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GEORGIA HOME • JOURNAEf
W. ADDISON KNOWLES, Prop’r.
VOLUME X1.~N0.41.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PCBB AND FRESH
DRUGS, MEDICINES
AND
CHEMICALS.
Paints, Oils, Colors, Brushes.
VTEW GOODS constantly arriving. Large
LI stock WINDOW GLASS, all sizes
Bxlo to 30x36. Pull assortment LAMI’S,
CHIMNEYS. CHANDELIERS. LANT
ERNS. TOILET SOAPS. PERFUMERY,
POMADES, etc., etc. The Lest
Garden Seeds,
ONION SETS, POTATOES, &c„ for
this climate from Ilobt. Buist, Philadelphia,
10c papers sold at Sc strictly—warranted
froth and genuine, crop 1882. FINEST
3 SOARS in town. SMOKING and
CHEWING TOBACCO.
Physician's Prescriptions care
fully compounded and dispensed.
JNO. A. GIIFFM,
GREENESBORO, GA.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
Georgia Railroad, Cos. 1
Office General Mauager, V
Augusta, April 28th, ’B2. )
| lOMMENCINO SUNDAY, the2oth lost.
V 7 the following Passenger Schedule will
be operated :
PAST L.IITEI
NO, 27. WEST DAILY, i NO. 28. EABT DAILY.
Lve Augusta 7:4oam 1 Lve Atlanta 2:50 p m
Ar Athens 12:30 am | Ar Gr’nsbo’ 5:26 p m
” Or'nslM)’ 10:1") “ I “ Athens... 8:27 “
At Atlanta 1:00 pm | “ Aftgnsta 8:10 “
So. 1 west —daily. no. 2 east —daily.
Lv AugustatO 30 a m Lv Atlanta 821a in
“Macon.. 705 “ “ G'boro’,32 09 pin
“ Mtl’dge. 9 19“ At Athens 505 p m
" Camak.l2 29 “ Ar Wask’t. 255 “
WftSh’t.ll 20 “ “ Cainak. 157 “
** Athens. 905 “ “ Mil’dge. 449 “
Ar G’lior.V. 215 pm " Macon .6 45 “
Ar Atlanta 550 p m Ar Augusta 355 p m
NO. 3 WEST—DAILY. NO. 4 EAST—DAILY.
Lv Augusta. 900 p m ! Lv Atlanta.B 50 ptn
Ar G’bor.V.. 1 44 a m j Ar G’bnro’ 1 46 a m
\r Atlanta..o 40 “ | Ar Augusta 6 20a m
v'TSUPERB IMPROVED SLEEPERS
TO AUGUSTA & ATLANTA.
Train No. 27 will stop at and receive
:*?>* :ogers : i and from the following
iioiiita only. Helair, Bergelia, Harlem,
rimmson, Cuuak, Crawfordville; Union
Point, Greenest) wo. Madison, Rutledge,
Social Circle, .Covington, Conyers, Stone
Mountain an I Decatur
Train No. 28 will stop at, and receive pas
sengers to and from the folllowisg stations,
only, Beraeifta, Harlem, Hearing, Thomson,
Camak, Crawfnrdville, Union Point,
■Greenesboro, Madison, Rutledge, Social
Olrelo, Covington, Conyers, Stone Mountain
and Decatur.
The Fast Line has Through Sleeper from
Atlanta te Charleston and connects for all
points West and Northwest, East and South
east.
E. R. DORSEY,
General Passenger Agent
In >. W. Green, Gen’l Manager.
RISLEY’S
PHILOTOKEN ,
A tried and reliable cure for the ailments
of Ladies. Will aid Nature, prevents Nau
sea, and Nervousness, and should be taken
during the critical period. Has saved many
lives. Endorsed by thousands of ladies as
the best remedy of its kind. Any druggist,
$1 99
RISLSY’S BUCHU. the best diuretic
and tonic. Cures most Kidney and ", ladder
troubles. Weakness, VVhiti s, and Pain in
Back Supercedes all other kidney reme
dies. All druggists, ft 00 a bottle.
CHARLES F. RISLEY.
sep7 83 New York,
NOTICE!,
I am prepared to insure DWELLINGS, i
BARNS, MULES and HORSES. STORES
MERCHANDISE AND OTHER PROP
ERTY IN FIRST-CLASS Companies at
reasonable rates
B, PAHB, Jr.,
GREENESBORO. GA.
• p2B 83
FOR SALE !
ONE JERSEY BULL, “WIOKFOKD”
3d. No- 9069, 3£ years old. Very large and
handsome and thoroughbred. Avery fine
stock animal. Price $300,00.
Jersey Bull “VALPUB” No. 1016 u, sir
ed by Wickford 3rd 6059, Dam Peari of
Beiuah, 13062. 4 inns. old. Price 850,00.
Ay-shine Bull Prince Athol, registered.
He is 3 years old —price $75,00. Also grade
Jersey Heifers and Calves. Send for cata
logue,
C E. staples,
sept. 21st, 83. AUGUSTA, GA.
E. J. HICKEY,
Fashionable Hair Dressing
Saloon!
No. 212 Btl> Jackson Street, rear of E.
R. Schneider's,
AUGUSTA, - - - GA.
Hair cutting, Shaving. Shampooing, and
Dyeing in the moat artistic style.
Manufacturer of the Excelsior Hair Re
newer and Dandruf Eradicator. Razors
Concaved and sharpened on shortest notice.
A fine lot of Canary Birds kept constantly ■
on hand. Orders by mail promptly atten
ded to. Don’t forget the place.
Ho Jo mmanr,
Opposite Globe Hotel, Jackson Street,
nov 10th. ’B2.
—Over one hundred and eighty different
lines of Boots and Slices embracing all the
new styles from 25c to $5.50. Truly said
we are headquarters for shoes. —Copelan, ;
teals & Armor.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I
SAVE MONEY
ET B-J“STXXTO
III! Gill
I
—cr
MRS. MARY ROSSMAN
■
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED a handsome
Stock of Pamilvr
G-xoceriss. and purchasers wishing the
; liest Coffee, Sugar, Hams, Paeon, Ac . will
do well to call on me. 6iTFine grade Flour
a specialty.
CANNED GOODS!
I have on hand a fresh supply of CAN
NED COOItS, such as Salmon, Oysters,
Mackerel, Ham. Tripe, Green Turtle Soup,
Peaches, Pine Apple, Etc.
I guarantee to sell you goods in my’ line
at Atlanta retail prices, and will givt entire
satisfaction or refund money. Don't forget
when you want to buy Confectioneries and
Groceries I will sell them as cl cap as they
can be bought anywhere. All kinds of
COUNTRY PRODUCE bartered for. Call
and examine my stock and prices before
buying. Very respectfully,
MRS. M. ROSSMAN,
aug. 17, ’B3. GREENESBORO’, GA.
DAVID MORGAN,
MANUFACTURER OF AND
WHOLESALE DEALER
IN
SADDLES, HARNESS,
Bridles, Spurs, Collars, Saddlery
Whips, Hardware, Etc.
80 Whitehall Stkeet,
ATLANTA, - - GEORGIA.
aug 3rd. 1883.
NOTICE.
( \RDERED, That sealed -bids will he re
' ’ ceiyed for rent of the Pauper Farm for
the year 1884, at the meeting on the first
Saturday in November next. The venter
will be required to act as Superintendent
and take care of the paupers. A true ex
tract from the minutes <of the Board of
County Commissioners.
This, October 6, 1888.
JESSE P. WILSON, Clerk.
oct!2 83
OA.RV>EIT9;
House FiirnishragsGorirts. The largest, stitek
sou hof Baltimore. Moquet, Brussels, 3-
ply and ingrain carpets, window shades,
lace curtains,cormoes and poles, wall papers,
chromes, cocoa and Canton mattings, ru*rs
and mats. BAILIE & COSKERY, Ma
sonic Building, Augusta, Ga. lunß
READY
iriM*,
I take pleasure in announcing to
the citizens of Greenesboro and
Greene county that I have purchas
ed from Mr. H. F. Smith his saloon
on Main street, and I offer a full
stock of pure and well-selected Li
quors, Brandies, Wines, Beer, To
baccos, and Cigars. I sell the fa
mous Old
Manhattan Club ,
the purest and best brand of Rve
Whisky in Greenesboro, This Li
quor hag a fine flavor and delicious
“farewell.” Try it and you will
drink no other. I Lave other brands
of Rj-e Whisky, but none of them
of an inferior grade. I have elso
as good an article of CORN LI
QUOR as can be found in Greene
county. You will also find at my
Saloon fine Peach and Apple Bran
dies, Cognac Brandy. California,
Blackberry, Port and Sherry Wine,
and the celebrated
the finest morning drink and appe
tizer made. I keep all kinds of
syrups and bitters and make a spe
cialty of compounding fancy mixed
drinks. I have a choice Hue of To
baccos and Cigars. Give me a call j
when you want good Whisky, To- |
bacco, or Cigars.
JAS. INGRAHAM, JB. i
GREENESBORO’ GA
sept. 14, ’B3.
DEVOTED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
GREENESBORO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER 19,1883.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T11.0.T.S
PIANOS AND ORGANS
Selected from Ten of the
Best Makers, are so much Su
perior to others at Prices so
much less, that Purchasers save
from 810 to 8100 by visiting
or writing to
G. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
Save Money at 831 Broad
Street, Augusta, Ga.
ioveTlFpraise;
Latest Sunday School Book.
NIW EYMNS OFJLBVE AND PRAISE"
Ml MSS IF “HOPE 41TBIST.”
BEAUTIFUL HYMNS.
iijfim wwm®.
CONTAINING
Choice Selections From the most
Valuble Productions.of the
Best Writers of
POETRY AND SONG !
—WITH—
New Hymns, New Music
COMPILED BY .
W. LUDDEN AND G. O. ROBINSON.
Full Edition, Words and Music. Price,
35 cents (post paid); $3 60 per dozen, by
Express. Word Edition —Hymns only—
-12 cents (post paid); $1 20 per dozen, by
Express.
Specimen Copy,. Full Edition, in paper
cover, 25 cents, post-paid.
G. O. ROBINSON &. CO„
Publishers, Augusta, Ga.
July 27th, ’B3. T. M. H. O. T. S.
H. H. P,
IS THE
BEST MEDICINE
TO USE AGAINST
MALARIA
RID YOUR SYSTEM OF
MALAHIA
BY TAKING
Ft. W, JE*„
AVOID HAVING
MALARIAL DISEASES
BY USING
11. IS. P.
MAKE YOUR SYSTEM IMPREGNA
BLE TO THE INFLUENCE OF
BY TAKING
TT TT T-1
ALL DRUGGISTS KEEP IT.
aui£t7 83
• TAX NOTICE !
.
I WILL lie at the following named places
on ilie dais specified for the purpose of
collecting Stale and County Taxes for the
year 1883, and hope the lux-payers will
meet me.
White Plains —October Ist, Oct. 15th,
Oct. 2!)th.
Siloam—October 2nd, Oct. 16th, Octo
ber 30th.
Union Point October 3rd, Oct. 17th,
Oct. 31st.
Woodville—October 4tli, Oct. 18th, Nov.
Ist.
Penfield —October sth, October 19th, No
vember 2nd.
Scull Shoals—October 11th, Oct. 25th,
Nov. Bth.
Greshamville—October 12th, Oct. 26th,
November 9th.
C-tTI will bo in Greenesboro’ every Satur
day and all public days. My Books will be
cl, sed on the Ist day of December 1883.
MILES G. COPELAN,
sept. 14, ’BB. T. C. Greene County.
BRICK FOR SALE.
We offer for sale 200,000 first
class BRICK The Brick are sound
in every particular and can be used
for any purpose. We offer them j
for $4 per thousand at our home.
J. H. & F. W. CURT RIGHT.
GREENESBORO, GA.
srp2B 88
&1 Foxes. We hsve a large assortment of Pi
! in Rih* for n gin.
DEALERS IN— Engines and Mill Supplii
lobe, Coeck and Safety Valvei, Whistles, Gi
ietal from 10 to 40c. Beltinfc, Lacing. Rgbbej
U nd Od Caps. Wrenches. Emery Wheels, 4
AGENTS FOR —Eclipse Double Turbins I
est made. Bradford Mill Co’s Portable Mills. 1
id Feed Mills. Atlas Engine Works' and E
onary Engine*. Knuckle’s Pop Safety Valves
Iron and Brass Castings, and all kinds of re
id are working about 100 hands. Boiler repai
Engines, Grins, S
ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE.
BY' virtue of an order from the Court of
Ordinary of Greeue County, Georgia,
will lie sold before the court-house in
Greenesboro, on the first Tuesday in No
vember next, six hundred and twenty five
acres of land, more or less, near WV o.lv-Ho
und Bairdstown. adjoining lands of W. P.
McWhorter and others. This land will be
sold in three tracts, and sold as tlie property
of William Edmondson, deceased. Terms
of sale cash. October Ist, 1883.
w. h. McWhorter,
It. E. DAVISON,
Administrators with the will annexed of
William Edmondson. octs 83
SALE OF LAND.
\V ILL be sold liefor the court-house in
' ' Grtqnosltoi . c county, Georgia
tluring tie ilcgal !s, O" On. <l**.
Tuesday in November, 1883. to the higWst
and best bidder for cash, oil that tract or lot
of land, including the houses located on the
same, situated in the City of Greenesboro,
(ireene county, Georgia, containing one and
one-half acres, more dr less, the lines there
of being as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner of the square on lot known iu
the plan of said city asNo. 28, and running
south parallel,with Early street, 390 feet;
thence east parallel with South street, 120
feet; tlieuce north along Mrs. W*. 8. Davis’
line 360 feet to Broad street; thence west
along Broad street 120 feet to Early street.
Said sale to he made under the power grant
ed to the Bank of Washington, Georgia by
Martha J. Allen, in a certain deed of mort
gage dated 22nd of May, 1877, for the secu
rity of a certain promissory note described
in said mortgage and on which there is now
due and unpaid a balance.
Titles to said property will bo made to
the purchaser thereof by the said Bank of-
Washington, in conformity, with the power
contained in said deed of mortgago.
Martha J. Allen, by the Batik of Wash
ington Georgia through its President,
octs 88 EDWARD Y. HILL.
kttle asrisi.
t -
A. W, Foster & Cos.) Mortgage in Greene
vs. Superior Court, Sen
W. H. Crawford. ) tembertirm, 1888.
Rule Nisi. —lt being represented to tit
Court by tile petition of Albert W. Fust t
and Win L. High, partners, tinder the flint
name and style of" A. W. Foster & Compa
ny, that by mortgage dated the 18th day ol
May, 187*7, W. 11. Crawford, then of said
county, but now of Dodge county, said
State, conveyed to said A. W. Poster &
Company, two hundred acres o' land, nore
or less, situate, lying and being in the said
county of Greene and State oi Georgia, ad
joining lands of V. D. Gresham, J. T. Gres
ham, William Armstrong and others and
known as the Crawford pi aw, and being
the place whereon the said W. H. Crawforyi
resided at the time of the execution t f said
mortgage for the purpose of securing the
payment of a promissory note made by the
said W. H. Crawford to the said A. W.
Poster & Company, bearing even date
with said mortgage, and due “on No
vember the first alter date” for the sum of
Twelve Hundred dollars ($1,200) with legal
interest for value received which Note is
now due and unpaid with the exception of
#584 09 paid April 19,1878; and it being
further represented to the Court that said
note and mortgage contain a waiver and re
nunciation on the part of said W. 11. Craw
ford of any and all homestead and exemp
tion rights lie lias or may have under the
laws of this State, or the United States in
the aforesaid mortgaged premises, as against
the debt therein evidenced and secured.
It is ordered, that the said W. H. Craw
f rd do pay into tins Court by the first day
of the next term thereof the principal, inter,
est and cost due on said debt, or show cause
if any he lias, to the contrary; or, in default
thereof foreclosure lie granted to the said
A. W. Poser & Company of said mortgage
which foreclosure shall set up and establish
the. waiver and renunciation of right to
homestead and exemption in and to said mor
gaged premises, and the equity of redemp
tion therein he forever barred, and tlmt ser
vice of this rule be perfected on said W. H.
Crawford according to law by publication
once a month for four months before the next
term of this Court, in the Obobou Home
JottmJAt., a newspaper published in Grecnes
horo.
This, September 18th, 1888.
THOMAS G. LAWSON,
Judge S. 0. O. C.
A true extract from the Minutes of Greene
Superior Court, September term, 1888.
JESSE P. WILSON, Clerk.
sep2B 88
Full line of Drugs and patent medicines
always on band. The celebrated S S. S
and B. B. B. All of Dr. Warner’s Hop
and Iron- Bitters. -Copelan, Seals & Armor.
Selected poetry.
MY ONE CHILD.
My blue eyed dgrling with her brought
A joy that wtfited for Iter birth;
That f jlened wide her mother’s heart
For evcrV other child on earth.
My treasure lent, so soon recalled.
No longer on my breast to sleep,
Yet, joy id common motherhood
i Undiramed, through life and cares I keep
If dark the cloud, it never closed
Mv Maker’s Father'heart to me,
1 1 feel His hand, I bpw resigned
And, thankful, claep the child 1 tee.
A BRAVE, GIRL.
11 . ’ -- --j -
\N INCIDENT OF REVOLU
TIONARY DAYS. 1
| HOtV THE DAUGHTER OF GENERAL
j SCHUi'LER. OF THE AMERICAN FOR
CES, RUSHED INTO,THE MIDST OF A
BAND OF TOMES AND INDIANS TO
1 SAVE A CHILD.
In the year 1781, while Clinton
and Washington were watching
each other’s movements near New
York; General Schavler, having re
signed his command on account of
some unjust charges against him,
was staying at his house, which
then stood alone outside the stock
ade or wall of Albany. The Brit
ish therefore, seeing
his opportunity, sent out John
Walter Meyer, with a party of To*
ries and Indians, to capture Gen
eral Schuyler.
When they arrived at the ont
skirts of the city, theyriearned from
a Dutch laborer that the General’s
house was guarded by six soldiers.
The Dutchman, the minute the
band was out of sight, took to his
legs, and warned the General of
their approach.
Soon after, a servant announced
that there was a strange man at
the back door who wished to see
the General.
General Schuyler, understanding
the trap, gathered his family in one
of the upper rooms, and giving or
ders that the doors and windows
iie barred, tired a pistol from one
of the top story windows to ahum
*lic nSighborhofkt. - 9
The guards, who had been loan
grug in the shade of a tree started
to their feet at the sound of the pis
toi; but alas, too late ! for they
found themselves surrounded by a
crowd of dusky figures, who bound
them hand and foot before they had
time to resist.
And now you can imagine the
little group collected in that dark
room upstairs; the sturdy Genera)
standing resolutely by the door,
with his guu iu his hand, and his
bljick slaves gathered around him,
etjcli with some weapon; and at the
olher end of the room the women
together, some weeping,
some praying. Suddeuly a crash
is heard. The band had broken in
at one of the windows.
At that moment, Mrs. Schuyler,
springing to her feet, rushed to
wards the door; for she remember
ed that the baby, only a few mouths
old, having been forgotten in the
ituiry of flight, was asleep in its
cradle on the first floor. But the
General, catching her in his arms,
told her that her life was of more
value than the child’s, and that, if
anv must go, he would. While,
however, this generous struggle
was going ou, their daughter glid
ing past them, was soon at the side
of the cradle.
All was as black as night in the
hall, except for a small patch of
light just at the foot of the stairs.
Tjiis came from the dining room,
where the Indians could be seen
pillaging the shelves, pulling down
the china, aud quarreling with one
another over their illgotton booty.
How to get past t osspot was the
question but the girl did uot hesi
tate. She reached the cradle un
observed, and was darting back
with her precious burden when, by
ill luck odo of the savages happen
ed to see her. Whiz! went his
sharp tomahawk within a few inch
es of the baby’s head, and cleaving
an edge of the brave girl’s dress,
stuck deep into the stair rail.
Just then one of the'Tories, see
ing her flit by, and supposing her
'to be a servant, called after her:
“Where is your master ?” She stop
ped for a moment, called back,
“Gone to alarm the town!” and,
hurrying on, was soon safe again
with her father upstairs.
Aud now, very nearly all the
plunder having been secured, the
baud was about to proceed-to the
real ohject of the expedition, when
the General, raising one of the up
per windows, called out in lusty
tones, as if commanding a large
body of tnen : “Come on, mv brave
fellows! Surround the house! Se
cure the villians who are plunder
ing !” The cowards knew die voice, |
and they each and every one of
them took to the woods as fast as
their legs conld carry then* ; leaving !
the General in possession of the
field.
The old Schuyler house looks
now as it looked then, except thrft
the back wing for the slaves has
been torn down, and some few al-1
teratious have been made aronnd j
the place ; bat when yon are shown
the house, you can still seethe ejant
in the stair rail ma le by the In
dian’s hatchet more than a hun
dred years ago.—St. Nicholas for
July- .
. ——
THE LOIID'S ANSWER.
But something stayed his feet;
there was a fire m the grate within
-rfor the nmht was chill—and it
lit Up the little parlor and brought
out in startling effects the pictures
on the wall. ' But these were as
nothing to the picture on the hearth.
There, by the soft glow of the fire
light, knelt his little child at her
j mother’s feet, its small handsclasp
jed in prayer, its fair head bowed,-
and as its rosy lips uttered each
word with childish distinctness the
father listened, spell bound to the
spot:
i “Now I lav me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If I sjiould die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my sold to take.”
Sweet innocence. The man him
; self, who stood there with bearded
| lips shut tightly together, and said
i that prayer once at his mother’s
knee.. Where was that mother
|now? The sunset gates had long
ago unbarred to let her pass. But
the child had not finished; he
heard her “God bless mamma,
papa and my owuself,”—then there
tvas a pause, and she lifted her
troubled blue eyes to her mother’s
face.
“God bless papa,” prompted the
mother, softly.
"God bless papa,” lisped the lit
tle one.
“And please send him home so
ber.” He could not hear the moth
er as she said this, but the child
followed in a clear, inspired tone :
“God—bless papa—and please
send him—home —sober. Ameu.”
Mother aud.ohild sprang to their
feet iu alarm when the door open
ed so suddenly, but they were not
afraid when they saw who it was,
returned so soon ; but that night,
! when
ed up in oe(f~ufrt i a romp
with pnpa, she said, in the sleepiest
and most contented of voices :
‘ Mamma, God answers most as
qnick as the telephone, dosen’t
He ?”—Detroit Post and Tribune.
—“Was Hauibul a Negro ?” was
the question which, a few years
ago, disturbed the minds of stu
dents of ancient history. The ques
tion, we believe, was never satis
factorily settled.—Florida Times.
Our Jacksonville friend labors
under a delusion. Hanibal was an
African, but not a Negro. Car
thage was settled by Phoenicians,
who were no more negroes thau are
the pure blooded Egyptians or
Arabs. The Phoenician settlers
dominated the uative race and hedl
them iu subjection. Probability is
that Hanibal, if not a pure blooded
Phoenician, was of partly Greek
origin The ancients cut upon their
monuments the Negro type which
has not varied to this day. The
noble profile of Hannible is a very
different type. Carthagouiau wom
en are said to have given their
loDg hair to make bowstriugs for
warriors defending their city. The
wool of the negro would not fit this
statement. The Carthagenians “left
no literature, no monuments, do
traces of people no language, with
the exceptiou of a few inscriptions
on coins and a few verses in one of
the comedies of Platus.” Their
civilization does not therefore ap
pear to have been a great one, but
such ns it was, it was not Negro.—
Augusta Chronicle.
—lrwin Southernor ; A&ispute
arose between Frank Harvey and
two other negroes by the uame of
Edwards, on last Saturday night at
the plantation of Mr. E. P. Morton,
the Edwards boys kuockiug Frauk
down with a club. As soon as
Frank could get up, he said he
would take his text from “dat” por-
tion of scripture “wbar de postal
Paul pints his pistol to de Fee
sious,” and immediately put his
“text” into effect by shooting one
in the thigh, and the other in the
arm. Cause, “too much deadfall
poisou.”
—Does it pay," asks a corres
pondent, “for a minister to take a
a three months’ vacation ?” Does
it? Well, we snould say so. There
are some churches of which we wot
where we think it would pay the
pastor to take about 13 months va
cation every year aud then put off
coming back to the last minute
with a hope of missing the train.
—As there is nothing in the world
great but man, there is nothing
truly great but character.
TERMS i—s 2 OQ per Annum, In Advance.
WHOLE NUMBER 541.
THOUGHTS I3 A COURT
HOUSE. :
A couple of week* ago, we of the
Twin Stacy spent sotoe boors in
the court room of the good old
county of Greene) Afabat a Quar
ter of a century has glided away
since we were in that room. As we
sit there, the mind naturally fell
iuto a contemplation of the won
derful changes that Have taken
place within that period. There
was the same room, the same walls,
windows, doors. But hew chang
e’sc! Here were our “Breth
jren in black,” pressing close up to
| the railing of the Bar, where whilom
! me never dared appear, except as
Ihe came to perform some menial
seryice. Dnsky fdi ms were flitting
to and fruity the boom where the
grand jury sat in mysterious con
clave, or were from the witness'
stand making more dim And ob
scure in the minds of traverse ju
rors, the circutafctancee. about wtyich
they had sworrito tell the tru^h. —
But besides these reflections which
we might have had in any court
room of our Southern country,
there were some thoughts suggest
ed here which could have arisen no
where else. Looking.'over the law
yers the juries, the spectators, only
a face now anil."then Was to be dis
cerned, which was here, a quarter
of a century ago. Within the Bari
where we then’saw Gone and Daw
son and Wingfield and Foster and
Cobb, now figure men who were
boys when these great men were
fighting the battles Gf giants. Upon
the Bench, which' Was graCefl b*
Hardeman and Harris, eitS one
who seemingly but a short timte ago'
was our school-fellow. All these
may be the equals, possibly the su
periors of those whom we iecollect
as the actors here. But they”can
never appear so great, as w ere to
our imagination, these grand sen
iors of our youth. No scene’could
now transpire within that ohamber
which could so thrill ns with glow
ing admiration as when, thirty
years ago, just as the glow of sun
set was fading iu the West, the
slender form of the Representative
of the eighth Congressional District
arose, and with Bible id band, ad
vanced to the jury, and iu tones of
pathetic power, called on them to
become twelve cities of refuge for a
young man who Lad unwittingly
slain his fellow, and was looking to
them for protection against those
who sought his blood. Never can
we forget how we hung for an hour
upon every word of that wonderful
man, wifh an interest approaching
what we would have felt had pur
own fate hung upon the issue. Sit
ting here as tie did at the same
window, all the scene—-the intent
throng, the weeping jury, th* poor
pale-faced prisoner, the eloquent
pleader, all arose before the mind
with such vividness as to sweep
away all consciousness of the
eveuts that were passing. We for
got the poor colored woman who
was on trial for burning a church,
while almost living over again an
hour that for nearly thirty years
has been a portion of history. The
eloquence of Hart, Reid and Lewis
may not have been unworthy of
that which then sounded in that
chamber—but it fell unheeded by
by ears that Memory was causing
to ring with the tones of a voice
which, whether invective or in pa
thos, moved us no other voice ever
could. —Sunny South.
-- ■■ .■
—A terrible story was told a
couple of weeks ago in the dispatch
es of an affray among cowboys in
a dark room on the frontier of Tex
as. A half-dozen of the partici
pants were killed. Only two escap
ed. Auother equally terrible story 1
is told of an affray among negroes
iu Natohitoches parish, Louisiana.
The dispatch says a crowd of col
ored men quarreled in a saloon. A
pitched battle with* dirks ensued.
James Stand stabbed Isaac'Robin
son and the latter bled to death. A
son of Robinson then shot Stand
dead. Ezra Robinson then shot
and killed two others. Before the
melee was over six were dead and
four fatally wounded. Affrays like
these make us wonder whether wo
live iu a civilized country.
—The power of Christian char
acter shining through the life of a
Christian man is strikingly illus
trated in the following incident:
“An Afghan once spent an hour in
the company of Dr. William Marsh
of Eugland. When he heard that
Dr. Marsh was dead he said : ‘His
religion shall now be my religion ;
his God shall be my God; for I
must go where he is and see his
face again.’ ”
—Mme Modjeska never rips up,
destroys or gives away any of her
stage ilresses, but sends thorn all
home to Poland to bo stored away
for “coming generations to ponds*
over. ’