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f*v. Olisby, Jones & Reesi Number 6,800 MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1873 . Dissolution of Copartnership! fTMIE copartnership^heretofore existing between A the undersigned is this day dissolved bv mu tual consent. Mr. HENRY J. PETER is author ized to close up the business. CHARIES J. HARRIS. HENRY J.YETER. November 29,1878. Drug Stock and Fixtures For Sale. The store occupied by HARRIS & PETER is for rent, possession to bo given on the 1st day of January. In the meantime the Stock, Fixture* and Furniture of said late (inn are offered both at wholesale and retail at figures below cost FOR CASH. The accounts due said Arm 'will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, unless promptly arranged. The undersigned is deter mined to close up tho business as rapidly as pos sible, and hopes that those against whom he lias accounts will be prepared to settle promptly, novSOtf H. J. PETER. BY TELEGRAPH, (liminiilong pressure—tibo wind, gradu ally drifting to easterly *nJ ho other W, is tliat courtesy ? 1, that fair trvatrn-.-^c to os ? Wo oro not at war, and Affy hare nothing to do with ns except to gore na the ipse of their docks, which ire pay for like any other customer, and let ns go when we want to. If we hare war, I don’t care how mnch fight we hare, but that is THE WAT AUERICAXi FIGHT. Bah! Shall I tell yon what the Arapiles will do if she has a chance to capture a for the lake region, less pressure, with j alight changes of temperature and in creasing cloudiness for Lakes Huron and Erie; for the Northwest, light, variable winds and generally cloudy weather, with slight changes of temperature. The Funeral of Agassiz. Bos Toy, December 10.—The funeral of Agassiz will take place from Appleton chapel. Several pews are reserved, for the family, otherwise they will be open I to whoever comes. Tho formal attend- I oboc of the several societies to which the ! lliXWfLfliVl WfLQ Sa J*CRH AND SITEST J H. ZK1LIN A CO. take advantage of the • Markets where cash takes the prefer ence; and they give their Customers the ad ran ts*.* of their Bargain*. : From now until the 1st of January they will continue to sell their fine assortment of Drug*, Medicines. Paints and Oils at Prices to meet the present reduction in values. Toilet Sets, Fancy Articles, Choice Perfumes, Spices, Extracts, Hand Soaps, etc.; Hair, Nail. Flesh and Tooth Brushes. day dispatches. Death of Mrs. Grant's Father. friflOtfOTON’, Deccml>er 16.—Col. Fred- friffir Dent, father of Mr*. Grant, died at nidmffht at tin* agc’of 88. His daugh ter, £*. Chftejr, Is qaltoJBLaC PhilaJel- phiJtfdihd on* unfavorable effect from the ,*1 jfevs is apprehended. ^ CoL Dent lias residod for* a long time gtthl'Whito Hoiiac os the*guest .of his t .. The Colonc 1 nover abandoned Fi* Deuiorraey,Vind hu somewhat forcible ,1. nunciations of tho prevryling faction T HIS Oil is nawiffftuhil by us on the sea shore with the greatest - care, from fresh brailliy Lit.-rs of thejOcxTonly, without the aid of any cla uueals, by the simplest possible process and Brat temperature, br which the Oil can be separated from the oelly of the livers. It is nearly devoid if color, odor, and flavor, having .only a bland, fish-1 ike. and tamo^t persons, not unpleas ant taste. It is so tweet and pure that it can be retained by the stomach- when other kinds fail, and patients soon Income to like it- The secret of making-good Cod Liver Oil lies in the proper application of the proj-er degree of heat; too much or too little will seriously injure the quality. Great attention to cleanKnrss L* also absolutely necessary to prod col* sweet Cod Liver Oil. The rancid oil generally found in market is the product of manufacturers who are careless about thfrij matters. JOIININGAIiJjS, di'cH U S[wcial Aront. Macon, Ga- I filibuster Y’ " Yes; what will she do ?" “ She won’t capture her. SHE WILL HUy HEE DOW.V ! No more capture; no more quarter.” The engineer of the Arapiles took your reporter to tho gang-way and said, point ing to the imbedded gates of tho dry deceased was attached is declined. Stormy Weather. Loynoy, December 16.—The weather tempestuous. Muuh damage to ship- in its liigjfI'stj'lacHa ha» been one of the feature* of -the Executive mansion.. < Ho ate his breakfast' nad smoked bis cigar jv-iterday morning aa usuaL Pinch. Tho Senate Committee on Privileges iZ-1 Election-i is divided upon tho ques tion whether 1’inchbock, upon his creden tials, t* entitl 'd to !«• sworn in. Morton’s tit tiie credentials of Pityrh- hack for n sort in t ho Senate for six years, eoomencing-tt'-i March, 1*73. being in regular form, ho is entitled under the law . . . ■ of the Semite to be sworn is, and that whatever grounds of contest to hi/right should be made thereafter. resolution dock:, "You see the water lying there ? Well, we hare been all ready to go out since last Monday, bat they said they couldn’t get that water out. This is afi They have not been trying to ping is reported. It will pay you well to buy for Cash at J. H. ZEILIN & CO.’S. ■Wholesale and Be tail Druggists, Macon, Ga. Uecl4tf MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. Special Notice, nonsense. _ D get the water out. They have only got that little donkey engine at work, and Stamps on Pbjglc. WAsniyorpy, December 16.—Edward N. Nance and Alexander H. Jones, of tho drug exchange, of Philadelphia, and representing the drug trade of the United States with Hon. Leonard Myers, had a hearing before tbo "Ways and Means Com mittee this morning, and urged that tho stamp tax on medicinal preparations TREASURER'S OFFICE. > MiCOS, GA.,DsYUibcr 11,-1873. i "DAETIKS haring claims against tbecity.which. A hare not been acted.upondiy Council.will nlacethcm in the hands oft the’CiCTk ot Council before Tueatey evenim. —i* j Any ore-h.-u inr anprorcl rlr.imscrcoupons due will present .leva, at this or* 1 Those owing the city tax. even that stops work at 4J o’clock, and as much water leaks in every night as they And we oITer In exchange our entire slock at ex tremely pump out in the day time, they have got here a splendid steam engine built at West Point, which wonld take the water cut in four hours Low Prices for Cash! „ ,, will find it decidedly totb.ir interest to call upon our courteous an* good-looking Collector before tlu Uth iiwtanr and srttle. r.s all will be pwil in execution after that date. ClLtS. J. WILLIAMSON, Treasurer. hut they haven’t been in any huriy to get it ont. That dodge lasted eight days, and then, when they fonnd it wouldn’t last any longer, they came, in the dead of night, and scuttled that barge, which they brought up in fmnf of fjw* iIaoI* f * should be limited to patent or proprietory medicines, as contemplated by schedule C of the act of 1866. Tlioy claim that this law had worked smoothly until a few months ago, when, for the first time since its passage, the commissioner held that every medical preparation labelled and prepared in advance of the call for it, is put up in n style or manner similar to patent or propriotary medicines. Against tlris construction tbo druggists and people largely protest, and legislation The question cm’ Morton’s comes up aft *r tho morning hour. Congressional. The Haufc is discussing a hill for the r.moal of the bankrupt law. The Senate proceedings ore unimpor tant. Morton’s resolutions seating Pinch- lack ora notv up. and Stockton is speak- ■1 viliilis FIRST NATIONAL BANK of MACON TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. the chance for dealers and consumers to Kct bargains. If you want Have got the Panic “ Bad,” and have marked their Goods DRUGS, MEDICINE?, ly. Every morning hundreds of idle men congregate around tho cit£ hall, as the DIBECTOES: L C. PLANT, D. 1’LANDERS, DJ L. JEWETT. W. B. D1NSM0RE II. B. PLANT, D. S. LITTLE. G. H. 11AZLEHURST. t C. PLANT, President. W. W. Wcim.rr. Cashier. malO-tilnovl* PAINTS, OILS, GLASS. wanting them. They talk of denning ont tliat island from stem to etern.- THE SPANISH OFFICE ns make no pretence of concealing their in dignation. They say, in effect, that they treated tho American officers as gentle men, inviting them on board and treating DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN OdtWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN ’ DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN . DOWN ... TO 1 PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, I S the best and cheapest Guano in use. We fur nish the strong Chemical Salts of Ammonia, I Nitre. Potash, etc, which wo guarantee to ho pure and reliable. These, when mixed with what is sared at home, make a better manure than you can buy for two or threo times tho money. Formula No. 1 makes 2,000 pounds fertilizer to be used on ten acres for cotton or fifteen acres for com. Price So. delivered in dejiot-.it .Vacua. cash. *' Formula No. 2, with cotton seed, makes .1.000 pounds fertiliser, to be used on ten acres for eot- tonor fifteen acres furcorn. l’rice Jl(! SO, delivered in ilfpot at Macon, cash. Wo have also for sale in quantities to suit, tho best quality of fertilizing chemicals at the lowest prices—Ammonia, Nitre. Dissolved Bonos.Potash. Land Plaster, etc. Plantcra are cautioned against numerous “compounds” that will no doulit bo offered them as substitutes for our preparation. Do not buy except from us or somo of our author ized agents. Send for circular giving all particu lars. HUNT, RANKIN A LAMAR. 82 and St Cherry street. Bens County, Ga, December 3,1873. I usod yours by tho sido of two high-priced manures, and it did better than cither. B. F. WARD, j After using 70 tons tills year, I prefer yours even at the same price of tho expensive manures. L. M. HOUSER, Houston county. Yours produced ns well or better than others at SPICE?. SOArS, her removal is becoming daily more diffi cult. It in feared and hoped that tho L 0. PLANT & SON, ^Bankers and Brokers, MACON, GA. Bay uikl Sell Exchange. GoM, Silver, Storks and Bonds. Deposits Received, On lThlrli Interest will be Allowed, AS AOttEED UPON. PAYABLE OH CALL. Advances made on Cotton and Pro duce In Store. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO Or any other tiling in the drug line, call at Ampilcj will become badly strained by remaining is tbo dookfci ■ : From California. Saj» Francisco, December 16.—Tho Democratic caucus lad night nominated J, T. Farley for United States Senator far tho long, and Judgo Hayes for tho abort term. Both are claimed as anti- railroad men. • Storm In Sheffield. December 16. Tho Financo Committee of tlie Senate also gave these gentlemen a full hearing. Cespedes Deposed. -IF Havana. December 16.—Tho following intelligence has been received from tho Hunt, Rankin & Lamar’s doc7tf S3 ami 84 Cherry street. headquarters of tho rebellion: Tho so- called Cuban House of Representatives, been interviewed, and tho lofty assur ance with which they speak of WIITTPINO AMERICAN’S is astounding, even taking tho bombastic pride of that race into account. Their rage against thU country is at white heat. formally deposed Cespedes from the Presi dency by virtuo of tho powers conceded tho legislative branch in articles seventh, eight niul ninth of the constitution of Guimars. Tho object of this act is understood to bo tho restoration to power of tho old Junta of Now York. Poncho Aguilera will toko charge of tho Presidency, which is now filled ad in terim by tlie Marquis of Santa Lucia, a member of the House of Representatives under tho now administration. Vincent Garcia becomes Secretary of War; Dr. Moilor, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Calixto Garcia commander- in-chicf of tho forces operating in the Eastern Department. Surrender of the Virginias Officially Annoape||»r| u -r a New York, December 16.—A Herald special from Paris says a cipher dispatch -A dispatch London, J B from Sheffield says tliat the city was vis ited to-day by a terrible storm. Tho WE ARE DETERMINED THAT THE PEOPLE SHALL HAVE ’ wind blow a hurricane. A largo number of buildings and chimneys were blows ■town, anil many persons were killed. One immense chimney crushed buildings, and a boiler located therein. Tho boiler ripioded, killing and wounding scvoral r Tmp—“* — :*t esr-itcinent in tlie city and tho denso —ron— YOUNC AMERICA! —AT— I> INKLER’iS NEW CONFECTIONERY AND TOY STORE. 51 Mulberry st., iiext to St reet H. JL office. I HAVE just opened om of the largest and best selected stocks In uiylinc ever brougt to Macon, ombradn^ Toys, Confectioneries, Fruits, etc. Everything; in my More is new and just from market. Silk, Wire and Comic Masks in groat variety. Suppers for parties and weddings prepared at short notice. Give)! me a call when buying your Christmas goods.} declotil janl • Grant’s Chief Justice to be Confirm ed-Senators Whipped Into the IV. P. GOOOAIA. i I- Cashier. Traces. Washington - , December 11.—Tlie Sen ate in executive session to-day had a two pt-rmna In consequence of the great eluitcnjont in the city and tho dense crowds which filled tlio streets hut fow details could bo loorned at tbo timo this ilinpatch was forwarded. A Royal Visit. Ex-Empress Eugenio is visiting Queen Victoria at Windsor Castlo to-day. French Notts; A Paris cor respondent of tho London Timos nays that Bozoino intended to put himself at tho head of tho Alphonsists if hi. sentence had been commuted to ban- loiiisliment. A s|vcial from Paris says tliat tho Con- •crv-itives ore dismayed at tho Ropubli- an . accesses in tli. MACON. GEORGIA. less than l:nlf the cost. \V U ROBINSON. Macon county. Yours produced as well as tho Cliineha Island and the two other lii«h*pricod w*' * * 1 ” r year. O A HAMILTON, Cnpitul 200,000 Hollars tlie Scarcity of Money ! Notwitlistandin; I and the two other liitcii-pricvd which I used this year. 0 A HAMILTON, Jones county. Yours is as rood as the expensivo kinds I used this year; somo think better. J H McCAY, Talbot county. ,Your fertilizer, on two years’ trial, has proven to bo as pood os any other fertilizer I ever used, and I shall use it alono hereafter. J M 8PINL1N, Fayette county. It lias prorod to be just ns stood, and in some r»—i>eets superior, to the-most expensive manures. I desire to u«e it extensively next year. HENRY J WILLIAMSON, Griffin, Ga. It is as good os the expensive sort that I used. I sliall use it altogether next season. 4 J W PERRY, M D, Clay county, Ga. I usod a ton of tho “Home-Made” by two of tho expensive guanos, and find no difference in tho yield. I can heartily recommend it as a cheap and paying fertilizer—shall use it exclusively next year. J NO H BUTLER, Monroe county. B ahnesvi LXE, G A.. October 8,1873. I used your compound again this year, and am so well pleased with it that I don’t think I shall cverusoanyothcrkind. Where I used 300 pounds per acre I will mako 2,000 pounds of seed cotton to the aere. I used it ou turnips this year; they are the finest I ever saw. I think the farmers will be satisfied, after this year’s trial, that it is the best in use. Yours respectfully, J P MCLEAN. SrALDiso County, Ga., October 16.1873. I used your “Home-Made Fertilizer” this year on cotton and corn, in the same quantities with one of the high-prieked manures, and the advan tage is decidedly with the "Home-Made.” I have decided to use it exclusively next year. EDWARD M DORSEY. Susxisidr, Ga., October 23.1873. After a fair test by the sido of three high-priced and standard commercial manures, it is plain that the “Home Made” is as good as any, and I can conscientiously commend it to tho farmers as I the best and cheapest they can use. ! J O A MILLER. Marshalvillr, Ga., October 21,1873. I Dr. P. R. Holt: i Dear Sir—I used this season thirty-six tons of your "Home-Made Fertilizer,” and am so well pleased with it that I shall use it almost or quite exclusively next year. I applied it at tho Rite of 75 to 150 pounds per acre with satisfactory results. Yours truly, W H FELTON. DIRECTORS JOHNSTON, V J. GRESHAM, WM. S. nOLT. JKO. B. ROSS. jnjgM Cm And havo just opened a -largo assortment of from Madrid states that Castclar made on official call oil Sickles to-duy, accom panied by tho Secretary . of State, and S. G. Bonn. President. R. F. Lawton, Cashier. EXCHANGE BANK OF MACON. ORlrc In ltnrTs New Building. A FERTILE FARM, situated one nml a half miles ?outh of tlie town of Cuthbert, Ran dolph county, and containing four hundred and fifty acres, of which about two hundred and fifty are cleared and under cultivation. On tho premises aro a gin house and excellent gin. one double log dwelling, and a suilick'iio'of Laborers’ houses, aline well of water alula good null seat. There is timber and fuel sufficient on the place all,,> t— m8m more than double the pur chase money. This property will be sold on ae- cominodnting terms, or exchanged for city iui- made a formal announcement of tho sur render of tho Virginius and tho prisoners. Tho utmost cordiality was shown both sides. Deport of tlio Evangelicals. The Herald’s London special says an enthusiastic mcolting was held nt Exeter Hall to-day to hoar tho report of tho del egates to the Evangelical Alliance. Lord Ebury presided. Speeches were made by Lord Alfred Churchill, the Dean of Canterbury, Rev. Dr. Parker and others. SILVER PLATED GOODS, TOILET SETS, The New Atlantic Cable.- Portsmouth (N. H.) Chronicle, says recent elections. Tho steamer Breton was lost in tho Mediterranean with twenty-two lives. French Politics. Paris, December 16.—It is rumored Hut in consoquonco of Republican suc- in tho late supplementary elections Receives Deposits, r.UTS AN’l) 8KLLS EXCHANGE. Makes Advance* on Stock*. Bond*. Cotton in Store. Abo on Shipments of Cotton. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. v-v g-s , . On Saturday, Governor Stnnv,-ncco'm- nanied by Judgo Clark of the United States District Court, Col. A. N. C. East man, Lawrenco Oliphant and F. Ricketts, (tho three last named from England,) visited Ryo for tho purposo of select ing a suitable spot for the landing of the ivasca i for members of tho Assembly, tho Right will propose an alteration of the suffrage frbUly WASHINGTON POE. WIT. A. LOFTON. POE, HALL & LOFTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MACON, GA. on Third street, over City Bank. SAMUEL BALL. Uw, depriving four million of persons of the franchise. Spanish Civil War. IUyonsk, December 16.—Tho official journal of tlie Carlists announces that tho AT VERY LOW TRICES. FORT VALLEY, GA. a ECEIVES Di>po*it*,di*ronntsPaiier.l)nysand sell* Exchange; also, (lokl and Silver. Collections made at all arevsnUile paints. Interest paid on IX-poeits when made for a ifiml time. ” _ ‘ Office novltf Como and see for yourself, auj remember that our Goods aro USEFUL as well ORNAMENTAL, quite an item these times. town of Berg a lias been captured by the Royalists under Tristauy. Situation Wanted. A S a dry’ goods or groeeiy clerk, by a young num largely acquainted m Middlcaiul South west Georgia, who can gtvo tiic host ami most satisfactory references. Address specified time. llx. J.Anderson, l’res’l. W. K. HamTN.Caah’r DIRECTORS tVni. J; Anderson, Col. Hugh L. Dennard Col. Wni. Felton. l)r. Vr’. A Mathews, Dr.M HH.Hoilinsliea delXtf The cure of Santa Crus will be tried hy court-martial. * From Madrid. Madrid, December 10.—The Impartial .■vpMaches the United States for permit ting meetings for organizations against man to take soundings and ascertain the condition of tho bottom. In soundings of from threo to twelvo fathoms the bot tom was found to be soft and clear of rocks and finely adapted to tho contem plated purpose. It is thought tho cable will be ready to be laid by next May. The job of making it and maintaining it decl7rod tf H. ESPENNER. Caro Telegraph nnd Messenger. Oab.i in tfetr Orlean Philadilphia, December 16.—The majority for tbo now Constitution is esti mated at 160,000. O XK of tho most vulunblo places in Vincvillc, known as tho Bryant plco *,containing alkouir forty-five acres, will ho sold for ensh or cotton, or exchanged for rcalcstato in the city of Macon. Apply to A. J. ORE. octlSood tf At Oliver. T)ougIa3s & <>»* NIGHT DISPATCHES, OF VIRGINIA. Home Office, Richmond, Va. Branch Office, 92 Mulberry st., Macon, Ga. Cherry St. Next Door to Isaacs Rouse. Congressional. THE HOUSE. • Washington, December 16.—The House pawed a bill to repeal tlie lxvnk- reptey law, but providing that all pend- Land For Sale, rTPIlOLSTEIUNG in all its brandies done at J short nolice.siKl done well. Eithernew work r repsirins promptly attended ta Satisfaction guaranteed in all eases. no\^9 Im .§2,000,000 ASSETS OYEE POLICIES ISSUED, OVER ANNUAL INCOME T OFFER forsalo or lease 1,131 acres on Ca- lumna creek, in Pulaski county, ten miles from Hn*.vki:’.sviIIe mid nenrthi: Hawkir.svill.- :m:l Jiu- faularnilrand, (nowbeing constructed),—3U0 acres cleared. Laud divided to suit purchasers. Terms liueral. Parlies wishing to buy or sell Georgia lands will find it to their interest to address WiL LUNDY. «ep28d2aw&wtL Macon. C«a. The Tower of Babel was a pigmy to what a company of enterprising Phila- «S proceedings in bankruptcy shall bo continued under tlio existing law, except delphia bridge builders proposo to con struct as a toy to grace the approaching A6ENCY MONTOUR MANUFACTURIN6 CO. PLAN MUTUAL. ALL CASH. Policies Issued, when Desired, on the STOCK PLAN AND RATES, or any other that is Legitimate. This is the only Southern company that has, and docs, regularly pass the investi gation of all Northern and "Western State Departments, thus securing every evi dence of security and good management that any company in our country can boast of. It retains within the State of Georgia all moneys collected in the State, and makes no investments, which are doubtful, for policy sake. It is secure, economically managed, and in the hands of well-known Southern gentlemen. I refer to any business man in tho city of Macon, or the State of Georgia, who knows me, as to my character for honesty and integrity, and accept the decision. T. STANLEY BECKWITH, General Agt. Honest and Reliable Agents "Wanted. dcc3cod3m that all fees, costs and charges shall mlueod to one-half tho present rates. centennial exhibition in that city. It is to bo of wrought iron, 1,000 feet in higlit, Tebrel'Couniy, Ga, October £0,1873. I used this year tbo Home-Made Fertilizer ot Hunt, Rankin X Lunar,on com and cotton. The fertilizer was manipulated with top earth. My loud is fight and sandy. Wc applied it in a field on cotton alternately with the Sea Fowl, equal quantities of each, and could never discover any difference in the two. Wo used it on com and find the Home-Made decidedly the best. Where wc put the Home-Made the com retained a rich croon color up to maturity. decUeodkwSm JNO T LAMAR, M D. Tlio select committee on salaries ro oted a bill fixing tho salaries of mom- and beside it such structures as the dome of St. Peter’s, tho pyramids of Egypt and Ranker Hill monument would be dwarfed into insigificance. The tower i3 to bo G eorgia, quitman county.—wuusm H. McKclvy has applied to me for exemption of personalty, and 1 will ]>ass upon tlu* smhu* :-i 1<» o’clock, A. M., 20th day of December, 1873, at my office. This December 12,1*73. dec!4 30d*W. P. JORDAN, Ordinary, until after 8 o’clock, but there was an immense crowd outside the doors at 7. and in a few minutes after the doors opened every scat was filled. Hon. Hor ace Bernard presided. LETTERS FROM DISTINGUISHED STMTA- THIZSRS. Letters were read from S. S. Cox, Lieu- tenant Governor Robinson and Alexander Stephens, expressing sympathy with the object of the meeting, and regretting in ability to be present. A letter was also circular in section, one hundred and fifty feet in diameter at the base, diminishing to thirty feet at tho top. It is proposed to havo spiral staircases winding around fipenaos, nud reducing all other salaries, that wore increased last season, to what they had been before, except tlio Judges of tho Supreme Court and tho Preiident daring tliis term. An amendment was •dopted making the reduction take effect hom the 4th of March, 1873. Tho bill ■as not disposed of. Washingtonian Vaticinations. The Supremo Court h: fivpect fo Nelson. A motion to tho of Sheppord, Lime, Plaster, Cement. IATHS AND PLASTERING HAIR. the centre tube for those preferring to walk up; but elevators will be provided, which aro calculated to ascend to tho top in threo minutes. The Scientific Amcri- A LL of best quality, always ou hand, and for iX. sale cheap for cash, by dec!2 Iw JONES A BAXTER. adjourned in reconsider the eomfirina- ,, 1, w;is voted down. He nnow Govt mor. No other action of the •wcutive session has transpired. Cu- jhjity far the fate of Judge Williams, os tdaef Justice, increases. General Speucer is at liis desk to-day. (foes to Florida during recoss for his health. The Committee on Appropriations of tho Seaato Agreed to report tho House : **. firing tlio navy four millions, with- ost amendment. ,ThoPo« 1 master General is before the on l'ost-offices and l’ost-roods "plaining the relief to the service so- r -3*d by the abolition of the franking Privilege. It is understood that he op- ien-i any mollification of tho present The Military Committee has com- «»eed tho investigation of the Freed- ■ii w.u\l defalcation. The Executive mansion is closed on ‘‘wont of tlie death of Col. Dent. The Finance Committee heard argn- against tho ruling of tho revenue ;; nt, that preseriptions with tho J** marked in writing must bear a "at- me committee lias agreed to report ; r-oly on Clayton’s bill, imposing ton Ci-nt. tax on tho circulation of bonks -r than national. THE SENATE. _ The Finance Committee report ad- ’^idy on the bill authorizing tlie par- I*ymcnt of duties in greenbacks. The bill placing the telegraph lines ®“®®ecting the Capitol and the depart- "• ■" lor the control of General Bab- *•* Paned. J* bill removing tho disabilitice of Steele, of Texas, was referred. P -->o ° a lr ‘ a ^ > " a ' On o speech in favor of *®back. McKncry spooks to-morrow. , 1 intreduce.1 a bill cancelling the , 0 ‘ hbe llnizos Santiago military rnil- Sfuopsls Weather Statement: bnicK^CniEv SignalOfficru, "J n . . Washington. December 16. ) ttftjabilitios : For New England and «ortAj^ u light and gentle soutli- j,A^ r - T ’“d southwesterly winds and ■ ■ clo,,J y weather will prevail, with I-.' ’ ' lr >‘ and a slight rise of teoipera- 'b..j ‘ or t * l ° Southern States, partly "• ‘tiler and possibly light rain on —the temnerature risiurr with S TILL -wares,” and true to its name, keeps well to the front of all books for Choirs, Con ventions and Singing Schools. By L. O. Emerson and H. R. Palmer. Price $150. AMERICAN TUNE BOOK. Contains 1,000 of the very best psalm tunes of tho century. Has uo superior as a collection ot tlio most approved sacral music for Choirs and Congregations. 600 Editors. 400 pages. Price $150. THE RIVER OF LIFE. Is attracting the notice of all leaders of singing In Sabbath Schools, because of ita very superior arrangement of Bible subjects, its deportment of songs for little children, its adaption to the inter national lessons, and its general richness and freshness of music and words. Highly commend ed by alL Price 35 cents in bds. This Beautiful Sabbath School Song book’is sold at §30 per hun dred in b’ds: §25 per hundred in paper. The above books sent, postpaid, on receipt of re tail price. r it is tt mifOAV a nr\ COMING CHRISTMA S BARRELS Lcnoira “Now Ground” PO TATOES. Th cbest in tho market. For JONES A BAXTER. “Miss Neilson’s health is so seriously im- vi i rod that the leading physicians of St. Louis declared that they would not an swer for the consequence if she did not take a month’s rest, and this she has gone to Florida to do. Tho six consecu tive weeks’ hard work which the charm ing little woman did in Chicago and St. Louis proved too much for a constitution which a summer of belleship at Long Branch did not strengthen.” Miss Ncil- son has passed through Georgia for -Florida. Symptoms of Liver Complaint. A sallow or yellow color of skin, or yel lowish brown spots on face and other parts of body; dullness and drowsiness with frequent headache; dizziness, bitter or bad taste in month, dryness of throat and internal heat; palpitation; in many cases a dry, teasing cough, with sore throat; unsteady appetite, raising of food, choking sensation in throat; dis- CliEAM CHEESE. BUT OUR GOODS HATE ALREADY COME GlFftNTERPRISE The ouly Reliable Gift Distribution in the country L. D. SINK’S TWENTIETH Grid Anal Distrhtii. To be drawn Thursday, January 1st, 1S74. $200,000 IN VALUABLE GIFTS GRAND CAPITAL PRIZE, $20,000 JN GREENBACKS! ONE GRAND CASH PRIZE. $10,000 DT GREENBACKS! ONE CASH PRIZE OF $5,000 IN GREENBACKS itaX^s°or s *Z each 4 Greenbacks l BOXES just received on consignment and fur sale loiv bv What is a more acceptable present than a handsome Cltoi. b-r Suit of Furniture? These we have from $50 to $500. An elegant assoitment of VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN should be in the shape of a bomsheli. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. A preamble and resolutions were adopt ed rehearsing the stories of the cruelties practiced by the Spaniards in Cuba upon men, women and children, praying Con gress to adopt measures to prevent their recurrence, and askingjthat belligerent rights be accorded the Cuban revolution ists. OTHER ADDRESSES. Addresses were then delivered by Gen. Cochrane, Morritz EUinger, Gen- Milieu, Rev. John Farkcr and' Major Haggerty. The proceedings dosed with" a resolution calling on Hon. Alex. Stephens and Hon. Ladies’ Desks, Fancy Chairs, Brackets & Wall Pockets Made in Martinsbuig. Va. [TT Barrels and Half Barrels. Warranted pure. L Fur s: Je by WU “-*• A* 1 ■Iecl2 Dr. JONES A BAXTER. BUSHELS CHOICE WHITE COEN, in tvo-buihel Beulap ^ JONES A BAPTBR. Of all kinds. Come and look at them. THOMAS WOOD, Next to Lanier House. dec!3 Stawtf S. S. Cox to present a memorial and res olutions to Congress. about stomach and sides, pain in sides, FOUNDS WHEAT BRAN. COTTON CROP OF 1873! OISHOP PIERCE rays a fair trial will amoun J3 to proof. Thousands more will testify to tht For sale by Hunt, laakin A Lamar, of Macon Green it Rossignoi. Augusta, and druntaa and merchants generally in Georgia, Florida, Abu, bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina* Agents wanted where chills prevail. £. B. LOYLBSS, sent 3taw2wAwlm General Agent 200 bushc!s J COW PEAS. For sale cheap f< cash by dcc!2 lw JOXES A BAXTER. B Y virtue of. an order of the Honorable the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia, will be sold, free from all encumbrances, on the first Tuesday in January next, to the highest bidder, in front of tho Court-house door, in Jeffersonville, Twiggs county, the following property, to-wit: Three thousand two hundred acres of land, more or less, lying in Twiggs county, adjoining lands of John T. Fitzpatrick, T. Jones and others, and known as the Myrick Mills place. The above property will be sold in lots of 202J acres, more or less. Terms tnsli. , Property sold as assets of S. P. Mvnck, bank rupt. BEXJ. W. BAJ&ROW, WM. McKIXLEY. Jr., declOtds Assignees. In this country where ron Warehouse, Corner Second and Poplar Streets, Macon, Georgia, U KNEW the tender of their services in the Loom Beeds, Harnesses PAIN LINIMENT T> EMOTES in from fire to twenty minutes the JlV» most violent pains of NEURALGIA and CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, curing very severe forms of .these diseases in from one to five days; also the STIFFNESS OF THE JOINT8 which sometimes accompanies the last. It also cures SPRAINS OF THE JOINTS in twelve hours GUM-BOILS, NERVOUS HEADACHES, nrlndint? those which follrw Intermittent Fevers and Tooth Aches,in from (me to five minutes; also Colic, Ring Worm and Meningitis. The second case was cured in Brunswick, relieving in the last in a few minutes, the pain in the head and neck* and the rigidity of Che muscles of the neck. See circulars containing certificates of its virtues from those who have used it, at the Drug Stores o jL B. HALL. Macon, and B. F. ULMER, Savan nah, who have it for rale. Address orders to DR. D. G. WOODBRIDGE, mchs faw&wtl Brunswick, Ga. Patent Wire Heddles Are made under one management. Abo, SUPPLIES used in COTTON and WOOLEN MILLS promptly furnished. 1 D. C. BROWN, julv24 Cm Lowell. Maas, U. 8. H. & I. L. FIELDER, Attorneys at Law, CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, W ILL give prompt attention to all business confided to them, in the counties of Ran dolph, Stewart. Quitman, Clay. Eariy, Calhoun anu Terrell, the Supremo Court of Georgia, and the District and Circuit Courts of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. septl7-tf time, was confined to her bed with chronic liver disease. I had one of the best doc tors to see her, and he gave her up to die, when I came upon some of your medicine. I bought one bottle and commenced giv-. ing it. She then weighed 82 pounds; now she weighs 140 pomdi and Is robust and hearty. She has taken eight bottles in all, so you see I am an advocate for your medicines. Wk. Meazel. FRENCH’S NEW HOTEL. mi MM DENNISON’S TA iflPlTEXT RU1FF1NG TAG* I ft 1 1'Over Two Hundred Millions have I M used within ibe past ten years, I ■ j lu ilLout complaint of loss by Ta*r be- lg Aw unimr detached. They are more re liable for marking Cotton Bales than any Tag in use. All Express Companies use them. Sold toy Printers nnd Stationers everywhere: ocil Sm it bo accident? There was n^>ody on the boat; there was nobody near the boat wbeashe went down; it was not accident; IT IS PART OF THKIB GaMK. I, myself, heard one of their head, men say two weeks ago, * The Arapiles is not gone yet, and the Arapiles will not go until we get the Virginius back.* Now C OR. CORTLANDTandNEW CHURCH STS NEW YORK. On tlie European plan. RICH ARD P. FRENCH, son of the late Colonel Richard French, of French’s Hotel, has taken this Hotr newly' fitted up and entirely renovated the same Centrally located in the business iiart of the cit; Landies aud Gentlemen s Dining Rooms attache*.