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"Hatim (Timber (fintcttc RLOH’u W. GRUBB, 1 DARIEN, GEORGIA, SATI'KDAT MOKMHi, JINK HHt, I^7■ HOW TO avoid; mixed schools Under this bead (be Columbus Sun and Enquirer says, there are two class es of schools in Kentucky—one for tbe whites, supported by taxation of the whites; and one for the blacks, supported by taxation of the blacks. Neither class of these schools is, there fore, supported by “general’ taxation. The Civil Rights bill now before Con gress provides that all schools- 'sup ported in whole cr in part by general taxation” shall be open to both races. The Kentucky system is suggestive of a mods by which to defeat the Civil Rights bill, in respect to mixed schools should it become a law. Let the poll taxes collected in Georgia from the whites b 9 applied to the support ol exclusive while schools, and the p 1! taxes of the negroes be applied exclu sively to the support of negro schools. This is really the fairest way of ap portioning the nchool taxes between the two races, if only strict justice and equality were consulted. Rut the whites have been more magnanimous in Georgia as well ns Alabama. They pay three-fourths of the poll taxes, and nearly half the money is appro priated to the education of the ue-, groes. Now, however, if the arbitrary: laws of Congress disturb this magnan imous and generous arrangement, the wLites of these States have only to Lll back upon a plan strictly just to both races, and the Congressional commingling 6cheme will be defeated. Let there be no “general taxation" for the support of any public schools, but partial taxation for the support of two classes of schools, each race re ceiving back exactly what it contrib utes for this purpose. T his would do equal justice to both races, nnd take both classes of schools from the scope of the Congressional enactment. This certainly docs seem to us fo be a very just and feasible mode of de feating tbe infamous Congressional scheme, and would set at rest, our fears of .tho commingling of races in schools, at least.- Lot us ventilate this subject and see if we can carry into effect the desired object- GRANT AND THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS, A Northern Democratic paper of a recent date says that Edwards Pierrc pont, at the close of a long conversa tion with a casual acquaintance, re marked lately : “I may not see you atrain before the next Presidential election. I wish, therefore, that you would mark the prediction. Grant will not only I e re-nominated and re elected in 1876, but he will get the support of the Southern Democrats.' Mr. Pierrepout met all criticisms on the President's course by an answer •oinprekeasive if not satisfactory. He said: “Grant represents the aver age morality and intelligence of the country.” Edwards Pierrepout is no stranger at the White House. He subscribed $‘20,000 to the Republican election fund of 1868, at a time when rn >ney was not :o plenty among the messengers as it is now. He is a par ticular favorite with the President. The Macon Telegraph says if Grant will stamp the life out of the socia 1 equality monster he will take a long stride towards putting himself in a position where Southern Democrats <‘au at least consider his claims to their suppoit in 1876. THE GEORGIA STATESMAN. The Atlanta Herald’s r< port says that nt the conclusion of Mr. Hill's! speech to the New York editors (a sketch of which is copied elsewhere,) one of the New York press stated that that was the kind of talk he liked to Lear, and that Mr. Hill had almost convinced him to become a Chris tian. Col. Clark said that his constitu ency thought so much of that kind of talk that they had determined to run him for Congress. With unanimous voice the conven tion said send him to Congress. That is the place for him. Put him in n position where the whole United States con get the benefit of his wis dom. We cheerfully endoxe* the above expressions of the New York press. AFFAIRS IN GEORGIA. Part of a moonlight excursion down Brunswick Bay got capsized a few evenings since. The Cornet Band was on board. It is said that the lengthy Foreman of the Appeal office was tho only one that had his head ibovo water. Joe Greer managed to save himself by straddling the “bass lorn.” Lyon, the talented leader of ihe Ba id, was found after the “wreck" at thelowerend of Jekyl, coaxing a five hundred-pound turtle to lay still long enough to have his photograph “took.” Judge Bartlett has be'a holding Court in Savannah in place of Judge Schley. His Honor commissioned six p. c’a., who had been elected to the Penitentiary. Many others will take quarters with tho* chain-gang. Georgia coal is being shipped to Sa vannah for tbe use of Ocean steamers. This is as it should be. The Atlanta Constitution publishes au address delivered by Colonel E. Halbert, before (he Mechanics’ Insti tute in Atlanta in March. It is an able speech and one well worthy per usal. The Colonel is one of the clear est hea led men in Georgia. “Little A’eck” prances to the front with article No. 4. Ho greth for Ben Hill. We wonder if this thing is gtf ing to continue all summer. Air. W. D. Mitchell, of i wiggscoun ty, was shot an l killed on tho high way three miles from Macon last week. The murderer was hid behind a thick et and is not positively known. It is said a beautiful woman is at the bot tom of it. A Carrolton paper records a mar riage that took place in front of a gin house. We guess the old folks ob jected nnd tho gin Louse was the last resort. The Republicans of Atlanta are ma king arrangement for the coming fall campaign. A. St. Clair-Abrnms will soon com mence the publication of his new dai ly in Atlanta. He has organized a publishing company and ba.s applied for a charter. Rufe Bullock, once known in Geor gia as “Governor Bnlloek,” has been loafing around Gotham. Rufe had better keep his eyes skinned as there is no telling at what moment Gover nor Smith’s agent may collar him. Liberty county thicks she can run her affairs much better with the addi tion of a Court Couit. J. H. Estill, Esq,, proprietor of the Savannah News, now wears tbo title of “Captain” of the Johnson Light In fautry. Frank Evans, of the Alapaha Fores ter, says buttermilk is ripe and there’s no danger of starvation in that neigh borhood. They gay young men of Bainbridge are anxious for their bosses to close stores at six in the evening:. The llrunswickians are still feasting on church suppers. We understand they intend to “fight it out on that line if takes all summer.” Mr. Mat. Thornton has been ap pointed Master Machinist of the B. & A. Railroad. The Glynn Superior Court has been in session two weeks, Judge Harris presiding. Marion Oates, of Augusta, a stu dent at the University at Athens was fatally shot last Saturday afternoon by a little girl. She was playing with his pistol and he told her theie was no load in it, and to snap it a him. She did s \ and it fired, lodging the ball in his stomach. West Point has been eating ripe peaches. Albany is to have a Republican pa per soon. Mrs. Susan Karswich, died very suddenly in Atlanta during the week. It is thought that she was poisoned by her husband. Atlanta complains of her filthy and dirty streets. Muscogee sends nine delegates to the Penitentiary. Judge O. A. Lochrane has been an nounced as a “Grant candidate” for Congiess from the Atlanta District. Judge Lochrane is a Republican and a Democrat; but that makes uodiffer ence he would ably represent his Dis trict if elected. The sensible men ol North Georgia are strongly in favor of sending Ben* Hill to Congress. No better man can be found tc repressn* Georeiu in Con i gress. A MOONLIGHT EXCURSION TO JEKYL ISLAND. 1 Occasional Cornspondcnce of Ibc Timber Gazette. Brunswick, May 31sr, 1874. Editor Gazette: On the evening of May 29th, 1874, as the sun slowly sunk below the hori sou, tho young bloods of the “city of j the sea” were congregating on one of the wharves, equipped for an excur sion to Jekyl Island. At eight o’clock 1 we left the city on board th“ sloop Clay-Bob. The Silver Cornet Baud discoursing sweet music as we glided down the Bay past the receding lights j of the city, the black hulls of ships with their naked towering masts, and the forest of cedars —their dark out lines clearly defined against the eve ning sky. The full round form of the “quern of light” cast her silver sheen | upon the waters, while the w avelets that brake over the him ishe 1 surface seemed like gorgeous wrea.hes of azure blue and molten silver. Out of the Bay and into the Sound, \Cuth a strong tide and “stiff breeze” we rap idly neared the shores of Jekyl, cast ing anchor ; t tbe mouth of Clam Creek.' Several of the party entered the bateau and started shoreward, the tide carrying them far away from the destined place of landing. A rope was then stretched from the sloop to the shore, and another load put off, pulling themselves aim g by the rope. They proceeded but a short distance when the tide swept the boat from beneath them—engulphing all in the “treacherous deep,” (about three feet of water.) Recovering their equilib rium,. they waded ashore. For five successive tiips the boat capsized, whether accidentally or otherwise, the render may decide. The aquatic feats performed would put to shame both tho Nerides and Tritons of the deep. The festive spirits of several of the party were decidedly dampene I by the cool recepti ;u they received fi- m the venerable Jekyi. Let the reader piciure in imagina tion the revel of the night. At the mysterious midnight hour, human forms in uncouth costumes, wander ing along the murmuring sea, here and there nether garments suspended on some kindly bough, a sickly :Irt that flickered only while fed with rush-grass ami palmetto, abound which, ghastly forms glided, while others wandered for miles t.l mg the beach; a merry laugh or a hideous scream occasionally mingling with the monotonous roar of the blue Atlantic —the whole forming a scene, the very personation of the mystic orgies of the “witches of Eudor.” In strolling along the beach we cap tured two sea turtles, weighing each about 500 punds. We wore comp< led to leave them as we had no mode of conveying them to the sloop. Re turning, we embarked without mis hap and were soon gliding over the smooth waters of the S an >, enter ing the Bay of Brunswick about the hour the ruby and amber l ; ght tinged the eastern sky. Hating pail our tribute to old Father Neptune, (hats and other garments.) we, with the dawn of day, proceeded on our way,-the baud heralding our approach by discoursing harmonious music. At a quarter past six we landed, and ns we wended our way to our several destinations, we caught a glimpse of more than one face at the windows, peering from be hind the curtains. To those and oth ers who witnessed our arrival, we would say that outward signs were o indication of the genuine enjoyment of our nocturnal revel on that long to be remembered night. ANOTHER EXCURSION The elegant steam tug Godfrey Kecbler, of Florida, brought an exclu sion party from Fernandina to Brun swick this evening. Though the vis itors were not expected, they were kindly received by the citizens. The Silver Cornet Band, as ever, was prompt to welcome ti.e ci'y * guest, and gave them a parting serenade, thus inviting the excursionists to again visit the “Venice ol Aim riea.” WARRINGTON. indie, tions aie that Presi dent Grant v ill nominate Col. Bns tow, oi Kentucky, to be Secretary ol the Treasury. Richar son, the pres ent Secretary, will be appointed Asso ciate Judge of the Court of Claims. It is also stated that t ere will 1 e sev eral ehwiges 111 the Treasury Depart ment. S£S*Jno Edgar Xaoiupsun the great Railroader, died iu’Philadelphia hist , week. TOAST OF HON. S.H. H.LL. At a banquet given to the New Y* rk editors in Atlanta, recently, Hon. B. H. Hill was called on to respond to th“ toast, “Go >rgia—The Empire State of the S mill.” The New York press called for a man they had long heard of. and wanted to hear from him. The following is the toast : Mr. Hill stated that nothing was more pleasant than the interchange of views. The highest eulogy that could be pronounced on man was - ■ To know him is to love him.” It is hard to know one another and to know ourself. How much more diffi *ut it is for people to know each other when the diffieulty is increased by division. If 1 knew you ys you are I wool 1 love you, and if you knew nif heart as it is, you would love me. (Great and prolonged applause.) My heart responds fully to the love of the Union. (Applause.) In the midst of the war there never was a time I could not utter, ‘•Would to God that we could have the Union as it was.” (Applause.) We differ as to its meaning, and the reason is because we don’t know each other. These meetings should be periodical. The Press of the country control public opinion and form public sentiment. The Press, North and South, did much to alien ate the sections. It is a-sin you must ac count for. My father, when I was a boy, instructed me. He told me of the struggles of our revolutionary sires, and pointed to me our troops crossing the Delaware and Cornwallis delivering up his sword. It en thused my youthful soul, and filled my heart with patriotic pride. I looked up to the Stars and Stripes and would have died for them, because I loved them. It is the aspir ation of mv heart yet to teach iny children as mv father taught me. Ought we not h ive a country to love? (Applause.) Too much of the legislation of the past seven or eight years has been based on the ground that we are reb Isa 1 traitors. Put yourself in rav place. We are called rebels for doing what we thought right and our duty. We should learn charity lor others. We ought irot to think any the less of others for thinking dif ferent from us. (Applause.) If ym think I am a rebel it is your right; I think different as is my right; what good does it do you to tell me what you think? Perhaps had I been born North I nugut have been a free soih-r p chaps had Charles Sumner been born South he might, have been a secession ist ! I couldn’t help being born in the South. If a Chinaman eats rats let him do it. I love the South; her traditions, her dead and her living, and her future. (Great ap plause.) I opposed secession more earnest ly than you did, perhaps, and had greater obstacles than you. Each man is entitled to enjoy his own opinion, without interfering wilu th > rights of his neighbors. Massachu setts knows better her wants than any other State, and th.* s ;me is true of Georgia. We. have four million of human beings in our midst entitled to civil rights. Looking to the inter* .st of the future. I thank God that there is not a sluvjj in America to-day, (tre mendous and continuous applause. 1 All we ask of you is please don’t fetter and einbar ras us (continuous applause.) We better understand what is necessary to lift them up and make them ski He 1 laborers instead of ignorant ones applanse). The great ruling purpose of Federal legisl ition seem to be to “keep down the rebels.” IF member that while we i.v down we want to he considered loyal. We are willing to take the Constitu tion as you have amended it, and start from the standpoint you designated in the nice of progress and prosperity. When you see us violate that Constituti >n then interpose. The people who came here from the North to get into power because they could not get into power there, misrepresented ns to re tain that power in their grasp. Go- back and tell your friends that sixty four of yon traveled through the South without seeing, hearing or smelling a Kuklu ! (Applanse.) If I should visit the North and should inflame a people living in your midst against you to the point of considering you tlieir foes, wouldn't you Kuklux me. (Cries of yes.) If you didn’t I wouldn't have any r.spect for you. Until quite recently the nits representing the South in Congress possessed no sympa thy with us I can forget the stripes of Ma nassas, the surrender of Appomattox, altlio’ it seems so hea\y to me for I did wish my side to succeed, but I can’t forget the carpet bagger! Would you restore the Union ? Then go hack to the old Constitution as amended by you and stand to it —the corner stone being the general government for general affairs, qnd (he local government for local affairs. (Great applause.) The Constitution and the Union are one and the sam . Go hack and tdl your peoj- :. ft,.( when they vote in 1870 to remember 1770. V. voice goes up to them from the land of Oglethorpe and the grave of Pulaski, remember 1776. (Applause., During the war at one time during a cessa tion of hostilities Federal troops occupied i>ne bank of the Rappahannock river, and Confederate troops the other. Each had their hands. One day the Federal band struck up ‘'Dixie,” and the Confederates rent the air with shouts; the Confederate and struck up ‘ Yankee Doodle,” aud the Fed erals made the welkin ring. Doth bands then simultaneously struck up ‘-Home, Sweet Home,” and bop-, armies cut up such shouts as was nt v. r heard before. We perhaps have sung the song of Radical and Konkov lo :g enough; you hove sang se cesh, rebel and traitor until you ought t > be tired of it; let us both quit these songs aud in the new temple of ttie Union, with united voice sing “Home Sweet Home.” ap plause lasted for several minutes.) A ember of the N< w York Press Association move ! tlmt Mr. Hill be requested to write out his speech for p tblic iti m, promising that every pa per in New York State would publish it. The motion prevailed amid great enthusiasm. The Atlanta Constitution says that the Northern Press excursionis s were -litlily delighted with the hospitali ties exterdetl to them doling their brief stay in Georgia. fSjT'The Conservatives carried the municipal election in Richmond. One Independent was elect and to wOnncil. Petersbu g isConservati .e for thefirst time since the war. Lynchburg', Va., eh cts a R publican Mayor. ©aj-Seuator Wtn. B. Brownlow, of Tennessee, is bitterly opposed to the passage of the Civil Rights Bill. Well, the old man is right for one. THE LOVELY SOUTH LAND. In tin- last issue of Our Fireside Friend, published at Chicago, we find a letter from Air. H. C. King, on; of its traveling correspondents, from which we copy the subjoined eloquent and manly tribute to the South. The let tf t- dated New Orleans, Alay Ist, 1874, reads as follows: “You wish me to tell you ‘how I like the South ?’ Do I like the ‘Eden of America?’ No! I love it, wi h a love so strong, and so deep, that had I the power I would pluck from her lacerated body *very thorn of wbah everkiud; I would heal every wound, however deep, and make her, if not the paradise of the woild, certainly the paradise of North America, which nature designed her to be. I would unite her with the North, the East, and with the West, in the closest fra ternal bonds, for thus the prosperity and happiness of the whole land would be promoted. Ihe South is a land especially blessed by the hand of God. When her advantages shall become known and appreciated by the peoph of this and other nations; when her beauty and her inherent riches are understood, and wise rulers and benif iceut laws shall hold sway; when the waste places shall be built up; when the busy hum of manufactories shall be heard all along the banks of our magnificent streams. When this time shall come, then will the Smith be come what the Creator in His great wisdom designed it should be, the very ‘garden of Eden’ of America. Now, do you wonder that I love the South ? I would that I possessed the pen of a Alilton, that I might tell of its beauty aud grandeur in fitting language.” "THIS IS THE KIND OF A MAN HE IS.” On th*i evening of the 21st ult., the citizens of Hartford, Connecticut, al most without distinction of p rty, tendered their newly elected Senator, II >u. W.'W. Eaton, the compliment of a serenade, in response to which, among other good things, he said: Igo to the Senate with the fixed determination to honor the State of Connecticut' in as much as in me lies; to honor the Stale which has honored me—the town of Hartford, which in the past year so honored me. Fir.-t, first, first, the State of Con< cticut and then theFcdera Union. I shall try with other honest Senators, to take away the Federal bayonets from oui brothers in the South, that cv< ry State in t! i> land shall have the six al right of local self-government, and the same exercise of it, as our own j State; that Arkansas and South Car ' olin.i, and Louisiana, may elect then representatives as you elected yours. I am now, as I always have been ami always shall be, a States Rights Dem ocrat of the oi l Jeffersonian school Unit's my creed! (Great apphins*-.) 1 express again my profound thunks for all that you have done for me. - - Usaylt is hinted around that Presi -1 deut Grant will veto the Civil Bights Bi : l. Now is the time for the Presi dent to show his good sense in veto ing this infamous bill. Quarantine Regulations. The following Quarantine Rogu'ations will go i . to effect on tnis day, and will be enforced un’il the first of November ensuing.' All vessels arriving at this port from, or having touched >it Key West. Fla., New Orleans, iht West Indies. Bahama, or Bermuda Islands, Sonia America, or Mexico; also all vessels from foreign ports where contagious or infectious diseases are known or are ! supposed to exist, or having had sickness on board ; during their passage, shall anchor at Qusrantin Grounds until vi-ited and inspected br the Ileath i Officer. Pilots arc Instructed to anchor all vessels arriving wilh sickness on board or having had sick ness on board during the passage at quarantine ground one mile above the Red Buoy, up Patterson River. No sick seaman or passenger, or dead body of any seaman or passenger, shall b; brought to the city trom ary vessel in the harbor without the consent of the Health Officer. Pilots and masters of vessels will he held rigidly ! respons ble for any violation of the above regula tions. SPALDING KENAN, M. D. Health Officer. Appproved, T. P. PEASE, Chairman B. C. C. June 6-31. GEORGI A—Mclntosh County. r\N the fiist Monday in July next, (it being the ' ' -ixth.) application w 11 be made to the Court of Ordinary of said county for lejve to sell all the land belonging to the Estate of David Allen, late of said comity deceased; said lands lying in the 24th and 25th Districts of Liberty county, for the benefit of | the hirs and creditors of said deceased. This, June let 1873. BENJAMIN MCDONALD, Administrate r. Jnne-6-td- WIVf. 3HENC&, BOOT & SHOE MAKER, DARIEN, GEORGIA. IS NOW prepared to do any port of work in the Boot and Sh e line. Custom-made boot ed at reasonable prices. Shop at B. Pfeiffer's, oppo site Magnolia House. May 30— F. 0. FEEGURSON M. D., Physician. Surgeon, Accoucier, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. May 30— ' M. L. MERS HO N ATTORNEY AT LAW, BRUNSWICK,- ----- GA. \\rTLT. practice in all the Coure of the Brunswick v> Circnit and Mclntosh in the Eastern Circuit UaneE and Btueewi-!. made aepfcial'y Mav !J? J. D. I!. WING, MEASURER AND INSPECTOR —OF— Timber and lumber. Respectfully solicits patron age- DARIEN, - - - Q A. May-2 tim, 0 . Il 6PKI Ns7 MEASURER AND INSPECTOR OF Timber and Lumber. Respectfully solicits Patronage. Darien, .... Georgia. May-2 6m. D ARIEN MARKET • —BY— OH AS. O. FULTON, Dealer in MEATS. VEEETAHLES, ETC. attention given to all ORDERS.,^ flavine; had two years experience in ihe bus iness I feel satisfied that I can GIVE SATISFACTION. Mv llianks to the public for past' PATRONAGE, and hope for a continuance of the same. C () FULTON. May—2-ly. HAWES & TYLER, DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Provis ions, Arc., etc DARIEN, GEORGIA. May 2—lm. sMi WATCHMAKER, DARIEN, : : : G-EOH7HA. May—2-tf. MAGNOLIA HOUSE!! DARIEN, : : GEORGIA. ArAN V additions have been made in this house during ihe pa-t month, and the Proprietor tukin pleasure in saying to his old I'A .'HONS AND FRIENDS and to all who desire FIRST-CLASS acconin tda* tionp. t at lit? i~ ready to satisfy them at the follow ing rates : Hoard and per month £30.00 Table Board “ -5.00 Board and iodffii £ “ week— 10,00 Board “ “ per day 200 Meal* end 75 Lodgings *• 75 A. E. CARR, Proprietor, M. CONWAY, Clerk. WT Robert Gigumiat, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DARIEN, GA. f~) ROMPT ATTENTION given to all legal Vusim ss in the Eastern and Brim nick Circuits, and in the United States Courts at Savannah. April 25—lv. f Our I E i, PLASTERER & BRICKLAYER. Is prepared to do plain and ornamental plastering, BRICK WORK —AND - House uaintiiig in every style at sliort notice. DARIEN. GEORGIA. WILLIAM HONE, DEALER IN Wines, Liquors and Cigars, 73 St. Julian & 154 Congress Streets; Savannah, Ga. May 16—Cm. C L. GILBERT & CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN GROCERIES, Vegetables. Fruits, Confection ery, Etc., Etc., Nos. 163 & 165 Bay Street, (Cor. Barnard.) SAVANNAH, liEORGIA. May 16-lm. CROCKERY, China, Glassware, house and Furnishing Goods, KEIOSIIE LAMPS, kl. FOR SALE IN Original Packages or Packed to Orders. E. D. SMYTHE, Congress and St. Julian Streets, Savannah, - - - Georgia. Mac !6 —-?m