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Tli© Greorada, "Weekly Tele^raioli.
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ctitday. September 24.
1869.
n , ljt b of Jn.lsc Win. O. Riley.
I . . ji.'.iafil *° announce the death of
I ? fjpia M. Riley, late Ordinary of this
’ ...j a man highly esteemed by all our
' a public officer and a citizen. His
Tr'.-re modest and unobtrusive, but his
* ffor th and undoubted integrity were
'v -o recognized and attested not only by
*?tjon to the responsible position of Ordin-
’’v-t br numerous other fiduciary trusts which
If-’ile is to be buried by his brethren of
r rniteri Lodg® of Odd Fellows, this day.
p ^ jjed of consumption of the lungs ;
i tis a" e > suppose, was in the neighbor
ly of forty-
The Falnara County Fair,
on the 2d day of November next, and
preparations are in progress for a splen-
* m,« invinnl odclrnjc: Ko ^a
I^Vhition. Tho Annual address will be de-
L (jen. John B. Gordon. ’VTo learn the
l^fcibihitorK is already a long one, and eve-
l^ 0 brilliant success.
Saving at the Spigot.
- ( WO rkmen in the Washington navy yard
docked for lost time on the day of Secre-
^ Ruvim* funeral; this, notwithstanding the
^rftirr of the Navy ordered the workshops to
on tbit day.
i led to the amount so ‘ saved to our
J/mment and country/’ tho press telegrams
60,6 informed U>® pnblic that the Secretary of
WVt interith bas been able to lay by a small
il amount by docking the wages of the
the Department when they have come
jn tho morning or tarried too late to
I’’" , in this way the work of economy and
Id®* - . 1. i ■ > —ai
I r"-
irhment is advanced in Washington suffi-
utlv, perhaps, to enable the President and
**,. ’ 0 f the Departments to mako summer
the national vessols with a pomp and
Pounce becoming their position and “ the
jJiTof the nation.” The peripatetic com-
jj-tres of Congress can also spend the interim
iitwen sessions, with their families, on the
itthe national expense. Ah, there’s no-
A^like ‘‘economyin the public expenditures.”
jj Octt-aoe.—It is reported on good authori-
I , a w the Covington Enterprise, that on Thurs-
I iyeight the 9th inst., a gang of desperodoftf.
I rkied the southern portion of Newton county,
cd robbed the houses of several negroes, beat-
ejoae severely. Tho negroes say they were
wile men and not disguised, but threatened
i}m with cortain death if they told their names
Bile white people. Tho victims of this outrage
ninioag the most quiet, industrious andinof-
I :':3siw negroes in the country; and the conduct
L'tie fifteen or twenty miscreants engaged in
L, disgraceful affair, must be condemned by
,rtri good citizen, as most rninons in its ten-
JrSfT to the well being of tho whole comma-
str. both white and black. Some measures
siiulJ lie taken to punish such unlawful pro-
twdings and prevent their repetition, or the re-
| ritwill be tho subversion of all law and the ex-
pdsioa of laborers from tho sections infested
If mch outlaws.
[How happens it that those old settled and
tfiltby counties of Georgia like Newton,' \Yar-
na, tad tire like, don’t set the new counties an
rumple of quiet, order, submission to law, for-
barmee, justice, conciliation and tho like?
morality of Masonry. .V- ■* -•
Editor* 'Telegraph : Masonry does not profess
to be a substitute for Christianity, nor to tench
with authority its distinctive doctrines. It is
not its offico to unfold the fundamental facts of
redemption, to inculcate the necessity of regen
eration as a spiritual- change, or to appeal to the
resurrection of the dead and the retributions of
an eternal state as potential and thrilling mo
tives to influence the conduot of those who
have been initiated into its magnificent myste
ries.' It is true that in its sublime ceremonial
there may be gathered frequent hints in relation
to these grand articles of the Christian faith,
but the point we insist upon is that they do not
form an essential part of tho Masonic system
and were never intended to be taught scientific
ally or practically by the fraternity of Masons.
We are sure that the great principles of na
tural religion lie at the foundation of Free
Masonry; such as the eternal existence and
righteous government of God and the moral
character and immortal destiny of man, but as
to the peculiar doctrines of revealed religion it
has no commission from Heaven to expound or
enforco them. If a man wishes tomnderstand
the plan of salvation he most have reoonrse to
the sacred scriptures and not to the tenets and
traditions of the ancient order—if he desires to
discharge all his dnties to God he must seek
higher aids than are found in a Masonic Lodge,
bnd if ho would wear a golden crown in the
skies he must trust in a greater than Solomon
to save him. The brightest Mason has as much
need for the benefits of the atonement as any
other person, and he who expects to enter
Heaven on the mere basis of the social and
moral virtues will find himself dreadfully de
ceived when it is too late for repentance. ’ That
brother who boldly asserts, “The Lodge is a
good enough church for me,” is utterly igno
rant of the principles and purposes of the in
stitution to which he belongs, and is also in a
state of deplorable ignorance in reference to
the true nature and design of the Christian re
ligion.
It is no compliment to masonry to impnte to
it what it does not propose to teach or to do.
By attempting to raise it to the sphere of the
supernatural and spiritual, its inherent beauty
and power are destroyed, and it is given as a
prey to the fierce waves of popular prejudice.
It is preeminently a charitable institution and
therefore shrinks from the idea of invading the
rights and assuming the task of other important
institutions. Its very genius as well as its re
peated lessons forbid any interference with tho
affairs of the family, church or State. All it
asks is to do its own work in its own way. And
it has been by standing aloof from all other as
sociations and by pursuing quietly its own pe
culiar mission, that it has won the most brilliant
triumphs in past ages on the great field of pnb
lic philanthropy and individual charity.
But the true glory of Masonry, we npprehend.
consists in tho pure and subiime morality in
culcated in its creed, and in the beautiful chari
ties which it sends forth in silent and ceaseless
streams into the bosom of bereaved and suffer
ing humanity, and especially to dry the orphan’s
tears and to cause the widow’s heart to sing for
joy. Its highest ideal is the moral, as is man
ifest to every student of the mystic lore, whilst
the physical and (esthetic are merely auxiliary.
It proceeds on the fundamental hypothesis of
the brotherhood of the race, and consequently,
contemplating men in the relations of brothers,
its office is to explain and enforce that whole
class of dnties and obligations growing ont of
those relations. Love, peace, purity, honesty,
truth and, above all, charity, are some of the
things which Masons are to strictly obsorve in
their intercourse with each other and with tho
world. The four cardinal virtues of Masonry
are temperance, fortitude, prudence toad justice,
and these vital virtues aro continually taught
.with a didactic distinctness and a dramatic, im
pressiveness which cannot fail.to affect the feel
ings and influence the conduct of the Craft. In
Masonic symbolism they have a far greater
breadth and comprehensiveness of meaning,
than is attributed to them in popular par
lance, or than the Homans attached to them.
In their broadest import they require the
strictest temperance in all things pertaining to
From Namier County.
DEATH AMONG TUF. FOWLS—DROUGHT AND ITS EF
FECTS—DOW RAID WAT FARES.
.tii: Ameeicub, Sept. 16, 1869.
Editors-Telegraph" -“Mama, Chaney’s hens
all 'died but one and he is a roaster,” said my
little five year old boy. yesterday—shows Mile
sian descent very plainly, eh! This remu-k was
predicated upon the decease of the negroes’
poultry, which is applicable to the state of
thinjgs on my place and those of several neigh
bors. Peafowls topple from the treetops, and
prostrate in the dust in the morning lies this
gorgeous bird of the barn-yard. Guineas fat
and playful in the evening, are dead by the
disease in the morning. We have lost a hundred
more or less of all denominations of domestic
fowls.
Brought is yet heavy on ns. Cabbages with
stalks a foot or more high bear the same pro
portion as the palmetto of Florida—a little
branch of crisped leaves at the. top. Cotton
open to tho top with an occasional pendant
limb with unopen bolls. Bed lands, which were
most promising in June, have now done. Gray
lands are not so bad, as the tap root reaches fur
ther from the power of the hot sun. Some dis
tricts of a mile wide will present abetter record
where the late mins have fallen. Potatoes and
peas are generally out off—late com for the
table also. _
Mr. Editor, I like your argument for the con
tinuation of low rates for travel—especially is it
desirable to be continued until after the Grand
Fair in Macon on the lGth of November. Ono
thousand more people from this section of the
State will go who will remain at homo if tho pres
ent mtes are doubled. This thousand are of the
ono class which embraces us all in this section
•the poor good livers.
The staple has ceased to move over our dust-
skirted highways, owing to the decline. If pri
ces had continued fair, all would have come for
ward by the 1st of November. We have all
styles of weather but wet—windy, dry, cool, hot,
Indian summer—Fall suits somewhat popular in
the swamps and woods.
The Jewish religion in regard to meats should
grow popular now—grain and all farinacious
crops short. Hogs naturally short by reason of
tho freedman’s gun, will be shorter by reason of
the failure of those crops upon which farmors
mostly depend to start their pork crop.
Mr. Editor, we have grown quiet on the comet
and hope your nerves are not disordered by the
pie into which they were thrown at the tunnel on
tho occasion of the late editorial excursion. By
the way, when we get onr railroad finished and
wo can do it at little or no cost to ourselves per
sonally, we will give an illustration of the cotton
wealth of Southwestern Georgia to tho editorial
corps of tho State. Respectfully,
Vital is the matter ? What bad influences aro
alwii misleading the people? We here, in ; this life, a manly patience and submission un
til ae* counties, have the right to expect bet-1 der tho adverse dealings of Divine Providence,
" rtf rtnv* vtoL'ciAnc end oofinna in
lathings of them.]
tho regulation of onr paasions and actions in
accordance with the laws of reason and sober
reflection, and a cordial conformity to the
golden rule, whatsoever ye would that men
should do unto you, do ye even so unto them.
Now it is obvious that hero is a standard of
moral excellence immeasurably higher and
purer than those vague and vulgar notions of
Pctnaji’s Magazine for October is received,
kits for contents: Cinella—I; TheLastof the
Troubadours; The Dream of Pilate’s Wife;
Lirinia—Her Progress—(Concluded); Old Bos
ks and SL Botolph s; Something about Fungi; j morality which obtain among the mass of man-
lb Charge at Valley Maloy; Treasure Trove; ] He whoso character is cast in the mold
Childhood—A Voluntary; Princess Belgiojoso of this pure and lofty model, has attained the
caltf.lv; Leaves from a Publisher’s Letter-Book - highest degree of perfection of which fallen
-I; Note. Among the Indians-H. To-Day- humanity is capable apart from the grace of
i Romanoe, Ch. YHI—XI; A Mining Adven-
tae in New Mexico; Fallen Angels, etc.
A Mason, therefore, who lives np to his
privileges and obligations occupies a moral
eminence which cannot fail to command the
admiration of the world. The Ten Commnnd-
Ixialation ik Throat and Lung Diseases.— —_ _ ...
The attention of our readers is respectfully di- ' sSn&Vof ttSS law, e°pe
rectedto several testimonials signed by resi- j ciaJiy, ho will find a complete catalogue of the
dints of Nashville, Atlanta and Macon, speak-! things which are commanded and forbidden
tag in tho highest terms of Dr. Hunter’s system , him.
of treatment by Inhalation, and his efforts in ! He who presumes to profane the great and
. . ... i ... : .... . . dreadful name of Jehovah, who is addicted to
combatting a class of diseasos hitherto believed , lnttonny and int emperanco, who treats his pa-
to be incurable. Several whose names are at- ren ts with ingratitude and dishonor, who is
■ guilty of murder in thought, word or deed, who
blackens his neighbor's character and covets his
Uehed to these,testimonials are persons of the
highest respectability and standing in the com
munities in which they reside; and, therefore,
their statements are unquestionable. Tho en-
donations of Dr. Hunter’s skill and ability,
should entitle him to tho confidence and respect
of the citizens of Macon and the afflicted eveiy-
vrhere. "i - '
The Govzesment of the United States—
What is It?—CoL Stewart, of Rome, announces
that, at the solicitation of sundry gentlemen of
that city and with the consent of Mr. Stephens,
he has prepared for publication a pamphlet of
correspondence between Mr. A. H. Stephens,
himself and others, mainly in reference to tho
character of the Government of the United
States, the impolicy of secession and the neces-
oty of restoration. It will be offered to the pub
lic at fifty cents a copy. it- -
Peomoted.—Wm. M. Wadley, Esq., the ener-
ptic and enterprising President of tho Central
fiailroad, has been promoted to tho rank of
General, as we see by an item in the Macon
nxEORATH of the lGth inst. Whether General
Gilley won his promotion by his untiring ef
forts to bnild np the commercial interests of
Hicon and promote the welfare of the people of
>he State generally, we are not advised. Will
the Telegbafh inform us ?— Chronicle and Sett--
Gen. Wadley was appointed by the late Con
federate Government, General Superintendent
of Transportation in the Confederate States, with
tie rank and title of Brigadier General, conse
quently, he holds that title by the same right
tilt our friend of the Chronicle and Sentinel
holds his own.
Fnost Southwestern Georgia. — A friend
writes: I have been down through Houston and
other counties, and my impression is that the
cotton is cut off nearly one-half. Guano was
S*nerally used, and it has hastened the crop to
•OAtarity, and the bulk of the cotton will be
gathered by the middle of October, owing to
*hort crop and rapid opening.
The At.ituwa Claims.—A special dispatch to
te Post states that Minister Motley writes to
^ Aohington that he is not satisfied with his in-
ttcactions in regard to the Alabama claims. He
thinks if the subject could be reopened—to
vhich coarse the British Ministry is favorable
—that a treaty satisfactory to both Govern
ments could be made.
Twenty-hoht oolored women left Norfolk,
’U'ginia in the Boston steamer for Maasachn-
Wts, Tuesday afternoon, for domestic service.
A Heavy Gold Operation.
The New Fork Tribune of the 15th, says edi
torially. ' V.-ll
. “We are credibly informed that certain finan-
mera of our aity, in combination with some
European capitalists, have conspired to buy and
•ithdraw from use thirty millions of gold with
the intent to compel those who most pay gold
e< the custom-house to buy of them at exorbi-
mnt rates. We call upon the Secretary of the
treasury to take the needful steps to ascertain
the facts, and if there be such a combination to
the power lodged in. his hands as the public
8°od®aj require.”
neighbor’s wife or wordly possessions, is not to
be considered a consistent and worthy member
of the Masonic Fraternity. We are more than
willing to make ample allowances for those in
firmities and errors which are inseparable from
human nature in its present condition (for we
freely confess onr own frequent dereliction);_ but
when wo undertake an exposition of the princi
ples and obligations of Masonry, we are bound
to state clearly and frankly what it is and what it
requires, apart from the pre judices of its enemies
and the inconsistencies of itsfriends. Webelieve
the institution is destined to such a high moral
elevation, when all willful offenders will be
dealt with according their deserts; and when
this glorious Millennium of Masonry shall dawn
on the world, its moral beauties will shine with
a purity and lustre sufficient to win the highest
encomiums of all the wise and the good.
Temtlae.
James’ Twin Cotton.—The Greenville Times,
of August 21, thus describes this now species of
cotton:
This variety of cotton, which is to give fame
and fortune to its discoverer, if it shall stand
the test of successful experiment, has bolls con
siderably larger than ordinary cotton, and a
staple longer tbantho Peeler. One striking pe
culiarity of this variety consists in the fact that
the stalks have no limbs. Tho cotton breaks
out in clusters from tho stalk, and sometimes
there are from seven to ten bolls in one duster.
Mr. James is confident that he can gather four
bales from ono acre of this cotton. He has no
seed to spare, as he had but thirteen rows
planted; but from these he intends to select the
best seed, and, next year, if his cotton proves
to be as good as he thinks it will, he will intro
duce the seed.
A Salt Lake correspondent writes as follows
of the Young harem: “Brigham’s wives, as
among themselves, are social and cheerful, so
far as can be seen. They make but little show
of intellect or of literary or artistic tastes,
though some of them play the piano. They are
rather of the domestic turn, and talk freely with
a stranger (properly introduced) about their
/.miAran, past, present and the future—boast
laughingly of their fecundity, and all that sort
of thing. What fashion, literature, art, Sorosis,
are to the civilized wife, child-bearing is to these
women. It absorbs their thoughts and forms
the staple topio of their Smalltalk, either among
their own sex or the opposite.”
From Louisiana—Chinese Labor and
the Cotton Crop.
Borne of onr Louisiana exchanges have taken
decided gronnd against the introduction of Chi
nese laborers. The need of. greatly increased
laboT, and the unreliable character of the negro
are admitted; bat the introduction of the Chi
nese seems to be regarded as a greater evil.
Grave and widespread social and political evils
are anticipated as the consequences of the set
tlement among ns of another inferior, nnassim-
ilating and nnchristianized race. It is feared
that their presence would, in time, bring upon
ns a convulsion no less fearful than that from
whioh we have just emerged. We oonfesa the
problem is a grave one.
Unless the local press is greatly deceived, or
unduly alarmed, the cotton crop in several of
the parishes will be cut off nearly one-half by
the worms. Unpropitions weather, too, in a
few of the Northern parishes, sinoe the middle
of August, has had a very injurious effect upon
the plant. What with the worms, the unfavora
ble weather and the scarcity of labor, the cotton
erop of Louisiana is likely to fall considerably
short of the estimate current in midsummer.
[Picayune.
The Ship Canal from Newark to New
York.
A meeting of the company recently organized
for the purpose of constructing a ship canal be
tween Newark and New York, is to be held in a
few days in the city of Newark, to elect a Board
of Directors, $250,000 worth of stock having
been subscribed. The capital stock was prim
arily fixed at $1,000,000, in shares of $50 each,
but, as it was enacted in 186S that it might be
lawful for the Canal Company to extend their
canal from Newark Bay across the marshes to a
suitable point in Newark city, and to increase
their capital stock to such an amount as should
be necessary to carry out the original scheme
with the extension. The capital is now fixed at
$0,000,000.
The line will run from Dawson street, Newark,
extending to Oyster Island, in Newark Bay.
Thus the line will be almost parallel to that of
the Newark and New York Railroad, which is an
air line. The totRl length of the canal will be
nine miles. It will be 200 feet wide as far as
the east side of Newark Bay, where it has an
increased width of 100 feet, making it at least
300feetwideatBergenNeck. There willbe aline
of docks on each side of the canal, 200 feet wide,
extending the whole length. In Newark there will
be piers 300 feet wide, thedepthof water being at
low tide sixteen feet and twenty-two feet at high
tide, but at tho jPassaic channel bank the depth
is only five and a half feet at low tide.
There are difficulties to be overcome in this
undertaking, the principal one being that of as
certaining the proper depth of water in the ca
nal at low tide. The cutting will he the deep
est at Bergen Neck, where it is to bo forty-five
feet. The earth from this cutting will be re
moved to fill np tho piers in New York Bay, and
these piers, it is said, wiil be better adapted for
commercial purposes than those on the eastern
shores. It is intended to ran a ferry on the
canal between Newark and New York, tho dis
tance to be ran in forty minutes.
A
F. A H.
The State Fair in Macon—Important
Question.
Editors Telegraph: Noticing that yon take a
lively interest in the approaching State Fair, to
be held in your city, as well as everything else
that tends to the welfare of the people at large,
hope I will not obtrude by asking a few ques
tions, with the request that. you answer them.
It is understood that all of the rooms at the dif
ferent hotels are taken for fair week. There
are thousands of people situated like the wri
ter—they have not a single acquaintance in the
city. Many who have acquaintances and friends
there will stay away rather than put them to
additional trouble and expense, when they will
likely bo crowded by others who are less
thoughtful. There aro thousands along the
different lines of Railroad who will not go for
these reasons. Now for the questions,
Will the different railroad companies run spe
cial extra trains for that week. Take Qne rail
road (the Southwestern), for instance, can they
not trill they not—run a train to arrive in Ma
con, say at 9 o’clock a. hi. and leave again at 4
or 5 p. m., thus allowing persons living any
where between the different termini of the road
to visit the Fair and return to their homes at
night? And would it not be to tho interest of
the railroads to sell return and season tickets at
half, or even less rates ? There are many living
within fifty miles of the city who will go every
day and take their families, if such reasonable
arrangements can be made. Without it, they
must stay at home. It would not bo out of tho
proper line of business for tho Executive Com
mittee to perfect such a scheme. The editors
will, of course, siir all parties up to do their
whole duty, and thus assist in contributing to
wards making it an entire success.
A Brulus in Bumble Life.
The EveningPost says: “Albert G. Dreckeris
the watchman of the Fassaic River drawbridge
on the New York and Newark Railroad, whose
business it is to see that the draw is closed upon
the approach of the trains. On Friday after
noon last, just before a passenger train was to
rass the bridge, the draw was open and Mr.
! Drecker began to close it. Tho train was not
yet in sight at this moment, but the watchman
knew it was coming, and that no time should be
lost in putting tho bridge in its proper position.
While engaged in closing the draw, a little son
of lb. Drecker, 10 years old, fell from the
bridge into the deep water below. To save the
child’s life would be an easy matter, but Mr,
Drecker now saw the train thundering along the
track, and knew that tho rescue of his boy would
involve the destruction of the train. What was
he to do ?
We may well suppose it was a moment of su
preme agony. HLs child was drowning before
Pis eyes, and its life could only be purchased at
the loss of many other lives that were in his
hands. God mercifully spare us from the bitter
anguish of such a trial as was forced upon Dreck
er ! He stood by his duty, the bridge was closed
and the train passed on over it—but the boy was
drowned. Little did any passenger in that train
dream at what a fearful strugglo between a sense
of duty and the natural promptings of the hu
man heart the safe passage of the bridge had
been secured.
Such is the story of Albert G. Drecker. His
torians and poets have told us
“How well Horatius kept tho bridge
In the brave days of old,”
but the Jersey railroad servant “kept the
bridge” at a costlier sacrifice than the Roman
Captain. And what remains ? Drecker is a poor
man; his position in life is an humble one, and
while his loss is irreparable, his noble conduct
may be rewarded. The railway company owes
him a heavy debt; tho passagers on that Friday
afternoon train should deem it a privilege to
contribute to raise a monument to the child, to
fitly commemorate the deed, and the Press
throughout the land should let his name be
known everywhere.
MaeshaiiVule.
Cotton Cnltnre.
From the Bluff City Times.]
It has been said, and truly, wo believe, that
we are in the primer of cotton culture. As for
ourselves, we profess great ignorance, but hav
ing closely observed, during the last year, the
experiments of deep and shallow culture, we
must conclude, in the face of facts, that deep
culture as well deep preparation, iB essential.
To subsoil your land thoroughly in its prepara
tion for the seed, it is undoubtedly necessary.
And that it ig,necessary that this land should be
kept thoroughly pulverized during the growth
of the plant, is, webeliove, philosophically true.
On the’ principle of capillary attraction, the
moisture which is always in the soil, if we go
deep enough for it, seeks the surface. Dew, as
all know, is formed by contact with the earth
of a warmer current of air. It not infrequent
ly happens that the highway on which you travel
is dry and dusty, while the adjacent fields are
damp with the dew which has formed during
the night, attributable to tho fact that the field
being pulverized and porous, on this same.prin
ciple of capillary attraction draws the moisture
to the surface while the road bed is hard and
compact, and, therefore, uninfluenced in this
To us it seems then, that the great object of
the planter should be to keep up this communi
cation with the surface and the moisture below.
If his land is hard and compact, it should be
loosened. Bat if from the nature of the soil it
remains loose from its first preparation, then
this deep plowing may be unnecessary. He is
the physician, his land the patient, and should
be treated according to its symptoms. Nowin
opposition to this theory, it is said that deep
culture will break the lateral roots and injure
the plant
Rut we have within the last day or two seen
the experimental, acre of Mr. Gustin, near Ma
con, Ga., which is a wonderful refutation of this
theory. Whilo vegetation all around him is
parched and destroyed with rust, his acre, to
day, is as vigorous and full of blooms as at any
former period, and his stalks are crowded and
broken with grown bolls from bottom to top.
Yet be has cultivated this cotton the year round
with the snbsoil lifter and a horse hoe, or more
properly an old fashioned harrow. If it be said
that there was a difference in the soil, the time
of planting or the fertilizers used, it cannot be
said that his plants have been injured by deep
ploughing. If they are not injured by this treat
ment, it cannot be urged as a general objection,
and therefore we conclude that his experiment
in this particular is conclusive and overwhelm
ing. In the proper culture of our lands consists
the increased prosperity of our people, and we
have thus written with the object of doing what
little wo may in directing attention to these im
portant experiments.
-Macon, Ga., September 11,18G9.
Nearly five years since, I placed myself under
Dr. Hunter’s care, and adopted his system of
treatment for diseases of the lungs, at which
time I was very low with consumption, so low,
indeed, that both myself and friends were hope
less of my recovery. I had used many reme
dies prescribed by my family and other physi
cians whom I consulted, without obtaining any
thing more than mere palliation of my symp
toms, which were very distressing. I was
emaciated and feeble—unable to read more than
few paragraphs without exhaustion, and suf
fered night and day from harassing cough, pro
fuse night-sweats, and burning hectic fever,
used Dr. Hunter’s treatment for a period of five
months, and steadily improved from the very
outset. My distressing symptoms disappeared,
and I rapidly gained flesh and strength, until I
presented an appearance of robust health,which
has remained good during the intervening pe
riod of nearly five years. I believe I owe the
preservation of my life and the good health I
have since and still enjoy, solely to Dr. Hun
ter’s efforts, and trust that those who consult
him during his visit to Macon will be as mnch
benefitted by his treatment as I have been.
J. R. HOPKINS,
Printing office of J. W. Burke & Co.,
Publishers of Journal and Messenger.
Sir John Franklin.
San Francisco, Sept. 13.—A party, vouched
reliable, writes to the Bulletin, from San Buen
aventura, that a document had been found on
the beach at tho place, on the 30th of August,
very badly mnltilated. On the document was
found a request for the finder to forward it to
the Secretary of Admiralty, at London, or the
British Consul at the nearest port, the request
being printed in six commercial languages on
the margin.
Every vacant portion was filled with writing,
relating to Sir John Franklin and his party.
The document was evidently cast in the water
in latitude G9 degrees, 37 minutes, 42 seconds,
and longitude 98 degrees, 4 minutes, 5 seconds.
It gives an account of the desertion from the
ships Erebus and Terror. The party numbered
one hundred and five at the time of the deser
tion, nuder the command of F. R. M. Crossier.
They had succeeded in reaching the above lati
tude and longitude, where they had found relics
of the late Sir John Itoss.
Tho document states that the party had win
tered at Beechy Island in 184G and 1847, and
that Sir John Franklin had died on the 11th of
June, 1847. It contains many interesting inci
dents connected with the expedition.
A Female Jumper—She Wins Two Prizes.—
Several weeks ago, a number of the young peo
ple in the neighborhood of Dorchester, Mass.,
improvised a jumping match for a small purse
between Mike Flynn and a young man named
Murphy. , In this match Murphy was badly
worsted, whereupon his sister Kate, a bright,
stroDg, and sprightly girl of about twenty sum
mers, became very indignant, and gave out to
her companions that she could out-jump Mike
•Flynn if her brother could not. Katie became
very earnest in her asservations, and to satisfy
her a match was made for a parse of $75, and,
greatly to the surprise of her friends, when the
match came off she won it This greatly shamed
Flynn and his friends, so Miss Katie was chal
lenged to another contest, for $200 a side, some
days after. The affair attracted quite a crowd
to witness the sport, not less than 400 people
being present. Kate made her appearance,
dressed in flowing red flannel drawers, a ’
bloomer, with white merino shirt, and
pair of pretty gaiters tightly laced to her
feet Mr. Flynn was dressed nearly in the
same manner. The arrangements being all com
pleted the exercises began, Flynn leading off
with a leap of 10 feet and 3 inches. Katie then
took her position, cheered on by her friends,
and made the leap, clearing a distance of 10 feet
4J inches. This created great excitement in
the crowd and nerved up Katie for something
still better. The second leap was called for,
when Flynn cleared 10 feet 7 inches. This was
a very long jump, and the Flynn party felt
greatly encouraged. But Katie was again intro
duced, her friends cheering and feeling confi
dent that she would beat. Carefully she placed
her little gaiter-boots on the line, and ^training
every muscle in her well-knit frame, made the
leap, clearing 10 feet 9} inches. This was too
much for her competitor, and, amid the plaudits
of the whole company, Katie retired with her
purse of $400. It is possible that Katie maybe
started for another match.—Boston Herald.
The “ Sweet Quinine Imposture—Its Author
Expelled.—At the annual meeting of the Na
tional Apothecaries’ Convention of the United
States, held in Chicago last week; the following
resolutions were adopted:
■Whereas, A member of this association has
put forth a nostrum called “ sweet quinine,”
which contains no qninia, and is therefore a
fraudulent imposture; therefore,
Resolved, That Mr. Frederick Steams has, in
this so-called “sweet quinine,” and in the ad
vertisement concerning it, violated the sense of
moral rectitude of this association, and has vio
lated its constitution and the general purposes
of its organization.
Resolved, That for these offences, Mr. Fred
erick Stearns be expelled from this association.
James T. Beadt, who died in New York last
-winter, was very fond of the ready natural wit
of his countrymen. One day, speaking of this
to a friend, he said, “I’ll just show yon a sam
ple I’ll speak to any of these men at work and
you’ll see that I will get my answer.” Stepping
np to the men who were at work on a cellar near
by, he spoke to them cheerfully, “Good day:
good day to you, boys. That looks like hard
work for you.” “Fail an_ it is, was tho reply,
“or we wouldn’t be havin’ the doin’ of it.
Pleased with this, he asked the man what part
of Ireland he came from. “Ah, said Brady,
on bearing the name, “I came from that region
myself.” “Yeah,” said the man, with another
blow of his pick, “there was many nice people
in that plaoe, bat I never heard that any of
them left Hi”
The Filling op the Suez Canal.— The Lon
don Times, has received advices from Suez de-.
scribing the cutting of the dyke to admit the
water of the Red Sea into the dry «anal, whioh
extends as far as Chaionf. The party proceeded
in steam launches from Suez, and after some
slight official ceremonies the dyke was cut, but
to fill this section a flow during six or seven days
will be required. When it shall have been filled
the water will be let into the Bitter Lakes, and
then, it is said, the waters of the Red Sea and
the Mediterranean will for the first time actually
mingle. With regard to the Bitter Lakes, there
seems to be no doubt they are five metres below
the level of the Mediterranean, and at the pres
ent time,’with the stream flowing from that side,
the rise is not more than three centimetres a
day. But the flow from the Red Sea is expected
to be stronger than from Lake Timsah, and it is
accordingly calculated that on its waters being
admitted, the rise will forsome time be at more
than doable its present rate; still, taking all
things into account, it is thought that one hun
dred days may be required; and, looking at the
works to be finished from Serapeom to Lake
Timsah, an opinion is expressed that the com
plete opening with as mnch as eight metres of
depth throughout can scarcely he hoped for by
the 17ih of December, the appointed day.
Some Testimony.
Resident of Macon Success
fully Treated by Dr. Hunter’s
System of Treatment. A Case
of Advanced Consumption
Cured-Five years elapsed and
health still good.
CARD FROM HR. HOPKINS.
From Colonel G. W. Adair.
Atlanta, Ga., 9th July, 1869,
I have been annoyed, for years, by a Polypus
in the nose—have had it removed three times
without effecting a cure. Dr. Hunter has been
treating me for three weeks, and has given me
very great relief. His treatment seems to be
thorough, and I have strong faith in his being
able to effect a permanent cure.
G. W. ADAIR.
A Physician’s Testimony in favor
of Dr. Hunter’s System
Treatment.
ADJOINING PASSENGER DEPOT,
MACON, GEORGIA.
J. S. SCHOFIELD,
Proprietor*
maittjfacturbs
SOHOPIEL ID ’ S
PATENT COTTON PRESSES,
SUGAR MILLS, GRIST MILLS, SAW MILLS,
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS,
MACHINERY and CASTINGS of all kinds.
SCHOFIELD’S PATENT COTTON PRESS.
T HIS PRESS mu«t commend itself to th© cotton planters of the Southern States for ita durability, rim-
Tdicitv of construction, and ease with which it can be operated by either hand, horse, water or at earn power,
thochanKe from one to the other being effected in a few minutes. A great advantage this Press POMewaa.ia
that it occupies for’ Hand power only a apace of fourteen feet souare. and may be placed and operated in tnrs
Gin House, thus avoiding the necessity of taking cotton out of »he house to be packed.. It can be used in any
kind of weather; the Press beta? in the house, rainy days a~e no obstacle to packing, as 1« the case with
to it. or they may purchase the Press complete, with screw, nut. iron frames and box, making the most oom-
nlcte Press in use. Presses complete, as last named, are in more general use, aud give great satisfaction to
rl_A- aw. -Brin kft saar frnm ifit.tnrsin mv nossession. Parties in need of Cotton Presses would
nil uartics using them, as will be seen from letters in my possession. Pari -- -- - —_
do well to call, if possible, and examine mine; or if tney should favor me with their order, they may rely
Ur ilav1nK i tlfe^iKist^xtenViTo Iron Work-Tin*tho city, and the greatest variety of patterns of all kinds, I am
able to furnish parties with any kind of machinery or castings at short notice.
J. S, SOBOZ'XEDD.
HAND POWER PRESS.
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four hands.. These areall that are necessary to operate it, an^harapacked^mnc^M ll^oirndjiinsise of
ordlnarvbale. Whenput up as shown abover it may bo taken down at any time and placed on a wagoaia
half an hoar, and put up again in little over that time.
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Wrought Iron Screw, with Iron Frames.
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Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 18, 18G7.
Hr. J. A. Hunter, New Orleans, La.: : —
Dead Sib—It again beoomes my agreeable
duty to report to yon the favorable progress of
our patient, Mrs. Montano, under your treat
ment by Inhalation.
Her steady and uninterrupted improvement
from the commencement, has fully established
it in my confidence, and I believe she owes her
present existence to it alone, as every other
means we had used failed to either palliate her
symptoms or oheck the progress of the disease
in the least. Her Sweats and Fever have en
tirely disappeared, and she is daily gainingflesh
and strength.
I will continue to report to yon weekly, her
condition and progress.
I remain, very truly and respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
LEON BROCKMAN, M. D.
Testimony Complimentary to
Dr. James A. Hunter, of New
Orleans, from his patients in
Atlanta.
We have much pleasure in expressing our
high appreciation of Dr. J. A. HUNTER’S skill
and ability, as a physician in diseases of the
Head, Throat, Lungs and Heart, and consider
his methods of treating these diseases superior
to the means ordinarily employed.
We speak from personal knowledge and expe
rience, and believe his efforts here will supply
a want long felt in this part of the country, and
recommend those who may require his services
to give him a call.
R. W. Fulleb,
Pastor of First Baptist Church.
Wm. D. Ellis.
W. B. Cox,
Cox & Hill, Peachtree street.
J. A. Smith,
House of Moore & Marsh.
Gbeen B. Robebts,
Southern Express.
John O. Gbxgg,
Manager W. U. Telegraph Office.
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Wrought Iron Screw Press, comj|leto...............$l <5 001 Wrought Hon Sorew - *! 1
Wrought Iron Screw, with Iron Frames—......... 150 00 I Ca-t Iron berew........ y ——"T- r —
This Press to run by water power, for which 1 furnish the necessary additional machinery 850 extra.
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These Cane Mills have been too long used by the cane-growers of
other than planters using them. They are put up in the best style and
turned. Parties wanting Mills can be furnished, the best, by sending
ining for themselves. PRICES.
Eighteeen inch Cane MUI* — -865 001 Twelveinek Cane Mills
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Fifteen inch Cane Mills.--!.' - - 50 001 Eleven inch Cane Mills
SYRUP KETTLES#
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8 feet Gin Gear and Pinion-...—................
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10 feet Gin Gear, with Gudgeons and Bolts......—$31 60 * *j*
LAWTON & LAWTON,
COTTON FACTORS
FOURTH STREET, MACOE, GA.
H AVING thoroughly refitted our Warehouse, and
having ample storage for all Cotton consigned to
us, we again tender ourserview^to ourfriendsand the
J. Hxbbxok,
Telegraph Operator.
CARD.
Coxinro.—A gentleman writes ns front Chill,
Ohio, that he is ooming to Thomas county in
persuit of a good location for health, schools
and agriculture. We say to him come on.—
There is no better place in the South for either.
There is an abundance of good cheap lands pen
etrated by railroads. The locality of Thomas-
villeis as healthy as any in the State. Her
schools are acknowledged to be good, and for
business, the town already numbering over 3,000
inhabitants, is rapidly growingin importance.
Few go away dissatisfied.—ThomasmlU En-
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DR. JAMES A. HUNTER,
(Lath or Nxw Oblxams,)
Begs to state that he devotee bis attention exclu
sively to diseases of the Head, Throat and Chest,
and can be consulted, either personally, or. by
letter, at his office in Macon, No. 70 Mulberry
street, opposite Lanier House, until the 15th
October.
pnblie as Cotton Faotor* and Warehouse men
take this occasion to return our thanks to our patrons
of the past season, and assure them that we shall en
deavor in the future, aswe have done in the past, to
secure for them the best prices that can be obtained
in Macon, which we deem, all things considered, one
of the very best cotton markets. To those who have
not tried us, we simply refer to our former customers,
gWeuTTh’e'bmlfit oMhSte bSteew?“ur pUoe of
Cosiness is at the old & hKWTQVt
sep9-dtwlm Fourth street
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1869.j
Exxctmr* Detaitmixt,
Stats or Gxoboia,
Atlanta, Ga- September 10,1669.
Obdibid, That the Nbw Eba, of Atlanta, be. and
the — "■« is hereby added to the list of newspapers
authorized to publish Executive Orders and Procla
mations, from and after this date, in accordance with
the order of 26th February ultimo.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Execu
tive Department, at the Capitol in the aity of At
lanta. the day and year first above written.
BUJHJS B. BOLLOCK.
Governor.
By the Governor:
■f ^Secretary Executive Department.
septl5-d3twlt
I. c. PLANT A SON,
Bankers and Brokers,
Second
on the
make
e North. Savannah, Augusta and other points,
liberal advaneeeon Cotton in8tore in
aeon,
or*on "shiyaients of Cotton to good Northern or
European nooses, or on Bonds, Stocks or other good
Will purchase mod sell
European
securities.
BONDS, STOCKS,
GOLD,
SILVER
and make investments for parti** as they max direct.
mayS-fia*
10 feet Gin Gear, with Bolts 25 00 e
10 feet Gin Gear and Pinion 2S to* ' r •
12 feet Gin Gear, with Gmddeons and Bolts.—37 5#
12 feet Gin Gear, with Bolts. — 33 50 \
12 feet Gin Gear and Pinion — - 37 25 f * ( . •
7ROOR AMAVXOSf.
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$1000 zueiwArd
O-MOHO-Zi
By BuB. Bullock, Governor of said State.
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Whibbas, Reliable information has been received, ^
at this Department, that on the night of the 32doT .* t
August, ultimo, Dr. Thomas H. Butler and hit wife; . •
were shot at and seriously wounded, at their residents, y ^
in Spalding county, in this State, by a party or pvtigg
unknown: and that on th* night of the 26th Anduet,- •,
ultimo. John P. Lovett, e citizen of Spalding county,
was also shot at and seriously wounded by tomepotaoa '
or persons unknown, while sitting in the plena cdhis *
residence in said eonnty of Spalding; tad . , ■ 4 S *
Whereas, it is alleged that one Lewis Travis, an*-,, u
torlous outlaw end who Iinow an escaped prisoner feoda ■ t . -
Spalding county jail, under a charge of felony, it the
perpetrator of these crimes; and it being repi muitad * • ,
to me that the civil ofloers of said county of Speld-
idg have used every meam in their power to
head the said Lewis Travis, but without avail: ';. - i
Now, therefore, I have thought proper to temniMt
my proclamation, hereby offering a reward ef (tee
Thousand Dollars for the apprehension and delivery
of the said Lewis Travis, with evidence sufficient to
oonvict, to the Sheriff of said county of Spalding.
And I do moreover charge end require all elk*
in this State, civil and military, to he vigilant la enr
deavoring to apprehend the said Lewis Travis, in Of- ,« jf
der that he may be brought to trial for the orimee with -
which he stands charged.
Given under my hand and the great seat oftheStota,
at the Capitol in Atlanta, this Uth day of Sept., in * *
the year, of onr Lord Eighteen Hundred and Sixfcp- * t
Nine, and of the Independence of the United Slatee ' *
of America the Ninety-Fowth. * •
RUTHS B. BULLOCH,
Govern*.
By the Governor:
David G. Cornua,
•ateetecy ef State.
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