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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1875)
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REMITTANCES ehonld be made by Poet Office Money Order* or Kipreae. If tbi* cannot be done, protection against has**# by mall may be assured by forwarding a draft payable to the Proprietor* of the Chkoxxclx k Hexti**],, or by sending the money In a reglatered letter. ALL COMMUNICATIONS announcing candidate* for office—from County C'matable to Member of Congree*—will be charged for at the rate of twenty cent* per line. All announcement* muat be paid for In advance. Addreaa WALSH k WEIGHT, fjHaowici.E k Angnata. Q. (Ctjronvcle an& Sentinel. vVKD.VESDAY.. OCTOBER 20, 1875. MINOR TOPICS. kUiwaukeaau* are not aU bad. About on* in v*ry 9,000 trie* to So right. A Milwaukeean of the good sort ha* Just returned a borrowed book after keeping it twenty-seven years. An Ohio man hae invented anew method of engraving on metal. He covers the plates with grease, and eats out the lines with Cin cinnati whisky, instead of aquafortis. He has to stand by with a club to keep that whisky from eating right through. The grasshopper plague in Nebraska diln’t eliminate all the possessions of the afflicted region. An emigrant wagon from Nebraska passed Hokah, Minn., recently which contain ed, besides the family, two jack rabbita, two prairie dogs, a buffalo calf and a banjo. Oabkoeb now comes to the froqt with a hor rible murder. There is no resisting tbe subtle influences of the name upon tbe inhabitants of a town w.th such a title as Oshkosh ; it broods over everything like a dismal nightmare, and gradually Impel* tbe meekest to desperate deeds of blood. A returned Enoch Arden was tearing around and railing at a Christian community that wonbl allow a woman to starve nearly to doatli in the absuuce of her husband. The truth is. he left her in the dayß of boopskirts looking like this O, and on h s return found her pinned hack and looking like this I. The impression that she had starved was natural. The Hundaystatu e of Vermont provides that "no person shall travel on Sunday, except from necessity or charity." And the Supreme Court of the State lias accordingly decided that one traveling upon the Sabbath without excuse cannot maintain an action against a town for any damage he may suffer through defects in its highways. The telegraphic service of France, which is under Oovernment control, has never been worked at a profit until the present year Down to 1373 the cost always exceeded the receipts, the deficit varying from SOU,OOO to 4,000,000 francs. In 1874 the income just balanced the expenditures; while for the present year the estimates show a surplus of 2,200,000 francs. Eufaula. Alabama, a city of four or live thou sand people ami situated in one of the richest sections of the South, is in a had way. A Montgomery paper says "sevoral families are suffering for the common necessaries of life, and some are on the verge of starvation." In the house of one family there was not a morsel of bread and three children lying sick. At the funeral of his favorite daughter the Khedive distributed among tbe crowd 450,000 pieces of silver coin, from one to five piastres each. Upon the lid of the coffln the jewelry of the deceased, valued at 3,000 000 florins, was exhibited. Twenty-four buffaloes were killed by the pricets before the Mosque Itilah at Cairo, roasted and oaten, and then 3,000 priests said prayers by the tomb for seven days. Five yoars ago Conductor McKinney, of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, was given a thousand dollar kill by a sleepy passenger for fare. Ho took it into the baggage car to chango it, and upon returning the passenger denied having given it to him. claiming to have banded him a ticket. McKinney put the money in a savings bank, where it still remains. The story lias often been told in the newspapers, yet no claimant has been discovered. A country postmaster recently sent a postal card to the Dead Letter Office because the writer had written about fifteen thousand words upon one side. The wise postmaster thought that if a man could write so much on a postal card it should pay letter postago. The card was sent hack to him. The Fostmaster- Oeneral should secure men with a fair amount of intelligence for such positions. Nan Francisco's great Palace Hotel is to be formally opened on the 1 tit 1 1 instant. Mrs Wm. 0. Ralston, widow of the late money king, already occupies a magnificent suite of apart ments in the great caravansary, and Mr. Ral ton'e former country residence, Belmont, is to he used as a rustic branch of the house. Bel mont has over 100 rooms and is splendidly fur nished, and visitors who wish a change of air can go out there at their pleasure. Sometimes an item gets into the newspapers which digs a pair of rowels into the sides of the imagination, so to s eak. Here is an in stance from the New York Sun: "A Hartford mau recently got a piece of tough meat lodged In the lower part of the esopliagus, making breathing difficult and threatening inflamma tion. and was treated by Dr. Ellisworth, of that city, who killed a number of doge, and, with the gastric juice of their stomach coatings, succeeded in dissolving the pieces in the course of the day.” It is thought that au era of reform may be effected in the political aud social life of the United States, but the absurdity of the hope will he self-evident until a constitutional amendment is adopted authorizing citizens to shoot on sight any mau who writes "Prof." before his name aud isn't attached to a col lege, any man who parts both his hair and his name in the middle, any man who wears a green uocktie. and any one who calls ' 'Tues day" “Chewsday." A curious statement has been made and pub lished iu a French paper in regard to hens. It reckons the number of hens in France at 40,- 000,000, valued at #20,000,000. Of these about one-fifth are killed annually for the market. There is an annual net production of 80,000,000 chickens, which in market yield #24.000,000. The extra Talue to be added for capons, fat tened hens, and the like, is put at #1.000,000. The production of eggs per hen, worth #48,- 000.000. In all, it is reckoned that the value of heus. chickens and eggs sold in the markets of France is #50,000,000. In 18t>5 a young English actor named Walter Hastings, at a club meeting, made the remark that dose confinement was not a very terrible punishment, upon which Lord 8. offered him £ 10,000 if he would try it ten years. Ho ac cepted the offer, and retired from the stage to a dark cell fifteen by ten. He wae allowed plenty of food, light, books and writing mate rials. He has emerged from his prison, and is spending his hard earned coin in Paris, intend ing to return to the stage. He began his fool hardy experiment at twenty-five, bat left his dungeon looking like a man of three score. A ball in Marysville, Cal., was attended by an average of about ten men to every woman: but the women s >em to have made up in viva city what they lacked in numbers. Miss Lotta Sohnman. attired in blue silk en train, ala pull back, six-button kids, and a lace over dree*. was the prettiest and sprightliest. She had a quarrel with her escort, late in the evening, and in her dashing way said. "Jest look a'bere ! I aim no slouch I'm a lady, and knows how to behave like one." Then ehe drew a revolver from a pocket among the folds of lies dress at her hip, and shot the beau ko that he 1* likely to die. Old beliefs and superstitions die hard in England. It is not so very long ago sines an ignorant Yorkshire yokel would offer up, along w.th hi* ordinary prayer, the following peti tion : "From witches and vrizxards, and iong tailed buzzards, and creeping things that run in hedge-bottoms, good Lord deliver ns." A coroner s jury have returned a verdict of will ful murder against one Haywood, a laborer, of Little Compton. South Warwickshire, who, a few days ago, attacked an old woman, aged eighty, named Ann Tennant sad stuck a two pronged fork into her, because, as he told the Court, she "was the propereei witch I ever knowd." The aged portion of the female population of Little Compton have every rea son to congratulate themselves on Mr. Hay wood s temporary removal to a more circum scribed theatre of action ; for he confided to the coroner that “there were sixteen more in the parish who should be doue away with." and that there were also a good many villagers quite aa influential and intelligent aa himself who shared his somewhat uncompromising •pnuoa* on the subject. THE COLORED CONVENTION. Commenting upon the telegraphic synopsis of the first day’s proceedings at the Colored Convention which recent ly jtfse mtiled in this city, the New York Tribune says : “ Good temper was mani fested yesterday in the deliberations of 'the colored citizens of Georgia who are holding a Convention in Angnsta. The dispatches do not tell ns, however, whether either or ail of the resolutions offered were adopted as the sense of the Convention. Those recognizing the im partiality of Jndge Herscuel V. John son in the recent insurrection trials, and pleading for amicable relations between the races as the only basis of permanent prosperity, deserve special commenda tion, and we have no donbt that they ex press the sentiments of the respectable citizens of Georgia without distinction of color. It is to be hoped that the Convention will not be so silly as to ap prove of the wild emigration projects under consideration.” It is a little unfortunate that the “ad dress" issued by this Convention is not as worthy of commendation as its repu diation of Turner’s swindling African emigration scheme. SOUTHERN MAIL CLAIMS. The Atlanta Constitution, under the usual heading, “a big bonanza,” informs ns that Governor Smith has recently re ceived “a letter from Samuel C. White, of Portsmouth, Va., a former United States mail contractor, which is of con siderable importance to the mail con- ! tractors of this State during the years 1860-1, as it sets forth that these con tractors, nnder a late act of Congress, are entitled to the balance due them for mail service during the quarter inter rupted by the secession of Georgia from the Union.” The Constitution further says, that “Mr. White desires the name and resi dence of every mail contractor of this State who was doiDg mail service at that time, as he is prepared to put all suoh in a way to speedily secure the balance due them under the recent provisions of Congress. As this is a matter of great public interest, and if successful, as Mr. W. claims it will be, promises to brings large amount of money into our State, we trust that the press generally will call attention to the subject and request all mail contractors in their vicinity to send their names to Mr. Samuel C. White, Portsmouth, Va.” We do not see why Southern mail con tractors will have to communicate with Mr. White before they can obtain the money to which they are entitled nnder act of Congress, especially as the Con stitution assures us that “there is no de ception in this matter, as we took the trouble, after tbe letter to Governor Smith was placed in our hands, to inter view a United States claim agent stop ping at the National Hotel, and he as sured us that all claims for mail service for the quarters interrupted by the se cession of the State would be, by act of Congress, paid to the proper parties whenever they make due application to the proper authorities.” We think Southern mail contractors, who are entitled to compensation under this act, had better attend to tbe collec tion of their claims. Mr. White will scaroely collect them for nothing, and the commission to be paid him might as well be saved. BLODGETT “THREATENS.” We have an idea that our Atlanta cor respondent “builded wiser than he knew” when he wrote the other day that Fosteh Blodgett “threatens to return to Georgia.” The phrase is apt. We have always thought that there were parties in Georgia who did not wish Bullock or Blodgett arrested, fearing the rovelations which these distinguish ed developers might make when in the clutches of the Courts. It has been often intimated that both of them were able to tell stories which would impli cate prominent Georgia Democrats in all the offenses which they are charged with having committed. It has been freely hinted that their arrest was not desirable, and that it was better to let them remain out of the State and un tried. It certainly seems to us that either or both of these fugitives could easily be brought to justice. Bulloch is living in the State of New York, the place of his residence is perfectly well known, he makes no attempt at conceal ment, and is often met by Georgians traveling at the North. Governor Hoff man, Gov. Dix, or Gov. Tildkn would have promptly honored any requisition made for the body of Bullock by the Governor of Georgia. Why has he not been arrested ? When Blodgett ran away from Georgia he went to Newber ry, South Carolina, where he has since resided. Has any attempt been made to bring him to justice ? It has been said that on account of a certain corrupt j oompact existing between himself and j Moses that the latter would not give him : up. Is there any evidence of the truth of ! this assertion ? Was a proper requisition 1 made upon Mosks, and, if there was, how . was it treated ? Moses was put out of office last November, and his successor ; is a man pledged to an honest adminis- ; tration of the government. Has a re- ! quisition for Blodgett ever been made upon Governor Chamberlain, and how was it received ? Several months ago it j was extensively advertised over the State j that Mr. Blodgett had contracted with the proprietor of the Greenville (South | Carolina) Neu> to furnish a series of papers for publication, giving a true 1 and complete history of his reconstruc- j tion career in Georgia, and it was equal- \ Iy as extensively announced that the articles would make some “ astounding I revelations” concerning Democrats who stood high in Georgia. The | promised papers never appeared in I print. How was the author induced to ! postpone their publication ? These are ; questions in which the whole people of the State are interested. They are qnestions which should be answered. Messrs. Bullock and Blodgett are I charged with the commission of several grave offenses against the State and her ' citizens. Both of them are charged with the commission of heavy peculations. Blodgett is said to have been detected in defrauding the State Road alone of more than one hundred thonsand dol lars. There are now pending in Fulton Superior Court, and have been pending there for more than three years, six" or seven indictments against Bullock and Blodgett charging cheating and swind ling, larceny after a trust, embezzle ment and felony. Theee men are either innocent or guilty. If innocent, in jus tice to them, they should be acquitted. If they are guilty, in justice to the citiz ens of Georgia, they should be punished. ‘ No matter how “high” the Democrats are who may have been partners in their crimes they shonld be brought to Georgia and to trial- Aud now, Blod gett “threatens” to deliver himself up to justice. “Threatens !" Yerilv, the phrase is apt. The unkindest cut of aIL The Co lumbia Union-Herald, noticing the number of tax sales advertised iu the Atlanta papers,says that Atlanta is not a Radical city and has for many years en joyed Democratic government. When nothing need be said, say aothing. WARREN COUNTY. Editorial Correspondence Chronicle Sentinel. Wabkenton, October 8, 1875. Superior Court. The October term of Warren Superior Court, Judge E. H. Pottle, presiding, commenced Monday and continued throughout the week. The following members of the bar were in attendance : Messrs. C. S. Dußose, A. S. Morgan, James Whitehead, R. T. Barksdale and James Battle, of Warrenton. Mr. Battle was admitted at the present term. The visiting members in attend ance were Gen. Toombs, Geo. Dußose, Judge Reese and M. P. Reese, of Washington; Messrs. George F. Pierce and C. W. Dußose, from Sparta; W. D. Tutt, Paul C. Hudson and H. C. Roney, from Thomson; Col. J. D. Mathews and Samuel Lumkin, Esq., Solicitor-General, from Lexington, and Samuel F. Webe, of Augusta. Judge Gebson was also present and presided during the trial of certain cases in which Jndge Pottle was engaged be fore his elevation to the bench. Tbe civil and oriminal dockets were full, but the business before the Court wag rapidly disposed of by Judge Pottle, who is expeditious and impartial in the conduct of cases before the Court. He makes au excellent Judge. The law is intelligently construed and vigorously enforced by him. He is a terror to evil doers and has done much to suppress crime in his Circuit since his appoint ment. The State is well represented by Mr. Lumpkin, who is a young lawyer of decided legal attainments. Among the important civil oases dis posed of are the following: E. S. Lati mer vs. Martha Mayes—ejectment: ver dict for plaintiff and anew trial grant ed; James M. Wellborn vs. Shields & Smith—illegality: verdict for defend ants; Sam’l Hart vs. L. M. Rhodes— complaint: verdict for plaintiffs; Wil cox, Gibbs & Cos. vs. Isaac B. Hall— complaint on note for guano: verdict for defendant, and a motion for anew trial; Caroline Wheeler vs. Maoon and Augusta Railroad— complaint for dam ages for killing two oxen: verdiot for plaintiff for 875. A large number of judgments were taken in unlitigated cases. The State docket is large. Besides several old cases, fourteen new true bills were returned, including two for assault with intent to murder and two for bur glary in the night. Franklin Johnson, colored, aud David Pullum, white, were sent to the penitentiary for ten years for burglary in the night. Sterling G. Culpepper was sent to jail for six days for using abusive and obscene language to ladies. Tho language was so indecent that the Court refused to allow defendant to pay a fine. Abohy Aldred, colored, was sent up for six months for receiving stolen corn, know ing the same to have been stolen. Sever al other cases of a heavier grade of de pravity than those embraced in the “eighteenth section” were disposed of by fine and imprisonment. The last case taken up Friday was that of the State against Wellborn Anderson, col ored, oharged with assault with intent to murder. The prisoner is aocused of shooting Mr. Heath, Deputy Sheriff. The Court was oocupied until ten o’olock Friday night taking evidence, at which hour it adjourned until Saturday morn ing. The evidenoo will take up most of the day, and it is thought the case will not go to the jury until Saturday night. This case excites a great deal of interest and some feeling is manifested. Warrenton Is a thriving, progressive town,pleasant ly situated and surrounded by what was onoe and will be agaiu a highly produc tive and prosperous agriculture commu nity. There are many goods stores and live merchants in Warrenton, some of whom sell 880,000 worth of goods in a year. The Clipper, in its trade review of the amount of business for the year ending August, ’75, puts the aggregate amount at 8275,000, but it is probably larger than this, as two houses refused to state the amount of business done by them. The aggregate trade will ap proximate near 8100,000. Business, for the most part, is conducted on the cash plan, some houses refusing absolutely to sell got)ds on credit. The merchants are doing a safe and fair business, though the prospect for making money is not as encouraging as it might be, owing to the straightened condition of the planters, who, as a class, are not much better off in Warren than in other counties. Among the principal mer chants in the place are Messrs. N. Gal- LAHEB, J. M. W. CODY & Cos., W. H. Barnes, Heath & Bro. , Allen & Far mer, Webbeb & Thompson, A. Lesser, J. N. Stanton, C. W. Cason, Adam Jones, Wright, Smith & Cos., and D. C. Flynn. Mr. John D. Wright and Mr. D. 0. Flynn have but re cently removed to Warrenton, and they speak encouragingly of the busi ness outlook. Messrs. Pilcher & Lati mer deal in drugs and medicines, Mr. J. T. Lee in jewelry, Mr. John R. Spence in furniture, and Mr. D. R. Howell in the manufacture of wagons and car riages. Warrenton has about one thou sand population. It has two schools, two churches ( Baptist and Methodist), three doctors, five lawyers, one livery stable, one bar room, oce barber shop, three shoemakers, no tailor, one drug store, one temperance lodge with a full membership, a working branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association and two Sunday schools. There statistics were compiled, after laborious research, by Professor Ham, whose indefatigable labors in behalf of Warren county and the Clipper Me substantially appreciated by an intelligent community. The Clipper is to Warrenton what the New York Herald is to New York. Mr. Ham has made the Clipper a sprightly, in teresting paper, and his industry and talent are displayed in the originality and piquancy of his writings and the care evidenced in the make up of his paper. The Crops. I have been informed by a reliable planter that Warren will produce this year about five-eighths of a crop of cot ton and folly as much, if not more, corn than last year. The cotton yield as compared with that of last year is off folly three-eighths, but the yield of corn will be larger. There are some planters in the county who never buy a bushel of corn nor a pound of meat, and these are the only men in the county as a mle who are independent They never have i to purchase bread and meat, and, there i fore, they are never in debt. They raise their own wheat and corn and hay and stock, and vegetables and fruits. And why not ? There is nothing to prevent them. As Mr. T. N. Poole, who was a i member of the last Legislature, said to me, while speaking on this subject, “I have never bought a pound of bacon or a ; bushel of com in my life. I raise my own wheat and plenty of corn and bacon for household and plantation purposes, j This first, and what cotton I can after wards.” There are other men jnst like Mr. Poole in Warren, and if all our planters were like him they would in a few years become independent, and the State would be one of the most prosper ous in the Union. Speeches and Knsie by the Band, Warrenton has a good brass band, and AUGUSTA, GA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1875. the tjpwn was enlivened Thursday night by the harmonions strains of its musio. In response to serenades, speeches were made by a number of gentlemen. Gen. Toombs, Col. Mathews, Gen. Dußoss and Major McGregor discussed the po litical question. Col. Mathews ad dressed himself to the industrial condi tion of our people, and gave some very timely advice as to the necessity of onr people going to work aud keeping at it, in order to prize out of onr impoverished condition. Gen. Dußose is very hope ful of the political prospects of the South, and feels confident of the re election of Gov. Allen and the triumph of the Democratic party in 1876. Col. Ham delivered a speech on the novel subject “Woman,” in the treatment of which he displayed wit and humor. Judge Pottle and Messrs. Lumkin and S. F. Webb returned thanks for the compliment. W. THE ELECTION IN OHIO. One of the most memorable political contests that has been waged in this country since 1860 terminated in Ohio last Tuesday. It was generally under stood that it was not a oonfljpt to deter mine tbe mere control of a State. It was known that the future policy of a great party was involved in the struggle. The Democrats of Ohio, able, aggressive and determined; led by such statesmen as Pendleton, Allen and Ewing; aided by such men as Hendricks, Thurman, Vorhees and Curtin— made a platform which was a gage of battle to the whole country. It was accepted as such. If the Democrats had been successful in Ohio the effect would have been imme diate and certain upon the national politics of the Democratic party. The National Convention would have adopted the Ohio platform, and the controlling issue iuthe Presidential campaign would have been hard money vs. soft money— the West and South against New Eng land and the Middle States. Thi3 was the issue. It has been decided. The inflation goose is cooked, and will not again be brought upon the table. Gov ernor Allen and his friends made a gallant fight. They have lost, and they must in good faith abide the result. No matter what may be the verdict in Penn sylvania the decision cannot and will not be changed. Ohio was the chosen battle ground. The greenback men were commanded by their greatest captains, and marshaled with consummate ability. Not a blunder was committed. They made the fight, and they were disastrously defeated. From this decision there is no appeal, and we may as well prepare to number the Ohio platform and the Ohio leaders with the things of the past. It is too plain a case to admit of argument. A State which gave in 1873 a Democrat ic majority of 817 and in 1874 a Demo cratic majority of 17,000, now gives a heavy Republican majority. Tne only issue involved was one of finance. The South was not thought of in the strug gle; the bloody shirt was not waved; reconstruction was forgotten; local self government was abandoned; free trade was not mentioned; official corruption was unnoticed; the only question was hard money against soft; greenbacks versus gold. Gold has won the day and greenbacks may no longer find a place in the Democratic confession of faith. Now that the fight has been fought and lost, it is easy enough to give reasons for the defeat; still there are somethings which should be remembered in connect tion with the rout in Ohio: 1. The Demoerats in Ohio—or rather a majority of the Democrats in Ohio— adopted a platform which alienated many of their own party in the State. They made the issue financial and not political. They antagonized every Dem ocratic bondholder every Democrat who conscientiously believed that the interests of the country demanded a re turn to specie payments. These men voted for Hayes, not as the representa tive of Radicalism but as the exponent of an “honest” currency. 2. Democrats outside of the State of Ohio, moved by the same considera tions, worked for the election of Hayes and the defeat of Allen. The bond holders all over the country were alarm ed by the turn which the canvass had taken. The pocket nerve was touched, and they preferred a Republican triumph to what they thought would prove Democratic repudiation. Tho sympathy of the Democrats of New York and the New England States was with Hayes and against Allen; and if the truth were known it would be dis covered that as much Democratic as Republican money was contributed to the defeat of the Ohio Democracy. The leading Democratic presses of the North assailed Allen and his platform from the inception of the struggle and fought vigorously to secure the triumph of his rival. These papers made every exer tion to defeat the party in Ohio and will crow as lustily over the result as any Radical organ in the country. 3. The temperance question, which had formerly been used to such advant age by the Democrats, was practcially eliminated from the contest. By show ing how friendly the poljcy of a Demo cratic Legislature had been to the cause of “free liquor,” as well as by a vigorous application of the party lash, the Prohibitionists were whipped into the traces and generally voted with the Republicans. 4. The men who had generally voted with the Democrats on the temperance issue voted against them this year on the school qnestion. The Germans had hitherto voted with the Democrats on account of their opposition to sumptna ry laws. But the Germans in Ohio are principally Protestants, and the Repub licans were adroit enough to force an issue with the Democrats upon the school qnestion which alieniated a large number of German votes. These causes conspired to defeat Governor Allen. It now* remains for the Democracy of the Union to harmo nize npon a platform and a policy which will compel success in the campaign of 1876. _ The Presidential conundrum has been answered. Governor Smith is to be President Smith. The Columbus En quirer has been conversing with a cul tivated lady, who attended the same primary school at Culloden, Munroe county, that Governor Smith did. She tells that the teacher used to prophecy that “Milt” would be President of the United States, becanse he stood head in his spelling class. We suppose that Old Bill Allen, Hendricks, Pendle ton, Tilden, Batabd and the balance might as well retire from the field or else improve their spelling. However, Andrew Jackson was President once, and Bill Allen, to whom Jackson went to school, says he was “a mon strous poor speller.” A large sale of Southern bonds was made in New York a few days ago. Georgia sixes—3s and 4 years to run— sold for 94}; sevens—W. & A. R. R. mortgage—for 100}; and Nutting bonds at 102. They are getting a little shy of Bullock in Wall street now. Perfectly ; good W. A A. R. R. mortgage bonds : which were endorsed by him brought 98}, while the same bonds, endorsed by other Governors brought 100}. Waste nothing—neither time, money er talent. LEVERU TOOMBS. HIB YIEWS Ol| PHE CURRENCY Editorial ondence of the Chrontdar* and Sentinel. October 8,1875. In response to fin invitation from the people, km discussed the currency quesfßjjlg* the Court House Thursday thing more than a >ther that this dis tinguished Georgia understands it is the currency n. Ha is emphat ically a hartj||fij§ sy man. General Toombs mainUjffijgp at the clause of the Constitution which nakee gold and sil ver coin a tender ;|i payment of debts has never been, rep aled, and therefore the act of Congress making greenbacks a legal tender is den iy unconstitutional. A proper standard >f values is as im portant to the as a just standard of weight* and measures. False weights and felse measures are an abomination in lie sight of the Lord. If there is a wise standard of values there should %e punishment for it. There Hon est weights, honriairWiasures and IfT honest standard of values are essential to honest government 1 Yon can fix a standard of weights anf measures, and you can fix a staudrsd of values. An inch in Franoe is an |ach all the world over. Weights are ijia same. Gold iB valuable all over the world, and its value is easily fixed. Then a man sells his cotton at Liverpool; for 7}d. every body knows what it &eans. It means so much in gold. In England gold is the standard of values. From the revo lutionary war to 1811 (there was not a bank in Georgia, and yd the people got along very well withoit them. They exchanged their prodiets, and some times used coon skins a currency. All the greenbacks and national bank bills are unconstitutional, mil and void, and the aot of Congress making greenbacks a legal tender is unconstitutional. The Bank of England never did sus pend specie payment an hour. England never did make anything a legal tender but gold and silver, from the Norman conquest down to the present day. Gold is valuable in itself, and God has so distributed it that it is about all that it is worth to dig it out pf the ground. It is the least variable in value. It is convenient, and its mallability enables its subdivision into convenient forms for currenoy. Asa medium of exchange there never has aud never will be any thing to eqnal gold. Geld is really our standard of value, and I am for making all paper redeemable in gold and silver. I am in favor of a gold standard and the resumption of cash payments. I am what is called a hard monfiy man ; but nothing would be more destructive than the resumption of specie payments at this time. People who owed money and made contracts payable in current funds would be ruined if they had to pay in gold. He was opposed to re sumption embracing any past con tracts. It was in violation of tho Constitution. The poor would be oppressed by the resumption of specie payments. God nowhere iu tho Bible says take care of the rich, but He everywhere says take care of the poor. Contraction of the currency and resumption would rob them. Seven hundred million of currenoy is more than, we ?C ed stances. Inflation cheats the poor man all the time, and it is a delusion for the poor to suppose that beoause money is cheap they are better off. Paper money is a delusion. The Ohio and Pennsyl vania platforms are opposed to contrac tion. lam opposed to resumption as to old debts; but as to future contracts I think resumption would be wise. I would resume at an early day as to fu ture contracts, but I would never resume as to past contracts. The law making greenbacks a legal tender should be re pealed at once. It never was law, aud if I was on the Supreme Bench I should so decide. It is a delusion to talk of more currency, and our public men do not know what they are talking about when they talk of more currency.— Values must be graded. We do not want more currency in this State. Every pound of our four million bales of cotton oan be sold for gold. Coin is carried out. Greenbacks have driven gold out of the country. It goes to England, France and China. It takes one hundred and eighty to two hundred million to pay interest to the bondholders. Duties on imports and exports must be paid in gold. This is an outrage'on the honest, hard working people of the country. The wealthy and powerful are oppress ing the poor. The bondholders and the rich corporations are the oppressors of the people, and they rob them out of their honest gains. The bondholders want resumption to rob the hard work ing people of this oountry. No time will ever come for the honest tax payers to pay debts contracted in greenbacks in gold and silver. I am opposed to re sumption as advocated by Gen. Grant and the Bepublican party. When they make currenoy the issue, scout them; when they make the tariff qnestion the issue, scout them; when they make in ternal revenue the issue, scont them. Stand up to Democratic principles and a sonnd enrrenoy, and we will overthrow them. The South is more injured by a bad currency than anything else, for onr cot ton and everything we produce will bring gold and silver in the markets of the world. lam willing to depart a little from my confirmed opinions on the cur rency question to defeat the Bepublican party. lam with old Bill Allen in Ohio, and I say God speed him in his fight against Radicalism. Gen. Toombs closed with an earnest appeal for a State Convention. I am confident of the meagerness and imperfection of this condensation of Gen. Toombs, speech, but it is the best that I could do under the circumstances. In a few days we hope to be able to lay before our readers a full aud correct synopsis of his speech. W. THE STATE FAIR. The indications are that the State Fair at Macon, which will open next week, will be one of the most successful and brilliant exhibitions which has been given by the Georgia Agricultural So ciety since the war. Every branch of agricultural and manufacturing industry promises to be well represented. Many distinguished gentlemen from the North ern, Western and Eastern States will be present, among them Senator Thurman, Hon. George H. Pendleton, , Mr. F. Hassaurek, of Ohio; Hendricks and Vorhees, of Indiana; Bayard, of Dela ware; Kelley, of Pennsylvania ; Fer nando Wood, of New York ; Poland, of Vermont; Christian err and Willard, of Michigan ; Dr. Gbobge B. Losing, of Boston; General Hawley, President of the United States Centennial Commis sion, and a full delegation from the Cen tennial Board. Several, of the above named gentlemen will deliver addresses on different days of the Fair. The ex hibition of live stock, such as cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, eta, will be the finest ever witnessed in the Southern country. Arrangements are also in pro gress to render the speed trials unu sually interesting. We hope that all the Circuit Judges of the State will aid the exhibition by adjourning such Courts aa may meet next week, and give an op portunity to all the people to attend. COLUMBIA COUNTY, The Baptist Association— I The Meeting at Bethel—What Was Done—A Suc cessful Assemblage Dr. Mell A Oood Man—False Ideas Corrected. [Spatial Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel] Eubanks P. 0., Columbia Cos., { October 11, 1873. \ For the past few days our quiet little community has been thrown into quite ( an excitemeut on acoount of a Baptist Association to be held at Bethel Church, in District No. 3, Republic of Colum bia. The lowing of beef cattle, the bleating of lambs, the squealing of hogs, with the rattling of sewing machines, couriers mounted on mules dashing fran tically across the country, borrowing the latest style of dress patterns, etc., forced one pf my contemplative mind to foresee something unusual was stirring the waves of the calm sea of pleasant quietuae that usually obtains in our neighborhood. Fox hounds and the much abused by your contemporary of the Constitution alist, “pinter dorgs,” the necessaty ad juncts of’the Southern planter, licked their chaps in anticipation of the savory morsels that they knew from the aroma of roasting meats must fall to their share—they too longed for the “fleah pots” of DistriotNo. 3; and but for the dread of the cook’s poker would have bad of the various “messengers,” from the different churches iu this territory, and by ten and a half, a. m., business com menced by the Rev. C. H. Strickland, pastor of Greensboro Church, preaching the introductory sermon. Election of of ficers next in order—all former officers unanimously re-elected : Rev. P. H. Mell, D. D., L.L.D., of University of Athens, Moderator; T. W. Callaway, of Washington, Clerk. Letters were read from lortv-seven churches, claiming all to be iu nourishing condition, six hun dred accessions by baptism to their al ready numerous congregations. Three new churches in the last year were organized and admitted to membership, showing that they now have fifty church es iu this the maternal territory of the State (for it was at Kiokee, the first church of the Baptist denomination, was erected in the State of Georgia, A. D. 1773, Levy Marshall being pastor, I think), all improving yearly in number of members, and from interest mani fested, greater results are anticipated in the future. Dr. W. H. Molutosh, new ly appointed Secretary of the Home Mission Board, was introduced and made a most happy effort, which was re ceived most enthusiastically by the mem bers of this Association, and the mis sionary cause has reoeived. au impetus whose effects will soon be apparent over our whole State. The name of Mclntosh of itself will cause many of your readers to wonder if he is a relative of the Mc- Intosh who accompanied Oglethorpe and afterwards held various offices, as recorded in the early history of Colonial times. I am glad to be able to state that he is a scion of that family, a most elegant, courteous gentleman, speaks fluently, showing the result of hard study, as well as his manners verifying tbe old adage that “ blood will tell.” Not being one of the elect, I was not so fortunate as to hear his Friday’s appeal, but, judging from the delivery of the sermon on Sunday morning, am safe in lavishing any encomiums upon— the man. The result, in a pecuniary point of view, was also quite satisfactory, some 8730 in cash and pledges collected immediately at his conclusion—a large amount considering the condition of crops and how seriously we have been effected by the failure of the California Bank, etc. Sermons were also delivered by various other members of this Associa tion, amongst whom Dr. P. H. Mell seemed to be the general favorite, a flue gentleman of the “good old time sehool” who does not strain at gnats, etc.,” but who can enjoy a joke without drea i of its affecting his christiauess. This ser mon evinced high order of culture and that years had iu nowise effected his vigorous attacks upon “sin, the flesh and the devil;” and that he was truly a soldier of the eross that was proud of the banner that he fought under. Athens has cause to be proud of him. Dr. J. H. Killpatrick, of White Plains, Greene county, is spoken of in the highest terms by all whose good fortune it was hear him. I am his debtor for some pleasant moments passed in gen eral conversation. He is spoken of as the rising man of this territory. The next session is to be held at Union, McDuffie oounty. It was ascertained that there were more Sabbath schools than ohurches. Fourteen delegates or messengers (I am not conversant with all their terms), were elected to repre sent this territory during the Southern Baptist Convention to be held in Rich mond, Va., May, 1876. All members of this Association speak in highest terms of the enthusiasm, harmony, etc., manifested during the meeting. For further particulars those interested are respectfully referred to the columns of the Christian Index, whose reporter was present, I understand. I am al so happy to state, that our character as a community is soon to be vindicated, as some of our guests informed me that they were glad to find that we were not the “blood thirsty hoosiers” that they imagined peopled our Republic, but modesty forbade them compliment ing us farther, as they gazed upon our mud-chinked log walls. Having twisted the point of my “Bowie” picking my teeth, I smiled benignly upon the youths, wondering if they had made their wills ere they had left the more civilized re gion from which they hailed; it being uncertain, and not being in a killing mood, walked down to the vice, straight ened it to tickle the ribs of the next youth who displayed too much knowl edge of our old county. Powder and ball are so high we have eschewed the revolver—knives don’t cost so muoh. Yours, &c., District No. 3. Ootober 11th, 1875,12, p. m. P. B.—Association adjourned to-day, after a purely business session, at 11, a. m. Nothing of importance as report ed by the clerk to the general reader. BAPTIST MINISTERS* SAVINGS FUND. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel: I do not grudge you a single subscrib er, but only wish that every Baptist sub scriber took the Index, and I am, there fore, compelled, as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Minis ters’ Saving Fund, to ask the the aid of the secular press in making known the objects and wants of our Board. The Board was constituted bv the Conven tion at Macon in 1872, and the duty laid upon it was to provide for the aged and needy Baptist ministers in Georgia. To do this it must have money, and to whom else but to the Baptist brotherhood should it look ? At present the Board is located at Eatooton, and consists of las. A. Etheridge, Jas. T. Davis, and the undersigned. No member of tbe Board is a salaried officer, so that all the money contributed is applied to the re lief of actual want. The venerable men for whom this help is asked are scatter ed throughout the State, and their names are household words. Baptists of Georgia, dear brethren 1 The men who preached the Gospel to your fathers and grandfathers, and by whom they were baptized and welcomed into the household of God, these men who can say with Paul, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith;” these men, so near Heaven, are in want. In their stead, yea, in Christ’s stead, we beseech yon send ns of your substance that we may give to them. They will be with you but a few days longer, and then the Lord of Glory will crown them and make them sit on thrones. While yet they are with you, do yourselves the honor to enter tain well these royal men of Christ’s Kingdom. Address your contributions to Jas. T. Davis, Treasurer, Eatonton, Ga. Thanking you, Messrs. Editors, for the use of your columns, and know ing that this cup of cold water given to His aged servants will not be forgotten by the Master, I am, very respectfully yours, Hugh F. Oliver, Chairman. The grandson of the Czar, Prince Alexander Vladimirovich, who recently conferred upon the Russian Empire the distinguished honor of being born in it, has been appointed commander of the 137th Regiment of infantry. But he has been granted a furlough, and is now at Brest. The Prince of Wales has taken with him to India six carriage horses besides a number of hunters from his stables. During the voyage on ihe Serapis the Prince’s table will be supplied with milk from two cows belonging to His Royal Highness. The Serapis has taken two Orkney heifers, thirteen sheep and three pigs, designed as presents for the King of Greece. A BOLD LETTER. SENATOR BAYARD CONDEMNS THE RADICALS. Wilmington, Del., September 1. Dear Sir— l have just reoeived the letter of the Demoeratio Executive Com mittee of the State of Maine of the 30th ultimo, asking me to address a meeting at Bangor, on the evening of that 11th instant. The invitation you tell me was ad dressed to me at Cape May I never re ceived. My duties and engagements now are suoh as will not permit toe to take from them the week’s time-it would require to make the journey to and from Bangor and deliver the desired'adjdress to your people. Although you ane en gaged in a canvass to fill State (jfficea only, I. recognize fully how issues of a national character must enter into your Trie crying need of. a wise and judi cious management of our finances; and the restoration of a stable currency whioh shall be the standard value ip the dealings of our people, and be qf in trinsic value in itself, is almost univer sally admitted, and it would seen* im possible that any honest, earnest aijd in telligent advooate of a Sound currency on the basis of gold and silver uoiu, shall be now -willing to rely longer on the empty promises of S'poiitkSl party 'wbiiar bits Tg-eteiSted' and sustained Grant and his administration, and who at the end of sevenyears of uncontrolled power and ample opportnnity find the country in a more embarrassed condi tion in every respect than it was ia March 4, 1869. The credit of the oountry and the business interests of the people are, in my opinion, exceedingly unsafe in the hands of an administration which amid loud trumpetings of regard for the pub lic honor have never taken one resolute step for its protection; but on the con trary, without warrant of law, and against law, reissued, in 1875, 828,000,- 000 of “legal tender” Treasury notes, whioh, under law and a wise policy looking to a return to specie payment, had been “returned cancelled” by the preceding administration. The bigoted and short-sigted folly of Mr. Boutwell’s administration of the Treasury Department lost golden op portunities for resumption, afforded by an overflowing Treasury and aotive busi ness operations all over the country, and threw away a fair ohance of specie payment in 1872. The insubordinate and revolutionary action of the same party, led on by At torney-General Hoar, resulted in tho overthow of its first deliberately adverse decision to the legality of legal tender in paper by the Supreme Court of the United States, at a time when the pub lio was preparing to accommodate its transactions to the just and beueficient results of such a deoision. Still later, witness the utterly false, unworthy, and fraudulent measure, the fruit of a oaueus of trioky politicians, passed last Winter into law under the title of “an act to resume speoie pay ments in 1879,” over whioh Morton, the rampant inflationist, and Sherman the pseudo oontraotionist, chuckled and winked unblushingly in open Senate. # Must not all this oonviuoe any one,not disposed to self deception, that a return to specie payment and a sound system of finance under the rule of a party led by Butler, Morton, Kelley, Logan, and Sherman will be "ad kalcndas Orasoas," and not sooner ? It would seem in credible that a party with suoh a record and a history should have the effrontery to present themselves to the Amt-rioan people as the champions of sound finance and honest money. We also now witness sadly all over the country a paralysis of commerce, manufactures, and all branches of in dustry, whioh in my belief is in a great measure caused by the unwise, unjust, and destructive polioy pursued towards the Southern States of the Union by President Grant and his associates, un der whose influence the political con trol of many of those States has been handed over to a elaas of profligate, ad venturers whose many wrong doings have never been rebuked, but who, on the contrary, have had the aid and countenance of the President and his party, even to the extent of revolution ary and lawless usurpation, civil and military. The forcible overthrow of the Legislature of Louisiana by Sheridan’s dragoons having been substantialyy ap proved by a Senate resolution. At the last session of Congress meas ures were concooted, in joint cauous of the Republicans of both Houses, and proposed by them for passage into laws, which, but for the vigorous and vigilant opposition of the minority, would have become laws, and which must have de stroyed the very form of republican gov ernment under which we live. On the part of some of the leaders of that party I believe this result was fully intended, and can interpret suoh measures as the “force bill” and the propositions con tained in the President’s message on Arkansas and the other “reconstructed” States as having no less fatal and crimi nal an object. Foremost among those who pursued the Southern people most vindictively, and who would reduce them to political and moral slavery at the feet of his par ty, is Senator Morton, of Indiana, who, you now tell me, is making a political tour in your State. In opposition to Mr. Morton, I hold the people of the Southern States are our fellow-countrymen and citizens, who must either assist us to govern the ooun try, or be subjected to methods and forms involuntary as to them, and for bidden by our present form of govern ment to us. I wish to treat them, and I wish them to feel as our friends, brothers and fellow-countrymen, having as much pride, interest, and right in our Federal Union as ail others of us have; and if this is to be brought about, then the tirades of Mr. Morton and his school must cease. They can be made to cease by being unpopular. He and his party are willing to be unjust so long as they can also be successful; but suc cess so brought about is fatal to the happinesss and best interest of the en tire oountry. I once said in the Senate that “ just tice to the South was self-protection to the North.” Let me again repeat it, and appeal to the kind hearts and cool minds of the people of Maine to respond to the sentiment. The dear country of ours is young and strong in all the elements of truly na tional strength, and a restoration of free intercourse and free trade between the States, and above all friendly feelings between the people of all its sections, will soon retrieve all the errors and mis fortunes of the past and present; but I know the present Republican party stands in the path of this restoration of good feeling aud consequent prosperity, and that until it is dislodged from power it will be vain to look for that peace and prosperity we all so long for. And should the people of this coun try, from aDy cause, ignorantly or pas sionately, again grant a renewal of po litical power to those hands which have proved so incompetent, unfit and un worthy to exercise it, and to comprehend its responsibilities, I shall indeed feel almost hopeless of the cause of honest and free government in this land. Respectfully, yours, T. F. Bayard. To Mabcellus Emery, Esq. The influence of civilization in the Fiji Islands do not seem to be benefi cent in their physical manifestations. The distemper that came upon the Fiji ans after British dominion first extend ed ever the islands has produced the most serious consequences, as the death rate of 10,000 a month for-the last four months shows. The scourge assumed the form of a plague, for which the pre valence of the measles afforded the foundation. All work was suspended for two months during the worst of it, the streets of the town were complete ly covered with grass, and many persons died of starvation, there being so few to perform tbe service of providing and nursing. In one village all the women died; in another all tbe men. All were tumbled indiscriminately into graves made in the first spot that could be found large enough to receive the bodies. The stronger ones attempted suicide; those who had embraced the Christian faith, thinking the disease conveyed by their teachers, abandoned their new religion, and some were in favor of killing their teachers. Even under ordinary condi tions the population of Fiji has been di minishing, and probably half of what was left has been swept away. If Eng land values her new subjects the islands have proved a poor investment, for at the present rate they will soon be noth ing but a grand cemetery. Extermi nation seems to work better than among the American Indians. The Holman English Opera Trompe are playing in Michigan. SELF DESTRUCTION. ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE. J. T. Heard, Convicted of Assault and Sentenced. Commits Suicide—Tlie Re mains Brought to Angnsta. Last Sunday information was reoeived here that James T. Heard, whose family reside near this oity, had committed sui cide. The circumstances connected with the arrest of Heard, at Conyers, are well known to all the readers of the Chroni cle and Sentinel. On the evening of Monday, September 6th, 1875, Heard was in Conyers, at the Whitehead House. During the evening tbe two little girls of Mrs. Chamberlain, pro prietress of the house, who had been playing with Heard, went to their mother and complained to her in refer ence to Heard. The latter, When charged with the crime, denied it. He was then attacked by Mr. George Cham berlain and severely beaten. He was afterwards taken in charge by an officer and Plaoed In Jail. The citizens of Conyers were much excited, and at one time the life of the accused was iu considerable danger. The populape were restrained by the officers, however, aud no violenoe was offered. On the succeeding Wednesday Heard .gave boud in the sum of four thousand dollars for his appearanfie nt the next term of Rockdale Superior Court, and was released. After his re lease he had an interview with the re porters of the Atlanta papers, and de clared in the most emphatio terms that he was innocent of the charge made against him. To his counsel, Judge Hook and General Gartrell, he also protested his innooenoe. He had beau playing with the little girls, he said, as he had often done before when stopping at the house, but had taken no improper liberties. Public opinion was divided in regard to the matter. While many believed that tho charge was true, a great number did not, and all seemed disposed to withhold any harsh judg ment until after a judicial investigation should be had. Last Saturday The Trial Took place at Conyers, before Judge John I. Hall, of tho Flint Circuit. Soli oitor-General Cabaniss, Jndge Floyd and four looal attorneys represented the State, and J udge Hook and General Gartrell the prisoner. The indictment charged the prisoner with assault with intent to commit a rape. The prosecu tion and defense were both ably con ducted. The jury retired at 0, p. m., and returned at twelve with a verdict finding the defendant guilty of an assault, but reoommending him to the mercy of the Court. Judge Hall immediately sen tenced Heard to six months’ imprison ment in the county jail and one thou sand dollars fine, the Full Penalty Of the law. Notice of a motion for a new trial was at once given. Heard was taken in charge by the Sheriff aud car ried to jail. On his way he requested the Sheriff to let him stop at his room, at the house where had been staying, and get some pauers he had iu his pock ets. The Sheriff consented, Heard stop ped at the room, procured what he want ed, and also took a drink of water. It is supposed that he emptied into this, unobserved, a largo quantity of mor phine, as a paper to which a few par ticles of the drug were adhering was afterwards found on the floor. A few minutes afterwards Heard was locked up in a oell in the jail. Shortly before 1 o’clock Gen. Gartrell, who had succeed ed in obtaining bail for tho prisoner, went to the jail, in company with the Sheriff, to inform Heard and release him. They found him in a state of stupor and collapse. They instantly came to the conclusion that he had taken poison aud charged him with it. Heard denied it and these were the last words he ever uttered. Dr. Stew art was sent for at once. He declared, as soon as he saw Heard, that he had swallowed Poison And made every effort to counteract its effects, but all in vain. The unfortun ate man expired about four o’clock. It was supposed that he had taken from six to eight grains of morphine. He had evidently procured the drug in or der to be prepared for the event of lus conviction. We understand that he stated some days ago that if he was found guilty of the charge he did not see how he could stand it, thus inti mating very clearly an iutention to take bis own life in such an event. His counsel endeavored to pursuade him to allow them to continue the case until the next term of the Court, but he re fused and declared that he preferred to have the trial as soon as possible. Act ing upon this determination no effort was made to postpone the case. The suicide created a profound sensation in Conyers. Many persons who had bitter feelings towards the unfortunate man accompanied The Body To the depot. Over seventy-five peo ple were at the latter place when the train arrived. The body was placed on the train and brought to the late resi dence of the deceased, four miles from this city. The meeting of the family with the corpse is said to have been heartrending in the extreme. The fun eral of the deceased took place from St. John’s M. E. Church in this city yester day afternoon. Heard leaves a wife, two children, mother and two sisters, all of whom were dependent upon him for a sup port. PLAYING FOR LARGE STAKES. An Attempt to Take Possession of Valu able Property la Chicago, Under Revolutionary Claims. ( Washington Special to the A r . Y. Times.] The attempted entry at the Spring fleld( 111.,) Land Office by. a Mr. Middle ton, of Washington, of certificates of the Porterfield scrip upon lands in the center of Chicago, including the Pal mer House, has been made known to tbe General Land Office through Mr. Mid dleton himself. He has made applica tion at different times to ascertain whether his appeal has arrived. This Porterfield scrip is similar in character to the Valentine scrip, which Drum mond, ex-Oommissioner of the Land Office, is seeking to locate upon the lands of the Illinois Central Company in Chicago. The Porterfield scrip, how ever, has less value than the other inas much as it can not be located upon un surveyed lands. The Porterfield scrip is properly a revolutionary land warrant, and not a scrip in the same sense as tbe Valentine scrip. The former is muoh older than tbe Valentine, having been issued under a special act of Congress in April, 1860. The whole amount of it is for 6,133 acres. It was issued to the heirs of Charles Porterfield, a captain of the Virginia line in the Revolu tionary war, who had neglected to take out his land until debarred by the general act of 1852, and for whose felief this subsequent legislation was had. The warrant for the entire 6,000 acres went to the heirs, who very speed ily sohi it for one dollar per acre. Of the 6,000 acres nearly one-half has al ready been located upon lands some of which are of great value. The remain ing half is owned by tne law firm of Chipman, Hosmer A Cos., of this city, who bought it for twelve dollars per acre. They are holding it for the pur pose of speculation, and it is presumed that Middleton obtained his warrant through them, if he has not acted direct ly for them. Chipman was a delegate in the last Congress from this district. The Commissioner of the General Land Office will recommend some legislation which may help to prevent raids upon innocent owners of land by speculators who hold letters of marque in the shape of floating scrip, and he will especially recommend that no further issues for any purposes whatever may be made. No proceedings Lave been taken relative to the entry of the Valentine scrip upon the Illinois Central lands by ex-Com missioner Drummond, except to regu larly enter them upon the books. Drum mond has as yet made no motion in the matter. The Valentine scrip is issned upon the commonest of paper, without the seal of office, and could be counter feited in any country printing office. Gen. Grant and his male companions must have had an uproarious time on the night of the Des Moines banquet.— A female correspondent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean writing of the affair says : “At 2 o’clock the banquet proper ended. Of the ‘orgies’ I know not, but for once in a lifetime I believe it’s a good thing to make merry in snob a cause. God bless our Boys in Blue wherever they may go.” It is better to draw the vail at 2, a. m. There was doubtless a regu lar old Tiro Island affair altar that. NUMBER 42 THE STATE. THE PEOPLE AND THE PAPERS. Atlanta has 57 public school teach* era. 001. 0. B Wooten has moved from Macon to Albany. The Lat Grange Female College is in a very flourishing condition. R. H Sims, of Orifflii, was stricken wjth paralysis, Sunday, the 10th. The Southern Watchman says Athens has from 40 to 50 mil. s of streets. Wanted—a good proof reader in the office of “the trained journalist.” M'. G. C. Looney has resigned the Presidency of the Gainesville College. Statistics for the year endiug August 31st give Atlanta a population of 32,000. Two young men named Elrodd are in Dahlonega jail, charged with corn steal ing. A little son of Mr. John Saye, of Athens, broke his arm by a fall from a tree. William Warwick, of Atlanta, will be be Assistant Superintendent at the State Fair. . Ex-Governor Brown favors the con tinuation of the high school system in Atlanta. tt. R. Blocker, of Bluffton, was recent ly admitted to the bar in Calhoun oounty. W. J. Goss has been appointed Post master at Harmony Grove, Jackson county. Mr. R. W. Jones, from Covington, has taken charge of the Sims House, in La- Grange. The store of Capt. J, W. Woodward, of Dahlonega, was burglarized the night of the Ist. Rev. Mr. Hallom, rector of Calvary Church, Americus, has accepted a call to Athens. Phil/P Williams seriously cut James McGuire at the Rome Fair Grounds the Bth instant. The October number of the Kenneaw lioute Gazette is a beautiful and enter taining sheet. The Rome Commercial learns that 001. Cohen lost about SI,OOO by the Fair at Rome. Willis Whatley, of Taylor county, re cently had hishand and arm severely cut by a gin. The Mr. Sanders who fell from the Selma Railroad bridge, inFloyd county, is fast improving. J. D. Harlan, a stranger from Ala bama, died in the Atlanta station house yesterday morning. . “The,' Every Evening" is the latest journalistic venture in Savannah. Car ter & Sneed, publishers. Mrs. S. E. Adams, of Opelika, Ala., will move to Atlanta in December and take the Cannon House. John C., son of Brinkley Chanoey, of Early county, had his left hand and arm severely cut in a gin recently. A oopper mine has been found on a Paulding county lot belonging to Cols. Forsyth and Reese, of Rome. Mr. J. M. Webster is conductor on the Atlanta and West Point train, for merly run by Mr. J. A. MeOool. Miss Alla, daughter of Dr. G. W. Holmes, exhibited a number of fine crayon pictures at the Rome Eair. The Atlanta public schools receipts for the year ending August 31st were $49,788 84 ; expenditures, $49,458 10. There is to be a big singing conven tion at Cleveland, White county, Friday before the first Sunday in November. Judge Pullum has withdrawn from the lesseeship of the National Hotel, in Atlanta, on account of the serious ill ness of his wife. In the case of Christian against Rau sone, for libel, in Early Superior Court, a verdict for $3,000 for the plaintiff was returned, # Mrs. Knight, of Talbot, attempted to commit suicide by shooting herself in the left side with a pistol. She is supposed to be insane. The Morgan Rangers is the name of a new cavalry company, composed of men from Baldwin, Putnam and Jones. Dr. C. W. Snead, Captain. The gin house, dwelling and out buildings on the place formerly owned by Mr. Charlie Whitehead, in Miller county, were consumed by fire recently. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bird were pain fully hurt in Early county the 6th inst. by being thrown from a buggy. Though painful,their wounds are pronounced not dangerous. .General Longstreet has purchased a half interest in a hotel at Gainesville, and he is having built a beautiful resi dence, a frame building, with ten rooms and a basement, on a spot commanding a magnificent view. Ex-Gov. Brown says there is no posi tion in Washington ho would have. Stop, Joseph, and think again, before you so utterly and remorselessly blast the hopes of the many constituents whose admiration for your course since the war makes them long to place you again in public life. The Athens Georgian says the cause of Dr. Broun’s resignation “war an act on the part of the Board of Trustees to wards Dr. Broun as unjust as it was ruinous, both to the prospective interest of the University and the State College of Agriculture, and which wo will at an other time give in full, that the curious and inquiring public may know the true cause of the resiguation of Dr. W. Lerov Broun. ” It seems to have taken nearly the whole of Lumpkin county to capture and poor devil named Gaddis. He had al ready been shot through the face by one of two brave (?) fellows who had cap tured him and were marching him to Dahlonega. He escaped from these men, and soon the county was alive with armed men hunting for him. They found him in the woods, with his wife feeding him and dressing his wounds. He attempted to run. “Mr. Woody” shot him in the back and he fell. “Mr. Millwood” then ran and jumped on him, and he and Mr. Woody tied him and with the aid of about six teen guards, they carried him to jail. Marriages. In Newnan, sth, Wm. Delaney to Mrs. Sarah Burks. Near Lutherville, 3d, H. C. Davis to Allie Lasseter. In Monroe, recently, R. J. Paxon to Augie Robinson. In Columbus, recently, Wm. Bond to Amanda Mehaffey. In LaGrange, 6th, Wm. T. Stovall to MaryF. Ragsdale. In Griffin, 7th, Robert A. Hardee to Mary U. Dickinson. In Vienna, Bt.h, J. F. Bailey, of Ameri cus, to Julia Skipper. In Gainesvi le, 6th, John Tolbert, of Atlanta, to Oarrie Hope. In Duluth, recently, J. R. Brantly, of Senoia, to Dora Howell. In Sewanee, Tenn., sth, John J. Seay, of Rome, to Flora Bayard. In Washington county, recently, Horace Adams to Nonie Wells. In Washington connty, September 30, S. T. McAfee to Mary A. D. Wood. In Carrollton, September 23 1, Samuel J. Bagwell to Eugenia A. Harrison. In Elbert county, September 22d, Thomas A. Edmuuds to Hattie Nelms. In Americus, 7th, H. N. Campbell, of Nachitoches, Louisiana, to Mrs. E. M. Reviere. Deaths. In Macon, 12th, Joseph Railey. In Macon, Bth, Wm. R. Pendl y. In Savannah, recently, John Walsh. In Rome, 11th, Mrs. Hall, aged 85. In Warren county, 2d, Jimmie Pilcher. In Barnesville, recenty, Talbot David son. In Savannah, recently, Mrs. M. E. Trawell. Near Porter Springs, 3d, Mrs. M. Thomas. In Upson county, 3d, Mrs. W. W. Hartsfield. In Atlanta, recently, Mrs. Moriah L. McDaniel. In Gainesville, recently, Major John E. Caldwell. In Crawford, recently, Willie McMa han, aged 5. In Warren county, Sherman Arm trong, aged 73. In Oglethorpe county, 6th, Mrs. P, W. Hutcheson. At Eatonton, recently, Swann, infant •on of B. H. Sanders. At Lithonia, 11th, Henry Mann, a veteran of the war of 1812, aged 97.
