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About The Meriwether County vindicator. (Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga.) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1879)
ihe Meriwether County Vindicator VOL. 7, Jill. VINDICATOR -• ill.l* til tVSKT FWWV, BYWM.T. REVILE., A r '•-.‘.(Ml |> li ASSI SI IN A“\ IN*' t*r GKKP I- N I.TII -I I IT! 1. C K}s**K U H.i • ( Wro.Mwr, s • v i t lit m 11 ill*' il' *• ' ( men 1■ • > 5 } i.'ail *lDft Ili ttJ •• im im . oxi 50t I H Alt HI 8111 X> ll 3 u . J Si 1 4> : SOOC* hi Ul !• , t , (HO 10 10 ’ TMHI S3 01 :i 0 , w ,, ;I 0 t,uij J. 10 .Ci 00 8 !<> I. ,J jiuoo g<l Oil jHI 0> 0* 00 ♦10" i ' i {IT* .1 lilirr .. ilr ik-i ii m i '■ H>' i* nj itrti mj* ! tb#* i* *r t>*t. COUNiY OFFICE ‘l3 i IRDIN AH V V J, lliuhui. MI.TIUFF O- Florin**. < i.KHK J*. T W. 11. Kflier. TAX ltD I'.IVMI U S. tViot'Ul*. I W ci i|.1.1.i Toll .1 o Cliji.viiin TKKASt'HKK G- J. Amlin nyf sinvi.xou tv v ( i lH I N Eli .Mm H .June* tot NTS COM MISSIOXERM I I Milam, Aaron S!H.\ ( J Reeve*, J Um luoi ‘ .1 \\ Estes HiA HI * ill" I m’i ATI ON John XV Tarl. " I tar ue*. >h, Udo.i He. w* li A I’sik.i A I! Fit* s.ian Si SEN A foil 3*Mh Dtsliii t. T 'I Hum an KKI’IU ONI ATIVIS r j NS iiiin i.* t xx \\ 1111.1 ii*.' ~i li 1 SIN KS S CAH !) S ill Ain I XX A HE. A I I ohm X 11,. iv-111 I r Gaoltt.U |'MHii|t ar„l Inil 111 ul sllentt..,! paid tn all l‘ !i# ntf ii it K KITH, A ; r ’ vr /A i, xxx <i vi( .A f <. i r Will {>t iiriif hi miM •1m Mini i • Bl 1 'VI fli < M Hit I' \f M I N t ‘.in IN Al 101 l MX N \)X ii;rMii!r " •i■ • i :<i v * H A IWKKLH A *• | XXV l. if*K' i u i i' Uaoiiiii i r, .11 jirai t|< < in H" Jill' •>"<’* , .r, nil. Mu oairt l Oflinao ami ( ißirld ‘if Mi fi iln r <minix Ofli,, >, O tla somtli "h "I 'ln I n!*l" , •< in it <h-n >■ 'ln Grog 1 0,,r. Dll I It I I KItEI.I. OPKlUtlt bl I'MeeM ~r tin I'nMi. Oflb* wltfi bid father Dr J). <• \<rr< II,a! tin Drugs.*. fjfj&A- <’■ Floyd, !>• !>■ >“•. HEsIDENT JiJ.NTI' I Oreim ru a, liroKlil Tnrn < nab All <fE v irnintol AaAA X MONTH irHafnnlo >t ♦lx* <iv iriaxln 6t Ui* Itnhwitr n'lrd ▼** “ ( m |,n| ixx ri*|ntr*-<l n *>l mart cm M**ti, wotwn. Inn* tnl *irl m*k inom y fiW<T *! w-xA f,x u ,oia.n • nr th ing *Td*' Tin <<rk i* lijrlrt ami a*,'l aadi • *r ini ran g*l rtytrt ~ Tln*a*- win, ar* wiar- who w>-tin* in**-!''*- will M-rnl ii* llnir mhlrowx * at nix* ami *<•*■ f,x th' rnwlvm < oally Outfit ami t*rin f r ,.,. Now id tin- turn Tinan- alroniy r work vr laying oj larr*- num* of namny. ArWrrad THI EA CO Anpnata. Main* ATLANTA | I’AL’KK MILLS. ATLANTA. ----- - - GEORGIA-j l’,ook, New? and Wrapping Taper, ALL SIZES AND WEIGHTS. PTICE, 43 BROAD ST., ATLANTA 1 *k ‘:x. wa.: ■ I Hfrfer to this iwoe m tA him i ;per./ J . Blanis, and all Kinds of Job Work execu ted at this Office. GHEENVLLK, MKIHWETHEK 00UNTV, Qf, SEP I‘EMBEU 19, 1879. L / (Original I’uWß. The Stranger’s I'ueaxi. BY J- T. W. A in the f*i, fur West. Weary of thought* and wivn with N c.n Mx*ks hk lonely jjlaee of rrm, ‘Ninth <lrtrkem'l rtkies, tut TANARUS \s noil, >a*l are the thoughiv ifm! itowil his hrmn, IVnulktil fallN the lingering t<‘4t ; lit Uiiig* ft*r his ohl home itgMin, its ftrii*s m fair, itt? *'Uli Fatlw*r ! only to thy e?irv Cun I entrust my jewel* rnn Vet, thank* hi* hwelling h.wotn thrill, To Him, the wMiuterer** ham!. .\ml U*4ul him hy Hi* ow n jmre w ill. To a jWM}le lave in a goodly laud. Tbi’ range their iehuiih, their fmceuuew, r nieir heart* are wlirm.nml g\MMt,utul true To i.ighl, '*u(h Ueoivutk clem blue skies. A ftiir form knes’ls U sitht hi*r nun h i iiwietl are KhUv n laughing eye*. Sn>lhetl h\ U iMiti nUil j'fiiiii ibUl'll l hi toUhftil lludh* ‘ * <iu m• o'er Ttie Wire. tre;tthe> now a fervent praver, An angel wsfer. “goiH- lu foit. ' ill the hds |x*fiti>11 U .ti “< >h <*h! ' w ali li o'er my htustutml * life 1 H lit* lem sake pndee! hi* w il* Ali ' i* her hruve heart, loving, kind, A npirit gentle, i* given .\shoi| lim* e’er on earth, rniihlined Idr r*M;** i ' waereri Use in Heaven A iiuxilx in < are a true wile’* love, An theme* ol •“ng t**i Ktmi*ulHvi liieat fur> wieep, ihy hnge/mg ( itit mm it. he the hrmn to r* t • *weet Of Ik.i ni u|M*n thy tin\ wing l lie H|l It* kindred soul IUHS *el 1\ rapt in thine urn.* tin *trung* t tr a is A*k! thus Hint* >ul 111* gJiMiin o! night. S\ hi!* Hi it* *ti ad in gentle*! ? a ii.** 1* wafted mellow light ll‘ iutpps Menu-* tiefori him ri>‘ O'er 1% xs w- *il Imml <>• < *rgrin n hl.i* n I li* glad • \ • t* gr< * t a !*rut wa ll known T him the Mveeii>i form on earth I let warm e!w **k pn -m jI * l*e' t luw ow n, < .is * > tok* n <-f fit* *-onj . rmt worth. o* h liapj-v mil> will ever * h* r lh* loiieU lienrt howevi r drear, f* A ri*s* if* h*irn* within hand L im E i*’*l Hitiu a llu Wi< .u*l, J i Sioid* f"l i* *ll HiHo-n hand I* papa from hi?* liillt-girl " Tin- HiUMi i UtNp* in teinl* rh*ld, I'be jMMlfee of ev**f V |Hotl|* r’f* j*) bof riatiit* !>>rm< and witii j* rfe* t rnouM. Ilm fath* r pride lh* ir "Itahv lny “ Hint pe*t and nohl* h* n a\ |r**\*. 'I a-ii him th* l*|*rti> of m *i*rt)** l*tve, I/• ; firmlv ►hut i- Itahv > hand.. ll* lir*n Jin* tender tilth arm, A if to >n\ In a diwtniit luixi. Tw ill,**„..* das >*ln* !d th* c from all harm ” NiH ehiht, what* * * r fat* I** T*l- Mas honor id whs *> !h lh\ guid* h*>U v'M l**ok <lowm w ith love divhu la;M * k#r |ri , ww<l a* if ne'er t*> f*art, S* ll* art imiH 1 In rn* '•< it* Ih *1 |*v* *| li**art f i* mm * t I** light lh* mu red fir** That thrill* the bhiwhmg la-iei fhit h* who w in* t% w if* * ntir* I-*nr h . truly. IV#rHf>v hht Bright f<*rm U b tlirai ev**r mar * 'l ** w**dh‘ , U* Htfeugthen and to < h * f I i’.ir ii> r tin w/rld may *rjiujt'Tm r<*m, j To wk ain '■ true bliss may Is found , ; And fee I, at last, 'll* in a home, Willi Imial ones fondly i )um*T*a| r</ttnd. There ne'er i <xdd lx a heaven alx/ve Witlexit a noble woman's love I n-nr T< xti* k/ved, s/lopled stall The < in iririttn seek* Willi thee a plan ! He gives ids cuerg •*. strength. fair. May Ibry l/ring to tle-c n<> dixgra/v . j Ti# trtte the offering i* tail small. Fur what, to lli*-*- is or** |mr lib But moti must In ■ nlrust his all, HiirUMmi, ami hit pr' i i'xiH wif* i Tbro' love of children am) of wiviw. Trite Wee lead aftcnest jmr*w lives | The tawta r*/w finds the ifeat Umg aonjrhi < aimed ty the form* Mill by hi* xi'l/ , The burden of each future H*sight. Georgia his lore, Texas his pride tlMi fcorn-~t !*• happy dreamer II rise A *trimg/r man, if m< more wisc Hamaon 1 liapri, Freest or: Cos , * Texas. Sept. Ist 1K79. . An Irishman, being on trial for some of fense, pleaded "md guiity," and the Jury being i the boo, the dtotrtei attorney pro ceeded to call Mr. Furkiraou as a witness. W ith the mcsd utmost innocence, Pat rick turned hia face to the Judge and said ; "Do I underKand your, honor that Mr Furkirson is to lie a witness against me again.” The Judge said dryly, "It seems as if be is." "Weil, then, yer’ honor, I plade guilty sure, if yer honor piase : oat that I am guilty, for Pm as innocent as yer* honor's babe, but jist on arrrmt. of sarin’ Mr. Fur kirson s sow! ” I The Investigation. Atlanta Diiat-I. *je^—— We Art glad that the Augusta Chnmiele, wUl* u great ability ami 11111111-1111-, jilao-n itnrtf smtin'ly on mnril for a mauvliing In ! viKtigatiou into all the n-jairtnl tTooknliK-m> !of the Statr svttmnlistrfttkWi t ami not only thai. t>ni iH-rti-lvin the ttii}Hirlaiiii- to tlm lk-iii". rath■ party iM Ihi- Mali- of wtt-li an invi-itktatnm amt of tin- i-\o:ujl:iry mmish 1 mont of all OJUciaU who max fairly bvtowvl entity. XX 1 think Unit enough Inns alrrarly Ixt-ii ilisx-liwi-il to I'onviini every IH-uioerat, ho is not in s.nn- xvfty intnrmt.it in tin "•hieliling ami relmniiijf of preu nt ollleinlx, 1 that this invnstigatkm ougiit not to have lx on masle that if if haul mi ms-n mmle, tin o|‘|imeiit of the 'Mrifuniail" Denucra jex of Georgia would have had a si rong •tsxuu** in the e.Mv*of rwxl year Tin result will li\ either tlwit the investigations and trials will prove the falsity of the ehar- 1 ges in eireii'a!ion. or the Deunx-ratie party of tin State will lie fnllv ’exonerated" h\ 1 its i-oiideutt lilt toil and punishment of all the ensikedlH-ss di'iii !oed \fier refining to the out lent eliarges against a. vi tal State oltleials. the (’hronh-le xx ill sax s XX e do not xxisli to do then' :mi n any injußtiee. neither do xxe xx’ish to seneii tlie.ii from jiuhlfe indignation if rtiex desi rx eit Tin v have donP tnon to destroy tin organized Iteinoefai y in this State and si .unlali/e lln Di tins raex of tin I hion than ( xreliavi tinie to measure nr indicate I lull I viiiuallv lin y an ot small eonivrii when I eon.pate.l xxilh liiv gixl name ol the Slate | and tin party X iMixviiful ellort aided hy ! i 1 1 | gifted and ready |n ns, is said to have l>een | aln ady made to sot tell tile hlow im|x nding ' lon 1 tin se ottieials, Iml We shall not lie a jialty to hiiv Ma li design, ;ynl. il nei'easarx', ille.x|siM' it. Mm h xxlni. xxashing will sap the regular Delius tin y I rum tin* inouie tains to the sea. and topple it ox, 1 x , ably XX 1 demand in tin name of the pen- 1 pie, that there shall l eoiuplete jtisliie to j linp, 1 s.ms Ineiilpated. Iml no maxvkisli | ■anUiiuntallty o| hall xxni 1 xeulpalhm. if! | tin X In- guilty IH' even the half 1 hinged against them If there Ik- not a Isild, feat 'U >w iiik) 1 >r* i 1 ( it t h'Hlliitg “I Ihr Aiik?Hi> Kinbl*■?*. fr*t:i l*p to iMrttimi. it imt*B Vh vn< would o*< h pinch ' I hiiulT fi thr i luitii of th** Mr*/nni/rd I b imm rm \ in tin < rui hut* In hw * o lln- Slat* if tin* miiii i* now h* w "tilr, upon tli* Htnftw of j thii* fity I,H t}i (it n* ?m1 Aiwo 11 dily *•ouruijrouMlv i U|.|ti,ti wh\ M in oirtt itn ir hiwHim *h Ati. I* j 1 < !:i.o*tr f>r hi puhlli nffitith Wluii • roimin*ntttr> I hi! in ili ll ( *itiiiiion vwnltli wuoli u wloj/uu klioul* shake |it from centre In eiri iinifi renee ! XX hat sort uf uinmigenu'iit is that w hen try an oxl r i plus uf ibiSl ISKt lihs Is-en raised by tnxa | linn over and above the amount needed to ! pax tin' interest uu tie Nutting Isinds, and that sin h nun Ims nexer lai'ii rejsirted to | the |s‘ople uf the L’gi*lnlure lluw easy - w.ndd siieh a thing l*e omtlnued nr eoin eal eii iiad not the Investigation unearthed it '< llovx have th..- massi-s thereby been wioiig ed while oltleials have L-en faring Hiiinplu ousiy ' XX 1 t*w, very nmeli fear, that itu-n in high position have bu ll more Intent upon making inoticv than anything ; and il is logti time ting the mtteimeiiw In* prolw and h. the twittom and the sanetnary purified Tie glrsmiiiat featuo- of tin- whole tiling is the .lemorali/.ing < fTi et igwni the young men of tlu- country Tin ysv erisikednews to call It by no wors.- name prosper - ibi x se. fame and Tor*line attend sharp t (rra/ilce lo usi* a mild term while true prirMdjdt* are m 4 diaiount I 11. si * thfrigs Inlisf tiOt In allowed to pro ceed and flourish. Nor will they Is- If the 'irgantwd Dianoeraey prove untrue totliem wlv.s tfie w.rrk will Is done hy oilier and (w-rliaps ru'lit hands We give fair w arn mg. however reluctantly, and with sim-ere Muown tor all who have made writ n dais |ssiiile Hut the lime has conic lo sjsak Out. atlas a watz ln r it|sm tin- tow er we give the signal of dang.-r awl cry l<m<l to tin faithful every where, to either purge thz- party <zr Gw pre j wire to see it split asurehT awl irrerwln-lmod w ith de feat , 1 nlxittied Joy. A well-known Atlanta Itepublicsn, now on a I/tininess trip to another Mate, thus Ju bilaOn over tin- recent election* In a letter to a frii-ml here s "Hold wie ! tie roe down I •trike me with a fedah roll me up in the star -spangle-banner, and shoot me a-cally hoo’in init of aorne Mg pile-driving Cokirn biail : Take me up in a hal!o<*ri ten tbou aainl feet alx/ve the sea, tumble me out and then listen to me screedi for Maine and California as I ride the ocean wave I I-et me sink a thousand feet beneath, among the vrrai I axis and sponges, and I’ll rise still a wTeaming. Marry me to Susan B. Antho ny, Dr. Mary Walker, or any other man, for I’m too happy to live. Hear me howl over the gionou* victoriea ! Hub my head with 'Ad cheese and ram it down a rat bole and I’ll still yell- Now let the eagle-bird scream and the tidal wave roll—let her roll let her roll Ohio is sure for 80,000 majority! Farewell, Kag-haby—farewell, Democracy—the country is safe—the old flag is nailed to the mast, and in tri umph shall forever float, while we go marching on. shouting the battle-cry of free dom. Is the School system a! Failure in Noxv York T j|fWlwlelphia ltevs.nl New V.# expends nearly three and a half inillhaCTMtaw a year for the sup|s>rtof its puhlie atpoots, and has a Spiritualist for Sufierintifflßrt, at a salaj y of *B.OOO a year. ThwMinrtl of Kituention is in a mud dle ala Hit gi|fUlg rid of him. There xvoii.'d have tai-u J|triNilih‘ alnut his ivl.iiniiig liis situatiou iiad not I wen silly enough to publish a !&>. in with li he ha* given in* view* i)f MHHp II aotl his support of the , Mpiritual tnim, and also shown a great want of jUMßOeilt and gissl last. . That such a nMfpptiiihl liave direction of the ed ueation of hundred and ten thousand ! iliilfltvii In fce ehief eity of Auu-rien is t tail il a majority of the t Ihnuil did nos sustain him lie timid not re main. It is stated Mint a number of lent ti ers in the sebtiols have i'een imlueed relue- I tanlly to sign |>elitioiis to the lioar.l asking 1 to have him retainul. Some of tin- Journals ul Ni xx York lsildly asat-rt that the vast sum of money ex|ieiided (01 free edta'alion is wasted, and that there is no satisfactory evidence of moral add in tcUvc*.xxi*Ti/MpvuXAU;\-iWt.U* fa- SIS il from it. The amount of money handled, Ihc llirn- Diousuikl salaries paid, and the xvliieh polilieuins i an manage with so Ulicral auex pendilnre, are powerful suppurls of a sys tem of training of very doubtful value to tlie tax limdcned iHujile Tito Sxx OOtllO.Kg (ll J lolllt' lie who has no home has not the sweet est pleasure of life , la- f.i-ls imt tlie thou sand I'll.l.'anneals tliat eluslel around that Util lowed spot to fill tin' void of liis lulling In.ul, and w Idle axv ay ills lelsun moments in the sweetest of life's Joys, Is misfortune your lot, you will llnd a I unit \ xveli'ome from hearts iN-atitlg true to your own The chosen partner to \ i.ur to!! him a smile of approbation when others have deserted, a hail.l of lio| m* when all others refuse, and a heart to fe.-l your sorrows as her own Eery yips a smiling cherub with prattling glee and Joyous laugh will drive all sorrow from your rare-worn brow, mid In. lose il In die Wreath* of dmiM-sllc bliss. No Hinder lioxx humble lbill home max be, how d.’Stlliile its stoles, or how poor fl* inmate* are dud ; if tru. hearts dwell there, il is Xet 11 boule a elin-rfll!, prudent wife ols dieiil and ntfi etionali' ddidren, xxill give thfir IMSRtessois more real toy than hair* of gold and wills I x lioiivis Tlu hofne of 1 lempeiali, industrious, lumesl Ilian will Is' the greatest Joy. lie Tomes to if, "weary mid xvorti," Iml the music of tin- merry laugh and the happy voices of ehildlssul eln er him. A plain but healthful meal awaits him. Knvy, am ambition anil strife inix'e 110 piaee there, and with a deal .*nseieuec |*e lays Ills Weary limb* down to rest in tlie Imzsoiu of Ids fami ly, aud under die prob-Gani et the poor mini's friend sisi In-lpur. Canary Mini In)>orttio!H. XX Idle every hm iga pajw r jsmr* forth Its lamentations over Hie new adjustment of the 1 ail anil- ol trade between J.uroia, and Amerirn, tlu *is a drop C eoq*ntaik)n tut them In the f|K (hat Europe Has one tr* J |H.rt “ liieh iiinv br sd against nut* hn-rease of grain, petroleum mid nottorr, Prean AH ' tolar. 1878, ui February, JB7T, Germany e|Hirted to Amerl.a Itgt.OUO male eanarv birds. Tlie lairing of these Writs eni|iloys (juite a considerable imputation in amne provitiw* ut Prussia <Hu honw- alotie purdinaed laat y< ar .14,000 male and 8.000 f.'limle canari'-*, ln-dde-a Afi.OOO singing tifrd* of other kinds f 07,800 of there were eon signed to New York, 2,700 went to Africa and Australia and 1,000 t/i Brajiil Tin-re 87.000 birils eynsiijm'd lief ore they wvs* 1 disposed of 81 (jninlaf* G 7,820 pmmdsj of colza, 80 rprinttls (Ut.iSOO poimda; ut hemp and (X'ltpy aed. awl 'JO .pilntsl* (20,000 rssriidsy of ruilM and (amtry md. Truly, tin- IiUU- liirds of the air glut tbvti share of encouragement tp igrii iikure and trade. AT eaportfli In bis inaugural address made September 2. Oov. Blackburn, of Krnttwlty, uses em phatic language In denouncing tlie habit of wearing deadly weapons concealed alxxit the perwm. He says : It Is a matte# of deepest regret than so many of our citizens indulge in Lite repre- Jiensible practice of carrying conccuh-d weapon*. This sliouid lx- discountenanced by all g<vxi men. It is a cowardly practice, for it is not to be presumed tliat any citizen in the daily diachargc of his duties walks forth with sn armory l/eltcd ar'xind him. A man armed with a bowie-knife and pi*, tol has the a< I vantage of one unprepared for an assault, and no geo tinman would take advantage of saeh an tnteipm) contest. We can only that a dastard or tmvn£i wottld do an. { W have a law against this deUMtabk; practice, and 1 hope it will be rigidly enforagd. None should bn exempt from H, whether higher low. The safety of our people demands this ; many a help, less widow and orphan pleaded for it. Let us not lie dead to. their cries of distress. Human fife must be protected. A Sa**rcd tru st for the Soldiers of the South. XVc feel It our duty to lay la-fore mr renders the following touching letter, which di-serila'S the Inst sad scenes in the life of General lliaal, ami tla- niniiition of his desolate mid destitute family Tile let’er is :ulilr"ssiil to General Itaiidali E. Gibson, of I zmisiatng to xvhiise care Gen llo.nl, xx turn dying, (iimmendtil his orphan ebiidmi ; New Orleans, Aug JO, 1875* I*K.XIt (iKNKUXI : Knowing xi air love and es teem for Gen. llisal and his family, I thimght a few particulars of the sad event xvould not lie uninteresting to you. Mrs. lliaal, after her last eonthu-ment, xxis la-t ter, and bad an easier time than on any for. mer la-eaai.Mi. Kriilsy week, fn-ltng so well, she imprudently Irsik a laxtii. himie lilately she was taken xxith a ehlll. l>r, Hielmrilson having left on the Ist of the montli. Dr. liemiss xxas called in. I heard him say Xtr*. ilmal's ease was the most re markable one lie had ever seen in Ids prae lice ; lli.il tlierv was not a single s£ni|it.Hit of yellow fever, and they did not know that she had il until the black vomit H|i|H-nr ed She died at half past !> o'clock p. In. Sunday, night. arid was hurled at 10 oT'loek Monday morning. 1 nexi rinmy life saxx a Ilian so eompletely 1 rushed as Gen lliaal was. I was xviih hint Monday morning til! the funeral, lie said he'd rather Gial should have taken every one of Ids eliil dren in one day than to have lost Ids wife , that lie was . oinpli bly ruined, and noxx. xxillnml Ins wile. In- hail nothing In live for The precious litlle lambs xvho had gone to lad Sunday night, -knowing nu'ldng of their molhrr'a death, la gan In come in one t>v mie until nine entire in, and such a sii'iie I never xvlsli to witness again. After Ilia children left, In- said, “Major, I have nexer lrail the fixer, Imt if 1 should have 8, and il IsGiml’h xvill, I am ready to go. I have m|hested t 'ol. Flower* to take charge of my children mid appeal lo the Confederate soldiers to support them, for ll have nothing on earth to leave them." He was taken Tuesday li’.ornlng al II n'eliak, and died Friday morning at half past ;J a 111., perfeetly In his tliiml to within tell minutes of Ids death XI about o'clock lie asked the <|iKi.or if his time lo die was not near al hand The doctor said, ’ Yes, General." Then a minister was sent for at Ids re.pies' lo give him tli" last con iiiuniim As Ids dealli was unntitamiieed and no hour lisul tor thu luucral, vary few *eie i.i. seni, ,x urracliuu-nt of "t’lmll nenlills" tired a salute over liis grave, anil J In - last sad irlhu’c was paid to out brave, generous and 1 hristlau friend The il.M’tor thinks Lydia xvill not lixe through the night. She laid a violent fever i from the first, which went right to tlie 1 brain Little Ellu l Is ipiitr easy today All the children seem (o Is 1 droopy ; none realise ttu-lr great loss. I hear his house is mortgaged to |U full value, and In- left but little insurance on his life, not 1 icing aide Pi keep up hi* [ndl des. He Odd me Iris b<s,k was fini*hed, awl in was Just alsstl starting to I’hilwh l pbia Pi make arnangentetil* fin- it* publica tion | think it is altogether tlie s.ul'hsL drat li i have ever ka>* ■>. Old Mrs. Ilrti neu can live hot a few mouths ; and here are He-ren Am le InmlM left fattierless and —uth.-rtess (lh, Imw much Issuer If God In Ills prosrUleiuie would take them all. Yrarr* very truly, XX'ALTER V. (Ill't'll. ♦ • re ■ -ir- ('ommimiiuuoi' of Agriculture. *. Tin- following resolution, offered hy Mr. I*llllli|is, of Cobb, in the bmise of represent* lives a few day* ago, Is now Is-fore Ibe fl nance committee : VVluTcas, by a resolution *f the Iwsiae of representative* wlopted ii|sn the recoin. Bietulathin of the 'itminittee on finance, Uk IBMI of November, 187 H, the (ssnmlssi.mer f ngrieiilture was rmptiml Ui “furnish this house with a full, ttomplete and iUniizod statemnit of all money* ur other things re ceived and paid 'Wt by Win id one the organ ization rtf the dT*crtlm-trt of ngrlcuHnre, on aoeowit of ifif detartnrent to tto pMaom time arid W heri-as, Tin- said c< amnlxshmiT of agri culture, in rinjxmse to stfld resolution did submit an "Itemized statement of tl*- re. cel pis and ox|*mditurcs os the dcjxutmcut of agriculture from Kept cm I* r Ist, 1K74, to HeptctnlsT 80, 1H78," but said re|x/rt d<s-s not fundsh a full, complete and Itemized statement of receipt* ni*i expenses, and is calculated to deceive and mixlead ax In real facts : 1. In that it doe* not give the anvxint received by said oommMonrr as Ids sala ry. I. That It does not give the amount paid to the Mark of sakl enmmixxioixT, 8. it d'X-s not give tl*; amount |>aid for printing for said defmitmcnt ; and said re port is iitoutttfdetc and imperfect in that U [/resent* ao item under tl*: bead of expen se* t A #0)1.86 witlwxit stating what consti tuted this expense ; and furtlter, said re port f /resents several Hems aggregating a very large am*ilft for which diahurscßiczits there is no sufficient anthori ty of law, to- wit: .Salaries of emp10ye5..,...,,,, ♦23,274 80 I'rioting 9,08809 State fair expense# 62 80 Traveling expense# 864 16 where#* the commissioner of agricul lure lias not expended the large approfsria t lon to this departmnt, either in the e.x etmuge and dist ribution of seed or in (kiri ■•piiig the agricultural interest of the Mate m eoniempiaje.l by the fariaen and friend* of the measure Imt. on the contrary, has bam wasteful and otraraut to laviahneas, ia the use of tlie puhl ie money entruslett to hi care, his report showing that during the live years i*c hits lai-n in odiv-e he lias only ex pended 817.10 in the distribution ol seed, and only *.K% in siockiug our riven with tish, the largi-st proportion of the money en trusted to Ids esre having been expended with, alt in any way advancing live- agricult ural Inlievst of the staU-, wherefore, ltesolv.il. That the .simndltee on Anance be instructiil to iin|uire Into the factaherei stated mid 11 port tiy bill orolkerwlee as In their Judgment may seem projar, calling said xsmimissi. sirr of ngriculture to account with the state and also lo report a Wll or nwmuiiraid such leg!slat ton aa will iu the future protect the public interest and pre vent a xVasle of the public money hy tho (iimmisslom r of ugrh-iiltiim Too Hot for Him. As I'onfedcrate war reminiscence* are always In order, lu re U one too good to bo buried The hero of the Joke wa* one Jim lie wusaitaelml to ItiiMer’s cavalry, In Stuurt's command. Jim was mrted for lilt strong antipathy to slug and shell and a peculiar way lie had of ax-olding tisi close communion with the same. Hut at last all Ids plans failed to keep him out, and he. together with hi* companion, under a lieu tenant, was detailed to support a flattery that composed a |irtlon of the rear guard. Tbr enemy kept pressing so rinse, Infact, iu to endanger the retreating forces, aud the troop* covering the r.-treat had orders U> keep the enemy in cheek n given period at nil ko/nrds, unit tlie order was obeyed to the letter under a gulling (Ire. J| m grew dee ps-rntf. lie stuck behind trees that appear ed to Ids excited vision no larger than rant* robs lie tin’ll tried to lie down. In fact In- placed himself in every |switlon that his genius could Invent, hut the hiss of the but let liiuiiited him still. At laat, In despair, he called to the eouili umllng ollleer : "Idrilirnillit, let.* frill hack." "I cannot do it, Jim." “'Veil, I'll lie darned if we don't get I out If we stay lu re I” “My orders, Jim, are to hold this place and Hupisiri tills battery of guns. If we fail back, tin* enemy will rush iu and cap ture the guns " Just at itils moment a well-directed bul. lei impressed Jim with thn # change of In ice was necesenry. Jim found snot her apparently protected spot atid, w soon as lie recovered M* mind, he s-t"g out : “Snt . I.icntcnmit, what do you think them err cannon* cml f" "I npposi' als mi! f|, OOP, Jim," “Mcll, said Jim, “hit's lake up a roller lion and pay for the guns, and let the (|—d Yankee* have them." [Toledb Blade. Tlio Ti wagofor’w Fate. Mi. I reasurcr Ifenfnsi's tnaihle luut ct|l mbmted In h recommendation liy the cpm tnittee ap|siliiUal to Investigate his office, tliut he tie ImiK'whnd (hr high rrtljww M*l misdemeanor*. Tiiut Is what everybody expected unless s shorter method had Is en udopfrxl and removed him from rtfflpe "t once. When the “inwardness" of this office is matte public as It sum will be - people will be far more astonished than tlicy were at tin- condition of that of (Amp toiller Uoldsmltli. It will diartnsc a pear tiro that ha* prevailed for years, M gome extent, but never licfore to the extent that it lias since tin- advent to office of Sfr Ren* Ins* and his immediate prcderacsor. W allude to the (imrtlre of rt aviso out the Stale funds to Imnks and tmnkers, and the ' officer* isirketlng the preened* Mnrc Iff. ! Rauf roe has been In office; the different tranks of AttanU have paid interest on de poslta of Hutta funds to the sum offdtS.tflg, - 81 ; Mr. Wilson *.*M t Mr. Tommey f*,. Wtt.lli Mr. Murpfiy This shows a very Imndsocar outside iaentne for Mr. Ronfree ami a portion of bis bonds men. Ami tin; (siliey that allows so much momy or indeed any amount of money, to lie. thus diverted from the State Treasury sissild Is: comtcmned, and the officers Im plicated in its misdirection should be pun • idled to the extent of the law. Mr. Kctifme now lias nothing to liope short of a conviction by the high court of iiniM-acbjneat, and imt little Is-yond the #v idence be gives against himself will be atn. essnry to establish his guilt. And since out of his own mouth la- will stand condemned, he cannot cotnpiAin of persecution or injus tice.--(Col. Timex When you feel a Cough of bronchial af feet lon rrt-eping over the lungs, take Ayer'S < 'berry I’cctoral, and cure it before H be comes incurable. It was mg Gen Stewart U Woodford, but an ax-governor of Georgia, who one# re marked : 1 never deny newspaper now. An editor on one occasion piMiAMj a most dreadful accusation against me in a paper in my own town, where H reached the eyas of all my family gad friend*. I de nied it, of course, promptly and Gnw stantially, over my own denature, sad what do you suppose the fallow did thM } By George, sir, he proved it i- [X*w Tovk Buu. N< >. 40
