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Volume III-
MILLDflEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1871.
Number 25.
THE
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BY
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Application for disin n of (?nard’n-.„
Application for leave to *ell Laud
Notice t» Debtor* and Creditors
Sales of Land, per square often lines
S»|c of personal per aq., ten days....
Sh-rif*—Each levy often lines
M irtoajfe sale* of tea lines or less..
Tar Collector's sale*. (2 month*
Clerk's-- Foreclosure of mortgage and
ot h r monthly's, P«r square.
Kitrav notices,thirty days
S ill's of Laud, by Administrators, Execu
tors or Guardians, are required, by law to
be held -»• the first Tuesday in the month,
between the hours of ten in the forenoon
an l three in the afternoon, at the Coutt-
house in the county in which the property
U situated.
Notice of these sales must be published 40
dsrs previous to the day of sale;
Notice for the sale of personal property
must oe published 10 days previous to sale
day.
Notice to debtors and creditors, 40 days
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tie Court of Ordinary for leave to sell laud.
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Citation* for letter* of Administration,
Guarliauship, Ac., muat be published 30
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sixthly sir months, for diamisaion from«gu*r-
iimship, 40 days.
Rules for foreclosure of Mortgages must
be published monthly for four months—for
..Uhlishing loss papers, for the full space of
\’tt months— for compelling titles from Ex-
i.- itors or Administrators, where bond has
le-n given by the deceased, the full space
»f three mouths.
Application for Homestead to be published
twice iu the space of ten consecutive days
iKftcon Shbertistments.
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befere the Court of Ordinary, will receive
proper attention.
Ji.nuary 1 1871. ly.
T MARK WALTERS
$
Broad 81., Augusta, Ga.
MARBLE MONUMENTS, TOMB
STONES AC., &C.
Marble Mantels and Furniture-Marble of all
kit ,1s Furniahed to Order. All work for the
Cotnlry carefully boxed for shipment,
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Herring’s
Champion Safes!
THEIR
TRICEPHS IS THE LITE URGE FIRE !
THEY NEVER FAIL !
BELL & HULL’S LETTER.
Savassah, Gi., February 24,1871.
Messrs. Herring, Farrel & Sherman, 251
Broadway, New York :
Gents.—Ths larg* and destructive fir* of
February 22nd, consumed the building oceti
pied by us. We were using oue of your Her
ring’s Patent Champion Safes, made sixteen
years ago. It contained Seven Hundred Dol
lars in money, our books and valuable papers.
We were unable to get the safe open until
eighteen hours after the fire. We found the
contents in excellent condition; the only injury
was the binding of the books, drawn by the
steam. This test of the tire proof quality of
your safes was a severe one, as all can testify
who saw the tile. The arnuunt of combusti
ble materials of the building itself, added to the
cotton and other goods stored in it, made as
hot a tire as often occurs.
Respectfully’" voors;
BELL &. HULL.
W. M. DAVIDSON’S LETTER
Savannah, Ga , February 24, 1871.
Messrs. Herring, Farrel Sf Sherman, 251
Broadway, New York:
Gents.—I Imd one of your Herring’s Patent
Champion Sates iu the tire ef Wednesday
night. February 22d. It remained in the rums
thirty-six hour* before it could he opened. My
stock of good* (being a w holesale liquor mer
chant) madea very hot tiie, thoroughly testing
the quality of the safe. It contained some
money, my hooks and papers two gold watches
two silver goblets, and ether valuables. All of
them are preserved iu line order. The corcr*
of the books aredrawnby the steam. It was
a genuine test.aud your Champion Safe has
done me excellent service. The fire was oue
of the hottest that ever took place in this city.
Truly yours.
W. M. DAVIDSON,
HERRING S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES.
The most lit!table Protection from Fire
JSow Known.
Hh’n. KING'S NEW
Patent Champion Bankers' Safes!
The best Protection against Burglars'
Tools Extant.
HERRING, FARREL & SHERMAN,
251 B. adwav, cor Murray St., N. Y.
FARREL, HERRING * CO Philadelphia.
HERRING, FARREL & CO . Chicago.
HERRING, FaRIIEL <fc SHERMAN, New
Orleans.
PURSE & XHO IT! AS, Agents.
SAVANNAH,GA
r May 9.1871. 18 3m.
CHANGE 0FSCHEDULE.
MACON Jfc AUG -STA R. R.
P4SSENGEB TRAINS GOING
EAST DAILY.
Leave Macon at .......6,30 a. m.
Arrive at Milledgeville............8.17 a. m.
• “Sparta 9.24 a.m.
•• “ Worreitton..............10,30 *• m.
Arrives at Camak.... ...... 11.45 a. m.
Connect at Camak with up train on Geor
pi * K. K. for Atlanta.
Arrive at Augusta............ ...-1-45 p. m.
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING
WEST DAILY.
Leave Augusta.......... ..12 00 m.
Leave Camak..... 3,00 p. m.
Arrive at Warrenton..........3.12 p. m.
“ “ Sparta...............4.18 p. u*.
“ “ Milledgerille..........5.23 p. m.
“ Macon...............7.10 p- m.
TRI-WEEKEY FREIGHT
GOING WEST MONDAY. WED
NESDAY AND FRIDAY.
Leaves Camak .....6.15 a. m.
Arrives at Warren ton.... 6-35 a. m.
’* “ Sparta.•................9 00 a. xn.
“ “ Milledgeville.... ....... 11.40 a. m.
’* “ Macon... 3-35 p. m.
RF/rmnisu-G ono east
TUESDAY. TIIL'KSDAY AND
SATURDAY
Leave Macon 6.45 a. m
Arrive at Mihvdgeville 9 46 a. m.
" Sparta. 11.51 a.m.
“ “ Warrenton 56 p m.
* • " f’amat 2.26 p. m .
STEREOSCOPE S
VIEWS,
ALBUMS,
CHROM08,
FRAMES.
E. & H- T. ANTHONY & CO
591 llOABWAY, W Y
Invite the attention of the Trade to their ex
tensive assortment of the above goods, of
Ih'.ir own publication, manufacture and impor
tation.
Also,
PHOTO LANTERN SLIDES
and
GRA.FHOSCOPE
NEW VIEWS OF YO SEMITE.
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591 Bkoadwat, New York,
Opposite Metropolitan Hotel
mrORTERl AKD MASUrAfTCRES OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.
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Zl.
Change of Schedule.
GEN AL.SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE,
CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Savannah. May 27, 1871
•1
O N AND AFTER DUN JAY. 27 th JNsT.
Passenger Trains on the Georgia Central
Esilrosa wilt rnn as follows;
. UP DAY TRAIN.
Leave Savannah .................7:15 A. M
Arrive at Augusta.... .... ......... *5:38 P. M.
Arrive at Macon 4:51 P. M
Connecting at Augusta with trains guing
North, and at Macon with train* to Columbus
And At.nuta.
, DOWN DAY TRAIN
Leave Macon.............. 7:CO A. M
Arrive at Milledgeville 8:45 P. M
Arrive at EatOBton...... 10-45 P. M
Arrive at Augusts. 5.38 P. M.
Arrive at Savannah...............5:25 P. M
taking same connection at A ugusta as above.
NIGHT trains going south
Leave Savannah.............7:00 P. M.
Leave Augusta...................8:30 P. M
Arrive at Milledgeville...... ......8:45 P. M
Arrive at Katonlon.... - - 10:45 P. M
Arrive at Macon ...... ..5:15 A. M
Connecting with trains to Coiumbas, tear
nig Macon at 5:23 A. M
. Trains leaving Aagneta at 8:30 P. M. arrive
"> Savannah at 5:30 A. M.
, NIGHT TRAINS GOING NORTH.
L-»ve Savannah 7:00 P. M
Leave Macon 6:30 P. M
Arrive at Augusta...... ...... 3:30 A M
Arrive &t SaYAnnib A. II
Making close connection with trains leaving
Aogu«ta
1‘aasengers going over the Miilodgeville and
Eatunton Branch will take day train from Ha
eon, night train from Augusta, and 7 P. M
train from Savannah, which connect* daily at
Gordon (Sundays excepted) with MiUedgeviil*
and Eatouton trains.
WILLIAM ROGERS.
Gentral Superintendent:
May 5,1861. 1 tf.
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Board. $3 per day.
Baggage carried to end frout Depot
| (roe of charge
An Antidote for
Fever & Ague.
merit. Sue seemed to shrink from
Lite sight of her kind; ate barely
enough to support life; and, any
umc of the clay, might have been
seen, as she now was, with her open
bible upon Iter knee, and her mourn
ful eyes fixed upon the page.
The scnlry’s monotonous tread
outside her door ceased for an in
stant, and there was a sound of sev-
several voices.
“I have really a curiosity to see
this lady-spy,” said one. “You shall
he gratified, then, Captain,” replied
anolher; and without farther inti
mation, the door of her cell was
opened and two men entered. One
was the prison superintendent, and
the other—it needed not a second
glance, or the governor’s formal in-
troduction of “Captain de Caroll,”
to convince her was the author of
her bitterest woes. At lire sight ot
him, all her torpid vitality seemed
to revive; the paiid cheek grew
crimson, and the hollow eyes flashed.
Rising to her feet, and fixing her
gaze lull upon him; in a low, dis
tinct voice, she said, “Can il be pos
sible that you arc so entirely devoid
of all human feeling, as to come
here ? And do you not fear that the
very walls which enclose your out
raged wif —for such I am, in the
sight of God and by the laws of
man,—may fall and crush you ?°
“Upon my word, Madam,” said the
visitor, with well-feigned surprise,
“You do me too much honor. Until
this morning, I never had the pleas
ure of seeing you.” Then turning
to the Governor, who was sharply
regarding him, “This poor lady is
undoubtedly mad, Mr. W.,” he said,
and 1 think tha,. I had best not rc^
main here any longer."
The prisoner essayed to speak
again, hut was prevented by some
thing hot and full which rose in her
throat, and placing her handkerchief
1 to her lips, it was presently salura
ted with blood.
She would have fallen to the floor,
had not Mr- w. taiacd her in his
arms, and placing her upon the bed
summoned a female attendant, in
whose charge he lelt her, while he
and his companion quilted the room
In a few minutes, the prison physi
cian came in, examined the case, in !
a business-like sort of way, and ad
ministered an anodyne, which, hap
pily for her, took immediate effect;
and she fell into a quiet sleep.
It was late in the evening when
she awoke, and heard voices in the
adjoining room. They were raised,
evidently iu warm discussion, and
should distinguish the words.
“It is madness, your holding out
so persistently,” said one “Listen
to my entreaties, and take the oath ;
you will die if you remain here much
longer.”
“Mery possibly,” relumed a low,
weary voice, which it affected Maude
strangely to hear; “but I have no
alternative.”
“Yes, you have—the dash of a
pen—just your signature, and you
are free—free to enjoy yourself, to
go to Europe, or where y«<u please ;
lor \ou still have your share of our
Canada property.”
“I would choose death rather than
(77,* following Story, written by a gifted P' ,r j ur - V ” » he "Cary tones
Southern writer, is entered as a competitor for the
aioo.oo prize offered by Messrs. R. A. llur-
Alas ! how sad is theleggonof these plaiu-
tive verses by Hugh Howard :
TIMELY WALKING.
Flame-red in the tender blue glooming,
The summer moon rose from the sea;
Soft waves on the pebbles were foaming,
Soft wind from the west fluttered free.
The hour was divinely romantic
With evening’s most exquisite spell,
Aud far away loomed llio gigantic
Multitudinous-windowed hotel.
Since sunset we two had been strolling.
Each pleased with tho nearness of each;
Attuned to the waves’ pearly rolling
Was all our smooth murmurous speech.
Faint echoes of waltzes eutracing
Came borne from the ball-room's hot glare
But we found it delight more than dancing
To flirt iu the fresh dewy air.
Her toilet,neat tasteful, capricious,
Had charms that escaped not my note,
Aud chiefly one charm—a delicious
Great peach-colored rose at her throat.
He style, like her dress, lacked the stigma
Of any thing prudish or slow,
And her hair was a go'den enigma
Of ringlet aud braid aud rouleau.
Now I, who am full ninc-and-twe'iity,
Have reached that void epoch in life
Which claims, spite of health, peace and
plenty,
The crowning content of a wife.
And somehow just theu, waxing stronger,
A voice in my bosom arose;
“Don’t stupidly beat any longer
Round Robin Hood's barn, hut propose.’’
The fondest of language was waiting
At uttermost tip of my tongue;
A final farewel to debating
My mood had impulsively flung,
I glanced at her costume Parisian.
Her bright eyes, her glimmering head.
When, vague as the voice of a vision,
It seemed that a secoud voice said:
“One moment consider, ere wildly
Yon rush to your doom, reckless man,
Who purpose in married joy wildly
To finish your day’s fated span.
The girl at your elbow is clever,
Fair charming as any one knows;
But the girl at your elbows was never
Designed for domestic repose.
“She looks with serene expectation
On all that your love will confer,
Which means, at the least calculation,
Unspeakable comforts to her.
Believe it, her hopes are not humble,
She gives pleasant fancy free play;
Already in dreams she hears rumble
TL. ...£ 3 rnur.s
“Already in dreams, too, she blazes
With jewels at dinner and ball,
Her wardrobe’s kaleidescope phases
The marvel aud envy of all.
Ah, soon she shall teach you your purse
meant
Far more than its lord ever will,
This beautiful human disbursement,
This tiesh-and-blood milliner’s bill.
“Be prudent while yet you are able:
Remember your bachelor room,
Its pipe-loaded, rubbish-piled table,
Its floor nearly virgiu to broom;
Remember your fine relaxation,
Yonr infinite freedom and ease;
Remember your club’s fascination,
Y'our lemons-and-ice when you please.
“Think, then, of the wearisome burden
Which bores the respected grandee
Who bears, without profit or guerdon,
A social Old Man of the Sea;
His life of restraiument and stricture.
His death to convivial bliss.
0 rash man, look here on this picture
(As Ilamlet remarks) and on this!”
The singnlar voice being ended.
My impulses was ended as well,
And presently backward we wended
Our way to the monstrous hotel.
But once from my charmer delivered,
Alone in the moonlight at last,
1 smoked n cabana and shivered
With thoughts of the peril just past !
Ultscellancmis.
Mrrratars, Bar meed District. S. C., July
12, 1870. ,.
Mr. ft. F. Moisc:
Dt-;Ait Snt:—In reply to your question as to
what has been the success of vour Fever aud
Ague Pills that have been eold by us, we would
say as far as we know they have given en
tire satisfaction. In one particnlar case, that
Ben Shephard, to whom we-sold-owe box, telle
us that his wife who has had chills aud fever
return for mere than two mouths, and
now able for the first time in two years to at
tend to her work, and was never better in ber
life. We shall continue to recommend them.
Yours, respectfully,
W. T. BLANTON dt SON.
rison J- tiro., for “7ho best original contri
bution" fur.ashed their papers, during the pres
ent year.
MAUDE ARLINGTON;
Or, the Secret Marriage.
A TALE OF THE LATE WAR,
BY ALICE ARNOLD.
CHAPTER VI.
Face to face.
The morning sun, struggling thro'
iron bars, entered a small cell in one
for tl»- past two years, aud found no rehof on- q!'those specious prisons which were
til She took ,C* ^.Jincrr^h h^hj^ a ppropr i u ted to the confinement of
Confederate captives in the old Cap
ital. It would be impossible to im
agine any one more desolate than
the inmate of this cell. She had
been three weeks immured there;
aud in all that time had not once
availed herself of the privilege ol
taking exercise in the prisoners’
‘play-ground’; all her strolls being
confined to her own narrow apart-
I am desirous of prescribing your Fever nnd
Ague Pills in my practice. Hava you an
atreut in this tieighbnrtwm It
DR. JOHN 8. JAMES.
I have long felt the want of such an article
in my practice, as a substitute for quinine,
and shall use them with confidence.
J.P. BUCKLF.Y, M.D.
r 4k p Jans 3 1771. p 73 t 8244.
jrjurv, bah! Your Confedera
cy is a wrecked vessel, I tell you.
Lee is on his last legs now, ami eve
rything must soon be over with his
army; then you will be paroled,
but iu the mean time, here you ate,
wastingaway lonoihing. You haven’t
lelt this room for a whole mouth,
they tell me, and as long as you re
fuse to lake the oath, 1 am power
less to aid you- I must set out to
morrow to rejoin my command, but
I hate the thought of leaving you,
Henry.”
“You have done worse things to
me than that,” said the other.
“Have il as you will, hut I feel a
natural solicitude concerning your
health. Do you ever mean to take
exercise again ?”
“I shall try and get into the ‘play
ground’ to-morrow.”
“That is right. And now, good
bye ; my time is up. I hope, when
we meet again, to find you a wiser
man.”
“And I trust to find you a bette ,
Good-bye.”
The key grated in the door, and
there was a sound of footsteps re
treating down the passage. But
from that moment, Maude was pos
sessed with an intense desire to dis
cover who her next door neighbor
was.
The next day, on account of her
health, they suffered her door to re
main open until evening, in order
that she might have the benefit of
what air was stirring in the passage ;
and when the hour came for the
prisoners to take exercise, she placed
her chair where she could command
a view of all who passed, and anx
iously listened until she heard the
door ol the next cell grate on its
hinges, and iootsteps approaching
her own. Eagerly she bent her head
forward and closely scanned all the
passers-by. Several Confederate of
ficers passed together ; but the be
holder started convulsively, and her
whole frame was thrilled as by an
electric shock, when her eyes fell
upon one of them, who moved with
a feeble, tottering gait. Good God!
What jugglery was this? Had she,
indeed, gone mad, or was she dream
ing? Had she not seen him but
twenty-four hours since in Federal
uniform? Her brain reeled, and she
was compelled to ihrovv herself upon
the bed ; but now ber mind was en
tirely occupied with the one thought
of establishing communication be
tween hers and the adjoining celL
For several days she was loo ill
to leave her bed ; but as soon as she
was able to crawl, she instituted a
diligent search along the wall of
sep t ration for some aperture to ad
mit the passage of a note.
Finding none, she resolved to bore,
making use ol a knife which had
been left, by accident upon her ta
ble : and the next afternoon found
her cautiously inserting hurriedly
into the hole, a smell slip of paper,
upon which site had written,
“For the love of Heaven, w ho are
vou ?”
The neighboring prisoner, warned,
no doubt, by the scraping sound,
was evidently on the look-out; for
the missive instantly disappeared,
and in a few minutes, the following
answer was returned, through the
same media,
“My name is Henri Louis de Ca
roll. I was late an officer in John
son’s army, and was taken prisoner
six months back ; was sent, at first,
to Fo:t Delaware, but two months
since was removed to this place.
Who are you ?”
Trembling all over, she hastily
wrote, in reply,
“I am Maude de Caroll, nee Ar
lington.” But scarcely had he re-
o*’ived this second communical’on,
when there arose a great commotion
and hubbub in the lower part of the
building. Both started away from
their newly established post office;
and presently fell upon their ears,
uttered in loud, ringing tones, these
words: “Lee has surrendered, the
war is over.” In the next hour il
was authenticated, and all the pris
oners knew that General Lee, with
the whole Southern army, had sur
rendered to Grant, at Appomattox
Court House. The announcement
was received by some with groans
and tears, but by others with sighs
of relief; for now, they were told,
they should be paroled and sent to
to their homes.
It had grown quite dark, and poor
Maude was standing in the centre of
her room, w :th her hands pressed
upon her brow, trying to collect her
bewildered ideas, when she was
aroused by the sound of the door-
key turning in the lock.. A light
glimmered into the apartment; and
in the next instant, she was clasped
in the arms of her long lost husband.
“Beloved, beloved,” he murmur
ed, pressing her again and again to
bis full heart, “God has aniwered
my prayers at last, and restored you
to me. But oh, how changed, my
soul, trom the fresh, blooming girl I
took leave of at Elsinore! I dare not
ask through what suffering my bird
of beauty lias passed. She must
try and forget it now.”
She lay with her head upon his
breast, and wept; it was the fim
time in years, and the tears were a
blissful relief. “Tell me all about
yourself,” she murmured, “and who
and what is that dreadful double, in
Federal blue, that I have twice been
tortured by the sight of
“You must have seen my brother
Louis, my poor darling !” And his
tone of tender compassion seemed to
comprehend all the anguish that she
had endured. Then holding her
closer to bis heart, with his face
pressed against hers to assure her
that he was no phantom, but a liv
ing, loving reality, she heard the
following tale:
Louis Henri de Caroll, and Henri
de Caroll were twin brothers, the
sons of a wealthy Louisiana planter;
and the resemblance between them
was more perfect than in most simi
lar cases—tbeir gestures, voices and
carriage being so exactly alike as to
frequently puzzle even their parents.
Both were educated at West Point;
and destined for the military ser
vice; but, upon the outbreak ot po
litical difficulties, took.diBerent sides.
Henri, as we have seen, went to
Washington to resign his commis
sion : he was there met by his broth
er, who used every inducement to
turn him from his purpose ; but find
ing him inflexible, reported to a per
sonage, with whom he knew it would
have its weight, what his brother
had unguardedly disclosed to hitns
that Henri was in possession ot
some facts which Geneial Scott did
not desire should get out. The Gov
ernment was then using stringent
measures; and Henri was arrested
and thrown into prison, where he
remained for nearly a year, when,
managing to effect his escape, he
joined the army of the West.
As soon as he could obtain a fur
lough, he repaired to Virginia in
search of his bride, but vaiti were
his efforts. At the risk of his life,
and under cover of the night, he
went to her old home, and what was
‘ ‘ 1 ~~ *>ouse burned to
the ground and the place in posses
sion of the Federals. He was told
by the negroes, who believed what
they asserted, that she, with her
brother, had perished in the flames ;
bis fruitless search seemed to con
firm the agonizing intelligence ; and
he returned to his command, a reck
less, desperate man. He was soon
after severely wounded and laid up
in hospital; the rest of his history
was a series of battles and seiges,
which he dwelt lightly upon, and he
was promoted to the rank of Major,
just previous to, his capture.
After his removal to Washington,
he was visited by his brother, who
again urged him to turn traitor lo
his cause. Louis was dissipated
and unprincipled, but he vet retain
ed some affection for his twin broth
er, and really believed that he acted
a friendly part in trying to induce
him lo perjure himself. He had
taken Henri’s horse, Iscara, into the
service with him, had treate 1 him
tenderly for his master’s sake, and
seemed sincerely distressed ai his
loss. The last interview between
the brothers was that which Maude
had overheard. Henri’s feelings on
discovering Maude’s proximity to
himself, bars description; and as soon
as possible he obtained the Gover
nor’s permission to come into her cell,
explaining their mutual relations as
briefly as possible to Mr. W. Then
bending his ear close to her lips, he
hearkened to her heari-rendii •> t .le;
which she bad scarce concluded,
when the turnkey came in to sepa
rate them. The next morning, Hen
ri was allowed to repeat his vist, and
two days later, they were discharg
ed from prison. Oil the day of their
release, Henri approached his wile
with a newspaper in his hand, and
placing bis finger on the list of the
killed in a skirmish (one of the last
of the war) near Farmville. Virginia,
she read the name of Louis Henri
de Caroll.
Louis de Caroll’s death placed
his brother in possession of a hand
some property in Canada, beyond
the reach ol confiscation ; and after
•pending a abort time in New York,
Henri and his wife set sail for Eu
rope lo recruit their shattered health
and nerves amid the cool shades ot
“Merrie England.”
YIN18.