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jk&ftinngtou (Casritf* WAWIUXOTOX, GA. 11. F. iXORGH’S, - - Editor Fridit Morxiito. January 30.1874. Jf.iTTMIt OX ft VERY PA Hl' A Boston paper says,: The students of pr Holmes’ medical class sometimes appisud him vociferously, for his wit can pot be controlled even when he is dm (Coursing of tile graTest subjects. 1 A MAMAcnraf.TTirmayor, whose salary is but ninety dollars per year, has deiiv eted an Inaugural address twelve columns lona, and he aits up eights to aco that the freshet docs not carry off the mill dam. • M.M<y ludicrous incidents oecured at pie Parker House, Boston, at the recent lire. One careful hut not cool laity stuff pil • valise tall of hair brushes, soap, and {towels, and forgot what she did with her jewels and diamonds. Tine latest report of the Superintendent pf Instruction in lowa, says: that.'‘within the past two years twelve hundred and forty-si* »cl al-honscs have been erected) exclusive oTflio member built to replace flume wjnch had become unfit for use." Two Irishmen were in prison--one for stealing a cow, the other for stealing a tystch. “Hullo, Mike, and sure what (o'clock is it t” said the cow stealer. “An’ gure," stiid the watch »te*lcr,t‘ fv’e no time piece bandy, but suppose it is jist about milking lime." A WssTEnx genius lias just invented a patent lyelf-ruking, stem-winding, broach loading, seven octave, non-explosive au foniati* urchin chastiser and combined hair-comb, editorial protector uinji hush cutter. Ho expects to make a colossal fortune. The editor of the Oswego Times raised g breeze two weeks ago by the blunder ol % printer in “setting up” an editorial on brings." p liicl) error wus not noticed in the proof, and therefore last week the ed itor had to explain the matter. Ho wrote .“Minoritiesare always loudest in this hue and cry," The types made it “ministers” juslead of “minorities.” The YpSilantl Commercial tells this Story: “A few weeks since two of our prominent citizens swore off from drink ing. One of them had occasion to visit Gpfzngn. Meeting some friends they prgud him to drink. Ha pleaded his .agreement w;tli J). in Ypsilanti. 'flic friends of A. in Chicago were not satisfied gnd telegraphed to B. in our city, saying : •‘A— 3- is getting tnviul dry. Can’t you let biia flfiLlhis qng»r Thu nobly IJuar- Jan's rep'y telegraphed hack was: ’No! Li lie must die, let him die sober.*" Finn in Cotton Guts.- -Thousands of Imlcs c| cotton are annually lost by tile unexplained burning of cotton grip houses throagfiout the South. Prof. Broun, of thu University of Georgia, investigated the cause of thu fires and expressed file opinion that it wns caused by electrical sparks generated by tlio lubber bands used lot propelling thu machinery. A {Clifton plainer, however, says that there fa scarcely auy lioating of tho rubber bauds, but that the saw and brush b,iconic greatly lioatcil, and fires are caused by itlie use of lubricatiug oils tliatignito at A low temperature. Tho subject is one of interest to planters who suffer by fires that should be explained and prevented through thu joint teachings of science aud .experience. A Sensible Woman.— Mrs. Dr, Gutli vie. who claims to be tlw daughter of the celebrated Fanny Wright, was heard be fore tiie House Committee on the .1 udj- Aiiary, on Friday morning, in opposition jtp thu onfraiichiscment of woman in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Sin hold that the ballot in the hands of wo inan would demoralize society, under inino the Statu, and tend to detract from the finer qualities of tile #o*, and conse quently destroy her usefulness as a moth er, wife, ipxj oitjzon, This is 4he same lady wlto made several attempts to be ikuard in Ltncqln Hall during tho recent mtt'.wgu convention. She alluded to the fact, mid thanked the committee, upon concluding her remarks for according her a privilege which had been denied her by her own sax. Comcci.souv Education IN Illinois. _ A bill for tiie compuitory education of Alto children of this State was passed bv .the House of Representatives at Spring, field yesterday. According to its provis ions children between the ages of nine and fourteen must be sent to school for three months of the year, and six weeks /if - this suliool must be continuous, Poy- Mtf £*miot be pleaded as ** excuse for tailnrc tit cqpijily with the law, as all the books necessary will be supplied liy tiie Slat*, and clothes will lie given to d<s- L't.Ulc cjiihlren. Parents or guardians who neglect to obey tbe l;tw will subject themselves U> prosecution and to lines f-r thirtveu weeks, rising from one dollar K five dollars for each w eek of such nc"- i.twh . 3'lic auwsriaa Af realm-i to; the army was Bgiin di-cussed on Thursday by tlu Mi itn y Committee of the House. Gen ftt.! Pope and otl-er officers who have -in spieled Mm Ir.Jian yiscrvntioi.s inr.du st te:m-nts. ThejfthformatiiHi was to the itS'i ct that a reduction ol the military ft >uid easily U- made. Mr. Hamu-t i- in the Kentucky Legfc js inc. He is a suial town iu himself. - thaux aud «ng, With the death ot the Simesc twins the world looses the most remarkable physical phenomenon in the way of almormnl dis tortion that it has ever known. For over half a century Chang and Eng have inter ested and puzzled the scientific in every land. The brothers, so strangely bound together, have often served to point a' moral or adorn a fate, and the political writer has found in them an excellent il lustration in w hich to garnish his disqui sitions. Almost everybody in the civil ized world, and a great many in baiba rous lands beard of the Simcse twins. They spent their ciiildUli days In fill ing and picking np shafts at a little village in Siam, and were brought to this coun try in 1829, then about eighteen ycars-of age. They were exhibited all over Amer ica and Europe, and proved equally at tractive to the general multitude and sci entific men. In their maturer years they sctlletdown in North Carolina, owned slaves, cultivated a large farm, and actu ally found two women—sitters—who were willing to marry them. They had children, they voted, they read the pa pers, and filled in a respectable manner the duties ol citizens and fathers of fami lies. Oj course, the subject of separating them by cutting the figatuccof flesh which boitnd them together was often discussed and the most eminent surgeons of the world have differed as to the result of aucli au experiment. Dr. Nelaton, wc be lieve, maintained that it could lie done; but equally noted British surgeons, after trying preliminary experiments, such as binding the ligature so as to prevent the oirculation of tho blood, concluded that there would lie too much danger in the attempt. It was generally conceded how ever, that the imtnral death of one of the brothers would not necessarily lie follow ed by the deaft) of tho other and that by promptly cutting the ligature the sum vor could be saved. Had the death oi Chang occurred iu some large city, sur geons would have liecn found to cut away Eng from "the body of this death,” and perhaps have saved liislifa; but hi a dis tant rural locality, wUcfp the necessary professional aid could had in time no one wss bold enough to make the dreadful experiment; and after two hours ol alarm and terror. Eng followed Chang to the other would. During this brief in tcrim he is said to have exhibited the greatest dismay, and afters sort of dc lirum of fright was overcome by a deadly stupor from which he never rallied. The mere fact that t,vo hours elapsed between the dcuths of these twro phenom enal brothers proves that they were sepa rate entities. Indeed, there is no doubt thattliey thought differently, and experi enced but few simultaneous sensations. Only when tho ligature tlgit Island them was pinched or pricked did they manifest simultaneous suffering. Their characters vvero also notably different; and one of the brothers appeared to l>o several years oldor fftntf the other. , The two brothets were Baptists, and members of n church in Surrey county, North Carolina. It Is to he Ironed tlmt their pastor, or ro ne other intelligent friend, will give to the public some do tailed account of their later years, and particularly of their last moments. Bet. ence is pardonable for sharing in this matter the curiosity of the world at Inrge; and iu such an unprecedented ease even common curiosity is cxcusanblo.— ,V. T Punt. Vlc«-Prs>»rsiirt* llnYmi as a fltriorluii. The Vice-President oftlie United States, desirous of impressing his political views upon the history slid people of this coun try, has written n work entitled “A His tory of tho Uiso ami F»ll of tho Slave Power in the United States,” tho second volume of which is soon to be published. Mr. Wilson Is now a defunct statesman— if he ever was a live one. His statesman ship consisted i# his successful attacks, asa Northerner, upon the peculiar insti tutions ot the South, which lie design iites “the Slave Power.” His attacks were successful, not in point of fact—not in crushing out tfiis institution—not in tile interests of freedom, but successful in getting him iiflfc Congress, into public notoriety, and into the Vice-Presidency of the United States. But here his suc cess stops; and as a real statesman he fails, and us an author he giso fails. His connection with the Credit Mohilcr frauds has won for him an unenviable reputation; and ids views upou tho slavery question are so narrow and cor traded as to render ids “history” valueless to tiie stirdent, or to the candid seeker after truth. “The Slave Povfcr," so calied, was a tower of strength to the American Confederation in its day ; and its influence is again be ing felt lift good in the halls of Cobgreas and tho Legislatures of the Southern Slates. The power itself is gone, but the influenccssrf those, who maintained and that power must and wilt exist so long as the present form of govern ment in the United Sbftcs.existj. It can not fail in that but Mi. Wil son’s history will fail s'jqst. as his suites manslßp ami lib .politic*! gloyy have failed. —ChronicU ptul Sentinel, Women-Ar ikied by Women. -The so male school teachers of Boston have as tonished tiie advocates of tho emancipa tion Ot women ly objecting to ye placed under the control of school boards com posed of members of their own sex. They insist that “from their own sox they can and do expect nothing but snubbing,'’ and they therefore “prefer to remain un der masculine control.” Tlijs is a severe judgment upon the sex by the sex and (one that no man would lave dared ven ture. Only twenty-three county treasurers j have gone to default iu lowa, anil several j towns tp hear from. Atiiametu trie Pnrssnrue. The Pastor of tb» M. E. Church desires to express his gratitude to the many kind friends who have by so maty acts of kindness given him and his family a hear-, ty Christian welcome a! their lioum* and? at tli's Parity aim. They have r-dri rfT ■ tiAiilly bf'theirTsd?jMJ-sd*7 aßdP'Hberaiity, “Sir you are very welcome to'pur house." It must appear in other ,«oys thati Ytordt / Therefore I scout this sjr.” To the indies of the Church especially we owe many thanks. * “The hand that hath made thtssLiiair, hath made them good.” The words oi Moore are no tribute to their womanly worth. { “Oh wuiuau! whose form and w lic.^pßul. Are the spell and the light of each mUh wc pnftne, __ ja., Whether sunned iu the tropicA, or c!Wy-d at t ! e poles, • , » If woman be there, there is hap too. - Having first expert' nflsAi.Jha abundant hospitality oi Christian aopen to receive us on our arrival at \V»'ilrtwgs.G;i i ' w-c found tiie Parsonage l.ut another liSni'j furnished with alt tbe necessary element of comfort and good ciiacr; so that wc readily olicy tiie Apottoliccoimuand, “is careful for toothing, but is everything i.y prayer and supplication with Vtfj.nJeygic ing let your requests lie ,made known, and moreover, wc have ail and abound, we arp full, having received the many things wliicli were sent, a sacrifice acceptable and well pleasing to God, and especially well pleasing aud acceptable to us. We return a thousand thanks and may “Gad supply all your needs, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus !” W. P. R. w- .Several Mistake*. Under the shove caption the LaOrange Reporter makes tiie following remarks, which we think should bo kept standing at'tlio head of the editorial column of every newspaper in tiie world : It is a mistake to suppose that when you call on bus ness men (editor* included) you arc compelled by politeness to chat a few minutes after transacting your bus! ness. It is a mistake to think you can borrow exchttuges from an editor without incon venience to him. Ills exchange papers are his tools (.I trade, and be can no bet ter afford to lend them out than can a carpenter affbtd to lend Ids saw and plane and hammur and chisel, lie can gice you a few occasionally but he can never con veniently lend them. - it is a mistake to auppose that you are doing an editor a'fkvor when you say to him "l have an article here which I think would be a good thing to publish.” You must ruaicitibcr tlpit he find* every day very good things which lie would like to publish but is obliged to leave out for want of space He dm* not need help in selecting articled for his paper. It is a mistake to suppose an editor is glad to get any sort of communication to (ill up with. He wants ticim, but no other kinds of commuuidntions. w llanrnclt Courtly on the Con vendor: Movement* 1 — On tho 10th inst., tho citizens of Han cock County met in thu Court House at Sparta to take action and express their opinion in regard to making a constitu tion for Georgia, Wu copy tho following account of tho proceedings from tho Sparta Times and Planter: Pursuant to previous notice, quite a number of tbe citizens of Hancock Coun ty met nt the Court House to day, when on motion, Judge John T. Berry was call ed to the chair, ami W. H. Hass request ed to act as Secretary. The meeting be ing oiganized. Col. Tims, M. Turner, at the request of tbe chairman, briefly stat ed tho object of tli* meeting and offered the follow ing resolutions: llecolceil, 1 ct. That it is the desire of the people of Hancock county that our Legislature call a convention for thu pur pose of making a now Constitution for thu State of Georgia. Itceolctnl, 2d. That the Senator from tho 20th Senatorial District, and our own Representatives for t|io county ot Han cock tie, and they are hereby instructed to vote for said Convention at the next meet ing ot the General Assembly. These resolutions were supported by Judge F. L. Little and Col. J. T. Jordan in strong and vigorous speeches, and when put upon their passage, were carried with out a dissenting voice. On motion, if was ordered that the pro-' ceudings of this meeting lie pobiisln-d in tho Sparta Times A Planter aud Au gusta Chronicle and Sentinel, Judge JOHN' T. BERRY, "W. H. Hass, Chairman, Secretary. A Washington special in the Boston Advertiser relates the following: “Tho Pre sident met Susan U. Anthony by accident on the avenue yesterday iu company with another member arme■sniffflgtf'&onvcmvrnn aud quite a conversation took place,. At length tho President asked Miss Anthony if there was ain tiling he could do for her. Miss Anthony replied that she thought the request came pretty late. She had stumped New York for the President ij.i. tieiJAst election aud then on trying to vot'elor him some of las officers had rioted In r and put her in jail. Kite wujf'aow- at-large with out help aud she dfd iiot kuokr what there was lqft to do, bht if tho Pusidlnt’ was really in earnest in desiring V> do some thing for her ho might ptease mouiiiiatt? Mrs. Cady Stanton for Chief The President laughed, said' bt*wvqS| thing tho matter over, ami combatted afe wgUf. Crop* or Georgia. * In 1870 Georgia produced 305.850 bush els of spring wheat and 1.8 IS, 127 bushels winter wheat—in all 2,t37,ot77*tiDf oogti she produced 17,04(1.439 iiushelspif cot ton, 478,934 lutes; of tobacco, 288,569 pounds; of oats, 1,904,601 bueheij; of hay, 10,518 tons; of swine site had 983, 3*6 head, and to these add her product of cattle, goats poultry, sugan cane, rice, sweet potatoes and coons and« posseflis to bake with flinit with all wer>be^hi g ciamgh. ffhc bought mare tljaa <*/ and oats and wheat fo# raised, to say nothktg « syrAc riML, we prolwbly invrtN and moMNiton one. That’s wWk’s the matter wft-tf JgftS nah. The t- «f question j* tiie this State. Mo l>uy moi dtiian half our J food at dooMo price, bccfusc we trails | port it about n thousaniL’.riles. I.tTSHXATION 4L ARBIT3 l- TIOY. UJ SAML'IiL T. BPE.VB, D. D. •“TfPd conventions have recently been reield in Europe—the one at Ghent and the other at Brussel—composed .of eminent jurists and publicists, for the most part European, for the purpose of reforming the law of nations and placing its rccog | nized principles upon a more solid basis of public authority. The convention at Brussels organized itself into a permanent association, under the title ot "The Assoj ciation for the Reform and the Codifica tion,of tbe I-aw of Nations.” Tile chief objects proposed by this or ganizetiou are to improve and codify pub lic and private international law, to unify this law in the practice and procedure of nations, and especially to provide for the pencefnE settlement of international dis putes, bykisbstitutuig the principle of ar bitratiou for the sword. In reference to the bi}t of these objects the Brussels con ference adopted the following resolution : “The conference declares that it regards arbitration as a means essentially just, rea sonable, and even obligatory for termina ting difforeiijft} between nations when ne gotiatioiywHave not succeeded. It ttlwtains that, in ail casts, without efeeption, this means is practicable; but ■ft lielieves tjmt the exceptions are not-pu imrim*, umjj it is firmly convinced that no difference must be considered ns insoluble, unless the litigafion has been denned pre cisely, a suitable delay been accorded, and nil pacific means of arrangement “been esWisU.d-J’ X • This is a cautious and well worded rcso hitioii, and were its letter and spirit com plied with by nations, when involved In controversy, with each other, they would never resort to the arbitrament of tho sword. Individuals, when disagreeing a* to their respective rights and obligations, will never come to blow s, mid Injtseldom ton lawsuit, provided tliey will, before trying either expedient, exhaust all the ‘‘pacific means” of an amicable "arrange meiit.” Both the temper and tbe process are quite sure to koto in a peaceful 4«Ulc meht of their difficulty. Nations, though composed of many persons, arc, in their relations to cat’ll other, simply plural units, speaking and acting through their constituted governments; and the same general principle of morality, peace and justice which binds -individuals in their itittfcaprae with each other are equally nripii'ible to nations in similar relations. There n no reason why tbe latter should quote!, and especially why they should resort to the i iuieuce of war, that would not equally justify the same things iu the fermet on u omalikf and less destructive scale. , Was, however, lias bets* so long and so much the practice of nation* that the problem of absolute prevention is one of the most djtfletilt that can be conceived. The first tiling to lie gained is to bring iintioiig to u cotqimn> tmdeistamiing us to those genrml piineiples of equity and . good nyighburbood liy wbkli tliey will mutually consenf to be governed In their' relations to each other, International law, as it bow exi-to, is for the umat part a tuatt-r of usage, that has changed from time 1o time, r.nii generally for the better, without Is-ing incutpnrated into a code, “ Id!c> resting 'upon no other sanction than that of an indefinite mid often vary ing and imcei tan public sentiment. It is toqud In treatiel tunned bvtwciii uations. iit’the works of jurists expressly written to state and explain its recognized principles, and m the iieCieions of national -.courts; yet t here exisgi af present nowhere on the laoeci Uia|*«tte}*o ItprMtiowi Code Ao which the ratijms havo ‘given’"Their eon sent wml wtiiclf they have inmuullv pfqdg ed themselves io observe. Wc lioaerstniul It to tie me of the cbjuets of the “Associa tioti” *t Brussels to pre pare sueh a code, to iuearporate therein w liatevr it right and proper in the present usages of peace among nations, to make such addition* thereto us expediency and jmiuoo miuire, ami tlieu to secure its national adoption. - The adoption would be virttwdly a treaty between all the par ties agreeing to the code. The next Gting to the prevention of na their settlement so ns tffavuM war when they exist. Na tions, likn individuals, may by misappre hension or by fault be involved in diffi culty with each other; ami when they are the) involved how shall the diffictii- Jy be adjusted : Tho first and most ole views answer to this question is that they shoijdtry to settle the matter In dispute by peace tut negotiation. If this be 'suc e.eSsftff, it is the end oftlie whole ques tion ; and generaiiy it will be successful, provided the parties exercise forbearance toward each other, cmutemisly discuss their differences ami really seek to settle thetfl, timid * use and a good temper will jiitualty cad in a treaty. If, however, this result fail, then nothing is left but arbitration or war. Which shall it lie t "Tiie Association for the Reform and Codification of the Law ol Nations” seek to make arbitration, and not war, the in ternational rule lor disposing of such a. 4th. so.i it is • proposed tlmt substantially what transpired between Great Britain aud the United States in thu.amicffble set tlement of tho "Alabama” question shall becomes part oftlie law of nation*, Thu! “ttvo Governments, after having exhaust*, ed to no purpose the resources of dipib '’ many, agreed by n specific treaty—tbe Treaty ot Washington— to rider Uie'whom subject to a court of arbitration, and then to abide by its decision. This is a con spicuous example of peaceful arbitration adopted by two of the strongest nations 'Atec earths tn-Wn r of which bad any s]Wi il Teasoii to fear the other in the event of a resort to the sworn. It reflects l great honor upon both nations ns well ss ui*m the Administrations that initiated the process and carried it to a successful issue. Let the pi iqgiple embodied iu this .example become the general practice of nations, and that will lie the end of war. M“r. ’Da.id Dudley Field, an eminent lav. vor orfhis Country, who deserves the highest honor as an enthusiastic apostle ot this principle, lias made a draft of an iuteruatioual code, extending to seven hundred and two sections, and covering the whole field of international public aud private law. Jlis propositions in re spect to the adjustment of national diffi culties are the following: 1. That every nation supposing itself to have a ground of complaint aghinst another shall give formal notice of tiie cause or causes of such complaint, as well ns of the redress it socks. 2. That w hen, after such notice, the two nations find thomselvcs unable to agree ns to the matter in dispute they s’mil appoint a joint high commission, whose business shall lie, it possible, to reconcile them, and io this way terminate the dispute, a. That, in the event of failure, the question shall be referred to a high tribunal of arbitration, consisting of seven persons, appointed in a specific way. whose decision shsll bo final. 4. That the nations thakfre parties to a ifcod; embracing tlie-e principles shall ShU themselves to see to it that each na- a party shall not resort to war "*li any other party accepting the code iMit shall in all eases comply with its pro vitiiu.s for ef j caec. Nothing is clearer t!i >n that the en<l aim ed at is one that ought to be persistently sought. It is ti o grand, too important, and too Christian to be treated as simply Ctopian. The movement, in seeking the end, as Coußt Sclopis, one ot the Geneva arbitrators, has well said, will ’‘make the voice ol public opinion ring in the ears of the governments, and so create what Montesquieu terms a common feeling. This will result in their deciding to do something positive.” This “con:mcn feel ing,” that strips war. of its factitious and false glory and invests peace with its proper honor, is precisely what is want ed in order to put an end to war. And whoever believes in the power of moral causes, especially when they are energized by Christian influences, win hardly thiDk it Utopian to make an effort for the crea tion oi such a feeling, even if it should t»kea century to wia the victor}'. Let the Christianity of this coirittry and of Europe embark in the effort, let there be great international conventions, like that of the Evangelical Alliance, for the purpose of discussing the subject; and the day is not remotely distant when the "common teelirig” will become so perva sive and general as to be practically com pulsory upon those who administer the government. Governments, as such, are not likely to take the lead in this reform; yet when the reform itself shall have gain | ed position and power with the people, especially with the more cultivated and I thinking classes, then governments will be compelled to respect it. They arc never stronger than public sentiments; and in the long run can never defy it. Vi hat tlte pcopjg think and will is in the end what the king must think and will, or cease to Ire king. We do not, tliere fire, look upon this effort as chimerical and impracticable. Even though it ab»t»M fail to gain all it seeks, it will not tail j* 4o a great deal of good in the in terests of international equity and peace. J%om the OuUisboro’ (X. G.) Messen (p;r»c tetrs the particulars of a most l>rwftl -uni murder, which took /ftrffiw Hill on Thursday, flie Bth, iUMwif. The victim was Mr. Thomas IJSufe, and the murderer a ne gro named Henry [or Joe) Dixon. The particulars; of this brutal murder are, as near as we could leant them, as follows: It seems that the negro and some white men had an altercation at Snow Hill, anil was then leaving town as he met Mr. House on the bridge near the town, whom he knocked off the the bridge without the least provocation. Sir. Hour.; arose to remonstrate with his assailant, who thereupon seized a piece of rail and dealt Mr. House n deadly blow over the head, badly fracturing the skull. The negro then made his escape, and had at last nccounta not been arrested. Mr. House was taken to Snow Hill, but medical skill proved of no avail. He died the follow ing morning.—Si*. Jfaci. Hueai> you ©heat Bkitain.-Tlic Chief of flic Bureau of Statistics furnishes n statement showing the quantity of wheat and wheat flour imported into tl rat Bri tain Horn Russia and tlie United States respectively from Jnn» 1, IHfit 1 , to Sep tember 30, 1 Sill. The total amount ot wheat and Umtr bom !lv -in is given a! 238.f4H.05i bushels, and from the United States 274.037,182 bushels. The tiusluls of wheat are computed : t sixty pounds per bushel. The bushels ot flour are com pitted on the basis ot one hundred and Mxry-efglir poimihs «.l n beat to one Uuu dred Weight of flottr. Stabviko Famh.ikh in New Yoke The New York Sun ot Tuesday publishes three ease* of starvation in that city. First the case of Michael O'Connell, a painter by trailix and his family, consisting of a wife and two children, Imy ami a gill, in Thompson street. A reporter found the man in his wretched bed, reduced to a skeleton. The woman was so emaciated as to tie nearly helpless. The children were under thirteen years of age, and were actu ally starving for food, the farther having been without work for two weeks. The mac it wasthouglit was beyond help. In the same neighborhood in the house opposite, Mrs. Sarah Abiugtun, aged sixty-t wo years, died of starvaton. The third ease report ed was at Ford ham village, on the Har lem railroad, where a respectable ami in telligent woman and three children were discovered freezing and starving, the bus band and lather lying on his death bed. Relief was promptly afforded. Tnr, New Orleans Picayune has the fol lowing paragraph : “Mr, Jefferson Davis, being asked to relate the circumstances connected with the Cushing letter, told the gentlemen who questioned trim on the subject that he had no recollection of such a letter; that he did not remember receiv ing any h tier from Mr. Cushing at the time referred to, and that he had no knowledge of the person in whose behalf t’l'C'd ,Nr purports to have been written. 1 ft* Fl« muuzo tact, ns the incident is ik.:!v to impress itselt . OTmkumm as that ol Mr. A EXXD WORDS. Him AsOOCisted Ri fon-i.-il I'reHtiytsrtXn says: Fr.r yivoSi Ferry Jinvjs tpu-Kfllo L-o brea feaowitaga mXvSuK fiU family ~a iU9 weknowntataaa so go.-IPWI the Iwia-Kilter. For nUH3F tnt.-rasl ill-rises it ts etttalb kc.mL We from exfmitiMt, mid Uo-'t i,. whit we know. No 1 sooty oußht to tie without a bottld oi Duris" rsia- Kiger. , Missus. Fkjst Dins A Ron, proTiUnwo, R, j* 'Gents— Althouftb » *trang*w to you X sun u«t to jam* ttinlwMr med Moe, Falu-Kiiicr. tfnnurdits wquainUutt in IS4T. and I uni on mod initiate terms Kith it nil!; my expert entse in n« use confirms my bell* that tiorii is no medicine canal to I«aii.- Kitirr for the. quirk and cure rare of rummer corn- 1 I'taints, Borajp'.-xq, cr. >M]>. hnuscs ar.d cats, t have I used it iwal! and found a .peedy care in i very case j Tout* Truly, T. J. Garunxr, M. i>! Jntfgitfg by our own experience whoever once make* a trial of Perry Davis’ Puiu-Rlßur. will act fail to recommend ii widely as au uuenj lulled liniment, and valuable interval remedy for cotda and various other coja^it^s.— livery MLonCi. The e«cacv of PWrry Davis* worid-rcscwncd Pain- Kilkr iu Mrelireaafes of the bowels, even in that terri- Wte: scourge, the Asiatic cholera, ba* been amply tested by the most convincing authority. Aiiesiouarks in ttdam and India have written home in cv mmemla tion of this remedy in terms than should carry con viction to the meet Skeptical, while iu popularity in cowuuimKiea nearear borne ia ample proof that the Vir tues claimed for it arc real and taugiHc. Among family medicines It stands unrivaled.—Boston C’ou- The Jtaturdav Evening Gazette of Boston, says: It is impossible to f»n<3 a place on this broad laud where Perry Davis' Paiu-Killer is not known as a most valuable remedy f.»r physical pain. In the country, mile* tttmx juiyaioiau or aiK-theeary, the Pain-Killer is cherished as the exclusive panacea, and it never deceives. “Perry Davis’ Ptia-KiUer is ready a valuable medi cament, and, unlike most of the article* of the day, is used by many physicians. It is particularly desi rable iu locations where physicians are not near * and by keeping it at hand, families will often save the ne of sending out at midnight for a doctor. A bottle should be kept in every house.—Boston Travel “We have tested the Pain-Killer. and assure our readers that it not only possesses all the virtues claimed for it, hut in many instance* surpasses any I fiOu'r remedy vtc kavecvir kllowu. - —Hiraia of (i,«- l*el Hb< rty. i Connecticut eontiues the Imd of steady ; liabits Statistics iatelvcollected show that i fifteenout of evry for tv five deaths of J adults that have occurred during the past * five years were the resultof steady drink ing . Special Notices. Legal Advertisements. Application for Homestead. JOHN F. NANCE has applied to me for exemption of personalty, and setting apart and valuation of homestead, and I will pass upon the same at 11 o’clock A. M-, at my office in the court houseinsaid county, on Thursday, the 12th day of Febsuary, 1874. Geoege Dyson, Ordinary. jan3o-2t* WILKES SHERIFF'S SALE. Q TATE OF GEORGIA, Wilkes county. OOn the Ci st Tuesday in March nest, will be sold before the Court-House door in Washington, in said county, w ithin the legal hours of sale, the following proper, ty, to wit. One black marc mule, one brown mare mule, one sorrel horse mule, -one bay mare, one bay mare colt, one sorrel marc coif, one road wagon, one gin, one set gin glaring, two yoke oxen, one red cow and calf, three yearlings, cwo beds and covering, two bedsteads, one table, two water buckets, one spi der and one pot. Levied on os the prop erty of T. C. McLendon, to s'atisfy two mortgage fi fas. from the Superior Court of said county, one in favor of Wynn Sims .t Cos. vs. T. C. McLendon, and one in favor ot J. W. Bellows A Cos. vs. said McLendon. The gin and gin "gearing will be deliv ered at the place ot defendant. Janlo-Ids Also, at the same time and place, the follow ing property to-w it: three bales of cotton, eighty bushels of corn, more or less, fifteen hundred pounds ot fodder, more or less, one spotted cow and calf, one heifer, two plow stocks, fourteen plow lines, three weeding hoes and one piece of iron. Levied on as the property of Coxy Smith and Cyrus Wynn to satis fy a ti. fa. front the Superior Court of said county, in favor of Wynn, Sims & Cos., vs. Coxy Smith and Cyrus Wynn. The corn and fodder will be delivered at the residence of J. L. Wynp, where it is now stored. jaiiJO Ids IV. A. Qitnn-, Deputy Sheriff. Application for Homestead. JOHN I). SHUMATE has applied to me for exemption of personalty , and setting apart and valuation ot homestead, and I will pass upon the same at 11 o'clock a. u., at tny office in the court house in said county, on Thurs day, January 20, 1874. Geokoe Dyson, Ordinary, janlo-2t* Comfy Coart, Willes Canaty. r pilE Commissioners appointed to JL make an alteration in the old Pe tersburg road, having made their report under oath, favoring the proposed change, all persons are hereby notified that on and aftei the 14th day of Febru ary next, if no good cause is shown to the contrary, an order will be granted mukiog final the alteration in accordance with the following report : •TVe commenced to mark out the French Mill Ford on Fishing creek on the oiil Feteisliurg road, and at the fold of said creek we took the left and ran through the plantation of John 1,. Anderson for about one mile, when we came to Ander son's mill creek, near the line dividing the lands of said Anderson ami John A. Heard, thence acreiss the creek along the land lino between said Anderson and Heard for the space of near half a mile, thence across a cultivated tield of said Heard tor uliont one quarter of a mile until wc came to tlte lands of Thomas C. Marshall and George W. Smith, thence along the land dividing the lands of said Marshall and Smith for about six hut dred yards, more or less, until wc came to the Angustarimd, them e to the right down the said road to said Marshall's gin house, thence to the left, following the Danburg road tor half a mile, more or less, until we came to the lands of James M. Lind sey, thence to the right, through said Lindsey's lands, for half a mile, more or less, until wc came to the nariovv lane di viding tlie lands of said Lindsey and Henry Turner, thence along said lund for a quarter of a mile, more or less, until we caiue to the lands belonging to the estate of Daniel Standard, deceased, and through said lands for halt a mile, more or Icnh, until we got buck to the old Pe tersburg load, near the land corners of sai l estate and the widow Moss." Witness 'ey hand and official signature, this 23d day ot January, 1804. B. 11. Hahdemax, County Judge. jan23 4vv Arrived and for Sale. f A TGNS Carolina Fertilizers. For *‘ * terms, etc., inquire'of 'Ll' ' ’ _ P-.H- NOB9ON. 1 AAA BUSHELS of Cotton seed vUU for sate. Inquire at Norton's. It Ms $16.50 to $251 Casl TO MAKE A TON OF Home Made Fertilizer With Chemicals mixed and ground by ns which we guarantee to be iOF THE BEST QUALITY. This preparation has been used FOR 3 YEARS by some of the best Farmers in Middle aM Soattat Georgia With G-reat Success, proving itself to be as good AS THE BEST, And better than the majority of Commercial Manures. Planters are invited to call on Mr. S. R. Palmer, our agent, get a circular and examine into the matter. W r e refer by permission to Rev. F. T. Simpson, R. A. Harris and George Palm er. ' D Hint, Rankin & LAMAE.Wholcsalc Drug & Chemical Warchcusc. . .. „ Macon, Georgia, yanlo-3m ° •BABEAINSI SELLING OUT Below Cost! THE BALANCE OF OUR ENTIRE STO;CK FILT F WINTER 13ry Groocis WILL BE BOLD WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. AT AN AMAZING SACRIFICE AND MUCH BELOW THEIR Original Cost. p NOTICE. All of our frionds who owe us are res* pectfully requested to come forward and settle up their last year’s accounts before the 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, as we are compelled to have our money, and in no instance shall we wait for it beyond that time. To be able to meet our obligations, our customers must sacri fice a little to enable us to comply with our promises. t Me will yet give a very liberal price for cotton to all who are indebted to us, if brought in within the next twelve days. Hoping to have a speedy response from all, we are, Very respectfully, Maitony & Benson.
