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■S DARIEN, GA.
CITY DIRECTORY.
County Officers.
County Commissioners- T. P. Pease, Chairman, J.
P Gilson, James Walker, Jain* s Lacklison, 11. L.
Morris, r, Mclntosh, Thomas Gignilliat.
Clerk R. C. C. —Dr. S. Kenan
Clerk Superior Court—\muc SI. Aiken.
Ordinary—Lewis .1 acksoii.
Sheriff— James R. Bennett,
Deputy Sheriff— Alonzo Guyton.
Receiver Taj Returns— Madison Thomas.
Tax Collector -S. W. Wilson.
C’ovnty Treasurer— E. P. Ohampney.
The r'ommissioners meet (list Wednesday in each
month
Municipal Officers.
Ex-Off. Mayor- T. P. Pease.
Ex-Off. Aldermen— Jas. Gilson. James Walker,
Jam s Lacklison, R. L. Morris, L Mclntosh, Tnos.
Giynilliat.
Clerk and Treasurer— T>r. S. Kenan.
Citv Marshal— Robert E. Carr.
Ha rbor Master—(J . Broad well.
Inspector General —E. S. Barclay.
Police Court every morning at 12 o’clock.
U. S. Officers.
Collector of Customs Brunswick District— John T.
Collin* l . Headquarters at Brunswick.
Deputy Collector of Customs for Port of Darien—
Thomas Wheeler.
Boarding Master Port of Darien— Chas. 11. Town
send.
U. 3. Mails.
Postmaster— T). W. Davis.
Tin* mail leaves Darien every Wednesday and Sat
tirtfav at 9 o’clock A. M.. for Mclntosh No. 3. A. &
(I. R. R., making close connections with mails going
North and South.
The mail arrives from Mclntosh, No. 3, A. & G.
I?. R.. every Tuesday and Friday evenings at So’elk.
Mails close every Wednesday and Saturday at
o’clock.
Religious.
The e are religious services at the Methodist E
Church very Sabbath evening at 3 and 8 o’clock—
Rev. R. M. Lockwood, Pastor
Religious services at th- Episcopal Clinch every
Sunday moining at 11 o'clock. Rev. It. F. Clute,
Castor.
Religious service? every Sabbath at 11 A. M., 3 P.
M. and T P. M., at the colored Baptist Chinch—Rev.
R. Miflin, Pastor.
Religions services every Sabbath at 11 A. M., and
3 P. M., at the. Methodist Church (colored)—ReV. S.
Brown, Pastor.
Masonic.
Live Oak Lodge No 137 meets first. Wednesday in
each month at their Hall n<*ar tin* Magnolia House.
E P. Champney. \\ r . M. A. E. Carr, Secretary.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
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— IS. EL. ™ **-
GENE'L SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE. )
ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD. V
savannah, October 11 1873. )
ON AND AFTER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12.
1873. Passenger Trains on this road will run as
follows:
EXPRESS PASSENGER.
Leave Savannah daily at 4:30 P. M.
Arrive at Jesnp daily at 8:15 P* M.
Arrive at Biinbridge daily at 8:15 A. M.
A' rive at Albany daily at 9:40 A. M.
V-rivf* n Liv • Oak and lily at 3:55 A. M.
\ r it J ick-onvile daily at 10:12 A. M.
h -iv ■ T iliah issen daily at 10:55 .M-
L •• T illahass- c daily at *2:20 P- M.
Le tv J tcksonville <1 lily at 2;40 P. M.
Leave Live Oak daily at 9:05 P. M.
Leave Albany daily at. 3:10 P. M.
Leave Bainhridge daily at 4:30 P. M.
Leave Jesnp daily at 5:00 A. M.
Arrive at Savannah daily at B*2o A. M.
Sleeping Car runs through to Jacksonville.
Passengers for Brunswick take this Train, arriving
at Brunswick daily at 10:30 P M.
Arrive at Brunswick daily at 10:30 P. M.
Aeave Brunswick 2:30 A. M
Arrive at Savannah 8:20 A. M.
Passengers from Macon by M. and B. 8:00 A. M.,
train connect at Jesup with train for Elorida. Pas
sengers from Florida connect at Jesup witn train
arriving in Macon at 4:30 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(EASTBRN DIVISION.)
Leave Savannah (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 6:50 A. M.
Arrive at Jesup (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 12:30 P.M.
Arrive at Lawton Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 7.30 P, M.
Leave Lawton (Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at f>:4o A. M.
Leave Jesup (Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day) at .] 12:40 P. M.
Arrive at Savannah (Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday) at 5:45 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(WESTERN DIVISION.)
Leave Lawton (Sunday excepted) 7:25 A. M.
Arrive at Valdosta. “ 9:33 A. M.
Arrive at Quitman, “ 10:54 A. M.
Arrive at Thomasville “ 2:40 P.M.
Arrive at Albany, " ?;00 P- J*
Leave Albany, “ 8:15 A. M,
Leave Thomasville, “ 2:10 £ JJ-
Leave Quitman, * 4:15 P. M.
Leave A aldosta, “ 5:38 P. M.
Arrive at Lawton. “ 8:05 P.M.
Connecting at Albany with Night Train on South
western Railroad, leaving Albany Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday and arriving at Albany Monday,
Wednesday and Friuay.
Trains oil Brunswick and Albany Railroad leave
Junction (No. 9, A. and G. R. R.) for Albany
on Monday. Wednesday and Friday, at 11;00 A. M.,
and arrive' from Albany Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, 2:49 P. M.
Mail Bteamer leaves Bainbaidge for Apalachicola
•very Thursday, at 8 A. M-
H. 2. HAINES, Genl. Sttpt.
SAVE YOUR MONEY!
TIMES IRE HARD!!
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERY ONE
SHOULD FIND THE PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN GET
The Most For Their Money,
A. & l STRAIN,
OLD STORE, CORNER BROAD
AND SCREVEN STS.,
DARIEN, GA.,
Would respectfully Invite the attention of their
friends and residents of
Darien and adjoining counties,
to their large and well se
lected stock of
General Merchandise,
CONSISTING OF
DRY GOODS.
"LOTHING,
HATS and CAPS,
BOOTS and SHOES,
GROCERIES,
3ACON,
FLOUR,
CORN.
MEAL,
OATS,
HAY,
LIMF,
HAIR, &c..
CROCKERY.
STOVES,
GLASS-WARE
• Tin-Ware,
Table and
Pocket
Cutlery,
Farming Implements, k,
Particular attention
given to the supply of vessels.
Captains of vessels are
especially invited to examine
our large and complete stock of
SHIP CHANDLERY,
before purchasing elsewhere,
which we are selling at
prices that will
compare
favorably with any city
in the South.
GOODS DELIVERED in the
'city and on the RIDGE,
FREE of CHARGE.
GIVE US A CALL.
A- & JR. STRAIN.
May ‘i-ly.
DARIEN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1874.
BALTI M O R E
PEARL HOMINY.
Having the sole agency of the celebrated
BALTIMORE PEARL HOMINY COMPANY,
bee leave to call the attention of Gorcers and the
public In general to the following articles manufac
tured by the above named Company from Pure
Southern White Corn, and warranted to keep for
years in any climate.
BREAKFAST HOMINY,
In Barrels and Cases of 10 Caddies of 5 pounds each.
SAMP, or COARSE HOMINY
so popular with Virginians, and Northern States.—
PEARL MEAL, in Barrels, and Cases, mostly used
for Corn Bread. CORN, FLOUR, very choice, and
white as snow; can be used In connection with
Wheat Flour for all kinds ol pastry, bread, etc.
MILL FEED OR CHOP,
a superior article of food for all Meat cattle, horses,
cows, swine, etc., being cheaper than any other feed,
and increasing the fiow of milk in cows.
All ot which will be sold at manufacturers prices,
FOR CASH, Freight and Expenses added, by
J. A. MERCIER,
Commission Merchant and Dealer in Grain, Ha;*,
Feed. Coal, and Country Produce of all kinds. Also,
Agent for the Soluble Sea Island Guano, Consign
ments of all Country Produce solicited. Orders
promply filled,
J. A. MERCIER.
106 Bay Street, Savannah, Gv.
April 13—1 m.
PAPER STATIONARY
AND
PAPER BAGS.
FRETW KLIj & NICHOLS.
120 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA.
April 20—lm.
DR. L. IIEINS,
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA,
Cures al! diseases, Scrofula, (an
cers, Dyspepsia, Biles. Con
sumption, Cougli and all
diseases of (Ise !uug>,
and Fever.
A0 persons suffering from any of the above dis
eases will do well to c<Jl on Dr. L. IIEINS, aud be
‘•tired.
All vegetable medicines, and protected by patent.
April 26—ly.
WALTER A WAY,
ATTO B N E Y
AND
Counsellor at Law,
AND
REE ESTATE AGENT,
DARIEN, GA.
lyylLL practice in the Superior Courts of the eoun
• V ties of Mclntosh. Camden, Glynn, Wayne, Ap
pling, Tattnall, Liberty and Bryan. Also in the
Federal Courts in cases of Bankruptcy, &c.
Particular attention given to the collection of
claims, and the examination of Land Titles.
April 26
i>. T. dunnU
BANKER & BROKER,
Brunswick, Ga.
E>UYS AND SELLS EXCHANGE ON New York,
) Savannah, Boston, and Philadelphia, at lowest
market rates.
Buys and sel s Gold and Silver and Commercial
Pa per.
Interest allowed on special deposits
Collections promptly attended to, and business so
lici ted.
April 25-ly.
"the sirisr.
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THE WEEKLY SUN is too widely known to re
qu re any extended recommendation: btit the rea
s, ns which have already given it seventy thousand
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thousands more, are briefly as follows:
It is a first-rate newspaper. All the news ot the
day will he found in it, condensed when unimpor
tant, at full length when of moment, and nlwys pre
sented in u clear, intelligible and interesting man
ner.
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and instructive readinp’of every kind, hut contain
ing nothing that can offend the most delicate and
scrupulous taste.
It is a tirst-rate story paper. The best tale and
romances of current literature are carefully selected
and legihly printed in its pages.
It is a first rate agricultural paper. The most fresh
and instructive articles on agricultural topics regu
larly appear in this department.
It is an independent political paper, belonging to
no party and wearing no collar. It fig ts for > rirci
ple. and for the election of the best men to office. It
esoecially devotes its energies to tile mi) sure of
the great corruptions that now weaken arm disgrace
our country, aud threaten to undermine republican
institutions altogether. It has no fear of knaves,
and asks no favors from their supporters.
It reports the fashions for the ladies and the mar
kets for the men. especially the cattle-markets, to
which it pays pays particular attention.
Finally, it is the cheapest paper published. One
dollar a year will secure it for any subscriber, it is
not necessary to get up a club in order to have THE
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single dollar wilt get the paper for a year.
We have no trstvelling agents.
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umns. Only $1 00 a year. No discounts from this
rate.
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Address. “THE SUN,” New York City
Game Chickens.
AT. PUTNAM, has at his stable in this place.
• the pure black Sumatra Game Chickens, and
offers to sell Eggs to any one wishing to raise from.
They are the best chickens for this climate, and are
better than other breeds for laying eggs. Call and
take a look at them.
M L. ME RS HON
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BRUNSWICK,- ----- GA.
TXT ILL practice in all the Courts of the Brunswick
" Circuit and Mclntosh in tlie Eastern Circuit.
Darien and Bruuswick made aspeclaity.
May-22-ly.
The Devil Outdone-
Old Nick came np oh the earlh one day,
And into Washington wended his way,
And having some hours to spare for calls.
He thought he would visit our national halls.
On arriving there he crossed the sill,
As discussion was hot on the Salary bill.
Now Old Nick, as everybody knows.
Has the power to change both himself and his
clothes,
So. spying a senator’s vacant chair.
Presto, change ! and he was there !
And he said, as his eyes o’er the assembly ran,
•‘Wouldn’t I make a splendid congressman ?”
The bill was read and the devil sat there
Tilted back in his easy chair,
With nc particular interest in it
Till there came a pause of about a minute;
And in a voice that was full of dread
The ’'back action clause of the bill was read.
Old Nick sat up wi.h interest new.
To see wnat the honorable (?) body would do.
•‘For surely," said he, ‘ they haven’t sunk so low,
That they can press that bill clear through;
It surely must he some hideous joke,
Gr my imps have overdone their work.”
The bill was read and the ayes were called,
And the devil sat there like one appalled;
For the basest thing he ever saw.
Was this wholesale theft under guise of law.
••To look any further there is no use,
For of ail mean things this beats the deuce.
“For thousands of years I have wandered round
Trjing to see if there could not be found
In the universe a lower level
Than which is occupied by the duvi!!
My search was fruitless by sea and laud
Till I tuet an American congressman.
“If men like these are to congress sent,
I'll run my chances for president.”
Old Nick left town that very day,
But he was heard to mutter as he passed away:
••I’ll let that ‘Fort-Second’ alone.
For if I don’t they’ll steal my throne I”
A Shot for a Life.
Where the Kentucky river cuts its
way through tho mountains, bavin”
up:tu either bank bold, rugged cliff*
that lift their summits fiv hundred
and a thousand feet, as the case may
be, above tbe stream, there livpd in
early times a settler by the name of
Rufus Branson, who, wi.h his wi'e
and a little child, a charming young
girl, occupied the rude cabin at the
base of the precipice a little back
from the river.
Although greatly exposed to dan
ger, the Indians at that time being
very plentiful throughout the region,
lie iiuunged *o live quietly ?->r several
years.
The Indians frequently visited the
rude home of the hunter, and, being
always welcomed and provided with
such food as was in the larder, they
maintained a friendly attitude, Es
pecially were they fond of tlye child,
Maggie, and more than one fierce war
rior hid been sitting on tbe grass in
front ol* the cabin, listening to tbe
childish prattle of the little one, or
else engaged in making her some toy
or plaything from willow twigs or pli
ant bark.
In tins manner several years had
been passed, at and Rufus Branson came
to f el us secure as though he were
within the walls of a frontier fort.
One evening Branson and bis wife
were seated near the doorway, when
suddenly a shadow fell across the
threshold, aud the next morning a
tall savage, whose reeling step and
bloodshot eye3 told him he was intox
icated, appeared, and, staggering to
the log steps, threw himself upon
them. His first demand was for fire
water, which was, of course, .refused,
on the ground that theie was none in
tbe house. The Indian became cross
and ugly, and declared with terrible
oaths that if the lipior was not pro
duced he would murder the whole
•u)US' hold.
Branson was a brave, determined
man, and although he dreaded the
necessity, yet lie saw that he would
be compelled to prompt steps to pre
vent the savage from executing his
threat. Waiting until the warror had
made a demonstration, which he soon
did by attempting to draw bis toma
hawk. Branson sprang at him,
knocked him down with bis fist, aud
ihen quickly disarmed and bound
him where he lay. After a few mo
ments of furious raving, he rolled
over and fell into a drunken sleep. He
did not awaken until the next morn
ing, bat before he did so tbe settler
Imd quietly removed bis bonds and
restored tbe weapons, which be laid
by the sleeper’s side. The savage, on
awakening, rose slowly to his feet,
telt his wrists, as though the thongs
bad left a feeling there, took up his
weapons, aud, without speaking a
word, left and disappeared iu the
timber near by.
“What do you think of that ?” asked
the wife, turning to her husband with
a frightened look.
“Pshaw! Don’t trouble your bead
about the drunken brute !” answered
the settler lightly; but as he turned
away aud stepped into the yard he
muttered:
“Like it ? Well, not much. The
fellow must be watched. I was in
hopes that he would not remember,
but that lump where my list lauded
was enougli, if nothing t Ise to recall
the circumstances.”
The sutumet* passed and they saw
their drunken guest no more. He
failed to make his appearance. Hut
as the leaves began to fall, the settler
one day, while returning from hunt
ing on the hills, and passing thre ugh
a dense piece of timber cot far from
the house, caught sight of a figure
larking in the bushes, which quickly
disappeared when he advanced to
where it was. The figure was that of
an Indian warrior, aud Branson would
have sworn that it was the Indian war
rior whom he knocked down and
bound the previous spring. The news
was not in any way comforting, and
hence he did not tell his wife of his
discovery.
It would only alarm her, he thought,
and without perhaps any good result.
He simply told her he had discovered
bear tracks near by, aud that she and
the child, must stay within or close to
the house during his absence.
Several days afterward Rufus Bran
son heard his dogs in tke timber down
by the river, aud knowing they never
opened without good cause, he caught
up his rifie and hastened to where the
dogs were barking. They had struck
a fresh bear trail, and as lie arrived in
sight they fairly lifted it, going off in
a straight line down the river.
The chase led him several miles,
and, when he at last got a shot that
finished bruin’s career, he found that
it was three or four o’clock in the af
ternoon. Swinging his meat to a sap
ling, out of reach of cat or wolf, he
started for home to got his horse and
return and fetch it that very night,
Taking a near cut, he reached the
cabin from the west side where the
timber grew heavy up to within a few
yards of the building, and consequent
ly be could not see the clearing, or
what might be transpiring there, un
til lie bad passed through Hie wood.
Thns.it was that, when within a
short distance of his home, lie heard
a wild, piercing shriek; but ho could
only guess that something terrible
must be taking place beyond the
screen of bushes and leaves. Titter
ing a loud shout, that his presence
might sooner be known, Branson
sprang forward like a wounded buck,
a great fear in his bear,t for he had
only too clearly recognized in that
scream the agonized voice of bis vile.
It took but a moment for him to
clear tho intervening timber and un
dergrowth, and as bedashed out into
the clearing, holding bis idle ready
for instant use, he comprehended in
one swift glance all that had taken
place, and what, was further to fear.
Near the end of tbe cabin facing
tlie cliff, of which I have spoken, stood
the mother, her face as pallid as death
her arms outstretched, her eyes upon
the precipitous heights up which the
figure of the Indian was struggling.
“My child ! my child” was all the
woman said, and Branson saw that
tbe bundle in the Indian’s arms was
tbe form of their only child, Mag
gie.
Firm of heart, and with nerves as
steady as the rocks around, the father
for a moment quailed and cowered
under what his quick senses told him
—‘he deadly peril of the little one.
But he was quick to recover.
Tbe Indian was drawing away; step
by step he was increasing the dis
tance, aud as lie occasionally glanced
backward and downward, the parents
saw in his hideously painted counte
nance the full purpose that actuated
the abduction.
“God aid me!” Branson muttered,
as he raised his rifle, glanced through
the sights, and touched the trigger.
The Indian started violently at the
shot. He was hit, but not badly, and
with a yell of devilish triumph he
passed upward.
“Too low by a couple of inches,”
said a low, calm voice at the settler’s
elbow.
Branson started as though he him
self had been shot. Where was this
man from? Who was he? Neither
bad seen bim approach. But there
was no time for explanations. Tbe
stranger, a man rather below than
above ordinary height, whose fine,
athletic form was fully displayed by
his closely fitting buckskin garments,
stepped quickly forward a few paces,
and firmly planted bis left foot iu ad
vance, threw up an unusally long rifle
as though preparing to fire.
“For God’s sake, stranger, be care
ful of my child!” cried Branson, while
tbe agonized mother uttered an audi
ble prayer.
“It’s our only chance. I know that
Indian,” was tbe quick reply, and the
sharp click ! click ! of tbe hammer, as
it was drawn back, told the critical
momeut had come.
By this time the Indian had nearly
reached the summit of the steep. That
he was wounded now became evident,
as upon a broad edge of rock he
paused for a momeut. This oppor
tunity was seized by the unknown.
Although the savage had taken,the
*2.50 A YEAR.
precaution to hold the child up in
front of Limns a shield, nearly cov
ering the whole of his brawny
but leaving his head uncovered, the
stranger did not hesitate to make the
shot.
For one second, as it grained its
position, the rifle wavered, and then
instantly became immovable as though
held in a vice. With clasped hands
and staring eyes the parents watched
the statue-like form upon which so
much depended.
Suddenly a sharp report rang otll;
the while smoke drifted away, and as
the vision became clearer, they saW
the savage loose his hold upon the
child, reel wild y an instant and
then pitch forward upon the rock. It
may he imagined that the father was
not long in reaching the place where
his child lay, and in a few moments
more the little one was in its mother’s
arms.
“Tell us who you are, that we muy
know what name to mingle with oui‘
prayers,” exclaimed the mother, as
the stranger prepared to d< part.
“My name is Daniel Boone,” he
said, aud was gone.
What Happened in a Bark
Church.
Last Sunday night daring the ser-*
man in our church the gas suddenly
went out and there was complete
darkness, The minister requested the
congregation to remain perfectly quiet
until the cause of the trouble could
be ascertained aud other lights pro
cured. Old Mrs. Smiley it appears
was sound asleep when the accident
occurred, but just after the cLrgyinan
had finished speaking to the congre
gation she awoke. At first she
thought she had become blind, but
as she sat by the window she im
mediattly saw the light in tho
street and then she knew that tbe
congregation had gone homo and that
she had accidentally been locked in
by the sexton. Dreadfully frightened
at the loneliness and the honor of
her situation she picked up a hymn
book and dashing through a pane of
g ass in the window she put her bead
out and began to scream for help.
I lei- shriek impressed passers-by with
the idea that the church was on tin,
and in an instant the alarm was
given. A moment latter- the engines
arrived and just as the sexton began to
light the gas agaiD, one ga ig of fire
men began playing through the bro
ken window on Mrs. Smiley’s spring
bonnet, while another gang poured a
three-inch stream up the middle aisle
with such force as to wash Rev. Dr.
Hopkins, the minister, out of the pul
pit and down among the high hats
which were floating around by tha
pew doors. Eventually the matter
was explained and the fire depart
ment shut off the water and went
home. But the deacons want to
know how, if Mr. Smiley refuses to
pay the bill for repairs to the church,
he can ever look a fellow-worshiper
in the face again.— Max Adeler.
A cavalry officers is lecturing
on “Four years in the saddle with
Custar and Sheridan.” The United
States Government was very short of
horses at one time, but we are not
willing to believe that three cavalry
officers occupied the same horse for
four years. Courier-Journal.
Stay A little boy from Chicago, on
going to the seaside, saw a turtle in
the back yard of a hotel, when his as
tonishment knew no bounds. “Ob,
mother! mother!” said the child,
“come right away quick ! for here’s
the queerest thing—a great black frog,
with a hat on his back, creeping on
his knees.”
The dove, which was wont to
bear the olive branch, has become,
through the refinement of civilization,
the messenger of war. Every French
fortress is to have a carrier pigeon
breeding house.
SOf A mother advised her daugh
ter to oil her hair, and fainted flat
away when that damsel replied; “Ob,
no, ma; it spoils the gentlemen’s
vests."
A Western paper goes to show
that tbe author of “Beautiful Snow”
was once the wife of a St. Louis mil
lionaire, rose to be an actress, finally
became dissolute, and wrote tbe
poem.
■
gygr John Lane, of Atlanta, thinks
that it is a long lane that has no turn,
and he thus advertises: “The human
fiend iu plum-colored kids wao spit
tobacco on my hat, is marked for
death.”
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figy* It is a curious fact that &U
women are curious.
