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herald. ' , ,„„r «■«»»« • DI •^tYABBROOGH. ttß " TEEPLES, Editor. , „F IoScRIPTION. VT6= u .82 00 S 2 cosh-payable and jf » I ' H 0 .1 rc ccive a copy free „oncy: wlll wishing their papers post-office to another, ,) from one 1 f the post-office * b .S ,te. -a ll - rt.l advertisements. icC to debtors a D Q 5 00 », notices- ’ ’ /.o ita of land, by administrators, r %ardions,are required by ut f i!l) on the first Tuesday in the tobeh 't the hours of ten in the th. betff f n thr e e in the afternoon, at z^«^r"' 3 inwhich ri*l! be r of . sa i e - debtors and creditors of an loliee I .l-o be published 40 days. ,e L sale of personal proper- SttiSSlifcSn-r. 10 d^B will be made rcwTo'®”? f 7 '“'V° ,1 must be published for four weeks. a “. m nn l, ttcrs of administration, SS 0 *; raust be published 30 !?' or dismission from administration, i,! three months; for dismission n (rnardiansbip, 40 days. L for the foreclosure of mortgages “ '.liiahwl monthly, four months ; iKT IOBI pw for the , * ull "of three months; for compelling a from executors or administrators, Pre bond has been given by the de d. the full space of three months Sheriff’s sales must be published for istrav notices, two weeks. 'nblications will always be continued jrding to these, the legal requirements, js otherwise ordered. {■professional carps. H nm , WM. K. SIMMONS ■VINX a- SIMMONS. H ATP'HNEVS at law, G KOKOI A. §■ Hia* i:i ilvv'mi.'it and the adjoining mur 1 ">—l v Bn. l. hutch i ns, ■ attorney at law, Ga. ■r , *r.-* <-.>u*iticn rtf the Western Miloiit and Forsyth of the PoLc. mar 15-1 y ByLKE M. I'KLI’LKS, B ATTORNEY AT LAW, GA iii tin* counties of Gwinnett. and Milton. ■IN- s '!aim< promptly nttended to I U X. (V~L K N N , B ATTORNEY at law, jBmxCKVULV, ga ■' ' ! Pri.mptly attend to all business ■ n siid ,n Ins care, and also to Land, claims mar 15-fim Bs G. A. MITCHELL, B LAWREXOEVILLE, ga., 1 1 11 i 1 y tender a continuation of services to the citizens Keep constantly on hand a awf jrtinni- ot drugs anil chemicals, carefully prepared. B-j.SIIAFFL:U,M.i>., ■ TSICIAN and surgeon- I l AWRENCEYILLE, GA. jr ,p ' T - GT. JACOBS ■ Swrgeon Dentist, ■!" RENcev ILLE, GEORGIA, e ' n Lawrrneeville from 111 Heis'pre ■L i he k>st c,ass " f work, with all A liberal share ol BmtS^S** 8 “o'ici'ctl. All work K^u!s. scasoniible - B ' *'• ROBE RT 8 , Attorney at Law, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, Bret'S HI B '' »" 8 , inesß cntr " stp, l <0 tkeciZ^R'^ 0 circuit; also patera circuit 1 tt Uwinnclt of NjJJjjJ IJoI - »• H. Walker in '’ist theTT a M l:m,R an, t Claim cases Q-»-Government juU-Gm Air -une HOUSE, ■ TOr Street, near the Car Shed, ATLANTA, GA. - , El ™. - - Proprietor. ° r Lod n 50 Cents. C G A gcnts wanted, eithe, A'l claseeg of working “*»one» a t ,J’^ or ol< A' lnalte oWnt8 ’ or a|| *l 08 > n their spare Par.i. t,me - than at any ' &Co RS“ B 1 h ». Address G. ° ortknd, Maine. fsep4-ly Weekly Gwinnett Herald. T. M. PEEPLES, PROPRIETOR ] Yol. 11. Ledger Lilies. Some malevolent young freshman of “Brown University’’ contributes to the Providence Herald the follow ing implied animadversion upon a much maligned relative of the mar ried state. Opinions may vary as to the morality of the domestic theory of the princely narrative; but here in New York there can be little doubt about the sharpness of the “point’’ made in the last two lines.—World. KARIGMAROMS, Deep grief had seized his Highness, the Prince of Balleyhoo; He went round looking very black, and feeling very blue, For lately to his dozen wives he’d added still another, And that wife she was a lady with a most colloquial mother. One morning as he strolled along the everssounding sea, His deep grief found expression in a sad soliloquy: “Ah, me,” he groaned, “of all the plagues that mortal ever saw, There’s surely none can. hold a light unto a mother-in-law. “Here I and Katerpillar (last and best of all my wives) Might dwell in peaceful wedded bliss all through our future lives, Except for old Karigmarole—a thosand curses on her! ” And getting desperate with the thought he went and wrote to Bonner. “Dear sir, I have a question of import very solemn, Which I’d like to have you answer in your Correspondents’column. I’ve got the mother»in-law so bad I don't know what to do; Pray tell me of a remedy! “The Prince of Balleyhoo.” And Bonner answered briefly, “Since you make us your physician, We humbly venture to prescribe a large dose of submission." But the devil in the Ledger office for his own diversion, With fiendish glee tjuite brutal, for sub mission put submersion. .Next week the Ledger came to hand; and when the royal eyes Eagerly searching fell upon this blood thirsty advice, His lineaments expanded in a very joyous smile, And he capered round his chamber in a most unprincely style. Then he went and hid a clothesline and a rock in his canoe, And politely wrote to Karigmarole a little billetdoux; His boat was on the shore (he said) his bark upon the sea, If she’d like to go a rowing, she’d an opportunity. Out where the sunken coral reefs their stormy watches keep, Karigmarole lies anchored a thousand laihorns deep, And where the isle of Balleyhoo upholds the royal vdla The Prince he lives in quiet wilh his lovely Katerpilla. And stili he takes the Ledger, and now the name of Bonner The little Ballyhoos are taught to rever ence and honor; And in that happy household each eve a prayer is prayed That he may sometime get a horse to beat the Goldsmith Maid. Resolution Repealing the Bank rupt Law Passed the House. — the House of Representatives was about to adjourn on Tuesday, a resolution was introduced by Mr. Ilazeltou, of New Jersey, repeal ing the bankrupt law, and before any person could get a chance to protest against it, it was rushed .through by a two thirds vote under a suspension of the rules The Southern members appealed and begged to be heard, but the majority of the House did not ap pear to know what they were about, and could not hear any ar gument or appeal. Tt was slated that the matter was engineered by a set of lawyers, who were anx ious to have the law repealed lor their own purpose. The Southern membets say the repeal of the law at this time will be ruinous to their section. An effort will be made to defeat the resolution in the Senate.— Constitution. * Mercer College Suspended. -The exercises of Mercer University, in Macon, have been temporarily suspended. Meningetis is raging there. Three deaths have occur red, George West, of Thompson; Richard Bennet, of Quitman; and C. Boaker, of Wilkes county. Five are now sick. The laculty have thought it best to let the students go home until the disease is over. <i i<i r A negro named (7uuu recently “went oft - ” at Raleigh, N. C , and killed another colored tnan, with whom he had had a discussion over a banjo. He is the sun of a (runn who was hanged for murder some time ago. Lawrenceyille, Ga-, Wednesday, February 5, 1873. A « Improbable Story about III* and Napoleon The death of the ex Emperor Napoleon recalls an incident of the great Soutlie n rebellion which has not hitherto been made public. It is well known that the late Empe ror of the French was an active and earnest sympathizer with the South; that more than once he seriously meditated material inter tion in its behalf ; that the iuva sion-ot Mexico and the enthroning ot Maximillian in the seat of the Monteziimas was a part of a delib erate plot to break up the Ameri can Union. But to what length he proceeded—how resolutely de termined he was to carry Ins fell designs into execution—has never been fully known outside of a narrow official circle. The story of his purpose is short but sug gestive; and was told by Mr. Sew ard to a few personal friends at a dinner party, among whom was the writer of this article. No one who was present will ever forget the intense earnestness and anima tion of the great statesman, as he related the momentous incident.— The exact words, so pregnant with eloquent meaning—so solemn and impassioned—we cannot in every instance reproduce,but the general import is given below “It was,” said Mr. Seward, “in the darkest da s of the rebellion. Disaster upon disaster had befal len the Union armies. Treason was active and bold fronted at Washington, in the North and in the West. Rebel emissaries and their aliies were plotting against us over the Canadian bprder. Our foreign relations were most criti cal. Rebel cruisers were being lifted out in British ports and sent to prey upon our commerce; Ger many was coldly neutral ; the smaller Etirop an Stales were in different spectators of the con flict ; Russia was the only triend we had among the powers ot the earth. “In this desperate emergency 1 received an autograph letter from the Emperor of the French. It was marked private and confiden tial. It began with expressions of personal regard for myself and pain at the spectacle of the great republic in the throes of dissolu tion. ‘Personally,’ said Napoleon, ‘I could wish the cause of the Union to succeed. But the wel fare of Fiance and the force of popular opinion are paramount to individual sympathies. Our com mercial interests are seriously suffering from the prolongation of your war. My subje.ts appeal to me to arrest the bloody conflict. I must obey the voice of France at whatever cost. You cannot put down the rebellion; embrace the earliest opportunity to make terms with the South If you fail to do this, I snail feel compelled, in the interests of my country—in the interests of civilization, to intervene with all the power at my command.’ “I answered Napoleon’s insult ing letter immediately I did not waste words in compliment. I said: This is a lamily quarrel. We propose to settle it in our own way and in our own time. We do not wish the assistance of out siders : we will not brook inter sere nee. The American Union is to be preserved. It shall be pro served if it takes twenty years to do it. The war lias hardly coin commenced yet ; the people are just beginning to warm to the work VVe wish to he on good terms with our neighbors —we wish especially to be on good terms with trance, out ancient friend and ally. But you must keep hands off. If you presume to interfere, we will show you what a free people battling for national existence are capable of. Hitherto we have conducted the war hu manely in accordance with the codes that govern the most Chris tian States Interference on your part will be the signal lor a war of conquest and destruction. e will free the negroes We will put arms in their hands, and send them forth 10 ravage and plunder. We will make the Soutli a waste and desolation. Raise a hand against us, and horrors worse than those ol San Domingo will be seen from one end of the South to the other. “The letter was sent by the lust steamer. The same day I tele graphed to Thurlow, W eed, Arch bishop Hughes, and Bishop S.mp aon, to meet me at the Astoi House the morning following.— [That evening I left for Now York, “COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE! ” and explained to these eminent gentlemen the object of the con ference and the new danger that threatened the Union cause. I told them they must at once go to Europe, to labor, unofficially, with the Government and ruling classes of England, and on the continent to represent the wicked ness, danger and folly- of foreign interferance. In th ill a week they were on their journey, reached Europe in a most opportune mo ment — (Mason and Slidell had just been seized—England was in a white heat with rage)—and did much towards convincing Eur. pe thai the proper tiling and the only thing to do was to let us alone And the mission cost the Govern ment less than seven thousand dollars. Macon, Montickllo and Atlanta Railroad. —The corporators of this road met in this city on Thursday and organized by electing the fol lowing officers: President —Campbell Wallace,of Atlanta. Directors—J. T Grant and J. 11. James, Atlanta ; W. A. Huff, C. A. Nutting, G. 11. Hazlehurst, Macon ; E. Steadman, W. N. Davis,Newton county ; G. T. Bartlett, F. Goolsby, Jasper county; L Clower, Jones county. Secretary- and Treasurer—W. P. Orme. The road will be one hundred and two miles long. The company expect to make amicable arrange ments to use the Georgia Road track between Atlanta and Cov ington, and, also, about twelve miles of the Augusta and Macon Road, leaving only fifty miles to contract to give the full line to Macon, The Board of Directors, after full discussion, have no fears of accomplishing this much needed enterprise at an early day. No Suite aid asked. Trains will be run between Atlanta and Macon without change of cars, or engines, or shifting of freights. —Constitution. A Kentucky Anecdote. General Leslie Combs made a speech at the raising of a Clay pole in Paris. Ky., during the cam paign of 1844. He was so confi dent on that occasion that lie promised to climb that tall pole backwards, from the stanchions at the bottom to the raccoon cage on the top, if the Kentucky states man should be defeated by the unknown candidate from Tennes see. It was a rash promise, and the memory cf his hearers after wards exhibited a very annoying tenacity. In his stump exercises after that the enthusiastic and san guine General could never indulge in extravagant promises or rose colored predictions without en countering flashes of country wit that put him on the defensive. — lie never got done explaining how it was that he never climbed that pole according to his promise, oidy because it was cut down and re moved before he could get there. Recently it transpired that two sections of that same blue ash pole were still standing as gate posts in Paris, and in order to stop the clash of country editors round about, the General consented to appeal on Thanksgiving Day and perform the long deferred feat of climbing. Sure enough when the day came he arrived on the ears, and was welcomed to a sump tuous breakfast, and lie made good Ihs promise, and made besides a happy speech from the top ol the gate post. llis hair was as black, his eyes as bright when he did this as when he made the speech that led to in 1844 He was a captain in the war ol 181 —, and is st 11 so youthful in spirit and up pearauce as to be regarded with a sort of superstition by the people of Kentucky. As time writes no wrinkles on his genial face, they begiu to think he came ovei with Pouco de Leon, and was th<* only one of that party that found the fountain of health. Judicial Circuits.— We are grat ified that the hill reducing the judicial circuits wa? indefinitely postponed yesterday by the Senate by the decisive majority of two to one. The more we consider it the more do we feel disposed to con dt-iiin it.—Constitution. Mr, U. C. Tilghman, of Maryland, in Attempting to cross u creek near Easton, on Tuesday last, broke through the ice and was drowned, and his wife, who was with him, nar rowly escaped the same fate. Zaclt. Chandler Covered with Blood mid Molasses. At great expense 1 have obtain ed a complete narrative of the cel brated tight between the Hon. Each. Chandler, of Michegan, and Mr. Hanncgan, of Indiana, son of ex Senator Hannegan, who was Minister to Prussia. It happened in the National Hotel, at mealtime. Zacli. took advantage of the fortui tous concourse of several persons to abuse Vuorheea loudly while in his presence, llis remarks re sounded all over the dining-room, such as “Traitor,” “Scoundrel,” etc., plentifully consorted with oaths. “Dan,’’said Hannegan,“l wouldn’t stand that foul mouthed vitupera tion.” “I won't” said Dan., and he walked over to chandler and struck him a back handed blow which resounded like a whip-crack. Chandler, who bad got up wrong end foremost, immediately struck out at Voorliees, and Ilau gan, tlemen, this is not the place for personal collision—a dining-room where you disturb other people. Think of your positions, and do not disgrace your constituents.” “Who in h—l are you?” ex claimed Chandler, and with that he struck Mr. Hannegan with all his force on the side of his face. Hannegan was stunned by the blow, which he had not expected, being a peace maker and yot a fighter; but he picked up a molas ses pi’cher and brought it down on Zach.’s forehead so that he was covered with blood and molasses, which, strange as it may appear, seemed to improve his appearance. He took up the nearest jug he could find to strike Hannegan with it, but Hannegan ducked bis bead, and Each, struck an entirely harmless person in the abdomen, who forthwith got the cramps and walked out of the dining-room on his belly. Hannegan said that he now understood that Each, meant business; so forthwith he took that great patiiot by the tnp-knot, and, pushing his head down to wards the floor,dragged him along, planting blows all over his fronts piece, and nearly making intelli gent countenance out of the Sena tor Much spent, gasping aud frothing, Eacl ariah followed his hair across the floor, and several ladies, rushing in, cried : “Oh! don’t kill that man !” “No, ladies,” said Hannegan, “I just want to keep him from injur ing me, and if you will take care of him, I shall let him go imme diately.” With this Hannegan gave Each, a last shot, which effectually fin ished him, and the Michigan Ajax rolled over on his back, and was wheel-harrowed away by some of the servants —Chicago Tribune Washington Letter. Magnanimity— ln a horn. — It was a magnanimous act on the part of President (bant, that of attending the funeral of Mr. Gree ley, but it would have been nmrc becoming the dignity of the Presi dent of a great nation to have paid his own hotel bills wl.ile in New Y r oik. That 'lie President was a sinoeie mourn for the loss the coutry had sustained in Mr. Gree ley’s death, the subjoined hill of items sent for allowance and pay ment to the Hoard of Aldermen of Now York by Messrs. Darling, GYiswold & Co., will amply prove. Please notice the lout item : For board and parlor one. day for six persons &4S 00 Fires 2 00 Meals in room ... 16 16 Carriages 6 00 Wine! 00 Total *Ol 76 The idea was that lie couldn’t grive worth a cent on less than |l9 a day fur wines '.—Montgomery Advertiser The following comes from a New Jersey correspondent, who vouches for its entire accuracy : “Well, Father Brown, how did you like my sermon yesterday ?” asked a young preacher. ‘•Ye see parson,” was the reply, “I haven’t had a fair chance at them sermons of yourn. Fin an old man now, and 1 have to set putty well back by the stove; and ! there’s old Miss Smith, ’u Widder j Talf, ’ii Miss liylan's darters, ’n i Yabby Birt, ’n all the rest sittin’ in front of me with their maouths wide open, a-s wallet in’ down all. the best of the sermon: ’u what: gits down to me is putty poor stuff, j parson, putty poor stuff- ’ 1 [s2 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. About Backbiters. Every community,large or small, caa boast of a few detested indi viduals whose chief delight is to pry into other people’s private affairs. Who does not know of u man or of men who arc ever ready to “confidentially,” "hot wee a us,” “to go no farther,” “on the square,” pick a flaw in the good name of some, who, from envy or some malicious cause, lias iiicurred.their dislike? Who dys uot know ot a man whose ire is aroused at a neighbor’s prosperity ? If one is popular lie seeks to blacken Ins’ name by vile aspersions upon bis past character. If generous, im proper motives are ascribed; it devout in Christian duties, in.-inu ations as to hypoctacy are made'. This small but industrious class go in gangs, and meet together to least and prey in private, upon the character of some one who esteems them his li tends. They hold their little meetings, and, il one lias been so indiscreet or un fortunate as to commit a single fault, soon repented and repented forever, they resolve that his pre vious good character and future upright life shall be consigned to oblivion, while his singlo it,discre tion is written in flaming cha rue ters ; and at this act they point Iheir sanctimonious lingers aud exclaim, as they roll their eyes in holy horror, “Judge him by that.” Their victims are gmen whose lives are devoted to holy duties, and youug men struggling for honorable positions. Even the in nocent and helpless woman, whose all is her good name, does not escape their cowardly aud fendish attacks. Were we to attempt to discover why such people, grown men, men of families who value the good of their own children, arc so moan, we should utterly fail Their mean ness cannot be attributable to ig norance, tor, many tbal v»c know who are more ignorant than they, have bigger souls with larger char ity. Nor can it be attributable to their raising, for they were reared under the influence of the Christian religion, and occupy at this time positions which entitle them to the appellation of “pillars in the church.” They are members of orders whose prominent motto is Charity, yet they feast and prey upon one who, because of the se cret workings against him, will never awake to a knowledge of what blighted his prospects until sunk to the bottom of the pit dug by the bloody hand of calumny. Unfortunate church, or orders, or even community, accursed by such pests! These characters are known by many of their community, and are held in supreme contempt by all high-minded people; yet, through fear of becoming victim ized by their slanderous tonges, are honored by polite attention from their superiors. We are op posed to intolerance iu any shape and and from all quarters, yet, if there is a human being who should be ostracised fr<>m society and drummed out of a peace lov.ng community, it is this back-biting, hypocritical fiend in human shape, who, “with the dark drawn dagger of mind steals on the sweet sleep of innocence and drinks deep the ciiniHon current of the heart’ IJy giving them the cold shoulder, by mining your back upon them, by refusing to countenance them, you do a service to your cuinmu niiy; and the object of your con tempt, when meditating upon your intolerance, will have the consult! tion of realizing that "whatsoever a man soweth the same shall he reap ” The lime has come when they should be placed beyond the pale of society, and kept, by insur mountable barrier* beyound its limits until they reform.— Urijjin Neu>s. Cincinnati is the paradise of fools. A young man rich in noth ing but store clothes, persisted in paying his distresses to a maid iu the West end. She did not smile upon him, but he thought she did, and on stated evenings each week the store clothes found their felici tous way to the home of the gush ing creature who would not gusli. aTlast lie fell upon his knees ; she walked witli calm dignity, not up mixed with scorn, from the room; flash! crack! he lay upon the floor, and she was bending over him, saying, ‘ Oh, you old fool, I wish you laid shot yourself !” It was ouly chewed paper he had put iu with the powder. . —■ - Always "hard pressed”—bricks. RATES OF ADVERTISING. stage 3 mo's, j c mo's. 12 ino’s. I'm i ax- 8 4 ihi 8 o oo ©Jo 0o 2 sq'r.s <; on 10 o<> 1» 0 q 3 sqr's fc OH 14 v , 0(J H col. 12 00 “(MW 20( 0 V Col - OU 35 oo 00 00 one col. 40 O 0 i - '> o j' ( Q 0 The money for advertisements is du« on the first insertion. A square is ihe space of one inch in depth of the column, irrespective of the number of hues. Marriages and deaths, not exemlirg six lines published tree. For a man ad vertising his wife, and nil oi her persona I matter, double rn'es will lie clmrgod. No. 47. A Story of French Life. Charles IJussou was commander ot a Fret) h regiment during the Franco Piusstan war. Frederick Ernttni was a captain under him, and attracted the Colonel’s atten tiou because ot his genius and refinement. 1 liu Colonel introduc ed his daughter Margaret, and the young Captain was speedily num bered among her many suitors, and subsequently she promised to become bis wife. The overthrow of the Empire and the establishment of a tepub- Ttead form of government rendered the adherent* to the deposed Em peror objects of suspicion, and many of them were forced into exile. Liliani made bis way to America, having liist given his affianced two thousand francs to secure her against want. Here he found employment in a telegraph office, and had soon accumulated enough funds to bring the Colonel and bis daughter, now in straght enod eh Constance*, to this coun try. To insure ki»6u conduct, Ire visited France, and preparations were made by the three for re moval to America. Meanwhile the beauti id but fickle Margaret bad received the attention of a cil zen, ami hid quite forgotten lief exile lover. Ernani had accumulated more than a thousand francs, which he confided to i.is lady love f i safe keeping, after ibing which she appeared to smile on him as in days gone by. But tin: Colonel and his daughter were perfidious, and set about to rid themselves of the lover. I hey reached Havre, where Ernani was arrested,charged with being a conspirator. After several days’ imprisonment he was released, but to find that the Colo nel aud his daughter had sailed for America, having fust instigated his arrest Ernani, stili trusting his affianc ed, hurried to this country,landing on Wednesday evening. He learn ed that Margaret and Col. Husson wero living with a friend in Grand street, Brooklyn, and repaired thither, renewud his declarations of love to his lady. She, however, turned a deaf ear, and after an interview which was continued several horns, Ernani went away disheartened. About 5 o’clock, yesterday mor ning, officer Quinn found a man lying unconscious in the street, lie carried him to a police station and summoned a physician. Dr. Brady believed that the man had taken poson, and upon applying the usual restoratives the patient re vived The in.m was Ernani, but he stoutly denied having attempt ed suicide. Yesterday morning he was taken before Judge Elliot anil examined on a charge of attempt ing self-destruction, lie was deep ly affected, and wept freely as lie told the story of his misfortunes. On being (iiHeliaPged. he wandered away, seemingly indifferent as to where lit; should go. Many who saw him expressed fears as to iiis safely.— JV. Y. Sun, 17 th. Last week Lam a Fair was walk ing along Rest my street, and was, as usual, the admired of all ad mirers, Her name passed from mouth to month, and every one stared fixedly after her as she passed by. Among the crowd was a brisk doctor from Oakland, quite an elderly man, and he w is carry ing a little hand vilisc with seve ral hundred dollars in silver coin in it He grew so earnest in his gazing that the valise came open and h it the numey exposed to the multitude, who could easily have helped tlipmselres to the twenty dollar rolls. A friend met him an 1 said: “Why, doctor, you will lose your money if you are not more careful” “By Jove! is my valise open? By Jiive ! I was looking at Laura Fall-; some one might have stolen it, by Jove! Where U she gone? Which way? By Jove!” and he shut the clasp with a snap and trotted <‘ff agai:* in the fair Laura’s wake. That’s what’s the matter. A Milwauke Indy had several hundred dollars worth of point lace clipped off her clothing by an adroit thief while she was at church singing, “Strip me of the robe of pride ; clothe me iu humil ity.” A blind beggar is on trial at Roch ester for biting off a forefinger which a man put before tbe mendicant's eyes to determine whether he was an imposter or not.