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MACON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1869.
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VOL. XLIlT-M
Caned with a Hyena.
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There was a great excitement in Clinkerville. •
For the first time in the history of that somno
lent village, it was to be visited by a show.
Not a peep-show, nor a slight-of-hand perform
ance nor a concert, but a ‘‘big show"—a circus
and menagerie combined. The agent of the es
tablishment had arrived in a singular-looking
vehicle, drawn by four splendid cream-colored
horses, with white manes and tails, and was
busily engaged in malting his arrangements for
providing for the wants of his company.
1 Majoy Whabble, the landlord of the Cliriker-
ville Hotel, was in a high state of excitement,
running around among his neighbors to engage
stabling and beds for the troupe, which was M-
men, had been applied to for a license;, and af
ter naming one hundred dollars as the sum
vrhich he thought would be above right for the
document, by the persuasive eloquence of the
oily-tongued agent had been indneed to issue it
for one dollar and a half, with tickets for the
beard. The bill-stickers accompanying the
agent had manufactured a huge boiler of paste,
and were decorating all the bams and! fences in
the vicinity with mammoth illuminated posters,
on which were delineated riders of the male per
suasion, with no clothes on to speak of, and ri
ders of the female persuasion not much better
provided for, in all sorts of possible and impos
sible positions, with beasts of the field and birds
of tho air grouped in the most astonishing and
unheard-of manner. The entire juvenile popu
lation of the place followed close at the bill-
sticker’s heels raising a shrill hurrah as each
new triumph of the printer’s and engraver’s art
vas unfolded to their view. Taken altogether,
nothing had occurred to startle the village from
its usual staid propriety to an equal degree since
the great log-cabin demonstration at the time of
the Harrison Presidential campaign.
Among those who manifested a special inter
est in the coming ovent was Seth Delano,_a
farmer’s son, residing at the outskirts of the vil
lage, but who passed the greater portion of his
time in Skinner’s grocery. Seth was a fair type
of the down-east village lounger; tall, gawky,
powerful as an ox, but lazy, conceited, ignorant
and self-confident. His voice was always the
loudest in the discussions continually occurring
at the grocery, the place where the Clinkervil-
lians most did congregate, and on all public oc
casions it was not for wont of effort on his part
if he did not occupy the most conspicuous posi
tion in tho eyes of spectators at large. Moreo
ver, Seth, who was as ungainly as he was pre
sumptuous, considered himself an excessively
fascinating individual, and it was particularly
with an aim to the admiration of the fair sex
that he thrust himself foward or prominently at
every gathering of his neighbors.
Two, weeks passed away—it seemed an age to
the youngsters of Clinkerville—and the circus
arrived. First, early in the morning, a train of
baggage wagons came rattling into town, and,
driving into Squire Perkins' meadow, the men
were soon engaged in erecting the tent. Seth
Mclano, who, like John Gilpin’s spouse, with a
bent for plensnre combined a frugal mind, had
determined to make the occasion one of pecuni
ary profit to himself; and as soon as the en
trance-way was fixed upon, went to work to build
a rough stand outside the lot, whereon he spread
an amide store of gingerbread, pies, and root
beer, from the'sale of which he anticipated a
liberal flow of currency. In the meantime the
people had commenced to flock in from the sur
rounding country, in vehicles of every imagina
ble description, and the usually quiet streets of
Clinkerville were fairly alive with rural pleasure
seekers.
Then came the news that the circus was just
at the end of the village, preparing for it3 tri
umphal entry into the place. At this, Seth
could control his impatience no longer. So,
leaving his temporary victualling establishment
to the care of an assistant whom he had em
ployed for the day, he hastened to meet the pro
cession, accompanied by his dog, Sculp, an ill-
favored brute, universally detested by the farm
ers in the vicinity, from the fact that he was
strongly suspected of occasional illegal indul
gence in mntton on the hoof. Now, Scnlp was
one of those disagreeable curs, so common in
the rural districts, that make it a point to bark
at every traveler that passes, while they will run
like a quarter-horse at any sign of danger; and
no sooner did he catch sight of the elephant,
than, with a great show of bravado, be com
menced barking and dashing towards the crea
tine, taking good care, however, to keep out of
the animal’s reach. The sagacions and digni
fied monster apparently took no notice of the
insulting little quadruped; but the significant
rolling of his intelligent eye would have inform
ed any one acquainted with the characteristics
of the species that the indignity was not over
looked.
Having satisfied his cariosity for the time with
anew of the elephant, the band-chariot and the
Kenagerie-cages, Seth returned to his ginger-
'-read stand and awaited the arrival of the show.
It last it came, the band playing a lively air, and
lie elephant marching majestically along imme
diately after the band-chariot. Seth sat with
protruding eyes behind his rough counter, while
K-mlp lay at his feet. The chariot tamed on to
the lot—tho elephant followed. At this moment
the sagacions animal espied the pitiful cur which
had so grossly insulted him half an hour before,
and with his ponderous trunk he struck a blow,
jririch, if it had taken effect npon the dog, would
we pat a quietus upon that disagreeable brute
forever. But Scnlp was wary, and dodged, and
the upward sweep of the elephant’s trunk catch-
m 8 Seth’s connter in its conise, sent his entire
grocery, ginger-bread, root-beer-bottles, tum-
Wen and all, plying thirty feet in the air, leav.
mg the unfortunate “bursted” ginger-bread-
merchant sitting with ublnnk expression of as
tonishment an d despair'npon his face, as dazed
^ if he had been struck by lightening. His
~°*® trade was irretrievably ruined, and his
Peculation brought to a disastrous end, so with
cj'ctcd mien he took himself to Spinner's,
2® Mnidst a throng of bibulous associates he
to forget his blighted hopes, and p
7®Jthe time until the opening of the exhibi-
fy * rons laughter, until at last an unusually
to ioi?.°! ement Mr* Merryman caused him
alance. For on instant he
f»c« co Seat Pknk with his hands, and his
friahf 10 Been 'wearing a look of indescrible
foS« rom between the soles of a pair of nnm-
tm a*® c °whide boots, as he hung all doubled
th« ' re raainder of his body ont of sight, and
“nds and heels slipping, with a hom
ing ton if < b' 0 PI )€( l behind the seats. Pick-
upontw * n P* Eorel y bruised, he was pounced
position - 0ne * tbe tent men, who, from the
was t4i >D w bich he found him, supposed he
■•O t,J steal in without paying, and who
**11 in ,^ remon y bustled him outside of the
intern* pT,-? 08 ? ignominious manner, to the
’fiotarJf*““ration of a host of ragged, inpecu-
trit oSPtea who witnessed his undignified
and glittering spangles. But this was Seth’s
first visit to a circus; and, taking the thing all in
earnest, he thought he saw a good chance to dis
tinguish himself. So, rushing npon the shabby
stranger, he undertook to eject him from the
ring; but, to his great surprise, found himself
rolled in the sawdust in very short order, and
finally pitched out of the circle in a very vig
orous manner. Before he had fairly recovered
his sensfc the performance had so far advanced
that he was enabled to see how completely he
had been sold; amid the jeers and laughter of
the spectators, he beat a hasty retreat in dis
gust, and, proceeding to Skinner’s grocery, en
deavored to drown his mortification in liberal
libations of the purest Medford mm, which was
the staple beverage in Clinkerville.
Evening came, and found Seth, drunk and
quarrelsome, awaiting the opening of the doors
for the night performance, with a long bill in
his hand setting forth the damages his business
had received through the action of the elephant
in the morning, and a firm determination in his
mind to moke the managers of the show recom
pense him for his losses. Finding, however,
that his claim was treated with contempt, he gave
vent to his feelings in a torrent of abuse, and
wound up with a threat to have the tent torn
down “in less than two minutes.” Meeting with
some of his companions who had also liberally
patronized Skinner’s institution, daring the after
noon, it was determined to carry out file threat,
and the party commenced cutting the guy-ropes,
when a sudden rush of showmen interrupted
their amusement, and Seth, after being knocked
head over heels, fonnd himself stretched on his
back with a pair of black eyes, a bloody nose,
and two of his front teeth sticking in a most
disagreeable manner in his gullet. His first
move after coming to himself was to pay a visit
to Skinner’s liquid consolation; his next to ap
ply to Squire Perkins for a warrant for assault
and battery against the showman. But, as it was
impossible for him to identify the parties who
had so roughly handled him; and, as, moreover,
according to his own story, he had richly de
served the pummelling which he had received,
the Squire would not grant the warrant, and
Seth was thrown back upon his own resources
for satisfaction. Without any definite plan of
procedure in his mind he made his way back to
the tent, and after wandering about for a while
sat down with his back against a wagon wheel,
and dropped asleep.
' It was nearly midnight, and Seth still slept
The tent had been taken down, and with all its
appurtenances had been packed away in the
baggage-wagons. The cages of animals formed
a line of dark objects on the lot The last light
had been extinguished in the village, and not a
sound conld be heard except, occasionally, a
suppressed growl from some of the animals who
probably were troubled with unpleasant dreams.
At this time, a couple of the showmen who had
remained upon the lotto watch the property,
stumbled across the sleeping form of our hero,
and at once recognizing him as tho individual
who had made so much trouble through the day,
determined to give lrimd lesson. Before he
was fairly awake, they had taken him up, pitched
him head foremost into one of the animi _
and fastened the door npon him.
As Seth raised himself to a sitting position,
something shining like- two coals of fire at the
farther end of the cage attracted his attention,
and the next instant a threatening growl caused
him to realize the horrible truth that he was
shut up in a den with some wild beast. The
cold perspiration oozed from every pore; he
gasped wildly for a few seconds, and then, in a
tone of wild despair, he shrieked for help. At
this, the animal, whoso quarters he had so
strongly invaded, raised a terrific howl—so
shrill, prolonged and unearthly, that it chilled
poor Seth to the very marrow,while from the long
line of cages issued answering roars and howls,
from the deep bass of the lions to the shrill
yelp of the jackall, forming a concert terrible
enough to appall a man of much stronger nerves
than our unwilling listener. In vain lie shout
ed, prayed, and implored—no one answered
him, and still this infernal chorns^Antinued.
Seth had somewhere read that no animal
would ever attack a man who looked it unflinch
ingly in the eye ; and believing that his only
chanco for life lay in such a procedure, he cau
tiously drew himself back to the comer of the
cage, never withdrawing his gaze for a second
from the brilliant orbs which were flashing at
him. In this position, bnt in a state of the most
abject terror, hours, which seemed to him like
months, passed away; the animal, whatever it
was, returning his gaze with equal intensity.
At last the showmen came with their horses and
prepared to leave. Seth conld plainly hear
them, and shouted in the most imploring terms
to bo released from his fearful imprisonment,
but could make no one listen to him. Tho
horses were pnt to, and the caravan started on
its journey to the next town. For twenty miles,
over a rough road, the unfortunate prisoner was
jolted about, until he was braized from head to
foot, and during all this timo he never dared for
an instant to divert his eyes from the two shin
ing spots which glowed at him through the ob
scurity. Hoarse, faint anVrdiscouraged, he gave
up all hopes of present release, and made np
his mind patiently to await the progress of
events.
Arrived at their desitnation, the showmen, af
ter parading the town, drove into the tent, and
the keepers proceeded to open the cages; among
the rest, the one in which Seth was confined.
The .surprise affected by the showmen at finding
so strange an animal in their collection did not
deceive our hero, who had too much confidence
in the strength of his lungs to believe that his
cries had been unheeded. Bnt when the light
was let into the den he made one discovery which
fully accounted for his safety ; the cage was di
vided into two compartments by an iron gratis
running through the middle, and the arrivi
which hod so terrified him, a huge spotted hyem
being separated from him by this barrier, was
of course unable to harm him. So, that with
the exception of the fright, which might have
.killed him, he had been in no real danger after
all. After a good deal of chaffing from the!
showman, Seth was liberated from his unpleas
ant quarters, and without giving or asking any
explanation in regard to the manner in whichhe
became caged, he made his way home by the
first conveyance that offered, thoroughly satis
fied with his zo-ological experience.
Seth never told the story of his travels with
the show, bnt by some means or other it leaked
out, to his great discomfiture. And to this day
if, as sometimes happens, he becomes dogmati
cal and overbearing in the debates which are
still continued at Skinner’s grocery, it is only
necessary for some one to ask when another me
nagerie is coming, to transform him immediate
ly to the mildest and meekest of mankind.
Trees for a Parle.
Labor Contracts. The Inexplicable Monster,
From the Cuthbert Appeal.] FAST BEAST AND FAST FISH.
Our farmers cannot he too circumspect and In Harper’s Weekly for October, -1868, ap-
explicit in their labor engagements for the cur- peared a detailed description, with an illustra-
rent year. Justice and liberality should charac- five engraving, of what we are compelled to call
terize every transaction. [,an indescribable sea monster, “part beast and
The fact is patent to observation that the sup-. part fish,” which had just been captured, under
ply of agricultural labor is slowly bnt surely di- j circumstances of great excitement,. near Eaat-
minishing with each successive year. One cause | port, Maine. The size of tho monster, its strange
of this is, that it is non remunerative to the j form, and the peculiar way in which it was
freedmen. Time, their own idleness is chiefly at! caught, aroused the incredulity of a portion of
fault in the premises, bnt one-sided and unfairly the community to such an "extent that, for a
executed contracts have much also to do with the
disgust which the negro begins to evince for field
work. No apothegm is more apposite or pal—
ble than the fact that you must make it to
time, the reputation of the Harpers—tho great
est publishers on the continent, and as noted for
their integrity as for their business sagacity—
was shaken 1 We give here the descriptive ar-
interest to labor diligently, if yon would secure 1 tide from Harper’s Weekly, taken from page
toe Afri
iUVj U YUU HUUiU DCbUiC I aaua^va
African and assure your J 684 of the volume
To satisfy, and retain the productive labor of
e country, therefore, should be the grand aim
the co-operation of
own success.
the
of every enlightened patriot.
No uniform system or rate of compensation
A WOKUKBFUIj fish.
This curiosity of natural history, caught “down
East,” near Eastport, Maine, a few weeks ago,
has attracted so much wonder, even among nat
uralists, that we give a representation of it *
u . I i f, t_ __ nralists, that we give a representation of it in
can be devised, suitable to all cases in the ex- acc ’ompanying illustr&on. The Bangor
edition of contracts. - | f te foUowing detailed dascrip-
managers
cf tv U1
Wl tT succeeding in convincing °the
the rac °'V W “° had ejected him as to the facts
fte doorV'j 8 Wa ® ultimately taken around to
^.^M-admitted.
* re -«iitered tlxe tent, he observed quiet
fcBo* , U0n among the spectators. A drunken
n clothes, 'with a dilapidated
ann and a shocking bad hat
yJ • **“>. had forced his way into the ring,
* ll0I s* u P°n being permitted to ride
W jnst been led in. The ring-
down to persuade him to leave, and
StUw "to turning the incident to the best
*4eSLSngtojtag tricks npon the interloper,
^' t X^\ d v IIUrth of 0x0 audience. Now,
^‘ i 6dWvi„ th08e P re8ant "«*•« fully aware
that „f. en ?*? vas one of the performers,
KImJSm aUo**! to mount Uni
ia *hed his rags, and ap-
“ttne splendor of flesh-oMored tights
pre-eminently the tree winch gives dignity to
the scenery of a park. The beech, the chest
nut and the ash, form pleasing contrasts, and
are serviceable for their mast and shade. The
elm is particularly valuable, the leaves, as they
fall, being greedily devoured by deer, and it is
almost the only leaf they eat. This useful tree
is supposed not to be a native of England, bnt
to have been imported from France, together
with the practice of planting it in rows. The
celebrated avenne in the great Park of Wind
sor is believed to have been the first in which
this tree was so applied. The elm is now one
of the commonest of trees in our hedge-rows,
which is accounted for by its producing so large
quantity of brushwood when trimmed, and
ins affording a plentiful supply of fuel. . The
oily, if planted in clumps, is Highly ornamental,
and, when covered with its bright vennilhon
berries, and reflecting from its gloasy leaves the
rays of the winter sun, is strikingly beautiful.
The white thorn is most useful, deer being ex-
treemly fond of the haw, which are said to im
part a superior flavor to the venison. The
wild crab is better still, the blossom is most
beautiful, and the apples are eaten by the deer
with great avidity. A due proportion of timber
*- not only highly ornamental in a deer park,
uiit is important for shade and shelter, and owe
should be taken, by timely and judicious plant
ing, that it shall not, at any time, fad short of
what is required for the welfare of the deer.—
Quarterly Beviev.
The richness of the soil, the number and
quality of the team and fanning implements, the
question of board and food, the physical ability
of the operative, all most exert their influence
npon each agreement. It may be doubted how
ever, whether the payment of standing wageB is
not injurious and unsatisfactory to Ml concerned.
Ninety-nine hundreds of the negroes are ut
terly destitute of capital or means, and of ne
cessity must anticipate their hire for the supply
of current wants. When to this is added tho
wastefulness and improvidence so universal
among them, it is not surprising that in a vast
multitude of instances, long before the expira
tion of the year, tho wages agreed npon are all
expended. The party contracting for a stipulat
ed sum is always posted as to the state of his
finances, and hence the temptation to abscond
before the completion of his time, if he has ex
ceeded his wages, or is up to them, is very great.
To say that the planter should not furnish them
with money or supplies upon account, is simply
to strip him of all help. The laborer cannot
exist without this assistance.
In the case, however, of contracts for a share
of the crop, the pleasant uncertainty of the re
sult, and the stimulant to. personal exertion
which this plan holds forth, will usually keep
the laborers quiet and contented to the close of
the year.
Instances are rare where the recipients of
standing wages ever receive anything at the
termination of their engagements, while the
joint crop system the past year, will at least af
ford bread to thousands of freedmen in this
region, for another season.
The com shared out by the writer to tho la
borers on his own farm, if husbanded, would
supply them with food for two years.
But retenons a monton—let us return to our
subject, which is the consideration of the best
form and substance of a contract. We can only
give our own, for what it is worth.
In this instance the proprietor bargains to
allow the fredmen one-half of the com, nett pro
ceeds of cotton (no seed,) com, peas, rice, fod
der and potatoes, which shall be harvested, and
to famish arid feed the stock used in their culti
vation, and turn over for joint use the imple
ments and wagons now upon the premises, npon
the foUowing provisions and conditions, to-wit:
1st. No part of the crop shall be divided until
the close of the year.
2. The laborers shall feed and maintain them
selves, pay doctor’s bills, etc.
3d. They shall bear half of the expenses
of the plantation, such as the repairs of wagons,
plows and other implements, and half tho cost
of such additions to the same as may be re
quired, the latter to revert solely to toe propri
etor at toe end of toe year.
4to. They shall incur no debt or obligation
based upon toe crop, without the consent of the
proprietor.
5th. They shall furnish feed for one extra
plow horse, and pay for half of toe seed and
commercial manures used in toe crop.
Gto. They shall feed and look after toe stock,
each in rotation on toe Sabbath day, and be re
sponsible for toe care and condition of too same,
bearing one half of all losses incurred from neg
lect and cruel treatment.
7th. They shall make, and keep*in repair, all
toe fencing of the plantation.
8th. They shaU not absent themselves from
duty without permission, must pay for lost time,
anfl yield implicit obedience and respect to toe
proprietor or his agent
Oth, and finally, They must perform all man
ner of farm labor required, such as splitting of
rails, cutting of wood, ditching and cleaning new
ground, faithfully and diligently until the 25to
of December, and the proprietor reserves toe
right at all times to caU in such additional labor
as may be required during harvest, or any stage
of toe crop, SRid labor to be paid for by toe con
tracting parties.
The above is a brief resume of what we regard
a liberal contract for farm labor. The latter
clause is all essential, as putting a check most
effectually to idleness and criminal negligence.
The argument is simple. If they who obli-
S te themselves to cultivate the crop diligently
i to do so, toe proprietor must take measures
to remedy toe neglect by outside assistance. In
other words, if they can afford by idling to lose
their share of a good crop, he cannot and should
not consent to do so.
The limits of this article will not permit any
further elaboration of this important subject
We may turn to it again. As above stated, toe
peculiar surroundings of each planter must of
coarse determine toe precise nature and terms
of his labor contracts. We simply snbmit our
own agreement that something practical may be
prosecuted.
Political and Social Ostracism.
The chief complaint against Georgia and
Georgians by intelligent moderate men at toe
North, is the alleged violence of toe ostracism
existing here, based npon political opinions and
party action. While it is true that these people
have been greatly deceived as to the facts,
which have been grossly exaggerated, it may be
well questioned whether, m a Government
founded professedly npon opinion—where free
dom of speech and of toe press are cardinal
principles—anything in toe shape of proscrip
tion for opinion's sake, or social ostracism on
account of religion or politics, onght to be tol
erated. Indeed, it is clearly destructive of ra
tional liberty.
But what are the facts of the case ? There
are two sides to every question. Let ns examine
this a little. Who began toe work of proscrip
tion for opinion’s sake ? Did not “toe powers
that be" commence it? Were not certain
classes, who were not a whit more guilty of re
bellion than others find themselves, excepted
from toe provisions of amnesty proclamations
jnst because they happened to be worth $20,-
000? Did not others find themselves pro
scribed jnst because their fellow citizens had
elected them to office years ago ? Did not
General Pope’s Order No. 49 proscribe such
newspapers as opposed reconstruction? Do
not orders from headquarters now prohibit the
publication of bankrupt notices in Democratic
newspapers ? We might thus go on and multi
ply instances of proscription against our peo
ple. Is it any wonder that they should, to some
extent, retaliate ? It is true, that two wrongs
do not make a right; bnt then we must take hu
man nature as we find it, and if our Northern
friends wish to see free toleration practised
here, let them repeal their proscriptive legisla
tion, and revoke their proscriptive orders. The
remedy is in their own hands. If they are in
earnest, let them apply it.—Athens Watchman.
Genxrax. Grant’s Cabinet.—The Washington
correspondent of the Rochester Chronicle, in a
recent letter, gives the following:
‘Senator Pomeroy says - all he knows about
the next Cabinet must be gathered from an in
cident which Grant related to himself and oth
ers, when that subject came up. The General
«*i/i he was frequently reminded of the remark.
Linooln one© made to Mm, when he said if he
were to begin over again, and should be called
upon to choose a Cabinet, he would try to man
age it so as to have some influence with the ad
ministration."
tion of this _ _
• “ The strange animal recently captured near
Eastport, meagre reports of which had reached
ns, arrived in this city a few days ago, and has
been on exhibition,‘during which it has been
visited by our citizens, all of whom have ex
pressed their wonder, as well at the remarkable
size of toe monster as its anomolous character.
This animal, part fish amLpart beast, is over
thirty feet in length, and girths twenty-one feet.
It has one enormous dorsal fin, two side belly
fins, and a broad, shark-like tail. About one-
third of its length from its tail, in connection
with small fins, it has two huge legs, terminating
in web feet. Its month makes a line of six feet
in length, toe whole extent of which is set with
innumerable small teeth, very much resembling
in size and shape toe kernel of a species of
sharp pointed popcorn. It has a series of gills
which overlap each other like the flounces once
toe style in ladies’ dresses. Its immense body,
which was estimated to have weighed when cap
tured about eleven tons, had so framework of
bones, its most solid portions insisting of car
tilage, incapable of preservation. Its skin is
dark and tough, like that of the elephant and
rhinoceros.
4 “There is no record of his species, and to none
is it a greater wonder than to naturalists, whose
attention is being drawn to it. Among others
who have had the opportunity of seeing it is
Prof. Baird, of toe Smithsonian Institution at
■Washington, who is as yet unable to place it in
toe known lists of toe animal kingdom. It is
indeed a veritable wonder calculated to excite
popular curiosity, and to invite toe researches
of toe scientific.
“At various times during the past fifteen
years, a strange monster, believed to be a hngo
serpent, has been reported seep in Lake Uptopia,
in New Brunswick, just across toe State line ;
but as these reports in each instance rested up
on the testimony of bnt one or two individuals,
they were generally discredited. Laterly, how
ever, the reports and the number of witnesses
had so increased as to take toe story out of toe
realm of fiction. On Sunday, August 3, the
monster was discovered near the shore on toe
west side of Eastport Island, where Passama-
quoddy Bay is connected with Lake Utopia by
a marsh a quarter of a mile long. Being at
tacked by, musketry* it struck for, too marsh,
and probably for the'ike whi^^pnlhdoubted-
ly its home, and before being rendered incapa
ble of locomotion, it had worked its way with
its fins and legs a number of rods. The report
of its presence at once spread to the town, at
tracting a large number to the spot to aid in its
destruction. It received some seventy musket
balls, and although attacked in the forenoon, it
exhibited signs of life tie following day.
“Thus tho northeastern point of our State,
with the assistance of New Brunswick, has the
honor of producing the nearest approach to a
veritable sea-serpent, which is destined to make
a popular sensation whenever exhibited. It is
to be at Portland during the forthcoming State
Fair, and is thence hound for Boston, New York,
and other principal cities,”
The discovory of a mchster of such marvel
lous peculiarities, and unknown to science, at
once attracted the attentiin of scientific men-
among these, Professor laird, of Washin]
Professor Hamlin, of Waterville, and Pro:
"Stanley, of Bates College. These gentlemen
confess that the monster is too much for them
—they do not know whatit is, where to classify
it, or what name to give it. It is simply one
of Nature’s biggest freals. Perhaps it is the
sea serpent. Of course, hhe Down-Easters have
been in a state of bewilderment. That a mon
ster so long that it could not be laid across
Nassau street, unless heal and tail went into the
shop windows; of such circumference that
were the framework strong enough, its skin
could be used for a life-teat, and with a mouth
in which a few children (ould find shelter—that
our Maine friends should have a call from such
a stranger, is roason enough for a “sensation.
The article in toe Boigor paper, which Har
per’s "Weekly copies, onits to state that toe
monster, whose hide had resisted soventy bul
lets, was at last “brouglt to” by a broadside of
spikes from a cannon!
If toe Messrs. Harpers or the eminent Pro
fessors still find too public incredulous, it may
comfort them to know that Mr. Wood has placed
the monster on exhibition for a short time in
toe Museum, comer of Broadway and Thirtieth
street.—N. Y. Commercial Adterliter.
Cashmere Shawls.
An English paper, in discussing toe cost of
Cashmere shawls in little Thibet, says:
At toe best, wool mnst be dear; a large goat
gives, at the most, about six or eight ounces onl;
of toe grayish down which makes toe shawl
This down or under-wool is bleached, spun into
threads, and dyed of many lovely colors; and
then toe shawl merchants give out toe yam to
their spinners, with minute instructions regard
ing toe pattern and quality. The poor ooatand,
or weaver, gets no more than seven or eight
pice per day for toe exquisite fabrio, which an
empress, perhaps, will wear. But then a really
fine Cashmere will occupy a shop of throe or
four workers a whole twelvemonth. The plain
Cashmeres are woven with a thin, long shuttle
alone; toe richest are made with wooden nee
dles ; a distinct needle for every shade or color;
a quarter of an inch of such a shawl will take
three “oost&nds” a whole day to complete it.
Ladies ought to know that sometimes, to expe
dite toe manufacture, toe Cashmeres make the
article in separate pieces, which they sew to
gether with such wonderful dexterity that in
Paris or London many a shawl is bought for
£100, which is not worth hajf its price. The
weavers work toe wrong side uppermost, with a
colored paper before them for guides; never
theless, they attain toe most beautiful accuracy.
It is this mode of working that puzzled all the
’imitators in Lyons,’Nismes and Paisley. The
true Cashmere is indeed a delightful article—
so tight, and yet so warm, besides displaying
a splendid harmony of tints, which it has taken
three or four thousand years to teach toe weav
ers; for its design is as old as toe Arians. There
fore, it must needs be imitated; the French
make their warp and weft of toe genuine goat’s
wool, and faithfully copy the figures and hues of
toe originaL But they cannot, with Ml their
machinery and manifold shuttles, match the
brown fingers of toe AsiAtio; and toe Paris
Cashmeres show on the reverse side cat ends of
yarn, which the veritable shawl never betrays.
Lyon fabricates an extraordinary imitation, it
is true, of toe orientM article, cut with such
pains and cost that toe price is scarcely lower
than that of toe gennine Srinuggur square.
Gould we bnt have the Kushbegin goat wool
brought into the Punjaub at a cheap rate of
coat, toe patient, humble spinners of India
would beat Europe hollow, with all Europe's in
genuity. We have no machine that will go for
two pence a day; for that price the Umritsur
spinner’s toes and fingers will work all the year
round, turning out in a place like a third-rate
oow-ehed, a gorgeous blaze of oolor, “bright as
sunlight to look at”—so the traders tell na—and
“warm as sunshine to wear.”
Moasm Johnson baa deohned one invitation
to dizmar.
A correspondent of toe Herald, accompanying
a reconnoitering party to toe scene of Castor’s
late fight with toe Cheyennes, describes it as
follows:
l few yards in advance of toe first position
taken in the opening of toe battle by Major El
liott, an object having the appearance of a bun
dle of blankets was discovered in the bushes.
Upon opening the blankets an Indian warrior
was found, scalped. At intervals these evidences
of the just retribution given the savage Chey
enne in toe battle of toe Washita were Been.
About thirty bodies of warriors were counted;
also several squawB, accidentally shot in the
melee.
Entering toe space occupied by toe Indian
lodges, on all sides lay the ruins of the village of
Black Kettle’s band. The conflagration started
by the troops was so complete that scarcely any
thing of a combustible character escaped, and
to-day the debris of the village consisted in bro
ken and burned lodge poles, small pieces of un
tanned and tanned hides. From the immediate
site of toe village toe party rode to the top of a
hill, about a hundred yards distant, from which
point Gen. Cnstar repeated to General Sheridan
toe details of toe battle and toe positions taken
by toe different columns. The former site of
toe lodges conld be distinctly seen by toe pins
ranging in a circle and toe fireplace in toe cen
tre. On toe right of toe village, at a distance
of 150 yards, lay toe carcasses of toe ponies of
toe Cheyennes. These covered about four acres,
and numbered not less than 700. After toe bat
tle was perfectly understood and toe ground well
surveyed, Generals Sheridan and Cnstar, ac
companied by Lieutenant HMe, your correspon
dent and a small detachment of troops, moved
down toe south bank of toe Washita, over toe
route taken by Maj. Elliott and toe missing
men, in toe hopes of recovering toe bodies.—
The remainder of toe party spent some time
longer in toe village and moved down the bed
of the valley of toe river.,
The GenerM’s party, moving down toe South
bank, ascended a high divide, from which an
extensive view could be had of the surrounding
country. Descending on toe other side toe par
ty had proceeded bnt abont a hundred yards
when the body of a white man was found, per
fectly naked and covered with arrow and bullet
holes. The head presented toe appearance of
having been beaten with a war club. The top
of toe skull was broken into a number of pieces
and the brain was lying partly in toe skull and
partly on toe ground. At first it was supposed,
that too body was that of Elliott, bat npon mi
nute examination this was found not to be toe
case.
Marking toe spot where this body was found,
toe party continued moving down stream.
Crossing, with some difficulty, n small ravine,
about toe center of an extensive swell, at a dis
tance of two hundred yards further on objects
were seen lying in toe grass and supposed to be
bodies. Their attention attracted in this direc
tion, toe party moved off to toe spot at a gallop.
A few minntes after a scene was witnessed suffi
cient to call forth toe rebuke of every benevolent
and enlightened mind against toe darkened in
tellects of toe so-called philanthropists. Within
an area'of not more than fifteen yardslay sixteen
human bodies, all that remained of Elliott and his
party. The winter air swept across toe plain, and
with its cold blasts had added to the ghastliness
of death toe additionM spectacle of sixteen na
ked corpses frozen as solidly as stone. The
party here dismounted, and an examination of
toe bodies was made. There was not a single
one that did not exhibit evidences of fearful
mutilation. The bodies were all lying with their
faces down, andin close proximity to each other.
Ballet and arrow wounds covered toe backs of
each, the throats of a number were cut, and
several were beheaded. The body of one of
toe horses which toe men had ridden ont was
seen lying at a distance of fifty yards from toe
pile of bodies. Owing to toe mutilation of toe
bodies, and no one present having been suffi
ciently acquainted with Major Elliott while liv
ing, Ins body was not at toe time recognized.
Judging from toe position of toe bodies and toe
nature of toe ground surrounding, it is probable
that Major Elliot, (by some it is thought his
horse ran away with him,) set ont in toe direc
tion of a party of fugitive Indians. Somo of
toe men seeing toe Major start, followed and
joined him. It is very probable toe party pur
sued severM miles, when they struck toe Arap-
ahoes coming np to toe support of toe Cheyen
nes. The party being vigorously pressed, com
menced retiring, and descending the second di
vide on toe return, fonnd themselves ent off
by a party of warriors who had moved np
under cover of toe timber on the banks of
the Washita and took position in toe ravine,
which cut them off entirely from toe rest of
the command. Not being missed in toe com
mand until too late, this little band was com
pelled to defend itself against toe whole force of
the Arapahoes, and doubtless a number of toe
Kiowa warriors. The party abandoned their
horses and probably attempted to force their
way down to toe river, and take protection be
hind toe trees, where they conld fight to greater
advantage. It is likely when all hope of rescue
and escape was given np they determined to
sacrifice their lives as dearly as possible. The
grass where they lay was trodden down, and a
number of cartridge shells testify to toe valor of
their defence, until some friendly, fatal bullet
gave them too only alternative of escape from
toe terrible torture to which they would un
questionably have been subjected if taken alive.
It is not likely that toe entire party was killed
before taken, but whether any, and who were
taken alive, and too trying and terrible mo
ments which followed, will Mways remain a
mystery. AH toe missing bodies were now
fonnd. Not one had been left to narrate toe
horrible story. The last offices of humanity—a
proper burial—was all that remained.
Retaliation.
Some years ago, in toe county of Penobscot,
there lived a man by toe name of H., whose
greatest pleasure was in tormenting others.
One cold, blustering night, he retired to bed
at an early hour, his wife being absent at a
neighbor's.
Some time after, when retaining, finding toe
door closed, she demanded admittance.
“Who are you? cried Mr. H.
“Youknow who I*am; let me in, its very
cold.”
“Begone, you strolling vagabond; I want
nothing of you here 1”
“But I must come in.”
“What is your name ?”
“You know my name—it’s Mrs. H.”
“Begone! Mrs. H. is a very likely woman—
she never keeps such late hours as this.”
Mrs. H. replied, 4< if you do not let me in, I
will drown myself in toe welL”
“Do if you please,” he replied.
She then took a big log and plunged it into
the well and returned to toe side of the door.
Mr. H., hearing toe noise, rushed from toe
house to save, as he supposed, his drowning
wife. She, at toe same time slipped in, and
dosed the door after her. Mr. H., almost naked,
in turn/ demanded admittance.
“ Who are you!’’ she demanded.
“ You know who I am—let me in, or I shall
freeze.” —
“ Begone, you thievish rogue; I want nothing
of you here.”
“But I must come in.”
‘‘What is your name ?’’
“You know my name—it’s Mr. H.”
“Mr. H. is a very likely man, he don’t keep
such late hours.”
Suffice to say, she, after keeping him in toe
cold until he was satisfied, opened the door and
let him in. '
Thk “ Great Commoner”—A Significant En-
quiRT.—The New York World has received the
following:
to the Editor of the World:
So—Will you call upon toe executors of toe
late Thaddeus Stevens to state under oath if
there were not $100,000 Pacific Railroad bonds
found among his assets, and not mentioned in
his will?
Mr. Stevens’ executor* have the floor.
X First-class Romance ia Ohio—All
about a Mysterious Fanner and his
Mysterious Farm Hand.’ •
Frost the Xenia Gazette.)
Not many miles from Xenia resides a wealthy
land-holder, or rather a model farmer. His
prosperity during the last twelve years has often
been the comment of his neighbors, and observ
ing ones have wondered from whence he has
obtained the means with which he had added
farm to farm and acre to acre until he holds up
ward of two thousand acres of the best land In
the State of Ohio. £ : •
Some ten yean since, we have lately been in
formed, there appeared at the farmer’s door a
young and stalwart youth, who asked, and readily
obtained, employment. Although ignorant at
first of the duties on a farm, he applied himself;
and in a short time became an adept farmer.
Ho took as much interest in the affairs of the
fanner who engaged him as did the farmer him
self.
When the month of December came, the first
one after his advent on toe farm, he informed
toe family that he would absent himself during
the winter, but would return in early spring and
work another year. He brought two trunks
when he came there the preceding spring, toe
contents of which had never been displayed.
These he, left with the farmer with toe simple
precautionary remark to “never allow them to
be disturbed, or, at least, unless I should he ab
sent two years." If gone longer, they were at
liberty to open and appropriate their contents.
He carried nothing away with him except toe
suit he had on, nor did he aocept toe summer’s
wages when tendered by toe farmer. He took
his note, payable in five yeara, and left.
April of toe following year came, and'toe
wonder of the family over toe youth's- strange
proceedings was still fresh, when one pleasant
ed to see
trunk,
ere dar
ing toe winter. The ensuing year the young
man and toe farmer became greatly attached.
InAngnsttoe farmer purchased an adjoining
farm, and pMd for it in cash.
When toe year’s work was completed; again'
were toe incidents of toe preceding year repeat
ed. The young man took another note, left his
trunk, and went away. He only cautioned the
farmer’s family, as before, regarding his three
trunks.
When April came around again onr hero re
turned. In May following, toe fanner purchased
another adjoining farm of one hundred acres,
and paid for it in cash. This going away and
returning continued for toe last ten years up to
the present December. Each year toe fanner
purchased more land. Every year, in Decem
ber, toe fanner’s help left him, taking toe farm
er’s note, and every following April he return
ed. He never took trunknor baggage away, bnt
always brought more when he returned.
Last week toe help, now grown to manhood,
strong and sturdy in mind and frame, left the
fanner, took away all his accumulated baggage,
and returned toe severM note3 toe fanner had
given him—made a present of them to a child
of toe fanner. The evening before his depar
ture he informed his friends, who had learned
to love him, of toe secret which he had so long
kept to himself. He was a weMthy orphan.—
Doctors had told him, at toe age of fifteen, that
he conld not live to become of age. He at once
left an eastern boarding-school and came ont
here to toe fanner’s home. He returned and
studied during toe winter, became interested in
seeing toe fanner increase his domains, and do
nated toe money with which toe additions were
made. The trunks contained toe fashionablo
clothing he wore during toe winter months.
Secresy regarding toe money received by him
had been enjoined npon toe farmer during all
toe ten years; now he is released to do or tell
Ml, or little, as he pleases.
Tho promised consumptive was saved, the ag
gravations of disease dispelled, and, havii
grown to be heMtoy and robust, was satisfii
with the ten years effort to prevent his becom
ing an invalid for life. It was almost useless
for the farmer to attempt to express his grati
tude, unbounded as it was, to our hero. He
thinks of him now as a benefactor and a son,
and looks on his broad acres and can hardly re
alize that they are his. Were we to give toe
name of toe young man many of onr readers
would at once be convinced of toe truth of toe
above. This we are forbidden to do for the
present.
The Corn and Cotton Crops of the
Culled Staten.
Tho Washington correspondent of toe Newark
Advertiser furnishes the following:
The monthly report of toe department of ag
riculture, now in press, contains the following
estimates of too com and cotton crops of toe
several States—except those on toe Pacific
coast, which raise bnt little com and no cotton
—in toe year just closed. The figures of toe
com crop of 1867 are also given, to show toe in
crease and decrease of too respective States, a
few States showing a decline, though toe aggre
gate increase is over 137,000,000 bushels:
TUB CORN CROP.
1867.
Maine 1,675,000
New Hampshire 1,413,000
Vermont.'. 1,520,000
Massachusetts 2,363,000
Rhode Island 340,000
Connecticut 2,232,000
New York 19,600,000
NewJersey 9,730,000
Pennsylvania 30,457,000
Delaware 3,639,000
Maryland 11,650,000
Virginia 18,490,000
North Carolina. -. 17,974,000
South Carolina 2,834,000
Georgia 29,037,000
Florida 2,500,000
Alabama 35,000,000
Mississippi 19,657,000
Louisiana 9,935,000
Texas 20.716,000
Arkansas 21,243,000
Tennessee 50,250,000
West Virginia 6,500,000
Kentucky 46,550,000
Missouri...-. 50,437,000
Illinois 109,091,000
Indiana 80,757,000
Ohio 64,000,000
Michigan 15,118,000
Wisconsin 9,885,000
Minnesota - 4,500,000
Iowa 58,330,000
Kansas 8,152,000
Nebraska 2,325,000
Total..'*:...
1868.
1.690,000
1,511,008
1,672,000
2,292,000
346,006
2,152,000
20,910,000
10,216,000
31,676,000
8,275,000
12,349,000
19,969,000
23 386,000
9,870,000
27,294,000
2,950,000
. 31,240,000
35,519,000
17,397,000
21,337,000
32,449,000
53,772,000
7,695,000
68,167,000
60,967,000
134,863,000
90,832,000
74,040,000
18,815,000
12,565,000
8,255,000
65.332,000
6,487,000
3,185,000
■ 767,820,000 905,178,000
the cotton crop.
The cotton crop, which, in the early part of
toe season promised a large falling off from that
of 1867, was so much favored by the fall weather,
in toe Gulf States especiMly, as to warrant toe
belief that toe market receipts will fall little be
low the figures for the crop of the preceding
year, which will be equal to naif toe amount of
.owing are the department estimates,
crop is more likely to run over than under these
figures:
• Bales.
North Carolina, .140,000
South Carolina. 180,000
Florida 85,000
Alabama * * * 285,000
Mississippi ...........400,000
Louisiana.... . * 250,000
Texas ....260,000
Arkansas 265,000
Tennessee 200,000
Other States........... 75,000
2,380,000
The department estimate for 1367 was 2,340,-
000 bMes, while toe actual receipts proved to be
2,450,000 bMes. The estimate for 1866 was
1,835,000 bales, and the aotuM receipts were
1,900,000 bales,
Purchasing Lands nr Virginia.—We learn
from toe Richmond Journal that Colonel P. B.
Sttiaon, of Washington, formerly law partner of
Daniel S. Dickinson, is in Richmond, with a
view of investing in lands in the immediate
neighborhood of the city, if an opportunity
should offer. Colonel Stitson has already made
some extensive purchases in the State, com]
ing about 50,000 acres in Tazewell
an counties, and 5,000 in Prinoe William.
A New York Cotton Flew.
A NEW TOW VIEW OF THE COTTON CROP AND THE:
PRODUCTION OF. FDAirnaa..
The circular of Messrs. Bryan, Watts A Co.,
of January 1st, gives the following statistics in
relation to the cotton mop of'last year sow com
ing to market:
’‘The total stock in our porta ia 294,4Bfr bales,
against 350,882 bales same time in. 1863. In
the . interior towns, December 19, the stock was
53,787 bMes, against 105,566 bMes a year ago.
The stock in Liverpool ia 352,000 bales, of which
82,000 bales are American; afloat 265,090 balsa,
of which 103,bales axe from American, porta.
One year ago toe stock in port was 447,000
bMes; 103,000 American. Anoat 194,000 ; 70,-
000 American. Hie present visible supply ia
Liverpool, London and Havre is 874,918 bales,
against 854,795 on January 1, 1868. Manchester
stock is estimated at 80,000 bMes. Receipts at
Ml the ports, to date, show an excess of 103,020
bMes over those of- 1808: Exports show an ex
cess of 67,134 bales. The exoess of receipts ham
been reduced 43,144 bales dnriug ton month.—
Daring toe . month of January, last year, the
weekly receipts averaged 80,555 bales; during
toe first three weeks- of February 91,568 bake,
or say 85,276 bMes for the first seven weeks of
the year, and.on.toe 21st of February toe stock,
in Liverpool was reduced’to toe Tnjniinnm of toe
year, 267,000 bMes; with 278,000 bMes afloat—
The deliveries to the trade, during these seven
weeks, had averaged'67,540-balesperweek; de
liveries for shipment 15,550 bales; Middling
Uplands sold, on the date referred to, at lOd.—
For the five years just previous to the war, toe
receipts to the first of January had averaged 47J-
per cent of toe total receipts of toe year. Last
year toe per centage was about 44 J. But applying
toe first formula to toe present reoeipts, toe re
sults would indicate 2,2.47.500 bales as total port
receipts of the crop of 1803. The improved fa
cilities for overland transportation lend proba
bility to the belief that this per centage is too
liberal We refer here to the fact that these
improved facilities for- overland transportation
direct to tho mills, leaves a larger per centage
of exportable cotton in the ports, as compared
with toe entire stocks, than in years before the
war. It is generally believed that planters are
holding back a portion of their cotton in order
to make receipts lights and to advance prices.
CertMn it is that they have already received
nearly $125,000,000 forprevious shipments, and
are strong enough to undertake this hazardous
enterprise.
The Central Railroad.
We learn from toe Savannah News that the
Central Railroad has 1,256 stockholders, owning
shares of stock varying in number from one to
eight hundred and eighty-nine, which is the
largest number held by any one person, and of
which Moses Taylor is the owner. The next
largest number of shares is owned by Moses
Taylor, as President, viz: eight honclred and
fifty shares. The Savannah Poor House and
Hospital Society ownes two hundred and seven
ty shares. The Railroad transported to Savan
nah during its past fiscM year, cotton received
from other roads, and from way stations, as fol
lows : In December, 1867, 66,245 bMes; Janua
ry, 1868, 60,187bMes; February, 1868, 69,182
bales ; March, 28,654 bMes; Apru, 17,168bales.
May, 7,831 bMes; June,4,235bMes; July, 2,973
bMes; August, 923 bales; September 15,135
bMes; October, 37,911 bales; November, 42,953
bMes; total, 353,397 bMes—an increase over the
amount for 1867 of 85,323 bMes. During the
year there were carried over the Road 95,006
passengers (both through and way).
The total number of miles run by the various
description of cars, was 7,494,035. Twenty-six
miles of new rails were kid daring the month
above mentioned. The Company owns forty-
nine locomotives, of which only two are out of
service, and these will be ready for use soon. It
has twenty-four ffrst-class passenger cars, ten
second-class passenger cars, nine mail- cars,
twenty-nine baggage and package, cars, three
express cars, twenty-two conductors, four hun
dred and twenty-nine box, one hundred, and sev
enty platform, fourteen stock and three pro
vision cars. The expense of the various de
portments daring toe year as follows: Trans
portation, $314,362 57; Motive Power, $347,-
947 22 ; Cars, $164,382 85: Repairs, of Road,
$378,759 66; Stock killed, $3,565 25.; Inci
dentals, $36,654 46; Repairs of Buildings, $26-
569 19; Construction, $6,820 90 ; Total ex
penses, $1,284,065 10.
The Campany's bank earned $40,234 96 dur
ing toe year. "
Southern Land and Settlement
Agency.
We are glad, says toe Charleston Courier, to
learn that a movement is on foot with a view to
the increased population of the South by British
and Northern settlers. This, it is clear, would
be of inestimable value in a commercial, sociM
and agricultural point of view. It is a part of
the object of the proposed oompaay to publish
widely among the capitalists of Great Britain
and the North,, toe true state of things at the
South. It is to diffuse intelligence concerning
the soil, climate, productions, capacities, fertili
ty, and heMthfulness of the South, so thatuat
least a due share of immigration may come to
toe inviting fields of toe Southern States. We
had the pleasure of meeting, yesterday, Mr.
Theo. Bourne, who, with a view to promote this
result, and to be toe medium to bnng together
the capitM and labor of the North and Great
Britain, and toe landed and other proprietors of
toe South, has formed a Southern Land and
Settlement Agenoy, prepared to act in Great
Britain and the North as well as at the South.
Mr. Bourne, at New Orleans and elsewhere,
has met with warm encouragement.
At Atlanta a convention was held cm Monday
and Tuesday last, of toe Southern Railroad Su
perintendents, at winch this matter, among
others, came up for a deliberation. A com
mittee was appointed to draft a schhdule for
first and second class fares, at reduoed prioea,
for intended settlers and immigrants.
The matter was submitteed to our Board of
Trade, and has been referred to their Executive
Committee.
The people of Charleston are keenly alive to
toe importance of the subject, as one essential
not only for their city, but State.
A Fighting Parson.
The following appears in the Franklin (St.
Mary Parish, La.) Planters' Banner of the 29th
ultimo. From toe editoriM in-toe Banner, and
severM scattered paragraphs referring to the ex§
pected fight, we mnst accept the letter as genu
ine. The good people of St. Mary are much
exercised about the coming fight, and numerous
are the suggestions given the Banner man as to
time, place, training, etc.;
Oma New Orleans Advocate, >
December 20, 1868. >
D. Dennett, Esq., Editor Planters' Banner-
Sib—Perhaps you think a Northern Methodist
cannot be even goaded into a fight I will stand
the venom of your vile pen no longer.. I will
fight yon. I will show yon that religious and
loyal editors are not oowards. The Lord of Hosts
will stand by me. You must be humbled. The
Lord will humble your rebel heart David fought
and he was a man after God’s own heart Moses
and Joshua fought And none of them ever
had to oontend with such children of the devil
as toe rebels of this country are.
Yon will rooeive a note from my friends ar
ranging the details of our hostile meeting.
J. P. Newhan, D. D.
A New Georgia Railroad. —The Atlanta Is-
telligenoer contains an advertisement of, tin
engineer of the Georgia Western F
calling ror sealed proposals for tie
and masonry of the road on that portidu of the
line extending from the Western and Atlantic
Railroad to Powder Seringa, a djatpnoe of thir
teen miles. The Intelligencer gives the follow-
ing as toe route of the co&templatsd work:
The “Georgia Weston Railroad,” under its
present State charter, is designed*) ocn&ect At
lanta with, the Coosa Riya^at Gadsden, Ate.,
which is distant from Atiant* pae hundred and
five miles. From this latie* point (Gadsden) It
will be extended to Guntersvilte Ala., thirty-five
Bailee, end from thacdn to Huntovilk, Ate., A
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