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Becoming Alarmed.
Some of the leading Radical jour
nals are becoming somewhat alarmed
at the rapid strides made in Congress
by llicit party friends towards the
overthrow of Republican institnti- ns.
They have been consulting —and we
are plad to see with good effect —the
returns of the elections held last fall
in the Northern and Western States,
and find that their lease upon the Gov.
eminent is not so strong as many of
thejrJeaders seem to think.
The Washington correspondent of
the- ; Cincinnati Gazette, one of the
roost bitter and vindictive of all the
Radical tribe, has sounded the alarm,
and calls lustily for caution in any fur
thoj.violerit movements of his party.
According to this paper the only hope
of the country reste in the continued
success of the Radical party, and this
thought inspires bis appeal to his
friends to move with “ caution." He
sir/sj.-
“ Never before has the need of pru
dene been so great. Those who con
demn Congress for being slow should
think of this. Such say, with confi
dence, “ Have Dpt the paople declared
in thunder tones for Congress ? Have
wo not a popualr majority of four hum
dred thousand TANARUS” True enough ; hut
a change of 24,000 votes in the rcpre>
sented States will give the Johnson
party the victory in the next Presi
dential election. A chaDgc of less
than 9,000 will give the opposition the
26 electorial votes of Pennsylvania;
less than 7,000 will secure the 83 votes
of N.ew York ; loss than 300 will carry
New Jersey ; a trifle over 7,000 would
change Indiana, and less than 300
Connecticut. These, with those now
assured, would put this nation back
into the hands of those who wielded
its political power before the war, with
a Supreme Court to sanction their pro
ceedings. which has retrograded to the
period of the Dred Scott decision, and
whose march is still in retreat. Those
who: are urging Congress to steps
which the people may possibly fail to
endorse,.are asking tha only body of
men who can save the nation without
afl&fher appeal to arms, to take steps
Vfhich might insure their own dcstruc<
tion.”
This statement probably explains
thfe recent vote on Stevens’ reconstruc
tion resolutions, which were consigned
to* the tomb of the Reconstruction
Committee by so large a vote of those,
who a few weeks past, were loud in
their demands fbr summary punish,
ment upon the people of the Southern
States.
‘ *■
Tho Newspaper Reporter.
A lawyer in the Louisville Police
Court having said some pretty hard
things the other morning about tho re
porters of one of the daily papers there,
the Journal, in referring to the fact,
takes occasion to describe tho position
of a reporter—thus : “In gathering
news, it is of course impossible for a
reporter to have been an eye-witness
of every event, and he must take the
accounts that he gets from others as
the truth. Ileuses due diligence to
get all the particulars, and takes it for
granted that the news is correct. If
his informant, either from stupidity or
malice, misleads him, we respectfully
suggest that it iK not fair to accuse the
reporter of intentionally garbling the
facts of the case.'* At the best it is a
hard position. If he speaks boldly he
offends someone. If he speaks guar
dedly someone accuses him of cowar.
dice, or being bought up not to speak
the full truth.' If he is sentimental
hois called a fool. II he speaks in
fpiwiblc language he is called a black
guard. If he writes grav.dy ho is
callejl stupid. If he is witty they ao
tjwrhim of trying to show off. if ho
hi fanciful, they cull him a roniancist
and say that ho is not reliable. If he
confine himself to a brief mention, ho
ia accused of not having brains enough
tflvi write a good article. Io fact he
earrigtr hht'heart upon lus sleeve for
jackdaws to pick at.’ If any gentlet
man thinks that a reporter’s placo is an
easy or enviable one, three months’
service will com[letely disabuse his
roiml of that foolish impression. So,
gentlemen, go slow. Don’t add to a
-Importer’s troubles by unjust and fool,
ish censures.”
Our reporters don’t know anythin;:
about a 1 that. They endeavor to do
their duty, and bother themselves no
further. “ Someone ” may say what
he pleases about the endeavor. They
don’t care.
How to Kill a Town.
Run every one off with unreasona
ble charges, lor lots and Broadway,
New York rents. Stick your hands
in your pockets and discourage every
enterprise in every way, if you do uot
ice a dollar in it for your greasy stock
ing Loaf about the street corners,
content to curse a bad iortune and
sponge on somebody for a drink of
mean whiskey.
How to Build a Town.—Encour
age every one who is worthy and ac
tive in spirit to purchase and improve
property. Go to work, stimulating
enterprises that are legitimate, by uni
ting your industry, influence and cap
ital in tl.r r-Biinoti “pot." Cultiva
a public spirit, and ta’k less than yen
work. Mean what you say, and de
monstrate your siuwu'iety by a strict
observance .>f punctuality, liberality
•I 'abd' industry, l’rcfer to werr out your
jpaats about the feet and let no one see
they are patched in the scat.—Cen
tral Georgian.
■ ‘ Twenty-five years ago John Mi
nor Botts made an unsuccessful effort
. jn Congress to impeach John Tyler,
v President of the United States. He
charged him with “usurpation,” “high
• crimes and misdemeanors.’’ Upon
these charges the motion of Mr. Botts
for a special committee of inquiry, af
ter a lively day's debate, Mas finally
rejected—yeas 83, nnysl27.
SEMIWEEKLY
Jswst|tnf (foterprist
L. C. BRYAN, : : s : Editor.
THOMASVILLE, GA.;
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1807.
FREIGHT ON THE ATLANTIC
& GULF RAIL ROAD.
By reference to notice given in our
columns to-day, by Superintendent 11.
S* Haines, it will be seen that the
abovd Railroad Company are now pre
pared to forward Freight from Savan
nah to all points on the Atlantic &
Gulf, Pensacola & Georgia and Flo*
rida Central Railroads.
DR. D. S. BRANDON.
By reference to the card of this
gentleman it will be seen that he will
now give special attention to the prac
tice of Surgery. His eminent success
in this branch of the Medical profess,
ion, has given him great reputation
in this section, and bids fair to elevate
him to position nmong the first Sur.
geons of th ; B Country. Our limited
knowledge of the technicalities of tho
science forbids any satisfactory account
of operation performed by I >r. Bran
don, but we are acquainted with a num
ber of his cures, and Can testify to
exceedingly difficult and dangerous
operations performed by him in which
he not only gave relief, but restored
the sufferers to health and vigor. A
few days ago we examined three speci
mens of Calculi recently taken by the
Doctor from patients suffering peculiar
and excruciating agony from the ex
traordinary size of these formations,
but relief was affored and the patients
are doing well. This operation, wc are
aware, is not considered by physicians
either the most difficult, or the. most
dangerous, but it is acknowledged to
be attended with great danger when
the patient proves to be suffering un
der a complication of other diseases,
as is often the ease, and, as also ap
peared in two of tho three eases above
mentioned.
CHARLESTON MERCK AN TB.
We publish to-day, a Circular nu
merously signed by tho Merchants of
Charleston, 8. C., designed to inform
the Southern people, that the city of
Charleston has lost none of its groat
advantages for supplying the commer
cial demands of the South, and that
notwithstanding the disasters of the
war, her merchants are still possessed
of that energy, enterprise and wealth,
which distinguished them before the
war, and placed their city far in ad
vance of other Southern cities. They
announce that their stocks will be
large for the coming Spring, and that
they will be prepared to respond
promptly to every responsible order
upon any of the branches of business
enumerated.
Read the Circular in another column
MILLS HOUSE, CHARLESTON.
It is announced in our advertising
columns that the abive house has
been thoroughly repaired, refurnished
and now opened for the acommodation
of the traveling public. Tho proprie
tor, Mr. Joseph Purcell, announces
his ability to give satisfaction, and his
well known character for energy and
acoomomdution leaves us no room to
doubt that he will more than fulfill all
his promises. Our Merchants and
on their wav Northward will
find him prepared to give them a cor
diul reception to splendid rooms and
sumptuous dinners.
MESSRS. CLA.GKORN & CUN
NINGHAM.
Wo learn from tho Savannah Her
ald, that theso gentlemen will receive
aitfi transport all mail matter deposited
with them, for Brunswick, St Mary’s
and Fcrnandina, delivering it twice a
week, during tho suspension of tho reg
ular mails, as a matter of acconimoda
tion. This is indeed a great accom
modation, and nit exhibition of noble
generosity, which, wo feel assured, will
be fully appreciated by our cotempo
rarics iu the unfortunate cities alluded
to, aud by tho people generally. Such
examples aro worthy of emulation.
FRAUDS AT FERNANDINA.
Tho Fcrnandina, Fla., Courier, has
been ventilating tho swindling opera
tions of ono Adolf Mot, Oletk of tho
U. S. Direct Tax Commission in that
city, and charging him with defraud
ing a lady by appropriating redemp
tion money on valuable city property,
and pretending that said money had
never boon paid by the U. 8. upon her
claim. The Courier also charges Mot
with defrauding the Government, by
an illicit trade iu Cigars, between that
port and Cuba.
IMPORTANT FROM WASH
INGTON-
That! Steven’s Reconstruction Bill
killed in the House.
Washington, Feb. Bth —Tho Kecon
struction Committee’s hill came up and
was discussed with great bitterness. —
Mr. Raymond wade a strong opposing
speech. Gen. Banks begged Stovens
for delay, hoping the discussion would
lead to some plan which would har
monize Congress, the Executive and
the ; country, glevena persisted,
in uetiance of fifty appeals for delay
from all parts of the House. The pre
vious question failed of being second
ed, 61 to 92 A half doien amend>
ments, substitutes, See., were imme
diately presented aud ordered to be
printed, and the House adjourned.
[For the Semi Weekly Southern Eulerprise.]
Mr, Editor: —In roy last commu
nication I stated I was opposed to Be- I
nomiriational papers, from tho fact, it
had a tendency to cause the secular
press to ignore tho claims of Religion, j
This is perfectly natural, as there were j
those whose exclusive business it was
to teach these things. I propose to
give additional reasons for my opposii
tion to such papers. The first is, tho
papers arc not read by the youth of
the family. It is not in accordance
with their taste. The boys want a
sprinkling of politics; they want also
to know about country matters, State
affairs, &c. As none of these are
found to any great extent in Religious
papers they never, or at least scarcely
ever, look in them ; whereas, if there
was a Religious department in every
paper, they would much more likely
read. Another reason is, there is too ’
much of a good thing—papers are large
and to read them requires effort; such
an effort that it is scarcely undertaken.
Whereas, if there was less of it, and
well selected, they would be almost
universally read. One other reason
to which, I partially referred in a for
mer communication, the fewness of
ttiese Religious papers in circulation,
in comparison to the great number of
papers circulated. There are thou
sands of secular papers circulating in
Georgia, and I doubt very capitally,
if there is over hundreds of Religious
papers circulated, all told, of every
denomination. One reason of so few,
grows out of the fact, families are too
poor to take more than one paper, and
they are interested in county affairs,
citations, &c., and the boys desiring
to know something of politics, hence
they take their country paper or some
secular paper. I have no objection at
all to that. J only produce it as a
reason why the secular press should
at least devote a part of their pap rs
to religious matter. I am aware of
objections to the views I am now ad
vocating, that Religion and Politics
should not bo mixed up. By placing
them in the same paper you don’t mix
up. Tho Christian lives in the world
—bocause lie lives id it, it does wot
necessarily follow that be is contamin
ated by it. God never designed that
religion should make a hermit of the
oi.e possessing it. Ur the light of
the world ; the salt of earth. lie
is to live in it to correct the evils in
the world, and prove tho power ol
God’s Grace to keep him in all His
ways. The Christian is commanded
to put his light on a candlestick, that
all may see. The Christian Editor,
therefore, is not to hide his light un
der tho fear of mixing Politics and
Religion. Another objection that may
be urged is, the publications or adver
tisements in the paper, with an occa
sional rcferonca to them by the Editor.
No Christian Editor ought to recom
mend in his paper those things lie
would be ashamed to engage in or do
inir, wouldjlear to meet his God. As
to simple advertisements, 1 think it
just as well to have notices given of
prayer meetings, preaching, Ac , as
any other advertisement. If the read
er of a paper be a Christian, he should
bo gratified by looking over advertise
ments, ns well os tho man wanting to
buy whiskey. God mysteriously keeps
Christians in the world, and they will
not be contaminated, if faithful, by
this association ; nor will their princi
pies appear less loveable by compari
son with secular pursuits or principles.
The subscribers to papers are largely
professors, and I do not believe they
will object to a Religious Department.
If all Editors were sending out their
issues with a religious department
well filled with Scripture truth, it
would be a literal fulfillment of the
prophecy, “ The earth shall be full of
the knowledge of the Lord as the wa
ters cover tho deep.” Let Denomina
tional papers go, and have papers in
their stead as above described and wo
will have better days So believes
B .
Savannah, Feh. 1, 1867.
A Mngnificf.nl Benefaction by Mr.
Peabody — Washington, Feb. 8 — Mr.
Geo. Pet body, addresses a letter to
It. C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts,
lion. H. Fish, of New York, Itt. Itov.
Charles P. Mcllvaine, of Ohio, Gen’t
U- 8. Grant, lion. W. C. Rives, of
Virginia, lion. John If. Clifford, of
Massachusetts, Hon. W. Aiken, of S.
Carolina, W. M. Evavts, Esq , of New
York, lion. William A. Graham, of
North Carolina, Chap. McAllister, ot
Pennsylvania, U. W. Riggs, Esq , of
Washington, Samuel Wetmore, of N.
York, li. A. Bradford, of Louisiana,
Geo. N. Eaton, of Maryland, and G
P ltussell, of Massachusetts, in which
he says : “ With my advancing years,
my attachment to my native laud has
but become moro dovoted.” 110 gives
to the gentlemen addressed, in trust,
income to be used for tho promotion
and encouragement of the intellectual,
moral and industrial education of the
young of the more destitute portions
of the Southern and Soutliwe: tern
States. Resides this income he au
thorizes them to uso forty per cent of
t ho principal within two-years. In
addition, ho places in their hands tho
Planters’ Hank Bonds, of Mississippi,
amounting, with interest, to 51,100,-
000, tho proceeds to be added and
used for the purposes of this trust.—
Ho leaves the details with tho Trus,
tees, requesting that Mr. Winthrop
may he made Chairman, Gov. Hunt
and Bishop Mcllvaine, Vice Chair
men. The trust hns been accepted
and an organization already effected,
of which Mr. Winthrop is Chairman.
Committees ot Finance and Inquiry
have been appointed, and the inten
tion is that tho trustees shall com
mence as soon as possible.
The London Severs —The corpora
tion of London is engaged in the con
struction of an extensive system of
sewers, which, when completed, will
cost 821,000,000 in gold. Os these
sewers, e'ghty-two miles have already
been built. The drainage to be car
ried off by this extensive system is
derived from an area ol about 117
square miles, and a population of 2y*
800,000. The capacity of these sew
ers is estimated at 14.000,000 cubic
feet. In their construction, as far as
progressed, 3,500,000 cubic yards of
earth have beeu excavated, and 880-
000 cubic yards of concrete and 318,-
000,000 bricks have been used. “This
grand system of sewerrge,” says the
London Laucet, “lias been constructed
under buildings, and over and under
cannals, rivers and roadways from
twenty-five fert above to seventy-five
below the surface, without any impor
tant casualties or interference with the
public convenience or traffic. The ar
rangements of the metropolis would
appear to be more wonderful and suci
eessful below tho surface than above.”
Terrible Scene in a Ball Room.
\Vhile the hecatombs of fowls arid
oceans of beer were disapeparing in
these apartments, the chairs were all
being cleared out of the concert room
and about half.past twelve dancing
commenced, shortly to be brought to
an untimely close by those terrible
tragedies of every-day lil'et hat realize
the ghastly Egyptian custom by which
one guest, at least, at every feast was
compelled to accept a skeleton for a
neighbor. Avery charming and ac
complished young lady, the wife of
Ernest vou Tcsclenberg, the editor of
the Wiener Zeitung , was leaving the
supper room with her husband, intend
ing to return home. While crossing
| the ball room where a brilliant waltz
! was being played, a friend asked her
i to take a single turn round the room.
! Tho temptation was too great to he
| resisted, so consigning her burnous to
j her husband, she joined the dancers
j and was whirled oft' with great rapidity
Iby her partner. She had scarcely pot
| half round the huge circle when she
| fell from his arms, as though struck
by a thunderbolt, dead. They raised
her from the ground gently, and ear
tied her into another room. A
doctors were in attendance, and every
expedient that science could suggest
was tried to restore conciousncss to the
fair young form lying so strangely still
in its gay toilette All was in vain.
Bho was dead. A smile upon her lips;
(lowers in her hair. Ot the scene 1
j cannot convey,an idea ; such agony as
that I witnessed on Sunday morning
in tho robing room of the Cartenba; ue
! scllsehaft is too dreadful to recall —too
j sacred to describe. The gay groups
melted away in breathless, horror
j stricken hurry; within a few minutes
J the spacious ball room was silent and
empty ; of all the “ Hesperus’’ mein
hers and fheir guests, none hut n hand
ful of mourners reuiaind behind to
watch over that which half an h uvbe
fore had been a happy wife and moth
er 1 have now witnessed three sud.
den deaths in ball rooms—the first two
were, if possible, even more terrible
than tho lust. In tho first case, a
lovely girl was shot through the heart
by the man she was engaged to ; in the
second, the belle of the ball was burnt
to death before her garments, which
j had caught fire whilst she was being
! whisked past the open fire-place, could
be torn off. But the tragical episode
of yesterday morning is rendered more
melancholy than either by the remem
brances that two little children, the
eldest not three years old, are left
motherless by the consequences of a
waltz ! — Correspondence London Tele
graph.
The President and Mr. Peabody.
—Washington, February 9, p. in.—
President Johnson called upon George
l’cabody to-day as a private citizen.
In the course of the conversation he
paid that gentleman a high compliment
for the magnificent gift lie had made
in behalf of tho educational interests
ol the South. Mr. Peabody, replying
said ho “had somo knowledge of tho
official cares bearing upon the Execu
tive, and appreciated his efforts to res
tore tho lately rebellious States to
their full i\ latious to the Federal Go
vernment.” Alluding to his residence
in England, ho said there was more
friendly foiling among tho people and
government of that Country than exis
ted heretofore. #
The Northern Negro Traders. —
Speaking of the sharp practice of some
ot our “down east’’ citizens, the Bran
don, Miss., Republican says their la
test. dodgo is selling negroes to South
ern planters. Knowing the great de
mand for laborers in the Mississippi
Valley, they go to Georgia and North
Carolina, work themselves into the
good graces of the negros, by eating
and sleeping tvith them, get two or
thre hundred to eotno with them to
Mississippi, where they hire them to
the planters for two hundred dollars a
year, fifty of which is to be paid in ad
vance. They pocket tho fitty dollart
per head, and leave for some other lo
cality, after having an understanding
with the negroes that they are to work
a ft w davs and then run away and join
th em again, when the same game is
played over.
Star The costliest watch that was
ever made is said to have been one
which was constructed in 1810 fir the
Sultan Abdul Medjid, who tuu,-t have
found it rather inconvenient since it
was live inches in diameter, and
struck the hours and quarters on wires
with the sound resembling that of a
powerful cathedral clock. It cost
120t> guineas.
JSsaV" The motto on the seal of the
Slate of Illinois is *'B>tate Sovereignty
National Unity.” This is regarded
by some of the radicals as disloyal, and
accordingly a movement has been
made in the Legislature of that State
to ex | ungc ti e assertion of “State Sov
ereignty" which it contains.
From the Central Georgian-
How to Raise Onions.
Ed. Ckn. Georgian — hoar Sir:
—The Agricultural depaitment of the
Georgian, is a feature which your rea
ders in this section are very happy to
recognize. And as you call upon the
Farmers for contributions, I have de
teririined to give you my experience in
the cultivation of onions, a vegetable
which cannot be too highly apprecia
ted. The onion is as you are well
aware propagated from the seed, and
cultivated, to its highest development
from the “Sett,” and from the “But
ton.” When I wish to sow the seed
the ground is thoroughly prepared in
the month of Januaiy in this climate,
by being deeply Bpaded, well manured,
and finely pulverised About the 15th
j of February, drills are opened about
| four inches deep, and filled with well
' pulverized manure from the “lien
House,” (the very best because the
strongest to be l ad.) This drill is
covered level with the general surface,
and a very light drill, not more than
one half inch deep is opened on it in
which the seed are lightly sown.—
About August they are thinned out to
“a stand’’ which should not leave the
“Kett” more than eight inches apart.
The plants thinned out, should be
j transplated at tho same distance apart
j and not buried, deeper than they grew
i in the drill. My experience, however,
is in favor of using the “Button,”
which is planted in November,-in drills
; repared as above mentioi ed and very
shallow. The roots of the onion do
not run down, they are surface roots,
and require the manure to he near the
j surface, to benefit them. The great
secret in the cultivation of onions is to
i keep them from being buried in the
! ground. Fill your drill with manure,
J from the licn-llouse and just cover
j the button or sett, and no more. Keep
the grass down, and in the fall before
j the tops begin to die, move the soil
] from the onion, and just leave the
j onion held in the ground by its roots,
! its superior or, upper surface entirely
' exposed to the action of the sun and
atmosphere. 1 have embraced all the
points I think in this subject and just
j mention that by this system I have
grown onions weighing three-fourths
! of a pound, as many as sixteen
j bushels on ono-eigth of an acre.
| When at leisure I will write again
| and hope your efforts to make the
j Georgian a first clase pa-per will meet
with success.
Very respectlully,
A.J). 8.
I Linton, JlaitcocH county, Ca., Jan.
80, 1867.
Bill Simpson’s Legal Experience.
Many years ago the Legislature of
Tennessee passed an act to organize
the county of McNairy, alias Snake.
At that time the country embraced in
tho limits of Snake, was occupied by a
steady set of backwoodsmen, totally
unacquainted with courts, jails, etc
Tho county assembled at the appointed
site for the purpose of cuttring logs,
making boards, etc r to build- a eourt
house and jail. The only theme of
conversation, when the men were as
sembled, was the eourt, etc. None of
them had ever seen n court in session,
as yet developed. Each one would
give what his idea was of a court, etc.
None, however, was entirely satis
factory, until Bill Simpson was called
on to give his ideas. He said he
knew all about a court —that ho had
a law suit in North Carolina. One of
his neighbor’s hogs kept ciming when
he led his hogs, until it got fat. One
morning l\c got so nuid that he shot
the hog. lie thought it would riot do
to throw it away, so he chained and
salted it. Shortly afterwards his
neighbor and a man came to his house,
examined the smoke house and took
him to t< wn and put him in a little
office. About three months after that,
this man came and took him up to a
large room. A large man sat upon a
high bench—a man was sitting at a
desk—about a dozen fine dressed men
sat in a place that was paled around
Tho man put me in a pen just behind
them.
Ho then called in twelve men, and
they took seats in a box in front of
tho fine dressed men. Tho man that
was writing gave the twelve men a
book and said something about Bill
Simpson and State. Then one of riio
lino men read something about Bill
Simpson and flic hog, and he and ano
ther one of the fine dressed men had
the biggest quarrel you ever heard—
l thought they would fight every mi
nute, but they did’nt. It was Bill
Simpson and the hog, and the hog and
Bill Simpson, and sometimes Mr,
Simpson, but seldom. After tlu-y quit
quarreling, the big man talked awhile
to the twelve men, and then they went
out and staid a short time, and came
back and said something to tli»mao
at tho desk. The man on the bench
said something to the man that put
me in office, and ho took me cut and
tied me to a persimmon tree, and cont
menced lighting me with a cowhide,
and it made me so and and mad that l
shook all the persimmons off the tree.
}\'iiu hrstrr Home Journal.
Courteous Hi ply to an J/i/idel. — An
American traveler being unexpected
ly detained at the mole or quarantine
in Odessa, was very civilly offered
“half of his apartments, and a sofa to
lie on," by a young Englishman who
acted ns translator to the n ole. After
they had formed an intimate acquain
tance, and one evening had retired to
rest, the traveler askmi his friend how
he could endure the blasphemy which
wus so coonstantly heard there. The
young Engl.-liman replied, that “as
a gentleman these words were disagec*
able to him, but as to their being im
triosically wrong, it was no matter of
concern to him, as he denied the truth
of all revelation, and believed Jesus
Christ to be an impostor.”
The traveler, without supposing that
the remark would be heeded except
by courtesy, replied, “ either Christ
was au impostor or he was not. If he
was an impostor, we have an inconi
ceivable phenomenon of a base man
practicing virtue, self-denial, charity,
forgiveness of injuries through the
whole of his life, in spite of scourging,
contumely and even crucifixion. Is
it philosophical to suppose tliat a bad
man would take so much pains to
make them good? But if he is not
an impostor he has told the truth, and
wo must believe him.”
“Is it possible that I never saw that
before ?” was the only reply of the
young Englishman; but the argument
sunk deep into heart; and when the
traveler had arrived in Alexandria, he
received a letter from the former scep
tic acknowledging him as “the best
friend he ever had,” encouraging him
to be equally faithful to others, and
praying him not to ioiget “his Odessa
convert.”
Editor Treulict on Biographer
Parton.-~ The following, from the
Louisville Jounal,is too just and truth
ful to be witheld from our readers :
The North American Review for
January contains a very deprecatory
article on Daniel Webster. The arti
cle is from the pen of Mr. Purton.
Webster’s mother, according to Par
ton, said that the boy would make
something or nothing, she could not
tell which ; and, il Carton’s estimate
of the man should prevail, posterity
would be in much the same quandary.
But Parton’s estimate will not prevail.
It is merely a pasquinade inscribed on
a tomb.
When Webster was alive, the North
American Review lionized him ; now
when he is a dead lion, it turns round
aud kicks him. There is not only a
good deal of human nature in man,
but a good deal of asinine nature in
human nature, particularly io the hu
man nature of a North American Re
viewer. Massachusetts h: s long been
a very degenerate State, and she has
at' last become as irreverent as she is
degenerate. She has more dead lions
and more live jackasses than any other
member of the Union ; and every ono
of the latter is flinging his heels at
someone of the former.
Lunar Caustic Superseded by So<
lar Caustic. —For a long time iu the
treatment of places to be cauterized,
only the dreaded nitrate of silver (lu
nar caustic) was used to produce the
caustic effect. We now use several
substances, but Barnes substituted lor
all these the sun’s rays converged by a
burning lens, in all cases (cancer, Ac )
in which caustic has been used, and
the morbid character of which has to
be extinguished. This solar burning
is far less painful, non injurious and
far more effectual than escharotic sub
stances or even hot iron.
Ilow to Beat Whitesof Eggs.- -On
breaking eggs take care that none of
the yolk becomes mixed with the white.
A single particle will sometimes pre
vent their foaming well. Put the
whites into a large flat dish and beat
them with an egg beater made of dou
ble wire, with a tin handle, or with a
cork stuck crosswise upon tho prongs
of a fork. Strike a sharp, quick stroke
through the whole length of the dish.
Beat them in tho cellar or some other
cool place, till they look like snow, and
you can turn the dish over without,
their slipping off. Never suspend the
process or kt them stand, even for one
minute, as they will begin to- ta-rn- to
a liquid state, and cannot be restored,
and thus will- make a heavy cake.
Rothschilds’ Paris abode is an
immense building, seven stories high,
and would cover about one block, as
wo call our divisions at home. Yiu
are somewhat astonished to see that
the first, or ground floor, is used for
numberless little shops, cigars, pictures
meat stalls, vegetalles, tin shops, toys
and a livery stable. On the second
floor are numerous offices, engravers,
printers, workers in artificial flowers,
etc. Then all above this you will find
was a perfect palace, large halls, par
lors, galleries ol art and libraries, and
all the private splendor and luxury ol
this money king.
Scaling of Confederate Debts. —
The Legislature of North Carolina has
passed a law, declaring that, in the
scaling of the Confederate debts, the
date of c -ntracting, not tlio date of
payment, shall be taken to determine
the rate.
A similar conclusion lias been af
firmed in Virginia and South Carolina,
and, wo believe, in Georgia by judicial
decision.
Batter ( ikes without Eggs or Milk.
A lady friend sends the LaGrange
Reporter the following recipe for mak
ing batter cakes without eggs or milk:
“ Sift one quart of corn meal, add
salt, pour boiling water upon the meal,
cool by pouring in end water, then
thicken with one pint of sifted flour,
and fry as ordinary batter. Cakes
thus prepared will be found equal to
those containing etrgs and milk.
4®“ Josh Billings says: Courting
iz like two little springs uv water that
start out from under a rock at the foot
uv a mountain, and run down hillside
hv side—singing, dancing, seperating
from each other, eddying, frothing and
hiding under the
hank, lull uvshadder; bimeliy they
jiue, aud then go slow.
feaT" A member of the Legislature
of New York has a law before that
body that contemplates the licensing
of houses of ill-fame. Amoog his cor
respondents is a clergyman residing in
the metropolis, who recognizes the ira>
possibility of ever thoroughly eradica.
ting the evil, and suggests the necessi
ty of some act which will substantially
adopt the French system.
Proceeding* of Council.^
• COUNCIL ROOM,
Thomasville, Feb. 11th, 1867.
Council convened this night in reg
ular mooting. Present Hun It. H.
Harris, Mayor; Aid Taylor, Bower,
Hanself, Reid, DeWitt, llammond.
11 is Honor the Mayor reported that
the Marshal hud presented his bond
and been swern into office.
'llie fine and costs inflicted by Coun
cil last year on D. J. & J. W. Shcf
ficld.wcrc ordered to be returned.
The Committee on Ordinances re
ported, in part, anew liquor Ordi
nance. After debate on motion made
and carried, the report was recommit*
tel and the Committee instructed to
take up tho the entire Liquor Ordi- :
nance, revise the same, arid report
back next meeting.
Moved and carried that the Finance
Committee be added to the Ordinace
Committee, and that both Committees
act jointly on the subject of Licenses.
The tax oft Drovers was taken op
for revision. On motion, by unani
mous consent, the clause was so alter,
cd as to levy a tax of two instead of
five dollars per day on all Drovers
bringing horses or mules into ThotnsV
ville arid offering them- for .tale.
An aceount of five dollars, presented
by Drs. Reid & DeWitt, for medical
services last year, on small pox, wu
ordered to be paid.
The Marshal was instructed to in
quire into the amount due to Council
on Cotton, for Btorage, since first of
June list, and report as early as prac
ticable.
Several other matters were called
up by Council, but none ol’ them defi
nitely acted upon.
Council then adjourned.
WM. CLINE, Clerk.
Prentice, of the Louisville Journal,
tenders this advice to the public :
“ Never buy goods of those who don't
adveitise. They sell so little that they
have to sell dear.”
,11 4 Rliie-O
lu tl-is Comity, at the residence of tha
Bride’s father, by Rev. M. Q. Smith, otv
Thursday, Feb. 7, 1867, Mr. T. C. BW
rHREYS and Miss Susan K. Ivkw.
Dr- D- S BRANDON,
uitoovcimuj, «A.,
Will give his special attention to
SURGEHY
AND
SURGICAL DISEASES.
Wi I practice in Southern Georgia, Middle
and East Florida.
Letters addressed to him at Thoma-iviHe
or (irooverville, Ga., will meet prompt at
tention. • feb 12-ly
fjlcnt-ral WhiM-riiitcnilrnt’s Olßrr, j
Atlantic & Gulf Kail Road, >
Savannah, Feb. 4, 1867. )
r [WHS Com,, my is now prepared to forward
1 Freight from Savannah to Thomasville,
Live I >ak and all regular Stations on the l*en
sueolu iti. Georgia and Florida Central Kail
Roads. Hills of Lading should be a-ldrsssed
to Forwarding Agent, Atlantic Si Gulf Kail
Road Savannah, Ga.
11. S. HAINES,
Feb 12 lm
MILLS HOUSE,
Corner <{ueen mill lloriing Hi,.,
ciitßi.Ksrox, * <•:
rpms First Class Hotel tmrlieert thoroughly
l. repaired, refttted and refurnished through
out, and is now ready tor the accommodation
of the traveling public, whole patronage is re
speetfnlly solicited
( caches always in readiness to curry pa*
sengers to and from the Hotel.
The Proprietor promises to do all in hi*
power for the comfort of Ids guests.
JOSEPH PCRCELL,
Feb 12 ts Proprietor.,
Extract from Minute* of lh»
Itulterior Court.
€4 DOUG I A -Thotiiti* ( oiiitif.
Inferior Court in Chamber*,
February 9 f I flfrr.
1) II HARRIS having tendered htir
\ • resignation of the 08b* o 4 County
Solicitor, and there being a vacancy bjt'ro
death of the lton. P. E.. Lowe. Jcfclge of (!k>
Inferior Court r—li is hereby ordered that
an Election be held on Tuesday, March f>„
1807. for Counly Solicitor and Justice off
the Inferior Court, to serve for the untx
pired term of each officer.
R. II HARDAWAY, i. i. c.
HENRY MITCHELL, i. t. c.
ANSEL DEKLE, j, t. c.
Limit. Df.kle, Clerk.
Feb 12 law (vr
Extract Irani Minute* Thom
as Superior Court.
December adjourned Term, 1 Slit,.
In Equity in Thomas Superior Court—Hill for
Direction.
G It Strickland, Executor of Jno M Ferrill
Eunice ltrowi>iti* of Thomas county
Hardy Drowning anil hi, wife Mury tiro we
rug of Thomas enmity,
James Ferrill of Thomas county,
Willinui I toward aud hi* wife Meeky HnwartS
of Thomas comity,
Kch- ero Ferrill, wife of Wm Ferrill, and. hi*
children uaines unknow n—of Florida.
W.trreu A llq-sou and hi* wife Kliubettx
Hopson, of Texas,
Ansel Ferrill, of T-xtw*
John Ferrill, ot Florida.
Heir* of ifYc-iill. deceamx*
Marshall A Ferrill. >
Is roy J Ferrill, >of Texas,
lien) F Ferrill, )
Heir* of Luda C Ferrill, deceased,
li F > trick land of Thomas county,
A J Strickland,
Jane D Session*.
Heirs ot A Strickland, deceased.
G It Coleman, udm’r of Jaher Ferrill, dee’d,
**f Thomas comity.
C H Ferrill. A M Ferrill. Jason Sutton »nd
his wife Adeline Sutton, heir* of IlrniumiD
Ferrill, deceased—all of Florida.
Martha Hopson, --! Texan
Joseph Hur< > and his wife Sally Ann Hart*,
of Florida,
Pleasant Ferrill. Benton Ferrill. f'roekoU
Ferrill. \Vin Stru kland and hi* wife Mery
Ai n Sir:- kh.n-l, heir* of William Ferrill,
dec'll , of the State of North Caroline.
I T ai-peuring to the Court thut the *bo*r* *ta
. ted Rill for IHrec»ion having here §Wd m
the Superior Court of Thorne* Conntv. and il
«!»•» appearing to the sslisf-wtion of this Oort
that u number of the D-Teudaot* in s*ud Bill
: yond the iioiitaof the Suite of lieor
v... - li.. .I.itoe* I. ward 4k Ar
thur P Wright, Boljeiu>r* fur Complement*, it
i» ordered l-y the Court, that service <*( *.od
Bill be pe:l led by public*!ion,»nd that this
order lie published in the Southern Enlerptine,
a publi- gslellc, oore a to--nth for four eelH*.
A H lIANsELL.r s.s e
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