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The McDuffie Journal. A Real LiTe Country Paper. Published ' Every "Wednesday Morning, by i WHITE & COMBS.; Terms of Subscription* fine copy, one year $2.00 j One copy, six raoaths i-00 | Ten copies, in clubs, one year, each.... 1 50 Single copies 5c ts. iTiT All subscriptions in varibly in advance . BUSINESS CARDS. R. W. H . NEAL, ATTORNEY AT LA W, j AND NOTARY PUUI, IC, THOMSON, GA. WT IL L practice in the Courts of \ > Me Duffie and adjoining Counties, urc ONVHYANCINoa specialty. H. C RONEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW. THOMSON. OA. s#* Will practice in the Augusta, North em and Middle Circuits. nolyl PAUL C. HUDSON. A ITOIiXEY AT LA IF, Thomson, Ga. Will practice in the Superior Courts of the Augusta, Northern aud Middle Circuits, and in the Supreme Court, and will give attention to all cases in Bankruptcy. Aug. 2i», 1£74. ts (Central |)otd, MRS. W. M. THOMAS, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA seplltf A1 ,Y a day at home. Agents wanted. ; G) I 4 Outfit and terms free. TRUE & ; CO., Augusta, Maine. I STEAM ENGINES, STM BOILEHBM MILh GEARIMO MAUL TIieTNEQUAIIH) JAS. lEFIEL DOUBLE l Address. POOLE & HUNT. GBEP 25c. to G. P. ROWELL A CO., O New York, for Pamphlet of 100 pages. ; containing lists of ilOtMt newspapers, and estimates showing cost of advertising. FIH HOTEL, Chartcston , S. C. o. T. ALFORD <(- CO., lutes, s;!.eo per day Proprietors. I, S, & P. C. TANTS’ Meat House, I Mclntosh St, nc.rt ( A m rtws of o GrtV to new Pont Office, \ AugUSwd« W*. Fine CAROLINA. TENNEBBE and KEN TUCKY JE3 153 153 15’ , Pork, Lamb, Veal. Mutton, Hog-head Cheese, Sausage. Mixed, or ALL PORK, as ordered, Corned Beef. Pork, aud Tongues. A full stock always on hand. . A CARD. I AM frequently asked bv my friends if I am doing a general practice, or only at tending iueh calls as may be made in good ; weather or convenient to my office. In answer to the above. I would say to mv former patrons and friends, that from this date I will enter upon the active duties ol my profession looking in part to those who may ask my services for my reward. Office on Main Street, in Holzendorf’s ] House. May 10-ts. JAS. S. JONES. LAND FOR SALE. I OFFER for sale on very reasonable terms a farm lying within one mile of Thomson, containing one hundred acres, one-half in woodland. Good dwelling house of five rooms, and all necessary out buildings, Good fences and good water. Good orchard. This is one of the most productive and conveniently situated places in the country. ; For terms apply in person or hv letter to J. T. WRIGHT, Aug. 16-ts. Thomson, Ga. JOHN NEILAS, TAYLOR, RETURNS his thanks to the people of Thomson and vicinity for the liberal encouragement and patronage heretofore received, and notifies them that he will he in Thomson one-half of each month (every other week) and will be pleased to see all in need of work in his line. He can be found at the store of A. J. Adkins. fl 2, 1876-ts. TOWN PROPERTY For Sale. I OFFER for sale, on terms suitable to the times, a lot m Thomson, on Lumpkin street, containine one acre. This lot is en closed with a good new fence, has a well of excellent water, a good barn, stable, buggy house, acd cow-stall. I will also sell with the same a lot of excellent seasoned lum ber, containing over 28,000 feet now on the premises, sawed according to hill furnished by a contractor for a dwelling similar to the residence of J. E White. Also 15,000 shingles on the lot. This lot is in one of the most desirable localities in town. PAUL C. HUDSON. Julv, 20.tf Xliomsu’ . Ga. Jhc |tUTKiJfic Htpckto Journal. VOL.* VI. To the Afliicted. IN CALLING THE PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE Indian Compound GOUGH MIXTURE "TX>R the cure of CONSUMPTION and JU all diseases of the LUNGS and THROAT. I say that nothing aurpasses it for Colds and Coughs, and can be taken from old age down to the cradle with impu nity. and without danger. But the profes sional world is so full of Ambiguousness and Egotism, that anything put before the public as a safe and reliable Remedy for certain diseases is scoffed at and pro nounced worthless and a humbug. I say try it before you condemn it, as I will give you the name of every herb, &c., that it is composed of, which you can examine at your leisure: Vitellus Ovi, Amygdaius Persiea. Mel, Pinus Talustrus. Andromeda, Arborea. Arctium Leppa, Inula Helenlum, Marrubium Vulgare, Antennaria Symphy tum, Duicliwachsener Wasserdost, Oepha lanthus Occidentals, Symphytum Offici nale It is prepared at my office, No. ."*<> Peach tree street. ATLANTA, GA., where it can be had in any quantity. If any one using it will say that it has done them no good, return the bottle *»nd get your money re turned. S. T. RIGGERS, M. I)., Cl. r »-f*. Atlanta, Ga. For sale by Dr. A. D. Hill, Thomson, Ga. The Duke of Cannon! rpiiis thorough-bred TENNESSEE BULL. 1 whose pedigree is well established and can be traced back through the purest stock for many years, is now standing on my plantation four miles North-east of Thom son, near the old White Oak Campground. He possesses all the qualities of the finest blooded stock in the laud, is three years old, of dark brown color, weighs about fif teen hundred pounds, a model form, per fectly gentle ami well disposed. I am prepared to take care of cows sent from a distance at reasonable rates. A number of his calves may be seen at the residences of Messrs. T. B. West, Win. H. Johnson, and others. Price of season .fa. 00, .M. W. CURRY. May 10-6ru. GEORGIA DIRECTORY.' First regular Issue now in preparation. 1. WILL CONTAIN a complete Business Directory of every village, town and city in the State. 2. IT WILL CONTAIN a complete SHIP PER'S GUIDE to every point in the State. IT WILL CONTAIN a full, classified list of all porsons in the State engaged in any MERCANTILE, MEOH VNTCAL, MANUFACTURING or PROFESSION AL pursuit. t. IT WILL CONTAIN a correct list of State and County officers. IT WILL CONTAIN a complete POST OFFICE DIRECTORY of the UNITED STATES and TERRITORIES. Also, an accurate list of EXPRESS STATIONS IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, MISSISSIP PI, SOUTH CAROLINA and FLORI DA, prepared expressly for this work by Route Agents, and only to be found in our Directories. IT WILL CONTAIN a revised aud cor rect COUNTY MAP of the STATE of GEORGIA 7. IT WILL CONTAIN, in addition to the foregoing special features, so much gen eral information that no business man can afford to bo without it. As an adver sing medium we think it presents its own claims, and wc confidently commend it to the business public, hoping to receive a patronage commensurate with its in trinsic value, and the great pains be stowed upon its preparation. BATES. One Page and Copy of Book, 00 Half “ “ “ “ “ H> 00 Third “ “ ki ;i “ 12 00 Fourth “ “ “ “ “ 10 00 Price of Book with Inch Card n 00 Name in Capital Letters, 1 00 WHEELER, MARSHALL* BRUCE, PUBLISHERS, ATLANTA, GA. /. /. fitfOWJYM, GILDERs LOOKUNG GLASS AND PICTURE FRAME MAKER. OLD FRAMES RE-GILT. OIL PAINTINGS CAREFULLY CLEANED, LINED and VARNISHED. {<l JACKSON STHEKT, AUODBTA, < " V ALBERT HAFE, Non-Resident Dentist, 0-YN still be found ready to attend to the wants of old and new patrons, if desired, at their residences. Will also, as heretofore, practice in adjoin ing counties. Panic prices insured and all work warranted. Office at the residence of W. E. Speir. Please address by letter, at Thomson, Ga. C 8 ts DARWIN G. JONKB, Atlanta Vinegar Works. CITY OFFICE ; 38 Broad St., ATLANTA. ( AIDER VINEGAR. V WHITE WINE VINEGAR. and SWEET CIDER. Best standard goods and lowest prices guaranteed. We are better prepared than ever to furnish all grades of the BEST and PUREST GOODS IN THE MARKET. juue 21-ts. DARWIN G. JONES. POETICAL. \ THE BEST OF MEN MAY ERR. | BY A. R. WATSON. -O- A sturdy Scot, who gauged his life By “rigid righteous” rule, Had this one maxim he applied Alike to sage and fool: He said, of every wrongful act, No matter how absurd, “The best ’o men may sometimes err, E’en I rayser hae erred.” Not many worthier thoughts than this Have ever graced a song—r Oh, majesty of human strength, To own one’s self in wrong! And few more generous sentences From man’s lips have been heard— “ The best o' men may sometimes err, E’en I inysel’ hae erred.” How much of bitter blame might bo Tu human kindness spared. If but the luck to be in wrong More evenly were shared. How much of gentle charity Is in the maxim heard: “The best o’ men may sometimes err, E’en I mysel’ hae i erred.” And if a neighbor chance to go A way we deem perverse, ’Tie ten to one we can’t redeem That neighbor with a curse; But ten to one that he’ll submit To kindlier lesson heard, And own the best of men may err, That even he has erred. I hate the man who never owns That he is in the wrong— Who simulates the qualities Which to no one belong, c And praise the meeker man who says, With conscience undeterred, “The best o’ men may sonitimes err, E'en I mysel’ hae* erred.” 1 »" riwr » The Condor’s Manifest. Tt wan eight o’clock at night, and Mark Compton, the confidential clerk of Gaffoy & Cos., Commission Merchants, found himself alone in the counting-room of the firm. Ho felt comfortable, with his feet so near the grate, and listened to the howling November winds with a smile. The firm hail retired to cosy parlors far removed from the business quarters of the liver city, and the key had been turned in the front door By the clerk. He had received instructions concerning certain correspondence which had to be ready for the morning mail, hence his presence in the counting-room at the hour wo have named. With his accustomed promptitude the letters had been written, and, for rest aud recreation, tho clerk had flung him self into an easy office chair. His pres ence was not demanded anywhere, and lie did not feel like deserting a comforta ble fire for the wind-swept streets. “The Condor is coming up,” he said in an audible tone to himself; “and, by my lady’s love ! I forgot to look at her manifest this morning.” A daily journal was within reach, and the next moment the confidential clerk was running his eye down the column of river news. Gaffey & Cos. were the largest commission dealers in the city, and almost daily received consignments from the South. Those consignments brought work to Mark Compton, and therefore the river column always elicited his especial attention. On the particular night with which wo deal, the “manifest” of the Southern boats soon greeted the clerk’s eye, and it ivas while running over it that he almost started from his chair. “There must be a mistake somewhere,” lie exclaimed, with his eye still riveted on the page before him. “Who could be sending such an object to mo from the South—from anywhere ? There sure ly must be another Mark Compton in the city !” With the paper in his band, the clerk rose aud opened the ponderous “Direc tory” on tlic desk. A moment later lie was running his finger dowii the list of of Comptons, speaking audibly after this manner: “Compton, O. C.; Compton Nathan; Compton, Mary; Martin, Maxwell P. The mischief take it! I’m the only Mark Compton iu the book!” He closed the volume greatly perplex ed, and looked at the paper again. “By George ! I’m going to claim tliat portion of the Condor’s manifest marked to Mark Compton !” he ejaculated. “I’ve heal’d of real life-mysteries, and, as this may be the only one I may ever run against, I’m going to make the most of it.” Having reached a conclusion, the con fidential clerk of Gaffey & Cos., donned his overcoat, lowered the gas, and left the store. He made his way to the wharf, and inquired at the steamship ofiice if the Condor had arrived. “Just in, Mr. Compton,” auswered the night clerk, who knew him as Gaffey & Co’s, “right-bower,” aud Mark at once proceeded to the accustomed land ing of the particular packet. Straight to the office of the clerk of the Condor he made his way, after ob taining a foothold on the boat, and was soon looking over the bills of lading. At that moment the boat’s clerk enter ed the apartment. “Thirty-two barrels of oranges for Gaffey & C 0.,” he said, nodding and smiling to Mark; “and a consignment to you, Mr. Compton.” “Yes,” answered the clerk, growing pale. “A relative, T presume.” THOMSON, GA. SEPTEMBER 6, 1876, “No ; a frieud.” “Ah! yes, the best of friends must part,” Baid the Condor’s clerk, with a show of sympathy that almost made Compton smile. “Do you wish the— the deceased to-niglit?” “I have come for the body,” was Mark’s reply, and having signed the receipt he hurried from the boat. On the wharf he met the favored driy meu of Gaffey St Cos. One of them he accosted : “There s a box on board the Condor for me ; see Morlc.y, and bring it to the store as soon as possible.” The man Complied by moving toward the boat, and Com; ton returned to the store. “I’m in for it now,” lie said with a curious smile, doffing Ui:t overcoat. “The dickens knows what’s going to come of this, and if there’s another Mark Comp ton in the city, why 1 may be reminded of a law to punish fellow’s who obtain goods under false pretenses. Well, if the thing shouldn’t be mine, there's a train going out of the city before day,” aud tho clerk laughed at his own words. “It was this announcement that had first startled the clerk, and lie found it in the report of the Condor’s manifest: “Mark Compton, one corpse.” Brief as tho sentence was, it was enough to startle any person, and to say, that Gaffey .t Co’s, confidential clerk v os astounded a id mystified would not be describing his feelings. Who would send him a corpse ? More than one hundred times had ho asked himself the question since reading of the terrible freight consigned to a man of his eognon*en,”'»ud as often had he failed to answer it. Finally he had resolved to await the j arrival of the consignment without both ering himself further with the perplexing interrogation ; but, li> o the ghost in Macbeth it would not down. It torment ed the poor clerk, and ids torture was reaching an acme of terror when ho heard the dray at the do ,r. The sound was a relief, and presently the long and suggest! vt box was in the counting-room of Gaffey & Cos. After ! its reception Mark dismissed the dray- j man after whom holockel the door, and, returning to the littlo ‘room, took up a j formidable-looking screw driver. But he did not attempt to use the instrument until lie had spelled and 10- spelled Ids name on t box There were the letters that spelled MhYk ! ton, and they were arranged in proper order. Tho lid of the box was well held i down by screws, and at last tho little shining heads received tho clerk’s atten tion. Having doffed his coat, tho young man stooped down and worked with a will and in silence. The screws came out without noise ; but the sweat dropped from the worker’s brow. Mark Compton’s face was white and almost expressionless, and he never removed his eyes from Ids work. At last the last screw was drawn, and the lifting of the lid revealed a handsome metallic coffin. At the sight of this the confidential clerk of (laffey A- Cos. started buck, say ing in a voice very husky now : “A corpse it is, by heavens 1” Ho placed the lid in 0110 corner of the room and returned to the coffin in the oblong box. But over it he hesitated, while his hands itched to unscrew tho lid that his eyes might fall upon the face of the dead. The coffin was extremely large ; it was at least, six feet in length, and the clerk thought he could lie down and roll over in it with ease—it was so wide ! Until the lifting of the lid of the box Compton had pictured to himself the cold but beautiful face of a young girl, pillowed in the ease ; but when the di mensions of the coffin greeted his eye, such thoughts vanished, and lie felt inclined to pursue them with a laugh. But at last he again fell to the work of revealing the dead face of his consign ment, and liq heard the tickling of liis watch while he worked on the silver headed screws. | The minutes were such that Mark Compton would not live over again for the world ; and when lie put aside the steel screw-driver, he drew a sigh of relief. Slowly the heavy lid was lifted and— what did he see? A white fabric, semingly very fine, and underneath the faint contour of a face heavenward turned. “This is a mystery of the dead I” said the confidential clerk, drawing back from the concealed face. “I’ve a mind to shut the thing up again and get John to cart it back to the Condor. It isn’t mine, I know it isn’t, and the sight of the face under the sheeet may haunt me through life !” But talk and argue as he might, Mark Compton could not overcome his curios ity ; aud unable to restrain himself, he beut over tlie coffin and his fiugers gent ly touched the shroud. Slowly lie lifted it, and saw a face that seemed to grin at him with all the facial humor of a circus clown’s. Instantly the sheet was dropped, aud tlie clerk started back with a gasp of honor. There was no mistaking the fact that the mystery of the grinning dead face had frightened Mark Compton. After a long while he crept toward the coffin again. The shroud iu falling from his hands hail left the face partly uncovered, and while stooping to remove it altogether, an exclamation fell from his lips, “Corpse, the dickens !” he cried. “It’s some of Colby’s doings. I’d forgotten him!” The next moment Mark Compton’s hands seized the laughing face, and had i flung it across the room. Where it had lain was a letter, lifting | which the clerk caught sight of the illit- ; minuted ends of several cigar boxes. The coffin was filled with the best brands of Havanna cigars. ‘Luke Colby, I’ll pay you for this if it takes a century' of scheming,” ejacula ted Compton, calling to mind tlie jovial member of the Southern branch of the house of Gaffey St, Co.—Duke Colby. Undoubtedly at that very moment, in some rich parlor in New Orleans, ho was laughing over his hoax. “I’ll plan my revenge iu the smoke of his cigars,’’-said Gaffey & Co’s, confiden tial clerk. “If they kill me they cannot torture me more than they have already. This is tlie ghastliest joke on record. Confound you, Lake Colby ! May your grandfather unexpectedly visit you some day iu his wooden doublet 1” | The next morning Gaffey & Cos. dis ; covered tiie joke, and the counting-room ; rung with boisterous merriment. The laugh was on Compton, and the poor fellow, puffing furiously on a cigar, swore revenge on the inveterate joker who had frightened him almost out of his boots. Whether the tables were ever turned ou Colby I do not know ; but I have told, as best I could, the story of the Condor’s Manifest. Reduction of Fat, Very few persons arosatisfiod with their oonditon, and efforts to remedy it are in cossont. In the single case of excessive fatness many ladies have been made mis erable, and they have not uncommonly injured their complextions and digestive apparatus by vain endeavors to regain the sylph-like proportions which are con sidered so essential to liapphiess. Up to this period, tho most notable method of attaining thinness was '.he Banting pro cess, which consisted principally of semi tuAi .ut;*!’. Finally, however, an inno cent ami cheap remedy for adiposity lots been discovered, which wo find described as follows: M. M. Griffith, M. D., of Wy oming, Kent county, Delaware, writes to the Baltimore American, stating that an infusion of a species of seaweed, com monly known in Delaware as ‘gulf-weed,’ possesses the peculiar property of reduc ing adipose tissue in the human frame without injuring the stomach. No care need be taken in regard to the amount of the infusion tho patient drinks. Dr. Griffin first noticed the effect of it up on a person who had taken it for a cure of a skin disease, and found that it had diminished his excessive weight consid erbly. Ho then took it himself, taking no other drinks, and in a few weeks his own corpulence had greatly subsided. He then tried it on three stout neighbors, who lost from twelve to thirty pounds within periods ranging from two to three, months. Dr. Griffith says great care should be taken in collecting tlie weed. It acts by tlie absorption of tlie adipose tissue, and lessens the secretions from the oily sudoriferous glands. If some of our young physicians were to take this hint and apply it practically, fame and fortune may await them, If success should attend this prescription, the Gulf Stream will afford anew figure of speech—as well as human figure—for medical addresses. Hath Not. —lt is not worth while. Your life is not long enough to make it pay to cherish ill-will or hard thoughts towards any one. What if that man lias cheated you; or that woman has played you false? what if this friend has forsaken you in your ti me of need, or that one, hav ing won your utmost confidence, your warmest love, lias concluded that lie or she prefers to consider and treat you as a stranger? Let it,all pass. What difference will it all make to you in a few years, when you go hence to that undiscovered country. All who treat you wrongly now will be more sorry for it then than you, even in your deepest disappointment aud grief, can be. A few more smiles, a few more tears, some pleasure, much pain, a little longer hurrying and worrying in the world, some hasty greetings and abrupt farewells, and life will be over, and tlie iujurer and the injured will be laid away, and ere long forgotten. Is it worth while to hate each other? Col. D. B. Butler is suggested as a suitable candidate for congress f r:mi tho 9t.li district. It is said that a sister of Dr. Spurgeon lias entered the pulpit and has proved herself an excellent preacher. Mrs. Markee, a Rochester medium was caught, held, and exposed while j enacting the part of a materialized j spirit. Macon expects to receive 75,000 bales ; of cotton the coming season against. : 51,000 the last one. NO. 36 [JOURNAL CORRESPONDENCE. ] Goshen. Ga., / August 28tb., 187fi. { Messrs Editors : If von will allow me space in your col umns I will give you ami the many read ers of the Journal a brief account of a very interesting meeting of the Demo crats of Abbeville Cos., 8. C., on the 24th iust. THE MEETING was held at Liberty Church, three miles from Barksdale’s Ferry, on the Abbeville road. The church is situated in a beau- j tiful grove of original oaks, and a better j or more comfortable place for a public entertainment of any kind could not have been found anywhere. We left the residence of Mr. It. T. Collars, in Lincoln, about 7 o’clock, and arrived at the river at a very early hour, where we were joined by another large crowd of boys from Lincoln. Having crossed the river, we all proceeded to getlier to our place of destination, whore we arrived at about half past 9 o’clock. A tiAROE CROWD had already collected, and all patiently awaiting the arrival ol' Gens. Butler and Gary, wl o had promised to be the speakers on the occasion, and all seemed greatly disappointed in consequence of the 11011-arrival of these distinguished gentlemen. After waiting a good while for the arri val of Gen’s. B. aval G., Prof. Hood, of Due West, was called upon to speak, and was earned to the stand and introduced to the audience by .fudge Hussey,of Ab beville comity. CROP. HOOD’S SPEECH was very forcible and impressive, and was frequently interrupted by the loud cheers of the audience. He probed rad | icalism to its very bottom, and in such i an able manner that it could not fail to | arouse the patriotic feelings of every cit | izen. After Prof. Hood took his scat Samuel Carson, Esq., of Abbeville en tertained the audience for half an hour with a very spicy and eloquent little speech. DINNER was then announced to he ready, and all were invited to eat, drink and be merry. The crowd re-assembled immediately after dinner and the speaking was re sumed with more life and vigor than be fore. Mar-lmll De Bridle), a young lawyer from Abbeville was the first to speak in the afternoon. The subject of his speech was la now BWirni, and it was indeed splendid. He con cluded, as did all the rest, with a flow ery little speech for Tilden, Hampton and reform. Among others who spoke in the evening, was Geo. Bradley, Esq., and Mr. W. H. W'idonmn, both from Abbeville, ami ('apt. F. M. Wright, of Goshen, (ra. I would like to give an account, in detail, of the speeches of these gentlemen, but time and space will not permit. NO NEGROES IN ATTENDANCE. Everybody was surprised, and espe cially those from Georgia, on si ring the place so destitute of negroes, which can ouly be accounted for by their defeat and complete demoralization at a recent meeting of the radicals at Abbeville Courthouse, a report of which you will doubtless see in some of the newspapers, j It is not with misgivings that thedem j ocrats enter upon tho present political [ race. Knowing the purity and honesty | of their cause, they intend to carry the j election or die like men at the polls on tho 7th of November. THE COUNTRY. The section of South Carolina through which we passed was somewhat in a di lapidated condition, but skill has the ap- I pciwanoe of a once beautiful and wealthy country. Instead of the mansions as of yore, on every hill may bo seen a log cabin about the size of a chicken coop, inhabited by negroes who subsist mostly from what they can steal from the corn and cotton patches of honest and indus trious people. Respectfully, School Boy. Few are aware of tho vast number of people that can be placed in a small space. When we speak of millions of men, we are apt to picture to ourselves an almost boundless mass of humanity; yet a million of people standing together, each person occupying four square feet, could be placed on a patch but little more than a mile square. A square mile will | accommodate 7,965,000. The whole pop | ulatiou of the United States would hard- I ly cover two and a-half miles square, I and the population of the entire world could be easily accommodated on a tract twelve miles wide—less in extent than some townships. The crops are reported through our exchanges as generally good thronhout the the State. Iu many sections they are superb. Some few spots have suffer ed from dry weather, and also some complaint of rust in cotton. Taken all together, Georgia has the finest crop since the war, especially the provision crop. A tract of forty acres, purchased ten years ago by a California fruit grower for one hundred dollars, now yields its owner throe thousand dollars a year net profit. The year’s crop of fruit is esti mated at one hundred tons. Aclv<Ttisiiiff Hfiton. One square, first insertion $ 1 00 Each Hubseqnent insertion 7-1 One square three months.,, 10 One square six months til <M> One square twelve months iO 00 Quarter column twelve months 40 <*> Half column six months 60 00 Half column twelve months 7/5 00 Ono column twelve months 125 00 Ten lines or less considered a square All fractions of squares are counted as fuil squares. The Latest Wonder of Telegraphy. Prof. Bell has made some wonderful inventions, by which musical and vocal sounds can be end have been sent over the electric wires, but few if any are aware of the wonderful results which are sure to follow these improvements in telegraphy. A few nights ago, Prof. Bell was in New York, and commenced experimenting with one of his inventions pertaining to the transmission of musical sounds. He made use of his phonetic organ and played the tune of “America, and asked the operator iu New York what he heard. “I hear ti e time of America," replied New Y.rk ; “give us another." Professor Bell then played Anld Lang Syne. “What do you hear now 7” “I hear the t.uue of Auld Lang Syne, with the full chords, distinctly,” replied New York. Thus, the astounding discovery has been made that a man can play upon musical instruments in New York, New Orleans, or London or Paris, and be heard distinctly in Boston ! If this can be donee, why cannot distinguished per formers execute the most artistic and beautiful music in Paris, and au audience assemble iu Music Hall, Boston, to listen ? Professor Bell’s other improvement, namely, the transmission of the human voice, has become so far perfected that persons have conversed over one thousand miles of wire with perfect ease, although as yet the vocal sounds are not loud enough to be heard by more than ono or two pevsous. But if the human voice can now he scut over the wire, and so distinctly that when two or three known parties are telegraphing, the voice of each can bo recognized, we may soon have distinguished men delivering ! speeches in Washington, New York, or I London, and audiences assembled in I Music Hall or Faueual Hall to listen ! Ilorton Traveler. <)n Front Street tho other day a col ored man who was carrying a long whitewash brush on his shoulder was addressed by a friend who had just passed him, and he whirled about sud denly, jamming the brush into the mouth of an old lady who was coming up the walk. As he turned around to apologize ihc lady rushed at him with an umbrella and he hastily retreated forciug the brush into the eyes of his friend and nearly blinding him with tho quhkUum. Ilis friend changed into nn enemy, and rushed forward striking the old lady on the nose, while the whitewash artist gently slided out and a policeman came over and ariested the lamp-post. Stonewall. —The last letter ever writ ten by General “Stonewall” Jackson is I in the possession of the Southern His j lor cal Society. It was addressed to ! G mend Lee under the date of May 2, ] 1863, and read as follows : “General : The em my has made a stand at Chan cellor’s which is about two miles from Ohaucellorsvillo. I hope as soon as practicable to attack. I trust that ah erer-kiml Providence will bless us with su< cess.” Ex-Governor Sprague is working hard in his Providence mills to redeem his fortunes and pay the firm’s debts, due next February. When the darns were overflowed recently lie went to work among his laborers, and as one of them. »-•«.* It is said upon authority of reports from Trades Unions, that there are now 38,300 unemployed workmen in New York city. Six thousand of these are laborers and the rest mechanics. W. D. Lord, of Montgomery coimty, Alabama, while engaged iu hauling a seine, was strangled to death by a live perch, which slipped down his throat as he w'as swiming. Marcellus Thornton, tho quail eater, is a candidate for Congress from tho At lanta District. He wants to go to Wash ington, so he can eat the American Eagle and marry tho Goddess of Liberty. The death is announced in Vienna of Madame Hulsenstien, formerly maid of honor to Maria Theresa, at the well authenticated age of 119. —► Bishop Cox’s daughter, who was mar ried in Bnflalo recently, received a wed ding present of $1,000,000 worth of bonds from her Tiusband. The bridge across the Ocmulgee river, at MilledgeviUe was destroyed by fire on the night of the 19th. Travelers now cross ou a flat. A large store has been opened in Tokio, Japan, for the sale of Bibles and Christian books in the Japunese lan guage. The Germans, who are Democrats, number 180,000. 20,000 in Indiana, 50,000 in Ohio, 50,000 in Wisconsin, and 60,000 iu Illinois, i The Germans, who are Democrats tins year, are strong in numbers. They have in round numbers twenty thousand 1 votes in Ohio, fifty thousand in Wiscon i sin and sixty thousand in Illinois.