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\ o’ THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1882. GEORGIA NEWS. EVENTS OF THE DAY IN TOWNS OF THE STATE. A Budget of Albany New*-Newnan'* and Norcro**’* Small-Fox (Scares—Marriage of Bishop Paine’s Granddaughter—A Suspicions Character —Convicts and Cltuena of Jasper. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Albany, April 23.—Dougherty superior court adjourned yesterday to the regular court in course. Although not a great deal of busi ness was done, owing to the limited time he presided and the enormously crowded state of the docket, yet Judge Simmons, as a judge, made an excellent impression upon the bar and people of our county. The general pre sentments of the grand jury for this term con tains much interesting matter for our people. The county treasurer’s report to the body fallows the receipts from taxation and other sources from October 8,1881, to April 5,1882, to be $9,727 52, out of which all the county indebtedness and current expenses were paid to date, leaving a balance of $90 09. Consid ering the enormous extra expenses incurred by the county within the past year in the way of repairs of public build ings and on roads and bridges, not to mention the continually increasing supe rior and county court expenses, jail fees, etc., this may be regarded as a most fortunate as well as creditable showing. The special com mittee of grand jurors and citizens required by the act of 1880 to visit and inspect the con vict camps, reported the condition of the con victs on the Kawls place, the only convict camp now in the county, to be all that “hu manity could require or convict expect;” the quarters clean, comfortable and well venti lated, and food abundant in quality and quantity and well served. This camp, which is managed by Mr. William Lockett, a son of Colonel 1!. G. Lockett, the lesse has 56 com- victs, of whom 53 are males and 3 females. Among these is only one white male and one white female convict. The report of the county school commissioners shows receipts from poll tax for 1880 to have been $1,254.59," and from the proportion of state tax so applied $1,421.59, making, with a balance on hand of $271.93, the sum of $2,918.11. Of this amount the sum of $2,603.53 was applied to the payment of teachers. For the full term of three months thirty-four schools were taught, with a total attendance of 1,879 scholars, being an average of over fifty pupils to each school, and about 62 per cent of the legal school population of the county. The commissioner reports further that more interest is being manifested in the public schools, and they are yearly becoming more efficient in character, with better teachers, and need a more thorough man agement, and hopes the time will soon come when the present inadequate fund for educational purposes will be supple mented by a local tax sufficient to give good graded schools. The grand jury recommend the building of another bridge across the Flint a short distance below the city for the conve nience of east Douglierty and adjacent coun try, and also the boring of an artesian well on the court house square, both of which recom mendations, it is said, will be acted on at once by the county commissioners. The lat ter is said to be now under contract. It is stated that Professor White, of the State Uni versity, will visit Albany shortly for the pur|Mise of procuring data for a paper or essay on artesian wells. The Hon. Mark Newman, ordinary of Washington county, is in the city to inspect Albany’s well and get estimate of cost and expenses, prior to boring one in Sandcrsville. The Rev. R. S. Mallary, formerly of Albany, but for several years past a citizen of Rome, came down from the Baptist convention at Americas yesterday to sec his old friends here, of whom he has a host, and will preach in the Baptist church to-day. The few farm ers in town, yesterday were jubilant over the prop prospects, since the late rains. We have liot conversed with a Dougherty county farmer within the last two weeks who does not admit that he has a larger area planted in corn than cotton. Nearly all say that the unprecedented oat crop this year will prove their salvation, owing to the short supply of com on hand, and the high price for what they would ot herwise have had to buy. Lost Friday Mrs. M. A. Thorn- bury’s kindergarten school celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten, by appropriate and beautiful exercises. This school, with a corps of competent and trained instructors, is rapidly acquiring a deserved reputation abroad—one widen it always hod at home. The indomitable energy of the principal, Mrs. Thombury, in building up this school, en titles her to the highest praise. Albany schools are now far above the average, and new zeal is being manifested in their promo tion by all classes of our citizens. AT INDIAN SPRING. Sl«(-i.\l Correspondence of The Constitution. Indian .String, Ga., April 23.—In former years, before the iron horse tread the ways and thoroughfares of our state—before the many mineral waters and more accessible summer resorts were known, then the Indian Spring had more visitors than the three large hotels could accommodate. The sixteen miles of staging from Forsyth was considered a jaunt of fun and enjoyment and not a jour ney of weary and fatigue; but in this day of speed and swiftness, the four prancing horses hitched to the “oldredcoacli” would be butas snails compared to the great iron monster traveling at a rate of forty miles an hour. So, for several years past, the old Indian was left out, but not forgotten. Now the sound of the whistle is heard on the hills and Indian Spring is numbered among the railroad towns. Tues day, the 17th, will be memorable in the an nals of Butts county as the first day that the steam cars ever traversed her soil. Decay and delapidation that have been so long the S rominent feature of the town of Indian pring, is being rubbed away. The sound of the hammer is heard, the painter’s brush is hiding the grim and unsightly look, and soon the enlivening strains of sweet music will be wafted in the breeze. The hotels are donning a new dress and preparing for the great crowd that we hear are coming. ’ The McIntosh house has been rented by Messrs. George and Whit Collier. They intend to run the house in ante helium style. Sunday dinners will be a special feature of this hotel. The Varner house has undergone complete and thorough renovation. The Elder house is ready for the reception of guests. The “re serve” on which the spring is situated is leased to Dr. Bryan. He is assisted by Dr. W. H. Whitehead. Visitors will always find an ex tended hand and warm welcome from the young docter. These gentlemen are getting things in “stuicksmack” shape at the spring. Baths, hot. cold, Russian or Turkish, will be furnished at all hours. The week just passed had some social dots worth recounting. Mr. N. C. Collier from Sa- vnnnali, with his bride, nee Miss Collins, S ent the week with relatives and friends. iss Jones, from Tennessee, is visiting the Misses Brvans. Walks and drives to the railroad to see the pile-driving and traek-lay- ing, counting and watching the new arrivals are among the ways of killing time. Mr. B. W. Collins received a telegram staring that Governor Joseph E. Brown and wife would arrive at Indian Spring, Monday the 24th. Governor Brown will come over the Macon and Brunswick extension, in his private car, which will be a novel and wonderful sight in this countv; he will be the first visitor over the new road. Contracts have already been made to open a large livery business, car riages and buggies for pleasure drive, and for conveying passengers to and from the raii- road. jasper convicts.: Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Jasper, April 24.—The Marietta and North * Georgia railroad is being pushed forward with energy. The grade is now completed within two miles of Jasper. About two hundred hands are worked on the grade and are mak ing a mile per week. On last Saturday your correspondent visited the convict camp and made particular inquiry after the health of the convicts, whereupon he was shown into the hospital and out of 230 found only three sick. The condition of the men goes to prove that they are well cared for. The cooking apartment is a complete affair and its order gives evidence of its having received proper attention. We saw plenty to eat and it well prepared. Thirty convicts and about forty free laborers are laying track. They lay half mile per day and at this rate they will reach Jasper about the first of June. The next permanent camp will be located about five miles from Jasper on the line to wards Ellijay. This settles the point that the company means to put the road through. Our citizens are becoming aroused. They have not been dead, but sleeping, and the fact that they are to soon hear the iron horse snort in their midst has infused new energies in the whole country. Fine water power, rich soil, valuable timber, abundant minerals, pure cold water and a healthful climate are characteristic of Pickens, and Jasper with an elevation of 1600 feet is destined to some day become one of Georgia's most attractive sum mer resorts. Our mountain scenery is pict uresque. On either side of Jasper can be seen grand mountains with their cloud- capped summits towering in the sky, and from whose sides gush forth bubbling brooks and singing rills proclaiming the beauties and attractions of nature’s home. GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH, Tj Take Place at Nashville a Week from To-Daj—A Sketch of the History and Progress of the Sev eral General Cosftrencea—The Line of Division—The Petersburg Sleeting. KNOXVILLE NEWS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Knoxville, Tens., April 22.—Knox coun ty’s fiend, William Nance, who murdered his step-child, near McMillan’s station, on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, about two weeks .ago, was captured in Madison county. North Carolina, on Fri day, 21st ink., by Deputy Sheriff Renner, of Cock county, Tennessee and John Balcli, of Parrottsville. Nance was brought over the mountains, to Wolf Creek, present terminus of North Carolina division of East. Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, and carried to Morristown, from which place his captors brought him to Knoxville, to await trial at the next term of court. Crowds of people assembled at the depot to see the club-footed murderer. Full justice will be meeted out to him. Within the last two weeks some parties have made two attempts to delay trains on the: East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad by greasing the rails on the steep gradea few miles west of Greenville. The first time the parties failed to grease the track sufficiently to accomplish their object, but in their second attempt they were “emi nently successful,” having applied the grease continuously for one mile and a half. A heavy freight train was the first to encounter this, and, after endeavoring to go over the grade several times, the engine, though a “ten- wlieeler,” had to pulltlie train over insections. Knoxville is improving in a substantial way. The saw and hammer can be heard in all parts of the city. While this is true, the de mand for dwelling houses of every class is so great that he is fortunate who can secure even an ordinary cottage, Real estate and rents are advancing daily, The seasons thus far have been favorable in deed to grain crops, and if like blessings fall on us in the future our harvests will be boun tiful. Fruit trees are well laden with fruit, which the recent cold weather did not injure. CAMILLA CHRISTIANS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Camilla, April 24.—The Thomasville dis trict conference (Methodist) closed its session at this place yesterday. It was certainly one of the most satisfactory of any ever held in this section of country. About sixty dele gates were present. The religious interest was wonderful. The religious services will continue through the week. After the ser mon on Sunday, by Rev. T. T. Christian,' pre siding elder, about forty persons presented themselves for prayer; $315 collected by Rev. ’L. B. Payne for orphans’ home. Rev. L. B. Bocliellc, T. C. Mitchell, John P. Dickinson and J. A. Bush were elected delegates to the annual conference, which meets at Atlanta in December. A wonderful work of grace is going oil in the Metiiodist church at Camilla. The district conference have prepared the way. Last night the church could not hold the people. Many conversions and seven ac cessions to the church. WEEDING. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Covington, April 25.—The neighborhood of Mt. Pleasant, 7 miles east of this place, has been busy for days preparing for the event of to-day. “The little church around the cor ner” was beautifully decked with flowers and arches, wreaths, festoons and the marriage bell, in the most esthetic taste for the happy marriage that occurred this morning at £ o’clock. The ceremony was performed By Rev. Professor Ike Hopkins, of Oxford, whereby Mr. John R. White, of Athens, and Miss Lily Paine, daughter of Captain James G. Paine, and grand-daughter of Bishop Paine were united in wedlock. The fortunate groom is to be congratulated on his prize,*for no knight ever gained one more worthy. A more ele gant, accomplished lady is not to be found, We part with her with universal regret, and Athens is to be congratulated on her conquest THE NORCROSS SMALL-POX. Special Dispatch to The Constitution. Norcross, April 25.—The one person re ported last week from our town as having small-pox, i« in a state of convalescence. In our midst it seems to have been the introduc tory and closing case of the much dreaded disease. The excitement is about subsided. Our citizens generally are pretty well pro jected by vaccination. We hope to see in a few days everything gliding along in the old way, at least to see the young ladies on the streets, which we think would have a tenden cy to enliven the young men during this dull season, for they seem as though they were utterly forsaken by all of.God’s creation. GalnuvIUe to Dalton. From the North Georgia Citizen. The latest railroad move that bears toward 'this section has been made by a company in Lumpkin and Dawson counties. Ah-iicles of association have been gone into by Messrs. Robert F. Williams and Jacob P. Imboden wealthy northern capitalists, now residing and doing an extensive mining business in Lumpkin county, and J. L. Summcrour, of Dawson county, for the building of a railroad from Gainesville to Dalton. The contem plated road will be about eiglity-five miles in length, is to pass through the counties of Hall, Dawson, Gilmer, Murray and Whitfield, and is to be called the Gainesville and Dalton Short Cut railroad. The amount of capital stock is to be three million dollars and to con sist of 120,000 shares. Seventy-five thousand shares have been subscribed by the said com pany, leaving a balance of only45.000 shares to complete the subscription stock. This move, as a matter of course, awakens a lively interest on the part of all people and every encouragement and aid possible will be given to its accom plishment. We have not been able to learn the precise route of the contemplated road, but take it for granted that it will not leave Spring Place off the line. No more important line of road could be built, passing as it will through the mountain counties, developing their vast mineral and agricultural wealth, connecting some of the most powerful roads now in operation, making an almost direct line irom Cincinnati to Charleston and open ing direct communication between the west and the seaboard. We trust the enterprise will not be allowed to fall through, and that our people at this end of the line will take pioper steps to show their interest in the move, and their willingness to co-operate in an enterprise which, if accomplished, will re sult in building up and enriching our county and country, and place us at once in the front rank of wealth, thrift and intelligence. The ninth quadrennial session of the gen eral conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south will convene in Nashville, Ten nessee, May 3, being the first Wednesday in May, 1881. At the general conference held in the city £>f New York, May, 1844, then rep resenting the whole Methodist Episcopal church in the United States, the church was divided into two separate ecclesiastical bodies on a “plan of separation” agreed upon by the general conference. The occavon of the sep aration grew out of the deposition of Bishop JamesO. Andrew, D.D., from the episcopal office on account of his connection with slavery. A line of division was agreed qn, and the great Methodist family parted north and south. The southern division held a con vention in the city of Louisville, Ky., in 1845 and proceeded to organize an independent Ec clesiastical body, under the name and title of ‘The Methodist Episcopal Church South.’/ THE FIBST CONFERENCE. J The first general conference of the Southern church was held in the city of Petersburg, Va., May ,1846. The session was held in thtfold Union street Methodist church, near Jarrttt’s hotel, now occupied by a congregation of color ed Methodists. At that first general conference Bishops Soule and Andrew—the two bishops who adhered to southern Methodism—pre sided. The conference was composed of 97 clerical delegates from fifteen annual confer ences in the southern states. But few of the men are now living *ho were members of the general conference, of 1846. The great pulpit orator, Rev. Ha Bascom, of Kentucky, and that wondeftul man, the Rev. Lovic Pierce, D. D., of Geor gia, together with such men as the Rev. Win, Capers, D. D., of South Carolina; Rev. A. L. P. Green, D. D., of Tennessee; Rev. Hezekiali G. Leigh. D. D,, of North Carolina, and many others of kindred ability, now no more were members of that body." At that conference the Rev. Rocfcct Paine, D.D., then president of the LaGrange college, in west Tennessee, and the Rev. Wil liam Capers. D.D., of the South Carolina con ference, were elected additional bishops in the southern church. Bishop Paine is still living. Bishop Capers is dead. There has been a wonderful iirowth of southern Metho dism since that day, now thirty-six years ago. Then there were but fifteen annuai confer ences in southern Methodism; now there are thirty-nine conferences. Then less than 2,000 traveling preachers or regular pastors; now 6,804. Then but 350,000 church members, 150.000 of whom were negroes; now about 900.000 white members. since 1850. The general conferences since that session have been successively held as follows: In 1850 the conference was held in St. Louis, Mo., at which Rev. Henry Bascom, D. D., was elect ed bishop. He lived but a few months after liis election. May. 1854, the general confer ence was held in Columbus, Georgia, at which the Rev. Geo. F. Pierce, D. D., of Georgia, Rev. John Early, D. D., of Virginia, and the Rev. H H. Kavanaugli, of Kentucky, were elected bishops. Bishops Pierce and Kava- naugh are still living. The conference of 1858 was held in Nashville, Tennessee. No bishop elected. In 1862 the conference failed to hold a regular session on account of the war. The conference of 1866 was held in the city of New Orleans, at which Rev. Wm, M. Wight- man, D. D. LL. IX, of South Carolina, Rev. David S. Doggett, D. D., of Virginia. Rev. Enoch Marvin, of Missouri, and the Rev. Holland N. McTyeire. D. D., of Louisiana, were elected bishops. Bishops Marvin, Dog gett and Wiglitnian are dead. Bishop Mc Tyeire is still living. May, 1870, the confer ence was held in Memphis, Tennessee, at whicli Rev. J. C. Keener. D‘ D., of Louisiana ( was elected bishop. The Rev, James A. DuTT- can. D. D., of Virginia, came near being elected, and would have been elected but for the reason that a part of the delegates from Virginia were unwilling to part with him as president of the Randolpn-Macon college, and on that account only did not vote for him. in 1870. The conference of 1870 was the first at which there was an equal number of clerical and lay delegates. The venerable D’Arcliy Paul, of Petersburg, Va., was a member of that conference, and, as one of Dr. Duncan’s warmest friends, would not vote for him as bishop, because, as trustee of Randolph-Macon college, lie did not see how he could be spared from the presidency of the college without irreparable damage to the fortunes, just then, of the institution. Others of Dr. Duncan's best friends, clerical and lay, took the same ground, and barely defeated his election to the episcopacy. In 1874 the gen eral conference was held in Louisville, Ky. No bishop elected. In 1878 the conference met in Atlanta, Ga. No bishop elected. Now the conference of 1882 will meet in a few days in Nashville. Tenn., at which, by common consent, not less than four, probably five or six, bishops will be elected. A CURIOUS FEATURE. A curious feature in the election of bish ops is that no nominations are made. Tiie conference spends a short season in prayer and then proceeds to ballot. The drift of the vote points to the man. Probably two or three will be elected on the first ballot. The ordination of the bishops elect takes place on Sunday following the election. It is not improbable that Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri aqd Louisiana or. Ken tucky, possibly both, will be represented in the new bishops. This is conjecture from current opinion. In t’>e general conference all the great con- nectional interests of the church pass in re view, such as the missionary work, the Sun day-school cause, publishing interests, edu cation, the administration of the bishops, conference boundaries and the formation of new conferences, etc. The general confer ence is the only legislative body in the Meth odist church, and is at the same time the highest appellate court of the church. The sessions usually last for about three weeks, sometimes longer. THE INSANE ASYLUM. An Interesting Interview With Dr. Powell* the Superintendent. Dr. Powell, superintendent of the state insane asylum, was in the city yesterday. A Constitution reporter met him in the arcade of the Markham house and asked him’how the work on the new buildings was progress ing. He replied: “We are getting along in & most satisfactory way. The foundations are laid and we are making the brick with which to build the walls.” “How many new buildings will there be?” “We are building a hall for colored patients, two convalescent wards and an amusement hall. The hall for colored people will have four hundred rooms an'd will accommodate four hundred patients. The convalescent wards will have a capacity of one hundred each. We will also have a hospiial with a capacity of fifty. These buildings we hope to have completed this year.” “How is the work being done?' “The building for colored people is being built under contract by McGinley & Eaves. It is to be three stories high and have a din ing room and all other necessary conven iences. The other buildings we are putting up ourselves." “Will the appropriation of $165,000 be enough?” “I am afraid not enough for all the work.” “How rnony colored patients are there?” “Two hundred and twenty-three. There are nine hundred and thirty-six patients in all in the asylum.” “Is insanity increasing in the state?” “Yes. In the last few yea few years there has been a very great increase, especially among ne groes. It would surprise you to know the in crease iu the rate ox insanity among colored people and to know some of the causes.” Before the war,” continued Dr. Powell, ,‘we had from the ranks of the colored race only idiots to deal with, but with their free dom they have gained the right to go crazy. Before the war they had" no cares and having never known any better condition had n 3th- ing to brood over. They were hearty, well provided for and generally kept from liquor. Their lives werpsi tuple and circumscribed. The only thing that they looked forward to was Sunday or some big day—things that brought them no disappointment. Now they drink a great deal and we have much insanity from that cause. We have many from grief and loss of property. A negro, for instance, sets his heart on buying a mule, gets all his little funds together, stints himself and finally makes the purchase. The mule is carried home and in a short time dies and the man broods over his loss until he becomes insane.” “Do you have any colored patients who have grown insane from disappointment in love affairs?” Oh, yes. We have some, but not many.” What is the most potent cause of insanity among whites?” “The most potent cause of insanity among white people is a hereditary predisposition. A great many are caught on the breakers of drunkenness, while others become insane on account of failure of business, loss of proper ty, grief, etc.” “Are many cures effected?” “It depends entirely almost on the case. In cases that are brought to us within three months after the first symptoms, there is not much trouble in effecting a cure, and in from sixty to sixty-five per cent of these cases the patient recovers within a year. But where the patient has been insane for from twelve to eighteen months the chances of recovery are greatly, lessened and the per cent is re duced to twenty or thirty. Where the case is two, four or "five years old the disorder be comes confirmed and the per cent of recovery in such instances is very small. You. see, therefore, the great necessity of getting a pa tient into the asylum at the earliest possible moment.” “What is the cost per year for each pati ent?” ‘About two hundred dollars. When they are sent in within three months after their first trouble they can in sixty or sixty-five cases out of a hundred be cured in a year, and thus the cost of the case is two hundred dol lars, but where they are not sent in early the cure is rendered either very difficult or wholly impossible, and s n such cases the patient first and last costs the state two thousand dollars. You see that as a matter of economy it is bet ter to send them at. once, to say nothing of the humane feelings which should prompt us to act.” “What is the per cent of insanity in Geor gia? ’ “In making an estimate for the legislature on a basis of the last census, I put the figures as one to every thousand or fifteen hundred in the state. I think, however, that there are as many as one insane person to every 800 of population.” “What ought to be the first step when a person becomes insane?” “The first step is the removal of the cause. That is to say the patient should not be brought in contact with the things which ins insanity grew out of. The surroundings cannot be removed, so of course the patient has to be moved. It is useless to try to cure a man of insanity wiien lie is constantly surrounded by the causes which produce the delusions. ' Taken to the asylum he is taken away from these influences and perhaps meets some person who has the same delusion as himself. It is a fact that insane people while not able to sec their own delusions can readi ly see the delusions of others, and when two men with the same delusion meet it is not a difficult matter for 'one to think, “This man is laboring under a delusion—perhaps I am also.” This is a good step and seldom fails to produce good results. Many a person has been made a con firmed lunatic, because his or her friends would insist on traveling with the patient in preference to sending him to an asylum Before the war it was very common to place a negro servant with an insane man, and watch him all the time. In that way the patient who might have been cured in the first stages of the disorder became a confirmed lunatic. Now the people are too poor to have these attendants and the pa tients find their way into the asylum.” “Do you have many vacancies?” “In the chronic wards very few vacancies occur. In the other wards the per cent is as I stated to you. If I go through a ward and find a new patient improving in general health with a corresponding mental improve ment, I write his friends that he will be well in a few months. I think that I am justified in creating such a hope. But if, on the con trary, I step into a ward and find a patient getting fleshy, with his general heath improv ing, but no corresponding mental improve ment, then I write his or her family that I would not be justified in creating a hope of the recovery of the patient, and the result in nearly every instance justifies me.” “Do you ever have any suicides?” “Not many. We have not had one now in seven'years. The patients will not attempt it because they do not believe that they can ac complish it. We have about a hundred nurses and keep the patients too closely watched for them to destroy themselves. You newspaper men have no idea how much harm you uo by publishing details of suicides. Did you ever notice that suicides come in epidem ics? It is this way: A man is meditating self destruction. lie reads of where some other man has committed suicide, and begins to think of it. His morbid condition is seen by him. He thinks more and more of self-destruction. He feels that he is being enveloped as it were in the coils of a terrible mental derangement and tries to throw it off. The more he tries, the more morbid becomes his condition until finally he succumbs and dies by his own hand. When you publish these accounts you do not know how many of the mCn who will read them are ready to go down by the strange influence which they exert.” “Doctor, pick me out some odd case, some singular, interesting case and give me a history of it.” That would never do; at least a hundred of our patients read your paper every day. and it would have a bad effect if I were to tell you what you ask me to tell you.” “Then they read The Constitution?” “Of course they do. They are as anxious for it as the outside world is.” THE SAM HILL ESCAPE. "Tell ine about the escape of Sam Hill.” “The story of the escape of Sam Hill was not a correct one as related by himself. In the first place I don’t think such men ought to be sent to the asylum. There was evident- lv some inherited mental derangement with him, whether by his father’s side or his mother’s side I never knew. But be that as it may, he should never have been sent to any public insane asylum. Tiie confinement of criminals in such an institution exerts a bad influence over the inmates. Sam Hill never talked much, and rarely wrote to me. The walls of his room were covered with drawings of biatrial. He showed the jury, the lawyers and other scenes in the court room. On one side was himself and on the other his wife. He used frequently to draw pictures and send me. Sometimes it would he his own and that of his wife and Simmons. He got a horn comb and I suppose gradually shaped it into a key on the granite window sill of his room. He had seen the keys in the hand of the warden and knew what he need ed. He was a crafty fellow. One night he stepped out of his room just after the gHard had passed through. He knew that he had half n hour before the guard would return as he left his door he locked it. He passed through a door with his comb key and was in the center building. He tried the outer door and failed. He then raised the window catch and lifting the window sprang out on the ground. He says that it was fifteen feet, hut it was not more than ten. He got over the walls, but how I never knew. He left a note for me saying that he would never have left if Iliad not been so stringent with him. The story of his passage through fifteeu doors is not true. He did not unlock more than two doors.” THE MARAUDING BRAVES CARRYING THE DRIPPING TOMA HAWK THROUGH ARIZONA. A Boy‘» Narrative or the Murder of His Family by the Savages—Scattering Brains Agsinst the Wall—A General Attack to be Made on the Whites—Measures of Defense. Tucson, April 25.—A correspondent at Saf- ford gives the following account of tiie re cent Indian attack: Stanislaus Metas, aged 9 years, has just arrived from Stevens’s sheep camp with the following story of Indian mas sacres: On the 13th instant, before daylight, the Indians attacked the camp while all were asleep. .My ’father and five other men at tempted to get their guns but were too late. The Indians rushed in from all sides and over powered them before a shot could be fired. An Indian put the muzzle of his gun against the head of one man and fired, blowing his brains against tiie door and walls. I saw them kill my mother and my two brothers, by beating their brains out with stones. They killed five persons and tied my father and tortured him most dread fully. He begged them to spare him, but they only tortured him more, and finally they split his skull with an ax. An Indiau squaw, tiie wife of one ot the four friendly Apache sheep herders, who worked with us. saved my life by holding me behind her and begging "them "to spare me. When all. the Mexicans were dead except me, the Indians left.” THE SQUAW’S STATEMENT. The squaw who arrived witli tiie boy says there were ninetv-three warriors in the at tacking party. They called themselves Chivicaiiuas, and said they were goings raight to the San Carlos agency to kill off the whites and get more Indians to join them. They also declared that they would kill all the in habitants of this valley. The hostiles fre quently declared that their whole desire was to kill in retaliation for the three Indians re cently executed at Fort Grant. FORTY PERSONS KILLED. Later news is to the effect that the whole force of alnmt three hundred Indiads, in cluding women and children, crossed the Southern Pacific track last night, going south near Lordsburg. The present outbreak is the most disastrous which ever occurred in Ari zona. Not less than forty persons have been killed. MEASURES FOR DEFENSE. Last night a mass meeting was held here, Governor Tuttle presiding. It was determined to raise a force of volunteers to take the field fortwo or three months. S*-' f THREE MEN KILLED. Another Tucson dispatch gives the follow ing from the Tombstone Citizen: The In dians attacked an American mining camp at Baeuachi, Sonora, on the 20th of April, kill ing Messrs. Lowrey, Ray and Rickey. Three others made their escape. The Indians car ried off all the camp property of value. Many Americans are in the neighboring liills and more nntrders are expected. The gov ernor has ordered the soldiers and volunteers to pursue the Indians and take no prisoners. A SKELETON AT THE BANQUET. San Francisco, April 26.—A Tucson dis patch says: At a meeting of several thousand citizens held last night it was unanimously decided that the following be telegraphed as an open letter to the president and His cabi net, and to both houses of congress: “During tiie rejoicings incident to the grand military display announced to take place at Fortress Monroe on Thursday, we beg to offer you as a skeleton to sit at your banquet the fact that nearly one hundred of our pioneers have, within a few days, been wantonly murdered in cold blood. by the 'devilish Apaches, whom a cruel and mistaken policy permits to survive their crimes. If some small portion of the expenditure incurred in your grand display cdulti he devoted to such measures as would preclude the probability of an increase in the list of our murdered dead, we could send you a greeting of gratitude and cheer in place of this message, revealing our sorrow, helplessness and our-desolations.” A Queer Baptism. From the Elberton, Ga., New South. Little more than a week ago, wc approxi mated contiguously close by to where some colored darkies were discussing, promiscuous ly, the solemnity of tiie ordinance of “bap tism,” wiien a female woman darkey discus- sist observedly remarked: “I tell you Brur Sam jes how I wus administered on wid bap tism. You see, I wusn’t done like some do— mersed and den put under de water, (but I thind dat ani de bes way doe), but I wus jus gwine to be done so—when I walked down off de ground, jes like you see me now —bless God! and de preacher didn't take no pitcher of water and hold it over me—thank God—and while he wus agoin over and repeating de bap tism progranimy, keep lettin a few draps fall on my head time of it—no sir, bless Jesus.no, not dat way neider, but tell yer how ’twas ex- emply. I walked down into de center ob de middle of de creek, and halted and stopped; and when I got dar peers like somethin said stop, and I did, and sorter turned my head to one side, like, to listen, and sorter look up kinder sideways, I did, and dey didn’t have time to mersmerise me iu de visible sight ob dat huge large ordnance what had concen trated to witness me testify ob my faith— case jes as 1 looked—bless yer soul—up, Brur Sam, for jes den I seed somethin like de shape ob a “kill-dee” fly and light down on my shoulder, and set dar a little while, like as if some boy had shot it in de wing, and it was trying to repudiate and git better, lookin all de time right down in dc water, kinder reflexin—den flewed away, and haint never seed it since. Ebber since den I feel like I’m got a new bein—Brur Sam, I do —and dat’s all de baptism I'se ebber had— bless God, dat's nuff to effulminate any poor nigger. But what explexes me the most greatest is, you see, I’m a female gender ob de black cullud race; but dat baptism puzzles me to yet—its so—tell yer for cause; when dat something lit on my shoulder, it said: ’Dis is my darling son, jes listen at him.’ Now I nebber can splain dat circumference.” Brothei’ Sam replied: “Now, Sister Norvin, Ise got some sperience— Iseold—and you need more baptism dan dat, case yer haint been- baptised. Yer know what de Book says. Yer jes saw de shadder ob a crow what Mars Bill sceared out ob his water • million patch, on fudder side ob de creek, reflexin in de water, and dat ar talkin was Aunt Sookey Sampson bragin on her boy what had climbed a long tall saplin right ober wbar you stood, and it want de voice of de ‘kill dee,’ like you sposed. Now sister, you must not be a 'ceitful hippincrite, bat be baptised ober some more agin—for Ise a preacher, yer know, and yer can’t fool me. wy, bless God Amity, bless your soul, sister, dat’s a ’culiar baptism, and I don't think tiie valedictoiy of it will hold out unless yer be over-alled’agin, and a spontanimous shout of halleiuyers fill your soul from head to foot!” Another darkey coming up, turned their comments upon other things, and we were so inflated with diversion that we could but commit an immediate exit. healthful advantages, its society's as good as any place of its size within our knowledge. Wc have two churches—Methodist and Bap tist—both of which are supplied with faith ful and zealous pastors. Our high school i s in a flourishing condition, and presided over j*y a competent and skillful teacher. Our citizens are peaceful and well-beloved, as a rule, pay their honest debts; our ladies are affable, sensible and industrious; our children are good looking, smart, and of' a teachable disposition. Besides all these, the finest scenery in the state is to be found in this sec tion. "Standing on the platform of our depot, and casting your eye in a northwesterly direc tion, the sight is just simply magnificent. To one accustomed to such scenery it surpasses even his imagination. Numbers of peaks of mountains are in full view. The eafth seems; to have risen in huge billows, and suddenly hardened, leav ing them standing. Over and between these you see other mountains—seeing the spurs also of those next to you—of the others seeing only tiie peaks. By distinctness of outline, and relative clearness and dimness, you distinguish distances. The buttresses and nearer mountains show the trees in bold out line, the foliage distinct, and the coloring deep green. Dimmer grows the green, and less distinct the outline, till in the dim dis- tanceonly the blue slopes are discernible; yet these assume all varieties of form. It’sa lone ly and transporting view. No sign of habita tion, or human cultivation disturbs the grand serenity. All these things considered makes Belltori, as we think, a very desirable place for a residence. We have often heard people ex press a desire to find just suchaplacc, located in a pleasant climate, and we take pleasure in saying to all such, here it is, come and see. Some Carp, Trout, Red-Horse and Blue-Cat. From the Bartlesville, Ga., Gazette. Mr. Editor—Thinking some of your read ers would like to hear something in regard to fish culture, with your permission, I will tell them of a visit to Mr. J. M. Settle’s pond in Monroe county last summer. I decided to build me a pond. After 1 got it completed I had much trouble to get it stocked. By chance I met Mr. Settle, and lie said, he could furn ish me with any variety I wanted. I went a few days ago after my fish. I arrived at Mr. S’s about noon. After partaking of a hearty dinner,partly of fish, caught by Mr. S. with the dip net, Mr. S. in liis jovial way says, “well the signs are all right. Let us go and see what we can do.” lie lias an outlet to his pond shut off by wire gates. Below the gate lie has fall traps. We hoisted the gate, then took a survey of tiie ponds. He lias one pond below the other; the upper pond is stocked with carp, red-horse, hluc-eat and several other varieties—liis lower pond with trout and jack. The two ponds cover about five acres. From our boat we could see them in quantities from three to eighteen inches long. We returned home carrying a supply for supper and breakfast. About 9 o clofck we visited the pond again had sixty odd fine ones, mostly red horse. We did not go any more until morning The traps were filled with carp, trout, red-horse and bluo-cat, weighing from one to four pounds. Mr. Settle put those carp into liis pond just sixteen months ago about three inches long. We caught two that weighed seven and a half pounds. Mrs. S. had one of them for breakfast, and it was plcndid and of different flavor front any fish I ever ate. By tiie way Mrs. 8. is one of our best cooks, and I insist on her contributing to the household department of your valuable paper. J. 1*. M. Captain Tom Lyon’s Turkey. From the Cartersvtlle, Ga., Free Press. Captain Tom Lyons, besides being one of Bartow’s most substantial farmers, is one of her best hunters. They tell a good one on the genial captain and wc can hardly restrain ourselves from giving it to our readers. It seems that, sometime last fall he heard the gobble of a wild turkey near his house. Be fore that turkey gobbled the second time the captain was in the neighborhood with liis fowling piece. The battery was brought^ tor. bear on his' turkeysliip and instantly poured forth its deadly missies which result ed in only breaking a wing of the turkey. The exultant captain proceeded to pick up liis game and would no doubt have succeeded had pot tiie turkey filed liis bill of injuction and proceeded to vamoose the ranch install ter. The captain, not abash ed. gave chase, thinking the turkey would throw up tiie sponge, but it seems the bird did not have the remotest idea of doing such a rash act. The race between the captain and turkey waxed warm and not until they had covered about five miles when the captain, disgusted, gave up the chase, addressing tiie turkey tliusly: “Go, dura ye, go! Wiien tiie balance of your tribe shall roost upon the highest perch of yon lofty pine, yon. con found you, will have to take a stump for it.” Americus Fur Trade. From the Americus, Ga., Recorder. It is not generally known Unit quite a hand some little revenue in our section is annually derived from this source. The season of ’81- ’82 ends with the present month. The pelts are mostly those of the beaver, otter and coon with a lew wild cat and rabbit skins, and their relative number i3 about in tiie above named order. The three first “var mints ’ are caught with tiie same trap, which is a small though powerfully arranged de vice, with a grip of tiie fabulous devil fish when sprung. Beaver trapping is a very high art in its way, requiring years of study and experience. There are scarcely a half dozen experts in the state. The cunning and ingenuity of this wary animal is proverbial; occasionally one is taken by a new hand at the business, hut rarely. With us Line creek Muckalee and Kincliafoona are the favorite trapping streams. Notwithstanding the fact of this business having been brought to sucli a fine point, it is an impossibility to extermi nate them. Bellton’s Beauties. From the Bellton North Georgian. Bellton is situated ou the Atlanta and Charlotte division of the Richmond and Dan ville railroad, sixty-seven miles from Atlanta, fourteen miles from Gainesville, forty miles from Athens, and about three miles from the head of the survey of the projected Atlanta and Chattahoochee canaL . It lies in one of the best grain and grass growing sections of the state, while the cotton crop repays the farmer better than farther south, in the famous “cotton belt." The healthfulness of the town is proverbial, and we hesitate not to say that ever since it was laid off, in 1870, no locality in Georgia can show a record of less mortality, according to popula tion, than Bellton. Aside from all these Another Hog and Horse Story, From the Hinesville. Ga.. Gazette. A lad who is a pupil in the Bradwell insti tute lias a pet pig whose welfare he looks after whenever he feeds the horse. The pig has formed a strong attachment for tiie horse as well as his master. Yesterday the above mentioned lad drove the horse to church at Flemington. . The pet pig did not like the idea of spending the day without either his master or his friend, the horse; he therefore broke tiie pailings and with his tail curled and snout erect he put out in pursuit The granting of the galloping pig attracted the attention of tiie lad, who stopped the horse and with.sticks and stones attempted to drive his pigship back. His efforts, which were not stinted either, were fruitless, and the piggie went to church, remained Contentedly by the side of the horse until services were over and galloped behind him back home. There would be murder in the camp if that pig should attempt to follow that lad to school. Why Freeman Bradley Quit Work. From the Hartwell, Ga., 8un. .Bobo is unreasonable enough to insist that his bands attend strictly to their duty, and this is why Freeman Bradley quit him and went to work on the streets. * The other day Freeman was leaning listlessly on liis spade, and seemed wrapt in profound thought. Another negro asked him: “Lfecm’n wliat’ya stud’in’ ’bout?” ‘“Finkin’ 'bout deni squar’ riieales ’tde Bobo house.” and driving his spade up to the eye he continued: . “En Ise g win ter fling dis trail tenemunt ob clay ’roun’ some mo’ ob" ’em yitl’ His . comrade gazed steadily at him for a full minute and said with great earnestness: “Freem n, hear me!—you’ll profit on dat spresshun.” An Excellent Composition. From the Cartersville, Ga., Free Press. The following composition, written by a seven year old hoy, was handed to the Free Press for publication: “Some boys are had and shoot at burds and wen the burds bild their nest and if a bad boy fin it he will tair it out and get the eggs and it will be know use.”