Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-23
ESTABLISHED 1850.
LETTER FROM THE INTERIOR
Heat and Fire-Mercer Commence
ment and Public HalIs-Another
Gift-Change OF Wesseyan-Ofher
Matters Mineral Springs
The New Consul at SOnneberg-
The Temperance Movement - A
Nice Point of Law.

Gut-Cnan&o OF We@seyan-Ofher
matters-GeOrsfa Mineral Springs
The New Consul at SOnneberg-
The Temperance Movement - A
Nice Point of Law.
MACON, June e1.-Editor Morning Netcs: The
heated term is upon us in Middle Georgia, and
the mercury has gone up almost to the boiling
point. The heat Of the atmosphere was great
ly intensified last night by fire. which con-
sumed a large brick workshop belonging to
the furniture establishment of Mr. F. Reichert,
on Mulberry street. How the flames were
confined to the building seems almost miracu-
lous, for it was right in the midst of other
buildings, just opposite the Lanier House. The
fremen did their work well. The fire was the
work of an incendiary, who was seen to run
out OF the alley after striking the match. The
loss, IL IS thought, was covered by insurance.
MERCER COMMENCEMENT.
can give you only the leading items Of this
brilliant event On Friday night last the lite
rary societies held their annual debate Sub
ject: Compulsory Education" The occasion
was graced with some elegant specimens OF
oratory, and all the young men did well.
On Sunday morning &C the Baptist Church
an immense audience listened to the bacca-
laureate sermon delivered by Rev. Sylvanus
LandrIm, D. d., formerly of Savannah. 1t was
a mastery effort-one showing that much
thought and labor had been given to its pre-
paration. It was spoken, however, without
manuscript, and contained passages that won
the applause of the large crowd for their
beauty OF expression and grandeur of deScriD-
tion: His text was Pilots question. contained
in Matt. 26. %: what shall 1 then do with
Jesus, who is called Christg'' The earnest tone
of the Speaker carried conviction to many a
heart that they had been rejecting Christ
upon the most himsy pretextS. The supreme
folly OF such action was most vividly por-
trayed, and no doubt many went away with
fixed resolution in their minds that they
would no longer reject but receive Christ.
On Monday night THE voice Of the Sopho.
more was heard" before one of the largest
audiences that ever filed the Masonic Hall
This is the supreme epoch in a boys history.
President Garfield did not feel more conse-
quential when he kissed his wife and his mother
In the presence Of the representatives of a
great nation than did the boys on Monday
nla hit when they placed themselves in position
before the vast audience. Nine Demosthenes
had delivered their orations and retired to
await the award of the committee. and while
sweet strains of music were ravishing the ear
sudden light flashed in through a window,
and an exercise not down upon the programme
took place. The cry of fire was heard, and q
rush for the door was made, and the voice of
the Sophomore was lost in the babble and con-
fusion of the excited audience. However, the
crowd was called to a halt by judicious advice,
and everybody escaped without accident.
Public halls ought to have more than one
way Of exit and although the public have been
warned time and again upon this subject, and
been admonished by several fearful disasters
resulting from the want of such facilities vet
builders go on in the old way, and thousands
more will perish because of their obstinacy.
This morning at 10 o'clock Hon. M. J. Clarke,
OF Atlanta, delivered the annual address before
the alumni IL was we'll prepared and well
delivered, and received the appreciation of the
large and appreciative audience.
Hon. A. ID. Cox, Of LaGrange one of the
most noted young orators in the State made
the literary address. For beauty of expression
and eloquence of delivery, this address has not
been excelled in the city Mr.. Cox maintained
his well earned reputation as a speaker and
scholar, and scored another success.
ANOTHER GIFT.
That generous hearted banker. Mr.. George I.
Seney, OF New York, has again opened his
hand. heart and pocket, and bestowed another
twenty thousand dollars upon Wesleyan Fe-
male College of this city, making his donation
measure up to the princely amount Of seventy
thousand dollars. The trustees were puzzled
as stated in my letter the other day, about
completing the proposed repairs of the build
ing. lacking some twelve to fifteen thousand
dollars. This deficiency would have to be
raised in Georgia and would necessitate a
delay OF the work until next year. The
board accepted the situation, and made ar
rangements to meet it by appointing Rev.
James E. Evans, D. D., agent, who was to take
the field at once Mr.. Seney, hearing of the
dimculty and deprecatlng the delay, at once
authorized the board Of trustees, through DIR.
j. 0. A. Clark, to draw on him for the SO, 600,
with instructions to commence work imme-
diatelY. This news spread over the city rapid
ly. and many resident members of the board
met at the Office of II. L. Jewett, ESQ
Secretary, and resolved to put into exc
cntion Mr.. Seney's wishes. Mr.. Parkins of,
Atlanta, the architect, was telegraphed at once
to come ID Macon in order that work might
begin as soon as possible. Congratulations
on this good fortune are rendered the board on
every hand The work will be pushed forward
as rapidly as practicable This work will Ia no
wise interfere with the opening Of the College
session IN september. PRESIDENT Bass and his
corps of teachers will be ready to receive ali
whomake application and will be better pre-
pared to serve them than heretofore
"Cnatham" seems 10 beftroubled about the
suggested change OF name. There need be no
ty. No one would oppose the change proposed
more than Mr.. Seney himself While his mn
ni6eent gifts have been bestowed, he has
sought more to honor his Master, his church.
and his race. than to build up reputation for
himself The name of ''Wesleyan'' will still
stand and be honored and respected In the fu-
ture as 1t has been in the past.
OTHER MATTERS.
have just had placed in my hand a neat
pamphlet mp Of ffty,six pages, upon the subject
Duggan, A. NJ, NJ D., OF Macon Ga
The substance Of this treatise was prepared
and read before the Medical Association of
Georgia at its late meeting in ThomasviIle
The essay, says the author in his preface.
is divided into two parts the first being brief
notice OF al the diseases in which the several
second being a list OF the various springs.
giving their locality, history, character. and
special indications Of water, climate and i'm
pFoVement 10 those seeking such informa- |
tion it will be of peculiar advantage
AS Georgia's share OF diplomatic appoint
ments under the new administr alton, Rev, n
B. Wharton; D; d., an eminent Raptss minis !
ter, received the appointments OF Consul :.
Sonneberg in the Germaa Empire. S~,Jnneher~
Is in central GerDany, a city Of Aieht thons%n5
inhabitants, filed and surrJunde i bv exSensivs
manufactures OF musical Instruments, tovs
bbusIi9asn' busiTasa glassware and kid gloves. The
united states amounts 10 one million dollars
per anuum. The Consular district reaches ont
nry IA every direction and embraces that part of
Gernany which is nearer that Consulate than
any other. Coburg, a splendid cisY. Is twelve
miles distant, and the American Consul for
Sonneberg usually resides there Mr. Whar-
Ion is now II Macon. settling up his business
uatteFs ana attending the commencement ex-
arcises OF Mercer University He viii sail with
ms tamly FOR their new home in the Father |
land early in July,
The Temperance movement continues to
grow quietly but surely. The petitions being |
Circulated calling upon the Legislature for |
some legislation upon the subject meets with |
put rev reouHs-almost everybody signs the |
traffic w.
nice point in law Is now being tested in |
the county Court The last grand iury of |
bloo county, which did so much good, found |
many lnotctments, and now the lawyers have |
discovered that there was one man on that /
grand jury whose name was not in the iurv |
BOX, the commissioner having rejected it for |
some cause. All these indictments are in the
language Of the immortal Georgia Ierislator, |
being "squeiched'' upon this egound The |
end, however. is not yet,
;, Partial rains have fslIen in the vicinity but
tne weather e exceedingly hot and dry Con |
seoueIsly there is considerable sickness
JACK PLANE.
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