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MACON, KOTBMBBB19 '878.
Tn authoress of “Adam Bede” has re
cently purchased an estate for f200,000.
3£b. Chablk* Francis Adams voted
the Bepnblioan ticket at his home in
Quincy/MaasacbusetU, last week.
Ciutxui Puroelb. of the New York
Deraoeratro "State committee, thinks it
was the cipher dispatches that did it.
In round Lumbers we have now thirty
thousand post-offices, and they are in
creasing at the rate of about thousand
year.
«*Otra reduoed majority in Congress
will be to our advantage, as it will lead
to more cure ia legislation,” is what Sena
tor Voorhees thinks about it.
Tu revenue of the cable oompanies
the past week ia said to have been mate-
xially increased byoongratnlatory dipatah
es to Grant from Bapnblicans in varions
States.
A rearing cotton raUer of Hale coun
ty, Alabama, has introduced upon his
plantation one thousand English spar
rows, in the hope that they will prove ef-
fectaet destroyers of the cotton worm.
IT Tarkey Cook Conkling lives to the
end of the new term whieh it is pretty
certain New York is abont to give him, he
Will be dletlngn’ehed as the only Senator
from that State who ever served so long
as eighteen years.
Tux Missouri Oreenbacker is putting
on aome style. He has elected more
members of the Legislature of that State
than the Bepublicans have, although
neither party has enough to do anybody
any good.
Advice* have been received that Bus
sell, elected to Congress in Waddell’i
district, in North Carolina, will not can
ons with the Bepnbliorns. He claims
that he was elected &b a Greenbacker,
and is forGreenbackism pare and simple,
and against any compromise with any
putj.
Mas. Ac.s.a Jinks is free to remark,
and she remarks it boldly, that she ‘'is
under no obligations to the present ad
ministration.” Perhaps, says the Pbila
delphia Times, the administration would
feel much more comfortable as a general
thing if it ccnld assert its independence
of Mrs. Jenks in this intrepid style.
Thi Cincinnati Enquirer thinks “Ex-
Governor Tom Hendrnka is greatly mis
understood. The East claims him, while
the Westheinodoabt of his allegiance
to bis own section of the couatry. It
seems that a man must announce his
principles every ninety days to be thor-
ugbly comprehended."
Db. Eedfiild, of the Cincinnati Com-
mcrcidl, is of the opinion that “If I were
a South Carolina negro, owning no prop
erty bat seven children and two dogs,
which is abont the average, and working
for ten dollars a month, I don’t believe
I would alienate my white neighbors in
an effort to keep John Patterson in the
United States Senate,”
»
Tub “retired physician whose sands of
life had nearly run out,” died in Jersey
City last week. His real name was O.
Phelps Brown; was a tramp printer who
hit upon this clever alvertising dodge,
and amassed a fortune by selling East
Iadia hemp at $2 a pound, which only
cost him 40 cents. The moral of his
pfe was that he paid bis debtr, as ft paid
to advertise.
Bishop Wilson, of Calcutta, was travel
ing not long ago to hrs diocese, when a
breeze sprang np, then a squall, and at
last matters got so bad that the skipper
went below with a grave countenance.
“My lord,” said he, “in a very few minu
tes you will be in heaven.” “Dear,
dear!/ ejaoulated the Bishop, "how very,
very horrible!”
Congressman Do La Hatyr, the rev
erend Greebacter, is having his politics
settled for bim by the Washington Post on
the one side and the Cincinnati Commer
cial on the other. The former gets it
from the reverend gentleman’s own
month that ho is a Democrat and the
Commercial has it wired all the way from
Washington that he was for tho Bepubli-
cana. De La Matyr meanwhile sits on
the top rail end see* the conntry go to
the dogs. Oat with it Parson.
To Prevent Coughs and Core
Colda.
A reliable remedy Is neoessaxy in every
household. Parker’s Ginger Tonio is
just the medicine needed. It radically
cares Oonghs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bron
chitis and even Consumption if nsed in
time, by Us poweifnl specifio action on
the Stomach, Kidneys, Skin, Liver and
mnoons surf sees of the throat and Langs.
It accomplishes the onre in a wonderfully
short time, and removes all pain and sore
ness of the brags. It is also a most val
uable stomaohio remedy, effectually re
moving Dyspepsia, Headache, Liver DIs.
orders, Costiveness, Nervousness, Low
Spirits, Wekefnlness, Heartburn,Cramps,
Palpitation of the Heart, Sour Stomaob,
eta, and gives a cheering oomfort and
freedom from pain that surprises every
one. Buy a $1 bottle from your drug
gist, Boland B. Hall, or a sample bottle
at 15 etr., and teat its merits.
Oct.l 3mo.
Sticks to the Story.
Nxw Yosk, November 16.—The Times
reaffirms yeBtert’-.j’a statement that the
police force have knowledge of the whole
gang of the 8tewarls grove robbers. It
Bays a man named Mahony, formerly at
tached to tbe Weehawken cemetery, did
the principal work. Ho fled South on
the morning of the robbery, bat is now
shadowed, and can be arreeted any mo
ment. The body was taken to Weehaw
ken to a notorious drinking saloon kept
by a man named Morphy. The remains
have since been removed. The authori
ties refnBS to say wbere the two m a are
who were arrested yesterday as belonging
to the gang. Or- is described on the po
lice records as Harry Yraeland, of Brook
lyn. One man, not nr 1st arrest, became
frightened and voluntarily made a full
confession.
The Boston Greenbacker*.
Boston, November 16.—The Greenback
Ward and City Committee, held an ad
journed meeting last night and decided
not to nominate any candidate for Mayor,
and appointed a committee to confer with
the Butler Democrats with a view to se
curing three or fonr candidates on their
ticket for aldermen.
natural Uihtslos.
When need for Rheumatism, Sire Throat
Lame Back, Neuralgia, Sprains, Bruises, Con
tracted Muscle*, Stiff Joints,Corns and Bunions
cn human beings, and SpaTin, King Bono, Galls,
Scratches, etc., on animals, Coussens’ Lightning
Linimaat is unequaled, and its effect simply elec-
trjwdi As its name suggests it is quick to re-
jjlHiAj*Houstnds bees- witness toitsaatound-
■l? We8 60 ceDts - l' or fide by K. B
ff*' Bug3...1y
will men smoko common
esn buy Marburg Bros.
The Latest Political Sensation
Is furnished by the New York Sun in its
issue of Tuesday last. The Sun, it will
be remembered, has neen one of the most
standfast friends and defenders of Mr.
Tilden from the day of his nomination at
&t. Louis down to the date abovo named.
It has stood by tho tld man with a
tenacity truly remarkable in these days
of change, and carried its partisanship to
such an extent as to denounce th'e Demo
crats ia Congress who voted for the
Electoral Bill as cowards and conspira
tors who had sold out tho Presidency to
theEadicals.
The Sun sayB It supported Mr. Tilden
in 1876 to the best or its ability, because
it found him in “a thorough faith in the
constitution of the United States, rod in
the principles of genuine Jefferson’an
Democraoy. And the constitution and
these principles,” the Sun avers, “em
body and contain for us the whole doc
trine and the wholesale of political salva
tion.” Mr. Tilden the San declares, was
elected. He had a majority of the papu
lar and electoral votes, but the Republi
can msnageis conspired together to chest
him out of these, and saeoeeded. The
Sun says it hrs not been altogether con
tent with Mr. Tilden’s conduct daring
the calmin&tion of all these adverse cir
cumstances:, and regret* that it wss not
possible for him-“to display in that j-unet
ure the splendid determination and ag
gressiveness of Henry Clay or of Andrew
Jackson,” but still it has not imitated
other journals in blaming him for these
defeotsof temperament and character.
Bat, aooording to Sun, the Democratic
leaders abandoned the fight even more
absolutely than Mr. Tilden deolined to
take it np, and Mr. Tilden’s oause has
been thus rendered hopeless. There
would have still been, it says, “a sort of
sentimental consolation in again support
ing a man whoso name must be forever
memorable in history in connection with
the fraud of 1876-7,” “but even this con
solation must bo denied ns.” And now we
come to the gist of the Sun’s article. It
says;
“While we s’ ould be ashamed to doubt
Mr. Til den's r rgonal integrity, we are
yet constrain. J »o aay that it is proved
and admitted through the publication of
tho cipher telegrams that dating _ his
presidential campaign he suffer: d a clique
of politically immoral people to surround
him, to aet for him and to compromise
him. * * * Wo knew at the time
that some of theso persons were pro
foundly fc olisb, and we denonneed them
for their silliness, bat it now appears that
this was not their worst endowment.
At any rate they have proved themselves
ablo to fatally injure what they could
never have built np. Their imbecility
and their immorality conli never oreate
anything, but with the extraordinary con
fidence reposed in them their powers for
mischief was great indeed. They have
snfficed to damage the character of a life
time, and they have wrought a deplora
ble mischief to the course of public af
fairs. Mr. Tilden will not again be the
presidential candidate of any party.”
Commenting upon this somersault the
Baltimore Sun's Washington correspon
dent says tho article has created a pro
found sensation in tbe latter city—that
‘‘Democrats are surprised and Bepnbli-
cans delighted with it,” and that Mr.
Hayes, after reading it, “smiled signifi
cantly, bat made little comment.’’
It seems clear to ua that the timehaB
corns for Mr. Tilden to put np bis shut
ters and retire permanently from busi
ness as a possible Presidential candidate.
The Sun’s desertion of him ie only one of
manyBigns cropping out all over the
conntry and indicating that the Demo
crats are of the opinion that he is neither
a fit nor possible candidate for tbe White
Houee stakes in 1880. The Democrat!c
party wants a man in that fateful year
who has more blood in his body and
moro sand in his gizzard.
ssenator Hill ana Gen. Toombs
We see from the Constitution of Thurs
day that both these gentlemen made
speeches in the hall of theHouse of Rep
resentatives, on--Wednesday night, to a
large audience. The Constitution par
tially reports both, bnt we have no room
for their reproduction. General Toombs
devoted moat of his remarks to a right
eous onslaught upon the rascalities and
profligacies of the Radical party, which,
he charged, has made the people poorer
every day since 1867; and next to a need-
ess and unjust attack upon the railroads
of Georgia, which he charged with mak
ing too much money out of tbe people.
Ha wound np with an appeal for an “hon
est government, honest money and hon
est contracts.”
Mr. Hill spoke of the frauds and cor-
rnptions that have followed the late civil
war nnder the rule of the Radicals, and
the necessity of returning to the good
old day when the rulers were men with
“power to judge, ability to comprehend
and honesty to rule.”
Both speeches were listened to with
mnch attention and liberally punctuated
by hearty applause.
Aspects in soutb Georgia.
The senior was unexpectedly called,
daring the past weak, by the dangerous
illness of a friend,to £o down into South
ern Georgia, and while there visited tbe
Fair at Thomasville, and renewed many
oldandintereeting acquaintances. The
Fair is so folly described in the eloquent
letters of onr Associate, Con. Jones. that
there Is little fnither to be said on the
subject. We will only remark tbat as an
indication of sound agrionltnral prosperi
ty it was, an the whole, the most satisfac
tory exhibit we ever saw.
Take, for illnstration, the exhibit of
farm working stock—'we never saw it
eqnalsd anywhere. It was a competitive
display of Brooks and Thomas oonnties.
Eioh of these oonnties showed in eolnmn
one hundred head of mules and fifty head
of work horses. The show of both oonn-
ties was almost beyond praise. Brooks
beat in mnlep, and Thomas bad the ad
vantage in horses.
Now, thero is literally no surer index
of good farm management and a general
ly enlightened and liberal farm eoonomy
than fine stock. Here there were three
hundred mules and horses, and not a
common or indifferent animal tobafonnd
in the lot. Ereryone wasaohoioe ani
mal, and in perfect order, although every
one was fresh from the labor of cultivat
ing the yeat’a crop.
If we were to judge of the general
prsetioal effect of tbe TbomasTiUe Fair by
(hat whioh it prodnoed on onr own mind,
it can hardly be over-estimated. The
repntatlon of Brooks and Thomas as
farming counties must have been raised
Immensely.
And this grand show of working stock
was backed by a corresponding exhibit in
other departments of the farm. The
show of cattle, swine, sheep—of grains
^tjgany samples of
upland rice; of cured meats, of forage,
lard, cheese and butter, of cotton, wool,
■yrnp, sugar, and the whole range of
farm products, was remarkably flue. Tbe
best samples of bacon the WeEt ever
produced, were distanced at Thomasville.
In the department of housewifery we
might exhaust eulogy with a safe con
science. All that pertains either to the
delicacies of the table—to the nameless
elegancies of female apparel or to the
decoration of the dwelling, were there
represented in exhaustive variety, show
ing a population of culture and refine
ment as well aa of great industry.
Here, then, on all sides were irrefrag
able proofs of intelligent men and women
at work in the production of all the ele
gancies, luxuries and comforts of life.
Here, scattered all round was proof posi
tive of rare capacities of soil and climate,
abundant proof tbat a reasonable effort
would be rewarded with all the material
good the heart of man might desire. As
to bread, the great staff of life, tho world
might be challenged in vain for finer
samples of all the standard grains, and
as to moat, the very sight and smell of it
would stimulate an appetite. The show
of oats particularly was wonderful as to
weight and eize of grain, and we confi*
dently anticipate that Sooth Georgia is
destined to astonish the world by her
achievements in oat culture. This is
now the great forage crop of that aeotion,
and, judging from the products on exhi
bition she is going to improve the grain
in eize and weight beyond all present out
side conoeplion.
Thus it will readily be understood, tbat
the Thomasville Fair bad an extraordina
ry beneficial force to it. We say that in
elevating the common conception of the
true value of that country, it was the
best investment ever made, and its effects
will be felt in increased energy and pros
perity for many years to come.
Much talk there was am mg visitors
about a policy which shonld result in a
similar display for tbe State. It was
suggested tbat the State Fairs might be
appointed for' every other year—the in
termediate years being devoted to dis
trict or associated county fairs, and the
State Fair to bo a competitive exhibit of
her associated county fairs. It is true,
that an agricultural show-of vast pro
portions does gather interest ia the ratio
eize and magnitude,but whether it does
not oonfer a corresponding benefit on the
State and people may well be a question.
What Georgia need? more than anything
else, ia a really appreciative peoplol Few
of her yonng men believe that tbe most
certain road to material independanoe
lies through a Georgia farm managed
with the came judgment and energy which
are indispensable to sneoess in any other
business. Bat whether they believe it or
not, it ie trae. Not one in a hundred has
a correot idea of what may be done on a
Georgia farm. Nearly all under valne
the conntry; and this lack of appreciation
so hurtful to progress can best be com
batted by snob egrionllural shows as Ibis
we have spoken of.
mala was sick and they were consequent.
ly detained at Wilmington, North Caro
lina. They were driven aronnd the track
several times. Texas Jack amused the
crowd with a display ef his skill in throw
ing tho laiiit.
THI attendance _ >
was on Tbnrsday variously estimated at
bom three to five thousand persons. The
crowd was certainly very large, and a bet
ter behaved, better looking or more hand
somely dressed assemblage we do not
ever remember to bavo seen on * fair hospitable_than ever, started on tbe 8:20
ground. There was a remarkable nnm-
ber of pretty and handsome ladies, with •
a large predominance of brunettes, with
dark, glossy locks and sparkling blaok
eyes. As rar as the crowd goes the fair
in it errenf, anrtnf.cn. - L ^ r
THE EUFAULA FAIR,
Large Attendance—The Attractions—
The Displays — tieauitfai Exhibits
and Beautiful Alabama.Ladles—The
Races.
Eufaula, Ala., November 15,1878.
Yesterday dawned clear ana beautiful
and continued cite glorious autumnal
gem until the sinking sun bid itself be
hind the bluffs of the Chattahoochee riv
er at this place.
The propitious weather added greatly
to the succobs of the fair. It ha*, up to
this morning, been a great success in
attendance, in display, management, and
every way. Everything is passing off
to the entire satisfaction of those in con
trol, and they are frliy satisfied with the
happy outcome of their faithful labors,
On Monday tbe fair opened with a lively
crowd for the first day of any fair.
Dr. W. F. Carver, the great shot,
whc'e extraordinary skill astonished the
people at the State Fair, was tho attrac
tion, arddrew well. He gave an exhi
bition of his shooting, which astonished
all. A high wind slightly impaired the
success of his rifle shooting, but in the
trap ball shooting with the shot
gun his success was extraordinary. He
broke one hundred and fifty-seven glass
balls in rapid succession without a single
miss; one hundred and twenty doable
ball*, tbat is two balls from the trap, at
the same time. The score made here
was more satisfactory to the Doctor than
any yet shot in the Sonth.
Os Friday and Wednesday the crowd
incr- -. -4. The trains on all the roads
came packed each day, and the little
city on the bluffs of the river wore an un
usually spirited appearance. The races
were excellent. On Wednesday a running
nee created considerable interest. Two her-
ses were entered and started, Whirlwind,
owned by S. T. Fletober, and Bine Rum.
The raoe was mile heats, best two in three.
The first heat was won by Bine Rain In
fine style. The second heat was swept by
Whirlwind in gallant atyle in 1:49}, dis
tanoing Bine Rain by about a quarter of
a mile. This is said to be the fastest
running time ever made in Eastern Ala
bama. Muoh money' ebanged hands.
On the same day Ur. Melindy’a roan
horse Billy King won the trotting raoe
over Lizzie and Katie T.
THURSDAY'S 1XHIB1TI0N
was opened with an extensive display of
stock before the grand stand. The oav-
r’cads was varied and long. Among the
fancy teams ard Block were some very
fine horses, roadsters, single and double
teams. Mr. C. C. Skillman, of this plaee,
made some very fine exhibits.
HON. MB. NOBWOOD’S EPIZCH 1 .
At abont one o’olook Hon. Thomas M.
Norwood, of Savannah, was introduced
to the assemblage by Colonel Samuel W.
Geode, one of the most talented lawyers
in tbls aeotion, and proceeded to deliver
an address on the
BODXHXBX PACIFIC EA1LB0AD,
Its importanoe to tbe Sonth, the reasons
by it had not been bnilt, etc.
After a graceful intioduc’'.on the ex-
Senator proceeded to advocate the build
ing of a road on tho 32nd p ca'lel of lati
tude, showing that edvantaf <?s, political
and commercial,wouldaccruo totbo Sooth
by tho building of this road. Ho pro
ceeded to argue tbat Colonel 'lorn Scott’s
company was not able to build tho road,
for whioh subsidies and laud grants had
been made; that tho other company did
not want anything but a right-of way;
and he favored the people’s urging upon
their representatives to legislate Colonel
Tom Scott's rights oat of the way.
BIST TIME XVBR MADE.
After the speech,, the event of the day
took place—the trotting race, free for
all, and for a purse of $500, best two
in three, mils beats. Law Scott, John H.
and Alice West started. Lew Sotftt set
the race and led away, winning three
straight heats in 2:26}, 2:30} and 2:26j;
Alice West coming in second' each heat
and John H. third. John H. did not-
trot with much freedom. It was officially
announced from the judges,’ stand that
this was tho best time ever made in the
State.
TEXAS JACK AND TIIE ELKS.
A considerable sens .tion was created
on tbe grounds by the appearance of
Texas Jack behind tbe celebrated elk3 of
Dr. Carver. Tbeie were to have ap
peared at the State Fair, but one of ani-
is a great success.
THI DUPLAYS ~
in all the departments are exceedingly
oreditable. In tbe stock department are
some ot the very finest bulls we have ever
seen on exhibition.
The number of stalls filled with ex
hibits is very large. Among other kinds
of live stock are Angora goats, Berkshire
and Poland China hogs, Merino, South-
down and Cotswold sheep.
The machinery display is good. Mr. R.
H. Smith, of Macon, is among the exhib-
ors, and for his house exhibits a five*
horse power vertical engine as the best
farm engine and best adapted for general
purposes. He has taken the premium on
this engine at the State Fair, at tho Ala
bama Fair, and will receive the blue-rib
bon at Eafanla. He also has on exhibi
tion a corn miilot a very improved pat
tern, and one of A. B. Farquhar’s cele
brated Separators. Mr. Smith, it wiU.be
remembered, bad control of ail the ma
chinery at the State Fair and took a num
ber of premium*. * - -
One drawback to the enjoyment of the
day was the excessive dost. All that
could be, was done and the track was
kept well sprinkled during the day. The
grounds are excellently adapted for their
purpose, barring the dust.
About three years since, when Alabama
was in the hands of Radical misrule a
riot which w weU remembered, took
place,and the negroes burned the exhibi
tion halls on the fairgrounds. Since
then the exhibition of all except the ma
chinery and stock displays has been made
in a spacious and beautifol hall in the
business portion of the city.
This separating of the exhibi'
though it”seems at first very disadvan
tageous, in reality has proved a great ad
vantage in introducing a social feature
into the Fair not generally attained. The
hall is filled to repletion with beautiful
exhibits of every kind, and every depart
ment in quality has never been surpassed.
In needle won the specimens on exhibi
tion are exquisite. Some automatio con
trivances are indeed wonderful. A col
lection of artificial flowers made of oolor-
ed oottons are beyond all oritioism, and
bead and shell work perfectly beautiful.
A silk quilt most admirably constructed
contains 4,000 pieces. Tbe exquisite and
arlistiofi’iishof some of the exhibits to
be fully appreciated would have to be
seen. They oertainly have never been
surpassed at any Fair held in this portion
of Alabama. Last night the soene pre
sented at the hall was very brilliant. Tbe
whole affair was like some huge drawing
room reception, and tno belles
and beanx from a soore of
places promenaded end eonveued amid
the fairy surroundings of the Varied ex
hibits. A band was in attendance and
filled the hall with music.
Messrs. Ludden A Bates, of Savannah,
made a handsomo display af musical in
struments, and daring tke evening some
brilliant instrumental and vocal music
was given by some of the accomplished
performers and vocalists of this and
other citiee.
To-day the raoes will be very interesting
tad the tournament will come off in the
afternoon. A largo number of knights
will ride. At night the largest ball which
has occurred here in many months wilt
take place and the Queen of Lovo and
Beauty and her maids of honor will ba
crowned by the successful knight*.
PERSONAL.
On the grounds yesterday was tho ea
gla toughed orator of Alabama, General
Alpbens Baker, Senator Norwood, of
Georgia, Mr. Jacksor of tbe Oolnmbus
Enquirer, Mr. W. E. Mitcbelof tbe A1
bauy Advertiser, Captain Rodger*, ot the
Union Springs Herald, and several other
representatives of tbe press.
CONCLUSION.
Visitors are here from all por
tions of Sonthern Georgia and East
ern Alabama, and every train brings in
new arrivals. Tho f-ir is already a fi
nancial success, a3 well as in other res
pects. Too much pra : »e cannot be lav
ished on the energy of the gentlemen in
charge of it, and Col. H. Hawkins, tbe
President, comes in for a large share of
the applause for the succass of the whole
enterprise, J. H. J.
P. S. We regret that the fair offers
no premium for slow trains, as we were
arxious to enter tho Eufaula accommo
datiou. The blue ribbon prospect is so
flattering. Thirteen hours and a halt
between Macon and this Diace.
J. H. J.
Eufaula, Ala., November 16,1878.
The people of Eufaula and East
Alabama may congratulate themselves
this morning on the entire success of
their fair. It has not only overreached any
thing of the past, but has left feelings oi
gratification behindfof the liveliest nature.
Nothing contributed more largely toward
making a happy termination to the en
terprise than the deep interest manifest
ed by the citizens of Eufanla and the
surrounding conntry. Never have we
seen the crowds keep up so large, and
every one seems to feel that they are per
sonally responsible for the success of the
fair.
BACIS.
The races have been one *f the great
est attractions of the fair, and the grand
stand has been crowded every day. The
traok is about a three quarters of a mile,
and not a very good one. The raoe stock
in attendance was exoellent, end embrac
ed the best horses at the late State Fair.
On Friday, th* first wbb a paoing raoe be
tween Sleepy George, a horse of national
repntatlon, and a record of 2:13, .and
Mattie Hunter, one mile heats, beet 'two
in three.
This was the most exciting race ofythe
fair. Mattie came to tbe starting point
with a light elastic tread, while George
stepped the tnrf with that confident step
which >s peculiar to him. Sleepy George
took tbe pole and set the heat. Mattie
closed with him however, and took .the
heat in 2:26.
The second heat was started with Ma‘-
tie at the pole. George broke badly
making a gap of seven or eight lengths.
At the thiee-qnarter point the gap
was closed, and the two horses came
down the track neck and neck. Until
tbe string was passed It was impossible to
tell which horse was the vlotor. They
pscod very rapidly, George taking tho
heat in 2:22}. Tho enthusiasm was im u
mess?. The entire crowd rose, handker
chiefs waved, bats blossomed in the air,
uod tbe backers of George yelled lilt they
were boatse. It was the finest time ever
made cn n Southern track, and the heat,
at us elm, was tbo most warmly contest
ed we have overseen between two horses.
In tbe third heat Mattie Hunter
came nnder tbo string first in 2:30}.
Great dissatisfaction was manifested
by t be crowd, and jockeying freely
charged. The decision of the
judges was reserved until to-day. Bets
were made at large odds on George and
the sporcing.men were qnite excited.
The Eufanla track is what is known as
a sand track and in full of uneven places,
acd these factB are offered in explanation
of tho result of the heal. In the trotting
race, beat three in fire, Billy King owned
by Mr. A. B, Melindy, of Bogersvilte,
Tennessee, took three heats and wob,
Katie T. second and Lizzie 3rd. Time,
2:44}; 2:47; and 2:46}; Tho third rq a
was between Riptoa and Gonger, bsst
three m five. Ripton took three straight
heats winning tho race. Gonger broke
badly all the way around the track.
Time, 3:00; 3:01; 8:02 J. H. J
'Mitchell Housx,
Thomasvillh, Nov. 13th, 1878.
OFF AO AIN.
Yesterday the writer, after a sojourn of
two days at home and a capital breakfast
in -w
bbowm’s famous old hostlibii,
now redivivus, more beautiful and more
chew Jackson’s Bist SWBET NAVY TO-
BAOUO. onvlfdawly
train for this “land of Benlah,” with its
towering pines, blooming flowers, fertile
fields and unsurpassable climate. The
day was mild and pleasant and a goodly
number had availed themselves of Mr.
Wadley’e excursion tickets running ten
days, to attend the South Georgia Fair.
Among the distinguished passengers
were General Eli Warren, of aged and
honored memory, and the noted ex-Oon-
federate Chief,
OINEBAL LONUSTBIIT.
Of the former, we have already recently
spoken m befitting terms. Concerning
the latter, the reader wi'l be disappointed
if he expects to hear a solitary syllable.
We cherish and glory in the war record
of this brave man, and the respect in
spired by his brilliant services to our
loved and “l03t cause” will protect him
from that just animadversion whioh at
taches to his subsequent carear. But
not a word of eomtrendation is now. doe
to him, a£d tbe woter, though enjoy
ing a casual acquaintance with the
General, had no heart to revive it on the
present occa&ien. Let his noble deeds live
in graHfal remembrance,, and the
sable pall of oblivion enshroud the after
life of as gallant a soldier as ever faced
the cannon’s mouth. To his connection
by marriage with that embodiment of
infamy and radical tyranny, President
Grant, and a pressing impecuniosity, ie
doubtless due the change of base which
General Longstreet saw fit to make. Bat
we forbear all comment.
Passing through cotton fislds well nigh
denuded of their snowy drapery, and
brown with the dead grass of Autumn, at
length the ttain paused at bustling Fort
Valley, where everybody seems to tnrn
out unanimously to greet the ooming lo
comotive. It is always pleasant to get
out and move among the throng, list :n«
ing to the diversity of talk, and observing
the quaint incidents which frequently
occur. But to-day nothing specially wor
thy of notice took place, and receiving
other accessions, the train move i on.
After looking e round again, the writer
was pleased to meec a no’ :d stock raiser,
Mr. Btinson, one of the firm of Stiueon &
Oglstree, the owners of that splendid
p.operty,
MAGNOLIA STOCK FABM.
About two years since we made some
mention of this novel Georgia expert
ment, then in i'l infancy, whioh, per
haps, may still be remembered. The farm
contains six thousand five hundred acres,
and is situated on Flint river, in Craw
ford county, at mt thir’sen ic'les west of
Fort Valley. Almr :t every aero fronting
outward from the river is enclosed with a
plank fence, constructed of lumber man
ufactured by the proprietors themselves.
The whole length of fencing is fifteen
milts. A permanent pe-tnre of one thous
and acres h-s been divided off to itself,
and the cultivated lands, too, have cross-
feheea to separate the fields, into each
of which the stock is turned in regular
succession. . ^
AMOUNT OF STOCK.
At present, thero are 225 head of cat
tie, 800 sheep, 100 goats and one hun
dred hogs on the premises. Sixty beef
cattle, and one hundred sheep have re
cently been sold. None bnc registered
and improved stock are reared, and tho
proprietors now offer for sale some of the
best blooded animals in the oonntry.
SHEPHERD DOGS,
.are used to herd sheep, cattle and bog*
alike, and do it with infinitely mors fi-
de’ity and skill than the average colored
nd.vtdaal. One dog is sufficient, and
cpu herd a thousand sheep.
Mr. Stinson is the owner of a finejspeo-
irnen whooan actually be sent off a dis
tance of two mi’es alone, charged with
tho duty of penning the Bheep, and never
fails to bring in the last one. It is a on
rions fact that whenever a foolish lamb
misses the gate of tho enclosure, and
ps-ted from its dam, refcscs to be driven^
this intelligent dog will oatoh tho little
thing, handling It ever so tenderly, bnt
holding it fast un+‘l the shepherd carries
thehe’pleB3 innooent to the bieatiDg moth
er inside of the fold. The ooBt of these
dog3 in Philadelphia, (they[a^’o very scarce
in this conntry) is twenty dollars a pieoo,
and the chirges per express, amouut to
several dollars more.
They nro orceediugly watchful at
night, but perfectly harmless, and no7er
bite a trev passer. Still, the chicken thief
will not aptro them, a&d recently Mr.
Stinson ba-i
SEVEN FINE SHEPHERD DOGS
he was rearing, and had engaged at fair
prices to stork raiser*, poisoned in a single
night. Previously he had raised a mul
titude of chickens, but now they have all
“gone glimmering,” or more properly
into the pockets or gizzards of the insa
tiable darkies. He has but one left,
which gathers his entire stock, but has
ordered a female from the North to con
tinue the brerd, These animals seem
instinctively to c imprehend the task ez
signed to them, ani the only trouble in
their training is to teach them not to
drive too fast. They are sagacious and
noble creatures, and will go out and hunt
for a lost sheep at the master’s bidding
eron at the dead of night.
profitable farming.
In connection with their stock raising,
Messrs. Stinson and Ogletree cultivate
ono thousand acres of land.' Of this
amount 500 aores are devoted to corn,
cotton 250 acres, oats 75 aerss, and the
remainder is planted in wheat, potatoes,
ground peas, sugar cane, field peas, etc.
The crop foots up, corn 10,000 bushels,
oats 2,000, wheat 75 bushels, field peas
1,000 bushels, cotton 125 bale*, without
estimating potatoes, ground peas and
sugar cane, From a
TWO MULE FARM - ~.
rnn by Mr. 8tinaon in person, he honeed
2,000 bnsbels of oate,75 bushels of wheat,
l t 000oashels of corn, and neatly as many
peas, besides an abundance of potatoes,
turnip?, eto. Of coarse this land it “riv
er bottom,’’but there are many thousands
of sores equally valuable in tbe State,
now lying waste, and prodnoing noth
ing. Why shonld Georgians seek to ben
efit themselves by emigrating to the dis-
taut West, with snob advantages lying at
their very doors?
At Albany, we took on another instal
ment of passengers, and soon were speed
ing on onr way through sn unbroken
FINS FOREST,
where a squirrel can be seen three hun
dred yard?, and whole trees of fat “light
wood,” both prostrate and standing, were
vividly suggestive of heat and oomfort te
the denizens of the np country and oaky
woed-t Bnt there they lie and rot, or are
consumed by the ever reonrriDg fire*,
while myriads of poor nnfortnnates freeze
and perish with csld elsewhere—bnt snoh
is life. Abundance bore, famine yonder
—peace in one pjaoe, red-handed war in
ano'.her— rol-gion shedding its benignant
infiaenoes c.er some seotions of tbe
globe, paganism, bndhism, cannibalism
and infidelity cursing other*. Will
you poict the moral? It ie
simply this: Accept God’s providenoes;
be content with your lot in life—dis
charge every duty faithfully and conscien
tiously, acd then, leave the rest to a
higher power.
NO FBSiT.
As we rolled along, ever and anon ver
dant plantations of standing sugar cane,
green and flourishing without the slight
est touch of the Ice King, rose to view.
Much of the crop has been ground and
manufactured, but not a little still re
mains, awaiting the irgathering of the
open cotton which is pasting upon the
gru -nd. The cane product the present
soason is unexampled in size, and syrup
in thin place can ba had at from 25 to 30
cents per gallon
acre of good cane- will easily yield 400
gallons of syrup, which at even 30 cents
per gallon will bring f 120. This is
equal to
THEBE BALES OF, COTTON,
at the ruling rates of that staple.
We are happy toanaoucc, after con-
versiag with many representative far
mers from this section, that everybody
now makes their owq “sweetening,” and
the amount of sugar ’ and *yiup sold the
present year will form an important item
in the revenue of Southern Georgia.
Night bad thrown its sable 'shadows
o’er the scene before we reached Thom-
aavilie. As the crowd debouched from
the cars and the writer stood, uncertain
whither t? direct hie steps, a warm grasp
of the hand arrested his attention, and
the genial
captain triplet,
editor of the Enterprise, took him incon
tinently in tow, and soon we were com
fortably enBccnced at the
MITCHELL HOUSE
that leviathan among minnowB compared
with the average ho' :1s of Georgia. .
Messrs. Sanderson & Chase, the pro
prietors of this palatial structure, have
just opened for the winter, and expect
an hitherto, to do a large and luerative
business. At immerse expense they have
nicely caipetted every chamber and pas
sage-way, famished in elegant style the
numerous apartments of the establish
ment, provided an attentive corps of
waiters and seivant*, the best of cooks, an
abundanoe of all the good things to
be had both in the foreign
and home markets, and, in short,
are prepared and anxious to cater to
every comfort and fancy of their expected
gue3k». Barring those dishes, such as
clam*, oysters, mushrooms, frog*, etc.,
which are furnished in Northern hotel*,
there is no article of food that our hosts
of tho Mitchell House cannot supply,
oooked sscundem arlem. Thomasville has
just cacsa to be proud of her noble hotel
which is the best possible advertisement
to the invalids of the North and West in
quest of a salubrious winter climate,
where both health and pleasure may be
enjoyed.
TH* FAIR.
As usual this flourishing little city,
backed by tbe solid supp srt of the whole
county, and a large scope of country ad
joining, both in Georgia and Florida,
comes to the front with one of the best
agricn’tural, hoiticultural, and home in
dustry displays that has • v->r been exhib
ited in this or any other tuate of the Un-
iuD.
The cro wd.too,is quite respectable, and
promises to culminate to-morrow
general outpouring of all of Southern and
Eastern Georgia and Northern Florida,
The particulars of the exposition will ap
pear in our next.
Your readers will rejoice to lea.a that
reliablo intelligence, just reoeived from
Florida, conveys the pleasing tidings ’bat
tbo
OINIAL HALL
has been prenounoed duly elected to Con
gress over bis Radieal competitor Bisbee,
and has reoeived the Governor’s certifi
cate. This will make the “Peninsular
State” offset New York or Pencylvania
in the event that the eleotionfor thenei
President is thrown into the national
House of Representatives.
The weather here is simply an abnor
mal but delightful admixtuie of summer
and winter, with not one of the dis? wee-
able features of either of those seas'ons.
It is perfectly delightful. No wonder
that Thomasville i3 becoming sojpopu'ar
as a resort for the tourits and broken
down invalids of the North and West,
who would faiD, either for health or pleas
ure, seek a more genial clime daring tbe
dreary and ice-boqnd 'reign of winter.
But time is up. More anon. H. H. J,
Mitchell House,
Thomasvtllb, Nov. 14, 1878.
The rapid progress of this section of
the State in population, wealth, educa
tion and refinement, is most astonishing.
It even eclipses North Georgia, which is
boastfully styled tho “Whits man’s coun
try.” Indeed, thi? continent does not
contain a more goodly region than that
embraced within the limits of Mitchell,
Lowndes, Brooks, Thomas and Decatur
coanties. We do not include Baker,
Dougherty, Lee, Early and Calhoun, bo-
oause, even though the lands are richer,
‘find many portions of them quite healthy,
they cannot omparo iu salubrity with
these
ROLLING PINT WOODS,
with their light but generous soil and
balmy atmosphere. Here the slightest
modicum of manure seems to turn tho
earth craey, and causes it to produce sach
resultants in the shape of huge augar
cane*, gigantio potatoes, heavy crops of
wheat, oats, rye, rice end cotton, that the
visitor, who judges by the forest growth
and texture of tho soil only, is lost in
amazement. Side by side, too, with the
cereals and crops of more northern
latitudes, we find
tropical fruits and flowers,
flourishing luxuriantly in the open air. A
single orange tree in Thomas county for
ty years old, produces annually fifteen
bushels of that delicious fruit, and as it
were per contra, twelve pear trees of the
L9 .Conte variety, whioh ought to thrive
beat in the climate or New England, on
the farm of Mr. L. Yarnedoe, yield an in
come of about
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
to the proprietor per annum. Bananas
with the slightest protection attain to the
greatest perfection, and aB for figs, there
is not a shadow of reason why that deli
cious fruit which grows almost sponta
neously, should not in a dried state be
come an artiole of commeroe and drive
out these of Eastern importation, jnst as
tho white and pnrple grapes of Otlifornia
are rapidly
UoURFING THE FLAGS
of the silver smelling .Malagas. In Phil
adelphia the latter sell at forty oenU per
pound, and the California rival, whioh is
equally as solid and fruity,and bears tr?us-
por>ation admirably,can be bought at the
retail stands at “two pounds for a quar
ter.” Par parentheses, we hope Sonthern
dealers who oharge such steep prise* for
this luscious grape will take the hint and
be more moderate.
Bat the reader doubtless thinks it was
about time that the writer was telling
him something concerning the
THOMASVILLE FAIR.
Well, the foregoing is bat a preface lo
prepare him for tho wonders not only of
the vegetable and animal kingdom, bat
the skill and handiwork of the daughters
of South Georgia, which may bo viewed
in estenso and the most bountiful profu
sion on the tablcB and grounds of the ex
position.
And jnst here, it is due to the people
of this section to make the emphatic an
nouncement that then’s is a
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA FAIR
almost exclusively. With the exception
of a very handsome lot of agricultural
implements and machines exhibited by
Messrs. Brennan & Co., of Louisville,
Ky., many fine stoves by Mr. WattB, and
some elegant specimens of harness by
Mr. Smith, of Thomasville, also a lot of
euperior wagons and buggies, which
probably were of foreign importation;
the beautiful instrumental exhibit of
Messrs. Ludden & Bates, the Singer and
Home Be wing machines; everything,sure a
few curiosities grew, or was manufactur
ed upon the soil of Georgia, or that ot
her twin sister, Florida.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
First wo explored this always most im
portant feature in any conntry exhibition,
and found it to surpass our most exagger
ated expectations. There were to* houses
devoted to this part of the show, one oc
cupied chiefly by tbe contributions of
Brooks county, and the other by those
from Thomas. Not that many other
counties were not respectably represented,
but these two had entered the lieta for the
prize of five hundred dollars whioh was
offered to the county showing the lest and
largest number of entries, and each h-d
exerted itself to the utmost in the prem
ise*. It was a grand and well contested
rivalry and where the struggle appeared
so equal, the writer .waB glad to crayfish
out of a half made piomise to take Col.
Hardeman’s place as one of the umpires
upsn whom would devolve the decision
I of a case which involved so many parties.
The display of farm products lul'w
comes up to that of the State Agricultur
al Fur, while the
VIGENABLES, IN EXTENT AND VABIETT
fa* surpass those on exhibition there.
We saw a perfect wealth of turnips,
carrots, radishes, cabbages, egg plant,
spinach, leeks, onions, pareley, celery,
snap beans, new Irish potates, squashes, » dyed, woven?
kershaws, pumpkins, ripe tomatoes, ’ “L b J^V* lr . her ^f. who
sweet potatoes, peas, etc., etc. en * ‘ no '
. Of field peas, there ware many varie
ties, but one especially challenged our
attention. This was a
blue fea,
Maredby Mr. W. e. Buike, of Quitman.
He represents it to be uncommonly pro
lific, has a very thin husk, and will pro-
dnoe two crops the same season. To the
writer it was quite a curiosity.
Mr. J. O. Morton, of Brooks, showed
us a sample of non-rusting oats from a
patch one and a half acres in size, from
which he had gathered ninety bushels of
oata the present year and harvested
THREE HUNDRED BUSHELS OF SWRRT PJ-
! TATOES.
The oats were sown on the 14th of Jan
uary and manured with 25 bushels of cot
ton seed.
The display of corn also was very fine.
To prove that proper precaution will ef
fectually protect this grain from the rav
ages of the weevil, tbe same individual,
Mr. MortoD, exhibited a sack of shelled
corn and basket of ears of the crop ef
1877. Not a solitary weevil was to ba
seen. His plan is to pntnp the corn in
the shuck and keep it in a close crib
where the light can be completely exclu
ded. The weevil will not operate in the
duk. The writer la a witness to this fact,
as his father in Liberty connty had his
corn house sealed with boards, tongued
and grooved, and made as dark aa mid
night, and wa9 never , troubled with that
insect.
But even this price is vastly more re- j and such au immense amouut of labor
munerativo than planting cotton. An andekilL
SWEXT POTATOES.
This esculent seems to ran not in the
geuisl soil of South Georgia. Five varie
ties were on exhibition and some of them
more nearly resembled pumpkins than
potatoes. We are confident tbat a single
specimen particularly noted, would have
dined
GEN. MARION AND ALL BIS STAFF,
when tho wily partisan had his headquar
ters in the swamps of Caroline. Nothing
pay* belter than this wholesome tuber,
and tbe wonder is that sweet potatoes are
not as plsat.fnl as tho stones and pebbles
we encounter on every side.
6YBUP.
None of yonr counterfeit sorghum, but
tbo genuine prodnot of tbe sugar-cane,
sweet, deliciona and toothsomely sugges
tive of hot buck wheat cakes, appeared in
bottles and barrels ready to be sampled,
and sold at the low figures of 30 cents per
gallon. Ih9 writer thinking of tbe water
ing chape of the ohildrenat home, invest
ed in a barrel, clear as ember, which was
prodnoed by
HE. 3. T. FERDUE.
of Quitman. Enpassant, it might be well
to remark that the same en siprising
gentleman has a few more barrels of the
same sort on ham, which, if not spoken
for quickly, will disappear ? t short order
adown the “red lanes” of a thousand
youngsters, whoso “papas” will not be
eiow to follow the example ot the writer.
Mr. Perdue’s address is Quitman, Ga.
Capital sugar, too, if not qnite bb
bright,far sweeter, and more savory than
“Stewart’s refined,’* was to be seen and
fasted on exhibition.
Then there was the real
GOOBER,
a hard kernel enclosed in a round outer
shell, veiy productive, and excellent food
for stock, but wholly dissimilar to tbe
more delicate ground-pea; upland rice,
cleaned and in the sheaf; sugar-cane
with thirty-two matured joints and ten
feet in length, enowy grist and meal, ex
cellent leather tanned by the new prooess
in two days, clover, domestic hay com
posed of pea-vines, beggar’s weed, crab
grass, German millet and drilled corn,
cotton on the stalk and in the bale, non-
rusting wheat by Mr. Hardaway, and
flour equal to any brand in the oountry
made from the same, choice hams, smoked
bacon, dried beef, delicious honey, wax
and tallow, chufas, garden seeds, pecans,
hickory nuta and walnuts, native woods,
and in short everything that anybody ever
imagin' i could grow in' this latitude.
But this wrz only the agricultural exhi
bition. Follow the wr ter into the halls
where the ladi@3 had arranged, in the
most tasty and artistical shape, the mul-
titudicoua trophies of their skill and
handiwork. Bet as we cross over, pause
a moment to view the
BEAUTIFUL BROOK* COUNTY FLAG,
which we? designed and painted by Mr.
John Bnchsnan, of Quitman. The silken
field is of bine surrounded by a margin of
geld, upon which is delineated a group of
cattle and swine, with other rnral insig-
E’a indicative of a farmer’s vooation and
life. -
Inside, the first object that arrests the
attention of a visitor, is an
ELEGANT EUIT OF CLOTHES,
made by Mib. G. Bowen, of Brooks
esunty, from the finest jeans spnn and
woven by her own hands from wool shorn
from sjeep raised on tho farm. The
texture of the fabric is smooth and soft,
and the color very delicate and pretty. ^
Here also were to be seen handsome
colored and white counterpanes and
patoh-work quilts, shawls, elegantly em
broidered infants’ garments, tidies,
ready-made ladies’ clothing, elaborately
finished, exqois'te sets of point laoe made
from number thousand thread, a beanti-
fnllaid-woik quilt, the work of Mrs. Oli
ver Steven, former.y of Liberty connty,
and a variety of other needle-work,
whioh would have refleoted credit even
upon Penelope, of old.
The display of
SWEETMEATS AND HOUSEHOLD SUFFLISS,
we have never seen surpassed ia quan
tity or quality. Mrs. Clayton Groover,
of Quitman, alone exhibited two hundred
and twenty-two specimens of pickles, pre
serves, jellies and marmalades made from
every description of domestic and wild
frmiC including a jar of beautiful prickly
pear*.
Among the numerous samples of aeli-
olous golden butter, a fen pound parcel
exhibited by Mrs. Lavonia Young is es
pecially worthy of mention. We hare
never seen it equalled save by tbe contri
bution of Miss Etta Clisbv at the State
Fair. One lady had
FIFTEEN VARIETIES
cf delightful native wine, and the beauti
ful wine stand of Mr. Starke, embellish
ed by green leaves and blushing flowers
most tastily arranged, wa? observed and
admired by alL
A fine collection of homo raised garden
seeds was also on exhibition, and a temp
ting display of
sweet obanges and bananas reared by
Mr*. Denmark, Mrs. Young, and Mr*.
Morton, of Brooks county. Wg saw two
specimen! of arrow root an i the farina
manufactured from it, and the curious
Cassava tuber with the sago it produces.
Curious coins likewise, a gothio bird cage,
the work of Mr. Caseels, of Quitman.
MATTREB3ES AND FISH NETS,
the handiwork of a blind man, banana
blooms, a magnificent display of flowers
and exotics from tbe garden and hot
house of Mrs. Hawkins, in which were
mingled the blossoms of many vari
eties of geraniums, roses, chrysanthe
mums, salvia, zinnia, ice plant, hone;
flower and gay annuals, together with a
large stock of imported plants offered for
sal-j by a party unknown to u*.
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Besides the above,. Mr. Barnes, of
Quitman, showed an elegant fowling
pieoe mounted with solid silver, the work
of his own hand*, and Mr. Wade, of the
same pie :e, on
INDIAN SHIELD,
oircular in form and fashioned out of a
tough “bull hide." This curious relic
.was adorned with pendant eagle feathers
and cow tails, and the ronnd bullet hole
which had pierced both the shield and
heart of tho Titan savag9 was plainly to
be seen.
The display, also, of homemade carpets,
hearth rugs, crumb cloths, eto., was most
creditable.
Then the novel spectacle wis present
ed of
NATIVE RAISED SUE COCiONS -
of brilliant colors, which were deftly spun
into beautiful skeins of thread equal to
the best cn Broadway, New York. Th...
were reared by Mr. Starke.
a union EZHIBIT.
bemiful *° »
bobs of bilk,
the material of whioh was spun from .i
SWSnsvaWs
SsssssasSS
NUPTIAL ALTER
to the husband of her choioe. Wh„
say that such a wife is not aboveallnrS
But we can linger no l oa «r^ amid *22!
ssrs 1
, , THI stock exhibition
S~M»3£rr“!’- of
ssansas'sSSS
assawaa- 6 ®
CAVALRY EQUADB.N3
of the late war. Never bave wa seen bo
gocdly an array of farming stock. The
mules just taken from the gin and plot
would average fifteen hands in heW
and looked sleek aad ia excellent csndil
lion. Among the horses, also, many a
magmfioent spaa was to be see: , and
blooded atalhons, splendid brood mares
powerful draft animals, quick roadster*’
and eTery variety of the eqnino race
marched in that Iona procession. Go“d
judges said Brooks county bore away the
palm for mules, and Thomas was entitled
to the premium for the best display 0 f
horses.
Besides these there were many exoel
lent milch cows, and other cattle.
MB* BKLLAHTj OF FLORIDA,
exhibited a magmfioent Durham bull
which would weigh near 2,000 pounds’
and quite a number of fine cows and
calves of the came breed. There were
also many fine sheep and goats on exhi
bition, all of the beat and purest stock.
But it was
THE HOGS.
that captured the visitor. More than one
pen of those alick porkera would give his
family fried, ham,middling, back bone,
spare rib, sausages and lard for a twelve
month in abundance.
One monster it wr? estimated weighed
nine hundred pounds, and stood jr ':
ready to be converted solidly into lati’.
Than thoia fine brood sows with tempt
ing followings of pigs, short ncied Berk-
shires, and indeed every respectable hog
In the conntry, all granting contentedly
and munching their oorn without the re
motest idea of the fate in score for them.
After this who will scant tbat Georgia ia
necessarily dependent upsn (he smoke
houses ef the West for her supply of
meat?
The display of poultry was not large,
hut of exoellent qnality. The same may
ba alsoBaid of the Art department which,
though meagre, contained several good
paintings and crayons.
We oonclude this lengthy letter with a
resume of the crops made on the
FIFTEEN ACES FABM
of Col. Hardaway the present year.
Oats 250 bushels, corn 356 bushel*,
wheat 51 bushels, sweet potatoes 120
bushel*, cotton three bales, fodder 5,000
pounds. Total value at minimum prices
$750.
Mr. Hardaway has, after long experi
ment, developed a species of wheat which
is unquestionably
RUST PROOF.
He has sold all his crop at thres dol
lars per bushel without beginning to sup
ply the demand.
This is a boon to the hnman race which,
if it proves permanent, and can be util
ized generally, will make th8 discoverer
immortal.
Bnt not a line more can wo write con
cerning the Thomasville Fair. Suffice it
to aay that tbe efficient President, Dr. S.
Jones, Secretary McLendon, ex-President
Davie, and all tho officials of tho
Association have managed the whole af.
fair with consummate skill and ability,
and wo doubt sot successfully in a pecu
niary point of view. The writer is
forced to leave before the conclusion oE
tho exposition, but cannot withhold his
unqualified admiration of the magnificent
display he has been privileged to witness
of the product* and resources of South-
era Georgia. To Dr. Bruce, he would
extend grateful acknowledgments for
courtesies received at hia hands, and also
to the pure and accomplished President
of Young’s Female College, John E. Ba
ker, Eeq., than whom a better educator
or nobler gentleman cannot bo found in
the State.
Header, we exclaim, vale, acd doubtless
in view of thi3 lengthy epistle the re
sponse will he, amen. But it can’t be
helped. H. H. J.
BASE ATTAINABLE BY THE KHEU-
HATIC.
Yes, although they may despair of re
lief, it is attainable by rheum&tic suffer
ers. for there is a remedy which carries
off, by means of increased activity of the
kidneys—importrnt channels for blood
purification—the acrid element to which
pathologists the most eminent attribute
the painful symptoms—a theory com
pletely borne out by urinary analysis.
The name of this grand depurent is Hos
tetler’s Bitten, a preparation likewise
celebrated as a remedy for constipation,
whioh causes contamination of the blood
with the bile—and a certain means ot re
lief in dyspepsia, fever and ague, and
nervous ailments, Zc it, perhaps, the fin
est tonic extant, and ta highly recom
mended as a medicinal stimulant by dis
tinguished physicians and analysts, who
prononnee it to be eminently pure and
very beneficial. The press also endorses
it. novl2 lw
Rnpcriar court.
Ia the Superior Court, iu the case of
W. B. Hill, administrator of the estate of
Barnard H>H> ▼?- the Mayor and Oity
Council, a verdiol for the defendant was
rendered.
Tne first or e yesterday wfs Jame3 L.
Barker vs. Hitsell S. Holdridg?. A ver-
diot was rendered for the defendant.
Seven trae bills were found for m order,
burglary in the night time, carrying con
cealed weapons and other crime- 1 , and two
retnrn? of no bill were made to day by
the Grand Jury.
House bold Economy.
The housekeeper or cook who studies
economy in the kitchen, can do so in oeb
direction by always using Dooley’s Yeut
Powder. It will be found a truly econcp'
mical and valuable assistant in b&Vyq?
busouits, roils, bread, cakes of all kind")
waffles, muffins, and most all prepaid
from flour; and why ? Because, inuBiag
the Dooley Powder you save ia egg*,
shortening,in patience,in everything; • 8 “
when tho baking is done, it is turned on
light, pslitable, and wholesome, to that
every morsel is eaten up and no waste.
An Cscieniable Irnth
You deserve to suffer, and if yo?
miserable, unsatisfactory life in this be
trial world, it is entirely your own
end there is only one excuse for 7°
your unreasonable prejudice bdu
oiam, which hu killed thousand?.
sonat knowledge and common
■onlng will soon show yon that
August Flower will cure yon of.Um
Complaint or Dyspepsia with all ita tt
erable effect*, .nob as wok headsohe.F"
pitatiou of the heart, sour etomaob, h»ow-
ual coativene**, diziinese, of the he
nervous prostration, low spirits, etc. ,
sale now reaohea every town in the w
era Continent, ana not a druggist|W”“
tell yon of its wonderful onre*. a°
buy a sample bottle for 10s. Xto
will onre yon- f
Capetown, October
States frigate “Essex” is at Table m
nadergoing repairs of her machinery.