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il.tricn (Timber (todtr 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, ’ESwumwll jnmaww . ~ g ’g S t tt ■ V.T- ±ia 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