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ilLnrcm Pailjj IcntrrpriSr. Stevenson & Smith, Proprietors, THE BANK OF ENGLAND FRAUDS. HOW THE GIGANTIC SWINDLE WAS PER PETRATED. From the London Times.] The forgery discovered on Saturday, in the city, will rank among the most skillful attempts to prey upon the complex organi zation of modern commerce. It is no isolated fraud committed by an ordinary gang of forgers for the sake of a few hun dred pounds. It is ns elaborate a conspi racy as was ever concerted at New York to gain the command of a railway or the bullion market, and must evidently have been carried out by men of considerable acquaintance with commercial affairs, and •commanding a large capital. The manner an which the plot was laid indicates the [possession ol very complete information irespecting the management of business in Che city. The object was togetfo'ged bills discounted. Now, the Bank of England exercises very great caution in admitting new customers to the privilege of obtain ing discount. Any person who desires to opeu a “ discount accouut,” must be intro duced by one of the directors, and, conse quently, very careful inquiries are made into his respectability and solvency. It is highly improbable that the confederate of a gang of forgers would be able to produce sufficiently satisfactory recommendations to induce the bank to grant him discount ac commodation. But tire bank has a branch in Burlington Gardens, which does an en tirely ditferent kind of business from tbs parent establishment in the city. It is in dended for the convenience of gentlemen ;<i ladies and West-End tradesmen who ■.might find it inconvenieut to journey to -.the city in order to transact their occasional ibutiness. It is not, therefore, ordinarily •concerned with the large bill •of city commerce, and in consequence is Hess hound by strict regulations In dealing wutb any business of that nature which might accidentally be brought to it. The conspirators must have been aware of this, and they laid their plans for approaohing the Bank of England by this weaker por tion of its defenses. The person accordingly, who is now being sought by the police, commenced by opening a deposit account of the ordinary character with the western branch of the bank. For this purpose he would need ■only an introduction by some customer, sand the only evidence of solvency the thank would require of him would he the deposit of a sufficient cash balance. 1 bis was, oi course, furthcoming, and constitu ted part af the capital with which the scheme was carried on. Of course, all the money thus invested would, it was expected, ultimately be recovered ; but the gaug must have been well supplied with funds in order to afford to keep a large sum of money invested, as it were, in the : speculation. The manager of the plot was i-In no hurry, and took care to gain# good Mooting before he ventured on his ultimate .enterprise. He behaved for some time jiust like an ordinary customer of good nesouroes. He drew upon his balance a uS irenewed it, but kept it always at a „ ood figure. After a while he deposit ed 6 si The y wcre good and genuine stiu be was < ? areful not to be hastv Jhe continued his tranactions witli Mm’ h wlkiuntil he bad acquired the were discounted v ***■ the authors of the fra bftd ’ a U ance, succeeded in sab..pocketing a. u SIOO,OOO. Some of the awiey, it a,ppears, was invested in United 'f 1 '' t*tes bon s, o that to the last they m. avoid h appearance of doiDg anyti ttfiusua _ They are said to be Amt 'cartf, *nd what more natural than that th’V Bi.ouM desire bonds of their own <xtintr i) v - All these arrangements were master pieces of ingenuity and patience. But the bills themselves must have re quired the greatest amount ef labon In the first place, many of the large firms upon whom the bills purported to be drawn are in the habit of using a peculiar kind of paper, with certain water marks and printed matter. All this would have to be imitated, and as the bills were drawn on more than one firm, there must have been several such imitations. There re mained the drawing of the bills and the affixing of the signatures, and each bill must have required a series of feats in suc cessful forging. Some bills were backed by several acceptors, so that there might easily be as many as half a dozen signatures an a single bill. Yet the bills were so per fect that not one of them were questioned on the ground of the acceptances not appearing genuine. The plot had, to all appearance a success which its consum mate skill and patience deserved. The money was obtained. The bills were drawn at three months’ date ; no further inquiry was likely to be made about them until they fell due, and the forgers would have ample time for placing themselves far beyond all risk of capture. But it is rarely these conspiracies are uot marred by some utterly gratuitous oversight, and the execution of this scheme was marred by the inevitable flaw. The men who had exerted a skill foresight and perseverance sufficient to insure the unhesitating accep tance of forged bills, could not escape one trivial blunder which revealed the whole plot. They presented two bills in which the date of acceptance had been omitted, The whole calendar was at their dispo sal ; they knew perfectly well that a sin gle ship in the usual formalities wonld be fatal, and yet they fell Into the folly of rnaring their Jwhole scheme for lack of a date. Inquiry was of course made sf the firm whose acceptance was thus undated ; it was discovered that the bill was not genuine, and the whole series were then found to be forgeries. Uow much further the plot might have been carried it is impossible to say. “AWFULLY SC Alt ED.” THE LATEST CHATTANOOGA SENSATION, WHICH BEATS THE DAVENPORT BUOTHEIIB. Chattanooga Times, March 25th.] Our fellow citizen, Mr. James L. White sides, developed anew power yesterday which promises to rival the marvelous performance of the celebrated Davenport Brothers. Those of our citizens who at tended their seance here will remember how securely their hands were tied with ropes behind their backs, and how, in the twinkling of an eye, they were released by some unseen power from theif bonds. Mr. Whitesides has discovered that he posses bos a like power. Yesterday two of our well-known citi zens called at the room of Mr. Whites sides. He consented to have his hande fastened behind his back, which was dons in a very secure manner, six firm knot-, being made upon the bandage. A small" b II attached to a string was hung on a ]i ik in a small clothes closet; Mr. White sides backed into the closet, it beingjust w ide enough to hold him standing up right. In a few seconds the bell began to ring as if moved up and down, as usual in ringing a tea bell. The door of the closet was jerked opeu, the bell ceased, the clap per becoming perfectly still, and Mj\ Whitesides standing bolt upright, bound fast. The bell was entirely out of his reach. The door was closed again, and Billy Moore was earnestly requested to untie W., but no response. After a minute Mr. W. became frightened Rnd called to his little son, Claude, to ask Billy to untie him. Scarcely had the request escaped Claude’s lips wheu the bell jingled and the door pushed open, and there stood Whitesides unbound, the bandage lying on the door, and he nearly frightened out of his wits. These gentlemen assure me that the effect on Mr. W. was terrible, causing every muscle to quiver. His rapid breath ing showed that there was no slight of hand. The fact was, he was awfully scared. A Retired Railroad Conductor Shot by His Successor. From the Selma Times, March 25.1 Oil Sunday night in Meridian, Missis sippi, a difficulty occurred between two conductors on the Alabama and Chatta nooga Railroad that resulted in the death of one of them. Their names 'are Peeples and Meech, and the facts of the homicide or murder, whichever the evidence may demonstrate was the crime, are about as follows . Meech, it appears, had been a conductor on the Alabama and Chattanooga Road for some time, but, for some cause or other that we dfd not learn, bad been discharged, and the position held by him given to Peeples. His discharge greatly incensed Meech, and he made sundry threats against Peeples. On Sunday evening they met for the first time since Meech’s discharge from the road. Peeples was at the hotel, and Meech coming where he was, commenced abusing him, whereupon Peeples drew his pistol and threatened to shoot him then and there. Meech informed him that he (Meech) was unarmed, and challenged him to re tire to the suburbs and fight a fair fight without weapons. Peeples assented, and gave up, apparently, all the arms he had about him. The two men left the hotel and went in the direction of the outskirts of the town. That was the last seen of them. In the course of a half hour shots were heard in the direction in which they went, and a party of railroad men at once started in the direction of the sound of the shots. In about fifteen or twefity minutes they came upon the lifeless.corpse pf Meech. There were gun shot wounds in his head, body and legs, and ha was evidently justantly fcjlled. Peeples was nowhere to be found, and 1, iiandouhtedly left for parts unknown. ,, 1 pistol and the cylinder of another 1 e 'owed on the ground. They were iinfLVm ■vpsmied when they left on their * death, and the exact facts of the ki'iiing will never he known. AN ROBBERY. GEOEOK MOO. ATTACKED. . * HE MAKES H JS Mr. George H. Mooney h nn^rb to be up town until near 12 o . w heu ho day night, had started home, an ' . i e reached the street between the live. ~. and the old Reaves Hotel, he was ac by a couple of men who were pla., drunk. They wanted to borrow a In. dollar from Mooney, but he replied that lie did not hare it. They then cursed and abused him, calling him a d—d liar, and comaaeaced to follow him. Mr. Mooney seeing they were likely to head him, turned and ran to Byington's Hotel, and thus made his escape. He procured the assist ance ef someone with whom he met and went back, but could not find them. Who they were and where they came from he has no idea, except that they were white men. It there is such a gang of outlaws hanging around this city, the police ought to be on the look out and pick them up. , A nice old man bought a house at auc tion in East Taunton, Mass;, the other day, and then astonished a newly married young man, to whom he was an utter stranger, by making him a present of it. The newly married young man thought it wag a joke, until his wife was summoned, and revealed to him that the nice old man was her uncle just from California, etc. ♦♦ A Pittsburg bride's dowry lately con sisted of two barges of coal, which her father thinks ought to seeure h<%r reception by the ton anywhere. MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1873. IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISTS! r r A lIE City Bunk is authorized to receive sub scriptions for the State Bonds authorized to be issued by an Aet of the last Legislature. The Bonds to have the following strong points to commend them to such as are seek ing investments: They bear eight percent, interest They are free from all taxation, and irrepeal alilc provision is made in the act of authoriza tion for the prompt payment of the Interest and the Bonds ns they fall due. Wall street says the State of Georgia has credit sine#the of thd Bfind Committee in 1873. Georgians, hurl back this libel on your fair fame by promptly taking up this loan in the interest of your State. mar2l C. A. NUTTING, President. CROP-ji QHQ of Jlo a & Clover and Grass Seeds. RED CLOVER, CRIMSON CLOVER, SAPLING CLOVER, ORCHARD GRASS BLUE GRASS, HERDS GRASS, LUCERNE SEED, 9 &c., &c. Just received, HUNT, RANKIN & LAMAR, Wholesale Druggists, 14(5-156 82 and 84 Cherry Siren. Claims Against Bibb Cos. A I.L persons holding claims of any kind x\_ against tlie County of Bibb, are notified to file them (or the amount of their claims and on what account) with A. B. Boss, Clerk, by or before tlie first Tuesday in April next, in order that provision may be made for payment. All that are not filed within tlie time above spec ified (unless on good cause being shown for delay) will be postponed in favor of those filed agreeably to this notice. By order of the “ County Board of Commis sioners for the County of Bibb. A. B. BOSS, marfi 2aw-til apl] Clerk. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE NO CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN AU GUSTA AND COLUMBUS. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, Georgia Central Railroad, Savannah, September 27, 1872. ON and after Sunday, the 16th Inst, Passen ger Trains on the Georgia Central Rail road, its branches and connections, will run as follows: UP DAT TRAIN. Leave Savannah 8:45 a m Leave Augusta 9:00 am Arrive at Augusta 5:30 pm Arrive at Milledgeville 11:55 f m Arrive at Eatonton 1:50 a m Arrive at Macon 7:15 pm Leave Macon for Atlanta 10:00 p m Leave Macon for Columbus 8:05 p m Arrive at Atlanta 6:06 a m Arrive at Columbus 5:00 a m Making close connection with trains leaving Augusta, Atlanta and Columbus. DOWN DAT TRAIN. Leave Atlanta 1:45 a m Kmtw LC(ive Macuu 8:00 A M Leave Augusta 9:00 a m Arrive at Augusta..,, 5:30 P m Arrive at Savannah 6:15 P m This train connects at Macon with the S. W. Accommodation train leaving Columbus at 8:20 p m, and arriving at Macon at 4:45 am, and makes the same connection at Augusta as the up day train. NIGHT TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Leave Savannah 7:00 pm Leave Augusta 8:15 p M Arrive at Savannah 4:80 am Arrive at Macon 5:80 a m Leave Macon for Atlanta 7:25 A M Leave Macon for Columbus 5:45 a m Arrive at Columbus 11:15 am Arrive at Atlanta 1:25 pm . Making prompt through connections at both Atlanta and Columbia. NIGHT TRAINS GOING NORTH. i Leave Columbus 4:10 pm Leave Atlanta 2:BOPM **iye at Macon from Columbus.... 9:35 pm & 4*.c at Macon from Atlanta 8:20 pm An n Macon.... 9:50 pm Leave . 11:00 pm V* *■, JUiUodgovUl*.... ...V,.......... .11:55 p M Arrive at Wynton 1:50 am Arrive at * .. .V 0:20 a m Arrive at A \ )itiaL > 7:30 a m Arrive at a\ with trains leav- Making perft v lug Augusta. the Mille4gevi)le and Passengers going c'TW , h ni gln train from Eatontou Branch will take . * trllinß from Columbus, Atlanta anu -“-“V , onnert dailv at Augusta and Savannah Gordon (Sundays except. a i " lul " ville and Eatonton trains. 4?lHfeS , T.Vu3* streets. Office open from Bam ’ t T1 ~ from Bto Bpm. Tickets can also . J *t2Sr _ Millinery anil Fancy G^ii! MRS. A. BUIKLEY. ~ Millinery and fancy goods. 0 Cotton Avenue, near new (Jourt-hoi V - fcb2o-tf - ■ . For otar FORTY YEARS this PUHELY YUUKTAIILE LIVER MEDICINE has proved to be the Great l.'n(tailing- Npeclflc for Liveu Complaint and the painful offspring, DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Juundice, Billions attacks, SICK. HEADACHE, Colic, Depression of Spirits SOUK STOMACH, Heart Bum, *e., .to. After years of careful experiments, Ip meet a grent and urgent demand, we now produce from our original GENUINE POWDERS, Till: I'UEPAItUD, a liquid form of SIMMONS’ LIVER REGU LATOR, containing all its wonderful and val uable properties, and offer It in O.DI UULIiAH liOTTI.KN. The Powders, (price as before) SI.OO perp’kge. Sent by mail 1.04 Kg- CAUTION! !!^J Buy no Powders or PREPARED SIMMONS’ LIVER REGULATOR unless in our engraved wrapper, with Trade mark. Stamp and Signa ture unbroken. Noue other Is genuine. .1. 11. KEILIN A UO M MACON, GA.. and PHILADELPHIA. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. jan 31-533 ' CASES AND CASKETS THE FINEST, THE BEST, THE CHEAPEST METALLIC CASES A N I) CASKETS, WOOD COFFINS, CASES AND CASKETS, A T ARTHUR L. WOOD'S, Next to “Lanier House.” Iff Night and Sunday calls nnswered from tlie “Lanier House.” feblo-3m osir OT UNCLAIMED FREIGHT Central Railroad a ndßankino Cos. of Ga., Macon, Ga., February 26,1873. THE following unclaimed freight will be sold at public outcry, on Wednesday, March 26, 1873, unless called for before day of sale: A <ft G—l bag Pepper. Bradfield <fc Co—l package Merchandise. D M Burgay—6 Fish Baskets. 8 F Gilpin—l box Dry Goods. H L—l half barrel Fish. Diamond H—l barrel Sugar. 8 M Selsel & Bro—l barrel Flour. J 0 Kellogg—3 boxes Soda, 1 ditto Cards, 1 ditto Merchandise. J C Kellogg—lo boxes Merchandise. J C K—2 boxes Merchandise Rogers & C —l box Merchandise. No mark —1 bundle C Ties. Kingman & Ross (Clinton) —1 box Medicine. No mark—l crate Starch. W A Huff—2 packages Blinds. J S Avera—l keg Syrup. G Burt—l Pot. 8 T Horn—l Board (2 Saws), 2 boxes Axes. E Wiley—3 packages Bedsteads. R W Bonner—l Bread Bake. P M Harper—l Chair, 1 Stool. . “ “ 1 bundle Bedding. J McCullough—l box Merchandise. BARRON CARTES, feb2B-tawlm Agent. REMOVAL. WE have removed our Saddle and Harness Salesroom, Manufactory and Trunk De pot, from No. 38_Tliird street, to the elegant storerooms next to Seymour, Tinsley & Cos., where, with better facilities for display ami 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 <fc CO. mars-lm JAAES H. BLOUNT. ISAAC HARDEMAN. BLOUNT H. lIABDE.WAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. OFFICE, at entrance Ralston Hall, Cherry street. 49-380 T. I*. COX, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KalMton Hall Halldlng, CHERRY STREET, MACON, GEORGIA. 123tf • DR. L,. L,. JOHNSTON. OFFERS his professional services to the citizens ©f Macon and vicinity. Office No. 10 Hollingsworth Block, second story in the rear. Residence, Second street, Troup Hill, feb 7-tf BERLIN BREWERY BEER IMPORTED direct to Macon. The only im portation of its kind ever received here. For sale by MRS. MOLLIE DENICKE, Sole Agent, 4th st, between Courturier’sand Lawrence’s. febUl-la W. Sc E. P. TAYLOR, Cor. Cotton Avenue nnd Cherry Street, DEAIrRRB IN FURNITURE, CARPETS k BBSS, ■ OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES, etc. Metalic Burial Cases & Caskets, Fine and Plain Wood Collins and Caskets. Hf Orders by Telegraph promptly attended to. Wtf IMPROVED OH GEAE. SOMETHING NEW. SUPERSEDES ILL OTHER HOESE POWER IT IS NO HUMBUG!! THE settling of the Gin House door has no cUect on the Gearing. King Post of Iron and all the work bolted to iron. IT IS MADETO LAST, AND TO RUN TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. LIGHTER THAN ANY . OTHER POWER IN USE. * Call aid see for youasclf. 1 bum a Portable Horse Power that challenges all other MAKES, hut it will not do the work with tha same Draft that my PATENT GIN GEAR will. All kinds of Machinery made and repaired at t'KOCKHTT'N IRON WORK* 108-180 Near Brown House, Macon Georgia. RAILROAD TIME SCHEDULE. Change of Schedule. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE. i South-Western Railroad Cos., r Macon, Ga., June 13, 1871. ) ON and after Sunday, lfltli Inst., Passenger Trains on this Road, will bo run as fol lows: DAT KUFACLA PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Macon .... 8:60 *• m. Arrive at Eufaula . . •• 4:42 p. m. Arrive at Clayton . . . 0:15 P. m. Arrive at Albany . . . 2:46 p. m. Arrive at Von Gslnas . . 4:40 p. m. Connecting with the Albany Branch Train at Smithville and with Fort Galaes Branch Train at Cuthbert dally. Leave Clayton . . 7:20 a. m. Leave Eulaula . . . 8:50 a. m. LeaVe Fort Gaines . . . 0:85 a. m. Leave Albany .... 10:45 a. m. Arrive at Macon . . . 5:25 p. M. EUFAULA NIGHT FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODA TION TRAIN. Leave Macon . . . . 9:10 p. m. Arrive at Eufaula . . 10:20 a. m. Arrive at Albany . . . 6:45 a. m. Arrive at Fort Gaines . . 11:52 a. m. Connect at Smithville with Albany Train on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, and at Cuthbert on Tuesduy and Tliuusdny.— No train leaves on Saturday nights. Leave Eufaula .... 5:15 p.m. Leave Albany . . . . 8:40 p. M. Leave Fort Gaines . . 1:MB P. M. Arrive at Macon , . . 5:20 a. m. COLUMiICS DAT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Macon . . . . 5:45 a. m. Arrive at Columbus . . . 11:16 a. m. Leave Columbus . . . 4HO p. m. Arrive at Macon . . . 9:85 r. m. VIRGIL POWERS. 69-ljr Engineer and Superintendent. Arrival, and Closing ol’ Hall*. Arrive. Close. Macon <& Augusta R. R. Way and Mllledgovllle .....7:40p.m. 7p.m. Augusta and Caroliuas 7 p. m. Macon & Brunswick 2:25 p. m. 7a. m. Macoa and Atlanta and West ern States (Night Train).. 7:3oa.m. 4:30 pm (Day Train)....6:l0 p. m. 6:loam Muscogee R. R. Way Colum bus 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8. W. R. R. (Day Train).... .4:35 p. m. 7a. m. Americas and Eufaula (Night Train*. 7 p.m. C. R. R. Way Savannah and Northern (Day Train) 4:51 P. u. 7A. M. Northern, Savannah and Ea ten (Night Train) 5:15 a. m. 6:20 p u Hawkinsville daily (Sundays excepted 10:30 A. M. 2pm Clinton —Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 12 m. 12:30 pm Jeffersonville and Twiggs vllle. Wednesday 7 a. m. Wednesday, 2:25 P. For a clean and good shave, with good ra zors and clean towels, go to Mike Napier’s barber shop, fourth street, in tiie old wooden store next to Spots wood hotel. ALL KIADO OY ! PRINTING i j EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE. Volume I.— Number 2U9 Change of Schednle. ON MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD. FORTY-ONE MILES SAVED IN DISTANCE Opfice Macon and Augusta Railroad, I Macon, May 18, 1872. | ON and after Sunday, May 19,1872, and an til further notice, the trains on this Road will run as follows: DAT TRAIN—DAILT (IUNDATB BXChPTRDI. Leave Macon 6.80 a. a. Arrive at Augusta 1.10 r. M. Leave Augusts 12.15 p. M. Arrive at Macon 7.40 p. m. IST Passengers leaving Macon at 7.90 a. m. make close connection afCamak with day pas senger trains on the Georgia Railroad for At lanta and all points West; also, for Augusta, with train# going North, and with trains for Charleston; also, for Athens, Washington, and all stations ou the Georgia Rail rose' t3F~Ticketfl sold and baggage chused to all points North, both by rail and by steamships from Charleston. 24-lv 8. K. JOHNSON Buo’t Change of Schedule. MACON AND WESTERN R. R. CO., ( Macon, Ga., November 16, 1872. ) ON and after Sunday November 17, the fol lowing schedule for Passenger Trains will be observed on this road: DAY PASSENGER. Leave Macon 7:25 a. m. Arrive at Macon 7:46 a. m. Leave Atlanta 1:45 a. m. Arrive at Atlanta 1:25 P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER. Leave Macon 10:00 f, m. Arrive at Macon 8:20 P. m. Leave Atlanta 2:30 p. m. Ai rive 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 for points West. A. J. WHITE, novfitf Superintendent “EDWARD SPRINZ, XTOTARY PUBLIC and EX-OFFICIO JUS IN TICE OF THE PEACE. I can be found for the present at all hours of the day at my ofll-e udjoinlng the law olfice of A. Proudfit, over the store of Jtiques Johnson, Third St., Macon, Ga., to attend to all Magisterial busi ness. 118-330. BUY ME, AND TBY ME, AMD I WILL DO YOU GOOD! JACKSON’S MAGIC BALSAM—the great master of Pain. Cures Toothache in one minute; Headache in five minutea; Neuralgia in ten minutes; Rheumatism (acute) in forty cigiit hours, and the worst chronic in four days. Sold by all the principal druggists at 26 its , 50 cts., 81.00 and 05.90 per bottle. P. VAN AL3TINE, "Proprietor, mar3- tf_ Barnesville, Ga. ~JN©. B. WEEMS. ATTORNEY YT LAW, OFFICE ON 3d STREET OVER L. W. 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