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Day before yesterday, at the rock
quarry of Broomhead & Alexander, near
the Barracks, a frightful accident oc
curred. The quarry was being worked
by convicts under the management of
jtfessrs. Broomhead & Alexander, and
a white lad named Alexander, and a
negro convict were blasting. After fill
ing the hole with powder and igniting
the fuze, it failed to explode, when they
roturned to readjust it. While working
at it the powder caught fire, making a
tremendous explosion. Both arms of
yonng Alexander were broken, and both
eyes, it is feared, put out. The negro
Tvas badly burnt. Alexander has only
been in the chain gang for a week or so.
His father is or was Marshal of the city
of Opelika, Ala. He was convicted at
the last term of the District Court for
theft from his boarding house.
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The Orphan's.Home.
We publish to-day an interesting letter
from one of the children at the Orphans’
Home at Norcross. Everybody will read
it with deep interest. Verily that great
work—the establishment of a home for
the orphan—is one of which Dr. Boring
may feel proud, and all who have con
tributed to it may well congratulate
themselves on the good work in which
they have assisted. Here the children
are taught to work—are educated—have
religious training—have a home with all
its comforts and attractions—a real, gen
uine home—where they do not feel like
guests at a stranger’s house, but are
really at home !
How many of these would be forsaken
outcasts, and become the devotees of
sin, but but for this beneficent institu
tion. Let the country rejoice that so
much good is being done witli such small
means.
Those who have the enterprise in hand
are now raising means to erect a monu-
mantal church at Norcross in which the
children can worship. Let every man
having a philanthropic heart assist in
this good work.
Freiglitg and Fare to our Great Fair*.
A few weeks since, the Secretary of the
Atlanta Fair Association—appreciating
the strength of a cooperative effort on the
part of the different fairs—requested a
meeting in this city of the several Secre
taries of Home, Augusta and Macon, that
they might take joint action in procuring
a reduction of freight and passenger
transportation to the several fairs in
Georgia.
Mr. Echols was requested to act for all,
using their names officially. Mr. Echols
prepared a letter of application to the
superintendents of different railroads and
steamship companies, setting forth the
fact that a reduction of rates would se
cure a large attendance on the several
fairs. All of the railroads in Georgia
readily acceded to transport at half
rates, and Mr. Echols informs us that in
a few days he will publish a list of a large
number of railroads agreeing to the half-
rate arrangement. Ho hopes to secure
half-rate tickets from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Buffalo, Chica
go, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and
New Orleans,and all intermediate points.
TIic “Wild Hunt” after Office.
We kuow of no better rule by which
to ascertain a man’s total unfitness for
the offices of Mayor or Councilman, than
the fact of his attempting to push him
self into these positions.
They ought to be places of honor—
conferred npon men'for their real merits
—their real integrity 'and ability, and to
serve the public, Honestly and faitliiully;
and when we see a man blowing his own
trumpet, canvassing the streets, and tak
ing an active part in Ward meetings sole
ly for the purpose of foisting himself
upon the public, and getting into place,
we take it for granted that he either
wonts the office for the sake of the salary,
or that he lias an “axe to grind” at pub
lic expense, which will make a raid upon
the Treasury—either of which renders
him unfit for the office, and unworthy of
the support of an honest jieople, who
workffor their-bread, and who ought not to
be taxed to pay salaries to suehmen. All
such should bo reproved for their egotism
and assnmacy.
We hope.thatin the nominations to be
made, our very best citizens will be chos
en. Men who deserve tlieseqilaces very
seldom seek them. Those who do not
seek or desire the offices, but can, by
earnest solicitation of the people, be in
duced to accept them, will be far more
likely to prove themselves faithful and
competent, than those who earnestly
seek the office. This latter cluss too
ofteu have unworthy motives to prompt
them; and it may be set down as a rale
to he relied upon at all times, that those
engaged in the “wild hunt,” will do the
public no good, and should be kept out.
We tell the people that unless they take
the matter seriously to heart, it will hot
be many years before our city finances
and government will be in the same de
plorable condition that New York now is.
Wc are disgusted at the conduct of
these persis' e it office seekers,and hope the
people will rebuke them. Atlanta lias,
in times past, been a prey to, and has
suffered by them. Let it be so no mere.
letter from One of the Orphans.
Norcross, Sept. 18th, 1871.
Editors of die Sun: We’observe in your
issue of the 9th, a communication from
our thriving little town—Norcross. We
were pleased with the kind manner in
which the people here were mentioned,
and especially with the notice of our
genial, liearty-souled Mayor, Mr. John J.
Thrasher. He has been and is a true
friend of the oqihans who are gathered
here. We have partaken of his hospi
tality, and received ‘many kindnesses at
the hands of him and his excellent
family; and the prayer of the fatherless
is that they may be blessed in heart and
in t store—may have their share of the
good things of this world, and the grace
to meet the great hereafter without the
shadow of a fear.
We are glad that “W. P. S.” visited
Norcross, but regret that he did not,
while here, make a visit to “the happy
family” at the Orphans’ Home. Had he
come here he would have discovered that
this is not an “asylum” in the dreary
sense of the term—but a home where
love is—a home where peace and happi
ness prevail—a home where the orphans
gather as equal members of one common
family and share the benefactions that
Christian people have provided foifiis.
Natural parents could do no more for
us than is done by the good people here,
who stand in the light of father and
mother to us. They exercise a. living
parental care over us all, seeking our
comfort and our advancement in mind
and morals. We feel that they are safe
guides to us, who otherwise might be
froward and wild. We have faith in
their counsels and we know we have their
love.
And their good works and untiring
care are not without fmits. Last Sun
day witnessed a harvest season. Seven
teen orphans gathered around the altar
of the church, candidates for the solemn
rite of baptism and admission into the
church. It was an unusual but a happy
spectacle, and at once appeared as if God
were smiling his approval npon the good
work-of His people.
The services at the church were at
tended by a large, intelligent congrega
tion, all of whom appeared interested in
the solemn services.
In a year we expect to have a new
and commodious church, in which to
worship, and then we invite the people
to and worship with us, and, look
ing into the happy faces of the orphans,
understand how great a work the good
Lord is doing through his people.
Obehan.
Berides numerous County Fairs which
are held monthly in many counties in
Georgia, we have Four Grand Fairs in
the State to be held in October, which
will attract special attention and patron
age from the whole country, North and
South.
1. The Cherokee, Georgia, and Ala
bama Agricultural Fair Association,
Rome, Ga., commencing October 10th.
2. The Atlanta Agricultural and In
dustrial Association, Atlanta, Ga., com
mencing October 16th.
3. The Georgia State Agricultural
Society this year to be held in Macon,
Ga..—commencing October 23d.
4. The Cotton States Mechanical and
Agricultural Fair Association, Augusta,
Ga., commencing October 31st.
This will be a series of great fairs
succeeding each other, with intervals of
3.
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GEORGIA NEWS.
SAVANNAH.
The Eeics of the 20th discloses the fol
lowing:
We noticed on board the steamer Tona-
wanda, on yesterday, a fine four-wheeled
hose carriage for an Atlanta company.
UUJlUlUlUUJg LUttU LUC UCJLC VAttUCU. OA1IA (c
Gaylord Minstrels will visit our city for
a short season early in next month.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Central Railroad and Banking
Company .oi Georgia, held yesterday,
Mr. George W. Wylly was appointed to
represent the Company in the Commer
cial Convention which —“ ’- 1 - 1 *-
Baltimore next Monday.
Bartow Division of the Sons of Tem
perance have declared in favor of with
drawing from the National Division.
DALTON.
The Citizen of yesterday says:
A lady, in Murray county, discharged
a tape worm, two hundred and forty-nine
feet long, after drinking freely of tomato
wine.
ATHENS.
The Watchman of the 20th has the fol
lowing item:
. A man calling himself Kirkpatrick,
from Jackson county, who had lived
some months past as a laborer on Long
Creek, in Oglethorpe county, lately took
off the daughter of another tenant upon
a plantation mule of Mr. S. H. Cox, and
went to Washington by night. They
were married next morning (Sunday) and
returned to the plantation Tuesday in a
hired hack, without the mule, which he
said would not lead and was left oa the
way. Alter remaining with his new wife
a few days, he borrowed another mule
from a tenant and a saddle from a negro,
to bring the first back again—since which
time he has not been heard from. He is
said to have a living wife and several
children in Jackson, and claims to be an
exhorter in the Methodist church. He
is of good address^ fair spoken, and ap
pears zealous in the Sunday schools.
MACON.
Tho Telegraph oi Wednesday says:
Gen. Wm. M. Browne who, for the
past two years, has been a citizen of this
city, left yesterday for Baltimore, where
he will make his home hereafter. He
has made an engagement with the Ga-
eette of that city, and will have a propri
etary as well as editorial interest iu its
future conduct. We learn that he will
still continue to have editorial control of
the Farm and Home.
With but one or two intervals, it has
rained here every day for the last twenty,
days. The reports from the cotton fields
are perfectly awfi ’ """*
have to continue — 0 ~ _
the destruction well nigli complete. ...
does not lack much of that point now,
and iu some places nothing at all. We
saw fifty bolls from Jones county yester-
’ at random, all of which
were more or less rotten—some totally
Don’t fail to read the .very able letter
“ .IT; of “Cato,” in our paper of this morning.
cial Convention which will be held m T . , , ,v
Baltimore next Monday. Ifc la ? s bare % unpnncipled condpct
and aims of the New Departunsts. He
gives names and facts, and makes charges
wliich mean something.
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The Millar Trial.
The trial of Millar, concerned in the
State Eoad muddle, which was postponed
from last Friday tillyesterday, after con
sultation among the counsel of both
sides, it was agreed to postpone the case
indefinitely, and Judge Hopkins there
fore granted a postponement until some
day next month, of which, notice will he
given.
Toole a Fit. '
‘Sweden is arming.” Now let
Kaiser Wilhelm stand from under.
this line.
Besides these four, the North Georgia
Agricultural and Mechanical Association,
at Dalton, Georgia, holds a fair daring
the present * month—commencing the
the 26th inst., next Tuesday—which will
continue till the following Monday, the
30 th rust. The people of Dalton, and
that portion of the State, have held two
annual fairs, which have been very su
perior, and which, this year, will far
eclipse any of the previous ones at that
place.
These fairs are useful. Farmers, me
chanics, merchants, artists, housekeep
ers, laborers—all classes, are improved by
attending and patronizing fairs.
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An Oversight.
Our special correspondent, “Cato”,
charges that the New Departure men
who are the authors of that heresy, own
the World newspaper of New York: that
they established the Washington Patriot,
and have a controlling influence over the
Bichmond Enquirer, the Louisville Cou
rier-Journal and the Montgomery Adver
tiser.
No doubt Dr. Bard will feel badly when
he sees that our correspondent does not
name the True Georgian in that list.
From Tennessee.
We are permitted to make the follow
ing extract from a private letter written
by our young friend, Samuel F. Wilson,
attorney at law, to a gentleman in At
lanta, dated
Gallatin, Tenn., Sept. 18.
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I expect to locate in Atlanta by the
first of January next, for the practice of
my profession. ******
I take The Sun, and have been greatly
interested in the developments of the
political cpnyvp —
iur. biepnens editorials with avidity.
I made up a club, of ten for the paper
in a few minutes some weeks ago.
Cato’s Letter.
A somewhat noted character named
Violet North, was up before Justice
Lynes yesterday for some offense, and
the Judge sent her to jail Just as she
got outside the court room she tumbled
over with what appeared to be a very
hard fit. But it wouldn’t win, and five
or six men were completely exhausted , , ua auo.»»i.n
after they had put her on a dray for the th |*£Kj2atatlefoiio^g terms:
lockup. .n,,. " ■
Anna Dickinson’s' new lecture is
on Compulsory Education. It is a go^ mercnantaoie <jouc such as is usual]
pity Anna did not encounter her subject this market) deHverca atewn»n, Georgia.
* “ * YOUNG MEN—Honesand industrious
: youth. others have now an oppounity to lmy ho:
early in her youth.
BgL. After having had experience with
both, the Lowell people are “ free to
maintain “ that the small pox is prefera
ble to Bntler.
The Louisville Commercial hoists
Harlan’s name for Vice President. The
C.J. is expected to chime in at an early
day.
fa. The reports from the cotton fields Akerman has gone to North Caro-
perfectly awfnl. This weather will not hna to gather up some Ku Klux stories
,-e to continue much longer to make and then he is going to Pennsylvania to
v- jk Jen them in a f e ^ stump speeches.
BgL. A radical editor says: “Let the
reign of small men come to an end.”
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COTTON STATES
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A G ood Chance
FOR A HOME.
I WILL SELL BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE
door, in the town ol Newnan, in Coweta conn
ty, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT
it being the 7th day of he month, beginning at 10
o’clock, and continuinguntil aU are sold, my lands
lying in the Fourth Disrict of said county, known
as the
“ HARBER PLACE,”
CONTAINING
ONE THOUSAND ACRES.
The said place is well latered, and well timbered,
there being about Sis Hwdred acres of the same in
tho woods. I will sellitn tracts and parcels as fol
lows :
First. ONE HUNDRE1 A0RE3, npon which are
situated the dwelling ho'se, a neat frame building
with five rooms tkovougily cealed, with glass win
dows, and substantial rck chimneys,—with a gar
den wen enclosed, itself containing near three acres
—and capacious Gin Buso with Screw, and new
barn built since the war.
Next I will seU SIX HNDRED ACRES, in tracts
or small farms of FIFT1 ACRES each.
I will then sell THEE HUNBRED ACRES in
arcels, or tracts of fronTwenty-Fiveto Forty acres
^inblop’e dotig Iron (Dorks.
4 Macon Comes to Atlanta Again 1 ”
FINDLAY’S IRON WORKS'
Head of Third St., Sign of “The New Flag,”
MACONv’GEOR GJA.
THE LARGEST IN THE SOUTH!
Skilled Labor and Modern Machinery.
-A.il Vv oris. fW arranted. -
Northern Prices for Machinery Duplicated.
STEJtJfl EJTGIJTES OF JtJtriT EI.lt'D .1JtTO SIZE
ry of all kinds TO ft It O Ell.
1 Tt o -V HAILING,
Of Elegant Designs, ,nd .t Ibices that Defy Competition. K„P.u. ra . to Mi,.
Outfit of Machinery for Saw or Merchant Mills.
REPAIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES !
Competent Workmen furnished npon application to overhaul Engines, Saw Mills, etc., in any section of
the country.
FINDLAY’S SAW - DUST GRATE
SHOULD BE USED BY EVERY SAW-MILL PROPRIETOR.
Millstones, Belting, Circular Saws, Stemn Fittings, Babbit Metal, elc., etc.
FURNISHED TO ORDER. TERMS, CA8II OR APPROVED PAPER.
R- FINDLAY’S SONS, Macon, Oa.
BAR
THE GREAT
ECLIPSE Screw Cotton and Hay Press,
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Upon each and every tict sold I shall so arrange
that there will bo water,timber and good building
.^accurately surveyed, and
I shall have each tra
ONE-FOURTH CASH ; ONE-FOUBTH IN ONE
YEAR ; ONE-FOURT1 IN TWO YEARS : THE
BALANCE IN THREBWITH INTEREST FROM
DATE OF SALE.
Upon any and all thesepayments except the first
I wiU take cotton at Fiftei Cents per pound, (I mean
good merchantable Cott< such as is nsnaUy sold in
♦ hia marVutl flp.livorod atowntn_ Genmia
day, gathered at random, all of which m °
were more or less rotten—some totally There certaimy has been a rain of them,
worthless, the others of little or no val- as they never before were so numerous
nation. But few people even dream of i u this country,
the extent of the horror of the situation
of the cotton crop. And the new moon
indicates that the rain is to continue
worse than ever.
A gentleman of this city who has just
returned from a trip over the Mascogee
railroad, says the people about Geneva,
in Talbot county, are cherishing a lively
scare in regard to the presence in the
woods of that neighborhood, of a large,
first-class panther. Its omiuions howl-
ings and growliugs keep the young folks
at home very still o’ nights.
U@n=. Butler has brought the guberna
torial candidature in Massachusetts into
snch disrepute that even Jewell has
deemed it expedient, to write a letter de
clining to be a candidate for nomination.
Walt Whitman, when in New
York, fell in love with Olive Logan’s
head. Olive said she could not return
the compliment unless Walt would comb
his head.
and all
others have now an oppounity to buy homes, and
pay for them, by their om labor.
Persons desiring moreian one tract can have the
privilege of purchasing lilitional parcels. I shall
so seU that persons buyg can purchase adjacent
tracts. .
This land will positive be sold on the day thus
advertised.
Any information can Iliad by applying to me. or
Hinton P. Wright, at Net an, Ga.
W. F. WRIGHT,
augl-Mon&Weeklytlstlv. Newnan, Ga.
GEORGIA FENiLE COLLEGE
Legislative Cliarb Granted in 1849.
Rev. Geo. Y. B»wn, President.
fJVHE next Academic begins on
MONDAY, iPTEMBER 18.
An Eclectic Class hasten formed for the benefit
of those graduates wheay desire stUl further to
improve themselves, oi prepare for teaching.
'0S6- New Patent AriqSquare Grand Pianos are
used.
■6V-- Expenses are adodcrate as in other
institutions.
For further partienkaddress the President.
Madison, July 29,18' 1y31-d2taw&w2m.
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Patented Feb’y 27, 1871,gby Findlay & Craig.
P° int ° f BAP?D^°nd LmHTNEfs S of H DRAUGHT' STANDS WYTHOUT^'RIVAL 81 ^ *^ Weyement in
early day to supersede ALL OTHER Cotton Screws,^ 6 ?abSTo?WmSt^r’cast Irom^^ * “
R. FINDLAY'S SONS, Findlay’s Iron Works, Macon Ga.: CouAPABCHiat? Ga., December 21,1870.
Dear Sms—Late this fall I purchased from you one of vour Fin/iiaw jl- u, _ .
ton Presses, and, after a full and fair trial, do not hesitate Patent Screw Cot-
draugbt’ mostpowerfu 1 —in fact, the best (without au ex^ptionfctatoif m0St of lightest
and aU other Iron Screw Presses I have ever seen or uvp,i P f 1 ?** I ever saw. Between this
I planter should use yonr Press. or used, there is just simply no comparison. Every
I, p - S.—You may consider my order In for two more of the ahn,. L GILBERT,
for many orders from this section : my neighbors are ilntorm Pre88eB for next season, and may look
^sineff 22 ?, ? ny other Iron fis’BwSSaifESS&ST them ’ aa 11167 ““ pa< * b /V d
Since last fait, and before accepting Patent we adrferi ,, , J. L. G.
rendering it PERFECT in every particular. ThCacrew or leniences—
at every turn of the scrw, followerblockdescenda (m pitch ’ ° r fa H: of 6>i ’**<&** • fh »t is,
vice of the tube or nut in which the screw works is ca ®, e may be ) e X incueu. The de-
common screw ; thereby rendering it an easv task for ^“oetlie friction, so great in the
TIME OFANY OTHER Hon sC^Press S I GUbertW^wS 0 ^ THE
ble, an ordinary mule can be substituted for three mon withnnt s certified.] When desira-
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THOMAS J. JENNINGS. WHJlXANI P. CRAWFORD.
JOSET. SMITH.
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OOTTON FACTO AND COMMISSION
MB HANTS,
JJAVE this day reiafd to No. 5, McIntosh street,
Augusta, Georgia, (opliteour former place of bus
iness,) where we haihe most ample and Close
Storage of any in the jy, ’ which is Strictly Fire-
Proof. j
Consigmnils Solicited
September 1, 1871-pll-diw3m.
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