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JACKSON HERALD. ROBERT S. HOWARD,? Editor and Publisher. $ VOLUME 11. C. "W". bupke; Graincsville, G-a., IS HEADQUARTERS for good reliable goods, and the Leader in Low Prices. My stock of General Merchandise is the largest I have ever carried, and the most extensive and best selected stock ever brought to Gainesville. My Dry Goods Department Is full and replete in every line. The most elegant line of DRESS GOODS. SILKS, SATINS, PLAIDS, STRIPES and BROCADES ever offered here. A superb line of I LANNULS, WA'ILRPROOIS, CASIMERLS, JEANS, CLOTHS, i'lic. My stock of LADIES’ CLOAKS will equal that of every house in the city together. This line is complete in all grades. Every lady can be suited here. My Glove, Hosiery and Corset Departments Arc full of the best goods and lowest prices. In MILLINERY, HATS. RIBBONS and TRIMMINGS, for ladies wear, I have an elegant line, with .MISS MARY lIEADEN a superb Trimmer, at the head of this Department. Clotliing: 2 Clothing 2 In my Clothing Department may always be found everything pertaining to a first-class clothing store. This stock is unequal ed in this section. “ KEEP’S” Shirts, Collars and Cuffs a specialty. No fancy prices. I have the largest stock of Boots and Shoes, for Gents, Ladies and Children, ever offered to the trade in Northeast Georgia. Ziegler’s Shoes, and other noted brands in full lines. My stock is complete in every department, and as to prices I will guarantee to sell anything in my stock as low as similar goods can be bought in Atlanta or Athens, or any other market. All I ask is an opportunity to convince you. Come to Gainesville. Come to see me. ' C. W. DuPRE. P. S.— l buy all kinds of Country Produce at highest market prices. £egaf Hduectiscmcuts. Jack son Sheriff’s Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, Jack son county, Ga., on the first. Tuesday in April next, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, the following prop erty. to-wit: The remainder, or reversion, after the termination of the life estate in dower of Orra Morgan, widow of William Morgan, (she being between 70 and 7'> years of age) in the following described property : The tract of land whereon Orra,Morgan now lives, containing four hundred acres, more or less, adjoining lauds of John M. Burns, J. M. Wilhite and others, on the road from Jefferson to Harmony Grove, about one mile from Apple Valley P. 0., on which is a good two-story dwelling house with eight rooms, good barn and stables, with other out-buildings ; three or four good tenant bouses ; about forty acres of good bottom land, on Parks’ creek, in cul tivation ; about fifty acres up-land in cul tivation ; about one hundred acres in for est, balance in pine old fields. Said place about three and a half miles from Jeffer son. Levied on as the property of the estate of William Morgan, dec’d, to satis fy two li. fas., one issued from the Supe rior Court of said county in favor of John Simpkins, Ordinary, for the use of John M. Wilhite, against A. T. Bennett, Ad ministrator, de bonis non. with the will of William Morgan annexed, as principal, and Jackson Bell as security. The other in favor of A. T. Bennett as Guardian of William Morgan, against A. T. Bennett as Administrator, de bonis non, with the will of William Morgan annexed, issued from the Court of Ordinary of said count3 r . Property pointed out by A. T. Bonnet*, controller of fi. fas. Written notice given to Orra Morgan and D. W. Jarrett, ten ants in possession, and to A. T. Bennett, Administrator, de bonis lion, with the will of William Morgan annexed, defend ant in ti. fas., as the law directs. T. A. McELHANNON, Sli'fF. Postponed Sheriff’s Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door iu the town of Jefferson, Jack son county, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder, at public outcry, on tbe first Tuesday in April, 1882. the following property, to wit: A tract of land lying in said county of Jackson, on the waters of Mulberry river, adjoining lands of Edwards, DeLaperriere and others, containing one hundred and twenty acres, more oi less, known as the Weatherly place. On said place are rea sonably good improvements, and a fair proportion of open, cultivated land, and old field pine and forest timber. Levied on as the property of Hugh R. Bernard and William A. Weatherly, to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa. in favor of Wesley Nance, Executor of John Seay, deceased, against said Hugh R. Bernard and William A. Weatherly, issued from Jackson Superior Court. Levy made by John J. Wallis, foxnier Deputy Sheriff. Property pointed out in said ti. fa. T. A. McELHANNON, Sheriff J. 0., Ga. QEORGIA, Jackson County. Whereas, J. R. Braselton, Guardian of the persons and property of Johnson Cowan and Helen Cowan, minors of S. Cowan, dec'd, tenders his resignation as such Guardian, and suggests the name of T. L. Bryson as a suitable person for said trust— This is to cite all concerned, the next of Rin, to show cause, if any, at the April term, ISS2, of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why said resignation should not be accepted and said T. L. Bryson be appointed instead, Guardian of said mi nors. Given under my official signature, this March Ist, 1882, 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. QEORGIA, Jackson County. W hereas, S. P. Higgins, Administrator °f Mary Simmons, dec’d, represents to the Court that he has fully and completely ad ministered said deceased’s estate accord ing to law, and is therefore entitled to a discharge from .said administration— -1 his is to cite all concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said count) 7 , on the first Mon '‘ay in April, ISB2, why Letters of Dis mission from said estate should not be granted the applicant. Given under my official signature, ibis January 4th, 18S2. H. W. BELL, Ord’y. Q.EORGIA, Jackson County. M hereas. John Simpkins, Administra tor.of the estate of J. R. Holliday, dec’d, as , to be allowed to resign said trust, and suggests the name of Mrs. llol "lay (the widow of said deceased) as a • uitable person for said trust — fins is to cite all concerned, kindred •nil creditors, to show cause, if any, at le tourt of Ordinary' of said county, to ' c . held on the first Monday in April, 1882, a,,? s ®, a Pl>Hcant should not be relieved "U ad aU Holliday appointed in his Given under my official signature, this -March Ist, 1882. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. IfiiMftsssMii —IIUF .P.0.80x 13S.Cliipfly.illL A, Jackson County. Whereas, 11. J. Randolph, Sr., Admin istrator of the estate of John Lancaster, late of said county, dec’d, tenders his re signation as such Administrator, and asks that some other suitable person he ap pointed in his stead— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if 3113% at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the tirst Monday in April. 1882, why the applicant should not he relieved of said administration and some other lit and proper person appoint ed. Given under my oflicial signature, this March Ist, ISB2. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. EORGIA, Jackson County. \J r Whereas, it being represented to me that Mary Thurmond (wife of J. li. Thur mond) died in .said comity intestate, leav ing an estate, which estate is unrepresent ed and not likely to he represented— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday in April, ISB2. why the administration of said estate should not he vested in the Clerk of the Superior Court of said coun ty. or some other lit and proper person. Given under iny oflicial signature, this March Ist, 1882. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. BROWN* IRON Daaa^^^pEEiaa BITTERS BROWN’S IRON BITTERS are a certain cure fbr all diseases requiring a complete tonic; espe cially Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Inter mittent Fevers, Want of Appetite, Loss of Strength, Lack of Energy, etc. Enriches the blood, strength ens the muscles, and gives new life to the nerves. Acts like a charm ,’on the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such as tasting the fbod, Belching, Heat in the Stomach, Heartburn, etc. The only Iron Preparation that will not blacken the teeth or give headache. Sold by all Drug gists at SI.OO a bottle. BROWN CHEMICAL CO. w Baltimore, Md. • Se that alt Iron Bitters are made by B*ow Cornea* Cos. and have crossed red lines and trade mark on wrapper BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. D A p / C D ’ C Elegantly Perfumed. . „ . rZ Dandruff. HAIR If you are wasting away with Consumption, Age, or any Weakness, you wiU find this Tonic the Best Medicine You Can Use for Restoring Health & Strength, Far superior to Bitters and other Tonics, as it builds up the system but never intoxicates. 50c. and ft sizes. None genuine without signature of Hiscox & Cos., N. Y. Large saving in buying dollar size. PlnrAQfnn A New, Fathion.iMe and Erceed rioreston , n , p rasrrint Perfume. Sou by COlOgne. Deafen ta lumberT” GOOD merchantable lumber delivered in Jefferson at One Dollar per Hundred! or seventy-five cents at the mill. Send your orders to S. S. Swann, Athens, Ga., or Arnold’s mills, in Clarkesboro’ Dis trict. They will receive prompt attention. JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA„ FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1882. &e\.ee\e& WvsceVVuwvy Valuation. The old ’squire said, as he stood by his gate, And his neighbor, the deacon, went by; ”In spite of my hank stock and real estate, You are better off, deacon, than 1. We’re both growing old, and the end’s drawing near; You have less of this world to resign, But iu heaven's appraisal ) T our assets, I fear. Will reckon up greater than mine. They say I am rich, hut I’m feeling so poor, I wish I could swop with 3 r ou even, The pounds I have lived for and laid up in store For the sh Rings and pence 3 r ou have given.” “ Well, *squir.,” said the deacon, with shrewd common sense. While his 03*0 had a twinkle of fun, “ Let your pounds take the way of my shillings and pence. And the thing can he easily done.” —John 0. Whittier. A Story by Kit Warren. Green B. Mavo ! Every person in this section knows Green B. Mayo. Nature did no journey-work in syn thclising the elements of his composi tion. lie was fitted spiritually as well as carnally to brave the dangers and endure the hardships of pioneer life. But fate decreed that his” lines should fall in pleasant places’* and the hu mors of his aggressive nature find a vent in the region ofcivilization. Mayo was—l mean is—a generous, kind hearted, clever, social, fun-loving, hard fighting man. lie weighs about 200 pounds, basket and all, is full of elec tricity and vim, can squeeze more juice out of an anecdote than Artemus Ward and has as little respect for orthogra phy as a goat. The fact is, from are mark I once heard him make, I am a little inclined to suspect that his ear ly scholastic advantages were not the best. llis remafk was this : *• I nev er went to school but three days and the teacher didn't come narrv one of them.” After thirty years spent in Lee county as merchant, sheriff, depu t3 T sheriff, farmer, miller and big dog the tan yard generally, he joined the church, moved to Burricn, engaged in the turpentine business, and is now a rich man. In tlie yellow autumn ofsixt.v, on the flowery borders of the land of Hie fait, it cannot he amiss for me—his Boswell—to furnish t.he publican oc casional incident, in his checkered ca rcer. Mayo entered the public service as bailiff of a milil ia district: which shall bo nameless till her history gathers up her jewels, Anno Domini 1845. The public bindings of the pliee consisted of a single gin house, which answered several purposes in the interim be tween ginning seasons, which said purposes were expressed on a dingy and dilapidated sign boad in these words : “ Katin’, drinkm’, lodgin’, and coart hilt hear.” The litigant who did the most treating always held the ear of the court., and the best rough and tumble fighting was the surest passport to popular favor and politi cal preferment. Tuny men and men below the average in muscular develop ment were pitied by the merciful and despised by the mob. Mayo was young, active and powerful, and A. 11. Stephens would have stood about as much chance as a bob tail cow iu fly time in a contest against him for bailiff of that district. Well, Mayo went on baildling and fighting till be had no more worlds to conquer. Everybody was afraid of him. They just would be his friends, lie was such a good fellow it was a sin to get mad with him or strike him back. But that didn't suit Mayo. The time for the next election was ap proaching and he yearned to rehabili tate himself with the same blushing FOR THE PEOPLE. honors he was so well and worthily wearing. Kitchens wa9 an opposition condidate. Kitchens fought every courtday, whipped everybody—every body but Mayo. Mayo he humored, petted, doted on. Kitchens was becoming famous; Mayo likely to become a fossil. It was the third week in December, the last court of the year in session, and the bailiff’s election just two weeks ahead. The J. P. was busy hearing testimony, when Mayo spoke out, “Stop your damned ease till I can whip Kitchens for talking loud in court.” As this announcement was in no wise surprising, and indicated the only way in which order in court was preserved, his Honor merely paused, turned his eyes in the direction indi cated, and prepared to wait patiently until his officer could pass through the crowd, climb over the benches, get to Kitchens and restore order. ‘‘l object,” says Kitchens ; “ Mayo’s a peace offi cer, and it’s agin the law for hiin to fight a man as lives in his own dees triet.” As the will of the magistrate was the supreme law of that bailiwick, Mayo waited, with but slight interpo sition on the part of the crowd, for a decision of the point raised. Either because Kitchens was son-in-law of the court, or because the court was himself afraid of Mayo, or, which is most likely the correct hypothesis, be cause a sense of duty impelled him, his honor sided with Kitchens, and solemnly decided that “ef any bailiff fights a fight while he’s bailifF in this court, the fight shan't count.” Being somewhat in liquor, his Honor further permitted himself to be induced by a wag to pass a written order repeal ing, annulling, vacating and setting aside all the fights Mayo had been en gaged in with any resident of the dis trict since the beginning of his pres ent term of office. Mayo, nettled and smarting under this judicial wound, was about leaving the house when a stout, portly young man, evidently a resident of another district and'therc fore not embraced in the provisions of the late lamented decision, alighted from his horse and entered the court room. The stranger, seeing a man near the counter, called for whisky. Now, the court being also the bar keeper, calling for drinks in an audi ble tone was not considered disorderly conduct; on the contrary he would drop the most knotty problem of juris prudence to wait on a customer. So Mayo, making no point upon the in terruption of the court, waited only till the tribunal was disjunoted by the appearance of its magisterial func tionary behind the counter, and then approaching the candidate for whisky, lie began: “You want to fight?” “ No, I don't.” “ Yes, you do, and you want to fight me,” and with this, Mayo struck him a stunning blow on the side of the head. At it they went, over boxes, barrels, trunks and tables, till finally they disappeared from the view of the crowd in a dog-fall behind a bench iu the far end of the room. In a moment more “ music rose with its voluptuous sweL” as one of the combatants sang out lustily; “Take him off! take him olf! oh, Lawdy ! take him off! take him off!” As the crowd had very little respect for the rights of aliens, and thought Mayo was giving the visitor a merited punishment, no person felt interested enough in the matter to repair to the seat of war, except the J. I\—he hadn’t been paid for that drink yet. “ Why, bless mo, boys, bit’s Mayo that's hoi lering.” The crowd jammed to the arena with a perfect spasm and the pugilists were instantly separated. As Mayo rose, his hair tousled, his clothes torn, his face scratched and his features miserably woe-begone, a friend rushed to him, with great sur prise, and asked, “ Why, Mayo, did you hollow ?” *• Hollow ! Ilell, yes ; if I’d had a horn I’d a blowed it!” The stranger paid the five cents due for his drink, walked leisurely out on the far end of the gin house veranda —nine and one-half feet super terrain —lit his pipe, seated himself on a box, drew to bis siJe a huge shelalali lie saw lying near bv. crossed his le"s and began to smoke. Mayo, as soon as he recovered from his first panting spell, began to roar worse than the hulls of Bashan, and struggled towards his antagonist. Though the breaks were put down heavy, Mayo dragged himself on the veranda, but there he was halted and held by the strong grip of the stalwart Kitchens. ‘‘Let me go ! letmegittohim —let me tare him all to flinderations.” Then followed a volley of oaths, such as would have done honor to “ the ar my in Flanders,” while the distinguish ed guest gased listlessly upon sur rounding objects, continued to smoke in silence. Mayo worked, wiggled, pulled and jerked until at length, very much to his surprise and mortification, the “holt” broke. Mayo says: “I didn’t mean to get loose, and when I did, I wanted to stop, but I was pull ing so hard I got the start of myself and couldn’t wait.” The stranger met him half way and hit him a lick with the stick which sent him reeling off the platform and down to the ground. Mayo rose frowned, rubbed his lacera ted parts, frowned again, looked back at his assailant, and with a most fero cious, terrific and threatening nod of the head, remarked : “Now, God damn 3’ou, I reel-on you will let me alone.” I know the name of the plumed and knightly stranger, but I won’t tell it.' My solemn promise and an im perious sense of duty forbid me to disclose it. The secret will die in my bosom, or, anyhow if an inquisi tive public should ever find out that it was Gen. Phil Cook, they’ll get their information from someone else beside me. She Wanted Comedy. Three months ago when anew servant girl carao to a Brush street family the mistress said she desired to post the girl in advance on one certain little point. She and her husband belonged to an amateure theatrical compay, and in case Jane heard any racket round the house she must not imagine that they were quarreling. They would simply be rehearsing their parts. The “ play” began on the third evening of the girl’s engagement. The husband taunted his wife with ex travagance, and she said he played poker for money, and chairs were up set and footstools kicked around and threats were made of going home to mother. Next morning the mistress said to the girl: “ Did you hear us plajdng our parts in the ‘ Wronged Wife’ last night ?” “ Yes’m.” “It was simplj’ a rehearsal, ) t ou know, and you musn’t think strange of my throwing a vase at my husband and calling him a vile wretch.” Three or four nights after that the curtain went up on a play called : “The Jealous Husband,” and Jane heard sobs, sighs, protestations, threats and exclamations. The next play was entitled : “ Coming Home Tight,” and was mostly played in the front hall. Then followed “The Depths of Despair,” “Threats of Divorce” and “Such a Wretch,” until Jane was at last tired of having a private box and being the only audience. The other morning she appeared in the sitting room with her hat on and her bundle under her arm and said : “Please, ma’am, but I'm going this morning.” “ What, going away ?*’ “ Yes'm.” “ For what reason ?” “ Please, ma’am, but I’m tired of tragedy. I’m a girl as naturally likes to see hugging and kissing and love making on the stage, and when Marks the lawyer comes in on the what-you eall-it Piu sure to be tickled to death. I think I'll try some family where they rehearse comedy and have a deal of kissing, and pet Imps I may come in as a supe and get a small share of it for myself. —Free Press. Boyish Wit. The late Dr. William Arnot, of Scotland, was noted for broad and accurate knowledge of the Bible, and for a ready wit, equal to every emer gency. lie was the youngest child in a large Scotch family, and having a weak body with an alert tongue, was often imposed on by bis elder brothers and sisters. In contests with the tongue he was pretty sure of a victory, but stood no cbauceofsucccss in rougher squabbles. After a brief absence from home, the father called the children to give an account of their behavior. They all turned on William and told hard stories about him, each one putt'ng on an extra touch, and making him out agi eat mischief maker. Many of their tales were manufactured out of whole cloth, and William listened with wonder. At length the father turned to him and said : “Well, William, what have you to say to all this?' and could hardly keep his face when the little fellow replied, “ Blessed are ye when all men shall revile and persecute you.” The aptness of the reply atoned in part for an irreverent use of Scripture, and the father came into full sympathy with the persecuted boy. Facts Peculiar to San Francisco. Slouch hats predominate. . Telegraph poles are all square. Church services commence at 11 A. M. The north wind is hot and the south cold. Admission to a circus is always sl. Sidewalks are most unanimously plank. Bow windows in houses are in the majority. Liquor bars are indispensable with grocery stores. Overcoats and linen dusters are com panions. summer and winter. Fog, night and morning, the year through. Thunder and lightning rarely ever heard or seen. Snow was never known to fall in the city. Mosquitoes are few, but flees abound. Coal yard signs read wood and coal. Pineapples are seventy-five cents to $1 each. Theaters and side-shows in full blast Sunday. First of May (May da}-) is a holiday. All daily papers are five cents, noth ing less than that used in money. Mercury seldom reaches eighty or goes down to forty. Windmills arc largely used for yard irrigation and suppling steam power. Street processions and ball matches are common spectacleson thcSabbath. Trade winds blow every afternoon from the southwest. The sun shines every da}' for eight months and the other four the sky is a waterspout. One-third the population live on the European plan, furnished rooms,board ing at restaurants. Costs fifty cents a month for cartage of ashes from your door. Fifty cents is called four bits, while 12 1-2 cents is a bit, and ten cents a short bit. Potatoes, onions and all kinds of fruit sold by weight. Thousands of sea gulls inhabit the water front, building their nests on tops of warehouses. Chinese are required to pay a poll tax, but not allowed to vote or become citizens. Costs fifteen cents to Brooklyn or Oakland, and takes twenty-five min utes. Saloons of ferries are on the upper deck, while the first contains a lunch counter and bar. The notorious “ sand lot” adjoins the city hall. Twenty miles of cable street rail roads operated by stationary steam engines. Chinese do all the washing, perform housework, cook, raise all the vegeta ble and manufacture nearly all the ci gars and shoes. Must buy a whole ham or sack of flour. No smaller quantity sold. Salaries of clerks and salemen gen erally are lower than in New York. The number of judges, generals, colonels, majors and captains is aston ishing. Grate fires and warm blankets are luxuries every night in the year. Coal and wood is sold bv the ba^. •> O Ice cream saloons are scarce. Number of stout and fleshy women is remarkable. Roses bloom in yards the year round. Oysters are the size of hickory nuts. White pigs are as scarce as black in the East. Ilills and mountains are all peaked like volcanoes. When the moon is supposed to shine the street lights are shut off. Lending and borrowing money upon honor is a legitimate business. Temperature in different parts of the city will vary ten degrees at the same hour. Twilights are very short. Ingersoll on Whiskey. We publish this week a beautiful ex tract from a late volume of Ingcrsoll’s Wit, Wisdom and Eloquence, by Mc- Lure, on the subject of Alcohol and its horrors. Mr. Ingersoll is an avowed in fidel, but what Christian priest has done so much as he for the cause of temper ance ? I am aware there is a prejudice against any man engaged in the manu facture of alcohol. I believe that from 'he time it issues from the coiled and poisonous worm into Lhedistillery until it empties into the hell of death, dis honor and crime, that it demoralizes everybody that touches it from its source to where it ends. Ido not be lieve any bod}' can contemplate the sub ject without becoming prejudiced against the liquor crime. All we have to do, gentlemen, is to think of the wrecks on either bank of S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. ) SI.OO for Six Months. the stream of death ; of the suicides, of the insanity, of the poverty, of the ig norance, of the destitution, of the little children tugging at the faded and weary breasts of weeping and despair-- ing wives, asking for bread, of the 1 talented men of genius it has wrecked, the men struggling with imaginary serpents, produced by this devilish thing ; and when you think of the jails, the almshouses, of the asylums, of the prisons, of the scaffolds, upon either bank, I do not wonder that every thoughtful man is prejudiced against this stuff called alcohol. Intemperance cuts down youth ih its vigor, manhood in its strength and ago in its weakness. It breaks the fathers heart, bereaves the darling mother, ex tinguishes natural affection, erases conjugal love, blots out filial attach ments, blights parental hope and brings down mourning age in sorrow to the grave. It produces weakness, not strength, sickness, not health, death, not life. It makes wives widows, children orphans, fathers fiends, and all of them paupers and beggars. Feeds rheumatism, nurses gout, wel comes epidemics, invites cholera, imports pestilence and embraces con sumption. It covers the land with idleness, misery and crime. It fills your jails, supplies almshouses and supplies your asylums. It engenders controversies, fosters quarrels and cherishes riots. It crowds your penitentiaries and furnishes victims to your scaffolds. It is the life blood of the gambler, the clement of the burglar, the prop of the highwayman and the support of the midnight in cendiary. It countenances the liar, respects the thief, esteems the blasphemor. It violates obligations, reverences fraud and honors infamy. It defames benevolence, hates love, scorns virtue and slanders innocence. It incites the father to butcher his helpless offspring, helps the husband massacre his wife and the child to grind the paricidal axo. It burns up men, it consumes women, detests life, curses God and despises heaven. It stuborns witnesses, curs_es perjury, defiles the jury box, and stains the judicial ermine. It degrades the citizen, debases the legislator, dis honors statesmen, and disarms the patriot. Is brings shame, not honor; terror, not safety ; despair, happiness ; and with the malovence of a fiend, it calmly surveys its frightful desolation, and unsatisfied witli its havoc, it poi-- sons felicity, kills peace, ruins morals, - blights confidences, slays reputation* and wipes out national honors. It' curses the world and laughs at its ruin. It doos all that and more—it murders the soul. It is the son of villainies,' the father of all crimes, the mother of abominations ; the devil’s best friend,- and God’s worst enemy. Columbus Times: "Yesterday about one o'clock, while a squad of hands at the Empire Mills were en gaged in sacking bran, one of them, a young negro by the name of Frank McDonnell, lost his life under pecu liar circumstances. The bran was banked many thousands of pounds on the upper floor, and passed to the workers on the lower floor through a 1 passage or pipe which created a fun nel shaped depression in the great bank above, During the morning Frank and another Jordan Garland, had 1 been engaged in pouring shorts on the pile to enrich the bran, when Jordan l dropped a sack in the depression, lie started to get it, when - Mr. Day, the gentleman in charge of the hands, stopped him and warned the two of' the danger. At one o’clock all hands’ were below engaged in sacking, when 1 the bag lostin thcmorningcloggedthe ' passage of the bran. Frank running , up-stairs, said be would get it out.- As lie did not return, and Jordaa thought he heard a cry, he also went up-stairs. Nothing wa9 to be seen of Frank but his band extended above the bank of bran. He gave the alarm, • and, springing on the bank, tried to* pull the unfortunate man out, but in vain. Several of the other bands, together with Mr. 11. L. Woodruff and Mr. Da}', arrived on the scene, and* four men grasped the hand, but their efforts were vain, for it seemed that the arm would leave its socket before the body would come from the weight of bran that pressed around. Think ing to relieve pressure, Mr. Woodruff had the pipe jerked out of the aperture but the unfortunate man sank into it,- and, as it was not large enough for the body to pass through there, it be came fast. The entire force gathered l shovels and as quickly as possible dug him out, but when reached life* was extinct, as it must have been* within a few seconds after the mass closed in on him. Dr?. Mason and McMillian were called in, who declar ed any effort to resuscitate as useless, for he had been dead some time ” Shrewdness and Ability. Hop Bitter's so freely advertised in' all the papers, secular and religious, a-e having a large sale, and are sup planting all other medicines. There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of> these Bitters have shown great- shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters, whoso virtues arcso palpable to every one’s observation.— Examiner • antV Chronicle. Thursday night a thief entered the' stable of Mr. N.C. Fambro, at Gaines ville, and stole a bay mare, togeih, rr with a bridal and saddle. The mare; wad ridden down the railroad* NUMBER 3.