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THE MONROE _,fg£lL ADYEETISEE GEORGE A. KING k CO.,] VOL. XVITI. Ehc pcnroc FORSYTH, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1873. Thk Milledgevllle Hotel Company Lave decided not to rebuild, and will sell the hotel lot and ap purtenance* to the highest bidder. Twelve thousand bales of cotton have been shipped from Mllledgeville over the Central rail way the present season. .• ' Con. Clarks, of the Coustitntion, has cossent ed to address the Press Association at its next regular meeting. On Wednesday last Mr. Stephens was elected to Congress from the Eighth District, without opposition. ■' ■ - It is announced In Atlanta that Capt. J. G. Foreacre, of the Alabama Western Railroad, will soon take charge of the Macon and Western Rail road, In place of Capt. A. J. White. ! The Covington Examiner says every bridge on Yellow river, In Newton county, except the rail— ro and bridge, has been swept away; also the bridg es cn Alcova river are gone. THEjvalne of stocks and bonds in Georgia in 1372, was $4,266,552; value o( cotton manufac tories $3,695,150; capital invested In shipping a id tonnage, 1973, $183,313. •# One of the acts passed at the late session ol the Legislature, requires Justices of the Peace to fur nish Tax Receivers with lists of tax payers, at a certain date each year. Tim Legislature passed 321 hills during the late cession, the greater portion being of a local char acter. The Constitution says: It is hinted that some of the acts will be attacked on the ground that the journals of the House do not shew that they were “read the third time and passed.” Die. N. J. Bussey, President of the Eagle and Pl.osnix Factory, and Wm. 11. Young, Esq., have gone to Cuba, where they have commenced ar rangements for a more general introduction ol the fabrics made at !hi* establishment. Success must attend such efficient and faithful officials. On Monday morning, the 34th inst., twenty four tenement houses, ail occupied by colored people, were destroyed In Savannah. They saved all their household goods. On the same day the house ol Dr. L. A. Falligant, on Anderson street, was consumed by Are. The Republican says that the coming inaugura tion of President Grant for his second term on the 4th of March, will he signalize 1 in Savannah by an examination of applicants for the position of prin cipal of the colored department of the boys’ col ored public schools. The case of the State vs. Grier, charged with Ibemurdtr of J. A. Middlebrooks, was tried in Jasper Superior Court last week. The Jury failed to agree, and the prisoner has been returned to the Atlanta prison, it is stated that the Jury stood ten for a verdict of murder in the first de gree and two for a verdict of a lesser grade. A Pahty of German immigrants arrived at Au gusta Saturday eu route to the home of their em ployer in McDuffie county, a short distance from Augusta. The party consisted of seven men, three women and three or four children —all of them healthy, bright, and Intelligent looking peo pie. They came from Prussia. Baldwin Superior Court was in session last week—Judge Bartlett presiding. This was his first appearance in Lis new position. Judge John son, of the Chattahoochee circuit, presided in Jas per, as Judge Bartlett was engaged in most of the eases docketed. The Union and Recorder speaks favorably of the new Judge. Tub Constitution states that Gov. Smith, on the “Ist, appointed Mr. John T. Brown, of Cuthbert, piincipal keeper of the penitentiary, vice W. S. Darnell, removed. It is due to Mr. Darnell to say that there were no charges against him. Mr. Brown is, we believe, a brother-in-law of Gov. Smith. Tub '1 homaston Herald announces the death in Upson county last week, of Mr. Asa W. Byron, u native of Massachusetts, but for forty years a citi zen of Georgia. When Wilson and his brigands were in that county, some of them then endeav ored to toree him to g ve up his watch, bnt he re futed, and was hung up so long that it was only by great exertions that his life was saved. Tiik following gentlemen have been elected a Board of Directors of the Macon Board of Trade: T. D. Tinsley, J. W. Burke, W. A. Hopson, J. W. Kankin, Albert Mix, B. A. " ise, 8. G. Bonn, G. B. Turpin and Hubert IT. Hardeman. The Board is a good one, and headed as it is by the irrepressible fluff, will accomplish a revolution in the trade of the Central city. - Tub Trustees of Mercer give notice that the Preparatory School of the University will take place on the 31 proximo. This school will be taught, as heretotore, by the Vacuity of the Uni versity, and will so continue until arrangements can be made for transferring it to tutors who will always be under the control and supervision of the Faculty. Tub Sun compliments Judge Trippe on his first decision, by saying: On yesterday, in the Su preme Court, the new Judge, Hon. R. P. Trippe, rendered his first decision in a case before that body. We learu that it was able, lucid and con cise, evincing a clear perception of the intricate workings o( the law, and giving promise of a brilliant future on the Supreme Bench for this distinguished Georgian. Tub Bainbiidge Sun says the defeat of the At lantic and Gulf railroad bill strikes a knell of dis appointment iu the hearts and hopes of the citi zens of Bainbridge and the surroued ng cocutry. The extension of this road would have opened up to a market a tine country, and afforded unusu..l facilities for the development of large and very profitable resources hitherto dormant and unde veloped, on account of the difficulty of access to a market. -♦ ■ Thb New York Advertiser thinks that if any body should ask Robert Toombs what he thought of the behavior of the Credit Mobilier miserable#, he might be pardoned for exclaiming : “Sir, it fatigues the indignation!” Had it beerPln the Book of Fate that he should live to call the roll ot his slaves in the shadow of Bunker Hill monu ment, he might have searched the rueuial throng in vain for meaner slaves than these. ♦#* Tek Constitution fays Forsyth and adjacent counties have been visited by a Ihird and the Eo6t destructive freshet since the great Au gust freshet of 1853. On the 30th inst., from 13 to S o’clock, a. m., the heaviest rain fell ever witnessed, accompanied by heavy thunder and sharp lightning. The creeks over flowed the bottom land, washing away fences, mill aDd cotton gin dams. Fourteen mills and dams in Forsyth county have beß carried away .or more or less injured by the recent freshets ; the bridges across creeks are in almost every instance <eithiet gashed away or damaged; the land is badly washed and packed, making the prospect rather gloomy for Urn farmer, Judge Irwin on flic Bond Ques tion. Judge Dav.d Irwin has written a short letter on the bond question, which will command atten tion. The reputation of the author is extensive as the limits of the State, and the conservative course he suggests, will, we do not doubt, accord with the sentiments of honest men of the State. The letter is addressed to the Con-titntion, brief, jet clear. We annex it almost entire, in his own language: Y on ask my opinion on the bond question now under discussion. This is a question of vast im portance, which should not be hastily determined. It should be considered calmly and free from all prejudice. To do thiß, in my judgment, we should delay any action until the whole subject is fully discussed and understood; still, I think the inter est of the Btate, a* well as the bondholders, de mand that an investigation of this matter should be had, and a final disposition of this vexed ques tion be made within a reasonable time. It is claimed, and, I believe, pretty generally admitted, that a large amount, it not all, of these disputed bonds were Issued, and disposed of, and indorse ments made of the bonds of several railroad com panies by the agents of the State without author ity, and in violation of law. It this is true, bonds so issued or endorsed are nail and void and ought not to be paid. Still there may be equities exisij Ing between the State of Georgia and the bond holders, which ought to be investigated—for in stance, if these bonds were hypothecated as a se curity for money for the use of the State, on her credit, it would seem that the State is morally bound to pay the amount of money 60 borrowed by her agent, with legal iuterest thereon, though the security given was void, and the party lending would not he bouud to see to a proper applica tion of the money so used, unless he had notice ol the fraud. How far this legal proposition may apply to this case, of course, would depend upon the facts disclosed by proof. Inasmuch as a State cannot be sued without her consent, it may be asked how this investigation cun be had? 1 an swer by the Legislature, or the consent of the State—it may he before the Courts, or by arbitra tion. I repeat, that in my judgment, this whole mai ter ought to he investigated and dually dis posed of within a reasonable time. For many reasons which I could give, I can t tell huw far the credit of the State may have been affected by the transaction, but 1 am quite sure it has not been improved. Washington Reports The Committee on Conference agreed to extend the time to the Southern Claims Commission for four years. They have twenty-two thousand un tried claims before them. Two more of the Alabama ku klux have been pardoned. The bonds stolen from Colfax have been recov ered. The Marshall House, where Ellsworth was killed —the first blood of the war—has been burned by an incendiary. The House Ways and Means Committee lias been instructed to investigate charges of bribery and corruption against members of Congress in connection with the granting of a subsidy of one million dollars per annum to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. It is said that fully one half a million dollars were expended in and around Congress, and that some members got as much as ten thousand dollars. A list of the bribed M. C.’s will be forthcoming, aud the officers of the Pacific Mail Company have been summoned to appear with their books. Several Congressmen are ready to testify that they were approached on the sub ject. The last proposition with regard to the refund ing of the cotton tax, is that of representative Harris, of Mississippi, who has introduced a bill providing that the sums paid by the several States be placed to the credit of said States, and held by the Secretary of the Treasury In trust for them as a perpetual school fund. Fkom ihe Atlanta Sun we learn that a worthy Georgia lady has obtained justice from the gov ernment at last. That paper says: During the late war, a citizen ot Savannah named McDaniel purchased a large amount of cotton and stored it in or near that city. When Savannah was taken possession of by the Yankees, this cotton was taken in the name of the Government of the United States, and confiscated. Before and dur ing the war Mr. McDaniel was a man in affluent circumstances, but, like thousands of others, the close of the war found him reduced to poverty. Since then he has died, and his widow has been making her own living by personal exertions. She came to this city, where she has earned a sup port principally by her needle, and has never mur mured at her lot. By advice she was induced to put In a claim at Washington for the cotton be longing to her husband. The services of lawyers at the seat of Government were procured to pros ecute the claim. Mrs. McDaniel did not Bit down and wait for the issue of the suit, but, as stated above, weut to work to earn an honest living. Some days ago her lawyers at Washington tele graphed for her to come on and get the money, as the claim had been granted. She immediately repaired to that city, and on yesterday, we learn, returned to Atlanta bringing $05,000 in green-* backs. “ Tub Situation ’’ of some of the Georgia Re publicans, in Washington, is thus stated by a cor respondent of the Herald: Senator Joshua H : ll is making a heavy fight to have Mr. Glover appointed collector ot’ internal revenue at Macon, and Mr. Bell postmaster at A meric us. [l* Senator Hill succeeds in securing the ap pointment of Mr. Glover, the administration will make a discreet selection when compared with some of the arrangements for this responsible po sition J Major Chamberlain is applying for the position ot special agent of the Postoffice Department, but has little or no chance for success. Fred Humphreys, formerly a Confederate Ordi nance officer, at Columbus, Georgia, and recently confirmed by the Senate, collector of the p>ort at Pensacola, nas been refused nis commission by Secretary Boutwell, on the ground that he is still a rebel, he never having been pardoned. W. L. Scruggs, the newly appointed minister of the Unite-’. States of Colombia, will sail for As pinwall on the first of April next. Vlr. Markham, formerly of Augusta, has left Washington disgusted, having failed to get the territorial governorship he sought for. *•< Among the late decisions of t he 8 uperior Cour we find one declaring that a defendant in a mort gage .tf/0., issued on a foreclosure of a mortgage on personal property, who desires to eoutest the amount due on the grounds that there is usury in the debt, and that he is entitled to have the claim reduced or decreed to be satisfied and paid, from the fact that he had leased to his creditors, (plain tiffs in fi. fa.) a plantation to be cultivated by them for one year in farmer like style, and they were to apply the net proceeds thereof to the pay ment of said debt, and that by reason of their gross m sinaußgeiuent a small crop wav made, and he thereby damaged to an amount greater than his debt, has a complete remedy in the provisions of sections SS99 and 3000 ot the Revised Code, and he cannot resort to a Court of Equity for an injunc tion to prevent a levy or for the appointment of a receiver to lake charge ot the plantation, etc., and for relief on account of said gionnd of defence, unless for special reasons shown, such aa the in solvency, non residence, etc., of his creditors. - A London special of the 24th says an agreement has been made between the Due d’Montpensier and the adherents of Queen Isabella, to place Prince Alphonso on the throne of Spain—the Duke to be Regent during the minority of Prince Alphonso, and the latter to marry the youngest daughter of the Duke. Queen Isabella accepts | the programme, and the two important parties, j therefore, will act together in the present Spanish i crisis. FORSYTH, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4. 1873. Old-Timr Beauties. Ancient and Modern Women—Something about Their Fascinations and Surroundings—Pleasant Treatment of a Pleasant theme—Classic Names end Familiar Names. Hypatia, the Greek philosopher and religions martyr, Zenobia, the beautiful but unfortunate Palmyrian Queen, and Aspasia, the companion and competitor of Pericles, and of whom Madame de Stael say*: “ She is a model of female loveli ne, an Alexander of heroism,” are scarcely pro totypes of any of the women of more modern times. Yet the history of the last and present centuries furnishes many instances of notable wo men who have made their influence felt in the at fairs of their time, The character of that influ ence, and to what good end, are not always apparent, but the fact and the magnitude are undoubted. Mme. de Pompadour probably furnishes the most notable example that can be found in any age or country of what an education intended merely for show, in conjunction with woman’s tact, can accomplish. Of obscure parentage, she was adopted and educated by a rich financier, and married her cousir, Le Normay l’Elioles, who was said to be a man of whom auy woman might be proud, and who loved her devotedly. She, how ever, left her husband to enjoy the royal favor of Louis XV, who made her the Marquis de Pompa dour. She became the close friend and political adviser of the King; the undoubted Premier of France—appointing ministers, embassador*, gen erals and maintaining correspondence with for eign courts. The royal conncil convened in her boudoir. Maria Theresa, for political ends, addressed her a* “ma cousine.” Her extravagance knew no limit; she lightened the king’s treasury during her short reign over $150,000,000. She died about 45, at the zenith of her power. This woman acquired an;l held her influence by sheer force of what might be called surface fascination, her education hav ing been of the ornamental type, expressly con fined to music, elocution and drawing. She possessed great beauty of face and figure, and cultivated dress as a fine art. In temperament, cold, heartless and every grace of face and person was made subservient to some selfish purpose. Her chief power undoubtedly lay in the skillful handling of her forces to meet the de mands of the vascillating king. Among the women famous,for beauty, wit. and want of modesty in the time of Louis XIV, Ninon de l’Euclos was the mo3t notorious. Though openly depraved she was not entirely excluded from the higher ranks of society. The young son of Madame de Sevigne was said to have been as enamored of Ninon when she was fifty-four years old as was his father in his youth. She is said to have preserved her beauty and appearance of youth to the last. Madame de Stael was one of the French who did not rule society or fascinate by her beauty or vices. She amused herself at the early age of eleven by writing comedies and tragedies. She was the first leader of society both during and af ter the Empire. Her fine mind, popularity as an authoress and unwillingness to join his party in curred Napoleon’s hatred, and he never ceased in his persecutions of her so long as he had the power to annoy. Banished from Paris by order of the Emperor, she was an exile for ten years, and friends who visited her were exiled. The last four years of her life were the most brilliant of her career. The Restorationist hailed with eagerness the return of the talented daughter of the Minister of the last of the Bourbons ; the newspapers were delighted to have a few words from the author of “Corinne.” Her rooms were thronged with the representa tives of political and literary liberty of the day. Wellington, Chateaubriand, Lafayette, Blucher, came to her as to the center of political movement. Canona represented art, and Madame Recamier — still radiant at six and thirty—beauty. Hers was the reign of intellect. Madame Keeamier was the greatest beauty in Franck during the Empire. Among the earliest tributes to Mer beauty were those of the two Bonaparte?—the Emperor and his brother Lucien. The first eight years of the present century were the period of Madame Recamier’s reign as a social eoveieign. Refusing to become a member of the Emperor’s household, and becoming a too at ti active feature in the Paris saloons, she was also banished. Canova, the great sculptor, once at tempted to give her a pleasant surprise by dis playing two busts secretly modeled after her like ness ; but the beautiful work of Canova was not good enough for the vain French woman, and she could not conceal her chagrin even before the great artist. Madame Recamier was not a woman of profound mind. She was a great flirt, and she lived to enjoy life. But her life was composed as much of literary and political oeleorities as of the merely fashionable people of Paris. The probable secret of her later success, social ly, lay as much in that charm of manner, and per fect ease and grace in conversation, naturally ac quired in five and twenty year& of continued good society as in her beauty. Another element of her influence was that her apparent sympathy for the opinions and feelings of others which lead her to treat every one with the utmost importance ; a manner which brought her many friends, even among men and women vastly superior to her in intellect. It is a curious fact in the history of this flirt that the older she grew the more devoted became her admirers. Chateaubriand, verging on 80- infirm, tottering, and with one foot in the grave, offered Madame Recamier his hand, and she nearly 70, and wholly blind, had the good sense to refuse him. She died of cholera iu 1849. Montagu House, London, is one of the land marks of modern society. To Mrs. Montagu’s entertainments crowded the scholar aud the poli tician, the wit, the critic, the orator. It was at the meetings of the literati at the house that the sobriquet “blue stocking,” so long applied to literary women, originated. It arose from a re mark npon the stockings of Dr. Stillingfleet— that learned divine being an oddity and a sloven. A foreigner present cried: “Les has bleus,” and the society was afterward known as the Blue Stockings, denoting that the full dress then in the evening was to be dispensed with. No English woman has ever completely succeeded in deceiving men and women lrom the trivialities of society to the disquisition of literature aud science as did Mrs. Montagu. She was clever as a writer. Her essay on Shakspeare was pronounced by Beattie the most elegant pieee of criticism in our language or any other. Mrs. Montagu was the Madame du Deffand, of London. And her fame as the queen of society rested not only on her intellect, her es says, her conversational talent, but also on the solid basis of being the best in Lon dun, Sidney lady Morgan was born on-’ shipboard between Ireland and England. Her father was an actor, a singer, and the manager of a theatre. Such was the origin of one whose life presents an instance of what unassisted women can do to raise themselves as high as they choose in the seals of society—upon even a (Binder stock of ed ucation— with energy and talent. She wrote Irish novels, and wrote for the periodicals. She used to relate how enchanted she was when, for some tale, the editor sent her two guineas, her first earned money. These two guineas, she said, were the source of all her scribbling. She learned the art of society in Paris, aud she never forgot it. Born amid actors, learning first her letters, probably from a play-bill, she lived to 83, to figure in the elegant neighborhood of London, among the most lettered, the most famous, and the most aristo cratic society in the world. She had a land of “In Or od we Trust.” Irish drollery, which was never quenched till the death of her husband. She died in 1850, and with her ended those few remaining literary cliques, the like of which—sadly do I write it—we of the pres ent age are not to know except as matter* of his tory. That the American women have not been taught “wit in six lesson*”—as they do in France : that they have not made an art of conversation; have not held those brilliant coteries whose witty scintillations have gone forth to astonish the world is owing to the fact that American soci ety c. me in just as that fashion was goiDg out. But that there have been maiiy “queens” of our society no one can doubt, the sway of beauty and fashion being essentially loyal. The wife of John Adams, onr second President, spent her early yeare in England and France, and, as Mr. Adam’s wife gracefully performed her part in the higher circles of social and political life, both before and after her husband became Presi dent. j Mrs. Hancock, wife of John Hancock,Governor of Massachusetts, and afterwards President of the first Congress, was ackr wledged to possess won- ; derful beauty. She was Torougbly high-bred, had a courtly manner, and fine conversational powers. ! She was for years considered one of the “wonders of the age,” and was visited until the close of her life by the distinguished persons from foreign countries, as well as of her own. Mrs. J. J. Roosevelt was a leader of society in New York for a long time. She had bad the ad- \ vantage of the best society abroad when quite a yourg lady, and was married in Paris in 1831, in | the presence ol many distinguished friends, among i them General Lafayette, who gave the bride 1 away. In later days Mrs Jesse Fremont was our most noted conversationalist. Her early experience with her father in Washington society, her exten sive travels with her husband over every part of her own country, and her great talents aud vivid imagination made her conversation particularly spirited and brilliant. Her talk always sparkled with lively wit and picturesque illustration, and appears wholly unstudied. Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis was the “moblest Ro man of them all.” Her conspicuous and unflag ging patriotism during the rebellion, made her name more pleasantly familiar to us than of any other living woman. It was many years ago that she established Ihoss delightful little tea and cake Saturday morning receptions and Thursday even* ing soirees at her house in Boston. Many noted people—dear to us though their works—were proud to call Mrs. Oti* their friend, and to enjoy j the quiet, elegant hospitalities of her modest little ! house on the corner of Joy and Mount Vernon 1 •treets. i ♦. Cctton Statistics. —The New York Chronicle reports the receipts for the seven days ending on the 21st ult., at 109,153 bales, against 122,052 the previous week, 126,521 the week before, and 114,- 616, the week before that. The total receipts since September Ist are, 2,610,510 bales, against 1,166,957 last year, showing an increase of 443,563 bales. The interior reports received during the same time, 18,831 bale*, against 17,086 the same week of last year; shipments 18,814, against 18,- 078; stocks 90,783, against 87,065. The table of visible supply foots up 2,329,105 bales, against 2,321,689 the same date last year showing an in crease of cotton in sight, amounting to 7,416 bale*. The Chronicle also says that the poor average quality of the crop has continued to be the subject of remark ; and, with a view to guard against the possibilities of the future, the members of the New York Cotton Exchange have adopted the fol lowing resolution: Resolved, That, from and after the Ist day of September next, ordinary cotton be included in contract deliveries; that not more than 25 per cent, of ordinary and 25 per cent of strict ordinary shall be delivered on any contract per 100 bales; that no notice be taken in public report, or in printed circulars of sales of any other contracts, and that no other contract be stamped by the Exchange. The action of the New York Cotton Exchange may, perhaps, contribute to the establishment of a rival. The Merriwether County Vindicator vindicates the utility of perseverance in giving the following statement: On the plantation of Mr. Bazwell Brown, in this county, in 1866, the first effort was made to sink a well, and & rock was struck, which proved the effort a failure. Mr. Hiram Smith, in this effort, baa the misfortune to get both eyes put out by blasting rock. He is now living on the charities l’albot county, in the poor house. The second effort met with the same impediment—a rock. Mr. John Turner, being the operative, was blown up, with some personal injury, and abandoned the task in despair. The third attempt shared the late of the two former, and was abandoned be cause the rock could not be penetrated. The fourth effert was attempted wi’h the most peculiar success imaginable. Alter penetrating lorty-flve feet into the red clay, Mr. John S. Vining and Mr. J. B. Brown then blasted about twelve feet of sol ld rock, when, to their great surprise, they reached a natural well with the exception of one side. For twelve or fifteen feet there was a eolid rock wall on three sides, forming a complete square, precisely the same size (about 4 feet square) of the orifice made above by these gentle men. After blasting the third side, they came to a good supply of good, clear, celd water. The well is now seventy feet deep, passing through twenty-five feet ot solid rock. This weii is situa ted within thirty feel of the spot at which the first effort was made. During the thirty-seven years, since, the first effort was made, the family brought what water they used from a spring situated nearly a half mile off Factories North anc South—Their Proiits. lender this heal the Columbus Enquirer has an article from which we extract these figures : The Eagle and Phoenix Manufacturing Com pany of this city reports profits equal to 34 per centum of the capital invested, by last year’s operations; the Columbus Manufacturing Com pany re P ort 23 per cent.; the Tallassea Factory P er cent.; and the Roswell Factory 9 per cent, for the last six months of 1872. We have not before us the reports of the Augusta and Ma con factories, but their successful management heretofore is a sufficient assurance that their gains are in the neighborhood of those reported. Look ing a little farther north, we have fully as good a report from the Petersburg cotton mill, whose net profit for 1873 is 25 per cent, on its capital stock. This mill runs 100 looms and 3,022 spindles. It is stated in one of our exchanges that “the reports of the Northern mills represent their profits to be from 4 to 6 per cent, lor six months during the last year, or at the rate of from 8 to 13 per cent, per annum.” Ihb Louisiana matter was up in Congress on the 25th, when Senator Trumbull made a strong denunciatory speech. The question came up in a peculiar manner not involving points at issue, but under the agricultural college bill, it being that no money should be given to Louisiana by a usurping gov ernment. The discussion will be long, and at present involves Kellogg’s Government, which Carpenter asserts and Morton admits could not atand five hours without Federal support, but will lead to no positive legislation. It is simply a dec laration, and the issue is whether Lonisiana shall be stricken from the States to which college mon ey is given. The following is the record of a case before a Kentucky Justice of the Peace: Commonwealth of Kentucky against George Washington, for beating his wife, Martha Washington. Witnesses on behalf ot the Commonwealth, Thomas Jeffer son, Daniel Webster, Henry Cl&y, Andrew Jack son, John C. Calhoun. The case came up for hearing on the Bth day of February, 1873. De fendant fined $lO and casts. John C. Calhoun having failed to appear a witness, was attached and fined $3 for contempt of court. The Polar-Star, “ Duty is the polar star Of all true lives,” they say ; Beaming softly from afar, It leads the better way. But well we know, O’er frost and snow, Oar aching feet must tread ; Oft stand above Where ali we love Is lying cold and dead. A lonely path, indeed Oh, polar star, How few there are To follow where you lead! Follow you ! We try and fail. Sometimes, in sorrow’s night, Mournful winds begin to wail And cloud* obscure your light. And then we stand, With groping hand, Not knowing where to go, Until we find That far behind The world is all aglow— A pleasant place indeed. Oh, polar star, How few there are To follow where you lead ! Pointing others to your beams, We think they need not stray, For they may with esse, it seems, Walk firm in duty’s way ; And, s'ranger yet, We oft forget That they are tempted, too ; 8o we condemn The thiDg in them That we with conscience do. Strange theory, indeed! Oh, polar star, How few there are To follow where you lead ! Glimmering above the hills, We see you and we know Safely, through life’s joys and ills, Does your rough pathway go ; And though we yearn Ofttimes to turn Adown a sunny path, We know the end No joy will lend, While your 6 a brightness hath ; And though our feet might bleed, Oh, polar star, Which beams afar, We’d ioliow where you lead ! NEW ADVERTISEMENTS* THE MONROE FEMALE COLLEGE, Forsyth, <3-a. THE SPRING TERM will open WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22d, 1873. FACULTY. R. T. Asbuky, A. M. Pres. I Mbs. M. A. Turner. Rev. S. G. Hillyer, D. D , Miss Eugenia Amos. Prof. H. Hechter. | Miss L. Hillyer. Miss Kate Milledge. | Mrs. C. C. Morrall. R MARKS: The success of the Institution for the past year has been encouraging and gratifying to its friends. I ts patronage has steadily aud constantly increased. Discipline has been firmly but gently maintained. Most of the old students will return, and an un usual number of applicants have applied for the present year. Expenses: _ ’ >i s j> Board and Tuition, Spring 1 In, 6 Months, $139 20 Board and Tuition, Fall Term 4 Mouths 96 80 Payment lor each Term required in advance. For further particulars apply to R. T. ASBURY, Pres. Fac. Dr. J. 8. Lawton, Pres. Board Trustees. jan7.ly Mix tfo K.irtl&nd. Wholesale and Retail Dealers c BOOTS AND SHOES, 3 COTTON AVENUE 3 AND 66 Third Street. MACON, GA. WOULD inform their friends and all in want of Boots and Shoes of any kind, that they have on hand one of the largest and best assort ments to be found ia this State. They cordially invite their numerous old cus tomers and all others in want of anything in their line, usually kept in a First-Class Store, to Call and Examine. They pledge themselves to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRlCES—either at their Old Btand No. 3 Cotton Avenue or their New Store, 66 Third Btreet, Macon Ga. Sole Agents for the PATENT EXCEL SIOR GAITER. apr!6.ct THE LATEST 8 BEST FROM MACON! ALL the latest styles of Fashionable Hats, of the Best Quality, at THOMAB U. CONNOR’S. A LARGE assortment of Gentlemen’s Under wear, to fit anybody from a Dwarf to a Giant, or even an Alderman, at THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. DRESS Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, and Silk Neck Wear, at THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. TRUNKS of all styles, Satchels, Valises and Umbrellas, at THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. ENTLEMEN'S Wedding Outfits a Specialty, THOMAS U. CONNOR’S. HfThe Fashionable Place in the City of Macon. junelLly L. T. WHITCOMB, Agent, 93 Bay St... Successor to J. A. 8r0wn,...99 St. IMPORTER OF AND DEALER IN West India Fruits and Vegetables. PINE APPLES, Oranges, Apples, Bananas, Lemons, Potatoes, Nuts of all kinds, Onions. Elc., Etc. 99 Bay Street, SAVANNAH, GA aprß.tt Globe Hotel, AUGUSTA, GA A. J. S. JACKS ON, Proprietor. oct29.ct Marshall House. SAVANNAH, GA A. B. LUCE, Proprietor. oct29.ct NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. L. LAMPKIN. H. G. BEAN 33 IST KIIST G HOUSE or WM. L. LAMPKIN & CO. FORSYTH, GrA. IN Stocks, Bonds, Gold and Silver Coin, Uncurrent Money and Exchange % Certificates ol Deposit a nI n fCOLLECTIONS made iu any part ot the United States IVVPNTMItkt* in K l de d t.l e . Cted Pr ° mptli ’ ‘° r ° Ur P atro -. • conducted Foestth, Ga., December 16th, 1871. be conducted under the'idrmnanufo/ afco** DIJ l,Ußiness - w hieh will thereaier decl9. _WM. L. LAMPKIN. H. G. BEAN. . DPlfc JNO. A. BEAN. LIFE IIP FIB! llllllill lillif - or H. G. BEAN & BROTHER. v W REPRESENT THE LARGEST LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE United States with assets aggregating over $70,000,000 00. AND WE ARE PREPARED TO ISSUE POLICIES ON LIVES OR ON ANY DESCRIPTION of property at as REASONABLE RATES as will give adequate security to the insured. septß. ct BiClSs 11 TIE HUMS! IBM,IS J. B. ROSS & S. T. COLEMAN OFFER DRESS GOODS, SILKS, POPLINS, SATTEENS, Eta., Etc., at Reduced Prices GOODS, Jaconets, Naimsooks, Mulls, Tarletans, Lonsdale and Jones’ Cambric. gLANKETS, English, Swiss and American—9-4,10 4, 11-4, 12-4, white and colored. ASSIMEREB, Gents, Boys and Youths wear—grey, brcwn, gold and blue. £fORS TS, French, German and American—all 6izes, from 16 to 35. W T hite, Red and Opera, plain and twilled. JIJOSIERY, British and Balbriggan, Hose and naif Hose. Grey, Brown, Gold and Bine, English and American. Bleached and %. 4 4, 5-4, 6-4, 10-4, 11-4 wide. K ID GLOVES, Perinot, Harris, Hector, Lupin and Empress, 1 and 2 Buttons, all ahadee. HAMBURG LACE CURTAINS! We offer the above at A REDUCTION from former rates and solicit an inspection. SAMPLES Bent by mail on application. Parcels delivered anywhere in the city, free. J. B. ROSS & S. T. COLEMAN, dec24.ct MACON, GA. FANCrr and FAMILY GnOCBniES. MAYS & DRISKELL, Have opened a Teried, Stock of Fainilj Groceries, At the old stand of J. D. Proctor, Consisting in part of SUGAR, COFFEE, CANVASS HAMB, FLOUR, RICE, SYRUPB, CHEESE CRACKERS, CANDIES, Fruits, Pickles, Oysters, Etc., Etc. Families can be supplied in any quantity at any time. Planters will find it to their interest to examine our goods before buying elsewhere. Prices reasonable. Try us. oot&tf MAYS & DRISKELL, [PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. NO. 3.