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The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01
Who Struck Billy Patterson

The GAINESVILLE Register essays an
answer which is at least interesting !:
William Patterson, who was very
wealthy tradesman of Baltimore, 10 the
early days of Franklin county, Georgia
bought up great many tracts of land
in the county and spent good portion
CT his time in looking after bis interest
there. He was said to be strong as q
bear and brave as lion, but like all
brave men, be was a lover of peace,
and indeed good and pious man.
Nevertheless his wrath could be ex
cited to fighting pitch. On one oc-
casiou he attended a public gathering
at the lower part Of Franklin county
at some district court grouul. Dur.
ing the day two opposing DULLES and
their friends raised a row and gener-
al tigh; was the consequence. At the
bsginnin of the ARRAY, and before the
fight began, Billy Paterson ran into
tie fight to persuade them not to fg :
bat to make peace aud lie friends. But
his efforts for peaoe were unavailing,
and while making them some of the
crowd IN the general melee struck Bill
ly Patterson severe blow fro.n be-
HAD. Billy at once became fighting
mad, and cried out at the top of his
voice, "wh) struck Billy Patterson,
No one could or would tell him who
the guilty party was. He then propo,-
ed to give any man 800 who would
tell him 'who struck Billy Patterson.
From 800 he rose to $1,000 but
that would not induce any man to tel
him who struck Billy Patterson. Years
afterwards in bis will he related the
above facts, and bequeathed $1,000 t,
be paid BY his executes to the man wht
would tell "who struck Billy Pafter
son. His will is recorded in the or
dinarys office at Gainesville, FRANKLIN
county Ga, and any one curious abou
the matter can there find it and vepifr
the preceding statement.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01

and vote blacks alone into ofscs Thus
have they done ShSfsssr the power az.
isted- Kept as they are distinct and
alien race, no other issue is reasonably
conceivable? And who can doubt thss
nnder this state Of aRairs--an inferior
hid c0mpsIsHs race completely domina-
ting, by mere numbers, superior one
the worst disorders would ensue!
The whites would not submit, and
violent and disastrous conflict Of n;
ceS Rlust;fOlIow.
''For..these real and gigantic evils
which are grada,lls thinning up Prof.
Gillian conceives colonization to be the
remedy scheme which the far seeing
Henry Clay so warmly advocated;
shough it cost him the Presidency. Ne.
Clay's cleafsightedness, says the writer
saw evil in the presence of th6 negro
whether bond or free. The asgrd,
he perssisea, could H5tsrnits with any
branch of the whites and in the mass
of population lose race distinctiveness.
He was Compelled To. stand off BY him
self, seperate and alien people. and
continues Prof Gillian, happy would IL
have been for the country if his views
had prevailed and the slaves had been
bought up by the government % m
appraised rate and transported sitkSr
to their native land Or.to some isstioa
provided fpr them exclusively.-Tsl-
egraph. aHd Mesi6hgef:.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01

and vest and went out in the hall
and | opened our door and told ps
he was in the wrong room, and he
guessed he knowed it, and he CAME
into our room and I locked the
door, and then the bell boy and
the porter and the clerk caftie tlp
to see what allied the:old maid,
and she said q burglar got into
her room, and they found pas hat
on the lounge, and they took il
and told her to be qiet did they
would find the burglar.
Pa was SO scared that he sweat
ed like everything, and the bed
was offul warm, and he pretended
to 60 to sleep, but he was wonder
ing how he could gethis hat back.
In the morning / told him it would
be hard work to explain it to ma,
how he happened to get in the
wrong room, anu ne said it wasn't
necessary to say anything about it
to ma. Then he gave me SIS to
go out and buy him g new hat,
and he said I might keep the
change if I would not mention it
when we got home, and / got one
for ten shillings, and we took the
So'clock train in the morning and
came home, and / spose the Chi
cago detectives are trying to fit
pas hat on a burglar. Pa seemed
offully relieved when be got across
the State line into Wisconsin.
But you'd a dide to see him come
out of the old maids room with
his coat and vest on his arm, and
his suspenders hanging Tdown,
looking scarf. He dassent lick
me any more,or I'll tell ma where
pa left his hat"
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01

the writhing thing. There was q
grooming and creaking of the rude
pulleys above, and then the stokes
came heavy and strong. Jasper's
hand had not forgot its cunning,nol
his arm its strength. The tender,
soft form was swung and dashed
to and fro; but she chung to and
caressed the cold, cruel thing.
Let one stroke come, and thou
sand might follow, for its fatal
work would be done. She wreath
ed her white arms about it, SO that
at every pull Of the great ropes it
crushed into the flesh, it tore her,
and wounded and buised; but
there, in the solemn twilight, the
brave woman had swung and
fought with the eurfew, AID God
gave her victory.
The old bell-ringer said 10 himself:
'Aye, Hulda my work is done.
The pulIeys are getting too heavy
for my old arms. My ears, too, have
failed me.
Il dinna hear one stroke of the
curfew. Dear old bell, it is my ears
that have gone false, and not you.
Farewell, old friend"
And just beyond the worn pave
ment shadowy form again went fit
ting past him. There were drops of
blood on her white garments, and the
face was like the face of one who
walked in her sleep, and the hands
hung wounded and powerless at her
side.
Cromwell pause with his horsemen
under the dismantled May-pole be-
fore the village green. He saw the
man who was to die at sunset stand
ing up in the dusky air, tall as king
and beautiful as Absalom. He gazed
with knitted brow and angry eye;
but his lips did not give utterance to
the quick command that trembled on
them, for a girl came flying toward
him Pikemen and. archer stepped
aside to let her pass. She threw
herself upon the turf at his horses
feet; she lifted her bleeding and
tortured hands to his gaze, and once
more poured out her praysrs for the
life of her lover; with trembling lips
she told of how Richard still lived
why the curfew had not sounded.
Lady Maud, looking ont of her
latticed window at the ca4tl, saw the
great protector dismount, lift the
fainting form in his arms, and bear
her to her lover. She saw the guards
release the prisoner, and she heard
the shouts CT JOY at his deliverance.
Then she welcomed the night that
shut the scene out from her envious
eye and sepultured her in his gloom.
At the next matin bell old Jasper
died and at curfew tall he was laid
beside the wife who had died in his
yodth, but the memory of whom had
been with him always.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01
The Great Problem

Seventeen years after the emancipa-
ton Of the Southern slaves and the be-
stowal upon them Of the rights Of suf-
frage, finds this country still strug-
Cling with the problem as to what can,
what mus. be done with the Negro.
Everything touching the topic must be
of incalculable interest to every man Of
the South, and every woman too, who
has the capacity to think, and an,
fair discussion of it must be welcomed.
Professor e. w. Gillian has put
forth an article upon this subj eSt in q
late number of the Popular Sc,enhti c
Monthly, which is thoughtful and sus.
tanned by figures. We end it condens-
ed SO admirably in the columns of the
Philadelphia Record that with this in
PRODUCTION we reproduce it, merely
counselins everyone into whose hands
it may fall 10 give it a patient and
careful reading;
The future of the African in the
United States is, he says, in the judge
ment Of many the gravest of the dav.
And be sets forth tabdlated figures. de-
rived from an analysis Of the census of
the United States and of several of the
Southern States, for each decade from
1880 to 1880, inclusive, showing the
rate per cent. of increase or decrease
of the white and black population.
Passing over the very high rate OF in
crease for the whites in several of the
Ststes in the first, s6cnnd and third de.
cades as altogether abnormal and read.
lily accounted for by OOpious immi-
grafton. the censns for 1880 shows sha.
over the United States the gain for the
whites has been about 90 per cent,
and chat for the blacks "a per o,nt
Allowing for an evident error Of excess
10 the enumeration Of the census Of
either 1870 or 1880. the gain in ne
gro population was 80 per cent. Yet
obvious considerations point TO the con-
clusiou that the blacks will for the flu.
ture develop in the South, under con-
ditions more and more favorable. The
gain for the whites IN tie last decade
is very nearly thirty per cent. This is
to be locked in TIE Southern States To
the extent OF i've per cent. for the err.
ror in the census oflS70. Since how
ever, this error appertains only 10 the
twelve million Southern whites, and
the census in regard to the thirty mil.
lion Northern whites II accepted ascor.
rect the rate Of increase for the total
whi'epopulatiow is fraction under
twenty nine per cent or this at least
nine per ceHs. shouFl be attributed Il
Immigration. Immigration il now
and for year or two past has beer
largely III excess Of this figure, but pro
badly not for the past decade and tn,
resultant is gain Of twenty per cent
for the entire native white population
''rhe solution Of this startling diffcr
ence between the 20 per cent for th
whites and the So per cent for tn
blacks Professor Gillian inds in III.
supshOE fecundity Of the latter. Tn
white population, increasing ct the rat
% per cent in ten years, o. q per cen
peranhum. doubles itself every thirty
five years. Tho black, INCREASING q
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01

/ Before marriage sisf wss dear and
be was her treasure, but afterwards
she became dearer and he treasur-
er,'
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01

It is the father of twins who knows
what it is to be up all night with the:
boys.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-02-01


'Ni '1or c'npan,on t.rer mad
without seeking found the treas
ofes Of his true love, asyl held
,t'" Fast Then he had JOINED
The army. But scorned weraap's
"atfad had reached hina even
q, =. ''' E1'ie~ies and desp plots
had eompassed him about and
conquered him Tonight he was
to die. "
The beautiful world laid as q
VIVID picture before hina The
dark greenwood above the rocky
NIL where Robin Hood and his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
The FIRE RECORD.

BosroN, May ga ire at Nos 80, "a and
80 Hawcy-st, TINS city. ear TITS morning caused
loss of between 100000 and $loooOO fully covered by
insurance.
ELMIRA, N. Y, May ga fire was discovered this
morning Smith Brothers rooms in the top story
of the Campbell Block at waverly N Y The building
was totally destroy the second floor The Tribune
office IL also destroyed. The Opera House IA slightly
damaged and the Parshal Block adjoining, was some
what scorched.
CLEVELAND, May 26-Fire this morning In the Lake
Erie Iron Compauys Nut and Bolt Works destroyed the
warehouse the screwcuttng house, the engine house.
the packing house and about third OF the main build
ing including considerable stock and machinery The
loss is $4,000. which 10 covered by insurance.
MUsKEGoE, Mich, May ga fire at North Muskegon
on Thursday night destroyed Petrie Co.'S lumber mill
and contents, including loss OF $4,000; insurance
$4,000. The flames communicated to the three
masted schooner George Boyce. which was burned to
the waters edge. The loss will reach $4,000 no In
surance.
DENVER, Col. May 26.-rhe Tabor Milling Company's
stamp mill at Lesdville destroyed by fire this morn
ing The loss In $4,000
aIJxBRpGE Ont, May 26.-The market buildngr and a
large section Of the business portion OF this village was
destroyed by fire to-day. The loss 10 $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.

BALTIMORE, May 26.-At the session OF the
General Council OF the Reformed Episcopal Church to-
day the Committee state of the Church reported
lO5O7 scholars, $50 teachers, 023 bap
tisms $40 combinations, b95 received otherwise
1913 communicates; collections, S132.53s; valne Oh
church property SOL 800 The council determined to
celebrate the tenth anniversary Of the church on Deem
Der TO- 1888 by special services in the various churches
The following resolutions recommended BY the Gen.
eral Committee adopted:
Resoired, That the request OF the Synod OF the Re
formed Episcopal Church In Great Britain for separate
and independent existence be hereby granted.
Resolved, That IN granting tits request we hereby
most cmphatically affirm That any church calling lsel
the Reformed Episcopal Church would be- acting IN OPP
position To the fundamental principles OF the church II
any duly accredited ministers from another Evangelical
church were be ordained by any OF Its bishops.
This last resolution called forth by the rumor that
tie Bishop OF lie formed Episcopal Church In England
required any minister Of another church In coming into
his church to be rcordaned, which is contrary TO the
principles OF the council
communication was received from the widow OF
Bishop Cunnins declining give her permission TO the
erection oi monument ~ oIe memory VI heF Au'"HN'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
BAPTIST MISSIONARY MEETINGS.

IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSEl
SARATOGA, n. Y, May 26.-Although the
Baptist brethren only have days in which to cello
brate their anniversaries while the Presbyterlans take
thirteen days. many Of the delegates left town today
The women's Baptist Home Mission Society held its
onn,versary day. Mrs Grouse OF Chicago. presided
and addresses were made by Mrs. C. L. Backall, or
PbiIadepDia; Dr. Henson and others. The training
school or teachers In Chicago was especially coin
mcudcd.
Al the anniversary Of the Baptist Home Missionary
Society," Captain Pratt. u T. A. OF the Carlisle school
for Indians made address introducing xix Indian
bOys as illustrative OF the Of the school work
The following officers were elected: President, hon
James " Howard Of Connecticut wee presidents Hon
j. H. Walker Of Massachusetts,, and John d. Rockefeller
OF Ohio; treasurer Joseph Is. ioyt, OF C0nnectcuI'
correspondng secretary, Rev. Henry L. Morehouse, d.
d. OF NcwYork recording secretary, Rev d. Is. Jut-
ten, OF Ncw-York.
In the report of the Home Mission Society there was
SAID 10 be a debt of $4,000. An effort is making 70
clear tnat debt before the anniversaries close and
81 900 subscribed last night and between S4ooo
and The union in tho denomination aris
ING from The setemont the xed Bible questions has
created feeling OF good fellowship wonderful 10 behold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
4 DESPERATE SIRUGGLE WITH 1HIEVES

James Ward, of No. 800 East Nneteenth-st, and
Maggie Nelson, of No. 405 East Nineteenth-st.,
who were arrested at Astoria on Friday night
charged with breaking into the residence of Francis
Whitehead, arraigDed before Justice kava-
nagh, at Hunters Point. yesterday, and held each
In the sum of 81 900. When they were first seen The
party consisted of two men and the woman. Their
suspicious movements attracted the attention or
Officer Rooney, who traced them 10 Mr.. Whiteheads
house, where be told that the patty had been
i'm The house and the doors of the Whitehead apart
ments were all open. The officer Immediately
started in pursuit of the three persons. The woman
was soon Overtaken by officer Flanagan. new
snit of clothes belonging 10 Mr.. Whitehead was
found secreted under her shawl She made a stub
born resistance when the officer arrested her and he
Impressed a passing coach into service TO take her
30 the station house. She kicked the front win
dows of the coach to atoms. The officer was COM
PEELED TO hold her down III order TO prevent her
nom doing further mischief Officer Rooney, who
followed the two men, seized one OF them by the
arm and told him he was his prisoner. As he did 80
the mans companion drew revolver and, pressing
IT against the officers cheek, threatened to shoot
HIM unless he released the prisoner. Rooney was
without either pistol or club and he was compelled
TO rellnqnish his man. The two men ran away
ana the policeman procured a revolver and gave
chase. He came up with them again. One OF the
men drew revolver but before he could use IT the
oInoer mad him covered with his weapon and he
quickly surrendered The other man jumped into
the rlver and succeeded in escaping, although the
ponce traced him TO Blissville
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
REFORMED PREsBYTERIANs OLD SCHOOL,.

PITTSBURG, May 2O.-ln the heiofnlcu IIeS-
byterian synod to-day discussion took place on
tho charter OF Geneva College, Beaver Falls. The mat
ter wac finally referred committee. who were III
strcted TO he granting Of charter II possible
with the amendment offered by Rev. Mr.. NcCracken. OF
Michigan requiring that the bylaws OF the college ana
any proposed changes shall be submitted TO the Synod
before taking effect If the charter cannot he secured
with the amendment the committee Will get IL without
H. The committee appointed to consider the memorial
Of the CORVALLIS Congregation Nova Scotia, reported
that the congregation desired instructions from tho
SYNOD "a 10 they should refuse to acknowledge
immcreion in water rs valid baptism
Dr. James Kennedy, OF New-York, stated that they
would not say the OF the baptism could invadatc
when tie spirit I'm which II II done IA right DR. Sloan
supp,enened his report by stating that there was MOI
one element IN blpsn, administered IN The Baptist
Church that contrary Ia Divine warrant lie,
therefore considered it injustice to tuat INNER
.Ion was an invalid baptism. The report OF the PrcsDy
teries theU received ana nled.
Inc REPORTS on temperance and tobacco we're submit
ted and the adopted after reasscrtlng the
former position against the use OF intoxicating wine Mt
tho communion table. The report on tobacco Occa
sioned lively discussion, which was participated III Dy
nearly all the delegates bnt, pending vote, the 5yhOu
adjourned until Monday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
DIPLOMAS At COOPER INSTITUTE

The annual commencement OF the Art De-
partnent If Cooper Institute held last evening, and
nearly 2 600 persOns attended. George W. PlymptOn
presided, and ex-Mayor Cooper, Abram 3.
Hewitt, W. G. Hunt, ID. f. Tiemann. and John
f. Parsons the Board. OF Trustees were present.
There were ten graduates Of the Female Art School
Misses Emily T.. Bogert, Maggie L. Duncan. Adele f.
Bede Henrietta II. Dn Bots, Mary l.. Middleton, Alice
C. Morse, Kate Montgomery, Bessie Willard, Lucy T..
Marks and May Davis. The Cooper Medal and Diploma
were presented to william f. Eddey and James X Hug
gard. Of the Evening School OF Science.
Miss Anna Williams rece ived the Frederick A. Lane
urlzc $50 in gold, for oil painting, and Miss Mile f.
Koehier the A. A. Low prize, $50 In gold. Silver and
bronze medals presented 10 Miss Henrietta A. Du
Bos Miss Hufnagle and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS IN OREGON.

To me EdttOr or The Tribune.
SIR: The near completion of the Northern
Pacific Railroad and the consequent development OF TINS
corner OF Uncle Sans farm, matters OF sufficient I'M
uortance TO claim the attention OF TRIBUNE readers For
many years have been waiting for the day which at
last Is at hand Rich soil, mild temperature and alum
dnnt rain may as they have done here, give assurance
OF good crops and productive Ock but they do not pro-
vide a market Five months more aud the gap In tho
Northern Pacific Railroad will be closed and oregon VIII
be but six DAYS from NewYork But 200 miles OF track
remain TO be laid and become your neighbors Then
WHAT The timber. mineral and cereal resources Of
Oregon and Washington Territory will find means for
development In anticipation OF this tho tide Of immi
grafton ia beenning TO roll In upon shores
before Although spring has but just opened thousands
have already arrived by tho Union Pacific and ocean
route and tens of thousands pouring into the sec
tons OF Dakota and Montana crossed by tho Northern
Pacific while advces from ST. Paul indicate the coming
az 90 600 10 rs 900 industrious homeseekers during the
season.
or oouse this western terminus OF this great road Is
swelling with pride aud hopes OF coming greatness
building In the city been crowded Tor years. rs ast
as workmen could at the highest wages De secuTei anu
often has Jagged because skilled labor Goo 9'
BE- found out carpenters - to So and breklaycrs at
10 TO - Der day hard 10 get that during he pas
season important contracts were seriously delayed.
Thc now unpnnR season promises similar scarcity OF
good mechanics as the amount OF WORK prugeCteu hr
exceeds that attempted IN any previous year Dry
dock bridge the willamette, Uhloh uePVt U,
proptlons and style far ecpslng anything Oh tho nu
on the Pacific and half millond iIar hoIei are
among the go he" realities OF the coming sA W &
months Work on the dry dock IL already Wen adj
yanced ground for the bridge and depot mas peen
broken, site for the hotel has oeon seeuseu oy
nayn tbe CITY 75 cash for one or us school DOCKS
rom wnlcn the school building has just been removed
Portland, ore, April IL, 1883 D. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
NIB. HURLBERTS BRIC-A-BRAC.

The transfer of the collection of oil paintings
and bric-a-brac made by William Henry Hurlbert from
bIs APARTMENTS In the University Building 10 Leavitt
A ca. artrooms in Broadway has given that place
Fascinating appearance. great many persons enoyed
the the beautiful and curious things there yester
av and Expression frequently given 10 feelng OF
reSret that interesting instructive ana Deaut1uI
collection should be broken up and scattered AS d
whole II Represents. the labor kn Jwledge aud dcrn-
mating enthusiasm OF the last twenty years OF ME-
urlberts life lie fndeiatigable COLLABORATING
fhe extent OF his collection shows; and studous ana
trained one-that the character OF tho pieces pocams
few gems from his treasures have occasionally Iouhu
their way into the loan collections OF the metropolitan
Museum and Union League Club where they served
10 whet the popular desire TO see more or Them ana
great many persons embracing the opportunity
whchthe exhibition at Leavltts now AFFORDS
A large Turner CLOVIS at one end of the room. and
oround are grouped 100 other pictures representative
of Dutch French English and American art The cata-
ogue OF the pictures not yet In print but VIII ne as
trlbuted tomorrow. The catalogue OF other articles
contains $50 numbers and yet does not exhaust ME-
urberts artistic possessions for he has withheld MS
onuarees prints and gold articles preicrrnS TO store
hem during his absence rather than 10 part with them
The collection which Will be sold on Thursday aud En-
dav afternoons and Friday night Of this week, embraces
MANY specimens OF Oriental sevres and saIOny poree
lain old French furniture bronZes French aud eIns
f0restries Daghestan, Smyrna, Persian. Turkish ana
other riga Chinese and japanese vases many OF them OF
early periods plaques arms and hundreds OF thBs ld
deIght the souls OF brica-brac lovers. Some OF the
rrest of Mr. Hurlberts Chinese pieces purchased
Inv him u Mexicon 1866 and represent treasures carried
there by ships during the Spanish domination