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General Notes-
Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson announces that
he will not lecture next winter.
One paper in Texas alludes to another as
“ that attenuated spider.”
The Wisconsin Republican State Conten
tion is called, to be held at Madison on
Wednesday, August 27.
The fanners’ granges in Iowa will hold a
State Contention in Dee Moines on Wednes
day, August 13.
Chief Justice Batler of Connecticnt be
queathed his taluable library to the Fairfield
county bar.
Cleveland. Ohio if happy in the assurance
that it shall speedily hate a new opera house,
with all the latest improvements.
A valuable illustrated work on * -The Oreat
Workshops of France” is promised by Os
good A Co.
Norwegian girls, who have been doing
kitchen work in Iowa, at $3.50 a week, are
hiring ont to work in the harvest fields at $2
to $3 a day.
Fire alarms in Newbnryport, Maas., are
hereafter to be given by»steam gongs on man
ufacturing establishments, ewhich will sound
the number of the ward.
Gen. William F. Barry has rescinded his or£
der iorbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors
at Fortress Monroe, and thirsty Summer visi
tors feel more at liberty.
A court in Grayson County, Texas, has sent
one man to prison for fourteen years for
.stealing a horse, and imprisoned another for
five years for committing a murder.
Canadian papers note regretfully the fact
that the Governor General did not issue a
proclamation inviting the people to observe
Dominion Day as a public holiday.
Two old gentleman met casually in a store
Mass., a "
St.Louis Railway.
CENTRAL SHORT ROUTE!
To tin West Dl Mvest
SUMMER SCHEDULE, 1873.
TO MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK.
Leave Attest* 8:30 a. M. 10.-00 r. x.
Arrive Chetteneogo. 4:28 r. x. 6:00 A. x.
Arrive Naabvitte... 1.30 a. m. 12 :16 T. M.
LeaveKeehvine.... 1:46 a. x. 12:30p.M.
Arrive McKenzie... 7:50 a. m. 6:60 p. m.
Arrive Memphie... 3:16 p. m. 3:30 4
7:00 p. M.
1 :U5 a. M.
8:30 a. M.
Arrive Little Bock.. 6:16 a. m. 7:30 r. m.
TO ST. LOUIS AND THE WEST.
Leeve Atlanta. 8:30 a. m. 10:00 p. M.
Arrive Chattanooga. 4:28 r. X. 6:00 a. m.
Arrive Neehrilte.... 1:30 a. x. 12:16 r. x.
Leeve Meehviile.... 1:45 a. X. 12:30p.m. 7:00p.m.
Arrive Union City.. 9:50 a. x. 7:35 p. x. 3:00 a. m.
Arrive Colnmbu*.. .11:00 a. x. H :40 p. x. 4:10 a. x.
Arrive St. Louie.... 8:55 p. x. 7.00 A. x. 4:20 p. m.
TO CHICA00 AND THE HORTHWEST.
Leave Atlente....... 8:30 A. x. 10:00 p. m.
Arrive Chattanooga. 4:28 p. x. 6:00 a. x.
Arrive Meehviile... 1:30a.m. 12:15p.m.
Leeve KeahviHe.... 1:45 a. x. 12:20 p. m. 7 00 a. x.
Arrive Union City.: 9:50 a. m. 7:36 p.m, 3:00 a. m.
Arrive Colambue... 11:0O a. x. 8:40 p. x. 4:10 a. x.
Arrive Chicago 7:57 a. m. 4:45 p. x. 7:67 a. m.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Southern Department
COMPRISING THE 8T\TES OF
GEORGIA, H. All S. CAROLINA, E. FLORIDA AND E.TENN,
OF THE OLD AND RELIABLE
NEW ORLEANS MUTUALMtalittatoi rum ipr Route
in Salem, Mass., a few days ago, who were
prisoners together in Dartmoor Prison in
1814*15, and had not beiore met since that
time.
The pay of the Providence police has been
increased. The captain gets $1,500 per year;
roundsmen, $3 25 per day, and patrolmen,
$2 75 per day, or, if they have served over
two years, $3 per day.
One of the Aldermen of St. Louis is held
up by a city paper as one who “does a larger
business in expressing his opinions, on a
smaller amount of intellectual capital, than
any other man in seven States.'*
Two hundred men in Stamford, Conn., are
reported to have formed a building associa
tion on a new plan. Each member pays $3 a
week, and as fast as houses are built, lots are
drawn to see who shall be the possessors.
A New Hampshire paper says that imme
diately after the passage of the Salary bill.
Senator Cragin declined to accept the back
pay. Probably he will now turn it over for
mally into the Treasury, in view of the recent
decision.
A young Texas man, who was kept on
jury duty forty-eight hoars, complains that
he got seven letters from his wire inquiring
why he stayed away ao long, and that he had
a very affecting interview with his mother-in-
law as soon as he was released.
A little girl three years old, in Erie county,
Pennsylvania, is said to reproduce correctly
upon a raelodeon any tune she hears played
once, although she has never received any
instruction. It requires too innch of an
effort to believe such a story in this warm
weather.
A conscientious Pittsburgh man promised
his wife the other day that he wouldn’t drink
another drop as long as he had a hair on his
head. That very night he had his head shaved
smooth, and then got drank with a proud
consciousness of having faithfully kept his
promise.
The following notice is said to have been
recently found posted in the vestibule of a
church in Scotland: “The person who stole
*• Songs of the Sanctuary ’ from pew No. 32,
should improve the opportunity of singing
them here, as be will have no occasion to
sing them hereafter.’
A nicely dressed gentleman applied for a
marriage license at Dover, Tennessee, last
week, but when he spoke the lady’s name, the
polite connty clerk suggested that if it was all
the same to him, he would prefer that he
would name some other party, as the one
mentioned hud become his wife the previous
evening.
A drummer for a house in Albany took a
carrier-pigeon with him to Poughkeepsie, and
on Tuesday afternoon at 4:12 o’clock set him
free trom the roof of a hotel with his orders
tied to its leg. The bird rose, made a few
circles in the air, and disappeared. It
reached Albany at 6:20 the same evening.
The Bnreau Veritas of Brussels gives a list
of maritime disasters to vessels of all nations
reported for the month of April last, includ
ing 155 sailing vessels and filteen steamers to
tally lost. Oi these seventy-five sailing ves
sels and eight steamers were English, and
nine sailing vessels and four steamers Ameri
can. In the total number, thirty-one sailing
vessels reported missing are classed among
the lost.
In digging a well in White Plains, Nevada,
recently, a stream of water of boiling beat
was reached at a depth of eigbty-two feet.
This is probably the first artifical well of boil
ing water ever made.
An exhibition is announced in Paris of
specimens of the art of “padding,” and of
other methods whereby artificial beanty and
unreal charms are successfully imposed upon
credulous and devoted men.
It is suggested that persons who go about
with their Cashmere shawls turned inside out
to show that they are genuine, should adopt
the custom of walking on their heads, to show
that their boots are soled.
A Chicago paper lately fell into the trifling
error of giving its readers a profound criti
cism on a performance of the overture of
“Tannahauser,” when it was the overture to
“William Tell’ which was performed.
The Shah of Persia is prohibited by eti
quette from ever walking np stairs, and be is
therefore reduced to the necessity of sleeping
perpetually on the ground floor, unless there
should happen to be an elevator handy.
The culture of rice is prohibited within one
mile of Savannah, the radius being known as
the “dry culture limits.” Twenty-three squat
ters were arrested the other day for violating
this prohibition, and ordered to destroy the
growing ctop.
The old Tabard Inn, in the borough of
8outhwark London, from whence Chaucer’s
Pilrims started Tor the shrine of St. Thomas
a Becket at Canterbury, is advertised for
sals.
A semi-converted Japanese gentleman, just
before his death, is reported to have begged
that a Bible and a book of Confucius might
be buried with him, as he believed “the t
is the same in both.”
An indignation meeting of gas-takers in
South Boston has really persuaded the com
pany that it is advisable to come down
twenty-five cents a thousand in the price.
Retribution overtakes them sometimes.
North Crrolina paper speaks of s farmer’s wife
who milked several cows a few days ago,
then went to the spring, and there shortly
after was found in the last agonies of death.
Capt. Estes, of a Lake Ontario steam-tug,
reports that while he was on his way np the
lake a few nights ago, there suddenly ap
peared into view the City of Oswego—thirty
one miles distant—with the gas-light in the
streets and all the appearauces that a bril
liantly-ligbted town would present from a
bill in the inmrdiate vicinity at night. The
light-house at Oswego also, as well a dozen
others on the lake shore below as far as
Bsckett’s Hefbor, were distinctly seen. The
dhpUf. he ajserts, was witnessed for several
«*miv , nd 'ucu slowly fit*d into darkaeo.
TO LOUISVILLE, KY., AND THE EAST.
Leave Atlente 8:30 a. x. 10:00 r. x.
Arrive Chettenooge. 4:28 p. m. 6:00 a. m.
Arrive Neehvllle... 1:30 a. m. 12:16p.m.
Leeve Nashville.... 6:00 a. x. 1:35 P. x.
Arrive Louisville-.. 2:25 r. x. 10:16 p. x.
MarCsll for your tickst* to Memphis snd Little Bock
vie Chettenooge end McKenzie, Tenn. To 8t. Louis,
Chicago snd the Northwest, vis Chattanooga, Nashville
snd Columbus. To Philadelphia. New York, Boston
end the East, vie Nashville end Louisville.
For farther information, address
ALBERT B. WRENN,
Southeastern Passenger Agent,
Office No. 4 Kimball House—P. O. Box 253.
W. L. DAN LEY. General Poasenger end Ticket Agt.
J. W. THOMAS, General Bup’t, Nashville. Tenn.
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(Fire) Insurance Co.
(ESTABLISHED A. D. 1815.)
SECURED BY RE-INSURANCE IN TWO FIRST-CLASS NEW
ORLEANS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
COMBINED CASH ASSETS, $2,773,672 63!
Losses Adjusted with Liberality and Paid Promptly.
HAS THE
BEST SHUTTLE.!
NO FRICTION ON
TRo 13 oh) To i XX. 1
“ FAMILY”
HAS THE
®BEST TENSION!
NO STRAIN ON
The Thread!
FAVORITE
I
NO DEPENDENCE
On Springs ! 1
NO CONCEALED MACHINERY: :
S E W I NO
ITS MOTION
1st Positive.
ITS MACHINERY
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MACHINE!
BOARD OF REFERENCE.
{BY FBZIMXS8XOU. I
A. AUSTELL President First National Bank.
JOHN T. GRANT President Citizens’ Bank.
JAMES M. BALL President State National Bank.
JOSEPH E BROWN President Western and Atlantic Railroad.
BENJAMIN E. CRANE President Chamber of Commerce.
W. L. GOLDSMITH Comptroller General.
JOHN NEAL Director of the First National Bank.
A. K. Merchant.
DAVID MAYER of Cohen & Co
E. W. MARSH °f Moore* Marsh.
W. B. LOWE of W. B. Lowe & Co.
A. C. WYLY. of A. C. & B. F. Wyly.
H. H. BOYLSTON of Crane, Boylston * Co.
C. L. RED WINE of Redwine * Fox.
THOMAS M. CLARKE of T. M. Clarke * Co.
A. J. McBRIDE , Of McBride * Co.
HENRY BANKS of Henry Banks * Son.
JOHN R. WALLACE of Wallace & Fowler.
JOHN H. FLYNN of Stephens * Flynn.
E P CHAMBERLIN of Chamberlin, Boynton * Co.
W. J. GARRETT of Garrett & Bro.
G T. DODD °f P* * G. T. Dodd * Co.
J W. RUCKER °f Chapman, Rucker * Co.
J. L. WINTER. Tobacconist.
MARK W. JOHNSON Agricultural Implements, etc.
GEORGE W. ADAIR Real Estate Agent.
JOHN H. JAMES .Banker.
PERINO BROWN Cashier Citizens Bank.
W. H. TULLER Cashier First National Bank.
J. W. GOLDSMITH CaBhier Georgia Banking and Trust Company.
Auditing Committee and Committee on Claims.
PERINO BROWN Cashier Citizens’ Bank.
W. H. TULLER Cashier First National Bank.
J W. GOLDSMITH Cashier Georgia Banking and Trust Company.
PETER LYNCH,
92 WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER,
And Wholesale Liquor Dealer, and Dealer in
ftUMWARI, CROCKERY, PROVISIONS, COUNTRY PRODUCE, AC.
Gibson’s Fine Whiskies made a specialty in the Liquor line.
Jnst receiving now a large lot of
Seed Irish Potatoes, Land ret h’s Carden Seeds, Onion Sets, Gardenin
Tools, Ac.
Terms CASH.
All Northern Points and Virginia Springs.
I8ITORS TO THE VIRGINIA 8PBING8, NORTHERN CITIES, NIAGARA FALLS, AND ALL NEW ENG-
lend Summer Beaorta, should note carefully the Price Lieta and Time Cards of thia Line—iu choice of
ALL RAIL AND BAY LINE ROUTES!
its unbroken movement by either, end abeence of all disagreeable and midnight changes—and be certain and
buy their ticketa via Wilmingtou, and leave Atlanta by 8 o'clock a. x. train for Augusta, connecting there with
Through Sleeping Cars to Wilmington and Through Trains to Baltimore, ALT. RAIL, or to Portsmouth for BAY
LINE. 8ee Time Cards, Price Lists and small bills, for all information. Tickets on sale at all hours at Union
Passenger Depot. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
F. M. CLARKE, Assistant General Passenger Agent.
junel7«dlm H. M. COTTINGHAM. Gen'l Western Ageo*
Tie Great Mem Freight aid Passenger
ROUTE TO AND FROM NEW YORK
Via Savannah, Georgia.
_ YORK, to connection with the CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA, EVERY TUE8DAY, THURSDAY and
SATURDAY. Make aa quick time and have superior accommodations to anv Steamships on the Southern coaat^
4®- THROUGH FREIGHT carried at as LOW BATES as any other route. All claims for loss, damage or
overcharge settled promptly.
PASSAGE FE0M ATLANTA TO NEW Y0BK, $27 50,
MEALS AND 8TATE ROOMS INCLUDED.
All other information furnished by application to the undersigned.
GEORGE A. Nl’CLESKEY, Traveling Agent, Steamship Co.’s 1
ine!4-d3m Office, No. 4 Kimball House.
Bath Tubs for the million!
WHO WOULD BE WITHOUT A BATH TUB?
WHEN YOU CAN GET A GOOD, SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL-LINED BATH
TUB, COMPLETE, WITH PLUG TO LET OUT THE WATER, FOE
$10.
ONLY
$10.
Agents Wanted..
Address
WEED S. M. CO.,
june!5-dlm Atlanta, Ga.
JAMES H. LOW,
(Formerly Wood A Low, and late President
La. Equitable Life Ins. Co., N. Orleaus,)
General Manager Southern Department.
Atlanta,
r>. o. Box xoe.
ISRAEL PUTNAM, Agent,
Office No. 9 James’ Bank Block,
Whitehall street,
Georgia.
WILLIS WALKER.
FRANKLIN & El HBERG,
Nos. 14 and 16 Whitehall Street.
r-:t- Also, KEFBIGEKATOKS, ICE CBEAM FREEZERS, PUMPS, RAMS, GAS FIX
TURES, CHANDELIERS, METAL ROOFING. junel-tf
SEAY A WALKER,
ROME, OA.
MANUFACTURERS OF
COPPER STILLS, PLUMBING
GAS AND 8TEAM FITTING, !
A2TD EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOB
Rote Hollow Ware aM Store
Manufacturing Company.
All Kinds or
Brass aafl Iron Gasliags
KADE TO ORDER. M>2d
(ESTABLISHED IH 1854.)
m 'w s »
Wholesale Confectioner,
STEAM
Gaud; anil Cracker Mamifactory,
AND DEALER IN
Fruits, Nuts and Preserves.
— ALSO —
A. STEWART.
. D. ADSTIR-
E. L. WXKHAM
Stewart, Austin & Co..
Merchant Millers,
Atlanta 1 Geornia.
MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED
FFF, FF, AND FAMILY
Brenda of Flour.
on the market u soon aa the grain ia in condi*
tton to be gjonnd; and wa announce with pleasure,
hat wa have engaged the services of Mr. C. B. LIN
as Traveling Agent. jy*J-12t
FOR SALE
Tie WWtflBia Flonrim Mills.
Toys, Willow Ware,
Whitehall Street,
dfce.,
J. W. BURKE <St CO.
PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS,
—AND—
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS,
MACON AND ATLANTA.
Wholesale and Retail.
Choice Note and Letter Paper,
All Kinds of fine fancy Tinted Paper,
A large variety and heavy stock of Envelope*,
Beautiful styles of Initial Paper,
Blank Books, Memorandum Books,
Pass Books, Full Board Records,
A Fine Assortment of Twine.
RTED STOCK
AND A NEW AND
SPLENDIDLY ASSO
Of everything in the Book and Stationery Line. Call and see us.
J. W. BURKE & CO.,
July2
Corner Alabama and Whitehall streets, Atlanta, Ga.
National
INSURANCE
Life
mmrwt
The United States of America,
Atlanta,
march22d2m
Ga orgia
The Scofield Rolling
ATLANTA, - - -
Company,
GEORGIA,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Mait M Bar Iroa, Fisk Bar, Spikes, Bolts, Nats, Etc.
LARGE STOCK constantly on hand, and ordera
for Wrought, Cast and Scrap Iron, delivered at tha Work*,
a promptly filled. Liberal prioes allowed
Works, in exchange for Sat Iron.
HAULINB AND SHIPPIN6 BRAIN
And its manufactures, not enjoyed by other Mill*. It
baa a fine reputation, and ia now iu complete order
and doing a good business.
Parties who desire to invest in Georgia could not
And a better opportunity than ia hare presented, aa
they win by this purchase immediately step into a
fully organized and profitable business. The property
will he »old on very reasonable terms.
For particular* apply to W. C. Til,TON & CO.,
jyS-12t • Taiton, Ga.
RE-ROLLED IRON RAILS!
Warranted equal to any made. A limited quantity of NEW HAILS made on short notice.
SOUTHERN RAILROAD MEN
Are especially invited to call at our Works and examine the quality of our RAILS, and the
way that they are manfactnred.
Capacity of the Works, 15,000 Tons per Annum.
Offloo and Warehouao a t t lx o Worltn’
~W~ftwli Ington, D. O.
Cash Capital
$1,000,000!
Jf'UUi PAID.
Cash Assets ....
BRANCH omc*. Philadelphia, where the buelneM of the Company 1, trmnacted.
- $2,563,911.63.
OFFIGIRIt
E. A. ROLLINS President.
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Executive Committee.
HD. COOKE, (Waehington) Vice-President
EMMEBSON W. PEET Vice-President and Actuary
JOHN M. BUTLER, Secretary
FRANCIS] GURNEY SMITH, M. D. Medical Director
WM. E. CHANDLER, (Washington,) Attorney.
JAYCOOlit, 1 * 8, mNCKLkroJutr,
CLARBNCK H. CLA&K,
QEOBOK P. TYLKB,
WM. G. MOBEHKAD.
JOHH W. ELLIS, H - PAHNESTOCX,
L. SCOFIELD, Jr.,
Superintendent and Secretary.
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SCOFIELD,
Preaident and Treasurer.
BENJAMIN B. LAY, of Atlanta, General Agent for Georgia.
Ag*nt* wanted In every Town end county in the State. Addrees—
m»y 13-d-tf.
COL. B. D. LAY,
General Agent, at National Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia.