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THE ANNUAL JAUNT OF TUB QKO&CiIA PRESS- Southwest Oeorgte and on to Row Orleans. •‘Well, how diil you Injojtynqr trip to the Exposition ?” 1# the kindly greeting from our goo and friends in Washington. Hut ttiq hake asked a question that requires a rather leiruiJiy answer. Presuming upon their good nature and patience, wa make bojll to unfold I tic story in de tail. Wrill, if having Ihe best of every thing between here ahd New Orleans handed to you iu a silver waiter lined with gold, and with the compliments of those who extnwloil the courtesies, constitutes a trip then we had alt the pleasure that bo could crowded into eleven days, Ttn4o is only ono time iu the year win l in we throw off all (bought of the perplexities of the business o’ con ducting a country newspaper, where one man has to look alter every de rail from type-selling all the way through proof-readjflg, press-work, job-printing, leoking after business, up to writing editorials and local*. That occasion is when tho ceaseless roll of lln.o brings ns to another meeting of the Georgia Press Asso ciation. On Ihe morning of the 16th ult., wo hied us away toward Rain bridge, tho try sting place of tho Georgia nl- Itors, accompanied by one each of the most charming married ami single la dles of the town of Washington,which affords a larger number of charming women than any loivn of which we have any knowledge. We went over the Georgia and the Central railaorda to Albany, lil'le thinking there would be any wayside entertainments,before wo arrived at Halnbrldge. Hut some distance this aide of Albany, our party of news paper men and their ladles, who about filled the elegant Pullman coach which bad been tendered tin, was met by a delegation ofcilizens.They kindly proffered us the hospitalities of South west Georgia, and told us they had tie idea of letting us wait till we reached Hainbrldge before we should put on tho wedding garments and begin the festivities. Wo were decorated with handsome badges in which were gracefully linked the press and Ihe artesian city.” HA were met at tho depot in Albany by a goodly number of citizen with their carriages, and editors and their ladies Iscerted to the Artesiau House. After a short while there wc were taken all over the beauti ful city. Thus soyeral hours were delightfully spent ou the J7th, Just before dinner. Albany i* (pulv ihe Artois of Geor gia, for juit m thi)*uM||# o( boring tplhe flowing streams in (be bowels ! tine oarlh, in that celebrated city of France, set ill tho world agog on the subject of artesian wells ;so the groat belt*Bl derived from tlieaa wells In Albany demonstrated tho fact that South GoOVgia could, tbps gain the one thing needed to make It one tho most desirable lands on earth —and that one thing was good water. There arc seven artesian wells in Albany, and fortunately the finest one of them is in tho mid dle of a cross street in the most pub-' lie and desirable place in the city. This water list very excellent med icinal properties, Iseool enough to he palatable without ice, and is as sparkling and limpid a bereragt? as can bo found in tho mountains ol North Georgia. In foot we believe that llio bead-waters of this stream that rises so boldly in Albany, are about on the Georgia and Tennessee tins. After percolating through the hidden parts of ihe earth, It spurts up in Allmssy, unrhanged except in the tnmoral it has gathered up In Its long journey. When the water had whetted tip our api>otitfa we were invited in to a maglfioent dinner which had been spread for us at the Artesian House. Here we were formally received by the mayor ami other prominent citizens. The Interchange of kind words and good feeling gave us many happy thoughts by which we will ever remember Albany. Late in the afternoon wc teok the train forTliomasville and arrived a little afier dark, having been mot on the road bv that prince of Jftmd tc‘*. lows, Col. Jdim Triplett, and oth£r citizens* \Yk’ irbfc imortalned at an elegant hai ijm t given at tho Tiney Woods Hotel in honor of ihe Georgia press and ftislV tadies. There was a world of pimple piescut from evory pari of the 'Villon, for Thomuvllle Is tilled with visiters, and her own citi zen > turned out in large numbers. The Pinoy Woods Hotel is entirely new. built in the most elaborate and beautiful stylo of modern architec ture, and is fitted up and furnished with an elegance such as can not be surpassed by any hotel North or South. We were simply astgunded to find such a Hotel in a pTace with a population „of only about three tyoosaW J# AbitHjtta. ’ The,- carp|t ou the parlor floor eOt eight jtyimlrdrl dollars, ’ ,aud #ll tbojother furnish* ingepl’ the ho#p ate in keepteg- with this. .Ttwt hotel wMbullt by a stock company which was formed in Thomasrille. Her citizen understand the secret of buildiug up a towjj. ijud have been unceasing in theic efforts in keeping up coinonnliouaaMMi nieiii- Jent hotel*. ThcPimy Woods has about ono hundred and fifty booms, and every one 1s filled. The Mitehell House, another magnlilce'it hotel is just being completed in this flkniristi ing little city. Col. Mitchell, a wealthy citizen, who has demonstrat ed the fact that a good hotel paya as an investment as well as enhances the value of the other properly of the town, is now rebuilding on a grted scale the Mitchell House which was burned not a great while back- We are indebted to Mr. Waller W. Williams and his charming family for kind hospitalities. Their home i one of the many elegant new r*M deiiccs that hare recently been erected iu Tliomasvilte. The member* of tho Georgia press and their ladies wore given a most enjoyable ride over the city! The Savannah. Florida and Western railroad placed a special train atonr disposal, and hoarding this on the morning of the 18th, we soon arrived in Bainbrldgc, where the business meollng of tho Association was to be held. ThUdelightful town is located on a high bluff overlooking the Flint river. Her citizens met us at the depot and extended us a most Cordial greeting. The Association soon assembled, with its honored President Col J. H. Esfdl.ofthe Savannah Morning News, in the chair. Col. Kstitl was the first president of this Association and has been re-elected every rear for six teen years. During tlißt time lie has been unremitting in his duties ns the presiding officer, and lias done more than wo believe any other member of the Georgia press couki have done, in in lip tiding up the Association and making its annual meetings the most pleasant and profitable occasions of the whole year. I.ittle formal busi ness Is tran*#eted at these meetings, Vhtllie Interchange ot ideas among tho members give* ( an impel## to Ihe business that nothing else could give. I The following officers wore ro-eleoted; IJ. H. Estili president; J. W. Burke, vice-president; 8. H. Wcslon, treas urer; J. W. Chapman, reeording secretary; W. A. Knowles, corre sponding secretary. At llie close of the session, during which there were several stormy de bates. the members repaired to the Sharon House, iuil with their ladies were Invited In to a most elegant din net*. Tl festivities were kept up till a late bettr at night when the party bonrdhd the Pullman sleeping conches en route to New Orleans, at which place we arrived next day. New Orleans lias prrhups the most diversified population of any city in America. Originally settled by the French, U people know but little of the fomdsinepta) law# handed down for centuries aud inherent iu oyof) English community- The civil code only goes so fl‘ as to keep tho peace between man and man, taking no cognizance of the morel code which shapes the course of t,lio lives of men. Sabbath-breaking, gambling, wiles that catch theypuug and giddy, aud ull such Iniquities hold high carni val in New Orleans. On the other hand it is the home of some of the saintUost people you will meet any where In this country. The magnificence and extent of the Exposition at New Orleans, is diffi cult to comprehend. There is a great maze of exhibits of the indus trial achievements of this and many’ other cauutnes. It is impossible to believe that the world contains so great a variety of inter*ting ami cartons things until one secs an ag gregation of them at such a placo. The main building which covers thirty-three acres, ana Is filled up and down stairs with innumerable wonders of tho master hand of man from all parts of the world, by no means constitutes half of (be Exposition. The government build ing is a, t-Jyal of tins main building iu extent amV’lhe variety ot its wonders. H'sides these there are the horticul tural hall and the art building, the former made of glass and the latter of iron, both mammoth structures. Then there aro mtuUlner.v hall, with its thousands of buzzing wheels; the Mexican building, which iu architectural beauty and elegance of finish, stands unrivaled, the life-saving station on the lake, where all machines aud apparatus of the regular service are ou exhibition. The corps drills on the lake almost fYCff day and gives tho public an occular demonstration of how the ser vice is carried on.n the coast. A lit tfe cannon is fired and iu missile caw ies a cord to a wrecked vessel. AStrong rope is then drawn to the ahty in distie## andlhe work of re eding begun. Near-by U the elec tric railway, carrying fifteen or twenty people on a car anil running as tast as the ordinary railroad train. It rous between the largest boilpings ou the grounds. It is but a forta-re of what the world may oxpcct irom electric motors in the near future. Apart from all Ihe buildings is the old “Liberty Bell” mounted ou an open railroad car. rime and space fail us in writing of this gragd and magnificent exhibition of the wonders of the world. The display is of much greater extent Ilian at tho Philadelphia centennial, and the visitors at New Orleans, who were also at Philadel phia in 1876, nearly all say this ex hibition surpasses the former, effcep* ling the display in Ihe art Tall. If we feel like it will interest oar renders wo may w rite of some of these things that impressed us most, in our neat issue. We tal e this occasion to tendin' onr heartiest thanks forcourtcsiesreecived from the Georgia, the Central, the Savannah, Florida and Western, tie Louisville and Nashville, (he Western of Alabams, aud the Atlanta and West Point railroad. Those are lines fiat are well known to the public for tlicir niagifincent equipments and their great accommodation. 7’liey well dosorve tho prominence wuh which iboy have been brought ima public notice by tho gentlemen wo are managing them so wall, f GEORGIA GLEANINGS. Griffin wants a good hole!. The late oat crop is looking fine. Newnan isto have a skating rink. Small grain is doing spleudidly in Hancock. There is quite a flourishing liter ary Hub in Sparta. Hancock needs aboard oftaxasses sors, and she needs them badly. Now houses are going up in ovcar direction about Covington, Considerably over 1,000 commerclal*-f<4tflizer< liavv |pj so)il in Covington the present ion. The Amorlcus Ttceorder has been' sued for damages to tho extent of 110,000. The papers slato that Judge Bran ham "instructed tlio grand jury- qf Floyd county to indict about 800 it legal voters.” Tho Grand Lodge of the Kuights of Honor of Georgia will hold its annual meeting iu Marietta uext Wodnesdav. Nearly every grand jarv in the Btate that has hell a session tinea the January elm ions has recom mended a registration law. The birdctyal pull up com are saiT tube more destructive than usual this year. The guano trade in Hancock thla'season is about on a par will past years. It has been prclty heavy. - A petition to Major Green for a Sunday mail train on the G. J. and 8. 11. H. lias bran signed ami for wnrded bv Walton county citizens. Dr. James S. Jones, Judge Wm. Johnston and Mr. Joiiu E. Bcutou whose illness was rntiouneed !at week, are still quite sick Iu McDuffie. Jacob S. Ligh'scy committed sui cide in Macou between 3 and 4 o'clock, at hit residence, by shooting himself wilh a pistol through t!>u fight temple. 1 Savannah evidently stands high 1 in tho estimation of the new Adminis tration. Her cilixeus aro congratu lating t'uemselvea upon the distinotipn couferrod upon two of her aons. , Another Georgia rouuty—and lisa time one of commanding iuflucncel has deeroud that liquor mutt go. 4y a majority of four hundred, DeKnfb cottnty hat voted iu favor of prohibi tion. e v The Thomson Journal soys: “We have nothiug of interest to report concerning the smallpox tbia week. No new case has occurred,and tho ne gro child, reported last week, la got liftg Welti’ 'W ! 1 A o'tiren of tlie Quaker City, Mr. 1\ Fred, living at tine St., re cently spoke p.s follows j "Being af l!'...tcd with a diatVessing cough, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup wasrcccommcnd ed to me for teliof. I am happy) to say that a few doses not on’y gave me last ant rciicf, but ejected a compjetc cure.’’ Warren Leland, whom ererybody knows as lbs sueeoMful manager of the Largest Hotel Enterprises of Amsrioa, ssyt that while a pttsengor from Kew York on board a ship going around Capo Horn, hi the early days ot emigration to Cal ifornia, he learned that Odd of the o nicer ot the vowel bad - cured himself, during the roy age, of an obstinate disease by the use at Ayers Sarsaparilla. Since then Mr. Leland hat recommended Aye it’s Sausafabilla in nuMiy *lmi!ar we*, end he hai never yet heard of Its Lui uro to effect * radical core. Some year* xgo one of Mr. Lelavd’s fxnn laborers bruised Lis leg. Owing to the Lad state of his blood, an ugly scrofulous swelling or lump appeared on the Injured limb. Hor rible itching of the akin, with burning and darting paint through the lump, made life almost intolerable. The leg became enor mously enlarged, and running ulcers formed, discharging great quantities of extremely offensive matter. No treatment was of any avail until the man, by Mr. Lalako’s direc tion, was supplied with Aye as Saksapa f.illa, Which allayed the patu and Irritation, healed the sores, removed the swelling, and completely restored the lliub to use. Mr. Lxlaxd has personally used Ayers Sarsaparilla for Rheumatism, with entire success ; and, after careful observation, declares that, in bis belief, there is no medicine In the world equal to it for the cure of Liver Disorders, float, the effects of high living. Halt Xtheuin, Sores, Eruptions, and ail the various forms of blood diseases. We have Mr. Lklamv'b pertnLsslou to Invite all who may desire further evidence lit regard to the extraordinary curative powers of Arm's Sarsaparilla to see him person ally either at his mammoth Oeean Hotel, Long Branch, or at the popular Leland Hotel, Broadway, 27th and 28th Streets, Ne*v York. Mr. Lklakd’g extensive knowledge of the good done by thL unequalled erndicator of blood poisons enables him to give inquirers much valuable information. prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer A Cos., Lowell, Miss. BoM by all Druggists; 91, six bottles for EASTER CARDS! NOW ON HAND TaZEZNTIEtY CORDES. Petition for Incorporation. NOTICE OF THE FORMATION OF A COM* CANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD FROM AffttrSTA, OA., TO CHATTANOOGA. TKXN.. AND IT* TN ► TKNTION TO Al* I*l.Y FOR A CHARTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL RAILROAD I.AW OF THE STATE, AP PROVED axPNMttR $7. 1881 AND EXISTING AMENDMENT:* THEREOF. We tbi undersigned, Fhnl R. Pledge, W. M. 1 imi'crlebe, Alfred lWlter, 7,. JseCord, George T. Barnes; T. D . Casaw.-11, Clement A, Kveus, rf Aurnsta. Ga., end Wm, A. Cl,lirtenay, James B. Kilgerlon. George W. Wiltiania, .tr , John It. t’eck, and J F. A tiger, of Charleston, rt. C., do hereby agree tn form a company tor the purtmae ol rotiatructinH, main tainlng end operating a rattread C.r pnhlle nae. In the eofcveyance of pnsaonaand prut- a.y imm the city at Anguata, In the county of lUchmond_ aui date of Ucnrgia.an a tine aa near aa pnosteahle as a atraighl this to a point in (fie enuuty of Ca- Ipoaa, in aaid aiate. on th- toe dividing tho etalo of Thnnesseo from tho etata of Georgia. and at that piuukto ’-'e connected w.th a railroad to he con atmeted under the taa at tba state of is our,-as, either cpnneetiriß ellh aomc rallmat In the Mate Of Tenneaeee. now entering Iherftyof Chat tail's - lo arid State of T om-,---, or to be ouacrud, and direst from said pointer hafanenUon lo the eaM idly of Chattanooga, The following being "to eomilieain ihia Slate thee* h whieh or inioae k i the proponed railroad i *oi-u 0, ; to km gwue . Hlehmout, Colnmbie. Vineohi Wilkee, Ogleih-'vpe, Ktheil.Msdlsoajw a—ajiiwo'shu.k,:Jka.Hail# art Lnmpkin. th,w, 'ii, (Miner. Fanum. P|ehena, On*, ray. WhiltoH ant i'aauoaa. Said eflmpany to be uigaataed and eoodaeted In ronformity with all the reauUnona. pnortaieb- ad reqairemenla of the elatnte of the state of Georgia, known aa the sen era! tear tor the tn-sieperation of rallroade.appmved September 47, l.'-'it. and entillad an act to peorade a genesatl.w for the Incorporation of ralli-iada. and to regulate toe soon-, and eat-ting amendments theraof. The Cora pang thns tanae.l abaft he knoom iu, the Augusta and Chattanooga ttaile.ni Company, and the railroad bßiirtrocted hr Bawl compenrt through said eenntiea and between the foregoing dracnbvd point# ahntl he. aa near aa ran now ts. aacertainml. (no hundred and twenty rntloe tn length. Th# capital atoek of said Company shed he fonr millions ot (idlers, dinged Into feety thousand shares of rut hundred dollars each. Thr principal oflkmt and rraidenee ~f eeM Company fu this State -hall he in the City of Augualnandconnlj of kteh uiond. 11l witueas whereof we the Eaderaigaed. base hereunto signed the foregoing artietea ofemoefa tram said ham afltled eppoeito to oar signetnree the nnrthev of nheree agreed to be taken Uj tie iu said own pant, together with onr reapeetlde plaew ofteaidcncc; Paul U. Sl.ltxilt, fire shares, Augusta, ft a W M Tiailli AiK.firn share*. -f uguata tin 4l.min JiaXEK.Ven shares, Atqruntn, Oa. Mcl'oan. ten share*. .(ugnsta, Ga Ge<*. T. ltansns. fire share*, dnguala, Ga T. I> CvrrKi.t., fire shares, daguata. Oa. t'LEUEN’T A KvAKg.fire shares, A ngnsta.fta WM. A . CumVKKax, fire tharea, Chnrlea lon. S. C. Jas. K. Entirgro!*. (ire shares. Charles ton. S. C. Oro. W. WituAna, J*., fiTe shares, Char leston, S. C. ioHX B. I'gca. fire shares. Oha'-!eU;n. S C .1. K. .fdurß. five shared, Charleston, ft. C. O-'n hom Ike foregoing twelve persons shall be the directors far the first year. REMEMBER! BENSON LEADS, j jP A > 1 HUT NEYER FOLLOWS. — 30 000 Lbs Bacon 3,000 Bu. Genuine Rust 10 Tierces Lard. Proof Oats. 500 Sacks Salt. 75,000 Lbs. Bran. 200 Packages SMackei el 50 Bbls. Sugar. 50 Sacks Coffee. AND ALL THINGS ELSE AN THE GROCERY LINE AT PRICES WHICH DEiTY ALL COMPETITION. To Be Sold ffiA , tie Next 30 Dais Regardless of Value, to Cash Purchasers. 150 Pr’s White and Grev Blankets. 36 Lap Robes. 10,000 Yards Sheeting and Shirting. 10,000 Yards Georgia Checks. 2,000 Yards Osnaburgs. 2,000 Yards Georgia and Kentucky Jeans. A large lot cf Mens’ Hats, Trunks, Valises and Um brellas at a Dread Sacrifice. STOVES. 100 Stoves with all Fixtures complete, at less than Atlanta Prices. * \ just cill and see the greatest bargains ever of fered in Georgia. OIL PAINTINGS. 75 very Handsome and genuine Oil Pa nt 200 Beautiful Chromos, on almost every subject. ONE FIRST-CLASS 15 HORSE POWER ENGINE BOIIdEK, FOB SALE ON EASY TERMS. BUGGIES. WA GONS * HARNESS * IXJWEB THAN EVER BEFORE OFFERED IN GEORGIA. It will pay every man to call'.and know what the Leader’s prices are before purchasing. You will al u'ays find it will be money in your pocket if even you do not buy from him. BENSON needs every dollar that is due him and the only way to shun these hated duns is to pay'atlonce All debts not settled by the Ist of March, will be placed for collection in my attorney’s hands. BENSON is patient, but it must be borne in mind that he has debts to pay. No honest man ’can conscientiously speculate on BENSON S money by holding his cotton and not pay ing his honest debts. Pay your debts so that those you , owe can pay theirs.