Georgia Historic Newspapers

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2he Official City Taper
Business & Frofes’ni Cards. Miscellaneous Selections.
Asa M. Jackson, .L. W. Thomas,
JACKSON & THOMAS
Attorneys at Law
P. S.-
Afhrns, Georgia.
F«.r rrferrne* by »p**clal pormlMirtn
“L. W. TIiimmi refers jto*William L.
Mit< h«*ll Gm|. t of Athensaud Hon. A. II. 8tepcns,
II. II Hal! and K. Toombs. Dec.16.tt.
O AM L P. THURMOND,
^ Attorney at Haw,
ATHENS, ISA.
Office «Ycr Harry's Store, Broad street.
Will Practice in the ('ounlies of Clarke, Walton,
Jackson. 11 inks, Franklin, Madison slot Hall.
0
A OBI?, ERWIN & COBB
Attorneys at Hair,
ATHENS, CIA.
Otfi -e In the Dcu|»ree HuiMing.
A\
T
II. LITTLE,
Attorney at Hate,
CARNESVILLK, GA.
J
OHX T. OSBORN,
Attorn ey-a t-Law,
ELBERTON, OA.
Will practice in the counties of the Northern
,r> uit. Banks, Franklin and Hnhersliaiu of the
’rM'-m Circuit; will give s|*ecial nttentioti to
J claims entrusted to his care.
Jan. 10, 1ST 1—1 y .is
T S. DORTCIT,
* Attorney at Haw,
CAKNESVILI.E, OA.
E. A. WILLIAMSON,
PRACTICAL
WATCHMUER aid JEWELLER
At Dr. King’s Drug Store,
BROAD 8TBEET .. ATHENS, GA.
fed’All work done in a superior manner, and
warranted to give satisfaction. jan:i-if
WILEY CHILDERS,
T OCATED in this city, is prepared
1 J to do all kinds of Cariienters* Work in the
renters'
id at re tsonahle rates, with dispatch.
Shop in the rear o| tint t'ify Clerk’s Office.
June 3, 1S74.
31. V. GURLEY,
.V f T Zf a EO. V '/) E. \ •TIS7;
r P AKKS pleasure in announcing to
JL the citizen,of F. inklin and and adjoining
•ies, that he
tli« Athens
lie. where lie i
11 its diHeron
i"‘«". »•'»* l"”»
IKtl'Mf
(JEO. W. COOPER,
('’nrriagre and 1-iuggy
Thomas Street, opposite Cooper's l.lvery Stable.
’1 PARTICULAR attention given to
J RKF AIR JOBS. Orders left with A. A. Bell.
rive prompt at-
A. WINN,
WITH
(1 ROOTER, STU BBS & CO.
Cotton Kactors*,
General Commission Merchants
Savannah, Oa.
UxKcini;, Tic, Rope, »n<l oilier Suppllc f»
oi.h.3, AIM. I.il.rrul Ca-li Advance, made i
• .naianment* locale er Miipniem to Liverpool
Northern lmrlft. my.lft.lf
h
TO REN i',
i'.r.OM 1-'t O,-toiler, 1874, to Dec’r
■n.i. in;i,
Tiif. Hi st Business Stand,
Hid t*csl arranged Store
Jiiiyltl' Apply to
FOR SALK
f"\NE hall interest, or if desired,
the whole i
l.ixery Stable, will be
togeth-r witn go-pl vehicle* and horses. If
nlr a halt interest »* s .ld, it must l*et*a thorough
u vine vs in in. The Stable is located in the heart
f the city, in elow proximity t«» tlm Court House,
ind is well arrange! for the business. Apply to
June *21 tf. JOHN F. FINCH, Athens, fin.
STRAUB MILL WORKS
PortAbl* Mil la, stiff spindle
under-runners, cock l»e»u np-
fi r-runue^s, for I'arm or
crrlmnt Work. Supe-
rftor mill Slones of all
sites, tirnulne IHiteh An
ker Boltins • lotll. Horse
Powers, Corn-Shellers six!
Cleaners, flearinc. Shaft
A Very Mysterious Affair.
Sometime in January, 1874,
Mr. Jefferson Clay, a respectable
young farmer of Thomas county,
was in Snvnnnah, on business of a
private nature. His friends and
relatives knew th : s much, and
were also informed that he might
l>o exported to return by the first
week in February.
Week after work flitted by.—
The middle of February’ came,
and still young Clay remained, as
it was supposed, in Savannah.—
About the first of March, the
friends of the missing man began
to entertain the most serious ap
prehensions. They were plain
people, of limited means, and lit
tle acquainted with the ways of the
world. The idea of advertising
for the lost man, never entered
their heads. Clay’s uncle, it is
true, went to Savannah and spent
a week making inquiries in refer
ence to his nephew, lmt the re
sult did not enlighten, him in the
least. The people he consulted,
suggested various explanations,
none of them very consoling.—
One party said that Clay had
doubtless, ran away. Another
thought that he had been murder
ed for his money and thrown into
tlx* river. The police knew noth
ing about it.
And with this feeble and futile
attempt, the search was abandon
ed. Everylxidy gave Clay up for
dead. But there was one excep
tion. The young lady who was
engaged to the unfortunate man,
did not hesitate to declare her
belief that her lover was alive and
would yet return to liis home and
friends. She had no reasons for
this belief. She trusted to intui
tion, and as a natural eonseqnence,
the men shook their heads, and
even the women ceased to hope.
The months rolled on, and
when last Octota'r came, poor
Jefferson Clay was almost as com
pletely forgotten, save with a few,
as if lie had been dead a century.*
But one night, old Adam Clay,
the uncle who lia-l searched so un
successfully in Savannah, was
aroused from bis slumbers by a
loud and furious knocking.—
With some misgivings, he opened
the front door anil confronted a
hnsfgard wreck of a man whose
tattered garments aiul general ap
pearance told a tale of suffering
almost without a parallel.
’Great Goil!’ cried the old
man, ’ who ami what are you?’
’ I am Jefferson Clay, your long
lost nephew,’ replied the stranger,
* and I am as near death as a man
can he—give me food and ques
tion me afterwards.”
The worthy uncle was at first
inclined to think that this was an-
I other case of the 'Prodigal’s Re
turn,’ etc., but he called up the
servants, and in a few moments a
a hearty meal was spread before
the half-famished wanderer.
Young Clay ate with the appe
tite of a wild beast, and not until
his hunger was fully appeased,
would he utter one word in re
sponse to the many questions
asked by his curious kinsman.
At last, however, the wants of
the inner man were satisfied, and
then came from the lips of the
I traveler one of the strangest sto
| ries of adventure ever poured into
and in R.short time,
little man in a goi
came to the pen And spoke
in a strange tongue. Onr hero
replied in English, and the officer,
tor such he was, responded in the
same language. He informed the
prisoner that he was in a Spanish
A Madagascar Parable.
A missionary in island of
Madagascar thus writes :
The following story was related
to me by a Skalava hero at Yolii-
mare, a regular attendant on onr
services. Since then he has been
haptfecdVand is now aiding me in
a lamba fifiloth, one green and I impose taxes and issue bunds, and
camp of instruction on the coast of niching the Gospel tohisfcl
Cuba: that he had neen there for few-countrymen. My informant
months, during which time he had to ld his ances tors, in in-
been crazy, hut now that he was gtmeting their children, used
all right, he should be marched to 0 ft en to relate it.
the other white, • On the way.
the one who had the white lamba,
said to. the one with the green:
'Let its exchange Iambus, as
. •, I® 1 —1®°. —n.l such portion of the prin
, b- ? uauu. u»“l cipalof tha bonddl .kU» «,
have this one.’
the front to fight the Cuban insur
gents. Clay asked innumerable
questions; explained who he was,
and tagged to he released. But
the officer was inexorable, * and
terminated the conversation by
walking out of sight.
Two meals were sent to the
prisoner that day, oranges and
bananas being the principal ar
ticles.
At night, the stockade was at
tacked by a party of insurgents
and captured after a lively fight.
Fortunately, one of the officers
among the victors was an Ameri
can, and to him, our afflicted Geor
gian nntasomed himself.
The officer’s sympnties were
touched. He took good care of
Clay; and in two weeks’ time,
Now for the story or parable
Once upon a time, there were
two friends, the one put his confi
dence in God, the other in man
One day, in conversation, the one
said to the other
'Friend, in whom do you con
fide to aid you, and help to feed
and clothe you ?’
* God,’ replied the other, * is my
hope in everything.’
Again he was asked—
’ But, friend, supposing you
went on a journey, would you
trust in God to send you food to
eat?
'Certainly,’ replied the other,
' the God in whom I trust is able
to feed me.’
' Ah!’ responded the questioner,
'in all my wandering, my confi-
sueeecded in shipping him on a - .(fence is in people like myself.’
blockadcr to Key West. Arriving Each firmly holding his opiuion,
at that point, onr unfortunate j they set out together onajour-
friond decided to foot it through | n0 y a distant part of the coun-
Florida and make his way home
as best he could. But he was two
months on the way, during which
period, he was sick a great part
of the time and unable to travel.
Our readers must imagine the
surprise with which old A dim
Clay listened to the marvellous
story. And when, a few days
try.
. _ (to feed him
later, it was noised abroad among | m t I place my confidence in my
Arriving at a certain village,
the people asked them their kaba-
ry or business. The man who
trusted in his fellows, and whom
wo shall call Mr. Trust-in-man
promptly replied:
' My friend here, trusts in God
wherever he goes
the neighbors, the general aston
ishment was indescribable. If
Clay had not taen a man of unim
peachable veracity, his story
fellow-men.’
The villagers, having consulted
together, said,—
Let them tath live in the same
adds:
It is safe to assume that one-half of
the gross amount of taxes—State,
county and municipal—levied in Geor
gia this year is required to pay the in-
Extraordinarjr Bequest to Uea. Toombs.
So they exchanged then and
there.
Shortly after they had left, the
king called his executioners, and
onlercd them to follow two men, have already announced the suicide of
uud kill tta one with the green CuL 8. J. Anderson, of Atlanta, on
lamba. ’ v the morning of the 21st l)ec. 1874.
' For,’ said the king, ' he twists ] ^mm the Staring extracts taken from
only in God, and has no confidence | \ h *™A JER^iL’S ^
money, which was fnuad in the table
drawer. Those documents have never
been equaled for intensity of purpose
hy anything we have ever seen.
niS I.ETTKR
Atlanta, Sunday, Dec, 20, 1874.
Jo Dr. J. M. Johnson—Dear Sir
Thoughtfully, even cheerfully. I
obey the stern fiat of irresistible circum
stances, without discussion and with
out murmur. My remarkable vigor
aud acknowledged capacities seem ut
terly unavoidable for ordinary purpo-
Many of the papers of the State SC3 ‘ ^ S0 ‘
Lines Written
during the twelve months.”
SUICIDE OP SAJrL J. ANDERSON.
, in cool deliberation of
in men. execution, this suicide stands almost
The executioners set off, and 1 unparalleled,
overtaking the two men, laid hold !
of the one with the green lamba,
and killed him on the spot, taking
his latnha to the king to show that
his will had taen accomplished.
Mr. Trust-in-God then resumed
his journey alone, and having
reached his wife and family in
safety, related to them God’s
providence towards him.
' Blessed is the man that trust-
csth in the Lord, aud whose hope
the Lord is.’ ’ Cursed is the man
that trusteth in man. and makctli
flesh his arm, and whose heart de-
parteth from the Lord.’—Ex.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
might have been doubted : hut his I house, in order that we may see
old friends knew very well that j the God who will feed the one
his strange account of himself was | w ] 10 trusts in Him.’
true to the letter. He was not j As soon ns food had been pro
file man to deviate a hair’s breadth J pared, the head man of the vil-
from the truth. . |lage sent a servant to call Mr.
Clay improved rapidly after his j Trust-in-man, hut ordered him not
return, and is to he married to I to invite the other.
his old sweetheart in a few weeks’
time.
Truth is stranger than fiction !
IiochlaJr. Register.
Mnilirn. wiwiihk. eiwnnlf,
rnlliea. H*nt:*Ti*,ci«'.,all kinds
of Mill Machinery and Millers*
mipplie*. 8end lor Pamphlet.
Mraab VIlll (ompsaj.
April IS, 1S74.
Box 1430, Cincinnati
CHILDS. Nit KLRSON A CO
.Igeuti*, Atlifoa, (ia.
Look Out For Fine Beef.
W R. DEMOKE. Agent, re-poet-
fullv inform* the citizen* of Athens and
vicinity thafho h ut «»pcn<*l a stall for the sale of
Bff, Fork. Mutton, Lamb, Ac, at the sh»|» f< rner-
ly occupied hy Mr. siehevenell, in the re.irof I-. J.
I.ampkin’s 8l«»re, and near the Engine House, al
can he supplied every morning, and m^at will be
delivered *t any portion of the city. Ilia stall will
k opened Sitnrdav morning.
Aug. 26, 1874-tf. W. It. DEMOKE.
Lirery, Feed and Sale Stable
ATHENS, G-A.
GANN & KEAVE8.... PROPRIETORS
\\TILL BE FOUND AT THEIR
V V old stan I, rear Fr.inkiin Housebuilding,
Thomas street. Keep alw.tvaon hand good Tum
id careDiI drivers.
Stork well caJ'sd for when entrusted to our care.
Stock on ha*d for sale at all times. decLMf
PALL I WINTEK
MILLINERY GOODS.
place
haggard man as he actually ap
peared ; nor can wc recall the
rugged words with which he elec
trified his solitary listener
It appeared that Clay attended
to the business which had called
him away from home, ami was on
the eve of leaving the city, when
he stepped into a low groggery
and called for a drink. There
were no other customers present
but behind the counter stood too
men of rather sinister aspect.—
The young man was far too inex
perieneod to entertain any fears,
and after draining the proffered
glass, he readily accepted an invi
tation from one of the bar-keep
ers to play a game of dominoes.—
After that, nothing was clear to
him. He fell into a kind of stu
por, and then into a deep slumber.
When he awoke, as he express
ed it, a scorching sun was shining
full upon his face, and the sandy
bed beneath him was almost roast
ing his bodv. He staggered up
M RS. T. A. ADAMS would most
re^i*** tfii 11 v infirm tin* Luliw *»f Ath#i»*
a, »'l **fcounti<** niljucrnt, ih»t flic !u»* now reufiv-
r, l amt •ipeiit><l a moRt choir** ami Min t iu>*ortnivnl
••f Fall ami Winter Millinery tintuit*, emu-
I'riRlng fn p irtrtliM lai«**t My tin ami faftltioti* of
HATS, BONNETS,
'JinmoAs, zdcjas,
Flowoivs. Gloves, &c.,
•Mull ,h, .iil *rll »t r-nionnl.lt prlren. fiiw htr
"rail I ••'litre min-liatiiiL' fL>vhi>n- fii
Mr. Smiley’s Gun.
Max Adeler relates this story :
Recently, it occurred to Mr.
Smiley, - of Dartav, that it would
ta a good thing to gD out to see
if he couldn’t shoot a rabbit or
two. He always kept his gun
loaded and ready in the corner of
the room, so he merely shoulder
ed it and went ouf After awhile
he saw a rabbit, and, takiug aim,
he- r pulled the trigger. The gun
failed to go off. Then he pulled
the other trigger, and the cap
snapped again. Mr. Smiley used
some extreme language, and then,
taking a pin, he picked the nip
ples of the gun, primed them with
a little powder, and started again.
Presently, he saw* another rabbit,
hut both caps snapped again.—
The rabbit did not see Smiley, so
ho put on more caps, and they
snapped too. Then Smiley clean
ed out the nipples again, primed
hem, and fired the gun off nt a
fence. Then the caps snapped
again. Then smilfcy became fu
rious, and in his rage, he expend-
mortal ear. We ran only give e( j forty-seven caps in an effort to
the substance—it is impossible to
before our readers that wild,
make the gun go off. When the
forty-seventh cap missed also.
Smile}* thought that there might,
perhaps, ta something the matter
with the inside of the gun, so he
tried the barrels with liis ramrod.
To his utter dismay, lie discover
ed that tath barrels were empty.
Mrs. Smiley, who is nervous
atant firearms, had drawn the
loads without telling Smiley, for
fear of making him angry. If«
there had been a welkin anywhere
atant, it would probably have
been made to ring with Mr. Smi
ley's excited'denunciations of Mrs.
Smiley. Finally, however, he
became cooler, and loading both
barrels, he started again after rab
bits. lie saw one in a few mo
ments, and was about to fire,
when he noticed that there were
no caps on his gun. He felt for
one, aud, to liis dismay, found
that he had snapped the Inst one
off. Then, he ground his teeth
and walked home. On his way
Ma»e« carefully fill***!. Store located on Broad
iIh»ac Ntttoinal liaitk. ortllKt
$251
DAY CUARANTEEC
...’WELL AUGER ANC
DRILL i» rwd tmiiofT. Hionrsr
’ L>tI.\U*vi ritfiM iinvrnvnn>
^TIMoMaui FKO.M GOVERNOR
low K. ARK AN AS AND DAKOTA
W.OUiJ.S-LoulfcMc
and found that he was clad in a
ragged uniform of some kind, hut
he was hatlcss and tarefooted.—
When he partook of the drugged
liquor, (for drugged it must have
been,) his face was smoothly
shaved. When he awoke, he had
a long, tangled taard. Another
strange thing, he was penned up
in one corner of a huge stockade.
By peeping through the bars into
the other part of the enclosure,
he discovered several hundred
men, evidently foreigners, all
dressed in a uniform similar to the
one he then had on.
Clay told his unelc that this
* Let the God in whom he trusts,
they said, 'give him fowl.’
The orders given to the servant
were:
' We invite you who trust in
men like yourself, come and dine
with us.’
Off went the servant, hut on
arriving at the house where the
strangers dwelt, his words were
changed, and he said,—
’ You who trust in God, wc in
vite you to dine with us.’
So off went Mr. Trust-in-God
—as we shall call him®—with the
messenger.
As soon as dinner had taen
finished, and the guest had taken
his departure, the people were an
gry with the messenger, and
said,—
' Why did you call Mr. Trust-
in-God instead of the other?’
The next time food was pre
pared, they sent another person,
charging him implicitly, the words
of their message. As soon as he
had left the house, fearing he
should forget the words, he re
peated them to himself;
' Mr. Trust-in-man, wc invite
von to dine with us.*
But as soon as he had reached
the door, his words were changed
again, and he said :
'Mr. Trust-in-God, wc invite
you to dine with us.’
Mr. Trust-in-God having finish
ed his meal and taken his depart
urc, the villagers were furious
with the messenger for having in
vited the wrong person. Poor
Mr. Trust-in-man, being hy this
time almost famished with hun
ger, was obliged to cook some
thing for himself. Thinking that
matters would not change in this
village, they set out for another;
but the same thing happened there
ns in the former, and so in every
village they visited.
At last, Mr. Trust-in-man, feel
ing that he was being worsted in
the conflict, said to his friend
' Let ns take the matter before
the king.’
Mr. Trust-in-God having agreed
to this, they came before the
king. On entering the king’s
presence, his majesty dem- led
their business. Mr. Trust-h uan
spoke and said:
' I put my trust in your majesty
How Bangs Game to be an
Editor.
I believe I have never reported
to the public the case of Colonel
Bangs, the editor of The Morning
Argtin. Bangs became a journal
ist because he couldn’t help it.—
Shortly after he was horn, it was
discovered that the supply of
nourishment afforded hy the ma
ternal fount was insufficient, aud
the doctor ordered that the baby
should he fetP on goat’s milk.—
This was procured from a goat
that was owned by an Irish wo
man, who lived in rear of the of
fice of The Weekly Startler, and
fed her goat chiefly upon the ex
changes which came to that jour
nal. The consequence was that
young Bangs was fed entirely up
on milk that was formed from di
gested newspapers, and he throve
on it, nltliQUgh, when the Irish
woman mixed the Democratic
journals with the Whig papers,
they disagreed after they were
eaten, and the milk gave the baby
the colic. Old Bangs intended
the hoy to he a minister; hut as
soon as he was old enough to take
notice, he cried for every news
paper he happened to see, and no
sooner did he learn how to write,
than he tagan to slash off edito
rials upon * The Impending Crisis,’
etc. lie ran away from school
four times to enter a newspaper
office as a devil, and finally, when
old Bangs put him in the house of
refuge, he started a weekly in
there, and called it The House of
Refuge Record; and one day he
slid over the wall, and went dowu
to the Era office, where he
changed his name to Whangs,
and 1 login his career on that pa
per with an article on ' Reforma
tory Institutions for the Young.’
Then old Bangs surrendered to
what seemed a combination of
manifest destiny and goat’s milk,
and permitted him to pursue his
profession. The Colonel says he
>as the instinct so strong, that if
he should fall into the crater of
Vesuvius, his first thought on
striking bottom, would ta to
write to somebody to ask fora
dead-head pass to come out with.
But you would hardly talievo this
story, if you ever read the Argus
I often suspect, when I am look
ing over that sheet, that nurse
used to mix the goat’s milk with
an unfiir proportion of water.—
Max Adeler.
Mr. Anderson was born in Kentucky,
and was ahout sixty-two years of age.
His public life may be summarized as
follows: His first public office was that
of Sheriff of Richmond county, which
lie held a great many years ago. Sub
sequently he contracted an intimacy
with Governor George \V. Crawford,
of Georgia, and was his private secre
tary during his entire term of office
—fonr years. Afterwards, when Gov
ernor Crawford became Secretary of
War under President Taylor, Mr. An
derson accompanied him to Washing
ton, and was appointed chief secretary.
Upon the resignation of Governor
Crawford, Anderson became Secretary
of War, ad interim, and served in thnt
office until superseded by General
Winfield Scott. He was then elected
chief clerk of the national House of
Representatives and held that impor
tant position for four years. After the
war, lie resided in New York, where
he was Chief Deputy Sheriff of that
county under John Kelly, and still
later held an office under the Tweed
administration. He came to Atlanta
almut three years ago. upon the invi
Lotion of Hon. A. H. Stephens, to
take charge of the Atlanta Sun office.
This, however, he declined to do.
Durine his residence here he had held
an office on the Western and Atlantic
I have much to be thankful for to
yourself and other personnl friends,
aud feel no enmity or liatred against
any man. I hope Toombs will so far
vindicate himself as to protect Jerry
Lynch from the consequences of a pro-
test, which could not have been antici
pated. To-morrow morning I intend
to place the muzzle of iny pistol in my
mouth and pull the trigger. I thus
bluntly state my intention in order to
avoid, if jmssible, a "coroner’s inquest”
or legal investigation - I shall dress
myself, after bathing as usual, in a
suit of old clothes, good enough, I
opine, for the purpose in view. My
better clothes will l»e of use to my sou.
I hope to be buried a« 1 fall.
You will find in my table-drawer
further communications and requests.
I enclose fifty-odd dollars to go to
wards funeral expenses, and to express
my trunk to New York.
Regretting the absence nfDr. Miller,
please remember me to him, and pre
sent my photograph herewith enclosed.
Farewell, my friend.
S. J. Anderson.
in PENCIL.
You will find iny keys, etc., in the
table-drawer with my spectacles and
eye-glasses—one for'Dr. Johnson and
one for Dr. Miller. 8. J. A.
HIS WILL AND QEN. TOOMBS* LEGACY.
The other document, which we are
K rmitted to make public, is his will.
it, he leaves a remarkable legacy
to General Toombs.
PRIVATE AND TERSONAT.
I, Samuel J. Anderson, present to
my friends the following requests and
bequests:
To my son, Samuel J. Anderson
• Young Lady of
■ Maron.i.<«k.*-r »r ■»»•>*
BT FATI1KU RYAN, rut .vi.’J
So young in years— ■•*■
How many tea»< ; m j|T
Have flowed from those pure eyes of thine,
And dimmed the to*,'.
Where beauty’s grace .
So loves to linger and (o’shine.
And why so sad ?
Have all things glad,
Like sumnicrjhiriia'tlown^far from thee?
Ah, lonely child.
Storms far more wild* , .
Shall best against thcc on life’s sen.
Thy father's tomb 1 •■'/‘All
Hus cast n gloom
Along the path of thy young years;
Thy mother's wall .,
Hath filled the rale 1
Of thy young heart with hittcy tears.
So young! and yet
Griefs band liMJicfr
His mark upon thy brow so deep, .
And dimmed life’s fight,
Changed dny to night,
And mndc thine oyes so prone to w**p.
*»«?■*•»•: • ’* ‘.ora*
Thy little hand . ; j.,. ,.
In this sad land . 'wadi
ILid scarcely tried to cull joy’s rose.
When it wnsjtorn
By sorrow’s thorn, *
And spring time turned to winter’s snows.
But, child of grief, 1 '•~ 1 ' 'r^"2*d
There is relief; - ’itn
God is God of orphans lone— . [t . j
He hears their prayer; , N i* j
They are liis care;
He stoops to listen when they nionn. .
an omceon uie western ann Aiianuc All c,w.h i a> .
Iftitad miller Gov. Brown, b.Ubi. “
would communicate with A. H.
only for a short time. At another
time lie performed some work for the
State Government.
there, he saw at least, six him- _ r
drctl rabbits. He has taen out - Fin men like myself, whilo iny
hunting every day since, however, friend here, trusts in God, whom
with his gun in firstrate order, he has never seen; neither has he
and he has never laid eyes on a confidence in yoa, O king, nor
solitary rabbit. Smiley is begin- according to his belief, could you
ning to think something is wrong i put him to death. This, our con-
in the government of the universe. I tToversy, we have brought tafore
all the wise men, and they notbe-
Stop Taxing.
We should like to have a provision
put in the Constitution forbidding any
county, municipal or other corporation,
to impose any taxes, except such ns
are indispensably necessary to defray
the ordinary expenses thereof, unless
the object and amount of such tax
shall be first submitted to a vote of the
tax-payers to be affected thereby, and
shall be sustained bv a two-thirds vote
of all the said tax-pavers owning a ma
jority of all the taxable property on
which said tax is to be imposed. Our
experience demonstrates the necessity
for putting an effectual check upon the
taxing power, and of putting this
check in the hands of those who hava
the taxes to pay.
" We find (says the Macon Tele-
a h & Messenger,) the above in the
me Commercial, and do not hesitate
to say that it emWlies the only plan
whereby tax-payers of this county can
he saved from eventual ruin. So long
as the governments. State, county and
municipal, remain in the hands of the
•gL.lt cannot hurt you. It is pure
ly vegetable. Try Simmons’ Liver
Regulator, if you wish to be well. It
acts like a charm, without debilitating
the system, and without any of the
evil effects of Mercury. Simmons’
Liver Regulator is the safe remedy.
...“How much did he leave?” in
quired a gentleman of a wag, on learn
ing the death of a wealthy cithen.—
strange scene almost drove him “Eveiything,” responded the wag;
frantic. Ho cried out for help, { “ he didn’t take a dollar with him.
ing able to deckle, we have
brought the master before your
majesty.’
* That which all my wise men
have failed to settle,’ said the
king,' how can I hope to decide ?
For I ieigu not alone, these men
having been called to the throne.’
His majesty, however, ordered j
THE CAUSE OF TIIF. SUICIDE.
Anderson, it seems, had managed to
accumulate no money during liis official
career, and three or four months ago
lie was out of employment and out of
money. At this time Gen. Robert
Toombs was busy pushing his famous
suits against the Mitchell heirs, and
also the suits recently tried against tho
railroads under the tax law of 1874.
Finding Anderson unemployed, Mr.
Toombs hired him to assist in fixing up
papers and law authorities in tlieso
cases, at a stated salary of $125 per
month. To the complications arising
from this app -intment may be attri
buted the unhappy man’s suicide. It
seems that some months ago Anderson
drew upon General Toombs for his first
half month’s salary. The draft was
met and paid. Subsequent he drew
through Mr. Jerry Lynch, a second
draft, upon Gen. Toombs for a whole
month’s salary. This draft was cashed
at Lowry's Bank here, and also
promptly paid bv General Toombs. A
few weeks later "Gen. Toombs met An
derson, and ascertaining that he was in
need of money gave him 8100 in ad
dition to his salary,
THE LAST DRAFT DISHONORED.
Upon the 1st of December Anderson
again drew upon Gen. Toombs as fol
lows :
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 1, 1874.
Gen. Robert loomb*, Washington, Ga,
Please pay to the order of Jerry
Lynch one hundred and twenty-five
(125 00) dollars.
S. J. Anderson.
This draft was likewise endorsed by
Lynch and paid at the Lowry*’ Bank.
It was sent for collection to Washing
ton, and returned protested for non
payment.
Anderson also received a note from
Gen. Toombs informing him that he
owed him nothing. Mr. Anderson liad
stated, and thought, that his engage
ment by Gen. Toombs was permanent.
When he received the money from the
Lowrys, he was in his usual cheerful
spirits. After the draft was returned,
he became very much dejected and
bitter, and then it seems that the idea
of taking his own life suggested itself.
He felt so severely the liability of Mr.
Lynch upon his endorsement, that he
even shunned him, although previous
ly they had been intimate friends.
the tragedy.
Col. Anderson occupied as a sleep
ing apartment a rear room in the third
story of the Hillyer building, on Ala
bama street. He boarded with Dr.
John M. Johnson’s family on Marietta
street, and on the morning of the 21st
Dec., Edward Hardy, a colored boy
employed to carry water to the various
inmates of the building, was horrified
at discovering he was dead, and his
head swimming in blood. He rushed
down s'airs and spread the alarm
POSITION OF THE CORPSE.
The deceased was found lying just
to the right of the door,- his feet almost
parallel with, the threshold. He was
lying on his left side, his knees drawn
up towards his heart, and his head
against the weather board. His right
hand clasped a revolver, the thumb
tightly pressed against the trigger.
The muzzle of the pistol was grasped
toward
And, could He weep, v vkmj*
Hi* tears so deep, ;>»>. -oU vd
Like golden waves would wash tUy
But, Oh! instead,
His smiles nre shed , __
Upon their hearts each night and day.
Dawson, 271 Broadway, New York,
before expressing the trunk to him.—
Not havin'.* heard from the boy for
some months, inquiry will be nwvssa-
ry. I would rely on Mr. Dawson’s
information and advice in the premises.
I suppose the clothing would he of
much value to him, and of hut little
value to any one else. But if they
are not available to him, after inquiry,
I would beg that the same bo for
warded to my son, Ilenry Klasdcll
Anderson, (about 14 years of age.) at
Springville, Erie county. New York.
Ie can lie written to aiid.casily found,
by addressing John C. Strong, attor
ney. Buffalo, New Yoik.
To Dr. Mi'Ier—The furniture of
my room, according to hill in left-hand
bureau drawer, is Dr. Millet’s proper
ty. Also, box of e-mi to Miller and
Johnson.
To Jerry Lynch—A new pair of
mnts, wrapped in paper. Returned
jeremse I am unable to pay for them.
To Matilda Harris (niy honest and
faithful washerwoman)—The follow
ing trifles: Coal scuttle and shovel,
trunk and strap, writing-table, um
brella, bin-box, broom und towels.—
She will pack iny trunk and disjioso of
old clothes, etc., as she pleases.
To E<1. Hardy—My valise und con
tents; nlso, cigars.
To R. Toombs (not private)—My
■ustol, with mv recomim'iidation that
ie rid the world of his presence, by im
itating my example.
For burial—I think, shirt, drawers
and socks, with mv big cloak wrap-
r si around me, will ta quite sufficient,
have tried to save money enough to
bury me and express iny trunk, etc.—
I shall have about sixty dollars in
pantaloons pocket.
S. J. Anderson.
Atlanta, Dec. 16. 1874.
To Drs. Miller and Johnson.
No angel knows '-si
From cloud of woe L.
Why blessings to the orphans come; ,
And He alone, ^ n _
Who hears their mown.
Knows how to lead them to His home.
* PRATER.
God of the fatherless, guide hrrituj
Let Thy nngcls walkjlreside her
Ad>..vn the thorn-strewn years.
God of the fatherless, love her
When grief gathers dark above her, -
And wipe away her tears.
mi
God ot the fatherless, keep her;
Watch the lonely little reaper
From Thy throne of love on high.
Cod of the fatherless, bear her ■ c *
Where the reaper is the wearer;
Of thy crown beyond the sky. * -">
representative people thereof, there, — - . .
will be little or no danger; but there iu his left hand and pointed
is no knowing what the future will his mouth, which was slightly open,
bring forth. Legislative enactments i The face and right eye especially were
limiting this power are very well so covered with blood, and a pool of
fir as they go, but they can ta re-, blood was upon the floor aroui
hey
pealed. Tne "only way to clinch the
nail, is by a Constitutional prohibition.
That can only be secured by a Consti
tutional Convention. And if the peo
ple want one, it seems to us, they
should be allowed to have it.”
“ The Chronicle & Sentind also no
food to be prepared for them J t - icesan d comments on the above sug-
both; and when they had eaten,’ j gestion, and insists there should be
head. A more horrible picture could
not be conceived. He was dressed in
an old >uit of clothes, and was aot
then stiff.
qa papers.
Upon the table was found two com
munications addressed to Dr. J. M.
Johnson which we give. It will suf
fice to say that everything was execu-
THE CHARACTER OF TIIK DECEASED.
Mr. Anderson had many noble traits.
He was a man of extensive informa
tion, end was never known to swerve
one iota from the truth. His integ
rity was undoubted. Mr. Anderson
was also marked for his great courage
and determination. The facts of the
suicide demonstrates this. In religion,
Mr. Anderson was an infidel. He
believed in no God, and the works of
Tom Paine were hi* standard works
He was married three times, nnd had
heavy domestic afflictions. Over
these, we draw the veil of silence. It
will suffice to say, thnt he was far
from happy, and these troubles tend
ed to cast a cloud over liis whole life.
He received money at different times
from friends here, and was never
known to break an obligation.
FORMER ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE,
The deceased had made eight or
nine attempts to take his life. Most
of these attempts were made while lie
resided in New York. Once he snap
ped a pistol iu liis mouth, but the cap
snapped, and thus saved his life. Again
he attempted to cut nn artery in his
arm, and hied nntil he fainted, hut was
again found in lime. He next attempt
ed to sever the femoral artery in his
leg. and a second time fainted and was
found. Next he tried to out his throat
but didn’t cot far enough. After
these attempts, he concluded he would
try what virtue there was in poisons,
and took two ounces of aconite. This
made him very sick nnd he threw
up. Then lie tried t wo ounces of laud
anum, but met with the same result
Them are the only efforts at self-de
struction of which we could get nutlien
tic information. It is believed, he
made others.
both, to ted to the very letter, excepting the
Josh Billings divides the hu
man race into three classes; Those
who thiuk it is so; those who
think it isn’t so, and those who
don't care a continental whether it
is so or not.
SURVIVORS’ UOSVEXTKW.
Mr. EditorTho repented In
quiries made by ex-Coiifedrato
soldiers, with rcgird to the time,
place and object had in r view/ in
the call made for a .Convention r#f
ex-Coutcdurate soldiers from tho
State of Georgia. ofaUarrms^tiojl
those from other States now, resi
dent iu Georgia, necessitates that
I should ask you for space ip your
, ournal to reply generally totheifi.
First. The Convention has
been called by represefiimWe
Georgians mid tofftawitonMIb
vindication of what they hHiewdtl
to ta the right, simply did tliPir
duty on the field of I Kittle. Among
these are Generals, Colonels, Ma
jors, Captains, Lieutenant?, , Ser
geants, Corporals and privates.
Second. It.was requested that
delegates front the different regi
ments and battalions, nnd from
resident Confederate soldiers liv
ing in Guorg'ta, should ta selected
and sont to this Convention. ;
Tim’d. If was requestod Jbjt
the names of these delegates
should, if possible, be sent to tl)c
Mayor of Atlanta, who will see
Hint they arc properly provided
for.
Fourth. The convention meets
in Atlanta on 1hc?g20th day of
January, 1875. n .
Fifth. The object of the Con
vention has been fully set forth
in the call which has tael) made,
to-wit: To organize an associa
tion to ta known as the ‘^Survi
vors’ Association of Confederate
Soldiers, for the State of Geor
gia.” 'J.TWq
I trust it will not inirthcrejlyoii
nor your cuteinporary editors in
Georgia to print tliiR letter.Cer
tainly l and my assistants have
done our full duty v , >wi ,
I am, very respectfully,
JI. D. Caukus.
Atlanta, Ga.JDoc. 24, 1874,
—At. Herald. **
... i ,>*»
The By-Law* of Journalism.
1. Be brief. This i.« the age of teh>
graphs and stenography, * : ,f
2. Be pointed. Don’t write alt
around a subject \rithnut hitting it: 1
3. State tacts, but don’t stbpto
moralize. It’s a drowsy subject. Let
the reader do his own dreaming.. , \
4. Eschew preface. I’lungp . at
once into your subject, like a swimmer
into cold water.
5. If you have written s sentence
that you think particularly fine« dntw
your pen through it. A pet’child is
always the worst in the family. '
‘ ‘ A. Condense. Make sure that you
really have an idea, and then record
it in the-shnrte-t- posable terms. Wo
want thoughts iu their quintessence.
7. When your article is completed,
strike out nine-tenthsaf tbeadjective*
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