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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JULY 29,1884.—TWELVE PAGES.
BETSY HAMILTON.
A SKETCH OF LIFE IN THE BACK
WOODS.
HetMf Bays Everybody and *v*rgthtn* *u Plenti
ful at the Ualoa CarapmeeUng, Triad Cblektn
and Preschcrs XapaciaUjr—Old Brother
Cola Oats After the Sinners, Etc.
A* I said afore everbody vu at the Union
catnptnecUn% and nothin’ waan’t ikaae. Old
maids and old bachelor*, widdem and wid-
overa, preacher* and fried chicken wa* all
plentiful, Betwixt the frettiV and squawlin’
ehillun, figlftin’ dog*, loud talkin' boys, and
hollerin' mule*; thar wa* a plenty fuss •
gwine on to jine in with tbo preach in' and
aingiu’ and ahoutin*. The gang* of folk* a
movin' around here and yon all time preach
in’ was enough to give a body a fit to watch
’em and try to listen at preachin’ too. I waa
plum sorry for the babies. I know in reason
if they had ther druthers,they wouldn’t never
(end no campnicctins; po’ little thing* lugged
about in the hot brilin’ sun frettin’ all tho
time, and fed and stuffed on ginger cake* and
green apple* and peachea, and set on a old
quilt on the ground whar the hounds and the
fine dog* could snatch the chicken legs out’y
ther mouth*, and mebbe so ther mammies
right then a shoutin' and don’t kuow whose a
watchin* of the po’ little critter*. Old Mias
Cas* tuck my time; she alters set* up nigh
the pulpit, and jist a* shore a* Brother Cole
preaches she let* in hi shoiitin
She sot her little gal Mandy Ann in a little
cheer at hor feet, and when she got to ahoutin
and .failin’ all over everhody, somebody
grablied up Mandy Ann hi keep hor from git
tiu’hurt. “Glory, glory!” shouted old Mis*
Cass. “ Whar is my little gal r Glory, glory
wliar’* my little cheer? Glory, glory l” Some
body find my little gal; glory, glory. Whoso
tuck my little cheer; glory, glo-ree-ee-ee
ivhac'j lnV ttlllfl U«n<tv A till’ irhifV.
and talk ar. Oh, you on-consumed, benight'
ed, on-worthy sinners ar, you needn’t dodge
ar, kase 1 wouldn't shoot a har of your bead
ar. You that has back-slid, and back-slid,
and back-slid ar, and kep a gittin' furder and
Birder back ar, tel you’ve done got plum back
to them back benches ar, I say it, and I say
it agin ar, I wouldn’t shoot nair one of
you'unses ar. Oh, you on-worthy sinners, I
couldn’t in reason shoot nairy one of you ar;
as I was a gwine on to say ar, a Christian air
a monstrous bard thing to find ar,. and when
you start* out to shoot one, itbaint like shoot-
in’ squirrels that you can find any whar* on
tho spring branch ar. Christians, my brctli-
ering, is as skase as hen's teeth ar, and when
you tries to find a Christian to shoot ar, it's
pine blank like huntin’ for a needle in a hay
stack ar.
“As I was a gwine on to say ar, cf I was
commissioned to shoot a Christian, brethering,
I’d load rny gun, I’d put in a big load of buck
shot ar, and ram the lead in good ar, and take
pcrtickler aim ar, and as I said afore, I
wouldn't aim at none of you'uns ar. I’d pint
U right down tbar at sister Cass ar, and, sister
Cass, I’d pull the trigger ar, and fire the
whole load into you ar.
Then old Mist Cass clapped her hands and
sot in to shoutin’ “Glory, glory, glo-ree-ee-ee,**
at the top of her voice, and mootin' broke.
Bktsy Hamiltxo.
[Next week. "Anotiikk Hketch."!
eo-ee,” and foil back in a trance. They tuck
lier to the teut, and Mandy Ann fullered a
squealin' at the hip of her voice.
CarnpmeetJn’ is a great place for good catiu .
aud for couples to court; and for old folks to
git together and talk over old times. Miss
Patience I’ottcr was thar rigged out in her
Handiest best, and Calndony lowed the rain
bow wasn’t nowliar to the colors she wa* diked
out in, and her Monday frock, they say sho
hadn't wore it afore sense 4th of July ten year
h ago. It had been crammed away in her ehist,
9 and from the wrinkle* 'peered like it had
been drawed out’p a gourd.
Brothor Colo i* a old widower with gran’
ehillun, but he Hies around with the Ifi-year
old gals; and the po' ole mnu never had no
•usplcious that none of them widders and ole
maids was a settiu’ of Uicr caps for him. Mias
Palienco had a way of gwiuu to him ever
mornin' at cnmiinieetin’ to talk about her
•perrit-nal wel-ror; he was her parson, she
lowed, and she had a right to talk to him and
it wern't nobody's business but hor'n. Mho
abused herself turrible, and told him thut sho
wa4 i sinner, and a benighted sinner at that.
Oh 1 if he could have seed to tho bottom of
hot heart, how sho loved to have him tell her
that she was good, and a gittin* riper and riper
all.the time lor the grave. Hbe expected him
to praise her and he did. He would tell her
that she wasn’t no wusser'n thousand* that
walked to and fro upon tho ycth; but she kep
on a tollin'him that she waa a •inncr- I ohl
sich a turrible benighted sinnur. “And l&eedi
somebody,” says she, “to lead me down the
dark thftrn-besot path of life in thia benighted
ain struck, on-timely world.”
He bad disputed her bein' a tinner, and
routradicted her so long that he made up his
mind he wouldn’t do it no more. Next time
he’d agree with her.
“You thinks I bfciht no sinner,” says she,
"but if you calls settin' up a idle on the yeth
like the golden calf aud a failin' down and a
worshipin* of it a sinner, then 1 know I am a
sinner, and a benighted sinner at that; leabt-
ways the idle I worships aint a calf, nor is he
—is it 1 mean—-any ways liken unto n calf, but
I worship* it all the same as if it was a calf,”
and she tuck a big dip of snutr.
Then old brother Vole put in a big chaw of
lerbarker and lowed s“ You thinks you air a sin
ner, and In cose you knows the in'arducsa of
your own heart iietter'ii me, urn! it haiut for
me to spate your word; it looks reasonable to
appose as how you knows, so ef you maintains
that you air a sinner I rcckin n* how you
air.”
8hc spit out the snuff aud the tears come in
her eye*. Mias Patience was mad. Hhe never
looked for him to agree with her, and she wa*
•lUapp'intcd and was luskiii'up her mind to
4ell nun that sho was as good aud a sight bet
ter than some that sot theyselves up for
Christians-*-some gals that ho wo* a Ilyin’
around, too, but tho tear* of disapp'iutmeiit
was a chokin’ of her to she couldn't speak
He weut on;
“A Christian air a hard thing to . .
you, Mother Potter, a Christian air a hard
thing to find, and all that’s left for me to do
now. Mother Potter, is to ”
He aimed to say was to pray for hor, but the
old maid ria in her wrath. Mho could have
•tood his callin’ of her a sinner, and a be
(lighted sinner at that, but when lie come to
call her "Mother Potter” it made her mad,
hopjiiu iuad--.lt farly rit the dander ou her
“I’ll have you to understand,” says she,
“that I'm no'mother. You needn't ‘Mother
Potter’ me. I’m no mother. I'm not the
mother of nobody. nor likewise the stepmother
of nobody (here'sho broke down cry in' when
she thought how she would like to have been
the stepmother of his children), aud if you
means to hint that I oiuoo-old no-hoo, I know
I haiut so powerful young, but I let you kuow
if hit's tho oldness that you air a hintin’ at
that you haiut no spring chicken your own
Tn* Romakcic or Solitary Gctca.—In one
of the gulches of the gold mining district of tho
Divide, perhaps twenty-five mile^ from
Denver, stand* the remaius of a cabin, if a few
blackened and charred timber* aud a pile of
stones, evidently at one time a chimney, can
be colled remain*. T« tho miner* and pros
pectors who pass over the rough trail to-day
the pluco has a lonely and mournful look and
many speculations are Indulged In ua to the
history and fate of it* former occupants.
From 1858 until 1884 this wild and almost
uninhabited country was filled toith a busy
population who had left comfortable home*
and loving friends in tho east in tho wild pur
suit of gold in these rich digging*. In the lat
ter year, however, the number dwindled from
several thousand to jH-rhips less than a score
of white men, newer excitements having car
ried the reatloss lido iu other directions.
Among tho few who remained were two
brothers who had left their home in o pleasant
town in Illinois to mnko their fortunes in these
marvelously rich placers. These were Thomas
and William Coleman, who, though so closely
rotated, were as utterly different iu disposition
and manner a* could well be imagined,
Thomas, who was of a dark and swarthy com
plexion, was always morose and disagreeable,
and generally disliked by his neighbor*. Wil
liam, however, with hi* bright, blue eyes ami
sunny hair, wa* over a favorite with all. But
little wo* known of their previous history save
that the elder wa« unmarried, but that Wil
liam had left a young wife and one child it
the east. It wua known, also, to a few, that
this marriage wa* a continual source of con*
toutial between tho two, and it wo* generally
understood that the brothers had been former
ly rivals for tho bond of tho girl whom Wil
liam afterward married. One day, in the sum
mer of 1804, the stage, which wa* still run
niug in that section, brougli an a passenger i
beautiful woman to the cabin who proved to bo
the wife of William Coleman. The meeting o
the couple was joyous to a degree, she explain
iug that parent* and child having both diod
•he had resolved to join her husband and in
dividunlly share hi* fortunes and hardships,
Upon her arrival Thomas wont out of the
house and wandered a long distance over
ridges and through gulches nor returned until
long after dark. Just exactly what happened
after he reached the cabin wa* nevor Known,
hut it is surmised that a fierce quarrel ami
double murder ensued, as late that night a
man passing near there on horseback thought
he heard loud and angry words followed by
two reports from a pistol, and looking back
after getting on top of the ridge he saw the
bright light of a conflagration. Upon reach
ing the nearest settlement he reported what he
had seen. A party*of men started tho next day
UNCLE REMUS.
THE FUN AND PHILOSOPHY OF
THE OLD HOME.
At Uncle Eemui' Earnest UolicfUtloa, Sis Temp/
Entertains the Crowd With the Story of How
Brother Wolf Attempted to Psss Off see
Calf; Brer Babbit Olvcs Him Awsy.
•elf, aud with that she rit and flirted up ofPa
the bench, and left him a wonderin’ what ho
had done.
It do look like a pity alter a good sanwmt
has Won preached for sich a man as old
brother Cole to git up aud spile it all. The
lust uight alter wc'uns got thar Mr. Morris
preached a good sarmout. He said enough
aud not ton much, aud it was a gittin’ late,
but he called on brother Cole, and he ri* and
ranted for about n rour.
“Brethering and littering,” say* he, “I toll
you a Christian, a rail sho’ nufTChristian, air
a monstrous hard thing to find ar. A coun
terfeit dollar or a spile't aig looks as good ns
any tel you comes in examine it ar, and bust
it ar, then you'll find, mv brethering, that
thar’* a might sighty.ol dilference ar,aiul so ’tia
with a Christian or rutlier folks what cal!*
thcr-selvcs Christians ar. My brethering and
sistering, ef 1 was called ujtou to shoot a
Christian I would take aim aud pint my gun
all around at fait one aud then tothcr (every
body dodged) to see who I'd shoot and who I
wouldn’t ar, (lie stretched out his arms and
to»k aim at each one. Most anybody will
dodge if you piut at ’em.) and brother Simp
son, you ‘needn't think I’d shoot you, for l
wouldn't. (Old Miss Cass sot right down nigh
(he pulpit listenin’ and a waitiu* for the time
to shout, and Miss Patleuce Cotter wa* a fan-
nin* away with her turkey tail hoping he
would piiil at her for a Christian) and brother
Roberson, 1 wouldn't shoot you ar, and brother
Galligber, I wouldn't shoot you ar, and sister
I'inkney, I wouldn't shoot you ar, nor like
wise you, sister Freshoura a’r (old Mis# Fresh-
ours bad dodged behind sister Pinkney) and
likcu uc also you, sister Haskins, nor done of
you worldly, in hidings on that bench ar. (Mrs.
Haskins had on a new Sunday bonnet) I tell
you, my tittering, fine close eant take nobody
to heaven ar, and brother Jobnsing, I wouldn't
*h-x*t you ar, and brother and sister Jones, I
wouldn’t shoot nair one of you'uns ar, and
likewise also 1 wouldn’t take aim at uair one
ot them air ou-«*«!i*arued sinners on them
back benches ar, what comas here to tnecliu*
to set up and steep ar* and totbers to laugh
the cabin aud beneath tho still
smoking ruins the burned bodies of William
Coleman and his wife. Thomas Coleman was
never afterwards heard of. Tho place to-day
has a mournful loneliucss and silence, un
broken save by tbo twitter of birds by day and
tho bowline of the coyote at night.—Kooky
Mouutaiu Nows.
of 1854 or 1855, say* a writer in the Nasi
World, 1 ran up to Lexington to attend tho
races at tho center of Kden’s garden, ami of
course General Abe and Colonel Tom Buford
were there with their invincible thorough
bred*. Colonel Torn, from a sudden quurrel
that grew out of the excitement of the race
course one afternoon, played a duet on pistols
with an adversary, wnose name I cannot now
recall.
General Abe, hi* brother, and I were stand
iug about forty or fifty find off when the fusil
lade began, and remained apparently uncuii-
cerned, for though lit* brother was hotly on
gaged, the old hero was willing, according t<
the rule* of Kentucky chivalry, to see a fair
fight aud let the best man win. Coloucl Tom
struck his adversary once or twice in several
shots, uot seriously wounding him. When all
the chamber* ot his enemy's pistol were
emptied a friend who stood near, and not hav
ing the fear ot Brother Abe before hi* cye.«
ran up and thrust a fresh weapon into tin
hands of Tom Buford’s assailant. General
Abo, believing loo firmly in “fair play” to
thus permit two men to combine against one,
and that one “Brother Tom,” at once jerked
out a knife ot glittering blade and made a
rush for the too-busy interloper. More quick
ly than it takes to tell it General Abe, with
ono hand, had seised the poor fellow by the
hair, and, like a (lash of lightning and with
tho dexterity of nn Indian, made a circular
incision on tho crown of hi* headland, giving
the hair a sudden twist, lifted oil* as ucut r
scalp aa one would undergo a dav’a ride t.
“Now, ——- you,” said General Abe, a
coolly tossed h»* Indian trophy to one side aud
released his victim, “now go, — - you! I
guess Wood's hair restorative won't bring out
the wool on your head again soon.” The
frightened fellow, never haviug cx|M-rienccd
that kind of warfare, gathered his head iu
both hands and ran oil' yelling as if Captain
Jack and all the Mod«>c* were close upon his
heels.
1 waa horrified, It being the first s'alp 1 had
ever seen taken, aud riding home that even
iug I asked General Buford how he could d«
such a barbarous thing.
“lie ought to have attended to his own busi
tiess,” he replied. “I was willing, though
my brother was engaged, to keep hands off
and Id 'em fight it out, aud when he ran up
ami hauded his friend a pistol to kill Tom
with, 1 would have been justified in killiug
him.”
THE FLURRY*INST. LOUIS.
The New Orient** Yellow Fever lie port Dis
turb* llu»lue*».
Mr. Lori*, July 13.—A (lurry of cxcitcnieut
and much apprenen*ton aud dread wr» pro
duced on Vhaqge to-day by the report that
Yellow fever had broken out in New Orleans.
Wheu it waa ascertained through dispatches
from reliable sources that outy a child had
died from a disease supposed to be fever,
the excitement subsided and mailers
relapsed into their usual condition. There
was a break in wheat, however, aud provis
ions showed great weakness, but corn and
mts were higher and firm. The assignment
f Weaar, Boogher & Co., also had some effect
n the market, and produced a general feeling
>f uncertainly, but that seemed to
pass away with the fever scare.
The West Virginia Democrat*.
WaBKLtxo, Wnrr Va., July 13.—The demo
cratic state convention met here to-day to
nominate a state ticket. A big fight waa made
over the report of the committee on perma-
■-* organisation, which named for chairman,
ge A. Moffett, editor of the Register. Tho
difficulty ended in Moffett withdrawing his
name. The convention adjourned till to-mor-
Daddy Jack appeared to enjoy Tildy’s story
as thoroughly as the liUla boy.
“*E ane fine laic. *E tnekky me labff tell
tear is come In me y-cye,” the old African
•aid. And somehow or othep Tildy seemed to
forget her preteude^ animosity to Daddy Jack,
and smiled on him as pleasantly as she did on
the other*. Uncle Remus himself beamed
upon each and every one, especially upon
Aunt Tempy; and the little boy thought he
had never seen everybody in such good-
humor.
“Sis Tempy,” said Uncle Remu*, “I speck
it’s yo* time for ter put in.”
“I do* bin rackin’ my min',” said Aunt
Tempy, thoughtfully. “I see you flxin’ dat ar
hawn, tin terreckerly hit make me think 'bout
a tale wa’t I aint year noue un you tell yit.”
Uncle Remus was polishing a long cow’s-
horn, for the purpose of making a hunting-
horn, for his master.
“Hit come ’bout one time dat all de creeturs
w’at got hawns tuck a uotion dat doy got ter
meet terge’er uu have a confab fer ter *ce how
dey gwine take keer deysc'f, kaze dent t’er
creeturs got tush un claw, dey uz de* a snutch-
in’ urn fuiii 'roun* cve’y conider.”
“Tooby shot” said Uncle Remus, approving-
ly.
Dey sont out wud, de hawn creeturs did,
un dey lack’ll meet tergo’er way off in de
woods. Man—Sir!—dey wux a big gang
«m, un de muster dor had out dar ’twan'
b’ar tailin’ skacely. Air. Bull, he ’uz dar,
Mr. Steer, un Miss Cow”—
“And Mr. Benjamin Ram, with his fiddle,
suggested !ho little l»oy.
—“Yes,'n Mr. Billy Goat, un Mr. Uni
corn”—
“En olo man Rinossyhoss,” said Uncle Re
inns.
—“Yes, ’n lots mo' w’at I aint know __
names’un. Man—Sirl—dey had a mighty
muster out dar. Ole Brer Wolf, ho tuck'n
yeor ’bout de muster, un ho aech a smarty dat
nothin’ aint gwine do but he mils’ go uh sed
w’at dey doin’.
“He‘study ’bout it long time, un den he
wont out in do limber nn cut ’im two crooked
sticks, un tie urn on his head, un start off ter
whar de hawn crectur* meet at. W’en lie git
dnr Mr. Bull nx ’im who is he, w’at lie want,
whar ho como frum, un whar ho gwine. Brer
Wolf, ho ’low:
“Ba-a-n! I’m name little Book Calf! 1
“Kh-oh! Lookout, now!”exclaimedTiltl
enthusiastically.
“Afr. Bull look at Brer Wolf mighty hard
("RAVEL AND ADVENTURE.
Thrilling Exploits and Pictures of Strange
Land*.
Tux Leozxo of G(.rx Plv».—In 18(18, when
the Indians made a raid into Douglass aud El
Paso counties they sought biding places in this
country, but the canyon of Deer creek is too
small for a covert. Turkey creek canyon
J ives more secure hiding places. In earlier
ays this country was traveled more than it is
at present. A coach used to run to wbat is now
known as Villa Park, (I\ T. Bsrnuw’s subdi
vision) from Denver aud continue on the Alor-
rison and adioiuing* roads until It reached a
ranch owned by Juugu Reed, better known o*
the old Pennsylvania house. The coach went
south through the foot hills that adjoin Alor-
riton to Fairplay.
Among other interesting matters connected
with Deer creek and the Platte conntry is the
legeud of an old Indian chief and his daugh
ter. Blazing Star, a war cbiel of the Arupa-
hoes, had obtained the greatest influence
among his tribe. Btcrn and implacable in bat
tle, earnest and invincible in council, he cared
little for women, and was accustomed to re-
OFF TO BALTIMORE.
THE GEORGIA EDITORS ON THEIR
WAY NORTHWARD.
Tba Meeting of tho Preos Osn* st tho Markhsm
House Yesterday sad tho Proceedings of tho
Body-Colonel Sstlll Elected President
-Tho Dinnor at tho Usrkhsm.
The Georgia pres* association met in con
vention Wednesday morning at ten o’clock in
the writing room of the Markham house.
President J. H. Estill, of the Savannah
Morning News, called the body to order, and
on motion of Mr. 8. R. Weston, of the Albany
News, Mr. II. U. Caban its was requested to
act as secretary pro. tern.
Captain E. P. Ilowell, chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements, made a verbal report
concerning the excursion.
Captain Howell introduced Colonel A. Pope,
gard all *quaws as very inferior creatures. I general passenger agent of tho East Tennessee
fcrs r er - by r ^ io1 “r r^\ outUu 1
“Well, den, bimeby, terreckerly, dey got
jr talkin’ un tollin’ der ’peronco des like de
w’ito talks doc* at class-mootin'. Wiles dey
'ux*gwino on dis away, a great big hoss flv
come spilin’ ’roun’, un Brer Wolf tuok'n fergit
hi**n'f, un snap at ’im.
“AH dis time Brer Rabbit bin hidiu’ out in
do bmdic* watchin’ Brer Wolf, un w’en he see
dis he tuck’n break out in a laugh. Brer Bull
he tuck'n holier out, he did:
“Who dat laughin’ un nhowin’ dcr man
ery?’
••Nobody aint make no answer, un tcrreck
erly Brer Rabbit holler mt:
‘De hawn creeturs dey all look ’roun’un
wonder w’ot dat mean, but bimeby dey go on
wid dey confab. ’Twan’t long 'frt* a flea tuck’n
bito Brer Wolf 'way up on do back er do neck,
un ’fo’ ho kuow what he doin’, ho tuck’n squat
right down uu scratch hissc’f tvld his bohimo
fool.”
Knty!” exclaimed Daddy Jock. “Dar you
is!” said Tildv.
Brer Rabbit, he tuck’n brokc-out in n’er
big laugh un 'slurb uni all, uu den he holler
tit-
“ 'ScrUchum-scratchum, Uwsy, my law*! '
Look af dat Hook Calf scratch In’ wid claw*!'
“Brer
do hawn aroeturH.
un 'twau’t long
•g'ln:
“ 'Rliiktuin tliiktiim. ride Mm on a mil!
Dut Hook ('all got a long bushy tall l’
De hawn creeturs, dey go on wid der
fab, hut Brer Wolf git skeordor un skeerdef,
kazo he notice dat Air. Bull got his eyoou ’im
I!...* n.i.ki, u.. *i,.» j[o Lol
Wid dat Brer Wolf make ea ef he gwine
way fum dar, un he wan’t none too soon,
ucedrr, knee olo Mr. Bull splutige at’im, on
little mo’ un he’d er natally to' 'im in two.”
“Did Brother Wolf get away?” tho little boy
asked.
Yas, Lord!” said AuntTemy, with unction
he des scooted 'way film dnr,’ un he got *t
mad wid llrer Rabbit.dat he tuck'u play dead
un wild went ’roun’ dat dey want all de cn*e
turn for ter go set up will ’im. Brer Rabbit,
he went down dnr ter ter look at 'im, uu time
he see ’ini, he nx:
Is he griu yit?'
.11 de creeturs d<
not ex dey knows uu.' Den Drer Rabbit! he
Mow, he did:
“ 'Well, den, genterinuus all, ef be aint
grin, deu he aiut dead good. In all my
‘•pounce folks aint gil dead good tell dey
grins.'
“W’en Brer Wolfyear Brer Rabbit talk dat
away, he tuck'n grin fum rear ter year, uu
Brer Rabbit, he picked up &is hat un walkin-
cane un put out far homo, un w’ett he got wav
off inde wood* he sot down un laugh ter kill
bisse'f.”
Unele Remu« had paid Aunt Tempy the ex
traordinary tribute of naming in hi* work to
listen at her story, and when she bad con
cluded it, he looked at her in undisguised ad
miratiou.and exclaimed:
•l be bless, Bit Tempy, efy,»u aint wnss'n
'at 1 is, en I'm bad miff, do Lord knows I
|I”
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
The Assignment ot Wear, lloo^her JL Co. la
St. Louis.
Sr. Lofts, July 23.—The extensive dnr
good* house of Wear, Boogher Sc Co. assigned
this forenoon. The asset is are givea at about
$<120,(KM, embracing good* and merchandi«c;
$440,000 open accounts; bills receivable $l?5,-
000, other matters $3,000. The liabilities are
not definitely known, but the aggregate is
about $150,0011. The cause of the assignment
was a refusal of the New York
banks to make the customary advance. The
firm states that if time is given to realise on
the actual pronerty iu hand, they will not
only pay in fiift, but have a handsome sur
plus. About seventy tier ceut of their indebt-
cduca* is iu New York, Boston and Provi
dence. The only large creditor here is the
'Louis National bank, for $25,000.
The Storm tn Wisconsin.
Milwalkek, Wi*., July 23.—A severe hail
and wind storm visited Wisconsin and did
much damage to crops and property last night.
ID severity was most felt at Jeflerson, Water-
town, Fonil du- Lac, West Bend, Kewaakum,
Oconomowoc, Plymouth, Whitewater, and in
cluded the country.
their approach.. But doubt and uncertainty ‘he proposed excursion tendered by hi* road,
prevailed among the tribe, and Blazing Star I Ou motion of Mr. J. W. Burke, the tlianks
believed they were about to yield to the white I of the association were tendered Coloucl Pope
man. I and his associates for tho courtesies offered.
Noted for hi* boldness and unheard of in- I After tho transaction of some other minor
trepidity, the war chief resolved to reconcile I business the following resolution was intro-
ali opposing factious by a grand coup d’ etat. j duced by Colonel John Triplett, of the Thom-
Calling all chiefs and greut warriors to as*cm- I nsville Time*, and unanimously passed:
hie on a certain day. be suddenly appeared I Whereas, it Is proposed to bold a state fair In the
before them on the topmost point of a great I city of Macon during the 1 ! u
.... ..Lj.u .j... nfmvn th« „, n »t rnmnntic nnd I *hnll he a reflex of the agricultural, inauufactur-
rises above tho most romantic aud I j mineral and other resources of the state:
beautiful part of the canyou, a spot known as | Therefore, be It resolved by the Georgia pre**
Glen Ply in, whore through groves of cottou I Rociation In convention assembled, that a* the In-
wood Deer creek, clear as crystal, dashed along (tcrest and reputation of the empire state of the
with n Round that is wonderfully musical I south are Involved, wc pledge ourselves indlvldu-
u' H L “»>• and collectively to an earnest co-operation
How he got up to that height no one knows, 1 wi ' h tJle 0 flj ww 0 j the state fair. In working up an
but it was to be tried again soon after, as tho | exhibit which shall prove ail honor to the state,
story will show. Assuming that the great | demonstrating to the thousands who will be In at*
Alanitou inspired him to stand there the war- tendance what Georgia Is in the quantity aud di-
rior nddrwMd tho.e in tho glen below Mm, v ^'£$Syji!£iS’unanimou*
“gmg them to a relentless war against the I jy re . e ieetcd president of the association,
lie face. I J. W. Burke was elected ilJrst vice president.
His cries for the whito (nan's blood were I C. W. Hancock was elected second vice-presl-
heard and answered, and many spear* flashed ! doDt *
• ,| uu n .,.. n ..i„ * I Air. 8. P. Weston was re-elected treasurer,
in the sunlight at his appeal*. I j \y. chapman was elected recording sec-
But ono old chief returned from tho pow-wow I reDry.
sad and disheartened. Laughing Eyes, the I Air. W. A. Knowles was elected corresponding
chiefs daughter, was beloved by Wagulln as if I secretory.
•ho had boon hi. own child. An executive committee oi live wa. elected «
Ho knew that one of tho pale face., a young \ Vo .h1,, John Triplett,
scout, who, a mere boy, had como west iu the I j. Stanford, O’, ft. Pendleton,
days of Kit Car*on, loved ond was beloved by 1 J. W. Anderson,
tho Indian maiden. He knew that Blazing I On motion Messrs. 8. II. Christopher, Geo.
Star had contracted a special hatred for the P, Woods ond Joshua Knowles were appointed
young scout. Ilenco, he resolved to warn the I a committee to draft resolutions on the death
young girl. Ilis warning mine nono too sopn, I of Mr. U. L. Weston, lately a merabor oi the
but when the maiden started for the settlement I awociation.
to worn her lover she was beset by highway-1 The morning session of the body then ad
men, aud after a thousand perils escaped to I journed.
find tho settlement burned and her lover a I t aftkbxoox skshiox.
E risoucr in tho hands of her father. She soon I Tho association met at three o’clock, but in
new the worst. Oil the erngabove Glen Plytn I the afternoon session had but very littlo to do.
was the body of her lover who had been laid I Tho following resolution introduced Mr..W.
there fo die of starvation and exposure. She | E. Mum ford waa adopted:
among the southern Rtatc* without un appropria-
scout had breathed his last. .w.
Wince that time it i* said that in the dead of I this association, pledge our personal and edit
night cries arc heard ox of the old Indian chief I influence to the aid of the »tntc, district aud c
ped ond fell into tho canyon beneath a corpse
The father, finding his daughter dead, aud or«
riving in the same way at the cause, succeeded I varied prodiict*
by the means he knew in reaching tho top of I position In New Orlcsp*.
—I
* editorial
__ _____ ndcouu-
hcwnilinff tho loss of his daughter, nnd other I ty commissioners of the New Orleans exposition.
^dtV.EPer t )rii 0 . a ^^V , I°n^^^
iug lor her Inver. So rum this legend, hardly n t . V |iig that ittch a result would add to the repu-
otu enough to be called so, for tho old pioneer* I ration and standing of our beloved common*
are so near to tho Coloradoan* of to-duy that it I wealth. , , . .
is not at all unlikely that tho legend bad sorno ^ Tho treasurer s report showed on hand
foundation in the lnvc of a young man named *3®7.25, which was increased by inoro than
Walter, for an Indian chiePa daughter. As for I P" by tho payment of dues. The fund »
the ghost story, it is not out of place in tho ro- I k e pt * or payment of the incidental ex-
mantic scenery of tho cliff and the granducr of I Pauses of tho conventions, and i* growing
tho clilf.—Denver News. »rg°r overy year. Mr. 8. R. \Ve.ton has
I becu such an ciiicient treasurer that he ha*
Wooer. Aoaoss ms Coxiiskxt—Wood— | been ro ; e!ccted for many years after ho left
Snow.—On Mav U, IHM, nl Santa Barbara, “‘We journalism.
Cal., Mr. W. CliHord Wood, or Philadelphia. At four o clock in the afternoon tho editors
to Miss Minnie J. W. Snow, of Santa Barbara. I and the ladles who accompanied them dined
The above notice, which appeared in a morn- I Markham ns guests of the Co.vsthttiox,
ing paper of this city a few days since, is the An excellent dinner was served and was par-
solo announcement thus far made of a young I \nkon of amid pleasant hits of conversation
romantic mar-1 between the quill drivers. There were no
rioge. * I blasts uud no speeches.
Air. Wood, the groom, is between twenty.five I _ ovv to halt*more.
nnd thirtv years of ago, living with his widow- „ At eleven last night the party started for
ed mother, Mrs. Ann Wood, a brother, and an Baltimore under the protecting wing ot the
unmarried aister at No. 1,818 North Eighth I Tennessee people. There cau be no
street, and employed as a clerk in tho Third that tho trip wfli bo a pleasant one.
National bant iff No. 1.428 Market street. The party wn* made.up as'follow*:
There ii nothing in tho appearance of the well I \ jhanV ^ * c ' r Wld ttU<1 Ad'trtiser,
dressed, quiet mannered, red mustavhed young I ‘ t. llii
bank clerk to indicate that he ha* more ro-
manco in his composition that tho prosaic na
ture of his busiuea* might lead one to suppose,
but tho circumstances of his luarringu pro
claim him as possessed of sonic attribute* that
benefit a hero of fiction.
In 1863 Mr. Wood .was one of the many
ant, Banner-Watchman, Athens.
H. ft. Move, University Reporter, Athens.
(Mark Howell. Constitution, Atlanta.
>1. II. Cnbanlm and lady, Christian Index, At
lanta.
J. it. Pioragoolc, Southern Clipper. Atlanta.
J, M. Brown and lsdjr. Democrat. Balnbridgc,
J. C. McAIichacl, Gazette, lLrne.-vllh*
W. W. Fleming uml lady, Early County News,
(.lark ilowell, coiumuiiou, Aiianti
T. J. Ripley, Constitution, Atlanta.
T. J. Qullliuii, Chronicle. Athens.
W. O. Whidby, Southern World, Atlanta.
A. V. Smith and lady, Christian Telescope, At
lanta.
W. L. Clark and Uuly, Republican, Atlanta.
youug men to leave the panic,stricken east for I. J * A * Gray and lady, Medical Journal, At-
now pasture* beyond tiiijMississlppi. lie set-1 j pother nnd Indy, Southern Cultivator, At-
►.ed in Omaha, Neb., nnd there made the ne- 1 *
quaintance of a pretty and modest mannered
girl, who had found employment in n store, 4
year's residence iu Omaha waa enough
young Wood aud at the end of that time he re
turned to the east. What ho may have said .. . .
to Aliss Snow before leaving Omaha nobody I Blakely. . „ ,
but hinuolfaml SjmMbnj, but ft
does not ftp* in to have entitled hrm to oorre- I j w Stanford ami lady, Enterprise, Cuthbcrt.
apond with her. and it was some time after his j, L . fnderwood and Ddy, South Georgia CD-
return east that finding vain all endeavors to | Hon, Camilla.
hnuUh the pretty shop gir? from his mind he
he, # W. -The eptaUe, WSS?;CViiiSJ^;
weeks delay, waa returned to him from the I Kidney Daniel, Solid South, (Amy
dead-let(er office. This only seemed fo wliot I Mr*. M. W. shaver. Weekly, Cony
his intoreat, and he wrote to Omaha, inquiring I J. W. Peacock, IHist, Dublin,
of Alias 8 now'a whereabouts. The answer were I George W.Cheeves, Journal, Dawson,
discouraging. She hud gone, no one knew |
whither, save that her journey had been west
ward.
Though temporarily bn filed, Mr. Wood wa
not discouraged, aud, while attending hi his I
business ami eujoviug life like other men, lie I
atill steadily kept*in view the idea of finding I
D. J. Branham and lady. Mes*enger, Kahmton.
William J. Green, News-Letter, Fairburn.
8amue 1 R. Freeman, News-Letter, Fairburn.
8. E. Lewi*. Trlbllne, Fort Gaines.
George I*. Woods. Dispatch, llawkinsville.
T. P. Littlefield, Sentinel. Jesup.
8. p. Callaway and lady, Kejiorter. laiGran;
JACKSON—CONGRESS.
Continued from ‘Jth page.
Hammond" hangs over that law office to-day,
and the gentleman irnkes as much money at
his practice, and more too, whilst be Din con
gress than his congressional salary amounts to;
and that D the reason that when he came to
make the speech upon the Drlff, out of six col
umn* as published In the Atlanta Constitution,
five column* of it were quotations from other pco-
—le. You take and measure it. There la very lit-
■e to read written by Air. Hammond. Take and
measure it with a rule, ond if you can make moro
than 111 columns of Hammond in that lengthy
speech that I hold in my hand,- as published
in the Constititiok, I cannot measure.
I think the discussion on the tarill was unfort
unate at the time it was. If the presidential elec
tion is lost at the polls, it will be the tariff discus
sion that produced It! With a protection senate
and a protection president, it was to say the least
of It, most unfortunate todlscuis it at that time,
ond so the national convention at Chicago has
I challenge the gentleman when he comes to
speak to the people, to state the measures he 1jmt»*
po>.‘td through congress! Trade marks, whether
‘•raw or cooked!" How much are you interested
hi trade marks? ne sent s^od. I hope thfiy were
not nil morning glories, like he sent to Walton
county. (Laughter.] lie has sent you books. I
trust they were not all agricultural reports. There
are other book< beside* agricultural reports. Has
he cleaned out the Chattahoochee river, from the
bridge at Atlanta to West Point? Other rivers
are obtaining appropriations. Where D-the appro
priation that might make that a highway for tho
people—to assist the people to a steamboat Imo
riding upon ID waters, bringing the freights down
cheaper than by railroad? But my brother says
he did not go to congress to get appropriations; it
is not his business. If I am scut to congress, I
assure you I will go and get everything I can, hon v <
orably. for the people of my district. I will send yotl
two packages of seed where he doe* one, [laugh-/
ter], and two books where he does one, and I will'
clean out that Chattanoocbee river, if I can build
up jHiwcr enough iu congress to pass the measure; \
and If I cannot succeed there, I will try and or- 1
K ulze a company to clean out the old river any- '
\w. [Loud applause.] I cannot do it if I re
main In my law office in Atlanta. When congress
is not In session,I w ill be moving about among you,
trying to see how lean know you aud have you
beucutted, because no man can rightly represent
the people who simply walks upon a carpeted
floor, sit* at a mahogany desk, writes with a gold
pen and wear* a silk Imt. [Applause.]
A man by the name of Jakes Jingo, I believe,
had boos near Jonesboro. One day he came in
[town with honey. He said: “Tom, here Is ten
f illons of honey, got out of a five gallon keg.”
|om sad "That is a lie; you cannot
[do it; It Is impossible." “But I
did It, h»re is the honey.” “But thatdon’t prove
It-you never pot It out of a five-gallon keg.” “Yes
I did: you don’t know my bees. Them bees of
mine.tncy just pack like h—II.” [Laughter], Now,
if you were to put all those bees to packing Ham
mond, they could not pack blood and heart and
soul-enough in him to make a representative man
of this congressional district. If it is true thht
there was sickness and debility, of eiurso ft was
his misfortune; but the question remains that if,
with six rears in congress, or twenty-four years in
office, rolling and rotating from one office tonu-
other, he ho* done nothing, why continue him?
Now be is arranging to stay there until he can ro-
tate Into the senate. If there was a chance for
him in the United States senate, he would ssy,
“Go it, Harry, I am for you for congress!” If I
would help him get into tho senate, he would ad
vocate my claims.
I helped him into one of Ills offices once,
wanted to be reporter of tho
supreme court. He was reporter,
and 1 knew ho was going to stick. I wanted tho
office. I was poor. So I went to Governor Smith
und said: “X can be elected reporter of the su-
? reme court, if I can get Nat. Hammond out.
here is but one way in the world to get him out.”
He raid, “Howls that?" I raid. “Get'another
place for him, the attorney-general's office.” Ho
raid. “I have promised to give that office to V. IV.
Alexander.” I went to Nat Uammond and said,
"Colonel, how would you liko to ho attomey-gen-
eral?” "Well." lie said, "I don't know. It rather
strikes me favorably. [Laughter.] Why?” I
said, "J want to be reporter ot the supremo court.
I need the office badly. I am In politic* In tho
legislature. I uni poor, and I want tho office, In or
der to get along a little better, and I think I can
bring Influence enough to bear to get you that of*
flee-,, “Well." hesaJd/M will consider the ques-
Jtlon. He says now he took ten days, but my
recollection D it was two or three days. It was a
little bigger office, and I knew ho would
bite like ono of those speckled trout. [Laughter],
He said the next day that if the governor would
appoint him. he would accept the iwsition. Ho
says now that Governor Smith had offered him
any position in his gift before that. If he did, tho
governor had forgotten his promise when I saw
him. 1 induced General Toombs to go and urge,
and Colonel l. W. Avery, who was then thf editor
of Thk constitution. I induced man after man to
go to the executive office to havo Nat Hammond
made attorney general,and,at last, when ho go‘ well
hold of the attorney general's office, he let go tho
renortersbip. It is JJke an old fellow in the moun
tains, who had been accustomed to very ordinary
cooking. One day he dined with a farmer in the
valley, and they had some nlco biscuits on tho
tab e. As soon as tho mountaineer saw them, ho
took two of them and put them upon his plate.
He said to the gentleman at tho head of tho table;
Ihavc token two of your biscuit*,
have taken them because they
»■» uuuuu jur own no-
•ther ft rat. I wish I could give him another right
now. iLaughter.J I want to succeed him again,
but, unfortunately, there is no office for mo to givo
him. and, therefore, it Is an Issue which you, my
•*U*wdtlzens, mint decide.
Mr. lIummoDd—Wlll^ou iillow me to ask you a
question? Arc you w
mlnutes to reply, if the”judge will givo me ten
minutes? \ ou have gone over your time.
Mr. Jackson-If you will let me reply, I am trill
ing to do it, I am willing to do what yon would
not do with ine iu Atlanta. I am willing to do
nate upon any field or stump you may go to at
any time.
Mr. Hammond—You arc beyond your time.
4 ,r“- -toekson s I had a jieronitlon almost as beau-
tlful as his, but he will not let me speak It. If ho
liad noUnterrupted me, I would have spoken it.
Just Imagine the eloquence of tho second CDy, as
my Brother Tblwvll calls him, nnd perhaps you
may form some faint conception of wnat my pero-
ration would be. It would have been equal to
Maury * geographlenl discoveries, so eloquently
dcsc.ibed by my friend, 1 trait you will seo proper
SiS'ilE.® MT ,u PP°J t * [Great cheering mingled
with cries of "Hurrah for Jackson”].
AN ENTERPRISING FIRM.
Alessrs,
Temple of
the woman who had made so deep ad impres- I coq.
slou upon his heart. At lost success rewarded ' w
his patience and faithftiluos*. A few month'
since, und fully sen years from his parting | g. H. Chrtetopi H
with Miss 8now ut Omaha, he learned that she I T. It. I’eun, and lady, Jasper County News,
wa* living at Santa Barbara, Gal., still un-1 SloiffteeUp.
married. Mr. Wood's fort uues had improved | Joshua Knowles, jj'mie Jnurasl.Mud Ison,
in that decade, but his heart had remained I Fouc ^ c » Henry County Wcekl), McD<
unchanged. Without hesitation he wrote to I \v. \y. Wadsworth and lady, Coweta Advertise
Aliss Snow. She renlietl, saying that she re- I Newnan.
mem bered pleasantly their acquaintance ini I. 8. llopkfns. College Journal, Oxfonl.
Omaha, and very soon the mail brought her! j l *it' kIVui’ News’ sTvaunuh'
an offer of marriage from M. Wood. I K ' u \ Lewts/lshnwellte, Bparto.
queer that Wood takes his vacation sol William Bark, Herald and Georgian, Sanders-
earlv this year,” said the youug man's fellows I vllle.
the bank on hearing not long since that he j W. B. Bmnon, Eaglets-rates boro,
was away ou n three weeks’ leave.
But Wood had whispered a word
W. L. MathU, Jr., Telephone, Sylvania.
W. K. Mum font. New Era, Talbot ton.
John Triplett, Times. Thomasvllle.
C, R. Pendleton and lady. Times, Valdosta.
mother's car. and uuknown to the rest of the
world he was hastening westward to claim the
bride for whom ho had waited over ten years. | cn , n *\,
When tho two stood face to face at Santa Bar
bara neither recognized the other, but the no
quaintance of 1873 was cosily renewed and the
marriage immediately followed. The young | bnny
couple at once came to IMiiladelphia and the
groom's home, with his mother, at No. 1.M8
North Eighth street. j The pear crop of Lowndes county D a very fine
“Yes. it's rather romantic, said the eider I one. 4
Mrs. Wood.'With a smile, and the groom peer-J An excellent corn crop D insurei! in Schley
I’. G. McDonald, jiooly County Vindicator, Vf-
_ »na.
J. W. chapman, Gazette, Washington.
Joseph Tillmau, Reporter, Waycross.
J. W. Iletdt and ladr, News, West Point.
8. 11. Weston and lady, treasurer G. 8. P. A., A1
GEORGIA CROP NEWS.
ing from behind the receiving teller's w'teket I county?
at the Third National bauk. confessed that his | Excellent
marriage was a little out of the coni urn
Philadelphia Times.
i good as the
The Fatal lMffal.
New Yoax, Julv 23.—The police ran to th<
earth this morning Salratore Landino, an I
Italian whom they nave been hunting siuee |
* trie*l to mnriler his wife on July 4th. When
his war to the police station Landino drew I Cotton good.
and cotton crops In Webster
county.
Crop* In Ilall couuty are about
Dud can grow.
The grape crop of 8tewart county tiffs year Da
very fine one.
Stewart county will make corn enough to do her
through to next year.
Lowndes county will make the best
phial of poison from his pocket and swal
lowed it. lie died before medical assistance, j
which was summoned, had reached him.
Pauper Immigrant* Who Want to May.
New York. July 23.—A writ of habeas corpus
ras procured to-day by counsel for a number o I -.jRJ._*• .jf*** 1 ^® 1 * ® f . <»uaty.
tdavoa:* emlgranu who arrived here a few dsn j ft w,1 ieh give* promise of
ago. and who it b charged are Illegally deprived I ot • bale to the acre,
of their liberty by lha c*mmM<wen of emigre- f Mr. Lee Barrow, of Washington
ttoo. The tatter soy But the Slavonians are i aa-1 new ground of fifteen acres that wi
per emifranta and are going to ship them back. trasheb of corn to the acre.
i crop in
It corn* out that the wheat crop of Hart countv
as but slightly damaged by the rein.
The crops from Wadley up to DavUboro.and
around tUddleville. are the best seen for years.
The crop prospect D excellent in all the counties
below Columbus.
Mr. B. E. Fall past, of Screven county, has
I.uilden & Ilntes's
Afusfc.
The thousands of readers of this Issue ot tho
Weekly Constitution will not fall to note with
interest and be entertained with the very attrac
tive nud well constructed advcrtDemcnt of Messrs,
•udden A Bates, proprietors of the mammoth mu
sic house cornei Congress, 8t. Julian and Whitaker
streets. The story of their career since the com
mencement of business in Savannah In 1870 I*
briefly, succinctly aud modestly told, and the key
note to their wouderful success b shown to be In
dustry, pluck, enterprise and push. Indeed,
the history of the house briefly told reads like a
romance, yet Savannah knows every statement D
a fact that needs no argumeut to prove it, as the
result—grand success D prominent. Such an es
tablishment as Messrs. I,udden Si Bates's needs no
advocate. It D a monument to thrift and enter
prise, u credit and advantage to the city in which
it D established, nnd to the entire sontb. The
Ann require no words of prube—"By their works
shall ye kuow them," aud they can be judged ac-
cordingiy. “By their works" we know Messrs.
I.uuden A Bate* to be clear headed, progresaive
btuinefe* men and good citizens, woula be glad to
see more such houses, not only in Savannah, but
. t .vi° l , » l u! out "to* 0 * To-day they gave another
exhibition of their enterprise and determination
to increase their already large business by secur-
P - "? to this mammoth edition, and
wui send from their own bouse ten thousand
: Y ou re, r “I* 00 information given
In that advertisement, which, by the way, was con
structed by the irrepn-mible junior of the firm, Mr.
,'ami Is a tribute to hD genius. What
l “ “Y hc J*®* *^tl»i In the most practicalcon-
\inclng way. and has mode his aunounemnent
nost attractive. If you want any thing at all in
R» musical line you find it at this music temple,
r at anv of its numerous branches throughout
Becking a New Outlet.
Halifax, N. S , July si.—The steamer Neptune
J!cu lo*t evening (or Hudson straits, taking
Lieutenant Gordon, of the British navy, and Pro
feasor Bell, of the geological survey, who wUl «*
th e straits for meteorological
observations The expedition Is In accordance
!vj“, a *®te i qf parliament appropriating 170,000 to
obtain reliable in formation aa to the navigation
aud os to the feasibility of the adop-
t'thc nirn7«t. umm " ° uU " ,0r rr,>
Tho Irish Nnuutml Lengue.
Chicago, July it.—The second national conven
tion of Irish national league of America will as
semble at li o'clock a. m. on Wednefday. August
LI, imt, In Fanefni h»H. (Wtnn.
Death ot 5iro. nwUatoelm.
iTmauto, Pa., July 23,-Mre. Jane Grey Swiss-
helm died at her home at HwDsvale yesterday af»
ternoon. aged 6* year*.