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Newspaper Page TextPUBLISHED BY HANCOCK, GKAHAM & "Volume 17. •A.MERICTJS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, A.TTGHJST 5. 1870. TERMS: Tl\ree Dollars a Year, [ PAYABLE Ef AOVAXCE. Number 24. llafr* of Advertising. rr, first ioM-rtion, not contracted for will be ; upodfying the length of iieutrt to occupy fiiod places will be ,cr cent. alM'ive regular rates. » local column insert r*l for twenty the wm trp. Ixt it alone! the poisonous cup, Let it alone! don’t drink it up, • I/?t it alone! Let it alone! The fiery asp with poisoned slin^ ( Liaa near the bottom ready to spring, And death is near with eyes that gloat. And fingers ready to clutch thy throat; Then let it alone the poisonous np, I*t it alone, don t drink it np. Let it alone! ly»t it alone ! of Administration,.. i.f Guardianship.— of Didiniatton,.. 9soil real estate,. Professional Cards. J. L. McDonald, Dozitiat. MERICCS, .... GEORGIA. vuxts *■ iiawkwb. rms* n. ettrkz. HAWKINS & BURKE. j\. ttor noy a at Uaw, Amerieua, Georgia. m-t 12 tf Jno. D. CARTER, A-r'P4n5*T AT LAW, Amerieua. Georgia. Office 10 Americas Hotel building, comer ot | j-uisr and College streets. may 18 tf. FORT" A HOLLIS, ATT4R 5fiY8 AT LAW, And Solicitors of Patents. AmericiiM, ticorgla. (| - j, it. r.r*;n over It. T.Byrd s store. April 29 tf C. T. GOODE, Attorney at Law .VMERICCS, GEORGIA. rl* orif over W. T. Davenport’s Drugstore.' jilyiltf SAM. LUMPKIN' ATTORNEY AT LAW, Amancua Georgia. Will practice in all the courts of 8. W. Ga. IVitTs, l*y nennission, to Dr. Wm. A. Greene. • ‘Kl’ICK: With SI. CaUaway, E*q., iu the Conn* H um*. Juu30.1870. -ly JACK BROWN, A ttornoy at Law, AMERTCUS, OA. c^. Office m Court Honso with Judge 8tan- trd. _____ _f«bl6 tf. N. A. SMITH, Attorn, oy at Law, J. A. ANSLEY, A ttorney-at'Law c» I’tM, the sale and pvrehase r>f lands and the in* l\ eugation of titles. A large assortment of legal banks always on band. dec23tf . , ^1 Let it alone: the reddened wioe, 3 001 ** rione! don’t call it thine, , n M | Let it alone! Let it alone! ' nn ■ ^ full °* mirth for the present time, ’ rj I And makuH tl»e eye both sparkle and ahine; ■ !> Oi) j Liko the adder's sting it kills the breath, • 4 00 j It’s bite like tlie serpent's, ends iu death; j Then let it alone ! the reddened arm*. Let it alone! drat call it thine. Let it alone! lyt it alone! Lit it alone, don’t ereu taste. Let it alone, pans by in baste. Let it alone! Let it alone! For evtn a sip trill often atart TLo monster passion in thy heart, WboH wreck thy brain and ruin thy soul; While death! lurks near the drunkards’s bowl; Let it alone! j .its by in haste, Lt it alone! Let it alone! IH'POST GUEBRY. HAWKINS & GUERRY, Attorneys-at-Law, AXEKJCCR, OA., »':! t their professional services to the public. . rontinue to practico in Sumter and adjoin* b'gc intlos, anefin United States Circuit and I net Courts at Savannah. Particular attoc* P'cn to collections. Office—comer UoOcgo •"■lUnjustroeta. over Granbe rry A Co's. A . K. BLOW 1ST , ATTORNEY AT L.W, Georgia. ompt attention to all Loftiness W :L ’ George W. Wooten, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Amorlous, ■ ■ • G-a. Ctikv- Ov, r iV KIer A Son’s Store, jauljtf E. B. AMOS, Attorney- at-Law, AMEUlCfl, CA„ TlflLL givo prompt attention to profeuaional s ,. t'U'Uneas in the different courtsofSumtex, ‘ - v - "cjwter, Lee and ailjoioingcounties. <8bce with J. A. Atuley, oror B. Em an no GEORGE W. KIMBROUGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, A XD Genera] Agent fur tlie sale and purrliaae “V* r land in bouthwest Georgia. Investigat- i r C, cdlK redto. Will faithfully at- S, I cutrnsU-d to his care, urkville, Lee county, Ga. novlllf T. L. CLARKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. t PEEST0N, OK0R0IA. BR. WILLIAM A. GREENE, AMKB1CU8, GEORGIA. CONTINUES to serve hie friends of Americas Dr. J. B. HINKLE UToULD nll—bldi MTrtcM(in»llth. .Priftlso) to th. goof of Ann ncus and Sumter counU, and so i * «>atitua»oe of the liberal patronage Irotofore beetowed upOu him. special attention given to Surgery. Head-quarters at the Drug Store of Dr. E. J. f 1 ' ndge. Residence fronting that of Her. J. "•Jordan. June 8tf Dr. S. B. HAWKINS. Iff* OFFIC K *t Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Storo. I*®" ider.ee near tha Church. Am.‘'r.Hl Tvi '*? * tender the good people ol 0uuntr 7 generally. Dr. w. D. COOPER, AFFEILShis f of Americca and DR ° e °’ ** Cooper. Residence at Mr. Thoa Harrold s, I) R- M. D. McLEOD, Amen- - Diaeaasa of the Eye and Ear tre ^e<h Chronic dUaaaee of Women " Are A BRAVE GIRL. Our heroine lived in Bartlett, N. H., and was a descendant of tho old Craw- fords. Her father was a Crawford, and followed the profession of guide among the mountain*. Her ntmio was Bessie, and she was the only daughter remaining st home—n dark-eyed brown-haired girl of slight, bnt compact frame; just enter* ing on her nineteenth year. Her mother had been dead several’ years, and upon her devolved tho whole care of the house hold. One day, late in slimmer, Mr. Craw ford went, with a party of travelers, awuy to tho head-waters of one of the many mountain streams that empty into the Saco, und Bessie was left alone. Even the dogs had all gone with the pleasure seeker*. Near the middle of the after noon, while the girl was sitting by an open window of tho front room engaged in sewing, a man came up from tho road, uud asked if she would give him a drink of water. Bessie hod soon this mau bo und had not liked his looks. He was a stoat, broad-shouldered, ill-favor ed fellow, and the bits of moes and spikes of tho pine npon his clothes indicated that he liad slept in the woods. But Bessie did not hesitate. She laid aside her work and went to get tlie water. When she came back the man had enter ed the room. She did not like this for ras suro he hail come in by the win dow; but she Landed him the tin dipper without remark. The man drank, and then set the tin dipper on the table.— Then he turned npon the girl, ana drew a brood-bloded knife from his pocket. “Look ye. my young lady,” ho said, “I know there is money in this honse: and I know that you are alone. Show me where the money in ? If you don't, I shall kill you aud then hum it up my- sel.! I am in earnest, and there ain’t no time to waste. Don’t make a fuss, for if yon do you’ll feel this knife onick I” * Bessie shrank back, and looked into the an's face, and sho could see that he eant just what he said. “If I show yon where the money is, will you promise not to do me no harm ?" ‘Show me, honest, and I won’t harm yon.” “Then come with me. Bnt you will take only the money—you won’t take mj father’s pnpers ?” ’’Only tho money, girl.” Bessie led the way to a small bedroom i tlie ground floor, where there was an old mahogany bureau, the upper drawer of which sue unlocked. The man when he saw this, thinking, doubtless, that Crawford’s gold was in his grasp, shut up liis knife and putting it in his pocket, The girl opened the drawer, and, quick as thought, drew forth a large navy revolv er-one with which she herself had killed a trapped bear—and cocked it. “Villian!” she exclaimed, planting her back against the wall, and aiming the weapon at his ltosom, “many awild boast have I shot with this good pistol, and I’ll now shoot you if you do not instantly leave this bouse! I will give you not even a second. Start, or I fire !’ r The raflian could read human looks as well as could the maiden, and he could read very plainly in the firm-set lips, and in the flushed eyes—but more clearly in the steady hand that held the pistol—that she would not only fire, as she had prom ised, but that her aim wonld be sure and fatal. And he backed out from the bedroom, backed into tlie sitting-room then leaped from tho open window, and disappeared. Bessie kept her pistol by her side until her father and his guests came homo; and when ahe bad told her story, search was made for the ruffian. But he was not found. Onr heroine 1 ad so thoroughly frightened him that he never came that way again. Five Minutes More to live. A young mau stood up before a large audience in tho most fearful position a human being could be placed. He stood on the platform of a scaffold. The noose had been adjusted around, his neck, and iu a few minutes more he would be in eternity. The Sheriff took out his watch and said: “If you have anything to say, speak now, as you have bat five minutes more to live.’* Ob! what awful words for a young mau to hear, standing there in fall health aud vigor. Shall I tell you his mrnssrp to the youth about him*? JEle bunt — tears, and said, with sobbing : *'I have to die! I had only one little brother. He had beautiful blue eyes and flaxen Lair; and oh! how 1 loved him. But one day I got drunk, for the first time in my life. I cam# home and found my little brother gathering strawberries in the garden. I got angxv with him without cause, and I killed him with a blow from a rake. I knew nothing about it till I woke next day and found myself tied and guarded. They told me when my little brother was found bis hair waa dotted with blood and braina. Whiskey has done it It has ruined me. I havo only one more word to say to the jounk, people before I jp to stand in the pres ence of my Judge. Kztxb, nmi, NEVER touch anything that can intoxi The Husband's * Commandments. 1— I am thy husband; thou shait have > other husband but me, whom thou didst vow to love, honor and obey: lor I saved thee from old maidunn, and res cue 1 thee from the terrors of single bless- dnoss. 2— Thou shait not look upon any other tan to love or admire him; for I, thy husband, am a jealous husband, who will visit the sms of ine wife upon her follow ers ; therefore keep thou faithfully to thy marriage vow. 3— Thou shait not backbite thy lun- band, nor spc^klighMy of him; neither shall thou expose his halts to thy neigh bor, lest he should hear it, sad |wMi thy perfidy by a deprivation of sundry items, such as bonnets, dresses, etc. 4— Remember the seventh day to keep it free from all unnecessary labor; for there are six days in which to do thy work. Thou ahalt have thy house dean and tidy fay 4 o’clock on Saturday after noon ; and there shall be no trashing of children or linking after that hour.— Thou shait do thy marketing alone, lest in the company of other women thou buyeat ribbons for thyself, instead of ci gars for thy hatband. 5— Honor thy husband's father and mother; and let not thy thoughts wander selfishly toward their cupboards and pockets while so doing. G—Thou shait not box thy children*! re, nor thump them for plundering the sugar-pot or running away with the pastry or jam; for a hungry stomach knows no lsw, save cut and ran. 7— TIkju shait not listen to flattery, nor acoept gifts or trinkets from any man bnt thy husband, who esteemeth woman’s purity her greatest ornament 8— Thou shall not rifle thy husband’s pockets for money when he is asleep; neither shait thou read any letters thou mayest find therein: for it is his business to look after his own affairs, and thy busi ness is to let his alone—ask no questions, but believe. 9— Thou shait conceal nothing from thy husband ; always speak the truth and make no false representation of the state of tliy pantry and parse, for thy husband abhorreth pettv larcency in the domestic department, which nhall be punished by closing the exchequer until auoh finan cial irregularities are abolished. 10— Thou shall not covet thy neigh bor’s house; thou shait not covet thy neighbor’s furniture, nor her dress, nor her caps, nor anything that is bet’s; and when thou goest out with thy husband, thou sludt not wear a crinoline, nor any other dangerous machine likely to come contact with his shins. 11— Look for no jewelry from thy husband on the anniversary of thy wed ding; for it is written—“Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.”— Hr. V 9 T 1 c F. . A Dr. S. K. TURNER 55?f nwowdtniiii the coratlM , Dutchy Ahead. An old plain-looking and plain spoken Dutch farmer, from tho vicinity of Hel- derbitrg, in pursuit of diuner the other day, dropped in at the Excelsior Dinner Saloon in Nassau street, New York.— Taking a seat beside a dandy lissimd sort of a fellow—all perfume, moustache, and shirt collar—our honest Mayhncer or dered up his dinner. “What will it be, sir?” asked white apron. “Yon got goot corned beef, her ?” says Dutchy. ^ J “Ye*!” “You got saurkraut,- too, hey?’’ “Oh Yes!" “Veil, gif me some both,” said Myn heer. Off starts wLite apron on a knee jump, and presently returns wit i the desired fodder. The saurkraut was amokin g hot, and sent forth its peculiar flavor evident ly satisfactory to Mayhneer’s nasal organ, and vice vena to that of oar dandy friend, who after the dish had been deposited on the table, and Mynheer was about corn- mom cing exclaimed: Mhntvtulf y^ ent *’ a ' ar ® y° u 6 oiB 8 Myhncer turned slowly aronnd, and looking at his interrogator with evident astonishment, says he: “Eat it? Vy of course 1 eat* it 1” “Well,” says dandy, “I wonld as leaf devour a plate of guano.” “Ah well,” replied Mjhneer, pitching n to the saurkraut with an evident relish, ‘dat depends altogedder on how von vos brought np !** Dandy looked kinder caved in, and we left with the opinion that Dntchr was one ahead. Four Hundred Miles Up Stain. “Reading about electricity, lightning, nd the telegraph, the other day,” said Unde Peter, “ reminded me of a cari ous story I once heard, when I was in England.” _ It seems there was a newspaper in the city of Glasgow, in Scotland, which em ployed a London correspondent. The correspondent made it his duty to gather the news every day and send it to Glss- cow every night by telegraph. He made an arrangement with the operator at a certain office, by which news was sent to Glasgow at a redaction bythoyear. One night he arrived at the lower door, at the foot of the stairs lead.] the telegraph office. The _ locked, and he could not open it. The telegraph office was away up to the top of the building, in the sixth story.— The operator bad a bod there, to which he retired promptly at three o’olock, and half-past two, looked at hia “Jinkins And there waa poor Jenkins all ths time pounding away on the door at the foot of the long stain, unable to got in.— “HHlo, up there!" be cried, looking at tae window of the telegraph office, that glowed with light “SSlo. Jones!— Somebody has locked the outside door, and I can’t get in." “What’s the row ?” said a policeman eoming along. ■•Tm locked out," said Jinkins. “Here IVegot a batch of the moet important news for my paper—a murder, three fires, and a not—and the door locked in my faoe. and l can’t get in. What will I dor* Bo the policeman began door, bnt Jonre, the operator, upra his nffica, waa satraooosfowscf the tumult as if it had been in the moon. He was whistling to himself 'and yawning pro digiously. ‘Why don't you go to some other “ Tell you what I want,” said Jinkins, endeavoring to catch his breath;” I want you to telegraph down to Glasgow, and ■ek the operator" there to telegraph up here to Jones, and bid hia come down stairs and let me in.” The operator roared with laughter at this, but went at once to his instrument, and began rattling away at a great rate. This a the message ha sent: “Glaagov. Wake up-Jones, Station . Tell hia Jinkins at the foot of the stairs can’t get in.” Jones was looking st his watch again, and concluded- that he had better put out the lights and go to his Uttle bed room across tho hatchway, when clatter, clatter, went his instrument “There’* Glasgow calls roc,” said Jones, and hur ried to his instrument and ticked off: “What’s wanting ?’’ Back came the answer : “Jinkins downstairs—door fast-let him in.” Off went Jones down stair* with a rush; and at last the anxious Jinkins got up and sent off his news. So yon see hrw a man sent a message through a solid door, and np four pair of stairs, four hundred miles around, end by way of Glasgow, sad within twenty minutes. Wasn’t that fonr hun dred miles up stairs?” Tlie War and tlie Ocean Cables. A great ileul of importance attaches to the inquiry as to what will be the effect- of the war npon tho network of interna, tional and snb-occanio telegraph cables! which have been laid and mantained a so heavy an expense to European cap italists. Berlin is connected with Lon don by two different cables. From Lon don a wire extends north through Boot- land, and crosses the North Sea to Chris tiana. Another line crosses this sea from Newcastle to Copenhagen, and is exten ded on through tho Baltic to St Peters burg. The Prussian Capital can thus hold immediate communication with the capitals of England, Denmark, Sweeden, Russia and the United States. By means of a cable extending from Cowes around Cape Finisterre to Lisbon, Prussia also fs communication with Spain with- laving her dispatches pass through French territory. Should Prussia and Spain be nnited in a war against Franco, the latter would undoubtedly dispatch an expedition to destroy this cable.— That done, the Prassiau and Austrian Governments would have to resort to the land lines running through Austria and Italy. The Prussians wonld, doubtless, on tlie other hand, endeavor to destroy tlie cable running from Bre*t, France, to the United States, which is wholly a French institution. These are the natur al results of war powers, but it is to be hoped that they may be uverted in the present instance. An official censorship of war wires would, doubtless, afford each government all the necessary sccuri, ty ogamst their improper use during the continueuce of hostilities; and it is not probable that tho existence of telegraphic communication with neutral powers would materially benefit either of the bel ligerents. We hope, therefore, that the private property represented by the cable* will be respected by the hostile powers, although there is but little reason to be lieve that it wonld lie if the war should ne continental proportions.—Nett A Dastardly Outrage. A Clinton correspondent of the Lau rens Herald calls the attention of that paper to one of the most dastardly outra ges that was ever put upon a peaceful community. He says: “In obedience, I suppose, to orders, tlie colored people of thin town, aud ten miles around, have for a month past met every Satur day, within two hundred yards of the heart of ‘the town, to parade and drill Until last Saturday the community had not been materially disturbed, bat on that day some three hundred of these malitiamen being on the parade ground, th* y every one discharged their loaded rifles into tlie heart of the town. The ostensible object was to drive off two colored men who came riding toward m. 'Every one believes that the whole matter was a plan to get np a riot for the purpose of making capital for the elec tion and that there was an understand ing between these two Democrat (so-call ed) negroes and tho balanco of them. At any rate, though 2. hundred guns were discharged, not a scratch can be found on the persons aimed at, while the balls wkistleu thick and fast through the town, very fortunately hurting no one. “On Tuesday the constabnlority ap peared in town to arrest these two men on the charge thxit they were hired by white men to make the disturbance. The en deavor seems to be a double outrage on an innocent and already outraged communi ty. We know that money can make some people do a good deal of hard swearing. Storm.—Late yesterday evening city waa visited with a sadden and severe storm of rain, hail, wind, thunder and lightning, causing great damage to the city. Many of our shade trees were torn to pieces; some npiooted and others de molished. A small portion of the roof of Welch’s large storo was torn off, com ing down with a terrible crash, breaking through one of the front windows, and scattering things generallg. Mr. Kirk- man sustained the loss of half the front of his livery stable. No other material damage was done to the city, bnt wre fear the crops have severely suffered in its destructive coarse.—Nor*, 29/A iaat. sprang from th* box a A Hot Shot.—The Louisville Courier- Journal says:: The Aflsnta'r * *^ ! oer says: “Perhaps a more Dxatk or ths Oldest Inhabitant. — Mr. Wyatt Lee, a native of Virginia, and, for the last fifty or'sixty years, a citizen of this county departed this life on the 10th instant, at the remarkable age iff 109 years, 9 months and one day. He retained his intellect np to the hour of his death, but had been blind ten years. Mr. Lee was the father of twenty- six children, some of whom was born when he was upwards ol eighty years old.—Southern Watchman. The Rimrr and the Lett Bank or a Biter.—As we shall have, for some time to come, in detailing the warlike move ments of the French and Prussian*, to etc., end ae the general reader ii.pt to confound th. banks of. rirer with the Jinkins ratted breathlessly in ■ telegraph office, six blocksc [hi (La lit rm .1. nnaeo. 5- €toiifi83» goof a hoar, snd the stoptd offloe, hsagono to sleep, _ in isVtniy Huf census in Louisville, asked a colored wo man what personal property ahe possess ed, and received tho soberreply: •‘Noth ing bnt dec© three children jere^ and they aint wnth much. . ■■■ July 28.—The following * — - late and important lighly Important from Europe. 1 aj>hingt<jn, „ is awummary of fori !gn dispatches to date: I le Emperor Napoleon’s active force on le frontier is eight hundred thou- «an men. Prussia cannot fight r *’ frontier except at a desperate odds. A country teeming with supplies of all kind enables tho Emperor to dispense with a commissariat. Tho weatlter is splendid for fighting. Prussia replies to an overtnro for peace from Franoe, through Russia, “IT IS TOO LATE.” The Empress Eugenie’s regency is not abaolate. She will be governed by Na poleon’s instructions, and is forbidden to promulgate other laws than those now l "Iwce. It is regarded as certain that the Emperor intends closing npon the Prussians between Thkmriilo and Wies- seuburg, and throwing MocMahon’s ar my acioss the Rhine. Mac Mahon’s army consists of three carps commanded by Foilly, Doray, and MaoMahon. Eight thousand Marines, under Gen. Devaasaigne, accompany the Baltio fleet. Tko objective point is Sttdsund. France reiterates a denial of the au thenticity of the Secret treaty with Pros- : a. Berlin, July 28.—Prussia accepting the Paris declaration also exempts from seizure the enemv’s merohrntmen not catrying contraband of war. Paris, July 28.—The Monitenr du Soir says the movements of tho French armies point to an immediate and decis ive action. Ollivier invokes the prayers of the clergy fortho safety of tho Emperor and the yonng Prince. St. Petersburg, July 28. —The Prussian forco in Poland is increased to two hun dred thousand, including all the regi ments of the Imperial Guards. London, July 28.—The Bank of Eng land lias advanced the rate to 5 per cent. The Southampton steamer Bremen has arrived and the steamship Baltimore from Baltimore. The Times, in commenting on the se cret treaty, nays: It is clear that both parties are involved in the conspiracy, touching which, both should make a clear breast. The North German confed eration will exhibit other and similar overtures loom Napoleon. Tho peoplo of St. Petersburg nro furi ous because Prussia intercepts English and French journals. The Times fears Belgium* good under standing with France is due to her hatred of Prussia. Tho war premium ou French bottoms one half ot one per cent. French cruizers off the Isle of Wight are boarding merchantmen. Paris, July 28.—The only reserve steamer* of tho French trans-Atlantic Mail Company, has been seized by the Government. Prussia complains that England fur nishes arms aud coal to France. Liverpool, July 28.—All demonstra tions iu favor of either Prussia or France are forbidden here. St. Lnuti, July 28.—CoL Buell's mur derer before dying of his wonud*, con fessed that Buell made him saw cord wood in punishment for absence from roll call. Parti, July 28.—Edmond Abont will succeed Panniol in tho academy aud probably as minister to Washington. ^Florenc*, July 28.—Madame ltatazzi is New York, July 28.—The rising Star from Aspinvrall nas arrived. There is peace between Bolivia and Pern. The Peruvian Government paid the Americau Legislation two million dollars, accorded to Americans by the mixed Commission. The steamer Equador has exploded.— Two lives were lost. There was a sharp earthquako at Limn, »June 26th. It aid bnt little damage. The steamer Maid, from Liverpool for illas, was burnt in the Magellan straits. Two lives lost. • Tho Emperor, in a letter to the Com mander of the National Guard, says:— Dear General-I wish von to express, on my part, to the Garde National, of Paris, how much I count |on its patriotism and devotion, when I am about to set out for the army. I have to testify to the confi dence which I repose in its will anj abil ity to maintain order in Paris, and to contribute to the security of the Regency of the Empress. . The Journal Ofilciel -contains corres pondence from St Petersburg. Russia does not sympathize with Prussia. Prus sia wishes to make a Prussian lake of the Baltic sen, and threatens tlie independ ence of half of Germany. The Czar treats tho Frenoh Ambassador with much consideration. The Emperor desires that the funds usually appropriated to his fete, be, this year, given to tho army. The highest military authority repeats that no foreign officer, however high in rank, will be permitted near the Frepch army. . London, July 28.—Tho bank statement shows a decrease of bullion of over one million> Several failures in Liverpool and Man chester are announced. The result of settlements in London are not so disastrous as was expected. Paris, July 28.—The Emperor left St. Cloudy by special train for the army with tho Prince. The Empress parted with them at tho railway station. Sho was deeply moved. As soon a* the train de parted Eugene returned to the Palace. The Spanish Ambassador bad an inter view with the Emperor and Empress just before his departure. The Moniteur du Soir remarks upon the extreme friendless of the conversa tion. The Ambassador ssys the Emper or appeared quite well. As the train left the Emperor said to tlie crowd, “ TUnnfnl *» for the current year are specific, and for tho future all back claimants must look to future legislation for relief. Charleston, July 28.—The Republican Convention has renominated Scott for Governor, and Bander, negro, for Lieu tenant Governor. A largo majority of the delegates are colored. There was a bitter contest between the two Charles ton delegations—the one headed by Sen-, ator Sawyer, the other by Delarge color ed. Tho Delarge delegation were seated. Raleigh, Joly 28.—Chief Justice Pear son, of North Carolina, after refusing to entertain several motions, one which wn to attach Governor Holden for contempt, advised the counsel for Kirk’* pAaonezs to apply to Chief Justice Chase far proper writs. Richmond, July 28.—Jefferson Davis is here, en route to Europe. The Fate of a Shoo-Fly The Editor ot the Peoria Transcrip thus laments over his dog “Shoo-Fly:”—Some bloodthirsty policeman on Tuesday chucked a piece of poison meat at our office dog, “Shoo-Fly.” Not having dine.! since sdue-iaae kst-wetk, Fly gobbled the savory mortal, and soon was struggling in the grip of death. A timely dose of about a quart of oil and a pint of milk drove back the grim destroyer, and cheated the policemen of his foe. Lateb.—With an aching heart and a tear in the owner’s eye wo hastened to chronicle the fact that a relapse hs* oc curred and tlie spirit of Fly is flew. Per haps no dog in tho country can present a clearer record than our can. Brought up from infancy among printer*, without forming any of the bad habits common to the craft, too much praise cannot be awarded in this short obituary. We, however will cut the tail of the dog short by saying that the boys of the composing- room send a message to that policeman that if he wants the scaly of his victim, to come down and get it. If he should ac cept the invitation we would like him to get his liair shingled first, or to leavo his head roof at tho police office. May the ghost of “Shoo-fly booder him !” The Ambassadors have transmitted to their respective governments notice of the Emperor’s' departure. The Empress attended by ladies of the oonrt proceeded to the Chapel of Nortre Dame Dee Victorious. France lias received official noiification of Denmark* neutrality. Bones© 48, heavy; rentes 65f70c. The Ganlois publishes a conditional alliance between Francs and Italy. In has©*'of certain contingencies, France pays Italy sixty million francs, and levies Italy free to make Rome tho capital of that Kingdom. Advices from Home report that tha Popeaw^ttas^nvitablothe evacuation There are no Prassian troops along the Rhine from Bake to Contanee. A small corps of inffcatzyisstationedneur Rbemi fallens. The troops of Wuxtsmburg. an moving towards Bssdato. The Bmfoui at Bevenloo is broken np, and tha are going to the front. Fortifica- e progressing rapidly. Abdel i volunteered to Kaderhra volunteered to nenre in tha French army. Washington, July 28.—The Attorney General Baa prepared an opinion where- by all unaproted balances willbeoov- Radicals for Prussia. The New York Tribune, of k recent date, is .strongly in favor of the success of Prassian nrms over the French, and prints the following suggestive notice.— The Republicans are not inclined to torn their sympathies from the people who gave them such material aid in the recent war against constitutional liberty. It is but another proof of tha objects and de signs of tlie party in power, and we print tho notice for the benefit of our Demo cratic friend* who are so warmly advoca ting the cause of King William: “At the called meeting of the Repub lican General Committee this evening, a movement is to be made to secure such expression of opinion concerning the war in Europe, as shall fairly represent the general detestation in which Repub licans hold the usurper of the French throne, the butcher of Republican Frenchmen, and tho persistent disturber of the peace of Europe.” Fatal Disturbance.—On Monday evening last while a party from the coqn- tiy were returning to their homes, after transacting their business in the city/they halted their teams about one milo from tlie river, at a well on the roadside, for the purpose of getting water; a colored woman at tlie time, was at ths well draw ing water, and appearently consuming time, when one of the {isrty requested her to hnrry, as they were thirsty and anxious to proceod on their way. This seemed to arouse the ire of the woman, and with abusive language threw a bucket of water on him. Thu act caused him to slap her over, and beat her to his satisfaction, but not to seriously injure her. The party then proceeded on their way, and were soon overtaken by a gang of negroes, armed with guns, who threat ened to nhoot them if they did not halt The whites baited, and while giving an explanation of the affair, a difficulty arose between them, resulting in a route of the negroes, and the shooting of one of their number, who the next dsy. We make this statement from a relia ble source, and without comment, os the matter is now undergoing a judicial in vestigation, in which all the facts will be submitted.—Albany News. Who was Jonah’# tutor? Tho whale who brought him up. If you want to become » real cetato agent, marry a rich wife. The shortness of life i# wt i.f!*-n owing to the irregularity of the liver. A delicate pared to bo/->r« a: d<-<U,y r.cJ. A young lady wrapped up in lier«cil. When was Kuth very rude to Boas? When nlic pulled his oara and trod his corns. Why is a treadmill like a true oonvcrtfl Bo- kuse its turning is the result of oonviction. Doctors are asking themselves the question whtther a negro can havo a white swelling? llow may a man bo known from a fatigued dog V One wears a shirt and the other pants. What is the most liberal quadruped going The skunk; lie !>cetowe a (s)pent to every ono he Why is a sou who objects to his mother’s second marriage like an oxliaustad pedestrian ? Because he can’t go a step-father. A countryman of Hans Breitmann, who is afflicted with a drunken wife, classically remarks that “hell hash no fury lik e a vomaus corned.*’ “That Is sveiy flue watch,” said one negro to another. “How much did they charge taiiXT Danno," was tho answer, '’De man wasn't in de storo when I bought if.” A gentleman, talking with hi# gardoer expressed hia admiration at the rapid growth of tha tress. 'Why, yes sirsay# the man;. please to ooasU- r that I have nothing c-1* to do.” , . WAn Ohio woman has caugfaicd up a fish bone ahe has had it in her throat forty-two yean. It restored her to her voice, and her husband now wants a divorce. Two Irishman were traveling, when they •topped to examine © cnida-board. “Tw#tr# miles to Portland,- said one. Jaatsix mtos apiece,” th# other. And they trudged enappe- He answered, “No* “Whyr asked the lady. -6u»,!««i>oie!b;ifcgt rtaidMroo:p*p* liMM lUtboUg girU." , „ . ■ A Yankee captain onoe sang out in a squall to a raw band on bcenl his craft, “^*t go that tib there 1 Dam **&■&*• ‘ ‘ Ain’t touching iV SHARPER'S PEARL. my possession bnt if it isa strange thing for me to have a Bible, the way I come by it is stranger. I have had it for three J eara, and I intend to keep it as long us am on earth. Three years ago I' was living by my wits in the city of St Paid. Perhaps I gambled some; yon might call H swind ling. At all events there was a chap ont ere, a rich yonng scrape-grace, who loved to be fleeced, and no one loved to fleece him bettor than Dick, and one day be come to me looking very miserable. “Dick,** said ho “I*ve lost my watch, a poor old turnip, bat the old woman gave it to me jast before sho died, and I wonld not loose it for a splendid farm.” I mode sorao inquiries and soon found that the watch had gone into tho Virginia bockwood settlement How I found it out is nothing to yon I told Tom about it ‘Well,” he said os tickled on a child “all we have to do is to pot an officer on the track.” “You must moko sweet baby/’ I inter rupted. “Why up there they kill an of- fioer on sight, ,r “I would give five hundred dollars,” said Tom passionately, “rather than lose that watch.” “Done,” I said. And tho next morn ing I started for Lake Howard, forty- seven miles in the dreary woods dressed like a backwoodsman, with a couple of Derringers in my pockets, and mounted on an animal that was once a horse, which we bought for $28. A dreary woods it was. To say nothing of the awful rooty roods the backbone of my noble steed was a source of misery, for I had sadtllo that would have excited sus picion at once. So I was glad at the end of the second day, when five miles from the lake I stopped to rest at a hovel by the roadside. The family were preparing their even ing meal—make it into mush—when I entered, and was about to take my place nt the table, when the old man looked at e sadly. “Young man” he said, “I see by yonr looks that you don’t know the Lord,*’ “Yon are right there old man,” I said, “He’s a stranger to me.” At that the old fellow groaned and im mediately produced the Bible you see bo- tear tho word of wrath,” he said be ginning to read; the queer work ho made of it knocking his mental shins against all the big words. I paid little attention to- him, but I got somewhat a vague impression tliat liis mind was not on his reading. Still I did not set him down as ahypoewite, as I should instantly had he been any where else but there, were hypocrisy seemed so iperflaons. Wicked as I was I was rather pleased than otherwise to find symptoms of piety that God forsaken place. The reading and the supper over the d man said inquiringly. “Mebbo yer going ioto tho Virginia settlement!” ‘Theu if you take that ring with you violence will bo done. Them people don’t know the Lord.’ Sure enough, like a confounded fool, os the wisest of us may be at times, I had worn my enawerahl nng all the way. “Young man,” said the old fellow again, “what are you at* Never be a hypomto you air deceiving peoplo; you air no laboring man. Tho Lord be merciful to you.” “Right again old stick-in tho mad,” I said; “lorn no laboring man. I never did work for a livingand I never will. I don’t mind telling yon on acooant of yonr remarkable piety, that I’m up here on a little business for a friend. Perhaps yon - m help me, in'which case yon con earn dollar or two. Perhaps you don’t know such a fellow Merrmiman—Austin Merrinm?” ‘A desperate,’ man says the cld fellow, with a shudder, 'who knows not the Lord.’ ‘Perhaps,’ I said, he’s a sport, a gay and festive son of a wood chopper. May be he trades once in a while m jewelry. ’ ‘He’e been trying to trade a watch for : a pair of steers.’ And thas to be sore of what I wanted to know, I polled out my wallet and gave the old man two dollars. How sharp he did look at the other bills. The Lord does provide,’ he said, turning to his wife, 'why sir, wonld you believe it we liave not a morasl ot pork in the house.’ Little did I think how that old boy with his piety had pumped me. 'I Lope the Lord wul bless yon,’ he said as I started next morning. Be sore and stop here when you comeback.’ I tola him I would. I rather liked his mush snd milk for a change. Td hardly left the hovel when a deer started across my traok. I fired one ol my pistols at it and neglected to load it again. Veiy foolish but I was a little reduces. I suppose I was abont five miles from the old man’s place when all at onoe I came in right of the venr man I was af ter, because dangling, from the pocket of his old plush vest was Vincet’s watch chain; but what wa^ my astonishment to find on a second look, that I knew him. Why sir he was one of the cossedest horse thrives that infes ed the 'big and made the beet of my way back to mv horse. What was my astonishment to find my liorac gone—stolen without a doubt! Whew! I soliloquized, thisia a moral neighborhood, and immediately thought about loading np. What was my further astonishment to find that I had lost my box of t car- tridges. So much for being careless.— And there I was in the midst of a town ship of notorious thioves, withouj a weap on, without a homo, and with over a hun dred dollars in money and property in my possession. The thing dia look a little dubious. Thank my tiara, I thought to myself there's ono.highly conscicnciouaJChristian in these woods—referring to the old man of course—and at this house I arrived a little after sunset, pretty well tired ont Tho old fellew was on the lookout for ' Ah,' said he, at I entered, I knew the Lord would bless you. I have been proving for you all day.’ f Thanks,' I said, 'but never mind abont tho blessing. All I want is some mush and blankets and yonr horse in tlie morning to take me to Watertown.’ * You shall have them/ he sold, ‘but ‘No.’ 'Tho Lord has blossed you?” he said inquiringly. •Yes/ I said, ho has—I have done what I wanted, and got rid of my horse besides,’ arid these were the lost words I said to the old m#u till abont 8 o'clock iu the morning. Abont that time, sir, as I was dreaming of having a gay okl time, I was awakened by a sharp pain in my cheek., and a loud ’thug’ on tho floor betide me. I clapped my hand to my cheek and felt blood; be tween mo and the window was tho old man’s form. Why, rir, a breaking of lightning is nothing to a man’s nerves nt such a time! Before you oould say ‘Jack Robinson* —before there was time to form a single coherent thought—I found myself doing the best thing I could—clutching the old man by the throat, and pressing the muz zle of my empty pistol to his temple— lie was shaken like on nspine leaf. ‘Oh, don’t shoot,* ho screamed, ‘Jesus was always merciful!’ Was he?’ said I giving his throat an awful squeeze. ' Oh don’t kill him wailed the old wo- n, ‘tho Lord will bless you if you don’t.’ ‘(Jctnp, yon Jezebel, and strike a light I will send him and you too, to the prince of darkness/ growled T. Tho light was struck. What did I see? Oh nothing par ticular—only tho floor torn up, and a grave dug to put mo, where tho wolves would not disturb me. I had noticed that tho boards were loose when I first came into tho room. As I saw this L could not help knocking tho old man down with the barrel of my pistol and pitching him into the hole I put his biblc into mv pocket as a memento, and in three minutes was on his horse, and on my road to Watertown. Not quite unmolested though for os I turned the corner of tho fence a bullet whized spitefnlly by me. I turned round. The old sho devil was standing in tho doorway, and with a rifle smoking in her hands. * Yon dnrsn’t come back/ sho *crearn ed. ‘You’re right lo.d gal, I dnrsn’t,— thought I, plunging into tho darkness. A weary midnight ride that was to Watertown. Not that tho pain of my wound was much forjthe ax hod bat scrap ed tho skin, but the unutterable melan- cliolly of night in tho almost virgin for est the indescribable sounds, the coyote’s yell Uio sad ©railings and mournful rust ling of the leaves, filled me with a blue ness that was awful blue—set me to think ing of things almost forgotten and things that were sad to think of then—of days that were different from there days: well— When Tom Vincent, liko a man paid me fivo hundred dollars I went into tho picture agency business, and have not touched a card since. A Moral Hero. the name I knew him at once. ‘what do you wont woods. Bill Stralial w by. ' He knew r ‘Holloa,'said ^ sro ?’ and as he said this he at once picked up his rifle; he and I were never friends. ‘What do you think ?’ said I putting my hand in my pocket ' •No good/ said he, tyou infernal beat and with that he mode a motion to level liis rifle. . . -: . .. , In an instant I whipped oat my Der ringer, and gave him au excellent .'oppor tunity to look square down the mnz- zle. You are covered, I said, ‘drop your gnm’ . ; . He dropped it and begun to tremble. If he knew I trembled inside he would not have been scared. The sense'of deadly’ danger is not un easy thing to get used to. - I dismounted, fired his gun into the brash and tied my horse to a stamp. • Now my friend,* I said to Merriman,. ’behind enough to march.’ ‘Where? ©aid ha Into the woods.’ You bee n't a goings to kill me? he .1 •No; though you deserve it. I am go* ing to tie yon to a tree, gag and leave you.’ • - - A few weeks ago, Mr. Wilcher, repre senting Taylor county* left his compat riots of the Hopse, and was thought, for ever. This gentleman’s health was, and is such a low ebb that no one ever expec ted to ©e© lnm* at his accustomed post agaht But hearing'of the oxtremity to Which bad and d©#ig«iwir hare tocreep, W ha is. rcmdyto throw liL. feeble body m tho biwich cud do trhat thet waning fiuue can to stay the march " “ * spoiler. No patriotToldier on the I bottle, and with tho prcaontiinent oTdeath npon him, crawling to hia place in the rank, from hie tick bonk, oner did. thie’n^eG£omm? 1 'l’ T<! ^Rn h “ haa rente hia people and discharges hL'dnty.' It matters bnt little for tnch men thfem- •etree, whether they die auoo or lire Iona for God and country wili owe for their feme. When inch men die the looeta ere thoae who ater behind, God biese Wilcher, dnd maj^hia ’ memory be held in eeery, loving remembrance by a greatful peoplo—^anfa CoxMnUm. BQuShow mo the yonng m. who can qmt tho taiihant aoeiety of the young, to lieten to the kindly voice of ago and hold Convene with one wboee yean have de prived them of eharmr—■who ir willing to help the deformed who need help—who ahone a blasphemer—who acorns aa he would a coward, thoridiculcr of .a wo man 8 reputation, and’ never forgets for an instant, the dilecacy, the respect due to her in any condition or clsss, and yon •howme©gentleman—nay. batter—you show me a wise man and a Christian. A religions woman who ulwava kept Snnday and ^washed o* Monday, and in hat air the rat of the vwk, ae she waa a washer-woman by occupation, had man aged to save money enough to erect a neat little homestead, when along came a tornado and left her cottage a wreck— tho bid lady*a indignation was at first

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Weekly Sumter republican. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1889, August 05, 1870, Image 1