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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1884.—TWELVE PAGES. WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, Entered st tha Atlanta Port-Office u reeo nd-cUre gill matter. November 11.11*78. Weekly Constitution, *1.35 Per Annum, Club* of five, tl.OOescb; clula ot fen. 11.00 each and a copy to tdterop of Club. ATLANTA. OA.. JULY 15. 18M~ OUR- Waterbury Watches Our Offer on Waterbury Watches Expired on July ist. \Yc have now secured * lot of Watches on such terms that we are enabled to renew again, on the same terms, until January 1st, We therefore offer to send Thk Wuuuv CoKsrm.no* ouc year and a Waterbury Watch, for. 13 or (to subscribe!*) a Waterbury Watch for. 2 Tills Is the best and most liberal offer ever made. The Watch Is a capital and accurate time-keeper. It la sent postpaid, In a strong satin-lined box, which guarantees safe de livery. With each Watch is sent a printed book of directions. Wo linve sold hundreds of these Watches and they give the best satisfaction. They are accurate tlmc-kceiien, strong, simple, easy to manage, and stand rough treatment. EACH WATCH IS A STEM-WINDER and no key is needed. Every man needs a Watch. Even If you have one you need a cheaper Watch to wear on rough Journeys or about the farm. Hare You Oat a Capital Paper One Year and Good Watch for $3.60. (let one of the Watches for your boy. If you arc already a subscriber, It only costs $2.00 for the Watch sent postjuld. You may rely on the Watch being all that It is repre sented. Address THE CONSTITUTION, An.m.1, Ga. CLEVELAND THE CM01EN LEADER. As Thk Cokstitctiok has steadily pre dicted slncelhcposltlve withdrawal of Tildeu, Governor Cleveland, of New York, was on Friday overwhelmingly nominated na the democratic leader in the coming campaign We are Arm in the opinion that we have put forward our strongest and most available candidate. Governor Cleveland is a man of the people, lie lias fought his way from their ranks to his present high position with a rapidity that is dazzling. From lint to last he luu been Irresistible. Never beaten before the people, changing adverse majorities with ^the ease ot a magician, lie Is vested with a certain prestige that hangs about him as an armor. The rapidity and certainty with which hie victories have followed each other Js attributed by some men to “luck"—by others to destiny. It is probable Uiat they are due to the fact that he combliiet more fully tlian any oilier man tile elements of reform, and that the |ieople feel they can safely look to hint for the ability to plan re forms in public affairs and the courage to carry them ouL The democrats have offered to the country a clean and capable nuui. He Is the candi date preferred almost unanimously by those men who bolted the I'omlnatlon of Mr. Blaine. He apiieals directly to tho common sense of the jieople, and bis record Is as surance that he will give them if ho Is elected a safe and able administration. It Is our hope and belief that the people, appre ciating these tilings, will elect him' by a de cisive ami unmistakable majority. That he will low something of the Tammany vote In New York is lobeexpeeted—bu! lie lias al ready pledged to hla support a considerable element of independent republican voles, wlio, encouraged and eolldillcd by hla nom ination, will fully compensate for the loaies that may come from the present anger of Tammany, or any subsequent dicker that may be nude in New York city. PROIPERITY OP THE SOUTH. Doubtless some of our mulers will I« surprised to reed, tills morning, on (lie authority of the Baltimore Manufacturers' Record, that nearly $70,000,0*0 have been In vested In Industrial enterprises in the south during the past six niontbi of the present year,end that $1:1,741,000 have Iwen so Invest ed in the months of Mty and June. Only tbow who clawly watch the currents of in dustry and Investment, know Hut the ten dency of capital and skill Is towards the south. An editorial In Hie New York Com mercial Advertiser of last Monday says: The seat of oar xrvatest manutseiurliiK eitab- UshtnettU of the future «111 be In the chain of mountains which penetrate Ueonfla like an »>!■ valued bastion, with lb salient ens'le a short dls- unrv north ot the city of Atlanta." This asser tion was made by a aruth-man whose i-xperti-iii-a and knewlrdce of the country In i|u»tloii dam lock to the yvwre Immediately suiveedins the civil war. And be supported Ills vivas by a ref- nvnee to the rerent annuli of Atlanta, Chattanoo ga and the new settlement of Anniston. (■real as thl> imatrass ho* been, there b no rva non why lb future should not surpass lb post. Much ran he confidently predicted of a country whSrh nisaossts houmlKm emu, iron and dux. often lying In ronilsuous strata. PI* Iron ran be prodmed at from vie to *12 a Ion. Add tothb mineral wealth therrral extents of ferlilevalley land and one of the fined climates on earth, and I'hallaiinoaa. which hat lioTrasc(I lb population unfold In twenty ysare. will lu tha next twenty quadruple It. Neither the mineral nor the arelde lands are at nmeni more than srnlehvd, and every day tends to lacitiute the connection ot mountain w ith the great markets of the Upon the subject of immigration an officer of the Cineinnati Southern road, talking to a reporter of the ClnrionaU Commercial Ga zette, says: 1 do rot believe It wlthfa*the power of the most InoiHaativsbrain to truthfullyoicdlrt the tin- porSanraaitd future wealth of the southern coun try, and the pramhirnt place It will beloiemouy jeslv occupy lu Uie loumeretal world of the na tion. When wo take Into consideration the mark ed evidences of progress which have taken place within tha hut live or six TW.and to.that add the abundant natural resources of «$* 1 *WW; ar with the enemy of the people, aided materially by the lame vohimcofem&mUoiithatlsnow seeking a habitation and a home In the south] there ate numerous reasons for bcllcvlna that ece-tlon ot the country wlf lu time become a* wealthy and as densely populated as hss the west. It is a mis* taken Idea to think there la no emigration s-uth- ward bound. Thera ta not a day paaaea when we do not hare from live to twenty-live fanners and mechanlie of the north, mostly from the sbtes of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Mast Vir ginia, over onr mad for points In the sooth In sean-h of land and location*. And, what la best of all, the majority of those who go south In search of land do not return without having made purebaaea. Tills, you see, serves as splendid evldeneo for a healthy and progresslvcfuture. land* are cheap as well os productive, and. with the proper healtliy end pnvrc"lvr future well aa productive, and, cultivation, there b no reason why every hill and volley In the aouth will not In the next few yeari blossom like the rose. When I tell you that our ofitro receive. an average of JO) Tetters M day for rates, ete.. from people talking of emigrating lo either Ueomla. Tennessee. Ahilama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida or the Carolina*, 1 am not exaggerating. It Is n steady and growing feature, and liirongli It the south will lie greatly benefited. Of eourie we offer to the land explorer the benefit of latticed rates, and why should we not? Western roads have alwayi given the cm I- grant special Inducement! to stfck hla lent upon the western plains, and the farmer and mechanic seeking homes In the vine-clad south should be equally favored. If emigration ta the south In- crease* for the next five year* lu the same ratio that It has for the pest two, 1 think It lafc to aay there will hardly lie an acre ot tillable soli that will not be under a high atate of cultivation. The quotation, given above came to na in one mall, and wc print them to aliow tliat the hope of the country Ilea southward at present. The southern states are at present the growing and developing states of tho union; nml perhaps nil we need do is to liave faith in the resources and possibil ities of onr own section. It is of course our plain Interest and duty to make the forerun ners of tho new movement feel at home, so that they will In turn Induce their friends to join them. In this way the northwest may lie deprived of the rich current it haa so long eiqoyed, ami the south, blessed as It In by nature, will begin to enjoy what cunning and misrepresentation have long withheld. ♦ * ” CLEVELAND AND TAMMANY. In tho democratic convention, which has just completed Its work, one of tho most conspicuous delegates was n young Tnmma- nylte named Grady. As General Bragg, of Wisconsin, soys, Grady has a very good name, lint ill all other respects lie seems to represent a concern that honest democrats have found to be obnoxious. As a man with a glib tongue, Grady was put forward to ad vocate Hie cause of John Kelly on the Hour of Hie convention. He wasa very willing advocate, too, having excel lent reasons, apart from his allegiance to the Tammany boss, for opposing the nomination of Cleveland. Those who have studied the course of events know that tha attltudo which Mr. Cleveland, as govornor of New York, has maintained towards Tammany and ita bosses has been tho means, os much as anything else, ot commending him to the favorable at- tcntlon of the democratic party. The his tory of bis difficulty with Kelly and Grady may bo of some Interest now. Grady it should be borne in mind, Is an ardent Tammanyite, swift and willing tool of John Kelly. He war a member of the atate senate In New York In 1882 and 1883, and it is said that then: was not a more depraved politician In Hut body. His position was notorious. He was “on tho make," as the phrase is, and lio was randy, with his glib-tonguc, to advocate any measure provided lie hnd been retained for that purposo. Ho opposed the demo cratic majority and the democratic governor In every effort they mnde in the direction of reform, but he was always ready to lobby or vole far a piece of jobbery. His attitude was so notorious and his efforts so flagrant t hat at last Governor Cleveland wrote a pri vate letter lo John Kelly, in regard to tho matter. Tills letter was ridiculed at the time by tho lobbyists and corruptionists, for Kelly, believing that lie bail an opportunity cripple the democratic executive, caused it to be printed In the newspapen. When Grady was seeking re-election In Hie fall of 1882, Governor Cleveland wrote to John Kelly as follows: Exbttivs t iuMsx*. Albany, October 20, lass— Him. John Kelly—My IKurSir: It Is not without tiesttallim that I write this. I havo determined du so, however, lieiwuse I see no reason why I •liouM not lie entirely frank with yuu. 1 am anx ious that Mr. Grady should not be returned to Uie next senate. 1 do nut wish ta coauual the fket that my personal comfort and satisfaction are III- volved In this matter. Hut I know that good leg islation, based upon a pure desire ta promote the luterests of the people and the luiprovcuiout ot legislative methods, arc also deeply Involved. 1 fnrlicur In write III detail of the other ronaldora- tlens having relation ta the welfare of the |«irty and the approval ta be secured by a change for the better In the character ot Us representatives These things will occur to you without suggestion from me. Youn very truly, unnvxa Clkvklakd. In turning this letter over to the newspa pers, Kelly saw lit to mako a vile personal attack on the governor, butaearefut resiling will show that it is Just such Blotter as would emanate from a man having a sincere desirr- purify tbc’party and to securejkouost leg islaUon. It is an boncat letter written by mi honest man, written for Hie good of the pub- tie service aa well aa for the beueflt of the democratic party. If John Kelly lutd been aa wise as he is shrewd, he would lutve seen In that letter lomethlng of more importance than mere personal objection to his tool, Grady. He would liave seen in It something of Hie spirit of reform which has risen In re volt against republican corruption; lie would have seen In It a demand for pure legislation, and he would have made baste to second the efforts of an bonest governor. But Tammany hail other end* in view. It united all its forces fn opposition to Cleveland, and Grady was sent to Chicago in order that he might liave an opportunity lo abuee Hie distinguished opponent of the methods liy which Hie bosnrs perpetuate (heir power. As our readers know, the op|ioeition of Kelly, and Grady, and Tammany was In vain. The question now is, what Is to be the attitude of Tammany toward the demo cratic ticket? A great many |wople arc of the opinion tliat this is a question of |ian- mount Importance; but we arc inclined to believe that It* importance has Urn greatly exaggerated. We are Inclined to believr, in fine, that Tamnuny will become tractabl* only when Kelly discover* that there Isa de termination to ignore him. It Is claimed that Hie ilemorratle party cannot get aloug without him; It has been demonstrated on tbe other lurad that it csuinot get along with him, and the dilemma affords an excellent opportunity for solving a serious problem. There is a comfortable seat between the horns. THE WORK OP CONGRESS. The Unit session of tbe forty-eighth con gress was ended on the 7th, after a session of seven months and four days. Tbo actual work- publicans who have misled him have been then the lepnWtran's hedt A Is Ben BMIrt a r , . ... , . . , .irmoeiel, 4. Wont ttio eencral assembly which somewhat noisily disowned and denounced ronvenra In Atlanta this winter be caU«8 upon ta bv northern republicans, but It le well eta** a United1 States senstorT A Is Joseph h ,• llrewn a oandldate for reeleetlonj known that this denunciation came too , w p ,. Btw k <nr idge. of Kentucky. The ingtimedidnot, however, exceedlfttdays. In late to effect any good. The attitude bash of representation Is the same. 2. In the of tbe negroes had been confirmed by the it-mncratic conveulhins, however, territory dcle- teachlngs ot the dishonest emissaries who, g»t« are allowed ta vote: In the republican con- after robbing them in every conceivable way, 1 “ ffie^hSeS Se at last succeeded In teaching them how to lie- rmitlon. In a -'spike-tall" mat. 4. Acs. .', come the alavea of rogues. In the old days Bto nama wlU ha presented before the aawmbly. tbe masters of tbe negroes were honest men; go^irArawresgSlftn'article '»*H Is claimed in these days tbe masters of the negroes are to lief 2. How Inuxdnc* It take Greens to hatch. I a. Dam It require constant watclilngf self-confessed thieve*. W , M nol potted as to Whatever obstruction the negro 1ms met wh>t tl claim*. 1 About fourteen day*, witli—whatever obstacle bat been placed in f a. Ye*. The Incubator iiiuil keep tho same tern] that time there were Introduced In tbe senate 2,.YI7 bills and 1)7 joint resolaliona; in the house, 7,907 bills and 284 resolutions. Of this vast amount of business, 00 senate bills and 10 senate resolutions passed both houses and became laws by oxecuUvc approval, and 02 bouse bills and 32 house resolnUons also became laws In like manner. Three lionse bills also became laws without Hie acUon of the president, and the Fitxjolin I’orter bill was returned by him to the bouse accom panied by a veto message. The senate refused to pass it over the veto, after tho house had voted to do so. Of the measures introduced in the senate 308 bills and 17 joint resolu tions were indefinitely postponed, and 0 bills were laid upon the table; In the bouse 14 bills and 3 resolutions were indefinitely post poned. A majority of measures Introduced in either bouse related to matters not of gen eral importance, sucli as bills for private re lief, (tensions, the erection ofepublic build ings, the bridging ot riven, and other im provements of only local importance. The Mexican treaty bill, the Mexican pen sion bill, the McPherson bill for tbs relief of the national banks were not passed; but sevM-al bills of general importance became laws. The ironclad oath was abolished, tbe postage on newspapers reduced, an expedition for the relief of Lieutenant Grcely dispatch ed, an animal bureau established, and at least a dozen other acts passed that will meet the approval of the people. The bouse could not do much when it had to contcpil with*a republican senate. Its work was almost wholly confined to appro priation hills and necessary legislation. It •lid succeed In reducing cxponscs, after a long contest with the senate. It succeeded, too, In giving the land-forfeiture policy a fair start. It was honest and clean. No lobby disgraced Us halls. Tukeitall in oil it vvus not a body to bo ashamed of, and when all the circumstances considered, it stands otat a body Hint deserves well of Hie peoplo. It was .Jiampered by - a republican senate, publican president, and an approaching presidential election,and it avoided to a great extent demagogical legislation, and did little harm when it’ could not accomplish much good. Wo havo received the premium list of Hie annual fair of the state agricultural society to bo held at Mucon, beginning October 27 and continuing one week. It gives us pleasure to chronicle the fact that there Is to lie a serious uttcinpt made to renew the activity and im portance of the state agricultural society by means of annual fairs. The society lias been comparatively quiescent for some time, with the exception of Its annual meetings, and we arc glad to see that an attempt is to be made to restore its old-time prestige ns the mine of friendly competition among tho farmers of the state. We are Inclined to believo Hint If Hits effort is properly managed—that is to my, if It is not mado tbo nucleus for a cluster of side-shows and gambling booths—it will lie a success. Tbe Unto seems to be 400 tor the renewal of these exhibitions. Money is tight, the financiers any, but the farmers of the state have never been moro prosperous since the war than they are to-day, nml If they can lie made to understand that tha fair Is to be a farmer's fair, to which the farmers of the state may bring their sons and daughters with no fear that they will be eon fronted by any Immoral specta cle, We havo no doubt they will contribute such aid as will mako it successful not only In point of exhibits, but in point of attend ance. The agricultural society should endeavor to bring its fain back to tbo old-time stand an), when success was based on the extent and character of the exhibits made and not on the amount of money taken lit at thegate. The furmere of the state have old-fashioned ideas uliout matters and things, nml they re fuse to toloratc claptrap and hippodromlng. I.et the society manage Its fair in accord with these ideas and they will have no cause to complain that their efforts arc unappreciat ed. Tho fair grounds at Mucon are tbe hand somest in the country, and it has been demonstrated time and again that Hie city knows how to handle a crowd at u fair. There is therefore nothing In tbe way of suc cess. That this may lie abundant Tint Cog- smt-TioK heartily desires. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE BILL ARP’STALK. ■ CHEROKEE PHILOSOPHER VISITS OLD SCENES. H# Rsvlitta Bom. Old Bones, and Indulc-a m fUmlnlsoenoee-Ee Come* tip re the Bene Encampment and Has Somethin* te S*K About the Soldier Bora. The Gcoigis railroad. Tho old reliable. The first railroad I ever xaw. How fondly memory goes back to ay amazement and awe and childish fear when for the lint time I saw the huge leveathan comcxteaming down the track breathing fire and smoke and mnalng the earth to trlmhle with Its ;«. ves. Thetnmnatormua.seepma same ....... »<*'«■ Korty^lxyeawhavepamed,and lam on his way-may be traced dlrecHy to the re- pentares. would be generated by a fowl retting eomefrceeid uabid- A. B. C„ Milner, Ga: Can a new heglnner learn den, and aa we pam Covington I am reminded of We luivc briefly allulled to the democratic platform in another place. It is a strong document from loginning to end, and par ticularly strong In tliat portion which is de voted to un analysis of the republican plat form. The Inconsistencies of the republican document are brought out with a few trench- ant strokes of the pen, and its utter hollow' ness dearly demonstrated. The allusion to the relations of the repub lican party to the colored voter is exceeding ly suggestive. The republican platform, says the democratic declaration, “professes the equality of all men before the law, attempting to fix the status of the colored dtixen. The acts of its congress were overturned by its courts." Thu colored voters have made consid erable progress In intelligence since the war, but how many of them are capable of appre ciating at its full worth the suggestion act forth by the foregoing? Very few we should say; and yet the fact ought to be clear to every colored voter in telligent enough to understand his rela tions to the state tliat every movement made in hia behalf by the republican party has not only been for the purpose of securing his vote, but has been a piece of cunningly con ceived hypocrisy. In other words, the negro has been befooled and befuddled by the re publican party for twenty years, and he has consented to be nude a tool of with charac teristic pdtieO'Je. trouize anything THacosvrrm He has not only been made a tool of, but I consider It tfctwit papar <mt* his real progress has been interfered with in ~ * a manner altogether deplorable. He has been dictated to by a parcel of disreputable white men—represen tali res of the republican party—and lias been driven by their advice to saume an attitude of hostility to bis own best interests as well as the interests of his publican leaders. A few negroes perceive this, but it has become a habit with them to lick republican boots. FRANCE AND CHINA. China blustered a great deal through Mar quis Tseng, her chief representative in Eu rope; she declared tliat if Son toy was attacked she would fight France to tiie bitter end—and then she signed a treaty giving France prac tically all Annum. Hhe abandoned not only Tonquin, but the whole of Annum, and gave France valuable trade privileges to boot. Prince Kungand liis ministers in office were blamed for this unfortunate result by the empress regent of China, and were dismissed In disgrace; and when Li Hung Chang was called in, he too blustered and talked war, hut it was he who surrendered all without striking a blow to France. Li Hung Chang had been preparing for war for a long time, according to tho well-informed correspondent of the Pull Mull Gazette, who said in a recent letter: Formany years past he has had vast sums, de rived not only from the revenues of his own pro vince, but from those of other provinces aa well, placed at his unquestioned disposal, for the pur- |H*e of putting China in n state to defend herself against European aggression. Enormous fortifica tions have been erected at Taku to protect the capital from a recurrence of the disasters of the last war: other points along tho coast have also been fortified: guns and war vessels have been purchased, troops have been tralucd on a Euro pean model—nil with the object of rendering Chinn able to hold her own against the nations of the west, and ull under the guidance and on the resjionsibib Ityof Li Hung Chang. When the differences be tween France aud China had reached an alarming stage, when ouly u single step in advance meant war, it was but natural thAt the advisers of Uie empress should turn to Ll and say: “The crisis for which you have long been preparing is now almost upon u*; your army, navy and fortifica tions are now about to be tested; for years im*t the defense of the empire in an emergency such aa the present has been your peculiar care; you have had vast sums of money for that purpose; you have been uncontrolled In its expenditure—a~ »undertake tho task of defeuse If \ come to the final decision to light?" Li Hung Chang wanted to fight France, but his judgment or hia courage would not let hint, and lie signed the Franco-Chincso treaty. He, too, wsa dismissed in disgrace, and it Is thought tliat the recent surprise of French force at laang-Sou, in defiance of the terms of the treaty, means that China disa vows tiie treaty, and has adopted a policy and appointed ministers to fight France. The French demand an apology and an im mense indemnity. No nation can now help China, a treaty-breaking power. If she pre fers war, she will be left to fight it out alono with France. No doubt Li Hung Chang knew that China was in no condition to cope with any of the great western powers; no doubt she will lose even more thnn Annam if she makes war with France. Tho terms of France will be heavy In both territory and mqncy if she is compelled to send a large tlcet and army to tho Chinese coast The world's trado will be seriously interrupted India will have no market for her opium, and the tea-drinking nations will suffer an additional tax; but France will surely and thoroughly avenge the wrong of tang-Son, A long and costly war may ensue, and in tho end China will be humiliated if not impover ished. ECHOES FROM THE PEOPLE. to piny on' a piano without n tem'her with Mason's musical charts? Where can I get them? From conversation with Atlanta innslcnl nu thorlticaon tho subject the conclusion Is drawn that one cannot (uniwwhe be peculiarly gifted) perfect himself as a performer with the chart os a teacher. That Is, one cannot become an artist However, to a certain extent, tho chart can take the place of a musical director. To persons who arc denied the instructions of a professor of music because of country resi<lcucc or other im pediment, and wishes to acquire a knowledge of the beautiful art the chart may lie recommended osati auxiliary. They can be precured at any mnsic store. Mrs. gucan Mitchell. Athens, Ga: Where -Jtaiuneopyof McCalls' II' ‘ was published in Savannah this century. There arc only two volumes of which anything is known—one l»clug In the Astor library. New York, and valued at 1750, and the other in Mr. Julius brown's library of this city. A short time ago prominent book men of this and other cities In the state received letters from n man in New Or leans stating that he possessed a copy of thfsbook, which he would dispose of for fifteen dollars. Sev eral times the amount asked for was Immediately forwarded, but the book never made Its appear ance. The sharper, as he afterwards proved to be, haring been traced to California, bail imposed 011 many of the states in the same way by adopting' this plan with their most valuable and unpur- ehosAblc works. A. K. J.. Lfivoniit. Ga.: 1. Where and by whom 1C. A. It., Gihsonvllle. N. C.; Is It true that there Is a mad stone which, if applied, will cure hydro phobia? I f so, where can one be obtained ? The innd stone is claimed to be a certain cure for hydrophobia. It Is said that Mr. Solomon Futon, Fairborn, Ga., possesses such a talisman. 8. (’. I'., Gainesville, Ga.: Lit Anthony Trol lope dead; It so what was «lato of death? 2. Who wero his publishers? X Where can I procure copy of William Coke's “Lock Picked at Last?" 1. Yes, recently; the date is not at hand. 2 RotiHedge, Harper, Llppincott and others publish ed his works. !t. Atlanta newsdealers differ ns to the existence of the work. The question will be settled In a few days by conferring with northern authorities,when you will be Informed through these columns. )V. P. C., Wenonda. Vo.: When and where was the first horse worked In harness and how luir- nessed. Htnto the authority for your reply. There U not much known of the early history of the horse. Our first knowledge of the animal fs gained from the Old Testament. In the thirty- sixth chapter of Genesis the horse is mentioned as existing lu the wilderness of Idumea. The tint proofs of horses' domestication are the utterances of Jacob on his death bed, when he referred to horse" and “rider" In the same sentence. Neith er bridles nor saddles were used when horses were first domesticated—such gear being of modern In vention. Horses were first used to draw chariots and war can, but the manner of harness lug them is unknown. Subscriber, Forsytli, Ga.: Where was Cleopatra'i „eedie brought from? Of what and where was i made? The one in Central park. New York, to which e Bitp|MMv you refer, was brought from Alexan dria. Egypt* It is made of a prenmtie rock, in the time of llctncscs II. “Subscriber,“ of COrtcmville,Go., writes: Nolle- Itig a small notice In Tiik CoxsriTt'TioN a short time since on astronomy, in which yon spbkeof the majority of the people being deprive)!, among other things, of the pleasure of a view of the moona font t . perhaps not ktiowh to many—that a view »f these moons may be had «>n favorable occasions by look ing at them In a good looking glass. K. B. A.. Msysvilic.Ga.: 1. Where can the seed of Texas blue gnus be procured? 2. Whst kind of land b> best adapted to it* growth? X llow much seed are required per acre? 4. How long after the sit'd are sewn should the grass stand before used for gnuiug? 1. Almost any dealer in seed. Mark W. Johnson A i*o., Atlanta, carry it. 2. Any good, rich soil 3. One bushel. 4. Twelve months. The grass is best grown from roots. C.P.N.H..Tunnel IIlll.Ga.: Will rommon Indian com and broom com mix, and will sugar cane and broom corn mix? The matter is in dispute here. It Is conceded by those in position to know that they wifi If they are so cultivated aa to bloom simultaneously, oung house.. ct for peaches . ■ :L Give me the oddreas of two Atlauta fruit deal ers. 4. Twit northern fruit dealers. A ls the la dies* exchai tnmixe any 1. Beyond onr home markets. New York and Philadelphia are the best. 2. One-third bushel crates are the best. A Elam Johnson’ A Co and W. J. Hudson Ja Co. 4 IlB>wn A McMahon, XH North Front street, Phila delphia; and Leo W. Jadd. 145 West street. New York. 4. Perfectly so. Clarke, Athens. Ga.: L Who was the chairman of the last democratic national convention? ■* *»• l\. J.i IffitUllllti Ull. . I. is the JImI) cotton gin mode? At Sing Sing, N. Y., by the Hall cotton gin com pany. I,. If. C.. Bold springs, Ga.: Where and at what price can I obtain the l»ook entitled "Lifeand Ad- ventures of an Arkansas Doctor?" At almost any Atlanta bookstore, for fifty cents. A subscriber, Hartnell, Go: 1. Is there any pa per publishing the sermons of Henry Ward Bcecner? 2. Where can I get tho lectures of Hen ry Cook? 3. Does any paper publish them? I. "Christian Thought" publishes them. 2. At any book store for fl.50 per volume. 3. None of which we are aware. Subscriber, Trion Factonr. Chattooga county. Ga Please send me a good reliable work on architec ture, a “Cottage Builder" will do if the “Archi tect" is not at hand. Wc have nothing of the kind nt hand. Works of this kind are very expensive. Cousult the adver tising columns of Thk Constitution as to Atlanta architects and confer with them. An Interested Pedcstrlenuc: 1. Arc the six day walks in New York go-us-you-plcasc matches? 2. what is the best go-i s you-pleasc record. 1. Yes. 2. Kx-Aldcrumn Fitzgerald's CIO miles, in Uie last great match in New York. Atlanta, July 8.—Editors Constltul Issue you mentioned and remarked on the forma tion of a young mens' athletic association in At lanta. W’herc should n person, desiring to hccomc n member, apply? Can you not giver further |mr- ticuinrs? Yours respectfully, J. 8. (J. The organization Is now being perfected and the lists will be opened In a day or two. Enquirer Townvllle, Ga^pl. To what extent and under wlmt management Is the work on Panama canal now progressing? 2. Why is Mecca, which is situated in Turkey in Asia, tho capital of Arabia? 1. Tho work is rapidly progressing under the management of M. Dc Lessens. The exact amount of work done to dute is not known. 2. Mecca is not situated In Turkey In Asia, but in Arabia. H W. Holmes, Ivor. Vu.: WlU you please to give me the uuuie and mUlrcss of two law schools iu [>ur shite—two which in your opinion are the best i tho state. You will very much oblige me. Consult our advertising columns. I)r. L. E. B., of Atlanta, writes: In your corres pondence column of Sunday, tith Inst., tho ques tion, “When and by wbera was vaccination Intro duced?" On the 14th of May, 149C by Dr. Edward Jenner, who first discovered its effects." Permit me to correct your reply. Dr. Etlward Jenner In 177fi began to study, scientifically, the traditional belief of the couutry people that cow- pox was a safeguard against small)tox. In 17Jti he made his first vaccination on man, and in lTW he published his first important paper on thu suit* Ject, entitled, “An Inquiry iuto the Causes and Efibct* of the Variolao Vuccinac Known by the naraoof Oowpox." London. 17UK, and In lTW the first public institution for vaccination was Da. U E. B. W. M., Coloma postofllcc; Where and at what price can I get a medical work entitled “The Sci ence of Life," which has been advertised iu Tiik Constitution? At almost auy Atlanta book store, for f.1.75. Country Reader: 1. Are members of the county school board faud Juror commissioners exempt from road duty? 2. What docs Intoxicating liquors cost the state of Georgia and what would it cost to preveut its tin- white fellow-citixetu. It is true that the re* lias the democratic convention more members wept" The general road law passed at the last session of the legislature has the efi'ect of mak ing members of tbe county boards oi education liable to road duty. Tho law, how ever, ts of force only iu those counties whose grand juries have adopted it. In the other coun ties of the state members of the boards are empt. They arc also exempt from jury duty the state over. Wo are of opiulon that jury comrair- doners are subject to road duty. 2. Your lost question is submitted to our readers. Reader: 1. Give the school attendance of white and colored children on at the three months mif lie schools for Dvtt? 2. What la the amnuntiii preprinted by the state for the purpose? :i. How mueh were the counties taxed for educational ptnposcs? The average attendance has not been footed up in full as the state school comn\i*slouer docs not report until the meeting of the legislature. With seven counties and four cities omitted the atlf u* dance was ldl,s?2 2. About $150,000. This does not lucluile moueys In cities and counties under local law*. X There is no property tax at all. except under local laws for school purposes. Tbe poll tax goes to the schools. J. 8. Absolom, Ga:—What sort of mill Is used to grind sumac for market? ^ Dark mills, or such mills as are used by tenners. Little Friend, Lumpkin, Ga.: Will Lucerne clo ver injure fruit trees, if planted fn ah orchard? I am a little girl of eleven yean, and dearly love to read your most valuable paper, and 1 hope papa will never let bis subscription run out. Tue ques tion is asked by papa's request. Yes; any kind of gnus will work Injury in such instances. Mrs. II., Toocoa. Ga: Which newspaper has the largest circulation in the world? 2. What was the name of the first paper published; the first In the United State*, t Give me some Information concerning Thk Constitution. 1. Tbe Paris Figaro has the largest circulation, probably 400,000. 2. The matter is in dispute. The “Acto Publics," of Rome, was the nearest approach to Journalism of ancient times, consist ing of official announcements of births and deaths. The "ReUtioner" and "Newe Zeiiung” appeared simultaneously In Hapsburg fn the fifteenth century. The “News out of Holland," published in 1019, for M. Newberry, was tbe first English journaL The “Boston News-Letter" wasthefir«t newspaper publication in the United States. It was printed for the first time in 13M, by John Campbell, and advocated British role over the American continent. X The full history of Thk CoKsmuTtox with all details of Its publication will be presented with description of our new press and building soon after moving into onr new quarters, which change is now in progress. Annie, fctlt Springs. Ga.: Where can I find tbe shortest verse in the Bible? Eleventh chapter of St. John, 35th verse: "Jesus the time when my good wife and seven children, with one et the breast, were flying from the fowl Invader—seeking a refuge somewhere outride of fihernun's fiery belt, sud when they arrived hero in the good old town were overtaken by Stone- man's raid. The nurse, a good, faithful family sen-ant. was walking out with our youngest child, a little black-eyed brunette, and tbo raiders came clattering down the road and stopped her, and one of the vandals said: “Put down that child. What you carrying that child for? Dont you kuotr that you are free?" The nurse was ahiazed aud indignant. 4 What yer want tnc to put down dc chile for; de chile cant walk." "Whose child Is it?" said the brute. “It’s my chile." said the nurse, hugging the lit tle thing to her breast. "Whose chllo did you reckon it was?" , . "Well, if It's yours it's a dam strange color," he replied, and galloped on. Unprotected and almost unknown, my wife and children hid out until the raiders left uie village, hud having no transportation did not know how they would escape from the next brutal hero that 4‘Hiue along. J‘.ut about midnight they were aroused with smothered voices at the window and friendly greetings from familiar fares, fora friend iu nml from Madison had heard of tiicir perils on the wings of the wind, and sent a carriage and a wagon after them, and so they were harried on with bag and baggage and about sunrise arrived at hi* hospitable home. A friend in need Is a friend in deed. A thousand times have I thought of that act of disinterested kindness, and wondered at it, for it was a perilous tiling to do in perilous times when the fowl invader was only too happy to cap. turc good stock, and a horse or a mule w as w orth nearly his weight in confederate money. That one deed of kindness stamped Eugene Harris as a noble, large hearted mail and a friend in need, j shall always love him. In a few days I found my lost family at hi* house, and we thought tho raiders lmd left the country and felt secure; but one bright morning they came tearing by aud took the town of Madison by storm. Our folks were two miles in the country* *»d when theyan- k«es rode up and wanted water the good old mother, who was alone, came to the door and saluted them, nml said: “Certainly, gentlemen, you shall have water. Do yon think there is any danger of the yankccs coming this way?" They hiughed and told her they were yankees, and slio quietly remarked: “Well, you seem to act like gentlemen ;"and this pleased them and they said, "Some of us arc. madam. I hope," and thanking her for the water they rode away. Well, some oT them were gentlemen, and nil such we rcs|>ect. I recalled the few succeeding days when Harris and Joel Abbott BUI tip* and t and two or three friends * >id out tiie mules and the horses in a canebrnko nd fed them at night, and hid ourselves out in pine thicket in sight of the horses and played cards on the ground and eat melons ami told stories to pass away thu time, nml lmd signals of pea)* and war and distress arranged with oar wives, so that wc could act on emergencies. 1 re member how two straggllug soldiers found the mules one day and rode two of them up to tho front gate, aud Mrs. Harris detained them in pleasant conversation until we could get there, and how Eugene was furiously and recklessly mod and slipping round to the back door, got twodou* hie barrelled guns nml giving me one of them ho rushed frantically up to the robbers ami shoving the muzzle in one's face ordered him to dismount, and he Just fell off quick on tho other side, and the next one did thu same, and they departed in hastu to parts unknown. 1 saw the house and tho pi»»e thicket from the car window os wo rolled along, and It carried me back tortile times that tried men's souls and solos, for we were on the run and my age. Two noble men whom time nor trouble nor peril nor poverty have demoralized from their natural goodness and greatness of heart. Many a time nave I laughed silently and all alone over the midnight frolic when Eugene tread on a suakc in bis room at Stonewall iron works and was bitten, and they struck a light und . 'Send for Axson, Frank; I love Axsoii. Oh, my Lordy; I’ve been thinking for flvo years I would Join the church. Axson knows it. Frank Jones, did you kill that snake? Kill him again, the infernal beast. When can Axson get hero? Do you reckon Ml die. Give me aome more whisky. Just to ... manner of t*ril*, and now at tho last have got to die by an Infernal snake. Mash his head ugaiu Frank aud givo mo another drink. Whcu can Axson get here. I want to hear him pray once more. Confound the snake." Well, ho was laid up two long months and suf fered agony, but ho got well and still lives to brighten the faces of his friends. My mind kept wandering along and g»t to the Koine encampment where the boys fired their blank cartridges aud marched around and hao a big frolic in time of peace aud picked up Henry Gmdy. and toted him around on thefr shou'den, ami made much of him, and he treated them to wu term ill ions, aiul ice cream, and soda water, until they let him off and set him down again—and then they cheered the iwiy And patted him on the back, and petted him like he waa a *l»oHed child. He used to be Rome’s boy, and Athens' boy, but now he is Georgia’s boy, aud iz the liest known man lu the state, I reckon. All this carried me bqck 20 years, when we too hnd a camp near Rome—when we had a legion. Just think of it—a legion. Legion is a big name, a S lorious name. Legion* of angels; legion of sel lers; legions of devils, name. Well, hnd classic , legion, Yewer's legion, home guards, fire side de fenders, Georgia niccllrii. Joe Brown pets an)] all sorts of names. And we too were in ramp and had a lottery aud some cavalry aud Infantry, aud we Ju*t dared the foul invader to come. 1 remem ber hour I was lieutenant of artillery slid one dark rainy uigiit our guiu went off aud waked up tho legion iu terror nml alumni! the settlement, aud the long roll was lieat aud the universal cry wa* "to arm*, to arms, ye brave." George Burnett and Tom Ayer were qt Uiu bottom of that dcvclincnt, and l remember how a few days after, half a dozen yankec cavalry wero seen away down the rode galloping furiously along in their blue clothes * about sun down, and another alarm was beat and our battery was or dered to charge down to Qnlun’s ferry and wo charged and planted our guns upon the bank and waited for the fowl invader to come. But he didn't come, aud we soon found out that the yan- kee horsemen were Jeff Johnson aud Bill Arp and a few more of their sort hunting mischief. I re member that tbe legion bad MO fighting men and 1200 quartermaster* and rommlssorlea who wero instructed to scour the country in search of for age aud vlttels, and they scoured. Eugene Harris and Oliver Stillwell wero iu my meNi and when old man Lewis rame Into camp one day hunting for some lost ’ hogs, George Burnett told him he hadn't seen 'em, and dldn t know anything about ’em; but all he did know was that tftlllwell, and Harris, and me, bad had stare rihs and backbone, and fresh * i»rk to eat every day for three days. 8o wc were reported to Colonel Yeiscr. and liked to have been court-martialed; and old man Lewis believed os long a* he lived that we stole his hog*. Well, it was a glorlou* kind of war that we eu- gaged in then—a splendid war, and reminds me of the scene when the big Texas ranger rode up to a "quad of home guards, and; drawing a big shooter from his boot, exclaimed: "Laydown, radish— Pm gwine to bust this rap!" BILL A*r. The KUenton Murder. Atv.ifTA, Ga., July 12,-{8p«clal.]-The recent murder at Ellerton, S. C„ Is creating considerable talk here. From private sources It is said that Wood employed Carson to kill Rountree, and then employed two other men to kill Sessions, the brother-in-law of f'anon, to whom tbe mon ey was paid. Rountree was not killed, but Ses sions body was found in the woods, with hi* head severed, and the body devoured by dogs and buzpmls. w ood and Terry ore under arrest, and Easley, one of the participants, was captured at Thomson to-day. The Situation In China Serious. London, July li—The Shanghai correspondent of tbe Times says: Sir Robert Hart, Chinese cus toms inspector, is trying to negotiate with M. Pateraoctie, French minister. Tbe foreign coun sel raems blind to the danger* of tbe war of the rebellion. Prince Chun trusts to boosting fanat ics and the officials who conceal the dcfeiueleaa condition of the coast. Ignorance, confusion and treachery render the rituatiou serious. Yellow Fever In Havana. Havana, July 12.—There were 19 deaths here from yellow fever during the past week.