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THE FEDERAL UNION. Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Streets.) Wednesday Morning, February 21, 1872* Kuiunt-r Aftrr Grant nnd Me Cnbiuet. The resolutions offered by Mr. Sum.ier the other day. calling tor an investigation into the conduct of the War Department turns out to be a very impor tant movement. It seems that a Ring, composed principally of Grant’s military family, were engaged very extensively in selling government arms and am munition to the French in the late oai m tween France and Germany. There appears to be two very- bad features about this transaction. First, It was a clear breach of our neutrality; and secondly, There is about four million of the proceeds of their sales that have come np missing. This has probably been dt vided among the family or it has gone into the mess. When Mr- Sumner Irst offered these resolutions they met with violent opposition from the friends of the ad ministration, but since the secret has got out the New York Tribune says it must be investigated, cost what it will. The people demand it. This is likely to tnrn out a worse job for the administration than the Cus tom House frauds. If Grant’s administration is con victed of breaking their neutrality they will perhaps be more forgiving towards England for the same fault. ICxirtsria from Ihr Sprrtk »f < McIntyre Delivered in Ongrcse, February 'id. How do we stand there ? I wish to say a word more about my own State of Georgia' I do not wish yon to think I am compaining- I came here on a mission of p ace. 1 do not come here t< ptovoke strife or to stir up angry passions. 1 should like to bral up the old wounds and close them forever. But I w ill say that not only have . ther Southern Stat s been afflicted, as the distin guish d gentleman from Indiana [Mr. \ oorliees] as snd, by State governments set upon their From the Southern I’ltss - ‘TilE M'.r.IilD. press sSxTnsV/of W, but'th^^Sta7e of | Wilson’s best work. Its first striking j c ' Georgia has been especial 1 y so afflicted.^ She has . pgg U ]i^rity is this—that it bears th r . i : f a fieuthpi-n till! THE HICDDDB WITH ENGLAND We believe the opinion is becoming very prevalent that the quarrel with England about the incidental damages caused by the Alabama has been got up and provoked by Grant and his friends, for the purpose of promoting General Grant’s re-election. These charges were laid before the arbitra tors at Geneva by Bancroft Davis, the Secretary and assistant of Mr. Fish. These charges are preposterous and extravagant. What sane man in the United States believes for a moment that the depredations of one small cruiser like the Alabama prolonged the war two years ? Yet this is one of the charges. We know the Alabama did not prolong the war a single month or even e day, and during the discussion of the Joint Commission we did not hear of such a charge. The whole thing is an after thought got up to buoy up Gen. Grant’s sinking fortunes Charges were made so absurd on pur pose that England might reject them, and thus produce a rumor of war; for a rumor is all there is of it. After the Presidential election whether Grant is elected or not, it will all soon be settled. The fuss made by this administration about England break ing her neutrality, don’t come well 1 from their mouth. Did they not break their neutrality when they built gun boats and sold them to Spain to be used against Cuba? Did they not sell guns and ammunition to France to be used in fighting the Germans? When, in any war have Yankees failed to sell contraband goods to either of the beligerants, when there was any money to be made ? JT. XV. FOR.NKV’S RESIflIUTIOS. A Wharf Rat. It is not often that a Radical Repub lican resigns a lucrative office as long as he can hold it; but Col. Forney is a rabid Republican and has resigned the lucrative office of Collector of the port of Philadelphia without being compelled to do so. The question now is what has induced Col. Forney to take this unusual step? We answer his instincts. Col. Forney is a very cunning, shrewd man, and his politi cal instinct is as keen as that of a wharf rat. It is said by sailors that these animals will always leave a leaky vessel. No sailor will go to sea in a ship that has been forsaken by the rats. Forney has discovered that the Radical ship is leaky, and his instinct tells him that it is about to sink. Forney has a great antipathy to minor ities. He seldom, if ever, is caught in a minority. It will be remembered that he was once a red hot Democrat. He has enjoyed much patronage from Democracy. When they were in power he basked in the sunshine of Democratic favor. But as soon as his instinct told him the Democrats were about to lose power he left them. It is said that Col. Forney resigned be cause he could not stand the corrup tion of the Radical Ring in Philadel phia. That no doubt is bad enough to disgust any decent man; but Forney can stand a large amount of rascality so long as he is in the majority, but his instinct tells him if he remains with them he will soon be in a minority, and he has decided to leave the sinking ship whilst he can. Many others will soon follow his example, and the cry will soon be “ Devil take the hind most.” The following is his letter of resignation: FORNEY’S RESIGNATION. Below will be found Forney’s letter to Gi which he resigns the office of Collector of the port of Philadelphia. The letter, undeniably, gives Fotney a position along side of Senators Nyo and Hamilton as a great joker. That idea of interference with his in dependence as a journalist, is too good to be omitted front the next comic almanac. Hereafter let him be “the great aud good Forney.” Here is bis letter in in fall: IVashiKGTok, Feb. 10, 1872. Dear Sir—When you did me the honor to tender me the appointment of Collector for the port of Phila delphia, I accepted it most reluctantly, became I ap prehended it would seriously interfere with my busi ness, aud especially with my independence as a jour nalist. Ten months experience have so entirely con firmed this impression, that I find myself constrained to send you tin-* my resignation of office, to take effect on the first of March next. I shall then return to my profession as a farmer, for congenial field use, and de vote all my efforts to my newspaper, and to energeti cally support the principles of the great Republican party. Most earnestly thanking you for your kind ness and consideration, I remain. Dear General, very truly yours, J. W. Fojtsxr. To His Excellency President Grant. From the Atlanta Independent. POOU PERSIA. The Accounts o f the famine in Persia, which continue to arrive in greater detail, bid fair to treat the world to the spectacle of a calamity the like of which has not been witnessed in historic times at least—the sudden extinction of a nation by want of food. This has really been the fate of the great states which once filled the valley of the Eu phrates, and it is a fate which hss for centuries been threatening some modern states—Spain, for instance. Man has stripped the soil of trees ; the absence of trees hss brought droughts; droughts have slowly diminished the productiv-i powers of the ground, and finally destroyed them, the popu lation in the mean time, dwindling in numbers and vitality. Spain had forty millions of people in the time of the Romans, and flowed with milk and honey ; it is now an arid region, only half of it nnder cul tivation, with only sixteen millions of inhabitants, and, if modern science had not come to its aid, wonld probably go the way of Babylon. Persia was one of the most powerful states of antiquity, and even in the fourteenth century was able to support the army of Tan erlane, who march ed without commissariat or baggage daring a blood contest. It is now almost a wilderness, with a population of two millions—about half ot them Nomals, which is rapidly perishing from famine, brought on by three year’s drought;. The worst of it is, that, owing to the absence of either common roads or railroads, it seems to be imposs 1 hie for the chanty of the rest of the world reach the sufferers, so that there is a strum- 0 pent of the total depopulation of the count •» P ros The moral of this horrible story is— , your trees. It is to be hoped that'- , 0 ,, a .^ r ness, before long, some organized - country to deal with this motner * h “ f forest preservation, which isd' .* t0 , U9 of pressing. Zoroaster, the g- ^ p ersian , e Jf slator was wiser than he knew ^ hg tree among the most tne- „ , r B iitorious of acts. A Dilemma.—It is reported that when the officers carried Fatty Harris to jail that the door was not wide enough to admit him. After shoving and squeezing for some time they gave up and went back and reported to the committee that they could not get him into the jail, upon which Gen. Toombs told them to build a pen around him. Ab the jail is now full to overflowing, and not one tenth part of the rascals have yet been arrested, we suggest that a high wall be built around At lanta, and let those who are in stay in if they wish, and those who are out keep out. One of the Atlanta prisoners, who escaped with Fry from jail, has return ed and given himself up, disgusted with freedom. Capital, ff.ucU, Ihe capital,” says the anxious would be vent jrer .<i cou ]j mate a fortune.” "if 1 could oni- g-ef t ha t location,” says another who can raise the money, “that’s all I’d ask ” “We must s«- J( . ure Keteli’era” says the head of the firm aoout , 0 5 e made up . -for he ,,as the largest trade of kny man in the City. I tell you, he's A. 1.’ as a salesman—we p^ust got hint'.” “But,” inter poses one of the cautious Juniors, “Ketch’em sprees it, don t no “Well,’* says Senior, “he’s a little off cc,',or, once in a-while, but comes round right, always. He keeps sober through busy sea son.” And so firms are made, up, and all hopes for succesaare based upon "Capital," ‘-Location, ’ and the “ Influence Men.” To do business without capital, is not easy ; but to commence right, keep right and add surely, little by little each day, to the fairly accumulated gains, makes capital and guarantees it’s thrifty use. “He don't know how be came by his money, for he never earned a dol lar,” kills the credit of a young man who asks for publie confidence : while on the contrary, “He commenced at the bottom, has worked his way up by fair dealing and industrious habits,” carries with it more weight than the signatures of scores of friends. Merit, after all, will stand the test-— Capital in business might as well be placed on the turn of a card, as entrusted with incompetent manager*, or, in these days of push and rush, with sluggish, easy-going natures. “If we can only get that store,” everything else will take care of itself; so say and so think those who stand and wait, while the earnest, hard worker has placed himself on the road to success long before they discovered that it was day-break. Bs up early, go at your task, atick to it, and you'll outstrip those who can only say “It’s all lnck,” whenever they hear of ot - er men’s success. We don’t be lieve in luck. The t hief who steals from the beggar's hat, may congratulate himself because the recipient of alms is blind— this may be to him a lucky circum stance, as the sneak looks at it; and so has it ever been rega ded by those who lack the ability and energy to grapple with fair opportunity, and at tain that which ts within the reach of honegt. per sistent, intelligent effort. Therefore, capital, lo cation, influence, luck, all are well enough in their way and place, but unaided by tbe other and more essential requisites, often er go to tbe wall, than guarautee success to business undertakings. Baldwin’s Monthly. irrievuusly suffered from that sort of State admin isrratiou—I mean the administration of a “carpet : ag” government. I wish to say to the House, and through the House to the whole country, that the State of Georgia ha* pass-d from the govern- tnant of the “carpet baggera” into the hands of a government of her own oeop’e. To day Georgia is under the contiol of the good true aud patriotic men of t at State, under the control of men born w ithin her limits. She has a Governor bom with in her own limits- A majority of her Legislature is composed of men bom within her own limits.—- The people, therefore, now look for a good and proper administration of the Stat* government. All Georgia wants is to let h«r alone, and in a few years she will not only get back to the proud posi- tiou she occupied in former times, in being the Empire State of the South, but sha will rank with auy of her sister States. I only need to call atten tion to the coat of arms of that State emblazoned upon the ceiling of this Hall. It is tbe Constitu tion supported by the three great pillars,“wisdem.” , “justice” and “moderation. That is whst w f look for. That is what we expect under the pr- ent administration of the State governnae- oa- Georgia We b lieve the Governor and I at id ture will control affairs there with wisdo ^egisla. and moderation. ill. justice The currency of the country has sition alarming to the country. Msuraed apo states Bank was almost as noth' The old Lmted the present system. It is a -ing as compared to merous officials, tending to power, with its nn- be abolished and the w» - centralism, and should the States, where it of -iola question remitted to save to the laborir right belongs. This would country millions e -g millions of people in this ing on this curr '» monay new paid out in carry- Kindred to tney machine, question is *ud growing out- of tha currency ment T' the hanking system of the govern- paving government of the United 8tates is abon' t0 t * ,e tfcie country interest on Ko , three hundred and thirty million dollars of T ads deposited with the government, and fur bishing the |banks with a circulating medium of $300,000,000 for banking purposes, free of inter est and without charge to them, and at a cost to the people of $20,000,000, and perhaps more. Un der the old system of banking in this country, when the States chartered the banks, the cost to the country was nothing. The banks than paid all expenses; now the people doit. Then inter est was low; now it is high. This power should be remitted also to the States. Here are burdens of which the people should be relieved. The Government pays to its creditors over one hundred and twenty-five million dollars annually of interest. By law this interest is exempt from taxation, while that much interest made by the people in any other way than interest on the pub lic debt would be taxed over six million dollars — This should be remedied and all classas put on tbe same footing, i The War Department now in a time of peace coits the people of this country over thirty five million dollars, while the Navy costs only about nineteen million dollars' This should be reduced at least to the same cost of the Navy Department which would save to the people $15,000,000. The tariff as at present adjusted is enorous to the people. It is so high on some article* that it amounts to a prohibition, and when this ensues the increased price of the article caused by the tar- iff goes not into the Treasury of the United States, but into the coffers of the manufacturer. The rich can build factories, tbe poor cannot ; therefore this tariff is raised from all classes, including the laborer for tbe benefit of the rich. Let tbe tariff be reduced to a revenue standard without discrim ination. This would save millions more to the people of tbe United States. imprint of a Southern publisher, * j first work of fiction bearing s' -he stamp which we have seen P" -ich a era of “whitey-brown” » <oce the wall-paper bindings, wl ^aper and Goetzel’s publications o Jch adorned and “Great Expecta‘ A “Tannhauser" in vain now, how cions. W e look material used i- ever, for the tinted block? J ti ,nes when we » n .ded” br “our friends, the A Washington correspondent of the World states that the constructive damages were made a part of the American “case” for the purpose of getting up a war clamor and filling the public mind with ap prehensions of war. The probability of war would justify or excuse he call for immense sums to be expended on iron-clads and fortifications—which would come very timely in aid of General Grant’s waning fortunes. If the World’s views are correct, and they have that appearance, the English press and the Prime Minister have gone off at half cock and made themselves ridiculous by falling into the trap of the Radical tricksters. The Geneva Board will promptly reject any claim for constructive dama ges, and we shall have ns pretext for letting loose our war-dogs, unless we do it in cold blood. Richmond Whig. The American Farmer.—The num ber for February of this journal is at hand, well-filled with matter for the s arm and garden appropriate to the season. Every department of rural life is treated—the staple creps, ma nures, live stock, fruit-growing, &C., receiving due attention, whilst unusu al care is given to Floriculture, Orna mental Planting, <fcc. A special fea ture of the Farmer is its ablecoires- pondence from men of various sections of the country, distinguished for their devotion to Agriculture. Published at Baltimore, Md., by Samuel Sands 4 Son, at $1.50 a year, or at $1.00 in clubs of five or more, with liberal pre miums for clubs. We commend it to our readers as well worth the sub scription price. In the “ Budget of fun” appears a caricature of a man up, pasting a pla card on the White House” with this inscription: “White House to let.” Peeping at the door, stands Grant, with segar in hand, watching, and in front a female figure, in colloquial attitude, bearing on her head, the in sertion “Columbia” with the follow ing colloquy beneath : Tenant (Grant).—“ Ther’s no occa sion t® put up a let—I’m wiling to take the house for another term.” Columbia (To Uncle Sam).—“I have no objection to Mr. Grant, per sonally, but he has filled my house with so many of bis relations that it is reaily going to ruin, and he’s made a warehouse of my best rooms for his presents from palaces to puppy dogs. It is whispered in Washington that Mr. Sickles’ private pleasure trip to this country is very much like the tour of relaxation from official cares which M. Catacazy is now taking towards Rus sia. In other words, it is insinuated that the Spanish Government fails to pay proper homage to the chivalrous qualities and moral excellence of the American Minister, and has delicately intimated to our State Departmen that his recall would not be regarded in the light of an irreparable misfortune. ty W« ar* under obligation* to the Hon. A. G. Thurman for valuable publio document*. French Version of the Stokes True — The Mesgager Franco-American aunts up the Stokes defense, by Mr Graham, an follows : I. To prove an alibi, and to show that Stoke* was not in the United State* when James Fisk the younger was killed. II. To prove that Stokes never carried a pistol or that if he ever did carry a pistol it was never loaded, and was never fire t. Ill- That Stokes killed Fisk in legitimate self- defense. IV. That Fisk carried a Gatling gun in his pock et. V. That Fisk re organized the Ninth Regiment for the sole and avowed purpose of making war on Stokes. VI. That Fisk destroyed tbe peace and happi ness of Stokes’ home, and that consequently the homicide, it ttiere was any homicide, was legiti mate and a sacred duty of Stokes. VII. That Fisk was a bad man. and it was a good act to pul him out of tbe way. VIII. That Stokes was insane when he fired at Fisk, and was not responsible for his action. IX. That Fisk did not die from injuries inflicted by Stokes. X. That Fisk was killed by the ignorance of his doctors. XI. That Fisk was not wounded at ail. XII. That Fisk died a natural death. The Philosophy of Tonic Stimulant*. Some substances have the power of influencing the changes which go forward in the human tis sues, without themselves taking any integral part in those changes. Salt, for instauce, hastens trans formation and waste, and consequently creates the necessity for a more liberal diet ; while, on the other hand, alcohol retards change and waste. On this principle, Dr. Fisch in his Bitters has furnish ed a preparation having among other properties that of preserving both the materials aud the forces of the system ; and in this as in other things, “ A penny saved is a penny gained.” But it is not only ic this negative way that Dr. Fisch's remedy works for the building up of tbe physical man.— While it holds back the wasting processes, it spurs forward the repairing processes. It promotes the flow of the alimentative ;uic«s in the mouth, the stomach, and the liver ; and thus enables the sys tem to utilize more food—to make more blood — The scriptural assertion that “ The blood thereof is the life thereof,” is the expression of a physio logical fact; and tbe amount of food which a man can eat with telish. and digest affords the exact measure aud index of the mau’s strength. And when once Dr Fisch’s remedy has given the start to an improvement in this direction, the unaided energies of nature take up the work and carry it forward; and thus render the amelioration perma nent. eowlm. All people would undoubtedly prefer a fine head of hair grown upon their own head*, to being bald, or wearing lalse batr ; and it has been the study of many of our learned men to find a remedy to restore the hair when it has fallen out.and renew its color after it has become gray. Such a remedy has been found, and is now off-red to the world uuder the name of liali's Vegetable Cict'lian Hair Kenewer ; and, to verify this statement, read the following :— This is toe rtify tiiat I was very bald ; in fact, my head was perfectly smooth ; aud it is common in my family to glow bald early in life. I have now u*ed four bottle* of Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Kenewer ; and the hair has grown out all over my head, and is now a natural brown - BAR I LEY CONLON. Scino, Jendings Co , Ind., May 28. 1868. Personally appeared before mo Bartley Conlon, and, upon oath, says the above statement is true. M. G. BUTLER, Notary Public sv.trro.Tis of catarrh. Indisposition to exercise, difficulty of thinking or reasoning, or concentrating the mind upon any subject, lassitude, lack of ambition or energy, dis charge falling into throat, sometimes profuse, wa tery, acrid, thick and tenacious mucous, purulent, offensive, &c. In others a dryness, dry, watery, weak or inflamed eyes, ringing in ears, deafness, hawking and coughing to clear throat, ulcerations, death aud decay of bones, scabs from ulcers, con- stant desire to clear nose and throat, voice alter- ed, nasal twang, offensive breath, impaired or total deprivation of sense of smell aud taste, dizziness mental depression, loss of appetite, indigestion, dyspepsia,|enlarged tonsils, tickling cough, diffi culty in speaking plaiuly, general debility, idiocy and insanity. All the above symptoms are common to the dis ease in some of its stages or complications, yet thousands of cases annually .terminate in con sumption or insanity, and end in the grave without aver having manifested one third of the symptoms above enume’ated. No disease is more common or less understood by physicians The Proprietor of Dr. Sage’s Ca tarrh Remedy will pay $500 reward for a case of catarrh which he cannot cure. Sold by druggists, or send sixty cents to R. V. Pierce, M. D., 133 Se neca street. Buffalo, N. Y. ; for it. The World does not Contain a medical prep aration which has obtained a more wide-spread and deserved popularity than the Mexican Mus tang Liniment. Since it* introduction to pub lic notice more than twenty years ago, ’t has been constantly used for every kind of disease or inju ry to man or beast which can be affected by a lo cal application, and so far as its proprietors ai e aware, it bar not failed in a singlo instance. Af ter so long and successful a term of probation, wbo will have the hardihood to dsny it* pre-emi nent claims to popular esteem. Rook .Notice*. Tha British Quarterly Review. This is one of the British Quarterlies republished by Leonard Scott Sc Co., No. 140 Fulton St., New York. Godey’s Lady’s Book has beea received, and as usual is filled with fashion plates, engraving rats, music, dee. Address L. A. Godey, North-east corner ot Sixth and Cheetuut Streets, Philadelphia. were “ enemy. . . same stv’ I’his book is issued in the and “ * j ie which “ Valerie Aylmer” bef- Aorton House” have been brought c ore the public by the Appletons. jome typographical errors appear, which might have been avoided by al lowing the author to revise the proofs; (for it is to be supposed that no one knows better than the writer what he or she meant to say ;) but in all other respects the “make up” of this work is not inferior to the late novels of Miss Fisher, although the latter bear the imprint of the Appletons, of New York, the former that ot J. W. Burke & Co., Macon, Georgia. The author is to be commended for her courage in thus lending her influence to the ope ning of a new era in the South ; the era when our books will not only be written, but published, at home. The appearance of the work itself, and the very reasonable price at which it is offered, goes far, we think to prove that books can be published in the South as well, and as cheaply, perhaps, as in the North, We ask ourselves — why cannot Nashville, with her abun dant resources and central position, become a center for Southern publica tion ? We examined, not long since, some volumes of Reports, issued from the Banner presses, and were convinc ed that they were as correctly printed, aud as well finished a« could possibly be done anywhere. Why should not your “Southern Newspaper Union” become publishers of books, as well as of newspapers ? Nashville is general ly becoming a centre of publication, though few seem as yet to note the fact ; and we sincerely trust the time may come when it will be as “fashion able” to read a novel with a Nashville imprint, as it is now to purchase only those which bear the “trade mark” of Philadelphia and New York On the title page of the book before us we read, “The Nereid ; by Mary Faith Floyd." Both names so new, so fresh, so pleasant to the ear ! Sim plicity, purity and grace, charmingly blended in the whole. Were we per mitted to lift the veil behind which the real author appears, the public would be delighted to find one of its favorites wearing the fair mask of * Faith Floyd,” But it is not for us to remove this dainty domino, and therefore we pass on to the book it self. A tale of the Georgian sea- coast, where the grand hymn of the ocean is perpetually sounding, and the mystical gulf stream, as it rushes along, beats in its blue waters the warmth and life which make those shores a continual “Summer Land.”— We see at once the Nereid of this semi- tropical scene. At first a young child trained to sea-life, rooking idly in her fairy boat in some sequestered cove ; or glancing far out over the shining waters, her gay song borne backward on the breeze ; or dashing through glistening “breakers” with a glad shout of triumphant freedom, as the white foam flecks her dripping robe, and tbe sea-spray flings its diamonds over up turned brow and streaming hair ! This passed—and then came, floating up to our mind’s eye, the vis ion of a fairy creature loving to linger along the ocean shore ; a careless be ing scarce knowing that she possessed a soul, but with cool, white fingers and a low and tuneful voice—with large, soft eyes, so shy and so loveable, and ripe, red lips, so saucy and so— Icissable ! Then again we saw her.— The sea was broken into wild and fear ful billows ; the heavens were black with dread and driving storm : the minute guns boomed through the •trife of winds and waves, and a daunt less girl with pallid face, and a stout cable knotted round her siender waist pushed off alone in her fragile boat to wards the foundering ship, and with the heroum of a Grace Darling, rescued a portion of its perishing crew ; find ing, ultimately, from this same rescue, that she had both a soul and a destiny. Such was the “Nereid” of our imagina tion as we read the name on the title- page. This, however is not the “Ne reid” of our author; and to discover how much better is the sea-nymph of her imagination than ours, you must read the b«ok. We shall not under take to tell you, as that would be de priving you of a real pleasure, and you would neither bless nor thank us for the service. Tbe author of the “Nereid” appears not to have written a novel to enforce any particular theory ; nor has she dealt in “burning coals of juniper, sharp arrows of the strong,” with which some earnest thinker and im petuous speaker seeks to chastise a po litical folly, or a social wrong. Her aim seeniB to be to write a pleasing story, the plot of which is intricate enough to be very interesting, and the purpose of which is to show how much of real good may be effected by one noble woman—earnest, pure, selt- sacraficing and patient. There is noth ing in the story which can be stigma tized by any candid critic (for occa sionally we do find such a rara avis) as either “unnatural” or “unconvention al.” The narrative runs smoothly, like a story of to-day, in times of rail roads and telegraphs, and conforms to the received ideas of society, simply (as it seems to us) because the author did not care to challenge, in any way, the received opinions of the people who will read her book. It was not because she did not possess the power, or the courage to challenge the stereo tyed doctrines of “society,” (so-called,) or to charge the batteries of fashion, or custom, or prejudice ; but only that she did not care, “at this present writing,” to do so. Her scattered through her and there, passages of strong ,«fork, are brief We have before us a book with the independent thou ,individuality and above title, the like of which, in one clusively that gtf, wh,ch show con- respect, we have not seen since those j Public «pm« the could so challenge dark days in “war times,” when S. H. | We of* .oft if she so desired. Goetzel & Co. issued from a Mobile culture .en see some fine woman of Macaria"—Augusta Evans of r "ch ’» intellect and depth 1 otiaracter, playing in society the jnventional lady only. She is all suavity, sweetness and serenity—too well bred to say or do anything be yond tha appieciation of her pro tern associations. She provokes no jealous ies and wins ail hearts. A stranger would immediately set her down as one of the “fashionables” by whom she is sujronnded—one of the very pleasantest among them, too. But no, she is something far more and bet^ ter. She is merely one of them for the time being, because it is not her pleasure to be anything else, for a sea son. There are depths in her nature —there are heights in her intellect over which she can gracefully draw a veil of conventionalities, when she does not choose to startle her audience or throw away upon them those bril liant originalities which she knows they are in no condition to appreciate. This is how we view the “Nereid.”— The author has laid her band so deli cate, and yet so determined, upon all her rich resources of enthusiasm and power and scholarship, and said— “Thus far shall ye appear, and no far ther.” She has held all her varied abilities “well in hand,” which shows that strict training has been applied to hex mental forces. There is not the faintest trace of an effort at display ; on the contrary, the modesty of the style, &c., is equal to its simplicity and grace. We are not obliged to sit down witn dictionaries, encyclopedias and all such nuisances within reach when we read this book of fair “Faith Floyd’s.” It is pure as the lily-bells which crowned Undine, and bright as the dew-drops which gemmed her waving hair. It is the graceful and charming play of a mind which treas ures within itself far deeper and broad er resources, and which could (if so disposed) exhibit them. It is the beautiful sheet-lightning which plays along the horizon on balmy summer eves, when all is bloom, and verdure, and repose ; hut which, intensified arid under, other circumstances, be comes the “red artillery of Heaven” that strikes and startles us with its brilliancy and power. It is something of what the author can do, and very beau tifully and charmingly: it is not all she can do, nor yet (as we think) the very best she can accomplish. She is prob ably one whose daily iife and action have more in them of virtue (consid ered in the old Roman interpretation of that much used and much abused word) than she could ever allow her self to put into a book. But she has a thousand friends who will read the “Nereid” with unflagging interest, and on laying it down, say earnestly : “Fear not, friend : Wh tli : uk here, you have written s good book. And you, a woman ! It was in you—ye*, We felt ’twas in you. All my heart Is qu.ck with yours, since, just a fortnight since I read your book, and loved it.” L. Virginia French. Forest Home, Tenn. Miuking Nowlf. Diseases that progress rapidly to a crisis are no the only ones to be dreaded. Canker or dry rot does not blast a tree a* suddenly as a stroke of lightning, but unless arrested it destroys it as cer tain; and in like manner chronic debility, although it dees not kill with the swiftness of yellow fever, is as sure to snap the springs of life eventually as any acute disease, if not checked by invigorating medication. There is something inexpressibly touching in the spectacle of premature decay.— Languor pallor, emaciation, depression of spirits, and a dista.-te tor ext rtion, are its ordinary symp toms, and they should be promptly met by touic treatment. The best invigoranl and exhilerant that can be administered in a case of this kind is Hostetter s .Stomach Bitters. The stimulating principle of the preparation rouses the dormant energies of the systeufc and the strengthening and regulating properties give a permanent and health ful impulse to the vital forces thus brought into play. The failing appetite is re awakened, the process of digestion and assimilation are quicken ed, tho quality of the blood is improved, tbe secre- liot s become more natural, and every organ that contributes to the nourishment of the body under goes salutary change. By these means the repair of the physieal structure is effected and its health and vigor restored. In no clsss of disease has the beneficent operation of the Bitters been more marked and striking than in those characterized by general de. ility and nervous prostration. La dies affected with these ailments find in this most wholesome of all tonics and correctives the safest and surest means of relief. It is strong to restore and powerless to injure. Such is the uniform tes timony of “ cloud* of witnesses.” 23 Jm Georgia News. Mr. A. M. DuBese ha* received the appoint ment of pest master at flparta - Tbe sixty dollar* stolen from Professor Bon ham ha* been recovered, and the negro wbo stele it limboed. Hancock county lightning has already com menced Kn-Klaxing tree*. noys your friends as well as yourself. w like to get rid of it, but scarcely know what te adopt We will tell you. Use the Iragrant .Son." dont—it will cleanse aud beautify your teeth anri leave your breath pure. Karnett a Standard Flavoring Extract* Lemon, Vanilla, &c. Charge ynur servants a'ail Mr. Lorenzo S. Stewart, of Sparta, died en the dealers and observe that they do not substitut* ; n h inat. . »<red 63. I their stead any of the pernicious unpalatable ex tracts with which the market is flooded. Burnett' Standard Flavoring Extracts are established a* tbtf strongest, purest aud the best. M The Terrific find between Prussia and I'ran is over, but thousauds of battles between 1)* Walker’s Vinegar Bitters and Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint are sow going on in every Stat in the UoioD. Tbe issue of such contests is neve* for one moment in doubt. The conflict m KV i, [ longer in some cases than others, but the le&din Vegetable tonic and alterative of tha nineteen!? century invariably triumphs. T» Owner* tf Btnn and Cattle.— 1 T^biaa' Derby Condition Powders are warranted superi. to any others, or no piy for cure ot Distenmor Worms. Bots. Coughs, Hide bound. Colds &e ’ in horses, and colds, coughs, loss of milk, black’ tongue, horn distemper, Jko , in cattle. Pri-7o- cents, Depot, 10 Park P.ace, N. Y. ** Carbolic halve, recommended by the lcadin Physicians, aud the President of the New Y»rk Board of Health, as the most wonderful healin compound ev.er known. Giv. s instant relief to barns, care* all kinds of sores cuts and wounds- and a most invaluable salvs foi all purposes Sold everywhere at 25 cents per bo:. John F. HemV Sole Proprietor, 8 College Place, N. Y. Syapoia is Opium purified.ofits sickening and poisonous properties, discovered by Dr Bigelow Profesior of Botany, Detroit Medical College A most perfect anodyne aud soothing opiate. j 0 k„ Farr, Chemist, N. Y. u Cbrisladoro s Hair Dye is the safest a D d best, it corrects tbe bad effects of in'erior dyes, while the black or brown tints it produces »re identical to nature. Manufactory, 68 Maiden Lane, N Y Pratt * Astral Oil.—Safest and best illumimting Oil «Ter made. Does not take fire nor explode if the lamp is upset and broken. Over 150 000 families continue to use it, and no accideatg of auy description have occurred from it. Oil Houia of Chas. Pratt, established 1770. the PUREST and Sweetest €®d Liver Oil l n the world is Hazard & Caswell s made on the tea- shore from fresh, selected livers, by Caswell Hu* ard &. Co., New York. It is absolutely p U r e » n( t sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in the market. 3T/M GS. 20,000 POUNDS O F COTTON RAGS wanted immediately at J. R DANIEL S, No. 3 Milledgeville Hotel. ESTKAY NOTICE. GEORGIA, Baldwin County, December 20th, 1871- W ELBORN SCOTT, of said County and State, did on the 15th ot December inst., take up as an estray.a medium sized bay mare mule, with saddle inaik ou right side ot back; about five years old, Tbe same having been brought before the undersigned freeholder* of the said county and state, wa* apprais ed by us at one hundred and fifty dollars. T. O. Powell, W. T. Lockheakt. Note—This mule, miles* proved by the owner and a.I costs paid within sixty days, will be advertised and sold by the Sheriff of said county, as he does property under execution. 27 2m M. R. BELL. Ord’y B C. Wilkinson Sheriff' Sale. GEORGIA, Wilkinson County. W ILL be sold before the Court house door in the towD of lrwiuton, in said county, on the 1st Tuesday in MARCH next, during tbe usual hours of sale, the following property, to wit: One lot of land in said county, number not known, but the place whereon E. P. Ccilins lived during the year 1371, adjsining lands of Nelson Stuckey and W. Chapman, et al, containing two hundred two and a half acres, more or less, levied on to satisfy two Justice Court Fi Fa’s in favor of M. C. Collins vs E. P. Collins, and also one justice court fi fa iu favor of John Purcer vs E. P Collin*, and other fi fas iu hand not levied. The above levies made and returned to me by a con stable. L. L. PEACOCK, Deputy Sheriff. Jan.27,1872. 27 tds. 6th inst., aged 68. The Hancock Sentinel of Saturday »ays : Col. John Bonner, died last Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. He bad been sick for some time, and as his death was momentaily expected, it will be no surprise to our readers. More than once tbe pa pers had chronicled his death, since his present sickness, once, wa learn tbe announcement wa* made publicly in tha Cbureh. Hie coffin, which he has had prepared tome twenty years, wa* brought in from hia place on Wednesday before bis death. Parham Allen, of Hancock eounty, died on the 4tb inst., aged 71. Tbe Sparta Times cbroniel-s the burning of the residence of Col. T. J. Smith, in Washington county. Tbe Time* *»ys : The fire originated in the kitchen, spreading rapidly to the main residence, aud so quickly con turning it that even the watches belonging to the family were lost. Mrs. F. Pearson, returning for some valuables, was almost miraculously rescued from tbe flame*. A valued old family servant, “Aunt Betty,” in the same sort of attempt, lost her life—having been *o severely burned a* to cause her death in a few hours. Mr. Norwood.—Mr. Norwood is making him self a name in the United States Senate. He dis. cussed the Sumner amendment to the amnesty bill with distinguished ability.—Richmond Dispatch. Death op Hon. John Billups.—a special dis patch to the Chronicle and Sentinel, given in our telegraphic celumns, announces the death of Hen. John Billups, of Atben*. Mr Billups was a very old man, and had been in a feeble eonditiun for several years previau* W bi* death. He was a prominent citiaen of this State, and was universal ly respected and belov-d. He took an active part in politic* previous to tho war, and was an able and unwavering aupporter of the old Whig party and its doctrines. He was frequently elec ted a member of the Georgia Legislature, served both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, and was chosen 'President of the latter body. He was also, we believe, a Presidential elector in several campaigns.—Augusta Chronicle 14tA. The Thomasville Enterprise says tbe hard win ter, combined with short rations, is thinning out the cows iu tha country. T. T Snead, the colored mail agent on tbe Ma con and Augusta Railroad, bas been arrested by a United States post office official for irregularities which, we presume, means stealing. The Monroe Advertiser says : It is estimated that $50,000 worth of mules were sold in this coun ty during tbe fall and winter. It is a lamentable fact, however, that one dealer—Mr. Wm. Fisher, of Paris, Kentucky—sold $40,000 worth on time. The Albany News still clings fondly to Hi Kimball, and doe* not want bi* name era»ed from the cups, the saucers and the arches of the Kimball House. We quote the following from the Atlanta Constitu tion : Th* Hott Ca**.—Yesterday H. O. Hoyt appeared before the committee to investigate the official con duct of Gov. Bullock, and tendered O. L. Pease and D. McBride as additional aecnrities on h!s bond 'Mr. l’ease testified that he wa* worth $10,000 above his li abilities, and Mr. McBride testified that he was worth $< ,000 above all claim* against him.—When informed that the Committee would not accept the additional security offered. Mr. Hoyt was observed to reel and fall to the floor. This happened about half past three o’clock. He wa* carried to the office of Drs. Miller and Johnson for treatmemt- Mr. Hoyt frothed at the month, was extremely pale and almost pulseless. For four or five hours he showed but little sign of reaction. At the present writing (11 e’elnck) a slight reaction has taken place, and he is a little better. His condition wa* caused by nervous prostration produced by men tal excitement of the past three or fear days. Dreadful Tragedy al Nlaalieello. The Atlanta Constitution relate* the following: The dispute had previously originated about the hire of a negro. The parties were Clinton Digby and brother nn the one side, and Seaborn Kelley and two brotheis on the other—all farmers. They met in Monticello on the 7th instant, at the election of ordinary. The dis pute revived between Clinton Digby’s brother and the three Relieve. Young Digby drew his pis ol, out be fore he could use it,one of the Kelleys seized his arm and held it np while the other two Kelleys pouuded away in sledge hammer fashion on Digby. At this juncture Clinton Digby came np to the assistance ot his overpowered brother. As he approached one of the Kelleysshet him in the leg. Nothing daunted, he fired, killing tbe Kelley whe held his brother; tiien wheeling quickly, ho shot down another of the Kelleys, who died in abont an hour. Then mounting a horse, he rode furiously over fenoes and through the woods, and made his escape. a TRiinru. No medicine ever offered to the people has won for itself such a reputation in *o abort a time, as DR TUTT'S EXPECTORANT. Wherever it has been introduced, it ha* superseded all other Congh remedies. It not only cores the Cough, but so thoroughly purifies tha Lungs, that no fears of its return need be apprehended. Memphis, February 11, 1869. Dr. Wm. H. Tult: Sir—I have been suffering far nearly two years with a severe cough and great difficulty of breath ing. My weight was one hundred and forty five pounds ; and when I commenced taking your Expectorant, I was reduced to ofte hundred and sixteen. I had tried almost everything ; had ter rible night sweat*. I have taken half dozeu bot tle*. Th# night sweat* have left me, tbe cough has almest disappeared, and I have gained fifteen pounds ia weight. I believe it will cure my cough. I recommend it to all my friends. With great respect. OLIVER RICL. Dr Titl'i Hair Dye Acts ■nsfantaaroasly. SPECIAL NOTICES. Y«H are Troubled with a Bad Breath, j, JOITI.YS Inordorou* kid Glove (leaner restore* soiled gloves equal to new. For sale by Druggist* and Fa-cy Gods Dealers Price 25 cent* oar bottle. F, C. Well* & Co., N. Y. Risley's Phllotoken is an established, warrant ed remedy for Paiufui Menstruation; aud equally efficient as a Nervous Antidote in all cases of ner vous Excitement, Stomach and Sleeplessness in male or female. Sold everywhere f r $1 a bottle Morgan &. Kisley, Druggists, New York, General Agents. .1 Toothful Appearance and a Beautiful Clear Complexion is the desire of everybody. This effect is produced by using G. W. Laird’s “ Bloom of Youth,’’ a harmless beautifier of the skin. Will remove all Discoloration, Tan, Freckles aud Sun burn. The use of this delighttul Joiiet prepara tion cannot be detected. For sale at all Druggista and fancy goods stores. Depot 5 Gold St., N. Y. Mr*. Winslow's Soothing Syrnp.—It relieves the little suffsrets from pain cures Wind, Colic, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, corrects acidity, and during the process of teething it is invaluable! Perfectly safe in all cases, as millions of mothers can testify. 23 1m. Ittiu ^telismntts. HISTORY OF The Great Fires iu CHICAGO and the WEST by Rev. E. J Good sri ed, I). D., of Chicago. Only complete history 700 8vo pages; 75 engravings. 70,000 already sold Price $2 50. 2000 agents made in 20 days. Profits go to suffeiers. Agents Wauled. H. S. GOOD- SPEED & CO ,37 Park Row, New York a CUNTS Wanted —Agents make more money A. at work for ns than at anything else. Business light and permanent. Particulars free. G. STINSON Sc CO. Fine Art Publishers, Portland, Maine. GARDEN SEEDS That are Genuine and Reliable. If you whut Seeds that will give entire satisfaction, get those raised by D. C. BRAINARD, Nociely of Shaltrra, yiount I.ebnnou, .'V. V. Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue free ou application, with pree of package, scut bv mail when ordered, postage prepaid Address D. C. BRAINARD, ILunt Leba non, N. Y. m aanAKORiuxu. In Baldwin county, Ga., on the 30th January, 1872, after a brief but severe illness, Mist Mattie McCloud fell asleep in Jesus, aged 18 years. Death’s blighting chill has touched no plant more cherished. She was fair and fragile. Her sweet face ever animate with the joy that filled her heart. In her last illness it was beautiful to watch her resig nation, net only to coffering but to death. Many limes she said to the bereaved mother and sisters, “ Don’t grieve ; I am only going home to Heaven.” In the triumphs of faith she often exelaimed, “ O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy vic tory ?” Those who stood beside her will never forget the look of ineffable sweetness that crossed her fea ture* as she lifted her wasted arms murmuring “ Lord Jesus,ready, ready.” Ready to die Mattie?" eaked a friend. The light of Heaven rippled over her brow and she answered with earuert, exultant confidence, ‘‘Ready.” She was conscious to the last, though un able to speak, and went calmly down into the dark river. One moment the weeping of friends disturbed her. She turned as if to soothe them, when the glo ries of the spirit-world seemed to break upon her vis ion, and enrapt in these new revelations her soul pass ed away. Their happy impress was left upon her love ly face. Bereaved ones do not weep ! The voice for which we listen is heard where the seraphs sing. Sweet Mattie wears a crown and strikes a golden harp. Her smile blends in Heaven's beauty. Surely she lias joined the white-robed throng. Seek her there. A Fkiknd. Bloomington Nursery, Illinois. 20th YEAR! 600 acres ! 13 GREEN HOUSES !- i.argrsl Aesertnsrat. Best Sleek. Ls* Prices Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, Stock*, Grafts, Ac. 140 page lllaslraled Cnlalegne tO crate Bulb, Plant, Seed Catalogues, all fur 19 cents. Wholesale Price List, free. Send for these be fore buying elsewhere. F. K PHOENIX, Bloomington, III. R ED BUST PltOOF OATS $2 a bushel I Orchard Grass $3 50 a bushel. Send 3 cent post age stamp and my complete Price Lists of all kimla of Grass Seeds, Field Seeds, Garden Seeds, Flower and Tree Seeds, Agricultural Implements, Machinery, Guanos, Chemicals, Live Stock, Ac., wi'l be forward ed you. Tnese Price Lists contain much valuable in formation as to time and quantity to plant, Ac. MARK W. JOHNSON, Seedsman, P. O. Box 230, Atlauta, Ga. S UETHEUN KNTEKPKIME.— $4 50 to $10 per day A per day Circulars free. Send for particulars. Bkixk & Co., Atlanta, Qa. tgents wanted H.D The BROWN COTTON GIN COMPANY. NEW LONDON, CONN. Manufacturers of the “ Brown Gin,” Cotton Seed Hullers. Machinery and Castings. Manufacturers of Harris' Patent Rotary Steam Engine—the best and cheapest Steam Engine for plantation purposes Cot ton-gin makers and repairers furnished with all kind* of materials Saws, Ribs, Pullies. Boxes, etc., of any pattern, to ordei at short notice. Have had long ex perience in the business, and guarantee satisfaction in every particular. Oi ders solicite d. Address as shove. A SURE CURE for till.- distressing complaint is now made known in a Treatise (of 48 octavo pages) on Foreign and Native Herbal Preparations, publish ed by Dr. (). Phzlps Brown. The prescription wa* discovered by him in such a providential manner that iie cannot conscientiously refuse to make it known. a* it has cured everybody who has ti-ed it for Kits, never having failed in a single case. The ingredients in»y be obtained from any druggist. A copy sent fre*_Jo all applicant* by mail. Address Dr. O. PHELI’S BROWN,21 Grand St, Jersey City,N. J . COTTOxN MARKET. The following is the market report of February 20: Liverpool.—Middlings 11J tolled. New York—Middlings 23|. Savannah—Middlings [22J. Charleston.—Middlings 22J. Augusta—Middlings 21| Milledgeville—Middlings 2:|. Gold 10. Fresh Garden, Flower, Tree and Shrub, Evergreen, Fruit and Herb Seeds, Prepaid by Mail. JL com plete and 'udicious assortment, 35 sorts of either class, 31.00. The six classes, [150 packets] for 55.00. Also, an immense stock of one year grafted Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Fruit Stocks, Toung Fruit, Orna mental and Evergreen Seedlings, Bulbs, Roses, Vines, House and Bor der Plants, Ac, 44c, the most com plete assortment in America. Pre paid by mail. Priced Catalogues to any address, also trade lists, gratis: Seeds on Commission: Agents Wanted B. BfX. WATSON, Old Colony XVnrseries and Seed Warehouse, Ply mouth, BXass. Established 1842. Jan 29, 1872. 27 6t The Greatest Discovery of the Age. watt FHANOAISB Du DOCTEUR LAURENT, of Pari*, An infallible cure for all IaatTATioirs or the Skie, a* weil a* obstinate Ekottion*. Tbi* preparation i* universally need among tbe higher classes in France and England. A bottle of the Eau Fhskcaise will be sent to any addreee upon tbe receipt of out dollar AED FIFTY CENTS- W. E. FLORANCE, Sole Agent for tbe U. S., Richmond, Va.* Feb 8, 1872. 29 4t Milledgeville Prices Current. Corrected Weekly by O. H. Wright A Son. COTTON BACON: 10® 11 12® 13 D. S. Clear Rib Side*,... 9 1-2 BAGGING IK. »N TIES BUTTER.—Country, COFFEE—Rio, ^ Ife 25 ® 30 FACTORY GOODS: $1 50 12 1 2® 20 FLOUR, jpbbl ...$8 00®$J2 00 GRAIN: ....$1 15®$1 25 ...I ooa) 20 i oo HOES bfiai oo IRON ... 5® 10 IsARri 15«20 r.iMt' ’ x> v„.h $1 25. MOLASSES, 9 gal nails, OIL; Keroeene, ^ g«l POTATOES. Sweet, It bu»b. Irish, “ “ .......... POTASH te. LYE W can,... SALT, r *«ek, SUGARS SYRUP, y gel 50*60 75®$1 00 $2 25*250 25 $2 25 12® 20 90 • 1 25 TALLOW 121-2 TEA, $1 50 • 2 00 VINEGAR 40 • 1 00 WHISKEY $135 • 500 * gel. the CRF4T-.BLOOD PURIFIER PROPERTIES^ A PLEASANT DRINK. All SKIN DISEASES,-. ERUPTIONS 1 rSPEPSlA J GENERAL DEBILITY. NERVOUS DISEASES LIVER COMPLAIN E i'I LEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER \F’,E COOD F0RTHE MENTAL ORGANIZATION they will restoreyouthrilvicor to tha wasted frame, and correct all Will save days of suffering to the sick, and CURES NEVER WELL PEOPLE The grand Panacea for all the ill* of life. mmsmsnEmsmm Tie Mari ^ bittern (E2IAJI Not 8, 1871. IT H THOT PZACHCEi 19 ly CORN. A CAR LOAD OP CORN JUST BECEU and for .ale VERT CHEAP by &