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Mr. Gcokue Martin ha.- of the Demosthenian Society, of University. The Carteraville Car Factory furnished the State road twent,-seven now can during the past two weeks. Mu. Kniohtley Stewart baa become pro prietor of the JBlackshear Georgian, Mr. H. W. Grady retiring. Mr. B. T. Allen remains as edi tor. Tub Executive Committee of the Agricultural Society oi Cobb county instructed their delegate to Augusta to enter Cobb county for the SI,OOO premium, offered by the State Fair to be held at Macon in October, for the best county display. An election will be held at the court house in February 20th instant, to determine whether or not the city shall appropropriate $25,- 000 in bonds to the University, to be used in the construction of a building for the College of Ag riculture and Mechanical Arts. ■ ■ ■ •%* A private telegram received in Atlanta last week from Senator Norwood, announced that the Senate had relieved the disabilities of Hon. J. W. 11. Underwood, Hon. L. J. Gartrell. Hon. A. Iver son, Gen. LaFayete McLaws, Hon. R. J. Crawford, Hon. B. C. Yancey, and General Goode Bryan. Mu. Stephens delivered an address in Augusta, Wednesday, before an immense audience. A mo tion was made by Mr. T. C. Bridges, at the con clusion of his speech, that Mr. Stephens be the candidate of the Democracy ol Richmond county tor Congress was received with deafening ap plause, and carried unanimously. Tub Eatouton Messenger has lost the adverti sing of the Ordinary, who hss transferred it to the Macon Telegraph and Messenger. We don’t see that the Eatouton man can help himself much.— Havannah Advcrlurr. We cannot see how, under the code, the Ordi nary of Putnam could do any such thing. The Legislature of Georgia lias appointed a committee to consider the subject of establishing jan asylum for inebriates, to report at the next session as follows : Rev. L. R. Gwaitney of Rome, Dr. It. D. Arnold of Savannah, Dr. W. E. Dearing of Augusta, Dr. Bam White of Milledgevalle, Dr. W. W. Flewellen of Columbus, Dr. H. H. Carlton of Athens, T. G. Holt, Jr., of Macon, Dr. J. P. Logan of Atlanta and Dr. J. L. Hamilton of De- Kalb. The President having signed the act of Cor. gross, Atlanta is certain fo get Government build ings, provided the city fills the requirements made on her. The bill provides that “ the City Council of Atlanta shall donate to the Government some lot or lots of land in said city, suitable for the purpose of erecting a convenient and durable building to be used as a post office, U. 8. Court room, etc., The material to be brick or stone, and the sum total expended to be one hundred ami ten thousand dollars, all under the supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury.” Tub Columbus Sun says: A lady informs us that ou last Friday a negro woman died in Col umbus aged 116 years. A daughter 84 years old, ami a graudebild of titty or sixty winters lived with her. The name of the centenarian was Littie Ter ry. She was once the slave of the father of Col. F. G. Wilkins’ first wife. She reported that she had cut her third set of teeth since six years ago. After using spectacles for a long period her sec ond eyesight returned, and in her later days she could see as well as when a child. She said she was quite a large girl during the revolutionary war; was stolen by speculators flora Maryland, brought to this section and sold to a gentleman, in whose family she remained until after the sr render in 1865 Coi- Alexander, one ot the firm that has the Penitentiary convicts hired, informs the Griffin News that Dr. Harrison Westmoreland, convicted of an assault with an intent to murder some months siuce, in Fulton Superior Court, and sen tenced to six years’ imprisonment, is now a per fect wreck, having lost his mind, and the Colonel Is of the opinion that the Penitentiary is no place for him. He has all the characteristics of a gen tleman, aud has exhibited the noble traits of hu man nature to a greater extent than any man he has under him. He is now an object of pity, and is perfectly useless in his present place, and it would doubtless be a relief to the officers, to him self and family, and the ends ot justice would have beeu lully meted out if he were released. This Legislature has passed one bill for the pro tection of the planting interests. Section 1 pro vides that municipal corporations of this State shall not levy or assess a tax on any agricultural products or the sales thereof until after the expi ration of three months from the time of their in troduction into said corporations. Section 2 cuacts that no commission merchant, factor or other salesman in this Slate shall, in his bill of expenses for the sale or handling of cotton, or other produce, ae aforesaid, include or collect, directly or indirectly, any tax or assessment,levied or attempted to be levied, upon the sales of cot ton and other produce, by any of said corporations In violation of the provisions of the first and sec ond sections ot the bill; and in case of violation of the same be shall be liable to the party damaged by such violation ' ?. the sum of fifty dollars for every dollar so collected in an action of debt by s:iid party. Section 3 repeals conflicting laws. Tub Herald iulorms us that among the “1001” interesting features ot the Young Men’s Library Association, Atlanta, are to be found a file of Timarthy and Maiou’s Gazette Extraordinary,” printed in Savannah in 1764. The leading article in this paper is a letter from John Milligan, on his travels in Charles'on, to his brother in Savannah. There is, also, a yaper, published in 1796, in Washington, Wilkes county, called the Monitor; published for Savannah Hillhouse, widow ; also the largest paper ever published iu the World. It is called the Constellation, and is eight teet by six feet, being one piece of payer. It is about the size of a bed sheet, and contains eighty odd en gravings and about one hundred and sixty col umns ot reading matter. It was published in Boston in August, 1559. Only one number ever appeared. That was enough. Every body who had anything to do with it died before the next number was ready. It ain’t ready yet. ' urging t:. Is understood General Toombs Opposes his usual emphatic earnestness. , How the conflict will end none can foreeee with j the least degree of certainty. We are sure to witness an able discussion of the questions in volved, and with the lights that will thus be pre sented the people will be able to make up their minds. When they do this we shall expect ac tion on the part of their servants, pro or con, as the case may be, and not before. - The National Swindles. In discussing the several points connected with the Credit Mobilier revelation, at Washihgton, the Radical press engaged are unanimous in ma king light of the heavy transactions, and support ing the members of the ring, while the Democrat ic journals are eqally as united in bringing the lads belore the public, and exposing the actors. Between the two there is quite as much strife as ther<j*has been in any partisan question; and the probability now is that through this antagonism we shall yet have a full exhibit ot ail the manoeu vers and profits ol one ol the most extensive rings ever organized in the country, if this does turn out to be the case, the public must be benefited provided, of course, the teachings of the school olf experience is heeded. 8o lar as the investigation has progressed it in volve* several of the big political fish ot the coun try, who apparently swallowed the golden bait freely and often. And in addition a host of the smaller lry ulbbled to some profit—the scale of pecuniary reward having been graduated accord ing to the influence or importance of the specula’ tors. Commencing with the Vice-President in power, at the time, and the one in prospective, tLc list grades down through a list of Senators of the United States first; then the members of the House come in for a share; next the lobby secures a dividend ; the hangers on pick up a few crumbs; and finally the money ring of the n£tbn up the lien’s share. The spectacle is a humiliating one for a nation Of freemen to contemplate. The eflect cn the public pocket has been universally felt. And the end is not yet reached. It will take years of heavy taxa tion to recover from the robberies perpetrated. If this last ventilation of official dishonest peculation fails to arouse the public to a greater carefulness in selecting their servants, aLd watchfulness over their actions, we shall despair of an improvemen l and begin to think that the public Is a goose that every adventurer is authorized to pluck. Thb Columbus Sun records a complimen t to Georgia, in the following paragraph: During his recent visit to Bavannah our travel ing correspondent had an interview with the Rev. Daniel March, D. D., of Philadelphia, author of “ Night Scenes of the Bible ” and other popular works, as well as a most excellentw riter for the press. This distinguished divine is making a tour ot the South—partly for the benefit of his invalid wife and partly to take notes of the condition of things here at the present time. He expressed himself highly pleased with what he has already seen of the South, and thought the people here had exercised remarkable patience and fortitude under the despotic and rascally rule of unprinci pled carpet-baggers and scalawags. Of the State of Georgia he spoke in high terms of praise, and gave it as his opinion that a glorious iutnre was opening up before her, and that her success would light up and cheer the darker pathway of her less favored sister States. Nature, he thinks, has made her what her gifted sons are determined she shall proudly remain, the “ Empire State of the South.” The cotton receipts at all ports to the night of the 7th, for the previous week, were 126,521 bales against 114,616 bales last week, 135,493 bales the previous week, and 136,225 bales three weeks since, making the total receipts since the first of September, 1871, 2,379,826 bales against 2,008,053 bales for the same period of 1871-72, showing an increase since September 1, 1872, of 376,773 bales. The receipts at the interior ports were 24,992 bales and 19,970 for the corresponding week of last year —shipments 20,691 against 21,208—stocks 85,036. The cotton trade of the week was dull and de pressed-growing out of the efiect of the heavy receipts upon the European markets. The Baltimore Sun, in an article on “Domes tic Bervice,” says: “ There is nothing degrading in any honest occupation; the only possible deg radation connected with any, being possible to all, whieta is attainable when those who follow it neglect their duties or are faithless to their trust. It is a great mistake to suppose that ill manners and disobedience and faithlessness are essential to liberty. Whether as regards the rela tion of children and parents, or servants to those who employ them, or of employees as any kind, subordination is an essential virtue, and to over throw it would make society intolerable to it self.” It is to be hoped that the efforts made in New York to break np the gift concert business, will succeed in ridding the metropolis of these great evils. One of them was broken up by the police last week, and several of the parties engaged in the sale oi tickets were arrested and committed to prison. These entertainments are nothing more than shallow gambling operations, and in many cases they induce persons to spend their money whe cannot afford to be swindled of their narrow means. If the public and the press would every where nnite in their condemnation, they would greatly aid the course of justice In its present at tempt to crush them out. Thb State Agricultural College has taken an othei start. The Chronicle A Sentinel says: M e are gratified to learn through an annonnee. tnent from the President, Proiessor W. Leroy Broun, that the State College of Agriculture is now organized under the charge of Professor E. M. Pendleton. A large and elegant hall baa been fitted np for the quarters of students, who will live in the same building with the Professor. Fifty students who desire to enter upon their studies immediately, will be appointed, upon application, by the President. The tuition is free and board is furnished at nominal rates. Appointments will be made without regard to the counties in which the applicants may reside. Tub editors and publishers of newspapers in Maine have held a meeting to prutest against the payment of postage on newspapers sent from the office of publication. Dispatches were sent to Speaker Blanc and the Congressional delegation nrgiig them to see to it. tht^^ to sell these bonds at eighty.‘dve or ninety cents, and pay our past due bonds * It can now be done. Georgia mortgage bonds are worth in New York to-day, 88 to 90 cents, and new bonds, issued last year, are selling at 85 to 87 cents, nearly as high as they have ever been since the war; and much higher than the bonds of any other Southern State. It is, therefore useless to tell me we can’t Bell Georgia Bonds. All these rumors about be ing unable to sell Georgia bonds are simply in the interest of the “compromise party.” All the money in the world is not controlled by this com promise party. There are parties who hold genu ine bonds and they are interested in keeping Georgia credit good. Besides, there are other moneyed men that are not afraid to loan us money. I bad an order in New York for a month trying to get Georgia bonds at 18>£, but did not succeed. Then tell me Geor gia’s credit is gone. The cities of Georgia have as good credit to-day as they ever had since the war, and most of their bonds sell from 75 to 85 cents, while Georgia bonds are higher than the best of them. The same may be said of railroads, with the exception of a few that have issued too many bonds. Why have we a half million of dol lars idle in the treasury ? Why not use this to pay the four hundred thousand past due bonds ? But you say this belongs to the school fund. Cannot one department of the State credit the other? Again, you say there is no law for this. I say make one to meet the case. Or you can use this money to pay the interest on your gold bonds. In conclusion, after reterring to the several plans that have been presented, Mr. James adds : Of course all these propositions and all the men writing about this matter, are houest and are do ing as I am—what they deem to be the interest of Georgia. At the same time it will be well to look out for “grease” when you hear so much about policy and innocent bondholders. I have no Georgia bonds, except treasury notes of the same issue, amounting to two millions, which Andy Johnson, in 1865 and 1566, asked us to repudiate. I could afford to divide these bonds liberally in order to get new orders for them; and I will promise to loan the Legislature two millions of dollars, at seven per cent., if they will give me new bonds. Of course, this proposition is cot in earnest, but siinplyt to illustrate the other. Members of the legislature, you are not sent here by the people to pay these bonds, ntH if pay them, woe unib you. As I get no pay, I not discuss the legal points. American vs. India Cotton. —According to an article in the Boston Globe of recent date, the cost of growing cotton in India is said to be about sir cents per pound, and it can be laid down In Liver pool at B>£ cents, whereas it is claimed that the average cost to the planter in this country is con siderably more than that, and hence the American artioKfin Liverpool has this disadvantage com peting with its rival from India. The fluctuations of the English market now regulate the amount of cotton planted in the United States, and if India cotton is to be made still cheaper the American culture will, it is assumed, have to look to its laurels. American cotton, however, is very much superior to that of India, and hence its better price and the greater demand for it. During the period of lessened supply of American cotton by reason of the civil war, the production of the India article was greatly stimulated, but the mo ment the American cotton was on hand freely again and prices came down to a proportionate standard, the inferior India article had to give way to a very large extent. But it is now held that the lowest limit in price and the highest range in grade of India cotton have not yet been reached, and the fact is cited that the recent vast expenditures of the East India government fo r improving and increasing the growth of this staple have not had time to bear their full fruits. Siuce 1860 nearly five thousaud miles of railway have been built for developing the cotton lands © India, and about one-quarter of these improve ments have been made within two years, and in addition great expense has been bestowed upon the river navigation of the country. Thb Rome Commercial gives a flattering ac count of planting prospects in that section. The last issue says: A drive into the country yesterday afforded us a great degree of pleasure to witness the general tbriftiness and cleanliness of the farms along the roads. Plows were running, hands were cleaning out fence corners and repairing fences, burning brush and a general clearing up and getting ready to take advantage of the first season to put seed in the ground. From conversation with several farmers, we;learn that farm work is farther ad vanced than last year at the same season, and that the success attending a few farmers from deep plowing and well prepared lands has induced an almost universal adoption of deep plowing. We saw great heaps of cotton yet unginned and sold. It told Its own tale—no debts to force it on the market. Mb. RcssbllSage, of New a jrk, a large holder of Georgia Bonds, baa addressed a communica tion to Hon. C. A. Nutting, Chairman of the House Finance Committee, relative to the bill now before our Legislature authorizing the issue of 11,200,000 of eight per cent. State bonds In which he says: “ The bill is unobjectionable, but the stain of repudiation must be removed before the State bonds of Georgia conld be disposed of either in New York or Europe at anything like a price that the great and influential State of Geor gia is entitled to command.” John A. Stewart, Duncan, Sherman A Cos., Morton, Bliss A Cos., Drexel A Cos., concur in the views of Mr. Sage. Thb Columbus Sun Bays that emigration agents have appeared in that city, and advises the peo ple to have them arrested. One of them bae left six hundred dollars with a Columbus negro to work the thing up with. The Sun lnrther says on the subject: Several negroes who have worked their way back, report that they were led to Arkansas by the flattering promisee which, upon their arrival, were not fulfilled to the least degree. The high est wages they conld secure, on being landed on Arkansas plantations, was sixty dollars per year, meager rations, and an agreement was enforced that the passage money should be refunded. These negroes addressed several hundred, the other night, who were going to Arkansas. After hear ing them, they concluded to stay at home. Thb sacks for the California grain crop last year cost California farmers $2,450,000, or about one eleventh of the value of the wheat crop of the State. These sacks are made from India jute worked np in Scotland, and the President of the California Agricultural Society is of opinion that the bottom lauds of that State are abundantly capable of producing all,the jute Irequired, and that there is enterprise enough in California to manufacture it into bagging material. °I Mr. Bouiweil to the Senate. In there seems to be little, if any, Judge Richardson will be Mr. Bout successor, and that a successor to Judge has already been indicated. The Georgia Radicals after public pap, from Grant, are numerous. The Washington corres pondent of the Herald brings a number of them to the front as follows : The scramble for Georgia affairs still goes “ bravely on,”and their is such a “mingling of the spirits,” as would cause the old hag of Mac beth to lay aside her hobbling stick and wonder “ can such things be.” Farrow is here, Atkins is here, Bethune is here, a well scented delegation of colored brethren are here, and hundreds more are on the via felitt. the happy way. The Presi dent is overrun with Georgians, calling to “ pay their respects,” Whitley is besieged with appli cants who only want the “ scratch of his pen,” to make them happy, and in short, the whole canopy of the office-holder’s heaveu is so crowded with Georgia Eu Klux slayers, with Georgia patriots and Georgia statesmen that the President has sagely arrived at the conclusion that the whole State of Georgia voted en massd for him; that Tom Hardeman alone stands, like some tall clifl in ocean’s bed, with his life dedicated to anew history ot the Macon massacre (?) not by Henry P. Farrow or any other man. We can’t tell you all of the Georgia office-seekers, but will give you a short synopsis. For the Augusta Post office, Prince, Benj. Corley, and William C. Dillon. Prince will stick. For the Macoa Postoffice, Bond and Belcher. Bond will stick, dead sure, although tho “ colored troops ” swear that he “ acted cowardly on the day of the not, and re fused to protect them.” For Bpecial Agent of the Postoffice Department, vice P. H. Howard, trans ferred temporarily to the “ home of his fathers,” Connecticut, Wm. C. Dillon, recently turned out (by Prince) of the Augusta office for “cause.” For anew District Court and 'Judgship, Henry P. Farrow. No show. For LaGrange P. O. Loftin, turning out the present incumbent. Fair pros pects of success. For Collector of the Post of Sa vannah, James Atkins, undisturbed until Robb gets back from Texas. For Minister to Bogota, Wm. L. Scruggs. Well indorsed and fair pros pects for success. For Governor of Dakota, Wm. Markham. Chances slim. Atlanta will retain Dunning, and Columbus will keep Hogan. For Minister to Liberia, Craft, colored, with good prospects. For Minister to Japan, Judge Fisher, of Augusta. No chance. These are a “ few ” of the applications on file in the various departments and hunted out by your correspondent For the benefit of Georgia office-seekers, it would be well enough to state in the Herald that the names of Freeman and Whiteley are indispensable to attain success. Forrow helps to run the machine, but the Departments are disposed to inquire for Con j first The TtiaTmonJ*' Dispatch takes Tof promised’ visit of President Grant to the Southern States in evidence of the improvement in the feelings and purposes of the Administration towards the whites of the South, aud ventures these sugges tions : ■V’jJ, r • 1 I: j'Vjk i A’ ■' MHRPHBRity-five Gen. Butler, a few days since, proclaimed the proffer of the hand of brotherhood and peace to the Southern people, and the President’s official paper ro-echoed the sentiment of Gen. Butler. This is very significant; and Gen. Grant, it is stated, is about to go through the Southern States to judge for himself of the condition of the public feeling of their citizens. He should be frankly met and treated with the courtesy and distinction due to the office he holds. And give ns leave to say that he should be, moreover, treated with the regard due to one whose harsh treatment, in many cases, was the result of misinformation. We have al ways believed that his natural disposition was to be fair-minded, and had he correctly understood the South he would have acted differently. Had his avowed policy when he entered the Presiden cy been carried out he would have won the sup port and heartfelt gratitude of the whole South, and would have had no opposition to his re-elec tion. But his counsellors misled him, and hence the cause of much distress and injury to the na tional welfare. But all these things have passed—Gen. Grant is about to enter upon his second and last term—he has no inducement to resentment towards any of the people, or to use his office for his own ambi tion, and we should by no means throw the slight est obstacle in the way of his natural Inclination situated and circumstanced as he is—to the side of friendship and brotherhood between the sections and confidence between the Government and the people. Therefore we suggest that it would be proper for our city authorities to extend to Gen. Grant the invitation to take In his route, and to receive him the courtesy and decorum due to his high office and to the reputation of this State and this city. We are sure the whole people will heartily unite in the propriety of prompt measures for this purpose. The Rbv. Mb. Mosheb laid a plot to bring an Omaha gambler to a knowledge of the wickedness of his vocation. It was to go to the gambler’s den, and after winning all his money, to shame the gambler by returning the money to him, and tL*n preach a little discourse on his iniquities. The full carrying out of the plot was interfered with by the gambler’s winning all the money, and the delivery of the discourse was interrupted by tbs gambler, who pitched the Rev. Mr. Mosher gut of doors before he had fully announced his text. Matob Hatembtbb of New York City was the reform and Radical candidate for that office against Lawrence and O’Brien, Tammany and Apollo Hall democrats, and was elected by over majority. He has been inside the Radical “ring” and found out all his allies, bnt not mnch that is good. In a recent speech he stated that he had voted for both Grant and Dix, bnt that the party in that State “ was led, influenced and ad ministred by a coterie who gamble all night to cheat each other, and intrigue all day to cheat the people.” Pokbb vs. Bbibbbt.— The Mexican Congress men have a better way of managing things than the Credit Mobiliers in the United States. A story is told that in Mexico some representatives of a railroad scheme lost $300,000 while playing “ poker’’ with a party of Congressmen, and that the Echeme immediately went through Congress. The inference is that the game was a screen to the bribe transferred from the pockets of the railroad men to those of the Congressmen. A lbttbr from Commodore Maury’s daughter to a gentleman of New Orleans, dated Lexington, Va., January 24, 1873, states that the Commodore had for some time past been too ill to write or at tend to any kind of business, bnt that then he was considered convalescent. His death within a week from the date of this letter must have been wholly unexpected by his friends and relatives. Thbbb is a livery stable keeper in New Orleans who won’t let his horses to anybody without exacting a promise that “he will drive slow.” One day a youth, who wanted to go to a funeral, applied to the livery man for ahorse. “My friend you can have one if yon will agree to drive slow.” “ Well, see here, I’m going to a funeral, and I’m bound to keep up with the procession Uit kills the horse!” Dcarao December last Robertson county dis tilled 33,503 gallons of proof whisky, the govern ment tax being $23,542. a Staler ' oe o u T-s - . s>c |H^Birdon. Hi if the troops will be ex- Upon HWrsioner of Inter- IBRir Department to H in the protection ■ned to sign the bill he children of the irginia, for injuries • the United States ; the war, and not Jongress within ton :eiving it, it has be fore. he Secretary of the ility of an immediate • vjaomec, ana mis well depend cn ia r-vv. :.Uy a; R.o is 10,000,000. HH|HKeion? are otiered Tor sale in Tampa. grown in that place daring tlie Bonth of January and February. The Supreme Court has refused anew trial to E. F. Spann, the Webster county wife-mur derer. He will hang. The only chance for Stokes is delay until a full bench tests the constitutionality of the jury law of 1872. General Cook reports the satisfactory kill ing of 200 Apaches since the commencement of his campaign. The Architect of the United States Treas ury thinks the public btfildings in Atlanta should be built of Georgia stone, instead of brick, as called for in the bill recently passed. The Lutheran estimates the number of mem bers of the Lutheran Church in the world at forty or fifty millions, of whom about half are in the various Germanic States and Prussia. Col. Benjamin May, a Representative of Stewart, former Treasurer of the State Road, and a late lessee, died at his plantation in Webster county on the 11th inst It is estimated that over 15,000 strangers have visited Jacksonville this winter, and it is probable that the number will be swelled to 20,000 ere the season is over. A bill has been introduced in the Legisla ture of Wisconsin, making it a misdemeanor for a State officer or member of the Legisla ture to accept a free railroad pass. On Friday last the -whole of the Florida State code was repealed in the House, and on Saturday went to the Senate Judiciary Com mittee. Mr. Robert J. Hill, while using a log-split ting powder machine, near Americus, was dreadfully burned. He may lose his eye sight California eclipses the centenarian records of humanity with a live frog, lately set free from the centre of a stratum of sandstone, which, according to Sir Win. Thompson’s cronology, must be several million years old. The New York Herald has sent a corres pondent to the Modoc battlefield, named Fox. Ke arrived in S a n Francisco last Friday, and, after filling up with water, bought a gross of lead pencils, and started for the front. General Sickles has informed our Govern ment, in a dispatch just received, that it is not the purpose of Spain to take any steps for the suppression of slavery in the Island ot Cuba until the insurrection has been put down. The coldest day, except one, for a hundred years, was Thursday, the 30th of January, ac cording to the averment of Professor Loomis, of Yale College, who has kept a record that extends back for that length of time. The post-mortem of Governor Geary showed that he died of syncope, caused by nervous prostration, the result of overwork and malarial cachexy. His brain weighed fifty-six and a half ounces. Several new laundries are to be established in Washington, now that members of Con gress can no longer send their soiled linen home by mail to be washed, without paying postage. The total number of hogs slaughtered in Cincinnati since the commencement of the packing season—lst November—is five hun dred and ninety-two thousand eight hundred and eleven. There is a religious sect at Bristol, Vt., who wash each other’s feet. There is also a sect at Washington who whitewash each other’s reputations, but it isn’t a very religi ous sect. Joaquin Miller is generous to his rivals —a rare quality among poets. He has just spent abocrt'six weeks Tennyson’s house, and is, it is said, willing to recommend the latter gentleman as a poet. The late snow storms prevailed generally throughout the North. In many sections the railroad trains have been much interrupted, and the people have suffered considerable from the cold. The New York Times says: Inquiry hav ing been made among many members of Con gress, it is ascertained that only a few of them favor an extra session to be organized on the 4th of March. The Charleston News says: “Letters re ceived in this city, dated Alexandria, Decem ber 29th, state that Egypt’s cotton crop will be one hundred thousand bales less than last year.” The Queen’s speech, recently delivered to Parliament, in its allusion to the complications between England and Russia on the Khiva question, is not indicative of as peaceful a so lution as has been imagined, while the tone of the English press is unmistakably warlike. A Mr. Castela, a gentleman lately from Ha vana, whose design it was to join the patriot army—though he had hitherto served on the side of Spain—committed suicide on the 25th ultimo., at Key West, being driven to it by the suspicions of both Cubans and Spaniards. Right Rev. Bishop Verot has recently had the site of the church of “ Our Lady of the Milk,” built by Father Bias Deßodriger, in the sixteenth century, just north of the old fort at St. Augustine, neatly enclosed, and in tends erecting a memorial chapel thereon. The St. Augustine Press says: “ Mr. Kem ble, of the United States Treasury Depart ment, is expected here immediately, charged with the inspection of the old custom house, which is to be immediately repaired and fitted up for a Federal court house.” The total taxes of the State of Ohio for 1871-72 were $23,587,664 24; the total taxes for 1872-73 will be $23,720,971 97, which is more than any year of the annual expenses of the Federal Government previous to 1832, except during the war of 1812. In naming the Anchor Line of steam ships only sixteen letters of the alphabet have been left out, the names of the thirty-four vessels of the fleet commencing with A and ending with V. In marine circles the line is known as the “alphabetical line.” Hunters ere having a lively time at the head waters of the St. John’3. Last week a fine lot of skins was shipped North from Palatka con sisting of 123 otter skins, 43 bear skins, 96 ali gator skins, 455 coon skins and 323 mink skins. The New York papers contain the opinion of the surrogate admitting Horace Greeley’s will of 1871 as his last will and testament. Under that will all the legatees save the Child ren's Aid Society has relinquished their claims. But from all accounts this legacy will take the lion’s share of the Greeley estate, which is much whittled down by unprofitable real estate. The bill passed by. the United States Sen ate on Tuesday, fixing the custom-house val ue of the British sovereign, provides that it shall be deemed equal to four dollars eighty six cents and six and a half mills, and this valuation shall be the par of exchange be tween the United States and Great Britian, and after January Ist, 1874, all contracts based on an assumed par of exchange with Great Britian of $4 44 4-9 to the sovereign shall be null and void. The text of Judge Davis’ decision granting a writ of error and stay in the case of Stokes, says that the exceptions were of such grave importance, and their being no doubt as to the correctness as to one portion of the charge to the jury, it became his duty to give the prisoner an opportunity to present-them to a higher court The case will now go to a full bench for a hearing. This will probably in volve a delay of a couple of months. The news had a cheering effect on Stokes. Thb Confederates deetr oyed, in 1864, at Pilot Knob, about half a million dollars worth of prop erty belonging to Mr. Bogy, the new Democratic Senator from Missouri. His “ loyalty” has, there fore, cost him probably more than all the Repub lican Senators pnt together. l ‘ro]t<>l (i 011 IVHrproposition which 1 have submitted to the Governor on the part of certain holders of Geor- ' gia bonds is simply this : 11 the State wiil agree to pay to the holders of the State bonds which have been declared null i and void, the sums which these holders have ac tually and in perfect good faith, advanced upon or paid for these bonds (that is to say, about sl,- 500,000 and interest,) these parties will guarantee : that such action of the State will completely re establish the credit ot Georgia, and enatde it to borrow at seven per cent, a year, all the money which it may need. They also ask the Legislature to declare the readiness of the State to carry out its promises as bo ttc indorsement ot the first mortgage bonds of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad Company, and the Cherokee Valley Railroad Compny, so far, md only so far, as the State is now constitution- Blly and lawtully bound by such promises, when these companies shall have complied with all of the requirements o: the Constitution and laws ot Georgia, and shall have also completed their re spective roads. If the State accept this proposition, it will have to issue about #1,600,000 seven per cent, currency bonds to the holders of the outstanding gold, and currency bonds, who undertake to thereupon, re turn to the Treasurer for cancellation : #1,850,000 gold bonds and interest, equivalent to $2 450 000 Currency bonds 1 500 000 Guaranteed bonds of the Bainbridge, Cuthbert & Columbus Railroad 600 WO Guaranteed bonds of the Cherokee Val- M ley Railroad 300 000 Guaranteed bonds of the Cartersville St Van Wert Railroad 275 000 Guaranteed bonds of the Brunswick & Albany Railroad.... 3 300 OCO IS 425 COO This includes every bond that has been declared null and void. This proposition is made on the part of banks and capitalists who own more ol the valid bonds of Georgia than of its discredited—one of them alone (Mr. Russell Sage) holding over $1,000,000 of good and acknowledged bonds, while he owns only $50,000 of those which have been declared null and void. In this matter I represent the Foreign as well as the American bondholders, and am authorized to pledge the acquiescence of the holders of every one of the discredited bonds in the proposed set tlement. Thomas L. Skbad, Agent of the Bondholders. Atlanta, February YZth, 1873. James Wilson, a heoric was Off duty at Calmar, lowa, during one of the fierce snow-storms, when the mercury was from twen ty-five to thirty degrees below zero, and the wind blowing a gale, took thirty pounds of crackers and cheese to a blockaded passenger train seven miles distant. He walked, and badly froae bis face, ears and nose. John Lowler, of Prairie du Chien, a passenger, placed upon his neck a heavy gold chain in recognition of his self-sacrifice. The passengers had been without food for more than a day and a half. Thb movements in New York to punish mur der, do not, thus far, appear to have produced a very profound moral effect. The Tribune of Sat urday says, editorially: Three new murders since one o’clock yesterday afternoon ! A jealous husband wreaking hts ven geance on his wife, a hot-headed boy killing his playmate after a childish qnarrcl, and a laborer brutally assaulting another in Hoboken. Such Is the startling array of crime for the last twelve hours. When is all this to end ? A large spring has suddenly gushed out In lb e middle of a Memphis street. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ER. . LA WSRE, ®WATCIIES, Jewelry, Silver Plated Ware WATCHES AND ALSO, AGENT FOR Lodge and Notary Public Seals, CANCELLATION, STAMPS, ETC. No. 50, Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GA. feblß-3m TOMMEY, STEWART & BECK, Hardware Merchants, Cor. Decatur & Tryor Sts. fronting Kimball House, ATLANTA, GA. Dealers in Iron, Steel, Hoes, Chains, Grain Cradles, Builder and Carriage Material, Powder, Rope, Belting, Etc. feblß.Bm CHAPMAN, RUCKER & CO. Wholesale Grocers AND Commission Merchants, COR. ALABAMA & FORSYTH STS., ATLANTA, GA. feblß.3m* COUNTY PHYSICIAN, GEORGIA MONROE COUNTY. ON opening the sealed proposals for medical attention to the inmates of the County poor house, for the remainder of the year 1873, it ap>- pears that Dr. R. L. Roddey has made the lowest bid. Accordingly it is ordered that he be and Is hereby appointed County Physician for said time. Done Saturday, February 15, 1873. H. G. Bban, W. B. Mkek, feblß.lt County Commissioners. Dissolution. THE FIRM OF PYE AND FLYNT IS THIS Day dissolved by mutual consent. All who are indebted to the firm must make payment to the undersigned. G. G. FLYNT. feblß.lt Cotton Seed For Sale. BUSHELS OF COTTON BEED, MORE U lees, at the gin bouse two miles West of town. Apply to R. F. Little, or Capt. E. 6. Riley at Dan. G. Proctor & Co’s store. feblß.lt R. F. LITTLE. P. 11. HILLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, FORSYTH, GEORGIA. |3T" Office in the Cffurt House, Up Stairs. Application for Homestead. GEORGIA MONROE COUNTY: Ordinary’s office of said county.—Whereas Mrs. Annie H. Martin, wife of John W. Mar tin, applies to me for setting apart and yalu ation of a homestead in realty and personalty, her husband refusing to apply for the same, and I will pass upon the same on Wednesday, "the 25th, inst., at 10 o’clock, a. m., at my office. feblS.td* E. DUMAS, Ordinary. Letters of Administration. GEORGIA, MONROE COUNTY.-Court of Or dinary, January Term, 1873. Whereas, Mr. Wm. O. Rawls has applied to me for letters of administration on the estate o Pheby Rawls deceased, all persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, why said letters should not be granted on or oefore the first Monday in March next. C. A. KING, jan7.td Ordinary. Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA MONROE COUNTY : Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Forsyth, on the first Tuesday in March next, between the legal hours of sale, the following property to-wit: Two hundred acres of land, bounded as follows, to-wit: On Ea3t by W. F. Thurmond, South by Mark Maddox, West by .Mrs. S. Alexander, North by Mrs. R. F. Wright Levied on as the prop erty of Davis Smith to satisfy a fi fa in favor of H. G. slappey against Administrators of Davis Smith. * C. M. MoCUNE Sheriff. jan4td. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ©. mm & son. WHOLESALE and RETAIL GROCERY MERCHANTS FORSYTH. : ; : . GEORGIA- Having located in the east room of their New Brick Block, on Main Street, On the East siJe ol the Public Square, keep con stantly on haud and are daily receiving, a full stock of all kinds of GROCERIES A\■> PROVISIONS Which we oiler to the public as low as auy bouse in Forsyth. We have now on hand and to nrri.e 30,000 lbs BULK MEAT. 2,000 Bushels BEED OATS. 1,500 • CHOK E WHITE CORN, (50 Hhd MOLASSES, 25 Bbl MOLASSES, and everything isually kept in a first class grocery store. We are also prepared to accommodate our planting friends on time. Standard Fertilizers. They are also prepared to furnish the beat qualities of FERTILIZERS, for cash or on time. jan2l.ly THE PIONEER CONFECTIONERY! PAI.ETIIORPK & TURNER, On Main Street, opposite The Advortiaer Office, Forsytii, Georgia. WE BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT BY OUR recent arrangements we are enabled to LARGELY INCREASE Our former excellent stock ot CONFECTIONS ol all kinds! TOYS for the children—an ample atoekl FRUITS! NUTS! PICKLESI PRESERVES, Etc., Etc. All of which willbe sold at as liberal rate* aa can possibly be afforded. In addition we ofler dally Fresh Family Tabl% Supplies Such as BREAD, CAKES, Etc. Wedding Par ties supplied on order. ESfWE DEFY COMPETITION ALWAYS !_ Excelsior is our motto. Give us a call. If we fail to please we shall be disappointed, PALETHORPE & TURNER. jan2B.3m 1 GOOD JUILIBi JJAVING THOROUGHLY TESTED THE eureka fertilizer. For three years pa6t, I can confidently recommend it to the planters of my county, as a good and reliablefGuano. Having been appointed. AGENT FOR THIS SECTION, I arn now prepared to sell the same on reasonable terms, either lor cash or on time. B. H. NAPIER. feb4 3m. Chambers & Thomas, (Iu Tub Advertiser Building,) MAIN STREET, FORSYTH, GA. WE beg to announce that we have on hand and will continue to keep The Best Stock of Boots and Shoes In this Market I Our stock will embrace • lull line—from the finest pump soled boot to tha heaviest brogan. We will sell 48 cheap as the cheapest, and warrant all first-class goods. Wo nteDd to build up a 6 First-Class Boot and Shoe Store, Therefore you may expect to get good good* whan you buy from us. ” K Thankful for past favors we invite tbeir contin „ CHAMBERS & THOMAS. jau2l.3m New Enterprise-New Advantages. C 1 ONBTANTLY on baud on the North side of / Public Square. FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS, And Fresh Beef, Steak, Pork and Sansagee. Also—A full line of CONFECTIONERY. GEO. W. BENNETT. janlt.lm WM. D, STONE, A TTORNEY AT LAW, FORSYTH, GA., WILL xY practice in the Courts of the F'lnt Circuit, and the Supreme Court of Georgia. trf} Opficb—Second door to the right, and opposite office of The Advertiser. jan2l.tf To Contractors. I OFFER FOR RENT THE BRICK YARD formerly owned by Rev. W. C. Wilkes. Tb® Yard is well located, being within the corporate limits of Forsyth,” plenty of water, easy of access. Parties wishing to engage in the brick business would do well to call on the undersigned. febll,2t. U. MILLEDGE. Justice of The Peace. The undersigned having been qualified a* Justice of the Peace for the 480th District, G. M., is prepared to transact business. Office in the Ordinary’s room, in Court “Sf*. T.tf.msa. Marshall House. BAVANNAH, QA. A. B. LUCE, Proprietor. octao.ct E. G-. SIMMONS, at septlO.ly THOM ASTON, GA. JOB PRINTING of every description neatly ex ecuted at Thb Advbktueb office.