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‘gffbe $13 afia gimp; nub 331mm. VOL. VIII The Times & " " IS r VBUSMBV EVERY SATURDAY. JOHN A. CHRISTIAN Proprietor Subscription [Rates. Ons copy 12 months (in advar oe;......2 00 One copy 12 mouths (on time)........ 2 60 Proportionate rates for three and six months. Advertising [Rates. The following are the rates agreed upon by bs the proprietors of this paper, and will strictly adhered to in all charges for ad¬ vertising, _ W~T 12M? m. 3 M. I 0 M] 81 00 tc 50 §6 00 1 8» §§g§ggggg $ 12 00 2 00 ur 60 11 00 17 22 00 8 00 m 76 10 00 21 30 00 4 00 60 18 75 26 8G 00 6 00 21 60 29 42 00 6 00 00 24 26 83 48 00 11 00 75 40 00 66 81 On 15 26 64 60 75 109 0 0 18 00 60 67 76 93 132 CO a square » one men solid Nonpareil. No deduction made for le.s lean a square. 8pec id notices wdl be whargad 25 per cent above regular rates. 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Rates and Rules for Legal Advertising Sheriff's Hale*, per levy.....$5 00 •• Mortgage fi fa 8a es, per square, 5 00 Cilaiions for Letters of Adminiatia’n 5 00 “ " " Guardianship 6 0.1 Application for DlVn from A- minis’n 6 00 •* •• “ Guardinn’p 6 00 " Leave to tell Land 5 00 Hal s of Land per -quare . ... 6 00 Ha'es of Perishable prop’y, per squr’e 5 00 Neiice'O Debtors ami rediiors . . 5 00 Foreclosure of Mortgage, por Iqnaro 6 00 E*<ray Ncticcs, 30 days .... . 6 00 Application lor llonisMtead , , . . 4 00 When are Due. All adverti sements in this paper aro duo at any time alter ih- first insertion of tlio sumo soil will be ooHoeted at the pleasure of the I’lonriefors unless otherwise ariauged by coni root. 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. ----^ » — i - 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.