
ification of literary tastes, and we wonld
be sorry to miss Mr. Edwards from
journalism, bnt hope that circumstances
may so favor him that ho may continue
the ono and develop Ids talent for mag
azine work.—Savannah rimes.
The last number of Harper’s Month
ly contalne a humorous sketch entit-
for Haynes,' who was at the saw mill I,. „ , , ,,,, led "Elder Brown’s Backslide," by
near by, wito camo to town for a doc- f 1 ®"* 111 h “ annmberlssa army Harry Edwards, of the Sfacon Tile-
* ■ - • i«re —a i«. .k—* ,t m » .l„„ ottApn> It is one of the best things
wo have read for a long tlmo, graph c
in ita descriptions and so fall of genu
ine, unaffected homely humor that it
cannot fail to made your aides ache
while reading it and call up a smile
A mao^^dri^KFvTraJones 1 Stem I Adairsvills, July 2<Wame. Hud- toZd£ y0U
*Um Johnson, ftlUf WillUm*,
uine ypiffl oldy had been sent on an er* I claiming to be a representative*
Xi, W.™ MlhV dtizen of Atlanta^ wraarreStol here on
ahead of the train, she became ]f*ltht; 8atarday night for carrying concealed
cned and confused at the signaling of ' ' ir.
Cltlte-s ot Oxford Raphr to Mr. Me
Murray*
Oxroao, July U.—Editors Telegraph and
Messenger: In yonr paper of the 17th Inst
thare appeared a communication from
Norcrota, Oa., signed by Ed M. McUurray,
which la an oulrageons libel on tbrat citi
zens ot this place, viz: Messrs. James H.
Utlllln, J. VV. Branham and L. 8. Means.
As to Mr. Hrilhn, wo-im Mr. MrMurriy
peaks of ns a sneak, classes among tblav
ng deputy marshals and accuses ot arrest-
ing bumfiedi ot men on trumpedun
charges and then letting them iff
It they could pay him enough, we
unbeitutlngly state that ha has always
been a Democrat. Is a gentleman ot lDteg
rlty, stands well in this county, and we be
lieve him to be Incapable ot aneb conduct
is McMorray has attributed to him. As
to Mr. J. W. Branham (called "Brabham"
till yon answer this letter. Tnen, If there
la a show, I can leave in an boar, or as
eoon <a tbe boat goes. I am told It whl be
made on the 17th of Jolv. Yuan, etc..
"A C. Poxzbot.’’
tor.—Amerieue Recorder.
Arm Cut Off,
A serious accident yesterday morn
ing on tho corner ot Kenwick and Kol-
lock streets as the outgoing fast train
of the Georgia road passed that point.
MlvitaJi
of them left, and in a short time they
will bo tho envy of every fish-pond
owner in this part of the country.-
Sumter Republican.
t^t!^?nt 1 ^n?n| W an t | C l^l^an^ht 0 H^hil wse’bound over to the Superior Court,
P oip *’« nJwMC>n « h * b 7 » h « I and goes with a special rommittee oi
^ The little glSl wa. first thrown upon M^^^^^chlwS
of*th?ta^ , bSt St P 2f.SnSraw^ Sl‘t C hi r S 1 hild Ch ‘ ef ‘ n AtUnUre,jne * t
trine tP ° which ™t Mrs. 51. E. Taylor .wore out a war-
rn»hMi Sir» Pan w^ >T SL* J? 1 } rant xgminzt June* E. Godfrey
lSv wera IliS lJ^to.1 11 Bondar, charging him with breach
M promise. The arrest of Godfrey c
^°°P, ■ J*°** ibl ®7 >Dli I a ted quite a sensation among uie
toiv'rhJ intend Jut re saints, and drew to the court hobso
.TK in i areJ B 1 * 1 . wu ft” "• I this morning a Urge crowd: among
^tentltra warren he" T SStefnSf
natation 8 ^ roundT, m bS^eS. J X' Ltd^ llnJing^o w.y of
She injured ami la* ^do^th^'^ffe^e
hie douVforthe*’^
d^riMth“5ayand e Rpttog 0 lt d “n! vi . t f„ Uon ff ven to tl '* CU,1 I 0 “ 8 peop, °
i teeemeif that hope ot liVwafMn jSelon.Tra^p by“th7&“py
Strange to relate, however, she Is still Z.juTn tnnk irlYuT. - ..TV?.i■ . i
living and holding on toexistence by a ££?£& ^.".y'n^^'wRe
eSZsYwT 1 °‘ bo r°- Au * uta Miss Mamer Leak, £S3l£t>doS
Evening News. | j ltrei near Kingston, left home on Sat
urday, and not returning at night, cre-
,t», I ated some alarm among her friends,
1 wk® organized s posse to search fer
coimtv^with^vncnt s^.’ntbv.bli lier - Bbs was bond yesterday in the
3SSI*..ju.woods some distance from home,
l raving maniac. No cause U murien
rabS. , ! n G^ hter.'Ssrfb#: f ° r ^
Wtt f. n - lD * <’Om Kingston,
of these*d<w^went madand bill ml* A ,tor ? *“• ***®l«d us from
ISJS in ® WM it, in tbs bops
that she would return. Finding bo
H*®* °f k*r Saturday, tbs matter was
uim*[^fw 1 tha Mra I made public, and hundred! of people
hredaUtfre ^ton < eni t if C ttoL!i W*hn arer*?* ® ccarin 8 ***• country for her.
Irent to tH Arera» . s “ nd »y morning her hat waa iound a
™i for thci^StaTihrwmX'iih I ft:
weapons and disorderly conduct. Ilo
AN IDEAL HOUSE.
The Elegant R*atd#nc« of on Albany Gan
tlamnn Described—Tha Faatlva'.
Aloaxy, July 22.—Laat night tbe
ladles of the Martha George Guild
gsvs an Ice cream festival and musical
and literary entertainment at the resi
dence of Capt. R. Hobbs for a charita
ble purpose.
I promised to devote a letter to.
description of this delightful residence,
bat find thst I will have to sandwich
It In with my report of the festival.
The house is two stories in front,
with a one-story building In rear and
adjoining tbe former, with cool gal
leries and hallways running in every
direction. The building is tarnished
throughout in magnificent style, the
two large parlors being manrels of ele
gance and good tuts. There is nothing
"loud” in the fomiahlng of any por
tion of the boose, but everything de
notes rare good judgment in selection,
and artistic taste in arrangement,
the whole evincing Captain Hobfas’i
akill in combining comfort and con
venience, and that of Mrs. Hobboin
combining elegance and a refined taste,
which permitted nothing to be over
done. The Bleeping apartments
throughout the home are furnished
with marble basins,and then with hot
and cold artesian wator. After passing
through a labsryntb of doon, hallways
and galleries you come to the bath
house, situated in the south side
of the one story building
already mentioned. Here you
find a large bath tab supplied with
hot and cold water, all fixed np in tba
!<*** **yle. This ie a feature tbs value
o< which I cannot compute. Leaving
this health preserver, a few more tarns
bring yon to tbs kitchen, which is as
neat as a parlor. In one corner Us
pipe extending shout five feet high and
elbowing to s *heet-lron tank over u
luge stove. In the perpendicular part
ot the pipe, and abont two and a ball
feet from the floor, is a fsncct, the
waits water from which empti,-H
iato s small Wooden La-in.
25* “L’SK *! ! ?7 th® finder, were immediately .truck When thia fan,
£* tho idea that she had committed Ih* cold water flowsuH
mlZhimtohMM *W* ^7 ****Issfcfdo. No plausible theory could be e**P“ throiuh a pip* in th* l
press and people to act ia this to>pot'I given as to wny she would have taken of tl.c tank, ittiu,»n,
by McMurraj) whom McMnrray cbarg*a
with letting oil tuen arreatad hy M,r. Grit-
Bn provided they cooM pay enough o'r
we take pleaiure In aailng that them
rot a more upright and honest man, or .
more conscientious judicial officer in tbe
8UM ot Georg!*, than be la, and from our
knowledge of hts ehanstar wa SO*
Hove that tha charge trade against
him to utterly false. Ai to what
la said by McMurray shout Dr. Means. It
ta entirely untrue, aa he held no office
under tha Uidled Statu government,
hid nothing to do with the trial of the
the cases refrrred to by McMnrray. and
waa in no way connected with tba United
Htalea Gommlsilonrr’a Court of which Mr.
tlr.gdi ini Hi" int ..mi.- i \V.
reaprctjutly request that you oobliah this
'■'in,'i.in :. ill,m nl. t.i Hi..-* win,:n
E l M. McMurray n» grossly wronged.
[aigned J—A. 0. Hsyg.md, It. M. Me-
Intoib, Capers Dlckfm, E. Womack, R.
A. Scamp, J. A. Wabht, Jas. Wright, A.
C Mixon, O. A C lYrry, W. P. Anderson,
J. P. Herrin, Newton Atiderwn. A. B
dimmi, C K. Bowman, Geo. W. IT. S’.nne,
Sr., W. T. Hone, J. M Pace, Wtuflad
Scott, Edward Heard, 8. P. Thompjon, D,
A. fboinpaon, O U. Tucker, J. B. Slmmi,
Itimir Wright, Joo. B. Darla, Franklin
Wright, Geo. W. W. 8tone, Jr.
Another geolr to Mr. MoMuiiar.l
Oxroao, July 20 —Editors Telegraph and
Messenger: We notice la juar paper of H
17m InaL s letter signed Ed. M. McMurray.
containing serious -charge. Against ual
Who McMurray 1. we do not know. We]
will no: dignify him by taking any notice
of bis libelous comiunnlcatlun in so far a:
tu asawtr the aama through tbe papers,
but will give him due attention before I'
proper tribunal. As to wbo we are we
■pectfully refer to Ktv J. W. Bark*. DrH
W. H. Potter, Bar. I. It. Branbani, lion,
J. H. Blount. Mr. Hanson of your paper
knows J. tf. GnfBo, bavlrg served with
him In Coogreielonal convention. Can
you inform us as to who Ed. M. McMur
ray to?
J. H Gairrur,
I* 8. MxAsa,
J. W. Beasuam.
Fetal Powder Explosion.
Yoex, Pa., July 22 —At 8 JO thli morn
ing three exploetone of gaapo wder demol
ished th* prats bouse and mixing houa* at
Gatfalder, ba ongfng to Barnum A Bour-
mar, mulling in serious damage to prop-
erty and the death of two employes. The
first extdn-ton occurred In tbe pre.e house
In which Gao. Archy and Edward Wagnet
were working. The men were
blown abont 400 feet and terri
bly mangled. The Ham.* from tha first
bnilding set fire to tbe mining boot*, caus
ing a second eiploelon. The glare houae.i
In which waa stored 100 kegi ot powder,
next caught, bnt th* fire wa. extingni-hed
by the heroic efiarta of Johnson and bla
employee. Nootber property wa*Injured.
The shock waa terrific and persona and
hoii'es were thrown down at a consider
able distance from the scene of explosion.
Murdered HI* Child.
Braxrox.Va.. July 22.—Charlae Jackson,
who live* in toe mountains west of An-
gnata, to a fit of
[child from Ita crffiWWHBHWW
S Ba'm: the bed. killing It inatanUy. He
■ in felted hts wife with a blow and itank
ing Mar dead fled. Hia wife will recover.
Jackson baa not yet been caught.
Little Six-Year-Old Braale'e Fortune.
Little6-yesr-old Ilia to Lil ifiithal, who,
orpbtn«*il by tbe «l*-a*h of h*r uther. h«-
ratae th? twt of h**r grandfather, Abra-
l.tn» I* ">r—ia th* holder of on«-t*ntn
<>f thi* flVKUJ ticket in tha I*ouii»iina
titate L Mery. I-uit wiwk hlr uncJn Adolph
!) i«ht Ujr**#* one tenth tickets )fthe I*nuia-
lana ct»'e l.'UUry. Across of No. .1 l-«
t* ItrAfii** a name. Tw>fenth
BREVITIES.
Last week 2,130,000 cigars were
shipped from Kay West.
There are eighty applications for
each place under the *J«X) grade In the Dt-
p ir fluent of tbe Interior.
Ie Plymouth. Maas., an old sexton
ef tho aotiqne ichool h&i juat died, having
dag tb« graves of 3^50 p«op:e dtulug hia
A lady living on Bayou Texas, near
P<niacola, mould t^o colored men laat
week from drowning, their boat having
capaized.
Or six stock brokers lately in busi-
neas at Nice one has absconded and three
aretn prlion. One of tbe Utter waa a
member of the municipal ooncil.
Tiie deep, dark plot of a Baltimore
girl wts to tulz some chemical with the
rooge used by a rival, so that it would turn
her cheeks black indelibly instead of pink.
The Norwegian stove is a largo
caitelltd tower, reachlcg from tljortq ceil
ing. witn less than a foot of chimney-pipe
visible. One is pltced in every room In
the boa ie.
The sale of American petroleum in
tho old world has be^n greatly Itsseoed by
the product of Russian oil weils. and now
the discovery of oil in Galicia threatens to
kill what is left of the business.
Mb. and Mrs. J. W. Drake, just mar
ried, have settled In Ness ccuniy, Kan.
The bride is forty laches hish sad weighs
sixty pounds, and the groom is forty-four
laches bizh and weight seventy-five
pound!.—Chicago Tima.
TnE last duel between Parisian! waa
f'»ught with pistols instead of fji!s but
the deadlines* of the weapons wu much
modified by a d stance of seventy tve feet,
and a tingle exchange of harmless shots
saffleed to satisfy the combatants.
A papeb piano has been manufac*
tu red at Parts. The material for tbe case
was compressed and took a perfect polish,
acd the tone of the instrument, though
not loud, was very sweet—a soft, full,
qu*sl-2ontlQuous sound, resembling some
what that of the organ.
8ixcb tho enactment of tba whipping
post law in Maryland there hss oeen a
Kreat falling off in wife-bealieg. The poor,
down-trodaen wives are coming to the
front now. The police authorities in Balti
more report now that scarcely a dty passes
that some wretched, bunged-up man does
not paaae at a station house to lodge com
plaint against his muscular wile.
the iiio
PERSONAL.
—Wilkie Collina la eald to be ad
dicted to the morphine habit.
—Revolving shelves set Into the walla
of the gue ts’ rooms are the neweat device
in hotels. Things can be passed out or m
without the intrusion of a waiter.
—Tho etatemont is made in London
Truth that tbe Duke ot Edinburgh has
only one true follower In the world, vsz.,
bir Arthur Sullivan. The Duke is a fair
amateur fiddler.
—Two eons of Cornelia! Vanderbilt
are amateur printers. In their father’s
Hfth avenue dwelling they have a r^om
devoted to the craft, with a press, case#,
type and other materitie media priming
a neat little paper called tbe Comet.
—General John Gibbon, who suc
ceeds General Augur, had two brothers in
»he Confederate army. Hu wife was Mi*s
l'anny Moale, a Baltimore belie, daughter
of Colonel Samuel Mo»ie and inter of Lsp-
tain K<1 ward Moale low at Fort hhaw,
Montana.
—Mrs. Theodore W. Pinney, of
Chicago, recently gave an evening enter-
tamment at h**r summer home in Newport,
i»t which a gondola fixating upon the
Altny l’ond was :i pleasant f«**' -re. tew
knew of its existence. In th»* dun light of
the evening sky the gondola waa seen idly
•Ir lung ab<; ujmjii the placid water* and
(h»* inei ry peal of 1* :*hier »»« also heard.
I | in a c.oii-r .nrpect )n ;t was fo and that
the guild- i Wat ore..; .ed v pretty girls
and att-active young men and also by }h*
hand stationed on the training ship New
Hampshire.
**Th# Little Hucklaberrv.'*
There are very few who do not know of
thi« little bush growing »li>ng-:d« <»’ir
mountaii.T wnd hi 1$; out very t*« rea -
the feet that th-little porpb* b^rry. which
•o nvtiiy of ua have eaten tn ' • ’»t ev»rv
• brtpe th^re is a prim ip'c ir. ,r havtnr a
wnoderful etfect on the the bowe i
had be#n drawn by lliggere'e Huckleberry Cord a1 i
J. T. Dywer wei’ eo<jn I Southern remedy that
▼•nnehan*. «... .. _. ,
discovered to be one ot the lucky winners; ono teething, and curei dierrh•> a dytwo*
Bnate was another.— a>. iaA Mats I **nr and cramp co le. For by ail
1 dzutfiaU al50 c*du a boltU,