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TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER.
By Clisby, Jones & Keebe.
MACON, GEORGIA, .FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1873.
Numbeb 6,689
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Jb* eoneolxUted Ndopfe and Meri-fnu.r rop-
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*f* *od HoatbwMt'm Ooorvi. and Eastern Ala-
| and Middle Florid*. Adroruaementr at rea-
, rat*. Id tli. Weekly at on. dollar per
ananof tbro* qnartor. of an loch. «*cb pablioa-
I y. 11-mil'Tinaa aboald be mad. by express, or
mail lo moovj order* or regUt'red letter*.
Atmnaua ha* more than liny aorta of win6
(a tb* V.enoa Exhibition.
A V* TIB vu r.xntly taken at Portland,
K*, wbiob maaaorad forty-all loebaa from tip
la Up of hia extended claw*.
“Otrmo to tb* death of tbs editor there wont
be aay Leader Toeeday," say, a Wisronain
weekly, “bot lock oat for an old ripper on
Wadataday.”
A PxinraTLTaaia preacher returned thank*,
lately, for the proaperon* condition of the crops,
bat oart folly pat in “Ercptinp, 6 Lord, the
•ws, which I* backward, and Iho oats, which
ar* Mighty thin In apota.”
SaaaToa SanoxxT hi* pnbtbhed a card deny
lag that he oams stock In the 0eDtra! Pacific
Ball road. The next tninp in order now ia a
Ctrl from the railroad oompaoy, denying that
they own the Senator.—[San -Francisco Chron-
Atocxi Conaxarjanxxo*.—Another letter
from onr Athena oorreep indent who haa been
writing Dp the late oommenoement exerolses of
the Univeratty of Qoorgfa, will be fonnd else
where. He haa placid n* noder many obliga-
tiooa for hi* readable letters, end will oomdder
blmeelf the reolplent of oor thank* for bis conr-
tasy in sending therm
A Bar cr Courotum—The National Aaso-
elation of Iron Alancfaolorers ha, bad a meet-
lag at CleweLand, end haa resolved that “In the
praaent oocdillon of the Iron trade In thla conn*
try it ia desirable that the production of metal
aboo'd be cartailed ae far aa possible, until a
more favorable market la established;” that is
to oay, pig iron mast bo made aoeroe In order to
nuke it higher.
Accra* haa take • a decided step toward free
dom. The Ueiobaratti, or Imperial Parliament,
has abolished the old system coder which its
Bombers were elected by the seventeen provin
cial legislators*, sod in fatare the members
will be choeen directly by the people. This is
so Important change, and will serve to consoli
date the disoordant nationalities of wbiob the
empire ia oompoaed.
Ti* Springfield Republican stys that yonng
Ur. L. Ksltb, of Kingston, who won, and who
had reoefred a cheek for, tho capital prize of
$100,000 in the Lrolsrille lottery, la the junior
partner in a amali country variety atore at King
ston. The yonng man enjoys hia good fortune
with commendable philosophy, and, from all
aoeoanta, exhibit* a wise moderation and dis
cretion in bis sadden acoemlon to a fortnne
which wonld delight tbs heart of a moralizing
Arabian story-taller.
Ix the rebnildiog of the Vendome ootamn tbe
mtsonary work has only jnst been oommenood.
Tb* stone work of the old oolomn la to be util
ised. Instead of tho little bare-legged Cmsar
which waa placed on its summit in 1864-5, the
eld atatne of Napoleon, which wa, relegated to
Ooorbevote, will be replaoed, in gray rediogote
and jack boot*, and arilb tbe arms folded on the
bnaat in the legendary attitude. Tbe new ool-
nmn will probably not be “inaagarated” before
the end of the year.
Ax Old Foot Oouhtot.—The death of Lord
Weetbnry, ex-Obanoellor of Eegtaod, ia an
nounced as having taken plaoe some days since.
Hia retirement from that position waa not vol
untary, however, he having been compelled lo
resign beoanae he bad given an clBce to a rela
tive nnder olrcnmstanoea that laid him open lo
the charge of nepotism. What an old fogy
oonntry England moat bo to be anre. We
■bould really like to know Grant’s opinion of
•nch antiqnated Ideas.
Tax first Bessemer steamship—that ingenious
oontrivanoe for keeping people from beooming
seasick dnrisg tranastlantio voyages—Is now
building at HolL She will be 350 feet long, 40
feet broad inside of the paddle-boxes, and of
>,774 tons burden. The saloon ia in the oentre
of the ship, an,pended on massive pivots at the
centre and extremities. Her draught is too
light for general sea servioe, bat abonld she be
saeoesifnl in rnnning between Dover and Calais,
others will be bniU on the same model.
Bad Work and Bad Workmen.
If one of onr planters, after employing a
master m> chanio some time in the manufacture
of plooghs sod wagons, should asoertain by ex
perience that the ploughs all broke and the
wagons went to pleoe, with very little servioe,
be wonld oonolede at once and finally that the
man was a botch—ignorant of hia bmines*,
and unfit to be entrusted with any more work;
and such a oonclmion wonld be joat and sensi
ble.
Anoltirg this principle to the handiwork of
the B idtcal party, m the matter of State gov
ernment*, it ia equally conclusive in respect to
their knowledge and practical statesmanship.
They have manufactured and administered ten
governments for Ibe Southern oonntry, and not
one of them bat b.s proved to he a wretched
abortion—plnrging the people into inconceiv
able embarrassment end distress, and fattening
the knavish agents of Federal authority npon
the rnios of tbe pnblio prosperity.
The last explosion of Government handicraft
is In Washington City. Congress has established
there s territorial government, run mainly by
negro power, in order to ‘•develop” the city and
District. Thing, have now oome to a crisis
In *!>ont two years this Cjngresslona! concern
has plunged the District into ascertained debt
to tbe emonnt of seventeen millions of dollars,
and a floating liability of an indefinite number
of additional millions. The DIatrlot is confessed
to be past its capacity to meet interest on its
debt by taxation, and the vexed question.
What’s to be done 7” Is now nnder sorrowfnl
discussion.
Tbe fundamental error in all these enterprises
In state.manablp lay In the creation of a con-
stitneney, in controlling numbers and main
taining it by Federal bayonets In controlling
power—a constituency wbiob did not pay taxes.
If the Bsdieal noodles tbonght sbont or oared
for the result of their experiments they most
have entertained great fear of the revolt, and
their worst fears wonld have certainly been
realized. A voting majority, which payt no
taxes, is order no restraint. It does even need
the wiley carpet-bag cormorant to sat tt on a
career of pnblio waste and plunder. It wonld
start of itself. Bacb a government is in prao-
tioal violation of the fundamental theory that
representation most oontrol taxation, and it has
resnited, of oonrae, in total wreck.
A Ripple la Politic*.
Ohio and Virginia have jest held State con
ventions of the Democratic and Conservative
people. Ohio ha, nominated for G svernor Wil
liam Allen, an old ex-Senator in Congress and
sn aneompromising Demoerst, on a straight
Democratic basis. Virginia might as well have
dono tbe same, aa she will be obliged to elect
her candidate on that basis. She has chosen
to oall her candidate Conservative, which is a
misnomer. It is trne the Dcmoorata wish to
save what is left of tbe Conalitnlion and State
rights, and to restore tbe sepremaoy of law;
bnt in that sense alone is the Demoorsoy a con
servative party. In all other partionlars, on
the oontrary, it is an aggressive party. We
want to wage a war of destruction with class
legislation and Congressional and cffloial cor
ruption—with all imperialism and all shoulder-
strap—sable-rattling and bayonet government—
with the whole system of swindles whioh have
perverted a simple Bepnblioan government,
lately oarrlod on at an expense of sixty millions
a year, to a great nondescript monstrosity,
squandering three handred millions a year on
vile partisans for vile purposes. The Demoo-
raoy should drop tho talk about “conservatism”
and raise tbe sword of the Lord and of Gideon
against the corrapt destroyers of civil liberty in
this oonntry.
The Virginians nominated General Kemper
as their candidate for Governor, and the report
is tt will be pretty much a hand to hand straggle
with white adventurers and negroes. Ohio will
have threo candidates in the field—a Badieal,
a Liberal and a Democratic candidate.
A msTonio soene—tho enrrender of General
Pillow to General Smith—is thus described by
the Newark Advertiser! “Pillow came Into
Montgomery afoot snd alone, sat down on a
curbstone and shook the gravel out of hia rough
army shoes, and then walked into Smith's of.
floe. The ceremony waa simple. He said,
“How are yon, Jaokr” The reply was: “Good
God, G!d! is that yon 7 Have yon had yonr
breakfast ?" To which Pillow responded; “No,
and I haven't a dollar to pay for one,”
Dismxumxo in* Man.,.—A simple and rapid
method of distributing tho newspaper mails has
been Introduced with great success Sn Denver
According to a correspondent of the New Tork
Sun, for months past th* post office has been
In tbe habit of throwing all tingle newspaper
packets Into a sick as soon as they came, and
delivering them In balk to the Chineee lanndry-
men at seventy-five cents a hundred. Every
body h«d been misting papers for months until
accident developed this expedition, method of
distributing the newspaper mails—Denver Is
mnoh exalted over the diioovery.
Nxw Bock,.—Messrs. E,tes A Linriat, of
Boston, send ns through J. W. Burke A Oo., of
this elty “Tho Unity of Natural Phenomena f
a popular introduction to the study of the forces
of Nature, translated from the French of Emile
Sal gey, by Thomas Freeman Moses. This book
is one of the aeries of “Science for the People,
and is a work of rare merit.
The same firm also send ns the April, Hay
and June numbers cf the American Naturalist,
an illustrated magazine of Natural History, and
also No. 8 of “Half Hoar Becreations in Popu
lar Scienoe,” containing papers on “Yeast, Pro
toplasm and the Germ Theory,” by Hnxley, and
tho “Belationa Between Matter and Force,” by
Prof. John H. Ties, of SL Lon is. Wo shall
endeavor to give these works snub notices here
after as they deserve.
Nxw Yoax kso tbx West.—A. meeting of
merchants (says the Charleston News) haa been
held in New York, to nnite with Western pro
ducers lo obtain cheap transportation. In the
course of it Mr. Sherman, vice-president of the
Merchant'.: National Bank, called attention to
the differ: noe between tbe great railways of
New York and those leading into the cities of
Baltimore and Philadelphia. In the latter a
large proportion of stock la held by merchants,
who thus control to a great extent the manage
ment of the road, while in New York the oontrol
of tbe great railway lines is wholly in the hands
of those whose interest ia antagonistic to that
of both merchant and prodnoer, and whose sole
purpose la the accumulation of wealth by heavy
dividend*, derived from watered atook and
forced profits. The remedy for this evil, whose
stronghold ie in the demand for increased trans
portation, Mr. Sherman hoped to find either in
the enlargement of the oanal trade or in the
eonttrnotion of railways exolnaively for the
carriage of freight. It was agreed that the
opening of the Hoasae tunnel, the cheaper
freight, to Baltimore, and the enlargement of
the Welland Oanal aerionaly threatened Haw
Tech with a diversion of trad*.
AxcxalodI-—Though rich man invariably
to die, they are ganmlly found wilt-lag.
Topping Cotton a Remedy for tbe
Caterpillar.
Mr. J. MoMichael, a very worthy and reliable
planter, residing in Upson oounty, announces
that removing the bud of the topmost boughs of
tbe cotton plant in seasons when the worm ia
reported, is a anre preventive of their ravages.
In 1868 be experimented on one field, topping
half of it and leaving the remainder nntonched.
The result was a heavy crop from the topped
portion, and the ntter destruction by caterpillar
of tbe other half.
Slooethen he has continued the practice when
ever threatened by the Insect, with the same sno-
oeaa. Mr. MeMiohael’e theory is that tho fly depos
its it J eggs in every instance in the bud ot the
stalk, and if this is destroyed the forthcoming
swarm of worms is effectually stopped. He is
very particular, however, to tats out of the field
in bags or baskets all the tender spronta clipped
from the’plant, as the eggs might hatch If they
were thrown npon the ground and snffered to
remain there.
Vis give this statement just as received from
the author himself, for whose veracity and re
spectability Mr. Saulsbnry and other gentlemen
here will vouch. Indeed, it was at the instanoe
of tbe former that we were induced to solioit
the above facts for publication. The remedy
is simple and can at least do no harm. Let onr
planters teat it generally. Of oonrso the top
ping shonld be done with the first appearance
of tho insect.
The IlllnoU Farmer’* Nomination*.
Tbe Chicago Tribune says the farmers of
McLean connty, Illinois, who have been aoens-
tomed to give 2.500 Kepnblican majority, have
taken it into their heads to throw party over-
board, and nominate a ticket of their own for
oonnty officers. Tbe farmers of the connty of
DeVTitt have done the same thing. To-day the
farmers of Barean oonnty, who have been in
the habit of eleoting the regular tickets by
1,300 to 1,400 majority, hold a convention to
nomioato a ticket of their own. In a few days
or weeks the farmers of Champaign, 'White-
tide. Livingston, Knox, and Union will hold
their conventions, and pat in nomination can
didates of their own.
The politicians and newspaper organs declare
that the organization of a farmers' party is an
impossibility, and that the fanners will not, and
cannot, nominate ticket* in oppoeition to the
Bepnblioan party candidates, and the answer
given to this by the farmers is the lotnal nom
ination of joat such tickets. In like manner a
Justice of the Peace waa once told that he
couldn't grant a divorce. He replied that he
tad actually dono it, and that the woman bad
got married again.
Tbe Macon Post Office.
In response to onr Inquiries in yesterday’s
issue, the postmaster states that all mail matter
sent to Washington, Wilke* oounty, must first
go to Atlanta, thenoe to Barnett, on the Geor
gia railroad, fifty-eight miles from Augusta,
arriving at the Utter plaoe at 11 P. Jt. As no
night train is run over the Washington branch,
another day is loat before reaching its destina-
tion.
In reference also to the 4< letter mailed at
Washington, on the 28th Joly, »nd forwarded
from Indian Spring to Uaoon. with the date
July 24 th lumped npon It,” he says as all
letters aro stamped with the data at the maiang
offloe, the mistake mast have oocnrred at
Washington by the failure of the postmaster there
to ehaege the die so as to make it oonform to
the proper date. It U due to the poatmaater to
sUte, that he expreeaea a willingness to do all In
hia power for the accommodation of the pablie,
and invito* eritieUm npon hia official oondnet.
K-aeurrrm ot Louisiana.
We pnbliab on tho Inside to-day the first of a
aeries of three article* from the pen of Prof. Jo*.
Jones, of the University of Louisian*, on the re
sources of that tttato. They an prepared srith
mneh care for the Tel»o**th *xd Mjbsxxod,
and will be read with interest by the lovers of
science. Professor Jones, who U a native Geor
gian, promisee to sand ns similar papers con
cerning our own State, baaed npon his personal
invert gattoa*, end the noet approved authori
ty.
Tbe Day Crop—Are Planter* Steir
tag It?
Past experience and drained r pocket* apeak
trnmpet-toogned to the people of Georgia on this
snlj-ob Hardly an boar elapees that bale* of
Northern and Eaetern hay do not pass thil office
on wagons on route to the barne of onr citizens
and farmers. Each of these packages .costs
from seven to eight dollars, snd they pour in by
tbe ear load sod whole trains, to be res hipped
and distributed again all over the oonntry.
The stranger wonld suppose from this spec
tacle, and the arrivals also of ooro and meat, that
thU oonntry waa an arid arilderneaa, incapable of
producing food for man and beast. And yet
Dame Nature, with lavish hand, b&s sown tbe
fertile hills and plains of Georgia with natural
grasses, which fl .Uriah spontaneously, and if
properly eared for and garnered, wonld turn the
scale and transform her into a heavy grain ex
porting State.
We venture the assertion that within a radios
of ten miles from Mteon, there U growing this
dsy, in wild native inxurianoe, more crab and
crow-foot grass than would supply the wanU of
Bibb oounty for a whole year. And yet these
grasses, cut wtxen the seed is in flower and
nicely cored, are fnily equal in value to the beat
article imported from tbe meadows of New Eng
land or the Woat. Nay, it U a matter of grave
doubt whether this crop rendered abnormally
UU and abundant by oontinnona rains, wonld
not sell in ma>ket at present prioei for more
money than either corn or cotton, aora for
acre. The writer recently honied from less
than one fourth of an acre, the product of a
garden, seven hundred pounds of exeellent hay
worth fourteen dollirs. This would give over
fifty dollars per acre, equal to full two-thirds
of a bale of cotton, and this without previous
outlay or labor.
With faota like these staring ns In the faee,
is it wise, Is It sensible still to pursue tho old
beaten track which leads to penury sed starva
tion, by permitting these gifts of Providenoe
to perish and go to waate in onr midst? We
trow not. Then let our agricultural friends,
one and all, go to work and save the waving
grass, which oovers their oorn fields and fallow
land, at onoe, and put a final stop to the West
ern hay trade. A few acres devoted to fodder,
oorn, millet or peas, supplemented by tbe nat
ural grasses, would make you independent of
the North on the bay question, let the season
be favorable or unfavorable. And jnst here
before closing, we wonld make a speoial appeal
to the farmers of Bibb in behalf of this depart
ment of planta'ion products, at tbe approach
ing State Fair. The content will be very spirited
between the several counties for the thousand
dollar premium, and there is dangor that in tbe
display of forage they will be distanced. Let
ns resolve, then, to have on the ground at least
one hundred bales, embracing every variety
that can be colleeted, sneh as shook*, rescue
grass, pea bay, clover, crab and orow foot graas,
millet, and corn fodder. A little pride and inter
est in the matter, is all that is wanting in the
premises.
We feel particularly anxions that Bibb should
exoel in this branch of the exhibition, beoauae
it will awaken pnblio inquiry, and pave the way
for future independence of tbe North, at least,
on tbe forage question. What a saving in dol
lars and oents wonld this be to tbe oonntry ?
Texas Cattle Raising.
Tbe Snn bbjs many of ibe great cattls raisers
in Texas have become disoooraged, and are
tnrning their attention to other porauits. Within
tbe last three years the falling off in the num
ber of cattle owned in those oonnties from which
statistics have been gathered i* fonnd to bare
been one-third. The nsnal onstem with oattle
growers has been to tarn oot their stock to
graze through the year without feeding. The
coat of herding was trifling, and this, with taxes
and interest on the money invested, made up
the entire expense inonrred in the business.
The average prioe for stock-is $6 a bead from
yearlings np. The oattle are generally sold to
traders, who drive them to adjoining or remote
States for a market. Public, opinion,' however,
ia beooming opposed to the bnffalo system of
grazing, which consists in permitting cattle to
range over wholeoonntiea without regard to the
rights of settlers, and there is a prospect of the
psssage of a fence law whioh will pat an end to
the present system This is not to be regretted.
Tens will always be a rich grazing oonntry, and
the introduction of a more civilized system of
stock raiding will lead to an improvement In the
breeds of cattle there; tbe long horned, ungain
ly brutes that now range tbe oonntry will be re
placed by a far more valuable race of animals,
and in the end, tboagh tbe graziers may not
own so extensive herds, they will have more
profitable ones. With improved breeds of cat
tle, ard better methods of erring for them,
more attention will be given to the prodnots of
the dairy. Now, notwithstanding tbe enormons
number of cattle raise! in Texas, that State
affords one of the best markets for eondensed
milk sent from the North, while the mannfao-
tnre of better and obeete receives very little
attention from the fanners.
Horrible Confennlon by a Hnrdercr—
Fidelity of a Dog.
From tbe Hsrriebnrg (Pa.) Journal. |
On Thursday afternoon. Nelson Wade, who
mnrdered Mrs. Isabella M'Bride, in Lyooming
connty, made a confession which he preceded
with the remark that he didn't “care a d—n
what was done with it” He admitted that he
committed the murder, bnt denied that he shot
Mr. M'Bride, aa the coroner’s jury decided.
Tbe fatal injuries were inflicted with a dab.
While at a (arm house near by he learned where
a trnnk containing thousands of dollars was
located, and abont how mnoh the oonple were
worth. On reaching the honte on Tuesday
evening he asked M’Bride for milk and waa di
rected to the wife, who waa abont the cellar.
She told him that he wonld have to pay if he
wanted it.
The murderer continued: I returned to the
house and found the door bolted. The old man
finally opened it, and I pnt my foot to the in
side. He struck at me, and I knocked him
down with my fist, aa well as silenotd the dog,
who made an attack on me. I then struck
M'Bride three times with the elnb, and he cry
ing murder, I hit him again. I then killed Mrs.
M’Bride with the stick, and ooming back to the
bonse fonnd the old man np and the dog Bak
ing his sores. I gave him another beating and
broke open the trunk I was after. I had to
make two tripe to early awav tbe money In it.
I got between $60.COO and $70,000. Will not
tell where it is. When I die I will reveal it to
a poor man, bnt no rioh ooe shall have it. Two
bags of the money are bnried in Williamsport,
two above and two below the oity. I have
killed several women before, and am willing to
hug to-morrow.
The prisoner langhi and discnsacs politics
with a relish.
Mrs. M’Bride waa bnried on Thursday, and
her remains were followed to the grave by a
large oonoonrse of people.
Decline* tbe Honor.
In answer to a letter from the proprietors of
the New York Grspbio tendering him a free
ticket to Europe by their balloon line soon to be
established, the Danbury News min replies as
follows:
On tbe whole, I think I shall hare to decline
the invitation. I feel jnst aa enthusiastic in
the enterprise as any one can, bnt I can oontrol
and manage mv enthusiasm to better advantage
If I am standing on something hard. Betides,
it makes me sea-sick to cross the ocean, and,
when I am sea-sick, I become so excited and
reckless that I squander away anything that ia
handy in my poeveasioD, and wonld be just as
likely to throw away something valuable as not.
In that case I should like to ba where I oan re
cover it. This is natural to ns all, I think. I
do not wish to be understood as having any fear
in the matter. I am not afraid of a balloon. I
wonld jnst as lief nde in a balloon as in a street
oar, if it wasn't for getting Binders in my eyes.
I am afraid of cinder*.
Odgzx, the English republican, has become
a bankrupt through his efforts in behalf of lib
erty. Hi* liabilities are $4,800, and hia assets
$39 Hs is a cobbler by trade, and he lost hia
money by disregarding the proverb.—Ex.
OJger ought to have carpet-bagged to some
of the Southern State*. He wonld have been
a to- long before thia. with his pocket* foil
of awag, and beloved of Grant. There is room
for him even yet to redeem hie fortnnee in New
Africe or Louisians, if he ia the arrant dema
gogue and ineendlary we understand Mm to be.
Let him emigrate at onoe. He if chunking
away hia «"»«in vfng l »"' 1 A man whose m
rhymes ao nioely with dodger ouhht lo be a leader
ia the slippery crowd who oall themselves
Sesthem loyalist*.
THE GEOROU PRESS.
* DaC J. Dicxsox Skits, of Houston oonnty
baa raised 30,000 poands ot hey this season.
Hocstox oonnty ba* 55,173 acres in oot ton,
and 38,253 seres in ooro thia year. Of wheat
there aro 1,162 acres; of oats 4,393 acres; of
peanut* 584, and of sweet potatoes 755 acres
of engar-oane 77scree; of rye 783 acres; and
of Irish potatoes 71 acres.. She haa 2 627 dogs
and only 7G6 sheep; 7,175 hogs,' 2,577 horses
and males, and 4,039 cattle.
T*z Fort Valley Mirror says:
Athens has the model Judge of Georgia. He
recently fined a white man $300 for pro.ecting
hit family against the Insalts of a negro. His
name ia Bioe. Some French gentleman ought
to fan the ehaff oot of that rice.
Houstox oonnty will make an abundance of
oorn Tbe cotton ia generally Urge enough to
bold a good crop and haa more fruit than one
wonld suppose, under the paat rains. From
several sections of the oonnty we hear of un
precedented rains. Tbe bank of this staple, the
eaterpiller, haa been reported on a few farms,
bnt not in quantities to do any serious injnry.
Tax Colombo* Snn says tbe negro preachers
of that oily aro paid salaries of from $700 to
$1,200 per year. The eoogragationa of some
white chnrcbee we have heard of, ought to feel
ashamed when they read thia item.
Tnx Sun aunounoeR the death of Mrs. Laura
Bagland Camak, widow of CoL T. U. Oamak,
of Cobb's Legion, who waa killed at Gettysburg,
and daughter of the late Thomas Bagland, Esq,
proprietor of the Oolnmboa Enquirer. She died
at Griffin, on Tuesday morning.
WxaLXTix Gibus *t Athens—Under this head
the Athens oorreepondont of the Son writes aa
follows:
It seems that the beautiful yonng ladies of
Wealeyan Female College. Macon, have flacked,
almost en masse, to tbe oommenoement exer
cises ot the University of Georgia at Athena.
They wish to see how well the boys oan do on
such occasions, having themselves passed
through tbe trying ordeal. Of tbe most bountiful
and gifted of these fair maidens, we may men
tion Mias Lillie Q Alexander, ot Atlanta, whose
brilliant valedlotory at Macon has made her
quite distinguished ; Mias Sadie Burge, of Or
ford, who also read a sptend’d silntatnry;
Misa Lonla W. Dozier, of Mnsengee; Mias
Minnie Jtokson. of Macon ; M'ss Em-ns Carl
ton, of Union Point; Miss Lsnra Willet of
Maoon; and many others, all of whom are ea-
nable of turning the hearts of the Uaiversily
boys, by their rare beauty and aooomplish
meats. Their oocqneate have already com
menced, we learn, in good earnest.
Ilia announced from Athens that Chancellor
Lipeoomb’s resignation ia oondltional, and will
positively not take effeet until next year.
Fbogbess or the Nobthesstxbx Bulboid.—
Tbe Athens Watchmin says:
We are pleased to learn that work ia now
rapidly progressing on thia road, which hit been
onr pet for many years past, and whioh we hope
to see forming a oonneoting link in the great
chain between Chicago and Port Koval. At the
latest account* a portion of tbe bands were at
work eight miles beyond Harmony Grove—
twenty-six miles north of Athens. They are
now proceeding very rapidly, as the work be
tween Harmony Grove and Gillsville is very
light. The last fonr or fire miles before reach
ing the Air-Line road will be comparatively
heavy.
Tee Savannah News says the attendance at
the monthly sales on Tuesday “was very poor,
and the bidding worse.” Some real estate waa
offered bnt qniekly withdrawn. No railroad
stock was offered.
The same paper has these items:
Czntbiu Baiusoan Drazaroas.—The regular
monthly meeting of the Board of Direotors of
the Central Bail road, was not held yes'erday in
oonaeqnenee of the atsenoe from the city of all
bnt two members of tbe Board. We may state
that it ia generally believed the Board trill not
rescind their aotion In refereooe to the redac
tion of tho employees of tbe road.
A Youno Max Attacked ex Thbez Neqeoes.
On Monday night last abont half paat eight
o'oleck, as a yonng man who resides on Ander
son street west of tbe railroad station waa pro
ceeding homeward, he enoonntered three ne
gross. Hs moved aside to let them pass, when
one of the negroes etrnek him in the faee,
knooking him down. Aa he fell be managed to
seize a pleoe of brick lyiog on the ground,
which he threw at the party, fortnnately striking
one of them in the head. The three then
jompel on him and beat and ohoked him se
verely. The approach of some one caused them
to suddenly retreat. Owing to the suddenness
of the attack and the insufficiency of light, he
did notreoognizr his assailants, and being un
armed be had not the pleasure of giving them
a good “send off.” •
Tax Advertiser and Bepnbliean says:
Tbe proprietors of this paper received yes
terday from the attorneys of Mr. W. G. Yorke,
notioe of the institution of a libel anit against
them for the reoovery of ten thnnsand dollars
damages, said damages to Mr. Yorke arising,
aa is alleged, from the publication of the artiole
whioh appeared in this paper some time daring
the month of Jane, setting forth the faats, as
obtained from reliable aonroes, in regard to
the imprisonment of his little son. We are also
informed that similar enits have been com
menced against the proprietor of the Morning
News, tbe former proprietors of the Bepnbli-
can, against Mayor Anderson and Aldermen
Arnold and Djnglas, damages In eaoh case be
ing placed at ten thousand dollars.
At the monthly sales at Angnsta on Tuesday
a farm of 105 tores, on the Angnata canal, was
withdrawn at $49 per acre, reaervo bid. A lot
of land of 1.400 acres, 16 m iss from Angnata,
was sold at seventy five oents per acre. Thirty-
five shares of Aognsta Factory stock were sold at
from $193 50 to $200 75 per share.
Tee Blohmond oonnty tax receiver’s books
show the poll ot whites in that oonnty to be
2,500, and of blaoks 927. Total acres of land
172.096, with an aggregate value of $1,506,445.
Aggregate value of oity property $6,650,600.
Money and solvent debts $2,675,740; merchan
dise $1,513,650; shares in national banka
$1 ,517,520. There are 7,795 acres planted in
ootton; 10.G92 in oorn, and 1,226 in water
melons. Aggregate veins of whole property
$17,389,910.
Fnuxox oonnty atatiaties show the aggregate
value of land to be $1,515 639; aggregate value
city property $11,616,292; bank stock $589,-
785; money and debts $2,270,696; merchan
dise $2,123,007; stocks and bonds $197,255;
iron works $242,350; aggregate value of all
property in the oonnty $19,570,958; number
of aerea planted in ootton G.309J; number of
seres planted in wheat 2,176; number of acres
planted in rye U ; number of acres planted in
barley 2); Bomber of acres planted in oats
2,8154; number of acres planted in com
8,156}.
Tee following incident occurred recently in
Gwinnett oonnty. We quote from the Law-
renoevilla Herald:
While a thunder cloud waa rising the other
day, aod the electric flashes were beooming very
vivid, Mr. Jamas Goat, a well-to-do fanner, waa
standing in hia yard noticing aa immense num
ber of buzzards flying circuitously, close to
gether, at a very considerable height. Alt of a
sudden an eleotrio discharge pierced their midst,
laterally causing them to flutter and fly off
frantically in every direction, while two fell to
the earth like chocks, dead. As soon aa tho
eland passed over, Mr. Goes, in oomp&ny with
some others, went to tbe spot where they fell,
and fonnd them torn and terribly laoerated. The
eleetrieity took effect npon the right wring, and
the right leg of each, divesting the bones of all
the flesh and integuments leaving only the
large quill feathers adhering to the wing bona
by the small ligaments. Tbe bones of one did
not appear to be broken, while those of the
other were broken to pieces. Bach a phenome
non has seldom been witnessed.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch reports the ap
pearance of caterpillar in that oonnty.
Fbok the same paper we quote the following:
The amount of cotton planted in the oonnty
is 24,175 scree; amount of corn. 21,141 son*:
oats, 2,109 aerea; sugar-cane, 107; acres; sweet
potatoes. 386} aerea; peanuts, 235 acre*; orch
ards, 6024 aerea. It will be eeen that there are
3.134 acres more of ootton planted than com.
Horses and males. 1,396; cattle, 3,928; hogs,
5,572; sheep, 2.378; dogs, 1,075.
Basox Kalis* does not seem to be losing
any in beginning operations under hit con
tract for building railways in Persia, by which
the Bhah haa oocferred npon him snob valua
ble privileges. Tbe chief railway among those
projected is asm from the Caspian Sea to Tehe
ran. The English engineers have already com
pleted the snrvey and location of tbe first fifty
miles ot the line from Teheran to Kaavin. An
other party ia aoon to begin operations it the
Caspian Bea and looaAe the roots towards Kaa
vin, so that prngr— will be mads from both
termini towards tha eentro. Tbs entire length
ia abort 450 wOm.
BY TELEGRAPH
- DAT DISPATCHES.
Virginia Oonserralire Convention,
X•ruination af Seneral Kemper,
Biobmuxd Va., Angast 7, 7 A- tt.—After tbe
merits of the two candidates had been diaeosaed
at length, and no other nomination! being
made, tha roll of oonnties was oall ad and re
sulted In a large majority for General James
h. Kemper, which was greatly increased by
delegates changing their vote from Withers to
Kemper before the announcement of the vole.
General Early moved that the nomination be
made nnanimnna wbieh was agreed to, amid
great applause. Tbe convention adjourned
till 10 A. K.
OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Nomination of Hon. Win. Allen.
Columbus, Ohio, August 7.—Senator Thur
man made a brief speech, predicting the sno-
ceas of a clean Democratic ticket Mr. Allen,
in a dispatoh aooep'.ing the nomination, says
“I acoept the nomination and desire the con
vention to aooept my gratitnde for it. I accept
it beoanae the convention, by bestowing it, ex-
preeaea a belief that I may be of Borne service
in promoting the aneoeea of tha great Demo-
cratie party. npon wfctwe success, and npon that
alone, rests the prosperity, liberty, and happi
ness of the American people.” Wir. At.t.kx.
Cholera in New Tork.
New York. August 6 —A eholera death ia re-
ported at No. 2 Bridge street A woman also
died in 128th street. The Health Officer is in
vestigating these cases.
Steamship Overdue*
The steamship Ernest, Morris Arend', from
Stettin, via Havre, ia fifteen days overdnn. She
carried fonr hundred passengers and 750 tons
of freight. It was her third trip. She is a fine
sea boat and had plentv of provisions.
German Convention or Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, Angntt 7.—The German State
Convention in ae'ston here adopted resolutions
denouncing all sumptuary laws—advocating free
trade and deprecating corruption in the govern
ment officials. While they deplore the habit of
excessive drinking, they oppose all laws inter
fering with the inherent rights guaranteed by
the constitution of the United States.
Bnllalo Races.
BurrALu. August 7.—Twenty-fivs thousand
are oresent at the raoes to-day. In the race
for $20,000 for 2.21 horses, Sensation was the
winner, in five h.a's; Camara won thefirat two.
Time, 2:20j, 2.21, 2:24. 2:28.
Fullerton was second and Camara third,
Clementina won the raoe for 2:45's. Time, 2:29,
2 30, 2 32 J.
Boston. August 7 —Trotter Fearnanght,
owned by Col. Rnssell, is dead. Monrn for tbe
horse.
National Educational Society,
Elmiba, Angast 7.—The National Einoational
Convention has eleoted tbe following officers
for theensuingyear: President, 8. H. White;
Secretary, A. P. Marble, of Maesachnsets;
Treasurer, John Hanoook, of Ohio.
Rnmored Cabinet Resignations.
London, Angnat 7.—The London journals of
this morning contradiot tbe report that Prinoe
Arthur is betrothed to the PrlnceBs Thyra of
Denmark.
A rumor ia current that the Chanoellor of the
Exchequer and the First CommUsioner of
Works and Bnlldings have resigned.
War Retween the 1’hcrokees.
Kansas Cite, Angnst 7 —A speoial from Cot.
feyville reports the Oberokeea having a bloody
war between themselves at Oauies’ Bluff,
Army and Navy of the Gnlf.
Portland, Me , Auga-d 7 —Tho Society of
the Army and Navy of the Golf elected Admiral
Bailey, President, and General Franklin and
Admiral Thacker, Vioe Presidents.
French News.
Pabis —A duel was fonght to-day between
Herve, editor of the Journal de Paris, and M
Abont, the well known antbor. The latter was
slightly wounded in tbe right hand.
Odillon Barrot, Vice-President of the Conn
ell ot State, died to-day. aged 82.
Th3 soil of Madame Millieres hag beed dis
missed, and the plaintiff ordered to pay omits.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Virginia Conservative Convention.
Richmond, Angnat 7—The convention opened
Ibis morning with prayer by Bev. Dr. J. B Jot
ter, ot tbe Biptist Church.
A committee of three was appointed to wait on
Col. Bobert E. Withers, to invite him to privi
leges and to ascertain if be will acoept the nom
ination for Lientenant Governor.
During tbe absence of tbe committee Colonel
S. Keen, of Allegheny, stated that the conven
tion had not approached Col. Withers properly;
bnt that if they desired him to serve on tho
ticket, they shonld nominate him by accla
mation and then ascertain if he wonld oonsent.
Amid the applause which ensued General
James A. Walker, of Pnlaaki, the most prom
inent candidate for the nomination for Lien-
tenant-Governor, took the eland and stated
that, although not a delegate, he desired the
indulgence of the convention to seoond the
nomination of Colonel Withers, which he pro
ceeded to do in eloquent language, withdraw
ing his own cams.
At this stage of the proceedings Col. Withers,
accompanied by the committee, made his ap
pearance in tbe bnilding, and was greeted en
thusiastically. the convention en masse rising
and cheering him to the echo. Upon teaching
the platform, Colonel Withers, being intro
duced, said he felt totally inoapable of givmg
expression to his feelings. When first approach,
ednpon the subject of accepting the second po
sition be peremptorily deolinecL Aitbongh he
intended to nse every emotion of his heart and
every effort of his intellect to promote, as he
had heretofore done, the success of the con
servative canse. When he came to the build
ing his mind had not changed, and he still ex
peoted to decline; bnt when friend after friend
approached him and he was besieged with
earnest requests to serve his people, he felt he
oonld hold oat no longer and most surrender.
If he would listen to his heart ard feelings he
wonld still ref nse; bnt he was willing to work
any where and in any position to defeat the en
emies of the conservative party in Virginia.
The enthasiasm which ensned was of the
wildest description, delegates and spectators
joining In tbe tremendous and oontinnona ap
plause.
Several attempts were made to nominate Col.
Jas. A. Walker—who had withdrawn his nam9
in favor of Col. Withers—for the office of At
torney General, bnt CoL Walker positively de
clining, the attempt failed. P. W. McKenney,
of Prince Edwards oonnty, and Hon. B T.
Daniels, of Bichmond, were then nominated for
Attorney General, and their several claims' and
merits ably endorsed. Gen. J. H. Williams of
Frederick oountv, D. J. Godwin, of Portsmouth,
and Gen. Jas. Walker were also nominated.
All the candidates were endorsed in speeohes,
which consumed several hoars, when fiaally
the Toil of committee waa ordered to be called,
resalting as follows, Williams and Godwin
having declined. The whole number of votes
east waa 118,541. of whioh Daniel received
46,336, Walker 33.604, McKinney 33,700. A
number of oonnties changed their votes solidly
to Daniel, when a motion to make his nomina
tion nnanimons was carried amid great ap
plause.
Mr. Daniel accepted in a’stirring speech, af
ter which a recces took place till 8 o’clock p. au,
when tha platform will be reported.
The ntrnnst harmony and good feeling pre
vailed daring the day, and tbe proceedings were
conducted amid much enthasiasm.
flection.
Wilmington, Angast 7.—An election on tbe
constitntional amendments and for township
officers, took plaoe throughout the State to-day.
Bat little interest was manifested. This connty
qives a msjority against the amendments, bnt it
a generally oonoeded that they are all adopted,
and there was bnt little oppoeition in a major
ity of the oonnties. Only in a few of the ool-
ored oonnties was there any decided effort made
to defeat the amendments.
Jerktax the Beer-Sellers,
Wobcesteb, Haas., Angnat 7.—Fourteen Ger
man beer sellers were summoned before the
Central District Court to-day, most of them for
the third time. Six were fined $100 and costa
and aenteneed to the house of correction for
six months, and ordered to find $1,000 bail not
to violate the law for a year. They all appealed
and found the bail required.
Saratox* Races.
Baeatoga, Angnat 7.—Tha third contest was
tb* selling raoe for all ages, fora parse of $500,
one mile and a quarter. The following started:
Business, Wynne, Chickabiddy, Tbe Moor,
Norse,' Ortolan, Fadladeeo, Bingham, Mc
Daniel’s chestnut fillv, and Minnie W. It
took half an hoar to effect a start. At the first
quarter. Business waa two lengths ahead.
Chickabiddy closed np with Business. On the
home stretch, however, Bingham strode to the
front and won by a neck. Business waa second,
Minnie W third, The Moor fourth.
For the Kenner stakes, two miles, Ill Used
won by a neck. Time 3 39.
In the nee for all agea, a mile and a half,
Arizona won by two lengths. Wanderer waa
second. Time 2 38.
First Trip—Ex rare ten.
Philadelphia, August 7.—Tbe Ohio baa
sailed for Liverpool oo bar first trip with twen
ty-seven pa—img— and a foil cargo.
An train of forty can carried 2,500
paftignro to Atlartie Oity to-day.
xy we pels Weather Statement.
Was Dep’t, Omci Cmxr Signal Omen,
• Washington, Angnst 7.
Probabilities: For the northwest, diminish
ing pressure, southeast winds, warm and in
ore&singly cloudy weather; for tbe npper lake
region and Indiana, northwest to northeast
winds veering to the aontheast with olondy
weather and loos! reins ex ending to the lower
Ohio Valley; lot tbe lakes aud thenoe and West
Virginia, southwest and northwest winds tern
porarily oooler and cloudy weather and light
local rains; for New England, southwest winds,
warm olondy weather and oooaaional rains; for
the Middle Al Untie States, southwest and
westerly winds, low barometer, warm and pa
ly olondy weather with occasions! rains ; for
the South Atlantic and Western Gnlf States,
falling barometer, southeast winds rising tern
peratore and oocasiona! olondy weather snd
rain r ear the coasts; for the western gnlf.
southeasterly winds, high temperature aud
generally dear weather. Reports are missing
from the extreme northwest.
Young's Matrimonial Complications,
Balt LAKE,?Angnst 7.—The brevet wife of
Brigham Yonng has filed a new plea. Brig
ham Yonng’8 cjnnsel filed a demurrer to the
jurisdiction of the court in his divorce oase this
morning, and the cato was postponed nntil to
morrow evening.
Htay of Proceeding*.
New Yobjc, Angnst 7.—The Supreme Oonrt
has issned a writ of error staying proceedings
in the case of the condemned murderer, Shar
key.
The Government sold a million and a half of
gold to-day at a fraction nnder 1154.
Another Planlng-MUI Fire.
Chicago, Angnst 7.—A fire ooonrred among
the planing mills to-day. Loss $70,000.
The Carllata Claim a Victory.
Bayonne, Angntt 7.—The Oirlisla claim a
vietoiy at Elgneta, in Gaipnxooa, ten miles
from San Sebaatain. They Btate that they cap
tured one Bepnblioan general and six handred
prisoners.
Motley Improving.
London, Angnst 7.—Motley is mnoh better.
It was neuralgia, not appop'.exy.
Rice Mill Burned.
A rice mill in the eastern suburbs of London
was bnrnod.
Tbe Two Connta.
Pabis, Angnst 7.—A Vienna dispatoh cays
(bant de Ohambord yesterday returned the
visic of the Gonnt de Paris. The interview be
tween the Princes lasted over an honr. Noth
ing Is known of the nature of the conference.
The News from Spain.
Madbid, Angast 7.—The 0<trlists have at
tacked Orgbznm in Gnipnzcoa.
A conspiracy has been discovered to give the
town np to enemy, and many arrests have been
made.
The bombardment of Valenoia has been sus
pended, a flag of trace having been reoeived
from the insurgents requesting a parley, which
is now going on.
The Oortes, by a vote of 184 yeas to 1 nay,
have passed a bill granting constitutional guar
antees to Porto Bioo. A deputy from that colony
in the course of the debate deoiared that the
Island wonld always remain faithful to Spain.
The Impairoial says that Eipartero is ex
tremely popular in the Oortes.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
The Virginia Convention Plntform.
Richmond, Angast 7.—Upon the reassem
bling of the convention at 8:20 o'clock, tbe
Committee on Business, through the Hon. Jas.
Barbonr, of Culpepper, reported the following
series of rosolntiuns or declaration of principles,
whioh were adopted :
We, the representatives of the conserva
tive people of Virginia, m oouvontion assem
bled, do declare.
First— Tbat ibe entdrasi of the condition of
Virginia, nnder tbe Conservotive government,
with tbe ooudition of those Southern States
which have b -on nnder Itadiosl rule, illustrates
tbe wisdom of the people of Virginia in the
adoption of their plan of State policy and de
monstrates the neoessity of continning the
powers of the State Government in the oontrol
of the Conservative people of this Common
wealth.
Second—That the chief purpose of tbe Con
servative party of Virginia is to secHre to every
oitiz n of this Commonwealth, whether native
or adopted, of the white or colored raoe, exaot
ard impartial justice, and to promote by wise
and beneficent legislation, the prosperity of onr
whole people.
TJurd—That tbe Conservative party of Vir
ginia, disolaiming all purpose of captions hos
tility to General Grant, will judge him impar
tially by hia official action, and will ourdially
co operate in every measnre of his administra
tion whioh may be benefloent in its design and
calculated to promote the welfare of the people
and to onltivate sentiments of goodwill between
the different sections of the Union.
Fonrth—That the interests of a large section
ot this nnion, no less than those of Virginia,
demand the speedy enlargement and completion
of .he great Jsme3 Biver and Kanawaba water
lino, that shonld oonneot the waters of the Ohio
with those of the Chesapeake, affording to tbe
teeming population of the West cheap transpor
tation of their product-! to the ports of ship
ment and markets of trade, the East. The
completion by tbe Government of this great
design of George Washington wonld be an ad
ditional bond of nnion between the oommnni-
ties whose prodnots and commodities were
passed over the lice of the great national work.
Fifth—We recognize as a fundamental politi
cal truth that npon the intelligence and virtue
of its people most rest the prosperity, power
and pre-eminence of a State.
Sixth—We point with prido to the sncoessfnl
establishment and progress of the free school
system of Virginia, inengnrated and oontinned
nnder circumstances of peculiar difficulty, for
whioh wa are indebted to the wisdom and zsal
of a Conservative State Government. Liberal
provision onght to be oontinned for the Bopport
and extension of the free schools for the white
and colored raoes respectively.
National Edacationat Association
Elmiba. Angnst 7.—The meeting of the
National Educational Association thia morning
was very largely attended. M. A- Newald,
Superintendent of Sohools of Maryland, spoke
in regard to the school system of that State,
desonbing it folly and showing an admirable
state of affairs there. He was followed and
sustained by Dr. Van Bokelen, of New York.
Cholera In Chattanooxa.
Nashville, August 7.—Cholera appeared in
Chattanooga to-day. There wero eighteen
cases, two of which were fatal. It is confined
to colored people, and is caused by eating nn-
ripe f-nit and melons.
The Mayor of Chattanooga has issned a proc
lamation forbidding the sale of all fruits and
vegatablos, except potatoes and tomatoes.
A Wreck.
London, Angnst 7.—A large quantity of de
bris from a wrecked vessel has been discovered
off tbe coast of Ireland, supposed to be that of
the StargLine steamer Alabama, which left
Glasgow for N6W Yoik on S.lnrday last. No
survivors from any wreck in that vicinity have
yet been heard of, and nothing more definite
In regard to the disaster.
Tbe Brighton rap.
The race for the Brighton cap took p'soe at
Brighton yeateday, and was won by Uhlam.
Flageolete was seoond and Memington third.
Five ran. Betting at the start w.s seven to fonr
against Memington.
FRESH ARRIVALS!
TWO CAB LOADS FRESH GROUND
FLOUR,
InFacks and B*rrela.
Seventy-Five Sacks
RIO COFFEEj
ALL GBADE3, AT
JAQTJ.ES & JOHNSON’S,
angl eodtf
MILCH COWS FOR S3LE.
’ HAVE a number of fine Milch Cowa, in good
. . order, wnica I desire to diopese of at fair
1 lawlw JEBE HOLLIS.
Commission House at Leary,
B, W. Bullromrt, Calkona County, Ga.
T HE nnderaigned bu erected a store boose at
LsOixy, G* , on tbs extension of the South
western Bxilrond to Blakely, nod t&kea thin method
of anxaoanciDg to tbe public that be in prepared to
receive consignments of gooda and produce of
every description, whioh will be sold at wholesale
or retail m directed, to the beat ad vintage. Strict
attention will be given to the baaineaa. and satia-
faction guaranteed in every instanoe.
V Oonaignmenta eoliaied.
Burl6d£hw&wl/ D. W. IVXX.
EXTRACTS FROM
PREMIUM LIST
GEORGIA
STATE FAIB!
COMMENCING
October 27th, 1873!
CENTRAL CITY PA!
MACON, GA.
LOOK OUT!
T H E
SOTITSMACON MU STORE!
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50
For beat acre of clover hey $ 60
For heat aero income hay 50
For beat acre of native graae 60
For best acre pea vine bay 50
For beat acre of com forage 60
For largest yield of Sontbern cane, on acre... 60
For beat and largest display garden vegtables. 25
For largest yield upland cotton, one acre..... 200
For beet crop lot upland short staple ootton,
not less than five bales 600
For beat one b«le upland abort staple cotton.. 100
(and 25 cents nor pound for the bale)
For beat bale upland long staple cotton 100
(and 25 cents per pound paid for the bale)
For the beet oil painting, by a Georgia lady... 100
For the beet display of paintings, drawings, etc.
by the pupila of one school or college 100
For tbe best m&dosilk drees, done by a lady of
Georgia not a dr oh a-maker 50
For beet made home-epun drees, dona by a
lady of Georgia not a dresa-maker 50
For best piece of tapestry in worsted and floss,
by a lady of Georgia ***
For beat furnished baby basket and complete
set of infant clothes, by a lidy of Georgia..
For handsomest set of Mouchoir case, glove
box end pin-cushion, made by a lady of
Georgia
For best half dozen pains of cotton aock*, knit
by a laiy over fifty year* of ago, (in gohn.. 13
For boat half dozen pairs of cotton socks, knit
by a girl nnder ton years of age (in gold)... 25
For the finest and largest display tf female
handicraft, embracing needlework, embroid
ery, knitting, crocheting, rxisod work, etc.,
by one lady........ 100
For the beet combination horso. 100
For the best saddle horse 100
For the best etyle harness horse. 100
T'or the finest and beat matchod double team. 100
For the best stallion, with ten of bis ooits by
bis side 250
For tho boat gelding 250
For tho beat six-mule team 250
For the best single mule 100
For the beat milch cow 100
For tho beet ball 100
For tho best ox team 100
For the best sow with pigs 60
For tbe largest and finest collection of domes
tic fowls 100
For the best bushel of corn 25
For tbe best bushel of peas 25
For the best bushel of wheat 25
For the best bushel of aweet potatoes 25
For the best bushel of Irish potatoes 25
For the test fifty etaiks of sugar cano 59
For the best result sn one acre in any forage
crop 150
For the largest yield of com on one acre.... 100
For tho largest yield of wheat on one aero.... 60
For tho largest yield of o&ts on one acre.... 59
For the largest yield of rye on one acre 50
For the beat result on one acre, in any cereal
crop 200
For the best display made on tho grounds, by
any dry goods morchint 100
For the beat display mado by any grocery
merchant. 100
For tho largest and beet display of green
house plants, by one person or firm 100
For the best brass band, not less than ten per
formers 250
(and $50 extra per day for their music.).
For the beet Georgia plow stock 25
For the best Georgia mide wagon (two horse) 60
For the best Georgia made cart 25
For best stallion fonr years old or more 40
For best preserved horse over 20 years old.... 25
For best Alderney bull 60
For best Devon bull 50
For beat collection of table app es grown in
North Georgia 60
For best collection of table apples grown in
middle Georgia 60
REGATTA:
Race one mile dawn stream on Ocmnlfree River,
nnder the rales of tho Regatta Aasociation of
Macon.
For the fastest fonr-oared shell boat, oe
open to the world $150
For tho fastest doable-scull shell boat, race
open to the world BO
For the fastest siogls-scnU shell beat, race
open to the world 50
For the fasteat fonr-ot red canoe boat, race open
to the world 60
(By canoe ia meant a boat hewn from a log,
without wash-board : or other additions.)
The usual entry fee of ten per cent. wCl be
charged for the Regatta premiums.
MILITARY COMPANY.
For the boat drilled volunteer military compa
ny of not lee8 than forty members, rank and
fi!o, open to the world $75
At least five entries required.
AS lust received Another lot of Drugs and
Medicines from New York:
OPIUM, mobfhine,
CiieSo, Quinine ail EEilish Caltiad
—V3S—
PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT.
This department being tbe moat important, I give
it special attention. Also
BREAST PUMPS. PAPER ENVELOPE, 0 \-
S. D. EVERETT, Druggist.
jn1yl8eo33m Fonrth streot, near arch. >
Lines & wing
A BE still at their old stand, 58 and CD Cherry
street, ready to do
JOB PRINTING!
At short notice and moderate prices, feeling war
ranted in saying that wa can compete with nuy
bouse South. july22eoiIm
FIVE
B EAUTIFUL ROOM3 to rent, suitable for offi
ces or bod rooms. Enquire of
LINES & WING.
Job Printers, 53 and 60 Cherry street.
July22oodlm
Prictii Material For Sale!
T HE nndere'gned have a complete newspaper
outfit, wh cb they effer low for caBh, or short
time. Address
LINES & WING.
Jaly22eodtm Job Printers, M»oon, Ga.
CITY BANK,
Macon, Georgia.
CAPITAL 200,000 DOLLARS.
diuhotohs.
WM. B JOHNSTON, KM. S. HOLT,
JOHN J. GRESHAM, JNJ. B. ItOSa.
|uly22 rm
Civil and' Mechanical
E3Xrca-IKTE333R.IKro
A T the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,
New York. Instruction very practical. Ad
vantages unsurpassed in this country. Graduates
obtain excellent positions. Reopens Boptcmber
17th. For the Annual UegUter. containing im
proved Courso of Study, and fall particulars,
address FBOF. CHARLES DBUWNK,
augl 31m Director.
IiAW CARD.
*]lfES8B3. WOODWARD * TOOLE, of Dooly
lVL county, Ga.. having formed a legal copart-
nerbhip, respectfully offer their services to the
public, and will practice in tho counties of Wiloox,
Dodge, Irwin, \\ ortli, Maoon, Sumter and Hone-
ton. Special attention given also to cases in the
Supreme and Federal Courts.
Addrees. Vienna. Ga. Ja*yl5 din.*
GRIER HOUSE
FORSYTH, GA.
J G. GBIEB, tho propletor, h&s reduced the
• rates of board to $2 per day for the benefit
of travelers and parties going to tbe Indian 8pnng.
After the first of Beptotuber the nsnal rates will be
resumed. augSeodtf
EDWARD SPRINZ,
N OTABY PUBLIC and EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE. I can bo found for tbe
present at all honrs of the day at my office, adjoin-
ng the law office of A. Proud fit, over tho stove of
Jaques A Johnsons Third street, Maoon, Ga., to at-
tend tr» all MacintArial htiAinAAR an?
Notice to Contractors and Builders;
ORDINARY^ OFFICE, BOU8TON COUNTY,)
Perky, Ga, Juno 7, lb73. )
O EALED proposals for building a new Jail for
0 this county will bo received at this office nn
til 12 o T clock m., August 12, 1873. Plans and spec
ifications can be seen at thia office.
Tbo work will bo let to the lowest biddor who
must give bond with sufficient tecnrity in tbe
amount of hia bid for the faithful performance of
his contract.
Proposals must be endorsed, “Bid for Jail,*’ and
addressed to the nndereignod at this office.
, A. ti. GILES, Ordinary.
J nr oil dlr.w8w
RACES.
ixbse on-IIOIl
For Trotting Horses—Gtorgia raised; mile he&ts,
best two in three.
1st horse to receive $200
2d horse to receive 75
31 bore© to receive 25
ptp.se two—$130.
For Trotting Horses that have never beaten 2:40
miie heats, beet two in three.
1st horse to receive $300
2d horse to receive
3d horse to receive
PUBSETHBEZ—$ 5 -50.
For Trotting Horses—open to the world; mile
heats, best three in five.
1st horse to receive $500
2d horse to receive ICO
Sd horse to receive 50
pubse foub—$350.
For Banning Horses—open to the world; two-mile
heats best two in three.
1st horse to receive.. — $250
2d horse to rece.ve 100
pubse five—$300.
For Banning Horses—open to the world; two*mile
heats, best two in three.
1st horse to receive — — ..$30
iubse six—$500.
For Banning Horses—open to tbe world; three-
mile heats, beat two in three.
1st horse to receive $50
The above Premiums will be contested for nnder
tbe rules of tbe Turf. Tbe usual entry fee of 10
per cent, on the am:nnt of the purse will be
charged.
COUNTY EXHIBITIONS
To the county which (through its Society
or Clube) shall furnish the largest ana
finest display, In merit and-variety, of
stock, products and results of home in
dustries, all raised, produced or manufac
tured in the oounty *
Second best do
Third best do
Fonrth beat do
Entries to be made at the August Convention m
^ Article* contributed to the Oonnty Exhibitions
can also compete for specific premium* in the Pre
mium Liat: for instanoe, a farmer may contribute
to tha Exhibition of hi* oounty * bu*hel of Bread
Corn, be oan then enter it. individually, for pre
mium 144. junelSecd td
CILiS. COUNSELMLAN & co. f
General Commission Merchants,
Boom 14, Oriental Building, CHICAGO.
Refer to W. A. Huff. Macon.may2 fm
KOBT. A. NISBET,
-A.ttorney at Law
Corner MULBERBY ST. and OOTTON AYE.
(Over Payno’a Drag Store,)
Jnnal4d3m MACON, CIV.
N. S. JONES,
PROVISION BROKER,
No. 3 Pako’s Opera Houso Building,
CIUCINJNT^.TI, OHIO,
Orders for Pork, Bacon, Hams and Lard
promptly attended to.
Before to Seymour, Tintley A Co may 11 3m
Educate Your
Daughter*.
NASUYILLF, TRNNEISEC.
W. E. WARD’S SEMINARY FOR YOUNG LA
DIES closed on the llth Jane with 33 graduates
and near 300 pupils. No school in the Bo Jtb, and
only threo in the North, h *ve had as good euccees.
No case of protracted feicknena daring the past
year. Its pupils being in the city, enjoy the beet
advantages of their respective churches. Grade
of tho last Senior Glass 926. Fall tiesvion opens
September 4. For catalogue address
july22d2w«tw3t
W. E. WARD,
Nashville, Tenn.
STAR CANDLES!
PH0GT0E & GiEBLE’S
‘LIGHT OF DAT" HMD
STAR CANDLES.
Are of suporior quality and tho Standard
Brand.
Sold by Macon, Atlanta, Augusta and Fa-
vannah Grocers. • au<ld&w3m
STRICTLY COMMISSION HOUSE
JR. 2VX. WA.TEITS CO-
SC Broad 8t„- Sew Yorfc,
BANKERS
—AUD-
COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Buy and sell-contracts for future delivery of cot
ton. Deposit accounts of bankers, merchants and
others are especially solicited.July6dflm
..$1000
Te. JC. WABFIXLD. BOBT. WAVES.
WARFIELD & WAYNE,
COTTON BROKERS
—AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SAVANNAH. QA.
P ARTICULAR attention given to purchase ard
sale of “Futures” in the Savannah and NiW
York market*, on tho most reasonable term*.
marI5 6m
BATCHELOR’S HAIR D
only True and Perfect Dye. Harmless,
Reliable and Instantaneous; no dn»a}>poBitmeni;
no ridiculous tint* or unpleasant odor. Remedies
the ill effect* of bad dye* and waeboa. Produce*
Immediately * superb Black or Natural Brown,
and leaves the hair Glean, ooft and Beautiful. Tbe
genuine signed W. A Batchelor. Sold bv all Drug-
riste CHAti. BATCHELOR,
doth Iy Proprietor, New York.
