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U-M PAIL? IHIIRPaiiSI
ruBLUUBu eveuy mokninu by
STEVENSON Sc SMITH,
Editors and Proprietor*.
MACON. GA.. APRIL 10, 1873
First Rats.—A Mr. Nemo, of Carter-
Title, is in Atlanta attending Erskine’s
Court, and Erskine's Court is a Federal
Court which, allows negros in the jury box
He says :
Your townsniau. John Erwin, is a mem
ber of the jury, and bis honest face shines
among them like a jewel iu a load’s head.
———♦■%
The Burdick Brother*.
The attention of the reader is invited
to the attractive ad vartisement of i his Grain
and Provision House.
Established many years ago, it atomic
sprang into public favor and from thence
has gone forward with its volume of husi
ness steadily, daily and yearly inertusing,
until now it is into line with the (list
houses of the Mouth
And no wonder: Micoii conluius no
tastier or more upright citizen* than
George and Luther Burdick, and its com
mercial honor, no truer representatives
With full stocks of bacon, grain, Hour,
etc , always on haud, dealing correctly
and liberally with all who trade with
them, the house is now one of the great
marts of trade of the city of Macon.
It requires just such men as these to
make a great city, to develop its natural
commerce, to advance It in those elements
which are esseutial to its prosperity.
Wit were shown this morning a copy
of a late number of the Newport Mercury.
It was established iu 175 C by the Ameri
can father of the newspapor press—Ben
jamin Frnnkliu. And to this dsy, al
though one hundred and seventeen years
old, contains many of the eccentricities of
typography prevailing at the date of its
birth. The reminisceiicct called up by a
paper which bears on its first page "es
tablished by Frauklin iu 1756,” are inter
esting.
It lias lived to sec a nation born, bap
tized in blood, passing through the cruci
ble of youth, disgraced by a fratricidal
strife, but for all Mils still < xhibiling a de
gree of manhood never before recorded in
prose or ryhmo.
We gazed upon Ibis paper us upon a
monument of its founder. The memory
of Franklin docs not belong to New Eng
Itoid ; it did not die on the shores of
America. Bringing down tiro lightning
from the heaven, as a toy to be event,
udly transformed iuto tire daily uses of
man, there is scarcly to day a single bles
sing enjoyed by man not directly or Indi
rectly indebted to bis great brain.
The llouu'SK'itd Lnw and llir
Kuprcnu* Court.
It is well kuowu to every reader of legal
literature ; to these conversant wllh the
existing and past law, that Judge Warner
of the Supreme liench of Georgia, has
steadily held thnt the Homestead law cu
acted by the Convention of 1868, was re
troactive, and therefore not in accordance
with justice and of right. He has been
iu every instance overruled by his as
sociates, and the law, therefore, has beeu
euforced, Judge Warner to the contrary
notwithstanding, llut one of their deci
sions, Uunn vs. Hart from Randolph coun
ty, ,waa carried to the Supreme Court
of the United Slates, and there Judge
Warner was sustained and Joe. Brown
and Kent McCay reversed. The Supreme
Judges tell them, that whilst a Homestead
law may be enacted and enforced flrom the
date of its passage, It can lake no Jurisdic
tion of what la behind it.
In other word*: This law wcut Into
operation in 1868, upon a certain day. Up
to that day the property of every man
was liable for bis debts as usual, liut
alter that time a man might avail himself
of the Homestead Act to defeat any action
of those who reposed confidence in his
ability to pay, up to the amount of three
thousand dollars.
80 that if you owed, one dollar or fifty
thousand dollars at the time of this enact
ment in 1868, the Supreme Court of the
United States says you cannot take the
benefit of the Homestead Act. It was a
retroactive law. it impaired the validity
of contracts. It stepped in and interfered
with plain bargains between inau and
man and its meanness and injustice con
sisted in that it gave one of the parties to
• contract an advantage over the other
never contemplated when the bargain w as
m ade.
However hard the decision may be upon
gome of our fcllow-catizttus wo aannot
help saying it is right. Never so long as
justice reigns will any authority be given
a legislative body to impair the validity
of contracts. And any retroactive law
therefore, will stand barely long en
ough to be knocked dow u.
‘ Father, you whipped me the other day
for biting Tommy.” “Yea.iny eon. you hurt
him, and I shall always whip you#>r bit
ing ”
• Well, then, father, I wish you would
whip sister s music teacher, for he bit her
on the mouth this morniug, and I know
he hurt her a good deal, for she put her
arm* around his neck and tried to cbeke
him."
According to Hr. Hayes, the Batan of
the Esquimaux i a woman This ac
counts for their ability to live in the land
of perpetual snow. She is able to mako
it bot enough far them at any time— Vaily
0 rtrpht*. 1
Th- .Vl;i<-,,n rinrl knoxiiile Ball*
i-oarl.
Tlio action of the City Council iu agree
ing to subscribe |200,000 iu aid of this
gigantic aud important railroad will meet
tire hearty approval of every citizen who
believes in tho city bounding forward to
that point of prosperity which nature has
already assured shall bo her birth front the
womb of the future.
It is a little sum to give for the books
of steel which will forever bind us in
commercial bands will* the counties
through which tho great iron artery will
pass—for the new wedding ring intended
to marry us to the Stales of the Middle
latitudes, to the cities and citizens of the
Northwest.
The action of ihe Council gives ► •;<• I
tn<l form, and impetus to the great woi [
it is Macon's owu offspring, and the cl.ii-i j
has been baptized by it* Board of Abler
men, and stal ls on the journey of life with
the wannest players of its father" for u
prosperous voyage.
On the 23d of April the voto upon the
rallflcatioii of the action of the Council
will be taken It will require a two-thirds
vote to make it vslid and binding. If this
rote is secured,the Company thus indorsed
by its immediate friends, can then ge
forward and ask the people of the other
counties to rally to the support of the great
line which will place them in direct com
munication with the balance of the world
—to ask men of means, of cities iu the
Western Htuies to lie benefited, to help
them push it forward with an energy
inspired by an abilily to pay all responsi
bility.
Wo hardly have a doubt as to what the
result of that election will be. Certainly
no merchant in the city who has it within
bis power to briug the trade of ten new
counties to Macon, will oppose it. Or
who has the bitter recollection of past
years in gelliug his freights through from
the West. Certainly no existing rail way can
object to this great feeder to every line
now running here. And certainly no citi
zen at large who feel* the vast importance
of arousing our city from the lull in which
it has passed, will object to giving this
#200,000.
Wiiy the construction of the bridge, the
depot ami the work shops here will re
quire the company to expend more monoy
than that. Its headquarters will of course
be here. Its chief officers, its work shops.
Its general government will be in the city
of Macon, and Its annual expenditures
will surpass tjje amount asked of us.
And now that tho enterprise which
wc are rll ugreed is necessary for our
presont good and future welfare has beeu
sanctioned by the city government, let it go
forward witli that energy characteristic
of the nineteenth century. A hundred
miles of railroad can be built now as
quickly as ten were fifteen years ago.
And we see no reason why this
not be completed through to Knoxville
inside of three years.
’l'h* Macon Water Work*.
The Company proposing to build Water
Works fot the city of Macon have met
with n rebuff from the City Council. Their
proposition which they made several
weeks ago was unanimously rejected.
When defeated anew offer was made.
Wc quote from our city cotemporary :
••The company proposes to build the
canal aud water works, supplying the
cugine, with the capacity of one aud a
half million gallons per day, and, a reser
voir rapacity of ten million of gallons;
also, to furnish two hundred hydrants for
the purposes, each one equivalent to a
tire engine ; also to furnish the City Hall
with water, and furuish water lor the
fount.'.'ns in Central City Park, and fur
uish w \tor for sprinkling the streets
“In consideration of this the city will be
required to subscsibe #25,000 to the capi
tal stock of the company, payable in
monthly installments, and pay an autiua)
water rent of #II,OOO. The company will
guarantee to the city an annual divideud
of six per cent, on its #25,000 stock, which
will reduce its aunual water rent to #lO,-
500.”
All of which was referred to the Fi
nance committee which will report at a
future meeting.,
TKIIII TF. OF KFNFFCY.
Hall Mechanics Fir* Cos., No. 4, )
Macon, Georgia, April 7, 187S. (
At a regular meeting of Mechanics Fire
Conqtany No. 4, held Uiis day, tbs following
preaiubla and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Wii srras. The Supreme Ruler of the Uni
verse, In tha all-wise dispensation of Hi* prov
idence, ha* ccn tit to remove from our ranks
our comrade and fellow • fireman, TYLER
SOUTHALL, aud
Wubrkas, In the death of Mr. Southall
we have lost a worthy and efficient member,
one who \va* ever alive to every interest of tha
company, and who by Ids genial disposition
and many social qualities had endeared him to
the company, he it therefore
AVoftwrf, That we deeply sympathize with
his bereaved family In this their sad hour of
affliction.
/fcwimf, That we wear the usual badge of
mourning for the space of thirty days, and
that the Council Ha I be draped tu mourning,
and that hi* ni m b; inscribed ou the Memo
rial Bok.
AVsoflvrf, That a copy of these resolutions
be spread on the Minnies, and that a copy be
for wanted to the family of deceased; also,
that a copy be furnished the daily papers of
tiffs citv tor publication.
H. 8. GAKFIKI.D,
H. M. Tayloh,
I. H. Foot.*,
Committee.
1 l W W l Agents wanted for our new Charts,
1 V/vyv/ •• Holy Virgin‘and Child ” and
“Christ Blessing Little Children.” They will
find a place in every Christian heme.
HAASIS A LUBRECHT, Empire .Map and
Chart Establishment, 107 Liberty Bt-, N. T. j
4 w 1
1873 MACK BROTHERS, 1873
SECOND STREET.
Take pleasure in announcing to their friends and the public that
they are ready for the Spring and Summer Campaign withs he. iiittful und carefully se
lected Stock of Goods. We offer :
500 Parasols and Tourists, at 50 cents and upwards.
4UO Imported Corsets, at 90 cents and upwards.
100 Dozen Shell and Jet Setts, Bracelets, &c., at all j rices.
25 Cases Straw (goods for Ladies and Children.
50 Dozen Silk Scarfs and Fichues.
50 Dozen English, Scotch and Irish Towels.
THE “ LUCCA ” SHOULDER SCARF, very pretty.
Ribbons, Fans, White Goods, Hosiery, Kid Gloves, “Hamburg Em
broidery,” Lace Goods, White Trimmings, Pearl
Buttons, Furnishing Goods, and many other
beautiful things in endless variety.
Having purchased during the late decline, we are enabled to make our price* satisfactory
ar NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY BROTHERS,
•p 0 a w-t Ncroml Sired, humour Block.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ATTENTION !
DEFIANCE FIRE CO., NO. 5.
MEET at your Engine House tki (THURS
DAY) evening at 8 o’clock tharp. Every
meuaber ia expected. By order of
K. M. ROGERS, Foreman,
G. P. Cornell, Secretary. It
ATTENTION
MACON GUARDS!
TnE Macon Guard* >rill meet to-niglit
at their Armory, over B. H. Wriglcy’a
store, on Second street. The uniform has Lean
adopted, and the Company now fully organized.
The uniform is gray, trimmed in blue. All
those who wish to join are requsstedto attend.
Initiation free. It
NOTICE.
THE Retail Grocerymen of the city of Ma
con are requested to attend a meeting, to
be held at the store of P. Kerwin, Esq., on
Cotton Avenue, on MONDAY, 14th day of
April, at 8 o’clock v. M. A general attend
ance is res|>cctfnlly requested by all retail deal
ers, as business of importance to the trade
will be brought before them by some of the
most prominent gentlemen iu the business,
apl 10-3 t
MERCHANTS
AINU
PLANTERS
WILL FIND IT TO THEIR AD
VANTAGE TO CALL ON US
BEFORE MAKING THEIR
BILLS.
0
WE HAVE IN STORF,
100.000 LBS. BACON CLEAR R.
SIDES.
25.000 LBS. BACON SHOUL
DERS.
10.000 LBS. BELLIES.
50.000L85. FLOUR, all grades.
500 ROLLS 2* BAGGING.
10.000 LBS. ARROW TIES.
10 BALES TWINE.
JOHNSON & SMITH.
JOHNSON & SMITH,
Have, and are offering at very
low figures:
100 BOXES TOBACCO, all
grades.
100 BBLS. WHISKIES.
150 BBLS. SUGAR.
50 BBLS. MOLASSES.
100 BALES HAY.
1.000 BUSHELS CORN,
Together with a full stock of all
all goods in our line of business.
ICE! ICE!! ICE!!!
THE MACON ICE COMPANY will com
mence delivering lee by wagons, to-day.
All persons wishing this great luxury, will
please leave their, names, either at the store
of J. M. Boardman, Greer <& Lake, R. B. Hall
or J. F. Bartield, where tickets can always be
had. JOS. E. WELLS, Secretary.
Macon, Tuesday April 1873. tit
ATTENTION!
THE SODA FOUNT!
-AT THE SOUTH MACON
DRUG STORE!
IN NfOW I* OPERATION!.
THE Prescription Department is well sup-
choice drugs, to the compound
ing of which the proprietor gives his special
attention, and the number of prescriptions
daily dispensed, shows that the public appre
ciate his efforts to accommodate them.
EVERETTS REMEDY!
For Chills and diseases of the Liver, justly
celebrated wherever known will receive special
attention the coining season.
Let all in our part of the city call in and cool
off'with Ice-cold Soda Water, and buy what
they may need in my line, and save a long and
useless walk.
S. 1). EVERETT,
Fourth Street, near Arch.
aprOtf MACON, GA.
RnDTj’ For all forms of Chill* k fITTIP
UUilllami Fewer, Intermitteatilu UJ!I
mand Remittent Fever are found in
■Area* Fever Tonic.
it contains no poisonous ingredients,
and cures Ague by cancelling the Ague Poison
in the BLOOD, and ejecting it from the sys
tem. Box of Pills with each Bottle. Cures
GUANTEED by
W. C. lIAMIIFTOA A CO.
apls-2m Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY^),OOO ad
dresses, to which specimen copies of
Niuith’* Vlagiizine will be seut free.
Agents wanted. Write. PLINY F. SMITH,
51 Liberty St., N. Y. 2m
db iFrom S3 cent*. —Eight samples
HP T mailed free for 25 cents, that sell at sight
for four dollars, to any person inßibb County
who will act as agent.
RANDALL* CO., 767 Broadway, N. Y.
2m
Is the BENT IN THE WORLD.
AGENTS WANTED. Send for circular. Ad
dress;
“DOMESTIC” SEWING MACHINE CO.,
apls-2ni N. Y.
A WATCH FREE
ery man who will act as our agent. Business
light and honorable. $300,00 made iu 5 days.
Saleable as flour. Everybody buys it. Can’t
do without it. Must have it. No Gift Enter
prise, no humbug. KENNEDY & CO.,
2m Pittsburg, Pa.
I 2.000.000 ACR ES.
Cheap Farms!
Cheapest Land Market, for sale by the
Union Pacific Bailroad Company,
in the GREAT PLATE VALLEY
-5.000,000 Acres in Central Nebraska,
Now for sale iu tracts of forty acres and up
wards on Five and Ten Yoar’s Credit at 6 per
cent No Advauee Interest requird
Mild and Healthful Climate, Fertile Soil, an
Abundance of Good Water.
Tub Best Market is the West! The
great Miniug region* ef Wyoming, Colorado,
Utah and Nevada, being supplied bv the farm
ers in the P'ate Valley.
The best location for Colonies—Soldiers en
titled to a Homestead of 160 Acres.
Khek Homes Fok Aul! Millions of Acres
of choice Government lands open for entry un
der the Homestead Law, near this Great Rail
road, with good markets and all the conveni
ences of an old settled country.
Free passes to purchasers of Railroad Land.
Sectional Maps, showingthe Laud, also new
edition of Descriptive Pamphlet with New
Maps Mailed Free Everywhere.
Address, ' O. F. DAVIS,
Land Com’r U. P. R.R. Cos., Omaha, Nb. 2m
WRITE for LARGE ILLUSTRATED PRICE
LIST. Abdrbss,
Breech loading Shot Gnns, *4O to *3OO.
Double Shot Guns. *8 to *l5O. Single Guns,
*3 to *2O. Rifles, *8 to *75. Revolve™. *0 to
*25. Pistols, *1 to *B. Gun material. Fishing
Tackle. Large discount to Dealers or Club*.
Army Guns, Revolvers, etc., bought or traded
for. Goods sent by expresa, C. 0, D. to be ex
amined before paid for. apl6-Bkn
BURDICK BROTHERS
63, Third Street,
HAVE A LARGE STOCK NOW IN STORE AND DAILY AR
RIVING.
Consisting in part of
100,000 Pounds Bacon C. R. Sides and Shoulders.
5,000 Bushels choice white and Yellow Corn.
1,500 Bushels choice Oats
-200 Bales prime Timothy Hay.
2 Car loads Wheat Bran, (unmixed)
3 Car loads fresh Flour—all grades.
15 Tierces McFerran, Armstrong & Co’s.
Mfignolia IlamN—the Brand.
25 Tierces prime Leaf Lard.
150 Sacks fresh water ground Meal.
25 Bbl’s Sugar House Molasses—choice brands.
75 Boxes Tobacco—various grades.
50 Bbl’s. Rye and Corn Whiskey—various grades
50 Bbl’s. “A” “Ex C” and “0" Sugar.
50 Bags Rio Coffee
Which we offer to Jobbers and Planters at low figures.
Please call upon us, and we will guarantee you entire satisfaction.
BURDICK BROTHERS,
TVo. 63, 3d Street,
On the upper corner of the alley above Hardeman & Sparks’ Warehouse.
AprillO-d lm
Spring Trade.
O
Wholesale Buyers
ATTENTION!
S. lAffIBAIIJ S MO.
Have now in Store
$3000,000
WORTH OF
DRY GOODS!
(Tothing, Hats and Notions
Which will be sold lower than can be bought
from any other
Jolling Honse south of NeiTart.
Having a resident buyer in the Northern mar
kets, who takes advantage of every
“drive,” and often buying
Sta pie Goods Less than Cost
of production, and is doily sending us
The Latest Styles
in all goods at less than their market value, so
we are enabled to sell them lower than mer
chants who visit New Yeik only ones in a sea
son, at the time when the demand is greatest
and prices rule highest.
Give us a call. Sol. Waxelbaum will take
pleasure in posting you in prices, or in selling
goods lower and treaing you better than any
one.
8. WAXELBAUM & BRO.,
43 and 47 Second Street, and 24 and 20 Cotton
▲venue, maritieodlmo