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THE HAMILTON WEEKLY VISITOR. VOL H.—NO. 17. C|e (pamilton #iaitot j). ff. 1). BOULLY, Proprietor. ~CA&S SUBSCRIPTION BATES. © copy one year 1 50' One copy rix months 1 qi§ copy three months • • < 0 A.ny one furnishing five eubscribers, with the money, will receive a copy free. Subscribers wishing their papera changed IVoa on* post-office to another, must state m(lßie of the post office from which they wish it changed, aa well ns that to which they wish it sent. All subscriptions mtjst he paid in advance. The paper will he shipped at the end of the tiT - pat* for, unless subscriptions are pre viously renewed. fifty numbers complete the year, CASH ADVERTISING RATES. ' Seat*] Imo 8 mns 6 mos 12 riSos 1 iach .7 i 2 50 $ 4 50 * 6 00 * 10 00 S iSes.. 460 726 11 00 18 00 fatefaes 600 900 15 00 22 CO 660 11 00 18 00 27 00 ieriuma 660 14 00 26 00 35 00 1 eolumn.. 12 50 25 00 40 00 60 00 lcolumn.J 22 00 41 00 62 00 100 00 Carriage* and deaths not exceeding six lime* will be published free. Payment*to be made quarterly m advance, ■according to schedule rates, unless otherwise agreed upon. Persons sending advertisements, will state th* length of time they wißh them published aad the space they want them to occupy. Parties advertising by contract will be re stricted to their legitimate business. Legal Advertisements. tkcritTi sries, per inch, four weeks.. .$3 50 mortgage fi fa sales, per inch, right weeks - •* • ”60 Citation for letter* of administration, guardianship, etc., thirty day 5...... 3 00 Notice to debtors and creditors of an estate, forty days •••••••••••• 6 00 Application for leave to sell land, four weokc 4 00 fls of land, etc., per inch, forty day* 5 00 •* •• perishable property, per Inch, ten day* ■■■ * W Application for letter* of dismission from gnardianririp, forty days... ....■■■■ 6 00 Application for letters of dismi ssion from administration, three months. . I Establishing lost papers, the full space of three months, per inch ■ • • w Compelling titles from executors or ad ministrators. where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months, per inch ' Eatray notices, thirty days 3 w Rale for foreclosure of mortgage, four month*, monthly, per inch b W alc of insolvent papers, tnrrty days. .. 3 w Homestead, two weeks z w Businegg oarcia g X BUSSELL C R RUSSELL RUSSELL & RUSSELL, attorneys at law, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA TFUI practice hs all the Stole Courts 3-1- Jenlums. HAMILTON, GA. ' THOS. S. MITCHELL. M. D., Kesideat Physitiai and Snrgtoa, HAMILTON, GEORGIA ■serial attention given to Operative Sur gery and treatment of Chronic Disease*. Term* Cash. W. I* 1 - TIC3HSTE3I=t, DENTIST, COLUMBUS, - GEORGIA, Office over Chapman’s drug store, Ran dolph's!, near city terminus of N. & 8. R. R. Itefqx jfully offers hi* services to the peo ple of Harris county. ju2oly CHATTAHOOCHEE HOUSE , By J. T. HIGGINBOTHEM. WEST POINT, GA HENRY C. CAMERON, Attorney at Law, HAMILTON, GA HR. i. W. CAMERON, HAMILTON, GA. Special attention to Midwifery. Charge* Moderate. Slues Dozier, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW HAMILTON, GEORGIA Will practice In the Chattahoochee Circuit, #r anywhere else. All kind* of collection* roaHKD —either way. W. JT- FOGHsB, Dentist, OLUMBUS, GEORGIA Office In the building of the Georgia Home Insurance Company. feb2l-ly Rankin house COLUMBUS, GA. J. W. RYAN, Prop’r. Feakk Goiden, Clerk. —3 RUBY RESTAURANT, Bar and Billiard Saloon, UNDER THE RANKIN HOUSE. NEW GOODS. We have In store a full and well-selected stock of S3PKI3STG GOODS, BOUGHT VERY LOW. Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Crockery, Hardware, Drugs, etc., which we will sell at the Lowest Prices for CASH. A nice lot of Ladies’ akd Musks’ Hats, which we will sell vert low. Prints, best brands, 10c. Coats’ Thread, 80c. a dozen. Brown Homespun, 7 to 16c. Bleached “ 7 to 20c. Clotbirq.—Coats, $1 to $lB. Panto, $1.25 to *9. All other goods as low as they can be bought in any market South. All we ask is, Give us a call. COWSERT & KIMBROUGH. Hamilton, Ga., April 17, 1874—3 m TO THE TAX-PAVERS OF HARRIS COUNTY! The following is a list of my appointments for my second and third rounds, for the pur pose of receiving tax returns: Blue Spring, May 4lh aud June 16th. Hamilton, May 5, June 2 and 22, July 1. Ellcrslie, forenoon of May 6th and June 9, and at Mt. Airy in the afternoon. Waverly Hall, forenoon of May 7th, and all day on June 10th. Milner’s X Roads, afternoon of May 7th, and all day on June 11th. Valley Plains, forenoon, Barnes’ afternoon of May Bth and June 12th. Goodman’s X Routs, May 9 and June 13, Catania, May 11th and June Bth. Lower 19th, May 12th and June 16th. Upper 19th, May 13th and June 17th. Whitaker's, May 14th and June 18 —Har- gett’s in forenoon, Billingslea’s afternoon. Whitesville, May 15th and June 24th. Davidson’s, May 16th and June 19th —Flat Top in forenoon, Johnson’s Mill afternoon. Cochran’s X Roads, May 18 and June 20. By an act of the last Legislature, Tax Re ceivers are required to lay before the Grand Juries, at the fall terms of the Courts, their returns; and if, upon examination, they find any property given in under market value, said Jurors are required to re-assess the same. JOHN M. WISDOM, apl7-7t Receiver of Tax Returns. BAIiILTOX MALE SEMINARY, HAMILTON, GA. Tire exercises of this school will be resumed on Momtoy, January 26, 1874. Parent* or guardians having boys to edu cate may feel safe in Bonding them to this school. Hamilton is centrally located between West Point, La Grange, Talbotton and Co lumbus, and accessible by railroad from the latter place. Perhaps no locali'y can eXiel it for its good health, fine society and excellent church facilities. Board ecu be obtained m the best of fami lies at from $12,60 to $15.00 per month. The course of instruction will be thorough and practical; the government mild but fi. m. The following are the rates of tuition, pay able at the end of each session : Spelling. Reading, Writing, Primary Geography, Primary Arithmetic, etc , per month $2.00 Reading, Writing, Geography, Arithme tic, History, English Grammar, • English Composition, etc., per month 8.00 University Arithmetic, Algebra, Geome try, Latin, etc., per month 4.00 The Higher Mathematics, Latin, Greek, Natural and Moral Science, etc., per month 5.00 Compositions and Declamations required throughout the course. • First Term continues six month*; second, foqr months. There will be a Public Examination at the close of the first term. 8. T. FULLER, Principal. References : H C Kimbrough, A T Brooks, F Barnes, J M Mobley, Willis Jones, W W Bruce. J T Johnson, President Board of Trustees. j l ®- 2 DEBTORS 4 CREDITORS’ NOTICE All those indebted to the estate of John Westwood, deceased, are hereby notified to make immediate payment; and those having claims against the estate of said deceased are notified to present them duly authenticated within the time prescribed by law. mar2o 6t JAMES FOKBE3, Adm’r. GEORGIA —Harms Countt. James D. Moultrie makes application for letters of administration upon the estate of Dorliska Moultrie, dec’d, late of said county. All persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, by the first Monday in April next, why said applica tion should not be granted. Given under mv hand officially, March 2, 1874. marG-td J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord'y. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS AND GARDENERS! All persons who wish to raise the largest and best Cabbages in the world, should send 25 cents for one package of imported Alsatian the finest quality arid weighing upwards of sixty pounds may be raised in any partof the United States from these seed. Each parkage containing an ounce, will be aent free of postage to any address, on receipt of the price, 25 cents each, or five packages f °FuH directions how and when to plant ac company each package- marSO-Ot 86 Amity Bt., New York. DR. PIERCE" S mmm G oldE discover^ cores all Humors from the worst Rerof .i. to a common Blotcla or Pimple. From two to six Ijottles are warranted to eureSalt Rfccinn or Tetter, Pimples Bol<. Erysipelas and i?v.r a romß,alm. Six'to twelve bot xSSS “ Serofulons S.iiSi and Sores and all Skin and ®*y IS Ma£eo. ISy Its vronderlnl sectoral pro A*"" It will enrethe roost severe recent or lingering Cough * ball s>■-- •'umrr'r'- (jrZ> HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA„ FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1874. MY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES. BT SELF SHARPENER. I have read of many narrow es capes, both by sea and land, from bloody pirates, or engulphing waves, of the one, and merciless savages, or wild beasts, of the other. With a shudder I recall my own experience, to which, after a lapse of nearly a score of years, I cannot loolc baok without thanking a kind Providence for my remarkable preservation. In the year 1852, 1 took passage on board a ship at San Francisco, California, for the Isthmus, cn my way home in the South ffoni the g6id mines. Our ship, the Ida', c ar ried some two hundred passengers, mostly returning miners. Some, like myself, had been unsuccessful, whilst others had gathered rich rewards from the golden sands. According to the old adage, “ a good beginning makes a bad end ing,” we might have been prepared for ill luck, for a vessel never left a port with a brighter prospect than did ours. On the eve of the 23d of Septem ber (well do I remember the date), a hurricane came on just at dusk. I hastened on deck without any premo nition of what was to follow. The crew had taken in nearly all the sails, and we were scudding along under bare poles, at the rate of seven or eight knots an hour, through the angry storm; red, blue and yellow lightning was playing and darting athwart the stormy sky; great drops of icy rain struck me in the face; I grasped the gunwale tightly to secure myself; the mate was issuing some orders to the crew—this I well re member. The next instant 1 was overboard in the foaming, seething waters, whether from a sudden lurch of the ship, or my hold giving way, I know not. Upon rising to the sur face, I distinctly heard the cry above the noisy elements, of “ man over hoard, man the boats! ” and saw the vessel fast leaving me to my fate, un til the waves and darkness hid her forever from my view. I was an ex cellent swimmer. I swam towards the fast receding ship with all the strength I could exert, in hopes that the boats, if searching, would find and take me in. Vain hope; futile exer tions ! If they ever tried to find me I know not. I soon became so ex hausted that I ceased all attempts in that direction, and gave up all hopes of being rescued by my late com rades, Something struck me on the head, knocking me nearly senseless, I grasped it. It was a thick, heavy plank, eighteen inches in width, and about ten feet in length. I got upon it—it buoyed me up sufficiently to rest myself without making much ex ertion to keep my head above the water. I could not review my situation; awful indeed did it appear to me— the growing darkness, the vivid flashes of lightning, and the furious, driving storm. I knew my late com rades were far from my reach, and I could not blame them for it, for I doubted if a boat could live in the gale, much less could the ship lay to, to enable them to search for me; and they had probably done all they could to save me, in throwing the plank overboard that I now rested upon. I thought it might be only a question of time between my loss and theirs, for if the hurricane con tinued long it would prove fatal to them and the vessel. These thoughts passed through my mind as I tossed upon the angry waves, a hopeless castaway. How I passed that dreadful night I can scarcely remember. The mo rn ing broke clear and bright, the storm was over, but the waves i4ta moun tains bigK With my plank yet un der me, I was sometimes on the pin nacle of the topmost of them, and again deep down in the trough of the sea. Soon as it was light enough, from the highest waves I looked eag erly around. Not a sail was in sight, nothing but the wide expanse of rolling, heaving waters. My spirits sank, for until now I had a faint hope that a vessel, in passing, or a sight of land would greet my eyes. Vain expectations 1 I prayed and cursed by spells until I was near crazed and almost exhausted. Th us time passed, and I grew calm—the calmness born Lof despair. About the middle of the day, from the highest waves I tossed upon 1 thought I could see land, looking like mountain tops. I could not clearly .de’ermine- thw mioht ha clnnd*. and now how anxiously 1 watohed for them. After an agoniziug interval of several hours, again I saw them; this time I was sure it was land, thrice blessed land I But now the question arose, ‘ifean I reach it alive?” This seemed very doubtful. I was nearly famished from my long fast. Hunger and thirst, with my exer tions, had almost exhausted me. Life was dear to me, and I would exert my utmost to reach land, even though it be a rocky, barren coast. Slowly I struggled onward with my plank yet under me. I dared not to give it up for fear I should sink to rise no more. Just before daylight faded a#ay I could see land plainly, and fancied I saw trees growing along the shore, yet I was not sure but it might be imagination. Kind Providence seemed to favor me, for a strong wind began to blow towards the land. I now made a much better headway, but another difficulty now beset me. I could not keep awake; tired and worn out nature must give way to sleep. This would be fatal to me, and I exerted myself to keep my eyes open, ever and anon arousing myself as I felt my hold giving away upon my plank. Thus the second night wore away. When it became light I had just energy enough to look for iand. There it was! scarce a league away; but hope and strength were almost gone. I could do but little now to reaoh it, yet the waves were lending me their help. I knew they would cast me upon it, dead or alive. I hoped the latter, yet it did not seem to matter much which. How this day passed I have no distinct recollection. 1 dimly re member of darkness closing around, still clinging to my plank, still ebbing towards the land. I said a short prayer, then a stunning sensation, and I knew no more. I awoke out of a refreshing sleep, and looked eagerly around. I could scarcely credit my senses; the past seemed a horrible dream. I was safe on land; the merciful waves had thrown me high and dry when life had almost forsaken me. But now a dreary looking prospect was before me—a long sandy beach as far as the eye could'reach, hemmed in by tow ering cliffs, on the sides of which grew some stunted piues and cedars. I tried to get upon my feet, but could not for a while, I was so fear fully sore and bruised. At length, with the aid of a reed that lay near me, I managed to stand erect once more. 1 was so nearly famished with hun ger and thirst that I reeled like a drunken man. I staggered along the beach in search of something to ap pease my ravenous cravings. I came to a small spring of pure water, and eagerly swallowed all I could hold. I think that was the best water I ever drank in all my life. This strengthened me, and I continued my search for food. Soon I found a dead fish, cast ashore during the night, that the vultures had not dis covered, I devoured it ravenously; it was not the best of food, yet I thought it was the sweetest meat I ever ate. I now felt like a different being, and I traversed the base of the cliffs, in hopes of finding an open ing or pass. By frequent resting I traveled a long distance without any show of success, and I began to fear that night would overtake me in close proximity to my late enemy, the salt water. But at length I came to a bayou, through which flowed a stream of water. A narrow road or trail led along one side; this I gladly followed, not knowing or caring much whither it led me, so that I got away from the vicinity of the ocean. I found plenty of berries of an agreea ble taste f these I ate to my satisfac tion. Darkness found me in a dreary, wild looking place, but less rough and mountainous than that I had passed through. I was in hopes of finding some village or human habi tation before nightfall; and now I was in a wilderness, how vast I knew not, nor did I know bow to get out, unless by following the trail, which was now much plainer. This I be lieved to be the best policy, so I went ahead as fast as I could. Suddenly a crackling in the bushes warned me of the near approach of some wild beast. I looked —a low growl, two shining ©yes that looked like balls of fire within twenty paces of me. Horror-struck, I stood transfixed. I knew hut too well what it was, and lhatl wa fo imminent peril. Thsr©, with glistening eyes, waving tail and erect mane, just fixing for a spring, was the lion of the Isthmus. A mo ment only I gazed, then ran with all the strength I oCuld exert, terror lending fieetness to ray feet. I could hear the beast leaping close behind me, and expecting every instant to feel his fangs in my flesh. Soon I was so nearly exhausted that I was on the point of giving up, when I saw a small tree just before me. I made a leap up as far as I could and grasped the trunk tightly with my arms, but before I could get higher out of reach, the furious beast made a bound for me, just a little short of his object, but succeeded iu tearing the flesh open to the bone, from my knee to my ankle, with his sharp claws. However, I was soon of his reach. Securing myself amid the branches of the tree, 1 took%ff my 6hirt and bound up my wounded limb and partly staunched the bloody which was now running in a stream. I soon got so weak from my late ex ertions and loss of blood that I had to secure myself in the forks of the tree to keep from falling. My ene my made some desperate leaps for me, but finding they were short of the object, he finally gave it up, and lay down at the root of the tree and watched me with his terrible eyes. I was Bafe for the time, but how long he would stay I did not know, but I judged he would leave at day light. From my cramped position, and the pain of my wounded limb, I passed an awful night. However, it wore away at last, and I was free, ray captor having left at the ap proach of day. My exertiobs in descending the tree, with my wounded limb, caused me the severest pain. I hobbled along the trail some two miles or more and came to a plain, well-traveled road, running nearly north and Bouth. Judging that south would lead to Panama, I followed it. About the middle of the day I became so faint I could go no further. I lay down by the roadside so wretched that I scarcely would have risen to my feet to save my life. I fell into a stupid Slumber, from which I was rudely awakened by someone shaking me by the shoul ders. I opened my eyes and beheld a company of muleteers, who had, at eight of me, paused in the road. They spoke to me in Spanish, which I understood, asking who I was, how I came there, and where I was going. I freely told them of ray troubles and escapes, and of ray severe wound. They listened in astonishment and much wonder, and ended by giving me to eat and drink of their provis ions. One of their number, who was quite a surgeon, dressed my wound; they * then divided the pack of one mule amongst the others and gave him to me to ride. They were going to Panama, which they said was two days’ travel yet. To make my long story sho.’t, I will add that 1 arrived in Panama safe. After staying there two weeks my wound was so far healed that I continued my journey to Chagres, there took passage in a steamer, and in due time arrived at home, after having passed through almost incred ible dangers. As for my late ship mates, I never heard from them, and fear that the vessel with all on board was lost. The Wat >Twas Done.— -The following dialogue between a lawyer and a plain witness is a good hit at the fashion of using big, crooked words: “Did the defendant knock the plaintiff down with malice prepense ? ” “No, sir; he knocked him down with a flat-iron.” “ You misunderstand me, my friend; I wish to know whether ho attacked him with any intent ? ” “ Oh, no sir, it was outside of the tent.” “ No, no; I wish to know if it was a preconcerted affair ? ” “No, sir; it was not a free con cert affair; it was at a circus." Mr. W. W. Harrell, of Pu laski county, made last season eight hundred gallons of syrup from cane grown on a little less than two acres of groond, besides saving enough for seed. The syrup sold for four hun dred dollars. J3gr* A euro recipe to remove stains from character —Get rich. W omen like to bo seen in print, but not in calico. r MWVa V. $1.50 A YEAR. carry ont the purchase and comple tion of the road, I trust the stock holders, at their meeting on the 22d inst., wiU furnish tiny deficit needed, and push forward the important en terprise. I had also secured the promise of an additional locomotive, but appreciating the Company’s ina bility to pay promptly for the same, I declined a sale, and leased instead of buying. This engine was damaged lit recent accident, and should be repaired at once. Td the 16th prox., the Com pany had never lost a dollar or in jured a person by accident. On that day the morning train south went into trestle No. 4£, wrecking tWengine and a freight car, and slightly injur ing a passenger coach, inflicting a loss of about $1,500. Would that this ended the unfortunate affair; but I must add the deaths of Bragg Yonge, engineer, and Willie Taylor, fireman. They were old and faithful employees, and died at their posts like brave men, regretted by the Company and community. The tres tle had been examined by the road master two hours before the disaster, and no foresight could have prevented the event, which was due to the wash ing out of a bent by the flood of rain which fell at the time. The break in the line was repaired in a few days, and the usual business of Company prosecutedlWnoe without interrup tion. The receipts since my last report, to March Ist, have been: Freight, $4,124.67; passage, $6,441; mail and other sources, $640. The receipts since the completion of the first twenty miles have aver aged over $1,400 per month. The entire expenses of the company, not including the salary of President, Treasurer and Superintendent, have been reduced to less than $660 per month. This includes water, waste, oil, wood, expenses of train, main tenance of way, and agencies on the line, the Treasurer acting as agent at Oolumbus. Some persons have need this Com pany’s cost on the first twenty miles as an argument against the gauge under which the Company is con structing, citing its cost at $400,000, or $20,000 per mile. At least two parties, both railroad men, have used this statement in printed arti cles, and it demands an explanation. It has often been announced, and they must have known, that there was applied to said section $200,000 of Columbus bonds, $20,000 of Rome bonds, $lO,OOO of La Grange bonds, and from the $400,000 should be sub tracted the discount on these bonds, and interest paid contractors while waiting for payments from subscri bers and the endorsement of bonds, by the State —all of which were nec essarily charged to construction. As it amounted in the aggregate to over $lOO,OOO, the cost was less than $16,000 per mile, exclusive of dis counts —a very reasonable amount, considering the right of way bought, the excellent equipment, depots, wa ter stations, and the fact that the manner in which the subscribers paid their subscriptions forced the Com pany to pay oredit prices. I should state that more than the net amount of the Rome bonds was expended there at that end of the road— W C. Cherry & Cos. waving their lien, that the first bond mort gages might be endorsed, and accept ing payment for their work in the first mortgage bonds on the second section, to be endorsed when said section was completed. This was more than an equivalent for twenty, Romo bonds, diverted by permission of Rome officials to the Columbus division, and was a strict compliance with Rome’s conditions, but I fear that, from present appearances, it. will inflict heavy loss upon the con structors. It is with undisguised satisfaction that I refer to the negotiation of the municipal bonds received in subscrip tion to the stock of the Company. I tried to get the Rome bankers to undertake the sale of their city bonds. One did not give iny proposition the courtesy of a written reply, but ex plained subsequently, verbally, that he had as many Rome bonds as he could manage. The others, after due enquiries in New York and elsewhere, declined their negotiation, and sug gested fifty cents as a full figure. They brought sixty-six and ninety nine hundredth cents. They can be bought to-day for under sixty. The La Grange bonds brought seventy-five and fifty-five hundredth