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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTOR: TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 18&>.
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SOUTHERN EDUCATION.
HOW IT IS VIEWED AT THE NA
TIONAL CAPITAL.
An Interview With School Commlnloner Orr On the
Recent Meeting end on the Educational Con-
wentlon-The Several Schemes for Remo-
dying Illiteracy—Important Bills.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Washington, March 27.—“I have never
seen a more enthusiastic ora more unanimous
body of roon than the educational convention
in this city last week,” said Hon. Gustavus J.
OrT, L.L. 1)., state school commissioner jf
Georgia.
“Do you think the meeting will result
in any practical good?” I asked.
“I am sure of it. I am happily surprised to
find such a strong sentiment among leading
sonators and representatives in favor of some
measure to promote the cause of education in
the various states. Our committee went be
fore the joinf committee of congress on edu
cation, and met a hearty reception. The
speoches in favor of the policy we unani
mously forced on were well received, and if
apitearances mean anything that committee
will give us a favorable report.”
THE CONVENTION.
The convention of which Dr. Orr spoke
these words of hope was one of the most im
portant ever held in this country- Its imme
diate result may soon he apparent in a na
tional educational policy that would have
l»ecn instantly rejected ten years ago. The
government is domga good many things now
it did not think of doing then. It can make
no new policy so acceptable to the people as
that asked for the education of their children.
In this convention were represented twenty-
one slates, the state superintendents of twen
ty of them being present. City superintend
ents, prominent educators and professors,
agitators like Dr. Curry, the l’eabody fund
agent, who go over the country stirring up a
noble enthusiasm, completed a body of men
representative of progressive American
thought. •
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION NEEDED.
These men, without a dissenting voice,
agreed that congress ought to do something at
once for the better education of the people.
The question what that something should be
elicited a free interchange of views. But at
last all agreed upon the main jmints to he
covered, and the committee chosen by the con
vention presented them to the congressional
committee. They ssk the passage of a bill to
provide that—
1st. The appropriation from year to year of
an adequate sum not less than $15,000,000 di
rectly from the treasury, to be continued for
ten years.
2nd. The money shall be distributed among
the stab's on the basis of illiteracy.
3rd. The fund shall be applied under state
laws by the regularly constituted state au
thorities.
4th. The continuance of the gift to a state
shall he conditioned on the appropriation to
the school fund by that slate of at least a
third of her pro rata from the government.
Those propositions were all discussed sepa
rately in the convention and cacit was agreed
to by a" unanimous vote.
New England states, middle states, western
states and southern states, all agree perfectly
•n every one of these questions. This harmo
nious action had its effect on congress of
course.
m,air’s rill.
Senator Blair has a bill before the senate
to-givo $15,000,000 to a national school fund
the first year, and then to decrease it by a
million every year for ten years, but he is
witling to support the bill desired by the con
vention and to continue the $15,000,000 unili-
minished for ten years. All the measure
needs is to be brought properly before con-
gross. The sentiment in tavor ot such legisla
tion has boon kept alive and strengthened
by the continuous efforts of
the past five or six years
to sell the public lands and establish a school
fund with the proceeds. The idea had pro
gress in it and it has grown without ceasing,
getting stronger every year until now it is
strong enough to mould the policy of con
gress.
GEORGIA'S rosmoN.
Surely Georgia ought to favor it. With all
the excellent management and careful econ
omy of Dr. Orr, Georgia is rather bad off for
schools. The “school age” in Georgia is be
tween six and eighteen and there aro in the
state 433,444 children of the “school age.”
The principal cities have a distinct school
system and city children get a pretty fair
showing. But the state after the legislature
is punched up and begged by a few
liberal men every year manages to
raise to educate all her children only $4G0,.
600. Of the whole number of school age
only 150,000 are registered for tuition, and
the scanty allowance of cash constituting
Georgia’s school fund has to be well stretched
to give them three months’ schooling. Of
the $15,000,000 under the proposed bill Geor
gia would get about $1,300,000. We would get
so much because we are so ignorant. Add to
thisthe third required to be contributed by the
state, and instead of $400,000 we would have a
school fund of about $1,733,000! Enough to
give us better schools than we ever dreamed
of, and to keep their light blazing all the
year round in every one of the many dark
corners of the state. The prospect is too
lovely to be realized, it seems, but in congress
to-day there is a steady movement toward it.
If it don’t come at this session it can’t be de
layed long.
SENATOR LOGAN'S BILL.
Senator Logan goes to the extent of offering
$50,000,000 instead of $15,000,000 for the
schools. He wants to make whisky pay for
education and he made a fine speech in sup
port of his views. I believe both our sena
tors and every Georgia representative favors
liberal legislation for the benefit of education.
NR CLEMtNTT'S IDRA
Mr. Clements has a bill to sel the public
lauds for educational purposes and in his
efforts for it he has had a good opportunity
to feel the pulse of the house on the subject,
lie is very much encouraged. He thinks a
bill substantially what the convention has
asked will be passed. Clements is in
for education. He thinks there is little
danger of extravagance in this direction. One
of Senator Brown’s first speeches litre was for
the cause of education. He has lost none of
his zeal and has gained something in hope,
He will be in the frontrank as a friend of any
liberal measure to aid in this cause. State
School Commissioner Scarborough, of North
Carolina, tells me his peop-e want some bill
like that asked by the convention, and he
thinks their representatives will speak for
them. The south has more to gain from such
a policy than any other section. A solid
southern vote and an undivided southern
voice ought to favor it in congress.
MACON'S BOY BURGLAR.
in. Bob asked who was there, and the little
boy knowing that the voice was not Mr. Har
per’s went away from the door, and instantly
Bob darted out with the sardines. About 7
o'clock yesterday the case was given to Officer
Mosely. and about 8 o’clock he had the bur
glar and a warrant sworn out. Bob was taken
to jail, and will probably appear before Judge
Holt at the county court this morning.
One at a time we will be called til on to
chronicle like depredations of these boys.
Bob simply puts the ball in motion.
SENATOR BROWN
MAKES SOME REMARKS ON
FELTON.
In Which he Declare* That the Doctor’s Course Waa
a Little Peculiar is Speaking Without Au-hor.
lty and Incorrectly About hla Position
as to Revenue Laws—Etc., Etc.
THE TORNADO’S TRACK.
Twelve Year* Old, but Knows Uow toIBuixIarixe.
From the Macon Telegraph.
Like most all cities, Macon has a full crop
of idle negro boys, ranging in age from six to
twenty years, who are skilled in all sorts of
meanness and deviltry. They congregate on
street comers, notably on Mulberry street,
and have given the police much trouble.
They gather in knots, and when an officer dis
perses them, they are soon on another comer,
and as the officer cannot get in two places at
the same time, and has something better to
do than to follow them up continually, they
prove a nuisance that nothing short of the
chain-gang will ever hurt them. On
Thursday night one of them, named
Bob O'Neal, about twelve years old, pro
cured a hatchet, and chalked the door of
the little booth near the old court house
square, kept by a Mr. Harper, for a raid,
When Mr. Harper closed up, about 7 o'clock,
he took his little hatchet and forced the lock.
He then went inside and treated himself to
sardines, crackers and some snuff. He had
drawn out the money till when a little boy
in the employ of Mr. Harper came along,
and seeing the door slightly opened, started
Augusta, March 27.—About 1 o’clock to-day
a destructive wind swept the country four
miles northeast of Waynesboro. Houses and
fences were blown down and trees uprooted.
Considerable damage was done to property on
the plantations of Joseph W. Ward, J. J.
Jones, E. A. Carter, ami P. E. Steiner. The
diningroom of Joseph M. Ward was blown to
pieces while the family were at dinner. Gil
bert Ward, four years old, was killed and Miss
Dunlap was painfully injured.
FROM MACON TO SANDERSVILLE.
Macon, March 27.—The tornado to-day did
considerable damage to property near here
and along the Central road, as far as Sanders-
ville. Dwellings, barns, ginliouses, cabins
and trees were destroyed, and many persons
were injured. No fatal accidents are reported.
The tornado was very violent and about 100
yards wide. It moved Irom west to east,
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
From the Sandersville MercHry, March 23.
Yesterday about 12 o’clock m., a terrific
storm of wind and rain passed overourcounty,
doing a large amount of damage in some sec
tions. Just north of Sandersville the large,
fine gin lious; of Bryant Watkins was blown
down, and the residence of D. G. Watkins,
Jonas Hartley and Safford Barwick's houses
were demolished. Mrs. Watkins was some
what injured bv the falling timbers. Negro
houses were also destroyed, fences gone,
and timbers ruined to a very large
extent. It also blowed down the barn
of Colonel J. T. Youngblood and killed
three head of fine mules and badly
injured another. Several persons were hurt
very much in the path of the storm, but no
one was killed. The school house at Doc
Whiddon’s was destroyed and he badly in-
1 'tired. Miss Nellie Weddon was also hurt.
..evin Lord’s place had every building carried
away, his arm was broken, and his wife’s
grandson and granddaughter badly hurt. At
David Tanner’s plantation it is reported that
everything except the dwellingis blown down.
The particulars are not all received yet; other
E laces are ruined and probably others hurt
esidcs those mentioned, but as yet we have
heard of no lives being lost. Mr. J. A. John
ston’s saw mill is reported badly damaged and
one negro man hurt.
IN CALHOUN COUNTY.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Leary, March 28.—A .heavy storm
through the lower portion of this county last
night. The dwelling house of Mr. James
Vinson was entirely wrecked, leaving nothing
of the building in its proper place. It was a
three-room frame house. It also blew down
several negro cabins on his place, but no seri
ous damage was done to persons in the house.
His entire plantation is without protection
from stock, his fence having been blown all
over the place. The neighbors are sending
aid to the distressed family. Mr. Vinson has
a large family Of small children, left without
shelter. The hail fell heavily for several
minutes. We don’t know the damage to the
young crops. Another plantation nearby,
known as the Musgrove place, was utterly
ruined by the storm, and several negroes were
covered under the debris, and had to be hunt
ed out from among the ruins of houses and
trees. The dwelling also was blown down
It was occupied by Mr. Henry Passmore. No
lives were lost, but the loss to property is
great.
IN HARRIS COUNTY.
From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Kingsboro, March 28.—It commenced rain*
ing here yesterday morning about 11 o’clock,
and it continued until a late hour last night,
The water is now three or three and a half
feet deep in the Kingsboro mills. Don’t
think there will be any damage to the mills.
Bridges on the Mulberry will doubtless be
washed away. Yesterday afternoon at
o-clock we had a heavy hail and wind storm
doing damage to fencing, trees, etc. No other
damage done, so far as we have heard.
TERRELL COUNTY.
From the Macon Telegraph.
Brown’s, Ga., March 29.—This section was
visited by a terrible storm last night at 10.30
o’clock. It passed two miles north of this
place and just over Mr. Gwse's mills, from
which there was considerable loss of life and
property. Four were killed at the mill.
Many farmers also suffered.
OVER THE BORDER.
From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Auburn, Ala., March 28.—A report reaches
us that yesterday morning at 5 o’clock a cy
clone passed within two or three miles of
Lonchnpoka, following the course of the Sou-
gahatchce creek, and doing great damage in
the vicinity of Vanhan’s mills. A number of
houses were completely demolished, others
were unroofed or otherwise injured, and there
was great destruction of fences, etc. A man
named Tatum, or Taylor, was instantly kill
ed; another named Alvis was seriously, and
perhaps fatally injured, and a Mr. Thomas’]
shoulder was dislocated. These are all the
particulars that can be obtained at present.
Special Correspondence of the Constitution.
Eufaula, March 28.—A terrific wind and
rain storm passed through the lower part of
this, Barbour county about midnightlastnight
carrying havoe in its path. As far as heard
from eight or ten people were hurt and one
killed outright, R. D. Richards. He was one
of the very best young and thrifty farmers in
the county. His death was evidently caused
by heavy timbers falling on Lis head. It ap
pears that he was awakened by the souud of
the approaching storm, and endeavored to get
to the bedside of his little children, and was
found fastened down upon the bed by heavy
timbers of the shattered house. His wife
was also severely hurt, and the children were
all more or less hurt. The track of the storm
was about half a mile wide, and where it went
everything fell before it—houses, fences,
trees all bent and . scattered under its
fury. The damage to stock, houses, etc., is
variously estimated at from $5,000 to $15,000.
A Brave Child.
From the Montezuma Weekly.
A gentleman living near Henderson, while
plowing a few days ago, sent a ten yea- old
daughter to the house for liis gun, "for the
purpose of shooting some rice birds that were
in the field. Returning with the gun, the
brave little heroine was attacked in the road
by an infuriated bull, and instead of running
and screaming, and thus urging the beast on,
as most other children would have done, she
stood her ground, and as the beast advanced,
she let go the contents of both barrels into his
face. The beast, seemingly in a state of in
toxication, ran here, there and everywhere
in search of. the child, against fences, trees,
etc., but climbing the fence hastily the little
girl managed to escape. She ran and told her
father of the incident, who, hearing the re
port of the gun, was rushing to her to ascer
tain the cause of the shooting. With the as
sistance of two colored men. the now cowed
animal was driven home, and it was discov
ered that both of his eyes had been shot out.
Sr
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Special Correspondence of Ihe Constitution:
Washington, March 26.—In The Constitu
tion of Thursday I noticed a card from Doc
tor Felton, provoked, it seems by a little par
agraph in the same paper in reference to the
Hicks killing. The paragraph was as follows:
While caucusing at the Markham house, hunting
for something to make a fuss about, why did not
the coalition colonels have something to say about
poor old Hicks, who was assaslnated in Gwinnett
county? If the assassins had not been their politi
cal allies, what a howl they would have made.
The doctor, alluding to the severe policy to
ward violators of the revenue laws in Geor
gia, throws light on “a cloudy place,” as he
theoretically expresses the result of the fol
lowing statement
To go back a little further: In the year 1SS0, very
soon alter Senator Brown took possession of General
Gordon's vacated seat, ho called on Commissioner
Raum. The National Republican gave the follow
ing account of the interview, which I copy verba
tim:
“Commissioner Fatim is greatly pleased with an
interview with Senator Brown in regaid to illicit
distilling in the south. The senator expressed him
self as decidedly opposed to encouraging in any
wav the men who engage in making whisky with
out paying the tax on it. He was in favor of root
ing out the evil radically and at as eatly a date as
possible. He thought too severe measures could
not tie alopted. Raum says Senator Brown is the
first member of congress from the south who has
offered him assistance in his war on moonshiners,
and he thinks the effect of the offer will go far
towards accomplishing the desired results.”
Yesterday I asked Senator Brown if he had
any thing to say about this alleged interview
with Commissioner Rautu.
The senator replied that he had an in
terview with Mr. Raum in 1880, but that it is
not correctly reported in the quotation, if it
be a quotation found in Dr. Felton’s lettfer
No one was present at the interview, and he
supposes if Commissioner Raum gave it to the
reporter he did not correctly understand any
of the information given. The senator had
no recollection of ever having seen the ac
count of the interview until it appeared in
Dr. Felton’s letter. The substance of tile
interview, he says, was that whatever he
might think of the internal revenue system,
THE BROKEN RING.
The mill-wheel turns so blithely
AU in a sheltered dell.
But ah, my Love has vanished
t\ ho once anear did dwell.
A little ring she gave me:
As softand fair she spoke.
My riug it snapped asunder,
When faith and troth she broke.
As Troubadour I'll wander
From door to door I’ll go.
Telling of my sorrow
And chanting songs of woe.
I’ll ride as boldest warrior
Into tne thickest fray:
Or by the camp fire embers
l’U mourn my heart away.
But should I hear the mill-wheel.
What pangs would rend my breast,
To die ane lie in silence
Then only could I rest.
—From Eichendorff.
nominal assets $30,000, which includes
the . gin factory and machinery,
valued at $30,000. Their trouble
arose from their inability to collect notes due
for guano and machinery. The business will
be continued, it is said, by the assignee, and
the firm expect by fall to be able to pay in
full.
Dawson—W. N. Thornton, general store,
has failed. Liabilities $7,500; nominal assets
$8,000.
Washington.—C. E. Smith, grocer, has
failed. Liabilities $15,000: assets about the
same.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
The Way Ja
Moved flat
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE DAY THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.
The Extent and Damage Done by the Floods—Shoot-
logs in Thomaston—Fire in Adairaville—A
Dalton Fisherman and His Challenge—
A Sadden Death—Incidents, Etc.
while it > was the law he was
favor of its faithful execution
But he said nothing about
rooting out the evil radically at an early date
and nothing about the use of severe measures
to accomplish that object. He simply ex
pressed the desire, to see the law executed as
any and all other laws should be executed
while they remain upon the statute book,
1 asked the senator what lie thought of Dr.
Felton’s course. He said he did not care tti£
ssy anything to the public on that subject at-,
present. He thought, however the doctor’s
course a little peculiar in undertaking to con-d
nect him with the cruelties in the execution
of the internal revenue laws by quoting from
a statement made by a newspaper reporter,
made without authority, incorrect in its essen
tial particulars and never before seen by the
senator. He remarked:
“If Dr. Felton were to be judged by all that
newspaper writers have said of him, and it
were all to be taken as true, it would probably
not place him in a position he would like to
occupy. The doctor is a man of fine sense,
and knows very well the impropriety of at
tempting to connect any public man
with any sort of official cruelty by quoting,
what newspaper correspondents or editors op
posed to him in politics may have said in refer
ence to him.”
The senator continued to say that he had
always opposed every manner of cruelty or
illegal violence in the execution of any and
every law. He desires to see all the laws of
his country faithfully executed; that he had*
eft Im Peevy, of lUjtow:
1IU Property.
From the Crawfordville Democrat.
Near Sharon, or Raytown, perhaps, there
lived a farmer by the name of James L. Peevy.
Mr. Peevy was indebted to a negro—one
Joseph Stokes—for value received about forty
dollars. Tired of tilling the. unproductive
soil of Taliaferro county, Mr. Peevy last
Thursday week resolved within himself—as a
committee of the whole with power to act—
to seek fields newer and pastures greener.
This incipient intention of Mr. Peevy’s was
wafted to the ear of the aforesaid Joseph
Stokes. What particular person or thing did
the wafting is not definitely known; but the
wafting was done; and Joseph grew wroth
within himself that things should be
thus. He determined to have his
money. The more he thought of it. the
more firmly grew this determination. With
the idea of recovering his money Joseph swore
out an attachment on a bob-tailed mule be
longing to and the sole property of James L.
Peevy, as aforesaid. This attachment was
handed to Mr. John Taylor for collection.
Armed with the attachment and a good
stout cudgel, and tired with the enthusing
anticipation of a good round fee, Baliff Tay
lor hied him to Mr. Peevy’s house. Mr.
Peevy gave him a warm welcome, shook him
cordially by the hand, and invited him to be
seated on the front porch a few minutes,
when he would be at liis service. Peevy had
smelled a mouse. Peevy retired into ihe
house. The bailiff’ patted liis foot impatient
ly, read over the attachment two or three
times, and awaited the return of the master
of ceremonies.
In a short while Peevy returned. But he
wos not alone. In his right hand he carried a
double-barrel shot-gun, by his side trotted an
enormous bull dog.
“Watch him, Jack,” said Peevy, pointing
his finger at the bailiff. The dog watched.
Peevy took a seat by the bailiff, laid the gun
across his knee and affectionately patted the
butt.
“My friend,” said he, with a gentle smile,
“1 know what you come for. You aint going
to get me or the mule either. This gun has
got two of • the best loads of buckshot ever
slung into a wire-bore. I don’t want to bore
yon, but you just sit still.”
Perforce the bailiff sat. All day long he
sat. When he would turn, or reach his hand
for the attachment the gleaming barrels of the
gun went up, and his hand was stayed.
PeeveytKit unconcernedly and watched the
discomfiture of the officer. The bailiff said
not a word. His dinner was brought him,
and in silence he ate it. He watched the
bedsteads, bureaus, washstands, wardrobes,
safes and other household articles disappear
beyond the boundry of Taliaferro county.
Finally the cattle were driven off. Then
came the bob-tailed mule, and as the stump
that answered the purpose of a fly-brusli
whisked around a corner and disappeared on
the road to Barnett, Peevey backed himself
out af the yard, gun elevated, and retired
across the county line.
This was too much for the bailiff. Jump
ing from the porch he made two steps into
Hancock county, and shaking his fist at the
retreating form of the absconding farmer, in
stentorian tones he yelled:
“Partner, you're a good one. Here I’ve
been sitting like a blamed ass and you’ve got
away. Partner,” he yelled, “I am a right
smart of a man but the shotgun got me. I
cave.”
Then he went home. The fifteenth edition
lence of cruelty in their execution.
never by word or deed encouraged illegal vio- x of the constitution still mourns his “forty
BUSINESS AND COTTON..,
Bradatreet’a Reporta on Ueoreta’a Cotton Crop and
* •« Buftlicoit Failure*.
Brndstrcet’s journal of the 25th instant de
votes nearly two pages to a discussion of the
old cotton crop and the present outlook,
which is discussed elsewhere. Georgia’s re
port, from eleven counties, reads:
Sumter County—The weather this year is
more favorable than it has been since the
war, and preparations are unusually complete
for planting. Corn, oats and wheat are look
ing very well. Wheat will be cut and
threshed in this county in March, this year,
a thing never before known. The yield of
this staple, and of oats, promises to be im
mense.
Dodge County—The farmers in this county
are planting very little cotton, bavingadopted
the plan of raising their supplies at home.
Johnson County—The,decrease in the acre
age of cotton to be planted this year is placed
at 5 per cent, but the preparation for planting
has not yet progressed far enough to show
what the decrease or increase will be. Every
person and every newspaper says. “Plant
less cotton and more corn;” but, if you could
hear each individual think for himself, you
would hear from most of them: “Well, if
every other person plants less cotton, then the
crop will be a small one, and the corn crop
large, and, consequently, the price of cotton
will advance and corn will be low. Then,
will it not pay me to plant a large crop of cot
ton?”
Randolph County—The weather is good.
Two-thirds of the corn crop has been planted.
Necessity will force many to plant provision
crops, which will curtail the cotton crop. Oats
will be largely grown here.
Rockdale County—The passage of the stock
law compels many to plant more hay, oats
and corn.
Polk County.—The crops of wheat and oats
will be increased 25 per cent.
Newton County.—The wet weather has de
layed planting. Many formerly planting cot
ton on their own account, chiefly negroes, are
no longer able to do so, and will be hired by
others. This will reduce the acreage.
Paulding County—The severe drouth last
year caused many farmers to fail. They will
thus be unable to buy as much fertilizers and
provisions as are required. Credit is restrict
ed.
Cobb County—Labor is scarce. More com
planted this year.
Gwinnett County—The outlook is for 25 per
cent, less cotton planted this year, and the
deficiency to be met by increased acreage in
com. Oats have been largely sown, and look
well.
McDuffee County—We have more oats
and wheat sowed than ever before. Prospects
to date are fine.
Referring to the failures Bradstreet’s gives
the following as the list of unfortunates in
the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. A glance
only is necessary to show that Georgia stood
in bad lack last week.
There were 118 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet’s during the past week,
a decrease of 22 from the preceding week and
15 less than during the corresponding week
last year. This is the smallest number re
ported for any one week since October 8. The
failures generally were those of small traders.
The middle states had 26,a decrease of 5; New
England states 16, a decrease of 14; southern
states, 25, a decrease of S; western states 34, a
decrease of G; California and the territories
17, an increase of 11; Canada 10, an increase
of 5. In the principal trades they were as
follows: General traders 24; grocers 13; dry
goods9; liquors8; manufacturers8; millinery
4; hardware!; tobacco and cigars3; millers
3; butchers 2; drags 2; shoes 2.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta—Thomas, Richter <fc Co., furniture,
are offering to compromise at SO cents cash.
They were burnt out January 30th.
Augusta—O. M. Stone & Co., cotton factors,
have assigned to Thomas G. Barrett. Liabili
ties $40,000, of which’$20,000 was preferred;
dollars and mule,” and may any day be seen
^ prancing around Sharon with a piece of paper'
.VH^fd yelling at the top of his voice:
T “Forty dollars gone! The bob-tailed mule
gone! Peevy gone! Taylor the only jackass
left, and the shotgun got him!”
The Coquettish Dalton Maid,
From the North Georgia Citizen.
The coquettishness of the average Dalton
girl is truly remarkable. For instance, at a
sjcial gathering or entertainment, she will
welcome some ardent admirer to her side
with a beaming smile, and by sidelong glances
and soft chit chat cause his heart to flutter
away up in his throat with blissful hope and
joy, when suddenly her smiles are directed
on some “other fellow,” and he who had been
basking in the sunshine of her glances finds
his palpitator suddenly in the region of liis
waist-band.
• “Ah, damsel cold and coy,
Wliy wilt you be so shy?
Ah, turn one loving glance on me.
Or else I'll surely die.”
The Young Railroad President.
From the Bainbridge Democrat.
Hon. S. G. McLendon, of Tliomasville, is
the youngest railroad president in the south,
He is at the head ot the Bainbridge, Cuth-
bert and Columbus road, which is to run from
Columbus via Bainbridge to the gulf. Sixty
miles of this road is graded, and the probabil
ity is that the entire road will be built in the
near future. With that road and the Chatta
hoochee extension of the Savannah, Florida
and Western, Bainbridge ought- to begin to
look up.
Almost Like Elijah’s Case.
From the Early County News.
A wild turkey fell dead at the gate of Rev.
J. B. Cnlpepper on Monday eventing last. It
was afterwards ascertained that it had been
shot in the swamp about a mile southeast
of town, and had been able to fly that dis
tance before dying. We won’t pretend to say
what directed its flight in the direction of the
parsonage, but we have no doubt brother Cul
pepper and family were thankful that it was
directed to the place where it was likely to
do most good, and where possibly, it was
most needed.
Our Brave Girls.
Albanv News and Advertiser.
The Atlanta Constitution is beginning a good
work by writing up the working girls of the city,
and encouraging others to go to work and be less
dependent. This kind of good work could be well
extended over the whole southern country. But
there is a sickly sentimentality In our southern
girls that deters them from striking but and earn
ing their own livelihood. Let them seek employ
ment of any Character that their strength will per
mit them to follow. All honor to our brave girls
who are at work. There is a true womanhood
about them that elicits admiration and commands
respect.
Lieutenant Flipper to Stay In.
St. Louis Republican.
The tearful necessity of bidding farewell to Whit
taker will be made less bitter by tne reflection that
Flioper will remain to vindicate the great political
principle that a negro has just as much nght as a
white man to wear shoulder straps. Chastened by
his trials and purified by his afflictions, he will go
hack to the army in due time, to fulfil his duty as a
monument of the gratitude of the republican party
to the negro voters.
More Colonel* than Place*.
Albany News.
The principal trouble with the coalition colonels
seems to be that there are not enough federal ap
pointments in Georgia to go 'round. In other
words, there are more colonels who jumped into
the coalition with the expectation of securing office
than there are offices, and hence there are from
three to half a dozen contestants for every appoint
ment-
Georgia'* New Dictator*.
Athens Banner-Watchman.
Georgia has certainly come to a nice pass when a
renegade preacher, four third-rate lawyers, an
editor of a weekly paper and a red-headed man
meet in a hotel and dictate to them what to do.
Colonel Thornton’s True Flare.
Early County News.
Wish the question was definitely settled as to
who is, or is to be, the N. G. of the I. 0. 0. S. of
Georgia. Dr. H. V. Miller was saluted as such at
the late Markham house meeting, an honor to which
we thought Colonel Thornton entitled.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Thomson, March 2S.—A little shooting af
fair in our town ended yesterday in Mr. R.
L. Paschal getting a bullet in his leg. As
near as I can get at the facts in the case, they
are about as follows: Mr. Bill Flanagin, tvbo
drives a peddling wagon for Mr. Paschal, was
in from one of his trips, and
drinking too much liquor, got
somewhat boisterious. As Mr. P's mother was
in the store, he asked Mr. Flanagin not to use
such rough language, which only had the
effect to increase his oratory. Mr. P. then
tried the pursuasive use of an ax handle,
which brought into play Mr. Flanagin’s pistol
which he discharged at Mr. Paschal, the ball
taking effect in the left leg, going through it
and entering the right foot just at the instep
going through the foot and lodging in his
heel. Dr. E. S. Harrison was promptly on
hand and soon succeeded in rendering all
surgical aid. We have had more than our
share of rain for the past'thirty-six hours?
The creeks are Hooded and no little damage
will be the result. Our oat crops are looking
fine, and, if good prospects amount to any
thing, in sixty days our farmers will be “iu
clover” again.
SHARON SHOOTINGS.
Special Correspondence of 'I he t onstitution.
Sharon, March 29.—Mr. Ned Jones, aged
twenty-five years, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the heart with a’double-
barrel shotgun. Mr. Jones lived about six
miles from this pluee. His mind for sonic,
time had been affected. A colored woman went
out a few mornings ago to shoot a hawk, and
accidentally shot her daughter through the
body.
The heavy rains has done great damag.- to
the farmers by overflowing the lands and re
moving the fences. Our village is still grow
ing, having doubled itself in two years. Our
merchants are doing well; had only one fail
ure out of eight. The schools are prosperous,
having now in the village seventy-five pupils
in school.
A CHALLEGE TO FISHERMEN.
Special Correspondence of 1 he Constitution.
Dalton, March 28.—Some unprecedented
work was done here last week in the fishing
line. Colonel Tibbs, the “boss” fisherman in
north Georgia, caught 28 magnificent trout in
four hours. He caught his own minnows in
the same time. His fish weighed irom one to
five pounds. This is considered rather a re
markable feat in trout fishing. Colonel Tibbs,
through The Constitution, challenges the
two best fishermen connected with the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad, to a regular fish
contest. They have the privilege of selecting
any stream this side of the Chattahoochee
He would like for one of the party to consist
of James Sullivan, who has some record as a
fisherman himself.
A GEORGIAN'S DEATH.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Eufaula, Alabama, March 2*.—Mr.
William J. Cox, an old citizen, died
here last night, aged 63 years. He formerly
lived in Georgia, and moved from Madison to
tliis county in December, 1859. His first wife
was a Miss Bridges; liis second, who he leaves
surviving him, was a Miss Moore. He was
universally esteemed as an upright man, and
leaves behind him an honored name. He
was a consistent and devoted Methodist.
Colonel W. C. Oates, member of Congress
from this district, was inatried in the county
to day to Miss Sal lie Toney.
AN OLD RESIDENT S DEATH
Special Correspondence of Ihe Constitution.
Athens, March 28.—Hon. Elizur L. New
ton died to-day at 2 o’clock p.m. Judge New
ton was one of the oldest, inest respected and
beloved citizens of Athens. He has filled
many offices of honor and trust, and for more
than half a century has been a leading mem
ber of the Athens Presbyterian church. Al
though in his 87th year, lie has performed the
duties of an elder until Sunday night, when
he surrendered to the feebleness of old age,
and since then has gradually passed away.
AN ADAMSVILLE FIRE.
Special Correspondence of the Constitution.
Adamsville, March 28.—On the night of
the 26th instant G. W. Adams had the mis
fortune of losing his s.nokc house and kitch
en by fire, all of which was well supplied
with such things as becomes such buildings.
It was thought impossible at one time to save
his dwelling, but by bard work it was saved.
Supposed to have caught from the stove-pipe.
Let us- watch our stoves and often save our
property from ashes.
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Special Correspondence of the Constitution.
Cedartown, March 27 —Mr. Pinckney Tate,
aged 71, and for twenty six years a resident of
this county, dropped dead in his son’s store
in this jilace last Saturday evening.
Tie Artesian Well.
From the Albany Advertiser.
A rumor that the borers of the artesian well
had “struck ile” yesterday morning spread
like wild-fire through the city, and soon a
large crowd of citizens had assembled to see
the rumor verified. A hard rock was pene
trated at a depth of a little more than five
hundred feet, when a stream amounting to
about seven gallons per minute came rushing
through the pipe to the service like a moun
tain spring. Mr. Jackson, the contractor, was
not satisfied with this, however, and
lengthening his pipe and inserting
a new drill, started the machinery
again to penetrate the bowels of the earth still
further. A marl bed was struck and very
rapid progress was made for some seventy or
eighty feet. At this writing a depth of over
600 feet has been gained, and the boring still
continues. Mr. Jackson thinks that he will
soon obtain a flow of fifteen gallons per min
ute, and that the. stream can be brought as
far above the surface as desired. When this
result is obtained then he will be satisfied
and the people of .Albany will be happy
Everybody, even the chronic croakers of the
town, now admit that the artesian well is a
success, even if it stops where it is.
she had been a widow two years. She had
conic all the way from Jefferson county, Ala
bama, on foot and carried her youngest child,
about two years and a half old, and a change
of clothing, in a sack, across her shoulder.
Her eldest son, some 14 years old, had the
balance of their clothing in a second sack.
The second son, a lad of some eight yearn of
age, was leading a pet heifer which looked to
be about 18 months old, and they had a fine
looking cur dog. All the crowd seemed to be
in good health and fine spirits. The lady said
she was making her way to Bibb county,
where she had relatives who were able to help
her.
A. SOUTHERN CHATAUQUA.
A Butterfly Hunter.
From the Hamilton Journal.
Mr. Louis Bollsbon, a young French gentle
man, a resident of our town and an artist, de
votes some of his spare time quite profitably
to catching butterflies, these he sells to cor
respondents at New York, Philadelphia, Bos
ton and other northern cities, and occasional
ly he makes a shipment to London and Paris.
Those he ships across the waters are packed in
saw-dust. The average price paid by his cor
respondents is about five cents each, though
rare specimens bring much more, some of a
very rare species that grow only in Spain, be
ing valued as high ai $40 a pair. Last year he
realized eighty dollars or more from his sales,
and he expects to get twelve dollars for his
catch of last Monday. The great difficulty in
the way of making the business very profita
ble, is the limited demand.
Reidsville Jail Breaking.
From the Reidsville Enterprise.
A successful attempt was made last night to
break jail, and-this morning as Jailer Wil
liams went to take breakfast to the prisoners
W. H. Edwards, white, and Doctor Martin,
colored, had everything in readiness to vacate
their cell, and forcing Mr. Williams to one
side, made their escape. The work was done,
evidently, with a saw, as the staple to which
the lock was attached was cut in two places
and the lock removed. They attempted no
violence on the jailer, seeming bent only on
escape. Edwards was charged with murder
and Martin with burglary. The two other
prisoners did not escape. Mr. Williams pei>
sued them some distance and fired one shot
at Martin but did notstop hint.
A Plucky Widow.
From the Griffin News.
There passed through Griffin yesterday
evening a lady by the name of Ray, who said
A Short Talk With Mr. Sidney Hoot on an Intercotlnsr
Subject.
Mr. Root you are chairman. I believe, of a
committee appointed to investigate the sub
ject of securing a sortof central camp-meeting
ground for all the benevolent institutions of
the south,” said a Constitution reporter to
Mr. Sidney Root yesterday.
“No, I am not chairman of any such com
mittee, bull am a member of a committee ap
pointed to investigate the matter to which
you refer.”
Tell me something about it?”
At the meeting of the state Sunday school
association, held in Griffin, the idea was
broached of liavfng a common center for be
nevolent associations in the south like Chata-
qua is in the north. That is to say, for Sun
day-schools, temperance organizations, edu
cational associations, Young Men’s Christian
associations and organizations of that charac
ter.”
“What was done?”
“A committee was appointed to look out
for a site and to report at the meeting which
takes place on the 17th of May next.”
What have you done?”
We have been making investigations and
have had several places offered us. Several
places have been offered us tha! would be do
nated. But we have not decided upon any
yet. We want to get, a centrally located place,
one that will command the attention and re-
spectof thejwhole south east of the Mississipp.
river. That is the ground we expect to cover 1
Among other places we have thought of Tal
lulah and Lookout Mountain. Mr. J. J.
Toon offers to give us a place free of charge just
above the river, but that is not central
enough. I have a letter from Mr. E. W. Cole
in reference to Lookout mountain. 11c is itt
favor of that place and thinks that it will be
a good one. He will confer with us when he
conies to Atlanta again.”
“What is the idea that you arc working
upon?”
“The idea is about this. Our people are
going off to Chatnuqua, a long distance away
from their friends and their homes. We
think that if we can get a common meeting
place in some central location it will be
desirable to do so. If we decide upon a place
we will build a large tabernacle and such
other buildings as are necessary, and will hold
our meetings there.”
“How long would those meetings last?”
“The season would last a month and a half,
I guess. There would be educational meet
ings, Sunday-school and temperance meetings,
and meetings of the Young Men’s Christian
association. Our idea is to conduct the scheme
on a broad, catholic, non-sectional and
non-sectarian basis. One man in Savannah of
fers to give us five thousand dollars if we can
make a success of it.”
“You have not determined on a place yet?”
“No. But we expect to be ready to make
a report at the meeting in May.”
An Ugly Affair.
From the Savannah News
Yesterday morning about 4 o’clock, a young
man named J. W. Buchanan was very se
verely stabbed and cut by William E. Call,
who came here from Augusta some time since.
The parties are friends, and have been room
ing together at a house on Bryan street, near
West Broad. Call had been' out frolicing
on Saturday night, and returned to his room
about 1 o’clock yesterday morning, where he
was found by Buchanan sitting up with
some friends. Call, who was under the in
fluence of liquor, asked Buchanan to lend
him some money, which the latter refused to-
do. Call remained in the room for
some minutes, and again called on
Buchanan, who in the meantime had loaned
another friend in the room a dollar, and after
some words charged him with insulting hint.
A dispute occurred, and in a second Call drew
a knife and cut and stabbed Buchanan several
times severely—three times in the left arm,
once in the head, once in the left breast, once
near the armpit on the left side and once in
the left side, very severe, the cut extending
nearly to the abdomen. The attack was made
so suddenly that those in the room knew
nothing of it. Buchanan went out with Call
to the foot of the steps and that individual
walked off. When Buchanan returned to the
room it was found that he was severely cut.
Dr. George H. Stone was summoned and ren
dered efficient service. He pronounced the
cuts or stab3 very painful and severe but not
dangerous.
Call had not been arrested up to a late hour
last night.
An Accidental Shooting.
Fromthe Lumpkin Independent.
Quite a distressing accident occurred on the
plantation of Mrs. Jacob Hobbs in this coun
ty, on Thursday, which may result in the
death of a most worthy young man. It ap
pears that Mr. Cicero Hobbs and his nephew,
Mr. Aaron Gawley, were out hunting. The
two young men are about, the same age, 18,
although Mr. Hobbs is an uncle of Air. Gaw
ley. They had been in the woods and emerg
ing were walking in a sand bed. young Gaw
ley being about three feet in front of young
Hobbs. The latter was carrying his gun
in liis hand in a position something like
“trail arms,” when from some unac
countable means the gun was discharged and
the entire load ofsquirrel shot entered the
back of young Gawley. The young men were
about a mile from the house, but Mr. Hobbs
securing the aid of a negro man toted his un
fortunate nephew home. Dr. W. A. Gregory
was hastily summoned, and upon his arrival
found Mr. Gawley to be badly shot. An ex
amination of the wound showed that fifty-six
No. 6 shot had entered his back, and that the
cavity was reached. The space occupied bv
the 53 perforations could be covered with a
man’s hand. The young man did not rally
from the shock until 3 o’clock yesterday
morning, and during yesterday was in a criti
cal condition. Dr. Gregory does not consider
the wound necessarily fatal, but a very dan
gerous one.
Esthetic Advice.
From the Americus Recorder.
Now that the sunflower has been adopted
as the emblem of the esthetes, we presume
that its cultivation will become fashionable,
and we are glad to see this old plant come
again to the front. We never regarded it as
particularly beautiful or fragrant, but it is an
honest and healthy old plant, and is said to
be a good preventive of malarial diseases,
the plant absobing the malaria. The seed
makes fine food for chickens, causing them to
lay freely. So it is that we advise our readers
to fringe their back yards with sunflowers.
A CITY FARMER'S SPRING POEM.
From the New York Sun.
The yellow ochre blossoms now adorn
The tall and stately oaks.
And from her nest in yonder pumpkin tree
The tuneful crocus croaks.
The cauliflower slowly seeks his gloomy cell
The sun s too warm for him; 1
And purple daffodils, all mellow-ripe
Hang from each burdened limb.
The plumage cabbage pipes a merry lay
Beside the turtle dove; 1
The crow is warbling in the turnip vine
His melodies of love.
Oh, come, then, lady come and stroll with me
where streams of cider flow,
fte umbrageous sweet potato tree
111 whisper soft ana low.
We’ll talk of ensilage and cows and swine
Ana you shall share a part
Of countless other May-time joys that thrill
A our farmer-lover’s heart.