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iiatks of huuscuiption. One Copy of tho Paper ottn year $11 00 due Copy of tho Paper nix monlliH *2 00 One Copy of tlio I’npor thfuo months, 1 CX» Single Copy of tho Paper 10 Clul> Itfiton. Ton CoploH of the Pnpor nno your f2B 00 Twenty Copies of tlio Pnpor ono your 40 00 AW All HuhnoriptioiiB must ho paid iuvnrinhly In ad vance. No iliHoriiolniitlou in Ikvor of anybody. «r#-Tho I’npor will ho Hfopped, in nll'liiHtniicrs, nt tho time paid for, uiiIosh HuhncrlptioiH uve previously ronowed. AW AddroHH nil orders to JONES k WTT.LIN3HAM. Attorneys. W. O. TUOULK, A T T O Tt N K Y A T I - A W , Ln Grunge tiroi'glili TOO 111£ & itIAllllY, ATTOIlNFiYS AT LAW. I.nOrn it go, Georgiu W ILT, practice in the Bnpnrt. of Troup, Hi Courts of thn comities owotu, Meriwether and if Georgia, and in Harris. Also, in thn Supr tho United States District Court at Atlanta. Ol Fin:--l-Jist Sid,' Ml the Public Square. ", ;|i)-ti C. KBIUIKM., N. J. HAMMOND, I K. W. HAMMOND, J.iiGrange. (la. | Atlanta, (la. | InG range, On, FF.1UIKI.L, MAMMOM) & HilO., ATTORNKYH AT LAW, Till Grange, Georgia, Dentistry. II. H. ALK11ED, KUrtOltOX DENTIST, I.a Grange, Georgia. : Public .Square, OFFICE—Ni »rUiwest, corner In Thornton's ltnek Building. January Bfh, 1899. J. T. DOIIUINS, SURGEON DENTIST, HAVING located nt LoGraugo, respectfully hinders his professional services to thn citizen* of tho place and surruuudtug country. All work dono at his othccshnll ho neatly and substantially executed and warranted to give satisfaction, ut rOAftOnSl*!* 4 For reference apply to Col. Hugh niichnnan, Col. W. F. Wright, Dr. Calhoun, Dr. WelllHirn, NowuaU, Gu.; and Dr. Stanley und Dr, AVimhish. I.aGrange, Oa. Ofllrfi tip slntrfl tutor PuUcn a. oW rsortnweat for»or of Public Square, JiiiiH Miscellaneous. 3b arOTK K THIS I Cutting anil XV i AW Tormg CASH! rk IJone Promptly J UNITED .STATES IIOTKL. Hunt u Georgia. HASS E \: N, YOttK & .J (> U HD A N, PltOPIt I ETullS, J. nr. V, HHYSOX AM) It. T. JOl'UDA.V. Clerks. IIHTIIIN one hundred "yards of the general Passenger U Depot, Corner of Alitimmiuiml Pryor Streets. \vTe. TElfllV, FASHIONABLE BARBEB AND HAIR-DRESSER, (In tho Hlms House,) La Grunge, Georgiu. S PECIAL attention given to CUTTING CHILDREN'S HA lit. PJ1.1NC1H A. FltOST, DANK 1: R, (Office West Side Square, next door to AViso k Douglass,) La Grx •««* ..Go zta. /< OLE 1 W Yorl nd Philadelphia EXCHANGE always on baud ictAO-tf OWEN & II All\ A HI), C O TTO N \Y AU EHO U S U, I.a Grunge, Georgiu. fllHANKFUL for tho liberal patronage bestir _ to COTTON SHIPPERS AND FARMERS that wo havj re-opened our old Stand, near tho It. It. Depot, and will give prompt and personal attention* to all cotton stored with us. We also have a NIGHT- WATCH M AN in the establishment. wepll-tf MEDICAL NOTICE I R. It. A. T. It ID LEY, having assoeiutod with him 1 ) his sou. Dr ate of tho New Oi l. i their services in the i fessi.m; to tho citi/.« A r. sivo n Old olio I Brin eithei of thirty years in LaGrangn. a during that time, by tho seuioi is a sulheieut guarantee to the people that i the endec try, will bo promptly id throe doi nith c old < NOTHING LIKE LEATHER AND PRUNELLA! IP. ILOLLE, BOOT AND SI IOF. MAKER, (Still at Ills Uhl Stand,) La Grunge, Georgia, •\i riTHtlie very best of Fiip.nch Calf Ruins and other IT material for putting up his fatuous work lu the HOOT and SHOE liue. where he invites his friends and all others to call and see him and continue.the g.nerous i»u- tronage with which they have heretofore favored bin indebted to him for recent work, h< they como up and SETTLE that he may be enabled to kr bis business going on, novld-tf F. HQf.T.E, CI.AGllOKN, 1IKRKING that ; co„ COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 7 Warren Block, Georgia ; (Coyne? YcoJiio Range aud Accommodation Wharf, C'harlaion,,... South Carolina; 1 '$ Cfcjeefnut Street. Philadelphia,.. Pennsylvania. L IBERAL CASH ADVANCES made at all times on con signments of COTTON, AW JOSEPH K. BEAN, of LiC,range-, Georgia, is our Agent, and will giro prompt attention to thipment* and ad- ATLANTA MARBLE WORKS! 1VM. GRAY, Prop»r, 8.1I» OATM.VV, Afi’t, American and Foreign Murblc, MONUMENTS, TOMBS, VAULTS, HEADSTONES, TABLETS, Mantles, Statuary, Urns anil Vases, A BEST WORKMANSHIP AND LOWEST PRICES. AW DESIGNS FURNISHED, for those purchasing of us, frrt n f charge’ OWMODELING, in clay or plaster, and other ornamental work*, Atlanta. Ga. oe.tlfl-tf ALEXANDER KKGENZIXGER, (Hunter Street, near Whitehall,) Atlu ut a, Georgiu, and surrounding country that he is prepared to f all orders for FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERING, MATTR ASSES AND BEDDING, DECORATIONS, WINDOW CURTAINS, Ac., the most reasonable ter Marietta, Ga. | Marietta, Ga. | Louisville, Ky. TIIE GEORGIA MARBLE WORKS RE now prepared to All all ordora for MARBLE, and J\. to tarnish Monamcnts, Slabs, Tombs, &o., finished in tho boat style, and at LOWER PRICES than the same work can bo done with Northern Marble. Our Marble is equal to the BEST AMERICAN. i be Bupi>licd with BLOCKS and SLABS of For any information or designs address GEORGIA MARBLE WORKS, Either at Marietta or Jasper, Pickens co., Ga. - &~W W. H. SIMS is tho Agent nt LaGrango. sepl—tf AW PRINTING.—Law Cuses, Legal Blanks, and all ‘■ °ther Printing required by tho legal profcaaion, “V typo,-at tpo VEl’ORTER OFFICE. 0i<xWmn&z VOLUME XXV.I LAGRANGE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1809. {NUMBER 4. (viMiitnir. a. n. AanaMAMrt. WIMBISH CO. f MUmtlTANTH mid THADHlItS, (Notih East Cornet FubHc Square,) W ILT, praclleo in Troup county. All bUHliiCRA eutrunt- ed to their care will receive personal, prompt and careful attention. N. J. HAMMOND still remains a member of the firm of A. W. Hammond A Son, of Alluutu, except ns to Troup Jo5-tf La Grange,, .Georgia, W T GROCERIK8, HARDWARE, PROVISIONS, HEAVY BOOTS AND SHOES, BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIALS, STOVES, AC., AC. STEWART’S CRUSHED, POWDERED, A. II and C SU GARS, aud SUGAR HOUSE SYRUP and MOLASSES, CHOICE RIO, I.AOUAYRA and JAVA COFFEES, STOVES—(Warmutotl to give satisfaction,) GUNNY audBLANKETBAOGINOf (14 to lCin.to2\ J lbs.,) GREEN LEAP ROI’K and ARROW TIES, AXLES, HUBS, RIMS und SPOKES, (buggy and wagon) BUGGY TRIMMINGS, (every kind.) GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES and CAPS, PLANTATION an,I MECHANIC'S TOOLS, (ovary kind,) L0P5 S .- Burts auit SOItEITS, (groat varlstj-,) BCQOY ami WAGON HAItNESS, (,'ALP SKINS, SOLE, UI'PEll amt HAItNESS LEATHEIt, IRON and STEEL, (Swedes aud Refined—all nixes,) SUPERIOR CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO, BACON, LAUD and FLOUR, (KUpurior quality,) COTTON YARNS, OSNABURGS, STRIPES A SHIRTINGS, NO. I SHORE and BAY MACKEREL and WHITE FISH, line, on tho most reason- WIMBISH A CO. 1000 Seett Outs. Bushels SEED OATS on hand and for sale by WIMBISH A CO. Potu toes. CboU llr J U8T received by 0 New Orient!i article, for snlo by WIMBISH A CO. Molasses. WIMBISH A CO. t Orleans Sugar WIMBISH A CO. Iln ey. Clover Seed ! T HRESH and GENUINE, for sale by : w; IMBISH A CO. Family Flour! r flRESH and of superior quality, just received and fi «alo by WIMBISH A CO. Cheese I ( ’jtool Hnlt. tceived and for sale bv WIMBISH A CO. >!! Guimo!!! Will also furnish gcuuiim PERUVIAN GUANO. BONK DUST and LAND PLASTER, all at Baltimore prices, with freight added. Give us your orders early that you may filled in t or Merrymnn, as ym Plaster, iu strong ue i). Will send y tay prefer. Can furnish you Laud sacks, at JCT2 par ton. nt the depot WIMBISH A CO. ItulU TNXcut. WIMBISH A CO. LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST ! Most of our goods we IJotiyht lor C'n.sli sit T:*anic X^rlces, cuabliug us to offer, to our customers, Goods ut unpuralolled Low Prices lor* Cusli. Consult your interest, examine our goods and prices be fore you purchase. Our stock consists of a complete as DRY GOODS. HARDWARE, QUEENSWABE, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF GROCERIES, BACON, SUGAR, COFFEE, SYRUP, MEAL, FLOUR, FISH, , PEPPER. SHOT, POWDER, SARDINES, OYSTERS, CANDY, PICKLES, CHEESE, Ac., Ac, Grave’s Mills IFlouis of Kentucky—called for by every ono who ever tried it.— Cull and boo ua—will bo kuvo to please you. JABBOE A WILLIAMS. WARE’S ORUC STORE! AUGUSTUS C. WAHIC, miUGCUBT AND APOTMECAHY, torth Bide Ptibllc Square, LnOratgc, Georg I n. aw PRFBCnTTIONS flUod At all hours, Window Glass. I ARGE lo.of WINDOW GLASS, sll sizes, Just received J and foi Hale by A. C. WAltF. Smith’ll Tonic Syrup. 2 Dozen SMITH'S TONIC SYRUP, for chill* and fin er, Just revived and for aula by A. C. WARE. Hughes’ Ague Cure. 2 Dozen HUGHES' AGUE CURE juul received and for by A. c. WARE. Ayres* Ague Cure. 9 Dozen AiailS' AGUE CURE Juat received and for sale * h y A. C. WARE. EVANS & RAGLAND, WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, (Ea«t Side Public Square,) I*a Grange, Georgia. T ARGE supply BAGGING oud HOPE ju#fc received by 1 J EVANS k. RAGLAND. A Large eupply flue assorted LIPUOlig at A EVANS k RAGLAND. 4 SSORTED stock of HARDWARE, IRON and NAILS A for sale by EVANS & RAGLAND. TF you want heavy BOOTS aud SHOES call on L EVANS k RAGLAND. Cj HOT-GUNS, PISTOLS and CAPS on band and for gale O by EVANS tt RAGLAND. rnHOSE who chew and those who dou’t chow can And a 1 superior lot of all grades TOBACCO at EVANS k RAGLAND. rnUE finest Rio COFFEE for sale by x EVANS k RAGLAND. Cl UGARS, A, B aud C, can bo had at 0 EVANS k RAGLAND. TpyQ you smoko fluo CIGARS? If so, wo havo thorn. 1 ) J EVAN8 k RAGLAND. TVTOLASSES aud SURUP can be had at M KVAN8 k RAGLAND. TRICKLES, SAUCES, OYSTERS aud CR.V0KERS kept by U KVAN8 k RAGLAND. TVUED BEEF (fluent quality) ut lJ EVANS & RAGLAND. QUPEBIOB JOB VniNTlNO.—Now Tyro euivblo no kj promptly to execute, in tho beet mauuer, all ordorH for every deacription of Printing, at tho REPORTER OFFICE. "\ITANTED Ab many subscribers as we oan get, and VV all the Job Work wo can do—FOR CASH—ai the REPORTER OFFICE. ~\TERY few priuting entablishraeufeH can equal the RE- V PORTER OFFICE iu the way of neat printing. Champion’s Fever and Ague Pills. Pest Cooking Moda. f AI.FBarn-1 befit COOKING SODA just received and Cream Tartar. Yeast Powders. H ALF Orona Preston A MerriU’a YE.VST POWDERS just received and for salo by A. C. WARE. Black Pepper. J_£ALF Barrel BlJlCK PEPPHR just recei ved and for Alspiec. H ALF Barrel ALSPICE just received and for sale by A. C. WARE. 1 Parrel Spirits Turpentine J UST received and for sale by a n ^ 1 Barrel Train Oil T U8T received and for Halo by Toilet Soaps, JN great variety, just received aud for sale by Tobacco, Simtr, Ac. Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco, Ourden Seed, Drugs, A;c. D R. A. C. WARE will receive, iu n few days, ono of tho largeHt assortments of DAVID LANDltETH A: SON’S GARDEN 8EEDS ever brought to this market. Also, a new lot of DRUGS aud FANCY ARTICLES, which ho will soil Cheap ! CilEArr.n!! CHEAPEST!!!—FOR CASH lHi -told CHARLES HANDY, (BUCCK8HOU TO W. C. YANCEY,) COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND DEALER IN CHOICE GROCERIES AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES, (At Pullen & Cox’s Old StAnd,) La Oranye, Ororgin. C ERIKS wideU I promise to sell Cheap fur Cash. CHAS. HANDY. EARNESTLY request the attention of thoso wantiu jiAJtDW.Uti; to my stock, which in complete. CHARLES HANDY. P LANTERS generally are requested to cell and cximiiuo my stock bclorc purchasing elsewhere. * nil nr.» CHARLES HANDY. CHARLES IL^NDY. LL kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE bought at the A L~ - „ higheat market prices. CHARLES HANDY. ANTED.—500 pounds DRIED FRUIT CHARLES HANDY. IkTEW GOODS rocotvcd overy week from the best and cheapest markets. CHARLES HANDY. G E CHARLES HANDY. CHARLES HANDY. 4L1IERT LEHMAN, XYATCH-MAKER AND JEWELER, La Grange,.,,. Georgiu, NEW JEWELRY, JUST roecWed a largo stock of GOLD AND BILVHR WATCHES, WATCH CHAINS, CLOCKS, (of all aorta and «*w,) JEWELRY, (of the very latcat styles,) POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY, (very best quality,) SCISSORS, (every slzo, and the finest that can bo had,) PLATED WARE, (all descriptions and best quality,) 8PE0TACLES and SPECTACLE CASES, (of all kinds,) and many other fancy articles. All of which I will sell Imi'tur Cash. uuvO-oa-tf A. LEHMAN. Georgia News from atfr Exchungta/ lieccipta at tho Savuunah Custom House for December, wan $37,119 76. Tho Romo Railroad has doclarod a dividend of G per cent, from the earniiiKH of the past four months. Thu Leath, tho first of a now lino of Liver pool stcamern, arrived in Savannah, on Monday, 11th instnut Tho Bainbl'id^o Argus hay received an accc«- hion to it« editorial department in tho person of Mr. 13. E. Runnel 1. Mr. John L. Stockton, buninoKH manager of tho Constitutionalist, has returned to Augusta, after an absonoo of somo months. Tho second of the Memorial concerts proved a BttooosH in Augusta. Tho city papers .are loud in tho praises of those who participated. Atlanta is co be favored with Gruu’s Opera Troupe, the Hanlon IkUhers, Maggie Mitchell, Bill Lalco’s circus, aud Tompletou’s “ Uuder thi' Gaslight" The entire Georgia delegation in the House of Representatives, voted fou the repeal of the Tonure-of-Office Law. An affray occurred at Bainbridge on SUturduy evening, 9th Inst., resulting in the dteatli of a Mr. Somors, at^tlio hsuids of a man named Holtzcnbaeh. AVe learn from the Atlanta Era that the State Tax for last year—now duo, and soon to bo col lected—will bo four-tenths of one percent., or forty cent* on GYt-ry hundred dollars. Mr. Beacliam Lygon, dieu fit Pen*}’, Houston I’ounty, about two weeks ago. His n:other, Mrs. Lygon, died in Griffin a few days thereafter.— Both of them formerly lived in Newnan. Tho Huwkinsville Dispatch says that a num ber of the farmers of that county have failed to hire as many hands as they need, while others have sufficient, and even more than they need. On tho 12th insfc., tho Southern Recorder entered its fiftieth year. The senior editor, R. M. Ormc, Esq., has been continuously connected with it from the first day of its publication to the present time. Col. E. Hulbort, the superintendent of the Western & Atlantic Railroad has paid into the .State Treasury, twenty-five thousand dollars from tho earnings of the Road for the mouth of December. The Brunswick Banner says tho ship, Ncbo sailed from Newport, Wales. Nov. 2. r >th for that port with six hundred tons of iron for the Macon & Brunswick Railroad. Her arrival is duily looked for. The Rev. Homer Hundcc, of Macon bus been elected, Principal of the Anna Cunningham In stitute, an institution which flourished before the war under the name of the Grecnesboro’ Fe male College. Tho Chronicle it* Sentinel states that General Toombs, who has been quite sick, is convalescing, and that he was able, a few days ago to sit up, with a fair prospect of speedy restoration to his accustomed good health. Tin*. Montgomery Advertiser reports that for some time past a large number of families have been passing over the West Point and Mobile rond, on their way to Texas, and that tlioy are generally from the upper part of Georgia. Tho first meeting of the Fruit Club was held at Stone Mountain, on the 8th instant. The Club resolved to postpono until tho next meet ing tlio election of permanent officers. The ob ject of the Club is to concentrate the ett'orts of all desirous of shipping fruits and vegetables to New York. The Atlanta Constitution learns that the Trus tees of the Georgia State Lottery have purchas ed tlio “Pope Place," containing about twenty acres, situated within tlio corporate limits of that city, for the purpose of erecting thereon an Asylum for the worthy indigent Widows und Orphans of onr State. The Newnan Herald, of Friday last says that, on the preceding Tuesday, Judge Berry was in formed by telegraph, of the serious illness of his son, Mr. Joel Berry, in New York. Mr. W. B. Berry, left Newnan on 3 P. M., train to visit his brother. A few hours thereafter, Judge Berry received a telegram from friends in Now’ York, announcing the death of his sou at 5 o’clock, P. M., that day. The Republican states that there is no longer any doubt as to the building of a cotton factory in Amerfcus. Bona fide subscriptions to the amount of 8100,000 have been subscribed, and $50,000 more can easily bo obtained. A meet ing of the stockholders has been called to meet at City Hall, on the 4th day of February, to elect officers and the transaction of other busi ness. We would bo glad to seo La Grange em ulate our sister town of Americus. The Forsyth Advertiser says that Zachariah Chambless, aged ninety-six, is the oldest inhab itant of that (Monroe) county. The old gentle- i lives on Deer Creek, about seven miles east of Forsyth, where ho settled about fifty years ago, when that thrifty and populous section was covered with tho primitive forest and the wild doer and Indian roamed free over their own na tive hills. Mr. Chambless is yet hale and hearty, and oftsu walks several miles at a time. The Greenenboro’ Herald notes tho presence of Rev. Joshua Knowles in that town. Mr. K. was, for a long period of years, ono of the editors of tho Macon Journal cfc Messenger and a local preacher of tho M. E. Church, South. He is now a clergyman of the Pretestant Episcopal Church. Tho Herald learns from him that it is his intention to become a citizen of that place, provided he can secure a suitable dwelling for his family. The Sun says a Mormon missionary was in Columbus a few days ago. He could not get a place to speak in gratis, aud had no money to pay for a hall. No one would countenance him; so he departed to another elimo where Brigham Young’s saints have some showing. The Sun thinks a man finds it up-hill work to get one wife, and when procured, it’s as much as ho can do to get along with her without thinking of an- i other. Mammary or News from oar Exchange*. Chicago laid twenty-one miles of Nicholson pavement last year. Franco lost $300,000,000 by insoct depreda tions on crops last season. Tho Civil Office Repeal Tcnuro Bill, it is now’ supposed, will pass tho Senate. Boston expended lastyear$3,97C,Q36 in laying out new and widening old streets. The ow'ners of the old Paris Monilcur offered to sell the “heading" of his paper lor $G,000. A Portland mechanic bus made a ftno cambric needle which can be unsorewed, and which con tains, iu a hollow within, another smaller needle. The deaths in New York city, last year, reach ed 24,889. One-third of those occurred during tho rncmorabJo torrid summer of 18C8. tnPl At a late session of the Directors of the Geor gia Masonic Mutual Life Insurance Company, it was ordered that after five hundred additional members had been received at $12, tho foo should be increased to thirteen dollars. The Journal & Messenger says that the number at which this additional fee should commence having nearly expired, it will bo well for agents horcafter to colloct $13; and if tho certificate sent only calls for $12, the additional dollar will be placed to the credit of tho new member on the first assess ment The Columbus Enquirer, of tho 15th instant, stated that Mr. William Johnston, of Harris county, had sent to that office a curious speci- n of a now species of Indian corn, Tho edi- Bays it is a largo ear surrounded by a cluster of Bmaller ears—eight in all—all growing from a common stem and within tho same shuok. The central ear is quite a flno ono—being as large as that of common corn on very good land, and the smaller oars would, combined, yield as many grains as the large one. The grain is largo and of a rich yollow color, and Mr. J. informs the oditor that the ear is that of a distinct kind of corn, und not a “monstrosity.” New Hampshire, has only (r^ houses thirty years old. Governor Hoffman is thirty-nine, and the youngest Governor New York ever had except Seward. T. G. Greon, a citizen of Mobile, died at Cin cinnati on tho 10th He wus formerly a Cuptain in tlio rebel army. Tho Governor of Pennsylvania says there are 75,000 children in the State destitute of school facilities. Capt. Henry, of Che Unified States army, com mitted suicide by shooting himself through the heart. The Talledega (Ala.) Mountain Home tells us that last week, three native bom Africans, each 90 years old, died on tho plantation of Judgs Cook, in Tulladegee county. Tho other day u mnn, in Montgomery, Ala., in biting an oyster, found his mouth fall of pearls. Over forty, some larger than a pea, were within the one shell. A colorod man in Cleveland has recovered three hundred dollars damages for having been rejected from a skating rink on account of his color. It is stated that General Grant is in favor of the grade of General being bestowed upon Lieutenant Goneral Sherman, and that of Lieu tenant General on Major General Sheridan. Gustavo Dore has sold his picture of tho “Spanish Beggars" to Mr. John Bonner, a stock broker of New York, and is is already on its way to this country. The District Attorney of Now York decides that, the amnesty proclamation does not affect the case of John C. Braine, Confederate naval officer, indicted for piracy. Tlio Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States has designated the American Union, Macon, Georgia, as the official organ, vice Hafional Republican, Augusta, defunct. The Boston Commonwealth states that every afternoon aftor threo o’clock some twelve or fit- teen United States Senators are so drunk that they are unable to attend to business. The trouble with negro juries in Florida is that they can’t be kept awake. Frequent ad journments to give the jury a good nap, have no effect. They are asleep in two minutes after en tering the box. The town of Lanesboro, Minnesota, only six months old, the present terminus of the South ern Minnesota railroad, has expended, since the 3d of July, over 100,000 in building improve ments. The property qualification for candidates for office in tho Province of Ontario has just been dispensed wi’h by the Legislature. Formerly candidates were required to own real estate val ued at £500 sterling. The Knoxville Press J* Herald notes the sale of a body of mineral lands in Carter and John son counties, by Captain Moses W. Nelson to a London capitalist, at the neat little sum of $10- 000,000. Ex-Judge Wm. A. Leonard having declined the appointment of Justice of tho Supreme Court of the city of New York, Gov. Hoffman has appointed John F. Freedman to fill the va cancy. The Holly Springs (Miss.) Reporter, of the 8tli, announces the marriage in that place on the 2d ult., of Mr. George W. Brnndige, aged four teen years, to Miss Rachel E. Chambers, aged thirty-two years. The Rev. Dr. Bachman, of Charleston, S. C., is still exercising the vocation of Pastor of one of the Lutheran Churches of that city. On Sun day, 10th iust., delivered hia fifty-fourth anniver sary discourse at the Arclidale Street Lutheran Church. Helmbold’s new landau is called the most ele gant establishment in New York. It is a four in hand team, with light leathor, gold mounted harness, manned by two black coachmen, over six feet tall, with hugo beards and brown cloth suits. The Florida orange trees have been partly killed by tbe frost. At Green Cove Springs the lemon and lime trees appear to be killed. It is too early yet, however, to tell the full extent of the damago done. The trees on the east bank, to all appearances, are uninjured. Late advices from Alaska say that Sitka has lost nearly its whole Russian population, some threo hundred having left for St. Petersburg during the month of December. The garrison buildings at the mouth of the Stickeonou were recently destroyed by lire. The Mayor of Washington City and others are trying to get the rotundu of the Capitol for the next inaugural ball. It will require tbe passage of concurrent resolutions by both branches of Congress, und an effort will soon be made to push this through. General Cheatham is now farming upon the well known Fairvicw plantation, three miles west of Gallatin, and will have his time fully taken up in tho management of over threo hun dred acros of Sumner county land. Ho will have tho greater portion of it in blue grass for stock-raising. It is reported that Surratt has in course of preparation for the press a complete history of his wanderings during his efforts to avoid the Government detectives and escapo arrest, and that he will divulge everything he knows bear ing in any way upon the parties concerned in tho assassination of President Lincoln. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Jefferson Davis arrived in Lon don on December 21, from Leamington whore they have been staying for several weeks. Dur ing his stay at Warwickshire, Mr. Davis visited the Lord Lieutenant (Lord Leigh) and several other noblemen and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Davis and their family intend passing the winter in tho South of Franco, Mr. Davis being still in indifferent health. The steamer Idaho brings Honolula advices to December 26. The funorai cortego of his royal Highness, M. Kekuanoa, Decomber 22, was on imposing affair, taking thirty minutes to pass a given point. Marines aud sailors from the Unit ed States steamer Ossipee was in tho procession. Guns were fired from the Punch Bowl battery during the forenoon, and tho Ossipoe fired twen ty-one guns. Business was suspended during tho day. Mobile Coirt:«i>ou<lont of tho Montgomery Mail ] The itamic Plant* Huif Column Throo-fourthii Col 1 Ou** Column Meeting with Mr. Gallatin McGoo upon tho cars, ho showed ine a specimen of the Ramio fibre. It is longer, whiter, uml more substantial than tho Hea Island cotton, and brings over sixty cents per pound in the market —being more val uable than our Alabama cotton. It can be pro duced in Alabama at u less cost than cotton, and promises to become a most important element in our agriculture. Mr. McGee has sent to New Orleans for clippings of tho Ramie, sufficient to stock ono acre. The success of this experiment, and we have no doubt of its success, will induce next year a large cultivation of this valuable sta ple in the country adjacent to Montgomery. Tho Ramie belongs to the nettle family.* It iu confined to warm latitudes. There is one variety found in Florida, and four different varieties in China, Jupun, Sumatra and Java. It is also found in Corea and Japan, as far North as 3G, and Dip South as 10 degrees latitude. The Ra mio wan first introduced into Franco in 1844. but did not succeed well on account of the cold winters.. It was then introduced into Mexico by the Belgian botanist, B. Roe/1. After being cul tivated there successfully for several years, it was taken to Louisiana in March, 1867, where it flourished and increased in a wonderful man ner, exceeding the raoBt sanguine expectations of those who have engaged iu its cultivation. It is started with root cuttings, planted three inches deep, in good, loose soil; and can bo pro pagated by layers, cuttings and divisions of the root with great rapidity, even at tho rate of a hundred for ono. It can bo planted from the roots ait any season of the year, and need never be renewed. Its growth is continuous and re quires less labor than cotton; nor does it require labor so punctual as any other culture; and it is not subject to the ravages o. worms or destruc tion by frost. It is said not to suffer from excess of r&ius, and to withstand drought without injury. When in its original land, the plunt grows onfy five or sis feet high; in the Louisiana soil it rises to ten feet. That is the reason why Dr. Roezl has, out of many lands, sclented the Southern States as the best adapted to rtw culture.. Al ready a number of plantations are progressing im Louisiana and Mississippi, and the owners aTe selling to neighbors enough plants to recu perate their first investments, and soon the mar kets of New York and New Orleans will be fully open to the new textile. In the Spring or Fall is the time for plantiug. The Renaissance Louisiccnaise, a French weekly issued iu New' Orleans, publishes a letter from Mr. Albert Terry, one of the most energetic and intelligent planters of Louisiana, which is des tined to set at rest all doubts concerning the practical culture of the Ramie iu the South.— Mr. Terry thinks, us far as his own practical ex perience extends, that the Ramie is the most wonderful plant, of easy cultivation the first year and growing of itself the second. He sends a sample of the lint from his first cuttings, which is declared to be equal in quality to cotton of the first picking, notwithstanding it is sus ceptible of great improvement by continued cul tivation. When we reflect that the Ramie is peculiarly suited to our soil and climate, that it is easy of cultivation and more producti /e than cotton, (for it yields from fifteen hundred to six teen hundred pounds aunere, per year,) that the lint is equal in whiteness and quality to that of cotton, and far superior in strength of texture; that it is impervious to the attacks of the dread ful caterpiilur; that it is in great demand in England, where it sells for sixty cents per pound; and lastly, when we are assured that its cultiva tion requires less labor and expense than almost any other plant, we cannot see why it should not at least receive a fair trial at the hands of our farmers. Sblf-Made.—Tho young men. of tho South have no wealth to rely on. Self taught, they must boeomo of thoir fortune tho architect#*.~ Would they seek famo it must bo won at tho cost of toil -wealth at tho labor of thoir own hands. Their’s the task to quarry tlio stono, und give it tho touch of Italian skill To them how changed ! Fortunes swopt away, educa tion limited to few. Will, purpose, and ener gy, are the resources to be drawn upon. They must not look upon the past to repine. Accept ing the moans of muscle and brain, they must go forth to battle tho victory to win. Wasting no thought upon what might have been, their treasure lies m the “to be.” Instead of a bar ren view', tho future is a paradise to the eyo of hope, tho heurt of trust, and tho porposo to do 1 good. History is circlod with lignt to cheer,—• There is no dead waste in the life of a Tofty aim. To such the earth is u charming scene, the world abound in posts of honor to fill, and tho: prospects lit with the light of token stars; Young man! whatever your lot, povorty may be a blessing and a boon. With a great object in view tbe noblest purpose may be attained.— Press forward to the goal! To work is the law of ufullen estate—the heaven the appointed creed for man. Step firm in the mureh of toil! Work with will and vim ! Work with hand and brain V Guard well the heart from the withering touch of vice—the tempting voice of sin I Direct the eye by tbe noble lives that illumine tho path of the years! Success will then be yours. The plaudits of the wise, the good be yours, and yours the bliss of a lifo in vain.—Constitution. Georgia at Washington.—Colonel Christy, oditor of the Southern Watchman and member elect from the Sixth Congressional district, keeps his journal advised of tha condition of things at Washington. In a late letter he writos: I am gratified at being able to state that tho circular of tho Hon. Nelson Tift is being res ponded to by men of all pariies in our State, aml ; that, of the vast number of letters thus far re ceived, not one falls in witn the views of Gov. Bullock. I have just read the responses of Gov ernor Brown and Judge Warner, and would be pleased to see them in all oub newspapers. Bo* far as politics ore concerneoT, you are aware that I differ widely from them; but while this ih bo, I trust that I shall always be able to do them' und all others full justice, as I believe your read ers will. Those letters cannot fail of having a good effect, when laid before the committee, eg they will be. I stated some time ago that the rumor that Gen. Grant was disposed to moderation generally credited here. Since iny return* huvo received such assurances that tliiB is ao, to leave no room-for doubt. Were I at lit to state my authority for this belief, no would doubt the fact any longer. The Macon Factory.—We learn from the Telegraph that the Macon factory has the capaci ty to turn out 5,000 yards of cloth per day, from $2,000 pounds of raw cotton. Its purchases of cotton average $12,000 per month. The entire cost of the mill was $160,000. Present capital stock, $130,000. Last year it declared a divi dend of 16 per cent. With a largo outlay of new machinery since the war, its dividends have not been less than 10 per cent. Its net earnings amount to about $30,000 every year. Number of operatives employed 125. Wages, from $15 to $35 per month, house rent free—the company haring tenement houses expressly for operatives. The Telegraph odds: “ There are now uTx/nt 50,000,000 spindles in operation in the whole world. Of this amount, Great Brittain has 25,000,000 and the United States 8,000,000. They are rapidly on tho in crease, as especially in the Southern States, where the great bulk of cotton, and that, too, of the best grade is grown. TIuj time cannot be far distant when all the staple grown here will be manufactured on tbe spot aud shipped to murkets in bales of goods instead of bales of cot ton, as is the practice now. We do not reaj) much over half tho benefits of our labor, but the Yankee and the Briton make as much if not more than we do. As we have passed into a new era aud entered upon a new age, we cannot como to any other conclusion that this whole business will be speedily revolutionized. We not only demand more factories for the fabrication of white cloth but of overy species of goods into which cotton enters as a leading el ement. A recent idea has been advanced that our country is divided into throe parts: the North-east makes, the West feeds and the South clothes. This last is not altogether true, but it would be if we manufactured as largely as we produce. It is unnatural for us to ship the raw material to New and Old England there have it made, and then go there and buy your clothing. This is an insult to the laws of commerce, which will sooner or later, be corrected." Changes in the United States Senate.—On the 4th of March next tho terms of tho following named Senators expire: Messrs. Bayard, Del.; Buckalew, Penn.; Con- ness, Cal.; Chandler, Mich.; Dixon, Con.; Doo little, Wis.; Edmunds, Vt; Frelinghuysen, N. J.; Henderson, Mo.; Hendricks, Ind.; Morgan, N. Y.; Morrill, Maine; Patterson, Tenn.; Ram sey, Minn.; Sprague, R. I.; Stewart, Nevada; Sumner, Mass.; Tipton, Neb.; Van Winkle, W. Va.; Wade, Ohio; Welch, Fla.; and Whyte, Md. Of these twenty-two Senators only two, so far, havo been re-elected—Messrs. Edmunds and Sprague, both Republicans. In California Eu gene Cusserlv, Democrat, has been elected to succeed Mr. Conness, Republican. In Connecti cut, ex-Governor Buckingham, has been elected to succeed Mr. Dixon, Democrat. Mr. Patter son, of Tennessee, Democrat, and son-in-law of President Johnson, is to be succeeded by Parson Brownlow. Ohio will exchange Ben Wade, Re publican, for Judge Allen B. Thurman, Demo crat, and Maryland, W. Pincknej' Whyte for William T. Hamilton, both Democrats. The Florida Legislature has elected Abijah Gilbert to succeed A. R. Welch. The latter gentleman, although ho has been representing Florida iu the Senate for the last six months, has never given up his residence in his own Stato of Iowa, to which State he will return after the 4th of March, to take chargo of the Stato Agricultural College.—Savannah Republican. Freedom of the Press.—A Baltimore dis patch of the 28th, to the Thilidelphia Evening Telegraph, says: Thb jury in the case of Daniel Dechert, editor and proprietor of the Hagertown Mail gave him a verdict against the Hagertown corporation for $7,500 damages for allowing his offico, types, etc., to be destroyed by a mob in 1862, and driv ing him out of town as a secessionist Other cases of similar character are pending. This case is likely to be taken as a precedent for num berless suits throughout Maryland. The following strange story is told in the South Georgia 1'imcs, by a Madison, Fla., corres pondent: “A few days ago thore were found in the woods near this place, two hogs, with double- barreled guns—said guns just having been dis charged, and not many steps distant lay two colored men, quite dead, who hud boon fired upon by the hogs while in the act of running away." Latest news received in London confirms tho reports of the safety of Dr. Livingstone. Ho ib near the western confinos of Zanzibar, and is making his way for tho sea coast, hut his pro gress is somewhat impedod by tho prevalence of war among the native tribes. One thousand persons are employed in the New York custom-house, who receive over $2,- 000,000 per annum in the shape of salaries.— Tho appraisers’ department costs $150,000 per annum; the collector’s, $650,000; and the sur veyor's $750,000. Senator Sprague on Southern Manufac tures. —If our people will not believe us, let them listen to the words of Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island. At a dinner party given to bin* the other day at the Charleston Hotel, by a few of our leading citizens, he said that “it would surprise the people of the South, and still moro surprise the people of the North, to know—what is a fact—that the best cotton factory of its size and kind in America is to be fouud in the city of Augusta, Ga., and thut in looking ut the sub ject in a manufacturer’s point of view, taking tho production per hand and per spindle, and com paring them with the work in other mills run ning on the same class of goods, he found that these Southern goods were equal to any of their kind seen in the Northern markets." Senator Sprague then went on to sav that “you (mean ing the Southern people) cun do what we (mean ing the people of New England) cannot do.— With your great advantages, you cun compete with England for her Indian yarn trade. You ought to spin a large part of your crop, and ship it in that state, instead of shipping the raw material.”—Charleston Xeics r December 10th. What it Cost to Keep up Fences in Georgia. It may be reasonably estimated that there are (500,000) five hundred thousand miles of fencing in tlie Btate of Georgia. The number of rails roquired for a (10) ten rail fence with riders, for one mile, is about (9,000) nine thousand, and for all Ihoae miles, (4,500,000,000) forty-five hun dred millions! The value of these, taking into account the worth of the timber, the splitting, hauling and putting up, is about ($500) five hun dred dollars per mile—amounting in the aggre gate to the astounding sum of ($25,000,000) twenty-five million of dollars! The annual de cay of these fences is (13) thirteen per cent., or their duration about (7) seven years, and the State interest being (7) per cent., (what if the present Bank rates were assumed!) the aoBraul interest on this investment is (20) twenty per cent., or ($5,000,000) five million of dollars. — Augusta Constitutionalist. Beware of Benzine—From tho facility with which it removes grease-spots from fabrics, thin substance has come t-o be regarded almost as a household indispensible. But few persons, how ever, realize the explosive character oi benzine, or the dangers attending the careless handling of the liquid. Being one of the most volatile and inflammable products resulting from the distillation of the petroleum, it vaporizes with great rapidity, so that the contents of a four ounce vial, if overturned, would render the air highly explosive. The greatest care should be exercised in handling this substance in proximi ty to fire, and it is important to remember thAt the vapor escaping from an uncorked bottle will cause a flame to leap over a space of ten feet.— Scientific American. The Poullain Cotton Cup.—Messrs. Plumb & Leitnor have upon their counter a beautiful specimen of the Poullain Transplanting Cup, manufactured at tho works of the Kaolin Por celain Company. Call and examine it. This cup is destined to work a revolution in the cul ture of all plants that suffer from the late frosts of Spring, by tho ease and facility’ with which they may be transplanted. Iu cotton culture, its use will prolong the growing season of the Spring from six weeks to two months, and in- sare. a stand, demanding no more trouble than the mode of culture now practiced. Messrs. Thomas A Schaub are agents for this cup, and will supply planters at two cente apiece, or $18 per thousand.—Chronicle <£ Sctiiinel. The Albany Xcrcs says that Messrs. R. R. Graves&Co., of New York, came down after the close of the war and bought two of the finest E lantations in Dougherty county—tho Hickory level and Baily places. They paid, we believe, $150,000 for the two places, which contain 6500. Failing to make the cotton planting business pay, they sold, a few, days ago, to Hon. B. H. Hill, one half interest in the entire estate—in cluding 75 mules, 10,000 bushels of com, fodder, cotton seed, plows, harness, gins, wagons, etc. —for $40,000—Mr. Hill to have the control and management of the establishment. Nourish thy soul with good works. Give it peace in solitude. Get it strength in prayer.— Make it wise with reading. Enlighten it with meditation. Make it tender with love. Sweeten it with humility. Humble it with patience.— Enliven it with psalms and hymns, and comfort it with frequent reflections upon future glory.— Keep it in the presence of God, and teach it to imitate those guardian angels, which though they attend to humane affairs, and to the lowest of mankind yet “always behold the face of our Father which is in Heaven." The LaGrange Reporter.—This journal has recently been enlarged and improved, and it has tho untinimous vote of its cotemporaries os the best country paper in the Bouth. Charlie Wil lingham is editor; no bettor ono exists. We al ways welcome the Reporter to our table.—Opeli ka Locomotive. Cotton at Twenty-Bix Cents.—Cotton in our market reached twenty-six cents yesterday, and holders backward even at that price. Peonle on this side of the water do not count on 2,700,000 to 3,000,000 of bales, which seem now to be the European calculations.—Macon Telegraph, 0th. The Brunswick & Albany Railroad has been sold, and tho Brunswick Banner loams that thero is every probability that work will be commencced on said road iu a short time. The President has received a fine hickory ciim from Lookout Mountain. It has a gold heed, appropriately inscribed. The donor is an old personal friend of the President. Passion is of the Devil, and Reason of the Deity. Bad men allow their passions to control them while the opposite class listen to the voice of Reason. It is stated that Mr. Voorhees’ Radical com petitor has determined not to contest his seat in Congress. 'That is just so much gained to the country. The census of >1870, it is said, will show the population of the United Stutea to bo 12 : 000,0w.