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Volume LVII.
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HARTINGTON’S PLAN.
EDITORIAL. GLIMPSES.
Hon. John L. Davidson has been
renominated for Senator from the
Eighteenth District.
Hon. H. H. Carlton was unanimously
nominated for Congress by the Eighth
district Democratic convention which
met in Athens on the 20tli.
President Cleveland has issued an
order to office holders forbidding the
use of their official position in at :
tempts to control political move
ments. . .
In the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict Democratic convention which
met at LaGrange on the 20th inst.
Hon. Thomas W. Grimes, of Colum
bus, was nominated on the 104th bal
lot, to succeed Congressman Henry
R. Harris, defeating Alvin D. Free
man and J. H. Fannin.
Delay of Adjournment.—It is
stated that adjournment of Congress
will be delayed until sometime in Au
gust, owing to some mishap to one of
the appropriation bills. How this is
we don’t know, but there are many
important bills yet to be acted upon
The debates upon these bills will pro
tract the session far into August.
The Constitution of the 19th says
Cartersville on the 18th was the scene
of a terrible Sunday homicide. It dis
turbed the worshippers on Sunday
and cast a peaceful community into
the throes of a great sensation. It
was an attempt by Bryapt Strickland
to shoot Wm Puckett when the former
was shot and almost Instantly killed.
Idleness is the hot-bed of tempta
tion, the cradle of disease, the waster
of time, the canker worm of felicity
To him that has no employment,
life in a little while will have no nov
elty; and when novelty is laid in
the grave, the funeral of comfort will
soon follow.
The belief of the late Judge David
Davis in free speech and free press
was a matter of conscience, and he
was ready to defend them in. his seat
on the Bench, or as a personal friend
and adviser of the President, or even
—as on one occasion when he/was pre
siding at a Circuit Court in an Illinois
town—by mounting an improvised
rostrum in the street and facing a
desperate mob.
Mr. Gladstone.—The
eign news states that Mr.
latest for-
Gladstone
has resolved to resign the Premiership.
He is reported as saying, *‘if I listen
ed to the warning of age, I would re
tire from public life, but I would be
committing a guilty action in aband
oning the fields after raisirrg so much
ire* and inspiring so many hopes, if I
did not seek to appease one and satis
fy the other. I have worked all my
life to deliver the suffering people, and
I mean to die as I have lived.”
This is an admirable exhibition of
public virtue, which, if possible, is
more worthy of admiration than pri
vate. True patriotism looks to the
future as well as to the present. Mr.
Gladstone has fame enough, but with
the weight of age and some of its in
firmities, he prefers public toil to pri
vate repose, to promote the prosperi
ty of an oppressed people. He will
retain his seat in Parliament from a
sense of public duty. As a true patri
ot, whether successful or not, he will
go down to posterity as a true patriot
and furnish an example to future ages
to guide others in the path of honora
ble duty.
Norman Porter on Mr. Davis.
Hartington has a home rule policy
for Ireland that reseryes the mainte
nance of the full powers of the Im
perial Parliament. Certain powers
are conferred on local councils in Ire
land, with the right of the Imperial
parliament to control and revise them.
All judges and legal administration to
be appointed by and centred in the
Imperial Parliament. This is Har
rington's home rule for Ireland with
full rule in the English Parliament.
That is simply telling certain ‘‘local
councils” you may propose something
and we Avill tell you whether you may
do it or not. Instead of home rule
that is a home thrust. This is a mean
cold-blooded conciliation, it is a dis
graceful trifling. It is a march of
ideas, insulting, contemptible, and
disgraceful to the last degree. The
people have been misled by this vis
ionary trash, bamboozled by a logic
that could pnly mislead a nation of
idiots. This is the conservatism that
Hartington and his followers put
forth to entrap a people who claim to
be the freest and greatest on earth.
This they call reform and home rule.
This is'English consonantism. Be on
your good behavior, be good boys, tell
us what you want, and if you show a
ready obedience to obey our-wislies
we will grant what you ask jfrid pat
you on the hack, as an evidence of
our condescension. We don’t know
how Hartington could show more con
tempt and unkindness to the Irish,
unless he should tell them they are a
race of fools, and unless they keep up
on good behavior he wilt substitute
hemp in cords for his contemptuous
proposition. It is said Mi\ Gladstone
thinks of retiring to private life. Per
haps it would be as well, when Har
tington and Saulsbury can triumph
in the rottenness for which there
seems to be no cure.
The Monetary Managemement.
A True Democrat.
Much of the evil existing in our
country has resulted from the misman
agement of the currency and the
wrong is justly attributable to the re
publican party. No man can deny
that at one time, years ago, the whole
of the national debt was payable in
treasury notes. The Republican par
ty having a majority in both houses
of congress in 1869, made the public
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman,
in his report in reference to the Balti
more Postoffice, said: ‘ The employes
of the Baltimore postoffice, when Mr.
Veazv became Postmaster, were most
ly Republicans, a large majority of
whom were appointed before the Civil
Service Law went into effect.”
It seems that Mr. Veazv accepted
the office to regulate it. upon Demo
cratic principles. He noticed Mr. Ly
man’s red-hot report in which he said
that when he took charge of the of
fice there were 125 letter carriers, 13
substitute carriers, 119 clerks, and 3
substitutes, making in all 260 employ
ees, of whom 204 were Republicans
and 6 were Democrats. He says some
were good clerks, and except the 6
democrats they were faithful and ef
ficient, members of the Republican or
ganization, but many of them were
utterly unlit for any position wliatev-
er. Speaking of the power of the
commission Mr. Veazy says:
‘‘If the Civil Service Commission is
to become a self-constituted board of
guardians for all executive offices in
this country, it will be well to have
this regency proclaimed in order that
the people may determine whether It
would not be prudent to elect the
Civil Service Commissioners once in
four years instead of the President,
and allow the board to determine
whether it is desirable for them to re
lieve themselves of roufirte executive
work by appointing a President of the
Republic. ”
Mr. Lyman, in his report, bore
heavily upon Mr. Veazy for removing
them all, and putting Democrats in
their places. Mr. Veazy in his reply
said, he took pride and pleasure in do
ing so, as he accomplished gratifying
results without effecting the efficiency
of the postal service. He said he ap
pointed democrats because they were
democrats, but they were all tho
roughly honest, faithful and efficient
men. Mr. Veazy is a democrat of pure
gold. He says ; as^soon as he turned
out the republicans he resigned, that
he only accepted the place for that
express purpose. It will be seen that
these republicans were appointed be
fore the enactment of the Civil Service
law. Is it not probable then, that
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Washington Letter. :
From Our Reg#I$r Correspondent.
State University Class Tree.
Number
debt payable in coin. This of coufsej hundreds, yea thousands of republi-
burdened the country to the extent df cans, are filling places in Post Offices
the difference in value between coin who obtained their situations before
and treasury notes. In one hundred
thousand dollars for instance there
was a loss of not less than ten thous
and dollars perhaps more, for at this
writing we do not remember the exact
differene between coin and green
backs. Thousands of men who con
sidered themselves sound were made
insolvent by this change. About that
time siiver was at a premium and
there were no national banks. Gold
was then even cheaper than silver.
The United States was the greatest
silver producing country in the world.
England had demonitized silver; Ger
many also demonitized silver. Con
gress at that time made it unlawful
to coin the silver dollar and the bond
holder received gold for his interest.
Congress in 1879 determined to resume
specie payments. The Bland bill was
passed and gold began to flow into
the United States. But the high war
tariff kept locked up in the treasury
$400,000,000 which should have been
paid upon the public debt. Had that
been done that immense sum would
have gone into circulation. It was
hoarded and every effort has been
made to keep up the war tariff and
prevent the free coinage of silver.
What is needed is the free coinage of
silver just as we have the free coinage
of gold and its reception in the pay
ment of the public debt. This with
the reduction of all salaries, will
do much to restore prosperity and the
party that demands it will be invinci
ble before the people.
that law was enacted. If so, is there
not a chance to give places to thou
sands of Democrats without violating
the law?
This is something worthy of the at
tention of the government, and prop-
erly attended to, would be a powerful
motor in the next congressional cam
paigns, and more especially in the
Presidential Campaign.
Mr. Vcazy’s conduct in the manage
ment of the Baltimore post-office, has
given him a national reputation and
endeared him to the hearts of Demo
crats throughout the country. Let
this be done every where and Mr.
Cleveland will be a second Andrew
Jackson. We make 'up this from a
long statement which we find in the
Courier-Journal.
Wreck of the Steamship “Gate-City.”
Norman Porter formerly of Carlisle,
Pa., who it is said now runs a Pull
man car between New York and At
lanta, Ga., is reported by the Pitts
burg, Pa., Telegraph, as having said
that Mr. Davis declared in his speech
at Montgomery Ala:
“I have often prayed to live to see
the day w r hen both Lincoln and Grant
were dead and in hell, and as my
prayer has been granted I am ready to
die.”
The Courier-Journal anwers the let
ter of a Lady of O’Fallon, Missouri,
who wrote to it to know if Mr. Davis
really uttered those words. The Jour
nal replied, that “if Norman Porter
says that he did, Norman Porter is a
liar:”
If N-onnan Porter objects to being
published as a liar, and will bring suit
against the Courier-Journal and make
affidavit to the truth of his charge,
the Courier-Journal will agree to put
Norman Porter in jail as a perjurer.
We hope that this answer is suffi
ciently explicit both to Mrs. HcCluer
and to Norman Porter.
Visiting the Sick.
Friends visiting the sick are some
times thoughtless, and crowd too
much and stay too long. We have
known several cases in which relapses
occurred from such causes. The im
material and subtile powers of mind,
incorporate with the grosser elements
of flesh, are dimmed and sickbed by
its ailments and weaknesses. In cases
of temporary improvement friends are
apt to stay too long, and engage too
much the‘attention of the improving
patient. Relapses are often caused
by this mistaken kindness. We think
we have known a case or tw r o result
ing fatally from this mistaken atten
tion. All kinds of excitement should
be prevented as far as possible. Some
times the patient may become too
much excited, and feeling better, may
participate in conversation beyond a
prudent regard to his condition. Fol
lowing it, respiration is often thicken
ed, causing the brain to grow giddy,
and the return of fever. A sick per
son, w r orn, worried, and feeble, needs
quiet and rest, though possessed, in
health, of, great muscular strength.
Such persons suffer as much in sick
ness from lassitude and physical
weakness as persons of more delicate
constitutions, and thev are apt to be
more restless and impatient when ill j
health confines them to their beds.
A recent' report of illness and death
attracted our attention, and caused us
to pen these hints which may be pro
ductive cf some good.
A jury having been obtained, the
prosecution of the Anarchists began
at Chicago on the 15tli.
The steamship “Gate City,” of the
Savannah line Captain Daniel Hedge,
went ashore on Nanshon island, Mar
tha’s Vineyard sound, on the night of
the 18th during a thick fog. She
had a miscellaneous cargo of cotton,
tobacco, and hides, worth $80,000,
and fifty thousand watermelons. Sue
carried 52 passengers, most all in the
saloon, the majority being excur
sionists bound north for a pleasure
trip. Many were ladies, and brought
some very handsome wardrobes with
them. Nanshon island, a dangerous
place, is just opposite Gay Head,
where the ill-fated steamship City of
Columbus, the sister ship of the Gate
City, went down with so many lives
in January, 1885. This makes a cu
rious coincidence. The particulars as
obtained from the officers and pas
sengers is to the effect that pleasant
weather prevailed during the entire
trip till the afternoon of the 17th
when the ship entered the oound
when it ran into a dense fog bank.
While cautiously preceding she very
nearly ran on Gay-head shoals, where
the bones of the City,of Columbus now
lie. Dismayed at his danger, Cap
tain Hedge steered the ship off and
in so doing crossed the sound, run
ning ashore on the other side. The
channel is very deceptive and a mo
ment after the leadsmen reported
“no bottom,” the vessel struck a
ragged hole, eighteen feet in diameter
which strove in her bottom and she
made water fast. The bolder that
went through held the ship and pre
vented her from slipping into deep
water and drowning all on board.
The ship struck at seven o’olock
and in a second all was on deck.
They were quieted but refused to re
turn below. First mate E. R. Taylor
went after assistance, returned after
several hours with a brig, and the
passengers were safety lauded atNew
Bedford and brought direct to Bos
ton. The ladies are greatly dispirited
at this mishap on their pleasure trip,
especially as it is combined with an
expensive loss of valuable wearing
apparel. Wreckers have left for the
scene and reported the vessel full of
water. The “Gate City” was built
by John Roach in 1878, and was val
ued at $300,000; insured fer $100,000.
The cargo is partlv insured. The
passengers speak highly of Captain
Hedge and the orderly behavior of
the crew.
Yv ASHpidiox, July 19, 1886.
^ on SJtess is lingering long this sum
mer. Those who know best fix the
(late of adjournment as the 10th of
August. But it is understood that
there will be no agreement as to a fix
ed time of adjournment until the ac
tual day, the reason of this being
that when a resolution declaring a
certain day for adjournment is agreed
to in advance, the last six days of the
session are made suspension-of-rule-
days. At such rimes some of the
worst “jobs” ever known in the .his
tory of Congress have been passed.
The “jobs are anxiously awaiting
this harvest time. Everv job that
has be» knocking at the doors of
Congreswt-lus session has fastened its
hope upon this annual period when
the unlQftkia** of the Treasury vaults
is declar8Ha. J . •
Messrs. Randall and Morrison are
credited "with this plan to prevent
‘‘jobs” getting through in the hurry
of the last days of the session. If-
they sirred, think of the disappoint
ments and blasted hopes that will
fall at.fcfce heels of the Forty-Ninth
Congr.p» ( JivtU should this session
be marked in no other way than with
a defense of the National Treasury,
it Avould have an honored place in the
nation'sfchMpry.
Brn tb^ire are other ways in which
the present session is remarkable. If
the House itself has not completed all
the legislation that was hoped -for;
the committees have done more work
by far “ban the committees of khy
previous House. They have consider
ed and reported to the House over
3,100 beta, dhring this first session. In
both s^sions of the Forty-Eighth Cojn-
gress^ikity 2,690 bills were thus acted
on. The flood of bills that has been
poured upon the present Congress is.
also unprecedented, oVer 10,000 hav
ing been introduced into the House a-
lone. j
After repeated attempts and fail
ures, the'House has succeeded in
passing one little private pension bill
over the President’s Veto. Speaking
of adjournment, it is probable that
theftst days of the session will be
invoked in a heated political debate
at tile (Senate end of the Capitol. The
Senate 1 is expected to pass a resolu
tion for the printing of the Presiden
tial veto messages from the organiza
tion ofidongress to the present day.
They will probably be in the hands of
Senatdrs within a week. This is the
preludte to a fight.
Refjp ring to the prospects for ad-
jourrifcenteRepuesentative Bland, the
silver man of Missouri, declared that
the Senate was moving even more
slowly than the House in furnishing
prospective “veto material,” for as
such he characterized the River and
Harbor bill. The length of time the
Senate consumed in pottering over
this measure made him think the
Senate seemed more .anxious for the
grab than the House. “Now,” con
tinued he, “if the President sees fit
to veto the .^measure, no power .can
prevail upon* Congress to pass the bill
over his opposition.” Representative
Hatch, also of Missouri, and one of
Oleomargarine’s bitterest foes, has
said that he strained his conscience in
voting for the River and Harbor bill
when it first passed the House, and
that he will not do it a second time.
Congress has voted to reduce the
mileage of army officers from 8 cents
to4 cents a nple. That is about twice
what it costs them to travel. But the
allowance of Congressmen is still 20
cents a mile, the same as in the stage
coach era. The clamor “On what ba
sis of right or reason is this?” has
failed, so far, in impressing Congress
with the necessity of doing something
for itself in this respect.. For short
distances 20 cents a mile does not
amount to much, but on long dis
tances, it counts up to almost crimi
nal extravagance.
Take, for instance, the trip to the
Pacific slope. The entire expense
both ways for one person need not
exceed $300 including the best of ev
erything. Yet the Government al
lows a Congressman $1,200 and up
wards, and thus he is allowed to make
from $900 to $1,000 on a two weeks
run. The New York members are al
lowed $46 each to come here and go
home from Washington, and the Chi-
cigo Congressmen get $170 each w’av,
and travel on passes.
The gayest legislator at the Capital,
if asked to present a bill for his per
sonal expenses, when not travelling
officially, would not dare to run the
figures up to the present legal allow
ance. If he should, it would be likely
to cost him his seat in Congress as
soon as the people of his district
learned the fact, A fair mileage rate,
actual necessary expenses, would
probably not be Objected to from any
quarter; but the 20 cent rate is an in
excusable extravagance. Democrat
ic economy is permeating every
branch of the Government’s service,
how’ever, with a slow but sure and
steady purpose. Sooner or later it
will reach and remove this outgrowth
of a long period of corruption.
The exercises on last Saturday, 17th,
were opened with prayer by the class
chaplain, Mr. Williams. Of all the
brilliant exercises connected with the
Commencement of the University of
Georgia, there are none more beauti
ful, none more symbolic than those of
the graduating class. This is certain
ly a very appropriate custom. It has
long been instituted in our Northern
colleges but not until comparatively
lately, has it been established at the
University. The last time class-mates
meet together, soon they disperse and
are scattered, each to pursue his own
way, each to fight his own battle in
the great struggle of life, until &lch
guided by his own star of Fate, lands
where that “Destiny which shapes
our ends” inevitably decides.
This being true, it is a beautiful cus
tom to gather around a young tree,
endued with all the vigor of life, recog
nizing no such thing as decay, spread
ing its branches in a genial atmos
phere, as though refreshed by the wa-
terte of the Fountain of Immortal
Youth. ^Y^ung men, there is poison
in the soil: This tree, now so beauti
ful, so young, may be prematurely cut
off by the vices of . its mother earth!
Oh, beware!. So fertilize your minds
with the virtues which abound on all
sides, that your acts may be like that
tree ‘which bringeth forth good fruit’.
This is the end and aim of every Chris
tian life, thje blessed solace in Death.
Daath may claim this tree ere & year is past,
Death must have us all, old and young, at last,
Then followed, first, the class histo
ry, by the class historian, Mr. Saun
ders McDaniel, of Atlanta. Mr. Mc
Daniel is the son of Gov. McDanhM,
and in a concise fuyi. humorous way,
gay? the history $a«h member dur
ing his college career^ Next foliated
the poqm by-the cJws^atj Mfo
Wade,' of Athens. Mr: Wad* b&s,
durjng.ips whole opllege course evinc
ed strong talentinthe poetic field, and
acquitted Jbo the satisfaction
of all who heard him. Next in order
followed aq oration by the class ora
tor, Mr. John Grant* of Atlanta. Nev
er in our own.’ experience, and we have
heard and seen .much, do we remem
ber to haye heard-a finer effort. Mr.
Grant’s speech was worthy of an old
er head, and displayed much beauty
of language and thought. His words
to his class-jpates were very touching.
Mr. Grant is a young man of fine abil
ity. Next on the programme came
the Prophecy by the class prophet,
Mr. C. H. Whleox, of Athens. We
have heard much of wit, and many
humorousproductions, we have laugh
ed-in times past, and enjoyed our
selves immensely, hut were you to ask
us when we enjoyed a thing more
than the prophecy of Mr. Willcox, our
last dollar on it, we couldnot tell you.
The delineation of the future of each
member was witty as could be, and
the best evidence of the merit and
success of Mr. Willcox’s effort is that
such gentlemen as Judge Bleckley,
General Lawton, and many others,
laughed until it became necessary for
them to hold their sides. Of course
Mr. Willcox is a young man who will
eventually make his mark. This end
ed the literacy feature of the occasion.
After the rendition of music, the class
assembled around their tree, and
smoked the Pipe of Peace, then fol
lowed the class song, and the assem
bly was dismissed by the class presi
dent, Mr. Slaton, who. presided
throughout the occasion.
Incognito.
Additional Proceedings of the Univer
sity Commencement at Athens.
HOUGHTON INSTITUTE
MENCEMENT.
COM
Bowen’s Budget, Fort Plain, N; Y.,
for March, 1886, say*-. In the multi
plicity of medicines placed upon the
market, it is somewhat difficult to
distinguish between the meritorious
and the worthless. There are at
least two excellent remedies widely
used, the efficiency of
questioned. We refer
Oil and Red Star Cough Cure.
The closing exercises of this insti
tution at the Masonic Theatre on the
night of the 6th inst, the Chronicle says
is pronounced by competent critics to
be the best school exhibition of its
class ever given in Augusta. Special
notices made of jMiss Annie Laffitte’s
salutatory address, and Miss Bessie
Wiggins’ valedictory address which
captivated the entire audience. Our
columns are too fully occupied to en
able us to refer specifically to others.
But the recitations of Miss Rachel
Denning, Miss Edith Sale, Miss Em
ma Myers, Miss Lula Howard, Miss
Lizzie Green, Master Lee Shecut,
Master Henry Octjen, Misses Willie
and Dickie Puryear, Masters James
Farnell, Joseph Hahn and Mortie
Johnson all deserved special notiee.
One of the brightest features of the
evening was the calisthenic drills of
Miss Maggie Duffy’s pupils. But the
greatest feature was the drama writ
ten by Prof. Shecut and performed by
his pupils with the grace and finish of
regular professionals. Tffe May scene
was as prettily, presented as any pi$-4
ture that has ever been put on oup
stage. The following is a list ofthogg
who participated in the drama:
Leroy J. Freedland, Miss Maggie
Duffy, Sterling Palmer,. Mamie She
cut, Miss Grove Denning, J. Cook
McKie, Miss Lizzie Green, Charles
Youngblood, Charles Bigelow, Miss
Ida Calvin, Miss Lula Howard, Miss
May DeHemdon, Miss _ Lizzie Hol
brook, Miss Bessie Wiggins, Miss
Edith Sale, Miss Josie Stafford.
We regret that we cannot give a
fuller account of this beautiful drama
and the parts taken in it by the per
formers.
Our columns are two crowded to
give a statement of the honors dis
tributed to these who won them. We
are indebted to the Augusta Chroni-
which are un-1 cle for this brief notice in which we
to £t. Jacobs 1 freely use the language of that ex-
I celleht and able ?ournal.
The Commencement Sermon, by Dr.
Adams, of Augusta, upon the text of
the 12th verse of the 144tli P>alm .
“That our ^ons may be as plants
grown up iittfieir youth,” was univer
sally admired. His application of it
to the young men was full of beauty
and useful thought. We could do no
justice to this fine discourse, in its ap
plication to the young men or its ex
cellence as a mental effort, without
occupying more space than our col
umns at present will admit.
Following the tree exercises, already
referred to, was the champion de
bate between the Phi Kappa and
Demosthenian Societies on the ques
tion, “Whether a common school ed- r
ucation should be a necessary quattff->
cation for voting in civilized natiOnsp’G
The Phi Kappas contended it was*,
and the Deniosthenians that it was.’
not. There were an equal number oi !
speakers on both sides. Jdr. George ■
W. Lamar, Jr., of .fcravatmsllr, Mr. P. :
H. Snook of Atlanta;..Mr. H. P. Up
shaw, of Social OioH*. tfete the Phi
Kappa, speakers wfeolfchdk the affirma
tive side; Mr. Sandtrs. McDaniel of.
Atlanta, Mr. R. L. J. Smith of Ath
ens, and Mr. \V. S. . Clay; of Jiryfenu
county, tooklha negative siil<£ J udge.
Logan E, Bleckley, the President, in
an interesting statement decided in
favor of the Phi Kappas. Both sides-#
did well, but in our opinion it was not
a fair.test of the abilities <lf the speak-*
ers, as it was so evident that the Phi
Kappas were on the strongest side.
Both parties displayed much ingenui
ty in the argument. 1
On Monday morning the Hon. W.
B. Hill delivered the annual address
before the literary Societies. His sub-
jeet.wras “Socialism, the black cloud
of theidneteeth century*” He hand
led the subject with Jrimirable effect
and made a Very favorable impression
upon his large and appreciative au
dience. His effective speech w as w r ell
received, the audience exhibiting a
marked appreciation of his masterly
argument. After his address the so
cieties returned to their respective
halls, and met with the alumni and
honorary members of the respective
bodies. We see it stated that various
members of each made addresses in
their respective halls. Speeches were-
made by GeK D. H. Hill of Milledge
ville, and Hoke Smith, E»q., of Atlan
ta, who were elected honorary mem
bers of the Demosthenian Society,
and Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Henrv
Grady and others, of the Phi Kanpa
Society. * - .
In the afternoon the Sophomores
spoke before a large and apprecia
tive audience. We lack the space to>
report the names of the speakers but
they w'ere reported as having acquit
ted themselves handsomely.
On Tuesday, Judge Logan E. Bleck
ley, of Atlanta delivered his address
before the Alumni Society. The-
Judge’s well-knowm ability attracted *
a very large audience. His subject
was “Truth,” and the anticipation, of
a great effort, was more than realized.
It will probably be published and it
will be a great and Mttendid contribu
tion to a subject thftife one of the im
mutable laws of social order. He pre
sented it in a broad and attractive
flash of light. Truth may be hid for
a time, but though so hid, beiii* im
perishable in its nature, will ultiaiate-
ly prevail.
Ex prineipes nascitur probabilftas:
ex faefcis vero veritas. We had never
heard Judge Bleckley before, but our
exalted conception of his great powers
was exceeded by this great effort. In
connection with his subject his dis
play of wit and humor was perhaps
never exceeded. His sharp points and
witticisms, were, perhaps, never ex
ceeded in a public address. If one
had known, beforehand, his power in.
this respect, he might have said.
‘Let those now laugh that never-
laughed before,
And those who always laugh, now
laugh the more.”
We are now'satisfied that the Judge
is a gentleman of infinite humor.
His very assumed look wrns a joke,
and he shook the wrinkles out of the
souls of every man and woman who
heard him. It is difficult to say
whether his humor, or masterly argu
ment, w'as superior. His effort will
long be remembered.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, proposed by
Prof. Rutherford, and Mr. P. A. Sto-
val, of Augusta, proposed by Mr.
Harry Phinizy, were elected trustees
to fill the places oi Mr. Henry W.
Grady, and the unexpired term ot
Hon. N. J. Hammond, w'ho has- been
elepted a life trustee. The Chapel.
was crowded to excess on Wednesday,
Coijuhtencement day, to hear the ad-
. dresses of the speakers of the graduate
•jfcisSs. hi * ■(
Senator Vance declares the civil
•sej^ice laW to be the friend of the in-
• competent. He regards it as a “pre-
tfebtioqs humbug,” and believes that
Demoe^atfe principles should be ad
ministered by Democratic officials.
Frederick Hollar, who was killed
a mob at Jacksonville, Florida, pro
tested his innpsfence of the charge o:
stabbing Mrs. McLaughlin. Win. Mc
Laughlin, recently died in a.
Western State,' confessed just before
his death that he was the author c
the crime for which Hollar lost L:
life.
Ex-Sheriff John Rmifroe, of Sump
ter Co., Ala., was taken from jail at
Livingstone by a mob and hanged for
the attempted murder of his brother
in-law.