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An Illinois farmer boy, who has
tried it, says: ‘lt is hard work to ride
a pig> it's mane is so short/
A New York court has decided that
a wife has a right to ask her husband
for a kiss, and if he refuses she can
hit him in the faee, and he caiflt have
her fined for the blow.
‘A inan who‘d maliciously set fire to
a barn, 4 said good old Elder Podson,
■'and burn up a stable full of horses
and cows, ought to be kicked to death
by a jackass; and l‘d like to be the
one to do it. 4
A colored preacher of Georgia to
his dock-: "‘We have a collection to
make this morning, and, for the glory
of heaven, whichever ot you stole Mr.
Smith's sheep, don‘t put anything on
the plate/
♦.
He vvas so drunk he could not walk.
A friend of his came up and said:
‘lf I were in your place, l‘d go to
the woods and hang myself/
‘lf you —hie —were in—hie my —
hie—place how the devil—hie would
you get to the woods?' was the inqui
ry.
“Things are a-climbin' down low #
sonny " remarked the old darkey.
*'Fust # I done come down ter two
tneals a day, den I comes down ter
one, —mighty plain one at dat I—an'
now ; biess my old ef I don't got
ter scratch ’round ter git so much as
one good squar' lunch in a week ! "
‘lt is a standing rule in m3 r church,*
said one clergyman to another, ‘for
the sexton to wake up any man that
he sees asleep/ ‘I think,* replied the
other, ‘that it would be better for the
sexton, whenever a man goes to sleep
under your preaching, to wake you
p-‘ ______
'Where are the boys V anxiously i i
qtures a religious exchange. Why
bless your innocent soul, don't you
know where they are? George is in
the cellar hooking choice eatables for
school; Henry is in the back yard get
ting ready to blow himself up with a
rusty gun; Alexander is indulging in
a fight with a boy in the next house
and getting his face built into a Ger
man cliromo; while William is being
impelled wildly and vivaciously over
the barn floor, the motive power being
a trunk strap deftly wielded by the
old man. That's where the boys are.
‘You’ll nebber marry agairq Susie,
you grieve so arter Isic. Was it twis
you fainted, or tree times, at de
grave ?'
'Bless yer Sary, it was free
times I fainted, and de last time I
nebber like to come to.'
‘Oh, Susie, you’ll nebber marry
again, will you V
. ‘Bress yer soul, Sary, Frank 'Dunn
axt me ’bout dis before my husband
died, -nd I promised him if he died I'd
hab him, and I b'longs to church, and
I wont tell a lie/
The old gentleman went into the
parlor lately, at the witching hour of
11:45, and found the room unlighted
and his daughter and a dear friend
occupying a tete-a tete in a corner by
a window. ‘Evangeline, 4 the old man
said sternly, ‘this is scandalous.* 'Yes,
papa, 4 she answered, sweetly, ‘it is
candleless. Because times are so
hard and lights cost so mueh, Ferdi
nand and I said we should try and get
along with the starlight ‘ And papa
turned about in speechless amazement,
and tried to walk out of the room
through a panel in the wallpaper.
A bright story is told of the accom
plished wife—now deid—of General
Hooker. When she was the admired
Miss Grocsbeck, of Cincinnati, she
was once at an evening party when a
fashionable dandy was asked if he
would like to he presented to her.
‘'Oh, yes/’ said be laughingly, "trot
her out." The lady overheard the
remark, and when he was presented
she adjusted her eye-glasses deliber
ately, and slowly scanned his clothing
from boot to collar. The survey fin
ished, she waved her hand and care
lessly said : "f rot him hack; 1 have
seen all there is of him/’
Republican Senators Squabbling
over the Runkle Resolution.
Silver in the Senate.
From the Washington Post.
Major Runkle promises to become
a fruitful subject of dissension among
the Republican Senators, and if he
succeeds in making another split in
that already divided par y a grateful
country will duly appreciate the ser
vice. The Major has already caused
warm words between two Republican
Senators, and the Runkle dispute has
not started yet. Conk’ing
succeeded in getting a resolution to
investigate the Runkle case referred
to the Judiciary Committee, and Gen.
Burnside has been trying to get the
matter before the Military Committee.
Coiikling has betraj T cd a lively interest
in this Runkle case ever since he in
troduced his resolution, and when it
was referred to by Burnside he was
on his feet in an instant. Mr. Conk
ling contended rather earnestly that
the questions raised are purely of law,
and should go the Judiciary Commit
tee. Observing General Burnside in
conversation, Cockling said in his
most tantalizing manner: "I'll wait
till I get the* attention of the Senator
from Rhode Island, as I am making
this statement for his benefit/’ The
words and tone nettled the Military
Senator from Rhode Island, and fie
retorted that lie regarded himself as a
more competent judge of the case than
Mr. Conkling, because lie (Burnside)
had not prejudged the case as Conk
ling had. "However," he concluded,
“I’ll take the opinion of the Senator
from New York for what I think it is
worth."
In finally withdrawing his resolu
tion, General Burnside remarked that
he did so at the request of Major
Runkle’s friends. He was determined
that his action should not be attribut
ed to Conkling's influence. Mr, Conk
ling is nursing the Runkle investiga
tion with the care of a man who ex
pects to make a good point out of it,
and as the Major has some warm
friends in the Senate, there’s likely to
be fun ahead. Mr. Conkling is em
ploying the same tactics to rally votes
on the Runkle question that he did in
killing off Hayes' New Yotk appoint
ments. In his remarks yesterday he
pointed out Senator Davis, of Illinois,
as a man pro-eminently qualified to
determine such questions. After this
adroit piece of flattery, Mr. Conkling
assumed an air of satisfaction that
seemed to say, “lie’ll vote now to
keep the question before the Judiciary
Committee/'
MORE OF THE SILVER SUBJECT.
The silver debate continues to draw
well-filled galleries, and the audiences
give close attention to the subject.
Senator Jones, of Florida, made a
strong speech in support of the silver
dollar, and seemed to cover every
inch of ground there is in the question.
The only pledge made to the bond
holder, he urged, was payment of
principal and interest in gold and sil
ver, and it is just as valid to pay m
silver now as when that pledge was
made. He read from the Constitution
to show that the power over the corn
age is delegated to Congress, and,
said he, if the position taken by the
bondholders is correct, then the Gov
ernment must have abdicated this
power. If a contract were fifty times
over on the bunds, binding to Gov
ernment to abdicate this power, it
would not be binding. The Govern
ment should retore the silver dollar as
it was prior to 1873 ; then it becomes
Constitutional and must be received
for taxes, and the money that a Gov
erament receives for taxes must be
legal to pay its debts. He gave a his
tory of the silver dollar from the foun
dation of the Government, and review
ed all the acts of Congress bearing
upon the subject. He proceeded to
show, by quotations from Dr. Linder
man and others, that the silver dollar,
if restored, would be an honest dollar,
and contended for its restoration as a
means of relief to the distress now
prevailing throughout the country.
Despite the rumors of improvement in
the condition of affairs, facts show that
the working classes are steadily grow
ing from bad to worse, and the large
number of wandering paupers endan
ger the public peace. Whatever dis
tress exists is produced by the finaii-s
cial system of tho Government, and as
a moans of relief, the silver dollar
should be restored to its proper place
in the coinage of the country.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, pre
sented the silver question in its legal
aspect in tire form of regular pleadings
at the bar. He presented the case of
the oeople tendering payment of the ;
bonds in silver, the bondholders’ reply j
declining to receive such money, and
the replication of the people to that
reply. The speech was made up in
precisely the same form and with the
same care that lawyers would use in
preparing their cases for a court, and
while the Senator is for silver himself,
he did not omit any of the arguments
on the other side.
A Tribute to Ewell.
From the Morning Xeucs.
‘‘While in camp I heard that General Ewell
was in Carlisle and York, and had gone, or
portions of his command had, towards Harris
burg, and had marched where he pleased
without opposition,”
I find the above paragraph in the
recent admirable address on the bat
tle of delivered by Gen.
Lafayette McLaws before the Georgia
Historical Society and propose to
briefly explain why Gen. Ewell was
unmolested during his march to the
capital city of Pennsylvania,
Some ten days or more, previous to
the decisive struggle at Gettysburg,
owing to the expected raid upon the
capital of the State # I was ordered to
staff duty a£ Harrisburg, where 1
found tlie officials and people perfectly
panic stricken and everybody seem,-
ingly looking out first for “number
one," then, if at all, for the safety of
the city.
Freight trains were piessed into
and everything valuable that
could be sent off was hurried
away into the more distant
sections of the State. I visited
the capitol, and there the saddest
sight of all met my gaze. The por
traits of the long line of Governors
had been hastily t 'ken from their
frames, (which were carelessly thrown
aboutj) and shipped to a place of
greater safety. The Governor and
his subordinates seemed to be utterly
demoralized, and could not predict
how long they would be able to hold
♦the citv.
J
And yet up to this time no attack
had been made by the Confederate
forces, although they were said to be
roaming about opposite and above the
city, on the other side of the river. It
was only after great effort that a few
citizens and soldiers could be got to
gether to throw up earthworks on the
opposite bank of the river protect the
bridges and defend the city. A more
unpatriotic and cowardly people I
never laid eyes on. They u>t failed
to rally to tho defense of their threat
ened homes, but when New Jersey
and New Yotk troops promptly came
to their assistance (on hearing of their
great peril), they failed to quench the
thirst of these weary traveleis with
even cold water. In consequence of
this cold reception some of the troops
were immediately called home by the
Governor of New Jersey.
But enough of this part of my story,
if I expect to reach the subject to be
treated in full. General Ewell who
had succeeded to the command of the
lamented "Stone\vall"JacKson’s corps,
had advanced through the valley to
Uiirlisle and some of his troops had
appeared opposite Harrisburg. Gen.
Stuart with his cavalry also approach
ed Carlisle from another direction
after Ewell’s departure, and at night
bombarded the town from a position
just beyonnd the United States Bar
racks, where he had once, been on an d
while in the regular army. T reached
the city at daybreak the next morn
ing, and shall never forget the feeling
with which I examined the result of
this uncalled far action, which was a
fitting close to Stuart's desolating
raid through that section of the State.
Quite in contr >st to viewed
from any stand point, was the action
of Gen. Ewell, who had also, while in
the regular been stationed for
a time at the barracks in Carlisle. His
command occupied the town before
the arrival ot Stuart, and had in no
way molested the people. A physi
cian of the place (once a surgeon in
the a-ray) told me that when Ewell's
soldiers were halted in the streets not
a man left the ranks to sit on fences,
door-steps or curb-stones, or to raid
into yards or private houses. The
conduct of the entire command I was
generally was better than
that of our soldiers -when marching
through the place. I remember that
a case occurred the next day after
our troops arrived from Harrisburg,
that illustrates the contrast. The
wife of a soldier in the regular army,
who had left her at the barracks when
his company went away to active ser
viepj eame t o headquarters to com
plain that she vvas insulted by our
troops. Her indignation was aroused.
as she was herself % soldier's wife, aud
she said : **l think it is a gross out
rage that I am treated in this way.
Why, when the rebel soldiers were
here and filled the town, 1 could walk
the streets in perfect safety ; but now
that our own troops are here I cannot
go out except to be insulted at every
corner" This ease illustrates the
good conduct of “Stonewall" Jack
son's men in the enemy's town where
there were only defenceless women
and children to war upon.
Following- Ewell out of the valley,
I found in all the march the same evi
dences of good conduct and humane
action. Not a man ; woman or child
had a complaint to make. Whatever
was needed so far as I could
was taken, but paid for with Confed< r
ate money, which was then worth
nearly par, to sell to curiosity hunters.
No fences were torn down, no fie ds
no houses or barns fired.
There were the broad fields of ripen
ing grain, the immense and costly
barns into which to gather those abun
dant crops, and the happy homes of
the owner v men who were, i:i many
instances, away in the Union army)
all undisturbed by the invading South
ern troops. I doubt if anywhere in
the annals of warfare a brighter
holier page can be shown than
that upon which is recorded the
march of Jackson's men
through that fruitful valley, and into
the garrisoned town of Carlisle. Gen.
McLaws may well say that General
Ewell, the noble and worthy succes
sor of the immortal Jackson, “march
ed where he pleased without opposi
tion" in that section of Pennsylvania ;
for he created no “opposition" to his
progress by acts of wanton violence ;
he insulted no women and placed no
hardships upon innocent children but
J*oturned_to_his approving chief, Gen.
7 O
► has been received :
Air. R. M. Prichard, of Waterman,
HI-, after stating how the lice got into
his herd, says : I thought I would try
kerosene, but thought it alone would
blister the pigs, so 1 took one quart
of lard and one quart of kerosene and
mixed by warming. Then, armed with
a swab, fastened to an old broom
handle, and two men with a panel of
portable fence to confine the pigs in a
close corner, I then swabbed every
pig back of the cars, along the back,
under the chops, back of the fore legs,
along the sides, and soon, until I had
touched every place where I thought
the varmints would secrete themselves
In about a week I went over the lot
aga:u in the same way; I cleaned out
all my pens thoroughly, put in new
clean bedding, and scattered slacked
lime plentifully over the ground where
my pigs were in the habit of running,
also thr ugh my pens, sifted it over
the bedding, and in this way I got
ria of the most perplexing little pest
I ever had on my farm.— [Planter and
Grange.
To Settle Coffee.— To settle coffee
without eggs, put the ground coffee
(two tablespoonfuls or more,according
to the size of the family), to soak over
night iu a teacup of water ; in the
morning add more water, and put in
to boil, boiling fifteen or twenty min
utes, then fill in what water is neces
sary, and put the coffee-pot on the
stove. In fifteen minutes it will pour
off clear as amber.
A Yankee told a story about a flock
of crows three miles long and so thick
you could not see the sun through it.
‘Don't believe it/ was the reply.
AVall,* said the narrator, ‘you l re a
stranger, and I don't want to quarrel
with you, so to please you, Dll take off
a quarter of a mile in the thinnest
part,*
Professional Notices.
John F. DeLacy.
Attorney at Law,
Eastman, - Georgia.
Will practice in the counties o l
PODGE, PULASKI, TELFAIR,
WILCOX, DOOLY LAURENS.
Special attention given to all the
branches ot the practice
WILLIAM MCRAE,
ATTORNEY-AT- LAW,
Eastman - - - - (ia.
Will practice in the counties ot the
Oeonee circuit. ly
RYAN & MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ilawkiusville, <la.
Will practice m the counties of the Oconee
Circuit, and elsewhere by special contract.
LAWRENCE C. RY AN. JAMES B. MITCHET.T,
O, C. HOILKrB.
A TTOCRNE Y’S fi T Lfl W,
HA WKIN SVILLE GA.
Will practice in counties of Oconee Circuit
and United States Courts of Georgia.
CARTER Sc CARTER,
ATTORNEYS
AND o
COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
Baxley, Georgia.
Will practice in the Brunswick, Oconee and
Middle and Eastern Circuits.
<O. O. SMITH,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY
vlcYille, .... Georgia.
Refers to Hon. Clifford Anderson, Captain
John C. Rutherford and Walter B. Hill, Esq.,
1 lofessors of Law, .fiercer University Law
School, Macon, Ga,
WALTER A. WAY.
ATTORNEY*
AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
BAR SEN, GA.
Particular attention paid to the 3ollection of
claims and the examination of land titles.
Will practice in the Superior Courts ot
Brn nswick and Eastern Circuits; also in the
Federal Courts in cases in Bankruptcy, etc.
M. r. MERSHON,
Attorney at Law
—AND
Solicitor in Equity.
Bri nswick - - ■ Qn
V ill practice in all the Courts cf the Bruns
wick Circuit, and in Telfair m the Oconee Cir
cuit and elsewhere by special contract
JOSEPHUS CAMP.
AT rORNEY AT LAW,
h valvsboko, Emanu;, Cos., Ga.
Wi practice in the Supreme Court of
Geor ia, in the U. S. District Court for Geor
gia, a id in the Superior Courts of the lollow
ng c (unties : Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens*
Mont omery, Tatnall, aud Bulloch.
G-. J. HOLTOH.
Attc.neyfancj Counsellor at La\*
BAXLEY, GA.
Pnn ticcs in the Counties of Appling, Piher
Waym, Coffee, Ware, Glynn, Mclntos, ofthe
the 1 \unswiok Circuit, and Telfair ot the
Oconee Circuit.
Dest and Cheapest Weekly
IN illE SOUTH.
New Features and a New Story.
The Weekly News
ENLARGED AND IN NEW
DRESS,
in addition to its
GENERAL NEWS, LITERARY
AND AGRICULTURAL
FEATURES,
With the issue of January sth was commenced
A COMPLETE ROSTER
* OF THE
VOLUNTEER MILITARY OF
THE STATE!
Embracing a history of each organization,
compiled from the archives of the State and
the contributions of prominent officers.
The number for January 26th will contain the
initial chapters of the second PRIZE
STORY,
HARPY SINCLAIR;
CB
THE DOCTOR’S REVENGE,
By P. A. BPi UAiV, of Middleground, Go.
Address, J. 11. ESTILL,
4tt SAVANNAH, GA.
DAILY g FLORIDA!
MACON & BRUNSWICK R.R
EASTMAN SCHEDULE,
Down Passenger train leaves Macon 9. \\
A. ML, arrives at Eastmau 12.34. Lea\, ..
Eastman 12.35, arriving at Brunswick H.,
P. M. Up Passenger train leaves Bruuswu , v
4.30 A. AL, arriving at Eastman 12 34 P, .
Ijoavex Eastman 1 P. M., arriving at Macou
4.25 P. M.
SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE. #
Macon, Ga., Nov. 13, 1877. (
On and after Tuesday, Nov. 13 1877, paseua
ger trains on this road will mu as follows;
DAY PASSENGER, Daily.
Leave Macon, 9:15 a. u
Arrive at Cochran 11:32 m
Arrive at desup 5:55 p
Leave Jesup 6210 v m
Arrive at Brunswick 9:10 r a
Leave Bruuswck <. 4 .15a m
Arrive at Jesup 6;55 a h
Leave Jesup 7:25 a
Arrive at Cochran 1.59 p u
Arrive at Macon 4:25 p u
Going down connects with A. A G. R. R. t,
Jesup for Jacksonville, and all points in F1...
rida. Up train connects at Jesup for Savan
nah.
TRI-WEEKLY NIGHT PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT.
Dowd Monday Wednesday and Friday nights
Leave Macou 7:45 p u
Airive at Cot hrau ll>. 17 p it
Arrive Eastman 11*26 p u
Arrive Jesup s*oo a u
Up Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturday nights.
Leave Jesup 10.20 pm
Arrive Eastman 4.66 a m
Arrive at Cochran 5:11 a m
Arrive Macon 7.45 a m
Codneets at Jesup with Atlantic and Gulf
Railroad to aud from Savauuah.
HAWKINSVILLE BRANCH,
Tuesdays, Thursdays, aud Saturdays.
Leave Hawkinsville... 10. (X) a m aud 1.00 r w
Arrive Ooceran 10.45 a ui, aud i.45 l*. u
Leave Cochran iIOO am and 2.45 p.m
GEO. W. ADAMS, Supt.
W. J. Jarvis, Master Trains.
ATLANTIC &GULF RAILROAD
General Superintendent's Office, j
Atlantic and Gulp’ Railroad, -
Savannah, Jan. 5, 1878)
ON and after SUNDAY, January 6th, 1878,
Passenger Trains on this Road will run
as follows :
NIGIIT EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at 4.15 p.m.
Arrive at Jessup daily at 7.10 p.m.
Arrive at Thon.asville drily at 5.20 a m.
Arrive at Buinbridge daily at 8.10 a.m.
Arrive at Albany daily tit 9.50n.m.
Arrive at Live Oak daily at .3.30 a.m.
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at 9.25 a.m.
Arrive at Tallahassee daily at 9.30 a.iu.
Leave Tallahassee daily at 3.50 p.m.
Leave Jacksonville daily at 3.45 p m.
Leave Live Oak daily at 9.40 p.m.
Leave Albany daily at 2.80 p.m.
Leave Buinbridge daily at 3.15 pm.
Leave Thoniasville daily at 7.00 p.m.
Leave Jesup daily at. 5.45 a.m.
Arrive at Savannah daily at 8.40 a m.
No change ot cars between Savannah anil
Jacksonville, and Savannah and Albany.
Passengers from Savannah for Tallahassee
and Jacksonville take this train.
Passengers from Savannah for Brunswick
and Darien take this train, arriving at Brum
wiok 10.10 p.m. daily.
Passengers leaving Macon at 7.35 a.m. daily
connect at Jesup with this train for Florida.
Passengers lrom Florida by this train con
nect at Jesup with train arriving in Macon at
5.10 p.m., daily.
No change ot cars between Montgomery
and Jacksonville.
Pullman Palace sleeping cars run through
to and from Savannah and Jacksonville ; id
through sleepers from Atlanta, Ga., aud Mont
gomery, Ala., to Jacksonville, Fla,
No change of cars between Atlanta and
Jacksonville.
Connect at Albany with passenger train*
both ways on Southwestern Railroad to uml
from Macon, Eulaula, Montgomery, Mobile.
New' Orleans, etc.
Mail steamer leaves Buinbridge for Apa
lachicola every Sunday afternoon; for Colum
bus every W ednesday morning.
Close connection at Jacksonville daily (Sun
days excepted) tor Green Cove Springs, St.
Augustine, Palatka, Enterprise, and all land
ings on St John’s river. 1 "’
Trains on the B. and A. B. R. leave junc
tion, going west, Monday, Wednesday, aud
Friday, at 11 14 a.m., and tor Brunswick,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 4,U
p .rn.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS -
EASTERN DIVISION.
Leave Savannah, Sundays ex’d at 7.00 a.m.
Arrive at Mclntosh, “ “ 9.50 a.m.
“ Jesup, “ “ 12.15 p.m.
“ Blackshear, “ “ 3-30p.r0“
“ Dupont, “ “ 7.10 pro.
Leave Dupont, “ “ 5.00 a.m.
“ Blackshear, “ “ 9.15 a.m.
“ Jesup, ** “ 12.35 p.m,
“ Mclntosh, ** “ 2.47 p.m.
Arrive at Savannah, “ “ 5.30 p.m.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Leave Dupont, Sundays excepted, at 5.30 a.m
Arrive at Valdosta, “ “ 8.20 a.m
“ Quitman, “ “ 10.28a.r0
“ Thoniasville, “ 1.10 p.m
“ Albany, “ “ 6.40 pro
Leave Albany, “ “ 5.00 a.ro
“ Thomasville, 44 44 11.00 a.m
“ Quitman, il *• 1.36 pm
“ Valdosta, 44 “ 3.22 p.m
Arrive at Dupont, “ “ 6*15 p.m
J. S. Tyson, Master of Transportation.
H. S. HAINES,
4tf General Superintendent.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
(Nearly opposite Passenger Depot,)
MACON, GhOKOIA,
RATES, PER DAY, $1.50.
SINGLE MEALS, 50 Cu
E. C. CORBETT. Proprietor
Accommodations good, servants atten
tive. 40
GEORGIA—Dodge county.
Maky Jaxe Dean versus Daaid Dean.
It appearing to the Court by the return of
the Sheritf that the defendant does not resu e
in the countv, and it further appearing that ne
does not reside in this State, it is on motion
ordered that said defendant appear and an
swere at the next term of this Court, or that
the case be considered m default andl the
plaintiff rrOMMINS. '
B ™S C.. E. a.