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Newspaper Page TextDOCTORS* Drs. Holmes & Deltas, BSRTUTS, AUAKT, GEORGIA, MMcaI. _ may 2, IITWJ W. A. STROTHER, K.D. » ALBANY, GEORGIA. Olci mr GilltM Dru St«re. AS etden left at the Dm* Store will rvcvl re J*»My Dr. B.W. ALFRIEND, vsssss^mm t£SUZZ!SS2Xr m * r - HOTELS The Old Reliable BARNES HOUSE, * ' ■ ' rue si., iihvi««., BOG BN HOUSE, (nWMEMLT TOWBS HOUSU «t nifulBf a i«Bnr. Bnnm MRS. *. ftTERNE'8 INSTITUTE Sd-opans Wednesday, Sept 10, 1819. THE ALBANY NEWS By WESTON, EVANS & WAEEEN.} Devoted to the Interests of Albany and Southwest Georgia. [$2.00 Per Annui. VOLUME 13. ALBANY, GEORGIA, THU IlSD AY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1879. NUMBER 38 A. J. HILLER & CO., Wholesale aad Baud Dealer, I. FUSNITUBB, Carpets, Oil Cloths* Window Shades, Matting, &c 148, ISO. 152 Broughton St. SAVANNAH, - - - GEORGIA. Iltot.TmrlatnMl.tnd.wltbu.for tb. fol- Welt bp our good* IVfwifMy. W* paek our Goods rtrv eretail y. wl SrSjEjfiwWltt ud shipping. We accore lowest nice or freight. W. therefore •ot.eit. trial order, feeling aesoivd ter yea wUlh* satisfied with our food, ud prtcas. rrmndwtorlBlRnHdoc cheerfully furnish- A. J. MILLER & CO. School for Boys Z-'-mum lALiiB: f Girls-. Orange Institute, * CUTHBERT, GA., ~imlT i— trtb. fall eorpe of trachea ■ml nlWfo.iwn.tito X. A. MOULTT. Principal, MOtllTDE SALES RCIDEMY M. FEKST & CO. Wholesale Dealers in. GROCERIES, WINES, jiqnors* Cigars. Tobacco, CANDIES, Ac., Ac. No. 1 Whitaker and 145 and 147 Bay Sts SAVANNAH, GA. WSSEZi . - GXOWjLA. ■ for Bind mad Tout*. *75 directress of academy. University of Georgia, r B OBA, • U. •, CkueeOor ItotnStoltoMtb. Dmitaut, d «throe. SS HUory. McCapfayaks and Ethics; Katural PhUoso- $SS aess biamMMuUr. fahuUln Collafe. aWtouSb.tonbh.lB8tmt.CoUM. fmr fall tofoiwmioa ud ottop. addremtbe L. H. Cutsomii, Secretary Faculty, Athens, Ga. Steamboat, Railroad and Mill < "WATaior. KEDICAL COLLEGE Tssraas»'JSSSL2.“ Monday, November 3, 1879, Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc. Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Moulding., Balusters, Blind Trimming!. ate., ate. No. 5 Whitaker Street, SAVANNAH, GA. A. Thomfeury’s MPAV, SEPT. 15TB. - — ud Calisthinfcs ftu »jmjdle» wL Pupil, from otter cahoot, Wit! lb. Ollatbexik: cton to utoto KINDER-GARTEN 8Y8TEM, ofMbe X. JL BORA, of X*w vutnxiw SS. A. BUM. WW IWW lady or standard merit aad fiacrej~ AN COLLEGE, ^yiLL BEGIN ITS <2X> ANNUAL SESSION ON “Wednesday, September 17th. The Beet Advantage, in the Sonth at Moderate Ratea. Rev. W. C. BASS, D. D„ “SCOTLAND” ^yiLL .toad the Frit Sum a ay Smith 3?lace, —AT— $10 Cash by the Season, Or |!6 with mortgage on the Mare tor Insurance. INO. A. WALTERS. nogM-ton Jobs Oliver, DEALER I1V SPUPLIE9, GEO. A. HUDSON, Fresh Fish & Oysters, SHRIMPS, CRABT, Etc. FBUXTS nr SBASOW ! Satisfaction Guaranteed, and to the Trade Special Inducements Offered! Foil suppUm of Fish Received Daily (nawTowaUalMUfotubyi udSLJohur river, f la. Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. PAINT & OIL BOUSE! Chris. Murphy, ltt at Julian and HI Bryan Stk, SAVANNAH, : : : : GA. FRESCO PAINTER 1 AND MUUU 1 Paints, Oil, Glass, Putty WILLS' HILL, One Mile North of Smithville, Ga., on line of S. W. K. It. First-Class Flour, tm^useuf^ssjs^s. M.,byfentah.,l«>MwBalkk Ml J. A hfoamtorfcr.'Drnijtertycouaiy. "AS- jSS**35?* y - nua U.T1U., OSL. VARNISHES, brushes, SASHES, BLINDS, DOORS, Ac. Burning & Engine Oils, CUT, ENAMELED, AND FIGURED GLASS. VJL DEDUST IS IK Put up in Quart, Pint anil llalf-I’int Bottles, ready for iihc. Mixed Paint** Carefully Prepared. Ladders of Every Description and Size. Person* desiring Supplies in my line will do well (o communicate with tne before pnrebaaing elsewhere. acbZMr From Worth—7th District. Minton, Worth County, Ga.) September 16th, 1879. S Editort Albany Nem : A few dot* from this section may not be uninteresting to the readers of your valuable journal. I have noth ing of much^importancc,.however, to note. Oar cotton crop is threatened with damaging ravages of the caterpillar. Corn is cat short by the lato drouth. Potatoes, peas, cane, etc., doing well. Cattle in good order; bnt sheep own ers have been exceedingly unfortu nate this year. Tho truth is, there is much sensation in the sheep idea.— There are not so many fortunes in the business as might bo supposed; and our friends are sadly mistaken if they think sheep are as flourishing in lb. pine-woods, and as easily cared for as lightwood knots. Wo are trouble! with dogs, hogs and scoundrelly pec- ule. Hogs eat half the lambs before they are a day old. I know of one inan who purchased thirty headef sheep, and sold his flock ten ycai > thereafter—forty-five in number—all told. How is that for an increase. Money scarce this season, and not withstanding the fact that our settle ment bears the title of a “snake-na tion,” even they arc not prolific this year. Yours, etc., C.G.N. Rev David Hines at Alapaha. Editors Albany News : Rcv.^avid" Hines, colored, of Al bany, preached in this place on Sun day, tho 7th insL He took his text from Lev., 18 chapter, 26 verse.— His sermon was listened to with wrapt attention by the congregation, and no doubt did mncli good to all who listened to it. The churcliatthis place (New Hope Baptist Church) has had dissentionsand bickerings among its members for some months past, but Rev. Mr, Hines poured oil on the troubled waters, and now perfect harmony exists. For this our people feel grateful to him, as it seemed at one time that the troubles would cause the church to break up. Now wc are glad to say that a Christian fcclingof brotherly love exists among the membership, and that all are willing to let the dead past bury its dead, and joining hands, work for the glory of God and the advancement of religion. Rev. D. Thomas. Alapaha, Sept. 10th, 1879. Reuiiiilsccuces of tl»c Past. In an old file of the Field and Fire side of October, 1859, we find the fol lowing : “Price of Slaves.—In response to the many inquiries made from per sons at a distance, as to the price that slaves are commanding in this mar ket, we publish the annexed state ment famished by reliable authority: No. 1 men, 20 to 26 years old, from $1,450 to $1,500. Best grown girls 17 to 20years old, from $1,275 to $1,325. Girls from 15 to 17 year* old, $1,150 to $1,250. Girls, from 12 to 15 years old,$1,000 to $1,100. Best plough boys, 17 to 20 years old, $1,350 to $1,425. Boys from 15 to 17 years old, $1,250 to $1,375. Boys, from 12 to 15 years old, $1,00C to $1,200. Likely families, and also boys and girls command high prices, as there •ire several gentlemen in market whe are purchasing for their own plants lions in the South.”—Richmond Dis patch. Who Wouldn’t be an Editor. One of the beauties and charms o- an editor’s life is in Ills dead-head Ing it on all occasions. No ono wh> has never tasted of the sweets of tha bliss can begin to take in its glor; nnd its happiness. He does $1(> worth of advertising for a railroad gets a “pass” for a year, rides $2. worth; and then he is looked upo> as a dead-head, or a half-blown dead beat. He “puffs” a theater or concer troupe $10 worth and gets $1.00 ii “complimentaries” and is thus passed in “free.” If the hall i<* crowded he is begrudged the room he occupies— for if his complimentaries were pay iug tickets the troupe would be s< muck in pocket. He blows and puffs a church festival free to any desired extent, and does the poster printiug at half rates, and rarely gets a “thank you” for it. It goes in as part of his duty as an editor. He does more work gratuitously for tho town and community than all the rest of the population put together, and gets cursed for ft all, ip many Instances, where a man who donates r. dollar for the fourth of July, base ball club or chnrcb, is gratefully remembered. Oh, it is a sweet thing tobo an editor. Ho passes “free,” you know.—De Witt Observer. The Baby’s Death. There came a morning at last when e baby’s eyes did not open. The iclor felt the heart throb faintly uii- >r bis fingers, but he knew it wns lating its last. He trembled for the other, and dared not tell her. She iticipated him. “Doctor,” she said—and her voice as so passionless that it might al most have belonged to a disembodied ■irit—“X know my darling is dy- fic bowed his head mutely. Her very calmness awed him. “Is there anything you can do to case her?” “Nothing, I do not think site suf- rs.” “Then will you please to go away ? .-•he Is mine—nobody’s but mine, in her life ami in her death, and 1 want her quite to myself at the last.” Sorrowfully enough he left her. The mother held her child closely but gently. She thought in that hour mat she had never loved anything else—never in this world should love nything else. She wanted to cry, ■ut her eyes were dry and burning, ud not a tear fell on the littlo up turned face, changing so fast to mar ble. Site bent over nnd whispered -omethlug in the baby’s car—a wild passionate prayer that It would re member hur again in tho iufiuite spaces. A look seemed to answer her —a radiant lovtig look, which she thought must be born of the near heaven. She pressed her lips in a last despairing agony of love to the little flee, from which already, as she I Used it, the soul had fled. Her white wonder had gone home. This which lay upon her hungry heart wns stone. Bishop Pierce. Bishop Pierce loft for tlie West last Monday, to begin his round of Conference work, for tho year. He is still quite feeble, and his friends fear that he will not be able to per form his work. But he Is improving physically, and It is to bo hoped that the changing scenes and travel will increase his strength Noble man* When confined by sickness, like caged bird, he has longod to go forth and l>e at liberty to prosecute the great work committed to him by his Heavenly Master. At homo or abroad he never rests; but his mind and heart are always engaged. Rolf Is en tirely forgotten and his great soul yearns for the happiness and final salvation of hi* race. Let the prayers of all the good be united for hit safe ty, while away, and his return in bet ter health.—Sparta Planter. A Boston child remarked, aftor ga ting earnestly at a man who was bald, bnt had heavy whiskers, "Hie head was pnt on upside down, wasn’t It?” About the Zulus. The Zulus live in a beautiful and fertile land in which they have two harvests in every year, and need scarcely do more flian scratch the soil and sow their seetfto secure nn abun dance of vegetable food. There are rich pastures on which large herds of cattle feed, so that beef Is plentiful; and as the bush, or “blanzi,” as they call it, is full of antelopes, wild bears and buffaloes (to say nothing of larg er game), and as many of the men are keen hunters, they arc particularly well off for meat. They are also great lovers of beer, which has been compared to thin gruel made with weak hock, and though this beverage is not very in toxicating, thoy drink such quantities of it in the course of the day that they are sleepily stupid by night. The Zulu idea of perfect happiness is plenty of beef, beer and nothing to do but sit still, cat, drink and listen to whatever uews and gossip any one may be able to tell them. The women do all the Hold and garden work, with the exception of hoeing the kings’s corn, which is done by the men who present themselves at the royal kraal every spring for this pur pose. There is, however, one partic ular office which women are forbid den under pain of death to perform, and that is milking the cows, which is always done by men and boys. They are a remarkable supersti tious people, and believe devoutly in signs, omens and dreams. A man •vill not go out hunting if be has bad dream of ill-success on the previous tight; and if he has a wonderful es cape from danger or accident, always tttribntcs it to the care of bis Ehlose >r guardian angel. Their ideas of a Creator are very indistinct and con sist merely In a tradition that the -big one of all” brought their nation originally “out of the reeds,” and missionaries have not been welcome tmong them, because Kiug Cetcwayo has always thought that if he once admitted them a foreign army would soon follow, qnd to ttsc his own ^ex pression, “eat him up.” Schooling that Does not Educate Tho whole tendency of modern ed ucation is to lift boys and girls to places thoy are not fitted to fill, to disgust them with work which they are fitted to do, which must be done, and which can be easily obtained. Our theory of education is continual' ly losing sight of a fact which never permits .itself to be ignored, and teaching the young to lose sight of it, that the mass of people in every gen eration and under whatever form of government must bo laborers. The old heresy that every boy has a chance to be President of the United States has done more mischief in the small brains of boys who, when they ob tain manhood’s strength, arc fitted lo dig trenches and do nothing elec, than it nas ever in the larger brains of pub lic men who, oncu bitten with tho personal application of tho idea, are good for nothing afterward. The ony should have an education which when completed, will make the sub ject better fitted to pursue well the work for which he is fitted, which makes him not ashamed lo do it, and which thus dignifies lubor.—Indian apolis News, Money no Objection. A young lady wab recently asked if she thought, money an objection to a marriageblc young mini, provided he was pleasant and agreeable in all other respects, to which she replied about us follows: “Well, no. I don’t know as I’d marry for money alone, but if a man had plenty of money allied to a sweet disposition, and a moustache that curled nt both ends, and nice blue eyes and n respectable profess ion and bis fathor was rich, and his mother and sisters were aristocratic, and he wanted to marry me an would promise to let me have my owu way in everything, anil keep me liberally supplied with coin, and have n nice furnished house and big piano in it, and would give me two diamond rings and would pay my dry goods, mTIUncr’s and dress makers bills without grumbling, and 1 really and truly loved him—7 wouldn’t consider his money any drawback to tho match. Look after tho caterpillars on your fruit trees at this season of the year. If their webs are left alone the trees will ultimately be killed. When the limb cau not be cut off, apply a torch made of paper or shucks sufficiently long to kill every caterpillar. Fresh meat, after beginning to sour, will eweeten if placod out or doori in the cool air over night Unjust Ruilroad Discrimination* SOME STARTLING FACTS AND FIGURES. Canripondcnco Atlanta Constitution.] The inquiry is frequently made, why all this opposition from tho peo ple of Southwest Georgia against the Central R. R. management and is it true that the rates or freight charged the pcoplo in that section are greater than those charged by the leading roads in other sections of the State r In order to answer these queries in a perfectly fair manner, the writer has taken the trouble to collect the local freight tariffs of the various roads in the State, and will give the comparative figures for like classes of freight as charged by the Central, with like classes and like distances by other roads. Heretofore when odious comparisons have been made of freight rates, the answer has been that there were competing lines, which forced these quoted rates out of their true channel, and the compar isons were consequently unfair. Tho rates now quoted will bo tho local rates on each road, where the powers that cxeicise supreme control, and there has been heretofore nought to make them ashamed or afraid. After reading these comparative figures, the public will know for themselves why the Southwest Georgia people con tinue their opposition to the manage ment of the Central road, and wheth er or not extortion is practiced upon them by said management: Con trai railroad, Macon to Amer- icus, 70 miles, first-class. $80 Atlanta and West Point railroad, Atlanta to LaGrange, 70 miles, first-class 50 Excess of Central over Atlanta and West Point railroad 30 Central railroad. Macon to Mon tezuma, 48 miles, first-class 76 Atlanta and West Point railroad, Atlanta to Grantville, 52 miles, first-class... v 45 Excess of Central over Atlanta and West Point railroad 30 Central railroad, Macon to Byron, 17 miles, fertilizers per 100 pounds 10 Atlanta and West Point railroad, Atlanta to Fairburn,18 miles, fertilizers per 100 lbs Q These three illustrations show an average over-charge of the Central over the Atlanta and We9t Point rail road of 65 per cent. Lest it might be said that certain classes were selected out for the purpose of making these comparisons, wo will illustrate fur ther: Central railroad, Macon to Amer- icus, 70 miles, first six classes aggregate $315 Atlanta and West Point railroad, Atlanta to LaGrange, 72 miles, first six classes aggregate 233 Aggregate overcharge of Central over Atlanta and West Point railroad 35 per cent 82 Central railroad, M acoc to Amer- icus, 70 miles first-class 80 Western and Atlantic railroad, Atlanta to Calhoun, 79 miles, first-class 42 Excess of Central oyer Western and Atlanta railroad Central railroad—Macon to Mon tezuma, 48 miles, first-class Western and Atlautic railroad— Atlanta to Kingston, 59 miles, first class 31 miles, first-class 30 Excess of Central railroad over Air-Llue 40 Central railroad, Fort Valley to Macon, 27 miles, corn per 100 pounds' 20 Alr-Llne, Atlanta to Suwatioe, 31 miles, corn per lOOpounds 13 Excess of Central railroad over Air-Line 7 Central railroad, Macon to Seago, 8 miles, flour per 100 pounds.. 20 Air-line, Atlanta to Goodwyns, 11 miles, flour per 100 pounds, 10 Excess of Central railroad over Air-line. 10 Average over charge of Central over Air-line per above three illustrations M0 per cen t. Cental railroad, Macon to Ogle thorpe, 60 miles, first six class es aggregate 2 88 Altvllne, Atlanta to Galnssville, 53thiles,flrst6 classes aggregate 1 66 Average overcharge 'of Central railroad over Air-Lino, 75 per cent I 22 Cen tral rail road, Macon to Seago, 8 miles, flour per 100 pounds,.. 20 Macon and Brunswick railroad, Macon to Reid’s, 8 miles, floor per lOOpounds... 12 Excess of Central over Macon and Brunswick railroad 8 Central railroad, Macon to Ogle thorpe, 50 miles, fertilizers per lOOpounds...., 15 Macon and Brunswick railroad, Macon to Eastman, 56 miles, fertilizers per 100 pounds 8 Macon and Brunswlch railroad, Macon to Eastman, 56. miles, fertilizers per one hundred lbs, 8 Excess of Central railroad over Macon and Brunswick railroad 7 Average overcharge of Central rail road oyer Macon and Brunswick rail road, per two above illustrations, 75 ! ter cent. Central railroad, Maeon to Pow- erville, 20 miles, first 6 classes aggregate ....,. 2 73 Macon and Brunswick railroad, Macon to Buzzard Roost, 25 miles, first.6.classes aggregate.2 01 Average overcharge Central over Maconjand Brunswick railroad, 36 per cent..: 72 In a future article we will give fur ther comparative figures showiug that these are about the average dif ferences in local freigbta to all points ot Central railroad. The above fig ures speak for themselves as to whether or. not the present local talrlffs of the Central railroad amount to extortion when compared with rates paid by citizens of the State to other lines of roads, nearly all. ot which make money at their lower rates, and pay dividends to their stockholders. Southwest Georgia. 75 35 Excess of Central railroad over Western and Atlantic railroad. Central railroad—Macon to Sea go, 8 miles, fertilizers Western and Atlantic railroad— Atlanta to Bolton, 8 miles, fer tilizers Excess of Central over Westorn and Atlantic railroad Central railroad—Macon to Mon tezuma, 48 miles, first-class 75 Western and Atlantic railroad— Atlanta to Kingston, 56 mRes, first-class 35 Excess of Central railroad over Western and Atlantic railroad. 40 Central railroad—Macon tb Sea go, 8 miles, fertilizers 10 Western and Atlantic railroad— Atlanta to Bolton, 8 miles, fer tilizers Average overcharge of the Central over Westorn and Atlantic railroad 103 per cent on above throe illustra tions. Central railroad—Macon to Mon tezuma, 48 miles, first 6 classes aggregate $288 Western and Atlantic railroad— Atlanta to Cartcrsville, 49 miles, first six classes aggre gate $158 Average overcharge of Central railroad over Western and At lantic railroad 82 per cent $130 Central railroad—Macon to But ler, 50 miles, first-class 75 Georgia railroad, Atlanta to So cial Circle, 52 miles, first-class. 27 Excess of Central railroad over Georgia railroad 48 Central railroad, Macon to But ler, 50 miles, freights 011 corn per 100 pounds Georgia ruilroad, Atlnnta to So cial Circle, 52 miles, freight on corn per 100 pounds 12 Excess of Central railroad over Georgia railroad 11 Central railroad, Macon to But ler, 50 miles, freight on flour per barrel 50 Georgia railroad, Atlanta to So cial Circle, 52 miles, freight on flour per barrel 32 Excess of Central railroad over Georgia railroad 18 Average overcharge of Central over Georgia railroad per above three 11 lustrations, 109 per cent. Central railroad, Macon to But-* lor, 50 miles, first six classes aggregate $2 Georgia railrond, Atlanta to So cial Circle, 52 miles, first six classes aggregate 131 Average overcharge of Contral railroad over Georgia, 120 per cent $167 Central railroad, Macon to Fort Valley, 29 miles, first-class.... 70 Air-Line railroad, to Suwante, Bacon... Floor... Grain... SS* lien... rtlU- *er».... Cotton.. Railroad Discriminations. CorrnpODdliM Atluti CoaitltuUon.) In your issue of Saturday, August 23d, appeared a communication on nnjqst railroad discriminations, sign- ed'“Southwest Georgia.” The writer, after akying that he -had taken the trouble to collect th? “local freight tariffs” of the ; various roads in the State; proceeds to make snch compar isons of the local rates'.of freight as ho deoins fair, to show the extent of extortion practiced upon the people of Southwest Georgia by the manage' mehtofthe Central Railroad. A fair as it may have seemed to a casual reader of the article in question, it i« a most singular fact that the classes of goods used in the comparison of local rates, docs not Include cotton, bagging, ties, bacon or grain, and but daintily notices flour or fertilizers, important factora in making up the tonnage of Southern railroad trans- porlotion. Below I give a comparative state ment as uniform in distances, as 1 could find station* to fit, starting out with a view of comparing the local rates of the railroads leading oat of the cities ^uf Atlanta, Macon, Augus ta, Savannah and : Albany;'one hund red miles, which includes every im portant railroad in the State, and seme bnt of It, upon seven articles, aggregating near nine-tenths ot the tonnage of the roads nsed in the com parison : Attention is particularly called to the comparison at Albany, the only point in Southwest Georgia where a comparison can bo made, and then let the question be answered why the Central Railroad is practicing extor- tiou upon the people in the face of facts, as shown in these figures, which cannot be controverted. If the wri ter “Southwest Georgia” really de sires to give a fltir comparison of the local rates in force now upon the rail roads of Georgia, and I do not doubt that he does, would it not be well to give the public a statement of the (ross earnings per mile of each road tt the State and then by comparison prove that the local rates charged by the Central Railroad • in Southwest Georgia are extortionate. Is it fair to compare the local tariffs of great trunk lines and through-fares likt the Western and Atlantic, Georgia and Atlanta and West Point Bail roads, which roads have immense through and local freight and pas senger traffic, to the Southwesten. Railroad local rates and other road' in Southwest Georgia, which road have little remunerative through business ? The fact is demonstrated by the comparison at Albany that tin roada depending npon local business at comparatively very high local rates of freight cannot be maintained even under skillful management and most rigid economy, as is evidenced by the financial condition of thi roads terminating at that place. 1 think it would be of unquestionable benefit to the railroads as well as thi public to ventilate all the informa tion possible on the subject of rail road transportation in a fair and business like manner, as certainly nt> candid mind will deny that whatevei contributes to the prosperity of e country through which a railroat passes will inure to the good of thi road. “Justice” naai ituni. Article, per 100. & IK I« Ii2 S? a « I - u as“ a ra 3 -« Floor «•*•.... Grain-. Burin* i,,,, CoUfiwTtm .- Fertllltera - . Cotton ........ Ararano rat*-1 Mil >48 !! MOM AUOURTA, Article* per 100 lb* ggS** Tie*. FertUW tin 92KU 37.4 313 MOM SAVANNAH. Nebeatapftl 103 mile* C H K amonih to fohns Ialand W miles » A C B D 2Se per 100 fo 32c per lip ft TebeativHle 07 miles A A O B B MOM ALBAMT. jn li SiS 8 i5 i ALBANY, GA„ XOVfiUM 11,12 & 13. LIBERAL PREMIUMS OFFKHED IN EVERY DEPARTMENT -OF— asr aousT as GET READY FOR THE BRAND EXHIBITION L. E. WELCH, T. M. Carter, President. Secretary. ang28 Thrilling Scene at Stone Moon- tain. A correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution from Stone Mountain gives a thrilling description of the danger and rescue from a perilous position of a little daughter of W. C. Jot es, of Augusta., A few days ago party was visiting the mountain, and their little girl strayed away, and came near losing her lifo by a fail down the perpendicular mountain' side, but caught in a narrow ledge overhanging the declivity. The cor respondent says: Parties in the valley, on the -north side of the mountain, saw, however, the child way up the “mountain aide, bleak and bare,” clinging to the crev ices with a tenacity truly remarkable. They shouted to her to “hold on” and relief wonld come. She took in the situation and held on while she called out for assistance iu (he hope that her mother and sisters might know where she was. The news spread like fire in a broom-sedge field, and a large crowd soon gathered on the mountain. Tho first chill of horror was succeed ed by a fever of excitement to rescue the darling one, lest by some unguard ed movements she might lose her slender i-old and fall to certain death. Aud now como a moment fraught with iutensesl interest. The point where little Emma was lodged' was over one hundred feet from the top, with* perpendicular fail of some fifty tect just above her, and 1,600 feet or more below her. She was resting on a narrow ledge of rock scarcely large enough to hold her; iu fact she maintained her po sition by thrusting her fingers in the cr jviccs among the lichens growing there. Few men cated to venture down. Mr. George H. Goldsmith, however, fired by a noble desire-to rescue the child from certain death, was let down by means of the rope. Slowly the rope is rolled off; eyes watch every moment with intense eagerness, anil hearts throb wild and fast as young Goldsmith descends. A pause—a thrill—as he leaves the rock and seems to bo in mid-air.. At last he spies her ; he reaches h*er ; with a convulsive grasp she seizes hold upon him, and he signal* to as cend. Hands now work with fren zied activity; prayers ascend from achiug hearts that the rope may hold out; eyes and hearts are restrained to their utmost tension until sight of her is caught. At last sho is brought in safety to tho top. A wave of satisfaction breaks over the multitude, breaking out in a higher wave of rejoicing as she is clasped in the fond embrace of loving hearts. Then ascended to the Most High ascriptions of praiso from thankful hearts for the rescue of tho child, and petitions for the richest benizous on her youthful rescuer. Emma states that whilo strolling about she slipped a a .d' fell to the S siut where tne ledge stopped her escent, aud in her efforts to protect herself sho j rasped the crovlceof the rocks as stated. To let go was fall, and she heid on. Her position was one of great dan ger, especially for one of her tender years, and her nerve la truly wonder ful. Altogether, her escape'from in stantaneous dealh is mira<gilon%*nd her adventure is on»that seldom falls to tho lot of one to young. Lit tle Emma will ever remember the word saved. SECOND 879 80UTHWE8T GEORGIA 111 INE RACING, REGATTA, k Special Attention to IELD CHOPS. Office BIBB MANF'G COMPANY, Mscon, Ga., Aug. 12,1879. 1XTB uvpl«mA to uuwnct to ih* tnrt* of Owt>. VV^a,,litiuuud Florida Out*, ban pitta MACON MI L'S complete «jrt»m of SEW U CttlNER'. rat « HI tb. town Improvement,, with which wc now producing the JusUj debated W.bsto tempt grot upetne to Inure a thor* oagh duplicate ot them too-p. pad earner the, tea doth we are Dow making ta equO to anything over pindnced South, and fir luperior ta many popular brand, now on the market. pMgaeanelvcawmaintain tte high atand- ' tbeie Gooda, and eobcit tram purohaewa, large udamatl, an examination of the gooda and* ■hare of their patronage. Ask your merchants for MACOIj^ SHEETING, SHIRTING AND DRILLS. J. F. HANSON, Agent angH-Xm NEW PIANOS $125. hath pad all styles, including Goad. Sqoara aad Upright, an etrictly «nLclam, raid at ibe iowmt wet mah wholesale factory prices,direct to Urn purctom* er. Them Flaaoa made coe of tte Sam, dUrtayaat tha Centennial ExhlblUon, and wan auaulmowily sasmuM for the HIgheat Honor,—over njm In nan. Regularly incorporated Xioufaclusing On. —Factory ealahlbhed over SS ia.ru. The beware Grand, contain Mrthushek’e new patent Dotes Oventiung Scale, the greatest improvement In tte hlatoryeTFiano making. Tteunrtghta an tb, finest la America. Pianos sent on I rial. Doh toil “ for nhmtaled and Pmcrlpttva Catting—tf KSNZELS3CZN PIANO COL, apin-Sm' It Hart 15th hum!. T. SAVANNAH. GA. John Bresnan, Manager. a* |i* SaPBOtt, Cleric A WEEK In your own town, and no capital risked. You can *It* tb* bo- tineas*trial without expena*. Thn toatoppor unity av*ro®*rrd fcrtMj* trilling to work. You attouM tayiaflth- u* elae until you ae* for ymusatf wta* f u can do at tb* bo»lne** w* aftr. Ko mom to explain bore. You can devote an your tlaaeo* on y your Nw ttujo tt* buatneaa, and make treat pay fc> r .*T el T fe* r SS tou work - Women make as Bauch as men Send Forapoilal private term* and particular*, which w* uullfrJr foewltl tteu DouJ vomplrti. of hard timet whH» you have w*ch a chance. Ad rem |U HALLETT A CO, Pwr land, Maine. iufi*»iy Cctoho 87 to November!, 1378. The most magntttont and hot appoloted In America; Liberal Cash l-remlouialn ad «— aodlh. largest effaced hyany hair 1a tho Unto* Stated Trailing and Sunning Sacra every day by ■one of the moai DOud hotuc, raa the turf! Muale will bo furnlahed by a celebrated Mtnury, Band. Many of the prominent .statesmen now before she nubile will attend the State F dr na vtoftora, and eev- eral will make address* Ureutly .twdarad Bate f*r freight, aud passenger, on all lira railroads In the Mate, a cordial lavltalloo is ear ended to you to ha an exht du>r, and you are t.toasted to wrtto to the Secretary at Maooo lor a premium ilai and ether Information. THUS. H )KDByiN. Jr.l'«J- L. F LlVINIar1T0N.lrao.8upt. septt-td MALOuLM JOHNSON. BectT. LpfYarfljLEasfAlliaBy. 40,000-TOUT FOB, 8AU! A LUMBER TARO tea recently teen setthlkto ed In East Albany. Forty tluumand foal, com. staring of ecantllng anu boarua, op tend aad ready

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Albany news. (Albany, Ga.) 186?-1880, September 18, 1879, Image 1