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By Colons'. William II. Sputa.
In the spring of 1826 them came to
Ixxuaian*, from Arkmuua, a yoong man
of fine appearance, and located at Alex
andria, pariah of Rapids, on the Red
river. lie had studied law, and had
been engaged for a year or so in its prac
tice in Arkansas.
U\
to prepare himself for
the practice in Louisiana; that be should
end the civil law to some extent, to
gether with the code of practice of that
state. For this purpose he entered the
office of Richard Wynn, who, though
himself quite young, was already emi
nent in bis profession.
This youth, whose name was Brewer,
wsa retiring and reticent, attentive to
his studies and very soon made himself
nsefal to his preceptor and quite popular
with the people of the village and the
pariah. At that time Alexandria was
quite a place of business, was the parish
site and the commercial point of a large
district of the most fertile and productive
country in Louisiana. It was, and is,
the finest planting section of the west,
and was then peopled by a noble, wealthy
and intelligent population. A generous
hospitality characterised the planters,
who were nabobs in wealth and princes
in their noble and exalted bearing; gen
erous and unsuspicious, they welcomed
the stranger, and opened their doors and
their hearts to everyone who came and
who wore the stamp of a gentleman.
The upright deportment and close ap
plication of young Brewer attracted
attention, and he was cordially welcomed
to every house. He noon became the
especial favorite of Mri Wynn, who was
the most infln-ntiiO cn ; *enof the village.
Wynn had married the daughter of the
distinguished General Walter II.
Overton, who was originally
from Tennessee, and was at the
time of the invasion by the British forces,
in the army of the United 8tatvs,and was
in command of Fort Ht. Philip, which
guards the river below New Orleans, and
effectually prevented the ascent of the
British fleet in 1814 and 1815. At the
close of the war he retired from the army
and located on a plantation in Rapides.
Here he had grown wealthy and his
house was a noble one, where a princely
hospitality was dispensed. Ilia daugh
ter, an only child, had married Mr.
Wynn, who himself was wealthy. Gen
eral Overton was the leader in the society
of the parish, and his house the resort of
every one. His influence was paramount;
his high intelligence, frank, generous and
brave nuture, open hearted and open
handed, command'd not only the
res|»ect bill the confidence and affection
of the community—‘indeed of everyone
who came in contact with him. Iu early
life he had been the pet of General Jack-
son, in his native state, Tennessee, and
under his command in the army had
maintained his hold upon the affection®
of the old hero. Young Brewer so won
upon the confidence and esteem of the
general that lie became his especial favor-
ROYAL ROMANCE.
YOLxm.
ATLANTA, GrA., TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1881.
NO. 50
CONKLING’S COUP
tint her every eon in ^brother," amity | noble, loving wife. She fell upon his
wee at .once restored, and we became I bosom and said aloud:
intimate, when I learned that in early I •TWrooab the fnmaee unwntnMn*. thy aupa ru j
thorpe* ^ntyT gI jSL^ m wh^ I and «. thee, or pert* them | ASTONISHES FRIEND AND FOE.
be had been followed by hia brother, * Her brother and all her friends urged I
who was still in that state, a practicing her to abandon him, but unheeding all I Ssxaten CsakUnr ud Platt cf Nsw Ysrk Tsndtr
lawyer. I had been pretty well ac- these efforts, she clung tbecloser to him, — - - - - —
a ttainted in Oglethorpe in xay younger ; answering all: “I took him for better or
ays, but had known no family the: i by for worse, and whatever may be hia fate,
the name of Brewer. This he accounted j it shall be mine.” At once he closed up
for by the fact that his family r< Bided \ all his business, and went away from the
quite away from the village of Lexirudon { scenes of his triumphs to the wilds of
Tktlx Eulgsatiou Bnum of tko H*w
Appistiassta—Ttsir Lstters—
Wkat tko President Says.
Auu.nr, May 16.—'The following is the
and was poor and obscure. He con- Texas, followed affectionately by his noble I letter of resignation of Heritors Conkling
tinned in the legislature quite a promt- I and confiding wife,
nent member for some years, and had
become quite a prominent man in the
it©, and his house his home.
Ah boon as Brewer was admitted to the
bar be was taken into partnership by
Wynn,and introduced to an extended and
i irofi’uhle practice, lie was devoted to
nisiiiess—active and prompt, faithful to
his clients, and upright in his demeanor
in all the relations of life; social mi pe
nial in hi* manners, ardent in hia friend-
ahipn and decided in his convictions and
opinion**—withal he evidenced most
decided abilities; with such
qualities of heart and mind,
he boon became a general favorite ami
very prosperous. At the time of liis ad
vent into the parish, political parties
were pretty equally divided in the parish
and in the slate, an-1 :» struggle was
active for supremacy between the whigs
and democrats. General Overton and
his sou in-law, Wynn, wem both Tennes
seans, and both most nr tent and active
supporters of General Jackson, who had
just been elected president, and their
influence throughout the Red river
pavishee of the mate wa» very great, and
they found in Brewer a warm os well as
an able coadjutor. Overton was unam
bitious—caved nothing for office. On
the contrary, Wynn was eminently so.
and spared no puim; to acquire and
extend bis popularity and influence. In
aid of this i.e called into active coopera
tion the abilities and services of his
partner, Brewer. These were irecly and
energetically given, and Brewer rapidly
grew into favor with the democratic
party. Wynn was iu the state senate—
had established * high character as a
leader of hin party, and was nominated
for c ingress by hia party in the Red river
and Opelousas district. This district had
always, from the organization of parties,
and even before, been represented by
General Brent, a most zealous supporter
of the administration of John Quincy
Adams. He was a Marylander, und iu
the district there were many very sub
stantial citizens from that state, and all
of these were the friends and partisans
of Brent, and followed his fortunes. He
was a bold and chivalrous leader, and a
man of much decided convictions, and
always open in the expression of his
views and principles. Such a character,
when connected with even ordinary
abilities wins upon the public confidence
and controls public opinion. Brent was
omnipotent m his district, though he
had, os such men always have, very de
cided enemies, especially political ene
mies. A strong opposition had been
organized against linn ami a bitter cou-
test was going on when General Brent
died. This was a severe blow to the
whig party. The Creoles of the prairie
pari.sties were the controlling power in
the district; they had even almo.it en
masses supported Brent; but they were
of French origin and irue to French in
stincts. They were fund of glory and
almost worshiped a gre*t military man.
General Jackson had saved from destruc
tion by a ruthless foe the city of New
Orleans and deserved as well their grati
tude a* admiration.
These jwoplo at that time were exceed
inglv illiterate, unambitious and honest,
and'm every pariah and neighborhood
followrd implicitly the lead of someone
of their own people, especially in politics.
These leaders became divided in senti
ment subsequent to the death of Brent
and rnanv oi them espoused the cause of
General Jackson. This so weakened the
w hig party as to render its success doubt
ful nuUss a candidate could be found
amongst theii own people who could
unite them. To effect this Judge John
Moore, of Opelousas, was selected, lie
had resided iu *S . Landry since 1801, had
married a Creole, spoke Freuca as h;a
mother tongue—was an exceedingly good
and popular man.
Wynn was not only eminently tal
ented but most energetic. He coaid not
speak French, and iu this Moore had him
at advantage. Tu«s canvass was a most
bitter one. Wynn pursued it night and
day; unaccustomed to exposure the sum
mer suu was exceedingly oppressive upon
him. .Still he pursued the canvass with
zeal and ability, but unsacceestully, ami
Moore w-s’ eluted by a very
small majority. iud exposure
and fatigue had told sadly upon
Wynn, and he .sickened ami died in a few*
weeks alter the election. Ills death
brought to the front as a leader in the
parish of the democratic party. Brewer.
In the meantime there had come to the
countrv, from V itvinia, a young man by
the name of Richardson, accompanied by
u sister, who was a noble specimen of a
Virginia woman. Brewer was the prom
inent young man of the ccnntry, tor lie
still young, tlioagh he had been in
Receiving the appointment of parish
judge, for the parish of Rapides, he
retired from the legislature to assume
the duties of that office. Under the
judicial system of the state of Louisiana
at that time the position of parish judge,
especially in a| populous and wealthy
parish, was the most honorable and prof
itable office in the state. Continuing to
fill this position to the entire satisfaction
of the people, from its perquisites he
accumulated rapidly; increasing his pop
ularity and influence until he became a
leading and most influential aun.
Young Richardson, the brother of his
wife, in the meantime had married the
widow of his former partner, Wynn, and
had come into the possession of a large
fortune. This aided materially bis influ
ence, and he was decidedly, of his party,
the most influential man in the parish
and that section of the state.
The parish of Rapides is decidedly the
most populous and wealthy in the state.
In fertility its soil is unsurpassed by that
of any country on the globe. Its pro
ductions, sugar and cotton, are and
then were simply enormous, and
the planters were nabobs in wealth—
and eminently distinguished for a gener
ous and noble hospitality. They were
especially remarkable for an undoubting
confidence in every one who seemed a
gentleman, and who deported himself as
such. To every young man who was
immigrating to the country, who was
diMCTfet in his conduct, and attentive to
his business, a kind and generous en
couragement was given, and a recognition
which elevated him to the first position
and consideration of the community.
All of this had been extended to Brewer,
until he had been identified with the
people as one of them, and aw a partisan
made a leader.
About this time immigration from the
older southern states began to come into
the country in considerable numbers.
Most of these were young men, full of
energy and enterprise. Amongst those
who come to Red river, there was one
from Georgia. He was as decided a whig
as Brewer was a democrat, and though
they were both from the same section of
the state, there was nothing of congeni
ality betwen them, and very soon they
w; r* rivals. Tinsly was an open, frank
and imprudent young man, full of fire
and ambitious as Napoleon. The parish
was nearly divided between the two
political parties, and was equally so soci
ally. Consequently Brewe r and Tinsly
rarely come m contact. Brewer ignored
the pretentions of Tinsly, and upon one
occasion assumed to insinuate that he
was not what he pretended to be, that
he had never heard of such a family
Georgia, and if there was such an one,
they were very obscure and of little con-
—a the light treat Use
Bat when deep anguish nrayi thy brow,
▲ mteUtericg angel, tbon.”
Uncertain, coy and bard to
great trust with
_ „ . which New York has honored us, it la fit that we
iateriog angel, thou." I acquaint you, and through you the legislature
V erily there is more goodness, more and people of the state, with the reason which In
sincerity, more devotion of heart, and 1 our Judgment makes cash a step rightful and nec-
more purity in one good woman than a “
thousand men. I Some weeks ago tka president sent to tbe senate.
Boon after Pascball reached Texas he I in a group, the nominations of several persona
was followed by his brother from Arkan- j for public office* already filled. One of these
eas, who abandoned hia Indian wife with I tte ooflectorehip of the port of New
hef children, and opened an office for I *£• “tbTc*2S*S!i
sideration. This remark reached the ears
of Tinsly, and enraged him. It appear
ed tabt he knew more'of Brewer than he
had chosen to disclose. At a din
ner party of the elite of the
parish, he alluded to Brewer’s remarks,
concerning himself, and asked “I suppose
the fellow is ignorant of the fact that I
am acquainted somewhat, not only with
his familv, but with something of the
history of himself and brother, which I
propose here to ventilate. The name of
Brewer is assumed to conceal a crime—
his name is Paschall-—he is from Ogle
thorpe county, Georgia, and is a refugee
from justice for the crime of forgery.
This forgery was a bill purporting to be
drawn by a Mr. Thomas, a gentleman of
wealth. It was fora considerable amount
and with the proceeds he and his brother
left the country. It is known in Georgia
ihat his brother is in Arkansas, has there
married the daughter of John Ridge—a
Cherokee chief—and is practicing law
with some success. From time to time
money has been sent from Arkansas and
applied towards the liquidation of the
forged bill, until it has been very nearly
paid in full; but nothing has been heard
of this fellow until 1 found him here. I
have forborne his exposure in considera
tion of his family and social relations
here, but he has chosen to throw the first
stone at a fellow statesman, who has
never exposed him, and now it is war to
the knife, and the knife to the hilt. I can
and 1 will prove all I have said to be
true, and will leave him to the infamy
he has courted, come what, come may.”
AU of this was directly reported to
Brewer, and was met with a prompt de
nial. lie asserted his legitimate claim
to the name of Brewer, and his ignorance
of that of Baseball. Immediately the
whole parish was in excited commotion
and Brewer was by his friends urged to
challenge to mortal combat his accuser.
This he declined to do, and defied Tinsley
to show the proof of his assertions.
There was a shrewd Irish lawyer in
K ipules who was an enthusiastic whig.
Strange as it may seem, for democracy is
au inherent virtu© with an Irishman,
Brewer had long been his abomination
and he was zealously enlisted in his ex
posure. He was a special friend of
nine, and knowing I was from Georgia,
he wrote me these facte and requested I
should ascertain, if poesible, their troth.
1 wrote to Judge Joseph H. Lumpkin
who replied immediately that vhey were
true of a Mr. Paschall, but he did not
know the accused was Paschall. He
know Tinsly, and knew him to be relia
ble, and he supposed that he knew
Paschall.
Pending this action. Brewer left Alex
andria for sometime. Returning, hejwas
accompanied by an aged female, who, he,
with her, asserted to be bis mother. He
had never spoken of his mother to any
one, ana their united assertions were not
credited. Public opinion demanded that
he should go at once to Georgia and there
establish his innocence in the proof that
he was not the veritable Paschall. To
this demand he yielded.
He wasqnitea youth when he left Geor
gia. He was now a midale aged man; had
changed much; was fleshy and gross in
habit, and altogether unlike the youth
Paschall. Relying upou this radical
change in his* appearance for conceal
ment, he came to Georgia, and to Ogle
thorpe county. He was recognized, and
though stoutly denying his identity a
Paschall, he was arrested anl a strict
investigation instituted. Every one
believed him to be, hut no one was wil
ling to swear that he was the veritable
Paschall. Among the many witnesses
called there was one, an aged woman,
who had been, in his infancy, the nurse
ol Paariiall. She scrutinized him closely,
and avowed her belief in his being the
'‘Oh. woman, woman! in thy Bonn of
and Platt:
Washington May 14. 1851.—Sir: Transmitting
the protection of those who are intrusted with I
itofixthe
tenure of minor offices oi the seven*executive
deMnnin 1 .:, tnd prescribe the groonds upon
which mnernds shall be made daring the terms
'Blch incuts -
good the
mate
c•& fromaflis-- haT0&*»& the collectorship of
the country should hefoag to the exposed or to
the protected class, wegfi not be decided here.
. < k g General vasffitt to be an officer ol
fitness and husariy. It might be reasons-
OLE BRER COLE
E LAY LOW, BUT KEEP WIDEAWAKE.
Tht Uncrowned King Pata en Hia Diadem Again
Puts Hia Hand on the Throttle, and De
clare* Himielf King of the Railroad
Sltnatfon from Branawiok North,
bly
tbva man of obvious
meat by a .
sooerioiity. Possibly it might be said all should
adrSa the selection in General Merritt’s place
of a who, ’without superior fitnoa, had ren
dered hia country or even hia party conspicuous
and exalted aerrice. The case in hand does not I
belong to either of these two clames. The vaca
tioned Mr. Robertson, and hia legislature and
professional experiences and surroundings, do
thw qualities, the |
knowledge, tbe
with dmGVCnnnnHBVHPHHH
the United States, which ~ might r.-Ute
him more competent than General
Merritt to collect the ra^: revenue
and administer the vast business peruiniog to I
the port of New York. Certainly be could no. in
this respect be held an exception to tb* rales of
his brother. They were eminently buc- ... -— — - —-- ——
were prominent politicians mine state. I anguished secretary of state.
In all his after life there was never a I ^ «• fish.Bad, in deference to an ancient prac-
damaging charge made against his integ- £‘,
rity, and charity would say.letthia atone I named, was ready to remain at his post if permit-
for the one error of a young life which | ted to do so. All of these officers, save only Mr.
FT.wriFncA had tanwht hpr iMsnnn 1 Cramer, are citizens ot New York. It wa* pro
experience naci tangnt her lessons. I p<-ed l0 them all, not for any alleged
Wat. H. OPAKK8. | failure or for any alleged need or advantage of
. -v - I public service, but in order to give the great of
A DAUGHTER’S PEN J Ec * of collector of tne port of New York to Mr.
William H. Eoberuon as a reward for cer-
.... | tain acta of his, said to have aid-
*IndleaUn* Bor lather m Counties. I ©d lu making the nomination uf Mr.
Uaxxzbviluc, May 10 —Colonel Sparks in I Garfield possible. The chain of rewards
bis last article, of a series titled. “Retninb | ten* proposedl was brokaaby General Badeau
cences of Georgia,” makes a readable and ] **• ncw pl * c * i to
sensational story, bnt like many such, deals J These nominations summoned every member
more in fancy than in fact. Colonel WiK | of the senate to ray whether he advised such
liam H. Sparks asserts that George W I trans*c:kms. The movement was more than a
Prechn. ««tto Ark.™, with hi,brot«r ^SSRjni^SS^tSSjS'&SSi
in 1826. married Misa Ridge, and practised j werei0oa to be made or even considered, and
law there. Depending ou biblical dates, 1 had been reonested to withhold the naners and
Mr. Paschal waa born in Greene county, ] suggestions bearing on the subject, which had
Georgia, in 1812. making him in 1826, (ac- J been sent us for presentation »hould the occasion
connag toMr.^p^ta). marrirf , nd ^numwjj^nottc. P—
lawyer at the tender age or fourteen | nearing that the viceprestdeut
orge W. Paschal was admitted to the bar | equally surpiired, and had been <
1832 In 1836 he was a lieutenant under 1 we went to Mr. James, the cabinet
General Woo!, who was consigned to the I state, and lrarnedthat though be h«dspent.awe
do., Of ooodoetjrg th.
west. M r Paciiil married Miss Ridge, I ,gy intention to send ^f* 1 " had been made to
the daughter of John Ridge, in this I him, and that be first knew of the matter by the
year, and migrated to Arkansas, where an i heanay following the event,
especial law was passed for him to hold th* j *^*f®«£***}“; Z*
office of supreme judge, being under a«s 1 believed .the proceeding an wise and wrong,
at the time. In 1818 he removed to T<
with his wife and children, not deserting I the public
them as Colonel Sports or Sparks states. I to the integrity of the republican party. Nopub-
If his eons were at hand and rawested In- *c utterance of comment or rename
dian parities they would certainly | te or elscwher/ OnThe contrary we thought
scalp any man who so wantonly attacked 1 mat the president would reconsider nis action so
the memory of their dead father, a father I sadden sad hasty, and would at least adopt a
unselfish, so devoted, so helpful os theirs. I «*• hurtful and objectionable mode of requiting
this savors o: warmth or ‘bitterness, it St
be pardoned when the fact is known I . j»m t ^Sthe presidedtfwho *nu
that the article is written by his youngest j subsequently lafooned that yon had authorized
daughter, who bas no defense save her pen, I yonr name to be added also
andean only* bone in this instance in its 1 To the President: vie beg —.—
*»«• 1 *«*in*tthe coauge in the collectorshipat New
being mightier than the sword. . 1 York by the removal ol Mr. Merritt and “
Mr. A. G. Riddle, dist.net attorney Oi l appointment of Mr.Robertson. The proposal
Washington, D. C , in his speech at the I wbollj a surprise. We heard o! it only when the
meeting of tho Washington bar, in com- I several nominations involved in the plan were
mf moration ot the death ol lb. Hon. G. W. ■nnouaoKl to to.^o.te, W.hal ool, twodaj,
Paschal, taid at ita close, “He lived and £'“ re
and died a man. Every Inch, fibre, instinct | offloe at New York waa Dot content-
was pure, manly, strong, brave, gentle, ten- I plated, and were quite ignorant of a purpose to
der, loving. True to liiVgcneration, true to I uke any action now. We had no opportunity
hiakind, true to hia country, .me to hia S,S,
God, true husband, true father, true coun- I f^e interests <5 the public service will be
sellor. true friend. What more can be said? I promoted by removing the present collector and
The eager, friendless yontb, I point him to I putting Mr. Roberisontin his stead. Our opinion
th. «ampto of Paachal’a early Hf. To
the timid, doabtiEB hes.tatio* etna, to prtodpU?. bStovlna that iIjtadlv«U
hours ol jicrii, and utikncsi, 1 otter j n&s claims or obligattoiia which shoold be
the example of his riper years; to the law- ] liquidated in such mode. We earnestly and
*. old or young, his whole career. His | nomination of Mr.
CHUTES A. ARTHUR,
T. C. Platt.
„ , . Thomas L.JAXES,
example, tbe !«*son of his life, to all our
children.” i <—
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaiena. who:-e lawyer he I M(
wai lor many years, has ssld: ”He was the I fp
only man 1 ever knew who never did a I pr
menu thing, never said * mean thing, never I
thought a mean thing. But after all it is I “J
only those knowing that noble, generous, I ^
gracious inner life who have right to speak. I m
ic he was fatiier, mother, comrade. I m
wuufvlor. friend. And altough Colonel I |n
William Spark »’s assertion is as a fly speck I [J
on ii groat pace of limpid glass, it is I w
worth while to remove it. And I of
my heart and voice most cry out | »<!
life Las been bianteless; Lis country bad | Bowirtaon be withdrawn.
hi9 best exert ions. He leaves his name and
memory to his children; the result of hia
Boscoz Cokkuho.
* * y Mr. James i
_ tramcendent that the collectorship of New
York, should be taken, In the midst of a term
aud given to him as a recompense.
Mr. Robertson is reported by the New\ork
Tribune to have declared tost his m-minatioo
was a reward for his action as a delegate In the
national convention. If Mr. Robertson, in his
action, was influenced by a sense of duty, if he
voted and acted his honest convictions, it is diffi
cult to see wh«t claim he h*s for any reward. Not
to speak of such a great reward, the action of
which an estimate is thus invited, Is soon des
tined to be this: Roberuou and sixty-nine other
men accepted from a state convention a certain
. Tuey sought and accepted the positions of
ta or delegates to the national convention.
state convention declared a plainly stated
judgment and policy to be observed and sup
ported by those it commissioned. To this decla
ration ail the selected delegates gave their implied
consent, bnt several of them in addition made
meat specific personal pledges and engagements
to exert themselves in good faith throughout
to secure the nomination ol General Grant. They
tamAtt the pledge as a means of obtaining their
own appointment as delegates, and they did, as
we both personally know, ob’ain their *“
the national convention upon the faith <
personal statements of their earnestn
fidelity. The obligation thus assumed we under-
- * - * *— -*—*-—•*—“ ebas**—
u a pi .
of a stockholder in a corporation upon the pledge
and promise to vote as his principal would vote.
Whether Mr. Robertson was or was not himself
bound not only by honor and implication, bnt
by ex rcsaly giving his word became quite im
material In view ol the claim made for him. It is
insisted that he organized the vote, or as it has
been sometimes stated, he was the leader of the
vote. This la to say that he invited, persuaded,
induced others whom he knew had given their
word and obtained their seat by doing so,
to violate their word and betray
not only the republicans assembled in
the state convention, but the republicans
>f their district as well, who had trusted in their
wholly unable. upon whatever ground we pat it,
to see the justification for ourselves, should we
become parties to using public trusts which belong
to the people, to requite such service iu such
modes. A senator has his own responsibility.
He is amenable to hia state aud to the body
of which he is a member. He is
bound by his oath to advise and consent on his
conscience aud judgment before God. whatevet
or whoever else may constrain him. He is to be
exempt from executive menace or disfavor on
the one hand or executive favor on the other.
Long standing on the orders of tbe bourn of
commons has been a declaration that a member
shall suffer expulsion who even reports the
wishes of the executive head of thegovernmen
to influence the votes ol member*. The British
constitution is not more jealous than onrs in this
regard. To give advice, and honest, isdependen t
advice as to an appointment proposed, is as much
the name Be his advice one way
or another it is «no more an act
of disrespect or treason to the nominating power
th«n the verdict ol a juror or the decision of a
judge. The idea that the senate is simply to find
ineoce has been given to the subject and each
distrust has been expressed of the correctness of
our positions, that we think it right and dutiful
to submit the matter to the power to which alone
narkedly the pre-
latches
association with
ential member of
war
’atbcr’j besuti , - „
C lorn I ripork /s tropical imagination bas I p
run even greater riot where my uncle ia I
concerned. It'reads like a French ro- I hi
aiance, but his widow and sons survive I
him, and to them I leave thejtask of clear-1 Jj
ng ih*» memory of tbeir beloved and !a- I y,
men ted dead. Bessie Paschal Wright.
to the president.
word of ininstice ftirninst ruv I I’eraot s wno viMtea the executive mansion re-
worn oi injustice against my i rtci ^ prtsid*-t»t as resentful and Impatient—
tute ful, fair and unsul lied name j hesitating to advi.se and consent to what hesnp-
AN EXTRA ACT
::
To Wblcts n tlreas Gathering
New York, May 1<L—Elizabeth Power, known 11L
to circus-goer* &* Elizabeth Darene. died in the I a
Svw York boapita* early this morning. She was I cl
twcaty-one years old. On the afternoon of Tues a —
• Me. * ” —"— * *"
r to make corn-
even dental
charges pub-
dons champions
, beyond confiden-
ther senators and
until nowon the
f us. promoted the
ier to prevent or
tion, nor have we
litlons were pub-
bound and ever reaoy to bow. The leeU-
iture is in session, it is republican in ma jo ity,
ad New York abounds in sons quite
i able aa we to bear 1 the
tescace! and commi^ion in the senate
f the.Unif * ~ *
obligAilon
lican party and its -
those who may correct all errors we have made,
interpret right all duties we have misconceived,
we therefore enclose our resignations, but hold
fast the privilege as citizens and republicans to
stand for the co. stltmlonal rights of all men and
ol all representatives, whether ol states, nation or
people. We have the honor to be very respect-
Roscox Conkuxo.
day. May 3, ia Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, in I ti
the course of a performance In the Boro urn I «
circus, she was shot from a caupuiu She I e-
tumid in the air as she had been accustomed to I ~
do In this feat, but for some reason she fell upon I „
the netting In such a way to wrench her nock. I n
She straightened out upon the netting, and asked I o
In a low voice lor assistance, saying: “I cannot I n
move c ither hand or foot.” She waa assisted to I a:
her flxersing room, and though a physician I e
discovered that she wo* paralyzed in all her I u
Umbo, It was expected that she would recover. I %
She waa conveyed to 72 East Fourth st
this city, where she had formerly t . _
and thence, two days after the sccideot, to I a
the Sew York hospital. The spine was not I o
fractured, but it was supposed by the physi-11
docs that a pressure was exerted upon I ■
the spinal marrow by hemorrhage. The effect of 11
? groundv Several
firms of New York
i. a majority of
lb remonstrances,
nblicsn members
ir or memorials,
; in congress, state
slonal men, com
il aasodatiooe.
I they apeak from
ides the nomine*
dans that a pressure was
the spinal mar
this would be
Subsequently. . .
wasoaeof the French Davene troupe of gymnasts, I L
oondhtii-gof Mr. Davene, his wife, his dsnshter 11
and hereelf. She was Mra. Davene'■ sister. They 1 <
were urganisec, originally, it ia said, in London, I ,
but they have risited nearly^ every part of the I j
world. In this city they had played in Niblo's I
Garden, at Tony Putor’s theater and else- I
where. Ml* Power is spoken of in very Wgh I <
praise bv the members of Barn urn’s circus. She 11
will l>s briicd in Greenwood. The Instrameat 11
from which she was propelled Into the air is 11
intended u> repreoent an ancient Koman caia- 1,
pault, but it is I * reality constracted differently, j i
CamulAtivs force is given by mean* of a series of 11
rubber raring*. 1 he instrument continued to be |
ions of New York
th the courts, dis-
These were all re
ad been originally
rhey were certified
other eminent per
inea* and aerit of
;nded their con-
not presented
mpted to dictate
don of one person
feed, with tbe sole
xiset forth above,
an opinion to the
iiestioned in regard
lent abruptly with-
act. the names of
r not was gravely
DEATHBED INSURANCE.
ranoe ha* jus; occurred here which has scarcely,
if ever, been equaled in this phase of crime. Tbe I
person insured waif Daniel oehris, aged eighty- I
fire j ears a resident of this city lore number I
of sears. One of tne insurance |
speculators is a prominent citizen
lower end of the craaty aud c w “
not snppooed wouM
kind. The company t
wa- one cl a number
seciiou. aud the pc ...
do lies. The examiuing physician of the oom-
Dr. Yorger. of Pottstown, who I
le, and that it was
ire is no allegation
l them afterwards.
U ouc u.. Iinra, "**»
heretofore extensively figured in
“II it is him, hf h&s a scar on his b»ck
between his shoulders, shout ss big as a
ven-tH’tice, and he esn show yon hts
. .M.l !, wnll t.ll tliu twilk "
istci considerable mren* ss well as fame,
lie ad-ir ssed and married th» ia-ir.
She was the especial Inherits of Mrs.
Urertot), snd her dao(hter, Mrs. Wynn,
was the pet of society. This marriage
bronght Brewer more prominently into
aocicte, and his home was soon the cen
ter of "the elite of the villas* and parish.
He tv..s dectf.1 to the Icyislalore, and in
that hod* became prominent and intln-
ential. He was a lesions and some
tl.onpht an nnscrnpolons partisan. This
seal and dererkm to party, however, aug
mented his influence with his Farty, and
now that was in the ascendant, not only
in the Bed river region, bnt the entire
state, and brewer waa the rising man of
the party.
It was in the iegi.datore 1 erst met
Brewer. We were (>otitk>el opponents,
and not unfrequen'ly aotagon red each
other in dispute. On one cccaston this
antagonism warmed into auger. When
it escaped from Brewer that he wsa a
Gectgtan, and in kinJneet said, “such
traiihis attachment to the dear old state,
e*
that Gehris hod I
been'suffering fora number of years with eon-
sumpaoa ana also gangrene, nome of hts tors 1
were ready to drop off and his death was mo- I
men tartly expected Notwithstanding there facts, I
Dr. Yoigey and the y *—* 1
saying: »T hope you are not going to try to
make a fortune oot of me the lost day
1 have to live.” The Inzarance was finally agreed
u> uroa a promise to give the wife fire dollars
down sad a hundred on the death of Gehris.
Gehris died loot evening, the inrarance haring
t*ea effected oulj a few hoars before his death. I
Trie Sensation ml and tbe Indecent.
New Yotk Tribune.
A woman is reported as recently becoming
i discovered unfit
k’hat then was the
*rempiory rtep? It
[ by authority, and
he purpose was to
> vote as they would
uitivc lnt-. rference.
action of the *< sa
ted by the coasiitu-
senate exclusively,
n addition that,
president might^ta
de personal perqni
^aed of, not only to
( senatorial votes or
■eramol obligation*
high in station, the
land degr*ding,and
x-1 the representa-
oatb and rtspec; for
ative power,
id sweeping execa-
avowals mat dis-
I a eon
question which
it and sworn duty of
tat we believe to be
Jgaed a position cf
iou which we helped
rcich we eanus.ly
eory tvowel by any
j:.s of public effitx-rs,
d that the senate is
back, ac J ii will tell the troth.'
At this announcement he grew pole,
and reqaeeted to see Mr. Thomas pri
vately, who was present. To him he
confessed the troth of his being Paschall,
and appealed to him for mercy.
“I was persuaded to this act of infamy
when I was too young to judge o: its
•normitv. I have ever since lived an
upright life—have built up an honorable
namj— have paid nearlv all the amount
oi the bill, and am reauiy to pay the bal- . -- .
\ tfoa ol the indecent is criminal.
Mr. Thomas was a feeling and a gener-
intn the East over. UustraUug a sensational swq
In a dap-trap weekly paper. Sae probably dra
not hare far to «o to "go eras/;” and the matter
is not very ietto-u But the
ten or twelve year*, who occKL
of eight, to whom with other* he i
how th* boy heroes ofthernry pt
dren cot and carve red Indian* and black brera
how th* boy heroes ofthsrnry revere lor
- m cut and carve red Indian* and black I
the plains, offers m re food for reflection. The
urerv.nre which lead* to sach crimes, and to
Otbera, sech a* weaving by boys to hoy fapls-
mentt to go hnuttng Indians in the west, ought
to come unlex the pr. scnpttoo cf the law. We
are oot certain that the pohaeaUau of ttris sort of
stuff I* not more dangerous and hurtful than
that ot the obscene papers which the society for
the prevention of crime aud the poatmaster gen
eral unite tu trying tosuptwres. Ornate*-7 the
publication of the eenaaiieanl la as moroLy
disreputable in the publisher aa tbe publics
I rt..-, <.»»>**- *—■— 1 —•
a Ooly about tso
that General Merritt
adorn, now secretary
of the deportment,
Memtt is. Another
a this advice wr s Mr.
A the interior. It ia
ter general from oar
t officer* were not
loa touching the
ct. but their sworn
s is none the less ia-
7 of the treasury and
to iu expiration, lees
Bd General Merritt
awn, and it is:
any citixin had
or that any official
the reason of f * -
Wasuixgtos, May 17.—The resignations
of Conkling and Platt are ell the talk every
where. Senator Conkling declined to talk
with reporters, saying he had expressed
himself freely in hi3 letter to tbe governor
of New York, but trusted friends of Conk-
ling called on him at "his rooms and he
talked freely to them. He waa severe in
his strictures upon the administration, and
denounced Rcbertson as a traitor to his
party. He went over all of Robertson'
conduct in connection with tbe Chicago
convention, and said that he would never
support a man who had bolted and fought
against bis party organization as
Robertson did then. Conkling expressed
to his friends entire confidcnce’of the re-elec
tion of both Platt and himself by the New
York legislature at the time when under
the constitntion the election can take place.
Conkling produced a lUt of the members
of the legislature and the classification of
their politics, to show that his re-election
is certain, and also Piat.’s, and said that he
would not go nearer Albany than New
York city; and that ho will be re-elected
without asking for it. He spoke
in bitter terms of the preside.t,
charging him with having violated his
honor. Conkling kaid he would regard
his re-election aa an indorsement
of his fight against Robertson and a rebuke
to the administration, but that what *-
more important, his re-election, will be
commission to him as an independent anti
administration senator; that he appeals
his party representatives on the issue '
tween him and the administration, and
t.‘ election will authorize him to! fight tl
a-iministration to tbe end of ita terra, and
s’.rike in a blow wherever he can get a
cbfiuce. He declared his purpose to make
war on tbe administration from tbe date
of Lis re-eiection. He expressed the belief
that tbe aonate will remain in aesslon until
he comes back. A'friend remarked that
the se: ate would adjoura thri week. Conk
ling said that he thought not; that the
democrats were now in the majority and
wonld be shrewd enough to continue tbe
9*ri*s:ou to give a chance to open hia aggres
sive warag&irst ihe preeidenL Walking
and down the room Conkling spoke of i
president a* another Hayes, said the repub
iican party was disgusted wi h this sorto;
president; tha: the continuation of Gar
field in his treachery towards republicans,
would make tbe party solid for a stalwart
like Grant, and would result in
presidential convention nominating Gran*,
or acme man like him, who, as Conkling
saw, can always be found when
wanted by the republican party on
all occasions. Conkling made the
third term quite prominent in talking with
h ; s friends, and spoke of fcis fight as the
beginning of the contest foi the defeat in
1884 of Garfield, acd tbe nomination of
sc.me determined stalwart. Conkling re
ferred with seme bitterness to the action of
the republican senators iu not standing by
him. For more than three hours ConkliDg
remained in his rooms, receiving and talk
ing with triends who called.
The president, when spoken to about the
matter, said that he was advised of the in
tention to resign and was prepared for iL
He said that Conkling’s action did not in
the least disconcert the administration;
that the sun will rise and set the same as
hen Conkling waa a member of the sen-
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Nxw York, May 16.'—It was my duty to
telegraph to Georgia about two years ago
first news of the coop d’etat by which
Colonel E. W. Cole, the railroad king of the
south, was dispossessed of hia system.
to-night wire the first details of a much
vaster and more comprehensive trade by
which the “king comes into his own again.”
You will receive by the press the follow-
intelligence that Colonel Cole has,
through a syndicate, purchased the East
Tennessee and Virginia system, em*
bracing the Memphis and Charles
ton and Selma, Rome and Dalton
roads and- the Macon and Brunswick.
The details of this trade have just been
closed, although the contract was closed on
Saturday at 5 o’clock. The syndicate that
backs Colonel Cole is composed of strong
men, aud men who have the highest confi
dence in hi9 ability and in the vast system
proposes. Mr. George I. Seney. the
philanthropist so well known in Georgia, is
one of the leaders of the syndicate, and ex
presses much interest in Georgia and satis
faction thathe is now thoroughly identified
with her development.
Colonel Cole says to-night: • “You may
promise your people the road between
Atlanta and Macon will be running by;the
first of January. I will have a road from
Atlanta to Rome direct running by the first
of March. I could have the road from
Rome to Macon through Atlanta running
by January, except that there is a little
heavy work between Rome and Atlanta
and will show yonr people, however, the
fastest railroad building all the way
from Rome to Macon that they
have seen in some time.”
Colonel Cole leaves New York for Atlanta
to-morrow night, and upon his arrival will
at once put the entire line nndei contract,
and will have a number of forces of hands
work as soon as the bidsjean be received.
He cays he most have the trains running fn
January next and will do so. This will
virtually give Atlanta two new lines, one to
Macon and one to Rome. An
immense depot for the lines, and
shops for the hands will b9 built as soon as
Colonel Cole can reach Atlanta and deter
mine on the site.
Colonel Cole is now in actual possession
: the entire system of roads embraced in
the purchase, the transfer having been
made on Saturday evening.
A contract was closed to-day for eleven
thousahd tons of steel rails, to be delivered
Brunswick, commencing November 1st.
It is understood that Mr. Wilson, who
retains an interest in the syndicate, but
none In the management of the road, will
go to Europe for his health. Colonel
McGhee will, probably, remain with the
system.
It may not be out of place to remark
that the Georgia Western is jost as certain
to come as these roads are. H. W. G.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
New York, May 17.—The syndicate now
backing Colonel Cole is composed largely
of the same men who subscribed thirty
million dollars to build the new line from
New York to Chicago. They have been in
consultation oil day, closing the various
construction contracts, and finishicg;the
details of the new Georgia railroad schemes.
Colonel Cole leaves for Atlanta on Wed
nesday night, when the work will be started.
Colonel Maddox end ex-Mayor Calhoun
•e due here this morning from Atlanta,
when the actual transfer will be made of
the deeds and charter of the Georgia West-
u railroad to General Gordon.
General Gordon leaves for Atlanta next
week, and promises rapid work on the Geor
gia Western.
He will have the stock of his road on the
exchange list in les3 than two weeks. The
governing committee of the New York
stock board has approved it.
President Wadley, of the Central railroad,
. here, and is said to be arranging to di
vide tbe Ocean steamship company’s stock,
about $4,000,000, to tbe Central stockholders.
This will be 60 per cent stock divide.
JOHJf v., 39.'
Ye search the Scrip • Search the scriptures:
tures because In them for in them ye think ye
ye have eternal life, and have eternal life: and
they are they which ! they are they which te*-
teswyofme. -lily of me.
JOHN VII., 58.
Jesus said unto them,! Jesus said unto them.
Verily, verily. I say .Verily, verily, 1 say
unto you, Before Abra-unto you. Before Abra
ham was bora (or come , ham was, I am.
into existence), 1 am.
JOHN X., 10.
And other" sheep It And other sheep I
A LAUGE FIRE
THE CITY OF NASHVILLE IN ASHES.
> flock, I there shall L
one shepherd. [aud one rbephe rd.
JOHN XVII., 24.
Father, for that whfehl Father, I will that they
thou hast given me. also, whom thou hast
given me.
John xvi., 15, 16, 17.
Simon son ot John Simon, son ol Jouas.
[The same in each verse. 1!
i
And the Lord ad<
them day by day those , the church dally
that were being saved, should be saved.
ACTS VIII., 4u.
[Entirelyomitted.] Therefore they that
i" !*ere scattered abroad
Vent everywhere
•preaching tbe word.
ACTS VIII., 37.
And Philip raid. If’ And Philip said. If
thou believest with all thou believest with all
thine heart. thou!thine heart, thou
mayeeL lOmit the rest Lmayest. And he an-
lowered and said, I be
lieve that Jesus ChrUt Is
, the Son ci God.
ACTS XVII., 23.
For as I passed by end; For as I passed by, and
beheld your devotions, beheld your devotion?,!
I found an altar with>found an altar with this
this inscription, To an inscription. To the un-
unknown god. What known God. Whom
therefore ye worship an -; therefore ye ignorantly
knowing, this declare I worship, him declare 1
unto you. i unto you.
ACTS xxiii., 9.
And there arose a; And there arose
great cry; and the great cry; and t
scribes that were of the'scribes that were o! t
pharisees’ part aro^e, pharisees’ part are ,
and strove, saving. We and strove, saying. We
find no evil in this man;, find no evil in this man:
but if a spirit or an an- but if a spiritor an angel
gel hath spoken to him. hath spoken to him,let
[Omit the rest.] !us not fight agalnit
God.
acts xxvi., 5M-29.
Destruction of Four Blocks of Fin* Buildings—
Over Half a Million Delian Loss—Louis
ville S-nding Her Engines Over—
Communication Out Off.
THE PRINCESS STEPHANIE’S TEARS.
Why She Wept nt Her Marring# With tbs
Grown Prince of Austria—Enamored
of a Youag American—Weep
ing Amid Festivities.
with a load voice. Paul,
thou art mad; thy much
learning turueth thee to
madness. But he sold.
I am not mad, aostex
cellent Fes ms; bm
speak forth the words of
And aa he thus spake
for himself, Feetus said
with a loud voice, Paul.
Ide thyself;
ling doth
make thee mad.
Aggrippa said unto
Paul, with but little lievest.
effbrt thou wouldst per
suade thyself to make
me a Ohristain; but
P*ul said, 1 would to
God that whether with
little effort or with
much, not thou only,
me this day, might be
come such as I am, ex
cept these bonds.
probation,:ence, and experience.
A difficulty ta taid to be found in the
terms in 'the lease of the South
western railroad which provides
that whenever the Central road
divides the stock, the accumulation
assets to its own atdtkhoidera, it shall
divide the same to the Southwestern stock
holders in the proportion of 8 to 10. This
makes about twelve million dollars instead
of seven million dollars to divide the
Ocean steamship stock between. If this
difficult v can be evaded, the stock dividend
is said to be sore.
went to see George Alfred
Townsend to-night. He said,
sum up Conkliug’s attitude as that of a
prisoner to be nung in the morning,
but who commits suicide the night before.
His only hope is that if he didn’t cat his
throatgaerp enough to kill him he would
catch some sympathy ou execution day.”
cept these bonds.
HOMANS V., 4
And patience, probax, And patience, expert-
" — — iwssee,—■* *
I hope.
HOMANS VIII., 7
Thou shall not lust.! Because the carnal
because the carnal!mind is enmity against
mind is enmity against! orod: for It is notsubject
God: for It is not subject to the law of God,
to the law of God. neither indeed can be.
neither indeed can be. |
HOMANS VIII., 29.
Because whom he' For whom he did foro-
foreknew, them healso know, he also did pre-
forcoretained to bear;destinate to beconferm-
the likeness of the ed to the image of his
imsgeofhlsSon,thathe';Son, that he might be
might be tbe firstborn!firstborn among many
among many brethren.;brethren.
1. CORINTHIANS IV., 4.
For I know nothing For I know nothing by
against myself, etc. myself; yet am I not
hereby justified; but he
:that judgelh mo is the
Lord.
1. CORINTHIANS XVL, 22.
If any man loves noti If any man loves not
* * * t him be the Lord Jesus Christ, let
he Lord,him be Anathema; the
cometh. 'Lord cometh.
I. CORINTHIANS i., 18-20.
But as God is faithful; But as God Is true,
_ar word toward you ta our word toward you
not yea and nay, for thejwaa not yea and nay.
H.W.G.
THE NEW BIBLE.
Rome of the Differing Points Noted.
The following collation of texts gives the
leading .passages in the Bible that have been
changed, the new version being on the left
of the column, and the common version
the right.
LUKE xi., 2, 3,4.
And he said unto: And he said u^__
them, when ye pray, say them, when ye pray, say,
Oar Father, hallowed be.Our Father which art in
thy name; thy kingdom .heaven. Hallowed be
come; give us day by thy name. Thy kingdom
dayour dally bread, and,come. Thy will be done,
forgive our sins, for we as ioi heaven, so In earth,
ourselves ah© forgive: Givens day by day oar
every one that is indebt- daily bread.
* —** '"■* 1> And forgl'
1 every one that Is indebt
ed to ns. And lead
not into temptation;
[deliver ns from evil.
LUKE XVL, 8. 9
And the Lord com-' And the Lord com*
mended the nnjust stew-mended the anjastrtew-
** .... ard, because he had done
wisely; for the children
of this world are in ttu'
generation wiser th
the children ol light.
Make yourselves friends,
by means of the Mam
mon of unrighteousness,
that, when it fail, they
may receive you into the
eternal tabernacle, or ieeiwj
the tabernacle ol the;inghabl
ages. i
LUKE XVI , 23.
And in Hades, he lift- And in hell he lifted
ed up his eyes, being in up his eyes, being tn tor-
torments, and seeth meat*, and »*eth /’—
Abraham afar off, and asm afar off; and
Lazarus In his bosom. eras ia hia bosom.
luxe xvm, 13.
And the publican.
when ye fail, they may
ooa man, Andm the kindness of h» hour* | Beanett? rTKy nC h American, has settled
withdrew the prosecution. For this gen- . former residence ol Henij wnohas had'no training or'pcaiaon,'an i who
erois act Paschall purchased and P 1 ^ ! iy „ at Pan. and h.s extravagances, made cannot be said to have say *pectal fitness for i»
senr-id to Mr. Thomas a costly watch, and l; ^ t ih e ownership of millions, have
left the state, to return to hia home And , Ddt in any degree damaged Pau.” Bonan* ^
familv. AM theee facta preceded bun, Mackey is also at that famous European • tbM wo .-ds: “The cim service can never be
and he found only one to receive him j watering place, with his wife, diamonds, \ pisaedee asartsfacawT Usii until it is regulated
with open arms and a devoted beArt—hfa ! daughter and alL oythe low lor the good ol tbs serrics itself; for
And the publican,
-tandiog alar off. wou.d
not Uf tup so much as Qi*
heereu, but
his breast.
to me the sinner.
JOHN i, 4.
In him Is life, tnd the In him
A letter from General Grant shows that
he «vmpa;hizea with Conkling in the Gar
field’ fight, and the evidence is plentiful
that thfcJGrant crowd follows Conkling with
unanimity.
Among tbe New York city republicans
to-r.: ;Lt, there is about an equal division,
end the bitterest talk It is thought that
Conkling and P a*t will be reelected by the
legislature with lit tie opposition. President
Garfield is said to prefer this as a possible
palliation. There is, however, a growing
feeling in favor of making a straight out
gjjht against the malcontent?, and the put
ting up of Fenton and Robertsoa as the
administration candidates for the senate.
With a solid democretic vote they could be
elected. Platt ba* merited and receives
universal contempt Dragged into tha
senate bv Conkling he is now dragjed oat
with now grievance except that his boas is
mad* It is said that he had to trade with
Robertson for his firot election and then
broke his pledge.
standing afar off; wonld
not lilt up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, hut
-mote upon his breast,
saying God be merciful
u> me a sinner.
life; and
life Is the light of men. : the life was the light
.men.
JOHN L, 2.
He came to his own. He came to hia own.
home for possession, and and his own received
his own people received him not.
him no-
JOHN IU , 10.
Jesus answered and Jeans answered and
unto him. Art thou said unto him. Art thou
the teacher of Israel.,a master of Israel, and
and knoweet cot these! knowest nnt
things? things?
JOHN iv., 6.
Now Jacob’s well w**' Now Jacob’s well was
there. Jeraa was sittlxis tnere. Jesus therefore,
there by the well, andh being wearied with his
was about the sixth Journey, sat thus ou the
hour. *ed: and It waa about
[die sixth hour.
JOHN IV., 27.
And upou this came And upon this came
but speak forth the
words of truth and so
berness.
For the king knoweth
of these things, before
whom also I speak free
ly: tor I am persuaded
that none of theee
things are hidden from
him; for these things
are not done in a corner.,
the prophets? I know King Agrippa, bellev-
that thou believest. But eat thou the prophets?
I know that thou t
Then Agrippa said un
to Paul, Almost thou
perauadest me to be a
thou, but also all that
also all that bear hear me this day, were
****"■ both almost, and alto
gether such as I am,
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Nashville, May 17.—The fire this morn
ing was the most destructive that has
occurred in Nashville for many years Com
mencing in the oil and paint establishment
Warren Bros., corner of Warren
and Church streets, it spread
rapidly north, east and west till
thirty-four buildings were consumed. The
new marble front Noel block, on Church
street, of eight three story buildings, in
cluding the beantifnl new office of the
Western Union telegraph company, with
all ita valuable equipments, is in
ruins. The fire in thi3 direction west
struck across an alley destroying two old
buildings occupied as restaurants and club
rooms, and with great difficulty the Max
well house aud intervening block were
saved. On the opposite side of the same
street the wholesale liquor houses of Ryan &
Ryan and Pierce, Hopkins & Lawrence,
adjoining the American office, were de
strayed, together with the small intervening
buildings. The roof and cornice of the
American building were partially
burned, but the main damage to
this building and its contents was
from water on the machinery, paper and
newspaper tiles. Sweeping east along
Church street, the fire destroyed Dickens's
wholesale liquor house aud tbe warehouse
of Cherry, O Conner <5; Co., and some smaller
buildings. Moving north along
College btreet, the furniture bouses of Phil
ip Schneider and Atwell & Snood, and a
mattress and china store, adjoining the
buildings on the west side of College street
occupied as a storage room by Weekly &
Farren, and several smaller buildings, were
destroyed. The estimated loss is near a
half million dollars. The insurance does
not exceed $200 000
Cincinnati, May 17.—The:© is no wire
from here to Na&ville. Louisville has a
wire. The Maxwell house, American news
paper office and the Western Union tele
graph office are burned. The mayor of
Nashville has telegraphed Louisville that
there is danger of the whole city burning.
Louisville is sending fire engines. No fur
ther particulars ore obtainable just now.
Nashville, Tenn.. May 17.—A fire caus
ing the lovs of $500,000 occurred here at 10
o’clock this mominc, taking in the Western
Union telegraph office, in the Noel block,
among the first buildings destroyed, and
cuttirg off all communication by wire.
Tbe fire commenced in Warren Brothers'
paint house, igniting and consuming
Phillip Schneider's furniture store; At
well & Sneed, furniture; H. Miller,
mattresses; P. Blumenthal. china war?;
the Noel block, northeast corner of Church
and College streets, valued at $70,000; the
American office, partially burned; Cheat
ham & Pearce, whisky house; Ryan & Ryan,
whisky bouse; the penitentiary ware rooms;
George A. Dickef, whisky house; M. 8.
Hyar, (£g house, and a large number of
smaller buildings, including one-half of
each of four squares.
GEORGIA POLITICS
, . ihy
and Timothy, was not vanus and Timotheus,
i and nay, but In him; was no
yea, for how many In him
ver be the oromises| Fora
of God. in him is the yea,; God in him are yea, and
the glory of God through i
** I •
II. CORINTHIANS II., 15.-
For we are unto God s: For we are onto God a
eevior •A Christ In 'sweet savior of Christ, In
<m ten*. ;.ro being them that are saved, and
ved and in them that!in them that perish,
are perishing.
II. COBINTHIANS IV., 6.
Because it is God that: For God, who corn-
said light shall shine onttrumded the light to
of darkness, who shined!shine out of darkness,
lo onr hearts to give thei hath shined in oar
light of the knowledge bcarts,to give the light of
of the glory of God in the knowledge of the
the face of Jesus Christ | rlory of Goa in the face
of Jesus Christ
For ye .
ian bring you into:bring you Into bondage,
bondage. I
EPHESIANS VI., 24.
Grace be with all them Grace be with all them
that love our Lord Jesus that love our Lord Jesus
Christ inuncorruptness. Christ in sincerity.
Amen.
PHILLPPIANS in , 20, 21.
citizenship is. For our conversation
in heaven from when cells In heaven; from
also we wait for a8*vior. I whence also we look for
the Lord Jesns Christ i the r-avior, the Lord Je-
wbo shall transform tne sue Christ;
body of onr humiliation Who shall change onr
that it may be conform- : vile body, that it may be
ed to the body of his fashioned like unto his
glorv. glorious body,according
to the working whereby
he is able even to subdue
• 'all things unto himself
PHIUCIANS IL, 13.
For it is God which For tt is God which
worketh in you both to worketh lu you both to
will and to work so his will and to <lo of his
good pleasure. good pleasure.
n. THE8SALONIAN9 I., G.
If so be that it taa Seeing it is a righteous
righteous thing to wish thing with God to re-
Uod to recompense af- com penes tribulation to
flietton to them that them that trouble yon.
afflict you.
i. timothy in., 16.
And without contro- And without contro
versy, the pillar and! verzy great is the mys-
rround of the truth taltery of godliness: God
the great mystery of: was manifested in tbe
Godliness who was man- ; flesh, justified in the
lfestedin the flesh, jus-;Spirit, seen of angels,
tifled in the spirit, seen 1 preached unto Gentiles,
of angels, preached un- believed on in the world,
to the gtntiles. believed;received up Into glory,
on in the world, reoeiv ,
ed np into glory.
HEBREWS IL. 9.
Dlscnued from tho Federal Capital.
Special Correspondence Constitution.
Washington, May Id.—Tho latest politi
cal device of the Georgia republicans is re
ported to be a plan to remove Pledger from
the chairmanship of the state central com
mittee. Pledger is kr-own as one of the
brightest of tbe colored politicians in
Georgia. He defeated Bryant for the posi
tion he now holds in the convention held
at Atlanta a year ag.> v.hen the negroes
seemed to open their ey es to the injustice
which they had long endured and literally
took charge of things. This policy was not
opposed by their white allies at home nor
has it met favor in Washington.
When Pledger was here he wai
not accorded any such consid
eration as his official station
should have guarantee! for him.
negro who came here from Georgia was
treated as he had a right to respect. And
here waa put on foot the scheme to remove
Pledger from the chairmanship. He and
his friends left Washington feeling that
they had been the victims of political
coqueting, if not of positive deceit.
If the new pian to lessen the power of the
negro in the republican ranks succeeds, it
will combine with the other maltreatment
bestowed on tbe colored man to show him
that the republican party is no place for
him.
Reports from Atlanta as well as infor
mation gathered here are contra
dictory as to the proposed
changes in the offices of district attorney
and collector of revenne. One rumor is
that Itaum has asked that Andrew Clark be
let alone until next winter when he will
resign. Another says that Clark’s removal
has been determined upon and that this is
only a trick to defer the evil day. But
Clark’s friends declare that he ia ail right
and that Jndge Bigby has recently declared
that he will not go into a plan to place him
self in Clark’s present position. Mr Chap
Norria, ot Atlanta, however, writes to a
friend in Washington that Judge itigby
lias told him of his intention to apply
for the collectorship. In all this mass
of alleged authority tbe truth is hard to
descry. I think the whole matter is un
settled yet, though the indications are that
Bigby will be made collector and Atkins
will take hia place as district attorney.
Rumors of Raum’s weakness with the ad
ministration are circulated freely. The
strongest one I have heard comes from
General Hawley, who, perhaps, is nearer
the administration than any other mar !_
the senate.
The utter defeat of Conkling in his c,
paign against the administration kaa
(laagered his friends who are in prominent
p^itiors. Raum bas lo3t heavily by iL
A curious story was whispered in Aus
trian court circles relating to the sudden
outburst of emotion by' the Princess Ste
phanie at the critical moment of her marri
age and gives as the explanation of that sen
sational incident a story which sounds like
romance, but which, its relators affirm, is
correct in every essential particular. Brief
ly told, it is this:
The princess had been carefnlly, perhaps
too carefally, brought up in seclusion by
her parents, and she was constantly
watched over with great solicitude. She
very rarely saw anything of the world out
side her own home, aud her visit to Paris
with her father at the time of the late expo
sition was the first and only occasion on
which she had visited any capital save
Brussels. But * while at Pans,
by an accident or through the
momentary inadvertence of her
father, she met an American gentleman.
She and her father were in Paris incognito,
and were living in a quiet manner at a not
over-pretentious hotel. The American,
ignorant of the real name and rank of the
young lady, 'but charmed with her beauty,
grace aad simplicity, fell quickly in love
with her. Seizing an opportunity one
afternoon when the princess was for a mo
ment separated from her father, who
was busily engaged in examining
some machinery and she waa
stauding in an adjoining alcove, the
Americau told her who he was, explained
in a very few words that he possessed wealth
in abundance and an unsullied name; told
her that he admired and loved her, and
asked her permission to speak to her father,
whom he presumed to be only a well-to-do
manufacturer or merchant, and solicit from
him the privilsge of paying to her hia ad
dresses, in the hope of winning her affec
tions and making her his wife. The prin
cess, to whom all this was like a dream,
knew not what to reply; and seeing her
hesitation, the American renewed his pro
testations and pressed Uis suit with such pas
sion that the princes®, becoming alarmed,
and catching a glimpse of her father in the
distance, hastily tied to him. A few in
quiries on the part of the American soon
afterward disclosed to him who was the
young lady; and this disclosure put an end
to what hopes he might have entertained.
Upon the return of the king and princess
to Belgium. however, he followed
them, not with any intention
of thrusting himself upon the
voung lady, but that he might occasionally
nave the gratification of seeing her at a
distance when she appeared in public. This
gratification he did receive more frequently
than he had hoped, and his passion deep
ened. The princess was not unaware of his
presence, and something like a romantic,
although wholly hopeless, affection sprang
up between the two. After the announce
ment of the betrothal of the princess to
Prince Rudolph, the Americau disappeared
from Brussels, not, however, without
first seeing Stephanie once more as she was
driving with her mother through the park
in Brussels. But ou her journey to Vienna
she saw his face at different stages of the
ourney, and, according to tbe story as told
by one of the ladies-in-waiting, the melan
choly and despair manifested by the hand-
tome American afflicted her. She saw him
at Schonberg, and then imagined that she
should never again tee him. But it appears
he found his way into the church of the
Augustines, and occupied a place near the
left side of the altar. It was when happen
ing to raise her eyes in that
direction the princess met his gaze that she
broke out into that fit of hysterical weep
ing which for some moments interrupted
the ceremony. When,somewhat lecovered,
she looked again toward the place he had
occupied, he had disappeared. Nothing that
happens in court circles in Vienna is long
concealed, and long before midnight that
night this story was oeing told in the salons
of the palace. The American is said to have
left Vienna for Paris that evening.
The Viennese read with great interest the
descriptions of the trousseau which the
Princess 8tephame brought with her. It
had been exhibited at the royal palace at
Brussels, and the descriptions of its fairy-
like materials, and tbe exquisite works of
art in gold and silver embroidery and laces
of marvellous delicacy, were most exciting.
Bat him who wsa made
ed with glory and honor
'er that he
of God,
But we see Jeaua, who
wan made a little lower
than the angels for the
wc-ccan account of the snfferlng of death,
suffering cf death crown- crowned with glory and
* * ^ honor that he by thr
graci oi God shoul<
ate death for every
taste death for alL
HEBREWS IL. 16.
For verily he helps not; For verily he took not
angel*, but it is the seed on him the natnreof an-
of Abraham that he,gels; bat betook on him
help*. the seed of Abraham.
THEATRICAL ITEMS.
bis dtaciptes, and i
thou with her?
hia disciples, and l
veled that he talked
with the woman: yet no
man said. What seekest
- thou for? or. Why talk-
eat thou with her?
John v., 3. 4.
In these lay a great: In these lay a great
multitude of impotent jmuritade of impotent
folk, of blind, halt, folk, of blind, halLwith-
withered. [Omit the ered. waiting for the
rest.l moving of the water.
; For as angel went
idows at a certain season
.into the pool, and troc-
.bled the water:wbosoev-
er then first after the
troubling of the water
(Stepped in waa made
fwhoM of whatsoever dia-
1 ease he.' ‘
Balvina takes home to Italy fo0,000 for his
American work.
Katie Putnam is playing through. Montana.
Frank Chanfrau will build one of the hand-
Amid all the bridal glories one table in the
middle of the hall was heaped up
with linen and household goods,
which attracted the attention
of the ladies. It may interest lady readers
to know that the chemises are fringed with
costly lace and with lovely bosoms of artis
tic workmanship. Then there were jackets,
corsets, jupons, handkerchiefs, fichus, cra-
vates and other most charming objects nec
essary to tbe feminine toilet • Near these
were costlier presents of dresses and jewelry.
The bridal dress was of the traditional
cloth of silver, richly ornamented with
embroidery designs representing oak, laurel
and rose branches, intertwined with bou
quets o! orange blossoms, tbe whole, both
for design and harmony of coior, forming a"
robe such as connoisseurs declared was
never seen before. The waist and arms
were decorated with delicate silver lace,
the train oi the same material as the robe
and embroidered to match. It was four
metres long and four wide. The bouquets
and designs in high relief on the train have
occupied many industrious hands for over
three months. Tbe queen of the Belgians
wore a dress at the wedding which waa
composed of azure velvet, the train with
rich silver embroidery, falling over a
similarly embroidered underdress of dead
blue satin. It was very tastefully decorat
ed with silver lace, and tue draping and
arrangements of this matchless robe were
such as to send those who have seen it into
ecstasies.
The Cotton Exposition.
New Orleans Democrat.
Our people, and especially the great corpora
tions which represent tbe cotton interest must not
forget. In the pressure of more immediate events,
the cotton exposition fixed to take place at At
lanta next November. This important affair has
enlisted In the effort for ita suooess, not only tho
cotton producing community, but every industry
relating to the manufacture, handling and mark
eting of that enormous crop. The idea of the
projectors of the Atlanta exposition is to promote
uew and improved methods of fanning, open up
freah avenues of profit, develop and perfect new
forms of preparation for market and, generally,
to enlighten and aid and encourage every depart
ment of industry connected with cotton. Such a
scheme, intelligently and energetically carried
out cannot fail to exert a powerful influence for
good. It is in good hands, and needs now only
S pathy and co-operation of those for whose
benefit it is designed. We feel sure that
ipathy aiid co-operation will be furnished
In overflowing measure©.
New Orleans Democrat-
The Atlanta cotton exposition ht daily growing
in *ize. It was originally intended only to ex
hibit cotton prod acts and manufactures, but the
liberal manner in which the exhibition fund was
subscribed to in the north and west and the greet
interest shown iu the exhibition, have persuaded
the managers to somewhat enlarge the scope of
the display. There will be, for inatanoe, a special
building (or the display f f the mining resources
of the Piedmont country. It has further been de-
somest theaters in New York.
Mas Victosia Betmolds, of Bice's Surprise
Party, has left the stage and will msxry
Jamauschek’s stage kbses are said to be mod
els of strength and propriety.
Lotta retires to I*ke George after the season
closes.
Coup is out with a four ring circus this season.
He will travel the star routes.
Madame Oesstke for singing six times at the
Few York musical festival receives 86.000,
Buffalo Bill has left New York for his r.tnebe
in the northern portal Nebraska. His season has
boena prosperous one, having netted him nearly
Sara Beenhaeot is building a rammer cottage
at Saint Adresre. a seaside suburb of Havre. The
situation is singutariy beautiful, and when com
pleted, her little palace will be one of the lead
ing attraction;- “
turesqae villas.
This is one ol ibe least evident results o!
tbe futile frerzy of the New York
To the most casual observer in Washington
signs of great disaffection are apparenL
Conkling ia bitter.determined and vengeful.
Uis party friends in tbe senate have es
poused his cause with a zeal which betokens
continued animosity to the administration.
Everything points to trouble ahead. Blaine
has proven so strong that tho wavering ele
ments of his party are fast flocking to him,
cad there is a large faction in New York
which has heretofore ineffectually opposed
the boss but now that it feel3 the adminis
tiation at ita back will fight him with con
fidence of success. The leaven is
working. No one who knows Conk-
ling’s pride, power and courage
can suppose that one defeat will crush
him. He will continue to be a thorn to
the administration.
Even the democrats who thought it
would be best to hold up Conkling against
the administration admit that there will be
iu aoy event serious dissensions in republi
can ranks.
Auother hope of the democracy is based
on the weakness of their opponents in the
next house of representatives. They will be
almost without leaders while the democrats
have retained their best men irom the old
list to bs reinforced by a number of promis
iug recruits. The democratic leaders feel
that if they can gain at much in public
confidence during tbe Dext
session of cougre'.s zs they
have since the 4th of March they will be
quite ready to go before the country on the
eketious of 1882.
Yesterday Senator Gorman took
about half the senate up the river fishing.
The honorablea spent a delightful day but
not a very successful o^e in ao angler’s
view, as Governor Brown reports iL Mr.
Jouas caught a small, imprudent fish. Mr.
Morgan bang a monster but could cot land
him. Mr. Beck says he caught a lovely
shad, bat that Mr. Ingalls had bis glasses on
crooked and declared that he saw the Ken
tuckian fork hia victim out of a dip net
held by a darkey.
The senate will adjourn Friday or Satur
day. F. H. R.
“Uncle Be mas” Among the Philis
tine*.
The American.
The British PhUUtiniwn. a".out which Mr.
Richard Grant White discoursed most acutely
horticultural fair.
. _Jay ]
reached hereof the murder of a farmer named
Arnold ou (Saturday, who bvect near Black
Bpringa, Montgomery county. Arnold was plant
ing corn in the field when he was Kbot from behind
by some unknown azs&Hsin. who afterwards
knocked him in the head with a hoe. Arnold waa
found in the field the name evening dead. He
waa a sober, industrious farmer and was not
known to have any enemies.
The Elevated Railroad.
place noted for its p*c-
and amunngly In a recent Atlantic. Is a very
queer tning, and its manifestations ora almost in
numerable. A few weeks ago, for instance, the
faintest suggestion of any consciousness that
“Unde Bemue” was a humorous book. To the
Saturday Review it waa as serious a book aa Max
Muller’s “Chips from a German Workshop,” **
any other book of the kind.
not be appointed.
i order returnable on the
“ "ioo, directing the
i receiver should
Tbe Indicted Swindler*.
Philadelphia, May 18.—The case of the United
States vs. Black and others, indicted for con-
piracy to defraud the government by means of
* 1 —'i for the star route centra“ *-
iied until the next term
time to prepare for trial.
GEORGIA CROP AND FRUIT ITEMS.
The Irish potato crop of Stewart county la not
turning out well.
Stalk 8 of western com and northern hay coo-
tin ue to go to Walton county.
The wheat and oat crops of Walton county are
>oking well.
There is every indication of a i
apple crop in Lumpkin county.
Some of the corn in Lumpkin county is knee-
high. More acreage of corn planted than has
been for some yean.
The acreage la melons thia year along the line
of 9, F. and W. railroad, In round numbers,
1,500 acres.
Oats and wheat heading finely in Hall county- .
Excellent stands of cotton, corn, oats and
wheat in Hart county.
Oats, corn, cotton, cane, potatoes and grass
doing well in Brooks county.
Bomb farmers hard at work fighting green grass
to make cotton enough to bay dry grass ia the
coming spring-
The cotton crop In Floyd county is progressing
finely.
Emall grain crops in Baldwin county era fine.
Peaches, blackberries and plums promise an
abundant yield.
Mr. J. a McElroy, of Sumter county, bas 180
hilL* of watermelons. His vlnea are fonr feet
long and very luxuriant.
Mr. Patrick Bass, of Sumter county, has oot-
. n k.If . I.. kl.h _llk ' ’ - .
ton half a leg high with two squares <
stalk.
A great many sheep were killed in Irwin
county during the put winter by dogs.
Crop prospects in Campbell county are very
fine. An abundanosof Ail kinds of fruit, ftm.ii
grain crop* very promising and a fine stand of
cotton and oorn.