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VOLUME II—NUMBER 16. slu §<mtn»l, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY —A T— THLOMSOIsT. a--A.., —B V RONEY & 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. ~ BUSINESS n.Mills. E. S. HARRISON, Pliyt»ician and Hurgeon Offers hi* service* to the public. Office with Dr. J. S. Jones, over MoCotd & ilardaway’e. aprlOmd Thomson, Ga. >. MNStFBT £ €&, Wholesale and Rotail Doalors in EIEUSS WHITE SEMITE Si E. E, WE —ALSO— Heini-Cliina French t’liina, Glassware, &c. 244 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga aprlO ly. ljri. T r. 1,. LALLEftSTKBT OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES To the Citizens ol Thomson and Vicinity. lie can l>c found at the Room over Costello’s, when cot professionally absent. REFERS TO Pro. J A. Eve, .Pno. W>t. H. Pocghtv. Dr Jons S. Cos i, km aN, Dr. S C. Lve. 1, A . I* E ACOCK, i>o Green Street, AUGUST A. GEORGIA. Tt&nntemL : ' l *man<uit Boarding. CLOSE HOTELr 8. W. CORNER BROAD A JACKSON STS., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JACKSON & JULIAN, Froprit’rs- We bo" leave to call the attention of the travel ling public to this well known Hotel, which we have recently leased and placed on a footing Kocond to none in the South. No expense will be spared to render it n first class House in every rcsiHict, and every attention is paid to the comfort and convenience of guests. O UST T I ls/C E TILL THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER. 1 WILL ftimioli planter* anJ othere in want of S HOES on City Acceptance, till November next, at «--r« ■»_ LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER! ANY quality or quantity of I’ine Lumber de livered at Thomsou, or .11 Mile I’ost on the Georgia Railioad, low for cash. Poplar, Oak or Hickory Lumber sav ed to fill order* at special rates. J. T. KENDRICK. February 21, <872. tmfi CHARLES S. DuBOSE, g.'FTQBNEF&iW&MWs Warrenton, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts of the Northern, Augusta & Middle Circuits. H, C. RONEY, at Jab, TIIO.nSOJT, C.J. Will practice in the Augusta, Northern and Middle Circuits, no I—ly JAMES A. GRAY & CO., Have Removed to their New Ivon Front Store, BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA aprlOtf JAMES 11. HULSEY’S Steam Dyeing and Scouring ESTABLISH TvTEISrT, 133 Broad St., Augusta, (Ja. Kear Lower Market Bridge Bank Building for the Dyeing and Cleaning of dreHHOK, shawls, cloaks, ribbons, Ac. Also gen tlemen’s coats, vests and pants cleaned and dyed in the best manner. Piece dry goods, cloths, me rinoes, delane, alpaca, rep goops and jeans dyed *nd finished equal to those done in New York. UJT Orders by Express promptly attended to. Augusta, Ga. apr.3mo A bound canvassing book of the PICTORIAL HOME BIBLE, containing over 300 Illcsti,a hons. With a comprehensive Cyclopodia explana tory of the Scriptures. In English and German. WM. FLINT & CO . Phila , Pa. M O’DOWD & CO GROCER -A-IST ID Commission JHenljftnt, No, 284 Broad Street, mlugusta, GEORGLI. 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 l>e found the following : 50 hhds. D. R. bacon sides 10,000 lbs D. S. shoulders 10 casks hams 100 packages lard 200 boxes choose 000 bbls flour, all grades, 300 sacks oats 40 “ seed ryo 100 bbls. Irish potatoos 100 packages new Mackerel —Nos. 1, 2 and 3 100 “ extra mess Mackerel 10 bbls. buckwheat 100 chests tea all grades, 500 bbls. syrup—different grades 200 cases oysters—l and 2 lb. cans 200 cases canned fruits and vegetables 300 cases pickles, all sizes, 50 “ lobsters, 1 and 2 lb. cans 200 gross matches 200 boxes candles 50,000 Charles Dickens segars 50,000 Georgia Chiefs “ 50,000 onr choice “ 200,000 various grades “ 5, Of* I bushels corn 25 hhds. Domarara sugar 35 hhds. brown sugar 10 hhds. Scotch sugar 25 boxes Havana sugar 50 bbls. crushed, powdored and granulated sugar 200 bbls. extra C and A sugar 200 bags Rio coffee 50 “ Lagnayra coffeo 50 pockets old Government Java coffeo 100 boxes No. 1 soap 200 boxes pale “ 150 boxes starch .* 100 boxes soda . JOQ, dozen lftiffetft —, _ , 4 . I 50 dozen brooms* 10 bbls. pnre Baker whisky 50 bbls. Old Valley whisky 200 bbls. rye whisky, all grades 50 bbls. pure corn whisky 30 bbls. brandy, gin and mm 10 cpiartor casks imported Cognac brandy 8 quarter casks Scotch and Irish whisky 20 quarter 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 eases bitters 200 boxes tobacco, all grades 100 cases smoking tobacco, all grades. janlllyl FURNITURE OF ALL DESCKIPXIONS, \T— PLATT BROTHERS, (Formerly C. A. Platt & C 0.,) 214 Droad Street, Augusta, Ga. 1,000 Maple & Walnut Bedsteads, Jjkj to $10! We particularly call the attention of purchasers <o our Solid Walnut Chamber Suits for Beauty, durability and Cheapness. Oar Manufacturing Department U(till in opera tion. Special orders wilt bs promptly attended to. Repairs done in all its branches. Upholstering Department. Ilair Clo'li, Enameled Cloth, Reps, Terry and Springs,and all articles suitah'o for manufacturers, wo offer at Low Prices. jau3l m 6 CIIAS. W. ARNOLD. CAPT. WM. JOHNSTON C* W AROI-D & CO- Grocers & Commission Merchants, Thomson, - Georgia* HAVE on hand au«l (or Sale at the lowest market prices FOB ©ASM. CEOICE FAMILY GROCERIES AND PLANTA TION SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS. Among which may be found the following, Bacon, Flour, Sugar, Collet*, Lard, Cheese, Mackcral, Oysters, Fickle*,Canned Fruits, Soda, Tobacco, and everything kept in tho line of a Firs! Class Grocery S!oie, Wo Respecfuliy invltp qur frieqds |q give us r, call. <J. V\ , Arnold A 00.. Thomson, Ga, March 13, ly THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GA., APRIL 24,1872 fcctrg* The New Chui-ch Organ. They’vo got a bran new organ, Sue, For all thoir fuss and search; The’vo done just what they said they'd do, And fetehod it Into church. They’re bound tho critter shall be soon, And on tho preaclior’s right They’ve hoisted up their now machine In everybody's sight. The’vo got a chorister and a choir, Agin my voice and vote ; For it was nevor my desire To prise the Lord by note. I’ve been a sister good and trno For five and thirty year ; I've done what seemed my part to do, An’ prayed my duty clear; I’ve sung the hymns both slow and quick, Just as tho preacher read, And twico, when Deacon Tubbs, was sick, I took tho fork and led I And now their bold, new-fangled ways Is cornin’ all about; And I, right in my latter days, Am fairly crowded out. To-day tho proaclicr, good and dear, With tears all iu his eyes, Read—“l can rend my titlo clonr To mansions in the skies"— I nl’ays liked that blessed hymn— , I s’poso I al’ays will It somo how grntifios my whim, In good old Ortouville ; But when that choir got up to sing, I couldn't catch a word ; They sang the most dog-ou-dest thing A body ever heard! Some worldly chaps was standiu’ noar,^ An’ when I seod thorn grin, I bid farewell to evory fear, J. And boldly waded in. j I thought I’d chase their tuno alouo, An' tried with all my might; > But though my voice is good au’ strong, . I couldn't steer it right; ■» *, When they was high, then I was low, * An’ also contrary wise; And I too fust, or thoy too slow, ' To "mansions iu the skies.” An' after every verse, yon know, They plnyed a little tuno; / £t didn't understand, end so^_ I started in too soon. I pitched it pretty midiin’ high, • I fetch a lusty tone, But oh, alas! I found that I Was singing there nlone ! They laughed a little, so I am told; But I had done my host, And not a wnvo of trouble rolled Across my peaceful breast. And Sister Brown—l could but look— She sits right front of me; She never was no singing book, And uover went to bo ; But then she al’ays tried to do Tho best she could, she said; She understood the time right through, An' kep' it, with her head; But when sho tried this morniu’, oh, I had to laugh or cough ! It kep’ her head a bobbin’ so, It e'en a’most came off 1 An’ Deacon Tubbs—he all broke down, As one might well suppose; Ho took ono look at Sister Brown, An’ meekly scratched his nose, He looked bis hymn right thro’ an thro' And laid it on the seat, An' then a pensive sigh he drew, An’ looked completely beat. An’ when they took another bout, He didn’t even rise, But drawed his red bandanna out. An’ wiped his wepin’ eyes. I’ve been a sister good an' true For five an’ thirty year; I’ve done what seemed my part to do, An’ prayed my duty clear; But death will stop my voice, I know, For he is on my track ; An’ somo day I to church will go, An' never more come back; * An’ when the folks get up to sing— When that time shall be— I do not want no patent thing A squealin’ over me. _- What Makes M sF —lt ia not the best things—that is, the things which we call best—that make men ; it is not the pleasant things, it is not the calm experience of life, it is life’s rugged ex periences, its tempests, its trials. The discipline of life is here good, and there evil, here trouble and there joy, here rudeness and there smoothness, one working with the other ; and tho alter nations of the one and the other which necessitate adaptations constitute that part of the education whioh r»l4k es a man a man in distinction from an ani mal, which has no edneatinn. The suc eeqsfql man ‘invariably hpars tho raatlt °( the struggles wliiph {;e hag had to qn dergq, fill I,hi brow.. A little girl tqld her ntftthnr nut to let her have uny more corn to eat, mouse it was cquiing out on her toes.' That Handsome Humbug} OR, .V WOMAN HOLD. 11Y LOTTIE BROWN. It was.ft sharp, cold night; a dreary, dull night, that sent in through the car door with every opening a chilly, searching, cutting blast, that made the tLnjd travelers curl up closer in their wiops aiid wish with more impatience and* diapoutmit that they were at home, ~6r som.«vvher6'Where there was warm fires and comfortable couches. There was a great bundle rolled up in one seat; a big bundle of humanity it was, with a shawl of gorgeous colors tucked all about it; warm furs bun dled up'tdthe very throat, and a bright, gay-colored scarf wound al! around the shapely head and face. .And beside all this, there was a port ly portmantau on the opposite seat; another Bhawl of white and scarlet, and a roll of papers and magazines. But there was a fretful, uncomfortable look in the bundle, in spite of all these lux urious accompauiment3; and if any body took the trouble to look at it they recicved the impression at once that it contained a deal of weariness and ner vousness. The re* had been many miles left be hind, and everybody was getting out of spirits and sick at heart, when all at ot\,ce, at a way station, the door was opened and a little crowd, all fresh and sparkling, came in with a deal of noise and bustle, and recklessly turned bac/fc seats, and laid back bun dles in the owners’ laps with a freedom quite astonishing. Two of the party —two dressy, frowiebeaded girls —came up to the seat occupied by the scarlet shawl, the pormanteau, anil papers, and with only a glance at the living bundle op posite. laid the shawl back, the port manteau'and the bundle on the rack Jeapve, and turned the seat over, with a W - - was -a movement,snd the great wsaps fell away, and from be neath the tiny velvet hat a pair of shJtpr rather indignant, black eyes flushed out. Then the rest of the face made its appearance, and showed round, fair cheeks, very pale and beau tiful ; a scornful little mouth ; and a very saucy, wellmodelled chin. ‘Come, Mr. Ayer!’ called the pretti est of the two girls, designating a fine looking man who was standing a little way down, evidently in search of a seat. ‘Here’s one, right behind us, come P For a mo.r.ent there wa3 a movement on the part of the pale stranger as though she was about to spring up and seize that impertinent girl by the chig non, and demolish it; but then there was evidently a second, and more con siderate thought, and she settled back, saying through her set teeth : ‘Such bold impudence/’ •Is this seat engaged V It was a very agreeable voice, and contained so much deference and calm ness that she looked up with quite a de gree of good nature, and answered : ‘No. Sit down He was very nice. lie had fine eyes and a reddish-brown mustache, scru pulously brushed and daintily arranged. Ho wore a tall, shining hat, a light overcoat, and faultless linen ; and one white hand, from which the kid glove had been removed, was elegantly jew eled with a big seal ring and a spark 'ling diamond. He gave one glance into the fair pa trician face, then he lifted the wraps, which she had laid aside, and said : ‘I will put these out of your way, unless you want to use them.’ ‘I thank you, I have no futhcr use for them,’ she said. ‘Your books ’ ‘I have read them.’ So he put them all up together, and then taking a paper from his pocket, laid it in her lap and turned away. They rode on miles further. Little villages, lonely farm-houses, broad fields, and barren wood flew past, and the night came on and shrouded all in darkness. Just after dark thoy glided into a de* pot whore there was a great deal of st jr and bustle; and fi'nung the many Who hastened ffike dqwi; portman teaus and prepare to leave tho cars were the gqilj-dressed girls. ‘Cfline, Mr. Aypr,’ said tho pretty one, ‘areyoq all ready V ‘I ve taken a notion into my l ead, pnd I will not stop over to-night. I’ll go on home.’ ‘Go home / Why, Mr- Ayer f TERMS--TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE. But Mr. Ayer was a oddity, and all the expostulations, the pleadings, and prayers of the pretty girls, could not move him ; and finally they loft him, und the train sped on. When everybody had settled back in to their former drowsiness, Mr. Ayer turned that sharp, fine face of his to ward the strauger and said : ‘Miss Halifax, you are wornout with your long journey.’ ‘You know me V The pale face was uplifte I, the tired eyes opened with a wild, hali-frightened look. ‘You are Clara Halifax, and you are going to your aunt Marston’s in Boston?’ ‘Yes. How did you know?’ ‘I am George Ayer, and your uucle Marstou was my uncle.’ She looked relieved. ‘Boston is the worst place on the map. Aunt Marston is deus, and uncle Marstou has the gout.’ ‘ls it cold here ?’ ‘Colder than Ureenland’s icy moun tains; and there are no young people there ; and n > one to take you to places of amusement. You will die. I am glad I happened to meet you.’ ‘How did you know me V’ ‘I saw your picture, and it is not a face to be easily forgotten.’ ‘Who were those young ladies who entered the car with you V ‘Your own cousins, Nellie ami Floy Marston ; and they stopped at H on their way back from a week’s visit in New Haven. They expected you to-morrow riigffk’ ‘Why did you not tell them that you guessed my identity, and then intro duce us?’ ‘I wanted to know you first,’ he said, giving her a side glance. ‘lt is odd that I never before heard of you,’ she answered, with a red flush coloring hei cheek. ‘Then you never heard of mo V ‘Aever!’ That was a memorable ride. It stretched way into the early hours of morning, and Wearied the wretched travelers past endurance. It gave that handsome George Ayer an ’opportunity to wrap up*-the gorgeously arrayed Miss Halifax, to let her teat her tired' head on his broad shoulder, and to pour much soft nonsense into her be wildered ears. When the first faint streaks of day light began to tremble in the eastern horizon, Clara sat up, very tired, but very easy in her mind. There was a pleasant light in her eyes, a smile on her pretty lips, and abroad, plain gold hoop on her linger, where the night be fore a great solitaire diamond had gleamed. The solitaire diamond was glittering on one of the white fingers of her gal lant companion. They had exchanged rings in a cousinly way. ###### * There was a very bright fire in the long cosily furnished, luxurious, and old fashioned Boston parlor, in old Mrs. Marston’s house, and two rosy girls were crocheting near the window, eagerly watching the street as far away as it could be seen. ‘I should think it time for Clara, shouldn’t you, Floy ?’ ‘Yes, and time for pa, too. I hope he’ll get some trace of the ras-al.’ ‘Depend upon it, he never will. To think of all our spoons and plate. Oh, Floy /’ ‘And all the sweet letters you wrote him. Oh, Nellie/’ Nellie’s round cheeks reddened, and the chubby slippered foot played a live ly measure on the velvet carpet. ‘Well, he is very handsome.’ There was a picture over the mantel, the face of a handsome rogue of a fel low ; and Nellie’s brown eyes wander ed up there, with a sad and very doubt ing expression. ‘Handsome is that handsome does. — Julian Raymond was never handsome in my eye,’ said Floy. A great blow had fallen upon the Marstons. Nellie had a beau, a real bona fide beau, in broadcloth and shiny boots. She had met him ut a ball, and from that time—well, it’s the silliest and most unnecessary thing in the world to attempt to ropeat their love story, bo I’ll draw the lino hero. H« won the attentions of tho entire family, and was treated like a man, and a brother—and a son, Ar,d when parental hopes and youth ful aspiration were at the highest pitch, there was a flash, an explosion, and lo J Julian Raymond was gone, and so was a thousand dollars worth or- sq of the family plate, and all Miss Nellie’s aqd IVliss Floy’B pretty and valuable jewels, Thus we find them in the rosy warmth qf the pa' luc, wailing over their loss and shameful dispointment, and watching for tlie coming of their wealthy New York cousin with mingle I feelings of chagrin and pleasant anticipation. After a little there was a sound of horses’ feet iu the street, and the nice family corqie drew up, and a white face looked anxiously out. ‘Oh, there she is! There’s Clara,’ and the crotchet work went down on the carpet, and the two girls flew to the door. It was very georgious but a very de jected bundle that camo sh.wly up the steps and suffered itself to be led or half borne into the parlor. ‘Why, Clara, dear ! Why cousin ! How ill you look / This is Nellie, your oldest eousin. I am Floy,’ said the chntty individual. The white face turned around and evinced quit * a degree of int. rest. ‘Why, I thought you were at H and Clara told the story of the two saucy fly-aways. ‘How horrible!’ ‘And I have been robbed!' ‘Robbed ?’ ‘Of all my money, my plain ring, and my watch and chain. Nellie, do you know George Ayer?’ 'George Ayer ? No !’ Isn’t fie Uncle Marston’s nephew ?’ shrieked Clara. ‘No. Papa has no ilepbews,' Clara lifted her eyes in horror. ‘Why, there he is. There’s George Ayer ;’ and the trembling band pointed straight at the picture over the mantel. They laughed, and Nellie sat down in the neaiest chair. ‘That is Julian Raymond, and he car ried off onr plate and jewelry,’ said Floy. ‘That is George Ayer, and lie has stolen my Watch and money,’ cried Clara. ‘How did he know me? He knew my name, and all about me.’ ‘Yes, the rascal. He knew you were expected on the tenth, and that you had lots of money.’ ‘Ciara groaned. lie find promised to meet her at dinner when he handed her into the after all, fie was only a mean thief., who had left nothing ’for her money anil valuebles^^aUv, plaTiT gold ring. “ j To cut a long story short, let me say that George Ayer, alias Julian Raymond, was never afterward seen. Neither were tho jewe’s, family plate, Miss Clara’s watch and money, or that ele gant solitaire diamond. And when Clara held out her hand, Uncle Mars ton replied, ‘About ten cents, my dear,' she felt that insult had been added to injury, and that her burden of both was more than she could bear. Georgia Bonds Held in New York as Collaterals. —The New York cor respondent of the Charleston Courier says that the sub-Bond Committee from Georgia, in the course of their investi gations in that city found gold bonds for $1,000,000, and currency bonds for $3,000,000, held as collateral for $17,- 000, claimed by Mr. Clews as due him from Georgia. In the hands of Russell Sage, another of our large brokers, were found $530,000 of currency bonds, and $500,000 of gold bonds, held as security for $375,000 alleged debt, while Messrs. J. Boorman John son & Cos. have $120,000 of currency bonds, held for a debt of SBO,OOO, and the Broadway Bank SIOO,OOO in gold bonds as security for a debt of $75,- 000. The members of the Committee express themselves as acreeably disap pointed that the amount of indebted ness incurred under the auspices of Governor Bullock’s administration was not larger in this city, and also deliver themselves of opinions rather question ing the justness of the deposit of so large collateral fora debt comparative ly small. Well Answered. —Mr. Stephens, in reply to a paragraph which appeared in the Washington Chronicle, charging that he ‘was tired of editorial life, and would sell out his paper,* says that it is untrue that he is tired of editorial life, but that ho ia ‘tired’ of usurpations— ‘tired’ of bayonet rule—‘tired’ of cor ruptions in ollice—‘ tired’ of seeing elec tions carried by ‘forue, fraud and per lidy’-—‘tired’ of seeing the liberties of the country trampled under foot— ‘tired’ of seeing jails filled with parties arrestoij without ‘due process of law,’ and to whom the sacred writ of habeas corpus is denied—‘tired' of seeing tho Constitution made a mockery of, and its ever-living principles attempted to he buried as ‘dead issues’ with the ‘de funct-follies' of an ‘ejfcte past.' The Irish is the oldest language new spoken iu Europe.