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CEDARTOWN RECORD: W. S. D. WIELE dc 00 M Proprietors. CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 187G. VOL. II. NO. 61. TIMELY TOPICS. Mies Julia Mathews, ol the English opnr* bouflc troupe, died at Mullnnphy hospital, St. Loais, on the F.Ult,of rheum- atiinm nnd malarial fever. Miss Mathews was taken nick nt Chicago in March, hut continued uiuthe Mage, nnd after leaving there sang at New Or lean*, Nashville and Meiuphia. A liRKAiRti nundter of visitor* at tended (he exhibition at Philadelphia on the opening day than attended any pre vious world's (air on any one day. The at'^n«l.mce at Philadelphia Wednesday ’*** at least two hundred ami filly thousand, of which seventy-six thousand •two hundred and seventeen paid the price of admission. The following (aide given the greatest number of \initom attending previous exhibitioas on any one day : 'l iik Huntsville (Ala.) Advocate that instead of corn being ship|»ed into that country as haa been the rare ever since the war, it is now being shipped from it. West Tennessee makes a sim ilar rojiort. And little corn is now brought into North Misaissippi and Ar kansas. Cotton is low, hut the farmers are no longer wholly rvlylug on the northwest for "hog ami hominy.” They are ls*gi'jni MR to produce the ueccMuiriea of life, mid to realize that no community una’jlo to feed itself can lie |*ermanefitly prosperous. l<el im have more corn and wheat ami fewer trust deeds; more hom iny and less interest money for summer advances; more hog* ami cattle grasses,and fewer debts; more production of the necessities of life and less cotton ; inure fanning nnd less planting. It id longer pays to " plant,” hut good farm lug will |»y in every civil district in the southwest. That's the sort of |Mditics. Meinphi* Avalanche. Tin: story conics from Franco of a In ror similar to that portrayed by Du ke —the death of a man from H|ion(anco combustion. The theatre of I ho tragedy was one of the suburl* of Paris, Fonte- nay-du-Hois. The victim had been for years a confirmed drunkard, consuming i an average ngimrt and n half o( y hrau- LATEST NEWS. NOt'TIt ASU WIXT. Osyka, Miss., is going to build a cotton factory, and *» is Port Gibs The corn crop of Arkansas last nhout eighty million bushels, while tho wheat produced amounted to sixteen mil- n bushels. The Alabama supreme court has de cided that the Act of March 7, 187(1, provid ing for impeaching certain officers, is uncon stitutional. The New Orleans Picayune says there •rv twenty-nine negroes killed in Wilkin- u county, Miss., during tho recent distur- The first sack of Texas (lour, ship|>ed inn Pallas to Galveston, sold at auction for 05. It was purchased by the llrazil codec importers. They will send it to Pom Pedro, F.mperorof llraril. A grand jury at Atlanta (la., found a true hill niralnst 'ho lute state treasurer Jones, for illegally withholding money from the state to the amount of $110,271. Jones was arrested mid required to give bond for $10,000. Columbus, Gil, Ima shown more aule- stnntinl progress Ilian any city ill (lie smith. While Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Savannah and other wealthy cities are talking nhout building one cotton factory, t’olninhus has erected six, and now hns another III progress. At (inhesion, on the 23rd, a lire dc nt roved the Soiithwick building (a ihrcrstorjr brick', corner of Strand and Twenty-fourth streets,and two wooden buildings adjoining. The loss is estimated lit one hundred limn- sand dollars; partially covered by Instir* sand men to the island; and the insurgents hold a larger extent of territory than ever. Three cotton mills at Preston cum- need running on short time, nnd it is ru mored that others will follow. Tho cause is the continued dritiu and irrrguhuity in s, anil the depression nnd uncertainty of (lie market. It is slated that prices are lower than for thirty years, with two hritf -options, and the prospects are diseourag- . Mills in some parts of l^uieashlre will he closed during the entire Wliltcsuutidc. The Piedmont factory, on the Saluda river in South Carolina, has just brvn com pleted, nnd is now in smooth running order, making cloth equal in texture to tin# Gran itcville factory. Olio hundred hands are employed, and the annual eoneuniptiou of (lie raw material will lie about four llimisinid hales of cotton. The house that Mississippi built on the centennial grounds is composed ol every variety of wood (list grows in that brave old stale—fifty-six in number. Forty-two kinds will he used in the finish on tho inside. Mr. G. Ilergtund left Met.’omh City on the 8th iiintaiit to superintend tin- erection of Ihu lieadqiinrter building for tliu centennial hoard of the slate of Mississippi A large meetitig of citizens Interested in rice and sugar planting in Louisians, w held nt the chamber of commerce, in Nt Orleans, Inst week, in opposition to (lie Ha waiian treaty. Hon. Win. M. Harwell, Lieu- niwi:i.uxrot's. The |K>stollleo appropriation hill, which pissed the house a few days since, contains provision that Ulirdelass mail matter not receding four pounds in weight, shall ho charged at the rate of one cent for two miners instead of two cents, ns at present. This lausc includes newspapers in its provision, The President hns sent to the senate the following nominations: Edward Pierre- pout, of New York, minister to l-'itglnml Alfoiuo Taft, of Ohio, (now secretary of attorney general; J. Donald Cameron, of Pennsylvania, secretary of war; John Pratt, secretary of the territory of Now Mexico; It. F. Chambers, register of the land office at Niohraia, Minnesota, and George M. Miller, postmaster at Appleton, Wisconsin. Mrs. Myra Clark (inines is nhmit to reopen her suits to recover tho ow nership of the New Orleans property for which she hnH been fighting fifty years. When in Wash ington, recently, she was olt'ercd $260,000 cash and one-fifth of Iho property in dispute, if sin- would assign her interest to some New York sneeitlHlori. The vonoriilde lady will not lie caught hy sueh elmlVan Vlial, as she proposes to nave tlio whole properly or none CONGRESSIONAL In the senate on tho 20th, senator Morton, from the committee on privileges and elections, submitted a report in the of sriiator Bpenedr, which wan ordered printed. Mr. Mitchell called up senate hill for Hie relief of U. H. Tyler at d K. II. I ell, with a veto nienHSgo of the president. The hill niillioritcs the secretary of the Irens- pay the peraons named $I*H, wrong fully eollcutcd In the second district of Ken tucky, ns tax for keeping bonded warehouse. Passed, notwithstanding the objections of the president. Yens,-to; nays, nom senate then went into secret session question of jurisdiction oil the imprnrlmieiit matter, aud Mr. Iloiitwcll spoke in npii ' lion. Without reaching a decision, the ih opened, and the senate adjourned. In the senate,on tho 22d, the clutir laid la-fore the senate a communication from Do; sect clary of yap, including a emniuaulen- frmn the eliiel of tho engineer corps tliat'tlm appropriation fnt the the western Vlvers he in- Hint offered I the uumherof i Mr. I bile, it men -oinmittoe, opp« cent, additional to tinvid officers (lore. Mr. Da ill naval committee nmendioetiL AI was taken; first, lowing longevity diseon'tinuiinee c at length, but, v aud (lie In the lumw went Into comnii val npproprinlioi (lie diseontiuuni Mr. Piper offi-rc navy yards til Hr Charlestown, Pei Island lor geucri station. Mr. Ha nuiend|iieiit as aiiiendmeul ode taldislimeiit in 000, nnd the sen directed to orgn -ouunlssiiitieil o practicable, win me folly mid d opinion, any of penned with am Ilia best milliner same; anil furtl priely of establishing a naval rendezvous at Tybeo Maud or state of Georgia ment properly i avalliinle and Is nnd said hoard s meiieemetit b| (Vie next Mission the result of their inquiry, nil with npproprlNti said hoard. Mr, Mr. Hnudnirs su station to he esli t'oekspur Island coast of Goorgia Mr. Hnitdiill Tin-1 rose. Mr. lilac niithorillng tlm I mitten to net by Mr. Woodhtiruf eonimitlee to fill wlthdrnwnl of M Tho house < consider Urn Lmilshiuti QoltlcidCil eltso of Hpelteer vs. Moroy, tlin report of the major- tty of (he eoiiimillc-o being that Win. U. Spencer, eonlcstnnl, is entitled to tlm seal, nnd Hint F. Morey, the'fitting member, is not, nnd Ilia itiiimrily taking mi opposite view. Without Hiking 'nettop i)h l'» Inn Unit-, ter went overfwP the present. Mr, Wilson, of Iowa, nlfcrcil a ri-Holullou directing llm eouiniillee mi eommvree to Inquire into the alleged emiihinntlon of the leading milroiuls CKNTMNN1A1. (OH It KS I’ONDKN(T). • Iteiilons Xltri'l- IliHtiiM-iooir^A'iiya ll.AOItl.lMttA, May 2H, 1870.—Spenklng of the practical remiiida mo of the hoonieinug. For more tlmn twenty years have l searched for this extraordinary weap on. In my dlfiVrent trips to Ihe old world, I sought it,' hut, not henring of it, nor seeing it, concluded it was a myth, and was used as an illustration by politicians. Such an one was using a hooup-rimg- as we would snv. " hoisting one on Ids own petard.” It is said of this formidable weapon, that when hurled at an object by a uativo it moves along just above the ground with grout rapidity, amt after rcnehmg il» objective point, leaps as it were into mill air, and tints poised (or tlm moment takes a retrogressive movement in an air line for tin- point from which it was east, thus making it as dangerous to the thrower if inexperienced, as a heavily charged blunderbuss. It lias been itsgront a puzzle to the Mivniis and scientists tut the -aleiihiting machine of Hunhngc. F these curious siieeimetis of savage genius art to la- seen in tlm department of Australia, liii.it saddles, wools, tweeds anil shawls, none of which will compare willi Iho Ameri can section, nml coal seems twelve feet (hick, shown as specimens from Hunter river district northern coal fields Ilf New South Wales. There are sixty-six collieries. They also exhibit preserved ’ meats, candies, ids- cults, condiments, ores of antimony and olli- minerals, V A ItlllH I'ltOM TIIIC COMMINHIOKKItH. The lion. Dniflel J. Morrell thinks the ilea- llnv of tho exhibition iN to open on Hundny. how or when <s one of the Inscrutabilities. Gen. Hawley laid nn ovation ntn meeting of the bildc sosiety, they rising nml remaining standing while tlm Introduction wan going on. Tlm ex-governor is sound nil llm Mon day question, lienee, Ihe euthusiiisin of tlm loly. lion. .1. T. Hai-imril Is einplinlie in Ids arguments for the pro. of tlm matter,and says tlm doors should la- thrown open on Sunday in spile of thosn who favor tlm in which lie Is hacked by Ihe emphatic Don- itldsoii.wlio is a live, progressive commission er from Idaho. Goldsmith, of Vermont, hiij-h Ihe iimjnrity of the eouiiuissioners are in In- of Mitndav openings. Tlm entlitlsiiislie. eoiuuiissiiuier (rotu Maine is stirring the pool of temperance, and stands aghast nt tho dis sipation of llm limes, and ' '■ “““ ... ( ill elicit . tin rant tlm spirit of Hatiqtio. The buys will have swl lagt'r, it ltd Its useless In ile-ttyc Ilium. Mcl’ormlek, of Arizona, is in favorof passing two persmiN for a dollar, rather Ilian the cramping rule id forcing each visitor to present t'oil aet-tion fifty cents. , Professor, of Tennesseo, wants a committee appointed to consider tlm propriety of reducing Ilmen- puss, transit, side, (lie prismatic mini- nit nnd other instrimientH id hy that intrepid uuvigntor near tlm frigid wilds of Western Greenland; draw ings and piilnlhigs of Arctic scenery nnd an imal life, executed hy himself. nml tlm ling of llm Advance, Ihu ship In which Im made liHncuutttl Vi»yii||M) Urn three other sides of Iho case contain rcllcxof 1'ic cxpcdllluiilt Df J la. cm, Hall and 1 trail foul; llm llag that Wilkes look on Ills Anlarcllo expedition in Iho ship I’eimm-k, the same llag being (liken hy Kane, Hayes and Hall.also, on llmlr Are- tic voyagest relics of Mir Jolm l-’rimklin's expedillon, Including portioliK of his VcsNIil secured by captain Hull in his second expe dition nil’ll brought buck hy him (hull, to- ilh relics of Parry's voyage; tho * |ils I'olaris c-xpcili- feellv sound nnd dates hack 1(112. also from tlm Island blank mangrove, rubber, olive, fiddle and other woods. Arrow root is ii long, yellow-looking root like the horse rad ish. Tlm centennial stamped envelope Is good anywhere In Iho United Slates. A sil ver brick lias arrived from Nevada one hun dred mid seventeen pounds in weight, value in gold $1.82.1.116. Ms something to he a brick." 'I'lte reduction of the admission fee. is in debate. As Horace Greeley would have said, "If you arc going In reduce, why don’t you reduce?” The receipts on Mon day, loth. $10,siM. Tho middle stales pen- farming nnd can't come; It la too cnrlv for Ihe west nod south, Walt until July and then see the jam. Grand competition between tlm chief military hands of America in tin- centennial grounds July 6th. Details will soon he arranged nod published. The Hnrtlmhlu fountain will he finished in two weeks. It takes a general manager, one captain and aid, chief clerk, a chief Inspector, twelve Inspectors, 102 gate keepers, two spe cial gate keepers, one chief nml sixteen wag on gntc keepers t* pass tlm iiuinhcn in. An Iron hank vault is on exhibition, price $26,- 000; ten hy sixteen feet, fourteen feet high, weighs thirty-five tons, four doors nnd twen ty hulls to each, lining steel, plale two nml a half inches, two feel of filing, llro proof. The sntno makers tint one up in Hnltimoro Iwott- tv-live hy thirty-five, weight two hundred tons. Farr el A Co., show a magnificent cir cular safe. A beautiful display of orna ments arc exhibited from Florida. The American blblc society, Unsolved, " We en dorse llm action of tlm centennial < •minis- sioaers in refusing to open tho exhibit mu on Mmitsy.” Tho valuable collection of tree* and shrubs scat lo the centennial hy Veiloli A Sons, ol London, have been presented to Ihe Fairmount park commissioners. First the Fnirmoimt nark commissioners, special display oi agriculture 17th Inst The lowering weather is interfering with the hope of visitors wlm anticipate pleasant walks in sylvan shades in Ihe hcnutilul spots of tho grounds. Tliero is (tin much mud, ami of a mucilaginous character. If you confine yourself lo the buildings it Is even more eomfnrlnhle than pleasant weather, ns you arc not crowded. Hnrthnhll ami Koch- umbcnii have arrived, Ihu funner a famous French architect, the toiler Iho descendant of a slock whoso sympathies were with tho colonies lit their struggle for Independence. In spite of the report* to the contrary. If you can dome to tlm exhibition you will find no difficulty In securing oomlortnblo quarters and at low rates. If you wish rooms en-suite first lloor, and call for pate do foln gras. on iirnt uoor, ami enu lor pan- mi* gm*. with CImmbortIn and La title, you will find tlm Idll as large as if in Paris at tlm Mille Union, or Vie Vefotir or Trolsfreres. Tlm Inlier is brum-hod here. Como along and take jtiitr oorresnomleiit’s word for It, you regret It. Haueipta Tuesday lfith hist,, $7.(164. Tho New York press associa tion will visit the centennial latter part of August. Tho Massachusetts 1st of June. JoHKI-ll IlAIUIIKItK. 1IKN.IAMIN It. IIII.li. Ills Tien* nil 11 Mi StlliiNllon -jyhsl the Noiiili Ash* ..im l>«MiNtiiU-W«r4s o ^VUilom niMl l'n(rlull*in. A few tliiya since a corrcn|K>mlont of tlm Ilaltiinoro Gazette interviewed tfils distinguished CWbrglnn, who wild : “ I do not know ir It is proper lor mo to ex press any views uikiii tho subJoet of the ensuing prealdontlfd election. The peo ple ol tho aoutli recognize the aeiisltive- iichh of the public mind of tho north In regard to the active interference of the noiillt In iMillticn. Wlillo this is but nnlurnl, It In doing the south nn Injun- tlce, as she la on nil equality with the other Motions of the country, nnd hua the sntno duty to pci “ FACTS ANI) FANCIKS As Jkhhi; I’OMEIIOY, the boy fiend, haa not nnirdcrcd any one alut-e being con- lltied in jail, the lloaton clergy tiro of the opinion that he lueuna to relorm. It aeeina good H» have the Prince of Walea hack home again. Tlda shooting llgera, even If tho alnaiter ia up in u tree a mile and a half from tlw tiger, ia pro- earioua husinesH for a prince. There’s danger of lulling *11’ the limb. Ski.au occurs seventy-four'limes in tho 1’wilier, and lliriee in llnhuktik. Nolauly knows what it ineana. Many think it comes from tel, to elevate, aud so is a direction to raise (lie voice in singing-others think it Ih a simple nut a. Irnc,— Chrittian Advot'alc. Mu. Moody, in his laatsormon in the llip|M>drunic, said: “ Christians should live in the world, hut not bo filled with it. A ship lives in the water, but, if tho water gets into the ship, she uoea to the bottom. Ki Christians may live in the world, Imt. if the worltl gets into them, tlwy aink.” MY ntlKNIl. Tlm frit-mi who Imhls a mirror In my face, And hiding tmtiu Ih nut afraid lo trace Mv faults, i Hinnlh-Nt hlcinishi-H, within; W'lm friendly warns, reprovesnm if I sin— Although it senus not so, Im is my friend. Hut he who, ever Ihtllcring gives mu praise, Who ne'er rebukes, nor (-ensure, nor delays To oolite with eagerness and grasp my hand, Aud pardon me, ere pardon I uoionml— enemy, although hu Hu Is friend. Tilt; lad lea of the civilized world are delighted at Tyndall's marriage. They feel that no thoroughly great scientific mind has ever yet grappled with the problem ol Iho extinguishment of Ircck- ich. and (hey feel, now that Ihe leviathan Ih ltarnessed, he will soon be placed at the right kind of work. (loon habit in reference lo sobriety will save you from iiiiitinierahle sins and temptations. In the one sin of drunk enness, almost every other sin is included. It may with great truth he said that the field ol iniquity has many paths, aud inlonipernnoo is tho gate lo them all. Ho that Viy good early liahlls in litis one ease, yoit will he saved from a thousand snares. Delicately nut—Scumble: " You’ll get your rent, Mrs. Flaherty, if you’ll wait a little. I’m nntgoing to run away? Hcsidcs, there’s my clothes—” M is. F.— " Your clothes, intitule 1 A nmighty lot on ’em you've got, sure. Why, whin yor hat’s on, yet wardrobe's Imply I” Husk in observes as a rule women have no eye for color. This explains why a woman is obliged to spend three quarters of a day in getting the exact shade of a ribbon to trim a dress, while when it comes to mending her linslmml’s panta loons she seems to think that a yellow natch is just tho tiling lo nmlcli black