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STROKES.. Butlers rendition of Whittier is: »0f all nA words of tongue or pen. The saddest arc these—it is not Ben.” — »—•—<—: The Salinas, California, Standard baa something to say about “marshall law.” i Miss M. Fletcher, of Iowa, is in the lecture field with “Men and their whims.” Of course woman is .one of the ‘•whims.” Potatoes are only twenty-five cents a bushel in Minnesota, and Colonel Watterson, of the Courier-Journal, talks about emigrating'thither. — — jjgv, Brick Pomeroy has just published two new books under the respective ti tles of “Brick Dust” and “Gold Dust.” Evidently he has been stirring to “get up and Dus/J { Bgt. The papers, without regard to “race, color, or previous condition,” are chuckling over Butler’s defeat.. The “cock" inButler’s eyo has nothing to crow over. It is sad for Ben all around. B^The Philadelphia Age says: ‘‘From blaster the Radicals liavo dropped to blabber.” In this section it is not par ticularly “blubber,” but anything, so it is“greaso.” ^ £@3, New York is agonized over the announcement that Alexis will not remain in that city more than 24 hours, but will hurry on to Washington. It is evident that the Gothamites are not happy. IST* To-day is the time set apart for the tidal wave that is to break over tbo whole Southern coast of the United States. Harris, of the Savannah News, has a bat full of first-class obituaries, written in anticipation of the event. G. W. Smalley writes from Lon don to the Tribune to let tlie people know that “the Queen of England has a sore throat.” That is equivalent to an nouncing by telegraph, “that Boutwell has a bad’cold.” KKW BOOKS. X. We have received a copy of a work just issued from the press of Caxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, of Philadelphia, entitled the “History of the Working and Burgher Classes.” It was written by M. Adolphe de Cassagnac, of Prance, and translated by Benj. E. Green, of Dalton, Ga. We have not had time to give it a thorough, or critical perusal; but upon glancing over several of the chapters, and noticing the subjects treated of, we think it is a book that will well repay the close study of those who have leisure to be stow upon it. The Philosophy of Social Statistics, as well as tlie Science of Government, is now awaking much more general interest among thinking men in this country than at any previous period in our history. A. H. S. ix.. “Voices of the South” is the title of a forthcoming volume of poemns, from the pen of Dr. W. H. Holcombe, of New Orleans, who is already favorably known to Southern readers. Some specimens, in proof, of these'poems, are before us, and, with the authors consent, wo give two of them. First is a weird personification of the “Passing Away” of the spirit of the Southern Confederacy, and is, calculated to awaken mingled emotions of admira tion and melancholy in the mind of the Southern reader. * . PASSING AAV AT. • • , “Frpm the mountains wrapped in gloom, From the vales in vapor lost., From tailing domes and desolate homes, And the dust of a shattered host, Bose on the night, in ethereal light, A wandering, weeping ghost.' She floated away on the air. Away to the Golden Gate— Her brow, so fair, bewildered with care And tlie glory and gloom of fate; And a wail went up that smote the stars— The wail of a dying State. , ' ^ She passed with the raving winds ■ : And a dash of torrent rains; The black cloud* rolled with enveloping fold O'er the shuddering hills and plains; And a conquered people woke from their dream, And in darkness felt their chains.” The season for burning gin-houses has set in earlier than usual. The first vic tim is W. J. Ellis, of Spalding county. Col. John D. Stewart, one of the most prominent lawyers of Georgia, has been ordained a minister in the Baptist Church. Henry Banks thinks a shoe manufacto ry precisely the thing Griffin needs, nnd is at work setting it up. The old mail route from Cartersvillo to Huntsville, Paulding county, and the postoffice at Huntsville, have been re-es tablished. The Middle Georgian announces the death of Mr. James E. Eppinger, of Pike county. Monroe county contributes Steve Smith to the penitentiary. Steve was a colored patron of the ballot; but would burglar a little. “Premium Safety Oil” is what the people of Forsyth are invited to blow themselves up with. The Macon Citizen learns that Mr. Joel Dees, an old citizen of "Wilkinson coun ty, was murdered Sunday afternooD,and his body taken into the woods and se-- creted. Thomaston young ladies conduct them selves in such a manner as to authorize the Herald ia making'- quotations like the following: . “ She played croquet with a winning way, This damsel young and fair; With a smile so cute, and a high-heeled boot. And a rose in her floating hair,” The Germania Fire Company, of Sa vannah, has just inaugurated a new hall, and the boys aro very happy. A New York dispatch says: “The last issue of a certain weekly pictorial paper printed in this city contains a large cut, representing Hall, Sweeney and Con nolly in convict dress, and heavily mana cled. The police, by direction of Mayor Hall, seized the whole edition.” That sliows that the members of the “ring” don’t like to see themselves as others would like to see them. BQWTlio Macon Citizen says: ‘Alex under Stephens treats his readers in The Atlanta Sun to seven columns on “Law and Order.’ Poor renders. .How you suffer !” There is a class of newspaper readers who suffor at every mention of “Law nnd Order;” but whoj would have thought that the j editor of the Citizen was in a condition to sympathize with such. What lias be done? Will; not some kindly disposed individual exam ine the Bibb county criminal docket and let the facts be known. . — -► Those radical editors who have a had causo to write abdut, and therefore can not write more than a few sentences at a time without making themselves ri diculous; and who, in all probality, have not the ability to write a respectable column article, are terribly exercised over. Mr. Stephen’s “five column para graphs.” Tins is very natural. Men who are ambitions or selfish, are nearly always jealous of those who excel them in usefulness, integrity or ability, or who are more fortunate in having the confidence- of the public. When envy can do no more, it tries to beslur the ob ject of its hatred. Petty spites, envy and jealousy are always certain eviden ces of Idleness in intellect and barren ness of liberality/ BgU On his recent visit to Chicago, Dr. Greeley said : ‘If we nominate GRANT, wo shall certainly be defeated. The public will stand no more horse-jockey and present taking Presidents; we have had enough of them. I tell, you, gentlemen, we must take a new departure, and I can tell you that we of the East are determined that it shall be done. I have been rather jluiet about it so far, but I want every hody now to understand what I think.— When we take hold of GRANT, it will not be with silk gloves on our hands. It has got to be done. We must throw GRANT overboard or we shall be de feated.” That is the most stirring note of alarm •hat has yet been whispered in the ears of the Radical party, and it affords a vast ‘leal of encouragement to the Democrats. Grant has all along been claimed to be the only man that can carry tlie election for the Republicans, and now, to have Greeley—the father 'of the Republican organization—declare openly that the party must throw Grant overboard or be defeated, the augury is tremendous.— Democrats have only to be wary, in order to overthrow the Dagon that has been set n Pon the throne of Constitutional Gov ernment. In the next, however, we have some thing more encouraging in a tableau that is inspiring with a glow of patriotism that the writer must have felt. VINDICATION. In tho far Millennium of the world; In the ages of lore and trust, When the battle-flags are for ever furled, And the cannon have crumbled to dust; When the halves of the globe are married mates And freedom encircles the ball; When the happy union of willing States Is the only Union at all;— In the golden light which hallows the hand That fought for such thingB to be. On the right and the left in glory shall stand The figures of Jackson and Lee! We shall hail with pleasure the appear ance of this, and all. other contributions to Southern literature. We are glad to know that- Southern pens and Southern brains are busy. GEORGIA MATTERS. GEORGIA NEWS. Albany is still luxuriating in ioe cream festivals. f . ’ • . A dead negro floated down Flint River last Friday.. . The the trains on the Brunswick, and Albany road, now run into Albany, and Albany has made the first shipment of cotton to Brunswick. GBIFFiN. Eight cars of com weighing ten pounds is all the Star has to boast of. Mr. John Ellis’ death is announced. The Star has the following: Mr. John- Andrews is going into the shoe business in Atlanta, with M. O. Markham, Esq. Several parties had their pockets picked on Wednesday; some lost money, and one other gentleman his watch. The up freight train ran off on Tnes day night, and demolished one box' en tirely, and doing considerable damage. A young man who.has been following the Circus from Charleston, got into a difficulty with some of the employees Wednesday, and was severly beaten, re ceiving five or six ugly gashes over the head, from a stick or pistol. A “Washington dispatch to the Adverti ser, of the 29th, says: Solicitor McMichael has fully examined the claim of the government against the Central Railroad, and has directed that the necessary steps be taken for the col lection of the tax and penalties. MACO-N. The Telegraph of the 29th has the fol lowing items: J. C. McCormick, who attempted sui cide by taking laudanum on Wednesday afternoon, was.up and out again all right on yesterday. We learn that “ Red-top” of the Sa- vannahi Afejcs. has joined the church. There i&. “ more joy in Heaven over one sinner that repentetli, etc.” We gladly extend to him. the- right hand of fellow ship. V e learn that tlie cotton crop from the western border of the Chattahoochee to the Ocmulgee, as seen on the road tra versed by the iron horse, is a dead fail ure. There will be no four millions of bales, this year. DALTON. The Citizen of the 29th has the follbw- ing; A little son of Mr. J. F. Trevitt fell a distance of some 25 feet from a tree on Friday last, and had his" arm broken in two places. A very interesting revival of religion has been :n this place for two weeks past. The meeting commenced in the Pres byterian Church on Friday the 15th, and continued until Monday night last, du ring which time some thirty persons pro fessed religion, fifteen of whom united with the Presbyterian Church. Tho meeting is now going on at the Metho dist Church, and great feeling is mani fested. DAWSON. The people propose a joint-stock hotel. The Journal says Andrew Female Col lege has opened under the control of Rev. J. B. McGehee, and the number of pupils is 9Gi pay for riding him, he very naturally un dertook tofswindle him out of the mon ey. This cost him $5. Here ended the job, and the Court took up its new “plug” hat and solilo quized: “Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither when tlie North winds blow. Fttzgibbons, listen up the hall, And, Jon sen, close the book. And let ns go.” COVINGTON. The Enterprise, of Friday, says: On Friday night last, about half-past 10 o’clock, a party of men went to the kitchen of Judge Wm. Y.. Harris, in New ton county, and called several times for p, negro named Alf. Shepherd, who was in the, kitchen; hut admittance being refused them, they tore off a plank from the side of the house and fired a gun through the opening thus made, the con tents of which was lodged in Alf’s leg. He was brought to Covington on Satur day, and quite a number of shot were extracted from the wound. Judge Har ris saw. the party, but qould not identify them. This is a most outrageous affair, and we hope the perpetrators may soon be brought to justice. . —: : - MAYOR’S COURT. J. J. Browne and- JamesNeal, of Au gusta, had a misunderstanding and B, refused to be satisfied with anything less than two attempts to plant murderous lead in the coipus of his antagonist.— Only one shot was successful and thatnot fatally so. Tho great question that is agitating the public mind of Augusta is whether or not the canal shall be widened. About this season of the year the pa pers all begin to exclaim, “Fresh Nor folk oysters!” The Augusta folks are enjoying a Tern pletohiah season. They seemingly are happy with a “Vane delight. The Chronicle ■ and Sentinel announces the death 6f Thos. W. McWatty, a noted and somewhat eccentric citizen of Jeffer son county. . : Columbus amusesiierself with an “Ele phant store.” Columbus proposes to have a grand temperance rally on the 14th. Good thing! Go in, but stick ! - Mr. R. D. Shropshire has retired from the local department of the Macon Tele graph and is succeeded by Mr. W. Cl Gunn. All that we have to say to the latter is, be sharp as a needle, Gunn; don’t go off half-cocked and don’t, Gunn, “cotton” to anobody, but manage your own wads. Mr. R. D. Shropshire, late of the Ma con Telegraph, has accepting the position of leading proprietor on the Citizen.— Shropshire will make a good Citizen.. Macon uses ice by the quantity at half a cent a pound, or at one cent in small lots. That is an improvement on Atlan ta prices. Dawson has had another fire. This time the residence of Mr. Bynum Hood was consumed. In the matter of fires Dawson is fully up to the “progressive spirit of the age.” A State Convention of Firemen was to have assembled in Macon yesterday. The object is to extinguish the right of a fire man to serve his country in a jury box. Savannah has just put up a new foun tain in Chippewa square. Harris, the News-boy, went around to see it and the -.i u’ comi? ^dsoi:y school law by which tlulilren between tlie ages of six and »onrteen are compelled to attend school came- away disappointed because nothing “ ** u different parts of the United States ter - . | JU.st ’ nov,\ Michigan has adopted tlie ; The now Methodist church, at Carters- onucmle. Illinois, "Wisconsin, Iowa and 1 v ille is being roofed in. i lork had bills before their Legis-j _ ... . , •i ures last year for the same purpose. Cartersvillo has a full ear-mad of blood- ^ ®. question was discussed in California ed cattle to rejoice over and she Express- " ri0 S ta e recent campaign in that State. | es much gratification. The cattle are COLUMBUS. The Sun of the 29 th has the following items: In a fight at Hamilton, Harris county, "Wednesday night,- Sim Murphy killed Mark McGehee, the Marshal of the placed The affair arose about the arrest of a man named Seats. "We have heard no particulars. At tliree o’clock yesterday morning a destructive fire occurred i»v Taibotton sweeping away the entire block east of the Court Hquse. . A ’telegram informs ns that the fire originated in a negro shanty attached to the hotel. The i'ol lowing list of the property destroyed is given: Dennis Brothers & Co., drygoods 0, D. Gorman, grocery merchant; W. H. Martin, tinner and hardware; Mrs. Leonard, millinery and dry goods; the newspaper offices of the Taibotton Stand ard Jan cl the American’, the Hotel and Masonic Hall. The loss is very heavy, ranging from 830,000 to §50,000. The buildings were of wood, the wind was high, and the flames swept ’ along with rapidity. The insurance is light. Hap pening at a time when almost every one was asleep, but little could have been saved. The loss must fall very heavily on Mr. J. B. Gorman, of the Standard, and the Messrs. Dennis, of the Ameidcan. They have our sympathy. ^ ; : J CABTERSVTLTiE. f The horticultural pride of the Express is satisfied with a tomato vine thirteen feet long. The Express, of Friday, says: The cotton crop of this county proves almost a failure. From some travel in some of the districts, and conversation with many of the most observing, intelli gent and successful planters, the crop cannot be fairly estimated at more than one-third. Many put it down at one- fourth, and some at one-half—but the better and prevailing opinion seems to be that about one-third will be its yield.— Wednesday night brought a considerable frost, but little or no damage could result from it, as there is no top crop to be in jured by it. AUGUSTA. Augusta is now manufacturing ice. The Constitutionalist says: • Visitors to the Episcopal Convention, to be held in Baltimore, in October, will be furnished with tickets for the round trip at reduced prices, if in parties of ten or more, by application to W. T. Wil liams, agent of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. The same paper says Templeton will open the season to-night. The Chronicle says: A white woman, named Emma de For rest, was found dead in her bed, a few days ago, at the place where she resided, a few miles from this city, on the old southwestern plank road. She had been sick for several days previous to her death. SAVANNAH. i The Democrats have renominated Hon. Astounding Array of Calico. ‘Beautiful girls! I have wandered far Toward the rising sun and the evening star; I have been to the city of Baltimore, And strayed where the soft magnolias blow; But I never gazed on faces so bright As thine, sweet spirits of young delight!" When Abbie Howard, Alice Hodges, Sibby Jackson, Lottie Marsh and Laura Hogan, appeared in all the paraphernalia of an Eastern harem, the scene so over came Bis Honor that it nearly caused him to lose his breath. After recovering sufficiently, lie-addressed them in the above coquettish manner. There was some little timidity displayed all round It was evident the girls were more com posed than the Court, and he was taken a little by surprise. His first sight of them was when they came in pairs up the gravel walk from the gate to the Council chamber.. The scene was lovely, and he proceeded to address them thus: ■ - “Beautiful girls, I have seen thee move Like floating creatures of joy and love— As light as a mist on a surprise gale, Or the buoyant sway of a bridal veil— Till I almost looked to see thee rise Like a soaring thought to the free blue skies, Or melt away in the thin blue air Like a vifeion of fancy painted there.* ’ This made the. girls “smoil” all over and blush like the aurora borealis. Things became so confused that the ladies were graciously bowed to the door by Johnsen, who was as red as a circus picture, with a polite request to come again this morn ing. Then the Court [applied its smelling *bottle to £ its nose, and asked for some body that wouldn’t upset it so. T. H. HOWARD, thinking, perhaps, the Court needed re lief stepped forward and plead guilty to being drunk and disorderly, and before the Mayor thought of what he was do ing, charged him only five dollars. So much for the girls. JEFF. GANT came up looking rather gaunt after his night’s spree. He was accused of being drunk and disorderly, and was discovered taking steps in a zig-zag manner and oc cupying all the sidewalk at once. The Court threw down a ten dollar gauntlet, which Jefferson accepted, and the trade was closed. JOHN MATHEWS paid five dollars for license to be disor derly and profane. WESLEY FORT * surrounded bis defences with a deep mote, mounted his siege guns, hung bis banners on the outer-wall, and cried out, “Come on.” The storming party accept ed the invitation, and with one tremen dous whoop scaled the walls, spiked his guns and carried Wesley off as a prison er. He was paroled, but the fixing up of the papers cost him five dollars. CAPTURED. A Reward of $10OO for Ills Arrest. Some months ago a man by tlie name of Euocli Dixou waylaid nnd shot an other man as lie was crossing a bridge in Habersham county. Fortunately the man recovered, and is now well. The would-be assassin fled from that section of the country and came to this city. On proper representations, Governor Bullock offered a reward of 81000 far his arrest. This put the detectives on the lookout, and they soon found out that he was in tbis city somewhere. By skillful man agement on the part of the officers, it was made known to Dixon that they were on his track. He took the hint and left. On arriving at Granfville, he en gaged to work on a farm, being all the time watched by his pursuers. Day be fore yesterday, and after the toils of the detectives had been securely thrown around him, he was arrested while pick- cotton, and brought to this city. Capt. Whit Anderson worked up the case, and yesterday left for Habersham with his prisoner. Remedy for Moccasin Bites. In Taliaferro county there have recent ly occurred two cases of the speedy cine of the bite of highland moccasin snakes, by the free use of alcoholic stimulants, resorted.to immediately after the bite. One was the case of a horse, which was bitten on the ankle of the hind leg. The ploughman, who had the horse in charge, saw the snake when he bit tbe horse. The horse literally writhed in agony. A quart of whisky was soon administered to the horse, by drenching. In an hour or two, he was relieved. It was thought by those who witnessed the horse’s suf ferings and stragglings, that he would have expired very soon, but for the speedy application of the remedy. The other, was the case of a negro boy, who was bitten on the four finger of the right hand. He suffered greatly for a short time, when as much whisky was administered as it was thought pru dent, and this process was continued for a few hours, when the. effects of the poi son seemed to be entirely checked. He was quite well the next day. These facts are well authenticated. Both occurred on the plantation of "Wil liam N. Gunn, in Taliaferro county. ——— City Markets. There has been rather a dull feeling in meats for two days past, owing to a slight decline in the Western markets. ■ Yesterday, the feeling was a little bet ter, and the deeline regained, which lias given more confidence in the market. Com is getting rather scarce, and holders are not disposed to make trans actions, except at an advance. No stocks of wheat in market. Flour is quite at an advance over last week, but there will have to be a further advance to give any margin for ship ments from the West. Nails have advanced 25 to 30 cents a keg during the past day or two. See quo tations. . . David Dickson. This veteran agriculturist and philo30- per is in the city. He was lately married to Miss Clara Harris, daughter of Hon. B. T. Harris, of Sparta. He has accom plished much for himself and the world, while in a state of single blessedness.— With such help as he now has we shall expect great things of him in the future. Funeral Notice. Died, yesterday the 5th inst., in West End, Miss Salute E. Smith, daughter of the late Bev. Burgess Smith, of Elbert county. Heir funeral will take place this morning, at 9 o’clock, from the residence of her brother, J. Henly Smith, in West End, Friends and acquaintances are requested to attend. Firemen’* Convention. The Convention of the delegates from the Fire Department of the State of Georgia, assembled this morraiuj' at Iff o’clock, in the Council Chamber of tba City Halt The Convention caliJtl to order by Chief Engineer Patterson, of the Macon Fire Department, who wel comed the delegates, in a few pertinent remarks. Jm>. Berkele, Esq., Chief En gineer of the Atlanta Fire Department, was nominated ami elected permanent Chairman, and R. J. Hunter of the Co lumbus Fire Department, was elected Secretary. On motion, the roll of dele gates was called, and it was resolved that each company should cast one vote. The following is the list of delegates: Atlanta.—Chief Berkele. No. 1. D. S. Goudy. No. 2. Hon. Henry Jackson. No. 3. G. S. Cassin. Savannah.—Oglethorpe No, 1, Charles L. Lodge; Washington No. 9, Capt. Jas. A. Barron; Germania No. 10, John Schwarz; Metropolitan. JamesS. Abrams; Hook and Ladder No. 1, R. H. McHugh; Marshall Hose, M. T. Qninan; Screven Hose, Hon. Isaac Russell; Russell Hose Co., R. Wayne Russell; Cleburne Hose, J. C. O. Druscoll. Columbus.—No. 1, R. R. Goetcbius; Vigilant No. 2, J. C. Porter; Muscogee No. 3, R. J. Hunter; Stonewall No. 4, G. H. Fleming; Young America No. 5, Reese Crawford; H. T. Green, Hook and Hadder. Americns—John D. Carter, O. N. La mar, T. M. Eden, and Mark Anthony, Rome.—Chief J. M. Noble, Jr. No. 1, T. P. Mapp; Hook & Ladder, E. F. Shropshire. Macon.—A. Patterson, Chief Engineer, Geo. D. Lawrence, 1st Assistant Engi neer, Protection No. 1, W. W. Parker, I. G'. Hams, N. M. Hodgkins; Mechanics No. 4, Tyler Southall, J. \V. Aderhold, G. F. Barrett; Hook & Ladder No. 1, G. S. Jones, J. E. Wells, A. G. Butts; Defi ance No. 5, W. W. Carnes, E. H. Steele, S. H. Singleton; Ocmulgeo No. 2, J. H, King, H. P. Westcott, John Valentino; Young America No. 3, R. A. Morris, R, W. Stubbs and B. W. Smith. ^Athens.—Henry Beusse, E. P. Bishop. Bainbridge.—J. D. Harrell, B. E. Rus sell. Griffin.—J. W. Sparks, No. 1; J. J. Hunt, No. 2. Mr. Gcetchins, of Columbus, moved that a committee of one member of each delegation should be appointed by tho chair to prepare business for the meeting, which was adopted, but afterward, on motion of Mr. Reese Crawford, of Colum bus, it was reconsidered. Capt. Henry Jackson moved that a similar committed be appointed to memoralize the Legisla ture to pass an act to exempt such num ber of firemen from jury dpty as the said committee should see fit aud proper to report. This motion was adopted, and the fol lowing committee' was appointed : Chairman, Mr. President Berkele; Captaiu Jackson, Atlanta; Reese Craw ford, Columbus; W. W. Parker, Macon; Captain Barrow, Savannah; W. D. Rus sell, Bainbridge; W. D. Noble, Rome; Captain Bishop, Athens; and John D. Carter, Americus. The Convention was invited by Mayor Huff to visit the Fair Grounds, which in vitation was accepted, and then ad journed to meet agaiu at 31 p. m. EVENING SESSION, The Convention reassembled promptly at 31 o’clock p. M., when the memorial to the Legislature of the select commit tee was read by sections, and adopted after a few slight alterations of the phra seology. The length of the memorial precludes the publication in to-day’s issue, but will appear to-morrow. On motion of the Hon. Isaac Bussell, of Savannah, it was resolved that all of the papers of this State who were friendly to Firemen, be requested to publish the memorial, and proceedings. A vote of thanks to the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon,\for,the use of the Assembly Hall, was unanimously adopted. A special vote of thanks to the officers of the meeting was also adopted, as also, to Chief Patterson of the Macon Fire De partment. Chief Patterson, on the part of the Macon Fire Department, then in vited the delegates to a supper at tho Brown House, at 10 p. m. The thanks of the Convention were voted the several railroad companies who had tendered courtesis to the delegates. The Conven tion then adjourned sine die. The dele gates then visited Hook and ^Ladder Hose, where they partook of a fine ool-’ lation with spiritual accompanies. After sometime spent in cheerful inter course the delegates were conveyed in carriages to the Fair Grounds, where they were received by Mayor Huff in his usual courteous style. Pugh was there with his big concern to take the crowd, which was accomplished in fine style. The delegates all expressed themselves perfectly delighted with the Central City Park, and even the Atlanta delegates acknowledged that they went ahead of the Gate City in natural beauty and com plete equipment. After being conveyed over the city, the delegates adjourned to the Brown House for supper.—Macon Telegraph and Messenger. ■ r'^T? e ne 6 ro u'ho killed yonn baker countv, a few" Mr. Ivy, ■ es much' gratification i distinguished under such classical nomen- John Screven for Mayor. Alice Vane took a benefit Friday night. JOHN WASHINGTON, is in no way mixed up in the much moot ed question of the paternity of this country. Nor is he in the slightest de gree akin to the old gentleman who set our machine to working. His ancestors having first seen American soil in Massa chusetts, where Ben. Butler’s grandpa rents brought them over and sold them into slavery, and John kept up his first NEW STATE ROAD CATECHISM- CHAPTER II. The Boston Post says this is what occur red at breakfast after Gen. Butler’s defeat: “After a while the Hon , of Boston, having finished his repast, got up and walked round to where the General was sitting. ‘Good morning, General, ’ he said, with a farmiliar slap on the back; allow me to take your hand, for although I have been opposed to you throughout the whole campagin, I am not the man to maintain any antipathies. Shake hands’ General. ’ But not so. The Genera!, felt too bad. So he looked about hurriedly, recognized the gentleman who was addressing him, and turning his back point-blank on him, he held out his glass to the servent and said, ‘Here, waiter fill that up with water. ’ Itjwas a determined rebuff, and shows that the General will not forget in a hurry those who have been so bitterly antagonistic to him.” Class No 3, Stand Up. The Sacramento Reporter says: ‘ ‘There is a wise and industrious dog in the eastern part of our city—one that could be easily taught to read. The next door neighbor to Lis master takes a newspaper, and every morning before any one is up, the dog goes in and takes the paper oil’ the steps and deposits it at the kitehen nloor of his owner. The lady of the house did not know where the paper came from until she watched the fellow, one morning, as he came up wagging his tail and deposit ing the paper at her feet. Hereafter she - woa ago and °^ a b lre ns Baronardrie, Petrelli, Alexis, _ _ __ ^ aL JOC „ ■ .-n^rn r - D ,-- his escape? lias given himself up to i Gyppe, ' Pattie, Zero, Beauty, Katie j The Savannah folks praise Templeton’s ' ideas obtained in America, and brought y^iil watch^that do& lest' some one finds “6 civil authorities. " I Blanche &c troupv ‘ them South, and when a hackman wanted ' fault.” The Superior Court meets in this city next Monday. Suppose the Grand Jury Ehold indict some of those who have been arrested for embezzelments and frauds, aud perhaps others, who were employed on the State Road under Blodgett’s administration, and that upon trial, they should be con victed; will Gov. Bullock pardon them, either, before or after conviction ? Suppose the Governor himself should be indicted, will he pardon himself? This is a short lesson, but tbe class must bear in mind that it is hard to get. Cor rect answers are expected. When will you be ready to recite? :—y- •-< To Advertiser*. The Weekly Sun, has an immense circulation from Maine to California, and from the Gulf to the far North West. Those wishing to advertise their busi ness extensively, will find it ono of the very best mediums for the same in the South. The fall term of Mercer University opened Wednesday.