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§a?i:n <nwb tt fijwrt'e, ANNCAL SURSCIuFtIoN $250 SATURDAY MORNING. NOV. 7 TIIE TRAVELLER AND lIIS FRIENDS. A write MOUND. A gentleman About to make A trip HI eea, was begired to take Commissions for a dozen frlei ds ; One wants a watch; another sends For wine.—“ Avery special cask ; And—if it is not too much to ask— -Bome choice oiarare; a box will do; Or. while vou're at it. purchase two 1” Another friend would like a pair Of boots —• 'I hey’re so much cheaper there; A lady friend would have him bny Some lace*,—“lf they’ie not too high Another wants a box of gl-uee _ “French kida you know, are real loves !” Thus one wants this ; another, that ; A hook a bonnet, or a hat; Enough to make the moody man (So high their “small commissions" ran In tale and bulk) repent that he Had ever thought | 0 tro ss the sea ! Moreover.—be it here remarked, — Before the gentleman embarked, His friends, for fear he might forget Their lit le enands. plainly set Their w Ishce down in black and white ; A sensible proceeding—quite ; But—as it happened—not a friend (With one exception) thought to send The ready money, and to say. “See ! here's the cash you'll have to pay I” He embarks; sees Paris. Rome. And other cities : 'ben comes home Well pleased with much that m t his eye; Bn. havii g somehow, tailed to buy A single thing for any friend. Except the one who thought to send The wherewithal. Well need l say That soon his neighbors come to pay Their greetings at his safe return. And charming health ; and (also) learn Abont their little errands— w hat For each the travi iter had got f “By Jove I” he said, “it makes me sad To think what wretched luck I had ! For as at sea 1 sat one day Arranging in a proper way The papers you so kindly sent. A gale arose, an off they went Into t :e ocean ! nor could I Remember an. hi you bade me. buy I” “But.“ giumbled one, * if. that wire sn, How comes it, sir, yon chanced to know What this man's et rami wasf IbrAe Has got what he desired, we see !” “Faith ! so lie has,—beyond a doubt I And this is how It' ame about : His memorandum chanced to hold A certain sum of solid gold : And thus the paper by its weigh*. Escaped the other's windy fate !'' Last spring a half drunken fellow asked permission to leave an old overcoat and worn-out valise in an Indianapolis grocery, which was accorded, and ho departed with the intention of coming back in a few hours. He never returned. When the 1 ndlord nbuilt during the past summer, the bundle was tested into an old warehouse, and afterward into the the wagon yard, where it. lay for weeks. Last Saturday an old razor was seen protruding from the valise, and an examinination revealed within the valise a Bible marked “Geo. Mil ler,” several valuable draft made payable to his order and still good, besides a large quantity of green backs. BSL. A London girl, who advertised recently for a husband, requested her host of correspondents to be present in the pit at the Drury Lane theatre, on the following evening, dressed in a blue coat, white pantaloons, and scarlet waistcoat, and immediately on the conclusion of the first act to stand upon the benches, flourish a white handkerchief in one hand, and apply a glass to the right eye with the other. When the curtain fell, fifty men from giddy youth to giddier old age, stood up in the prescribed uniform, and began the eyeglass and handkerchief performance, amid convulsions of laughter from a large portion of the spectators, who were in the secret. A friend assured Mark Twain that it was policy to feed a cold and starve a fever. He says: “I had both. So I thought it best to fill myself up for the cold, and let the fever starve awhile. In a case of this kind I sel dom do things l>y halves —I ate pretty heartily. I conferred my custom upon a stranger, who had just opened his restaurant on Cortland street, near the hotel, that morning, paying so much for a full meal. He waited near me in respectful silence until I had finished feeding mv cold, when he inquired if the people about New York were much afflicted with colds. I told him I thought they were. He then went out and took in his sign.” A Kentucky editor received the following note from a subscriber, asking that a false notice of his death might be corrected: Ser 1 notis a few errors in the obitnry of myself wi h nppeered in your paper of last wens day, i was born in greencnp co. not coenwell, and luv retirement, from bisneß n 18C9 was not owin to il helth, but in a little treble i had in connection with a horse, and the cors of my deth was not small pox. please make the corrections for wicli i en close 50 cents. Tom Collins amt the Ross child were killed in the late skirmish in New Orleans. Henry Ward Beech er was dangerously wounded, but Til ton has rivived him somewhat since. Washington Capital. A good way to restore a man apparently drowned, is to first dry him thoroughly insido and out, and then clap a speaking trumpet to his ear and inform him that his mother iu-lavv is dead. Why James, my son! Is it possible yon catue to breakfast with out washing your face oi combim; ynnr hair ? Oh, father, petulantly whined the ten year old, its vacation. tgQk. A suppressed case of hydro ph. •hia in Jersey City turned out to be ’elirimw tremens. Thai’s the way with the most of the disorders that Jersey flesh is heir to. J. A. ATWOOD & I!1 BROAD STREET, 9A&XB&, €A., WILL RECEIVE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS A COMPLETE STOCK OF • DRY GROCERIES, WOOD & WILLOW WARE, HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, HARDWARE &C. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK of everything in their line of business. PROMPT ATTENTION PAID TO ORDERS. Masters of vesels would do well to give then a call, Press Goods, Prints. Cloths, Casiraers and everything pertaining to the Drv Goods trade can be found %/ in their store. They also keep on hand a first-class stock ol Harness. Harness trimmings, Saddles, Carriage trimmings, Ac. Their stock of Crockery, Stone, China, and Glass wares are of the best qualities FOR FLORIDA. INLAND ROUTE. Hie elegant ride-wheel steamer LIZZIE BAKER, Captain P. T.ARO^E, H vtng been thoroughly nveihatiled and refltte ill resume her r. gi'r trips |.. vi* g f>avaiifa V EDNI SHAY MORNING. September 23. at! clock, far DOB >Y. DvKIFN. BRUNsWIc K m i •T. MARYS Ga.. FEUNANDIDA. JACKSON VILI.E. PALATKA. mid ail lute.mediate linnting, on the S'. .John's river. Flo idrt. t'‘itching at I'ariec both ways. th-tumlng will leave Palatkt Friday Jacksonville Saturday, arriving in Savannah Sunday morning. R \TLS AS LOW A BY ANY OTHER LINE. For frcght or passag , havi.tg super or accommo dations, apply to A. L RICHARDSON. Agent. 8 plh-ly Patlleford'e Wtunf, ~ REGTLAir LINE. Parian, Savannah, Brunswick and Satillr, £4^=ls The New Steamer CARRIE, Cspt. JOE SMITH, ATI/"ILL LEAVE SAVANNAH FOB DARIEN It Brunswick. Sail la River and Lauding EVERY THURSDAY AT 4 P. M. f making through nips every week. Returning, will leave Darien for Savannah every Sunday. June 26 REGULAR DIM: BE /WEEN BRU X SWICK AX D DARIEN. The new Steamer M&Y wxvwm, " i Will leave B r nns ick for Darien ev--ry MONDAY and FRIDAY at ti a. m i cave Darien at 1p m , connecting with Macon and B ttnswick railroad, giving thr at : rat-s to all 'oeal stations, and ri tenoing Green ine to Darien Also, conuectit.g with New York and B.nnsu l>-k Packet Line. S. C. LITTLEFIELD & < 0.. <\g nt°., Oet24 Brunswick, G.i. NLAQON& BRUNSWCIK RAIL ROAD. Change of Schedule. St’PEKINTESDENT'B OFFICK, A'. & B. R. R., i Macon, Ga,. Ociob. r 12, 18*4 ( ON and after Monday, April '.‘7, 1574, inline on this road will run as follows : DOWN It A Y PASSCNGKIt TRAIN' (SUNDAYS EXCEPT?"!).) Leave Macon .... 8:30 a m Arrive at Jessup ... - 6:45 p m Leave Jessup 8 Ml p M Arr.veat Brunswick - - - 10.S' pm CP DAY PASSENGER TRAIN (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.) I.eaee Brunswick - - - 2.15 am Arrive at. Jesup ... 4.45 am Leave Jesup - - • 6 16 A M Anive at Macor. - - - 5.00 r m HAWKINSVIILK ACCOMODATION (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED) ea e Macon - - - -3 3ipM arrive at Hawkinsville ... 7.t'5 P w Leav. Haw Uinsviil *. ... 7.15 am Arrive t Macon - -11.0 c am The down day ptl-aon-rer and express train niaki s elo-e connection with trails of Atlantic and Gidf ra road at Jesnp for Flo'idtt, and an day train ron neet- a' Jesnp f r Savannah, end at M. con for ~< ii.ts Noith. Eud and West. JAS. W ROBERTSON, Octl7-tf General Su, erii tendei t. *5.000 OO TO SUISSCII IB EK 8 OF THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. THE SECOND ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION NOVEMBER 15, nf prep rds. which wp Its- e heretofore announced and for w'.ich we are under nbiigat tea to pome -nh-prjhere, will now be push< and to a speedy consum mation. uv distribution differs from those • f iead'ng Northern at and Western Newspup re in two ar'icn jars: * nst. otir presents are awarded to Itoth Daily and Weekly subscribers; tint! secondly, to hot it new and o and -nbec.rthers. Every daily subscriber paying sl9 for one year's subscription” will receive a registered card enlitling him to parti ipate in ttie distribution : every daily sitb-cr her tatying s."> for six months will receive a c rd e- titling liitn to a half interest in the cash presents awarded. A club of five weekly subscribers, sordini.' ten dollars for one year’s subvention, will re>ei'eone registered c rd; one wetkly subscriber can get a registered car'l b advancing s>(> subscription, ora card t milling l im to one-half interest in the cash presents by dvanring sls subscription. jr*y Ttt our last distril u ioii a club of weekly subscribers obtained TWELVE iIt'NDREII AND FIFTY OOLLAUS IN GOLD. TV hie 1 ' was pa ! d to A’ r. Gen. Eb, rl art Pauli. Madi son county, Ga.. ill the preterit e ot t-x-Mayor Ham Mock The Weekly Constitution is a mammoth eight nags sheet. C'lUtaiuing b rty-ciglit Columns, on y |'2 on per year. isaFatniy nd Farm .Itmnial it is tin surpassed in (lie Unit. tl States. The pi. It i- t. e same as the first, which gave sn< h universal satisfaction. The distn’-ntinn will Ie in public, end superintended by commissioners, Nu vetnb rlsih. •M the presents distributed without scaling and to dona f <lf mdecriders tteiy. 11?' Subscribe at ot*ce before the distribution comes off. and you are too late, f r it is the last. Sample copies of The Constitution, and circu lars, sent free on applleatio’i. Liberal inducements and a special list of premiums offered to l cal agents iUiur, ss W. A. HEM PII 1 1 I. &CO . Atianta Ga. As this may bp sepn *>y somp nnaequatit and with ns. we re er. hv jterinission to ex-Ma\or ll'tinmurk, < o . G. W. Adair. Col. .1. R. Wallace. I ad’itg citi zens. hn superintended nur first distiihution. and also to the present Mayor of Atlanta, Col. B. Spencer. Seplft id FISK’S PATENT Metallic Burial Cases. ”XaiN.soii co €Q^g£*MSzai mi .~' On. 0. ** *^ l '' IH ■" l,: The invr'tiont known for ppe- S KVINGT EDE'D. AlsoS LF-SKM.INO Mefal’ic <’h*' s (two pat nt' eiegautly fini-h'd) and hand omest in ibis market. Ooffit a •' : Rosewood. Maboganv, Black Walttit*, Ced r and co i niim wiaids. We keep a full ussoit meut of ail goods in tmr line. ATWOODS A- AVERY. Agents, (Broad Street.) Darien, Ga. Aug. A-tf- LOW EOWN PRICES, LOW DOWN PRICES, WE WISH IT DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT A. & R. STRAIN VT THEIR NEW STORE, ABE SELLING AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES, THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF ML AND WITH ILOTHIG For MEN, YOUTHS and BOYS, and GENT’S FURNISHING GOODS, ver nffered in this murVct. Wc woiilJ also cad attention to our large uu 1 >vell selected stock of DRY GOODS, PRINTS, LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, &c„ &c. WALLED PAPER AMD WINDOW SHADES AND FIXTURES, HATS, CA PS, BOOTS and SHOES, CROCKERY, HARDWARE, TINWARE, HARNESS, and SADDLERY. We keep constantly on hand a fine assortment of CONFECTIONARY, X U TS, &t*. Groceries, Provisions, and Canned Gccds IN QUANTITIES AND QUALITY TO SUIT ALL. This immense stock was bought for rash, ami we wi.-h onr t mi’erons <ns iniit rs to In-ar in mind llt i*, to enable us t<> s< li at. pre. ent low prices we must sell I<r STRICTLY GASH. Give ns a ei.li and hung ymir money with \oti, and we will show urn tve in-ail hi'Simss, and are no vankee humbug. Goods dt hv. red on onr usual routes, free of e arge. il. 8c R. STRAIN, New Store, Oct3l Corner BRO VD and JACKSON STi.E jJTri, DAKIEN, GA. TrTIKI ECKSTEIN, 131 g 133 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA. Have largely iuereased their bnstne.-s and are now i tiering a most m Bet at and imnn use sb ck of Dry Goods * Notions And prT ted to si 11 snob at WHOLESALE AT NEW YORK PRICES We have constant lv on hainl Cases of GEORGIA SHIRTINGS. C ises of KENTUCKY JEANS. Cases ot CHOICE PI UNI'S-a speoalty, Cases of BlioWN OSNARURGS, Bales of BLANKETS, B les of FLANELS AND LINSEY, And an assortment of SILKS DRESS GOODS. MOURNING GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES, VELVETS, HOZIERY, Etc. , Etc , which C*N NO T B E lid \CEU LE I> IJV TII E STAT K. KID GLOVEii AED CO It SETS A SPECIALTY. ORDERS ARE RE.ECTFULLY SOLICITED and will I e earetully filled. A call win n viuitiug the city lespictfullv nolicited. o.tio-Gm FRANK & ECKSTEIN. H. F. BICKFORD, .SUCCESSOR TO BLAIR & BICKFORD.) EEALEK IN DIES, SfilES. Ills, Minis. lALISTEIS, Mil FUSTS, HU RAH IMS. sfSH wins, tu warn nt. Xo. ]G9 anti 171 BAY STREET. SAVAXNIT, GA. A LARGE STOCK ON HAND AT LOWEST PRICES. Sepl9 ly DARIEN MARKET —DY CHAS. O. FULTON, I}caler in MEATS. VEGETABLES, ETC’. attention given to all OltDßßS.^sr ttav’ng h <d two vears experience in the business I feel satisfied that I can GIVE SATISFACTION. My thanks to (lie public for {mst PATRONAGE, and hope for a continuance .of the same. C. 0. FULTON. T. C. BROMLEY, PRACTICAL TINNER, COPPER-SMITH. Mill, and Steamboat Jobber. Ha permanently located here. With twenty two y ars ex. • rience. (ttt the Canadas, and every Sta'p in 'he U< i"n. East. West. Nor h and Snnthi lie f. els confident that, he can do am wi rk that is given to him He has alfcn had two years experience in the jpwelry busim es, and will repa’r clock, and watches. T. C. BROMLEY - . Oci24-U Next to Iluwa & lyler’s. THOS. DIXON, slcasum and fnjsptrtft —OF— Timber Lumber, Respectfully so icits patronage. Darien, Cm. Juljll-<jm P. W. Meldrim S. B. Adams' MKLDIUM & ADAMS, ATTiSEYS HID HIBDIB IT Uf. Cor. Bay and Barnard s's. Savannah. Ga. Give pi-rsi mil attention to causes in the Super or Courts f Chatham Brian Bulloch. Effingt-ain. Litt ery, Mctt t sit, Talnall and fieri ven counties. Practice in the State and Federal C nets. Prut, pt Mention giv- n to collections. IMiahle correspond nee in ail sr cl ions of the state. Sepl9-ly TAX OKDINAiNti . THE FOLLOWING IS SECTION THIRD OF • T\X ORDINANCE, passed hy the Board "f Conntv Commissioners, at the mee'.ng SeptcDib-r 9l . 1874: , kction 3 And be it. farther enacted, etc. lust a tax of one-half of on- p rcent. shall be levied an Stock t-> be taken on the Ist Septe->-her, 1M74, and a'Cer'ained by the oath of the merchant or so I TANARUS, til,less the receiver nf returns believes that the amount is not correct; then he shill nr cee toas ters the same; said lax payable on or befo- 1-t ay of October. SepH tf F. G FEEGUBSON. M. D., Physician, Surgeon, Accoueier, BR UNS WICK, GEOR GIA. May 3ft—