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Address WALSH A WRIGHT,
Cusoincbß A Hesttkel. Augusta, Ga.
Ctjroniclr ant) jgmfmcl.
WEDNESDAY JULY 26. 1876.
“Reform within the party Placing
Zaoh Chandler, a drunken demagogue,
at the head o( the National Republican
Committee.
Hates has only ninety-four thousand
office holders to support him for Presi
dent. When Grant went into office
there were fifty-four thousand.
'‘Reform within the party:” Placing
John J. Patterson—who boasts that
there is four years more of good steal
ing in South Carolina—on the National
Republican Committee.
We learn that the Democracy of Co
lombia county will hold a meeting at
A opting on the first Tuesday in August
for the purpose of nominating a candi
date for tbe Legislature and selecting
delegates to the Congressional Conven
tion.
Packard says he doesn’t want any
whfie troops in Louisiana. “They
affiliate with the people too soon, and
we can't use them.” Packard is evi
dently just the man to represent the
Government at the Court of Sitting
8011. This is a suggestion which the
President has permission to adopt as
his own.
Hebaohbl V. Johnson is marching on.
Hia strength is increasing every day.
And just here it is proper to state that
the Colquitt organs do not give oorrect
reports of the county elections. Their
immense majority for theit favorite is
partly tne result of blind guessing at
the preference of nninstructed delegates.
— Conger's Courier.
Gen. Joe Johnston has been inter
view*! by a Herald reporter on tbe Cus
ter massacre, but the interviewer found
him as dry as a last year’s bone. The
exoessive caution of the Southern Fa
bius in conversation since the war has
suggested the idea of Respectability sit
ting in a chair with full knowledge of a
needle in tbe cushion.
In the heat of the Gubernatorial con
test, scarcely anything has been thought
of in tbe primaries save the election of
delegates!. Yet in several, the past as
well as ths future administration of tbe
State government has been thought of,
and Gov. James SL Smith and his of
ficial acts have been warmly endorsed
and approved.
Hox. H. R. Casey, Chairman of tfie
Executive Committee of the Eighth
Congressional District, publishes a noti
fication to the counties this morning to
send delegates to thue Congressional
Convention which ia to meet in Thom
mo, September 6th. Some of the
counties have already elected delegates,
and the others we presame will do so on
the first Tuesday in August.
We will soon have a fair sample of
European works ou America. Offen
bach, the apostle of indeoeut opera, af
ter spending some weeks in New York,
and giving away eighteen hundred au
tographs, has gome home to publish a
book “descriptive .of Amerioan life."
He knows about as OMtoh of American
life as Sitting Bull does vi the Jardin
Mabille,
It is reported that au English peer,
witii tbe singular Dame of Lord Dctaw,
is about to marry the ex-Empress Ec
•genie. It has been several years since
the nephew of bis unole wont off the
hooks at Ghiaelburst, and ex-Empresses
are not expected to wear weeds forever.
Perhaps she will find more happiness
in her English home than when she set
the fashioua for the world and kept her
weather ey ekinued for Napoleon's
mistresses.
The New York Herald says that if
Oeamt doesn’t stop turning decent men
ot of office “Hates and Wheeler will
be defeated by as large a majority as
Soott and Graham or Greeley aud
Brown.” The President will stop for
the simple reason that the kicking ma
terial has given out. There were only
about a baker’s dozen of the decent in
offioe, and eaoh of these has been made
to feel the titillating toe of the “second
Washington.”
Just to try our hand ac guessing, we will
venture the prediction that Hon. B. H. Hill
doee not return to Congress from the Ninth
District. —Sparta Times arui Planter.
And just to try our hand at guessiDg,
we prediet that Hon. B. H. Hill docs
return to Oongress from the Ninth Dis
trict if he is alive on the day of eleotion.
He has written that he will accept a
nomination, and the people will give it
to him.
Tmit editor of the Newnn Blade is getting
uneasy because we don’t place the names of
Tildes and Hendricks at the head of our edi
torial calamus. This is a custom for several
years past we have honored in the breach, but
if the Blade can give any good reason for its
observance we should like to hear it.—&ita
-A Setts.
We also abandoned some time ago
whad aeemed to ns a very useless cus
tom. There is precious little dauger of
Any one faggetting the names>of the
candidates foe offioe before the day of
election.
Mr. Wm. Walter Phelps, of Bergen
oounty. New Jersey, recently brought
suit agaiust a collector for publishing
him in the list of delinquent tax payers.
It appears that the collector was in
formed that the land upon which the
tax was due did mot belong to Mr.
Phelps, by several parties, among them
Mr. Phelps himself, who addressed him
letter to that effect. In the face of all
these foots the collector kept Mr.
Phelps’ name upon the delinquent list,
and for so doing has now to answer in a
Coart of Justice.
Gknx&al John F. Farnsworth, of H
tiuots, who served for several terms as a
Republican member of Congress, has
come out for Tildrn and Hendricks,
and made a strong speech in favor of
their election at Aurora. Illinois, on the
night of the 9th instant. Gen. Fabns
wobth has always been ahead of his
party. In 1870 when Bullock and a few
renegade Georgians where trying to
have tbe State reconstructed again Gen.
Farkswobth opposed their rascally
reheats. He is s gennine, not a sham
reformer, and therefore supports the
candidates of real reform.
THE NEWARK BUTCHERY.
When our Northern brethren catch
breath after their prolonged howls over
what they are pleased to term the Ham
bnrg massacre, they might profitably
employ their time denouncing the re
recent butchery in Newark, New Jersey.
In that city three men who resisted an
arrest and killed two policemen and one
or two personal enemies were pursued
by a howling mob and murdered in the
most atrocious manner. They were not
asked or allowed to surrender. They
were assailed with sticks, knives and
pistols. One of them had his hand
severed from the wrist, and all three
were driven into the river and stoned to
death like mad dogs. All the circum
stances of the case seem to show that
the brothers were insane, and, there
fore, irresponsible. Whether they were
or not they should have been tried by the
Courts and received sneb punishment as
the law attaches to their offense. In
stead of being so dealt with they were
cru Bly murdered by an infuriated mob.
So far no one concerned in the killing
has been arrested, nor is there aDy prob
ability that tbe murderers will be molest
ed. The deed was done in daylight and
tbe parties are all known, but they are iD
no danger whatever. Here is a case that
clearly calls for denunciation, yet the
party organs are as dumb as oysters.
There is a marked difference in tbe treat
ment of the Northern and the South
ern ox,
HON. BENJAMIN H. HILL.
We are glad to learn that there is lit
tle danger of the State's losing the ser
vices of her distinguished sou, Mr. B.
H. Hill. It was at one time reported
that Mr. Hill had grown weary of Con
gressional life and would retire from the
House of Representatives at the expira
tion of his present term. This state
ment was incorrect, as the following,
from a letter from Mr. Hill to a con
stuent, will show :
The rumor that I would decline to serve the
people of the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict, after the expiration of the present term,
ia not correct. I feel under many obligations
to the people of the District, and shall be at
their Bervice as long as they desire me. The
truth Is, it requires some training here to en
able a mau to get ready to be useful. The
field, here, is a broad one. I have no desire
to remain here for any selfish purpose. In
deed, it is a great loss of both ease and profit
for me to be in Congress, but I am willing to
do all I can in tbe great work of restoring a
Constitutional Union on the basis of Southern
honor and manhood."
We know what a sacrifice Mr. Hill
makes to serve his people, and this
knowledge heightens our appreciation
of his services. He gives np a large and
luerative practice and the pleasures
and comforts of home for tbe discom
forts and poorly paid labor of a life in
Washington City. Mr. Hill has gained
daring the past Winter and Spring a
knowledge of public affairs, and of the
practical details of Government.that will
make him an invaluable member of the
uext Congress. We presume that
be will encounter no opposition in
bis District, either in the Convention or
at the polls.
, THB KENDRICK CASE.
The case of the adulterous preacher in
Columbus has had rather a singular ter
mination. When Kendrick was first ar
rested—charged with seduction—it was
feared that mob violence would antici
pate the judgment of the Courts, and
the jail in which he was confined was
guarded to save him from the hands of
Judge Lynch. His trial was brought on
io * very short time—for this latitude—
aud $ eoßYtotjon seemed inevitable; yet,
after hearing aii the .evidence, the j ury
refused, and wa think rigfijtly, to find
him guilty of seduction, but returned a
conviction of adultery. The presiding
Judge, who was also evidently impress
ed with the flimsiness of the evidenee,
imposed a nominal punishment—a fine
of five hundred dollars. This was prompt
ly paid and the prisoner discharged.
After the trial, the church of which he
was the minister took the matter in
hand. At a meeting held a few
days since tbe committee which
had investigated tbe charges against
him made a majority and a minority
report. The majority report recom
mended “that fellowship be withdrawn
“ from Rev. 0. A. Kendrick on the
'‘.charge of adultery.” The minority
report “/dissented from the recommenda
“ tion of the majority ; but, for the sake
“of harmony and flipity in the church,
“ respectfully recommended that the
“ fellowship of the church be withdrawn
“ from C. A. RmWßlok.” A vote wap
taken and tbe majority report was adopt
ed by a majority of only one—tfie ma
jority report receiving thirty-five and tfie
minority report thirty-four votes. The
strangest feature of the affair is that of
the thirty-four persons who voted for
the minority report which did not be
lieve in the minister’s guilt, twenty
aeven were lady members of the congre
gation. These things are evidences of
the reaction in favor of the accused
which set in as soon as the people grew
oool—a reaction so great that the min
ister who was io danger at one iie)e of
being lynched as a seducer bad the fel
lowship of the chnreb withdrawn from
him becanse of adultery by a majority of
but one vote.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The Boston Globe says the quarterly
circular of Dun, Barlow & Co.’s Com
mercial Agency gives the total of busi
ness failures io the United States io tbe
last six months, together with other
facts and information indicative of the
outlook for the future. The number
aud amount of failures is almost appall
ing, coming as they do as a sequel to a
similar record for two years before.
There are 4,000 failures reported, in
voicing liabilities to the amount of
$107,006,(1)0. This is over a thousand
more failures amj more than $30,000,000
more in liabilities than the record shows
for the corresponding half of LsTJ. The
last three months, as compared with the
first quarter of the year, afford a more
reaasuring prospect. There was a de
crease of more than 1,900 in tfie number
of failures and §21,000,000 in the amount
of liabilities. BUU the figures are lar
ger even for this last quarter than for
the second quarter of 1876. The average
liabilities of each quarter for the past 18
months have been $57,000,000, while
those e< ttie last quarter were only $43,-
000,000. This is discouraging
enough, aud yet it shows $ turn in af
fairs and present progress in Urn
direction. The reports from various
quarters given fis tilff circular regarding
the state of business all sfiogr that there
has been a persistent effort to gdfiare to
a more eantious and conservative stand
ard, and that care and economy are the
rale now in business management.—
There is a noteworthy lack of risky en
terprise and of speculative activity and
a disposition to establish everything on
a safe basis. Lower prioes and smaller
profits srw the rale, necessitating pru
dent management. Many of those that
have given way under the pressure were
shaky concerns, built ou too little capi
tal and a credit too much stretched.
Other* would have gone on prosperously
in ordinary times but could uot wea
ther the prolonged stress of dullness.
The crop reports are most cheering
from all sections of the country, and so
far as a plentiful supply of agricultural
products can give impetus to business it
is likely to come. In the South there
are gratifying evidences of improvement
; in the condition of the people and their
industrial interests. On the whole it is
safe to predict a gradual bat certain re
vival of prosperity based on safer me
thods and sounder principles. There is
to be henceforth a toilsome building np,
which in the long ran will produce
healthier and better results than could
come from any artificial stimulus. For a
long time people will have to content
themselves with working hard and manag
ing with pradence, but smaller incomes
with security are better than wild specula
tion and heavy profits to be followed by
disaster and rain. Tbe most substantial
fortnnes are built up by careful and
economical business and long continned
industry.
THE CHAMPION SUICIDE.
The Boston Olobe thinks, and justly,
that the ingennity of the century seems
to have culminated in original and start
ling methods of self-slaughter. Not
long ago a misguided man of genius,
Moon by name, set np a contrivance in
his room at a hotel in Lafayette, Ind.,
for chopping off his own head. Now a
youth of equally original turn of mind
has committed suicide in a Chicago ho
tel in a manner that shows a contempt
for the ordinary and uncertain methods
usnally adopted, ancf quite characteris
tic of the “Centennial year.” And the
purpose of the young man, whose name
was Jeffery, was to celebrate the Cen
tennial Fourth of July in a way entirely
unique and to reflect glory on Chicago
as the scene of the great achievement.
His modus operandi is thus described
by himself in a letter which he left be
hind :
“When night comes on I shall draw a
piece of wire across the bath tub length
wise, its use to be soon explained. The
wire will be properly adjusted, the pistol
loaded, and with the razor conveniently
hung on strings, where I can readily
reach them. The poisons will then be
carefully fixed and marked. The rope,
understand, is to come where it will
suspend my body, when attached, exact
ly over the middle of the tank. Direct
ly over this rope, and on the wire before
mentioned, I shall attach cotton or
something else which will burn well
when alcohol is poured on it. The noose
will have been made in tbe cord and
above my head on the rope shall be
placed a like torch, which, when ignited,
will burn the cord and let me down. 1
will then pack everything but the clothes
which I am to wear, and then, being all
ready, I’ll fill the tank with as hot water
as I can get. Then mount the tub, with
a foot on each side of it; carefully pour
the liquor over my pants legs and coat
and shirt; will allow a rope of some soft
material to fall from, the torch above
down my back; will then light the
prepared torch on the wire which I then
will be standing over; will raise my
self upon tip-toe and fix the rope about
my neck. It shall be well soaped, so
that, when my feet leave the sules of the
tank and my full weight comes upon it,
it will draw up pretty tight. One thing
I had almost forgotten to mention: I am
going to put a mirror before me just to
see if I will be frightened. I think it
is more likely that 1 shall laugh, but as
I want to enjoy it all I’ll put the glass
up anyhow. Next I reach for the tum
bler of poisons, conveniently near, and
swallow its contents entire, probably
shall ‘sigh for more.’ Well, at this point
I shall hurry up, for deadly acids work
destruction quickly. I next grasp my
pretty little dirk and send it with all my
force into my breast as near to a black
ened spot showing where the heart is as
possible. The razor and pistol are all
ready, and supended by cords, it must
be jjeipembered. So after plunging the
dagger in I do not want to withdraw it,
but take the razor in my Jeft hand, and
as firmly as I am able under the circum
stances to do, while I grasp and cock
my little silver mounted pistol; this I
place tp my head and pull the trigger as
I draw the keen bladed razor across my
neck. My feet must slip froi# their
places by this time, and nay legs will
come into contact with the wire and the
fire upon it, which will of course imme
diately set my clothing alight. I intend
the flame shall run up the rope I shall
allow to bang down my back to the place
where the other torch will have been
prepared. This must sever the strands
of rope, and I can but fall into the water
below to cook and drown.”
This programme was not precisely
carried out, as the dagger was found un
j aspd ; but poisoning, shooting, cutting
of the throat, hanging and drowning
were found quite sufficient to extin
guish life, and doubtless the young man
diseoypr.ed in the course of the experi
ment that jt jyas n,ot practicable to com
bine all tbe metbo.de .Pjf previous investi
gators in one act of seif-degtrfletion.
The cremation feature of the experi
ment was also a failure, as it proved
very difficult to make fire and water
work together. Notwithstanding these
I serious drawbacks the exploit was on the
| whole a brilliant purpose of
Mr. Jeffery to celebrate the qomple
] lion of the first century of our national
existence a#d .cyst distinction on his fa
vorite city ut the same tigje, is shown in
another letter in wkiefi he says :
“ Jn the first place Chicago is the city
of the West, St. Louis is good enough
j in many matters, but Chicago suits me
better in every particular than all the
Western places put together. And Chi
cago is lively and fond of excitement,
aqd always gets ahead of St. Louis
, when she can. There is an emulation
and generous rivalry between the two
| oities which I like, and Chicago being
my favorite I shall help her, in my fum
ble way, and knock the spots off St.
Louis in celebrating the Centennial
Fourth, St. Louis may get ftP some
thing in the saute line for pejt
nial, but until then Chicago will be
ahead. She can claim originality, if no
thing more. lam the only Frederick
Addi-on Jeffery who will do this act
first, aud the only one who will do it on
the 4th of July, inyfi. J fire but one
: shot, yet that one puts Chicago
fy? out of St Louis’ sight that it will
, take $ hundred years to put her near
Chicago again, ’pfiwy, too, yon know
that this is a chance to die which cap
never coipe again. Think of skipping
! ont dong with the lsst stroke of the
midnight bell, which proclaims the
death of one bnndred years of inde
pendence and the birth of the second
Centennial of freedom. I could not let
1 this pass without suitable recognition,
‘ anyhow/’
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In 1875 the total amount raised in
sew York from its one million of in-!
i habitants from taxes and other sources,
for all purposes, was $36,367,744 75, or
$36 36 per capita. The expenses in Lon
don, with four million inhabitants, is
$lO 03 per capita. New York is assessed
for 1876 on real and personal propeatv,
$1 111,054,343, showing an increase of
$10,110,644 over 1875, the major part of
which, $8,784,620, falls on real estate,
when it has declined greatly in valne.
In 1873 the rate of tax was two and a
half per .cent, $2 50 on SIOO. In 1874
it was $2 80 on $100; in 1875 it was
$2 94 on SIOO. The rate for the present
year is not yet fixed.
Such weather as this jerks all business
oat of a man.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1876.
NORTHERN EMIGRATION.
Northern emigration to the “oath is earnest
ly invited by the Albany (Ga.) Sews, which
seems anxions to make the Northern people nn
-1 derstand that they will be welcome at the
Month, that they will be secure against outrage
and interference, an! that they will find a good
soil, cheap lands and a civilized society. The
effort to spread abroad this belief begins
rather late, and labors tinder the disadvantage
of being addressed to a well educated race
who read all sorts of newspapers, magezines,
books and official reports, and who are posted
perfectly about the condition of things at the
South. There are some questions that tbe
Albany Sews omits to notice. For example, if
the Nothern farmers and mechanics settle in
Georgia and vote tbe Republican ticket will
they be proscribed in business and society ?
If they take an active part in public affairs
will they be classed as carpet-baggers and
scalawags ? It is wholly foreign to the North
ern people to submit to anything short of com
plete equality. If they go Sonth at all they
expect to bs rulers as well as ruled.
The above is from the Philadelphia
North American , a journal which strives
to be just to the South, yet which often
allows prejudice to get the better of its
judgment. Ia its anxiety to get North
ern men to settle in the South the Al
bany News but reflects the sentiment of
the people. We invite them to come
among us to help bnild np the waste
places of war and to prosper, that all of
us may prosper. In Georgia, especially,
we have many advantages to offer North
ern emigrants. We have a mild and
equable climate, a fertile soil, cheap
lands, abundant water power, magnifi
cient and varied mineral resources, an
honest government, moderate taxation
and a cordial welcome. The people of
this State want a hundred thousand
Northern families—honest and indus
trious people with moderate capital—
to settle in Georgia. We can easily an
swer the questions of the North Ameri
can. Northern farmers and mechanics
who settle in Georgia will not
be proscribed iu business or in
society, or in any other way, if
they vote the Republican ticket. If
they take an active part in public af
fairs, as it is right and proper that all
good citizens should do, they will not
be classed as carpet- baggers and scala
wags. We do not ask, or expect, or de
sire that Northern settlers in Georgia
should submit to anything “short of
complete equality.” We do not ask or
care anything about their politics—
though we trust to make them Demo
crats before they have been among us
six months, for they will soon learn
that the Republic in policy in the
South is fraught with danger to the
country and disaster to the people. If
the North American distrusts our
statement, let it ask information of the
Northern people who have settled, bona
fide, in Georgia since the war. We are
content to be judged by their reply.
“LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE.”
Mr. Homer T. Yaryan, the honest
and efficient Revenue Ageut whom Gen-
Grant dismissed from office for offend
ing Babcock, has been before a Con
gressional investigating committee since
his dismissal. Among other thing! he
gave the history of Grant’s famous
declaration “Let no guilty man escape.”
‘He said that order had been pro
cured through the importunity of the
Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Bristow)
and some of the President’s friends. It
was understood by the whisky oonspira
tors in St. Louis that the President
would not allow them to suffer, and
some of the President’s friends urged
upon him the necessity of giving some
indication that he was not in sympathy
with those conspirators. After con
siderable importunity on the part of
these persons, the President simply en
dorsed upon one of the letters which he
had received from St. Louis, asking him
to take some action in the matter, the
words, ‘Let no guilty man escape.’ In
his (Yaryan’s) opinion, those words
were not intended to be made public,
but were intended to be kept in the
Treasury Deparlment and to be pro
duced at any time that any charge
might be made against the President.
Yaryan testified that fie and Bluford
Wilsqn had gone to yarioqs newspapers
and given tfiem these words shortly af
ter tfiey were written, and tfiat fie un
derstood tfiat tfip President iyas very
angry when fie discovered that the or
der had been published. was
asked how he knew that the President
was angry at the publication of these
words. He replied that he knew the
faot from the statement of Mr. Bristow
to him. He was asked to state any
facts which tended to show that the
President was in sympathy with the
prosecution of these whisky frauds or
any facts that induced him to believe
that the President sought to shield any
of the persons alleged to be guilty. He
replied that he based his opinion ou tbe
delay of the President in removing the
following officers, who were obstructing
the prosecution of the Whisky Ring,
viz : District A-ttoruey Ward, of Chica
go; Huge ell, of Milwaukee; Dyke,
of San Francisco; Supervisor Munn, of
Chicago, and Collector McGuire, of
St. Louis; his failure to remove Collec
tor Sedgwick and Supervisor Foulke,
of Sau Francisco; his removal of GeD.
Henderson, assistant counsel at St.
Louis, and his Retention in office of
Babcock; his dismissal or fiis forced
resignation of nearly every officer who
has taken an active part in the prosecu
tion pf tfie whisky conspirators; the
importuning that was required to ob
tain the celebrated endorsement, ‘Let
no guilty man escape,’and his anger at its
publication; the length of time that tbe
resignation of McDonald was held be
fore it was accepted, and the fact that
he was not dismissed after confessing
his guilt, were also enumerated as a
basis for the opinion that the President
was in sympatv witfi the Whisky Ring.”
The “Second WASHEfaTos’’ is cutting a
very sorry figure as tfie end of fiis term
draws pear. If not first in war and first
in peape fie is certainly first in the
pockets of fiis countrypjep.
— —S AS : —_
A colored indignation mooting, held
in Charleston Monday night, adopted
| resolutions which made the following
j declaration to the white people of the
! State:
We lell you that it will not 4o to go too in
in this thing—remember there are SO,OOO black
men in this Slate who can beqr Winchester
rifles, and know how to use them, and that
there art’ 200,000 women who can ligld a torch
and use the knife, and that there are a hundred
thousand boys and girls who hare qot knowji
the lash of a white master, who have tasted
freedom once and forever, and that there is a
deep determination never, eo help their God,
to submit to be shot down by lawless regula
tors for no crimes committed against society
and law. There is a point at which forbear
ance ceases to be a virtue; cowards driven to
desperation often destroy those who corner
them. The negro in this country will not al
ways be docile—he win not always be restrain
ed by his law abiding character —the rising
generation are as brave and daring as are
white men; already that Bpirit is taking deep
root in the minds of thousands who have noth
ing to lose in the contest, and who would rqoice
ia the opportunity to sqpryioe (heir lives fop
their liberty.
We warn tfie colored people of Sonth
Carolina if they endorse the language
of these resolutions that they are tread
ing on dangerous ground. When they
preach fire and sword—murder and in
cendiarism—the whites most consider
their own safety. There can be but one
issue when such a straggle does come,
and we fieg tfie negroes to pause and
reflect before they resort to the torch
W)d the rige.
GEORGIA GLIMPSES.
THE GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST
HON. JOHN J. JONES, OF BURKR.
Editors Chronicle and Sentinel:
Many names have been suggested in
connection with the chief magistracy of
our State, and yet there is another,
Messrs. Editors, that deserves favorable
mention. I allude to the one at the
head of this article. Before the war
Col. Jones was prominent in politics.
He was twice the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for Congress in the Eighth
District. The first time he led a forlorn
hope, without the least prospect of suc
cess, and suffered defeat for the unity
and integrity of his party. In the elec
tion which immediately preceded the
war, however, he was again nominated
and elected after a hotly contested can
vass wi'h the lamented Wright.—
Asa member of Congress he
fully justified the wisdom of his se
lection by a bold, upright and intelli
gent discharge of his duties. The sla
very question, being at that time the ex
citing topic of debate and legislation,
Col. Jones signalized his Congressional
term by an able and exhaustive argu
ment on that subject, iu defense of the
rights of the South.
On the secession of the State, he
promptly retired from Congress, and ac
cepted as a faithful and devoted son, the
issues of war. For this act of patriot
ism he was proscribed, and he i still
laboring under political disabilities. As
a con sequence,, he has hot held office
since the war, except as a member of
the General Assembly of 1865-fi In
this position he addressed himself with
wisdom and sagacity to the adjustment
of those questions which grew out
of our changed relations with ths Fed
erai Government and the revolution in
onr social system. But though out of
office, Colonel Jones has never failed to
take a deep interest in the political
events of the times. Few men kave a
more extended knowledge, and none a
more correct appreciation of their impor
tance. Ever since the close of tke war
he has been the leading and controlling
spirit in the local affairs of his county,
and through his activity and zeal the
party has been spared a number of de
feats. The same earnestness of purpose
and devotion to duty that characterized
his course in Congress aud the Legisla
ture distinguishes him now in the sphere
to which his usefulness is restricted.
Responding cheerfully to every call
made upon him by his fellow
citizens, he has served them with an
unselfishness of purpose that is sub
limely refreshing in these days of sordid
and corrupt amfiition. As chairman of
his county executive committee his ser
vices have been invaluable, while as a
delegate to conventions and as a mem
ber of the Executive Committee of the
First Congressional District his time
and his means have ever been it the
command of his political friends. Col.
Jones was a member of the St. Louis
Convention and actively participated in
the deliberations of that body.
In view of his services to the party,
and as a matter of simple justice to one
who richly deserves the honor, his name
is respectfully suggested to the Conven
tion for the consideration of o -r politi
cal friends in case they are not rifle to
harmonize upon any of the rival candi
dates already in the field. The nomina
tion could not be more wortiily be
stowed, and in case of election Georgia
would fiave a Governor whose public
services and private character would be
a guarantee of honesty and efficiency in
the administration of her kws. His
disabilities could be easily removed.
Troup.
THE WARREN COUNTY AtEETING.
A Large Assemblage—Tbo Delegates—^Reso
lutions Endorsing Johnson Adopted.
(Reported for the Chronicle atd Sentinel.]
Wabrenton, July 16.—1n pursuance
to a call issued by the Executive Com
mittee of the oounty, a meeting of the
Democratic citizens of Warren oounty
was held in this plaoe yesterday for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
Gubernatorial Convention. The county
has been a good deal agitated on the
question of the Governorship—Gover
nor Johnson and General Colquitt hav
ing each many warm friends. Asa con
sequence the meeting was well attended
ami was one of the largest of the kind
ever held in Warren county. Hon. A.
S. Morgan was called to the Chair and
H. W. J. Ham, Esq., editor of the Clip
per, was requested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting was explain
ed, and, on motion, a committee of one
from each militia district was appointed
to report the names of suitable dele
gates to the State Convention. Tie
committee retired and, after some time,
returned and reported the names of
Messrs. James Whitehead and H. W. J.
Ham. The report was adopted. Eon.
O. S. Dußose then offered resolutions
declaring Herschel V. Johnson the
choice of barren county for Governor.
Upon these resolutions there was
warm debate—tfie friends of Gen, Col
quitt endeavoring to preventa vote from
being taken. Speeches were made pro
and con by Hop. Q. 8. J}qsose, T. N.
Poole, Esq., and others. At last,’ when
the vote was abont to be taken, most of
the Colquitt men, finding themselves in
a minority, withdrew from the meeting.
Mr. Ham made a speech, saying he
would not withdraw, and would bow to
the will of the people. Tfie resolutions
were then passed by an overwhelming
majority. 0n motion, tfie proceedings
of the meeting were ordered to be fur
nished to the Chroniole anr Sentinel
and Warrenton Clipper for publication.
The meeting adjourned. Warren.
THE MASS MEETING IN GREENE.
Greene for Johnson—A Lively County Meet-.
ing—The Colquitt Mon Work Hard—Crop
Prospects—Barbecue.
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel.]
Greenesbobo, July 17.—Nearly three
hundred of the bone and sinew of the
grand old o'oudty of Greene assembled
at the Court House, af noon of last
Saturday, for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the Gubernatorial Con
vention. For some time this place has
been agitated with the discussion of the
relative merits of the different candiates,
and the general impression prevailed that
Judge Reese was the favorite against
the fielj'. polqqitt’s friends were no’
idle by any means.' but tne jriends of
Judge Jofinson faugfied in tfieir sleeves,
because they w e r e fully aware
they field tfie fiey qf the posi
tions, beoausa tfieir leaders were the
recognized leaders of oounty politics. It
is due to all concerned, however, to say
that the meeting was a harmonious one,
and not a single word was spoken that
gave offense to any one or created the
slightest bitterness of fe -ling. It was
like going back to the good old fashion
ed times, when a difference of opinion,
especially in politics, did nqt necessi
tate words apd action ever afterwards to
be regretted.' i U>ii ■ . i i
The proceedings opened by the choice
of James L- Brown, E.°q., as Chairman,
whereupon Caiptaiu Willis offered a set
of resQlfitjpps pjpposipg a regular ballot,
and q sfibstiffite yaa offered by Judge
Paris, calling for tfie appointment of
delegatee afid naming them ifi fils reso
lution. Colonel M. W. Lewis thereupon
offered a preamble and resolution as
a substitute for those offered by the
other two gentlemen. He said the
Democratic party was not in such a
shape in the ooupty to be able to afford
to risk anything, and preferred for his
part not fo fie hailed upon to name his
choice at this tiine, bat tfiat the delega
tion to Atlanta should go uhtramrfselled.
Captain Willis and Jndge Park there
upon withdrew their resolutions.
Col. If art, of|Jnioa |foiut, skid fie did
not favor tfie resolutions offered by 001.
Lewis, and thereupon presented a sub
stitute calling for the appointment of
delegates who would oast their votes for
“the people's ohoioe." Col. Hart did
not say who he considered “the people’s
choice,” bat there oan be no doubt be is
a warm adherent of General Colqnitt.
Discussion followed in which Capt. W.
H. Branch, J. Shannon, Esq., Judge
Park, 001. Hart, Dr. Harris, Jofiu Mc-
Whorter, gsq., W. P. Clayton, Esq. and
other gentlemen participated, where
upon the substitute of CbL Hart was
voted down, and tfiat of Col. Lewis was
adopted. A ballot was afterwards gone
into, and $s f telegraphed on qaturday,
Johnson delegates qfiosen. '
Resolutions were offered for the ap
pointment of delegates to tfie Gqqgrps
sional Convention, and a clause direct
ing them to vote for Hon. A- H. Steph
ens was stricken ont, and, aftey author
izing the publication of the proceedings
in the Greenesboro Herald, Georgia
Home Journal and tbe Chronicle and
Sentinel, the meeting adjourned.
Crop Prospects.
All planters with whom J have con
versed |iye a very encouraging view of
the prospect of good crops of com and
cotton, and say that the labor has been
better this year than at any time since
the war. Unless political agitation
should di urb the freed men, planters
hope to be able to offer a handsome bal
ance sheet at the end of the season.
Please keep those Radical black and tan
Augusta politicians at home, so that the
planters of Middle Georgia may be able
to realize their expectations.
Festivities.
On Friday last a neighborhood bar
becue was given at Carmichael’s Grove,
and the committee, consisting of O. E.
Carmichael, C. M. King, Henry Thomp
son, K. C. Williams, J. P. Harris, W.
D. Doster and W. H. Griffiths, did their
duty iu a most thorough mauner. There
was a large attendance of ladies and gen
tlemen, and the “barbeouists,” R. H.
Greenwood and Henry Weever, proved
themselves masters of their profession,
Explanatory.
I notice in yesterday’s issue of the
Chronicle and Sentinel a card from
“E.,” relative to the Strickland scandal.
My account of the affair was submitted
to one of the Baptist Church officers be
fore I sent it, and he authorizes me to
say that it was entirely correct so far as
the statement of facts is concerned, and
he is willing to back it up. From a re
sponsible source, it i& ascertained that
the Baptist Church authorities of this
city will take official cognizance of the
letter signed E., and publish an official
statement over responsible names. F,
FLOYD COUNTY.
The County Gives a Large Majority for
Johnson.
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel .l
Rome, July 17.—Floyd county in a
regular primary election gave a very large
majority for Johnson. Johnson stock
is looking np. Had there been as hon
est primary elections held in every coun
ty, as were held in Floyd, Polk and the
other Johnson counties, Johnson would
have carried nine-tenths of the whole
State. The Atlanta “ring” lay great
stress on Colquitt’s military record, anrl
claim he ought to be made Governor
upon that. I admit he has a military
record, and when that is said, all that
oan be suid of his ability to be Gover
nor is said. Bartow.
Junior Day of Emory College Commence
ment.
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel]
Oxford, July 18.—To-day was Junior
Day. The exercises were as follows :
John W. Akin—Oartersville, Ga.,
The Centennial ; Robert J. Big
ham, Warreuton, Ga. True Intellect;
Wm. J. Campbell, Oxford, Ga., Know
Thyself; Music; Silas N. Conually,
Atlanta, Ga., The Demagogue; Edwin
R. Dußose, Washington, Ga., Power of
Example; Wm. S. Featherston, New
nan, Ga., Religion Essential to Good
Government; Music; George C. Gro
gan, Eureka Mills, Ga., Pro Virtute et
Patria; Tom. H. Jeffries, Atlanta, Ga.,
American Civilization; James C. Long
street, Macon, Ga., Chivalry; Music;
Walter B. Palmer, Dalton, Ga., Ameri
can Journalism. James W. Roberts,
Atlanta, Ga., Our Country; Edward G.
Thomas, Oxford, Ga., Heroism; Music,
To speciiv the various individual merits
of these young gentlemen would not be
wise sufficient to say the whole audience
was enthusiastic in their praises of this
inimitable Junior exhibition. We can
not pass by, however, the oration of
Mr. J. W. Roberts without special men
tion. Never has it been our fortune to
hear such a perfect College speech tri
umph. He was frequently applauded
during its delivery, and at its close a
perfect storm of cheers rained from the
galleries. After the Junior exhibition
the inimitable Hon. H. V. M. Miller de
livered the Sophomore medals for merit
in declamation. His address was a reg
ular Miller speeob, spiced with wit and
illuminated with eloquenoe.
The first prize was given to Mr. T. D.
Oliver ; the seoond to Mr. J. B. John
son. Rev. John W. Heidt, A. M., de
livered the annual address this after
noon before the Alumni Association,
We need not say it was a complete suc
cess. Those who know him well know
that he is incapable of doing anything
else. We regret that our letter has
grown too long to permit us to insert
extracts from this excellent oration.
t W. A. C.
The Primary Meeting in Jackson—The
County ior Colquitt.
I From an Occasional Correspondent.]
Jefferson, July 17.—Last Saturday,
the 15th inst., a mass meeting of the
citizens of Jackson county was held in
this town for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the Gubernatorial Conven
tion to be held in Atlanta on the second
day of August next. After the organi
zation of the meeting, it was determined
that every citizen present should vote
by ballot for his favorite candidate for
Governor, and afterwards delegates
should be elected to cast the vote of the
county in tqe qppfqafit(ing Convention
for the iqW 'fho should je.cei'yc fhp
highest YPte Joe meeting.
The hallciting revealed the fact that at
least seven-tenths of the people present
were supporters of General Colquitt—
the hero of Qlustee—while Hardeman,
James aqd ex-(governor .Johnson re
ceived a few votes. 4fter tl|£ ballot
ing, Efugh Banoqck, Cqlqncl J. B.
Siimaii, j}. J). Qatqp and Mon.
J. M. Potts were chosen delegates
to the Convention, The nppds of the.
people of this county b 4 heoqine fixed
on General Qolqqitt for the office long
before the name of that nobje old Bo
man, H. V. Johnson, was mentioned in
connection with the nomination; and
for this reason and because they wished
to do honor to General Colquitt, and
because they could not give any greater
honor to Judge Johnson than they have
already given to him repeatedly, there
fore the ballot resulted as I have stated.
Asa great admirer of Judge Johnson—
—a warm personal friend fQ him—l
much regret that his name Was fever
brought forward 1 in this cahvass at all;
and even how l would advise that his
name be at once withdrawn. No office
in the gift of the people of Georgia can
enhance his honors. Re has 1 served his
country ancjhis ; God ’ in his day and
generation, and has served' them well,
and now in' his’ declining vents,' he
should be'pestled'‘to’ his lau
rels peaqe, and descend' quietly
and tranquilly' to an' fionored 'tomb.
When a Dollpgc''hoy rporp tfwu thirty
years ago Ivm hqßorcd With the friend
9h‘p of H. y. Johnson and his charming
wife, and was a frequent visitor at their
pleasant home, and although I have not
seen either of them in twenty-five years,
yet I shall ever remember with 2fati
‘ K d ?i th t if adneß * - mendship? and
shall Suerish for them a friendship
which will deepen and strengthen in the
ages to come. If gigantic intellect, ex
tensive learning, a commanding elo
quence, sterli’ng'integrity, perfect puri
ty of private and publio character, and
distinguished and services ren
dered to his country, avail anything in
these days, surely Herschel V. Johnson
will be honored and revered Ipy his
countrymen Byigg, a,nd will be
fondly remembered when,' dead. Well
would it he for oar. country if she had
many Herschel J- Johnsons to, adorn
the walks of private and public life.
Jackson.
Lincoln County—Commencement at Lincoln
ton Academy.
f From an Occasional Correspondent.]
Linoolnton, July 17.—With your per
mission f propose a Brief tribqfe to the
cause 6f education, bv a cursory glance
at the exercises of the academic school
at this place on the 12th and inst.
Thfs Btffiqq} ifl unde* the oh urge of Rev.
Wm. H. Davis and bis wife, and assist
ed by Mr. John Davis as teacher in
mathematics. The examination was
a private affair, and more particularly
for the benefit of the patrons, and was
attended only by snch as felt a personal
interest in the school. It was a very
quiet and interesting time, without the
display and excitement too often atten
dant qu snob occasions and presented
very much a true picture of the every
day work of the school. The scholars
all felt at eaSe and answered promptly,
and exhibited the confidence of a good
thorough iraimng. In this school are
taught nqf only the English branches,
the Sciences and French, bat the high
iqoral training of. ths yefuth%ade a
leadfqg igatqrl. tfhe school under this
excellent corps of teaohers, though re
cently begun, has already achieved a
success far beyond the hopes of many
of its friends, and presents a high claim
to the confidence and patronage of an
enlightened and generous community.
The most pogqlnr feature of tbe exer
oiseo on the occasion referred to Was the
public exhibition on the' evening of the
13th, which consisted' of an agreeable
medley of compositions, declamation,
tableaux and charades -all enlivened by
the thrilling strains of sweet mnsio. The
stage, with all its paraphernalia, both
internal and external, presented an au
fait style of order and arrangement that
did honor to the taste and skill of the
young ladies who presided over that de
partment, The compositions were all
good. The prominent subjeots were
“Spring,” by Miss Ida Southerland;
“Thorn Among the Roses,” by Miss
Eltie Davis; “Home,” by Mies Lnla
Strother; “Autumn,” by Miss Emma
Freeland; and “The Tale Bearer,” by
Master A. Laramore. The thoughts of
the young writers, expressed as they
were in chaste and beautiful dress, fur
nished food for the mind to feast upon
in the intervals of the lighter entertain
ment of mnsic, tableaux and charades.
The one on “Tale Bearing” was truly a
didactic essay worthy of the head and
heart of the writer, and has a just
application to many communities.—
The reading in the main was cred
itably done. In a few instances
there were some defects, such as
may be easily overcome by the young
with proper care and attention. Be not
discouraged, young friends. There are
comparatively few good readers either old
or young. By practice and close atten
tion not only promptness and clear
enunciation may be readily acquired,
but also that still higher gift of reading
with tbe spirit and understanding.
The declamation was very criditable
to all the young men and boys. In some
cases it was excellent. The prologue to
Washington’s Dream of Liberty was well
rendered by Sammie Wilkes. Extract of
Patrick Henry, by Mr. J. Fergußon, was
delivered with impressive pathos. The
speech, by Willie Wilkes—. Phillipp’s Ex
tract— with a little more deliberation
would give him high rank as a declaim
ed The speech of Mr. A. Laramore,
one of the best declaimers, lost its best
effect by not being well memorized.
The tableaux representations were
good. The effect of “Washingson’s
Dream of Liberty” was inspiring. In the
charades, “The Thorn Among the
Roses” “The Farmer’s Son” “Matri
mony” and “The Debate,” drew heavily
upon the plaudits and admiration of the
large and appreciative audience. In
the last but one the effect was fine.
The theme seems to have lent anew in
spiration to the fair young actresses as
well as boldness and eloqnenoe to the
aspiring young suitors. The grand old
poet of Nature has said that “All’s well
that ends well.” And it is true of mat
rimony as well as other things, if true at
all. But it is well for our young play
ers that these things “were of the imag
ination all compact,” as was said in the
“Mid Summer Night’s Dream,” or pise
they might exolaim
“Oh! for a ourse upon the cunning priest,
Who conjured us together in a yoke
That galls me now.”
In most of the charades the characters
were well sustained. Indeed all did well.
But some deserve particular mention if
we had time and space for that purpose.
But I forbear. I have already trespass
ed too long. In oQnolusion, my convic
tion is that this community and county
would do well to encourage and gener
ously sustain the efforts of this excellent
corps of teachers, who with their inter
esting family have but recently settled
in our midst. There is no sofiool |n
this ’community that presents higher
claims for usefulness and thorough
instruction in all the modern brandies
of education, Looker-On.
Warren County—Another Aerount ot Satur
day’s Meeting.
r From an Occasional Correspondent.]
Warrenton, July 18.—About two hun
dred Democrats assembled in Warrenton
Saturday last for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the Gubernatorial and
Congressional Conventions soon to meet
in Atlanta and Thomson. Saturday
morning, bright and early, Colqnitt men
were promptly at their business, doing
all in their power for their favorite.
Johnson men ponld be seen working in
a quiet way. Old and trusted men of the
oounty, followed by a majority of the
young men, were doing the work up brown
The Conventian was called together at
eleven o’clook by the Chairman, Hon.
C. 8. Dubose. Tbe reorganization of
the party was then in order. W- H.
Pilcher was selected UU temporary Chair
man. The Convention proceeded by
electing Col. A. S. Morgan as perma
nent Chairman of the Esecutive Com
mittee, with Mr. Ham as permanent
Secretary. Jt was found tfiat tfie friends
of Johnson and Colquitt had decided on
a compromise to send a delegate for
each from this oounty. Only a very few
had been made aware of the compro
mise. It was therefore moved and
adopted that one man from each militia
district be appointed by the Chairman
to select delegates to the two Conven
tions. The committee was duly select
ed and retired for the purpose narked.
Judge E. H. Pottle was then uallqd qpen
to address the Convention, and respond
ed with an excellent address. Although
his judicial duties’ prevented
entering too deeply into p’ofitiqs, yet fie
could nbt forget fie ' WAS a Demo
crat, qnc| forward giving good and
Wholesome advice to his citizens to be
prudent, and do nothingimprudent that
will give our enemies-eapital to work on.
After Judge Pottle finished his efito
course, Col. Dußose was Called Upon to
give the people aouquntof his trip to
St. fijouiq, to, the Presidential Con vention,
whiqh be did in pleasing style and
on winding up suggested three ofieqifs
for Tilden and w.hich were
given witfi u will. The. committee on
delegations coming in reported the
names of Mr. Ham (Colquitt man) and
.Tames whitehead (Jfohusqn rq an l to cast
the vqte of tfie county for the two can
didates named above, and Hon. Obas.
S. Dußose and Major Charles E. Mc-
Gregor to the Congressional Conven
tion. Resolutions were then offered and
unanimously carried instructing the
delegates to support Judge Pottle f>r
Congress. We would ask our Aqgqsia
friends to co-ope-aU With' ua'i’n support
of tfia'y orthy v ana' tfttfi 1 Democrat for
Congress’. ' After’ adopting the action of
the committee on delegations, Mr. D ( u-
Bose offered a resolution endmijung; Hon.
Herschel V. Johuseu for Governor.
Finding a little opposition on tfie Col
quitt side, 1 lie (Dußose) made one o* tfie
grandest efforts’ of his ftypr of
Mr. Johnson. At conojusion o(
DuEqseis remarks such fia*i
never bee'n heard 'to resound 1 lipni the
t, n.
Mr. Dußose, favoring
oeq. CdJqurit, uud said that all he could
heat against' (Jon. Colquitt waa his
financiering qualities. Mr. Pool remark
ed that some of tfie biggest fools he
ever knew could make the most money.
At this point Ur. Pool was asfied the
question now was it witfi Gym. Colqnitt
and the ypmppny % The ques
tion pcefi answered yet. The
question pendin'g being called, th§ Col
quitt men finding themselves in tbe
minority bolted—leaying the conven
tion amid great excitement. Ordjer be
ing restored, Mr. Jjonnson afifiost
unanimously endorsed, 401; Governor.
Mr. Ham then yielded (9. tfie presence
of thfi pppvepti,on, fie. being a, Colquitt
delegate—£W dqwu (id Warren for
Johnson,. “Leo.”
J. G. Thrower Akboad.—Tfie Sfapa
nee (Ontario) -ffimrea*, of tfie 6th inst.:
After tfie (Jose of the Good Templars
lodge, on Thnrsday evening last, the
members, at the request of W. S. Wil
liams, Esq., R. W. G. S. of the order,
repaired to Jamison’s Hall, there to par
take of strawberries and ioe cream. The
entertainment was given in fionoi; of the
distinguished YisitoYsprpaept, bpipg J.
(J. Thfower, Iplsq., (J. Yf. 0. T-, of Qeor
giU, aud lady/arid & A. Harcus, Esq.,
P. Q. W. S., of Soqtfi Australia. Abont
fifty persons sat down, and the straw
berries and cream were served in abund
ance. After this came the usual loyal
aDd other toasts, proposed by the Chair
man, C. James, Esq. Thronghont the
entertainment was of the most pleasing
character, the best of hnmor prevailing,
all seeming to feel themsdves' fit ’home.
The host, with hie usifid good’ humor,
was thg life df tfifeparty', and had an able
, seconder iii tfie person of Mr. Thrower,
who'is a gentleman of ready wif and full
of fan, which at once glweg'fiim a place
in the hearts gf all. fto ¥an English
man by birth,' but from a protracted
1 resifiencp in tfie Sunny Sonth maji now
be taken as a fair the
Southern gentlmUßte' WTady, unlike
the generality of Amerioan women, is
Ifiodekf ana unassuming, and such an
one as will meet with kindred spirits in
the land of the Green Maple Leaf. Mr.
Harcns, though from the other aide of
the world—Australia—and many
would suppose civilization has not yet
reached, is on Hfiglisfi gentleipan of no
crAray ability;, is a good speaker, and
a much better writer, making him a fit
associate for such men aq Thrower and
Williams. Mr. Harcus, we are proud to
Ba y> lß a meipber of fourth estate,
aufi was for many years parliamentary
reporter for the press iu fhq Australian.
*2 A YEAR—POSTAGE PAID.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
PALMETTO NEWS LEAVES.
Arrangements are being made to have
a grand Democratic ratification meeting
in Snmter on the 7th of August.
The young men of Snmter have organ
ized a strong base ball clnb and desig
nated it the Tilden Base Ball Club of
Sumter.
County Treasurer Nelson, of Fairfield,
made his final settlement with tbe State
Treasurer on Saturday. His accounts
are reported as being very satisfactory.
Judge Carpenter had a box stolen
from bis bnggy Monday while his team
was resting nnder the shed in the Court
House yard in Columbia. It was soon
afterwards recovered from one of the
outhonses, where it had been hidden by
the thief.
Governor Chamberlain was Monday
night summoned to Washington for
consultation with the President and
of the Cabinet on affairs in this
State and the South generally. He left
on the Wilmington train at 9 o’clock.
He is expected back on Saturday.
A letter from friend “W.,” Stateburg,
S. C., informs us that the crops iu that
portion of the county are good, and will,
with good seasons, produoe an abun
dant harvest. He represents the farmers
to be in some instances “hard up;”
some of them having to turn their stock
out to graze, being unable to get sup
plies.
A negro fellow jumped on one of the
Charleston street cars Monday afternoon
and finding the car pretty well crowded
with ladies and children, requested
some of the ladies to move up and give
him a seat. No notioe being taken of
his request, he deliberately attempted
to push one of the ladies aside to make
room, when a gentleman seized him by
the collar and put him off the car.
A colored man, on last Friday morn
ing, ran np to a young lady on her way
to the Normal school, St. Philip street,
Charleston, and catching her around the
waist, squeezed her, at the same time
using very insulting language towards
her. Her cries caused tfie villain to run
off. It is becoming dangerous with a
paid police force like the oity of Char
leston for young ladies to walk the
streets ih broad dayiight without a male
escort. Some means should be provided
to bring suoh scoundrels to justice.
Tbe train on the Wilmington, Colum
bia and Augusta Railroad, due in Co
lumbia Monday morning t 4 o’elook,
passed over aud terribly mangled the
body of; a young negro man, about two
miles and a half below Columbia. The
carpet fi’g of deceased was discovered
about 200 yards below where the re
mains were found, his hat about ftfi yards
below, aud a clean shift fthout 2 5 yards
below the body, which would indicate
that fie was making a free passage on
the truck of one of the cars, w .-ere he
went to sleep and fell off, and thus met
his death.
Columbia Register: Between eight
and uine o’clock Sunday evening, while
the family of Mr. J. D. Pope were seat
ed in thefr piazza, a shot was fired at
them hiy someone on the street, near
the house. A member of the family in
forms us they were sitting on the piazza
in a semi-feirole, and wheu the shot was
fired the hall was heard to whiz in close
proximity to their heads and strike the
house. Ladies and children were in the
family group. The ball penetrated the
weatherboarding to the depth or half an
inch, from whioh it was extracted and
exhibited to ujj Tuesday, The ball was
conical in shape, and, as well as we
ooqid judge, from its flattened condi
tion, was fired from a large pidoj.
the aim of the woqld be murderer been
more accurate, ffic bail woqld h aV e hilled
one of the family, as where the ball en
tered was on a fine with the heads of
the ladies aud gentlemen in the piazza.
The party attempting the assiuation was
heard tjo run off, but as a few moments
were lost in the excitement following
the dastardly act, pursuit was eluded.
Hopes are entertained of 4 discovery of
the guilty party p,r parties.
“A PERTINENT INQUIRY.”
Such, Messrs. Editors, 1* the caption
of an article whioh appeared in to-day’s
CoristitufiwctliM-. Comment on that
article, however, is not my present pur
pose, further than to say, in passing,
that however muoh we may delight to
honor our Confederate generals (and
none will go further in doing so than
the writer), yet it must suggest itself to
the mind of every cool headed South
erner, that at this moment it wilf great
ly aid the Democratic Presidential ticket
if we of the South, put fp nomination for-
State men whom the Northern"
era to, fie willing fo meuauve cut
exact justice, tft PM? CoWed people.
All thfe nojnincen for- the position
of standard bearer in the
Gubernatorial eontest about to teke
plaice in Georgia would doubt
less do this. Only one of them
has had the opportunity of making khis
disposition on his part IjUAwn at the
North. If, Rerschel V John
son was-iq other respect least ac
ceptable to the people of Georgia of all
those whose names have been mentioned
for Governor, ought, not this circum
stance alone to determine, his selection
at tflis fime % We must have a change
in the NatipjnaJ, (Democrats will under
stand me better if f say federal)! Ad
ministration, before the Southern States
can hope for a comple restoration to
ciyil government. The election at the
North will be exceedingly close in some
of the States, a very few votes, perhaps,
determining the result in one or more
of them. Johnson’s nomination ‘0
Georgia will serve as a powerful uutidote
to the campaign mhivA which the
Radicals "JiV' undoubtedly extract
fr?,m auoh soenes as lately occurred
in Hamburg. Who is Governor i 8 of
comparatively little in as
much as he is cmtodU to, be a Democrat ;
who is fo he president is a matter of
v—ry grayemoment. Let vy thee, by no
act of. omission 0; commission, lessen
the chances rhu Democratic nominee
for ofe- B-qt this by the
way, top, dqsire tUYUta very pertinent
’
On the same page of the Constitution
dlist on which the communication re
ferred to appears, I find Col. Hardeman’s
letter of withdrawal from the contest for
Governor, in which letter qcomts the
following sentence : “To f h/wo friends,
who, for months gavb 1(110 encouraging
assurances of cpnddence and support,
then abandoned me and joined my op
ponents, I will only say I freefy forgive
t you, knowing as I d,<\ thftt human na
ture cannot withstand the blandishments
of position ftodtheal)uremeut*ol office.”
Has. B com.e to this, that an honored
j gentleman who, donates, the position of
1 Governor, aud lß Willing to. take all hon
orable means- to. attain, the object of his
ambjtiop, ia compel fed to withdraw
j from th,fe CUUba&s '‘because he will not
stopp to use the blandishments of posi-
I tf<m and the allurements of office ” to
accomplish his end ? Which of Colonel
Hardeman’s “opponents ” has, or have,
resorted to the means condemned by
him to reach Executive office ft Cer
tainly not he wkp does not seek, the office,
but whom the office is seeking. Colonel
Hardeman would scarcely have made
such au insinuation without foundation.
I trust there is virtue enough yet left in
the people of Georgia to, elect any aspir
ant, who hae reported to snob means, to
Serve his family, if he has one, in private
life, ff possible, let ns have light on
fhis subject. Inquirer.
THE WESTERN WAR.
A Small Triumph for the Govern meiplj
Force*.
Chicago, July IS.-wQaueial Sheridan
has received fhh following from Lara-
of the date of the 18th: A courier,
who bna just arrived from Red Cloud
reports that on the lfith instant Colonel
Merritt intercepted the eight hundred
Cheyennes and Sioux, who had left the
agency to join the hostile hands against
Generals Cxook and Terry, and drove
them, back to the agency, ,
(Signed)) £. F. Townsend,
General Commanding.
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
The Cornell Crew Victorious in Con
test*.
Sabato<ja, Jjuly —The boats for the
University race started at 10:37, The
I race was won by Cornell; Harvard, sec
ond - r Wesleyan, third: Union, fourth;
Princeton, last—-time, Cornell, 17:014;
Harvard, 17:0Sj>; Columbia, 17;18j ;
Union, 17-.271; Wesleyan, 17:58i; Prince
jton, 18;10j- The single scull race was
won by the Francis, of Cornell, The
Freshman race was won by Cornell;
Harvard aeoondt,
Where the gong sounds loudest the
; supper is smallest,
THE STATE.
THE PEOPLE AND THE PAPERS
Clarke Court will oome the second
Monday in August.
The town property of Forsyth is as
sessed at 18477,040.
Oconee Court will be held the fourth
Monday in this month.
In Clarke, Jackson, Banks, Hall and
Habersham the corn, cotton and other
crops are looking well, but rain is need
ed.
William Mitchell, a one legged negro,
was drowned near Mr. Malcom’s last
Tuesday, while bathing in White Oak
creek.
A Macon cow gav6 birth to twin calves
a day or two ago, whioh makes the third
pair of twin calves Macon has prodneed
this Centennial year.
The Sheriff of Upson county carried a
oolored citizen to Esbulon last week and
left him for the entertainment of the
Court next week.
The Democracy of Monroe county re
solved that Monroe is entitled to name
the candidate in the approaching Sena
torial Convention.
The adjournment term of the Superior
Court for Pike will commence at Zebu
lon the 17th inst. and continue two
weeks, if necessary.
The first number of the Henry Coun
ty Weekly has made its appearance. It
is published at.JHampton, Ga , by G W
Humphries, with W. T. Read as editor!
On Tuesday afternoon quite a severe
wind, accompanied by a heavy rain-fall
and considerable hail, passed over War
ren ton. It has probablv damaged the
crop.
Gaston Allgood, son of James Allgood,
aged nine years, was drowned last Sun
day near Villa Rica in a pond used for
mining. There are suspicions of foul
play.
Mr. Stephen Wright, of Monroe conn
ty, threshed out the other day 80* bush
els of oats from one acre of lanri. Mr
Wright is evidently all right on the small
gram question.
In the Sophomore prize declamation
contest, at Emory College, on Monday,
Mr. Taney D. Oliver, of Alexander, Ga.
won the first prise, and J. B. Johnson*
of Griffin, the second.
How would you like tp see Georgia
boys fighting the Indians under the old
As strange as it may appear, they
were the first boys in the country who
volunteered to do so„
The Philotheau Society of Deeature
had a pleasing entertainment Tuesday
ni ghh The young ladies acquitted them
selves handsomely. Miss Pauline Pearce
desened special mention.
. h has been two months and five days
since there was even an alarm of fire
in Macon. This is the longest time dur
ing the past five years that the boys
have gone without a little fun.
\ savage dog in Rome attacked a man,
who defended himself with a lantern
that he was carrying, and the lantern
became fastened to the dog’s neck in
such a way as to cause death by burning.
A hopeful Griffin lad, who is required
to cut the wood for the kitchen stove
this hoi. weather, was heard to observe
to himself sq(a voce that he wished they
would make the stove as long as the
woqd was.
Mr. W. B. Bostwick, of Newton coun
ty, has not been sick enough to go to
bed for 51 years. For sixty-six years
himself and mother saw each other daily.
A night never passed but what they slept
under the same roof.
A negro girl in the employment, of
Col. Newton Anderson, of CoviDgton,
found a nugget of gold near his well,
which weighed four pennyweight. It is
supposed that this nuggot was dug from
the well when it was last cleaned out.
Friday, the 21st inst., will be the an
niversary of the Y. M. C. A. in Warren
ton, on which occasion there will be ex
ercises of more than usual interest, per
haps including an address from a dis
tinguished speaker from abroad.
We learn that there were storms of
rain aocompanied with considerable wind
in several localities within a fw mila of
Barnesville, Sunday evening, they 9tb
inst. Maj. R. Backs reports a storm of
that kind on his plaoe and his neighbor
hood.
Mrs. James Troutman, of Vineville,
fell from a second story window of her
residence Tuesday night, end was very
seriously injured. She had retired, but
was aroused from sleep by her husband
returning home from the city, and mis
taking the window for a door, walked
out of it, and fell to the ground.
Deaths in Georgia : Mr.-- Smith,
who lived near Barnesvilln, died Satur
day, the Bth instant, and Mr. Hendree
on the night of the ifith instant, both of
typhoid fever. Mrs. Thomas W. Bax
ter, of Cartvcsville, died at her residence
on th<: evening of the 10th instant, after
a protracted illness. Her disease was
typhoid fever.
The Baptist Church of Columbus now
have under ecclesiastical consideration
the famous Bush-Kendrick case, but up
to last accounts no definite conclusion
had been arrived at. From the Enqui
rer it is evident that Kendrick still has
friends in the church who believe irv kis.
inuooeDce, but the rnsjority is doubtless
against him, and he will no doubt be ex
cluded from the church.
AmoDg the negroes in Atlanta are
many mutual aid societies, some of which
have rich names. Their genr-ral princi
ple seems to be to. support their members
in sickness, or misfortune, each member
contributing hia mite to the funds.
Often they do much good and relieve suf
fering among their fellows, but in some
cases the frailty of the treasurer inter
feres seriously with the benevolent work.
On the night of the 3d instant, a white,
man entered th - bouse of J. G. Oa’,d
wetl. Zebu lon, Ga., through a window
and searched every room in his nouse,
opened trunks, took Mr. Ciald well’s
pants from the bed side wlmre he was
sleeping and carried theca to the dining
room.. Mr. C.’s daughter awoke and
saw him and gave the alarm, when the
thief scampered off, with a few articles
of not much, ve-’.ue.
We av* informed that one day near the
close.of last week a Mr. Wade, living
some four or five miles above Harmony
■ Grove, got caught in some part of the
machinery attached to a thresher, and
was severely hurt—having one arm bro
-1 ken in two places, and receiving other
injuries. It was feared, at first, he could
not live; but later advices are more
t favorable, and he is, we are glad to say,
1 gieatly improved and considered out of
danger.
A lady of Jackson county, who ha*
tried it very successfully and satisfacto
rily, sends us the following receipt as a
cure for bone felon : One tablespoonfnl
whisky; lump of bluestoae size of a par
tridge egg; lump of alum same size;
white of an egg. Beat all up together;
divide in three parts, and apply as a
common poultice; keep on three honrs,
then renew; three applications thought
to be sufficient.
On Sunday morning last the body of
an unknown colored man was found dead
on the track of the Georgia Railroad,
about If miles east of Covington depot.
The body was cut in two just abovo the
hips,and he had evidently been dead for
several hours before the car-wheels pass
ed over him, as there wax but little
blood on the track, and no signs of
struggling or contortions of the face
were perceptible. How he came to his
deoth is yet 4 mystery.
The following were the graduates at
Mo?cex University: A. S. AndersoD, El
■ bert county; John T. Boifeuillet, Macon;
-J. M. Dunwoody, Marietta; O. L. Fort
son, Elbert connty; J. A. Goodall,
. Macon; J. W. Hickson, J. T. Hickson,
Greene county; W. D. Jelks, Alabama;
J. S. Kink, Cedartown; T. E. Murphy,
Barnesville;C. L. Moses, Coweta connty;
| B, H. Ivey, Marion county; W. A. Thom
i as, Washington county; S. A. Wright, A.
W. Shropshire, Rome; J. A. Massey,
Wilkinson county; J, G. Holtzelaw,
Houston county; N, A. Maroncy, Floyd
connty; C. W. Sparks, Putnam county;
H. M. Smith, Macon.
Altogether the factories of Georgia
have taken from Columbus 11,643 bales
of cotton, against 9,034 last year, show
ing an increase of 2,609 over the previ
ous. The different factories of Georgia
must have consumed thus far fully 70,-
OOff bales, and thusincreased theirvalue,
i even averaging them at the low figures
of ten cents per pound, would give the
average pei bale 850, and for the whole
89,500,000; and this after the raw value
has been passed through the mills and
enhanced three fold, brings as money to
Georgia from all quarters, above the
■ cost of the staple, $7,000,000. This is
! gathered in from almost every market
in the country, and gives so much more
to the material wealth of the State.
Columbus alone has taken in about two
millions of the amount.