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4jD|cMccltlif§;umcv. jT-irWATBlKlNtAN, PPOPRIETf)lt. HA1 I HOF ADVimi’IWSO AJ v.-rlt*ei.H.nl, Wtil ln> Innerteii On** IJ-ill.tr l«*r inch f»»r ihc liml Inner 11fly Cents fm ewtr Milltinnai lireertiun OONTWAOr RATES : SPA1-*. 1 nn>. 5 TOO. 3 mfc. 6 mr*. 1 year I CO ft 5 00 * 7 50 *10 no Two I none*. * 4 00 non 7 oo: 10 00 15 00 3 luce Inehra.... 5 00 7 <Ml 8 .VI 13 50 30 00 Eon, 1 lichen 0 on 8 00 10 00, 15 00, 25 00 ounrler Colniun! 7 60 10 oo 12 *0 30 no 33 no 11,11 Column 10 oo 15 no 20 ou, so (Mj 50 00 lint* Column 15 00 23 00 SO Oo 50 00 Ml 00 Georgia Rail Road Company bCFF.KINTKKDKTTTN OfFICK, Ai'ovnA, Ga., Feb. 25, 1681. TIIE CHEAPEST PAPER IN GEORGIA—ONE DOLLAR A YEAR—IN ADVANCE. <'ommencin£ Sunday, ‘27th inst, the 1'olkoVinc Pustscuner Schedule will operate on this road: Leave A liliiNs ....8.45 am 7 p m Leave \\ iutirviUe ... .9.15 A M 7 25 p in Leave Lexington ... 9.53 A u 8 no p in locuve Antioch ... A M 8 25 p in Leave M axe vs .. 10.46 a m 8 45 p m Leave Woodvillo ...llllS a m 9 15 p n Arrive Union Point.... .... 1.4" A U 9 4'» 1 in Arrive Atlanta .4. 5.45 pm. 5 1*0« 111 Arrive ut Washington.. ....2.10 P M Arrive at Milledgcville. ... 4.45pm Arrive Macon ... 6.45 P M Arrive Autru>lu ,. rf .3 47 P m 7 oO a :n Leave Augusta., .... 9.35 a m 5 So p ic L* uvc Mncon .... T.'Mt A 11 ....... Leave Ni illedjrevillo.... .... S.58am Leave Washington.... ...10.45 A M locate Atlanta.... ... 7.15 A M 8 4 it p in Leave Union Point.... ... 1.12 Pl» 5 r*0 a m A rrive Woodville ... 1.27 r a 5 15 a in Arrive Maxeys ... 1.55 p m 5 40 a m Arrive Antioch .... 2.15 r 11 6 Oo a m Volume LXV. ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1SS1. Number 40. Arrive l^xington.... 2.S7 pm 6 20 a id Arrive WiuicrviUu .3.12 PM 0 55 a id Arrive Athens .....,*3.40 pm 7 SO n id Train* run daily—so connection to or from Washington on Sundays or between Macon and farnuk in either direction on Sunday nights. K. K. PoHHKY.Gen., Puss., Act. JNO; W. GRKEN, G. M. Richmond & Danville R.R. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. On and after June 5th, 1881, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line di vision of thi» road will l»c as follows : yuTs. m »i rrirvikx i.wsT’rErc A. la-ave Atlanta.... -4:00 ft n Ar Suwanee.. I> .. 5:1s a u “ Lula- .-...R .. 6:45 a. n “ loccoa.. ,K . 8:14 a. n •* Seneca... - 9:20 a. n “ Greenv'le II >10:54 a. i *• S|iarlan’g K ..12:14 |». i •• Gaatonin ..L .. 2:36 i •• Charlotte.M - 3:85 p. i - 8:10 p. 1-10:20 p. ..11:40 p. - 2:18 a. C. .. 6:80 p. « .. 7:45 p. i .. 9:06 p. i ..10:16 p. i ..11.25 p. i .. 1:00 a. i ... 2:11 a. i ... 4:81 a. i U.S. Mail. N Y Exn’i | I I No. 42. 1 No. 48. Ch’lotlcM .12 80 p. i (uatonia.. LL 1:27 p. i ‘partan'g K .. 8:50 p. i ireenv’le II .. 5:07 p. i ienee i G - 6:51 p. i I'orcoA... -F .. 8:01 p. I -E - 9:16 p. i THOMPSON & HFINDEL, Dealer* in Every Description o'" Material Building Supplies. 310 Jackson Street, A.TT GtrSTA , G&m WINDOW GLASS Thcjlar^cst and beat assorted stock Glass in.tlie city. PUTTY. In bulk, also in boxes of 1 to 5 lbs. White Leed and Zinc. Strictly Pure, made by the Kentucky Lead and Ooil Co., which we guarantee as good as the best. Also the well known Nassau White Lead and iin ported French Zinc. Prepared Paint The Celebrated Paint, made by Wndsworlli, Martinez Longman, w hich we know to be good. Brush c A.full line ot'Paint and ‘Whitewash Ilruslica. The Dumber of newspapers in the woild is over 23,000. Thirty hands have been dismissed from the Georgia railroad car shops in Augusta, The senate lias refused to pass the bill to increase the salaries of state officers and judges. Mr. Price, of Oconee, has intro duced a bill to make it a misdemeanor to violate written labor contracts. The legislative railroad committee have recommended the granting of a charter to the Lula and Cleveland railroad. I.uln l,_ 5:15 I i . 9:31 i ... 6:53 a j... 8:09 > I"!l(>:35 ■ : Accommodation, So U»)i -10:54 -12:20 p_ ~21.—Leave At- >e fl)) 7:08 p. in. : Accommodation, No. 22.—Leave 8u- I 5:40 a. ut. Arrive at Atlanta 8:U0 a. in* CONN NOTIONS. villi ng W. 1*. Kailn l w it It arriving trains of Georgia Central, A. A W. I*, and W. A A. Railroads. ’ w itH arriving trains of Georgia Rail Road. v i He Itruiuh I Law rcnrevillo, E with Norihrasl from A them F witli Kllkertui orgia. Kail road of Georgia to and < t Ga. Air-Line to and from Ellterton, d I rout Col- d front C«l- vilh Coluinlna and Greenville t» tnnltia and Charleston, 8. C. with Colniulda and Greenville t uinhia ami Charleston, 8. C. Spartanburg and Ashville, and Sparten- id N th Chester and l*eitoir Narrow Guage to and from l*ullna ami Chester, ith C. C. A A- C. C.-U. A I), and A. T. A O. for all points West, North ami East. >' I'lillman Sleeping Car Service on trains Nos. d 48, daily, without change, between Atlanta A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. Colors. nl assorted stock ol Colo: Also, Dry Colors. Yarnislies* t OU, White Demur, Coach, Copal, Furniture, Japan, Asphaltum, etc. Knlsoinine Cincinnati Southern Itail’y i Northeastern R. R 4.40 a. t •• ...... 3.50 p. i Georgia Railroad- 8.45 a. i *■ Union Depot Atlanta . •• Dalton Arrite Ho yen Cincinnati Jc. 1 Oil. Linscod Oil, Raw and Boiled. Builders’ Hardware. A large variety of Lock*,* Rim and Mortice lxxks, Snriace and Mortice Blind Ilinjrcs, All sizes and styles of Door Butts, Inside Blind Butts (brass and iron,) A fine line oi Padlocks, Yale Store I)or>r Locks, Yale Night Latches, Screws in any quantity and every size. And everything you want in thcjlardware line. Doors, Sash and Blinds. Thc largest stock in Ancustn, at bottom figures. Send for price list. BALUSTERS, iJ'^.KETS AXlplANTLES, And almost unypaffe that can be made out of wood, ifrclprcpnred to make it. Yellow Pine Lumber. "vS'tsS’ UTT^ rt ^nrfjnaittity. rough or ftwtd; #We pack n m and delivcr.ujl of our goods free of charge. LKAVK CINCINNATI VIA ,Q, AND M. R. R, l.«itve O. A M Dei*ot — ...... 7.20 p. t • O. AM. •* -. 7.45 a. i Arrive 81. Louis - .... 7.2'tp. i ► Plum Street Depot.. e St. Trouts VIA KANKAKKK LINK. • Plum Street Depot It is said that a carpet-bagger over in Alabama is doing a thriving busi ness, selling exemptions front the next war to negroes, at fcl each. SHALL WE HE REPRESENTED. The story that your Uncle Sam my Tilden’s income is about a thou sand dollars a day, must have ema nated from a Washington correspon dent Are the members of the legislature as unanimous for a new capitol as the Atlanta papers would indicate ? Or do these papers pick out the men they interview ? Georgia lias been crying aloud for the iiffi ux of foreign capital ever since the war. Now that it has be gun to come in, will the legislature refuse to allow its investment ? If they do, they’d better build a new lunatic asylum, and go into it. One P. W. Crowe, of Peoria, Il linois, admits that he manufactures the infernal machines which have been sent to Liverpool, and he is dis posed to crow over it because he thiuks the law can’t touch him. Thompson & Heindel. fdbl 5. * ‘ 310 JACKSON STREET. Chicago VIA KOKOMO. A D. Depot D. Depot M0 a. .25 D Arrive New York—.. VIA BKK LINK. p II. A D. l>epot 9.15 p. n» ........ !~rr.r..!.".T..7.v... i o.8o a. in VIA N. V. P. ANDO. K. K. • C. II. A D. Depot— — 9.20 p. m “ * — - 12.40 p. in 6.50 a. m VIA PENNSYLVANIA R. R. Leave L. M. Depot 8 30 p. v •* L. M. Depot.... Aniva lull i mu re...... •• Washington •* Philadelphia •• New York ~.~ I-ea VIA ». ANDO. R. > s Plum Street Depot . 7.20 p. m ,. 9 15 a. m ,. 1.50 a. m 4.55 p. 9.18 a. t 1.20 a. l ...... 12.19 p. i _ 4.36 a. t 1.55 p. l 6.30 a. i 3.05 p. i , 7.40 a Arrive Parkersburg * Cuuitierkmd...... •• Harper’s Ferry — Washington-...^... * “ Baltiiuore—... *• Philadelphia 6.35 p, ^ IA CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Leave C. II. A D. Depot 9.2ft p. tn • C. H. A D. •* 2.45 p. ni Arrive New York...— ~.^~^10.!*0 p. in VIA GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Leave G. H. A D. Dejiot...^. 9.20 p. in •• C. H. D. 2.45 p, m Arrhe New York——. 10.00p. in 1^-nvc Atlanta 12 |». m. Hleeper open at 9 p. to. giving opfiortunity to pas* over entire Mne or road in day time. For further information address * H. M. COTT1NGHAM, Gen*l Southern Agent, Atlanta. E, P, WILSON, Gen'l lWj’r and Tick’t Ag't. Cincinnati, T. J. BURNEY. Trovelinif’Aircnt. Atlanta* 1 * Iff AID SECOND-HAND MACHINERY. THRESHERS, HORSE - POWERS, FAX MILLS, COTTON TRESSES separators, Jet Pumps, Saw Mills with Screw or Ratchet Head Blocks. 1 4 H. 1*. Bookwalter portable engine in good order. 1 8 H. I*. Wood. Taber Morse portable en gine in good order. I 10 II. P. Washington Iron Works portable engine in good order. 1 10 II. P. Starbuck Bros, portable engine in good order. 1 4 II. P. Stationary engine in good order. 1 30 inch Georgia water wheel in good order. 1 17 1*2 inch Jas. Lcifel wheel in good order. 1 15 iLclt Eclipse wheel good as new. 1 10 inch Thos. Lcifel wheel. Johnson Smutter, new. 4 Spindle Drill. 16 inch Iron Lathes 6 ft shears. 40 inch Fan Blower. Shafting, Gearing, Pulleys, etc. , - ATHENS FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS, Athens, Georgia. A Lecture to Young Men On the Loss of MANHOOD A Lecture on the Nature. Treatment, and Radical cure of Seminal Weakness, or S Derma* torrhcea, induced by Self-Abuse, Involuntary Emissions, lmpotency. Nervous Debility, and Impediment* to Marriage generally; I'onsump- bTOOK POWDERS, FIS1VHOOKS AND LINES, • Sarsaparila, an a ii i I odide Potass. T*TTT.-n cherry TAB SYRUP FOK COUGHS. ETC. SOAPS , The Cheapest and Best iu Athens. Only 2,500Tooth Brushes ON HAND; 1 4 ESS. GINGER S. S.S., Swp'i»iy«nd»MI*y!HprFlMtMed* iciuv*. lO.nuCjKiiiiid* or wdjt Louin Lead. 350 gtuk*u* 01 Uixod 1’unL, ,.. Drugs, Keaidnes, IKc. At Bottom Figure*, at the Drag Store of (] m**™™ Tl:*i world.renowned autlior, in thin admira ble lecture, clearly prove, from hi* own expe rience that the uwl'ut coin*e<iuemx*a of Self-Abuse maybe effectually removed without dangereu* surgical operation*, bougie*, iuetrumeuta, ring*, orcordiul*; p inting ontaniodeof cure at once certnn and effectual, by which every autfrrer, no matter what !d« condiiien may be, may enre bimaetf cheaply, privately and redicaliy. E3?'Thia Ijcctore will prove a boon to thous- auda and tbou*and*. Sent under aval, in a plain cuv.iope, to any addree* poet-paid, on receipt of six cent* or two ni|W. W* have also a scan cure Till Ann St. 1 New York. N. V" mcli 4,39-8 Maud S,, Wiu. H. Vanderbilt’s celebrated mare, trolled thiee heats at Philadelphia in 2.12, 2.13J, 2.121, the three fastest consecutive heats on record. Neither came up to her best time, however, which is 2101 Col. L. N. Whittle, of Macon, on the part of the state and Col. J. W. Robertson, of Roswell, on the part of Atlanta, have been chosen to assess the value of the old capitol at Mill ed geville and thus determine what Atlanta shall piy towards the new capitol. The new Northeastern circuit wil[ give somebody an easy-going time as judge thereof. There are to be only seven counties, and only one of them —Hall—will ever need two weeks’ court. So that the judge will do bis year’s work in about sixteen weeks. The “economy idea did not ‘ seem to strike the legislature when this circuit was proposed. We are afraid an unnecessary expense has been added to the julicial machinery of the state. Among other names mentioned for the commissionership of the new capitol is that of Mr. W. W. Thomas, of tliis city. We do not know what the duties of the position are, but it they involve engineering skill and ability it may be that the state could secure no more competent man than Mr. Thomas. We have not beard from him on the subject and do not know whether he would accept it, but we are fully ^satisfied ns to bis competency, if this services can be' secured. Four boys from nine to twelve years of age attacked an old woman in New Yoik city Friday and took $150 from her. Anothei ten-year-old youngster was caught in the act of removing a switch for the purpose of ditching a train. This comes of read ing the “Boys of New York," dime novels and similar publications. The freedom of the press ought to be abridged to the extent of snppressing all such as these. Mr. Editor:—Shall xUliens and Clarke county be represented at the International Cottou Exposition to he held at Atlanta? Shall the sixth city in the state in population* and the first in undeveloped, but abound ing resources he inactive when b'1 her sieter cities are up and doing ? Have we* no inducements to offer capitol ? Ib our geographical posi tion so obscure that we have nothing to hope from the construction of new railroads? Have we no valuable water powers to utilize? Do onr fertile lands and salubrious climate oiler nothing to the thrifty and en terprising immigrant ? “The gods help those who help themselves,’’ and if the travel of immigration and cap itol which is pouring-into other parts of the slate and the south ever turns toward us, it must be influenced by our own exertions. When we awake to a full concep tion of our real interests and when that spirit ot the new south, born of the exigencies of the hour, and fos tered by necessity, which is rebuild ing her waste places and revolution izing her industries, shall have ins fused itself into us then and not till then will our rich lands yield richer harvests and the air shall he musical with the whir of spindles and the hum of industry. New avenues of trade will be opened up by the con struction of new railroads; new enter prises will be developed. Thu value of our lauds will be enhanced from the very fact therfc will he greater demand lor them; and the system of agriculture will be greatly improved from the fact that the lands will l>e divided into smaller tracts £iuid its cultivation become more thorough and remunerative. The ends to lie accomplished are, devoutly to be wished; the means-a at hand. Let the mayor and cit; council representing the city, and thj county commissioners representiu • he county, take the matter in han< Let the newspapers agitate it betoi the people. Let a map clearly doff ing our geographical position with taring and projected railroads be 'on exhibition in Atlanta. Let there be a geographical map of Clarke and surrounding counties describing our mineral with specimens Ac., aud the proportion of original forest with growth «&c. to arable lands, describ ing the nature of the soil and giving the average yield per acre of cotton, corn, wheat and other pioducts. Also the varieties of fruits, grapes, berries «fcc. Let a full description of all our water courses be given, and draw ings of all our water-powers, giving fall &c. In short, let Athens and x Northeast Georgia be fully represent ed at the exposition both by actual exhibits and by live, active, intelli gent personal representation. Let capitalists be invited to visit our city and county, and the future will bring a rich reward. What say you, Mr. Editor, and what say the people? When shall we have a like opportunity. The past never offered such a one, the future may not. Will Athens join the bright galaxy of her sister cities n their onward march of progress and material development? Where shall her place be in the line of march ? Let it he close up to the hand wagon, for the city like the in dividual who lags back with the ele phant is apt to be trod on. Spiro. NORTHEASTERN POINTS. ■•feting of the Board of Directors. Plans for the extension. Resignation ofSupt. Wells and appointment of Mr. Bernard. ?. O. hex, 4586 ATLANTA HEALTH MUTE Hygenic and Electric Water-Cure. SO 178 WEST PETERS ST, ATLANTA, GA. rftHE only MeJical Institute South where n. Chronic Disease* ore scientifically treated by regular qualified llygenic Phyaicli ns ot both sexes, and where all hoatbfal and invigorating •BATHING PROCES.se; are in existence, to- gcher with M ACU1NE- V Hilt A'J IONS, MOVE MENTS and ELECTRICITY are sueveaatully applied,., according to DISEASED COND ITIONS of each jeitient. The only place in Georgia where no EMPIRIC or routine practice Is pursued, and where no DRUGS or POISONS UNDER NAME OF. MEDICINES are need as . s t-uvno .T 1SM< NEU . INKY, and IgUMIV and all leases peculiar** the 11 Hl’KODUC 71VEOR- _.VNS, arc in' onr method of treatment restored with greater success than by any other processes known. Treatment especial boon for invalid ladies. Exclusive Ladies’ DepartpteM,, in irge dOf experienced Lady Phyeicn*. For Forty-three postmasters have tailed to render their quarterly reports to the post office department at Wash ington for the quarter ending June 30th, which under Abe law they .are required to do within one month after expiration of the quarter.' In case of their failure the postmasters and their securities are liable to prosecution and to he compelled to pay double the amount of-the receipts of their offices during the quarter unaccounted lor. Two offices in the list are in Georgia, viz. Griffin and Milledgoville. The whiskey ring people in Illinois have standing against them judg ments for 1240,000, and these they now modestly ask to be set aside by payment of 60 oegts iu the^81,000! In the south, remarks the Norfolk Landmark, moonshiners are 'jerked A couple eloped at Falling Springs, West Virginia, and were hotly pur sued by the girl’s father. His Jiorse threw him, breaking his leg, and the suitor considerately bore him back home. This caused a diversion, giving the young man time to prove that he was not a gambler, as his skill at cards had led the father to believe, but be longed to a wealthy and respectable Boston family, A peaceful wedding ensued. A meeting of the Board of Direc tors of the Northeastern road was held yesterday and some important action was taken. President Fore- acre was h ire iu!ld presided. Among other things a resolution was passed ing holders of second mortgage ^ tbe’iSth A>f, Septenibe of filfjy'as we learn, is boBfls entirely, so that when it is bee.. essjry bonds call be issued on the whole road. We* failed to learn the amount of those bonds that were out standing. . * ’ 1 Another resolution passed calling in all the stock which had been taken on the upper end of the line, that is Irom Lula on to Rabun Gap, dud a committee was appointed to collect this stock. Col. Foreacre reported that 165 men were at work on the grading be tween the junction and Clarkesville and it would be pushed through as early as possible. The contract calls for its completion by December 1st, but he hopes to have it finished beloer and most of the iron laid by that time. At any rate he assures the board that the road will be in run ning order to Clarkesville by January 1st, ad agreed on with the oily. The contract for the grading beyond Clarkesville, Col. Foreacre thinks, will be ready to let out by the 1st ot September, and as soon as this is done, the work will he hastened forward without reference to the time set in the agreement with the city, and if the whole line can he finished to Ra bun Gup within a year, it will be done. We are assured that Col. Fore acre and t he Richmond and Danville -authorities are in great earnest about pushing forward this road and will not allow any small mailer to retard it. One gentleman of official position and who ought to know something of the timenU and designs ot the author- flies told us that he felt almost certain that the road would go through to Knoxville in two years, if it was possible to build it. We are told that Col. Foreacre while here expressed his design to make soaie changes about the depot in the buildings, tracks, so as to make them more convenient. As far as we could gather thc plan it was about this: to build a side track from a poiut above the Carlton ware house, along the west side of the main track and some distance from it, run ning on the west side of the ravine and clo-e to Pulaski street. This track will ruii to a passenger depot which it is intended to he built near Dr. Orr’s house. It will also serve for cars containing treight in hulk as the location will greatly facilitate the un folding and the road from that point is nea-ly level all the way to the city thus making haulin^’easier. Col Foreacre has requested the city to cut a short road between the depot street and Pulaski street above and the inayoi has appointed a committee to attend to it. 1 : ° r'ft" 1 Among olhei matters at the meet ing of the board was the reception'of the resignation ot Superintendent Ly man Wells. This was acoepted and Mr. H. It. Bernard who has been au ditor of the road was appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Bernard has acted iu thc same capacity before with gfreat satisfaction to all interested and we have no doubt his appointment will be received with hearty approval by those who have business with the road. The excellent executive ability of Cel. Foreacre is shaping the affairs of the road in a way which will soon bring it to a paying condition and make it much more useflil to the city. OUR JEFFERSON LETTER. Jefferson, Xug. 2, 1881. Jackson Superior Court is in session this week’ and though 'the crowd is not as large as usually attends. this court, Still the village presents a busy appearance. Owing to the absence of several prominent attorneys, much heavy business is necessarily, contin ued. ‘ * ' ■ - f. **:: - f » flit. , i* M ''i-» • :j : » • Among the. yiaitpra we notice ftooi Gainesville Judge Marler, Garland " a —or, ' T "-~ T " ard Thompson, air. Thompson is well known in Athens. He is Solici' tor of the city court of Gainesville, and is making a brilliant record in that office. From Athens are Sol. Gen. A. L. Mitchell, Maj. Lamar Cobb, Col, Thurmond, Messrs. Andrew J. Cobb and Sylvanus Mori is. The newspaper men are not out in much force. Col. Lawshe, of the Southron, and Mr. Cabaniss, of the Banner, make up in quality what the delegation lacks iu quantity. Court will continue in session two weeks, anc^ a rather livelier time is expected next week, When the stars come on in thc second act. Jefferson is now a dry town, and an unusual quietude results, much to the joy oi the sleep-inclined and greatly to the regret of the “boys.” There' is how ever, seme “irrigation” in progress, which aids the digestion of melons, bath water and musk. The horse- swappers have not put in an appear ance yet, but .the meeting will pro bably occur to-morrow when a full bri gade is expected. The crops along the road from Harmony Grove to Jefferson, are in splendid condition and to the best of our judgmenUhat part of the coun ty will have all to make life worth living next fall. Cols. Brown and Lumpkin have just put iu an appearance, and report all quiet along their route, a state of things much to be hoped for here, during their stay. The railroad is now assured, and property in Jefferson is looking up. It is important for Athens that this road sould lie continued to that place, Jefferson will do her share. C. T. PREMONITIONS OF A DYING WOMAN. A Clergyman's Wife Secs the President Shot Three Mays Before Ithe Event. The Rev. D. P. Lindsley of 144 East Fiftyssecont) street, a minister ot the Presbyterian church in- good standing, now engaged in the publish ing busiaess at 37 Park row, told a Sun reporter last night a curious story ot his wife’s pemonition of the Presi dent’s assaunalion. My "wife,’ ibid Mr. Lindsley, ‘had been sick a year. She died on Tues day of last week. She had shortly ployed to' relieve her suffering , and she often talked incoherently. On the night of the third day before the president was assassinated, I was sitting by hrr bedside while she was slseping. She awoke, apparently in some degree of excitement, and ex claimed: ‘Why, President Garfield is shot I’ ‘I.tried to calm her, and told her she had probably been dreaming. When her sister Annie took my place at the bedside Mrs. Lindsley repealed the same thing to her. Annie savs Mrs. Lindsley said: ‘Is not President Garfield shot ?’ ‘No,’ replied A inie. ‘I am certain ie is shot, because I was there and saw it,’ continued Mrs. Lindsley. ‘You must have been dreaming, said Annie. ‘No; I was there and saw it.’ This she repeated several times, and added, T said to the ladies who were there: ‘He will die, will he not?’and the la dies replied, ‘Oh, no ; he will get well.’ On the thirdday at er this occur rence, when the news of the assassi nation of the president was tikeu to the sick room, Mrs. Lindsley did not appear surprised, hut said : “I knew it three days ago.” And then she repeated what she had before related about what her conversation was with the ladies. During her illness Mrs. Lindsley frequently astonished her attendants by her knowledge of what was going on in the house. Ouce she asked for some chicken which she said was in the hack room, and which she had neither seen nor heard of. Another time sho called for some can dy which had bueu brought into thc house without her knowledge. There were other examplesof her wonderful knowledge of what was said and done m the kouso, all ot which Mr. Linds- ley is unable to account for. He says his wife had no waking thoughts that she told of '.hat would account for such a dream. She had only the common interest in the president, and had not been talking about him or about assassination.—A r . 1". Sun. Wffy'nmspjJrt KfiixUa x While aiy wile and I S|e| ^ L M . „ jllbld St&MJifci itH louta . into the deep, dark forest. We looked all that evening tor her, but could hnd no traco of her whereabouts. Wo came hack, tyit sleep -was far from us, we sat and speculated all night, .ifho nest day ■ several : of the neighbors joined in the search, but to no avail. We camped cut that night, and at midnight were aroused l>v many and loud sounds of hissing and rattling. We jumped up and followed in the direction ‘ from which the sounds came, and had not gone far when we all stopped’ suddenly as if we had been rooted to the ground, for before us we beheld our little girl surrounded-by three dozen of rattle snakes, varying in size trom three inches to fitteen feet, the largest ones standing on their tails in a circle, with erect bodies aud necks curved down toward, the h^ad'of, the infant in the centre. We looked On in hor- rorr-but could do nothings as the oljild wag in too,dangerous a position. altos -had, ^ v\fe'atvppose<L danced their war- dance and sung their war song, the larger ones made each for fho lowest branch on one of the trees in a direct line with our cabin; wrapping one eud oftheir bodies around the branch, they dropped the other, end toward the" ground. In the meantime two large snakes had wrappeu one end of their bodies around the child, so that one of their heads was ou one side and the other on the opposite side. One of these snakes then tied itsolf with the one hanging from above; they then swung themselves, together with the child till the other snakes ou the child could catch the snake hang ing on the adjoining tree, when the former let go and the latter swung the child to the next. During this novel proceeding the other snakes kept up an incessant jubilee rattle.till the child was lauded inside our cabin, safe and sound, when they once more repeated the scene m the woods by dancing around her alter which they left. OUR OCONEE LETTER. ambitious to go to the legislature, would like to have a fine meet in, but we are fully satisfied that the masses of the profile would rather have the million or two dollars used in some other pay, A- tbi Georgia may need a 'new cajntol vt-ry badly, hut we cannot* sec’ 1 that one interest of the State would suffer, if theTflffijeet^fere hoFbrdScfieJTfgilB "Burke, Chatham, i'loyifj Fulton and The bill passed by the senate, aud which has been read the first timo in the House, to apportion lepretetila- tives among the several counties of the state, gives to the six counties'of Bibb Mr. EditorOil Monday evening, August 1st, The Honorable Town Council of the City of Watkinsvil S' met pursuant to adjournment. All of the “city fathers” were present. On readiug the minutes of last meeting for adoption, one of the ‘fathers,’ tho’ quite a youth, objected to their adop. lion, because the minutes unfolded the fact that at the previous meeting of the board of commissioners there was a specific tax of one dollar levied upon each dog that domiciled in the city. The young ‘father’ objected to any tax being levied on ‘Rover.’ Why t|iis objection should have been raised, is still shrouded in mystery, as a majority of the board had frequent ly expressed themselves in favor of the ‘dog law.’ The couucil, after a lengthy deliberation, agreed by a vote or three to two to repeal the ordinance imposing a tax oil dogs, and ordered an ad valorem tax on • the property within the ‘city’ limits. Hence tho dogs are free from taxation and licensed to go unmolested, to an noy and disturb the- citizens, whilst the citizens are required to pay taxes to support them. I understand that there will be a petition gotten up asking the learued members of the council to resign and step out, and allow men to succeed them who are willing to do the expressed wishes of the people. . . The grand jury of last week did hut little; only four bills returned, and very tew recommendatioos made. They saw fit to ask the board of com- misipners.cf roads aud revenues to resign upon the charge of absolute iu- competency. We are anxiously await*, ing to see what respect the board will pay to the request. We think it un kind, iu the grand jury in making such a request. If they were satis fied that they had not been faithful servants, or it their dockets were in correctly kept,, we think they should have called their attention, and the mention of the people, ‘to it, in their general presentments. This would have been a better plan. A large crowd ot the citizens of Watkinsville left this 'morning for a trip to ■ ,We will inform you He Kind to thc Children. Oh, yes; they worry you with their noise and prattle, but it the little feet should slip away and the chattering tongue be still forever, think you would ever hear music so sweet again ? Ah, how they cling to you for protection, even as thc little vine clingeth to the sturdy oak, and it lies in your power to raise or crush these tender viues. They are a source of great care and anxiety to you ; they tire you with their importunities, but if they were removed, oh how heav ily the hours would hang! You would then pine for tho cares of which you now complain ; would be always wishing lor a broken doll to mend or a muddy boot to clean. Be gentle with the children; chide them in a way that will lean them to see their error.. Let not the flowers that are springing up in their young hearts be stunted by harsh, unfeeling words. Be patient, too, with thorn. They tax you heavily at times. They are often careless, frequently willful, sometimes disobedient and rude ; hut they love you—yes, they love you— and with their love and sympathy you are amply rewarded for your patience. There may be a time when vou will look back to these as your happiest days-a lime when the blight faces that surround you now may be wait ing somewhere on the other shore; when every unkind word and act will loom up before you aud cause you unceasing regret. Be kind to the little ones. Changing the Gunge. Last Friday, the work of changing the guage of ttie Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans railway, of the Great Jackson Route, from five feet to the standard guage of four feel eight and a halt inches, was commenced at four o’clock in the morning and completed by night. The entiie line from New Orleans to Cairo; a distance of 550 miles, exclusive of siding, together with tho Kosciusko branch of twenty- two miles, was completed and trains were running in all directions. To complete this herculean task a force of 3,000 men was employed. The cost of the work is about 800,000 3\11 trains, passenger and freight were run on schedule time thc next day, Sat urday as usual. . Deafen But Nut ltroxen. Cincinnati Knquircr. Evidence is coming in that Rosoe Conkliug, while he is beaten, he is not entirely broken upon the wheel of late. Already he shows a disposition to as sume his erstwhile strut. Roscoe re minds us ot the Georgia gamecock. 3V bald eagle swooped down from his eyrie, and seizing him in bis talons, carried him off. Before pas- siug entirely out of sight, the game cock was heard to crow. A few days later, much to the surprise of his own er, the rooster made his appearance upon his native compost pile. His plumage was in a sadly demoralized condition, but ha was there and ready for businees. in five yewi i Those JersonslwKaaFJ >Richmon^.i3fr^r^>ta«ti ! l£ive^4!a{M(‘ ‘ifr to the twenty-six counties of Bartow, = - - . - catur, DeKalb, Greene, Habersham, jH&r Uy j Hbugtpn, erson, Meriwether, Mon- west should be let off in fashion, nor do be Miowed fo ■ The Augusta Chronicle gives this novel excuse for rot praying : “We would .pray jor a heavy-rain. hut there- co might he a freshet. So we leave it all to high power.’’ Generally the fear is that the prayer will not be an swered at all, and not that it will be w ° STD The member^ of' the legislature seem to be economy-struck in every refipeotfoxMpu tfeo^-ttjefoew < (««CoI I j2 project arid xho expenses of their own Iff ody. HaO, fl^rioo' Jackson. Jefferson, roe, Muscogee, Oglethorpe, Pjke, Putntni, Tbqmls Tro^, j Wafton, Washington, and Wilkes, two rep resentatives each; aud to all the other when they ireturW. ’ Pfef.^a'rnaU, of Wilkes, and Col. Wilgpn" of 1 Oconee, (I bags age-master, while Major Booth took a safe return. ' The county 1 and the organized grangers of'tlm county both held their monthly meetings in Wat 1 An Interesting Family, There resides in this comity a fam ily which we presume is as numerous, if not more so than arty other tamily living in any one county in the State of Georgia. We allude to the Mal- coms. One of the oldest, if not the oldest, of th b female members of this family is Mrs. Susan Malcom, widow of Rev. Geo. W. Malcom, deceased, ami mother of Mr. James R. Malcom, one of our best arid most highly re spected citizens. She resides in Good Hope District. She is 90 years ol age, and is the mother of 14 children tho grand mother ofII5 gran l child ren ; the great-grand-mother of '4-f? gieat’^gratidichildreii • and the great- great^grand-mother of 14 great'great- gramLdjildreu—making a total in ajl ot ,590.'souls, .pipngh. 90 years have parsed oVer' her -Dead her general health is geodl hrid 'she' bids fiiir to see the Centennial of her lativitv. May site sue it!—Walton County Vtdetle. It.is stated that Justice Clifford prepared a Complete aud detailed his* tory of the Electoral Commission, ot tuber, and that it. Lafter his''death,' yF"TPHe Grangers have lodge i in' this couhty, len and larm- ‘ their success composed ot the best men and farm ers in the county, and if their success unless his wife who was the custodian of the manuscript, should otherwise ide. Justice Clifford said it* pub-j lication would create a sensation Q. th^o^e^try. X I have just heard that the county commissioner-, ‘Alex-Stephens-like,’ man ‘ refuge to reliie under fire. Oconee. coat Thackeray’s idea of . a, daqdy is given in the followim/ note lately printed in a newspaper of Hull, Eng* land : ‘My dear Edward—A ‘dandy : is ae individual who would be a. ladj if he could, but, as he (»n’t does all be can to show the world he’s not That is my idea, at any rate.’ Eliza Bartely, the colored servant of Mrs. Thomas, Killeen, of New Orleans, poisoned five children of furnishhd corp&Jby thJNew her employe, by putting rat poison York undertakers tor $10. The El- ip their soup. She said that she niira Free Press remarks on this: wanted to make them sick, because l^kncf (bp) feeling 10 ri man ; wbd they threw stones at her, and called goes to heaven in such a couume as I her . ‘Nigger.’ One child has died but the others will recover. A Tremendous Lightning Stroke. From the lndiamtitolis J*>ilrnal. On Thursday last a flue in the res idence of John Osborne of Raymond township, Illinois, was struck by light ning. Tile charge separated and passed in at a window, killing a little on and daughter. Another daughter of Mr. Osborne’s was pick up bodily and carried through a window at which she was sitting, and tin own several feet in the air, landing quite a disa tance from the house, and, strange to say, she was not hurt in the least Mr. Osborne and an eniployeo were lying 011 the floor' s.slccp. Both re ceived severe shocks. A silver watch on thc floor was melted, and pieces of it were found in various places in thc house. A barn in the vicinity was struck at the same time, and with its contents, was destroyed by fire. The Silver Dollar Doom Washington Star. Superintendent Davis, of the New Orleans mint, reports to the treasury department that he will during the movement of the cotton and sugar cane crop put qut from New Orleans etween eight aud ten millions of stan dard silver dollars. The annual boom of the silver dollar is about to com mence, to lie followed invariably by a backward flow of the coin into the treasury vaults. How She Shocked Them. Cornier JounmJ. A party of Boston fashionables were greatly shocked by the remark of an impulsive young lady who dwelt on Beacon Hill. Thc evening was excessively warm, and, >:irritated by the sufferings, she threw herself back ill her chair, exclaiming, *Oh, ilia, it’s so horribly lint to-night I’d like to have Charlie Francis Adams for a sweet-heart. 1 ohn 1 P. Irish, ibe Democratic or ator of Iowa, gives iu his puper, the Iowa State Press the following re markable expression of opinion: 'There is no longer any doubt of the cruel fraud played upon the people by Bliss and. Blaine in relation to the President’s would.' It was a flesh wound only, never penetrated the ab dominal cavity at all, and had. the truth been known about it much an xiety would have been saved. Guit- eau deserves the highest penalty, of the law, and Blaine and Bliss ought to be publicly ‘catted’ in Jackson Square.’ The new comet discovered by Mr. Schaeberle, of Ann Arhor, Mich., will on August 20th, bo 52,000,000 miles from the earth, and will be visible to the naked eye on that date. It is ap proaching the earth at the rate of 3,- 000,000 miles daily, but as its orbit has been ascertained, it wilt approach no nearer than the distance specified | —■ 52,000,000 milea. V ’