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PKOPKS8IONAL AND BUSINESS.
J. T. JORDAN J
A T I O It (M l A T I« A W
Sparta, Georgia.
Office over Oothern^ Watkins’ 8lmc.
FRANK L. LITTLE
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Sparta, Georgia,
Office in tho County Court room, west of
the Court t loose.
JAMES A. HARLEY,
flUaCney at ffauu,
SPARTA, G A
llnnmii it. Law Huilding, west of
Court linuso. i>q i y
HILL & HARRIS j
iTTORlKfl) AT L4W,
Macon, Georgia.
Special attention given to Uot.i xctions,
C»svKV*NeiNM and other office business.
Nov. 2d. 1872 iy
DR. P. T. PENDLETON
Having returned and loeatrd permauenily
in SPARTA, offers his
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
tn the cititens of Hancock smutty. His
•fficc U at tlm residence of l>r. F. M PEN
DLR FO.N, where h« may be found, unless
prulTsssionally engaged. Jul20,72.
KAIL HO AD 'SCHEDULES.
Southwestern P. R.
8vi'*«iaT«Nt»*bT‘» <’rric«. >
Macon, Ga , March 1, 1874. (
O N and aftrr Sunday, March 1»t, train*
ou Una road will run an fol ow* :
COI.CMBUB MAIL TH > IN.
Leave Macon, 7:17 p tn
Arrive at Columbus, 12:43 * nt
Leave Columbus, 2-30 p tn
A ilitre at Macon, i :25 p in
Making clone conne. flea with YVeaiero
Railroad at* ol inbue for Montgomery, Mo¬
bile, New Orleans, etc.
COUMUl* PAY FHMOttT AMD ACCOMMODA¬
TION TWAIN.
Leave Macon. 9:20 a nt
Arrive at t oUmihtis, 6.85 p m
Leave Columbus, 6:3>i a tu
Arrive *t Macon, 3.-00 p m
Cotwvnbn* Accommodation Train leave*
Macon Tue» t*v. Thu-s.lay and Saturday,
return mg Mon Uv Wednevday and Friday
IVVAULA Mail. 1 *\IN,
L**ve* M*o«>n, *.«5 a at
A,rive* at KuranU, 5.40 p
Arrive* at Albany, 3 95 p
Leave* Kutaula, 8:60 a
Arri •* at M con. 5:10 p
10:4? a
Unny Train *(
A at
y. TufgJujr, v * 1 hutmlj^v m4 mui SAlurdny. T\«Uy,
ui FAl'UA M1.IIT raKiUUT AND
rum nu ur.
yy* Mum s 910
Airiv** at F.ufaula, 10-20 a
Train* Waving M*eo n m ga
tbi» ahf'luU S ,nday, Tuesday and
day tt ghi*. connect a* Siuuhviile
tratu* io Albany. v’tntUL
rot Kits,
Engineer and Super tun lent.
Cha.’&c M* & A. R. R.
I on and AFTER MONDAY, MA«CH
2d. »874. the Pusvenger Trains on tho Geor
K in au<] Macon and Augusta Rnilroads will
tun as follows :
QEOROIA RAILROAD.
IMS RNUEK TKAIN WILL
Leave August* a t....... .8.40 a m
Leave Atlanta at....... .6:3(1 a in
Arrive iu Augusta at., 3:45 p in
Arrive in Atlanta st.... ,6:45 p in
Wight PABwenaEii t»*«.
Leave Augusta at... .......8;16 p m
Leave Atlanta at...... •.....0:00 p m
Arrive in Augusta at. .......4;00 a m
Arrive in Atlmth, at. .......6:05 a m
MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD,
MACON PASSRnUEB TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at..... .....10:45 a m
Leave Camak at...... .......2:15 p ni
A rive at Macon...... .......6:40 p m
Leave M-.con at .......6:80 a in
Arrive at Camak ..., ......10:45 a m
Arrive in An uata ... .....*2.10 p m
Atlama Passengers from Athens, Washington,
road or any point ou the Georgia Hail
and Branches, by t,iking tho Daily
Passenger Train, will make for close Macon connection
at Camak with trains and all
points Pullman’s beyond
(First-Class) f 1 Night PalaCR Fmtep
tho ino Georgia cash on » Railn Pussenger trains ca
nd
b K. JOHNSON. Sup’t.
Supeiintendciit’a Office Georgia and Ma¬
con and Augusta Rai roads. A.u„u ta G
Ma ch 1st, 1874
Western & Atlantic
Kailroad.
Omct Gkskral Pakhknosh Acbnt, /
/ VN and aficr Atlanta this date— Ga., July io. 1873. f
\ / I.IOttTNI-O KaPRvbS
For No York, Eastern and Virginia Cities
I.eavos Macon, by Macon A Western Rail¬
road 11 ■ 00 a nt
Arrive at Ailarda.........•• ..,,••••■•■•530 p m
Leaves Atlanta..........................6 ; 00 p m
Arrrives at Dalton.....................10:30 p w
Arrives at Cliattnnm ga............. 1 10 a m
Pu lmun Palace Drawiug-Hooin and Sleep
i*g Lynchburg Cars by this train from Atlanta to
and ah intermediate points
WITH >17T ClMNOK.
Passengers leaving by this train arrive in
New York the second afternoon, st4:44r.
in., over thirtreen hours earlier than passen
go's by any other rout- can with safely
New York, leaving the same evening.
Day wksts.kn ExritK.ss.
Leaves Macon at. ..........11:10 p in
avaS'Atbu (a at.. ...8:30 a m
Arriv-s at Chattanooga......... ..4:30 a m
Ca se connection at Chat anooga for all
West.
Huffman Pal co Cars on all night trains.
For further particulars sddres
B. IV. WKENN,
General f’asxo ger Agent.
&c Brunswick
Railroad.
.SurrsisTKNOKNT’.H Dvricx M. St ]) R. ft,)
M icon, Ga., Apr! 25,1874. *
N ami after Momlny. April 27, 1874,
trains on this road wi 1 run as follows ;
OAV PaSSRNSRR TRAIN (sil.vn.ivs r.x
C»:l*T*D.)
Macon 8;.!0 a m
JeSUp, at Jestip, 6:15 p m
e K;IM) p HI
at l)ruii*wiek, 10;30 p ill
hay pasabnokr TIUIN (SUNDAYS KX
CF.I-TKD)
Brunswick 2:15 a m
le-up, at. .letup, 4:45 a tn
M« 6:15 a m
at eon, 5:00 p ni
ii.i k AeriiMMiiDATios (*rvi»AVS
KXCHMEU.)
Macon, 3:30 p m
llawkinnville, at llnwliinsvillo, 7:00 p m
7:15 i m
at Vlaeon, 11:00 a m
'I he down day pa-enger a> d express
makes clo.-e connection with (ruins
Atlaiuic ill d Gulf railroad at .le.sup f„ r
lA 1 !’ " n - v lrilin ‘■'""•vet- la .leant) for
West.* 1 ^ or points North.
JAS. VV. ROlihu..
General Superintcadtsnt,
Central Railroad.
GknSU‘ 1. 8uPK»nTNDENt’s OkkicB, )
Fnvaunah, November 1, 1873,
() N and -.fter Sunday, the 2nd instant,
1’iiMcnpcr trains on the Georgia t\ n
tral Bnilrotil, its branches and conn, ctious,
will run ns follows :
TUVIN NO 1— (tutSC. NORTH AND WE T.
Leaves Savannah 8; I5 a m
Leuv.a Augusta 9;05 a iu
Arrives iu Augusta 4.00 p io
Ai rives in Aliffcdgt-viIIe 10.09 p m
in Kutontoii 11 ;55 p m
Anivus in Macon 6;46 p m
1 -caws Maettn for Columbus 7:17 pm
Leaves VLicou for F.iiimua 9 10 p m
Leaves Macau fat- Atluu.a 7:30 p in
Arrive* at t'olutnbua 12; 15 p m
Arrives at Eufuu.a 10;2O p to
Arr.ves nt .itlnuta I 40 a m
o iso s. t Tn and cast.
It v-» Allan a 1:00 n m
l.eavo* t 'um ms 7:10 p m
Leave* Eulaula 7 26 p ill
Arrive* \u M eon from Atlanta 6 50 a in
Arrives at Maco* f toln r„iu . b » •4:11* a m
Arrive* in Macot, Irom Eufau!* 0:45 a iu
Leave* Macon 7:1a m
loaves Augusta 9.1 5atu
A rive at \ugnsu 4:00 (i ui
Arrive* at 8n»anii*b 0,25 p ra
IK*IN NO. 2-OOINU ITOKTn A- D WE T.
Leave* -avar.nah < 30 o m
Le..ves Auguata * Uo p m
Arrive* in Aogtista 5 58 a m
Arrive* iu M .con 8.20 a
Leave* Macon for Colmuhu* n -’ft a .
Leave* Vincon foi EufauLi U U5 *
Leave* Mac,n for oilaut o tit t
Ar»iv*» iu I’olumbu* rt -ta * m
Arrive* iu F.ufaula •’ c i
At rives m AiUi ta o;48 p in
C. sffLMU k ** *Mit W! 4 JUT
Leave* Ailaota . *1 \J a ...
I.e ve* l idombu* 2:.,0 p
Leave* F.ufaula 8:50 a
Arrives in Macon front Atl.n a 3:40 p
Arrive* in Macon trom Columbus 7:25 p
Arrive* in Macon from Eufaul.r 5.1 ii
um 7:85 p
■'’"‘n»on 19 09 p
l eave* tiun>W* 11.55 p
Arrive* iu Augusta 4:05 p m
Arriv. in-avannah 5;55 a m
Train No. ... lo *. m
9 being *fo| , t brooch !nlv^?
Cental Railroad. P ing
siairous, l>c pameuger. for bad' su't.ou* aa *
takeu on or put off.
Pav* ng. r* lor Milledgeville and EiGmfon
,r 'V‘' No. I from ™
*v.u>'i.8 l ..’*’**» No •* Sa.wmah
Ik* trviu pomi»^.,
M c«B. Ti e M» d
tram run* d*-ly, Sunday* ILLIAM except***. ' M
W lUKdERS.
General 8upc:iai«dent,
JULY 1874.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LAST CHANCE
F.)R
AN EASY FORTUNE!
Fifth And Last Gilt Concert
IN AID OF THE
PUBLIC I WARY OF ll
Jl'LY 31st, 1W4
LIST OF GIFTS
One Grand Cash Gift, §250.000
QUO rand Cash Gilt, 100 000
Owe Grand Cash Gift, 76,000
One Grand Cash (4'ft, 60000
One Grand Cash Gift, 25,000
10 6 Cash Cash Gif b, $20,000 each, lOu OOO
Gifts 10.000 each, 150 000
15 Cash Gilts, 10,000 e ch, 140,000
20 fasti Gifts, 5 0< >0 each, lOOOtit*
US Cash (jilts, 4,000 each, 100,000
80 Cash Gifts, S.oOO each, 90,Ol 0
50 Cash Gifts, 2 000 each, 100 000
100 Ca-h Gifts, 1,000 each, 100 000
240 Cash Gifts, 600 each, 120 000
500 Cash Gifts, 100 each, 50 000
’9,000 Cash Gi ts, 60 »ach, 950,00*:
Grand Tula 20,000 Gifts, all each, 2 500 00
PRICE OF TICktTS.
Whole Tickets 8 60 00
llahc , 25 00
. enths, or each coupon, 5 0‘)
11 Whole Tickets for S 0 00
22 2 'I ic-ets for 1,000 00
For Tickets or information,
Aililres-,
THO- K. IIRARLF.TT,
4gt niid Alanager.
Public Library Pudding, Lonisvil.e, Ky.
D AYIUSOY
COLLEGE.
Xext Stsinn « ill begin M plem
her 21,1824.
Healthy loci.ulion. Moral atmosphere
.Street diaeipbn . Thorough discipline__
1 horougit tea hiug Moderate Charges.
Professors. For catalogue or infor¬
mation, apply to
J. It. Iti. ake. Chairman of the faculty.
Dost Office, Davidson, College, N C
Save Fifty Dollars !
THE NEwTlORENCE.
l*I5i€ Ih-Iovv t -7 uy other Lit clo**
4 AM.. >30 <i lio v 1‘ ) Setciny Machine,
V’D, ijt.'iO by buying the Florence.
EVER V Af | CIUNE IF. I RHA XTElh
. Epeei.il term* to cluba and denier*.
Semi for circular* to the
Benina Florence, Vlat-liiuc Co,,
15 (..otto Max*.,
r i A \enu , Unco i, Georgia.
.1 |3 ING,” Y< ’ 110M How A NCY, either or SOUL CH A fa RM- i
sex may -
eand gain the love and affections t>f any
tt *<y choo-o h smutty. This simpV
mail, acquirement „ll c « n possess, fnv,
tor il > cents ; t"g*-ilier wirli a
M -rriage Guide, Egypti n Oracle, D ear s.
Dials i« Ladies a queer bock. lOn.OOO
Address T. WILLAM & CO., Pub¬
Philadelphia.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY
Ferns of Advertis ng are offered for News¬
papers in ti c State of
Si ud for list of papers and schedu'e of j
rales. Address
P. Rowell & Co- Advertis’g Agts.
AO lir iatli UOM Ni. ir.
Refer io Editor of this paper.
HOTEL.
Macon* Georgia.
r 1
ihpir years of c o-e attention to ihi> l 1 -'.!.
guests, have succeeded in rend-r
ing it, emphati.ally and truly, what all wiil
admit il, t., t.„
HOME FORTHE TRAVELER
In * very p» rt euL.r It is situated imuieJi
tcly opposite |i,e tieiu-r .i I’asscnjcr Depot
i- uuMirpas-ed tor conveuicuce, ac
eomf -rr uid accomm abition, bv
oilier hotel in the Southern States
K. E, HRO A N A SUN, Proprietors. I
may oil tf.
AND LOOKIN'} GLASS
ESTAB• I * HMENT.
PATRONIZE HFME INDUSTRY
18 NO O'VAMON TO SEND
I yoar LOOKING <il.ASsU8 a-
1’KOiE- toth North, or els, where
be r trtiill whan they can l*c done by the
AJ5 ELL.-urd*! a« low price -
the same work .s iu any place in the
United 8t'twa No maitcr bow mu h the
are <iel,a-ed or the o-nauiem* broken
tncy CiU be made to look as well as
All be wants is a trial and he guar
sati-laoiiou tie lias engagi '* Mr.
>1. J. Browue as his Foreni iu au i head
workman, who is well known to V-e one of
^ 1“ ounl 'f '1 kiu-ls of Gilt
* ,1Pr > or*iioes made to . rd- r. S..ne
Bh#T GOLD l SF.IV \ b« is the
Smf i hin^ut of t e kind in the Stair*.
> u ‘V > wo’k and you wiit be w,l:
s » U sh d - n
840. ?• ko- c i»tn>.
--sr- Cl Uiud» nd lr — Vucu-it,r. Ga.
- Glasses
itirnisbed, twill French ..uUT ug
pri! 1"* out in
Mt. Zion Institute.
Barents, and ih* publ c iu general, ere
vi ed to atVnd
The tu jH Fes-ion wiil commence on
day, the lJ8h ot June, under tne
of C P. Penan. |> H
A. J HARWELL, Secy.
May 23, 4t
Adivorces
Njv
isro^soEi
TO EVERY PERSON,
MALEANRFEMA1E
W1IO ARE
AFFLICTED
With tlio most Stubborn
Causes of Affliction, to its
Eildest form, etc.
The undersigned proposes to say he will
warrant to cure nine tenths ot each and ev
CO' oomp'aint a human beinu is heir to,
fi° ue month standing to twelve years,
MO.
FIRST—Tho iindcm’rod will toil all
complaints on man or W'inian without ask¬
ing questions, only mvr ly by locking at
them or otherwise, etc.
SECONDLY- -The v’^-rsigned announces
the cilMens of Mae n t nd the ci kens ol
the S ate, lie has practiced fra long pe
riod of mho in R.bb county, Geoipia, at
the expiration of fifteen rears, lie agaiu de
sir g to re umc liis practice, in ordor to be
arum gst. a circle of friends, in order to con
tiiiu- on h s carreer of rescuing people fiom
premature graves, which that import is well
cstab.ishad over this Stu'e. These remarks
lie does not n ake f om in lives of specula
ti ii but from m fives to be imparted to the
alliicted. n-diiiose motives can bj identi¬
fied ,o by a i".[minion, it' ueces ary to
bo inquired u.to etc.
THIRDLY —'ll'f undersigned proposes to
cure mne-tenths of a,(complaints. Ho will
take for Iiig specialty,
PULMONARY CON8DMP IT ON,
ASTHMA,
DROPSY of the CHEST,
DUO PS Y of t he BO \V ELS,
HYDKOCGLE DROPSY,
RHEIJVJA ISM ACUTE.
FLYING IIUEU tl AT ISM
IN FLA M ATO Y RHEUMATISM,
DIABETES,
ON A IS.VI,
GRAVEL.
SYPHILIS.
CHRONIC DTARRIKEA,
KING’S EVIL,
LIVER AFFECTIONS,
DYSPEPSIA,
KIDNEYS,
SPINE, and SORES
Of every fo tn and of evety kind. etc.
Al-o, lie will cure ail Female Coinplain's,
n-» matter ol luw long -'Sliding their com¬
plaint may b«, ir how much debilitat'd
ln-ir «oustitutioos may l,c Apply to the
ii b t-ig cd an 1 receiv-some iul irma ion
regarding anything. your coinpbiinis. it will not cost
I b- undersigned, in order to
give a lair and impartial explanation to the
public, will say he will uti le: t ke each aud
every cisc ol ill above complaints by so
much to b« paid in cash monthly, or by so
mui h to be paid by contract, us the cure
progresses, and iti «»i But it w 11 be neces
eary lor till people w o desire to be cured
by contiact io be under his i barge, so as t.>
be enable I to them * - t:ce a day
All the above complaints wiil be cur-d
vmud ami well in die t-pu.e of from three
to live months ti-v e.
Address him at Macon, Ga., with stamp
.nd envvloije cueh-.-cJ.
DR. m. I liZGERALD,
Office corner Mullenyand Fourth -tre<ts,
Mncou, (Li.
juu20if r. o. Box No. 311.
m
c.. - . ... .
5
(
oift'emimIrke
only Be iah’.e Distribution m the country
$ 50,000 00
In VnHv*bIo C Jilts!
TO B£ DISTRIBUTED iN
L . D . ^ i r*2 E ’ S
D.sth BE a l,All MON i iii,'/
E-IFT Bl!
To be Drawn Monday. Aug 10th, 1374 •
ONE GUVM» UP1T.U IMtl/K
85.000 tn «.<>ld !
Five Pr,zes Sl0 °" frmMi iUUiiUU0IVU
•
One Family Carriage a* 1 Matched liars* s *
with 'vcr-Mouut l ilarucss, wo tii
,iii
Due Ib ot- i, ! !' il-v, wi fi .--ilver luoumc !
llarne«s, w H.
,, ie Fne-t St d K wik j I’iauO worth
*55.*
1 ve Fain ily y. nc*, ttMrili §100
Emu ’.
750 Gold i) 8ilv,-r L ve, Hnating Watches
(in alG « uth trom §2 11•• §;! 0 each
Gold t bain*, - 1 ver-w-a ’..tew i*y, *c.. &c
Nutu er of Git u.odt '. Ticketa iiiuued to
in i,i Mu ;
Arcni* Unilfcd to Nell Ticket*, lo
wliom Liberal 1‘n-iuium« will be
Paid.
siT ; T •<,*. s:, : Twelve
: IwMty.nve 620.
, n “*k * ‘u! h*‘ «*f prices, a
description , t o • dinwin*
h- ini t*i.'n i:i an d
v r t- he D«ri
g v;
vrux, L. D. SINE iiA^
i W.tif-.h m. ’ 1
ROBT.H. MAY 4RCo[.
[Successor to WTlIAN MAY,] s
Wanufacturere 4. Dealers in
Carriages. lUiggies.
AW '• ATI. V W480HI
Marnes# - Saddles. Carriage Material,
‘ i
Brcsf 8lr; e t x usu-4> 0a
_
[Conun unic-ited.]
POWELTON, Ga.
Messrs. Editors :—Supposing that
most of your readers are interested in
the great question of supply and de¬
mand, especially at this particular juhe
ture, I propose to give them through
the columns of your valuable paper, a
short account of a trip recently taken
by myself over the best farming region
of our justly famed county.
Mounted upon a match, in noint
size and condition at least, for Rosin
aute, the celebrated charger of the il
Justrioua champion of Knight Errantry,
your correspondent left home on the
18th of last month, upon a tour of
ly the entire eastern half of our county
for the purpose of taking the enumera¬
tion of the school population and sta.
tistics of illiteracy. In going this round
fine opportunities were aflordeJ for ex¬
amining the crops and making other
observations connected with the inter¬
ests of agrieuituie, from the fact that
the nature ol my business compelled
me to traverse both public and private
roads, aud forced me to penetrate
a most every nook and corner ol the
territory assigned me to canvass.
The hot dry spell of weather of some
six or seven weeks duration having giv
cn the farmers ample time to clean
crops thoroughly, and the immoderate
beat having restored the fertilizing el¬
ements to the excessively leached and
apparently lifeless earth, both cotton
and com were looking green and vigor¬
ous, aud growing oil very rapidly in¬
deed.
As a general thing the stands of both
were very good. I found tho acreage
ol cotton to be much less, and that
the cereals to be considerably greater
than it was the past year.
The great extent of land sown in
wheat and oats, is indicative of the
wisdom aud foresight of the farmers in
to meet the emergency
which they foresaw would naturally
follow the almost total withdrawal, the
present year, of the credit system. Uu
fortunately, however, the oat crop is lit¬
tle less than au entire failure, owing to
tho continuous rains in the early spring,
and the rust having attacked it so ear
ly. The wheat, though injured to some
extent by the same disease, in some
calities, and by being too thin in oth¬
ers, will, notwithstanding, yield a full
half crop.
The freedmen, with scarcely an ex¬
ception, appealed to he working unu
well ; the anticipation of realiz¬
ing tweuty-five coats per pound for
their cotton this winter, may, perhaps,
aecouut for their improvement in this
particular. So closely and intently would
they sometimes le engaged at
woik, that when accosted to ascot tain
the number of their children
to ibe benefit of the school fund,
importance as they seem to attach
education, and bent as they arc, if
sible, to get baek that dollar, poll,
would scarcely rest long enough
the hoe to give me the information
sired.
Though it be at the risk of
an invidious distinclio , I c.-mnot con
eiuiie this article without making
ticular mention of our model
and pa!ion of husbandry indeed,
Dtxson, K-q. ^Iy acquaintance with
him personally being quite limited,
my stay with him equally so and
will ol course afford a sufficient reason
for not attempting a discriptlon ot
gentleman himself, but I shall pass
to give a short account ot Ins world
a farm, and a few interesting items con
nected with if. 1 am certain it
not be exaggerating *-u nay tliat he
land sufficient in Hancock and the ad
county of Washington, to tqual
in area one of our largest militia Dis¬
tricts. He has under cultivation about
six thousand acres ; one hall of thi* be¬
ing planted in cotton and the other in
corn and small grain. He is using ler
fihstefs very txtensivcly, and bis culti
vated lands, which but u lew years ago
were considered almost valukss, under
hi. improved system of farming, will
now compare with the best lands in the
From ,0ft J *<> «*ty acres is
what he allows for each horse to
vatc, aud incredible as it may appear
t0 . , u 0? « UOkqUaiOted . . , With bis mode of
“
planting, |,i 8 crop at the time I saw
was as clear of grass and weeds as a
p-v*ien lying adjacent to the public
‘ L '* T oagVfare of seme village or town.
It is *■<,)) worth a visit to his place
to see bis v’Ueyard of scuppernongs.—
He has arranged for the vines to trail
upon a tasteful suLsWEtiak^o, k; d
*' a number of streets. The aMj 0r will
covsr fully au acre of grounff. *#w
vine* are so closely interwoven both
along thv sides and top of the
work. tbit during the time they are in
full folioge, the sun’s rays never pene¬
trate at all into the interior, thus
t.£ it a molt delightful protuinadc.
To add to all his other comforts and
conveniences Mr. Dixon is now con¬
structing three extensive fish ponds for
the propagation of those delicious in*
habitants of the aqueous clement. If this
project proves successful, in a few years
ho will not only be able to supply his
own table bountifully with this great
luxury, but, I have no doubt, will have
a surplus for market.
In closing this communication it
would be very discourteous in me, to
say the least, not to offer my best wish¬
es for their continued peace prosperity
and happiness to those of my friends
whose hospitality I enjoyed, and who
gave me such material assistance in
expediting my work.
A ml moic to them my tha ks I give
And trust they may forever live—
L.ve here on caith to ripe old age,
Live after death on h story’s page,
Aud their inim ti >nl past—m«y they,
In Heaven live, tlnough cnd.css day.
Hancock Co., .Juno, 1874. A.
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A correspondent of the Constitution
who reccutly visited tho Dado county
coal mines, in which Governor Brown is
largely interested, furnishes the follow¬
ing information concerning them:
About two years ago Governor Brown,
his sou Julius, Col, John T. Gran, and
his son, William D. Grant, and Colonel
\V. C. iMorrill, and a friend of his in
Boston, Mass., whose name I have for¬
gotten, bought about two thousand
acresofetal lands in these mountains
upon which their works are now erect¬
ed, and leased about five thousand
acres more f>r fifteen years, and to day
I have seen in railways, engines and
other fixtures for the business an, in¬
vestment of about §150,000 by them,
for taking the coal from tho mountains
to Shell Mound, on'he Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, and strange as
it may seem, aud as little noise as the
enterprise ing has made, they are extract¬
over one hundred tons per day,
and shipping it to all points from Shell
Mound to Charleston, Savannah and
Port Royal. They have already filled
an order of threo hundred tons for Eu¬
ropean and [ steamers telegram eutering Port lloyal ;
saw a order for four
hundred tons to be sent immediately,
thus demonstrating the accessibility,
the practicability of the mines, and the
steam making and smelting quality of
the coal. And in fact, this testimony
comes up from all quarters, after fair
and square t sts. In a few days more
their woiks will be complete, when they
will be able to mine and ship from five
to seven hundred tons per dry. I asked
Goveinor Blown what price they had
fixed on for the coal. He, said nine
cents a bushel, or §2 25 per ton at
Shell Mound, and that the Railroads
were now carrying it to Port Royal, S.
C., for thiec-fourtlis one per cent per
ton per mile, and that the Western and
Atlantic Railroad Company would
probably be willing to bring it to At
lanta at one cent per ton per mile,
which would be 31 57 per ton freight,
making the coal cost in Atlanta $3 82
per ton, and which is about as cheap
as in Cincinna ti or any of the towns on
the Ohio river ever get tho same kind
and quality of eo;J, thus furnishing the
fuel lor heating and making steam pow
cr in Atlanta as cheap if not cheaper
tha water power in general for gener
’ manufacturing
purposes.
‘Tut Them Unde it Lock and Key.”
—As showing the animus of flip ne¬
groes with regard to the Social equali¬
ty bill and what it will accomplish fur
them, tho following from the Summer
\ille (Tcnn) l’aleon is very instructive:
The colored Republican convention
met in Summerville last Saturday to
nominate county officers (J. VV. Win
trey was elected cha rman, and A. <J. tj.
Burton, Secretary. The civil rights
question came inf..r a lull discussioo.
Several of the candidates and a nun -
her of colored men made speeches, and
all endorsed the measure.
Scales Fields, colored, made a con
sideiable speech, and among other
things said : "Some white people say
that if the civil rights bill becomes a
law, colored men will marry their
daughters He//, there are some vert/
liaiuhome adored gentlemen,and if thy
do not want their (laughters to marry
us, they must teach them not to love vs.
If the end right* hdl is passed, put your
daughters under lock and key.’*
‘•I Gots Nuff Mit Such Foolish
Niss.'-D is pleasant to become a pa
rent; tw.ee as pleasant perh.ps, fi.. v' to be
t.i„ ,, _ 5 ,i. . i "little‘
(Q e rip j of8 ',, e arc'a
N„ w , there dwells in Jefferson county,
Wisconsin, a worthy German, who a
J>w years ago was pre.ci.ted t0 hcr S by his
*. 1 *
A « c uple of * years latter the i good . wo
man placed b. lore Lis astuDlshcd gaze
4 k [°V,H P
ash . V dor ' oder . Sa fi dd ^. time; Uans ] ; tnuks “clat ! t wash more l petter ash
ten S !as* peer on dat ”
But the good woman next time gave
birth to triplets, aud that made him
“shpoke mit his mouth slust a liddle I”
"iMein Gott, Katrine! vat ish de
matter on you ? Petter you 6htop dis
pizness ’fore der come more ash a vil i
lage full. I got nuff mit such foolish
ness:”
«* returns have been received,
A barber having a very intemperate
man to shave od Sabbath, begged him
to keep his mouth shut, as it was a
punishable offense to open a rum shop
ou tho Sabbath.
NO. 24.
THU CUKUKMf.
Tho Komhern mid Wentorn Stilt* to
Ciei JMo»e Applications
lor New Bank* Invited.
Washington,-J une 22—The Comp
trolles of thi Currency is prepared to
reeeivv, applications for the organization
of National Banks in all the Western
and Southern Slates. Applications
may be made by letter, giviug the
names of not less than five shareholders
of the proposed organization, which
should be accompanied with the cn-«
dorsement of the Senator or tho Ilep*
resentative of tho Congressional dis¬
trict where tho bunk is to bo located,
giving satisfactory information in ref¬
erence to tho character and means of
the applications, when tluy will be
considered immediately upon their re¬
ceipt, and if approved the necessary
forms for tho organization of the new
banks will be at once transmitted un¬
der the new appointment. All the
Western und Southern States, with
the ecxeption of Colorado. Montana
and Wyoming, will be entitled to ad¬
ditional circulation. The State of
Indiana will bo entitled to about $2,»
800,000; Ohio to nbout §6,000,000;
Minnesota to about 6,000,000; Nebras¬
ka to about 3,000,000. The other
Western and Southern States wi’l be
entitled to much larger amounts. The
following banks have been authorized
to commence business: The People’s
National Bank of Rock Island. Illinois,
with a capital of §100,000 ; First Na¬
tional Bank of Belleville, Illinois, §125,
000; Citizens’ National Bank, Win¬
chester, Ky., §126,500; National
Southern Bank of Bowling Green, Ky.,
§50,000; Marion Nation Bauk of Le¬
banon, Ky, $600,000. National
bank notes of tho denomination of ten
dollars are now being issued to the Na¬
tional Banks us heretofore.
--♦
The Bankrupt Law— Provl»lo»a of
»l»e New Blit Panted by Ciugreu.
Washington (June 17) Special to the Citt
nati Commercial.
The principal points of the new
bankrupt bill, which only requires the
President’s signature to become a law,
are as lollows : Forty days are allowed
to elapse before a merchant or trader
who fails to pay his commercial paper
is liable to be thrown into bankruptcy.
The assent of one-fourth in number
and one-third in value of tho creditors
is required to throw a debtor into bank
rupte.y. This provision relates back to
the 1st of December. Proceedings ina^’
be discontinued ivl/enever a debtor
pays those second debts which were
the ground of throwing him into bank¬
ruptcy, with tlio consent of the court,
he aud a majority of the creditors
shall ask for a discontinuance of tho
proceedings. In older to set aside
hypothecated pledges or liens on the
bankrupt’s estate, it. must appear that
the party dealing with the bankrupt
knew that he intended to perpetrate a
fraud on the bankrupt law, and that he
intended to go into bankruptcy. A
voluntary bankrti t may have bis dis¬
charge if Ii is estate pays JO per cent,
of his debts, or provided number he obtains tho'
assent of the same of his cred¬
itors as is necessary to throw him into
bankruptcy. discharge An involuntary bankrupt
can get his it his conduct is
free from all fraud, a"d he is innocent
of any violation or infringement ol the
bankrupt act. Assignees are prohibit
ed from dividing fees with < ti er per¬
sons engaged in the case. O>mpoai
lion <>1 creditors may be /unrle wjtli the
''ebtor, providing a m ij-r ty of tho
credifois join, were approved by tho
court, for the The release and discharge of
the debtor. lees and expenses are
reduced one-half until the Judges of
the Supremo Court shall establish a
permanent reduction and simplify pro-*
ceedings. All the acts of tho persons
connected with the execution of tho
law shall be made public in the shape
of full and minute reports from • the
clerk, the assignee, the marshal and
the register. Originul jurisdiction is
conferred upon the Territorial Courts,,
with an appeal to the Supreme Court
of the Territory.
President on Civil. lli< gits.—T he
World thinks to take all tho marrow
out of the pica that the majority in
Congress could not pass tlio civil rights
bill becau c the Pcesidont would veto
u » by citing so much as follows from
Picsident Orant’s innugural, delivered
March 4 ]873 :
"The effects of tlio late civil strife
have been to free tho slave and make
T * 00 '.. Y «\* B » "°V° S T
f 1 0 ,b e ClVl1 “ dl tl,C C,t ‘;
ZC " & ‘° U “ , , ^ w,tb * t .’ lb i 8 .
and should be corrected. Jo this cor.
rec,i ? n T stand committed so Jar as ex *
CC “j <W ! can avad.
* oclal e q ua " ( J 18 n ° l 8 thing to b«
, Ko’ncTo advanw"tho
*o
cial status of the colored man, except
to ,f give him a fair cliauoc to develop
wl t there j, d ir , hi ,n, J give him ui
^ (iJ f&g sc/ . and wh hc travch
let him fed assured that his conduct
|£re - ^ regulate ./■ the treatment and tare he
-*
But Grant tptsj J have had new light °
BIBCe tl tBat _ A me>
"
One of the carpet-bag Congressmen
from the South delivered a public lect
ure in a room in Pennsylvania avenue
one night last week. The subject of
his lecture was tho refusal of the bar
keeper to trust him for a drink.
What ig the difference between a
boarding house-keeper and a cremation
ist 1 The one would turn hashes iota
the meo, aud the other turn men iotoi
ashes.
