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UNION & RECORDER. OUR AUGUSTA LETTER. Augusta. Ga., June 12th, 1886. BIditors Union-Recorder: Since my last letter it has rained al most incessantly. Not a day, and scarcely an hour in the day, but what -icome rain has fallen. x\nd most of •;jem were hard rains, regular trash fters, us Col. Tutt would call them. F ram all sections come reports of ^•reat damage to the growing crops, und our farmers are very blue, ltail- - jad accidents caused by swollen streams, and the recent change of the _:yiage are now of frequent occur- r ence. The authorities should look .ato these mattters and take some 'eps to protect the lives and limbs THE ORIGIN OF ADAM S BODY. DR. WOODROW EXPLAINS HIS POSITION ON THE EVOLUTION QUESTION. ij? those who are compelled to travel ' The Democrats of our county have considerably cooled off since the re- ent mass meeting at the City Hall. vNie Bacon men are satisfied. They . hi their whole duty, and are looking o other counties to do the same. The lordon men hold that the rejection f the proposition to have a primary lection for delegates on the 26tli of >ih present month has “played into heir hands,’’ and claim that it will in- uence many counties for Gordon. Veil, we shall soon see. While 1 am , strong Bacon man, I canpot but ad- r , )re the firm stand taken by the Gor- ._<?u men in Richmond county. xYnd lany of them are among the best and ruestof the sons of Richmond. When >aw such men as Jones, and Hook, trnl Eve, and Foster, and Keener, and dtome, and many others working so • earnestly for the candidate of their " iLoice, I felt assured that there could ' •:> no stain of corruption on the ban- they followed, and was impressed w iththe truth that after all this is but •i , family quarrel. The Ladies' Missionary Society of Tie Methodist church is now in ses- - Ron at St. John's in this city. The ^Society is composed of some of the cost zealous Christian women in the v-hole South, who have consecrated rheir lives to the work of sending the gospel to the heathen. Cities often v h* with each other to secure the as- -ocmbling of large secular bodies in r.beir midst, and spare neither labor vnr means in entertaining them, so } eiielicial is their presence considered R/ any community. But who can cal- • iilate the benefit to be derived from '-he gathering together of a band of -■nnsecrated “soul seekers. ’ Time ■ annof measure the good accomplish- , -X Fortunate is tlie community wherein they meet. This morning ■ Irs. A. Su-ith Irvine, a zealous mis- ** lonary laborer of the Baptist church, •- as introduced to the Convention, by " i ev. Warren Candler, and made one ; the sweetest and most appropriate iresse ever delivered by a lady in . August a. Mrs. Irvine and her lius- ;.mi. who is {Secretary and Treasurer tb< j Georgia < ’hemical Works, are devoted Christians, and spend umch or their time and money in do- 1 ig missionary work in this city. Augusta can certainly boast of two <•! tlm best daily papers in the South. • ’hronicle seems to have taken a * v and stronger hold upon the peo- 1 ie. It has thrown aside considera- h.ie of its dignity and has come down re the level of the masses. It is now r f-vi-:guized as the people's paper, and i championing their cause. Its col- c.mns are tilled wlcli interesting news ■ v w all parts of the.world, its locals . bright and sparkling, and not mlined, to a favored few, while its 4-dztorials are always sound, and ex- "edingly brilliant. 1 am told that circulation is rapidly increasing. f- has become an axiom in xVugusta fturt The Evening News is the best .-afternoon paper in the South. And t is so considered by all who read it— > t.wl their name is legion. I have oft- ■n wondered how it is possible to gather so much news in such a short r firjm as is daily condensed in this pa- 1>>r. and to have each and every ar- viole so correctly written. The busi- jinss department is conducted by John ML Weigle, a man greatly beloved by t»ir citizens. He has brought so much • wind, practical wisdom to bear upon ids management of the paper that its finances are said to be in a most healthful condition. The managing ►'.‘litor, Mr. William Moore, is too wide- known to need a word of commen dation from your correspondent. His ■vhtorials are always to the point, and may be termed solid blocks of wisdom. Dut the power behind the throne, and ‘‘the greatest Roman of them all” R Sir. F. R. Gibson, Editor of the Lo cal Department. Tom Gibson, as he i- familiarly called, is one of the best reporters 1 know of any where. He annot be surpassed in reporting the proceedings of a public meeting, and can get as much out of an “item” as s ny man. He has the power of so trussing a dry fact as to make it ex ceedingly interesting to his readers. K he attempts to describe a stick, for nstance, before he finishes lie will have it full of blossoms and buds. He 'teems to like every bodv, and every vody likes him—especially the girls. What with Gow and Moore, and Wei- Columbia, S. C., June 3.—To the Editor of the Charleston News and Courier: i ob serve in your journal for May 25 an account of the proceedings of the Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly at Augusta, Ga., in which there is what purports to be a synopsis oj some remarks made by me. Allow me to say that this synopsis is inaccurate in every particular. It would be impossible to obtain from it the least idea of what I really said. But I write chiefly to ask you to allow mo to make another correction. In the News and Courier for May 30, your special correspondent, ‘‘C. E. C,” speaking ofthe Rev. Dr. Palmer’s address, says: “The third point was the duty of the church to maintain the purity of the Scrip tures against any and all attempts to change its historic interpretation in at tempting to make them teachffvhat the Spirit evidently never meantthem to teach. The application of this point to the present attempt to make the Scriptures teach evolution is easy, though no direct refer ence was made to this subject in the ad dress.” It is not here said that I have made the attempt in question—there is “no direct reference” tome, but the “applica tion” of your correspondent’s words “is easy.”' Let me say, then, that the state ment that there is a “present attempt to make the Scriptures teach evolution” is, so far as I know, wholly without founda tion. If there ever has been such an at tempt within the limits of the Southern Presbyterian Church, I at least have never heard of it. Doubtless “C. E. C.” (pre- sumbly a Presbyterian minister), and the overwhelming majority of the members of the Augusta General AssembR, believe that the attempt has been made, and that I have made it; but noth ing could be further from the truth. I have reiterated over and over again in every form my belief that the Scriptures do not teach God’s mode of creation; that they teach the fact, but not the method; and, therefore, that neither the hypothesis of immediate creation nor the hypothesis of creation by evolution can contradict the Scriptures; that every word of the Sacred Scriptures is absolutely true, but that to the Christian believer it is immaterial what scientific views he may hold, provid ed such views do not contradict the Sacred Scriptures.” I cannot comprehend the prevailing ina bility to distinguish these propositions from that which asserts that the “Scrip tures teach evolution.” But the inability exists, and I have come almost to despair of seeing it removed. Yet I am unwilling to be held up in a false light before your wide circle of intelligent readers, and therefore I beg that you will publish what I have now written- James Woodrow. Among our Exchanges. lm- Mr. Harris and the Commission. From the Macon Evening News, 11th. Hon. N. E. Harris returned from .At lanta this morning. The Constitution prints the following interview with him: “Hon. N. E. Harris, of Macon, chair man of the board of commissioners of the technologicol school, spent yes- terday in Atlanta. During the day, he had a conference with the gover nor. It was the intention of Mr. Harris to call a meeting of the board for last week, but he was confined to bis home by severe sickness and could riot do so. The disarrangement of his plans caused by his sickness, will pre vent his meeting the other members of the board in New York on the 11th of July, as previously agreed. A Constitution reporter met Mr. Harris at the capitol yesterday after noon and inquired of him the condi tion of affairs respecting the school. “I am in Atlanta,” he replied, “to confer with the governor about the school. The board is fully organiz ed and is actively preparing for tlie selection of a location and a model. I find that the people of Georgia are thoroughly alive to the importance of the school, and there is no doubt but that there will be many bids for its location. Messrs. S. M. Inman, of Atlanta, and E. R. Rodgson, of At hens, haVe gone north to inspect the technological schools in that part of the country They will report to the board upon their return.” “Has the board notified the various cities of the state of its plans regard- ingthe location of the school?” “Yes, a circular has been sent to the capital town of every county in the state.” Fact and Figures. gie and Gibson, and Hyams, and the entire “force," the Evening News is About as well equipped as any paper in the South. Long may it live. Mayor May lias recommended to the < ‘ity Council the calling of an election decide whether or not Augusta shall have a paid Fire Department. The System has been Electric Alarm oysiem nas ueen ac- «vpted, Big Steve has been ordered not to summon the tire clans any more, and the spirit of the Volunteer Department is dead. The Legislative race is getting hot. Calvin, McCord and Lamar are in r ^ie lead. It is said that Mr. James Barrett will not go before the Demo- ivatie voters for their nomination, but v. ill run independently of the primarv ejection. This is a rumoi that I heard yesterday. At any rate his attack on the administration of Judge Eve has alienated from him many friends of ‘he latter—and they are numbered bv -hundreds. Capt. Barrett's opponents ■tr-e gaining strength daily. Houghton. The 192d Grand Monthly Distribu tion of the world-famed Louisiana State Lottery took place at noon on Tuesday, May 11th, 1886, in the city of New Orleans, under the sole man agement of Gen'ls G. T. Beauregard of La., and Jubal A. Early of Va., when $265,500 was scattered all over the world. Ticket No. 70,244 drew the First Capital Prize, which was sold in fractions, of one-fifth at $1 each; one-fifth was held by W. Hunt, Vineton, Ala., collected through City National Bank of Selma, x\la.; another fifth collected through Well’s, Fargo & Co.’s Bank of San Francisco, Cal.;another to Harry Johnston, col lected through Chauncey J. Stedwell, fesq., Train Master C. C. C. & I. Rail way, Cleveland, O.; another to Jno. Olson, No. 79 East 4th street, New York city, collected through Adams Express Co.; and another to C. H. Bessey, West Enosburg, Va., collect ed through the National Park Bank of New York city. This will be re peated on Tuesday, July 13th, and any .nformation thereof can be had on application to M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. A horrible accident occurred near Hall’s, in Bartow county. Mr. Jake Sherman’s little boy, just large enough to plow, was riding a young mule home to dinner after having plowed all the morning. While en route home the mule became frightened, and began to run. He threw the boy, who became entangled in the har ness, the mule dragging him for some distance up to the house, when the mother of the boy ran out and caught him. The mule became unmanagea ble and jumped a fence near by, drag ging the boy after him. As the mule jumped the fence the boy’s head struck the rails, bursting out his brains right before his mother's eyes. It is presumed that President Cleve land will now adopt the home rule. Preparations are being made in Brunswick to erect a $75,000 hotel. Judge Daniel Pitman who recently dropped dead on the streets of xAtlan ta, had his life insured for $9,000. The Macon Telegraph says thai Bacon has gained 8 votes that were against him in his last gubernatorial contest. Commissioner Henderson reports a large increase in tobacco planting m Georgia this year, and says that the increase is greatest in North Georgia. Reports from Washington say that as soon as Congress adjourns the re form broom will be vigorously used in sweeping many partisan Republicans from tlieir easy positions in the sever al Departments. On last Friday about 1,000 engraved cards were sent out from the White House simply announcing that the President was married to Miss Fran cis Folsom on Wednesday, June 2nd, 1S8G. Dr. H. H. Carlton, candidate for congress from tins District, in Eatonton Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. He addressed a respect able assemblage during the recess of court Tuesday, and made a fine pression.—Eatonton Messenger. In Houston county there are seven candidates for tlie Legislature, three for Sheriff, two for Tax Collector, four for Tax Receiver, two for Treasu rer, one for Clerk, two for Coroner and one for Surveyor—twenty-two candidates for nine places. George I. Seney, of £eney syndicate fame, is reported to be a clear million ahead by recent lucky deals in Wall street. Mr. Seney, when be failed, went to Europe, but six months ago returned, came to an understanding with his creditors, and plunged boldly into speculation. Washington correspondents, it ap pears, almost in a body followed the president and his bride to Deer Park, and so beseiged him that lie had to place guards around the place to pro tect himself and family from tlieir in trusion. This is one of the penalties attached to greatness. In Belfast, Orange mobs have com mitted terrible excesses. xY tavern was wrecked and burned to the ground. Men, women and children raved in drunken orgy, policemen were killed, Gladstone and Parnell were burned in effigy, and for a long time the city was at the mercy of the brutal and howling mob. The Greensboro Home Journal ex presses our sentiments when it says “The xVtlanta Capitol is one of our best exchanges. In the present cam paign its course is especially com mendable because of the moderation and fairness with which it aims to treat both candidates for the gover norship nomination. It is in other respects, too, a conservative and well sustained daily journal.” On Tuesday Jeff Lane presented to the Macon public library a well pre served copy of the Louisville Gazette and Republican Trum^JV, published in Louisville, Ga., and dated xYpril 28, 1802. It is very neatly printed, though the news is quite old when compared with the modem methods of news transmission. On the 28tli it prints the proceedings of Congress of xYpril otli. It regards printing the foreign news of February as quite a stroke of enterprise. Louisville was then the capital of the State, and Josiah Tat- nall was Governor. *»-CAPITAL PRIZE, *73,000.-*a Tickets only $5. Shares in proportion. m Milledgemlle Shoe St w Louisiana State Lottery Company. I desire to call your attention to a fine assortment of “We do hereby certify that we supervise the arrangements for all the Monthly and Quar terly Drawings of The Louisiana State Lotte ry Company, and in person manage and control the Drawings themselves, and that the same are conducted with honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward all parties, and we authorize tlie Company to use this certificate, with fac-siimles of our signatures attached, in its advertise ments.” Ladies’ and Men’s Shoes! Also a fine line of Men’s low quartered Shoes and Ladies’ Slip pers, which I have bought espe cially for Commencement. ; ...s. Sr hit* led) Commissioners. We the undersigned Banks anil Rankers will pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lotteries which may be presented at our coun ters. J. II. OGLESBY. Pres. Louisiana Nat‘1 Uk. J. W. RILBKETH, Pres. State Nat 1 Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’l 15k. II HLA.TSI HATs ' The finest line of Straw* Hats in the city. Will close i tire line very cheap. iSPCall and examine my stock—you will be pleased. Respectfully, FRED ECALTJal , June 15, 1886. Milledgevillc, Ga., Incorporated in 1$GS for 25 years by the Legis latnre for Educational ami Charitable purposes —with a capital of $ 1,00ft,000—to which a re serve fund of over $550,000 has since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote Its franchise was made a part of the present State Constitu tion adopted December 2d, A. D.,1879. The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed by the people of any State. It never scales or postpones. Its Grand Single Number Drawings take place monthly, and the Extraordinary Drawings regularly every three months Instead of Semi-Annually as heretofore, beginning March, 1886. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE, SEVENTH GRAND DRAWING, CLASS G., IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, July 13th, 1886—194th Monthly Drawing. CAPITAL PEIZE, $75,000. 100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each, Fractions, in Fifths in proportion. LIST OF PRIZES. 1 CAPITAL PRIZE $75,000 1 do PRIZE 25,000 1 do PRIZE 10,000 2 PRIZES OF $6000 12,000 Comforts. During' Warm Seaso3 -Can be procured at Lowest Prices from- EPH STALEY. inn I have ONLY A FEW LEFT, and will sell the lot out hot LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS, PRICES. Come soon ami l ply yourselves with something 5 44 2000 10,000 10 “ 1000 20 “ 500 100 200 otK) “ 100 500 ‘ ‘ 50 1000 25 APPROXIMATION PRIZES. Prizes of $750. 9 Approximation 9 “ 9 “ . $6,750 500.. .. 4,500 250.. .. 2,250 Before They are all Gone ! season. As I will not receive any mure ij JOSEPH STALEY, Milledgeville, Ga., June 12tli, 1886. 1967 Prizes, amounting to $265,500 In the good old Puritan times in New England, says an exchange, the following was the rule and practice in some of the churches: “That such brethren and sisters as shall in any way hereafter intend to change their calling or condition of life by mar riage or otherwise do propose their cases to the elders or ablest brethren of the church to have counsel from them before they make any engage ment, and in all difficult cases and be fore all marriages, the churches coun sel be taken therein.” The Georgia State Commissioner of xigriculture, Judge Henderson, in his June report, says: The condition of the growing crops is much below the average for the season. The corn crop is 4 points below the reported condition of last year’s crop on June 1st. The oat crop falls 13 points, wheat 14, and cotton 15 below the condition of last year at this date. The Irish potato crop only is reported to be better than an average. The heavy rains in many localities have caused serious damage to corn and cotton, necessitating in many instan ces entire replanting of crops on the bottom lands. The crops are from 10 to 20 days behind the usual stage of growth at this date. The cotton stand is generally poor. This is at tributed to the cool weather, to the beating rains and baked condition of the lands, and is also due in a large degree to defective seed, resulting from the damaged condition of last yetr’s crop.” Protracted Services.—The pro tracted services in the town are doing great good. They are stimulating church members to bettei- work and a better conception of Christian life, opening to non-professors the error in which they are living, and dissemina ting a general feeling of thoughtful ness and sobriety throughout the com munity. Even those who, from dif ferent causes, have not attended the meetings have felt the effect, and the outside influence alone is not small. Revs. Baxter, Doak, Cofer and Mc Connell are doing good work. Mr. McConnell has this week had the meeting in charge, with decidedly good results. He is an earnest and eloquent young divine. Thursday night seven men and la dies joined the Methodist church. Friday morning six joined the Baptist church by experience and three by letter. We understand that several will join the Presbyterian church to morrow.—Eatonton Messenger. Application for rates to clubs should be made only to the office of the Company in New Orleans. For further iniormation write clearly, giving full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon ey Orders or New Y r ork Exchange in ordinary letter. Currency by Express (at onr expense,) addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La., or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D, C. Maie P.0. Money Orders payalile and ailress Reiistered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La. July 15th, 1836. 49 4t WHITE & TREMOR’S GREEN STORE! No. 17 South Wayne St. Tlie finest lot of Fancy Groceries in the city can be found then TVe have just received from New York a fresh lot of Canned Bottled Goods, viz.: Desicated Cocoanut in quart fruit jars, sent glass top, Queen Olives, nice lot Pickles, Durkey’s Salad Dressii Tomato Catsup, Celery Salt, Ac. Just received fresh Tomato and Pine Apples, both sliced and grated. We can suit yon if yh will send us your orders or call on us and will make the Price as Low as the Lowest. Personal and General. JohnO. Ferrell, a well known Athe nian, died Wednesday. Things are getting pretty warm in Die xYthens district between Seab Reese and Dr. Carlton for Congress. Capt. W. C. Mathews, of Sanders- ville, shipped a half bushel of peaches last Tuesday, which he sold at the rate of $20 per bushel. We have on hand the finest Coffee the market affords. Just recei ed a lot of the celebrated Murray Hill Java in handsome 3 lb toons, with screw top which makes it air tight and keeps the origii aroma of the Coffee. In meats, we have White Meat, Breaklj Bacon, Hams and Shoulders. Lard in any quantity. We have Ei] to suit any man’s pocket book. Be sure to ask for our prices same. We can now furnish anything in the way of PIC NIC GOOhl wanted. We do not pretend to advertise all we keep, as it woul take up too much space. Try Cleveland Baking Powder sold bv J Also our ii a iex a t M Mr. Evan Howell and lady, of the Constitution, celebrated their sliver wedding Friday night. Presents to the amount of $10,000 were tendered them. It /was rumored at Atlanta Thurs day that Gen. L. J. Gartrell was dy ing. The rumor was erroneous. Gen. Gartrell was better Thursday than he had been for three weeks. A clergyman who preached in a rison a Sunday or two since, began is discourse in his traditional way by saying, “I am glad my friends, to see so many of you here this morn* ing. n The House passed the oleomarga rine bill by a vote, yeas, 177, nays 101. The bill imposes a special tax on man ufacturers of oleomargarine of $600 per annum, on wholesale dealers $480; on retail dealers $48.00. Existing in ternal revenue laws will apply, and proper penalties were fixed for viola tions of the law. There will be many who will in the bottom of tlieir hearts think him luck ier than his bride, of whom Miss Cleveland is reported as saying: “My brother might have searched the world over without finding a sweeter, purer girl.’’ But then, bridegrooms are generally luckier than their brides in these respects. Griffin News: A gentleman of Hous ton county, who has been married for more than ten years, during that time has never been separated from his wife as much as a day at the time. When it became necessary for him to leave home for so long a time as twen ty-four hours he has alwavs carried has never his wife with him, and she Has left home without her husband. Mrs. Hancock, the wife of the late General Hancock, has been obliged to give up her home on Governor’s Is land. The government has not as yet voted her a pension while the sub scription list that has been gotten up is not commensurate with the noble General’s services and position. Mrs. Hancock, though her general health is good, still suffers from nervous pros tration. Mr. Wiley Smith, one of our success ful farmers near Tennille, tells us for the benefit of our readers, that onions mixed with wheat, after drying, will prevent weevils from getting in it- fhey won't trouble it any more—he has tried it, thoroughly.— Sandersville Herald. Jersey Patent Flour. We can’t help from bragging on our different grades of Flour, cause all of our trade tell us it is fine. Try it and be convinced. |^°Our regular patrons will please remember that we will at times try to fill their orders whether we have the goods in stock not. Goods delivered promptly and free of charge to any part oi the city. WHITE & TREANOR, No. 17 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Ga. May 25th, 1886. 31 ly. Special Department -OF- Totacco! CigarsI Snuff We wish to call the attention of the Merchants of this section t; our special and recently organized department. • Our facilities for handling Tobaccos in large quantities is secon- to none of any house in Georgia. We have over twenty brands of Tobaccos and can suit anybody ^1 either quality, quantity or price. Our trade in these goods is increasing daily and we have affl 1 pie testimony that our goods are giving satisfaction. We have recently purchased and now have in stock, a large as sortment of all grades of Cigars, and are now ready to meet all hon orable competition in this line. In Snuffs, we have different kinds and any size packages. See our Goods and Hear Our Prices Is all we ask. We will certainly sell you. W. T. CONN & CO, Jobbers in Groceries and Tobacco, No. 22 and 21 South Wayne St., Milledgeville, Ga. April 6th, 1886. 29 ly