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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTOR: TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 18&>. V 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 f 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.