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flkron £hulij £ntcrprisf. Stevkhsoit & Smith, Proprietors, Term* of Sahucrlptlon s one Year.. \\\\\\'.\\\. 4 00 SUMonths-.. a 00 Three Months WiMy in advatuc. To city subscribers by the month, Sevcnly-nvo served by carrierg. Georgia State News. There ii a general mention throughout the State of great activity on tho planta tions. Notwithstanding the imigration to Arkasas there are plenty of hands at al most all points. Larger crops of all kinds will be raised than ever. The extremely cold winter will almost certainly be fol. lowed by fc bountiful harvest, or else the old rule will be made an exception this time- The Atlanta Herald says Judge Erekine made a “ radical Btump speech” when he delivered his decision that a negro had a right to sit in a jury box in his court. Judge Lochrane delivered the address before the Hibernian Societies in Atlanta on St. Patrick’s Day. It was one of bis hippiest efforts. Three or four run offs and smash ups live occurred on the Western A Atlantic road since our last report. Says the Herald: Georgia Teachers’ Association.—We are requested by the Secretary of this As lociation, Mr. B. Mallen, Superintendent of Public Schools of the city, to announce that the next annual meeting of this body will be held in Atlanta on the 29th and 30th of April, and tho Ist of May. The Constitution: Rev. J. S. Wilson, D. D. Stricken bt Apoplexy.—Perhaps, there is no man in this section of country more highly es teemed and revered by members of every denomination than the venerable pastor of the Firet Presbyterian Church, Rev. J. S. Wilson, D. D. Ho is the impersonation of veneration. His exalted christain vir tues and long and useful life has endeared him to the people. The rumor yesterday that he had been stricken with apoplexy thrilled throngh the city and filled many a house held with sorrow. Mr. Wilson is neraly eighty years of age. His habits are temperate. He rises early. Yesterday morning when the ser vant entered bis room to summons him to breakfast he was found lying on the floor scarcely able to articulate a sound. It is supposed that he had been lying there over an hour. He had arisen and got ono leg into his pants, when he was seized with an appopletic fit. He was chilled through by his exposure. We are gratified to learn, however, that last night he was more com fortable, and his speech bad returned. May the God of our Fathers soon restore him to health. All the daily papers in the State received this morning are taken up with long and interesting reports of celebrations of Bt. Patrick’s Hay last Monday. Never was it more universally observed by the sons of Erin. Tbs Port Royal railroad was regularly opened for freight and passenger business yesterday. Says the Augusta Chronicle : The Brunswick and Albany Rail road.—There seems to be a prospect for the settlement of the litigation between the houdholdets and the other creditors of Brunswick and Albany Railioad. The case was called on Tuesday in Brunswick for trial, but was postponed until Wednes day, on account of the absence of Judge Loahrane. The bondholders propose to place SIOO,OOO in the hands of Mr. Geo. Hazlehurat, who is to be made the referee for both parties, for the purpose of settling all claims against the company. This sum will pay about one-third of the floating debt. If the offer is accepted, the bond holders declare that they will push the road forward to completion as rapidly as possible. Webster Court Sentences of Death.—The editor of the Sumter Re publican was at Webster Court last week. Lee Smith, colored, charged with killing bis wife, was found guilty. Wm. Shep pard, burglary at night, guilty. Says the Republican: At three o’clock Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff entered the Court room with E. F. Spann, Susan Eberhart, Lee Smith, and Wm. Sheppard, to hear the sentence of the law about to be pronounced upon them. Tho room was crowded with spec tators to witness a scene which perhaps may never occur again, and the like of which has never before been witnessed in this State, the sentence of death on three persons and confinement in the Pen itentiary on one, at the same time. It was indeed a solemn sight to behold, and one that we never again sxpect to witness. The prisoners all appeared to be deeply affect ed, especially Spann and Miss Eberhart. As the prisoners entered, a silence as still as death, pervaded the entire room. Short ly after they were seated and became com posed, the Judge, in a very solemn man ner called the names of E. F. Spann and Susan Eberhart, and asked if they had anything to say why sentence of death •hould not be pronounced upon them. Nothing, was answered in a low tone. The Jndge then read the judgment of a former Court and the Supreme Court and. pronounced the sentence of death upon E. ”■ Spann. “It is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Webster county, do ex ecution of said sentence in the manner i d mode therein prescribed on tho per son of said defendant, between the hours 0 ten in the forenoon, and two in the afternoon on Friday, the eleventh day of April, next, and may the Lord have mercy," etc. A like sentence was then pronounced upon Miss Eberhart, but upon the solici tation of prisoner’s counsel, Col. W. A. Hawkins, the day of execution in her case was prolonged until the 2d day of May. Sentence of death wae then pronounced upon Lee Smith, to be hung on Friday, the 25th day ef April. The next criminal was Wm. Sheppard, who was sentenced to the Penitentiary for five years. The Sheriff with a sufficient guard then proceeded with the prisoners back to their lonely cells, there to remain until the day of their execution. It will be remembered that Spann and Miss Eberhart murdered Spann’s wife by strangulation in a most brutal manner. That Spann ran away to Alabama, was captured and brought back, and Miss Eb erhart confessed the whole crime. A pro digious effort has been made to save them —the case going to the Supreme Court, but resulting ae above. The Rome Courier says that if anybody wants to get into a live bueinese all he has to do is to ask a cotton speculator of that town about hie “future” prospects. The Columbus Sun: Immense Rush of Frei<jiit.—Seventy - two car loads of freight were received and uiloaded at the depot and of the Western Railroad of Alabama yesterday morning and afternoon. The depot and platforms were both so full at one time that the work of unloading had to slop until the agent. Mr, Bacon, could store freight in the city warehouse*, where parties did not remove it promptly. He expects to coutiuue the same plan to-day, as he seems determined not to be blockaded. This freight consists of bacon, corn, flour and other provisions. Growth of the Country—The last Cen. sus- The increase of population in the whole country, during the decade preceding the census of 1870, is said to be three millions less than it should have been to corres pond with the increase in previous de cades. For taking the increase of the last forty years, and using a mathematical table of differences, our population should have been 41,609,000 in 1870 ; it was, however, 38,115,641. This loss can be accounted for in seve ral ways. I. Casualties by the war, which include deaths on the field aud in the hospitals, also those occurring some time alterward superinduced by wounds or exposure. This loss may be distribu ted between the two sections thus : North ern army, 500,000'; Southern. 525 to 350,000 —say, a total of 800,000, which we think probably below the exact loss in round numbers. 2. The colored pop ulation, which should have gained 1,000,- 000, made au increase of only 4,380- 179. The license of liberty, the natural improvidence of the race and other causes conspired to produce the re sult. 3. The check to population by the absence in the field and in different bran ches of the service of at least, ou an aver age, a million and a half men between the age of eighteen and forty-five. Also un der this head may be included the de crease in immigration during the war. During the four years of the war, the in crease from this source was only 553,605 ; in the four years following, it was 1,163, 128. Here alone is an apparent loss o. nearly half a million.— Wilmington. Start Ten Thousand Dollars for a Din ner in New York. —Oue of the greatest pieces of extravagance in this country is described by a Now York correspondent of the Boston Transcript. It occurred in the shape of a private dinner given at Del monico’s. A wealthy German Importer, who has retired from business, aud was about to sail for Europe, decided, before leaving America, to invite bis friends to dinner. Covers were ordered for sev enty-four guests, and carte blanche was given to Delmonico for The large banquet hall of that establishment was secured—the same hall where the dinners to Dickens and Tyndall were given—at the rate of fifteen dollars a ticket. For nearly a week the employees of Delmonico were engaged in preparing for this dinner. A table twenty-four feet wide, extending the whole length of the roem, was constructed. In the centre of it an artificial pond was made, with a fountain, while around the fountain live swans were floating. Of course the pond was covered over. The centre of the table was banked with flowers from the water’s edge, at a cost of $3,000. Perfume foun tains were constructed in various parts of the table, and to add to the intox ication of the senses, Berstein’s full band of thirty-five pieces was engaged to fur nish the music. The dinner commenced at eight P.M , and continued a couple of hours, after which dancing took place un til midnight, when the dinner, or supper, as it was then called, was resumed for an hour or two, followed by dancing until four o'clock in the morniDg. The bill for this dinner amounted to just SIO,OOO. Jim H. t out West, tells a good yarn about a “shell bark lawyer.” His client was up on two small charges, “frivolous charges,” as shell bark designated (forg ing a note of hand and stealing-a horse.) On running his eye over the jury he didn’t like their looks, so he prepared an affida vit for continuance setting fourth the ab sence of a principal witness. He read it in|a whisper to the prisoner, who, shaking his head, said : “Squire I ean't swear to that dokyment" “ Why ? ” •* Kase it haiat true.” Old shell inflated and. exploded loud enough to be heard throughout the room. “What! forge a note and steal a horse, an’ can't swear to a lie! Hang such infernal fools.” And he immediately left the conscientious one to his fate. MACON, GrA., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1873. THE FINEST Billiard Tables IN THE STATE! Three of brunswick’B tables, beet assortment of Cues, plenty of room aul good light, can be found at the Brown House Billiard Saloon. Call around and see me, If yoa want to enjoy a game. dec34 lm CAREY W. COX. SpotsTood Hotel, NEARLY opposite passenger depot, (Only one minute’s walk.) MACON. GEORGIA. Board 3.00 per Bay. T. H. HARRIS, Proprietor. I—tf1 —tf Dr. Crook’s Wine of Tar. J*, 10 YEARS PUBLIC TEST agdrcrL Dr. Crook’s INE TAR G To hnve in ore a merit than any similar prejmra- VjtfAhgjgjdjggfc tien ever offered to (S|e p M b|| c . It is rich In the medicinal qual ities of Tar. and unequaled for diseas es of the Throat and Lungs, per forming the most remarkable cures. Coughs, Colds, Chronic Coughs, It effectually cures them all. Asthma and Bronchitis. Has cured so many cases it has been pronounced specific for these complaints. For pains in Brcnst Side or Back Gravel or Kidney Disease, Diseases of the Urinary Organs, lan ml ice or any Liver Complain It has no equal. It is also a superior Tonic. Restores the Appetite, Strengthens the System, Restores the Weak and Debilitated, Causes the Food to Digest, Removes Dyspepsia and Indigestion, Prevents Malarious Fevers, dives tone to your System. Tr~ r Dr. Crook’s Wine of Tar. PURIFY YOUR ltLOOll. * For Scrofula, Scrofu '-js ions Diseases of the Eyes, or Scrofula in any form. fi Any disease r eruption ol the Skin, disease of the Liver, Rheumatism, Pimples, Old Sores, Ulcers, Broken-down ©Sk Constitutions, Syphilis, or any ©ajo 5 * disease depending on a deprav ed condition of the blood, try DR. CROOK’S SYRUP OF Poke Root, It has the medical property Jyy of Poke combined with a pre iw* paration of Iron which goes at J/ once into the blood, perform ing the most rapid and wonderful cures. Ask your Druggist for Dr. Crook’s Com pound Syrup of Poke Root—take it and be healed. DOWIE, MOISE <fc DAVIS, Charleston, S C., Wholesale Agents 3!_ly For Dr. Crook's Remedies. The Great Democratic Journal, THE HEW YORK WEEKLY NEWS. BENJ. WOOD, Editor and Proprietor. A Mammoth Eight Page Sheet, Fifty-six Column! of Reading Matter. Contains all the newt, foreign, domestic, po litical and general,with full and reliable market reports. Each number also contains several short stories, and a great variety of literary, agricultural and scientific matter, etc., etc., constituting, it Is confidently asserted, the most complete weekly newspaper in this country. TERMS, $2 A YEARI (inducements to Clubs: Five copies, one year t 9 00 Ten copies, one year, and an extra copy 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 to sender 55 00 Portlet tending dubt at above, mag retain 20 per cent, of the money received by than, at com paneation. Persons desiring to act as agents supplied with specimen bundles. Specimen (opies sent free to any addrass. All letters shot Id be di rected to NEW YORK WEEKLY NEWS, Box 3,796, novlß-tf Jfmt York (My Ibet Qfflcc. L V For over’FORTY YEARS this PI RCLY YEUETABLK LIVER MEDICINE has proved to be the mreat Unfailing Specific for Liver Complaint and the painful offspring, DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, Blllious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Colic, Depression of Spirits SOUR STOMACH, Heart Bum, Ac., Ac. After years of careful experiments, to meet a great and urgent demand, we now produce from our original GENUINE POWDERS, THE PREPARED, a liquid form of SIMMONS’ LIVER REGU LATOR, containing all Its wonderful and val uable properties, aiid offer it in OIWE DOLLAR liOTTUEfi. The Powders, (price as before) 11.00 perp’kge. Sent by nmil 1.04 fctf-CAUTION I ! _g-J Buy no Powders or PREPARED SIMMONS’ LIVER REGULATOR unless in our engraved wrapper, with Trade mark. Stum)) and Signa ture unbroken. None other is genuine. J. H. XEILIN At CO., MACON, GA„ and PHILADELPHIA. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. jan ai-saa cases and Caskets THE FINEST, THE BEST, THE CHEAPEST METALLIC CASES AND CASKETS, WOOD COFFINS, CASES AND CASKETS, A T ARTHUR L. WOOD’S, Next to “Lanier House.” Night and Sunday culls answered from the “Lanier House.” feblo-3m Life-Size Portraits A SPECIALTY. TWENTY-FIVE PEE CENT. LESS! OLD PICTURES COPIED TO ANY SIZE, AND COLORED TRUE TO NATURE. w. T. BROWN, Proprietor? NO. 8 COTTON AVK., MACON, GA. p. o. Box, No. sto. imm-u ~ REMOVAL. WE have removed our Saddle and Harness Salesroom, Manufactory and Trunk De pot, from No. 38;Third street, to tho elegant storerooms next to Seymour, Tinsley & Cos., where, with better facilities for display and work, we hope, by strict attention to business and immediate supervision over the workroom, to deserve a share of the public patronage. We keep constantly on hand, Saddles, Bri dles, Harness, Trunks, Whips, Traveling Bags, Shoe Findings, etc., both imported and of our our manufacture. Give us a call and we guar antee satisfaction. W. L. HENRY & CO. mars-lm i AWES H. BLOUNT. ISAAC HAUDEM AW. BLOUNT At IIABDEMAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. OFFICE, at entrance Ralston Hall, Cherry street. t. . co*. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ralston Hall Building, CHERRY STREET, MACON, GEORGIA. 123tf DR. L. L. JOHNSTON. OFFERB his professional sendees to the citizens of Macon and vicinity. Office No. 10 Hollingsworth Block, second story in the rear. Residence, Second street, Troup Hill, feb 7-tf BEBLIN BREWERY BEER IMPORTED direct to Macon. The only im portation of 1U kind ever received here. For sale by MRS. MOLLIE DENICKE, Sole Agent, 4th st, between Coutturier’s and Lawrence’#. feb2l-lm W. & E. P. TAYLOR, Cor. Cotton Avenue and Cherry Street, DEALERS IN FURNITURE, CARPETS k IKS, OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES, etc. Metaiic Burial Cases & Caskets, Fine and Plain WoodCoflins and Caskets. py Orders by Telegraph promptly attended to. Wtf IMPROVED &II REAR. SOMETHING NEW. SUPERSEDES ALL OTHER HOBSE POWER IT IS NO HUMBUG!! fTMIE settling of the Gin House floor has no cllect on tho Gearing. King Post of Iron aud all _L the work bolted to Iron. IT IS MADE TO LAST, AND TO RUN TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. LIGHTER THAN ANY OTHER POWER IN USE. Cali aid see for youaself. I bui.a a Portable Horse Power that challenges all other MAKES, but it will not do the work with the same Draft that my PATENT GIN GEAR will. All kinds of Machinery mude and repaired at UKOLKETT’D IRON WORKh 108-186 Near Brown House, Macon Georgia. RAILROAD TIME SCHEDULE. Change of Schedule. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, ) South-Western lUilkoai> Cos., V Macon, Ga., June 18, 1871. ) ON and after Sunday, 10th inst.., Passenger. Trains on tills Road, will ho run us fol lows : DAY'BCFAULA PASSENGER THAIS. Leave Macon .... 8:00 a. m. Arrive at Eufaula , . . 4:43 p. m. Arrive at Clayton . . . 0:15 p. m. Arrive at Albany . . . 3:40 p, m. Arrive at Fori Gaines . . 4:40 r, m. Connecting with the Albany Branch Train at Smithville and witli Fort Gaines Braueii Train at Cuthbert daily. Leave Clayton . . 7:30 a. m. Leave Eufaula . . . 8:50 a. m. Leave Fort Gaines . . 8:35 a. m. Leave Albany .... 10:45 a. m. Arrive at Macon . . . 5:35 v. m. EUFAULA NJOirr FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODA TION THAIS. Leave Macon . . . . 8:10 p. m. Arrive at Eufaula , . 10:20 a. m. Arrive at Albany . . . . 0:45 a. m. Arrive at Fort Gaines . . 11:53 a. m. Connect at Smithville with Albany Train on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, and at Cuthbert on Tuesday and l’huasday.— No train leaves on Saturday nights. Leave Eufaula . . . . 5:15 r. m. Leave Albany .... 8:40 r. m. Leave Fort Gaines . . . 1:10 i\ m. Arrive at Macon . . . 5:30 a. m. COLUMHUB DAT PASSENGER THAIN. Leave Macon .... 5:45 A. m. Arrive at Columbus . . . 11:15 a. m. Leave Columbus . . . 4:10 p. m. Arriv e at Macon . . . 9:35 F. m. VIRGIL POWERS, 69-ly Engineer and Superintendent. Change of (Schedule. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFCE, ) Macon A Brunswick Railroad Cos., r Macon, Ga., February 21, 1873. ) ON aud after Sunday Februury 33, 1873, trains on this road will run as follows : DAY PASSENGER TRAIN, DAILY (SUNDAYS EX CKITKD.) Leave Macon 8:45 a. m. Arrive at Jesup 6:30 p. m. Arrive at Savannah 10:00 p. m. Arrive at Brunswick 10:30 v. m. Leave Brunswick 4:30 a. m. Arrive at Jesup 6:43 a. m. Arrive at Macon 5:25 p. m. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN, DAILY. Leave Macon 8.00 p. m Arrive at Jesup 5.20 a m Arrive at Savannah 9.10 A. M Leave Savannah * 6.15 p. m Arrive at Jesup, 10.00 p u Arrive at Macon 7.00 a. u Both day and night teains connects at Jesup with trains to and from Florida. HAWKINBVILI.E TRAIN DAILY, (SUNDAYS EX CEPTED.) Leave Macon 3:00 p. m. Arrive at Hawkinsvtllc 6:30 p. u. Leave Hawkinsville 7:05 a. m. Arrive at Macon 10:50 a. m. WM. MacREA, 276tf General Superintendent Millinery and Fancy Goods! MRS. A. BTTLKIJSY. Millinery and.fancy goods, no. 6 Cotton'A venue, near new Court-house. fet)2o-tf Volume I. —Number 288 Change of Schedule.' ON MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD. FORTY-ONE MILES SAVED IN DISTANCE Office Macon and Augusta Railroad, ) Macon, May 18, 1872. j ON and after Bnnday, May 19, 1872, and un til further notice, the trains on this Road will run as follows: DAT TRAIN—DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED). Leave Macon. 0.30 a. m. Arrive at Augusta 1.15 p. m. Leave Augusta A*...12.15 P. m. Arrive at Macon 7.40 p. m. ISrPassengers leaving Macon at 7.30 a. m. make close connection at Cauak with day pas senger trulns on the Georgia Railroad for At. lunttt and all points West; also, for Auguata, with trains going North, and with trains for Charleston; also, for Athens, Washington, and all stations on the Georgia Railroad fcgF’Tickcts sold and baggage chuxed to all points North, both by rail and by steamships from Charleston. 24-lv S. K. JOIINBON Bus’t, Change of Sehednle. MACON AND WESTERN R. K. CO., ) Macon, Ga., November 16, 1872. { ON and after Sunday November 17, the fol lowing schedule for Passenger Trains, will he observed on this road: DAY PASSENGER. Leave Macon 7:25 A. M. Arrive at Macon 7:4* A. m. Leave Atlanta 1:45 a. u. Arrive at Atlanta 1:25 p. m. NIGHT PASSENGER. Leave Macon 10:00 p. m. Arrive at Macon 8:20 p. m. Leave Atlanta 2:30 p. m. Arrive at Atlanta 6:00 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 Railway fur points West A J. WHITE, nov2tf Superintendent EDWARD SPRINZ. Notary public and ex-officio jus tice OF THE PEACE. I can be found for the present at all hours of the day at my offi-e adjoining the law office of A. Proudiit, over the store of Jaques & Johnson, Third St, Macon, Ga., to attend to all Magisterial busi ness. 118-330. buy¥eTand try meTajuP I WILL DO YOU GOOD! JACKSON’S MAGIC BALSAM- the great master of Pain. Cures Toothache in one minute; Headache in five minutes ; Neuralgia in ten minutes; Kheurnatism (acute) in forty eight hours, and the worst chronic in four days. Sold by ail the principal druggistsat2scts., 50 eta., SI.OO and $5.00 per bottle. P. VAN ALSTINE, Proprietor, raar3-tf Barnesville, Ga. ’ JYO. B. WEEMS, ATTORNEY YT LAW, OFFICE ON 3d STREET OVER K. W. BASDIL'S STORK. 29-1*