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y 00 FE3 ANNUM
x. HEN It Y*
L E jsr T x s TANARUS,
B* - * COVINGTON, GKOKGIA.
HAS REDUCED HIS PRICES, *o
ilmt all who have hccn go uiifortu
kmffl) mite as to lose their natural Teeth
G.rir daces BU PP ,ied b y A '' t ' at
h * Te Teeth Filled at reasonable prices,
Kaiall co* l - . Vfuiiy executed, Uffioe north side
Knd * urk , _ 1 2 2tf
Ks Square- ‘ >
W « b cTeARINC & PRINGLE
I O' 1 *' eclated themselves in the Prao
■lI AVIN / MEDICINE and SURGERY, offer
■Htice o f ?' ‘. ser vices to the citizens of
■heir P rofeSß !® Tnev have opened an ofti eon
■;,vt.on o‘> un y - , th Suuare, (next door to S-
Ka Eae'; , * d * ) H n l are prepared to attend to
■),,wal» • st ‘ ,re ; They hare also a carefully
«»
A"' Boat Medicine*,
mery . ,|, .j r personal attention to Com-
for Physicians and
Btliers. tion given to Chronic Diseases
»pecial a,,e " I)KABlso v?ill be found at his
■ At j ])r pgisoLE at his rooms imme
»««id.mce, *" 0 f H. Sanokus & Bbo.
■datelv orrr tl*e
Bisy 15, 2 fitf
WL-- “ _ r wo vild respectfully inform the
■ fHik citizens of Newton, and adjoining
Wmbfftm*. counties, that I have opened a
* and HARNESS SHOP
put»' io -V"' i “ COVINGTON
W* * Dr ;_ ftred to make to order. Harness
I,Sd| e es! Ac or Repair the same at short notice
|»nd in the best style. JAMEg B BROWN
■l7 ts _ __ _
I c. MORRIS,
Attorney at Law,
“**• CONYERS, GA.
■ M. LEVY,
fWate h maker & Jeweler,
I W East side of the Square,
GEORGIA,
■ **TINOTOt», e d t 0 Repair Watches, Clocks
r 5 Jewelrv in t he best Part icularatten-
I*. ,a - to repairing Watches injured by in
I ''TfTiluMirYTT INSLEY,
Watchmaker & Jeweler
I [, folly prepared to Repair Watches Clock,
I „ .|Uc>v in the host Style, at short notice.
I l|i Work Done at, Old Prices and Warranted.
J 2d door below the Court House.—stf
I ‘ JOHN' s' CARUOLL,
dentist
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
[ _ Teeth Filled, or New ones Inserted,ln
I fifths best Style, and on Reasonable Terms
| omce Rear of R. King’s Store.—! ltf
PHOTOGRAPHS!
nAVE JUST RECEIVED a Fresh Suppy
? Os Chemicals, and am now prepared to exe
j cole „ork in mv line in a siipeuor manner.
I Call srn-n if von would have a ™pe«or V ' c .
ture at my old stand, rear »f Fost Office h.uld
i"j _2otf J- w - CRAW FORD, Artist.
ANDERSON & HUNTER
Ars constantly receiving
Fresh and Seasonable Goods!
All of which thejr propose to sell at the
LOWEST CASH PRIC E;S,
Are als« closing out several lines of Goods
I —At and Below Cost!
AGENTS FOR
AgricnHnral Implements,
Clover and Grass Seeds,
And several of the best
STANDARD FERTILIZE R
Jan. 14, —46tf
MANUFACTURE
Superior Cotton Yarns,
No. 6to 12. A Doz, No. 400 to 700.
matt r e s s e s
All sizes and qualities to suit orders.
Batting,
Os Waste or Good Cotton.
W 0 O L CARDIN C.
Th# quality of the Rolls unsurpassed.
*LO U R and MEAL.
THE GRIST MILL cannot be surpassed in
the quality, nor the quantity of MEAL or
FLOtJR turned. A supply of Meal or Flour
eonstant.lv on hand. Flour of all grades to suit
wi taste and price.
Fancy, Double Extra, Extra Family, FamMy,
superfine, and Fine. Graham Flour and Grits
to order. SHORTS and BK AN, for Stock Feed,
a '*o kept. The patronage of the public is re
Spect.fuily asked. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A splendid stock of
&r y Coods and Groceries
*n hand and for sale Cheap for Cash or barter
‘•r all kinds of Country Produce.
E. STEADMAN, Prop’r.
*t*ai>ma!l, Newton Cos., Ga., Feb. 19, 1869,-13
“Bichard’s Himself Again.”
loon Agents Wanted !— Having
* ’ FVF\ f resumed my business of publishing
Books, I want Agents, to sell by subscription
Jjty valuable Publications in every pan of the
Southern Slabs. A good chance ‘or intelligent
toaimed Soldiers. For agency and Territory,
•Pp'yto E. NEB HUT,
*Hf Social Circle, Ga,
TF YOU want some fine old Nectar Whisky,
Y the best ever sold in Covington, goto the
hew Bar Room, in the Basement under Corley
* Doriett’s.
YOU want any Fine oi l Brandy, Whiskey
,r~ v" m ’ " ,,ne - or ‘ -an y other man,” go to
•he New Saloon, in the Basement under Ccrlcv
« Dorset!’a.
Cor-
Slidi
ina,
Also,
:Saw
THE GEORGIA ENTERPRISE.
DR.O.S. PROPHITT,
Covington Georgia.
Will still continue hi« huainess, wlie r e lie intend,
keeping on hand a good supply of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs,
Together with a Lot of
Botanic Medicines,
On central c l Preparations, Fluid Extracts, «tc.
lie is also nutting up his
Liver Medicines,
FEMALE TONIC, ANODYNE PAIN KILL IT
Vermifuge, Antl-Rilioiis Pills,
and rr any other preparations,
giro prompt attention to all orders
PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Hereafter NO MEDICINE WILL BE DELIV
ERED. or SERVICE RENDERED, except for
tw o A S H !“®a
You nee not call unless you are prepared to
PAY CASH, for I will not Keep Books.
Oct. 11. 1807. O. S. rRO-PHITT.
WT h T EDI «T* ■TE D!
To Coi tract f»r *
LIMA BEANS,
ENGLISH PEAS,
TOMATOES, and
STRAWBER lE*,
To’Be delix erud at our eking House,
Davis Hall Buildin.,
Broal Sire t,
ATLANTA, GA.
3w22 L. A. KNIGHT & CO.
EMPIRE DRY GO ‘CDS $ RE.
PESS El. 8 & STERN,
Wholesale D.alers iu
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes,
Gent’s Fiiunisiunq Goods, Notions, &c.
No. 1, Whiteha 1 Mr et, (in M .rkham Enp r e
Block, :im22 ATLANTA, GA.
M. C. & J. F. KISER,
Have Jur-.t reC'ived th.ir Large Stock of
Spring anti Summrr Goods,
Consisting of Dry Goods. Clothing, Boots an 1
Slio S. Notions, &■-.
(Old stand of Tal'ey, P.rown, A C 0.,) •
6m5 Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga.
C’7 H . 7 A . W . F O S C E ,
Wholesale Dealers ill
Tt Oo t « tfc S oo s ,
Wliltcliall street, Atlanta, Ga
<tur Goods arc purchased direct from
Eastern Mannfiuturers. We will
sell them to Countrv Merchants at N. Y. prices—
Freiglit added.—lv43
Tlotels.
PLANTERS HOTEL,
Auni'SrA, OKOROtA.
This well known first class ILtel is now re
opened for the. accommodation of ihe traveling
public, with t.Jje assutance that those who may
have occasion to visit Augusta, will be made
comfortab’e. As this Hotel is now complete in
every Department, the Proprietor hopes, that by
strict and personal attention, to merit a share of
public patronage.
JOHN A. GOLDSTEIN, Pro’p,
United States Hotel.
ATLANTA OEORGIA
WHITAKER & SASSF.EN, Proprietors.
Within One Hundred Yards of the General Passen
ger Depot, corner Alabama and Prior streets,
AMERICAN H O T E L,
Alabama street,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Nearest house to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & WHITLOCK, Pro ictors.
Having re-leasel and renovated ie above
Hotel, we are prepared to entertain uests in a
most satisfactory manner. Charg i fair and
moderate. Our efforts will be to .ease.
Baggage carried to and from Depot .rec of charge
FARE REDUCED!
AUGUSTA HOTEL.
THIS .FIRST CLASS HOTEL is situated on
Broad Street, Central to the business por
tion of the City, asd convenient to the Tele
graph and Express Offices. The House is large
and commodious, and has been renovated and
newly painted from garret to cellar, and the
bedding nearly all new since the war. The
rooms are large and airy ; clean beds, .and the
fare as good as the country affords, and atten
tive and polite servants.
Charges.—Two Dollars per day.
Single Meals 75 Cents.
I ! ope to merit a liberal share of patronage
from the traveling public.
Give me a trial and judge for vein-selves
S. M. JOKES, Prop’r.
DR, TUTT’S SARSAPARILLA AND QUEENS
DELIGHT. The great Blood Purifier.
DR. TUTT’S EX PEGTORANT. A certain cure
for Coughs, Colds, Ac.
DR. TUTT’S IMPROVED HAIR DYE. The
best Dve in use. * ... „ Tr
DR TUTT’S VEGETABLE LIVER PILL
For Liver Complaint, Dispepsia, Ac.
These valuable Preparations are for sale in
Covington, by &ACE WOOD A ROGERS
lii Convent. DR. J. A, AKI
In Jonesboro, by GEORGE MANSFIELD
In Thomson by A. D. HILL.
XTfM. 1 OLLMAN, Dea'er in Watches, Clocks,
\V Fine Jew*lry, Gold Pens, Spectacles, &c,
Whitehall street, second door above M. Lynch's
A Co’s book store. Atlanta, Ga. Repairing done
in good sUle and warrranted.—s. 4.
COVINGTON GA., MAY 14, 1869.
Fiuliug.
Fading, fading, over fading.
Is the weary heart’s lament,
Mourning that this transient shading
Was not made more permanent;
Living not beneath this socming,
The immortal features beaming,
Ever more distinct and clear,
As these shadows disappear.
Sighing, sighing, ever sighing,
In each dry and faded leaf
E'er we saw before us flying,
Finding only cause for grid;
While its little life unsleeping,
Down into its workshop Creeping,
Back from tlicncc renewed will bring
Soon the brighter bloom of spring.
Wasting, wasting, ever wasting,
We behold the stuccoed walls,
Seeming to swift ruin hasting
As the crumbling plaster falls,
Little dreaming in our sorrow,
To behold unveiled to-morrow,
Marble columns pure and white,
Gleaming in the morning light.
Paling, paling, ever paling,
We our childish joys behold,
Feel our manhood’s vigor failing,
Ever sadly growing old ;
Often in our blind despairing
Ncting not beneath the wearing
Os th-s ceaseless toil and strife,
Dawnings of a nobler life.
Crying, crying, ever crying
Over some poor broken toy,
In each fretted shred descrying
Only sonio departed joy,
Till in manhood on those tattered
Garments, and those trinkets shattered
Gazing, smile we to recall
That we ever were so small.
So kind nature in the childhood
Os our being, while we roam
Through the thickets, and the wild wood
Straying from our Father’s home,
Veils the spirit with the mortal,
Till arrived at death's low porta',
Quick we cast the veil away,
Stepping forth to perfect day.
A SpAN'isn Infamy. —By the way ts Key
West, we learn this morning that the command
er of the Spanish forces in the Eastern Depart
ment of Culm has ordered that every native
male, over fifteen years of age, found away
from his residence, shall be executed !
Secondly, That every uninhabited dwelling,
and every inhabited dwelling, where a white
flag is nut displayed, shall he reduced to
ashes!
And thirdly, That all women away from
their house shall come to Bavamo or Jiguari,
or they will be Liken thither by force.
Such inhumanity should quickly meet the
avenging sword of justice ! God speed the
cause of freedom ia down-trodden Cuba, and
bring her swift rulease from bondage.
[Philadelphia Inquirer. 30th ult.
Heavy Verdict*
Daniel D. Bell, a resident of the town of
Rochester, Ulster county. N. Y., was arrested
in 1864, by Gen. John A. Dix, then command
ing the Department of the East, and was con
fined in Fort Lafayette fer four months. In
1866 he brought an action in the Supreraj
Court against General Dix for damages. The
suit has slept for some time. The attorney for
General Dix endeavored to have the case re
moved from the State to the United States
Courts, but failed, and since then has given
the matter no further attention. An order was
recently obtained directing the Sheriff of Ulster
county to empannel a jury to assess the dam
ages. This was done on Monday last, notico
having been given to Mr. Dix's attorney, and
the jury awarded Mr. Bell SIO,OOO damages.—
[New York Herald.
Effect of War Bluster. —The Baltimore
Sun says the momentary reaction of the Eng
lish advice* on this side is shown in the firm
ness of the premium on gold, and some decline
in government securities in the New York
market.
A Starter. —A young couple in Rockport,
Maine, while courting, walked out together,
arm in arm, and fell through a hole in the
sidewalk, each breaking a leg. Paradoxical
as it may seem, their fall proved a “lift" to
them, and set them up in the world—a jury
awarding them a verdict of $12,000 against
the town.
Accidents.— When a horse falls while draw
ing a vehicle —jump down and hold the ani
mal’s head, to prevent him dashing it about to
his own injury. Loosen the cheek rein (if you
are so foolish as to use one) and the parts of
the harness which fasten on the vehicle. Back
the carriage, so as to get the shafts and traces
clear. Steady and support the horse's head,
and excite him, with hand and voice, to rise.
When you have got him up, pat and encour
age the poor animal, and seo if he is wounded
or otherwise injured. Let him stand still a
short time to. recover himself, and proceed
gently and with greater caution than before.
To Keep Gates from Saooinq.— Set the
hanging post 3£ feet in the ground, stamp well
at the bottom, on the side opposite the gate;
then dig a trench six inches deep from one pcs t
to the other j in this pnt n 3x4 scantling, or a
pole of white oak, black walnut, mulberry, or
some other lasting timber, seeinathat it just
fills the space between the two gate posts, and
cover with earth, and the gate will stand as
you hang it, till the post rote off.—Rural World. J
When God means to punish a nation he de
prives ti e rulers of wisdom,
Webster nni! Jackson Photographed.
Mr. Webster *ut for his picture in ilia year
1849, in the art gallery, corner of Fulton street
and Broadway, opposite .St. Paul's Church,
lie was the guest at the tiino of the Astor
House, in which establishment ho was, by the
proprietors, treated with the most princely
consideration. Hu received the requost to sit
for his picture, after being informed it would
only occupy a few moments of his time, with
•a prompt assent, and made no further remarks
than wore necessary to fix tho time and place.
Punctually to the moment and unattended, ho
was at the gallery, lie was expected, and
when he made his appearance his dignified
presence, massive head, his large dark eye, and
commanding political position, almost para
lyzed tho then comparatively inexperienced
workmen. llis style of dress was also calcu
lated to attract attention, tho prominent object
of which was a blue dress coat, ornamented
with rich gilt buttons. Under direction he
quietly took his sent, and was as kindly dis
posed as a well trained child. It was more
difficult in those days than now to tak» a pic
ture, but Mr. Webster submitted with the
greatest good nature to every request, and at
the proper moment was as motionless as a
statue. The picture, under such favorable cir
cumstances, was soon obtained, and Mr. Web
sjer, on being told that such was tho case, his
face brightentd up with an expressive smile,
and without other demonstration, except a
formal bow, he left the gallery.
General Jackson’s picture was taken at the
Hermitage in the spring of 1845. Ho was at
the time a confirmed invalid, so much so that
his death was a possible event at any moment.
Against th* wi*hes of his household, who were
only solicitou* for his comfort, he would know
who called upon him, and against the positive
advice of his attending physician, he persisted
in gratifying those who had “come so far” by
having his picture taken. On the morning
appointed he caused himself to be dressed with
especial care, and bolstered up with pillows
and cushions. He was very determined in his
manner, and would not listen to afiy denial.
At this time his hair, once such a remarkable
steel gray, and which then stood liko a mass
of bayonets round his forehead, was now soft
and creamy white, and combed quietly away
from his temples, and fell upon his shoulders.
YY’hen the moment came that he should sit still
he nerved himself up with the energy that
characterized his whole life, and his eye was
stern and fixed and full of fir*. The task ac
complished, he relapsed into his comparatively
helpless condition. When relieved from pain
he was pleasant and courtly, yet never seemed
to be entirely satisfied with the restraints im
posed upon him as an invalid.—[Harper’s
Magazine.
The Dance of Death.
A dance was in progress last evening, at
No. 144 Augusta street, a place whore Teutons
most do congregate to enjoy the pleasures
which a combination of lager and music will
vouchsafe. A large party was present at an
early hour, and at eighto’clock the band struck
up a lively waltz. Away went the dancers,
when suddenly a woman's shriek rose high
above the sound of the carnival. Almost sim
ultaneously the body of a man fell heavily to
the floor, forming a barrier to the dancers, sev
eral of whom fell hc-adlong over the prostrate
form. Many thought it was only a slip, but
when the man continued to be motionless, the
crowd gathered around him, and an investiga
tion disclosed the startling fact that the un
fortunate man was dead. The deceased was a
young man, about twonty-fivc years of age,
named Albert Kraft.
Among his friends the impression had pre
vailed for some time past that he was afflicted
with heart disease, and he had been counseled
not to enter into festivities calculated to en
gender excitement. But young blood is heed
less. Being fond of dancing, ho entered heart
ily into the festivities of the occasion. About
eight o'clock he chose a partner for a waltz,
and it was the scream forced from his compan
ion, when she discovered the face that looked
into hers suddenly grow rigid in death, that
first attracted tho attention of the assemblage
to the sad occurrence. Tho cause of death is
alleged to have been heart disease. It is per
haps needless to say that after this occurrence
the music and dance lost their sweet flavor,
and among tho ladies there ensued a panic
that nothing but absence from tho scene of
death could quiet. Trombone, fiddle, and horn
were quietly packed in their boxes, and very
shortly the ball was given over to the gloom
which death and darkness usually inspire.—
[Chicago Tribune.
now TO Treat a Doo Bite.— Dr. Stephen
Ware, of Boston, in his testimony in a -recent
case whieh grew out of the injuries from the
bite of a dog, furnishsd the following valuable
advice :
“In tho case of the bile of a dog, where the
teeth of the animal penetrated the fleeh,
whether the dog was known to be mad or not,
he should use tho same precautions. He would
wash the wound with warm water, extract all
the virus possible by sucking the wound with
his lips, and then cauterize it deeply with the
caustic most readily obtained, but should use
potash if it could be procured at once. The
time in whieh the effects of the bite of a mad
dog would be seen varied from two to three
days to as many years, but if no effects were
felt after tho expiration of two or three
months, as a general thing the patient might
consider himself safe. Bites made through
clothing are seldom productive of much
harm, as even if the dog is mad the cloth
ing absorbs tho virus before the teeth
reaches the flesh. Most of all tho fatal eases
are where the person was bitten on some naked |
spot.
Josh Hillings’ Goose Talk.
The goose is a grass animal, but don’t chaw
her cud.
I‘liejf are good livers ; about one nkor to a
goose is cniiff, altho’ thoro is soino folks who
think that one goose tew about 175 akers is
nearer rite.
These two kalkulations are so far apart
that it is difficult tow tell now what will finally
win.
But I dont think if I had a farm of 175
akers, awl paid for, that I would sell it for
half what it was worth, just because I didn't
have any goose upon it.
Geese stay well; sonio of our best biogra
pliors say seventy years, and grow tuff to tew
the last.
They lay one egg at a time, about the size of
a goose egg, in which the goslin lies hid, The
goslin is the goose's babe.
The goose don’t suckle its young, but turns
them out to pasture on somebody’s vacant lot.
They seem to lack wisdom, but are consider
ed sound on the gooso.
They are good eating, but not good chaw
ing ; the reason of this remains a profound
sekret tew this day.
When a female goose iz at work hatching
she iz a hard bird to please ; she riles clear
up from the bottom in a rainit, and will fight
a yoke of oxen if they show her the least hit
of sasa.
The goose is excellent for feathers, which
she sheds every year by the handful. •
They are also anipliibecusses, besides sever
al other kind of cusses.
8 k i I.
It is certainly unreasonable to skin a live
eel and expect it to lie still under the opera
tion. Such an incident onco astonished the
great Dr. Johnson. Boswell, his biographer,
says :
“I have not written down anything to-day
except a single curious fact which having the
sanction of his inflexible veracity, may be re
ceived as a striking instance of human insen
sibility and inconsideration. As he was pass
ing by a fish-monger who was skinning an eel
alive, he heard him ‘curse it because it would
not lie still.' ”
But this unreasonable fish-monger is fir
outdone by the Radicals of our day. They
have held the Southern States in subjeetion to
sheer arbitrary power. They have inflicted
on tho Southern whites the unspeakable deg
radation of subjection to the blacks. Woolly
headed, blubber-lipped negroes sit in the
Southern Legislatures, elected by the
not the ballot, and make laws for the oppres
sion of the whites. The half-barbarous, just
emancipated slaves, an off-shoot from the can
nibal tribes of Africa, are hoisted to an un
natural predominance over the people of tho
South. Yet at every sign of restiveness of the
raeo under negro rule, the Radical journals
and Radical politicians ‘fall to cursing like a
very drab,’ and invoke new penalties and ful
minate fresh threats against their victifris. —
Surely this beats the finh-mdriger.—Philadel
phia Age.
Seeretary Boutwell. says the Philadelphia In.
quirer, has determined to sell his surplus gold
at regular periods, to the highest bidder. He
will sell gradually as it may be needed for
commercial purposes, and at his weekly sales
will dispose of from half to one million of
dollars, as he may elect, on learning of the de
mand for customs, Ac. He will sell without
regard to the price it brings as he believes thnt
the premium on gold should properly be regu
lated by the laws of demand and supply, and
that any action of the government to keep tho
price down, or put it up, is vicious and im
proper.
lie does not believe in government secrets
of this kind, and will not allow anything to
bo done while he is in the department, to give
rise to suspicions, such as were current under
Secretary McCulloch, and by means of which
so many men wero believed to have made
money by the rise and fall of gold.
Taste Not.
Drunk ! Young man, did you ever stop to
think how terrible that word sounds? Did von
ever think what misery you brought upon
your friends, when you degraded your man
hood by getting drunk? Drunk! How it
rings in the ear of a loving wife 1 How it
makes the heart of a mother bleed 1 llow it
crushes out the hopes of a father, and brings
reproach and shame upon sisters. Drunk 1
See him as he leans against some friendly
house. Ho stands ready to fall into the jaws
of hell, unconscious as to his approaching fate.
The wife, with aching heart, sits at tho win
dow t,O hear her husband's footsteps, but
they come not 1 He is drunk ! He is spen
ding the means of support for liquor, while
his family is starving for bread, his children
for clothing. Drunk ! His reputation is go
ing, gone ! His friends, one by one, are leav
ing him to his fate. Ho goes down to his
grave “unhonored and unsung." Drunk !
A lady writer communicates to an exchange
the following bit of information, obtained
where she ‘took tea last:’
A dish that I took to be preserves was pass
ed which, upon testing, I was surprised to
learn contained no fruit. The easo with
which it was prepared and the trifling cost of
its materials are not its chiof recommendations,
for’unlees my tasting apparatus deceived me.
as it is not usually wont to do, it is emphati
cally a tip-top substitute for apple sauce, ap
ple butter, tomato preserves, and all that sort
of thing. Its preparation is as follows: Mod
erately boil a pint of molasses from five to
twenty minutes, according to its consistency,
then add 3 eggs thoroughly beaten, hastily
stirring them in, ard continue to boil a few
minutes longer, then season with nuirneg or
lemon.
VOL 4. NO. 26;
A Monster in Sullivan County, N. Y.
Ono Springsteel, of Wurtsboro, is in the.
Sullivan county, N. Y., jail doing penance for
ifystomatically torturing his little top., On
trial it was shown that tho man ordered hifi
son to go up tho mountain and get wood off,
when tho thermometer was below zero. The
brave boy went, but when he returned in the,
evening he was nearly frozen, and attempted
to go to the fire to warm himself. But tho in
human mother this time drove him away and
turned him out of doors. The boy went to tHd
barn and picked up a friendly crcnturd td wttriii
his hands, Ilis father who had followed hint,
into tho barn seeing that he was borrowing tho
heat of the ddg’s body to keep his hand* from
freezing, tldliiecj him by the neek arid hurlekl
him into the yard, kicking and beating him,
and threatening to break every bone in hia
body if he dared to touch the dog again, or go
near tho fir# in the house. When the boy ap*
peared in court he excited compassion. Hd
had a cowed look which, added to his gentld
aspect, heightened his piteousness of appeal*
anee. Ilis poor body was literally clothed ia
rags ; the hare shoulders looking through the
holes and windows thereof, and pleading as BO
language eon Id have pleaded. The father wag
sentenced to six months’ imprisonment is th#
county jail.
General Sickles.
It is encouraging to sec that personal char*,
acter is still appreciated at its true worth bf
somebody at the North. The Evening Post—a
a Radical journal—demonstrates the fact in
the following paragraph :
There teems to be a conspiracy in certain
quarters to talk General Sickles into notMßtf
a candidate for the place of Minister to Spain.
When Sioklee was sent to England aa Jfft
Buchanan’s Secretary of Legation, the ap
pointment was deemed a discreditable one, an 4
it will he a worse mistake to assign hia A
higher and more responsible post. If he ban
done as is claimed fer him, the country any
service in the late civil war, vote him! a sword
and a pension, and let him go; bud do not
confer on such a man any place of honor or
trust. It would he better to give him the safr
ary of a foreign Minister and keep him at
home. As long as there is a respectable matt
to be had for the place—and thore are scores
upon scores to be had for the asking—let not
such a man as General Sickles be sent abroad
as a select sample of our countrymen.
The Deputy Sheriff of Lee county, who
was charged with killing a negro on the op« 4
lika train, about three weeks age, hits beeii
acquitted.
A watchmaker at Albany, Ga., named Ra*
gan, has calculated that a balance wheel in a
cylinder watch travels about 2,488| miles in
one year.
Poor old llorace Greeley is at last forced to
confess that Grant’s administration so fcir has
been very bungling affair. He attributes it,
however, to the peculiar trouble attending any
new government that “begins with tho policy
of reform.” Is it “reform,” asks that sterling
white man's paper, tho Bridgeport Farmer, to
turn out honest men and appoint rogues, scoun
drels and negroes to office? Is it “reform” to
send Ashley to Montana to steal the territory?
Reform, bah ! In the same paper in which
Greeley makes this plaintive
he says: “We fear that the tendency to cor
ruption about Congress is on the increase.'*
Should’nt wonder. This, too, we presume, is
owing to Grant’s genius for “reform,” Gree
ley hns probably visited tho White House
when Grant was slightly “fatigued.”
In large portions of Virginia, west of Peters*
burg, the culture of the peanut crop is rapidly
superseding thatof tob»C<*>, as yielding a great- 4
er profit for the amount,invested. In the ex
treme eastern portion of the State it has be
come oue of the staples, and forms no incon
siderable portion of tho resources of that re*
gion.
Don’t imagine trouble; don’t borrow it;
don't die before your time comes. When God
wants you to die, lie will show }ou how to do*
it easy.
The following item is going the rounds of
the papers, as though it was a novtl piece of
news:
“Mealtby, a director of the Union
and recently confirmed by the Senate for •
foreign consulate, was yesterday detected
stealing cigars. lie pleads kleptomania, and
says the impulse was irresistible."
is just what seems to be the matter with
ail that type of politicians. Kleptomania and
negromania seem to go together like yellow
fever and the black tongue.—Day Book.
The New York Times is trying to turn!
States evidence, as follows :
“Tho politicians of the country, the men
who control its conduct by filling its office*
of power and profit, are selfiab, venal and
corrupt.”
A boy in Massß'ffiu'setts, fifteen year* of age,
shot and killed himself, on Monday, because
his father had required him to apologize to his
schoolmaster for truancy.
The greatest rush for places at Washington
is said to have been made upon the Post Office
A general impression prevails, whether true
or not, that there are in that concern better
chances for stealing than in any of the othf*
department*
Five hundred Austrain officers were cash*
iered during the last year for dishonerabl*
behavior —principally because they did nc-l
pay their debts.