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immigrants of the treatment they re
ceive, but will endeavor to do so du
ring the session of Congress, particu
larly, if the subject should receive
your attention.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
It has been the aim of the Admin
istration to enforce honesty and effi
ciency in all public officers. Every
public seivant who has violated the
trust placed in him has been proceeded
against with all the vigor of the law.
It bad men have secured places, it has
been the fault of the system establish
ed by law and custom for making ap
pointments, or the fault of those who
recommend for Government positions
persons not sufficiently well known to
them personally, or who gave letters
endorsing the characters of office-seek
ers without a proper sense of the
grave responsibility which such a
course devolves upon them. A civil
service reform which can correct tnis
abuse is much desired.
Id mercantile pursuits the business
man who gives a letter of recommend
ation to a friend to enable him to ob
tain credit from a stranger, is regarded
as morally responsible for the integrity
of his friend and his ability to meet his
obligations. A reformatory law which
would enforce this principle against all
endorsers of persons for public places
would ensure great caution in making
recommendations. A salutary lesson
has been taught the careless and dis
honest public servant in the great
number of prosecutions and convic
tions of the last two years. It is grat
ifying to notice the favorable change
which is taking place throughout the
country in bringing to punishment
those who have proven recreant to the
trusts confided to them, and elevating
to public office none but those who
possess the confidence of the honest
and virtuous, who, it will always be
found, comprise the majority of the
community in which they live.
In my message to Congress one year
ago, 1 urgently recommended a reform
in the civil service of the country. In
conformity with that recommendation
Congress, in the ninth section of the
act making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses of the Government, and
for other purposes, approved March
3, lS71,gave the necessary authority
to the Executive to inaugurate a civil
service reform, and placed upon him
the responsibility of doing so.
Under the authority of said act, I
convened a board of gentlemen emi
nently qualified for the work, to devise
rules and regulations to effect the
needed reform. Their labors are not
yet complete, but it is believed that
they will succeed in devising a plan
which can be adopted to the great re
lief of the Executive, the heads of
departments and members of Congress,
and which will redound to the true in
terest of public services. At all events
the experiment shall have a fair trial.
I have thus hastily summed up the
operations of the Government during
the last year, and made such sugges
tions as occur to me to be proper for
your consideration. I submit them
with confidence that your combined
action will be wise, statesman-like
and in the best interest of the whole
country.
[Signed] U. S. Grant.
Executive Mansion, Dec. 4, 1871.
THE DEnOCRATII' NOMINEE FOIt
OOVEK.NOK.
The Hon. Jas. M. Smith of Musco
gee, Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, was yesterday nominated
by acclamation as the Democratic
candidate for Governor.
He was born in Twiggs county, of
honest and poor parents. At an early
age his father removed to Culloden, in
Monroe county, where the subject of
this notice obtained a limited educa
tion at the village school. At all spare
times, however, he devoted himself to
study, and read everything within his
reach. He took part in the village de
bating society, and his gifts as a speak
er were so striking, though a mere
boy, as to attract the attention of his
neigbbors, who urged him to read law
aud apply for admission to the bar.—
This he did, and entered the law office
of the Hon. L. T. Doyle, then of Cul
loden, but now 7 a resident of Griffin.
Mr. Smith was soon admitted to prac
tice, and in a short time obtained con
siderable business. He subsequently
removed to the adjoining county of Up
son, and soon rose to distinction in all
the counties of the Flint Circuit.
It should be stated that during these
years he was a close student, and that
he did not confine his reading to the
law, but extended it to all branches of
useful knowledge, and is now one of
the best informed men in the State of
Georgia. The county and Congres
sional District in which he lived were
strongly Whig, and though he was
more than once called upon to lead a
forlorn hope in the Congressional con
tests, he was never elected.
Mr. Smith was opposed to the seces
sion movement; but the war came and
he cast his lot with his friends and
neighbors, and led the old Thirteenth
regiment in the battles around Rich
mond in 1862. lie was disabled in the
fight, but continued to lead hi* regi
ment until after the battle of Gettys
burg.
At the next election of members to
the Confederate Congress, he was cho
sen by a large majority, and remained
at his post until the close of the strug
gle-
Upon the cessation ot hostilities, he
resumed the practice of his profession,
and in 186' went to Columbus, where
he now resides.
At the State election last winter,
Mr. Smith was elected by a large ma
jority a member of the Legislature,
he was made Speaker of the House,
and yesterday he was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Mr. Smith is in prime of life, a man
of commanding person, a forcible
speaker, of robust honesty aud devo
tion to principle, conservative in his
sentiments, and a great favorite among
the people from whose vigorous loins
he sprung.
He is somewhat shy among stran
gers, and has no taste for public life ;
but the people have forced him out,
and we trust and believe lie will soon
be Governor oi Georgia.—At. Sun,7th.
THE FEDERAL UNION.
Cornel oj Hancock and Wilkinson Stnets.,
Wednesday Morning, December 13. 1871
FOR GOVERNOR :
HON. JAMES M. SMITH,
OF MUSCOGEE.
Election Tuesday, December 19.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The large body of Democrats that
assembled in Atlanta to nominate a
candidate for Governor performed their
mission harmoniously and acceptably
to the people. They selected for our
standard-bearer the Hon. James M.
Smith, of Columbus, the present
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives. We know Mr. Smith well and
believe that he is capable and honest
—one whom the people of Georgia
can trust. We believe ours was the
first paper that proposed his name for
Speaker, and we are equally well
pleased at the prospect of having him
lor Governor. We do not believe that
Mr. Smith is connected with any of
the rings formed for the purpose of
plundering the State. If we have
not been deceived in him, he will do
all he can to bring to light the many
frauds that have been perpetrated
against the people of Georgia, and
when they are discovered will bring
the thieves to justice.
The Democracy Must Depend on
Themselves.—Many sanguine persons
have flattered themselves that some of
the leaders of the Republicans would
become disgusted wfith Grant’s many
usurpations and acts of tyranny and
would he willing to assist in dethrone-
irig him. But all such hopes are de
lusive. We have nothing to expect
from Radical politicians ; they work
for pay and plunder, and Grant in
dulges them in plundering the South
ern States, and none of these mercen
ary politicians are likely to desert.—
But the great mass of the people who
do riot expect office are swayed by bet
ter motives. They would prefer an
honest and economical administration,
and if the Democrats can convince
them that the country will be more
prosperous and safer in their hands
than under the Grant dynasty, thous
ands of them would come over and
vote with them. Instead of disband
ing or remaining inactive it is the du
ty of the Democracy to call at an ear
ly day a National Convention, put
forth a declaration of principles and
call upon all the honest men to join
them in redeeming the country.
The President’s Message.—The
Message arrived just as our last issue
was going to press, which causes the
publication to be so late. But it makes
very little cifference whether it is pub
lished late or early. The Message con
tains very little of importance that
was not known before. There are two
or three important recommendations.
It will be seen that the President rec
ommends that the Government take
possession of the Telegraph lines and
run it as it now does the post office
department. That would be a long
stride towards imperialism, aud would
greatly increase the President’s pat
ronage. On the other hand the Presi
dent recommends that the disabilities
he removed from Southern men. The
Message is a very plain document,
which any school boy that had access
to the various departments of the Gov
ernment at Washington could have
written.
THE ELECTION.
Next Tuesday, the 19th instant, is
the election for Governor of Georgia.
It has been a long time since the hon
est men of Georgia—the real Demo
cracy—has had an opportunity to
come out and vote for the man of their
choice, with none to molest or to make
them afraid. Privileges are more high
ly prized where they have been long
withheld. It is now the duty of every
man who can get to the polls to show
that they value the privilege of elect
ing their rulers by coming out and
voting lor James M. Smith. It will
be something worth coming to the
election to vote for an honest and hon
orable man for Governor. The in
famous Akerman election law has
been repealed, and we fall hack upon
our former election laws in the Code.
The polls now can be opened at all
the preeincts, and none will be allow
ed to vote who have not paid their
taxes. We earnestly entreat every
man who has a right to vote to turn
out and once mure enjoy the privilege
and ilie luxury of voting for an honest
man.
New Orleans, December 5.—The
Second District Court decides that
Mrs. Gaines is not the legitimate heir
of David Clark nor his universal lega
tee, and revokes the probate of Clark’s
will of 1813, probated in 1855, as in
valid. Mrs. Gaines relied mainly on
this will to substantiate her claims.
I
The Georgia State Democratic Con • j
vention.
We see by the report in the Atlanta
Constitution, that about all the coun
ties in the State were represented in
the Convention. The only contesc
was upon the point whether two-
thirds or a majority should Dominate,
and the majority rule prevailed by jt
vote of 131 to 33. We add the resolu|-
tions adopted, and the response of Cos.
Smith to the nomination : \
The following resolutions offere*
by P. W. Alexander, were unatiimoui-
ly adopted :
Whereas, Power should ever be use
wisely *and justly for the benefit c.
those who confer it; and whereas,
there is a prospect for the first time in
some years of placing the administra
tion of the affairs of our State in the
hands of her own sons ; and whereas,
it is not deemed necessary at this time
to go into a particular enumeration of
our views and principles in regard to
general politics ; therefore,
Resolved, That vve congratulate the
people of Georgia upon the prospect
of securing an honest and faithful ad
ministration of their State Govern
ment, and vve declare it to be the uni
versal desire of those whom we repre
sent to secure good government, to
live at peace, to pass wise and whole
some laws, and to have, the same ad
ministered in a spirit of “wisdom, jus
tice and moderation.”
Resolved, That it is our fixed pur
pose to put dawn corruption in all de
partments of the State government, to
clear the temple of justice of the mou-
ey changers, to practice economy in
the expenditure of the public money,
to elevate and preserve the public
faith and credit, to encourage educa
tion, to develop the resources of the
commonwealth, and to bring back all
branches of the government. Execu
tive, Legislative and Judicial, to the
ancient landmarks of the fathers.
Resolved, That as a Democratic
'convention of the people of Georgia,
we avail ourselves of the occasion to
renew our adhesion to the great Dem
ocratic party of the Union, and to as
sure all men that it is our desire and
purpose, as far as in us lies, to pre
serve puThlic order, to bring to con
dign punishment all disturbers of thi
peace, as well as all unfaithful public
servants, and to deal justly and kindly
with all classes of the people.
On motion of n r. Hudson, of Schley,
the thanks of the Convention wen
tendered to Hon. Julian Hartridgij,
for the able and efficient manner i]i
which he presided over the delibera
tions of the body. *
Mr. Lamar otlered a resolution th.;
the Chairman appoint at his leisure
•ommittee of two from each Con
gressional District and four from the
State at large as an Executive Com
mittee—Adopted.
On motion, Hon. Julian Hartridge
was made Chairman ot the Executive
Committee-
Hon. Herbert Fielder being called
for, responded in a speech replete witt
sound thought. He paid a handsome
compliment to the nominee, and to
the others who had been named for
the nomination.
Col. Cary W. Styles and the com
mittee came in with the nominee,
Hon. James Milton Smith.
Mr. Smith responded in a speech,
which appears below, reported pho-
nographically for the Constitution :
speech oe noN. j. m. smith.
Mr. President and Gentlemen oj the Dem
ocratic Convention:
It will hardly be expected that upon
this occasion that I shall say much
more than to return my thanks for the
honor you have conferred upon me.—
If, at the approaching election, the
people of the State of Georgia shall see
fit to ratify your action of to-day, I
shall enter upon the duties of the
high trust which will be imposed up
on me, witli a profound distrust of my
own ability 7 for the full and faithful
discharge of the same. But, fellow-
citizens, I trust I shall not he charged
with egotism when I say that, how
ever limited 1 may consider my own
capacity, I have an abiding faith in
the omnipotence ol honesty. [Ap
plause.] That is what we need to
day more than anything else. [Ap
plause.]
What is the condition of our State ?
Id the remarks that I make I.shall
confine myself to the affairs of the
State of Georgia alone, and I shall be
very brief. There is a work for ev
ery Georgian to do, and there is an
object for the greatest patriotism-—
What have we to do ? We all know
that the financial affairs of the State
are in inexorable confusion. We do
not know what the legal indebtedness
of the State is. We do not know how
these bonds were put out, but we have
a suspicion as to the one who put
them out, and that is about all. It
will be expected that the person who
shall he selected to fill the position of
Governor, for the next twelve months
at least, shall so administer the gov
ernment ol the State of Georgia as
that the people shall know what their
honest debts, are, and u hat is expec
ted of them. [Applause.] lie will
need honesty more than brains. [Ap
plause] It will he difficulty to get at
the frauds that have been practiced
upon us. It will require a firm will
and an honest heart to get at and ex
pose them ; but, gentlemen of the
Convention, permit me to say that, as
God is my Judge to-day, it I have the
honor to he selected by the people of
Georgia to fnl the position of Gover
nor, I shall endeavor to get at the bot
tom of these tilings. 1 shall at least
give a very large portion of my atten
tion to the task of determining how
much we really owe, and how much is
claimed of us.
It is of paramount importance that
popular confidence should he restored
iu the administration ot public affairs
in this iState. Unfortunately, siuce
the war, or within the last three or
four years, we have been placed in a
condition where the people, by reason
of the many impositions and the many
frauds which have been practiced up
on them, have lost confidence in those
who have been selected to fill the
prominent positions under our State
government. How long has it been
siiace it was considered that ;he name
of the Governor of Georgia was hard
ly a synonym for honesty ? I do not
make these remarks in any improper
spirit, but for the purpose of calling
your attention to the fact that I feel
in its full measure the great responsi
bility that will devolve upon me in
case the people shall ratify your nom
ination.
It is desirable that the people shall
have confidence in their Governor. In
the event that I shall be chosen to till
that position, it shall be my object to
protect the people, so far as may be in
my power, not only in their rights of
person and property, but in their pub
lic rights as well. [Applause.] And
permit me to say further, that in the
discharge of the duties of that high
office, I shall, if elected, observe no
distinction except the distinction be
tween rogues and honest men. [Ap
plause.]
But let me pause to say that the
names of the gentlemen have been
brought to your attention to-day in
this connection—gentlemen of charac
ter, intelligence and great worth
(Messrs.- Wofford, Fielder and Nich
ols). I saw him in Virginia. He was
doing his duty there. [Applause ] —
His attention was not particularly di
rected to me, because he was a grade
above me—and he ought to have been
a grade above me. [Applause ] I
saw him in the midst of smoke and
fire and bullets, and he w-as doing his
duty then. [Applause.] And when,
on the present occasion in this Conven
tion. when his name was prominently
mentioned in connection with the of
fice for which you have selected me,
his friends—the men who know him,
the men who love him, and who are
capable of appreciating his high char
acter—have waived the urging of his
name before this body, and them
selves have become the nominators of
myself, how could I feel otherwise
than grateful ? I strike hands with
those men and with their friends. I
am sure that my honored friend, Gen
eral Wofford, will unite with me in
doing everything that can be done to
promote the welfare of the State, to
secure protection to her citizens, and
to place the old Commonwealth in
the same high position she formerly
occupied when men were selected to
positions of influence because they
were honest men, and were not cho
sen because.they were rogues. I tell
these gentlemen I want to strike hands
with them and march forward to the
emancipation of our State from the im
positions from the frauds, and from
the villainies which have been practic
ed upon her. And if the distinguish
ed gentleman will do his duty now,
as he has done his duty on other are
nas—and I know he will—success
will crown our efforts.
A gentleman remarked, as I entered
the hall, that your nominee was a na
tive Georgian. So I am. I know
that since the days of reconstruction it
has been considered not altogether
honorable for a man to have been born
in the South. But I must plead guil
ty to the charge. I am native arid
to the manor born. I look upon Geor
gia as my mother. She is my mother.
I expect to repose in her bosom at
last, and my prayer is that I may so
conduct myself that I may not he cen
sured by the friends who have this
day, in so marked a degree, manifested
their confidence in me ; that I may so
conduct myself as that no man who
has spoken my name favorably to-day.
will ever have occasion to regret that
he joined in the nomination of James
M. Smith. [Applause ] And that
when I shall have run my career, and
when my good old mother shall have
taken me to her bosom, I shall go to
my grave amid the tears ai d blessings
pfthose whom I have helped to eman
cipate from the distress, the suffering
and villainy which have been brought
upon them. [Great applause.]
Loud calls w r ere made for Gen. Wof
ford, but he had previously left the
hall.
Resolutions of thanks to the various
railroad companies iu the State, and to
the secretaries of the Convention, were
adopted when the Convention adjourn
ed subject to the call of the Execu
tive Committee.
Georgia News.
We perceive, from the Constitutionalist of the 7th,
that the Mayor of Augusta, with the approval ot the
Finance Committee,Mid on Wednesday the five thous
and shares of stock owned by the city in the Macon
and Augusta Railroad, to the South Carolina Railroad
Company, at forty cents in the dollar. The amount
realized by the sale, then, is $‘200,000, for which the
city is to lake the notes of the South Carolina Rail
road Company iu such amounts, with seven per cent,
interest tiom uate, and payable at such time as will
be deemed beet by the Mayor and Finance Com
mittee, to meet the outlay required for enlarging the
canal.
The Macon papers call Atlanta “Kimballville," and
the Atlanta papers retaliate by calling Macou “Wad-
ley’s Cross Roads.”
John H. James, Demoarat, was eleeted Mayor of
Atlanta, on Wednesday last.
The Atlanta Era save, forty-seven Swedish immi
grants have arrived in that city. They were neatly
dressed and presented a fine appearance. A number
of them have been employed in that eity, and the oth
ers are doubtless already engaged
A difficulty occurred Tuesday, in Atlanta, at the
Kimball House, between Mr. T. D. Cushman, a broth
er-in law of one of the Kimball’s, and a Mr. Hall,
Mr. Crittenden’s hostler, in which Mr. Cushman was
shot. Mr. Hall was arrested. The altercation was
occasioned, we learn, by some old grudge and a mis
understanding about seme harness.
Judge narrell of the Pataula Circuit, last week, at
Rundolpli Court, sentenced three manumitteds each to
four months'imprisonment and $100 fine for carrying
concealed weapons, and a fourth to two months and
$25 fine, for the same offence.
The South Georgia Conference convenes in Colum
bus to-day, 13th. Bishop Wightmau will preside.
The Rev. Mr. Harper, a local preacher from Henry
county, a delegate to the North Georgia Conference,
died very suddenly in Athens on Saturday night, 3d.
He had just returned from the services at the church,
complained of indisposition, and died in a very few
minutes.
Caplain Foster Blodgett, Chairman af the Central
Committee of tiie Republican party, has resigned that
position, and Hon. J. S. Bigby, of Newnan, has been
elected to succeed him.
The death of Dr. K. L. de Graffenried of Colum
bus, is unuounced. He was one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Columbus. He was one of
tiie Commissioners who laid off the city in 1828.
Dr. Win. McDaniel, of Baitow county, was killed
>n Wednesday by his brother-in law, a man named
Johnson.
Mr. A M. Spights has disposed of his interest in the
Atluuta Sun to Mr. Stephens.
Rev. J. L. Pierce, of Cartersviile, who was charged
with making improper advances to odb of the married
members of his pastoral Hock, was tried by a commis
sion of ministers at the recent Conference at Athens
and acquitted.
T1IOME ILLEGAL BONDI.
Some of those very honest men who
have been speculating largely in Geor
gia Railroad bonds, begin to mistrust
that they have caught a tartar.—
Those very honest and accommodating
men, “ Clew's & Co.,” have sold a large
amount of Brunswick & Albany 11. R
bonds in Europe, all forsooth, for the
benefit of Georgia, nothing else ; and
Mark A Cooper, he insists that the
State must redeem the Van Wert R. R.
bonds or she will be eternally dis
graced. It is too impudent for these
men to make these appeals or threats;
they knew when they went to specu
lating in them that they were illegal,
and they were warned by nearly every
newspaper in the State not to touch
them. But they went into the specu
lation as they would buy a lottery
ticket—in hopes by risking a little to
make a large amount, and if they have
drawn a blank they have no one to
blame hut themselves. We hope the
Legislature will have firmness and
honesty enough to resist the pay
ment of all those illegal bonds. But
these bondholders appeal to the pride
and fears of the members. This shows
that they have no reliance upon the
justice of their claim. They took them
against the repeated warnings of the
press at their own risk, and have no
right to ask the State to make them
good.
Far the Fedaral Union.
DK. II. F. NTEVE.HON R GEOLOGI OF
GhOKGIA.
ON THIS SIDE.
Just as I thought of you. darling,
Just as I named you of old.
My little white rose of the spring-time,
My little pet lamb of the told ;
Fair as the promise of summer,
Sweet as its balmiest breeze,
Bright as its dewiest blossom,
Purer than any of these.
Just as you were tome, darling.
Out in that far-away time.
Dear a* the dream of a poet.
Soft as its musical rhyme ;
Sad with the weight 0‘ a sorrow
Yon and 1 only might know,
Just asjron were to me, dariing,
Far in the days long ago.
Just as you came to me, darling,
Faith in your beautiful eyes,
True as the whisp’nngs of heaven,
Blue as its sunniest skies.
Just as you came to me darling,
Brown lashes heavy with tears,
Saddened because of my sorrow,
Weeping because of my fears.
Just as you went from me, darling,
Down through the darkness unknown,
Over the echoless waters,
Into the shadow* alone ;
On through the radiant pathways
Only the chosen have trod.
Bright with the brightness of Heaven,
White with the whiteness of God.
Only a dream of yon, darling,
Never a clasp of your hand,
Never a smile from you, darling,
Far in the beautiful land ;
Never to see you beside me,
All through the desolate years,
Saddened because of ray sorrow,
Weeping because of my tears.
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Washington, December 5.—Mr.
Blair’s resolution of inquiry, covering
a detailed report of the Executive un
der the Ku-klux bill, was defeated by
a strict party vote, except Tipton.
Mr* Kellogg introduced a hill for
mail service between New Orleans
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present work, no geology of Georgia
was ever published. We were about
to say “never w'ritten.” but we believe
that the late learned and lamented Dr.
Cotting of this city did, many years
ago, when he was State Geologist of
Georgia, piepare the materials for
such a work. But it was not publish
ed. The present work supplies a desid
eratum long felt in our State, and else
where. The w’onderful variety and
extent of the mineralogical treasures
of Georgia are naturally exciting great
interest at home as well as abroad.
A striking feature in the work be
fore us is a complete account of the
Diamond District in Hall county. We
opine that our ladies will eagerly pur
chase this volume, since they will very
properly be anxious not only to have
sets of Georgia diamonds, but to know
all about the locality whence they are
obtained, &c. Should we not be
doubly proud of a Georgia belle glit
tering in diamonds of her native hills !
The diamond fields of the world seem
to be extending. For a long time
Hindoostan furnished the sole supply ;
but afterwards Brazil, and very lately
South Africa, Australia, and our State
offer their glittering supply. Dr. Ste
venson's work also tells of our treas
ures in “ gold, silver, copper, lead,
iron, manganese,graphite, kaolin,coal,
Th* Great Pictorial Annual.
Hostetter’s United State* Almanac for 1873,
for distribution, gratis, throughout the United
State*, and all civilized countries of the Western
Hemisphere, will be published about the first of
January, in the English, German, French, Nor
wegian, Welsh, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and
Spanish languages, and all who wish to under
stand the true philosophy of health should read
and ponder the valuable suggestions it contains.
In addition to an admirable medical treatise
the causes, prevention and cure of a great variety
of diseases, it embraces a laige amount of infor
mation interesting to the merchant, the mechanic,
}he miner, the.farmer, the planter and prof, sional
man ; and the calculations have been made foi
such meridians and latitudes as are most suitable
far a correct and comprehensive National Calen
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valuable recipes for the household and farm, hu
morous anecdotes and other instructive and atnus
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year, this will be one of the most usef 1 and maj
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out in the form of physical forces, such as muscu
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that we think, every breath that vve draw, even
slightest motion or gesture that we make, wears
away the organized tissues to some Extent. In a
healthy condition this waste produces a propor
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organs are not adequate to convert into nutritious
blood that amount of food which the appetite
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The Human Hair.—Burnett's Cocoaine, a com
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Dr. Stevenson is not a novice in sci-
regarding the continuance of tiie Com
mittee on Insurrectionary States, in
which Wood maintained that it was a
trick to continue the Rjcoustruction
Committee.
The Administration received its first
defeat of the session on tiie postal tel
egraph subject. Mr. Dawes moved to
refer to a select committee so much of
the President’s message as recommen
ded the absorption of tiie telegraph
system into the postal service of the
country. This was opposed by Messrs,
Henry. Sole Proprietor, 8 College Place, N Y.
Physician* who h ve prescribed Synpnia < r Pit
rifled Opium use uo other form of Opium in their
ence, or in the paths ot authorship.— practice
- 1 ( hristadoro s Hair live.—If all his hairs were
To use a popular phrase, he “is no
chicken.” He has been a practical
engineer in gold, silver and copper
mining for 50 years, and was formerly
Assayer in tiie U. 8. Branch Mint at
Dahlouega. He is the author of two
learned works on Ethnology, as also
of a captivating historical work enti-
t ed “ Biography of De Sofo,”Ac.
Fite work is illustrated by Vir. A.
Randall, Niblack, Farnsworth, Beck ; butts’ late excellent Map of Geor
and Banks, who contended that the
subject should not be taken from a
standing committee and referred to a
select one, which would necessarily
under the parliamentary rule, have a
majority in favor of the project.
After an animated discussion, in
w’hich the scheme was denounced as
one which would bleed the Treasury
to the amount of $70,000,000, and add
25.000 employees to the civil service
of the Government, the motion for a
Select Committee was defeated, and
the whole subject referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations, which is
considered tantamount to a rejection
of the subject.
jy*In reply to our correspondent from Bullock
County, we state that the election takes place on the
3d Tuesday (19th ins*.) and may be held at all the pra
cincta.
g ia -
The Legislature.—On Friday last
the House, after considerable discus
sion, voted to prolong the session until
next Saturday. This was a matter of
necessity in order to finish the business
on hand.
Meeting of- the Agricultural
Congress.—Selma, Ala., December
5*—The Agricultural Congress met in
this city to day. Delegates from Ken
tucky, South Carolina, North Caroli
na, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama
were present, and others are still ar
riving. An important session is an
ticipated. The hospitality of the city
has been extended. General Lawton,
of Sava-mah, will address the
Congress at II o’clock to-morrow.
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white or red, the ladies have no stomach for at all
Use Christadoro’s Dye and the evil is remedied
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cheaply, privately, and radically.
gy-This Lecture should be in the hands of every
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