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I. II. CARLTON & CO.
VOL. 4. NO. 50
ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1876,
OLD SERIES, VOL. 55.
c Atljcws dcorjtmt.
A. G. MeCURRY,
ATXOiaTEY .ax L£.W,
HARTWELL, GEORGIA.
Nupi«»MO.
ST T. n. lOIUSOS.
. . in tav n i, . . WILL Rive strict personal attention to all business en-
II. II. CAUL TON & CO., Proprietors. ' trusted to l.i* care. Aug.4.1S75.1y^
TKUMri OF SUBSCRIPTION:
—;oj—
Belton Hotel,
Holton Georgia.
.^C COPY, One A ear —S 2 00
~ COPY Gix MantK— ... 1 OO ^itnated Gf» miles on the AtlftutA, Richmond and Air
Y, Three Months, OO ^* ine Railroad from Atlanta, and within one mile of the
I junction of the North East Railroad of Ga. The I*ro-
/&.— Suppose,
Fadette, that I, instead of keeping try*t
With jou to-night, had stayed away to dose,
Or call npou Mis* Brant, or play at whist—
* + - Suppose! >
ON
os£ co;
ratios of advertising.
Uvi-rii-enu.it* will he inserted at ONE
1) »i 1 Vi ii -r ..junre for the first insertion, and
ril’ l' V t'V.S f.4 \> ir‘<i'i ire for each continuance.
. under one month. For longer
nUher.il dedne’iim will be made. A
1 i i ire eun i\ to ten lines, solid.
Notices inloe i! c iliinin, less than a square
0(1 cents a line.
prietor Is now prepared to serve all who call upon him
with meals at the following rates:
Single meal 50c. | Ter week $8.00 ,,
IVr day.., ..$1.50 | Per month $-20.ik) -<»•—
Sit.— Suppose
You had! Think you 1 should have cured ? In.
- deed,
Ain't you a hit concei—don't take my rose—
A gift to me. From whom I W ell—Joseph Mead,
Suppose t
Suppose
jnlyl9.1y.
S. H. HUG HEN.
1 F(; AL A DVBUTISEMENTS.
* *i .r*i -i.vn l,r Guanliaimhip -f5 00
; I.Viii i'*Ailunuislration 4 00
1 |r L-i!t>rs nf DiHn»Lsi<,n Administrator. 500
Wilt- l*r ».*orty, 10 days, pci
ivw, ti) days ...„ ...
; !i,*o li Ci. «ui«?s |>or «<ju*re.
, per square, each time
in advance) .. .
re. each time
5 25
5 00
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R 50
...... 1 50
M 00
2 50
5 00
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1 00
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—DEALER IN—
America ad Imported Watches, Clocks, Jewelry.
SILVER AND I’LATED WARE,
Z&iaslsal Xnsrhruxxxsxvteo. Guns,
Fistols, E-fco-
It is ! Tlieu I'm to understand, Fadette—
If I must read your words as plainest prose—
My presence matters not to you—and—yet,
Suppose—
;.** flic abnv- legal rates corrected by
. li.nrv of Clarke County.
3i3in333 ani Professional Cards.
If. R. LITTLE,
Attorney at L a n\
WATCHES, CLOCKS AN 11 JEWELRY RKPAIREIl
IN A NEAT, WORKMANLIKE MANNER,
And warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Oniammt.il and VlalnJjdttr Engraving a Sptcuilhj.
Sht.— Snppooe • ; '
You are to nndentond me«o! You’re free:
Do, if you wish 1 And—oh 1 the river’s froze;
What skating we »h*U have! To-morrow we—
That's Jose—
C0LLS5S A7ESBE, esi low fees S»i Sterc Ccrnsr, ATESSS, QA.
fcb.lSlf.
CAR.NESV1I.LE, GA.
./. & DORTCH,
A Ho r u ey at L a ir
CARSESV1I.I.K. GA.
a>a M. Jackson. L. W. Thomas.
JACKSON & THOMAS,
Attorneys at Law,
Athens, Georgia.
C. 1). HILL,
AZfOJtjYJSr AT TAW,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
s*. W$U)
IT Hi SHOT
COLLEGE AVENUE,
Next Door tb Pont Office. .
• ; i .' it :
O N hand, U»mcr* for making ls«»w Quart el**, I’oi
pros, Alcxis-Tic*, and Prince ^Albert*. Rcpai
ing promptly exeonted.
Scn«l ten dollars, per mail or express and yon shall re
ceive a first class pair of hoots.
.Line So, 1S75. 35-tf.
Great Reduction in Prices
"ITVir the next thirty days. Brackets, Wall
1 rsekets, amt ail kinds of Ornamental Wood Work,
lie.— And Jose
Re har.gcd ! It seems to me, Miss Lowe, that you
Are acting rather lightly; rumor goes
That he—hut since I seem to bore, adieu—
She.—
lit.—
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Nowr is the time to make y
Suppose—
Suppose
We >ay good-night.
She.— Good-night, sir, and yuod-lye!
lie.—What does this mean, Fadette? Are you—
She.— We'll close
Tins scene at once. My words ore plain, sir, I
SupiKisc ?
lie.— Compose
Yourself, Fadette.
She.— My name, sir, is Miss Lowe!
He.—Corr.c, coinc, Fadette, do look beyond your nose,
And—
She.— Here's your ring, sir!
j/g, I receive it, though
Supi*»sc—
She. Suppojc
You <lo, sir?—you—
j/e. Enough, Miss Lowe. Farewell!
* 1 is host. I've been deceived In you, God knows!
Coquette! a heartless flirt! a haughty belle
Who chose—
She.— Suj’|*oat—
oil—oil! let's part us friends! I huts you—there!!
houM. low ■ ^te. Fuilette! why, sweet, in tears! This surely shmvs
LETTER FROM AUGUSTA.
FOUNTAIN CITY SBR AY.
I
MAMMOTH MUSQUITOS—“LOOKING El*’—THE
CROPS, A CEREOU8 BUT FRUITIEXT TOPIC-
RELIGIOUS RIPPLES—RICHMOND ACADEMY
—P. I. NOTES—HON. G.T. BARSES—GUU-
COXSTI—CAVORTING CENTEN’NIALWARD—
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL—“JOOX IN
JEXERAL.”
[Special Correspondence Geobouk.]
Augusta, August 17th, 1876.
Dear Georgian: Some infatuated, po
etical fool has gone into reckless raptures
over the pleasures and delights of reclining
on some mossy, verdant bank—sub vuride
arbuto—and gazing by the hour upon the
calm expanse of aznre sky, and watching
the harmonious blendipg of shade and sun
shine, shadow and lialit. tjmong ihe whis
pering trees. Ah, fes! i&-pleasant—it’s
delightful; and it becomes glorious, trans
porting, sublime, when you’ve got to defend
every inch of your exposed carcass against
the combined attack of a hungry horde of
musquitos, gnats, sand-flies and fler.s.
Flies, fleas and gnats are had enough,
Heaven knows; hut they ain’t a drop in
the bucket to the musquitos. Athenians
can't appreciate the intense bitterness of this
last remark. They don’t know the wily
ways of the far-famed
handkerchiefs hound with black after the
primary elections on the 12th inst. This is
probably a canard. . ,
POLITICAL. • .
Everything concerning the Hamburg af
fair is quiet on both sides of the river. The
Democrats are confident of carrying Edge-
field, and with Wade Hampton at the head
of their ticket, are ranking frantic efforts
to carry the State. May success attend
them. -• ,
A good many Democrats attended the
Republican meeting at Edgefield, the other
day, “just ont of curiosity.” During the
morning, J udge Mackey—a well-known Re
publican, who is trying to saddle himself
on the Democratic party—mounted on a
grey horse, rode by a group of Democrats,
amonsj whom was Maj. Garey.
“ Mackey,” said Garey, “you’re a blasted
old Radical yourself, but you’re riding a
Democratic horse, dog-gone you 1”
The old Judge wasn’t in the least discon
certed. “Yes,” said ho, “Major, I should
judge so from his lean ribs and hungry
looks, and besides,’’ and his eye twinkled
with merriment, “As wears the grey!"
Garey closed up.
Another incident is related of Gen. M. C.
Butler, at. the same meeting. The large
platform upon which the delegates and vis
itors were seated, all at once gave way,
ami precipitated the entire crowd. Each
plank seemed to be ripped up separately,
AUGUSTA MUSQUITO,
That insane, reckless monster, as long,
thin, tough, hard and persistent as a pump-
handle! Well, they needn’t “ hanker” af
ter his acquaintance; it isn’t desirable, and
your correspondent having made trial of the
species of loafing referred to above, unhesi
tatingly pronounces it a stupendous fraud.
Under the circumstances, it don’t pan out
worth a cent. Augusta may be dull, but
that sort of loafing won’t pay, anyhow.
Things are not so melancholy looking after
all.
Great bargain* aiven In c^rytlilne at
26-tf BURKE’S Book Store.
You'll paruou me, a brute!
AuJ—Frank—wt’li ne'er
given to all business anil the same |
olieted. j.mll-ly.
POPE HARROW,
Aiio /IjYjiy ai ta ?r,
ATHENS, GA.
o.liee in Mr. .1. 11. Newton's ut w building.
CASH FOR WOOl.,
—OR—
CLOTH FOR WOOL.
Sup|»ose.
—f Scrihne
for Srplt iH*-* r.
niiP-nikr’S.
A. SCHAEFER,
V O P TO N Ii U YE R,
W’OOA CITY, OA.
> paid for Cotton.
i and I’ross.
E. A. WILLIAMSON,
Agent for Win
octS0.1875.tf.
1RACTICAL
W.U'OllMAKER AND JEWELLER,
Broad Street, Athens, Gn.
»r manner ami warranted to
Jan. 3.1375.tf.
H. A’. THRASHER,
A V / O/ZJYJtr AY LA W,
T’nc Athens Manufacturing Company are now making a
inyeli larger variety of Woolen Goods ti.au ever before,
jujd-prpg]
xchange them for Wool,
believing it to be more to the interest of the Planter to
Exchange the Wool for Cloth, rather than have it Card
ed ami Spun at home. Call for Samples and Terms ol
Exchange. «• R. L. BLOOMFIELD, Agent.
May 19,1375—29-tf.
Du. J O II N G E R DIN E
Late ok Mississippi,
H aving decided to make Athens iiis
future lunne, now tenders ins profestdonal services
to the citizens of Athens and its vicinity. Olliee on
Clayton St., in new ntriLDixa or John II. Newton's,
where lie may be found from S o'clock a. m. to 6
when ih>4~professionallv
igaged. Can be found at
night at residence of tlio late Mrs. Goldings.
maroliSs.ly. ’
WATK1NSY1LLE, GA.
/.
. mi r Or.;;,.:iry'» Olllec. j:in25.1 ! >7«.ly
removal:
/. SA LB, DHJY2IS1,
' U. Mi iViil) lo tiie oifiee lately ocenj»l«d by l>r. J.
M.nvil.
lii'iaetion gi»4»r.intaod iu lx>:li Work and Prices.
iTj.Vtf ‘
r. a. THOMrxoy,
.Y t to r n e y at La w,
3Iiss C. Potts,
Hash’enable Dressmaker
(Over University Bank.)
Broad Street,
>.» j. ii. 11.» crim'.n il proctic2. For reftr-
•K«. Gov. T. 11. WolUonJ Hon. David
- .iinr. Ala. u;llce over Hirry’s Store,
Feb. S.lH.Vtf.
Athens.
Would respectfully inform the'. Ladles and her triemls
generally, of Athens and vicinity, that she is now pre
pared to do Dress making in the Neatest and most
FASHIONABLE STYLES.
With her experience in the business, she feels sure of
giving satislaction. May 14,1875—23-tf.
WIiitc tlic land is rolling, isn’t real es*
tale apt to be rather unsteady?
“I wish I was a pudding, mamma.’’
“Why?” “Cause I should have lots of
sugar put into me.’’
The engineer who said that his locomo
tive ran over and killed 279 mbits iu Ne
vada was once elected president of a liar’s
club.
A New Haven scientist shows that bees
have memories. They have .a wav of sit
ting down suddenly and leaving their mem
ories behind them.
“ II...v can I sign if I can’t write?'’ sa d
a countryman, when asked to aflix his name
to an affidavit. The question, as the law
yer subsequently admitted, was a sign-if-I-
can’t one.
A skipper of a down East coaster, named
the “ Hyena,” was recently asked what his
vessel was named after. Iiis honest and
sober reply was, “ I don’t know, I expect
some great man in Congress.”
Wasn’t it rough on Ella, just as she was
telling Frederick, at lunch, how ethereal
her appetite was, to have the cook bawl
out, “Say, will ye haveyerpork and greens
or unit till vor feller’s pone?’’
and the only one which remained in its po- j„„
Ultimi ll-no tlnd aka iirwm tvltL.U Dntlnn u«n.s .. v
for parlor, kitchen, and drawing room, and
was neither papered nor carpets,- introduced
her to bis mother, much in the way Clpude
Mednotte presents Pauline. The old woman,
who was peeling potatoes, hastily wiped her
hands and face with a greasy apron, and
saluted her “ darter,'’ as she called her, on
both cheeks.
“ Can it be possible,” thought Julia, “ that
this vulgar creature is my Belmont’s mo
ther
“Frank!’’ screamed the old womau,
“ You’d better go right up stairs and take
off them clothes—for the boy’s been sent ar-
ter ’em more’n fifty times. Frank bor-
ried them clothes, ma’am,’’ she added to
Julia, by way of explanation, “to look
smart vthen he went down East.’’
The bridegroom retired on this hint, and
soon reappeared in a pair of faded nankeen
pantaloons, reaching to about the calf of the
ieg, a very shabby black coat, out at the el
bows, a ragged block vest, and, instead of
his varnished leather boots, a pair of im
mense cowhide brogans.
“Now,” said he, sitting quietly down by
the cooking stove, “ I begin to feel at home.
Ah ? this is delightful, isn’t it, dearest ?”
and he warbled,—
“ Though never bo humble, there’s no place like homo.”
Julia’s heart swelled so that she could not
utter a single word.
“Dearest,” said Frank, “I think you
told me you had no objection to srnok-
FRAXK HARRALSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEVELAND, GA.
1 prictlee in tint counties of White, Union, Lmn*
Fanning, uiuA the Supreme Court at
Will give special attention to all claim* cn-
» ii»- enn\ ‘ Au>r. U 1816—41—tt
JOHN W. OWEN,
Attorney at Xja,w>
TAOIMA CITY, «A.
^pr.ietkv in all the counlie* of the Western Cir-
. H irt .m l Madison of the Northern Circuit. Will
• q* ’i ll :itti*nion to all claim* entrusted to his care.
-t-J-•. l-75.lv.
GENERAL TICKET AGENCY.
RAILROAD TICKETS
sale, l>y all routes, and to all principal point* in
UNITED STATES.
Atlicu«, and get all
Buy your Tickets before leavii
information from
Caut. WM. WILLIAMS,
Aircnt Southern Exiuvss Co., Athens, Ga.
May 12, *75 28.tf.
L vm vit Conn. Howell Cobb.
L. & II. COIili,
A tto r n cy s a l Tj a w,
Athens, Ga.
* Mil re in llv'iiprec Building.
M.iI.V*7.Uy.
ALEX.' S. ERWIN,
Attorney at
Athens, Ga.
!l»li>*L* i.u Broad Str.-et, between Center &
Bcaves ami Ori & Co., up stairs.
R? Rt ^ALTLT'KKy
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
WINES, WIIISKUiS and LAGER BEER,
ALE, GIN, CIGARS,
CALL AT SAULTEKS EXCHANGE,
Jai-kddn Smvr.r, Anirsz, GeosuiA.
Oct. 2—a-tt.
IJVEtiY AND iALE STABLE.
>J Haggles amt Horses for Hire.
TERMS REASONABLE
\ '' IJITRHEAD, WajliingU-n, Wilka, C!o., G«.
A. A. WINN,
—With—
UHOOVER, STUBBS & CO.,
Cotton Factors,
—And—
General Commission Merchants,
AKiii
-Mv ,. r .
Savannah, Ga.
Tit - *, Rope and other supplies fumishe<l
•1 cash advances made 01 consignments for
ipment to Livcriiool or Nortlxsrn porta.
* May 30.1875.tf.
Fresh Meats.
•L J HEAD & W. F. HOOD,
U«»nxK« FcrxnnV and Ocosii Street*.
livery, Feed and Sale Stable,
• Athens, Gsorgia.
GANN & HEAVES PROPRIETORS
Will 1)0 found nt tlictr old stand, rear Franklin House
buildins, Tlioinaa .trees. Keep alwaya on hand en.nl
Turnout, and careful drivers. Stock we!l cured lor
when entru*te«l to our earc. Stock on baud for i»alc at
all time*. declStf.
Planters’ Hotel. Augusta, (Ja.
rpiIIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL HAV-
injr been Remodeled, Enlarged, thoroughly Iten-
atod, Repainted and Newly Fnmudied during the
Summer of 187.7, i» now opened, with increased facili
ties for the accommodation of the travelling public.
B. P. C1IATF1ELD, Proprietor.
fcbt-ly
MEDICAL NOTICE.
At the solicitation of many of my former patrons, I
resume the
Practice of Medicine
from this date. I will pay especial attention to the dis-
' L’hildn " ' ** “ ‘ “
eoBC of Infant.* and Children, and the Clirouic Diacases
ot Female*.
June Id, 1975—3S-ly.
WM. KING, M. D
PRICES WAY BOWK!
Miss O. JAMBS,
fS SELLING MILLINERY AND **NCY GOODS
I nt price* lower than ever before: # lint* tr * , JJ[ n 5£
with Ribbone and flower*»t $1.005
Po.netaII^rt7^;No.l9^I« B.bWrtSO and
now, or wait till yer feller’s gone
Those three Chinamen who took a water
melon home an.l cooked it say that they
feci able to worry along on rice a short
time longer without fooling with any more
new-fangled arrangements in the vegetable
line.
There is always a feeling of regret wheu
we part forever with familiar objects, no
matter how humble and unimportant lliey
may be. This, however, does not include
any parting with a dog in a strange apple
orchard.
A hundred years ago when you called
on a girl she kissed you good-by. Now if
you suggest any thing of the sort her father
calls you into the library and asks yon what
| you arc worth. Are we a nation ? And
is this progress?
Ladies will be delighted to hear that
Montana semis double the usual number of
furs to market. It appears to be a fur-tile
country.—N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
It otter be; it’s so fur off.—Norristown
Herald.
The occasional appearance of a man
wearing a duster, with a small demijohn in
one hand and a package in the other, con
taining a copy of “Songs for the Sanctu-
ary,” "and a euchre deck, shows that the
camp meeting season has arrived.
A young gentleman, who moves in the
best society of San Antonio, said the other
evening to a young lady, “ The foliage is
much more exuberant this year than usual.”
“Yes,” she answered, thoughtfully, “all
them imported fruits is cheaper than they
used to was.”
Thompson, of the West Chester Local
News, gravely cautions young men against
marrying girls who can’t do up shirts.
Why didn’t lie continue by advising girls
who can’t do up shirts, to marry editors,
so that they may never be troubled with
such duty ?
It was evening. Three of them were
killing a cat. One of them held a lantern,
another held the cat, and the third jammed
the pistol into the cat’s ear, and fired,
shooting the man iu the hand who held the
cat, and the one with the lantern was
wounded in the arm. The cat left, when
it saw how matters stood, and that ill-feeling
was being engendered.
The assurance of the lightning-rod man
was never better illustrated than the other
•■•Knew market pri
an.t lion.
. ' , «><S'Uf.7«.tv.
paid for Reave*, Sheep,
J. J. HEAP & CO.
A. M. COCHRAN,
GkA.lN-B:SN7-IIaIaEJ, O-A..,
nt for thepnrcWe
inay9.4m.
General Land Arcnt farthe^nrci ^
*yrrvT-4- f vTi Xxis'bi.’b’ia.'ke.
F ALL TERM, IKS, open* «> **th* * Expense*,
Tuition ami 'Bo*rd for Term of M week., about
of Mineral and Farminir Lanrt*
f’untie* of Northeut Georgia. Mineral ore*
£2 ?'V' title* to property investigated,
special attention oivon to the Durehl
-I,,.- attention givon tor the purchase and *ale of
5 property.
^■ btlKSFA'. Atyrnev. , , t
' , *?. W A toNN,Prln,c & o Wpn
Secretary Board Tmitwi.
yZrh
ning-rods » _
rods on onr cars?’’ asked the latter. “VY by,
certtiinly.” “ What in the world do we
want (hem for?” “Because they make
good conductors,” replied the man, as he
closed the door hastily behind him.
mays—4m
F.
5LS.SS£SS?T’/ | ■■
any .1.7 At.
For Sale or Exchange!
A HOUSE and Lot oentrally located, plenty ef 1 ^"
in excellent order, would be eaoltan^od^for
J. 8. WILLIFORD, Beal EjUte Astn\
Athena, Gooryia.
LANES
Neatly prinUd/md for a»le at
YVho does not love a faithful, honest - dd<j
—roan’s faithful friend ? And yet, wbo is
irtxetclnng ont in the slinde for a quiet
afternoon nap, who has had man’s faithful
friend come panting up, and in an excess of
honest affection, laying a great, broad, hot
over one’s cheek, from chin .to
i not get np and seize
d by the tail and one
ity him across a prairie
BUSINESS
Here is looking up, or rather there are
a couple of h-ndred of hungry, unemployed
individuals looking np business, while the
Sheriff and his Deputies are looking up
most of them ; so there’s quite a general
game of “ hide-and-seek” going on all
’round, and thus things are lively. The
fact is, however, that business is improving,
and trade pricks back its ears in eager an
ticipation, like a thirsty cart-horse, who,
after a hmg pull through the hot sand, sees
a branch at the bottom of tho hid. Mer
chants are generally hopeful, and look foi-.
ward to the autumn with greedy eyes.
Speculators appear calm and composed,
and there are fewer incipient Macbcths
who see in imagination that lank, gawky
spectre, the ghost oi JBank-oioe, whose
Christian name is Bill, staring them in the
lace.
“ the CR.\rs”
Arc looking well. An exc.-llent crop of ce
reals has been already harvested, and the
farmers of Richmond say they have fine
stands of cotton, although they have planted
comparatively little, the most judicious
preferring the “ hog and hominy” system.
Fruit, this season, is not doing well, and
the yield is small and inferior. Some big
worms, with little [teaches attached, have
been brought into market, but that’s about
all Melons are, of course, a success. They
never fail. “ Augusta melons” are cele
brated all over the country, from Boston to
Omaha.
Augusta is becoming nervous and excita
ble ; it’s getting really shoddy, and is al
most as bad as Atlanta iu that respect.
It’s always on the qui vice for a new sensa
tion.
THAT RELIGIOUS FEVER,
Instituted by Messrs. Moody and Whittle,
iu April and May, is dying out. Its de
crease is very perceptible. Saints are again
returning to their sins and follies. Prob
ably the warm weather is the immediate
cause, though this may seem rather para
doxical to'a casual thinktr.
Dr. Irvine, the celebrated Presbyterian
minister, has gone away for a short time,
and his place is occupied by a young theo
logical student. Plumber Bryan, a grand
son of Dr. Plumber, of Columbia. Mr.
Bryan is quite a phenomenon. He is only
about twenty years of age, and is said to
possess transcendent genius.
EDUCATIONAL.
Richmond Academy will soon resume its
session under the control of Profs. Derry,
West. Rains and Park-. As a College Pre
paratory Institution, the Academy stands
unrivalled. Martiu Institute and Paoli
High School must take “ back seats.”
Richmond Academy boys are well-known
to the University, and with a few excep
tions, have distinguished themselves and
their “ Gracchian Mater.”
An election will be held by the Board of
Education, next January, for Couuty School
Commissioner, and it is rumored that Mr.
W. II. Fleming will bo selected for that
office. Certainly no more efficient person
could be clioseu.
p. I. NOTES.
Maj. George T. Barnes has just returned
from his Northern trip; is looking hale and
hearty, and possesses just sufficient embon
point’ to give him a good-natured, jovial
appearance. lie is 8[>oken of for Congress
from the Eighth District, hut Mr. Stephens
will probably be returned.
“ Gulie” Moore flourishes. Having oc
casion to step iuto the Constitutionalist
office tho other day with a friend, to pro
cure a copy of the Georgian, we noticed
Billy up to his neck in exchanges, scissor
ing, slashing and pasting away, making up
his oolumu of “ Dashes,” while ever and
anon, he cast a longing, wistful glance on a
row ot fine mekms in front of the ice-house
opposite. Bill is a man with a soul. He is
a gastrouomist of the first water.
Every one here is possessed with a mania
for visiting Yaukeedom. Those who haven’t
already gone to tho “glorious Centennial”
are going shortly, and among the number
ofadvenluts, Is the Rev. Charles Z. McCord,
who is only waiting to “collect” something
before he starts. Ah, this collecting is a
fine business, surely 1 And yet it’s infinite
ly better to have something even to “ col
lect,* than nothing at all, iu any form.
Thomas C. YValton, formerly of the
Moral Agriculturalist, of Athens, is “ fat
and sassy,” and enjoys the sinecure of his
office hugely. He is one of the bloods of
the town. ./
Bergt.. E. M. Fitzsimons wishes himself
-•a Atltnna nrt<4 Clr*)»C Al’np Ilia /’All.
sit ion, was thntone upon which Butler was
sealed. “ Gentlemen,” exclaimed the Gen
eral to the astonished crowd, “ by G—d,
I’m Sittiug Bull, now!’’
The result of the Democratic Nomina
ting Convention of Richmond couqty is
weli-kuown. But tho public cun have no
adequate idea of the extraordinary skill dis
played by the Relegates in parliamentary
tactics, it was a superb sight. Front the
beginning to the end of the meeting, no
speaker, by rights, held the floor. Oil, it
wa9 grand 1.. No wonder onr General As
sembly is so skillful iu its inanioeuvrings!
Messrs. Black, YValsli and Johnson, as you
know, were nominated for the Legislature.
Messrs. Foster and Estes, the other two
candidates, were beaten—tho latter, badly.
It is reliably asserted that on the niglit of
the primaries, the Hon. Charles was consid
erably mortified and chagrined, and has a
heavy ease of the “blues.” Some oue asked
him if be evcrintcudcd to rely on t’ue suf
frage of the people again? “No,” said he,
with a voice choked with deepest emotion
and husky as a coal-burner’s smoke-stack,
“No. I’m done with the world, the flesh
aud the devil, and henceforth, am only a
candidate for Heaven!’’ Sur.
Georgia Hews.
Dalton will have a Fair next fall. ,
Dahlonega will build a Calaboose.
Burke county delights in fox-hunting.
Rerlong cotton delights McDuffie county
farmers.
Thomson still revels in Railroad excur
sions. ■ 1 •> j' ■■ “
Many valuable lodes, of many mines, still
glisten in Lumpkin’county.
They have commenced smuggling Sweet
potatoes in the Dalton market.
When that Cobb county Sheriff gets at a
thief, ho genorally brings him to taw.
Watermelons, in Newnan, sell at 10 cents
per yard; so says the Blade,
The corn crop in Bartow county, will be
a fine affair; cotton and sorghum, also prom
ising.
The editor of the Monroe Advertiser in
sists that life is too short to publish the
whole of Tilden’s letter.
The Waynesboro’ Expositor came out
last week with a life-size cut of the Corliss
machine.
It is probable that Hmu Alexander H.
Stephens will be electr 7 Kjressman again
from the Eighth. , t iff
The Dalton Enterprise "thinks that '
ell stands a erond chance to knoc^*
LOVE IN A COTTAGE.
BY FRANCIS A. DURIVAGE.
“Tell me, Charley, who is that fascinat
ing creature in blue that waltzes so divinely? 1 ’
asked young Frank Belmont of his friend,
Charles Hastings, as they stood “ playintr
wallflower” for the moment, at a military
ball.
“Julia Ileathcote,” answered Charles,
with a half sigh, “an old of flame mine. I
proposed, but she refused me.”
“On what ground ?”
“Simply because I Imd a comfortable in
come. Her head is full of romantic notions
and she dreams of nothing but lr ve in a
cottage. She contends that proverty is essen
tial to happiness—and money is bane.”
“ Have you given up all hopes of her ?”
“ Entirely ; in fact, I’m engaged.’*
“ Then you have no objections to my ad
dressing the dear, romatic angel ?”
“ None whatever. But I see my fiancee
—excuse me—I must walk through the
next quadrille with her.”
Frank Belmont was a stranger in Boston
—a New Yorker—immensely rich and fash
ionable, but his reputation had not proceed
ed him, and Chnrley Hastiugs was the only
man who knew him in England. He pro
cured an introduction to the beauty from
one of the managers, and soon danced and
talked himself into her good graces. In
fact, it was a clear case of love at first sight
on both sides.
The enamoured pair were sitting apart,
enjoying a most delightful fete <z/ete» ■ Sud
denly Belmont heaved a deep sigh.
“ YVhy do you sigh, Mr. Belmont?” ask
ed the fair Julia, somewhat pleased with this
proof of sensibility. “Is not this a gay
scene?’’
“ Alas! yes,’’ replied Belmont, gloomily,
“but fate does not permit me to mingle habitu
ally in scenes like this. They only make my
ordinary life double gloomy—and even here
I seem to see the shadow of a fiend waving me
away. What right have I to be here ?'
11 What fiend do you allude to ?’ asked
Miss Heathcote, with increasing iuterest.
“ A fiend hardly presentable in good so
ciety,” replied Belmont, bitterly. “One
could tolerate a Mephistophiles—a dignified
fiend, with his pockets full of money—but
my tormentor, inpersonified, would appear
with seedy boots and a shocking had hat.”
How absurd 1”
It is too true,” sighed Belmont, “and
the name of this fiend is Proverty 1”
Are you poor?”
Yes, madame. I ant poor, and when
would fain render myself agreeable in the
eyes of beauty—in the eyes of ope I could
1-ha fltia finml U'liicnopa tA ntP 4 RaWAFP !
has gono to his native State, Maryland, for
a week or two, to recreate his exhausted
energies, aud (it is whispered) to inspire
himself with the necessary fervor for com-
poring a poem on tho ycntennial. The
onmmiinltv h/\Y\no “ fprvfll* , > lfl KPniVft ill
love, this fiend whispers tome, ‘Beware!
you have nothing to offer ner but love in
cottage.” ■>
“Mr. Belmont,” said Julia, with spark
ling eyes, and a voice of nnusunl animation
“although there are sordid souls in this
world, who only judge of the merits of an
individual by his pecuniary possessions, I
am not one of that number. I respect
poverty; there is something highly poetical
about it, and I imagine that, happiness is
oftener found in the humble cottage than
beneath the palace roof.’’
Belmont appeared enchanted with this
encouraging avowal. The next day,
alter cautioning his friend Charley to say
nothing of actual circumstances, he called on
the widow Hekthcote and her fair daughter
in the character nf the “ poor gentleman.”
The widow had very different notions from
her romance offspring, and when Belmont
candidly confessed h>s poverty on ■ soliciting
permission' to address Julia, he was very
politely requested to change the subject, aud
never mention it again.
The result of all this manoeuvring was an
elopement; the belle of the ball jumping out
of a chamder window on a shed, and coming
down a Bight of steps to reach her Jover,,
for the sake of brih^ rdinahtUs, 1 when^sho" 1
mightjWnasw
door. ., _
The happy obhple passed a day in New
York city, and then Frank took his .belov
ed to hi*“coftafce.* iqfnuoaiiw i
None in the least,” said the bride; “ I
rather like the flavor of a cigar.”
“O, a cigar?” replied Belmont; “ that
would never do for a poor man.’’
And O horror ? he produced an old clay
pipe, and filling it from a little newspaper
parcel of tobacco, began to smoke with a
keen relish.
“ Dinner 1 dinner 1” he exclaimed at
length; “ah! thank you, mother; I’m as
hungry as a bear. Codfish and potatoes,
Julia—not very tempting fare—but what of
that? our ailment is love!’’
“ Yes, and by the way of treat,” added
the old woman, “I’ve been and gone and
brought a wholo pint of Allmny ale, and
three cream cakes, from the candv shop next
block,”
Poor Julia pleaded indisposition, and
could not cat a mouthful. Before Belmont,
however the.codlish aud potatoes, and the
ale, and cream cakes disappeared with a very
uuromantic and unloVcr-like velocity. At
the close of the meal, a thundering double
knock was heard at the door.
“ Come in!” cried Belmont.
A low browed man, in a green waistcoat,
entered.
“ Now, Misthcr Belmont,” he exclaimed,
in a strong Hibernian accent, “are [ye
ready to go to work ? By the powers 1 it I
don’t see ye sailed to-morrow on the shop-
board, I’ll discharge ye without a character-
—and ye shnll starve on the top of that.”
“To-morrow morning, Mr. Maloney,”
replied Belmont meekly, “ I’ll be at my
post.”
“ And it’ll he mighty healthy for you to
do that same,” replied the man as he retir
ed.
Belmout, speak—tell me,” gasped Ju
lia. “ who is that man—that loafer ?”
He is my employer,” answered Belmont
smiling.
“ And his profession ?”
“ He is a tailor.”
“ And you ?”
“ Am a journeyman tailor, at your service
—a laborious and thankless calling it ever
was to me—but now, dearest, as I drive the
hissiug goose across the smoking seam, I
shall think of my own angel and my dear
cottage aud be happy.” '
That night Julia retired weeping to her
room in the attic.
That ’ere counterpin, darter,” said the
old woman, “ I worked with these here old
hands; ain’t it putty? I hope you’ll sleep
well here. There’s a broken paue of glass,
but I’ve put one ot Frank’s old hats in it,
and I don’t thiuk you'll feel the draught.
There used to be a good many rats here,
hut I dont think they’ll trouble you now,
for Frank's been piziniu’ of ’em.”
Left alone, Julia threw herself into a chair,
and burst iuto a flood of tears. Even Bel
mont had ceased to be attractive in her eyes
the stern privations that surrounded her
banished all thoughts of love. The realities
of life had cured her in one day of her Quix
otic notions.
Well, Julia, how do you like poverty
and love in a cottage ?” asked Belmont, en
tering in his bridal dress.
“ Not so well, sir, as you seem to like that
borrowed suit,” answered the bride, redden
ing with vexation.
Very well; you shall suffer it no longer.
My. carriage awaits your orders at the door.
“ Your carriage, indeed 1”
“Yes, dearest, it waits but for you, to
bear us to Belmont Hall, my lovely villa on
the Hudson.”
And your mother ?”
I .have no mother, alas! The old
woman down stairs is an old servant of tho
family.”
“Then you’ve been deceiving me, Frank
—how wicked 1”
“It was all done with a good motive. You
were not born to endure a life of privation,
but to shine the ornament of an elegant and
refined circle. I hope you will not love me
the less when you learn that I am worth
half a million—that’s the melancholy fact,
and I cau’t help it.
“ O Frank 1” cried the beautiful girl; and
hid her face in his bosom.!..
She presided with grace at the elegant
festivities of Belmont Hall, and seemed to
support her husband’s wealth and luxurious
style of living with the greatest fortitude and
resignation, never complaining of her com
forts, nor murmuring to wish for living in
a cottage.
hiell stands a good chance to knocr
“Hallelujah lick” out of Felton, in thtK
enth. '
of another Sunda\ *\
paper. Bridges YV. Smith, who slings tins. \
Jonathan Crosseye will stump the State
to beat Colquitt for Governor; but Colquitt
will be at the “ beating.”—Marietta Jour•
nal.
Atlanta now boasts of
“ aromatic” for the Augusta Constitutionw\
alist, is editor.
Mrs. Davidson, nee Mrs. Brodnax,” is
tho tvay tho Newnan Blade prefaces a, per
sonal item. The Blade is certainly rather
rusty in French.
Now that the country Press have finished
their bout with the Letters of Acceptance,
they are beginning to look somewhat bet
ter.
Ballinger loaded down theToccoaHerald,
last week, with a heavy ballast upon “ The
Press.” Give us something light, Bal.;
“ Castalia’s Fountain,” fur instance..
The Indian Springs have a few visitors.
New Holland, however, scents to over
shadow the State, as a resort. Even the
Ferro-lithic feels the preferment.
“ Shades of the mighty, can it be ?” Not
a single Legislative candidate in Monroe
county. YVhere are the patriots of For
syth ? Stir ’em up, Cabaniss, and if they
won’t run, run yoursclC
YVlien Cornelius YVillinghant tackles a
real good Enharlce watermelon, he don’t
g ive a continental which way Iiaccoou
reek runs, or whether Pierce Young or
Jake Baker get to Congress, or not.
Hanbnry wishes to isolate himself front
’.he brethren of the State-quill, by declar
ing that “ he writes bis editorials himself,
and is willing to stand by them after writ
ten.”
YY’illingliam’s fond nature has ceasetl lls - ^
harpingsupon the Johnson spontaneity, and
is now spreading himself -with learned dis
sertations upon tho “ State Lunatic Asy
lum.”
Si Hawkins, of the Enterprise, tearfully
remarks that the belle of Covington will
change her name this fall. This is iiraad
foreboding, and wo hope that the belle may
repent of her rash step before it is too late.
Boykin YVright is now sampling tho
Covington melon. His next letter to tho
Constitutionalist, will explain why Newton
county girls are the most fascinating in the
State.
An Atlanta workman, falling upon a re
volving knife in an Atlanta planing mill, was
fearfully lacerated about the abdomen, hav
ing his liver torn from his bodyi The poor
fellow lived about an hour after the acci
dent.
Gen. Eugenius Speer, of the Griffin
News, has quit taking watermelons from
delinquent subscribers. Sweet potatoes
and Peach brandy are the only commodi
ties that will stimulate journalism in his
part of the world.
The Gainesville Eagle, in its lost issue,
says that the Ninth District is not so pov
erty-stricken in intelligence, bnt that she
lias a dozen or twenty gentlemen, to tho
manner horn, who are willing to “ go to
the dogs.”
• B. H. Hill.—The people of Hall and
surrounding counties, as well as hundreds
of delegates attending the Agricultural
Convention, were sorely disappointed at
not hearing their great favorite speak on
Thursday last, according to announcement.
—Southron. ^ . ;
J. Grier Zachery is now “bobbing around”
in Atlanta for tho Commonwealth, vice
Graves resigned. It is said that when
Zach. tics those two University medals
around his neck and struts up among the
seventies,” on Marietta street, looking for
local, he is a dangerous, yet, fascinating
looking man.
The Covington Star learns that Gov.
Tilden is engaged to be married to an Ala
bama girl. This way Anderson has got in
to of exposing Gov. 1 ilden’s private matters,
told him iu confidence, onght to beSCnp-'
pod. YVhat do you sapposo will .he Sam
my’s feelings upon opening the YVeekly
Star, to sec his name thus used in vain, in
connection with a woman ? For shame!
i
The Base Ballers.—About an hour before
a game of base ball is to come off on the ball
grounds tho members of each club assem
ble at an appointed rendezvous. The cap
tain arrives, calls the roll, discovers that all
are present, and then.asks:
“fjecretary, did you order a gallon of ar
nica and some splints and plaster?”
r I did," is the reply.
“ Treasurer, have yon arranged with, an now '
undertaker to.hold himself in readiness?’’
“ I have.” ...
“ Pitcher, did you secure a burial lot in
Elmwood ?”
“I-did.”
i ifMhen le|t us match Jo the grounds and
to a glorious victory or a noble death 1”
And they march.—Detroit Free Press.
■■■ -iU .y.-L-t
An Irish hack" 1 conveyed them to a l/iis
able shanty in the environs of New York,
A Comfortable Companion.—Every
body must feel more at ease now, says Mr.
Bailey, since the adventof a patent mustard
blaster. They are cleaD, compact and can
>0carried in the vest pocket and slapped on
at any moment. This invention will work
a revolution iu society. It can’t , help it.
Now, for instance, the writer does not go
to picnics. They are enjoyable, but he was
afraid he would appear to be ostentations
if lie went with h quart can of mustard in
his hand and a roll of muslin under his arm,
and it would hardly do to go unprepared
for an emergency. There is no trouble
now. Everybody can go to picnics and
clam-bakes and church festivals with im
parity. It will take bnt a minute to step
back of a tree, pull up the vest andsi&p on
a,
Maryland," It is arid that the Colonel put where they alighted,’and Frank, escorting is
two hands of crape on his hat, and had His thebruje injo. the apattipept wfyeh^erved t<
. An educated ftog," at btifc of the watering
places, is said to be a good mathematician.
No doubt it excels in a “ square root,” and
is also good qt(,“ subtraction.” tvlien in a
turnip patch, , f kJ •*,:»!' t.
- —it
the plaster, and\pain is harnessed at one’s
command. The only saddening reflection
is that forty years after the death of the
inventor his grave will ho overgrown by
weeds; with no stone to mark his last rest
ing place. This will he apt to cause
trouble
The judge the other morning asked a
prisoner charged with drunkenness, what he
intended to do.' He replied frankly,
, that
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