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4 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY AUGUST 12 1884. TWELVE PAGES. WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. Entered at the Atlanta Post-Office m second--clam fcall matter, November 11,1878, Weekly Constitution, 11.90 Per Annum. Clot*of five, $1.00each; clubs of tcn.fl.OO each copy to getter-up of Club. ATLANTA. GA.. AUGUST 12, 1884. OUR- Waterbury Watches Our Offer on Waterbury Watches Expired on July ist. Wc have now secured a lot of Watches on ???och terms that we are enabled to renew tt ???gain, on the same terms, until January 1st. We therefore offer to send ?? TH* WwtXLY CousTJTcnoK one year and a Waterbury Watch, for tfi ISO or (to subscribers) a Waterbury Watch for 2 00 '* This is the best and most liberal offer ever made. The Watch is a capital and accurate time-keeper. It is sent postpaid, in a strong satin-lined box, which guarantees safe de livery. With each Watch is sent a printed book of directions. We have sold hundreds of those Watches and they give the best satisfaction. They are accurate time-keepers, strong, simple, easy to manage, and stand rough treatment. BACH 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. Bare You Get a Capital Paper One Yoar and Good Watch for $3.00. Getonc-of the Watches for your boy. If you are already a subscriber, it only costu $2.00 for tlio Watch sent |>ostpaid. You indy rely on the Watch being ull that it is repre sented. Address York state will not be serious, and, such as it is, it will be more than overbalanced by the support of men who 'are anxious to in augurate an era of reform In the administra tion of the affairs of the general government. John Kelly is somewhat obstinate, but prominent member of Tammany has stated that Kelly and Tammany will support the democratic candidates with enthusiasm the moment they are assured that their claims will be respected. In any event, there is no reason to doubt that the democrats will achieve a notable victory in the democratic slate of New York. THE CONSTITUTION, Atmjc Qa. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. The republicans nro making a great pro* tense of carrying, or of trying to carry, West Virginia, The probabilities are, however, that they will make little or no effort to carry that state. Their consultations in that neigh borhood are meroly feints intended to bring uneasiness to tho minds of the democratic leaders and to draw tMr attention away from Qbh>?? wliaro Sieve Elkins and hisgin;i ???Jvnpotc to tn&ko a desperate struggle for vie tory In tho October election. This is a ter that is of exciting interest to democrat*, mid yet it is not of vital importance. There Is little doubt that we shall be able to carry West Virginia by as large a majority as us ual, and if we do not carry Ohio there is nothing lest. Jt mnet be borne in mind that Ohio is not a pivotal stato so far aa ilia democratic party Is conccrm d. In other words, a democratic victory in Ohio is not essentia! to demoerutio vlrlorjr In other states. We hojn> and exiwrt to carry Ohio, but if wo do not there tfclll bo no occasion for gloom. Ohio is ii republican date In presidential years, or bus been here toforr, nnd If It should prove to lie democratic In October the people would limloubtcdly ufrrpt it as an omen of certain victory. .But if tho republicans should carry the statp in October, the fact would have no sign 1 firstico so far as democratic micccjs ii concerned. It is this situation???this prospect???that gi the democratic party a decided advantage in the contest. Defeat in Ohio will bo fatal to the republicans, and this fact will nerve the democrats in that state to put forth their best efforts. On (he othcrliauddcinocraticdefo.it In Ohio in October would bear no material rriutlon to the presidential canvass. With there facts (taring them in the face, it is not likely that the republican corruptionists who have charge of the Blalno campaign will waste any effort o carry West Virginia whll< their Ohio stronghold is in danger; nud that It is in danger we have tho best of reasons for believing. Thera are nl#???? other states that threaten to go dt mocratic, though the)' have been in tho republican column for several you*. Tho truth is, it Is impossible to estimate the do fictions from the republican ticket, since it is made up of two elements diametrically op- pored to each other???the German ???lenient which has revolted from tbu republican ten dency to prohibition, nud the prohibitionists, W ho declare that republican whisky Is os boil aa dt mocratic whisky. That the defection of there two dements is very serious is not de fied by the Blaine organs, but they claim that it U offset by gains among Irish deni ????? ends and working men. We think, however, that this claim will prove to be preposterous. The situation in New York is somewhat peculiar???if we may thus describe the elLv) of the scandalous attack made by the republi can politiral preacher* and organs on ttie | Kyilc character of the democratic candidate. 3h?? democratic newr|*p*??n*, we are glad t ???cc, have left Governor fleet laud's defense wrkoBy with the independent republicans who hove espoused the democratic canto. We weed not ray that the defense has been com plete. A committee of iiukqxnidetit republi can* l ave inverlijcutcd the charges an l the mult is entirely satUfaciory. In addition to this, the New York F.veniug l*ost has printed an ??dit??irial is ply to Governor Cleveland* ??? ???Maim Is which will undoubtedly have the ??pnt of silencing those who have been en- frf.nl in tn nttimpt to drag the good name of an I t tuit tn&n in the mire. The slanders cUctrlaUd by tt ????? Blaine organs will react, and this reset ion Will make -its influence felt toward* the eh m- ..f the . ?? njo??{gi??, when the hir.??*t ve-tira the c .unity begin seriously ( mpme the public records of ???the m m orrup*. beta**n wW.i tie people j TLifv is ii??d i.\i ;( il. t - oottni rtt> i f the d. mxsr-tvr candidate rsrcnl is k* as the day. JJ notable fight re flare rue in e tile- of Buffalo, bat in the gn York, Where atiairs are as rorrnption u> deep-rooted Wstbingtcn. TLo opposition to Mr. Cleveland in N?? mist choose, re and i niel li is public * lit* nude a u and nnl- itrmici polity late of Sew plicated an I they are in STANLEY AND THE CONOO. The honors that Stanley is now receiving in Europe are but just tributes to his won derful explorations and peace conquests. His bravery, pertinacity and skill are deserving of all honor. He is a man of rare mental and physical gifts, and in the course of eight years he was able to do what all before him had failed to do???he opened up to trado and travel the heart of the dark continent???the Congo basin that contains at least ten million ]kacefol i eople, amLpossihly forty million. Stanley went to Africa to find and succor Livingston, who was then cast away in the dark, mysterious land of fever and death. In tlds mission be was successful; and after he had given Livingston needed -aid he ini mediately began a course of exploration that far exceeded in range ami vulue all previous efforts in Africa. The great rivers and lakes of Central Africa were explored ami mapped; the peoplo of that immense section of the earth???s surface were described, and all other leading myste ries of the region explained. About seven years ago be marched^ from the cast const directly across the continent, coining out on the west coast nt the mouth of the Congo river. He then mudu known to the world the possi bill ties of the mighty liver???bow It drained the larger part of equa torial Africa, flowing from an interior basin tlint wjisnt once healthy, fertile and exceed ingly populous???a river of larger commercial pasibilitfes than the Nile. Portugal had long claimed the territory at the mouth of the river, hut had done nothing to establish a claim ii|>oti the great Congo region. Even her ek.ltn to the, mouth of tho mighty river was disputed by England. - Htnnlcy came ou*. In 1877. In 1870 tjio chief geographical societies of Europe met ut the invitation of Leopold, king of tho IhlghiriK, nt Brulsels, ami formed an asso ciation for the exploration of central Afric At that time they proposed to go to work from Znnzalmr way, hut when Htauloy ha told the story of bis explorations, tho man and the work bad met. The international Congo association was organized under tho auxins of King I<copold, ami Stanley was placed ill charge of the enterprise. He began about five years ago to opan the river to civilization. The stream is naviga ble. from tho sea toVlvl, n distance of 111 miles. In the next 200 miles, or up to I.copurdville, there are many cataracts. At Iao|ardville the river widens into Stanley pco), and beyond are several thousand miles of navigable water. Stanley eitablisiiod twenty-two trailing stations under tho blue ling of the international association, made treaties with tbo natives, placed steamboats on the navigable jiortion* of the river, and 1 opened roads around the cataracts, and to-day Hie heart of Africa ia ojien to any merchant ???or traveler who desires access to it. In carry ing out this grand work Stanley acted with intelligence and skill. He had very littlo trouble with the natives, ami his French rival wus soon com|>cllcd to confess failure. The territorial sovereignty of tho Congo basin is unsettled, but no settlement that the Euro pean nations can make will detract from tho glory that must always surround Stanley's name. He lias added to the known world n vest region, and he will rank itm nig tho very bighoit who have given to millions tho bene fits of religion, civilisation ami commerce. He is nu American, and a newspaper man, end if be returns to Ida home land, ho will bo accorded a reception that would not probably fall to the lot of any other living man. THE QOLD FUND. At the end of July the gold fund in the treasury was $210,Kill,.Yd, an increase of ah ml iGHO.OMi during the month. But thoro wu?? in July a large loss of treasury g ild, ami tt eomsiKUiding Increase in gold certificate*. The gold certificates amounted ut tho oml of the month to $01,500,000, an increase in tt single month of about $20,000,000. There h now only $110,000,000 of gold not covered by ccrlifirjttes m the treasury, tho loss in July being f 1-1,082,000, and since the lirst day of June, $tfl,<BNt,o<N>. The treasury gold fund stood at $158,000,000 lost December, and It lets 1**11 running down ever since, tin* pace he in ??? greatly accelerated in June and July. As it bond call of $10,000,000 lias just mature 1, nnd as there are due bonds to the value of $5 0U??,U00 that have not Iwcn presented, th ??? treasury doe* not contain much over $10 V fOt'.WO in gold free of claim; ami the act of July, 1882, provides that ???the secretary of the treasury shall suspend tho issue of gild ct riithatrs w henever tho amount of gold coot ml bullion in the treasury reserved for th ??? redemption of United States notes fulis 11 low $100,000,000." That sum is considered the reserve against the gnenlacks; and if tho secretary of the treasury checks against his stock of gold all unredeemed bond * covered by mv tund calls, lie must soitn, unless the lid* turns, stop the issue of gold certificates: The large decrease ot the past month was partly due to the heavy payments which were made for the redemption of bonds anl on arrount of interest. It was chiefly due. bowivrr, to the fact that all the clearm* home balances at the sub-treasury in New York ere now settled with gold. The law expressly provides that no national bank all be a member of a clearing house awo- ciath n that does not allow the settlement of la!unets with silver. The New York anl various other clearing house* have complied with this law by rescinding alt rules prohib iting the acceptance of silver, and then enter ing into agreements among I he memberr of ech association that gold only shall bo ten- lered in >< ttlemcnt*. The sub treasury, as a i,i niter of the New York clearing house, is ai??riy to rue ban agreement, and, as the It lr.net * ore always against It, there is a cun- taut t rain upon its gold. WLtn the cotton crop begins to move in tl.c autumn it is expected the treasury will recover re me of the ground it is now losing. The government w ill then do a large business lu telling exchange |??yalnc in silver certiti* , cates, for which it receives gold. For exam ple, a New York bank may have to make a million-dollar payment in New Orleans. In stead of transporting the coin to that city it ran deposit the gold In the sub-treasury at New York and receive from $be government an order for the amount on the New Orleans suMreasury, payable in silver certificate*. During the three weeks ending September 30, 1883, the government in this way exchanged nearly $45,000,000 in silver certificates for that amount of gold. If that had not been done the gold reserve would have been less by that sum than it now is. It is stated the treasury department that the gold which the treasury has lost this summer has not been Mnt abroad, but bus gone into banks and general circulation. The flow of gold now towards this country, and tho treasury, may possibly regain by December the aununt of gold it 1ms lost. This would require an accession of nearly $15,000,000 a month. A STRANGE CASS. The clerk who yields to a speculative crazo and surreptitiously borrows the fund* of his employer for a temporary investment, is familiar figure in the business world. So many men have fallen victims to futures and stock gambling that the speculative default er is no longer regarded as a moral monstros ity. He is looked upon as a man ot good in tentions and irregular methods, and bis dis astrous ex j*o!*urc is charged to "circumstan ces over which bo bud no control."* The haste to accumulate wealth is characteristic of the average American, and it h natural that in such u race the means employed to recuro the result should sometimes overstep the border line of- honesty. Men of a specu lative turn of mind fully understand the dangers of the situation, and when one of their competitors goes to the wall they in stinctively sympathize wifli him. But one of the latest defalcations is of sucli a peculiar nature that it deserves to he singled out from the common herd of ordi nary embezzlements. The case referred to is that of Mr. Henry C. Dodder, lately tho confidential business manager of the New York dry goods house of Arnold, Constable A Co. That Mr. Deddcr mixed up the ey of his employers with his did not create much ostouishm-int when the revelation came, but when it wi ascertained tlmt lie was not the subject toatiy speculative mania, but simply appropriated the money of others in order to live in stylo nnd win for himself a literary reputnti' crookedness nt once became n nine days' wonder.* Mr. J ???odder wanted fine home* an fast horses, lie wanted a interest in the Manhattan Mugazino. Jfomtdo htmulf the |Kiczessor of all this coveted property, paid for it with Arnold k Constable's funds. 1???npers on ??????Booth?????? and ???Hamlet" appe ire I under bis name and were highly prjitac-.l. A life of Grant also came out, purporting to ha from bis gifted pen. These literary prodtn tlons, it seems, were, llko tho houses an 1 horses, unwillingly paid for by Arnold, Con stable k Co. The whole truth camo out whoa Decider???s peculations were discovered, and then there was anotlier^uproar. People who could understand how u man could cinbezde in order to live in luxurious case weVe totxliy unable to fatlion* the moral depravity of tho man who bought the brains of other* witli stolen money to peddle os his own. The case of Pedder H so peculiar that the man???s sanity will rest under suspicion. It D possible that ho Is a crank, but it is plain that such cranks nro dangerous men to be at large. In the midst of all this confusion, however, thinking men will jump to tho con clusion that the proprietors of large interests would do well to keep their eyes wide open, and not allow their business managors too wide a range. THE MELONS AND THE RAILROADS. In on interview published yesterday, the railroad tariff on watermelons was disettuod. The railroads have mode answer to the com plaint of the melon growers, that the raise Pi the freight rate was forced on them hy their western connections. To till* the reply is made that if the western roads can force up the price on melons, tho Georgia roads can force up tho price on grain nnd moat. Wherever the responsibility rests, great in justice has been done the melon growers by the railroads. A freight rate was established last iearon and enormous shipments were made under it. Tho farmers were given to understand, at least hy tin* agents of the rends, that equal advantages iu rates nnd heduks would be offered for this season. Under this belief a very large acreage was put in melons. After the crop had been planted, and before tt was shipped, nn advance was made in the rates amounting, wo believe, to about $25 a car. This rate is practically pro hibitory. It has required the nicest manage- nt to make melons pay charges and onto* thing over, even under the old rate. With the rates advanced 25 per cent, the risk be comes too gnat and the margin of proitt to^ small. This jH*licy is a short-sighted one on the part of the railroads. They are killing tlm goote that lays the golden ??g-*. The truck businers in Georgia is a profitable bnsiueas ami a rihmI one, if it can secure even tho freight rates of last season. At tho present ran s tt will be checked and destroye I. Wo we dally in the papers demands fr ??nt the west for melon*, ut good prices, and the melons held at borne an I rotting on the vims because of too high rates, f btr railro 11 managers in Georgia cannot fail to see tint Ibis is a short sighted and narrow policy. It is to be hoped that tiny nn control the western roads and give the truck mm as surances of a reasonable freight schedule for the coming tenson. LOSSES DY LIGHTNING. Within the pa>t sixty day* an unusual niimHr cf fatal and destructive lightning strokes Lave been reportcl fr-??m Georgia and iter southern suite*. Of cour??? no st ??ti??tiej for the present summer have been taimlnte 1 as yet, but the figures of prec??? l???ng ye in show that electrical ccmltio d.vrv.- *a luit.cttC place among the ifang.-T* wh??:a threaten us nt this sca*m of the y* ar. e Insurance t'hr??n . ??? conrdn* - ??m*?? valuable Bghtning statut e*. Tb-?? -??? do ??, ne ith of the Ohio and eav of the M??????l -*ippi n* ; lways l-cen nqnr led toe favorite field f ifcslruttive thumleratorm*, reviving a* lev do about eighty live per c-ut of th?? phtnirg unde*. The s-mth. however, i* far fr??m being exempt. Georgia. Louisiana *rd Texas arc pevuDarly these elargrrous visitation*. Tlie !,??.??* of lift from thcttc tUvQtn???4.1 dicurbxn* a ie .-tfliu.t - Xe serious atten tion of scientists and the general public, but our Insurance contemporary is mainly inter ested In the destruction of property. It is a notable fact tbst lightning docs the most damage In the rural region*. The cities en joy comparative immunity. It is also sin gular that the houses struck are generally barns, dwellings and churches, and of the tbree^barns suffer more than the other build ings. In 1882 lightning caused 217 impor tant fires in the United States, and the num ber in 1883 reached 274. The number of such fires for this year is expected to go be yond these figures. Against an agency so mysterious and pow erful it is difficult and perhaps impossible to devise adequate means of protection, but the rapid atrides of science leave us room for the hope that something will yet be accomplish ed in this direction. In an age when we are fast solving the problem of controlling elec tricity, it is not unreasonable to indulge the belief that we may learn bow to ward off it* attacks. GOOD CROPS AND HAPPY FARMERS. The politicians are rushing around hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst; the financiers are troubled because of the tight ness of money, and the Wall street specula tors ore starving while they watt for fresh victim*. In the midst of all this trouble and confusion, nature is serene and providence is bountiful. The failures we hear of are human failures, the troubles arc human troubles. What an atom is man I How in- rignlfirant his works, hotr-foolish his aims! The seasons put him to shame, for while complaints are heard and failures are an nounced, Min and soil unite with the dews of heaven to burden the fields of the farm?r with bountiful crops. In Georgia the rains have descended where they were needed, and wlPle the speculators are unhappy, the farmers ore comparatively happy. The forage crop3 are rank and abundant, anil cotton is promising. Our energetic friend, Primus Jones, of Biker county, bus already forwarded the first bale of Georgia cotton to market, and while thero^ has been some complaint in sampling circles In Su vii i in ah, the fact that the first bale h is bem marketed is not to >>c wiped out. Corn is waving its green sabres in the wind, bid* dlpg defiance to famine, nnd every omen points to a season of abundance. Thus, wjiile the speculators tumbla around from grief to sorrow, Providence, through tho medium of the farmers, is preparing to make the world comfortable, so far as food nud raiment are concerned, for another year. Let tho farmers rejoice, and let the people who are not farm ers rejoice with them. CAPTAIN JACKSON'S CARD. The continued rumors of an independent candidacy against Colonel Hammond will bo ilhpcllcd after the reading of the munly and patriotic card of Captain Jackson, which we j>rlnt this morning. To be beaten by so slight a majority in so large a vote, in a primary around which no legal restrictions were thrown, is u great temptation to make further appeal or - to en courage such an appeal. Especially is this so when, as in this case, issues were made in the campaign that we consider griovously iinjnttjFjiiul that involved more than mere politiral preferment or defeat. Many of Col onel Hapimond's supporter* declared openly on the streets during election day thut they would not support Jackson if he were nomi nated???and this declaration had its weight In face of all these things, we cannot com mend too strongly the prompt and honorable course of Captain Jackson. He offers no con test over the election in this county; he abandons any further contest in other conn- firs, and retakes his place in the ranks to do battle in tho causo of his lato opponent Whether this averts an unseemly contest in this district and the further widening of the breach in the party, or whether it shall put the two late contestants side hy side in battio aguinst a common foe, tt wilt have n tine effect. It will stand as a precedent against tunny a future defeated caudblato who will feel disposed to rebel against tho decision ot tho primary. Captain /acknjii will lose nothing by bis course In this matter. It will rnnmiid the respect of his bitterest oppo nents and will be remembered to his credit by the democracy of the fifth district. FROM A REPUBLICAN POINT OF VIEW. The Providence Journal, published in tho state of Ithode Island, ups and declares that the south hates the supremacy of the gov ernment in federal affair*,?????? whereupon the Hutton Advertiser, a stout republican paper, rinds its esteemed contemporary this lesson: If we felt compelled to takethe vl-.??r of the caw which is taken by our Providence rontempor.iry, we should rcrtaiidy conclude that tin* ndmlnUlr.i- th n ot the rv[M til lean party had failed in its m ast important work. If twenty year* hive tut til- vanced u* beyond the point where "the *ouiU bn tea the natiounl supremacy," vre Mim'd con clude that some other policy of remit mi hal heller have a trial. Aud *o we believe would the half of < ur voting population who have, come upon tho ??taj;r*inrc the war, aud who look upon tho mliter ilh different eye* from t'to*o who bore the heat and burden of the contest. A su.r^cstion llko Ptnntor Hoar's, that "if jrou will give us tho con trol ofbolh house* of emigre** again we will d id cdy," muit be met by the unanswerable qucMion, ???What have you been doing for twenty year* |**t that this 'remedy 1* stilt to iwkf ??? cannot thus read the lime*. We believe that the war Is over, and the republican party, unlc-ts it be ftr bifef periods at Intervals of four yeirs, ??tl??o believes that the war Is over. It sppoars to ns, therefore, that any attempt now to revive the U- ??u<s of the war, or to present them os still coutinu- it g, w ill be futile. Indeed, the sucevss of such at tempts appears to us to diminish visibly from one election to another, and for reusous which *rj isialy understood when the changing com position of Uk laxly of voters ts cotrehlcred. Aud this weskenttg of the'power of eppeata tosoettoaal buns, sod to what we must still believe are old and wornout hatreds, is tn our jalgment one of the few hopeful signs fa the recent hi-t >rjr of t re republican party. ??? Benefit Night tn Columbia. Coir mu a. P. i\, August fPpeetaL}??? 1 Theodor* f tsrk and Joe Pbyshv, two youua set jw of this city, w???re given ?? benefit last night in the opera lcure. A number of amateurs twisted and the 11 rf?? tmarre was very creditable. 11??lUchland Yoluuteea. one of ???our crack mill* ttiy n mpanit-s, celebrated their 7bt anuivcrsiry ycMtiday at tke icliuArenplats. near this city. Ttryct practice ant various pie mat out loot its were indulged In nud an excellent dinner v.rSmnred. The day passed o.Tdelightfully. ECHOES FROM THE PEOPLE. X Y. Z., Atlanta: 1. When docs the democratic convention meet to nopinato' a governor? 2. When was Tammany bull organized, and is fined to New York city ? 3. When docs thei com?? i- tion meet to nominate a congressman (rota tue fifth district? 4. Is Ben Butler a democrat? J. On the 1.1th Inst. 2. In the early d iy* ot the mobile. The organization is -confined to .Vw York city, but it has *ymi*utlilzcni outside. A. hep, temter 4th. 4. Ye*. A. ???., Forsyth, Ga.: Wus Alexander Dumas tin> No, but he bad ?? da*h of negro bloo-l in bis vein*. , fut*criber, DcKnlhCo.i Mr. S. P. Morsm. hr forty year* a citizen ot VeKalb county. Ua., *er\ 1.1 under Andrew Jack*on. Wiufleld Scott au??l K. L. I ee. He I* in his ninetieth year, and says he can w alk forty mile* between sunrise aud sunset, no tun cut and split 200 rails a day, and is us sound mentally aa physically. * Correspondent, The Glades, Ga.: In Piyin? freight bills how many nickels are railroad com panies compelled to take in oue payment? None. 1 he nickel is not a legal tender. Ex-Atlonta Man, Macon, Ga.: 1. Who is Gall Htmlltou? 2. Why is her name so ofteu meution Honed in connection with that of James O. Blaine. 'A. Iln* Blaine???s only occupation been tlmt of edi tor and writer for newspapers and periodicals. 1. MBs Abigail Dodge. 2. She is Mr. Blaine???s kinswoman, and as she Is a brilliant writer it has f ccn suggested that she occasionally helps him in bis literary work. 3. He was for many years prom- 'ir.cnt In both houses of congress, and foremost among the leaders of his party. He was Garfield???s secretary of state. 8. R. F., Covington: Is thereaperlodfc.rrpublNh* cd tailed The C'onfederate'Knapsaek, and if so at w 1 at place. There is such a periodical published at New Oilcan*. As the worm weather comes on an oesasiona croc of fever Is reported, this nnd the emmon terse propriety of sanitary care make It wise to 1* ok after our drinking water. Warm weather creates thrist, and nothing Ls more natural or healthful than to drink freely of nature .s bever age, provided it is pure and ice. is not too freely nnd. But Low are we, the people generally, tj know the water is pure? , The streams of the south are generally muddy, the friable nature of our soil colors them and makes their waters healthful. Tire earth h na ture's great disinfectant and purifier. 1'hft *ecmo < dd, I ut it is true. Our norf cm friedds ridicule cur??wn yellow water, and yet by actual analysis tl.u mrl id water of the I'otumoc purer th m tue siniklii g cbochituiMc. tt Is a well known find II ut ll.e havaimah steamers store the riiv*r wider for the round trip in preference to the cele brated croton, atnl muny families in Chicago do r.?? t drink the clear water of the Miciiig<i!i. Uih difficult to believo that the eoiorlesa nnd cool draught from the family pump is dnigjr ??m, mere sothan our much berated ludlywood gr Ljdrsnt water, and yet there I* hardly a medical iImUmh ???ne know inmiir.g v .-l by id nlreated. ere rice between stagiic e causes death i times the number of bacteria that I t when iu motion and mixed with air. X idereuryoung men coming home hot fro;: i*tcr have but the well P'l Within n few feet of the closet* and carefully ex eluded from the fresh air. Jn I8t??7 eiioler t c.irrl s 1 oil it,7,(A0 Italian*. Elaborate iuvestig.tti>u i>y the government tract d the cause to Impure well wider. It i* altogether |*o??dbh5 tiiit t: cause to imp" .. . . iltito that till ouryo will visit America this year (not i n lodgment in Atlanta, let us hope), and it lu ce me* u* nt least not to invite its prescM-*. 0:r, for the old*rnshioned well sweeps. tkvcixc. Pin pie, Atlanta, Ga.: A week or two ago l in ere of your: tune tellers in 1 where cap they he found' ol the best fortune teller r|. also, tlmt some in Chicago. Wh-tt their nc!dre??*es? Can fortunes bs told through the mails? ??? There are several colored fortune tellers in At lanta, and there may be a few white persona en gaged In the same business. We do not know their addresses, nor those of the Chicago sootlmyoM. of ci une fortune* can be told through the mail just as well as lu afiy other way. Sutfcrlher, Troup Factory, Or.: 1. Hot ma ty men tre there in Georgia worth ;M,000,0J) ml? W hat arc their names aud where do they IJyo? 2. \\ ho ow n the largest peach orchards in Georgia? I. Fcnator Brown nnd Colonel Richard Peters, Atlanta; General Robert Toombs, Washington, nnd Mr. Ferdinand Phlnisy, Athens. 2. John W. Par nell, Wert Point, and Judge John D. Cunuing'.inm, Orchard H HI J. ('. G., Oortnnnuln, Ga.: In your Issue of tho Ifith ultimo, in answer to question of "A. K. J.,??? Lavcnln, Us.. Vwbeu and by whom is the II PI cr.ttcn gin made," you reply, "OlSiruHlu^. N. Y., by the Hall Cottou Gin company.??? 8. Z. II ill, the pioneer in the improvement* lu ginnin?? msebit cry has not been connected at all with tho Hup Sing Gin company since 1874, but then with drew from the presidency of tint concern and established n gin man- ufrctcryTat Little Hock. Ark., under the tunro of'H. Z, Hall???* Soutbcrn oiton gin <*om;??.my."rhe "genuine 8. 7.. Hall gin la now made by this c >m- |ian^, under the immetliatc cupervLuon of 3. /.. Frcctrailc, Macon: You toll tw ???addressall let ter* to Tltr. Uosstiti tion,??? Atlanta, <in. So far so geed, but how should "1 tiegin ray letter" IU the model letter-writer IhhiU would say? Shalt I sty "8lr,??? My dear CoKsmt'Tiog,??? Miontleraea" or "Mrdarn?" The Constitution, good old ship, alio >aihd. The constitution of the United States. It rptak*: A wc man'* constitution i < frail; a m in???s i* lii* lest friend, but what is your (.'oNstirrrioN, mnHUline, feminiueor neuter? (??i course you will tell me It i* the latter as being a corporation. ???, after giving the title of such ncompany, Low do yen address It properly? If you will addres* Tin; Coxstitutiox as * Friend??? you will make a happy hit, II. 8.. Ay entitle, Ga:???According t*?? your v the in w tub s on printed mitter Our postmaster says th Dear ilua- ml the Tire Local Combination. OfiTTAXctarx, August A???The speeial commit tic ???|>|totBtcd by the ixial producers of the s-mtir to t^usMcr the feasibility of organisiug a mutual intcilive amocUtion. met to-day in this city. They w U1 recommend the formation of a oal an I tr??t ??i< rtotion mntldliw of all o??| dealer* tn th-* m utli. and the leading raifroa I man.-ur *w mill meet Let* on the 21st to cotAtder the report. lie I nr er the new r elici t the l*t of July. received no notice of it. Please let u??o auow now that t*? Wc cannot tell yoa.how it Is, but you may ro t orsured Hint the rate- went Into elfett ns ?tato l, nnd your postmaster has uo right to demand an lawful postage. ^ HiutoosCokstititiciK: An nrtI***o headed m >t my eye In your valued pnm-rof th-*;i0th ult.,aiklug tor information In regard to nu unknown s.ieelc* of nnimnieuhe InfeMiiig *nmo of the wells ou Piuihtrec, SVarhington, Wiiitt'lmll and oth*r Mret>*. t lose investigation will ??ii ??;v the*une b Btloome disixw sprendinv germ in raviy other well* in the city that are now thought simply from the fn>t that the water it clear. Allow me to say tfiut clearuc* wnysau evidence of purity. Tid* special germ referred to la th? cydo.n - quadtlcornb???<-ud ctm only (e??*l :iu-l fim-l-hou wl.nt I* tolled organic matter, r.-.d In perfe???tly I ure water they catuiot live. Impure wa<er i* the gnat vehicle of the choleric germ, al-* of the most Violent tyqeof typhoid fctcrni; 1 dlnhta ?????????: ???. Have kuown of many uUctapt?? nude to free well* impregnated w ith the above tai-niioued an!- mahuhe, by freezing, the applU-.i of lime. ibanoaL cte., with no deftnite ri t.lt: thi*e,m<??? Mill remaiuini;???that rtourje and inoiten-^rof (lentb. In ierf*ct *cwcrape ever returns them to tho well*, even if removvd lor u short tl*u*. The writer his thmissnil* of the tibovi t-iciiioued a t- In aliulte in hisown well (dtUHte-1 street), and lto* resorted t*?? varl. t* troy*I without success, and w ul??! from any one wbocun suggest a sue to gi t rid of thi m. 'ihc r nly cRcs tlve one so f??.r. t^r.t tit les Inn a system of liltn f ??n il.- I* < ate City t tone filter, and rhut* thou- v I???.nguMii.g nuimcleulie on th- d???.t *rtu* -i u i rnkig, wl.cn -lie filter is .ii*c.|. ^!i y?? t:d a t OUbt. that tile ten' ???; l?? ??? ?? miller stdimeitt or aniu i Meli-m rth st*., glvlti rswiitst direosiw lnciditit onuwiter. Isvotri ^ar-m . W. I. W.. LaGrnn.xe, Go.: What ran I g.:t f ir thi r.??w nl?? kel without the word ???c.-uU?' Just tv*- cent*. M.UcrfUr, Atlanta, Ga.: Is the Atlantah.v-ebxil club a |??in-mi t .,rgaiiiz;??tion. i l l ,vii?? f re pr^- fo>iotii.ls be retained for next yeir? Ye*. Tbe team next year willstrong,*r than tke pe tr.t one. G. IV. T., Atlanta: What L?? the !>vt remrd, <??u- mtic run. n st e by any horse? Tho lot oue mile run on no ml was n vie !,r T?? n lire eck, a three-year old, in 1*77, nn tn ? t. ??u: ??- vilie track. lrnerar.ee. Atlanta.-What It the origin of M-s- betl, end when w** the came fir*t l??rons3t lnb?? pre rnitit net ? 2. \\ ho is Holbein, pel ??ter??-r - *,' i??- tor, *r d ii?? wh*t country did i e live? 4. G.v.* i.;e the dzteof the birth arul death of Dailtavii-r, t .e Gerxisu iculptor. 1. It tt *n iinprcvetncnt on the old game of t rem- boll, end first fame into prominence abmtHsb 2 He was a painter, and lived l.?? Gera any. J. ft rn 175*. died 1*41. * Cocitrnt Reeder. Atlanta: Who I* the 3trtho!df to white memory a statue is beru.{ ervvt.-I? Psrtbcldi Is the K'ulptor wrbose gfgantjV statue *>/ liberty lighting the world is being crwtol * iLe mtrance to New York harbor. The sutu? is not In memory of Bartholdi. It Li'a pr sent tu the United Elates from the French government* M. A. IL, Nannlcon. Go,: T. ILnv many vole* dees tbe state of New \ork poll? 2. Wlmt inaj iv ity will Grover Cleveland get lit New \ork? 1. About a million aud ft half. 2. That will bi arccitciPCd In November, but it is safe to preiict that it will be heavy. r. C. B. t Villa Rica, Ga: What is a good re.aeJy for turns? Apply a strong solution of soda to tho injured mi fate. This will afford almost liputediate ro Hef. S. B. T., Greenville, S. C.: What Is the strength cl parties in New York? The best answer is the following results of the elections since 1873: THden???s majority rarfiold???s majority CleteJaud???s vote F olger???s vote ricvcland???s majority.., 1,011,130 .. t???.7tj . MVttft 1,0D,UV> 2i,0:tt 31-', 101 812,401 ???ibj.Tf) BerubHcnn in** Clevtl."ml's vote over Hunedck s vote.. roNYKR?, Ga., August 9.???When Is the gu???rara*- torial eoireention held in your city? I) KI.ro AT*. The* convention will meet in Atlanta on Mon day, the ISth of tho present month, in tho hall of the house of representatives. A CARD FROM CAPTAIN JACKSON. A Mnnly Card Urging Democrats to do Their Duty. Atianta, August 2, 1884.???To my Friends anl KuppcrUr*: Since my defeat on Wodne??lay last, pt the primary held In Futttfft county, ininy sujgcFtlons I ave been madeoti the subject of thoro tdr.jr tm imiepem???.cnt candidate, should Umi. N. J. Il^ianuii d be again nominated, that I fe ll it to be my duty to write this letter. I .v.?? cirri bint that you who stood by me so gallantly in th* re- ??er t contest will appreciate ti.o motives by which J i.in actuated. My disappointment hs grc.it-but I trust tl at 1 have the manhood to stin.l t in blow, without for n moment losing sight of tho true interest* of my stato nud country. Tho ra- ilceticn that the change of one hundred aud twen ty votes would have opened to me u con^resaion'il ??? hi?? er, iu wliieh I might hftvo liecit of service to the ] eople nud have gratified nu honorable amtit- tfc-rr, is naturally saddening and depresreiug, csp?o- felly when 1 realize that a far larger number of At'c* wire cast ngnin*t me ttndor a total prchcr.fh n of my char eter, brought,abont by per- ???iif ter.t < nlurnny and f lander. Some of you arc lu- dipuput r;t this, and now feel that my oppaaont decs not desen???C your bear ty Mupuort. Till* ia all wror-gl JktUrtiicn thuti I Initv iHfen defeated in ihc j an by thoreime means. The remedy ii not b> have the dcmotnitic party, but to purify i?? urethodr. 1 firmly briicve that tlie perpetuation of rcpulv lid.ii imtitution* depends upon tin* preservation Cf the democratic pony, it is thfe party of tho ci uHJtutlon.cnd derive* il* power from a el mead- hcrcucc to these principles of government tor whit h the American colonics fought. Ccirplicatcd ns wq in Georgia are, by tho prot* tree*cf n large colored vote, which nets independ ently of any fixed principles, tho preservation of ti c organized democracy 1* especially of vital Im- pertnnee end necessity. Who can e.-tinntj Iho dangers resulting from the triumph of a coalition of ft few disappointed white men, united with and lending this colored vote? Such u c unbination wc tild represent only the desire for otllce without regard to any i??olt??ica! principles, -friicro should not be a breach anywhere in the dumocratle or- grn'zution! It hIioiiM present a bold, ft^reidvs, ct;d united front everywhere, but especially hero ??.t tbe south. Its final triumph m ii national I r.ity is ??s ce rtain ar that Provideuce rulec, if tiio I tuple but be true to themselves. We h iva ro ???*> * to bepe that Cleveland and lt??ndrick* will iiwl us to victory before this year shall have clojcd. If they fail, tie future will aiwurcdly develop tho men w ho cun feln-<:c*sfnlly carry tho banner* of c< r.ttitutionivl government, ami Host them Its trir.n.pk from the white house nnd the capiPdat Wiildr.gton* How unimportant then becomes tho succors or fallme of ai y Individual who aspire* to dc.m- ci idle congressional iu mi nation! hijuuiee mty Lave been done, pain may have been infficto I, but time will rectify all this. Better to submit to tho Injustice and to biur the imiIii without Uinohing, tlcu tlmt there should lx* mie breach, howevor slight, In the unity of the democratic party. Ele vate ai d i urify Us method* within the organixi- tict???but never by a ??? nlon with Its enemies. B3 independent in (bought aud action within tho party, but not independent of the party. There- fere, I rind!give tliu nominee of the convention w lilch nm-mblca on 8ej*t?mbt*r Ith. n cordial and hcaity Mippert. A majority of tho demooratf in tbe fifth congressional dietr!ct will have seloctol Mm a* tbe jtflndnrd-btfttrer, through tho oxeroiso cf the hi; h privilege of the ballot, and I feel tint n-y honor as a man, a* well a* my ullegiAneo ai is democrat, Impel ino to stand by him. 1 know that you, my friends, will Join mo In tliisc-oum*. KvpitMlmi fail* when I attempt to clothe hi cold W'-rd* tlic zcntlmcut* of my hoart towards y ou. Thu emotion displayed at my do- lent ccmpeusates me fer iny disappointment. Furcly, I rr.ik.t be a better man than l*uppMcd myself to be???far better tl??an my opponent* hivo tlvc-n we < re dit for tiring???to have won tho confi de nco r.ud cstu iu of so !ar,'e a body of my fulij .v- citlzcns. * Hhtcitulning the kindest feelings toward* all, r.nd witiu ut tbe (lightest bitterness In tnyiuirt towards nuy, l fete my jdace in ranks as preso rt for duty, to follow the lead of him whom my l arty shall j ut in command. Let mo exprua-t lha ??Hi fid cnee that each and every one of you will do U>twin-. Beifcicme,sincerely yonre, Httsjtv Jackiox. 1???1???AUODY I> SI 1TUTB AT XOUCUDib An Interesting Occ.-iMioii Among th*?? Tracli. ??-rs???A Sorpiine fur Dr. Orr. NcriT.tr?, Ga., Aug tret {(.-[Special. J???The Nor- cress normal institute, inninuiiirel by the l'^i- la dy iiiud, rr* opt ned oh Monday hi*L Tim In- ???unit, i* are-Mtr.-re. W. II. Baker and W. 8. its- ft rt, if Fawnvhh, a ml M. l\ CaMwoIl, of ft ??n\ 'the attendance during the past wreux has tine tin* ndvnuti. mid have l??een ta *le under*!tml tho i free; y ??? .. sffirol ... Adieu t nor. a.14 w>r< fin the element ary branches of cj??a- i itrltr Wreh. An important feature of the Institute u Ire :!. j ntvu-k ha* L**:-n the iurtni *ti?? rrre cf :rx>r ct Georgia given by the ntff-d . uj n't.undent, Pr. ????rr. the county wi mucor.ns of that pot lion of the ??? In tbe f. i vtUd t??# r-iiet him, aud muty did ??x n* Pr. Orr gave in*tru-th>t | i tho l law t-?? thi- commi**!'*-!.?-* an 11*?? e ii.M.t???tte viire*; th.-aft-r .?? are Wire t??r. Urr in gr.-itJf \ stcnlir, ??????vie l title Ku' u! nad Wife. In m tbe Button Globe. ' lltt if a l.twutlful y??iung w-'-nm oerres *.ho wcy." raid J??*n??s to Li* wife. *>ke !*. indeed,??? the L-.Ir a * -at -I, "a r-*airi- fcth pretty wtaon." ???1 w< ti??fi*ri?? thi-fit-r.Uetuan whom she inV. aow n.*tlsb??rbu>Ui.d: ' 1 * I think he mu-tlc," repUe-t Ma.Joa-.-r. "I Lctictd he didn???t lift his hat t. h.-r."