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THE FEDERAL UNION.
Cornti of Hancock and Wilkinson Streets.)
Wednesday Morning:, April 24, 1872.
THE AG RICE I. TER AI. COf.I.EGK.
Taking Timr by the Forelock, nnd Count
lug Cbickrnr Before They are Hatched.
Without waiting for the action of
the Legislature, against the expressed
will of the Agricultural Societies of
the State, and contrary to the known
wishes of a great majority of the peo
ple, the Athens junto have incorpora
ted' and organized themselves into a
body politic, and elected themselves
to various offices, with high-sounding
names, and, without being called upon
by the people to assume any such
grave responsibility, have constituted
themselves the instructors and guides
of the young farmers of Georgia. Rely
ing upon what we consider a forlorn
hope, these men have pretended to
organize what they call “ The Agricul
tural College of Georgia.” This Col
lege should, of course, have been lo
cated in that part of the State where
the greatest variety of products can
be raised, and have been put under
control of men experienced in Agricul
tural pursuits. But where have they
located it, and who are the men they
have selected to control it ? They have
placed it away up under the constel
lation of the great Bear, upon the
flint rocks of Clarke county, among o
highly refined and intelligent people,
it is true, but a people who know
very little about farming, and who
have very little sympathy with prac
tical farmers. And who are the of
ficers of this suddenly improvised
College ? In selecting the officers they
have been consistent at least. They
have selected themselves, and having
placed the College under the great
Bear, they have elected LeRoy Bruin
(which translated means the King
Bear) for President. His duty will be
to lick the young cubs of Georgia in
to form and comeliness. To assist
the King Bear, they have associated
with him W. L. Jones, A. It., L. H.
Charbonier (charcoal merchant) from
Paris, and Wins. Rutherford, A. M.—
What do any of these men know about
farming? Tne King Bear, from the
arctic regions, and the charcoal deal
er from Paris, can know very little
about Georgia Agriculture. Two of
these gentlemen, we are informed, once
engaged in farming, but came out at
the end of the experiment in the voca
tive, and being profoundly disgusted
with the business, flew off on a tan
gent, and turned their attention to
some other pursuit. Are these the
men the people of Georgia, or their
representatives would have selected
to teach their sons Agriculture? If
they are not, they are usurpers, and
are seeking to appropriate to them
selves a fund intended for the benefit
of all the people. But what do they
intend to teach. We have a circular
front this self constituted board of in
struction before us. The course of
instruction is to continue three years.
The studies laid down for the first year
are, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry,
English and English Literature, Book
keeping and Freuch. Not a word
about Agriculture the first year. We
should suppose that Georgia boys
would know something about English
and Arithmetic when they went there.
It is suggested that perhaps these
learned pundits intend to introduce
the plan of planting cotton in hexa
gons and heptagons instead of rows
and corn in tiiangles and circles ; if so
then Geometry will be of great use
to practical farmers, but why study
French? this is probably intended for
the. purpose of talking to mulp8, as
they seem to understand French much
better than English. But if we mis
take not, these studies, which have
been put down for the first year in
the Agricultural College are about the
same that are taught in the prepara
tory high Bchool ; so that all of this
grand flourish about an Agricultural
College looks like a stupendous hum
bug, an artful dodge to get hold of the
donation intended for an Agricultural
College and use it to prop up the wan
ing fortunes of Franklin College. But
the junto promise to reduce the price
ef board to $12 per month. We for
merly paid 8J0 per month there, and
the boys com plained considerably about
their fare even then, and if the provis
ions should fall off in proportion to the
price, the Lord have mercy on the
boys, their souls we mean, for their
bodies will be past praying for; a very
small patch of land will be all they
will ever want.
We intend in future numbers to dis
cuss the other studies put forth in
this circular. We promise, however,
that we have no doubt the faculty are
perfect adepts in engineering. The
manner in which they made their ap
proaches, and planted their artillery,
which produced the surrender of Gov.
Smith, shows that they are at least
masters of that Art. We have the
greatest respect and the most kindly
feelings for the citizens of Athens,
but we fear the king bear, by praying
upon public property, will have a
tendency to sully their hitherto untar
nished name.
The Political Prospect.—The
signs begin to look squally for Gen.
Grant. But he has always been very
lucky, and perhaps something may yet
turn up to save him. At present ap
pearances are strong that the three
great States of New York, Pennsylva
nia and Illinois will go against him.
If the Cincinnati Convention is har
monious, and should nominate candi
dates which the Democrats cordially
sustain, Grant’s defeat is morally cer
tain. But many of what is called the
liberal Republicans are possessed with
the idea that the Democrats will sup
port any man they see fit to nominate
lor the sake of defeating Grant. In
this, we think, they greatly err. The
Democracy have about three million
voters. The liberal Republicans will
probably be strong enough to draw
off three hundred thousand voters
from Grant. These, in three or four
closely balanced States will be enough
to turn these States against Grant.—
But would this defection of three or
four States added to those States that
are sure for the Democrats be suffi
cient to elect a Democratic President?
It might, or it might throw the elec
tion into Congress, where Grant would
probably get elected. But this con
test, we believe, would break up the
Radical party. Whereas, if a liberal
Republican is elected, it will still be a
Republican administration, and if not
as bad as Grant’s administration would
be hostile to every important Demo
cratic principle.
Who First Raised That Ghost ?—
The friends of Franklin College pro
fess to be astonished because the col
ored people demand a portion of the
proceeds ef the agricultural iand scrip.
They ought not to be astonished at
this. When they thought the ques
tion would come before the Legisla
ture, Le Roy Broun and others of the
faculty, for the purpose of securing
the negro and the Radical vote in fa
vor of the University, proposed to
give the negroes a portion of the do
nation, and the bill now before the
Georgia Legislature, (said to have
been drawn up by the faculty of
Frauklin Colle*;e, and iutroduced by
Mr. Bryan of Henry) proposed to give
one-third of the scrip to the negro
College of Atlanta, and two-thirds to
the University. It was these proffers
of the would-be-friends of the Univer
sity that first conjured up this demon,
and now it will not down at their
bidding, but stalks before them, shak
ing its snaky locks and pointing its
bon finger at them, saying, “ You
promised it."
Something That Has Not Yet
Been Explained,—In another place
will be found Gov. Smith’s explana
tion of his disposition of the land scrip.
We do not see that he throws any new
light upon the subject. We regard
Gov. Smith as an honest man, and
must believe he acted conscientiously.
There is one point in this business
that we should like to see explained.
The land scrip was disposed of three
months before the time when it would
be forfeited. Mr. Price had written
to the Agricultural Society that he
would get the time prolonged. Con
gress has agreed to adjourn the 29th
of May. Why not then wait and see
if they would extend the time ? If
they refused there would still be time
enough left to act before the 2d of
July. Gov. Smith could then call the
Legislature together two or three
weeks earlier than the time to which
they had adjourned. This would not
have been any additional expense, and
the settlement of this question would
have devolved upon the representa
tives of the people, where it belong
ed.
Through a letter from California we
learn that both houses of the Legisla
ture have passed a bill donating to the
California University Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars, for the purpose ef
completing the University buildings,
building professors houses, &c. The
University has a land endowment val
ued at two millions of dollars ; but as
land is increasing in value, the legisla
ture comes forward and preseuts the
University with 8400,000.
We wish that the Georgia Univer
sity had true friends -who would take
a pride in its advancement, and not
overlook the State University, merely
because they expect to reap local ben
efits themselves. Alas ! what do we
see at the Georgia University. Ne
groes knocking at its doors for admis
sion, and all on account of the intem
perate greediness of its would-be-
friends.
Some of the Atlantese are saying
that they have in Atlanta a man as
yet unknown to political fame, who
will be the next Governor. Verily,
Atlanta is progressive, and of a verity
he or she (the gender being doubtful)
progresses from one thins to another
rapidly ; but a short time has passed
since he, it, or she (we do not know
which) was to have a capitol building
to cost one and a half million of dol
lars—and doubtless having secured
that—he, it, or she, has jumped to
the conclusion that within his, her, or
its, suburbs, lives the man, as yet un
known to fame, who is to be the next
Governor. Candidates, wherever you
are hiding, look out! Atlanta is in
the ring!
Death of Two of Our Prominent
Citizens.—Within a few days Geor
gia has lost two of her prominent and
useful citizens. Just as our last pa
per was going to press we heard of the
death of Col. Junius C. Wingfield,
and a few days after we heard of the
death of Judge Cabaniss. Both of
them were well known to the citizens
of Milledgeville as eminent Christian
gentlemen. Both were frequently
trusted by their fellow-citizens with
important public duties, and both had
a large circle of admiring friends. Full
of years and honors, they have been
called off from their labors to rest.
For the Federal Union.
“I owe my first duty to my family, and I will take the
Homestead.”
Oh, yes ! you verily do owo
Your family a debt
Of love and duty, which you should
By no means e'er forget;
And you should pay it ns the first
You owe them ; and it can
Be paid by you, and you remain
An hoLeet. upright man:
Be diligent, quit loafing, and
Economise and save;
And shun the little drnm shops
Even as you would the grave;
Spend not your money or your time
In any foolish wav:
You will be able always then
Your hone3t debts to pay!
Then children’s school bills can be paid.
And bills for groceries,
Without your pleading Homesteads, or
Such other unjust pleas.
To cheat and defraud the men
Who furnish you supplies,
To drive your pressing wants away
And stop your childien'sories!
You then caa justly have it said
That you have paid your way,
And are an honest, upright man
Who don’t refuse to pay :
Don't dodge, don't lie, don’t shift aronnd,
And hide from every ono
Of all he men that you have wronged,
For fear that they will dun !
You do not owe your family
That which is not your own ;
You have no right to reap for them
That which you have not sowu !
Your neighbor needetb all he has ;
Hu means are slender too !
He hath a family as dear
To him as your's to you !
They need the little that you owa
Them, and it is tlieir own ;
They’ve waited long with you, and have
Much leniency shown!
Then, pay them!—Let it not be said
You will not, and yet hold
A large estate worth fully now
Three thousand, and in gold.
No ! You can not be innocent
Or have a conscience clear
And void of all oflenceto God,
If it doth but appear
That you have even coveted,
Or even desired to own
These things l hat are your neighbors, and
You can not call your own!
Go, pay! and teach your children too—
Do not let them forget,
That 'tis a somce of misery
To be involved in debt!
That it is better far that they
Should pay for all they get,
And handle not, nor even touch
The unclean thing ef debt-
Irwinton,Ga.. April 18, 1872. j. c. b.
For the Federal Union.
The (.and Scrip Oace Hare.
Editor Federal Union—There is one question on
this subject that I would like some of Gov. Smith’s
friends or the Governor himself to answer. Sup
pose Governor Smith had turned over the scrip to
the Trustees and officers of the Athens or Georgia
University ordering them to establish the Agri
cultural, Mechanical and Military College, branch
of the Athens or Georgia University in the Capi.
tot building at Milledgeviilo—would that have
been illegal 1 Couid not Governor Smith under the
law have establish that school in Milledgeville as
a branch of the Georgia University! Those who
argue in favor of Athens seem to be completely
clogged with the idea of that place. So far as the
Capitol building is concerned the Governor has
control of that.
Occasional.
Grand Educational Endowment.
[From the Greensboro' Herald.
Mr. Burns—Under the above head, an article ap
peared in yonr paper last week, from tlio Atlanta Sun.
which greatly surprised me. It is known to you and
the readers of your valuable paper, that the fund, over
the acquisition of which, the Athenians are so happy,
was given by Congiess for the education of the in
dustrial classes ; the farmers, artisans and mechanics
of the country. Taking this view of tile subject,
their representatives iu the Agricultural State Con
vention, on various occasions, have had the matter be
fore them for consideration- Indeed the que-tion of
location of the Cotltge and the disposition of the fund
had been virtually placed in their hands by the former
Governor and Legislature. With this view, a Com
mittee was appointed by the last State Convention to
select a location and leport at the next meeting of that
body, at Griffin. Several places were candidates tor
the College—e ther ot them, we presume, would glad
ly have contributed from $25,001) to $100,000 either
in money or buildings for the location.
Does Athens offer anything? The new College, we
are told, will give free tuition to 200 students. After
quietly gobbling up two or three hundred thousai d
dollars intended foi the education of the hardy sons of
soil, this is very gracious, certainly. I have a small
farm and should be glad to educate my boy for skilled
industry, but not on the charity or privileged schedule
— nor do 1 expect to suUsist upon the scraps and
crumbs that fall from the University table, even though
tiiey be afforded at the paltry sum of $125 per annum.
I infer Irom a glowing effusion, recently delivered be
fore the Alnmni of the Georgia University, that the
young Cse.ars this venerable arid worthy Institution
has sent forth, have fed on more costly meat, as he
states from six hundred to a thousand dollars are ne
cessary to foot their bills. I am a friend to the Geor
gia University, and therefore feel the more sad that
she has gone into this scrnmble for a bounty intended
for a specific purpose. If she is willing to become dr
facto an industrial Cohege,whilst there might be doubts
as to the eligibility of location, still theie could be
none as to its compliance with the intentions of Con
gress. SCOOTER.
From the Griffin Daily News, 18th inst.
Efforts of Negroes to Gel Into the State
I'nivrreily as Beneficiaries of the College
■.and Graut.
Atlabta, April 17.—The following correspondence
between Gov. Smith, Prof. W. Leroy Broun, and the
Presideut of the colored College here, hsa taken
place:
Prof. Ware, of the Atlanta University to Governor
Smith and Prof. Broun.
1 have the honor to inquire, whether, when the
entire income of the “Agricultural College Scrip"
was granted to the State I Diversity, at Athens, it
was understood that the University wonld make
provision for the admission of colored, as well as
white students !
To the above qnestion the reply was ss follows.
Executive Department, State op Ga., )
Atlanta, Ga., April 11th, 1872. (
Mk . E. A. Ware, Prtsident Atlanta University,
Atlanta, Ga :
Sir—His excellency, the Governor, directs me
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of t he 9th
inst.. and in answer there o to say that, in grant
ing the income of the Agricultural Fnnd to the
University of Georgia, he carefully refrained from
any action except such as he deemed absolutely
necessary to prevent the grant from oeasing under
the provisions of the act of Congress.
To secure the benefits of the fund to the State, it
was necessary to organ ze a College, such as is
desciibed in the act granting the donation before
July 2d, 1872. bnt to organize such a College—
which the University bad authority to do under
its charter—it was not required that the Governor
should determine the question proposed by your
letter.
Respectfully, yourob’dt, servant,
P. W. Alexander, Sect’y Ex. Dep't.
Prof. Broun replied as follow* :
University op Georgia.
Athens, April 12, 1872
E. A. Ware, President Board Trustees Atlanta
University :
Dear Sir : In answer to your inquiry, wheth
er colored students, if they apply, wiil be admitted
to the Agricultural Department of ttie State Uni
versity, I have the honor to reply, they will not be
admitted under the present provisional organiza
tion.
No income is receivable from the proceeds of
the sale of the land scrip under a year, and then
there will be available the interest of only a frac
tional part In about two years and a half from
the present time, according to the terms of the
sale made by Governor Conley, the income of the
whole fund will be available. Hence, you per
ceive in this preparatory organization, we are net
using funds appropriated by tbe United States
Government, and, therefore, the question you pro
pose does not properly aiise at tbe present time.—
The Legislature, or the Trustees, will decide in
reference thereto hereafter, and I have no means
of knowing what the decision will be ; therefore
my individual opinion about it would be of no val-
THR TEHtlTIS AND CONDITION* I'PON
WHICH THE VEND IS PLACED IN
CHARGE OP THE STATE UNDER-
SI TV.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, i
Atlanta, Ga., March lit), 1872. $
Whkbeas, By the act of Congress, approved July
2,1872 entitled. “An Act donating lands to tbe sev
eral States and Tenitories, which may provide Col
leges for the benefit of Agricu tore and the Mecbauic
Arts,” there was granted to the several Stales an
amount of public lands equal in quantity to thirty
thousand acres for each Senator and Representative
to which said States were entitled by tie apportion
ment under the census of I860;
And. whereas, liy a legislative Act approved
Man h 10, 186v, this State accepted the grant agreea
bly t« the conditions therein specified, thereby under
taking that the donation, made and accepted as afore
said, should be kept, used and applied as prescribed in
the said act of Congress;
And, whereas, on the—day of January, 1872, the
Hen. Benjamin Conley, exercising the Executive
powers of the Government, sold the !nnd scrip previ
ously issued to th'a r>tnte, under said act of Congress,
to oneGlen8on F. Lewis, for the sum oi Two Hundred
and Forty th.ee Thousand Do'lara, a part of which
to-wit: Fifty Thousand Dollars, has been paid, and
the remainder of which is to be paid within eighteen
months from and after the day of sale;
And, whereas, The time allowed the State's ac
eeptir.g saia donation, to establish a College or Col
leges under the provisions of said act of Congress, will
expire on the second day of July, 1872, when by the
terms of said grant, if a Coik-ge, such as is therein
described, shall not have been established, tbe grant
will cease, and this State will be bound to repay to th
United States the proceeds of the donation aforesaid.
And, whereas, By a Legislative Act of this State,
approved December 12, 1866, entitled “An Act to
provide a College lor the benefit of Agriculture and
the Mechanic Arts in the State of Georgia under acts
of Congress approved respectively July 2. 1862, and
April 11, 1864.'' the Governor is authorised to receive
and sell the land and scrip to winch the State was
entitled under the Act of Congress approved July 2,
1862 and to invest the proceeds of such sale as he
may deem best, in bonds of tins State, and disburse
the interest of said investment for the support and
maintenance of a College, such as >3 contemplated by
said Act of Congress ; and to provide rules and regu
lations for the organization, government and opera
tion of saH College until the next ensuing session of
the General Assembly of this State and to do and per
form all other such acts as may be necessary and
proper to secure the State of Georgia the full benefits
contemplated by said Act ot Congress, so far as the
same may be found practicable;
And whereas, the University of Georgia is tbe only
institution of learning in this State having the power
by law to organize nnd establish a college in all re
spects such as is described in said act of Congreas. and
the Board of Trustees of said University having es
tablished a College distinct in its organization, and
specific as to its objects, in conformity in every re
spect with the act of Congress above named, as fol
lows, that is to say:
I.—TITLE.
The name of ti e College shall be “The Georgia
State College of Agriculture and ttie Mechanic Arts.’’
II.—GOV KAN ME NT,
The administrative details of this College, each as
concern its discipline and sc h edule of study, shall be
entrusted to tire Chancellor of the University of Geor
gia, and to its c rps of officers, as hereinafter named,
agreeably to such general provisions as the board of
Trustees of the University of Georgia shall ordain for
their control, as its agents in the fulfilment of this
trust.
III.—OFFICERS.
The officers of this College shall be as follows, viz
1st. A President, wiio shall be charged with the
special oversight of the College, under the direction
of the Chancellor.
2d. A Professor of Agriculture and Horticulture,
who besides performing the usual dutie- of Lis chair,
shall deliver each year, in different parts of the State,
such popular lectures on Agriculture and Horticulture
as may be found practicable.
3d. A Professor of Analytic and Agricultural Chem
istry.
4th. Professor of Mineralogy and Economic Geology
5th. A Professor of Natural History and Piiiloso-
phy.
6th. A Professor of Industrial Mechanics and Draw
ing.
These Professors shall have charge of their respec
tive departments of instruction, aim perform such du
ties as may be allotted them in the completed scheme
oi organization hereinafier to be effected.
7th. A Professor of Physical Geography and Meteor
ology, with the ass gned duty, in addition to his work
of instruction, of making, as far as possible, a pliysi
cal survey of the State; with reference to the derelop
ment of its natural resomces.
8th. A Professor of English language, who shall
give special attention to tiie training of the students iD
those branches that constitute an English scholar.
9th. A professor of Military Tactics.
IV. — KKOINEKR DEPARTMENT.
The Civil Engineer School, now a part ot the Uni
versity of Georgia, ami under the control of Professor
Chur-bonnier, is hereby transferred to the College of
Agriculture and tiie Mechanic Arts, the Professor to
be a member of the Faculty of Instruction iD said
College, and to perform the duties of Professor of Mil
itary Tactics.
V.—FRFK TUITION.
Free Tuition in this College is hereby guaranteed to
as many students, residents of the State, as there are
members of the General Assembly ot Georgia; and in
addition to this Free Tuition in the Coli-ge, all such
students are likewise emitted to the advantages ot the
different Depaituients of the University of Georgia
without charge.
VI.—Co OPERATION OF THE USIVERSITT.
The Chancellor-s hereby instructed, with tbe other
officers of the existing organization of the University
to render such services to the College as may be poa
sible without confliet wilh their present duties; and to
sustain, as far as practicable, its schedule of studies
under a provisional arrangement, until the organize
tion of its Faculty of Instruction shall have been com
pleted.
VII.— RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The Rules and Regulations of the Board of Trustees
as applicable to the University, are hereby extended
to the College, except ns otherwise ordered iu this Act
of Organization.
VIII.—OPENING.
-The Chancellor is hereby instructed to open this
College by May 1st, 1372, in the University High
School, and snob other University buildings an may
be Lecessary, and to make such arrangements, if poa
sible, as shall secure boarding for the studentsat a sum
not exceeding $125 for the College year.
Countersigned, C. J. Jenkins, Pies’t
Wm. L. Mitchf.ll, Secretary.
And it appearing to me that the College organized
by the Hoard of Trustees of the University ut Georgia,
as hereinbefore set forth, is in conformity with the
provisions of said Aet of Congress. It is there lore
Ordered, That the two hundred and fifty three tbous
and dollars derived from the sale of the land scrip aR
aforesaid, as the same is pain, shall be invested in
Bonds of the State of Georgia, issued under tiie Aet of
the Legislature ol this State, approved the I Sth day of
January, 1872, bearing s'ven per cent, interest, and
that the money so invested shall constitute a perpetual
fund the capital of which shad remain forever undi-
minished (except hereinafter excepted) and tiie inter
est of which shall be inviolably appropriated to the
endowment, support and maintenance of Hie College
organized by ths Board of Trustees of the University
of Georgia, as hereinbefore set txrth. That tiie lead
ing object cf said College shall be, without excluding
other scientific and classical studies, and including
military tactics, to teneh such branches of learning as
are i elated to Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, in
such maimer as the Legislature of this Slate may pre
scribe.
The annual interest accruing upon said bonds shall
be regularly app ied, without diminution, to the pur
poses hereinbefore s,-t forth. An amount, n -t exceed
ing ten per centum upon tiie sum of Two Hun
dred and Forty -Three Thousand Dollais, may be
expended for the purchase of lands fur sites or ex
perimentai (arms, when authorized by the Legisla
ture of this State, and not otherwise. No portion ot
said fund, nor of the in erest thereof shall lie applied
directly or indirectly, order any pretense whatever,
to the purchase erection, p enervation or repair of
any building or buildings. An annual report shall be
made, uniter the direction of the Board ol Tiurteesof
the Unibersilv, to the Governor of the State, who
shall ley the same before the General Assembly at its
next session, recording any improvements nnd experi
ments made, witli their cost and results, and such oth
er matters, including State industrial and economical
statistics, as may be supposed useful. The said B ard
of Trustees shall also cause one copy of said report to
be transmitted by mail, free, to each of the other col
leges endowed under the provisions of tiie Act of
Congiess aforesaid, and also one copy to the Secretary
of the Interior It is further ordered, that the bonds
in which said funds shall be invested, as atoresaid,
shall be turned over to the Board of Trustees of the
University of Georgia ; that upon receiving said bonds,
or any ot tbein, the said Board ot Trustees shall cause
each of the same to be impressed with the seal of said
University; and that upou no pretence whatever
shall said bonds, or any part thereof, be disposed of
by said Board of Trustees.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the Executive Department to
be affixed the day and year above written.
JAMES M. SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
J. W. Warren, Sec'y Ex Dept.
I am, very respectfully,
your ob'dt servant,
W. Leroy Eroon.
A soap mine is the latest reported discovery in
Colorado. The mineral soap is described as of a
dim color, about tbe hardness of chalk, mud forms
a good lather, and removes all stains and grease
spots from clothing* After washing, |it leaves the
Death of Col. WiafSeM.
Col. Junius Wingfield, of Eatonton, died in Macon
on Saturday, 13tb instant. He had gone to Macon for
medical treatment; but was found to be hopelessly ill
) of a heart disease. Referring to the subject of this
notice the Macon Telegraph &. Messenger, says:
He was born in Greensboro’ Ga., on the 30th of No
vember, 1814. After a preliminary coarse at the
Academy, his education was continued at West Point,
and completed at the University of Geoigia, gradua
ting in the class of 1835.
After reading law with his brother-in-law, Senator
Win. C. Dawson, be located in Eatonton, and there
ever since has lived and reared a large family of chil-
dien.and deservedly enjoyed, in an extraordinary de
gree the love and confidence of that community Ho
was a profound lawyer, and his practice was exten
sive and lucrative. Loving retirement and domestic
life, he found no charms in public places or political
power. Yet he filled many positions of honor and
trust. In tbe winter of 1854 and 1855, he was sent to
the Senate of the State, and in the year I860 was
elected by the State at large a delegate to the National
Democratic Convention which met at Charleston. He
was for many years a ruling elder of the Presbyterian
Cbnrch, of which he was at once one of tbe ableat
pillars and brightest ornaments.
Decision on the Relifp Law.—The case of
the Macon and Augusta Railroad vs. Executor W.
J. Eve and executors Turner Clanton, was decided
in tbe Superior Court in Augusta on Thursday.—
These suits were brought by the company to re
cover unpaid subscriptions to its stock. Defen
dants plead tbe Relief law of 1870. A number oi
similar cases are pending in that county, and in all
the counties through which tbe road passes, and
the amonnt involved is between two and three
hundred thousand dollars. The ease was argued
in chambers, and tbe decision rendered Thursday
iu favor of tbe defendants, the suits being dismiss-
skin soft and smooth, while the odor is quite plsas- under the relief law. We got this information
from the Augusta Chronicle.
From the Atlanta Sun.
BOOK NOTICE.
THE NEREID; By Mary Faith Floid :
Published by J. W. Burke & Co., Macon, Ga.
This book is not written to elaborate any new*,
fangled ideas or theories, but ia a single story,
sweetly told, of men and women who “strut and
fret their hour upon the stage, and then are heard
no more.” The heroine is not a sea-nymph, as
might be supposed from the title— but is a genu
ine woman ot flesh and biood. who is rescued from
a watery grave by a handsome young artist, who
becomes her second husband.
The author shows an intimate knowledge of
men and things as they are, and her descriptions
of nature are beautiful* The character of “Miss
Bab, the spinster, is well drawn, and so are those
of the avaricious and domineering hnsband, and
the patient, forbearing wife. The scenes are laid
in Brunswick, Georgia, and the author is evi
dently much in love with the “deep, blue ocean,”
which in its fickleness and treachery, is evei
changing and threatening.
But here, with the permission of both author
and reader, we will quote from tbe pen of the
gifted Mrs. L. Virginia French, whose merit as a
writer and good taste as a critic are known to the
readers of literature everywhere. She esys :
‘ This is how we view the “Nereid.” The au
thor has laid her hand so delicate, and yet so de
termined, upon all her rich resources of enthusi
asm and power and scholarship, and said— ‘Thus
far shall ye appear, and no farther*' She baa held
all her varied abilities‘well in hand," which shows
that strict training has been applied to her mental
forces There is not the faintest trace of an ef
fort at display; on tbe couutry, tbe modesty ot
the style, etc., is equal to its simplicity nnd grace.
We are not obliged to sit down wih 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 tbe graceful and charming play
of a mind which treasures within itself far deeper
and broader resources, and which could, if so dis
posed, 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 ; but which, intensified, and under other
circumstances, becomes tbe “red artillery of Heav
en” that strikes and startles us with its brilliancy
and power.
It is something of what (he author can do, and
very beautifully and charmingly ; it is not all she
can do, nor yet (as we think) the very i eat she
can accomplish. She is probably one whose daily
life and action have more in them of virtue (con
sidered in the old Roman interpretation of that
much used and much abused word) than she could
ever allow herself 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:
We think here you have written a good book.
And yon, a woman 1 It was in you—yes,
We telt ’tw»s in you. All my heart
Is quick with yours, since.just a tortnight since,
I read your book, and loved it.’ ”
M. J. W.
The Grounds of Confidenee-
Whence comes 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 ail parts of the United
States ! This confidence has been growing for
twenty years, and it is still extending. It is not
the result of credulity ; it has not been engender,
ed by any human device, but is the spontaneous
and natnral consequence of experience. Wha^
people see daily going on under their own eyes
they cannot question. When families in un
healthy districts that resort to this wholesome
vegetable tonic, as a preventive, escape periodica)
fovers, and their immediate neighbors, who neg
lect this precaut.oD, are piostrated by the disease,
how is it possible that the phenomenon should be
without its lesson 7 In like manner when 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 it
self witnbold its endorsement ? Eye-witnesses
of the salutary effects of the Bitteis are to be found
iu every civilized settlement on this continent —
The thousands npon 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 friends and »cq uaiutances, as well as those
who make public their estimate of its virtue?, are
always ready to state their reasons for the faith
that is in them. They have all either felt or w it
nessed its beneficent operations.
Dead aud Living Jlnllcr.
While eolid food, air and water are passing into
tbe living bedy to supply the waste which is the
concomitant and 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 tbe f od becomes an
integral part of tbe body, and having served its
time in that cspacity, finally leaves it in the form
either of water, of carbonic acid gas, or of a crys
taliine substance known as urea. These snbstan-
ces are separated from the blood by the excretory
organs, of which there are t.iree, the skin, the
lungs and the kidneys Of these the skin gives off
principally water, the inngs principally water and
cabonic acid, arid the kidneys principally water
and urea. The lungs not only act as organs or
direct excretion, but have also another function.
By the agency of the lungs the blood is supplied
with oxygen, which, acting chemically npon 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 supply of well digested aud duly assim
ilated food ; and when tiie health is anff -ring
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.
All persons who aspire to beauty of personal »p>
pearance should not neglect that natural accessory
tbe hair. By many it has bean neglected until
the hair has become thin, gray, or entirely fallen
off. Messrs. Hall & Co.. Nashua. N H , have
produced an effectual remedy, called Sicilian Hair
Ker^wer, v.’.ieh cures ail diseases of the scalp.—
1 bis wonderful preparation acts upon the glands,
which support and nourish tho hair, restores gray
hair to its original color, mikes the scalp white
and clean, removes and prevents the formation of
dandruff and all cutaueous eruptions ; and, by its
tonic and nutritive properties, restores the scalp to
a healthy state, and creates a new growth. As a
dressing, it is unsurpassed, giving the hair that
brilliancy so much admired by all.—Boston Com-
mtreial.
Unprecedented Dneeeas.
Within the past year 200.000 boxes of DR.
TUTT’S VEGETABLE LIVER P1LL8 have
been sold, and not a single instance is known
where tbey have failed to give satisfaction. If yon
would mjoy lite, have a fine appetite and robust
health, use these Pills.
To the Radies of Milledgeville:
Will
ii Vi Si
have an OPEKINGson the 18th and 19th inst.
or THU FINEST STOCK or
MILLINERY EVER OFFERED IK THIS CITY.
A nit will also have a fine display of REVDY-MADE DRESSES of the Latest Styles, and an endless v.v'
of Real and Imitation Hair Goods, Real aud Imitation Lace Goods, and in tact you cannot enmneraie th* mJ
less variety suited to the Ladies Department. en ®*
dP*Come one, come alL She has not yet received the last case to open, but will continue tn r.„ •
until all are satisfied. rec#,T ®
The Department for DRESSMAKING nnd FITTING will be Woll represented, and at tbe same tim n
SEWING MACHINE DEPARTMENT wiil be ^presented by Mr. H. Robertson, nnd there is no mad :
that he cannot make, or any piece of work which he cannot accomplish. He will, at any time,give instruct' 0 *
aud adjust any and all machines that may ueed repairing. Mr. 8. Holdridge is Agent, and ha. , 11 '**
the services of this celebrated mechanic. Br#( ‘
I cannot say more, but to visit the OPENING will be a treat to all.
Milledgeville, April 17. 1872. 33 ^
iKripw Yuri
wm SI A UAeIu ■
J%'EW SPRING GOOD SI
EC. ADLER,
At Washington Ball, Between the Augusta Store and H. E. Hendrix
IS NOW RECEIVING A ’
Choice Selection of Spring Goods
WHICH HE OFFERS IT THE LOWEST PRICES, ’
CONSISTING OF A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
DR7 GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, GENTS’ m
NISHIG GOODS, NOTIONS, Ac.
As he is doing a strictly Cash business he can and will sell aa cheep os the oheapest. All he want. i. .
trial. Give him a call aud you will be convinced,
Milledgeville, March 19, 1872. 34
T. el. C A RAKER, Agt.,
DEALER IN
GROCERIES
BACON,
AND PROVISIONS.
FLOUR,
LARD
CORN,
Cheap
for
IRON,
Cash.
W ANTED—Dry Hides, for which the highest market price will be paid.
AGENT FOR SALE OF CAROLINA FERTILIZER.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., Feb. 3 1872.
28 3m:
I:
ftefo ^taisnnenfs. FREE TO BOOK AGENTS.
Extraordinary Improvements
IN
CABINET ORGANS.
The MASON A HAMLIN ORGAN CO. respect
fully announce the introduction of improvements of
much more than ordinary interest. . These are
Reed and Pipe Cabinet Organs,
being the only successful combination of REAL
PIPES with reeds ever made;
Day’s Transposing Key-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 Double
Reed Cabinet Organs,
at $140, $132 and $125 each. Considering Capacity,
Elegance, and Thorough Excellence of Workmanship,
these are cheaper than any betore offered.
The MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS are acknowl
edged BEST, 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 $50 ench ; Five Octave Organs
$I()0, $125 and upwards. With three sets reeds $150
and upwards. Forty styles, up to $1500 each
New Illustrated Catalogue and Testimonial Circular,
with opinions of MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
MUSICIANS, sent free.
.11 AnON & IIA.111,1N ORGAN CO.,
154 Trcmont St., Boston. 596 Broadway, N. Y.
We will send a handsome Prospectus of om* .Yrw
Illustrated Family Bible, containing over 430 tin.
Scripture Illustrations, to any Book Agent, fre* »f
charge. Address National Pubushi.vo Go., Phila
delphia. Pa.; Atlanta, Oa-. or St . Louis, Mo.
JKFCARPENTEKS, MiLi)ERS,44
and all who contemplate building, supplied with oar
new Illustrated Catalogue on receipt ot stamp.
CyA. J. BrCK.sxLL &. Co., Architectural Book
Publishers, 27 Warren St., N. Y.
for ** Convent I,if*
il 1 ill U Unveiled, by Ed
ith O Gormaa, Escaped Nun, whose ducloaur*.
are thrilling aud startling. Agents are taking (rout
IO to SO orders a day. It is the bestselling book
published. Western Publishing Co., Cincinnati, O.
J .11.11 KIM 8 F SUCCESS, Agent* Wanted.—
male or female, in every county in the United
States and Canadas, to sell our Dew and most usefal
Patent ; from one to six used in every family. 100
per cent guaranteed. For samples ana terms, inclos*
ten cents and address
FERGUSON Ai. CO., 645 River Street, Troy. N. T-
CHEAP FARMS! FREE HOMES!
ON THE LINE OF THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A LAND GRANT OF
13,000,000 ACRES
IN TIIE
Best Fanning and Mineral
3,000,000
Lands jn America.
Nebraska
Augusta, Nov., 1869.
Dr. W. H. Tutt :
It affords me much pleasure to testify to the
great value of your Liver Pills. They are all they
are represented to be. In my opinion,there are uo
Pills so well adapted to the Southern climate as
they are*
Youra truly,
JOS. BRUUMEL, late of Richmond, Va.
Tbe Barber* Prefer Dr. Tuts** (lair Dye
Dead or Dying;—Where the hair is unnaturally
dry. you may be sure that it is dying ; aud unless
artificially vitalized, it will aoon be as dead as
leaves in November. Feed the withering fibers
and stimulate tic* torpid scalp with Lyon S Ka-
THAHtox, and the evil, which must otherwise soon
culminate in baldness, will be speedily remedied
It is absolutely necessary for the health ol the
brain, that it be kept moderately moist with a
preparation capable of nourishing and invigorating
it. Lyon’s Kathairon fulfills these conditions, and
is the only article that actually puts new life into
the capillary tubes, through whicli the natural nour
ishment has ceased to pass. This pure and harm
less vegetable preparation is absorbed by the skin
of the hesd to the roots of the hair, and passes into
the filaments by the force of capillary attraction.
DIED SCDDENI.V OP (HEART DIS
EASE.
How common is the announcement. Thousands
are suddenly swept into eternity by this fatal mal
ady. This disease generally has its origin in im
pure blood filled with irritating, poisonous materi
als, which, circulating through the heart, irritate
its delicate issues* Though the irritation may at
first be only slight, producing a little palpitation
or irregular action, yet by and by the disease be
comes firmiy seated, and inflammation or hyper
trophy, or thickening of the lining membrance or
of the valves, is produced. How wise to give
early attention to a case of this kind. Unnatural
throbbing or pain in the region of the heart should
admonish one that ail is not right, and if you
would preserve it from further disease, yau must
help it to beat rightly by the use of such a remedy
aa shall remove the cause of the trouble. Use Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before the dis
ease has become too seated, and it will, by its
great blood purifying and wonderful regulating
properties, effect a perfect cure. It contains med
icinal properties which act specifically upon tbe
tissues of the heart, bringing about a healthy ac
tion. Sold by all first-class druggists.
There are about 125,000 paupers in
London,
Acres in
IN THE
GREAT PLATTE VALLEY,
THE
GARDEN OF THE WEST,
WOW FOR male:
These lands are in the central portion of the United
States, on the 41st degree of North Latitude, the cen
tral line of the great Temperate Zone of the Ameri
can Continent, and for gruin growing and stock rais
ing unsurpassed by any in the United States.
CHEAPER IN PRICE, more favorable terms
given, and more convenient to market '.ban can be
found elsewhere.
Free Homesteads for Actual Settlers.
TBE BEST LOCATIONS FOE COLONIES.
Soldiers Entitled to a Homestead of 160 Acres.
Free Passe* lo Purchaser* of Laid.
Send for tiie 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.
FANNING’S PATENT KID FITTING
SKELETON CORSET.
Recommended by leading phy
sicians.
Should be worn by all ladies
who value health and comfort.
They are particularly recom
mended for summer wear and
warm climates, although adap
ted to all seasons of the year.
For sale by ail first-class
dealers.
WORCESTER SKIRT CO,
Sole Manufacturers,
Worcester, Mass.
U m Pinno Co., ff. V. 1st class $2'.'i>. N*
* £5, Agents. Narao of patrons in All State* in
A 4JE.YTM IVnnted —Agents make more money*
at work for us than at anything else. Business-
light and permanent. Particulars free. G. STINSON
& GO., Fine Art Publishers, Portland, Maine.
CUYDUKAiYGO
Supply of Bark A«*ured. Price Reduced.
Bliss, Keene & Co’s Fluid Extract
Cures Cancer. Scrofula, Syphilis, Catarrh. Rheuma
tism, Neuralgia, Pulmonary Complain!s, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Skin Diseases, all Blood Diseases. Is purely
vegetable. The Best Blood Purifier. Sold by all
Druggists. Price $3 per bottle. Observe the trade
mark. Send tor Circular. Office, 60 CednrMl.N. Y.
REWARD.
For any case of Blind, Bleeding, Itch
ing, or Ulcerated Piles that DkBino's
Pilk Rkmxdt fails to cure. It is pre
pared expressly to cure the Piles, and
nr thing else. Sold by all Druggists Price 1.1)00.
The Averill Chemical Paint
IS THE BEST
intheworld. Beautiful White, Bnffs, Drabs, French
Greys, or any other color, sold, “mixed ready for use.”
Any one can apply it with ut the aid of a profes
sional painter- It is handsomer, costs less nnd wears
longer than other paiut. Sample cards, prices and
recommends from owners of the finest residences in
the country, tarnished free by the AVERILL CHEM
ICAL PAINT CO., 32 Barling blip. N. Y-, or Cleve
land, Ohio.
PORTABLE SODA FOUNTAINS
140, |50, S75 and *100.
GOOD, DURABLE AND CHEAP.
Shipped Ready for Use.
MANUFACTURED BY
J. W. CHAPMAN & CO., Madison, Ind.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR
R ed BIST PKOOF OATS, $4 u bushel I
Orchaid Grass $3 50 a bushel. Send 3 ceut post
age stamp and my complete Priced Lists of all kiiRis
of Grass Seeds, Field Seeds, Garden Seeds, Flower
and Tree Seeds, Agricultural Implements, Machinery,
Guanos, Chemicals, Live Stock. Ac., will be for
warded you. These Priced Lists contain much valu
able information as to time and quantity to plant, Ac.
MARK W. JOHNSON, Seedsman, P. O. Box 230,
Atlanta, Ga.
The BROWiN COTTON GIN
COMPANY.
NEW LONDON, CONN.
Manufacturers of the •* Brown Gin,” Cotton Seed
Hallers, Machinery and Castings. Manufacturers of
Harris’ Patent Rotary- Steam Engine—the best and
cheapest Steam Engine for plantation purposes C'ot-
ton-gin makers and repairers furnished with all kinds
of materials Saws, Ribs, Pullies. Boxes, etc., of any
pattern, to order at short notice. Have had long ex
perience in the business, and guarantee satisfaction in
every particular. Orders solicited. Address as above.
THE CHRISTIAN.~X!'"£ffi
family paper, full
of incidents, providences, music, poetry, true stories
for young, old, saiuts and sinners. No sectarianism,
controversy, politics, puffs .pills, or patent medicines.
Me. a year! I* copies %& ! Bead 10a. for 3 pa
pers before you forget I Lillis Ukrlsli**, 8 copies
$1- M. Haaiiags, Tract Repository. 19 Lin-
dall St., Boston, Maee.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BIRSETT S FLAVORING EXTRACTS.—Tha*su
periority of these extracts consists iu their perf.ct
purity aud great stirngth. Tiiey are wmsantsd
free from poisonous oils and acids. J sepi* Bar
nett A Co., Boston, Manufacturers and Proprie
tors For sale by all grocers and drui gists-
ilATl'RF. GIVES ES TEETH, but she does ast
preserve and purify them That must ba dons
with fragrant Sozodont. The dental bone and its
enamel casing are made invulnerable to ail des
tructive influences by the daily use of this benef
icent preparation.
WHAT EVKRY HOBSEJIIN WANTS-A good
cheap and reliable Liniment. Such an article is
Dr. Tobias' Horse Liniment Pint bottles at ona
dollar. For Lameness. Cuts, Galls, Colic, Sprains,
&c., warranted better than any other Sold by
the Druggists. Depot 10 Park Place, New York.
DIPSOIIANI.I is an insane thirst for intoxicsting
liquors Habitual dram»drinking pioduces it.
Yet each Alcoholic Bittei vender recommends that
& dram of hia rum and root-jnice to be taken thrica
a day, to prevent sickness! For all bodily aiim nts
and as a protection against the causes of disease,
take that all sufficient an idote, Dr. Walker's
Vinegar Bitters, the pure essence of rare med
icinal herbs nnpolluted by distilled poison.
Carbolic Salve, recommended by the Lading-
Physicians, and the Presideut of the New York
Board ef Health, as tbe most wonderful healing
compound ever known. Gives instant relief to
burns, cures all kinds of sores, cuts aud wounds;,
and a most invaluable salve for all purposes. Sold
everywhere at 25 cents per box. John F. Henry,.
Sole Proprietor, 3 College Place, N. Y.
Syapala is Opium pnrified of its sickening an&
poisonous (roperties, discovered by Dr. Bigelow;
Frot'essor of Botany, Detroit Medical College. A:
most perfect a mdyne and soothing opiate. John.
Farr, Chemist, N. Y.
Cbrlstadoro'R Hair Dye is the safest aDd best,
it corrects the bad effects of in'erior dyes, while
the black or brown tints it produces are identical
to nature. Manufactory, 68 Maiden Lane, N. Y.
Pratt's Astral Oil.—Safest and best illumin ting
Oil ever made. Does not take fire nor explode i!
the lamp is npset and broken. Over 150,000
families contiuue to use it, and 'no accidents of
any description have occurred from it. Oil House
of Cbas. Pratt, es'ablishcd 1770. N. Y.
THE PEREST and Sweetest Cod Liver Oil la
the world is Hazard & Caswell's made on the sea
shore from fresh, selected livers, by Caswell, Haz
ard & Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and
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.
JOEVIS’S laordsrMsKid Glow Cleaner restores
soiled gloves equal to new. For sale by Druggists
and Farcy Goods Deslers. Price 2o cents per
bottle. F. C. Wells & Co.. N. Y.
Rlsley’s Phllotoken is an established, warrant
ed remedy for Painful Menstruation; and equally
efficient as a Nervous Antidote in all cases of ner
vous Excitement, 8tem*ch and Sleeplessness im
male or female. Sold everywhere frr $1 a bottle..
Morgan &. Risley, Druggists, New York, General
Agents.
A Youthful Appear ante 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 and Sun
burn. The nse of this delightful toilet prepara-
tion cannot be detected. For sale at all Druggist*
and fancy goods stores. Depot 5 Gold St., N. Y.
flrs. Whislow's Soothing Syrup.—It relieves
the little sufferers from pain, cures Wind, Colic,
regulates the Stomach and Bowels, corrects acidity,
aud during the process of teething it is invaluable.
Perfectly safe in nil cases, as millions of mothers
can testify.
36 lm.
IOW is YOUK CHANCE.
PENDLETON’S GUANO COMPOUND,
CHAPPELL S CHAMPION,
STERNFEL S SUPERPHOSPHATE,
DICKSON COMPOUND,
For sale in Milledgeville by
I. L. HUNTER.
ISO Iba of lint eotton, payable the first of Novembsr,
will pay for one ef White's Cotton Planters.
Tor sale by L U HUNTER.
Jso24,1871