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Fayetteville ga LBGriggs WEE VOLUME XIV. TUESDAY MOR^CsGr, MAY 30, 1SS2. PRICE 5 CENTS THE WEEK EPITOMIZED NARRATING THE HISTORY OF gEV- EN DAYS. Vroeeedinta and Abroad-Th* Politics and Pervoritttn if tit* Old World-The Way* of the people at Bom., and the Crimea and Amusement* la Which They Indulaa. TRIBUTE TO SENATOR IIIIX. Special I) Is patch to The Constitution. WAHHixoTON.May 25.—To-day Senator Hoar was seen industriously circulating a paper. It was noticed that every senator readily sign ed it Considerable curiosity was expressed as to the contents of the paper in which tfcc Massachusetts senator was so_actively inter ested, and every senator was so ready to sign. It was a letter addressed to Senator D. II. Hill, at Eureka Springs, and read as follows: “Your associates and friends in the senate have read with great satisfaction the statement in the morning papers that your physicians regard the symptoms in your case as giving ground for great encouragement. We desire to assure yon of our affectionate regard, of our sympathy with you in your severe trial and our admiration for the courage and patience with which you have encountered it.” Sena tor Hoar wrote the letter and signed it first He watched every senator who entered the chumber 'luring the day and secured sixty- one signatures. When lie bunded the letter to Senator Brown he said: “Every senator who has heel) here to-day has signed this and every one seemed to consider it a privilege, to sign it” To night the testimonial was sent to Senator Hill, accompanied by a cor dial letter from Senator Brown. The news of the aaflTerlng senator’s improvement lias been received hero witli great pleasure. TIIE Mf.MIll'.ESIlIF OK THE TARIFF COMMISSION. To-night it is rumored that J. F. Hanson, of Macon, will be. appointed on the tariil commission. His application lias been made to the president and is strongly indorsed. Governor Bullock’s friends assert that his appointment on the commission is very probu- TIIE JEWS IN RUSSIA. St. PETUumimu, May 24.—The official Messenger publishes the regulations agreed i*I"'** by tlie committee of ministers, and ap proved by the emperor pn thodfith instant. They provide that tire*Jew* shall henceforth be prohibited fnure-j-nlimr outside of the towns and village.-iijViff'qit where Jewish set tlements already exist. The Jews nre pro hibited from trading on Sundays and Chris tians’ holidays. • These regulations only ap ply to governments where the Jews nre per manently settled. All contracts of purchase or tenancy with Jews are provisionally suspended. The Messenger also announces by order of the emperor that the government is firmly re solved to punish inexorably all outrages against the persons and property o( the Jews, seeing that the latter are under the protec tion of llie laws which are equally binding on all subjects of the czar. The governors and other authorities are therefore, commanded on their personal responsibility to take timely measures lo prevent or suppress outrages on the Jews. Any remissness will entail dis missal from office. THU EGYPTIAN SITUATION. ’■ Cairo, May 24.—The ministry continue hos tile preparations A line of torpedoes is being laid along the coast. The liutivc carpenters and smiths were summoned to the citadel to day. All the officers were summoned to Abin barracks yesterday and required to defend the government against intervention. An at tempt has been made tocxuctasimilar under- takingfroiu theBedouin sheiks,but they refuse to pledge themselves to resist Turkish inter vention. The united squadron has contracted for three months' provisions. A dispatch to the Times from Cairo states that the situation is hourly becoming worse, Constantinople, May 24.—Lord Dufferin and Marquis de Novilles, English and French ambassadors respectively, have again assured the porte that England and France have no idea of any radical intervention in Egypt, but are simply considering the best means of insuring order. FLIPPER’SLUCK, Washington. May 26.—Itis understood that Secretary Lincoln has approved the recom mendation of Judge Advocate General Swaim for n mitigation of the sentence of Lieutenant Flipper, woo was convicted of gross violation of army regulations and sentenced to dismis sal from the service. The president will not net upon the case until he lias had time to dispose of important questions of state now claiming iiis attention, but it is learned that he is disposed to grant the mitigation recom mended by the judge advocate general on this •case Secretary Folger will to-morrow or Monday issue a call for $15,000,000 of continued six per cent bonds. • THE TARIFF COXUSSION. The members o» the tariff commission, so far as they were agreed upon at the cabinet meeting to day, are John L. Hayes of Mass* chusetts, Henry W. Oliver of Pennsylvania, A. M. Garland of Illinois, Robert. P. Porter of the District of Columbia, Alexauer Mitchell of Wisconsin, John S. Pkclpsof Missouri, James Chestnut, Jr., of South Carolina. The list will probably be completed by the selection of William A. Wheeler of Xew York, who, if nominated, will be chairman of the commis sion, and J. A. Amblin of Ohio. The names of the commissioners will be sent to the sen ate in the early part of next week. SHOCKING OUTRAGE. San Francisco, May 25.—The Toombstone Epitaph publishes an account of a fight at lgns runclie, on the line of the Arizona and Xew Mexico railroad, near the Sonona border. Mescale is smuggled across the line, and much ill-feeling is engendered between the American railroad laborers and the Mexicans. A few evenings ago a number of Mexicans with their families encamped near Jmus ranche. The American lalorers being drunk, attempted to force the Mexicans to give nt> their women. This was resisted, and an affray followed, in which seven Mexicans were killed and several wounded. A number of Americans were wounded and it is thought three will_die. A SEW JUDGE. Sir Charles Bowen, at present judge of the court of queen’s bench, will succeed the late Sir John Halker as lord justice of the high court of the queen’s bench of appeals. Albert Young, who was recently arrested for writing a letter to General Sir llenry Pon- sonby. private secretary to the queen, threat ening the life of her majesty, lmj been sen tenced to ten years’ penal servitude. Dome,lie New* Chicago, May 36.—The board of trade to-day voted to adjourn over Monday and Tuesday on ac count of Decoration day services. I* appointed litemry executor, to act in co-operation with Mr. Emerson’s children. E. M. Emerson uud W. H. Forbes are appointed executors. Salt Lake, Utah, May 26.—About 23,000 votes were cast for the constitution yesterday. Not on hundred persons voted against 4t. The Gentiles paid no attention to it. The convention meets again June 6. to select delegates to go to Washington, with the constitutior / Trot, N. Y /• 26.—An infernal machine, eon mining potv' yfir.d a fuse, was found on the porch of the office of the Weekly News at Warrensburg, Warren county. An attempt had been made to tire the fuse. An inscription on the machine warned the editor to leave the town. He had offended some by the utterance of temperance principl. s. fir. John. N. B. May 22.—The bark Herman, at New Chstle, reports that there was about 100 vessels fast In the Ice, which is in great abundance around the Magdalen islands. The Herman had a very difficult task to work through from one clear spot to another, and was accompanied by only one ves sel. bound for Shedi&c. The Herman was ten days In tlie ice. New York, May 26.—The failures in business for the past week throughout the United States as re ported to New York number 126, against T21 last week. Eastern states 19, western 38, southern 33, middle 21, Faclflc coast and territories 9, New York city 6. The New York city failures are not signifi cant and are devoid of general interest. Washington, May 26.—Honorable Russell Evrett, of Pennsylvania, met with quite a serious accident this morning by being thrown from a herdic pas senger conch. When alighting from the coach be was thrown against the granite steps at the capitol, recei vlDg a severe cut across the cheeks and nose. Wilmington, Del, May 26.—The jury in the case of James Redden, colored, charged with criminally assaulting a young white girl, after beiug out twen tr-four hours, returned a verdict at noon to-day of guilty in the manner and form as indicted. This afternoon he was sentenced to be hanged on Friday, August 25th. He has admitted his guilt to the war den since the verdict was rendered. Batavia, N. Y., May 26.—Fred L. Jackson and Mrs. Charles Hoyt, tlie eloping couple fiom this city, now tinder arrest in Portland, Oregon, will probably be discharged to morrow. The cost of their return would amount to almost $1,000, and, as Mr. Hoyt docs not care to contribute that sum for the recovery of his faithless spouse, the matter Will be dropped, so far as he is concerned. St. Paul, Minn., May 20.—A skull of heroic size and singular formation has just been discovered among relics of the mound builders In the Red river valley. The mound was sixty feet In diameter and twelve feet high. Near the center were found tho bones of about a dozen males and females mixed with bones of various animals. The skul in question was the only perfect one, and near i were found some abnormally large body bones The man who bore it was evidently agiant. Thor ough investigation of the mouud and contents wil l»c made by the historical society. New York, May 23.—A St. Paul, Minn., special to the Sun says a suit has been brought at Winne- peg against General Rosser, of confederate cavalr£ fame, and late chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific railway, charging him with retaining cer tain plans and profiles of the Canada Pacific road, with intention to- defraud. Tlie police court held the defendant for trial hi the next assizes Bail was fixed at £-1,000 and the general was released on furnishing it. Boston, May 23 —The captain of tlie Portuguese schooner, name unknown, arriving here without her clearance p.pers or consignment, has been mulcted in £1,500 for further examination before United States Commissioner Hallett. She brought 64 passengers from Faynll and St. George, was fifty- three days on the passage, and the members of the crew state that bat for the provisions received from vessels spoken on the way nil hands would have starved. New York. May 23 —The partition sale made to day of the Bcuuctt estate under the direction of the referee, the bidding was.pretty spirited, hut ir. all cases tlie property was knocked down to Jame Gordon Bennett. The property is located at Fort Washington. Fifth avenue, 21st street, 38th, 89th and “I NEVER DID ” YOU SEND NOTHING THORITY. BY MY AU- Saeh are Mr. Stephens’* Remarks Concerning Mr Emory Speer and Hts Dispatch io the Colonels— He Hu Nothing to Say Through An. other—Mr. Speer’* Sudden Ulnese. Special Dispatch to The Constitution. Washington, May 27.—The statement in Dr. Felton's letter to Tue Constitution that Emory Speer sent his dispatch to the meeting of independents in Atlanta with the consent of Mr. Stephens, after reading it to him, caused considerable comment here to-day. To-night I asked Mr. Stephens if he had ever authorized Mr. Speer to send such a tele gram. He replied promptly and with empha sis: ‘I never did.” ‘Did he read it to you, as the dispatch to Dr. Felton declares, before he sent it?” “If he did I have completely forgotten it. Mr. Speer came here and talked to me as I lay in bed from my sprained ankle. He said something about sending a telegram to the independents in Atlanta. I said to him dis tinctly: ‘Send what you please; you speak for yourself; you send nothing by my authority.’ This was all I knew of it until 1: saw* his telegram in the papers. While there was nothing in it, I must say it was sent en tirely without authority from me. and if I ever saw it, as Mr. Speer says, I have com pletely forgotten lit. After his telegram ap peared lie asked Mr. Baldwin, my secretary, what I thought of it. I replied to Mr. Baldwin that I thought nothing of it ex cept as a telegram from Mr. Speer as I had nothing to do with it, and had told him he could send nothing as coming from me. It was entirely his own work, and I had notiiing to do with it. Tlie only grounds he could have based such a telegram on was my interview with you as published in The Con> stiSution. He talked to me about sending such a telegram, and I emphatically told him he could send nothing as coming from me.” Mr. Speer is not in the city. About the time tlie preset deadlock began in the house he became suddenly unwell and is now recu perating at Old Point. It is a good time for men whose politics are a conundrum to be absent and I am glad to state that Mr.Speer’s attack, while it may keep him away until ( this trial of strength between democrats and republicans is over, is not considered very dangerous. There are strong hopes of his recovery- immediately after this case is set tled. MR. STEPHENS’S LETTER. i studied the subject and is _ convinced that he carni Jy,supply that county with opium anal and* have enough to export if he obtains the 1 as rigljt kind of seed. The best to be had have ' been Sent him and the result will be inter esting. The ridicule lavished on LeDuc’s tea theories may have had a depressing effect on the experimental spirit of the agricultural department, but it is well known that the capacity of southern soil is uot yet even in telligently guessed at. Tea can be raised here and a hundred other things, perhaps, which vronever dream of planting. A hiton opium would be a fortune to the Cuthbert man. I hope he will make it. THE GEORGIA HARBORS. _ Senator Brown means to take hold of the river and harbor bill when it comes in, and to make determined effort to get more money for Brunswick and Savannah. It will be aii up-hill business to raise the figures already set,■‘but no harm will come of trying. Gen eral Gilmore, of the engineer corps, has taken a lively interest in'"the Georgia harbors, as is shown by his strong reports in their favor, and by his appearance in person before the house committee to explain their great needs. He may come over from Xew York to give the senate co'iumittee a talk on this subject. If Senator Brown does uot succeed in getting any more money we will still have by far the best showing we have ever enjoyed in a river and harbor bill. For this good fortune we must thank the united efforts of the Georgia congressmen, aided by Major Wheaton and Major Warren, of Savannah, and Colonel Ba con, of Macon. The southern representatives have learned to ask for what they want in congress. They no longer stand on the worn theories c-f extreme state’s right and turn their hacks to the treasury, but they are now iff lor big slices out of the general appropria tions, wrapped in the good “old flag.” Congress becomes more and more of • a business body as the interests of the country become greater and more diversified. A man without business sn .pand taet cannot be a successful leader now in either house though he have all the other gifts you can iztaagnie. When a man comes to congress he advertises himself and aiL the world will know whether he is a fail ure or a success POINTS. Filibustering di’d not agree with Mr. Speer. Hy has been absent this week on account of sickness. Sanator Matt Ransom enjoys the honor of intimate friendship with President Arthur. Dave Vance, son of the senator, and well known in Atlanta, has taken a position on the staff' of the Baltimore Day. The English sparrows have about extirpated all other birdsfrom Washington. They break the eggs of the otlibrbhyis in preference to meeting them in open fignt. They are so thor oughly protected here that you had better knock down a man than to ruffle a feather on one of these impudent little chirpers. THE GLORIOUS COUNTRY. BY BILL THE ARP. POETICAL The Philosopher Drops Into Poetry and shows the Sprite Time Pcrvor Pulsing Through His Ink —About Beings Boy—The Old Way and the Now—Boo Hives and Plows. SHOT SIX TIMES. llow It Ws* Received by tlie Politicians lu Washing ton—Mutter* at tho Capitol. Special Correspondence of ThC Constitution. Washington, May 24.—There was a lively demand for The Constitution this morning among Georgians at the capitol. Xor was the desire to see it confined to this highly respect able class* It was announced in the even ing papers yesterday that the night before Mr. Stephens’s letter had been telegraphed to, . , , , Tiie Constitution and that it flatly contra- ij • returned presently and shot Silk in the we bi-OD floatir.u- '-:V- H anil as the latter turned, shot him again Mn'kllk wo*Hard to Kill, Hut They Got Him atl.unt Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Little Rock, May 26.—An Indian Territory special says: Moses Silk has been killed at FOrt Spunky. Silk was drunk and was firing a, revolver indiscriminately, when Sheriff Vaylor attempted to take the weapon from ;im, but Silk threw him down and threaten ed to kill him. Taylor rose and walked away. dieted some reports ivhich have Ire. .-jJ around concerning his altitude in the guSftre'' ln Nassau streets, tlie whole property of the Bennett building ill Nassau street realizing £65,000 of the amount. Pittsburg, May 23.—The final conference be tween manufacturers nnd the committee of amalga mated association of iron and steel workers relative to the signing of a wages scale for the ensuing year was held this afternoon, and resulted iu an ad journment without coming to an amicable settle ment of their difficulties, and a strike on Juuc 1 first, seems inevitable. - Ubrana, 111., May 23.—Mrs. Jacob Haller, of Champaign, was lodged in jail here to-day, having become suddenly insane. She imacined that Mrs. Fagan had bewitched her and her two children. In the absence of her husband she pursued Mrs. r'agau with a hatchet, which she finally sunk into her face, and afterward broke her skull' twice. Slen feared to interfere. Mrs. Fagan will doubtless die of the wounds. Mrs. Haller, later, was adjudged insane in the court. New York, May 23—Charles H. Smith, who was Indicted by the grand jury of the District of Colum bia on a charge of stealing from the treasury depart ment certain nlates and material of the six per cent issue of bonds on January, 1880, was arraigned he fore United a tales Commissioner Benedict iu Brook lyn to-day. His counsel then raised objection of a misnomer, and claimed that his client’s name was not “Charles H. smith.” An adjournment was then taken. Smith says he has not been in Wash ington since 1875 and.is innocent. Lacrosse, Wis., May 23.—The will of ex-Governor Washburn will not be published before the first Monday in June. It is known, however, that among the bequests is one of £50,000 to establish a public library in this city, to be called the La Crosse public library; also a bequest of £3i'5,000 for a memorial orphan asylum at Minneapolis as a tribute io the memory of his mother, to be called the Washburn a-ylum These two bequests, with the gift of Gov ernor Washburn to the observatory at Madison, and his country seat at Edgewood to the Dominican Sis ters, make* his bequests anti gifts more than £500,- 000. His estate will reach £2,500,000. Leadville, Col., May 24.—Early yesterday morn ing the Grant company’s smelting works were com pletely destroyed by fire, which is supposed to have been caused by an explosion of the furnace. The loss Is estimated to be between £500,000 and $400,000. The insurance is £65,000. These works were the largest of the kind in the world. Over three hun dred men are thrown out of. employment here, and quite a number at Omaha, where the refining works arc located. The woiks will be rebuilt. New York, May 26—It has beeu ascertained from a member of Governor Crittenden’s party in this city that on Ids return to Missouri he will oouclude negotiations for the surrender of Frank James and possibly other members of the James gang and thus put an end to the organization of brigands in Mis souri. Frank James is now iu Jackson oouuty, and instead of meditating more mischief is represented as being anxious n> make the best terms possible for himself Gov. Crittenden is fnllv itujrmed as to his whereabouts and means to have him in satstody inside of ictt days. It is asserted the whale James gut.g will be broken up. Toe putts nre ail laid and only await tke governor'.*return iot cxocuiiou. The governoraud party will jvturn to-morrow. Muscatine, la.. May 24.—'There are new and startling developments in the McMiuomou patri cide, twelve miles west of here, telegaphed Satur day. The girl Mary, who on Saturday declared that she shot her father in self defense, here brotheraud her older sister are here in jail. The Daily Journal has a full confession from the two girls showing that the murder was committed by the brother, in order that the children might have their own way at home,and that it was arranged that the youngeei sister should acknowledge the shooting, with the idea that the plea of self defense and her extreme youth would save her from punishment, and thus her sister and brother escape punishment also. There is much excitement over the case here. Farelsn Flashes. The duke of Grafton is dead—aged 67. Cardinal McCabe, of Ireland, has received a num ber of threatening letters. tlie '--bteas* Silk staggered and seemed _ ... I The revolt in the southern provinces of Austria Rr hmono. May 26.—The new bridge of the Rich ! i s at an en< j. moud and Petersburg railroad over the James river, j London, May 26.—Canon Ernest Wilberforec, son taking the place of the one destroyed by the fire some time ago has been completed, aud was crossed for the first tune this afternoon. Knoxville, Term , May 26.—A motion for a new trial ln the Larkin murder case was this morning continued by Mr. Justice Matthews until the July- term of the federal court. Larkin is out ou a bond of £10,000. of the late bishop of Oxford, has beeu appointed bishop of Newcastle. _ London, May 36.—The Post's dispatch from |3er- lin says: Reports have reached here of a terrible conflagration in KietT. The Homes hare been raging face Tuesday. natorial campaign. When the letter arrived in its original shape this morning copies of the pajier con taining it were rapidly circulated and various comments were made. Some of the enter prising correspondents who have been writ ing the great Georgian up as the leader of the independents felt the wind suddenly drop out of their sails. That’s a crusher,” remarked an eminent Georgian, as he finished the last sentence of the letter. Mr. Stephens has received many warm congratulations from friends in Washington. He has for weeks past been one of the principal topics of gossip here. While his friends have understood all the time exactly how he stood, ingenious efforts have been made to distort his utterances and to give color to the silly story that he was in sympathy with the so- ealled new movement in Georgia. Since it is no longer possible to keep up this programme, I suppose the next thing in order will be to commence abusing him as a bourbon. In deed, the New York Times, of to-day, applies that well-worn but indefinite epithet to him. Well, the “bourbon” looks better to-day than he has since he had his un fortunate falL He is fast recovering, is in excellent spirits, and while he watches the progress of events in Georgia with a calm and cheer ful interest he is looked upon by common consent here as the next governor of his state. His work on the history continues without interruption. The advance sheets show that it will be a handsome volume. While it has been written in an incredibly* short time, considering the nature and scope of the subject, it has been formulated from materials gathered in years of study, reflec tion and observation. The labor of answering letters ton the guber natorial question has been very heavy on Mr. Stephens. 1 hope the letter will lighten this. These appeals have come from all parts of the state; from all shades of po litical opinion; from all classes of society. Some of them are strikingly original,expressive in a quaint way of the earnestness of their writers. The other day when he was speak ing of the great number and variety of these letters I asked if any of them came from la dies. “Noae,” was the reply. This is an ev idence of the extreme aversion southern women have to touching any political ques tion, for it is well known that Mr. Stephens is a universal favorite among them. I have no doubt they have already, in their hearts, elected him governor. TEXAS POLITICS. In the lone star state they are casting about for a good man to put at the head of their af fairs. I hear Me. Culberson, of the bouse, prominently mentioned in this connection. He is a Georgian and a cousin of A. B. Cul berson, of Atlanta. He ranks high as a law yer in Texas, and if not chosen governor is good for a return to congress. Governor Rob erts aspires to the senate and will oppose sen ator Coke, but wit h not very flattering chances of success. Coke is very popular; a man of fine natural sense, disturbed by little culture. Judge Reagan seems to have strong hold out there. While he can easily come back tocon- gress, lie is be*ng urged to "make the race for governor, and has a strong following for the senatorship if he chooses to enter that race. Mr. Olin Wellborn is considered safe for an other term in the house. Mr. Jones, present greenback congressman from the Galveston district, and one of the loud prophets of po-' litical revolution in the south, will make an independent staud for governor and be left at home to nurse his new party. Jones is not indispensable here. RAISING OPIUM IN GEORGIA. A gentleman residing iu Cuthbert writes to Senator Brown to procure him some seed of the opium poppy and says he is sure they will grow well in his locality. The seed have heen sent and the result of the experiment will be reported to the agricultural depart- i meut. During the late war opium was suc cessfully grown in Virginia, Tennessee, aud blinded, as he fired at a Choctaw Indian; who was seated on a stump eating lunch and tak ing no part in the affray. The Indian was shot through the hat. He leveled his shot gun at Silk and fired both barrels, loaded with bird-shot, into his stomach. Silk now walked up to Taylor and said: “Taylor, you have killed me, but I want to make friends before I die.” As he spoke he seized the sheriff and tried to kill him. As he held him in his arms he drew one of the sheriff’s pistols from his belt and shot the officer once, when two of Taylor’s friends came to his aid and lodged two balls in the side of his assailant. Silk loosened his hold, walked back a few steps, and, exclaim ing: “You have killed me this time sure,’ fell on tlieground and died without a struggle. He had been shot six times, and was literally riddled with lead. Silk was one of the most notable desperadoes in the Indian nation, and had long been a terror to the people of Fort Spunky, a little village on the line of the new railroad. He is credited with being accessory to numberless murders. Nashville Tens., May 26.—Yesterday near a house on the mountain, sixteen miles from Knoxville, John Walker was stabbed by An drew Evans. Walker who had been carrying a sack of meal picked it up and walked 200 yard ,and then fell and died in a few min utes. Evans gave himself up. STEPHENS ON SPEER. Written for The Constitution. Just now the country is most glorious. You city people ought to shut up your doors and come out and see the smiling land, and .lux uriate in beauty and innocence and peace. A sure and beautiful harvest is in sight every where and the farmers are about to be re deemed. Nature is in her teens just now— a blushing maiden wearing pantalets and preparing to bang her flaxen hair. How’s that for high? If I was a poet I would sit in my piazer this lonely evening and breath a poem or on ode or an idle or a pastoral song and say How sweet the sunlight rests upon the land The woods are happy iu their summer clothes The waving grain by gentle breezes fanned Gives token of good picking for the crows. The fields are proud and “feeling of their oats” Or boast of beiug “just as good as wheat” The jay bird sines his adamantine notes And kine with swelling fat stick out a feet. Jesso. I feel the poetic inspiration all aboard, but somehow my rhymes have to be powerfully strained. This I suppose is the :;uult of our language, though possibly it may be mine for there arc a power of folks who swell up and gush, but are not poets. Maybe that blank verse is my forte in the spring of the year, for they say it is a higher type of rapsliody and is more esthetic. Blank verse don’t jingle like a jewsharp, but it elevates a man to more ethenal regions. Blank verse has no long ineter, or short meter, or 8s, 7s and 4s, but just meters all along the line, whether its long or short, like the qaire sings in the Episcopal church, and can trot, or pace, or gallop through a sentence aud make the tune to fit it, meter or no meter. Still I don’t think old people ought to try to write poetry, for they can’t get up sufficient gush. Age knocks the poetry out of a man just like marriage knocks the music and romance out of a woman, She quits play in’the piano in about two years and takes to the sewing ma chine. She quits singing and goes tqcluckin’ and scratchin around. I don’t like that. It always makes me sad to see an anxious, care worn mother, and it would seem like enough to scare off her own girls from marryin’, but somehow it don’t. The longer a man can keep up his boyish feeliugs aud hilarity and play boss with"his little boys, and the longer a woman can laugh and frolic and picnic and romp with her children the better for ’em. When Mrs. Arp condescends to put on her long-eared sunbonuet ana go with me and the children to the dewberry patch I am happy, ticks or no ticks. That’s an event, that is. Dewberries are ripe now, and we eat ’em with sugar and shore enough cream and make pies out of ’em, and if sugar was cheap or easy to get, we would all be happy. No family of size and appetite like mine ought to go through the berry season without a barrel—for there are .blackberries and huckleberries and rasberries and cherries for tarts, and peaches aiid apples for dumplings and everything for jelly find preserves and a dollars worth of sugar"at a ’time is just an ag gravation. Mrs. Arp said yesterday she had rather be stinted in anything than sugar”— and coffee”—said I. “Well, yes,” said she, I can’t do without coffee”—“and plenty of butter,” said I. “Yes, and butter,” said she, “and good flour,-” said I, “and lard and nice clothes and number 2 shoes, and so on and so forth and so on, all of which ends in want ing plenty of money. Jesso. The clover is blooming high this year and looks too lovely to cut down, 'but such is life and the end of all things. ••Time cuts down all Both great aud small. Old father Time used to go about in sum mer clothes with nothing on but his bones and a scythe blade in his hand, but now we can cut down ten acres to his one with a buckeye reaper. They ought to get up a new picture with the old feller sitting up ou a machine and driving a pair of Kentucky mules in a wheat field at harvest time. There are a heap of the good old primmer and spell ing book pictures going out of date. Nobody ever uses an hour gloss now. Nobody ever sees an old-fashioned bee hive with a round top and made of straw. The old farming pic tures look curious to this generation—the humpbacked man cutting his wheat with a crooked sickle, holding a bunch in one hand and cutting it with the other. And there was two men a plowing—one was driving the steers and the other holding the plow, and that’s where Ben Frankiin got his maxim— The chainLer of deputies on Mondav resolved, I the Carolines. Professor Porcher in his “Re- - despite the opposition of 31. Say, miui-ter ot . cr,,, of southern fields a ml** fores re ** egre Boston May 26,-The will of Ralph Waldo Emer- ! finance, toggle proposal of sutetUufftjgthe j that the of sLVh Carolina and Gco’r- roa «*nt*‘u* At the close of the sitting M." Say tendered his resig- ! gia is admirably adapted to the cultivation of erty to bis wile aud children* J junta Eliot Cabot nation. the poppy. The Cuthbert gentleman tays he The Georgia SUtesmun Sits Down Flat on the Ninth District Congressman. Special to Cincinnaii Enquirer. Washington, May 23.—There was a report in circulation at iflie capitol to-day to the ef fect that there was a letter published this morning in Atlanta and Angusta-, Georgia, from Mr. Alexander H. Stephens, in which he declared his unwillingness to accept the nomination of the independents of that state for governor. A reporter of the Star, in or der to get at the truth of the matter, called upon Mr. Stephens at the National hotel, he being still confined,to his room by reason of the injury he sustained in the fall he had re cently at "the papitol. When'asked if he had written a letter in regard to the nomination of himself for governor of Georgia, Mr. Ste phens replied in the affirmative. He said that last night he wrote a letter, distinctly de fining his position, to an old friend, Mr. Charles G. Smith, of Washington, Ga.; that Mr. Smith had written requesting him to state his position under his own hand. . Mr. Stephens says he had not retained copy of the letter. He gave it to Georgia cor- respondentsas soon as it was written, as it was intended for publication. He had seen a dis patch sent front Atlanta and printed in Chi cago, stating that there was in Atlanta a tele gram from Mr. Stephens, saying he would accent the independent nomination. Mr. Stephens wrote to his friend, Mr. Smith, that there was no such telegram in Atlanta or elsewhere from him;- , that he had not author ized any person to say he would accept the independent nomination, and the gist of his letter in a nutshell, he added, was that he would not accept the independent nomina tion, but he would accept the regular demo cratic nomination, if tendered him. He said he had, no aspirations for the gov ernorship, but men of all parties in Georgia had represented, to. him that the people •wanted him, and he had said he would take the nomination it the citizens of Georgia de sired it. He said he would regard the action of the democratic convention as voicing the will of the people. If that convention should nominate him, lie would take it as evidence of the people’s desire to Lave him for gov ernor, and he would run; but if tbat conven tion should uot nominate him, he would construe it to mean that he was not the peo ple’s choice, and he would not run on any ticket, nor for any party; that if the demo cratic convention should not nominate him, his name could not, and should not be used Heaven with joy. The American Bible so ciety has this work in hand. It may be truly called the greatest of all missionary move ments, foreign and domestic, in our land. We rejoice iu its past history,and pray that God may bless its future a thousand fold more. Iu reference to the paper of Dr. Savage, sug gesting a more definite plan for collections tor the society, we recommend the adoption of the following: That we most cordially com mend to all our congregations the American Btble society as well deserving the support of all Christian people; that we recommend to our pastors to give to their congregations, so far as practicable;ithe privilege of contribute : ug to the Bible cause. Nashville, May 26.—In the general con ference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, yesterday, the report of the committee oil revisal, besides submitting a recommenda tion that the word “south” be eliminated from the name of the church, proposed to change the name from Methodist Episcopal to Episcopal Methodist. Judge Whitworth ,, favored the change because tlie question on which separation was based was dead, and he thought if the name was changed 400,000 ne groes in the south would join the church, but would not do it as long as it retained its pres ent name. Dr. W. R. Brown, of California, wanted the name changed because it was objectionable to the western people. J. Wofford Tucker, of Florida, said names had in them history, and history crystalizes itself into creeds. Although it is clainfed that the word south, in connection with our church, is no longer applicable; if it was called by another name, we will confuse the subject in the mind. Were not nine-tenths of the members south of Mason and Dixon's line? P. A. Petersou, of Virginia, said they would have to discard sentiment aud look at facts. The,suffix '.‘South” would have 'never been added to bur name but to distinguish it from the M. E. cliUEch. Our mission is to plant our church in every section of the country, and not alone in the south, as our name would seem to indicate. E. K. Miller, of Missouri, said a change in naiue was demanded. No one could visit the northwest and view things as they exist, and deny this. J. D. Shaw, of Texas, said he wanted the mlity, doctrines and name of our church to ie for all the world. It is our commission to go into the whole world. This Ls the “great commission.’’ He said we are too much limited; our success demands this change. W. W. Bennett, of Virginia, spoke strongly against the change, saying it was a surrender Anson West, of Alabama, said he thought that there were not much agitation on the subject. He favored indefinite postponement because he did not want tlie matter agitated. We are not claiming the whole world, and es pecially tlie northern part of our country. That was simply poetry. We would gain nothing by a change. They would still be called “that old rebel church.” The line was there and would stay there till they were dead and buried. Dr. McFerrin read the following in lieu of the report of the committee and moved its - adoption. Resolved, That, the matter of the change of the Methodist Episcopal church south, to the Episcopal church be referred to the various annual conferences by the bishops during the ensuing four years, and that they report the result to the general conference in 1886, and further Resolved, That the church name, if chang ed shall be the Methodist Episcopal church of America. Dr. J. E. Evans, of Georgia, moved to. amend by making the name Methodist Epis copal church of Christ. This amendment was not accepted. The substitute prevailed by a rising vote of 105 to 40. THE ADJOURNMENT. Bishop McTyeire suggested that tho hour of; adjournment whs at hand. The session had been a very harmonious one, and suggested that it be closed with devotional exercises. He-lined out as a Closing hymn that song of Charles Wesley’s, beginning: “And let our bodies part. To distant lands repair.” It was sung with true devotion. Dr. Mc- AiiaUV offered a fervent prayer, touching the hearts of many. “Let me loVe Thee more and more,” was then sung during which a great deal of emo tion was manifested by the members. Dr. McAnally advanced to Dr. McFerrin, and they clasped each other, while the tears ran down their cheeks. He then clasped the hand of each of the bishops after the true Methodist style. There were few dry eyes in ' the audience. In concluding the exercises, Bishop Mc Tyeire pronounced the general conference adjourned sine die, to be succeeded by by another consisting of an equal number of ministers and laymen, to be elected according to law, and to meet on the first Wednesday in May. 1886, in the city of Richmond, Va. The doxology was then sung, and Bishop Pierce pronounced the benediction. “He that by the plow w. uld thrive ' eithe ’ ” ’ ’ “ Himself must either hold or drive.” But now one man will sit upon a cultivator or a pulverizer and do ten times the work in a day. I dobt see how them old time fellers did make a living, for with ali our improve ments it is nip and tuck to get along anil keep even. But some of those old spellin book pictures stick fast and dont degenerate a bit. That rude boy still climbs the apple tree, old dog Tray still gets into bad company, the bull gores the ox and the milk maid has vain ex pectations and turns over the bucket just like they did in the olden time. We can mend up our machinery and invent new ones but our old habits and traits of character -remain about the same. I dont know that our people are any happier than they were 4,006 years ago and the same old truth prevails. Man that is born of a womans and there are nooth er sort that I know of, is of few days and full of trouble. Bill Arp. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE. AN INDIAN APPEAL Nashville, May 25.—In the general confer ence yesterday the announcement of the elec tion of the following named editors was read: Samuel L. Webber, Southern Christian Advo cate; W. H. Porter, Western Christian Advo cate: T. T. Christian, Alabama Christian Ad vocate; F. Richardson, Holston Methodist; W. T. Black and F. L. Reed, Raleigh Chris tian Advocate; Z. Meek, Central Methodist; I. T. John, Texas Christian Advocate; D. R. McAnnaily, St. Louis Advocate; their resignations as members of the commit tee appointed to publish-the Quarterly Re view. and J. H. Carlisle and J. W. Tucker were elected in their places. Dr. B. Craven submitted tlie following report, which was adopted: The committee on Quarterly Review has completed satisfactory arrangements for the publication of the Review, and has elected Rev. J. W. Hinton, of theSoutb Georgia Con ference. editor for the next four years. The committee reported as follows on the Bible cause: “The Bible is the foundation of our holy religion. Itis the base of opera tions in all Christian eriterprizes at home and abroad; the sine qua non in every church work and in personal and family religion as well. It is the great source of the principles of civil law and civil government, and is the first factor in the advance of Christian civilization over the world. wu.u uu.,, — The multiplication and distribution of at all; in short, that he would take none but j the Bible until it shall be printed in every the regular democratic nomination. Mr. ! spoken language and dialect and a copy Stephens said that he had never given any. placed in every family throughout the woriy. authority for the telegram sent by represent . is an undertaking superlatively grand in its tal i ve Speer, of Georgia, to Dr. Felton f to s he ' conception and worthy of the united prayers effect that fie (Stephens) would accept the and labors of all churches; the full accom- iridependent nomination. plishmentof which would thrill earth aud Special Dispatch to The Constitution. San Francisco, May 25.—A Fort Thomas dispatch says tbat Esketleschew, chief of the Caytite Apaches, has visited Colonel Herbert G. "Brackett, of the 3d cavalry, commanding the post, and states that he wishes the govern ment to allow his people to go back and live at their Old home in the White mountains. There is plenty of grass and water for 3tock raising, and they can farm. He complains that the sub-agency is unhealthy and the land unproductive, and that no water can be had there'for farming purposes. All they desire is to be permitted to go where they can make a living, and if they are al lowed to return they will not ask the govern ment for assistance of any kind, as they can support themselves. He also stated that they wish the military to protect them from Amcr- cans, Mexicans and hostile Indians. Refer ring to the cause of the Chircahua outbreak, he said it was caused by Agent Tiffany not assisting them to make water ditches to irrigate the land. Two of the chiefs, Jub and Meclise, went on two different occasions to Tiffany begging for this assistance in getting out the ditches, and Tiffany would not reply or give them any satisfaction whatever. This chief stated that he represented fifteen chiefs of different bands of Apaches, who had sent him with the message, and hence he spoke by authority. ACCIDENT AND CRIME. Housed by Vigilant*—Fourteen PcraonM Burned to Death—Serious Accident** Callingwood, Ontario, May 25.—It is now learned that- fourteen persons lost their lives by the burning of the steamer Manitoulin, on Lake Huron last week. The fire was caused by an explosion of a coal oil lamp. New York, May 25.—In a new tunnel which is in process of excavation through the palisades of Union Hill, New Jersey, for the New York, Ontario and Western railway, Several tons of rock fell to-day upon the workmen. Two were killed and another probably fatally injured. Work was sus pended for the time. Boston, May 25.—At Marlboro, Mass., yes terday ofternoon Lewis Tarye, the champion bicycle rider of the United States, was thrown from his bicycle and had his skull fractured. He will probably die. , San Francisco. May 25.—A dispatch from Wallowaka. Wyoming territory, says: Andy Neal, a horse thief, and generally a disreputa ble character, was hanged by vigilantes near Rockford last Monday.