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CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1879.
VOL. XL, NO. 45
SOLID ON SILYEiL
Christian and a prayerful 'ollower cf
I < hrist. He *|*»ke rirapty but eery feelingly i
an I eloquently. Hi* discourse not In- j
deed a technical arimntent. but a strand ap- j
GEORGIAS SECRETS
PASSAGE OP THE SUBSIDIARY BILL, peal to the heart ,.f those wlw hung almost > EXPOSED BY THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
______________ breathlessly upon hi* word*. We have rare-
HIM* ITfaSInf iUSrf , “>• D, ft. *U «a Wul
lb tails t( lit Otuu Pncnmaa-Btv tln**e itrewnl, deep emotion* were strongly j Ccfpsr—T»s Growth ox Hw nur-iw
iypiitanU of Bsforolaora in
to ha If aiji.riasyf tion Tit
me nouns.
The Louse having dispensed with muling
yOMtenlay'a journal, resumed the roushi-
©ration «ff the auleidiarr silver eiini bill.
Mr. Chittenden (Sew'York), made a brief
statement in favor of the bill, and the boo*e
proceeded to Vote on the amendments to it.
An amendment wa* offered by Mr. Gil
lette (Iowa) for the redemption of subsidiary
silver coin* in paper fractional currency of
jo, and Vi csetii#-, which currency »hal!
be l©gabtrtiden» to the amount of $10.
Mr. Ntwphen* (Georgia), who bad chart?©
of the bill, Mild that personally lie was in
fsvorof the auiendtiient and that tliesttb-
jert vai bttora the committee on coinage,
nut that he did nut want this bill encum
bered with it.
U|M»n ihU repre«entati«m Mr. Gillelte
withdrew Ids amendment.
An amendment was offered by Mr. New
berry (.Michigan) requiring small coin*,
cents, three cents, etc., to be received at
|M<st-office* for i«wt*g© on stamp* in sum*
not exceeding three dollar*. After discue-
Mou the aun inJo.
tIi© bouse ' ftM
Put tad Filirs of this Sanaa—
WUt tk* Figirts Bay, Etc.
then passed the foWdluy | to -x -— .
II Tlie Mil. a* named. nm-1 JJJJ jjgg J® jjJj*
irred, and on some faces of our citizens
that seemed like .trangrm in that -anetuary
there were evidences of strong feeling, and
when the speaker spoke so sadly and with ... . . .
such feeling of a brave and gallant confede- Ins corner st the capitol sn.rounded by
rate soldier, beloved by comrades and J little boxes, piece* ol metal pilesiof letters.
tttc* r», a scoffer though of re | • quiet, studious man—Dr. George Ltt-
ligion. who was stricken down in tie, of the state geologxal bureau. It will
the thickest of the fight, and died without be remembered that the iegnnauire at its
hot* and without Christ, there was scarcely l«*t ***‘on failed to make an appropriation
a dry eye in all the church Rut we wifi under which this bureau could be con-
not attempt even a synopsis of the glorious 1 turned. It was expected, therefore, that it
i*riii»n. uti.Hnl. Imranr. tli»t rv.ry wnr.i would expira of it. own limitation at the
of it fell in *•».! iil«— »nd will l.nnn forth Jdjouninieoio. the Icgfalatun. Hr. Uule.
fruit. After Hie irnnon Mid during the however, being devoted to hi. wor< an<l
ringing * Urge number of the omgregmtion M'ttiou. to Allah it, determined to --.tick
wem forward Mid .hook hand, with the on hi* own re.|onsibility uim the July
governor. We douhl if tlivgovernor’. iu»n- «»ion when he could get a full and fair
.ion in the capital ever wilnevovl such a hearing and a hnsl decision. \\ tthout,
reception. At four o’clock Sunday after | therefore,
iMfon the governor had promised io talk to J 4 dollar or salary
Uie various Hunday-schools of Griffin at the he has kept bis office open, ha* answered
Baptist church, and promptly at that hour I ail bis letters, and lias thus kept the bu-
thc spacious church wa* filled ai densely as 1 rt-au in shaj* and operation. The dev otion
jMswihle. A very larjje proportion of j that a true scholar has for his unfinished
the audience were children and Hun- work is not generally appreciated, and yet
day-school scholar* of the city I we can sea bow it is that Dr. Little, having
eager to catch night < f Georgia’s Christian } finished his survey of half the state, should
governor, and hear how be would talk to j bejuuiowi^o wirggr the otfijg- half, and
fairly set this way, and to remove the geolo
gist now and close up the office to which all
inquiries are sent,and from which only offi
cial information can be sent,would be worse
than folly. It would be to confess to the
world that the boasted mineral wealth of
Georgia was a myth and could not justify a
development or stand investigation. The
geologist is daily in receipt of letters from
all parts of the union asking for informa
tion concerningGeorgiaand its resources. On
yesterday he showed us letters from six dif
ferent states' received within the last day or
two. All those who have invested in Geor
gia are satisfied with their investment and
will talk for Georgia if Georgia will only
talk for herself.
• TliR C**ST or ALL THIS.
It might be supposed that as this bureau
had been parsed by.by the legislature.it was
very costly. This, however, is not true.
The total annual appropriation for the bu
reau in $10,000. Out of tbis all salaries,
rent* and expenses must be paid. It is re
quired. top. that three separate surveying
parties shall be kept in the field—one wont
ing in north Georgia one in middle and
one in southern Georgia—and that the office
in Atlanta should be kept open and in
charge of some competent officer. This ne
cessitated the employing of five civil en
gineers and of numerous helpers. It will
be seen that there was no room for big sala
ries or wasteful ex|«eiises. The rurvey can
be completed in five years. The legislature
will be called upon to say whether or not it
shall be abandoned. ^ _ - v
GRANT IN INDIA.
Ulivrr n.iiu. bill. Th> bill, >. |«wd. pm-1 •>»«•. «*** tb.m i.l««.nlly Mid mwr- The le*uJ»ttire at it* Marion in not July
villi , that .ilv.rwdn».,f«»m*l!Jrde.ioml- Uinin K ly kvepin* tfieir fare. filledI with imut decide whether or not tin* bureau
nation limn ..tie .l.illar may be Mchanfte- smile. and bright with pleasure. The lee- .ball be continued It is, therefore, in or-
Sl.lv trip, lawful money: when presented in I lure was not included without a few words der to put the public upon notice m. to what
sums of twenty dollars makes lawful money 1 for tlia old fnika, aa pi their many duties work has been done by Dr. Little and hi.
ewtameble into .liver coins ill like »>"• re*t«.nslbilities to the young. The assistants Dc feel sure that the facts, if
makes sulnidiary silver coin. I K"vermir’s visit has given our people peat they are brought to the attention of the
coder for all debt* imbiic uid liri-1 l> n b> 1 behind a good in- people, will result in a feeling in favor of
var. in mim.not exceeding iwentv dol- I fiuence that shall not soon fadeor be forgot. Uie bureau that will force its re-establish-
Kmrtemb?*^StoSSWkXle at • menu Let the paper, friendly to the cause
.t-ufficesto the amount of three dollars. OF INTEREST IN GEORGIA. therefore give Uieir readers these facts,
vrii'iiioii waM j r- ii iii*'<1 on die l**gi*Iatlve I - I thr work or the bureau.
bill CATTA1.000A T.«»: The meeting, of .rL? ^^iork oTX“b.,^..
-— I two great sanitAry bodies in Atlanta May 1 V 1 ?. *!* r !f bureau. In
Hecrrtary Hchurz ha* is-ueil a circular in I and Gib. wiil be most ini|H»rtant event© i"® kJiT 5* ,?* l!,e
relation hi the orgauixation of the cciun* I ull ,| should be fully impmved by our local I ^5L OOU iV7 °I
"5&*S!SS, I'S “IS 1 under «lm ‘"T" * , ' I ‘ l, ? ri,ira - ... “2o^rT^oSSb^
direction of Officers to j*. *ty led au|«rviaom wwilfieUMnm^Sd^bS "hereahouto of every water-course, and the
f minus one nr more for each state <ir ter- I , > el * s * ul J®," ixwttiveiy true, ana tnai f u jj strength of every water-i»ower.
Il.'rv n.d e„;,d!.,ri VMor .H the sUtes eltilS'm mMie Tl,e ‘" l P* 1 ',^** «' —
...I territories, to Ik* appointed by the pres- ™ 'XITe amount nrvsiurSS P-vernor, and submitted by the latler to
Idem.by ami with tin. i.dvice and consent | .’J?,, Y- I ,..I 'hdcgisiature at ita late session, sl.oned
THEY ARE GONE
INTO THE HEARTS OF TH# PEOPLE.
Thv Last cf ?ks Garrard B'adi Bjiasthinj
Abost tie Isne—Ho Adverfi*fl# aad Na
Comaittiaai — AH Soli Oat the
lWi Caaater, St*.
u*v i..title, at the divciwtion of the HU|»eriu-1 per* inform . .
tetident of census. It i* not the intention I siate hasnol been materially injured; some county. .
of the department to make an allowance for I of the bud* were destroyed by the cold in middle Georgia, eighteen counties, to-
cirrk hire cxrei din $100 in any but the I weather of the first of April, but this will wit: Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton. Douglas,
larcewt supervissir*’ districts, where the I only have the effect of thinning out and Paulding. Haralson. Carroll. Caninbell,
population considerably exceeX* the aver- I making: the crop all the lietter. There will Heanl, Clayton. Coweta, Fayette. Troup.
JL,. I bean abundance of fruit in the state. The | Meriwether, Harris, Must^tgee, Talbot and
The supervisors’ districts, one or more, for I Georgians are more fortunate than the peo- Taylor have been surveyed,
each state or territory, are to be formed by 1 pl« living further north. There to a geneiWI J n southwest Georgia, twenty-two coun-
the secretary of the interior; and an an-1 complaint throughout Missouri and the tie*, to-wit: Muscogee.Crawford, Houston,
tiounceiuein will l»e made of the nunilier 4>f I greater part of Illinois that the pracb. cherry Macon. Marion, Schley, Chattahoochee,
supervisor* for each stale or territory, and I and apricot buds have been blaster]; the Clay. Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Lee, Ter-
thc • xtent and l*niiidaricN of the several I tree* show no blooms, and it is feansl .hey rell, Quitman, Randolph, Dougherty, Cal-
au|N > vt-or«' district* not earlier than Octo I have nearly all b»;en destroyed. 8t. I«ouis. 1 houn. Early, Miller, Baker, Mitchell,
l*-r !•» 1*7:». Application* for appointment I I-»»uisville and Cincinnati will have to get Thomas and Decatur, have also beensur-
to ti.t'position of eupervisor of census may I their neaebe* from more favored regions, veyed.
lie addressed to lh«serrvtarv of llie interior I and if Georgia is U» l»ave a good crop, it Besides tbis regularly progressing work.
The nominations to this office will not be I would lie well for it* fruit-growers to pre- I a special examination was made of the
nm Ic l**fore the meeting of congress in De- I pare themselves in advance for shipping blue ridge counties, with reference to locat-
cetuber. I their surplus to these cities. I iug the gold territory by Professor Bradley,
The actual work of enumeration within I <?harlrhtok News and CorRiKR: A meet- and of the counties of Twiggs, Wilkinson,
each sujwrvisikr's district will tie performed I ing of the cotton exchange was heldyeater- I Laurens, Johnson, Washington, Jefferson,
by officers Pi lie styled enumerators, wno I day, the president, Mr. Frank E. Taylor, in Burke and Richmond, for the purpose of
will be de*ignat«sl to the superintandem of I the cliair. A letter was received from the tracing out the marl beds which had been
census at Washington by the su|M*rvisur. I New Orleans cotton exchange reqnes.Ing found in Houston, Clay, Chattahoochee
The rules and rates of coin)*rnation for I this exchange to instruct its delegates to I and oilier counties in the southwest by Mr.
enumerators will lie determined by the sec- I the national exchange to vote for the allow- I M. T. Singleton. Htill anothersjiccial work
retary of (lie interior, and due announce- I mice on side piece* on cotton bale*. Mr. was a thorough survey of the Okcfenokee
Yorden introduced a resolution directing a I swamp in Charlton, Ware and Clinch
circular to be issued- to the planters warn-1 counties.
ing them that by the next season a law tub real benefits.
old probably lie enacted fixing an *lh‘w- Tj ie , chief benefits that have arisen from
re for side piecea on bales, and iirging I *i._ ...rvpv howev-pr are not technical hut
to .to- m»M of !-■'>. It ta the view of th. I Uku to abandon the use of side pieces in l, ur ied wealth dis
d.pirt.nenl that, in the' (treat majorjrt ofl laRgina the neat crop Mr. TafttliouRht ^.vwdby ri.ese M.^-eys hi".lraA*. abroad
i .at,nav», emimenithm district, should 1m-I t hat this cichanKe had betterswait heae- . n o nu . and de-
; ., : ,rl. , T l..wU,e, , .a,imu i n J Uon o/UttUMLoMl gehartj. .!»« M won.llr-
d toaraend the **• .. f " r
men! will l»e made thereof not later than
the date of the nomination of supervisors
aforesaid.
Enumeration district* are not allowed by
law to exceed 4,o00 inhabitant.*, according
i the view of th*
that onto ("T the strongest reasons should I \ n Jnly, before
isbip, in states where | |( e therefore moved to amend the resolu-
nW ft
more than 1 , .
l«mndii|M» exist, la» coiuprise«l in an
r itW»n district.
li follow*, from what lias Wen stated
abovu, that applications (or appointment t«
the |Hi-.ition of eiiumeri*lor should lie ad
dressed to the *o|»ervi*or «»f lire district in
which the applicant reside*. Hence appli
cation* prior tuPthe ap|M»intment «»( super-
vi.*or-are premature, and can lie of nos
vice io |*crsoiis desiring ajqNiinliuent
•numerators.
The census office at Washington has been
organix«*d by the appointment of Mr.
Fraim*i* A. Wheeler as superintendent of
«-on»n*. So appointment to clerkshijs* in
that t.ffice, not alreadv determined upon,
will be made prior to May I. 1HS0. Appli
ration* for a|iiM>intinent in the census of-
mi * ' 14 “
... I interest*. Five years ago the mining inter-
IMiSIm im.ncdl.trly .ftrr the action of ?>»« in Oeoryia ceredead There were only
a* national exchange, provided that body toko* I four gold nulls L* thesfate, and the total
rtlon adverse to the use of aide pieces in the bag- | yield was about $10,000. Now there are
Inc of cotton, thia exchange of (woe a circular to I forty-six mills in the state and the yield
e «IUtrU> U t«*l by the U*U*n *map K thdr friends is over $500,000 per annum. these
7.’n°idTt , “Sr 'il’ ^loi^f min. co.t fully «0.0* each, which Rive, a
3"iwflSlni in MloCSS total of abont $500,000 invested in machinery
urKing them to discontinue the use of the wune. alone against $40,000 five years ago. We
Mr. North-n mid he saw no objection to now dig from the ground—that is, we ab-
issuing the circular now so a* to warn the I Milutely create—$500,000 |»er annum in yel-
plauters at once of what was going on in j low gold in Georgia against $40,000 per an-
this direction. Mr. Geo. II. Walter said num five years ago. This enormous in-
tliat the resolution was merely advisory, crease is directly due to the discoveries
not compulsory. Mr. Coker objected to I made and published by Dr. Little and his
the resolution. It seenusl to him that it j corjw. But the greatest good in tbis direc-
aniounted to an expression of opinion as to I tion is in the increase of values of lands,
the probable action of the national ex- Bv the tracing of a gold vein through a tract
lice w ill. therefore, be in ample season if re-1 an expression of the views | of land its valuejra* xt .once raised from
How the General Stained Bomba j—
tirnnt’a Little Telegram.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
Jubbalfoor, February 21.— Bombay is
more Eurojiean than Indian, and I suppose
will always l>e so while the sea throws the
commerce of the world upon her wharves.
Much of the prosperity of Bombay—which
*ymi see in large majestic stores, in colleges,
esplanades ami wharves—came from our
American war. “It is odd,” said an English
man, "that Bombay and General Grant
should he face to face, for the general
ruined Bombay.”
Then came the story of the cotton mania
which raged during the American war.
The cessation of the cotton supply of the
United .States threw England back upon
India and Egypt. The year before our war
Bombay exported about $26,000,000 worth
of cotton. During the war the average
yearly export was over $100,000,000. Here
was a gain to Bombay in fouryears of $330.-
000,000. and tbis sudden addition to the
wealth of the city . engendered
every form of speculation. It people
had reasoned they would have known flint,
whatever way the war ended—whether the
north or south won—the close would have
been a revival of the cution crop and an end
to these false values. But the gambler never
reasons, and Bombay, according to one of
the historian* of the janic, believed that
“the genius of Lee” ana “the stubborn valor
df the soldiers” would make the war last for
a long time. A good deal of this confidence
was due to the tone of the London pres*
on the American war, wlgch, when read
now in the cold light of logical and veri
table event*, represents the. lowest point
ever readied in the degradation of
ournalism. The Bombay merchant read
i is English newspaper and believed
it, and continued to gamble. Banks were
established—shipping and iron companies,
financial associations, land companies,
reclamation schemes, railway companies,
spinning and weaving, companies in gas.
coffee, cotton, oil, and brick. Six hundred
percent, was a fair return for one’s invest
ments in those day*». and-I supjiose no city
the world was so prosjierous as Boni-
hry in 1365. If Lee and Grant had
fqugbt a twenty year*’ campaign this
might have continued. But in tin
spring of 1865 a telegram came an
nouncing that Lee had surrendered and
Born ha v collapsed. The companies went to
the wait. A firm of Parsce merchants failed
for $15,000,000, and before the end of the
year there was not one company remaining
of the hundred which had arisen during the
war. And all coming from a telegram
which, in the afternoon of April 9, 1865,
General Grant, sitting on a stone by the
wayside of Appomattox, wrote in pen
cil* in hi* memorandum book—
’The arniv of northern Vir
ginia sflrreiuiered to me this afternoon.”
The year 1865 is known as the year of panic,
insanity, and bankruptcy. I have heard
stories of that mail time from many who
were here and saw it. Those days of mania
were days of splendor for Bombay in many
ways, and it was pointed out that all the
magnificent buildings which strike your
eye on landing catue from the men who
were mad with the cotton mania.
THE DARK CLOUD.
1. » ; Vil i •iaJTntovlnv »*v I <»f this exchange when it had not yet decid- 1 $1 per acre to $100. In this way the private
cehcd at the department of the interior I) I * »nni,l l M > n<lvi*nhle In leave off* I nmtwrtie* Mini the ire n era I assessments have
lav renjofi rtf I
roenta in IhJ 1 y 1 " 1 .- d ^ nion - 1
ination to determine the qualifications of
the api-iicaitLs for the position* sought.
AN ACTIVE CORRESPONDENT.
The Negro
cd that it would he advisable to leave off I properties and the general assessments have
the side pieces from cotton bales. After I been largely raised. Colonel J. R. Sneed
mie discussion, the resolution as amended I sold the other day for $1,000 a piece of land
y Mr. Taft was adopted. j that he ha* held for five years at $40. It
Mr. Nord«in then offered the following I had been discovered that a gold vein ran
resolution, which after aome discussion through it.pion. \V. P. Price owned a pie «
> adopted: I of land that be offered at almost any price.
t*,.. . mImm,!.. %^ i,v thi. M . I and could find no buyers. Dr. Little’s men
jinn the planter* that some of the I discovered that there wo* KpJj* ^ on it. Im
large marine innuranre oonipairiva are threaten- mediately it was sold for $4,000 cash and <
ing to refuse risk on cotton covered by so-called I $12,000 mill put on it. There was $16,000
-mx banting, and again advising the abandon- of va ] ue coaled, as it were. These cases
lent of 1U use by the planter*. I m jg| lt be multiplied indefinitely. Dr. Little
On motion of Mr. Norrion the president i has carefully defined the gold belt, and he
was directed to appoint at hi* leisure six I says that within it over 1,000 lot* of 400
delegates to the national exchange. I acres each, worth $100 per acre, or $10,000,-
Mr. Arthur Barnwell offered the follow* I 000. that were not worth $1,000,000 five
ing: years ago—or could have been bought for
Resolved. That the president be directed to In- I that. ...
struct the dchvatc* to the national exchange to In gold mining, then, in five year*, there
vote against side piece* and for fixing allowance I have been $100,000 in machinery put in—
'h««nual^jie'd increMed ■« &»«00 of
u,FU * re “ 0 “ u ““ c | yellow etuff—and the values of the gold
!pT . _ i mf . _ belt raised from $1000.000 to $40,000,000.
Thiawasadopted a^ the exchange after I But w itbout discussing the undevel«|»ed
transacting some other business adjourned. | mjneai we authorized to say that the
TRAGEDY ON THE STAGE.
Tbs Law! Little Htsry Trumped l’p
Asalnal Mr. rildeu.
New York Sun.
A reporter «f the Sun met the Hon. W.
11. Bamuin at the Fifth Avenue h«»tel jres-
tertlay, and a*ke«l him if he had seen the
atatemeiit in the Tribune that morning, bv
its Washington correspondent, about hi*
liaving l»ee»» encaged during the pa«» " ©ek
in eu«fe.ivoting to extricate Governor TUden
from embarrassing compHcat'on* with a
legtsl infraction- of the int«rna ie*e ia<
law* by the firm of Tilden *V t o. Mr. liar
num said: “ I have seen the statement.
1* not true. I left Washington Tuesday
evening, the 3th instant. The Saturday
previous I met young Mr. Tihlcn. *'
llcnry Tilden, * in the office of
Arlington b.del a* l was on niv way from
my room to n»v breakfast. I shook hand'
with him, asked him when he arrived and I
(•ass* d «>it to iIm* hreakfasl-nMim. lie said I
nothing n> me about the object of his visit f .......
to Washington, and 1 knew nothing about I giving the soliloquy in the last act of | covtries and publications of the geological
it until 1 k*w the stoiy- in the ncw*|«pers. I Richard III, at MoVicker’s theater, a shot bureau. Dr. Little savs that he mailed 100
1 did not see lorn again. There i» no more I wa _ 4 tired at him by a man fitting 1 copies of Thr Daily Coxstitctioji contain-
truth in this statement of the Tribune than I | n th® left-hand upper gallery. B«x>th I ingan interview with himself on gold, and
liter© was in the one made by iu Washing- I still till after about three t ) )at he knows of over $100,000 it brought
ton correspondent, more than a week ago. 1 seconds, when a second shot was fired, when j nlo ih e state,
about my having said that the debate on the I \ lt grume and surtcii towanl the left wingof
arniv bill in the house of representatives I stage, pointing out as he went the I other DXYXLorMXRTs noted.
had* loat live d«rooeratic parly a million 1 wu uhbba tmasain. The latter was al once 1 But we ^ tbe resulLs
vtitc*. On the contrary, 1 believe, and have I >c ixed, and but for the intervention of orti- lhe investigations of the geol
•aid. tlmt no party iu New England can sue- I would have bean roughly handled He i9t on • every side. In male-
"I-l—-* ■ l >» .*I;l"-‘!' ri * tl V n I hi, Min, u Mart Ur*j: that he in , m of he no ,„l the
(,.r thv ,«n«'rt >4 ihe army to de l j, a year, oU, a dty *«od» i 0 t, cm which coal waa to be louml. Sti..rtly
Aw Attempt to Anaaaalnate Cdwlw
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Chicago. April 24.—While Edwin Booth
, mines of Georgia, in actual - operation to
day, could not be bought for less than
$5,ouo,000, and that the saute property five
years ago could have been bought for $500,-
000. This increase in property, if it were
put on the tax books, would pay the cost of
the department twice over.
These results are due directly to the dis-
Xew Orleans and In
Toprka.
Special dispatch to Tbe Constitution.
New Orleans, April 22.—Yesterday was
the last day for the negro convention. The
commiltee on busine.'S reported. After
reading the re|»ort, Mr. Ruby read a resolu
tion to adopt the report, u]*on which he
spoke at some length. lie explained the
facts contained in the report that made
the convention so restive under op
position, and suggested an organized
and systematic emigration under fiie
leaders. He said the cause of
turbulence in the convention was *he pres
ence of politicians who interfered with the
proceedings, and he trusted this fact would
be appreciated. The colored tuen last year
E roduced $35,000,000 of wealth, and now it
i projiosed to let the white men raise
sugar, cot to i and rice. He stated
that this was an organized move
ment of colouists, and that a negro
exodus iueaus the loss of thiriy-five mem
bers of congress and the present democratic
majority. The report wa* adopted, and Mr.
Ruby introduced Mr. Turke, an agent for
the Honduras immigration society, who
urged that the colored tuen should seek that
region, as the climate there was most con
genial to their temperament. The subject
of immigration to Honduras was referred
to the committee on migration.
Rev. Dr. Newman made au address, in
which he said he did not think the colored
people should leave the state until the last
minute, and then they should go in a body.
Mr. Ruby moved that when the convention
adjourned it should adjourn singing “John
Brown's Body Lies Mouldering in *he
Grave.” This was done.
BATTERY E.
On Saturday evening Treasurer Renfroe
signed and delivered the la.ti one of the
baby bonds. So tliat this 4 ner cent, issue di
vided by so many.is out at last. Every dollar
is sold, and an issue of «1 mblc (he amount
could easily have been sold. The treasurer
lias on baud now an order front tbe National
Park bank of New York for $23,900 worth of
bonds that he could not fill. This, with
other orde«>» on hand, would consume at
least $150,000 worth of bonds that could be
placed to-iuorrow. Before dismissing this
subject so full of interest, we h*ve a few
points to note.
L The bonds have been tak«;i_ by Gior-
giaits, and by small investor*. jNoi.e have
been sold out of the stale, excej: in .'ample
lots, as curiosities, except a feb hundred
dollars' worth in Charleston. I ■Georgians
have taken the issue, and therbouds'will
siay at home. The bonds h-ny- not gone
’ in foreign markets arf straining
[it of the state. J \ ' % *’
. Not a cent of conimissic* ~*^eu paid
the mie-oi tbe-c bonds. TBwy aolfar
has been sold out of the treasurer’s hand*,
over the treasurer's counter and without
expense to the state. Offers have been re
ceived from banks asking what commission
the state would pay on sales, and offering
to understake the handling of a few for a
small tier cent. Treasurer Keufroe always
replied that the state needed no syndicate
and no agents, but w*as able to sell her own
securities. Not a dollar’s worth was placed
in any bank for sale, and the sales did not
cost the state one cent.
3. Not a dollar’s worth of advertising was
done. There were no appeals made through
the papers to investors; hut the bonds were
put on sale, and the people came aud took
them. The press noted them in its news
columns and that was all. Treasurer Ren-
froe did. not spend one cent, and in these
two items in the handling of tliese bonds
saved the state double his salary for the
whole year.
4. The confidence of the people in these
bonds has never wavered. Tbey determined
front the outset to sustain these bonds des
pite any doubt, that the government might
sustain them, relying on the honor of the
state to protect tlienr. On the very day
that the adverse decision was re}M>rted ih
Georgia, a rash of new orders came in.
WHAT or THE FUTURE 7
There* is no doubt that the result of this
exi>eriment will be of vast benefit to tbe
state. The prompt floating of these bonds
will lead to the issue of a new series. It is
more than probable that the legislature at
its July session will pass a general law re
tiring all of Georgia’s maturing bond* in
new small-bond 4 per cents. It is our belief
that the whole indebtedness can be retired.
The saving to the state by the sub
stitution of 4 per cents, for tbe outstanding
7s aud 8s will be something immense. It
will reduce the interest account nearly one
half and will make things easy again. The
provision made by these bonds for safe in
terest-bearing instruments for our poorer
jieople, will lead to frugal habits and
economical methods among the
masses aud thus redound most
to our behoof. One of the most
cheering things connecte<l with the bonds
is the high position their issue has given to
our state. That a southern state, so totally
devastated by Sherman's torch-braves anu
plunderers, and so totally under reckless
carpet-bag rule, should so recuperate that it
can almost within the decade float an issue
of 4 per cent bonds, is tbe best proof of its
vast national richness, the enenjy of its
people and the vigor and integrity of its
administrations. A 4 per c^nt. bond float
ing at par .
18 THE BEST IMMIQKATIOX ARGUMENT
that ingenuity can desire. It speaks plainly
of low taxes, rich lauds, growing towns, ap
preciating property, a prosperous people
and a faithful, capable administration. ]
is an argument that can be neither specious
nor devised for the occasion. It is tl« out
come of years of probity, progress aad en
ergy. The successful floating of these Bonds
in the face of the ill-advised assaults made
from week to week upon the integrity of
our democratic administration wa* the best
possible answer to these attacks. That they
were taken at all is proof of the jiueket—
the best proof, too—that Georgia is wisely,
prudently and ably governed. That they
were taken by Georgians is proof tint this
verdict was rendered by the very people
who knew the facts of the case, ana who
the assaults were intended to mislead.
Resting under repeated and desperate at
tacks—attacks made upon almost every de
partment of the state government—the ad
ministration did not send the bonds out of
the state to distaut markets, but offered
them to the home people, in whose ears the
noisy invectives had been dinned. The re-
sult.speaks for itself.
A WORD ABOUT MR. GARRARD.
Mr. Garrard, the framer of the bill under
which these bonds were issued, deserves
the gratitude of the state. A young man,
serving liis first session, he early brought
agent’s hands, and generally
will do the most good.”
You will see that the object of my inflict
ing the f -regoing upon you is to prepare
the way tor saying that I am thoroughly in
earnest in an endeavor to divert a portion
of this beneficial stream to Georgia and
Florida. A native of South Carolina, and
for the | a-t four years a resident of Atlanta,
1 am convinced that we have a country as
good as any, and as full of attractions.
There is no reason why we should not have
a large portion of these people there. And
the infinx of aome capital, and the indus
trious habits and new progressive ideas of
these people, will be very life-blood added
to our veins. I have just read your “Man
ual of Georgia.” sent me by my general
passenger agent, Mr. Wrenn, at my request.
I am much pleased, and recognize in it one
of those instruments by which I can work
to our mutual advantage. I have in my
mind a half-dozen families and communi
ties to who_u I could send a copy to ad
vantage. Can you not, or cannot the state
send tne a supply, and can I not suggest some
systematic co-operation in the matter of
presenting our southern country to the
minds of tbe people here?
As expressed above, there is no reason
why the state may not be greatly built up
by emigration hence, but it will take work,
and orgauized.systematic effort and of course
the expenditure of a moderate amount of
money. Otherwise, other sections are
strengthening themselves and weaving a
web around these people and de pening ihe
channels of the current and we will get
simply none. It amounts to just that.
Trusting you will pardon the liberty I
take in thu* addressing you, and recognize
in it the zeal I feel for my roads and tuy
native country, 1 am, truly yours,
Ciias. A. DeSaussure,
Western Traveling Agent.
State or Georgia, Department or Agri
culture, Atlanta, April 15, 1879.
Dr. Charles A. DeSaussure, Chicago, Illi
nois—Dear sir: Your esteemed favor of the
12th instant came to hand this a. nt.
The question of immigration to Georgia,
and especially the policy and propriety of
efforts u> divert a portion of the stream
now pouring into the west and southwest,
lias several times been presented to my no
tice in very pressing terms. I fully
appreciate the efforts and am satis
fied that the natural advantages
in the nay of cheap and fertile soil and ge
nial climate which are found in the south,
and especially in Georgia, if properly
brought to the knowledge of the intending
emigrants of the older states of the east and
foreign countries, would attract a large share
of theta to Georgia, and thus, while increas
ing our population, largely increase our
wealth anu add to our general prosperity.
Not only must these natural advantages
be shown, but the people of those countries
must be convinced tliat the mass of
our citizens, including nearly all of the
better classes, will welcome the coming of
industrious, upright citizens, without in
quiry ** to their previous political princi
ples, and will accord to them such equal
social privileges and advantages as their
morals and intelligence would entitle them
i in any civilized state.
This department has never been charged
with the auty of inaugurating any active or
aggressive efforts in this direction. The act
establishing it authorized and directed the
preparation and publication of a
“Hand Book of Georgia”—which has
been done—but made no further previ
sion. Notwithstanding, I have, in
addition, incidentally done much
to direct attention to Georgia by corres
pondents, answering inquiries, sending doc
uments of various kinds, and by the pub
lication of another work, entitled “A Man
ual of Geoigia.”
At every session of the legislature since
the department was organized, I have been
compelled to use much energy and effort in
resisting the attempts .’hat have been made
to abolish it These efforts to abolish will
probably culminate at the July session, and
I hope the crisis will be safely passed. It
is my present purpose to recommend to the
legislature at the coming session such
legislation as may appear to be proper
and necessary for the encouragement of
immigration.
I will take the liberty of publishing por
tions of your letter in the Atlanta Con
stitution, and I have no doubt the editor,
who is himself warmly interested in every
thing tliat will affect the prosperity of
Georgia, will preface it with such com
ments as will serve to awaken an interest
in the subject among the pres* and the peo
ple of Georgia.
I send you several copies of the “Manual
of Georgia,” and will furnish you with
several hundred if you think you
can use them to advantage. The “Manual”
is smaller than the “Hand Book,” but
equally comprehensive; and as it enter*
largely into details, by counties, will prob
ably be more valuable to the emigrant than
the* larger work.
I shall prepare, shortly, a small namplili
based upon circular questions addressed to
H WIND AND WAYE.
.vr Ti’B MERCY OF THE TEMPEST.
Tlu Suimu Gr«t Bipillio 0m< ta Pima 0a
th. Pacific—Tbe Bean, 0a Bond tha Fated
Venal—Th a Fanaagan Lasdad is
8afety—Leai Ameag tha Ora e.
twl that
frttdour frontier against the Indian*, simply I u f St Louis; that he ha* been three yean *(1*,^*^ 23 of these lots were sold to a
lvcau*e the bill prohibits the use of the I preparing to do this deed, and te«urpnaed N ew York company, through Mr. Logan, of
ttss'ps to prevent a free election I tluii he failed; that his failure to kill Boot* Allanu> aiM j be now wants 50 lota more Of
Kx-Governor rriden. being asked by are I i* tb e only pan of the attempt which he l course, these were bought for tbe coal that
porter of the Sun il he had seen the^ dis- I regrets. He refuses hi state tbe cause of hi* ^ on ^ ^ developed in the
l©uch in the Tribune, which connected him I action, but says his reasons will be regarded f ature
wit h the firm of Tilden * Co., manufsemr- I M sufficient. , . . He collected specimens of the north Geor-
•re of uiedn id preparation* at New Lebanon. I Liter -Gray save Booth wronged a Inend ] woods, and put them in clas-ified lots.
V Y„ raid: ”1 have not read It ” I of his one time and he had resolved ^ ^ theiu on exb ibition. A short time
T*.e reporter read »t to Mr. Tilden. who I ^ punish him ever since. He •*>*** a fter this there were parties iu Maryland
then said; M ll is wholly nntrae. I am not I that he is from Keokuk..but ** now and Virginia who sent to Georgia for cedar*
and never wa* a nu mber of the firm of Til- 1 traveling for a firm in St. Louis. He was j w j lb which to make buckets, and a factory
den A Co., and am not ami never was inter- 1 on iy thirty feet distaut from Booth when f . tbe ma w{ ni: of axe-helves, wagon spokes.
den A tV. and am not ami never wa* inter- I on | y thirty leet distaut from Boom wn*n i {qt |be making of axe-helves,^ wagon stakes.
«©ted in any wav in tU buainess of the I he fired. He had on hw person • 1«** et c., was established in Dalton, and our fac-
firut. I know nothing alaiut this affair ex- I addressed to Katie stating hts I already established went much more
or|*t what ha* Invn printed in the newspa- I intention of shooting Booth to-night, and lately j nto Uie manufacture of our native
* ‘ — " | asserting, in a rambling way. that Lawrence | WOu j a . xhese results are traceable to the
• and f
An an! [
ferritin to th
• in
_ »a rambling way, that Lawrence These results
Tribune of this morning, re-1 Barrett is a superior actor to Booth. He is I bureau.
i*l,in or selrure. as in part un-1 M lb e central station, ami talk* incoherent- I
lemnK U> »lri<'«,in or i me central siauou. •Iiii iMvmiririi, ■ - |
mmie,). o. .-utd* numiMtursi by TUden 4Cc».. I j v The audience at McYicker’s remained i The calling of attention to the raarl-pits
Emil ,rf mWateoMota a romptaint haring ^be ami ence J™" * of tbe state, in the eastern part of the state,
been made. t omtaHdoner Kama on ered an ex-1 UIC l > 1 has been of great benefit. These marls are
amluaiton. which wa* made by tYnlretor John I without further break.
___ I • by .. _ . ,
•on. of Hudson, and colonel Brook*, of New
York 1
MU investigation, and inspection of their ho«k».
II appeared that more stamp* had been furnished I
that* ©ere required to sutncienUy stamp all the
rood* that have tarn shipped: and that the de-
g<ai was by negligence of employee*, t’ommls-
toagter Kanm. more than a week before the Tnle
tit* j>ul4i>-atUwi. addivrwed the following letter to
I lH
lujtt *
great
very rich in lime, and many of them
tain 3 per cent, of potash, and used, with
A TERRIBLE LOSS ( J stable and home-made manures, would al-
I most do away with the buying of fertilizers.
The Burning of th© Notre Dame l’nl* Tbe experiment made bv these marls hare
vrnlli'Tbr Library nr.tr®,rd. lurnrd on, splrndidly. U*d »t Jhc iwr of
Sprctol dispurh to Tbe OoaKimuon. 100 buabrl, to the ten they h»'e
f*'‘ h 10 l *’° .***• trim aoath Beod. | crww j it , ( , r „ nt _ They ®ill in time
HS I suppUnt very lwgely the curtly fertilUera.
mheVSSS j “Oins rapid |j>«« “ b “< u ‘* I d,?ne by
i destroyed by fire yi
IU-
.-tfaUy,
i Men's ho ne. Music hall, and Mimm* T s hall
' ~ WYwmvsdoner. ft ■•oiow, aum uws, ww wihhms u»u
The .MMMeni of Ihe Trltmne that the >:..«*» 1 were all ennrely destroyed. The lo« is »-
«nn BwnlMtuNtl in New York i® untrue. They I tiiuated at $900,000; insurance. $*>,0)0. No
were m*nulartaiv>i in Ni w Lebanon. New York, i W9Tr b wL A student named P. J.
I Dougherty was seriously injured by jurap-
i* also untrue. He U mu now and never has been I »nf? j ro ™ saamd JML The origin
4mere-*te l in the partnership in any manner I of tl»© tire :s in doubt, but it i* sop-
whatever.
The statement o.' the Tr!
tnk rvei t*t in the matter k
New Yoke. April is. lie
Tilden 4 Ox
4ia\eruor Colquitt at tirtttln.
The Griffin New* says: The visit of Gov
ernor Colquitt L> this city on Sunday and
- has all the more endeared him to
peed to have been caused by spon
taneous combustion. The circulating
library of 2.5,‘jOO volumes, valued at $10,000,
seventeen pianos and other musical instru
ments in Music ball were all burned. The
institution was one of the largest of the
kind in the west, and was founded by
Father Serin, chief of the order of Brothers
of the Sacred Heart, with headquarters in
One of the most important pieces of work
‘ i is the location of tbe
counties in which the
survey has been made. Over 60U streams
have'been carefully measured and ex
plored by Professor Locke and the water-
powera on each, ranging from one horse
powers to 35,000, have been located upon
the maps. In a very few years our pe«-pie
and strangers will begin to utilize tliese
water-powers in the manufacture of
wagons, furniture, etc., out of the stdendid
wo< «i with * hit hour forests a n.mi.d
So the work has gone on. The discove
ries af the geologist and his assistants have
developed copper mines, coal mines, raised
values, put men to work, brought in ma
chinery and stimulated inquiry and pro
gress on every side. Over lo.OCX) specimens
of ore bare been discovered and are ar
ranged in the geological office in the best of
order, showing from what locality each
And Still the Boys Swarm Towards
Atlanta.
Yesterday afternoon battery “E” of the
5th artillery, reached this city from Charles
ton, a C., Yia Augusta. The troops were
commanded by Captain Kinsey and Lieu
tenants Thomas Adams and Granger
Adams. They numbered about thirty men,
who were armed with side arms. The guns
of this battery will nrobJbly reach here to
day and will be hauled out to the garrison.
The fine regimental-band also arrived with
these troops, and by its excellent music the
soldiers were marched out to their quarters
at McPherson barracks. This is the last
hattery from Charleston and the post at that
point is now being taken care of by an ord
nance officer. We learn that two other bat
teries of the Fifth, located at some other
point, have been ordered to report at Mc
Pherson barracks at an early date. Ogle
thorpe barracks, at Savannah, is also in
charge of an ordnance officer. So that it
wiil be seen that all of the troops that have
for sometime past been stationed at these
two cities have now been concentrated at
Atlanta. The officers, with their families,
will remain in the city for the present as
guots of the Kimball until suitable ar
rangements can be made for them at the
garrison.
Bodj Smatching.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Utica, N. Y., April 23.—The body of
Harrv Burdell, of Little Falls, buried in
March, was stolen from the cemetery vault
in that village yesterday morning. As he
was a man of wealth it is supposed the
motive is h«pe of reward for the return of
the body. There is no clue to the thieves
Death.
Last Saturday. April 19. Mrs. Mary Lee
Timmons died in Doug‘s county at the
extreme age of 74. Her remains were taken
to Cave Springs, where they were interred
yesterday. She was a noble Christian wo
man who lived a pure and lovely life.
Dying she left four sons in the Christian
ministry and one practicing medicine-
Montgomery and Eutaula Rood.
Special dispatch to The Coostituaoo.
New York, April 24.—The bondholders of
the Montgomery and Eulaula railroad yes
terday decided to sell tbe road to the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad company. The
terms of the sale is $1,400,000.
to tfie attention of the house a bill that was
the most important by all odds of the session.
His project was devided, opposed and criti
cised. He, however, had carefully studied
it, and be adhered to it. He defended his
scheme against ail corners, and his debates
before the joint finance committee exhibi
ted a fertility of reason, a readiness of re
partee, a closeness of argument and a clever
equipoise that would have been creditable
to the oldest statesman, and was marvel
lous in one so young and unpractised. He
passed the bill where almost any other man
would have failed—and in the splendid re
suit he finds his reward. Mr. Garrard has _
brilliant future. He is a practical states
man—an article much rarer than will be
supposed at fint thought
Treasurer Renfroe deserves credit (or the
skill and economy with which he has
handled thia loan. He has set a precedent
that will save the state thousands of dollars.
He could easily have put these bonds in the
bands of brokers on a per cent, and could
have involved the state with heavy adver
tising bills. This course would have given
him much less trouble. But he preferred to
save the state these expenses by attending
to the business himself. Every dollar’s
worth, therefore, was sold over the treasu
rer’s counter, and all the advertising that
was necessary he did himself by private let
ters and personal appeals. For the first time
in the history of the state, perhaps, he has
floated a loan without the expense of a
single dollar—and that, too, a loan of four
per cento, and of unusual size and seeming.
Death of Colaael A. B. Small.
cause *rf !»l» high office bat
•ymittthy with the cause of Christ ««• ■ . ..
midst A great congregation *meiubledat I bel “'
the Methodist church on Sunday morning,
at which time the service was conducted by
the governor. We have never before seen
such an occasion in the city of Griffin. The I iforsroN, April 22.—Colonel A. B. Small.
r iker laid a*Ule the vesture and trappings 1 well-known in Georgia and Tennessee, died
office and the dignities of state, and * here thia morning after a lingering illness,
came before his audience simply x as a He wa* the father of Mr. Sam- W- Small, of
before his audience simply x as a He was the
claiming to be but au humble your city.
mining
or caning it. All these particulars
Dr. Little has at his fingers' ends
and is ready to rive to any investor. The pro
gress that has been made in the past five
yean of depression aud national paralysis
are bat hints of what will be done in the
auspicious years that are ahead of us if the
survey is only continued and tbe geologist
Floated Off.
London, April 22.—The steamer Robenia,
from New Orleans, which went ashore at
Vargoe, got off and reached Reval, April
13th.
The steamer Memphis, which went ashore
below Corunna on the passage from Liver
pool for New Orleans, has been floated.
Special dispatch to Tha Constitution.
New Orleans, April 22.—There was no
left to complete the good work that he has' business transacted in tha constitutional
begun. The tide of investment has just convention to-day.
LOOKING FORTHOMES.
San Francisco, April 21.—A special dis-
K tch from Astoria, Oregon, says that tugs
ve just returned from the wreck of the
Great Republic. Captain Carroll, first offi
cer; Leunion. second officer; Davis, the
pilot; Diaz, boatswain; name uuknown,
and ten seamen and waiters are still on
board the vessel endeavoring to save the
freight and baggage, but with very poor suc
cess in consiequence of the severity of the
storm. At 3:15 o’clock the la*t tug arrived
bringing news that at 12 o'clock the last
boat left the ship with First-Officer Leu
mon. Second-Officer Davis, the boatswain,
two sailors and eight waiters, ten of whom,
Lenmoii, Davis, the boatswain and seven
others were drowned by the capsizing of
the boat in the surf. Three men clung to
the boat and drifted ashore. The ship is
going to pieces and is breaking un very
fast. Tne mainmast fell during the night.
The engines have broken through the bilge.
The ahip is now listed seaward ana the
‘breakers was entirely over ner.
The bedding. furniture, etc.. are
washing up with the surf on
the beach. Captain Carroll has,from the very
first, maintained the strictest discipline aud
order, and up to the very last, by inspiring
the passengers with the confidence of safe-y.
prevented a panic. All were lauded with
out the loss of a life. The town is full ot
pecDle, many of them without tuonev.
The churches, public buildings and resi
liences are all being thrown open for the ac
commodation of the passengers, who have
lost everything. The latest intelligence con
cerning the condition of the vessel is that,
she is virtually iu three pieces. The forward
part is split in two. The aft-part is holding
together.
THE PISTOL ON THE HIP.
Barney Me Briar, the Hero of Mad Mnle
Flat.
Barney McBriar was the hero and terror
of Mad Mule Flat.
He was a a boo t is t by profession.
llis sole stock in trade consisted of two
navy revolvers, a couple of derringers and a
bow ie knife. These articles never left his
person.
He sustained life mainly by swallowing
t indefinite number of “whisky straights”
for which no barkeeper ever thought of de-
ding nay.
e ruled the Flat with a rod of iron.
His four pistols were • four literal, ruling
rods of iron.
His body was adorned with comely rai
ment; he fared sumptuously; his linen
was of the purest and whitest; yet like
unto the lilies of the valley, he neither
toiled nor spun.
The Israelite groaned heavily in spirit
when McBriar entered his establishment
and ordered a suit, yet he ventured no re
monstrance.
Why? Because it is unhealthy to irri
tate a shootisL
Barney McBriar was aNliootist.
northern and foreign bom citizeus of Geor
gia, which will show the temper and dispo
sition of our native Georgians towards im
migrants from the standpoint of actual set
tlers. Among other features it will em
brace short extracts from the letters re
ceived from such adopted citizens as may be
striking and instructive and tending espe
cially to dispel -the notion that our people
are affected by prejudice, and giving their
actual experience of the state and its citi
zens. I am, very respectfully,
Thomas P. Jakes,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
A STRANGE STORY.
eling bootand newspaper agent passing by.
and skillfully “blew the top of his head
off!”
“Here, take these men and bury them,”
said Barney to a passing tramp, giving him
* dollar.
CHAPTER VL
McBriar and McShoot gave themselves up
to a justice of the peace.
“Justifiable homicide, wam’t it?” said
the justice.
“Of course it was,” said McRriar. “Why
the cusses, both carried concealed weapons.”
“Weil, I’ll let you off this time, but you
must be a little more careful, boys,” said
the magistrate.
“Oh, you dry up,” said McShoot, “or
we’ll blow the top of your head off.”
The justice was silent, but the insult was
not forgotten.
Tliat night McBriar and McShoot were
Rted in the Magnolia playing poker with
two cattle drovers.
In consideration of the fact that they held
as many sices As they wanted and had every
lounger in the room telegraphing to them,
it is not singular that they bad won some
$2,000.
Just then a voice was heard at the door
ying: “McBriar, come out here a mo
ment."
McBriar stepped to the door, put out bis
head, and the last vision on which his mor
tal eyes rested was the outraged justice of
the peace, behind a large double-barreled
gooee gtm. The next moment came a stun
ning report, and McBriar had tbe top of his
head blown off.
McShoot ran to the assistance of liis
friend, but he was promptly met by the
other barrel, and off went his bead.
Quiet reigns in Bull Tail Flat.
IN GENERAL.
—The military chest captured at Isandula
(Zululand)contuined $100,000 in gold.
—We cau’t all be kings and czars. Other
wise we should all live forever, and life-in
surance companies would be of no use.
—The prince imperial has reached Zulu-
land and taken the field with the relief col
—Eve had her faults, but she didn’t teaze
her husband lor matinee tickets to “Pina
fore.,*
—Charles Godfrey Leland. “Hans Breit-
raann,” is living in 1-oudon. He is 55,
although he looks only 4<* years of age.
—Clara Morris charges that Rose Eytinge
is given to profanity, and Miss Eytinge
dares her to leave Freddie at home and
come on.
—After a few months of martial law in
Russia, Eniperior Alexander will probably
discover that as Cavour said, “You can do
anything with bayonets but sit on them.’
—-The Empress Carlotta has been trans
ferred to her new abod6. bat is quite 'una
ware of the change. She never speaks and
can with difficulty be persuaded to tako
food.
—The Davenport family are now all upon
the stage. Miss Fanny, her mother and broth
ers have all had engagements during the
past season at our leading theaters through
out the country.
—The Germans, Italians, ard French are
preparing for extensive exhibits at the
Mexican exhibition of 1880, with a view of
Tbe Immigrants from tbe North weal
Georgia's Advantages.
Chicago. III., April 12,1879.
Dr. T. P. Janes, Esq.. Commissioner
Agriculture of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga.—Dear
Sir: I beg to introduce myself as being sent
up into the northwest as joint agent of the
Western and Atlantic ana Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis railroads for the pur
pose of inducing travel over these roads tc
the southeast, and for this purp-ne I seek
every means.
Invalids aud tourists form the greatest
portion of travel hence by far. But a course
of travel extending from St. Paul, Minn.,
west to Pittsburg east, and the Ohio river
south to the chain of lake* north has im
pressed me with the very large numbers of
persons going to Kansas and other various
points west as emigrants Some “leave their
countty for their country’s good,” doubt
less, bat a large majority are good
men — farmers, whose settlement
any state would
that state’s benefit. The ca.*©. with
large qumber. is as follows. A struggle
twenty or thirty years ago placed a young
farmer in possession of a farm of say one
hundred acres—quite enough for hi* needs.
To-day be finds himself with a family of a
half-dozen sons and daughters grown up
and accustomed to work. To say that hi*
farm is too small is unnecce&ary, especially
with the labor-saving implements in such
common use. With pork at 2 (5,3 cento and
corn at 25 cents, land around him at an
average price of $80 and $70 per acre is
beyond his reach to settle them on, and so
they sell their land, get some $400 or $500
in hand and move—to the only section to
which their attention has been drawn—the
west. And to the west and southwest tbey
flrtck in crowds every year and their atten
tion has been drawn most thoroughly. The
country is full of their agents and more full
of,their advertising matter. You cannot go to
a station in this land of stations, or a cross-
roods without seeing on every hand every
description of invitation. It is not too
much to say that tbe building up of Kansas
and the west generally, the rush to Lead-
ville, etc., has been brought about by print-
A Young Woman Cut* a Cancer from
Her Own Person.
Olean Daily Times.
Living in a plain cottage, situated between
two farms on the Main settlement, near
Portville, about seven miles distant from
Oiean, is a young woman. named Mary
Langdon. Her mother lias been almost a
helpless invalid for many years. She her
self has long suffered with a terrible can
cer on the upper part of her left arm.
To cure this or to alleviate the torments
of mind and body which it has caused
her lias been her constant thought, her ever
present care. The aid of competent physi
cians has been often called in and every
kind of treatment resorted to, but with no
hopeful result. Expert medical men
pronounced the case a hopeless
and the poor girl was regarded by all and
*>y herself an the doomed victim
jf the dreaded disease. A lady doctor of
reputed skill in the treatment of cancer re
cently visited the sufferer but gave no word
of encouragement After she had gone
Mary shed no tears, but in her mind re
solved upon a desj>erate and dangerous ex
periment, and when she had resolved
she speedily carried her design
into execution. She ran a stout
needle beneath the cancer, drawing a thread
through it With this thread she tied the
artery, using her teeth to aid her. She then
took a sharp table knife and cut the cancer,
which was of unusual size, out of her arm.
This done she took the mass of quivering
flesh which she had removed from her arm,
and without a word to anv one. buried it
in the yard in the rear of the cottage. So
quietly had the girl went through with the
tembfe operation tliat no one in the house
was aware of it until some time after. She
having bound up and covered the terrible
wound in her arm went about her household
work as usual. Of course the result of this
fearful piece of surgery is difficult to pre
dict The girl is not at present suffering
any ill effects and it is sincerely to be hoped
that so much courage and endurance
will be rewarded by a complete cure.
FREE FROM FETTERS.
List of Penitentiary Discharges.
Yesterday, Colonel J. W. Nelms, the prin
cipal keeper of the penitentiary, discharged
seventeen convicts from the Georgia r*eni-
tentiary. Among them were some of the
most famous criminals in the black list.
The tendency of the penitentiary seems to
be to decrease in spite of frequent accessions.
This is the list of the lucky convicts who
dropped their fetters yesterday:
Henry Sherman, Brook* county, hog stealing, 1
year, received May 2ft, 1878.
house, 5 years, receivt
Heary Lamar. Putnam county, simple larceny,
4 yean, received May 29.1875. v .
Mary White. Decatur county, burglary, 5 yean,
received Mar 10.1874. , , ,
dabome smith, Chatham county, simple lar
ceny. 2 yean, received May «, 18* *.
5 years, receivt
W Leslie, Greene county, burglary, 4 yean,
received May 21.1875. . ,
Floyd Lester. Jones county, burglary, 5 yean,
received May 31. 1874.
—— ~reene
May 21 : 1875.
John Elder. Fulton county, perjury, 5 yean, re
ceived, received May 17, 1874. # . .
Dock Cleveland, Ffke county, simple larceny. 2
yean, received May 18.1877.
Berton Barrow. Bartow county, aid to escape. S
yean, received May 14.1876.
Elsey Polite, McLntoeh county, voluntary man
slaughter. 1 year, received May 15.1878.
Dave Gray, Lauren* county, simple larceny, 3
yean, received May 30,1876.
schoolniann boxed his ears.
Whereupon little Barney whipped out a
bowie knife, the present of a Texas uncle,
and with it he explored the digestive or
gans of his preceptress.
The schoolntarin was ever afterward af
flicted with chronic dyspepsia, the effect of
this cutting reproof.
After this occurrence the board of educa
tion at the Mule Flat were unable to pro
cure any more schoolmarms.
So little Bartley’s education was for a time
neglected, although he tuauaged to keep in
f tractice by playfully shooting two of his
ittle brothers, who were thereby maimed
for life.
Peleg Haddam kept a school at Bull Tail
Gulch.
The interesting little Barney was sent to
Mr. Haddam’s seminary.
When Mr. Haddam neaid that he
be patronized by the youthful McBriar, he
made his will and had his life insured.
“Tbe wise man foreseeth evil and hideth
himself, but the simple pass on and are
punished."
Peleg Haddam next provided himself with
a double-barreled shot-gun.
“In time of peace prepare for war.’
The juvenile McBriar heard of the mili
tary preparations, met his future preceptor
with coolness, merely remarking, “I’ll get
hitu yet.”
chapter riL
It was a bright May morning in June.
Peleg Haddam was running his school
under a full head of steam.
Suddenly he detected the sanguinary Mc
Briar reading the “Life of Sixteen-Stnnged
Jack.”
"Give me that book, you, sir,” said Peleg
Haddam to Barney McBriar.
“I won’t.”
Peleg snatched the saffron-colored volume
from his grasp.
In an iastant little Barney jerked out his
six-shooter and blew off Mr. Hadda u’s
head! The school being without a head im
mediately broke up.
Haddam was interred along with the
school inarm, and the uufortu nate pedan
tic couple formed a nucleus for Barney Mc
Briar cemetery.
PuL.ic opinion was principally on the
side of Uie gallant McBriar.
He became an object of interest and sym
pathy, and henceforth was no longer regard
ed by his elders as a child.
The board of education experienced a
great difficulty in getting another target
for Barney, as Bull Tail Flat was avoided
by all peripatetic pedagogues.
At length a discharged convict strayed
into camp, and unaware of the risk he ran
was indeed to take the school for thirty dol
lars a month “board around.”
CHAPTER IV.
The new preceptor, complaining one
morning that he was obliged to sleep,
McBriar, who allowed no one to abuse the
Flat save himself, “coolly blew the top of
the convict’s head ofl.”
Then he “gave himself up."
Forty-six leading and influential citizens
at once offered to go on his bond.
The day of trial came.
The court, after sentencing Gin Hop, a
Chinaman, to two years’ imprisonment for
stealing a pair of boots, called the case of
the People versus McBriar.
Barney marched proudly into the court
room.
The trial lasted four hours.
Forty or fifty witnesses testified favorably
as to the moral character of the defendant.
The jury were out five minutes, and
turned a verdict of “not guilty.”
The court then adjourned and everybody
got drunk.
Many young men reckoned that night as
the proudest period in their existence when
they were fortunate enough to be intro
duced to McBriar and take him by the
hand.
He was the lion of the day, and, after
killing a couple of strangers that night, left
next morning attended by a large concourse
of friends.
CHAPTER T.
Six years elapsed.
McBriar and McShoot were seated smok
ing on the piazza of tbe Magnolia hotel.
McBriar was regarding with an observant
eye his cemetery on the hillside, which had
increased considerably iu size, and was laid
out in a neat and tasteful manner.
Occasionally a citizen of the Flat, minus
an arm, a nose, an ©ar or a leg. limped past,
the limping evidence of Barney’s pistolary
skill.
Barney had been reading Malthns
population that morning, and he felt tliat
something should be done to prevent the
increase of the human race.
Moreover, he had killed no one for three
days. Conscience troubled him.
“There’s one grave needed to make the
num her even on the left hand row of the
third plat of my cemetery,” said Mc
Briar.
“You mean the strangers’ department?”
said McShoot.
“McBriarwood” was laid out in four
plato—one for politicians, one for strangers,
one for schoolmasters, aud one for miscella
neous Chinamen, etc.
At that moraeut two well dressed stran
gers rode up to the door.
“I say you, that’s my horse,” roared Mc
Briar to one of the strangers; “I loot him
two years ago. He has my brand on the off
shoulder.”
“Why, my dear sir, I bought”—
“Ynii Irriwl MrRri*r. rush
THE BRIDE OP JEHU.
ANOTHER TENDER MAIDEN’S LOVE.
Shs was a Little O der, bat Wealth Smoothed Her
Wrinkle*—A Bareback Bldtr Makes an Un-
lucky Jump—A Sort of General Pis
tol Practice In Vicksbarg.
—A London newspaper famishes the curi
ous and surprising statement that 1,885
out of 5,241 abates in a new brewery com
pany in Sheffield arc held by English cler
gymen.
—By far the largest number of voters iu
San Francisco are Irish The satistics show
the following: Ireland, 10,627; Germany,
5.644; New York. 4,416; Massachusetts,
2,591. Only 1,436 of the voters are natives
of California.
—Seventeen live prairie grouse from the
United States recently arrived in New Zea
land. where it is proposed to endeavor to
establish the bird. They were snared near
Topeka, Kansas. Twenty-two were sent,
but five died on the voyage.
—Broad is the aisle and nicely carpeted
that leadeth to the best seats in the temple
of worship, but narrow the staircase, and
most abominably crooked the bare boards
that lead to the gallery—but you get nearer
heaven that way.—New Haven Register.
—-The Princess Beatrice has had yet an
other suitor—the Duke of Aosta (ex-King
Amadeus, of Spain), a widower much her
senior and a Catholic. The gossips say
nothing will come of his suit, though it has
been earnestly pressed.
—Chicago Journal: In Texas, recently,
a judge broke down with emotion in sen
tencing a desperado to be hanged, and the
desperado, surprised at the scene, said, as
he went hack to jail: “I feel sorry for the
judge.”—Exchange. The improbable part
of this story is that the desperado was sen
tenced to be hung.
—Mr. Edison is quoted as saying, in re
sponse to a question as to the progress he
has made in his scheme for an electric light:
“Well, I am, as you might say, nun-com
mittal on th t point; but if there is any
body hereabout for whom you entertain a
New York, April 23.—The secret mar
riage of Miss Mary, tiie youngest daughter
of Mr. Wm. R. Townsend, the well-known
publisher, of No. 189 Broadway, with her
lather's coachman, follows so closely unon
the marriage of the daughter of ex-Gov-
ernor Hubbard, of Connecticut, to the
family coachman, that it excites consid
erable comment to-day in society circles in
this city and Xyack, the home of the Town
send family. The Nyack coachman’s bride
is much older than her husband, “Jixu"
Weeks, as he is called by his acquaintances in
Nyack, being but 21. while the lady is on the
shady side of 27. She is a brunette, dresses
elegantly, is a graduate of one of the most
prominent eastern female seminaries, and
yack. Weeks is said to be the sole sup
port of a widowed mother. He is said to
have received a common-school education,
and is described as a plain, but rather pre
possessing-looking man, ono whom his ac-
S iaintances would never dream of playing
e part of lover to the heiress of a fortune.
Mr. Townsend is one of the oldest pub
lishers in this city, and although he has
made and lost two or three fortunes
is still a very wealthy man.
He began business under the firm
name of Stringer & Townsend, un
der Bamum’sold museum, in 1848, when it
occupied the site now covered by’the Herald
building. The firm was first brought into
prominence by the publication of Fenni-
more Cooper's novels. Among the em
ployees of the firm was the late Win. Orton,
who served many years with them as book
keeper. Messrs. Dick & Fitzgerald, the pub
lishers, were clerks in the same establish
ment. After the death < f Mr. Stringer, Mr.
Townsend carried on the business alone,
and eventually sold the plates of the
Leatherstocking novels to other publishers.
Mr. Townsend is widely known by pub
lishers throughout the United States and
the Canadas. He is the father of four
daughters, all of whom, save Mias Mary,
married according to his wishes, and tne
aons-in-law are well known business men in
this city and Brooklyn.
Philadelphia. April 23.—An accident
occurred at the London circus last evening
which nearly deprived the arena of one
w’ho is advertised on tiie bills of the show
as the “undisputed champion liare-back
rider of tbe world.” frank Melville made
his appearance in the ring dressed in a
flashy costume, and seated on the back of a
rather restless horse, which he tried by the
ordinary means used by professional horse
men to pacify. Melville’s act was to go
through a number of difficult and graceful
postures upon his animal while it was in
full motion, and to perform a variety of
different modes of mounting.
The preliminary portion of this act he
went through with creditably, but when it
came to jumping upon the horse’s back and
maintainng a footing upon the fast-running
mass of horse-flesh, it became evident to
. most of the spectators that from some cause
the acrobat was not in a condition to do ao.
The first, second and third attempts were
unsuccessful, and when it came to the
fourth Melville nearly succeeded in his dif
ficult leap, but unluckily he lost his bal
ance after reaching with safety the horse’s
back, and was obliged to jump outside
the ring among the audience.
A second horse was then brought out, but
the actor’s attempts with her were also un
successful. While he was still attempting
to do his act, a child escaped from its
parents, who were seated In the audience,
and, brandishing his hat, ran gleefully to
ward the unmanageable animal. Distracted
by this the horse lost its balance and pitched
its rider to the ground, falling U(ion him
and crushing him badly. The women in the
tent were, of course, very much frightened
and shrieked loudly. Melville was conveyed
from the circle in an unconscious condi
tion. He is so much injured that it is feared
he will not be able to perform again for
some time.
particularly vicious spite, unload your gas
stock on him, and be quick about it, too.
Further than that I have nothing to say."
—Mr. Loriland’s “Parole," who won the
Newmarket handicap race, has a splendid
record. During his four years on the Amer
ican turf he appeared in thirty-five races,
in which he won twenty-three, was second
in eight, third in one and unplaced in
three. His gross earnings have been $39,-
708.
•The news that the Northern Pacific is to
be extended two hundred miles westward
to the Yellowstoue is of good omen. Within
five years the Northern Pacific will be ex
tended through, the Kansas Pacific will be
extended to meet the Central Pacific, and n
Southern pacific will open up in Arizona,
New Mexico, Texas and southern California
and connect them with either ocean.
-The most serious ism with which Sena
tor Carpenter, of Wisconsin, has been trou
bled these latter years, is rheumat-ism, and
‘ e proposes to remedy by a summer so
journ in Colorado. There is a growing sus
picion. however, that he has the seeds of
Giantism lurking in his system, for which
but one cure is possible—a sound thrashing
at the hands of the democratic party in
1880.
—Edison’s loud-speaking telephone has
been exciting much attention and interest
in scientific circles in England. At a re
cent meeting of the fellows of the royal
society, communication was established
between the royal institution and Burling
ton house, with Professor Tyndall at one
end of the wire and Professor Huxley at
he-other. The voice is said to have been
aud ble over the whole of a large room.
—Twelve graduates of the American or
Robert college, near Constantinople, are,
according to a correspondent of the Phila
delphia Press, members of the Bulgarian
> kill.
er s ink. Nor are the railroads and land
men doing this alone. Tbey are ably sup
plemented by the state governments. * I
would call your attention to a most com
plete and attractive book issued by Mr.
Alfred Gray, commissioner of Immigration
of Kansas, Topeka. Kansas, of 362 pp., beau
tifully printed in colors and bound in doth
borne, and a copy of which he will doubt-
lea send you gladly. Band. McNally A Co.,
of this dace, have issued 30,000 tuples, and
TcsmiBix. Ala., April 21.—Henry H
Tudor and Louis H. Ayme, the Paragon
travelers, arrived here Friday. This mor
one is placed in every community—in each ing they resumed their journey south war
You lie. cried McBriar, rushing for
ward, pistol in hand, and seizing tbeauimal
by the bridle.
Jmbly. The twelve are said to be the
best educated of the delegates, and to be
well versed in the history of American
institutions. It will be interesting to ob
serve the inflnence these men will exercise
in forming a constitution for the new state
of Bulgaria.
—Some one in New York wagered a friend
the other day that he conld not eat twelve
soda crackers in as many minutes. The
forfeit was $500. In Scott & Hobson’s bar
ber-shop, while a number of gentlemen
were discussing the matter, one of the bar
bers succeeded in getting an associate to
undertake the task. The crackers were
procured and the contest began at 6 o'clock,
the unfortunate man being Edward Clay.
At the expiration of twelve minutes he had
succeeded in disposing of only ten crackers,
although be had eaten as rapidly as his jaws
would permit him.
—Tha Henley cup, which was won by the
Columbia college crew when in England last
vear, will be surrendered this year without
a struggle. The la*t year's crew has Keen
broken up by graduation, marriage, hard
study and other obstacles to the maintn-
ance ol a hard-rowing crew, and Columbia
college will return the cup because defeat
awaits her if she tries to keep it. The belt
which O’Leary won in England has been
transported back by Rowell. Thus it would
appear that the British lion is carrying
quite a lofty tail and the American eagle
roosts comparatively low.
—The managers of the Woodruff expedi
tion would have little difficulty in filling
their steamer If they granted all the free
passes asked for. Ten sea captains have ap
plied for free passage. Ninety professors
want to go for nothing. Three hundred and
seventy waiters have made application. No
less than 200 barbers, black and white, want
to shave their way acroea. Two hundred
and fifty engineers and able-bodied seamen
want to circumnavigate the globe gratis.
Only one photographer wants a free ticket,
Vicksburg, Miss., April 23.—The Alham
bra, a low music hall in this city, was the
scene of one of the most cruel and out
rageous murders tliat ever darkened the fair
fame of this city. It seems that at about I
o’clock Sunday evening a number of per*
sons of both sexes were regaling themselves
in the wine-room of the above establish
ment. Wine, beer and whisky flowed freely
and the merriment was high. Among those
present were Jack Burton, captain of the
night police, John Dent and Joe Dent, both
young men whose usual occupation was
that of steamboat clerks. Burton, a man
of herculean proportions and great animal
courage, is, when sober, a good-natured,
kindly fellow, but when in his cups is apt
to be quarrelsome and disposed to play
rough practical jokes at the expense of bis
friends. On the night of the killing his hu
mor took the playful turn of knocking off
the hats of all who came within the reach
ofhiscaue. Among others thus treated
was Joe Dent, but unfortunately, Burton’s
cane glanced and struck Joe in the eye.
John Dent, his younger brother, a boy in
years and stature, seeing what had occur
red rose from his chair and said to Burton:
“See here. Jack, you’re getting too rough;
if this thing does not stop somebody will
S t hurt." Burton replied: “If you ao not
:e it let her jump,” and reached behind
him for his pistol. At this juncture some
of the bj’statiders attempted to interfere,
but without effect. One of the actresses in
her effort to interfere was pushed aside by
Burton so violently that she fell to the
floor. Burton drew his pistol and fired
twice. John Dent was struck in the knee
and fell. Cummins, a doorkeeper, was
struck in the hip, and fell also,
and as he rose he -saw John Dent
rise also, when Burton deliberately took
aim at John IJent again, and fired and Dent
fell dead with a ball in his temple. There
was no direct testimony tliat John Dent
was armed, or made any threatening dem
onstration. The witnesses all agree that
they saw a pistol flash from tbe direction
where John Dent stood, but the evidence is
almost conclusive that it was in John
Dent’s hands. Burton was shot in the
shoulder-blade, but the evidence did not
disclose who fired the shot. .Public excite
ment is at fever heal. Dent is the fourth
man who has been killed here in the last
six weeka He had barely crossed the
threshold of manhood, and was generally
popular. Burton was a giant in stature,
and was physically a match for a half-dozen
men like the Dents. He need not have re
sorted to firearms. There is a growing im
pression that the only way to stop this in
discriminate use of the pistol is to call in
the aid of Judge Lynch.
Tbe stranger made a motion with his
hand as if to draw a pistol, when McBriar,
witbout a moment’s hesitation, “blew tin*
topo! his head off,” and McShoot, who.
during thia altercation, hod carefully kept
take their pictures
free of charge in erery clime they visit.
Dow In April.
his head off 1
“Hang it. we’re no better off than wc ;
were before,” said McBriar.
“How so7” said McShoot.
“There were six graves on one side and
seven on tbe other before, while now the
number is still uneven, since there will be
seven on one side and eight on the other,"
said McBriar.
Daring this conversation the strangers
died in a quiet manner.
“Never mind. I’ll make It all right,” said
McBriar, and be leveled his pistol at a trav-
inches on a level, and it is still sno wing.
Why Tbey Howl.
Chicago Herald.
Grant’s friends and supporten are making every
effort to create a necearitjr (or a military; dictator
ship. Their cry ol revolution la a part of the pro
gramme.
A Personal Item.
Toccoa Herald.
Colonel Acton of The Atlanta CosimcTmai
wa* in town this week representing thatpeerlew
paper.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Carbolltox, April 21.—Mr. J. 0. Vance,
living near Bowdon, in the 11th district of
this county, had Uecn missing corn from
his crib for some time, and on last Friday
evening, the 18th Instant, he concluded he
would find out who this notorious thief
was. Accordingly before nightfall he placed
his double-barreled shot gun in bis crib and
so arranged it by means of the necessary
appliances that opening or partially open
ing said crib door, the gun would-
fire in the proper direction to
inflict a speedy and just punish
ment upon this violater, not only of the
civil, but of God’s divine law. About 8
o’clock in the night, Mr. Vance heard the
report of his gun and hastened to the scene
of this tragic occurrence. There, weltering
in his blood, in the last expiring agonies of
death, lay the lifeless form of a colored
man, who was after discovered to be Levi
Bonner, who had been residing for some
time in less than one mile of Mr. Vance’s
house. „ .
The following day Mr. Gilbert Cole, coro
ner of our county, held an iriquest over the
dead body of said I^vi Bonner and
rendered, a verdict in accordance with the
facts—a case of voluntary suicide.
It is hoped that the untimely fate of Levi
will serve as an example to others of like
character and dis]»ositipn, and make them
more particular about violating at least one
of the ten commandments. Honesty is not
only the best, but the safest policy. G.
New York. April 22.—Information was
received at the police headquarters yester
day afternoon, that August Belmont had
been taken home from the Central park in
a seriously, if not fatally injured condition,
having been thrown from his carriage at the
fifth avenue entrance to the park. Mr.
Belmont was leaving the park when bis
carriage wa* driven against by a heavy
loaded wagon. The collision occurred with
such force that Mr. Belmont was thrown
to the pavement and was nicked up insensi
ble. He was found to have sustained a
contusion of the right eye and a severe
scalp wound and internal injuries from
which he was suffering extremely. The
driver of the colliding wagon was arrested.
Toadying to Grant.
Albaxy, X. Y., April 22.—The assembly
to-day adopted a resolution for the appoint
ment of a joint committee to tender the
hospitalities of the state to Grant on hi?
return to this country.