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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
NEW MAIL SCHEDULE.
fron M >erßon t 0 Athens —William H. Bird,
ontroxitor.
Leave Jefferson, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 2P. M. Arrive at Athens by
7 P.M.
Leave Athens, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 7A. M. Arrive at Jefferson by 12 M.
from Jefferson to Gainesville — J. N. Twitty,
Contractor.
Leave Jefferson, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at IP. M. Arrive at Gainesville by
7 P.M.
Leave Gainesville, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 7A. M. Arrive at Jefferson by
IP.M.
Irm Jefferson to Lawrenceville — William P.
Betts, Contractor.
Leave Jefferson Saturday at IP. M. Ar
rive at Lawrenceville Monday, by 12 M.
Leave Lawrenceville Friday at 1 P. M. Ar
rive at Jefferson Saturday by 12 M.
V SIC I I'A L OFFICERS OF JEFFERSON.
IV. 1. Pike. Mayor; J. I*. Williamson, Sr., G.
J,X. Wilson. K. J. Hancock, F. M. Bailey. Al
dermen; T. 11. Niblack, Esq., Clerk fc Treasur
tr; W. F. Hunter, Marshal.
PROFESSIONS.
Physicians. ...J. J. Poster, N. W. Carithcrs,
J, li. Hunt, Clt Giles, WII Greemvatle. (Indian
fetor.)
Attv's at La\V....T. B. Silman, W. T. Pike,
J.A. H. Mahaffey, \V. C. Howard, M. M. Pitman,
P. F. Hinton, It. S. Howard.
MERCHANTS.
Pendergrass & Hancock, F. M. Bailey, Stanley
l Pinson.
MECHANICS.
Carpenters... Joseph P. Williamson, Scn'r;
J, P. Williamson, .Jr.; Warwick Wilson, Ed.
Wilson. Mitchell Few, (col.)
Harness Maker. ... John G. Oakes.
Wagon Makers... Win. Winburn, Monroe
Ik, (col.)
Makers. ..L. & A. J Gilleland.
Blacksmith. ..C. T. Story, James Montgomc
it.
Tinner. .. John 11. Chapman.
Tanners... J. K. A 11. J. Randolph, F S Smith.
Boot and Shoe-Makers... N. B. Stark, under
brat AVi rs office; Seaborn M. Stark. J AN
Moore, shops in the ** Billy Thompson” corner
.4ore-housc; Henry Evans, (col.)
H knituke Makers... Warwick Wilson, A J
Gilleland.
HOTELS.
Randolph House, by Mrs. Randolph.
Xoeth-Kastekx Hotel, by John Simpkins.
Public Hoarding House, by Mrs. Elizabeth
Worsham.
Lquors, Sega ns. Ac...J. L. Bailey.
Grist and Saw-Mill AND Gin... Long &
Randolph.
Saw-Mill and Gin...F. S. Smith.
COUNTY SCHOOL DIRECTORY.
Martin Institute. —J. W. Glenn, Principal; S.
; u rr. Assistant; Miss M. E. Orr, Assistant;
Mi's Myrtie McCarty, Music.
Outre Hill Academy. —A G Strain, Principal.
'•altlce Academy. —Rev. P. F. Lamar, Prin.
Harmony Groce Academy. —R. S. Cheney, Prin
cipal.
Mark Academy. —J. 11. McCarty, Principal.
well Greek Academy —Mrs. A. C. P. Riden,
Principal.
jesdemy Church. —J. J. Mitchell, Principal.
Oadwyler's Mill. —W. P. Newman, Prin.
Thompson Academy, J. J. Boss, Principal.
‘ ■ain and Ornamental Penmanship—Cof. A. L.
•’ARqe, Instructor.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
J ILEYC. HOWARD, - - - - Ordinary.
J. M. PITTMAN. - - Judge Cos. Court.
!SH.NIItLACK, - - - Clerk S. Court.
J'tfN' S. HrNTF.R, Sheriff.
'I-VN A. WORSHAM, - - - Deputy “
‘ f-f. JOHXSOX, ----- Treasurer.
\MKSI,. W'ILUAMSON, - - Tax Collector.
I?, ," - BRDWN, -----“ Receiver.
... h. JOIJXSON, - - County Surveyor.
Wallace, - - - coroner.
'■Jr M WILSON, County School Commiss'r.
.Jugular Sessions County Court, 2nd and
Mondays each month.
v "mmissionkks(Roads and Rkvenue.)—Wm.
J-ymotir. W. .J. Haynie, W. (i. Steed. Meet on
\ Ist Fri <lays m August and November. T. 11.
! ac ''< Esn., Clerk.
p “exty bt> of Education. —Robert White.
LL McLester, James L. Johnson, J. L.
J "amson. Wm. Thurmond.
Medical Card.
J) B -W, P. DeLAPERRIERE laving complet
e,l Ins Medical course of studies at the I ni
' tynf Georgia—his native State—locates at
\f . star's old stand, where he will practice
J cine in all its branches, and will treat dis
aes w >th the most approved remedies known to
(j,,, Returning thanks for the confi
a* manifested by the liberal patronage bestow-
iiring his past course of practice, he hopes by
‘' | n 'nil and constant guarding of every possible
frit? 0 ! 1 oF P at ' ents b on his own part, together
tj 1 t,ie assistance of his father, to merit a c<*n*
,' llnc .e of the same. attention giv
’ diseases of children and females. ap!s
F. P. TALMADGE,
DEALER IN
AMERICAN AND IMPORTED WATCHES,
CLOCKS, JE WELB Y, SIL VER <$- PLA TED WARE,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, &C.
Batches, clocks jewelry repaired
In a neat and workmanlike manner, and warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Oi-nauiental ami Plain Letler Engraving a Specialty.
—College Avenue, one door from the Bookstore Corner, ATHENS, GA.
April Ist, 1870 ly
THE FOREST NEWS.
e People then own Rulers; Advancement In Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
fWcssuuiaf & lousiness dads.
•LO. HUNT, M. I>. j. B . PENDERGRASS. M. D.
D R Hn" , ? r pf^deugrass
nose of a S/ ormed a Partnership for the pur-
Eranehe, P dr C r mg ™ e(ll . cme in all the various
branches of the profession, respectfully tender
rmmH- erVICeS t 0 tbe c,tizens of the town and sur
roundmg community. Office at Col. W. I. Pike's
old stand - jui y 2o
J. A. B. MAHAFFEY. W. S. M’CARTY.
M AHAFFEY & McCARTY,
ITA A T T O R NEYiJ AT LAM’,
Jefferson, Jackson Cos. Ga.,
Will practice anywhere for money. Prompt at
tention given to all business entrusted to their
care. Patronage solicited. OctdO ly
DR. C. R GILES
0 F^ E T R £ his Professional services to the citizens
of Jefferson and vicinity. Can be found at
the office recently occupied by Col. Mahaffey
Jan. 22, 1870—tf
BP* WOFFORD, Attorney at I ,aw,
• HOMER , RANKS Co s., Ga.
M ill practice in all the adjoining Counties, and
gu e prompt attention to all business entrusted to
his care. J&aY* Collecting claims a specialty.
June 10th, 1875. iy
J. J. FLOYD, I j. B . SILMAN,
F Covington, Ga. | Jefferson, Ga.
LOlfl* A SILMAW,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
M ill practice together in thc Superior Courts oi
the counties of Jackson and Walton.
junel2— ly
WI. PIKE, Attorney at Law,
• JEFFERSON, JACKSON CO., GA.
Practices in all the Courts, State and Federal.
Prompt and thorough attention given to all
kinds of legal business in Jackson and adjoining
counties. June 12, 1875
WILEY C. HOWARD. ROB'T S. HOWARD.
Howard & howarif,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jefferson, Ga.
Will practice together in all thc Courts of Jack
son and adjacent counties, except the Court of
Ordinary of Jackson county. Sept Ist ’75
STANLEY & PINSON,
JEFFERSON, GA.,
DEALERS in Dry Goods and Family Groce
ries. New supplies constantly received.
Cheap for Cash. Call and examine their stock.
June Iff ly
DK. W. S. AIAIVAMIFIt,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Harmony Grove, Jackson Cos., Ga.
July 10th. 1875. * 6m
SPUING AND SUMMER
stock: ok
Millinery and Fancy Goods!
o
UKS. X. A. ADAMS
4 NNOUNCES to thc public that she is now re
x\_ cciving a large and varied stock of Ladies'
Bonnets, Hats. Laces. Ribbons. Trimmings, &c.,
which she is offering at low prices. Call, exam
ine and be convinced. Next door to the Bank of
the U niversity, Athens, Ga. April 15
THE REASON WHY
J. H. HUGGINS
Sells goods cheaper note, is because he
has adopted the
CASH SYSTEM!
The ready cash enables him to buy goods very
low, and consequently he is offering to the public
every thing in his line, such as
All kinds of Crockery and Glass-ware , Lamps ,
Chandeliers , Farmers ’ Lanterns , Kerosene
Oil. at wholesale and retail; Family and
Fancy Groceries, Dry Goods , Roots ,
Shoes , Hats, Saddles , Harness
and Leather.
And also a large stock of LIAIE, both for build
ing and fertilizing purposes, all very low for the
CASH.
When you go to Athens, don't forget to call on
J. H. HUGGINS. If you want KEROSENE OIL, at
wholesale or retail, he will supply you at the low
est price. If you want CROCKERY and GLASS
WARE, there’s the place to get it. If you want
TOR AC CO. FLOUR , BACON, LARD, SU
GAR. COFFEE and MOLASSES, go there and
you will find it. If you want LIME, for building
or composting with fertilizers, go to
J. H. HUGGINS’,
No. 7, Broad St., Athens.
the place. marlS
DOBBINS’ STARCH POLISH!
m (how da shine)
A GREAT DISCOVERY,
By the use of which every family may give their
Linen that brilliant polish peculiar to fine laundry
work. Saving time and labor in ironing, more
than its entire cost. Warranted.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS AND GROCERS EVERYWHERE.
ASK FOR DORRINS*.
DOBBINS, BROS. & CO.,
junel7 13 N. Fourth St., Phila.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. AUG’T 19, 1576.
SELECT MISCELLANY.
A STRIKING CONTRAST.
Democratic Georgia and Radical South
Carolina.
A FOUTII-OF-JULY SCENE AT CRAWFORD VILE.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
writing from Savannah, Ga., under date of
July 27th, after mentioning in a casual man
ner, the fact that from good authority it was
evidently the intent and purpose of the Ham
burg negroes to precipitate a row with the
whites on the “ fourth,’’ then goes on and
draws a comparison between the two States
—as regards the negroes—in which he paints
thc following “ pen picture” of what he saw
on “ Independence Day” at Crawfordville.
and in which is also embodied a noble trib
ute to the “Sage of Liberty Hall”—Hon. A.
H. Stephens;
* * It so happened that I was on a visit
to Mr. Stephens, at Liberty Hall, on the 4th
of this present month. The first notice I had
of the intended celebration was on the after
noon of the 3d (Monday,) when a j’oung color
ed man came into Mr. Stephen’s bed-room in
order to get some instructions from him re
garding the opening address which the former
was to make on the next day to about eight
or ten Sunday school delegations who were to
assemble in a grove in the outskirts of the
village. The young man sat at Mr. Stephen’s
writing table, and having gotten his points,
rose, thanked his friend and left. On that
day also, a committee informed my host that
after their celebration and dinner were over
the Sunday schools would go in procession
into his grounds, if it should be agreeable to
him, and sing some of their songs. lie cor
dially assented.
On the next day, at about 2 :30 o’clock in
the afternoon, preceded by the white brass
band of the village, we saw them coming, and
a goodly sight it was. Besides the Taliafer
ro county schools, the Crawfordville, the
Bethel, the New Salem, the Battery and the
Springfield, there were the White Plains
from Greene and another from Wilkes. Mr.
Stephens was rolled in his chair out into the
long piazza as the vast crowds advanced up
the lawn. As the various delegations arriv
ed at the piazza, they filed to the right, and,
lingering under the shade of the trees, sang,
each one, a song, and wheeling, retired to
some distance in the rear until the last one
had performed its appointed piece. Then,
all the delegations forming in mass, a young
colored man standing upon the steps an
nounced that all the schools would sing sev
eral pieces in chorus.
And now, gentlemen, perhaps 3'ou never
have heard a Georgia negro sing. At all
events, I am confident that you have never
heard twent3'-five hundred of them sing in
chorus as they did on that afternoon, partl3 T
for rhe entertainment of the invalid states
man, whom of all men they honor and love
the most, and partl3 r in their humble way for
the worship of God. As they began there
was some danger lest in such a throng the
time of the music might not he well preserv
ed. But Mr. Gorman, the leader of the
brass band, arose from his seat in the piaz
za, and marking the time with his walking
cane, the chorus continued in even
until the end. Such a sight and such a hear
ing I might desire, but I cannot expect to
witness again. Men and women, young men
and young women, bo3 r s and girls, and even
some little children lifted up their voices in
that shad3 r old grove and sent them towards
Heaven in a tumult of harmon3” in which not
a discordant note was to be heard, in the
midst of which the tears which we could not,
if we would have repressed, came from our
eyes. These schools, I heard, had been in
structed, the most of them, in Sunday school
music under the superintendence of their
white pastors, and they had in their hands
their music books. The negro's voice is
alwav’S true, and when, as in this case, they
had been trained, it is wonderful to notice the
harmon3' and the compass which it can attain
in a numerous chorus. In such chorus these
sang with all their heart and all their might
on that afternoon. The music I call grand,
because that seems to me the best term which
I can employ in defining it. Their neat and
orderly appearance, with their Sumhiy clothes
and simple banners, not only gratified Mr.
Stephens, but. as lie said that night on his
bed, enraptured him. When the whole cho
rus was over the young leader upon the steps
called out in the name of the multitude for
an address from him. Though having known
him since my Ixvyhood, and heard him speak
on many, very many occasions, I have never
seen him under the inilucnce of such intense
feeling. lie leaned from his chair, with his
arms resting on the railing, and nothing but
physical weakness prevented him making
what would otherwise have been perhaps as
eloquent a speech as he ever made. Even
as it was, his voice, to the astonishment of
his attendant, rang out under the inspiration
of his feelings so that it could be heard in the
village, nearly half a mile distant. He spoke
of his profound gratification at the develop
ment which this day's exhibition evidenced
the colored people, especially in his neigh
borhood, in the midst of the cordial relations
of the two races, were making. He never
appeared to us all so wise, so earnest, so gen
tle, as he spoke to this multitude of their
duties in educating their children to a just
understanding of all the behests of their new
condition. lie looked as if he would have
wept because he was not strong enough to
say more of the things of which his heart was
full to overflowing, and he ceased only when
he became utterly unable to speak longer.—
We called for several songs from the sepa
rate schools when their own programme had
been finished, after the singing of which,
when the sun was nearly down, the> r filed
back again and shook the feeble hand of their
host as the3 r retired. Though he had been
listening to them several hours, and though
he had been exhausted by the talk lie had
given them, yet he seemed reluctant <0 sec
them depart. That night on his bed, before
preparing for sleep, he said that no exhibi-
tion on that anniversary had ever gratified
him so much, and that if such had been the
will of God he would almost have wished that
he could have died while listening to that
music which of all he had ever heard was the
most enrapturing. And then he spoke of the
generally good condition of the negroes in
that section, where many of them own snug
little farms and other property, and between
whom and their white neighbors the most
friendly relations obtain. Though he said
nothing of their attachment to him or his
services to them, yet it is very plain and is
delightful to see that many,thousands of ne
groes in that section look up to him as their
greatest and best earthly friend, and that his
influence upon them has been benign to a de
gree that is wonderful.
And now what a contrast sucli a scene in
Georgia to that in Hamburg, in South Caro
lina. In Georgia these people were assem
bled to celebrate in their simple way the gen
eral anniversary of independence, and to pour
out their hearts and voice in gratitude and
praise to tlie Creator for all his blessings to
a common humanity. In South Carolina
they had met, as they always have done since
the war, toglorifv what they have been taught
sedulously to believe to be true, their incipi
ent and growing superiority to the rest of
mankind. The one multitude came with sim
ple white banners,- bedecked with rural flow
ers, singing their simple, but ineffably sweet
religious hymns, and then retired peacefully
as they had come to their homes. The other
came with knives and pistols and bludgeons,
and drank their mean whisky, and roared
out their dirty oaths about white folks and
other imagined enemies, in the day and night.
Afterwards, when the men of Taliaferro, of
both races, were in their fields and shops,
and working in hearing of one another, and
often together, they heard of the sad sequence
to the great Hamburg Fourth of July in the
conflict of the violent of both races in that
ill-fated region.” * *
“The Georgia colored people, with little
exception, do not believe their interests to
bc hostile to those of the white men. Very
early after thc war one of this race, a young
man who has since become a Bishop in the
African Church, respected and beloved by
black and white, in an address to a crowd of
several thousand of his people, spoke with
astonishing power against the most fatal
dogma which the carpet-baggers had already
introduced. “ God forbid,” he said, “ that
such a thing should be so. God forbid that
our freedom should have come to us with
such a curse as that to follow it; for, in the
conflict which would have to come, it needs
no prophet to foretell who arc to be the con
quered.” lie warned his hearers that who
ever persuaded them that such an antago
nism existed, was their enemy; and that if
they could not find friends nor make friends
with their old masters or their masters’
neighbors, they could find or make them
nowhere under heaven. There are in Geor
gia tens of thousands of negroes who so be
lieve* and believing so are industrious and
thriving and contented. Would that thc ne
groes in South Carolina could learn some
thing from their examples.”
Visiting the Sick.
“You are just the one to visit the sick
room—your cheerfulnes has almost given me
a fresh lease of life”—said a dear friend, who
had been confined to her room and bed, for
long, dreary weeks, by wasting disease.
I the one to visit the sick—to do them good.
I was astonished and rebuked at once. I
had almost invariably absented myself from
the invalid’s apartment, making, perhaps an
occanional call, and if necessary, “sitiing
up” for a night, that the members of the af
flicted family might obtain needed rest. And
with these I considered mv duties to invalids
ceased. I had left all the exertion of amusing
and comforting sufferers to those who “had
r. gift that wa}\” I had never lifted or un
folded the “napkin,” to see how many “tal
ents” were entrusted to my keeping.
On this particular occasion, I had accom
panied some ladies calling upon this mutual
friend, and when we were about taking our
departure, she said : “Don’t go now, Mary ;
it will be so lonely for all to leave at once.”
Of course I remained, and all the more wil
lingly from the fact that I was much attach
ed to her; I had spent many pleasant hours
in sweet converse with her and her lovely
famil}’.
On my way home I pondered upon her
words, and the saying of an ancient poem
came throbbing with powerful weight upon
my heart—“l was siek, and ye ministered
unto me.” How few individuals have but
one talent left in their charge ! l’et there
are many who have at least one gift laid away
in a “napkin” ; left to the rust and mould of
years, and when the “Master of the Vine
yard” calls for his own, and usury, he finds
the “gift” depreciated in value, and has good
reason to turn away with a “sad countc-
nance.”
Every gift, whether great or small, is given
for us to improve; and woe be to us if we
betray our trust.
A Vexed Question Settled.
At the late session of thc Supreme Council
of the Friends of Temperance, at Jackson,
Miss., the following resolution was adopted ;
Resolved, That thc pledge of the Friends
of Temperance, in its spirit, is intended to
prevent those who take it from the use of any
and every kind of drink, no matter by what
name called, that will produce intoxication ;
and that it does not prohibit the use of any
drink as a beverage, or as a diet, which will
not produce intoxication.
It was also decided thc construction of the
word “cider,” as used in the pledge, has no
reference to the unfermented juice of the
apple.
AN AWFUL STORY.
The number of rats inhabiting the rock}’
crevices and cavernous passages at the sum
mits of Pike’s Peak—says a correspondent of
the Pueblo Chieftain —have recently become
formidable and dangerous. These animals
are known to feed upon a saccharine gum that
percolates through the pores of the rocks,
apparently upheaved by some volcanic action.
Since the establishment of the government
signal station on the summit of the Peak at
an altitude of nearly 15,000 feet, these ani
mals have acquired a voracious appetite for
raw and uncooked meat, thc scent of which
seems to impart to them a ferocity rivaling
thc fierceness of the starved Siberian wolf.
Thc most singular trait in the character of
these animals is that the}’ are never seen in
the daytime. When the moon pours down
her queenly light upon the summit they may
be seen in countless numbers trooping around
among the rocky boulders that crown the bar
ren waste, and during thc warm summer
months they may be seen swimming and
sporting in the waters of the lake, a short dis
tance below the Peak, and of a dark, cloudy
night, their trail in thc waters is marked by a
sparkling light, giving to the waters of thc
lake a bright and silvery appearence.
A few days since, Mr. John T. O’Keefe, one
of the Government operators at the signal
station upon the Peak, returned to his post,
taking with him upon a pack animal a quar
ter of beef. It being late in the afternoon
his colleague, Mr. Ilobbs, immediately left
with the pack animal for the Springs. Soon
after dark while Mr. O'Keefe was engaged in
the office forwarding night dispatches to
Denver and Washington, he was srartled by
a loud scream from Mrs, O'Keefe who had
retired for the night to an adjoining bedroom,
and who came rushing into the office scream
ing “The rats ! thc rats!” Mr. O'Keefe, with
great presence of mind, immediately drew
around his wife a scroll zinc plating which
prevented the animals from climbing upon
his person, and, although his own person was
almost literally covered with them, he succeed
ed in encasing both his legs, each in a joint
of stove-pipe, when he commenced a fierce
and desperate struggle for the preservation
of life, being armed with a heavy cane. Hun
dreds were destroyed on every side, while
they still seemed to pour with increasing num
bers from thc bed-room, the door of which had
been left open. The entire quarter of beef
was eaten in less than five minutes, which
seemed to only sharpen their appetites for an
attack upon Mr. O’Keefe, whose hands, face,
and neck were terribly lacerated.
In the midst of the warfare Mrs. O’Keefe
managed to reach thc office, from which she
threw a coil of electric wire over her husband
that'sprang outward and spread itself over the
room then, grasping the valve of the battery,
she poured all its terrible power upon the
wires. In an instant the room was all ablaze
with electric light, and hundreds were killed
by the shock, when the sudden appearence of
day-light made such by the coruscation of the
heavily charged wire, caused them to take
refuge among the crevises and caverns of the
mountain, byway of the bed-room window,
through which they had forced their way.
But the saddest part of this night adventure
upon the Peak is the destroying of their in
fant child, which Mrs. O'Keefe thonght she
had made secure by a heavy covering of bed
clothing. But thc rats had found their way
to the infant (only two months old), and left,
nothing of it but the peeled and naked skull.
Drs. Horn and Anderson have returned from
the Peak. It was thougtt at first that the
left arm of Sergeant O'Keefe would have to he
amputated but they now believe it can bc
saved.
A Capital Fable.
The hopelessness of one's accomplishing
anything without pluck is illustrated in an old
Eastern Fable. A mouse that dwelt near the
abode of a magician was kept in such con
stant, distress b}’ its fear of a cat that thc ma
gician, taking pity on it turned it into a cat.
Immediately it began to suffer from its fear
of a dog, so the magician turned it intoa dog.
Then it began to suffer from fear of a tiger,
and thc magician turned it into a tiger. Then
it began to suffer from its fear of a huntsman
and the magician in disgust said : ‘Be a mouse
again. As you have only the heart of a mouse,
it is impossible to help you by giving yon the
body of a nobler animal.’ And the poor crea*
ture became a mouse again. It is the same
with the mouse-hearted man. lie may be
clothed with the powers and placed in the
position of brave men, but he will alwa}'s act
like a mouse, and public opinion is usually
the great magician that finally says to such a
person : ‘Go back to your obscurity again.
You have only the heart of a mouse, and it is
useless trying to make a lion of you.’
How He Wanted the Balance:
A fanner who had sent a bale of cotton to
a warehouse, instructed a merchant to have
it sold. Thc merchant complied with the
request and the staple was disposed of. The
farmer upon examining his statement was
heard muttering to himself, “Drayage, wharf
age, mistakage, storage, leakage, weighage,
well I'll take the balance out in fighta^e."—
Montgomery (.lla.) Bulletin.
$ TERMS, $2.00 PER ANNUM.
( SI.OO FOR SIX MONTHS.
GLEANINGS.
Galveston, Texas, is now shipping wheat
direct to Liverpool at twenty-eight cents per
bushel.
The signal officers on Pike’s Peak are dis
consolate. As fast as they carry it np their
whiskey freezes.
Greene count}', Tenn., has a young man
who is not ID years old yet and has been mar
ried three years.
Under the present Revenue system it costs
90 cents per gallon for a man to turn his own
apples into brandy.
Gov. Tilden within eighteen months has
originated measures that have reduced ex
penditures on the N. Y. cftn.ds, $1,300,000.
The post route bill, as it passed the Senate,
provides two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars for the restoration of the fast
mails.
Limestone county, Ala., can boast of two
white oak trees that measure respectively
twenty-seven and twenty-two feet in circum
ference.
A horse-thief captured near Macon the oth
er day ascribed his crime to a big drink of
whiskey he had taken before he committed
the deed.
Ch icago is now manufacturing railroad iron
at a rate of 80,000 tons per year. This branch
of industry will undoubtedly become one of
the most important interests of that city.
A San Francisco theatre manager has given
notice that no woman shall occupy a scat in
the boxes, dress circle, or parquet!e of his
house, if she wears a hat or bonnet.
The London Cotton Convention expressed
the opinion that the compression of American
cotton greatly deteriorates its class as well as
its appearance.
The Tennessee Democratic Convention, at
Nashville, re-nominated Governor Porter for
Governor, and ex-Gov. John G. Harris and
W m. B. Bate electors at large..
The river and harbor bill, which goes to the
President, appropriates $75,000 for the im
provement ot rivers in Georgia. Savannah
harbor gets $G2,000. Of the $5,000,000 ap
propriated, the South gets $2,000,000.
The Baptists in West Virginia are building
more new meeting houses this year than ever
before, notwithstanding the hard times ; ami
the houses are of a hotter class than those
which have precceded them.
It is said that General Sherman will resign
his position in the event of the election of
Hayes and Wheeler, and that President Grant
will bo appointed his successor. And yet
Hayes does not endorse Grantisin ?
Anew law has been promulgated in Prus
sia by which Baptist churches can obtain
rights of incorporation in Prussia, and be re
cognized as religions bodies—each church to
apply for it separately.
A gentleman of Anderson, S. C_ snys that
after losing 100 chickens by cholera, he found
that a table-spoonful of soda mixed with a
quart of milk, and given with tho food, was
a enre.
Hogs are now worth in Missouri, on an
average, six cents per pound, and corn is sell
ing at from twenty-five to thirty cents, at
which figures a great deal of it is shipped to
St. Louis and other markets.
On the 2Gth of July, the wife of Mr. G. W.
Edmondson, of Lumpkin count}', Ga., pre
sented her husband with twins. Mr. Edmond
son is eightv-eight years of age, and is draw
ing a pension as a soldier of the war of 1812.
Ten years ago there was no Methodist or
ganization in Sweeden ; now, seventy soci
eties, fifty-six preachers in the regular work,
and forty local preachers, thirty-one churches,
and five thousand members reported.
Eleven persons have died of actual starva
tion in New York city since the Ist of April,
and the suffering from inadequate food
supplies is now enormous and increasing.
This is a threatening outlook for the approach
ing fall and winter.
A brutal negro who attempted to murder
his child, by roasting it before the fire, was
tried at Spartanbnrg. S. C., last week, and
found guilty. "We trust his punishment will
be in equal severity to the atrocity of his
crime.
The cotton wo.rm is doing great damage in
Alabama, but the people have been relieved
of a worse affliction than army worms; be
sides that, they have made the largest corn
crop ever known in the State. Let them look
up and be thankful.
Over two hundred dollars were realized
from the fancy ball at the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs. The money goes to tlve
Custer monnment fund. Another ball, for
the benefit of the Lee moument. will be given
on the 18th instant.
It is said that no one remembers ever hav
ing noticed a living evergreen that had !een
struck by lightning. It has, therefore, been
suggested that a building well surrounded by
such trees would be comparatively free foqiq."
danger of being rent by lightning.
The citizens of Ilcrricn county, Oa., are
noft-ptussed over a mysterious colored woman,
wearing male attire, and living in the woods
in that county. She seems to have a horrid
dread of men, and is said to run equal to the
speed of a horse when pursued.
Two Jews have been elected to the Italian
Senate. This is another “foot print in the
sands of time,” as no Hebrew ever held the
honor before. A few years ago the Jews had
no political rights in Italy ; now every right
that pertains to citizenship is theirs. The
world is still moving on.
Kansas is complaining that her crop of
cereals this year is too enormously heavy for
utilization. Millions of bushels of wheat will
have to be lost, the farmers, because it ripens
too fast, and cannot be got to market; and
as to corn, the yield is so great that vast
quantities will have to be used as fuel during
the winter.
NUMBER 11.