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Newspaper Page Text/ VOL. 3. NO 50. Cfc |d|tns dturpn. H. II. CARLTON & CO., Proprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: JoJ- [qNE COPY, Ono Year,... I FIVE COPIES, One Year,.-.. TEN COPIES, Ono Year,. -J aoo _ 8 70 ... IB OO Rates of Advertising: Transient adTcrtlaemanU, of osaaqoar* or moreti 00 for tfco Ant luortlon, end AO coat* for each aub- | ,. (ucot insertion. »«- AM adrerUMmanta eomidered tnnatamt except r b.m spocial contract, are mad*. Ten MncortOOwordaiaakooneaqoare. •V - Liberal contract* mad* with yearly adrartlaan. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. I Citation or Admlnlatratloa or O t umrdUiuh!p.....-™f40Q I Application tor LHsmlMribt* AdminiitraUr or Guardian 500 I ApplicaMon for Loovo to 8*11 Land* 4 00 I Notice to Dab ton and rrc< I itor* 500 1 Hales of Land. Ac., par aquara... —...... 5 00 Balaa Periahabla Proptft* 10 daya, peraq 1 50 >lray Notice*, 30 day* —.-ra^ 3 00 Ifthrriff »*!«*, per *«uara -— In-.. I'.it.in.'. s.l.'.. ner xiuar ... „ 2 60 [ Tax Collector', Sale, per iquare— __ A 00 | KorcciMure Mortgase, per square, each time 100 [ Kxempil'in Notices (in adiance) 100 liolc Sul's, per square, each time From our Dally Edition of October 8. ATHENS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDA^ OCTOBER 13, 1875. Georgia Railroad depot, noted for their experience as well as veracity, report “bona fide” frost last Saturday morning. We did “J. F,” great injustice, it seems, in an nouncing nim for the 15th. Persimmons and ’possums will please “make a note of.” \Vk have just received, through a gen- 11Ionian in this city, a highly compliment- [ ary notice of our Daily, from his wife, I who is away; and which our -modesty | forbids our publishing. We appreciate this especially, not only because she is a good friend of ours, but because it is another l idence of the public spirit and enterprise Jthe ladies of our city, to whom so much 'has ever been, and is now due. The ladies generally have been very enthusiastic over our new Daily, which is encouragement in deed, and is appreciated by us. It is said that an honest mail is the noblest work of God; but in our opinion, he who combines honesty with generosity lays claim to perfection indeed among his fellow creatures, here below. Last Satur day night, while ye editors and composi tors were keeping their mid-night vigils over volumnious telegraphic reports and never ending proofs, ono of tne above named class of individuals most bountifully replenished our “ inner men” by an ele gant supply of crackers, cream cheese, pickets and other essentials of a first class lunch. It came, as such contributions usual ly do, exactly at the right time, and laid us under lasting obligations to a generous hearted, sterling gentleman, R. T. Pittard, of that first elass house. Pittard Mitciiell A C6. Long may they prosper. Long may be survive. ) | An Excellent Sermon BY ONE OF GEORGIA'S M08T DISTINGUISHED DIVINES. Dr. Speer on “Conjugal Relations." We had the extreme pleasure, last Sunday night, of listening to one of the ablest dis courses wo have ever heard, from Dr. E. W. Speer, Prof, of Belles Lettres and Rhetoric, at the University ol Georgia. The text was taken from Peter III 7th. “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them According to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that I your prayers be not hindered.” In the ex- rdium of this lecture, the Doctor beautifully portrayed Eve created from the side of Adam and given to him as his constant companion i and helpmate, showing conclusively the mu tual relations and dependence ol the one , upon the other. Man’s part in the house- j hold or family, was that of a director or ru ler, not in tyranny but in providing and con- troling. That there must be some bead or | directive power for the maintenance of fami- lies as well as of society, is evident and readily based upon the following syllogism. There can be no happiness without peace. No peace can exist without order. No order without government. Woman’s sphere was beautifully drawn. It was her duty as a true wife to submit to •d-c government of her husband, It was her part also to make home lovely and attractive; for a happy home, as has been truly said; is one of the “traces of Paradise escaped from heaven to earth,” and that man who fails to appreciate such a home, who leaves a wife aud family unprovided and uncared for, de serves uot the name of man nor the notice of society. The contentious of a brawling woman, says Solomon, are as the continued dropping of a tviy rainy day. Notas the April shower which cools the drooping flower, or allays the thirsting animal; nor as the summer rain which glistens on the opening grain or refreshens the leafy boughs; nor ia the humid pearls of night which jewels the grass with the No; notthat;k^ta8thecon{tn- 1 ' a very rainy day, as that of i clouds of the winter; as the dismal drizzle of a dark and gloomy morn, which betokens the mud and slosh and mire of the earth. The death bed of the wife was then touched upon. The agony of the hus- hand when told that the cannot live—when he goes to her bedside and finds her—dead takes the cold white hand which so often had rested confidingly iu his own or bad smooth cd his furrowed brow—kisses those silent lips and bows his head in indescribable sor row—were all so touchingly and grandly de scribed, that it brought tears to the eyes of many of the audience. , W c can only apologize for thus murdering this eloquent discourse, by our enthusiasm in endeavoring to give a feeble synopsis to those who were so unfortunate as to be absent, and hope that for their sakes, as well as for those who would like to hear ,it again, that Dr. Speer will repeat this lecture at an early '•ay. As an orator, he ia exceedingly elo quent ; earnest and impressive iu manner, m language chaste, and rolls off his sentences *"h that full Ciceronian swell so irresista- rcV In the use of figures he is eminently °V* »nd highly picturesque, and •* "**- our Dally Edition of October O. i.„ r lady iii town, noted no less for t..ld &r than for her beauty, whet day wL,^' ofthe Jewish New Year’s cd th,. ! i? le /u 0 .* CDOW wben they celebrat- after all. Ulri * tm <u *, verily not so bad An, yes, it’s clear enough now no won- der the Irish Giant died; for mark the de- cisionof thecoronor’a jury, viz: that “death was produced by extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity from several per foratory wounds of the intestines, accom panied with general peritonitis resulting from pistol shot Wounds.” Printing Machine.—Messrs. L. Scheve- xrll <fc Co., have now on exhibition at their store a printing machine, which aside from its novelty, is a most ingenious and useful invention. To business men of extended correspond ence, this machine would prove invaluable. To teachers and professors in schools and cojleges, it certainly would be of great as sistance. Call at ScnKVKNKLt & Co.’s, and see this novelty invention. . We learn that several gentlemen of our city, very zealous in the religious coarse, went all the way down to Big Creek, about 12 miles from Athens, last Sunday, to at tend a foot washing; but upon arriving at the holy grounds, they found that they had the entire monopoly ; not a soul being any where in sight. We believe that it is re corded in the sacred Register, that the " Righteous shall rejoice as a strong man to run a race,” but in this instance, strange to relate, disappointment and sorrow, had the same effect, and in the athletic exercis es then and there improvised, the good men are said to have made about the best time on record, in a series of footraces. Wedding.--Last night, at Emmanuel Church, in this city, Mr. Robert K. Bloom- field, a young gentleman well known among us, was married to Miss Cornelia Bancroft, one of Athens fairest and most beautiful daughters. The wedding cere mony was performed by Rev. Mr. Lucas of Athens, the Church being brilliantly light ed, beautifully decorated and well filled with the many friends of the Bridal Party. The lovely bride was handsomely and tastily dressed, and the fair bridesmaids presented a beautiful array. The attendants were as follows: Edward Bancroft and Miss Annie Bloom field ; Chas. Z. McCord and Miss Matie Bancroft; Frank R. Clark and Miss Marian Dealing; Edward I. Smith and Miss An nie Fulton; A. E. Griffith and Miss Lula Phimzy; Edward K. Lumpkin and Miss Mamie Thomas; J. Hope Hull and Miss Sarah Bancroft. From our Daiily Edition of October 7. Wk are glad to welcome Prof. IL C. White back to the University. Oub young friends, Mygait «fc -Lane, have removed their store to the stand next door to Kalvabinsky & Liebleu’s. At the request of brother Echo we will draw in our mitraileusc, and await with trepidation, in our trenches, the broad ride of his single barrel. We notice a Mammoth Stove hoisted over Mr. J. T. Comer’s Tin Store. This is for the purpose of “ heaping coals of fire ” upon the heads of our citizens —per/iaps. We were glad to Welcome in onr sanctum yesterday, Col. Thadeus G. Holt, of Ma con, one ofthe new Trustees of the Univer sity. Mr. J. B. Smith, of the firm of Aaron Claflin & Co., New York, called at our sanctum yesterday. We hope that he may have that success which his genial nature and real worth so richly deserve. We had the pleasure of meeting, the oth er day, a young man who, during the summer has by his own efforts, made enough money to defray his college expenses for his entire j unior year. This is praiseworthy indeed, and nothing but fear of offending his ex treme diffidence keeps us from mentioning his name. un- the Me- daJ'JSiS? Sunday night, just at OLD SERIES, vet* 63. Illicit Trading. Perhaps nothing is more annoying to our planting interest at this time, and particu larly daring this the cotton gathering season, than tho unlawful trading now going on throughout the country, and which seems to be steadily on the increase. The enactment of some law or measure for the prevention of this great evil through out our State, has been a subject matter for the consideration of the Legislature for several years past, but as yet, no means have been devised for its prevention, or special law provided for the punishment of those detected as engaged in this unjusti fiable and dishonest trading. The great trouble in making a special Ihw to meet this evil, is that no law sufficient to prevent this crime, giving to it a particular criminal classification, can be made other than gen eral. This, then, it must readily appear, owing to the different trading habits ofthe honest sellers and buyers in the different sections of our State, would, while benefi cial to certain sections, work unfairly and unjustly to others. The question then is, how shall this dif ficulty be met? It is a ruinous and daily or miglitly increasing evil to our planting in terests; it is highly demoralizing to society, and should be provided against by the adoption of some such nicansas will prove the sure detection and punishment of those so engaged, if not its immediate prevention Then, what shall be the means adopted? As a large, if not the largest portion of this illicit trading is carried on between enmployees and the many low doggeries which now infest our country, especially so in the rural districts andr as the already existing laws of the State severely punish such crime, which comes under the head of stealing, on the part of both seller and buyer, except in the latter, where they can establish the fact of their being innocent purchasers, a thing in most cases not easily done, then let every community orjncigh- borhood where this evil prevails, establish their Vigilant Committees for tho detection of parties engaged in such trading, and without reserve or the Slightest relaxation or hesitancy, bring them to suffer the se verest penalties of the law. Let- our mu nicipal authorities bring about a vigilance system in their respective corporations looking especially to the detection of such misdemeanors, that they may * be brought to justice. , . ‘ With this inauguration and with an earn est, honest aud active effort on the part of our agriculturalists to break down and run out the miserable whisky shops which have been established in their vicinities, merely to stimulate and catch this trade, we are fully persuaded that the country will be speedily rid of this ruinous illicit trafic, which long since might have been the re sult of such a course of procedure. A goodly number of that population to whom this trouble has been largely ascribed, have individually become so interested in agricultural pursuits, and having felt so se riously this evil, are now in some sections offering their co-operative efforts for its suppression. Let this system of vigilance for the detection and prevention of this so much complained of illegitimate trading be tried, and then let the result be determined whether this be the remedy, or whether it must at last be found in the further enact ment of law. New Parties and New Party I«ncs. The New York Herald in a recent issue advises the reorganization of political par ties. It thinks both of our existing parties have outlived the issues upon which they were founded. Both full of ijfcssensions. The Republican party in as great' danger of being cleft asunder by the third term question as the Democratic party is by the inflation issue. In a review of tho status of the existing parties, there certainly is a show of justifi cation for the views of the Herald, and that such a reorganization is an ultii ia^e result, there can be no question. But graver questions for our consideration are, will the good of the country moreG|| !Kbc sub served by an attempt at party reco^feqtttti at this time? Will the return to good and honest government be expedited thereby ? It requires no Argus-eyed statesman to GEORGIA GLEANINGS. dahlonega. Mr. John Lawrence found a piece oi gold last Sunday weighing tlirce pennyweights and twenty grains. Mr. James L. Howell, after suffering for some time of affliction, died at his residence near Daldonega on last Wednesday night. Last week as Mr. B. R. Mcaders and family were on their way to a camp meeting in Banks county, the hack as it was going down hill; suddenly ran over a stump, jar ring Mr. Meadors and his little son Eddie, who were on tho outside, from their seats, somewhat bruising Mr. Mcaders, and caus ing quite a serious wound to his son by the wheels running over his hips.-^Signal * SPARTA. We learn that a night train will be put on the road again—commencing next Monday night, and will run about the sante schedule it did last winter. lhe Association at Jewell’s Mills was a rand success as to attendance. We learn foresee the certain dissolution which must ^Y|v ^ ,ls . a ' cr N hirge crowdthere, espe- , , „ , j cia *0 Sunday, when quite a large number soon overtake the already decaying Rcpub- 0 f young folks from here went down, lican party. That corruption which has j Bishop Pierce left last Monday for the brought dissension in its own ranks, and ! West. The parting at “sunshine,” as de- which characterizes its management of the ' ir !*«■ fi" ° ye ' v * tness >J ras tru, y . ... affecting. His lather, and wc believe all affairs of government, not only in the . his children were there. The old Doctor minds of the American people, but in the is very unwell, and we expect that they estimation of the whole world, as the most fo^ tbat this might be their final part- unjust, ruinous, corrupt and unconstitution- j oncaS The^BLshopftoo, w a" feet al administration in the history ot Amen- , i„ g week and unwell. He holds his first can polities, makes its overthrow and utter conference in Indian Territory, then goes destruction inevitable. The question of Texas, where he holds six conferences in . , . . . , i , ii c.t that state an<l will return about the 20th of third termism is but the death knell of the : December.-77».«. and Planter. Grant wing of the party. The only hope for the anti-administration Colton. A Rerieie of the Situation—Rules for Speculators—Why the “ Kina'" is Low Priced. [Atlanta Constitutionalist. It is a most notable fact, that of all the occupations that men follow for a living, the one of buying and selling cotton has the largest number of apprentices and novices, and the fewest number of masters of their trade in the world. This is why we constantly hear men who have lost money on cotton saying: “ It is all luck—1 I had just as soon bet on a game of faro.” The fact is, that out of every thousand men who deal in cotton, about ten understand pretty well what they are doing and make money. The other 990 know nothing about their business; they buy cotton because. Jones is buying, and sell because Brown is selling; and then when they have lost their money' h% shaharin wfefnrjrfiieh they had no educationor knowledge, they blame their luck. The same luck would follow as a matter of course, in any occu pation that a man expected to be master of because he had followed it a year. Such S10n men alyays lose all the money they invest in cotton, either right away or in a few years. Whenever a man who \vc believe knows nothing about cotton asks our opin ion as to whether he had best go into the cotton market or no, we generally tell him lie had best throw his money into tho fire, then it would be gone without any labor or anxiety about it. As a proof of what we have stated is true, we give a few quota tions from Wight's Encyclopedia of Cot ton. No. 4.—The broad question of supply and demand are worthy ot most careful consid eration ; but have, wc think, less influence AMERICCS. is upon j We regret to lean, t h at Dr. W. J. Bar- a currency platform, and notwithstanding low, while attending to the ginning of some tli e threatened Tildcn movement in New j cotton and cleaning away the seed from York and the issue upon which the Ohio arouu d the mill, had his right hand caught . . . , , , , ! between the saws, lacerating it severely campaign is being based, we have such an . all)l taUing off Uvo of his fingt T rs . J abiding faith in that wisdom which now j We learn from the President of the Bank seeks the restoration of good government ; of Americus that our merchants and plant- by the overthrow of the present dominant ; e Pj arc m< -‘Cting their drafts with remark- . . , | able promptness, and ruinous power, as to believe that the ; Alnericus has a sl)irile a « JM $-back” con- friends of reform will not permit the cur- ; troversy and a P. B. Club.—Republican. rcncy question to shape or control the formation ofthe National Democratic plat form for 1876. / There may bo, aud doubtless are, grounds in regulating prices than is generally sup- Young •America in Paining, ■ Teacher. Pane mam ' . . *r < iff a .. ;*»»t PupiL f Man is a common noun, of the feminine 'gender—common, ’cause he can be bought cheap; and feminine gender, ’cause he’s always got women oa the brain; 8th person,; ’cause, his wife and six children come first—Is/iri tile objective case and govemed by a #omatb ' ; - oT T. Next,paree woman. .[. ; P. Woman is a female noun, of the mas culine gender, ’cause she wears the breecha- loons and is determined to vote; she’s com pounded of. cotton, whale-bone, starch, smiles, sunshine and thunder clouds—is in the first person, ’cause ^he]s always the per son ape skips'; plural number, ’cause she 1 - rll LzLL< al! i IAS a. noun, pt the U—un makes more bou» than a —is in the objective case and governed by the fashions. I> T. Next, parse boy. P. Boy is an unc goslin’ gender and femali common; ’cause he’s harcT to find now a days; goslin’ gender, ’cause he soon enters the threshold of goosehead; female persua sion, ’cause he’s always got the heart rick about somo female; first person, big Ike; singular number, ’cause ne’8 nobody but himself; in the objective case and governed by his embryo mustache, Schiedam Schnapps, and the length of his daddy’s purse. T. Next, parsogirL P. Girl is an augelio noun, ’cause she paints her cheeks ana loves inguns; she’s compounded of cosmetics, flowers, fuss and feathers; is of masculine tendencies, 'cause she wears shirt bosoms, paper collars, and always has her head frill of boys; singular number, ’cause the boys are afraid of them, and matrimony has played out; third per son, ’cause she’s much spokeu of; in the ob- In a review of that sterling exchange, which we are always glad to read, the Tele graph and Messenger, we find that some friend of tho educational interest of our State, in speaking of the resgmution of Dr. W. LeRoy Broun, says, “and now the ‘right bower’ is gone.” We would like to know if tho writer, in this simile, refers to the “ right bower,” as it was in the old game of euchre, or as it is in the more modern game, where the yerker ia the highest card ? From our Daily Edition of October 8. Reception.—There was quite a brilliant reception given last night, at the house of Mr. R. L. Bloomfield, to Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Bloomfield. The grounds were brilliantly illuminated, and the spacious rooms were crowded to the utmost. The r oung ladies of course, were out in full force, and all went as “ merry as a marriage bell;'’ while the magnificent supper served up, together with the “ rich weeping of the vine,” which flowed in abundance, rendered this delightful entertainment complete. We wish onr young friends all happiness, and may the field of prosperity bloom with the choicest flowers of earth, which shall add delicious fragrance around the a'tar of connubial bliss. The double funeral of Prof, and Mrs. R. T. Brumby took place from the Presby terian Chnrch, yesterday afternoon. Rev C. W. Lane, preached the sermon, which was very impressive. Their remains were interred in the Oconee Cemetery. Darling, you ore growing bold, is what she said up in Cobbham, the other night, when he bade her good bye. Base Ball seems to have revived upon the College grounds. He came to town yesterday, and hailed from one of the upper counties. He wasn’t drunk. Oh, no; but kept stepping on peach pealings and couldn’t stand up. Foot raring seems to have been one of the attractions at the Stato Fair. We thought that this feature of exercise was confined to Big Creek. We notice the store next door to Hausxb’s Cigar Manufactory is being very handsomely fitted up for Miss McCarTney Ocom!« miU of Hilman P. Jackson, of Milliner be ol.iithe flames could MU ‘ snmii e - d l tao entire building was eon- All quiet in Police circles now. Hurry 0 “’ • very heavy loss to the up, gentlemen. If the city Treasurer J™’ doesn’t get in more money, we can’t mtro- Tiut trade prospects within tho past < * noe those water works which the Atlanta ZV* h A* y ? been somewhat more encourac- Retold advises ns to do, from the proceeds Wo amount Of cotton is being Onirfwl Go«t, nor a Magdalen wrought to market notwithstanding the low Home, nor a “Big Bonanza’* Bar Room, f n r ! s ’ ? n(J 1,10 riae in the price as report- nor ? n y. other Charitable or Christianize the rec'ta** 11 ’no'doubt increase both Institution. . r~ . They do say that Saulteb’s Exchange is -V risers m the neighborhood ofthe the neatest in towd," for such, an apprehension, and it may be true that our national finances need regu lating, that our present system of banking should be substituted by that which will guar antee greater benefits to the States, taking an unsafe and unjustifiable power out of the hands of the ationnl nndmin- istration, but let each and all of these re formations be the work of another and more propitious time. Let them at present, l>e subordinated to tlic more important necessi ty of maintaing the Democratic ranks in one solid phalanx. Let the growing desire on the part of an honest American const.it AUGUSTA. A bell will be placed in front of the Au gusta Exchange, and rung every day at one o’clock in order to notify the members of tho call of stocks, cotton, exchange, grain, etc. For Mayor; Wm. II. Goodrich; No. 7. Calvin Bryant died from cramp colic, brought on by eating water millons.—Chroni cle & Sentinal. About noon yesterday, a well known shoe dealer visited Kendrick’s drug store, and asked that five grains of morphine be furnished him. Dr. Kendrick having a sus picion that the man, who had been drink ing, wished the drug for an illicit purpose, asked what he wished it for. Reply was made that having the neuralgia, he wished to put it in a pitcher of water and take a spoonful ever)’ three hours. This answer being satisfactory, the morphine was hand; ed him. After the departure of the mau, Dr. Kendrick feeling uneasy about the mat- uency for a speedy return to the hotter proceeded to the shoe dealer’s store and , . , r, ~ informed one of tho employees that he fear* days of the Republic cau-e the entrance of | cd ^ worpUinu pu? Saicr intended sui- such issues as may produce dissensions, to : c -i.lo. The clerk hastened out and found be postponed in our national deliberations j his employer in a neighboring saloon, on until an approaching Democratic supremacy i tb c point of raising a glass to his lips that , in ..i • „r ‘ contained whiskey in which was mixed the and success shall wrest the reins of gov cm- ^ Jrug D ,J ling thu glas8 to the ment from that party, which, when bur- ; fl oor i, L . induced the shoe-dealer to return ried beneath the ruins of their own eor- j home, and a watch was placed over him. ruption, will by that fortunate political ! jeffersox. death, settle in a great degree, the differ- j, Mr - T- W ; Pittman has, we understand, c* . . been selected by Judcje Al. M. Pittman as dices of opinion upon many ofthe grave a .. slK . ci . U fortl.e County Court. Dame minor hath it Prof Glenn will re main at his present post. “ A bird in the Athens, Oct. 5th, 1876. Editor Daily Georgian : It seems to me there was some provision made by the Legislature of last year or the year before, for the publication of the anal ysis of fertilizers and the name of those an alyzed in the State. If I am correct, will you please inform me what the law is, and if it has been carried out ? Planter. If “ Planter” will refer to the acts of the Legislature for 1874, page 9, be will find that section 5th, of “An Act to protect more effectually the Planters of Georgia from imposition in the sale of Fertilizers, and amendatory of the several acts now of force in this State for the same purpose,” approved February 28th, 1874, reads as follows: “ Publication shall be made, in at least one newspaper, of tho names of the fertili zers which shall have been inspected and analyzed, and the names, also, of the deal ers therein; and it shall be the duty of the Inspectors to furnish, to person desiring to purchase, copies of the aualysis made, re ceiving therefor ten cents for each copy sent by mail; and be shall permit examina tions, gratis of all analyses, during his of fice hours.” We are not aware of this provision of the law ever having been complied with, so far as publishing the analysis made, in any newspaper. and [important questions which will so con cern the perpetuity of good and honest re publican government when once again es tablished. Our Democratic leaders should not fail to consider that the unsettled condition of our finances is not so much due to the volume of our currency as to that uncon trolled aud ruinous speculation in our hands is worth two in a bush. A host of relatives and a legion of friends will, wo know, rejoice to learn of the per ceptible improvement of Dr. J. D. Long, who has, to all appearances, been so near death’s door some three weeks or more past.—Eorest News. COLUMBUS. A three-cornered fight occurred nt Riley’s great money centers, and that system of! store ( better known as Perkins’ Mill), on banking which so easily, if uot but too j the M. & G. R. R., on Tuesday last, in often enables the government to become j " hi ? h one man received several blows with , a stick, and in turn had two pistol shots fired accessory thereto. Wisdom should now I . ■ 1 . . at him, while the third had a gun placed dictate that unity amongst the Democrats j j n c i 0sli proximity to his breast, with threats and Conservative Republicans which will to shoot. posed. No. 7.—The cotton crop is always sub' ject to great vicissitudes, and experience will show those in the trade that it is not wise to be too hopeful. No. 19.—It is useless to say that the course of early receipts of the crops have no effect on prices. For so long as they are heavy the trade will not believe in a short crop, and ivee versa. No. 24.—When supplies of cotton either present or in prospect arc abundant or ex cessive, speculation will not only be held in check, but the trade will pursue a very cautious policy and uot stock themselves up with cotton. No. 31.—The course of prices is mainly a question of confidence, and not one of supply. No. 39—Nothing shows so clearly the bad state of trade, as a very long period of cheap money. . „ No. 44—The general depression which lms characterized the trade in cotton goods in 1875, has made the impression that pro duction of goods is going ahead of con sumption, and that although cotton looks cheap enough, it may go lower. No. 71—For the speculator, no price whatever, is safe, no matter how high or how low. If he is a bull, he is never so certain of a rise as when the price is at the top; or if a bear, never so certain of a foil, as when the market is at the bottom. No. 122—When cotton dealers and spec ulators are very anxious for a safe bottom price, they often try tojpcrsuade themselves that it is- safe, long before the bottom is really touched. This is always very dan gerous, to follow our desires and wishes rather than our reason, and it often ends iu Iossl Most persons believe that the large crops of cotton arc the cause of the low price. Wo believe this is a mistake. The true cause of the low price is, there are too many cotton goods manufactured at the North and in Europe to supply the demand. These goods are piled up everywhere wait ing for customers and offered at as low prices as they sold for when cotton was only 8 cents a pound. The goods sell so low that the makers of them will not buy cotton at high prices and make more goods, and this slack demand will continue until confidence is at least partially restored. It is always best for fanners to sell their cot ton as soon as ready for market, and at the nearest place where buyers will take and pay for it, and as low as cotton looks now, those who follow this rule will not re gret it. There is less than 88,000,000 of gold in tho New York banks, and this is a much less amouut than they have ever held since the war. It would be a very easy matter to put the price up to $1.20, but the bulls in jectivo case and governed by a gypsey bonnet T. Next, parse corn. P. Corn is an uncommon noun, ’cause farmers have well nigh quit raising it—it is used as an adjective and belongs to Ten nessee, Ohio and Kentucky. When parsed as a noun, it is in the objective case, and governed by cotton. T. Next, parse cotton. P. Cotton is a royal noun, of the starv ing gender; royal, ’cause its king, (bntonly over the Southern people.) Starving gen der, ’cause it has well nigh starved ont the South; in the objective case, and governed by lazy freedmen. T. Next, parse fashion. P. .Fashion is a tyrannical noon, ’esnse it must be obeyed, and laughs at a poor man’s purse; common gender, ’canso all people bow to it; it is compounded of flounces, flimsies, ruffles, snuffles, babbles; troubles, ruffs, cuffs, scuffs, higgles, giggles, curls, furls, hairs, snares, grccian bend, fuss and feathers. It was once in the objective case and governed by Eugenie, but is now in the nominative case,' independent. T. Next, parse baby. '' ■ ‘ 1 1 ■ P-- Baby is a- musical noun, ’cause it sings a soft tunc between midnight aud day, especially of a cold night—it u neater gender, ’cause it ij neither male nor female until it is big enough to wear breeches. It weighs according tol riaei spil mrtfcufrfc'aii insure the certain overthrow of political |. A negro lioy, aged seventeen years, was “^thS corruption, third termism, radicalism, and j kij|ed at lort Mitchell on Wednesday by the We extract the following from the New York Journal of Commerce, which doubt less will prove both valuable and interesting information to many of onr readers, espe cially onr business men: New York, September 25,1879. Editor of the Journal of Commerce: Would you be kind enough to answer the following: Is the government responsible for the registered letter ? a Constant Reader. Reply.—If a registered letter containing money or other valuables is lost in the mail, there is no way by which the government can be compelled to pay for the loss, and the sender is as much tne snfierer as if no regist try had been made. The only object of reg istering a letter is to have evidence that it has been delivered to the receiver; ait secu rity for the money or other valuables en» dosed, it is useless. centralism, whiii are but synonymous terms. Then will the American Union again be able to boast that character of govern ment which alone can furnish a sure and solid basis for a sound currency and suc cessful financcering. The Government then being returned to the management of the honest American citizens, who North, South, East and West “devoutly wish such a consuniation,” we may hail with gladness and with a full recognition of its great importance as a means of strengthening that sectional uni ty which is the only sure perpetuation of onr republican form of government, the formation of new parties and now party lines established upon issues other than sec tional. Then, with political parties exist ing, which may permit in each section of our countryeqnal intcllligence and respecta bility in their ranks and leadership, may wc hope the wise and but just disposition of that element, which has been used as a means of continuing that corrupt adminis tration of ignorant and designing radical ism, which has been a curse to that race, the professed friendship for which has been but the oppression ofthe South. smb/fce cigars, drink .spirits, talk staff to dad. and make love to the gala. ZCMAlao of the spoilt modes;, ’cause its .allowed to put its foot in tne gravy whenever it chooses; is in the objective _casojrad governed by candy and sugar plums. T. Parsematrimony'. P. Matrimony is an ancient noun, of the defunct gender,’cause its played out, Girls are plentiful as blackberries, but they’ve got nothing, ‘ they toil not, neither do they spin; yet, Bolomon in all his glory, could not dress like ’em.’ Matrimony is com pounded of the words mate and money, but when there’s a match now a days, it is nothing without the money. Third person, ’cause 'is spoken of much by the gals. In the objective case and governed by the spondoolicks ofthe gal’s daddy. , T. Parse kissing. P. Kissing is a common labial noun, of the explosive gender, ’cause it is usually at tended with various explosive sounds; some times like the bursting of a torpedo; some times like the suoking ofa oalfr.sometimes like unto weeping, for Jacob kissed Rachel The Charleston municipal election re- sol ted nnder the coalition ofthe Republi cans and Conservatives in the re-election of Mayor Cunningham, and their full ticket Tub New York Board of Trade is to bring out the prominent men of the city, in a series of public addresses on the currency question. To continue during the present month. Of course things will be lively, and a hard money platform advocated. falling of a cotton screw upon him. His body was carried to Hurtville for interment. A number of gentlemen connected with tlie several churches are discussing the pro ject of building a small chapel iu the lower ! part of the city for religious worship. The plan is for a union of city churches in the project, and preaching to be supplied bv our various ministers from time to time. ? fhere are many people in the neighborhood who do not attend church at all, and many others who would like to attend at night especially aud who are too remote from the up-town churches to venture out at night—Enquirer. MACON. Prof. H. G. Eastman, the founder and president of the Commercial College of Poughkeepsie, has kindly consented to lecture for the benefit of the Public Library of this city, on Wednesday evening the 7tli instant. The survey of the Ocniulgee river above Macon by a corps of United States engineers, under Colonel Frobe), was completod last August, ami that gentleman is now engaged in making his maps of the channel, obstruc tions, etc. A letter from him, dated Atlan ta, October 2, says: I find there will be no difficulty in making the river navigable as high up as the Geor gia Railroad crossing, near Covington. In deed it may be opened above that point, probably as high as the mouth of Sweetwater Creek. The opening of it would be of vast benefit to Macon, the couutry along it, prob ably, being the best in all points of view in the State.— lei & Me*. Gen. Boynton’s review of Sherman’s Memoirs of the War, will soon be issued from tho publishers. No doubt it will be interesting and show Sherman up in his torn light, that of a first class prevaricat ing egotist. The scarcity of gold causes sterling exchange to be so low that it is hard to sell enough to buy cotton for export. Usually high gold means high cotton, but this time high and scarce gold means cheap exchange, and no demand for cotton for export, and conse quently lower prices. There lias been less cotton exported this month than any year since 1869, and with a revival of export demand stocks will become excessive in our ports and will break down the price much below what the eotton men of this city believe will be the bottom. The stock of cotton in Liverpool and afloat for that port, for six ycarB, is as follows: offi, ATLANTA. Mr. Henry W. Grady, editor of this pa per. yesterday “drew out” for a thirty days resting spell. The Fay Templeton- Combination are in Atlanta. Correspondents report the Rome Fair as booming.—Herald. Mrs- E. H. Bonner, otherwise known as Lient. Harry Buford, of Confederate fame, arrived in.this city on Friday last from New York, Mrs. Bonner is here to superintend a book, giving her war history, and shortly to be published by the Southern Publishing The Board of Directors of. tlic Bank of Company. California nave elected their permanent Bishop Gross is preaching a scries of ser- 1870 1871 1872 1878 1874 1875 Stock 521 49» 704 015 781 718 A'float 800 532 218 210 240 230 Total 881—1081 922 801 971 American cotton in sight aud afloat for Liverpool same time: . 1870 1871 1872 1878 1874 1875 Stock 151 150 108 180 228 422 Afloat 23 51 12 29 19 172 207 120 209 247 437 It will be seen from these figures that there is more than double the quantity of Ameri can cotton in Liverpool than there has been for six years, and still the crop was 340,000 bales less the past season than it was the year before. S. B. W. Southern Journalism. —Tho Washing ton Capital pays its respects to the Sontn- em press in the following complimentary terms: “ A hegira of Southern newspaper men and their families were in totfn last week, returnin': from their collective tour north ward. They were well pleased with the Nortb, and the North reciprocated. South ern journalism is looking upward. It was some months ago that the News, of Dan-' bnry—puffed up, like Solomon’s hog, with its own understanding—-declared that no paper in the South was worth reading, of ever produced anything fit for re-pnblica- tion. Tho Vicksburg Herald is to-day, copied three, times as extensively as* tho News, and the Constitutionalist of Augusta, Richmond Enquirer, and Herald, of At lanta, fully as often, while the Courier- she lifted up ner voice and wept. It is common, ’cause it is peculiar to all rises and sexes and ages, especially yonng girls, preachers aud widows. Kissing is denved from bussing, and is of varioae kinds, ,1st, there is re-bus, which is bossing again. 2nd, there is ombinus, which is bussing all the girls in the room. 8d, there is blunder buss, which is one man kissing another man’s wife. 4th, there is syllable, which is one girl kisring another girl, where so many boys are spoiling for a buss. It is second person, ’cause it takes two persons to per form the operation; plural number, ’cause they generally take more than one when they get a chance—is in the objective case, and governed by sorronnding circumstances. The Confederate Forces.—In the No vember numbers of the Ed actio and the Land We Love, 1869, an interesting and important correspondence was published bes tween Dr. Joseph Jones, Secretary of the Historical Sodety, and General a Cooper, exsAdjutant General of the Confederate States. From that source we glean the fol- M ® lowing facta for the benefit of those who are not so fortunate as to have preserved a file of the magazines. Such facts are startling even to those who participated in the South ern struggle. 1. The available forces of the Confederate army did not, daring the war, exceed 600,- 000 mem 2. The Confederate States never had in their defense more t than 200,000 men in the field at one time. 3. From 1861 to 1865 the Confederate forces actively engaged were only 600,000. 4. The total number 6t.deaths duf&mtoat time were 200,000. r * 6. Losses of prisoners, counted as ^ total losses on account of the United States policy of exchange, 200,000. 6. The loss ofthe Confederate Stales *amy by dischar^disability and desertion •amount* 7. At the dose of the war the force of the Confederate army was less than 100,000. 8. Ont of 600,000 men, 500,000 -were lost to the service. , . These facta are taken from calculations made with great care by Dr. Joseph Jones, submitted to and approved by General 8. Cooper, Adjutant General of the Coafcden ate army. . V foaea.T'ftva? A clergyman at Paris Ky., sermon to lead an unruly man out i wu.