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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. Catholic Telegraph. * Beta Sitaetltstuunls. CUIC AG U-r-D E3T RUCTION A full anil complete hist, rv of Cbicage her past nr -_ itli graphic scenes, incident/ disaster, by Geo 1* Upton and J " With full details of th ^ W. Sheehan editors of the Chicago I'rib,', over 400 pages, aud 3(1 llla»iraiiou now ready for delivery. AGENTS WANTED choice of territory. 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Food is organic matter in a state of molecular tension ; and when, in diges tion. it becomes decomposed, this tension is given out in the form of physical forces, such as muscu lar power, animal heat and the like Every thought 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 tionate degree of appetite and of digestive vigor But in imperfect health it is not so. Either the appetite is deficient or the forces of the digestive organs are not adequate to convert into nutritious blood that amount of food which the appetite craves. Now Dr. Ftsch's Bitters is a tonic and stimulant adapted by its ingredients to create ai agreeable appetite, and also in like de-ree tostiin ulate the digestive powers. When this much is accomplished, and the system once put in the waj of appropriating nourishment for itself, we may look upon the cure as already effected. 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Tim Music is by Hays,Ttioma-,Kiiikel, Gounod ' tT>. Address J. L PETERS. 599 Broadway, X Y'. I’. O. Bor 5129. PETERS’ MUSICAL MONTHLY Bloomington Nursery, Illinois. -20th YEAR! 600 acres! 13 GREEY HOUSES !— Lnrj;f*t A s*or!itienf I*ow S*isc<*«« Tree.-*, Shrubs, Plant.**, Bulbs, Se« ds, Stocks, limits, &c. IOO I illustrated C'a!;ilo»uf IO cfii'.t. Bulb. Plant, Seed Catalogues, all for 10 cents. Wholesale Price List, free. Send for these be fore buying elsewhere h\ K PHOENIX, Bloomington, III. HRRTdZA OR RUPTURE. 3 > S. SC II EVE NEELS TRUSS effects trie quick. I t. est cures, with the greatest comfort to the wear er. lias uo Steel Springs t reives the highest praises from aii commended by leadiu with each Truss. irritate the peisou. Re use it. Re- physiriuns. Foil direction* Try oue you will be pleased. Single Truss, $1: Double Trus-. two pads, $10. Orders encasing C«sn. promptly tilled. L 3(1 HE VENELL. Gen'l Agent, Athens, Ga Adare SPECIAL NOTICES. Penetrating to the source of disease in tiie se- retions and the circulation, regulating every or gan and bracing every nerve and fibre ottlie body tin Walkkr's Vinegar Bitters are effecting the most astonishing cures of indigestion, bilious ness, nervous weakness, rheumatism, scrofulous disorders, and chronic constipation that the world ever witnessed. Magic of the Hoiith—Odiferous Sozodont ren ders the mouth enchanting, composed of rare, an tiseptic herbs, it imparts whiteness to the teeth, a delicious dower-like aroma to the breath, and preserves intact, from youth to age the teeth. “ Who W ill Suffer It is now 21 years since Dr. Tobias’ Venetian Liniment was put before the public warranting it to core Chronic Kheuma- tism, Headache, Cuts, Barns, Bruises, Old sores. Pains in the Limbs. Back aud Chest; and it has never failed. Sold by Druggists. Depot, In Park Place, N. Y. The Human Hair.—Burnett's Cocoaine, a com pound of Cocoa-nut Oil. etc., is unrivaled as a dressing for the hair. For sale by all druggists. Pratt s Astral Oil.—Not the cheapest hut safest and best illuminatiog Oil for family U3e ever made. Burns iu the ordinary kerosene lamp. Docs not take fire nor explode if the lamp is upset and broken. Send for circular, Oil House of Charles Pratt, es'ahlished 177i). Kislrj’s Liniment.—Of Arnica, Hops, Carbolic Acid, acts as a universal external cnre-all. acting on the nerves connected with the shin. It piompt ly re ieves Neuralgia. Pains, Cleanses and cures oid sores and ulcers, flesh wounds, burns, bruises, sprains. <Vc. hold everywhere at fill cents. Mor gan A- Risiey's, Wholesale Druggists New Yotk, General Agent. Laird n Bloom of Yonfb.—A most delightful toilet preparation tor beautifying tiie skin, lias been established over ten years ; and during that time over one million ladies have used it; iu every instance it lias given entire satisfaction ; it re moves all imperfections, tan, freckles and sun burn, giving tie skin a youthful appearance. Sold at ail Druggist* and fancy goods stores. Dc-pol 5 Gold St.. N. Y. Thanks to the timply discovery of Mrs. Win slew's Soothing Syrup, the hearts of man parents have In an made glad by witnesssng the beneficial effects which this remedy never fails to produce during the critical period of teethiug. Carbolic Salve—Nothing like it ever known sores wounds, A c A compound of Cocoa-nut Oil, q c. Acknowl edged the best promoter of the growth and beauty of the hair. JOS. SSSltZUT S OS., Boston, Mass. Sold by all druggists. Beware of imitations. V GEN'Tri Wanted —Agents make more money a: work for ns than at anything else. Business light and permanent. Partienlais free. G. Stiksok A Co . Fine Art Publishers, Portland, Maine. *7 (Ijirtl AGENT* n t.>TED.-$3M per 0,UUU Vi...i - - - tli. stamp for circulars, &c. JAMES E. TAIE, West Point, Ga. #425 ‘ tION I 13 ! Horse furnished. Ei- nses paid. II. B. SHAW, Alfred, Me. 4 V4*K :> OUAf KS.—A victim of early indiscre- • \ lion. eau>ing ntrvons debility, premature decay, etc., having tried in vain every advertised remedy, has discovered a simple means of «elf- 'nre. which he will *»*oid to hi* fellow «utTerers. Address J. H. REEY r ES, 78 Nassau St.. New York. thirty 'S’ears SSxperienc-e IN THE TREATMENT OK Chronic and Sexual Diseases* A Physiological View of Marriage. I he cheapest hook ever published—ronlainiDg near ly three huudred pa^es, and oue hundred and thirty fine plates arid r iijjravings of the anatomy of the hu- q organa in a state ot health and disease, with a treatise on early errors, its deplorable consequences upon the mind and body, with the author's plan of treatment—the only rational and sn.'-cessfu! mode of cure as shown by a 1 eport of cases treated. A truthful adviser to the married a* d those contemplating mar- je, who es tertain doubts of their physical condition, -ent free of postage to any address on receipt of twen ty five exists in stamps or postal currency, by address* ng Dli. LA CttOIX, No 31 Maiden Lane, Albany, New York. Tiie author may lie consumed upon any <>t tiie diseases upon which hi** book treats, either per sonally or by mail, aud medicines sent to any part of the world. i * _ nr^j j t \ ' o . 'o i ' ' ' | before. Cures cuts, burns, sores wo between Messrs. Wooti anti Davves, j fire-day, miea, corundum, slate, mar- \ like mngic. Price 25 cent* per box. John F ble, &e. 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. lives, Othello said. “ my great reveuge hath st> ach for them all ” But hair that are grey or sandy, white or red, the ladies have no stomach for at all Use Christadoro’s Dye and the evil is remedied Manufactory, 68 Maiden Lane, N Y. TtiE PtKESTand Sweetest Lot] Liver Oil It the world is Hazard & Caswell’s made on the st a- *hore from fresh, selected livers, by Caswell, Haz ard <fc Co., New York. It i.s absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided it superior to any ot the other oils in the market JOLt'IS'S InordoroosKid Clove Vleantr lestnres S"i!ed ttloves equal to new. For sale by Druggists and Fa cy Goo » Dealers. Price 25 cents pet bottle. F. C. Wells & Co., N. Y. 19 1m. Manhood, How Lost, IIow Restored. Just published, a new edition of Dr. 4’iilrrr- well’* Olrbratrd on the radical cure (without medicine) of Spermatorrhoea. or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Lo*i?ep, Impotency. Mental and Phy.sieal Incapacity, Impedimenta to Marriage, etc.- also. Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by self-iudulgeuce or sex ual extravagance. nrp rice, iu a sealed envelope, only b cents. The celebrated author, iu this admirable essay, clearly demonstrates from a thirty years’successful practice, that the alarming consequences of seT-abuse may he radically cured without the dangerous use of internal medicine or the application of the knife; pointing out a mode of cure, at once simple, certain, and effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately, and radically. gy-This Lecture should be in the hands of every youth and every man in the land. Sent, under eeal, in plain envelope, to any address, postpaid on receipt of six cents, ertwo post stamps. Also, Dr. Cnlverwell’s “ Marriage Guide,’’ price 25 cents. Address the Publishers, CHAS. j. C. KLINE Sc CO , 197 Bawrry, New Verb, Post-Office Box 4.5N6. Oct 25,1871. 13 ly THE GREAT. BLOOD PURIFIER. Possessing powerful invigorating PROPERTIESkA PLEASANT DRINK. Theae Bitters are positively invaluable in ALLSKIN DISEASES & ERUPTIONS They purify the system, and will cure -DYSPEPSIA ^ GENERAL DEBILlTY. Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, NERVOUS 01 SEASES.LlVER COMPLAINT and are a preventive of Caiila and Fever. All yield to their powerful efficacy. IRE COOP FORTHE MENTAtf ORGANIZATION Are an antidote to change of Water and Diet* THEY WILL RESTOREYOUTHFUL VIGOR to th* wasted frame, and correct all IRREGULARriTOFTHE BOWELS Will save day* of suffering to the sick, and CURES NEVER WELLPE0PLE The gTand Panacea for all the ills of life. TRY ONE BOTTLE PHYSICIA5S THEBE, PEESCEIBE IT H bitted ^ ^ k PEicnc£ Nov 8, 1871. 19 ly Foil House Cleaning, washing dishes, floors, ml cloths, tables, cleaning windows, naint, knives and po ishing tin, brass and ail metals, use Enoch Morgan’s Sons’ Sapoiio. It is cheaper and better than soap. Get it from pour grocer, or at 211 Washiugion street, New Y'ork. It is for sale in Milledgeville at the Drug Store of Mr. John M. Clark, and for the purposes men tioned above, it is a mo« excellent article. Try it- Book and Job Work neatly ex eeuted at this office.