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r JOHN B. GORMAN. VOL. HI. Change of Schedule. r K*l SCFRIXTENDENT'S OFFICE,) Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, V Savannah, June 15th, 1872. ) a* AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 1 / Passenger trains on this Road will run as f !liows: express passenger. Lwve Savannah daily,at . p m Arrive at Jesup “ “ 7 >lO p m Arrive at Baiubridge “ 7:15 a m Arrive at Albany “ “ 9:05 ain Arrive at Live Oak“ “ 2:55 am Leave Live Oak “ “ 11:30 pm Leave Albany “ “ 5:20 pm Leave Baiubridge “ “ 6:50 pm LeaveJesup “ “ 6:59 am Arrive at Savannah “ “ 10 :Q0 ;. m Connect at Live Oak with trains on the J., P. AM. Railroad for and from Jacksonville and Tallahassee. No change of cars between Savannah and Al bany. dose connection at Baldwin with trains on Florida Riilroad, to and from Fernandina and Ceikr Keys. Sleeping car on this train. Close connection at Albany with trains on Southwestern Railroad. Passengers to and from Brunswick make close connection with this train. MACON PASSENGER. Lwe Savnnnah(Sundays excepted) at 4:00 a m Arrive at Jesup “ “7:20 am Arrive at Macon(Snndays excepted) “ 5:20 pm Leave Macon (Sundays excepted) “ 8:20 am Leave Jesup (Sundays excepted) “ 6:00 pm Arrive at Savannah “ “9:3opm Close connection at Macon, both ways, with Sticon and Western Railroad trains to and from Ahnta. Accommodation will leave Savan nah Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:35 a. m ; arrive same days at 6:40 p. m. H. S. HAINES, GenT Sop’t. Change of Schedule. Southwestern Railroad Office, j Macon, June 13, 1872. | ON’ and after Sunday next, June 16th, Pas singer and Mail Trains on this Itoad, will urn as follows: COLUMBUS MAIL TRAIN. Leave Macon 5:45 a m Arrive at Geneva 9:52 a m Arrive at Columbus 11:15 a m Lave Columbus 4:10 p m Arrive at Geneva 6 :00 p M Arrive at Macon 9:35 p M COLCMBUS NIGHT FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Leave Macon 8:15 p u Arrive ..t Geneva 2:l<> a ji Arrive at Columbus 4:45 a m Leave Columbus 8:05 pm Arrive at Geneva 10:33 p m Arrine at Macon 4:10 a m These trains connect with Central Railroad Trains at Macon for Savannah and Augusta; at Muntbus with Western Railroad for Montgom ery. and Mobile and Girard Railroad for Union Springs. VIRGIL POWERS, Engineer and Superintendent. Macon Ac Brunswick: RAILROAD COMPANY. CHANGE OF SCHEDEE. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, [ /xv Ga., June 15, 1872. ) ( y AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE 16th, the following schedules will be run: Accommodation Train, DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Dave Macon 8:20 am •Jrnve at Jesup 5:52 - at V mve at Brunswick 10:00 p m •wive at Savannah 9:30 p M wave Brunswick 4:30 am M ve S f v r auu ah 4:00 a m T 'S'IU.E TIi.UN DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.) HawkinsviHe 7:00 am ■mw at Macon 10:30 am Dave Macon 2 55 pm • r nve at Hawkinsville 6:30 p m Mm McRAE, Gen’l Sup’t. MANHOOD : Ir,)vv Lost, How Restored. ? new edition of Dr- Cul radi.-i] 5,!* * ( debrated Essay on the r n nr s medicine) of Spermator foal L. J ec T iirud eakness, Involuntary Sem- P v ency Mental aud Physical in ryksuA,oiUiP u dl ? ents to carriage, etc.; also, Uf-!n,lni,> aud Fits, induced by ° r sexual extravagance. The oei-T’ \ n ? sealed envelope, only 6 cents, say. cl earlv J 1 ? ted author > iu this admirable es- S,l ' ec essfnl v ' en /? ustrates from a thirty year’s quenr es nt - P a 1 x tl ? e ’ lpia ~ hie alarming conse *ithout thp fu ' a ° use “ay be radically eured Cr the annlin i?2 erous use of internal medicine 0f the knife ; Pointing out a bv f ? im l jle > certain, and effect *hat his cm, i v "’hmli every sufferer.no mat cWlvurivt,lon be > “ay cure himselt f ly ' aud radically/ {r - rv vonth V Ure s^OUAd “ the hands of the land. nostnoTi m a l/ a “ envelope, to any T° st stamp s P< I ° Q rece Tt of six cents, or two Uce 25 centsf UiVCnvcd ' & *’ Guide, ” Publishers, U7Bowen SHA?.'5 HA ?.' J ; c - KLINE 4 CO., lork, Post-Office Box 4,586. Uulbotton, Ga. T °2r2enS l T d |' eLniar y lst > 1872 - > for Bpri,S for Board, Tuition and Wash- A PPly’ for Chcfflar.^ 5 m ° nth ‘ J - T - Mclaughlin, a. m., Principal and Proprietor. I*o 4 tf W. A. SHAW, A. M., Assistant. W. 11. Mill-tin Jic 13 i*o., novl-tf. Sole Agents, Talbottor, Ga. T H ERA N KINHO U S E (Formerly COOK’S HOTEL.) Broad Street, Columbus, Ga. J. w. RYAN, Proprietor. The above establishment, being the most cen trally located in the city, and having recently at great expene, been thoroughly refitted and refur nished, is now open feu the accommodation of regular and Transient customers. The proprietor, with an experience of many years as a caterer, feels an assurance that he can guaranree satisfaction to all who may favor him with their patronage. The rooms are large and airy, and fill with comfortable beds and neat furniture. Fables will be supplied with the best the coun try affords. Attentive and polite waiters in at tendance. Travlin public respectfully invited to try me JAMES W. RYAN. N. B.—Kept both on the American and Euro pean plan. Nov. I—tf. Little’s R. AND TETTER OINTMENT. FORTIS NO. a. Y\7 ARRANTED—Will cure Ringworms, Tet \ V ters, Scaldhead, Chronic Erysipelas, and all Rough and Scurfy affections upon the Scalp and Skin. For Indolent Sores and Ulcers and Cancerous Tumors, a single aunointing will re lieve that peculiar burning pain common in such eases, and by continuing, nine out of ten will be cured, whilst in ordinary cases a few applications will cure them. Since the introduction of FOR TIS NO. 2, scarcely a case has failed to be cured. Price i>2 per bottle. Little’s FRENCH MIXTURE The most Superior Remedy ever offered, to cure Gonorrhl, Blenorrh’l, Flour Alb., Gravel and Kidney Affections—two or three days’ use will prove its great value, and by continuing, a prompt cure effected, after all other remedies hud failed. Price—Square bottles, s>2; duted bottles, $3. Little’s Anodyne Cough. Drops. Will cure Severe Coughs and Pain in the Chest, often thought to be Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Croup, Whooping Cough, Ac., in half the time of anything else. It is pleasant to take, and by using freely, never fails to afford quick relief in all cases. Price 50c., and large bottles $1.25. IRON TONIC PILLS, To cure persons of Pale and Cadaverous Habits, Painful Periods, Loss of Appetite, Nervous De bility, Dropsical Swellings, Palpitations, and al so for Spasmodic or Painful Attacks, Sallowness, &c. In no form has Iron ever proved more suc cessful than in these Pills, and needs only to be taken as directed (one night and morning) to in sure a cure, with a greatly improved complexion. So certain is Dr. Little of their effect that he will, if asked, guarantee a cure or refund in all cases he has prescribed them for, when fully and fairly tried. The truth is, these IRON TONIC PILLS will cure halt the Chronic Maladies in the country, more especially afflicted women and half grown persons rising to maturity. Liver Complaints, etc.; not, however, by acting on that organ so much as by arousing a strong ton ic effect upon the Stomach and Bowels and re storing their natural tone and actiou. Price—sl.2s per box of forty each. Let none be misled, as some ot the stereo, plates heretofore used at Philadelphia and Ma con, Geo,, are still continued, with numbers, streets, Ac. Medicines are prepared and put up only at TALBOTTON, GEO., by Dr. W. G. LITTLE, Sole Prop’r, And where all orders are to be sent. Druggists supplied on liberal terms. Pills can be sent by mail if desired. Terms—CASH, april 25-tf. W. G. L. COLUMBUS STEAM PLANING MILLS, Comer St. Clair and Jackson Sts., Columbus, (x eorgi a. MANUFACTURERS OF Sash, Blinds, Doors, Mouldings and Ornamental Scroll Work. Dry Drest Flooring and Ceiling Tongue Groov ed, and Weather-boarding for sale. WE HAVE FOR SALE HOADLETSFOB TABLE STEAM ENGINES For Saw Mills and Plantation use. Iron and Wire Railing, for Counters and Cemeteries. Wood-Working Machinery of all kinds kept on hand. my3o-1 y. R. R. GOETCHIUS & CO. REMOVAL ! O. D. GORMAN, has removed to his new Brick Store on the East Side Public Square where all are invited to call and purchase good groceries very cheap for the cash. march2l-tf. BACON, LARD & FLOUR! Just received a tine lot of Bacon Sides, Bacon Shoulders,Sugar Cured Canvassed Hams; Choice Leaf Lard in kegs and buckets; A No. 1 Fami ly Flour in barrels and sacks. All the above cheaper for the cash than be can furnished in this countrv. apr 18-lm. O/D. GORMAN. CHOICE COUNTRY HAMS! I have just received a select lot of Country Hams. Very nice. Price 12 lets per ib. apr 25-lm. O. D. GORMAN- ■— s—t ■ “ WHAT 13 IT BUT A MAP 0F Bp SY LIFE, ITS FLUCTUATIONS AND ITS VAST CONCERNS.” TALBOTTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1872. G. W. HORNE & COLLINS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN All kinds of Furniture. Old Furniture Repaired All kinds of Wood Turning and House Mould mgs furnished at short notice, Opposite the Em pile Mills, Columbus, Ga. Pattern making nov 1-1 y. Ocean II o uVeT BRUNSWICK, GA. CIIAS. FLANDERS, Proprietor. Board reasonable with elegant accommoda tions. Ask for the Ocean House. dee 14-tf- CL. i-- : ", V'" ■ s 11 THE GREAT HEALTH RESTORER, BLOOD PURIFIER, A N D— LIVER MEDICINE. This concentrated Vegetable Specific acts di rectly on the Liver, Kidneys, Spleen and Blad der. It cures Scrofula, White Swelling, Chron ic and Inflammatory Rheumatism, Gout, Liver and Kidney affections, Sore Eves, Ulcerous Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Pimples/Blotches, and all Skin Diseases. It removes all Mercurial and old Venerial Taints from the system, and soon restores the patient to perfect health and purity. It is tar superior to Mercury or any of its prep arations in removing Torpidity and correcting other derangements of the Liver and Kidneys. COMPOUND EXTRACT OF STILLINGIA Is the greatest blood-cleansing eordial known to the world. This blood purifier has acquired a very extended and established celebrity, both in hospital and private practice, as a remedy for Scrofula, Syphilis, Ac., and all those diseases oc casioned by an improper and injudicious use ot mercury. Beware of counterfeits. Observe the sig nature of J. S. Pemberton & Cos., on each label. PEMBERTON, TAYLOR & CO., Proprietors and Manufacturing Chemists, Atlanta, Ga. 5*1,000 irV GOLD. We offer this amount to any one who can pro duce a better Remedy than our COMPOUND EXTRACT OF STILLINGIA -one that has or can effect more remarßa me ana wonderful cures. Read the following certificate: West Point, Ga., Sept. 16, 1870. Messrs. Pemberton, Taylor & Cos., Atlanta, Ga.: My daughter was taken on the 25th day of June, 1863, with what was supposed to be acute Rheumatism, and was treated for the same with no successs. In March, following, pieces of bone began to work out of the right arm, and continued to appear till all the bone from the el bow to the shoulder joint came. Many pieces of bone came out of the right foot aud leg. The case was then pronounced one of White Swelling. After having been confined to her bed about six years, and the case was considered hopeless, I was induced to try Dr. Pemberton’s Compound Extract of Stiilingia, and was so well satisfied with its effects that I have continued the use of it until the present. My daughter was confined to her bed about six years before she sat up or even turned over without help. She now sits up all day, and sews most of her time—has walked across the room. Her general health is now good, and I believe she will, as her limbs gaiu strength, walk well. I attribute her recovery, with the blessing of God, to the use of your invaluable medicine. With gratitude, I am yours trnlv, W. B. BLANTON. West Point, Ga., Sept. 16, 1870. Messrs. Pemberton, Taylor if Cos: Gentlemen —The above certificate of Mr. W. B. Blanton we know and certify to as being true. The thing is so; hundreds of the most respected citizens will certify to it. As much reference can be given as may be desired. Yours truly, Crawford & Williams, Drugists nmy 23-tf. Hon. H. D. Williams. steam SASH AND BUND FACTORY. The RED SHOP, on Third Street, near Artope’s Marble Yark. R. C. WILDER & SON, Proprietors. CONTRACTORS, Builders and Manufaetors in all branches of Carpenter Work. Make and keep constantly on hand Sash, Doors, Blinds' Mantles. Mouldings and Brackets. Any kind of Scroll Sawing at short notice. Rough and Dressed Flooring, Ceiling and all other kinds of Lumber or Building Material. Do any repair ing wanted, and build anything from a Fence to a Temple. Come and see us. Rates moderate. Terms, cash. R. C. WILDER & SON. May 30, 3mo. 1,00 K HERE! The Pratt Gin! The Best in tlie World ! The attention of cotton producers is again call ed to this Celebrated Gin, which never fails to give satisfaction. Numerous testimonials can be furnished as to the merits of this Gin. Call and see sample. G. W. DILLINGHAM, Ageut, Columbus, Ga. I. A. Leonard, Agent, Talbotton, Ga. jn6-6m MARK BLANDFORD. REESE CRAWFORD. BLANDFORD & CRAWFORD, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. Will practice in all the courts of the Chatta lioocht66 circuit. jTsff Business from Talbot county attended to with care and dispatch. jue 6-ly Tysinger & Freeman, RED BONE, TALBOT COUNTY, Are receiving and have on hand a good stoca of Groceries, Dry Goods, &c., which they are sell ing very- cheap for the cash. From 25 to 50 per cent, saved bv buying your goods from aprlLUm, ‘TYSINGEIv & FREEMAN. BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! _ msa Who would not be beautiful ? Those who are beautiful by nature, can make themselves more bewitching with Hagan’s Magnolia Balm. Those who are not thus gifted can add greatly to their attraction by its use. Madame de Stael said she Y3£uld gladly give up the power conferred by her utAGjeetual posi tion, if she could therein purchase beauty. Throughout all time Man has done homage to Beauty, and bestowed upon Beautiful Woman his life’s devotion and adoration. “The world was sad—the garden was a wild, And Man the Hermit sighed, till Woman smiled.” Nature has not been so lavish of her gifts in this direction, as some of the fair Danghters of Eve may desire. Many lack the first great es sential of loveliness, a freskand blooming Com plexion. Without it, all other beauties are marred; with it, the plainest features soften into refinement and glow with loveliness. Hagan’s Magnolia Balm produces this effect and gives to the com plexion the FRESHNESS OF YOUTH. If you wish to get rid of Redness, Blotches, Pimples, etc., you should use this delightful ar ticle. It is what Actresses, Opera Singers and Ladies of fashion use to create that distingue appear ance so much admired by every one. By its use the roughest skin' is made to rival the pure radient texture of Youthful Beauty. Hagan’s Magnolia Balm overcomes the flushed appearance caused by heat, fatigue and excite ment, makes the eye look clear, full and bright, and imparts a genial, lively expression to the countenance, indicating intellectual power and natural grace. Ladies exposed to the summer sun, or spring winds, causing Tan, Sunburn and Freckles, will find this Balm of great value, as it removes these defects by a few applications. In fact this article is the great ..eeret of beauty; no Lady who val ues a youthful appearance can do without it. It makes a Lady of thirty appear but twenty; and so natural gradual and perfect are its effects that no person can detect its application. The Magnolia Balm transforms the rustic Country Girl into a City Belle, more rapidly than anyother one thing. Applied to the Neck, Arms and Hands, it im parts an appearance ot graceful rotundity aud engaging plumpness, as well as a pearly bloom ing purity, which is ever the admiration of the opposite sex. When used upon the person it ex hales a subdued fragrance, suggesting pure hab its and a cultivated taste. The Magnolia Balm contains nothing in the least injurious to the skin. The patronage awarded the Magnolia Balm by fashionable ladies of New York, Opera Singers and Actresses, and its rapidly growing demand, induces its to recommend it with unbounded con fidence. It costs but 75 cents per bottle, and is sold by all Druggists, Perfumers and General Stores. Originally prepared by Wm. E. Hagan, tbov, yr. y* LYON MAXorAUrCTtIisG CO., 53 Broadway, New York. Lyon’s Kathairon, For Preserving and Beautifying the Human Hair. To Prevent its Falling Out and Turning Gray. A well preserved Head of Hair, in a person of middle age, at once bespeaks refinement, ele gance, health and beauty. It may truly be call ed Woman’s Crowning Glory, while men are not insensible to its advantages aud charms. Few things are more disgusting than thin, frizzly, harsh, untamed Hair, with head and coat cover ed with Dandruff. Visit a barber and you feel and look like a new T man. This is what LYON’S KATHAIRON will do all the time. The charm which lies in well placed Hair, Glossy Curls, Luxuriant Tresses, and a Clean Head, is notice able and irresistible. The Ladies, (who are the best judges of what pertains to beauty and adornment,; are getting to understand the value and importance of a fine Head of Hair. Thus, we see that more and move attention is paid to the Culture, Growth and Preservation of the Hair by both sexes. Women are not alone in the desire to improve their Tresses. Barber shops and hair dressing saloons multi ply in number, aud Ladies’ hair dressing is last becoming a fine art. And thus the demand for LYON’S KATHAI RON constantly increases, and every day adds new testimony to its very great value. Do you ask why ? For the following reasons: (More could be given, but these ought to be sat isfactory to start with.) Because it increases the Growth and Beauty of the Hair. Because it is a Delightful Dressing. Because it Eradicates Dandruff. Because it Prevents the Hair from falling Out. Because it Prevents the Hair from Turning Gray. Because it Keeps the Head Cool and Heals Pimples. Because it gives the Jiuir a Rich, Soft, Glossy Appearance. The now widely celebrated Kathairon, was first discovered and introduced to the public in 1848, by Prof. E. Thomas Lyon, a graduate of Princeton College, N. J. The name is derived fr om the Greek, “Kath -o," or “ Kathairo ,” signi fying to cleanse, purify, rejuvenate, or restore. The favor it has received and the popularity it has obtained, is unprecedented and incredible. It was found to be not only a beautiful Dressing for the Hair, but to act medicinally upon the lien! in demising ii of Scurf and Dandruff, and restoring Hair upon Bald Heads. LYON MA.UFACTURING CO., New York. The above ]s just what Lyon’s Kathairon will do. It is pretty—it is cheap—durable. It is lit erally sole! by the car-load,and yet its almost in credible demand is daily increasing, until there is hardly a country store that does not keep it, or a family that does not keep it, or a family that does not use it. All Druggists sell it. Price in large bottles, 50 cents. aprillß,tf BYINGTON’S HOTEL, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. G. W. 13 YIN G TON, Pro. I>B. J. 13- McKELLAR, DENTIST, MACON, GEORGIA, Offers his professional services to the people of Talbot and adjoining counties, and pledge his best efforts to please in all styles of work. Give us a trial. “ay 9-ly. Special Notice The Bocks of the late T. H. Persons are in my hands, anl must be settled. All indebted are notified to come forward aud pay at once. The accounts arc. l° n 8 since, due, and ample time has been given for payment. “A word to the wise” ouprlit to be sufficient. ° L A. LEONARD, dtc7-tf l’or Persons Brothers, AdminTs, T lie East Scene at Appomattox. SPEECH CF A FEDERAL OFFICER. There was a re-union of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, held at Cincinnati, on the 7th inst. At this celebration the oration was delivered by Gen. Stewart L. Woolford, of New York, and from this oration we make the following extracts: The morning crept slowly on—first into gray dawn, then into rosy flush. Still on! still on! The mist crept ud ward, and into, line you wheeled and on your muskets lay down, each man in his place to get scant rest, which even in the exhaustion of those thirty-six hours of terrible marching, you neither sought nor heeded. You were square ly across Lee’s front, and had closed forever his last line of retreat. The enemy reaching your cavalry ad vance, saw the serried line of Union troopers. Gordon gathered and mass ed his men for their last charge. Tat tered and hungry, worn by ceaseless marching and fighting, with no hope of victory, with little possibility of escape, they closed their lines with a fidelity of discipline and a soldierly resolution, to which words can do little justice—but which each soldier’s heart must recog nize and honor. As the Old Guard closed around their Emperor at Waterloo, so these men closed around the flags of their lost cause. My heart abhors their treason. But it warms beyond restraint to their manhood, so grandly brave, even in dis loyalty. Slowly they advanced to their last attack. No battle yell, no crack of the skirmisher’s rifle, broke the strange stillness of that Sabbath morn. Stead ily, silently they came, when Sheridan drew back his horsemen, as parts some mighty curtain, and there stood the close-formed battalions of your infantry, the cannon gleaming in the openings, quietly awaiting the coming of Gordon’s men. Instinctivley your enemy halted. Mean while Lee had turned back to meet Grant and surrender his command. Sheridan swung his cavalry around up on Gordon’s left, and was about to charge, when Custar reached Long street. Assurance of surrender was giv en, and the end had come. That Sabbath day, with tears and in sorrow, Southern men folded the ban ners of the ‘Lost Cause,’ and their brav est and best sought honorably to bury them from sight forever. How sad it is that poor ambitious, jealousies of race, the wretched greed of pelf and place, and the miserable hates of social rivalries, should so often dis turb the hearty reconciliation of that surrender, and for a time revive the bit terness which you then sought to bury in a common grave. This hour is no time for politics. Mine not the lips, I trust, to introduce them here. But when I think of that heroic past, which your faces and presence so vividly recall, and then how trading, trickster politicians, forgetful of what baptism of blood sealed the new birth of the nation, seek to array races in needless hostility,to excite the ignorance of the one and the brutal prejudices of the other, I would like to summon a guard, half from the rebel army of Northern Virginia, and half from the loyal army of the Potomac, take such malcontents out, give them drum-head court-martial, immediate execution and soldierly burial under the. apple tree at Appomattox. Drink but Remember. If you think it is your duty to drink intoxicating liquors, by all means do so. On no account violate your conscien tious convictions, but while you raise the cup to your lips, remember this draught represents the bread of some starving brother, for the food of at least six million persons is yearly grasped by the malster and distiller, and its nour ishment destroyed. Remember that so long as you are in health these liquors are unnecessary; 2,- 000 medical men have asserted it, and a hundred thousand tetotallers prov ed it. Remember that most persons who act as you do, injure their health and shorten their lives by so doing, Remember that not drunkenness alone but drinking, that fills our jails and penitentiaries, our poor-houses, and our lunatic asylums, employs our coroners and our hangmen, and works mischief incalculable on all ranks and both sex es, of which no human institution takes cognizance. Remember that drip king retards | education, industry, and every branch of political and social improvement. Remember that multitudes yearly die a drunkard s death,and so meet a drunk ard’s doom. Remember that every year multitudes | fall from your “moderate” ranks to re cruit the wasted army of drunkards. Remember every drunkard once tried to follow' the example you set, and on trial fell from his slippery ground into thj? whirlpool of ini OXa pc rail cc. Remember that if you sanction tlie custom you are answerable for its fruits. Remember that the weak and tempt ed ones look to you; and that under God it depends on you whether they may be drunkards or sober men. Remember that “ to him that know eth how to do good and doeth it not to ! him it is sin;” and that there is “woefor that man through whom offences come to the little ones.” Remember that you cannot be neutral and there will be a day when you will be unable to plead ignorance. Remember that all this weight of re sponsibility rests with you, as you raise that cup, if you think it right; but we envy not your conscience. A Warning* Among tlie convicts on their way to work on the railroad Monday, w r e no ticed a genteel, pleasant looking young man. His appearance at once enlisted our sympathy as well as our curiosity, and entering into a free and easy con versation with him, he told tlie follow ing short story: “I am twenty-two years old. Quite young to begin such a life as this. But I rejoice that lam no older. One year is not long; and when I get through I’ll be anew man. I intend,by the help of God, to make this terrible year a bless ing to me. Father died when I was quite young, but left plenty to sustain the family. I think I was a good boy until a few years ago. I quit school,got a situation in a bank, and soon conclud ed to room with some Mends in the bank building. And this, sir, was the beginning of my ruin. A mothor’e warning and a sweet sister’s pleading could not induce me to change my mind, and ‘stay at home.’ They saw where I was drifting, and at every meal ‘do come home* was sure to enter into conversation, until I —an ungrateful wretch —became tired of their impor tunities—or,rather,ashamed to face those dear ones—and almost quit going home to my meals at all. All this time I was being led further into wickedness, until one fatal night,under the distracting in tiuence ot liquor, I fought another boy— he, too, of a respectable family, with a pleasant home, but ‘rooming out,’ like me. We were both wounded; and he died. Mv sister's heart is broken— mother is weeping herself away—l am ruined—but not for all time, I hope. And it all comes from my leaving home to room out.” Jeff Davis ai;d the Captured Specif.. —Several Virginia banks have a claim before the Senate Committee on claims for about SIOO,OOO in specie which was captured with Jeff Davis and was turn ed over to the Treasury Department in 1865. In 1866 Presidin' Johnson or dered the money to be paid to the claim ants, but on consultation with Secreta ry Stanton, General Spinner, the Unit ed states Treasurer,refused to obey the order on the ground that the money captured was the property not of banks but of the Confederate Government. In response to a letter of the inquiry by Secretary of tlie Treasury,General Spin ner wrote a letter adducing proof to show that tlie money was the property of the Confederate Government,and that the claimants have no rightful title to it. The letters will be submitted to the .Senate Claims Committee for consider ation. Excessive Water Drinking.— There is no habit which is so disposed to grow upon one as that of drinking. Even water-drinking, appearently so harm less, with some people, a most perni cious habit; they are regularly in the habit of drinking many glasses of wa ter between meals. This habit is an in jurious one; it gently weakens the di gestive power, hastens the waste, and very probably tends to produce corpu lency. Unfortunately water-drinking is far less frequently a habit than beer drinking, which in quantities veiy far short of intoxication, is much more in jurious. By water-drinking we dilute our tissues; by beer-drinking, we con taminate them. TERMS, 82.00 PER A AIM" >l. A Beautiful Simile. While Father Evan was speaking not long sijtce in Mobile, before the guests of the Ladies’ Memorial Association, he made use of the following words. In pointing to a heavy bank of clouds just rising in the west and, obscuiing the setting sun, among which a vivid light ningw as incessantly playing he said: “As yon sun goes down behind a dork cloud, so went down the hopes of those engfwrod in +1 .’ equal sit -pie for hmi hern hi r ~ > you now see the lightning flashing and blaring wtiiwtivt that cloud, so leaped the bolts and hate of persecution.—But behind that cloud the stars are still shining, just as the star of hope is still lighting up the hearts of our people; and as the sun will rise again on the morrow, so shall eventually rise up in all its splendor the down-trodden and partially obscured cause of right and justice.” A Strange Infatuation Agentleman moved to Shelby county in this State, several years since, from one of the Western States, and locating near Shelby Springs, by his urbane manners and liberality, soon won the respect and esteem of the entire com munity. Engaging in the tanning bus iness he adopted one of the most novel, and, as it afterwards proved, unfortu nate means of guarding property. Rest ing under the belief that he possessed a powpr to eliarm reptiles, he allowed no opportunity to escape by which he could add to the already large number of the most venomous snakes to be found in the country. On entering his office the visitor would be horrified with the fa miliarity with which he guarded Lis snaky, companions. One could be seen coiled in a chair, another on the table just by his paper and pen, another coiled on the leather in the corner or other parts of the room, and everywhere could be seen the most venomous and dangerous serpents. He met with no accident until a short time since, when he was working on the public roads in this county. One of the men w hile dig ging in the ground xuiejtrtiicd a wnall “garter” snake, which the men were called to kill at once; but our snake-lover begged them not to murder it but to give it to him. He took it up in his hat and placed the hat on his head. His snake ship remained quiet for a time, but grow ing weary of his new position, worked its head down through his hair and bit him on the forehead. After enduring great suffering he died the next morn ing from the effects of the bite. His widow, a beautiful and accomplished la dy, at once had all the snakes killed, thus destroying what had been the dread of the whole neighborhood for a long time. —Montgomery Advance. There is a man in Darby, Pen., who purchased a bull-dog, which he propos ed to turn loose in his store at night in order to scare away burglars. The first evening after he obtained posses sion of the animal he locked it in the store and went away a happy man. The next morning, early, he went around to the store and unlocked the door. Tho dog was vigilant—the man was surpris ed to percewe how exceeding vigilant the dog was—for no sooner was the door oper. than the dog seized his own er by the leg,suddenly,and seemed to bo animated by un earnest and vigorous re solution not to lot go until it had re moved at least one good mouthful. An l the man pushed the dog back and shut the door on its ribs until the animal re laxed its jaws: and the man kicked tho dog into the store and shut the door as if he was in a hurry to do lOmething. Then he suspended business for a week, and spent the vacation firing at that dog through the windows, and down the chimney, and up through the cellar ceiling, with a shot-gun trying to exter minate him. And that mercantile es tablishment did not open for trade un'.il the man had paid twice the* first cost of the dog to the dog’s former owner to come and take it home; and then, when he got in, he found that during the bombardment holes had been shot through mackerel barrels and mo lasses cans and coal oil kegs, so that there was misery and ruin everywhere. Dogs hrve no more charms for this man and if you allude in his presence to tho noble work that is being done by tho woman’s branch of society for the pre vention of cruelty to animals, that mer chant is always observed to rise and swear. Parties who sell kerosene must be cautious. Micheal A Cos., wholesale grocers of New York are now under in dictment by the Grand Jury, for selling dangerous oil, the use of which caused a death. The law is explicit and in force in this State, consequently buyers from wholesale dealers should be careful to see that the oil they purchase is of tho required quality. NO. 29.