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• / IIY JOHN XI. CHRISTY. DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION AND GENERAL PROGRESS. #3.00 p^r Annum, in advance. VOLUME XXII. ATHENS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1875. NUMBER 9. THE SOUTHERN WATCHMAN PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. cr earner «»/' Jtroiul and Wall Streets, (up-ataim.) TKKMS. TWO DOLL AES PEE ANNUM, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. ADVERTISING. Advertisement* will b.ina.rted at ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS pur square for the Bret inser tion, en.l SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS perequarefor continuance, for any time under one rnontii. For !> niter periods, a liberal deduction will be made. A llborsl deduction os yearly advertisements. LEGAL ADVERTISING . Sheriff's sales, porlery of 19 lines $500 “ mortgage salea, #0 daye... 5.00 Sales, 40 days, by Adminiatratora, Ezeeutora, or Inardlans 0.50 Citations of Administration or Guardianship 4.00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 5.00 Rules Nisi, nor square, oaoh insertion 1.50 Leave to sell Real Estate..... 4.00 Citation for dismission of Administrator 5.00 •* “ “ Guardian 5.25 To ascertain the number of aquaroa in an advertise ment or obituary, count the words—one hundred being equal to ten lines. Allfraotions are counted ae full .quares. feket fUiscelliwu* HUNT LOVE. 1Y JULIA WARD HOVE. Whom tirot we love, we know, wo seldom wed. Time rules us all. And lire, indeed, is not The thing we planned it out ere hope was dead ; And then, wo women cannot choose our lot. Much must be borne which it is hard to bear. Much given away which it were sweet to keep. God help us all 1 who need indeed His care ; Aud jet I know tbo Shepherd loves His sheep. My little boy begins to babble now Upon my knees bis earliest infant prayer: He has bis father's eager eyes, I know. And, they say, too, his mother’s sunny bj.ir. Hut when be sleeps and smiles upon my ki ..e. And 1 can feol his light breath come and (o, I think of one—Heaven help aud pity me— Who loved ine, and whom I loved, long ago. Who might hare been—ah, what I dare not •'link. Wo are all changed. God judges for us best. God help us do our duty, and not shrink, And trust in Heaven humbly for tbo rest. lint blame us women not, if some appear Too cold at times ; and 6ome too gay and light; Some griefs gnaw deep ; some woes are hard to bear. Who knows the past T and who can judge us right f Ah, were we judged by what we might have been. And not by what we are, too apt to fall! My little child—be sleeps and smiles between These thoughts and me. lu Heaven we shall know all. THE SECRET OF A LIFE. BY COL. FRENTiss ldOKAiiAJt. C’lnrcoce Kane sat in his sumptuously fur nished library, lost in thoughts evidently un welcome to biin, for bis handsome face was clouded, and the stern lips flrmly compressed, as ho gazed vacantly into the rod coals in the grate. Though forty years had passed ovor him, neiiuer form nor face indicated that age, for proudly erect and graceful, besides possessing dark Hashing eyes, waving hair and regular features, be was a strikingly handsome man, apparently not more than thirty. Reared in luxury, for his parents bad left hiui a millionaire when but a college student, he bad never known poverty through necessi ty, though a wandering life of many years in many lands, had shown him tbat there existed more want and suffering than happiness and comfort in tbe world from lack of the almigh ty dollar, aDd his noble nature aided ever, vhere circumstances brought him in contact with his fellow beings in distress. Three months before that bleak December evening when he is seated in the library of his own magnificent Baltimore home, Clarence Kane bad returned from a wandering tour abroad which bad lasted for two years, and the circumstance tbat had brought him home again is the subject of this sketch. Sitting there in silent meditation he was awaiting tbe coming of one who was very dear to him; though no wife or sister had ever brightened his doorway, or made happy his bachelor home, Clarence Kane held the re sponsible position of guardian over a young girl of seventeen, and having received from tbe fair maiden a telegram tbat afternoon that she would be with him during the evening, having loft the boarding school for the Christ mas holidays, he bad remained away from the Club to greet her. ' If *he bad stated by what train or at what hour she would arrive, so tbat I could have met her,' be murmured in rather an ill-humored tone, and then as the sound of carriage wheels on the pebbly drive broke on bis ear, he start ed up suddenly and walked quickly to tbe door, which was thrown wide open by the butler, to usher in a bright face, almost bid den, as was the form, by warm wrops, for the night was bleak and cold. ‘ Juniata, you are indeed welcome!' exclaim ed Clarence Kano, checking himself as he was about to eufold ir. his arms the maiden, whom, in the three years since be bad last beheld her, had grown from girlhood to womanhood. ‘Thank you, my dear guardian, I knew you would like a little sunshine, this cold weather, hence I have ootne,* laughed a musical voice, from beneath the wraps as if divining the rea- son why be bad not erabraoed her, and the young girl raised her pouting ripe lips for a k iss. I will not 0336rt that Clarence Kane bad never, in his varied existence kissed a lovely woman before, but be that as it may, he ap peared a perfect novice on tbat occasion, and then turned deadly pale. But recovering himself, be extended a warm welcome to tbe maiden, and then aided her in unbundling herself from wraps, furs and hat, nod his surprise was evident as he beheld what a metamorphosed form his ward was. A form supple, graerful, and slightly above '•he medium height, yet perfect in mould; a ^aitly, fo r th 0 eyes were midnight in black ness, liquid in expression, and filled with slum taring fire, while tbe hair rivalling them in bne " M worn in luxuriant folds around the p road L nead, and was confined by a massive comb. In undisguised admiration Clarence Kane forgot his good breeding, aufl*fOOii and gazed. ' What! was this the girl-jf fourteen he had leit at a boarding school a fair years before V be thought, while tbo object of bis gaze, flush ing crimson, said half timidly: * Don't I please you, my dear guardian V With a long drawn sigh, Clarence Kane shook off tbe beanty-strncjc spell upon him. and answered honestly: ‘Juniata, I believe tbat only angels ooold possess yout beauty.' ‘ Thanks; but yoor angel idea* will have a fall, for I'll astonish you by proving what affin ities earthly angels can possess, for do you know I’m moat starved V ‘ True, I had forgotten tbe politeness of a host in my joy at your arrival, but I will now atone for it.’ . \ And caliiDg to a servant girl, he bade her conduct bis ward to a room prepared for her, promising to meet her in a few minutes at dinner. The merry Christmas days sped rapidly away, aud both Clarence Kane and his beau tiful ward became toasts in the ariatooratic society of aristocratic Baltimore. The best parti of the State, Mr. Kane was haunted by mothers who had marriageable daughters, dined by bashful papas, and on ac count of his great popularity, wined at the clubs by bis numerous friends, while tbe beau tiful Juanita arose like a star above the hori zon of the social circle, and at once a reign ing belle. Butatnid alt tbe admiration of the outer world bestowed on them, both Clarence Eaue aud Juniata were better content to enjoy the quiet of the old homestead, and were happiest when left to themselves. And yet neither of them knew of the other’s feeliDgs in this matter, but believed the regard existing between them was such as was right between guardian and ward. The merry days were soon over, and once again Juniata returned so her school duties, but not for long; as, in the commencement of summer, sho was to graduate and appear be fore the world’s footlights as a young lady; and with joy she'looked forward to the day when again sho would be back at the old home stead, which Claroncfcfound to be strangely dark and dismal witlrout her foir presence. But the mouths roiled away at last, and once more Juniata gladdened the mansion with her suuny smiles and silvery voice, to the joy of her guardian and the delight of the ser vants, for one and all of them loved her dearly. A mouth after her return she was seated one moonlight evening, enjoying from the open window the scono of lawn, lake and forest spread before her, when suddenly a quick step was hoard, and Clarence Kane entered the room, and approaching her, said softly : ‘ Juniata, I am glad I find you alone, for I have something to tell you.' Even in tbo moonlight the beautiful face was seen to flush quickly and tbe dark eyes were raised towards her guardian. Pointing to a seat beside her Juniata made no reply; and sitting down, Clarence Kano said quietly : ‘ Juniata, to-day is the first time the thought of losiDg you ever camerforcibly upon me—’ ‘ What do you meanf Speak, I implore yout' cried the impassioned girl, startled at his words. ‘ Do not be alarmed, little girl; I meant to say that Caspar Hastings and Colonel Hughes have both asked mo to-day to allow them to lay themselves, their hearts and fortunes at your pretty feet;' and Clarence spoke play fully. * I love Deitber of them, and never shall. Hence I will not marry the one or the other; but what did you say T' ' 1 said I wonld speak to you on tbe subject.’ ‘ Yon are willing to give me op, then I' * Nevor!—no, I mean: but some day you will love some mao, and be will take you from mo.’ * No, no, no. I will not go away from you. I will not love any one; I wish to be always with yon.’ Clarence Kane sprang to his feet and rapidly crossed tbe floor, aDd returning said quickly: 4 Juanita, would to Heaven I could keep you ever with me! but first, ere I know my doom, let roe tell yon of your past life. ' Listen ! You have believed yourself left in my keeping by yoor parents, who, I told you, died in a foreign land ; but to your life bangs a story which you mutt know, for no longer are you a child. * You know my life has been one of adven- turo, of wandering, and thus I will begin by telling you that sixteen years agone I was roaming iu Spain, and one night put np at an inn by the roadside, where were stationed t number of Spanish officers. * Whilo enjoying my sapper in qnlet, a eon versation occurred at the table near me, be tween several Spanish officers, tbat was most insulting to my own land, and every vile epi thet was heaped upon America and Americans, until unable to stand it longer, I rose to my feet, and walking to the table, threw a glass of wine into the face of a young man attired in a captain's uniform, who had been particularly insulting in all he bad said. Instantly there was a commotion, and mak ing known my nationality, tbe yoang mao de manded tbat I should meet him in a duel, and nothing loath, I accepted the challenge, and promised to meet him tbe next day bnt one, at a spot designated in the mountains, and some twelve milee distant, tbe captain prom ising to have a gentleman friend present who would act as my second, for I was a stranger in a strange land, and knew not on whom to call; bnt do not be impatient, Juanita, for all this bears npon your life.' * To be in time, I procured a guide the next afternoon, and thoroughly armed and mount ed, we started for the rendezvous; bnt a ter rific storm set in, and we lost our way; dark ness came on, and after wandering for hoars a friendly light caught our eyes, and eagerly we songbt it, and found a email farm-house, from tbe inmates of which we received a warm welcome. * I liked not the appearance of tbe place, and neither did my guide, for we felt assured tbat there bad been some half a dozen mon in the house when we called at the gate, for distinct ly bod we heard load voices, and yet only an old man bad greeted us. * Bat a good supper wa3 given us. My guide looked aftor tbe horses and was assigned a place In the barn to sleep, while I was sho w a op stairs to a small room, possessing but a single door and window, besides the trap by wbiob I bad entered the chamber. * Dressed as I was, I threw myself upon the low bed, bat not to sleep; for strange thoughts came over me, and soon I heard the ham of voices, and through a crack in the floor dis covered in tbe room below a half dozen fierce- looking men, in earnest conversation. I At once I know all—I was in the bouse ef a band of robbers, and well I knew my fate. 4 While I looked, the men started forth, and I distinctly beard the words, * We’ll finish the guide injthe stable.’ ‘ Rising to my feet, I softly felt aronnd the roots until I found the door I had observed, and after a few efforts it opened, and I dis covered that it led down a narrow passage way, which following some distance, I came upon a window opening out upon a shed, which slanted off toward the ground at the back the bouse. * Here was a chance to escape, but unwil ling to leave my guide in danger, without somo effort to save him, I lit a match aDd glanced around me, and to the right discovered a door, which I judged led Into a room which com manded a full view of the stable yard. * Tbe latch raised easily and I entered, and lighting another match, what was my horror to discover the forms of three men lying upon the floor; but believing them to be asleep, I was about to withdraw when a voice said quickly, * * Great heavens, you here.' * Instantly, I turned the blaze upon the speaker, and with amazement discovered one of the young officers I met at the inn, bound band and foot, while by his side lay two oth ers, the one I was to meet tbe next morning in mortal combat, and he tbat was to be my second. But do need had I to dread that merrow’s meeting, for both my enemy and the one tbat was to have acted as my friend were dead." * Dead t' ‘ Yes, Juanita, they bad been cruelly put to death by tbe very baDd that was soon to seek my life, for like my guide and myself, the other party bad become lost in the storm and hap pened on tbe same hense, * This was quickiy told me by the yoang of ficer, whose life the bandits bad spared, to tortnre from him on the morrow a confession as to when a richly laded commissary train was to cross tbe mountains. ‘ Instantly I severed the bonds of the young ofHcer, and rising to his feet be took tbe pistol I offered him, and together we were consulting our future movement to save the poor guide when from the stable yard came a loud cry for mercy, a few shots, aDd a groan of agony, and poor Pepe, we knew had been cruelly murder ed. * * Let us away from here, or our fate will be the same as his; see there are a dozen of them," cried the Spaniard. ‘ And leading tbe way, I dashed through the window, just as a cry arose amoDg tbe bandits to seek me. Out upon the roof, off upon the ground, we hastily scrambled, and at foil speed rushed on in the darkness, mile after mile, nntil my poor companion was broken down and could go no further; but then daylight broke, and I dis covered a small cot near by, and arousing the inmates we asked for shelter which was cheer fully given, although death there met our gaze ; for upon a snow white bed lay a young lady who had been thrown from her horse the eve ning before and killed. ‘ One glance and my companion tecognized her. She was tbe wife of the young officer with whom I was to engage in a duel. ‘ Her story bad been told to the inmates of the cottage era she died, which was, tbat her husband had gone to fight a duel, and she was basteniBg after him to prevent it, accom panied only by a guide, when her horse had fallen and crashed her beneath bis weight. ‘ Juanita, never did I suffer as then, and to atone for my having been tbe cause of all this misery, I had the body of tbe woman borne back to her home, and from there buried in state, beside the grave of her beloved husband, for the following day the yoang officer bad taken with him a number of soldiers and gone to the house of the bandits, and tbongh he had found the place deserted, except by the dead, be bad brought back with him tbe dead corp ses of bis friends and my unfortunate guide. ‘ And, Jnanita, to atone yet more for my sin, I took to my heart the baby child—a little girl of one year—of the dead parents, and bringing her with me to America, reared her i my ward”— * And I am she tbat was that little orphan girl f" asked Juanita in a low whisper. ' Yes, Juanita, and each year as you have grown to womanhood, tbe tendrils of my heart have grown more closely around you, nntil now, my fntnra, withoutyonr love most boa dreary blank; bnt yet I fear it mast be so, for now that yon know the story of your life, I feel tbat yon will"— ' Love yon ten fold more, my dear, noble guardian, and never, never leave yon 1" And with the passionate vehemence of her nature, Juanita sprang forward, and clang closely aronnd the nook of the man who bad so well endeavored to atone for the past. ' Yon will be my wife, then, Juanita V asked Clarence, after a pause. ‘ Yes. Never have I known other love than tbat I have (att for yon; and mingled with it has been that I wonld hold for mother, father brother, all. My poor, poor paraats, sleeping in far-away Spain, I know, I feel that yon would not blame your daughter, and I pray tbat from Heaven you look down in kindness and give ns your blessing, as I hope God will bless ns, too.' * Amen 1' said the stern and fervent voice of Clarenoe Kane. And one short month afterwards, all Balti more heard with surprise tbat the handsome guardian and beantifnl ward had been quietly married, and had sped away to spend their honeymoon in the romantic valleys of Spain. EVENING. One by one the roses falling. Straw with withered leaves the way; One by one tbe gleams of sunlight Fade from oat the antamn day. Hear by hoar the snn declinetb, Day by day the sunlight dies— Feebler grow the weary footsteps, Dim with tears.the fading eyes. Bnt still upward, upward, climbing From the valley's smooth expanse; Upward o’er the barren mountain— Steady keep the upward glance. All the blossoms left behind thee— Nanght beyond me but the snow, Falter not, still pressing-onward, Cast no ling’ring look below. In the valley lie tbe shadows, But the peaks are bathed in light— In the splendor of the sunset; Blessed harbinger of night 1 Rest thee, rest thee, weary pilgrim, From tbe danger of the way— For behold tbe night is comlDg, And beyond the night the day. THE HAMMOND CASE—Particulars of the Great St. Lonis Law Suit. [Macon Telegraph and Meiaecger.] We published yesterday an extract from a St. Louis paper containing a decision ie the Circuit Court in the great case “ Hammond heirs w. Lindell heirs," for the recovery of property of immense value iu St. Louis. Mrs. J. H. R. Washington, of this city, daughter aud only surviving child of Hon. Samuel Ham mond, is tbe principal party to this suit, aud we learn that her counsel are confident of gaining the property in tbe Supreme Court, to which the case has been taken, the decision of the Circuit Judge of tbe State Court having been based solely on possession by the Lin- dells, contrary to a United States statute ex pressly provided for such cases, the property sued for having originally been conveyed to Col. Hammond by a United States land grant, and never sold by him, Liodell’s only claim to ownership being tbat after Hammond’s re moval from the State he (Lindell) ran a fence areund tbe land, and gave some unknown per son five dollars for a quit-claim deed. As the particulars of this suit may prove interesting to our readers we publish the following state ment obtained from a gentleman acquainted with the facts: On tbe acquisition of Louisiana from France in 1805, Hon. Samuel Hammond, then a mem ber of Congress from Georgia, and who served with distinction as a Colonel of tbe Revolu tionary army of 76, was appointed by Presi dent Jefferson Civil and Military Command ant of the District oLUpper Louisiana, includ ing what is now the States of Missouri, Illi nois aud Arkansas. Col. Hammond repaired at once to St. Louis, then a mere village, where be resided over twenty years, filling various important offices, as Governor, Dele gate to Congress, President of the Bank of St Lonis, etc. Being a gentleman of large means, and bis wife individually wealthy, they invest ed largely in lands in St. Louis and through' out other portions of tbe West, none of which they ever sold. Mrs. Hammond died whilst on a visit with her family to a relative near Augusta, Ga.. and her htuband, on account of his great age and feeble health, never retnrn ed to the West, leaving his vast estates there undisposed of. Many years ago Colonel J. H. E Washing ton, of this city, who married the daughter of Governor HammoDd, wrote to several prom inent gentlemen of St. Lonis with a view to bringing suit for the recovery of this property, hot the war coming on and cutting off all communication between tbe States, caused the matter to be dropped for the time. It has since transpired tbat some of tbe parties with whom he corresponded were themselves in possession of the very property in question. Since tbe close of tbe war, and the death of her husband, Mrs. Washington has energeti cally pushed the investigation and ascertain ed tbat all this valuable property stands on record in the name of her parents, and tbat most of the parties in possession have no title whatever. The brick house built by Gov. Hammond, on the corner of Fourth and Spruce streets, St. Louis, nearly seventy years ago, is still standing in a good state of preservation, and is to this day known as “ Governor Ham mond’s Mansion.” Some few of the older citizens of St. Lonis remember Governor Ham mond and his accomplished wife, and delight to speak of their house as tbe abode of ele gance and refinement in the thei “ Far West.” Mrs. Washington, when a little girl, came from St. Lonis to Augnsta, Georgia, in a car riage, being three months on the road. The same distance can now be traveled over in three days. A Grasshoper Story. The misfortunes of a Kansas Woman who put a panful of ashes under the stove. From the St. Lonis Globe. A gentleman who has jnst returned from Cherokee county, Kansas, is full with remark able reminiscences of the grasshoppers infest ing that vicinity. He will stand around for an hour, relating the hair-breadth ’scapes of the people whom the hoppers have complete ly overran, and who are leaving their homes and fleeing from the fearful scourge. The traveller is inclined to think that many of the crimes attributed to the James boys are to be traced to the more hardened and dissolute grasshoppers, many of whan? fee says,,are arming with shot guns and organizing a sort of home guard for offensive and defensive purposes. One of the most credible stories is to the effect that, a few weeks ago, a woman dug up a panful of dirt in which to plant some flower seed. She pat the pan nuder the stove, and went out to see a neighbor. Upon her re tnrn, after an hour’s absence, she found sever al thousand bushels of grasshoppers generat ed by tbe heat, literally eating her out of bouse and home. They first attacked the green shades on the windows, and then a green-painted dust pan. A green Irish ser vant girl, asleep In one of tbe rooms, was the next victim, and net a vestige of her was left. The stove and stove-pipe followed, and then the house was torn down so they could get at the chimney. Boards, joists, beams, plastering, clothing, nails, hinges, doer-knobs, tin-ware, every thing, in fact, the house contained, was eaten up, and when she arrived within a mile of the place, she saw two ef the larger hoppers sit ting up on end playing mumblepeg with a carving knife, for which should have the cel lar. Tbe way the matter leaked ont was on a suit brought against the insurance company, wbieh refused to pay the policy on the ground that the building was not destroyed by fire ; but the court rendered a verdict for the plain tiff, as she bad proven that tbe grasshoppers were generated by fire in tbe stove. • My son,’ said a father to his little boy at the breakfast table, * if you bad tbe choice to be burned at the stake like John Rogers, or to have your bead chopped off like King Charles the 1st, which would you chooset’ ’John Rogers,’ said the boy. • And why I* * Because,’ replied the boy, ' I should prefer a hot steak to a cold chop.' Miss Catharine Sedgewiek. Miss Catharine Sedgewiek, a woman who was an acknowledged leader in literature and society, used to say of herself, " Cooking Is the only accomplishment of which I am vain.” A New England life, especially in the coun try, makes a strong draft upon all the ex ecutive faculties of man or woman, and Miss Sedgewiek fully and cheerfully accepted all its obligations. She could make cake as well as bookB, and provide for all household exigen cies as ^ingeniously as she could construct a story." She was an enthusiastic gardener, not merely confining her care to flowers, but tak ing a practical interest in fruits and vegeta bles, which she delighted to gather in early morning with her own hands. Her biogra pher speaks of Miss Sedgewick’s frequent breakfast parties as among the most fascinat ing banqnete in the memory of her guests On such occasions she would be in her garden by six o'clock to gather fruits aud flowers for the table, and unconscious inspirations of health and happiness for herself, of which she dispensed the latter at least as liberally as the more tangible harvests of her borders. Then, after arranging the table, and paying a visit to her tiny kitchen, where the more delicate dishes received the touch of her own skillful hands, she would make a rapid toilette, aad appear uutired as the day, to greet her guestswith that exquisite grace and sweet ness, that genial warmth and welcome, which made old and young, grave and gay, literary celebrities, distinguished foreigners, fashiona ble people from town, and plain country friends, all feel a delightful ease in her pres ence. these shells have petrolled into iron, instead of limestone or flint. I found that about a foot beoeath the sur face there was a regular and solid platform of stone covering tbe entire top of the mound. This platform, though constructed by rude and uumecbanical bauds, is placed iu position with precision and firmness tbat might well defy the ravages of the elements in all opining ages. About twelve feet from the northern edge of the mound, and directly on a line with the ap proach and stairway, I noticed a very peroep- tible elevation of the earth, covering an area of about twenty by fifty feet, and driving a pick into the elevated ground, the point struck upon a rock a few inches below the surface. Knowing the rock struck was considerably more elevated than the general level of the layer of stone, I drove my pick into the eleva tion in several other places, always finding solid rock near the surface. Determined to investigate further, I called my assistants to my aid, and soon a considera ble portion of a large flat rock was laid bare. Pushing our work, we soon unearthed a piece of workmanship tbat an antiquarian would have worked a week to bring to light. The newly discovered cariosity consisted of a flat rock twelvo feet long, ten feet wide and eleven inches thick. The centre of the stoDe was hollowed to a depth of six inches, with a mar gin of about one foot around the edge. At the south end of the stone a round hole, iDches deep and 4 in diameter, was drilled. Among the dire taken out of this basic hewn in the stone, was a large fossil tooth, and a piece of a small broken bone column, aod sev eral bits of pottery ware. The mound presumptively belongs to tbe pliocene period, contemporaneously with tbe race of mound builders: while tbe mollnsks and other petrefactions belong to the paleozoic age and tbe lower Silurian period. There is abundant evidence to show that at some re mote period all this southwestern country was submerged iu water. In viewing the wonderful antediluvian relio just described, the question arises. What was the object of its construction f Was it intend ed for a fortification, a place of abode, or could it have been designed as a place of worship t Though so much at variance with the popular ideas of savaus, I am constrained, trom the appointments of the mound, to hold to the lat ter theory. That the largo stone reservoir on the summit was fashioned for the purposo of immolating victims at the shriuo of somo deity, I think there can be no question. The ap pearance of tbe surroundings and debris all oonfirm that hypothesis. The remains of the broken column found iu the hollow of the altar stone was, iu all probability, a portion of a torch-holder, made to fit in the hole drilled at the bead of tbe sacrifice urn, while tho molar would indicate the remnant of an immolated victim,— Correspondence St. Louis Times. Noble Words Bravely Spoken. At a recent celebration of a rennion of tbe 10th Pennsylvania Regiment, at Doylestown, Pa., their former commander, Gen. W. H. H. Davis, in the coarse of bis address to them, said: 1 Bnt while laying a tribute on tho graves of onr dead, we can afford to drop a tear for the dead of the other side. They were onr countrymen, and we should feel proud of their gallant deeds. Their courage and fortitude developed the highest type of American char acter, aad in all the best qualities of a soldier the Confederate gray proved himself the peer of the Uoion bine. Our hearts should swell with charity towards them, when we remember that but for the accident of success, Washington and Jefferson would have no greater claim to the name of the patriot than Lee or Stonewall Jack- ton." THE MAID AND THE MONGOLIAN. A maid beard, “ Mongolians are meek," So she sailed off to China to seek And find whether ehe * Couldn’t marry a he Tea-rooeter, or mandarin meek. She fonnd a gay heathen—Fing Wi, A chap who stood seven feet high, Says she, “ Gracious ! what fun! Oh ! you son of a sun Of a gun, come aud marry sweet I.” Something must bare bothered the sight Of one eye, as he answered “ All right, Muchee high old gallee ! Oh 1 Huukee Doreo ! Me no workee! you washee I all right!” Then soft to herself said she, “Nay, Civilization has traveled this way.” So, taking her bat. She got up and gat, And is still going East, I dare say. The Mound Builders. Twelve miles north of this city, and two miles east of the Bolivar road, is one of the most wonderful artificial works whieh the dwel lers of a remote antiquity have left for our con jecture and investigation. This remarkable cariosity consists of an immense mound, evi dently a relic of the pre-hiatoric race of mound builders, and its exaet location is in Township 31, Range 22, Greene connty. Armed with the necessary implements for excavating, and accompanied by a couple of assistants, I struck ont for tbe scene of this monad a few days ago, determined to spend at least one day in exploring and investigating. The mound is located on the higher point of a bill, wbieh gradually rises to an elevation of abont 300 feet above the level of the surround- lag country, and is shaped similar to the base of a cone severed from the apex. Tbe monnd proper has a diameter of 131 feet across the summit, with a circumference of base of 1500 feet. The perpeadieular altitude is 62 feet. Encompassing the monnd on all sides, save the causeway on the north, is a trench or ex cavation abont two hundred feet wide, and now about five feet deep, though it has appa rently filled several feet in the ages that have elapsed since its construction. From this ex eavation was donbtless taken tbe earth used in rearing the monnd. The approach or cause way which leads across the trench from the north is ten feet in width. Ascending from this causeway to the summit of the monad, is the remains of a rude flight of stairs, construct ed originally of roughly hewn stones. Most of these steps are now displaced, and quite number have rolled down into the trench be low, bnt there is unmistakable evidence that they were at one time arranged in regular or der of ascent, and could, doubtless, be again replaced in position by an intelligent architect. On all sides of the monnd, from base to dome, large boulders crop ont. These stones are evidently scattered through the body of the monnd, and materially add to its solidity and endurance. . Wherever these rocks are exposed to the elements, tbe surface presents a most remark able appearance, and can only be compared to worm-eaten hickory or asb, though the fissures are much deeper aod the surface more rugged The rock is of limestono formation, and is com posed largely of the potrefactions of mol lusks, ammonites, etc. In the trench surrounding tho mound are numberless petrefled mollnsks, of all conceiva ble shapes. What is most singular, many o f .This world woald be a sandy desert of lonesomeness if women were not privileged to attend auction sales and pay more for an old bureau than a new chamber set would cost. ..Alittle girl, hearing her teacher spoken of as a painstaking woman, remarked that the sobolars were the ‘ paintakingeat,’ for they were generally whipped ail aronnd every day. An aristoeratio New Yorker, on being re quested by a rich and vulgar young fellow for permission to marry ’one of his girls,’ gave this rather orashing reply: ’Certainly; which do yon prefer, the housemaid or the cook T’ -An old lady, hearing some one reading abont a Congressmen at large, rushed into the kitchen door shooting, ‘Sarah Jane! don’t yon leave the clothes ont all night, I te'J yon, for there’s a Congressman at large.' -Jones gave a lawyer a bill to be collected to the amonnt of $30. Calling for it, after awhile, he inquired if it had been collected. Oh, yes,* said she lawyer, • I have it all for you.’ 'Whatcharge for collectingf* ‘Oh,’ said tbe lawyer laughing, • I'm not going to charge yon—why I have known you ever since yon were a baby, and your father before you : $20 will be about right,’ banding over $10. Well,'said Jones, as he meditated upon tho transaction, • its darned Incky he didn't know my grandfather, or I shouldn’t have got any thing t' LAKAR CUBA. | A. S. ERWIN. | HOWELL COIB.JR. POBB, ERWIN i COBB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ATHENS, GEORGIA. Office in the Doupreo Bnllding. Deo>l A A. EDGE, . BOOT, SHOE AND HARNESS MAKER, Watcinsvilln, Ga. B P. WOFFORD, Attorney at law, . HOMER, GA. Will execute promptly all business entrusted to hie care. Collecting claim! a specialty. ap!21tf Olficeon Broad street,over the etore of Barry A Son, iVill give special attention to cases in Bankruptcy. Al so. to the collection of all elalms entrusted to his euro. TT'MORY SPEER, XU LAWYER, ATHENS, GA. As Solicitor General of Western Circuit, will attend the Court! of Clarke, Walton, Gwinnett, Hell, Benke, Jackson, Habersham, Franklin, Rabun and White, and give attention to oolleoting and other claim! in those conntiee. March 10, 1873. Love for Love. Ragged, dirty, ugly. He bad fallen <n the gutter ; bis bauds and face were black, bis mouth wide and open, and sending forth sounds not tbe most musical. A rough baud lifted him up, and placed him against tbe wall. There be stood, his tears making lit tle gutters down his begrimed cheeks. Men, as they passed, laughed at him, not caring for a moment to stop and inquire if he was really hurt. Boys halted a moment to jeer aud load him with tboir insults. Poor boy ! he hadn't a friend in the world tbat he knew of. Certainly, he did not deserve one, but, if uoue but the deserving have friends, how many would be friendless f A lady is passing ; her kindness of heart prompts her to stay aud say a kind word to the boys who are joking their companion and laughing at his sorrow. Then she looked fix edly at the dirty, crouching lad against the wall: ‘ Why, John, is it you !’ He moves one black fist from bis eye and looks up. He recognizes her. She has taught him at the ragged school. * Ob, ma’am, I’m so bad.’ She has him examined aud then taken to the hospital. Afterward she visits him kindly aud frequently. A year passes by. There is a fire one night. A dwelling house in flames. The engine has not yet arrived The inmates can not be rescued. A boy looks on. Suddenly he shouts : * Oh, she lives here !’ Then be climbs up tbe heated falling stairs. He fights against the suffocating smoke. He hunts about till he finds what be sought. She has fainted—is dying, perhaps. No He will save her. Five minutes of agonizing suspense, and she ia safe in the cool air. Tbe bystanders are struck with tbe intro pidity of the boy. He only walks away, muttering: * She didn't turn away from me when I was hurt.’ Oh, friends, the stone looks very rough, but it may be a diamond.—[Selected. Wayside Gatherings. Singular—to see a garden walk. ..The wandering heiress—the wind-lass. . .What holds all the snuff lu the world 1 No one nose. .. What Is it tbat a poor man has and a rich man wants f Nothing. ..Certain people are more confident than ever since the recent whiskey trouble, tbat Grant is playing seiter-ism. _ ..We think it no more than right tbat men should seize time by the forelock, for tho rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out. ..A Cincinnati paper says that recently in that city five women spent two long hours in making a selection of one simple little straw hat. - - A fellow who was np in a police oourt re cently gave his occupation as that of a ‘ con- chologist,’ and explained by saying be opened clams at market. ..A Covington man died and they put him on ice, but be awoke in tho night and yelled out: * Why don’t you put some more wood iu that stove!’ This is net gain,’ said a witty Worcester girl who found a valuable silk hair net hang ing to tho fringe of her shawl upon her roturn home from an evening lecture. BANKRUPTCY.—-Samuel P. Thurmond, - -J Attorney-at-Law, Athens, G TYRS. BRAWNER & YOUNG, ±J CARNESYILLB, GA. Having associated in the praetiee of Medicine and Surgery, tender their professional cervices to their friends and the public generally. Office nearly pposite the court honse.ep!21—tf XpDWARD R. HARDEN, JJj (Late Judge U. S. Courts Nebraska end Utah, andwow Judge of Brooks County Court) Attorney at Law, july23 ly Quitman, Brooke County, Ga. I0HN B. ESTES. MADISON NELL. TASTES tc BELL, Attorneys at Law, * Alt GAINESVILLE, GA. ^aW-WILL praotioo in tho oonnties composing tho Western Circuit, and Dawson and Forsyth counties of the Bine Ridge Circuit. They will also praottco in tho Supremo Conrtof Georgia, and in the United States Court at Atlanta. may!4 TpLOYD k SILMAN, -L 1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will praotioo in the oonnties of Walton and Jaokson, OHN i. FLOTD, J. B. SILMAN. Covington, Gn. mar4 Jefferson, Ga. J F. O’KELLEY’S . Photograph gallery. Over Williams’ Shoe store, Broad itreet, Athens, Georgia. »ep3. T H. HUGGINS, •J • holesaie aod Retell Dealer in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac. FebU Broad Street, Athens, Ga. TOHN H. CHRISTY, O Plain and Fanoy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St., Athens, Ga. Offiee corner Broad and Wall streets, over tho stora fames D. Pittard. tf TAMES R. LYLE, ’A Attorney at Law, WA TKINSVILIE, GA. Doctl JOHN M. MATTHEWS. Attorney at Law, Daniolsviile,Ga. Prompt Attention will be given to any business en- usted to his oare. Marchl4. TAMES L. LONG, M. D. U SURGEON, ACCOUCHEUR A PHYSICIAN, ( Office at Mr. Thomas Sheats’ Store,) Good Hope District, Walton eonnty, Ga. Offars hie professional aarviees to the eitisene of the surrounding oonntry. aug27 K ELIAS, Attorney at Law, . FRANKLIN, N. C. Praotices in all the Courts of Western North Caro lina, and in the Federal Courts. Claims collected in ail parts of the State. aplS—ly T IVERY, Feed and Sale Stable, JLi ATHENS, GA. GANN A HE A. VE8, Eroprietorv. ^3B»Will be fonnd at their old stand, rear Frank lin Honse bnllding, Thornes street. Keep always on hand good Tnrn-outs and earefnl driven. Stock weL eared for when entrusted to onr care. Stock on band for saia at ail timas. deo25—tt M W. RIDEN, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, U. S. Claim Agent and Notary Pnblle, Gainesville, Ga. ftW- Offiee on Wileon street, below King A Bro’s. February 19,1873. N. r. NOWELL. C. PBNPLM1. TDEEPLES k HOWELL, X ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 20 and 22, KithbaU House, Atlanta, Oa.‘ P RACTICE in tbe State and Federal Courts, and attend regularly all tbeConrte in Atlanta, includ ing the Snpreme Court of the State, and will argna eases upon briefs for absent parties, on reasonable terms. They also praotioe in tho Conrts of tho oonnties con tiguous or accessible to Atlanta by Railroad, sopll R B. ADAIR, D, D. S. • Gainesville, Ga. Offloo, southeast corner Public Square. R S. ADAMS, M. D., . Gudgeon, Accoucheur and Physician. Offiee at residence, Mountain District, Walton coun ty, Georgia—offers his professional services to the oitisene of the surrounding country. aug28—ly S C. DOBBS, » Wholesale gad Retail Dealer in Staple and Fanoy DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Ae. Feb9 No. 12 Broad Street, Athene, Ga. SPOOL SILK! G ET THE BEST and CHEAPEST! Get that man ufactured by the SingerManufaeturing Company, which is specially adapted for use on all kinds of Sew ing Machines. For sale, wholesale and retail, by the SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, julyl—ly G. H. HOPE, Agent, Alhons, Ga. P. G. THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ATHENS, GA. O FFICE over Barry's store. Special uttention gi to criminal practice. For reference, applj » Got. Thomas II. Watts and Hon. David Clop goiuery, Alabama.