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W. H. Bfukt Imii'i Rif Baasllar
ratwata-Tt# Excites rau win.
FslWs* i? Oar Great Qreadfatfctn
Girt* :a aStukiiig Style.
Written lor The Constitution.
From 1785 aj* to 1 *35 ws* the titnllu
period tu Ihe history of Georgia. At the
cliwe of the war of the* revolution her
western border was the CtCMobee river, be
tow the southern ami western b^undarfe-
of Wl!ke* count / There were a few nettle
ti entit in what i i now Greece, Hancock and
AVunbln/ton rv.tiuu*-, Lut there was noth
inis *r *'i o.gen z"l rnmeot in any
lhf>»* rf;jn - um»i ,e- 1^-yo: <i that eaubliib-
f<1 L\ the •.» . on i >r.rent of their loha’ii
the 12th article of the treaty between the United
and Great Britain, of May 18th, 1871, and
brought for property alleged to have
oeen destroyed by the burning of Columbia on
the allegation that the city was wantonly firea
confederate officers on th. part f the claimants
and of Generals r-hermau, Logan. Howard, Woods
and other frderal officers on the part of the United
~ s all disallowed, all the
i advised that the
Sherman,
VOL. XIV.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 18S1.
that of Generals O c . .. _
Captain SUM Byers, Colonel J c auden
ned, Genera! W B ll&zt-u, Mr J hu D Pierce,
ieneral Charles B VV uda, Senator
W Osborn. Colt nel Maxwell
Woodhnll, Colonel John K Tour.cloite, Colonel J
C McCoy, Captain H W liowgato. General John
NO. 1.
K1IH* *: d 1
'• POp*alM<
• he Jjffrd
-a* pionee
pari
•isnJy ai d
and Chert
people, ar
ihtanaelvtt
I'ate. of Vi i
, and rapid 1
f\ had
>e enemies of the whiles,
un s animosity had not been appeaaed by
’he p**»ee between their late allies, the
Kngl:?h, and their white neighbors, the
Americans. Their incursions uoon the
frontier whiten were frequent and roost
(ernicioiis. imperilling every new settle-
merit, and ixft unfrer|uently riesiroying
them. They would !»<* found by no treaties-.
:.Btl oorticiou* of their strength, they feared
•very litre tin- hextrds incurred in these
forays aimin'! the feeble c.»mronniLm ex -
terrling over the coin.try. Turned these.
r«s,aired all the skill »r>d ssgaeiiy of
of compliment, and no or.e but the i
of it could produce ita eqnrt!:
v la twcen ] Executive Depakthewt. Milledgc
v, . a i 1 February 21*1, 1«26—Dear Sir: It t
* i be ungenerous, after you had filled to
n ! ad beer. { O flioes of trust snd honor, civ.l and
ad were a } tary, and all to the satisfaction r r
The Creea v*utt*e of your country, to deny >.
, the decline of life, the privilege to
ntitaerou* . f rom j oar military command I r
the war shown 1 notwithstanding the infirmities of
GORDONS ROAD.
ny THE NEW GEORGIA PACIFIC LINE.
any other cause,>bould deprive the public
of your ruefulness in any sphere of action
It is known tome that if your strength has
departed, your patriotism remains un
quenched; and that in any peril or .!■» ger
uiraatened to the country, we cau still
confidently appeal to that fir.-t of virtues
which baa never failed you in the w>r-t
of times, and which you will carry with
you to the grave. Your resignation is ac
cepted with a sincere hope that many days
of tiappineaa remain to vou.
Gao hoc M. Tbocp.
To Brigadier-General Black* hear.
General lilackbahear was a pres Iden
’ A Btrorg rsabiastion in Charge of ths Eater-
prize—Tu* Contract for ths Wkels Z<lae to
! bLt Next Week—What General
Gordon Bays—The Banquet.
;i he st»
Genera!
enter
early
remote fr«
compelled h» wrlf-i
protection. Each community
a leader upon whom all relied, and
whose authority afl r* apec.tr d. These un
dent oml their inUiion an*' with a (carle*
mil determined to fulfill it.
Amongst the**, none were more rjnspie
v*co.t or ita.." or - tfittioi- aMhwt«ftMiasil Dsertd
Blark*lie«r amt General I>avi*l Adams
The family of liiackshear was originally
< term an. I'hat *»f Adams whs Knelish.
Their nnceitoib mmigrut* d rat an early
day to North Carolina thence to Georgia
John Martin Franks and James Blacks’*Mar
and Phillip Miller, with a number of fol
lowers mine to America about 17.12 They
lands ft New Herne, the colony town
established «»» Norn* (Carolina by vn e Baron
IhUiaffsnrtid. As noon as '.hey could
willing ana | (j Ar oHnw, for vice-president, thus aiding in
,, ; displacing both tne elder and the younger
tswere generally I Adams from the executive office of preii-
-quenuy j ,i ftnto fthc United States. There v;asa vrry
i warm attachment existing between Gjv-
nm '] j ernor Troup sod General Blacks heir They
•urnews column bc-
Gordon corner to
upon the rapid
building of the Georgia Pacific
roa 1 with bis nands strengthened by the
addition of the Kicntnond snd Danville
corporation. While his original stockhold
ers were strung enough to push this road
through o! themselve?, wh'le the Rich
mond ai d Danville was strong enough to
have built an individual line for itself, and
while Atlanta would have liked to have
had two reads to tin coal fields, and both
won’-d probably have been dividend
payers— >.*<s can best think that the combi
nation of these two force* is a good thing
for all concerned. Atlanta will get r. well
built end finely equipped road to the coal
fields and beyond, as fast as money
road will not only
for raaoy years to
a gold min* to ita
mutually respected each other for the man ! build it—and this
iyand nobh^virtuee so conspicuous in the ; t < r Iipr(>s .
characters of both. This respect had mcl I ler I1C ',
lowed into an alTecticn rarely felt by man : corae - but W1>1 I 1
for his fellow man. It was an adorning and | stockholder*!.
oecntliul trait in noth of these men, wno j Titx*CojgtitvtiOxLas, therefore, nblhio;
in life wtire so dear to the people of Georgia ; , , ^ ... .
And which is now so gnite/ully rcnembeV-.i j ™-PUtu.auons all sroond this morn-
by every oue who knew them. General j »ng
Hlackshear was a member of the slate sen- ■ tier
1823. It was the legislature of that
the past two weeks organized the capita! » The genius which did inod toward framing the
necessary for the corstruction of a railroad i constitution was a southern 'man, Madison,
from Atlanta through Birmingham to th : [Cheets|. But this is not *U. : The south has
Black Warrior coal fields, and had expected | '/?“ e 22*
to construct the Mid line of r»ilro«d unde.- ; ^ ” tb*"Vth. and when’m, IrS)
th-* charter o: the Atlanta and A labs mi* was sj>eaking ot a line from Atlanta to the Mi*-
ra.irua J company. Within the past week. 1 eustopi 1 could not help thinking it
huwtvrr, the Richmond and Danville syn , cr0Ki
dicaie a-i.-I tiif. -lartr o' cani*ai<«t« ri*nrp ! which once w*s (« orgla i. [Cheers].
aica5ea.i l tne party ox capt.ai.sts repre ( Undcr the adnuniatmuon of Jefferaou we se
ed b) General Goruon had effected a . quire! the great territory beginning with Louis-
factory arrangement under which the 1 t juh and extending away to Oregon. In the
two parties wiil he merged, securing the J Mexican war which gave u* Tcxaa the great mi-
co-operation ot the combined capital of : {yrtty oisoldtertwerefroa^Gao^a, Al^amauid
each of these interests and obviating the j frjat aem gemm have done, andjitrike from the
Tren
rattle
a :*» pi.
fin
they ascended me
intry I
a hearty God speed for a'l the gen-
who nre concerned In the develop-
our city, stale and section.
had t /rvnglit with \
.r.p, clothing, pr
• m«. and -r.c.i
ha* 1 , twovnled for tin i
h *\ iiHini.*rnative on
Wltm indue M,.- ; .
full ..f l-rn" • »
Vbust p..
, and choking
Home” ""They
rk ii|M>n »-ach
year that elected Governor Troup, and it
wee th 4 : last election of governor bv the
legislature. The contest was a moet bitter
one, dividing the whole people into parties
a lio were in the extreme acrimonious in
their feelings towards each other. When
. ■ the legislature assembled,its canvass showed
1 h very doubtful majority for either party.
The leading men of Ihe state, and of troth
j fjriies.had assembled at Milledgevilie, an.l
every effort that men or party could make
■ was called into requisition by troth parties i m uu» paper u
Still the result remained in doubt to the I renUemen wereci*
I ( Hunting of the last ballot. The s**»nat
i convene*l in the representative chamber,an*
j to Ihe roll call of its secretary each memb -r I c ii i’hinixy,
i uriwe when his name was announced, and |
proceeding to the cq>*aker's desk deposited '
»L-"d in this City a week ago, appeared as "a dirire:-
paper
TheUrorvla I'srlfle.
::ci Jcdin T>. Gordon reached Atlanta yes-
on the Air-Line train,
vas met at the depot by a committee of
^ who welcomed him home and tendered
complimentary banquet at the Kimball
to night After gracefully signifying his
rou-c of this courtesy. General Gordon
•« io the capitol, where he at once filed a
incorporating the Ge*»reii Pacific railroad.
found taat the following
1 J<.hn B tiorden,
! a I. Buford,
.* Haskell,
i the company:
T M H Talcoit,
it W Perkins.
f.»seph Bryan.
ballot. Inthe-ame order
voted. During the voting tin* excite
was intense. The galleries* and lobbies
tilled to repletion. All were lisle, <
p:*ctation stood on tip tor. Thu
dollars bad been wagered on the rrtui
and passion seemed pent up iu bur-tii
hearts; and this was hushed into tn-mbli:
I been
nt had been made by
the strong'n of the latter enterpri-se ‘ *
ul'ed with that of General Gordon’s
been made by which
.be Bubraond snd Danville company had united
w lth him In the enterpri-e of giving Atlanta not
r>n)% a direct route to the eosl fields, but also a
* line to the MlMdiaippi river. He haid that
d Barbara an
neda.M: Bud
•mil she had t«
.<1 one dnu-dite
. ,v ' ti,r ! ballots, and the president of the aenau
r -y c, b ronaker of ihe bouse were the teilern.
e ineir oni? t„ok from the bat lh»!‘t»al!«»', aunoti
>r ci lo ii, lb«n handed it to the other r.i
,nl Vi \ ; placed it in another hat. There urro j the city and stale should
"■•‘f Uliuta; »■> w«a » .o»j.r.ty, ami alectc4. I '•***. .“Wit .*!
l m < When all but two balh»ts r „ i . i
poll stood 82 82, and there was a pai’se in ! th»t v
i he count. The next ballot was for Troup; ( Its ays
ihe last ballot lay upside down in the hat, J n » nfcW * r hi a qnesdon as to how
iml vm nnf vbihlMft ihi. >.rMi<l»n( ..f toi * arrangement wss brought about,
ami minol visible to tli« president oj tlie j Uenend Uon1 „„ ra:c!; . TflCIO ' bl . r e bf.:n
•naie, wm» was the tel.er,. heizingriie | negotiations pending for uloug time between roy-
constructiou of two lines of railroad
the same territory. All of the charters con
trolled bv both parties will be available and
it is likely that the old Georgia Western
charier will be used as far as the
line has already been graded, and the At
lanta and Alabama charter will be used for
the remaining portion of the line in Geor
gia. It is designed ultimately, however, to
consolidate the entire line from Atlanta to
the Mississippi river, and it was with this
view that the Georgia Pacific railroad was
organized Tuesday morning by the election
of the following officers:
General John B. Gordon, president.
Mr. A. 8. Buford, vice president.
The directors nre:
J. B. Gordon, of Georgia,
a. 8 Buford, president Richmond and Danville
mined oomvHUf,
T. M. R. Taicott, general manager of the
same company,
A. C. Haskell, president Charleston, Columbia
and Augusta railroad company,
Joseph Kr>an, of Richmond, and
H. WTPerkina, ofNew York,
—the last two representing also the R
mond and Danville syndicate.
£. C. Gordon.
C H. Phiulxy, president of the Georgia railroad
H. 1 J. n Jewe«, president New York, Lake Erie
and Western railroi.d, of New York,
•the last three representing the Gordon
syndicate.
By this timely and practical consolida
tion of the two partfe-. a very strong com
bination lias been effected, which will in
sure an early completion of this great line
to the Mississippi river.
the Sew President
BANQUFTTED AT THE KIMBALL HOUSE BY THE
BUSI1IESS MEN OF ATLANTA.
Tuesday night the citisens of Atlanta honored
Ge* Gordon, president of the Georgia Pacific
railroad, with a banquet at the Kimball home,
which was in every respect a worthy tribute to so
distinguished a citizen, and to the good cause he
represent* as president of th3 Georgia Pacific
railroad. The company represented the burin* t*
enterprise o! Atlanta in the presence of a large
number of her most prominent sons.
The following was on the tly-lcaf of the invi
tation.
: COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET j
GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON,
A FEARFUL CRIME
RAISES A SENSATION IN GREENVILLE
A Couple of Enemies Meet, Bjcom* E cosclled, and
Snbsfqtently One of Thejn Spools the
Other in the Back—Th# N-.w* frem
Ail Paris of the Sx:«.
-tap what southern patriotism like done, and how
little is left! [Continued applause.] I say these
things to show that wc have a right to feel at
home xu the uulou. [Cheers.] It is our union,
re will make It ours.
[Laughter and applause.] That was the highest
compliment one people ever paid another.
Think of the blood and treasure they spent to
keep us in the union! [Laughter and cheers.]
Do you suppose anybody would jight to keep New
England in -he union. [Laughter ] We are here
and must do toe best vre can to make the union
what It ought to be. We mtwt build our own
railroads and our own factories, i Above all, we
must raise our own supplies. [Applause.]
elaverv is gone—f rever gone. No people send
their thanksgiving to God more heartily than do
— *— **' ^ ’- ranee. [Applause] We no
icrgies henceforth in theorii
[Continued applause.]
The nest toast was ‘‘Georgia," and Judge
Bleckley responded in his own Inimitable style.
He said he would say little about Georgia,
for this was* a railroad Jubilee.
Maa has two great things to
contend with—time and space. He u going
through space. He is on it likefly on a wheel,
and ho crawls all oref it Ma* is started, and
you can i stop him. Tkw>w k-jr Rrew very
UMMS'.4*tlve altar •
the plaus we now have for railroads. He pictured
the day when tickets would be sold to Jupi
ter and Mars. But* time must be conquered,
too, and by-and-by somehow we will have
telegrams from to-morrow, and read the
events of next week. Said he: **I am
talking practical sense.” [Great laughter,J And
ho be went on in one of moe ^ delicious Bleck-
leain strains, so full of poetry and the magnetism
of the man. Concluding, he said: ‘‘I don’t care to
say anything about Georgia. She’s all right.
[Laughter ] When all these wonderful things hap-
peu cieoicut wiU.be there.” [Greatcheering aud
laughter, j The judge made one of the happiest
hits of the evening, as he always does.
In response
i. Mayor En„
express'd his confidence i
PRESIDENT OF T
E OKOltGIA PACIFIC S
akc Atlanta very mar the center of
questioi
rried with James
■ it M,h**rof eight
•1 child of this
i Black-hear, the
. by the rim he turned out the ballot
| iipori bis desk and exclaimed with in.-
i voice of Hlentor, ‘ Troup!" The
| scene that followed this nirroiince
| meat is indiscribable. The smothered
■ emotion of the multitude burst birth ns
• the eruption of m volcano. All order, all
dignity was lo*t. Shriek.-:, yells, tears and
laughter all mingled in the wild c mimo
, lion. Men rushed into each others arms;
desks were kicked over; roe**, rolled upon
thecar|*et, whilst deep and bitter cars***
, came from the opposition. This turmoil
: defied the power of the speak* r, ami c*»u
) turned for twenty minutes. When excite
ment tmd exhausted itself, and silei ee and
restored, General Blaoksliear,
III Il f HfMiin .i- Iv ,I.,i, v ,r., I, I wnrer were resioreu, uenerai »
ihe chief arvoi-i i vi’ixatmu-the culiivation l who h4 ‘ l rcmaincJ »*lent and atandiiip
• •f the •. |1 t.» I ‘r'l.Mil Hi. «i.i- fiav-i i ' B,n * dat the the turmoil, lifted his eyes he
... . •' 4,, * 1 * 14 c.i*»oi i.K.* tins iiaviu , r
Uon, by which I h
»ped t
• Hue itmt myself aud I
j projected. ""— —
tural allies ot that line ou the
ulber
line oflfreU thji i i
For wjme timt
tween xny*«!f
terxni on Which tht-y c
the Georgia Tacific.
mad* up my company
•ese gentlemen as to the
iiild become lnteristt d in
In the meantime x had
A few rtt
toy, only 13 i
February ’27
mgnally dele
ward heaven, and stretching forth
hands, said in a loud out-trembling voice:
"Now, Lord, I am ready to die *’ This wa?
wo th4 signal for the renewal of the extrava-
, ft , * * J gancies of joy in cheers and shouts from ail
e uvtie ui Mo*»re'*i creek Hn,u,u *- The crowd surrounded the ver er-
‘ |77»; w i the Torus a° l «* general, blessing and caressing him
t, d i’,v r.,.„-rRl II i until, overcome with emotion, with Lars
at n-aufords bridge ■ JI * r «M?*iUR down 1-is withered cheeks, he
again went to school sank u l'° h }» .chair, a uH saying
, which was hia last Subse
was instructed privately
ninths by a:i eccentric. .'scoL hman
lines Alexander t'amptietl IfIVg
btiglavy. This qu» er»y named Scotcbmai
their children and
Blackshear lamiiy.
General Hlack.-dica
of th:s Mugular n
ready to die.”
The character of General Blacksbenr was
I a straight edge. There was no obliquity of
morals in hia nature; and his soul, whin
| wool, had no taint of de-
! ceil or meanness in it. He was
f.hr nriKhbon'aeiit, » n 'P«' r sonaiion ol sincerity, anil truth
•m* of i|i». I Ho cam4 and located where he ever a'ter
■ice h«>«rd ' I'vei, and where he die*!, collected abou*
ntiecdotr \ ' lim ** * patriarch, hi*, family and his
lay even- I,e, K ,, ^ orp * These never abated in their
itiiitiU flu** »a, . I L*ve aud ronect for him to the latest hour
Lit...(his life It lwa been truthfully ssidof
aH i, 0 t| ' I him, he never (made an enemy, nor lost a
irritated him that I . I The qualities of head and heart
cad and t'pg’ed th« | raen *° hon-
s i”'
_i satiafactoryb-isis
wax rearned aud xhc arraugemeul w;ui made,
Uie Richmond and Danville people uking
a large amount of tu<k iu tbe UetugU Pacific
road. The demand for ti-i- htock had «1 ready
been so great that it w«a ah taken, and when
they coiac iu 1 hud to taw e down the amounts
taken by tuo onai.iai stiKrtchuldcns s* that they
could get what they wanted.
• Right ben*! want to ray what Is perfectly well
known to people ou the Mi-riarippi cud of the
line, but wiiat may not In* so well known here,
d that is, that to my brother, Major E. C. Go:
due perhni* more than to any other on
enterprise.
mnn the kucccm of this
•• * his makes a very st
•‘It does. The Rich
already demonstrated
thiscouu.ry, as yon
them to you last wee)
one «>f the atrongcat i
try.’’
; BY THE BCBINESS MEN OF ATLANTA ;
** KSTO PE*PETUA.” j
j U. 1. KfmbnII House,
: Tuesday Evening, June 7th, 1881.
The dining room had been prepared with tha -
taste for which Mr. 8c ville is famous, and when
the company entered the long tables presented
a tempting array. The Fifth artillery band had
been tendered a# a compliment to General Gor
d in, and while the guests were assembling dis
coursed a variety of lovely music in the arcades.
At 0:30 the procession entered the hall and in
a few minutes thereafter began the enjoyment
of the following:
MENU.
• Fresh Salmon, Spring Chicken, Lamb Chops.
j F.ELF.YES.
: Spiced Roulette of Beef,
Smoked Beef Tong xe.
ROAST.
: Chicken. Young Pig. Tame Duck,
Saddle of Mutton, Magnolia Ham.
MAYONNAISE.
: Lobsters, Chicken, Lettuce,
i Deviled Crabs, Sardines, Boned Chicken.
hear.
Mr.George Adair was called . ..
?oast to the early history of the Georgia Western.
He did it aa he of all men could, exuberant in
humor, and fairly careering through a rich har
vest of metaphor, he set the table aroar
with his * —**-*-•- —- *-
dinner spa
class kind.' ^
leave with
In his usual
Mr." Henry W. Grady text spoke, giving a bril
liant sketch of General Gordon, which wai
heartily applauded at several periods.
Mr. E. C. Gordon, brother of General Gordon,
called on by the chairman iu
)mplimentary manner. He responded and gave
glimpse s t the conception of the great scheme
which ro-ras now ripening to
modern railroad boom.
Mr. H. I. Kimball next answered calls, and in
good speech threw in a high tribute to General
' rdon as a true dcve‘
fr. E. P. Howell wi_
The Constitution, which had been hand
somely complimented.
Mr.N J. Hammond in that sylcof strong elo
quence which is peculiarly his own, made one
of the most ringing speeches of the evening.
Mr. Lamar Cobb, of Athens, in an able speech,
•leaded for the healing of all sectional dimerei
aud invoked the aid of prominent men i
commercial enterprises as thi surest means of
perfect peace.
v organized i i tbisc
rcUu*
the wo
Af
the
• ai in,.
i.iirixao ..I tiirx-'ymp .in i i „ ,
rfe.l, •<•• h*l • I’ - 5
nrl of survey in- «fcir'.l„i| n
. ”*'■ ! * x S ‘ 1 ’ .vhjp to hire
uvtUsinouH anil fr- >f((k , CArt , tuUy
mrinn^Ki ms <4MV ;| t winch
•»nln.imihr».^ i,„. T hcw nunjim
w j’n said, was the best school
they taught him self rel;
^ w to cncon.iterant! endure th.
Licider.. t » the settling, and sub
fallow iountry, i:» which he was >•
a ',»> perfo.m a most Uiqrortant part.
t;a \7.M lie re.noved to Georgia, acc mipa
roe.) by imwt of b*» relatives, and located
jn what is now Laurens county, where In
•coalinueil to reatde Haul his death. AI.
the family ot the ttiackshears were remark
ah.e for their energy, irera* veranr* and fm
gwlity. They never forgot tl
i h> ,
*• enerwl Dirck
d himself th.
He was
ving th**
. he alw
>mbine.i
a gentle urbanity of inani>ers fastened him
wuh hcoks of steel to all who come to know
him well. On the 4th of July 1837, hi
tne 74th year of his age, he died at peace
with all inen, and in the full hope of a
blissful eternity.
W. H. Sparks.
t.ubacixbed for—and the
e be scaled. The road will be
and Aberdeen
“When will the contract be let?”
"Tne whole line from this point to the Missis
sippl river will be under contract, you are au-
isay, just an soon as the papers cau be
French Rolls, French Twist,
KKI.IKHES.
L. aud P. Sauce. Tomato Catsup,
e perfected. The organization
hard.*!
Ttir Inlrrnatlounl Fnlr.
Austin, Texx«. Statesman.
The intore tin the approaching cotton t-xpo*i-
lion at Atlanta is increaidng all over tne country.
Columbns Times.
Atlanta has so many exp«wUious, c
! and "meetings" appointed
i that her own people wiil *
make room for outsiders.
people wiil have to I<
*r outsiders. Wonderful place, that
Atlanta i*'.
Chicago Tribune.
The International cotton exposition to be held
interesting
the pro>
of North Ca
lv and re.Vilim
.ion,- by Hir,-’
>rs of . uourn
M-' a'amhI nnc-
r the
Y.u*
of ih*
ckslienr
vhen th*
li e farui
nirul and
. ' f* -
■ event The exhibition is desertta*d
. pvetua "as th# first world's fair ever held iii th
south 1 But it is hardly so much as that. It is
rather, wnat It* limited title signifies,
i of the development of cotuui growing and
nntbvru sutes. The
naturally be th.
der the general law which allows purchasers
of railroads to incorporate under another name,
and undcr the special law which allows pur
chasers of the Georgia Western to iucorporatc
under another name. There is power re*ei wd to
Incre*Mr the directory as the interests of the
company may demand.
The < mini.
In the multiplicity of railroads which the en-
thusu^-uc bm.m promLv** to Atlanta there comes
token of another enterprise of great value. An
advertisement in The Constitution tells that 8.
M. Inman, c I Brown and Walter Brown of
Atlanta, II. U Hoping, of Columbus, Z. McCord,
of Augusta and W. B Johnston, of Mseon, will
apply to the legislature Lr a charter lor the
Cnatialiooehee canal company.
Cucumbers, Apple Jelly, Currant Jelly.
; FRUITS AND CONFECTIONS.
: Fruit Cake, Ornamented Citron Cake,
| Pound Cake. Lady Fingers. Almond
: Maccaroons, Cinnamon Ruses,
: Lady Cake, Queen Drops, Currant
I Drops, Pyramids of Fruit, Strawberry
• Ice Cream. Vanilla Ice Cream. Frozen
: Roman Punch, Macedoine of Fruits,
Champagne Jelly, Blanc-Mange,
Charlotte Russe, Orange Float,
• Oranges, Apples. Bananas, Almonds,
English Walnuts, Pe "
L. L. Raisi
and Crackers.
s Dry Monopole, Mumm A Co.’i
• Extra Dry.
The hal* was handsomely decorated with flag
and evergreens. Over the head of tbe table was
a large anchor of cedar, around which twined
the iufcription:
are dete:rainel
■ project through
acd but a few mil.* from GaiuesvilL. This
would, of course involve great expense, but
would put the canal through a rich co .ntry. aud
give it a commercial importance it could
manufacturing in the
mechanical department
observed with the most interest. The improvi
possible point.
been very luportani. yet the
‘ have for comparing notes freely.
Leadvlllc Democrat.
The steady advance of ex-Ring C
the gra>p of that s«*|
i Atlanta, and the
• from the nearest
••out seven miles
uid furni»h au exhaustb
xufACturing Tadlities
importance. Senati
numority for the sutemej
GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILROAD:
GORDON’S VICTORY !
toasi to Atlnn
responded and
s Georgia Pacific.
By Mail and Wire to The Constitution.
Gra.ntville, June 7.—A long existing
feud between J. E. Shuttles, of Greenville,
xndP. M. (“lobe”) Turner, of Meriwether
county, culminated yesterday, in Green
ville, resulting in tbe killing of Shuttles by
Turner. As above stated, there has been a
long existing feud between the two men,
and often the streets of Greenville resounded
with the loud cursing aud terrible abuse
flung at each other, terrifying the quiet
citizens of the place. It seems that some
time ago they met and "buried the
hatchet,” but Turner went to Greenville
yesterday aud went to drinking, and
meeting with Shuttles, desired to repeat
their former reconciliation, and together
went to a bar-room, took drinks and shook
hands over the grave of the past, and Shut
tleswentout; but our informant, a resident
of Greenville, states that after awhile he
returned to where Turner was standing, and
stood for a few moments, in the room with
out saying a word > to any'one, and then
turned to walk ou\ whereupon Turner
drew his pistol and shot Shuttles in the
back. The bail, a No. 3 cartridge being
used, passed nearly through the body of the
unfortunate man, and lie lived about ten
minutes aud died without speaking after he
was shot. Turner was arrested by the sheriff
and lodged in jail. Our infonuaut states
that the excitement aud feelings of the
people against Turner was intense, aud
there was some talk of summary punish
ment being enforced, but nothing of that
kind assumed shape. While Shuttles was
a dangerous man when aroused, yet left
alone he is said to have been quiet aud
peaceable. On the other hand Turner, when
drinking, was of a desperate, reckless char
acter, yet when sober he seemed as quiet as
anybody. The affair, while not atall unex
pected,but rather anticipated by a good
many, is regretted. Shuttles leaves a widow
and all others friendly to the cause of independ
ence of king cotton and the north, on and after
oue year from this date, neither to aid or abet in
any way, any man, without regard to race, color,
or previous condition, iu the over-production ot
Resolved 3. That our county papers publish
these proceeding*, requesting all papers friendly
to the welfare of mankind to copy.
Mr. Parser i • eminently practical and
has been eminently successful. He has
always practiced his own advice aud sensi
ble men will do well to follow it. Every
paper in the state ought to publish his let
ter iu full. It is practical and sensible tu
the last extreme.
Dalton, June 5.—The commencement sermon
if i!r*wford high school—our male institute—was
1 lu the First Baptist church to day by
_ large congregation listened with almost
breathless interest. His text was: “Rejoice, O
young man in thy youth.”—Ecclesiastes, chapter
tl, verse 9. A lady residing near this city ha#
in her possession a rare relic of the late war which
stone abftut as large as a silver dollar. In the
both sides is a circular
SHERMAN REPLIES
- . infamous
offer a naked state m....
aitcr such a judgment by a tribunal of justice
TO THE STRICTURES OF MR. DAVIS.
—vvj , for the fact that he
had published such statements iu foreigu lands,
treat bis comparison of
Ha Defends ths Courage aid Ability of Genera!
Jos Jjfcnston, Sustains Gram’s Wilderness
Cznrpaignand Narrates His Side af
its Atlanta Depopulation.
would bo disposed c __
le with Alva and Wallenstein aa the fruit of his
pompous vanity, for the lixcncm is about as wide
probabiLty aa his own rctumblanco to Julius
Mo.
ride. Major Arnold Beck,
Iufantry vol; on the other ride
the following: Pea Ridge, Perryvllb
Stone Mouutaln, Chickamauga. Mission
ary Ridge. It was evidently a medal of distinc
tion. The white edges of the r rose, when found,
were bound with gold. The lady found it during
the war and It has been in her possession ever
since. J. D. W., a correspondent for the Dalton
Citizen who has been interesting the readers of
that paper with well written accounts of his
travels to Rome, Selma and other cities in the dis
tance is now in Mexico City. His readers anxious
ly anticipate a lengthy letter from him while
tors have made every
modationof summer vnxion; .quuo a uuuiuct
have already arrived. The hocse has the well
earned reputation of being one of the best
Miss Faunie Gilbert, of Nashville, is the
guest ot Miss Lillie Pruden. Miss Lula McC
of Atlanta, is visiting Miss Fannie McAfee.
Albany, June 4.—The Rev. J. E. Evans, the
distinguished Methodist divine from Rome, will
B reach in the Methodist church here to-morrow.
le has been In the city for several days, with his
wife, on a visit t > their daughter, Mrs. W. B.
Daniel —-The wife of Brown Lonon, a promi
nent and respected colored cilisen of Albany, and
father of Ishultel Lonon, one of Dougherty's rep
resentatives iu the legislature, dropped dead
her house yesterday. An infant daughter of
with several small children. The deceased
brother of Messrs. Shuttles & Bro., of
Atlanta.
Rome, May 6.—Preparations for the Masonic
celebration on the 24th and tbe 4th of July cele
bration, contiuue with unabated vigor. The
old city hall has recently been sold to Mr William
A Wright by the city council for $2,000. The e—
Barbecues aud picnics are still very !**h-
. The Rome Light Guards will ha*
moonlight excursion down the river to night.
and not the 13th July,
as was the general impression here.
Notice is given in the paper, to-day, that an ap
peal will in: made to the next geueral assembly
for ftri act era powering the tax collector of Dough
erty county with authority to “levy and collect
state aud county fl. faa” We suppose it means
tax fi. foa only. The policy of conferring such
powers ou the tax collector is extremely doubtful,
and we tru*t it will be well considered by the leg
islature before acting on it. The constitution of
18<7 put a veto on the consolidation of office
retaining all the long list of county official
had been accustomed to, aud they left enough
Washington, June 8.—A special to the a tar to
night from Hartford, Conn., says: The meeting
of the Army of the Potomac here to-day was the
largest of all its gatherings. Geu. H. G. Wright,
of Washington, now ita president, called the
meeting to order.
The public exercises this afternoon were held
at the opera-house, which was densely crowded.
The body of the house was occupied by veterans,
soldiers and guests, and the gallery by citizens,
including many ladies. Over the stage was the
representation of a military camp
with tents, Gatling guns. 111**,
1 he proceedings were opened with an address by
Mayor Balkley, which was briefly responded to by
General H. G. Wright, president of the
party. A poem was read bj
Colonel 8 D Sumner, of Bridgeport The oration
by Dauiel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, was re
ceived with frequent enthusiastic applause.
After the oration brief speeches were made by
General WT.Shcrman, Secretary of War Lincoln,
Generals Burnside, Franklin, Hawley, Sickles,
Devens and Slocum aud Governor Bigelow. A
committee was appointed to arrange for a gen
eral reunion of the societies of the several armies.
The next meeting will be held in Detroit
yea*.
At the banquet to-night General Sherman re
plied to the toast to the army and navy. In the
course of his speech he alluded to Badeau’s His
tory of Grant’s Campaigns, and to Jeff Davis’
Rise and Fall of the Southern Confederacy, a
follows: “I did not have the privilege of sharing
in the operations of the army of the Potomac, but
I have been over the ground, and was penoually
acquainted with nearly all your anny corps and
division commanders, and I say publicly
emphatically, Mr. Davis
contrary notwithstanding. that
of . ,, ne , ral Grant’s movement from
Washington to Richmond by land instead of by
water. War Is au awful game aud ‘ *
death and destruction. A certain a:....,....
fighting and killing had to tm done, aud the
banks of the Rapidau and Mattapony were as
good a place for it as those of the James and
i h< L; Vl,I ^ matto , x „ 5° f * r »« I am capable of
Judging General Bndcau has told this story of the
battles from the Wildcnioa to Appomattox court
house clearly and weH. I know that heart-bun
ings are generated by allusions to perso t
traits of character, but I do n<
see how General Badeau could otherwii
have accounted for actual results. I assuredly
rise from the perusal of his volume with a higher
which supplies
oollccted so
infinitum.
contend that after Vicksburg and Getty
Now many humane and good
, -»*t »fter Vicksburg and Getiys-
ourgthe civil war sluiuld have ended, and that
all the horrors and devastations which afterwards
resulted are chargeable to the confederate au
thorities. Whatever maybe the judgment of
matkind on U~* J “— * —
there is
citizen of the
slopping the war in defiance of Davis’s orders.
To have resolved the war in April. 1865, from the
such at
not have believed that a
experience could have advised and ordered it, had
“ *' * ' v book revealed the truth
sympathy ho felt for the marehes, toils, priva
tions aud deaths .-f his own soldiers
when ho could advise and “order” that
the remnants ei his armies should
flee towards Texas, a thousand miles, through s
the closing of the West Point public schools.
T R Parlier, a young mau about 22 years of age,
living near Cave Spring, accidently shot him
self while out fishing last week —
Rev. G. A. Nuunally yesterday deliv
ered the commencement sermon of the fe
male college at the Presbyteriau church. The
sermon was listened to by an immense congre-
eloqucnt and successful
the examination of the various classes. Wednes
day afternoon an address to the alumni will be
delivered. Thursday morning the literary ad-
Flynn, J. M. Brown, R. A. Anderson and C. E
Martin, has decided to build a car factory at Car-
tersvllle. The company is a strong one. and the
factory will certainly be built. Already prepa
rations are being made to begin the work at
It will be; located near the old car factory
ress will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Wills, of
Atlanta, and diplomas conferred by the presi
dent, Rev. J. M. M. Caldwell. Thursday night
i the same Hue
e and paid a tribute
secure its construction.
Thus closed one of the most brilliant social
fetes ever known in Atlanta. Of Its significance
tlicie cannot be too high an estimate. Of its
RUNNING FACT AND OP INION.
e toasts, in hit opening speech he said:
Commerce has been called the life blood v.
-ona. Railroads are the arteries thorugh which
this life blood flows. Atlanta owea her prosperity
to railroads. They have pushed her trade into
every state south of the Potomac and built up
her wo:.dciful commercial strength. But the
time lias come when she needs more than trade.
She needs mmufacturea. [Applause]- She must
have cheap motive power. Cheap coal will give
cheap motive power and the Georgia Western
will furnish cheap coal. [Cheers]. When that
road is built this city, young
giant that she is. will spring *
tu her htgli car er. W
for another purpose—1<
president of the new < ,
nave been Raid of him. it has never been said that
John Gordon betray d a trust. [Cheers.] W hen
forward
have met this evening
honor the distinguished
r enterprise. Wnatever may
John C. Latham, of Latham, Alexander A Co.,
New York—“Just one dauger about your cotton
exposition. You may not be able to accommo
date one-third of the people that come. ”
Wm. M VVadley—“I give it up. Atlanta beats
all the cities I ever struck. Augusta is going to
do wonders with her factories, ,but Atlanta sur
passes anything I know of.”
Richard Peters—‘The agent at No. 6. on the
Central road, says he can always tell what the
receipts of cotton will be at his depot by noting
the guano scut out. There always comes back
two bales of cotton for every ton of guano.”
Major J. F. Cummings—"As committeeman
from the cotton exposition, I saw Colonel Phinizy
and he says that he will ace to it that the lease of
the Georgia road does not lose us its subscription
of $2,500.”
Casual Young Man—“There never was any
thing kept so quiet as the doubling of the stock
of the West Point road. Even Mr. John P. King
sold out just before it was done and lost heavily
by so doing. Mrs. Tubman, of Augusta, sold her
stock also. It was a very clcse corporation that
knew about the proposed scrip dividend. 1
Mr. F. D. Lee—“In a cotton patch upon the
place of Mr. J. W*. Skates, about three and a half
miles east of Atlanta, are the remains of several
confederate soldiers who doubtless fell in the
attack of Hardee upon McPherson’s flank July
22.1861. Mr Skates would like to have the bodies
removed to a more suitable place of interment,
and to that end will render all information and
assistance in his power."
Hon. Thomas Hardxman, Ja—“I met some
gentlemen in Louisville who were good humor-
edly discussing the manner in which Atlauta
got the exposition. They have just been reflect
ing on it and discover that there has never been
any convention or committee that gave it to At
lanta—that The Constitution just claimed it,
and the ci.y stepped up and took it as an accepted
and solemn fact. They say that if the Courier-
Journal had claimed it, Louisville might have
taken it—but they are all for Atlanta now—and
praise its audacity and swiftness "
_ __ ... . ollege
during the past year has been 125. There
will be fifteeu graduates next Thursday.
J. J. Ingram has just sold his entire interest iu
the Weekly Tribune to Mr. T. E. Hanbury. Ihe
Utter has for over a year been the managing edi
tor of both the Daily and Weekly Tribune, and by
his labors made the daily one of the best news
papers Rome has ever had. The weekly wiil
hereafter be issued as a Sunday paper, ana sUrts
out under the mo6t favorable auspices. It will
undoubtedly achieve a brilliant success. It is
regretted that Mr. Ingram has severed his con
nection with Rome journalism. He exhibited a
great deal of pluck and vim in running the Daily
Tribune, and his connection with the press ot
this city has been both pleasant and profitable.
Mr. Ingram will hereafter give his undivided at
tention to his two excellent journals, the Wash
ington Gazette and the Calhoun Times. We wish
unite with you In celebrating its perseverance, ils
mighty courage and heroii-m. To have your
n £f£? tnscr ]bed on its rolls is an honor that your
children will value more than you do. As to Mr.
Davis s Rise and Fall of the .Southern Confed-
® r *CJ r » * confess I have not seen the volume,
only copious extracts in the New York Herald of
June 3d, and hardly know whether to treat them
seriously or jocosely. It was not expected that
he would feel kindly toward those
* W8k -ned him so rudely from
his dream of empire, but surelv
uuuc. H mu u*. !" ffSSL h *« OUsht 10 ha . vo approximated
building. The company has bought the house m« h ff « n . em * es -„ that the
and lot oi Mr. C B. Conyers, at $1,200. Carters- Quotatioas published in the Herald are autheu-
.... —- uc,l wish to »*y that it was lucky for Mr. Davis
that General Johnston in Mar, 1864, did not obey
much needed and talked of, she would have a
real boom. Senator Brown passed through
the city this morning en route to his ore
bank near Rogers’ station. Mr. T. R.
Jones, of the firm of T. R. Jones dt
Co., Cass station, and Mias Griffin, of the
same place, were married Sunday morning.
Mr. Joues is one of the moat worthy and enter
prising young men in Bartow county and his
young bride is beautiful and accomplished and
loved by all who know her. Alex Patterson,
colored, was arraigned before Esquire Tumltn
this evening, charged with whipping Ella Childs,
also colored. The testimony showed that Alex
had given Ella about twenty lashes,but the court.
sometimes salutary. Wheat will soon be ready
for harvesting, but the yield will not be as large
time ago expected.
VIRGINIA STORMS.
iriug uie ia*i utvsue a grams cxjwnuoa beau area;!v .xa«n:fivJ •- .1 in
international character, is to be held this <*.! [ aprroi>ria- < ■• i ora ,-o- ■ w . i
Atlanta, Georgia, with a view of bringing to- tne woi k U to -now the ut-c&rii
me Chattahoochee to Columbus. Experienced
engineers who have examined the condition
*d»» th« JSjIKSf--,.
r "“ a " Gentlemen: You are my neighbors. More than
nfidence in him. I announce as the first
■ Joan B. Gordon: his railroad enterpri*e be
aa successful as his career in war and peace
has been glorious.” [Great cheering] I now in
troduce to you—no! John Gordon needs no
introduction.
GENERAL GORDON
was received with a perfect ovation and it wa>
time before he could speak. Finally he was
Vfj,; - t l wh’ • ■ vi, M.ii.ir-4- rhi-
tM mv: .! n tuM,! I
,d gather the products of the cotton field*
1 du.'cm, machine maken and maauiAci
in the cotton staple; and tpal 1; will great.v
i benefit aud will give a tremendous impetus
rjthiug belonging .drecti; to the cotton
•>ity of continuing
i from the first p<
.rid afford a steady and sure supply
a the scant Jor-fts around the city
•-relay, • Constitution
a>s ?^? b I e lh » : y° u **« friends. Coining
therefore, from you. this splendid
touches me tenderly, i thanx you '
have it. and
Aaalysls of Mepbanfa Milk.
New York Tribune.
Dairymen and other people interested In milk
products and oa the looaout lor novelties Id ‘
line might have learned something iron a
read t*j Dr. c harles IXkceius before the J
... ... , . pg^j.
i convinced that it is practical-,
made a surve*s for oum-lvu
“1 suppose there will
carry out your plan.*’
hxa. ot means t
* vf
ed by u:a
•alysis ot
: Apr!* whi.c
t rll * This morning I l ave had several sppli-
! cations for stock. Atlanta mu»l have it ore water,
i hete is no other city ol it* sire iu America
“hoae water supply is so small and
above all else I thank you for thi-- demon
stration of jour apprecw’ * - - ^ *-
;tiy tor it.
demon-
graud work.
tin the sense of the
100 degrees unpenetratei by a railroad
from cast to west. We will fill that angle
[Cncers j This Georgia Western bisects i:.
: Cheers, j I believe that when it is built It will
develop a wcaiia nuexe tied by that of any
section ou thn* continent. [Applause.] There
eallh as is not
known on tbii American con uncut will be
developed. [Applause.] Look oa the map.
There K-* such beds ci iron, such fields of coal.
Mien veins of gold aa would require centuries of
for them the fullest measure of suecesa.-
A number of German immigrants arrived in this
vicinity recently. W. A. Thompson, a well
known resident of De So Vo, who died last Friday,
buried with Masonic honors Saturday after
a. Rev. G. IV. Wilson, of the Episcopal
church, gives the following opinion of
the revised New Testament: "The
revision of the New Testament. I think, may be
reviewed ia three aspects—1st, the religious; 2d,
the moral, and 3d, "
. equal to the King James
version in rtchnem and vigor of speech.” The
temperance question stilt agitates the minds of
our people. Our city press has for several weeks
been teaming with communications on both
rides of the question. Th© city council
recently repealed the law allowiug bar
as to be kept open all night.
me drowning of little Jeff Williamson, sou of
esteemed and popular townsman, Mr. T. J.
Williamson, excites the deepest sympathy among
our people. The little fellow was out bathing in
the Oostanaula when the accident occurred
The subject of Rev. O. A. Evans’s lecture on the
21st for the benefit of the Y. M. L. A. will be
"Much Ado About Nothing.” Mr. Evans may
expect a large audience in our city, where nc has
> many warm friends and admirers. Much to
_ie regret ol his numerous friends, Joseph A.
Shanklin has recently severed his conuectiou
with the Daily Bulletin. Mr. Shankliu makes a
splendid journalist and it is hoped that his grace-
gave a second rendition of that popular drama, a
laurels to those
Ion.
divided between the Horary and
Wide-Awake fire company. The city fathers
have ordered a uew steam fire engine, one cm
bracing the latest and best improvement for the
Wide Awakes aud as a consequence the boys of
that gallant and well tried organization are happy.
The memtieni of this company have rendered ex
eelient service to the city in the past with their
present steamer, and will be still better prepared
to protect the property of our citizens when their
his orders and assume the offensive from Dalton
to the north side of the Tennessee river. One
would snppoae that afier the experience of both
Johnston and Hood, whose courage and skill
man dispute*, even Mr. Davis would be a
vinced that the aggressive campaign, fo..-
shadowed in his several general propositions
of Apnl 16, 1864, was tbe veriest nonsense.
Johnwon did not have at Dalton 78,000
Mr. Davis says that since Alva’s atrocities in the
Netherlands in the sixteenth century, there has
been nothing to compare with it for cruelty. He
had the right to pubiioh such word* in 1864. wheu
e , xt £? onSinary Isoffuege was needed to arouse the
sinking energies of “his people” (ns he called
them), but at this late date this is simply absurd-
Not a man, woman or child was harmed iu the
removal. Major Clare, cf the confederate army,
appointed by General Hood, and General Willard
Warner of my stall, now residing in Tccumsch,
Cherokee county, Alabama, certified jointly
me this fact."
General Sherman then read Major Clare’s;^
port iu full, aud said he thought Mr. Davis would
hear from (ieneral Warner in good time. Major
Clare’s report was to the effect that all available
transportation was placed at the service of
the non-combatants to evacuate Atlanta 1
those whom it was intended to benefit were si....
to ivail themselves of it, notwithstanding his
warnings against delay, and that ont oi this cir
cumstance arose a great deal of hardship which
t Fatal Stroke of LlghtDlBK-A
.Mother and Five Children Drowned.
Richmond, June 8.—Richard Thompson, col
ored. was struck by lightning and instantly
*H ed this afternoon at 5 o'clock. A remarkable
feature of the affair was that there was no storm
prevailing and only small clouds were passing
r the city at the time.
l which only •
ish of lightning issued, accompanied by a mod-
e report of thunder. The "*
s swept away iu the night. The mother
islands, where he was found to-day l
sible condition.
ful pen may not long remain idle.
elegantly performed this morning. The Baptist
church had beeu r -* •-« —
exotics.
Just iu front roee a huge, but artisti
cally built arch of sweet perfumed and
attractive flowers, while numerous aud cunning
bouquets peeped out from various little nooks
and uicQes. smiling in simple sweetness as if
conscious of the additioual fascination their
charms lent to the spectacle. At au early hour
the spacious assembly room of the church began
About half past nine a solemn hush fell upon the
eager audience and “They come,” in whispered
accents rippled through tne pews. To the volup
tuous and stirring swell of the organ, as from the
delicate touch of the accomplished musician, tin
strains of the wedding march caught the eai
slowly up the aisle came the ushers, B. M. Black
burn and E. W. Butler. Then *“ * u ~
eyes swept
of
Then —. . ..
Cohen, of Madison; Miss Mary Barnett and Mr.
of Madison: Miss
and "Mr. It. II. Campbell, of Madison; Miss
Fannie Iaju Colley, of Washington, and
Mr. A. 8. Johnston, of Koi
well: then the "observed of all observers.'
the accomplished bride and happy groom, Miss
Anna G. Campbell and Mr. Andrew W. Torbert.
d ience” question, and quite i
>est fan *
ty were
was entered into
the speakers, in fat . ..
fence,” aud many good arguments were brought
forward to m.instantiate their position. It was
no.m ihat mere was enough fencing in Ran*
olpli couuty to fence in aud connect the capitol
..t Washington with Randolph county, and that
there was enough rails in this county to build r
fence from Savannah to San Francisco and back
that the aggregate value of the fenciug wai
worth $700,000, and that it cost $75,000 annually
to keep the fences in repair. When this amount
is contrasted with the aggregate value of stock
iu the county, which is estimated at
$250,000, it will be readily seen that it will be
economy to abolish the fences and adopt ~
A Sermon to tbe T. 31. C. A.
Richmond. June 7.—On Sunday morning Rev.
A iiliom E. Hogg*, b. I> . of Atlanta, Georgia,
preached the annual termon to the Young Men’s
, Jnrisuan association cf Central university. The
spacious chapel was well filled aud the speaker
' - » he audience throughout.
aed and scholarly produc-
earnest. unimpotsioned
lu-r Ibiyard of h.s
Kflwani Haaiiiti
under Governor t
Hi:
ai d intrepid bravery
» was. secretary cf suai
cap's and F<
l it did not have its consistency, u n4t r
□ucroaxqw ihe global:* prevented a perftvi
and were
r and odor, and very »u;«erior
and therefore :
; :uprojwtorc;
It ts interesting t
l raj Sherman carre
i moos army l
: remain here
> Ceived tl f lu
| chee i
r J thank yui
x Gen- ,,
mimstrati „
of General John Fiojd—a most aocom
piisl.ed aud elegant lady.
Geueral Black»hear was a member of th*
legislature at the fatuous jeasu.m of th»
repeal of the Yazoo fraud act,
that
J a i itial from :fce chi
. .. engineers to make blarxs for it.
i They estimat'd mat with the great torce which
| I ' ork could be done
e clow to which Human
mils belong*, especially as regards the non-uitre
; centred u> nitroget.lxed elements Its lai is of
jsss»jsatf-i5sfe, SRs.®
When the jcre-ii
•utbern canal acne me of 1873
1 engineers drew p.ans which
,Uah*-a>ohee about the point
e T p,c .rtr ,n da “ .»? ssgrBssar nnsLsrssraga assus-ssix ^ ™
«* »> lh '■'•' inumirfe JacfcKin. h.' .Jui his | “if, p.,u:id» »a«l horu. J»«ch 10. iSSTS th ., ... o.-, n „
duty nob y. as he did m every poeirion he «ati.ed TdJ pounds on this milk diet iu a year. ! si be lore *u-d x*deeniei
ever held Ihirxng tne war of 1812 he wa* '♦ I who have careiully r.u l.ei 1:.
pro. owed
i uatural
aid greatly
appointed a brigadier by Governor David
Jiradie Mtla'heil. and very soon after he «i«
catieii into active service as military corres-
londent, and oontiuued a« such to the ctose
of the war. In thiscapadtj hisotl cial cor
re»)«ondence is voluminous and ab.e, show
Ug great devotion to the cause and his
dui:r«. In lMti ire «a> elected to thesenau-
from the county of Laurens, and continued
in that hoay until Is. •. when he voiunta
riiy retired from puunc life. In February.
Is2»\he resigned lu» oonuniseiou as age nr ra
J^acceptiug
The Growing Cotton Crop.
New Orleans Picayune.
We have received from good authority an
abstract of crop return* showing the iucreaue and
decrease of acreage planted in the various »:au-»
this spr.ag, which give* Arkansas on increase of
10 i«w cent, Tenneaaee * per cent, Alabama » per
cent, Uiubaana 2 per cent. Texa- 7’ -percent
• i.orgia 5 per cant. South and North omnina 7
T l ,per cent. Florida 5 per cent oua Mur»:p; ;
snout the same aa last joor. Ca!cuiauu< ou a
Dr. Boggs, and in consequence pleased with the
selection made by the young men. The associa*
tion is formed of the religiously inclined young
Washington, June
a total failure in this section.
-Maxwell’s' mill pond, a great
sort for our young people from town, is to be
stocked with carp. The Methodists ate prepar
ing to build a fine brick church..They have made
this business in Augusta in the future. He has
made a good citizen, and we dislike to see him
leave. There is some talk of building a new
jail for the county. We think they had better
xearn to keep the old one shut first The ge
nial editor of the Washington Gazette has signi
fied his intention of attending the Atlanta cotton
exhibition with the press gang next fall, and the
Washington brass band (16 pieces), will accom
pany him, so Mr. Dwinell, of the Rome Courier,
nad best look out else our friend will get the
fact
itico
Allegiance, however
cneral Joseph Johnston disobeyed his (Chavis's)
country already devastated, pursued byarclent-
foe, and thereby delay for a few short weeks
months his own hopeless fate.
Men 98, women 395, children 605, servants 7o;
-* total, 1,168.
eral Sherman here exhibited an original
of Colonel Wm. G. LeDnc. United States
quartermaster 20th corps, now commissioner of
agriculture, showing the number of person? sent
south were 705 adults. 79 servants, 867 children.
troops 20 miles, and not a single piece was broken
men sent to escort and convey the non combat
ants to Rough and Ready stalioD. robbed them of
the few articles of value they had been permitted
— take from their homes. This is simply untrue,
d Mr.Davis ought to have knowniit to be eo, for
Major Clare, of the coufederate army, boro
public testimony to the kindness oi the escort
and General Warner, since senator from Ala
bama. well known aud universally respected,
who is still living in Alabama, was then aud ia
still responsible, and is far better qualified to
testify to the facts than Mr. Davis, who was a
thousand miles away. I am responsible for the
order of removal, and it was right; it was emT
the effect I Intended and hastened the conclusion
of the war—a bloody war, which Mr. Davis, ac
cording to his own account, would never have
terminated as long as he could have saved his
l life.
thntact,and refers to the excesses of Wallenstein 1 ..
army in the thirty year’s war. Mr. Davis was not
in Columbia during that fire, nor was (ieneral
Hamptou. I was, and so was General O. O. How
ard. So were General John A. Logan, General
William B. Woods, now justice of the supreme
court, and his brother. General Charles Woods,
and 14,000 honest, good, true, union soldiers. Mr.
Davis ignores all these, and adopts the solitary
statement of W’ade Hampton who got away ana
was not there at all after his troops had set
fire to the bridges, depot and cotton
streete of his own city,
all of j which were burned or were burning.
troops entered the house occupied by
n still standing. When
sthe
still standing, and {the college where Gene-
i«*i Howard was quartered was no f
burnt. The fire originated In Rich
srdson street, near where I saw with my
Jefl Davis, toques
i fact as seen by myself,
l the night of February
GATH ON IROQUOIS.
Trfe urent Americas filmier or Iho
Derby
Philadelphia, June 1.—Being in Phila
dolphin by family necessity this week I
was not much interested in any news till
Charley Mann, a well-known tporting gen
tleman, said to me on Chestnut street:
Well, our horse has won it. There must
be a big time in Now York to-day.”
I thought he meant Con kling had won the
senate.
“Conklingelected!” I exclaimed.
“I don’t know any tiling about Conkling,”
he replied, ‘‘but Iroquois, the American
horse, has won the English I).*rby, and iC
ill turn the corner 1 will introduce
to you the man wno raised him.”
He introduced me to a tall, gray-haired
cropped, big red-faccd, easy talking old
man, Mr, Aristides Welch, of Chestnut
Hill, near Philadelphia. Mr. Welch re
minded me somewhat of Simon Cameron
by his easy affability. We of political gos
sip, hospitality and fondness of communi
cation. He is probably <>7 vrars old. and
was born in the Cumberland valley of Penn
sylvania, at Shipptn*burg, near the birth
place of James Buchanan, and, was, I be
lieve, a paymaster in the army a while. He
has been a sporting man, and* is a raiser of
fancy stock, and has a large acquaintance
with public men.
‘Mr. Welch,” said I, “How much did
you get for Iroquois?”
“I sold him, with all my yearlings, about
twenty in number, two years ago to the
Lorillurd brothers, they paying about $1,OOG
apiece. It was the last crop out of my
great breeding stallion Leamington. ‘Alas!’
exclaimed Mr. Welch, “therearc no l^eam-
tons now. But 1 have got ‘Alarm, 1
that I think is aline sire, too. Leamington
dead. Charley Foster, the sporting
editor, was with the brothers Lorillard, and
said to him: ‘Tell George Lorillard to
buy that thin brown colt, as he is the beat
of the whole lot.’ Foster was not quick
enough about it, and I said to Pierre l<oril-
lard soon after: T will give $3,000 for
Iroquois.’ He said he would keep him.”
“How did you get Maggie B. B. ( Mr.
Welch?”
“I paid $1,800 for her to Littcll, a sport
ing man, who bought her from the grand
son of Henry Clay. He raised her and
named her for Maggie B. Beck, the daugh
ter of Senator Beck, of Kentucky, who
was a beautiful girl ami in love with young
Clay, as he with her. But he was a little
too convivial, and her parents persuaded
her to marry the nephew of (Jorooran, the
Wa£hington banker, and she died while a
bride. Maggie ran iu several races, and
before she was run down 1 got her and bred
her to Leamington. Leamington was an
imported English race-horse that had won
several races and been broke,n down on the
turf. I forget now,” said Mr. Welch, with
an evasive look, “just what I gave for
Leamington, but 1 want to tell you a point
well to be made in this race. The English
will be claiming that Iroquois is of lull
English stock, whereas tire sire of Iroquois’
dam was Boston, an Am eric:*, a horse forty
years ago. Boston \v:.s the greatest racer of
his time, and won a $20,000 purse from
Fashion, the other great racer. Like our
selves the cross was between American and
English raising stock.”
“Well, Mr. Welch, did you send out to
Kentucky and get blue grass to feed Iro
quois on?”
“No; we have plenty of blue grass in
Pennsylvania, and the same limestone. I
fed him on good oats and clxopjied food, and
let him get grass and water on my farm.
Limestone is necessary to make a racer.
England is nearly ali lime or chalk. You
require high, bracing, yet temperate climate
and elevation to make good stock. For
years I bred trotting stock, and bad Lady
fhoriir, the greatest trotter of her day,
which brought $20,000. Harold, the line
racer was of Maggie B. B., by Leamington,
too. The price on my place for serving
Leamington to mares was $!’»o0 apiece. A
hundred guineas is often obtained in Eng-
‘Are vou surprised at the result of the
:e, Mr. Welch?’’
■‘Well, I did not expect Iroquois to win
it because of his trainer. Lorillard got a
drunken Englishman, named Brown, to
train his animals, and he has been drunk
year in the stables. Recently Loril
lard has had Puryear, of South Carolina,
an American, to tram for him, and there
has been an improvement. Lorillard
himself, I have understood, only backed
Iroquois for a place, although the betting
against the horse a few weeks ago was one
hundred to one. 1 don’t expect the
Americans will ever win the Derby again.”
“Why not?”
..lire a speech, but simply tu
or u*n> ocmpiimeat. It has been ray
o vrtxAi l old in various fields for my
u 1 b«d rather be in the van of
:’eipr:*e ltan to bear ail tbe political
(■•10:0 be heaped upon me. [Great
.. I left the «enato with a fixed purpose
I rejoice u say to-nbrht that it ii accomplished.
' ’ ‘ accomplished as far as,---— — — ---
accomplish it. In two The prospects are <2eeidediy good,
ahorrjrcars you will have a tine from Atlanta to ! ~ ■*
SftacwlpH rfei, !Appl»nK.)_I t cl»im d° ; Tbe conitUnUon-. Forelm C.rrM-
Dr. Bores preached again la«t night in the
rresoytcriancnnrch. Dr Blanton, the chancel- j
lor of tne university, has begun canvasring this |
Covington Star.
Dr. H. V. M. Miller, of Atlanta, who Is going
to Europe as commissioner for the cotton exposl-
ThSBaaqa.
credit for it. but 1 tel: yon mat before the waning I
of another moon you will see this line in procete
of construction. "
General Gordon sat down amid great applause, |
which was renewed again and again. : — —
The next toast was "The Union,” and in ! tion. and Rev. Dr. W. P. Harrison, chaplain of
responding Senator Hill said: i the U nited States house of representative*, who Is
There has been much talk about what the i going to Europe for his health, are both going to
union is. I doubt if that question is ever settled, write letters to The Atlanta Cosirncnos. Their
But no matter what it is one thing is ceruin. j letters will be descriptive of the observations of
The south is and will remain a part of the union. > these learn.d gentlemen, and will be full of in-
[Cheen] I congratulate you and the country , tere.-t to oar people. They will add new lustre
A party of gentlemen representing the j that tins question has been settled. Hereafter ] to The Convtitction's well known character for
! Richmond and Danville syndicate arrived i southern genius need no; waste its energis in j en ter prise and proereso. and ought to extend ita
fin Atlantia Tuesday at 1(* o’ crock t>v the i to find what the union is but in determin- * " * w
• f»« m»U from H.cWd, Vfemife. lor ihe | .
ji ot crcar.iz.ag. in conjunction w;th entered. He will find manyooworkers. The \
:a. JohuB. Gordon, the Pacific I future^of the jsonth tie* to strengthening^ the a Fastidlsas Bride.
1 circulation wherever they i
—w .. v|hm.kj ! bers cannot afford to miss
at<::ngni*aea fries a : win each be worth a quarter’s subscription.
•sued by the »
• total of about i: ..\k
of the nuliua of the
resignation, the governor aoJreaaod the fo!
lowing letter to Ge. eral Biacs-bear*
It fuss beeu aaid this letter never ha* been ,
excelled iu delicacy of expression and force i begin:.ingo< N
bureau, would give :
acres of oottou under cultivation, which, ai.ua t
mg also a somewhat better yield ia the Mis*:— j
sippl valley, would prognosticate a yie-J .\»r ,v.-
si of e.stW.IWO to 7.ta>v.iXJU baka: provided, v.f
| course, that we have fair growing weather during
and killing tooat not earlier than me
; iheauon
upanv. The party ixuui Kica-
A. 8 Buford president.
T. M. . ogan Cm vice-president,
T. X. R. laloott. general manager of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad company, and
A. C. Haskell, president of ihe Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta raiiroou company.
Tne gentlemen repriseuting me Rich
mond and DaaviLe syndicate had daring
anion by building up herself. [ApplanaeJ Look i tr.' n >-
at th<» wm:h'« mnna tinri wfoft tne nnWvn patnCX I TOJCUtO G.ODC. a . _ .
Henry, a aouthern man. fired the heart of the a spirited snd fastidious Ottawa girl declined ; wai -r• ^ d _
nation to resist oppreaKon. Jefferson's genius to be married, altcough the guests weij:
framed the immortal declaration of indepead- i bled ana the brioe^rooi
. H. Norton pronounced
s which tied the two bright young lives
to a common lot. The ceremony was short and
new, concise aud clear, effective and pretty.
Most cleverly did the clergyman acquit himself.
A gain the organ pealed and the couples fi led from
the church and in the waiting carnages to
meet Ihe coming train were soon at our depot.
Here a gar spectacle waa enacted, and with
laughing congratulations and merry talk the
party, wi‘h a few exceptious. boarded the train
and sped off. bearing the best wishes of all tneir
many friends The lucky slipper was cast at the
bride as she entered the car. but the thrower
needed some practice. Our young friends are off
on a short trip. The accompanying
couples will return on the up
train. To Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Torbert we extend
our most fervent wish that the some bright
clouds which now overhang their pathway may
ever shed its sweet influence upon ali their
future days. Withal, this has beeu one of the
most recherche occasions in Madison for many
days.
Thomasville, Jane 4.—Mr. John L Parker
acknowledged to be one of the most suc
cessful and intelligent farmers iu Thomas
county, if not unconditionally so. He pub
lishes a long letter in to day’s Times advo
cating the cultivation of less cotton and
more corn, baewn and other produce. Mr.
Farker commands the universal confidence
of the entire oyanty, and his suggestions
I will have great force, especially since they
are emphasized by his own successful prac
tice of them for the past fifteen years. He
propoees a county meeting in every county
of the state on the 4th of next July, and
particularly in Thomas epunty, and that
here the following resolutions be adopted:
Resolved L That we, the farmers of Thomas
county, from this, the 4th day of July, I88L
declare oar independence of king cotton and of
the north and west for our daily-rations; that we
will, for the next 99 years, or daring our natural
life, try, hy the help of Almighty God, to raise
plenty oi the necessaries of life for our families
powder near the Baptist church which made the
noise of a cannon. Mr. Hope was awakened and
went to his livery stable and found Dr. Jones’s
horse had been stolen. He and several others
pursuit at once. The horse was tracked to
near Mr. Asberry’s mill in White county, where
the thief took to the woods with the feet ot the
horse mu tiled. A number of citizens aided in a
general seoren which resulted in the capture of
the horse near by to a dense thicket tied and well
fed. The thief had fled and waa not discovered.
Canton, June 6.—A committee of five appoint
ed at the last session of the general assembly to
visit and investigate the convict camps on the
Marietta and No. to Georgia railroad, and to make
a report of the same at the next session, which is
m July next, were in Canton today on this mis
sion. There was four whites ana one colored.
William Phillips. C. D. Phillips and James Kin
sey accompanied them Quite a number of
drummers made a rush, it seems, on ns to day.
There was some hall dozen or more.
Elbebton, June 6.—Application will be
made to the legislature wneu it convenes for
.•barters for two railroads from this place; one to
a distance of fourteen mile* to Oglethorpe county
which is to connect with the road to be built
from Crawford on the Georgia road to that point.
The fence question will be publicly discussed
Monticello, June 6.—Mr. gamble* and Mr.
extension—sold the shovel and pick would be
put to use in three weeks. Three elections for
sheriff thisyear—toe last one elected gave bond;
he is Mr. Wm. Preston, brother of J. W. Preston,
ol this place. The heavy rains of last week
nave played havoc with crops and fences, and
the streams are all on a boom.
Eastman, June 3.—John Frey, chief inspector
of the Atlanta division pootofllce department,
with headqoarteis to your city, is “—*“
here in-
., beasts and all creeping
things to old Thomas county: that we will henee-
’waiting, because tne ' forth and forever plant only one-half the oottou
eoce. Washington, a southern man. led' ur? i 'ram cf her dress did not hang properly. Ex- , we nave been planting, and. iurtoermore, we
armias ol the nation to victory. [Chee ra] After- postulation was in vain, she said that she had , bind our heir* and executors and administrators
ward* there were danger!-, on a ali that Henry. Jef- i put a great amount of thought and money into * to the same eourse
- — — — ——■ 1 .k . - _ ■ ■. .mi i, v/.ni/4 Ka . HfeiAnff &Arm* tn i Rnolrri Ths
ferson and Waahington wrought might nave been I toe garment, and i; would be a lifelong forrow to » Rtfolved _ That we, toe farmers of Thomas
swept away. There was a great com titutioaal j her If toe wore it when conscious that it waa not j county, in convention assembled. ^ request _the
convention over which Washington presided, atooccas- Tbe wedding was postponed a Week. rchants.
i especially tooee of this place
rictus to toe vexed
. drowned to the Oostanaula river while o
nblyaet
fire was partially subdued by ,
daytime, whilst the trains of General Login'
corps (the 15th) were passing, but after the trains
had passed and night beguu the men ceased to
carry water, the fire spread anew, and finally
my government, which
ire my responsibility ende_
I cheerfully admit that hLstory may go further,
provided the actual truth be rou<nt for. I want
to know the truth a* much a* any man. Had I
Intended to burn Co umola ! would have done
It just as I would hare .ai;y oth-.r a«t of w*r,
and there womd have been no concealment of it
Special dispatch to Tbe Constitution.
I may have mid, and now repeat that should
rebellion again occur lu South Carolina, aud it
should be my office to crow the C mgaree, oppoced
by Hampton's cavalry, and if iu my rimp'e
judgment interests of government demanded [«
Because this race is an exceptional
chance for us. You aee we have to get
boys to ride cut of the gutter, bo to speak.
Over there a jockey like Archer, who rode
Iroquois, goes to tin*, track in his own coupe.
Lorillard got this Archer to ride for hiiu,
and having the beat hortc and best rider
too, had the two coincidences of a century.
Archer receiyes a retainer from one mau of
$10,000a year, for the privilege of calling on
him :f desired. Another man paya
him $5,000 a year for the second
call. After that tie is paid $1,000 to $1,500
for a mount in addition to the retainers. He
only fell to Loriliard this year by not be
ing called upon. Iroquois was beaten a
little while ago by the same horse, Fiere-
grine, which he beat to-day, because his
rider started him off American fashion,
full speed at the beginning, and he
couldn’t keep the pace up to the end.
They start very quietly in England, and
do all the tall running in the last third
or half a mile. Peregrine at Newmarket
beat Iroquois a neck only. This time
Archer rode Iroquois, and beat Peregrine
by half a length. What I mean to say is
that we will pay no such prices for accom
plished riders. Those suj>erior English
jockeys are smart t This boy Archer was the
very one who euchred Parole of his victory
a year ago by erecting the point ou which
Parole was ruled out. ,J
Speaking of finding as good a dam as
Maggie B. B., Mr. Welch said:
“1 would rather have a colt out of &
sister of a racing mare by the same sire
than out of the racer, because a mare that
raced hard does not get the rest to give
her strength to a colt. Flora Temple never
bore a trotter.” Gath.
this Instance mv orders were mode two days
*— ‘he city. They were in writing,
i General O. O. Howard'n poa
reported in the war depart
d have teen often printed
These orders were purposely moat merciful
because I have none but the most kindly feeling
toward South Carolina, by lecaon of old as
sociations and friends mode before the war,
some of whom were known to be in Columbia,
and to whom I extended personally and officially
every poasible araistancc.
Habitually honorable ,
meat ol a court of competent jurisdiction.
accept the jndg-
capedally of Mich courts as do honor ...
our country. This whole matter has been
adjudicated by a mixed commission on American
ColOHMil Fortunes.
The Argonaut.
Perhaps I bear more of these sad tales, and sec
tore ol these distressing righto, than the ordinary
business man. They are very nad and very dis
tressing. and I with some fairy would lend me lb-
wand t
: 1 might touch and cure. Taking up
bimtelf in the former redder oe of ilenry Ires.
Bennett engaged recently the Vienna capelmeia*
ter, -Strauss, with bis entire company, at an hono-
guests. Mackay, the American nabob, who,
with his noirees. costume balls, etc., has surpass'
ed all Paris, came with his wife to Pau. To honor
them, Bennett arranged the ball, engaged private
exprew trains, which brought Paris and other
dues, also from the neighborhood of Pau, s bril
liant company. The people called this ‘The Dia
mond Ball,’ for at no pises save this was it pond
bie to behold Mich a wealth of diamonds. Mrs.
Mackay‘s trem-ures of jewelry aimofet weighed
her down. I look around me. and 1 see eoiOHsal
fortunes—men aud women with millions. One
widowed woman in our mld*>t whose fortune is
*6.000,000; oue firm worth $100,000,000; another
worth as much; oue man With nearly $30,000,000
in government bonds. 1 locked abroad. Van
derbilt has a fortune of $100,000,000. with $50,-
(00,000 In 4 per cents; a thousand millionaires in
- New York; an hundred millionarfea ia ban Fran-
toe. Tn» body Has not yet been recovered Frazer, o* Indiana. This commuatou acted under ciaco—and 1 wouder if God is good.
a involved in toe same testimony.
>ttoo claims made by HriiisL
a Columbia. If burned by tbe
" 1r nited -.tale* the United
was for toe United Stales. The mlx?d commissi -n
which adjudicated the matter was coxnfiosed of.
Count Corti, of Italy, Peu Russell Gurney, mem
ber of parliament of Loudon, and Hon JameaR.
