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&he gucwt gugus. A. M. C RimSKLL, KtlUoi', B „• . Aumotlat* Editor i.ieuvi "Vistrt. jMiii'ion Co M Ga rTWVAY .. -itNINO, MAItOU 10th, 1870. i?i the Most Solvent liable I'orlsoia of the j'i r’l) ■ if .1 Iwitisiuu tin- name as thoao cttiil> bv t!n> l*i\ hm Ash'".Ration ox Georgia for tho in u try 1 Toes. Bills for arc? duo on tho first appear anc'oftUu lsCi tiscmont, or wlion presented, ex ■ ept when otherwise? contracted lor. SILENT MUSIC. I. Standing lo day ly tho groat church organ, I thought, how strange if a thing so grand Should bo forever and ever silent, Waiting the touch of a master hand, N )ver a sound could the strong lungs utter, Never an coho of melodic, Unless the fingers of some musician Should fall on the snow y keys. It. And I thought of tho hearts so like the organ’s, Jlcurts that aro aching with silent pain, Because their strings are burdened with music, And they cannot utter a single strain, And the w jrld looks on and never guesses Tho sounds that would bo sweet and grand, If tho master keys could only answer To the touch of a master band. 111. Sounds that are sweet as tho angel’s paeans Notes as glad as tho thrushes sing, Are hid in those silent hearts forever Waiting the master's fingering. Stern‘faced men and sad eyed women Silently walk through this veil of doubt, Whose hearts aro brimming with heaven’s mu sic, But no hand brings it out. TO-DAY. JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY. Only from day to day The life of the wise man runs; What matters if seasons far awav Ilnve gloom or have double suns? To climb the unreal path, We lose the roadway hero Wo swim the rivers of wrath, And tunnel the bids of fear, Our feet on the torrent’s blink, Our eyes on the c’.o id afar. We fear the things wo think, Instead of the tbirg* that aro. Like a ride our work should rise, Each later wave the best, To-morrow forever flic*, To-day is tho special test. Like a sawyer’s work is life The prescut makes the flaw, And tho only field for strife Is tho inch before the saw. After the shower the tranquil sun, Silver stars when the day is done?, After the snow, the emerald leaves, After tho hat vest, golden sheaves, After the clouds, tho vhret sky, Quiet woods when the wind goes by, After the tempest the lull of waves, A iter the battle peaceful graves, After the Lv*ell tlu wedding bells, Joyful greetings from sad farewells, Aster the bud the radiant rose, After our weeping sweet repose, After the burden, the blissful weed; Ad : the furrow, the w a king seed. A;;. ' the fiigl.i t.c d**\vny re.-!, Over the tfhuih'Wy tLvr : GEORGIA NEWS. From the Ooiumbm Times, ’.ve it ar : Hint on Wednesday night of j bust week, two gin house.', belonging | to Cnpfc. Henry Ibrsons, situated O.i his plantations near Eos Springs, were burned to the ground, with, all tkeir contents, including stores ofgu ano, salt and chemicals for compost ing manures. Three negroes, whom Capt. Persons had prevented from breaking their contracts, arc sup posed to be the perpetrators and arc in custody at Box Springs. Loss $1,500. Hon. Tlios. W. Gri. os was re elected from Muscogee county, on the Ist inst., to fill the vacancy in the Legislature, caused by his own resig nation. A comparatively small vote was polled and there was no excite ment manifested. Mr. Grimes looks upon his election ns an endorsement of his course, but it was rather due to his personal popularity, in defi ance of his intenable positions. A colored thief, who lias for some time be n gnilty of robbing cars, at Columbus, was recently caught, and made to confess his crime. William Morris, an employe of the Columbus factory, lost an arm last week by the undue familiarity of a picking machine in that mill. Mrs. Joseph Wood died last week in Columbus. She was young and much beloved. The City Mills of Columbus ceased operations on Thursday of last week, owing to Col. Moth turning over the mills to tho Jones estate. Rev. C. D. Campbell, of Quitman, lias been called to the pastorate of .the Athens Baptist Church, made vacant by the resignation of Dr. Skinner. The Augusta Ice Company aro now manufacturing 32,000 pounds of ice daily. A young white man narnod Graham, recently shot and killed a negro man, a few miles from Cochran. Tho firing upon the was an uuprov’okid at tack. THE BUENA VISTA AMBUS A. Id- C. RUSSELL, Proprietor. VOLUME I. Written for the Buena Vista Argua. Tvo Ways. BY MERLE KEENE. Chapter IV. After lie had been led through the different halls and been shown the magnificence of this enchanted pal ace, they emerged into a grove of what seemed to be bananas, but the taste of the fruit was entirely differ ent from bananas, and far more pal atable. There was a kind of blue grass which gave it the appearance of a carpet. In, or about, the center of this grove there was what appeared a vault of brown stone. To tho cas ual observ'd it was perfectly smooth, without any entrance or door, but upon closer inspection there could bo found a small line which when traced would describe the dimensions of a door. It this was a door then there was no lock, and, consequently, no means of entrance. The lady, however, took a small, smooth stone which was hidden un der the grass, and struck a part of the door very gently, when it opined slowly. Just then they heard sounds from within like of dis tant water-fall ■. Before them stretched a long alley, which was made of marble, which was closely fitted together as if it heeu made of one p : ece, or been hewn out ot the solid rock. Then the light along this passage was red. As they advanced the sound of the water-tails became more distinct, until they came to a stair, which they descended. Nearly right before them, to one side, they saw a strange, beau tiful Sight. It was a waterf.ll- —but | around it were many little lamps, giving out different kinds of light. The waters sparkling under these lamps, shone most beautifu’, and had an indescribable effect. He drank ol die wa or, and while it was sweet when it was in nis raoir li, it would leave a very bitter, disagreeable taste behind it. After that, as they proceeded, they came to little pools of water, in Which they saw many fish, which would change their appearance ac cording to the way in which the dif ferent colored lights would strike them. That too, was beautiful. But tbo greatest charm ot this sub terranean garden was an orchard of fruit which were different from any., thing be had yet seen or tasted, or, indeed, than anything that ever grew upon the earth. And, as it was stranger, so it was sweeter and better than anything lie had get tast ed. After they passed through many scenes having, in their general char acter, a resemblance to those they bad just passed, they came to a lliglit of steps, which they ascended, and in a few moments, through another door, they emerged again into the outer garden. Time, indeed, would fall far short, should wo endeavor to tell all the beauties that fell before bis eves, and the lino orchards that fed his refined taste with the choicest fruits. What lovely and enchanted glades and dells he passed through, what line mansion in among the recesses of tho hills, what soul-stirring music greeted his ears, what sumptions dinners were served to him at all timC3 and under all circumstances ! But through all of these scenes the little fairy child, that had risen like a nymph from the spring, was a con tinual source of pleasure and com fort to him. And, more, wo would hardly feel justified iu going further without mentioning some very im portant circumstance connected with his rumblings through this great orchard. .A. DEMOORATIG IF-A-IvTULAr NEWSPAPER. BUENA VISTA, MARION COUNTY, GA., MARCH 10, 1876, “What a delightly place.” John Moore would exclaim hundreds of times over, as he would come Upon new beauties to feast upon, “it seems that to these glorious tilings there is no end. What a beautiful place to live and die in.” ‘‘Ye*, yes his companion would exclaim, ‘‘you go in raptures over it now, and seem to think there is no such place in all fairy land, but it will not be long before you will bo glad enough to leave this place, and you will hate its loveliest, best fruit, and its most enchanting glades.” ‘‘No no, no,” and she looked at him mournfully. As they were speaking they came to a mansion, which which was made of a kind of blood-red stone, which was smooth as glass. This mansion was perfectly round, and rose high up into the air. They entered, and the lady led him up a winding stair up to the top. Here there was a kind of car or boat. It was perfectly round. It seemed to him to bo inudo for aerial navigation—but as lie bad never seen anj thing in the whole length of his life, which Was made for such a pur pose, lie hardly dreamed it probable. But in this ho was much mistaken. There were two cushioned seats in side, and she motioned him to enter. He entered and site followed. When they had both taken Their scats, she loosed a small silk cord, and com menced playing on some kind of key ed instrument, which gave out a very melancholy sweet sound, when the car suddenly lifted itself from the roof, and sailed up into the air. The car was completely under the con- J trol of the lady aii'fi tiny sailed ov. r a large area, and the most lovely and enchanting scenes he had ever witness in his whole voyage passed before his eyes. But everything must have an on and. So nf or awhile the cir was brought down on the roof of another but stna’lcr house than the one from which it had been taken. She led him through many scenes after that. But the fruit lmd long become distasteful to him. He could not bear the odor of tho fruit trees, and he had found himself trying to despise his companion, who had been of so much advantage to him. The little child, too, who had been per fectly harmless, now, in its play, would pierce his flesh with thorns, and laugh at the pain it had inflict ed. j ■ In fact lie had been, for a short time past, cultivating a great, horror fur the orchard aud everything con nected with it. His life had become unbearable, and he sighed for any change. And last, they came to a subterranean passage like the one they had passed through before, out wardly. As they entered there came a smell as of rotten fruit, which was weak at first, but as they proceeded, it be came worse and worse. After awhile they came to a kind of stepping off place. When John Moore came near it, the woman ran against him suddenly and pushed him over. He was not hurt, although ho had fallen fifteen feet, lie Lad fallen into a kind of mire of rotten fruit which was terrible. Looking up lie saw—not a lovely woman with dark eyes and hair, and a beautiful child—but two hideous looking frogs, which were leaning over the edge of tho bluff looking stupidly at him. He turned from tho sight in horror, and fled. Straight before him be cpuld sec a door aud to this lie wmided liis way as fast as possible. When he came to it, ho walked out and found himself in a small enclosure, before a very largo door, similar to the one he had seen in the flower garden, festooned with flowers and fruits. As he approached, it opened by some invisible means, and lie walked through it. [TO BE CONTINUED.] ( Special Correspondence of the Argus.) A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN TION. Mr. Editor: The tenacity with which the present Legislatin''.* stick to tho Constitution of Georgia, that lias so many obnoxious features in it, is a little astonishing wh n we corno to examine the subject care fully. Georgia was about one of the first States that was recon structed according to tho Yankee notion of reconstruction; about one of the first Southern States that had a Democratic Governor and Legislature elected by the citizens ot Georgia; and yet it seems we are destined to live the remainder of our days under this Constitu tion. It seems the more remarka ble when we remember South Carolina, Alabama and Texas were reconstructed long after Georgia was, and but recently had a Dem ocratic Governor and Legislature, and yet the people of these States have called conventions, flung away their constitutions that was forced upon them by carpet-bag gers, and negroes, and have fram ed new constitutions that are sat isfactory to the masses. The peo ple of Texas and Alabama, as soon as they were able to elect a Detri ocratie Governor and Legislature, had conventions called aud made new constitutions at once. Georgia has had a Democratic Governor and Legislature four or five years, and Georgians are drag ging along under this abominable Radical Constitution to-day, and a | majority of the present Legislature are determined to leave it as they found it—many of them pleading with all their powers of persua sion that tins is not an opportune time to call a convention. This state of affairs should arouse Georgians from that apathy and indifference into which they seem to have drifted, and cause them to examine this important subject in •all its bearings. According to the best information in my possession, the people of Georgia are in a worse condition to day, financially, than the people of any of the cot ton States, it is true my facilities for information of this kind is lim ited, but I have made many en quiries, and taken some care to in form myself on this point. I saw Mr. John M. Smith recently, after returning from a visit to North and South Carolina, and asked him as to the condition of the people gen erally iathese SlaGs. lie said the people I 'he vbitod were in a far more prosperous condition finan cially, than the the people of this State, not so much indebtedness, he said ho knew many men there who were poor at the close of the war, and he did not suppose they would ever make anything, that have made money, become to be independent and were getting rich. J have similar reports from oth er Southern States. Poor Missis sippi and Louisiana, that Georgia politicians have almost wept over, are sending thousands of dollars to entice away the best labor in the State; it is estimated that more than ten thousand laborers have left Georgia this winter for the western States. I said the best la lor —the agents reject men with large families, they carry away number one hands that have no families, or those that have%nall ones. This is a little significant. After Georgia made so many feeble efforts to induce Germans and other foreigners to come and set tle up Georgia, it turns out now that the people of Georgia are not able to furnish employment and homes ro the laborers that aro al ready here. The reader will remember there is a difference in the indebtedness of tlie people and the State govern ment—of course South Carolina, Ala bama, and perhaps some of the other Sou them States are bankrupt. Geor gia was released from Radical rule at au earlier day than ruest, of the cotton States, and managed to repu diate a large amount ot spurious in debtedness, anl establish a credit abroad. Other Southern States were not so fortunate, their governments were run by tho Radical party until their credit was much impaired. I think much of the indebtedness of the people of Georgia may be attri buted to obnoxious features in the present Constitution and laws, that have been enacted for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Constitution. The homestead clause was placed in the present Constitu tion, knowing that anything of tho kind would be hailed with delight which even promised relief. The re sult is thousands of litigation, and millions of worthless lawsuits, which have only had a tendency to demor alize the people of Georgia. Men have speculated wildly, lived extrav agantly, have bought property at fictitious prices, thinking if crops failed or cotton declined, they might resort to the homestead and save their property until they could make a rise somehow. This homestead clause has acted as a tempta tion to thousands of good meaning men, they have been led into trades, and speculations of doubtful proprie ty; not dreaming at the time, of ever resorting to the homestead to keep from paying their just debts, but were led on somehow insidiously un til they landed at the bottom; finally, feeling some consolation in the tact that they had violated no law in thus acting. A majority of the present Legisla ture, and other parties who arc in favor with the present Constitution, arc making au effort, it seems, lo mislead tho people, by telling them the limes are too hard to call a con vention, that it would cost fifty ihou sand dollars; that the people are too much embarrassed just now; and other flimsy reasons are being palm ed off on the people, in order to lull them into silence and submission. Four years ago we were told call ing a convention would interfere with the Presidential campaign—two years later the bond question was said to be in the way—and I sup pose it is only kno.wt to political tricksters what will be offered the people next as a deception on this point. It wi 1 not bo amiss to say just here that tln se legal gentlemen in the Legislature, who are deter mined to stave off the Convention at this time, kno.v perfeedy wed that when a convention is called, and the people are allowed to frame a consti tution tor themselves, they, and oth er Iran a era on, who get their feed from the public crib, will have to hunt rip u subsistence in some other tiii octioti. They know perfectly well when the people assemble in convention, thc.-e annual sessions ot the Legislature w*ll be abolished; a stop will be put. to two hundred and fourteen members sailing to Atlanta every January to absorb the taxes, that has been wrung out of the peo ple who arc all ready writhing under burdensome taxes imposed by the national government; besides the House of Representatives that is now composed of ono hundred and seven ty-live member*,-- will necessarily have to lie reduced to something like decent proportions. Again it does not accord with the. wishes of the people, for the Legislature to hang around Atlanta forty days, altering, amending and otherwise tinkering with the code; introducing bills that are worthless; exciting debate; whil ing away the time making speeches; squandering the taxes that have been extorted from a liard-worked people. These and other reforms that arc likely to be made will enable our State government to be run on half million dollars less than it now is- The Confederate Constitution al lowed annual sessions of the Legis lature, and allowed the General As sembly to remain in session forty days from the fact that war existed at the time, and this Radical Con stitution allows the same. I do not think there is a conscientious, think ing man, who feels an interest in the welfare of the people of Georgia will say there is any necessity for annual sessions of the Legislature at this time, or for this body to remain in session forty days every year. Some of the present Legislature went to Atlanta, with the avowed intention of using all possible means of calling a convention; they are justly entitled to the thanks of the people—while thoso that are determined to stave it off should be held responsible. While 1 would not make our Con stitution the scape goat for all the drawbacks that Georgians are com plaining, Ido not believe there will ever be any real solid prosperity in Georgia until the Constitution and laws are so adjusted, that there will be less friction between the people and office holders in high placos, un til this feeling of insecurity, that now pervades business circles, shall pass away. RedboXE. A Coweta county farmer has wheat twenty-fonr niches high. Annual Subscription, 55,25. NUMBER 24. General Information. Lowell, Mss'!., lies eijlitv-two mil!-, employing a capital of 810,000,000. The membership of the Methodist, Episcopal Church in the United States is.estimated at 3,000,000; and through out the world at 14,500,000, Prof, Silliman, of Yale College, has discovered a chemical process by which German silver aud britannia can be made to ring like gold and silver. The (Supreme Court of California has decided that mortgages are not subject to taxation, because they art; mere cred its, of uncertain value, and arc founded upon property already taxed. Forest planting is thriving in Min nesota. The St. Paul and Pacific Rail road has set out over 4,000,000 young trees, and altogether it is estimated that 20,000,000 have been planted on 'he prairie hands. Physicians have begun to condemn condensed milk and say that it is not suitable food for infants. This is a mat ter that ought to be thoroughly investi gated and universally understood for the sake of die little ones. It is stated there wi I probably be more ice housed on the Kenebec than ever before. At least 300,000 tons have already secured a sale, and this will take 1,000 vessels to carry it, or ten a day during the shipping season, to say nothing of what will yet bo sold. About a year ago E. A. Brigham, of • Boston, was sent to India bv an English firm to build a cotton nrll near Calcut to. lie reached the mill site on the 18lit of April, and on the 17th of No vember delivered to the owners in Cal cutta a complete, thoroughly-built mill, with 16,500 spindles in motion. The great pyramid weighs 12,7G0,- 000,000 tons. According to llerodo tus, it took the labor of 100,000 men twenty years to build it. To show the j mechanical value of modern improve- j merits,, LV L irdner affirms that four ; hundred and eighty tons ot coal, with j an engine and hoisting machine, would j have raised every stone to its position. | A rival of Tom Thumb has appeared | In Binghamton, New York, in the per- | son of a boy five years old, who weighs j nine pounds when fully dressed, is 1 twenty-three inches in height, is physi- | cally perfect and healthy, and who talks very distinctly. The child weigh ed but two and a half pounds at birth, and has not grown siuee he was a few j months old. The advisory council appointed two clergymen and one layman to prepare a list of twenty Congiegationalists, who shall be men of “eminence and un doubted integrity,” and from these twenty select five, who shall constitute a commission, to sit sixty days and re ceive the testimony of all persons who have anything to say or any proof to produce against the Plymouth pastor. There are no limitations imposed upon the commission, but it, is left to con struct its own rules of procedure and conduct its business as it may desire. The recent death of Sir Anthony Rothschild has set, afloat again in En gland an amusing story which has sometimes been told to illustrate the wealth of the Jewish family : “Some years ago there was a whist club in Paris at which one of the Rothschilds and several other bankers used to play. One day one of the hankers died, and the other members of the e'ub, discus sing their departed friend, the question was put, how much was he worth. “Twenty-five millions,” (a million ster ling,) was tho reply. Thereupon Rothschild remarked compassionately “I bad no idea be was in such straight ened circumstances!” Jones county was recently the scene of a sad tragedy. Pleis. G. Bird ol that county was killed by his own brother, Charles F. Bird. Both men were intoxicated. Pleas, was try ing to kill his brother Charles when he was stabbed fatally. Tho Sumter Republican of Saturday last, states that its Senior editor enjoy ed on the Ist inst., a mess of Irish po tatoes of this year’s growth. Very good. B'sbop Beckwith will visit Americus on the ISth inst., and hold divine ser* vice in the Episcopal Church of that city. On Monday night of last week, some thieves entered the smoke house of Judge James G. Guerrv, resi ling near Americus, and stole therefrom about 1,000 pounds of meat. The thieves es caped with their booty. Several of our State papers aro ma'* Heating humble pie, at this inditing. Joey Brown gave them money in consideration of their advocating the lease of the State Road to him and Lii confederates. (Tlw §ucmt guilts. Published Every Friday. rat’cs of 1 snrsrßiT*rmxi INCLUDING POSTAGE. One Year $2,25 K x Moii'hs 1 15 Three Months 80 Always in Advance. Country Produce taken wbtn Snlperilm nnn ;t Pay Cadi Best Advertising Medium in this Section of Georgia. [Communicated.] llow to Extinguish. Fire l If a lady’s dress takes fire it is | of the utmost importance that she should know what course to pur sue, and, by not knowing, how j many havo been subjected to ter rible sufferings and even death. The directions are very simple, and if followed the lire can be out ed and but little or no damage done. In the first place when a female’s dress takes fire she should not keep her feet for an instant but fall down and roll till the fire is sub dued. If yon see another person take fire call on the one that is afire to fall down and roll and if they pay no /fttention to what you say, jerk them down and roll till the fire isouted. I think that all persons having families ought to instruct the fe male portion at least, how to out themselves or others when they happen to take fire as it is an ac cident which frequently occurs. Philanthropy. How He Wound Ilis Watch. A day or two since Mr. Shaw, timekeeper of the Consolidated \ irginia Mine, found a watch ly ing in the snow, where it had evf. j dently been dropped by someone ; working in or about the mine. Mr. Shaw wrote a notice t that effect, posting it by the side of the window to which the men came to give in their names when going or coining off their shafts. Several men called and described what was, according to their ideas, a “valuable watch,” nearly alt mak ing it gold, with a fine chain of the same metal. Some set a number of beautiful pieces of gold quaitz into the links of the chain. At last a little Frenchman came to the window and said: “You find one voteh, Mistair Shaw ?” “Yes, Sir,” said Shaw. “Have you lost a watch f ’ “Y es, sure, me havo lose me one vatcli.” “Can you describe if?” “Oh, yes, sare, me can descripe him ver perfec’ly.” “Well, what was it like?” “My vatcli lie was a silver vatcli.” “Very good. What kind of cases ?” “Yell, he have lie’s face wide open.” “What kind of chain ?” “One leetle brass sliain.” “What kind of key was on the chain ?” “Yell, no key be on ze stain. Tie have no key at all. I wind him by zee tail.” The watch was a stem-winder, and the Frenchman had given a perfect description of it, even down to “zee tail.” A Horrid Picture.—lf the follow ing startling statistics of intemper ance in America be true as copied from an article in the New York Medical Journal, then indeed it is the greatest of earthly evils : For the last ton years the use of spirits has, Ist, imposed upon (he nation a direct expense of six hun dred millions; 2nd, ha3 caused an indirect expense of seven hundred millions; 3rd, has destroyed three hundred thousand lives ; 4th, has sent one hundred thousand children to the poor house ; sth, has com mitted at least one hundred and liity thousand people to prisons and work houses ; 6th, has determined at least one thousand suicides; 7th, has caused the loss by fire or violence of at least ten millions’ worth of prop erty ; Bth, has made two hundred thousand widows and one million or phans !!! Prince, the live stableman, of Americus, will in a short time add an elegant omnibus to his already exten sive establishment. The recent investigation, into the State Road Case, develops thef.et the Hi Kimball’s presence in Geor gia, is not so much for tho purpose of running a coitoa factory, as to se cure the recognition of the bogus Bullock bonds. For a genuine spec imen of unadulturated cheek, lock at Hi Kimball, the presiding genius of Kimball or Atlanta. The Savannah News condemns tho “ethics of Journalism” by which the Atlanta Constitution, Herald and Macon Telegraph attempt to justify 'their accepting of moneys giveu lor ; the purpose of shielding.