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THE ALBANY NEWS
WESTOB. EVANS * V1UB.
AI.8ASY, GBDRGIA, - - . - JUKE !»,!«»
A diriM of three dollars and
fiflv rent- per share has Iwen declar
ed on the stock ot the Southwestern
Railroad.
Another boat load of negrms have
gone to Liberia. They are sent ont
at the expense of the American Co
lonization Society.
Tlie New Orleans Democrat favors
the preservation of public credit by
•landing up to the State's debt, or else
abandon Louisiana to the negro, tho
terrapin and the alligator.
A Chicago paper tells of a poor
man who went to Leadville and took
out $16£40 in live weeks, lie vlid it
all alone, and his tools were a pack
of cards and a seven shooter.
It is stated that official information
has been received at Washington to
tbe effect that the “plague” which ex
isted in southern Russia, is now al
mot extinct. The Russian Govern
ment stamped it out hv the most vig
orous and arbitrary measures.
Of the leading candidates for the
presidency. Grant is 57, Haves 57,
Sherman 06, Conkling 51, and Blaine
48. On the Democratic side Thur
man is 66. Tilden 65, Davis Gt, Hen
dricks GO, Bayard 51. Giant and
Hayes were born in the same year,
1S2L
In England the railroad tariffs are
regulated by the government. The
t/uecn appoints three railroad com-
uii-sinners, at salaries of 115,000 each,
and two assistant commissioners, with
salaries »f 67.500 each. Their offices
arc considered among the highest,
uuder the English crown. They pro
tect railroads as well as individuals.
I’aoole Dr.FEATF.i»—In the race for
the Ascot stakes run in England, Pa
role was ridden by Archer and was
beaten badly. He started the favor
ite at live to two, and finished seventh.
He carried 125 pounds, which was
the heaviest weight in tbe race. This
makes the second race lost of the sev
en lie has run in England.
Pmull Acreage and Large Yields
From every section of the State
come reports of extraordinary quan
tities of farm products rai«cd on
small areas of ground. One hundred
bushels of wheat, and one hundred
and thirty-seven bushels of oals per
acre, and oilier like quantities arc
frequently reported. This is n strong
argument in favor of little farms.—
Tho logic is simple. If two acres cun
he made, with the'same rost, to pro
ducers much as ten acres, then there
is a great saving in many ways.—
There is a saving in land, in fences,
in stock and labor. It will take no
more guano to enrich two acres than
it will to partially enrich ten acres.—
A hand can work two acres more
carefully than he can ten. Every con
sideration of economy serves to favor
the plan of small farms. The system
of large plantations has undoubtedly
injured the Sonth in many ways, and
the abolition of it will mark the be
ginning of a truer and more practi
cal method of farming. The popu
lation countries of Europe aud the
North have brought the science of
agriculture to much greater perfec
tion than we of tbe South. On tlicir
worn out and naturally sterile lauds,
they produce harvests that cause us
to wonder. If their science and skill
were brought to bear upon our tresh
and fertile lauds, we might reasona
bly expert astonishing results. There
is no reason why our own people
should not achieve these results.—
The instances we have referred to
that have recently occurred in Geor
gia, prove most conclusively that onr
lands are capable of producing very
lare quantities per acre of the various
staple products. He' who will accept
the truth and turn it to practical ac
count, will not be slow to reap his
reward. When onr |>eople shall uni
versally adopt the system of small
farms, tbe country will take a new
and onward stride in the true devel
opment of her resources, and the per
manent prosperity of her jieople.
The State’s Property at Mill-
•dgeville-
Sbould Pooling be Prohibited.
The Chronicle anil Constitutional-
is/, in a recent nrticle quotes the par
agraph in the new Constitution iu
reference to “the power and authori
ty of regulating railroad freights and
passenger tariffs, preventing unjust
discrimination,” etc., etc., vested in
tlie General Assembly. Ii then goes
nn toTomark as follows :
Fouling should be prohibited, in
our opinion, iu order Hint the public
inav gel tlie hruelll of natural aud
legitimate competition between rail
ways, and not be exposed to the dan
ger of being crushed by Combina
tions. Footing is coiiibiuation, and
combination is the slayer of competi
tion. Stephenson, the great author
of railways, laid down the proposi
tion “Thai where eombination is pos
sible competition is impossible," and
the experienee of half a century has
made the proposition nn axiom. Ii
may lie unwise for railway compa
nies to injure each other by foolish
ami illegitimate competition. It is
certainly agniiisi public policy that
they should he allowed lo injure the
public hv powerful and tyrannical
combinations.
Our cipitcmpornry think' also that
“the language of the constitution is
not itcrmissirc lint mandatory, and
the members of tlie Legislature, hav
ing sworn lo obey tlie constitution,
will liardlv violate their oath."
The Macon Teteyrapk A Messtnytr
expresses an opinion oontrary to that
of our Augusta friend, aud closes
with this paragraph:
“Onr own opinion is that the least
possible legislation should he done in
tlie premises. If, however, well au
thenticated instances of causeless dis
criminations and oppression can be
substantiated against any of the iron
highways of the commonwealth, then
let tlie axe of wholesome legislation
be laid to the root of all such griev
ances.
What would our Macon contempo
rary suggest in the case of Albany?
We arc the nearest inland cotton
market to the sea-coast of Georgia;
have throe Railroads: the Central, A.
& G. and B. SC A.: the latter only 170
miles in length : and vet Albany pays
for the longest route on all im-omin,
and outgoing freights. Is this right?
Is it just? If Albany was privileged
to use the natural advantages which
belong to her she could pay more for
cotton than any other town in Gcor-
ia, except Savannah.
State News
FROM THE ISLE BY THE SEA
Hon. Potapher Peagreen, of Toga-
loo, is preparing a bill, to be intro
duced at the July session of the Leg
islature, requiring all sheep owners
to keep their sheep muzzled, so that
their neighbors’ dogs can go about in
safety. He says dogs are constantly
killing sheep that attack them while
quietly rooming abroad.—Atlanta
Constitution..
The New York Herald says that
Blaine’s “career in the Senate bos not
thus far justified the expectation of
bis friends. There is a melancholy
feeling that "he is no longer the man
he was.” It asks if the sunstroke
which befel the Senator from Maine
in 1876 can really have effected his
brain? We really can’t say; hot it
seems to ns that a severe stuck of
Ben Hill is about what is troubling
James G. at present
A horrible murder was committed
in New York on Thnrsday, 11th inst
Mrs. Hull, wife of Dr. Hnll, a res
pectable physician, was found dead
in her bed, her hands and feet bound
and tied to the bed posts. Her head
bandaged all about with strips of
cloth; a piece of cloth wrapped tight
ly over her month and nose, and a
dress and shawl tied together passed
under her chin, and tied over the top
of her head. No cine has been ob-
Uined as to the perpetrators of the
crime, bnt everything is wrapped in
the deepest mystery.
The Moffett registry law of Texas
is altogether another thing. Instead
of being a State law, as Is the case in
Virginia, it is a local option bell-
panch law. Each county can adopt
it or let it alone. Nearly fifty coun
ties have rejected it by prohibiting
tbe aale ofliqnor altogether; bnt it
is thought that the other counties of
the Sute—something over two hun
dred in number—will conclude to
give the bell-punch a trial. The Texas
pUn is certainly a conservative one,
for each neighborhood is left free
both as to its adoption and its reten
tion after adoption.
The Savannah Recorder says tbe
lawyers in tbe late Atlantic and Unlf
railroad case have answered a com
mittee of the employes of the road
“that the decision was not adverse to
them as is generally supposed. The
gist of the decision was as to whether
they had complied with all the pro
visions of the law,and the whole mat
ter lias been referred to a Master in
Equity for the purpose of ascertain
ing that fact.
If he decides that the reqnircmenU
of the law have been fulfilled, (which
the lawyers claim have been done)
then there will be no difficulty abont
recovering what is due them.
Vie are glad to see tbe Albany
News urging the building of little
cotti n mills—neighborhood mill*,
costing from two thousand to five
thousand dollars, and propelled by
water power, gsch mills do not con
tain a loom. They are to spin, notto
weave. If the south by meatis of
such little mill* could turn all of ita
fleecy product into yarn, selling it
only in that shape, a single decade
would not pass before it would be
the richest section of tlie country,—
We have not capital enough to at
tempt innch weaving, bnt there is not
a county which Iff not able to secure
machinery with which to spin its en
tire product. There is money in it
to the spinners, to the planters and to
all others interested in the welfare of
the Sonth. In the future we should
market onr great crop in the form of
yarn, and to do that we need little
mills at every water power.—Atlanta
Constitution.
Tbe Union St Recorder takes ns to
task for suggesting that some of the
State’s idle property at Milledgeville
be converted into an asylum for insane
negroes, and complains that such a
step would be greatly to the detriment
of the city, and detract much front the
comfort of the citizens. We certain
ly do not desire that any thing in the
shape of a burden or reflection be
placed upon the old capital, and it
was not in such a spirit that we wrote.
Bnt we are keenly alive to tbe neces
sity of increased facility of accommo
dations for the unfortunates. The
recent letter of Dr. Powell to the
News demonstrates clearly the ur
gent demand for 6ome steps to be ta
ken to provide suitable accommoda
tions for the large number of appli
cants who have frequently to be
tnrned away because there is no room
for them. We are certainly not
averse to the idea of using some of
the buildings and grounds for the
proposed Agricultural College; hut
we do not think that such an institu
tion wonld require all the property
the State has at Milledgeville. On
tbe contrary, onr idea was and still
Is, that some of it, especially the old
penitentiary, could be sold, and the
money arising therefrom invested as
we suggested.
' Local Bills.
The Georgia Legislature will have
some rapid work to finish np the local
legislation that is booked for the first
fifteen days of the July session. We
have no idea that all will be accom
mods ted. There is an ocean of this
business, and somebody is going to
he disappointed. Last Monday was
the last day for publication of inten
tion to apply for the passage of a
local act, and those who were not in
at that time mast hang over till
1681.
Lobbying a Crime.
It must be remembered by the puli
lie that lobbying a Georgia legists
tore is a crime under the new order
of things in onr State, and the ma
chine must be ran without influence,
aid or lnbrication from outside.—
Without the assistance of General
Toombs’ cuss words and driving pro
cess, we don’t exactly see how the
jhing is going to glide. Bnt, really,
wc don’t believe this law will stick.
Yoo see, if A. or B. wonts a little law
for his personal benefit, he is going
to get it, even if he has to go down
into a beer cellar with a few legisla
tors.
The Baltimore Gazette says: Tlie
New York Times heads one of its
Washington dispatches with these
lines: "The Georgia senator calls Mr.
Blaine a liar and defends h<s own acts
as a rebel.” In point of fact, Mr. Hill
defended himself from (he accusations
of liaving voted for the ordinance of
secession by reading the record and
showing that he voted against it. He
then, after eloquently declaring his
devotion to the union, remarked that
any man who charged him with lack
of devotion thereto, "was a liar and
tlie truth wot not in him.’’ Then
everybody looked at Mr. Blaine.—
Now this was not “calling Mr. Blaine
a liar.” It was not Mr. Hill’s fault
that when he mentioned the word
“liar” everybody immediately fixed
the eyes of recognition on Mr. Blaine.
It was a mere coincidence.
The immigration to the I'nited
States is now at the rate of nearly
4,000 persons each week.—Esc.
How many out of these four thous
and people come Sonth? Hardly
twenty-five out of a thousand. They
go to fill up the waste places of tlie
West. The immigration is almost
exclusively of the agricultural class.
Do we not need these active and in
telligent farmers of the old country
ill our midst ? Would not their com
ing he a blessing to us. it would
certainly be a blessing to them, for
tlie genial clime and still more ge
nial soil, with its adaptability togrow
almost everything in the agricultural
and horticultural world, would give
them pleasant homes, and place them
on a plane where they could enjoy
the advantages that accrue from a
comfortable income. With their ge
nius and skill, and with their knack,
wc may call it, of controlling the soil
and fairly making the great labora
tory of the earth give forth in. abun
dance other great stores, they would
he of incalculable benefit to ns. Some
of our people believe they know the
Alpha and Omega of farming, that is,
know all about it, while $he real fact
of the matter is, they scarcely know
the A B C’s of it yet. Bnt, whether
these farmers from the old countries
across the sea como to our Southland
or not, Sr it hard down good common
sense for onr agricultural people to
depend almost entirely upon the flee
cy staple and the waving corn forsus
tenance for themselveR and for the
whole country ? Is it not time that
wc wore using brakes on a headlong
career ? We ought to stop and think,
think sensibly- and reasonably, and
think bard. We hope that before
many years there will be made an
effort by tho State of Georgia to se
cure some of this good immigration
within our borders. We have room
for them. Thousands of acres lie
idle and almost a waste; wc arc not
selfish, wc could spare some to them,
anil would gladly do so, knowing
they have the money to pay a good
price for them.
The death rale of Atlanta is eigh
teen to the thousand inhabitants.
•‘Coon" Johnson of Stone Mountain
was recently run over by a train and
killed.
A monument to the memory of Col.
Robert A. Alston is to lie erected ovei
bis grave by his friend.
I)r. Hamilton lias been elected to
tlie Legislature in Dekalb county, to
till the vacancy caused by the death
of Col. Robert A. Alston.
Macon is discussing water works,
and a meeting lias appointed a com
mittee of ten citizens to canvass for
subscription-. Estimated cost $75,000
to $uo.< mu.
The Atlanta Rolling Mill is work
ing day and uighl, and lias orders on
hand for two months abend. The
mill employs 475 persons, and its pay
roll foots up $10,000 per month.
Hon. W. E. Smith, member of Con
gress from this Stale, has backbone
of the right sort. He talks like an
honest man, nnd one that is not afraid
of losing a few ltadiml votes.— Rome
('ourier.
The Atlanta Constitution celebrated
its 12th birthday on Monday last, by
a big barbecue and frolic- at Iccville,
on the W. Sc A. It. It. Wc hope the
sterling journal will live to celebrate
many- returns of tho auspicious occa
sion.
A notice is published in tlie Ala pa-
ha News that tlie people of Berrien
or a majority of them, will apply lo
the Legislature nt its approaching
session for a law to prohibit tbe sale
of spirituous ov intoxicating liquors
within tlie county.
We believe that at no distant day
Gen. Alfred II. Colquitt, Georgia’s
able Governor, will be Vice-Presi
dent of the United States. The Gen
oral is universally popular through
out the North as well as the South
and when the opportunity offers itself
he will be promoted by- a big major!
ty. He has a bright future before
him.—I.aGramje Reporter.
The following is gratifying new
We copy it from the Brunswick Ad-
nertiser: Vie learn from Messrs. Lit
tlefield & Tison that the steamship
Ashland of their line, has heen put iu
fine order once more, and will next
week resume her usunl trips, thus
furnishing, as heretofore, a weekly
steamship by this line, direct from
New York. We commend this firm
and their line to onr merchants and j
business men of the interior, for be it I
remembered that Mr. Littlefield was
the inaugnrator of the first steam
ship line between ibis city nnd New
York.
Tlie Americas Republican learns
that tho bream in tlie mill pond of
Mr. G. E. Clark, about seven or eight
miles from that town, are dying by
•he thousands. They all come up to
the surface aud swim to tlie hank,
whore they appear to he asleep, they
then give a flirt and are dead. No
other fish arc affected—not a minnow,
trout, jack or any other lisli lias been
found dead. They seem to be strick
en by- some fatal disease that lias, as
ct, not been caught by- the other fish
of the pond. The people in that
neighborhood will not cat of these fish,
for fear they may contract some fatal
disease.
Our Cnptnin of tlie Guards Given
His Experience.
IIISTOKIC At. OB8KBVATIONH—HOW l
OUOsyF.II THE I.ITTLK “BRACKISH
LAKE”—TIIE ’llATOli THERE
IN-. ETC., ETC.
The Atlanta Dispatch is mailed on
all evening train* leaving Atlanta,
and reaches nearly every section of
the State tbe day of publication. Du
ring the session of the Legislation (lie
Dispatch will contain full proceed
ings of that body, and will be mailed
within one hour after its adjourn
ment. Subscription 60 cents a month;
$1 50 for three months; $3 00 for six
months; $6 00 a year. Address
THE DISPATCH,
Atlanta, Go.
“Who is Blaine, Anyhow ?*'
The Portland, Maine, New Era, in
reply to a question of a Western ex
change, “Who is Blaine, anyhow?'
say.s: “Now don't you know who
Bainc is? Wc can tell you very east
He is a citizen by adoption of the
State of Maine, and enjoys the dis
tinction of wearing a senatorial toga
He is a man who served the United
States as a drafted soldier in the ar
my through a substitute, hired for
hirn by tlie government, which sub
stitute ran away from thesauguinnry
sccne of conflict.
He is the man who, as speaker of
tlie house of representatives, used his
influence to secure the Fort Smith
and Little Rock railroad subsidy, re
cciving for his influence $42,000 in
bonds.
He is the man who got on Ids knees
to Mulligan ami implored liiin to dc
liver up his criminating letters, urg
ing as a reason, that Ids wife and fam
ily would be left helpless if those let
tors were to appear in evidence and
the law was allowed to take its course
with him.
lie is the inun that snatched ev
deuce of Ids guilt from another man'
hands.
lie is the man who was sunstruck
on the eve of a national republican
convention.
Ask us a harder one.”
Wc believe Southwest and South
ern Georgia ure in favor of a dog law.
If Legislators do their duty they will
enact one. Don’t let them deal in so
much buncombe, but work and do
tlioniscivi-s honor by passing a law
that will lie of benefit to the people.
Muzzle the dogs, and then sheep hus
bandry will receive nn impetus. that
will do it much good.
General Robert Toombs, although
immoral in his life, has a heart in his
bosom that is alive to the various
good works that are now going on.
He casually- dropped in on the Exec
utive committee of the State Sunday-
School Board, while it was in session
a few days ago in Atlanta, and pulled
out a twenty dollar bill from his
pocket and give it to help in the pros
ecution of the work. Appropos, we
arc glad to remark that the interest
in this good cause is spreading and
permeating every section of our
State. What grander or nobler work
can be carried on ? Those who are
engaged iu it will receive diadems
for the crown of their immortality.
The Dawson Journal, in speaking
of tlie unreliability of labor, says:
“Tbe labor system, ns it is now
mnnaged, is, to" say tlie least of it,
very trifling. After awhile we guess
the farmers will have to black the
nigger’s boots in order to get him to
stay on bis place. It has got to the
point where, if you tell an employe
to do a certain thing he will do it if
he likes, if not he will quit aud go to
your next door neighbor and get em
ployment. We know of several large
farmers who have their crops plant
ed and, for some triflingoffeu.se, every
negro on the place has left it, and
said farmers are now without any
help whatever. This is an ugly state
of affairs. Here is work for our Leg
islators,
An Atlanta letter to the Augusta
Chronicle says of fox, the murderer
of fob Alston:
Edward Cox is still iu jail here,
hopeful and cheerful to a remarkable
dogrec. He is confident of a new
trinl. Never yet has he seemed to
realize the terror of his situation.—
With a life-tiine doom hanging over
his head he scutns confident all the
while that some power will intervene
to save him. Ills lawyers are [ire-
paring the motion for a new trial
witli great care. It will lie heard
sometime next week before Judge
ilillycr. There is really little hope
of its success, but if the Judge over
rules it there will be an appeal to the
Supreme Court. This will cause a
long delay. In any event, it will be
many a day before Edward Cox be
gins to serve out thut long, long pe
nal sentence which stares him in tlie
face.
Wc ure reliably iuforined that lion.
A. B. Jackson, of Oconee county, has
recently harvested 100 bushels of
wheat from one aero of land. That
is certainly a fine yield for this sec
tion of Georgia, and shows what our
fanners could do if they would pre
pare and eultivute their lands prop
erly. Who can heat this on a single
acre?—Athens Watchman.
Mr. E. Vi. Dcveny of Philadelphia,
and Miss Nellie, daughter of Judge
Arthur Ifood of tho Pataula circuit,
were married in Cuthbcrt on last
Wednesday evening. Tho wedding
was a brilliant aflair. The pair are
now on »trip North.
Cumberland Island,
Sunday, June 16tli, 1879.
Editors News, Albany, Ga.:
The cool breezes which fau the face
of this beautiful Isle this Sabbath even
ing, bus so invigorated mo physically
and mentally that us 1 sit on this high
point looking up and oyer tho sound,
the desire masters iny prudence, and
I fell compelled to tell you and my
friends at home what a delightful
place this is.
The ride from Albany to Bruns
wick tedious, tiresome, hot, dry and
dusty, are the componant parts of its
pleasure, bnt at tills end of the line
bright eyes watched for me; they
grew brighter when I came, and the
ride through tlie pine forests was for
gotten. After pleasant greetings, a
good breakfast of omelets and crokcr,
good rolls and rnfi'ec, and delicious
butter, I got hold of a good cigar,
and in company with Mr. J. P. Mc-
Crccry, of Chattanooga, who is on a
visit here, strolled along tlie bluff;
tlie path-way is well shaded with
pine and lire oak, and thus walking
and chatting of things in general, wc
found ourselves on the extreme end
of what is known here ns “high point.’
Tlie view southward is magnificent—
St. Marvs in the far distance, Fernan-
diua still further to the sea, with
splendid reaches of water, laud mid
marsh between. An old negro, like
ourselves, was out fora walk ; to our
good day, lio replied by asking for a
piece of tobacco: lie got it. Sly com
panion bad a stick, which tie kept
sticking in the sand ; one of bis push
es was resisted by a bard substance,
liis curiosity was excited, and so was
mine, mid wc commenced to dig.
By dint of scraping wc unearthed a
large brick. Now, how did that
brick get there was a question which
began to puzzle ns, when the old
darkey came to our relief by saying:
“Dat be one deni old fort brick.”
What fort ? “Him fort made by Gen.
Thorpe.” My friend was versed iu
tlie history of these Isles, nnd sug
gested that tins brick must have been
one of the brick brought over from
England by Gen. Oglethorpe when
lie fortified this place against the
.Spanish. The site certainly was well
chosen—over-looking to the south
the way by water—also to the north
and protected on tlie cast by break
ers, the Spanish fleet could make but
little licadwny. The facing and out
lines of the fort can still be traced by
a military eye, and landward time
lias been unable to etl'acc the markings
of the English camp. About fifty
yards from the crest now grow three
majestic oaks; running out from
them is an avenue of live oaks one
hundred steps wide, and six hundred
yards long, and you debauch on tlie
parade, ns beautiful a place of mead
«w level ns a marble floor, as I ever
saw. It is about 30 acres, perfectly
square, with live oaks, such as only
grow in this section, growing in line,
all around. The soldiers’ quarters
must have been here. How animated
the scene must have been, the red
coated warriors of Britain, the fcath
crcd Indians, and the wild scenery of
the place. I sat down and thought
of it all. What a world we live in,
how we dig and delve and wander
away to the remote ends of the earth
in search of fame. Tlie descendants
to-day, perhaps of the red-coated
men who built this ancient fort, are
now waging war in the far off wilds
of Zululand. Just then my friend
commenced to hum something. He,
too, was thinking and dreaming
sa, hold on ; him aligator." A dozen
frantic plunges and wo are nt tin
linnk. How t got oil' the old inau’c
back l don’t know, but my hat foil
in tlie water. 1 turned to look at it
barely in time to sec a pair of carniv
orous jaws open nnd close on it. I
was limnkl'ul it wasn’t me, nnd look
ed at McCreery who was a perfect
picture of consternation. Recover
ing bimsclf, he consoled me by saying
if tho fellow had been a little quicket
that company of yours would ban
had to elect a new captain. Eeri
tukc my bandanna, wrap your heat
in it, aud lets get home to dinne .-.—
Enquiries were made after my :iat
but we told them that the wind Lev.
it into tbe sea. I think when I
home, that my triends may get t
thanksgiving dinner from yaui
friend, etc., T.vi.
W«Mh m Mmmmm, -
WAREHOUSE AND (MISSION MERCHANTS,
ALBANY, GEORGIA,
AND DEALERS .IN
KEY GOODS AND
OF ALL KINDS.
THE CHOPS.
Talking with the Planters—What they Say.
Vio do not propose to publish float
ing rumors concerning the crop out
look, during the season; but will
give our readers information receiv
ed direct from responsible planters
and in their own words. The fancy
stalks of corn or cotton which we
inay notice must not be considered
fair specimens of crops. They are
only pelted stalks from richest spots.
Mr. Vi. A. Brondaway, one of the
Targest planters in this section, who
lives just across the line in Baker
county, says lie has lived here twenty-
eight years, and never saw a more
discouraging outlook at this season
of the year. Don’t think there is any
hope of a corn crop, nnd cotton looks
gloomy.
Mr. Tlind. Bennett, on tlie Edward
place, speaks cheerfully. Says he is
satisfied with his prospect.
Tlie crops in East Dougherty, on
the Blue Spring road, look poorly
and very backward.
Captain Boyt says tlie outlook for
:orn is as poor as he ever saw, but
that a good deal of rain -may bring it
out. Cotton small, but growing
pretty well.
Mr. C. W. Randall says that tlie
crops in his neighborhood arc better
than they were last year nt this time.
Judge Kittrcll Warren says crops j
in Lee promise an average yield
IIowcll Williams and Cal Odum re-1
port about the same for Baker.
Capt. Hobbs says that crops on his j
places arc two weeks behind, nnd tlie
country is poorer than it was last
year.
Wc know of one fanner who has
100 acres in cotton that has not been
chopped out vet. It is on account of
labor troubles.
Wagons and Plows are Specialties !
WE KEEP FOR SALE
The Walking CulMot and Hall’s Self-Feeding fatten to,’,
RAGGING AND TINS,
Salt, and all things necessary .for Fanners always on hand*- '
tt-SrWAGOX YARD, with large snpply of Water and Stables fipe Stack
FREE TO ALL. jdaV 3 *
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HBW ®AV»-
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Beats the World on Sewing Machines! .
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At the Centennial and ever}’ Exhibition in which this
chine lias made a contest, it has obtained
the Highest Premium.
ITS MERITS ABE UNLIMITED.
I have'thoroughly tested it personally upon .11 broaches of work,
GREAT SUPERIORITY OVER ALL OTHER MACIHNIt.
Mr. M. Crine says that prospects ' it superior in every respect to soy other machine in the market. It does . 1’0*1 new
are poor with him. Notwitiistaii.l- " f work wi'hout twining tb.t cannot be done by any other machine. A thorough trial
ing, he will give his hands a harbe-; ,hu Machin# " U con ’ ince 7°" of U * •-
cue on the 4th of July.
Uncle Johnnie Ford, of Worth, re
ports crojts about so-so, not so verv nnd that nilihe merits claimed for U »r* substantially true,
bad and not so verv .rood Shce» I am sel iog for c»«h or on time. Coll at W E A E J Caitiffs, dealers In,
i,art ana not so xci> goou. »neep QvpeeT1 „ » nd Dry Goods >Ml4 , stm toa this Machine. Send for price lUt and "
and cattle are doing well. Mess;-*:. ( | tli clrcuIgr l0
J. G. 8TBPHBN8, sihU
ALBANY - , GA. 1
Gordon and Eiswald’s sheep are not
thriving as well as the native lorn
Southern Georgia breeds.
Mr. J. A. Cordrav, of Cordray’s
mill, Calhoun county, reports a mis
erably outlook—the poorest he ever
remembers seeing. He says there i
msyl5-6m
BARNES HOUSE.
Let Erin renumber the <tij. of old,
Ere her Isltbltu wni betrayed her,
When her maidens wore thecollsr of gold,
V on frum the proud Inrader.
These lines were recited in a sweet
falsetto voice, and their recital evi
dently moved my companion very
much. Seeing that I noticed him, he
said : “Do you know that I believe
the man who composed those lines
sleeps somewhere here. He was
cousin of iny grand father, and came
out with Oglethorpe, and wns miss
ing when the Island was evacuated.
Too sad to think about. Let us walk.”
As I walked across tbe parade
ground I wished that a grand cn
campinent of tlie militia of Geor
gia could be got up here, llow I
should glory in seeing my own loved
company, the Albany Guards, march
mid wheel on this level sward. Help
us to get it up. It would he splen
did, and the News can do it. Wc
continued our walk, taking tlie old
darkey witli ns for guide, and mado
our way to the bench. Tlie grassy
slopes and splendid shade field good
for about a mile, then a sort of low
chappnrcl and soft yielding sand, and
a pretty hot sun, combining to mako
our walk if not pleasant, at least “sort
o’ warm.” But on wc went until we
came to tlie margin of a brackish
lake dividing tlie main laud of tho
Island from tlie high sands of the
bcacli. Our guide seeming to be at
home, and pointed to a narrow neck
which be said was tordablc. Well,
take us across, old man, and wc have
a spare quarter for you. It was a
bargain, and we went on. Getting to
Hie water’s edge, it is black and red-
isli together. Tlie old man bent him
self for one of us to mount. I told
Mr. McCreery to go first. He weighs
about 200 pounds, only, but the stal
wart old fellow landed him safely on
tlie bright sand on the other side, and
Ihcn returned for me. The water
here is about fifty yards wide, and
about knee deep, with a muddy bot
tom. 1 mounted, nnd lmd gotten
about midway when a horrified ex
clamation from the old man caused
me to start. What is it? “Lor, tuos-
:errick barses, : : proprietor.
Cor. Pine and Jackson Streets,
plenty of corn in his section to las’ | The Very Best the Market Affords.
this year. He has been in the habit ! — ~
of selling several hundred bushels o’"! _ arrivals.
com ererv venr from his mill tcH« 1 J S Johnson, Sav; Mittie Miller,
cora every year from his tntll tells jj & A RR; S W Hampton, Greena-
but hardly thinks he will sell twenty ihoro . B Ja ’ ks0))> N Y ; J H Griffin,
five bu9hel9 this year. . Sav; G H Mincham, B & A; Mrs Ly-
Dr. Geo. Couch, of Baker, says th« I on, with Mrs. Alfriend; £ H Hailey,
“*r:h,” “T’ r, r ' r iswsotifftasKSit
does not think the rain can help >'—! E Secgar, Dupont; R A Greer, Eo-
He reports cotton in excellent coirti- taula; Sim Sleigh, Atlanta; R Eaat-
tion. ' ers and lady, city; W C Odum, J H
-p ,, , ... Williams, Newton; J A McGregor,
Mi. P. E. Boyd, witting us c ‘- j .n-., a W Turner, Jr, Learv; Mrs F
Leary, says that they have had psr- | [• Parker, Eatonton ; Mrs W H Ben-
tial rains, but it is generally dry ant- ‘ nett, Bvron; H H Tift, Tifton; W O
tlie crop prospect is poor. ! Butler, Arlington; P H Creamer, B
... , & A; J M Boone, Turpentine Farm;
Dr. Vason says that not near such | \ V in Crovatt, B & A: H G Powell, A
a crop of corn will be made this year j & G; G T West. Baker co; G H Al
as last. Cotton not near so good.— ■ ley, Lee co ; B B Outz, Baker; HS
iisa;”Ai ".'“SK 1 s!
J. Ragan gives the same report. j Krook ’ s> Baconton; II F Hoyt and
_ " • r —; j wife, citv; R G Carlton, co; AVm
The Wild Land Committee. i Eoekett> ^. \y A Ledbetter, co; E H
AtlantaDispttcb.) | Smith, citv; S B Magbee, co; Jno W
The work of tbe Wild Land Com-1 Wilson, Jr, Sav; Me D Jones, Macon;
mittee is tedious, and a report of the ■ t> o Daris, Camilla: J II Spence, Ca-
dailv details uninteresting to thejtinlla;KJ Warren, Leesburg; F T
public, other than they go to show Cullen, J II Seaifc, Camilla; W F
the numberless frauds that have been Pemiiman, Brunswick;SC Littlefield,
perpetrated upon the people oflleor- o s Benson, do: II C Taylor. _Bruns-
NOTtoif
Beautiful Monuniate
for the fTKTM OTtr the dear dtcceaed om* ftatfcw
iw before been Introduced in thtocontiy. fcrtfee
onUcoato(*l5.«a\«ttei* 930. AUnikMh
antetd to be pet np In good evfter. I ea UaSSl
to the food people of Dawson «nd edJoinlqeeMfl®* . .
Commander and’judge Campbell ee merd ae?
work. Abo Judge CUnc, Dr Hoyl, Col Arta.br
reepect over tbe grarte of their deer OMt. -fhm H|i >-# r
can aave much by Riving me their mk.
take cash and produce for mj work. U. been
^'office on Lre otraet, 4 doin wit of Mr ta|to
wick ; R T Ford, Worth co; W J Da
vis, do: Jno A Ford. Isabella; ,T J
Ford, do: Tlios Nesbitt, Baker; J El
lis. Cam ill.-i: A Miller, city; R M
Rose, Atlanta : F F Putney, co; J W
Thayer, Augusta : W G Mathcry, do;
J II Troutman, Atlanta; Dr Geo D
Couch, Baker: R liellavcn, Roches
ter: Ii A Purslcy, Atlanta.
JJnv Idcatisemtuis.
gia.’ The committee arc hard at
work and no time is being wasted.
They meet early in the morning,
work until dinner, and alter dinner
restime their labors until six o’clock.
The investigations are thorough and
minute, nnd when ready to report to
tlie Legislature, will allow tlie many
thousands of dollars tin- State lias
been swindled out of, into whose
bands it has gone, and why it is re
tained. it is a gigantic undertaking,
and probably some of the mud-sill
facts will never Vic reached. If tin-
committee were to close their labors
to-day, they have done enough to
forever merit the support and good
will of tlicir constituents, for they
have traced tlie State’s money into
certain parties hands, and will be
able to show the State where it is.
These patriotic gentlemen are
working without the hope of reward.
No appropriation was made to de
fray ono cent of tlicir expenses, and
hence each one foots his own bills.
It wns a labor put. upon them by tho
Legislature, aud they are cheerfully
serving the State gratis, lo the utter
neglect of their private business.—
Snell unselfish conduct should not
pass unrewarded.
The Dispatch in speaking ol the
individual members of the commit
tee, has tills to say of our friend Davis:
“Hon. P. D. Davis, of Baker coun
ty, is the futiicr of the bill to investi
gate these wild land frauds ami is one
of the committee. lie is a man of
sound discretion and decided capaci-,
tv. and is laboring for his State to I f [IMS well-known hm. having utslrigMl. tbor
. ’ . .. s . . -xs ! -1 otiuf* repair xml rcfttrnlfthwl with uewandeU
break up wild land swindles III Ueor- J pant turnitmv. i« ««>W oifne-l for tho mfpUoh «.
gia. He is thoroughly familiar with
time in tho last two years to ferreting Health aeH Pleasure Seekers!
out these frauds and bringing them ! I!slworB si : -rakSio; »»«. w»
to tho notice of the public. Person- | Ctrjiv., umL-r t-reive and cnlansl servant* hi If
ally Mr. Davis is a man of winning | 1 ’ 1 '
address and is highly esteemed by liis SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
constituency. He ought to for he is. Offered Families,
doing them great service. He lives
in a section where there is a great
deal of wild land, aud upon which _ rnTITrn
the wild land eharke have been feast- **' W. WLUliK,
ing.” ! jn-tw-tr
are you
Troubled with Corns or Warts ?
t;«<0 lllllSM TISON’S for ont* of hu Infallible
font x »tl Wart Curt’ Pencils. They will cure if you
will follow directions, ami if they do not yoor ®on-
cy will he refunded.
! Do You Need Stationery ?
Of Cori:>F. Yor Xkfi»
GROCERIES.
rticoixr
• him.
And don’t forget that llirxn* Ti-on’* is the only
ii'.m-e vou can the genuine <4d Blue tirx&s Whis-
«••>-. rxllon Him before going home nnd get y
tlsu-k. a% ii Is the hcM in uinrfcel.
HIRAM TISON,
fhoad St., Alhnny, (i
M’lntosh House
INDIAN SPRING. GA.
Rrepv«fall r .
£252*25
it is wisdom
in this Warm
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