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VOLUME II—NUMBER 6. <ilt t mfllfttftie gjonvnat, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY —A T— TFTOtvISOTXr. GA., —B Y— HONEY & SULLIVAN, RATES OF ADVERTISING , Transient advertisements will be charged one dollar per square for the first insertion, and seventy five cents for each subsequent insertion. IICSINKSS CARDS, ~ PRIVATE & TRASSIEWT BSARDINa Mrs. Lallerstedt, UAVING located in Thomson, and taken tho house formerly occupied by Mrs. Giles, is pre pared to accommodate permanent or transient boarders on the most reasonable terms. She will have a conveyance at the depot to take baggage to and from the railroad on the arrival of every passenger train. Day boarders accommoda ted. janlTml GLOBE HOTEI7 S. W. CORNER BROAD & JACKSON STS., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JACKSON & JULIAN, Proprit’rs- We beg leave to call the attention of the travel ling publiq to this well known Hotel, which we have recently leased and placed on a footing second to none in the South. No expense will be spared to render it a first class House in every respect, and every attention is paid to the comfort and convenience of guests. 1., a. , peacock:. OO Gre*m Street, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Transient & Permanent Boarding. j»ii3l ly Br. Willoughby Barton H HYING moved to Thomson, respectfully offers his Professional Services to the citizens of the place and surrounding country. He may be found at all hours, when not profes sionally engaged, at the residence of the late Mr- Knox. janlTml NOTICi:. HAVING recently located in the town of Thom son, McDuffie county, Ga., I offer my pro fessional services to the people of McDuffie and adjoining counties. Can be found at my residence at all times in the night, and at my office in the daytime, when not professionally engaged. All calls promptly attended to, day or night.— Charges reasonable. It. C. JOHNSON, M. D. janlOml CHARLES S. DuBOSE, jfTii/ririFjkfm Warronton, On. Will practice in all the Courts of the Northern, Augusta & Middle Circuits. UR. T. 1,. LALLERSTEDT OFFERS IIIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES To the Citizens ol Thomson and Viciuity. lie can he found at the Room over Costello’s, when r.ot professionally absent. REFERS TO Pro- J A. Eve, Pro. Wm. H. I oitohty. Dr John S. Coleman, Dr. S C. Eve. H, O. If <>N 13 V. Jttonug ;it sato, TUOMSO «.l. Will practice in the Augusta, Northern and Middle Circuits, no I—ly R. B. PHILLIPS, (43, JACKS' S STREET, NR AH NEW POST OFFICE,) AUGUSTA, G. 4. IMPORTERS & WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Foreign and Domestic Liquors, Brandies, Wines On, Hum, Whiskies,' Bitters, X’orter, Ale, Etc.. Etc. TobaccO and OigarS Os Every Var i e 11/ . as'isaira' ?®b tl*s Celebrated iioin>Ton\ca kit izks, May 3,1871. nlO ly SOUTHERN MASONIC FEMALE OOLLSO-E riAHE Spring Term of this institution opens on £ the 13th instant. Having been fully endorsed by the Grand Lodge at the last communication, and the whole operation of the college being put upon an enlarged scale, let those interested send for circulars. Price of board reduced to I*lo.oo per month. Washing included 00 Entire cost for collegiate year, embracing music and incidentals £312 00 Without music 232 00 A uniform and economical attire will be adopted bv the middle of Spring term. Address Rev. J. N. BRADSHAW, Covington, Ga. janlOwfl Principal. You are troubled with a bad breath. It annoys your friends as well as yourself. You would like to get rid of it, but scarcely know what means to adopt. We will tell yon. Use the fragrant Sozodont: it will cleanse and beautify vour teeth and leave your breath pure. BLANK BOOKS,PRINTING,STATIONERY,&C E> HU PUaHI, ! Book and Job Printer, mm mmm Aim) ibisklsib* Ja, ‘ kson street,) »|l|!|fnT« PJ NEAR THE POST OFFICE, ) llUuUulll, 11 11. EZLiA-INnK: BOOKS 1 In store, a very large assortment of all sizes and decryptions of Blank Books, such as Ledgers, Jour- j nals. Cash, Day, Record, Memorandum, Pass, Time, receipt Books, etc., suitable for Merchants, County Clerks, and other public officers ; and can furnish at. short notice, any- kind of Books, ruled and bound to patterns that may be desired, at New York prices. Also, Envelopes, Note and Letter Taper, etc. jan24w2 Manhood; How Lost, How R<iStored. JI'ST published, anew edition of Dr. Culver w ell’s Celebrated Essay on the radical cure of certain weaknesses, the effect of errors ami abuses in earlv life. The celebrated author, in this admirable essay, clearly demonstrates lroni a thirty years’ successful practice, that the alarming consequences of such er rojs and ebuses may ho radically cured without the dangerous use of internal medicine or the app/ica tiou of tl»e knif< ; pointing out a mode of cure at. once simple, certain aud effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may he, may -cure himself cheaply, privately aud radically. This lecture should he in the hands of eveiy youth and every mat) in the land. Sent, under seat, in plain envelope, to any ad dress, postpaid, on receipt of six cents, or two post Also, I)r. Coulvcrwell's Marriage Guide, price 25 cents. Address tho publishers. CH AS. .1 0. KLINK &CO., 127 Bowery. New York, Post Office Box 4,580, Jau24yl IMFIMtWB GROCER JNJSTID Commission iitmljant, No. 284 Broad Street, •.iuyuHta, GEORGM. HAS on hand and for sale, at the lowest market prices, for cash or good factor’s acceptances, payable next Fall, a full scock of Choice Groceries & Plantation Supplies,- among which may be found the following : 30 hhds. D. It. bacon sides 10,000 lbs D. S. shoulders 10 casks hams 100 packages lard 200 boxes choese 31)0 bbls flour, all grades, 300 sacks oats 40 “ soed rj’e 100 bbls. Irish potatoes 100 packages new Mackerel—Nos. 1, 2 and 3 100 “ extra mess Mackerel 10 bbls. buckwheat 100 chests toa all grades, 500 bids, syrup—ilifferent grades 200 cases oysters—l. and 2 lb. cans 200 cases canned fruits and vegetables 300 cases pickles, all sizes, 30 “ lobsters, 1 and 2 lb. cans 200 gross matches 200 boxes candles 30,000 Cliarleß Dickens segars 50,000 Goorgia Chiefs “ 50,000 our choice 200,000 various grades “ 5,000 bushels com 25 hhds. Demarara sugar 35 hhds. brown sugar 10 hhds. Scotch sugar 25 boxes Havana sugar 50 bbls. crushed, powdered and granulated sugar 200 bbls. extra C and A sugar 200 bags Rio coffee 50 “ Laguayra coffee 50 pockets old Government Java coffee 100 boxes No. 1 soap 200 boxes pale “ 150 boxes starch 100 boxes soda 100 dozen buckets 50 dozen brooms 10 bbls. pure Baker whisky 50 bbls. Old Valley whisky 200 bbls. rye whisky, all grades 50 bbls. pure corn whisky 30 bbls. brandy, gin and rum * 10 qnarter casks imported Cognac brandy 8 quarter casks Scotch and Irish whisky 20 qnarter casks Sherry, Port and Madeira wine 20 casks ale and porter 10 casks Cooper’s half and half 50 cases Champagne 40 cases claret 50 cases Schnapps 100 cases bitters 200 boxes tobacco, all grades 100 cases smoking tobacco, all grades. janSlyl Notice to the Public. {REGRET that circumstance* make it necessary or in*- to give notiC« again that I am engaged in the practice of rny profession. Some person or persons have reported that I do not atten 1 calls at night or in bad weather. Ido not know how this r-porist a* ted, but this much Ido know, that it did not come from me. As long as lam able 10 prac tice, ii is rny int.en ion to serve the people faithfully, and when unab’e to do this, I wiU give notice to the public. Please take due notice, and govern yourselves ac** cordingiy. JAMES S, JONES. Thomson, jun24w4 THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GA., FEBRUABY 14, 1872. IgisccUaufous. Katie’s Strata jvem. ‘Well, Salie you may talk as long as you will, but I really must adhere to my first opinion—that Mr. Davis is very timid, for a man. Oh! you need not bridle up in that way/ I do not mean that he is a coward, not at. least as cowardice is generally understood.— But I will maintain that he is timid and bashful—else why does he keep beating about the bnsh so long? Never mind looking so innocent, sister mine—one can see with half an eye that he is des perately in love with you, and— well, upon my word !’ This latter exclamation hurst in amused wo: der from the speaker's lips, as her elder sister suddenly swept from the room—not so quickly, however, but that hei tormentor caught a glimpse of the crimsoned, agitated (ace which Sal lie had in vain sought to conceal. ‘Upon my word!’ again ejaculated the mischievous elf, as she gravely shook her clustering ringlets hack from her forehead. ‘Well, well !’ My ‘madcap tongue as Sallie culls it has led to a wonderful discovery ! So that proud, haughty, stately young lady is in love at last/ Well, Ido declare! Profes sor Wragg wus quite right in saying that many of the greatest discoveries have been made by accident. Here have I not been home a week from the scene of my triumphant exit from school discipline—when in trying to discover, whether I was right in my surmise that Mr. Davis is in love with Sallie, I hap pen to hit upon the knowledge that she is in the scrape. Instead of one there are a pair of ’em.!’ What a condition ol affairs! Mr. Davis loves Sallie, and Sallie loves him but he, like the rest of mankind, is too stupid to see that, so he holds back in fear, leaving poor Sallie in uncertainty. But I’ll fix him, that l will. Just let me see now.’ And the young girl nestled down into a large arm-chair, ana thought in tent fur some half hour; how much longer her reverie might have lasted, had not the quiet which surrounded the old farm-house been disturbed by the sound of a horse’s feet advancing up the avenue it would be difficult to deter mine. As it was, the crounching of the grav el attracted her attention, and with one bound she reached a window which commanded a view ol the grand old fashioned porch, and of the drive before it. “There he is now, just as I suspected, come to spend the afternoon with Sal lie, the bashful swain. Ah !he is bow ing now, so Sallie must be on the porch. That is glorious for me. llow fortunate that I have not yet told Sallie how nicely I deceived our whole class of graduates, and even tho crusty., old professor in the bargain. Sister will no more suspect me in my fortune-tel ler’s dress, than they did, and if I can not manage to infuse a little more hope and courage into Will Davis’s faint heart, why then I am a disgrace to my new profession, and shall retire in dis gust. Now let me think—l must guard against Sallie’s seeking me while I am not here. A vigorous pull at the bell-rope, which hung conveniently near, brought a neat waiting maid to the door. * ‘Mary,’ and ‘madcap Katie’struggled in vain to assume a becoming gravity. ‘lf Miss Sallie asks for me, tell her that I have gone to see that poor sick woman in the village.’ The instant the servant’s steps died away in the distance, Katie sprang to the door arid locked it, even adopting the precaution of hanging an apron upon the knob, that no eye might by any chance penetrate her secret'" by means of the keyhole. Then she danced across the room, and throwing open a half unpacked trunk, drew therefrom several articles which seemed strangely out of place amidst the tasteful, expensive garments by which they were surrounded. One by one Katie held them up be j fore her, a low, musical laugh rippling j from her lips as she looked upon them. | A strange collection, in sooth, to form j part of a fashionable young lady’s war J | robe. An old plaid colico sun-bonnet, with | a full, stiff cape, a long, loose, green and j white plaid sack of the same material, an old pair of shoes, much lar er than than necessary, a pair of bine spectacles, ; ragged gloves, and more incongruous, if possible, than all these, a jed dress, covered with sprawling yellow figures, a dress such as would cause the eyes of a genuine young gipsy woman to sparkle with delight. Ten minutes later our mischievous friend stood before the mirror, fully equipped in this strange costume, save that her beautiful curls yet drooped over the laughing face, whose clear brunette was momentarily becoming darker and redder under the skillful manipulations of her busy fiingers. •Now then, 1 will throw my large mantle over this dress, tuck the stm hoimet under my arm, and with my hat on, no one who may chance to meet me will suspect that 1 am not in my usual costume. I told no untruth wlien 1 left word that I was going to the village. I am going there after 1 have told those two foolish persons on the porch yonder their fortunes.’ ‘There, Miss Sallie.’ exclaimed Will Davis, ‘there comes one of the very tribe of gipsies that I have been telling von of. She is in haste to visit you, I think. Her friends can scarcely have pitched their tents yet ; for it has not. been two hours since their chief asked my permission to settle down in my grove.’ ‘She is and old woman, too,’ said Sallie, and how fantastically she is diessed—in real gipsy fashion, even though she is so feeble that she uses a cane. Hush / here she is.’ ‘Day to ye, my leddy and gentleman. Bless your young faces; and will ye let the old gipsy woman tell your fortunes, my dears!' It will be blithe fortunes ye will have—that much I see in your bonny faces. Come, now, let the gyp sy tell your fortunes, gentlefolks.’ A few moments hesitation, and a lowspoken consultation—and then, while the gipsy rested her shaking limbs on the steps, Will Davis, laugh ingly, held out his hand for her inspec tion ; first, however, crossing her own with silver, ‘both for the lady and him self.’ But the gipsy demurred to this mode of prooeedure; the gentleman must not come first, or bad fortune would come to him ; his sister should precede hi/"- So Davis, without in the oast dis claiming the relationship, stepped aside, giving place to the half-timid maiden. But again the fortune-teller objected. ‘Young sir, will ye just go further off? It spoils a fortune to have two to hear it ’ Will Davis, half laughing half vexed, retired as requested, and then the old woman without furtht r delay, took Sallie’s white hand in her own, and slowly traced the lines upon it. Now, Miss Sallie Bergh was not at all inclined to place implicit confidence in any revelations that might be made to her, by even the most skillful fortune teller the world contained—nor what ever were her feelings, was suppersti tion included in the list—nevertheless, when the old gipsy’s gloved finger trav eled slowly over her palm, the pptid sunbonnet, with its imposing cape, be ing gravely shaken the while—the young lady repented her rash compli ance with the weired creature’s request. Repented of it, even though she learned she was loved by a tall, dark young man, who was at that moment not far distant, but who needed encour agement from her to declare his love. ‘The stars never lie, Miss,’ concluded the gipsy, ‘and they have written it j n your rrnliT) ;', ia c y e will be married be fore this time next year, and ye will have a good husband and be happy.— Blessings on ye Miss.’ Sallie now stepped within the house and Davis advanced to the fortune-teller. ‘Be quick, t good woman he said, casting an uneasy glance towards the parlorwindow, whence the bright, girl ish face that was so dear to him looked smilingly out, ‘lt is a blithe fortune is yours, sir.— A happy and long life is before ye.— Ye will marry, and very soon. Ye have met the leddy already,sir; and a bonny leddy she is, with dark-brown hair, and brown eyes, like your sister that sits there at the window now. Ye have got one fault, sir, ye are too timid. Ye love the bonny leddy, an I she loves you, but ye are too faint hearted to speak it out to her, and hear her say ‘yes,’ and so, inebbe, after all, ye will not get the leddy, for someone else may snatch her from ye. Be brave, speak out, sir, aud remember the poor old gipsy woman in your joy. Leaving the bewildered young man standing speechless on the steps, the fortune teller hobbled slowly away, and as she disappeared in the thick grove that partially concealed the road to the village, Will Davis drew a lort" breath. ‘She is right, that strange old crea ture,’ he murmured. ‘Faint heart never won fair lady. Yes, the gipsy is right; I will no longer yield to rny un manly cowardice. I will in and learn my real fortune from that sweet girl's own lips, and heaven grant that the gipsy be right in this also, that she loves me! But, ah ! that would be too great happiness for me all unworthy as I am. But away, faint heart! no more hesitation ! I will be brave, and meet my fate like a man.’ ‘Here comes Katie from her visit to the village,’ said Sallie an hour later. She was standing at the window, and as she spoke young Davis came to her side and gently stole his arm around her. ‘Shall we tell tier now, my dearest?' fie whispered. -Yes/ That is—well then, for I am so happy that I long to tell of it. But,’he added, doubtfully, ■perhaps she will not— ’ His words were interrupted by the appearance of the young lady in ques tion; rather more speedily than either of the pair hail anticipated, for Will Davis’s arm was still clasped around Sallie’s waist, and very foolish they both looked, as mischievous Katie paus ed abruptly on the threshold, and threw tp her hands in moeh horror of the scene. ‘Sallie Bergh! Ido declare/— ’ But Davis interrupted her. ‘Sallie Davis, soon to be ! Congratu late me. Miss Katie/' And Katie did congratulate him, as suring him of her belief that she would by the exercise of that patience of which she possessed so large a store, he able to tolerate him ns a brother-in law. Her gray eyes sparkled with mirth as Davis proceeded to tell her, how during herabsencein the village, a gip sy woman had foretold his present good fotune, and in so doing had given him courage to go forward and realize in very truth the joy she had predicted. ‘I shall seek her out,’ concluded Will, ‘and reward her; hut for her 1 have found it so hard to hear.’ ‘What will you give her, pray V ask ed Katie. ‘Anything she may choose to ask bo that it be not too unreasonable.’ A few moments later Katie left the room, and directly afterward? a slight rustle at the door attracted the lovers’ attention. Looking up they perceived, to their surprise, the indentical old gipsy wo man standing in the doorway. She made a deep courtesey, and hob bling across the Hoor, stood before them in silence ; for an instant only, however, then she extended one hand, while with the other she cast off her sunbonnet, revealing the laughing face of ‘madcap Katie.’ ‘Money, if you please, sir, for the poorold gipsy’s village pensioners.’ And Will Davis, as soon as he could sufficiently recover himself, assured the ‘poor old gipsy’ that she should be ‘liber ally rewarded’ as soon as he could gain access to his private drawer, in his study, some two miles away. ‘l’ll trust you till then,’ said Katie, and with a gleeful laugh she bounded away to lay aside the fortune-teller s dress which had done such good ser vice. Tlte Strang-e Story of au Ar lfnnsas Xcgfo wlio was Bit< ten by a Locust. Sir. William Hardin, a well-known gentleman of this city, returned a short time ago from a tour through Arkansas, and relates, among other things, that he saw at Duval’s Bluff a full-blooded negro who, ten years ago, was very black and is now very white. The darkey belonged, during slave times, to Esquire Mann, of that place, and was thought to be the blackest negro in the neighborhood. A locust bit him on the shoulder some time during the first year of the war, and a small white circle formed at once around the bite. This circle gradually extended itself, and finally covered the whole body with the exception of a small black spot on the neck, and also narrow rings which gird round the eyes. The negro is still a negro in all other respects. The hair, for instance, is kinky, the nose flat and broad, and the ips thick. His complexion, Mr. Har din says, is exceedingly fair, and shows a wonderful change wrought, as is sup posed by the bite of the locust. The medical profession tell us that there are recorded in the books one or two similar cases,with the exception that tlte locust, bite had nothing to do with them. White men thev say, have also been known to turn black, and look, j TERMS-TWO DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE. as regards their skin, just like negroes. The cause of the change is not exactly known, and is a question for scientific investigation. The locust, if found to be so useful, will be imported and cultivated by our colored population, till the whole coun try is inundated with them. The ne groes will then all become white people, and perhaps the white people will all become not negroes, but colored peo ple.—Louisville Courier-Journal. mm The Difference. Carpet-bag government is a very ex pensive luxury for Southern people to indulge in, as witness the following showing up of the State’s expenditures in three years, as exhibited by a com mittee of the North Carolina Legisla ture ; For the year ending Oct. 4, 1809....5tf 787,428 98 For the year ending Oct. 1, 1870.... 1,127,214 10 For the year ending Oct. 1, 1871 552,003 93 A solution to this mysterious inequal ity of annual expenditures may be found in a small scrap of Noith Caroli na history: In July, 18G8, the ‘recon struction’ cohorts took possession of the State, and at the footing up for 18G9, we have the nice little row of figrues above given. Next year they had their hands fairly in, and, conse quently, did much better, running through with considerably more than a million dollars—they would, doubtless, have made it a clear million and a half but for an unfortunate interruption which took place in August, cuting them off from the privileges of the bal ance of the year. In August, IS7O, the people of North Caroliua, despite the war then waged upon them by Grant and his pet, Iloiden, swept the State, electing five out of seven Con gressmen, and securing a majority in the Legislature. The carpet-bag gov ernment was clipped short, and under the new regime we have an annual ex penditure for la-t year running up to the comparatively insignificant sum of $552,602,93 ; showiug that a Southern Commonwealth cannot use Northern talent to run her goverment affairs at less .than an extra cost of half a million dollars annually. GWdenng the qual ity of the article it may be low enough at the figures, but few of the Stares are able to pay so much. We have no doubt but most of those still made the subjects of Northern favor would be en tirely satisfied with a cheaper grade of wares; that is ns well satified as they would be with any. —Mobile llcgistcr. A NcgTO 1 Sank on the White lrollcw’ Plan. Sam Johnson, of New Orleans, was a great authority on the levee, and one day he called his satellites together and addressed them on the importance of adopting a fiscal policy more resem bling that which had raised to opulence their Caucasian neighbors. ‘Niggers,’ said he, 'if you want to get rich, you must save your money. You must have a bank. Dat is de way de white jjolks does.’ These words fell on a propitious soil. The project went into swift execution, and the earnings q? the week were promptly lorth coming. ‘Niggers,’ said Sambo, ‘I will be de, cashier ; you must ’posite all de money wid me, and when you want any you must draw onto it. Dat is de way de white folks does.’ All went merrily for a while, and the depositors where highly elated about ‘de bank.’ But by aud by there began to be trouble—not with the deposites, but with the drafts. It was found ea sier to get funds into this model institu tion than to get them out again, ar.d Sam was compelled to face his angry customers and explain. ‘lt is all right,’ said he ; ‘de bank is only suspend, and in a few days she will again resume; dat is de way de white folks does.’ This expedient lasted but a little while, however ; suspicions of foul play day by day increased, and the storm was about to burst on the head of the great operator, when he found it expedient once more to gather his infuriated de positors and face the music frankly. ‘Niggers,’ said he, ‘dar is no use motivin' about it. De money’am spent, and de bank am broke, and dat is de way de white folks does /’ The Duke having killed one of Uncle Sam’s bisons, the Chicago post publishes the following telegram ffom Alexis’ fa ther : Sr. Pktertburg, Russia, Jan. 17. “Ovcorsile pnyfer oneded heffer, Shali desertmiboi ?, No-nefier” “EMPEROR ALEX/