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\UERICUS, - - - - GEORGIA.
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HAWKINS & BURKE,
A ,lorrLoy» nt I»«i
Atnerictu, Oeavgia.
Jno. D. CARTER,
vh'ohskt l:s tiw,
Americn*. Georgia.
<Mk-riii Aim ricna Hotel building, c«irn«>r of
„,„10.liege etreets. rosy 18 tf.
Go where the morning ahiu-th,
Go where the moon ia bright
Go wben the eye dedineth,
Go in the huab of night.
Go with pure miod and feeling,
Fling earthly thought* away.
And in thy chamber kneeling.
Do tlion inaecret pray.
Itcmembor alii wito 1 ore th*f, ]■.,
Aliwhoaro lore^by thee;
Prayfcr those who hate thre.
tf a& such thei) be. r*
Then far tfyeelflif^edbese.
Able—inghqmbtp|laha, u'*
And linlrwitlpmah petition “f
They grt^UfedeemerV name.
Or if ’Us'o’pr deniod thee
In aolitnde to pray.
Should holy thoughts come oYr thee,
WbeerWendji are round Un way;
E'en then the aflent breathing
Of thy spirit raised above,
Win reach His throne of glory.
Who is Kerry Mb and Lore. .
With (Ids can compare,
Tlio power that He has gir’n us
To pour our soala in prayer!
WJicneY I lmn pin'st iu mu1o<*#,
Jlffote His footntonl fall,
And rcmetnlicr in thy gladm-**,
His grace who gave thee all.
l gincc obtained a diroree, aud returned to her
,« wuMu.nllfn but no anile e*er brightens his
* ^ 3 j***’*he Wine noon bis table now.
thffUpnere with added pathos upon the terrible
^ sin. of intemperance, but on the first Sabbath of
. each month “fills high the cup with ruby wine*'
1 .Aunt Abigail alone soothes the last boon or
the erring man, receives his last words :
* ,'jl learned to drink wane at the home tablo,
A"™ 4 «“**>"'9 Sail? i*ctl°o; ■»"““H o'romta.*hi.'face toned to the pallor df
Uohto refarm wgs drowned at the table of U* Jeuth. his lips became white, his ey«*
Lord, iu the cup fitted to Uvc memory of Christ/ ieemefl ready to burst from their socket
Yon, Aunt Abigail alone warred me. You alone
have nut deserted me.’
‘hay, Henry, then- .are truer Friends stilt
with thee: the Father who ordained the
and tho tterumr who instituted the Supper.—
They will go with thee through the dark valley.
‘Mistaken man ban pecrecttid the tastitatiaoi
of theMoet JSfh;tetHis poveris overall, and
ir-m mswn i iis> • •,
FORT <ii HOLLIS,
.wtoussts at uw,
And .Solicitors cf Patents.
Americus, Georgia.
tr .):« • in th 3 ro-Jia over ft. T.Byrd's store.
april 29 tf
C. T. GOODE,
Attorney at Law
amkiucus, oeokoia.
i. Ofti.' ov.-rW.T. Dawnport’s Drugstore.
SAM. LUMPKIN,
AT-- SNEY at law.
Georgia.
in al! tlio • aorta « f 8. W. Go.
!:• f- re, l.v i ermtoion, to Dr. Wti. A. Greeno.
• ITH’E: Wrli M. Callawav, Faq., in the Conrt-
! JupRl, 1*70.-It
From tlw- Phrenological JournaL
Wine in the Church;
— or. \nio made iikmrt a drchkardi
JACK BROWN,
A ttoruoy at I» aw,
AMERICUS, GA.
tn.bfiv • m Court Huurv with Judge Stsn-
N. A. SMITH,
Attorney at Z*a w,
W ILL|.rstoti«i iu the Courts rT Hum ter and
adjoining Counties, and in Circuit Court of
or Oft..-, on College street, uost to Rcpubli-
•vii _ fob 24tt_
J. A. ANSLEY;
^ Vtt< ji-ney-at'Law
A-moi-iotue, G-a«
,;»dp
■litiou - ivhn t<
•T.'liaat- of lam
A largo assort
HAWKINS & GUERRY,
Attorneys-at-Law,
United .dates Circuit and
-nali. Particular atten*
m. i See—comerCoDoge
r Granberrr A Co’s
A. K. BROWN,
ITTOItNET AT LAW,
i‘ricn.1, Georgia.
W 1I.1. gir« promiit atteutiou to all bnsinese
emru'te.1 to caro. nov3Ctf
George W. Wooten,
ATT0IIXEY-AT-LA1V,
Amoriouju, ■ - • Gro,
h < - Ou r K. Id, r * Son's store. _ janlJRf
E. B. AMOS,
Attoinoy- at-Law,
AMKmcrs, <iA.,
TT71LI. git.- jiromnt attention to ])rofcssional
*• !>u»iut-iw iu tin- different courtsofBlunter,
• Webster, Lee and adjoiningcountics.
» witli J. A. Ansley, over B. Fmannelk
Jnn 9-tf
GEORGE W. KIMBROUGH,~
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AM» to*rud Agent for Die sale and i-urcluu*e
, *• “>*d in Kouihwcst Coorgia. Im cstirat-
t.Ux »innly adhered to. Will faitlifidiy at*
, **{ *“ hiisiuesi entruvti-d to liia can-.
‘Arkvilit*. Iai- county, G'_ novlltf
T. L. CLARKE,
attorney at law.
PBEST0N, OEOKOIA.
DR. WILLIAM A. GREENE,
AMKUICUS, GKOKCIA.
ft'iNTINUES to serve bia friends or Americus
v »:iil surrounding countrr iu all the ,ii
l«0lbi.|.„.,- 8 uoi,. >prl(
Dr. J. B. HINKLE
'TITul LD again tender his services (in all tbs
* . brancli.a of the Profession) to the good
•' i •<* °f Anw-n. ua and Humtcr counLi, and so*
'"" * iinunoance of the liberal patronage
« biatoued upoo him.
U~ —•ival »:u ution riven to Surgery.
Headquarter* kl tb«. Drug Wore of Hr. E. J.
- mdl ’ 1 - lb—i. i.'uce fronting that of Bev. J.
m - MILS. JUIJA A. CABKEY.
‘ Adelle, how can you allow your children tc
drink wine?'asked Aunt Abigail somewhat im
patiently, as they lingered over the dinner-
table.
•My dear Abbie, ,lo y..u not know that every
one in society drinks wine? \Tr sliookl lose
standing at once if wn were to cxcliulu it from
the table.'
‘My ituprodsioii i., (hat more people lose
'standing' from drinking wine, and ita kindred
f<»rms of intoxicating li.|nor,tlun from excluding
them altogether from their home*,.replied the
pertinacious Aunt Abigail.
^You mistake, dear sister,’aai.l Mrs. Mclro
is not intoxicating. It ia the sa
kii^l that is used in our church in tlie c.-Jibra-
tion of tho Holy Eu.-harisl. Onr 1* loved pastor,
•rend Dr. B , uses it hiuiself in hi,
family; aud he says if it is kept sacred foi
tho altar or God, and for the Christian Inane, it
will do no harm.’
•Sacred wines! sacred whiskey! Hacrcdstryob-
ue, logwood, and fussil oil tor the Christian
Home, and tb< altar of God! Why does
Sequent and karncl Dr. B a*lvocate a lit -
lo swearing, gambling, or pilfering, just to be
kept earn'd to the memory of onr beloved lle-
deemer?’
‘Why, sister,* interrupted Mr. Melrose, now
ming to the rescue a* his fashionable pious
le was evidently fainting, "you are too irrev-
»nt! You shall not associate with such vik
things with those- kept holy to tlie Lord.'
‘No, brother, we should not; ami that is per*
l»p* the strongest argument against the
common alcoliolio wiuo of the present day at the
nununioD-tublc. lti« associating a vik, and
iful thing with tlie hour of puru devotion and
holy feeling. It is tig, m-rpent of the altar ?’
‘Bnt you know, sister, that Jeans used vriuo
the Last Kupper, and said, 'Drink ye *1] of
•No, dear brother, we have no sufficient proof
any sn cli iielicf. Some of our ablest
cut at or* have thought the wine < f the paaeovsy
i l>e but unfrrnicntcl grape-juice; and even
that was very much dilnted, if we may believe
ari-lw-ology upon tbo subject.'
r, Abigail, don’t let us liave a theological
discussion here at our dinner-table. We k-i
all such matters to Dr. B. . lie has travel
e«l much, and ,-ah u of the grapes of lieborn
under tho vine.-. He lias hatlicd in the sacred
stream of Jordan, and brought home a bottle
full of tho muddy water iu hie pocket. He has
followed the footsteps of Jesus a 11 over the Holy
Land "
'And kissed the Blarney Stone in oxactlytbe
same spot where St. Patrick kissed it,’ inter
rupted Henry, a bright-looking lmy of about
fiftceu.
‘Hush, Henry ; yon sbou'd not talk that way
of our pastor.’
‘You sec, Abigail, onr conversaion is haring
bad effect upon tl*c children already!’
'If it will only open their eyes to the evil
of this ludiit they are acquiring,’ aaid Aunt
Abigail, pointing significantly to Henry's al
ready emptied glass, ‘and close their month for-
againsttho wine which ‘LitHh like
pent and atlngetb like an adder,’ it will have
l«ored a very good inilnenoc,’
‘We drink twue but the purest wine, and only
single glass I* allowed lo the younger mem
bers of the family. Our children arc all
tolly and religiously trained, and wo trn 8 t
of them will ever disgrace us by becoming in
temperate.'
‘Trust in God, but keep your |wurder dir,'
muttered the vpiiwter, wanihtgly, a • she left the
'I do wiah Abbie would not come here viviting,'
aakl Mra. Melroso. 'Of course, as she is your
sister, I must treat her with courtesy; but she
has such odd ways and precise notions!'
'• Jordan.
June B tf
Dr. S. B. HAWKINS.
OFFICE at Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
4-u near the Methodist Church.
•‘T K-tvut* I again tender Um good people oi
’* jto -2i !, f* u ' ooout *3’ generally.
Ten years pass, and Henry haa Uo>uk-
He sits with his affianced bride in be-. I
fashionable chnrch. At her request, knd the
wiah of liia iiitctwled father-in-law. Dr. B
he is about to profess religion, aud partake of
the m-mniuiuou. _
Tb<- wine Is jwured—how it sjtarklcsin the cup!
He ha* been afraid of late that he loved it tuo
nd < nee or twiee, upon a festive occasion,
ha has induhlgcd a little too freely; but there fat
fuar hero. Tb- learned jwt-acber pours
draught; gray-bsired tkaoows pass sk/wly round
with it; young men and maidens, intclligvnt,
grave, aud sober iueu, Uauhtoland thoughtful
women, all partake; why should be hesitate ?
He did not think, the last time Its awoke with
headache, and a dim remembrance of being
assisted home from hie club, that be would never
taste wine again. He had some faint fears of a
D r. W. D. COOPER,
l^^fe^aioaal services to the oti*
and surrounding Country.
\u *. V r,<iw> - F. Coopsr. Office—Corner
1 H-.t.l. auri-ly
m Mr. Tiros. Harroid’e, College HilL
D R ,
-M. D. MoLEOD, Ameri-
■"V Diseases of the Kys and Ear
. i..|—*‘. v treated. Chronic diseases of Women
* specialty.- Prolapsus, An*
^ lletromWcBrod by mseCtoo’
Ra*««teed in tour months. Palsy
t, T - s F»oal and Km i susDisiSess nnrei
Jh^troly Ma . , Cahl7.tf
^ Splendid Rosewood Piano
ftSte of far
iT, **« GirU offer a Splendid I3T ’’—
^Sssesasttsa
lily 21 X Wi
From the New York Democrat
Singular Scrap of Hlrtoty.
Wht Pubsidext Lincoln was Assam r-
INATED.
To attract the attention of the North
aud to give* a chance for a respite to the
~ -nth, John Yates Beall was sent into
Canada to operate on the frontier, as we
will show in detail next week. His
nature much like that of Booth—hot-
blooded, vrt cautions. Daring, bnt rash.
Booth tned to dissuade him from the
step, but in vain, but promised to stand
by him if there came a timo when the
life of Beall should be in jeopardy.
For years previous to the arrest of Beall
and his trial, between John Wilkes Booth
and himself had ’ existed the closest inti
macy They had drank from the same
cup—slept in the same bod—admired the
same girls—spent convivial nights to
gether, and so ran their social lives into
each that like Damon and Pythias, they
were more than brothers.
When last we Raw John "Wilkes Booth
in Chicago, at a time during the war,
when he, Artemna Want, or Glias. F.
Browne, and tlio writer hereof, were it
the refreshment room nnJer McVickcr’i
Theatre, as a certain man in Chicago ro-
members, he waa then, as for years, a
firm friend of Beall. This friendship be
gan long before—it never ended.
With the plan to abdnet Lincoln and
hold him in some isolated retreat
South, till, f.»r his release, nil Southern
prisoners in Northern hands should be
given np. Beall aud othes, including
poor Mrs. Surratt, were familiar.
When Beall went as the special agent
of the Sonth on a hazardous mission,
the friendship of Booth went with him.
At last Beall was arrested. He was tried
and sentenced to death. Then, with Biro
looking into the Eternal Mirror, our
chapter begins its ending.
John Wilkes Booth resolved to make
grand attempt to save the life of his
friend Beall, and conveyed information
of his purpose to him, with the whisper
of hope apart thereof.
At this time Booth loved with strange
and tender devotion a daughter of John
P. Hale, United States Senator from New
Hampshire. He worshipped her as in his
mind, the best and purest woman he had
She admired him, but not
with that eternal-reaching wildm
love his was for her.
For the purpose of onr recital we must
Araw aside a curtain to reveal a glimpse
of a family picture.
State, whose tinkling bell sent his be!
ten to bsstilea, aaid it would not do—
that Lincoln’s duty ta the Republican
party demanded the execution of Beall
to keep tinted the sentiment of tho North
for such blood.
Lincoln said Beall must be pardoned,
for be had promised it t
"Scwonl said he must not be pardoned,
fr there would be ktrange re realm cuts!
And » the President weakened, with
held his pardon, and Poor BeoQ suffered
* r his patriotic devotion wit
When Booth learned that
!ied~ to him, and not kept his aaored
and horavrore by the Eternal God that he'
hoitld km the man who had lied to him,
and that his own right hand, then raised
to heaven, should avenge the death of his
comrade. And it did!
Booth oalled to his counsel but
friends, some of whom were in Washing
ton, two of whom were not. ~ * %
ard at the same hour, for his interference.
As we believe, under the directing pow
er of another world, Booth's hand did
avenge tlie death of Beall. He was the
martyr to private feelings, for ho knew
that almost certain death awaited him,
but be cored not for that.
Inflamed by revenge—going like n bolt
of wrath to the President, he fired the
shot which sent echo after echo down the
long lane reaching to the future.
He kept his word—he avenged the
death of his friend, and a wondrous prov
idence dealt then with him as the world
knows of.
But Seward lived. There was not that
“lightning” in the hearts of those who
were deputed to aid Booth in bis aveng
ing that filled tho soul with tlie one who
settled so terrible in full with the Presi
dent.
And so died Abraham Lincoln, not by
tho band of one who struck in behalf of
a nation, but by the hand of u fiery im
petuous stage-walking tenement of chiv
alry. Had he kept his word, he would
not then and there have died, no matter
what his fate afterward.
olusa (Missouri} 8tw tells the
following story * v
“AlewdavM suite a .young man ap-
•cured.in Colusa and made a canvas? of
or town in disposing of various Yankee
lotiomc His experience in retard to this
rorid was evidently of a limited order,
efc'h* was industrious and strived to
btainjn market for his wares, and Ids
llorta were to a certain extent crowned
with suocesa. During his sojourn among
as be became infatuated with a dark-eyed
maid dtColass-one of Missouri’s cboisest
offerings—a feeling which often takes
Wtmm of visitors to this section, and
frequent became his visits to her domi
cil. His devotion wa* reciprocated, for
vend occasions, at evening twihght,
levotod couple were to bo «eeu in
aity upon a log'beneath the
p branches of one of our grand
iSIAN NEEDLE
The range of the neolle gun ia from 1200
1400 yards, amidol tour or fir* miles.
moTmAtt of loading ap cxccutod with
the right hand, am follows: An upward stroke
With the palm of the right hand against the
Chamber knobopen* the br$cGm cartridge ia
inserted into tlie cavity of the barrel, a push
forward and a wbvn word stroke of tbo chamber
knob with the right hand cloko the breech, and
another push-on th* need!* chamber [with ‘tjto
spiral sprinaL completes the loading, and th*
rifiaia “firt.” During th<? whole awve-
ment the gun'h* hJld with tlie left hand, at ifc
"JroaJy.'’ ‘
Tho gv'a fat ut-ve r goaded or reloaded while at
‘*aiiu, s l^miq>Iy bccajBc it fat iiui-osaiblo to do SO.
The potrot-r ia not wnitod at the rear end of the
cartridge, hat uextfp tho ball, whore tit* igedt-
|og matter fa placed in a kind ut socket of papier
tasche: amftlii* is what gif 1 :uure power to this
ball.' the jw.v.-.h r bitfnia-frtMO tin* front to tbe
% e cartridgu u made up—ball in trout, ball
socket with igniting matter, powder. ( The ahape
of the hall rcaombfae the ahspo of a cocambcifc
and is called long lead. ..
The recoil ot tlie gun is folt when it heconuN
very much heated aud the air,, cliambers fitted
s . coodwfcd h. 'ronM-oLSta » T*“
chariot and roll out on the plains iu
pany with her who was causing the spirits
to rap in every chamber of his heart.—
Ho repaired to one of our livery stables
and procure^ u team and voliiele. The
next thing requisite for the journey was
something to soothe tho agitated*spirit
in tlio way of refreshment. He visited
several saloous and inquired tlie price of
champagne. Finding that article would
command from 82 to ^5 per bottle, he con
cluded tlie luxury was altogether too ex
pensive, and he endeavored to find some
other beverage to be indulged in by him
self and sweetheart during the forth
coming ride. At lost he enteral one^of our
drugstores and asked if a temperance
beverage could be furnished for the above
named for a moderate Hum of mouey.—
Tho druggist assured, him he had a very
pleasant drink oilled citrate
Booth lovod her for her worth, virtue,
, and goodness. But ho was re-
S n guy man of the world, and slio
to trust her heart and destinies
into his keeping, though we have reason
to believe sue greatly admired him. And
her lather, looking to the happiness of
his daughter as he thought was not quite
willing to the alliance Booth desired
should be formed. Bnt for the gifted
genius he had s liking and an admiration.
One night in Washington, after Beall
was doomed, John P. Hole called on G.
W. McLean, of Cincinnati!, who was
then in Washington. They wanted Mo-
Lean to go with them to And Col. John
W. Forney, and with him in company,
coll upon Lincoln.
McLean was unusually intimate with
Lincoln, and had more influence with
him than any other Western Democrat.—
And he was cheek and jowl witli Forney.
McLean was to vouch for Booth, with
lisle and Forney to join in asking
rutive clemency for Bealh
It was post midnight when the carriage
containing Hale, Booth and McLean left
the hotel where the latter was stopping,
and was driven to Forne’y residence.—
Forney was in bed nnder the influence of
liquor.
After some little talk and explanations
he arose, bathed his head in ice-water
made a hasty toilet, and took a seat in the
carriage.
The party were then driven to the
White House, reaching there about 2 o’
clock in the morning. They were admit
ted past tlie guard, and found President
Lincoln in iiis room, not yet retired.
Then came an explanation of tlie ob
ject of tho visit
Fresident Lincoln sat by tlie side of
Senator Hale and listened to tlie partip-
nUra. Booth then and there told that
once he was in a scheme to abdnet the
President, not to injure him, bat to aid
in the release of certaiu friends, who could
not be exchanged. He told that all that
was of the past, ao* fur as he was concern-
pleasaut dnnk c died citrate of magnesia,
prepared by himself, which he could war
rant fresh and lively, and which could
be obtained for 25 cents per bottle.
“ Our hero immediately closed a bar
gain, and seized upon two bottles with
avidity. They were placed under the
seat of tho buggy witli great care, and,
everything being in readiness, tho young
j lady was soon ensconced by his side, be.
Ten-Thirty. ! hind n spanking team, going the double-
• ! quick for tbe subnrbs. After a drive of
-P p t <)CKY j an hour, the gallant driver reached tin-
dcr tho seat and surprised bis fair com
pnnion with the presence of two hbttles
•of liquid, winch, no said, would bo re
freshing on the dnsty road. Both suffer
ing from severo thirst, tho contents of tho
bottle soon disappeared, aud tlie fine
flavor commented on favorably. Thus
refreshed, tbo lash was freely applied to
the team, and our happy conplo wore
jolted over a somewhat uneven road,
with their equilibrium undisturbed nntil
sometime afterward, on their return,
when they were both snddculv seized
with »n unpleasant seueation in the vicin
ity of tho refreshment receptable.
*“Tho fair one bent over forward, the
gallant admirer doubled up mid squirmed,
until things liegan to assnnio a serious
character. Tho perspiration rolled down
in lmge drops from tlio forehead of one
who a few momeuts before had declared
happiness complete. Tho smiles of
the uuudeu were suddenly transformed to
pleasant contortions of the face, until
at last, tlie magnesia about to become
master of the situation, forbearance ceas
ed to be u virtue, the team was stopped,
and* without oue word of explanation,
each party made a desperate and lively
leap from their respective sides of the
buggy, and tlie scene which ensned our
pen ls incapable of describing. Suflloe
it to nay, no unnecessary timo was lost
iu reaching town, not a sentiment of
love was uttered, and u young mm. was
seen earnestly engaged in hunting the
druggist—who could not be found—and
he expressed a huge disgust ut the mere
mention of citrate of magnesia as a buggy
beverage.
[From the Cleveland lit rah’..]
Tlie foot race at Rocky river, between two
women of this city, took place according to an
nouncement on Monday afternoon. Such s
novelty attracted a large crowd nutuR-ring prob
ably fifteen hundred pc-mous. The least that
can bu iiahl of them i« that there wa» precious
few who was in tho liabit of responding to the
Call of church bell. Tlie Steamer J. K. White
one or two tug* took out large load*, tbe
of the Rocky River Railroad were crowded,
and a large nmnb r, probably half tbe crowd,
came in from tlie surrounding country—rustics,
men, women and children, drawn thither out ot
curiosity,
Tho contestants were Mrs. July Mmiroo, wife
r a saloon-keeper, and Mrs. Mury M. lfocn,
widow. It is not noccMearr to give elsl orate
details of their personal appearance or pedigree, 1
in who will so muwx themselves as to
engage in anoli performances tafore an un-
rrgemrated crowd, 1>« they ever *o Leautifal
there is little to admire save their “pinch," and
each a questionable pursuit cannot lie
greatly glorified. The firstof tho women named
looks some like Susan B. Anthony, barring tbe
spectack-e,ber height being rather above theaver-
agv- of women. Her competitor ia nearly a head
shorter. Both were attired iu short dresses,
Lacloaiug (lie first story of their neat limbs, en
cased in silk stockings. The feel were covered
with bronz gaiter*. • •
The race was advertised to take place at 4
o'clock, but it wa* not till after a that “timo”
was callod. After many manifestatiyns of impa
tience and prophesies that the affair would be •
“fiazle," and numerous false alarm* of “There
they com* 1” that sent the crowd plunging belter-
ekcltcr toward tho foctu of excitement, the
ieatant* far athletic honor* finally made their
appearance at tbe dour of the lake View House,
where they bad prepared them selves for ;
race. They were greeted with loud applause
they plowed their tray through the crowd to tlio
starting point. The ronto was from Lake View
House up tbe carriage way to and around the
Cliff Honae, and thence around tho drive lo th
place of starting, tho entire distance being
mile and a quarter. Tlie race wa* for a purse
of fifty doDare. mad* np by the various parties
making money out of the affair.
As the women took thcir'posiUon at tli* lino,
there wa* a little delay to clear a way through
the crowd that surged around them. A squad
of betters thronged around them, and, in Ian-
gnage hy n» mean* choice, discussed tlieir re
spective merits. Tlie husband of tlie larger
ia at her ride to protect her as far a*
possible from insult, aud protested against the
raids of tbe gambler*, but oue of tlma told him
emphatically tliat he had come to make money
out of the affair and they were going to dolt.
'•Soprting men Hung gibes at them, and specula
ted upon their “poiuU" as tliey would upon
boiscs, “Taenty dollars on tho big woman,"
"Two to one on the little woman, ’ such like cx-
pi-cerion* were heard upon every side, and it
a relief when the judge* gave the word
Atlanta, Ga., August 1,1870.
To Gtiiend A*mi*M* : I herewith
transmit the report* of the Comptroller
General and the Treasni«r.
TLe report of the Comptroller-General
very complete and comprehensive,
showing the resources of the State, the
receipt* «nA disbursements of tlio pnbic
money, together with .much valuable stn-
tisticnl information, abd give* fraple evi
dence fliat the important office of Cotrp-
trolIcMSeneml under the e«t manage
ment of Hoa. Madison Boll, ia fully per
forming Urn doty assumed to it by law
a*, tho guardian of the reveouea .and s
check; by oxomlnat:
Ml accounts against *
Tho report of '*
tlio several an
out of the"
recoil tafek.
In case the needle slumld break, or bend, or
otherwise become uaelca, a now one cau be in
serted in less than five second*, each soldier Car
rie* a supply of about rix needles.
the superiority ut the tccdle
gun over other breech loaders which has secur
ed, and iu all probability will, in the present
struggle, secure succim U> the Prussian army,
as it is the thorough education of each iudividu-
acWUcr, and hi* perfect familiarity with his
i-apon.
The needle gun
1A48 and 1S49, in Baden and Hchlessrig, aud not
being deemed effective without an entire change
or tactics, and especially of skirmish instruction,
was almost eoudemned.
The Prussian anus lias hilt ram calibre for all
small :..oi*, so that infsntry or shupahootera
can Iw supplied with cartridge* from any caral-
y, pistol or carbihe cartridge wagon.
A Lost Child,—Tho following ooni-
mnnioation will prove vitally interestin'?
should it fortunately r«*soli the parties
most eonenrned:
To tho Editor nf thr ,Y<uc ttrin
Alxmt the dose oi tho war iny brother
GeorgoW. Moroluml, found a small boy
some four to six years old in the city of
Madison Indiana. Ho hiul been brought
there by the Federal army and left with
so mo parties, or lie got him direct from
the army stationed tl-.cre, I cannot say
which. The body is of delicate frame,
light hair, grey eyes, fair complexion, no
peenliar marks abont liia person, and goes
by tho name of Willie. I have seen him
at my brother’s house a number of times,
and conversed with him. Ho told me
that he thought he had been raised iu a
city, they wcie only his impressions. He
is a very interesting little fellow, and de
sires much to find uis parents if living.
I think he is between ten and twelve
years old. He supposed that
evacuation of some of the Southern cities
during the war he had aecidoutally
strayed into the Federal lines, and liad
been taken to Madison. I write this
the hope that it may reach the eye of
the child s nareuta or .
full particulars address a lino to George
W. Moreland, Milton, Trimble county,
Ky., or to tho undersigned, at New Or
leans, La. All Southern papers please
copy. W. Moreland,
173 Girad street.
rn manlinc**, wight b* forfeited by hfapre*.
81m fa by bia rid* now; in * few hoar* aha will
belli* wife. Nlie puec* him tbo cap, having
first preased it to her ro*y Up*. How fartajute-
ty be Im* not yet signed th* pledge! Ho drink*,
and hi* half-fanned resolution ia gooo. The
good deacon look* snrpriecd at tbe loog aipm
draught. He look* surprised again when Aunt
AUgial, *h<> ha* partake* of tbs bread with tbe
others, sit* grimly with faidad bond* and cow-
pro*s*d bps, and wiM not eve* paw tba cwpto
ie one beyond.
Tbe lMlyritoi# over; *0 also
Bering of hope far tba yo*ag amw Ok, wy
ftUoor-aiiakcrslfay that ys did tit* woonry
e( Christ. How know yon what
tents of His cop? Did b* in any ptica call it
urns? "VTaa it the fenn«nied win* ofpw dajr?
And tlion he asked for the reprieve of
Beall, promising on his honor os a man
to eysr after be as good a friend to Mr.
Lincoln *• a man coaid be to one who
had rendered snob a favor—to warn the
President if it come to his knowledge
theft his life was in danger, and to hold
himself personally responsible for the
good behavior of Beall, ever after.
It was a question of life and death.—
Beall was doomed. No power save the
Executive ooald save him. Booth plea
ded with all the impassioned eloqnenoe
of his nature, and thousands upon thous
and* know what that was.
Senator Hale asked the pardon of Beall
os a favor to himself and family.
Forney asked for it for teasoi.
and there given, m did McLean, and the
noons ws can give at the proper time.
Booth told the President of their long
SrtaNhhoti friendship—of his love far
thabrave ad»ontitm— it of his love
Wortil §500, • vtre, doth b* not asy, Us
aWMerlh,,, «• Bwrtcc** Weekly, killeth, Ufa spirit fiveth lff T p* w faU ttfaffil
*1*0. in raiment, in ptice, with nsteavaped
bread, and J*wi*b poetorc, and prerioo* wash
ing of foot, keep the sacrament a. Ho
The “Mttle woman*' took the le*«l and i
tainrel it tli* full quarter, when ebc fell behind,
and at the Cliff Ilonso, nearly half wayaronnd,
gave oat entirely. The other kept on at no
pace, Baking tli* distance iu ten minute* mad
thirty second*. An loxdted crowd fulUv.-.d at
tlio heel* of tbo rnnrn. m, on foot and in vehicle*,
urging them on and indulging iu coarse and ri
bald jest*. It is certainly to be booed, far the
sake of that fair sex which men adore, that no
more such exhibitions will he gotten np.
doing tor hi.
t—I Qlil Hi- r V- ■*— to him.
Pm.do»i TtorWo moo grooito aorcd,
even to team, ond goro to Eooth kiM rcnl
t/ honor m <i man Hal Booh should to
pmxkMotl. .
• Thm there was iov and happiness in
th^room. B^hxiased the hand of
ths President, and thanked him- with
tearful art* ditAffefad voice, even after
hbtMoShoa token *a*Sdotoleov»
,CB=rst£sr
Tine Mataiuum:" a Uxivzks.il
Powek.—Some writer says; •* Tho Mar
seillaise will soo* lose its local and ori
ginal significance, iu becoming the uni-
hymn of revolution. It ia no long
er the national strain of France—the
hymn of liberty—it is the shriek of war
itself, the mnrmurof gathering and im
passioned legions. Wherever it has bee*
song, contending cannon have, ere long,
thundered in its chorus. There is biood
in every bar, and battle in every note.-
It rowed tbe Hungarians lo revelation
it gathered the Italians, and it was the
first cry of the “loot canoe.” It is heard
now in the pslane ef Napoleon,-and ig
Gossip and Scandal.
Gossip and scandal are two different
things. Merc gossip is talking abont
neighbors’ affaire, without any malicious
motive. Bnt scandal is repeating a story
that you know is damaging. Sometimes
tlie story is tree; bnt generally it is gross
ly exaggerated, if not entirely without
foundation. "Very rarely, indeed, when
an unfortunate affair of any kind occnra
iu a family, do strangers know the whole
truth. If it is a wrong that has been
done, the provocation is overlooked; if it
is a mere indiscretion, the mitigating cir
cumstances are disregarded. Persons
frequently repeat tales of scandal without
any evil intention. Bnt many, alas! de
light in them, ami are only too glsd to
fiud something to ssy against their neigh
bor. -
There is a class of people, lor instance,
who secretly envy others their successes,
and who therefore, are always ready to
give snek rivals a stab in the dark. Some
times they liavo an idea they have been
slighted by these persons. This is par
ticularly tlio case where an old acquain
tance has got rich. They cannot forgive
tliat these more fortunate individuals
should have finer honses or more elegant
fnnrniture than themselves, and hence
they never omit an opportunity to say
something disparaging, or when this can
not bo done, at least to sneer. Bturb peo-
*e are the pests of society. Their un-
ippy organization makes them a curse
to themsi-lves and to everybody else.—
They ore your real scandalmonger*.—
They go about like ragpickers raking in
the dirt, bat looking not for gems, bnt
for mud to throw at others.
Less faulty, but still censurable, ore
your gossips pure and simple. These
talk solely to hear themselves talk.—
They chatter like so many silly magpies,
abont this and that neighbor, not intend
ing to do harm, bnt simply because they
id'audit, «p6n
ly set forth tlio amount, on what account,
and by whom paid; and shall be lodged
a i vouchers in the Comptroller's office;
aud to pay out the some only upon tho
warrants of tho Governor, when counter
signed by tlie Comptroller-General, ex
cepting the drafts of tlie President of the
Senate and Speaker of tbo House of Rep
resentatives, for tho sums dm to the
members ami officers of tb- .r respeetr
bodies.”
The present Treasurer, however, r
porta a schedule of 88 Executive warrants
issued by the Governor and countersigned
by the Comptroller-General, in payment
for lawful accounts, duly audited, against
the State, in favor of nearly, if not quite,
the same nnmberof citizens, ‘'payment
of which,” to nse the Treasurer’s lan
guage, “has been refused by the Treas
urer, he lielieving them to be illegal, by
the manner of drawing, and fearing he
wonld be liable oq his bond for th
amount if paid by him.”
The attention of your honorable bod.
is invited to the novelty of this proceed
ing. A public officer whose duty by law
it is to “keep safely all the money which
shall Im» paid to him in Ixdudf of the
State,” * * * “and to pay out the
same only upon the warrants o r tho Gov
ernor when countersigned by the Comp
troller-General, except the drafts of the
President of the Scuate and Speaker of
House of Representatives, for tho sums
due tho members and officers oi tlnir re
spective bodies,” refusing to honor “war
rants of the Governor when counter
signed by the Comptroller-General,” be
came he believed them to be illegal 1 !
Iu this peculiar manner a single official*
TERMS:
Tl\ree Dollars a Year,
r 'fatabu: n ADVAJTC*.
Number 25.
ia» or tolling; du until otherwise or-
5kM by tow. 3*1 lor the purpose of
funding the ee^>« esetam emwaey
lK>mtocurryinw the nMW^sgoonState rued
markets otthe present.time, for a
higher rate os financial matter* bffoome
more settled. Holden of the caijfcror
mortgage bond* would find their uxteTOv
promoted by exchanging for the plaic
gold hood*, and the special mortgages
woulff tiros be absorbed end canceled,
and the State's railroad rsBfted of tbo
We would then htva bnt one
larwfier of bonds outstanding
that have been i»aed since the war, and
with this series weald be able to fond
or pay the' ai* per cent, bonds, falling
due 1870, 1ST*, 1872. 1873 and 1874,
amounting in the aggregate to 01,871,-
— The boodefsfltog due subsequent-
upon ns by the Legislation of lfififi. we
must expect to carry bv promptly meet-
large part of tlio principal annually, with
out increasing the present low rote of
taxatiou.
By the rapid construction of railroads
through sections of onr State not hereto
fore supplied with convenient and speedy
moans of transportation, tho increase iu
tho volnc of real estate has been very
considerable. The increase during last
year, t a shown by tho return* of April,
18811, aud April, 1870, iu Fultou county
olouc, has l>een two millions of dollars,
and this increase will continue through
tlie State in a still greater ratio after the
railroads now in progress shall have
been completed.
We may safely estimate tho taxable
valno of real estate for tho year 1870 at
.4 rr h un <lr*l w id ion* of dollars. This will
place us upon a basis where, with econo
mical legislation and administration, the
pnblic debt can be gradnally absorbed,
without increasing the rates of taxa
tion.
Onr debt is comparatively very small,
being only 88,014,500, aud has noi been
increased since 1887. We litre State
property that would now sell at auction
for more tlion twelve millions of dollars
so that there can lie no question or doubt
us to the solvency of tho State.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
A Romantic Incident or the War.—
Tho Vicksbnrg Herald has the following :
“ In the blooming, beautiful, balmy May
of 1883, one of those dread battle-stained
years never io bo forgotten, Gen. Tilgli-
by tho exorci* of his own opinion, forces man W1 - s,,ot d -‘“ 1 » l the tattle of Cham-
the State into the disgraceful position of t P> on Hill, gallantly straggling jn defence
'ofcherished principles. His uoble life
repudiating her current iqdebtedneos.
By the report of the Comptroller-Gen
eral, the total receipts to January l. r »,
1870, were 82,183,TOO SI. Cosh balance
on hand January 15, IMG!), $118,605 85.
The total disbursement} during the year
1889 were $1,857,823 98. Cash balance
on hand January 1. 1870. $441,900 18.—
The net earnings ot tlie Western and At
lantic Railroad were -50,090.
ebbed away upon tho sjiot where lie fell
aud tlie sad .earth drank his blood with
greedy thirotiuean. Ant upon tliat imme
diate spot grew a peach tree that ranched
maturity while ita roots steeped them-
selves in tho martyr’s blood. Singnlar to
relate, the leaves and fruit of this tree a
relative. *-For Tim Comptroller-General estimates the » blood red color. The tree was traus-
Carpet-Baggere and Scallaxvags.
—This pestilential breed of ill omened
birds, hatched from different nests, but
still preserving their harpy instincts and
prociviltics, seem not to be confined to
one age or one country. History repeats
itself in them. Tlie great Kdmund Biuke
well describes them in his day, when ho
warned the English people against “those
knots of cabals of men, who have got to
gether, avowedly without any public
principle, in order to sell their couiunct
iniquity at tlie highest rote and are there
fore, universally odions, and ought never
to be suffered to domineer in the Mtate,
because they hod no connection with the
sentiments and opinions of tbe people.”
If Burke had lived at tho present age,
and had penographed tho “thieves aud
fools iu power,” he coaid not have cho-
language better adapted to illustrate
their characterless impersonations—
limits ride Deinon-ut.
Til* New Constitution—A Nut fob
Bullock.—We wish to ask Bnllock and
his organs a question. They have pend
ing, and already passed by the Senab
resolution declaring that there shall
no election in Georgia until it shall be
decided whether the State constitution
went into effect in 1870. They maintain
that it did not go into effect nntil the
latter vear, and that tbe present Govern
or ami Legislature are provisional and
chosen under the Reconstruction Acts. If
this be tree, how can they avoid an
election now for Uorernor, an entire Sen-
and an eutire House, on the day
named iu the constitution.’ If therepom-
tion be correct, there has been no election
nnder tbe constitntion, for an election in
18G8 con, by no stretch of the imagination
be presumed to be held nnder a constitu
tion which did not go into effect nntil
1870. The entire government of Georgia
green field* of Ireland. Glorious and al
most inspired though it be, there is
motthlwg dreadful in. it* sound, Wa
hear it in the woilof the oppransd. tba
diapsoa of the avenging corses, the :
tlie howl of bottle and the shriek
of victory—oil combined in one agony of
are impertinent busy-bodies. Yet they
often work great mischief. Many a
friend has been alienated, many a family* i
circle torn by duaentions, in conseqaenoe
of the idle and nnfonuded stories which
these gossips have set agoing. Truly has
Scripture said that “tongue is an un
ruly member. ” Take our advice. Never
speak of the affair* of others unless it
beeomes your duty, and then in the bind-
In plain words, both in speech
and in conduct; do unto others os yon
would wish to be done unto,
A farmer went to Troy, New York,
a few days ago and kissed another mnn’a
wife and although the woman did not ob
ject to tho kissing, her husband
the farmer for $1,000 damages. T1
thinks tho price is too lngb, and insists
Savannah is to have a new market-
honae not exceeding $75,000.
The Jewish Creed.
At » meeting of the Rabbis of the va
rious cities of the Union, held in Cleve
land, Ohio, from and after Jnly 13, in
consideration of the religions commotion
now agitating the public mind in both
hemispheres, in accordance with tbe prin
ciples of Judaism, be it unanimously de
clared :
L Because, with nnshaken faith and
firmness, we believe in one indivisible
and eternal God ; we also believe in the
common fatherhood of God and the com
mon brotherhood of men.
2. "We glory in the sublime doctrine of
oar religion, which teaches that the right
eous of all nation*, without diMivtitiop
of creed, will enjoy eternal life and. ever
lasting happiness.
3. The divide command, the most sub
lime passagein the Bible, /'Then shalt
love thy neighbor ns thyself, ”
to Ufa entire linman family without dis-
fQr* Tho Savannah JVei-i sajs that A.
L. Harris, Master of Transportation sad
Supervisor of the Western sod Atlantic
Railroad, has resigned, and Judge J. R.
Parrott, lie* been appointed his si
taxable value o? tlie property of this Slate
for tho present year at two iwndj*ei>
BILLIONS OI' IMlLLABS.
Of onr 0 per cent, bonds L-sued before
tlie war, say $155,000 full due this year,
and a portion aro now past due. There
are also sumo Cl8,000 sterling, being
£15,000 sterling bonds, which fell due in
18G8, and interest on the same, amount
ing to about £3,000 sterling still unpaid.
This failure to meet promptly the
State's indebtedness, does not arise from
any want of solvency on our part, but
simply from tho peculiar uud anomalous
political condition which has existed du
ring the last two years. Now, however,
we are in proper condition to act upon
tho internal affairs of the State, aud meet
all financial wants by appropriate legisla
tion.
Tho legislati'm iu regard to onr public
debt, which was enacted by your honor
able predecessors, was not of a character
to advance thecredit of the State. Hold
ers of our6 percent, bonds, issued before
the war and falling due in ISG6, 1887,
1868 and 1889, were compelled to receive
currency bonds in exchange or go nn
paid. This course was simply a com
pulsory renewal of our matured indebt
edness or fist repudiation, and could not
prove otherwise than detrimental to onr
credit, both at home and abroad, but the
well known magnificence of onr resour
ces and the comparative inm^oiacance of
onr pnblic debt lias prevented, to a great
extent, tbe disos’rous effect upon our
credit which wonld have been experi
enced if our debt had been larger.
In 1866 the Legislature, assembled
der tlie authority derived from the procla
mation of President Johnson, authorized
the fane of some 3,900,000 of currency
bonds, bearing seven pot cent currency
interest and csrrying a special mortgage
on the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
executed to three persons named in the
act as trustees. I am convinced that this
act wo* unwise and injarous to the credit
of the Htate. Capitalists who bay State
bonds os an investment very naturally
conclue that a State making a special
mortgage upon a particularly described
piece of property has little else behind In
the way of resoaroea to meet ita indebt
edness, and no amount of explanation,
even if sensitive capital wouid stop to
listen, con overcome tbe unfortunate Im
pression thus created.
The bonds of tlie State issued before
the war, und the interest thereon, should
be'paid in gold. If the State was liable
to a suit in court, such payment could be
compelled under the recent decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States;
bat independent of that, good faith, un
der tbe implied agreement when tho
bonds were fasoed, would demand of - ns
tho redemption of these bonds when doe,
in a currency of the some value as that
which we received for them when issued;
and no ' act will more promptly fix the
value of onr credit than thus voluntarily
meeting to the letter on? financial obliga
tions.
To offer a second series of 7 per cent,
currency bonds not carrying a special
mortgage, would certainly fix a market
rota tor them below that now placed, up-
plan till ami is now in tlio orchard of Dr.
John Ij. Hebron, of this county. The
propagations from the suuie are also of
ie peculiar color. There is cer
tainly something remarkable about this.
We have seen the leaves, and must con
fess that they do look aud even (to us)
siuc-ll like blood. The fact can lie wit*
nresed by those taking the trouble.
Iloiv it Works.—Negro suffrage iu
Missouri does not kcciu to please the
Radicals. They cau manage the negroes
and keep thou iu line, bnt the whitemeu
are constantly leaping the cnclodoure.—
To bo sure,, the negroes will vote tlie
Radical ticket, but the result is that
enough white men leave them and join
the Democrats to defeat them handsome
ly. There was a local eloction at Lonim-
ana, Pike oouuty Missouri, on tlie
21st, for Clerk of the City Council, and
as the Radical strength in that place had
been increased by the addition of 150
colored voters it was confidently expect
ed they wonld elect their man. Bnt they
did not Ho was beaten by JohnD.
Thnrmond, Democrat, by a majority of
32. All the negroes bat two voted for
Rodgers, Radical, hat all the white peo
ple did not. Nor will all tlie white men
vote for the negro ticket in this city and
State.
tinotion to either race or crood.
4. Civil ood religious liberty, and hence
the separation of Chnrch and State, ore
the inalienable rights of men and the
id the Constitntion of the
on the mortgage issue of 1866, nor wonld
it be just to the present holders of the
mortgage bonds to increase tlie amonnt
of bonds booed upon the mortgage secu
rity without their consent And. os it
Dwtritt Courts';—We notice in onr
reports of Legislative proceedings that
several bills have been introduced look
ing to the establishment of District
Courts.
It seems to be the intention of the
members of the General Assembly to
make a change, and we suppose that the
establishment of District Courts will bo
the remedy, which Courts axe likely to
nlmorb the criminal jurisdiction of Jus
tices in town Districts.
An Indianapolis German had oc
casion recently to bury a large wife, and
squabbled with the sexton abont the fee,
“ Dat ish not a big grave,” said the dis
consolate hnsbond. “Not a big grave ?'*
indignantly replied tbe sexton, “why
d—n it, that'a a cellar.”
Amendment to thr Bankrupt Act.—
Congress, at its last session, passed an
amendment to the bankrupt act provid
ing that what is called the fifty per cent
danse “shall not apply to those debts
from which the bankrupt seeks a discharge
which were contracted prior to the first
of January, 1809. ” This enables a peti
tioner in bankruptcy to get a discharge
from all debts contracted prior to Janua
ry 1, 1869, without paying hi* creditors
fifty cents on the dollar.
brightest gem* in the Constitntion of tlie creased taxation^ wa
vSS hive sad revere this country as
our home and fatherland (or ns sad opr
children, and, therefore, consider it our
paramount doty to sustain and support
the Government, sod so favor by all
■* 4t * of free education, laar-
varfes denominations. 10
therefore, rmptcUMr rccommeoa Hull
Tour hooonqito bodyiMiuiIiti and pro-
BW» i«K>0 •) **■*■■
A&. A ladynja the ftnt time ihe -u
kiwed she felt like a lob of na m»
mingin bonoj, cologne, tmtmegs and
cranberries. She iett.ii if lOBieUung
wm nmninc through hmnerw. oa tat
liimcuds, escorted byoerenl little,
cnpkliiu chariots drawn by angcla, sha-
Jed by honeysuckles, ».ul the whole
spread with melted rainbows