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W. WATKIN IIK HU. INlilor.
A NIMJIiK IIVK.
'l li strong, common sense of the Satur
day Hovicw, Is becoming a matter of mo
ment if not congratulation. For a long
time we have read it instead of I’uncli,
and for the purpose of studying the char
acter of dccrepld, or effete systems and
classes. During our Presidential caul
paign, the utterances of our lory cousin
were exceedingly giolesque, and, consid
ering the phlegmatic nutuic of Sir James
or ids grace of , must he passed Into
history ns first class specimens of uncon
scious wit.
Hut anew day lias dawned, and the
age of reason returns. In a recent num
ber, on "The llrltish Empire, "the follow
ing language will answer for prool of our
assertion “The decision in the Hun Juan
case Is simplicity Itself. The Emperor of
Herman)/ lias, we are told, In the teiscst
possible language, decided that we are
entirely wrong, and the Americans on
lirely right.
Fortunately not a ; ingle print iple of in
Icriiatlonul law is involved In the decl ion
and no one * an possibly think that our
government was in the wrong either in
adhering to the Kngtish interpretation of
the treaty of 1B4(5, or in submitting the
matter Vo arbitration
Ccrtuinly not, cousin John, certainly
not! You have shown in a remurkuhit) de
gree the qaliliss of "do unto others,” etc.,
lor which we are duly thankful. We will
not twist you with anythin) like fear, nr
immnnllnoKH. Only we eannot forbear
saying that too iiiueli “rum" between the
beginning and the “finis” ot your interna
thmnl article, makes a rum thing of it.
Here, for example, you say, "The Ameri
cans weir principally impelled to insist
on their claim to the San Juan group be
ciiuac these islands w ill ulliird to all Amer
ican Heel a port of great advantage In
ease of a war w ith England."
If you think so. cousin John, you are
the must contemptible eowaied alive, and
we despise you !
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% NO I lll.lt.
They have plearunt triangidai squibs at
Savannah Tow n indulging in, hy those
noble minims of the press, the "News,"
Hie liepublicnn" and the "Advertis
er." it seeiu* that the Uopublle re
cently gave a long article In ostensible
vindication of the credit of our la-loved
Slate, and. thcrolbro, the Executive was
induced, or "look n notion" to liny up
tire thousand copies of said article, for
"trausuiission abroad" as our English eons
ins say. Now, who pays for those fire
thoueand , asks lilanehc and Tray v
Hereupon the ltepubliciin becomes
tun, and, in faint imitation, of the Tclu
gruph and Messenger when its feathers are
milled, lait with Iwttei ginmumr, Intimates
its vast importance and proposes to settle
with the little fellows at twenty live tents
per line, ate. Now, we happened to rend
lie great article in question, and, for our
lutore, or, us our ancient city cotempo
rary would say—•• hy the rod," we could
not make a silk purse out of it ' If
it will strengthen our credit abroad,
then our credit—is easily comforted,
and, moat any thing would do as Well, say,
a dose ol Simmons Regulator, or a copy
of Harris' witticisms, or even a volume of
the controversial w ritings of the Atlanta
t'uiislitulioii vs. the Hun !
We do not mean to say I hut the Arlielo
in question, wins ill conceived, badly writ
ten or that it lacked weight and breath
and depth, or, that it did not touch upon
our credit, hy no means Hut no
sooner did it strike the currents
of l-'.ui ope than llie llank of England sent
up its interest to an unprecedentedly
high figure !
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Tin: condition of the English navy, is
aw akening wide discussion in England.
Tlir fact tlmt other u ilium arc augment
ing, ami have already afloat, powerful,
perhaps more powerful navies tlian Omit
Itrilutn. ercnles, naturally, a lee!ing of in
security ami ilistiusl
Tlie probability is ilmt, Hie government
will take imtuediale meaauie* to remedy
the apparunt defect.
Tntc New Orleans Picayune, in uti ex
eellent article on "The Omm! la-sson of
the Election,” says, "Money has ever
Iwen the most eiirrupting element in all
society."
This is doubtless true in the concrete,
hut so far as tee arc concerned, we pro
nounce it utterly false in lAe abstract, as
the Hindoo cat said, when site vindicated
her innocence of love for bird flesh
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Tin a tar Mr. Ureelcy'a majority In our
St ate is too small to talk about, and makes
us ashamed Ninety-seven counties re
turn a majority of 11, fin only. This is a
tearful falling off, and presents a curious
study—or introduction to lhe study of
Georgia politic*.
A i it am. K w ill lie made Iu the schedule
of the Macon and Western Kail lead on
next Sunday We ate informed il will!
likely tie altered to the saute time the
trains run below (be recent change j
ti'nJßu Am.
We are truly glad to hear ol tin- above,
and ho|s- the rumor is correct
A CmcAoo court lias decided that it is
* era lire ujh>u an lusttraace company to
luwy'lice when a policy expires a
library 4 just recovered the lose of his
ib r this decision.
imtoit hi:.
We clip from the editorial coluuis of ,
Suvaiiuah Advertiser, the following hrorh
ure of wisdom in a nutshell, and also con
sistency in a fact. Wo do it f"r fun.
H. H. J. i of the Macon Telegraph and
Messenger, lias tills to say of Savannah
"Having therefore no hack eeuntry to
maintain it, Savannah is virtually and
wholly dependent upon her foielgu com
nierco for her growth and pio*|H-rity.
Happily, as m the case of some ol the an
cient cities, this a prolific source of wealth
and aggrandizement A visitor toiler long
line of wharves,crowded with the shipping
of every civilized nation, ull busily cugag
ed in discharging their varied cargoes,
would tie astonished nt the magnitude of
her trade. No wonder that her people are
merchants princes, and so many evidences
of splendor and opulence ure to he obser
ved on every side. The cotton business
of the present season lias far exceeded that
of last year. It is a noteworthy fact also,
that of the immense sums falling due in
hunk on the first instunt nearly every dol
lar was promptly covered with the cash.
Asa consequence money is comparatively
easy, and the merchants are doing a most
encouraging and satisfactory business
Tbe transactions of wholesale houses have
been very heavy, ami all Unit Is wanting
to make Savannah the grand entrepot of
Southern coniintrcc, is direct importations
from abroud by one or more line ol ocean
steamships. Until these are established we
never can be really independent ot tbe
North, though many interior merchant*
now do their trading here."
The unsophisticated reader will not fail
to lie struck with the, —now you see it und
now you don't see it, of so aide a commer
cial paragraph.
1. Savannah's growth and prospciity, is
the result of foreign commerce lb’-
warves aro "crowded win, the shipping of
every civilized nation, all busily engaged
in diitrhart/ing their varied cargoes, etc.,
etc , ml tickenum.
2. Ha van null would he a good, great
place—"grand entrepot*' is the word, il
there were " direct importationn from
abroad " etc., etc. Doubtless, O Dauiel,
thou prophet of southern elections, dis
poser of scalawags, and—friend of all !
’i*inriK oi’
Mil Til UK* 11001**1.
The following, from a late number of
the Bulurdoy Keview, treats of works well
and favorably known among us, one a
compilation, the other a closely written
life of our undying hero —it. K. Lee, by
Miss Emily V. Mason of Virginia
Two works by Miss Emily Mason pos
sess a considerable, if a melancholy, in
terest, especially for that very large class
ol Englishmen who have not wholly for
gotten their former sympathy for the he
roic endurance of tho Southern people,
the splendid military qualities of the Con
federnie soldiers, the diameter of their
great leader, and the terrible catastrophe
which crushed their hope and mined
their epuntry. The one is it collection
of Southern poems, written during the
war, ami called forth by its various inci
dents and by the sutlerings which it in
volvcd. Muuy of them are touching und
graceful, amt several are spirited , but on
the whole we are surprised that so grand
a theme and so exalted a state of feel
ing should have called forth so little poe
try of real merit —so little that can stir the
hearts even of those who felt most warmly
for Hie cause who vicissitudes of fortune
gave occasion to these pieces, and for the
gniluiil men aud patient women whose
deeds and whose sorrows are therein ro
cortled. There are scarcely in the w hole
collection half-a-dozen pieces worthy of
being included in an American anthology
with even the political poems of Lowell or
W hit tier, and not above two or three which
are likely to tix themselves in the memo
lies of Knglihli readers. The touching
Utile picture of tho sentry’s murder, "All
quiet along the l’olomae to-night," the
stirring Invocation to (lie "Old Line
State,” which, in spite of the extreme
carelessness and badness of some lines and
stanzas, deserved its high popularity
as a patriotic ballad ("My Maryland.")
aud llie lively little song, so redolent
of the bivouac nud llie watchflru,
so dear even yet to tho memories
of the "old brigade,” which recalls the
military and personal peculiarities of
“Stonewall Jackson’s way,” ure all fa
miliar to English readers of American
poetry. So is that inexpressibly mournful
elegy iu which the wail of a defeated, hu
miliated and ruined nation over its dead
hopes aud humbled pride finds such
thrilling expression—“ Tho Conquered
Haulier.” incomparably the best piece in
the volume. Hut of those which are new
<" though there are several which wt
arc glad to nave m<,, tUuiu i„ lonily otic
which will linger in our memory along
with these, or which Is likely to recall to
future generations of Southerners the pas
sinus, the sorrows, ami the glories of the
great wariu which their fathers tought so
vainly, but so well. The other volume
Is u popular Life of General Lee , e\
eoedingly readable, and worthy of some
thing more than ephemeral popularity.
The report of such a career could lmrd
fail to he at once interesting anil instruc
tive , for such a tile and such a nature are
rare Indeed even among the noblest per
sonages of history, and contains every
thing that can contribute to render a bi
ography attractive to renders of all ages
and all tastes We have a story as event
ful as that of the most adventurous heroes
of romance, as sad os the saddest tragedy .
a character as pure and as lolly, as simple
and true, as that of the purest ideal of
chivalry , a spirit as deeply and devoutly
religious, a faith as strong, a morality os
striet :ts ttisi of the sternest Puritan,
coupled with a perfect simplicity, charity,
and freedom from everything like cant or
atlecllon. General Loe’s piety was of that
type which the Anglican Church, to which
he belonged, seems peculiat !y to encour
age and approve . quiet, somewhat re
tinet. never obtruded on others, yet felt
and sr'en in every act and every speech,
his soldierly simplicity, liis high-bred
courtesy, wore as remarkable as Ids great
ness in command and bis heroism in
disaster.
Such a life eveu the worst biographer
could hardly mar . and Miss Mason tells
its story in a style worthy of the subject—
ktraigbUorw ard and simple, clear and prac
tical . not hero-worship either to load her
uanutivc with unnecessary letters and tri
vial ancedotev or to spotl it by intrusive
eulogies. What is yet more creditable to
a feud nine biographer, she contrives to
tell the story of Ice s campaigns as it
sliouhl bo told for the general public
avoiding all technical explanations and
military details, yet making the general
course of events perfectly intelligible,
choosing the standpoint of the chief whose
history she is writing, and making her
accounts of bailies and marches really a
I*ol of General Lee s biography, aud not
a degression into the hisiorv of Coufede
rate States, or into the records of the
Army of Virgiuiu. There is not very j
much that is new in her work ; hut there
are few interesting and characteristic an
ecdotes, especially of the General’s Inter
years, which we do not remember to have
seen before, which are well told and well
worth telling.
FAYING AN ELECTION BET.
A ORRKLKY MAN CAIUIIKfI A. <• HAN'T
VOTKH FROM I .N’ION W|BAIIK TO 1101/8- !
TON AM) 81 I. MV AN STREETS FOR A
wAO Kit—A TORCHLIGHT riux 88010N —
A OK l(M AN BAND AND A THOUSAND
PERSONS ACCOMPANY Til KM —WILD EX
OITKMKNT AND THE GREELEY MAN
WINS.
On the day after the Democratic Con
vention which met at Uallimore had nom
inated Horace Greeley for the high office
of President of the United Kuites two
gentlemen had a friendly discussion as to j
the merits of that candidate ut No. 12. J j
West Houston street, ut the house of Mr. |
Henry llusch. The names of the two
gentlemen were Mr. Lionel Keane, a clerk
in tbe house of William G. Leusk & Cos .
who are the importers of laces, next door
to the Ht. Nicholas Hotel, and Mr. Win.
II Van Gicson, proprietor of an oyster
saloon, ut 112 West Houston street. Gen
eral Grant hud been nominated ut Phila
delphia on the !lth of June, in convention,
and Mr. Greeley’s nomination followed In
July.
Mr. Van Gieson Is a Grant mail.
WKIOIIH ONE HINDKEI) WO MXTV-TWO
POtNI'B
and is exuetly six feet high, according to
ids own statement. lit: wears a high
black castor and has a pair of small Dun
dreary chop whiskers. He is of slender
frame, but has large bones, and all bis re
lations for eighyt live year have been in
the oyster business Mr. \an Gieson has
a model of an oyster schooner in Ids place
of business.
Mr. Lionel Keanu is a New Yorker,
wiio weighs 1 l!l pounds, and i* live leet
eleven and a half inches high. Doth of
the political antagonists were exactly
twenty-six yeais of age. Tbe mutton
chop whiskers of Mr. Keane were not so
large or so productive a-t those of Mr. Van
Gicson hut he had a clear eye, a solid
form and a determined look.
Mr. Van Gieson hacked Grant very en
thusiastically. and declared that ho would
he elected. Mr. Keane believed that Mr.
Greeley would he our next Piesldent, und
was willing to give odds on his election.
• Don't let us list money on the election
or we will lose our votes,” said Mr. Keane.
"Well, if you are satisfied, I am,"replied
Mr. Nan Gieson. "What will we do?"
"Let us do something: let us wheel the
man who loses up Hroudtvay after tlie
election ”
"No,” said Keane, “if I I >se 1 will carry
you on my hack from the house of Mr.
Henry llusch, 12.7 West Houston street,
to Union square, and I will take around
the statue ol Lincoln three times and then
down Broadway to 12.1 West Houston
street agian. We must have a hand of
music and a torchlight procession to ac
company us, so that we can have some
good fun
"And if Grant is beaten 1 will cairy a
loaded musket in my shirtsleeves up and
down before Husch’s door for three hours,
with a loaded knapsack full of bricks,”
said Van Gieson.
THE AOUKKMKNT WAS MADE,
and last evening the bet was paid. Mr.
Keane, who felt had that Horace Greeley
had been defeated, w as ready last evening
to pay his forfeit. A great crowd began to
assemble at 123 Houston street, and Henry
liuscb bad all be could do to serve lager to
the thirsty mass. Keane was the first
man to make bis appearance ami lie looked
cool, quiet and calm, like Hilly Edwards
before a light. Van Qicson came soon
after, and the Herald reporter interviewed
him briefly. He wanted to bet every way—-
"hundred to twenty live" that Keane could
not carry him, or a hundred to twenty-five
that Keane would carry him. The peo
ple begun to look for ihe German hand,
who had been at the saloon, but could not
be found. Van Qicson ate four fries ear
ly in the morning, and at two o'clock
Keane dined ou roust beef, beans and
mince pie. The crowd was swelling all
the time, aad soon the people in the street
saw them coming. They find walked all
the way from Third street and Third av
enue to save the live cents ear fare on the
Houston street ear.
A mo FI'RSITUItE THVOK.
was tilled with oaken chairs, and the
crowd poured in. A. man in the truck
bore a large American Hag. A barouche
was ready, with a driver, who never laugh
ed while the journey was being made.
The German hand got into the truck, and
the barouche followed up Houston street
to South Fifth avenue, nml through Amity
street to Broadway, with Keane, Vau
Glesou, Henry Husch and the Herald re
porter sitting together. A young gentle
man named Andrews carried a permission
(io Mi Superintendent Kelso lo "form
a procession ten feet in width inside of
the curb," which lie showed to everyone,
at Ihe head of u mass of one thousand per
sons The truck with the band of music
reached I’liion square, the hand playing
crazy waltzes all the time, to the amuse
moot.of the people ou the sidewalks and
in the windows, who could not under
stand it, and who believed it to be a circus
just arrived.
Arrived nl Union Square, some solemn
ceremonies were performed. The barouche
was drivcu around the Liucoln statue
twice, and Keane stood up ami took oil'
his overcoat, which lie passed to a man
with a romantic goalee to hold. Thou
\ an Oeison took oil' his clonk and frock
coat and vest, and
AS THE BAND PLAYED,
lie apiH'aied standing up in the barouche
with Keane amid the eheers of the large
crowd, the moving of Chinese lanterns
and the blaze of lire works. Solemnly
Van Gcison cried out, "I want another
drink," and Keane answered, us lie de
scended to shoulder bis political antagon
ist, "No. 1 won't let you do that. 11l be
blamed if I am going to carry a whiskey
distillery down Broadway. You have
got enough already " (Cheers.)
Then Keane said, "1 want that surcingle
to put around and over my hips." Then
he stooped his hack and Van Giesou. with
an inebriate shout, leaped across his back,
having
DIVESTED HIMSELF OF HIS SHOES
a moment licfore. The procession was
loruied, the hand stretched itself across
Broadway. the young men with the Chi
nese lanterns tonned also with a ludicrous
gravity, and to one of Strauss'wild and
demonical waltzes, and amid screams,
catcalls and yells of laughter, the insane
march proceeded down Broadway.
ll is simply impossible for the Herald
reporter w ho left Hie barouche and march
ed alongside of Keane and Van Geisou
down Broadway to eveu attempt to de
scribe tlie most uproarious of uproarious
oi scenes Its like will uerer probably be
seeu again iu our greatest street. People
came out of stores and buildings to shout
and scream, and tlie excitement was awful.
1 here was the man. in his white linen
shirt, jumping up and down on the back i
of the perspiring Keane, aud the hand
playing the w idest of waltzes all the time.
A request was made that they should play
cither tire "Star Spangled llanner " or the
“Wacht and Klreitn ” but, strange to say,
they could not perform either.
AT ISLEF.KF.It STREET
and Broadway, Keane took a rest in the
middle of the street,according to agreement,
the band played again while lie took a drink
of brandy and sat on a chair, carefully
keeping the legs of Van Gieson off the
pavement while getting the drink Irom a
bottle, which Van Gicson smashed after
words. The band again played. '1 he
march down Houston street was a scene
of wild triumph, and when the crowd
reached 12.'t Houston street three rousing
cheers were given for a plucky little Uicc
le/ man, who had struggled so bravely
and had run so well.— Herald.
AN ADDRESS.
By the United States Centennial Com
mission.
To the People of the United Stater :
The Congress of tho United Slates has
enacted that the completion of the One
Hundredth Year of American Independ
ence shall ho celebrated hy an Intel na
tional Exhibition of the arts, manufactures,
and products of the soil and mine, to be
held at Philadelphia, iu 187fi, and has ap
pointed a commission, consisting of repre
sentatives from each State and Territory,
to conduct the celebration.
Originating under the auspices of the
National Legislature, controlled hy a Na
tional Commission, and designed as it is to
“Commemorate the first Century of our
existence, hy an exhibition of the natural
resources of the country and their devel
opment, and of our progress iu those arts
which benefit mankind, in comparison
with those of older Nations." it is to the
people at large that the Commission look
for the aid which is necessary to make the
Centennial Celebration the grandest anni
versary the world lias ever seen.
That the completion ol the first century
of our existence should be marked by
some imposing demonstration is, we be
lieve, the patriotic wish of the people of
the whole country. The Congress of tbe
United States has wisely decided that the
Birth day oi the Great Republic can he
most fittingly celebrated by the universal
collection and display of all the trophies
of its progress. It is designed to bring
together, within a building covering fifty
acres, not only the varied productions of
our mines and of the soil, but types of all
the intellectual triumphs of our citizens,
specimens of everything that America can
furnish, whether from the bruins or the
hands of her children, aud thus make evi
dent to tbe world the advancement of
which a self governed people is capable
In this "Celebration” all nations will
bo invited to participate ; its character be
ing International. Europe will display
her arts and manufactures, India her curi
ous fabrics, while newly opened Cliiua
and Japan will lay bare tbe treasures
which for centuries their ingenious people
have been perfecting. Each land will
compete iu generous rivalry for the palm
of superior excellence.
To this grand gathering every zone will
contribute its fruits aud cereals. No min
eral shall be wanting ; for what the East
lacks the West will supply. Under one
roof will the South display iu rich luxu
riance her growing cotton, aud the North
in miniature, tiic ceaseless machinery of
her mills converting that cotton into cloth.
Each section of the globe will send its
best offerings to this exhibition, and each
State of the Union, as a member of one
united body politic, will show to her sister
States and to the world, how much she
can add to the greatness of the nation of
which she is a harmonious part.
To make the Centennial Celebration
such a succoes as Hie patriotism aud the
pride of every American demands will re
quire the co operation of the people of the
whole country. The United States Cen
tennial Commission has received no Gov
ernment aid, such as England extended to
her World's Fair, mid France to her Uni
versal Exposition, yet the labor and re
sponsibility imposed upon tho Commission
is ns great as either of those undertakings.
It is estimated that ten millions of dollars
will he required, and this sum Congress
Ims provided shall be raised by stock sub
scription, and that the people shall have
the opportunity of subscribing in propor
tion to the population of their respective
States and Territories.
The Commission looks to the unfailing
patriotism of the people of every section,
to see that each contributes its share to
the expenses, and receives its share of the
benefits of an enterprise in which all are
so deeply interested. It would further
earnestly urge the formation in each State
and Territory of a centennial organization
which shall in time see that county' associ
ations are formed, so that when the na
tions arc together in 1870 each Common
wealth cun view with pride the contribu
tions she lias made to the national glory.
Confidently relying on the zeal and pa
triotism ever displayed by our people in
every national undertaking, we pledge
and prophecy, that the Centennial Cele
bration w ill w orthily show how greatness,
wealth and intelligence, can be fostered
by such iuslitulious as those which have
for one hundred years blessed the people
of the United States.
Joseph It. llawi.ey, Fres.
Lewis Wai.n Smith, Tern. Sec.
DK. WRIGHT.
DS NT! ST,
HAS removed to Boardman’s Block, over
Pendleton A: Ross', corner Mulberry and
| Second sts., Macon, Ga.
nov7-3m.
FOR RENT.
(\NK live room house on First street, be
* tween Oak and Tine, near the residence
j of 11. L. .lavvett, in good repair. All necessary
out buildings and good well of water on the
promises. Kent cheap.
J. E. ELLIS,
At offlee of Ellis ,Vt Cutter.
tiov'J-Jk
Aiimam. L Bin r*. Eihiak A. Boss.
COAL AM) WOOD.
\\ T I arc ready to till orders at reduced rates
T 1 for tlie very best
COAT CREEK and ANTHRACITE COAL,
t'OKF. and BI.ACKSMI Til COAL,
also best
I'PLAN'D OAK a L d IIICKORV WOOD.
Orders left at the office of A. G. Butts, at
store of Winship A Callaway, oral yard M. A
" ■ ft-, will receive prompt attention.
BUTTS A- ROSg
. A i n:> riON ;
INSURANCE AGENTS.
\ Ll Insurance Agents doing business in
TV t: city are re..nested to eail at this office,
make returns ami pay a tax of 2'-, per cent, on !
their receipts to Sept. 1. Bv order ef Council '
chas. j. Williamson,
Treasurer.
ANNOUNCEMENT*
(.Eo. F. Chbektis announced ns acanilldutv
for Sheriff of Bihbconntv, subject to the Dem
ocratic nomination. novlS td
Ed. G. Jeffubs is announced as a candidate
for City Treasurer, subject to the Democratic
nomination. no\ l.t td
Wi: til.- lot. I- Ol H o'" 1 mil!} utmoimiT
Win. Ellison Gross os a candidate for Sheriff,
subject to the nomination of the Democratic
party. novlil-tf
<>. P. Finnki Is ai <fir Tax- Beoelv
or of Bibb County, subject t • the nomination
of tho Democratic Party. novlStf
I hereby announce myself a • audidate for
Sheriff of Bibb county—subject to the nomina
tion of the Democratic Convention.
novlStf S. D. Rainey.
The friends of Maj. John A. McManus an
nounce him as a candidate for re election us
Clerk of Council of the city of Macon.
novl'2-tf.
The friends of Chas. J. Williamson hereby
announce him as a candidate for re-election to
the office of City Treasurer. novlti-tf.
The undersigned announces himself ns a
candidate for Treasurer for Bibb county, sub
ject to the Democratic nomination.
novl2tf Felix Cosput.
The friends of W. T. N’eLSOK announce him
as a candidate for Tax Collector for Bibb coun
ty, subject to the Democratic nomination.
novl2-tf.
After repeated solicitations from friends and
mature deliberation, feeling it to be our duty to
benefit our fellow-citizens in every manner pos
sible, we have concluded to announce ourself a
candidate for the House, sign und ornamental
painting, subject to nothing but greenbacks or
city scrip, and pledge ourself if elected to do our
In si for ourself, and not go back on our consti
tuents. WINDHAM* CO.
Under Spotswood Hotel, Macon, Ga.
novlS-tf.
XKtV A!> VHIITLSK.HKNTS
TAXPAYERS of 188 COUNTY
'ITTILL please read the following, and gov-
VY cm themselves accordingly. As this
order has been made to me, I have no discre
tion, and must obey. F. M. HEATH,
Tax Collector of Bibb County.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S OFFICE, )
Atlanta, Ga , Nov. 4, 1 57:3. f
To Tir Collectors:
There is, at present, but little money in the
State Treasury, not enough to pay the interest
now due and falling due on the public debt.
In addition to (his, the officers of the Lunatic
Asylum, and of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind
Asylums, are in need of the money appropri
ated to their respective institutions.
You are, therefore, directed to send to the
Treasurer of the State, as provided by law, all
money collected by you, in sums of live hun
dred dollars, as rapidly as you can collect it.
I will take this occasion to say to each of
you, that you must settle your accounts
promptly at this office by the 15th of Decem
ber, proximo, the time fixed by law. Should
you fail to do so, it will be my duty to issue
executions against you and your sureties.
Make your settlements promptly, thereby sav
ing me this necessity, as well as expense and
trouble to yourselves and bondsmen.
Respectfully, MADISON BELL.
nov!3-3t Comptroller General.
A PROCLAMATION.
UEORCU:
BY JAMES M. SMITH, GOVERNOR OF
SAID STATE.
Whereas, Official information has been re
ceived at this Department that Jim O. Pry,
(col'd) alias Jim Wilson, stands charged with
the crime of Rape, in the county of Bibb, in
this State; and, whereas, the same Jim O.
I Pry, alias Jim Wilson, did on the 7th day of
| November, 18?2, make bis escape from the ofli
! cers having him in charge, and is now at large,
I have thought proper, therefore, to issue
this my Proclamation, hereby ottering a re
ward of Two Hundred anil Fifty Dollars for the
apprehension and delivery of the said Jim O.
Pry, alias Jim Wilson, to the ShcrilV of said
county and State. And Ido moreover charge
and require all ofllccrs in this State, civil and
military, to be vigilant in endeavoring to ap
prehend the said Jim (). Pry, alias Jim Wilson,
in order that he may be brought to trial forthc
ortbnsc with whieli he stands charged.
Given under mv hand and the Great Seal of
the State at the Capitol in Atlanta, this
eleventh day of November, in the year of
ourAord Eighteen Hundred and Seventy
two, and of the Independence of the Unite and
States of America the Ninety seventh.
JAMES M. SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
David G. Cotting, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:
Pry is live and a half feet high, very black,
with both legs crooked back below the knees,
wears beard on chin and lip. novlo lt
The Groat Democratic Journal,
THE VOlHi
WEEKLY NEWS.
BENJ. WOOD, Editor and Proprietor.
A Mammoth Eight I’ngc Sheet, Fifty six
Columns of Heading Matter.
Contains all tin nar.s, foreign, domestic, po
. litical and general,with full and reliable market
reports. Each number also contains several
i short stories, und a great variety of literary,
agricultural and scientific matter, etc , etc.,
I constitutin':, it is confidently asserted, the
i most complete weekly newspaper in this
country.
TERMS. $2 A YEAR.
Imluwiu'iifs in Clubs:
Five copies, one year $ 9 00
; Ten copies, one year, ami an extra copy
I to the sender 15 00
Twenty copies one year, and an extra
copy to sender 25 00
Fifty copies one year, and an extra copy
j to sender 55 00
Part it's Hu lint/ clubs as above, may retain 20
| ;>'r cent, of the money neeiieti by than, as com
• jMnsatioH.
| Persons desiring to act as agents supplied
, with specimen bundles. Specimen copies sent
{ free to any address. All letters should be di
rected to
NEW YORK WEEKLY NEWS,
Box 3.755,
novl3-tf A One York City 7W Office.
Dutch Flower Bulbs.
r rMIK subscriber has received a select stock
X of Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, i
etc., etc . directly imported .from Holland. F'or |
price list apply at the store of G. Beggs, Cherry I
street, or to I). MILNE.
Macon, Ga.
Also a large stock of Wilson's Strawberry 1
plants, warranted pure. D. M.
oeUlVtw.
DR. P. H. WRIGHT
1) ESPECTFULLY tender his professional
\ services to the citizens of Maeon and vi
cinity. Office at Drug Store No. 3 Brown
House Block. Residence at Hev. Samnel Boy
kin's, Georgia avenue. Calls left at either
plan- will receive prompt attention, oeliitf
W- A WS,
Corn, Bacon and Fir Unpin
OF MIDDLE GEORGIA.
Corn, Bacon, Flonr,
Salt, Bagging, Ties,
Sugar, Coffee. Etc.
THAT CELEBRATED BRAND OF FLOUR,
“THE PEIBE OP DIXIE,'
Tire Bestfia the "World, Always on Hand.
I claim superior facilities in the purchase of
CORN, BACON, FLOUR, BAGGING TIES, ETC., ETC,,
And I will make it to the interest of Merchants and Planters to call on me with their MONEY
or GOOD PAPER. Reasonable time given to all good parties.
W. A, HUH 1 ,
97—tf
WOOD AND COAL.
I HAVE established, near the Macon & West
ern Railroad Depot, an ample yard with
Fairbanks’ best scales) to supply all kinds of
Wood and Coal, in any quantity/at the lowest
market rates.
WEIGHT, MEASURE and
QUALITY GUARANTEED.
A share of public patronage is respectfully
solicited. Orders left at the otflccs of Messrs.
11. lx. Jewett, Greer, Lake & Cos., Turpin &
Ogden, through Postoflice, or at the Yard, will
have prompt attention. Come and see
122-200 MILOS FREEMAN.
ANNUAL FAIR
—OF THE —
Agricultural and Mechanical
association or ukokgia.
\\7 ILL commence at tlicir Fair Grounds at
T t Savannah, Georgia,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 1572,
And continue six days.
Ihe central Railroad passes by the grounds.
For Premium List or information, address
J. 11. ESTILL, Secretary,
132-til Savsnnah, Ga.
Change of Schedule.
SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFCE, 1
Macon & Brunswick Kaii.road Cos., \
Macon, Ga., October 30, 1873. j
ON and after Thursday October 31, 1873,
trains on tills road will run as follows :
DAT PASSENGER TRAIN, DAILY (SUNDAYS EX
CEPTED.)
Leave Macon 9-15 A M
Arrive at Jcsup " (i';3s p. m.
Arrive at Brunswick 10:00 p. m.
Leave Brunswick 4:30 a. m.
Arrive at Jcsup 1P45 A M *
Arrive at Macon 5:10 r. m'
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN, DAILY.
Leave Macon 8.25 p. m
Arrive at Jesup 5,00 a m
Arrive at Savannah 8.30 a. it
Leave Savannah 7,30 p'm
Leave Jesup 11.10 p m
Arrive at Jlaeon 7310 A. m
Both day and night teains connects closely
j at Jesup with trains to and from Florida.
\ UA WKI VSVH.I.i; xit AIN DAILY, (SYNDAYS EX
CEPTED.)
Leave Macon 2:50 p. m.
Arrive at Hawkinsville 0:25 p. m.
Leave Hawkinsville 0:55 a. m.
Arrive at Macon 10:35 A. M.
WM. MacREA.
I'ttf General Superintendent.
Ciiange of Schedule.
MACON AND WESTERN R. R. CO., I
Macon, Ga., October 31, 1572. f
(\N and after Sunday November 3d, the fol
/ lowing schedule for Passenger Trains,
will be observed ill this road :
DAY PASSENGER.
Leave Maeon 8:15 a. m.
Arrive at Macon 2:05 a. m.
Loavu Atlanta 8:20 a. m.
Arrive at Atlanta 2:40 p. m.
NIGHT PASSENGER AND FREIGHT.
Leave Macon 8:50 p. m.
Arrive at Macon 3:20 a. m.
Leave Atlanta goo p. xr.
Ai rive at Atlanta 4:55 a. m.
Making close connections at Macon with
Central Railroad for Savannah and Augusta,
and with Southwestern Railroad for points in
Southwest Georgia. At Atlanta with Western
and Atlantic Railwav for points West
A. J. WHITE,
nnv2tf Superintendent.
Spotsidl ltd,
NEARLY OPPOSITE PASSENGER DEPOT.
(Only one minute’s walk.)
MACON, GEORGIA.
Board 3.00 per Day.
T. 11. HARRIS, Proprietor.
C. J. Maclellan,
Superintendent.
James W. Meaka, In tlie Office.
I—tf
Marshall House
SAVANNAH, GA„
A. B. LUCE, Pro]ti ictor.
BOARD PER DAY $3.00.
131-209
FOR RENT.
ONE of the most desirable places on Troup
llill, one mile from the Court House, and
near Mercer University. Nine acres of land at
tached, orchard, garden, splendid well of wa
ter, etc.
Parties wanting to rent a good house can se
cure one by applying to the undersigned, or to
Messrs. B. 11. Wriglcy & Cos., 00 and 08 Second
street, Macon, Ga.
Ll2-tf JAMES W. KNOTT.
BOARD.
DAY board and board and lodging in a pri
vate house, can be hud by applying to
w - D- Ramey on Walnut street, Macon.
Sept. 13,1872. 137-IC2.
Nmrter 11.
IS tlie day on which the sale of Tickets for
the
CONFEDERATE
Monumental Association
of Georgia will close.
This is a splendid scheme and worthy the
patronage of all classes of our citizens.
Two Thousand Prizes.
SHARES WORTH FROM 810 TO 840, 000.
WHOLE TICKETS S->.
Remember, onh two weeks in which to se
cure your tickets'. Which are for -ale at the
Drug Store of
KOLAND . HALL,
179-tf Cor. Cherry St. and Cotton Avenue.
Building Lot For Sale.
SITUATED near Tatnall Square, within
few steps of Mercer University.
Address E. C., Box K.,
98tf Macon, Gl