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Wui &iut Sl&ttG C«ni«*ta w«PStwn»ia w«csw
waste p»rt!e* dsslro.
' OR. J. T. BANKS bas
remove ! hi* Office U, his res
&s&3s£
«a.Ofllce S»rictly Prime■-««
Koiloe sign over door. >"»7 *. IWT-tf
DR. M. J. DANIEL,
OjEBLoo at
Harris’ Drug Store,
.' . BILL STREET,
Q&1PF1N................ GEORGIA.
april 30, 1867
Bankruptcy.
TinIIB undersigned sr« prepared to at-
A ten d to BANKRUPTCY CASES in
tba Federal Cuurti, at reasonable rate*
Gall and consuls.
DOYAL A NUNNALLY.
march 21, 1867-ts
Dr L. 6. Brantley,
■JTtORMERLY of Henry county, Ua.,
* tenders nie Professional Services to
the citisens of Griffin and surrounding
country. «@w.COMBDLTATIONS and
ADVICE STRICTLY PRIVATE.
KtjrOffi.'e and rasideoce. at the late
Medical College of Dr. E. F. Knott,
near the Railroad Freight House, where
he may be found at all times, when not
professionally engaged. . J
dee.. 5, 1867..
DENTISTRY.
A. CLEVBT>A»r. 8t SOM,
Resident Dentists,
A. CUVftMS. 4. a. OLBVeLAND
: d»c. i*, hoc. /
- nun ut ifrum:
€W. 0. WRIQIIT and CHARLIE
• WRIGHT, respectfully inform the
citizens of Griffin and adjacent country,
that they arc now prepared to repair
WATCHES,
Clocks & Jewelry,
at much lower rates than any shop in
the city. Our experience is not only of
a tew year's standing, but we have been
educated to, the business from out youth
—having enjoyed all the facilities ever
produced by the trade.
gfcjrEngagornent Rings manufactur
ed to order, and ENGRAVED, at short
notice. Give us a call, and you shall be
eatisfied with our work.
HguOffioe up stairs over USurd's Har
ness Store, Util Street, Griffin, Ga.
nov. 26, 1887.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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miiNSQH & Ml,
Cotton Factors
AID EMSIM Kllffi.
90 Bay St.,
ah, geo,
A OKJJT9 for lh« SKA-jrOWL GCANO, WAI
AStUVIBUgKLB lltON TIB .
t,tb*rul Advance. mod* on «in«tgnment» In o«,
or our friends Is »«w Vork *r Liverpool. au2S-6m
fieo. i Cui'troth & Cos.,
wrtWMttoir And WnoiWAi. dkactw If
Tobacco, Snuffs,
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BA.JL'X'IJSiKOmB,
8«p. 28, 1867. 3a
Chicago Ale Depot
ms E. KENNY has constantly on
IYI. band.a lull supply of the cele
brated
OMoa*o AlGi
and is prepared to supply dealers In any
wuantitv. Ho fa a’o*o dealer in BRAN
DIES. "WINES, WHISKIES and SE
GAItS. gey*Sample rooms No. 14 Al
abama Street, under the United States
.Hotel, Atlanta. Georgia.
marsh 14, 1868. 1
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Sfatm Jficer was wild- -and as
lar among his army comrade* its he wee
'^SIbSSH
osier iedts wbtjjh at last bright him so
a citnm&Aik. ’ The 'ootrrt asaerftbled
afßortrcrf Won fee, m fefloOf Wa* tfltd
and the finding given, but not publuha
ed—“guilty of conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman.” Informed of
the finding, and anticipating its approe
val, the Captain, for such he was, went
at once to Washington, called upon the
Secretary of War, and made a frank
statement of the case. He acknowledg
ed his fault, but said that if ponished by
the court in the manner he expected, he
would be forever disgraced. In consul*
station of his position as an officer, and
the circumstances connected with bis
family, he begged permission to resign.
The Secretary of War informed him
that such a thing as a resignation after
charges had been preferred was unheard
of in the annals of military law, and
contrary to the rule and practice of the
service. Bat the officer begged on, and
finally the Secretary yielded ; the resig
nation was allowed, and the soldier be
came a oivilian and merobant. That
officer was General Ulysses S. Grant
and the Secretary of War ex*President
Jefferson Davis. Those are the foots as
they ware related to ur by an officer of
the Uuited States army. —Charleston
News.
Dbatu From The Southern
Recorder of the 19th inst., says: “Our
lellow-citizen, Mr. Daniel Caraker, lost
a daughter on Satu.day last, under
rather painful circumstances. 11 is
Daughter Amelia, about teu years old,
with several other ohildren, were out
plum and blackberry hunting, cod go.
iog into the field of Mr. Browu, some
oils from miSumel or a desire to Triga
ten the chrildren, or to keep them from
the plum trees, set the dogs after them.
•They became frightened and ran for
horned a distance of a mild; the day be*
ing hot and the sun shining, Amelin
reached home, but wit? so much soared,
heated and exhausted, that she was un.-
able to speak and died in'flve hours. -
Let her sad douth be a warning to all
never to frighten children, especially
when a way from home. Perhaps uo
harm was intended, but ohildren never
stop to reason when they see a dog com
ing towards them, no matter the size.”
Tug Mammoth Trss of California.
—About ciuetys even miles from Sacra
mento City, in a gently sloping, heavy
timbered valley, are the largest and tal
lest trees in the world. It is rightly
called the Mammoth Tree Grove. One
of these giants ;.f the forest was felled,
not by chopping it down, but by boring
it off with pump augers, anil it employ/
ed five men for twenty two days con
stantl v at Work to effect it. lis height
was 320 feet, and its circumference at
the ground was ninetysseveu feet, fUp
on the stump, on the 4th of July, thirty
two persons were engaged in dancing
four sets of cotillons at one time.
The bark was eighteen inches in
thickness, whioh gave it a diameter of
over thirty feet. But monstrous as
were the dimensions of this tree, at a
short distance from it lies the prostrate
and- majestic body of a still larger one.,
This is-known as the Father of the For*
cat. It-is now half buried in the soil.
It measures in circumference one hun
dred and teu feet; Tt was four hundred
and thirty-five feet in height; it is- two
hundred feet to the'first branch; the
centre of it is dow’. hollow,- and a person
can walk erect through as if it were u
large tunnel. . 'V
A short distance from these . immense
trees is a double tree. The Siamese
Twins, which, ns their name "indicates,
has one large stem at the ground, thus
forming a double tree forty-oiia feet- in
diumerter. The height is about - throe
hundred foct.
.; “JusTtc*.”—While at Rushford a few
days ago, we heard an item of “Justice”.
as administered in that city. There is
at each end of the line bridge at that
place, a painted sign—warning pas
sengers over, the 3ame not to go out of a
walk witi. their horses, under a penalty
,of $lO, A few days ago a “Norsk.” well
charged with his favorite “beverage,”
“Alcohol elar,” violated this bridge law,
and ibr so doing was arrested and' taken
before a Norwegian Justice of the
Peace. The charge of fast driving over
the bridge Was read to ye innocent aL
cobolio picle, and the question of •’gnil
ty or not guilty” propounded. To which
he eloquently, “O, vaw. me go' faster as
a walk.” “Well” said the Justice,
“did’nt you see the sign an the bridge
warning you of the penalty for so do
ings” “O Yaw," said the defendant,
"me seen sigh, but me tlnk he was for
Store, Saloon, or some ting like det.”
“That's good eaough defence,” said the
Justice, "go your way, my sweet ben
sine blossom—your ignorance of the
English language makes you innocent.
The costa will be taxed to the county.”
- Chetfield Democrat.
GRIFFIN, -ffoNB 24, 1868,
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Shortly before the usual tune
forv^py^bSSjoJle
negro, who had eaagnt the repute
asleep, of excSAn-ing a veil worn
blanket coat and two dimes princi
pally An cash, for as fine a speci- j
men of the rattlesnake as over do-'
lighted the eye # of a naturalist ;;
nine f«rt -Ms * length, eyes like*
lighujiitig, colors fts gaudy
as an Arkansas gal’s apron,
ty-tfiree rattles and a great pro
pensity to make them heard, were
the strong points of my purchase.
Designing him as a propitiatory
offering to one of the professors,
my next care was to furnish him
with a fitting habitation. Noth
ing better presenting itself, I made
him one out of a pine box, origi
nally designed for shoes, by nail
ing thin slats traversely, so as
neither to exclude the air nor the
vision, but sufficiently close, I
thought, to prevent him from es
oaping. The day for my depar
ture arrived, and I had bis snake
ship carried on board the boat des
tined to take me to Vicksburg,
where I wbuld take an Ohio river
steamer.
Unfortunately for the quietude
of my pet, on the Yazoo boat was
a young lady, who hearing that
there was a live rattlosrmko on
board allowed her cariosity to
overcome her maiden diffidence
sufficient to prefer a request that
tho young doctor “frould make
his “-hannitnal oiler !” a j process
1 tUo pfVWlbi*l „VofcoU»M»W?*
ness, when in confinement, of the
“hannitnal,” wa9 accomplishing
rapidly without any intervention
on iny part. Politeness would npt
allow me to refuse, and as it was
a considerable of a novelty to the
passengers his snakeship was kept
considerably stirred up, and his
rattles had very little rest that
trip.
The steamer at length swung
along side the wliarf at V., and
transferring ray baggage, I lorftg
ed about until the arrival ot a
boat would give me an opportune*
ty of proceeding. The contents
of the box was quickly discovered,
and the snake had to undergo the
same inflictions as the day previ
ous, until thoroughly vexed I
made them desist; and resolved
thenceforth I would concea) his
presence, and allow him to travel
as common baggage.
The shades of night were falling
fast, as the steamer Congress came
booming along, and after a stay of
t a few minutes for passengers,,pro
ceeded on her way, obtaining
nono, however, except myself.
The snake box was placed with
other baggage on the deck, in
front of the social hall, jam up, as
luck would have it, againist one of
chimneys, making the location un
pleasantly warm.
It was one of those clear, lu
mfncnra nights in autumn, when
not a cloud dims the azure and
the heavens so “beautifully blue”
(alas! poor Neal,) are gleaming
with their myriad stars, and i the
laughing breeze lifts the hair off
thto brow and presses the cheek
‘•tilth-as soft a touch as the pulp lips
of a maiden in her first essay at
kissing. The clear, croupy cough
of the steamer was echoed back
in clear asthmatic strains from the
the woods lining the river, likp ( an
army of cowled gigantic monks
come from their cells to see a
steamboat. Supper was over and
the beauty of the night enticed the
majority of IS. paUogM.to .So
open decks.
goati'number, myself among
JSgfijist, seated in front of the
social ball, smoking our cigars and
WWaiping yarws, of all oiirrvi>}tso-;
. ;tions and colors.
'i Sitting a few yards from the
personage of the
•group, smoking his regalia and re
.galtng the crowd with the manner
Which he choked a “Cobra do
to death, that crawled in
-to-Sy hammock in -India, was an
aattbr, who 'from ljtis
own account, 'had sailed all, over
the world, and through Some parts
of it. -V . .i" •''
Weighing the words down with
a heavy ballVst of oaths, he said
he wasn’t of anything iu
the snake line, from the sea ser
pent down to \he original snake
that teraptod EVe. I asked him if
ho had ever met the rattlesnake
since be had been in America,
thinking I would but his courage
to the test on the liiorrow.
“Seen a rattlesnake ? Yes—
onough to sink a lovonty-four !
Went to Georgia! on purpose to
kill them ! Pshaw 1 To think a
man who had killed a boa con>
stricter, fair fight, should bo afraid
of a little noisy girt of a snake
that never grew than a mar
lin spike !”
At this moment the boat was
running a bend neat in shore, aqd
the glare of a huge fire at a wood
yard was thrown directly under
the chair of the braggart, when to
my utter astonishment, I saw there,
snugly coiled up, the huge pro
portions of my snake!
I was so-horrified and astonish
ed, that I could neither speak nor
move. I had left him securely
fasted in his cage, and yet there
he was ut liberty in his deadly coil
—his eyes gloaming like living
OUate. - j
The light was intercepted, and
the fool of a sailor moving closer
to the reptile, it commenced its
warning rattle, but slowly and ir
regularly, showing it was not fully
aroused,
“What is this ?” exclaimed a
dozen voices*
The foot being withdrawn, the
rattling ceased before its nature
of source could be clearly traced.
“Twas the steam ’scapin,” said
one. "» ■«• :
“A goose hissing,” said anoth
er. ,
“!rhe wind.”
“A trick to sdare the sailors,”
thought a good many, but I knew
it liras ar rattle snake in its dead»
ly coil. * ■\'Zv’n t
The horrors of that moment I
shall not attempt to describe, liv
ery second I expected to hear the
shriek of the sailor, as the .deadly
fangs would penetrate his flesh,
and I knew if a vela were strict-,
en, no powers on earth could avail
him, and I was powerless to warn
him of hi3 danger.
“It sounds monstrous lilko a
rattlesnake!” observed a passen
ger, “but there are no doctors or
fool students on board, and no
body but cusses like these would
be taking snakes about. I was
gwine up the river wunst when a
rattlesnake, belonging to a medi
cal student on board got oat and
bit one of the passengers; the
poor critter didn’t live ten min
utes, and sawbone's 'prentice not
much longer I reckon!” , *
My hair stood on end, for there
was earnestness about the toon
that told me he was not jesting.
“You didn’t kill him surely,”
asked some one. f,
“Ob no! we didn’t exactly kill
him, such as cuttin’ his throat, Or
pnttin’ lead in his holler cllmlEnn,
NO. S%.
Jot that would hava heou tskiu’'
the law into our own h an^9 j hut
we gave Him five hundred Tastes,
treated hiut to a «oat of tar and
a clean crop of one
ear, and swallow-fork slit under
bit, and putbim cut on a little is
land up to his mouth in water, and
the river a pin* a plum foot an
hoar!” ■ ; T.-; », .
Not kpowin but a similar fato
would soqn be mine, in agony,
with the cold sweat strearaidg
over mo, I listened to the infernal
recital of an instance of tho sum*
mary punishment termed “Dyncl
Law,” which the unavailability o
the proper law so often drove th<
the early settlers to, and which,
unfortunately, is not yet entirely,
abolished.
The sailor must have again
moved his feet closer to the snake
than agreeable, for his infernal
rattling rccomenced, and this time
clear, loud and continuous, to the
tutored ear indicating great dan
ger, the prelude to a spring.
I shook off my lethargy and
shrieked out, “Don’t move foryoUr
life ! A light, for God’s sake
bring a, light ! quick!”
“Mister,” spoke the sailor,
it’s a trick, to scare me, you’ll miss
the figure with your child’s rattlfe;
just bring one of your real rattle
snakes along, and I’ll show you
whether he cau frighten an Eng
lish sailor or not”
Hearing mo call so loudly for a
light, the mate, a stalwart Irish
man, came running up with a large
torch, but hardly had he reached
the deck when he discovered tba
monster, hui head drawn back
ready for striking.
“Snake! snake!” yelled he,
punching at him with his glaring
torch.
“Whereabouts, you lubber
still suspecting ft trick, the light
blinding us all. *
“Under you feet !”
The sailor looked down and be*
held the hideous reptile, right un
der the chair! With a loud yell,
he made bat one spring over the
guards into the river.
“Rattlesnake !” “Man over
board !” “Stop hes 1” “Out with
the yall!” “Fire!” “Shake!”
“She is sinking !” “Shoot him!”
“Who is it ?” “Lynch him
“Kill the rascal!” swelled on tho
air, mingled with the crushing of
broken doors and cltuirs, the oaths
and r u3 fllbg of terrified men, and
the soreaming of still more terrw
fied womeh, who knew not what to
fear, while clear and distinct above
the infernal melee, arose the pierc
ing rattle of the snake, who writh
ing his huge proportions abou ; t,
and striking at everything near
him, seemed to glory in the confu
, sion he had created.
• A shot Vras heard and then the
coil collapsed and the rattling
slowly ceased. The snake was
dead ?
* “Who brought him on board ?”
“Let’s, lynch the scoundrel !”
“Arethere any more of them?”
“EfeTe’s the box he got out qf !”
My name was on it in large cap
itals. *' i ti
“Throw it overboard !” 1 yelled
out, “it may have more mit !
Throw it evarJ” • '.t’4 -
No sooner said than done, and
as the only evidence of my partic
. ipation floated away over tho Wave,
no one was louder in bis denunci
ation, no one wanted to be shown
(in order that he might whip him)
the rascal thatbroughtiton board,
more tfian I did, except, perhaps,
it was the sailor, who now thor
oughly humbled, stood shivering
in Sb wet clothes by the-furnace,
ready to acknowledge that Ameri
can shakes were “some snakes"
oertain. „. /• •
Tbe Griffin Tri-My Start
Trim ot mam ;«X »
fcr»lxuiou!h«; 4i SOi-ir mouui-t»*i!»»aea.
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dec. 24, 1867.,
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
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ibb. 22, 1868.
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