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Accession to our Force. Elder T. M. Harris’ Lecture. j It ftffords us much pleasure to state that We have before us a written request from a ! we have associated with ns os one of the ed- number of gentlemen, that We polish a sy- J itors and proprietors of the Herald, Robert nopsis of this admirable Idfcture,'delivered in j L. ItoDOER-;, Esq., a gentleman of fine litera- Sandersviile on Monday evening last, on the j ry attainments v young and vigorous, and well subject of Demonology, or Spiritualism.— i and favorably known to many of onr readers. By special request of Mr. Harris^-whosdrea- | Thus strengthened in the editorial and.bnsi- j sons are the best—we reluctantly d.ecline.— ' ness departments we hope and expect t be ! And in doing so we thank you. gentlemen, for ! able to present the readers of the Herald j the compliment bestowed in soliciting the- with a paper second to none in the State.— ! report at our hands, i And whether we succeed in this or not, such j The lecture was exceedingly interesting, f is our liim and torthis do we laborand strive, i repletewith prof-und thought and reasoning, ' The old firm return sincere thankB for the ' and proof conclusive from holy writ;-that /very flattering patronage extended in the • if spiritualism existed—and this he ad- j past, and the effort of all in‘future will be j mitted -it was the work of denions(thespir- j its of bad men) and not of saints. Demon- j ism existed long years before the coming of ! our Saviour, and a special statute of the Mo- i saic law forbade the chosen people of God the family eircle i*-our specialty; for the. j from holding communion with spirits. For youth’s department, in making it interesting , a violation of this Divine behest, the first and profitable to ali. no pains will be spared; j King of Israel lost his crown, and died an Mr, Bontwell, Secretary of the Treasury, iii •Washington, has tendered his resignation, tf] the President, to take efleet on the 15th ot February. Mr. Bontwell will,’probably hi elected as SeUiktor, to succeed Mr. Wibuh/W Vice-Pnesideut eleut. It is rumored tha,t. Judge Richardson, Assistant Secretary at tiWj Treasury,-will prooably succeed MF Bynt‘ ’ Weil, but- it is not yet certain wh5 will be Of the Committee on^Direct Trade and Immigration of the Gdtprgia State Agri- cuiitorai Contention. Savannah, Janimry 3, 1373. During the session of the Georgia.- State Agficuitnrai .cityentjon at (tiffinAn, August FljUD AT ^MORNING, JAN. ,10, 1873. Rejl J. W. Burke has been elected Mayor, pro tern of Macon- chahgepon the Supreme Bench; ex-pov. John son is Mentioned as the . probable successor to the preset incumbent It is said that Sena tor Trammell will he President of the Senate again. Bacon, «of Ihieon and An lferson, of Cobb, are spoken Q$& Speaker of the House. The scramble for office is said to be terrif ic. . The Governor s, message will be. re^dy tqr delivery aooii Gordon's chances for-the Senate seem to be pretty good. Later.--The Legislature organized by electing.the : follotfing 'bffieers: Hon. L. N. Traniuiel, President Of the Senate, and Mr,- Cabiness, of Monroe. Secretary. Hon. A. O. Bacon, of Bibb, Speaker of the House, and L. Carrington, of Baldwin. Clerk. • B. H. Mil er was elected doorkeeper for the House, and J, R. Smith, of Houston, J/.ssenger. ■•Tho new crop of water-melons is announ ced, in ftorida.” Humph i We had some of the old crop last week. Hbxyt FxfLCREs.—The house of John F. Rswaoa&Co., London, have failed. Liabili ties $15,000,000. A fire Occurred ih New Orleans on the *tb, destroying, prorpaity to the value of i to merit stiU more the confidence of a gen- ‘ — 1 " - erous public. In the news department noth ing will be omitted that i6 of interest to any: market reports will reoeive careful attention: Accounts from Atlanta slate that there is at present more lobbying in tmtt city tnan was ever known in the "time wnerol the memory ol maa runneth not to Urn contrary." UlikUCU Ui rMJ uetd* UUlkiF ' |«f of Southern fmmi- » gration and Direct TraJj*, to call a Conven- ! tiort of the same in tiie’pdrsons of. thcir'rep- • resoUtaiives, to ■ meet at Augusta, on. the ; secon l Tuesday in February next.’' i in pursuance of this resolution, we hero '■ wild call upon the planters, farmers and mechanics of the States ol ooutn . Carolina, ; Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,a,ou- j isiana and Texas, as well as upon the com- i mereial Centres of Charleston, Savannah, ! -Mobile,-New Orleans and Galveston, to meet J the Georgia btutr Agrieuitur.d Society in jCon- blitor Herald: Our Christmas Hollidays yention.at the time and place above named, ; are now over, and reason having again as- -for the purpose of bringing about, if pussi- sumed her sway, the business attendant up- i !in United and gt * r.aI action oil fae pa.t , ,, . . . I ol tee Cotton .States in lartaeiauoe oi the on the ushering m of a new yfcar, reminds • , ,, , , ■ . ... - ? r . great objects lor vvuien this committee was ! me that I am due you an article. Bjjt where | appointed:' . to begin is the trouble,"there is so much to j Alii inasmuch ns onr future is in many I lie said, that a Hercules might pause for re- ! important respects intimately connected with, j a ■ . . j the prosperity ot the ureilt o est ol. our In- : flection and stand aghast at t.ie mighty work; , lou / we unwise-cordially invite the 'Oham- f butt as Does ticks says ‘none hut cowards | hers of Commerce of Cuititanooga :.ud Nash- arc^ifruid." So tafy goes. Tlip holidays were i vilie, and ol the great eeiitnes -ol trade of j enjoyed lingelv bv onr voting folks’. The : taeSoutuant vv eat. especially those ol Mem-j . , .* ' * . ... pais, s>t. Louis, Lotus i die and Cincinnati, courting business has progressed fin-fly, J to sellli dl . Wjpit «.n.s to assist us by tl.eireoun- | fro.-a the cat claw science, to the coding of j sets iu furaueridec oi one of our objects -lee- • tile dove, each gra l-e hn l its votaritis." wiiile . fostering of amiiereasea t ooutuerii trade With .1 i • 1 i • r 1 i Ilia . ihlliOjlC, ililti UjlC iXl V\ lllCF tflC »V e .1L lltidtl IS tlie sum pluster of eacli tft*x nnve lirt'l lot.-i oi i • . , r . . ! deeply mtrrested, fun and candy, many blessftigs on oi l “San- j ; the iv;ir WaiIgU stve^t over oul* co:u- ta Claus** an 1 bis sticking of fire crackers. ' mon country, various, and earnest efforts But about doves, these are getting very bad i have been made to secure tor ns a portion ol , . , ,, , : that imiu-en-.e lbivign im.uigration w uuu lias • here, and positively have captured the las < , ° v . .- “v 1 built up tne jaast an t west ol the union. drake hi onr covy, for on the ’JGth day of { JUt as tuJSe effiu-ks w.e/e jjf a desultory char- December last, at 25 minutes past 2 b’olo.-k, one of these came swotqiing down, and at a single pounce, assault*- L and aft -r a few shy maneuvers, succeeded ia capturing sfnd bear ing oft' in triumph to the hyup-neul alter, our last drake. iifflieipe that there h.re s numbpr t»$ epats Jikc j (Salie’s, the,last button off, ani tiny, npmber , of fchttoii holes'toru"out.. Hull iJiqft, pad Five hundred and t-weniy-eight death's "oc curred in New York last week. Twenty-eight of which/were from Small-pox. The decrease at population, in Fsance, since 1866 w 36fl,935. Mainly attributed to the war. . . The Times A Planter hoists at its mast head the name of Col. Charles W«; ijuBose, of Hancock as a candidate for Cofigress in the 8th District. Dispatches from that State say that trouble apprehended in Arkansas. Tiv o State Governments are prepared to. eompell Con gress to take some action. » — >♦•»-» - The Good Templars have played sad havoc with the disoiples of the old King in Rome. Scarcely a bezinist is to be found in that whole country. The ‘-Rdai lloi-kii,’’ the oldest building iu j Charlotte, N. C.j was recently torn down. -It f was standing' "when Cornwallis limrehed | through" thii’t place. The timbers were found j to be almost as sbUnd as whm the iieuse was ! built nearly one hundred years since. j j Salutatory. i In obeisance to the general custom of muk- I ing a solutatory, with this issue of the Her- . ALU I make my debut before the public in | the capacity of one its editors. Realizing | the high and responsible duties consequent : to this step, it is with a .feeling somewhat ol I embarrassment that I assume the position; ; but at the same time it is a source -of pride an l pleasure that I have the happy j.rivil : of connecting myself with that nobie fra j nity the Press of Gioryia. llealilizing j ly then, the responsibilities, the cares ! vexations of spirit attendant upon the lift an editor, I ent.r the ranks with a' firm re- i solve to imdeaver to discharge my whole du- ' ty in the jireuiises. fearlessly and faithfully. ! In a land of liberty, as our country is, where ■ the freedom of the press is the safe-guard of i the people, and where, indeed, tho press is : considered of the first estate, the editor of a news Jaipur is regarded tii a great ext -ut as j tho custodian of the people's rights. In this - position it shall be my aim to uphold and de fend the right and truth, from whatever , source it may come; because truth is always pure and powerful, whether it come from i one as immaculate as tjie driven snow, or : whether it be uttered from the ebony lips of i t ie Ethiopian, it is Htill pure and mighty and will prevail. I am nii politician, lint I love my country and will probably occasionally have somthing to say concerning the political questions < 1 the day. Having been brought up in the pure democratic faith as handed down from the noble founders of the Republic, my f.-el- ings are in full accord therewith. Yet I shall observe and maintain »n independent course in all that I may have to say in regard to po litical matters. I will support any m -a. u -s which I may believe to be consonant with the the true interests of the people, and will ^iot consider myself specially bound to ob serve tho dogmas of any jmvtioauu- clique or fei.hu. In a business point of view with the Her ald, I shall endeavor to douT with all persons fairly, candidly and justly. And in this con nection I will repeat what I said on a lornier occasion, though under different circum stances: -Believing that integrity, energy and indnstry are the chief elements of suc cess in life, it shall be my aim to make my actions and my duties consonant with these principles. Feeling conscious of the recti tude of my own intentions, I snail always endeavor to ‘Approve the best; and/oftor wlmt I approve.’ 1 Know that I am fallible, as all men arc. To please ermjuody is something 1 cannot ami do net -expect to do. 1 shall not write to please or displease any special party or par- ticular class of persons; but on ail subjects which may come before me for consideration, I shall write as mv judgment may dictate and my conscience approve ; hoping that my ef forts may not fail to obtain tne good opinion of all fairminded men, and to gain the best wishes of all persons who are dispose! to be reasonable and just. ‘l’urity oi motive, and nobility of mind, shall I.rarely conUesceutl To prove its rights, and prate of wrongs, or. ^evidence its worth to outers: And it shall be .small care to the hign and (happy conscience, AVhat jealous friends, or envious foes, oroom- ftuon fools may judge.’ Robert L. Rodoehs. The Female Heart. The 'female hetvrt hi ay be eom- puieil to tt ganlep. tv’Iiieh wheu well cultivated, presents a continued suc cession of beautiful stud rare fruits and " flowers, but wlten neglected, produces a crop of the most nox ious weeds, large anil luxuriant, be cause their growth is jo proportion to the warmth of soil from which they spring. Then let this heart of the beautiful female- be weil cnlti- vated, and her mind will stand with useful knowledge, and then she may be compared to the “diamond of the desert,” ever sparkling, whether sur- lege j Sail Meath, iter- i The following paragraph wo had st*-n eop- lul- ! i- J into a number of papers, but never and | dreamed until a few days since; that the de- e of | ceased was the brother of our esteemed eou- By this sad de- two lovely little girls are left without Sure enough there is talk of annexing the Sandwich Islands to- the United States. Eng land -don't object- But what docs Undo Sam want with them ? tv-ms n. Dr. W. \V\ Car. partur- a parent to guide tlieir innocent feet through the trying set-ues of life. May the good Shepherd gently lead llw-m by his own kind hand, and comfort them n« only Kis spirit can. The following is from the Athens Watchman: A Prominent Citizen or Athens Missing. Athens. Ga.. December 27, 1872. - This u.-.n- nlly quiet city is in some agitation to-day over the fate of Mr. E. W. Car (familiarly known as -Lige" Car) who has been missing since Christmas eve. Mr. Car was seen for the la .t time at Griffith A Craho's storo on Tuesday evening, from whence he started ns he said, “home." . lie had purchase.l a lot of Christmas presents for his children, and ex cept he, seemed somewhat “jolly ,"’’did not ap pear to be nuder the influence of liquor. On liis way home, however, he had to cross th- Ocnnee river a very high bridge, which at th-- tiine. was oovered with frozen sleet, and was as slippery as glass. It is feared- taut he must have fallen into the river and been drpwiieb At.tknv, Descmp.-r 28. 1872.—The l o.ly of E. W. Carr, who' has been misning since Chri Tmas eve, was dragged from the Oconee river at 12 o’clock to-.i^iy. It is supposed tha*. in attempting to cross the sleet ca.er-d bri.lge on Tnes'day night, on his route home, he full into the river and was lost. Mr: Richard Chrrd, an old and prominent citizen of Maoon, and for many years clerk and treasurer Of that city, died on the 2d inst. The. Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, was burned on the' afternoon of the 1st. Loss $250,000. The Theatre wns the property of the Widow of James, fisk. 1 receive thu ia 1 and ’cordial sanction oi i..r (.uegisfaturc, an.i vhiC.i woiljd secure, os far as Georgia is concern.-.I, a neginmug of lor- ! eign immigration and trade to aer snores u,- I on a’peraiauvut an-, sab Fmtiul basis. j Georgia io-.)as lurcher into t-ie lut-ue tia-ii merely to Sec a to draw wituiu liar borders a : lew tuoiumn.l iiainigraius and a score of steamers to iler porch per annum, or : u-.o ; tnut her greatost future prosperity is insep arable from that of nor Haiti:! An-.n:i.! iuv.i Gulf sister States, c uuingeUt Opoa uUu*o»- eu rail hi * .nil -r c >m.n iur..-.uions wish the ceuires oi era.in m -n.- .ar .mi, wiln Atubih, New vJrieau.s and -Gal,ostoii. ill measure as tnese portions of our countiy w»l: prosper; smee aiist- by u Uu.ipy gedgriplnoxl poaiii-u, a miiu. cliuiaie, un i nuun v r.-.-.ourc is, saw f * nisues tnrough iitr narpor? iiie,-surv.-.:. swiuest, and cd. .pest opporiunit_. for t .e iVeSt aull .Sout-iwesL ror uiroct mtofooursn Witn jatirojie. A great and L.uporl.niL .uo.e- nieiit is airjv-.dy in. progress ten.ling to t.ii-. nappy consummation,'iu wiaicn tne -Vest uu.l Mb ifnwi-st are 'ailiic tdet-piV iuicrestod tne p.-j-icl m tnu -it 1Clitio and Great esters. Canal. Actual experience has shown that the cs- tiiblisntii.-iH of foreign immigration to our snores is uy no means an easy matter. Fre- judices abroad nave to.be removed.; wo must maKe ourseivos’ known, and tae great induce ments uu.l advantages wuicir our H>>utUem country oiler A be tains tnat a oi>.uoin<st efturt lor tacse purposes would uu must ii-.s- ly to loud to toe desired en.i, gni for tots we wish to meet lor counsel, reaving it to tut* siverol oLit- s to carry out tne debus anroud., Nor is the AVest entirely free, from inter, s. iu lue matter ot Houtuorn immigration, -vo evm think that t..e \v fst siioafu encourage, insteau to -.uscourage immigration tnro-agu O-ir ports. We must ever, in a great measure, remain ihe cotton growing country ox cue world. Wnut we need to compete aim in -lia in the cotum markets of t.ie worid-is tue opening of mnumerabic small larm* a g:-i.,t- ly enuunced piwduvtion ot coLton by small iarintrs upon tueir own lands, uii tufeotuar nand, us we mcreitso rn j»opiaatibii, toe vilest will increase in cosix paying customers, lor it is certain that us a oo.om gros.ng ssc-roii we must Continue tp draw uur pro. lst.ms largely from that quarter. • i’iie W.-stefu far mer is not a-money muxing man. lit. it muueratioti almost ,-n.iru y conatsts in tue in crease of the value' ot ian.ied property by tne immense imungfution unnuHtiy p.>urin.< into ms section, 'iat- NoumemsuioRiin*iuor. on the coutja.ify, witn iv,i jncreuse in the vaine of Ins iaxuls, is by means of oottou sure to be able-Iu lay by sometiung every year. A Southern immigration, and an uu- brok-vn .and rapiti communicuiion oi me West with the South Atlantic s.'-apov-ts, would tuero-' fore teixA gfcaLy ta inereuie the w.-ultn ol' the .Western farmer. ' ' Thefc. is rtuutaef aspo t which, it appear.-, to us, makes it deswaoie that by joipe-i ae- tlou the West and South should a:i!;t»n t > establish a direct Se-uthirn-tfado 'and Jimmt- ; gration. Twenty-five -uiiuoiw of Amariyans now pay unstinted tribute tci the IF.su. At the 'exp-nke of tue Sotlth and West a huge then and there to sacrifice or satisfy him to her hourt’s content. To hare interfered ill this uifair. as Frocket say*, wonl 1 have been “glory enr. - jh for mi lay.” Tho Dove, a beautiful brunette, just bn Iding in the bloom of wom.in’iood, attired in a robe from t *.o purity of it., i-iflpr, is em blematic, of peace, trimmed with far- enliven Tig shade that marks the remembrance, de gree, an 1 ‘-notwithstanding this is so lavish ly spread from hioniitaih top to doll, yet the eye never rests upon it without a sense oi refreshmert and delight." This Dove thus attirfcd, as a .dm ns the ripple of the morning zephyr, “moving a Quern." holds e.-.pti-e “onr Drake," who seems spell bound by the snrroun lings, an 1 as docile as a lamb, to make « Drake a Dove might halliard v.-ork. but Esq., W. G. Ilioks ran We were pleased to see in our office on Wednesday last, Mr. R. I.. Sentry, » genial gentleman, connected with, the J^avannali •Morning News. The people of Columbus, Ohio, received a "shaking up” on Mbsdaynight, the 6th inst.. by, what they believe to Rave been ft little earthquake. — Stokes, the slayer of James Fisk, lias been foun-1 guilty of murder and sentenced to be hung on Friday the 28th ot Fel«i»ry, Of course he will not be bung then, for the rase will be carried to the Supreme court, etc-. euiuige n Dtfve. and in a few minute- make it a Drake, and about “our Drake” he is none of your, de fective Adams, but a mas, one of the Lords of crriitior, captive us he is, vet he manful ly surrendered to charms, that to resist, would be more than madness, hence Esq. AV. (j. Ricks, of Emanuel, had the pleasure of joining in holy matrimony, at the house of the bride’s mother, on Thursday the 20th of Deeember last, Mr. Thomas L. Drake, of Johnson county. -.Ad Miss Mollie AA’atson,' of Emanuel county. Kirk or the Wire-Grass. AA’itionTsvir.LX, Ga. , Jan.. 1, 1872. Messrs. Janes & Willingham have sold the Lagrange Reporter to Mr. John T Waters — late of the Houston Journal. Mr. Jones . re tires to his farm, while Mr. Willingham be comes one of the editor!? of the Atlanta 8un. The following ludicrous incident occurred on a plantation in a 'neighboring county, some film- ago. The proprietor of the place was v-ry iVm-1 .-t".i:iving a joke, Itn l would have it at somebody’s expense, whether white or black. On liis place there was a very old negro woman, who, as all darkies are, was very religions. On one oee: sion she, went to the “boss" and addressed him thus: “Boss, Fse gilt in liiitv old; nint got long fer dis wnrld. and 1 jes want to git yu to read sum in de Bible ferine." “Certainly, old woman. I will lend for you: sit down." The old negro sit down while the "buss" Wi lit to get his Bible. He began to t-ud to ln-r, and the-obi negro would hitch up her chair a little nearer, and say. “Humph, thank de Lord." Presently lie r-iid, nr pretended to read, as follows: “And tlie- Lord said unto Moses, all niggers must have flat noses..” Thai ol-l woman drew hack us if she were startled, and . ex claimed, ” AVat dat yu say boss ? Wy my young missus use ter read, dt- Bible for me, and i never node dat was in de Bible afore." Such an aiiuouuccuieut was ustounfling to her. A horrible accident occurred at Charlotte, N. C-, on the 31st ult, by the bursting of the steam boiler, in the spoke and hub facto ry. Several persons were seriously scalded, and Botao damage was done to the works. I>uri!i££ ther prgrttuk 'se-ssum of.Coit- gieHS tkero have keen ufieretl no less than twenty-six aineudmeufeiH to tlie Constitution.. The hst iwi-ik all sulije-cts from Presidential elections and terms down to the intermar riages uf races. During the sitting of Richmond Snperior Court, on Monday last, John F. Quarles, colored, was admitted to the bar. Th<* Chronicle says he passed a very credible examination, and is the colored man ever ad mitted to the practice of law fa that Cir chit. AV<- receivvd a call at our office a few days ago from Rev. Owen C. Poj>v. formerly of tiiis county, and now principal of the Jefferson High School, located at Sti-llayille, Jefferson County, Ga. The scln-cl under the nianage- ment'of Mr. P0]W, is in:-. :-?ry flourishing condition. Snrrmttrdted by moral influences, good society, and situated in a very healthy locality, we commend it to those alio have children or w ards to educate. Rev. C. C. Thomas, foruifrly of SanJvr:.- ville, is associated with Mr. Pope-in the abpve school. ■- on tue <iu inst., Htjsbhes G. Jordan. ni MLs .Susie F. Kinks. The Savannah Advertiser says; “Dr. T. J. PatiUo. of Dougherty oounty has been fined one hundred and fifty dollars for attempting te hire the servants of his neighbors. ’’. A good thing; a few such lessons aa that in some other seotions of our State, we think would have a very salutary effect upon the servant question. co iii ty. on t litf ,j I a :iist., Mr. -v. a' Go-ti./ii an i Ml.-::. rtaNcii J. AailsiKDN-i. in AVas-iington county., by Aicaaiidec Ar- ciic-r, i,. p., on the lSJtu Dcceuibcr, -rix. huL- oiixN J*. Tanner and Miss Mait.l ' caii.-Ki:-.'s. in AVashiiij-ton county an tile iyth Decem ber, by G. J. Likins, J. .£., Mr. J met. B,- J*mn- FK and Miss Carrie AiassiRONti. At the rysi-lence of" Mr. Anderson M. Rid dle, .ill WxsLiuig.oa coun.y, on iha 7th ult., by Ja.a/-st r. Tookc, N.T., Air,Greek A.,11li-- and Miss Ella E. AYaaiel*, ail ol said The election in Baldwin couuty resulted as ellows: D. B. Sanford, Ordinary; J. B. AA'clls, Sher- fiff; P. L. Fair, Cleric Snperior Court; L. N- Calloway, Tax Colloctor; J. H. M’Combs. Tax Receiver; H. Temples, Treasurer; AV. S. Ssott, Coroner; C. T. BaynK, County Surveyor. The “local" man'of the “Southern Times A Planter" returned to his post a ftpv days ago; iin-1 became furious because no oije .would inform him of tlie result of- tt’ie eltectfon in Hancock. .Aftet ransacking tb*- whole town of Spurt.- , lie foun d u piec-of paper with a few names on it, which he supposed were the names «f the sncoessful candidates, but as the said “local” man could not Vouch for the correctnessi of it, wo arc unable to. give bur readers a list of the officers elect ix-Huueock county. .“liu.-p cool," and “wide awake,” Mr. Local. According to said list, the following are the. officers elected: - J. AA’. Moore, Sheriff; T. 1.Little, Ordinary: L. L. Lunar, Tax QjjUoctor: J. B. Johnson, Clerk and Treasurer; AV. M. Yaiixiroogh. Tax Receiver: J. M. Larry,' Coroner; J. E. Bangli. Surveyor. New Advertisements. “Bar fixins” must be pretty cheap iu Rome. The Commercial save: At an auction sale to day, fine cut glass bar glasses sold for fifty cents a dozen. Fine, bar decanters, that cost ' one dollar each, sold for two dollars a dozen. Scotch ale sold for nine cents a bottle. Emp- , ..juTE—-k<-Fy bottles brought fifty cents for 300, and oth- . er barfelics the same in proportion. « .1. H. RLAIKOIj iso! .can didate far Co.4WHoLLER,-Gi«rE8AL; subject' to Democratic nomination. Election by Gen eral'Assembly. I.Ln. 3’ 1873"'-2t Pleasant Occasion. A Vo were permitted on Tuesday last to have the exquisite pleasure of, witnessing the marriage of our highly esteemed friend, and fellow-townsman, .-Stephen G. C’af. ia. ■SJfM J »:-43IiTSI is a cxn U h’.te h-r <.'oju?xu<i?,uiBTt»iz*-£r.iL; su’n- j*- ;f to Dtraocraiic. nomination, Eh-ctivn. by G-'ii-.-ral Assembly. [J.m. 3, is?i 2t ' Blacksmith Wanted. ' 1 FFLY t , 1 v-l'p. ’or L. «. DaTTS. 21 • i : ;• vb: in - iVbMlWm. - Jordan, ' Esq., to Miss Susie F. Hines, of this county, j The marriage took place at "AVhite Hall,” i the residence of the lute Joseph H. Hines, | the bride's father. The ceremony was short, j but was very explicit, and full of meaning. ! It was performed by Elder. T. 31. Harris, ol the Christian Church, of Atlanta, Ga. Soon i after the ceremony', all were invited to tlie ' eating-room, where'll most suinptnous re- ' past mid been prepared. -The table wiw v.-ry elegantly arranged, an-1 was burdened with the bountiful supply of splendid meats, ex cellent cakes, aad tine fruits. There were a number of splendid- bridal presents, and among them we noticed a very ; beautiful tea set, presented by the bride groom to the bride; it was superb. The bridal jxirty left about one o'clock to go to the residence of the bridegroom’s fath er, Mr. E. AV., Jordan, whore they had a re ception on Tuesday evening. . .AVe compliment our friend upon bis bril liant achievement, and we present to him "and his brble our heartiest congratulations. I May pence and happiness •be'th’rfr lot in this 1 fife,-and a blissful inrinurtwlity in'the life to i •inure.-- J- • .".7 -• » - •* j A tertrible storm of sleet occurred in New "fork on the 6th inst., greatly impeding loc o- motion on tho streets. The ice froze to the Telegraph wires,and broke them down, there by stopping communication with other local ities. Considerable injury was done to the fire alarm atid police wires, and it will re quire a very large sum of money to repair the -damages, - Heavy snow storms arc-Mot-, re ported in the AVest., Ta.irR.tNCE. At the annual session of, the, i Grand Division, Hpns of.Tv-mpf-ranceof (Gor- • gia. held iu Savannah in October last, a peti- i tion was presented tm that Grand body from the subordinate DivJsion.-v'of that'city, urg ing the appointment of a committee to draw up a memorial, inviting the clergy and the different Christian denominations tronghont the State to co-operate with them in efforts.to put down tha great flenren-.intemperance— dud spread the cause p£ temperance.. Th<* , memorial was drawn up, and at the recent session of the Metbodist ConfereBce theinat- ter v. iL6 brougot np before that , body, when the following resolutions were -presented by ft committee and adopted: * ' 1. That wp hail wifji pleaHupif end heartily endorse the greattempetnnec' reform which, has been going on in bur Htath. and elsewhere for the jpast.Lvo years, and that to this move ment we'd fledge qur-syiupatlifos" Miff support! Now is your ChaitOs » twir'tifi.- fMib-H. ■ T F<!er undursigned'uill J. To bs iivw tnrsyirie by, thu Kith inst., with lOO Superb Mules, Just such as tiie counfry 'newftt. taijli soim. J»« Itl, 1673 -tf W t . HUNTER. According to tbe censrts returns, the total population ofthis country, exclusive of In diana not taxed and unrepresented, and the inhabitants of the territories, on the first of -Tune 1870, w*» 38,115,611. Including the above 38.925.597. , Number of voters, 9,438.- 206. Military atrengtb, 7,570,487. Out of the entire population, the number engaged in agricnltnr# is reported at 5,922,172, of whom 390,968 are females. Notiee to Debtors and Creditors. \ 4 L'L.person^indebT^ tc, 4hF-hstole'of- R.* ajL B. Armor, diiCi-ascd, late of AVasliington c-rtqty. arejhereby notuiwd to make iiniuedi- ato payim-ut: and thorw. having a,;a:nst s.G!TestjrtAwiH~pri:Sent tli*m : in terms of the Ifir.v. r O- i H. -ABMOR;'AdtH’r. Jan: 10, 1873- ,4fld r:i - TT^ILL ba -sot.l' heib'rtl the Court-houf.e 1 ] vT door in SaiaflbrsvAlle, within the legal q hoiira ufiwle, oii tile first 4iuud»v in Febru- ; ary next, the Sand-rsyilln f Vfis>lgipy,fcpiiding j and lot. The puildifig is siiseeptiblji.pf he- b iog t onvarUtd - into h -ebihf.irtablS' (tweilinjf-l ami tiid-iotqfontirinSonp acre:monsor tesa.— • A oorrespftndaat in the Chroo iolc A Sent-ir e-l urge* at great length the obriins of CaL James fov-Qpngge**. fftm thiiFatb). District, to fill Hre vao*|HE**i»*«^i«4.b!y the death of-Gen. Wright, Th« fWVWPOQdent further states that ea |rMi bas been the pressure upon Col. M. that be is now actively in the field. 1 * . - A 1 - •, - . • • ' - !+ ' iJ J l#rnitij«rft3rw^ 759.137. 'In I«»!t>as 309,-1 j 588. ’ Th: total'votes 1 cait far'GFnFral v 'Gi*,int | was 3.592,98k an l lbr Mi. Greet.?y 2,833, ^47. j In 1868 Mr. Seymour's vote-'was 2,703.600, and General Grant’s 3,013,183.- The vote jnr the elecloral-oollege will stand 800 for Gen. Grant, against 86 fo'r-Liberalsand Democrats. I The Republicans enrried - 31 of the 37 States. ! ATe have received at bur office the ‘ ‘Hlus- ! ttated Record and-Repository”.' a very hand some" newspaper, devoted to‘Saiincc, Art and Literature, choice reading'for the'family cir-' cle, biography, adventure, travel, Ac, It is conducted by R. A. Harrison «fc Co, NeW -York, at »1,25 per annum. Mr. Haninoa is a native of this county, and we commend his paper to our. citizens. A terrible acident occurred on the jdqcon A Western Railroad on Thursday .night of | last week. The engineer on the J;rain- from" ; Macon was either drunk or asleep, (he says the latter) and instead of stopping his train at Bear. Creek, the place for the passing of the trains, sped on, and while rounding a curve the up and down trains crashed togeth er, killing seven negro emigrants outright and wounding many sthers. But few white people were hurt and none killed, the coach es fer whites on either train being in the "rear. | Both engines were greatly damaged—per- J haps ruined—find much ill jury otherwise ; doae to the train, baggage, etc. Upwn being informed of thK mutter. Presi dent Wadley telegraphed to have the "guilty parties promptly arrested. The' exVEmperor Xapolean is dangerously ! We kevi reoeived a copy of tho first aum- hier of the "Southern Evangelist,” a religions monthly Magazine, devoted, to the-restora tion of primitive Christianity. Its creed: “The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the’Bible." ■ It* motto: “In essentials, unity; io non-essentials, liberty; in all things, chavify.,It» Wdrk: The education of the world for Christianity,. and the training of Chriatians fbr immortality. It ii gotten up in 6 verv handsome style, and with Elder T„ yf Harris as editor we predict for it success, lfr,. Harris is a gentleman of rare talent and’ ability, » fiua speaker, and a systematic and profound reaaonar. The Southern Evange- liat,iff nuhl«b«4-in AtUnfo. Ga., at $1.00 per 'A Hogslieods I>. St Sides and Shoulders. Mb l-'or prices see quotAtions. ' ,, Jam 10, 1373 -tf ‘ M. A. EA’AltS A CO. KOliEBT L HOlHitHS. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Sandersville, Ga. OlSce in Hebaij> Luiij>ino, Jan. 10, 1873—rtf ^ G. W. HoavArd, John Scketen, F. SchaIler, D. A. Yason, 1). E: BtrrEER, Elsewhere in our columns, will be seen the copy of a letter addressed ’to the “Chron icle & Sentinel,’’ proposing er-Gov. H- V, Johnson as a suitable man to represent the 8th District in Congress, to fill the vacancy; occasioned by the death' of Gfen. A. E- AA’right This is a goodsnggestion, for who could be a more suitable representative now, than the original legal preceptor of the htmented Gen- •ril. ; L. ELECTION .Wnt’E, An electiDn...will be held at the-poiert- Lousej in BtihdersviUb, o* Beturdari the first day of February next, lor one Justice oi fail*Peace for the 97th District. U. If. ir- E. A, BULWV4M, N. F, •Jat>. 1ft, 1873ri.tdo . - Good Brogans, whoto^ck jUS/st'-pair at U. i EVANS w (JU. Liverpool salt $2.00 tack. .... , . M- A- EA ANS A CO. *