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THE WEEKLY^CONSTITUTION* f ATLANTA. GA." TUESDAY MAT 4, 1666
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ATLANTA, 0A-, TUESDAY, MAY t, USA
Mr. Davts'a Itcccptlon.
“The said General C. A. Evans
Pnlnrdny, "would have lout more Uwn Mr.
Davis could possibly have lost by denying
him longer the jostles paid him today. To*
clay's work will make ns all better Georgians
and tietter American citizens,’’
Tliis may be taken as the key note of yes-
trrday’s heroism. It has lieen a glorious re
vival. Wc ell feel better and stranger be
muse ol it. Jt.wss a grand and glorious de
monstration— nnapproached by anything
tbst sny of its witnesses ever naw. It wean
revolution to Mr. Hurls, and it was the
amazement of ns all. It was worthy of At
lanta and itwss worthy of the greatest city
of the empire stale of tlie south.
It was the best day, the hlggeet day, the
happiest day, tlie most self-rsoptcllng and
uplifting day Georgians of this gsneration
have seen or will ice.
The American Point of View,
from Saturday's Dally Constitution.
We alluded yesterday, In commenting on
the poor little indignation meeting at At
beny,N. V., to the grant necessity llintezists
at the north for the rultiration of a genuine
American spirit—a spirit that knows how to
tolerate and appreciate sorh demonstrations
as hare oecnned in Montgomery and At
lanta, and which knows bow to Interpret the
motives of the people of orery section.
There bars been oalcroppiags of this spirit
in various quarters, and its manifestations
nre very liopefttl. Yesterday we gave n para
graph from the Philadelphia News. The
following, ftom nn editorial in tbs Spring-
field Republican, nptly illnstralesthe feeling
that northern people ought to allow to take
possession of them :
Wc liave readied that dlslanco when wo can
recofnUe the genuine convictions that tilled the
men of the south, when twenty Itve years ago they
cies) cd to found a nation of their own- II was no
trirlal business of playing parts In an Ingenious
grama ujon which tbay.entcred. Doubtless they linj
dcrcttlmalcd the courage aud the paralatenea of the
north, but they addressed thcmsclres to oppose the
power of the uatlou with as serious purpose as ever
toy pcopls had In revolution, tod bora themselves
bravely and rcsolnlaly to the end. And whan that
end came, It w as not the dismissal of a company of
actors that was witnessed, but thedefest of men
devoted to what was In their estimation a patriotic
purpose. Their hopee and srnhlljona, tliotr com-
Ain and their wealth, alllbat bad mode their pe
cullar civilisation, wero gono; their confederacy
wju dead, nod with no bo|>e of resurrection. Now
that t'wis hie removed that dire destruction to a
blatono distance, they gather to eommemwato the
loot come with no desire to recall II, only to recog
nize II for what it waa to them, to aasart It lo the
world, and to go about ilrelr airalra again, content
and proud In lire greater ami noblor patriotism of
their and our common country.
This la lbs way wo. read Ihn honors to Jefferson
Davis and lha culogtnms 01 (loneral (Jordon upon
the valor of ilto south. Ifow could wa roa|>eot lire
romhem people If they did not believe In tho
thing they undertook to do, If they wore trot at
tached to Its memory, II they tlld not honor Ihclr
leaders and Ihelr so Idlers, nor exalt ihclr aervlcoa
and ihclr sacrifices! They do well to chcriahlbe
aentlmrnt that hallowa tlrelr atory. General (tor-
don Is right In sugscstlng that the valor of tbs
south must he held se n possession of the nation.
Ten years ago the Kepubllcau looked forwent to
lbs lima when Ilia dead of both allies In Ibal great
war would ha honored together, as Illustrating
American manhor d whan brought to the supreme
lest of courage, endurance and devotion. The
time leal hand. Ours la ouo country; all that hast
bran done In It to Urn credit of the American char,
actor la lha heritage of lha whole country, no
aolely of one eecUon.
Thera is nn misinterpretation of mottrea
here, and th* kindly and patriotic eiprem
iers find n most cordial roapunsa In entry
southern heart. In the tribute to Mr. Duels
on the part of our people, then is no quar-
rating with results, and thane whognee their
old leader nmuUtskalrlc evidences of their
devotion, liuve es strong n love for the union
at it is, end on it will be, ns can bo found in
nny red Ion of the country.
We understand perfectly well that inch
manifestations of tho American spirit, as
have quoted from tho Springfield llepnbll-
ran, do not represent the nailers nml the
politicians of the north. These wtll have
tlielr innings niter awhile, The evente that
have taken place in this section, the demon-
etrnl ions that have been mode during the
poet few days will lie made the liesUot an
other political campaign, lint whnt of it ?
The patrinsns and the sectionalism most
have their day, nnd, so far ns recent demon-
otntlons nre contented, they are welcome to
do their worst. The honest manhood of the
country will prevail In the end, and out of
the confusion fraternity wtll grow—nay, it
has grown nnd will grow.
The comments of the Now York papers of
today on tbo oentlona tendered to Ur. Davis
la Montgomery end Atlanta an characterised
by a decided tone of kind Ming for tho
eon Ik. Tho only mean dingo are In tho
Tribune, and there they ore crowded Into
obscure comers as if the editor won ashamed
of them.
The Ilonld has these kind nnd beautiful
words concerning the south la Us loading
editorials:
Tbs erection of a monument to commemomto
Ute courage of southern soldiers. Is an event In
which the north, not tom than tbs south. Is Intor-
SMcd. Thai the southern army achieved dtoda of
valor, which will form no small part ot lbs history
of lha republic, can be denied only by a yntod
which la narrow and provincial. That lha beat
ing of our old time foe men was that of men who
had tbo courage of (tore* caraortnoss. Is freely and
honorably admitted by those of tho north who
facet tba south in deadly encounter and vin
dicated the honor ol an Imperilled government.
Tbo meetings held In Montgomery,
Ala, ou Wednesday and Thursday
wove memorable at s sign ot
tbs times. The confederate veterans niled lha
street—thebrrorlc and pathetic memories of the
lest cause u era nrvlved-grsy haired officers ad-
dresst d the rank and hie of the army corps which
ISey core led In lha Imminent deadly breath. A
bound leas enthusiasm filled the hearts of the popu
lace, and yet sixty millions of people looked and
Mrttned with tremulous fear or diatrum The
whole north assured Hut the principles of eonstl
tetloeal liberty are equally vetoed In all aeettoae
of lira country, and ylcldiag nothing as to the Jes
sica of Ihelr cause joined In lha Alabama cheers at
tbs ehlvslfy of bar regiment. Tbs iMtUntfca
■kick caused tho unending Mrifk M
co more with IL Wo were sectional
without. Ws have become national then. All
were southerners and northerners—now see are
Americana When Mr. Darla, on Wsdueaday, re-
vlved the memories of tho poet, the flag of the
onion floated from the mast bead overtire crowd
The flag of tho onion bung In drapery from Iho
front or the capliot-tbo flag uf Iho nnlon almost
tour bed, wilh I la protecting folde, the head ofrtho
ex-prr aidsnt of tbo confederacy, and ws do not
use facie too lightly when wo affirm Util a pstn
olio lore of that flag Ailed tbo hearts of tho very
men who cheered Mr. Davls'e eulogy of the
courage of Iho toulherc army. lot the south build
as many monumvnta ax H will to lls numbcrles
heroes. We hare done and an doing tbo same for
our noble dr ad. Clod knows wo fought each other
grandly, but now tho time has come to grandly
forget. We did onr treat to win tbs victory, and
wc did IL They did thtlr beet to wrest 11 from onr
grasp. Wo can both hereafter do onr beat to pro-
tect and partly s government which with all Its
Imperfections la the beat and noblest product fit
centuries uf political experience.
The Son says:
The speech of Mr. Jslf Davis, delivered st Mont
gomery on Thursday, possessed every quality
which could odd to the distinction of snob a day
It was elevated In feeling, itrongsn reasoning, dig
nified In manner,and rowerful In Its effect. Conatd
cred merely ae an Intellectual effort. It la not
mnch to any that It was a great speech—better, per
haps, than any Hs author ever pronounced before.
The Times ridleulco tho effort to get np a
Grand Army lodignallon meeting at Albany
and pronounces It a dismal fallow nnd a fares
A Great Day,
Throughout thaeoatb tho confederate me
ntor ini rlny was observed, on tbo Tilth nit.,
with all the solemn pomp salted to the oc
casion.
The memories of the war have lost their
bitter sting, nnd there Is now neither sec
tional nor purthmn significance in Uie trib
utes paid to tho heroic dead of both armies
on memorial day, unrl on decoration day.
Hath sides now feel I hat when Gray honor
their departed commdea they are simply
roinmrmorntlng American valor mid patri
otism, anil no discordant voice is raised to
risk “Under which flag?"
The men who worn the gray nml the liluo
will do well lo perpetunto this beautiful
custom, nnd their children must not let It
die. Instead of dividing this people in nny
cense It will every year bind them moro
closely together. History tenches us that
the wonnds inflicted by civil wars are quick
ly Jicaled. A nation cannot forget the inju
ries inflicted by* foreign foe, bnt men of
the rnme race speedily forgive nnd forget
the temporary linger nnd violence of their
brethren and countrymen. Mon Of tho'
anrne blood in England fought each other
fiercely In tlio "Want of the Hoses,’’bnt
the modern Englishman does not know or
nre whether his ancestor! followed the
'White ltose or the Itcil llase.
Yesterday's celebration excited n sympa
thetic Interest among onr tato foenicn. Tills
sentiment will grow stronger with the cam-
lug year*; aud, even in this day aud gener
ation, the genntue patriotism and heroism
of the men who fought for self-government,
nnd those who fonght for the nnion, will re
ceive the frill measure of recognition and
applause from every true American.
An Inhuman Rnilmentnllst
The labors of Mr. Henry Iiergb in behalf
of the nnlmnl creation havo made him fa
mous. He is rrcdltsd- with having a big,
trader heart, and bis name Is honored nil
over the land.
It is quite possible that Mr- llergh has been
doing n large sentimental hnsinosa on a very
small capital. In fact, it is snspccted that
Ire in a pig beaded crank, selfish, mean nnd
malicious. It is time to strip the mask from
Iho iusnfleiablo oltl frond nnd plnco him
whom lie belongs.
Tbo firot inkling people had of this man’s
blind stnpfdlty nnd Gallons indifference to
tho wees ol bis fellow man wm when ho op-
pered lVteur's remedy fltr hydrophobia on
the ground that the physician was compelled,
in the course of hie experiments, to destroy
the lives of a few rabbita. llergh wept over
the rabbits, bnt he gave not a thought to tbo
men, women nnd children who wen dying in
tho agonies of hydrophobia.
Tho lsttst appearance ol Mr. Hergh Is In
the role of n prosecutor. On tho crowded
platform of n street car bo came in contort
with an old man who had just had atooth
pulled, and who waa nnder the Influence of
nitrons oxide. The old man wm testy and
used profane language, For this Mr. Bergh
had him arrested, arraigned nnd fined. A
frill explanation wm made nnd on apology
offered hy tho defendant, bnt the eminent
•entimrntnllst was not satisfied. To nppease
Ills wounded vanity ho insisted that a leeble
and venvrahlo man, an honest toiler, should
literally take the bread from hi* family to
pay a pollceconit line.
A Man and a Molt.
(hie of the bloodiest and moat desperate
lights on record occurred the other night In
the litt\p town of Manchester, in the Ten
nessee mountains.
It seems Gist the moonshiners, who nre
nnmtrons in that neighborhood, bad
grudge against Webster 1’ardsm, n good clt-
ixen whoso opposition to illicit distilling
well-known. In lire dead of night a mob of
these outlaws, wearing masks, bniet open
Purdam’s door, nnd tnrning n dork lantern
on him where be lay in bed by tho tide ol
bio wife nnd child, opened a deadly lira on
him with their ohot gono.
At the lint volley I’nrdara draw his pistol
from under bio pillow nod fired at the nearest
man, who fell. He then kneeled in front
of his wife and child, protecting them with
bis body, and received the second volley.
Ho felt tho sting of the bolleto, bnt kept on
shooting nntil be emptied his revolver. Two
of the mob were then lying on tho floor, nnd
s third WMOtnggering out of ths door. Pur-
dam then hod seven buckshot tn bis right
aide, and tbs obootiog hod Mt fire to tho bod
clothing. In bio disabled condition ho
jumped np, seized his donblo-bnnoted shot
gun nnd drove his unalkuilaoff. He fol
lowed them to. the street, firing nntil his
ammunition gave ont. A neighbor cams
to hio assistance nnd carried him back lo the
house. The place looked likes battle field.
The walls of the house were filled with
buckshot, the bed was riddled, the gate and
trace weretorn with bnllota, nnd the front
yard nil the way to the street wm streaming
with blood.
The masked men carried off their
wounded, and it is not known whether nny
killed, l’nrdam’a wonnds may not
prove fatal, but It will he n close shave if he
palls through. Ho lo now the hero of the
boar in Manchester. Ilia indent table grit
and pluck have struck terror to tho moon
shiners, and it is not likely that he will over
bo molested again. Pnrdam’s brave fight
against desperate odds show* what one nun
esndoogainstamob. In this instance tho
attacking patty numbered at least ten men.
It seemed an easy nutter tn kill or capture a
sleeping man, bnt thoy made a fearful mis
take. If thin affair teaches murderous
moonshiners nnd other ontlnwn • lesson,
it will bo a good thing all aronod.
The Growing Crops.
All the reports ns to the crops, theweaUier
and the other condiUons ore favorable.
Throngbonttbe entire northwestern country
the month of April has been favorable bath
ibr the growth of winter wheat and Ibr the
preparation of com ground, and there is,
therefore, a corresponding hopefulness in
that section of the country. Even in Kan
sas, where the winter wheat wm badly dam-
aged during the winter, there will be an
intmenso acreage ot com. Cattle are on
full feed, and the state is not at nit discour
aged. The wheat of Kentucky aud Ten
nessee looks well, and corn planting will
won he completed.
In the spring wheat belt a keen observer
soys tliat, taking nil things into considera
tion, “the season is as good as eontd lie ex
pected, and us pood ns any ono could wish
for.”
There will be plenty of wheat all the way
train Manitoba to Kant Tennessee, unless a
drouth or extreme wet weather spoils the
present prospect.
Thu outlook of the rorn and cotton crops
are also good, although it is very early to
ray anything about these naps. There are
nnlfoimly favorable reports from every
quarter, nnd if tlie weather holds good
we may all be Imppy nml prosperous yet.
A 1-ring ttcsalriii I'robajile.
May is near at band, anti half of the ap
propriation bills have not been sent to the
venule. Two have not been reported. It
would lake » month of the time of the
house to dispose ot the appropriation bills;
and then the bills to rrgniatc the electoral
count, to establish a bankruptcy. law, to
Iiange Gtc tariff, to open Oklahoma, to reg
ulate inter-state commerce, nnd many more
of great importance, will lie pressed, and it
Is difficult to see bow an mljonrnment la
June can ho effected. Adjournment in
July is the more probable of the two. The
tariff debate alone may lost four weeks.
There nre many important bills before tho
house, and nnless they nre acted on the
session will scarcely be n, memorable one in
the respect of good works. Htiil n do-
nothing congress is better than n congress
of evil frails. Hat this is not to be a do-
nothing congress so far as the house hi con
cerned, nnd nn early adjournment is there
fore improlinble.
A Precedent Ibr the President.
President Cleveland, when ho weds Miss
Folsom, will be the first bachelor president
mnrriedilnring his term of office.
Ho will not, however, bo the first presi
dent to Indulge in the lnxnryof orange
blossoms. John Tyler married his second
wife during his presidential term. She was
Min Juliet Gardiner, of New York. The
ceremony wan not performed In the white
Bouse. It look place at the Church of the
Ascension in New York. Afterwards
grand reception was given in the executive'
mansion.
In tho ease ot Mr. Cleveland, it is urged
by outsiders, who have nothing to do with
it, that the marriage should take place nt
the white honso. The principal reason
glvsn is that Miss Folsom is tbo president's
ward. In the eye of the law, his domicile
is Iter home, nnd Gut is the place Ibr her
nnptials. Hut there is the precedent
already mentioned. That will Ire n lnrd
thing to get over, and it doubtless hus con
siderable weight with the portico mart di
rectly interested. Still, tlie uruiu thing is
the marriage itself. It mailers not whore
it occurs, and the sooner the country sot-
ties down lo this view of it the better.
A Tale or Two Trltters.
An ngiy, nnd yet a rldictilons story, comes
to us from New Iberia, Louisiana.
In that little town Ihero are saveml infi
dels, whose conduct itu scandalized the
llgiona people ol the community. Oae of
the noisiest and most iflenaive of these un
godly persons, a certain Mr. Lewis, went to
ehnrrh lest Sunday. Tho preacher, during
his discourse, saw Mr. Lewis curl bis lips
scornfully. He straightway directed his re
marks point blank nt his irreverent 11-tenor,
bnt with no other effect than to intensify the
srornlnl carl of the nnregenernted lip. C!raw
ing excited, the minister railed npon the
Almighty to rebnke the infidel, and to smite
him with a holt of lightning. This created
a big sensation, bnt the abject of it all re
mained perfectly calm.
The next tiny there was n heavy thunder
stoim. The lightning played all over tlie
•tree!*, nnd a general panic prevailed. In
the midst uf the electriesl di-plsy Mr. Lewis
astounded his fellow-citizens by walking
down tow n w itb nboat n dozen bright steel
rods strapped to his body, their glittering
points forming n circle around his head. It
is needless to sny that everybody got out of
the way. The walking assortment of light
ning mis con tinned his march. He invaded
the preacher's honso nml qnietly entered his
study, where the good man was praying be
tween thornier claps and blinking at the
flashes of electricity. Advancing to the
preacher he laid bia hand on hia shoulder.
The startled man gave one look at the light
ning rods, and inatantly recognized his peril.
With a about of agonized terror, he leaped
ftom hie rant and fled howling to the back
yard when be concealed himself. Hia fiend
ish persecutor did not follow, hot retraced
hit atepa homeward, still flourishing his
dangeroua panoply of eteel.
Naturally, this remarkable incident has
greatly disturbed New Iberia. The wicked
nre inclined to think that the infidel has the
best of it, while the pious lament the weak
er their pastor. After nuking due al
lowances far the bed feeling existing between
the religious nnd anti-religious people in a
country town, we cannot resist the conclus
ion that, in this instance, the preacher was
about at much to blame as the infidel. Hath
allowed themselves to trifle with Omnipo
tence itself. Men with eo little ttelf-cnatiol,
and an little diccrelion, are not likely to aid
cither a good or a bad canoe.
Would Nat Take Fifty Dollars far It.
Mr. B. B. Dean. Anderson county, 8. C-, who
pureb nxsd one of onr pcemlnnt double barrel
trrreh-loadtng guns, writes: “Tka breech-loading
sttetna 1 ordered from yon some Use a«n u de-
e-droly ike brat fan 1 ever shot (would nettake
160 for It. Ikareftvenlla thorough trial before
saytnt anything. I can now any u all wan cog a
goo. told to Tan Oowtitytiop and mt ana that
wtll kin every shot. Thanking you Ec cro and
DURING THE WEEK.
Tut'dar, April »7.-A loy*ll*t meeting WM
held at Ware, county Antrim. Ireland,*, at wmen
some violent sprecDes were made .The state
incut that the Greek army would bo disarmed
coufirmed _The Italian chamber of deputies
ha» been dissolved The British outportat 8a-
skim were surprised and 015 Indian soldier* were
rar-fured by the enemy........Ed w ard Schaom, or
Pittfburf, Pa., waa killed by Uktaff bold ofan
iron awn log prat which had become charged with
electricity from a broken electric wiro.....~...The
thy council uf Chicago unanimously adopted
udilution of sympathy and congratulation
jjc>?r*. Gladstone aud Parnell, and called them to
London.
In the City.—Yesterday was Memorial Day. and
ttc octaMcn was observed with a degree of inter,
tri never surpassed here. SUujr business houses
#nd all the public offices were ciosed for a portion
ofthedsy, end men, v/ntneu and children Joined
n the ceremonies. AI»out three hundred *x*c#o-
federates participated hr the exercise*. There
was one notable feature of the veterans, and that
was from the bead to the last man there wa* not*
a youthful figure. 1 he youngest man had p«*ed
more than ’'half way home," while many of the
marchers were bending under the weight or years.
Mr-morial dav wav generally observed through
out the state, aud long muy it be.
The revenue men hio doing very little
ivcrk. A large number of vhltor* were In the
dij yesterday.
Wednesday* April:;#.— Lord DuHVrlii, viceroy
of India, telegraph* from Mandalay that all
quiet there.........Tho heavy rain* of tho i»a«t few
days have fumed the streams In Mississippi to
rfre, 8Ud railroad aud other business is considora
My fnterft red with.
In the City.—Mr EetVatd, the old gentleman
who v ns knocked dow n by Mr. Phillips’ horse
fcmcllmc ago. via* out yesterday William C,
Pell broke bis lelt leg yesterday by falling down
the stairs at tho Atlanta cotton mills The
pio.'dingcidcrxoftlio north Georgia conference
n:tt jc:Unlay at the First Methodist church.
Tliitrsdny. April f5f>.—A hril storm dld'great
damage near Baton Kongo, In .The citizen*
of I’ciirarola, Fla., gavo a grand ball In honor of
.the naval rquadrou A rebellion against tho
Multan government has broken out at Cuslhuc-
riajnlbt rtate of Chihuahua Latest news
from the wreck of the Pacific mull steamer Hon
Ours* rfatos that she was wrecked early Sunday
n omfiig. and twelve thousand bags of cotton
were loti and also tbo baggage of the passengers.
f i) the City.—Mr. Sum W. Small wo3 latt night
licensed to preach lu tho Methodist Church South.
Mr. Small will continue to do evangelistic work
with Rev. Ham Jones, and both gcutletrcn will
shortly leavo for Baltimore, where they will hold
u feriea of mcetii)g8...„ M ..Tobc Jackson, tho Car-
tcrsfllle dynamiter, who was arrester In \V*co.
Texas, last week, made his escape from United
States Deputy Marshal Murphy at Chattanooga
yesterday morning by jumping from a car win.
dow. Mr. Murphy left tho ear forafow rotate*,
and when be returned, Jackson had slipped tho
chain* ftom his legs and escaped.
Friday, April 30.—Tho grand convocation of
the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons occurred
iu Macon Mcrudy Jones, a notorious negro,
was killed by a mob of citizens at about midnight
near Auburn, Ky Several persons were bitten
hy a mad dog at Pullman, 111., and it Is probablo
that three or fonr will bo sent to M. Pasteur In
Paris non. James R. Thigpen, of Xdgecomb
(cunty. North Carolina, Is dead.
In the City.—A human skeleton, supposed to
have been burled during tho war, was unearthed
by a negro man who waa digging a post hole on
Foundry atrcct Hon. Edwards Plcrrejtont, of
New York, ex-attorney general of the United
Plate* and ex-minister to England, was In Atlanta
.U'Mcrday, accompanied by his wife.
Fntnrday, May 1.—Tho BntTalo, N. Y., Evening
Republican has suspended temporarily Wil-
klmon’a mills, at Kecston, England, together with
ntuny adjoining house*, havo been destroyed by
fire, the loss amounting to $750,000 Tho mints*
ter or war of Greece hna resigned It is stated
that John Motley, chief secretary for Ireland, will
r *am6Unco that tbo government ha* decided to
abatdon that feature of the homo rnle bill which
excludes Irish representative* from Westminster.
Jn Iho City.—William Howard, a negro man,
accidentally shot himself through the left lung,
making probably a fatal wound .Tames’ Me
rcy, the murderer of Deputy Marshall Kollctt,hai
been found guilty of murder iu tho first degree
The Georgia press association arrived In tho
city to witness ihu unveiling uf tbo mil monu
ment.
Sundry, Stay *5.— Secretary Mjuulngl* rapidly
recovering, and tho prospects nr? that ho will soon
he n-Morrd to hi* health ..TbU wtll ho a grand
week )ii KavaniiMh, as It is tbo one hundredth
nlyersaty of tie Chatham Artillery. Military,
a mpanics from nil riTtions of the United States
will l*e present, and it will ho one nt the granted
eunts of its kind ever held in this oMintry. Sev
eral thousand dolUr* in prices have been offered,
ana grant pieparaiiotis luve been ntado. Ex I*res*
Went i« net son Davis and daughter will bo
present.
In the City —Five pickpockets were arrested
by the police yc*terday...._..The Hnw?h Ztunves,
of 8t. Louis, reached Atlanta yesterday an route to
kavar.unh, and vvhllo hero gavo an exhibition
drill at Athletic park James McCoy, who
murdered 1’cputy Marshal Kcllett, wants a new
trial.
A ciF-.vn.rMAH who ia well gc«piaintod with
the old families of Gfiflrgia, aud their tradi
tions, is confident that the Uou. JelTorsou Dt-
via has a Dumber of relatives now living in
thia state. The father of tho ex president was
(icorgmn. He had a brother, or first cousin
named William Davis, a highly resmr.ttlito
planter. Tho dctcendants nf William Davia
resided in Monroe, Marion and Folk counties.
Two of bis soon were a long time citizens of
Albany, and both wero well known physlcans.
They were J)r. Wm. L. Davis and Dr. Joseph
A. Davis. Another son, Claz iwayO. Davia waa
a lawyer at Buena Vista. Thera were other
sods, but nllavo dead, except one, who now
resides, it fa said, at Cuthhert. Tho sons of
William Davis Imre a striking rcsomblauco in
face aud figure to Jt (Tenon DavU, aud posaes*
cd tho lame high spirit. Thera was a G u iway
Davis, a consin of Jcflerson Davis, who was
very wealthy planter in Columbia
county. On* of his daughters mar*
ried Judgo Henry O. Lamar, of Macon. A
daughter of this marriage is Mrs. Beverly
Thornton, of Columbus. Another was tho
lint wife of Judge O. A. Lochrane, another ia
Mrs. Lee KUis, of Macon, and another is tho
widow of Hayno Ellis, of tbo same place.
Thera were several sous, but all are dead ex*
ctpt one. It is quite possible that Mr. Davia
himself is not awaro that any of his blood rala*
tives a^e still living in Georgia, as members of
the same family born and reared far apart fre
quently lose sight entirely of each other. It
will be seen from this brief summary that the
venerable chief of tho confederacy is a genu
ine Georgian, so for a* ancestry and kinship
can make him one.
Why Me Knjoy* HU Own Story.
Henry Ward Beecher's latest story is, ap*
patently for a reason, taking a wider tour than
those which proceeded It.
A drummer in couvival condition went Into a re
vival meeting in western New York. and. under
the avsngeltats long sermon, fella-teep. The ser
mon over, the cvaugvlivt called «m all who wanted
io goto liiavtu to Hand up. All did *ibut tin?
dii u.mir. who **<Just geUtug awake. Tn*u ati
a to wanted logo in the mini direction were
aikid io Msnd m». Too druuu.cr *! to lil«
k<i, amid tte titter of the young and iho horrified
i ol the eld. ard raid to ib** evangelist, waa
>1 Just iu front of him; ••well, par-«m. 1 don't
w «x*nty what we are voting on. but you aud
t-m tot-eta ahoieleaan.iuorliy. *
ootecanappriviat* the utanl hunor of a
’tinstiou better man Ur. hreeher. and thaw who
.•irMiitiii.v apply it to the Miuauou which he
-flcvpli* mn i.gwump and a itaMlotfan. Kuo*.
.r»g that be tell* the smry with t'he drum oer
i* lhl»g the par Mir that they two were tit a hope-
kra minority Is espectaly rich lu suggestion.
Our Milltoy Heroes.
Frt m H e New York Mali awl Fxpeea*.
J*IT Davis hopes that there may be no Like-
• aim nos ia the glorification of tho 1st; austral
of the cotfederacy. Raphael Hrmaae*. Tne con
federacy was not much of a mktoi o i the sea. ba
its milli ary heroes are enough la sa Ufjr the lore
eg glory of uy known arnica.
GENERAL GRANT’S BIRTHDAY.
evening zt tbo Metropolitan church of tbU
city, at which General Grant, when proxident,
,u, conrtant attendant.
Tbo proceeding* began with prayer I’D
Bitbop Andrew, of tho MethodUt Epizoopnl
church. . , ,
To Senator Brown, of Georgtz, wxx assigned
tbo honor of giving* Ilfeiketeh—a necessarily
brief one-of the hero. He enlarged on the
generosity and klndaera of General Grant to
ward the conquered after the eurrender of
General Lee, and declared that hiaeoorae soft
ened the htirtt of thousands of eoothera men,
wbo. while surrendering to him a, the victor
at arms, reeognixed him ax a benefactor. Or
General Grant', preoidential career tho orator
said all would doubtleao admit he uioio
some mistakes, but all would
cencedo that hU admiiflitration
was characterized by" many strong points and
n.neh practical good aonoe. When the prejudt-
eee of time should have poseed away, impar
tial history would do full justice to Uon.ral
Grant end his administration. As a military
nan, he wee one of the most remarkable
l nown to history. It must be admitted by ail.
that, whatever the emergency, he arose to
the foil measure of the men
for tho emergency, and tho series
of victories which attended hit career marked
him ae a hero end a great commander. When
the passions kindled by the war should have
passed away and thoee who took part in tho
straggle on both tides should have
gene to their reward, succeeding gen
erations of Americans would de
light to honor, an a great military
chieftain of American hiatory, Confederate
Robert E. Lee and the grant union hero, Uiys-
its S. Grant, to whom General Leo surrender*
id hisMvoTd.
To Senator Sherman wa* allotted as a text,
"Grant and the New .South,” a themo which
he said was ultogether too broad for the limit*
c d time iu which he mu.it discuss it. He spoke
of the ntw »outh a* one of tho uysterieaof the
future—a mere matter of hope and expecta
tion than one of realization. The old south was
an oligarchy, in which one third of the popula
tion were slaves, deprived of advantages abio-
lately iudUpenaible to civilization, while one-
fourth of the population wero admirably trained
and dhriplincd for tbo highest duties of mau-
h h d. lie compared the south to the oligarchy
ot Rome and Greece, at periods of thoir histo
ry aud her leaders, to tho barons of Bunny-
mrde, who, when they met to frame the
nragna charts looked out very well for their
own privileges as against the king, but cared
little for the privileges of the people. Among
the proudest Dsmes of history were found
those of men of the routb, at head of which—
and at hrsd of all mankind—was that of
George Washington. General Grant imper
sonated the forces which broke tho old south.
That the new south should inherit somewhat
of the prejudices and habits of tho
old, must be expected. A gen
eration, much less a decade, could
not change the idroa of centuries. Before
and during and after the war parties were sec
tknally aligned; bnt now that slavery had dis
appeared, parties should be based on other than
question! between the north and south. The
north was ready for this communication.
There never was a time when the muses of
the people felt leas party spirit than now.
They desire to seo the old issues buried, and
new, living ouestions of tlie future presented
a* a line or aemarkatlon between the parties,
[Applause.]
speaking of a condition he hoped for in the
new sooth by the men who fought on both
sides, he said that, first, there must be recog
nized in every part tbo equality of rights and
ea between man and man.
timo waa not far distant
when this would be. Blacks and
whites were In reparably mixed all over tho
south, and the rights of both must be respect
ed. When this should be recognized univer*
sally, this great difficulty of the new aouta
would bo at an end. Bat the most Important
thing for the new south was a diversity of
production. Under the old institution, she
produced cotton, rico and tobacco, and ranch
else. The work waa performed by slaves.
Now that all were free and every man had a
right to choose his vocatiou. It was found that
there was scattered all over
the south stores of untold
natural wealth, and the time was already ne
band when the new south would compete with
the north iu all tbo great departments of pro
duction. The south must workout its own
calvstion. The north has tried in various ways
to assist in managing local affairs for tbo
south. He must confess he had participated
in that kind of business, but he was free to say
it did not turn out very well. [Laughter and
applause.]
The north could not rule the south
any more than Great Britaiu
could rule Ireland. The only thing
the south wanted—and aho wanted it badly—
wasfed ucation. The mandate of (be nation had
freed the slaves, and it was the nation’* duty
to help educate them. If the hou*e of repre-
(entstivrs would second tho work done by tho
senate, and give from tho ample resources of
the government some of its overflowing treas
ure to start the wheels of education, we should
have taken a long step on the road to pros
perity and union inthw wouth.
Me Will Have HU Hand* Fall.
, Daxi*. April 24.—The Jewish fraternity In
Ian*, has been roused to a murderous
pitch of infuriated rage hr a book just pub-
li»htd, written by Edward Drumont, who U a
and fanatical and iettloua anti aemlte. Tho
volume i* entitled "La France Juvive,” and
the intuition of the author is to *how that the
Jew* will lie tho ruin of Franco iu timo. Ho
srserts that they are converting the Freti -h
rc« pie into mere money-grabbers, and that
tbf y are nznrping the higho*t portions in pol
itic*, society aud jimrnaU*iu by means of
wraltb afld through sordid motives. The ma
jority of the people coudemn the work as a
distorted picture, and aa the mad effort of a
fMiatlc to raise an uuti-semitic crusade in
Paris.
lu union 11»*» already been laid up by a
sword thrust* received in the duel with Lau
rent, the editor of Le Paria. Laurent ia not a
Jew, altbongh he condemned the book. Dra-
rnout bss been challenged by Meyer, director
of I.* Gauloia, who is a Jew, and will be ob
liged to fight him as soon as he is recovered
Irom bis present wound. Other Jew* are only
waiting for hia recovery to challenge him, and
J 1 * *}}} *}»ve a lively time of it unlees he should
bo killed soon.
HKIItNE AMD HAWTHORNS.
An Interesting ^Talk With tha Editor of the
Richmond State
RtrmioND, Va, April SB —[Speci.l.]—Yoor
uopondrnt called on Mr. Belrne, editor of the
Mate, today and asked him If he had aaen Dr.
Hawthorne’* interview in Tna Cox*nrunox of
t, ■»?"
“1 raid to no one that I had been misinformed,
and that 1 rrgrated writing my letter to Dr. Haw
thorne. I did regret the necessity that called forth
the letter, and I haveunhraliattngly expre+ted
>ts opinion to mauy. Although some of Dr. Haw-
home’s personal friends thought that his remark*
coumulug me were not aa offensive aa
had been led to believe, others, and
ROW IN A CHURCH.
Th* Bethal Church Trouble Grow* Worse-On* Vm.
Hod, While: Attempting to Osin Admission.
Fired Upon by Thoee Inside, and lev.
eral Woonded-An. Uproar* Bto.
tottifuk that. after a man haa been tn»ut c<L he
i bo 1. Btl i.Lco fc*l*ai!t*Kc of hi. polil.>n >, or
me an •flmut that I .a. t>i.frl-'to[o r>vr.*. f
i'i! mu hare m. ntioneh tbf. iiuf>tearen-. .'inject
.ii but for the fact that Dr Hairtborne’. afatc-
n d.. . tr. rl'Hi. Inju.l ee. wbfoh, a. all fain
olid men will a,rev, abouM be uromttilr ear
ed.-'
He (Vent by Ih. Rule.
Frem Puck.
-1 ori.h j on wouldn't crin at mein that Mi
ll'- woy.Rr. 11.kit..1-1, m.k" n-’rv "a."
' Can't help it—my -ITand-hoolc ot Hlfhtone>l Et-
q«et» ray. you nr « wear a pleount earUedur-
jt ibe p.urer in eouvenattoo, and I'm wearln;
•f. ibu'e alb''
All the tleantirai Cm Rilled
B.arcoo, Me., April 39 —Not one an'ml re
alm or toe beautiful berd or Jeneyr cattle u the
If aloe rtarrrvllrze flarm. Temly-lhreo ware kill.I
■today, mob fay a total effony-MTCn deotror.il be-
cameofdtoreae. ....
Columbia, 8. C'., May 3.—[8paalaL]—Tha
feud which foifnearly a year haa exiatel in
the Bathal African Hethodiat Epiasopi]
church, between tha Waters and the Wall fac-
tlocr, culminated at * lets hoar I art night In
a bloody affray which may resalt Jhtally to at
lent one ofthafrillowen of Pastor Walt and
the palnfhl wound In, of another.
At about 10 o’clock, after all tho coplat of
f go Fraser’a order had bean placed in tha
handa of the iberifffor service on the defend-
antr, Wallace and otberr, the attorneys for
Pastor Wall, upon consultation, determined
that the next step lo the assertion of their
right would be to take possession of tho
church as authorised by the order of th,
court Having previously sent to Wallace,
who claimed to bo the chairman of the de
fendant trustee* holding the church, for the
keys, and being refused, Colonel F. W. Me-
Master, Mr. John McMastor, Mr, W. s. lion-
teitb, accompanied by Pastor Wall
tLd a number of his adherents
proceeded to the church. When
tl cy reached the church a crowd of some fifty
cr more colored men and women wero found
.leading in group, about the corner of Sumter
i nd Teylor street,. Captain Pickling, chiof of
) olice, having been notified had reached tho
I lace also, the attorneys with Pastor Wall,
■ nd those-whoaccompanlcd them, approached
the doon of the church which opens on Wall
street and knocked for admittance. The par.
ty from the Inside asked who thoy were, and
were Informed by Colonel McHaetor and Wall
that they wished to come in, that they had tho
order of Judge Frazer authorizing them to do
eo. They were told by some ono on the inildo
that If they attempted to force the door they,
would ho shot.
BECEIVED WITH A VOLLEY. ,
One of Wall's followers then tried to force
the door open with an Iron bar, bnt falling la
this, Colonel McMutor directed eamo ono to
procure nu ax, which Walloon brought, and
the lower panel of the door woe knocked In,
making a largo bole through which a man •
oooldiasily pass, lmmidlatoly a volley of
shoot edf zeo shots wa* fired from the inildo
through the opening, end in a few seconds af
ter another volley of several ehoto. At the
first Are a young negro named John QUason,
wbo is Wall'a oatier, who was standing on tho
outer adge of the sidewalk, ran off,
making a great outcry, and It
waa merit ined that he bad been
stiurk by a number of buck and amatlor shot
aliout tha knee, wlilcb were afterward taken
out hy Dr. Butler. At the second Are a man
named Chris. Lee, a hackman, received a
pistol ball in tbo abdomen and was carried to
Dr. Kendall's, who failed to Had the bell,and
tho man waa sent home. The wound may
til ruinate fatally.
As soon as tbo firing bad taken place. Sheriff
Bowen and Dcppty John Maguire, who wero
ou tbo opposite side of 'the street, ran acroee,
and, with Captain Flckllng, entered the
church, which woe in dsrkucu, nnd captured
and brought out four men,
taking from them three pistols
.id an army musket, which had been
paid for Bring ou tho party ouuldo. Too cap-
tivip proved to be lieithen Bright, a well
known huckster. Ben Partridge, a mulatto
butt her, Abram Moorr, and James Bobittion,
a •hoemaker. Two others, Crenshaw, a mu
latto, and J. 8. Stephen, were aaptiiredaa
they were pitting away from tho church. It.
is thought that tliero were itill others in tha
church at tho time of tha firing who made
their escape through a window which waa .
found open In the back of the church.
TUX PUKACIlEn TALUS.
Owing to the lateness of tho hour at
which the conflict happened, very,
few people learned of the trou
ble till this morning. As soon as * It
become known the wildcat of excitement
prevailed among tiro colored people. Early
this morning thousands of negroes were m
the streets, and visited the row.
Vndcrtho protection of policemen nnd tho
sheriff’s posse, Pastor Wall and n largo body
of bia adherents took formal possession of tho
church. Today’s services wero held there in
the preienco of a vast congregation. Wall
preached an excollcnt sermon, advising peace
and moderation, and urging hia supporters to
maintain a decorous coarse. Thousands of
people have visited the church today to see the
brrtch in tho door end tbo ballet
marks on the wells, trees nnd post*.
It hi believed that several of the participant!
in the affair eladed the officers last night
end have escaped. All the parties arrested
hut night have been confined tnjall. To
morrow an effort will be made to get them ont
on ball, bat thle will hardly snooeed, for ono
of the woonded men wiil probably die before
morning. The excltemont over tho affair
stuns to have pretty well died out, and to
night everything to quiet. The polieemea
ere still stationed near the church to guard
against any poeslble renewal of tbo trouble.
DENOUNCING DAVIS.
Meeting In Albany, Pi, Y„ to Proust Against
Mr. Davis's L'ltcrauces. '
Albany, N. Y., April 39.—In response to •
call issued hy General Bainum and others,
grand army men end eltizens to tho number
of 300, met in the assembly chamber tonight
to protest against tho utterances of Jefferson
Davis in his speech at Montgomery yesterday,
and to denounce the reanrreciion of Mr. Davis
from the oblivion to which loyal
nnd patriotic people had consigned
him. Speeches were made by
General Bamum, Speaker Hnsted, Senators
Heines and Smith, Asremblyman Van Allen
and others. Senator Coggeapell was tiro last
speaker. When be had concluded, th* crowd
-'We’ll Hang Jeff Davis on a Sour Apple Tree.”
Resolutions previously introduced, declaring
treason odious, etc., wero carried, and tbo
meeting adjourned.
A Calm Northern View.
Frcm the New York Bun:
Montgomery, in short, may be'called ths p»>
culler home of sc&silon; end It to entirely fitting
that whatever Mr. Darts, as the fbemer representa
tive of that doctrine, haa to sav in relation to tho
terrible lacriflcta Its advocacy exacted, end In
praise of Its msny acts of dcvotloo, should he laid
there. No doubt, too. there, el throughout the
fouth, today and tomorrow, as an memorial day,
tributes of affection and hoooc to tho gallant dead
Will not check tho unisonal feeling of gratitude
end pride In the rertoral Ion of the nnlon, again
the common country of na alL
The Chieftain and rite Veterans.
, .he old rebel yell will greet Jefferson DavU
when he vialra Montgomery nod Atlanta.”—N. ,Y.
"'ibune.
Bound the bnglc. beat the dram,
And let Ihclr clanger swell,
Again the thronging legions come—
I hear the rebel yell!
Onrs the day, end onrs the maw
These war worn soldiers greet;
Match them now, If the wide world can,
There heroes, when they meet.
Bringlanrels, such as vlcton wear,
Strew flowers In the street;
Let brezen-throated trumpets blare
Their tribute to Defeat.
Let banners wave, and cannon boom.
Along the Unca of gmj;
The yean have rolled away the gloom,
A cd Ged has bleared the day.
Sound tha bugle, beat the arum,
And let Ihelr clangor awelL
Again the thronging legions come—
1 hear the rebel yell’
Atlanta, April JOth. W. P. «.