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£jj> Hamilton Visitor
by yp. Bfimsiti
FRIDAY MORWIWQ MAY. 22, 1874
News from Texas. v r
Through the courtesy of Di.T,.S.
Mitchell we are permitted to publish
the following extract from • private
l iter lately received by bird from
Mr. IT. M. Bryan, formerly of thia
place. ■„
We are pleased to announce to onr
readers that Mr. Bryan has signified
his intention to write a series of let
ters for the Vimtob. We know they
will be interesting.
But to the letter. It is dated at
Johnson’s Station, Tarrant county,
Texas, May dib, and we extract as
follows* '' %
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1 have ho cause to altar from my
first impressions which I. wrote you.
This is certainly one of God’S favored
spots. On the edge of the “ Cross
b Timbers," all south and east open
•t>rai*i,.which now is a grand sight.
The farms as yet do not extend more
than two miles from the timber. Go
beyond these*, the prairie is a carpet
of green, upon which children might
roil' and tumble ■ for days without
touching the'grdhnd.You can see
hundreds of cattle, which are now
beginning io roll in fatness; herds of
from 10 to 75 horses, most of which
fiirly glisten—ninfftenihs of which
never tasted an ear of corn. They
are about the size of Capt. Dendy’s
cream down to Dr. O's gray. These,
wild, are worth from S2O to 186;
bfokdpwom S3O plenty
of which will give three to five gal
lopg; of milk, fronj to S3O. Bacon
J2c. ;* corn $1; wheat $1.26 ; flour, at
a splendid mill, best quality, 4(14 jc.
Wheat,owing to tho wet spring, is
somewhat affected with rust. Farm
ers say it is not at all, fine, but to
your humble servant it is bully —think
it will average at least 20 or 26 bush
els per aero. - It is- now in full head,
and, 1 tell yon, it is a show. I know
some pieces which I think are good
for from 30 to 86 bushels.
Oats look splendidly, which is nl
ways the case. Tjtey nevdr count on
less than fifty bushels.
We hove had a very backward
spring—wet and c{dd.
Corn is srafrll—lias just started off.
Farmers say they never saw it look
so small; It is generally plonghed
over.
Cotton is all planted, and many
have good stand*.
■ Everything is driving ahead.
The people are sodding extensively
this spring; usually with three .or
four yoke of oxen. They tbep sow
cotton seed broadcast, and brush it.
It makes from 600 to 1,000 poandß
. of. seed cotton per aore.
Health as good as any country T
ever saw, so far. •>
There are three church organiza
tions nt this place. Thick settlement,
and only one burial since I came, and
that au old man 80 years old.
There arc some deer, a good many
turkeys and prairie chickens, and this
spring there were millions of what
they call plover —a kind of snipe—a
fine bird, between our snipe and the
woodcock. I can stand in my door
any morning aud count from ten to
fifty in 75 yards, and if I had my old
gun, could'kill enough for my family
every morrting before breakfast....
Plenty' of mule-eared rabbits On the
prairie. They can only catch them
with gray-hounds—fine sport.
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Hot Shot from W. 1). Trammell.
The following, taken from the Ma
con Telegraph and MesaeOger, has
been handed ua by Mr. Trammell,
with a request that we publish it:
Wavkrly Hall,
Harr's Cos., Oa., May 2, 1874.
. 7b the Editor of,the Telegraph and
Messenger, printed at Macon , t'n
JBibb county, gn, the Ocmulgee river,
\ in. the central portion of this State.'
Sm-1 do not read your paper. If
J mil, you woutdartylst have a prima
facie case of lnuoojr against me. But
I si-o'the following attributed to you
by Several other papers:
A man named Trammell writes
from Harris county to the Augusta
'Chronicle and Sentinel a Jt'fetacc qf
the incendiaries and assassins of the
Commune, declaring them to be “hu
' ihotiity’s heroes,” and their scheme
of govchtntent “ the grandest concep
tion of 'government the world ever
v baW.” He ought to be shut up in
l)r. Green’s, or some other State in
stitution.”
And aa for you, air, if impertinent
ignorance was an offence against the
laws of this State, you would long
ago have been shutj up in "tome other
State institution.” For the reet, had
I not reason to suspect your pefeket
to be as empt y of money as your head
is of brains, I might afford to take
some further notice of you.
W. D. If.
ISF* Ex-Governor Brown will con
test the late act 'of the Legislature
taring t’.e railroads, on twogfounda:
tat.' That it ii a violation of the
charter privileges of the roads.
2d. That the road belonga to the
levees, and that they did not euter
into an agreement with Uvs State to
pay the taxes, and that to be com*
jK'iled to pay thorn now would be ib
jlUJiuith.
Diu&n** Ffood.
Three large reservoirs above Wll
liamsl.Urg, Mass., which were con
staucted to supply the manufactories
of Williamsburg, Leeds and Hay*
denviile, gave Way on the 16th, the
water sweeping everything before it.
The above towns were almost en
tirely destroyed.
A late dispatch says 160 lives were
lost, and upwards of one million dol
lars is property and treasure swept
away.
All the accounts attribute the dis
aster to the weakness of the reser
voir walls. They were not thick
enough to resist a pressure of 126
acres of water, averaging 30 feet in
depth.
Details of the flood are heart
rending. **'•’ i ." ;
, The watchman discovered the dan
ger, and rode down the valley,Rout
ing the alarm, making three miles in
fifteen minutes. .1$
Moj. Day took* op the cry at Haj
denviile and carried it to Leeds, file
reached there a little before 8 o’clock,
shouting, ■“ The reservoir is broken 1
Save yourselves, for the flood is at
hand!” He rnshed for the bridge
over the Dover, and had got about
half way over it, when the roar of
coining water was heard by the in
habitants, who by this time stood at
their door steps.
He dashed towards Florence, and
the people looked towards the north
of the dam and saw what appeared
to them as the crest of an enormous
moving wood pile fifty feet high.
They knew what it was, and rushed
wildly,up the slope to safe quarters.
Their houses were left just as they
stood, with tables for breakfast and
children getting ready for school. In
less than five minutes the stone dam
had given way, and the great oolumn
of water —laden with frame houses,
huge mills, machinery, cows, sheep,
poultry and human beings from IJay
denville—plunged into the valley of
Leeds.
Murder in Newnan.
A most horrible murder was com
mitted in Newnan, Oa., on the 13th,
an account of which we find in the
Atlanta Constitution.
A man named Stephen B. Brinkley
entered the business house of his wife,
and after an angry altercation be-r
tween them, he stabbed tier to,the
heart; killing her talmost instantly.
He then tried to kill himself, but did
himself no injury.
Mrs. ,Brin)iley left two little girls
and a baby only six months old, and
the cries of the little ones for their
best earthly parent are said tu have
been heart-rendibg.
This man Brinkley was tried at the
last term of the court for an assault
with intent to murder hiß wife, and
was acquitted. Mrs. B. had institu
ted proceedings of divorce because
of bis cruel treatment.
Brinkley was at once arrested and
put in jail.
The dastardly deed caused great
indignation iu the community, and
the desolate situation of the poor little
children excites universal sympathy.
Any man who beats, or otherwise
cruelly treats hia wife, places himself
on a level with the brute; but hang
ing is too good for the wretch who
takes the life of the being whom he
has sworn to love, honor and protect.
DirncuLTY is Columbus —Col.
Fuench Strange, of Opelika, entered
the office of the Enquirer, last Satur
day ndorning, and demanded of Maj.
Calhoun the retraction of an edito
rial published nine months ago. ahd
reflecting on him. Maj. C. refused
to retract, and after some further
Words, Col. 8, attempted to spit in
the face of Maj. C. and pull his nose.
The spitting was a failure, and as his
hand touched the Major’s cheek, the
latter gave him a staggering blow.
While Col. S. was drawing his pis
tol, several of the employees of the
office rushed in, seised him, and took
away his pistol. At that moment
two policeman entered and arrested
Col. Strange.
A warrant, charging Col. S, with
assault with intent to murder, was ob
tained, and the case came before
Justices Chappell and Shivers, but
the hearing of it was postponed to
Wednesday—Col. S. giving a bond
of SI,OOO for his appearance.
9*Mr. Eden Taylor, Secretary o£
the State Grange, publishes the fol
lowing : “An appeal has been made
to our Master by the W. Master of
Louisiana State Grange for help for
the deeiitute agriculturists of his
State. We hope, in conformity to
our obligation and in harmony with
the genius of our will at
once forward to E. TaylovSecretary,
each sum* to be thus appropriated aa
yon may be able to contribute.”
-. fie gho invests oowdoUtfr in Wi
nMs shbntd inveet-obe dollar
t&igg ihat'fcusiiiees.— A. T. Stewart.
Meret HentlOß. -s ; J
The Augusta Constitutionalist re
porta the cotton crop in Barnwell
district, 8. C., as destroyed by frost
and heavy rains, and common cotton
seed selling at fifty to seventy-five
cents per bashel, and scarce at that.
A few days ago, when. the flood fn
the Mississippi was at its height, the
width of the rivet from Cairo all the
way to the gulf, was not less than
fort? miles, and in some places it
reached silty miles.
Mr. J. B. Carver, of Rome, adver
tises that he wants $30,000 in Con
federate money of the dates of May
17 and 26, and June 15, 1862. He
proposes to pay for it ten cents on the
dollar in cash, or fifteen cents in
goods from his store: says that he
wants it to pay a war debt.
Hon. David, flfeliish, a member of
Congress from the .Ninth District of
New York,, has been" removed from
the Honse of Representatives to a
recognized and well ordered insane
asylum. 'Y’ : ' , 3
■■ *• A close estimate shows that 7,650
persons have registered at the &L
James and Grand National Hotels of
Jacksonville, Fla., sisee November
Ist last.
Tallahassee, Fla., had green corn
on the 10th of April.
It is said that It rained, grasshop*
pets in Kentucky a few weeks ago.
A man in California has written a
letter to parties in Illinois, confessing
to having committed a murder there
twenty-nine years ago.
The loss by the fire in Milledge
ville, on the 12th, is estimated at
$50,000.
The trial of Hooper for the mur
der of Philips has resulted iu Hoop
er’s acquittal.
Mr. Win. Solomon, of Atlanta, fell
from a window of his residence, on
the 15th, and died in a few hours.
A negro route agent on the State
Boad has been arrested and jailed in
Chattanooga for robbing the mails.
The residence of Maj. C. J. Moffett,
in Columbus, was burnt on the night
of the 14th. Nearly all the personal
effects were saved. The bouse was
owned by Rev. Mr. Wright, and was
covered by insurance.
The Franklin News tells a dis
graceful tale of a party who;-had a
picnic at a church near tb#e, and
played cards in the church and on the
tombstones 1
Grant bas declared Baxter Gover
nor of Arkansas, and ordered Brooks’
followers to disperse in ten days.
The wife of Edward S. Stokes, the
murderer of Fisk, bas procured a di
vorce.
Ten thousand dollars worth of
diamonds and jewelry were seized
Saturday from Solomon Abrahams,
a passenger on the steamer Scotia,
under a suspicion of having been
smuggled.
The Griffin News has reports of a
heavy hail storm in portions of Meri
wether county, last week, which was
destructive to drops. The hail stones
are said to have been so< heavy that
they beat the bark off trees, and
broke and battered up timber and
plank fencing.
Whooping cough in a malignant
form is prevailing in Gwinnett county,
near Lawrenceville. A number of
persons have, died of It.
Mrs. Sallie Brown, mother of ex-
Governor Brown, and lion. James
R. Brown, died in Cobb county on
the 10th inst. She was an estimable
aftd much loved old lady, aged 87
years. ■ ■ ■ ! •" r*
The Mayor of Cincinnati will issue
orders to the captains dP’pblice r to
prevent the Women from praying m
the streets hereafter.
The Darien telegraph line, ftom
Jessup to the Altarosba river, was
sold the other day for $25.
Gaines Chisolm, who killed Penn
Bedell in Atlanta, has been acquitted.
Gov. Moses, of South Carolina,
has been indicted for grand larceny.
One of Russia’s Grand Dukes was
lately arrested for theft. He stole
his mother’s diamonds to give them
to an actress.
The citizens of Shreveport, La.,
hung two gamblers on the 18lh for
the murder of a man whom they had
enticed into their den.
The Savannah Advertiser-Repub
lican says all the riou plantations from
the Savannah and Charleston rail
road bridge to Savannah, are report
ed under water, with a consequent
loss of crop. The damage is im
mense, and planters are very much
down in the mouth.
“ Old Unde Sharper,” of Stewart
county, ia 102 years old, and can
pick 208 pounds of oouon in a day,
but “Old Aunt Tahilha,” .of the
same county, is sharper still. She
•cores 108 years, and considers her
self a * gal.”
SAVE \
r
By Baying a '**• m
FLMU SEWIJt lAffliit.
-
To meet the urgent demand of the times the
PLOIEXCE SEWI.VG UCBIXE CO.
Hare Reduced the Price ef their Machines
THIRTY PER CENT.
The ftasiptCß Is the only machine lhat
news backwards and forwards, or to the right
and left, as the purchaser may prefer.
In US -onstmetion the Flobbbcb Is the
Knur inner and simple of any good sewing
machine.
Always tub Bbst—bow thb Chbamwt.
FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE CO.,
inar22 15 Cotton Avcnne, Macon, Ga.
EMPLOYMENT^
Every man, woman, hoy and girl who
would like to engage in the busmens of sell
ing Pictuies, Charts. etc., should‘send their
address at once. From $8 to #l6 can easily
be made. Send (or private terms and cata
logue. Address W M Bcbbow, 200 Main st,
Bristol , Tenn may 22-41
GEORGIA— Harris Ooukty.
L W Pearce applies for exemption of
personalty, and setting apart and valuation
of homestead, and I will pass npon the same
on the 30th inßtant, at mv < fhce.
may22-2t J. FC. WiLUAMS. Orrf’y.
THE BROWN COTTON GIN.
The attention of planters and others is
again called to the above old and reliable
riMjkeot Cotton Gin*. They are furnished
this year greatly Improved, and nothing
which an experience of thirty years In their
manufacture could sngge t has been left un
done to make them the mo-t reliable and
perfect Cotton Gin hi market. As the re
sult of our effort* we need only refer to their
established reputation anti uride-spre-d pop
ularity. For Paammos or Workmanship,
Strength liioirr Running, ami quantity and
quality of lint riioDUCEB. we challenge com
petition. We are prvpired to w a*rant to
aay reasonable extent perfect aatisfartion to
every planter or operator The G-ns are
■old at the lowest possible pi ices for good
machines, and on reasonable terms. We in
vite examination of the samples in the hands
of our local agents who will give all desired
information, and furnish applicants with cir
culars and (spies of commendatory letters
from parti- * using the Gins in all sections of
the cotton planting country. Circulars,
Price Lists, and oilier information, may lie
obtained of our agents or by addressing the
Brows Cotton Gin Cos., New London, Conn.
J. R. SCOTT, Agent, We-t Point, G.
RROSPEUTUSOF THE
NEW YORK WEEKLY HERALD.
Jambs Gordon Bennett, Proprietor
The Weekly Herald Is published every
Saturday, at five cents per copy. Annual
subscription price:—
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Three Copies 6
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Postage five cents per copy for three
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suhscribeig, (1.60 each.
An extra copy will be sent to every club of
ten.
Twenty copies to one address one year,
$25 and any larger number at tbe same
price.
Two extra cop'eg will be sent to clubs of
twenty.
There rates make tbe Weekly Herald the
cheapest publication in the country.
Term* rash in advance. Money sent by
mail wfll be at tbe rIA of the sender.
A generous portion of the Weekly Herald
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ture. pomology and tbe manag. ment of do
mestic animals. Particular attention will be
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The aim will be to make tbe Weekly Her
ald superior to any otkeT agricultural and
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j. H. HAMILT ON,
WHOIJsSALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
BAGGING, TIES, fcACONV COIO,
SALT, SUGAIt, CDFFEE, <fce.,
FLOUR! FLOUR! FLOUR!
A LArgC Stuck of Hest Brands At prices which defy competition;
- ALWAYS o*f HAND A FULL SrflCK OF
Plantation & Family Groceries & Provisions.
Junction of Franklin, Warren and Oglethorpe Sts,
OOLXJMBtJH - - GEORGIA,
No charge for Drayage. r fcb2l-Iyf
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BOATBITB & CLAPP,
Wholesale atld Retail Dealers in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots, Shoes, &c.
Have Jnst Received Their
NEW SPRING GOODS.
Best Spool Cotton 70c. Prints lOe. Dress. Goods atuLall other goods
at very low prioes. 4—4 Bleached Goods 10@12^c.—.worth 168s
Columbus, Ga., May 1, 1874. ;i thayl-3rrt
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1874 SPRING MILLINERY 1874
CHEAPER THAN EVER, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL!
MRS, L. A. LBS
HAS NOW OPENED AT HER STORE,' .
75 BROAD BT-, COLUMBUS, GA,
A Magnificent Stock of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Hats, trimmed ami
nntrimmed. Flowers, Parasols, Fans and Ifibbous. Hosiery, Gloves aud
Corsets. And many other novelties, which she offers cheaper than ever.
BQ. Orders faithfully attended to. tuavl- 2m
GRAND ATTRACTION.
NEW CLOTHING STORE.
THORNTON & ACER,
78 BROAD ST-, COLUMBUS; GA,
Having received their new stock of * %
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING,
For Men’s, Youths’, Boys’ and Children’s wear, off. r super! r inducements to the trad*.
Having carefully selected their goods with an eye to the wants of the trade, and the finan
cial condit on of the country, and having purchased their entire stock for Cash, they atv
enabled to offer great bargains to all buyers of good clothing.
Their stock of Furnishing Goods is Complete, new, no\el and cheap.
Give them a call.' aplo-6m
J. W. PEASE & NORMAN,
COLUMBUS, CIA,.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
e><3>@i2s 3 xphlsj®e s ©iec&astSs,
chubim scors-nOi, v $ Asaissg jpaswmitev
Rosewood seven octave Pianos from S3OO to SSOO. Geo. Woods A Cos.,
Mason A Hamlin, and other Organs. Violins, Guitars, Flutes, Banjos,
mouth harps, sheet mußic, etc. We make orders for sheet music and music
books every few days, and anything wanted aud not in stock, will k;
ordered and furnished at publisher’s prices. nov7-ly
W. J. CHAFFIN,
booksullrei <*, station bil
AND DEALER IN
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
ca&ostos, fbakss aud nouuDmas,
NO. 92 BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
A- WITTICH. C- M- KISSEL.
WITTICH & KINSEL,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS,
AWSLIRS Hi IHiilflßSp
NO. 67 BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
All of tbe Latest Manufacture*
An entirely new stock of the best goods and the latest styles has been recently bought is
New Tork, and is hereby offered gt the Lowwr Casa Pwcm.
Dianosm. gold and silver Spectacus and Eye-Glasses, gold and silver Thiihib. ixair*
gents’ Chains, plain and fancy Gold Bings of beautiful workmanship, •** ererj
variety of article found in a First-class Jewelry Store.
Stencil Pistes of every description cut at short notice. ■ , nte
Sole Agent* for the celebrated Diamond Pebbled Spectacles and Eye-g!s*ee. .
for the Arundel Pebble Spooks, which are slightly colored, and in high tovor with
body using specks or ere-glasees. „ . , ; c ■ gsdgeP.
Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing in all (tabmnehee. Hair Jewelry, Society nsog
Diamond setting, or any new work made to brder at regmpable chargee. , 91 i T
Engraving prom ply executed. oc '“ ’