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itUicon tlailu Enterprise. Stevenson & Smith, Proprietors Term# of Subscription: OueYear * * ™ Six Months * Three Months “ Invariably in advance. To city subscribers by the month, Seventy-five uents, served by carriers. “.HADE OF KISSKS.” ■“What are you made of, Maggie, dear?” Mage is turns from Rover With the strictest reverence— (Just her grandma over!) IS the truest, and bluest eyes, Back of suuny lashes, While the earnest answer comes: “Made of dust and ashes.” _ “What are you made of, Johnny, boy ?” Boy stands still a minute; If there’s any mischief round, He’s the one that’s in it. “I ain’t dirt 1” His brown eyes gleam, And he archly reaches Toward the basket’s winy hoard : “Guess lam cream and peaches.” “What are you made of, Taddie pet ?” Taddle’s eyes are glowing; Two white hands put back the curls, Two white teeth are showing ; And the smiles, they twinkle round Like a band of blisses, “Cause they takes ’em all the times, 'Sped I’m made of kisses.” THE ARNO. O heaveus! how beautiful it is 1 Far as filie eye can see, the poet praised river winds along beneath us. Through fields •where stands the heavy olive, knee deep iin wheat, and where the blossem vine .hangs its perfumed wreaths from branch ito branch, or hides the bare stem which :supportß it in a pyramid of luxuriant fo liiage; past margins vivid with the rank 'Tuscan grass, where cream-colered oxen Ihew their patient necks beneath the yoke, drag home the screaking wain, heavy with ireeh-cut hay; past the swelling hills, velvety with rich groves of ilex; or gir dled with gray olives, and crowned with the memorial cypress black and still against the evening sky; past solid stone built farin-bouae and homestead; past reaches fringed with tall reeds, or edged with a dreary wast of brown, alluvial mud, which the fierce mountain torrents have dragged down from the treeless Appennines —past these and many another scene, old Arno flows into the heart of the City of Lillies. There she lies, far be neath us—Firense la bella —the central glory even ol this lovely scene 1 Close at our feet the sloping terrace gardens break away ateeply. Rose, olender, camelia, magnolia, and a thousand more familiar plants—either in leaf, of flower, or blos- Bom —arc heaped together with a soul-sat isfying lavisness, and lead the eye down, /by soft degrees of beauty, to where the i spires and turrets of Florence seem to ( prick the crystal sky. Supreme in reposo , ful majesty, the great dome of the cathe , dral shows its giant curves about all com ■.peers. There is a sense of “peace, good will toward men,” in those perfect lines ; •.and close at hand rises, straight and slen .der, Giotto’s bell tower—beautiful as an ex piring soul. A more eager and earthly ant ibition is expressed by the wondrous tower .of the Palazzo Vecchio, flinging itself into ;air from the battlemented walls of the build ting, and throwing out,midway in its height a daring buttress to support a further flight, as though one vaulting tower had leaped upon another’s shoulders! There are Santa Croee, with its beautiful daz zling marble front; Santa Maria Novella ; the dome of the Medicean Chapel of San Lorenzo ; the square, lofty mass of Or San Michele ; the ancient tower of the Bargello, and (besides a multitude more towers and churches) the singularly picturesque city gate-ways, with their massive archways and time-embrowned stone work. Across the river, the old gate of San Niccolo is one of the most striking of these monu ments of time when Florence was girt .with walls as with a girdle. Behind it .' Vises the hill of San Miniato, with its . beautiful basilica, and the cyprese-shad , owed Franciscan church of San Salvadore , del Monte. There is not a toot of Arno’s , banks, as the river flows through Flor . ence, which is not rich in storied memo ries ; the attempt to enumerate even a few ,of the most interesting would bewilder us; 'Jet us only look and be thankful. Sec how Uw Ponte Vecchio—the jeweler’s bridge— shows quaint and old-world above the stream. Beneath its arches the water —for the most, part turbid and dull enough lias caught a ruby tint from the sink ing sun. From this distance all the city, save those loftier structures we have notic ed seems melting into a gold haze. There is a press of red reafs, like a thronging crowd on a holiday, jostling each other around the great centres, such as the Piazza del Duumv and della Signoria. There swings a bride, like a thread, from shore, and yonder is the fresh green line of the Cas cine woods, running westward. All around—upon the plain, the lower slopes, and even the higher eminences—are strewn fair villas and palaces, showing like white pebbles dropped amoug the gardens of the Val d’Arno. Away—away the silent stream flows westward toward Pisa, and the sun is sinking, sinking tliat •way. too. There is a glory as of rnolton veld in the heavens, and splashes of daz zling brightness amid one long horrizonufl line of cloud above the sun. —Temple Bar. South Cabolha Nkws.—Barnwell is to be tbe county seat of Barnwell county. R. M Davis becomes editor of the News and Herald, of Winnsboro. The Laijgley Mills consumed, last year, nearly HOtJ.OoO worth of cotton. The United States Supreme Court has decided that the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad is the only one in the State exempt from taxation. The bulk of the stock necessary-for tha establishment of the cotton factory on De lada river, in Greenville cotlhty, has been taken. —- Doueherty county is in a healthy state of finances. She is out debt and SIO,OOO ahead. *?H T* f ' v > - H* ‘ * Jw*. m. The Death Penalty. T'lli EXECUTION OF SPANN, THKWIEF, MUKDERER. Special Dispatch to the Atlanta Sun.] Preston, Webster Co.,Ga , April 11. — Spann, who was convicted last July for the murder of his wife nnd sentenced to be hung, was executed here to day at 11 1-2 o’clock, some three or four thou sand persons, mostly negroes, witnessing the execution. The condemned man was dressed in black —black sack coat of light fubric, new and fitting lined pants, no vest, clean neat shirt. The prisoner wept freely when he was met by the minister as he ascended from the cell in the lower prison through the trap door. lie was deeply moved when he bade Miss Eberhart, who was his accomplice iu the crime, “good bye.” lie walked by the side of tiie Sheriff a quarter of a mile to the gallows, firmly re fusing to ride. He looked at his coffin and wept at the sight of the gallows. liev. J, H. C’auood attended him, and read the 17th chapter of Job, and Rev. Isaac Ilart prayed with him, Spann, the while, kneeliug and clasping his hands, with closed eyes, moved his lips in silent earnest prayer. Mouutiug the scaffold his confession was read, after which he said : “This is Friday before Easter Sunday, the day upon which Christ was crucified” —drew an encour aging lesson and begged all prepare tor death. The Sheriff adjusted the rope, tied the prisoner’s hands behind him and placed the black cap over his face and asked him if he was ready; to which he replied “Yes.” The Sheriff then cut the small leather strap, and the platform fell, Spann falling fell five feet. He struggled but little and made but very few slight movements of the limbs. His heart ceased to beat in about twenty-five minutes and his remains were delivered to his friends and will be buried to-morrow. There was no disturbance, everything passing off quietly. After the execution the written state ment of Spann was delivered to Miss Eber hart at his request. Two of the Misses Eberharts, sisters, and two brothers were at the execution. Horrible Accident in the Ports mouth Navy Yard. —A frightful acci dent occurred in the new Yards andDocks carpenter shop in tiie navy yard yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. Mr. Andrew Sweeny, an old and respected citizen of Newtown, who has of late been employed a ■ hel >er on the circular saw table, while the sa w was stopped, as he supposed, af ter the band had been thrown oft, incau tiously crawled under the table to secure some cedar sawdust, and his head, coin ing in contact with the revolving saw, w- s caught in the teeth and cut in a fear fu manner. His hat was torn into shreds, at . entering the top of the head, assisted in .itiing it lengthwise for a distance of si.i inches. The gash went clean through to me skull, exposing the brain to view. Thu unfortunate man had his injuries tenderly caied for by Surgeon Bates ; af tei which he was carried home, in New to wi, and now lies in an extremely criti cal and sulfering condition. In ante-bel lum days Mr. Sweeny was the florist of tin commandant. —Norfolk Journal, Gth. Tennessee News. —The Grand Com mnndery of Knights Templar will convene in Clarksville on the 14th of May. The English citizens of Memphis intend to reorganize the St. George’s Society. Chattanooga is agitated over the tem perance question. The taxable property of Davidson county is valued at $25,000,000. The cost of the shipments from East Tennessee to the Vienna Exposition amounts to $1,300. W. P. Itathburn has been elected presi ideut of Roane Iron Company. The latest comic song has a comic jin gle for its refrain, recalling the punni ug chorus of “I saw Esau kissing Kate.” Thus it runs: “Say so, Sue, Bau-cy Sue, Never leave me to sigh so, Sue : If you love me, Saucy Sue, Wouldn’t it be better to say so, Sue,” ■ ■ Riding on a Dead Congressman’s Pass. —A. M. Goldstein, of Washington City, is shortly to be tried on a charge of traveling over the Union Pacific Railroad, last session, on the pass of Representative .Speer, which discovery led to a demand for explanation, and finally to inquiry by the grand jury. * *• Alabama has just buried her oldest in habitant. Mr. Lewis Cargele, born in North Carolina in 1765, died in Jackson county, Ala., on the 6th day of April, aged one hundred and eight years. The Columbus Enquirer has been sold to Major Calhoun, of Philadelphia, a gen tleman of much experience in newspaper matters, as manager and writer. Major C. is expected to arrive soon and take control. Yesterday afternoon a lad by the name of Hall, engaged at the planing mill of Bower & banders, Atlanta, was unfortun ate enpugh to get his hand caught by a saw which* tore It very bad, requiring, proba bly, amputation. That celebrated Columbus darkey. Blind Tom, has now a rival la a laborer on an Indiana Railroad. He is said to execute admirably on the piano the most and ticu’t airs heard for the first time, * hough he cannot read a bar of music The prize soap man and banjo nigger is in Griffin. MACON, GA„ SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1873. Fslmmonsl L >ar jMannr For over FORTY YEARS this PURELY VEGETABLE LIVER MEDICINE has proved to be the Great Unfailina; Specific for Tuvan Compi.aint and the painful offspring, DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, Bllllous attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Colie, Depression of Spirits SOUR STOMACH, Heart Burn, Jfcc., Ac. After years of careful experiments, to meet a great and urgent demand, we now produce from our original GENUINE POWDERS, Till! PREPARED, a liquid form of SIMMONS’ LIVER REGU LATOR, containing alt* its wonderful and val uable properties, and otter it In OAE DOLLAR BOTTLES. The Powders, (price as before) SI.OO perp’kgc. Sent by mail I.W tar CAI'TIO.Y !! J&t Buy no Powders or PREPARED SI MMONS’ LIVER REGULATOR unless in our engraved wrapper, with Trade mark, Stamp and Signa ture unbroken. None other is genuine. J. 11. ZEILII At EO., MACON, GA., and PHILADELPHIA. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, jan 81-528 MERCHANTS AMD PLANTERS WILL FIND IT TO THEIE AD VANTAGE TO CALL ON US BEFORE MAKING THEIR BILLS. o WE HAVE IN STORE, 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. Opening; for the Summer. HAVING rented the house and grounds of Mr. N. Binswanger, on TflnalT Square, will open it as a place of resort during spring and summer. The best Lager Bee Me always kept cool and nice, as well finest brands of Wines. I be pleased to see all of my fr the public generally an next Bonds wii: be thrown open. The'strictes' be preserved. E. M aplVlwfrsatsu Don’t Rg is! WE nre now In receipt of a fresh and invi ting stock of CHOICE Fill Groceries * Consisting in part of the following: Fresh Fulton Market Beef, Ferris’ IV. If. Hams (unexcelled) Choice Beef Tongues, Ifeeker’s Self-raising Flour, Fanned Fruits and Vegetables, Fresh Crueller*, , Etc., Etc., Ete. PARCHED Rio and Java COFFEES, GROUND FREE OF CHARGE. Oolong and Im perial Teas, AT 70 AMD BO FTS. PER Ell. OISIfcMAJV GROCERIES A SPECIALTY, Segars! Segars! “ PUTZEL’S DELIGHT ” AND “ PUTZEL A JACOBS’ FA VORITES” Are the most popular Segars in town. Try them and you’ll smolu; no others. OUR PRICES ARE LOWER THAN EVER. GIVE US A CALL. PUTZEL & JACOBS, Second fit., Damour’s Block. marlß IMPORTANT TO CAPITALISTS! 1 HE City Bank is authorized to receive sub scriptions for the State Bonds authorized to he issued by an Act of the last Legislature. Tho Bonds to have the following strong points to commend them to such as are seek ing investments: They hear eight per cent, interest. They are free from all taxation, and irrepcal ablc provision is made in the act of authoriza tion for the prompt payment of the interest and the Bonds as they fall due. Wall street says the State of Georgia has credit since the report of the Bond Com" f *1872. . i?soi' Georgians, hurl back this Übe\ fame by promptly taking up t.. interest of your State. mar2l . C. A. NUT’ Change o*', ON MACON ANIJj FORTY-ONE 6i Office M.fl * at tl ON an.t tiJ v will rur^ ,J DAY 9 ' Leav- • Arr' Lc* A. w. <fc E. P. TAYLOR, Cor. Cotton Avenue and Cherry Street* DEALERS IN FURNITURE, CARPETS k US, OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES, etc. V rWr’'' i| ‘ m t Metalic Burial Cases & Caskets, Fine apd Plain Wood Coffins and Caskets. by Telegraph promptly attended to. 79tf IMPROVED GU GEAR. NEW. SUPERSEDES ALL- OTHER HORSE POWER IT IS NO HUMBUG !! TIIE settling of tho Gin House floor lias no effect on the Gearing. King Post of Iron and all 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 tvr.(s see for youaself. I bui.u a Portable Morse Power that challenges all other MAKES, but it will not do the work with tin. same Draft that my PATENT GIN GEAR will. All kinds of Machinery made and repaired at UOFKFTT’N IIIOM WORKS croflß7B A talilß MULF 1^ Clover and Crass Seeds. _ j convenience of their’friends and patrons, and RED CLOVEIi, - CIUMSON CLOi I I’K \Unj!^ Volume II. —Number 1