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1 » j t a> 1 n S 0- VOL. IV. Advertising Hates. One square, first insertion $ 75‘ JSsch subsequent insertion 56 One square three months 5 00 One square six months t'-'lO 00 One square twelve months ]fi 00 Quarter column twelve months.. . 30 00 Half column <ix month*. . .10 00 Half oolumn twelve months. 60 00 Oneflwlurao twelve months 100 00 lines or less considered a square. All fractions of squares are counter] as full ftqaana, tfRWSTAPRR DECISIONS. I. Any person who takes a pager regu lar lyTrom the post office—whether directed to his name or aether's, or whether lie has Subscribed or n#t—is responsible for the payment. S. If a person or-feis hi* pnpor discontin ued, fie must pay all arrearages, or the pnb iiaher may continue to send it until payment ia made, aod collect the whole amount, -slather the paper Ip taton from the office or J. The courts l.ave decided that refusing to take newspapers and periodicals from the postoffice, or removing and leaving them un called for, is prima facie evidence of inten tional fraud. &OWN DIRECTORY. M ATOEf-Thomaa G. Barnett. Commi*«ionkrs—W. W. I’urnipseed, D. B. Bivins, K. G. Harris, E. It. James. C/I.rrk—E. (*. Harris. Treaburkr—W. 8. Shell. Marshals—S. A. Belding, Marshal. J. V\ . Johnson, Deputy, CHURCH DIRECTORY. Mkthootw Episcopal Church, (South,) Rev. Wesley F. Smith, Pastor Fourth ttabbath in each month. Sunday-school 3 p, m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening Mkthodist Protestant Chorcu. First Sabbath in .each month. Sunday-school 9 A.H. Christian Church, W. S. Fears, Pastor. Becond Sabbath in each month. Baptist Church, Rev. J. P. I.yon, Pas tor. Third Sabbath in each month. CIVIC SOCIETIES Pihh Grove Lodok, No. 177, F. A. M Stated communications, fourth Saturday in oach month. THE "BON TON’’ SALOON (In rear of D. B. Bivins’,) HAMPTON, GEORGIA, IS KEPI’ BT CHARLIE MCCOLLUM, And is open from 4 o’clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. ffeod liquors of &ll &md@s And at price* to enit everybody. If you want good branch Corn Whiakey, go to the 800 Ton. If you want Peach Brandy, from one 1° five years old, call at the Bon Ton. If yoo want good Gin go the Bon Ton and get a drink at 5 cents or a dime, just as you want it. It yon want a good smoke go to the Bon Ton and gst a free cigar. Ice always on hand at the Bon Ton. Nice Lemoo Drinks always on hand at the 800 Too. NOT THE LARGEST, BUT THE BESI SELECTED STOCK OF LIQUORS IN TOWN. I hare jast opened my Saloon and am de termined to make it a success. Fair dealing and prompt attention to all. Caii and see, call and sample, o >ll and price, before baying elsewhere. CHARLIE McCOLLUM. »0g22;6m DAISIES. Out in the meadows, so fresh and so’ dewy, Ont in the meadows at breaking of dnv ; o|>’ning their eyes nt the Gret beam ol sun light, '•We wish you good morrow,” the daisies say. Golden and white, Id the morning light, *• We wish you good morrow ” the daisies say. Out in. the fields in the glory of noontide, Out where the bees and the butterffTPs (flay; Through tbeir white lids looking up into heaven, ‘•We love the bright sunshine,” the daisies say. Gdlden and white, In the noonday light, •‘We love the bright sunshine,” the daisies say. Out in the fields when the bright sunlight fadeth, And gildeth the hilltop with lingering ray, Closing tlieii eyes as the day’s glory dieth, -We wish yon good night,” the daisies say. Ont in the fields in the still sweet starlight. Hushed all confusion and nofee of the day, Fast asleep, will] their golden eyes hidden, “We wake ou the morrow,” they seem to «ay. Golden and white, In the still sturiight, '•We wake on the morrow," they seem to say. Macon and Brunswick Rail road Lease Bill. To bo entitled an Act to authorize the lease or sale ol the \l«con und Brunswick Rail read, and to confer cei tarn chartered powers and privileges upon the lessees of said road, to build extensions of the suitic from Macon to Atluntu, from Brunswick to Florida line, and from Uuwkinsville or Kastman to Americas, und to appoint commissioners to ruti the same, and pre scribe their [towers and duties, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly ol the State of Georgia, That the Governor of the State be and is hereby au thorized to lease the Maeoo and Brunswick Railroad, which is the property of the State, with all its houses, workshops, depots, roll ing stock, grounds, lands and appurtenances of every character, to a company to he formed for a term of twenty years, for a sum not less than 560,000 per annum, of which sum for the first year 810.000 shall be paid on the day of the lease, and the balance lor said first year shall be paid within thirty days, or before the time that the railroad with its appurtenances, as before stated, is tiansferred to the lessees, and thereafter one twelf'h of the annua] rent shall be paid monthly in advance, and witbiu five days after the beginning of each month, into the State Treasury ; and in case said company shall, at any time, fail or refuse to pay the sum due for each month, according to the foregoing terms, the lease shall be forfeited. and it shall be the duty of the Governor to declare it so forfeited, and to take immediate possession of said road and all its appurten ances, and if any resistance is offered by the company, it shall be the duly of the Gov ernor to take possession by force, and to this end he may use all the power of the State, both civil and military, and expel the lessees who have failed to make the pay ments according to the terms hereinbefore stated, (and within ten days after the Gov ernor has term : nated the lease and taken possession of the road for the State, he shall commence suit against the lessees on the bond to be given by them to the State, in any coart of the State having comp tent jurisdiction of the case, unless the sum due is sooner paid) bat the faith of the State 19 hereby pledged to said company that they shall, in no case, be disturbed by the author ity of the State so long as they keep the contract on their part, and make the pay ment when due ; Provided nevertheless, that said company shall, in no case, sub-let said road to other persons or corporations except when allowed by legislative enactment. Sue 2. Be it further enacted, That said railroad shall be leased at public outcry in the city of Macon, at the court house door of Bibb county, within the legal hoars of sale. It shall be the duty of the Governor to give forty-five days’ previous notice of the day and place of said lease, with the terms of the same, in at least five newspapers of most general circulation in the State ol Georgia, and in at least two other newspa pers of general circulation published in some of the cities of other States ol the Un ted State*; and said railroad is to be leased within forty-five days after the adjournment of the present session of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, to the highest bidder at said lease who complies with the terms of this act. Sac. 3 And be it further enacted, That it eball be the duty of the Governor of HAMPTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1879. Georgia to require of said company to whom the road anil work shops, rolling stock and »ppifrtennnc*’» may be leased, to give a with ample security, in the sum of §5611,6(10 The lessees shall be worth over nnd above their indebtedness at least $156,000, uml there shall be security in the Stale woifh §IOO.OOO. and the balance of security, if out of the State, shall be upon real estate or rail .road property. T e lease shall not be made to a company who tenders security that is even doubtful, aor to any company of non-residtjil adventurers. The bond sbhll hind the lessees and their securities for the prompt payment of the sum agreed on. Recording to the terms hereinbefore stated, and for the return of the railroad and its appurtenances at the expiia tion or termination or forfeiture of tiie lease in as good condition as it wns in when re ceived by the company from the State under said lease, which bond shall be recorded in the Secretary of State’s office, a'd filed in the Kx cuiive office, which may be sued on at any time when there has been a breach of its conditions ; Provided, That the Gov ernor may require other security at any time, if the security first given shall become in sufficient from any cause ; Piovided, That should said lessees refuse to give within thirty days other security, then this shall be a cause lor forfeiture, which shall be enforced a- provided for in section first of this act. Sue. 4. Be it (urther enacted. Thai if a lease.ol said road is effected under this act, the said lessees shall he required to expend within two years Ironi the date of lease not less than two hundred thousand dollars for permanent improvements in the erection of shops, depots, wharves, purchase of ma chinery, rolling stock and improvement of track, including a cha ge of line at Macon, and condemnation therefor as p'ovided for by the original charter of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad (Company, all of which shall revert to the State in case said lease is forfeited, and should said lease not be for feited, then, at the expiration of the lease, suid improvements shall be turned over to the Stule, and included in the inventory made at thut time. The improvements at Macon shall be upon the State’s property, and all improvements or purchases by said railroad shall be in the name ol tlw State. Sen. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Governor, so soon as the lease is execu ted, shall appoint three railroad men of ex perieuce. wholly disinterested in the lease or any competing line of railroad, who shall examine the ro»d and its appnrtenances carefully, and shall make out in writing, a schedule oi 1 inventory of the same, carefully describing and setting forth the true condi tion of the road, its rolling stock, appnrten ances, and propei ty of every character, and value the same, which shall be recorded in the office of the Secretary ol State, and filed in the Executive office; and in case said property is not returned at the expiration or forfeiture of said lease in as good condi tion as when received, the company and their securities on their said bond shall be liable to make good the diflcrence to the State ; Provided, That on the' oXpifation of the lease, the condition of said road and appur tenances shall be examined by three expe rienced railroad men to he appointed jointly by the Governor of the State and the lessees, who shall likewise vilu° sad railroad ar.d appurtenances, and, under outh. make return thereof ; and the exee-s, if any,' over the original valuation shall be paid to the lessees by the State. Said three appointees to take into consideration all of the circumstances which might cause a change in the value of property of like character at the time of said last valuation. Sko. 6. And he it further enacted, That so soon as the lease shall be agreed upon in accordance with the terms of this act, the names ot the lessees shall be entered on the minutes of the Executive department, and they and their successors shall become u body corporate and politic for the period of twenty years, under the name and aty le of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Co., and as such, shall have all the rights, powers and privileets gran'ed to said road by tho lease dow in force ; Provided, That the State shall, at all times, have the first and highest lien upon the property of said com pany, and the Htate’s interest in said road shall at no time be afi cted by any claim of a third partv sgainst said road or lessees Skc 7. And be it further enacted, That each of said persons comprising said company shall be a diiector of the same, and in case of the death of any of said lessees, his legal rep resentative shall act in bis place, and repre sent his interest ; and on all questions which come before said board of directors each shall vote and have weight in the decisions ot the questions which come before said board id proportion to bis interest in the company. fcac. 8. And be it further enacted, That the board of directors shall within thirty days — ' eeuled elrct a president, and provide for the filling of such other offices as {l ey may deem necessary for the management of laid road. Skc. 9 And be it fort her enacted, That in o;>se of the death of any member or sh ire holder of said company, his interest in the lease shall be considered personal property, and the rights of hie heirs or deviser’s thereto shall not be debarred by any act of the cor porators. Sue 10. And be it further enacted, That ,W*id lessee* of said miiioad shall milker make or permit to be n ade any nnjast dis crimination in favor of any other company or parlies having or doing business with suid roud ; nor shall any railroad or express com pany, or companies, within the State of* Georgia, or combination of either, in any eveht become lessees of said road, directly or indirectly ; and should any company owning or running a competing lme of railroad with in the Slate of Georgia, or any individual or individuals having an int’ rest in any sacb company running to or from the Atlantic cna*t. O" any other point than the city of Brunswick, become at any time interested in the lease, or tiie running of said Mum n and Brunswick Railroad, or in any way c ntrol *its freights or pas-enger tarifis, ttier.'ilie lease under this uct shall he forfeited,and the gov ernor of Georgia shall take possession of the same as provided for in section first ol this uct. Sko. 11. And be it further enacted. That in the eveot suid railroad is not leased ac cording to the terms qt this act, then it shrill be the duty of the Governor of the State of Georgia to appoint five c rnmissinners or di rectors for said railroad, who shall take charge of the management of the same, mid have it iun lor tbu best interest ol the Stuie until further action by the legislature of Georgia, said commissioners to be lacated ns follows : One to reside in the city of Bruns wick, one in the city of liuwkiusvillc, two in the city of Macon, und one on the line of said road, without any interest in any com peting line of railroad in Georgia : Provided nevertheless, Thut should there he a failure to lease ssid road at the first advertising, then the Governor sjiulf, within six months from the first effort to lease, re-advertise un der the terms of ibis act, and make a second effort to lease said road ns herein provided, the terms ot said lease in this cuse to be 20 years, minus the suid six months : Provided further, That the suid roud shall remain un der its present management, as now provided by law, till the same is leased under the first advertisement, or there is a failure to lease under said first advertisement ; in which ev> nt it shall be the duty of the Governor to at once appoint the five commissioners to operate the roud as provided in this act. The salary of the commissioners to he appointed as above provided for shall be 8400 each per annum. Suid commissioners shall huve full power and authority to make all contracts anil agreements usual and neressury in ruil roud management, and dietat d by the con dition of sui I roud, ilt properly am] business, and shall have the power; with tin- approval of the Governor ol the ,Stale, to ix'pnd the business of said railroad by leasing or rioting boats to transact business on the Oetnulgec, Oconee and A'tfuniiba rivers, and on ihe Cumbe land Route, either to Fernandina or Jacksonville, Florida : Provided I liat said commissioners shall have no power to bind the corpus or franchises of said railroad by suy contract whatever. Said commissioners are authorized to expend the receipts urisiog from tLe business of the road in such im provements and betterments as may be nec essary for its best interests. Skc. 12. Be it further enacted, That the company which may organize as lessees under this act shall have full power and authority to survey, lay out, construct, equip, use und enjoy a railroad from the city of Mr.con to the city of Atlantu ; a railroad from the city of Huwkinsville, in the county of Pulaski, or Eastman, in the county of Dodge, to the fcity of Americus, in the county of Sumter; and a railroad from the city of Brunswick, in the county of Glynn, or from or near Sterling, on said railroad, to the Florida line; and shall further have power and authority to connect said rouds. or either of them,at each termini with the roads of other companies constructed to said termini, or which may berealter be constructed to said termini; aud so far as this act grants chartered rights and privileges to survey, lay out, construct, equip, use and enjoy said railroad, or either ot them, the same shall be held uod construed to be an euiurgemeot and addition to the chartered powers of the Macon aud Brunswick Rail road, arid to be and become a part of its original charter. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That the parties who may become lessees Horn the State of Geoigia of tin Macon and Bruns wick Railroad shall, as provided in section 12 of tbrs act, pioceedwribit^uutyjearjr sa d lease, to build and put in good running order a railroad of five feet gauge, or the same Ranee w th the Macon nnd Brunswick Hailroud, between the city of Macon, in the county of Bibb, nnd th - city of Atlanta, in the county ol Fulton, and finish the same within three yours from the execution of s.id lenso, with the right to unite their track with the tracks of the roads now built, or that may hereafter be boilt into said cities by which ears may be transferred without breaking bulk or detention from road to rnaij at suid cities. When snid railroad is built by said lessees they shall at the time of or before the completion of sa'd road as abotro provided for, have the right nnd option of puichaslng the Macon and Brunswick Itnil road fnr'the sum of $1,125 000. to be paid in the recogniji *d bonds of the State rtf Geor gia, and upon the compliance fully by the lessees with the termr of this section, t|ie (Jbvernor-of the State shall transfer to said lessees all the rights, privileges and franchises of the State in and to the Macon and Bran*- 1 wick Railroad, track, buildings, shops, rolling stock, and ull other things attaching to suid Macon and Brunswick Rtilroad. The pay ment of the §1.125 000 shall be as follows : §250,000 when the purchase is made and ti- j tic transferred; §250.000 two years there after, and the balance within four years alter the transfer, with interest at five per cent, per annum on the deferred payments: Pro vided, The State shall retain a lien on said Macon and Brunswick Railroad nnd its ap pnrtenanees until the entire purchase money is paid, and the Governor shall on failure of the lessees to make payment as herein provided for, take possession of the road and appurte nances, and run the same for twelve months, at which time it shall he his duty to sel! the said ruilroad for the balance of purchase money, unless sooner paid : Provided further, Should said lessees fail or refuse to build said road, then the lease under this act is to be come void, and it shall be the duly of the Governor to take possession of the said Ma con and Brunswick Railroad us piovided in the first section of this act. Skc. 14 Be it further enacted, That all laws and purls of laws militating against this uct are hereby repeuled. Tiie VeraafiUtjr of Western “Diisters.” A day or two ago a motherly-looking woman of forty five entered a Woodward avenue clothing store having a man’s linen duster on her arm, and when approached by u salesman, she said ; “Some one in here sold this duster to my son yesterday ” “Yes, ma’am, I sold it myself,” replied the clerk, as he looked at the gurment, “Did you tell my son that this duster could be worn cither to a pic-nic, funeral, bridal party or quarterly meeting ?” “I did, madam, and so it cun.” “Did you tell him it made a good horse blanket when not otherwise needed 1” “I did ” “That it conlil be used as a boat sail, a stretcher, a straw-bed and a bed-spread?” “Yes, ma’uin. I did.” “And thut muiiy people ujed them as table covers ?’’ “I did.” “And that they would last for years and then m»ke excellent stuff for a rag carpet ?” “I did.” “And you only charged a dollar T” “Only a dollar, ma’am." * “Well, when John came home la9t night and brought the duster, and told me all yon said, I made up my mind that he mast have been drunk, and I w»* a little nlraid he stole the garment. lam glad it’s all right.” “It certainly is all right, ma’am, and since he was here yesterday we hove discovered that the duster is a greut conductor of sound, a preventive of sunstroke, and that no man with one on his b.ick ever dropped dead of heart dieease.” “Land save us!’’ she gasped, ns she waited for the bandle ; “hat who knows that they won’t fix ’em so ’fore long that they‘ll raise a mortgage off the farm?” BABY VINK. “I’ve a letter from tby sire, Baby mine, baby mine ; lie’s coming home, or he’s a liar, Baby mine, baby mine. He is now chock full of wine, lie is coming o’er the Rhine, He had better hide his sign, Baby mine, baby mine. He bad better come in soon, Baby mine, baby mine. I’ve been waiting since high uoon, Baby uitue, baby in me. i uui waiting with a broom, 1 will chase him round the room, 1 V\ bile his nose stiiaes through How to Advertise. A Hartford man was denouncing newspa per advertising to a crowd of listeners. “Last week,’’Slid he, “f had an umbrella stolen from the vestibule of the Blank church. It was a gift, and valuing it very highly I spent double ita worth in advertising, but 1 ham not recovered it.” “How did you word the advertisement?” asked n merchant. “Here it is," said the man, producing ■ slip cuffinm a-nowapspf*r > « The merchant took it and read : “Lost from Hip vestibule of the Blank chnrch, last Snnday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who took it will be handsomely rewarded by leaving it at No, San Fernando street.” “Now,” said the merchant, “I am a liberal advertiser, nnd have nlways found it paid me well. A great ddnl depends ppon the man ner in which an advertisement is put. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if yon do not then ncknowlodge that advertising ftays, I will purchase ytm a new one.” The merchant then took a slip of paper from his pocket and wrote : “II the man who was seen to take an um brella from the vestit.u'e of the Blank chnrch Inst Sunday evening does not wish to get into trouble, nod have a stain cast upon the Christian character which he value* so high ly, he will return it to No. San Fernando street'. He is well known.” This duly appeured In the paper, and on the following morning the mah wns aston ished when he oppned the front door of hi* residence. On the porch lay at least a doaen umbrellas of all shades and sizes that had been thmwn in from the sidewalk, while the front yard was literally paved with umbrellas. Many of them had notes attached to them, saying that they had been taken by mistake, nnd begging the loser to keep the little affair quiet. Thbat. k Flirtation—Seen*— A theatre. Seated it* the orchestra a lady and gentle man ; the former much enamored of the latter ; in fuct, very de-irons of winning him. The lady, however, has flirting tsn donoies, and indulges them with a handsome parly in the circle. The encort is not un» observant of this little by-play, and fioully asks, smilingly : “Do you know that gentleman with whom you are flirting ?” An embarrassed negative is the reply. “Then excuse me a moment.” The escort immediately crosses the thea tre, puts a similar question to the other con spirator : “Sir, are you acquainted with the lady at whom you have been smiling this last half hour ?” ,• “No!” “Would you like lo be?” pleasantly. Very much (-arprised, ‘Certainly.” “Then come with me.” A moment later the escort Introduces the not altogether comfortable pair. Then the mild expression leaves the insnlted gentle man’s face, and he says, sternly : “Now, sir, you may accompany this lady home 1” With a bow, he takes his leave, and the woman who loves him newr hears bis voiqe aguin.— Philadelphia Piogreu. The true Bohemian never loses his head. VV hen the landlady reduces the rations of the hungry Bohemian to a point that excites thn side glances of the boarders ; when the towels and part of the furniture vanish from his room snd the key is demanded ; when a crisis is rapidly coming on, and taffy is at a dis count—then, behold, the young mac raake'.b love to the landlady’s daughter, taketh her la tbc theatre, and greeteth her with the smack osculatorial. Hurndilhah, what a smack ! • And after that he liveth on the fat of the land, ami, sitting op with Julia, buroeth the parlor gas till early dawn. A Han up on North Hill is just the mad dest rnuu. He went to Philadelphia au<t»; 1 paid three hundred and twenty dollars for a pute blooded bird-dog, with a pedigree longer than the chronological table of tbe kings of England, aod tbe dog hadn’t been, home two days before tbe next door neigh*, bor killed him with a brick in his ben-boute, where the thoroughbred was sucking eggs. Blood ia as uncertain and tare in a dog aa it is iu the South American battle. — Hawkey*. Probably bo man so fully realizes tbe hollownesß 0f tile end human ambition aa the man who ladles a teaspoonfnl of new laid horse-radish into his mouth, uuder the impression that it is ice cream. “I know i shall go straight to heaven t£ hung,” remarked a Virgiffm murderer, “but l would a leetle rulber be pardoned by the - IL, : - " - NO. 8