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RICHARD IV. GRUBB, Editor A Fropri’r.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION $2 50.
DARIEN GEORGIA,
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST Ist. I^7l.
MODERN CIVILIZATION
In material advancement, in the
arts and sciences, the present age has
undoubtedly reached a higher state of
development than that of any other
within the se< pe of history. But that
there is something intensely defective
in the moral and religious training of
a large portion of the better class in the
boa-ted centres of civilization, no one
who reads the startling developments
of the times, can doubt.
The Tilton-Beeeber scandal has
been the great sensation of the past
week. A clergyman of prominent
ability and influence in the enfighten
ed city of Brooklyn, stands charged
with a black, foul crime against the
laws of society and of God, by another
clergyman of scarcely less reputation
than the accused.
The charge seems to be sustained
by evidence irrefragible. But it mat
ters not whether the accuser or the
accused be the guilty party. In
either event, the story from either
side develops in the oilier all that is
most debased, degraded and dishon
orable in hurban nature —traits, mo
tives and actions are ascribed by each
to the other, which the inmates of the
lowest dens of infamy on earth would
blush to own. Should we of the
South yield to the weaker and more
ignoble feelings of poor humanity, it
would not be perhaps unnatural for
us to view this darksome picture, ex
posed by the rending of the vail,
which covered the surface of Ply
mouth Church society, with a certain
s-mse of grim satisfaction. For, from
the hour when the false cry of “bleed
ing Kansas” and “Sharpe’s rifles’’
w'ere raised, through the long years of
agony of a people bleeding at every
pore, and bereft of all that made lile
bearable, the clarion \oice of Henry
Ward Beecher could be heard above
and beyond the din of battle, where
he stood in safety and at ease, urging
on the irrepressible conflict m. til ruin,
silence and death brooded over this
Southern land. And it lias been (he
class of which he is the highest type,
who before ami during and since the
war, have borne down our noble
friends at the North, first in their ef
forts to prevent, second to heal ilie
wounds of fratricidal strife. But
while thoughts like these are natural
and inevitable as passing reflections,
they should be and no doubt are swal
lowed up, in the minds of the South
ern people, by a senso of deep regret
that so great a shame and dishonor
should fall upon an American commu
nity, and.by the further reflection of
the shock and injury which this scan
dal will work to the interests of true
religion throughout the country. In
too many instances men do not take
the time or care to discriminate be
tween the false and the true, but are
prone to ascribe to religion the faults
and defects which blemish its profes
sors simply from a want of religion.
Iu some instances (let us hope they
are few) there are those who take a
positive and malicious pleasure in
whatever tends to bring dishonor op
en religion. It is oor duty to resist
these tendencies and at the same time
to inquire calmly and dispassionately
into the origin and cause of the scan
dals afflicting society in some sections
of this country, fiom tvhicb, to a great
extent, we have as yet been happily
free.
A pharasaical pride “of the thunk
God we are not as other men” kind
and a disposition growing out of it,
to set aside the well established rules
and old interpretations of the Bible,
anti in the pride of intellect, to set
up a higher law for the government of
mankind, is the rock upon which this
class of Northern society has struck
and is going to pieces. Let us take
warning at the South, (for ma ly of
the barriers of conservatism have been
broken down by the events of the past
few years,) that these elements of a
new and radical religion do not be
come fixed upon our society.
Kg'"What our exchanges talk about:
In Maine and Alabama, caterpillars;
k in Illinois, chintz bugs; in Minnesota,
f grasshoppers: in Ken tuck v. potato
bugs; in New Jersey, mosqo.."3^,
Georgia, Kimball.
AFFAIRS IN GEORGIA.
The following is told on the 1 ngthy
Foreman of the Brunswick Appeal-.
It seems that he and his “better
half” were out with a pleasure party
sailing and when about ten mi'es out
at sea a squall came up, ami he sain
he was not going to risk his happiness
in any such boat as they were in, so
he stepped overboard, took his “bet
ter hail” in his arms and walked
ashore in just one hour and seventy
two minutes. It is said that her feet
never got wet.
Frank Evans, of the Aiapa.hu l'orcs
ter, denies that he is a married man.
Joe Wallace, of Jesup, told us that
you were married, Frank, and he did
not smile either. As the report ol
your marriage has been published, we
advise you to go and get married,
immediately,
The Jesup Georgian comes to us in
a now dress this week, and is very
much improved in typographical ap
pearance.
That terrible pest, the cotton cater
pillar, has made its appearance in the
Southwestern portion of die State.
We sympathize with the unlucky far
mers and hope that their los es will be
light.
The Griffin News is writing up the
bed bug. That is not right to stir up
the bod bug.
From the present, outlook we would
infer that Georgians inten 1 sending
nine democrats to the next Congress.
Georgia papers have got “H. I. K.
as a siibj"ct to write on. Some of the
papers thiuk that Kimball is guilty,
while others think ho is inn >c nt.
John Triplett, of the Thoraasville
'Times, was married recently in Ten
nessee. We wish John a long life of
happiness.
Four negro children were roasted
dive on Wednesday night, the 15th
ult , at the farm of Mr. Green Mat
thews, four miles from Hawkinsville.
Eight yearlings were killed by light
ning in Pulaska county, recent ty.
Irwin county returns this year near
ly one hundred thousand dollars more
taxable property than last year. The
total number of voters in the county,
white and colored, is 332. The digest
shows that nearly two hundred and
flfiy thousand acres of wild laud are
unreturned.
The Grangers of Dooly county g ive
a big dinner recently. Woods, of the
Hawkinsville Dispatch, was present.
Berrien county had a Fair recently.
Frank Evans was made chairman of
the baby committee. The right mau
iu the right place.
Jesnp is on the march of improve
ment.
The crops in Spalding county are
cheering.
Opt, David R. Dillon, a banker of
Savannah, died recently.
The Griffis X ws says General Col
quitt was in that city on Thursday,
of last week; he has gone out to Anti
och, in Fayette county, to a big
Grange meeting. There were about
fifteen hundred people present, a lib
eral subscription to the Direct Trade
Union was made, mi l a good time
generally was had.
The same paper says the return ticket
system basiucreased travel wonderful
ly, Fruit is decaying on the trees.
Fennel weeds have succumbed to
; coffee. Butter, eggs and chickens are
j cheap, people shoulel not borrow
; newspapers.
Sparta proclaims Thanksgiving on
next Thursday next for good crops.
The Covington Enterprise says a
large stone pipe weighing about four
pounds was ploughed up in a field
near Alcova river in Newton county,
several days ago. It is supposed to
have been used by the Indians as a
pipe of peace.
At the convention of radroad mag
nates in Augusta, the freight per bale
on cotton from Augusta to New York
was fixed at $3.75, and at $3.50 from
Augusta to Baltimore.
Four murders have been committed
in Bartow county in about twelve
months, and they have a.l occured on
the same road, and within two or
three miles of the same place.
Interesting meetings have been go
ing for some weeks at the Baptist and
Presbyterian churches in Rome. For
ty accessions .to the Baptist church,
and a very considerable number to
the Presbyterian.
A YEAR IN TEXAS.
NUMBER TTIKEE.
HOUSTON TO SAX ANTONIO.
A
Throughout the East there is a great
deal of misconception about Texas.
Every object is tinged with the coleur
de rosr carnation deep; few tourists
seem disposed to tell the miseries of
the Lone Star State. From the pleas
ant pictures of imagination I would
take nothing, yet in confirming much
that has been said, I would also por
tray the dark side, thus saving some
the bitter disappointment that awaits
the majority of those from the older
States who seek homes in Texas. To
the rugged foreigner the change is so
great that they, as a rule, are pleased
with their new homes. By their fru
gality (something almost unknown
among the Southern people) and sim
ple mode of living, th‘. few well-tilled
acres yield them an ample abundance.
They employ no servants; even the
women go out in the field and work
with the men. •
We lingered in Houston several
week i anil were delightfully enter
tained during our sojourn. Madam
B. and her niece, mademoisselle A ,
daily became more attached to the
place and the people. They even ad
mitted that there was another city
wherein we ‘could be happy’ as well
as in our “beloved New Orleans. ’
We left Houston on the morning
train of the H. & T. Central railway,
with Austin for our objective point.
A feeling of melancholy caine over us
as wo viewed the fast disappearing
city, knowing that weeks would pass
ere we should again share its hospital
ity. We moved out into the open
prairie under a full head of steam.
Scattered over the rolling lands were
herds of Texas cattle, not fine stock,
such as we had seen at the State Fair,
but small lean cattle with very large
horns. At Hempstead we changed
cars; having a few hours to wait, we
sauntered around the town. Here we
noticed a marked difference in the
manners of the people. The town is
very much scattered, and the streets
grass-grown. The buddings are in-
ferior’to those of Houston; on the
whole, it seemed that we were on the
outer verge of civilization. At Breu
ham, twenty miles beyond Hempstead,
we had conclu led to remain several
days. We arrived at our destination
near sunset, and took up our quarters
at the Peabody hotel. One night was
quite enough for us all. Wo had not
bargained for bed bugs, fleas and mos
quitoes. We changed our quarters to
the private boarding house of Mrs. T.
where we obtained comfortable rooms,
and, as we hoped, were free from our
troublesome visitors. Monsieur B.
and I went out sight seeing; on our
return, the madam met us at the door,
and with uplifted hands exclaimed,
'Man Dieu! les grande miseries.”
Fleas, (their numbers were countless)
it seemed would iitterally devours ns.
Our hostess informed us that carbolic
soap would keep them ofl. Away we
went to the nearest drug store, and
purchased enough to smear ourselves
in “good fashion,” but iu vain. Bren
ham is a German town of some two
thousand inhabitants. The soil is
sandy and in many places barren and
covere 1 with the Texas thistles. Here,
for the first time, we witnessed men
deriving genuine pleasure from flying
kites and playing marbles. We limit
ed our stay iu charming B. to thirty
six hours, leaving on t he evening train
for Austin.
The Capitol city is beautifully loca
ted on the left bank of the Colorado
river. The town is handsomely laid
out with broad 'streets, bordered with
elegant stores or dwellings, and nu
merous shade trees. The State House
and other public buildings are plain,
substantial structures. The country
around is high, rolling land, and very
fertile. Several of UlO churches and
many of the houses are built of stone.
Here, in this remote capitol, the car
pet-bag creatures apply their infamous
avocation with all the zeal that char
acterizes the most devoted subjects of
his Satanic Majesty. We remained in
the picturesque little city some two
weeks, then continued our journey
southward by stage. Austin being the
terminus of the western brancli of the
H. A T C. Railvoa l. Sixteen pas
sengers were packed into and on top
of the stage, a’l ticketed f<>r San Anto
nio, 93 miles distant. We left Austin
nt sunrise, at a rapid nace;
every tea miles the horses were
changed. Our route lay -brergb the
most beautiful portion of Southern
Texas; rolling prairies with their
fields of branded cattle, broad savan
nas decked with flowers, and on all
sides, plains covered with waving mes
qnite grass. A more rollicsome, joy
ous and jubilant company never left
the Capitol than composed our party.
It is not considered necessary to have
introductions to strangers, and tva
soon conversed as freely as though we
had beeu together for years. As the
day advanced the heat became intense,
those on top of the stage were in no
way shielded from the sun’s rays.
Soon, complaints were heard from the
interior; the crowded, cramped posi
tion became most painful. At the
“Post houses” while changing horses
we would walk up and down the road,
thus, to a certain extent, resting our
weary limbs. We passed through sev
eral villages, chief among which were
the Spanish towns of San Martin and
New Brussels, both extremely pictur
esque. Late in the afternoon the sky
became overdast with clouds, indica
ting a storm. About nine o’clock it
broke upon us in all its fury. It seem
ed as if the gales of wind would blow
the stage over or sweep us from our
elevated position. The rain came
down in torrents, though well protect
ed with canvas, we were drenched to
the skin. Those inside of the stage,
who at the beginning of the tempest,
were congratulating themselves, were
in a more wretched condition than
those on top. The close, stifled at
mosphere. and the rain dripping in
from above, and iu some instances,
running down their backs, can better
be imagined than described. The
storm lasted about an hour, the clouds
changed from darkness to almost
fleecy white, and the moon shone forth
brightly, her mellow light revealing
to one another our woe-begone coun
tenances.
To add to our miseries, the stage
broke down, and the driver was com
pelled to take one of the horses and
return to the post house, some four
miles distant. We had noticed at
each of the several post houses an an
vil sledge hammer and other imple
ments used by Vulcan. We now knew
what they were for.
Let the reader picture in imagina
tion, on the distant plains of Texas, a
party of sixteen, some perched like
buzzards on top of the vehicle called
a Texas carriage, others wandering
disconsolately up and down the mud
dy road, all tired and hungry, wet and
cross, iu sound to break the stillness
except an occasional impatient excla
mation, some times in English, again i
in French, Spanish or the peculiar jar
gon of the Scotchmen. And the la
dies, poor creatures! how faded and
ghostly they appeared. Mademoi
selle A., her starched gipsy hat had
collapsed; no one would ever imagine
that it ban been a covering for the
head, and her garments like a friend
in adversity, clung to her. “We must
take the bitter with the sweet” she
laughingly replied to some remark I
had made. And the madam’s new
bonnet; no wonder she moved up and
down the highway at a rapid gait.
The Texas belles were exceedingly
amused at the “fuss we made over a
little rain” The movements of the
madam, who is fair, fat and forty, and
more too so far as averdupoise goes,
was more than they could stand, their
loud peals of laughter was contagious,
and soon the whole party, the madam
included, joined in tae merriment.
After a delay of an hour we again pro
ceeded on our journey, entering the
city of San Antonio near the hoar of
sun set after our two days journey.
I am sure no one would have recog
nized us as the gay party of the day
: before. Our wretched appearance ex-
cited no comment, the people of the
Ancient City scarcely noticed the ar
rival of the stage. We found comfort
able quarters in the hotel on the Main
Piazza. Wearied with our long ride
we retired early.
W. J. W T .
[CONTINUED.]
Louisiana papers relate the
case of a child being born in that
State with hoofs instead of feet. The
devil lias been to pay down there,
anyhow, for the last five years.
£-•*?" A hungry man who smacks his
lips over the anticipations of a porter
house steak, seldom* thinks of the un
fortunate steer that was knocked in
the Lead to furnish it.
The Dem >crats of Alabama
law nomili u 1 Hon. Geo. T. Hous
ton, for Governor.
CUR BRUNSWICK LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of The Timber Gazette
Brunswick, July 2Gth, 1874.
Editor Gazette : #
Since the first issue of your paper I
have intended preparing a summary
of news items likely to interest the
readers of your very readable paper,
which is highly prized by all who re
ceive it. I have only deferred com
mencing for want of interesting locals.
Asa rule, our merchants are doing a
fair business, and the complaints
about dull times are not so great as in
other times.
The weather is about as difficult to
settle and as inconvenient to the peo
ple as the slight difference of opinion
which keeps the nations,political pot
boiling; yesterday uncomfortably
warm, to-day, cool and rainy.
Our dreamy American Venice is
now unusually quiet; for the past few
weeks excursion parties and entertain
ments generally, have been remarka
bly scarce. The evennings are fre
quently enlivened by the dulcet strains
of the Silver Cornet Band. On Wed
nesday evening last they more than
excelled themselves; the grandest of
all national airs, La Marseillaise, the
patriotic hymn of the French was but
the prelude to many; the rich har
monious strains of melody lingered
lovingly among the festooned boughs
of the old oaks, rippled over the wa
ters and wafted throughout the city
the delicious melody like pleasant
dreams, most acceptable in the “quiet
hours.”
Among the improvements I note
the addition to the Marlin House, now
nearly completed, the new residence
of Mr. Dexter and the remodeling of
iwo stores that have long been vacant.
On Bay street I noticed the Figure
Head, of some important craft of the
“mighty deep” now transferred and
debased from its 1 >fty position to that
of hitching post.
The city of the sea is now honored
by the flying ponies much to the de
light of the juveniles. The doleful
airs of the hand organ attracts our
sable brethern in large numbers.
On Friday evening last an alarm of
fire was sounded, caused by the fall of
a chandelier in the Ocean House.
Moonlight croquet parties are be
coming very popular.
It is rumored that there will be es
tablished a line of steamers between
this port and New York.
The cisterns on Newcastle street
for the benefit of the F.re Depart
ment, are completed.
Many of our people are boasting
over their large peaches, some of them
reaching the enormous size of ten inch
es in circumference. But Mr. Editor,
the least said about the above fruit
the better; for your sake I forbear, as
a certain lady threatens to thrash
both the husband and the editor who
I makes use of her name in connection
! with big peaches.
H. B. R. Jit.
thought she had a
case wherein a young girl died of a
broken heart, but it turned out that
her corset strings were too tight, and
one stroke of a jack-knife revived her.
Brunswick and Albany Railroad,
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, )
Brunswick, Ga ~ Nov. 12.1873. f
AX ami after November 17th. 1873, passenger
trains on the B. & K. R„ will run as follow ;
GOING WEST.
T cave Brunswick Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, at 7.00 A. M., arriving at Junction A. & G. R
R.'at 11 A. M., and at Albany at 7.50 P. M
GOING EAST.
Leaves Albany Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days at 730 A. M., arriving at Junction A. * O. R.
R.'at 2.49 P. M., and at Brun. wick at 7;19 P. M.
Trains going East connects with the S. W. R. R-,
which arrives at Albany at 7.10 A. M., on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
GEO. L. COOK.
Assistant Superintendent.
May2.-tf
D ARIEN MARKET
—BY—
CHAS. O. FULTON,
Dealer in
MEATS. VEGETABLES, ETC.
£@“Speeial attention given
to all ORDERS.<^©B
Having had two years experience in the business
I feel satisfied that I can
GIVE SATISFACTION.
My thanks to the public for
past' PATRONAGE and
hope for a continuance of tl*e
same.
c O T77T TON.
May—2-ly.
Attention The Whole of teas!
*
A. & R. STRAIN,
DARIEN, C A.,
Keep constantly on hand,
IBS’ 11Y-111 mss,
AND
Furnishing Goods,
DRY GOODS,
Clothing,
Boots.
Shoes,
Hats,
Caps,
Crockery,
Wood and
Willow ware,
Hardware,
A fine assortment of Table and Pock
et Cutlery, Tin-Ware, Nails, Par
ker’s Improved Blind Hinges,
Glass-ware, Foot-tubs,
Brooms, Brushes,
Buckets,
Wash Tubs, M’asli Boards, Wash
Baskets, Flower-Pots, Sauce
pans, Rope, Hollow
ware,
Kerosene, Oil, < locks. &0., at
A- & R. STRAIN S
NEW STORE,
COR. BROAD AND JACKSON STS.,
Saddles, Bridles, Spurs, Harness,
Carpet-Bags, Trunks, Umbrellas,
Grindstones, and Axle Grease,
at Corner Broad and
Jacksons Streets.
Have just received a fresh lot of
GROCERIES,
CIGARS,
TOBACCO
&C
Nuts, Candies, Spices, Teas, Coffee,
Sugars and Syrups, Bacon, Flour,
Corn. Oats, Meal, Grist, and
Northern and Eastern
Hay, Lime, Salt.
ALSO,
A fine stock of CIGARS always on
hand. Discount by the dollar’s worth
or box.
The attention of
UMBER CUTTERS,
FARMERS,
and all in need of any of the above
articles, are especially called
to their new stock,
1
All will do well to CALL and
examine their well-selected
stock before purchas
ing elsewhere.
This store is under the immedi
ate supervision of
Robert Strain,
junior partner, assisted by the
genial and pleasant
D. WEBSTER DAVIS.
Terms —STRICTLY CASH.
We defy competition, believing that
with our advantages we can afford to
sell GOODS as LOW as any dealer in
Southern Georgia.
We DELIVER all goods purchased
by citizens in town or those on the
Ridge, free of charge.
TRY US.
A. A B. STB 4IN
