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THE FEDERAL UNION.
Corner of Hancock and Wilkinsor. Streets.)
Wednesday Morning, April 3, 1872.
WHAT HAS BECOME OP TUE AJIEB-
■CAN HAW.
Formerly the Navy was the pride of
the nation. After the war of 1S12-15,
with Britain, men were anxious to get
their sons into the Navy, believing
that was the road to glory. Since the
Radicals have come into power mil
lions upon millions have been spent
upon the Navy, and yet it has dwin
dled down to nothing. Now, under
Radical rule, our Navy has become a
term for ridicule and scoffing. As the
result of all our expenditures we have
only a few rotten hulks leit, and the
pride and boast of our once gallant
Navy has gone down in Radical dark
ness. Many ships seem to have dis
appeared mysteriously, and there are
Resignations and Executive Ap
pointments.—As will be seen in
our edition elsewhere, yesterday Mr.;
N. J. Hammond sent in his resignation;
Impoverishment of the South.
It is only now and then, and by in
direct ways, remarks tlie W ai-hington Pa-
tiiot, that we get a vivid light thrown up
on the ghastly wounds cut into the body
as Supreme Court Reporter, which . u f the "suffering South by the two-edged
being accepted, he was immediately 8 word ef war-losses and carpet-bag iuujiii-
appointed Attorney General for the! ties. Sums total do not weigh much, Le
gate of Georgia, by His Excellency | vause the people do not take them in, but
Gov. Smith.
Immediately succeeding this, Copt.:
Harry Jackson, of this city, sent in his
resignation as Representative of Ful
ton county iu the State Legislature,
whereupon he was appointed Supreme
Court Reporter, to succeed Mr. Hnm-
moud, resigned. Both appointments,
we feel assured, will meet with public
approbatiou.—Atlanta Sun, 31st ult.
The British and American Claims
Commission.
WashnigtON. March 2S.—On the twen
ty sixth inst, which was the last day upon
which claim* could be filed before the
British aud American Claims Commission,
unless permission in each case for a cause
shown, a very large number of memorial*
were presented. Fcur hundred and twen
ty-one British Claims were filed up to that
date, more thau half of them being filed
last week, and at the session to-day fifteen
additional claims have been filed. It is
thought that the number, including all the
claims on both sides, will amount to
about five hundred —the American claims
numbering eighteen only.
There were no decisions to-day. The
Commission adjourned over until the third
of next month. The office of Secretary
will be occupied for some time in getting
the claims properly arranged aud docketed,
and the memorials printed.
It is understood that the Commission
will soon adjourn till September, and that
during that mouth the sessions will be held
at Newport. II. I. Since the commis
sion was organized, eleven cases have
Btrange reports that they have been
sold and the proceeds gone into pri- *> een finally disposed of out of which on
rate pockets. The truth is, the Navy,
like everv other public interest, has
been made subservient to private pleas
ure and emolument. Public ships have
been fitted up at great expense for ex
cursion parties for official favorites,
and wliat lew ships we had left that
were seaworthy have been sent into
the sickly climate of San Domingo
to guard President Baez, the friend
and ally of President Grant. How
long will the American people permit
their servants to use the Army and
the Navy and Treasury to promote
the interests and the pleasure of them
selves and their families to the utter
neglect and destruction of the public
service ?
The Liberal Republican Convention.
All eyrs are now turned towards the meeting in
Convention of those liberal Republicans who are
opposed to the re-eiectiou of General Grant. This
Convention will assemble in Cincinnati the first
of May. It now bids fair to be a very important
political movement. If they adopt a liberal plat
form, and nominate a !ib< ral candidate for Presi
dent, it is probable the Democracy will adopt their
candidate and thus render the defeat of Grant cer
tain. There are several gentlemen among the lib
eral Republicans, either ot whom would be accept
able te the Democracy. Senator Trumbull of II.
linois or Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts
are prominent among them. Chief Justice Chase
would have been prominent but bis bad health will
probably prevent him from being a candidate.—
Either of the gentlemen named would be accepta
ble to the Democracy. They believe and vote
with the Democracy on almost every important
subject; they have always been liberal towards the
South ; they are statesmen and men of honor and
in every respect infinitely preferable to General
Grant. But it is believed by some that the liberal
Republicans will nominate Judge Davis the can
didate of the labor reformers. Should they do that*
the Democracy will probably nominate him also’
and thus secure his election. It will be seen that
in all probability the liberal Republicans if they
manage wisely, will hold the balance of power in
the next Presidential election and are therefore a
very important element in our politics. If the)
defeat the re election of Gen. Grant and orive from
office the hand of robbers who now infest every
department of Government, they will deserve welj
of the country.
The Great Western Canal.
We understand that the survey of this great
work is nearly complete and the report of the en-
gingers will be published in a short time. We ap
prehend that very few of our citizen* yet realize
the importance of this great work to our State-
and to our city. Let us contemplate for a moment
the effect which would be produced upon every
kind of business if the mark-t of St. Louis was
brought to our doors The price of all kinds of
Wo-tern produce would be greatly reduced, and
the expense of living would be but little over half
what it now is. This would encourage capitalists to
make u.-e of our unrivalled water power for man
ufacturing purposes. Cheap provisions added to
the supply of cotton 8t our doors, wou'd enable
them to manufacture cotton goods much cheaper
here than at the North. But the reduction in the
price of provisions is not all of the blessings which
this Canal would bring to our doors. This Canal
will come through a great coal and iron region.—
A large part ot the cost of theso articles to us at
present is the transportation. By water the cost
of transportation will be greatly reduced so that
we would have cheap fuel as well as cheap provig
ions, which would be another great ad vantage iu
manufacturing. The citizei g of several of our
neighboring cities and towns are so much impress
ed with the importance of this work, that they are
aending on strong delegations to urge Congress to
make an appropriation for commencing the work
immediately. Shall we lie still and do nothing? —
Probably the work will be done whether we take
any interest in it or not: but shall we not rathe 1 "
do something to show that we know how to ap
preciate the importance of so grand an euterpiize.
Book Notices.—Briggs & Brothers
of Rochester, New York, have sent
us a fine illustrated catalogue of vege
table and flower seeds, and aline assort
ment of flower seeds. We would re
commend this house to all those want
ing seeds or bulbous roots. They are
sent by mail to any part of the United
States, in packages not exceeding four
pounds ; postage two cents for every
four ounces. In sending orders the
postage for the return package must
be included with the remittance.
Partial returns from Connecticut in
dicate that the Radicals have carried
the State.
Thb Legislature of Virginia has re
solved, by a large majority, that mem
bers are not eutitled to mileage to and
from an extra session called before
they have lelt tbe seat of government.
This is honest, but the practice at
Washington and elsewhere has been
different.
——■—
Elbert county had a snow on the
22d which covered the ground to the
depth of two inches.
ly one was favorable to the claimant,
that being tbe first case on tlie docket.
Tbe amount of the award was six hun
dred and twenty dollars.
For the Federal Union,
r o.M.no,x rciiool*.
For the support and maintenance
of common schools in this State, the
poll tax, special tax on shows and ex
hibitions, on the sale of spirituous and
malt liquors, the proceeds arising from
commutation of military services, and
all educational funds and incomes not
belonging and due to the State Univer
sity, and one-half of the net earnings
of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, are
appropriated to the State Common
School Fund ; and each County Board
of Education is required to make an
estimate of the amount necessary in
addition to what will be received from
the State, to carry on schools for at
least six months in the year; which es
timate said Board shall place before
the Grand Jury of the county at its
next term, and said Grand Jury may,
if they approve said estimate, author
ize the Ordinary or County Commis
sioner in each county to levy a comi
ty tax sufficient to raise the required
sum.
The subject of common school ed
ucation is not, we regret to learn, re
ceiving, from the leading men in many
counties, that attention and encour
agement which its importance de
mands. The State law furnishes a
solid basis upon which schools may
be erected in every county, and yet
such is the indifference felt in some
counties that not even an enumeration
of the children within their limits has
been made and returned to the State
School Commissioner. The fault in
our opinion, lies at tiie door of those
men in every community, who feeling
their ability to educate their own
chi'dren, prefer to do it in their own
way, and their influence and support
is given to private schools and against
any system of common schools what
ever. The country has a right to ex
pect from this class of citizens a more
liberal and patriotic position in a mat
ter of so much importance to the fu
ture wellare of the country.
Ii the leading men in each county
will give their patronage and support
so the common schools provided by
law and thus relieve them from the
odium that attaches to poor schools
(so-called), we believe the system will
be successful. It should at least have
a fair trial, and then it there are de
fects in the law they should be reme
died.
Gen. 0. 0- Howard.—It seems to
be impossible to choke this horse leech
off the treasury. He waxed very fat
on the Freedmen’s Bureau, and when
that remarkable institution gave up
the ghost, it was hoped that Howard
would go along with it. But we next
hear of him as sent on a mission to
the Indians, an office created without
the authority t»f law and for his special
benefit. This, however, is temporary,
are merely stunned by their presentation,
i So. we have only a faint realizing sensp of
what is meant by tbe fact that State debts,
which were only $70,415,890 in I860 have,
been increased to $5:91,620,015 in 1872 ,
or that Georgia, which in I860 asessed
at the valuation of $01S,232,3S7, in 1870
was assessed at only $202,563,557. But
we ran see something of the terrible state
to which this unhappy people is reduced,
when we come across isolated facts, now
and then, which appeal to our individual
experiences, and touch our individual sym
pathies. Here, for instance, a letter lies
before us, in which a gentleman in
Southern State tells us quietly that in
1860 he was worth, in real and persona!
property, between $100,000 and $125,000,
upon which he paid an annual taxation
of one hundred and twenty-five dollars
Note, his negroes, stock and fencing
gone, and his land reduced by the disor.
tiers of labor and the times to a mere frac
tion of its value twelve years ago, he has
to pay taxes to the amount of $600 ! Can
simple fact speak more eloquently thau
that? His estate is reduced to less than
one«fourth its former value, and his taxes
nearly quintupled in their gross sum, while,
relatively to his estate, they are twenty
times as great as they were ! This gen
tleman is not a Ku-Klux ; but put the case
that a fraudulent government were to
multiply by twenty the taxes of Stewart,
Astor, Vanderbilt, and other property-
holders North, would not they seek reme
dies outside the law ? The amiable l)ix,
the magnanimous Sickles, and the stock
and bond holders of Brie have just couclu
ded a successful, but entirely Ku-Klux-
like ; raid upon tho grand Opera House
for a much less matter thau the average
iniquitious deeds transacted in tbe Opera
House at Atlanta, the menagerie of
New Orleans, and the dens of wild beasts
at Columbia and Little Rock.
Georgia Cities and Towns.
The census of Georgia, taken in 1870
under the direction of the Federal authori
ties, has been made public. There are
only four cities in the State with over 10,-
000 inhabitants, viz: Savannah, with 28,-
235; Atlanta, with 21.7S9; Augusta, with
15,389, and Macou, with 12,314. Columbus
comes next, with 7,400; then Athens,
with 4,251 ; Griffin, with 3,421 : Amer-
icus, with 3,259; Milledgeville, with 2,-
750;.Rome, with 2,748 ; Brunswick, with
2,348 ; Cartersville, with 2,232 ; Albany,
with 2,101, and LaGraDge, with 2,053.
The towns with less than 2,000 and more
than 1,000 population are Newnan, 1,917;
Marietta 1.88S; Dalton, 1,809; Tliom-
asville, 1,657, Washington, 1,606; For*
syth, 1,510; West Point, 1,405; Bain-
bridge, 1,351; Fort Valley. 1,333, and
Gainsville, 1,058.
The Senate Arraigned.—The New
York Evening Post rveiews the course of
the United States Senate since the begin
ning of the present session showing that it
has accomplished next to nothing of its
appointed work, and concludes with the
just and forcible criticism that ‘-in addition
to this record of idleness and neglect, the
Senate has so far refused to investigate seri
ous charges made against seveial of its own
members. It tho reports of corruption
and improper official conduct on the part
of Senators Clayton, Caldwell and Pom
eroy are true, those men ought not to
bold their seats a day longer. If they
are not true the Senate ought to assert
its dignity by disproving them. Four
months have been spent by the United
States Senate in tho attempt to drive the
reformers out of the Republican party, to
hide flagrant abuses and to postpone legis
lation until after the national canvas.
The people are still waiting impatiently
for some measure of relief from unjust
taxation, for more generous amnesty leg-
lation, and for means to promote economy
and honesty in the civil service.
Congressmen’s Pay.
Unsuccessful contestants were paid
$113,000 in the last Congress, equal at the
rate of $5,000 per member, to the pay
ment of twenty-three more members of the
House than allowed by law. The only war-
rent fur payment being this, ‘-the Sena
tors and Representatives shall receive a
a compensation for their services to he
ascertained by law and paid out of the
Treasury of the United States,” there is
no authority for salaries to men who are
neither Senators nor Representatives and
render no services. The whole system is
wrong. Men who know perfectly well
they cannot retain or secure their seates
contest them as a matter of profit, and
the rascally speculation should he stopped.
He who is adjudged not a member should
he compelled to refund all but his pro rata
pay; he who fails in his contest should
foot his own bill.
Georgia News*
On account of tbe illness of Judge Gibson, the Su
perior Court of Washington county has adjourned
overto the fourth Monday in June.
The wheat crop of Spalding aDd adjoining counties
is reported to be decidedly puny.
Gnllettsviile, in Monroe conntv, has aesumed the
dignity of of n poet office, mid will hereafter be known
as CaLaniss.
The Sous of Temperance are rapidly gaining ground
in Thooiasville-
Putnom county wiil be represented in Grant St Alex
ander's rqnad by a brace of colored patriots. One of
them, Henry Hilt, plead guilty to the charge of at
tempting to itcile riot at the August election in Eaton
ton, ana made a confession which implicates several
other mokes.
Hancock county has 303.342 acres of land and a pop
ulation of 11,317—over seven thousand of whom are
of the emancipated way of arguiug things.
A Mr. Ira Satterfield, of Cherokee county, commit
ted suicide on Tuesday last by banging himself. He
leaves a family.
A marriage between a couple of infants of the ma
ture ages of fourteen and twelve respectively .was con
summated in West Point recently. The Sews prop
erly characterizes the transaction as a shame and a
disgrace.
It is now stated ihat Col. N. J. Hammond, the pres
ent Supreme Court Reporter will be appointed Attor
ney General.
The Quitman Banner says planting operations are
entirely suspended in that section, and tuat the oldest
inhabitant has no recollection of a more unfavorable
season for farming. The Blackshear Georgian makes
substantially tbe same complaint.
The Ilawkirisville Dispatch learns from parties
just from Wilcox county, that Bobe Adams, the
clerk of the court for that county, was killed last
Monday by Pink Johnston. Adams was the man
who killed John McDuffie a few years since.
Fike in Valdosta.—We are sorry to learn
from onr agent, Mr. J. R. Allen, that Valdosta
was visited by another fire last Monday night—
the work of an incendiary—as it broke out in an
unoccupied store. The sufferers were Mr. Willis
Alien who lost about two thousand dollars’value
of property, on which there was no insurance ;—
Mr. Nelson, about the same, and also uninsured ;
S. A. Smith, Jr., between two and three thousand
without insurance ; S A. Love, goods damaged to
the amount of a thousand—insured : Dr. Slaten,
about $1500, partly insured ; Geo. W. Roberts
about a thousand—no insurance; and five or six
other parties in smaller amounts.
Tbe real estate of Augusta is valued at $6,423,-
475, upan which a tax of $128,469 30 is paid.
The school children of Bainbridge are already
preparing for a May celebration-
Tbe farmers of Northern Georgia predict an
abundant wheat crop.
Trial of Mvram D. Wood.—Tbe new trial of
this Divine, who, it will be remembered, was con
victed, andsenteaced te the penitentiary for twen
ty years at the last term of the Superior Court, for
seducing Miss Mary Olivers, was commenced
yesterday. A jury was impanneled only after
summoning 192 citizens, only twelve out of which
number could be qualified.
Only one witness was examined, the proseco
trix. Miss Mary Cbivers. Counsel for prosecution
8olicitor»General Glenn, Peeples & Howell, and
Mr. Fry. Coungelfordefen.se: Hill & Candler
Geo. N. Lester, Hiliyer & Bro , Stewart & Wing
Atlanta Snn,3lsf
The Atlanta Sun of Sunday says: ‘‘The Gov
ernor, yesterday, by virtue of the authority vested
in him, appropriated the land scrip donated by
Congress to establish a College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, including Military tactics, to the
Trustees of the University of the State of Georgia
The necessity of the action arose Irom the fact
that the grant would have been forfeiled by the 2d
July next—before the next rm sting of the Legisla
ture.
Americas subscribed one hundred and nine
thousand dollars to the Hawkiusvil'e and Eufaula
Railroad las: week A Beard of seven Directors
was elected, witn Col. A. J. Lane as President.
James Cary, 102 years old, died at
Madison on the 2-5th.
The Israelites of Columbus are to
build a synagogue this year, costing
from six to eight thousand dollars.
\i
Elections of Postmastfrs by the People
—The Washington Republican, of Monday sa> s :
A bill was introduce i iu the House yesterday by
Mr. Handley, of Alabama, authorizing the election
of postmasters by the people, which requires tbe
Postmaster General to lay off postoffieo districts on
or before September 1st, 1872, and'an election
held on the 1st Tuesday in October following, at
which all qualified \oters may vote, and the person
receiving !he highest numbers of votes shall be
declared elected, aud shall upon giving bond and
otherwise complying with existing laws.be com
missioned as postmaster, to hold office (or two
years, or until his successor is elected and quali
fied. The bill further provides that iu ease of a
and something must be done for the
public medicant. Accordingly, Grant, j vacancy the Postmaster General may appoint to
r ii I j i r i- | fill such vacancy, cn ten davs’ notice thereof. In
V*e bTB tolu, lias made a place for him CM0 of the creation of a new office the 8»
at the head of the Indian Bureau, Geu. j shall be pursued iu case ot a vaoancv.
Walker, tbe present Commissioner to, W>B referred to the committee on civil s>
be transferred to the Bureau of Reu- j Wendell Phillips says : ‘-Recently, v
What a world of cleaning out I visit to‘he West, in the vicinity of Grant’s f, >rm.T
... ° , home. I asked a friem of mine, at whose house I
SIOUS.
the Conservatives
will have to do
was stopping, w hat the people th-re thought of
when they get possession of the gov- the President,and he replied that they had a very
t J ° 1 ° poor opinion of him ; they did not think he was
My friend
eminent.
poor opinion <
an honest man
around within the
asked mo to ride
neighborhood and he would
III the paper contributed to DeBow’s show rr.e at least five grog-shops where tho now
;view by the Hon. A. M. Clayton, of President of the United States has yet whiskey
Review by the Hon. A. M. Clayton
Mississippi, in 1859, on the subject of the
production of cotton, that gentleman says
that the production of cotton was first in
troduced into the United States about
seventy (now eighty) years ago. The
writer theu adds ; ‘‘The child of the man
is still living, Mrs. General Gaines, the
daughter of General Clark, who brought
the first seed into the South.”—Savannah
Advertiser.
The presentments of the Grand Ju
ry for the first week of the March term
of the Newton county Superior Court,
show that the county is out of debt,
and has $2,416.79 in the treasury.
They report the election of the fol
lowing gentlemen as school commis
sioners :
Wm. S. Montgomery, Dr. H. T-
Shaw, Rev. Henry Quigg, S. H. Starr,
and Dr. J. J. Dearing, and recommend
that they be paid two dollars for every
day's service they are required to per
form.
Upon the subject of a County Court
the iurv says : “ We have examined j ' T ‘il guard against tbe particular rocks whereon we
. J . J J . split, as we shall be very pertate to do m November.
bills standing against him, the score uot having
been wiped out !”
Wheu Mr. Grant was charged with b6 : ng iu
debt to the United States Tieasury, on an old ac
count dating from the tipie of the Mexican war the
charge was as fiercely scouted as this statement
of the great agitator’s" will no doubt be. But the
account was correct,and under pressure Mr. Grant
liquidated it, the inconvenient cle-k who hunted
out the item receiving his discharge. What is to
bDdone with the whiskey bills remains to be seen
Perhaps from their peculiar nature it would be po
litically more profitable to iguore than to pay.
N. Y. World.
The Klsriesi Franchise of Freears.
The following extract from an article from the Man
chester (N. H.) Union, on the iate election in that
State, will show how elections are couducted in the
North. We have bc-fore expressed the opinion that
elections in this country will, in the future, be decided
either by fraud or force, bribery or bayonets. The
editor of the Union says :
We are ashamed to confess that money is a political
engine of great power in our State. The Radicals had
it in unlimited quantities, and the Democrats had next
to none—our good frieDds abroad not being quite sure
whether it were not best that the Democrats here
should be defeated. Et cry vote of Mr Straw's Ma
jority was a purchased one. The same means
will be used in Connecticut; and if one party has all
the money, the result will be the some. Tbe Demo
cratsof Connecticut have more money than we have
in New Hampshire; and if they have spunk in propor
tion, they will use enough of it lo save their owu men
against the Washington temptations. Both these
States are Democratic on a tair vote—and against
Grant by a large majority. We trust that Connecticut
I.filer from IVIneon Comity.
Oglithorfe, Ga.. March 2*itb, 1872.
Messrs. Editors—I write you this to give you a lit
tie item of news, to wit:
John HoLseubske who is confined in jail, and under
sentence of death for the murder of Col. Fish, at
tempted to make his escape last night, (25th) about
half-past six o’clock.
He succeeded in forcing his way through the loft
then tbe top cf tile jail, and let himself down with his
blankets from the roof, and succeeded so far as to
reach the top of the jail fence, which is about fifteen
feet high. Just at this time the guard saw him, and fired
several sliotsat him. One shot struck him ill the flesh
of the aim. another took effect iu Hie left thigh and
broke it. He fell hack into tne prison yard and
carried into the jail. He is now getting along very-
well under medical treatment aud iu a fair way to re
cover.
lour paper lias a great many warm friends in this
county. One obi g.jntlman, Mr. J says he has
taken the Federal Union over thirty years. He save
it is the best weekly paper now in circulation and that
he expects to take it as long a» he ives.
The Great Corruplioui.it.
Mr. Tom Scott appears to have reached tbe topmost
round of all his glory, and we may hope is hastening
to his decline. Tie has been forced to abandon the ring
on the nil region and rail off his dogs: and lie has
been beaten iu Congress, and again iu New Jersey
AtTienton. according to a correspondent of the Tri
bune. “money was treely used, and one member
willing to make oath that lie was offered $ 150 for his
vote ’’ Sixteen members were bought one night, but
failed to carry their point by a tie vole. The Tribune’s
correspondent adds:
When the result wa« announced the suppressed feci
ings of tbe honest men of the Assembly found vent in
a spontaneous burst of applause, which was taken up
by the galleries, and a vigorous rapping of the Speak
er’s mallet was necessary to produce silence. The
friends ot the bill complain bitterly of the partisan
spirit aisplayed by Speaker Niies, and declare that he
did all he could by Ins rulings to defeat the bill. The
reeult completely di.-comfi t d the monopoly agents,
and they were no! seen about the State House again
during the day. The men who so suddenly turned
about are said by all peisons lo have committed noli
tical suicide, since the popular sentiment throughout
the State is against the foreign monopoly
Speculating as to what the Senate will do is now the
absorbing topic of conversation. The more general
belief seems to be that the bill will pass, since every
man who votes against it goes to political destruction.
A Breeze in Connect fcut.—The political
newspapers ef Couuecticut have tailen by tbe ears
upon a question ot grave moment, to wit, did
Governor Jewell, a candidate for re-election, after
dining with a party, including seveial colored
men, who appear to be rather the most w. 11 behav
ed individuals involved, gw out ot the house,
dwelling or building wherein he dined by the
front door or the track ! The combat thickens,
much bad language swells the din, and still the
dreadful question ri mains undecided—tho front
door or the back 1 The fact is, it appears, that
the Governor really did go out by the back door—
presumably to dodge the consequences of having
dined with! is colored supporters.
The announcement that Juarez has
twelve States under martial law is well
calculated to excite Grant’s envy. We be
lieve our Chief has proclaimed only one—
but lie has dragonaiies in two or three
others—aud is privileged to put the
whole thirty six under the ban- The
Mexican hybrid will outstrip him in glory,
if he does uot look about him.—Richmond
Whig.
The latest story about Dr. Living
stone, is that lie is imprisoned for debt,
which indicates a higher standard ot
civilization in Africa than is usually
attributed to that region.
The Naval lavMll|aliaa.
Mr. Charles A. Dana, the well known Phmbus who
drives the fiery team of the New York Sun some time
since noticed from his empyrean heights, or thought
he noticed, a singular phenomenon. From those
heights M r. Dana saw, or thought he saw, eome 450
vessels of the American navy forsake the watery
rastes of the open sea and sail light into the capaci-
ue pockets •( Secretary Robeson. Since the days of
ions AJneas, when old Neptune occasionally raised
,e placid hand in the face of the storm and stilled the
i fury of the elements with the magic of his tiblent,
‘ neither the Sun nor its driver has ever witnessed an
exhibition so miraculous. So the “ Sun that shines
for all has been recently swinging on a very small
radius, thereby withdrawing its illumination from oth
er teirestial affairs in order to concentrate and dart its
keenest rays into the dubuous recesses of the Seereta
ry"s habiliments. In vain. Whereupon he prays the
elect to investigate them- lie insists that they be
tumedinside out and scratched thoroughly - for verily,
verily tbe American navy is anchored, moored or
foundered there, and no where else—being ne where
found on the bosom of the ocean, or in any of its har
bors, inlets or roadsteads.
At all this clamor about small matters certain mem
bers of Congress also call to mind that the navy du
ring the war numbered, in ail its branches combined,
over 600 vessels, of which only 150, or thereabouts,
are now extant. Some of the Democratic members
hereupon became very anxious ‘ to know, you know’—
to know, for instance, if the vessels are not on the
navy rolls, whether their equivalent in greenbacks is
in the Treasury. It must be allowed that these inquis
itive people pat the case in a very hard, pragmatical,
and even awkward sort of phase by their directness.
But strange to say, even the Radical members, while
maintaining that there was no law compelling annu
al reports about such trifles as a navy, admitted that
such a regulation would be “marvelous proper.’" It
seems that both sides concluded at this stage oflhe
proceedings thnt the thing was in a “demnition fix,”
and left it lor the sake of more pleasing cares of terra
Jirma. Not so with the New Y'ork Sun. Mr. Daua
continued to thrash around among the marines with a
fury so frantic and amazing, that Congress, driven to
despair, at last invoked him to descend from his sanc
tum aud “investigate,” and be d—d!
We shall now await, with impatience the unfolding
ofMr.Dar.a s “case.” He lias been installed prac
tically in the powers and rights of the Attorney Gen
eral, being empowered by Congress to appear and
prosecute with his (assistant) counsel, to summon wit
nesses, and generally conduct the proceedings. By-
Mr. Peter’s resolution, it seems that the Congressional
Committee are placed in the attitude of pilent umpires,
while Mr. Dana and his (assistant) counsel, and Mr.
Robeson and counsel are to make their pleas ami coun-
terpleas, charges and defenees, and to call and exam
ine witnesses as they like. So, on with the tourney
the cut and guard, and thrust and parry until one goes
down, -‘ and may God defend the right.”
The question which agitates our mind is, What is
the exact status ot Mr. Daua 7 An ageut of the Gov
ernment authorized to represent bis principal in sum
moning witnesses and paying their expenses, or a tri
bune of the people bearding tbe Sea King who has
been preying upon their commerce? To speak plain
ly. is ne an editor or an Attorney General! Is he real
ly playing a full hand in a square game,or have all the
cards been stocked upon him 7 We Hhall see; but in
any event, lie will have the consolation of putting in
the last word, editorially at 1. ost.
Tbe country has never witnessed a more extraordin
ary official recognition of the growing power of tho
press.
The (Irsaud* sf Confidence
Whence conies that firm reliance, that absolute,
undoubting faith in the efficacy of Hostetter’s
Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion, bil
ious disorders, intermittent and remittent fevers
which notoriously prevail in all parts of tbe United
States 7 This confidence has been growing for
twenty years, and it is still extending. It is not
the result of credulity ; it has cot been engender,
ed by any humau device, but is the spontaneous
and natural consequence of experience. What
people see daily going on under their own eye g
they cannot question. Wheu families in un
healthy districts that resort to this wholesome
vegetable tonic, as a preventive, escape periodical
fevers, and their immediate neighbors, who neg
lect this precaution, are prostrated by tbe disease
how is it possible that the phenomenon should be
without its lessou 7 In like mauDer wheu it is
seen that obstinate cases of dyspepsia, of liver
complaint, of constipation, of nervous weakness,
and of general debility, yield to the operation of
the famous remedy, how can even incredulity
self withhold its endorsement 7 Eye-witnesses
of the salutary effects of the Bitteisare to be found
iu every civilized settlement on this continent —
The thousands upon thousands who owe their re
storation to health and strength, or their preserva
tion from sickness, to its extraordinary medicinal
properties are enthusiastic in its praise. The mul
titudes who recommend it in a neighborly way to
their frieuds and acquaintances, as well as those
who make public their estimate of its virtues, are
always ready to state their reasons for tbe faith
that is in them. They have all either felt or wit
nessed its beneficent operations.
Dead aud Diviug Mailer
While solid food, air and water are passing into
the living bedy to supply the waste which is the
concomitant aud the condition of the production
of the forces ot life, an uninterrupted stream, con
stituting that waste, is passing from the body. In
health the greater portion of the food becomes an
integral part of the body, and having served it s
time in that capacity, finally leaves it in the form
either of water, of caibonic acid gas, or of a crys
talline substance known as urea. These substan
ces are leparated from the blood by the excretory
organs, of which there are three, tbe skin, the
lungs aud the kidneys Of these the skin gives off
principally water, the lungs principally water and
cabonic acid, and the kidneys principally wate r
and urea. The lungs not only act as organs o
direct excretion, but have also another function
By the agency of the lungs the blood is supplied
with oxygen, which, acting chemically upoD the
used-up tissue particles throughout the system, re
models them into the new and simpler excretive
forms" The excretory processes depend closely
upon the supjly of well digested aud duly assim
ilated food; and when the health is suff-riug
from the insufficient action of the skin or kidneys,
this is best rectified by improving the tone of the
stomach and liver, by using Dr. Fisch's unequall
ed Bitters.
NEW STORED
iV/GIf * SPRING GOOD si
ADLER,
At Washington Sail, Between the Angnsta Store and H. 2 n..,
IS NOW RECEIVING A - ’ "*** rt *i
Choice Selection of Spring Goods
WHICH HE OFFERS IT THE LOWEST PRICES, ’
CONSISTING or A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
SR7 GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, GEN*Pa>
IffZSHIG GOODS, MOTION'S, Ac. TS ***
As he is doing a strictly Cash business lie can and will sell as cheep as the cheapest. All 1
trial. Give him a call and you will be ooavinced. ;e wants i, s
Milledgeville, March 19, 1872.
34 3m
MADAM N. S. HOLDRIDGE
HAS JUST OPENED THE HANDSOMEST AND MOST COMPLETE
STOCK of MXXJLIHXCRY
In Store No. 2 Milledgeville Hotel,
ever shown in this part of the conntry. Comprising all the latest styles of Dry Goods, Hats, Ribbons r s-
Underclothing, Ac., and in fact everything found in the first-class Millinery Stores ot our large ci‘ies k*'”®'
The Citizens of Baldwin
and the adjoining counties would find it to their benefit to call on her before purchasing elsewhere Os
taken and goods made up in the latest siyie and at short notice from first-class material. Person. Un*™
on her will be satisfied that she can sell goods CHEAPER than they have ever been offered in this city M *
November 29. 1871. 18 tf*’
T. el.
CARJlKER,
GROCERIES
DEALER IN
AND PROVISIONS.
FAVOUR,
CORN,
Cheap
LARD,
IRON,
for Cash.
~\/\/ ANTidJJ”Dry Hides, for which the highest market price will be paid,
AGENT FOR SALE OF CAROLINA FERTILIZER.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., Feb. 3 1872.
28 3m
tfefo ^btakmrnts.
Extraordinary Improvements
cabinet" organs.
The MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN CO. respect
fully announce the introduction of improvements of
much more than ordinary interest. These are
Reed and Pipe Cabinet Organs,
tieing the only successful combination of REAL
PIPES with reeds ever made;
Day’s Transposing Hey-Board,
which can be instantly moved to the right or left,
changing the pitch, or transposing the key. For
drawings and descriptions, see Circular.
New and Elegant Styles of Donble
Deed Cabinet Organs,
at $140, $132 and $)25 each. Con.-idcting Capacity,
Elegance, and Thorough Excellence of Workmanship,
these are cheaper than any before offered.
The MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS are acknowl
edged liliSIT, and from extraordinary facilities for
manufacture this Company can afford, and now under
take to sell at prices which render them
Unquestionably Cheapest.
Four Octave Organs foU each; Five Octave Organs
flhll, f 125 and upwards. With three sets reeds $ 150
aud upwards. Foity styles, up to $1500 each
New Illustrated Catalogue and Testimonial Circular,
with opinions of MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
MUSICIANS, sent free.
IIASOX A 11.4*11.1* ORGAN CO.,
151 Tremont St., Boston. 596 Broadway, N. Y.
FREE TO BOOK AGENTS.
We will send a handsome ProspectuB of our.Ynr
[ Illustrated Family Bible, containing over 430 firs
' Scripture Illustrations, to any Book Agent, free of
charge. Address National Publishing Co., Phila
delphia, Pa.; Atlanta, Ga-, or St., Louis, Mo.
_ DT/’CARPENTERS, BUILDERS,^
and all who contemplate building, supplied with our
now lllnstrnted Catalogue on receipt ot siamp.
cy*a. j. Bicknkll A Co., Architectural Book
Publishers, 27 Warren St., N. Y.
into tbe matter, and find that such a
Court, in this county, is not necessary
and we are decidedly opposed to its
establishment.”
A well known author says that nothing baffles
curiosity, elude* pursuits, and generally myatifies
the human intelligence like plain, simple anj un
varnished truth.
Notice to the Public!
M R. H. S. HOLDRIDGE of Mjlledgevtlle is now
prepared to reoeivn Fslion Oiaa far Repairs.
Being a Master Mechanic aud Cotton Gin Builder,
and for many years Master Mechanic at Samuel Gris
wold's Factory at tiriswoldville, he does not hesitate
to warrant all his work. Satisfaction will be given or
the inouey retunded. Be can give hundreds of refer
ences in Baldwin, Jones, Putnam, Hancock and Wash
ington counties.
Mr. II. is the matt who in 1859 fitted up and built the
celebrated J. W. Sc L. L. Moore Gin.
My shop is in a portion ot the old McCotnb Hotel,
convenient to everybody who comes to the city. I
will pay all freight on Railroad when the job ex
ceeds bfty dollars, and one-halt if less than fifty and
over twenty-five.
All repairing done at the lowest possible prices, and
the workmanship second to none. Bring in your Gins
early to give ample time for repairs.
lam prepared to furnish New «■■■ of the Gris
wold pateut, also the latest improved Guilett’s bteei-
Comb Gins, or any other kind desired
H. S. HOLDRIDGE. *
P. 8. I will keep, in conneotiou with my business,
a few choice Buggies and Harness, which those wish
ing to buy will find it to their advantage to call and ex
amine before purchasing elsewhere.
II. S. H., Agt.
Milledgeville, March 1,1872. 32 4m
DR. W.
AT.T.
T ENDERS his professional services to tbe public
Office over Drug Store of J. M. Clark.
Milledgeville, March 18, 1872. 34 3m
Dr. Sage’s Catakrh Remedy —$500 reward
for an incurable case. Sold by Druggists at 50
cents.
Lasting Loveliness.—Twenty years ago, when
paint, pearl powder and enamel, were ruining the
omplexions and destroying the health of women
of fashion,IIagan’> Magnolia Balm was brought
out as a pure botanical cosmetic, guaranteed to
restore bloom and beauty to the skin. From that
time to the present it has been continually rising
in public estimation as the safest and inert unex
ceptionable preparation of its class. Instead cf
producing an artificial, metalic surface, like the
deadly enamels, or wilting the cuticle like the
poisonous fluids sold tinder various names as
beautifiers,” it keeps the skin as soft as velvet,
renders it as smooth and glossy as satiu,and imparts
to it that delicate, rosy tinge, which is the beau
ideal of complexions] loveliness- This exquisite
chromatic effect is not transient. By applying the
Balm daily it may bo prolonged from youth to age.
A lady who purchased the first bottle of the article
nineteen years ago, writes to say that her com
plexion at forty is “purer, clearer and more bril
liant than it has ever been and she attributes
its beauty solely to the daily use of Hagan’s Mag
nolia Balm.
Po GENERAL has the public confidence become
in Dr. Ayer s medicines, and so great the demand
for them, that unprincipled villains are attempting
to deceive the unwary by imposing upon them
their worthless nostrums under a similarity of
uauie. Cherry Pectoral Lozenges, Dr. Ayer’s
Troches, Ayer s Pastries for Coughs, CLerry Pec
toral Congli Drops.'Ayer's Fever and Ague Cure,
I)r. Ayer's Indian Pills, &c, Ac., (none of which
are of Dr. Ayer’s manufacture or composition) are
specimens of this villainy and deceit. They not
only defraud the sick of their money but of their
health,or the recovery of their health, which is far
more important thau money. From actual coun
terfeits the people are protected by law which the
Doctor promptly enforces, but these evasion*
sometimes elude the law, and purchasers must
protect themselves by refusing to be deceived by
thf m.—Dover [N H ] Bee.
CHEAP FARMS! FREE HOMES!
ON THE LINE OF THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A LAND GRANT OF
12,000,000 ACRES
IN THE
Best Farming and Mineral Lands jn America.
Nebraska
(or •- Convent Life
(.'■veiled, by Ed
ith O Gorniau, Escaped Nun, whose disclosures
are thrilling and startling. Agents are taking from
IO to 30 orders a day. It is the best selling book
published. Western Publishing Co., Cincinnati, 0.
J TIM EASE NK t ENN, Agents Wanted-
male or female, in every county in the United
States and Canadas, to sell our new and most useful
Patent; from one to six used in every family. 190
per cent guaranteed. For samples aud terms, incloee
ten cents and address
FERGUSON A CO., 645 River Street, Troy, N. Y.
U O Pinna Co , N. Y. 1st class $29.1. No
* IO. Agents. Name of patrons in 40 States iu
A GE.\T* Wanted —Agents make mote inouey
at work for us than at anything else. Buduen
light and permanent. Particulars free. G. STINSON
A CO., Fine Art Publishers, Portland, Maine.
0
FLOUR! FLOUR!
NE Car Load Fresh Ground in store and for sale
low by
C. H. WRIGHT A SON.
BACON*
O NE Car Load of Smoked and D. salted, oo the
way, which will be sold at a Low Figure.
C H. WRIGHT A SON.
CORN AND OATS.
One Hnndred
»le by
C. H. WRIGHT A SON.
3,000,000 Acres in
IN THE
GREAT FZiATTH VAZtliUTT,
TIIE
GARDEN OF THE WEST,
NOW FOIE HALK!
These lands are iu the central portion of the United
S'ates, on the 41st degree of North Latitude, the cen
tral line of the great Temperate Zone of the Ameri
can Continent, nnd for grain growing and stock rais
ing unsurpassed by any in tiie United States.
CHEAPER IN PRICE, more favorable terms
given, and more convenient to market than can be
found elsewhere.
Free Homesteads for Actual Settlers.
THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR COLOATES.
Soldiers Entitled to e Homestead of 160 Acres.
Free Pu.nes to Purchasers of Lund.
Send for the new Descriptive Pamphlet, with new
maps, published in English, German, Swedish and
Danish, mailed free everywhere.
Address O. F. DAVIS,
Land Commissioner, U. P. R. R CO.,
Omaha, Neb.
CUNDURAftlsO
Supply «f Hark A.»aurr*l. Price Kcdarrd.
Biiss, Keene & Co’s Fluid Extract
Cures Cancer. Scrofula, Syphilis, Catarrh. Rheuma
tism, Neuralgia, Pulmonary Complaints, Ulcers, ha ".
Rheum, Skin Diseases, all Bh'Od Diseases. Is pureir
vegetable.. The Best Blood Purifier. Sold by all
Druggists. Price $3 per bottle. Observe thetrada
mark. Send for Circular. 0fllce,60 Cedar att.N. \.
REWARD.
For any case of Blind, Bleeding, Itch
ing, or Ulcerated Piles that DsBiso't
Pile Remedt fails to cure. It is pre
pared expressly to curt the Piles, and
Sold by all Druggists Price 1.000.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
FANNING'S PATENT KID FITTING
SEEKfiTOV CORSET.
Recommended by leading phy-
, sicians.
Should be worn by all ladies
who value health aud comfort.
They are particularly recom
mended for summer wear and
warm climates, although adap
ted to all seasons of the year.
For sale by all first-class
dealers.
WORCESTER SKIRT CO,
Sole Manufacturers,
Worcester, M ass.
The Averill Chemical Paint
IS THE BEST
in the world. Beautiful White, Buff*. Drabs, French
Grey*, or any other color, sold, “mixed ready for uae.’V
Any oue can apply it with ut the aid of a profes
sional painter- It id handsomer, costs les9 end wears
longer than other paint. Sample cards, prices and
recommends from owners of tiie tin cat reti<iem*es in
the country, furnished free ^iy the AVERILL CHEM
ICAL PAINT CO., 32 Barling blip. N. Y , or Cleve
land, Ohio.
PORTABLE SODA FOUNTAINS
$40, $50, $75 and $100.
GOOD, DURABLE AND CHEAP.
Shipped Ready for Use.
MANUFACTURED BY
J. W. CHAPMAN & CO., Madison, Ind.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR
O NE Car Load of White Corn:
Bushels of Oats, in store and for sale by
POTATOES! POTATOES!
ich, 1
perior jualit^
P ARLY^Rose, Early Goodrich, Pink Eye and Jack
son White, of »u
sale low by
in store and for
1GHT St SON.
SUGAR AND COFFEE.
A FULL Stock for salaas cheap as the cheapest by
C. H. WRIGHT St SON.
STRUP AND MOLASSES.
I N Hogshead' and Barrels, very low by
C. H. WRIGHT St SON.
A LARGE LOT OF HOLLOWARE.
H OES, Trace Chains, Haines Spades, Shovels,
Spading Forks, Nails, Salt, Buckets and Brooms,
Lard in Buckets and Tierces; Choice Butter in 10 lb
to suit the
SON.
88 tf
cans.
tins.
All of which will bo sold at prices t<
by C. H. WRIGHT St
Milledgeville, Feb 6,1872.
R ED Km PKOOF OATS, S‘i a ba.hrl i
Orchard Grass $3 50 a bushel. Send 3 cent post
age stamp and my complete Priced Lists of all kinds
of Grass Seeds. Field Seeds, Garden Seeds, Flower
and Tree Seeds, Agricultural Implements, Machinery,
Guanos, Chemicals, Live Stock, Sec., will be for
warded you. These Priced Lists contatD much valu
able information as to time and quantity to plant, Sec.
MARK W. JOHNSON, Seedsman, P. O. Box 230,
Atlanta, Ga.
The FrowTOTtoT Im
(OltIMW.
NSW LONDON, COUtt.
Manufacturers of the “ Brown Gin, Cotton Seed
Hullers, Machinery and Castings. Manufacturers of
Harris' Patent Rotary Steam Engioe—the best and
cheapest Steam Engine for plantation purposes Cot
ton-gin makers and repairers furnished with ail kinds
of materials Saws, Ribs, Pullies. Boxes, etc., of any
pattern, to order at short notice. Have had long ex
perience in the business, aDd guarantee satisfaction in
every particular. Orders solicited. Address as above.
THE CHRISTIANfX^ES
family paper, full
of incidents, provideuce*. music, poetry, true stories
for young, old, saints and sinners. No sectarianism,
controversy, politics, puffs pills, or patent medicines.
Me. a year I 1# copies BA 1 Send 10c. fcr 3 pa
pers before you forget! Lfillr Chrieliaa. 8 oopiee
|1. H. I.. Haeliaga, Tract Beposilory, 19 Lin
da II St., Boston, Mass.
BURKETT S FLAVORING EXTRACTS.—Tbe su
periority of these extracts consists m their perfect
purity and great strength. They are warranted
free from poisonous oils arid acids. J'seph Bur
nett & Co., Boston, Manufacturers and Propria-
tors For sale by all grocers and dru. gists
tIATURE GITES T8 TEETH but she does not
preserve and purify them That must be done
with fragraut Sozodont. The dental bone and its
enamel casing are made invulnerable to all des
tructive influences by tbe daily use of this bcnei-
icent preparation.
WHAT EVr.RV HORSE THY WAITS—A good
cheap and reliable Liniment. Such an article u
Dr. Tobias’ Horse Liniment. Pint bottles at one
dollar. For Lameness, Cuts, Galls, Colic, Sprains,
Ac., warranted better than any other Sold by
the Druggists. Depat 10 Park Place, New \ork.
IMPSORAYIA is an insane thirst for intoxicating
liquors Habitual dram-drinking produces it.
Yet each Alcoholic Bitter vender recommends tbit
a dram of his rum and root-juice to be taken thrice
a day.io prevent sickness! For all bodily ailm-nts
and as a protection against the causes of disease,
take that all sufficient an idote, Dk. WALK***
ViNLiiAR Bitteks. tbe pure essrnce of rare med
icinal herbs unpolluted by distilled poison.
Carbolic Salve, recommended by the haling
Physicians, and the President of the New Io r *
Hoard of Health, as tbe most wouderful healing
compound ever known. Gives instant relief to
burns, cures all kiuds of sores, cuts aud wounds;
and a most invaluable salve for *11 purposes. 8°^
every where at 25 cents per box. John F. Henry,
Bole Proprietor, 8 College Place, N. Y.
Sjapnla is Opium purified of its sickening snJ
poisonous i roperties, discovered by Dr. Bigelow,
Professor of Botany, Detroit Medical College. A
most perfect a odyuo aud sootbiug opiate. Jobn
Farr, Chemist, N. Y
ibristadoro s Hair Dye is tho safest and best,
it corrects the bad effects of in erior dyes, while
tbe black or brown tints it produces are identical
to nature. Manufactory, 68 Maideu Laue, N * ■
Pratt's Astral Oil.—Safest and bestilluinin ting
Oil ever made Does not take fire nor explode if
tho lamp is upset end broken. Over 150,000
families continue to use it, and no accidents ot
any description have occurred from it. Oil House
of Chas. Pratt, es'ablished 1770. N. Y.
THE PUREST and Svcelrst fod Liver Oil In
the world is Hazard Ac Caswell's made on the sea
shore from fresb, selected livers, by Caswell, Has*
ard St Co., New York. It is absolutely pure »ua
sweet. Patients wbo have ouce taken it prefer 1
to all others. " Physicians have decided it supen
to anv of the other oils in the market
JOITI.Y S InordorousKid Gksvc Cleaner restores
soiled gloves equal to new. For sale by Druggist*
and Fancy Goods Dealers. Price 25 cents per
bottle. F. C. Wells A Co., N. Y.
Risley's Phileteken is an established, warrant
ed remedy for Painful Menstruation ; and equally
efficient as a Nervous Antidote in all cases of ner
vous Excitement, Stomach and Sleeplessness M
male or female. Sold everywhere f r $i a bott.e.
Morgan & Risley, Druggists, New York, Genera
Agents. r
A Youthful Appearance and a Beautiful Ch
Complexion is the desire of everybody. This e “ e ,
is produced by using G. W. Laird’s “ ®' 00 S.:ii
Youth,” a harmless beautitier of tbe skin,
remove all Discoloration, Tan, Freckles and '
burn. The use of this delightful toilet prePfJ tj
tion cannot be detected. For sale at air Drugs
and fancy good* stores. Depot 5 Gold St., A- "
In. Winslow * Soothing Syrnp.-It
tbe little sufferei* from pain cures Wind, l
regulates tbe Stomach and Bowels, corrects
and during the process of teething it is in**' '
in mil rases, ms millions ot mom
Perfectly safe in all cases,
can testify.
36 lm-
Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Colquitt County. .
W ILL he sold before the Court House '“® r o0
Moultrie, between the usual hours of
tbe first Tuesday in MAY next. Lot of Laud; >• •
in the 8th District of said county; levied rior
property of Hardy Carlton to satisfy one sup ■
Court fi fa in favor of Elijah English. ..j
R. J. NORMAN, D-
March 19, 1872.