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C|e ^etonan PUBLISHED WEEKLY EVERY FRIDAY’ BY J.C. WOOTTEN, J. A. WELCH. WOOTTEN & WELCH, Proprietors. J. C. WOOTTEN,.... Editor. THE NEWNAN VOL. IV.] TSnETWTSrAJSr, GA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2,1868. [NO. 4. terms of subscription : |ff* There is true poetry in the following lines. One copy one year, payable in advance, $3.00 : Their sentiment is more than affectation, and One copy six months,...“ “ ....1.50 . the barmoy of their words than the empty One copy three mon hs, “ “ 1 00 . A Club of six will be allowed an extra copy. (Fifty numbers complete the Volume.) 6. P. THURMAN. J. W. SPENCE. S. P. THURMAN & CO., Manufacturers AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DEALERS Candies and Confectionaries, Greenville 8tr., Newnan, Ga. From the Constitution. Sixteen and £ ixty-five. We arc manufacturing and receiving our y* SPRING & SUMMER nmnni/ diUtA Candies, Pickles, Nuts, Raisins, Mackerel, Crackers, Sugars, Coffee, W I 3ST E S . Of the latter article we have the finest and best Madeira, Sherry, Port, Sweet Malaga and Claret, which we will sell by the gal Ion or bottle for medicin al, party or Church purposes. Tho Price of Gandy Reduced to suit the Times. To which we ask the attentiom of the WHOLESALE and RETAIL TRADE. We will wholesale Candies to Confectioners as cheap as they can purchase the same article in any Southern market. Determined to ex tend our wholesale business, we pledge our selves to refund the money paid us for Candies which do not give satisfaction. Mr. Thurman having an experience of six teen years as a manufacturer of Candies, Hat ters himself that he understands his business, and has no superior as a manufacturer iu the Southern States. The attention of the ladies particularly and the citizens generally is called to the fact that we keep constantly on hand a supply of We know we can please you. We say what we mean and mean what we say. October 19-0in. NEW GOODS! NEW MODS! Wr have received our new Stock of Goods from New York, Purchased Entirely for Cash, Consisting of Dry Goods and Notions, Roots, Shoes Hats, Clothing, Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery, Shoe Findings of every descript’n, Buggy Trimming of all kinds, Saddlery, Harness Leather, Sole Leather, Calf Skins, In fact everything usually kept in a Mixed Stock. All of which we will sell LOW FOR CASH. We are agents for one of the best importing ’houses in New York for the sale of all kinds of Mill Stones and Spindles, Bolting Cloths, Smut Machines and Aspires, Hoisting Screws and Bales, All of which we will sell at New York whole sale prices, with freight added to this place. Persons wishing to purchase Mill Materials, before making their purchases will find it great ly to their advantage to compare our price list with those from other houses. Thankful for the very liberal patronage be stowed upon us heretofore, we respectfully solicit a continuance of the same at the old stand of RED WINE & CULPEPPER, North-East Corner of Public Square, May 30-tf. NEWNAN, GA. BY ELZKY HAT. A fair young girl strolls idly over the lawn, A gallant lover bending at her side ; I sit upon my threshold alone, With none to care what fortune may betide. Her looks are bright; her curls of living gold Like sunshine fall upon her shoulders fair; Mine eyes are dim ; my brow is wan and old, And lank and faded is my thin gray hair. For her a mother’s daily prayers arise, And all the kindly joys of home unfold ; To her the world looks with admiring eyes, And many a flattering tale of love is told. But yet, think not, fair girl, I covet aught That wins for thee the world's alluring smiles ; Thy’ beauty, youth and grace, I envy not; Thy rosy cheeks, nor dark and lustrous eyes. But I would have thy fresh and guileless heart, The wealth of hope and trust that in thee dwell; I envy thee thy peaceful happy lot, Secured by home affections’ tender spell. I envy thee thy father’s loving kiss, Thy mother’s voice like music on thine ear; And O ! I feel how blest thou art in this, Thy Christian name upon tbeir lips to hear, My name’s a sound forgotten long ago— A household word there’s no one left to speak, My mother’s voice is hushed for ever more, And father’s eyes are closed in endless sleep. Three sisters one by one have passed away, My only brother rests beyond the sea— The mossy hill-side where we used to play, Is all the relic of them left to me. But. yet, ah ! no, I would riot call them back, E’en could tny vigor and youth then return; I would not tread again the weary track, That I have passed upon my journey home. With yonder maid, in all her youthful pride I would not change my hoary, wrinkled age; I’ve drilled long upon the shifting tide, But she has yet to feel the tempest’s rage. For me, the race of life is run. J stand upon the bright immortal sphere ; For her the weary journey’s just begun, And many a barren desert lies before. Thy path, bright girl, is soft and easy now, But. many a thorny snare lies hid for thee. I’m standing safe before the shining door, So after all, ’tis thou should’st envy me. From the N. Y. Democrat. Deserting the Sinking Ship. We do not pretend to give space to the mul titudinous evidences of “ change of heart” among the most respectable prominent Radi cals of the day, for we cannot, and therefore content ourselves with an occasional specimen brick of the thousands voluntarily added to the Democratic pile: Alfred H. Pownall, of West Virginia, having been appointed a member of the Republican State Central Committee, declines the honor and informs hisformer friends that he intends to support Seymour and Blair. Dr. Morgan, an influential citizen of Evans ville, Ind., has abandoned the Radicals and goes in strong for Seymour and Blair. Hon. Charles Rogers, of Sandy Hill, a life loog opponent of the Democracy, and former ly a member of the State Legislature and also a Representative in Congress, and one of the most efficient speakers in the State, cannot stand on the Radical platform, but comes out boldly for the Democratic nominees. The Greensburk, Indiana Expositor, hereto fore a Radical sheet, has declared for Seymour and Blair, and the editor Rdds that the Repub licans of the State are abandoning that party by thousands. The Parkersburg, West Virgina American, formerly Radical, comes out for the Democrat ic nominees. The Quincy, Illinois, Herald says that in that city not less than fifty Repuldicans have come out in favor of Seymour and Blair, in the past mouth. Colonel B. W. Thomas, of Philadelphia, Col lector of the Port under President Lincoln, has renounced Radicalism and supports Seymour and Blair. Ho... D. S. Gooding, of Indiana, a Lincoln elector in 1864, is now on the stump for Sey mour and Blair. C. D. Robertson, formerly a Radical orator, is now stumping for Seymour and Blair in In diana. Hon. Richard Gregg, a life-long opponent of the Democracy, made a speech in Aurora, Illi nois a few days since for the Democratic nom inees. Hon. F. T. Backus, of Cleveland, Ohio, for merly a Radical orator, is now speaking effec tively for Seymour and Blair. Forty-three persons in Bellefontaine, Ohio, formerly Republicans, have publicly given iu their adhesion to Seymour and Blair. Judge Mellen, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, has seen the error of his ways, and renounced Republicanism, and supports Seymour and Blair. Colonel Lyman L. Jackson, heretofore an uncompromising Republican, of Perry county, Ohio, has declared himself for the Democratic nominees. We might add to this list until our columns were full, but let this suffice for one week.— As faithful chrouiclers of passing events, we feel bound to notice all the desertions from the Radical party which may come to our knowl edge. Edgar Hull, Esq., who last fall made such a famous copperhead speech in this village, in which he sent Gen. Grant and his party to a ve ry warm place, has come out a full-fledged Republican, and we are iuformed is an appli cant for the office of District Attorney in Wash ington count}’. Hon. \Y. B. Jones, elector on the Radical ticket in Alabama, comes out for Seymour and Blair. So does Judge Platt, of Kentucky, late a Re publican. Proceedings of the Congressional Con' ven tiou for the Third District. Andrew J. Smith. M m. Allen Turner SMITH & TURNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, NEWNAN, GA., WILL pav the debts, in a Court of Bank ruptcy, of all who apply to them before the 1st June, 1868, ami will practice in the Tallapoosa and Coweta Circuits. [Nov. 9 tf. BOOTS AxlD SHOES. I WOULD respectfully an nounce to the citizens of Newnan and vicinity that I bavet secured the services of From the Fort Gaines (Ga.,) Mirror. Henry A. Rish, Born in Lexington, Dist., S. C. Sept 6th, 1832, of highly respectable pa rentage, brought to and principally educated iu middle Ga., removed to, and has been liv ing with or near his parents in his community fifteen years. In Sept., 18-56. he made a profession of religion, and joining the Mission ary Baptist Church, following his Lord and Master in the watery grave ; siuce which time he lived ont his profession by an exemplary walk as a consistent member and shining light to his brethren. When his country was invoiced in her late unfortunate struggle, at the sound of the tocsin he was found in the ranks of his countrymen, his bosom glowing with patriotic pride while he fearlessly and manfully battled for freedom from oppression, in a cause which was to him most dear. In the memorable struggle at Averysboro, N. C., he was wonnd- ed by a ball destructively fracturing the bone above his right knee, and submissively yield ed as a sacrifice, his right leg, by amputation about the upper third of the femur; since and from which circumstance, there has been more or less draft on his physical powers, though comparatively little upon his mental energies. For the last two official years his numerous friends confided to him the collection of the public taxes, and recently re-elected him to the same office. They would have clothed him with any office he might have sought; but death sought him for its victim, and be is lost to us. It is paid “ the king of shadows loves a shining mark.” In the subject of this notice, death's unerring shaft found a trnly shining The Convention being called to order, A. R. , Li mar, of Muscogee, was, on motion, chosen temporary Chairman, and A. H. Freeman, of Metiwether was requested to act as Secretary. On motion of J. W. Park, of Meriwether, a committee of one from each co inty was ap pointed to report permanent officers for the Convention. The Chair appointed on that committee, J. W. Park, of Meriwether, G. W. Mullins, of Har ris, J. W. Wiley, of Coweta, J. K. Strickland, of Heard. R. H. Springer, of Carroll, W. U. Garrard, of Muscogee, B. C. Ferrell, of Troup, ] and W. G. Hill, of Campbell. The committee on permanent organization reported the following officers : President, J. M. Mobley ; Vice-Presidents, W. F. V right and B. C. Ferrell; as Secretaries, A. H. Free* man and B. L. Harris. Oc taking the Chair Mr. Mobley explained the object of the Convention in a very appro priate speech, counselling harmony and una nimity on the part of the Convention. On motion of W. J. Hudson, each county was allowed double as many votes as it has Representatives and Senators, each county being counted as ba> ing one Senator, On motion of W, J. Hudson, the two-thirds rule was adopted. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for a candidate. Honorable Hugh BnchanaD was nominated on the first ballot, and on mo tion of J, W. Wiley, his nomination was made unanimous. On motion, Messrs. Hudson, Wright, Lamar Hargett and Douglass w.-re appointed a com mittee to inform Mr. Buchanan of his nomi nation. Mr. J. W. Park introduced the following re solution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the Hon. Hugh Buchanan he declared the regular nominee of this Con vention at the next election for members of Congress, to be held in Georgia, whether said election be held in October, 1869, cr as now re quired by law, or at such other period as may be authorized by an enabling act of the Legislature. The Committee to inform Mr. Buchanan of his nomination escorted him into the Conven tion, when he accepted his nomination in a grateful and forcible speech. The Convention unanimously ratified end endorsed the platform and nominees of the New York Convention. The Democratic papers of this District were requested to publish the proceedings of this Convention. The Convention then, on motion of A. R. Lamar, adjourned sine die. J. M Mobley, Chairman. A. H. Freeman and B. L. Harris, Secreta ries. Important Meeting at Montgomery. Montgomery, Sept. 24.—A very laree meet- tog washrld intbiscitv last night to take action : about tb* memorial to Congress, audttbe fol lowing resolutions were adopted: Whereas, N-iifier the Governor, nor aoy other eau'iiive officer cf ttie State of Ala bama. h is ever found it necessary to call np- opoa a cos * of citizsns to aid in the exec’ii- tiou iLe laws, ro proclamation has been is- su.J by tire Governor declaring that the due executi- n of iUe laws is impeded in any section if this Stme : and, whereas, the Deni al ratio anu C«> -ervativ* tjtate Convention of Alabama, at its r°rent meeting, resolved nnan- The Darcy M’tiee Assassination Trial. WxIELAN FOUND GUILTY—APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONER—HIS ADDRESS TO THE COURT—HE PROTESTS HIS INNO CENCE— niS CONDUOT IN HIS CELL AND ON BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH. Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 15, 1868.— The Whelan trial was resumed to-day.— Crowds gathered round the courthouse and remained there at night. The jury C|e Uehraan Iwalfo. Bates of Advertising. Advertisementsinsertedat$1.50per square (often lines or spaceequivalent,)for first inser • tion, and 75 centB for each subsequent in sertion, ManthFy or semi-monthly advertisements inserted af the same rates as for new advertise, ments, each insertion. Liberal arrangements will be made with those advertising by the quaiter or year. All transient advertisments must be paid for when handed in. The money for advertiseing dne after the first insertion. imously to obey t!*e laws of the de facto Statp i retired about 9, and at half past 10 had Government, and as law-abiding citizens to agreed on a verdict. This morning iin- submit to the same until lawfully changed, ; mense crowds collected about the court- thcretore, first, be it ...... r r ! house, and the police had to keep the en- Resolved, That the said declaration of facts , , .. xr i 5- nnd apprehensions iu the said memorial is un- j tr * c } eaT b * main force ’ No lad,e * were true in every particular, and we, the people of admitted Montgomery, do defy an investigation into the said alleged facts resting satisfied that they are unsubstantiated by any of the evidence in the archives of the Executive office, or in the profession of the Chief Magistrate of State. 2. That we the people of Montgomery, do solemnly declare our conviction, from evi dence existing around us, and within our knowledge, and from evidence received from all sections of the State, from reliable author ity, that tiie people of this State were never more peaceably disposed than at present, and never more ready to render prompt obedience to the existing law. 3. That said memorial is prompted by a partisan spirit which, for the temporary success of a certain policy or party, would wreck the prosperity of the State and plunge it into the horrors of civil war. 4. That the people of Alabama, although knowing the rectitude of their intentions and fearing no molestation from an army of Unit ed States troops, would protest against the in troduction of such un array into our midst as a direct violation of the Constitution of the State of Alabama, arid as a most unjust imputation upon our character and con duct ; that we cordially endorse the letter of The crowd generally expressed sympa thy with Whelan. The court opened at nine, and the prisoner when brought in the was very nervous and excited, alternately flushed and pale. He was dressed in black, with a gold watch and chain, and wore a beaver hat. The jury entered amid intense silence, and gave in their verdict of guilty, when Chief Justice liichards asked the prisoner if he had anything to say. Whelan advanced to the front of the dock and said in a firm, louu voice: “I have been tried and found guilty of the crime and of course am supposed to be a murderer. Standing here on the brink of my grave I declare to you, my Lord, and to God, I am innocent, 1 nev er committed this deed; that I know in my heart and soul. I have been accused of being a Fenian, but I never was.”— Whelan here detailed his career in Que bec, Montreal and Ottawa, giving at length his proceedings on the night of SCHEDULE OF THE A. & W. P. B. B, L. P. GRANT, Superintendent. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Atlanta - - - Arrive at Newnan - Arrive at West Point Leave West Point - - Arrive at Newnan- - Arrive at Atlanta - - - 7 58 A. M. - 9 57 “ - 12 80 p. v. - 12 60 p. *. - 3 23 “ - 6 25 ** NIGHT FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAIN. General Roht. E. Lee and others, in reply to tnur( J er and J,j s arrest. He complained Gen. Rosecrans, aud do solemnly declare our belief that the sentiments of that letter are the Mr. JW. R. REESE, a most accomplished workman. I invite all, therefore, to call, assuring them they can now have their Boots and Shoes made in the most fashionable style. All I ask ,to convince, is a fair trial. mg?** Rep airing neatly ana promptly done. ggy-Office ou East side of Public Square, Newnan, Ga. [July lo-tf.) W. FLOYD. Saddlery and Harness EMPORIUM. G. C. ROGERS, When we pet Through. When we pass through the present gloom— when we traverse the dark forest in which we now grope, filled with monsters in human form—what a grand time there will be for old Virginia! Radical reconstruction is death to confidence, poison to enterprise, and a p>ague to all the interests of the community. It must have its end here in Virginia, as it will in our sister States ; but it will die here first. That dead, confidence will be restored, enterprise will be lifted up out of the grave and brought to life, industry will be encouraged, peace re established, and contentmeut and joy take the place of discontent and misery. Millions of dollars, intended for investment in Virginia, only await this auspicious mo ment. There is no country which at this time is so widely raputed as a field of enterprise as Virginia. Her mineral riches, fertile land9, water-power, and gentle and genial climate, have excited the admiration of the people in this country and abroad. There will be a two fold influx of men and capital, and the State will take a new start on her new destiny to power and prosperity. The moment the pres ent uncertainty is dispelled, Richmond will be the centre ot the projects and enterprises in the line of manufacturing—it will be the centre from which will radiate the speculations in real estate and schemes for improvement. Her river shores will become alive with industry. They will be dotted with factories, and at night her horizon will be illumined with the beaming fires of a hundred forges. These man ufactories will bring their thousands of opera tives to swell onr population aud increase, the demand for all the means or subsistence, increase the demand for houses and enhance the valne of lands. This is no fancy picture. It is a prophecy based on facts. The best informed and most practical of Northern manufacturers, from their knowledge of the resources of Virginia and her extensive advantages for manufactur ing, especially at this locality, have predicted this. One of the greatest iron-mongers of Pennsylvania, said a few weeks ago that Rich mond was the roost eligible spot for manufac turing in the Union, and there were millions of dollars ready to come down here for Invest- ; mark, for universal admiration verified this tncut as soon as the political status of the ; moral axiom, that virtue personified concentrat- j State was settled. We can command the great elements of i«on and coal in a larger degree than any other Atlantic State, and we have the ready means of communication both with the interior and the ocean. For manufacturing and for the ship ment of our fabrics to any direction, Rich mond has facilities not equalled anywhere else. Iron and coal are the vital agents of na tional power, and no less the means of local thrift. So, with an unlimited supp>y of these, and the best lines of intercommunication and foreign shipment, who can doubt that Rich mond is to beootne one of the greatest inland towns in the American Union.—Richmond Dis~ patch. Mr- Cloud on Manure- I am entirely convinced from my experience in making manure, that it is not only practi cable, but an easy task to prepare upon every plantation in the cotton region, great or small, 1500 bushels of an excellent compost per an num to the hand at a cost of less than two ing all the illuminious and lovely, commands the praise and homage of the evil as well as ‘ the good. The stale but trite expressions that j none knew him but to admire, none spoke of j him but to praise, are too true, in his case tc omit or transform. But, he has gone. Gone whence no travel ler returns. His earthly tabernacle dissolve I abont five p. m., of the 13th inst., and is soon to mingle with other clay, yet it is confidently hoped that his disembodied spirit soars in realms of light and bliss, awaiting the summons of his Master, well done, good and faithful ser vant, enter into the joys of thy Lord. He leaves a mourning father, mother, broth er and sisters, besides innumerable friends com fortless, saTe in the reflection that their loss is his eternal gain. A Friend, j Procure a Home. The aim of every man who has a family, or who expects to have a family, should be to make provision for a home of his own. He should regard the landlord as a leach who takes from him, in the way of rents, the means which ought to provide comforts for himself and those who are dependent upon him. Fur thermore, he should aim to get out of the cheap, small and dirty houses, dignified by the name of “ rows” where disease grows rank, and where his children are surrounded by the worst associations. Buy a lot in the suburbs, within convenient distance of your work in the city, and thereon erect a habitation of your own, if it be only a shanty, and thus throw off the shackles of the landlord. Or, better still, go farther off to some rising town, where you can buy a home for much less money, start a little business of your own, and grow up with the town. This advice is sound, as every oth er workingman can plainly see, and we hope that many who read it will determine to roll up his sleeves aud go to work in earnest lay- iug the foundation for a cheerful, happy aud independent home. The First Shot. A London paper relates the following, un der the apparent impression of its being a fact: “ The Northerners carry tbeir revolvers at their bacu3 in the centre of the waistband. A very nervous Englishman received this piece of advice from an American : “ Waal, stran ger, if you get into an argument with any crit ter, and you 3ee his band stealing gently round the hip corner behind his back, be certain sure be means mischief; only don’t you wait to see; you out with your six-shooter, for its a trifle|a3 to who gets the first shot. Now don’t you stand on no ceremony with that argu mentative cuss, but fix him with a bullet there and then, as if be war a de-voorin’ reptile.” The Englishman thanked his friend, and was always dodging about with his revolver, first in one pocket then in another, and keeping his eye upon any stranger with whom he happen ed to converse. One day he met a cadaverous looking Northerner who (but he did not know this) was suffering severely from a lumbago. They conversed about the weather and be came rather warm on the subject of rain. Sud denly the lumbago man felt a twinge in the small of his back, and, with a view to explain the effect of a change of weather upon him, he commenced slowly slipping his hand round behind him to the part affected. “ Waal, stran ger,” says he, wincing with pain, and bis arm gradually disappearing, “ I guess I’ve, got a—” The Englishman didn't wait for the conclu sion, but whipped out his Coit and shot him dead. One of the Radical candidates for the ( Legislature in Choctaw county, had a little J boy about fifteen years old who feli in love j and engaged himself to one of the neighboring | iris. His father hearing the facts, hunted the j A n .4 kim -i t Kia lo Jr Inro'a : The Lazy Societt Club.—A club called the Lazy Society has been formed in Bath, in this county. It already numbers seven 1 members. Two members have been discharged—one for striking at a mu-quito which bad lighted on his free, and another for gapirg too quicklj and opening his mouth too wide. A third member was censured for rnnnig down Old Hill, but was let off on the plea that he was i too lazy to hold back! The society is in per petual sessiou.—Troy Press. sentiments of the people, that we are peaceful and law abiding, and will do nothing, and will countenance nothing in others, tending to do mestic violence. 6. That the men composing the Legislature which has drawn tip this monstrous indict ment against a whole peLple, are for the most part strangers in the State, and were voted for at an election in which two-thirds of the adult males of the State, black and white, did not participate. That the failure of the people to participate in the said election was due not to an approval of the men who were after ward lal.-ely declared to have been elected,but to the pledge of Congress that no voting would be equivalent to voting against them. That the 'aid Legislators do not represent the peo ple, but do grossly misrepresent them, and are robbing them of their money by extravagant appropriations, and are squandering the public treasury upon the vilest of the commonity, and are endeavoring to defraud the people of the privilege of the ballot, and are breaking down their commerce aud credit by enacting slanderous reports that have not the slightest foundation or truth. 7. That a Legislature which would relieve one of its members of the penalties of felony, and another of the penalties of bigamy, and which would attempt to cheat the people out of an election for President, is capable of per petrating even greater outrages than the adop tion of the said memorial. 8. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the President of Ihe United States. How a Puck of Corn Meal is Taxed.—The Gallipolis Dispatch in an answer to the charge that because a man is poor he cannot be taxed, thus shows how even a peck of meal, purchas ed by a poor man to aid iu feeding his family of little children, is taxed, to aid in paying the interest on the un taxed bonds. Says tL,; Dispatch : “ The corn from which that peck of meal was made was raised on taxed land, plowed by a tax ed plow, drawn l>v taxed horses, hitched with taxed gears. It was hoed with a taxed hoe, cul tivated with taxed implements, gathered with a taxed wagon, drawn with taxed horses, thrown into a taxed crib, shelled on a taxed machine, measured in a taxed measure, taken in a taxed sack and ground on a taxed mill, sieved with a taxed sieve, mixed irt a taxed pan, stirred with a taxed spoon, salted with taxed salt, put into a taxed bake pan, baked in a taxed stove, laid out on taxed plates, cut with a taxed knife, and lastly eaten by a pret ty heavily taxed man. “If it were not for the taxes you could buy a bushel of meal for what that peck cost you. Besides, it is not on that alone that you are taxed, but upon everything you have to buy. A pound of sugar costs only three or four cents, but you have to pay from 16 to 20. A pound of coffee only costs ten cents but you have to pay 30. and if it costs you three hundred dol- lats a year to support your family a year, you may safely say, one-half of this is tax. Now, is it any wonder that times are hard and that you find it difficult to live ?” Venerable Widow Deceased.— Mrs. Rachael Posey, whose husband was a soldier uuder General George Washing ton, died at Valley Forge, Pa., a short time ago, at the good old age of one hun dred and two years and ten months. Her recollection went back to the time when Washington and his army were ^encamp ed at Valley Forge in 1777-78-—that win ter made memorable by suffering which have never been paralleled, excepring, per haps, by those of the Confederate soldiers at the prison pens of the North. Her reminiscences of this eventful period were very interesting. Her husband. Micagia Posey, who was much older than herself, fought under Col. Bull, who was wounded and taken prisoner, and after enduring many hardships was exchanged. After of his treatment by the sheriff and said : “When I was in jail the witness Lacroix was brought to my cell, I was pointed out to him, and he said he did not know me. The sheriff, Powell, took my clothes down stairs and showed them to Lacroix, and then be made me puf them on. He then put me in a line with others and made us right about face. While I had my back turned, in sight of Goode, he pointed me out and Lacroix swore to me. They would not let me look at his deposi tion nor question him, but ran me out of the room. I know that the minds of the people and the prejudice of men of opu- leuce are against me because I am an Irish Catholic. The Sheriff came to me in my cell, and illtreated me, and gloated over me, and said he would have the hangman’s fee- I would spend the last drop of my blood for the woman whose portrait hangs over your Lordship (point ing to the picture of the Queen.) I served her nine years and six months—four years iu India—and would spill the last drop of my blood for her to morrow. 1 never took McGee’s life. I never owed him spite. I looked upon him as talented and clever. Wo Catholics are looked on as traitors. There is a curse on this land —it is party, and I am a victim to it. I may be accused and found guilty, but I am innocent. Had I been on a jury with the same evidence before me l would have given the same verdict. I exone rate them, but did they ksow how the Crown evidence was manufactured they wou'd have given another verdict. Eve ry Roman Catholic is accused of being a Fenian. Any Englishman is welcome to say what he likes ; but if a poor, starved Irishman dares to lift his voice for Irish liberty he is seized, charged with assassi nation, hanged or sent in chains to an English jail—that terrestrial hell, where he fingers one of the living damned.” Chief Justice—“I have given you plen ty opportunity.” Whelan—“I am speaking facts—” Chief Justice—‘4 will hear you on mat ters connec ed with your trial; but we are not in England ” Whelan—“But these things were prac tised on me. God knows it. He and I know all.” The Chief Justice then sentenced Whe lan to be banged on the 10th of Decem ber, and said he had mo hope of mercy. Whelan bowed and said excitedly. “My Lord, all that sentence cannot make me guiity ” When Whelan got to jail he danced a hornpipe and sang in his cell. I saw him this afternoon and had a long conversa tion with him. Mr. Hillyard Cameron, late counsel for Whelan’s defense, has re ceived several threatening letters from Orangemen, of whom he was Qyand Mas ter, but has resigned his position. The Asizes adjourn to morrow. Leave Atlanta - - - Arrive at Newnan - - Arrive at West Point Leave West Point - - At rive at Newnan- - Arrive at Atlanta - - 4 35 i*. it. - 7 47 “ - 12 35 a. m. - 11 40 p. m. - 3 35 a. M. - 6 45 a. h. GEORGIA RAIL ROAD. E. W. COLE, Superintendent. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Atlanta 5.15 A. M Arrive at Augusta 6.00 P. M Leave Augusta 6.30 A. M Arrive at Atlanta 6.00 P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Atlanta 6.20 P. M. Arrive at Augusta 3.15 A. M. Leave Augusta 8.00 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta 5 00 A. M Practical illustration cf a rule of Laic.—In a cer tain county in Georgia, (we are informed) a _ ^ ^ _ , singing master brought suit in a Justice's Court I the wat they were married, and lived hap- cenTs per busbeL bVthe assirtanccTof tbestock 1 voung man up. and found him at bis lady love’s against one of his musical pupils for the amount j pily together until his death, which oc * J “"' of tuition money. The Defendant employed a curre( J forty one years ago. ‘ “ of horses, cows and bogs, upon properly ar ranged lots. This can be easily done by having the lots well littered by throwing in pine straw in large quantities and frequently, or oak leaves, where the pine straw is not to be had. with cotton and corn stalks etc., and occasionly haul or scatter upon the litter a few loads of marl house, gave him a good whipping and sent him home. The little fellow started on his wav erving, and met one of the neighbors, who enquired what was the matter. The little fel- low replied that bis father had whipped him ! because he wanted to marry. Why son,” said the neighbor, “ I wouldn't (2d door below Moore A Marsh, j or muck, one or both of which may be found I cafe tor that—plenty of time in five yea nnnnsite U States and Americau Hotels,; on or near even* farm in the country. Upon : you to marry. ' ... opposite U. btaces lhese , ots pen a ’ nd feed your stock eve V v ni ^ ht . | “Yes. but I do,” replied »h= little fellow I)pp2»tlir-St Atlanta, Ga., The manure thus prepared should be collected | blubbering, “ I have got a chance to marry a ^ eCdIUr _ * * i„ pens or pits three or four times during the ! white gal now, and the way dad s going: ou. Has on hand the largest and finest stock of SADDLES of anv house in the State. Also CARRIAGE and'BUGGY HARNESS HARD WARE for eveything in his line, tor the supply of Saddlers and Harness-Makers, including a finer stock and better variety of BUCKLES ev- e r brought to Atlanta. Trices more reasonable and Stock more com- plete than any in the city of Atlanta. ^Carriages and Buggies of the most ap prove! style and finish ou hand, and made to order at prices as favorable as can be obtained it*. New York. £|f*Please give me a call. [sept. 21-12 year?"after heavy fall* of wioVand the tots re- | I’ll have to marry a nigger— Oklibbeha (Miss.) plenished with pine straw, etc. By this means A'eiM. a large amount of manure is collected during the season, and that too at an inappreciable cost.—lOtA rol. Cultivator, page 33. The chief restaurant of Hamburg, Germany, employs two hundred and fourteen persons, . among which figare thirty cooks and seventy- a®*A hundred years hence, it is said by j 6 scientific men, large cities will be lllumiuated by electric lights of such power as to rencer unnecessary the use of gas or other lights in the houses. It is believed that science will _ The bogus insurance companies at Jer- ev Gity bad issued poiiei»s to the amount of eveuiuall} prouuce a light tquaiiug that vt tiie j oll e million of dollars before they were oroauu sun and moon. 1 up> wag of an Attorney to represent him. He pi “ail ed a failuae of consideration, and contended that the best evident the nature of ths case wovtd admit cf shouMbe adduced—and that an exhibi tion of the 7mrter s musical faculties was the best evidence. The Court being convinced by the argument, called up the Plaintiff, and required him to sing before the Court, or his case would travel. Master, being much disconcerted by the unexpected call, and the crowd thronging in to hear him, performed very badly—where upon the tnne was nonsuited, to the merry iune of ** There is no luck about the house. ’— Federal Umon. Yuma county, Arizona, has been flood ed by a water spout. It destroy ed two freight trains and swept away a mail carrier and his mails. had tea children, 81 grand-children, 119 ' great-grandchildren, 33 great-great-grand children, and 5 great-great-great-grand- children. A Thrifty Parson-—A donation, party was given the other day to a clergyman in a New England village, and among the things receiv ed was a snperb “ tile,” f.om the hatter of the place. The parson, much pleased with the bat, ventured to ask what such a bat ought to be worth ? “That is an eight dollar hat,” was the reply. The parson turned itoreragain and again, and rem irked that it was “ very fine, very fine, indeed f and so they -parted. The next day, the parson wended his way to the hatter's store, Mrs .Posey i and after the customary salutation took him ildren 1 IQ ! a? ide, observed that he was not accustomed to 1 wear hats worth eight dollars ; that a four dol lar hat was good enough for him. He conclu ded bv proposing to exchange the hat be had received for a four dollar one, and to take the balance in money. Public Debt and Expenditures. Since November 1st, 1867, the public debt A GOOD REPLY —A respectable negro has increased more than forty millions, ami } n Washington city, a few days since, during the p*st three years the annual cost of, t Jjus responded to the chidings of a rov- running tne gnvermneht has been nearlr three • - , , . . . j ,. hundred millions, this in time of profound i!°? adventurer, who Slight to seduce him peace. General Grant says “let us have i into the Radical fold : peace.” Most assuredly we all desire peace, but not Radical peace. pluck. He says that when the minister was , hugging and kissing his wife, he peeped through A Minnesota paper s^ys: -'Yes twin the crack of the door and .n»w it all: and as Wn.oita, a liiUe^weeu. u..e long, with six- | long as he has the spirit of a man remaining, teen thousand potato bugs on it.” he will peep on all gnch occasions. Under yonr teaching we have alieniat- ed from as the mass of the white people fef'There is a man in M in*, the owner of-a : * Wh 43 wel1 as South; you have got the pretty piece of crinoline, who shows decided j offices and emoluments, while we have done the work and stand out in the cold. For one, I am done with you. Solomon himself could not have sug gested a wiser answer. JAS.E.JONES, GROCER and PRODUCE Merchant. GREENVILLE STREET MASONIC BUILDING. HAS on hand at his COMMODIOUS STORE P.OOMS, and daily arriving— CORN, BACON, FLOUR, MEAL, COFFEE, SUGAR, SYRUP, RICE, LARD, BUTTER, FH03JffI3C GHJA.3MO, And all other articles in our line, to which we invite the attention of the purchasing public February 16-23-tf. SADDLEM MD HARNESS. Run Here Everybody! T HE undersigned takes pleasure in announ cing to his friends and customers that ho is again prepared to do anything in the Saddlery and Harness Business, with neatness and despatch. My motto is 11 Quick sale3 and short profits.” He also manufactures Zjeatlier Collars. Call and see him up stairs at Old Repository. Country Produce taken in payment for work. Nov. 2-cf. GEO. W. VANCE. WOOL CARDING, W OOL will be received at the s^pre of H. J. Sargent, aent to the Factory, and the rolls therefrom returned. The Superintendent at the Factory, who is master of his business, giw3 his personal attention to carding the Wool. The oil is furnsshed by the Company. H. J. SARGENT, Pres’t Jane 19-tf. Willcoxon Manufacturing Co. Sargent’s A.xes. SCOVILL’S HOES. —• j O 1 i q m © 1 O’ 2a i •—« GO 1 o fciD s_ C3 ‘ ££ 2L po Sargent’s Ho. 10 Cotton Yam. T HE aborw goods, and in all u ambers, are offered to the public. An ample stock always on band at th*store of the subscriber in Newnan, Georgia. Oct 26-tf. H. J. SARGENT. COPARTNERSHIP. H AVING tbi3 day sold half interest of my stock to Tollison Kirby, I return my thanks to all my customers for their liberal patronage and solicit the same for the firm, which will be carried on under the name and style of J. T. & T. Kirby. J. T. Kirby. Ago ns t 21. tf. f'J^WO MONTHS after date application will be made to Court of Ordinary of Heard county for leave to sell all the lands belonging to the estate of Sanders W. Formby, late of said connty, deceased. Sept. 4-2m.* W. T. FORMBY, Adm'r.