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D TON T I » T,
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NEWNAN, GA,
All kind# of PLATE WORK and PLUG
GING done with nuatucsaniid WARRANT
ED.
liyTocth extracted without pain by the
no of NARCOTIC SPRAY. | April 20-tf.
"removal.
W E mny be fonnod after this date,sec
ond door from public square, ensl
aide of Buy Street, wbero we will show to
our numerous friends and customers, our
COMPLETE STOCK OF GOODS
Which we wilt sell at llio
THE NEWNAN HERALD.
VOL. IT.]
isnuwisrA^, ga, feiday, may 7, lsea
[NO. 35.
J.T. Ktnnv
Head Qarters
T. Kinuv.
-FOR-
drygoods
AND
GROCERIES!
W IS have just received, nnd nre dully
receiving from NEW YORK, onco
The Best and Largest
STOCK OF GOODS
Ever offered In this mnrkot, consisting of
Calicoes,
Dress Goods,
Jacoaots,
Swiss, Balmoral,
Ami Hoop Skirts,
Dress Trimmings,
Hosiery, Gloves,
[From the New York Journal of Commerce.}
A Theory of the Aurora Borealis.
A Curious Letter.
LOCI# XAPOLKON 8 OWN BTOIIT OF Ills FSCAFS
MARKET PRICES
Our ENTIRE STOCK was bought for
CASK!
xwr
NEW YORK!
With ilicsc fncllllles, and a long expe
rience in business; wc feel assured liint we
can sell goods ns
jl. -y&mr
AS ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY
Our Stocks will be kept COMPLETE,
and will consist of a
FULL ASSORTMENT OF
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
HABUW.Ull!:, POCKET .« TABLE
CXJT3hEH.Tr,
Bools A Slioes,
lints. Clothing, Sad
dlery, Harness Leather,
Sole Leather, Calf Skins,
Lining Shins,and Bind
ing Skins,
Shoe Findings of every description.
A full nssnrlment of
Buggy Trimmings,
Consisting ot
PATENT DASH LEATHER,
PATENT ENAMEL LEATHER,
8ilverod Taoks Saddle Taoks, Point and
Sand Bands, Cuffs, Cliffs, and En
ameled Oil Olotlia. &o,
We arengents forone of the best import
ing houses in Now York, for tl.o saio of
Mill Slones and Spindles
Baiting Clothes Sinut Machines and Fix
lures, lloustlng Screws mid Halos ;
All of which we will sell at New York
Wholesale prices, with frolglitudded to Ibis
place.
Persons wishing lo purclinso Mill male,
rial will Bud IlgreiUly lo their ndvanioge
to cump ire our price list with llioso of
other houses.
Thankful for Ihe many favors, wc would
respectfully solicit a cuutlliunnce of the
ante.
nEDWlNE & CULPEPPER,
East Side Bay Street, Nownun, On,
MlLK^PIi.T
Great Clearing; Out Sale
The Druggist.
From now until the Flint of Mur . v
ALMOST GIVE AWAY
Ills Stock of
Drugs, Paints, Oiis and Dye Stuffs
Taney & Toilet Articles;
Wo submit tho folTowfug theory (origi
nal so far u# we know) to explain tho phe
nomena of the Aurora Borealis, ns display
ed in tho magnificent exhibition of last
Thursday night.
The Aurora Horcalis it the silent tiitchargc of
accumulated electricity in the atmosphere, furnish•
iny the same relief lo Nature as flashes of light
ning under other conditions.
What electricity Is. and thoenuse which
lend lo its accumulation fnthonlr, nro sub-
jeet# not necessary to hiingiiito the discus-
sion. Though we cannot dullnc electricity
wo know Us manifestations. Thu phenom
ena of llio Northern Lights arc In all re
spects electrical. Thu streamers, or rays,
which wero the clinmcteristio feature of tho
display of Thursday last, shoot w itli electric
or lightning like rapidity through the licav
uns. As wo glance at tho sky the long
shafts suddenly appear stretching from bur-
Ison to zenith, more quickly than \vu can
time them by llio watch ; and as suddenly
they mo gono. Tho fornintioii and dlsap.
„ , , . „ T v m l „ qi.„...i„ pcamuec of tho Streamers Alro, for tlio nioBt
Hankcicbicrs, Lndios Cloaks, Shawls, 1 ... .,' , ,
’ part, Instantaneous, Alter they m-o formed I
tlioy limy appear to ho stationary nud tu
Imvo a doBnito shape, lint in fact they arc
continually In motloh. Tho appearance of
permanency which somo of tho steimicis
exhibited on Thursday may bo explained
by tlio rapid succession, as in waves, of ono
steamer upon llio track of another—ouch
leaving upon tho eye of un observer the lin
prossioii of it# form, until tho next steamer
enmo to occupy its place. Even if some oi
the nmtiifcslutioiiH lasted In reality for a
minute or two—a# seemed to he the easo
with some of tho msocolorcd patches In
the Northwest—the vast majority of all
the phenomena came and went with the
characteristic suddenness of electric or
lightning flashes. To Iho o'dlnnry specta
tor, therefore, the electric peculiarities of
tho aurora were plainly nppnrcnt. There
nro aurora# on record In which tho stream
ers were not a marked feature ; hut the en
tire heavens, or a large part of them, woro
covered by n crimson light, as if Illumina
ted by a nilgliiy conflagration. In those
displays, however, the light was not of n
uniform Intensity, hut was continually
brightening or fading. Auroral waves
seemed lo sweep across the sky, replenish
ing tlio ruddy color whore It became faint.
In tliosa movements the rapidity of the
electric current was clearly manifested.
But the electrlo nature of Thursday's au
rora was demonstrated conclusively by Its
effect on telegraph wires. When a thunder
storm occurs tlio wires bocomo charged
with electricity, which somotlncs nffccls
them so perversoly that they cannot ho
worked, and at other limes furnishes un
efficient substitute for tho galvanic battery.
Precisely these effects wero observed Vm
Thursday night. At New York, Boston,
and Philadelphia, and #0010 other places,
tlio auroral electricity charged tho wires,
and enabled operators to work them with
out llio rocourso lo tlio batteries. At St.
FUOM THE FOllTaFSS OF IUM IN 18401’*
The following is a translation of a hither
to unpublished letter written by Louis-Na
poleon just after Ids escape from the For
tress of flam, to tho editor of a newspaper
to which lie hail contributed during Ills
imprisonment:
Mv Demi Un. PmsonoK —The dcslrts of
once more seeing my father in this life has
made mo attempt tho boldest undertaking
that I liavo over attempted, and for which
I needed more firmness nud courage than
at Strasbourg and Boulogne, for I was re
solved to endure tho ridicule that, fasteiiion
those wlio nro arrested under a disguise
lurs by building a now stable, and express
ed surprise that lie Bhould talk of bringing
suit against them.
‘But,' said Schmidt, 'I insure for nine
hundred tollars, and this feller put up dem
shtable for seven hundred and fifty—I do
not understand this Insurance business.
Finding that he could not compel the pay
ment hv law, Schmidt determined to get
out of the business, altogether- Calling
upon Iho agent, Schmidt said :
‘Mr. Agent, 1 want you toshtop dem in-
surance on my flow. I not pay any more
monlsn tint way. I not understand dis in
surance business.
Agent surprised—‘Why, Mr. Schmidt,
you are doing a very foolish tiling. You
liavo paid considerable on this policy al
ready, and if your wife Bhould die you will
AND A OKNKHAt,
Assortment of Notions!!
Also, n
SPLENDID SELECTION
Piece Goods, Kersics, Tweeds, Jeans, Lin-
sevs, Ciisslinorcs. Red, White, Opera
and Ranlsbury Flannels, Bleached
Shirtings, Sheeting, Osiinlmgs,
Bed Ticking, Yarns,
Fino Bed and Suddlo Blankets, &o
and a failure would have been no longer j $5,000.
endurable. But tu come to the particulars I law, dat ish vat you tell ino now, said
of Illy escape. I Schmidt. Yen I pays yon on my si 1 table
You know tlio ford was guarded by lour '■ “tf 1 G ot ni "« Hundred toiler if It burn
hundred men, who furnished a daily gsard j ^°" n ' R burnt, and yon not give
of sixty soldiers, who wore on duly j ,n0 ,nil '° You say, ‘0 dat vmdi
within and without the foil; fui thvriourej " n,lUI fr " ,,,u : 11 ,u,t wort anything ;
tlio floor of tin- prison was guarded' bv i ^ lnil ‘b‘ you a biick shtabto, and you, not
three jailors, two of whom were always on IW >«» >»l«e nino hundtod tollars. Veil
j my (row dies, den you any a to me : *0 she
vns nrt old Dutch woman ; she uot worth
any ding. I got you a new Angtlsh wife*
And so 1 lose my five thousand tollars.—
You not fool Schmidt again. I do not
understand dis insurance business.' (Ilxit
Schmidt.)
Don’t take nits word lor if,
BUT GO AND SEE!
REASON:
He bus to move to tlio
OOilier Building,
On corner of Marietta and Peachtree streets,
on the 1st of March. Many tilings will get
broke or damaged, and lie had rather give
them away than lose thum.
UNDER NATIONAL HOTEL,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Febl2tf.
Ladles, Misses and Children's Siloes,
Men# and Boy#' Boot# and Shoe#,
Ditching Boots, Trunks and
ua ua wo. u» tr :tiu le> ob
CLOTHING,
—BVUII AN—
Coat*, . ^ UuntP,
Collars, Vests,
Under Shirts, Over Shirts,
Rubber Over-Coats, &e.
Also, a fine assort incut of
(!R0€KBRV & GLASS WARS,
Hardware,
Pocket & Table Cutlery,
Table & Ten Spoons,
Axes, Spades, Shovels,
Bkovuls and 'I'ong#,
Steelyards, Fire & Sml
Irons, Breast Steteliers,
Trace ('Indus, Collars,
Castings, Grind Stone#,
Nails, Tucks, Sprigs,
&c., Ac , &c., &c.
jm. mm «» 9
Coffee, Sugar, Fish,
Syrup, Cheese, Flour,
Bacon, Salt, Powder,
Sliot, Pistols, Pcjtpcr,
Spied, iUucstomi, Sulphur,
Indigo, Mad-ler, Smoking
mid Chewing Tobacco,
Bagging, ltope & Ties,
Oil Cloths, Table Cloths,
Mens, Boys & Ladies’ Saddles,
And also, u great many other articles too
numerous to mention.
All wo ask Is to cull and cxamlno onr
stock, before purchasing. We are determin
ed to Hell us
LOW AS THE LOWEST!
Our motto Is •
QUICK SALES AND SHORT PROFITS
No use of blowing Iho horn, cumo and
see for yourself. Our DilY GOODS are at
the old stand of J. T. KlllBY—our Grocer
ies in the house formerly occupied by Glass,
North & Co., Greenville Street. Our
Frin'p'l Sales'll J. A. HUNTER, Dry Goods.
Ass't, “ o. McClendon. “ “
Pr'p'l, “ R. L. HUNTER, Groceries.
Ass't, “ II. T.'THOMPSON,
Wo will baiter for COUNTRY PRO
DUCE, mid assist tlio farmer in selling liis
cotton, when necessary,
WITHOUT €11 A.IMSJE.
J. T. & T. XIIIBY.
T.KIRBT
Will ho oil baud to pay tlio
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE for COTTON.
Ootl.l8U8—tf.
Johns, N.F., tho most northern point from
which wcMmvo a report, tho aurora serUJJpsl.v
interrupted tho opornll >n of tho telegraph
—possibly because tho current supplied
from tho air was too strong for tho work to
lie done. No doubt remains, after the tes
timony given by many intelligent observers
hi various parts of tho country, that the au
rora is attended by tho release of enormous
quantities of electricity.
Tho theory which wc propose is tho only
ono which explains why tho aurora bore
alis is seen only In tho arctic (or antartic)
and temperate zones—and also why it Is
vUorublo here only [or chiefly) In tho
fall, winter or spring months—uot in tho
summer.
In tho tropic zone, and in the temperate
It was necessary, therefore, In the find
place, to pass before them, then to traverse
all tho Inner court before the wlndmvtfbf
the commandant; having reached thftv,
it was necessary to paws through tho gate
by the keeper, a sentinel, and finally, a
post of thirty men.
Not having been willing to establish any
communication (with a corruptible Jailor
or bo), a disguise was, of course, necessa
ry. Now as several rooms of Ihe bulkU&g
I inhabited wero undergoing repairs, it was
nsy to take the costume of a workman.—
My good and faithful Charles Thelin pro
cured a Mouse and woolen bIiocm. 1 cut
>fi my mustache uud took a board on my
shoulders.
Monday morning I saw tho workmen
como In at 0 1*2 o'clock. When they Were
at work Charles took somo drink to them
hi a room so as to get them out of my way ;
ho was also to call ono keeper up stairs,
while tho doctor was talking with thd oth
ers.
Meanwhile, I was hardly out of my room
when 1 was accosted by a workman who
followed me, taking mo for one of ids corn
radcs ; at the foot of tho staircase 1 found
myself front to front with a keeper. Luck
ily 1 put the hoard before his face and reach
ed tho court, always holding tho board be
tween mysclt and tho sentinel and those
whom I met.
When passing boforo tho first Rontlncl 1
let full my pipe, hut I stopped to pick up
tho pieces. Then I met tho officer ofgunrtl,
but ho wus reading a letter and did not notice
iuo. The soldiers of the post at tho gnto
seemed to wonder at my dress ; tho drum
mor In particular turned several times to
look.
Meanwhile tho orderlies opened the dopr
and I found myself outside tho fort revs
there I met two workmen who were com
ing towards me, and looked at mo ntten
lively# I then turned tho board onV .Old
side, but they appeared ho Inquisitive I
thought that I could not oscape them,
when 1 heard them exclaim :
“Oh I It is Itarthoud."
Onco on tho outside, I walked rapidly
toward the Saint Quentin road.
A little later Charles, who had engaged
a carriage for himself the preceding day,
overtook mo, and wo reached Saint Quen
tin.
I passed through tho towu on foot, after
taking oft my blouse.
Charles had procured a post-carriage, un
der pretence of going to tho races at Cam-
brut. We reached Valenciennes without
difficulty, where I took the railway.
From tho Macon Telegraph.
Tho Georgia Baptist Convention.
This body met on Friday, tho 2&t, at
Cuthlmrt, and was composed of about seven
ty five members, a much smaller number
than usually attends, llcv. 1\ H. Mell, 1).
1)., wiik elected President; lluv. Q. K. Mc
Call, of Hawktnsvtllo, was elected Clerk,
and llov. N. A. Hailey, of Albany, was
elected Assistant Clerk.
Tho main object of this Convention is to
unite the efforts of the Georgia Baptists in
support of Foreign and Domestic Missions,
and in the sustenance of Mercer Universi
ty, at Penfiehl, Gn. The Convention has
not a particle of judicial or legislative pow-
r over tho baptist 011111x1100 of Georgia,
and presumes to act only as an advisory
body.
It received various reports, which nro ac
cepted and adopted If agreeable to the
members of the body ; such as a report on
the Ktnto of Religion In tho State, on Tern-
pernneo, on Deceased Ministers, on Kdtien
lion, on Missions ; but the main voport Is
that on Mercer Un^gcrxlty, which belongs
to the Convention, and which has a large
endowment which is also tho property qf
tho Convention. Tlio Convention, elects
each year a Board of Trustees, to watch
over the University, provide a competent
faculty', anti take care of Its funds. Tho
funds, however, nro mostly managed hy
tho very efficient and long-timo Treasurer
of the Convention, T. J. Burney, lCsq., of
Madison, Ga. From tho report of tho Treas
urer wo learn that tho Convention owns
cash assets to tho amount of $27,210, 61,
owilly prevailing; that there is a great
want of ministerial consecration' and min
isterial support; that there is imich ifc?stl-
tutlon among the churches, many neigh
borhoods being unprovided with tho preach
ed word; that a Sunday School revival
spirit prevails ; that the state of religion
ami religious destitution culls for prayer
and sclf-doninl ; and tlmt a cessation should
bo put to advancing the war and poverty
as pleas for the love of the world and tho
idolatry of covetousness.
Tho general spirit of tho lato Conven
tions was a desire to promote tho cause of
religion, education and morality. The
meeting was harmonious, and some of tho
discussions were very interesting, particu
larly that which occurred on tho adoption
of an able report on temperance. In refer
ence to that subject, the following resolu
tion, which was adopted, will exhibit the
animus of tho Convention :
Resolved, That tho Convention observe*
with profound regret the growing disposi
tion to indulge in intoxicating liquors as a
ooinmou beverage, and that wo earnestly
exhort our. bro«hreu to abstain from all
such indulgence themselves, and by all
prudent measures to persuade others to tlic
samo course.
The body was ablo and dignified, and
presided over with distinguished ability by
Dr. Mell. Its next meeting will bike place
at Newnan, Ga., Ttev. J. G. Kyals being Ap
pointed to preach tho introductory, and
Rev. l>. Shavor being appointed to preach
the educational sennun.
This Convontloiit Is distinct from that
soon to meet In the city of Macon. This
won a State Oon vontlon ; that will consist
of RiptUts from all parts of tho South, and
other portions of the United States, and Is
called the Southern baptist Convention.
It meets annually at tho place that may
havo boon previously appointed. It Is ex
pected that a very large and respectable
body of men will compose the coming Con
vention, and it is hoped that the citizens
of Macon, by a cordial welcome and gener
ous hospitality, will sustain tho character
vouched for tlio city when tlio Convention
was Invited to hold its session nt tills place.
B.
Argosy.
Bliu-k Clouds were scowling from tlic sky,
White waves wore foaming, rising high.
When, fearlessly, with snowy pinion# freo,
My stately ship sailed slowly out to sea.
Hoping yet fearing, filled with pain,
I wonder will it coma again,
Or, freighted deep with rare and precious
store,
Sink far in darkness anil lie scon no more '
Tlio fair Idtlo sky tire sea extends,
And to the oarth fresh beauty lends ;
Joy's sunsldno fills my heart with light,
for, sec !
My winged ship is (lying back t > mo.
fLippinmtt's Magazine.
Tu# Rtwni/r of Apfucation —Seek to ac
quire the power of continuous application,
without which you cannot expect success,
If you do tlds, you will bo ablu to see tho
distance it creates between you nnd those
who liavo 110 such habits. You will not
conut yourself, nor will they count you, as
ono of thomv Thus you will find yourself
emerging Into tlio higher regions of Intel-
leclunl and oarnosl men—men who nro ca
pable of making a placo for themselves, In-
itead of standing Idly gaping, desiring n
place without tho |Kiwor to cummaud It.
Keep on striving to uccomplhdi more nnd
more every day, and thus enlarge constant-
ly the range of your intellectual ability
If you lonvn to do rw much work hi one day
im yon used lo do 111 two or throe days, you
aro as good as two or tlirco such men ns
you formerly wore, boiled down to ono.
£(rc!tfhntan!)fntfo.
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sertion, and 76 cents for each- subsequent in
sertion.
Monthly or somi-raontl.ly ndvertisometifH
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Liberal arrangements trill bo mndcj&lli
those advertising by tlio quarter or yofl^
All transient advertisements must bo paiff
for when handed in. * *
Tho money for advertising duo after tho
first insertion.
Announcing candidates, $10.00 in advance.
Schedule of the A. & W. P. R..R,
porlnfondcjjpb •
L. P. GRANT, Sup
DAY PASSKMini Tit A IN.
Leave Atlanta 7 58 a
Arrive ut Newnan - • - - 0 67 "
Arrive at West Point - - - 12 f»U r.
Leave West Point 12 60 i».
Arrive at Now nan H 28 '
Arrive at Atlanta 6 25 4
NIGHT TJIKIOIIT. AND rA8BRNOr.il TRAIN.
Leave Atlanta - - -
Arrive at Newnan - -
Arrive nfc West Point
Leave West Point
At rive at Newnan - -
Arrivo ut Atlanta -
MILLINERY GOODS!
MRS. 4 MISS EDMtgStDBON.
Have Just received a new Spring Slock of
MILL.inery GOODS l
—CONSISTING or—
Uata, Bonnots,
And nil other articles ia that lino I
DRESSES OUT, FIT AND MADE IN
The Latest Stylos!
Our Patterns aro obtainod'dircot from
MADAME DEMOREST
Rooms over J. T. & T. Kirby's, Urecn-
Strcct, Ncwunn, Ga. MarKt-ly,
Oglethorpa Superior Court—Important
Decisions.
ctitiblnllug uf
t
Loan notes
90,670 78
Georgia Railroad stock
6,’JOO 00
Mobilo and Montgomery Railroad
proforrud st<x:k
1,800 0(1
City of Augusta bonds
1,500 00
Georgia Railroad bonds
8,500 00
Macon and Augusta endorsed
bonds
1,000 00
Cash on hand
060 70
927,2-10 61
In addition to which it possesses :
Mercer University fund
$74,157 05
Central Professorship fund
15,000 00
Mercer Theological fund
11,192 48
Sunders Vrofcssorsblp
11,050 14
LAVENDER E. BAT,
A TTOllNEY A T LA IF,
Ig now prepared to draw up papers for
sitting apart Homesteads in realty and Ex
emptions In personal property.
Particular attention is also given to tlio
collection of debts, preparing petitions in
Bankruptcy, making out administrators'
returns, and all legal business, of every des
cription, intrusted to bis care.
Office on Hancock Street, nenr Newnan
otel.
Oot80-ly.
A. J. JIOUBUT, J. A. UlSANKIl, W. A. UIUIIAUDHON
Marietta, Ga. Marietta, Gn. Louisville, Ky,
GEOnGIA
MARBLE WORKS.
A RE now prepared to fill Orders for Mar-
\ ldc and to furnish .MONUMENTS,
SLABS, TOMBS. &u., finished 111 tho best
stylo uud at COWER PRICES than the
samo workdono with Northern Marble. -
Our Marblu is equal to THE BlfiS'l AMER
ICAN.
Dealer# can bo supplied with BLOCKS
and SI.ABS of any dimensions.
g»“Foi information or designs uddvoss
1 GEORGIA MARBLE WOltKB,
Either nt Marietta, On., or Jaspor Pick
ens Co. Gn. Kept- tf.
W. C. OOOUTXF.Y. H. MURDOCH. J. 8. MUUDOOII
Aximsw J. Smith. Wm. Ai.i.kn Tubnf.ii
SMITH & TURNER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
NEWNAN GA.,
WILL pay the debts, in aCourtof Bank
ruptcy, of all who apply to them boforc the
UUIiino, 1808, and will practice In theTal-
Sapoosaand Coweta Circuits. [Nov. 1) tf.
ATLANTAMARBLE
■*r a
D. N. JUDSON, AG’T.
Manufacturer and denier in
Italian and American
MARBLE.
HtdSVDtSHVfi,
BOX TOMBS,
B esry banks —Wholesale ami
retail dealer in Boots and Slioes,
icr, C«)f Skins, and Shoe Findings oi
every description. Whitehall and N.0/*C
Peachtree street, Atlanta.
FLOUR.
J jTLOUR ground from iVuiuescee White
d Wheat at WillppJfpg Manufacturing
company’s Mill.
Superior for family use to any Northern
or Western Flour.
' Muria tf II, J. SARGENT.
HEAD & FOOT STONES,
A.T THE
Is O W EST PRICES.
Terms CASH!
ATLANTA. OEOROIA.
Offloo and Yard corner <tf Peaelilroo Si Wal.
ton Htroota.
OctaO—12m.
/.ones, hi the warm months, (lie acuuiiiula-
ted electricity ill the atmosphere is dischar
ged under entirely different conditions, as
lightning with thunder, during heavy show-
els of rain.
The fact that tho aurora Is a phenomenon,
incident to cold countries and cool weather,
is too well established to require demon
stpition. In the arctic world it is of very
frequent occurrenqo—because, perhaps, the
accumulation of electricity is larger at the
pole than anywhere else. In temperate re
giuiis all the famous exhibitions of tlio au
rora of which history gives all account, took
place in other mouths than those of sum
mer. We give some dates of the most re
markable displays: November 14, 1&71:
September 28, 1575; February 7, 1778;
February 18, and November 17, 1835 ;
April 22, 18:10; January 25, and November
14, 1437 ; Febrimry 1), 1810; April 15,
18U9. Feeble auroras often ocenrr ill this
/one during the fall, winter mid spring.
They may bu unnoticed by persons notncciis-
tumed to lifting their eyes off Ihe dull city
pavement to the skies ; hut tho fact is that
they nre about ns common in cold weather
here ns thunder storms in the summer ;
and tho splendid show of Thursday last
hours about tho snmo relation to tlio ordi
nary auroral exhibition as a hurricane or
tornado does to llio average thunder show
er. . The aurora of Thursday was an electri
cal tornado.
We uoed notontor upon the presentation
of reason why showers, accompanied by
lightning and thunder, occur only [or prin
cipally] in tropical regions; or intomper-
ate countries in warm seasons. Tho fact
tlmt they do wilt not bo disputed. These
showers afford tho opportunity, for tlic dis
charge of. the pent-up electricity ol the
atmosphere, in the form of lightning. For
aught wo ktiow, tlio tendency of the nccu
mutated electricity to discharge itself may
be a cause of the showers, acting in unison
with othor causes. Whatever explanation
may be the fact remains that in place#
where, and at reasons when tho startling
nnd noisy phenomena of lightning and
thunder occur, tlio Aurora Borcidis is nev
er or very seldom seen. Wo therefore con
clude, in the language uf tho proposition
already lain down, that tho Aurora Boreal
is is tho silent discharge of noeumulated
electricity in tlio atmosphere, furnishing
tlic same relief lo nature us flashes oflight-
ning under other conditions,
has nowhere been asked for. During tins
time Connenu, always so dovoted, remain
ed ill prison, and gave out that 1 was ill,
so na to give mu time to reucli the frontier.
I hope he will not have been ill-treated ;
tlmt would bo, as you may suppose a gloat
grlof for mo.
But, my dear Mr. Dcgoorge, if I expe-
riuncod a lively sentiment of joy when 1
found myself outside tlio fortress, I was
very sadly Impressed on passing the front
ier; the certainty tlmt the government
would never set ino at liberty, unless 1 con
sonted to dishonor myself, was necessary
to decide mo to quit Franco ; finally, it was
necessary tlmt I should be urged to this
step by tho destro of trying all menus to
console my father lit Iris old age. Adieu,
my dear Mr. Degcorgo. Although free, I
feel myself very unfortunuto. lie assured
of my warm friendship, and, if you can,
try to ho useful to my goud (Jonnoun.
Louis Nai’Oi.kos.
Jane 1’oi.ey fund
Real estate
Interest account
Total
10,000 Q0
80,000 00
9,007 03
$102,213 00
- - Ur. a.
- G-20 U.
- 111® r. M.
- JVa. m.
- - M.
X ^a.m.
The Dutchman's Insurance-
Application for Exemption.
r\EORGIA, HEARD dOUNTY.-James F.
VT Barker lias a ppliod tar exemption of per
sonalty r.ml setting npait and valuation of
-homostakd-. -irncl 1 will ps#n upon tlio sumo at
JO o'clock, a.m.on tho lut day of May, 1800,
iit iuy Office. By the Ordinary,
aji. 7t-’(i‘J-2t, |F. At. Ji, lt d 7V,S CCh,
MAUiUAoe K.XTUAOiiDiXAiiy.—Tho widow
of the late lamented Lincoln is reported
at Berlin tf) bo engaged matrimonially,
with Gouut Schinizerwei], grand chamber
lain of llio Duke of Baden. Napoleon's
widow married n one eyed ebainborlain;
old mother Lincoln displays better taste
by selecting a funotioocry with two optics.
Augusta Uoustitulionulist,
A good story is told of a Gorman by tlic
samo ofEcliiiuidt, who had taken tire pre
caution to insuro tiro lifu of hi# wife for
$5000, and ids stable for $000, believing
the former might die and the tatter ournt,
and lio could not get along without some
compensation for tiro loss. Both policies
had been taken from the same ageut.
In n few mouths after tho stable lmd been
insured it caught tiro nnd was destroyed.
Schmidt quietly notified tiro agent, nnd
hinted to him tlmt lie would expect tlic
nine hundred dollar# nt tlio oarliest possible
moment. The agent at onc-c sent a builder
to ascertain the cost of orocting a now sta
bio, of tlio same dimension, Having learned
that the property had been insured for
more than it was worth. The builder re-
ported tlmt ho could replace thostable with
new inatorial for $500, but unfortunately
there tvas an ordinance preventing the erec
tion frame buildings—tlio old Ktablo hav
ing boon of wood. Ho was asked to estimate
tho cost of a brick stable, and reported
the amount nt $750. Tho agent then no
tifiud Schmidt tlmt lie would build Him a
now brick stable ill place of the old' frame
ono ; but Schmidt became very indignant
at the proposition, saying.
■I do not understan dis insurnnoo busi
ness. 1 pay you for nine hundred tollars,
and when my stlmblo hum hewn you miikc
me a new ono. I no want a new stlmhle.
I want nino hundred tollers,’
Tho agent reasoned with Selim* ;, but'
all to no purpose, When tlio stable was
about tinisiied, -Schmidt went to consult a
lawyer, thinking ho could still get tlic
amount of tlio policy, beside# having tho
now Btablc.
Tho lawyer, however, informed him that
Dio company had u right to make good the
Tho Incomo for tlio year ending July 1,
181)9, Is estimated at $10,535, and tho esti
mated expenses $10,350, including all the
college expcim's.
Mercer University is nt present In a
Houri-diing and growing condition under
the able management of Dr. H. H. Tucker.
It lms a very able Faculty, composed of
ltev. II. H. Tucker, D. D., President and
Professor of Theology nnd Intellectual and
Moral Philosophy; 8. P. Sanford, A. M.,
Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy ;
J. E Willett, A. M., M. D., Professor or
Natural Philosophy ; W. O. Woodtin, A.
M., Professor of Ancient Language#; llov.
J. J. Brantly, I). D., Professor of Belles
Letter# and Modern Languages.
Tliero aro at present in tlio Cullego : Se
niors 10 ; Juniois 32 ; Sophomores 10, and
Freshmen 18. Total 84.
Tho College lms graduated 244 young
men, many of whom are filling responsi
ble positions as ministers nnd teachers
throughout the States of tho South.
It i# proposcil hy tiioConvention to place
an efficient agent in the field, with n com
pensating salary, and raise an addiUuiml
endowment fund of $100,000, so thut a
stronger corps of instruction may be em
ployed in tho College, ns lire number of
young moil seeking admittance id Increas
ing rapidly.
Tho report of tho Finance Committee
announce# $1,551 05 Bent up to the Con
vention in cash, for various purposes hut
mostly to nid in carrying on tiro Denomina
tional Missionary operations.
From the report of tiro Executive Com.
mittee of the Convention, wo gather tlmt
lour young men arp receiving a gratuitous
theoligicnl education ; tlmt Hearn School,
ut CuvO Spring, (la., under the care of tire
Convention, is in a nourishing condition,
and Is a valuable auxiliary of tho denomin
ation iu Northwest Qeorgta ; that a rail
road to Penfiehl is in contemplation and
may probably he built. It was decided to
appoint an evangelist for Northwestern
Georgia, and the subject of State Evange
list was referred to tho Exeoutiva G'ommlt-
teo, with power to apt.
A resolution was adopted earnestly rec
ommending tire Clmruho# to contribute
liberally to the contingent fund for the
support of aged and Infirm Baptist minis
ters.
Tire report on tho Stato of Bollgion
throughout Georgia manifests a groat desti
tution of religious privileges in all pacts of
tho State, Uiul report states that fiddling,
dancing, drinking and social irregularities
exist ill all tlio religious duiiuminetions to
a greater extent than for (ire last twenty
years; that tv 3»d Lnodiclau"spirit is gen-
From a Islington letter In tho Const!
tutlunatist wo clip tlio following :
'lids has boon an unusually interesting
week in laixington. Tlio Superior Court
of Oglethorpe county held its Spring Ses
sion from Monday until yesterday after
noon, and then adjourned till court In
course. The presiding judge, Hun. Gar
nett Andrews, conducted llio business with
credit to Ids judicial ability and gavo gen
eral satisfaction to tho bar and people.—
Upon a point arising under tiro relief law,
he held, that a contract made before tire
war was a contract to pay thoiqiccifio nnm
der of dollars therein mentioned, and Hint
though lie was bound, under tlio ruling of
tile Supremo Court, to admit testimony us
to the amount of properly owned by the
debtor whan tho contract was made, how
much lie lmd IobI, iu what manner, etc , ns
is provided In tho relief law, yet, ns to lire
iffed. this testimony was to have, ho would
not, until further controlled hy tlio Su
premu Court, allow an old debt to bu scaled
upon i lie ground tlmt the debtor lmd lost
his property, or other Rueh ground ; tlmt
ho could sco no equity ill It, and unlcrs
there was a plea of failure of consideration,
or some similar one, the reduction of the
amount of the debt was in riulatlou of the
Federal Constitution.
Affidavits filed by debtor# for tho pur
pose nf re-opening judgment# under tiro
above law, were summarily dismissed nnd
tho levying officer ordered to proceed.
Quite a number of cases, involving points
arising under tiro homestead and rcliul
laws, aro going up to the Supreme Court
from nearly ov^y county iu tho Northern
Circuit.
Tho criminals, Simpson and Weaver,
who last winter stole several thousand dol
lars In ouirency and gold from Mr. Jesse
Dalton, of this county, and who were
caught below Atlanta by the energetic nnd
talented Capt. JolinO.,Reld, emue Into court,
pleaded (guilty, and were sentenced by tlrq
judge to three years' confinement in tiro
enitcutiary.
Can Onr Hail Fuse# an Aciikof Laxii ?—
iNTKurxnsn lNqvtuv ran Faumuis,— 1 Two
hundred and ten fuel uncli way makes an
acre of land. Suppose we tnko ton rail# to
a pannel of fence and each pannol enclose#
ten feet. To fence the aero there must lie
four Bides fenced of twenty-one pnnncls or
Iglit bundled and forty rails to tin- acre
Now, tf we double the length of tlio field
nnd lake in two acres wc shall have two
sides of lour hundred and twenty feet each
and two sides of four hundred of Iho original
width two hundred and ten feet, nnd will
need ono thousand two hundred and six
ty rails to feoco the two acres.
If now wo double lira width of the field
no shall have four sides of four hundred
and twenty feet each, nr.d with 1080 rails
will take in four acres of land. 1'rocccdlng
in tlds mnnnor to double tho siso of tho
enclosure, we find tlmt 2520 mils will en
close eight acres, and 8300 rails will cneloso
sixteen acres The first single acre requir
ed 810 rails ; two acres required only 030
rails per aero ; four acres required 420 rolls
per aero ; and whoa wo reach u slxtcr n acre
liuld wc require only 210 rails. Two hun
dred and fifty-six acres would require but
about 105 rails per acre. Now, proceeding
in lids ratio, hew largo must tho field bo
which will require but one rail to ouch acre
enclosed (—Washington Gazette.
J. H. SEAVEY,
North Hide Public Square,
NEWNAN GA.,
—RRUaUH in—
Hoots, Shoe* & Leather,
C’nir Skins, IainIm, Pegu, Shoe Finding*,
Together with every thing iu hit* line.
His Stock wan bought- in N. York for Cash,
ami he 1h content to Hell ut short i>rolit* %
Gall and examine Goods uud Prices, and ho
eonvineed# api\ 2U-*0'J Jliu%
JAS.E. JONES,
uiiocEii n n« i rnosiice
Merchant.
(1 KEENVILLE ST., MASONIC BU1LDIN
C3--A-.
HAS on band atliis COMMODIOUS STORE
ROOMS, and daily arriving—
COHN,
Pulaski Superior Court.
AN KLIUiniLITY qUESTION UXOF.lt TUB FOUIt-
TBBI. I'll ASIRNDMUXT.
We copy tlio subjoined f rom the llaw-
kinsvillu Times, of the 28tli :
But one criminal ease—tlmt of James
Dowd, for burning the gin liouso of G. R.
Coley—wus submitted to the jury. Dowd
was convicted and sentonce to the peniten
tiary for three years. His counsel have
made a motion for a new trial on various
grounds, the principle of which is, wo un
durstaitd, that lie was convivtoJ partly on
confessions which, it is claimed, wero ex
turtad from him. The indictment against
Sullivan, as accessory to llio burning, was
withdrawn hy the Solicitor, for want of
evidence to convict.
The caso of It. G. Fulglmm vs. B B.
Johnson, acting tax collector uf Pulaski
county, was determined In favor of the
former. It seems that ut tho election held
last Spring, Fulghtim was elected tax col
lector, but the Governor refused to coihmts
sion him, bocause be was ineligible undor
the 14tli article of the Constitution of tho
United States, and a commission was Is
sued to Johnson, tho next highest candi
date. Fulgliiini applied to Judge Alexan
der for a writ of quo warranto, to Inquire hy
wluit authority he held the office. Fill
ghum lmd been a Justice of tho poaeo be
fore the war, and in January, 1805, lie was
oleotad Justice of tlio Inferior Court, and
went Into tlio militia service undor tlio call
of Governor Brown. Ho fed and clothed
soldicrH ami their families whctiuvor they
needed assistance, nnd his feuliugs were
with the South in tho war, hut lie did not
otherwise engage in it. The Jury, un
der the instruction of tins Court, found him
eligible, and a judgment of ouster was en
tered against tho present incumbent.
Whether tlio Governor will isauo ft com
mission to Mr. Fnlghuni, In noeordance
with this jiulgraont, we do not know, hut
suppose liis counsel, Messrs. Grice, Burke
ftiid Hausoil, havo considered this question,
mid will know how to meet It.
“I Won’t,"
.A ~-
a veuno aniL nsrusKS to say “i will" at
TUB ALTAn,
A peculiar incident occurred a short lime
since In tho vicinity of Ilaekncy, England
worth recording, from the fact of its being
ono of tho rarest escapades in matrimonial
history. Ao aged gentleman, of not very
preposscsslrg nppenicnce, but neverthe
less a perfect Oroosus was lending ills bride,
a girl of sweet sixteen, to tho hynienlni al
ter, under tho eirciimstnueos of having
purchiiscd her imnd (hut not hor hoart)
by nsaisting her fiithor when in pecuniary
difficulties. Six handsomely dressed
bridostuiiidcs and a host of friends attend
ed tlio conplo to church. Tlio hrldo
was decked out In-nuptial splendor, tho
roadway was lined with carriages and tlio
whole sceno presented nti imposing effec',
tho venerable gentleman led bis brido up
llio isle, and tho ceremony of coupling
them b gnn. All went quietly enough
till tins clergyman catno to llio sentonce
Will you take this man for your wedded
husband ?" when she in a leud nnd sol
emn manner, exclaimed “ I won't." She
rose in nil excited uiunner, darted out of
the church, jumped into a carriage await
ing her outside, in which was seated the
idol of her choice ; off they went to anoth
er church, nut a thousand miles away,
woro married there and then, and ore now
living in happy wedlock, The ovent lias
created quite a sensation in llio neighbor
hood, end llio interest lms not yet aba
ted.
DACON,
FLOUR,
UUAJL,
COFFIiit^
SUGAR,
SYRUP,
RICE,
LARD,
RUTTER,
fbceuntxx otjahto,
And all other articles in onr line, to which
we invito tlic attention of the purchasing
public.
Fubrunry 10-28-tf.
Sargent’s A.xes.
SCOVILL’S HOES.
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Sargent’* No. 10 Cotton Tarn.
T HE aboro goods, and in nil numbers,
nre offered M the public.
An ample stock always on Imnd at the
store of the subscriber in Newnan, Goor-
ei Oct 20-tf. H. J. SARGENT.
IsieOIlTAST TO LKTTKIl-WItlTKaS AND An-
vEUTisuiis.—A Chicago cotemporuby warns
its readers of a fact not generally known
viz.: that according to recent change in
the regulations of tlio Postofficc Depart
ment no letters addressed to initials will
will be delivered at any residence or in any
postoffice box. Tho man who nddroasos
liis communication to A B C. box 10,901,
mny rest assured that his opistle will never
be deposited la tho box la question ; but
that on the other hand, it will bo immedi
ately and effectually destroyed.
That the above ta a tact, it says, can
readily bo learned from the pestoffico au
thorities of tho city. Advertisers in par
ticular, and tlio public,iu general, will see
the necessity of governing themselves ac
cordlngly. If .Miss Susan Sniffkins adver
tises for correspondence, and desires that
tlio replies to her gushing appeal should
be sent to a particular box, or a particu
lar residence, she need nor sign bcvsclf
“Rosebud," or "Tlio Lone Heart," for
sooth give her full real name and ad
dress, unless she is wise, advertises in
the Republican, and says : “ Address Rose
bud Republican office.” And for the same
reason, if Mr. John Jonos has found any
thing to sell, ho will remain unsatisfied
uutll doomsday, if ho simply gives his
private box, nud desires people to address
•U. J,"
Bbcuktauy lining to ItHdiriN.—Washing
ton dipatebes of the '23d report that Bonro-
tnry Dorio, of tho Navy, has int|mntod to
the President his Intention to resign on no-
coimt of ill health, 81 non his appointment
hj lias performed hut little official duty,
tho dopai'tmont being fully umier ponlral
of Admiral Porto/,
R. D. (OLE & BRO.,
(Established in 1854,)
P REPARED to fill all orders for SASH,
BLINDS, DOORS, Ac., at the fol
lowing rates, subject to tlio fluctuations of
tbo times:
Price List of R. D. Dole & Bro.
PANEL DOORS 3x7.
Two panels,! j incli thick, $3,00—50 cents
per Bide for moulding.
Four panols, 1J inch thick, $3,50,-60
cents per side for moulding.
1J inch thick 20 per cent, added; 1], 88J
per cent, added; 2 inches 50per cent,
added to tho above rates.
BLINDS.
Half stationary stats, nr all rolling 70
cents per foot iu length per pair—-thus
a window 0] feet loug, $4,55 per pair.
SASH.
8x10 9 cts. per light, prim’d & glaz'd 28 cts.
"Equality means,” says a French writer,
"a desire to ho equal to your superiors, mid
superior to your equals,"
Hallway trains iu Sweden, are provided
wijh a pomplete medical and surgical staff,
for puses of smldeii Biglvnpss or occldont.
10x1211 “ « " “ “ 30,
10xl013J“ “ “ “ “ 80 D
10x1815 “ “ “ “ “ 41“
12x14 15 “ " “ « 41 “
12x1610 “ “ « “ “ 46 “
12x1817 “ “ » “ » 60 “
12x2018 “ “ “ “ “ 50 “
Lip Sas 3 cents a light extra.
Kay-All goods shipped fri>o of drftyagft.
Newnan, IG '-, Sum. 58-tf,
T WO months ftfter data application will
be made K) the Ordinary nf (Jeweta
county to sell at privile sale, a lot of land
helouging to the estate of P. Lester,: de
ceased, in Catbouq county, Georgia—orig.
inully Early,
JOHN LESTER, Adm'r.
March 12th, 1808.
JL.OST ! i
T AND Warrant No. !J7,7u7, foe 180 noron of
J. J Land, lssqe(\ under tlio act nf 8d March,
18oo,in my name as the widow of Tunlurpor-
umts, doo’d, I l;avo never assigned nr in anv
manner pavteff wltk'my riKhttosainWavrs'nC;
jdWafgiiBWIMPa ft*' 0 . Cautioned against hqy-