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THE EASTMAN TIMES
'StL L. BUROHj Editor & Proprietor
THURSDAY, FEUIiUARY 13, 1879.
INTERNAL REVENUE LAW.
The Internal Revenue Law makes it
tiie duty of every person, who empties
a box of tobacco or cigars, to utterly
destroy the stamp thereon, and pro¬
vides a penalty of fifty dollars for will¬
ful neglect to do so for each box^ be
silcs imprisonment. This law is to be
Btrielly enforced from this time,
and dealers are to govern themselves
accordingly.
It is also the duty, under this law, of
every person who empties a package
of distilled spirits, to obliterate the
stamps, marks and brands, at the time
ol emptying such package, and for a
failure to do so incurs a penalty of five
hundred dollar* fine and imprisonment/*
Th< so have been every day occur¬
rences not heretofore observed, but
the violations in many instances have
been so flagrant as to require hence"
forth the strictest observance of these
laws.
Congress is engaged in framing a
law to restrict immigration from China
to the United States.
At the burial of Ashburton Webster
tit Marshfield, last week, the lid of the
casket containing the remains of his
grandfather, Daniel Webster, was
opened, and Ids face was perfectly rec¬
ognizable.
Richard II. Dana was an invalid
until lie was fifty years of age, and
then lived until he was ninety-two.—
This clearly proves that it is some¬
times a healthy thing to bean inva¬
lid.
There are parts of California where
the beasts of the forests exist in their
primitive glory. Panthers and lions
recently made a descent from their
mountain home upon some fine and
costly Angora goats belonging to a
larrner of Carpentaria, and left only
jsix out of twenty-two.
It is one of the unwritten laevgof
Delaware that no lawyer shall be elec*.
,ted governor. Their lawyers, they
think, -should be sent to Congress.—
Borne respectable farmer, merchant or
doctor/ js chosen to look after State
affairs, and but once has the governor
aspired to the United States senate.—
That aspirant, Dr. Saulsbury, failed.—
He was defeated by his brother, the
present seat or.
The aggregate of fire losses last year
exceeded severity millions, of which
amount $1,290,200 occurred in Geor¬
gia. The insurance companies,]!howev¬
er, had to bear $693,100 of the Geor¬
gia losses. This is aboutthe proportion
jn oilier States. During the year thejre
were in this country and Canada 12,
s023 fire.% or one in every forty'three
minutes. The property destroyed by
these fires would, if evenly distributed
have been a daily loss of $192^511.
Miss Annie Carter, a beautiful young
woman, while at a sociable, in Fort
Edward, last Friday, dropped •appar¬
ently d®ad to the floor. As conscious¬
ness was not restored, it was supposed
she was dead, and her funeral was to
have occurred yesterday. When the
hour Cor the obsequies arrived^ her
parent« refused to allow bet* to be
buried,| affirming their belief that she
was only in a trance. The body is stili
warm, and the flesh after pressure with
the hands, indicates that the blood is
still in circulation. The body will be
kept for several days. Veins in her
hands and feet have been opened and
tbe blood flows freely. i
Russia vails loudly for doctors to
take the place of those who died in
Turkey during the war. "She is short
of doctors and lull of a terrible disease.
But i-t is not clear that the doctors can
belp her niueh, eves if she secures any ;
for the diagnosis of the disease is .ob¬
scure and its treatment uncertain.—
There is ready uc thing to do except to
burn where the disease has existed,
and to luing the squalid, filthy, igno¬
rant peasantry within tbe scope of
cleanliness, intelligence and sound hy¬
gienic rules. The disease itself is as
fatal and as uncontrollable as it was six
centuries ago.
Herbert Spencer in bis Essays on
Education, devotes most of his space
to the question, ‘What knowledge is
ot most worthThe question for edu¬
cators is, What method of ttaining
■will make man of most worth ? In
education man is first, knowledge sec¬
ondary. Knowledge can be of no wortli
to a man unless the man is of some
worth to himself, and has some power
to use the knowledge. There is a way
of acquiring knowledge that makes the
knowledge everything and the man
ro bing. It makes the mind a ponder
x>u§, unmanageable cyclopedia with no
index to it.
Win Yon not Write for the
** East man Times?"
The ' Southern Farmer's Month!}"
presents this matter to the readers of
teat journal in the following forcible
stylo, and we reprint the article, and
a-k our readers, “ will you not write
for tins paper ?" Here it is, read it
and let us hear from you :
“I fiend*, wc do not ask you to write
in order to lessen the labor of the edi
tor # for that would fail ol its object,
nor because we need articles to “fill
up." Bless you, there are so many
valuable publications now, and so
many interests fco talk about, that we
could easily fill up if it were twice the
#
size a* at present. But we don't want
to do ail the talking about these inter¬
ests ; beside*, we don't know half as
much about some of them as you do.
Neither do we wisli to publish so much
about far away thrift and energy, and
nothing from home. If we are obliged
to doit, it will be your fault, not ours.
The editor is necessarily local ; he can
not be all over a large district, and he
would not have your interests, your in¬
telligence overlooked. He would make
known to the world your progress, the
capabilities of your section, and the
excellencies of your institutions, but
you see that the work is more than one
or a dozen men can perform. How
then can it be accomplished ? Why
simply by correspondence, which most
competent men and women are fond of
executing. Your experiences arc val¬
uable to others, especially to the young
beginners, who are ever our most ea rn
cst readers. It is your duty to instruct
them, as much as it is ours to present
to you a valuable magazine. Let us do
our duty.
Now you ask, ‘vvliat subjects shall I
write on?' Why, bless you, on any
subject you are acquain'ed with, for
mark yog, this magazine is for farm
and fireside. The farm covers agricul
tu,ro, horticulture, stock, poultry, and
every possible industry ; and fireside,
everything else. Now there is a wide
field for genius to exercise her wings.
But some will say, ‘1 can't write/
meaning that ;t1i$y can't write well ,—
I hi,s js very likely with many, but you
can talk, and you can write down the
truth. Well, then, write down the
truth of your successes, as best you
can, and leave the rest to the editor.—
Of course well written articles are most
acceptable, but aj good idea, like a
diamond, is worth polishing and may
shine in the crown of a queen.'
The Plague in Russia.
M e clip the following account and
oifigin of the dreadful plague now rag¬
ing in Russia, from the Irish
of a very recent date :
“The ‘black death' {in Russia has
assumed immense proportions, and the
government is taking every sanitary
and other measure possible to restrain
its further progress. Its deadly char¬
acter has not onlyjterrified the Russian
people, but also all the neighboring.
Already Germany, Austria and other
countries have established quarantine
against Russia.
The story of the origin of the plague
is given as follows :
A Cossack returning from the war
to Wetlianka brought his sweetheart a
shawl, which was probably a part of
his spoils. The girl wore it two days
and sickened, with all the symptoms
of the plague and died. During the
following four days th^other members
of her family sickened and died. The
disease spread rapidly, but the local
authorities did not pay any attention
to it till half the inhabitants of the vil¬
lage had died, and those remaining
alive were unable to bury the victims.
The]epidemic had assumed serious di¬
mensions by the 25th of November ;
but the government was only informed
of it officially on the lltli of December.
Ten days further time elapsed before
any systematic^ energet means were
taken for preventing it spreading fur¬
ther.
The disease is the same that deso¬
lated the earth in the 14th century and
ge ts its name from black spots, symto
matic of a putrid decomposition, that
show themselves at one of the stages
on tbe skin of the sufferer.
It broke out in China in 1388, and
in Europe 15 yearsjater, raging for 25
years. The devastation was tetrible,
and some writers say that the impure
air was actually visible as it ap¬
proached with its burden of death.^—
1'he plaguejowes its extension to infcc.
tio«, contagion, fc-ar, and the terrible
misery of the people in those feudal
times. It is estimated that in China
alone 13,000,000 died, 24 000,090 in
the remainder oi tbe east, while in
Europe 25,000,000 perished.
Altogether there is little danger of
the spread of the pest to western Eu¬
rope, as it has been confined for many
generations to tbe east, it is nothing
strange that the Russians should be
startled by the ravages already made.
When a young tobacco chewer,who
boasted that his father used the weed
up to the day of his death, was asked
if he didn't think it shortened his davg,
replied: ‘Not at all. Each one of his
days was twenty-four hours long, jnst
the same as if he hadn't used tobacco.’
AS OTHERS SEE US.
The following is an extract from the
editorial correspondence of the San
dersvnle Courier, written f ora our
tow n :
We write from E strain, the county
site of Dodge county. This town was
surveyed and laid off eight years ago,
and is situated on the M.& B. R R.,
fs 113 mill* fiom Brunswick and 56
from Macon. The town wasnamedfora
gentleman of capital and enterprise^
Col. Eastman, of Mew York, and the
county for Col. Dodge of the same
state. These gentlemen have spent
large sums of money in building up the
various interest of the town and coun¬
ty. We were informed that Col. Dodge
built and completad the court-house
and made a present of it to the county
The Uplands Hotel, built by a com¬
pany of capitalists, in this town, is the
best arranged for the Comfort of its in¬
mates of any note] we nave eyer seen
The gentlemanly proprietor, Mr. Sco.
field, conducted us through the various
departments. The pail* >rs are large
commodious and splendidly furnished.
The private rooms are also well-fur¬
nished, and the dining room is unsur¬
passed in its arrangement and supply
of everything necessary to this impor¬
tant portion ot a hotel. In one word,
this house, considered from every es
seiitiul standpoint, is one of the best
ir the Siate. The high, dry lands, the
pure water and the pure atmosphere,
together with the advantages of this
superior hotel, make this a most de¬
sirable point for pleasure and health
Seekers.
Col. Eastman, desirous of contribut¬
ing to the pleasure of our first visit to
this b< autifnl town, invited us to a ride
to his farm, one and a half miles from
the city. He showed us lands that had
been cultivated for more than a hun¬
dred years. The cotton and corn stalks
of toe past crop show that the lands
are as fully productive a.s when first
cultivated.
The site is located and the material
already laidflo«vn to build a magnifi¬
cent Methodist church, winch will be
comp'eted in the course of a few
weeks.
Rev \V. P. Pledger, who was once
in charge of the Methodist church in
^andeisville, is pastor b ere.
We find here some of our up-coun¬
try friends, whose acquaintance we
formed years ago. Among them Capt
#
John Bond and family, Mr. J. YV. and
Frnanuel Griffin, and Mr. Wm Cooper,
all originally of Gwinnett county.—
Mr. J. W. Griffin has ^been a most
successful business man. He and Mr.
McArthur are in the real estate busi¬
ness, and now own m<<re than one huu
dred thousand acres of land, which they
offer iu any quantities to suit pur
chasers.
Our old county friend, |Mr. W. B
W 7 hidden, son of Mr. G. Whiddon.is as¬
sociated with this firm as elerk anil
business! manager. Billv has a fine
position, lias built up ajgood reputa¬
tion and is doing well for himself.—
Messrs.* McArthur and Griffin offer
rare inducements toj persons wishing
good and cheap homes.
The Difficulty with Negro Labor.
We clip the following sound logic
from tfie Southern Farmer's Monthly*
published by J. II. EateH, Savannah’
Ga. :
‘Among white 1 1 borers the (roubles
of the times m *y be explained, under,
derstood and appreciated ; but among
colored laborers no satisfactory under¬
standing can be reached. Their gen
eral conviction is that the white man
has plenty of money, and if he has it
not he can get it. Tne negio under¬
stands nothing about the fluctuations
of prices ; knows absolutely nothing
about the finances of the country, and
all explanations by the white man are
but deceits invented to get advantage
of him.
Any allusion to financial mismanage
ment on the part of the government he
regards as democratic slanders against
the wisdom and honesty of republican
rule, lie may hire for less wages than
heretofore, but lie must take time to
think about it, and will Pavel about
tiie country, hesitate and delay until
necessity compels him. Of course all
farms suffer from the loss of valuable
time, aad many things that should have
been well done must now be indiffer¬
ently done or omitted altogether, and
the crop falls short of necessity,
A Salt Moan tain.
A mass of 90,00.0^00 tons of pure,
solid, compact rocK salt, located on an
island 185 feet high, which rises Irom
a miserable sea marsh on the route
from Bras hear to New Iberia, up the
river Techs, Louisian^ is one of the
wonders of tbe world. How this is¬
land, containing over 300 acres of ex¬
cellent laad, ever catne into existence
in such a locality, is a matter of con¬
jecture. Vegetation is prol tie, and the
scenery is beautiful and varied. Here
is an immense bed of pure rock salt,
whoso extent is 3 *et only estimated,and
scientific men arc puzzled.
IN FRANCE*
President Grevy’s First Message
—Gambctta Induced into the
Speakership— Marshal Mc¬
Mahon’s Last Words*
VBRg.iu.te, Fel 1 5v-P,e.i.i,‘Bt Ore
v y in his mess »gt* to the chamberssays :
1 he national assembly in raising me
to the presidency of the republic, Itave
reposed groat duties upon me. I shall
apply myself unremittingly to their
accomplishment^ and shall beh 'ppy if*
with the co-operation of the senate and
deputies^ I do not remain below the
level of what Franco has a right to ex¬
pect from my efforts and my devotion.
Si icerely submissive to the great law
ol parliamentary government. I shall
never enter into conflict with the na
tional will conveyed through its con
stitutinnal organs In the bills which
it will submit to (ho vote of the cham¬
bers and in questions raised by the
parliamentary initiative government it
will be guided by the real wants and
unmistakable wishes of tbe country,—
Inspired by the spirit of progress and
appeasement, it will devote particular
attention to the m lintenance of tran.
quility, security-and confidence, which
are benefits France most ardently de
sires and imperatively needs. In the
application of the laws which give to
our great policy its character and aim,
the government will he influenced by
the spiiit wherein those laws were die.
toted. It will be liberal and just to
ail, the protector of all legitimate in¬
terests, and the resolute defender of
the interests of the state. In its so¬
licitude for those great institutions,
which are columns ot the social edifice,
the government will bestow a large
share of attention. It is by means of
this liberal and truly conservative pol.
icy that the powers of the republic
are ever united and animated by one
and the same spirit, and proceeding
always with the wisdom will cause its
natural fruits to he Dome by the gov
ernuient which France, taught bv mis¬
fortune^ has conferred upon herself^as
the only one that could secure her re¬
pose and usefully labor for the devcP
opment of her prosperity,'strength and
greatness..
In Ins inaugural address to the cl i am¬
her of deputies to-day, Mr. Gambctta.
eu'ogized the great citizen whom he
had succeed in the presidential chair,
and whose footsteps fie was to follow.
He promised impartiality in the dis¬
charge of his duties, a jealous regard
tor the freedom of debate, and and
that he would protect the minority but
exact respect for the constitution. He
said the republic has issued victorious
from party conflicts, and must now
enter on the organic and creative peri¬
The chamber, lie said, must devote
itselt to scholastic, military, financial
commercial reforms.
Grevy's message has caused great
satisfaction, both to the public and the
chambers.
Mahon’s last message to the chambers
says : At the opening of this session of
the chambers the ministry presented
to you a programme which, while af¬
fording satisfaction to public opinion,
appeared to the cabinet such as might
be voted without danger to »he securi
ty or good administration of the coun¬
try. Putting aside all personal views
I had given the programme my appro¬
bation, for I was sacrificing no princi¬
ple to which conscience commanded
me to remain faithful To-day the
ministry, thinking to respond to the
opinion of a majority in the two cham¬
bers, proposes to me in regard to the
high military commands some general
measures which I consider contrary to
the interest of the army, and eonso
quentl} to those of the country. I can¬
not subscribe to them ; any other min.
istry taken from the majority would
impose upon me the same condition.—
I consider myself, therefore, bound to
shorten the duration of the mandate
which the national assembly confided
to me, and I therefore tender my res¬
ignation. In quitting* the power I have
the consolation,of thinking that during
the fifty-three years I devoted to the
service of my country, either as sol¬
dier o-r citizen, I have never bet n
guided by sentiments other than honor
and duty, and absolute devotion to my
country. I request you t*> communi¬
cate my decision to the chambers.
Selections from the Talmud.
Truth is heavy, therefore few care
to carry it.
Say little and do much.
He who multiplied) words will likely
come 10 sin.
Sacrifice thy will for others, that
they may be disposed to sacrifice their
wilis for thee.
Study to-day, delay not.
Look not upon their prayers as on
a task ; let thy supplications De sin¬
cere.
He who Is loved by man is loved by
God.
Honor the sons of the poor; they
give to conscience its splendor.
A small coin in a large jar rnakee a
great noise
Use thy noble vase to-day ; to-mor¬
row it may break.
Tne soldiers tight, and the kings are
heroes.
The Macon & Brunswick Bail
road Extension.
We clip the fallowing fierf! the Con
stitut'on :
lion. S. F. Smith, who represents
Bl,Us ®" un O “ ,fae ^gis^lnro, an
nouncfS tfiat he Will endeavor at the
next meeting of the geneial assembly
to secure the passage of an act provid¬
ing tbr tb<? building by the State of a
railroad to connect iho Macon and
Brunswick railroad with the Western
and Atlantic road. Ho is opposed to
State aid, when that aid is to be ex¬
tended to private corporations or indi¬
viduals, but lie is not opposed to any
movement on the part of the state that
will enhance the value of her own
property, add to her own wealth, and
increase the taxable property of citi¬
zens along the line.
In the first place, Mr. Smith argues
the value of the Western and Atlantic
road, now so efficiently managed,
would be materially enhanced as also
the value of the Macon and Brunswick
road, which is also the property of the
Stat>* :
In the second plrce, it is pointed out
that the lands along these lines would
rise in value sufficiently for the in¬
crease of taxes to pay m a fiw years
the e >st of completing the connection
In the third place, Mr. Smith suggests
that the financial int lasts of the eiti
zens along the proposed new line, as
well as those of Atlanta and Mac *n
would bo materially enhanced, and in
addition to this, the people of a large
and wealthy portion of the state ;vould
have the benefit of a competing con¬
nection.
Mr, Smith argues that tin* enterprise
should commend itself to every think¬
ing* mind as one of the most practica¬
ble and feasible, owing to the many
advantages at the control of the state,
ever contemplated in Georgia. The
cost of cons 1 ruction, he will be
a mere song in comparison with the
usual cost of building railroads, owing
to the fact that the State has control of
the convict iabor, wlcch could be em
ploy, d in grading the line, the only
expense being the board cf the con
\ icts, the cost of tools and the employ¬
ment of guards. Tne ties, he says,
could be shipped from ths pine forests
of southern Georgia over the Macon &
Brunswick road at a very little cost,
and as the State has a sufficiency of
rolling stock on her other roads to
equip the new line, the principal item
of expense would be the cost of the
iron. The length of the proposed road
won id be. only 78 miles, and besides
passing through the most fertile farm
ing region in the State, would open
up the vast water-powei that is now
locked up in the Ocmulgee.
We have given this brief outline of
Mr Smisl/s proposition merely for the
information of our readers. It is plan,
sible enough, but many difficulties
might he sugge-ted ; and it will be
time enough to critically scrutinize the
project when thequestion takes serious
shape before the legislature.
Mnie. Grovy coquetted with Capon],
the tenor, who expects to return to this
country next autumn, and now she is
not Mrs. President, the first lady of
France. She lias been separated from
her husband some time, doubtless now
to the lady's great discomfiture. Her
preference for opera bouffe was as un.
timely as it was sinful.
When the Democrats in Congress
get through with their humane task of
hustling the Chinese out of the
country, it is to be hop* d they will turn
their attention to the Indian. It is bet¬
ter to ship him to some foreign shore
than to starve and murder him.
B. F. Ji-nas, the newly-elected Uni¬
ted States Senator from Louisiana,will
b>> the third Israelite who has occupied
a seat in the forum. The others were
David Yulee, of Florida, and Judah P.
Benjamin of Louisiana.
For the information of our farmer
readers we publish the following notice
addressed by Pro.-ident Hardeman to
the county Agricultural Societies and
Clubs :
The spring meeting of 1879 of the
State Agricultural Society will beheld
in the city of Hawkinsville on the 3d
Tuesday (18th day) of February, 1879.
We have not yet beeigable fully to as
certain what all the railroads will do
in the matter of parsing delegates and
other members to the convention. I he
Western & Atlantic railroad, and the
Macon & Brunswick railroad, will pass
deiegates and other members free both
ways, as heretofore. The Georgia R.
R. and branches, including thy Macon
and Augusta railroad, will only pass
the members at three cents per mile
each way. Members can purchase tick
ets at any of the stations on the road
and branches, which tickets will be
good for ten days Trom date of issue.
The county societies and cluos are re.
quested to send in their reports and
return their delegates forthwith, and
we will obtain free tickets over
the roads possible, and make the best
terms we fcan lor reduced transporta¬
tion over the others.
Presidents of the United States,
-
The following is a iist of the Presi¬
dents of the United Slates, from Wash¬
ington downy with the dale of their
birth, inauguration and death :
1. Goof go Washington, ot Yil^aia,
born February 22, 1732 ; elected corn
mander-in-chief oF the contioenVal ar¬
my in 17*15 ; first inaugurated as Pres¬
ident, in the city of New York, April
30 ; second inauguration in 1793; died
December 14^ 1799, a^ed sixiy-eight
years.
2. John Adams of Massachusetts^
born in 1735, inaugurated March 4,
1797; died July 4, 1826, aged ninety
years.
3 Thomas Jefferson of Virginia,born
in 1743, first inaugurated in Washing¬
ton in 1S01 ; second inauguration in
1805; died July 4, 1896, aged eighty*
two years
4. James Madison of Virginia, boru
in 1751; first inaugurated in i809*;
second inauguration in 1813 ; died in
1837, aged 85 years
5. Jornes Monroe ol Virginia, born
in 1750; fit st inaugurated in 1817; sec¬
ond inauguration in 1821 ; died in 1831
aged 72 y< ars
5. John Quincy Adams, of Massa
chusetts, born in 1767; inaugurated in
1825; died in 1848, aged eighty years.
7. Andrew Jackson of Tennessee,
born 1767; first inaugurated in 1829;
second inauguration in 1833 ; died in
1845, aged 78 years.
8. Martin Van Burcn of New York,
born in 1782; inaugurated in 1837;
died in 1862, eged 80 years.
9. William lien-y Harrison of Ohio,
born in 1773; inaugurated in 1841;
died in office April, 1841^ aged sixty
eight years.
10 John Tyler of Virginia, born in
1790 ; elected vice-president, and in¬
augurated as president in April, 1841 ;
died in 1862, aged 72 years.
11 James K Polk ot Tennessee,b orn
in 1795; inaugurated in 1845 ; d od in
in 1849, aged 54 years.
12. Zachary Taylor of Louisiana,
born m 1784 ; inaugurated in 1849 ;
died in office in 1850, aged sixty-six
years.
13. Millard Fillmore of New Yoik,
bqrn in 1800; elected vice-president in
1848, and inaugurated as president on
the death of Gen. Taylor, in 1850;
died March 8, 1874, aged seventy-four
yea rs.
14. Franklin Pierce of New Hamp¬
shire, born in 1804 ; inaugurated in
1853; died in 1869, aged sixty-five
years.
15. James Buchanan, of Pennsylva¬
nia, born in 1791 ; inaugurated .in
1857; died in 1864, aged seventy-sev¬
en years.
16. Abraham Lincoln of Illinois,born
in 1809; first inaugurated in 1861 ;
second inauguration in 1865 ; assassin¬
ated April, 14, 1865^ aged fifty-six
years.
17. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee,
born in 1808 ; elected vice president,
and inaugurated as president in April,
1864; died July 31, 1875, aged sixty
scvenjjyears.
18. Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois, born
in 1822 ; first inauguration in 1869 ;
second inauguration in 1873 ; term ex¬
pired 4th of March 1877.
S T A T E N E W S.
The Georgia guano war has skipped
over into South Carolina.
The farmers throughout 1 He Stat P
arc interested just now in mule statis¬
tics.
Ogecchee, on the Central Railroad
is shipping lightwood kindlings to the
North.
Gen. Cook is suffering with rheuma¬
tism, and has been since his arrival in
Washington in December.
Lucy C"bb Institute at Athens will
shortly begin the publication of a liter¬
ary pap;r.
A McDuffie county hen produced an
egg measuring Seven and a half inches
in circumference.
Hon. Jeffersou Davis will lecture in
Atlanta sometime this spring, certain.
The lecture will be for the benefit
of the Atlanta Library.
On one of Col. Lee Jordan's planta¬
tions in Southwest Georgia, twelve
barrels of syrup were manufactured
from one and one-sixteenth acres.
The majority of the newspapers in
Georgia sustain Gov. Colquitt in his
action in reference to the Northeastern
Railroad bonds.
Dooly county has plenty of meat
saved to last a year, and plenty of
corn, syrup, sugar and other sup,
plies.
Mr. T T. Mixon of Johnson county
shot and killed a negro who was rob¬
bing his smoke house the other
night.
Mrs. Mary V. Pottle, wife of Judge
E. H. Pottle, whose critical illness we
mentioned last week, djed last Tin s lay
evenin®.
l)r. T. W. Mason, city physician of
Macon, is dead.
Atlanta declines the honor of ha via
the State Fair held there this B
y» ar —
The second annual exhibition of the
North G.mrgia Agricultural Associa¬
tion, will, however, take place in that
city.
The dwelling house of Mr. Horner
Powell of Dooly county, was acciden¬
tally burned recently, together with
all its contents
Samuel Ettinger, of HawkinsvH!*,
robbed his employer of two hundred
dollars the other day and eloped with
a tramp.
Several thousand acres of land in
Decatur county were recently sold to
a genii* man from Canada, at lour del.
lars per acre. The purchaser intends
to go into t!»_ v stock-raising busim s*
i ntensively,
—
There a re fi. ty-two colored cotn pa¬
nies in Georgia ; lifly oi infantry, ct) e
of cavalry and one of a "tilery. Savan¬
nah has twelve and Atlanta only three*
Macon has four, Augusta two and Co¬
lumbus two.
The Cuthbert Apdesl says ; ‘Man *<
fanners ill this section complain of -
general indifference on the part of ne_
groes to contract for another year's
work. We know of a number of far¬
mers who have not yet secured a sin¬
gle hand.
Two important conventions will be
held in Atlanta in May next. On the
8th the Southern Baptist convention
convenes ; and shortly afterward there
will be iield a general convention of
medical men from all parts of the
United States.
Concerning the rapid progress of
Georgia,the Boston (Mass.) Post says:
Five years ago, according to the re¬
cords, there were 186,344 children in
that State who could not read or write*
The educational system employed has
worked so well as to reduce this nniu
her to 85,650, or considerably moie
than 50 pel* cent. Il it does as well
in the next five years, the rising g» ni¬
eration of Georgia will be aide to sat¬
isfy the educational conditions requir¬
ed for an exercise of the right of suf¬
frage, even though they may bo rigid
as the State of Massachusetts.
It is estimated that Texas exports
this year will bring into the State $60,
000,000
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