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The Sailor-Boy of Havre.
' A French brig was returning from
Toulon to Havre with a rich cargo and
numerous passengers. Off the coast
of Bretagne she was overtaken by a
sudden and violent storm. Captain
I* , an experienced sailor, at
once saw the danger That threatened
the ship on such u rocky coast, and he
gave orders to put out to sea, but the
winds and waves drove the brig vio-
lenty towards the shore and notwith
standing nil the efforts of the crew,
she contained to get nearer land.
Among the most active on board,
doing all he could to help, was little
Jacques, & lad of twelve years old who
*wos serving os cabin-boy inthe vessel.
At times, when hiT Reappeared for a
momfent behind the folds of a sail, the
sailors thought he had fallen overboard;
and again when a wave threw him
down on deck, they looked around to
see if it. bad carried the poor boy with
it; but Jacques was soon up again un
hurt.
“My mother,” said he to an old
sailor, “would be frightened enough if
she saw just now.”
His mother, who lived at Havre was
very poor, and had a large -family.
Jacques loved her tenderly, and he
was. enjoying the prospect of carrying
[reading and most useful instruction for the to her his little treasure which he had
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PEBRY, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 14. 1874.
NUMBER 11.
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• Agents. /•-, ..
Fort Valley—Geo. W. Stnrges.
Byron—Thomas B. Goff.
Msurshalville—j. A. Edwards.
Henderson—John N. Killeic.
Powersvillee^W. E. Warren.
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14th District—John S. Taylor.
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We have now several hundred dol-
i in smaUrsum^ due which would
l us one half the amount to. collect.
7e are going to spend abont ten dol-
enrned as his wages for the voyage.
The brig was beaten about a whole
day by the storm, andj in spile of all
efforts of the crew they could not steer
clear of the rocks on the coast. By
the gloom of. the Captain’s brow, it
might be seen that he had little hope
of saving the ship. All at once a vio
lent shock was felt, accompanied by a
horrible crash; the vessel hud strnck
on a rock. At thi j terrible moment
the passengers threw themselves on
their knees to pray.
“Lower the boats,” cried the Cap
tain. The sailors obeyed; but no
sooner were the boats in the water,
than they were carried away by the
violence of the waves.
“We have bat one hope of safety,”
said the Captain. “One of us must be
brave euough to run the risk of swim
ming with a rtpe to the shore. We
may fasten one end to the mast of the
vessel, and the other to a rock on the
coast; and by this means we may all
get on shore.”
"‘'But, Cup tain it is impossible,”
said the mate, pointing to the surf
breaking on the sharp rocks. “ sVln>-
evf;r sbouid attempt n> run such a risk
would certainly be dasLc-d to pieces.
“Well,” said the captain, in a low
tone, “we must, ail die together.” . At
that moment there was a slight stir
among the sailors who were silent wait
ing for orders.
“Wiiut is the matter there?” inquir
ed the Captain. “Captain replied the
sailor, “this monkey of a cabin-boy
is asking-to swim to the shore with a
strong stimg mound his body to draw
the cable after him; he is as obstinate
as a mule!” and lie pushed Jacques
into the midst of the circle. The boy
stood turning his cap rouhd and round
in his hands, without daring to utter a
word. *■
“Nonsense 1 such a child can’t go,”
said the Captain roughly.
But Jacques was not of a character
to be so easily discouraged. ‘’Cap
tain,’’ said he -timidly, “yon don’t
wish to Cxpoke-the Jivwuof good, sail
ors like these;It does not matter what
becomes of a ‘monkey’ of a cabin boy
as the boatswain calls me. Give me a
ball of strong twine, which will unroll
as I get on, fasten one end around my
body, and I promise you that within
an hour the rope.will be well fastened
to the shore, or I will perish in the at
tempt/’ ->
‘‘Does he know how to swim?” ask
ed the Captain.
“As swiftly and as easily as an. feel,”
replied one of the crew.
“1 could swim np the Seine from
Havre-to'Baris,” -said little-Jacques.
'ihe’Capfaih hesitated* but the lives
of all on boaid were at stake and he
yielded.
Jacques hastened to prepare for his
terriLle undertaking. Then he. turn
ed and softly approached the Captain.
“Captain,” said he, “as it is -not. im
possible that I may be lost, may I ask
you to take charge of something for
me?” ~
“Certainly, my boy,” said the Cap
tain, who was a lino
having yielded to his entreaties.
“Here, then, Captain,”
qnes, holding out two five-franc pieces
wrapped in a.bit of rag; “if I am eat
en by the porpoises, and. you get safe
to land, be so kind os to give this to
my mother, who lives on tile quay at
Havre; and will you tell her I thought
of her and that I love her very much-
all was prepared for his enterprise.
The Captain thought fora moment
“We ought not to allow this lad to
sacrifice himself for os in this way,”
said he at length. “I have been wrong.
1 must forbid it”
“Yes, yes,” said some of the sailors
round him; “it is disgraceful to us all
that this little cabin-boy should set us
all an example of courage; and it
would be a sad thing if the brave
child shonld die for old men ‘.like ns,
who have lived our time. Let us stop
him!”
They rushed to the side of the ves
sel but it was too late* The fonnd
there only the. sailor who laid aided
Jacques in bis preparations, and was
unrolling the cord that was fastened to
the body of the heroic boy.
They all leaned over the side of the
vessel to see what was going to hap
pen; and a few quietly wiped away a
tear, which would, not be restrained.
At first nothing was seen but waves
of white foam, mountains of water
which seemed to rise as high as the
masts, and then fail down with a
thundering roar. Soon'-fhe practised
eye of some of the sailors perceived a
little black point rising above the
waves, aud then again distance pre
vented them from distinguishing it at
all. They anxiously watched the
cord, and tried to gness ByrSs'quicker
or slower movements, the fate of him
who was unrolling it.
Sometimes the cord was unrolled
rapidly. “Oh, what a brave fellow!”
they said; “see how quickly he
swims!” At other times the unrolling
of the ball of string stop pea suddenly.
“Poor boy,” they said, “he has been
'drowned or dashed againstthe rocks!”
This anxiety lasted more than an
hour; the ball of string continued to
be unrolled, but at unequal periods.
At length it slipped slowly over the
side of the vessel, and often fell as if
slackened. They thought Jaques
must have much difficulty in getting
through the surf bn the coast.
‘ ‘Perhaps it is the corpse of the poor
boy that the sea is tossing backwards
and forwards in this way said one of
the sailors. The Captain was deeply
grieved that he had permitted the
child to make the attempt; aud, not
withstanding the desperate situation
in which they were, all the crew
seemed to' think more of the boy than
of nisei -os.
Ai: s-.fc one.: a violent.puli was given
cord.- This was-suoii followed./
•by a second; then a third.
Ii was the signal agreed upon ti
tell them tliat-Jnques had lea-lied the-
shore. A .shout of joy was heard on
board the ship;
They hastened to fasten a strong
rope to the cord, which was drawn on
board ns fast as they could let it out,
and was firmly fastened by some of the
people who had come the help of the
little cabin boy. By means of tnis
rope many rf the shipwrecked sailois
reached the shore, and , found means
to save the others/ Not long after all
had safely landed, they saw the vessel
go to pieces.
The little cabin boy was long ill
from the censeqnences of his fatigue,
and from the bruises he had received
by being Hashed egainst the rocks.—
But he did not mind that, for, in re
ward of his bravety; his mother re
ceived a yearly sum' of money, which
placed her above the fear of want.—
Little Jaques rejoiced in having suf
fered for her, and at. the same time in
having saved so many lives; He felt
that be bad been abundantly rewarded.
-rStandcu'd Bearer.
»in dnnnipg these parties by mail;
ad will then be forfcd to consider'a _
‘ dead loss all claims’ that are not j as well as my brothers and sisters?”
Jaid voluntarily, for we now lay down' “Be easy about -that, -niy boy. If
tie rale that we will not annoy ow-! you die for us, and we escape, your
]f with suits at law, but appeal only ! mother shall never want for any-
i the Court of -Honor. Those u ho thing, ”
0 hot feel honor bound-to pay ns at “Oh! then, I will willingly try to-
hoe, can feel that we have charged save you,” cried Jacques^. haMening _», . . x — 1 _-
llieh: bffja tapur loss account. I to the other 6jUte"bf tbe vessel^ whlxaTly to Epg^asd; ns ke. leMndd'H^fc’ Ms baain '
JPhe Tiihborne Imposture.
RogerTichborne, whom Arthur Or
ton has boen convicted of peisonating,
was the eldest son of James Tichbome,
and was heir to the title add- estates
of his uncle, Sir Edward, who had
padded thqmame, of Doughty-to that of
Tichbome.' iHewis a y'onthbf weak
character and moderate intelligence.
He was educated first_ under French
tutors and afterwards by the Jesuits
at Stonyhurst. He,entered the Brit
ish army 'at an early age, and remained
nncle was dead and his father .had
succeeded to the title and estates —
The Bella, there is now no reson to
doubt, was lost at sea with all on
board. The will which he left in En
gland, was accordingly duly proved,
and. on bis father’s death the inheri
tance passed to his younger brother
Alfred, who also dying m the begin
ning of 1866, left a posthumus son to
enjoy the baronetcy and estates.
His mother,.Lady Tichbome, how
ever, persisted in believing that her
son still lived; she cahsed advertise
ments to be inserted, in English and
Australian papers offering a reward
for any tidings of him. One of these
announcements seems to have incited
tbs person-whobas-just been convict
ed to put forward jiis claims to be re
garded as Roger Tichbome. This
man, who is now virtually adjndged
to be Arthnr Orton, was then (1864)
residing at Wagga Wagga, in Austra
lia, where; under the name. of -Thomas
Castio, he carried on the business of
a butcher. Orton became acquainted,
with a sort of attorney named Gibbs,
who was. correspondent of one Gubbit,
who had a missing friends agency in
Sydney. Lady Tichbome had got
into correspondence with Cubbit rel
ative /to her son, but to no effect until
Gibbs wrote-from...Wagga Wagga to
say that he had “spotted” tlieTarissing
man. He was ‘ ‘spotted” by Gibbs on
account of having the initials “B. C.
T.” cut upon liis pipe. Orton had
also cut these, initials cut on mantel
pieces and benches, and when ob
served by Gibbs, was, or affected to
be, very much annoyed. Gratified at
having, as he supposed, found the lost
heir, Cubbitt comma nicated with La
dy Tichbome, who afterwards wrote
direct to, :■« she sn pposed, her son,
begging him to return to England.
While hesitating to leave Australia.
Orton fell in with Guilfoyle, w’lio had
been a gardener at Tichbome Park,
and with Anderw Bogle, the valet of
the late Sir Edward Doughty. He
► ' . *
evidently learned a great deal of fam
ily history from these men, and feel
ing assured that there were no serious
qbstncles.to acquiring the Tichbome
barSuetcy and estates, he sailed for
England, accompanied by Guilfoyle
and Bogle. He arrived in London on
the afternoon of Christmas Day, 1866.
His first visit was to the well known
locality of Wapping, where he made
Inquiries relative to the Ortons. , Af-
ter beiUii about a week in England he
felt equal to seeing Lady Tichbome,
who was in Paris, impatiently expect
ing him. He reached thid city, ac
companied by an attorney and friend,
at 9 o’clock at night, but deferred bis
visit to his mother until the morrow.
Next day he was unwell, and sent for
her-to come to him. He then, it is
alleged, went to bed, where he await-,
ed her. What took place at the in
terview has never been .made public,
but the result was that Lady Tich-
borne accepted Orton as her son,' and
made an alloirauco'to him for the sup
port of his family. V 2
Returning to, London; the claimant
announced himself as - Sir Boger
Charles Tichbome. and at once insti
tuted proceedings in Chancery for the
possession of the estates. Acting
with extraordinary effrontery, he trav-
eiled through the'country, collecting
witnesses, and gathering information
respecting' tlie Tichboriie affairs.—
The iamily faffed to recognize him,
but he found adherents among per
sons who were connected in various
capacities with the Ticnbome-family,
and with others who - were familiar
with Boger Tichbome while residing
at Sir Edward Doughty’s or serving
in the army. Ln March; -1871, Lady
Tichbome died, and the claimant was
thus deprived of pecuniary support
and of the most important witness of
aff. He did not, however, - shrink
from-the ordeal which awaited him.
The civil suit to recover possession of
the property be©m.-May 10,1871, and
continued until March in the follpw-
ing year. 'I
The claim;mt was examined, and bis
evidence was sustained by several wit-
three years in, that service: His home
bring unhappy he resided occasionally: nesses of unimpeachable character.—
with his uncle, the Baronet. Sir Ed
ward had - one daughter,Miss Eafe
Doughty, between whom and young
repenting of- "Roger a deep and lasting attachment
sprang np. Sir Edward and. iButy
Doughty, however, discouraged it be-
canse of the intemperate habits of
their nephew.
His plausible case was, however, over
turned by the long succession of wit
nesses for the defense who pronoun
ced him to be an imposter. The de
cisive evidence against him was evi
dently that of Lord Belie w, who swore
that Boger Tichbome was deeply tat
tooed on the arm, aud that he- (Lord
It was, however, finally agreed that ‘ Bellew) had done the'tattooing. The
the cousins shonld be separated for a claimant had been physically exam-
year ortaoto test the strength of their ined previously, and was known to
affections. Chagrined at this arrange 1 ^ * 1
ment Boger threw np his. commission-
in the army and sailed for South
America. He arrived at Valparaiso,
in June, 1858, and alter visiting sev-
have no snch marks on his person.—-
The claimrnt’s case immediately col
lapsed. The jury said they had
heard enough evidence, and his conn-
sel elected to be non-suited. The
Ktiffian Sacrifice.
Human sacrifice w.ts instituted by
the people of Mexico in the four
teenth century, and their civilization
increased unlff the activity reached to
a fearful height. Their custom was to
save some fine young man—generally
an enemy taken in battle; and then
for the space of a whole year he was
treated with every respect and digni
ty; rich foods, flowers and dress were
lavished upon him; four beautiful
maidens were selected to be the com
panions of his captivity; music, feast
ing, and visiting at the abodes of The
principal Aztec nobles passed his time
away.
Attended by a courtly train upon
passing through the streets, deferred
to and regaled with incense, he was
treated almost with the worship that
wculd have been accorded to that
one one of their gods whom for the
time being he was supposed to perso
nate.
But the year of pleasure soon drew
to a close; and doubtless, not bring
ignorant of the fate in store for him,,
this knowledge must often have embit
tered the gayest festival—the richest
banquets.
Devoted to the sacrifice there was
no escape for the captive; and on the
expiration of the time he was denuded
of all his gay trappings, seized upon
by the priests, and conveyed across
the lake to an island, where, about a
league from the city, rose towering up
one of those huge pyramids, standing
to this day as a monument of the in
dustry and civilization of these peo
ple.
The ascent to the flat top of the pyr
amidal temple was by a si >wly ascend
ing flight of steps, contrived so thnt a
precession during one of the great re
ligious feaists can bn seen from all
parts of the city winding up to where
the high priests were standing by the
sacrificial altar—these fearful rites
beiLg all performed in the open air.—
The scene was made imdoslng, and
always viewed by the assembled thou
sands of the populous city, who
watched with breathless excitement
and feelings of. savage awe the ascent
of the victim to wheie he was re
ceived by six prie Q ts. wierd and strange
looking, with their sable-pictured
robes, and long, flowing, matted, sna
ky hair.
By them was the st.»ne of sacrifice,
a large block of jasper, slightly roun
ded at the top; and upon this, breast
uppermost,, the victim was stretched
by five of the priests—one holding
his head, the other four his limbs;
while armed with a knife of obsidian,
—a volcanic glass,-—the chief priest
cut open the breast of the sacrifice
tore out his heart, held it toward ,the
sun, and threw it at tlie feet of the
idol to whom the temple was devo
ted.
The scene was awful and impressive,
and viewed in- silence by the assem
bled multitude ready to throw them
selves down in adoration of their sav
age deity, as this last act of horror
was performed by the priest of the
bloody rite- But not onlv were men
offered up, for there are instances of
the other sex being selected for the
abominable offerings; and at times,
when rain refused to virit the earth,
the great god Tlaloe had to he ap
peased or supplicated by the offering
up of beautiful infants, which were
borne in festal robes in priestly pro
cessions, their pitiful wailings being
drowned by the chants of those who
formed the train.
The sacrifices were at times appal
ling in their number at great feasts
or dedication of temples. For such
occasions the .prisoners of their many
petty wars would be reserved, per
haps for. years, and then brought from
all parts to the capital, and led in
long processions to the great temple.
At the dedication of the temple of
one deity, the ceremony lasted for
days, and 70,000 victims are said to
have perished; and this astonishing
computation is attested by the most
trustworthy writers.
It seems almost impossible, bat of
the tremendous extent of .human sac
rifice there can be no doubt, since the
skulls of ■ the victims were invariably
saved; and tbe followers of Cortes,
the cpnquerer, give evidence of hav
ing, in one religious building alone,
counted 136,090 of these grim relics
of mortality. The most moderate com
putations by authors place the yearly
number of victims offered up/in. the
country at 2Q;000—some placing the
average at nearly double.
The conquerefs might well be over
come with horror athe discoveries they
daily made, and the atrocities of this
nature which they wiluessed,.eageriy
seizing opportunities for casting down
the altars a»d overtnming the images
of the deities presiding over this san
guinary religion—one whose rites and
extreme of horror and barbarity; fot
as if the fearful sacrifice was not suf
ficient, the day of offering was made
one of bauquetitig=feastitig of the
most loathsome nature.
For at the conclusion of of the
priest’8 office, the captive’s body was
delivered to the warrior who had ta
ken him in battle; then, handed over
to his slaves, the body was dressed in
Professional Cards.
Cards inserted atone dollar a mi a per annma
if paid in advance, otherwUe, two
dollars a line.
A. S. GILES,
Attomev at Law
PERSY, HOUSTON COUNTS’, GA.
Office in tlri Court House.
Sfretifl dttentkni given totmsilrtls* in til*
rior and County Courts of Houston County,
epicurean fashion, and a banquet giv- feb 21 ’
emby tbe warrior to his friends, who
feasted upon the captive at a table
spread with costly viands, fmffs, and
the richest of beverages. No savage
repast this, but a grand banquet, at
tended by a people in other respects,
one of the most civilized in the world.
The historian may well say: “Surely,
never were civilization and the extreme
of barbarity brought so closly into
contact with each other.”
C.J. HARRIS,
AttoiTn ovr at
MACON GEORGIA.
WILL practice law in litigated cases in th*
** cumitios of the Macon Circuit to wit: Bibb,
Houston, Crawiord and Twiggs.
A Miserable' Hypocrite.
A lady writes: My husband knows
that I do not like his one bad habit
—smoking. I used so urge liim to
give it tip; he replied thnt “it helped
his digestion, but. that he would give
it np by and by ”
“By aud by yon won'? be able,” I
answered: bnt.he pooh! poofaed! and
so the matter dropped. A few even
ings ago, however, making one of
those “great efforts” that “lead to no
ble ends,” he said to me: “I’ve quit
smoking, my dear.” Of course I was
delighted, and hugged and kissed him
as any delighled wife would, and in- /
wardly.resolved to go down the very
next v day and buy him a handsome
pair of slippers. Two days passed,
however before- I could manage it-.,
but tbe third day found the slippers
safely stowed away in my. bureau
drawer. After tea, when I knew be
was in the sitting room, I thought
now is the time when he will be mis
sing his accustomed smoke, to surprise
him with a “token of his wife’s ap
preciation of his self-denial.” I had
been mentally preparing my little
speech all tbe afternoon; so, with tlie
slippers in my hands, and my hands
behind my back, stole into the room.
Yes, there he was, poor fallow! buried
in his arm-chair, his feet very near
the top of the coal stove, and the
day’s p'lper before liim. The back of
the chair was toward me, so my arms
were around his neck and the slippers
in his lap before he was aware of my
presence. He started and grew red,
then recovering himself, he rose and
coolly knocked the ashes off the end
of his cigar, and said: “Ijust-thought
I’d let you see I could stop smo
king.”
J. A- EDWARDS,
At tor n ey at Law,
MABSHALLVILLE GEORGIA.
W. H. REESE,
Attorney at Law.
MARSHALLVHXK GEORGIA.
US-Special attention given to cased in ant-
ruptcy.
DUNCAN & MILLER,
Attorneys at
PERRY and FORT YALLEt, GA.
£ >
C. Duncan, Perry, office on Public Square ;
A. L. Miller. Eoit Valley- office in Matliew’a Hall-
B, M. DAVIS.
/Yttorney at
PERRY, GEORGLL
It7ILL practice in the Conrts of Houston
TV and adjoining counties; also in the 8u-
prexne Ccurt ami U. S. District Court.
eral South American cities he eiu- Lord Chief Justice immediately issued ; ceremonies seemed eixlless, and were
barked April 20th, 1854, at Rio Jan- a warrant for Orton's arrest for perju- all celebrated with a wealth of pomp
eiro, in the skip Bella for New York, ry, and in January, 1873, the trial; that was extreme.-- '\
which has- ended in his conviction j Great as was the Aztec civilization,.
there seems mingled with it the very
A Russian Funeral.
As soon as a death has taken place
in Russia, a priest anrrornts the body
with incense, to the accompaniment
of-prayers and saeredsongs; and those
who can afford it pay for a succession
of priests to carry on similar religions
observances until the interment,
which generally takes place abont
eight days after death. Before the
coffin is closed every one kisses the
departed; and a benediction haring
been pronounced and. incense poured
on till preseat, the bier is carried into
the church, preceeded by choiresters
and tapers borne by priests. A psalm
is sung followed by the prayers and
anthems of the Greek Church, said to
be be often exqnisitely beautiful; and
when the body is lowered into the
grave the funeral anthem to the Trin
ity is duly performed, while the priest
throws dust cross-wise on the coffin
and pours oil from his lamp on its lid,
the ceremonial concluding with a pray
er for the everlasting happiness of
the deceased. Sometimes a religions
commemoration service is conducted
in the church oh the third, ninth and
fourteenth days after the funeral, and
another is celebrated annually, in ad
dition, so long as .the mourners 'sur
vive.. The more savage -tribes drink
mead at the grave from a bowl, and
every one bowing to the ground and
crossing themselves repeatedly; and
the Siberians burn dandles over their
sepnlclires, and nothfifrequently dig
the earth away from them at night, .in
order to introduce: food into the sep
ulcher, money being buried with the
dead in the expectation that they
will need it wherever their souls are
gone.
A Female Blacksmith
In New Holland, Lancaster connty,
Pa., a Mr. Pmzier has a blarksmith shop
His wife, Martha Hazier, thirty years
old,and tbe mother of five cliildren,
two hoys and three girls, is his prin-.
eipal helpmeet. She works faithfully
every day,and is considered a firstclass
blacksuith.
The Slayer of Jim Fisk.
Edward S. Stokes is a bookkeepnr in
the Sing Sing hospital’, wears the.
stripes and velvet Flippers, arid more
or less gray-hair, labors four or five
hours a day, aud spends most of his
time in- reading. He .has rather an
easy time of it altogether.
NOTTINGHAM & PATTEN,
A.ttorneys at Xia-ro"
PERKY, GEORGIA.
PRACTICE in the Conrts of Houston and a
joining counties. Prompt attention given to an
business entrusted to our care. CoUectionfl. of
claims h specialty.
aug 23. tf.
U. M. GUNN,
Attorney at IiaW
BYRON. 3. W. R, H. GA.
rsrSpeciol attention given to eoUections.
E. W. CROCKER,
Attomoy at Law,
FORT VALLEY, GA.
XA'CeReetions and Criminal Law a specialty
Office at Miller, Erctcn A Co’s.
JO BSO N
D R.
EHSTTIST,
PERRY AND HAWKINSATLLE GA,
H e WILL kp NP tbe first half of each month
in bis office in Perry, orerthe old drag store,
sr.d nnc-fourtli. or Uie latter half of each month
will be given to his practice in HawfciusviSe, at
Mrs. Hudspeth's. augsa f
Ready for Easiness.
T T. MARTIN, lias opened a Tin Shop in the
• old Harness Shop, aud is prepared- to d<> all
hinds of Tin, Sheet Iron, and Copper Work.
,8§5- All Sorts of Repairing Done
A. M. WATKINS,
WITH
CUBRIER, SHERWOOD & CO„
Broome Street,
N-.BW TOB.S.
BOOTS & SHOES
AT WHOLESALE.
South-W'estem Railroad
Time Tables.
Enjaulu Mad Twin—-Down.
Leaves Msteen.............. 9,05, a. 1C.
Arriresnt Fort Valley..,.,.. 10.42, A. M.
Leaves Fort Talley, ......... 10.45, A. it.
Arrives nt Eufanfci, 5:40, p. x.
• EnfaaUi Mail Tratn— Vp.
Leaves Eufauti.8.50, a. x.
Arrives at Fort Valley 3.34, p. it.
Leaves Fort Valley 3.38, p. x.
Arrives at JL-xcon............ 5.10. p. n.
GilinrJ/us 3 fail Trains West.
Leaves Macon —., 8,45-, a, Sft
Arrives at Fort Valley.10.12, jt m.
Leaves Fort Valley.10:15, a. x.
Arrives at Colnmbui ........ 1.50, P. X.
Cohiurfnis JfaU Tram—East.
Leiv.-s Colnicbos.; . 2:30, p. x.
Arrive.-, at Fori Valley ....... 5.51, P. x.
Leaves Fort Valley. 6.06,' r. sc
Arrivee at Macon. 7.30, p. a,
GAunAns XujTii Freight and Accommodafn.
Leaves Macon . 7.15, p. re.
-Arrives at Fort-Valley. 10.03;'p. sc
Lesives Fort Valley 10.08, p. x.
Arrives at f.'oltnhbns......... 3.57, a. sc
Leaves Cclniulms 7.40, p. sc
Arrives-at Fort Valley 2.11, a, x.
Leavw Fort YaUey. 2.21, a. v.
Arriyts at Macon.'. ...... 5.00, A. sc
Ettfaula Xtfifd Freight and Accommodation.
Leaves 3£oooa .......... 9.10, p. sc
-Arrives at Fort Valley, 11.40, p. x.
L.-aves Fort Valley 1L40-, p. js.
Arrives,-itEnfenla JftS»;'A. yu
Leav«s Eufira’a.... 7:25, p. a*.
Arrives at Fort Valley... 4>28>i,sr„
L aves Fort -Valley; 4 31, a. n.
Arrives at ALicon 6.45, a. jt.
GAumhus Day Freight.
Leave Macon. ....... ^ 9; 40, a: m.
ArrivehtFort Valley........ 12.00, p. yt.
Leaves Foit Valley 12M2, p. sc
Arrives at Maeon 3.00,’r. x.
Eafaula Day Freight ...
leaves Macon .......> 5.35, l. sr.
Arrive at Fort Valley u.
Leaves Fort Valley. 1.51. p. m.
Arrives at Maton., £.<XS, r.