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the WEEKLY CONST!rtfTlON; TUESDAY MAY 2T 1884 TW^aLYH PAffMC
OUR ANTI-LIQUOR FIGHT-
Against the Demon of Intemperance???
For Happy Homes and a
Happy People.
-.Wesolicltshert letter* givingtho evU effect* ??t
Uqunrin communltlea, *?? witnessed hy the writer*,
we don???t care tor argoment*. We want facta and
Usurer. Send them In, mother*, father* 1 wflee,
aooa. everybody, and help In the fight agelnit thla
terrible and growing evil.]
How A Saloon Was Closeti,??????My son a
i, /reloon keeper! dealing oat draughts of
jipoison, death and destruction tt his fellow-
(jjFlneii! 0, that I have lived tosee thisdayl"
The speaker was an old, grayhtfred man
c?? eighty yearn, who had tried to bring up
ids children to he respectable men and wo.
men; and to a certain ???extent he had suc
ceeded. Bat now when he was CD near life's
setting sun, this bitter knowledge most be
tbrnst upon him, to rob him <f that calm
content which the aged alone can feel when
all Is well. The love of God wes strong with
in him, and he felt that there was still a work
for him to???So, ao'bo hastened up to Salem
where his eon lived, and tried by prayer
and entreaty to turn him from hie shameful
work. Although the son seemed tonched by
his aged???fLther???s r.ppeal, yet he went on with
hit'vile trainees before, the old gentleman
now tried to bo; hit saloon, offering him the
sum of two thousand dolicrs, which was all
the money he Lad in the vorld.
???Ton don???t want to rue the thing yourself,
do you, father??????? said tbr son, in a mirthful
tone.
???'See, if- you???ll let ass have It, I???ll mu ft
off the face tl the earth,??? was the old gen
tleman???s reedy reply. Bnt the eon would,
ndtsell, ant the old gentleman???s next more
was to follow his son up town morning, and
when the saloon door was unlocked, he ata-
???tioned himself, with- cane in hand, in the
'doorway. The saloon was on tha corner, ??nd
men began to flock 'around it as bees do
??round the hive; hut the old man who stood,
???there, leaning heavily on his ctue, with sad-
mess'depicted on every lineament of hishind
???old face, bis hair white as the snow, pre-,
>aented each a sad .picture of age and helpless
ness, that the would-be tipplers turned away,
'in shame.
Bat there was another class of debauchees 1
who were not abls to be ont so early in the,
i morning as the fcrmer. They came at last,???
with unsteady ???Step and blood-shat .eyes.
What did they care for this little old man,
-who stood as ??? barrier between themxnd the
??? subtle poison that robbed theca of strength
???Don???t come here!" said the oli manges
' they attempted-to pass him. ??????It???s the gate
-way to death and destruction; think-??????
' ???I???m thinkieg of a drink just now,??????
yelled an old toper, In an angry tone, and
- ?? he said this he caught the old man by 1 the
arm, and threw him on the pavement with
. great force.
' Before the btr-tender could realise what
was being dene, be saw his father lying
"bleeding and censeiess on the -sidewalk. He
was over theounter and out of the saloon
in a moment, and picking hisfathcr up, he
??? carried him tenderly across tbs street tc a
doctor???s office. Seeing that be would receive
..proper attention, he rushed out of the Office,
like a lion let loose in his rage, hurrying
??? hither and thither in search of the vlllian
who had committed the octrago; but this
monster in human form was not to be found,
and it was> well for him that he .conld not,
???Tho old gentleman was soon restored to-conr
sciolism's-. ???There wss a slight .cut on his
temple. This, and the shook that tie-sus
tained to hie nervous system, rendered'him
- incapable for a time. But when he was
again able to be ont, be took his stand-in the
???i saloon door.again, saying to his eon:
???I shall stand hero until I am again thrust
ont, or if need be, nntil I drop deed in.my
tracks, if-God so wills it.???
It is needless to say the saloon was closed.???
i Lydia A. Hee'iet in Cbnrch and -Home.
i Pool and Drinks.???The ceil dooriin ike
. police station was closed upon a thief who
had given his age as ssventeen years, and.wbo
looked even younger. Ho did not looi much
. like a criminal. His clothing and person
were clean, fed his features were of a. typo
Indicating intelligence. The brutal expres
sion often noticed In the features of law- 1
breakers was entirely lacking in his.
-Tribune reporter, who saw him locked, np,
noticed tears in the youth???s bine ayes. .The
detective who had made thearreit had-served
.many years In the police deportment, and
was familiar with tbs history of many thieves.
- ???That boy ought not to be a thief,??? he said.
- "His father is .dead, and he hue respectable,
hard working mother, to whom he,might bet
a comfort, instead oi a eurse. He has been
???on the island twics already, and now he drill 1
go up for burglary."
???What kindor ooya become barriers?"
"All kinds."
???Do good boyaever get to be thieves?"
???Yes, when they fall into bad oompatjy."
"What influence do yon consider the moot
[powerful In leadieg boys on to crime????
"Ram.???
???Has not natural depravity much to do
with their fall????
"I do not believe that human depravity is
.natural,??? thedetective said. 'TtUimsatura!.
People get to be bad because their surround
ings are bad, because they cannot resist-
temptation, because their better instincts are'
takes away by evildafluencer, Tina boy here
lives.in a tenement house. His mother is
poor .and there Is not much plsssure tor him
in tho house. So he .lues about the Btreet.
If he lived in the country, like I did when
J was a boy, he couldn't And mischief away
from home. Here.he associates with all
kinds of boys, and these is not mneh wick
edness which a New Yoik gamin does cot
know about. Every grog-shop which bean
the sign ???pool for drinks???Is a training school
for young thieves. The boysget heated with
beer, and are fascinated with the game.
They must have money to -enjoy the sport,
and drinklesds them to ctcal it. This ltd
began stealing from his poor mother first.
She would.not have him punched. I caught
him pickingpockels, and sent him the peni
tentiary. Tf hen he got out, he robbed a
money-drawer in a grocery. Last night he
and his 'Dais??? broke the sbotten of a cigar
store, and carried off a small amount of the
stock. After ke gets out of prison again, be
may become a more expert borgltr, ont his
mother will die of a broken heart.???
A sob within the cell eonnded like an ex
pression of assent The officer noticed it,
and turning away from the door, ho added in
a lower tone: ???It is the fault of the parents
sometimes. If his home life had been made
a little better and pleasanter, he might have
been a steady boy. His mother was always
complaining ana fretting in the boose before
he began to steal, and since then she hts tried
to shield him from the police, while she kept
nagging him when they were alone. Boys
arc growing np to be sober, honest men In
the worst tenement houses in the city. Yon
will find asaruie that they have been taught
by their parents to expeet punishment for
evil doing, and that they have amusement at
home.???New York Tribune.
High Licxnsx Hcsidcooery.???Let our
friends beware of this, the last trick of the
rum-sellers, in their effort to work np a
sympathy among weak-kneed temperance
people for high license.
Toe liquor dealer wants no better thing
than hign license. Tbeir organs try to per
suade the people that high license will dole
the low saloons. Tbeyargne that prohibition
will not close them, bnt that high license
will???that men will violate prohibitory laws,
ont will not violate high license laws.
, This argument of the friends of the liquor
traffic only shows the weakness of the whole
fabric upon which the business of making
drunkards stands.
A thief will steal every time he thinks he
can do so withont detection.
A man who would violate a prohibition
law would violate a high license law, Under
like Circumstances.
The friends of high license calm that it
would be to the interest of those paying
high license to see that the law in regard
thereto in enforced. In other word*, those
paying high license would become detectives,
to hunt out those who would rell without
paying the license. There may be
some reason in this position, ret if it Would
work with one set of law-brea&ers, would It
not work equally as well wish others?
That the traffic in alcoholic liqu??i is a
curse to the nation, but few of the high li
cense organs will gainsay. The whtfe busi
ness is a thief and a murderer-stealing
from the mothers of the land their precions
boys; robbing wives of their husbands, and
children of theic parents. It incites men to
bloodshed and murder. Says Judge Jackson:
???Nine-tenths of sll crime grow out of the
Uqaor traffic." So we charge thet the traffic
in liquor is a traffic Of thefts and murders,
licensed by the government to bo such. Un
der the same plea of bigb license to reduce
the evil of the liquor traffic, why not licenao
gamblers, counterfeiters, prostitutes and
thieves, instead of having prohibitory laws?
Instead of saying, "Thou shell not steal,???
say only those who procure license shall -bs
allowed to doso, and that he that ahail be
caught stealing without having license, shall
be punished. Ds the friends of high ItceDse
pretend to tell uo that high license thereof
would lessen petty theft, cr that to license
prostitution in cue case vocnld prevent it 'in
smother? Will the high license men answer?
DacRKEsass-fXMONO Wtatiw,- At th.'recent
conference of the New Work state W.???C T.
'll. held in thiocity, one of the ladies, refer
ring to the ate oi alcoholic liquors fey women,
quoted a physician of ber acquaintance as
saying tnat be now hasuix casts of delirium
tremens ameng women-in his practice, and
also made reference tom paragraph, ???which is
given place in various papers, to tbo effect
that many Caahionablo ladies of -New York,
supposed to be abroad for pleasure, are really
in an inebriate asylum because of (heir over
mastering appetite -for strong dtink. The
very next day after We heard thlspnblio testi
mony, eoipainful to all, we read fa the tele
graph dispatches oi a wealthy Beaton widow,
who, having taken board at a hotel in this
city, was rbobed of ber diamondsand money,
and accrsed the elevatorattendent and a hall-
???boy of the theft. The dispatch'further said:
???-'Investigation shewed that Mrs. Brenn, who
in other respects:! a very proper person, has
an nnfortnnate liking for champagne. On
Wednesday, after returning tc the hotel from
visiting friends, the drank ten bottles of beer
and four quart and one pint *bottle of I???om-
mery champagne, and about'flO o???clock that
night a hall boy named Phillips and the hotel
barber named'Frasier were fonnd stupidly
drunk in her room. Mrs. Bienn was also ia a
atateot oblivion yesterday."
We have more than oncoccen well-dressed
woman in this-city,evidently notof thedemi-;
mor.de, so intoxicated that they could not;
walk straight upon the street, It is a com
mon thing here, and in the smaller provincial
cities, for ladies to go unattended into reetan-
rauto and ice cream parlors, call for beer, and
there drink itiquite as a matter-of-course, i c
is thought one of the necessities of a grocer???s
business, in seme of the smaller towns re-
fervid to, that beer be kept on tap and dealt
out by the glass to certaiE fashionable women
when they give their dsiiy orders; andecouie
it made that these women must be so ???treat
ed??? or the grocer would fose their trade.
1 V/bence do these awful facta lead? these
women in many instances are mothers;; and
we saw one of them once, on the streets of an-
intend toward early evening, staggering -un
certainly homeward, but often atopning to
tom back, her hesitating footsteps Jed by el
pretty girl of seven or eight years, who -wept
bitterly as they went on, and who .pleaded
piteously that her mother would not go and
drink again-fcat would let her lead ber home.
Said a friend.-???f ours once, with whom we
spoke of these things: ???There arc scores of
children less than one year old, in this fiery
city where we live, who never drew a sober
-breetb.??? i It eras an appalliug declaration,
because it implied so much. What -made
them drunken? How shall they be re
deemed?
THEY COMPROMISED.
THB TWO CLASSES OF DKPOSITOBS
COMB TOGETHER.
Tha Creditors or Mr. John H. J#me?? Bold a Meeting
and Decide to Accept tha run of Conprcmlea
Bagcettad by tbe Committee??? A Untol
moui Decision on tha Matter.
THB TARIFF SINKERC.
ot VaIC Xm
Beate Mene-Of Bcw Math ihs U??n
Dear Tlion.
.'Wssbinoton, May 21.???[Special^??????Every
body la commenting on the recent spurt of
the house. uS.ll the while the tariff bill woe a
bug bear and ac incubus. While it was pend
ing there was Dcthlng but talk and .oross fir
ing among tbe democratic factions. Its.dis
cussion elicited speeches whose publication
alone has cost -tie government ten thousand
dollars. Besides tuts thousands hawe been
put out by the enthnsiastio oratoro them-
.selves tor the- two -million special copies of
their speeches which are to be scattered over
Atlanta did a big day's work Wednesday when
the preferred and nou-preferred creditors of Mr.
John H. James, the sutpended banker, met and
without a discordant voice or a dissenting rote
adopted tbe compromise reported by tbe epecltl
Joint committee.
This committee report gives a diversion ot
per cent all around and an additional 31
cent to tbe preferred creditors.
The bank property, tbo moat msgnlflcent piece
ot real estate In Atlanta, will not be sold. Other
assets will be turned Into money and the cash
be paid tho depositors will be secured from that
source.
The people will read with pleasure the proceed
ings ot (he depositors??? meetlng??printed below:
tub preferred criditous' hretino.
The preferred creditors met In the city court
room. Dr. Hutchison was, on motion, celled
the chair.
On taking the chair Dr. Hutchison slid:
???Gentlemen, I can truly ray that this is an unex
peeled honor. I feel also that It is necessary to
that I do not feel that tbe action of this meeting
binding either upon its presiding officer or upon
tbose present. I understand It is more for tho pur
pose of getting an expression of tbo views of
those present, and I big to ask the Indulgence
of ail present in sutlng in re
gard to theta detiberatlons thet I havo
noticed In the pact (wo evening* that there haa
been a great deal of contention. I think this can
be well obviated if the members still bear and
forbear with etch other. Especially In considering
matters so vital as there. I trust
the indulgence of rail present will 'be extended tc
the chtlr and that wo may bave an orderly meet
lng and conducted In a business llko manner.
Wo are now ready for business. Without dissent
Mr. Forbes will continue to act ac (croiary.
Mr. Forbes said the Hist tlilny tn order was toe
report of the conference committee.
Mr If all???Before reading the report of the Com
mlttee I would Ilka to hare tfce privilege of a???few
remarks In a general wsy.
The chairman???If ft Is tbe drefro of the body Mr.
Hall still be allowed the privileges of the ffeor.
Mr. Hall cruao and add:
Gentlemen, I am neither-a lawyer nor do I pre
tend to boconversant with -*U the technicalities *
thfsmatter. bat I do wan
moment for the purpose _, ,
tnat onr worthy chalrmin???his expressed. IVe have
mot hero - on important business, and It Is vllr.lly
Important that each *fetd every one ot us here
should sli feel a deep 'Interest in all that trans
pires, whether It la binding or not It not theques
???ton, at-lcast It Is not-ono that I will discuss W<
have met here to discern together what this com
mlttee has concluded-upon, and your commliiue
are ???here for the purpose at the proper
time-end In the proper manner will ce rtain ???
you-what their scitou la I ask that orory r _
fcrrrt' crcdltorln tht room como lnddo of this bar
If there Is room, and that every other Individuals
whether a private oftoten here for the general In
terest, or whether ttbe a non-preferred-nreditor. go
orntbe outside. W?? don???t care who hem what Is
dune, but there la an Important matter
that that - class of creditors
ought to consult about smout
themselves,and tew uld be better if all others
would go where they conld not board and would
uo( participate taflt stall until this menu ------
(ferred creditors bave heard the report of
tfon-of the committee that they have appointed
and have dete mined whether they will accept tho
report u a Judicious one o - not. t think tufa is
due to the prefer.ed creditors, due In the enmatit.
???tee and dun to tka whole subject. 1 don't do ttl???
a prtxcrlptlvo way at all, but after ft
all over. I don't care who In tho VMrld knows all
the fact*??? But Chore are facta that are not blown
to even all of tko preferred creditors, and probably
mot to amsjorttjof them???and it rosy ba necessa
ry that we have to mske explanations to them that
-it would not be prudent to make te tho world right
now???and for tho sake of perfect harmony, gentle
men, I hope that overy man will adopt that plan
and that feeling. And then one
word more: No mailer whether
???approve of any sentiment that rtexeremed C? 111 F* 0 ???,!* ???oney'faX per oerit ot toelr rlsltn.
o? P ???oil hope that wewtltalt t??w It Swrfy^toSSi L ttt *???ZX u **?? ??kta eompjmr
cratelyandeyetemaUcally. 1 dohopo that every: ^
gentleman wilt perfectly control himself and let
this bo a meeting of honest and sincere defibera
gestloo.
The cbsltcrnn???Tho presumption now fs treat
there Is no one tn Urn room who Is not a preferred
credl???
uWe
???too.
Mr. Avery???Ur. Chalrmau and gentlemen.- Tho
duly bus devolved upon me as cnaltman on tho
conference committee to present to tho preferred
creditors tho report of theeoinmtuee. I will toad
It asking that (no gentlemen will give ft does at-
???(cation.
??????Tligjcomcllteo of conference appointed by fire
creditors of tbe Hoc John H James, beg leave to
present tho following report:
ijtesolved, That wo present to the croditore of the
Men John H Junes the following basis of settle
ment, and of agreement, and recommend Use
adoption these*:,
??? L It le agreed that ten per centum of all tho
claims of all tbe creditors be distributed to thorn
iron the monoyc t!rat rslsed.
??? 2- It Is agreed'that alter tbii Is donctoto per cen
tum of the baleuce of the claims of the preferred
creditor* be pale out ef the funds next raised.
i. -The bilaoce-of the debt shall be csplulUsd
auks: the property assigned to be tbe capital and
the amount of tho bat.
, -selgot
the Mock In theasme to be
sues el stld debt, each creditor of all claKce to
bavo clock to tbe-amount of hie debt of like char-
thelauf. These Are small items of -expense ?????? ?????????
compared to tbeirig account for running tbe ??? aoterand dignity vrllh each other, the certificate
concreteonal machinery during tbit useless to.botrxuedtoeaoh In the amount ot the claim o
debate. The prof ta of this investment .of *?????? *
public money are found only tu the tmtgina-
eien of tbe -Morrison men who'
declare that a wonderful
lightenmeut has been furnished
to i beofgkted people. It would be interest
ins to knot? how many of tbe two million or
more tarifl,speech** are read. It would be
atllLmore icuereatiut??? to know how maoy
opinions were changed by this extended and
airy discussion. Fortunately for the states
men who Injected these useless speeches Into
the current of necessary legislation, these
facts cannot he ascertained ehd they are at
iiberty to eujoy any imaginary
results which their enthusiasm msy
picture. Itlaevident that tbe removal of
the tariff question was final, for this session
-when tbe need .was horixomally cut off of the
.Morrison bill. Mr. Hewitt was awav behind
tho procession, cs usual, rhen be brought in
his tunny little atterclap. Tbe house has
turned its attention seriously to busiueae. it
is getting/iver ths calendar with charming
expedition. The speech makers have been
forced <o tbe roar, and the
practical leaders ore in charge of tbe pro
gramme. A few,more days like last Friday
will bring the house te the edge of tbe woods.
At all events It will finish In .ample time for
the democrats to go to Chicago and counsel
with their brethren-from the various parts of
the-union on the plans for the campaign.
Borne of them insist on canning into the
convention the dissensions which have so
seriously divided the party in ooggreas; others
ask that a solid front be presented against
republican malcdmlnittration on a platform
of general rather than special reform. Some
of tbe tariff theorist* are very sore over the
defeat of the Morrison bill and axs looking
for the application of balm to their wounded
hope* at the Chicago convention.
A Cere Css HrSrwtilli,
Pams, May JL???M. Louis Pasteur, the seededum
Idan and eminent chemist, reads paper before the
academy to day. In which ha stated that the te-
searchee which he hts tor some time been pcoaecu-
ling, conclusively prove that the fatality attending
hydrophobia may be avoided by Inoculation. U.
Pasteur says that hts discoveries are so Important
that a government commission should at onoe ba
appointed lu order to thoroughly lnvcetlgato the
???object. Messrs: "I have been devoting the fact
four rears to this subject, and hart found ont that
tha trlrns loses lu intensity by transaifarion to
certain animate and increase lu Intensity by
reap.mission to other animals. With the rabbli.
or instance, the vlraa Increases, with the monkey
i mad and tied of acme
??? ???,???id the second dog to my
treaunent.gtvlng hlm the,-three rabbit Inoculations,
beginning with use weakest and ending with the
???ongeat. Thlsaeconddo* waacoopletelyenred,
rather, breads completely lnsuecepUble to by-
crophebis.???
leach, tha mid certificate to beer Tntmes
aw per centum pcs annum, payable acmtannuall y I
Mrs J.'.H. James guaranteeing any deficiency
???which stay arias fre-n any cauee in the payment of
iheeald wml-annnal Intern: for and during the
tpacc and terra of ??a o years, aald guarantee to bei
???soured Or the ren ts of the nropcrtr of Mrs. J. H.
dames on Whitehall .end Alabama atresia, in Use
dry of Arams, to be rendered of legal force andi
eject by fropsr oonsent, raid decree to be bed and
obtained la which she,shall be made a proper party
I. W. Avaav, chairman,
ASVtUOMV MURl'HY,
JaHUS FINI.KV,
A, H. Cox.
A.q, Adams,
OxoaoeB Foaua,
John T. Hall,
A L, McBride,
??? Isaacs. Boyd,
Governor McDaniel was appointed a member of
thecemmtttee. He stated that on account of hu
olfiaiat duties he preferred not to he classed at a
memhoraf thaoommlttee. Heehared freely with
us la our deULctsiioue and made many valuable
suggestions and he heartily and warmly
approves ef the ???Compromise, Now,
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I wish to oc
cupy yonr time for one moment In a word or two
of explanation. J wlsn tossy, fir -
committee havo performed tiladut,
Kously. a I labor tody, a* faltufalty as they conld.
they wore tip nearly all night last night. They
were In session all c-f the morning. Tney examin
ed Impatdaily every pfan promoted, or offer ef
compromtao or settlement Itnat was presented to
them, or that was spoken of. They made a thor
ough and careful Investigation Into the matters of
Mr. James; They subject* t him to the closest ex-
amtnailoo. In a wo??J, they did everything tnat
they could In tbe discharge of every da
they coutc in the auchargs of every duty to team
the tight and to do what was right and tnat, and
for the interest ot alt parties conrcrned. 1
Again Z detire to state what this compromise ts.
ItWree to the preferred creditors agto per cent of
their rlilms In meney. and it elves to
themSCJi per cent In good, solvent, i percent
bonds running for five years, recnicd hi ample
property end gcannteed by the Inoomeof Ifa.
Damee's property. For tha nonnr.ferred creditors
fit secure* ua percent in cash,uo per cent in these
strong, eottd a pet cent bonds. In other words, Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen, this compromise ae
cure* dollar for dollor to avers creditor of Mr.
James. In addition to thstfapuu Mr. James upon
hie feet In two days after this i.omproml*o fa rati
fied by the creditors he will aurt hu banking bus
iness with ample capital and pledge on hit uouor
tor??dffira d hW h m U . , Sti n b e r5 l oJld OU to
q^J^iV.TnrVrMoS 8 ^
only this, bat this compromise fa an Indication of
the Integrity and good faith ef Mr. and Mrs.
Ijames. Her property haa been honestly brought
htoffiH pm-lf 1 may tue this eaprtaalo/ andher
Income stands lor fire years. Lett. Mr. Chairman
??????rtous damage that might
avoided. ??? Interest has been
u??S??;&??L^??? t,,rt, Uut *???? *
centra*bepaXd? 1 ???* Wh,a U W
Avery???Jtut as soon ts ft can be realized from
ICO.CCO of good dfaoonnu that are falling aneevt^
day and as soon as aome of hfa real estate which u
not central and la notof a character to bring in
rent,can ba soU.tVPr Instance, among the property
that waa thought of to be sold was tho mansion,
time from tbo resources, and that it would tako
tlemen to say only one or two words more, a
wanted for It to say this ; th 11
it baa boon a matter of very
profound regret to the commttteo that there should
bave been any mlsunderetandln
noon In this room. I merely ret ,
If there was any unkind feeling engendered, then
the committee expresses the profound hope thet
that feeling will ???
and that wo will
In a generous spirit of friendliness and forbearanco
ot toleration and good feeling, and do whst we
tbluk to bo for the Interest of uiall, and for the
public Interest I wanted to say one other thing.
Wo bellevo that thla compromise is tho very best
that fa obtalnabto. After looking at all tho plana
that were proposed we do not bellevo that It fa
E salbls to get t~ ???
0roughly servo uio luicic.'ui an wo onwiun.
and that will be better for tho general lntercat of
Atlanta than this compromise, which we respect
fully submit to this body, and In conclusion, I
move the adoption of the repert.
Colonel Avery's motion wa*seconded, and Colo
nel Albert COX store and said that before that
motion wasput he desired to offer to tho house some
figure! In order that there might be perfect under,
standing among all who might vote upon the te-
port, It being a matter ot business. He wont on to
**f'iie property propoaed to be capitalised, aa you
all know, la but a part of tbo assets and certain
other property there It that can bo
mod for a basts upon which to make negotiation!
for lmmedtat-) payment. That property
consist* ot dlaconnta, cash, <55.000, Peecntroe
house <15.000, quarry <15 Odd. There are valua
tions placed by the commlitoo and which wo be
lieve can bo realised on and they are not valua
tions aa placed by anybody but the committee
alt lots of
Borne smalt lota of real eatato <1,800; Memphis and
Charleston railroad stock CO 000, that la the Inter
est we have In there bon da they being now worth
tut mi umuu iu wo uu iuo
stile. Borne sundry itecks in vartona concerns
which aroavatlablo for caih II.OOJ. That made
a total of <I27j!00, which fa assets
ovor and abovo the property proposed to bo
captained It was proposed uuder the propos 1 Ion
to pay out ten per cent mat <51,<XW of this money
should be paid, ont Immediately or approximately
so. Qlconrse not to-day or to-morrow but Just aa
aoon aa this thing faratiffed and aa soon as it can
begotten together safely In shape to do It. Then
there will be 33% per cent paid ont to the pre
ferred creditor* ihat amount* to 151,403, making
t total ot <101,003, This amount taken
from <127,300 leaves a balance of about 310,3.0 bo-
(onglng to tbo creditor! together, and held aa a
reserve fund, and vary wisely so held, because If
In any contingency that house we have capitalised
were to be burned down, wo would ot ooarse get
Insurance; still we would waut something more
than tbe insurance to put back Just such build-
logs aa they were, although while wo were putting
them back we would notloso any Interest, beeaxsu
Mr. Jamet hu guaranteed that, and more-
fore we would have <26,003, you
might aay. as a reserve fund belonging
to all the creditor together. -It you fake or thla
<127.<09 thla wonld leave <105.ON of the debt, or
rather <37S,S00 nearly after yon havo taken off tbo
<???26,000 reserve. 1M* l*ave??<378,ooo not debt. To
ralao four percent on that yon ice would require
an income of abouKIG.OttO. Tho figure* are quite
cloeo to that. 1 onll them <33.000 in round num
bers. Tho incoixo of me rroperty fa new <18,000.
In order to bo nr* matwe'wereonaenud basts
we took oat for taxes, for insurance and for Inci
dental repairs <3,000 Thfa leaves <131330 of net
tecome from the property, leaving a
deftetercy-of <1000. -It seemed perfectly proper
that eihlr. Jane* had recently put improvement*
on tire bank block It seened but reasonable that
there should g?? tome internet guaranteed to tbe
crtdivjr* by Mr*. -James, It was a proposition
which met With favorfrom them. They agreed to
IL 'It became necessary, however, (bat It should
be contract-v. that lhas agroamoutshould be raado ???
legal and of binding '.???orco (or your lntcreat, bo
-cacra In taw tho Indorsement of tho wife of tho.
husband's -debt would bo null sod void, and tbo
outy way by which (??? oould ho raado ot legal (orco.
was to bind aUmoLolrto! Mrs James, tu tire event
iht were to die. and to bind alt>
ipertlt* It would bo mccaaarr tobavs aconaent!
aoctco taken, lu wtrlch mere would be no coateat l
ed litigation bntatimpe consent decree In order!
that Mr* tames wvuld be legally a* welt a* z* trolly,???
tnrt hephetr would bo bound ar. well tl she were
tv die. That protection was token In order that
there might be no risk of tbe (merest, eo that me
???: would ba that tho ???*???* ?????????
twi raereeviit and for _
will receive In r.imcy per ??????mil o[ tlrelr rlalm-
really was not such a hardship on tbe non-prefer
red.
The reading of the report a second time was
asked for. and Mr Finley read the paper. He also
explained me opcrnlloua of tho compromise.
The report ot tbo committee, namely, tho plan
of the compromise, waa adopted unanimously.
At that moment Colonel Albert Cox entered the
room, accompanied by mo committee from tho
preferred creditor*. He said:
???I am requested by tho chairman of
the committee upon tho part of tho
preferred creditors to report tho
action of that body. Upon hearing the report of
the committee and tho explanations thereof the
preferred creditors, without a dissenting voice and
enthusiasm, htvo adopted the report of
the committee. (Immenia applause.)
The session of non-preferred creditors thon ad
journed.
THE JOINT Minina or CREDITOR*.
Aa aoon aa tho meeting of non-preferred credl-
ltora adjourned, me preferred creditor* filed Into
tho room and tha Joint eesalonwaa held with ex-
Mayor Eigtl t n the chair.
Captain English mideacme happy alluiloni to
me ending of the trouble and auggeated that nme
one make a motion for the appointment of a com-
mltteo to invito Mr. Jamcalnto the hall to partici
pate In me deliberations ot the two parties.
The report wae then read by Colonel Avery, who
prefacidthercadlog by saying; , ,
"I regard thla aa the beat day a work that baa
been done for Atlanta In a long time.???
The report was adopted by the Joint session.
Ur E W Martin made a rattling speech In favor
ot (he compromise. He raid he thought tho peo-
pto would nave loeome up and acknowledge the
oorn and say that Atlanta was the grandest city In
tne country, the grandest people mat he ever
knew or ever a ??w or ever read of In history.
captain Bnallah-Buch action aa only the people
of Atlanta are capable of taking. [Applauso ]
Captain English proceeded and said that whtlo
waiting for Mr, Jamoa be had a low words to aav.
Ho aald ho was lull a lawyor and he did not know
me legal effect ofthe action that waa being taken.
He said It waa presumable that there wonld be
eomodissontorabut he behoved that on reflection
they would decide to go (or the good of alt. He
aald ho did not bellevo there wet any man in
Atlanta itrong enough and bold enough In view of
all tne facta that have been presented, to defy
public sentiment and litigate over mo
matter. He said that there
were many changes In fortune and there waa no
telling whoa a man might call on other men (or
aid. When tho purse proud oppressor would bo
to'd to fake a dose of hts own medtetno. He was
saititlcd.that there no creditor,high or low. rich or
poor, preferred or nnprclerrcd, ot no character or
elan that would not accept tho compromtso and
help to carry tt through. . ,
Tho speoen elicited great applauie and three
cheers for Jamca.
MR. JAMII SPEAKS,
There were a number of call* for Mr. Jam**, and
as he passed Into mo hall there waa great ohcerlng
and about* of "three cheers for Jameat" aud the
threo cheers rang out. Mr. Jamca walked to tbe
platform sad addressed the audlenco., Ho aald:
dratlreacn???Please excuse me. I am so fitlrd
wlthenrotionv. Voujhave done the right thing. You
have dene a thing that will honor you and honor
me, and eond me down to posterity as a man who
did (he right thing Captain English
la ?? man who helped me Out of
my troubles In 1873. Jfe la here again helping me
out. Ho wee here yesterday helping me ont. Uo
te working for the right thing for yonr luteresta,
and gentlemen nope of yon still ever regret tile
action. If I ehonld die to morrow yon are tu a
c intk'ilon to get yoatr money. It 1 llvo, Ihota
mat need their money will he In cnndlUoa In got
low aa ninety cent, they
Jy lcso llvo cent* on tho dollar, because
they would only lose on 50"; gier cent. 1 heartily
coneurlo the report; In isct I may eay that the
... l0 | rom l!l0 protected .creditor*
propostlloiiorlgiiifttcd with them.
It la our proposition, and wo loci therefore tho
more lutoresigu hoping that the preferred'credit.
ora-till sustain onr action, aa wo relieve wo hav??
acted wisely for them. Wo bolters jf they adopt
fits settlement, and tt fa carried ttirorgh, they
will lose lea* meney than (( would cost
oven If they tuceccded. A
,-jstioc la asked me, wto la to
manage tht*eatato',??? It U to he managed by *H the
men wbohavn any Interest, He will alt be (hero on
an-even footing. After we havo been settled
with on the preference wo havo no rniflcting
Interests with tho non preferred credl an. We
Monk amt
. jy having
llfifia cents of our money lu It ud thoy
'having VS3 cent*. Bnt of coureo tho
management will have to ho cloctcd
by all tho creditors. Having noconfitcllng tatcrests
they will all meet and voto together. In titemean-i
MImo though until these payment* are made and
tho preferred creditor* hare been paid the prop
erty will stand In the hands of the assignee* who
will go on safae tho monoy sand pay out tire ten
percent nu rapldlya* they can, which nodnubt
will-be-vory aoon. and afterward* pay out thefflU
per cent aa rapidly aa they can realise on tha dis
count*, sell the I???eachtree property and tne quarry.
Heme of the money can bo raised Immediately
and acesbof It can be railed In tho ooune of one
or two mouths. It waa thought to-day on consul,
latton with tbe astignee and Mr James that In the
course of-CO to 00 days theae preferred dfatrtbattone
will bo aide and that the Joint stork company or
corporation could * be organised and everything
would be peace. I am eased Why we pay 10 per
cent to everybody, the non preferred a* well aa the
preferred creditor*. Tho reason for that I*
humanitarian. A gicat many of thca'l
are in distress. and moo are
OiikI to pel???ber class and that la tho reason for thla
sedan. Iwti'.tay am.im r rcaaon which aeiuaiedl
ua aud I Ocpolt win actuate ibis meeting. At
oms in bor onward.march rannot afford to quib
ble orer what might bo called aicompromtie, but
which 1* mom llko a auttlement. There fa not
much enrapfomtie In a use where mill gets AV.,1
percent ot blatooneyand the balance in 4 per
cont securities. Toere fa not much cnmpromlie In
that. I looked at Ibismtitcr firat in my own In
terest. That fa hcilnea-, I looked at It in
tbe lntercat of the preferred creditors
first and tho.i when we had got down to thla
settlement I looked at It from apublle aland point
and I beheld undor this the tanking facilities nf
Atlanta reestablished aud every trench of trade
cocoueigcd and the peopln ol Atlanta going
orward f n prosperity, theulder toaboulde-r to their
uture. (Applause.,
???The chairman???Tbe question fa nowon the,
adoption of the raportof tho commttteo.
Amid loud and continuous applause the report
waa unanlmonaly adopted. J
Mr. Forbes-I would suggest that a* early aa prrcl
Ucettio a committee ot five be appointed to notify
tne other meeting of the setlon we have taken.
Tbe motion waa put and carrl.il, and tbo chair-
isa ihtm appointed tho confetenco committee to
U aeon, because 1 havo friend! that wilt bank mo
???almough 1 start cut nog without any money
ant any credit except my 'integrity, ft nui berm
salt that Jamea hauled wagon loads of teeurltles
ant thing* away from tho hank the
night before the fallore. ff we* making an awtgn*
meat and Illllyer * Bro. were drawfu?? (ho papers.
I was passing toand fro tclween my hank and the
-Atlanta National bank, where the meeting of
hanker* waa held. -I took out of tbe bank about
1312 OUO worth ot vtockl and carried (hem homo that
night, hut 1 put hack every alnglevlalfar the next
morning.??? _
Nr. Jamca cxplalneC how tfln bookkeepers look
their hook* aud went to the Cannon house and
worked alt night. That was the way the magnified
story got out. Mr. Jtmet pledged the four per rent
net certain.
On motion oJ Captain John Wlltodge (h??J??tht
committee waftdontlimL'd In tervlcaand dlrectod
to arrange all tho details fortheceulcmciit.
A meeting uf this permanent commttteo which
rtpreMnla tbo inter**!* of alt tko creditors ot Mr.
James will be hu???d at half east three this after
noon, at ths dfilciint Hon. Albert Cox, on While
haU street. A full attendance 1* asked.,
TCAHKt TO MS. .'SUES
When Mr jamca concluded Mon Albort U Cox
arose and said:
T move that the thanks of (ho creditors of Mr
THB OLD-FATHER SPEAKS,
And Claims tha Kells Laft by Ilia soldlir JJey *??????!???(
tbe La*# War*.
Dalton, Ol, May 20.???Editors Constitution: A
friend writing to me from Klnggold, yesterday, en-
cleeed a slip taken from your paper, In which It
was said that:
???E L K, of Madison, Os, had In her poreearion
a silver half dollar, wiih the following inscription
on one side: ???Presented to W A Rsmtey, by hfa
mother. July 7,1861.??? I thought perhaps he was a
soldier boy, and If still living wonld like to own
the rvln as a relic: If so, by letting It be known In
the WaxgLV CONaniuiioN, with postofflce addrem,
the coin wonld be forwarded."
Now Walghtatlll Avery Bsmsey wes my son;
he was truly a soldier boy; be went Into tbe con
federate army early fn the summer of 1861, contin
ued In II all Hie lime until afier the ituireuder
except a few months that ho waa confined In a
federal prison, having been captured In one of the
early battles tn Kentucky, ab soon as he was
released by being exchanged, he aonght hla red-
and commanded a company of engineers and
preceded tbe army In all their marches bn tiding
bridges, opening road*, etc., until after tho surren
der of (ft J'.tral Lee. He then returned to
his homo. Lenolra then. Roane now,
London connty, Tennessee. Major (Vm B Lenoir,
the founder of Lenolr???a manufacturing company,
waa my aon???a grandfather. He there sickened and
died only a few weeks alter hts return from the
aimy. J know nothing about my son???a rnotber
bavfrg liven him the 60 cents, but I feel confident
that it was him that owned It, and If I could get
rbsretstou of ft I would prixo It very highly as a
relic. I tm now In my 85???h year, of comae not
long to tarry here, Mrs. Ramsey having preceded
me on the 15ih nf February, 1882. My present
borne la at Lcnolr???a, London connty, Tennessee.
But 1 am for the present stopping for a few wreka
with ray sister at this place. Mv address!'Dal>
ton, Ga., care of Mr* 8. C. Blunt Respectfully,
R A. RAMaav.
CHEMISTS HAVE ALWAYS FOUND
The Most Perfect Made*
ft PURE FRUIT ACID BAKING POWDER,
There is mo stronger. None so pum
tnd wholesome. Contains no Alum oi
Ammonia.
Has been vied for years In a million hornet.
Its great strength makes it the cheapest.
Its perfect purity the .healthiest, tn the
{amity loaf most delicious. Prove it by tht
oaly true test.
THE TEST OF THE OVER
MAltUFACTUltXI) BY
STEELE & PRICE,
Chicago, HI., ??ad St Louis, Mo.
}tffi??Bfeetur??ra of Lap all* Omm, Dr. PrtM???a ftp*!*
n??rorUc BstrMU, ud Dr, PrlM'a CsI??m PirfUMA.
Of MftKE HO SECOND OWADI COOD??* i
13 JL F002TZ7Z CUSI
For Female Complaint*
iWrnknoOm no common to
onr bcNt Amnio popalntlaa.
entlroljr tho wont form of Femile Com-
James be tendered to him end[to hi* wffo for tho plaint,, atiorarlan tronMca fatkm??.tion audit;
mmABUflU ir.annor in whfah thev havn tn??r I ,< ^ .... it????lira anu uj
cmrntfl, and tho codimim
l>??rticuUr!j tdaptwl to 1
muguanlmouH ir.minor lu wbleb they h*vo wel I n??? n , rmilam *nri
iliowo co whom ft!r James wm indebted In this crl- I HpiiuU WmlfcncM, lunSijfnu
tit. Jldo 1 ttlr. # with thiDon ijplnrart becauie rm | CteaftofLite
. ??? ??? tawndtjatireaBdaipot tumor, from lh?? nt*rtiir"SiS*
one member of the committee I am qufto sure
that thecbmmltlea could not havo arrived at their
very t atrloito conclusion ao early and so expedi
tiously without tbe .constant aid, tb
constant liriclllgonca and conatant open
neaaandeandor ef Mr. Jamea And at tho end
they could not have concluded their labor with i
nut, tho magnan nous ai-tlmi of Mrs. James, win. I
came to her husband???s aid when ho sorely needed
Colonel Avery seconded the motion sad it was oSm!aSISSi??!i!StflSJjafafapfjrihsr ??-,.u,ia
emlvusIaaltcaUy ikasscd. I u ?????? , P?? , ???9i??un*arp??md. l???rlc<,|i.w.8utaiui t ??forhs!i*
William Fined, ths colored tailor, made a happy I Koramiinhouid hi ..
speech susying the creditors had hson kind to sir. I urxujh'ir i froiA filllMW
Jameabecauaohewaa boiieTnlentand gayo toihol ??HSJS5z.^y? f,< ** l W ,B<w 'bllfaniiitaa,are
ehnrehsa sad ha argad the othara present to prod 11 monrer. cscentaaboxataimmggwa'^
by that warning, and be Christian*. 1 ??? ??? -- - -
failure of Uoveroor McDaniel to acc-pt. Mr. Jamea I
was also put on the committee, butlaat night said
ho would dentine to act.
Tha mmmitteo relented Ibenka byreaelutlon tol
Mr W Kaytswkabnry. the welt known awnog-1
rapher, for hfa records of tha procaedlnga of mol
day, Themeailng than ailjnumsd, Tne special
committee meet* at half put three at Hon. Albert I
Cox???s office. ???
Tho meeting adjourned yesterday at 6 o???clock. R I
The committee old excilleut set vice. Mr. Forbes, I
who hu doos noblu work for three days, wsa an I
ardent workar. Ho was missed from hts accus
tomed place in the comity clerk???s office, but he I
helped to do three big days work for Atlanta.
A TALK wirtl UR. ALBERT COX,
Mr. Albert Cox. who reprerent* a large number I
of claima and fa one of our brightest attorneys,aald I
Ira Constitution man Wednoaday night:
"I havo signed for myself and my clients on ths
compromise and am heartily In favor of it. It can
be proved that ths preferred creditors will get I
NEW STORE! NEWG00DSI
A. O. M. GAY,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
HATTER
AND CENTS??? FURNISHER.
FINE GOODS.
- halt to notify tho non-preferred creditors ol the
action rf the preferred creditor,.
Captain Milledgo was called for to reply to the
Inquiry made u to ths legal affect of a refusal
r.f two or three holders cl claims to enter
uto thla agreement. Captain MlUedgo stated tbit
ha had beeu Ita???entng very carefully In the '
of the commttteo and that be bad listened
great deal of utlsfactlon to the adoption of that re
port, but had been sitting himself what effect even
the unanimous votes of thla meeting would hive
Ilasald he wuanxious that this propoaltioo shall ba
carried ont bnt the question wu stilly answered to
himself u a lawyer. There were but two ways In
which tire action of the meeting
conld be mads effectual, one
wu to get the signature In writing to the proposi
tion of every creditor, aud theotnsr wu to buy
ont the dliscntlng ones.
He thought there was no power In ths courts to
form the action of this meeting on any Churning
creditor. Ha proposed that the settlement should
putln permanent form and the signature* of
u?????ounff pinies icciued.
Ths commute*sound the room, and Mr. Cox,
being requested by the chairman, stated that sfter
consultation with the other brooch of the creditors
they bad been lnfoctttaof a similar and untnls
their ball for the purpose of a a genual
ta'Jon and united action. On motion the meeting
wu then tdjourntd to tho hall below.
THX KOX??PDJtrUUKKb CKHltlTOKI.
There wm no dUcuMloala the meeting of non-
preferred creditor#. The? met in the public haU
of the neir court home, and heard the report of
the apcdal committee on compromise. Tte report
waa the atme aa that reported to tbe preferred
creditor*, and waa read and elucidated by Mr. An*
IbOBF Morphy. The dlacnulon of the report wae
wholly informal, and its adoption waa unaolmoui.
While It appeared that tbe preferred creditor!
JSfWhJStThJffiilf IS 1 7#r W# V. h .2 ,??? An \ ,0D J "e? 5 Kiting the llon???a ibare, Mr, Murphy ex*
lor wblco Ihe/e taae beehan effsrof IW,0Q0. And plained thet their clalmt were ro mneh
more by this plan than they can ^bT/geUf UtVy FAULTLESS FITS
go to law. For egomple: They get first, 10 per | AND-
oent of tho general division. Then they get *3% REASONABLE PRICES I
per cant. This fa U% per cent In cash. Then they wnuuiusgiuww*
get get M per oent In stock. Now. II they were to 35 Whitehall St, Atlanta, Ga.
ulltnlieiM cents, the lowest it would bring, they * ???
would late only 6 per cent of their claims. This fa
leu than tbeirUwyere' fees would be. If they ge
the face of tbelrclslms. There fa <127.003 available
forthe cub ptymoit Oaly <101,0001* needed to
p??y tbe 10 percent and the??J< percent. This
will leave <26 000 u a reserve fund In cash to build
the houses, with the insurance money, II they
were borned."
??, ... I ^ my pfaeaaod aaawaring to thanome'o'f'Fraak
Not alt. They are rapidly signing, however. I Ifendenoo, took my mutoaod redo it off. Whea
Yon see the proposition hu been voted on four I xen (bundsr noonl ho wss p,fri>ig through
aBMla . on y | ??y th?? 1
mmeaor preferred credllora, by tho committee of I scrlptlnn of ncgro-Uriaht muUito, rieau face,
non-preferred, by the meeting of preferred and tho I ??t>per front troth conc.bntween 20 and 25 jearaoldl
???Jd>er for the mule or thief delivered to mn al
STOP THE THIEF!-
"There fa one thing that fa Important," utd Mr. Zbin lnael'utiVm
ox. "Thou who favor ihe scheme shenld come I , th ** why 1
Cox,
up at onoe and itgb. Inaction means rejection. I
It will he claimed ibei there who do not sign
promptly ere opposed to the plan. 80 that those
who don???t eel, will ba simply acting against it. [
All who favor Ihe plan should sign at once.
UtT* every man will sign. Everybody ought to|
sign."
it true u ifeeniebwsj.
From Ihe Valdosta, Ga, Timet.
While Mr..??? Bray wu returning to hfa home, I
after* visit to Ur. W.T. Brinson's residence. In the
neighborhood, lut Sunday night, someone stepped
out of the bushes In Foi bay, oo th* road near Red-
land church, and aald: "Oh yes, John, O???d d-n I
you, I???ve get you!??? Mr. Bray, which, he rays, wu I
nnusasi with him, happened to havo a pistol Id bis |
pocket, and be at once opened fire
He shot three Umes and the party)
either fell or dodged violently. Bray wheel
ed his horse round and hurried back to Mr. Brio ,
???on???*. A party ot men went with Mr. Bray to the
spot, but round noons and sew no itgn cl blood, I
hut they uw the print of the man's hand where |
he hod unght either In fatting or dodging. Mr
grayihtnJuhewu mistaken for his brother John.,
hut John knows no reason why any one should I
have attacked him tn that way. There have been ???
to ????>**????
I (JOODWIN.
/GEORGIA. RABUN COUNTY,MARCH TERM,
fra- j.., a. '??? .... ~
w;a. t
lUif, nf the superior oonrt/of sold osaaty;
, Whitmire Tt.'Baraha.Whlimtr*. Libel fordl-
torco In Rabun superior oonrt. It appearing ra the
court by the return of the uerlff In this cau thol
th# respondent In this llbetr the said Santa
Whitmire,rannot be found in this county nor state
It It ordered by ths oonrt that.th* told Batata
Whitmire do appear and anrwer this libel at tta
next terra of tbis coart and that ebt be served by
??? be publication'of this Older once a month leg
lour month* previous to the next term of thM
???Mart In the newspaper tn which the eonntv advee-
tKments of this county are oubllahed. Oranled
???hfa March 17,1884. BARROW A ERWIN,
??? w w.wwo , ??? ??? Llbefant???i Attomeyn.
J. B. FSTE8. J.B.C.
I hereby certify that th* above Is a true oopy 4
h* order taken from thh minute* of the tun,
??? hfa April 13, UeL L. C, HOLL1F1KLD,
Clerk a a
.
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