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W. V. OMSSSHER, Editor. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, '81. TO POSTMASTERS. When newspapers are not called for It !• made he duty of Postmaster* under the law to notify the proprietor* of tbl* fact. Cards, already print* «d, ore furnished on application to tho Postmaster, whose only duty will be to fill ont with the name of the party not retting the paper. David Davis says be stands be. tween the two parties—Democrat' 10 and Republican. Perhaps that is what keeps them so wide apart Doctors do agree, says the De< troit Free Press, more than they nro supposed to. There’s Dr. Wm. A. Ifnmmond, lie agrees with Guitcau that the doctors killed Gar field. Tho Ishroaelilo puts it down right when it says, that the only protection the Southern people want is protection against monoply. The text is brief, hut the sermon long. The Yorktown correspondent of the Detroit Post declares positively that-Goneral Hancock did order brigadier general’s saluto in honor of Fitzhugh Leo, and is very indig nant. Tlie Augusta News observes that “Augusta is more than ever anxi ous to boost up the ticket ofliluine and Brown. The gentlomun from Maine shall not go without ajnli if wo can help him along.” A track laying machine is used on the extension of Mncon and Brunswick railroad at Macon. It lays down tho cross-ties and rails in proper position, and only the spikes aro driven by iinnd. Macon cotton merchants nro sit perstitious about organ grindors. They declare that whenever one of these gentry puts in an appear ance in that city the price of the staple falls immediately. Rev. Honrv Ward Bcolicr, in a letter to tho New York Tribune referring to the assnssin Guitcau lays down the proposition that “lie who is Banc enough to organize the elements of a crimo enii accomplish it, is sano enough to be hanged.” John Sherman now favors tlirco per cent, bond, subject to Federal taxation, though one year ago he professed to believe that a tlirco per cent, bond free from tax- ation, could not be floated. The bondholders would rather have cv. cn a tlirco per cent bond than the debt paid otT. Twenty-five years ago James G. Blaine began public life with about $500. He is now said to he worth $1,000,000, and on the 1st of Janu ary will inhabit an $80,000 man sion Itirnishod at a cost of $25,000. Blaine and John Sherman under stood Republican methods of mak ing politics pay. It is a little singular that all the groat crops of the country whioli enter iuto commerce and form the bulk of tho railroad freights arc so short, and yet tho volume of rail road business is larger than was ever before known and all the roads are making the most extravagant dividends. And yet the railroads want to wipe ont the Railroad Com mission! The new liquor law which sliort- . ly goes into elltct in Indiana makes tlie dealer and tho buyer equally liable and responsible. Dealers who sell to drunkards arc fined for the first and second olfenccs, and for the third olfencc arc liable to imprisonment and disfranchise ment, and persons guilty of drunk enness are served exactly tue same way. The law makes no distinc tion between the two. Mr. Ward of Pennsylvania lias introduced into Congress a bill providing an Assistant Secretary of War. It is a great pity that the War Secretary, in time of peace, is so overburdened with business that he cannot take care of an army of the size of ours, with the General and the bureaus and the staff corps to help him. Is tho Navy Secretary also a badly over worked man on account of our enormous fleets? The London Times is excited by Mr. Blaine’s proposal to a annul tho Clayton-Bulwer treaty;' but it Is not too mod to make a little prophecy which may become histo ry before any isthmus canal is’com pleted. It says: “Mr. Blaine’s case, however, is stronger in some ways then he ventures to make it, as the time must arrive when the weak Central America counties will be absorbed by the United States and the coast line will oxtend to the full limits that Mr. Blaine fanci fully indicates. It seems to be well within the probabilities that the famous iron clad oath', enacted in July, 1862, which no longer serve any good purpose, and encumbers the revis ed statutes as section 1756, will be swept away during the present session of congress. Senator Beck has introduced a bill for its repeal, and the changed political tone is favorable to its speedy passage. At present in swearing in members of the house the operation with re spect to a considerable number has practically to bo performed twice, involving a useless loss of time. A bill has been introduced in the Legislature of Kentucky which provides that a convention to re vise the Constitution of the State shall be called if at the next Au gust election it shall appear that a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition shall be in its favor. Tlie present constitution, wbicli was framed in i860, prescribed an impracticable condition for calling siipli a convention, which is that a majority of all the voters in the State shall vote in its favor. The supporters of tho present move ment rely uponjthe inherent rights of the people to alter or reform their government at such time as tiicy may think proper. Tlie regulation defence of tlie murderer was formerly “emotional insanity,” lint Guitcau proposes to change it to “inspiration.” Al ready a Massachusetts barber 1ms mitated Guitcau’s crime by raur del ing his sleeping wife for no reas on than that “something crossed his mind and told him to do it.” for all such people, and tliero is need for its stern enforcement, or murder by “inspiration” will lie' come an epidemic in tho land. Tlie only remedy for such abolition of crime is tho execution of the “in spiration” murderers ns fast as they come along. Tho lesson of tho gibbet will speedily arrest tho crank murder trade. There may bo reasonable differences of opin ion in regard to capital punishment for any crime, but while the law dooms the murderer to death the cunning crank must not evade its terrible judgment. “Puck” for the current week has cartoon of Grant as a “sturdy beggar ’’applying witlijextcnded hat Mrs. Columbia’s door for“moro.” He carries a basket filled with the profits of two terms,” a blanket tied about his neck filled with the presents from all over the world, o bugs one marked $250,000, tlie other $100,000 from merchants, while bis dog “Logan” henrs in mouth “a hill to place U. S. Grant tlie retired list.” One leg is carried on a knee crutch, having been “wounded at the Chicago con vention.” The title reads: “Our Perennial Pauper,” and Columbia exclaims: “\V lint, begging again?" its comments upon the cartoon, Puck remarks: “It was probably one of the mast expensive things the country ever did to put this gentleman in command of thu army during tlie war, because he has never forgotten it, and is deter mined that we never shall,” etc. Another cartoon represents Gui- teau standing by a guide-post, whose four arms point to It lunatic asylum, to suicide, to a tree with a rope on it—lynch law—and to the gallows. Common sense stands in the way of his going to the asy lum; Vigilance guards him from suicide; Law from lynching, while Retribution points to the gallows ns “the only road for him.” The Gnltean Cue. The Philadelphia ZYmes in speak ing of the Guiteau case, says: Pro foundly as the nation was shocked by the atrocious murder of Presi dent Garfield, the trial of the crim inal has been delayed until the so ber reflection of the people had taught the supreme necessity of trying and judging Guiteau with the same fairness that would be ac corded to any ordinary offender and it has been done. Indeed, many have hesitated and striven to resolve doubts in favor of the assassin, lest the stain of judicial murder should lie stamped upon the Republic. We have noted the testimony with care, from the beginning to the close, and weighed dispassion ately tlie daily exhibitions of the prisoner, so methodically aimed to shield himself from legal responsi bility for his act; and the conclu sion is irresistible that Guiteau is legally and morally responsible and should be convicted and punished as murderer. If the evidence has made the same impression upon the jurors that it has made upon tlie public, tliero can be no reason able doubt of a verdict declaring him a deliberate assassin, who is Justly answerable to thi law for his appalling crime. Colton. According to the Financial Chronicle of tho 17th, the total re ceipts of cotton for tho week end ing on Friday last were 236,576 bales. Receipts for the same week last year 238,490 bales, showing a falling off of 1,914 baics. The total receipts from Septem ber 1st to last Friday night were 2,739,603. In 1880, 3,019,684. Tlicso figures show a falling off from last year of 280,081 bales, and an increase as compared with 1879 of 65,345 bales, and increase compared with 1878 of 353,448 bales. The total visiblo supply was 2,- 827, 866 bales. In 1880 it was at same date 2,606,648 bales, and in 1879 2,466,302 bales. Tlie above figures indicate an in crease in the cotton in sight of 221,218 hales as compared with last year, and an increase of 361 564 bales as compared with 1879 and an increase of 516,580 bales as compared with 1878. New Convicts. Six persons all colored, were sen tenced at the last term of our coart, which adjourned on Wednesday last. William Jones convicted of burglary, was given ten years. This is the negro from Dooly who some time ago broke into tbedwelling of Mr. T. J.Beverly. Allen Ross who attempted to rape one of his own color, received a just reward of fif teen years. Ches, Ned and Frank Turner, convicted of stealing cot ton, were each sent np for fear years; Frank Tamer bad just serv a term oat in the chain gang. Ben and John Shivers were given six months each in chain gang, a fine, for loitering about the streets of our city. Abe Rodgers, the color ed man, who sometime ago severe ly beat a Mr. Clark, was acquitted. The case of the State vs. Joseph llobbs and Zaeh Worsham, accused of arson, was continued on account of the absence of a witness —Mont ezuma Weekly. Guiteau was astounded when he heard that the stalwart leaders had denounced his crime. Proof is ac cumulating that the wretch is per fectly sane. :."iSA A. M. lariinali, Florida aid Western Railway Ukneral Superintendent's Office, ) tiAVAKHAU, November 20, 1881. f IXN AND AFTER SUNDAY, Novefnber 20th, U 18*1, Pasaenger trains on this road will run as follows: Leave Bavannali dally at...l 11.00 A. M. Leave Juasnp dally ut 1.20 P. M. Leave Waycrosa dally at 2.42 P M. Arrive at Callahan dally at 4.43 P. M. Arrive at Jacksonville cfally at 6.30 P. M. Leave Jacksonville daily at 9.00 A M. Leave Callahan dally ai 9.60 A. M. Arrive at Waycroaa daily at. Arrive at Jessup dally at... Arrive at Savannah dully; ml Drawing room coaches between Savannnh.and Jacksonville on tbla train. Passengers from Savannah for Brunswick take this train arriving at Brunswick 6.00 p. m. Passengers leave Brunswick st 10.16 a m. t arriv at Savannah 8.40 p. m. Passengers leaving Macon at 7.80 n. m.. (dally), connect at Jessup with the tr In for Florida. Passengers from Florida by this train cannect at Jessup with train arriving in Macon st 7.60 p. Folkston, Callahan and Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS. Lcavo Savannah dally at 11.00 P. M Leave .Tessqp “ 2.45 .A M 1 Leave Waycross “ 4.45 A. M. Arrive at Callahan “ 7.00 A. M. Arrive at Jacksonville '* 8.00 A.M. Arrive at Live Oak dally (except Sun* day)at.... ....11.80 AM. Lcavo Live Osk dally (except Sunday) 2. to P. M. Leave Jacksonville dally st 8.00 1*. M. Leave Callahan *• 7.10 P. M. Lcavo Wnyc.-OBS 44 9.65 p. M. Arrive at Jessup “ 11.40 P.M. Arrive at Savannah 44 2.35 A. M jpy - v New Grand Closing Out Sale »nn/ OF*- l DRY GOODS I i ci stops only at Jessup, Waycrosa, Jacksonville, Cincinnati and Jacksonville, and Montgomery and Jacksonville. Passengers for Florida by this train connect st Jessup with train arriving at ” - - dally. 7 a. m., Passengers for Darien take this train. Passengers from Savannah for Brunswick taki ng this train arrive at Brunswick 5.30 a. m. Passengers leaving Brunswick 9.00 p. m., arrive A man by tbo name of Brogdeu, a violator Of the law in Cobb coun ty and for whom there was a re ward of fifty dollars offered, was _ _ _ arrested in Rome Monday night I ing them to' cease following his'eir by two policemen. |cus. Taxes to support tbo United States government are of several kinds. No direct tax upon prop erty is collected at all. The amount of property, therefore, that a man possesses lias nothing to do with the amount lie may contribute to the support of tlie government. Nearly all of the $400 000,000 of rovenuc raised by the government is tlie result of the salo of stamps through tlie internal rovenuo do- partment and of import duties collected through tho treasury de partment at the various custom houses. Apart from tho proceeds of stamps and the tariff on import ed goods, a few millions aro col lected on band deposits, circula tion bank stock, from tobacco and liquor dealers as licenses, and from sales of publio lands, etc. There is no tax on incomes now. The amount a citizen pays towards tlie support of tlie government docs not depend at all upon kis wealth or whether he have any property whatever. It depends entirely upon how much stamped or imported goods lie consumes; or, more ac curatcly, upon the amount cl goods he consumes, whether stamped or unstamped, foreign or domestic, for the cost of ail articles which arc the fruit of labor is enhanced by the taxes named One of our most notorious states men carries an Irish potato in bis pocket as a preventive of rheu matism. The time will come when this remedy will be more widely recognized. Atlanta is scared up on a small pox sensation. ■ All the people are being vaccinated and the doctors are busy. They expect it to break out there at any moment. ‘ On Friday last a row between somo of Coup’s show-men and the “three can! monte” men, occurred in Perry just as the street proces sion was over. One man got his eye put out and another got bis teeth terribly shattered, supposably by brass knucks. The affair was compromised by Mr. Coop’s pay- tssso tigers iroin oavannan xor oiuaison, mon- licollo, Tallahassee and Quince? take this trail*. Passengers from Qulniey, Tallahassee, Monti* eollo and Madleon tako this train, meet'ng sleep ing cara at Waycross at 9.38 p. m. ALBANY EXPRESS. Lcavo Savannah dally $tt 5.10 P. M. Lcavo Jeaiup •* 8.U5 P. M. Lcavo Waycrosa Leave DuPont 4.40 P. 4.80 P. 8.30 P. M. 1.05 A M. vo Batnbridge Arrlvo Albany Leave Albany Leave Balnbrldgo Leave Thonuavllle Arrive DuPont Arrive Waycrosa Arrive Jeesnp Arrive Savannah 44 Sleeping cara betwcou Sevanuah and vlllo by this train. Moll steamer leaves Bainbrldgo every Thursday nd Sunday for Apalatchacola and Columbus. Connection at Albany daily with passenger rains both ways on tho Southwestern Railroad to and from Macon, Kufaola, Montgomery, Mo- bllo. Now Orleans, etc. Closo connection at Jackaonville daily,(Snndays excepted) Ifor Green Cove Springs, 8t. Augus tin*, 1'alatkn, Enterprise, Sautord, and all land ings on St John’s river. Trains on B. Jt A. R. It. lcavo Junction going west, at 12.20 p. m., and for Brunswick at 3.43 p. “h, dally except Sunday. Through tickets sold an and Dan wing* room car accommodations secured at Bren's Ticket office, No. 22 Bull 8t, and nt the Company's Depot, foot of LIoerty atreot. J. ST TlSON. JA8. L. TAYLCR, Master Trains. Gen’l Paaa’r Ag R. G, FLEMING, Superintendent. and iAmn. Owing to an entire change in cur business we will sell after this date WM nrfeXHW iOTO'UK ■ Id' ITAiramiHOMST V ' /|J . <i)l ilbLUfl This is not a penny catching advertisement, but a real fact that we will SELL between now and the first day of January any AR TICLE in our store at real New Prices! BOOTS, SHOES, MTS, FUR WISHING GOODS MD UMBRELLAS. house In this section, which I a selling at * BOTTOM PRICES, I Invito the Inspection of the public generally; satisfied that all who purchase*.wilt be pleased. Those who do bay will be convinced! that I will undersell any house in Americas or any town away Rom wholcealo markets, as 1 keep only Goods, and New Styles. I can salt the most fastidious in all branches of iy stock. Country merchants n*e Invited to ill on me as I can make it to their interest to do •o when In need of such goods as 1 have in stock. Coo. S, Watts. December 16,-1 m. ARCHITECTURE. To Those who Coitenlate Mity: 4VEKH ANNE AND EAST LAKE or any other of the modern styles, ao modified as o Unit both yonr taste and your pocket. Address B. J, BLOAN, Architect. . FOR CASH! Usd©?? RTo Will Gop&p b@ Charged at Whose Friees. Cali and examine our prices and be con vinced that we mean business. & mourn & ot, PROPRIETORS NEW YORK STORE