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jon.V H. .SEALS, - Eilltor and Proprietor.
MRS. MARY E. BRYAN (*) Associate Editor.
A. L. HAMILTON, D. D., - Associate Editor
And Manager of Agencies.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY. NOV. 11, 1876.
THE RICHMOND OFFICE
Of The Sunny South is on the corner of Eleventh and
Bank st. B. G. Agee, Agent and Correspondent.
CLUB RATES.
Clubs of four and upward $2.50
each.
^'Cosmopolitan Stories are con timed on
the 7th page.
begin the brilliant story of “De Soto,
or the Fountain of Youth” on the front page.
The Election.—As we go to press this (Thurs
day) morning we are unable from the reports to
decide how the election has gone. At this hour
the understanding is that Tilden has received
184 votes in the electoral college, and lacks but
one more, with four or six doubtful States to
hear from. It is therefore impossible to tell
what the result will be.
The Agony is Over—Let ns Rejoice.—It should
be a source of great rejoicing to every thoughtful
American citizen that the national contest is
over. In times of great political excitement all
other interests are allowed to suffer temporarily,
and it is always a matter for general congratula
tions when such occasions have passed, and par
ticularly so when they have passed peaceably
and without bloodshed. As to the general re
sult, the defeated party for a time feels sore, but
the wound soon heals, and all hands then go to
work with new energy. Let us all, then, rejoice
together, and concentrate our energies upon our
own interests and retrieve our wasted fortunes.
Let ns now Go to Work.—The elections are
now over, God be thanked, and we must turn
our attention to sober, earnest and profitable
labor and build up waste places.
Give up politics and go to work, work hard
and keep at it. If we are not able to eat biscuit,
says the Sumter Republican editor, we must be
thankful for cornbread; and if we can’t afford
meat two or three times a day, we must put up
with it once a day. If we are not able to wear
broadcloth we must wear jeans and made at
home at that. The fast buggy must give place
to the patient ox cart, segars and fine tobacco
must be done away with. We must buy less
guano and make more manure at home, and hire
less work done that we can do ourselves. We
must rise earlier and work later, and especially
work all day Saturday instead of idling about
town.
If we are in debt we must live upon less than
our income so as to pay all we can upon our
debts every year. We must quit trying to get
rich, but strive always to make an honest living
and pay our debts. We are poor, very poor,
and there is no use trying to hide it any longer,
and the sooner we confess it and come down to
our “copperas breeches andbrogans ” the better
it will be for us.
The time for repining is past; we need not
wait any longer for “something to turn up,” but
go to turning up the sod and assert our man
hood in honest toil, in self-denial and honesty.
Fine Writers.—We receive a number of com
munications, and if our readers could but see
what we have to read through, and how many
of them are written, they would be astonished.
Fine writing is a study and a science, as much
so as any other profession. With some it is like
the natural gift of oratory, or poetry, or music.
A man does not have to speak an hour or half
an hour to impress his hearers whether he is an
orator or not. The same in music. No neces
sity for a dozen pieces to convince the ear as to
the musical ability of the player.
Just so in writing. A quarter or half column
will far better tell as to the merits of a writer
than two and three columns. It is not the mul
tiplicity of words, figures, metaphors, tropes,
hyperboles, etc., that go to make up a good
writer. It is the power of condensation, and
the. using of the proper and best words to con
vey your meaning. There is wonderful science
in handling the English language; and when
well handled, there need be no French, German
or Latin thrown in to give it point or strength.
Study the meaning of words, just as one
studies to harmonize colors. An artist does not
need ten, twenty or forty feet of canvass to dis
play his skill in harmonizing and arranging his
colors to impress the eye. It is not quantity or
length that is desired, but a conspicuity of ex
pression and description that pleases the reader,
and gives reputation to the writer.
If any of our readers have a desire for lit
erary fame or taste, and stand in need of
some good models, we would advise them to
read Addison, Irving, Scott, Steele, Johnson,
Macaulay, and any good historian. There will
be found in them the smoothest and most charm
ing features of pure and good English. To be
good writers, read alone good authors; nothing
of your forced and unnatural attemps at some
thing learned. That which is natural is always
beautiful, “ for beauty unadorned is most
adorned.” Simplicity of style, naturalness of
expression, smoothness of diction, declares the
fine writer.
Rentz, (what’s in a name? Wouldn’t Tear ’em
do as well ? ) the new clothier in Danberry. ac
cording to the Neivs, of that town, has excited
public curiosity by having a large apple painted
on his sign. When asked for an explanation he
quietly inquired: “If it ha in’t been for an apple
where would the ready-made clothing stores be to
day ?”
Don’t Apologize.—Someone gives the follow
ing good advice on the matter of apologies.
“We are willing to admit that apologies are not
always entirely superfluous. If a man in a
crowded room, sitting close to another, should
get his hand into another’s pocket, we think it
proper that he should explain and apologize.
If one lays his hand familiarly on a friend’s
back, who, on looking up, proves to be an en
tire stranger, it would seem proper to apologize.
But, you will ask me, why do I write on the
matter at all ? Because I wish to offer some ad
vice relative to apologies. Here it is: 1. Never
do anything that requires an apology, if it be
possible- Act according to your best judgment
under the influence of your best feelings, and
you will have little occasion to explain. 2. If
some one comes to your house and finds it in
confusion on a day when you are packing up
for the country, or when illness has put things
out of train, or when the kitchen has had an
eruption and the lava has poured forth, or when
it was washing day, what need is there of apol
ogy ? Housekeeping in your house is your busi
ness, not theirs. If a friend comes in suddenly
to dine, and your dinner is frugal, don’t apolo
gize. If it is good enough for your own family,
it is good enough for him. 3. Do not apologize
for dress. You have a right to consult your own
taste, your purse, and the pursuit which occu
pies you, as to the mode of dressing. If peo
ple come to you, they should be contented to
take you as they find you. It people are richly
dressed, and you are are plainly clad, do not
reproach their fine clothes by apologizing for
your poor ones. Self-respect should keep every
one from explanations which other people have
no business to demand, and no right to expect.
Of course, if you are in circumstances that seem
to imply disrespect to another, an apology may
be wise and kind. But the general rule is,
“Make few apologies.” 4. One class of apolo
gies are mere traps set for compliments. They
are the tricks of a hungry vanity, and are es
pecially disagreeable. It is painful to hear an
accomplised housewife apologizing for a table
that would make an epicure’s mouth water.
“Really, sir, I am ashamed to ask you to take
another cup of tea; it can hardly be drank.”
“ Oh, madam, it is delicious ! I think I never
tasted a flavor so fine. Where did you obtain
it?"
“ It was a present to my husband from Prince
Gortschakoff. When in Russia my husband
became quite a favorite with him. It is said to
have cost three guineas a pound. You know
that in Russia the overland teas are held at
prices like the fine wines. They think nothing
of giving a guinea for a pound of tea. But then,
you know, it isja very different thing from any
variety of that article we get in England.”
No one is for a moment deceived by apologies.
Every one puts them at their true value. If
they are not self-respectful, if they are insin
cere, if they are pretences, none know it better
than they to whom they are given.
Soeial Obstacles to Marriage. — It must, we
think, be apparent, that a dangerous proportion
of the class whose marriage is in every respect
desirable for themselves and the community,
are to all intents and purposes debarred; and
is there any way of removing the barrier? Only
one way, which includes a change and aboli
tion. The change must be made in the manner
of living. As long as social and domestic extrav
agance prevails to the alarming extent it now
does, just so long will the prices of eatables,
drinkables, wearables and enjoyables keep up;
and just so long will clear-headed young people
be tempted to keep out of the grasp of Hymen.
They cannot be denounced for not wanting to
pauperize themselves, or to pauperize the cen
sus. The abolition which must be had is that
notion embodied in what are called “brilliant
matches.” The time was when if a girl married
a young man of good moral and physical health
and respectable antecedents, and who was in
dustrious and economical, her match was looked
upon with general favor by relatives and friends.
These old-fashioned recommendations are no
longer sufficient. Most of our girls are tajight
from the very nursery that marriage is the chief
end and aim of their existence, and that no
marriage is worth a fig that does not bring either
position or money, or both. To marry a poor
man, or one who happens to be a shade below
the social grade ordained by Mrs. Grundy is, if
not actually wicked, at least outrageously im
prudent. Hence, the girls learn to love by rule,
and never dream of permitting their hearts to
stray beyond the Grundian boundary. Hence,
many do not marry at all, or if they do, find
misery at the bottom of the glittering cup.
Hence, many young men, not being able to
marry those they wish, remain single and con
tribute their share to that evil which no laws
can cure or check. Shall we ever go back to
the principles and practices of our fathers and
mothers, or shall we go on as we are now going,
and finally land in the demoralization and decay
which may be seen in its rotten perfection in
France ?
Dnsbtnd and Wife.—The man should always be
a little bigger than his wife, and a little older, a
little braver, a little stronger, a little wiser, and
a liitle more in love with her than she is with
him. The woman should always be a little
younger, a little prettier and a little more con
siderate than her husband. He should bestow
upon her all his worldly goods, and she should
take good care of them. He may owe her every
care and tenderness that affection can prompt;
but pecuniary indebtedness to her will become
a burden. Better live on a crust he earns than
a fortune she has brought him. Neither must be
jealous, nor give the other cause for jealousy.
Neither must encourage sentimental friendships
for the opposite sex. Perfect confidence in each
other, and reticence concerning their mutual
affairs, even to members of their own families, is
a first necessity. A wife should dress herself
becomingly whenever she expects to meet her
husband’s eye. The man should not grow slo
venly, even at home. Fault-finding, long argu
ments, or scoldings, end the happiness that be- 1
gins in kisses and love-making.
Parson Keith, of Mayfair notoriety, who, in his
free and easy fashion, united many hundred couple
in the bonds of matrimony, used to say that in the
generality of cases in which he officiated the par
ties concerned had not known each other more
than a week, while in very many instances the
acquaintanceship was a matter of hours only. Now,
if the latter proved happy matches, would it not
be a strong argument tor those who insist that
marriage is a lottery ?
Honor Tour Business.—We commend the fol
lowing thoughts to all professional men: It is
a good sign when a man is proud of his work or
his calling. Yet nothing is more common than
to hear men finding fault constantly with their
particular business, and deeming themselves
unfortunate because fastened to it by the neces
sity of gaining a livelihood. In this men fret,
and laboriously destroy all their comfort in the
work; or they change their business, and go on
miserably, shifting from one thing to another
till the grave or the poor-house gives them a
fast grip. But while occasionally a man fails in
life because he is not in the place fitted for his
peculiar talent, it happens ten times oftener
thatjfailure results from neglect and even con
tempt of an honest business.
A man should put his heart into everything
that he does. There is no profession that has
not its peculiar cares and vexations. No man
will escape annoyance by changing his business.
No mechanical business is altogether agreeable.
Commerce, in all its varieties, is affected, like
all other pursuits, with trials, unwelcome duties,
spirit-tiring necessities. It is the very wanton
ness of folly for a man to search out the irets
and bnrdens of his calling and give his mind
every day to a consideration of them. They are
inevitable. Brooding over them only gives
them strength. On the other hand, a man has
power given him to shed beauty and pleasure
on the homeliest thing, if he is only wise. Let
a man adopt his business and identify it with
pleasant associations; for Heaven has given us
imagination, not only to make us poets, but to
enable all men to beautify homely things.
Heart varnish will cover up innumerable evils
and defects. Look at the good things. Accept
your lot as a man does a piece of rough ground,
and begin to get out the rocks and roots, to
deepen and mellow the soil, to enrich and plant
it. There is something in the forbidding voca
tion around which a man may twine pleasant
fancies, out of which he may develop an honest
pride.
Hotv Beaux of Former Times Dressed.—A
correspondent says:
We much question whether the celebrated
Beau of Brummel, and even the equally cele
brated Romeo Coates, are not absolutely mere
Quakers in their dress, compared with some of
he distinguished dressers of the former days.
Sir Walter Raleigh wore a white satin pinked
vest, close sleeved to the wrist; over the body a
brown doublet, finely flowered and embroidered
with pearl. In the feather of his hat a large
ruby, and a pearl drop at the bottom of a sprig,
in place of a button; his trunk of breeches, with
his stockings and ribbon garters, fringed at the
end all white, and buff shoes with white ribbon.
On great court days his shoes were so gorgeously
covered with precious stones as to have exceed
ed the value of £6,600, and he had a suit of
armor with solid silver, with sword and belt
blazing with diamonds, rubies and pearls.
King James’s favorite, the Duke of Bucking
ham, could afford to have his diamonds tacked
so loosely on that when he chose to shake off a
few on the ground, he obtained ail the fame he
desired from the pickers up, for our duke never
condescended to accept what he himself had
dropped. His cloaks were trimmed with great
diamond buttons, and he wore diamond hat
bands, cockades and earrings, yoke 1 with great
ropes and knots of pearls. He had twenty-seven
suits of clothes made, the richest that embroid
ery, lace, silk, velvet, silver, gold ami gems
could contribute, one of which was a white un
cut velvet, detail over, both suit and cloak, with
diamonds valued at four-score thousand pounds,
besides a great feather 'stuck all over with dia
monds, as were also his sw'ord, girdle, hat and
spurs.
When the difference in the value of money is
considered the sums thus ridiculously squand
ered in dress must have been prodigious.
Whom Will She Marry 1 —Times are changed.
In the days of our grandfathers, young men
paid incessant court to “the fair,” and their
smiles were considered a matter of high compe
tition. But when a young lady of the present
day enters Jinto life, the opinion expressed is
not whom she will take, but whom will she get?
It is now understood to be the business of the
gentle fair ones to look out for beaux, and by
every decent art to make them their own. For
this, they are supposed to dress, to acquire ac
complishments, and even, save the mark, go to
church. The competition is not now among
the men for the favor of women, but among
women for the favor of men. When a young
lady is about to be married to a young man of
good income or prospects, her good fortune in
securing such a match is loudly spoken of, and
she is evidently understood to be the envy of
her sex. She becomes for a time a kind of he
roine. Now, all this is, we think, much to be
lamented. To regard women in such points of
view, is degrading both to the object and to the
spectator. The natural position of woman with
respect to man, as the softener, the cheerer, the
refiner of his existence—and her own natural
constitution, as weak in frame, but powerful in
moral influence—make it appear proper that
man should approach her with sentiments of
deference and respect. We would even say that
that worshipful feeling which inspired knights
of old was not quite misplaced; for is there not
something worthy of a high and devout admi
ration in a being upon whom the Deity has lav
ished such grace and witchery, all for the pur
pose of gratifying, and at the same time ele
vating, man ? This feeling, or something ap
proaching to it, is, we should say, the feeling
which nature designs civilized men to entertain
respecting the gentler sex.—Ex.
The Family Table.—When the family meet at
the table, there should be free and unrestrained
intercourse between its members. Every one
should prepare for the table by some simple
process of dressing. The hair should be smooth,
the hands washed, the general appearance of
each individual inviting, and each should try
to be as agreeable as possible to every other. It
is quite wonderful how a little freshening of the
oilet freshens up the soul as well as the face.
So far, we ought all to be luxurious. If the
mother sees to it that her school-boy sons al
ways come to the dinner with clean hands and
nails, and that her daughters never dawdle into
the room in tawdry finery or soiled wrappers,
she will do more than she dreams of in the work
I of making them grow into real gentlemen and
ladies. The table itself ought to have a festive
look. Flowers have a special grace on the
! breakfast board. A dish of fruit nicely arranged
pleases the eye as well as the palate at dinner.
Clean linen, even though coarse, and whole
plates and cups, with bright glass and silver,
help appetite along. A few well-cooked dishes,
however plain, nicely served, will promote
health and happiness better than a great variety
ruined in the preparation.
HAVE AN AIM.
Give me a man with an aim,
Whatever that aim may be;
Whether it s wealth, or whether it's fame,
It matters not to me.
Let him walk in the path of right.
And keep bia aim in sight.
And work and pray in faith always,
With hie eye on the glittering height.
Give me a man who Bays:
I will do • something ’ well,
And make the fleeting days
A story of labor tell.”
Though the aim he has be small,
It is better than none at all;
With something to do the whole year through
He will not stumble or fall.
But Satan weaves a euare
For the feet of those who stray,
With never a thought or a care.
Where the path may lead away.
The man who haa no aim
Not only leaves no name
When this life is done, but ten to one,
He leaves a record of shame.
Give me a man whose heart
Is filled with ambition’s fire;
Who sets his mark in the start.
And keeps moving it higher and higher,
Better to die in the strife.
The hands with labor rife.
Than to glide with the stream in an idle dream,
And live a nurooseless life
Better to strive and climb
And never reach the goal.
Than to drift along with time—
An aimless, worthless soul.
Ay, better to climb and fall.
Or sow, though the yield be small,
Than to throw away day after day,
And never strive at all
The term “grass widow,” says the Kinderhook
Rough Notes, is said to be a corruption of “grace
widow,” the former expression being merely a
barbarism. “Grace widow” is the term applied
to one who becomes a widow by grace or favor,
not of necessity, as by death, and originated in the
early ages of European civilization, when divorces
were granted but seldom, and wholly by the Cath
olic Church. When such a decree was granted to
a woman, the Papal receipt stated “ Viduca de gra
tia,” which, inrerpreted, is “widow of grace.” In
the law of the French it would read, Veuve de
grace,” or “grace widow,” ‘‘veuve” being trans
lated as “widow.”
EDITORIAL MENTION.
The Piedmont Hotel, at Gainesville, Ga., has
fallen into good hands. Mr. Jno G. Trammell
is one of the very best hotel men in the South.
We deeply lament the death of our friend
and former neighbor, Mrs. B. S. Worrel of
Cuthbert, Ga. She was a most estimable lady.
Our warmest sympathies are extended to the
husband and sons.
Thanks, many thanks, to the score of beauti
ful girls, pupils of the Wesleyan Female Insti
tute at Staunton, Va., who have just subscribed
for our Sunny South. May they live long and
be happy.
Cary Styles is a true fellow and a firm friend.
The first election news he sought was from his
old home in Southwest Georgia, and when he
found it was favorable he headed his news col
umn with these words: “ God's Lightning Be
gins to Strike!—Dougherty All Right!”
Among the amusing incidents which occurred
at the election in this city on Tuesday was to
see a negro take Hon. B. H. Hill by the arm and
lead him up to the polls and insist upon his
voting a DumocrAtic ticket. He said he was
tired of voting negroes, and was then voting
white men. The crowd enjoyed it immensely,
and so did the darkey.
The Daily Arkansas Gazette.—We are pleased
to make special mention of this old reliable Ark
ansas paper which is now in its fifty-seventh
year. It is one of the oldest institutions of that
gallant state and every one wishing to keep pace
with Western news and the rapid progiess of
Arkansas will take the Gazette. It is published
at the capital of the state, at $8 a year for the
daily, and $2 for the weekly.
The “Rossini Club’’will give the opera of
the “ Bohemian Girl,” at DeGive’s about Novem
ber 14. Associate members who have not re
ceived their tickets can obtain them from the
Secretary. Persons desiring to witness this opera
and enjoy the other privileges of the Club, will
please send their names to any of the following
named Directors: J. F. Bnrke, Dr. R. D. Spald
ing, W. H. Tuller, W. C. Morrill, Judge C. Pee
ples, R. J. Lowry, J. L. Robertson, John H.
Fitten, D. G. Jones.
The Last Roses of Slimmer.—Imagine our
pleasant surprise, Tuesday last, on opening a
neat paper package, to find it a beautiful bou
quet of vari-colored roses, from the large and
flourishing nursery of M. Cole & Co., near this
city. Roses in November ! What a God-favored
people we are ! No climate on earth surpasses
that of Middle Georgia. Messrs. Cole & Go.
have made a grand success. Their nursery is a
thing of beauty, and we hope it may be “a joy
forever. ”
Paul Pry, of Savannah, asks “ What has be-
come’of R. M. O. ?” We referlhim to the columns
of this paper, in which R. M. O. has each week
sparkling thoughts upon all sorts and kinds of
subjects. His mind is too active to be idle, and
we are delighted at having his brilliant thoughts
in these columns. He recently delivered to a
select andience in this city an intensely inter
esting free lecture, for his own amusement, on
“Brains vs. Blood.”
The Atlanta Surgical Institute.—The energy
and ability which characterizes the management
of this institution are sure guarantees of its per
manent usefulness. They have recently been
sending out 150,000 circulars for the informa
tion of the afflicted, and thousands are looking
to it as their only hope for permanent relief
from the shackles of disease and the tortures of
deformed and crippled limbs. Their advertise
ment occupies two conspicuous pages of Mr.
Jenkins’ Georgia Enterprise.
_ Rev. A. L. Hamilton, D. D.—The Staunton,
Ya., Spectator thus speak of our Hamilton.
“This distinguished gentleman filled the
Southern Methodist pulpit on last Sunday,
morning and night. Both his sermons were in
tensely interesting and impressive. He is a
very rapid and beautiful speaker, his style of
oratory resembling very much that of Dr. Leo
Rosser.
l! Dr. Hamilton is a native of Rockbridge
county, and is a graduate of Washington Col
lege. He is a gentleman of vigorous mind, and
possesses rare literary attainment. He is at
present an associate editor of the “Sunny
South,” the only illustrated literary paper pub
lished in the South. He is travelling in the
interest of that paper. He left here on yester
day evening for Harrisonburg, Winchester,
Harper’s Ferry, HagerstowD, Frederick city,
Baltimore, Washington, Alexandria, etc. We j
heartily commend him and his enterprise to the
citizens of those places, as worthy of their most
j earnest and hearty support.”
The Sandersville (Ga.) Fair.—The County
Fair of Washington came off last week, and we
learn it was a grand success in every particular,
and especially so in a financial point. All de
partments of farm and domestic interests were
well represented and the crowd was very large.
We had the pleasure of seeing beforehand, in
this city, a beautiful display of articles prepared
for exhibition at this fair by one of Washington
county’s former lady citizens, 1 “but who is now
one of the most charming little Indies of onr
Atlanta society. Among the articles were richly
embroidered underskirts, pillow shams, crochet
saeques, fascinators, worsted tidies, pin-balls,
toilet set, jewel stand, and a beautiful appliqued
Cashmere wrapper. These and many others
were the work of her own hands, aided alone,
perhaps, by her devoted mother; and we endeav
ored beforehand to purchase an interest in the
budget of premiums which we knew she was
bound to secure. This marvel of domestic in
dustry and home accomplishments is Mrs. How
ell Jackson, the daughter of our worthy and
popular State Treasurer, Col. J. W. Renfroe.
We are gratified to know that Washington and
Lee University at Lexington, Ya., is just now
receiving a good share of substantial attention
from Northern capitalists. Surely this speaks
well for those estimable g ntlemen. This insti
tution having been endowed by, and named in
honor of George Washington, nearly one hun
dred years ago, and more recently presided over
by, and named in honor of Robert E. Lee, the
greatest military chieftain of bis age, justly de
serves the respect of the whole country, and
ought to be permanently endowed by the Amer
ican people. Its location for good health and
beauty of landscape cannot be surpassed on
this continent. It is a thoroughly non-sectarian
institution.
Mr. James G. Thrower.—The following de
served compliment to onr friend and brother
Thrower, we take from the Newnan Herald. Mr.
Thrower deserves every word that has been said
of him, and we fully endorse it.’
“From a letter from the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars which met at West Point, it will
be seen that the above named gentleman has
been again selected by the temperance people
of Georgia as their chief. This is the third time
that this distinguished honor has been tendered
him by his friends of the order, and it is a just
compliment to him and a simple reward of true
merit. Mr. Thrower has perhaps done more
for the cause in Georgia than any living man.
“ His indomitable will, unflagging zeal, and
untiring energy, coupled with the great affec
tion he displays for the high principles of his
order, never, it seems, allow him to cease his
earnest and honest battle for truth and the ul
timate success of temperance.
“Mr. Thrower may well feel proud of this dis
tinguished mark of the favor of his co-laborers,
for it is indeed no mean honor.
“He was elected by the representatives of
nearly forty thousand peo le of Georgia, who
are all enlisted as we hope heartand soul, under
the same great white banner of temperance.
“Under his guidance the organization can
not fail of success.”
Mr. S. T. Jenkins and his <f Georgia Enter
prise.—We take great pleasure in calling at
tention to the handsome and most worthy pub
lication which this most worthy gentleman is
sending out gratuitously through the States.
It is designed to draw special attention to fruit
raising, horticulture and other home interests
in Georgia, and to set forth the special adapta--
bility of the soil and clime of South Western
Georgia to the growing of peaches, apples and
the scuppernong grape.
Mr. JenkiDs has been eminently successful in
the limited efforts he has made in this direction
and is so throughly convinced of the extraordi
nary inducements which this section of the
state holds out in those particulars that he has
determined to let the world know it and hence
sends out an attractive paper on the subject,
with the title of The Georgia Enterprise. What
he says is worthy of the special consideration of
the public, and particularly of capitalists; and
we may add from personal knowledge that any
statement from Mr. Jenkins may be implicitly
believed. His reputation for candor and hon
esty is so well established in Georgia that what
ever he may say carries with it the stamp of
truth. In South West Georgia and in this city,
where he is best known, no man stands higher.
It is a matter of record and worthy of public men
tion that when in a time of great financial pres
sure he was forced to suspend business, his cre
ditors proposed and insisted upon taking fifty
cents in the dollar for his paper, but he declined
and paid dollar for dollar.
We take much pleasure in thus making spe
cial mention of Mr. Jenkins, and trust his land-
able efforts in directing attention to the special
attractions of South West Georgia will prove
abundantly successful.
Dr. M. F. Stephenson, well known through
upper Georgia and among the reading people of
the country for his learning, walked a few days
since from his home in Gainesville to Cumming
one day and back the next, a distance of some
thirty odd miles, if we mistake not. The Dr.
is seventy-five years of age, and says he would
not give a cent for a horse to ride any distance
under fifty miles. He is a man of rare peculi
arities. and it is exceedingly interesting to hear
him talk. His fund of knowledge, theological,
geological, ichthiological and ornithological is
inexhaustible, and his familiarity with the to
pography of upper Georgia is wonderful. For
the benefit of mankind he has recently located
the seat of the sold, and we have read portions of
his little volume with much interest. When we
last saw him he was just about to startle the
world with the discovery of exhaustless dia
mond fields near Gainesville, Georgia. He has
already picked up some which rivaled even the
Kohinoor in size and value. He once picked
up a nugget of gold near Dahlonega which
weighed twenty-eight pounds, and he is now
constantly expecting to find one weighing one
hundred pounds or more. He does not care for
small particles, nor does he ever speak of small
amounts. He is a remarkable man, and pos
sesses a noble and genorous soul. We like the
Doctor, and trust he may soon open up his dia
mond diggings and send us a rich specimen.
Apropos of the announcement that a sword,
studded with jewels, and valued at $1,500, has
been presented to General Bntler by the colored
people of Virginia, the Chicago Tribune suggests
that the list of the General’s victories be en
graved on the point of the weapon.
A wedding occurred a few days ago at Corinth,
Miss., in which the groom was a German Cath
olic, the bride an American Presbyterian, the
attendant a Baptist, the clergyman an Episcopa
lian, and the ceremony was performed in the
Methodist church, before a mixed assembly.
The Vermont legislature has attacked the
question of salaries, and has cut the State treas
urer’s salary 25 per cent, (or to SI, 800 without
clerk hire), and there is said to be every pros
pect that the movement will be uncomfortably
inclusive of all State officers.
In the general sitting-room of the empress of
Russia her majesty’s seat is on a raised platform
separated by a railing from the rest of the room
which has tables and chairs for a large number of
ladies in waiting. The walls are covered with
crimson dama-k, brightened by beautiful pictures.
The most noticeable pieces of furniture, however,
are tall folding screens of exquisite workmanship
in colored glass, upon which are miniature scenes l<
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