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SriRIT OF TUK GEORGIA PRESS.
The Thomasville Enterprise con-
enins our Georgia Congressmen for
oting for an increase of pay, and
sks—
low can we hold up Democracy 1111011
e find its leading men so far Radi- .
ilized that they only await a favora- j
le op|x>rtanity to imitate them in ,
theft and bribery ?
The Marietta Journal thinks the
new 8 percent, bonds are good invest
ments, and says:
Wo regret that the Treasurer has
put the smallest bond as high as $250.
We wmild have preferred a popular
loan reaching down to all the people
and bonds of $50 and $100 might
have been issued. Let Janies or N ut-
ting l»e made agents of the State; let
the bonds be offered in every county
by sub-agents, and in one week the
whole amount will be taken, or we
are greatly in error.
The Georgia Home Journal makes
a comparison of the material resour
ces of this State during the live years
of war, when we produced all the
commodies of support for our people,
and tin* live years succeeding the war,
when we find unproductive waste, ex
travagance, speculation, empty cribs
and smoke houses, famishing stock,
half the State nearly bankrupt, and
the people devoured by litigation.
The Journal thinks that when we
EJTMCUTIOX OF SPA XX AXD MISS EBER-
HART.
The foul murder of his wife by a
man by the name of Spann, assisted
by a young girl named Susan Eber
A Wi man Firmer.
The story «*f n vouug woman
ois is worih reading in tt’esn days of
1 much prattle (;<nr>nt woman’s rights) aud
| little practical p» rfnrmanee. The name
of the damsel we know nought of, save
THE PRESS OX JUDGE ERSK1XE"S DECISION.
Referring to Judge Erskine’s de
cision of last Monday, the Columbus
Sun says:
The ballot-box is already a mockery.. , ... . ~
and a disgrace to civilization, and it I har *» who was Spanns paramour, a that Usimtnd letter A.; o' her locality
now appears that the jury-box is to
be desecrated by the same twin, de
formed brothers—tyranny and igno
rance.
The Columbus Enquirer, in pub-
U8l "“* "* < ' eci “ on - <*«• ““ ol I’ r "-1 charged, and sentenced to be hanged. I '»«?<*£ " *,<
pose to take a partin the argument, a.. • , . .. the leading semiuiry, -ml
1 Al __ . f Iheir cases were earned to tne bu- tieally bueohe. She !i*<t
preme Court and the verdict of the
court below sustained. A few days
ago tney werebrought into court aud
year or two ago, will be remembered
by all who keep posted with current
events. Last summer both of these
persons were convicted of the crime
of murder with which they were
are—
thrown upon there own resources
there is 110 people or country that can
lie more independent and prosperous
thau Georgia. Iler resources of varied
climate, soil, minerals, fisheries and
miscellaneous products, etc., are truly
Wonderful. •
The Augusta Constitutionalist dis
cussing the the subject of State bonds
generally, thinks—
There have been too many railroads
Imilt among us on borrowed capital,
at enormous cost, in t his way. There
has been a mania for building rail
roads. It Das, in some directions,
gone far ahead of the demands of
business and the wants of the popu
lation and industry oi our section. It
has created unnecessary and un
healthy rivalries.
The Greensboro Herald has a good
article on cotton manufacturing in
the South. It thinks the capital and
skilled labor to build and operate
factories can be secured, and makes
the following suggestion:
Let joint stock manufacturing
companies be formed, chartered and
located, and then let them send out
intelligent and active agents, to lay
before the capitalists of the world,
authentic statements of our greatad-
vantages, and the reports of the oper
aliens ot our mills, and we doubt not,
they will find ready purchasers for
all the stock they can other.
The Carter8Ville Standard and Ex
press urges that the people of Geor
gia should purchase the new 8 per
cent bonds of the State, and thus
relieve Georgia and the people b>
keeping the money ut home. That
paper thinks—
It is most desirable that they should
be purchased by the citizens of Geor
gia, that we may Keep our money iu
the State, otherwise we shall have to
seek other markets for their disposi
tion, and if a failure should be made
abroad, of which there may be some
apprehension, as every etlort will be
made by parties interested, to bring
about such a result, iu order, by ru
ining the credit of the State, that
they may succeed in carrying through
the next Legislature the recognition
and payment of the Bullock bonds,
we may be comoellod to submit to
this hard necessity, and visit upon
our people increased burthens by way
of increased taxes for the discharge
of unjust demands.
The Macon Telegraph, speaking of
the new Georgia 8 per cent, bonds,
thinks the security is absolutely per
fect and Jvery one of these bonds, we
have na doubt, can with ease be taken
by citizens of Georgia—so that the
State shall not be beholden one dol
lar to outsiders for the means of meet
ing all her honest obligations prompt
itude. The Telegraph hopes—
that the people will come forward
with promptly and manfully, and take
up all these bonds. This will place
the credit of Georgia on the highest
pinnacle. When a State has all the
money she wants within her own
borders, the Wall street financiers may
cry in vain that she rfo credit.
251?° In noticing our contradiction
of Mr. Stephens’ retiracy from The
Sun, the Lynchburg Republican says:
“ 11c will continue to contribute his
ten lines per month.” And those ten
lines will carry more of weight thau
all the twaddle the Republican editor
can write with a barrel of ink.
An exchange asks: “Is the
devil dead ?” We regret our inability
to answer the question; but, if we
had to express an opinion we should
say he isn’t
Radway, of Ready Relief no
toriety, and proprietor of Swain’s
Panacea, and other prominent patent
medicines, is dead.
but only to express the opinion that
the laws of Georgia, which were in-
j tended to secure the selection of jurors
with a regard only to their compe- ^-se “tencei
lency and integrity, have been made
to yield to the purpose of mixing
ignorant negroes on the juries of the
United States Court.” That paper
concludes:
It is hut another disclosure of the
policy of making State laws yield ty
Federal authority in all instances in
which they nterpose the least barrier
to the carrying out of the Radical de
sign towards the South.
The Xewnan Herald intimates that
Judge Erskine’s decision is an edict
from Radical headquarters. It says
that up to the present, the Judge,
having manifested some regard for
his reputation, some little respect for
the opinion of mankind, did not deem
it his duty to oppress a people who
had not violated the law. The Her
ald Bays, however, that it will not
attack Erskine’s motives, we do not
know a mail’s heart, but doubt not
lie objected at first, but at last yield
ed. His mind is a mass of legal
technicalities, and such minds often
reach strange, yet honest conclusions.
The people may not be so charitable;
posterity, if it thinks of the man at
all, might not agree with us, but ut
ter words which may be anything
hut complimentary to His Honor.
The deed, however, is done; the
rights of the people and laws of the
United States are stricken down fora
purpose, from our stand-point, any
thing but enviable to the hearts of
those most responsible.
The Griffin News says while it has,
heretofore, believed that Judge Er-
skine was an honest and upright
officer, it confesses he now seems to
have fallen into the popular idea of
office-holders, that loyalty to the
dominant partt is the duty of every
man. That paper says:
lie does not base his decision upon
law, hut upon prejudice, virtually
admitting that to carryout the views
of the extremists of his party, he
must get a jury with which to con
vict peopife arraigned before bis court,
whether guilty or innocent, and he
seems to think that the negro can be
made to convict; at least, this is the
construction to be put upon his de
cision.
The Dalton Citizen draw’s the in
ference from the decision that the pro
portion of intelligence, uprightness
and qualification between the two
races in said district, in the opinion
of the Judge, is about equal. The
Citizen concludes:
It is a sad spectacle to find a man
occupying the high judicial position
filled by Judge Erskine to so far for
get his duties as a defender of justice,
and an exponent of the law upon a
question of such vital importance as
this, as to thus warp his decision iu
the interest of the present corrupt
administration.
we are simply infi-rmed that stie lives aud
labors iu Illinois Tins m >1 leu was a
student in a “ 1» ding y«>nug indies’ sem
inary.” Her fatln r d • i, living a f trro
considerably tuo-giee 1 , and a widow
whose health did not i-emnt her to man
age the estate pr fitablv ; whereupon our
• 1 farewell to
became prac
tically bucohc. Hhe had eighty acres to j
mana-e, half of v well l>r<>sen iu. and I
half of it land nob. but liable 1
to overflow. The ! am had beeu r.-c» ut-1
ly burned, and ail tb« fencing was m bad ; ror<
Um jtutgiueui, in cono'iinive between the
Illin-. parties in a State Court, iifa>n the merits
of the matter adjudgtd. but the jurisdic
tion of i ne Court is always open
quiry.
2 Where there is botuing in the ac
tion of ti s Court to show tuat the de
fendant was notified, aud the juogmeut
UJicn ' face shows that the defendant
(ltd not appear, and the return of the
Marshal is witlii ut auy formal venue,
and w<>es> net state wneu the uefemtant
was served, it is c->mpeUut ter tne de-
'eudant in a suit, on the judgment in a
State Court, to show that tne service was
< fleeted out of the territorial jurisdiction
of the M usual, and when he uad no au
thority to effect service.
Judgment r< ve.aed.
Henry L. BrDuuig, for plaintiff in er-
It is now claimed that the young
woman, Eberhait, was intimidated
by Spann and forced to become an
accomplice in the murder of his wife;
it is claimed that being an unsophis
ticated, poor country girl, she was
bewildered and alarmed, and obeyed
Spann in the commission of the
crime, scarcely knowing what she
did. These facts are presented. It
is stated that the foreman of the jury,
011 handing in the verdict, asked the
Judge if, in rendering a verdict of
guilty, they could at the same time
recommend the prisoner to the mercy
of the Court, to which the Judge re
plied that an appeal of the sort xvould
avail nothing, when the verdict of
guilty was handed in.
The statement made by the girl is
regarded by the people of Webster as
truthful, whereupon a petition to the
Governor is being circulated to pro
cure a commutation of her sentence.
Seven of the jury have expressed their
dissatisfaction with the verdict as
then found by them, aud a majority
have signed the petition asking for
the commutation of the sentence.
The execution of a woman upon
the gallows is a sad sight and a har
rowing subject to contemplate; but,
at the same time, justice though
tempered with mercy, on all proper
occasions, should be allowed to have
its course, unless ameliorating cir
cumstances are so clearly established
that mercy may intercede without
too great a sacrifice to justice.
The protection of life, liberty and
property should be well secured by
the execution of the laws upon all
persons who violate them. Law and
order must prevail or anarchy aud
disorder must reign.
Zl'/UJ THOMPSON'.
An Atlanta Amateur Ilurglar
The lact number of tbe Police Gazelle
received at Phillips A Crew’s has a pic
ture of an Atlanta amateur burglar mak
ing a raid on Lydia Thompson while she
was here one night during the stssion of
the late Legislature. The picture and
representation does gross injustice to all
parties concerned and after Lydia
gets through using her raw-hide on the
miserable artiste who got up the picture,
then the “^amateur burglar” ought to
look up the rascal, and when found,
reach under the coat tails for him with
the toe of his boo’.
In the first place the “ amateur” is
represented as a tall, slender man with
slippers and dressing gown on, hair
parted in *he middle, with nose glasses,
and apparently in a state of great alarm,
when the fuir blonde is seen rising from
the folds of her blankets. Now we all
know the description don’t suit the ama
teur ;n either of the above respects. He
order. Such was tne ,*> unm when the |
young lady left the seiuiu<ary and turned
farmer. She had one noree; she bor
rowed auother; aud <t friend helptd her by
tbeloau of irnph mei N. Thui provided,
she has accomplished .«omewhau
Wearing a gymnastic suit, with a broad
brimmed hat, glows and boots made to
order, she plowed; she directed the re
moval of slumps of trees; she assisted iu
drilling the wheat; sbe evea helped to
lell trees, and is reported to use an axt
oeautifully. She ban 8 acres in grass
aud 12 in orchard; she raised 23 acres
of Winter wheat in 1872; and would
have had from three to five acres more,
but for the failure of a horrid inefficient
man who failed to cut it iu time. 1c all,
she got 450 bushels of wheat, weighing
sixty-two pounds to the bushel. Most
ot the home farm is cultivated iu corn,
though there are eight acres of grass and
twelve of orchard. Our pretty Pomona
in 1872 sold 100 barrels of apples, and
recently had 150 barrets in the cellar.
Poor young woman ! All has
not been bright with her. She
has had her little sorrows, like
the rest of womankind; she has
been called to moum over one horse
drowned and another stolen; she had
beeu bereaved of a colt, and her pigs
were a failure. Hut upou the whole the
Providence which presides over agricul-
t re has smiled upon her. She is gradu
ally payiug off the mortgage bequeathed
to her by her sire. She has forty
acres of wheat sown for the coming
year. She has taken excellent care
of he* widowed mother, ot her father
less little brother, aud of a smaller sis
ter. Wa wish that we knew her name.
Against all onr tv pograplncal rules, we
should be tempted to print it in large
capitals. It is aggravating,.!*) be forced
to speak of her simply as Miss A. The
letter, however, is a good letter, standing
at the head of the alphabet, and (is sug
gestive of A. No. 1. The tender interest
which she has excited in our own heart
is sufficiently indicated by the fact that
we have before mentioned her, though
all to briefly, as we were not then in full
possession of all the pleasant facts.
tbe advance then made had been paid.
But. we are a» well satisfied that thn
verdict iu favor "f the complainant for
to en-J oue nundred aud fifty dollars per year
•or four year? is not sustained by the
evidence. The complainant has got ell
his rights when he lias got title to his
laud, tne nse of it by the defendant not
exceeding in valne the defendants
proper claim against him.
It is therefore, the opinion of tha
coart, that if the complainant will write
off and give up his verdict for the out
hundred aud fifty dollars per y- ar for
foul years, for rent, the judgment ought
to be affirmed, and if not tint it ought
to l»e reversed.
Warren A Grio.; Lanier & Anderson,
for plaint ff iu error.
S Hall; Duncan A Miller, for defend
ant.
R. J. Moses for defeudaut.
THK 1„I.VH Oh PEOU'KRS.
TR1PPE, J , was piovidentially pre
vented from presiding in the following
case.
Richard Roe, cas ejector, and John G.
McKee, tenant id possession, vs. John . , . , _
Doe, exdem, James McGee, el at. Eject- m . v vlews and impressions of St. Augua
tnterraltng Votri from tli« On
Groves.
Palai s a, 1 la., March 14, ISIS.
Eiiitors Sun: In my last I gave yon
Decisions of tlie Supreme Court ot
Georgia.
Delivered in Atlanta, March 19Ih, 1873.
FROM OHIO.
By private letter from au intelli
gent working Democrat at the capital
of the Buckeye State, long governed
by Radical misrule, we learn that the
prospect is good for a change in the
political aspect of affairs in that State.
The leading Republicans and their
organs are endorsing Collax, Ames,
atul other plunders of the people,
which will cause division in the ranks
of the masses, the hard fisted men of
their fparty who earn their bread by
the sweat of the brows, and who will
no longer be made the tools of a set
of corruptionists who fatten on the
Laid earned money of the working
man.
The nominations of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention are now
made, and the prospect is, that the
Democracy, or tne anti-Grant party,
will have a majority in that body.
Good for Ohio! ^
Hvlmbold, the well known
patent medicine proprietor, who made
an immense fortune by advertising,
and spent it all in magnificent equip-
pages, fast horses, and other extrava
crant luxuries, and subsequently be
came bankrupt, is now in London
acting as an assistant at a moderate
salary in a drug establishment.
—Mrs. Betsy Roper, for many years
resident of Harris oouuty, died at the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr. George
W. Mullins, in Cuthbert, on Tuesday
jaat
•• |) r .” Webster lectured to an aodi
enoe of fourteen in Augusta Ihursday
night. The Coustiiutionalist t renounces
him an arrant humbug, and thmka be la
n eraay loon. —
is rather the reverse of all the points rep
resented in the picture. Then Lydia ] passenger, the rule pari delicto does not
From the Atlanta Constitution.
James K. Redd, administrator, etc., vs.
the Muscogee Railroad Co. Case for
negligence, from Mnscogeo.
McCAY, J.
1. Where one bought a negro slave at
sheriff’s sale, and permitted him to re
main with the defendant to use as his
own, and he was so used for years, per
sons dealing with the said defendant with
no knowledge of who is the true owner,
nave a right to consider the slave as the
property of the person thus “using him
as his own.”
2. When, during the late war, a com
pany of men organized as soldiers, though
unarmed, were on their way from Colum
bus to Atlanta with the open intent to
offer themselves to Governor Brown for
service as soldiers in the Confederate
army, aud a Railroad company received
them on its cars as soldiers with their
baggage, the transportation to be paid
for by the State or Confederate authori
ties:
Held, That both the company of men
and the railroad company were engaged
in an illegal transaction, and the rule
vari delicto, etc., applies to a suit against
the railroad company for negligence in
its duty as a common carrier.
3d. But when it appeared by the proof
that one ot the soldiers having with him
a negro slave, and the railroad company
refused to carry the slave as a soldier, or
as a part of, or adjunct to the company,
but demanded and received from the
soldier fare for said slave as an ordinary
mem, from Muscogee.
McKAY, J.
1. To make out a case of a presumptive
gift ot lands, nnder section 2626 of
Irwin’s Revised Gone, it is necessary to
idiow that the exclusive po.-session of the
child, without payment of rent, shall
have continued seven years during ihc
lifetime of the father, and if he (the
father) die before the seven years is com
plete, the piesumption provided for does
u t exist.
2. The “ distribution” of an estate is
prana facie presumed to have been oy the
methods pointed ont by law, and that u
return thereof has been made to the
Ordinary, and paiol evidence of the
terms of the distribution is not admissi
ble, unless it appear that there was no
return, or some excuse shown why it was
not presented.
Judgment affirmed.
R. J. Moses for plaintiff in error.
Peabody A Brannon for defendants.
W. M. Moses vs. James T. Flewellen.
Motion to enter credit on fi fa from
Musi ogee.
McCAY, J.
When money was raised by the sheriff
under a fi fa in favor of A against B aud
C, the holder of an older ti fa placed
the same in the hands of tbe sheriff to
claim the money and give him notice to
hold the money for distribution by tne
court, and the defendant instituted pro
ceedings under the Relief Act of 1868 to
reduce tbe older judgment, and pending
these proceedings, though under the be
lief they had been abandoned, the sheriff
hud paid the money over to the older fi
fa, whioh had in the meantime, been
purchased by A, the holder of the
younger fi fa., and tne proceedings to
reduce the other judgment were after
wards abandoned by the defendants.
Held, That it was error in the court,
ou the motion of the defendant to direct
the money thus paid, upon the older fi fa
to be endorsed, as a credit upon the
vonuger fi la.
Judgment reversed.
R. J. Moses, for plaintiff in error; In
gram A Crawford, tor defendant.
Daniel F. Gunn vs. William H. Cal
houn. Bill for specific performance,
from Houston.
in bed is not Lydia on the stage, by
rigbt smart—if the Gazette is correct,
Tuo°h ‘smooth, plump limbs, rounded
bust, aDd laughing face, are represented
by an attenuated form, long drawn out,
haggard countenance and miserable
stare. The whole scene is not what any
good artist would picture in nis imagina
tion under the circumstances.
[Members of tbe Legis-atnrc can be
6iApp!ied*at clnb rates.]
Patent Ovstebs.—A fellow down in
Alabama is down on Yankee ingenuity.
He says wooden nutmegs, heretofore
deemed the ne plus ultra of human inge
nuity, are jost no where. A man in
Maine now makes good merchantable
oysters out of flour paste, tapioca, salt
aud water. These are placed in second
hand oyster shells, which are carefully
glned around the edges. When a hungry
individual comes into the saloon and calls
for a dozen raw on the half shell, he re
ceives the above described delicacy.
Pease thinks this is wrong, and that no
honest man would do such a thing.
Personal.
Col. E. Nebhnt, Gen. Agt, paid our
people a visit this week in the interest of
The Atlanta Scn, and, we are glad to
state, met with good success.
There is do sounder, more reliable or
better paper than The Sun in the whole
country, and it ought to be taken and
read in every family. Its kindness,
courtesy and encouragement towards the
country Press render it doubly welcome
in every sanctom.—McDuffie Journal.
—A defalcation has been discovered in
the Savannah postoffioe department to
the amount of several thousand dollars.
Snch is Radicalism!
The Premium Committee of the
State Agricultural Society will meet in
Maoon next Wednesday to arrange the
premium list (or the Fair to be held there
next fall.
apply, and if the owner of the slave
injured by the negligence of the road,
he can recover for the injury.
Judgment reversed.
H. L. Benning, M. H. Blanford, for
plaintiff in error.
R. J. Mosss, L. T. Downing, for de
fendant.
N. J. Bossy vs. R. J. Moses. Assumpsit,
from Muscogee.
MoCAY, J.
Where there has been a jury trial and
a verdict, and the evidence is conflict
ing, it is for the jury to determine upon
the credit to be given to the witnesses,
and if the Judge below, in the exercise
ot his legd discretion, refuses a new
trial, there is no legal ground for the in
terference of this Ci urt to grant a new
trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Peabody A Brannon for plaintiff in er
ror.
M. H. Blandford, R. J. Moses for de
fendant.
John L. Screven, Receiver, etc., vs. Wm.
L. Clark. Trover, from Muscogee.
McKAY, J.
A Receiver appointed by a Chancellor
to “collect" the effects belonging to t
corporation, a defendant in a suit pend
ing iu Chancery, has no authority to
bring a suit in order to get possession of
the effects, uuless he be specially author
ized so to do by the order of the Chau
cellor, and if he bring such a suit and
fail to show tbe order he cannot recover,
Judgment affirmed.
Moses A Downing for plaintiff in er
ror.
Ingram A Crawford for defendant.
TRIPPE, J., was providentially prevent
ed from presiding in the following
Henry McCauley vs. George Hargroves,
use etc. Action on judgment from
Muscogee.
McCAY, J. ^
1. Tbe judgment of a District Coort
of tbe United States, having jurisdiction
of the parties and the subject matter of
McCAY, J.
This was a bill fined by Calhonn vs.
Gunn, setting np that Calhoun having
been iu possession of certain lauds under
bond for titles from one Griffin, the same
were told at sheriff’s sale in 1856, under
an execution in favor of Griffin, for the
purchase money, Griffin having filed a
deed; that an agreement was made be
fore the sale between Galhoun and Gunn
that Gunn should buy the land for Cal
houn, he (Calhoun) to repay Gunn what
he should pay, with interest at 10 per
cent.—Calhoun to retain possession; that
under this agreement Gunn had bid off
the land for $1,580. The bill charged,
though a various times afterwards, Cal
houn had paid moneys to Guuu, in dis
charge of his agreement until the whole
amount, with interest, was repaid. That
Calhoun had retained the possession,
had improved the land by clearing and
building, and had kept the quiet pos
session from 1856 to 1868; that GunD,
in December, 1868, had ousted him as a
tenant holding over, he (Calhoun) not
being able to give the bond required to
resist the warrant procured against him
as his tenant. The bill prayed that Gunn
should make titles and account for the
rents from 1868.
The answer was waived. The defend
ant setup a denial of the agreement—-set
up that the complainant was, at the time
of tbe sale, in his debt, under a mort
gage on the land for over ,000; that he
had bought the land for himself and as
his own; that after the sale he had agreed
to rent the land to complainant for ten
per cent per annum on the amount of the
Did, the bid being $1,540; that defendant
had paid him certain monies before, and
during, and since the war, but the same
were in discharge of the mortgage bebt
and the rent.
Roth the parties were sworn as wit
nesses, and both sustained their own
statement of the case, Calhoun admit
ting the mortgage on its being presented
to him, but insisting that his payments,
especially the payments of $500 00,
$1,000 and $2,000 00, were made by him
on the bebt for tbe land. He also proved
that he had built upon the land and
cleared a good deal of it, and that Gunn
had never said anything to him about
rent until the warrant in 1868. It was
ala i proved by Calhoun himself that the
rent was now worth $2 per acre, and that
over 300 acres were cleared.
It was in proof that Calhoun had been
in possession from 1856 to 1868, giving
the land in for taxes and claiming it
his own. The evidence as to the pay
ments was conflicting. It was also
proven by a witness that fJallioun, for
several years before 1868, had had rented
out the land to other persons—the tenants
never bearing of any claim by Gunn.
The jury found for the complainant,
and decreed that Gunn should make
the titles and pay Calhoun $150 per year
for four years for the use of the land.
Motion was made for a new trial, and
overruled, and exceptions filed.
After looking carefully through the
record, we are satisfied that there is no
such error in this refusal, as to justify
tuis court in overruling the judgment of
tbe Judge so far as the main issne, pre
sented to the jury, is concerned, to wit:
the question of agreement in 1856 at the
sheriff’s sale. There is sufficient evi
dence to justify tbe verdict upon this
tine, the oldest town in the United
States. To-day I send you some senb
filings from this interesting spot which
is one hand red miles above the mouth of
the mnje8tie aud beautiful St. Johns, end
the head wateis of navigation to tbe
larger ocean steamers. The Dictator,
Cny Point aud Lizzie Baker, which may
be likened to tine lloa >ug palaces, never
venture b -vend tfiis p> id;, whiisi nn-
iuer. us siualit r Veesolo teal witn entire
safety to the^nnmt • of the tit, Johns,
Brooks’ steam-rs, whi h ar.- a safe and
popular line, rnu continuously from
Jacksonville to Enterprise, a distance of
about 250 miles. It auy of your readers
wish to enjoy a season of treasure aud
profit as well, amid cloudless skies, crys
tal lakes, orange groves and fragran’ is
lands, let them secure a passage on one
or the better Doats whioh glide so softly
on the glassy bosom of this broad, sil
ver sheet.
The captains of these boats are aotivs
and accomplished gentlemen, at whose
hands both sexes receive the kindest
care and consideration.
Palatka is rather a small town at pres
ent, 1 at is destined at no distant day, to
become a prominent and attractive plaosu
, ts peculiar location and rich surround
ings are sure guarantees of a large ua>
crease of capital aud population. Them
re two good hotels ih the town, a num
ber of well stocked stores, and the Her
ald, a well conducted weekly, sends forth
its full columns ol light on every Satur
day morning.
The several denominations have houses
of worship here, but the edifices are by
no means imposing, aud from the size of
the congregations, the legitimate infer
ence would be that this people are not
proverbial for deptn nud f-rvor ol piety.
But by far the most attraouve s^otnud
popular resort around Palatka is H i—’s
orauge-orcbaid whio 1 lies in adnnr Kg
view ou the opposite bank of the river.
It is conceded that this is the best culti
vated, most flourishing aud feitile grove
in the State.
Tuousaiids of people visit it every win
ter to feast their eyes ou this nobie pan-
orurnuj of life and beauty. This largfc
orchard is now in full bloom, and ihe
tides of fragrance flowing from it exbil-
erate and intoxicate the senses. The
pule white blossoms decoiatiug the rich
clusters of otauges which are st.ll hing
ing on the brauche.-, present a charm ng
picture to the bell ildt-r. This grove con
tains six hundred liuit-tiearing trees, aid
yields ten thousand doiiurs unnit-
idiy to its owner. The cultuie •(
the orange is attracting the Re
tention of the world, and large for
tunes are to be realized from the produc
tion of this beautitul and refreshing frnit.
Intelligent and enterprising people in all
the States are purchasing orange plan
tations as the best investment they can
• id ior surplus capital. The wealth and
prosperity of this State largely depend
on the immense supplies of early whole
some fruits which it is capable of throw
ing into the great market of the world.
It is estimated that there have been
fifty thousand visitors in Florida this
winter. We apprehend that five million
dollars have been left here by the repre
sentatives of wealth and fashion. Each
visitor would probably spend at least
$100. The circulation of this vast sum of
money is suited to infuse uew life into
everg department of business and to cause
this impoverished aud prostrate people
to lift up their heads with joy in the near
prospect of a new era of prosperity and
renown.
CHAT WITH STATIC PAPERS.
— Chicken stealers are abroad in An-
gusto.
—The guano supply at Covington has
been exhausted.
—The Columbus ice-works is in suo-
cessful operation.
—The measles prevail in Elberton and
the meningitis is disappearing.
—Foot-ball is the fashionable game
with the Albany boys.
—The offices of the Selma, Rome and
Dalton railroad have been moved to-
Rome.
—Elberton is struggling for a railroad*
and the citizens are in a fair way to gel
up the $75,000 neceseary to secure it.
The lecture of John G. Saxe was
largely attended by the elite of Savan
nah on Thursday night.
—Telegraphic communication will soo»
be established between Savannah and Ty-
bee.
—The News calls for a drove of tender
beef in Albany, and says there is enough
of the other kind there.
—The next session of the Georgis .
Dental Association will assemble in Co
lumbus on the 2d of April.
— And now the colored “Waiters’
Union,” of Augusta, have celebrated
their fourteenth anniversary.
Mr. Jacob Freeman, an old and re
spected citizen of Albany, died at his
residence on Tuesday night, after a brief
bat severe illness.
—Mr. Branch was tried in Worth
county Snperior Court last week for kilt
ing Mitchell Crary eighteen months ago
and acquitted.
— B. A. Wise and John C. Cord, of
Maoon, have been elected Directors of
the proposed Maoon and Cincinnati Beit
road.
—Some kind of disease is prevalent
among the fowls in Albanv, and deeA
ducks, dead chickens and dead torkejK
aa well ss the money due for | are hauled out daily.