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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, TUESDAY, JULY 18. 188A THROUGH THU STATE. SPECIALLY REPORTED FOR TH CONSTITUTION. The Tint OrorKt. Bale—It Wai Loaded—Attempted Burglary—A Vet Ten'B Flea—A Shooting Club- Fence In Fayette— Death and B rival— Ulntb Congrraaional Convention. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Athens, July 11.—The following invitation has been issued and explains itself: The trustees chancellor and faculty of the University of Georgia and the class of 18 S cordially invite you to attend the exercises of commencement week. July 14. Friday, 10, a.m.—Annual meetingof the board of trus tees, in the university library. July 15, Sat urday, 10:30, a.m.—Class day exercise* on the university caaipus. July 16, Sunday, 11, a.m.—Baccalaureate sermon, in univesity chapel, by the Kev. Joseph S. Key, D.D., of Macon. 8:30 p.m.—Annual meeting of the students' prayer meeting society, in univer sity chapel. July 17, Monday, 10:30, a.m.— Sophomore declamation, in university chapel. 4, p.m.—Annual meetings of the I’iii Kappa and Deninelhenian societies, in the society halls. 8:.'50, p.m.—Junior exhibition, in uni versity chapel. Delivery of sophomore med als by the Hon. D. W. Lewis, of Dahlonega. July 18, Tuesday, 11, a.m.—Oration before the literary societies, in university chapel, by the Hon. J. C. C. Black, of Augusta. 4. p.m.— Annual meeting of the Alumni society, in library ball. S:30, p.m.—Chancellor’s recep tion. ut ttie chancellor's mansion. July 19, Wednesday, commencement day, 10:30, a.m.—Commencement exercises, in univer sity chapel. Owing to Providential causes, the Hon. George T. Barnes will not deliver the annual address before the Alumni, as heretofore announced for the afternoon of July 18. EI.RF.BTON PERSONAIS AND POLITICS. Special Correspondence of The ConsUtuUon. Ei.nF.RToN, July 10.—Colonel Boykin Wright, solicitor general of the Augusta cir cuit, has been spending some time with his brother, Mr. R. r. Wright, of this ptace, and has added many more to his already list of numerous friends here. Mr. I). B. Ca'de, Sr., one of the oldest and wealthiest citizens of Elbert, died last Thursday night. He was about 80 years of age. Mr. Cade was a promi nent man in the oounty, and especially in his immediate section- His loss will be materi ally felt in his neighborhood. Miss Bessie May Taylor, youngest daughter of Colonel R. 5. Taylor, lias made a dress that is a piece of artistic work and beauty. The skirt and bodice fa of tank satin, being entirely covered with white lace wrought by the young lady’s hand. A fashion-editor would dote on a sub ject like that dress. Mr. J. (1. Swift, one of our most popular and prominent young busi ness men, lias returned from the Warm springs in North Carolina, much improved in health and appearance. The grangers of this section are preparing to erect a large business house in Elberton, none of the rooms here lieing commodious enough for their rapidly increasing trade. The political cauldron is in a red-hot state, the Stephens boom increasing, and Colonel J. 0. C. Black, of Augusta, will address the people here next Saturday, the 15th. FENCE IN IIAI.I. COUNTY. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Gai.vesvh.ij-:, July 11.—The official vote of this county -on the fence ques ion was as fol lows: For no fence. 513; for fence, 1,308. Little Hattie, infant daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hawkins, died yesterday morning of cholera-morbus after a sickness of about thirty lionrs. Colonel J. B. Estes, who has been confined to his bed for over two weeks, is again able to be out. FROM SCHOOL TO CHURCH. Special Correspond* nee of The Constitution. Dawson, July 10.—The O. O. Nelson female academy has been sold by the Stockholders and will henceforth be litted up and used as a Presbyterian church. There is a very interesting meeting in pro f ress at the Methodist church here,being con noted by Rev. J. B. Culpepper, of Blakeley, Rev. G. 8. Johnson, the pastor here,and other ministers. FORT VAM.EY FACTS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Fort Valuey, July 10.—The Athletic base ball club of this place has gone into summer S darters. The business of its members will _ ot allow them to continue playing. There is quite a boom far Judge Grice front this county, and formerly of old Tay or county, for senator of the 23rd district. He is a gen tleman well and favorably known over the district, and is tlio right man for the ptace. THE FIRST OEOKGIA BALE. Special Dispatch to The Constitution. Albany, July 11,—The first- bale of new cot ton was received to-day by Ed L. Wight from Primus W. Jones, of Baker county. It was sold to A. B. Weslow at twenty cents per pound, and shipped to 'Tolar, Hart & Co. New York A CRUMBLE AT GRAND JURIES. Editors Constitution: Please allow space in your columns for a matter which I think demands the attention of legislators. I will illustrate by stating a case that occurred, jwn a tract of land which the grand jury as sessed at seven dollars per acre. A neighbor xhose lands are joining ntiite, gave in his at six dollars per acre; being actually more val- ■abie titan mine, to which the grand jury S aid no attention. Now, whether this was one through ignorance or prejudice, I do not know, but I think that it constitutes an un fair discrimination between tax payers. This matter of assessing fanning lands is in the hands of the grand jury of the August term of court, which is composed almost entirely of nten from the city. Now I contend, if this matter is to rest in the hands of the grand jury, let them be drawn equally front each militia district of the county, in order that ye may not be taxed without representation, /ontrnry to the spirit of republican govern- nent. I think the discriminations made by Ihe grand jury in their assessment of land infair. One man fertilizes and improves his and, while another lets his take care of itself -the one pays revenue on his labor, to the other the government pays a premium on his laziness. Respectfully, B. N. Miller. Spalding Co., Ga.. July 8, 1882. it was loaded. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Stone Mountain, July 10.—A day or two since Stone Mountain had a severe case of “didn’t know it was loaded.” Some boy: and girls had been out .o themonntainshoot- ing with pistols, and had emptied all the weapons. As they came back to town one of 1 lie young ladies, Miss Ola Smith, was carry ing one of the pistols, which she supposed was empty. As the party approached the residence of Mr. Phil. McCurdy, Mrs. Mc Curdy met them at the door anti asked who had made the best shot. Miss Smith replied, “1 will show you,” and raising the pistol in tended to snap it at Mrs. McCurdy. One of the young ladies saw that the 'pistol was loaded, and screamed, but she was too late The weapon went off and the ball struck Mrs. McCurdy in the forehead, but fortunately glanced to one side and did not enter th'e skull. The young lady who did the shooting, of course, deeply regrets the accident. Mrs. McCurdy is doing as well as could be expected. Rev. Sam Jones preached here yesterday, and took up a collection for the orphan home. He secured about $150. In the afternoon be delivered a sermon “to men only.” Gwinnett is entitled to flte next senator, and Mr. Hutchins, the former repre sen taive, is looming - up as a probable candi date. Dr. C. L Summery’s little baby is sick and fa expected to die. ATTEMITED BURGLARY. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Dahlonega, July 6.—Major and Mrs. Hoyle left for Atlanta to-day. Colonel D. W. Lewis has gone out for a few days to rusticate at a little farm ot his called Dumbeat, ten miles from here on the Ellijay road. Dr. Lombard -eturned on Monday from Honduras, after an jbsenee of ten months. Dr. I., fa superin tendent of large mining interest in that sec tion for an American company. Two Elrod orothers and Mr. Witson bad a difficulty, in which Tooce Elrod and Wilson made an effort to enter the house of Jesse Elrod at night, who ordered them off and fired upon them with a gun loaded with shot. Some - forty shot struck Wilson and ten Elrod. It is said the parties will recover, and that they all were intoxicated at the time of the fracas, which occurred on the road two and a half miles from Auraria. BASE BALL. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Leesburg, July 6.—The Olympic base ball club, of this place, goes to-night to Fort Val ley to play the Athletic, of that place, a match game, which takes place there to-morrow evening at 4 o’clock—J. T. Hardeman, of Macon umpire. EUFAULA NEWS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Ecfaula, luly 4.—We have had good rains here and elsewhere in this section in the last few days; they were much needed. In a thunder storm just west of the city, last even ing. a Mr. Carroll’s chimney to his dwelling bouse was struck by lightning and-several persons in the house injured. A little son of Mr. Carroll’s was knocked senseless and was only restored after much- long continued labor. 4. Mrs. Howard, sitting by, had a new tightly laced shoe tom from her foot and the stocking on the foot torn into shreds; the sole of liar foot was blistered and both legs below her knees partially paralyzed, though she soon recovered their use. We are having some sickness in town of a malarial character. Eli S Shorter and Mrs. L. J. Richardson being among the sick. General O’Neal, the democratic candidate for gover nor of Alabama, passed through town yester day on his way to a large “Fourth of July” meeting and speaking at Clayton to (lay. The watermelon industry of this community is quite large and growing yearly. Captain Holt, the leading man in the business, has about GO acres planted this year and ts now shipping large quantities every week. He is also a great admirer of the'celebrated LeCoritepear and is preparing to go largely into the profit able and pleasant business of raising them for the market and the trees for sale. CROPS, CONVICTS AND RAILROADS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Jasper, July 5.—During the last few preeks your correspondent iias been in the counties of Lumpkin. Dawson, Pickens, Murray, Gor don and Gilmer, and can say that wheat, com, potatoes, and garden vegetables generally, are the best he bas ever seen, and that th'ere is about as abundant acrop of men who say give us Hon. A. H. Stephens for governor. The grade on the Marietta and North Georgia rail road is being puslted forward towards Ellijay. The convicts are in fine health at this time, only two in the hospital .yesterday. An in teresting meeting is being carried on at the Baptist church.by Revs. T. Pickett, William Cagle and J. D. Harris. Telegraphic wire is being stretched connecting us with Marietta, and Jasper begins to feel like putting on rail road airs. A VETERAN’S PLEA. Cedartown, July 5.—-Editors Constitution: Forty years ago I was the doorkeeper of the bouse of representatives of the Georgia gene ral assembly and the Hon. A. H. Stephens was then a member of the senate. He bad some business in the ball and I told him he could not come in, but if he would tell me who he wished to see I would bring him out o the lobby. He did not insist upon his right as a senator to the privilege of the floor of the house, but did as 1 requested and compli mented me as a faithful and efficient officer. That treatment made nte like Aleck Stephens, and when 1 saw that he was willing to run for governor as the nominee of the organized democracy, l made up my mind to vote for him if I had to go to Atlanta to do so. I am now old and may not live to witness another race for governor, but besides being at peace with my Maker, nothing will afford nte so much comfort as the consciousness that my last ballot, all having'been none but demo cratic, was cast for tiie grand old commoner to be the chief executive officer of Georgia. Very truly. . . Van A. Brewster, Doorkeeper of the house 40 years ago. BASE BALL IN FORT VALLEY. Special Correspondence of TBeConstitution. Fort Valley, July 8.—The Olympics of Leeesburg camq up on yesterday and played a match game of baseball with the Athletic club of this place. On the third inning the pitcher of the Olympics was wounded in the finger. At this time the score stood 22 for Athletics and 3 for the Olympics, when the Olympics gave up the game. The Olympics are well made men and would have done much better but for their pitcher being dis-. abled. Houston county claims the senator from the 23rd senatorial district. VISITORS at CARTERSVlLLE. Special Correspondence oi The>.onstitdUon. Uaktersville, J uly 8.—Visitors are coming here to spend the summer months. There were several arrivals from Savannalt to-day. The public will soon get the benefit of the fine mineral springs at Bartow iron works. This market is being well supplied with Bar tow county raised watermelons, peaches, etc. ROME NEWS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Rome, July 7.-—Professor Graham’s school, assisted by Misses Halite Alexander and Allie Camp, will give a rendition of “Tom Sawyer” in Cartersville Monday evening. The per formance should be well attended, as the en tertainment will be a very interesting one. It is thought that there will be excursions ffom Atlanta, Marietta, Rome and other cities. The play was dramatized by Bill Arp, and a large audience will doubtless greet the youthful actors at the home of Major Smith. Major Sam Morgan's condition remains un changed. His friends still hope for his re covery. Forty-three buildings are being erected and repaired in Rome at the present time, and the march of improvement still goes on. It is rumored that there will be an inde pendent candidate for the senate from this district. Hon. Seaborn Wright is in the field as an independent candidate for the lower house. His fri-nds are confident of his election. His race will be a spirited one. PEOPLE REJOICING. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Sonora, July 3.—We are having refreshing showers at present, and the corn and cotton are looking fine. Wheat and oats are thresh ing out well. Wheat is threshing out front ten to fifteen bushels per acre, oats from thirty to forty. Our oldest citizens say that oats are better this year titan they ever knew before in this section. School will continence this morning at the academy. We have a good teacher, Professor H. A. McKay, who teaches Latin, Greek and the higher branches of mathematics and short hand writing. There will be preaching next Sunday at the Baptist church. Croquet seems to be a very popular game about Sonora. The young folks enjoy itvery much. A SHOOTING CLUB. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Elberton, July 6.—The boys about town are haring a lively time in the mornings and afternoons now in a ’shooting club recently established here, with Captain Newton as tutor. This gentleman is a remarkably fine shot, and the boys are learning right along. Mr. D. R. Blackwell, one of the class, broke five stones in five consecutive shots with a rifle, the stones being suspended by a string and in a swinging motion. Messrs. 8. L. Car ter, G. C. Grogan, O. T. Hammond, Tom Fortson and others are also good shots. C«IFS FROM STONE MOUNTAIN. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Stone Mountain, July 7.—It is said that some young gentlemen from southern Geor gia intend to start a paper at this place in a month or two. Stone Mountain will send a delegation on the excursion .to Tallulah next week. Miss Annie Logan Anderson will go to Newton county next week to spend two months. Captain John P. Tuggle spends his Sundays in a hammock. palmetto leaves, Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Palmetto. July 8.—We hare had plenty of rain. The crop prospect was never better. The farmers will not stop working in the crops until some time in next month. The tine growing weather makes the grass, com and cotton grow. Business is dull. Money is certainly scarce in this section. Our railroad agent sold $G0.75 worth of ex cursion tickets on the fourth of July to At lanta. It was about one-third the amount Point, Gu., are visiting retatives nere. Messrs. Stephens and Swanson, of LaGrange, Ga., are looking out a location to open bnsiness. Mr. W. C. McBride reft last Tuf sdav to visit his old home, Rintan, N. J.; Horace Zellers re turned from Jonesboro. Ga., after attending the commencement. Mr. Homer Arnold fa expecting to visit Atlanta soon. MILLEDGEVILLE MATTERS. Special Correscondence ot The Constitution. Milledgeville, July 7.—Mrs. Dr. Mark Johnston, whose serious illness has been men tioned, has entirely recovered mnch to the gratification of her friends and family. Daniel Tucker, youngest son of Judge Daniel Tucker, late deceased, died yesterday. The demo cratic party of our county will meet otj the The Member From the Tint District Am no a Heel Him. •elf »» a Candidate for Re-Election. 15th instant, to select delegates to the state convention. It fa doubtful as to the result. If the attendance is general Mr. Stephens and the majority rule will be recommended. Major Bacon is a great favorite with the peo lie of our city and they are enthusiastic, over lis candidacy. As a general thing our coun try people are too busy trying to make a crop to devote much time to politics. They say the corn crop is assured and now they want all the cotton they can fairly get. GAINESVILLE GOSSIP. Special Correspoudence of The Constitution. Gainesville, July 8.—The weather here is unusually cool. The thermometer this morn ing is 68° to 70°. We find that two quilts are not too heavy to be comfortable at times. Our hotels and boarding houses are rapidly filling up. The ball at New Holland last night was a decided success. Miss Emma High, of Madison, who bas been stopping in our city, left for New Holland yesterday. Our county yesterday voted on the “fence” or “no fence” question. The vote was unusually small. There were 325 votes at this precinct and 47 majority for “no fence.” The returns are not all in, but there is enough already Known to justify me in saying t'tat the county will stand, when the returns are in, 400 or 500 for ‘fence.” BARKESVILLE DULL Special Correspondence of The Constitution, Barnesville. July 8.—Barnesville is dull now after commencement. A number of our citizens are talking of spending a part of the summer at the watering places. Misses Car rie and Ella Stewart, of Macon, are guests of Miss Hamburger. Miss Saiiie Dick, of Mari etta, fa visiting Miss Maybelle Powell. The family of W. H. Potter, editor of the Chris tian Advocate, are boarding in our city. Colonel W. R. Taylor, of Barnesville, has been mentioned by his friends as a fit candi date for representative from Pike. A MEETING AND A MARRIAGE. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Decatjur. July 12.—The annual celebration of the DeKalb County Sunday-school associa tion will be held at the Children’s Tabernacle at this place on Wednesday, August 2. The address will be delivered by General C. A. Evans, of Atlanta. The praise service will be led by J. W. Wallace, of Augusta. The in stallation address will be delivered by Captain John Milledge, of Atlanta. Mr. John T. Alexander, of your city, was married to Miss Victoria Thompson this even ing at 4 o'clock. The’ ceremony was per formed by Rev. Donald Fraser, pastor Presby terian church, at the residence of the bride’s mother, on Church street, in the presence of a number of relatives and invited friends. The happy groom, accompanied by his lovely young bride, returned to Atlanta this evening, where they make their future home. FENCE IN FAYETTE. Special Correspondence of the Constitution: Fayetteville, July 1L—The citizens of our county voted yesterday on the fence law for this county. Fence got a majority of 115. This is the second time it has been voted on. It will be remembered this county is entirely surrounded by the stock law. The districts on the line of the county, where they are allected by the stock law, gave the largest majority for fence. The crops of our county were never more promising. Just os good as the laud can make. DEATH AND REVIVAL. Special Correspondence of J he Constitution Thomaston, July 10.— Sorrow was cast over this town yesterday when it was learned that Mrs. I. C. McCrory had_ departed this life. She was the wite of Mr. ’ I. C. McCrory, of this place, and esteemed by all who knew her. For the last week a revival has been in pro gress at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. J. W. Fackier, its pastor, and assisted by Rev. Mr. Ivy, of Talbotton. The meeting fa still going on. NINTH’S CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. Special Correspondence oi The Constitution. Gainesville, July 12.—The executive com mittee of the ninth congressional district met here yesterday and appointed Gainesville as the place and the 15th of August as the time for holding the next convention to nominate a candidate for congress. It is generally un derstood that Hon. Alex S. Erwin will be the nominee if he will accept it. Nb doubt the next campaign in this district will lie lively BEULAH BUSINESS. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Beulah, July 8.—Crops look well. The corn crop is better thun it has been forsevetal years. The wheat and oat crops are extra good. Irish potatoes are be ng planted for the second time. It is thought that the second crop does best. A man was shot at the Frank lin gold mines the other day and badly wounded.’-The cause fa unknown From the Darien, Ga., limber Gazette. Atlanta, Ga., July 1, 1882.—R. W. Grubb,- Darien, Ga.—My Dear Sir: Just as I was pre paring for my departure from Washington city for Atlanta, where I have come under the advice of nty physicians for the benefit of my health by the change, your highly appreci ated letter reached me. This circumstance will account for my delav in answering you upon a subject to which I have of late given a great deal of thought, and which concerns me as well as my friends, very materially. The rumor that I would not be a candidate for re- election, which you say prevails, can be easily accounted for by -, ie fact that the present im pression of nty condition of health has been derived from the numerous telegrams that were published in the early critical period of my illness, no subsequent full and correct ac count having since been given to the public of my improved condition. I have never stated that I would not be a candidate, for I am free to confess that a re elec ton would be gratifying and acceptable to me. Under all the circumstances of the case, I feel a delicacy in deciding upon my own physical fitness, although from tlie re cent decided improyeipent in my condition and the opinion of nty physicians, I feel jus tified in expressing the belief that by the time its duties are to be performed I will be phys ically qualified for membership in the forty- eighth congress. Oi this I prefer that the people shall judge, through their representa tives, in convention to be assembled on the 6th of September proximo, for the purpose of nominating a candidate. Please accept my thanks for your kind expressions and good wishes, and do me the favor to announce through the columns of your most excellent journal, that in my condition nty present absence from Washington will not prevent me from serving my constituents as fully in all respects as if I were present in that city, and that I shall be pleased to give any of them who may require it, the benefit of'my services as their representative. Yours very respectfully, Geo. R. Black. DS SOTO’S MARCH. The Old-Time Mammy.” From the Albany, Ga., News.- Rapidly evacuating from this world's stage and actions is the old-time darkey. Her bright bandana and striped homespun dress, with waist defiant of the present surcingle of fashion, are attractions that will callaservant hunter to her side amongst a regiment of the latter-day servants who knock at your door and demand if “yer want ’er employ a lady to do yer house work.” The good, old-time “mammy” is fast fading from view, and, in decade or more, what specimens of her left will be as relics of by-gone grandeur. Site may not know, how to handle “dese yer kero ft-ne lamps,” but the modest tallow dip site carries to the back kitchen, after the dishes have been washed, will not cast a ray of light over a motly crew of “ladies and gemmen” assembled to discuss the latest measure up before the “sisters of fortitude.” and the contents of your larder. She may amuse your company by handing around what she calls “parteeshun water” but her breath is undefiled with brandy aiid water. She may be a blockhead, a dolt, but her innocent mind fa free from “de s’ciety,’ “de ebawming new preacher,” and how she is to get “de fifty cents to pay to de furrin r mfasliuns.” Her heart fa in her duty, and she trill lay awake until the gray morning with your sick child. She will grieve when you grieve, and there is no limit to her hilarity when you rejoice. Faithful old soul! how can the heart of man faii to warm toward you in your declining days, and try to make them the comfortable evening of a well-spent life? A Notice Worthy of Imitation From the DeKalb County, Ga., News. We earnestly beg every thresher in the county, at the end of the threshing season, to send us the number of bushels of wheat and oats, separate, threshed during the season, and the largest yield of wheat by any one man and bis name. We are very anxious to arrive at the grain made in DeKalb this year, and this is the only way we have of getting at it. Will our friends do us a great favor by sending us the desired information. As there may be several owners of threshers in the county who do not see the News, we would ask our sub scribers, who know ot any such, to show them this notice. We would be glad if our cor respondents would also see each other of their a- quaintance and send us his name and the work for the season. As a slight reward for this trouble, we will send the News free, for one year to the person in DeKalb county threshing the most grain this year. We will also send the News on the saute terms to the DeKalb coun ty farmer who saved the most wheat and also to the one who rnsde the most oats; the re- tarns to be certified to by the man who threshed the’Crop. Now what we wish to know fa how much grain was made in DeKalb that is usually sold on fourth of Julyexcur- this year, what thresher cleaned the most sions. It scents that economy bas ruled this I wheat and which most oats and how much year so far, The Misses McCool, of East Send in the returns. CON 3RESSM AN BLACK GEORGIA CROPS. COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE HENDERSON’S JULY REPORT. An Argument that the IH-coveier or the MtulMlppI l’u.HMrd Through Athena. From the Athens, Ga., Banner-Watchman. There is not a shadow of doubt but that the great Spanish leader, DeSoto, with his valiant company of cavaliers, passed directly throug'* the present city of Athens on his line of march, and it is further thought that one of his camps was on the Oconee river just below this city. He passed up the right bank of the ocean, and a set of earth works are yet seen on the line of Greene and Oglethorpe counties, that it is contended were thrown up by liis followers. His march has been clearly de fined trout the time he left the Oconee to far above the middlesection of the state, when it is lost, to be picked up again at the Na- coochee valley, front which place DeSoto verged to the west, until he found a grave beneath the father of waters. A gentleman of this city has now the remains of an old Spanish musket, the lock of which was elab orately carved, and the engravings thereon iroved it to have been the property of one of Je Soto’s men. It was excavated near this city, and the owner was either killed in bat tle w'.th the Indians, or perished of fatigue or sickness on the way. Other trophies of this famous march have been found in our imme diate limits, and it fa said the Indians told the first white settles in our section of strange white warriors, mounted horses ^tnd glitteriug with gold and silver, whom .their ancestors said had passed long ago, going toward the north. Some of tne cabins built by De Soto were several years ago excavated at Nacoochee, and the time liat been so long since they were built that large trees were growing over their ruins. Ij we are not misinformed, a log front one of the old cabins was sent to the University museum in Athens. We hope that some of our an tiquarians will pursue the investigations and see |L the line of march of the first whiteman vh5"ever invaded the wilderness of America cannot be clearly defined. MILLEDGEVILLE. A Notable Commencement—A DlRtlngnUhcd Cather ine—Calisthenics and Speeehe*. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. Milledgeville, July 11.—The exercises of our commencement, proper, opened yester day. Our large hall could not hold the ini ntense crowd and many had to leave. The exercises were very interesting, but were marred by the breaking down of the keys of the piano just in the midst of the perform ance. The exercises in elocution, especially by the young ladies, were exceptionally good, Miss Fair’s class of little juveniles, of the pri mary department, gave an hour’s entertain ment in theafternoou in calisthenics, postur ing and declamation, to the great delight of our usually crowded hall. At night A. R. Lawton, Jr., of Savannah, made an address, replete with sound advice and word.- of en couragement to the young ladies and young gentlemen, whose orator he was. The decla mations and recitations this morning would have been creditable to any sophomore ex hibition of our best colleges. Misses Harty. Posey, Gertie Traitor, Fannie Williams, and Lee Carrington did remarkably wed and were heartily applauded and warmly con gratulated by Chancellor Mell and* other distinguished gentlemen present. At night Miss Rossa Stallings’ class of misses and young ladies performed their' difficult tasks of marching, countermarching, posturing, singing and recitations tc the great delight of an audience estimated to have been com posed of severt to ten hundred persons. The time they kept while parading on the ros trum, and the accuracy and precision with which they performed the most difficult maneuvers, would have been applauded in the best drilled corps of vtfantry. Tnere will be a complimentary bop to the visiting yoUng ladies at the Oconee house on Thurs day evening. DAWSON. Motion for Hew Trial ot Durham Befued—Politic, and Prosperity. Special Correspondence of The Constitution. SJDawson, July 7.—Judge Hood has refused the motion for a new trial made by counsel for Dr. W. R. Durham, who was convicted of murder at the May term of Terrell superior court. The case will now go to the supreme court. The delegates to the approaching congres sional convention from this county are, G. O. Hill and M. P. Hoyl. They will favor the nomination of Hen. H. G. Turner. In the senatorial convention for this district, Terrell county will be represented by William Kaig- ler, U. L. Weston, W. B. Oxford and T. K Cobb. Mr. Charles E. Holliday, our clever tele graph operator here, left yesterday on a rec reative trip, to extend through the west and north. Our town continues to improve, and the sound of the hammer is heard in several directions. Hood and Kaigler have just had built a new structure as an addition to their brick warehouse. Mr. O. B. Stevens has re cently had erected a spacious building to be used as a guano warehouse. This gentleman and Mr. G. M. Roberts are now having built a two-story livery stable, situated just south of Stroms’ cotton warehouse. Dr. W. C. Pas chal fa having a new steam cotton gin erected on the northeast corner of the public square and on north side of Lee street. Music Hath Charms. From the Cedartown, Ga., Advertiser. There fa a rough shanty on court house square, six by twelve feet, which might be de nominated music hall from the music, so- called, that issues therefrom seemingly at all hours of the day and night. A half a dozen negroes with battered horns and greasy fid dles, who have nothing apparently to do bat to blow and saw from morning till night and night till morning, waste their efforts in try ing to manufacture a tune. If perseverance and patience will avail, they will succeed some time within the present century. In the meantime our sympathies go oat to those within hearing distance. Premising Condition of Affnltm All Over the State— Corn. Oats. Wheat, Co'ton. Sugarcane, Bice. Hay—The 8tock Law-and ita Work ings— Other Cr6pa Mentioned, Etc. The following counties have adopted the stock law requiring the owners of stock to keep them on their own lands, or, more cor- Tectly stating it, the law requiring stock to be fenced instead of crops. Under the old law, which fa still operative in tne larger part of the state, landowners are required to fence their crops against the invasion of stock of all kinds. Under the-law adopted by these counties the owners of stock are required to keep them off of other people’s crops by fenc ing the stock in or otherwise keeping them under control. The counties whieh have adopted the stock law are Campbell, Clayton, Coweta. Henry, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Pike, Putnam, fcockdule, Spalding and Troup. One district each in Elbert and Screven have adopted it. For the information of the people who are likely to have the question presented to them at no distant day, the laws in force in this state relating to fences are printed in the re port. Much confusion has arisen from the awkward form in which the .question is pre sented -to the voter, viz.: “Fence” or “No Fence,” many inferring that if they vote “no fence” they will be prohibited from building fences at all. The real question is. fencing stock”- or “fencing crops.” and should have been presented to the voters in some such form. It is not expected that the stock law will be adopted in the wiregrass counties of the state wtiere tiie large area is in pasture. In that section of the state and in some of the countie3 of north Georgia the proposed law would be as great a hardship as the old law, requiring crops to be fenced, is in farming and plant ing sections. In tiie latter the adoption of the stock law is only a question of time. It is a necessity which must sooner or later be felt and fully realized in a large majority of the counties of the state. In those counties in whiclt it has been in operation long uough to be tested, its most violent oppo- enrs have generally acknowledged its great advantages. The question lias been wisely left by the general assembly to the choice of the people »f the counties and militia districts. The interests and industries of different sections of the state are too varied to admit of a gen eral law applicable to all sections. OATS. Tiie most abundant crop of oats ever har vested in tiie state lias been gathered this sea son. Not only was the area devoted to this crop unusually large—25’per cent greater than that of last year—but the yield lias been uupreedented and the quality very superior. So abundant is the crop that the price in some parts of the state has fallen from sixty cents to thirty-five cents per bushel since the crop has bean gathered. Compared to an average crop, the yield in the whole state is, 125, or 25 per cent above an average crop. - In north Georgia the yield, compared to an average crop, is 115; in middle Georgia, 129; in southwest Georgia, 124; in east Georgia, 131,and in southeast Georgia, 117. The yield, compared to that of 1879, which was the crop given in tiie census of 1880, is, in the whole slate, 129; in north, middle and southeast Georgia, 12S; in east Georgia,140,and in south east Georgia, 116. According to the census of 1880,tiie crop of 1879 in Georgia was5,548,743 bushels of oats. As tiie crop of this season is twenty-nine per cent, greater titan that of,the census year, the yield is 7,157,778. Tiie re- portetiA’ield per acre is, in north Georgia, 21 bushels; in middle Georgia, 28; in southwest Georgia, 10; in east Georgia, 19; and in south east Georgia, 16. The average yield in the whole state is twenty bushels per aero. While 'many varieties other than tiie rust proof have made good crops this season, the evidences Jof tiie superiority of rust-proof va rieties are again both numerous and con vincing. Farmers who have not tiie rust proof varieties should at once secure a suffi cient quanty for the fallowing. Tiie Burt oats distributed by the department last spring have given very general satisfaction on ac count of their great earliness. The reader is referred to the notes from correspondents for the opinion of those who have experimented with them. They are about three weeks earlier than the ordinary rust-proof varieties. The Burt-oat is rust-proof and extra early, but is inferior in quality to tiie other rust proof varieties. CORN. The corn crop of the state was never more promising than at present. Much of the crop in the southern part of the state is practically made, and very fine. There has been less complaint of injury by insects this season titan usual, and less destruction of tiie crops on bottom land by overflow. The condition of the crop of the whole state is reported at 114, compared with an 'average of five years or fourteen per cent above an average crop. Tiie present indications point to a Jarge crop if propitious seasons continue. It will be re membered that tiie area devoted to corn was reported in the April circular twelve percent greater than that of last year, while the cot ton area is twelve per cent less, thus giving more time forthecuttivation of the corn crop, which requires much less work per acre than cotton. The condition of the crop in north Georgia, compared to an average condition at this season, is 106; in middle peorgia, 114; in southwest Georgia, 118; in east Georgia, 121, and in southeast Georgia, 115. Nothing pro duces a more comfortable and independent feeling on the farm than a well filled crib. No matter how well the barn may be filled with hay, oats and. fodder, the southern farm er never feels supremely happy without a crib so well stored with com as to preclude the possibility of scarcity for either man or beast. A full crib makes fat stock, contented labor and a profitable farm. WHEAT. The yield of wheat in the two sections— north and middle Georgia—in which it is principally grown, has been very fine, each eleven per cent above an average crop. In southwest Georgia.the yield fa reported at 84; in east Georgia at 95, and in southeast Georgia at 100. But as very little wheat is sown in either of tiiese sections, the returns front north and middle Georgia more correctly in dicate the crop of the state than the average for the whole state, which is reduced by the the poor yield of the three non-wheat pro ducing sections to 104. Taking the returns from north and middle Georgia as represent ing the e^op of the state, anti the crop of this year, compared to that of 1879, reported in the census of 1880, fa 113>i, or 3,586,340 bush els. I he average yield per acre is, in the state, 9 bushels; in north Georgia it is 10 bushels; in middle Georgia, 9 5 bushels; in southwest Georgia, 6, and in east Georgia, 7.8. No wheat fa reported in southeast Georgia. COTTON is reported below an average in every section of the state. This fa due to the effects of cool weather, which has prevailed to an unusual degree this spring. Compared to an average, it fa, in north Georgia, 84; in middle Georgia, 92; in southwest Georgia, 94; in east Georgia, 91; in southeast Georgia, 98,and in the whole state, 91. The injury has been greatest in north Georgia, where the stand lias been ma terially reduced by the low temperature. In some counties a portion of the crop was killed tiie bulk of the rice crop is grown, its condi tion, compared to an average, is 106. The other sections reduce the average for the state to 99. In north Georgia it is 100; in middle Georgia, 95; in southwest Georgia, 97; in east Georgia, 96. HAY. The yield of ltav, compared to an average crop, is 103; the average yield per acre is l'A tons. The remarkable yield of 9.SOO pounds- of cured clover hay per acre at the first cutting and a fraction less titan tvto tens at the second cutting is reported from DeKalb county. The clover seed were sown last September. other cKors. . Compared to an average, the condition of sorghum, July 1, was, in the state, 99; millet, 103; ground peas, 100; chufas, 102; melons, 93, and sweet potatoes. 109. The LeConte Pear Stock Company. From the Thomasville Enterprise. . Only a few weeks ago the question of organ izing a stock company for the planting out of one hundred acres in LeConte pear trees was sprung, and already the stock has been taken and organization perfected, and a charter applied for. This is quick work for so grand an enterprise, but it shows the faith of the public in this truly wonderful fruit. Had it neen started elsewhere it might have seemed a wild scheme, but the,starting of it iu Thomas county—the home of the pair, where its merits are certainly better understood than elsewhere, is an' indorsement of tiie LeConte, well calculated to carry conviction to the minds’of the fruit growers throughout the country. There fa not, a man in tiie company who is not familiar wi*h this pear or does not rightly appreciate its qual ities, hardiness, early maturity and won derful productivehess. Nor is there a member who is a wild or reckless speculator. On the contrary, all.are careful, sagacious and suc cessful bnsiness nten. Most of them already have large interests in the LeConte pear, but- are so fully satisfied of tiie profits to be de rived front growing it that they readily and. anxiously went into this mammoth project. The orchard will be located on or near the railroad, and work will soon be com menced. The following is a list of the stockholders:. T. IS. Blackshear, president; Dr. E. M. Mallette. secretary and treasurer; H. II. San ford, E, M. Smith, B. F. Walters, John L. Finn, Withers * Kneller. Dr. I*. ». Bower,. R. Thomas & Co. and Janies Watt. Baldwin County Oat Club. From’-the Milledgeville. Ga., Union aud Recorder At a meeting of the Baldwin county oat club, held July 4th, the following reports were made: C W Ennis 108 6-32 bushels- ' 8 Barrett 7.> 6-32 “ G T Whilden 48 B T Bethune 84 H C Vinson 84 28-32 “ I* J Cline 63.16-32 ** J B Pounds S3 6-32 W I Harper 72 8-32 “ George W Holliusbead 8517-32 “ G C McKinley 62 “ CBGoetchius 51 “ E O Ramsay 80 26 32 “ J A Orme 104 29 32 “ Joseph Seoggin 108 3-32 “ On motion it was ordered that this club- when adjourned do meet on Saturday, July 15th; that aosent members report yield of acre by that day. Also ordering members to deposit at warehouse the ten bushels oats, foi distribution of premiums. Captain C. W. Ennis making the greatest yield, reports the following: Planted on a red: still'soil, prepared by turn shovel, followed by scooter, one mule, laud previously planted in cotton. Fertilized with 250 bushels of cotton seed; sowed six bushels oats December 1st, per acre. Cut acre May 27th; threshed June 1st; yield 108 6-33 bushels. Joseph Seoggin reports second greatest- yield. Mulatto soil, in barley previous spring, prepared by several plowings with one mule scooter plow; cow penned during summer and fall; fertilized with 200 bushels cotton, seed; sowed November 1st, with six bushels- of oats; cut June 1st;’ threshed 25th; yield 108 3-32 bushels. J. A. Orme reports third greatest yield. Planted December 7; red land previously in cotton, prepared with one mule turn shovel and scooter. Fertilized with 105 bushels cot ton seed, top dressed in February with 250 pounds bone dust and 100 pound's land plas ter. Cut oats May 1st; threshed June 10th. Yield 104 29 32 bushels. E. C. Ramsey, Secretary. Georgia Marble. From the Dahlonega, Ga., Mountain Signal. Pickens has more of this calcareous stone than any other county in Georgia. For years quarrying lias been going oil at one or two points, but on account of being off from rail roads, there has not tiie work been done that would otherwise. Tiie Marietta and North Georgia railroad is under headway, and in a short time will be finished through the county. Then the country will have access to this useful stone which is found here in inexhaustible quantities. Two miles east of Jasper is one of the largest exposition in the- county and is owned and worked by Tate & Co. They have been constantly at work for years, and have made but a small excavation. A mountain is before them, and never while time lasts will man be able to re move such an one. This seam is over one- fourth of a mile in width,and miles iu length. Six miles cast of Jasper fa another qu<irry owned by Elias Allred which has been work ed. but not so extensively as th$ former.one. Well may Georgia boast‘of her mineral re sources, and while she is boasting of her precious metals let her remember that Pick ens can supply all demands for marble for centuries to come. A Triple Water Spout. From the Brunswick, Ga., Advertiser. During one of the blows the mail steamer Ruby, on her regular inward bound trip, came near meeting witii a serious accident. When about midway the sound her pilot, Julian Broad, noticed ahead of him three water s{touts, seemingly about ten feet apart, about a half mile distant, coming in the direction of Plantation creek to Back river, taking the Ruby in their track. Finding them making somewhat to the right of him,-Broad sheered as fast- as possible to the left, thereby missing the column of water formed by the three about one hundred yards- in front of the Ruby. When the threespouts- joined they formed a body of water one hun dred feet in diameter and twenty to twenty- five feet high But for the coolness of the pilot above mentioned, and the engineer, Mr. J. B. Dart, the steamer would have foundered and the whole crew been lost. The spout moved over toward St Simons beach, and then changed toward Jeky!, and in a few mo ments disappeared, when a very heavy rain fall succeeded. Never Before. From the Amcricus, Ga., Recorder. Recently an old negro living in Lee county was arrested for stealing. The evidence of' his guilt was conclusive to a certainty. The officer who served the warrant deemed it necessanr to secure the prisoner with hand cuffs. The old darkey held out his hands and suffered the indignity with an injured air. When the bracelets were locked be gazed solemnly on thedeputyand exclaimed, “wall Mr. Sheriff, I’se lived nigh onto sixty yeais an’ I bas never before been ’skused of adul- try.” A Mosquito Lie. From the Hawkinsville, Ga.. Dispatch. Tiie biggest mosqait'o story we have received this season comes from Webstar P. O., Sum ter county, Florida, and is the product of the , imagination of a young man by the name of by frost on the 6th and 7th of Jflne. The re- Vincent O. Fussell. He says a man down cent warm weather and abundant rains have rapidly developed the plan*, which still has ample time to recover, in a large degree, from the effects of the unfavorable spring. sucab case. This crop is reported in fine condition in those sections in which it fa principally grown there lost a whole drove o» cattle one night through the work of a couple of mosquitoes, which sucked all the blood of the cattle, and then swallowed the bodies whole. The man shot the mosquitoes with a cannon, and re covered his cattle in good condition. The condition of the crop in the state, com- j To the Surviving Members of the Macon Light pared to an average is, in the state, 104; in middle Georgia, 103; in southwest Georgia, 106; in east Geotgia, 104, and in southeast Georgia, 108. RICE. In southeast Geotgia, the section in which Artiilery. members will send me their ad aressl will inform them how they can procure a. complete history of the company from its orgauiza- tion to the surrender, embracing a period of four - Jno * c * Hudson, Atlanta, Ga. julyi—wky tf 2dp