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MESSENGER
By Clisby, Jones;& Reese.
MACON, GEORGIA, SUNDAY—MORNING, MAY 11, 1873.
NUMBER 6,626
Captain Hall's Arctic Expedition.
Ninenteen of the officers and crew of the
American Arctic Exploring bark Polaris, have
I been picked off an iceberg by the British ship
oeorflA Telegraph Building, n
▼ilasraph and Uesaenger, one year *10 00
‘ mi months 6 00
One month l oo
•joi-Weekly Telegraph and Messenger, one .
year 1 00 signs, wber ® they had been oxz hcxdsxd axd
a 00 an*? artu “ ,yip6nt * p° ur
Moolumne, one year 5 00 winler on that mast Inhospitable of all lodjje-
Fix month* 1 5„ rnents.
Tt « “**»“» furnish reports in fall of this
jbe roneobdated Telegraph and Mer.engorrep- woade, ^ a ' eTent > “d explains how these nn-
1 .'.'.rcuiatiuii. pervading Middle, Sonth- fortonatea became pepaie'td from the veesel
,rn and bonthweatern Georgia and Eastern Ala-- tTndsr lh« tv-- .. .
j,»» and Middle Florida. Advertisements at raa- “ “ e ld ®* lhit “ B shi P ml R bt Income a
, rate* In the Weekly at one dollar per wreck . they were engaged in landing stores
-qoare of tbree-qnsrUn of an inch, tact, pnbliea- from her on the berg, (excase the-Hibernic : am'i
ion. Bemitianees ebonld bo made by eipreu,or ... , . , T.“ “‘“ernic.am;
1 j mail in mono, orders or registered letters. | *“® a “• »*• broke np and the ship and the
■ berg were separated, and the former was soon
An Aflilctcd Family. j lost to sight in the darkness. There are no re-
Tse truest, tenderest sympathies of this oam- ports from the ship since that time, bnt it U be-
msniiy and a large cirelo of friends throughout lleyed she is still ice-bocnd In that hyperborean
the Stats, are stirred to their very depths in re- region and will not be released before August,
citing the afflictions that haxe befallen the fam- The existence of tbeee nineteen npon their
ii, of the Ute James A. Kisbet within the past icy peroi daring the horrid rigors and perpet-
three or four months. His widow, during that nal darkness of a polar winter constitutes one
time, baa followed to the grave tha remains of I of the most remarkable of human experiences,
s husband, an idolized daughter—Mrs. Geo. H. and a circumstantial narrative will be Intensely
lUslebnrat—and a lovely little grandchild—the I Interesting. The long dispatch cannot fail to
■on o! U •. Marshal deOraffenried— the two 1st-1 attract the particular attention of every reader,
ter d J*°U in the same house within twenty-fonr j The bark Polaris sailed from New York in
hears of each other. Unruly the hand of the May, 187L Captain Ilall died suddenly of ap
Maiter has been laid with especial heaviness I cploay, aftsr a sledgo expedition in quest of the
upon this dovotel wife and mother. If the I open Polar Bea, in 1872. That sea has not been
sympathy of boats of friends who oan only offer I found, but indications of open water were ob
the poor consolation of their heart-felt condo- I served.
Ltaylsg Their Hark!
We copy the following from the examination
of General Sherman before the American and
British Mixed Claims Commission in Washing-
ton, on the 4 th Inst:
BY TELEGRAPH.
DAT DISPATCHES.
HALL'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Nineteen of the Party Rescued.
1% Days on an Iceburc.
Highly Interesting Report.
Et._Johxs, N. F., May 9.
lances eonld temper the keenness of her sharp
grief, then, indeed, wonld she find comfort.
The retnm of this rescned party will at once
set on foot another expedition to ascertain t* e
fate of the Polaris and her remaining officers
and crew—cambering, at the time she disap-
Tho Ktinilay-Ncbool Celebration,
Tekttrday, despite the various delays and I paired, sixteen souls. Humanity will prompt
difficulties that postponed It, was qnlte anooess- >n earnest effort for their dlsoovery and rescue,
fnl and enjoyable. Tbo day was propitious, | bat beyond this, though an exceedingly curious
the park never looked lovelier, and the happy I and interesting scientific problem whether there
children in the bright array of laughing faces be an open Polar Bea, the Investigation hardly
and Joyous, sparkling eyes enjoyed It to the nt- | seems to be of a practical valne sufficient to j as
tern* oet. In oar local ccinma there will be
fonnd a foil aooount of the day and its inci
dents, snd therefore, there Is little left for ns
to eey on lhit bead. Among the pleasing and
tify the farther sacrifice of hnman life.
Jndgei Chase's Nueces nor.
The Washington correspondent of the Oonr-
most appreciated incidents of the ocoaston was I ier Jonrnal notes the fact that the deoeaee of
a large fruit cake that fonnd Us way into onr Mr Chase will make the fourth appointment to
office, with tbo oomplimeots of the “Mulberry the Supreme bench which has fallen to the lot
Btreet Methodist Sanday-aohool," for which we 1 of President Grant. There is much specnia-
retnrn onr grateful acknowledgments. They lion as to who will bo his successor. Senators
always do the handsome thing in this direction, Oonkling, Howe and Edmunds, the latter of
and on this occasion have even improved npon I whom Is now in Europe, are thought to stand a
former efforts. I good show, and it is insisted that nil of them
“A War of* Knees " won,d bo ver y 8 ,ad f? ot lb Edmunds is,
The New York Sun of tho 7th thinks that tha •« th « Bld «J increased
efforts of the Administration and the Radicals dar!n K biB t6rm of offloe - Conkling and Howe
are rapidly culminating in a war of races, and both oommeneed new terms in the Senate on
considers the aitnalion in Louisiana at length in tho 4tb of Marob - and ar ® not cxcInded - Wl1 *
. very foroible article. This « war of races,” ,Ilm M ‘ EvarU Ia aho mentioEcd ' and Jnstic «
it ^ems to us, is Inking the shape of a moral, Mil,er - Variona other P arUea are B P° k » n ° f .
rather than a physical war. It will gradually whom “ ,a not *“*><*"7 “> particularize. Bnt
Kggregito the races, giving the blacks territory 11 woa,d not be at a,! mr P ria,D S ,f tbo r « ai -
to themselves by the expatriation of the whites dent ahonId P asB b ? tbem a11 and aeleot B0 “®
from oerUIn districts and perhaps States; and P eraon who bad ceTer boen thon S ht of - Aa th ®
in theao Mr. Afrioann.oan work ont his own conr j doeB n °‘ m06t B S al “ ““ Ootober - lb ®
President need make no haste about it, if be is
not so inclined.
destiny, which it is easy to forecasto for him.
It ie quits certain that the whites will not
live with the bleoks on terms and conditions
which ontrage nature, and which it is the polioy |
of the Rtdioala to enforce.
Tho I’rffis Convention on WedncH
day.
Mr. Haneock, of tho Americas Republican,
telegrspbansaslollowsnnderdateof yesterday:. ...
, . . i i .u — I vines for too groat n compensation for a very
The arrangements for entertaining the Press . , * . J.
Tbe Pay Grabber*.
The defenders of the back salary grab imag
ine, says tbe 9t. Louis Democrat, that they have
fairly met and vanquished the objectors to the
law when they have shown that previous Con
greases have voted similar increases of pay.
The greatest objection to the law is that it pro-
Awociation are oompleto. Lot all attend.
poor artlole to work. There are exceptions, of
We treat there will be a largo attendance. 00nra ®. bnt w ® “• quite Hure that four-fifths of
The America* peoplo have "gone in,” heart and the members of Congress, who ara to receive
hand, to give tho Goorgia editors a Highland WiMO P® r annum by the new law, cannot earn
Weloome and a right royal entertainment, and $ s .009 In any of the ordinary avocations of
their part of tho Convention will, we are bnaInesa m8 “- 11 ia “id that tho inoreaso haa
aasored, be a grand tnooees. Let onr brethren becomo necessary on account of the high price
gather in their strength, put their best foot of Kt1d B ln Washington society. Tbe less onr
foremost, and show that they appreciate it. Congressmen live among tho high flyers at
... I Washington, tbe better they work for their eon-
Estimating; the Cotton Crop. ^ I stitnents. A man who goes to Congress for the
Tbe time is at hand, says the Charleston News I g ^ 0 j cn m n g n flgare in fashionable sooiety,
ami Courier, when, according to enstom, the a very poor pnblio servant, and if it now
ootton man of Charleston make their estimates | $7,500 to pay a man's expensos for resid-
of the total of the orop, for the enrront com.
meroial year. They invite all who feel an inter
est in the problem to join thorn in making np a
handaome pool for the shrowd individual whose
eUimtto shall approximate olosost to tbo aotnal
total, aa figured on*, by tho New York Financial
ing elx months at the National Capitol, the same
man or bis snccessor will require $10,000 per
annum a few years hence.
Hanning* Generally,
Under this head the Montgomery Advertiser,
Chronicle, on the first of September next. Let- I of Friday, makes the following remarks, whieb
tars enclosing an estimate, with five dollars, I we commend to tho prayerful consideration of
may be sent to Mr. Alfred Prloo, Secretary of I thoae of onr ootemporaries whom they may most
tha Charleston Exchange, until May 22, lnoln- | conoern:
aive, at which time tho pool will bo oloied. Tho
number of the estimates, both from tho city
and interior, promises to be nnnsnally large;
aa that the prize is likely to be well worth win
ning.
The Georgia newspapers are quarreling among
themselves as to which one of them gave the
fullest and beat account of the banging of Miss
Eberhart. Acoording to onr view of tbe matter
that paper is entitled to the most credit which
said the least, not only aboni this, bnt abont
,, „ ' n ,, 1 any other such revolting and demoralizing speo-
Monooi Sx,opzd.—More raacally Modocs, after I j ao j e Hangings and other executions are some-
oaptnriDg another United States quartermaster's times neoessary to the dne enforcement of law,
train lad Tuesday or Wednesday, loft tho Lava bnt they should always be conducted in private
Bed. incontinently, riding on forty stolen and »ud with as f«W spwtokw M yomSbU. OnT
V, t . a . I Macon exchanges have no canse to reproach
captured males which were 2j apiece for the them9elves in this matter. The bare an-
entire lot The next day, when General Davis I nonneement of each things is amply snf
sent a regiment of osvalry and a foroe of friend-1 cient. The Soathem press osenot afford to
Iv Indians in tr.iur the Lava Beds thev fonnd d ebauoh sooiety by seeking to imitate the
y Indians to >, <iur tho Uava l ed , t ey panderings of Northern sensational journals and
those beds sll as olesn of tbe rascally Modocs CSH g » z8 ttes to the pruriency of a depraved
as if the Modoos bad never alept there. They I and vitiated pnblio taste. The mission of the
had gone, leaving the message “weep not for I journal ahonld be to elevate and reflne—not to
, , , . degrade and debase. Bat there is nothing in
me; jour Iom is my gain. Wo can g o ^8 minntUe of E hanging calculated to give
the mingled feelings of grief and safety vrhich rige lQ on6 eoRtary noble or generous emotion,
pervaded the osmp. I On the contrary, the tendency of ench publiea-
I ttons is to develop bad feelings; to foster
rioirnxo Under Coven. — Representative I me \ t y c f disposition ; to feed morbid and
Garfield of Ohio, fights behind the President. I CO rmpt tastes and to demoralize society
Defending himself against a call upon him from generally. The warning to the evil doer
,, , _ . . r not made more impressive—the lesso:
a Radical Convention in Warren county to re- | a the rnai9hm ^ nt i8 not render
sign beoanie he voted for the Salary bill, Gar- ed B moro indelible. They are, therefore,
field ixolaimcd: “If the delegates believe the I w ithont good fruits; and hence whether pro-
retroactive sa’arv cUr.se is so infsmonsthat I dnotive of evil or not the faot that they do no
ought to resign for voting for the appropriation B^an*^^'refus^to^ngsge in a cer-
bill to which it wm atUohed, will they follow I ta - n eyi j oon t6st on tho ground that the victor
out their logio and insist that the President I j n ft would gain nothing by his victory except
on;ht to resun for signing It? My vote did the reputation of being a meaner man than hia
, ,r r T,. . vanouiahed opponent, may serve as an example
not ni.kn it a law. Ills signature did. Can I ^ t 2, wa Georgia newspapors whloh are now be-
tbe Ohio Radicals oomprtbend sr.ch logio I itJ _ xwittod by their contemporaries of the same
that ? I State on their failure to hash and rehash all the
,. I disgusting details of the hanging of a poor and
A mx unlertook, fora wager, to gormandize but guilty woman,
in an extraordinary way, lately, at Canaan, N. I «•
R lie agreed to eat two pounds of honey. If 1 Why A Bridge Fell,
be accomplished this, the honey was to be given I The fall of the iron bridge at Dixon, Illinois,
to him; falling, he was to pay for four pounds. I by which some fifty porsons fonnd a sudden
He stowed away 1 lb 9} ox , with 10 craokers, I gravo in the waters of Rock river, is a fair il-
andS p'oklft*. Here the awallowing faculty gavo I lustration (says the Cjnrier Journal) of the
oat; and he lost bis wager. When yon hear of I reckless manner in which contracts for pnblio
s mao nud -riaking j ibs of this kin!, yon may works are sometimes given out in this oonntry,
safely write him down either an ass or a hog. | The City Oonnoil of Dixon gave the contract for
FHZurax s orntiow or tox moltxx.
By Mr. Walker—General, it is alleged that
Yon Moltke has said that yonr army was an
armed mob? A.—Yon Moltke was never fool
enough to say that. I have aean Yon Moltke in
person. I did not aak him tbe question, be
cause I did not presume that he was inch an ass
as to say that.
Q.—Yon deny tbe statement, do yon? A.—
Onr army was as good an army aa the"Prussians
ever had, and Yon Moltke ia a man of too good
sense to b.Te made any such statement as has I To fa Slate Department at Waeliintfon :
been attributed to him. I _ _ ™ . . ... ...
Q.—We have the strongest proof, General, L^*3***“ ni ” E ? h! , P
of the fact that it was a wonderfully ^eU-disci- riT6d * “ d ,"P 0 ?! •^^3*
plined army ? A -Yon Moltke is a m.n of won- ?P °° tbe . at G» d J a Ealb "' Eibrad S r ' fi °“
der/nl sense and asg«ity. and I don't believe tbe 30th Apnl last, fifteen of the crey ana five
he ever said anything tLt eonld be tortured °. f J ba E 22^,,LS!
into that. He mey have mid that onr armies Arctic Expedition. Captain HaUdied last snm-
in America, organized as they were, compost O-"
as they were, and moving over a country ao I t. 01 B“ E< v *• “• '
different from Enropo, form bo guide or rule I Tsrllier from the Arctic Expedition
in Enropean warfare; bnt that the Prussian I Nxw Tons, April 10.—A special from St.
army did team many a lesson and profited by I Johns, N. F., dated 9th, says the steamer Walras
■hem from oar war is manifest, and the; and I arrived from the seal fiihery at St. Johns this
their officers are prompt to acknowledge it. I morning, bringing news that the steamer Tigris
Q —General, I have often heard yonr ena-1 had oome into Bay Roberts,eighteen miles from
miee ln the South admit the perfect discipline | here, having on board nineteen survivors of
of year troops. A—We eonld not have done j Hall's Arctic Expedition. The correspondent
what we didnnltsiwe had kept them under good I immediately started to Bay Roberts to learn tbo
discipline. fall particulars. Tha Tigris was at anchor and
a oobfs that X.ZXT its wax. I the rescued men were assembled on her deck.
Q —Can yon tell me anything abont the Fit-1 They furnished tbe following deeply thrilling
teenlh corps ? A.—Yes, indeed I oan; I know I narrative of the adventures of tbe expedition—
all about it; they were aa fine a body of men I the death of Capt. Hall and the final escape of
ever trod shoe ieetiter. I the survivors, who were taken off from an ioe-
Q —They had the reputation of doing their I berg by tbe Tigris, on the 30th of April last in
work well? A.—Yea, air, thoroughly. I latitude 33 30, after having spent 190 days on
Q —Had they not a reputation in Miasiasippi I the iee.
for leaving their mark npon the oonntry ? A.— I The following are the names of the rescned
Yea. air; they left their m&iki wherever they I crew: H.N. Tyson, assistant navigator; Fred-
went. I erick Meyer, meteorological observer; 'John
Q.—Yon were aware of this? A.—Perfectly. I Heron, steward ; W. C. Kroger, Frederick
Q —When yon reached Savannah? A—In- I Jamka, William Hindesoann, Frederick Interig,
deed, I was; I knew every officer and every I Gastevas T. Linguist, Peter Johnston, sea-
private in that oorpa. I men; William Jackson, cook; Esquimaux:
Q—They were a wild set were they not? j Joe, interpreter; Hannah and ohild, Esqai-
A.—No, Sir; they were oempoaed of first-rate ] menx; Hans Christian, of Dr. Kane’s expedi-
men—farmers and meohanioe, and men wbojtion; Hans Christian’s wife and four children,
ere to day aa good citizens as ws have In onr I the yonngeet only eight months old.
country, bnt who went to war in earnest. I Thia party, which had been landed from the
They were mostly Western men, from Ohio I Polaris, were driven from her by a gale which
and Illinois. I burst her moorings on the 15th of .October,
Q —They were good men for destroying prop- 1 1872, in latitude 72 degrees and'35 minutes.'
ertj? A.—Yes, sir, when told to do ao they I When they last saw the Polaris she was under
destroyed it very quickly. I steam and canvas making for a harbor on the
Q.—When not told to do ao, if they thought I east aide of Northumberland Island,
they might do it and it not be objectionable I She had no boats left of the six whioh she
to their officers. A—They eonld do their work I brought with her from New York. Two were
very thoroughly when they undertook it. I lost In a northern expedition—two were hmded
hot ih the habit or dzstboiiso bbctxbtt. I on the Ice with OapL Tyson’s party—one was
Q.—Were they in tha habit of destroying I burnt as fire wood to make water for the crew,
property? A—No, sir; I do not think they I another is on board the Tigris. ,V ... ! <
were more than was neoessary. They were a I The Polaria was in the command of Capt.
very kind set of men, and I have known them I Baddington,who had thirteen of the orew along
frequently to share their rations with citizens I with him, and a plentiful stock of provisions,
and people along the oonntry. I have often She was taking a good deal of water, bnt aa
seen it done with my own eyes. I OapL Tyson informed a correspondent, she was
Q.—Do yon mean to say that yon were not j not more leaky than when he was on board all
aware when yon were in the city of Beaufort, I the previous fall and winter.
sav Orangeburg, before yon reached Oolam- j Tho Polaris was somewhat damaged and it is
bit, that the fifteenth oorpa were k oorpa die- j the opinion of the survivors that alia will ba
tiognished for tbe marks they left npon the I unable to get clear nntil July, and even then
conntry through whioh they passed ? A—I may I if the ship is nnseaworlby they wonld have to
have known it, and very likely I did. I knew I make new boats to effect an escape. .
generally what was going on. | On tha 8.h of October, 1871, in latitude
Q—I asked yon did yon know it ? I ahonld I 8L38, longitude Cl 44 Captain Hall died of
like yon to answer thst question. When yon I apoplexy, and was buried on shore, where they
reached the village of Oracgebnrg, before yon I ereeted a wooden cross to mark his grave,
arrived at Colombia, were yon cot aware that I He had reoectly retnmed from a northern
the fifteenth corps were remukable for the I sledge expedition in which he had attained the
manner in which they left their mark npon the I latitude of 81.1C. He seemed in his nsnal
oonntry through which they passed ? A—Ex-1 health, and had called the crew into the cabin
plain what yon mean by “mark.” I to encourage thorn with tbe hope of fntnre
the kirks they lut BEHIND. I reward and stimnlate them to renewed exer-
Counael—Devastation. A —They killed ev- I tions, when he was suddenly struck down and
ery rebel within range of their gnus and left I expired, to tbs grief of those around him, to
their dead bodies on the ground. I whom he had endeared himself by his kindness
Q.—Devastation of property, I mean. A— I and devotion.
As to devastation of property, no more than the I In September, 1871, tho Polaris entered win.
rest of tho troops. 1 think we supplied the I ter quarters, and left August 12, 1872. The
hospital in Orangeburg, whioh was oconpied b; I ioe was very heavy, and set in a southern direo-
rebel soldiers wounded, and orphan children, I tion. She was foroed south, and so oontinned
who had been bronght np from Charleston. I drifting till Capt. Tyson and party were driven
Q —Did yon bnrn any property ln Orange- I from her in a sledge party and crossed Kane's
bnrg ? A.—Not a bit. They burned the prop-1 Polar Bea, whioh they prononnoed to be a strait
orty before we crossed the river. I was right I abont fifteen miles wide. There was an ap.
opposite the river when we carried that bridge. I pearanoo of open water to the north.
I had been down to see Mower. Passing down I The rescned party suffered very much daring
below (he town I passed along with Mower's I their dreary drift from hunger and cold. For
oolnmn, and arriied just in time to see Giles I the last two months they ate raw Beal and polar
Smith’s brigade go over. I was one of the first I bear, as they could get it.
to get over into town, and it was bnrning then. I When met by tbe Tigris they showed evident
Q.—I aak yon if yon ordered any property to I signs of their great suffering, bnt daring the
be burned in Cr&ngebarg. A—I do not believe I nine days they have been on board they have
I did, unless it was some ootton, and I don’t re-1 improved vastly, and are now enjoying good
member that Bat the town was on fire before I health.
I crossed and got into it. | The party is in charge of the United States
Consul and will arrive in St. Johns on Monday
Nlierman on Uae Burning ol Colombia I next.
As onr readers may be onrions to hear what I Th ® following statement was furnished the
_ , „ . . . .1 correspondent by Captain Tyson: On Angnst
Generals Sherman and Howard have to say In 2nht ^ 871> w0 i eft xi B 3i reg0 » n a went through
reply to General Hampton’s evidenoe as to the I Smith's Sonnd. We succeeded in getting as
bnrning of Columbia, we make the following I far north aa latitude 81.16, where we rationed
extract from a Washington dispatch to the New and ® in j er ?? ^ lati “ Day lalilnda
_ , . longtitude C1.44. We were frozen up until the
York Times: “General Sherman says when our L.^ 8eptember- 0 n tho 10th of Ootober,
troops entered the town it was on fire. The I Captain Hall started on a sledge journey north
bridgeB at the edges of the city were in flames, 1 and returned on tho 24 lb, when he was taken
and riding at the head of the oolnmn whioh en- ai ® k and on thei 8th of November. Ho
, , _ , I was buried on the lltb. The attach that car*
tered, he passed along the street, piled for four ri6d Wm off wa3 B9ia to bB apop!oX y.
hundred yards at least, with burning bales of I ^r e passed the winter at Polaris Bay. On
ootton, and that the Federal soldiers were do- I the 8:h of Jane, 1872, we attempted to reach
ing all they eonld to stop the conflagration. If «« north pole with two boatB. wo hauled onr
.a ,* .. I other boat on Bhore and returned overland,
ha had deemed Jt neoessary to barn the city, or I Q a ^ gjj Jnly we Btarted for home. On
for any reason had desired to, he says he wonld I joth Angnst and on the 15th we were beset with
have had no hesitation in giving orders to that I ioe in latitude 80 02. We drifted from there
effect, bat there was no reason why hs should I down to latitude 77.35, when we encountered a
want the city bnrned, and that he had ex-1 heavy southwest gale. The ship being under
pressed regret that it was done. He de- I heavy pressure on the night of the 15th, we
pies absolutely ever making any admissions I oommenoed landing provisions, etc., on the ice
to anybody that the oity was set on fire by the I —the vessel being reported leaking very badly
Federals, and says ten thousand men oan testify I at tbe time.
that it was on fire when onr oolnmn first entered. I We oontinned landing provisions for two or
General Howard denies that he ever made any I three honre when the pressure ceased. I went on
admissions that his soldiers did the bnrning. I board the vessel and and asked the sailing mas
tbe troops, which are already ordered as part of
his posse, to assist him in snch seizure for
that purpose, all necessary assistance will be
given him in taking pons*aa<nri and holding
and using the same.
[Signed] Geo M. Bonsox,
Aoting Secretary of War.
Farther About tho Polaris.
We were most ont of provisions to sustain
Iax’xit Incur to be the hein of an
net brewer,” acob as was Mr. Lehman of Chi
eago? At a Gotsion of the County Court the
widow Lehman was authorized to spend in the
edneation of the little Lehmans the following
•nms: For Frederiok, $2,000 per annum in ^
gold; for Oscar, Ida, and EJmond, $1,500 each | b l“»^wevart Ynd bronght several influences
in U... . O I a fix Kara 4>lY1 I * ™ ... ......
building the fatal bridge to a Mr. L. E. Trues
delL Several respeotable civil engineers and
mechanics said beforehand that tbe model of
the structure was very faulty, that the material
was defective, and one iron-worker said he
wonld give it ten years to tumble down by its
own weight. The oontractor was a shrewd lob
in gold; while Emma, aged 3, is to have $800 j
in gold. Such are the opulent results of lager-
beer.
to bear upon the oonncil which enabled him to
trinmph over all competitors.
The wreck of the bridge reveals the fact that
A WAantNOTON dispatch says that the “report some important portions of the work, whidi
av.a A. TT _ tV cm m ahonld baYfl been of the best wrought iron,
t-at t_e Hon. J. H. S.oss, of Alabama, had vere caat j ron . gn 3 among other thing! it
given his back pay to the poor of his district, I wag discovered that, in ths main iron upright
turns oat to bo untrue. It seems that Mr. Slosa I which supported the shore end, there vers
remarked in the hearing of a reporter that the plaoea where iustead of boUs Becurely fastene^
— ,, , .. . . .. the holes had been filled with pntty projecting
P*>r of his district would get hia share of the rM6nt bolt heads and painted over to pre-
plunder, bat added (and this the reporter did I ^ ent detection. A number of prominent cili-
cot hear) that he was tha poorest man there.” z«ns saw these pntty bridge fastenings after the
— disaater, and will testify to the infamous fact
Caors ct Alabama.—The Montgomery Adver-1 This being the case, the story that the oontractor
User rajs complaints of injuries to tho erops pot eeveral thousand Mto £ Z° n °!w!
are coming in thick and fait from all directions, *?.?** ^“^£0 fastened with pntty
Planters from the oonntry and newspapera from I W onld compensate him for the outlay in the
Southern counties generally, say that the rains I lobby. If these statements, which are confi-
bare been very destructive and that the yonng ] d f a V7. n ? d f by the Ohiofo papeP,
our party through the win^Ur, a7d e’eeTng ncX- Mr S om? er, and Sidnev PraU.t and J. R
ing of the vessll, we attempted to reach the Eatbr0 P for Snmner. Neither libel nor
shore In hopes of Coding natives to assist ns in bb f a “ t wer ®
living through the winte?. Getting abont haU “ witness Judge Call deoreeda^voroe to Mr.
way to shore, with onr heavily laden boats, onr Sumner on the gsoand abovo named.-
progress became bard by drifting iee, and I was Xenaarlal Day tn Atlanta,
compelled to haul on tbe ice again. At this I Atiaxta, May 10.—The memorial exerolses
time I aneoeeded in saving fourteen r * na of J to^iay were attended by 10,000 people. Tbe
pemmican, eleven and a . half boxes of bread, store* generally were closed, and the prooession
ten dozen of one and two pound cans of meat j was the largest ever seen here. General A O.
and soup, fourteen hams, one small bag of I Garlington delivered the oration.
chooolate weighing twenty pounds, some mask IsataJaha
cx Bkins, a few blankets, a number of rifles and London, May 10.—George Bidwell, who ia
abundant ammunition. * I charged with committing the frauds on the Bank
In the morning, knowing that I bad not pro- of England, and Edwin Noyes, his alleged ac-
visions enough and the articles of food, cloth- complice, were bronght np to the Mansion
ing, oompass, eto , on tbe abatement of the gale Honae this afternoon, and after examination,
I endeavored to shoot aa many Beals as possible, were again remanded to prison. It is said that
for food, light and fnel; bat coaid only get Bidwell and Noyes wish to turn Queen’s evi
three, owing to bad w eather having set in. 11 denoe.
supposed the wind lo be abont southwest On xhi Garlist oommitles in this oity announce
its clearing np I fonnd myself within about I Ia , 09t diapatoh from 8pain states that
eight mUes cf.what X euppoeed to be the east Don Alphonso is blockading the town of Ignal-
coast, and abont thirty or forty miles below the a3 . - m me province of Barcelona, with 2,500
ship. The toe .being weak, I'could not trans- men _ Saballo w ith his foroa is before Manrisa
port tne boats and provision? to land until it I ftj same province, and ft band under the
grew stronger. command of Trestian is at the town of Reno,
While here I discovered my other boat, ^ the province c f Tarragana.
bread, eto., and saved all. The ioe grew firm, Tbe Wmr
and I made another attempt to reach ^ore jjay 10.-Loballs, the OarUst leader,
SaSSSJZasass:
The ateanwhlp Ooeanio, for Liverpool, to day
retnmed to the port on aoooant of some slight
derangement of her maohinery.
Inner Seta m Divorce.
Boston, Ms; 10.—By arrangement, the libel
fer divoroe filed by Hon. Charles Snmner
against his wife, on the ground of desertion,
osme np for a hearing in the Supreme Court
to-day. F. P. Balet appeared as counsel for
For over FORTY YEARS thia
PURELY VEGETABLE
LIVER MEDICINE
Has proved to be (he Great Unfailing Specific
for Liver Complaint and it* painful oflsprlnr. Dysrep-
•ia. Constipati-'n, JaunJioe. liili at'nck?, oidr
Headache. Colic, Depression of Spirits. Sour Stom*
ach. Heartburn. Chills ami Fever, etc,, eto,
After years of careful exreriments. to meet a cre'kt
and urirent demand, wo now produce from cur origi
nal Genuine Powders
THE PREPARED.
a Liquid form of SIMMONS'LIVER REGULATOR,
containing all its wonderful and valuablo properties,
and offor it in
ONE DOLLAR BOTTLES
before,).
d££3£Ea weather oonUib were kmed and many wonnde^
BtagaU through the month of November, we .„ Infor , mall °“ , ha ? b ® e ° , at ‘ b ® ^
snow houses and made oumelve. as oim- °«®« «* lh « d « feat °f tb ® 0alllstB in a namber
foftsble as we oonld. Wo were ten white men, I 01 amall engagements. ... ..... .
two Esquimaux, two women and five children Severalpmoners havebeenarreated 'hMad-
in°alL " We succeeded ia killing a few seals, « d . on the charge of advocating the cause of
whioh famished ns with light and fuel with 1,011 IJarl0B - , n
which to warm onr scanty allowance of food KeHonc ., sore-Wa. it AH
through t-e darkness of an arotio xinler. In the Hotx plain Men wives the Usurper
latter part of February we lived principally npon I „ , T _ lk
birds, and in March commenced to catch seals. ( ' „ „ _ _ _ „
Through that month we supported ourselves on New Obleans, Msy 8.—The Evening Pioa-
beara’ and 6eala’ fliah, wasting nellher Bkin nor yune haa the following:
entrails. After the crack ofthe whip, or thapistol-shot,
We collected enough food in this way to last ot whatever it was that frightened Kellogg last
ns nntil the middle of May, had we not been | evening, he jornped into his rmrriago and was
driven to sea by a strong westerly gale in the drl ^ en al a furious rate to the SL Charles Hotel,
latter part of March, our flic pieoe being then I Kellogg got ont, and in a very nervona manner,
reduced from five miles in ciroamferenes to aod 83 P al ® as . a 8 boat . f a ^ n * red for ^ Ir ‘ B ? b
abont twenty yards in diameter. We left the Elvers proprietor of the hotel. When he
pieoe on the first of April and abandoned nearly I oame Kellogg seized him by the arm in a ve^
all our meat, a large amount of ammunition, I excited manner and burned him into Rivers
olothing, skins, and other articles, taking a por-1 back offloe. His first words were: (
tion of the meat on the boat, which we were ^ lv f J. 8 ' 1 V
obliged to throw overboard on acoount of the Said Mr. Rivers, What ts the nutter ?
hearts heino eo deeolv laden I have been shot at. I don t know what I
b I regained the enter edge of the pack of loe have done to this people that they should desire
1 the 3i of April, and Bnoceedod in getting I *° take myWe. M hat shall I do ? Oh. what
a little farther in on the pack. On the 4th a shall I do ? oia9piog his hands in extreme agl-
heavy northwest gale set in, a heavy sea inn-1 ... ..X* .
ning under ioe, which broke it in small pieoes. ‘1 11 tell yonwhat I wonld uo. I wonld pack
So we bai to live on small pans, aa we could m y trunk and leave the oity at onoe. lhe peo-
not put a boat ont, neither could we find seals I P*® don 1 waot ?°?.Jj ere ‘ .
for foo.1, and we were reduced almost to Kellogg asked, How can I got away with
starvation safety?” I have tried to do my bo it for this
On the 21st or April wo sighted a Polar boar. P®?P>«- Why fhould they desire to kill me ?'
Every person was ordered to lie down and imi- ‘No, said Rivers, Governor, you have not
tate seals, while two Esquimaux secreted them- dono yonr best. Yon have deceived every man
selves, and getting the bear near enough to an, » bo bas placed any confldenoe m yonr word,
killed him. A few days after we got onr boat ?on promised severalgentleman in my presence
into water and worked onr way west and south- eTe [ J 011 heoame Governor yon would not
west, and oontinned to work every opportnnity oommtorion Hut negro Brownu Superintendent
to westward, in hopes of reaching the Labrador Public Education. You had not been in of-
coast and getting temporary relief. fi°® twelve minutes before you had coinmis-
Wo were picked np by the steamship Tigris, I stoned him. Besides, yon ought to know, your-
on the 30ih of April? iu lautude 53 33 north ; aelf > whether you were elected Governor or not.
longitude 55 west, near Wolf Island, about Y° a ““t be satisfied now that yon are not oven
forty miles from land. ‘he choice of the negroes, and every white man
Tne Polaria is now without boats, having lost repudiates yon You have everything that men
two in trying to Ret north. As bl ‘ bla world; yon have wealth and
In the spring of 1872 the Tigris fell in with and J on ”e a man of family. Be satis-
me party in I demo fog and providentially I dad and don't try to govern a people who ha e
struck vary near tho place in whioh they were, y ott - Yon have escaped this rime, but tbia la
otherwise they would have perished. They seem no1 lbs old y attempt whioh is likely to be mad
tolerably woU. Captain Tyson complained of I ?P°n y?” rife, and perhaps you may not escape
swelled legs and feet, bn: nothing serious is 1 in the fntnre. .. .
the matter with him. When they leit the PoUris After some farther conversation Kellogg sent
all on board were in good health. for some depnty marshals or police and was
In reference to tbe way in whioh the Polaria I driven to Gen. Emory a hoadqnattora.
got away from the party which wa? rescued —
from off the iceberg, 0«*pt. Tyson bta’.es that he Markets—Horning Keport.
felt little anxiety at firit, thinking t>he would I New YoRX—Cotton quiet; Bales 923; upland* 19&;
soon come to their relief. I Bet my colors, he I Orleans 19$£.
said, as she Btood down along the bhore, bat the Flour qaiot and unchanged. Wheat quiet and
• - - - * - • * * * - * a •* “- 1 ’— • eo ' al nn Corn qoiet; old
Pcik dull and
Lard qoiet and
..... , .. . , . . , . _ . unchanged: western ate&m 91f#$ 6-16.
drifting southward. Aa the wind hauled to the J Turpentine heavy at 50. Itoain ateady at 310@
northeast, opening a little bay to the northeast 315 f or attained,
of Northumberland Island, I saw the vessel in I Freight* firm,
the harbor there. Her sails were furled and no I Money easy at 5@6. Exchange, long 8%; short
smoke was issuing from her smoke stack that 11 Gold firm at 18. Stocks dull. Governments
could see. I then attempted to briDg my boats dull and steady. Bt&to bonds very5 uiet ' ,
Sem.. .h. fine, in an easteriv direction, honinn _ Livxaroon-Cotton opened steady; uplands 8K;
PREMIUM LIST
—OF THK—
Bibli County Agricnltnral Society Fair
JUKE 19th ana 20th, 187.1.
OFFICERS.
G. HOLT, Jr «..^.«^. m .......^....^*.Prssidext.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
^.^.ITpper City DijtTict.
Lower City District.
East Macon District.
Go'lfrey l»i:tii t.
M . MMM .ViDeYille District.
Rutland District.
„..Hatard District.
Warrior Distiict.
Howard District.
..^^.^...^...Skcrktart,
Capt. Jno. P. Fort
R. H. Jo vis ....
J. A. WhITK31DKS...^~s
David
8.1. GrsTrv....~—....^.
Jamks Tiki.rv...^«.
W. B. IIrath
R. E. Bmn<
Wm. Loipy ..^ —
H. WRIJVr
H-tEMIUM LIST.
OfthoTbirt '-riJ Fair of the Bibb County Asrrl-
cultural o beheld at Mncon. Ga., at the
Central Citv 0 n V. Thur?d ay and Friday, June 19th
and 20th, 1S7.1 • i! article* entered in competition
for premium 1 to be of Bibb count* production or
manufacture.
CLASS I.”AGRICULTURAL XMPLXMKRTS AXD MANU
FACTURES.
L 8. Dunlap, Superintendent. Jndgea—W. W. Col
lin*. Frank IIea»h, James Myrick. W. R. Philip*.
J. W. Stubbs, D. M. Gugel, D. D. Craig, James
Knight.
Sec. I* Tho largest and most meritorious collec
tion of Agricultural Implements, the
workmanship of a aicgle individual
2. Beat Plow Stock, for afl work Diploma.
3. For the most valuable Invention or Im
provement on any Agricultural Imple
ment in general uso .^....Diploma.
4. For the best Cotton Seed or Guano Dis
tributor. Sinele or Combined Diploma.
5. Beat sample of Broom* $2
6. Bent side of Leather, tanned in the ccun-
ve33el was soon lost to sight in a bend of the I firm; No. 2 Milwaukee 1 63@1 70.
land, and being whit I took to be Northnmber-
land Island. The pieoe I was on oaamwneed ^ISn eteim J
across the floe, in an easterly direction, hoping 0r V 0 aSa9j?
to find water and reach tne shore. I succeeded Later—cotton steady; sales 10,000: speculation
in dragging onr boat across, took water and jud export 1000.
then again attempted to reach the shore some 1 shipped from Savannah and Charleston for April
distance below tho vessel. We were then and Msy, 8K; May and June, &)£; from Now Or-
drifting very fast, and a gale of wind blowing I loans April and May, 9.
fresh with great violence from the northeast, I BroadutofT" "
and snowing very fast and drifting. I was 3d 10 M -
drawn back on the ice again and compelled to I r-osoo-x »
pnll my boat out. Night cIo3edon me and car-1
tied na np to southwest. In the morning wo
were abont thirty miles sonthwest of where tho
ship went ln the harbor. A heavy sea was
He, too, saw that the oity was in flames when 1 ter if the vessel was making any more water
onr army entered. General Logan's testimony I than nsnal. He reported she was not. I then
is explioit on the same aobjeot, and anetains the I went to the pnmps and ascertained she was not
charge that Hampton desires to reffete. The I making any more than she was doing all
point at issue as to who bnrned Colombia is an I gammer,
important one in the cotton claims eastB referred I I went on the ioe again, and shortly after it
to, and it is fortunate that the controversy will I began erack, and in a Jew minntes afterwards
be settled by an anthority so high as the British I broke in many pieces. Tbe vessel broke from
and American mixed claims commission. Gen. I her fastenings and was soon lost to sight in the
Hampton, of coarse, desires to show that he is I darkness and storm,
not responsible for the bnrning. He admits I Farther details to-night,
that the cotton was taken ont tc bam, and that | Later dispatches confirm the death of Capt.
he wonld have ordered it bnrned if he oonld 1 Hall, bnt discredit the loss of tho Polaris. As
have got it ont of the way of the buildings. I far aa known no lives are lost
j The Jolty Jloiloes.
A Bold Bobbery ta Charleston—Am Iron | Lava Beds, May 7.—The Modoos captured a
quartermaster's train of three wagons, eleven
males and three horses. Three soldiers were
Hnrieu—Ereninz ueparx
New York. — Cotton, not receipts 2227; gross
——**™bi"nVi""WrnkB nn "mv floa niece Reiia- I 2273; sales 928; sales for export to-day —; laet
I «* « a W* Orleans Upmarket
saw a vessel under steam and canvas rounding Bl j M oI fnttlre8 l0 ^ iy were 8,400 balee. as fol-
_ point to ths northwest. Thinking she wonld i owa . M»y 18%@1811-1G; June lt>%@183f; July
come to onr relief, I gave myself no anxiety; 1SX@18 15-16; August 18K<s}18)£; October 17—;
but we were soon doomed to disappointment, I November —.
and from that till tho Tigris rescued us we never The or tton market throughout tho week ruled
„ .it—.,. tho Polaria dull and depressed. Quotations were reduced early
got a glimpse of the Polaris. in tho WB ek, but at the close wore a shade firmer
latest from the Lava Beds. bnt unchanged. Tho total sales sum np 133,018
Lava Beds, May 10—The remains of Lien- bales, of which 125,100 were 'for fntnre delivery
tenant Cranston and other missing soldiers have and 4,918 for immediate delivery, aa follows: 2526
been found among the rocks. L-.entonant Har- for export, 2003 for consumption and 360 for speo-
ill ovsIluhlB horses are now ulation. Included are 282 bales to arrivo.
ris is sinking. All available horses are now ^ dQU _ unchanged. Whisky firmer at
being employed in hunting the Modocs m the 93@a3; ^ Wheat, prime spring easier; poorergradoa
conntry. A guerrilla war will be commenced, j 0 lower Qom steady with a moderate business;
as the Modocs are well mounted. It may con- yellow western 68H@69. Bice steady. Pork easier
tinne all summer. I at 17 75. Xnurd firmer. Grooerios steady.
synopsis Weather statement. | Turpeatine dnlL Boain dull. Tallciw firm .at
War Dzf't, Orrira Canr Signal Oman,
Washington, May 10.
Piobabilitea: For the Gulf and South Allan-
ie States and Tennessee, northerly and sculh-j
.Wore Blown Open aid Several Thousand
llallan Mulrn.
The Charleston News and Courier of Friday I WOPn a a a.
nays: I Latzr—May 8.—Several large fires are ob
Early yesterday morning a burglary was com- served in Captain Jack’s camp—evidently in
milled at the restanmnt of Mr. L. Kenake, in oelebraUon or their victory. General Davis
King street, which, for daring and an anew, I and staff left oamp under the esoort of Lieut,
equals any perfonnanee of the kind in the po- Miller and ■ detachment cf the first cavalry,
lioe annals of Charleston. Mr. Kenake, the LWhy did he venture forth so feebly proteoted?]
proprietor of the reeUnrant, stmtes th*t *t *bont I IaAT» stux—Two Fqoawa sent to reconnoitre
ten minntes after one o’olook, on Wednesday report that Captain Jack has left tha position
night, he closed his saloon, and, aa is his nsnal from which he had the fight on the 2Gih. The
custom, examined all the doors before ha left, cavalry and the Warm Spring Indians have been
At the time of eloaing there were abont twenty. I ordered to soonr the lava beds to find the Modocs.
five persons in the store, who left before the The troops have been ordered to move -with five
place was locked np. After dosing and lock- Jays’ rations. The indications are that the Mo-
mg the front door Mr. Kenake went to hi* resi- docs have evacuated the lava beds,
denee above tbe restaurant, entering through the 1 Coxdxdzuk—When and whither ?
gate on the sonth aide of the building. Heretired Madoes Certainly Gone,
to rest, and awoke on Thursday morning to find | The latest dispatches confirm the evacuation
himself Tobbed of all the money and valnables he I of the lava beds by the Modocs. They have
owned. From the traoes left by the thieves it ia I forty horses.
evidentthatanentranoemnsthavebeeneffeoted I Five Cent Counterfeiters,
by means of the gate in the rear of the pre-1 Book, May 10.—A captured nickel
misea. Oae of tha borgUrs climbed over the 1 counterfeiter haa pesched, implio*tfng ft large
brick wall, and having let himself down on 1 number of persons in the Southern part of the
ths inside, removed a hnge lock that secured of Arkansas. [Let the man who would
the gate. His confederates being thus let in, I oonnterfeit z nlekal be shot with mustard seed
proceeded to operate on the little glass door bailed in a pint pot.l
leading Into the rerfanranL Tie lode of tMs t D „, ln Blchmond .
ner, 1 Hi '.KrcHKO^, Ya May 10-John B. Mordrex
Si. ,-Z.e r.V. !„ wtiten Hr Kenake Vent hia *° d Hage MoOaithy fonght a duel about a lady.
SX £a U.^fia^-^ ^ abo^ Both wonnded-Mordrexprobably faUUy. The
two feet cqnare, and was placed behind the *® conds ri*” h®* n arI “_
oonnter in the bar-room. This tbo thieves I De Blanche Left St. Martinsville,
took ont and carried into the premises of Mrs. I WASHesaroN, May 10 —Dispatches indicate
Z«mcw whioh opens into the same blind alley ] that De Blanche has disappeared from before
that leads to the rear of the ratanrant, srtth-1 St. Martinsville—three more companies of Fed.
out attempting much ooooealment, for they I eral troops have arrived at Brashear Oity.
worked by the light of a candle. They blew I Xallway Accident,
off the door of the safe with a charge of gun-1 Haettobd, May 10.—An aocidect to a freight
powder, and for their labor oarried off abont 1 train near Waterbury killed the conductor and
thirteen hundred dollars in cash and valnables | road master,
amounting to several thousand dollar, more.
Cotton Tax Unconstitutional:
“We are in receipt of information, says the j
Atlanta Herald, that the United States Court of
Claims has deoided that the ootton tax law,
etantiated, the confinement of the bridge-builder
and hie confederates in the swindle in the State
JP.UT Becaxz cr THX Gcaxo. The EofanU P£»
iimee cays that sinoe these big rains Capt. i gjg^d by all officials on whom is imposed the
Markham, of the steamer Bandy Moore, plying I dnty of letting out contracts for pnblio works,
whoee dishonest or defective construction may
involve the Ions ol human life. The responsi-
bility is of a gTave character, and ths people
cannot be too earefnl as to the character of
those to whom they intrust tbe work.
cotton in some places is dying.
on the Chattahoochee river, declares that he
can taste the guano in the river water every |
rime he takes a drink.
Beanx.—The Marion Commonwealth and the
Llvicgrton Journal are having A lively time
over a story told by the latter abont a butter-
The Looisiaxa War.—The telegrams an
nounoe that De Blanche his left St. Martins -
bean arbor one hundred and twenty feet long, I trille end cant be found. Look for him in
producing fifty bushels of butter-be ana. | Mexico.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Jndxe Chase's Successor
Washixqtox, Msy 10—The President leaves
on Tuesday. He will not mike the appoint
ment of a suoeosaor lo Chief Justice Chase
under whioh some eighty-eight millions of dol-1 next winter. It was not the intention of
Ian were eoUeeted, was naoonetitntiooaL It I Judge Chase to make his circuit this summer,
aDDeara that a Mr. Berg, instead of petitioning I snd the President desires corfirmation by the
(£ngre«. to refund the tax paid by him, brought htIor ^‘^ i ^ hiet J Mtioe 53 Eeated -
in the Court of Claim, for ‘U recovery, KeUogg nQt maie “.“^“'tional appli-
employing emlnontooiiMW, mmoog whom ws j to tha President for assistance to sup-
the present able Ordinary of Cb*Uum county. I Dreg3 Qn insnrrecttoD. The President has no
This gentleman a few days ago rsoeivsd a pn 0 f snch application,
vrte letter which ^u^d tbjt the e«m wm 0r * rr 6e 0erBl E « 0 ,y.
dldSon haa not yet, we believe, been officially War D*r^raxNT, May 10,1873
nromnlffited. To ft very large namber of oar | To Col. Emory, ivrtr Orleans:
L*-Ur*thi* intoUigeooe trill bo moil gntifyiag, I If lhe United 8 tales Marshal Anda it neoes-
*s it will oniblo tb+tn ta roooTCT tho monoy I »ry, in tho execution of his prooass, to take
iUeffollv wrung from thorn ot i tims wbon thoy I poommton of boots or other means of trsnspor-
wm moot in need of freedom from tmtiao. u ■ tftUon and mks assistance from you, os directs
Breadatuffa firm. Red western spring wheat 11b
l to 12s 2d. Lard 40s 3d.
London—Consols 93>£. 6s 89>£.
Sugar afloat 26a 6d to 26a 93.
aval stores continue depressed on recount of
lare receipts.
Freights stronger:
Money closed at 7. Sterling 8X- GoM 18
,91.00 per poekafe:
. 1.0ft
Powders or Prepared
itiu) i.J.
The Powder*, (price
Sent by mail
„ CAUTION^—Buy
SIMa^ONS* LIVfiR REGULATORunlc*3 in
icravcd wrapper, with Trade mark. Stamp and S:gna*
tore unbroken. None other ia genuine.
J. H. ZElLRt & CO.,
Macon, Ga., aud Philadelphia.
Sold by all Druggist*.
20 Best samule molasses candy 2
21 Best sample fruit cake^.. 2
22 Best brandy peaches— 2
2S Handsomest ornamental cake 2
CLASS Til—STOCK DKPARTMIKT.
W F Anderson. Superintendent. Judges—C A Nut
ting. R H Plant, H T Johnson, C Masterson. T X>
Tinsley.
Sec. 1 Best brood mar*, with colt by b*r side M0
2 Best stallion. ®
5 Rest gelding.. »
6 Bo.«t cow, with* calf by her side 6
6 Best blooded bull a..*—— &
7 Beet yoke oxen ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.• ®
8 Best pen of sheep M .................. M ... M . M «. MM «*—* £
9 Best pen of goat« 2
10 Best boar of any breed m>m 3
11 Be^tsow and pigs^. . — S
12 Best, largest end fattest hog ... S
13 Best colt under two years old 5
11. Best pair harness horses- — — 6
CLASS Tin—POULTRT, XTC.
Henry J. "Peter, Superintendent* Judges—W E Flan
ders. J E Ellis, W illis Sparks, Henry Conner, Abnor
Whittle. # _
Seo. 1 Best pair light brahmas ^.... 2
2 Best pair dark brahmas... — 2
3 Best and largest collection of brahmas 5
4 Best pair buff cochins..................... 2
5 Best pair white cochins 2
6 Best pair pnrtridge cochins —2
7 Best and largest collection of oochins...^^^. 6
8 Best pair K&mo, any variety 2
9 Best pair black Spanish. 2
10 Best pair white leghorns. 2
11 Best pairpoland*...._ - — 2
12 Best pair crevo couers.... M ... M . MMMM .-» M .*—«• 2
13 Best pair houdans - — 2
14 Best pair ham burgs -
15 Best pair bsntams, any variety*—* —• 2
10 Best pair turkeys, any variety 2
17 Best pair geese, any variety 2
IS Best pair rouen dneks 2
19 Bost pair aylcsbury ducks 2
2»i Best pair inuscovey..2
21 Best pair domesticated mallard ducks.—....^.. 2
22 Best pair pouter pigeons 1
23 Best pair font ails i-igcons................^.... 1
24 Best pair tumbler pigeons 1
Best pair carrier puojns.......^~. 1
26 Best pair common piceona ^................. 1
27 Best pair of canary biros....... 2
25 Finost bull deg— 2
30 Finest pointer — 2
31 Finest setter^.^~..— 2
32 Finost terrior- 2
S3 Finost pair white rabbits- X
34 Finost pair blue rabbits 1
3> Finost domestic flftt 1
3* Finest half dozen hen eggs, any variety— MW .. 1
37 Be$t pair Bremen Geese —... 2
33 Do.-t pair Hong Kong Uoose —2
CLASS XX—SPKCIAL PREMIUMS.
B D Lumsdcn, Superintendent. Judges—Wm Hsile-
hurst, C K Campbell. J S Baxter, W W Lemon
Wingfield Zeilin.TD Tinsley. .
Sec. 1 For the best display of larm preduets,the pro
duct of a single farm flu
2 For the best ordered market garden..10
3 For the best ordered private garden............. 20
4 For the best flower garden 23
5 For thebest arranged flower garden 10
6 For the best fancy garden gate 5
BT COL. THOMAS HARDEMAN.
7. Best milker—young lady under 18 years of
age, (white;.................. 10
BY COLLINS & LITTI.K.
8. Finest baby under lb months of age (white)
Handsome canopy baby carriage, val...... SO
BY DAVIS SMITH.
9. Best Bibb county colt Gentleman** Saddle
BY W. L. HENRY & CO.
10. Best yonng lady rider—not Ie»s ihan two
competitors M .Ladies Saddle and fancy whip
BY BF.RND BRO’S.
11. Best boy rider 10 years of sga or under—
...Fancy riding bridle
All premia ins payable in specie.
Opportunities will be affordod exhibitors who de
sire of selling any art clo shown each day at either
public or private sale, on tho grounds.
FOOT RACK.
Distance 100 da; entries for boys under 16 years
of age. . --
For fastest white boy............................*~~«.... to
For fastest colored boy.— * o
RKQATTA.
Under auspices of the Regatta Association.
After 6V£ o’clock each afternoon the mil* track will
be open to tho exhibitors of fast stock,
re eiieed tf
7. Best Axe Helve^..
8. Best hoe helve
9. Best set of collars, plantation work
10. Begtset.of hames, plantation work.
11. Bo»t pair of plow lines, plantation work _
12. Best plantation wagon.............. M ..Diploma
13. Best buggy .........Diploma
14. Best stationary horse power Diploma
15. Bestportablo horse power, applicable to
field nso.....~.....~.......~. Diploma
16. Be?t cotton press, applicable to steam or
■water power Diploma
17. Beat cotton press, applicable to hand or
horse power DIploi
18. Best churn.......
19. Best one hundred brick...........................
20. Best pair plantation brogana......^ -
21. Boat pair hand made boots....................
22. Best sot of plantation harness
westerly wind3; higher pressure and generally 11$%. Governments steady. State bonda eteady.
clear and warm weather, with possibly light Governments, 81a 21K* 62s 155£; 64s 16$£; 65*
rain on the western gulf; for the lower lakes 117^; new 18%; 67a 19%; 68s 18K; new
and thenca to the upper Ohio valley clear and Ca gw . now 8l * ; Virginia,
partly clondy weather, southwesterly winds and 6a „ new 6() . £3 . d a f er rert 13; Lou-
higher barometer. isiamS 40; new 40; Levee 6e, 40; 8a 50; Alabama 8s
raid Under Protest. j £0; 5s 55; Georgia 6s 73; 7a 93; North Carolina,
New Yobe, May 10 —The Central Railroad 26; new 16; apecial tax 15; Sonth Carolinas 25;
WiU | P ? y ^-fo**?- 18 *”** ™ dB ; I increased $3,675,000;
protest. Legal proveadiugi Wall be commenced I apeo j jB increased 1:1,500,010; legal tenders mcreesed
for its restoration to the company. I $7 875.000; deposits increased $5,475,000.
Tornado In Olifo. J ‘baltdcorx—Ootton, not receipts 6; gross 81:
iwnwm May 10.—A tornado at Belle I exports coastwise 75; to Great Britain ; conti-
Gentre, Ohio, prostrated eight houses, a churoh I nent —; sale* 105; stock 7280; middlings 19; market
and five stores. It passed ovor a namber ot Loda^our d uU ^ nnchanged; bnalness
intenor towns prostrating trees ard fenoea. I Com firm , nd , ct i v e; No. 2 mixed SSsSiJf
Cola, far Capt. Jock. I on tr.'ck; elevator 40K'?4t Jane. Whisky scarce
St Louis, May 10 —Ten companies, number- and higher at 69. Fork dull at 18 00. Bacon dull
ing abont 500, under the command of CoL Flint, »nd drooping; only a jobbmg demand. Lard dull
passed here for the Java beds to-day. “tocTsATt-FIour firm at 7 60^.7 93. Com firm
Cnrllsts Dereitea. I at 45® 17. I’rovirion, qoiet and nechar ged Bacon
Madrid. May 10.—Reinforcements have been I quiet; ebonlders 8; clear rib sides 9J6; clear aides
sent to lhe Spanish troops at Navarre, who de- I 10%; eome demand % lower. Wbisky firm at 83.
feated the Carlisle commanded by Darregaray. I Louisvicle—Floor qniet; extra family^ 6 50.
An »nn>t nl »hn omracement fava six I Com unchanged. Fork declined to 1810®13 25.
fourteen wounded. Whisky firm at 88089.
Beatrnctlve Fire. I Nxw Obleans—Cotton, net receipts 93); groea
Port au Feince, May 4 —Oae hundrtd and 1053; exports to Great Britain 8062; to continent
fifty houses werebumed, and six persons were tuSST
alllea ‘ Tlle pope. 1 lo,T middlinga 16%; middlings 18%; demand
London, May 10.—The weather is favorable g< y^ or , XX6 60; family 9 50^10 00. Com, mixed
to crops. 53; white 64565. Oats 68. Bran 72%. Hay, prime
A dispatch from Home say3 the Pope waa too I 21 00; choice 29 00g30 CO. Pork, old 18 75; uew
ill veaterday to receive a party of pilgrims from 1 18 59. Dryaalt meats 8®9X^2%* Bacon 8%^
France 9^10%. Lard, tierce 9; keg 10&; refined 9 Ba-
anmi.h Ttmm I gar. good common 7@7%; oommon 636%; frir to
Mutiny A mom the Bpitnlsh Troop. s pttoa 8 X @9. Molaaeea, centril
Paeis, Msy 10.—A dispatch from Bayonne 55<S60: fair to eboioe 60. Whisky, quiet at
says the Spanish soldiers have not been paid in I 91^93. Coffee 17%@19%.
some time. The soldiers are ia a atate of I Sterling 27%. Bight % premimn. Gold 17.
mutiny. Wh-xinotox—Cotton, net roceipu 51; exports
Havana, May 10—The factions Ie Paroama I coastwise —; to Great Britain —; sales 153;
ara still fishHno I 4357: market quiet; middlings 18.
are still ngbtrng. I gpj riu turpentine firm at 43%. Bonn qniet at
r 40 for etrained; 4 50 for No. 2 extra pale; .3 75 for
pale; 5 CO for window glee*. Grade turpentine
market unsettled at 2 50 for hard; 3 50 for yellow
dip; 8 25 for virgin. Tar steady at 2 25.
Augusta—Ootton, receipt* 176; aalee 204; stock
25. Best cotton basket
26. B'st split bottom chair.
27. Eesteane bottom chair.
24. Best shuck foot mat....
29. Beat bark foot mat-..
30. Best fi«h basket
31. Best well bucket
32. Best bread tray-.™
S3. Best wooden tub....^
34. Best burk coror.......^
35. Best specimen of work ia east iron..Dip!om&
86. Bast specimen cfYforkiawr , tiron..Dirloma
37. Beat specimen of work in iron by an ap
prentice under 18 years of ago....Diploma
38. Best specimen of work in brasa......Diploma
39. Best gpecimen of work in brass by an ap
prentice under IS years of age......Diploma
40. Beft specimen of wool work ..Diploma
41. Best specimen of carved wood work Diploma
42. Best specimen of turning in wood...Diploma
43. Best specimen of sash and blinda~.Diploma
44. Best specimen of panel door-...-....Diploma
45. Best mantel of wood Diploma
46. Best cotton tie of iron ...—....Diploma
47. Largest and most meritorious collection of
implements used by exhibitor on his
firm Diploma,
43. Best wheel barrow — 2
49. Best one hundred shingles 2
CLASS IL—riRLD CROPS,
C. M. Wiley, Superintendent. Judges—James D.
Holt, Wm M Ryder. R. E. Benson, Dr. J. R. Price,
Jas. A. "Whitesides. „ , , . , --
Sec, 1. Best assortment of small gTain in sheaf. $5
2. Best sample of wheat in sheaf, not less than ^
3. Bo*'*sample oats in sheaf, not less than six
4. Best sampie of rye in sheaf, not less tiian six
5. Best sample of barley in sheaf, not ies3 than
6. Best dozen stalks of growing corn, average
production, from field of not less than 10
7. Best dozen stalks of growYogcotton, average
production, from a field of not less than 10
8. Best dozen s talks of sugar cano.. nMM . M « M .- •
9. Bestbu>hel of Bold peas
10. Best bushel of ground peas...........
11. Best bushel of sweet potatoes........................
12. Best sample of clover from a field of not less
than two acres •—..—..
13. Best sample of cultivated grasses from field
of not lessthan two
14. Best bale of hay —■**»■•■■
15. Best bale of long forage^.....^.—
CLASS III—HORTICULTURE.
S. T. Gustin. Superintendent. Judges—J. W. Knott,
Ch^ley Freeman, Oscar Collins, Felix Corput, Geo,
Secil. Best collection of garden vegetables, the pro
duct of a market garden 45
2. Best collection of garden vegetables, the
product of a private garden.....................
3. Best head of cabhago
4. Best dozen beets
5. Best dozen ears of green corn^......^^.^
6. Best dozen tomatoei
7. Bestdezen cu:umber3..................................
8. Best dozen squashes..
9. Best dozen turnips «.«.«•*••
10. Best dozen carrots..—«... ...............
11. Best half dozen bunches asparagus..............
12. Best gallon Lima beans............... •
13. Best peck table beans -
14. Best peck onions..
15. Best peel)
16. Best new .
with evidence of its excellence or utility..
17. Best and largest variety of canned vegeta-
18 Best bunch of horse radish..
CLASS IV—ORCHARD DEPARTMENT,
A. P. Collins. Superintendent, Judges—A. G. Butts.
Jos. K. Johnson, William Singleton. Wm* McKay,
Joshua Tinley. •
Sec. 1* Best and largest variety cf frmt.................45
2. Best dozen peaches
3. Best dozen psars
4. Best dozen apples.....^.
5. Best dozen nectarines—......
6. Best dozen apricots.
E. J. JOHNSTON
Dealer in
Mita.JBWfilry, Silver-ware.
FANOT GOODS, FINE OCTLEBY,
Musical Instruments, Strings,
ETC., ETC.
Bole Agent for tho Celebrated
Diamonl PeMc Sptecle-, Eye-Glasses,
ETC
Particnl&r attention (,iven to Ropaira on fine and
Difficult Watches.
JEWELRY, eto., REPAIRED, and ENGRAVING.
Cor. Mulberry A Second Sts, Macon, Ga.
A call is solicited and great bargains given in good
and deeirablo good.*. Many articles will be sold at
and uncer coat. aprlfitf
MIDXIUHT DISPATCHES*
Tweed Once More.
Nxw Yore, May 10 —The District Attorney
has served notices on the counsel for William 1 10,752, market qniet; middling* 17X
M. Tweed that hie case wonld be called for I Savannah—Gotten, net receipt* 8C6; exporta
trial on Monday. This is the f among oaae in Great Britain —5*° SEFiSXjr L,??? 81 " 5 ? 6
which the jury disagreed some months ago. | B ?l e# ^ Btock 81,289, nu< ^'"
One reason for
Charleston—Cotton, net receipts 326; export®
coastwise 211; to Great Britain —; to continent
and prepare for his defence. wfcjjfcwiiTO __ J _ f ^ v
this motion of the District Attorney is thefftilnre 590; stock 25.731; market steady; middlings
of a bill in the Legislature to extend the time in 118; low middlings 17K; ordinary 13J^.
which cases of this nature become outlawed. I mobile—Cotton, net receipu 5618; gross —;
Other New York Dots. I export* coastwise 124; to Great Britain : oonti-
« , , j j D,a« V, a wo —; sales 500; stock 30 306; good ordiDary
One hundred and fifty Biooklyn gas men have 15 ^ ; low middiicga 1$%. middling? 17X; market
struck. I quiet.
Andrew M. McCell&nd, a leading policy dealer I Boston—Ootton, net receipts 10: groea 169; ex-
of Brooklyn, has been sentenced to $1,000 fine, ports coastwise —. to Great Britain —; aalee 300;
and a year’s imprisonment. I stock 12.000; market steady at 19X*
A report that throe directors of the Atlantic | Noreole—Cotton, net recoiptt 230; export* to
I ^^-17f4;To7^i“7 n ^kl£
Consul General Garcia, arrested ;
baa boen released on $12,000 bail. I ^uo men i"838; atock M,715;‘ low middbagi 17;
Emily Faithful snd Henry Wattenon, of tbe I market doll.
Louisville Courier Journal, tailed for Europe I pananruvu—Cotton,netreoeipte—;middling*
to-day. 119%; maiket qoiet
MOLASSES!
30 tierces MOLASSES,
60 barrels MOLASSES.
All in prime cooperage. Just
received by
SEYMOUR, TINSLEY A CO.
mayltf
DR. G. E. SUSSD0RFF,
Practitioner of Medicine -anil Snrgery,
Office, corner Mnlberry and Seoond etreets.
(Over Boardman'e book store )
Calls at night may be left at reeidenoe, opposite
Orphan's Horn 3, head of Cotton avenue,
may4 ann, tues thnrbSm
m. J. EMMETT UIj&CKSHKAR,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Office, No. 2 Cotton avonne (np atairs.) next door
to Mr. Payne’s Drag Store.
Beeidence, W&lnnt street, (eb^vo Spring.) McBur-
nty’s tenement building, Macon, Oa.
duel lawtf
7. Best quart ot plums........
8* Best qaart of raspberrlefw Bi MB __
9. Best and greatest variety of strawberries......
10. Best half dozen bunches of grapes-*.. —•
11. Best watermelon
12. Best canteloupe — , - '
13. Best and greatest variety of canned fruits..
14. Best dozen figs.. M .^....
CLASS V—FLORICULTURE AND FISK ARTS.
B. B. Lewis, Superintendent. Judges—J. W. Burke,
Mrs. T.J. Cr'-we, Mrs. J.P. Lee, Mrs. Robert S.
Lanier. Miss Kate Fort. Mltf Clare deOraffenried.
Miss Amelia Des«au, Miss Fanny Paine, Miss Mollie
Mason, Miss Joliet Boardmao.
Sec. 1 Base display of cu: flowers by an amatenr...$5
2 Best collection of green-house plants, by an ^
3 Finest collection of rores 2
4 Finest collection of dahlias 2
5 Finest collection of verb.nas........ 2
6 Most beantiful bouquet 6
7 Mos^ beautiful hanging floral basket.. 5
8 Most beautiful floral dtnigri3
9 Best oil painting by a!^ady 2
10 Best painting in water colors by a lady 2
11 Best crayon drawing 5
12 Pe9t specimen of worsted emhroidery--......... 5
13 Best specimen of srk embroidery...2
1* But set of embroidery, com; Tiring collar, P
sleeves, obem’serte and handkerchief. 5
15 Best specimen of wax work.... . ,.„ r 5
16 Handsomest quilt of patch work............ £
17 Best specimen cf tatting — 2
18 Best preserved natural flowers — 2
19 Beet feather flowers — 2
20 Best worsted embroidery...^—•••—•• — 2
21 Best silk embroidery —^ 2
22 Best thread case..
23 Best photograph—
24 Best photograph m oil...... ——- -
25 Best photograph in pastel. - —«»•» 2
26 Beet display of photographs 2
27 Best counterpane~**.-2
28 Best qoilt — — 2
Fmorv Winship. Superintendent. Judges—Jasper
Gre a r, Mrs. W. B. Johnston, Mrs. George Uasle-
hurst. Mrs.Jere Hollis, Mrs. Wm. Lundy, Mrs. Ann
£ Holmes, Mrs. D. F. Little.
8ec.l Best sample of butter.^. M ....„ M ....«.«....^.»...|5
2 Best sample of honey_
3 Best two bottles grape wine ........
4 Best two bottles blackberry wine...........
5 Best sample vinegar. ...
6 Best iarof pickles. M ... Mm ..... M ...« MM ... w
7 Best loaf of bre&d..... M ................ .....
8 Best dozen light rolls ....
9 Beet dozen bbcuit
10 Best poundcake -
11 Best specimen of preserves.....................
12 Best sample of jelly
13 Best country cured ham
14 Best can of lard
15 Best sample of soap......~.
IS Beit luncheon prepared by a young lady 5
17 Best barrel of flour... MMM .. MMMM . M .... M .Diploma
18 Best bushel of meal-~.......... Diploma I
19 Best sample sugar candy. 2l
B. 8. IHEA. 9. M SMITH. J M. SHARPED
RHEA. SMITH & CO.
Graii, Hay, flour ail Provisions.
Ohio River Salt Oompanj’a Agents,
32 SGUIH MARKET ST., NASHVILLE, TKKN.
ORDERS SOLICITED.
Reference ; fiejmonr, Tinsley A Co ; Ooleman
& NewdOin; Johnaon A Bmitb; Gamble, Beck A
Oo. apr20 3m
DR. W. W. FORD,
DENTIST,
84 Mulberry Street.
S AME rooms with Dr. Emerson. Office hoars
from b}^ a. m. to 1 p. r., 2X p. m. to p. m.
febI5 3m
M4C0X BANK AUD TRUST CO,
B Y a resolution of the Directors of the Msoon
Bank and Trust Company. Ten Dollara par
share ia called, psyable on the 15th inst. at t.eir
Banking House on Second etteot, formerly orca-
pied by Meearg. Ellis A Bro. The books of enb-
ecription are still open, and I can be fonnd at th*
above place, frem tbi* date, daring banking heart,
to receive subscriptions to the capital stock,
aprll lm J. P. FLANDERS, Cachier.
DR. WRIG-HT,
DENTIST
j j AH removed to Boar Oman’, Block, over Pen
dleton 4 Boea', corner Mnlberrj and Beoomt ute.,
Macon. Ga. octal 1,
OXTY BH.EWaH.Y,
COS. COLLIN, AND BIUU 8TA
LAGER BEER. ALE AUD BEE&,
FEGHTEB & MEB0EB, Fropriators.
Office,Old Feat Office Building—Next Gate Ctt, Bu
ATLANTA. OA.
aprll 3m
JOHNSON A SMITH
W ILL be glad to close ont at a very email
profit, tbe following goods, whioh ere ktra
in store and arriving:
10.000 pounds FLOUR, all grades,
6,000 bushel, White end Mixed COEN,
500 bntbela Bolted MEAT,
1,000 boabela Yellow and Mixed OATS.
100 balsa Timothy HAY. tabs tf
COOK’S HALL,
PEBRY, GA.
T HE attention of managers of public entertain-
meats ia o&llod to tbia Hall, which has been
lately fitted np in tbe beat style, with aoenary, eto.
The Hall will seat about 400 persona end ie conve
niently situated in the large and growing town of
Parry, to whioh the Southwestern Ketiroad bee
lately oonatrooied e breach from Fort Valley.
Apply to JOHN B. OOOK,
fftbl® 6m* Perry, <H%