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PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATT ORNEY S 'AT L A.W, ELBERTON, GA. TT7ILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF YY the Northern Circuit and Franklin county attention given to collections. .3. S. BARNETT, ATTORN E Y AT LAW, HLBERTOH, GA. JOHN T. OSBORN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ELBEKION, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS and Supreme Court. Prompt attention to tlit collection of claims. nevlßly 8.. .5. GARTBELL, ATTO R N E Y AT L AW, ATLANTA, GA, OPACTICES in the united states CIR t cuit and District Courts at Atlanta, and Hupreme and Superior Courts of the State. ELBIIBTON BSJSfiIVF.SS CARDS. & CO-, REAL ESTATE AGENTS ELBERTON CJA. WILD attend to tlio business of effectinfr sales and purchases of REAL ESTATE ns Agents, on REASONABLE TERMS. Applications should, be made to T. J. BOWMAN. SeplP-tf LIOHT CARRIAGES & BUGGIES, ' ' ;.A-- J. F. ATJLD EI.DEIRTO!\r, Cl EORC! El a . WITH GOOD WORKMAN! LOWEST PRICKS! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS. AND AN EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS, He hopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any oilier manufactory. G joci Buggies, warranted, - to SIBO TANARUS! KPAIRING AND 13LACKSMITTIING. Work done in this line in t very best style. The Best Harness TERMS CASH. ,\ y22—l V JEM. BARFIELD, r ' M .N-'ic tj.#%. , N>, ,'ijffr, v TII II Jt E A Ij LIY E Fashionable Tailor, Up-Stairs, over Swift & Arnold’s Store, BLUERI?ON, GKOUGIA. JG®”Call and See Him. THE ELBE ETON DRUG STORE H. 0. EDMUNDS, Proprietor. Has always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines Makes a specialty of STATIONERY „ D PERFUMERY Anew assortment of WRITING PAPER & ENVELOPES Plain and fancy, just received, including a sup ply ol LEGAL CAP. CIGARS AND TOBACCO of all varieties, constantly on hand. r. a. f. nroijjLF/TT, mmw, IAIOI, ELBERTON, GA. Will contract for work in STONE and BTUCK anywhere in Elbert county [jel6 6m CENTRAL HOTEL SIRS. W. M THOMAS, PROPRIE3KESS, 4UGUSTA CrA W. H. ROBERTS, CARPENTER & BUILDER ELBBRTGR; GA. I HAVE LOCATED IN ELBERTON WHERE I will be prepared to do all work in my line as cheap as any good workman can afford. Con tracts respectfully solicited. Shop on the west side of and near the Jail, Coffins Made to Order. F. W. JACOBS, HOUSE 4 SIGN PAINTER Glazier and Grainer, ELBERTON, GA. Orders Solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteed. PEASE’S PALACE DINING ROOMS, ATI. &NT A, G CORGI .4. The Champion Dining Saloon of the South ■VBRYBODY IS INVITED TO CALL. THE GAZETTE. New Series. A SINGULAR ADVENTURE. A. great number of persons who knew the celebrated Dr. Burton, have often heard him narrate the following anec dote : One day he had procured the bodies of two criminals who had been hung, for the purpose of anatomy ; not being able to'lied the key of the dissecting room, he ordered them to be placed in an apartment contiguous to liis becl-room. During the evening he read and wrote late. The clock had just struck one, when all at once a dull sound proceeded from the room containing the bodies, and the doctor went to see what could be the cause of the unexpected noise. What was his astonishment, or rather horror, on discovering that the sack which con tained the bodies was torn asunder, and that one of them was sitting upright in the corner! Poor Dr. Burton, at this unexpected apparition, became transfixed with ter ror, which was increasing by observing the dead and sunken eyes of the corpse fixed upon him, whichever way he mov ed. The doctor, more dead than alive, began a quick retreat, without, howev er, losing sight of the object of his ter ror. But the spectre had risen and fol lowed him ; his strength fails, the candle falls from his hand, and he is now in complete darkness. The good doctor has, however, gain ed his apartment, and thrown himself on his bed ; but the fearful spectre has followed him ; it has caught him, and seizes his feet with both hands. At this climax of terror the' doctor loudly exclaimed, “Whoever you are, leave me!” At this the spectre let go his hold, and moaned feebly these words : “Pity, good hangman ! have pity on me 1” The doctor now discovered the mys tei-y, and regained, little by little, bis composure. He explained to the criroi nal, who bad so narrowly escaped death, who be was, and prepared to call up some of his family. “Do you, then, wish to destroy me ?” exclaimed the criminal. “If I am discov ered, my adventure will become public, and I shall be brought to the scaffold again. In the name of humanity save me from death !’’ The good doctor then roso and pro cured a light. He muffled his unex pected visitor in an old dressing gown, and having made him take some re storing cordial, desired to know what crimed had brought him to the scaf fold. He was hanged for high treason. The good doctor did not well know what means to employ to save the poor creature. He could not keep him in his house, and to turn him out would bo to expose him to certain death. The only way, then, was to get him into the countiy ; so having made him dress himself in some old clothes which the kind doctor selected from his wardrobe, he left town early, accompanied by his protege, whom be represented as an as sistant. When they had got into the open country, the wretched creature threw himself at the feet of his benefactor and liberator, to whom he swore eternal gratitude ; and the generous doctor hav ing relieved his wants by a small sum of money, the grateful creature left him, with many blessings and prayers for his happiness About twelve years after this occur rence, Dr. Burton had occasion to visit Amsterdam. Having gone, one day, to the bank, ho was accosted by a well dressed man—one who had been point ed out to him as one of the most opu lent merchants of the city. The mer ehanr asked him politely if he were not Dr. Burton of London: and on his an swering in the affirmative, pressed him to dine at his house, which invitation the worthy doctor accepted. On arriv ing at the worthy merchant’s house, he was shown into an elegant apartment, where a most charming woman and two lovely children welcomed him in the most friendly manner, which re ception surprised him the more com ing from persons he had never before met. After dinner, the merchant, having taken him into bis counting house, seiz ed his hand, and having pressed it with friendly warmth, said: “Do you not recollect me?” “No,” said the doctor. “Well, then, I remember you well, and your features will never be obliter ated from my memory, for to you I o ve my life. Do you not remember the poor fellow who was hanged on a charge of conspiring for the dethronement of the King—for high treason, in fact. On leaving yon, I went to Holland. Y\ lut ing- a good hand, and being also a good accountant, I soon obtained a situation as clerk in a merchant's office. My good conduct and zeal soon gained me the confidence of my employer, and the affections of his daughter. When he retired from business I succeeded him, and became his son-in law; but without you, without your care, without your generous assistance, I should not have lived to enjoy so much happiness. Gen erous man! consider, henceforth, my house, my fortune, and myself, as whol ly yours.” The kind doctor was even affected to tears ; and bo tli these happy beings par ticipated in the most delightful expres sion of their feelings, which were soon shared by the merchant’s interesting family, who came to join tbm. ESTABLISHBD 1859.. ELBERTOR, GEOMGIA, MAT 17, 1876. A PATRIOTIC! REPLY. Kit Warren thus replies to a printed notice that a letter was in the P. 0. Do partment addressed to him and needing a stamp : Leesburg, Oct. 28th, 1875. Hon. E. W. Barber, Washington, D. C My Dear Sir : Your kind favor of the 21st awakened emotions of gratitude long dormant in a bosom congealed by frigid influences of a cold world. As for the letter, I don’t want it. It probably contains a “dun” from some greedy and impatient creditor, who has trusted such as I until he is too poor to buy a stamp. Don't send it, don't. I need money—a great many things—but I positively do not need any more duns. They have been my visitors, companions and asso ciates for years, I am tired of such socie ty. But sir, you did not know that the letter would be unacceptable to me. You were actuated by pure, noble, gen erous intentions ; you were designing to do me an unselfish and purely disinter ested favor, and your conduct has gone home to my heart. Your action in this matter presents a picture worthy the ge nious of a Hogarth. Hero was I—there were you. Ia desolated, isolated, de bilitated and attenuated specimen of penury and obscurty. You, sir, an ef ficial! in exalted position, turning aside from the glories of your station, retiring from the giddy whirl, the pomp, the glit ter and grandeur of Washington society —all for the benevolent purpose of do ing a favor to one who is, socially, scarcely more than a “remote circum stance.” Worthy, patriotic, philanthropic, hu mane man ! my heart swells up with ad miration and thankfulness, utterly in commensurable, when I dwell upon your conduct. But, sir, while Ido not want the letter, I cannot refrain from sending you the stamp. I enclose it sir, as a peace-offering, as a token of my person al and centennial regards. It is design ed as a figurative shaking of my hand at you over the bloody chasm. Sir, up to tho time of this interesting and affecting incident, I confess I have been a mild and moderate Democrat. But oh, how deep was the darkness in which like Homer, “sightless cyclops,” I groped and blundered on. Little did I know, that under the present political auspices, not a human sparrow was al lowed to fall without receiving the af fectionate and paternal watch care of the government; little did I dream that while I slept in “my little bed,” the humblest of the humble, the great usd illiut.iou3 of the nation were watching (perhaps) all tiie officers and bureaus, anxious for au opportunity to favor me. Sir, my pen languishes under the task of giving expression to my feelings, and I must cease to write ; but “till life’s dream be over,” the memory of your beneficence, and this occasion will “Like the mellow rays of the selling sun, .Sink sadly but sweetly on my soul.” I learn the railroad combination de cline selling tickets to the centennial on a credit, so I will not be there. I beg of you, the favor to present in my be half on that great occasion the following toast: “Ulysses S. Grant. Great and illus trious chieftain, who magnanimously de dined to accept the tendered sword of the beloved Southern leader, R. E Lee. Ulysses S. Grant, the ex-President and tho prox-President of the United States Long may he smoke.” In conclusion permit me to observe that I sincerely hope your existence may be crowned with rich end unceasing blessings, and that you may carry through this life no heavier burden than the -weight of your nose and two big toes. With tho greatest respect I subscribe myself your obedient and very humble servant and sincere friend. Kittrell J. Warren. P. S—My mother-in-law wishes to know if you are any kin to the Barbers who used to live in North Carolina ? She says they were all clever folks. Very kindly, K. J. W. THE; CANDIDATES. A correspondent of the Boston Her ald, thus speaks of Presidential candi dates and their wealth : “On the Demo eratic side, if the nomination he of one of the five principal candidates, a poor man whl not be taken. Tildeu is prob ably the wealthiest of the live. He is put down at $4,000,000 or $5,000,000. Judge Davis is the possessor of more than $1,000,000, and Thurman is very rich. Bayard is well-to do, although not a millionaire. Hancock has some property, it is said. Of the Republi cans who are prominent candidates, Morton is said to be the poorest, and Blaine is undoubtedly the richest of all. Conkling is possessed of something over SIOO,OOO, part of which he, like Blaine, lias made in railroad speculations. He is also largely paid by several wealthy corporations. Bristow and Hayes are both well off. The) former has proba bly SIOO,OOO, and his wife has received a legacy of $150,000 within a year. Hayes is richer than Bristow. It is doubtful whether Mr. Wheeler, of New York, is much richer than Morton.” A woman in Folsom, California had a troublesome tooth extracted recently, and found a sprouted coriander seed in the cavity to have been the cause of her suffering. Young women should set good exam ples for the young men are always fol lowing them. A BABOON MOTHER. A woman belonging to a settlement lof about 150 souls went one day to gather some wood, and left her child on the ground to take care of itself.— While the ‘mother was gone a female baboon appea? ed on the scene, and, espying theachild, approached and began to fondle it. tbe child was allowed to partake of the baboon’s milk, which de prived it ox any appetite for its moth er's. When the mother returned she | noticed that the child was carefully I covered over with leaves and had lost | its hunger. This was done for several j days before the mother ascertained who ! performed the unthankful act. When ; the mother did find out the doer she ‘ induced the men of her tribe to lie in ; wait for the baboon the next da y. The animal noticed the men raise their weapons to fire, and began to wave her hand, or paw, as if asking them not to kill her and, at the same time, pointed to a yotm one at her breast. But the natives killed her. No sooner had they done so, however, than the male baboon put in his appearance, and, by a loud shout, summoned others of his tribe to the spot. Then, in a body, the ani mals attacked the natives and forced them to fl.se to their huts for safety One of the baboons tracked them to their settlement, and the next day they were visited by about .590 baboons, who assaulted them with coccanuts and compelled them to run away from their homes. The animals kept a watch over the huts for several day's and pre vented the natives from returning to their dwellings—Mr. Hazoly’s African Lectures. DRIHKINGr£EROM A LADY'S SHOE. About a century ago it was no nncorn mon practice on the part of fast men to drink bumpers to the health of a lady out of her shoe. The Earl of York, in an amusing paper in the Connoisseur, relates an incident of this kind, and to carry the compliment still further, lie states that the shoe was ordered to be dressed and served for supper. "The cook set himself seriouley to work upon it, he pulled the uper (which was of fine damask) into line shreds, and tossed them up in a ragout, minced the soles, fried them in batter, and placed them round the dish for garnish. The com pany testified theif affection for the lady by eating heartily of the exquisite itn prompiu. Within the last score of years, the " "ter .van* present at a dinner of Irish squires, when the health of a beautififi -girl, whose foot was as pretty as her face, was drunk in champagne from one of her satin shoes which an admirer of the lady had contrived to obtain possesion of. ■ ♦ A BREAM SAVES A MAN’S LIPE. A singular fulfillment of a dream oc curred at Nevada City recently. The wife o#Mr. Scott, one of the owners of the Last Chance mine, had a dream on the night previous that her husband was killed by having his head struck by a rock in the mine, and when tho signal w r as given that a blast was to be fired, be and Mr. Foote, both of whom were holding tho hydraulic nozzle, retired to a distance of 250 feet. But for some reason Scott became uneasy, and tried to get Foote to go still further away, concealing himself behind a tree, instead of standing beside Foote, as usual. When the blast went off a flying stone struck Foote on the bead, killing him instantly. Mr. Scott is firmly convinc ed that if he had not remembered bis wife's dream and got behind the tree he w T ould have been the man killed by the stone. ISH DAT ALL. Two Dutch farmers at Ivinderhook, whose farms were adjacent, were out in their respective fields, when one heard an unusually loud hallooing in the direction of a gap in a high stone wall and ran with all speed to tho place, and the following brief conversa tion ensued: “Shon, vat ish de matter ?” “Vel ! den,” says Shon, “I vas trying to climb i on to top of dish high stbone vail, and j I vail off, and all to sthone vail tumble j dwon unto me and has broken one of j mine legs off and both of mine arms, smashed my ribs in and desepig stbones j are lying on de top of mine body.” t “Ish dat all 1” says the other ; “vy you hollow so loud I tot you got tootache.” Wen you see a town nigger gwine rouu’ wid a string uv pullets try in’ for sell’em,” said an old country darkey to a crowd of his acquaintances in the “Macon passenger depot the other day, you jes’ go right long’n fix him a saft place in de chain-gang, an’ tell de cala boose fer tei* make room at de table fer anew boa’der. He gwine lan' dar fo’ de week’s done. Dey ain't no merkills dese clays fer ter keep him out.” Air editor is described as a man who is liable to crying babies, grammatical blunders, tooth ache, typographical errors and laps of memory, and has 25,000 people watching to catch him tripping—a man of many sorrows, and acquainted with grief; poorly paid, poorly estimated, yet envied by many, and depised, perhaps by some of the great men he has made. The Rev. Mr. Kendrick, of Columbus, is said by the Columbus papers to be a deserter from tbe Confederate army. Vol. V.-.JSTo. 3. CHASED BY A SAW-LOG. A Canadian who was engaged on the brow of a hill, near Pittsfield, Mass., iu cutting timber and rolling it to the bottom, endeavored to manipulate a log for a safe descent, but discovered that it was getting the better of him. He wax on the under side, and it would not do to “let it slide,” so he screamed for help. Hut no help carna His strength was surely and rapidly fail ing, and there was nothing to do but to run for it ; and run he did'—-a fearful race. The natural philosophers say that a log gains in rapidity as it descends. It is otherwise with human legs on a run, even when, as in this case, the descent is steep and icy. There was no turning out, and the log gained with terrible rapidity on the frightened Ca nuck, and was now just on his heels, when luckily he spied a hollow in his path, into which he popped with a bound, Tint had barely time to huddle himself into his hole, when crash ! crash! the log thundered over him, i and left him safe, but about the most | badly scared man that ever hallooed. <£>+ BACK JAY. Some years ago a certain Detroiter settled a debt by giving -his note of hand. The holder tried for two years to collect it, and then filed it away. The other day ho had anjopportunity to work it off on an innocent party, and shortly after so doing he encountered the maker oi the note and said : “Now you’ll have to come to time! I’ve sold that note of yours ?” “You don’t say so ?” “Yes, I have ; got it off on a man for seven dollars.” “See here, Tom,” said the debtor in a pleading voice, “if you got seven dollars for that forty dollar note against me, and you won’t give me at least two dol lars, I’ll never do another favor for you in my life.” A polite Kentucky editor thus sums up the peculiarities of another knight of the quill and scissors. “He is too lazy to earn a meal, and too mean to enjoy one. He was never generous but once, and that was when he gave the itch to an apprentice boy. So much for his good ness of heart. Of his industry the pub lie may better judge, when wo state that the only day he lias ever worked was the day be mistook castor oil for honey.” A man who shows no defect is a fool or a hypocrite we should mistrust. There are defects so b .mid to the fine qualities that they announce them—de feets which it is well not to correct. Cheerfulness is always to be kept up, if a man is out of pain ; but mirth to a prudent man should always be acciden tal. A darkey in attempting to cross a hatchway fell through, and his head struck a large lump of coal, breaking it into pieces. Looking up, he saw his employer, and fearing, he had done something wrong, exclaimed, sorrow fully. “Golly, massa, I’se really sorry I broke dat coal!” Two men employed at one of our hardware stones, were recently engaged in putting up a stove for a lady. Du ring a heavy lift one of them told the other to spit on his hands, when both were nonplussed by the lady hastily exclaiming: “Oh, don’t do that; hero is a spittoon.” ~r>> -p Although the sub-tr as try at St. Louis has been paying out silver very freely for the last few days, yet it does not circulate. Those who have it cling to it as something more valuable than frac tional currency, and the result is a gradual disappearance of small change. The silver coins will not circulate until their novelty wears off. - A certain servant maid was left hand ed. Placing the knives and forks upon the dinner table in the same awkward fashion, her master observed that she had placed them left-handed. “Ah, true indeed, sir, and so I have—would you be pleased to help me turn the table "!” A colored preacher down South took for his text the words: “Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see God,” which he divided into three parts, as follows : First, skin-worms; second, what they done ; third, what the man seen afteiGxe was eat up ” “My deal - ,” said a fond husband to his wife, where would you go should I fail in business 1” “Where I always go when I can, love,” was the answer, “into the anus-house,” and so saying, the wife hid her blushes in the embi’ace of her husband. The happiness which a man feels at seeing his wife after a protracted sepa ration can only be balanced by' the joy ous emotions that rush over him upon discovering a paper of chewing tobacco in an old coat pocket that he didn’t know anything about. > * The elopement of a man with his motlierin-law is reported from Lansing, Michigan. Tims does anew danger threaten connubial happiness. “How one thing brings up another !” said a lady, absorbed in pleasing retro spection. “Yes,” replied tho practical Dobbs ; “an emetic, for instance.” ERRORS IN PRINTING, Probably one of the worst businesses under the sun is that of a printer. His every deed seeks tbe light of day. Those of the lawyer lie in dark boxes and between musty sholves; the doctor places his indifferent handiwork in tho earth ; the tradesman has but his cus tomer to please, and in satisfying him his work is ended. But the printer— every ignoramus spells over the work of the printer. Fellows who would find it impossible to put twenty letters togeth er gia mnaiic illy will poii t out with gloe a f mlt in his work ; indeed it is usu; lly this class of individuals who make it a point of finding out every little discrep ancy. Did the public know the thou sands of different characters, different letters, and atoms comprised in a prin ter’s everyday life ; did they but know the variety of altogether foreign subjects ho has got to set up, read, correct and revise every day, they would wonder how lie kept out of the lunatic asylum. But practice makes perfect, and constant friction has rubbed off all the rough edges from the character of the man of letters ; nothing takes effect upon him % he can view errors of tho most frightful description with calmness. After all what is an error, grammatical or other wise 1 Simply so many types out of place, that is all, and quite enough ; but not enough to upset the equanimity of the printer. An instance of remarkable heroism was displayed on the lino of one of the railroads near Cincinnati a few days ago* As the train was approaching the city, those on the engine saw a young woman jump on the track, evidently with the purpose of committing suicide. The en gineer hardly had time to sound tho whistle, when ho saw another young wo man spring to the rescue of the would be suicide, and drag her from the track. The two disappeared behind tho bridge, but in an instant the first young woman was again on the track, this time with the engine almost upon her. Tho en gineer was utterly powerless to save her. He nervously sounded the whistle, and saw the other young girl spring in tho jaws of death, as it seemed, clasping hex* companion around the waist, and draw her off the track at the very last mo ment. As the engine rushed along, tho few spectators of the terrible sccno caught sight of a picture not soon to be foi’gotten. The saved girl was still firm ly held by her companion, nndwith both bands to her face, was swaying backward and forward in the agony of uncontrol lable grief. Foreign journals publish a romantic story of an Arab girl who has] been a leader in their combats with the Turks. The girl was the daughter of a chief, and was married to ,a warrior of her tribe, who was murdered by tho Turks. The young widow made a vow tonvongo his death upon the soldiers of the Pa dislnih. The Emir, touched by tho prayers and tears of his child, cal’o l upon the tribe, the whole of the Bedouin, horsemen of tho Beni Kawas rising in consequence against the domination of the Padishah. The daughter of the Emir, armed like the men, and carrying the banner, like Joan of Arc, was al ways foremost in their attacks upon the enemy, closely followed by her father, the Emir, her brothers, and tho remain der of the horsemen. The Turkish gov ernment has set a price on her head, in order to capture her and and stop the slaughter of the soldiers. The Ara bian poets have made the heroine tho subject of their songs, and she is now the most famous personage in the dis trict of Beder. Hands that Were Equal.— lt occurred last night. Perkins discarded one and drew. Tomlins did tho same. Both looked at their hands disappointedly, and then gazed sadly at each other. The chips represented twenty-five cents each. “Go you ono on what I’ve got,” said Perk, contemptuously. “Raise you a couple on this lay out,” said Tomlins with a sneer. “Might as well see your couple and go you five more,” said Per • kins in a reckless, don’t care sort of a way. “Won’t be bluffed if Ido havo hard luck,” said Tomlins; “raise you ten.” That touches bottom,” said Perk, wearily. “I call. What have you got?” “Well, my reckless friend,” said Tom lins with a smile, “I happen to have an ace-high flush,” and he threw down the papers. “So have I,” drawled Perk, with an uneasy affectation of noneha lance. Then they compared, and each had ace, king, ten, nine, and four —Tom- lins of spades, Perkins of diamonds. “Don’t happen onco in a thousand years,” exclaimed the former. “Not in a million,” sighed the latter. Show us a man who can quit the society of tho young and take pleasure in listening 'to the kindly voice of tho old ; show- us a man who is always ready to pity and help the deformed; show us a man that covers tho faults of others with a mantle of charity; show us a man that bows as politely and gives the street as freely to the poor sewing girl as t) tho millionaire ; show us a man who abhors tho libertine, who scorns tho ridiculer of his mother’s sex and the exposure of womanly reputations ; show us a man who never forgets for a minute the delicacy and tho respect duo a woman, as a woman, in any condition or c ] ass —and you show us a true gentle man. 4,gg4 ■ The story of an unsuccessful attempt of John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Mr. Lincoln during the inauguration ceremo nies in 1805, is now for the first timo told in print. It is rather remarkable that the occurrence has hitherto escaped publication. The Senate of the United States has passed a resolution providing that dur ing the impeachment trial ono of tho Senate galleries shall bo occupied by no other persons than tho families of Con gressmen That rain of felsh in Kentucky was a regular meateoric shower.