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Newspaper Page TextI Vol. L. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1869. No. 20. orme <Sc son, editors and proprietors. Tt;r . as —$ 3,00 per annum, in Advance. U.HORTISING—Pd square often lines, each _, r ti 0 n, $ I ,! 0. Merchants and others forall , intsover $ 25, twenty-live per cent. off. legal advertising. ^^.-Ciutionsforlettersoi ad- ' , tr ation.guardianship,&c $3 00 '“"stead notice.. 2 00 * nlicationtorlstters of dism’n fromadm’n 5 00 , i catiuii tor letters of dism'nof gnaird'n 3 50 a Plication for leave to sell Land 5 00 Au£, ‘ Debtors and Creditors 3 00 ' " 5 00 1 50 2 50 5 00 5 00 1 00 3 00 A^P N Emd, per square of ten lines of personal, per sq., ten days ' . Each levy of ten lines, or less.. Mortage sales of ten'lines or less ", ijjHoctor’s sales, per sq, (2 months) J .^^--Foreclosure 0 f mortgage and oth- L er *monthly’s, per square F.stray notices, thirty days Tributes of Respect, Resolutions by Societiei , Obituaries, &c., exceeding six lines, to be charged aS transient advertising. •■y lies of Land, by Administrators, Execu lors jr Guardians, are required by law, to be held un the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours often in the forenoon and three in the sf- ■ ni ion, at the Court-house in the county in whit' * ue property is situated. X itice of these sales must be given in a publ gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notice for the sale of personal property must, he given in like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to debtors and creditors of an estate must also be published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinaly for leave to sell land, must be published for two months. Citations for letters of Administration, Guar diausiiip. tfce., must be published 30 days—tor ins mission from Administration, monthly six months, fur dismission trom guardianship, 40 days. Kales for foreclosure of Mortgages must be published monthly for four months— for establish- ju r lost papers, for the fullspaccof three mouths— for compelling titles from Executors or Adminis trators, where bond has been given by the de ceasad-the full space of three months. Charge, $1 00 pa* square of ten lines for each insertion Publications will always be continued accord iugto these, the legal requirements, unless oth erwi.se ordered. Maoon &z. Western H. AILROAD. —DAY TRAIN.— Leave Macon 7.45 A. M., arrive at Atlanta, 2 P. M. Schedule of Macon & Augusta R, R. Leaves Camak, daily, at .... 12.30 P. M. “ Milledgeville 6.30 A.M. Arrives at Milledgeville 4.20 P.M. Camak 9.00 A.M. Passengersleaving Augusta or Atlanta on Day Passenger Train of Georgia Railroad will male close connection at Camakfor inteimediatepoin;s on the above road, and also for Macon,&c. Pas- sengersleaving Milledgeville at 5.30, A. M.,rea< h Atlanta and Augusta same day,and will make close connections at either place for princip il Doiutsinadjoining States. F E. W .COLE, Gen’l Sup;. Augusta, January 7,1868 4 tf SOUTH-WESTERN R. R. CO. OFFICE, MACON, GA.,Marcli24th, 186H. Columbus Train—Daily. Leave Macon 5,15 A.M.- Arrive at Columbus — 11.15 A. M. Leave Columbus J2.45 P. M. Arrive at, Macon — : . 6.20 P. M. Eu/aula Train—Daily. Leave Macon 8.00 A. M.| Arrive at Eufaula » *>.30 P. M. Leave Eufaula - 7.20 A. M. Arrive at Macon 4.50 P. M. Connecting untk Albany Train at Smithvil c Laave Smitliville — -- - 1 -46 P- M. Arrive at Albany 3.11 P. M. Leave Albany 9.35 A. M. Arrive at Smitliville * 11 -00 A. M. Connecting with Fort Gaines Train at Cutlibert. Leave Cutlibert 3.5/ P.M. Arrive at Fort Gaines D.40 P. M. Leave Fort Gaines 7.05 A. M. Arrive at Cuthbert 9.05 A. M. Connecting with Central Railroad and Macon Si Western Railroad Trains at Macon, and Mont gomery Sc West Point Trains at Columbus. VIRGIL POWERS, Engineer & Superintendent. Schedule of the Georgia Railroad. O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 29th 1808, the Passenger Trains on the Georgia Railroad will run as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (Daily, Sundays excepted.) Leave Augusta at---- 7.10 A. M.. “ Atlanta at - ---*• A. Arrive at Augusta - 3.30 P. A.L “ at Atlanta 6.10 P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Augusta at 3 45 P. M. “ Atlanta at 6.45 P. II. Arrive at Augusta ...5.30 A. M. “ Atlanta - 4.00 A.M. BERZELIA PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Augusta at 4.30 P. M. “ Berzelia at 7.00 A.M. Arrive at Augusta w’ i * grz**lici .»•••• ...•.(i• Jo Xr* i'd• Passengers for Milledgeville,Washington and lthens,Ga.,inusttake Day Passenger irain todi lugusta and Atlanta. Passengers for West Point, Montgomery, Sel- na, Mobile and New Orleans must leave Augusta in Night Passenger Train at 3-45 P. M., to make lose connections. Passengers for Nashville,Corinth, Grand Juuc- ioii, Memphis, Louisville and St. Louis can take ither train and make close connections. Through Tickets and Baggage checkedtbtough o the above places. Pullman’s Palace SleepingCars on all Night ‘assenger Trains. . E . W. COLE, Geu’ISuperint dt. Augusta, March 26,1868 4 ** Atlanta?! A.M.,arriveatMacon, 1.30P. M. —NIGHT TRAIN — Leave Macon 8.40 P.M., arrive at Atlanta, 4^ P.M “ Atlanta?! P. M.,arrive at Macon 3.10 A. M Macon & Brunswick Railroad. OFFICERS. G. H . HAZLEHURST...... ........ President. ROB f. SC HMIDT,. Mas ter Transportation. H. C. DAY Secretary &, Treasurer. LeaveMacou 3 P.M.,arrive at Macon, 10.30 A.M. Leave Hawkinsville7 A. M..arriveat Hawkins- ville, 6.30 P. M. March 1 1 1868 11 WANDO FERTILIZER. T he wando mining and manufac turing COMPANY offers to the Planters and Farmers of the South, their FERTILIZER, know as the “WANDO FERTILIZER,” Which the experience of the past season has prov ed to be one of the most valuable in our market. It has for its base the materials from the Phosphate Beds of the Company on Ashley River, and is prepared at their works at the EAST END OF HASEL-STREET, in this city. In order to guarantee its uniformity and maintain its high staudard, the Company has made arrangements with the distinguished Chem ist, Dr. C. U. SHEPHERD, Jr., who carefully analyzes all the amouiacal and other material pur chased by the Company, and the prepared FERTILIZER, before being offered for sale. The Company is re solved to make an article which will prove to be a COMPLETE MANURE, and give entire satis faction. For terms, circulars and other information, APPLY TO. WM. C. DUKES & CO Agents, NO. 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC WHARF, Charleston, S. C.,Feb. 16,1869 7 3m A “BRAIN WAVE.” A New Theory—Premonitions disposed of. Corker of Mulberry and Second Street, MACON, GA. B. B EUSTON, - - - Principal, Late of Dolbearand J. W. Blackman’s Com mercial Colleges, New Orleans. —o:o— This College is open daily from 9 a. in., to 9 p. m., and is now in successful operation. Students enter at any time. No vacations.— Time unlimited. Cheap board, healthy city, and its low tuition fee, make it desirable for all to en ter here. The following branches constitute the Commer cial Course—each branch can be taken up sepa rately—time is unlimited, viz: Penmanship, Arithmetic, including Commercial Calculations, Book-keeping, Distinct Branches, Ornamental Penmanship and flourishing Pen Drawing. Literary Department.—English Grammati cal Course,.S50. For further particulars, call or send for Circulars. Patronize and encour age home Institutions. i February 16, 1869 7 3m. T. W. WHITE, ^LLaifieif-at- MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., Will practice in this and the adjoining counties. I3F* Applications for Homestead Exemptions under the new law, and oiher business before the Court of Ordinary, will receive proper attention. October 13.1868 41 tf NEWELL & WILLIAMSON, .Attorney's set Law, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. W ILL practice in the counties of the Ocmul- gee Circuit, and in the counties of Wash ington and Hancock. Special attention given to applications for Homestead, and other business before the Court of Ordinary. T. F. Newell. W. W. Williamson. December 15, 1868 50 ly CITY TAXES. C ITY TAX PAYERS will please bear in mind that the Books are ready for the reception of TAXES, for the year 1868. The Clerk will be in his office from 9 to 12 A. M., and from 2 to 5 P. M., to wait on the Tax payers. Call in these hours and settle. Don’t all call at once. P. FAIR, Clerk &. Treasurer. December 22,1868 51 tf jLtLcuzta SL fUfc&t UPaLut RAIL ROAD. Day Passenger Train—Outward. LeaveAtlanta 4.45 A. M. Arrive at West Point 9.50 P. M. D.ay Passenger Train — Inward. Leave West Point. 1.30 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta 6.20 P. M. Night Freight and Passenger—Outward. Leave Atlanta 4.15 P. M. Arrive at West Point.... 11-40 P. M. bight Freightand Passenger Train—Inward, Leave West Point ...... 4.20 A. M. Arrive at Atlanta 11.30 A. M. JpIlcuiqe ofi £fcluLclule. OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA R. R. CO-, \ Augusta, Ga., March 25, 1868. ) |N AND AFTER SUNDAY, 29th March, * 1868, the Mai and Passenger Trains of this Road will leave and arrive at through Central Depot,Georgia Railroad, as follows: Morning Mail and Passenger Train * 0r Charleston, connecting Train for Columbia, South Carolina, Charlotte Road, and Wilming ton and Manchester Railroad. Leave Central Depot at 5.50 A.M. Arrive atCeutral Depot 3.30 P. M. bight Passenger Sf Accommodation Train 1 or Charleston, connecting with Train for Co lumbia,and with Greenville andColumbia Rail road: Leave Central Depot at 3.50 P. M. Arrive at Central Depot at ... 7.00 A.M. H. T. PEAKE, General Superintendent GEO. P. ROWELL & CO S AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY, Containing accurate lists of all the Newspapers and Periodicals published in the United States and Territories, and the Dominion ot Canada, and Biitish Colonies of North America; together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. New York: Geo. P. Rowell &■ Co., Publishers and Newspaper Advertising Agents, 40 Park Row. A Handsome Octavo Volume of300 pages Bound in Cloth. Price $5 00. A work of great value to Advertisers, Publish ers and others, who desire information in relation to the Newspapers and Periodicals of North A merica. The edition will be limited, and persons desir ing copies will do well to send their orders im mediately to GEO- P. ROWELL &.CO., Publishers & Advertising Agents, 40 Park Row, New York. January 19, 1869 3 tf O’ To the heirs of Sylvanus Prince, deceased, late of Baldwin county. N OTICE.—Three months after date, I will ap ply to the Ordinary of Baldwin county for an order requiring the administrator of said Sylva nus Prince to execute titles to me for three hun dred and twenty-eight acres of land in Baldwin county, according to the terms of the bond for ti tles, of said deceased, dated December 12, 1859— said laud being the same sold to me by said de ceased, and now in my possession. (JOHN J. BUCK. March 2,1869 9 3m D ISSOLUTION.—The Copartnership hereto fore existing between BISCHOF & MON- HEIMER, was dissolved by mutual consent on the 15th February, 18ffiJ. A. BISCHOF, H. MONHEIMER Those indebted to above firm, will come forward and make some settlement. Books must be closed in some way—either by money or notes. A. BISCHOF. H MONHEIMER. March 30, 1869 I 3 »f For Sale, A FIRST RATE GIN BAND, six inches wide, thirty-four feet long, i [ Also, Wooden ruuniug Gear for a Gin Apply at the . RECORDER OFFICE. Milledgeville, Feb’y2,1869 5 tf To the Editor of the London Spectator: Sir—The reluctance ot your corres pondents to authenticate with real names the stories they have sent you in illustration of. “J. T. K’s” brain wave theory, induces me to submit thr* following narrative. I have heard my lather tell the story so often that there can he no reason why I should not tel! it agaii. in print. Whether the condi tion you lay down that the real shall also be a well-known name, is satisfied in this case, is for you to judge. Bui philanthropists in general, and prison reformers in particular, John Clay, of Preston, is, ] think, a familiar name: On a Sunday afternoon, about thirty years ago, (the precise date I cannot recall) my mother and my eldest sis ter, then about eight years uld, were sitting together in the dining-room at home. No one else was in the house except a younger child, his nurse, and another servant; all the rest of the family were absent at a neighboring church, and my father was at the jail. He was due al home in about halt an hour, it then being nearly tour o’clock. The afternoon was very wet, but very still, the rain falling in torrents, but with an even, steady downpour. While sitting thus, my mother heard footsteps approach, and presently some one opened and passed through the yard door. (This yard door faced .on to the road ; it was then a country road, and the nearest house was full five hundred yards distant; and any one going to the front door would have to pass this yard door, the dining-room windows, another window, and then turn round the corner of the house through a gate in the garden.) She was a good deal startled, more especially because this door, according to domestic regula tions, ought to have been locked. She roused herself to listen with all her might, and heard distinctly—all the more distinctly as the house was so quiet—the person who had opened the yard door enter the house by the back door, traverse a passage in the base ment story, open the door at the foot of the back stairs, mount the back stairs, and enter the front hall. But by this time she was completely re-as sured, for she had recognized my fa ther’s foot-steps. He put his umbrel la into the stand with a rattling noise, took off'his top-coat and shook it, and then came through the inner hall into the dining-room. The hall door and dining-room door were both ajar, so she easily heard all this. He went up to the fire, and resting his elbow on the mantle-piece and one foot on the fend er, stood there for a few moments dry ing himself. At length she said: “You must be very wet; had you not better go and change your clothes at once?” “Yes,” he replied, “I think I had bet ter do so;” and so he turned, left the room, and went up stairs to his dress ing-room. As he did not come down again for more than an.hour, my moth er followed him to see what was the cause of his delay. To h£V astonish ment, she found his room empty, and no sign of his having been there. She searched the rooms on the same land ing, hut could not find him, and at length came down stairs again, puzzled and frightened ; but trying to calm her self with the supposition that although she had not noticed his departure, lie must have left the house again for some purpose or other. But while she sal there, still flurried and uneasy, she heard again the same footsteps proaching, the same opening of yard door, the same entrance by back door, the same traversing of the passage down stairs, and mounting by the back stairs into the hall, the same putting down of the umbrella and shak ing of the coal, and then my father came into the room, walked up to the tire, and placed his elbow on the man tel-piece and foot on the fender, just as he had done before. “Why, where have you been ?” exclaimed my moth er, as soon as she could speak, after the first gasp of amazement. “Been. 1 '” said he, turning round and noticing for the first time her excitement arid dis tress, “I have been al the jail as usual.” “Oh ! you know that’s not whaL I mean ; where have you been since you came in by the back door, just as you have done just now, rather more than half an hour since?” “[don’t under stand you at all; I have come straight from the jail, and never been in ihe house since I left this morning.” “Oh ! it’s too bad, playing jokes like this to frighten tne, when you know I’m not well.” (My mother was in delicate health at the time.) And then, in an swer to his amazed questions, she pour ed out the story 1 have told you. I believe the incident happened ex actly as I have narrated. I have heard my father tell the story repeatedly, and he was singularly truthful and accu rate. My mother’s account, loo, tal lied, precisely with his. My sister can not now, J think, distinguish between what she recollects and what she has so often heard related. But my father at the tune questioned her as to what she had heard, and her account was that “l saw marnma get up suddenly and go into papa’s dressing-room, and then she went into all the rooms up stairs as if she was looking for some thing, and then she came down and looked as if something was the matter; but she wouldn’t answer me when 1 asked her what it was.” 1 When my mother told her story, my father instantly recollected that as he left the jail the thought occurred to him, when he saw how heavy the rain was, that it he found the yard door un locked he would go in that way—a thing which he very seldom did—to avoid going round the corner to the front door; and the thought having once occurred, he mentally rehearsed the circumstances of his entrance—do- in the spirit precisely what he after wards did in the body. The distance from the jail to our home at “East Cliff” was rather more than two miles, and as ihis corresponds with my moth er’s “rather more than half an hour,” the conclusion is obvious that while the image of the yard door, back stairs, &c., was present in his brain, bis image was simultaneously present in my mother’s brain. The incident, therefore, is as pretty and complete an instance of a ‘brain-wave” as “J. T. K.” can wish. 1 am, sir, See., W. L. Clay. Barnhill Vicarage, Feb'y 9. [Note.—We have also received the following curious narrative, for the au thenticity of which, so far, at least, as the form goes in which she received it from Sir Thomas Williams, the Dow ager Lady Littleton, who is still liv ing, herself vouches.—Eds. Spectator.] “Admjral Sir Thomas Williams, a straight-forward and excellent man, founder of the Royal Naval Female Scfiool for the education of naval offi cers’ daughters, was in command of a ship.crossing the Atlantic ocean. His course brought him within sight of the Island of Ascension, al that ijme unin habited, and never visited by any ship except for tire purpose of collecting turtles, which abound on the coast. The island was barely descried on the horizon, and was not to be noticed at all; hut as Sir Thomas looked at it he was seized by an unaccountable de sire to steer towards it. He felt how strange such a wish would appear to his crew, and tried to disregard it—but in vain. His desire became more and more urgent and distressing, and fore- seeingthat it would soon be more diffi cult to gratify it, he told his lieutenant to prepare to ‘put about ship,’ and steer for Ascension. The officer to whom he spoke ventured respectfully to represent that changing the course would greatty delay them—that just at that moment the men were going to their dinner—that, at least, some delay might be allowed. But these argu ments seemed to increase Capt. Wil- in that hour, and the Rabbi gave him , From the Springfield (III.) Journal. March 17. his sword. Therefore, from that honr, j Twenty 1 ears Among Ihe Indians. ap- the the liams’ anxiety, and he gave the word of command, which is never resisted. He saw in the countenances of his offi cers an expression of wonder and even blame, as strong as is ever shown on an order from the captain; but he was obeyed, and the ship steered toward the uninteresting island. All eyes and spyglasses were now fixed upon it, and soon something was perceived on the shore. “It is white—it is a flag—it must bo a signal!” and when they neared the shore it was ascertained that sixteen rJfen, wrecked on that coast many days before, and suffering the extremity of hunger, had set up a sig nal, though almost without a hope of relief. The shipwrecked men were taken on board, and the voyage com pleted. Sir Thomas related this an ecdote in the simplest and most tran quil manner, in A. D. 1813 (years af ter the date of its occurrence) to the writer of this account. S. L. Hag ley Hall, May 6, 1865. CURIOSITIES OF THE TALMUD. One of the Talmud treatises gives the following story: “Rabbi Jehosha Ben Levi was a righteous man, and, when the lime approached when he must die, the holy and blessed God said to the angel of death, ‘Comply with all that he requtreth of thee ;’ and the angel of death drew near to Jehosha, and said, ‘The time is near when thou must depart this life; 1 will grant thee what thou requirest;’ and the Rabbi said, ‘My request unto thee is that thou wilt show me thy place in Paradise;’ and the angel said, ‘Go along with me, and I will show it thee ;’ and the Rab bi said, ‘Give me thy sword or knife, that thou mayest not therewith sur prise me.’ And the angel delivered into his hands his sword, and then they went up together till they came unto the walls of Paradise, and when they were come up to'the walls, the angel raised Rabbi Jehosha up, and set him upon them. Then jumped Rabbi Je hosha Ben Levi from the wall, and de scended into Paradise. But the angel of death being quick, caught hold of the skirts of his coat, and said : ‘Do thou come out of that.’ But the Rabbi swore by the name of God that, being there, he would not come out from thence, and the angel had not power to enter in. There was consternation among the angels, and they said, ‘O thou holy ar.d blessed God! behold what this son of Levi hath done ;’ and the blessed God said, ‘See if he hath ever before sworn or broken an oath ;’ and they said, ‘He hath never, in all ihe days ot [his life, broken an oath ;’ and then God said: ‘Is it so? Then he shall not go out.’ Then, when the an gel of death saw that he could not draw him out, he said to him, ‘Give me my sword.’ And the Rabbi said to the angel; ‘Swear to me that thou wilt not be seen by any man or creature when thou takest away their souls.’ For before that, the angel did openly, before the face of every one, slay man kind, even the infant in its mother’s lap; and the angel of death did swear neither the angel of death nor his sword have been seen when he strikes. And the angels exalted their voice, and they went before the Rabbi, saying.- ‘Make room for the son of Levi.’ ” “Abraham is said to have been jeal ous of his wives, and built an enchant ed city for them. He built a city of iron, and put them in it. The walls were so high and dark that the sun could not be seen in it. He gave them a bowl full of pearls and jewels, which sent forth a light in this dark city equal to the sun. Noah, when in the arE, had no othei light than jewels and pearls. Abraham.in traveling to Egypt, took with him a strong chest. At the custom-house, the officers exacted the duties. Abraham would have readily paid, but desired that they should not open the chest. They first insisted upon the duty for clothes, which Abra ham consented to pay ; but then they thought, by .his prompt acquiescence, that it might be gold. Abraham con sents to pay for gold. They now sus pect it might be silk. Abraham was willing to pay tor siik or more costly pearls, and he generously consented to pay as if the chest contained the most valuable of things. It was then resolv ed to open and examine the chest; and, behold ! as soon as the chest was open ed, that great lustre of human beauly broke out which made such a noise in the land of Egypt. It was Sarah her self! The jealous Abraham, to conceal her beauly, had locked her up in the chest.” The stories of natural history are about as reliable as the following : “A large bird would, when hungry, seize and fly away with an elephant When it spreads its wings, it blots out the sun. An egg from its nest fell up on the earth and broke—the white thereof glued together about three hun dred cedar trees and overflowed a vil lage.” “A Rabbin was once in the midst of the ocean, and, seeing a bird standing up to its thighs in the water, he said to his companion, ‘We can bathphere;’ but a voice from heaven was heard, saying: ‘do not so; for seven years ago a person let an axe fall from his hand into this water, and it has’not yet reached the botlom.’ ” “We were once carried,” saysaRab bin, “in a great ship, and the ship went three days and three nights between the two fins of one fish. But perhaps the ship sailed very slowly ? The Rab bi Demi says: A rider shot an arrow, and the ship flew faster that the arrow.” The Jews’ detestation of Titus, their great conqueror, appears in the fol lowing : Aiter having narrated things too shameful to repeat of a prince whom Josephus describes in far different col ors, they tell us that on the sea Titus tauntingly observed, in a great storm, that the God of the Jews was only powerful on the water, and that, there fore he had succeeded in drowning Pharaoh and his army. “Had he been strong, he would have waged war with me in Jerusalem.”' On uttering this blasphemy, a voice from heaven said : “Wicked man, I have a little creature in the world which shall wage war with thee.” When Titus landed, a gnat entered his nostrils, and for seven years together made holes in his brains. When h is skull was opened, the gnat was found to be as large as a pigeon. The mouth of the gnat was of copper, and the claws of iron. A very pretty incident is related of a canary bird by a Georgia paper.— The door of the bird’s cage was occa sionally left open that he might enjoy the freedom of the room. One day ho happened to light upon the mantle shelf whereupon was a mirror. Here was a new discovery of the most profound interest. He gazed long and curious ly at himself, and came to the conclu sion that he had found a mate. Going back to his cage he selected a seed from its box and brought it in its bill as an offering to the stranger. In vain the canary exerted himself to make Iris new found friend partake, and becom ing weary of that, tried another lack. Stepping back a few inches from the glass, he poured forth his sweetest notes, pausing now and then for a re ply. None came, and, moody and dis gusted, he ffeiv back to his perch,hang ing his head in shame and silence for the rest of the day, and, although the door was repeatedly thrown open, he refused to come out again. Scoffing.—To a young infidel who scoffed at Christianity on account of the misconduct of some of the profes sors, Dr. Mason said: “Did you ever know an uproar made because an infi del went astray from the paths of mor ality?” The infidel admitted that he had not. “Then,” said the doctor, “you admit Christianity is a holy re ligion, by expecting its professors to be holy ; and thus, by your very scoffing, you pay it the highest compliment in your power !” Home! is there a word that we so not the heaven we are looking for a home where love reigns, blessed with the fullness of joy and peace ? Conscience dies not with the body, but accompanies the soul in its upward flight, to add new zest'to the pleasures of Heaven, or in its downward plunge to give intensity to the pains of bell. The Story of a Man who was Captured in 184S, and recaptured by Sheridan Last November. We had a call, on yesterday, from a man who was for twenty years a cap tive among the Indians. His name is J. C. Ki mball, son of Judge Newell Kimball, of Syracuse, N. Y. In com pany with a number of others, he was, in 1848, on his way across the plains to California, when,after ba\ing reach ed the mountains beyond Denver, ihe party were attacked by a band of Snakes an.l Shoshones, and he was captured. From the rapid sketch he gave of his adventures, it is evident they must have been full of exciting interest. The tribe is known to be an exceedingly cruel one, and though they did not massaere him outright, they compell ed him to “run the gaunllett.” Per-* haps some of our readers may not know what that means. They will imagine, then, two lines of Indians armed with battle clubs, and facing each others.— The intended victim also armed with a club, with which to protect himself, is then started on a run through the lines, and it fie can manage to reach the lodge house alive, he is permitted to live ; but in nine cases out of ten, he is knocked dead before halfway the goal. Mr. Kimball says he received several severe blows on the head,which so maddened him, that though he did not expect to get through alive, he de termined to sell his life as dearly as possible ; and giving the warhoop handled his club with such spirit and pluck, that his tormeulers dropped their clubs and let him pass unharmed ; and when he reached the lodge, the old chief extended to him his right hand and, placing the other on his head an nounced that he was the property of the “Chief Medicine Man” of the tribe. Mr. Kimball was eighteen years old when he joined the tribe ; and upon the death of the “Medicine Man,” he was selected to fill his place—a posi tion which was held in great honor among the Indians. With the tribe was a young white girl of about sixteen years of age. She had been captured from near Fort Scott when a mere infant, her father having moved to that place, as is supposed, from near what is now Woodson, in Morgan county. She is not positive about her maiden name, but thinks it was Corn nr Conn. Kimball was mar ried to this girl some time in 1851, and has had five children, two of whom are now living, one a girl aged 11 years, whom he left in Kansas, the other a bright boy of 7 years, who accompani ed Kimball to our office. Mr. Kimball says that when he first joined the tribe, his wife, whom be calls “Jenny,” though the Indians call her “Enogossowana,” could not speak a word ot the English language. He had a pretty good education himself, and he taught her to speak the language, and then taught her to spell by cutting the alphabet on bark, and thus com bining the letters. About fifteen years ago he found a mutillaled copy of the “New Testament,” on one of the moun tains of Utah Territory, from which his wife learned to read, and which she and he ever prized as a precious pos session. 'That was all the reading matter that he saw during all the twen ty years, except a fragment of a St. Louis newspaper, which was read and re-read until it was literally worn to nothing. As may be supposed Mr. Kimball knew next to nothing of what was go ing on in the United States. He nev er heard a word of politics or news.— He did not even know who was Presi dent. He had never heard of Mr. Lin coln or his assassination until after his recapture. He had learned, however, that there was a “big war” going on between the people of the North and the South. He says that General Stringfellow, of border ruffian fame, had an interview with the chief of the Snakes and Shoshones, and tried to in duce them lojom the South, but no in ducement could prevail upon “Spotted Tail” to do so. We have no space to give an account of Mr. Kimball’s wanderings, manifold adventures, mode of life, fights, etc., etc. We can only say, that after twen ty years ot file with the Indians, he was recaptured together with his wife, by an expedition sent out by General Phil. Sheridan, under Capt. Kellogg, at the battle of Hickory Grove, on the headwaters of the Sweet Water, on the 15ih of last November ; and, hav ing been escorted within the limits of civilization, he is now on his way back to Syracuse with his wife. It may be asked why Mr. Kimball remained so long in such captivity. He says he never had any opportunity of escaping from them. Besides, after living with the Indians so long, be grew accustomed to their mode of fife, and, when he finally married from among the.n a wife, he never remembered any other home, and became resigned to his fate. Indeed, he says he is already We are requested to stale, that if any of Mr. Kimball’s friends desire to communicate with him, they can do so by addressing their letters to Syracuse, New York, for which place, by means of transportation furnished by Gov. Palmer, he expects to leave to-day. Cousin Sally Dillard Outdone. The following humorous article was handed us for publication by a friend. We do not know in what paper it first appeared, but it was copied-*we under stand, very extensively. It is a good thing, and we think it worth republish ing. It happened before the war. 8cene at Chatham during the session of the Circuit Court, in the Common wealth vs. Cassady, on a charge of malicious .--tabbing. The venire being empanneled, and the jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the Commonwealth’s Attorney called, in support of the indictment, the wit ness, Buck Bryant, who being solemn ly sworn the truth to tell, testified as follows : Question by Commonwealth’s At torney : “Tell all you know about the cut ting of the prosecutor by Cassady, the ptisoner at the bar.” Answer.—Well, gentlemen, it was election day—’twas a dark, cloudy, wet sort of drizzly day, and says I to my old woman, 1 believe I’ll go down to Ringgold and ’posit my vote. And says my old woman to me, well,Buck, as it is a sort of dark, cloudy, wet sort of a drizzly day, says she, hadn’t you better take your urnbril. Says I to my old woman, I spec I had better take my urnbril. So I took the umbril and advanced down towards Ringgold, and when 1 got down thar, Mr. Cole corned, aud says he, unde Buck, have you seed anything of old neighbor Har-' ris s Says I to Mr. Cole,for why ? Says cling to, a memory so dear to us ? Is it anxious to go back to his living among nor fhp hpavp.n WP arp lnnlnnnr fnr q^ the red men ; that every hereaway seems strange and unusual lo him, and especially to bis wife ; that they have thus far been able to find no friends or relatives ; aud be shall not be surpris ed if he finally concludes to return to the far West, though be will first leave bis.boy where be may receive an edu cation. he, he’s got my urnbril. The witness was here interrupted by the Court and told to confine him self to the actual fray between the pris oner and Cele, the prosecutor. In an swer to which the witness remarked, in a tone of indignant remonstrance, well now, Mr. Judge, you hold on, for I am sworn to tell the truth, and I am a gwine to tell it iny own way—so ’taint for-while for you to say nothing more about it ; whereupon the Court and Commonwealth’s Attorney, being anxious to get rid of the witness on anv terms, told him to go on and tell the tale in his own way. Well, as I was going on to say,’twas on ’leciion day. Buchanan and Fil- mo was running for the Legislatur,and says I to my old woman, says I, I b’- lieve I’ll go down lo Ringgold and ’pos it my vole. Says my oid woman to me, says she, Buck, as it is a sort of a dark, cloudy, rainy, damp, drizzly sort o’ day, hadu’tyou better take your uin- bril ? says she ? Says I to the old wo man, says I, I spec I had better take my umbril ; so 1 luck the umbril and advanced on towards Ringgold till I arrived thar. Well the first thing I did was to take a drink ot Buchanan whisky, which was monstrous good, and says I to myself, says 1, old hoss, you feel better don’t you ? And while I was advancing around, Mr. Cole he come to me ; says he, uncle Buck, says he, have you seen anything of old neighbor Harris ? Says I for why ?— Says he, lire old cock’s got my urnbril. After .awhile I ’posited my vote, and then Mr. Cole and me advanced back towards home, and Mr. Cole was tight er than I ever seed him. And so we advanced along till we got to whar the road and path forked, and Mr. Cole and me took the path, as any other gentlemen would, and arter advancing awhile,we arriv to old neigh bor Harris a setting on a log with the umbril on his arm, and about that time Elijah Cassady (the prisoner) corned up, and we advanced on till we arriv at Elijah s house. Elijah is my nef- few and likewise my son-in-law—he married njy darter Jane which is next lo my darter Sally. Arter we bad ad vanced to Elijah’s house, we stood in the yard awhile a-jawing, and present ly two somebodies rid up on a hoss, w hich was Johnson before, and Whit field Cassady behind—Whitfield and Kiah Cassady being the same. 'Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both born in the nal’ral way like any body else’s broth ers, no gals between ’em, and both of them is about the same age, especial ly Kiah which ar the youngest. Kiah was drunk, and he and Mr. Cole got to cussing one another about politix, and I advanced into the house, whar was a-setling Elijah’s wife, which is my darter Jane, which is next to my dar ter Sally. Well, arter jawing awhile with ’em my little neflew says he to me, says he, uncle Buck, let’sgohome. Says I, good pop, so we pegged on to gether, and I heard somebody a call ing me, but never ’tentioned ’em nor advanced back. Well, I got home and was eating my supper, and Elijah, which is my son-in-law, and married my darter Jane, which is next to my dar ter Sally, arrived, and said to me, uncle Buck, says he, I’ve killed a man. Says I, the hell you have. And this is all I know about the stabbing, because I want thar. Salaries of Rulers.—The Emperor of Russia gets $25,000 salary a day; the Saltan $18,000; Napoleon $14,219; the Emperor of Austria, $10,050; the King of Prussia, $8,210; Victor Emanuel, $6,340; Victoria. $53270; Leopold, of Belgium, $1,443, aud President Grant, $68 50.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Southern recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1820-1872, May 18, 1869, Image 1