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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, SEPTEMBER 27, 1881. GEORGIA GRIEVES OVER THE REPUBLIC'S MOURNFUL CALAMITY. calamity, and feel mon profoundly the his lofty patriotism as an American citizen, and to which his assassination fixes uj>on the good them his untimely death comes in the shape of per- the people of these slates, who should, to sonal bereavement. The People, aa one Kan. Unite in the Bereave* aent of the Occasion???Governor. Mayor, Judges and People Attest Their Peel* ing in the Matter. Tuesday morning the news of the president's death enmo upon the city, not a?? a surprise, but as the realization of a disaster that long had been threat ened. For the first time the dread event was com prehended, and there was a universal expression of orrow. Karly in the morning the streets showed the mournful emblems of dentil, and by 10 o'clock all the prim-ipul thoroughfares were festoon ed with the black and white and were almost ns still as if it were'Sunday. On the corners end the places of general rendezvous the sad intelli gence wns the staple of conversation. As the day wore on.and the hours which are generally busiest oimc it was more evident how deeply the city was affected, business was almost at a standstill. Peo ple seemed to talk lower on the streets. There were none of the excitements or noises which usually disturb noonday in thla active city. It was impressive to wulk down the principal streets and note the evidences of a city???s sorrow. From almost every store depended the drapery of mourning. The jsiliee headquarters lind been draped by order of Chief Anderson. Thchotelihud em|>e on their doors and balconies, und in front of the Kimbull house hung n huge national flag on which was the inscription: ???We mourn our loss" The lire companies had their halls approprintely liung, while Tub Constitution .office and all the surrounding buildings on Hroad street were faced by the emblems of grief. The flngs on the capital and at the barracks were at half must. Indeed the whole city boro such signs of sorrow as it had never aecn before, and *not a man who walk ed the streets could fail to feel the influence of the solemn surroundings. In the afternoon the capital wils put in mounting ns an expression of the sorrow of the jieojilc of Georgia. The supreme court adjourned. All the offices nt tin- state capital were closed and the United States circuit court was silent, while the federal offices and the entire custom house wore the sable laidge. A pall seemed to rest over the whole city and the day {Missed away in the bright beauty of its autumn sunlight lint durk in its sombre suggestions and its depressing sorrow. Nowhere in the city did the sad news create a more profound sensation than at the capitol. It wns discussed in groups of senators und representatives before the hour of meeting, and when the two bouses were called to order there was a strange still ness in striking contrast to the hum und rush which has been characterizing these lutter days of the ses sion. NKin after assembling the following message from the governor was received in each house: Executive Department, Atlanta. Gu, Septem ber S). lssi???To the General Assembly: An inscru table but all-wlie Providence lias removed from lilts life the honored chief magistrate of the repub lic. While receiving the blow with iMiwed heads, and with humble submission to the w ill of Him wljo inflicts it, it is becoming that the people of Georgia, in their organized capacity, should signify n in the grief that t ' l to-day oppresses their participation the millions of tills land i lag to express my willingness to co-operate with the general assembly In any observant*) they may deem appropriate to the melancholy occasion. Alfred U. C'olqititt. The senate passed a resolution for a joint session nt 10 o'clock, and the house concurred. At thnt hour the senate was announced nt the door of the house and entered headed by the governor, and the justices of the supreme court with a number of dis tinguished citizens. President Boynton took the chair anil announced that the joint session hud met to give some expres sion l>y the general assembly for the people of Geqrgia on the death of President Garfield. The secretary then read the following joint reso lution Resolved, by the senate and house of rep resentatives that in view of the announce ment by bis excellency, the governor, of the tiealb ol the president of the United States, the sen ate and house of representatives will con vene in general assembly at 10 o.elock a in to express the grief of the people of Georgia for this national calamity; that th _ enter, United States senators, representatives in congress, justices of the supreme court, judges of the United States court, and of the courts of this state, und the mayor and authorities of the city of Atlanta, ami citizens of Atlanta generally, be in vited to join in the expression of grief and syin pathy. ' That njxin the conclusion of the exercises, and when the joint session is dissolved, the senate and house of representatives will stand adjourned until to-morrow morning att* o'clock. Senator McPanlel offered the following rosolu lions, which Avert) unanimously adopted: Resolved, That a committee be appointed consist ing of the governor as chairman, Senator Joseph K. Brown, Chief-Justice James Jackson, and seven from the senate and fifteen from the house of representa tives, lobe appointed by the presidentof the senate, to rv)Mirt suitable resolutions on this oceasiei o'clock in. The following committee wns announced: Governor Alfred II Colquitt, chairman: United States Senator Joseph E Brown, Chief-Justic James Jackson; Senators McDaniel. Haekett, Bilker, Meldrim, Byrd, Brown and .Ionian; Representatives Twiggs. Barrow. Milner, llatuinond, Janes, Mad dox. Rice, Basinger, Adderton, Gray, Rankin Wright, PuBignon, Roney and PuPree of Macon. The president of the senate then announced thnt the joint assembly could consideritself at ease until noon, when it would reassemble. At 12 o???clock the general assembly reconvened, and the galleries ivere filled with Indies and gentle men. During the recess the speaker's stand, and the desks surrounding it, had been hung in black and white eratio, so that they presented a very solemn appearance. The committee entered with Governor Colquitt Senator Brown, and Chief Justiee Jackson in front, ainl they were followed by Mayor English, with the general council of the city. Governor Colquitt said: A people weep to-day. We have hnd our trial our sorrows, and. as a people, our occasion for funeral ceremonies. But never before in the history of this country since that memorable 14th of De ??-ember when the nation wept over the grave of the ???father of his country??? has such all prevailitiL sorrow fallen upon this land as has been felt since tbe announcement of the death of James A Gar- ficld. We deplore it, not merely ns the representatives of the people, but as casting sadness and gloom on every home and heart in this land. From the moun tains to the plains, and from the plains to the sea board could we lint gather the whisi>erings aud meanings of distress, there w ould come to us a fu- iraral knell over the newly made grave of ourpresi- <lvht. Governor Colquitt then offered the following reso lutions: Whereas, The protracted and painful solicitude of the people of Georgia, felt universally and w ithout exception, for the suffering and critical condition of our late president, has, at last, been ended by his death, the representatives of that people deem it meet and proper that their horror over this sad event, and their deepfelt sympathy should have ex- J iression through us, and In as solemn form as the oim notion of this general assembly can make. We. therefore, for ourselves and in behalt of the people of Georgia again express our horror and indignu tion nt the awful sin of the president's assassination, anil feel that while the memory of this historic crime survives, the people of the United States \ytil never cease to recall it with abhorrence. W e feel that no more* appropriate time than this will ever present itself to the people of this union for self ex amination???for wise forecast, aud provident safe guards. The peaee and honor of this great government demand that its best and surest defenses should lie found in the care and guardianship of the pcopl for whom it was created and for w hom it exists. \\ can but feel assured that when it is assailed or even disregarded bv those whose inheritance it is, whose pride and cion- it should be, that its daysare num bered and that those who value peace and safety more highly than forms of government w ill be ready to Mirrendertlienmst revered of our traditions rather than the more vital aims and objects of human ex istence and society. Over the open grave of our lamented president???cut off by a murderous hand in the prime of life and usefulness, we should not spare a just and searching self-examination or the offer of earnest heartfelt co-opcration w ith all the good among our fellow citizens in every quarter of our bread laud in restoring our beloved country to its highest purity, dignity and tranquility. The general assembly of Georgia joining with the executive and judicial departments of the state in profoundest sorrow at the decease of James A. Garfield, late our preisdent. no resolve: 1. That we deplore his untimely death as a is a sacred charge upon every citizen. 1 us. tne sympathy of our whole people goes forth as the people of Georgia hereby extend to j with one impulse, to the stricken family of the dead ed household???the heroic wife???the ??r- president???the heart-broken wife, the gray-haired national disgrace name of the people _______ the last man, have felt that the president's safety and life w as a siiervd charge upon every citizen. ?? That ' - - - the bereaved , plumed children???the stricken mother of our late president, our dce]iest symjmthy and most earnest condolence. 3. That avc request the governor to have the capi tol draped in mourning, 4. That we request liis excellency to transmit the action of the general assembly to the president of the United Stutcs, to tbe members of the cabinet, to the governors of the several states of the union, and to the family of the late president. Senator McDonald said:- I rise for the purpose of asking the adoption of the preamble and resolutions just read. It might be enough to leave these resolutions to speak for them selves the sentiments of the committee and general assembly, especially after the appropriate remarks of the chairman of the committee. But the deep anxiety shown in the faces of the people assembled here to-day lead me to add ii word to what has already been said. It seems to me that a becoming promptness has been shown by this action of the general assembly to-day. It seems well that this joint session should be held immediate!*' on the death of the president and that we should give the expression of our feelings on this occasion promptly aud in the most authoritative manner known to our institu tions. 1 therefore trust that these resolutions will he unanimmisly adopted. ??? Hon II D D Twiggs, representative from Rich mond county, said: Mr President, gentlemen of the assembly and' fel low citizens: 1 rise for the purpose of seconding the resolutions upon the ]??irt of the house, and move their adoption. In doing so, sir, 1 lmve no formal speech to make, feel that upon an occasion like this it were better to tie silent than to speak. It were idle to attempt to formulaic in adequate and fitting language words of sympathy or of condolence upon the occasion of great national bereavement like this. A little over two montlis ago this entire country was inexpressibly shocked und stunned by the an nouncement which flushed over the w ires that In a time of profound peaee and quiet.and without appa rent cause for it, the honored chief magistrate of this country fell wounded and bleeding by the hand of a bud, depraved and tKilji assassin. That intelli gence was received with profound sorrow and inex- iressibie indignation everywhere in this land, and . am glad to say that in no part of our common ???ountry was there a more general expression of the sentiment than that which welled up from the hearts of the people of the south. It has long been iipimreut that the end of the president was drawing near; it was apparent yesterday morning that the hour of death was near at hand, thnt the shadows of life???s light were drawing gradually to a close. The president isdead, and speaking for myself, and I know I am echoing the sentiment of this gene ral assembly, I do not hesitate to say that his loss is both a private and public calamity. He was both u good and great man. Again, Mr President, I desire to say thnt I do not wish to prolong these remarks, but merely to move the adoption of these resolutions. United States Senator Brown said: Mr. President: As the general assembly did Gov ernor Colquitt, Chief Jackson and myself the honor i appoint us members of the committee to report resolutions on this occasion, it was considered liy the committee appropriate that each of us should submit a few* remarks. The occasion is indeed a sad one. The whole republic from the gulf to the lakes, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, is to-dav draped in mourning. A few months since the presi dent of the United States ivas inaugurated and en tered upon the discharge of his duties under circumstances that promised, as we trusted, much for the future. His inaugural ad dress aviis conciliatory, kind and just. All sections of the union expected good results from his administration: that we would be enabled, -under him, to see all sectional strife reach an end und the whole country again united. As has been so well said by Judge Tw-iggs, it Avas a time of profound peace. Tlie'prcsidcnt wusenthroiied in the affections of the grent mass of the people; he was engaged in his appropriate pursuits, and w hen going on the streets and enteringii railroad depot, he w as assailed by an assassin, whoemue up behind him and cruelly shot him down. Not only the people of the United States, but of the ivhole civilized world, were shocked. It was the more unfortunate for us because ours is a government of law mid freedom. In foreign governments where monarchy exists there inav be supposed to he conflicts between the sovereign???and the people. Here it is not so. The people here govern, and their chosen representative, the presi dent of the United States, is only selected to exe cute their will according to law. How unfortunate it is, then, that In this government of ours this groat crime against society should have been com mitted! But 1 will not dwell upon the horror of the crime. I prefer rather to mingle with you a tear of grief over his grout misfortune. His career has culmi nated honorably to himself. ??? Once in the early period of life, a poor boy, with out friends, a strong will, energy, fidelity, industry and jierseveranec, lie started out in life to be the architect of his ow n fortune. Stop bv step he climb ed the ladder, round by round lie ascended until he reached the topmost round of earthly glory. How evanescent are human affaire! How bright the future seemed to him! And yet how unfortn- nate the termination. It reminds us that avc should never forget tlie Divine admonition, ???Be ye always ready.??? lit the midst of the great misfortune, however, avc can only trust that there is a better future before us. We have had sectional strifes and sectional divis ions. There is no longer any reason for them. We have looked to the president to give us an adminis tration of lienee, and I trust to-duv that all the sec tions of tills union and all good men everywhere, in every state of the union, over his open grave w ill determine to bury the past and to become united and to be in future fraternally one union. If this result will follow, we have much to console us in the midst of this great misfortune. Chief Justiee Jaekson said: Mr. President: In deference to the opinion of the committee of which you did me the honor to make me a member, I am induced to add a word to what has been so w ell slid in the report and reso lutions and by the distinguished gentlemen who havo preceded w hile Georgia department* the common lamentation. On behalf of her judi- 4. That tvitli the sense of personal lossstrong upon ns. the sympathy of our whole people goes forth as ON THE LINE A TRAGEDY THAT IS CLAIMED BY TWO COUNTIES. mother and the weeping children ??????>. That these resolutions he spread upon tile min utes of this body, and an oflicial eopv be feat to Mrs Garfield at an appropriate time hereafter. The Hall Service. At the general convention of the United States railway mail service mutual benefit association yesterday, the folloiving resolutions on the death of the president were ottered by Superintendent Jaekson, and unanimously adopted: On arriving here from our annuhl'convention, we are met with the sadness of the death of our much loved and long suffering president. This great calamity which" has befallen 1 the na tion is so overwhelming'that the whole people stand in awe before it. We keenly feel that we have lost a friend, ana one who always felt a deep in- tercst. not only in our t>ersonal welfare, but also and especially in the branch of- the service Avith which we are identified and our hearts go forth in sympathy towards the near relatives and personal associates w ho must feel his loss so much more keenly than even Hie nation itself. But in this event, which seems to us so terrible ami so dis astrous, we still reeogntze the hand of the Almighty und believe that however it may appear to our short-sighted vision. He knotvs what is best and ???docth all things well.??? It therefore seems eminently fitting thnt this con vention now adjourn. The Chamber orCocnmcrce. THE ACTION OK THE MERCHANTS IN I???.KLATIOt ,TO THE DKATII OK THE PRESIDENT. -?? Chamber of Commerce IIall, Atlanta, Ga, Sep tember 20,1881???At a called meeting of the Atlanta lxmnl of trade, held this day. a committee wits up- pointed to present resolutions expresMyesf the sorrow of the merchants of our city on .'account of the president???s death, and said committee reported the Pillowing: The merchants of Atlanta, in common with their countrymen of all sections of the United States, re- alized on the second day of July last, when l*resi- dent Garfield was stricken by a mnrderer's weapon, that anarchy had dealt a fearful blotv to' societv, to government und to civilization itself. They'felt that in these mutters of supreme importance no The Late Terrible Bead in Douglas or Paulding County???How the Trouble Originated and the Destruction of Life Incident Upon It???A Terrible Tale of Malice and Envy. James A. Garfield every citizen of this government, from the Atluntic to the Pacific, from Canada to the Gulf, hud in deed and in fact a just and fearless chief. Wherefore, resolved, that ns an expression of our respect for the memory of the late President Gar field. there shall be no meeting of the Atlanta board of trade on to-morrow. Resolved, That as a further testimony of our sense of the loss our country has sustained in the dentil of the president, the board of trade rooms be draped in mourning for thirty days. W. J.Garrett, John Stephens, John N. Dunn, ??? Committee. uy me iiisuugiiisueu gentlemen wno ed me. Yet. it is not inappropriate, in is draped in mourning, that all the i of her government should be heard in i lamentation. On behalf of her judi ciary falls to my lot to drop if tear on the grave sacred to us all???sacred, not because of the human dust that fills it, hut sacred for the high office w hich that sacred dust onec occupied and well adorned. It is, perhaps, peculiarly appropriate that the judicial de)Kirtnieiit should weep ut a time when the law has been thus outraged???when violence takes precedence of that order to conserve which the judiciary labors. On behalf of those men who nrc now- engaged in administering that law in tltis state, from that court on whose benrli? have the honor to sit, to the hum blest magistrate who disi??cnses it, 1 unite in condo lence and symiiathv on this sad occasion. Mr President, while avc thus fotmaUy, and yet I knoiv from the heart, unite with the American peo- E le in expressions of sorrotv and sympathy, my otvn cart goes after two persons of all others in the laud. The aged mother Avho held this man in her lap Avhcn u boy. Avho ivatehed his progress in his youth, his development in manhood, and to honor whom he interrupted the ceremonies of his inau guration, which she aviis permitted to Avitness. And to that other heart made by the Almighty his companion for life and ivhosc grief no tongue can tell, my heart goes out in earnest synii>athy. Sir. it is well that in these resolutions Georgia sends them her sympathy and her sor- roAv. Yet. Mr President, it is u grand thought, grander than the American re public, grander than anything of eurtli, that these agonized hearts lmve the greatest consolation: "He that llveth and liveth in me shall never die.??? The mother's son and the wile???s husband, an humble believer in him lives to-day, and the immortality he Avon upon our earth gives place to the brighter and purer immortality in the skies to which his spirit has soared. "Be ye always ready..??? said the distinguished sen ator. tittering the sentiments of Holy Writ. Mr President: I trust yon and the speuker, every member of the general assembly of Georgia, and overy <me who hears me speak, may all and each lie enabled through thnt faith and that readiness to meet the president ou that better and brighter shore. And I hope the resolutions here offered will lie tmssed by this general assembly by a unanimous vote. At the conclusion of the remarks of Judge Jack son the resolutions were adopted by a unanimous rising vote, on motion of Senator McWhorter. The Ctty Council. After tlie exercises at the capitol there was a called meeting of the general council to consider Avliat action ivas proper concerning the president???s death. The following beautiful resolutions were unani mously adopter!: Representing the people of this city and in some sense the jieople of the ivhole south, the mayor and general council of the city of Atlanta feel called ujion to gii-c expression, how ever feeble and inade quate. to the deep grief aud sorrow- in w hich our people have boeji plunged by the announcement of tlie death of President Janies A. Garfield. Such grief and sorroiv are not to be formulated in Avoids but in the presence of so momentous a conjuncture all that is nierclv formal aud perfunctory must dis appear. It is therefore resolved by the mayor and general council. ... X. That we regard the death of the president as a calami tv to the country' not to lie measured by any compensations of peaee and good* order ivhleh the law aud common sense of the people may provide nor bv the continued prosperity of the republic, nor by tlie highest patriotism of a ueiv administra- 2. That w'e regret the loss of his statesmanship, of his example, and of his broad and genial sympathy which promised so much for all sections of the country, and especially for the south, as irreparable. Tliut while personally unknown to the people of this section of the country, vet they were quick Salt Si-rings, September IS???A bloody tragedy??? an old feud ends in death. I liad heard several different reports of the diffi culty, and to satisfy myself I have this day visited tlie battle ground and conversed with tivo of the main actors in the fight. The fight took place in the extreme northivest comer of this (Salt Springs) district. W H Mitehell lives in this (Douglas) county, and J F Cook lives just across the line in Paulding county. A portion of Cook???s land lies in this county, and on the hind in this county is where the fight took place. AN OLD FF.t'D. Cook and Mitchell have been at dagger's points for twelve ??r fifteen years. The first difficulty was about the land line bctiveen them. Cook's land runs ivithiu fifteen steps of Mitchell's door. CooV shot some of Mitchell???s chickens over in his field near Mitchell???s house, and Mitchell moved the line fence betw een him and Cook all on his side of the line, and Cook prosecuted him in Paulding superior court. Mitehell lived in Paulding county, but has been cut to Douglas since then. The jury found Mitehell guilty of a misdemeanor, and Judge John W Undertvood fined him one dollar and costs which was three hundred and thirty dollars, and ever since the old feud has been kept up. Each one seems tohhve cultivated his hatred, and a bad diffi culty has long been expected betiveen them us they were both considered dangerous men when mud. THE CAl'SEOF THE VlGIIT. Last Friday morning about 9 or 10 o'eloek Cook treat in his pasture field and commenced dogging Mitchell???s hoar hog and trying to get him out of his field, and Mitehell heard him and went to where Cook ivas, taking his two buys, and a yottng man he had hired, by the name of Nottingham, ivith him. They had some rvsharp quarreling about the hog, aud Mitehell id his erow'd stopped Cook from dogging the hogs, le report says Mitehell and his crowd followed Cook about iu the field and cursed him at a terrible rate. The Mitchells say they were after the hog and trying to drive it out of tlie field. They got separated by some means, and Cook sent his little sou doivu toDunenn???sgiu a short distance, after his step son, a young man by the name of Mahathy, to otneup there. Muhathyivcnt in hot haste.??? Bv Unanimously adopted. J. J. Toox, Secretary. Benj. E. Crane, President, The Colored People. At night the hall of the house of representatives was filled to overflowing ivith the colored jieople of Atlnnta. There iverenlso many ivhite persons pres ent, among ivhoin we noticed Senator Brown, Speuker Bucon und a number of members of the legislature. \V A Pledger presided aud made some appropriate remarks on the sad nature of the occasion. Bishop H 51 Turner made a speech ivhich ivas heard with great interest und ivas remarkably good. He spoke forcibly of the lessons ivhich this national calamity should teach. , Rev XV J Gaines delivered a few well-timed re marks. He ivas folloii-cd by Hon John McIntosh, representative from Liberty county, and by Captain CCWlmbish. The tailored military w-as out ill force. The following resolutions ivere unanimously adopted: When in n republic like ours, the trust reposed in one of the jieople tor the bene fit of the ivhole, is snatched from, him by unlawful and coivnrdly means, as w as done by the assassin of President Garfield, it behooves all citizens of all races mid color to rise with indig nation and condemnation, since it affects not only the citizen in ivliom the trust is reposed, hut saps the foundation of our form of government, mid thereby injures each citizen individually. Kc-solvcd, That ivc recognized in President Gar field, u jiatriot, and a healer of dissensions between sections, and in his loss a void not soon to he filled. Resolved, That ive rise above party interests, and rejoice that in the president's suffering till classes of citizens, aud men of nil parties lmve laid 'asidp. po litical bias, and in humiliation und led^Bnvc bowed at the altar of anxiety and implftnji^Htesto- ration to health. ??? /??? _ Resolved, That ive rejoice that in his death, citi zens of all sections, and parties hove realized the great menace and encroachment to our form of government, and unite alike in demanding u speedy and swift judgment upon the eoivurdly and brutal hand that Induced his death, and in .condo lence to their fellow- citizens, nnd the president???s family. Resolved,Thatthe president???s family In this hour of their bereavement have our sympathies, and to tiod ive extend our prayers for protection to a great and good form of government. Resolved, Thut a copy of these resolutions he for warded to the grief-stricken family and the cabinet of the United States. Resolved, That these proceedings be published in the city jiapers. .1 B Fuller, F J Wimberly, P B Peters, S W Easley, SB Davis, N Holmes, C11 Morgan, R J Henry, W D Moore. At tho City Court. When the city court 'convened .Tuesday Colonel N J Hammond, our congressman and a member of the Atlanta bar, arose aud made a beautiful little speech of five minutes' length, iu ivhich he urged that as a murk of respect for the dead president, court work should be suspended for the day. He closed his speech by quoting the noble words with ivhich Garfield endeavored to quiet a mob in New York when Lincoln tvus assassinated: ???The presi dent is dead, but the republic still lives, and the Lord God omnipotent reigns.??? He ivas followed by his honor, Judge Clark, who referred to the eireuinstances in connection with the death of President Garfield, nnd among other things ex pressed the hope that the rintiounl calamity might serve to unite in bonds of the strongest love the jieople of the ivhole country, and that the people would emerge from their grent grief more clinritnbli townrd each otilers shortcomings and more deter mined than ever to wipe out forever the Inst shad ow of sectionalism ana establish in its stead a feel ing of brotherly love, confidence and respect. Court then adjourned for the day. Gate City Guard Armory- Tile Gate City Guard armory is beautifully draped in tings festooned with mourning???one large nulion- nl ting susjiended from the top of the building and nearly covering the entire front, bears the. words: ???A nation weeps.??? The company colors hung from one of the windows aud ivas draped with crape. Note* of the Da7- ???Civur De Leon commandery Knights Templar will hold memorial services ou the day set for the funeral of tlie president. ???The drapery of mourning at the Kimball house is imjiressively sad. A picture of President Garfield hangs in the oflice heavily draped, while the bul cony and jMirtieo beur the badges of sorrow. A large national ting outside bears the inscription:???We mourn our ! Advised to Hedge- Virginia City Chronicle. Two friends were discussing the merits (of their acquaintances. One said: ???Talk about mean men, now's there old Strassbcrger. He's tlie hardest, dri est, meanest old Shyloek that ever lived. That man! why!??? And there hestopped as if words couldn't do justice to the subject. ???You???re mistaken.??? said his friend. ???He's not so had: even the devil Isn???t so black as he is painted. Now, I'll bet you S101 can borrow 250 of hint before night.??? ???Done!" nnd the money was put up. Ou posted the sanguine book-maker to his intended victim. ???t-tnissheiger, my boy, how are you???? and he slapped him on the back of a faded coat. ???Veil, I vass all r-i-g-h-t. Vot???s de matter mit you???? ???Look here, old fellow. I made a little bet about you just now???ha. ha! it???s a capital joke.??? ???Im!??? said Strassberger. ???YeUV'??? ???Yes, I just bet $10 with Smithy that I could bor row $.50 of you to-day.??? ???Feefty tollar???? ???Yes, that was the amount.??? ???And von bet ten???? ???That???s what I put up.??? ???Veil, now, look here, my friend (in a low whis per), vou go straight away and hedge.??? MRS. BOYD???S COWHIDE. to recognize his attractive qualities as a man, and ' her name published. Why She Applied It to the Shoulder* of Mrs. Sher wood. Washington. September 19???Mrs Boyd's account of the eoivhiding sensation here is that she had just heard oi the death of her grandchild, anil was driving to tlie census bureau in which Colonel Bovd holds a jiosition, to tell him of it. She says on'the way she saw Boyd walking arm-in-ann with Mrs Henrietta Sherwood wjjo lives here that Boyd had been intimate with Mrs. S for several years, and in spite of all ills wife's remonstrances has maintained the intimaev. Mrs. Boyd says in her indigation she snatched her buggv whip, j uni] ted out and laid it vigorously over the shoulders of Sirs. Sherwood. Mrs. Boyd added, if you publish anything about it. put in the name of that woman. Mrs. Sherwood. Colonel Boyd don't care what is said about it in the papers if he can screen Mrs. Sherwood. 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Fulton County???To the Suj??crior Court of said County: T HE PETITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL Cotton Exjxisition shows that on tlie 4th day of April, A. I)., ISM???during the regular term of said court, an order was passed inooriionuing petitioners- under the name aforesaid, ou the petition of Joseph E. Brown, S. N. Inman and, others, ivhich jietiliors and order are entered ou the minutes of said court. Your petitioner noiv asks thnt its charter be amended by an order of tlie court, so that the busi ness of petitioner shall not be confined to an expo sition ot the ???appliances and machinery used in the cultivation. prc]??anitiim and manufacture of cotton and other fillers, together with exposition of cotton and other libers and fabrics and whatever else is directly or indirectly connecsed with with or bene-. ticial to tlie cotton and other textile Interests, of the United States and other countries." But in addi tion thereto your petitioner prays thnt it may have corporate powers and authority to hold at the same time an Universal Exposition oi natural products and products of industry and art in all tlie deport ments, aud to purchase land aud erect such build ings for the accommodation of same and fc the accommodation of visitors to said ???ex, ???position, as may be necessary, to make such charge ???tor admission of exhibits and persons, for the us of power, sluice aud other privileges, and collee same as may be necessary and proper.??? And in it discretion to award premiums certificates medals for such exhibits and to do all and singular such other acts, and exercise such other powers as it may deem requisite- to the full and complete carrying out of tho objects specified in this jietitiou. Wherefore petitioner prays Hint an order be passed allowing said amend rneitt niih {lowers, rights and privileges herein be fore mentioned, and witli such other powers ns arc incident to corporations under tlie laws of said state, B. F. ABBOTT, Attorney for Petitioner. A true extract from the minutes of Fulton su perior court, this September 3d, ISM. . C. H. STRONG, Clerk Superior Court. 92 septr???ivkv only w4tv this time Mitchell aud his party had got into a piece of woods in the field near Mitchell's house. THE HOSTII.ES MEET. When Mahathy got to Cook they went out of the field Into tlie woods and met Mitehell and his purty at an old road, and there the tight took place; the evidence is a little different here. Mnhuthv and Cook???s son swears thnt Nottingham was advancing Cook with his hand in ???his pocket, and he had a pistol in it, from up- pearanee, and that Cook ordered him to stop and he never stopped, and Cook shot him. Mitch ell???s sons sivear that when Cook ordered him to stop he stopped, and when stopped Cook shot him. ???The load took effect in his breast, und he walked thirty : raids west towards Mitchell???s house, und when found he was lying on his face dcud. 11 seems from ivliat I could gather thatCook hnd his gun presented and cocked at the time Mitchell aud his crowd came up. THE FIGHTING RESUMED. Immediately after the sliootingof Nottingham,Cook and Mitchell commenced fighting. One report says Mitehell run on Cook. The other savs they run to gether. Anyway Mitehell got the best of him, and had him down, and 5Inhathy took Cook???s gun and beat out old limn Mitchell???s brains with the butt of the gun. During tlie light between Cook and Mitchell young Bill Mitchell stabbed Cook iu the buck with a small pocket-knife. Muhuthy then struck young -Mitchell und broke his arm ivfth the gun, und run him about tliirtv vanls from the battle ground towards Mitchell???s house, und run upon Nottingham lying dead. He thou returned to the battle ground, aud together with Cook they run off towards Cook???s. About halfway between the fight nnd Cook???s house Mnhuthv discovered the knife still sticking in Cook???s back and stopped him and pulled the knife out of his back. This was the first thut Cook knew he ivas cut. THE DAMAGE DONE. . Drs I???ool and Cotton say Cook is doing very well, aud there is no chance for Mitehell to get well. Mahathy is not hurt. Young Bill Mitchell's arm is doing well. Judge Nottingham, of Perry, reached Atlanta on Monday on his return from Patildingcounty. Judge Nottingham is a brother of the young manwhowus killed by Cook in Paulding county Friday, und had gone to Douglas county to disinter the remains of hisbrother and have them carried to Macon for jier- manent burial. He had the body with him last night nnd left on the Central railroad train at 12 o???clock for Macon, where the remains will be in terred at 10 o???clock to-day. Mr Winslow, a member of the house from Hous ton county, accompanied Judge Nottingham to Douglas county. List night, in conversation with a Constitution reporter, he said: This is a sad, sad ease. Young Nottingham was a bright, noble fellow. He had gone up there to teach school, nnd the articles of agreement were to have been signed two hours after the time at which he was killed. I went up with Judge Nottingham, and at Marietta we purchased a casket. Late in tlie night we passed the house of Cook. The lights nt that unusual hourand the flitting figures told the tale of what was going on there. The next house, per haps a quarter of a mile away, was 5Htchell???s, and there a like picture presented itself. Further on and we came ujion the little graveyard where the body of young Nottingham was buried. Three or four kindhearted countrymen gave us assistance, and. the grave ivas opened and the body of Notting ham taken uji and transferred to the casket ive had purchased." ???Are there any developments in the ease???? ???I can???t say there is any really new development. You have all heard wrong reports of the killing. On Thursday a difficulty arose over some hogs, but on Friday the serious trouble took place. The men were engaged in getting Mitchell???s hogs out of Cook's field ivheu a difficulty arose. Cook told his stepson Hathaway to knoek young Mitehell down, or words to that effect. Nottingham interfered and started toward Mitehell to protect him. Cook there upon tired a load of buckshot into Nottingham???s breast. Nottingham turned, walked a short distance and fell a corpse. A general fight followed in ivhich old man Mitchell ivas hurt, Cook was cut and young Mitchell hurt. I don???t think Hathawav was hurt.??? ???Have any steps been tnkmi to bring the matter before the courts???? ???We had a warrant issued to-day charging Cook with murder, and have retained Mr R A Massey and Mr Edge to assist the state in the prosecution." ???Bnchupalba??? New,quick, complete cure 4 days, urinary affee tions, smarting, frequent or difficult urination, kid ney disease. SI. Druggists. Depot, Lamar, Rank in & Lamar, Atlanta. lYlrat ConcreM Should Do. Chicago Tribune. Congress ought now to provide a standing appro priation of $.50,000,009 annually in uid of national education. This money ought to beapprojiriated per capita among the several states in aid of the schools. The money appropriated by congress for this purpose would be a release to the land in all these states. The $3,000,000 falling to the share of Illinois would enable the state to relieve the landsof Illinois of $3,000,000 now raised from them by direct taxation for educational purposes. So in other states, where nearly the whole burden of taxation falls upon the laud, and where the taxation for schools is limited because of the inability of the already tax-oppressed lands, to hear the burden. The appropriation of this $50, 000,000 would be one of the greatest of national blessings. It would be the beginning of school funds in states where there are now none, and where they are especially needed. The school svstems thus endowed with a fund of $1 per head of the jHipulation, once begun would never cease, hut would grow until made equal to the educational wants of each community. Let congress now abol ish the no-longer-necded and yet burdensome sink ing fund, and tu'm the money noiv sunk in that fund over to the several states to endow a school svstem in all jiarts of the land. The establishment of schools is of infinitely more impc-* * l ??? **-- jiayment of bonds not due and only cent interest. - Art and OIL Reading (Pa.) Times and Dispatch. The Norfolk Virginian of January 16. 1881, refers to tlie remarkable cure effected by St. Jacobs Oil in tlie case of Prof. Cromwell, known the country over for his magnificent art illustrations, who had suffered excruciat ing torments from rheumatism, until he tried the Oil, whose effects, he says, were magical. nportancc than the aly bearing Z'/, per RICORD???SVITAL RESTORATIVE. ! ??? NOTICE. T ins ISTONOTIFY 1>R. J. E. ( ORB, WHO LEFT his home in Dawson county, Ga., several years ago, that his father is dead, and his mother desiren him to return home and assist in the transaction oi her business. MRS. JAMES M. COBB, sept:??????tvkylm A DMINISTRATOR'S SALE???BY VIRTUE OF an order from the court of ordinary of Knyettc. county, Georgia, will lie sold on tlie first Tuesday iix October. 1SS1. at tlie court house door in said conn- tv. between the legal hours of sale, lot of land No. N> in tin- Fifth District, of said county, containing: (202V.) two hundred tivo and half acres, more or less, belonging to tlie estate of Ephraim Sweet. Sold for tlie benefit of heirs and creditors. Terms- cash. D A McLUCAS, *50 sepll???illt iv4t Adm???r. G eorgia, fayette county???ordinary*. oflice, September 5, 18S1.???Whereas, Mrs. Mari. Matthews has implied for letters of iiduiinistmtiot on the estate of W. W. Matthews, of said county deceased: All jiersons concerned are hereby'notiflod to fills their objections, if any exist, on or before tlie first Monday in October next, else letters of administra tion will be granted the applicant as prayed for. se{??5 w4iv I-. it. GRIGGS, Ordinary. 'vtotice FOR LEAVE TO SELL LAND???APPLI- cation will be made to the court of ordinary of Jasper county, Georgia. ??t Die October term, 1SS1 _ of said court for leave to sell tlie lands (except widow???s dower) belonging to the estate of Sum To- land, late of said county, deceased for the benefit of heirs und creditors of said deceased. W. H. HEAD, Administrator of Sam Poland. August lfi, 1881.111^2:1 w4iv A DMINISTRATOR???S SAI.E-BY i RECORD???S VITAL RESTGB4T1VE Ricord???s Vital Restorative has been indorsed by tlie Academy of Medicine, Paris ns mi infallible speeilic for Nervous and Physical Debility, etc., con tains no jihosphorous, cautliarides or other jioison; is purely vegetable; is a sugar-coated pill, can be had of Leviisscr, 10 bis Rue Richelieu, Paris, France, or Dr. S BROWN SIGESMON, 40 World building. New York Lnonc genuine without the signature of S. B, Sigesmond on side of each box: boxes of 50 jiills, $1.50: of 100, $3: 400, $10; sent by mail upon receipt of price. Sold by nil Druggists. Notice is hereby given that It. L. De Lisser,, of New York, is no longer authorized to net as agent for IU- cord???s Vital Restorative. The counterfeiter of Rieord???s Vital Restorative tried to keep the agency and prepare himscif with a spurious imitation and change the name from Ri cord???s Vital Restorative to Dr. Kicord???s Restorative, to have a similiarity in name. The testimonials of Dp*. R. Blanchard, C. -Cheva lier, M. Peri go rd, Iieblg aud Sir Thompson, copied from my circulars. FRAUD EXPOSED. Dr. Ricord, of Paris, wrote to Wm. R. Woodward, of the well-known firm of E. Fougera & Co., of 30 N. William street, New York City, instructing him to order that the bogus letter with his (I)r. Ricord???s) name forged thereto and published in various i??i- persbe discontinued immediately, or he should commence legal proceedings without delay. The letter published by del-isser nnd which ht pretends to have received from Dr. Ricord, is false Dr Ricord, of fi rue do Tournou, Paris, writes utidei date of April 13th, HW1, that he never knew R. L. De Lisser, of New York City, or sold him any formula Neither has he ever authorized Del-isser to use his name to any remedy whatever,, and thnt the signa ture of the letter published by Del-isser and pur porting to come from him is copied or transferred from an original, but the text is not his handwrit ing. The genuine can be had at Schumann???s Pharmacy Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Sigesmond agrees to forfeit $5,000 for any fail ure to cure with Ricord???s Vital Restorative (under sjiecial advice) or for anything impure or injurious in it. Over 10 t 000 cures in the U. S. alone has been ef fected within the last five years. Address, with inclosed jiost stamp for descriptive circular with testimonials and symptoms, to Dr. S. B. Sigesmond, 40 World Building, New York. sep 6 101518 20 24 29???oct 2 4 1316 27 30??? nov 1510 1519 24 27 29???dec???r 3 6 8 1113 17 22 25 27 31???wkv eow VIRTUE OF an orderifrom the court of ordinary of Milton. Co.,Gn??? will be sold on the first Tuesday in October' next, at the court house door, in said county, be tween the legal hours of sale, the following lands o3 Ellis Wright, deceased, to-wit: 22 uerea of lot No.. 599; 22 acres of No. GOO; 22 acres of 601; 39 acres oS No. 626, and one acre of 624, all iu the second dis trict of the second section of said county. Sold as- the property of Ellis Wright, deceased, for the bene fit of trie heirs and creditors of said deceased- Terms???Half cash; balance due 25th December- 1882, with iuterest at 8 per cent per annum. This- August 31st, 1881. LOUIS WRIGHT, T. E. WRIGHT, sci>6 w4w Administrators. EDUCATIONAL. 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