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The Gainesville Eagle , Published Fiidav Morning” OFFICE Upstairs in Candler Hall Building, North west Comer of Public Square. "Tie Official Organ or Hall, Bants, White, Towns, S’n?/ 1 ’ u l on an 4 Dawson counties, ancl the city or Gainesville. Has a large general circulation in twelve other counties in Northeast Georgia, anti two counties in Western North Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION. O** T**k $2,00. Sir Months SI,OO. Thmk Months 50c. ADVANCE, DELIVERED BT CARRIER OB TBLPAID bt Mam. papers are Btopped at the expiration of the Uaaepald for without further notice. Mail sub scribers will please observe the dates on their wrappers. Parsons wishing the paper will have their orders dromptly attended to by remmitiing the amount for the time desired. ADVERTISING. SXVIK WORDS MAES A LINS. Ordinary advertisements, per Nonpareil line, 10 cents. Legal Official Auction and Amusement advertise ments and Special Notices, per Nonpa reil line. 16 cents. Reading notices per line. Nonpareil type 15 cents Decal notices, per line, Brevier type, 15 cents. A discount made on advertisements continued fer longer than one week. REMITTANCES Per subscriptions or advertising can be made by Post Office order. Registered Letter or Express, at enr risk. All letters should be addressd, J. E. REDWINE, Gainesville, Ga. GENERAL DIKE CTO KY. OECROH DIRECTORY. * Presbyterian Chubch—Rev. T. P. Cleveland, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath—morning and night, except the second Sabbath. Sunday School, at y a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at i O’clock. Methodist Chubch—Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, I’as- Jor. Preaohing every Sunday morning and night. Innday School at ya. in. Prayer meeting Wednes day night. Baptist Chubch Rev. W. 0. Wilkes, Pastor. Preaching Sunday morning and night. Sunday , School aty a. m Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 4 o’clock. GAINESVILLE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. J. B. Estes, President; Wm. W. Habersham, Secre tary. YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Gordon, President; P. M. Pickrell, Vice- President; Claud Estes, Secretary. Service in on e of the churches every Sabbath afternoon at three o'olock. Service for young men In the Methodist church overy Tuesday evening. Cottage prayer meetlngs every Friday evening. FRATERNAL RECORD. Flowery Bbanch Lodge No. 79, I. O. O. TANARUS., Besets every Monday night, Joel Laseteb, N. G. B. F. Stedham, Sec. Allishany Royal Arch Chapter moets on the Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings in eacli month. H. S. Bradley, Sec’y. A. W. Caldwell, H. P. Gainesville Lodge, No. 219. A.-. F.\ M.\, meets an the Firsts nd Third Tuesday evening in the month B. Palmour, Sec’y. W. G. Henderson ,W. M. Air-Line Lodge, No. 64 ,1. 0. O. F., meets every Friday evening. A. B. 0. Dobsey, Sec. H. S. Bbadley, N. 6. GAINESVILLE POST OFFICE. Owing to recent change of schedule on the Atlan ta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad, the following will be the schedule from date: Mail train No. 1, going east, leaves 7:47 p. m. Mall for this train cloßes at 7:00 “ Mail train No. 2, going east, leaves 8:35 a. m. No mail by this train. Mail train No. 1‘ going west, loaves... .6:51 a. m. Mail for this train closes at 9:30 p. m. Mail train No. 2, going west, leaves. ...9:05 p. m. Mail for this train closes at 7.30 “ Office hours from 7 a. in. to 5:30 p. m. General delivery open on Sundays from 8 % to9}£. Departure of mails from this office: Dahlonega and Gilmer county, daily B,V s. ru Dahlonega, via Wahoo and Ethel, Saturday ...B>a a. m Jefferson & Jackson county, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday 7 a. m Cleveland, White, Union, Towns and Hayes vllle, N. C., Tuesdays and Fridays 7 a. m Cawsonvilie and Dawson county,, Tuesday aud Saturday 8 a. m. Homer, Banks county, Saturday 1 p. m Pleasant Grovo, Forsyth county, Saturday. .1 p.m M. R. ARCHER, P.M. Atlanta and Charlotte a i k -1.1 \ a:, Trains will run as follows on and after SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1878. NIGHT MIAAJL, TRAIN, GOING EAST. Leave Atlanta 3:15 p. m. Arrive Gainesville 5:31 p. m. Leave Gainesville 5:32 p. m. Arrive Charlotte 3:03 a. m. GOING WEST. Leave Charlotte 12:00 m dnt Arrive Gainesville 9:41 a. m. Leave Gainesville 9:42 a. m. Arrive Atlanta 12:00 m. DAY JPA.NSE2NG-12ft.-S. r r*JS . GOING EAST. Leave Atlanta 0:00 a. m. Arrive Gainesville 8:32 a. m. Leave Gainesville 8:33 a. m. Arrive Charlotte 0:22 p. m. GOING WEST. Leave Charlotte 10:20 a. m Arrive Gainesvi lie 8:14 p. m Leave Gaine3vill e 8:15 p. m Arrive Atlanta 10:30 p. in Through Freight Train. (Daily except Sunday.) GOING BAST. Leave Atlanta 9:25 a.m.- Arrive Gainesville 1:28 p.m.- Leave Gainesville 1:35 p. m.- Arrive Central 7:10 p.m. GOING WEST. Leave Central 1:40 a. m Arrive Gainesville 7:23 a. m. Leave Gainesville 7:22 a. m. Arrive Atlanta 11:20 p. m. Local Freight and Accommodation Train. (Daily except Sunday.) GOING EAST. Leave Atlanta 5:25 a.m. Arrive Gainesville 10:42 a. m. Leave Gainesville 11:00 a. m. Arrive Central 5:45 p. m. GOING WEST. Leave Central 4:37 a. m. Arrive Gainesville 1:28 p.m. Leave Gainesville 1:35 p. m. Arrive Atlanta 7:10 p. m. Close connection at Atlanta for all points West, and at Charlotte for all points East. G. J. Foreacke, General Manager W. J. Houston, Gen. P. & T. A’gt. Northeastern Railroad of Georgia. TIZEvTZE] TABLE. Taking effect Monday, November 11, 1878. Ttrains 1 aud 2 run daily except Sunday; 3 •ad 4 on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. tbaipT NO. 1. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. A. M. Athens . 630 Center • . • 655 657 Nicholson 712 717 Harmony Grove, 740 745 Maysville 805 810 Gillsville 828 830 Lola 8 55 TitAHN NO. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. A. M. Lula 9 45 Gillsville 10 10 10 12 Maysville 10 29 10 34 Harmony Grove - 10 54 11 00 Nicholson 11 20 11 23 Center 11 38 11 40 Athens 12 00 TRAIN rvo. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. P. M. Athens I 340 Center 403 405 Nicholson 420 423 Harmony Grove 440 451 Maysville 511 515 Gillsville 533 535 Lula I 000 TRAIN ISO. 4. STATIONS. ARRIVE. LEAVE. P. M. Gillsville 810 812 Maysville 829 834 Harmony Grove 854 900 Nieholson 920 923 Center 938 940 Athens 10 00 Trains will wait thirty minutes at Lula far delayed passenger trains on the Air-Line lr** —•* JAMKS M. EDWARDS, Supt. The Gainesville Eagle. YOL. XIII. Georgia, White County. Whereas, Benjamin F Nix, administrator of the estate of Jonu.B Nix, deceased, has filed in my office his petition stating thut he has fully discharged all his duties as such administrator, and prays that an order be passed discharging him from his said trust: Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby required to show cause, if any, against the granting of said discharge, at the regular term of the court of Ordinary to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in March next. Witness my hand and official signature, this November 18, 1878. ISAAC OAKES, nov29-td Ordinary. Georgia, White County. William Morris, guardian of Mary Craven, having applied to the Ordinary of said coun ty for a discharge from nis guardianship of Mory Craven s person and property; this is thetefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause, by filing objections in my office, why the said William Morris should not be dismissed [from his guardianship of Mary Craven, and receive letters of dismission from bis said trust, on or before the first Monday in April next, at the regular term of the court of Ordinary of said county. Given under my hand and official signature, this December 11, 1878. dec2o-td ISAAC OAKES, Ordinary. Georgia, White County: Whereas, James Cathey, administrator of W C Nix, represents to the court, in his pe tition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered W C Nix’s estate: This is, therefore, to cite all persons con cerned, aud creditors, to show cause, if they can, why said administrator should not be discharged from Lis administration and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in April, 1879. dec2o-td ISAAC OAKES, Ordinary. TOWNS COUNTY. Georgia, Rabun County. Rabun Superior Court, Oct. Term, 1878 By virtue of au order of the Honorable Geo. D. Rice, Judge of the Superior courts of the Western Judicial circuit, and of the statutes in such cases made and provided, notice is hereby given that the Superior court of Rabun county at the present term was by me adjourned to the April term, 1879, of said court. Parties, jurors and witnesses will take due notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly. October 28, 1878. W. M. HUNNICUTT, novls 4t C. S. C. Executor’s Sale. Georgia, Towns County. By virtue of and in accordance with the last will and testament of Bird Kerlee, late of said county, deceased, I will offer for sale at public outcry, before the court house door in the town of Hiwassee, said county, on the first Tuesday in February next with in the legal hours of sale, all the land be longing to said Bird Kerlee at the time of his death, not otlu rwise bequeathed con sisting of the following lots of land, to-wit: lot nos. 125, 128, 124, IG3, all of said lots in the 17th district and first section. Said lands lie on the great mineral belt in said county, is well watered and well improved. Terms of sale: one-fourth cash, the re mainder in one and two years with note aud approved security with interest from date. Titles perfected when the last payment is made. This December 20, 1878. ROBERT S. KERLEE, dec27-30d Executor. DAWSON COUNTY. Georgia, Rabun County. Ma . thaF McConnell wife of Thomas N McConnell of said county has applied to me for exemption aud setting apart of a home stead out of the real and personal property of the said T N McCoanell and I will pas-f upon the same at my office in Clayton on the 22nd day of January next at 11 o’clock am. This December 23, 1878. J. W. GREEN, dec27 30d Ordinary. Georgia, Dawson County. Ordinary’s Office, December 20,1878. — Pollard Kelley, administrator of the estate of Henry Talley, deceased, has filed in my office his petition stating that he has fully discharged all his duties as such adminis trator and prays that an order be passed discharging him from his said trust. There fore all persons concerned 'are required to show cause against the granting of said discharge at the regular term of the court of ordinary for said county, on the first Monday in April 1879. H, B. SMITH, dec27*3od Ordinary. Georgia, Dawson County. Ordinary’s Office.—Whereas Jacob Padget administrator of Nancy Densmore, de ceased, has filed in niv office his petition stating that he has fully discharged all the duties as such administrator and prays that au order bo passed discharging him from his said trust. Therefore all persons concerned are required to show cause against the granting of said discharge at the regular term of the court of ordinary for said county on the first Monday in April 1879. This December 20, 1878. 11. B. SMITH, Ordinary. Georgia, Dawson County. Richard L Green administrator with the will anuexed of the estate of Josiah Dilbeck deceased applies for leave to sell the laud of said estate. Therefore all perso as concerned are hereby notified that the leave prayed for will be granted the applicant on the first Msnday in February 1879, unless good cause to the contrary', shall be then shown. dec2o-1878. 11. B. SMITH, Ordinary. Assignee’s Sale. Georgia, Towns County. Will be sold before the court house door in Hiwassee, Towns county, Georgia be tween the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in February, 1879, the following property belonging to the estate of John M Freeman, bankrupt, to-wit: The one-half undivided half inte est in two town lots, situate, king aud being in the town of Hi w? eo, in the county of Towns, in said S ate of Georgia, being designated in the p’-an of said town by numbers forty-seven [No 47] aud forty-eight [No 48] each with a iront of fifty feat aud running back two hundred feet. Said property sold as the property of said bankrupt, for the purpose of distribution among the creditors of said bankrupt. Terms of sale cash. January 7, 1879. W. R LITTLE, Assignee. Georgia, Banks County. Ordinary’s office, Jan. 6, 1879. Whereas, J M Oliver applies to me for etters oi guardianship of the person and property of Malissa Smith, minor daughter of EM Smith, deceased. These are there fore to require all persons concerned to file in my office, on or before the first Monday in February next, their objections, if any they have to said appointment, otherwise letters of guardianship will be granted the applicant. T. F. HILL, janlO-td Ordinary. Georgia, Banks County. Ordinary’s office, Jan. 6, 2879. Whereas, Goo W Savall, administrator of William Savall, deceased, makes applica tion to this court for discharge from said administration. This is to cite and admon ish all persons concerned to show cause, if any they can, why said Geo W Savall should not be discharged as administrator of the estate of William Saval 1 , dec’d, at the May term, 2879, of said court. T. F. HILL, janlo-3m Ordinary. United States Internal Revenue Deputy Collector’s Ofeice, 2d Dist. Ga., Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 9, 1879. Ten days after date I will sell before the court house door in the city of Gainesville, Hall county, Georgia, within the usual hours of sale: One copper still, cap and worm, one axe, and one double-barreled shot-gun, as the property of James McNeal and others. Seized by me for violation of internal revenue laws; no claim having been tiled nor bond given, as required by law. janlOffit W. T. B. WILSON, Dep. OoL GAINESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 31, 1879. Kate Cobb, the Norwich, Conn., murderess, is thought to bo goiug crazy. Her cowardly accomplice, Bishop, is quaking in his boots for fear he will have to hang. The fol owing in reference to two other per sons connected with this horrible case, seems to show that there is something of a fatality attaching to all who have anything to do with it: “Mrs. James McGuire, a very inti mate friend of the Cobb family, died Friday, and attached to her death is a very singular coincidence. When Charles Cobb died last June, she was at his house, and while at the funeral was taken suddenly sick with some unknown disease that baffled the physician’s skill to determine its nature. She recovered, after a loDg and painful illness, and apparently enjoyed good health up to last Thurs day midnight. At that hour her okT disease suddenly reappeared, and she was again violently taken sick. It was at that hour Kate Cobb received her verdict. Friday morning at about the time Kate Cobb was sen tenced, Mrs, McGuire died. There is great discord in the ranks of Victory Lodge of Good Templars, owing to many of the members standing by Kate Cobb in her trial. Several have resigned,and many more intend to follow the example at the next meeting. The order is very large and influential, and numbers a good por tion of the ladies of the city. One of its members, Mrs. Alice Peckham, testified for Kate on the stand. She said that “she would sooner shield a member of the order than one out side of it,” and made every endeavor to protect Kate. The next day after she testified she was stricken with a paralytic shock, and her life is des paired of.” Phatty Harris says it is a lie about the Indiana man, Grover, being kill ed, while sleeping in bed, by a mete or, weighing 20 pounds, which pass ed through the roof, through the man, through the bed, floor, and five feet into the ground. Phatty is judging that man by himself. He should be more liberal. Now we’ll admit that if that meteor had struck Phatty amidships it might have found some difficulty in going so far, but then it was not opposed by such dis tance or obstruction in the other case. Recollect that Phatty. A lady taking tea at a small com pany being very fond of hot rolls, was asked to have another. “Really, I cannot,” she modestly replied, “I don’t know how many I have eaten already.” “I do,” unexpectedly cried a juvenile upstart, whose mother had allowed him a seat at the table. ‘You’ve eaten eight; I’ve been count ing!”—Boston Transcript. John Sherman ia losing his temper j over the appeals made to him to run for Governor of Ohio. “Do you take me for a d—d fool? ’ he asked one of his tormentors the other day “No,” returned individual, thought fully, “but I’ve met a trood many who take you for a d—d scoundrel.” Edmunds has withdrawn from the consideration of the senate his bun combe resolution declaring the valid ity of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution- This is the most sensible thing he could have done, except never to have introduced it. Princess Louise went to look at Niagara Falls for the first time the other day. On first seeing them she exclaimed: “Oh, isn’t it just glo rious,” and about that time her foot slipped on the ice and she took a seat quite suddenly. The senate has modified the anti polygamy bill no as to give it a pros pective operation. This will relieve the women and children from the suffering and disgrace which they feared so much. The consideration of the bill to ap ply the proceeds of public lands to the education of the people, came up in congress last week and Mr. Bell took part in the discussion, favoring the bill. Dr. Holland is quoted as saying of the plethora of magazine articles: “We have $14,000 worth of manu scripts paid for, and I hear that the Harpers have $50,000 worth.” Gen. Butler already announces his determination to run for Governor of Massachusetts again next autumn and he is confident that this timo he “will make the trip.” Savannah has been enjoying a sea son of racing for several days. That section is about the only part of the country that can indulge in this sport at this season. It is now stated as a fact that Senator Christiancy of Michigan will resign to take the mission to Peru, and Zach Chandler will be elected in his place. Gen. Sherman is soon to make a visit to Atlanta. He will probably be surprised to see the change that has been wrought since his last visit. Mrs. Agnes Jenks Ims written a letter in which she solemnly declares that she is dona forever with politics. The country should return thanks. Tile Sivo 'J of Lee. Forth frora the scabbard pure and bright, Flashed the sword of Lee; Par in the front of the deadly fight, High o’er the grave in the cause of right, | It stainless shown like a beacon light, And led us to victory. Out of its scabbard, where full long It slumbered peacefully, Roused from its rest by the battle song, Shielding the feeble and smiting the strong, Guarding the right, avenging the wrong, Gleamed the sword of Lee. Forth from its scabbard, high in air, Beneath Virginia’s sky— And they who saw- it gleaming there, And knew who bore it, knelt to swear That where that sword led they would dare To follow and to die. Out of its scabbard ! never hand Waved sword from stain so free, Nor brighter sword led braver band, Nor braver bled for brighter land, Nor brighter land had a cause as grind, Nor cause a chief like Lee. Forth from its scabbard ! how- he prayed That sword might victory be ! And when our triumph was delayed, Aud many a heart grew sore afraid, We still hoped on, while gleamed the blade Of noble Robert E. Lee. Forth from its scabbard, ail in vaiu Forth flashed the sword of Lee, ’Tis shrouded now in its sheath again, It sleeps the sleep of our noble slain, Defeated, yet without stain, Proudly and peacefully. Wiry Listeners go to Sleep in Church. The following is from a late ser mon of Rev. Talmage, who is creating so much furore at his tabernacle in Brooklyn by his sensational sermons: “Before becoming a minister I found that religion was associated in the minds of many with dullness. I found people wide awake at political conventions when a governor was to be nominated, but somnoient in houses that had come for the corona tion of Christ. I saw people intense in assemblages where their financial interests were being discussed, but making an iueff'ectul struggle to ap pear vigilant when the question was whether they should be forever man sioned or pauperized. I saw court rooms agitated where one man was on trial for his life, but whole assem blages indifferent when the eternal lives of five hundred were in peril. I tiiought then what I think now, and every layman thinks, that there is something radically wrong about pulpits and churches. To keep awake we used to eat carroway-seed or cloves, or hold up one foot, or pinch ourselves, or count the window panes, or a mischievous brother would stim ulate us by the stick of a pin, or an older sister give us a reproving look, which would fill us with seif-abnoga tion, until, gazing at the paw where the seven elders sat in the old Dutch Church, we saw the seven sleepers, these good men having lost their hold at the second head of the dis ■ course, and then wo felt that, after all, there might be hope for us when such good men were imperfect. What is the use in hiding the fact there is more sleeping done, in church than there is in any other building in the world. Many ot the churches are great Sunday school dormitories. People who are troubled with what the doctors call insomnia at home; that is, they cannot sleep on the pil low, find the needed anodyne in some of our churches. What morphine and chloral aud pillow of hops cannot do the sermon and a long prayer ac complish, AU sorts of stratagems people ply in church to appear wake ful, sometimes during sermon putting down their heads to give you the idea that they are overcome with emotion, when they are merely over come with drowsiness. If an audience sleep, it is the fault of the minister. When a Scotch pastor cried out to one of his sleeping hearers, “Donald, take a pinch of snuff if you can’t keep awake.” Donald replied, “You had better put the pinch of snuff in the sermon.” If, with all the artille ry of eternity at his hand, the preach er cannot keep an audience awake, he has missed his profession, If the people keep taking out their watches to see how near the sermon is done, it is because thej feel bored. What would you think of a man at a Ban quet taking out his watch to see how soon he would be able to stop eating a cream marangue? The Gospel is a banquet, and our populations are starving for it, and they want some thing for the soul to eat aud they have no patience with an entertain ment which is all napkin-ring and finger-bowl. Ail this complaint against people because they do not come to church should be put where it belongs. It is not so much the fault of the people as of us, the cler gy. I say to those young men pre paring for the ministry, if you want to get an audience do as Paul did— make a big stir. “There arose no small stir about that way.” After Graduation—Wtiatl years ago the World chroni cled the romantic marriage of Miss Eidena Elden, a young and pretty graduate of the High School at Biddsford, Maine, aud Mr. Andrew J. Packard, a wealthy resident of Youngstown, Ohio, an ! a member of the Democratic State committee. Mr. Packard found a scrap of news paper while traveling in the cars, in which was an extract from Miss El den’s essay on leaving school, enti tled : “After Graduation—What?” iked the style aud manner of thought of the writer, made her acquaintance by letter and married her. The Youngstown News of the 6th contains the following announcement: “Anoth er democratic victory. It is a boy, and is registered at the residence of Mr. A. J. Packard, on Wood street.” After Graduation—What? — New York World. A Washington special says: Gold dollars have come into general circu lation here, but are not popular. Many dealers refuse to take them if their customers have other money, as it is alleged that their small size makes them a nuisance. It is thought this will help along the standard silver dollar, which has the merit of size. For this or some other reason the demand for standards is larger at the Treasury Department than ever before. The Care for Gosa : p. Everybody must talk about some thing. The poor fellow who was told not to talk for fear that the peo pi© would find out that he was a fool, made nothing by the experiment. He was considered a fool because be did not talk on some subject or oth er. Everybody must have something to say, or give up society. Of course, the topics of conversation will relate to the subjects of knowledge. If a man is interested in science he will talk of science. If he is an enthusiast in art he will talk about art. If he is familiar with literature, and is an intelligent and persistent reader he wifi naturally bring forward literary topics in his conversation. So with social and religious questions. “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” Tbat of which the mind is full, that with which it is furnished, will come out in expres sion. The very simple reason why the world is full of gossip is that those who indulge in it have nothing else in them. They must interest them selves in something. They know nothing but what they learn from day to day in intercourse with and observation of their neighbors. What these neighbors do, what they say, what happens to them in iheir social and business affairs, what they wear, these become the questions of su preme interest. The personal and social life around them—this i3 the book under constant perusal, aud out of this comes that pestiferous con versation which we call gossip. The work! is full of it, and in a million houses, all over the country, nothing is talked of but the personal affairs of neighbors. What is the cure for gossip ? Simp’y culture. There is a great deal of gossip that has no malignity in it. Good-natured people talk about their neighbors because, and only because, they have nothiug else to talk about. Gossip i3 always a personal con fession either of malice or imbecility, and the young should not only shun it, but by the most thorough culture relieve themselves from all tempta tion to indulge in it It is low, frivolous, and too often a dirty busi ness. There, are country neighbor hoods in which it rages like a pest. Churches are split in pieces by it. Neighbors make enemies by it for life. . In many person it degenerates into a chronic disease, which is prac tically incurable. Let the young cure it while they may. Tlie Thermae iiion. A correspondent of the Peoria Transcript says that Mr. J. Chellew, of Liasford, Peoria county, is at work on a machine for producing heat by mechanical means. Mr. Chei lew said: “That it is well known that heat was a kind of vibration or mo tion of the molecules of matter, aud that, therefore, it was possible to produce it by mechanical means Ir-m, for instance, can be made hot hammering G- heat can be pro duced by rubbing two sticks together, and many other illustrations of simi lar nature may be given, all showing that heat was a mechanical effect.” Starting with this idea he went to work to construct a machine which would produce heat. His first attempt was a success; the machine produced a low degree of heat. The motive power being the works of au old Seth Thomas clock, the trouble with the machine was that the vibrations were not regular, hence the low degree of heat; bat he felt encouraged; that heat could be produced by a machine was evident; with better machinery more heat could be produced. He then pur chased as good a Seth Thomas clock as he could find, Having a compensa ting pendulum and other improve ments, and went to work on anew machine which he calls a thermachion it being the one the writer discovered him at work upon on a previous oc casion. He was very reticent in showing this thermachion, as he wishes to secure a patent on it; but I can say that it is a wonderful machine. It consists of a plain wood en box about two feet square and three feet high, and attached to one side, like an addition, was a box made out of thin boiler-plate, being the same height and width as the wooden box, and about a foot deep; in the wooden box was the motive power, in the iron box the heat was generated. The essential part of the heat-producing apparatus was a plate which Mr. Oheilew calls a “model plate.” Mr. Chellew requested me to insert a smaii wire through a small hole in the iron box, after previously starting the works. In a few seconds I withdrew the wire, and it was too hot to touch with the hands; ho then took a small tin cup of cold water and put it in the iron box; in two or three minutes he withdrew it boiling hot. Of course it is as yet very im perfect, being deficient in many de tails. The highest degree of heat yet attained with it is about 250 degrees. But Mr. Chellew expects that when certain improvements he is now ex perimenting on are attached, to show 500 degrees of heat or perhaps high er, and with other improvements and discoveries, to generate heat to any required degree. The same instru ment will produce a high or low de gree of heat as may be required, which will be controlled by a “regu tor.” It is extremely portable, and as there is no smoke or ga3 emitted from it, it can be placed in any room The expense of running is nothing, except the ordinary wear of the machinery. It can be adapted to any purpose for which heat is required. It may be used in cooking or heating; being eo portable it may be taken from one room to another. It may also be used for generating steam for any engine, and who can say the amount of saving it will effect? Mrs. Nannie Cozzsns, who former ly lived in Tennessee, but who is supposed to be ia Georgia at pres ent, can get S9OO by writing to Sena tor Bailey of the former State. He is now in Washington. Caleb Cushing anil Rufus CJioate. On one occasion, Cushing and Ru fus Choate were pitted against each other, and Mr. Gerrish, Cushing’s old partner, relates how they were both afraid to try the case: To the amazement or' judge, jury and spectators, both Cushing aud Choate were somewhat anxious for a “continuance” —in other words for a postponement of trial. As *a usual thing, both gentlemen were always anxious to force a case to trial, being in a state of “chronic preparation,” as Webster once said in speaking of Cboate. In going out of court I met Choate, and said: “How is it that you wero ready for a continuance to-day? it is a lit tle odd of you.” Choate replied: “O, I am a little pressed with business, and can afford to let this case stand over. Said I: “Choate, this is sheer non sense I’ll tell you what the matter is. You are afraid of Cushing.” “So I am,” was the reply, “and I am not ashamed to own it, either.” ‘ Well, well,’’ said I; “this is pret ty good. Iho idea of Rufus Choate being frightened What on earth do you fear in Cushion?'’ “Mr. Ccorisb, I vyiJl tell you. I am afraid of his overwhelming knowl edge of the law.” In the afternoon, Cushing came into the office. I went for him at once. “Caleb, what was the matter to day? Why don’t you insist on try ing that case?” “Oh !” he replied, “the weather is too warm, aud we have much to at tend to, aud I didn’t care to hurry matters,” “New, Cushing, bo honest; were you not a little afraid of Choate?” “Well, Gerrish, to be candid about it, I was. Are you satisfied now?” I then inquired what he feared Choate for. “Do you think,” said I, “that he knows any more law than you do?” “No, sir, I don’t,” was the answer, “but I’m afraid of the man’s influ ence with a jury, right or wrong.” Religious Scamps Flooding the Country Just at the present time there is a large baud of religious imposters roaming over the United States, clothed in the guise of “Evangelist,” “converts” and wandering mission aries, preaching the “Lord’s cause for the Lord’s honor.” The Observer in view of these facts, cautions its Christian readers that the Apostles’ injunction, “Be not forgetful to en tertain strangers.” must be interpre ted at this day in the light of the fact that so many fallen angels are at large. Two such “angels” have just been tripped up unawares. One, a smooth faced hypocritical rogue, played the swindler with great success in Wor cester, Mass., and was received into one of the churches of that city. He had the peculiarity, however, of never paying his board bids. He engaged himself to an estimable young lady, and was about to be married, when it mined oa* that he had already gone through that ceremony four time with women who are all living. Connecticut now holds the Turk in her grasp, and will try him for bigamy. In Ohio, another imposter, named Wallace Evans, is in jail for obtain ing money under false pretences. He represented himself as an agent of a Methodist book association, and suc ceeded in ingratiating himself with several prominent pastors and Sun day school men, led the services in different churches, borrowed money where possible, and received more cash for religious publications which were never delivered. Finally, his real character was discovered, aud he was provided with accommoda tions at the expense of the State. liosi’t Whip. A parent who doesn’t know how to govern a child without whipping it ought to surrender the care of that child to some wiser person. Sports men once thought it was necessary to lash their dogs in training them for the field. They know now that the whip should never be used Horse men once thought it was necessary to whip colts to teach them to start aud stop at the word and pull steadi ly. They now know that au apple is better than the lash, and a caress better than a blow. If dogs and horse3 can be thus educated without punishment, what is there in our children which makes it necessary to slap and pound them? Hava they less intelligence? Have they cold hearts? Are they lower fa the scale of being? We must have heard many old people say, “If we were to bring up another child we would never whip it.” They are wise—but a little too late. Instead of God doing so little for children that they must be whip ped into goodness, He has done so much for them that even whipping can’t ruin them —that is, as a rule But, alas ! there are many exceptions, to this rule. Many children are of such quality that a blow makes them cowardly, reckless, deceitful, or per manently ugly. Whipping makes children lie. Whipping makes them steal. Whipping breaks their spirit. Whipping makes them hate their parents. Whipping makes home dis tasteful —makes the boys runaways, makes the girls seek happiness any where and anyhow. Whipping is barbarous. Don’t whip. Two gentlemen who were passing a 1 louse in Worcester, Mass., recently were a.traded by a large Newfound land dog which kept running toward them and returniug in the direction of a pond in the grove where some thing was evidently wrong. They followed the dog to the pond where they found another dog in the water and unable to get out. Ills front paws where on the curbstone hut lie could not get sufficient hold to draw himself up he was nearly exhausted and would probably have been drown ed had not the gentlemen ■ assisted him. The dogs showed their gratitude in unmistakable signs i Modern Syntax. A New Orleans editor, recording the career of a mad dog, says: “We are grieved to say that the rabid animal, before it could be killed, severely bit Dr. Hart and several oth er dogs. “For sale, an excellent young horse —would suit any timid lady or gen tleman with a long silver tail. A New York paper, announcing the wrecking of a vessel near the Narrows, says: “The only passen gers were T. B. Nathan, who owned thive-fourths of the cargo and the captains wife The editors of a Western paper observe: “The poem which we pub lish in this week’s Herald was writ ten by an esteemed friend, now many years in the grave for his oivn amuse ment. The editor of an Eastern newspa per expresses great indignation at the manner in which a woman was bur ied who committed suicide. He says: “She was buried like a dog, with her clothes on.” Honors to tlu 1 Glorious Dead. One of our exchanges contains a long list of the immortal fallen to be inscribed on the Columbus Confeder ate Monument, as prepared by the Memorial Association. It is a roll of honor of which any city might well be proud. Commodore Paul J. Sem mes appropriately heads the column. Then iollows the names of Colonels T. N. Camak* W. T. Harris, O. A. L. Lamar, Thaddeus B. Scott, C. J. Williams, P. H. Colquitt, John A. Jones, Thomas M. Nelson aud Thos. Sloan, nine in all. One Major E. W. Dillard comes next. Then twenty eight Captains, twenty-seven Lieute nants, one Adjutant, one Surgeon, one Chaplain, and no less than two hundred and twenty-five gallant pri vates who wore the Gray. God bless the patriotic ladies of Columbus for this noble undertaking. Fojmlat ion of Germany. The present population of Germa ny proper, or of all the territory comprehended in what is now known as the German Empire, is estimated in round numbers at 75,000,000. There are in the Empire twenty one universities, of which the best known are at Berlin, Halle, Bofiti, Erlangen, Leipsic, Goettingen,Heidelberg, Jena and Koenigsberk. There are sixteen polytechn.c institutions, likewise; some 500 gymnasia or high schools, a large number of special schools and over 50,000 elementary schools. The attendance of children at school for at least four or five years being com pulsory in nearly all the German States, the proportion of persons who cannot read or write is exceed ingly small. Counterfeit Money. The counterfeit money in circula tion occasions complaint from mer chants who are losers thereby. Spu rious coin may be detected with comparative ease, but with paper money the case is different. One trouble-.As, that genuiue notes are. permitted to circulate until they be-’ come torn and dirty, and the coun terfeits enjoy the advantage of ap pearing in the market in the same condition. A remedy for this would be the adoption of the plan, long in use by the Bank of England, of issu ing only fresh notes. An opportuni ty is thus offered to compare a sus pecting note with a good one. Since all of our paper money is issued by the government there is no excuse for the neglect of this precaution. One of the greatest trials of the newspaper profession is that its members are compelled to see more of the shams of the world than any other profession. Through every newspaper office, day after day, of all the weaknesses of the world; all the vanities that want to be puffed; all tho revenges that want to be reaped; all the mistakes that want to be corrected; all the dull speakers that want to be thought eloquent; all the meanness that wants to get its wares noticed gratis in the edito rial columns, in order to save the tax of the advertising columns; all the men who want to be set right who were never right; all the crack brained philosophers will stories as long as their hair, and as gloomy as their finger nails in mourning be cause bereft of soap; all the bores who come to stay five minutes and talk five hours. Through the edito and reportorial rooms all the follies and shams of the world are seen day after day, and the temptation is to believe neither God, man or woman. It is no surprise to me that in this profession there are skeptical men; I only wonder that journalists believe anything. — Parson Talmage. Wilhelmj, the famous violinist who recently made Boston a visit is again in New York where he had a long talk with a reporter about his violins. Picking up one which was inclosed in a handsome case lined with velvet lie said: I have had it for sixteen years and nothing would induce me to part with it,the cost was about $-3,000 but I would not sell it for that money for the simple reason that I could not replace. It is nearlylGO years old and was made by one of the most celebra ted violin makers that ever lived, Antonious Strabivarious of Cremona Italy. This violin is one of the best he ever made. lam very careful of the instrument and never use it. It could never be stolen from me. I could pick it out among a hundred violins by just looking at them. In speaking of his visit to this country Willhelmj said I like New York aud Boston audiences they have a very high appreciation of music. A freight train ran over a mule which was being driven across the railroad track at the Forsyth street crossing in Atlanta on Saturday. The wagon was slightly broken and the driver thrown twenty feet but not hurt. The mule was a fine one and 1 belonged to A. C. & B. F. Wyly. News in General. Diphtheria is raging in portions of Lumpkin county There were two hundred and four marriages in Thomas county during the past year. The German people of Macon had a masquerade ball last week which is described as grand and elegant. Miss Mamie Nickerson, a beauti ful and an accomplished young lady of Augusta, died recently in Stanton, Ya. Mrs. G. N. Dodd, of Dahlonega has just completed a quilt containing 1550 pieces. She put it together in four days. Some villian set fire to the trees in the Columbus cemetery and much shrubbery and the fences around burial lots were destroyed. On the 23d, Bev. Vv. P. Gready of Toccoa City, and Mrs. Cora McDan iel, of Franklin county, were married, by Rev. G. H. Cartledge. Griffin military companies have been holding their annual election for officers, waich was the occasion for a good deal of speech making. Brunswick Seaport Appeal: Spring vegetables are coming iu, in fact, one of our citizens told us lie had green peas from his garden ou Christmas day for dinner. , A nominating convention to select a candidate for congress in place of Hon. Julian Hartridge, has been called to meet in Savannah on the 4th of February. The gin house of Ex-Gov. J. M. Smith was set on fire on the 18th, and before the fiames could be sup pressed, nearly 100 bales of cotton were destroyed. Two men, Thrash and Tom John son, had a fight in Atlanta Saturday night, anu a pistol was fired which wounded policeman Haynes in the hand. Each party claims that the other shot the pistol. It was a loving but jocular hus band who, when his wife asked him what she was going to have .in her stocking, replied, “You are just the sweetest thing I care to see in it.” An actor belonging to a theatre troupe on the way to Augusta, tried to play smart at Waynesboro by jumping on and off the moving train. He tried it once too often and fell, breaking his arm. Mr. Othello Ellison, of Miiledgo vilie, while on a visit to Jefferson couffiy, attempted to take his own life by shooting himself in the mouth with a pistol. His wound is danger ous and he may die. No cause is known for the act. NO. 5* A young daughter of Mr. Zeke Carr, of Athens, dropped dead on the streets of that city on the 24th. This is something so uncommon as to make it remarkable. Older per sons frequently die this way, but it is very unusual for a very young per son to be cut off so suddenly. The epidemic in Memphis alone cost the Knights of Honor a quarter of a million-of dollars, or about five dollars for each member of the order in the United States. As fast as tho proper evidences of death are re ceived this money iu amounts of S2OOO each is being paid. It is true enough that many people i'aGUiot buy sugar for thoir coffee, but then you see, they cairtuko it straight and put the sugar in tbeir whiskey. This would be a move in anew direc tion—that is, if the Moffett bell punch does not interfere, and grind them down with taxation. Of Mrs! Ilaftiet Sjl Boring, wife of Dr. Jesse Bcflta-ig, who recently died in Augusta,. of the News says, sttff was married at the age of seventeen--.and her first experience as an itinerant Methodist preacher’s wife was at Augusta, her husband being that year pastor of St. John’s church. She went away and after an absence of 45 years she came back with her husband to St. John’s church to die. Her life was beautiful, useful and full of Christian graces. A young lady in company with a right reverend prelate, consented, after a long and coy resistance, to be led to the piano. When she sang, it was so badly, that, as Bhe finished, no one was found with sufficient heroism to express to the fair execu tant the collective thanks of the au dience. Iu this - strait his lordship arose, and crossing the room, said, with his sweetest smile, “Thank you, Miss Smith, very particularly. An other time, when you say you can’t sing, we shall all know how to be lieve you.” Savannah News: At the coming Catholic Fair the “Little Reb” is to be awarded to the popular military company. The gun was made in the early part of 1861, as a model for a breech-loader, patented by Mr. Van Houghten, of this city, and is said by Captain James Manning to be the first cannon for the Confederacy. The voting will be lively, as the gun will be highly prized as a relic. It was given to the iadies of the sapper ta ble by Mr. O’Connell and was re touched by Mr. J. W. Tynan and Mr. D. O’Conner. The gun is on exhi bition at Messrs. Molina & Della noy’s, and a box is placed there for votes. The Oglethorpe Echo has this: A merchant of this town, whose namo we suppress at his re quest, aud who was one of Morgan s most trusted aud gallant men, performed a deed of daring that is worthy a page in history. While his command was stationed near Sparta, Team, our friend detailed himself as a squad of one to go on a foraging expedition. He approached a farm house, and, peeping through an open window, saw a squad of Yankee officers at supper, with the lady of the house waiting upon them. Instead of beat ing a hasty retreat, as you or I would have done* he silently back, cocked his gun, and the first intima tion that the Yanks had of his pres ence was a command to surrender. As each one imagined that the muz zle of the gun was aimed directly at him, they obeyed without parley, the lady relieving them of their arms. Their gallant captor lost his su per, but was recompensed ther by carrying his six captive camp.