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£{jf Hamilton Visitor
BY P. W. D. BOT'LLY.
FRIDAY MOUSING. FEB. 20, 1874
The Methodist element predomi-
M&tm in tfSTNTftlse of Represonta
tires. Sixty-seven members, how
ever, are hot connected with any
chnreh.
A lady in Chattooga county re
cently gave birth to three boys.
Some negroes in Talbotton recently
n'tempted to eure a negro boy of fits,
by cutting off the tail of a black cat
and allowing the blood from the
wound to. drop, in his open mouth
while the 6t was on him. The boy
did not live long enough afterwards
to lest the merits of the remedy.
Two hundred negroes lately left
Monroe county 4br Arkansas.
The contested election case for the
mayoralty of Weel Point will be tried
at Troup Superior Court. Mr. \V.
E. Jones alleges that illegal votes
were cast for hi* opponent, Capt B.
F. ftod.
Several negroes fyave returned to
Houston county from Arkansas, who
are disgusted with the latter county,
and expreaa a determination to stick
to Georgia in future.
Correspondents of both the Griffin
papers report a difficulty, a few days
since, between Gen, Toombs, and a
Macon man named Virgin, caused by
some remarks made by Gen, Toombs
iu arguing a case before the Supreme
Court. Mr. Virgin threatened to
kill Gen. T. m apon as lie came put of
court, but fr onds interfered, and the
matter la hoag|it Vo have been ad
justed. W 6 have seen no mention of
the affair in th Atlanta papers.
Among the members of the House
is one editor. Ho must be lonely by
bimself.
A negro boy allot and killed a
negro man in Liberty county, a few
days ago* Robbery is thought to
have been the cause of the murder.
Daniel Self, aged 70, an old citizen
of Meriwether, was recently drowned
in e creek near Greenville. lie lull
town for home in the morning, and
hia mule coming home without him,
search waa made, and hia body was
found in the creek. The creek being
up, it ie thought the mole would not
go in, and that Mr. Self, in trying to
make him do to, waa thrown in, and,
on account of bia feebleness, woe una
ble to get out. Mr. Self had lived in
Bight oi the creek in which he met
bia death for over thirty years.
Two white men, both drunk, left
Senoia the olber evening in a buggy
for home. About daark they reached
White Oak creek, and the horse be
coming entangled in crossing, the
more sober of the two got out, nnd
freeing the horse from the buggy,
got out of the creek, and left the other
behind. On going to look for bis
companion next morning, he found
him still silting in the buggy—froaen
to death I
Roswell is' the most prosperous
place in Oobb county. There is wa
ter-power within eight miles to ruu
twenty factories.
Thouiasvitle has already had ripe
strawberries.
A locomotive built twenty years
•go is still doing good service on
the Augusta and Savannah Railroad.
A physician of Griffin expressed
the opinion tha other day, that two
ladies and a boy of one fktaily, who
were sick at the same time with
symptoms of some poisoning, had
been made sick by eating robins that
fed on Cbtaa berries.
The down freight train of the
Western end Atlantic railroad, the
other nifht, broke down the bridge
over Cbtcamtnga creek, near Dalton,
and the tender and'five or sis loaded
oars went down with the bridge.
The engine jumped across, but
landed off the track. Fortunately no
one was seriously hurt.
The lessees of the State Road lmve
re-elected* the old board of officers,
headed by Joe B*-ew?*:
Two boys, Elijah aiul John Ham
nock, were found guihy in the Supe
rior Court of Quitman eonnty, -fX
burning the'house of Mrs. Thomas,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
six years.
At High Flioals Factory, on the
6th inst., a boy named William Brock
playfully pnt a rope aronnd the neck
of another boy named William Wal
laoe, and threw the other end of the
rope over a revolving shaft. It
caught there, and Wallace was drawn
up and revolved with great rapidity
until the driving wheel could be
atopped. He was fatally injured.
The untaxed property of Columbus
—churches, school-houses, &c.,—is
valued at $447,000.
The Macon Ice Factory was sold
on the first Tuesday of this month, at
Sheriff's sale, |ur #O,OOO.
Letter From Atlanta.
Aw.anta, Feb. 10,1874. ,
Eo. Visitor. — l have for some time
been intending to write yon, but an
opportunity not haring presented it
self, I have postponed it until the
present time.
One cannot be in Atlanta with his
eyes open, and say that he has noth
ing to write about, for there is no
lack of “ news ” in this fast city, such
as it is. But I do not propose to
confine my letter strictly to local oc
currences, but only give yon such as
bear a general characier, or, at least,
snch as will be interesting to the gen
eral publ : e.
Well, to begin with, the Legisla
ture, that august body, is busy, with
two sessions a day iu the House,
piling in bills and accumulating busi
ness, much of which will never be
reached or disposed of—and I don’t
think the country will be damaged to
any considerable extent if they don’t.
Up to this time there has been intro
duced in the Senate 307 bills; 130 of
which have been passed, 64 lost, leav
ing 122 to be yet acted on. In the
House, the number of bills introduced
is 632 ; lost and withdrawn 62; to be
acted on, 497. The Governor has ap
proved, so far, 10 bills. Many of
these bills will, of course, never be
reached without an extension of the
session, which is now being talked of.
Much of the legislation is of an en
tirely local naturo, and is of very little
importance, any way, and my opinion
is, if the legislature will devote its
time to'tnatters of a general nature,
and get through with the important-
matters, and adjourn at the end of
the forty days, the people will be bet
ter satisfied, .Much valuable time
has been wasted in the discussion of
the Convention question, and the re
moval of the capital Sack to Milledge
ville—two questions the advocates of
which must have known in the out
set had not the remotest chance of
success, and were only bronght for
ward to allow their advocates to let
off some of their gas in the way of
Buncombe speeches. The fact is, the
people are doing very well under the
present Constitution, and see no cause
for a convention; and aa to the re
moval question, why, the hotel-keep
ers and real estate holders about
Milledgevillo had aa well sell out and
come to Atlanta, for that dilapidated
village will never see another session
of the Legislature. Mark that pre
diction.
Your Representatives, Messrs. Mnr
phey and Hargett, have acquitted
themselves in the most commendable
manner on nil questions # thnt have
come before the House, bo far, and I
hazard nothing in saying that the good
old connty of Harris could not havo
sent two more faithful representa
tive 4, or men who would look to the
interests of their constituents with
more vigilance than tho two above
namei’.
You have probably seen from the
papers that Mr. t II. I, Kimball, who
is dubbed, derisively, “ the great de
veloper,” has returned to Atlanta. It
was whispered on the streets, as soon
as it was noised around thnt he was
coming, that he would be arrested
immediately upon leaving the train:
but ho was not arrested then, nor has
he been yet, notwithstanding he lias
been in the city a couple of weeks.
A great many people say ho deserves
to be in the pouitentiary, but it seems
that no one knows anything against
him that will put him there. Little
as people abroad think of it, this same
H. I. Kimball has thousands of friends,
not only in Atlanta, but throughout
the Staley and friends, too, who will
stand by him under all circumstances,
until the proof is made that he is
guilty of crime. They do not believe
he has stolen anything, or injured the
State in any way whatever, and the
very fact of his returning here to face
his accusers and court investigation,
has strengtlieaed the confidence of
his friends, and somewhat abashed
his accusers. Look at the fact that
a serenade was tendered him tlie other
night at the Kimball House. That
shows he has friends hero. True,
Mr. llillyer requested every Atlanta
man to leave the house, and Mr. Iloge
said that no gentleman had anything
to do with the serenade; but it was
particularly noted by those present,
that only two or three left, and that
Mr. llogo got some very plaiu talk
for his remark. The fact is, Messrs,
llillyer and Hoge are not very well
posted as to the opiuions of the com
man people hereabouts, and although
they aro both members of the Legis
lature at this lime, 1 have heard many
remark that their tenure of office
would probably end with the present
session. But enough of Kimball.
Wo have the details to day of a
terrible tragedy which was cojnmil.
ted at Rutledge, about sixty miles
down the Georgia Railroad, in Mor
gan connty, on Friday night last. It
teems that a man named Johu W.
Woods, living near that place, was
in the habit of coming home drunk
and abusing his wife; and about a
week ago he came home intoxicated,
and, as usual, made for his w ife, with
the intention of beating or killing
her, when she eluded him, and ran to
some of the neighbors for protection,
leaving her three children, two boys
and a gill—the boys 14 and 10, and
the girl four years old. The wife
did not return home until last Satur
day morning, after it was ascertained
that Woods had poisoned the three
children, by administering morphine
in their food, and shot himself dead
with a pistol. What could have in
stigated this fiend to take the lives of
his innocent and unoffending offspring
it is bard to divine, except that he
was crazy from the effeects of liquor,
and knew not what he did. The
thonghts of a crime so horrible in its
details is enough to chill the blood in
one’s veins, and adds another to the
chapter of crimes for which whisky
is responsible.
I had intended to write you of sev
eral other matters, but I fear my let
ter is already too long. At another
time 1 will give yon some dots about
onr city pap§rs, their progress, and
the manner in w hich they are con
ducted; and some more extended
notes in regard to the doings of the
Legislature. J. 11. M.
A Tribute to the Bora iw Gray.
The New York San, in taking strong
ground against the increase of the
United States army, compares the
material of the Union army during
tho late war with that of the Confed
erates, and says: “ The quality of the
Confederate soldiers effectually dis
poses of the plea that it is necessary
to keep a regular army as a nucleus.
On the Union side was the entire
rank and file of the old army. Of
that force the rebels had only officers.
The Confederate rank and file was
composed wholly of raw men, and, in
the first two years of the war, volun
teers. Yet what an infantry they
were! Those of us who saw them
charge in line of battle never approach
a Confederate cemetery without tak
ing off our hats in homage to the de
voted braves who ever walked
straight into the jaws of death with
out blenching.”
iWl i
The Soldiers op Lee and John
ston—General Hooker, in the late
reunion of the army of the Cumber
land, referred to the Confederate
Army, against which he had fought,
in these terms: “ Search the world
over, and yon will not find the like
of them. 1 have had the opportunity
of seeing some of the armies of Eu
rope since then—the French, Prus
sian, Russian and Austrian—and I
tell yon it will be down hill work to
fight them compared with our late
foes.”
Newspaper Postage.—A bill has
been introduced iu Congress provid
ing that one copy of a weekly news
paper may be sent to each subscriber
thereof in the county where -they are
printed nnd published, free of postage,
and publishers of newspapera and
periodicals may mutually exchange
their publications, not exceeding one
oopy in each jfphange, free of pos
tage. It also proposes the rednolion
of postage on w eekly papers to three
cents a quarter. We hope the bill
will pass.
Trichinosis. —Two persons have
lately diod in Aurora, Ind., from this
disease. Their deaths were caused
by eating sausages made from pork
infected with trichina spiralis.
A mioroscopio examination made
of the flesh of the victims after their
death, disclosed millions of trichina)
still alive.
Tho neighbors are much alarmed,
and have almost quit eating pork.
Tiik Logic of it,—A contempo
rary argues the question tbusly: The
average length of the farmer and
merchant's life is sixty-five years,
while that of a printer is but thirty
three ; hence the necessity of paying
! for your paper promptly. We have
not long to live, and we would like
to have a littio money before we die.
£*T Bishop Haven, of the North
ern Methodist church, is reported to
have said that he expected to live
long enough to see a white President
and his black wife occupy the White
House. As the negro-loving Bishop
will hardly live to see that, it might
somewhat allay hia longing to take
utilo himself a black wife.
ibsi ■ <m<
®*Col D. B. Graham, of Telfair
county, Ga., has taught school for
several years while-lying on his back
—his whole body being paralyzed,
except his hands and arms up to the
elbows.
EST* Home is moving towards
establishing a savings bank, and par
ties in Savannah have subscribed
$25,000 towards it.
Hatters in General.
Two young ladies in Montgomery,
/fta., recently fought and whipped out
two burglars whp had entered their
house bn & plundering expedition.
Chief Justice Waite has arrived in
Washington. Zfe.wiU take his seat
on the re-assembling ftffbil Supreme
Court on the first MondayTh March.
A “spirit” has been “raised” in
Lowndes county, Ala., who states
that the cotton caterpillars will be
few and late this year.
A farmer in Tallapoosa county,
Ala,, refused to join the Grangers
because “ they’ve let the women in,
and they’ll work it round so as to get
to vote directly
Two negroes lately overpowered the
jailor at Tuskegee, Ala-, and made
their escape.
The champion foxjst of North Car
olina is Mr. SummerelljOf Northamp
ton county. He has tailed seventy
eight foxes from September last.
The Grange movemgjt is invading
the Western LegislitHres in the cause
of retrenchment and economy.
Thirty cents a gallon for wine in
California is said to pay the produ
cers a fair profit. And the poor fel
lows who sell it here can get only
eighteen dollars a dozen bottles for
it!
Real estate is steadily advancing
in Raleigh, N. C. Property sells now
for fifteen thousand dollars, that five
years ago would not have brought
more than eight thousand dollars.
The population, is steadily in
creasing. There are two hundred
buildings now in course of erection in
Raleigh.
A little boy in Dubuque who found
#3,200, and honestly returned the
money to the owner, received as a I
reward an old silver watch and a'
pair of skates. This is considered by!
the Dubuque youth a warning, if
they find money to say nothing abont
it until a reward is offered.
Walking-boots made of seal-skin
dressed, like leather are a novelty
lately introduced in New York. They
have long been in use by the em
ployees of the Hudson’s Bay Com
pany, are quite waterproof and nearly
as light as paper.
The Hon, Jefferson Davis left New
Orleans a week or two ago for Liver
pool, a sea voyage having been sug
gested by his physician on account
of dropsy of the heart, from which he
is suffering.
About six miles of water pipes have
been laid in Montgomery, Ala., and
the contract binds the company to
complete the works by the first of
June next. > ■
The whisky war is still going on in
the West, with the women charging
all along the line and “swiggers”
knocking under.
At Lancaster, 0., 18,000 has been
snbscribed to carry on the whisky
crusade, the Mayor leading with
SI,OOO.
In Lowndes cbftnty, Ala, where
cropping last year was not a success,
63 mortages were entered for record
in the Probate Court for week
ending the 17th. The Examiner says
that nearly all the mortgagors were
negroes.
Mr. Ruby married Miss Jet.
u Look out for the trinkets,” adds an
exchange.
In Dallas county, Alabama, two
men have commenced the cultivation
of hay upon a large Beale. One
thousand acres are sown in grasses
which can be cut three or four times
a year. Next fall they intend to
stock the place wjth Durham cattle j
and supply Central Alabama with
meat.
A bill has been introduced into
Congress, by Mr. Hays, of Alabama,
to reimburse tho State for the destruc
tion by the Federal troops of the Uni
versity buildings at Tuskaloosa.
Messrs. Shelt and Willie Stevenson
and Kd Vernon, of Jacksonville, Ala.,
recently a wild boar in the
mountains in’Vtbat vicinity, that
weighed two hundred pounds, while
it was engaged in a desperate en
counter with the dogs at the mouth
of its lair. The bristles, and indeed
the hair all over the animal was some
eight inches long, thfi tusks about
the same length, while the tail meas
ured twenty-two inches.
A little boy living near Kankakee,
111., was amusing his hrothers and
tasters by twisting a towel around
his ueek in imitation of hanging, when
in turning around his feet slipped.
He fell the length of the towel, which
was firmly attached to. a roller. His
neck was instantly broken.
By the recent decision of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court restoring
property confiscated daring the war,
the heirs of John Slidell got $210,000.
The editor of the San Antonio Her
ald acknowledges the receipt of tw’o
fresh and beautiful Indian scalps.
Springfield, Mass., has organized a
new order, entitled the Sovereigns of
Industry.
Firblesb Locomotives.— The fol
lowing is condensed from a letter of
General and Tv Beauregard, who is
President of the New Orleans and
Carrollton' Railroad Company ; The
fireless locomotives have now been in
use two months on a portion of that
road about thxeg miles. They have
resulted in a gain oveir horses of
twenty mifiutes to a round trip.
They are more manageable than hor
ses, being more readily stopped and
started, and give the driver opportu
nity to make change and attend to
the passengers. They start with
one hundred and twenty-five pounds
pressure, make the round trip of six
miles and get back to the starting
point with forty to fifty pounds.
One dummy is equal to nine mules.
A calculation for twenty years makes
the running expenses of a road with
these engines one-fonrth of that of
equal conveyance with nudes. If
these figures are at all near correct
ness, the days of horse cars, on the
score of economy alone, are num
bered.
s33*° There is a record of a star
suddenly appearing in 1572, and
swelling out with such magnitude
and brilliancy that it was seen in the
daytime. Tycho Brahe, a Danish as
tronomer, saw it and wrote an account
of it. It was seen for a year and five
months, and then died out, and has
not been seen since. Another, in
1604, disappeared. In 1670 one be
came invisible, then at intervals for
two years was seen, and then was
lost, as it seems, forever. So late as
1866 a dim star vjavuqticed by as
tronomers, grew to great hrigtness,
then grew dim again, and in four
months was lost. Several others, say
ten or twelve, were known and are
gone. What became of stars thus
lost is a great mystery.
Columbus has taxable property
amounting to $3,620,725.
■ i
A Costly Comma. —The Ways and
Means Committee of the United States
House of Representatives has discov
ered a comma in the tariff bill of Au
gust, 1872, .which has cost the gov
ernment $2,000,000. In that bill,
among other things included in the
iree list, were fruit plants, tropical
and semi-tropical, for the purposes
lof propagation and cultivation. In
engrossing the bill, or in the process
of copying it for official printing, a
comma was inserted after “fruit,”
| and all fruit was thereby placed upon
the free lisf. The customs officers,
however, not noticing the change,
continued to collect duties on fruit
until the error w-as discovered. The
Ways and Means Committee have
agreed to report a bill to remove the
comma in accordance with the intent
of the law of 1872. The amount of
tax illegally collected is not far from
$2,000,000. —Atlanta Herald.
LOUDENBER & BRO.,
MANUFACTURERS,
' Wholesale and Jletail Dealers in
CIGARS,
One Booh West of “Sun’’ Buildixo,
Randolph St., COLUMBUS, BA.,
Have reduced the prices of Cigars as follows:
Cigars that we have been gelling for $2.50
per hundred we now offer for $2.25 ; Cigars
formerly at $3.50 we now offer at $3.25.
Genuine Havana Cigars at $5 per hundred;
j former price $5.50.
Remember, you can't buy such goods any
where in the State for same money. We are
selling cheaper than anybody. Ctrl! on us if
you want bargains.
Country trade solicited. Samples of any of
onr Cigars will be sent to any merchant or
dealer on application, free. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
Columbus, Feb. 11,1874. jan3o-3m
GEORGIA— Harris County.
George W Tanker-sly Applies for exemption
of personalty, and I will pass npon the same
on the 28th instant, at my office.
feb2o-2t J. FC. WILLIAMS. Ord’y.
GEORGIA-— Harris County. *
Z H Cokes has applied for exemption
of personalty, and I Will pass upon the same
on the 28thlnstant, at my office.
feh2o-td J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y.
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