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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY, APRIL 25* 1882.
THE COLLEGE CITY.
MACON AND ITS MANY EDUCA- 1 of prominence
who supplies the place of a mother or elder
sister.”
“Has not Wfesley&n turned outsome women
TIONAL ADVANTAGES.
A no»plt»ble Town—Something About the College#—
Sir. Seoey’s Xunifleenoe—Weeleyen Female
College—A r«lk with tke President—Mei-*
cer University end XU Work
Ob. yes, any number of them. Three or
four of them nave gone into the land of the
heathen as missionaries, while some have at
tained literary eminence. Mrs. Loula Ken
dall Rogers, of Iiarnesrille, comes under this
latter head. Bishop McTyere said he had
traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
had found graduates of Wesleyan everywhere,
all of whom had grown to be useful women.”
MERCER UNIVERSITY.
Leaving Wesleyan, I went on out past Tat-
nall square and paid a visit to Mercer univer
sity, one of the finest male schools in all the
south. The faculty contains some of the
THE FATHER’S STORY.
MARY BAGWELL’S LIFE GIVEN TO
THE PUBLIC.
Willie Sigwell Claims That the Bone# round in the
Carroll County Copper Xiae are Kot Nary 'a—
A Cl (Me Search Intimates tke Fact Xbat
Ske U 8:111 Alive—Hia Story.
a general resume of Macon Ynd 1 h£ I ^own through t*e university. Haying
s, 1 shall make a showing that will as- jiiySuSSSfiftdUi
vonminn« n« 5t iindpnntivflt^l rna Ymi 1 intended for this letter, I shall have to be
Special Correspondence of Tbe Constitution.
Macon, Ga., April20, 1882.—If one of Cole
A Co.’s tireaihrinkers could be put on this re
ally beautiful c>ty to squeeze these long, wide,
open streets together into a closer huddle.
There is no denying the fact that this is 1 most distinguished 'men in literary and edu-
onc of the solldest cities in the entire south, | cational circles to be found in the union,
and there equally as little doubt about what •«“{]«“ ^ inB n a r Ut A ho f
.. , . .... , I and prominence. Dr. A.J. Battle, the gifted
I have said abont the awkward width of the I chancellor, bears the reputation of being one
streets. 1 do not mean that they are awk- of the profoundest thinkers and most schol-
ward in looks, but only so in that they are so J* 1 /, e^ucatora in the land. Dr. Shelton P.
. ..., , . . . ^ . . | Sanford has been with the university since
awfully hard for a pedestrian to get over | j U foundation and is the uuthor of Sanford’s
quickly. I have walked iny legs off almost arithmetic, Sanford’s algebra, and other text
literally to-day, and have acconiplishcd'about books which have obtained a national reputa-
ns much as I could have done in Atlanta in *° n ’ ? c fi n<s l
two hours. However, J do not mean any re- wow 1 Ffln < £3tLui
flection on Macon, for I am love with the
place and charmed with her hospitable peo- ff! .■ .**1*
pie. In a subsequent letter in which I propose I t * ne ^’ 11 w . as th r on 5 l1 hl ? courtesy that 1
10 make t
interests, i shiui iumc aouuniug .ua, nm m- i
tonish Georgians as it baa captivated me. You I -
may well imagine tl.at there is nothing of the 801 ewha w JJ™^2 SfvSSiS- is using.
drone about Macon, ythen I say that a promi- j *«yr e ^ satislied with our work,” said Dr.
nent real estate agent told me to-day that con- WiUet| .. but we could do more ; of C0U rse.
tracts wereout now for buildingthis summer I university is self-sustaining and we have
$■*■9,000 worth ofhouses. bonie ol them 1 matriculated now about one hundred stu-
will be magnificent structure, the academy I denbi . Considering the fact that the State
of music alone costing $.>0,000, and possibly I un $versity has established so many branch
more, while the mround lias been broken anil agricultural colleges, we think we are making
the material on the spot for nearly or quite all I a ver y creditable showing indeed. But we
of them. As to details, I promise a display 1 bave every prospect of doing better than this
of energy and enterprise that is not surpassed I and j think next year will show us as having
by any city in the state, our own thriving At-1 an increase of twenty-five or fifty’ per cent in
lunta not excepted. The people down here attendance.”
have an idea that Atlanta survives absolutely I “Are you opposed to the agricultural col-
witliin herself, with no thought or care for I leges?”
her neighbors but I know tins is tt mistake .. Qh n0 not at a n. They do great good
ami my belief is that Macon’s proeperity will and aro a b ’ lessing t0 many a poor boy. But
he heralded with pleasure by every reader of u th only tinisli a boy through the sopho-
Thf. Constitution in Atlanta as well aa else- more W many of them stop there witfiout
where in the state. Macon is certainly adauig I taking up a continued course.”
her share towards developing the state, a Tact 1 • \viiat is the condition of Mercer’s finan-
I am more than happy to state. I ccs ?’<
the city or C01.1.EGES. _ I “ As good as we could desire now. The
*s ***!}’ another city in all the J un j vers i ty jg self-sustaining and lias an en-
south that can boast of having such fine col- dowment y fund of $ioo,000.”
leges and schools as Macon. It is jusUy .. What did the bu iidings cost?”
called the city of colleges, _,and lfindiea- I “Something over $100,000, thh main build-
tions count for any tiling the future(promises J. cos ti„g ab out $90,000. The total valuation
even better res. Its than tho^ I profKwe now th<J * pe rt y belonging to the university
to mention, llie most noted college here, of . about $300,000, so you see we are on a pretty
course, ra one for young ladies and is known ,,, , j ’
all over the world us I ' history of hcrcer
II is scarcely necessary to state the oft repeat- I The history of Mercer university is.yety
e<l fact that this is the first and consequently interesting, though I shall not embody it all
the oldest female college in the world. There here. Originally, Jese Mercer procured a
were convents and seminaries previous to I charter for it at Penneld, in Greene county, in
Wesleyan, but this is the first regularly char- About $10,900 was expended on build-
lercd institution with power to confer de- >ogs there, but owing to the locution of I en-
grecs on young ladies. The charter was ob- field, the Georgia Baptists, under whose fos-
tained in 1830, which makes the institution tering care the1 university hasalwaysbeen,had
nearly forty-six years old—almost half a cen-1 it moved to Macon inl8<3 to its present site,
turv. Nearly 1,000 women have been gradu- Mercer is considered by many to be the finest
nted from its walls, and ever since its founda- I school in the state.^ The chemical and pliilo-
tion it has been uninterruptedly successful, sophical laboratories are complete and are
It is a peculiar history tiiat during the late worth nearly $10,000, while new additions are
war tiie coliege was not closed on account of | being constantly made
tlie hostilities except for a very few days-
two or three, perhaps. The virtue of its
founder, the venerable Lovick Pierce, seems
to have hung around its walls and a kind
destiny as ever woven for it a wreath of lau
rels and success.
UR. SF.NF.Y'S MAGNIFICENT GIFTS',
It will be remembered that Mr. George I
Heney, the noble-hearted philanthropist, of
New York, gave Wesleyan $.10,000 last year.
A good angel fanned him with gracious wings
1TO NONO COLLEGE.
This is a Catholic college, and one of the
most important in the state. It occupies a
beautiful location on the highest spot around
Macon, and was built some years ago at a
cost of $50,000. It is strictly a boarding school,
and has now an attendance of about fifty-
five. Professor P. J. M. Daly gave me a pleas
ant recital of tlie work of the college, and I
am glad to say it is self-sustaining and grad
ually growing into prominence. The faculty
numbers eight, four regular and four assist
Z'i'oZnr«!2*~2i' 1 .«siv.
to come first.in his heart, and he consequent
ly sent the amount stated above. A few
a more extensive notiee of Pio Nono now.
MT. DESALES CONVENT.
Tlie convent is also Catholic and is ia a
pered “Wesleyan _ again, ana fie sent uis 1 competent
check for an additional $50,000. These gifts! Besides these schools I have mentioned,
seem all tlie greater, and the more to be np- I there are several private ones which are well
predated when it is known that the president I .^tronized, the number of pupils in attend-
of the focnlty nor any one else knew a word I anC e at all being several thousand,
about either gift a day before they came. — •
And it may be possible that when he learns I a Strange Freak is a Dog.
even again of wliata grand work his liberality I From tho Savannah, Ga., Times,
has accomplished, lie may double up on his I gome time since a terrier belonging to
other offerings and make tlie college tlie I we jj known citizen whose establishment
grainiest in the land. 1 f ace s Market square gave birth to a litter of
a talk with PRESIDENT bass. 1 puppies in a barrel. A few days after a ct
Through the hot sun of this morning I I owned l>y the same gentleman gave birth to
pulled my laiy bones up the big hill and I lot of kittens. Tlie dog discovered the kit-
culled on Dr. William C. Bass, who has long I tens in their hiding plaoe and removed them
been the honored president. into tlie barrel where her pups were and then
"Will you tell me,” said I, when I had in-1 took the pup out and piacea them in a hoi
traduced myself, “how Wesleyan is thriving?” I nearer the floor, but not far from the barrel
“Well, you may say that we are doing all and has since continued to nurse tlie kilters
that we can do, ninl are thoroughly satisfied I as though they were her own and to keep
with our work. As you will see, we are the cat at a distance. This stpmge freak on
considerably tom up, adding these new build- the part of the canine is well known to about
ings, or rather making these large additions to twenty persons whose attention has been
the old structure which is now out of sight, I called to the occurrence and have seen tlie
hidden by tlie new works.” terrier watching over and caring for her
“Who designed the present building?” I adopted litter.
“The one going up? Parkins & Bruce, of
Atlanta. Here is a photograph of it showing The Bitty Goat’s Bad Habit,
how it will look when completed. It ei five From the Waynesboro. Ua., Herald ........
stories high, 235 long by 60 feet width, and Mr. Louis CohenhasnoticedoflatcthiriLis
contains over one hundred rooms. It will milch cow gave but little milk, andj6the
cost $40,000 and is being finished in tlie finest animal was wellIfedland has been agenmous
,i K wsible stvle It will contain a cominlcte sys-1 milker heretofore, lie could not understand
tern of water works, a fine elevator, will be it- The mystery was explained on Saturday
heated by steam and lighted by gas. Every when he saw a large William Goat, with
possible comfort that can be added to make it great complacency and enjoyment sucking
a thorough home for young ladies, will be put rthe milk from the cow. Miy Cohen says
in with extreme caution and care to make it Brat a goat with such bad habits as that,
absolutely the most complete in the south, I “Phew Again, Say We.”
with no exception. Every room will be hand- p rom t he DeKalb, Ga., News,
somely carpeted and furnished, baths, etc., l'hew! The small-pox scare is beginning to
will be attached so that no young lady who troublesome to us. The young ladies of
has had luxuries and convenient happy Decatur are wearing assafoetida around dheir
lied the "
“Yes, I am the father of Mary Bagwell, the
girl whose bones are supposed to have been
found a few days ago in the old copper mine
in Douglass county.”
Thus did Willis Bagwell deliver himself
yesterday afternoon to a Constitution repre
sentative, and as lie spoke tears trickled down
the old gentleman’s face, which is well mark-
with the deep Doubles which have
made his life wretched, and which to-day
cause many people to look upon him as the
ninrderer of his daughter.
“But,” continued he, “they are not Mary’s
bones and I will conclusively establish that
fact within a short time. I will not only do
that but I will prove to tlie world that my
child is still alive.”
“What, alive?”
“Yes, alive. Bbe is my child, and although
she has sinned against Gud and man, and has
grievously wronged me and iny family I will
take her back to the home of her childhood
and there give her such care and attention as
will convinccafew enemies and meddlers that
love my child too well to have killed her,”
and here the old gentleman's emotions over
came him and lie wept like a child.
As he sat wiping the tears from his eyes the
reporter looked long and steadily at him.
His face is a round, even one and entirely de
void of b$ard. His forehead is large and
broad, and his eyes keen with a deep, pene
trating stare. His lips are thin, indicating
decision, and his chin only adds to the good
impression one entertains for him when he
first sees the face of old man Bagwell. After
a short silence be said:
THE STORY OF MARY’S LIFE.
“It is a long story and a sad one, but if you
would like to hear it I will do what I have
never done before, repeat it all. I never think
of Mary and her sad life bnt that my throat
fills with something that keeps back my
speech, and I fear my recital will be a poor
orre.
Mary Bagwell was her name in fall. She
was bom in Carroll county, near where I now
live, in June, 1838. She was my second child
and as she was always sick when young, wus
the favorite. At an early age Mary was taken
quite sick with the fever and for months no
one had any idea that she would ever recov
er. However, she did get well but her mind
was never what it was before her sickness.
Up to the time she was twenty years of age
Mary was as pure as any woman, but about
S at time she began to receive the attention
a young man whose parents resided on
a plantation near us. As I have said, Mary
was not os bright as slic might have been,and
this fact was generally known throughout the
neighborhood, but no oue had any idea that
she would draw the eyes of the entire coun
try upon us by being so indiscreet, but she
did. Some time in 1861 she gave unmistaka
ble evidence cf her sin, and in 1862 gave birth
to a child. This child—a boy—is now at my
home in Carroll county, where lie is .widely
known as tlie son of Mary Bagwell, and
yet where, by his strictly honest deport
ment lie lias won tlie respect, confidence and
esteem of all who know him. Of course
Mary’s sin was her downfall, and ever after a
cloud rested upon the entire family, but
knowing as we did her weak mind we freely
.forgave her anil threw around her a stronger
guard of affection if possible than ever before.
We did all in our power to make her forget
the terrible misstep she bpd taken, hoping
that she would try to raise her child to be the
useful man he lias since become.
HER SECOND SIN.
“Well, things went along smoothly until
1865. Mary’s sin had been forgiven—in fact,
almost forgotten and we were rejoicing over
the good our treatment of her had accom
plished, when we suddenly ascertained that
she was again about to become a mother. This
distovery was a terrible blow to us, and we
became reckless, careless and heartbroken,
told my wife that I could not afford to raise
family with this clond resting over them,
and was contemplating a removal from Carroll
county. Mary, although deeply ashamed
«f her first offense did not attach any import
ance to the second and in a careless, aimless
way wandered about the neighborhood ex
hibiting her shame to all with whom she
came iu contact frequently she would leave
home and be gone -two ana three days, and
even a week at a time, and as suddenly as she
had disappeared she would again turn «p.
These unknown and unexplained visits were
so common with her that we never made an
effort to ascertain where she went
‘She felt indisposed to mingle with her
time Mary .disappeared, Barney went off, and
was gone two or three' days and when he
came back and was asked, so Mr. Willoughby
now testifies, although I never kniw of the
fact uutil the inquest, where he had been,
said, T have been to Marietta, but don’t you
tell Marts Bagwell.’ Barney remained in
our neighborhood for about three months
after this, when he was arrested for burglary,
but be succeeded in escaping, when he came
to Atlanta, wlier# lie killed himself.”
HOW BARNEY DIED.
‘Yes,” interposed Captain Couch, of the
Atlanta police force “Barney killed himself
in this city abont five or six years ago. He
was working for Dr. Walker. ’ One night he
heard a dog fight in his yard, and thinking
some strange dog was after his dog, he seized
his gun and rushed out with the in
tention of taking a hand in the
fight but when he got into the yard he found
that the dog belonged to Dr. Walker and he
did not attempt to kill him, but in his efforts
to separate them his gun went off, inflicting
a wound of which he died. Dr. Thad John
son, of this city, was the attending physician,
and Dr. Walker was present when Barney
died, and they can substantiate the story.”
■“So you see we know this much,” resumed
Mr. Bagwell, “and we know more. We have
pertained positi vely that Mary lived here
after she left Carroll. But as I have said we
never had any positive news from Mary after
that night. Tiie impression, however, in
Carroll county was general that she was liv
ing iu Atlanta, and whenever I came to this
place, as I frequently did. people who knew
all about the affair' said ‘yes, he is going to
Atlanta to see his daughter.'
“Well, we had long ago given her up as
lost, and on account of her conduct bad aban
doned her entirely, although we felt many a
pang on account of the hardships to which
we knew she was exposed. I presume I
should never Have made an effort to reclaim
her had not those bones given rise to the
A FULL REVIEW
OF THE HISTORY OF THE SMALL
POX IN ATLANTA.
Seventeen Cases to Dat$, and Two Deaths—Tbe
Karnes of the Patients—The Action of the Board
of Health Teeter day — Vaooinat on—A
Heeling of tho Citizens Yesterday.
Saturday was a quiet day with small-pox
Only two cases were found. John Price and
Thomas Lewis^ colored, living at the corner
of the Air-Line railroad and Bell street, were
reported, and on examination by Dr. Mar
tin were sent to the pest house. There were
only a few rumored cases but none of them
amounted to anything except those men
tioned. Night before last a white man named
Brit • Thomson, who lived on King street,
died. It was reported that he died of small
pox. This was not true, however. Dr. Mar
tin examined into the matter and pronounced
the death the result of measles. The patients
at the pest house are doing well with the ex
ception of Carrie Williams and Jake Barnes.
There condition is very serious. The number
of persons now at the pest house with small
pox is fifteen. There are five cases of veri-
oloid. The first case was that of Mvra Tate,
who died. Her case developed
on the third of April. The only otlier
death was that of Willis Sorrel who was found
dead in the basement of tlie Willingham
XeeMac Tkraaih u Telcecope.'
Large crowds were observed last week gathered
around a telescope man at the comcrof Eighth and
Market streets. Our reporter stopped to ascertain
the cause of so much excitemeut. paid his live cents
for a look and discovered across the face of -the
moon at which the ’’scope" was pointed, "Best
filing for a cold Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.” He
just concluded that Dr. Bull was a nigh old adver
tiser, and that Bull’s Cough Syrup was the best
thing nut. Some one had stuck a stri» with those
wordsacross the end of the glass.—Philadelphia,
Pa., Traveler.
There are nearly 12,000,000 horses iu the United
States. Illinois heads the list with 1,100.000.
The Pvpnlar Demand
So great has been the popular demand for the
celebrated remedy Kidney-Wort, that it is having
an immense sale from Maine to California. Some
have found it inconvenient to prepare it from tho
dry compound. For such the proprietors now pre
pare it iu liquid form. This can be procured at the
druggists. It has precisely the samo effect as the
dry, hut is very concentrated so that the dose is
much smaller—Lowell Mail.
There is no torture that a woman would not suf
fer to enhance her beauty.—Montaigne.
Conanmptloa Cured.
An old physician, retired from practice,
having hid placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a simple veg
etable remedy for tbe speedy and permanent
cure for Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh,
A3thma, and all Throat and Lung A flections,
also a positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative powers
in thousands of eases, has felt it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellows. Ac-
A. Noyes, 149 Power’s Block, Rochester, N.
Y.
dec6—weow 13w pu rd mat
tnateil by this motive and a desire to relieve
building. They were both buried near tbe Iranian suffering. I will send Dee of charge to
pest house. The cases of small-pox now at the all who desire it, this recipe, in German,
pest house are the following: Rachael C. French or English, with full directions for
Graves, -Jake Barnes, Morgan Frix, Aaron preparing and using. Sent by mail by ad-
Jolinson, Carrie Johnson, ,G. H. Holmes, Lula dressing with stamp, naming this paper, \V.
Jones, James Harris, John Rainey, John j “
charee of murder and mv ai rest and th?. I Garter, Sam Logan, Richard Wadley, Johnson
fairest, and also the p Jo , m price and Thomas Lewis . The
arrest of two of my sons. I ^ of varioloid are; Laura Hightower,
the recent DiscotERY. . John Hightower, -James Hightower, Howard Agents can now grasp a tortune. Outfit
“Tell me something about the finding of Horton and Julian Hill. They are all negroes, worth $10 sent free. For full particulars ad
the bones?” Dr. Harris, who has charge of the camp, is dress E. G. Rideout & Co., 10 Barclay st.,N. Y
“Well, yon see that county is full of these getting along in a very satisfactory way. The oct25—wly
oik copper mines. There are some of them a patients and those who are under quarantine
hundred feet deep, and none of them have are well provided for in every way. Everv- , promising a woman to lore only her, one
been worked for I can’t say how long until thing seems to be doing as well as could fie I w'—a h Dm>uy^ n xhem a11 ’ or hc slloulu 8Ce oul >'
very recently, when they were cleaned out. expected. [ ' ' p -l-
In one of these, as you know, the bones and I the board of health. I t i nrre;
ribbon and comb and breastpin were found. I Tlie board of health met Sa uiday to see I • LjAlJL/1I-iOj
On Saturday after they were discovered I what could be done. It was decided to open r»„_ a. ;n —.» r. ^ > » •.
went to Villa Rica, and while there some one a vaccination oftice on the third Hoar of the g cab !^idinstruction Book by which vou can
told me of the discovery and showed me | station house. Two rooms will be provided— | ^^
cut ladies’ and children’s clothingof all kinds
„m a in charge of Br. John H,Losa„, aod | j» “*£3?2S
one for whites and one for blacks. Tlie offices
a piece of the ribbon, which I took in my
hands. After looking at the ribbon I „
said, ’Who is missing? I think the coroner will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., com . * “money exccDt 50 cents retained to
should look into this matter,’ and dismissing I mencing to-morrow. The people are urged to I " J a y d trouble Garments of all
the matter from my mind, Went home. Tlie go and be vaccinated, and to send their ser-1 ^^gXl a^d made toorder \Snkwante,l
next day Mr. Velveen told one of my sons vants. In a day or two extensive work in g d » circular G K Woodward & Co
that the bones were thought to be Mary’s, vaccination will begin. 1- our extra policemen I f^r'peLhtreeslreet A riantaGa ™ ^ ° ’
and that I and my two oldest boys were sus-1 have been detailed to assist the inspectors. <u r i snn.tw tf ’ ■ ’
pected of having thrown her into that mine. ' acwizens meeting sun,v " "
de also stated that the coroner would begin A nieetmg of citizens w as held m the rooms Th0 clowns plays th e fool for want of money, but
an investigation of the- affair on Monday. I the board of trade Saturday morning I there are plenty of people who do it for want of
When my sen revealed this state of affairs I Ex-Mayor .Hammock to called to_ the | wit
ay
to me I was completely surprised and
early Monday morning we all started
for Villa Rica to be present at the inquest.
After reaching tlie place an officer gave us
subpumos. At the inquest Dr. Slaughter was
mane the first witness. Hc examined the bones
skeleton and said that they were
human hones, but added that
there was one member absent, and
on account of this be could not discover the
sex. Then a dozen people went down- into
the shaft, among the number my son, who
himself unearthed the missing bone
which induced Dr. Slaughter to say
that the skeleton was a female’s. The first
A full feeling after meals,^dyspepsia, heart-
health relieved by
burn and general ill
Brown’s Iron Bitters.
apr!8—d&wlw
chair and Mr. W. H. Scott acted as
secretary. Councilman Knapp addressed
the meeting in reference to tlie action taken
by the city council. He stated that the mat
ter was being fully and understandingly i Mahogany color is the" rival of terra cotta and
handled. Dr. Alley made a statement to the copper,
effect that not a ease of small-pox existed in
the city where tlib vaccination had been sue-I N : s X”iP ec ^! )Cr 1S I 9
cessful. He made the statement to show the | XSn! I am irat am
ilium's with their parents, will be domed i
same situation here. Mr. Seney gave us the
$50,000 as a building fund and we resolved to
use $10,000 on' libraries and apparatus. These
latter were already very valuable, but we pro-
!>ose now to make them doubly so. The other
necks as a preventive. Phew again, say we.
GEORGIA CROP ITEMS.
The oat crop ol Laurens county to safe.
The oat crop of Dooly county ie especially fine.
The small grain crop of Elbert county is enusn-
$50,000 Mr. Senev intended as a permanent ally flne _
endowment fund.” 1
"Has tlie college anv other endowment?”
“No, this is not all, but is sufficient for all
our practical purposes now. Stilly we are
never in the habit of refusing anything, you
know, as it tends to help tlie young, always,
We intend to spend
$5,000 IN beavtifying the grounds.
Altogether, we propose to make this the fore
most institution in tlie south, ns it has been
tlie leader of the world in its beginning. ’
• What is the total value of all your prop
erty here?” , ^ ■ —
“Not far from $200,000, but it will be safe to markably line,
snv about $175,000.” I Carroll county Is promised * large fruit and
'"What is the attendance now?” small grain crop.
"About 200 but this will be rapidly in-I Corn has received iu first plowing in many parts
creased as soon as out building is entirely I of Talbot county.
complete ” I ‘ Rurt is making Its appearance on some of the
"When will that he?” wheat in Murray county.
"We will begin with flying banners and all | Pulaski county comes to the front wlfh tbe firs
ready at the fall term.
CHANGE OF COMMENCEMENT,
The oat crop of Emanuel .county is In a fine con
dition.
The peach crop of Elbert county promises to be
very fine.
Wheat and cats In Douglas-county the finest ever
seen there.
Com plowed in Terrell cocnty: and cotton4*eing
chopped.
The grain crops of Talbot county give promise of
large yields.
The blackberry crop promises to be a good one in
White county.
The wheat and oat crop around Decatur ass re-
cotton bloom of the season.
In many sections of Talbot county, corn has :
has
By the way our commencment will come off I ceived its first plowing.
a'week earlier this vear than usual, in order Colonel J L Atkinson, of •Oteethorpe county,—
to give the workmen full swav. We usually fine crops of wheat, oats and barley
have it °n the 21st of June, but it will occur ^
“wUVJhJSIvSEto sendlagirihere?” WiU
"We have but one P«3«P; ia bounty seem to have
But this includes every possible thing that I csca p ed> and promise an abundant yield,
will add to the convenience of ^ More cora has been planted in Butts county than
work on tlie principle that we do not want to faas there # orra any years before,
deny any voting ladv the comforts she has en- wheat is looting remarkably well in Clayton
joyed at home, and hence we have put tne I c<>un ty, and corn and cotton are well advanced,
figure at what we think a living rate all j wteat and oats are very promising in Gwinnett
around.' ■
"How many members of the faculty are
here?”
“Fourteen in all, and no college ever had
more proficient teachers, as a whole. We ad
vocate good instructors as well as a good table
and an adherence to the rules of health. We
have a gentleman faculty of live, the othe
nine being ladies. One of the special features
we have adopted is having a young lady old
nougli to act in the capacity of companion
county. An immense small grain crop seeded.
. . • . • o 1 .1 I LUiltnlv'i UIlyMUlulL A UU1 UUk XU IllilUllUVi I/Ll e*III
importance of vaccination. Several gentle- I my family physielan.und adviae In many chitm
men spoke of the importance of opening a lie cases. Over a year ago l recommended your Hop
free vaccination office. Mr. McBride read an 1 Bitters to my invalid wife, who has been under
nrtirp mi the simnrcssion of small-nox in II- medical treatment of six of Albany’s best physl-
linois which .made a good showing ft favor of
vaccination. He advised that two physicians I ust , \\'e both recommend them to our friends,
day’s work was a tedious one, and resulted in I be appointed m each ward to visit the houses ^ cured of ^ var1 '
ascertaining nothing. On the morning of the vaccinate the inmates. Mr. McBride was 1 > • Rev e Warren.
second day, Mr. James, an attorney from followed by ^J^r Crane who said' that. he
Douglassville, was sent for and the remaining I saw no necessity for the ^ l(
two days the inquest was governed by him, I was not justified by the present state ot at-i of all things that man possesses, women alone
and Mr. Kemp, his amanuensis, did all the fairs - Major Crane was afraid that the .fact | take pleasure in being posse.-sed.—Malherbe.
writing, and while his employer was makin; J that a meeting was held would gain publicity I PrrTt;Mnss sentemixjr 28 1878
a lengthy speech to the jury, wrote the ver- and lead r,^i n .H ■» V la ^ S H,nn"' D thp 1 Sirs—I have taken Hop Bitters and recommend
diet which the jury subsequently signed, mak- I t iac J assumed greater foothold he*, than the j t0 ot b ers as x found them very beneficial,
ing me and my son cognizant of the murder facts warrant. He said that one of the Mbs. J- W. Tuli.er,
of a girl who is yet alive.” city papers was publishing what he| Secretary Women’s Christian Temperance Union
“Do you know that she is alive?” I considered tlie truth about the small-
“Well, I came here to ascertain that fact. P ox while the other was endeavoring to make The highest mark of esteem a woman can give a
Captain Couch has known me for years, and a sensation of it, Mid to get upjan undue mw is toaskhi.|frieudUitpj and
I have engaged his services in hunting lip tlie a mount of excitement. He expressed confi- proof o. her indifference Is to offer him hers,
lost girl. Let him speak for himself.’' deuce m the abi^lity of the city authorities to Kidae* Disease.
“Yes,” said Couch, who had been I manage the small-pox m the best way, and!
witness to the entire conversa- I favored leaving the officials to the work. He | ^ wni e|r cured oy -tiucnupn
tion, “I know dead sure ’ that believed that any action of a citizen s meet- D t Lamar, Rankin & Lamar.Atlanta,
she is alive. I have, as Mr. Bagwell says, m.g would be misconstrued, and moved that •
known her for years, and knew all about the | without any more ado tlie meeting adjourn,
girl’s disappearance. When I first read of I Colonel Maddox spoke in favor of takin„
the finding of the bones, said to be Mary’s, 11 soro® action. It was suggested that thepro-
was surprised for I always believed the girl to ce . edla ££ be not published. Colonel Maddo
be in Atlanta. When Mr. Bagwell came to I sal dtlm,the saw.no objection to their being
me, I set oat to find the truUi. If I found I published, but if the meeting objected he
that he was guilty I wanted him punished, if would not urge their publication. He ex
show it. I have pressed confidence in the city officials and 1
1 t c tlvAti- oViiliK’ nrwl intnrpst in snnnrPSSlntil
workedtbree ^(WMai^AndT nmv I their ability and interest in'suppressing tlie I women rim Ls more in love" wiih the sex than with
toow that Mary was alive^intWs town I suiall-pox. He was in favor of taking the sense the individual, however charming she may bo-
four years ago. A gentleman of the best I °f the meeting on the subject. TOS , [
standing in tJiis city who knew lier and tlie I Weybum, 01 the Wheeler &^VVilson j Frenh Complexion*.
acres*in oats, which he thinks will mate him 2,000
bushels.
From five to six long trains of coal are brought
into Birmingham, Ala., from 1‘iatt mines every day.
Arkansas is full of land buyers, wildcats, buffalo
gnats, raocoons and candidates for governor and
congre's.
home usually kept her room, pnssiug her
time with her child. Often she would say:
I see the family can’t be happy with me,
and I am going to leave. I am going away
where no one will know where I am, or-else I
will kill myself.’ But this statement she
made so frequently that we lost all belief in
it, and finally paid no attention to it. Occa
sionally I would -reproach her for her conduct,
and beg her to xetnain at heme where people
could not see her, but she never paid any at
tention to tuy wishes, and -continued to do as
she pleased until she left home forever.
I just can’t tell you the date upon which
she left; we disagree iu our family ubuct that.
Some say she left home the latter part of
June, but I contend that she left in-the early
part of July. However, .let the date >be what
it may, the weather was warm, and we slept
with doors open. On tlie evening of tbe night
upon which she left, she mingled with the
family more than usual, and seemed in better
spirits than she had been for months. Early
at night she retired, and as she started/or lier
room she said ‘good night,’ and that is the
last time any of the Bagwells have seen ner
or heard her voice. How well I remember
how my child looked that night, and how
distinctly I can yet hear those two words,
‘good night,’ as they fell from her Ups in a
subdued, half frightened tone.
HER ABSENCE DISCOVERED.
“The next morning when she did not ap
pear at breakfast, someone went tohercoom.
bhe was not there but her boy was there.asleep
in the bed which he had divided with his
mother since his birth. Some time during
the day it was ascertained that all of her
clothing .was gone too. but as I have.-said,
she was accustomed to making long and ruis-
terious excursions into the surrounding
country and we only thought she was off on
one of these trampe again.
“But in less than a week we began to make
some inquiry about her, whereby we learn
ed that sue was not in the neighborhood. This
intelligence somewhat disconcerted my entire
family, and a diligent search, though made
in a quiet way, was begun, but we never learn
ed any thingeertain, although we learned many
rumors. About this time many negroes were
leaving our county and coming to Atlanta,
and we always have, thought that Mary left
home with one of these flocks. She never
came away alone. She was.too near a mother
to have made the trip by herself, and then she
was, not sharp enough to have reached At
lanta alone.”
"But how about Barney Hargroves, the
negro man whose name has been associated
with Miss Bagwell’s?” interposed the reporter.
"Well, that’s a part of the story that hurts
me—hurts us all. You must know that it is
hard to have a daughter’s name bandied
about generally, but when it is associated
with that ol a negro it is terrible,” and here
feelings overcame him
must finish the
began presently, “and
them swear never to undertake
the recital again. Barney Hargroves belonged
to a young man who married one of my
daughters and was working in a gold mine
near my place. He was under Superintendent
Willoughby, who says that at about the same
aiauuiAK iu >vuu huciv uw uuu uic 1 —. . . ’ __ • , . - e I *
family * intimately, and knew Marv when he I sewing machine company, spoke in favor of | if you have humors and pimples, boils and ernp-
saw her, will swear when the trial comes up I publishing the proceedings, and said that if | tions, it is because the system needs toning and pu-
that he’has seenherin Atlanta within the need be the proceedings should be written Kptofag w
nast &ve veara ” out and sent to newspapers and publisned ana iresn Miinanu vigorous reeling as s»n
^‘Tken'herides that,- broke i* Mr. Bag- even if[the,‘had to be pad for. He said that I — Liver R^Utor.
We censure the inconsistency of women when wo
are the victim-; we find it charming when we are
the objects.—L. Deraoyers.
Lovely, toney, glove-fitting boots can be worn by
all who use German Gorn Remover. 25c.
marSl—d&wZm no4
At twenty, man is less a lover of woman than of
the is 1 —
well, “I have found a gentleman who will an y attem pt to muzzle the press would be a
swear when the trial comes up that Mary I Y**y poor policy. , Men are so fearful of wounding a womtni^, vanity
came to him one day about fire years ago . Major Cummings spoke m favor of allow- ^
and stated who she was. and askld th® proceeding? to tie puolished. Colonel P 09 ^* Rn, m
if he knew whether there were Maddox introduced the following resolution, I -—-—— .
any people from Tilla Rica in town, which was pa^ed: ! .svrinae ^mbiaed dm"' wXu't .rau ^us mldb
To this gentleman she said she was a daughter ^ at 1S tle °P ll J 10n . of tll,s Lines 8 SL°™)r. Fuller's Youthful Vigor Fills cure
of Willis Bagwell, of Carroll county. I would j nleeung that there isno ground for alarm as nervous debility, .impotence and nocturnal einis-
like for you to add that I will yet find Mary { to titc epuleiiucal^ character of small-pox in | gious. _$2. Bv mail. All druggists. Depot 429 0a-
Bagwell, and prove te the world riiat I am no
derer or accessory.’
“What kind of a looking girl was she?’
‘.“She was-about five feet seven inches high,
and would weigh abeutone hundred and fifty
pounds. She was well built. Her complexion
wac neither dark nor light. Her hair was
dark, and long anl heavy. She had grey
eyes. Her. teeth were prominent, and she
might have been called good looking, although
she was inclined to be stooped shouldered.”
OTHER DISAPPEARANCES.
meeting that there is no ground for alarm as
to the epidemical character of small-pox in I
Atlanta. That the mayor and council are street, New York,
pursuing the proper course both in the treat- I apr 11 d&wly tues thur sat
meat of such cases as have occurred and in giv- I Woman among savages isa beast ol burden; in
ing publicity to authenticated cases. That we I Asia she is a piece of furniture; in Europe she is a
are in* full accord with the mayor and coun- I spoiled chib].—Scuac <le Mtilhan.
ciL and hereby assure them of our hearty co
operation and support. That there being Me Never Tola ills wire Uotii —
nothing before this meeting to authorize dis-1 ,. Mr ' B - k Holt, who lives near Quitman, sent to
cussion that itdo now adjourn. I M - A- Dauphin,. New Orleans, La., about ihree
TT ilTV,Wi _ L . 1 fi,„ weeks since in a letter, a dollar bill. He was ad-
After tne adoption of the report the meet- vised by mail that his tickct had drawn $15,000 in
mg adjourned. I the March drawing of the Louisiana Lottery, and
in speaking of thedistorted and sensational I he drew his money by express. He was careful not
. .... , 1 reports •©£ small-pox, Major Crane said yes- to say nothing about it to his wife until he found
“Then again, you .may remind the people | mrdav .to a reD'-eseniative of The Covstitu-I ? ut ! le was R ‘ ucky man - This is the sixth time he
generally that Mary Bagwell ie not the onlv rep.eseutatne Ol 1HE Coxstitl has invested and once before he came within four
woman who has disappeared mysteriousl'y l,a*-e been very much gratified at the g{>od'‘one'^nrifie.Mo.TfiemicraL^Marchk *
from our section of Carroll county. About j manner in which The Constitutioi. has | aprls—d<tw 1 .v
the time Mary left home, Reymouth Har
groves, a sister to my son-in-law:, disappeared,
and has never been seen or heard of since.
This disappearance is as mysterious, if not
more so, than Mary’e. May not these bones
be Miss Hargroves’s. Then a negro belonging
to .the Furr estate disappeared mysteriously,
and has never been found. A negro woman
belonging to Mr VanSandt is also unaccouut-1 Xew York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St.
ed for. All of thesepersonsdiappeared about I Louis and other large cities nearly all the
the’feme Mary left. Now, whose bones are’ - — - - - -
they? Mary, lias been seen siase she left
home; they have not,* and then Che old gen
tlernan said good day.
made its report of the small-pox. I have
mixeda great deal with the people here and
1 believe that your paper has reported faith
fully every case of small-pox that has oc
curred. The small-pox is not nearly so
bad here as it was in 1865 and 1866
aud tliere is no cause for alarm among tbe
people. It is not worse here to-day than it
Amvia is the name given to a new and lotcly
shade of yellowish pink.
“I wish you would say,” put in Captain
Couch, “that Mr. Bagwell'lias^ Deen a member
of the Baptist church for the past fifty years.
He was born in South Carolina, but came to
Georgia in 1835 and settled in Campbell
county, but the next year removed to Carroll
county, where he is well known and highly
esteemed. His family is one of the best in j season of the year, and I don’{'apprehend the
the county and I believe he is guiltless of the I slightest trouble in their coming. So far as I
crime charged against him.” * . —j t— -- *—
time. The proper remedy is vaccination, and
that is the only remedy. If our people,
white «r black, whether they have been vac
cinated or not, will he vaccinated promptly,
the disease will be stamped oat of not only
Altanta, but Georgia. I have seen no want
of confidence among people about coming to
Atlanta from the surrounding towns. I have
heard a great deal about this, bnt I have seen
just as many people here during the past
week as I have seen during any week at this
A Johnson County Burglary.
From the Wrightsville Recorder.
On Wednesday night last the offices of tlie
ordinary, clerk of the superior court and
sheriff of this county were broken open by
some unknown low down sneak. In the or
dinary’s office they found the treasurer’s book
one of the most important records in county
which was considerably mutilated, appa
rently with an intention*to destroy his vouch
ers and receipts. In the clerk’s office no
damage was done but cutting open one of the
acts of 1875. In the sheriff"s office there were
several warrants torn np. The intention of
the party or parties is at present a mere mat
ter of conjecture, but it is sincerely to be
am concerned, and I am satisfied that so far
as you are concerned, faithful report will be
made of every case that occurs here.”
His Wife Objected,
From the Athens, Ga., Banner Waichm&n.
One of our merchants who had a large lith
ograph of Pauline Markham hanging up in
bis window concluded to have it trained and
carry it home. His wife refused to let the
picture come in the house on the ground tiiat
Pauline’s eyes were too large and dreamy
koking. She said her husband ought to be
ashamed of himself to bring such a great big
owl-eyed picture as that home.
A Business Man.
from the Hawkinsville, Ga.. News.
. . . Mr. J. G. Wright, of Cochran, is indeed a
hoped that the matter may be brought to I business man. Not satisfied with farm, bar,
light and the offenders meet with their just I billiards, restaurant and the important pos*-
deserts. and that the good name hitherto | tion of an alderman, he has recently added
borne by the people 01 Johnson county be | b is old trade, that of jeweler and watchma-
fully vindicated. > £ er .
IhmbbU.
One of the almost invariable results which
follow the use of “Compound Oxygen” is to
give the patient sound and refreshing sleep.
A lady writes of her daughter: “The con
tinued use of Compound Oxygen soon gave
her healthy and refreshing sleep, and all ano
dynes are abandoned.” Suysapatient: “Since
using your remedy my sleep is natural and
good. My spirits are in a much more healthy
condition. I have no need of anodynes.”
Another writes: “Before I commenced taking
it (the Compound Oxygen) I did not sleep any
at night, had no appetite, and my cough was
so troublesome that I bad no rest. Since I
commenced taking it I have slept well at
night; iny appetite lias very much improved;
I scarcely cough at all; and, in fact, I feel
better in every way.” Another says: “I waa
perfectly sleepless, often tiiree nights in suc
cession, followed alternately by one night of
horrible slumber, known as nightmare. Now
sleep is restored, mind clearer, step firmer, all
healthy action greatly increased.” Another
lady referring to her daughter, says: “My
da'ignter has improved in flesh, and looks
wed. She sleeps well at night—sleeps all
night, a thing she was unaccustomed to do.
Before taking the Oxygen, wakefulness was
one of her troubles. I can see that she ia
much less nervous, and in better spirits.” A
gentleman, writing of his wife, says: “I have
followed your directions as nearly as possible.
Have left off'all the medicines and stimulants
my wife was taking, and the result of our
treatment so far has been more satisfactory
than anything preceding it She has been
able to sleep good at night without the nse of
chloral, a thing she could never do before.”
Our Treatise on Compound Oxygen, contain'
ing large reports of cases and 1 11 informa
tion, sent free. I/rs. Starkey A PaU-n liu«
1111 Girard street, Philadelphia, Pa. ’
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