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THE VICTIMS, THE TWELVE tfOMUt, THE BSKAE-
K1C1 AMD THE HELL CLUB.
rmrirnmlf n fllnrl—*• Commercial.
4 . Lokdmv, Jan© 5, 1873.
This i* an ago of chit*, and England is m*-
eminently the laud of clubs. We hear of
them springing op everywhere, and originat
ing in the oddest way. At Manchester there
is a club called “ The Victims.” Some years
ago a dozen gentlemen undertook to stand
sponsors for a North Quarterly Review,
which, after pubHshingr some very good arti
clea, died. Each of the dozen
diSd ere* cMted
“The Victims" In celebration and conso
lation of the payment, they met together to
dine, and have dined together as a club
once every month since, going the round of
each others houses by turns. Whenever one
of them dies another “Victim” is chosen,
unanimity in the selection being essential
It is now considered a high honor to become
a Victim. In London, some years ago, some |
students—twelve in number—formed them
selves into a society which is called "The
Twelve Apoetles.” Tbeir number has now
increased to over sixty. After their repast
some one, previously chosen by lot, reads a
paper on any snbject he wishes. All present
must then in turn give his criticism upon
what baa been read, extemporaneously, the
order in which the critics speak being ar
ranged by lot. Then we have the “Break-
FOR JULY.
FOB THE EtNEFIT OF THE
Southern Department
COMPBISING THE ST'.TES OF
DRAWINGS DAILY, AT 5 F. M.
Capital Prize $7,000.00
80,810 Prizes, Amounting to $58,353.20.
Tickets $1.00, Shares in Proportion
' GEORGIA, N, AND S.CAROLINA, E. FLORIDA AND E.TENN.
OF THE OLD AND RELIABLE
ternary combination of 78 numbers, making
76,076 ticket* and the drawing of 12 ballot*, there will I
be 220 prize*, ,-ach having three of the drawn num- I
bers on it; 4.35G, each having two of them cn; 1
25,740, each having one only oi them on; and also 1
46,700 ticket*. with neither of the drawn number* on
them, being blanks.
To determine tbe fate of these prizes and blanks, 78
number*, from 1 to 78 inclusive, will be severally
placed in a wheel on the day of the drawing, and 12 of
them drawu out at random: and that ticket having for j
its combination the 1st, 2nd, aud 3rd drawn numbers.
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL
(Fire) Insurance Co.
^ ,
neck Chib,” a sort of gymnastic association, ! will be entitled to the capital prize of $7,ooo oo
of which each member is bound theoretically I That ticket having on it the 4th, 6th, and 6tn
drawn nnmbera, t
That ticket liaviug on it the 7th, 8th, and 9th
drawn numbers, to..
That ticket having on it the 3d, 4th and 5th
drawn numbers, to 650 00
bat ticket having on it the 6th, Gth, aud 7th
drawn numbers, to 650 00
to break some limb or linger once a month,
on pain of expulsion. As this is not gener-
ally done, the members of the club are at each j That ticket having on it the ioth, ilth. and
meeting solemnly disgraced, and immediately ' numberB ; *? • •••••■• ry 660 00
re-elected on promise of more risky perform- j d “ ra w n i U mbe™ g to“ . “ . “ !??. !! «"
ancts in future. Then we have the “A. B. C., ' —-— •* — - .. ...—-»
that is, the Bicycle Clnb. It is composed of
a score or more of wealthy young gentlemen, ,
who bestow on their bicycles the affection ^ Tht , Ucke ,b, vin g' on '(tthe6th|'7thi and8th
which sporting men bestow on tueir horses J drawn i * — *
and hounds. They have a “meet” at some That tick,
spot in the neighborhood at about daybreak, !■
ana travel together over hill and dole, stop-;
ing at appointed places to lunch, aDd then to \ That ticket having on it the let, 2nd, and 4th
dine, and reaching home in the small hours. J drawnnnmbere. to........................ 650 Oo
a i . „ That ticket having on it the 1st, 2nd, and 6th
A historian is appointed on each occasion, l drawn numbers, to 21700
who takes notes of all their adventures, and | That ticket having on it the let, ad, andoth
dressea them np into a “sauce piquante" for | drawn numbers, to 217 00
the^tmonthV dinner of the elub which j AU^r^h^m^«h
is held ftt St. James restaurant, l^atelj there Those 66 tickets having on them the 1st and
has been formed the “Organon ” ® r%< i n ~A ■* v *~ •
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1815.)
| SECURED BY RE-INSURANCE IN TWO FIRST-CLASS NEW
ORLEANS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
HOPE, LEIGH & CO.
(SUCCESSORS TO YABNELL. LEIGH * COO
Commission !L£@rcli€u&ts,
FOOT OF MARKET 8TREET. CHATTANOOGA, TERR.
W PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS, AND CMS ADVMTCW'W COKBICTMENTH.
Special Rrterzncz—To Bonks of Chattanooga. ‘ ‘ may3-eod3m
PETER LYNCH,
JWMNlN* 10* • ■
$2 WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER,
And Wholesale Liquor Dealer, and Dealer in
6LA88WARE, CROCKERY, PROVISIONS, COUNTRY PRODUCE, AC.
Gibson’s Fin© Whiskies made a specialty in the Liquor line.
Just receiving now a large lot of
Seed Irish Potatoes, l.andreth’s Carden Seeds, Onion Sets, Gardenin
Tools, Ac.
Terms CASH.
-0-
dr*wn numbers, to 650 00
That ticket having on it the 9th, 10th, and
11th drawn numbers, to 650 00
COMBINED CASH ASSETS, -
The Atlantic Coast lie Passenger Route
TO
(All Northern Points and Virginia Springs.
S3 773 072 03 ! ! 3 T0 TI ! E Virginia springs, northern cities, Niagara falls, and all neweng-
LossesAdjusted with Liberalityand Paid Promptly.
a club of
scientific students, who go about, picnic fash- j
ion, to the most interesting geological, I
botanical or archeological localities, or to j
interview famous men of science.
Bat a Scotch tract now before me —
on© of a series, called the “Sterling Tracts, ”
because published in the old Scottish town of
Sterling, marked “Sixty-second million”--
announces the existence in Glasgow (if it
still exists) of one of the most unique clubs
of which I have heard. It is designated the
“Hell Club.” In addition to its weekly meet
ings, the “Hell Clnb” is represented as hold
ing annual saturnalia, which must have re
sembled the famous Walpurgis night orgies
of mediaeval Europe. According to the tract
the members “strove to excel each other in
drunkenness and blasphemy.” The tract
tells a story concerning a member of this club
which shows that the legend of Tam O’Shan-
ter has been found by the rigidly righteous
still a good card to play among the supersti
tious peasantry of the highlands. This
youth, a certain Archibald B., was handsome,
of brilliant talents, and easy fortune. Af
ter the excitement of one of the “ Hell
Club” annual meetings, this yonth dream
ed a dr£m, in which lie thought, as
he was g^ttg home on his horse, a stranger
seized the rein and said: “You must go with
me.” The young man struggled loose, clap
ped spurs into his horse, but however fast he
dew the stranger was still beside him, until at
length the rider was thrown. “Instead of
being dashed to the earth, as he expected, be
lound himself falling—falling—falling still,
as if sinking into the bowels of the earth, till
at length, a period being put to this mysteri
ous descent, he found breath to inquire of bis
companion, “Where am IV Whither are you
taking me?’ ‘To hell!’ replied the stranger;
and immediately interminable echoes repeated
the fearful sound, *To bell! to hell! to hell!’
At length a light appeared, which soon in
creased to ablaze; but instead of the cries,
groans and lamentings the terrified traveler ex
pected, his ear was saluted by sonnd of music,
' mirth and jollity. He found himself at tbe
entrance of a superb building, in which
the amusements and pursuits of earth were
carried on with a vehemence that excited bis
amazement, and he soon perceived that he
was among acquaintances whom he knew to
be dead, eich of whom was pursuing the ob
ject that had formerly engrossed nim. He
ventured to address bis former friend, Mrs.
D., whom he saw sitting, as had been her
wont on earth, absorbed a£ loo, requesting
her to rest from the game, and introduce him
to the pleasures of the place. But with a cry
of agony she answered that there was no rest
in bell ; that tney must ever toil on at those
very pleasures ; and innumerable voices
echoed, “There is no rest in hell!” Throw
ing open their vests, each disclosed in his bo
som an ever-burning flame. These, they said
were the pleasures of hell : their choice on j
earth was now their inevitable # doom. The
yonn<3 man entreated bis conductor to restore I
him to earth, to which he consented, adding |
as he quitted him, “ Remember, in a year 1
and a day we meet again !”
“The dreamer awoke feverish and ill, and t
whether from the effect of his dream or his !
previous orgies, was obliged to keep bis bed |
for several days, daring which time he formed
many serious resolutions to abandon tbe club
and think of better things. No sooner was
he well, however, than his old companions
surrounded him, aud having wrung from ;
him a confession of tbe cause of his detection ;
ridiculed it, and made him ashamed of his
good purposes. He resumed his course of
life. The dny of the annual saturnalia
came around. He was at the table,
hand, when the President, rising
accustomed speech, began with saying: ‘Gen
tlemen, this being leap year, it is a year and
a day since our last anniversary.* The woids
fell upon the young man’s ear like a knell; 1
but asbaised to expoae him
20 00
10 00
land Summer Resorts, ►hould note carefully tbe Price Lists aud Time Card* of this Line—its choice ol
ALL RAIL AND BAY LINE ROUTES!
1 It# inbrokeu movement by either, and absence of all disagreeable and midnight change.—and be certain and
; lt)U their tickets via Wilmington, and leave Atlanta by 8 o’clock a. m. train for Augusta, connecting there with
Th ugh Sleeping Cars to Wilmington and Through Trains to Baltimore, ALL RAIL, or to Portamouth for BAY
UR :. See Time Cards, Price Lists and small bills, for all information. Tickets on sale at all hours at Union
. Pm mger Depot. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
F. M. CLARKE, Assistant General Passenger Agent.
junel7-dlm H. M. COTT1NQHAM. O-nl Western Agon*
2nd drawn numbers, each.
Those 66 tickets having on them the 3rd and
4th drawn humbers, each 5 00 I
All other tickets (being 4,224) with two of the
drawn numbers on, each 2 00 i
And all those tickets (being 25,740) with one
only of the drawn numbers, each 1 0 i
CAPITAL FUZE
On Mondays capital will be $7,000 00
On Tuesdays and Fridays capital will be 4,500 00
On Wednesdays capital will be 6,000 00 I
On Thursdays and Saturday* 5,000 00 ;
For further particulars send for schemes.
No ticket which shall have drawn a prize of a supe- 1
rior denomination can be entitled to an inferior prize. j
Prizes payable forty (40) days after the drawing, and I
subject to the usual deduction of 15 per cent.
All prizes of $20.00 and under will be paid immedi
ately after the drawing.
Prizes cashed at this office
board of reference. Bath Tubs for the million!
HOWARC & CO.
m9p-feb 21
Managers,
ATLANTA, GA.
BEST SHUTTLE.
NO FRICTION ON !
Til o Bobbinl
FAMILY
BEST TENSION!
NO STRAIN ON
T lx o Thread!
FAVORITE
I.
NO DEPENDENCE
Oil Springs !
NO COGS!
NO CONCEALED MACHINERY! |
SEWI NG
■ by PERMISSION. I
A. AUSTELL President First National Bank.
JOHN T. GRANT President Citizens’Bank.
JAMES M. BALL President State National Bank.
JOSEPH E BROWN President Western and Atlantic Railroad.
BENJAMIN E. CRANE President Chamber of Commerce.
W. L. GOLDSMITH Comptroller General.
JOHN NEAL Director of tbe First National Bank.
A. K. SEAGOl’.’... Merchant.
DAVID MAYER of Cohen A Co
E. W. MARSH of Moore & Marsh.
W. B. LOWE of W. B. Lowe A Co.
A. C. WXLY of A. C. A B. F. Wyly.
H H. BOYLSTON of Crane, Boylston A Co.
C. L. REDWINE of Redwine A Fox.
THOMAS M. CLARKE ol T. M. Clarke A Co.
A. J. McBRIDE of McBride A Co.
HENRY BANKS of Heury Banks A Son.
JOHN R. WALLACE of Wallace A Fowler.
JOHN H. FLYNN of Stephens A Flynn.
E. P. CHAMBERLIN of Chamberlin, Boynton A Co.
W. J. GARRETT of Garrett A Bro.
G. T. DODD of Pc A G. T. Dodd A Co.
.T. W. RUCKER of Chapman, Rucker A Co.
j! L. WINTER Tobacconist.
MARK W. JOHNSON Agricultural Implements, etc.
GEORGE W. ADAIR Real Estate Agent.
JOHN H. JAMES Banker.
PERINO BROWN Cashier Citizens’ Bank.
W. H. TULLER Cashier First National Bank.
J. W. GOLDSMITH Cashier Georgia Banking and Trust Company.
Auditing Committee and Committee on Claims.
PERINO BROWN Cashier Citizens’ Bank.
W. H. TULLER Cashier First National Bank.
J. W. GOLDSMITH Cashier Georgia Banking and Trust Company.
JAMES H. LOW, ISRAEL PUTXAM, Agent,
WHO WOULD BE WITHOUT A BATH TUB?
WHEN YOU CAN GET A GOOD, SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL-LINED BATH
TUB, COMPLETE. WITH PLUG TO LET OUT THE WATER, FOR
$10.
OXTLY
$10.
FRANKLIN & EIHBERG,
Nos. 14 and 10 Whitehall Street.
Also, REFRIGERATORS, ICE CREAM FREEZERS, PUMPS, RAMS, GAS FIX
TURES. CHANDELIERS. METAL ROOFING. junel-tf
(Formerly Wood & Low, and late President
La. Equitable Life Ins. Co., N. Orleans,)
| General Manager Southern Department.
Atl anta,
Otltce No. !> James’ Bank Block,
Whitehall street,
C3r o o r g i a.
National Life
ITS MOTION
Is Positive.
ITS MACHINERY
XS SIMPLE!
MACHINE!
Agents Wanted, j OF
Address
WEEDS ”;,f® c t The United States of America,
Tie Great Seitlen Freiilt aafl Passeipr
ROUTE TO AN1) FROM NEW YORK
Via Savannah., Georgia.
T he fiust-class side-wheel steamships of this line sail from savannah and new
YORK, in connection with tbe CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA, EVERY TUESDAY. THURSDAY aud
SATURDAY. Make as quick time amt have superior accommodations to anv Steamship* on the Southern coasts
j»y THROUGH FREIGHT carried at as LOW RATES as any other route. All claims for loss, damage or
overcharge aettled promptly.
PASSAGE FROM ATLANTA TO NEW YORK, $27 50,
MEALS AND STATE ROOMS INCLUDED.
SG CARS on all Night Trains to Savai
'or Macon, the day before tbe Steamer* i
All oth^r information furnished by application to th** undersigned.
J uue!4-d3m
CEORCE A. M’CLESKEY, Traveling Agent, Steamship Co.’s
Office. No. 4 Kimball House.
WILLIAM M. BIRD & CO.
DAVID McBRIDE,
Washington, D. O.
SUCCESSOR TO
McBRIDE & SMITH,
MANUFACTURER OF
Cash Capital
FULL PAID.
$1,000,000!
b course oi
SS Fine Carriages,
Cash Assets •
i BRANCH OF1 ICE, Philadelphia, where the business of the Company is transacted.
- $2,563,911.63.
nea to the
jeera of bis companions, he ut down to the
feeat, plying himself with wine, to drown hia
intrusive thongirts, till in the gloom of a win
ter’s morning, be mounted bis horse to ride
homg. borne boon afterward the horse was
zing b| the rend side, and his mae-
te lying a few yards off.
emarkable story is no fiction; it is
ed fact. An account oi it was
I at hi time, and the whole imprea-
eion was brought np by tbe family, with the
exception of two or three copies which were
preserved. The moral is solemn, and not,
inconsistent with the teaching of Scripture.
Eliphaz said: ‘They that plow iniquity and
sow wickedness reap tbe same,’ (Job iv, 8)— .
and so forth; the moral each reader will be I
able to snpply from bis own resource of ling-
• ring depravity. Students of'mythology will
be interested to observe cropping np here lor
the service of the Evangelical Tract Society n
story conesponding in its leading features to
fables told by priests on the banks of the
Ganges in tbe infancy of tbe human race."
A correspondent of the Ciifninuati Enqui
rer insists that CoL Lewis D. Campbell is the
proper man to head tbe Democratic ticket in
Ohio, by reeason particularly of bis well-
known sympathy for the agricultural com
munity. It is singular how nanny friends of
the farmer are making themselves conspicu
ous in the country.
The Titusville (Peon.) Herald reports the:
discovery of a recent organization of nitro-1
glycerine thieve. in tbe oil regions, conn- j
tenonced and encouraged by several promi
nent operators. It says that tbe members. |
four of whom have been arrested, have secret j
passwords and mystic symbols, and are bound !
by oaths to secrecy and mutual protection. I
PHAETONS,
R0CKAWAY8 AND BU66IE8.
OFFICERS:
Repairing
Promptly and
Executed.
JO HS S. SCAT.
DAVID McBRIDE.
.15 Decatur Street
WILUB W A LUCS.
E. A. ROLLINS President
JAY COOKE Chairman Finance and Executive Committee.
H. D. COOKE. (Washington) Vice-President
) EMMERSON W. PEET Vice-President and Actuary
Neatly ! JOHN M. BUTLER, Secretary
| FRANCIS» GURNEY SMITH, M. D., Medical Director
WM. E. CHANDLER, (Washington,) Attorney.
Oils, White Lead, Colors,
WINDOW GLASS. NAVAL STORES. Etc..
No. 201 E. Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C.
AND
No. 8 Whitaker Street, SAVANNAH, GA.
SEAY L WALKER,
ROME, OA.
I E. A. ROLLINS,
| JAY COOKE.
J CLARENCE H. CLARK,
GEORGE F. TYLER.
WM. G. MOREHKAD.
I JOHN W. ELLIS.
DIRECTORS:
HENRY D. COOKE.
J. HINCKLEY CLARK.
WM. E. CHANDLER.
JOSH D. DUPREES.
EDWARD DODGE.
H. C. FAHNESTOCK.
mav2a-deod3iu
The Scofield Rolling
ATLANTA, - - -
.ompany,
GEORGIA,
MANUFACTURERS OF
COPPER STILLS.PLDHBIHG
GAS AND STEAM FITTING,
AND EXCLUSIVE AOF.XT8 FOR
Rote Hollow Ware and Sta
Manufacturing Company.
Ann Kinds of
Brass aM Ira Castings
made to order. *r
i BENJAMIN 5. ill K Atlanta, General Agent for Georgia.
11*very Town and t’ounty lji the State. Address—
COL. B.
General A*!But, at National ti
D. LAY,
>*-•. Atlanta. Georgia
J. D. BARNES & CO.
H
Corner Decatur and Bell Streets,
Dealers in Family Groceries and Country Produce,
ave sow in store and keep CONSTANTLY- on hand a well selected stock OF
FAMILY SUPPIilEB,
manufacturers of
Mercliant aid Bar Iron, Fisa Bar, Spite, Boils, Nats, Etc.
LARGE STOCK constantly on hand, and orders promptly filled. Lil**rel prices allowed
for Wrought, Cast and Scrap Iron, delivered at the Works, in exchange tor liir Iron.
RE-ROLLED IRON RAILS!
! Warranted equal to any made. A limited quantity of NEW RALLS made ou short notice.
SOUTHERN RAILROAD MEN
kre especially invited to call at onr Works and examine the quality of our RAILS, aud the
way that they arc manfactnred.
Capacity of the Works, lo.IHMI Tons per Annum.
Offloo nnd Warehoune tUo Works*
Fine SPRING CHICKENS, FRESH BUTTER and EGGS, always on hund.
Jjrl-tf
L. SCOFIELD. Jr..
Superintendent and Secretary.
niav28-tf
L. SCOFIELD.
President aud Treasurer.