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VOL. IV.- NO. 23 THE JOURNAL BY LAHATTE & CRANBERRY. CASH SOBSCBimON BATES. *'■> oo One copy one year " „ One copy six months One copy three months Any one furnishing five subscribers, with the money, will receive n copy five. Subscribers w Wring their papers chanced from one po t-oflice to another, must state the name of the post office from which hey wisli it chanced, as well as that to which they wish it sent. AH subscriptions must he paid in advance. The paper will he stopped at the end of lie time paid for, unless subscriptions are pre viously renewed. Fifty numbers complete tl>e year. CASH ADVERTISING RATE*. Kpaob Imo and nios <> moa ,JPf VLI 1 inch ..T s2sos 4 50 i OO $lO 00 2 inches.. 450 720 ll 0 , o inches 500 900 15 00 -- 00 4 Inches' I 550 11 00 18 00 27 00 1 column . 650 14 00 25 00 3o 00 1 column 12 50 25 00 40 00 00 00 1 column!.' 22 00 41 00 02 00 100 00 Maniaccs and deaths not exceeding six ine.K will he pit Wished Tree. 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Hines Dozior, ATTORNEY- AT LAW, HAMILTON, GEORGIA Tvn; practice in the Chattahoochee Circuit, or anvwhere else. Offl-V in the. Northwest corner of the Coui t-house, up-stans. I' lllß Columbus Dental Rooms, W. T. FOOL, Proprietor, Gtergia Home Building, folumhns, Ga CENTRAL HOTEL, Oolumtous, Gra- Mrs. S. E. M W. R. Mason, Clerk. rTimroi. *“ BUSSELL & BUSSELL, Attorneys at law, GA COLUMBUS, • * Wi „ practice la {the] Statejand MX Cou -£offl.,e CW CMambua ,Ga- HAMILTON A JOURNAL. A nsrlgHt of Terror^ BY A. S. This night, which will dwbll in my memory w ith vivid distinctness while life and reason are left me, was in October a ion" while ago. I was at that time a telegraph operator, sta tioned in a little torn upon the Grand Trunk line of railroad. Mine was by no means a model place of residence. There were beer gardens, drinking saloons, and gam bling-houses, out of all proportion to the more respectable shops and resi dences; We had tWo arrests of coun terfeiters, and there was scarcely a day passed that there was not a brawl amongst the ruffians around us. Still, there was a school, and a timid blue-eyed woman had Come to teach there. llow long an unprotected woman might, have lived there I can only guess, for Alice Holt had been there but three months when she consent ed to walk into church with me one day, and walked out iny wife. .This was in July, and we had occupied a pre ty cottage nearly a quarter of a mile from the telegraph office since our marriage. Being the only man employed in the telegraph business in the town, I was obliged to remain constantly in the office during the day and part of the evening, and Alice herself brought me my dinner and supper. There was a stfcad room next to my office, with a window in it, but only one door, communicating with the larger room. Here Alice bad fitted np a dressing-taole, and mir ror, wash-stand} and some shelves, where she kept pepper, salt and pick les for my office repasts. The two rooms are on the second floor of a wood • building that stood alone. With this necessary introduction I come to the storv of that October night, and the part my blue-oyed Al ice, only 18 and afraid of her own shadow, played in it. 1 was in the office about 7; 30 o’clock, when one v f bc ml nj- offlulalii ramf in. JI flurried, saying: “ Sterling have jou been over to the embankment on tber>ad to day ?” The embankment was not a quarter of a mile from the office, on the east side. “No; I have not.” “It was a special providence took me there, then. One of the great masses of rock has rolled down di rectly across the track. It will be as dark as a wolPs month to-n'ght, and if the midnight up train comes with out warning, there will be a horrible smash-up.* 4 “It must stop at Fostville, then,” I replied. “I will send a message.’’ “Yes, That is what I stepped in for* The down track is clear so you need not stop that train.” “All right, sir.” I was standing at the door, seeing my caller down the rickety staircase, when Alice came up with my supper. It was hot and I was cold, so I drew up a table, and opening can and basket, sat down to enjoy it. Time enough for business, I thought, afterward. As I ate, we chatted. “Any message to-day?’* my wife asked. “ Ono for John Martin.” “John Martin?” Alice cried; “the greatest ruffian in the neighborhood. What was the message?” Midnight train! ’’ “Was that all ?’* “That was all. Mr. Hill has just been ill hete to tell me there was a huge rook across the track at the em bankment, so I shall stop the mid night train at Postville. The pas sengers must wait a few hours there, and’eorr. v>n i.. the morning after the track is cleared.’’ “Have you sent the message, Rob ert?” “Not yet. There is plenty of time- That train does not reach Postville till half-past 11 and it is not yet 8. Yes it is just striking.’’ “Better send it Robert. If there should be an accident, you would never forgive yourself. Seud it while I put some clean towels in the -rash-room, and then I will come and sit *:.i- you i'll you can come home.” She went into the u*e6idiig room asebe spoke, taking no light, but depending on the caudles burning in the office, I was rising from my seat to send the telegram, when the door opened and four of the worst characters in the town, led by John Martin entered the room. Before I HAMILON, HARRIS CO., GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2t 1876. could speak, two threw me back in my chair, otlo held a revolver to illy head, alid John Martin spoke! “Mr. Hill has been here to tell you to stop the up train. Yon w ill not send that message. Listen. Tho rock is thore to stop that Lain—put there for that purpose. Thero is $60,000 in gold in the train. Do you understand ?” “You would risk all the lives in the train to rob it! *' I cried, horror struck. “Exactly 1 ” was the cool roply. “One-fifth is yours if you keep back the message. The money has been watched all the way along! ’’ I saw the whole diabolical scheme at once. If the train came it would be thrown oif the embankment and easily plundered by the vtllians who would lie in wait there. “ Come,” Martin said, “will you join IL?” “Never 1 ’’ I cried indignantly. “YVe must force you then. Tie him fast! ” I trembled for Alice. If only my life were at stake I could have borne it better. But even if we were both murdered I could not take tho blood of the passengers in tho train upon my head. Not a sound came from the little room as I was tied hand and foot to my chair, bound so securely that I could not mo e. It was pro posed to gag me, but finally conclud ed that my cries, if I made any, could not be heard, aud a handker chief was bound over my month. The door of the wash-room was closed and locked. Alice stood un discovered, then the light was blown out and the ruffians left me, locking the door after them. There was a long silence. Out side I could hear the step of one of the men pacing up and down, watch ing. I rubbed my head against the wall behind me, and succeeded in getting the handkerchief on my head to fall around my neck. I had scarcely accomplished this when there was a tap on the inner door. ‘Ttolioib ! '* =tAA AUoo. * “Yes, love! Speak low, there is a man under my window.” “Are you alone in the room ?” “Yes, dear.’’ “I am going to Fostville. There is no man under my window, and I can get out there. I have six long roller towels here, knotted together, and I have cut my white skirt into wide strips to join them. The rope so made reaches nearly to the ground. I shall fasten it to the door knob and let myself dowh. It will not take long to reach home, saddle Selim and reach Postvillein time. Don’t fear for me> When you hear a hen cackling under my window you will know I am safely on the ground. Little Alice j My heart throbbed heavily as I heard her heroic pro* posal, but I dared not stop her. “Heaven bless and protect yon, ’ I said, and listened for her signal. Soon the cackling noise told me the first step of her perilous undertaking was taken. It was dark, cloudy and threaten ing a storm, and as nearly as 1 could guess, close upon 9 o’clock. She had to go six miles, and I could only wait and pray. I was too much stunned to yet realize the hfcfoism of this timid woman, starting alone up on the dark ride through a wild coun try with a storm threatening. Nine o’clock! As the bell of the chnrch clock ceased to strike, a riitm. ble, a flash, told me a thunder storm was coming rapidly. Oh, the long, long minutes of the next hour! Ten o’clock. Rain falling in torrents, thunder pealing, lightning flashing ! Alice was so afraid of lightning. Often I held her, white as death, trembling, almost fainting, in such a storm as this. Had she feared to start, with the storm in prospect, or was she lying somewhere on the wild road-side, overcome by terror, or perhaps stricken by lightning? Eleven o’clock. The storm was o ver, '.hough the still night was inky black —no sound to cheer me, none to make the hideous suspense more endurable. A host of oossibiliiies, like frightful night-mares, chased one another through my tortured brain. Would the next hour never pass? Once the clock tolled midnight, all was safe. I was dreuched by perspiration wrung from me by mental agony one hour, chilled with horror the next. No words can describe the misery of waiting as the minutes dragged a Ibng. tn the dead rilenco a fnr-ofl sound struck a thrill of horror to my heart, far oxcecbing even tho previ ous agony. Far, far sway a faint whistle came through the air. Near er, and nearer, then the distaul rum tiling of the train growing more dis tinct. The midnight up train was coming swiftly, surely, to certain distraction! Where was my wife ? Had the ruffians intercepted her at the oot tnge T Was she lying dead some whore on the wild road ? Her her oism was of no avail hut was her life saved? luTitt-ift***f question tho approaifliio;* ipunble of the train was lost; far nitre did I feel the bitterness of Alice dead than the horror ofthe doomed lives carried by the train. Why had I let her start on her mad errand ? I tried to move, and writhed in impotent fu y in my chair, forcing the cruel cords to tear my flesh as I vainly tried to loosen even one hand. The heavy train rumbled past the telegraph office. It was an express train and did not stop at my station; but as I listened, every sense sharp ened by mental torture, it seemed to me that the speed slackened. Listen ing intently, I knew that it stopped at lire embankment, as near as I could judge. Not with the sickening crash I expected, not preceeding wails and groans from the injured passengers, but, gradually and care fully, A moment more, and I heard shout", the crack of firearms, sounds of some conflict. What could it all moan ? The minutes were all ho trs till I heard a key turn in the door of my prison and a moment later two tender arms were round my neck and Alice was whis pering in my ear: “ They will cotne in a few minutes, love, to set you free! The villinn left the key in the door ! I thought of that before I started, but thgre was a man at the front watching, I crept around the house and saw him, so I did not dare to he seen.” “ But have you bleu to Potsvillo?” v ‘ HujAj ueui* “ In all that storm ?” “Selim seemed to understand. lie carried me swiftly and surely. I was well wrapped in my waterproof cloak and hood. When I reached Potsvillo the train had not come up. “But it is here !” “Only the locomotive and one car riage. In that carriage were a sher iff, a deputy sheriff and twenty men armed to the teeth, to capture the gang at the embankment. I came, too, and they lowered me from the platform when the speed slackened, so that I could run in here and tell you all was safe.” When we spoke my wife’s fingers had first untied the handkerchief around my neck, and then, in the dark, found some of the knots of the cords binding mo' Hut I was still tied fast and strong, when there was a rush of many feet on the staircase, and in another moment light and joyful voices. “We've captured the whole nine!” was the good news. “Three, inclu ding John Martin, are desperately wounded, but the surprise was per feet I Now, old fellow for you 1 ” A dozen clasp-knives at once sev ered my bonds, and a dozen hands were extended ill greeting. As for praise showered on my plncky little wife, it would require av olumeto tell lialPo£,it. The would-be assassdfh and rob bers were sent for trial and senteno ed to penal servitude. Alice and I left for u more civilized community the following year. But before we went, therj was an invita tion sent to us to meet a committee from the railroad company at Postr ville. We accepted; had a dinner; were toasted and compfraented, and then Alice was presented with a sil ver tea-service, as a testimonial, from the passengers on the threaten ed up-train, the company and 1 ail road directors in token of their grat tude for the lives and property saved by the heroine. If men are the salt of the earth, women are the sugar. Salt is ane cessity; sugar a luxury. Vicious men are the saltpetre; hard, stern men, the rocksalt; nice family men, the table salt. Old maids aro the brown sugar; good-natured matrons, the ioaf sugar; pretty girls, the fine pulverized white sugar. Pass me the sugar, j lease? GEORGIA NEW3 JamDs IWretuine, of Perry county, raised 42 bushels of wheat per sere. June blossoms—Fifty College Com mencements just ahead, in the State. Twin calves an ached together by a ligament a la Siamcso twins, is what, Chattooga proposes bo send to tbo Centennial. At a mass meeting held Ift Moifgsn county last week Judge Angtisuis Reese was unanonrously recomeuded as the first choioo of the county tor Governor. Hon. John YV. Hudson, Senator in the late Legislature, from the Eaton ton District, died at his home in Ea tonton, a foW days ago. The Romo News suggests Bill Arp as a good “tied out’’ for tho Guber natorial race When the contest be gins there will be a ready response to the demand “Bring In another horsel’’ —if another be needed.—At lanta Commonwealth. The State Line Press says a color ed Baptist preacher who lives a few miles in the country, and occasional ly ministers to his brethren in Wcßt Point, is said to be over one hundred years old. Ilis name is Lewis As kew. He is hale and vigorous, and walks long distances to, fill his ap pointments. Mr. E. J, Harrison, who lives Bear Munnerlyn, informed a gentleman that a few days ago three of his cows came home, each With a black snake wrapped around one of their hind legs, and that the snakeß were busily engaged in filching the lacteal fluid from tho cows. The Thomasville Times in speak ing of the crop prospect says oats are harvested and housed, the yield be ing a good one- Corn looks splendid ana will he laid by, the majority of it., next week. Cotton was never better. Upon the whole, the crop prospect in Thomas county was nev er better. Harris rises to miorm me i.aw— rencovillo Herald that Milledgeville is within twenty miles of the centre of tbo State, and that the capital buildings are as good as new. He will be content, however, if the edit or of the Iferdd will advocate a con stitutional convention, and suggests that the “rest of us*’ will attend to the capitol business. The Atlanta Constitutiou sAys the daily and weekly press in certain por tions of the Btate are abusing the people of Atlanta as “a pack of thieves, corruptionists rnd rascals generally.’* Are you not mistaken Eleven Able? We have seen no such sweeping statements in in any of our exchanges There nro some mighty good men in Atlanta, KlevcA Able —men whom no editor would think of abusing. It is the slafl-wads the papers are after. —Suv. News. The Conyers Courier reels off the following soul etiring lines on the gubernatorial question: Who Will be the Qovernalre f Will ho be a -fereat bankwire Will lie boa big lawyaire f Will he be a grand ‘epeakalre ? Will he lie an ex-plantairo f All this vexes ye ediUtrS, And makes him rip and snort and rake, And groan and pull his curly hairs; He wants to know the Governaire; He wants to send him Ids papal re, And free his mind from this affaire. Mr. R. 3. Bates has shown the Cherokee Georgian a very old and interesting relic. It was a large hickory nur, and had an ostrich, an eagle, a deer, svuirel, ft hog, the ini tials “W K” aud “1731,” flowers, etc., beautifully carved upon it. The carving was executed by William Kendrick in 1731, just ono hundred and forty-five years ago. It has been kopt in the family, through each gen eration to the present. The Vindicator tells a pretty tough story about a steel-trap used by Mr. Mark Crowder of Merriweth er. He first set it for minks, and after catoing several of those “var ments,” until his dogs caught an old miuk with the trap banging to ouc of its legs. Then he set it for owls and caught a number with it. But it misterionsly disappeared again, and was lost for some time, until a few nights ago when a noise was beard iu a fowl house three miles dis tant, an owl was caught and killed with the same trap hanging to it. If brother Kcvil will give “uncle” Mark as authority for th above, we will believe every word of it. A Now Hampshire farmer has be lieved in the profitableness of hogs since one of them rooted np a box containing S.IOO, ■ <l —■■ Vanderbilt was worth only a mil lion when he was 50. Think of that and cheer np when you look despaii* ingly at yOUr last niokle. Ignorant men often attain to high positions, but it would not be proper to oleUt a mU to ihe Presidency who can’t “read his letters. An Qld.,GtJUigur sayst “When a woman gets to despise a koliker dress, it’s about tune to break up the family and divide tho property. 1 ■m< • ii■ ■ —— An nbsenl minded editor having courted a girl uud applied to her fa ther, the old man said: “Well, you want my daughter—w hat sort of a Settlement will yott mako? What will you givo her?” “Give her?” replied the other, looking np vaeaut ljr. “ Oh, I’ll give her a puff.’’ “Take her,” replied the father. Some modern philosopher says that “fences between neighbors are a relic of barbarism.” Yes, but when yon see a red haired woman kick a couple of hoards off the relie, and come walking through the apert ure with cistern pole and stony glare, you feel ready to barter your hopes of Ileavon for a six-story house with a way to get out of tho roof. Yes, lie Loved Her, On a Woodward avenue car yes terday was a man who had looked up on lager hoer ono glass too much. His eyes were half close, and Lit head bobbed right and left as the cor hanged along. Opposite him eat a woman with a baby in her arms’ The child looked up and smiled, and the fond mother pinched its cheek and sakedt Does darling ldVe mo ? The toper straightened up, got his gaze to bear on the woman, and In m mrmnrful V C.\P OUt! Mi your darling t Docs I love you ? You juz berz your las, dollar I dot Three Jolly Husbands* Three Jolly husbands out in the country, by the name of Jim Watson, Joe Brown, and Bill Walker, sat one evening at the village f avern, until be ing pretty well “corned,” they agreed that each ono returning home should do the first thing his wife told him, in default of which h should the next morning pay tho hill. Thay then separated for the night, enga ging to meet the next morning and give an honest account of their pro ceedings at homo so far as they rela ted to the bill. The next morning. Wnlkor and Brown were early at their posts) but it was sometime be fore Watson made his appearance. Walker began first; “you see, when I neared my house the candle was out, and the fire giving but a glimmering light, I came near walk ing accidentally into a pot of hotter that the pancakes wore to be made of the next morning. My wife, who was dreadfully out of humor at being tip ao late said to me, sarcastically, •‘Bill do put your foot in the hatter,” “Just as you say, Meggy,” said I, put my foot into the pot of hatter and went to had.’’ Next, Joo Brown told his story “My wife had already retired to our regular sleeping room which adjoins the kitchen and the door of which was ajar; not being able to navigate, you know, perfectly ,1 made a dread ful clattering among the furniture and my wife, in no very pleasant mood, bawled out: “Do break the por ridge pot.’ No sooner said than done, I seized hold of the tail of the pot, and striking it against the chimney jamb, I broke it in a hundred pieces. After this I retired to res', and got a cur tain lecture all night for my pains.” Ii was now Jim Watson's torn to give an account of himself, which ho did with a long fucc, as follows: My wife gate the most unlucky command in tlio world, for I was blundering tip stairs in the dark, when she cried out: Do break your neck, do, Jim.” “I will be hanged if I do, Kate,’’said I, as I gathered my self up, I’d sooner pay the bill. So, landlord, here is the cash for jou, and this is the last time I’ll ever risk five doilais tit tho command of my wife.’ $2.00 A YEAR GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA. ixsmrrivl nrrAriTMmv. Jume* M HniitH governor. P W Alexander and J W Warren secretaries exocutvo department. Thomas C Howard anil Samuel C Williams clerks executive department. .1 R Campbell warrant clerk. W 11 Orlgsliy messenger and recording clerk. stAtb iioosb omcr.ns, N C Barnett secretary of state. ’. .1 F "R clerk. W L Goldsmith comptroller general. J W Rcnfroo and .1 W Goldsmith clerks. John Joles treasurer. Miller Grieve clerk, Joel Ilmnhsm librarian. F, A Fiuwelien sup’t of public buildings, etc. G J Orr state school commissioner. Dr Thomas F Green sup’t of lunatic asvlm i. W D Williams sup’t academy tor the blind. W O Connor snp’t deaf and dumb ssyluun SUPBBMB COURT. Hon Iliram Warner e.hlof justice. lton H K McGay judge. Hon U P Trippe judge. N J Hammond attorney-general. Z D Harrison clerk. Henry Jackson reporter. The Supremo CouK site at seat of govern meut, beginning on the third Monday in Jan uary and first Monday in July in each year. CHATTAHOOCHEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. M. J. Crawford judge W A Little solicitor general Chattahoocheo— 4th Mondays in March and September. Harris—2d Mondays In April and October. Marion—2d Mondays in April and October. Muscogee—2d Mondays in May and Nov’her Stewart— 4th Mondays in April and Ortolier. Talbot—2d Mondays In March and Pept'bcr. Taylor —lst Mondays in April and October NEW MILILLYEBY GOODS! Miss Mart L. Brccb bos again npeklcd her stock at her OLD STAND. and will be pleased to serve her old friend* and customers, and as many new ones as will give hern call. She will sell low for Cash, and Uitarraatee Satisfaction. A WANT SUPPLIED! -Frank N. Coition, VTA TCHMAEER & JEWELER. • v [East Side Public Square .] Clocks and Whichcs dS,. ,Jl Cleaned and Itepaired ut the roost REASONABLE PA TES . Having permanantly located in Hamilton, Ga., IJamJ now prepared to do all work in my lino.at prices to suit the hard times, and will always GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PA TENTS. Oilmore, Smith tfc Cos., Successors to Chiprnu/i, Ilosmer <& Cos. Patents procured in alt countries. No fees In advance. No charge for services until patont is granted. Preliminary examinations free. Our valuable pamphlet sent free upon receipt of stamp. Address, Oilmore, Smith & C os, Washington D. C. A&R8A&8 Off AT, BOWHTT. Federal Officers, sollders and sailors of the late war, on tiikik hubs, are in ninny cases entitled to money from the Government which has been found to be due since fluid payment. Write lull history of service, and state amount of pay and bounty received, C'ertlficater of Adjutant General U. t*. A., allowing service and honorable dischaigu therefrom, in place of discharges lost, pro cuied for a small fee. Unclose stamp to Gilmore & Cos., and full reply, with blanks, will ho sent free. PENSIONS l PENSIONS ! ! All Federal officers, soldiorg and sailors, wounded, captured, or injured iti 111 line o duty in the late war, aud disabled thereby, can obtain a pension. Widows and minor children of officers, soldiers, and sailors, who have died rime discharge, of disease contracted, or wounds and injuries received in the service and in the line of duly, can procure pensions, by aildressing Gilmore & Cos. Increased rates for Pensioners oVaiced Bounty Land Warrants procuied fur serviie in wars prior to March 3, 1800. The e are warrants granted for service in the late re bellion. Send stomp to Gilmore and Cos., Washington, 1). C. for full idstiuciiou J77fi IDECBE.ITCLVIESMIL M Parties desiring information as to best routes to the CENTENNIAL, or 10 ny -t Die Summer Resorts or to any other pout m ttie coumiy, should address 1!. W. WBEN.T, enerai Passenger Agent ffcnuww itor.te Atlanta, Cl a .