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MALCOM STAFFORD,
I jjA.VAGINO AND BUSINESS EDITOR.
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business directory.
XEW MAIL SCHEDULE.
L Jefferson to Athens —William 11. Bird ,
ontractor.
|ive Jefferson, Tuesday, Thursday and
Irlay at 2P. M. Arrive at Athens by
(if.
■ eS ve Athens, Monday, Wednesday * and
lj jV a t 7A. M. Arrive at Jefferson by 12 M.
L Jefferson to Gainesville — J. N. Twitty,
Contractor.
leave Jefferson, Monday, Wednesday and
|iv at 1P- M. Arrive at Gainesville by
I M.
leave Gainesville, Tuesday, Thursday and
■jrday at iA. M. Arrive at Jefferson by
|)I.
Lk Jeff tv son to Lawrenceville—William P.
Betts, Contractor.
■ Ave Jefferson Saturday at IP. M. Ar
ps: Lawrenceville Monday, by 12 M.
Lawrenceville Friday' at 1 P. M. Ar
|ot Jelferson Saturday by 12 M.
WICIPAL OFFICERS OF JEFFERSON.
If.l. Pike, Mayor; J. P. Williamson, Sr., G.
If. Wilson, It. .J. Hancock, F. M. Bailey. Al-
I-aeii: T. H. Niblack, Esq., Clerk & Treasur
| W, F. Hunter, Marshal.
PROFESSIONS.
Physicians... J. .1. Doster, N. W. Carithers,
J. Hunt, C H Giles, IV II Greenwade. (Indian
Ictor.)
irrv's at Law... J. B. Silman, W. I. Pike,
L B. Mahatfey, VV. C. Howard, M. M. Pitman,
P. Hinton, It. S. Howard.
MERCIIA NTS.
\nlergrass k Hancock, F. M. Bailey, Stanley
fin.son.
MECHANICS.
ißPF.N'TEiis... Joseph P. Williamson, Sen’r;
?. Williamson, .Jr.; Warwick Wilson, Ed.
Json. Mitchell Few, (col.)
Harness Maker... -John G. Oakes.
Wiiiov Makers... Wm. Winburn, Monroe
irjcol)
ikv,av Makers...L. &A. J Gilleland.
luciiSMrni...C. T. Story, James Montgome-
Ilv.ver...John IT. Chapman.
TiVSEBS... J. E. 3c 11. J. Randolph, F S Smith.
iOr and Siioe-Makeus... N. B. Stark, under
ml Xctcs oilice; Seaborn M. Stark. J W
>re. shop> in the “ Billy Thompson” corner
iye-house; Henry Evans, (col.)
teiTURE Makers... Warwick Wilson, A J
Etluid.
HOTELS.
h TDor.ru House, by Mrs. Randolph.
‘Kth-Lastern Hotel, by John Simpkins,
folic Hoarding House, by Mrs. Elizabeth
wshim.
Uijroßs, Seoars, Ac... J. L. Bailey.
11 tor and Saw-Mill and Gin. .. Long &
Wolph.
WdllLL AND Gin...F. S. Smith.
COUNTr SCHOOL DIRECTORY,
wtin Institute. —J. \V. Glenn, Principal; S.
;'to, Assistant; Miss M. E. Orr, Assistant;
Myrtie McCarty, Music.
[u, a Hill Academy. —A G Strain, Principal.
Academy. —Rev. P. F. Lamar, Prin.
ti'fmny Grove Academy. —R. S. Cheney, Prin-
Academy. —.J. 11. McCarty. Principal.
Creek Academy —Mrs. A. C. P. Riden,
'acipal.
jcQ'itmy Church. —J. J. Mitchell, Principal.
;"’hr>/)?r\s Mill. —W. P. Newman, Prin.
‘ji’mpson Academy, J. J. Boss. Principal,
.‘■r.nand Ornamental Penmanship—Col. A. L.
C 0 UXTY OFFICERS.
‘LEY C. HOWARD, - - - - Ordinary,
yi- PITTMAN. - - Judge Cos. Court.
JH. XIBLACK, - - - Clerk S. Court.
£g s - HUNTER, - Sheriff’.
A. WORSHAM, - - - Deputy “
-- Treasurer.
;' WILLIAMSON, - - Tax Collector,
v l; \Y. BROWN, - - - - - “ Receiver.
V 'ES L. JOHNSON, - - County Surveyor.
'• '\ALLACE. - - Coroner.
" LLSON, County School Commiss’r.
jTHejular Sessions County Court, 2nd and
‘Ondays each month.
C ISSII) N* KRS (RoA I>SAXDR EV EX UK.)- W 111.
•.A'tor. W. .]. Ilaynie, W. G. Steed. Meet o.
Fridays in August and November. T. 11
,>' K - Lsq., Clerl . "
iNTv B'i> of Education. —Robert White,
rJ- G. McLester, -lames L. Johnson, J. L.
Medical Card.
)" w ?• DeLAPERRIERE having cnmnlet
% iik Medical course oi studies at the uni-
Georgia—his native State —locates at
| H : old stand, where he will practice
ln e in all its branc es, and will treat dis
-e' the most approved remedies known to
ie.'L' r ° ,i° n - Returning thanks for the conti
-j'T toanifested by the liberal patronage bestow
‘ca-TT his past course of practice, he hopes ny
'ir 1 cons tant guarding of every possible
T' °f patients, on his own part, together
a ,° assist ance of his father, to merit a cen
ts t/Y 6 oF tFle sa *no. attention giv-
J diseases of children and females. ap!s
F. P. TAUMADGE,
DEALER IN
American and imported watches,
CLOCKS, je welr y, silver $ PLATED ware,
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, &C.
Etches, clocks jewelby ptEF-A.iiR.EiD
In a neat and workmanliko manner, and warranted to give entire satisfaction.
Ornamental and Plain Letter Engraving a Specialty.
f ATION— College Avenue, one door from the Bookstore Corner, ATHENS, GA.
A P rit Ist, 1576 1y
THE FOREST NEWS.
llie People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Apiculture and Southern Manufactures.
(Professional’ <fc business lards.
J. O. HUNT, M. D. J. B. PENDERGRASS. M. D.
DRS hi AT A: PFADERGR4XS
Having formed a partnership for the pur
pose of practicing medicine in all the various
branches of the profession, respectfully tender
their services to the citizens of the town 'and sur
rounding community. Office at Col W I Pike's
old stand - july29
J. A. B. MAHAFFEY. W. S. M'CARTY.
\fAHAFFEY & McCARTY,
1U A T T O R NEYS AT LAW,
Jefferson, Jackson Cos. Ga.,
Will practice anywhere for money. Prompt at
tention given to all business entrusted to their
care. Patronage solicited. Oct3o 1 v
Bit. c. It. GILES
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens
of Jelferson and vicimtv. Can be found at
the office recently occupied by Col. Mahatfey.
Jan. 22, lSTU—tf
B F * WOFFORD, t torney at I^iw.
• HOMER , BANKS Cos., Ga.
A\ ill practice in all the adjoining Counties, and
give prompt attention to all business entrusted to
his care. Collecting claims a speciaßy.
June 19th, 1875. * iy
J. J. FLOYD, 1 j. B. SILMAN.
F Covington, Ga. | Jelferson, Ga.
liOI D At SILMA.Y,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Will practice together in the Superior Courts oi
the counties of Jackson and Walton.
junel2—ly
WI. I'IKE, Attorney sit I,aw.
• 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. J une 12, 1875
WILEY C. HOWARD. ROB'T S. HOWARD.
Howard a Howard,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jefferson, Ga.
\Y ill practice together in all the Courts of Jack
son and adjacent counties, except the Court of
Ordinary of Jackson county. Sept Ist ’75
STANLEY & HINSON,
JEFFERSON , GA..
DEALERS in Dry Goods and Family Groce
ries. New supplies constantly received.
Cheap for Cash. Call and examine their stock.
June 19 ly
DIS. W. S. AIJAAADFK.
SURGEON DENTTST.
Harmony Grove, Jackson Cos.. Ga.
July 10th. IS7.T. 6m
SPRING AND SUMMER
stooik: of
Mill'll x vy and Fancy Goods!
T. A. ADAIIS
VXNOUXCES to the public that she is now re
ceiving 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 University, Athens, Ga. April 15
THE REAS OX WHY
J. H. HUGGINS
Sells goods cheaper now, 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 icholesale and retail; Family and
Fancy Groceries. Dry Goods , Boots ,
Shoes , Iluts , Saddles, Harness
and Leather.
And also a large stock of S.litllL 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 CROCKER'Y and GLASS
WARE. there's the place to get it. If vou want
TOBACCO. FLOUR . BA COX. 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. 11. HUGGINS’,
No. 7, Broad St., Athens.
S*aT‘Rcmember the place. marl?
QEOKGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
W ereas, Samantha Cowan applies to me ii
proper f< in , i i.citus Adnnnistrat on on tin
estu; of tip en Cowai , late of said county, de
ceased —
Therefore, all persons concerned, kin andcreJ
ors. are lu reby notified and required to show
ause, if any they can. at the regular term of the
ourt of Ordinary, to be held in and for said coun
v on the first Monday in October. 1876. whyLct
ers of Administration on the estate of said de
eased should not be granted as prayed for by the
applicant.
Given under my offic : al signature, this Sept. 7th,
1576. sepO W. C. HOWARD. Ord’y.
\Y truing to Trespassers.
A LL PERSONS are hereby warned not to
xV Him*, Fili or otherwise Trcs|iasi> upon
the lands of the undersigned. Under Full Penalty
of the Laic, • [ff>] D. MITCHELL.
ZBEA-TsTiKIS.
Of all kinds neatly printed.
At the Forest News Office.
isy at home. Agents wanted. Outfit
qp lAj and terms free. TRUE & CO.. Augusta.
Maine. ™arll
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. SEPT. 30,1876.
SELECT MISCELLANY.
The Man Who Cheats the Printer.
The man who cheats the printer
Out of a single cent,
Will never reach the heavenly land
Where old Elijah went.'
He will not get admission there,
By devils he'll be driven,
And made to loaf his time away
Outside the walls of Heaven.
Without a man to greet him,
Without a pleasant grin.
The happiness that he will reap
Will be almighty thin.
He'll have to eat the thistle
Of sorrow and regret;
He'll have to buck around right smart
With cussedness, “you bet!”
A Vastly Important Move.
Governor Smith is just now considering a
matter that will be of vast import to Georgia
and the South, if he can make it out. A per
fectly responsible steamship company of Eng
land has proposed formally that, if the State
of Georgia will give a bonus of $50,000 a year
for three years, it will at once put a regain,
line of first-class steamships to running be
tween Savannah and Liverpool, and keep
them at it permanently.
They guarantee besides, to land several
thousand Germans per month (3,000.1 think,)
at Savannah during the first year.
The company is perfectly responsible, and
Governor Smith is very favorably struck with
the proposition. If lie gives his fine energy
and rare common sense to the working out of
the direct trade problem, he will do more for
Georgia than any other man has done in the
past decade. There is a statute upon the
books of the State authorizing the Governor
to make some such arrangement as this ; but
it was passed before the war. and is not ope
rative now. The Governor says heartily:
“ If that law were of force now, I should close
the arrangement in one week’s time.”
I think he is in earnest about it. and if so.
we shall hear of it again. It is quite possible
that in less than a year we shall be shipping
cotton straight from Savannah to England,
and importing goods direct, while a stream of
honest, industrious Germans, swelling a9 the
time goes on, shall pour through our seaport
city and fill the waste places of the State.—
God speed the happy day.—H. W. G., to Con
stitutionalist.
We are aware (says the Atlanta Common
wealth) that Governor Smith is profoundly
impressed with the proposition referred to in
Mr. Grady’s letter. The Act passed by the
Legislature of 1860-01, authorized the ap
pointment, of a Commissioner to visit Ger
many and England, and to contract with a
steamship company for “Direct Trade.” and
a subsidy was provided for. Hon. Thomas
Butler King was appointed to the mission by
Governor Brown, and he perfected a most
favorable contract with a company of German
capitalists. Ilis report was able and interest
ing. Why not resurrect the report and make
that contract the basis for anew one ?
Dot Leetle Guide Pook.
Yesterday forenoon, says the Detroit Free
Press, a young man, whose business it was to
sell railroad guides to any one who would buy,
found a Jefferson avenue clothing dealer sit
ting in an arm chair in front of his door, and
after a kindly salute the agent handed out
one of his guides and said :
“ There is the handiest little book in the
world. It contains the name, time-table and
route of every railroad in the country.”
•* I neffer pays no sich kind of pooks,” re
plied the dealer as he glanced through it.
44 But you want that pamphlet, my dear sir.
You look like a man who travels around con
siderably. and no traveler can get along with
out one of these guides.”
“ I don’t care to -ruble no railroad,” said the
Maler. shaking his head and turning away.
•• Hold on. now; just look through it once,
suppose, for instance, that you want to go to
New Orleans.”
“ I shall neffer go there so long as I am
born.”
*• Well, suppose you want to go to Omaha ?”
•• Den I don’t go.”
*• What do you do when you want to go to
Chicago ?” asked the persistent agent.
“ I sthays at home.”
“ Well, suppose you had to go ; wouldn’t
vou have to look at a railroad time-table
then ?”
‘‘No. sir. I should go down py ter depot,
get on der train, pnv some apples off der poy.
and I should step off in Chicago like some
grease!”
The agent had no further arguments to ad
vance.
Presence of Mind.
At a fire in a provincial town the goods in
the burning shop had to be east into the
street, and as a matter of course, the night
being dark, the articles were disappearing
with rapidity, when a policeman, observing
a man in the act of picking up a fine cheese,
very cleverly made his way through the crowd
and stationed himself so as to prevent any
escape. The man rose with the cheese in his
hands and was preparing to decamp, but on
beholding the policeman in such close vicinity
he suddenly changed his mind and quietly
placed the cheese in the policeman’s arms,
remarking as he did so, ‘ There, yon had bet
ter take care of that or someone will be
walking offwith it.’— London(Ont.) Free Press.
A New and Powerful Explosive.
There is apparently no end to the inven
tions of explosives and moters of great force.
The latest is that discovered by a party in
Petrolia. Pa. Its workings have not been
kept a close secret, but have been publicly
exhibited before large gatherings of people,
and from the printed reports of the public
experiments we have the positive assurance
of its being a reality. The new invention is
claimed to be an explosive with a force of
100 per cent, greater than nitro-glycerine;
and what is a most important consideration
is that it can be handled with comparative
safety, the great force being derived from
mercury, which is nowhere near as susceptible
to friction as nitroglycerine. A correspon.
dent of the Titusville Herald . writing from
Petrolia, gives the following account of recent
public experiments with the new discovered
explosive :
"Two ounces of the stuff was put into a
small tin pepper box and placed upon a. steel
plate half an inch in thickness, said to he
capable of resisting a pressure of 175.000 lbs.
to the square inch. When exploded, a hole
the size of the box was made through the
plate with the edges as square and clean as
though made by a drill. Three experiments
were afterwards made upon half-inch boiler
plate, and the result was the same as upon
the steel. One tablespoonfnl placed upon
three thicknesses of the best boiler iron, and
exploded without any tamping, will perforate
all three.” It is claimed that the new explo
sive is equally, if not more, efficient for rack
splitting or blasting, and exhibitions of its
powers for this kind of work are to be made
before long.
Shs Venerates “ It.”
A woman venerates her bustle. It is not
a mass of wire-works to her. It is not an in
animate object to he controlled at will. No.
It is to her a creature having a being—a
creature of life with a soul. Especially is
this fact illustrated in the dressing room.—
“ Bessie,” says the woman to her maid after
the toilet is completed, “how does it look ?”
By “it” she docs not mean a flounce, or a
buckle, or a bow, but her bustle, and she
speaks of the article as “it” in a half doubt
ing waj T ANARUS, as though it was one of those kind
of “ its” that have a sex—like babies, bees,
bugs and such things. “ Bessie,” she says
again, “ does it hang well, and how does it
move when I walk this way—imitates the
new stjde of‘chicken step’—doe9 it bob real
well and pretty ?” And being assured that
it is “jess beau"ful, mum,” she surveys her
self in the mirror for a last glance, and asks
Bessie to note especially what it does when
she does so (grabbing her form in the vicinity
of the hip, as if about to lift herself over a
fence by main force) —“does it show itself, or
run out at one side, or stick out behind, or
what?” Assured again, the owner of the
latest torture of fashion leaves her room, steps
from the threshold into the street murmuring.
“I do hope it will act good to-day,” hails a
street car, enters and—tries to sit down.
A Defiant Editor.
We hold it to be the duty of Governor
Smith at the proper time, to issue a procla
mation defining the rights of citizens in the
Congressional and Presidential elections, and
notifying Attorney-General Taft’s marshals
that they will be held strictly accountable to
the laws of the State for any interference
with those rights. The duty of Governor
Ilouston, of Alabama, is no less plain in the
premises. Taft’s order is an outrage, and it
should be treated with contempt. So far as
we, as individual citizens, are concerned, if
a United States marshal, or deputy marshal,
should in any shape or form attempt to in
terfere with onr rights as tree men, we shall
just as certainly knock him down as we can
find the strength in our arms to do it. —Rome
Courier.
SdpThe patient bearing of the white peo
ple of Charleston. S. C.. and Monroe, La.,
after tlie dastardly and unprovoked outrages
perpetrated by the Republican negroes in
those two places, affords a striking illustra
tion of the wisdom of the policy advocated
by the Enquirer of extreme forbearance in
the race troubles which seem to be unavoida
ble in the South. Since the infamous action
of the Administration in foisting troops upon
the South with the evident, and in many in
stances the avowed, purpose of carrying cer
tain States necessary to make up the Repub
lican Presidential catalogue by force of arms,
several outrages have occurred in different
sections of the South, notably the disgraceful
riots at Charleston and Monroe, but in nearly
every instance these outrages were instigated
and perpetrated by the colored Republicans,
who have been encouraged by the recent ac
tion of the Washington authorities to precipi
tate bloodshed in order to carry a poin.t
There never would have been any blood spill
ed at either Colfax or Hamburg had not the
colored men. led on by vicious leaders, pro
voked the difficulty. We are glad to see a
disposition manifested by the white people
South to keep their senses and refuse to be
driven or allured into wreaking vengeance
on their deluded persecutors by any violent
means. Their patient forbearance will be of
incalculable benefit to the Democratic party.
Their temperate course is a just rebuke to that
cruel and remorseless policy symbolized by
the “bloody shirt,” and, if persevered in du
ring the canvass now fully opened till the
end. can have but the opposite effect to that
which every sensible man reasonably believes
is intended not only by the local demagogues
of the Republican party South, but by the
leaders and managers of the National Repub
lican campaign.— ttrmiiiiatf Enqmrvr.
He Wanted Advice.
An exemplary minister, residing in Ra
leigh, was busy at his sermon thfe other even
ing, when a caller came to disturb him. It
was a stranger, and he said his name was
Dolsocker. He extended his hand for a
shake; sat down as if in his own house, and
presently began:
“I called to see if you would give me a
little spiritual advice.”
“Certainly I will, and will be glad to,”
was the reply. “ Are you a professor ?”
“No.”
“ Then you are thinking of turning 3’our
feet into good paths, I hope.”
“Well, perhaps so,” was the hesitating re
ply.
“Don’t you want to be a Christian V* ask
ed the good man.
“I’ll tell you how it is,” said the stranger,
after a lengthy interval. “I've got a ticket
in a lottery, and I wanted to ask you if you
thought it would stand any better chance of
striking the big prize if I was sorter good
than it would be if I kept on being sorter
bad.”
The clergyman didn’t labor with Mr. Dob
soeker very long.
Size of Countries.
Greece is about the size of Vermont.
Palestine is about one-fourth the size of
New York.
Ilindostan is more than a hundred times as
large as Palestine.
The Great Desert of Africa has nearly the
present dimensions of the United States.
The Red Sea would reach from Washing
ton to Colorado, and it is three times as wide
as Lake Ontario.
The English Channel is nearly as large as
Lake Superior.
The Mediterranean, if placed across North
America, would make sea navigation from
San Diego to Baltimore.
The Caspian Sea would stretch from New
York to St. Augustine, and it is as wide as
from New York to Rochester.
Great Britain is about two-thirds the size
of Ilindostan. one-twelfth of China, and onc
twenty-fifth of the United States.
The Gulf of Mexico is about ten times the
Uzc of Lake Superior, and about as large as
the sea of Kamschatka. Bay of Bengal, China
Sea, Okhotsk or Japan Sea. Lake Ontario
would go in each of them more than fifty
times.
Old Wan.
Bow low the head, boy ; do reverence to
the old man, as lie passes slowly along.—
Once like you. the vioisitudes of life have
silvered the hair and changed the round mer
ry face to the worn visage before you. Once
that heart beat with aspirations co-equal to
any you have felt; aspirations crushed by
disappointment, as yours are, perhaps, de
stined to be. Once that form stalked proudly
through the gay scenes of pleasure the beau
ideal of grace ; now the hand of Time, that
withers the flower of yesterday, has wrapped
that figure and destroyed that noble carriage.
Once, at your age. he had the thousand
thoughts that pass through your brain—now
wishing to accomplish worthy of a nook in
frame; anon imagining life a dream that the
sooner he awoke from the better. But be has
lived the dream very near through. The time
to awake is very near at hand ; yet his eye
ever kindles at old deeds of daring, and the
hand takes a firmer grasp of the staff. Bow
low the head, boy, as you would in }'our old
age be reverenced.
other day a tuhfull of blood flowed
on the banks of the Brazos river and crim
soned the stream. It was a miniature battle
of boys—white boys—and as there was not a
single negro or mongrel among them, the
slaughter will not be utilized for political ef
fects. Two parties of boys—from seventeen
to twenty years of age—met on the Brazos,
opposite Kimball, Bosque county, Texas.—
They were from two counties, and met for the
purpose of racing the ponies which they rode.
They got into some dispute, and at first en
gaged in a rough-and-tumble fight to settle it,
but one of the number happened to think this
was not the most knightly way of doing it,
and proposed that they should meet the next
day and try the issue with pistols and car
bines. To this they all agreed. They met,
and half a dozen of them fell dead in the bat
tle. The skirmish was short, decisive and
satisfactor}'. It spoiled the races, but was a
more interesting contest.
An incautious .young lady clerk in the
Treasury Department was promptly discharg
ed, the other day, because she was heard to
say that she “ hoped the lightning would strike
the Lincoln monument.” Blaspheming the
name of Lincoln is, of course, a ver}' terrific
crime, but the Republicans worship Bob In
gersoll, who announces that he prefers Jupiter
to the God of the Christians, and that Jesus
Christ was a bastard.— Courier-Journul.
RTA Philadelphia paper, of last Monday,
says: “A jolly boy from Georgia was ar
rested the evening before and placed in the
Central Station on the drunk and disorderly
list. His pockets were, of course, searched,
and the surprise with which the examiner
counted out $4.7D0 as the contents of one
pocket can better be imagined than described.”
\ TERMS, $2.00 PER ANNUM/
} SI.OO FOR SIX MONTHS.
GLEANINGS.
Ten cents a bushel is the Texas price for
corn, the purchaser to gather it.
The Maine Democracy 3ast 7,000 vote#
more than she ever did before.
There are 17.000 public schools ih Penn
sylvania, and there is resrnlar daily reading
of the Bible in 14,500 of them.
Le Petit Journal, of Paris, now return#
its circulation at 400,000 a day, “the largest
circulation in the world.”
The President has commuted the sentence#
of the Chicago and Milwaukee whiskey ri n$
to a nominal fine and imprisonment.
The men who robbed the Northfield (Minn.)
Rank, and who were killed or captured,
proved to be the notorious Younger brothers.
A Vi ashington dispatch says a declaration
of martial law in the South i9 among the
probabilities. The measure is lirrw under'
ad visement.
Editing a paper is like carrying an um
brella on a windy day. Everybody thinks
he could manage it better than the one who
has hold of the handle.
In the history of the jurisprudence of the
State of Virginia the Supreme Court's records
show that but one case of divorce was ever
brought before it.
The number of shingles annually produced
in this country is estimated at 2.205,000.000,
and there's a good hit of country not yet
roofed in.
Colorado, the j r omigest member of the
grand sisterhood of States, will hold a State
election just one week after our October elec*
tiou,
There are two couples in Crawford county
whose ages aggregate two hundred and eighty
seven years. All of them are in the enjoy
ment of good health.
In four States, Vermont, Maine. Arkansas
and Alabama, all of which voted for Grant,
the Republicans lose 120,000 votes or nearly
one-quarter of the entire vote of both parties.
It is said that yellow fever never spreads
in the pine woods, and cases taken there lose
their contagiousness. From this circumstance
it is argued that rosin is the best of all yellow
fever disinfectants.
There is a strange and fatal disease among
cattle in Wayne county. Pa., causing alarm.
A singular tick bores deep into the flesh, in
flammation and death following in four hours.
Thirty head died at Hawkley's.
The latest about Gov. Tildcn is that he
ain't himself but somebody else, having been
changed by a nurse when a baby. Don't
matter, he’s the man we want, whether he's
he “or any other man.”
The elections in Arkansas and Vermont
show how strongly the tide of public senti
ment runs in favor of retrenchment and re*
form, and betoken the complete annihilation
of official fraud and corruption.
Tweed and his companion have sailed from
Corunna for Cuba. They are expected irt
New York about the 20th of October. Ilis
rooms in Ludlow street jail await him, and
for a few days after his arrival that famous
hotel will be New York’s leading sensation/
About nine months ago Mr. Joel McLen
don’s house was burned at Cuthbert, on the
oth inst. iiis wife died, and two days afters
ward his second house w r as burned. Verily*
his troubles came not singly, but in battah
ions.
Outrages in Alabama have increased in
number and brutality since the Democrats
carried the State election. A colored matt
named “Mobile Bill” gave the colored Con*
gressman, Jere Haralson, a licking in broad
day-light last Monday.
Bull Eagle, when called upon to surrender
his arms and ponies, sent word to General
Buell, that he would do no such thing. He
wants all the soldiers to cross to the east
bank and keep their rations. The Indians
will take care of themselves.
A crazy man was tied fast in a wagon for'
transportation to Blountville, Ky. lie yell
ed so londlj r that the frightened horses ran
away, throwing out the two keepers and
breaking an arm of each. Then the lunatic
seized the reins, controlled the horses, drove
alone to the asylum, and delivered himself tip.
Nothing like the present drought in New
York State has been known for fifteen years,
[n many counties the grass is so completely
burned up that the farmers are buying feed
and cutting up vegetables for their cows, us
ing in advance for their stock the food which
ordinarily comprises the winter supply.
An immense snake of the constrictor vari
ety is committing ravages in Harden county,
lowa. It has killed seven horses and five
cattle. Two hundred armed men have been
searching for the reptile two days. One par
ty came in sight and report that it is thirty
feet long.
A London woman with a babe in her arms
provoked her husband so much that he shied
a knife at her. It killed the baby, entering
two inches deep into its head. Thejnry ac
quitted the father by rendering a verdict of
“Accidental death,” and severely reprimand
ed the mother for having aggravated her bus
band.
Some of the State papers are denouncing
in a fearful way W. P. Price as the Republi
can nominee for Congress in the third Dis
trict, The abuse should be switched off to
W. P. Pierce. W. P. Price is a Democrat,
living in Dahlonega, who lias served one term
in Congress, and who is perfectly willing to
serve another,
MKTHomsT CoNfERENCfi.—The North
Georgia Methodist Conference will meet in
Sparta during the latter part of November/
The session will be nnnsilally interesting.
A large number of distinguished visiting
brethren will probably be present. The body
is quite a large one, being composed of about
three hundred delegates. It will be quite an
| event in Sparta, and the people look forward
I to it as “the good time coming.”
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