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Jackson Comity Musical
The Committee on Order reported
the first lesson lor the morning to be
conducted by Prof. W. F. Lord, C.
G. Benton, Pro£ E. B. Green, W.
& Crider, fifteen minutes each, to be
followed by Prof. Brown with some
appropriate remarks relative to or
ganising a School at this placo. Re-
cess of ten minutes.
Re-assembled. . Alter music on
the organ. Prof. Browd" spoke again
Convention.
Candler's Creek Church, Jack-
son County, Ga., July 26, 1878.
pointmcnt, with the uhurch. at
Candler’s Creek, to-day. The
President and Vice-President being
0 a
mi* sajii. inimwr
ONE pOHY, Ohf *^4OjJ
ONE COPY, Six Months. « OQ
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LAW 2TOTICE3.
gE. THRASHER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinaville, Ga.
Office in former Ordinary’s Office.
jan25-1876-ly , , .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Special attention paid to criminal p radio
- ' ‘ ~ ~ “ H. Wail
Kor ruler-puce apply* to Ex-Gov. T.
rid ClopO
and Uou. Davitf" Olopton, Montgomery, Alu.
Office over l’oot-OIBce Athene, Ga.
Pofx Bannov,
gnrrow Rroa,
D. C. Banaow, Jn
ATTORNEYS AT -UW, • t
Tulniadge, Hodgson if C*
l Office over
ian4-ly
Lamar Cobb. Howell. Cobb.
ii. conn,\i 9(1 Ti£ i ;u
ATTORNKYS AT LAW.
Athene, Ga
Office in Dcuprcc Building, “i
rt-L^-1876-1 v ^ ^
Alex i>. Krwjx.
pRWINdrCOBB,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Athens, Ga.
ii
Ofllct on
feb32-l87G*ly
Andrew J. Cobb.
51 j,
i Corner of BmmJ and Thoma* streets',
rver Chihli*, Xicki-rson *fc C*u
J H. DOUTCII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Carncftville, Ga.
G- G. Th.033a.as.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WATKINSVILLE, GA.
O FFICE IN COUKT-HOUSE, OPPOSITE
Ordinary's Office. Persoual attentiou toall
epir-tt
^SUBURY. MoCUURY,
A.ttomo7 a-b Law,
liaimrXLL, Georgia,
Will practice in the Superior Courts of North-
es-l Georgia end Supreme Court at Atlania.
Aug 8. 187* if
VOL. 62
Slipping Away.
They are slipping array, those sweet swift yearr,
Like a leaf on the current east;
With never n break in their rapid flow,
Wa watch them .a one by one thay go
beautiful pert.
it and swift as n weaver’s
Or an arrow’s flying glaam ;
Aa soft aa tho langorooa breezes hid,
•* -YhatHft the wiPinr’, long golden lid,
And ripple the glassy stream.
As light as the breath of the thistle-down,
As fond as the lover’s dream ;
am pore as the flush in the sea-.,bell's throat,
Aa sweet aa the wood-bird’s wooing note,
* So Wader and sweet they seem. ” r
One after one we see them pass
- Down the dim-ligbtod stair;
Wo hear the sonnd of their steady tread
In the steps of the centuries long since dead,
As beautiful and as fair. J, v,
There are only a few years left to love,
Shall we waste them in idle strife I
Shall we trample under our ruthless feet
These kouuliful blossoms rare and sweat,
Bt the dusty way of life I
There are only s few swift years—alt, let
No envious taunts be heard ;
Make life's fair pattern of raru design,
And fill up the measure with love's sweet wine
But never an angry word.
THE BRAVE GIRL
bunino* entrusted to liii* care.
JACKWON THOMAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Of.icu South West Corner of College Avenue
and Clayton Street, ah*o ut the Court House.
Ail paTtie* dc*irini? Criminal Warrant;*, can pet
tu*-m H'.nnv tim« by applying to the County
Solicitor at ; uA office. '*■' declS-1874-t*
tne county
U «74-tr
i F. Kal-'KY.
Roiiirt R.\:f'B:». Wilbvb F
SlaiforcL 8s Kelsay,
Attorneys; ut Law,
And Counsellor's* and Solic-torV in Equity,
Cochrnn, 1‘idjwki County, Ga nnu im -
mediate attention piver. to any bu»ine*s con-
cerniorf lands. lntrn<iar|‘ piordpOy ejected
from, and titles cloariil »R, tnd wild lauds look*
©d alYer generally, will bm* and Ret; lands, pav
tuxes lor nonresidents etc.’ W ilLpractice in all
the counties oontimjent to cither turn M. «fe B.
K. K. ortho Atlantic and K. R/ Good re
ference ifivcn when desired,
july IGth.tf.
‘2Draughn Souse,
AON ROE, WALTON COUNTY, 41EORU1A.
First class accommodations, first class Mr,
first class servants, and first class rooms hand-
Homely furnished. . . ...
juf^s „ lir
T.
Far down upon tlio Carolina coast
lies .the lovely island' of St. John,
* iybetft.stood, dud hundred years ago,
I a noble brick-built mansion, with lofty
portico and broad piazza.
It was the home of Mr. Robert
Oibbcs and bis beautiful young wife,
and the great bouse was full at all
seasons. Eight cliildreu had already
'comelo this good couple, and seven
little adopted cousins were their play
mates—the orphan children of Mrs.
Fenwick, sister to Mr. Gibbes. He
himself was a cripple and could not
walk. In a chair which ran on wheels
lie was drawn daily over the pleasant
paths, sometimes by the faithful black
servants, sometimes by the still more
devoted children, who tugged at the
rope like so many frisky colts. The
loveliness of the spot snited well its
name of “ Peaceful Retreat,’’ by
which it was known through all the
country.
But in those troublous times it
could not always remain “ peaceful.”
In the spiiugof 1779, the British
took possession of all thp sea-board.
General Prevost marched up from
Savannah and laid siege to Charles
ton. But hearing that General Lin
coln was hastening oh with his army,
he struck Ills tents in the night aud
retreated rapidly towards Savannah.
He crossed the Stono Ferry, and for
tified himself on John’s Island, the
Island of St. John was very often
called.
For weeks now the noise of mus
ketry and heavy guns destroyed the
quiet joy at “Peaceful Retreat.” The
children, in the midst of play, would
Watahmaher & Jowalor,
At Snead* Shoe Store next door to Eeeae & bear the dreadful booming, and sud'
l.ane'rt, Broad street, Athens, Georgia. All
work warranted 12 month*.
*.p ! | »tr,<| jjoaify n<r
D. O'. /
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
(Singer Machine Office, College Aronue)
ATgESna.
T have opened At Mf fi&x, pUaC
1 will give strict at Notion to repairing and
cleaning **f Winches, Clock* and Jewelry. All
work tlone in fir.-t class stvle and at reasonable
rote*. Give me a call, april i!S-6m..
LIVERY. FEED MID SALE STABLE,
GANN & REAVES, PKOFKIETOHS.
Will be found at their old stand, rear Frank
lin House building, Thomas street. Keep al
ways on hand good Tumonts and carelnl dri-
deelStf.
denly grow still and pale. The eld
est daughter, Mary Anno, was a
sprightly, courageous girl of thirteen.
She bad the care of all the little ones,
for her mother’s bands were full, iu
managingJhe gj'eat.cstate
for
eSciny
lo «YH e i3lfetW s,ioQ of tb« beaatUiil
place. 'A body of British and Hes-
si^q^igj^ptnre^t^ l^ding^t
midnight, .and; creeping stealthily
onward^ filled the park and surround-
ej day-break the in
niuSsioand themselves pAaMittCt o
•S'hen came trying days for the
CS2TTSLAZ. HOTEL
ahgurta ii)
Mrs. W. M- THOMAS, Prop’r
Th'H Hotel, *o well known to the cifjxoj^ of
vntre of the basiiu’SH portion of Ao^rnsto, oon-
Vi'uient to PoRt Office, Telejjmph Office and
Pepo*, uud offer* inducement* to tiff public
nneqnalcd bv any other Hotel in the Cit**..
dcc4-»f, J y, - A... 4 - '•* H-Jtl/
an assault on tlie bouse by the enemy.
She ordered the servants to cease
their wailing and dreas themselves.
Then the husband and children were
prepared; and, while the cannon bel
lowed in quick succession and the
noise around the boose grew loader,
the lather and mother consulted what
was best to do. It was now evident
that the attack was by their own
friends, and its object was to dislodge
the enemy. Bnt Mr. Gibbs did not
know that the houaejarpnl^ nat. be
fired upon, and bead vised instant
flight. He was carried to his cbalr
and the whole household sallied forth
from the back door.
The scene was terrific.. The night
was (pitchy dark, and wbflp, just as
they stepped out, a sheet of flame
bclcbpd; {forth from the vessels, it
seemed to bo almost against tlieir
laces. The roar shook the ground.
The troops were too. busy saving
themselves to notice the fugitives,
and they pushed on as rapidly as pos
sible.
No one was sufficiently protected
from the rain. Little Mary had the
hardest part, for nearly all the chil
dren were iu her care. The mud
was deep. Some of the little- Ones
could walk bnt a short distance at a
time, and had to he carried—Mary
having always one, sometimes two in
her arms. Several of the servants
were near her, bnt none of them
seemed to notice her or her hardens.
The last horse had been carried off
that very day; there was no escape
but on foot.
Suddenly, a ball came crashing by
them' thrbngh the trees' Then a
charge of grape-shot ctit the boughs
overhead. They were exactly in the
range of the gnns! It was evident
they had taken the worst direction,
but there was uo help for it now—it
was too late to turn back. In her
agony, the mother cried aloud on
God to protect her family. Mary
hugged closer the child in her arms,
and trembled so she could hardly
keep op. Another crash ! The shot
shrieked past them, striking the trees
ini every direction:- Tho assault was
fierce the roar was incessant- -The
frightened family rushed on as swift-
ly as possible toward a friend’s plan-
tatipn. far back from the shore ; but
it *ns-soon seen that they would not
have strength to reach it, even if they
were not struck down by the flying
shot. The Americans were ponring
their .fire into these woods, thinking
the enemy would seek refuge there.
The wretched fugitives expected every
moment to he tlieir last. On they
pushed through mud and rain and
screaming shot. " • ‘ * ,
Soon they found they were getting
more out of range of the gnns. They
began to hope; yet now and then a
hall tore up the trees aronnd them,
or'rolled fearfully across their path,
They readied one of the hou-es where
tlieir field-bands lived, with no one
hilt were over rtnite Aon?, the
mansion, aud out of range. The
negroes said no shot had come that
way. Unable to flee further, the
family determined to stop here. As
soon as they entered, Mrs. Gibbes
fern? athiqMi; leaviifg ber; aM
•ft loTv bfd.' CHinetuKtne
ched, trembling withtfeFror
and exhaustion, the family gathered
around her. She sprang up wildly.
“Oh, Mary?’ she cried, ‘‘where
is John?” <
The little girl turned pale, and
moaned “ Oh, mother! mother! he'a
burned in his hands. Plainly, she
must decide it herself. With stream
ing eyes she looked at Mary.
“Como here, my child,” she callep
through ber sobs. Mary fell upon
her mother’s neck. One long, pas- •' *^ ac "' son Comity Musical Con-
* tmnttrui nni.«., n «.1 i:
sionate embrace, in which all a moth
er’s love and devotion were poured
out, and the dinging arms were
opened without a word.' Mary sprang
up,]
kissed her lather's forehUd*: an* W * R
Lord was requested,^ a^t as Presi-
sped forth on her l|angeroi» vriuaoi^
had now ceased, but the
night was still dark and full of ter
rors, for through the streets she saw
the frequent flashes of the great gnns.
The woods were filled with the burn
ing echoes, so that cannons seemed
to be on every hand. She flew on
with all speed. Soon sho heard the
crashing trees ahead and knew that
in a moment she would be face to
face with death. She did not falter.
Now she was again in the fierce
whirlwind! All aronnd her the shot
howled and shrieked. On every side
branches fell crashing to the earth.
A cannon ball plunged into the ground
close beside her, casting over her a
heap ot mud, and throwiug her down.
She sprang tip and pressed on with
redoubled vigor. Not even that ball
could make her turn back.
They reached her house. She rati
to the room where the little child
usually slept. ^ The bed was empty!
Distracted, they flew from chamber
to chamber. Suddenly site remem
bered that this night he had been
given to another nurse. Up into the
third story she hurried, and, as she
passed open the door, the little fel
low, sitting up in bed cooed to her
and put out his bands.
With the tears ruuniug dowu her
cheeks Mary wrapped the babe
warmly and started down the stairs.
Out into the darkness once more;
onward with her precious burden,
through caunonrrcar, through shot
and shell! Three times she passed
through this iron storm. The halls
still swept the j forest; the. terrific
Looming filled the air. j . • |
With, Uje ,young
lightly to her brave youipg V$art, aho
fled on. She neither stumbled nor
fell. The shot threw the dirt in her
face, and - showered the twigs upon
her head. Bat she was not struck.
In safely she reached the hut, and
fell exlutusted across the threshhold.
And the little hoy thus saved by a
;irl’s brave (ievotion, afterward be
came General Fenwick, famous in the
warof!812. • > ,u . ,,,, V ic
The Damage Done.
American officers in the city heard
that “Peaceful Retreat” had been
qu£rtertrjn the nvnlsion, allowing Abe kft'” She broke out crying. Tho
family to^occupy th?-tipper story. *
John’iffsinnd'wrra Iftar thsHT thirty
miles from Charleston, and when the
negroes, quickly sympathetic, began
to wring tlieir hands and wail.
“S'lenca!” said Mr. Gibbs, with
st era but trembling voice. The tears
were in his own eyes. The little
captured by the British, tltey deter- child now missing was very dear to
Southern Mutual Insurance
COl-iIE’A.TJT'Sr,
YOUNG L. O. HARRIS, President
STKVKNS Til OX is. Secretary.
Crow Asset*, A|.tli 1, 1*77, . . *7HI,ur •«
Reeldent' Directors.
Yovso I- O. Exeats,
John II. Nkwtus,
lot. IlKNRY lieIX,
Atm* F. DKxaisii,
Gil. KuNKBT Thomas.
m 28-wljr
SrxTKKft Thomas
Eliza L. Nxwtub.
FKitniMAXn PHimxr'
Du. U. M. SMITH,
Joiix W. KlCHftWOla
cm r m>
800 CUrumrr*.
refrbrou^Tit to Alliccs.
l'sne! Fielnrr*.
Illuminated Mottoes.
mayT-tf. Burke’s Book Store.
^-7, ftarSale;** IU&
A sreoud-liand Wherlcr & Wilson Sewing
Medline; In* hetn bat little used
feet order. Forsrls
»rg*»-»r
■Two large gallics were immediately
Imanned and equipped, and sent to
the plantation with strict orders not
to fire upon the mansion.
Sailing noiselessly up the Stcno
River, at dead of night, the vessels
anohored abreast the plantation.
Suddenly, out of the thick darkness
a flam
tl
encampment. The whole place was
instgfBr ]?■» uproar igChBbffiaBs
in the house sprang from bed, and
hastily dressed and armed. The
family, rudely awakened. xu*hcd ^*x
tlj^ndewA. \ cold raii&«amJ
vv IIWIIT IV IWtIU OCWIllg
THIS OFflti
ing, and the soldiers, half clad,
running wildly hither and thilhqr,
wliilo officers were frantically calling
room. The excitable negro servants
attend the most piercing shrieks.
The poor little children were too
frightened to scream, hat clung trem
blingly to Mary.
sacred charge, # as he was one of th»
orphan children of Mr. Gibbes’s
sister, intrusted to him on her death
bed.
The wailing ceased; then was
silence, broken only by sobs, and the
master asked ?
Who is willing to go back, for the
icariia?” .
No one spoke. Mr. Gibbes turned
fo his wife for conned. As the two
talked in low tones: Mrs. Gibbes
called her husbands atuution to Mary,
who waskneefing with clasped bauds,
in prayer, at the foot of the bed. In
ft moment, the little maid rose and
he knew not, a* first, whether h was
att^sh hjih'4MMh)(tb^t)a < i4> or
jxune to them, saying, calmly:
j “Mother, I must go hack after
j*»hy.<
j “Oh, my chUd,” cried the mother,
In agony, “ I cannot let yen!”
“But, mother, I must,” pleaded
Mary. God will care for me.”
' It was a fearful responsibility. The
guus yet roared constantly through
the darkness; -he bouse might now
Savannah Record: We have al
ready given the number of men en
listed against the South in the four
yeats fight. We showed that from
the war records-there were 2,688,-
522 men, or as Gen. §bonks pots it,
2,235,951 men iu the ■ Federal army.
There were 88,844 commissioned
officers, and of Them ~3,931 were
killed in tbattli. .-Of!.‘the enlisted
white men, 38,793were killed in bat
tle. We are of the opiniou there
were more if there were i7S,895 in
arms and in 'service.
Ot the mortality from wounds,
2,069offioersdied; 30,887 white sol
diers died, and 1,037 negroes.
Of officers who died from disease
there were 1,723; w|iite soldiers,
121,100, and of negroes 26,211.
The aggregate deaths frt.ni all
causes Were: Officers, 9,314; ‘ white
soldiers, 251,632, and negroes 3.3,278.
Deaths from alt causes hi the .army,
294,415. . J ■ t :Ml.t..j.
8OVT0ERN SIDE. / j (
Front b&st sdt«*es, Dr. Jas. Jones
anil Geu: G S. Cooper, the estimates
given are:-! .2*JL -
•>£Tha available fisree of the Con^
federate army during the tvar did not*
exceed 600,000. i ^, v ,j , . ...
2. The Confederate States never
had in their defense more than 200,.
000 men in the‘field atone time. 1
3. The whole niiraher di* deaths
during tho time was 200,(00. man...
4 The loss of' prisoners 'counted-
aa total iosSes on accdnnt of the
UniVed States 'policy of exchange,
200.000 mon. ids
5. The loaf’ o^ the Confed.
States army.tV; discharj^,^«%at)iIitV
flhd desertion, 100,00ft- men. ' ihLiLiii
6. -At the close of tlrtf war the
Confederate ariiiy 'tdas ifeb than
100,600 tqen. . ‘ „ ”
,T.i i^ nt - of
were lost in service. ...
^t thc do« o^(h,i,^'Ue
Federal forces ipninbdred 1,090,600,
and the Confederate about 100.000,
or abont ten to one..
So much we give for-the benefit of
the fdtiire historian.;
the following were appointed a
Committee on OrSr: aV. M. Cul
pepper; M. A. Benton, J. O. Brown- j
ing, S. L. Carter, and J. M. Park.
On motion, went into the election
of officers, by ballot, which resulted
in the choice of J. R. Benton Presi
dent, an<l W. F. Lord Vice-President.
At this time there Was ft 'motion to
elect a Secretary and Treasurer by
acclamation, which prevailed. James
I. Ray was elected Secretary, and
Prof. E. B. Green was chosen Assis
tant Secretary and Treasurer. Recees
of ten minutes.
Convention re-assent! .led. The
President, on taking the Chair, made
some appropriate remarks, and open
ed the'exei e.^es by leading in the first
song. ... m ,.„i v -a -
Committee on Order rejiorted the
exercises for the evening lo be con
ducted by S. P. Higgins, twenty
minutes ; followed by C- G. Benton,
twenty minutes, \ a'>
At the close of hl. Benton’s lesson,
there was a motion to idj.>urn, which
prevailed. J , fl •
- Closiug hymn by Prof. Lord, pray
er by Brother J. O. Browning.
Adjourned lo meet July 27th, 1878.
Satcbday Morning, July 27th,
Convention met according to ad
journment.
Opened with singing and prayer.
Sioging led by Prof. Brown, prayer
by Brother Browning. t. >•
Committee on Order reported
musical exercises to he conducted by
J. R. Benton, twenty minutes, fol-
lfjvjfdby Prof. W. F. Lord, twenty
ftlfii.i;•Bncess-oftteWminutes.
Re-BMenihleli. 1 '' J dn*'tfio'.ion, 'went
fntcW IhhH 'husiness session. Let-
S.r.t s ■ ; „
tors were then called for from sister
Conventions: Singing Schools, So
cieties, &e. Received from Mays-
ville r Sabbat!i School—Miss Lizzie
Sims, Miss Julia Wallace, Mr. C. T.
BaeoA and Mr. Julius Boggs; Thos.
A. E. Evans, Supeiintendent. , From
the Sfsliool at Cabin Creek—A. M.
Bcntcrh, C. M Porter, Misses Mattie
Haynie aud Sallio Pittman ; A. M.
Benton, Superintendent, W. W.
Jackson, Secretary j>ro. tem.' From
the Bank- County Convention—
Professor Brown and H. C. McDon
ald. From the Hart County Conven
tion—Prof. J. E. Viclferjv Also
received'S. P. Hig^lus and J«h|i
Simmons, from Mountain Creek,
without a L tie:. . . ,, v»- > tutx noi
;On jnmhiu, the Constitution was
read, and ti new Article introduced
andadip: -1, which readyts follows;
This Qiiiveution shall he organized
on Ffajlay, and be opened and closed
with afttging and prayer.
Also; the 7th Artiefe was changed,
making it obligatory upon the tcach-
ess and leaders alone to attend ! the
annuafcsessions. y * ' J,I S
f)n1tiotion, volunteers' were called
for toVpnwcnt this* body in tho Dis
trict Qonvention, to he held with the
church at Liberty, at’Madison county
on Fridity before the fourih Sunday
-on the subject of sacred music, en-
i courajging those who have exhibited
la zeal in the cause of ronsic to great
er perseverance. Closed by singing
a few songs. J88I oi ■ 1 '
Prof. Viekefy^pf jHart County,
was next introduced, who addressed
the audience upon the same subject.
Closed by singing two beautiful
songs. : Prof. Green, of this connty,
then ontertained the audience for a
short time, by introducing a new
music book, “ The Temple Harp,”
favoring it as the standard text book
for this Convention. Closed by sing
ing a few of its lovely songs. Recess
of forty-five minutes, for recreation.
Re-assembled. Committee on
Order reported the exercises to be
conducted by A. T., Laity, and M.
G. Wilhite, fifteen minutes each.
Recess of tea minutes.
Reassembled. On motion, went
into a short business session. Min
utes read and adopted.. ))«>»-..!
Oil motion, the Secretary was ro-
quested tot have these proceedings
published iu our two county papers,
with instructions to furnish the Far-
est News with the manuscript.
x,The Secretary was also requested
to furnish Prof. Brown with a short
sketch of this Convention 1 for the
Musical Million, a paper published
by Rubusli, Shaffer, & Co., Singer’s
Getu, Va. . - .
By request, the Alphabetical Glee
was sung, led hy Hon. A. T. Ben
nett. , , . .Jim /
On motion, the following resolu
tion was adopted by a rising vote:
Jlesolved, .That the thanks of this
Convention are due, and are hereby
tendered, to the membership of
Candler’s Creek church, and all the
friends in the community who have
so freely contributed to the enter-
] tain meet and enjoyment of the del
egates and visitors during the session.
On motion, adjonrned, after sing
ing led hy the President, and prayer
by Brother Wills,
Papers ip adjoining counties please
copy.. Tlianks to tho Forest News,
for repealed favors.
Will give time and placo of next
meeting as soon as located.
J- R- Benton, President.
James I. Wtff Secretary.
Cnmoth £l HI awning Dovm.
Not to the man of dollars,
Not to the man of deeds,
Not to the man of conning,
Not to the man of creole;
Not to the one nrhoee passion
Ie for the worid’e renown,
Not in form of ftshlon,
Cometh a blessing down.
Not unto land’s expansion,
Not to the aiiear’a ehaat,
Not to the princely mansion,
Not to the blazoned erect;
Not to the sordid worldling,
Not to the knavish clown.
Not to the haughty tyrant,
Cometh a blessing down.
Not to the folly-blinded,
Not to tho steeped in shame,
Not to the carnal-minded,
1 Not to unholy ftmo ;
Not in neglect of duty,
Not in the monarch’s crown,
Not at tho smile of beauty,
Cometh a blessing down.
But to one whose spirit
Yearns for tho great and good ;
Unto the one whoso storehouse
Yielded the hungry food ;
Unto the ono who labors
Fearless of foe or frown ;
Unto tho kindly-hearted
Cometh a blessing down.
Prospects of the South.
W1IAT TflE NEXT CENSUS WILD SHOW-
BELAT1VE PROGRESS OF THE
VARIOUS STATES 8INCE
TOE WAR.
Philadelphia North American.
There are many reasons for think
ing that the national census of 1830
will reveal a surprising recuperation
over the whole sixteen States consti
tuting the section known as the
. Hates of ^dvcrtlgiiig,
AdierUumonta wUl be inserted at ONE DOL
LAR per square tor the Sret insertion, and FIFTY
3ENT8 per aquare for each continuance, for any
time underoa* uoatta. For longer perioda a IR-
ual deduction will be made. A aquare equal to
ten line** solid.
Notices in local column, leu Dun a aquare, 20
jeota m line.
nEcxarox or Tax united statu scpreuecocbt
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government is a sad drawback on the
prosperity of the young common
wealth. Pittsburg seems to have the
most commanding influence in that
region. Arkansas has become tran
quil and flourishing of late years, and
shares in the progress of Missouri and
Kansas somewhat.
The cotton culture has recovered
iU fullest ante-war proportions, and
must have enriched the planters and
dealers.' i jSie~~tofecco '"culture has
not recuperated to the same extent,
but is doing well. The rice culture
has taken a great start, and hits
proved very profitable in Louisiana,
Georgia and South Carolina. New
Orleans has done much for rice,
sugar and cotton, notwithstanding
all her political distractions. In all
the Southern States great progress
has been made in wheat, corn and
live stock. Stock-raising has pecul
iar attractions for Southern farmers.
Railroads, mining and manufactures
have struggled under tho disastrous
influences of want of capital and four
years of revulsion and agitation, but
in the main these interests have im
proved at the South. Altogether,
the condition of the Souih warranU
larger efforts to secure its trade for
our own tradesmen.
A New Planet.
| THE SOLAR ECLIPSE RESULTS IN THE
DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER PLANET—
ITS SIZE AND SITUATION—A
HOT PLACE.
The most interesting thing in the
South. This reaction may not bo so ecli P ae observations, made by the
decided in population, but • iu actual numerous astronomers stationed
wealth, manufactures and agriculture alotl S the central line of the m00 ”’ 8
it will he found unexpectedly great. 8,,adow ’ is lessor Watson sconfir-
It is, of course, known and admitted
mation ol the theorv that Our solar
that the progress of Texas and Mis- 8 y slera 1,88 auother P lanet - Thls
souri has been very remarkable in all hitherto theoretical member of the
material aspects. In fact, these two famil y’ th °nS h its very existence was
States wUl contest with Virginia the I a malter of controversy, had already
position of the leading Southern bee “ name <l "Vulcan, aftet the my< ho-
State. Eventually it seems that lo S ical hlacksmith-god who presided
Texas will outstrip all other Southern at tho forge and anvil, since its sup-
Stntes unless her territory shall be P 080 ' 1 O rb it waa^ still nearer the sun
divided. But Missouri is so near to than that of swiftly flying Mercury,
the great sources of Southern capital I A total solar ccIi P se ’ b y sb »ding the
and labor, so convenient to St. Louis,
Cincinnati and Chicago, and posses
ses such enormous resources, that
her progress must lie very rapid and
astonishing.
Next to these States, Virginia will
Qreen,C. G. Benton, James L R*y;
J. R. Benton, A. M. Bent0n,-M.“A.
Bentbh, J. H. Boggs,
Ty the Banks County Convention,,
at Homer, on Friday beloie tho fifth
Sunday Jh September, 1878: Hon.
A. T. i^ennett and Prof. Lord.
Franklin C.jumy ContUnU
tion, at Kesler’s. Camp ^Ground, on
Middle river r Prof.'Green to attend.
To tfie Madison County. Conven
tion, a^Shilo, on Friday before th«
first Sunday in October, 1878 p.
To the Hart County Conyentjpft,
at'Bethesda. on Friday before the
jwas in great <&«*■*,< be in flames; it might be filled with
carnage and Mood. Mr. Gibbes
turned to her hutbafidl' - His face was
Weighed Hampton wi'l pulldown
the slate fcales in South Carolina at
about 10,000 majority tout^e square
foot. ' : - ’So jj f
Can’t Rub It Out.—“Don’t write
there,” said a .father to his son, who
was writing, with a diamond on the
window. Why net ?” “ Because
you can’t rub it out.” Did it ever
occur to yon’my child, that yo'ii are
daily w riting that which you cannot
rtib put? Yon made a cruel speech
the other day to your mother. It
wrote itself upon her loving heart
and give her pain. It is there now,
and hurts her when she thinks of it.
You can’t rub it out. You whis
pered a wicked thought, one . day in
the cara of your playmate, it wrote
itself oil his mind, and led hint to do
a wicked act. It is there now; yon
can’t.riih it,out. All your thoughts,
all your wyrdt^ all your, ; acts, aie
written on the hook ofraeiuory. . Be
Qctojb^r, 1878 ; W. I* Lord, £. -wefol,‘Uio recprJU .very- lasting.
You can’,t rub i^out.
The following,tS affecting meeting”
is described in the tConyers Weekly :
“ A 4ew days ago an old man who
had cored from ' a distant place to
Conyers for medical treatment had
the good.- fortune t<v meet a little
grandchild whom hu had never seen,
nor had‘he seen hh daughter the
mother of the child,’ since sho was an
inftuit. When the eld wren discov
ered by a chance remark who the
chtld was; bis joy may be more easi
ly imagined than ■ described. The
firat Sunday in Octoher. laTS;^-,, ^ RKmdf ^„ e : i° me
l dhdrthe iqnnion iAde^rihedes^eing
l ”” affecting in -the>ex*Mme.' It serins
Adjgurne^one h ( 9‘"- ^pr,-Wft?%i
m ibleti.; Coiqmittee on *****■“» for when an
rted the' exercises of file hifiwt, and her) father living in ftnoth-
flrtnmsoa to he condneted by ATMl er.poRt««plei«**a#^ta# 'frefv«' seehi
Bentiff,ta. C. McDonald, S. LVCar^ harnntii the otheridiy.”
ter and Prof. J. E. Vickery, twenty A liitio hoy from Reeseinivcr was
rt^nt»;_each. ' Keces.^of ten m,n- u »g^Sgjpf about .town this
"iSi.'.iL, -iJlwU.'uZ bluou Corning. “How dfo^jjjpow th«r
nXt» ara not tonfakanU?» ashed a geniie-
mil mimhbrtlmwihflyta'ifelFrijAe
music by R., 8. Blackwe!|, .Mfpqty of Uie mvam6t ^ «Weli, you see,”
minutes, followed by W. T. Bennptt, re plied tho boy, “when you eat’em
twenty minutes, followed by Prof, you pn * " ’
Brown, twenty minutes.' Adjourned month,
light of the sun, offords to the as
tronomers on anportunity to search
for any such unknown intra-Mercurial
planets; and, while in Texas a careful
and unsuccessful search was made by
Professor Todd, and while otiier oh-
probably make the best show, her I 8er vers, stationed at different points,
people having been almost entirely I were a ^ so unsuccessful in their hunt,
clear of lawlessness since the civil tb e conjectural planet, is asserted to
war, her peace having been perfect have been actually discovered hy the
and undisturbed, and her entire at- ■^ ,nn Arbor astronomer,
tention given to the. recovery from I would appear that the newly
the waste aud desolation of war and discovered planet does not greatly
the development of her neglected in- differ, iu size, from Mercury, hitherto
ternal resources. This progress I regarded as the smallest (aside from
might have been made much greater; I the asteroids), and the oue nearest
hut, in truth, tho sufferings of Vir-t I the sun, of the recognized members
ginia during the war exceeded those of the planetary family. It is known
of, any three other Southern States I that Mercury—-a planet considerably
combined, and her losses of men in-1 larger than the moon revolves in an
eluded a large proportion of her best orbit of which the mean distance
elements. Georgia will make a pros-1 from the sun is only about 36.000,000
perous display in material wealth, miles ; or 32,000,000 miles nearer to
but not in increase of population, the great light-giver than is the mean
Manufactures have made much prog-1 distance of the orbit of its next outer
ress there during the past ten years. I neighbor, Venus. It has recently
But the State has lost seriously by I been argued hy Proctor that the in-
the emigration of her dissatisfied {tensity of the solar heat falling upon
freedmen with their families. North I Mercury, after making every renson-
Carolina has been generally tranquil able allowance for possible modifying
since the war, and lias made consider-1 atmospheric conditions, must consid-
/hle headway. I erably exceed that of boiling water.
Kentucky and Tem essce have I This state of things, if it does exist
been distracted by resistance to the I on Mercury, would of course render
excise taxes on tobacco and spirits, I that planet uninhabitable by beings
which have been the real causes of I bearing any resemblance to human-
the outrages hy midnight marauders I kind; the dwellers there, if any, must
attributed to political organizations. I he a race of, veritable salamanders.
These troubles are widespread, and I In fact, Mercury, with its tremen-
seriously-interfere with the prosperi- dous share of the sun’s light tuid heat,
ty of the two States. Tho excuse I its enormous fluctuations, different
for them is that the unavoidable op- parts of its swift orbit, from hot to
eration of such taxes is to favor the hotter, and its asserted high moun-
creation of vast monopolies, and to tains (Schroter makes them thirty
crash out all small concerns. It seems miles high!) Is altogether a queer,
to be conceded that this result is a and interesting world to study;—
necessity for the proper collection of j oa \j unluckily, its proximity to the
the revenues, and is so in all countries 9ttn renders it a difficult subject of
where such taxes are enforced. Many observations except in its transits,
parte of the South are stiil disturbed a „a i„ 80 lar eclipses. But if Mercu-
by these troubles. Since the whisky J r y j g a hot world, what most he the
excise was perfectly successful in the j condition of its newly-found neigh-
Northern Slates the great distilling bor, Vulcan! It has been argued
business has been chiefly monopolized tha t this mysterious and dubious
by the West, so that the struggle p l a „ e t_now found to be a reality-
nqw is between the West and the j mngt m< , V e in an orbit separated hy a
South.. distance of bnt eighteen or twenty
There has been considerable mate- million miles from the sun. If that
terial progress in Delaware, Mary- ^ tho ^ and unless it ^ protected
land, West Virginia and Florida, J by an incredibly dense atmosphere-
sufficient, in fact, to compensate for w hieh, again, would of itself tend to
losses of South Carolina, Ala-1 gi ve the planet an unbca rably warn
to meet July 28th, 1878. ' .'V ' , A gfj* . lben _E>® W
SUNDAY MORNING, July 28th. The^entleraan bought some
• , Con '^ tioi *J“®* a ^ r A n ,? a ^" 1 of the mn«lirooiiut«adjsa»dhe gness-
jdurnmcnU Prayer l?y Prof. E. SI. ed he would to* the test on his wife’s
Osborn.' a.-) fees mTV mother
bama, Mississippi and Louiaiana. In climate—the direct rays of tho sun,
Florida the largest increase wift be pouring upon Vulcan at that new
^ found in the agricultural dUtricw of distance, must give to this newly-
you put a four hit piece in your ^ northern counties, into which found member of our system a tem-
— J :r * u - ‘— U! ‘“ there has been a large and steady porature not much cooler than that
emigration from Alabama, Georgia of red-hot iron.—Hartford Times.
and Mississippi The influx into 1
West Virginia has been chicly from mU,5o “ b ? tU * 8 of ;> hftir rertw,
° D , 1 live were sold in tho L lifted States
ok rt, nrCe8 Penaayl '' aniaand last year, yet no one can see tbattH*’
Ohio,but the weakness ot tho State country is a hair ahead.