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VHK EASTMAN TIMES. H S. Bl RTO.N, Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 1873. Georgia Press Association. The meeting of the Georgia Press Association has been postponed until the 15th of December. J. If. Estill, President. The War Fever in Mew York. Mr. George \V. ship broker ami commission merchant, of New York, who is largely engaged in busi ness connected with Cuba, and who is friendly to the Cuban cause, states, in the New York papers, that large num bers of men, some of whom bold high and lesponsible positions, arc daily offering their services in the cause of Cuba, and also that he is daily receiv ing large numbers of letters from all parts of the country from persons of fering to enlist in any movement against the Spanish rule in Cuba, the majority corning from New England. Many not only offer themselves, but offer to partly equip themselves and bring forward other recruits. Mr. Drown states that none of these ask for any commission, their offers seen - ing to be made in a sincere desire to aid the oppressed. A Rose That Lived Eighteen Years in a Child’s Collin. Mr. B. F. Remington, of this city, who wa present when some bodies were being disinterred at Claysville, Harrison Cos., for reinterment in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, informs us that a metallic case, which had been placed a body of a two year old child, a daughter of Dr. Curran, was opened. The body was found *o be re markably well preserved, and the fea tures wearing almost the same expres sion they did when the child breathed its last, with the exception of the sink ing of one eye, a slight flattening of the nose and shrinking of the upper lip. A rose-bud had been placed on the breast of the child when buried, and when the case was opened, it was found that the bud had expended into a beautiful full-blown rose, and was lying upon the breast of the sweet lit tle child, who had been an angel lor more than eighteen years It was a beautiful sight, and was accepted as a good omen by those who looked upon it, and truly felt that “of such is the kingdom of heaven.”—Parts Kentuck ian. A Jersey Boy on tlie Virginius. Edward Scott, a boy seventeen years of age, and a resident of Salem, N. J., is said to have been among the crew of the Virginius. He ran away from home several weeks ago, and finally wrote to his parents informing them that Captain Ryan had offered him inducements to enlist in the cause of Cuban independence, which he ac cepted He is supposed to be one of the three held by the Spaniards who will be released. The press of Georgia are just now discussing the question of the proprie ty of calling a Convention to revise our State Constitution. There are reasons pro and con, but we think the weight of reasons is in favor of call ing a Convention. The present Con stitution framed and adopted by the free will of the people ot Georgia; we could do no better than accept in 1868, because we were then under du ress. It was such as we could live under until the passions and prejudi ces of that day should have passed away ; containing, nevertheless, many very objectionable features. AVe see no good reason why we may now adopt a Constitution of our own choice. 1 here is no danger of Federal inter ference. The question of expense is very trival compared with the inter ests involved. We need Constitution al guaranties that we have not got terms of office are too long. Home stead too large. We should be pro tected against corporations and com bination of capital, &c. Indeed the whole instrument n cds revision, and many guaranties should be included in it that arc not now there. The present government need not neces sarily be thrown out. Let the present officer* remain in office until the expi ration of their terms, then begin with ttUorter terms from Governor down I requent elections are the best guar anty against official speculation. In viewing the whole field, we thuik a Convention should at once be cal 1 ed.— Ctarkescille Herald, UE County" Paper. —The “little county paper” is tlie best read paper in t,e world. No other contains the ni .images and deaths, to say nothing of divorces and births j no other re Jutes the accident* happening before !l,e doors ot the villagers ; no other gives the time fur tiuAiext ball, picnic or political meeting ; no other discuss es the affairs of the town and county the arrival of new goods on the mer chant’s counter, or of anew baton the editor’s desk. Without a paper a town that h&* ever enjoyed a well .managed one feels iudeed lost.— Ex. r J lie Credit System. Growing out of the present disturb ed state of the finances, we see one great evil threatening us. That is a revival of the old credit system. We really dread the thought of it, for nothing so paralyses a country as crediting. Necessarily a very large amount of it must and will be done, until partial relief comes, because, on the one.band, purchasers must need supp’ies of all sorts, who are without means at present ; and because, on the other, commodities on sale can’t be held, except at the cost of nearly stagnating business. But, in the midst of all this, a rigid check must be kept up, lust, we glide back to for mer days In case we do, then will capitalists hold smaller dealers abso lutely in their power. We had a feeling experience in this matter in former days, when we tried our venture in selling goods. We did not survey the field property before embarking, but very soon learned to our cost, that in the midst of general crediting, it requires a long purse and vast strategy to do business. Simply t > buy the goods and put them on the shelves is only an introduction to the long drama ahead; and if the purse is not deep or the credit A No. 1, our rival with these advantages will con trol all the customers. It is to the interest of dealers, large and small, to maintain the cash system, by every consideration It is to the interest of the large dealer, because he can con fine himself to wholesaling, far movr satisfactory and lucrative business, giving up the retail trade to the small dealer. It is the salvation of the small dealer, because it is the only plan bv which he can possibly remain in business. And as applied to purchasers ; if we say it is the “salvation of the small dealer” to go on the cash basis, what must it be to us—it is not only our salvation—a saving of effects— but a promoter of easy consciences, peaceful slumbers and good digestion, therefore, we exhort the whole multi tude to stand to the cash basis though we should be compelled to live on bread crusts for the time. —Atlanta Independent. Better Prices in bight. The last cotton circular issued by Norton, Slaughter & Cos., of New York—one of the largest firms operat ing in the staple in that city—has some comfort for planters. They say “it is expected by our shrewdest finan ciers that money will accumulate in the banks and in the hands of private capitalists to such an extent during the next sixty days as to become a drug and go begging for investment. The stoppage of business to so large an extent will necessarily produce this result, and our banks and capitalists will grow tired of receiving no in comes, aid the whole machinery of trade and manufacture be set in mo tion by free offerings of money. Our American spinners, by their temporary stoppage, will greatly reduce the stocks of goods, and will he able be fore very long to resume work at healthy prices tor their goods, and with easy money will seek to secure a sup ply of good cotton for their spring and summer engagements. This, with re duced planting, will bring English into competition with American spin ners, and with the aid of a large short interest which speculation will surciy create, will no doubt advance prices in February or March.” A Coin fiiom King Solomon’s Mint.— We wore yesterday shown, by Mr. A. Z. Rosenthal, a Jewish “shekel,” sup posed to have been coined pivbably in King Solomon’s reign—one thou sand years before the Christian era. Perhaps it is the identical kind used by King Solomon in paying the labor ers who built the famous temple. On one side is a representation of a vase, or probably a sacrificial altar, and the inscription in Hebrew “Shekel of Is rael.” On the reverse side is a repre sentation of a tree, and the inscription “Holiness of Jerusalem.” It is of about the size and weight of what we have known as the “Spanish” or “Mex ican quarter,’ formerly in common cir culation in tin's section.— Columbus ( Ktj.) JDisjmlch. Jay Cook & Cos. were forced into bankruptcy yesterday. These two lines tell of the nullability of human affairs and perils of greatness. The lords of American finance are now beggars at the gate, and must be sold out just like any bankrupt corner gro eery. So we suppose all the bubbles of the civil war will burst in time. The Chicago Tribune suggests that when the House of Representatives passes a resolution for war with Spain it will also provide that, each Con gressman shall forthwith deposit his back-pay and increase of salary in the Treasury to help foot the bill. We might thus get money enough to pay for three or four corvettes of the size of the Tornado, and this would help us materially in capturing and punish ing that offending craft. Advertising in Dull Times. The Milwaukee Wisconsin relates the following : “After the crash of ’57, when everybody was almost scar ed to death and the croakers predicted that the country had gone Cos smash, a dry goods house was opened in this city, which proceeded on the principle that in order to reach the hoarded money in the pockets of the people the proprietors must sell at very reasona ble prices and advertize very largely. They worked vigorously upon tins principle. Their brother merchants, who did not advertize, predicted that the new comers would be ruined, as they paid too much for advertising Nevertheless they persisted. In a single year t cy paid five hundred dol lars in gold to the Daily Wisconsin for advertising and at the end of seven years they retired from business with a fortune of one hundred thousand dollars, while other merchants on ti e same street, some of them opposite their store, had fa led.” We remember a similar instance among our own advertisers in the panic of 1857. A merchant continued his advertisement in our columns through the whole period of stagna tion, and notwithstanding many pre dictions that “it wouldn’t pay.” llis testimony afterward was that his sales were steady and his profits satisfacto ry, while many a merchant around him, who “couldn’t afford to advrrtise,” saw his clerks standing idle behind the counters. A financial panic dies not mean that no one lias any money. There is plenty of money in the country, and those who hoard it are just the ones to be eager for the “bargains” which a fall in prices holds out. But to buy they must know where to buy, and the merchant who tells them will receive their cash. —New York Evening Post. A Contrast. In the “loyal” and “protected” city of Philadelphia, whore President Grant owns real estate which pays high rent and where President Grant’s richest friends reside—in the very shadow 7 of Jay Cook’s palace, where, on the eve of the crash, President Grant took sumptuous supper—in this one com munity, we are told, thirty thousand poor workmen are turned penniless adrift to face the coming winter. Last season they were kept busy, worked hard, and got, on average, say three dollars a day. Tin’s year, by no fault of theirs, they get nothing ! Now, for the contrast ! There is one man in this country, not very hard-worked cither, who. besides his house rent, fuel, furniture, and attendance, gets in the w ay of wages exactly $13(5 ‘.Mi ni round numbeis sl37 —a day. He is paid even on Sunday, and there is no deduction when he is sick, or for any less venial cause disabled for work. Last year, poor man, be got but S6B 44 a day. Discontented with this poor pay, he and his fellow-suffer ers did wliat. is a great crime for a poor workman to do, they “struck for higher wages,” and, as they happened to have access to their master’s till, they had no difficulty in getting what they wanted ; and now they face the winter bravely, and the poor handi craftsman starves. It is in the face of this contrast, which we have in no sense over-drawn, that the job of doubling the President’s salary, and that of bis servants, seems too enor mous to be tolerated. We have heard of no Executive contributions out of his increased pay, either to the suffer ers of Minnellis or Shreveport.—Bal timore Gazette. Panic Wearing Out. Gradually the worst effects of the financial panic are wearing away, dan is indicated by the almost daily re. sumption of business by establish meats which had suspended. Among the more recent resumptions are the following : The West Boylston Manu facturing Company has resumed busi ness, with a reduction of 20 per cent, of wages. Several other establish ments in Massachusetts, which had closed, will resume, the operatives having voluntarily come forward and off rd to accept reduced wages. Re ports from Maine, (Connecticut and Rhode Island state that many manu factories will resume in a week or two on half time, and several have already done so. There appears to be a cheer ful feeling in the western part of New York. Business men of Buffalo state that they have not suffered from the panic, and the financial depression has bad little effect upon the general trade of the cit} 7 . The long strike (since July last) of the coal diggers along the Monongehela river having termin ated, all the coal works arc now run ning their full capacity. Several sus pended factories in Hartford, Connec ticut, are to resume at once, and otle ers are prepared to increase their lim ning time. The Virginius, it is said, belonged to a Mr. Patterson, of New York city, j and w r as, it is understood, bought by j him for the Cabans. i The Gen. R. E. Lee Monument. The colossal monument to the mem ory of Gen. Lee which is now rapidly being constructed under the direction and skill of Prof. Volentine, will, when c nnpleted, be the greatest triumph of art and mechanical skill ever produced in this country. The structure will be surmounted by a reclining figure of Gen. Lee enveloped in his military cloak. The form will he finely carved in marble, and the expression of coun tenance rendered with life-like correct ness. In order to complete this grand monument at the earliest possible day, the Executive Committee of the Lee Memorial Association, at Lexington Va., which is composed of such distin guished men as Gen. Pendleton, Gen. Terry, Hon. Wm McLaughlin, Col. Preston Johns>n, Col. James K. Ed rnolidson, Clias. Davidson, and others have, by permission, authorized the publication and sale of a life size steel engraved portrait of Gen. Joseph E. Johnson. The proceeds of its sale to be applied in furtherance of the object of this Association, namely : to the erection of a monument to the memo ry of Gen. R. E. Lre, ut tbt* Washing ton' and Lee University, Lexington Va. The portrait will be sold only by subscription, through regular author ized agents, and every subscriber will receive a certificate signed by the Secretary and Chairman of the Lee Memorial Association. We commend this portrait to the public, and hope some good energetic man will secure the agency in this section in order to help on the good work. Messrs. W. W. Bostwick & Cos., Nos. 177 & 179 West Fourth Street, Cincinnatti, Ohio have been constituted and appointed General Managers of Agencies, and any communications addressed to them, for circulars, terms, and certifi cates, will receive prompt attention. A Gran* Newspaper Asks Some Hard Questions. It is the Cincinnatti Gazette, and it wants to know, you know, if the “fa bricated Cuban excitement is meant to head off the people’s demand for a reduction of our expanded army and navy establishments, and to be made a cover for a now inflation of these, especially of our impotent and useless navy? Shall we add 50 or 100 mil lions to these useless expenditures lie cause a parcel of fillibusters have been taken and executed, where they went to slay, plunder, burn and devastate wherever they could descend on a de fenseless hamlet or plantation ?” Wauled “TaSer.” At one of tin* hotels yesterday was a family trawling West Timid Ver mont. Tin.'wife was continually bad gering the husband for his method o! this and that, evidently supposing that everybody else was noticing his uuai istocratic ways At the table site passed him the potatoes and he took off a mountain, and in three minutes held his plate for more. She winked at him, but he was determined, and he shouted : “Elizabeth Jones, you may wink and blink all day, but I’m going to have some more tatcr or bust the bank !” He got some. —Detroit Free Press. Revival of Business. The New York papers report quite a revival of every branch of business on Saturday last. There was an im provement in prices of produce of all kinds, the important article of cotton included, and in groceries. There was a better demand for tobacco, and among the metals there was a better feeling. There was also a rise in gold which is not a bad sig'n. Flour was fifteen to twenty-five cents per barrel better. Wheat three to four cents better. Cigars were advanced a frac tion by the Cuban excitement. In short there was decidedly more life in trade and far uetter faith in the near future. The New York correspondent of the Minneapolis Tribune says that the Lorillaid’s method of advertising their chewing tobacco by putting money in the packages has not proved effective; that the firm expended $65,000 in all, and one of the proprietors acknowl edged to the correspondent, that the same amount expended in legitimate newspaper advertising would have paid far better. Some men have to learn in an expensive school. The first attempt made by the Treas ury to substitute a metal currency for the paper postal si.inplaster, was the draw ing of the three cent and then of the five cent paper notes, and issuing in lieu thereof the three cent and five cent nickel coin we have to-day. So let the Treasury Department follow along with the same plan it began ev oral years back, and next substitute a silver dime for the present paper ten centnote. Then, when the amount of silver bullion will warrant, gradually withdraw the twenty-five cent notes and put out the silver “quarter.” In proper time the “half,” and lastly the silver dollar. When is a lawyer most like a mule? When he draw's up a conveyance. r Jh- Carters vi 1c Standard says, many of the planters of Bartow county are getting up a considerable number of bales of cotton, which they intend shipping to their agent in Augusta or Savannah, to be sent to Liverpool on their account, thus!< carrying out the idea in this form, embraced in the ac tion of the Alston Grange, of DeKalb county. The same paper says that they can draw on the cotton thirteen cents per pound, and await the issue of the sale in Liverpool, which it is believed will net seventeen cents. Erast us Corning, .Tr., of Albany, has just married Mary Barker, and sailed ft r Europe on a two years’ wedding tour, which the world is informed will cost $50,000, which, however, is a mere bagatelle to Erastus, his estate being estimated at $8,000,000, and his in, come put down at SOOO,OOO a year, $12,500 a week, or something over $2,000 per working day. A national society has just been formed in France for the cncourag ment of education. A prize of twenty to one hundred francs, in the shape of a Übret on a savings bank, is to be given to every child, regardless of age, sex, or religion, who shall have fol lowed, without illegal absence, the course of study prescribed by the school in which it is placed. SHERIFF’S SALE. Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Eastman, Dodge County. Ga., on the first Tuesday in January next, within the legal hours of sale, the following property, to wit : One lot of land No. 328 in the 1 4tli dist. Levied on as the property of Jeremiah Davis, deceased, to satisfy one fi. fa. Jn favor of the Times Office vs. A. D. McLeod, Administra tor estate of said Jeremiah \ Davis. Levy made and returned to me by James Ryals Court, this 13th day November, 1873. Also, at the same time and place "will be sold one lot of land No. 319 in the 14th dist. of Dodge County, levied on as the property <> S W. Burch, to satisfy one Just.ce < urt fi. fa. issued frr m the 339th district G. M. . f vor of W. E. Lowry vs. said Burch. Tr > - erty pointed out by defendant, levy made mm returned to me by A. D. MeLio l Court, this June 4tli, 1873. JORDAN BROWN, Sheriff. H. HKRRMAH & SON, Keep constantly on hand The Larged and Tied Assorted Stock of DRY-GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS A SHOES, „ HATS* CAPS, * NOTIONS, TOBACCOS GROCERIES, ETS,, to be found in this market, all of which they propose to sell at prices to suit the panic. Call and see them and price their goods. Nov. 5, ’73 tf. Administrator’s Sale. Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Eastman, during the usual hours of side, on the first Tuesday in December next, the following property, to-wit: Lot of Lind No. 216 in the 14th district of Dodge county, as the property of Nancy Cobb, deceased.— Sold for division among the heirs. Purchaser to pay for drafting deed. NOAH COBB, Adm’r. Nov. 5, ’73 -tds. THE ALBANY HOUSE, Merrick Barnes, Prop’r. ALBANY, GEORGIA. This house is w’ell furnished and every way prepared for the accommodation of the travel ing public; entire satisfaction guaranteed.— The table is supplied with the best the country aftords, and the servants are unsurpassed in politeness and attention to the wants of guests. Omnibusses convey passengers to and from the different railroads promptly. Charges to suit the times. Change of Schedule. SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, Southwestern Railroad Office, ) Macon, June 13, 1872. } On and after Sunday, tlic 10th, Passenger and Mail Trains on this Road will run as fol lows : DAY EUFAULA PASSENGEK TRAIN. Leave Macon 8:00 a. m. Arrive at Eufaula 4.42 p m “ at Clayton 6.15 pm “ nt Albany 2.40 pm “ at Fort Gaines 4.40 p m Eufaula Mail Train connects daily at Smith ville with Albany Nlail Train, and at Cuthbert with Fort Gaines Mail Train. Leave Clayton 7.20 a m Leave Eufaula 8.50 am Leave Fort Gaines 8 35 am Leave Albany .'.':.'.‘.10.45 i m Arrive at Macon 5:25 p m EUFAULA NIGHT, FREIGHT AND ACCOMMCDAT ON TRAIN. Leave Macon 9.10 p m Arrive at Eufaula 10.20 a m “ Albany 6.45 am “ at Fort Gaines 11.52 a m Connect at Smithville with Albany Train on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, aud at Cuthbert on Tuesday and Thursday.— No train leaves on Saturday nights. Leave Eufaula 5.15 p m Leave Albany 8.40 pin Leave Fort Gaines 1.10 pm Arrive at Macon 5.20 a m COLUMBUS DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Macon 5:45 a m Arrive at Columbus 11:15 am Leave Columbus 4:10 pm Arrive at Macon 9:35 pm VIRGIL POWERS, Engineer & Sui>erintendent. GEORGIA MUSIC HOUSE. Having established agencies in most of the cities of the South, we ha\e delve ed Uuci as the best distributing point, and have located Our Great Piano and Organ Depot, AT 84. MULBEEBY STEEET. We have the largest stock of Pianos and Organs in the South, which we w ill sell at hk prices and on betteb terms than are offered by any other house. Pianos anl Organs will be delivered free of expense to cash purchasers in any part of the South with written warranted. Who make the best Pianos and Organs? After'an experience of more than eighteen years ■vs General Agents for the Principal Manufactories, we do assert and are prepared te prov# that the CHICKERING'PIANOS AND ESTEY ORGANS! .ire in purity of tone, elastically and eveness of action and dura 1 il t.• the be t in the world. Strings, violins, guitars and all kind of musicaDmerchandise sold at NEW YORK PRICES. Our stock of sheet music is exceptionally large. Georgia Musical Electric only $1 p*r annum. Send for specimen copy and price-lists of pianos, organs and musical merchandise to GUILFORD, WOOD K CO., Macon, Ga. BERND BROTHERS, 44 & 4<i THIIt 1> STREET, MACON.GA. MANUFACTURERS OF Saddles, Harness, Collars, Bridles, Ac., Ac., IN ENDLESS VARIETY. ALSO, DEALERS IN SADDLERY, HARDWARE, HARNESS-MAKERS’ SADDLERS’ ANE SHOE-MAKERS' MATERIAL. ■ o With our increased facilities we are again enabled to offer Work of out own Mr • ufv tr. r. ®t Reduced prices. Vi e make GOLD, RUBBER AND SIL\ lilt MOUNIED H/IHNLBB, mfl as the cheaper grades. Saddles in great vara ty. .Uso, W<v*l faced Team, Cos ych aud Buggy Collars. Also, keep constantly on hand a large stock of Harness Leather, Skirting, Br.cL Leather, Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather. UPPER 'KIP AND CALF SKINS, AMERICAN AND FRENCH. Patent and Enamelled Leathers and Cloths, Lasts, Boot Trees. Pegs, and Shoemaker’s Stetk generally. To prompt Wholesale Buyers we are prepared to offer unusual induct ments. jJ2Cr~ Merchants and PL inters will find it to their interest to give us a call when wishing t* buy Goods in our line. We nay Cosh for Hides ir ur.->, okiu ->, Wax, a ooi, lailow ana Lit ut! e. .n t it rougn. Macon, Ga., October 8, 1573. Oetß-4u. ——■ II I ■ ■■ ■■■■!■ ■ 1 I ■"■Ml ■■■■■■■■■ JOHNSOKT dts SMITH, Wholesale Grocers, & Produce Dealers # AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. MACON, GEORGIA Nos. Opposite the Lanier House. o Offer to the cit Dense of Dodge aud surrounding Counties one of the largest, best assorte. and cheapest stock of Groceries and Plantation Supplies ever brought to Georgia—fer Cash o: on Time consisting in part of 300,000 lbs. C. R SIDES, 100,000 vds. BAGGING—aII kinds. 50.000 lbs. LONG CLEAR SIDES, 50,000 lbs. “ARROW’ TIES.” 50,000 lbs. BACON SHOULDERS, 300 barrels SUGAR, A. Ex. C. t C 50,000 lbs. Lard, tierces, kegs, itc., 150 Syrups and Molasses 100 tierces Choice Hams, Frf-sh Corn Meal, always on hand 30,009 lbs. Flour— all grades Gilt Edge Butter, Fine Cheese, 225 sacks of Coffee—Java and Rio, Candles, Starch and Soap. Fine Teas and Canned Goods, Fresh Mackerel, Wooden Ware, 225 boxes Tobacco, cheapest to best, 175 bbls. Liquors, full assortment. Large stock of Smoking Tobacco, Osnaburgs, Sheeting and Shirting, Salt, Paper Twine Blacking, Oats, Com, Rye, Barley, etc., etc. [octß-3m. Three Hundred Stoves Guaranteed! We have just received two car loads “Barley Sheaf’ Stoves, and have in store with t jern th “Great Benefactor,"’ “Sunny South,” “Cotton Plant,” “Stewart,” And other first-class Cooking Stoves ; also, a fine assortment of Heating Stoves. Also, from the Barlow Knife to the finest POCKET CUTLERY! And from the (hpest to the best IVORY HANDLE TABLE CUTLERY! A lot of Wood and Willow W’are, Crockery and Glassware, and a full line of House Fur. nishing Goods. Call or send your orders, as lov is the time to buy your tall stock of Hard ware .and House Furnishing Goods, on as good terms as any house of the kimi in the State. Prompt attention given to all orders. KR, JJOI G GASS & GO.. oc ti No. 42 Third Street, Macon, Ga.