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. ,! j, |. VS! .'i AN TIMES. JAMES BISHOP, Editor. R, S. BURTON, - - Ass’t. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17, 1873. Dodge C on?*ty and Some of her Curiosiiics. A m or,£ them we would mention the water-fall, a beautiful cascade of sev eral feet, which empties its water in a beautiful sheet down into a deep basin whose walls are genuine lime-stone, mid after finding its way deep down into the bowels of the earth rises again to the surface only a few yards distant. Then we have a splendid body of wa ter of several fathoms depth out among the higlq hills called Cypiess river, which also loses itself to the sight, in ail exceedingly dry season and fdls again to its very brim when the earth is"sali*iated j with'’water, af fords a fresh and abundant supply of large-sized fish. On Vnc banks of this beautiful lake tht-re is a natural well, so deep that a stone dropped into it, cannot be heard to strike the bottom. Near Lure is another body ot water, called the Fowl Pond, where immense flocks of birds sport of the heron spe cies rather in the early spring and de posit bushels of eggs of excellent fla vor. And yet a little further on we c nne to thathidious cavern, the Devil’s Den, of the 'inner courts of which we know but little, and not far distant in a ro mantic spot, may be seen the Devil’s Play Ground, where Ins majesty was iv> doubt want to preside at the annu al green-corn dance, while the red-marl waltzed bis dusky sweetheart through Die giddy dance, and watched his po ny nip the wild-oat that nodded in the breeze. And who has not heard of *liat famous thicket, known as Gum -'wamp, where something less than a hut nllion of braves from almost every quarter of the Union lay bid for four lung rears, while the Johnny Debs and blue-bellies endeavored to settle the little unpleasantness between them by out each others brains. It was' the centre’ of the county through which that noble hero and statesman, who guided the rebel barque over the brakers that finally dashed her to pieces, passed with his matchless wife in endeavoring to elude his ruthless pursuers. And, this too, is the Little Infant to which that stern old champion of truth ami justice, Gen. Foster, alluded in his speech at the IFawkinsville Convention a year ago, while battling for her rights ot repre sentation in the councils of the Stale. It is gratifying to know that while so many of the best farming counties of the State are on the verge of bank ruptcy, our little despised backwoods Dodge feels free and independent, steadily growing in wealth and intel ligence. There is scarcely a fanner in the county who cannot easily weather the storm, and while they do not make a big show on borrowed coats and un paid-lor boots, they arc gradually mov ing upward with a sure and steady step. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. A Little Roy Killed by a Pistol in tlie Mauds of his Brother. Yesterday morning a lad named Thomas Atkins, a son of Mrs. Atkins, formerly of Atlanta, but now residing oa the corner of East Broad and Hunt ingdon streets, in this city, was acci dentally and fatally shot by bis elder brother, Joseph Edward Atkins, an employee of this office. It appears that a day or two since Mrs. Atkins moved into the house above mentioned, and yesterday morn ing, being compelled to be absent on business from home, left the breakfast of her elder son in the stove oven in the kitchen. During her absence Jo seph returned home, and while the younger brother was taking the break fast from the oven Joseph proceeded to take off bis coat, and in doing so, accidentally discharged a pistol whi< h he was in the act of removing from one of the pockets. The contents of the weapon lodged in the back part of the younger brother’s head, causing his death almost immediately. The anguish of the elder brother, as well as of the mother, who heard of the ac cident and hastened home about an hour afterward, can be imagined if not described. The step-lather was also immediately sent for. The informa- turn, as may be expected, was, ii pos sible, as great a shock to him as it had been to the distressed mother of the boys, Coroner lvnorr was smnmoried and an inquest held, w hen the jury re lumed a verdict that the said Thomas Atkins came to his death by the acci dental discharge of a pistol in the hands ol his brother, Joseph Edward Atkins. y in charge step-father and other members of the family, was taken to Atlanta last evening via Central railroad.— /ldwrliser 6c Republican. Trip to Appling. If you should ever visit Appling with the intention of having a good time, you would do well to stop over a while at more familiarly known as llazlehurst. Don’t understand us that you should remain at this point as an immovable fixture, for the entire section is composed of just such folks as you’d like to know, but we mention this point as a favorable introductory starting place, and rather fear us that you’d be content to prolong your stay here unless some intimation was given of the prospects ahead. But why di gress. ’l’is directly of llazlehurst we speak. Of her clever and enterprising citizens, such as the Messrs. Lathner & Surrency, who content themselves not unless every inhabßant of their extended acquaintance, male and oth erwise, are amply provided with both food and raiment at figures scarcely distinguishable from New York, and for the accomplishment of which they have generously proflered time and spacious shelving ; the Messrs. Lati mer & Weaver, who have voluntarily, at tholr own expense, begun the clear ing up of the forests, preparatory to the rumored advent of (perchance better looking) parties proposing to tiil tlie earth, and for the accomplish ment of which they have erected one of the finest mills on the Road, that t ey might convert a portion of the famous yellow pine into plank for the accommodation of the lumber dealers and the improvement of their already pleasant little town. Next we notice Capt. Hall—who doesn’t know John 1 F?—that fellow who apparently knows ’.the very inner cravings of man (or perchance he had previously met with wuntry editors and wrs thus enabled ta draw hasty conclusions) and know ing them stands always prepared with just such a hearty “walk in” as would almost induce even the writer. There are numerous others ot this point of whom we would be glad to make es pecial mention, but time and space will not admit. We will merely state in conclusion that our brief stay here was pleasant indeed, and that to the genial presence, loud smiles, and rosin the bow of our old friend Capt. Knoles, we are indebted for happy remem brance of by-gone days, when the town of Blaekshear is reported to have stood at the identical spot she is now. We boarded the train and steamed down to < Iraliam, No 8, on Saturday evening, where we arrived just in time to learn that there was existing quite a diver sity of opinion among some of her citizens or country neighbors, some contending that it was, and others that it was not, so, while others argued that they didn’t care whether it was so or not. We hastily concluded that the boys had mistaken the day for the 25th, and not being prepared with as much as a firecracker with which we might join the melee we were prepar ing to bunt a tree to bore when we spied our friend, Col. Delacey, acting as counsel for defence, and who soon succeeded in convincing the parties that there was somewhere a mistake, and that “Christmas comes but once a year.” Upon becoming convinced that the Col’s argument mid produced the desired effect we marched boldly to the front and extended him our right hand in token of our appreciation of his ability in settling misunderstand ings of a local nature and thereby dis pelling the intense anxiety of his till death, Ac. Becoming somewhat satis fied that our presence was not essen tial we accomp .nied the Col. to his neat little residence where we enjoyed an introduction to his estimable lady and partook of tea, after which a so cial confab and the extreme pleasure of counting the Col’s nods until the arrival of our train, all of which came to pass about the hour of 1. g Thc train arrived we boarded her and placed ourself under the able and gentle manly conductorship of J. W. Fowler, Fsq., who, at about a quarter past last chicken crow, landed us home safe, sound, sober and sleepy, with no re grets save that our st.y in Appling w is of so snort duration. B. Dodge County Agricultural Re port. The following is the agricultural products of Dodge county, as compiled by I. Hen man from the books of the Tax Collector : Bales of Cotton ~ .. , 930 Bushels of Barley 100 Bushels of Oats 4551 Bushels of Corn 40073 Bushels of Sweet Potatoes .... 18274 Bushels of Irish Potatoes 410 Pounds of Tobacco. . . 1307 Galons of Syrup 13225 Pounds of Sugar 925 Bushels Dried Peaches 2 Bnsliels Dried Apples 12 Bushels of Peanuts ~ 57 Number of Sheep 9022 Number of Hogs 0565 Number of Horses and Mules. - 521 Number of Cattle 6549 Ms Cotton Cloth made lot Y’ds Woolen Cloth made 123 Pounds Wool carded 95 Key A\ cst is to bo made a grand depot of supplies for the North Atlan tic fleet. Legislation Needed. Georgia, like every other State of the Union, passes a great deal too ma ny laws, and changes them too fre quently ; but among them all none yet have subserved effectually those vital ends—the security of person and property. As to the former the record of homicides for the year past has been a shame to the State. As to the lat ter, theres not a neighboihood in Goorgia which does not daily groan over vexatious losses by theft of that kind which strike, perhaps, the most destructive blow to a sound industrial economy and condition. Plunder from the field, the crib, the gin-house, the stock yard—petty pilfering everywhere sap the profits of industry and damp en the energies of the people. The whole country is dotted ovt with pestilent little whisky shops-, which are, to a great extent, recepti cles of stolen goods of all kinds— “fences.” as the cockneys cad them, and potential agencies in the work of public demoralization and disorder— encouraging idleness, theft, drunken ness and every crime in the more illit erate portion of our population. The really vital necessities of Geor gia lie in devising more effectual rem edies for these evils ; but they seem to be beneath the attention of our leg islators, who cannot bring their minds down to such little things us the secu rity of our daily meat and bread—the protection of honest men in the fruits of their labor. But this is the A B G of government—without which there is no government worth a straw, and without which no people can prosper. Now the man or men who shall de vise a practical legislative remedy for these fundamental disorders will be the statesman of the General Assembly. And l>y a practical remedy we mean just what we say. Not raw-head and bloody bones legislation— not attempts to suppress these petty crimes by ex cessive penalties ; but a sagacious, practicable scheme of detecting and punishing theft—and of suppressing these fence grog shops.— Telegraph & Messenger. Proposed Restoration of the Franking Privilege. Under date of Friday, the Baltimore Sun’s Washington correspondent sends the following : The House Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads held a meeting this morning, at which the sub-committee to whom the subject was referred pre sented a bill, which was adopted, with reference to the delivery of public doc uments through the mails. The bill agreed upon, in substance, authorized public documents to be sent free through the mails, the free exchange of newspapers and the free delivery of newspapers in the counties wherein they are published. In the distribution of public documents a stamp is pro vided to be placed in the custody of an officer of the House, and to be at tached to every book, pamphlet and document sent from either branch of Congress. To prevent the abuse of the power by unauthorized parties, it is also necessary for the name of the member sending a document to be ap pended to the package. The commit tee agreed to report favorably a bill looking to the free delivery of seeds from the agricultural department, and will no doubt regulate their distribu tion similar to the means provided for sending public documents. THE BENDERS DISCHARGED IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH .CAROLINA. By tlie Coast Line Telegraph. Spartanburg, S. C., Dec. 15. The Benders, so-called Western murderers, had a hearing before a trial justice at this place, and after quite an amount of contradictory evidence, were discharged for want of evidence enough to criminate them. Their res idence is a short distance from here, and should it be found necessary, they may be found. Great feeling was manifested in their behalf, and many doubt the veracity of the report that they are the parties who committed the outrages that thrilled eyery one with horror at the time. A Western girl sold her piano on her wedding day 7 and bought a sewing machine witn which she made her hus band anew suit of clothes. The hus band proclaimed the industry and fru gality of his wife, and her three sis ters tound husbands in a fortnight. Lemons, sprinkled with loaf sugar, will completely allay feverish thirst, and are invaluable in a sick room.— Invalids with feverishness, can safely consume two or three lemons in a day. A lemon or two thus taken at “tea time” is an entire substitute for the or dinary supper of smnmei r aDd would give many a man a comfortable night’s sleep, and an appetite for breakfast, to wnich they are strangers, who will have their cup of tea, or supper of “relish” and “coke,” and berries and cream. A Deaf Alute Memorial Festival and Ball. A remarkable scene was witnessed at the Central Park Garden on the oc casion of the celebration of the eighty scventli anniversary of the birthday ot I homas Hopkins Gallaudet, the in itiator of the deaf mute system of al phabet in this country. The festival was conducted under the auspices of the Manhattan Deaf Mute Literary Association, and accordingly in the speeches that were made not a sound was uttered, and in the dances that followed the waltzers kept time to music they did not hear. Addresses announcing the objects of the festival were made in signs by W. 0. Fitzgerald, the President of the Association, and Mr. Dunlap, the Chair man of the Committee of Arrange ments. Dr. Feet then delivered a tri bute to the subject of the memorial in the sign language, which was inter preted as he went along by Dr Gal laudet. These silent speeches over the audi ence, whose claquering at the points to be applauded, enthusiastic as it was, had net been beard by themselves, devoted themselves to dancing.— Waltz followed waltz, quadrille fol lowed quadr lie, and a programme containing twenty-eight dances was put through before Home, Sweet Home sounded on ears that coidd not hear its strains. It was a curious sight to see during the pauses in the music the army of dancers [falling in quadrille phalanxes, every one freely gesticulat ing, and yet no speech falling from their lips, and the only sound heard being the shuffling of the feet on the floor, which, as might have been ex pected, was rather louder than in a ball-room where the dancers were not deaf. But more curious still was it to re flect when half a hundred or more couples were whirling around in al most perfect accord to one of Strauss’s waltzes, that hardly one of them heard a single strain of the music to which they were capering so nimbly. There was some hesitation perceptible at starting, but few mistakes were made alter the time had once been obtained bj( watching the others, and the vibra tion uf the floor bad been caught. Flir tations went on too as at ordinary balls ; but the dcmoizclles used their lingers to talK with and not o squeeze with. From their being absoibed in watching each other’s motions, and not Ik aring the noise of footsteps ol those approaching, collisions constant ly occurred, but not more perhaps than at the balls where the average awk ward man is present. Altogether, Die affair was as successful as it was unique.— N. Y. Wor'd. Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia made a speech in the House of Repre sentatives last Thursday, in which he defended what is known as the “sala ry' grab” on moral an political grounds. He said as that as a valuable compen sation for their services ten thousand dollars for members of the House, fif teen thousand for Senators, twenty live thousand for Chief Justice, and one hundred thousand # for the Presi dent would not be too much ; hut it would be letter for the country at large. Mr Stephens was listened to with the utmost attention by every one present. The Knoxville Chronicle asserts that “$5,000, without mileage or per quisites, is too little for a Congress man.” But as most of the men who get it are also “too little” for Congress, men, the tiling- is about equalized.— The Memphis Avalanche thinks it is unfortunate that the pay cannot be graded according to individual capac. ity 7 , for then about a hundred and fifty 7 of our Congressmen wouldn’t cost the government per annum more than four dollars apiece. The people could well afford to pay some of them twice that amount to stay at liome, or what would be still better, to leave the country. A female Justice in Wyoming re cently had her husband brought before her on a charge of drunkenness. The poor man was penitent, hut the Jus tice was inexorable and indicted the penalty of a fine, and then paid the line herself to prevent her husband going to prison.' The telegrams announce the death of Prof. Agassiz—the distinguished leader of science on the American con tinent, and ii man whose personal vir tues rivalled his scientific attainments. The whole country will lamaent his demise. The fitness or unfitness ol Secretary Richardson for the responsible position he occupies, is a subject much discus sed in Washington just now, and a strong pressure is being brought to bear to have him removed. Those who seek his removal .at tl*e hands of Gen eral Grant, will have to bring some other charge than unfitness. The Danbury News man plaintively inquires : “What are you going to give your wife’s mother for Christ-j mas ?” J JOHN F. DELACEY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law,, GRAHAM, GEO., Will practice in the counties of Dodge. Telfair, Appling and Wayne, and other cornties of the Brunswick Circuit. Special attention given to the settlement of estates and collection of claims. Dec 17 73 -ly PETITION FOR CHARTER GEORGIA, |To the Superior Court of said Dodge Cos., ) County. The petition ot Ir.i It. Foster. James Bish op, R. S. Bio-ton, W. W. Ashburn. A. 0. Page, R. A. Harrell, L. A. Hall, respectfully showeth that they desire to be incorporated as a company known by the mime and style of Eastman Times Publishing Company, whose objects shall be to publish a Newspaper in the town of Eastman of said county, known as the Eastman Times, also to do any other print ing that the company may desire, with the capital of thirty-live hundred dollars with the privilege ct increasing to live thousand dollar , to commence operation when fifty per cent, of the amount is paid in, for the term ot twenty years. Your petitioners desire to be incorporated with the privilege of making such by-laws for the government of said company and their busi ness and electing such officers as the stockhol ders may desire, with a share at twenty-five dollars, with the. privilege of each inembei selling his stock or buying other stock in said company. Wherefore your petitioners pray an order in corporating them in the manner and for the objects aforesaid. L. A. HALL, Atty. for Pets. The above is a true extract from the Min utes of I)o(b;e Superior Court. Dec. fit!;, 1873. R. A. HARRELL, Clerk. VICK’S FLORAL GUIDE FOR 1874. 200 Pages ; 500 Engravings and Colored Plate. Published Quarterly, at 25 cents a year. First No. for 1874 just isr ued. A German edi tion at same price. Address, JAMES YICK, Rochester, N. Y. 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 14tli dist. Levied on as the property of Jeremiah Davis, deceased, to satisfy one ii. fa. in favor of the Times Office vs. A. tD. McLeod, Administra tor estate of said Jeremiah Davis. Levy made and returned to me by James Ryals Court, this 13tli day November, 1873. Also, at the same time and place will he sold one lot of land No. 319 in the 14th dist. of Dodge County, levied on as the property of S. W. Burch, to satisfy one Justice Court fi. fa. issued from the 339t1i district G. M. in favor of W. E. Lowry vs. said Burch. Projv erty pointed out by defendant, levy made and returned to me by'A. D. McLeod" Court, this June 4th, 1873. JORDAN BROWN, Sheriff. H, KIRRMAN & SON, Keep constantly on hand The Largest and lies/ Assorted Slock of DRY-GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS A SHOES, HATS A CAPS, NOTIONS, TOBACCOS GROCERIES, ETC., to be found in this market, all of which they propose to sell at prices to suit the panic. Call and soe them and price their goods. Nov. 5, ’73-tf. THE ALBffl HOUSE, Merrick Barnes, Prop’r. ALBANY, GEORGIA. This house is well 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 affords, 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, j Macon, June 13, 1872. j On and after Sunday, the Kith, Passenger and Mail 1 rains on this Road will run as fol lows : DAY EUFAULA PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Macon 8:00 a. m. Arrive at Eufaula 4.42 p m “ ,lt Clayton 7.7.6.15 pm “ at Albany 2.40 p m “ at Fort Gaines 4.40 p m Eufaula Aluil Train connects daily at Smith ville with Albany .Mail Train, and at Cuthbert with I ort Gaines Mail Train. Leave Clayton 7.20 am Leave Eufaula 8.50 am Leave Fort Gaines 8.35 a in Leave Albany 10.45 a m Arrive at Macon 5:25 p m EL FAC LA NIGHT, FREIGHT AND AC'COMMODAT ON TRAIN. Leave Macon 0.10 pm Arrive at Eufaula 10.20 a m “ at Albany G. 45 a m 4 4 at Fort Gaines 11.52 ain Connect at Smitkville with Albany Train on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, and at Cuthbert on Tuesday and Thursday.-- No train leaves on Saturday nights. Leave Eufaula 5.15 p m Leave Albany ’.7 8.40 p m Leave Fort Gaines 1.10 p in 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 A Superintendent. GEORGIA MUSIC HOUSE. Having established agencies in most of the cities of the South, we have selected Maco as the bet distributing point, and have located Our Great Piano and Organ Depot, AT 84. MULBERKY STREET. We'ffiave th r largest stock of Pianos and Organs in the South, which we will sell at lowbr trices and on better terms than are offered by any other house. Pian4 and Organs will be delivered frre of expense to cash purchasers in any part of the South with written warrantee. • Who make the best Pianos and Organs? After an experience of mor* than eighteen yaani ns General Agents for the Principal Manufactories, we do assert and are prepared to prove that the CHICKERINGI*PIANOS AND ESTEY ORGANS! are in purity of tone, elastically and ovcness of action and dura! ip| T the beat in JU* world Strings, violins, guitars and all kind of nmsicaUmerchandise sold at NEW YORK PRICES. Our stock of sheet music is exceptionally large. Georgia Musical Electric only $1 por annum. Send for specimen copy and price-lists of pianos, organs and musical merchandise Gl ILFORD, WOOD CO., Macon, Ga. BERN D BROTHERS, 44 & 40 Til IIM > STREET, MACON,A MANUFACTURERS OF Siiddies, Harness, Collars, Bridles, &c., Ac IN ENDLESS VARIETY. ALSO, DEALERS IN SADDLERY, HARDWARE, HARNESS-MAKERS’ SADDLERS' ANC SHOE-MAKERS' MATERIAL f % With our increased facilities ere aye attain enabled to offer Work of our own t/anufaoluro Reduced prices. We make GOLD, RUBBER AND SILVER MOUNTED U.IRNESS, usai-l as the cheaper grades. Saddles in great variety, .list*, Wool-laced Team, Coach and Collars. Also, keep constantly on hand a large stock of Harness Leather, Skirting, limit Leather, Oak and Hemlock Sols Leather, UPPER KIP AND CALF SKINS, AMERICAN AND FRENCK. Patent and Enamelled Leathers and Cloths, Lasts, Boot Trees. Pegs, and Shoemaker's Steik generally. To prompt Wholesale Buyers we are prepared to offer unusual inducement*. Merchants and Planters will find it to their interest to give us u call when wishing t* buy Goods in our line. We pay Cash for Hides. Furs, Skins, Wax, it 00., JLaiiow anu Leuil •* in tue rougu. Macon, Ga., October 8, 1873. OctS 4in. JOimSOKr cfc SMITH, 4 Wholesale Grocers, & Produce Dealers AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. MACON, GEORGIA Nos. <4, <fi, <B, Mulberry Str e et, under the J/asonie Temple, Opposite the Lanier House. Ofler to the citizense of Dodge and surrounding Counties one @f the largest, beet assort e. and cheapest stock ot Groceries and Plantation Supplies ever brought to Georgia - for Cash on lime—consisting in part of 3 50 non Sf T C nvc S ?rmD 00, 000 lbs. LONG CLEAR SIDES, 50 O'M) lbs “ARROW TIES ” SHOULDERS,’ CL A Q o°, ooo lbs. Lard, tierces, kegs, etc., 150 Syrups and Molasses „ n nnaV/ ( ' s noICE Hams, Frfsh Corn Meal, alwavsou hand 30,009 ibs.riouE-all grades Gilt Edge Butter, Fine Cheese, t, of Coffee— Java and Rio, Candler, Starch and Soap .7-7 aeas and Canned Goods, Fresh Mackerel, Wooden Ware, —’777 Tobacco, cheapest to best, 175 bbls. Liquors, full assortment, rr, TAN ARUS:), r /\ e st< 7 a °f 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 them th “Great Benefactor,' 1 “Sunny South,” “Cotton Plant,” “Stewart," And other first-class Cooking Stoves ; also, a fine assortment of Heating Stoves. Also, fr*m the Barlow Knife to the finee POCKET CUTLERY! And fr 0 m iLe c 1 pest to the best IVORY HANDLE TABLE CUTLERY! A large lot of Wood and Willow Ware, Crockery and Glassware, and a full liue of House Fur nishing Goods. Call or send your orders, as now is the time to buy your fall stock of Harp ware and House Furnishing Goods, on as good terms as any house of the kind in the Star* Prompt attention given to all orders. OLIVER, DOUGLASS &. LO., oct - No. 42 Tuikd Street, Macon, Ga.