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DAWSON JOURNAL. S. R. WESTON & W. F. COMBS. r.DItOHS A X D IROriUTOK s. n +i it's o.r, a •#., October 12, IK7I Rending matter on every paye.^^i-l State Df.mocratio C.’nxi):irm: —The members of the State Democratic Es eculivo Committee .air requested to meet at the office of the Chaiminn, in the city of Macon, on Tuesday, the 24th day of October, at 10 o’clock a. m. A full attendance is desired. Clifford Anci.iison, Chairman. The total number ol persons who have taken advantage of tho Home stead act since its passage in 1802, is about 100,000. Tho trial of Foster Blodgett for •beating and swindling, which was to hare taken place at Atlanta ou Mon day last, has been indefinitely post- ! polled. "Wo will publish next week, for tho benefit of our subscribers in tho coun try, all tho dispatches relating to the groat Chicago lire, the largest that has over occurred on this continent. — .Among other thing things burned, wns the original copy of Lincoln’s Ktnancipation Proclamation, for which a Li to jury Society paid $2500. Wox a SSOO Piir.siir.M. —l)r. It. A. w are, of Lee county, Ala., won a SSOO prise for the best balo of Alabama cot ton at the St. Louis Fair. Tho seed is of the improved Peeler variety.— Tho balo weighed 400 pounds. Win ning tliis prize is equivalent to selling tho cotton for $1.25 per pound, and the owner will doubtless roali/.e about s<‘>oo for his balo of cotton. Peterson's Magazine for November —tho cheapest and best of the lady’s books—is before us, and a magnificent number it is. The price of ‘‘Peterson” is only two dollars a years to single subscribers, while other magazines of its class are three or four. Specimens of the Magazine sent gratis if written for. Address COAJII.Es J. pETBTISoy, 806 Chestnut st., Philadelphia. Our Next Lkgisl.utrk.— Tho legis- J lative w isdom of Goorgia will assem ble in a few weeks, and if the mem- j bars elect do all that is booked ter them by Tom,Dick and Harry through out tho State, they will spend Christ mas iu Atlanta. It was a had idea to have elected thorn, if after their elec tion you have to mark out their line of action. As to the reduction of the per dum t we have heard it ftmiurked that a man that was not careful of his own finances, would not do to trust with other people’s finances. Is tho reas oning good ? 'I In: f.orxl Templars. At the Grand Lodge of Good Tem plars, held at Macon last week, tho follow ing officers were elected : • L. J. Ivirkseey, Columbus, G. \V. C. T. J. W. Burke, Macon, G. W. C. Maggie Bleakly, Augusta, G. W.V.T. W. E. 11. Searoey, Griffin, G. W S. C. E. Moore, Dawson, G. W. T ltvr. W. D. Atkinson, Talbotton, G. W. C. S. 0. Robinson, Romo, G. W. M. Messrs. Hancock, Jones end Phil lips were elected Representatives to the R. \\. G. L. Mr. J. G. Thrower, of Atlanta, is Superintendent of Cold "\V ater Templars. We understand that Col. E. S. Bleak ley, of Augusta, is to take the field as Grand Lecturer. The order is now in a most flourishing con dition. The next Grand Session will be held at Albany, on the 4th Octo ber, 1872- Albany A Coin in bus ij. |j. At a Council meeting in Columbus ou Monday night last, tho committee app inted favored an ap propriation of $200,000 to the Bain bridge, Cuthbort & Columbus Rail road, on condition that tho money be spent on the Columbus end of tho lino ! that no discriminations bo made against Columbus, that Columbus & Albany road be allowed to pass over road by paying half its costs, that tho road shall go east of Lumpkin, that L. B. Warnock, N. J. Bussey and James Rankin superintend work, and whon they report a mile ready for super structure, SB,OOO be paid to President of the road. Considerable discussion ensued for nnd against the resolutions or sugges-! tions, but they were finally lost by a vote of 5 against 4. We don’t know what private schemes are on foot by the officers of the Co lumbus & Albany road, but it seems evident their candle is hid under a bushel. Effective organization is nec essary to the building of railroads more than almost any other enter prise, and if the people along the lino of the contemplated road desire it built, they must either stir up the of ficers to zealous action or remodel af fairs, rub out tlic marks and commence new . The Blakely extension of the South western liailroud is progressing rapid "—..la*' r. —#* Awful Conflagration in Chit a go. Tlio grout city of Chicago has been in flames for several days, and many are the reports ot the work ol destruc tion. The Macon 7 'elegrt ph has the following in regard to it: The great conflagration at Chicago seem/ to uso the most terrible holo caust of modern times, unless it may ho the g n at lire at Loudon. Chicago j is a city ol three hundred thousand in habitants, and is so wir a place, that those lamiliar with it, tell us i o siuu lur area ia any city ol tile l nited Stales could have bet u swept ol such u value in buildings. Up to Dor ID o’clock yesterday morn ing, thirty-four blocks, ten thousand buildings —live miles ot them hail been destroyed. These included tho principal business section ol the citv , as Well us the most fashionable and costly residences. It included numer ous buildings w rth throe or lour hun dred thousand dollars. It embraced that magnificent hotel —tho largest in tho w orld—which was just being roof ed, and oa which little short ol a mil lion dollars has lo< n expended. It in cluded six Elevators, some ol them woitli more than a million dollars upieee, exclusive of the immense stocks of grain they contained —to be num bered by millions ol bushels; and it included numerous banking houses and other structures ol a public character. If wo should estimate the ten thous and buildings at $15,000 apeice, tho loss would aiuouut to one hundred and fifty millions; but it probably lar ex ceeds twice that amount in buildings and contents. \\ o supja se it may ev en exceed five hundred millions. Wisconsin on Fire. Green Bay, Wis., October 4.— r lho Advocate to-day estimates that an area of 150 square miles is being burned over. Three saw mills are positively know n to have been burned, and oth ors are reported to be dostioved. la Kewanee county sixty eight dwellings and farms have been burned. The in habitants are fleeing to the lake shore for safety. Alhornes pier, a store, six dwellings, shops, barns, and other buildings have been ‘consumed. It is said tho inhabitants saved themselves by retreating to the pier and taking up the plunks communicating with shore. Kewanee and other villages are more or less damaged. Tin: flames cr.csa fox iiivr.it. Mil w afkie, October 4.—A special to tho Ketcs from Green Bay says the fires in the woods between there and 1 Michigan have extended across Fox ! river, and cover a strip of thirty miies, in Surrance and Oconto counties. Tho large lumbering towns of Mari nette mid Pishtego are threatened with destruction. Fires are now raging over three hundred square miles of territory. About oao hundred fami lies are burned out of house and home. The refugees are in Green Bay and other towns. At least one hun dred other families are in danger of being burned out. Farm buildings, bridges, and fences have been swept away. Thousands of square mil sos valuable pine forrost have been de stroyed. Bears and other w ild beasts, ! driven in dismay from tho woods, are Hying about in every direction. Tho entire population are fighting fire, but without success. Many were prQstra -1 ted by the heat and smoke, and had to | be carried by their comrades to places !of safety. All supplies of food for mau and beast have been destroyed, I and starvation for tho coming w inter bturos them in tho face. Why l'ltrls Uun't fiarry. It is remarkable, but nevertheless true, that, as a rule, flirts, both male i and female, do not marry qu’ckly ; The chauces are that a girl who be comes engaged at eighteen, and goes on becoming engaged and disengaged, as it is tho custom for flirts to do, ulti mately settles down into a confirmed old muid, too. If she does wed, as a general rule, she develops into tho most virulent wasp, makes her husband mis erable, and brings up her children badly. , It is not very difficult to find reasons why flirts do not marry. Sensible men admire in a woman something besides a pretty face and engaging maimers. | They love intellect, common sense and | heart, qualifications which tho first does not possess. The true W'oman al lows her affections full play, and is not ashamed of them. She will not lead a man to believe she cares for him when she does no such thing; she w ill not flirt with him just for the sake ol flirting. She lia3 a truer conception of what is right, and possesses a good deal more common sense. She has derived her education from something else than three-volume novels and the so ciety of empty pitted fops. She can be thoroughly merry; but she knows how to bo merry without boiug idiot ic. She may attract less attention iu a drawing-room than tho flirt does, be cause she is less noisy and obtrusive; but, for all that, she will get married sooner, und mako her husband a bet ter and truer wife. A time woman does not care for the 6pooncy young man. She dislikes his foppishness, tho vapid compliments ho pays her, and his effeminacy. lie quickly finds this out, and leaves her in peace. Thus, if he ultimately gets married, it is to a flirt, and the “hap py pair” lead the jolliest cat and dog life imaginable.— Jeffersonian. j Tax Collector Robbed— In* a Horn. —A special telegram to tho Montgom ery Advertiser, dated Talladega, Ala., Get. 3, says: Sam Smoat, the Radical Tax Collec tor of this county, says that while on his way to the depot before day this morning to take the train for Mont gomery, he was attacked by three men (in buckram ?) and robbed of seven thousand live hundred dollars. How is that for high ? We hardly think sensible people will credit the story. fILOItUt NtWS. The first camp meeting isl Sumter county was held by the Presbyterians in 1800. More than forty trotters and racesju training nt tho Fair Grounds in Ma- COll. Mr. F. M. Coker, of Americns, has been elected President of the Bank in the above city. The kitchen anil smoke bouse of Jos. 11. Maddux, of Sumter county, were destroyed by fire lust week. Aicliibnld J. Battle, I). Ir, of Mar ion, Ala., has been elected President of Meicer University, Will the beys be able do Battle ? \ A nigger thief in Columbus, the other day, preferred thirty-nine lush es to going to jail. They were gently laid on by another colored nigger. On Monday evening next, the Quit mfui Debating Club und the Demos- ■ thenc-s Society will wrestle together iu public on the quosiion of Swedish immigration. Pr.fisox \ i..— His Excellency Govern or Rufus B. Bullock, 11. 1 Kimball, and Judge J. A. Hayden arrived in this city yestorday from the East. *U!unta Kcw Era. David Dickson. —This veteran agri culturist and philosopher is in the city, says the Atlanta Sun. He w'as lately married to Miss Clara Harris, daughter of Hun. B. T. Hurris, of Sparta. The Quitman Banner snys that tho recent Radical postmaster at Thomas villo ;is a defaulter to the tune of 81,- 30(1, and that his Democratic bonds men are bold responsible for that amount. Oekipilisva is the Indian name of the Indians Springs in Butts county. Literally translated, it signifies medi cine water. So says tho Indian Spring Mirror, who gets the facts from Rev. Mr. Morrow, Indian Missionary to tho Creeks. The Case of McCai.la kor Falsifica tion of the State Road Books. —This case was decided on Thursday by tho prosecution with-drawing the warrant in consequence of Justice ruling out testimony which was thought vested by the Attorney General. C.U’iTKi and. —Cononel Griffin, con- | tractor cn tho B. and A. Railroad, cap tured lust Sunday afternoon, as tho train arrived at this depot, u negro named Alf. Donaldson, who killed Mr. Burwell Bailey, in Decatur county, last November. Alf. was arrested immediately alter lie committed the deod, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life at tho December term of Decature Superior Court, but ion made his escapo. —Albany Kites. Major R. D. Shropshire, for several years tho local editor of the Macon Telegraph, has purchased nil interest in the Macon Citizen and become one of its editors. The Citizen is now the editoriil management of Shropshire, Lyod and Rumour. Shropshire is an original genius. lie can say more quaint things and in more quaint ways, than any newspaper man ex tant. The Citizen is found to be a spicy and readable paper under his management. —Savannah Republican. The Other Side.-—Members of Council, says tho Columbus Suu, who voted against she appropriation of $2000.000 to the Brainbridge, Cuth bert and Columbus Railroad, or sev eral of them, have expressed them selves ns not opposed to a road to Steward, but against giring money, no matter hew guarded the restriction, to a corporation in w hich the Kimballs have a controlling interest and Colum bus can only hare one director, and where tho officers of tho road do not know how much stock has been taken. They have no confidence in tho men at tho head of tho enterprise. National Agricultural College. This body held a meeting in Naeh ville Tennessee, this week, and per fected if organization. We observe that Mr. Oliver H. Jones, of this city, and one of our best known and popu lar citizens, was honored with the dis tinction of Vico President. Among tho ether gentleman thus honored wj notice tho names of ex-Govornor R. M. Patton, ol Alabama, and General John J. Marmaduke, of St. Louis, late of the Confederate army. From gentlemen who wore in at tendance upon this Congress and up- - on the Nashville Fair, we learn that interest is manifested among the peo ple of Tennessee in regard to our At lanta Fair, also in regard to the Geor gia State Fair. There will he a-great ! many Tennesseeans in attendance up- j on both. Quite a number of fine horses will also be brought down, among which are the bay mare Tennessee, from Nashville : the dun horse Battler, from Bowling Green ; and Chieltain, a pro mising bay colt belonging to John Overton, of Nashville. It is also very probable that I’ilot Temble will visit both the Atlanta and Macon Fairs.— Atlanta Sun. Cotton Figures.— The telegrams of the 9th show total receipts since Ist September 122,598 bales against 192,- 226oflastyear-a decrease of nearly 7 0,- UOO bales, or about thirty-six per cent.- This does not indicate the actual de crease in the crop, as drouth in Texas and Louisiana caused a great deal of premature opening. The general ex hibit is as follows: 1871. 1870. At the ports 1113,385 144,487 Interior towns 22,307 25,759 At Liverpool 499,000 538,000 American afloat 30,000 23,000 Indian afloat 610,717 389,432 1,284,309 1,120,679 Indian cotton, it is evident, has a floating capacity to meet any possible emergency ; but, nevertheless, the ex cess is reduced to 163,630 bales. —J la eon Telegraph. Cicnoiul Hews. A Baltimore clergyfnan claims to have converted 17,000 children iu one year. Tho East Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Company intend building car-shops in Gadsden. It i. stated that Blind Tom cleared $41,000 lust year. Ti m says he would bo glad to soe one dollar of tho amount. The experiment of growing Sea Is land cotton in the vicinity of Beau mont, Jefferson, is re ported a success. jHP Grant has gained ground since ho became. President —hundreds of acres, in fact. —Cincinnati Commercial Rev. A. T. Spalding, of Louisville, Ivy., tho new pastor elect of tho Sec ond Baptist Church of Atlanta, has entered upon his pastoral duties Arrangements have been perfecting for having the surveys made oa the Eufuula, Abbeville and Gulf Railroad, without delay. Tho Tennessee Legislature was or ganizeil on Monday last John C. Vaughn is the President of the Senate, and James D.Richardson Speaker of the House Cannon aie being fired every morn ing and evening at Vicksburg, Missis sippi, as a sanitary measure to purify tho atmosphere. A test of tho doctrino of concussion. I A deed has been recorded in the county clerk’s office at Lexington, Vir ginia, convoying tho Natural Bridge property to John W. Garrett, of Balti j mere. j Paris, October G.—The sentence of j Rochefort has been commuted from ! imprisonment for lifo to banishment ! from the French territory. A manifesto from Napoleon on tho subject of the French political situa tion is about to bo issued. The Charleston Courier says that it is reported that Eugene, the youngest sor. of Baron Rotchehild, will visit that | e-ity as soon as the fever shall have ! entirely departed, for the purpose of \ conferring w ith those Israelites there l who may w ish to return to Jerusalem, Under the plan looking to the selection j of that site as a homo of the raco gen- I ally. The Treasury Department announc es that the Government has saved $210,484 by the destruction and loss of fractional currency. Probably this is all light for the Government, and wo are glad that there is in any w r ay of honestly reinforcing the Treasury. But it will occur to the average politi cal economist that tho Government’s gain on a destruction of currency is a dead loss to somebody. Bex Butler. —Old Ben has been moving heaven and earth, to secure tho Republican nomination for Govern or of M assaehuseets. The convention w as held last week, and W. B. Wash hum was nominated. So it seems the Republicans, seeing that their party is on the wane, are throwing overboard their representative men like Butler. The Massachuseets brethren indicate a little desire to exhibit a little decency in their nomination. Killing of a Duelist. — The Jack son, Tennessee, correspondent of the Press says that on Sunday afternoon, Sutton, who was to fight a duel with Morgan, became intoxicated and at tempted to shoot a young man named Whitesides. Tho latter procured a double-barreled shot-gun and fired up on Sutton with one barrel, killing him instantly. The other barrel was acci dentally discharged, wounding a pas songer iu au omnibus Gov. Bullock on Angler.— Gov. Bullock arrived in New York on last Thursday and being interviewed saitli that the notice of Treasurer Angier is absurd and causeless and is in prose cution of' a design to ruin the credit of the State. Bullock says his iutcu tion to visit California was known to his secretaries and personal friends, and that he left Georgia the latter part of last July on his usual summer vacation. The Governor’s arrival in Atlanta is announced. —Macon Tele yraph. Says Flense., ‘‘ I know “What V\n about F* Says Grant to Fleas?, ‘‘Oh, you "it out !’< jUfiEBG.ANTiLE E MPORIUSK . OF farnumi Sliarp# Co* \\J E take this method of calling attention to eur stock of goods, just purchased, and y \ opened, and guarantee satisfaction iu style, quality, quantity, and price. Our DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT is supplied wilt the best grades of Prints, Domestics, Fancy Goods, etc., and purchased from the laigest and most popular dealers iu the -Eastern maikat. Our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT is replete with every style and make of goods, from the cheapest to the best and finest, and embraces suits for men, youths and children. A. large and select stock of BOOTS AND SHOES of every make, style and finish, for Ladies, Jfen, Boys or Children, and wero pur chased with an eye to please every body. We have also a choice stock of HATS AND CAPS of all the popular styles, and of every quality, from a plantation wool hat to the finest fur. GROCERY DEPARTMENT is furnished with heavy and fancy groceries, and embraces everything that could be de sired in that I ne. If you desire anything to wear or to eat, or something to eat in in the shape of Crockery or Glassware, give us a call. kinds of plantation supplies always on hand. Come and see us at our new store Wist side Public square. FARNIJ.TI, SHARP & CO. w, w. r*Rsm, i J. P. SHARPS, > s. maas. ) oct 12 3ra. 1871, 1871. F A fiVi MILLINERY. I tiedre to inform mv frie ds and customers who huve so liberally pat ronized me in tl e past, that I am now receiving my Fall Stock, comprising all tho LATEST FALL STILES OF [itiLLljflliv pb sjbjift qoob^, and ask the Ludi-'s to call uud exam ine my Stock Dress-Making Department Particular attention is s ill paid to the Dress-nuking Department, and having compe i-nt Ladies to assist me, will guarantee saiisfa lion in every particular. Give me a cull at my Store, 2d door above “Journal. Miss M. WILLIAMSON- Oct. 6-lm. NOTICE. CN DORUIA, Terrell Couniy: Jf Two dava alter date, application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said ceuu tv for leu.o to sell a par. or the whole of the real estate of S.im,l Denton, late of s iid coun ty dee’d, loi the benefit of the heirs aud cred itors of said deceased. D. F. LAWHORN, Adra’r . October 11 >h, 1871-4 W ARRIVAL EXTRAORDINARY SIMON JACOBI (Late of South Carolina.) Has just op ned in the new Brick building ou Public Square, a large and select Stock of DU Y GOODS CDOTHXKO, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, Trunks, Crockery Ware, And a general assortment of Fancy Go< ds, which he will sell as cheap as any store in Southwest Ga. llh* sales man, Mr. Wert n, has had a great deal of experience in the business, and as sures his many friends that he wi'l make it th-ir interest to trade with him. Oct 12 3m. BROWN STATION No JC Hoad CAKE SHOP. JOHNSON & nil.L, at. Brown Station, would respectfully inform their custo mers, and the public generally, that they ; have nearly completed their large ana com modmns Store Louse, which is 50 x 50 feet, and divided into three: departments for the accommodation of the public, and especially the ladie a . The Dry Goods De partment being EATS RELY SEPARATE from the Bur and Grocery. They have a well selected stock of GEAERAE MERCHANDISE, Always have on hand plenty of the cele brated HOME and KENNEtfAW FLOUR. BAGGING & TIES at reduced price. Those who wish to regale the inner man will find at the Bar the heat things thereunto petUining JOHNSON dL HI EE Oct 12 ts. % TO (ash Buyers. TWWE aro now receiving, and will have in Store, by the loth p| October w w ouo of the Largest and Best SELECTED STOCKS OF Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, 4c., ever hes re offered by us to the trade of South West Georgia, recently pur chased by our Mr. Loyless in New York, whiob we intend to sell at the ihist nssmi bmiwii mm », » r its equivalent. So, il you have Cash, Cotton or Produce, bring it to us, and we guarantee to Sill you goods at as LOW FIGURES ns can be purchased :n South West Georgia. p Those who we have ac.oommoila'.ed the present year will pleaso g-jySjg' come forward and settle their accounts. We have acoornnio fcsNttJf dated you, now accommodate us. Wo can be lound at John Red dick’s old e.and, next to W. F.Orr, where wc will bo pleased to exhibit our immense st ck to our customers and friends. LOYLESS & GRIFFIN. Dawson, Go., Oct 12,3 m. BE MOT Ali HE li. BUTfNSiVSi IMMENSE STOCK OF Fill & tUTEI m TO sr>utli Fide Public Fquare at Stand formerly occupied b) I'ariiiiiu, Sharpe A Cos., iu front of Dr. Cheatham's Drag sior - 'jYTOW that the Fall season is upon u«, I take this method of informing my friends and tha -LN public generally, that I have purchased very heavily of DRY GOOD?, DREBS GOODS, FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS. BLANKETS, HARNESS, BRIDLES AND SADDLES, together with everything usually kept in a variety Store, ar.d there ia scarcely wear or that is needed in the house or ou the plantation that cannot be bought a P . euit my customers. . . Resets Jimmie Parke aud W. 8. Bell are with me and will be pleased to wait on friends. Give me a cull. „ sept 26 3m. ED. HU STOCK OF Groceries % Provisions* * 2,000 Rolls Bagging all grades. 0 10,000 Bundles Ties from 5£ to 6.J cents. 300 Ilhds. C. R. Bacon Sides, 50 Tierces S. C. R»ma -300 Barrels Sugar, 200 Sacks New Crop Coffee. 8,000 Sacks and 300 Barrels Flour al qualities. 500 Packages New Crop Mackerel. 500 Boxes soaps, 300 Boxes Candles. 100 Boxes Fresh Crackers, 50 Boxes Pearl Starcn. 200 Barrels Pork from $7 to sl7 per Barrel. _s 200 Kegs Nails, 200 Boxes Pikes, 25 Cases Crakes Bitt 150 Cases Pickles, 25 Cases Sardines. 256 Cases Fresh Cove Oysters, 100 Boxes Soda. 75,000 Choice Cigars very cheap. 300 Boxes Tobacco comprising all grades. ij ne for saw The above together with all the leading articles in the gro y as ffo buy at lowest wholesale figures. Our stock is being daily repleis > Q UB toiu ( H our goods at the “Fountain Head” we promise goodiSTe V & C^' o 4-Bt.