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PROFESSION.\ I, CAK l)
I.AAVYKRS.
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, I ,VASON & ALFRTEND,
Attorneys at Law.
wfwe orm i :
». A. VASON. A.S.ALFSISND,
illuf.tiforgia i * I-tcliluir,0 ■
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T700TEN & J0NE2,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ALBANY. UKUMGIA
LAW NOTICE
uMi
PETEK J. alKOZEB.
'' TtM. E. 8MUtl,
OOCTOHS*
J. T. HO|J||>.
Drs. Holmes & DeMoss,
BEHTTISTS.
U>v. m3 jT m. • M AiKiVjir.lA.
“Utt. K.T.TSH
j \V1H1nchHM ' 1-
IV. A. STROTHER, M. D.
ALBANY. (.KOHUIA.
1 Ute.over Gillisrrs Drun Store.'
■■■IMMMalttoDravCMmm me*** prom*
Dr. B. W. AI-FRIBlv D,
R INPaWLIA :. "1 > ' ' ' »•
rk»u» bnuu-h-^.•!!»!» ■ •;
•f AlSanf »n4*urr,.uti ii »• ,,l *‘
Kert's Dnacsftaiv.
Hr. P. I*. HILSMAW ,
V*S?
Sy WESTON & EVANS.
VOU'MK 12.
Devoted to the Interests of Albany and Southwest Georgia.
A li 11 A N V, (j K () ltd 1 A , Till! it S 1) A V, .1 IT X K 12,. 1S7S.
NUMBER 24
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<III 111UI It*11 nl
tl.c eleclor.il !
1m* eonnt in j
Nei^lilioriny Notes.
Mr. Iteii I hike, of t’alliouii eoillitY.
What :
; ir*ri
all it- inlialtilaiil-
Kc-pere*- -heph
*:i v : I owe
in - 1 appin
-o,l ; « in
- ile:ul.
I law -e
Mr. W
•tin
fever.
I'lie
.Ini
lia- •:
•ler.l 1
a nk 1*'
i \ i
| tlieir
1 .
\\ . W. I lew-e\liil»ite«l the tir*it
Mooiii ill t utlihei’l.
Slate (irau^e meet- in Tliom-
i ille IO(h of IVeeiiihor.
I'lioiiia- eontity i> goinji to put
rili hi*; e11 <• i t> for her tall Kail*.
i> from Cnthhert will weml
iv to <'miiherlam! ahont the
Me-,**
peak,
M- lo.
»*. hi
ll. ;M.
vle-eript i
up ii!,
al Mill -aii! of.,
- hrnl a liv.i
a -p*»o||fnl
...n.i ,.i,
\\ !
-I lieanl from the hoys
*w ton were-till playing
l3t KltoM ROo
l
Baptirt Churvh I»uriu : *
t<t« »>r laon^y »:* ,i..l
jMt-U
IIOTKI.S
1®^* BOA a \)
AT Till
BARNES HOlSE,j
Mmitli.
BDGEN not Si;,
i miss'
II 1:
aromiil \
••ro«|m*t.
Thoiiia-ville ha- another military
ompanv. I lie t ’inlet-. K. M. Smith i-
rapiain.
The Sahhalh School Convention of
Bethel A—oeiation will eonvene :i|
Bethel eliuivll oil tile iJOlll.
Mr. I*.. It. l.oyle->* wheat patch, in
tin- «• rporatc limit-of Dawson, mens*
ni «! up s:»L* hiishcU to the aere.
Mr. \ :irna«loe. of Thomas county
• ■siiuiate- that the -ami pear eau lie
1,000 liu.-hel-
i . in -peaking of things at
sn\-: ••Fora good ilinncr I
»teil i*» m\ purse.*’ Passing
*.- it Blocker?
i Count) \tirs: From almo.-t
i t of the county comes the
new- that crops are the lie. I
a.lt*
I III V
ear-
fcl.v l»»Vk.v rigl
•T. M MNL
i of juwtj. Tl.*-
lot Ilf tkOUc** ■ ill t
•rill;
McAFhE HOUSlv
\ 11!:«.
iilf *1- he
.1.1 of < III it.
BARLOW HOUSE,
AMEIHiTs. <i \
LocwtHl In ffie Tenor ci LnGj.f*-
•ile the ('•isrt lF;n<*.
Board Per Day $2 00
B. T. COLLINS. IT .. . .
Slrirt ait^nU*.n joiJ !•• ili.‘w .m* i —
OMOflbr bolria ill lli.* Stair-.
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'WIST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
-L Mail Lettings.
m
NOTICE TO
li
i
Carrying the Mails
•f lie I'bIM blair* n|«rn ii •
In the Statt; of Georgia,
l hi
I r. '•mi:!
■ i»• -? in in
•ople Ilk
i h! s • 1111 -1 •.
.Hill . le
• ii'.j h.
•/# /.
i i• • 11 county fnrni-hes one half
naval tores shipped over the
*,v i. !. A AI ham Railroad.
| X til's.
• I Iti iiiu tt now pulls the “tlirot-
.. twe. n Dupont nn«) Tlioiun:-
Me urt in Valdosta the othei
tin! lo»*1;e,l a- natural as ever.—
ii 1111,■
.led
hether the ^Inno
« . ni will :ilii-iiil the Arlington for
mal to-nielil or not. .lim Lark say-
li*- wants to go—in fart In* is Dam-
lady in Vahlo-ta has just
i «|iiiIs coulaiiiing seven
i\ hundred a ml seventy
lliat young lady had
dug -omething el-e.
dial Triplet! was tin-
I IVliain tlie wittiest of
ai th». AI ha ii v Fair—//♦•/•-
. .li
IsTH. to June :;o.
I-So.
Luu.r»..M .in,
pvtufM, iHrurtp-i
propo^l*. *ivl U.r;•>.
Ih p.
Am! M. < .. enjoyed it a- miieli a-
a: oi‘ ’em. will het a gopher on that.
C !•• : report of the Fuited State-
t ioner of Agrieulture men
tion- Burke. Washington. Monroe.
- leu art. Sumicr. Lee and Doughert)
i- die henvie-t cotton producingcoun-
t •- in Georgia.
Butter i- -filing in Daw-ou at l‘»
• •in-per pound; honey al from 7 to
!•• rent, per pound : spring ehiekeiis
at i2'j eeut- apieee. and other coun
try produce at proportionately low
p: : -.-.
Ii i' -aid that two or three Thom-
■ ; ii!,. Imo > will eoiupete for that ap-
punitm. ii! al .Mhauy on the 15th.—
The) "re Bright one-, too. May some
of \ <*ii win. hoy-. One of you may he
an Admiral > el : w lio knows.—Times.
An * \«liange very appropriately
- a v - that ••die man who borrows a
IH'M -p.»per ill-lead of -llhserihillg for
one 3- die man who will try to erawl
I'K-rtlie wall of heaven instead of
pa- ing liiroiigh Si. I'eh'iv- gale.*’
Dr. .1. 11. Ilovle. of the Dawson
./ ,<de-erve- a great niede of
; * ii -<• for die nolde army he sent over
nr late Fair from Terrell countv.
• wa r*- lu re in number-. Bring
i ova*; ami in in the fall. Doetor, ami
will he well represented at die
Fair.
up h. I,c| t
• ioiial rompaign will
i. Worth enmity ha- til
ed her delegate- to the
Well, we don’t ran* how
linalion i- made—we arc
•oat «>f! and leevc- rolh*d
.elect omehoil v. —/.*i
I I,.- \ ihlo la 77
M Sale aod liiei 1 / Slate, j
*o l of Broa.1 j I j
X
ALBANY', <;,l.
I|ATDJul«»wae,y«/-! *r. . ,l, •
IV P—Kfi. ftotlro«.J ii..* .•* 1 r <-■
Nokioe to MerohatitR.
do
would lil.
(•iihernatoria!
e go: The next
da will he oiic
li t iiieui- lied j
lardfimin. L.
F. Smith.
in
te e. ion of M it. In*I
the jtin in the case n
i H I pepper Ua-l'e deliher
r room, two men, (F
I < ha ». I ieiimul, w ei’i
w Id-key into them,
•ting, lined them fl.ih
in i lil for the ini
Notes.
There are only one or two vacant
houses in the city.
'Die lien Becomes a mo-lcr w lien
the siiii goes down.
It is said that Walter Briteiihneli i-
dways glad to receive the Idaekherrv
brigade.
They are now breathing the salt air
iml lighting -and tlie-on Cumber
laftd Island.
'I’lie destruclioti of ice in our tow n
s-imply enormous. Hi- Iheeheap-
st luxury wc have.
‘•Put your arms around me. pel : lor
the old man’s eyes are shel.’* ; s the
name of the latest song.
A good number will go from AI
bany on the Florida exeiir-ion lir-t of
•Inly. Bates are lreiueudoii-1) low.
lion, dohii A. Davis, of Albany,
will furnish all information that ap
plicants may want for the Naval ap
poiidmeiit.
Hon Fari-h Furman has acccptc«l
in invitation to deliver a literary ad
dross before the Albany 11 Mb
School, on dune LMMh - .1////c</'/cr,7/
Oht (’ujtitiil.
If some body with poetic tin* w ill
mlite a poem on the “Trials of an cd
itor,** wc will in-erl the poem free. \*»
one need undertake the task without
understanding the situation—K\.
Note from our reporter at t'nmhei
laud island: *‘11* you man*) l»elween
now and fall, weil a girl w ho has :<
million yards of pink miisi|iiitto hai
in her own right, e-peciallv if you
•ontemphite sojourning on t’nmhei
and any length of lime."
The Ijuihnan sa\ : A
the blackberry season approaehe i
w'oiihl be a good idea to make om<-
preparations for converting them into
wine. It is better to use the berric
ill this way. al small expen-e. than
let them waste and drv up «»n tit*
hll-hes. The wine would no doubt
meet with ready <:de. and would i>*
a source of revenue to -niuehod) <lur
ing the dull slimmer month-.
The otlicer- of the Bainhridgc Fait
Assoeiation are as follow>: B. !’.
Bower, President;(ii*o. A. Wright.
Viec-President; I. Kwilccki. Sccr*-
tary ; duo. P. Dieketison. Treasurer.
The beiiiocrnt says; ••Willi these
idlellieii ill the lead togclher will
others yet to be selected from adjoin-
g eonnties, we feel that the Fair
Assoeiation i- alreadv a -iie< e--. and
only requires a little time to demon
strate the fa el.”
A hoy who had a ta-te for menag-
ries was naughty, one day. and t>>
frighten him his mother told him tie
tory of the wicked hoy- of Bethel,
who cried out to the prophet, **(m.
up, thou hahl-head.” and were de
st roved by forty-1 wo hear-. Soon ni
ter the hoy stole out in the -heel ami
waited for a bald-headed man. When
one came along he cried out boldly:
lio up. thou hahl-head ! And now
bring on your hears.”
It was whispered around town la-;
night that Cienc Barne’s avnirdupoi
haft decreased considerably since hi
terrible onslaught on the -and tlie- •»:
Cumberland, lie says it i<anini* l
leetual enjoyment for liigldi i*ivili/e.|
ivilians to have—vi/: tighting ’em.
And he is of the opinion, al-o. that in
felicity and transcciidaut plea-lire i;
approaches the joy of tapping one *u
Ba-dad’s kegs of Aurora beer. A
each critter Hies towards him. In-
yells out, “when did you gel in ;**
The Atlanta ('onstilntion. in -peak
ing of our Fair, says; **.\ line pair <•;
mules from Thouia-ville tool: oil the
pri/e for double teams, beating -e\
eral pair-of hor-e-.” Mi-take, t In
line pair of unde- hail from m u
Dawson, ami are owned b\ one of tit*
most eiderpri-iug ami thorough gem
tleineu of the Stale. Mr. Beiihen
tiei-e. He has many more of lie
same kind at home. We w ill pit him
ngaiu-t anybody, any when*, ami h«t a
-aw mill that tiei-e w ill carry oil’the
premium on line -lock.
'fhe following note from Milford
was receive,I a few day- ago. I’hal
man Hammond i-a progres-ive f* I
low, sure:
Dk,\i: Nkws: Find enclo.-ed two
cotton blooms from tin* plaidalitoi ,»!
Mr. T. W. Hammond. Tlmre w ere
three blooms on the talk lle * lu**
are from, lie {llaminomh a-ke,l m*-
to av t*» vou that In* i; I f.»r - i\
rmph
8RICK WORK and PiiSlERittD
IHflrirtit fiFtUh and Mtlc*
i
I. J. Bl rtV-ON .rl.r,|„ .. * „ • '
Wi ll ten
We are ;
tioni inv e\lta
i * *1 with lh< in
• mi-in*', tfoml
■ I p* ople
WVfOLE> ALL :
I jl ’SI £•
i.d UFTAI!
vork-
w ith
d-. hog
• v, llin
protuisi n
ehel ..
I y-live
eight aei
make set
Von
Now,
uolher
hu- hels of eoiai per
ere patch. Some
i Mir Isabella t orrespondent.
Ill W \ S I - w,
l\ half espr
\\ le’i. I
eoiiiplel,
mil'll tin
du- main
I lie in i • nil
III in S\Y SOUKTKIN’U
i aii: —* goes—sai»
VI AM* l»K VIII.
r.i i i a. .lime -I, I87S.
<: I feel that I eau ou
tlie feelings of myself
that visited the
die ’Jl-I and 2_M nit.—
exelaim il wa- a grand, a
ucee--. It aa ould re*|iiiie too
r and -pare to do jii-liec to
thing-of interest I -aw in
nierprise. I have
alien,led -« \er:d fairs in tieorgia. hilt
have never een the attendance at the
lir-t opening exhibition large u-
111 a I on Ttie-iiay. While I cannot
dwell on the subject as I would like,
I cannot -top until I have mentioned
(•tne «»l the things oil exhibition.
The pa*utilig'- were magiiitieeid.—
\ moiig the mo-l imporlanl were
tho-e *>t Mr-, spencer and Miss Dosia
Davi.-. 'I’lie drawings of note were
Mi -es Lula Fond, Florrie
Mamie (Vow and Annie
ie and Master L. K. Welch,
■eroll -awing did the hoys
lit. ! I was hard to tell who
! d< partmeut deserved the
ri/r; am! '•! i- aacII that some one
h*> could belter see tile fault (if they
ad an) of the different paintings ami
rawing-, than I, wa- pul. on that
• mmillee. for 1 -lioidd merely have
dm
WiNiimhr
tin
and
di •,*!:•
I irk i»i I
that line.
Mr • Si-pl
Tolbert .
Inen! . am
drill* fane
i--« A nnii
.1 I .ll:i F.vat
1-e'hit,Iren a
L! of tlieir l!
v of \1 r-. B
ihin:*- ii
til,‘III dl l
i- I
cry much surprised at
,f needle work. The
eonnlei pane- of Mr-.
-. Barkesdale and Mrs.
w what can he done in
ie pateliAA orh iplills l»y
Mr-. Lark and Mis.
• I forth many compli-
lien I reaelieii Mrs. Keti-
iee ile-AVork. von could
fill !**‘•Lovely !” “Kxqlli*
II the ladies around.—
ork of the lil lie girls.
Ma-h. Fear I Brinson
. -hoAVs the energy of
thorough train-
The einhroid-
*. Klli-. aged 7B.
god im. Mrs. I».
k and Miss Annie Mayo,
There were so many
c need le- AA'ork depart-
a ould be impossible for
• n all ol* I hem. so I w ill
u\ things avhieli de.-erve
-e a- aiivthiug 1 have
id the
»t li» , rs.
-t. Mi
- kip over
a- much |
nielli lotted.
I next entered the floral depart
ment, under ihe siipervi-ion of Mr.
Fond. There Aver,* not as many cut
Hower- a a- l expected to see. The
he.-l code i ion of Jlie-e WUs by Miss
Walker. Mr-, .leiiuing-* ero-s and
Mr-. Wt i' h'- lilies, verbena-and pe
tunia- w«re ( \(|tii-ile. Mrs. Stem
also had -onto very pretty cut Ho\v-
er-. ii ! am not mistaken, Mrs.
Welch li nl the be-| display of pot
lloAver-. Mr-. ’Tanker-ley’s single
gerauuiu w a-line. 'I’liere were so
maul , l : . tie rent kind-, and all so beau
tiful, that I fell -ure that Flora and
all of her elves tniisl. have come for-
\A:ird and a-si-te,l in the collection.
ht-
••• i» ••■ him
mill,I to
him. and
wns instantly blown up
full) burned. His litlh
the report and ran in, an
on tire, had the presence
brow a bucket of water
Xtiiiguished the Haines. Her eri* -
sooii brought help. He lived Ibr Iav,i
days in excruciating pain, when In
was relieved by hi- Heavenly Fath
er, av lin .-ay-: Sutler little children
to come Unto me. for of m l, i iht
Kingdom of Heaven.
Be-peelfull) , T. \l I .
Letter from lfi:il;«*r.
Mii.Koim. f La.. May ;ib. ls7S.
Denr Xt irs: It has been -onie time
since I’ve written yon, and m*w
doubtless a feAA dots about the crops,
the Fair, etc., would he appreciated.
Harvesting wheal has been going
on for some while, and to see the
golden grain in all it-.purity and
beauty makes one glad. 'The wheat
crop of this section is good, and we
can hardly estimate how mail) platik-
it will put oil the bridge to span the
chustn of hard times. I hear that
(\apl. Boyd, al Leary, i- going to pin
up a wheat mill in connection aa’iiIi
t mill. I
his gin and gi
crop. 'The oat
cd also.
Hoeing corn and cottoi
gramme for every day.
peel for ever) thing in tIt
splendid, and if no di-a-l*
farmers of Baker, the)
right another year.
TIIK F A I IT.
A word about the Fair,
allow the expression, it
ijfst thing the State ever
lime of year. 'There Wil
lin' next
ghalve t
pr,
i is th
The pro-
• ,-rop line i-
r befalls the
AV* * 11 he all
i f yon will
a.- the /,/./-
-aw at the
i. h a grand
display of almost everything, that I
feel l*d he doing iujll-ticc t(» the peo
ple ami their exhibits to di-eriuiiiiate
or make any distinction at all. I:
was far beyond the expectation- «»|
everybody pre-enl. and a plea-anl
-nrprise wa-depicted on every eoim-
tcnance. Baker Avas Well represent
ed ; and now. as you would -aa.
‘•push in for the Fall Fair.”
AI.It A XV.
I was glad to notice that Alhanv
ha- improved eonsiderahly. Her
railroad facilities are uu-urpas-ed.
and when the Flint i- made navit
ble it aa ill allord inerea-ed fa«*ilili
AAAI. K. sA| I Til.
The cry goes up from every he:
in Baker for the return of T« te Smith
to C’ongre-s. Our people love, hon
or and re-peel him. and il i- our eac-
nesl wish that hi- political career
may he as pleasant to him a- hl>
sound judgment and good discretion
is appreciated by u-.
Will write yon again before long,
and give your readers all the new
that can be picked up.
’The i
mi rati*'
•ul.I like <** lie
Mr. .1. F. Kllis. oftlie I nil* .I:
Fi h I 'oinmissioii, h.r 1:11 • * I \ \
Atlanta, where he 1 a n
ef of the ('tmstihtHtm Ihal lit
placed in Ihe VcIIoaa and I lint i
each, -eveiily-l»A e 1 h*>,i-:11,<I In.
line variety. TIica were |.I.,• -
the Flint al Moiile/uma. li.
ver) hopefully of f ieorgda riv *i
tlieir capacity for ad vaiilageoi
A\ hit*
We
egelables.nexl excited Illy :id-
ii. How I have wished for
hig cabbages, and the mel-
i . -.jua-li**-, parsnips, carrots.
• I •. -nap-, eidery, tomatoes,
u-. strawberries, raspberries,
• •r tilings we saw in the eating
pi eially the bread, cakes, bul
lied fruits, jellies, pickles, pre
nd honey. The wilies and
peaches tickled III) palate
. and made me wi-l» that I
I le* la -l ing committee,
i u e reached the merchandise
iien:. we w ere surprised at the
phi) and low prices. 'The ina-
. carriage- and agrieiiltural
i i- look up a considerable
• •! in) time, and al-o the farm
i . I would like to kliow
Mr . Wilder’s buff cochins
nor Avonld 1 object to know -
w hereabouts of I >r. Hilsmau’s
oeliil,
:•*•! lliat tin* 1'airdid not last
for with note hook in hand I
iij.»\ ing Ihe whole thing
Albany always did succeed
er\ undertaking. But a- it
il I he a\ real Ii of laurel- so
illi llii- time. Worth will nev-
!•* !■ o k :iii\ undertaking that
• *.•••*• ted in. and 1 hope that
wilt -lep forward and put her
•i l*» I lie \* heel tin- fall.
a ••ulu!*-l|e’- lag'er beer -aloon
ilha* he
In lo via*’ a description
t o*i iii* inen I or regatt:i
•ulit le printed dozens of
from better writer
ink Worth ought to eon
• ml le
ill,.! ;
\ much -he
imgralulatrd
ecc— of her
. Iiieh I think
ill
:hl
d I*, ill!
d.
i s re.-peetl’lill) .
Stijaw m- t:tn
Arlington.
Bi*
culture. It seems p
Southern river- w ii
more attention from
matter of li-h than I In
'They are now -care,
thing in their linn) pr
-iidi all, a uti,m a - I li*
ceiving. they will ere
time to Iho-e avIio lil
Ii, the III
• I*:,hie t 1i:i t th
ironi. le the -ad ae-
!* of little .lolmnie
eireiil- leaving the
in*! In \ ear- old. at
i .line di-lane,• to
little fellow . -ei/.ing
while hi- lil -
11 i* *1 :«* pop a cap
• i.l mat* h. I.eai-
• i n ol powder loo
Mr. W. A. Lane. Mayor of tjuit
man. tin., has been on a vi-il to Ar
lington and surrounding country, and
thus writes to the (juitinaii /Tv,
l*i’css :
Oil Ihe evening of tin* *T»d your .or
respondent arrived- at Arlington, via
the S. W. B. B.extension. Arlington
is a village of about two hundred in
habitant-; ha- considerable trade in
mrivhamli-c. some enterprising' mer
Hants, and i- an extensive cotton
market during the fall and w inter
months. A handsome Mcthodi t
church is in c,mr.-e of erection : also
has a well patronized academy. The
treels and sidewalks are -haded and
ornamouteil with the umbrella chin.,
tree exclusively. This is the best
shade tree within my know ledge, and
think, more ornamental than th,-
water oak.
From Albany to Arlington the
rops of corn and cotton seem to he
about equal in area. ’The) -coin in
the main to have been w ell cultivated.
The corn i- tine; cotton looks rather
small, though in a hcalthi condition.
A large area between -aid point- ha-
this season been devoted l,» grain,
principally oats ami wheat. Both o!
these crops seem lo he very good.
hi that licit of country in Fat ly and
Calhoun counties, J;uou n in ibis sec
tion as Spring creek, the crops arc in
a line stale of cultivation, relleciing
much credit upon the dr* nd:nit-of
llam. 'The crops in -aid bell are the
best that I have seen since leaving
home, t’orn. cotton and oat-all look
well, and an abundant hirve-t will
he the re-tilt if season- continue to he
favorable. Wheal ^though not much
has been sow n) is al-o icrv good.-—
One patch of ten aere- it i- said will
vield fort a hu-lud- per acre.
A. I . W.
The Brim-Avick Fairwa-a -nee,*--.
The Grand Begalta was the -pci ial
feature. 'Ten yacht- entered, a L :
Florida, tieorgia. Henrietta. Lardi-
moiit. Wave, Island Ibmic. Nina.
Kale. Irene, and Anna Mai. Tin*
I ugh,,at, F. A. Sou.ler.
ei's. rill of Bridgeton
accompanied the Heel, (•rondel with
people. The iulcit-c-l excitement
prevailed. 'The several ladH- (ante
in in the follow ing order : The Men
riclla eight minute ahead. Larch-
liioitl. -ceoud : Florid a. thirl; Ma\e
f,mrlli. The pur-e wa- for two hoo
die,! dollar., and wa- awarded I •
(’apt. Stile., of ihe llennetct. The
Avhole w ha rf w a - lined u • i 1 1 an \ ioii-
-peeliilor-. 'The three fn ! boat* :n
AVere from Florida. \ ••o,».l d. :.l o'
money changed hand-.
\n accident happened lo 1 he * i rrn
Mr. SI. II. Tift’- heal, on the lir-t day.
'The -ceond da) a race Aia- made lip.
and the boat- came in a- follow . I h,
11eiirietla. I .ar, hnioni. Irene. I laud
Home Ih.- Wa a e d. . lined lo cutci
WII.LVAM dossil's MWO T Ciroixs—the
TKIRUI.ATIONS OF A COTTON PLANT
ER'—WHAT VIE Wol'I.I* |>’> IF lit:
WAS A IIHIH-STIJI N«i C.AI.,
Special rorm|iob(iuii(v ol tin* <\mi-UIuU«.i
Everything continues
these parts. There’s been ju-t emu
of rain and shine to make thing
, din aa T> A _ grow aniRiin. The wheat is in th,
i 0>Z.UU rerAnnuiii dough and no rust >. t. The cut
worms have eat up their share of the
corn and quit, Tlie clover ha- been
cut and cured and hauled home—all
except a little that was overtook by a
rain and damaged. I could have
saved it, but our preacher wouldcnt
.... . .. . . . 0 . let me haul it up on Sunday. When
\\ tint lion. Jeremiali 8. Black | told him about that steer that felt in
to Say About the Title of^ho ditch, he said that 1 lament dig a
I •resident Hayes,
I* . i.<1 l*i-|olel» to tha Luquirei.)
I'iim.ai.i i.niiA, Mav27—Judge Jor-
i>i ii 11 S. ltlack was intorviewed here
day on (lie investigation going on
al Washington into Ihe frauds of 1876.
Ii w s easy to see that lie was under
nine restraint in thin part ofhiachat,
ari dug, perhaps, out of a past or pres*
professional i-onnertion with the
nhjer.t. lie said :
1 lake no stock in the prospect of
turning out Hayes by a quo warran-
X« donbt Hayes got the presi-
idi-n.-y hy means of a fraud, but he
•i it and has it. It was conceded to
him hy the House of Representatives,
u hi.-li ought to have withheld it from
Possession under such circum
lances is title lo every legal intent
I purpose. Mr. Hayes is president
lour years, unless he shall be
ibridged hy impeachment, resigna
tion or dcatli.
Can he lie impeached for the fraud
practiced to elect him?
Certainly not; hut if there was a
•'rand lo which he consented or foi
vliich lie bargained before-hand and
after he got into power he rewarded
he guilt of the rascals by givin^.
"Hires, he is impeachable for
hat. so. also, is any subordinate offi-
•r who did the same thing. That a
rami, stupendous, shocking and out-
igcoiis was perpetrated in Louisi
ana and Florida is beyond denial. Il
is hecit already proved many times,
ii a thousand ways and hy clouds of
witnesses. The pending investiga
tion can only bring out sumo particu
lar- showing by whom it was instiga-
I and paid for. I hope and believe
dial Mr. Hayes had nothing to do
nil hit. 1ml certain ‘-visiting states-
inay have gone down there
and committed tlie crime, using the
-late otlieersas mere instruments who
liil I heir corrupt work on a contract.
11' one of these men became secretary
>1'the treasury afterward, and car
l ied out tlie filthy bargain by reward-
t In criminals, then there is no
taw or justice eitlior that can save
iiirm from impeachment. An exam
pie is needed, 1 think the house ought
to have proceeded distinctly and ex
pressly on this ground, and moved to
this objective point, giving Mr. Sher-
ithcr a clean vindication or a
just condemnation after a fair hcar-
As it is, the investigation seems
to he aimless. The mill ia going to
lie sure, lint there is nothing in the
hopper lliat <atn lie legally ground.
The Total Eclipse.
TIIK IMIHIITAXCE OF THE COMIN'O SOLAR
IKSt-RRENCE.
The next total eclipse occurs on July
'■.till, and will lie visible in the east’-
ru portions of Asia and the western
ami southern portions of the United
Stales. There have been in this coun-
ven eclipses,as follows: In 1861,
I sis). I si is. lsii!), 1870,1871 and 1875.
i some of ihe observations made
on them were productive of very val-
lalde results. In this country, more
than in Kurope, the observations arc
likely lobe carried out on an exten
sive scale, and very likely there will
In- almost endless means employed to
dve the mysterious problem, “What
is the corona?“
t he names Draper, Hall, Harkncss,
Holden, l.-inglcy, Newcomb, Peters,
. 1 ’ickcring, Rutherford, Trou-
ind Young read well as form
ing the van in tlie attack here. J.
Norman Loekver, in his articles in
-Nature," under dates of April 19and
i'i. says that tlie spectroscope since
IsTS. in tlie hands of Jansen, Herschel
and others, lias added very largely to
our knowledge on this subject.—
Voting, in IStiH. observed a continu
ous spectrum, while Jansen, in 1871.
a iioii-enntiuuous one.
The question is, does the corona ro
lled solar light to us or not, and if it
does, where arc these particles which
act as reflectors? The observation-
are lo l.c made in an attempt to solv.
this. Tlie corona is, as is well-known,
tin-circle of light which surround)
the siiii at tlie moment of totality-—
tun what is that circle? In relation to
the results of one of the former oh
serrations, Loekver says:
••( tne of the most remarkable points
about tlie expedition to Siam in 1875,
was the failure to obtain even spectra
of the sun with the ordinary telescop
ic cameras employed. The hasty an
jusimcnt of the’instruments has to
answer for much of this. “I have Ut
ile doubt." lie continues “that if the
attempt is made in July, when any
quantity of skilled help will be oil
hand, and any amount of rehear
sal possible, that a full measure of
success will li ■ obtained, at all events
for tin- most photographic part of the
spectrum. An ordinary photograph
of the corona was obtained bv l>r.
Schuster in two seconds.”
Tin* First Dollar Greenback.
A few days ago this paper pnblish-
I tli.- -
.1 Fie
<1 a notice that Mr. R. T. Lcaverton.
of Holden. Mo., had in his possession
tin- first dollar greenback issued by
tin- tiovernment. That notice was
published far and wide in the news
papers. Mr. ticorgo tiross, of Kan
sas City, read it ami urged the owner
to sei ;i price, lie said $25, and had
tin- money shoved quickly into his
hands, lit a few days Mr. Gross was
..tiered •ft;:, for his put-ehase, but ilo-
■ lined to sell. Mr. Hatchcy, a boss
hridge-hiiildcr, offered $150 in gold
fm-a half interest in the hill (which
was now considered to be a great
bonanza) but tltis olfer was also re
fused. A wholesale liquor firm con-
i-liidcd Iba' it would he a good thing
and a i-hi'.-ip advertisement at $500.
uni made this oiler, hut with the
s i me lack of success. Ridding upon
It Iilc-l dollar greenback then be
en me general, and reached $700, iml
-till Mr. Dross n-t'-incil the proprie
torship.
The nii.si interesting and last-hcard-
of oiler wa-from ltrick I’otueroy.—
lb- wanted lo borrow the hill to dis
play ai Hustings during acanvassfoi
lin' National Greenback party. lie
was promptly informed lliat'if lie
would execute a bond in the sum of
M.*t"d. with good securities for the
sale rciimi of Ihe hill, lie could have
ilu-use of it fora short campaign—
//1 my l om>li/ (Mu.) Democrat.
Tin- New Orleans iiiouiimcnt to
General Lee will In* 10.11'cet in height
The .larkson. Miss., Time* reports
tin- vase of a cili/.cn who threatens to
-in- a tin for using the tva-
i.-i from hi
ditch On Saturday ju t to git to putt a
steer out of it on Sunday. Well, 1
owe him some clover, and IY«s a
mind to haul that to him. Old Urn.
Bagiev always sets apart an acre of
hia host land for tin- church, ami hc
works it well and give the pro.. ed:
to the preacher. Last year he had it
in wheat, and the rust cum iilong and
ruined it. But he made a good crop
on his upland, and when the deacon;
axed him for some of that, he said:
“No sirree—that upland field was all
mine.”
We are running cotton very much
only a small patch for the girls to
pick out—about ennf to make a cou
ple of bales, with which tlo-v can l.nv
a passcl of ribbin and lace anil a few
innanion drups and other extras too
teilius to mention. Colonel Spi-oiills
tolil me a cotton planter had no rest.
He never laid hy Ids crop, and it took
about lit months in a year to make it.
I don’t think it was intended for while
folks to work much in July ami Aug
ust. It seems to suit niggers tii-.-t-
rate, though they will stop awliilc
under the warnut trees when they
git to eni. My friend Col. Johnson
used to slip up on cm when they had
stopped too long, and holler out al
tile top of his voice, -lake your bauds
out of lny |lockets.” A hired nigger
will steal every minute he can. I
don’t have cm. I don't like unw il
ling labor about anything. it was
the volunteers that whipped the Yan
kees—it wasent tin- conscript-. My
boys know the iieia-s-ily of hard
work, and they do il. hut when they
want a l-eccss i want cm to have it.—
We’ve no idea of trying to get rich,
hut wc are fixen up to live comfort
ably and lie contented. We've plant
ed aii orchard and some grape vines,
and built an arbor a hundred yards
long for rm lo run on. and then- aim
a nail in it; anil we’ve laid of!'a patch
of flowers, anil planted pop-rom and
goobers and watermelon- and canta
loupes, and put up two or three
swings in thc|grove : and we've got
two big springs anil water all about,
and a wash hole to haiht- in. and tin-
frogs sing around, and the whip
poorwills and tile lightning hugs fire
up every night: and wc have lots of
music, from the piano forty to tlu-
fiddle; and wc'vc got a spare room
for our friends, ami when they cou.e
we arc glad to see cm, and lio our
best to make em glad to see its.
We are not goin to build any more
rooms for two reasons. One is. 1
aint able to do it, and tlie other is 1
wouldent if 1 could, for Bill Fort tole
me confidentially that if you put up,
martin gourds the martins was shore
to cum. lie tried it and his Savan
nah friends cat him out the first sum
mer.
You see I want tlie children lo love
home and be happy. One id' my ua-
bora, ses lie to tne, “wliatV your idea
for raisin’ horses—why don't you
raise mules—they don't cost half as
much and an- worth a heap more
money ?”
Jesso, ses I, but tin- boy s is growin'
up and bitne by they'll begin to feel
their oats anil want io lly round a lit
tle and peruse tlie girls, and 1 want
em to go a courtin' decently. If t
was a high-strung gal 1 don't think I
could tolerate a teller who cum jig
glin’around .me on a mule. When I
was a young man 1 was as proud of
my horse as I was of my first gallus-
esj and I want every one of my boys
to have his own nag. You let a good
lookin’ youth put on a Idled shirt and
gallop round a gal a few times on a
blooded horse, and nine times out of
ten she’ll surrender at tlie first pop.—
Bnt you needn't tell this lo every
body, for tlieiv’s a heap of clever boys
ain’t got the horse and can't get one,
aud they mout feel bad. Yours.
Bill Ari-.
P. S.—I liad a bad accident in your
town the other day. You've got s,,
many purtv women there that 1
thought I knowed one of cm. She
was a ridin in a street car and the car
had stopped, and I thought die was a
school girl and a distant cousin of
mine, and I run up to tier iranticaiiy
aud giv her my hand and tohl her
who 1 was, and sin- looked at me
sweet and sad aud introduced me to
her husband. If the oar ha.lent ton
about those time. 1 think 1 should
have collapsed, for 1 hud never seen
her nor him before in my life. I feel
thankful that hedideut shoot me.
B. A.
A Spirited Adventure.
“Who’s there ?”
There was no answer, and the .pieer
noise stopped.
“Anybody there?"
No answer.
“It must have been a -pint," lie -aid
to himself: -T must he a medium. I
will trv : If then* inn spirited in tin-
room. it will signify hv saying—:io. I
mean if there is a spirit in the room,
it will please rap three limes.”
Three distinct raps arv hoard.
“Is it the spirit of my mother? '
Three raps.
“Arc yon happy ?”
Nine raps.
“Will you give me any i-ominmiica-
tion if I get up?”
No answer.
“Shall 1 hear from you to-mor
row ?”
Raps in tin- direction of the door.
“Shall I see you ?"
Raps from oiitsidc.
He waited long for an answer to
this question, lint none came, and af
ter thinking about the extraordinary
visit, he fell asleep. On getting up in
the morning In- found that the spirit
of his mother had carried oll'his u aloh
and purse, mid hi- trouser- and great
coat were found down in tin- hall.
(Sranil r.\t «ir»t<m
Wo clip tl»o followin'* - |>;n\aj:Tapj»
lYotn the Tlioma-ville E„u ,prise.-
We learn that a parly of oar citi
zens arc negotiating for an evenr.-ion
train to run from Albany to Jackson
ville, OII Monday, tlie i-i day of .lull.
They expect to get very lo« rates
from all point-on the Gulf road to
Jacksonville. Fla., and from Jackson
ville to many other place-. Full de
tails as to time, schedule- and prices
will lie published long enough in ad
vance to enable all panic- who de
sire to go to make all lheir arrange
ments. Ill spite of Ihe heal we know
the trip will In- a plea-anl one, as lln-
brec7.es on the St. John- are alway-
suflicii-nt to cool the atmosphere.
We hear of quite a mnnln-r from
our city who will go on the excursi
on. Try the trip once, and you will
waul to try it again.
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