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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL BY j. D. HOYL & CO. Unison daUelUc Journal pdbushkd ktkrt thbrsdat. ieh*ns— strictly in Advance. fhrie months * Six i One year. • sers i— The money for ad certWng considered due after first iuser- inserted at intervals to be L 4r '„ed as new each insertion, iu additional clittge of 10 per cent will 08 ma de on advertisements ordered to be in .erted on a particular page. Advertisements under the head of Spe ,,al Notices" will he inserted for 16 cents wr li nP tor the first insertion, and 10 cents ~r line for each subsequent, insertion, advertisements in the “ Local Column, illhe inserted at 25 cents per line for the s rut, and 20 cent- per line for each subse ■ uent insertion. . All commiinicatibnS or letters on business mended for this office should be addressed to“TfU DaWSON jotJRNAL legal advertising Rates. Sheriff sales, per levy of 1 square $4 00 Martjage sales, per levy 8 00 Tax sales, per lew 4 00 Citations for Letters of Administration 4 00 Application for Letters of gu-’.rdia ship v. • 800 Application for Dismission from Ad ministration 10 00 Application for Dismission* from Gnardiaoship ® 00 Application for leeve to sll Land—- sn e cq |5, each additional square 4 00 Applicition for Homestead 8 00 Notice to debtors tod creditors ... 600 Land sales, per sqaare (inch) 4 00 Balef Perishable property, per sq 3 00 E.trav Notices, sixty days,... 8 00 Notice to perfect service 8 00 Rule Nisi, per square 4 00 Rules to establish lost papers, per sq 400 Rules compelling titles, per square.. 400 Rules to perfect service in Divorce cases 10 00 The above are the minimum rates oflegal advertising now charged by the Press of Georgia, and which we shall strictly adhere to in the future. We hereby give final no tice that no advertisement of this class wil I bennhlished in the Journal without the fee it paid in advance, only in cases where we have special arrangements to the contrary 2rotessilonal ©ante. JAMES 3CKEL, ATTGENIY AT LAW, LEARY, Calhoun Cos., Georgia. BUSINESS intrusted to mv cure will be promptly attei ded to. Special attention will be given to collections. B, r. SIMMONS, T. H. PICKETT. A I U 'ion a 4 l I C A. K T T ATTORNEYS AT LAW IMWSOM - OEORU.A. J MfcS C, PARKS, A ttornpy A t Law, DAWSON. - GEORGIA, And Connsel for the Corporation of Dawaon. :o: I)RACTfCIfcS in the Coarts of S. W. Ga,, A. State Supreme Coftrta, and U S. Courts lr Georgia. Collections a sperialtv. I*ronoptnePß insured. J. F* WALKER, Atioiiiry at Law, bAWSON. GEORGIA \\ ILL practice in the Pataula Circuit.— ' OiSce at the Court hause. Mch 22 ly C. It. woofl iv/ x ttorttfcy at Law, ‘f'.nj.rr - geohgia. \\ practice in the Slate Courts and in r . Cironit anl District Comte of the States in haV'annah sept‘27. •!. BIX’K, Alt o rne yat Law, v ’ CallioiVii 4<>aiily, Ga. li practice ip the Aibav Circultandelse ptre m the State, by Contract/ Prompt at -10,1 21Ten to ail business entrusted to his ' oliections a specialty. Will also in -'yate tj,i Pg <ni j buv or sell real Estate in •un Baker aud fiarlv Counties. ■"arch 21—tf G CARYLEDOE, Attorney at Law ’*>**, _ _ GEORGIA. \\ “ire close attention to all bust 'iteui " ""trusted to his cate iu Albany _ 4-Iv L*CT HOVL Attorney at Law. Dawson, Georgiti, D - H. IVHLLER, - \ Tr <>RtEV AT LAW, ’•onrsß, Ga. in Ordinary’s Office. OSO,Sm J AMES H. GUERRY, At, r n ,.j., at r aw , - GLOiiGU. . —2o: M '*"* Ooir H nm- F*h. 4 J * L* J A N K *S~ ATTORNEY AT LAW, n A rrsov, - GEORGIA. o*et J. w. Johnston’s itors. Jan 7 Brampton’s Imperial Soap THE BEsl* ! Crampton's Imperial Soap is ti e Beat. Crampton’s Imperial Soap is tI IP Be-t. Crampton's Imperial Soap is the Best Crampton’s Imperial S .ap is the Best. Crampton's Imperial Soap is the Best. Crampton's Imperial Soap is the Beet. Crampton's Imps,)*) Snap is the 'lest. Crmp!m.‘. In, nerial Soap i- the B I His OAP is m.iiuta. ur*d fr m pu e A lieile iais; aim as it cilia.: * „ CfDtage dt Veceiiiie oi, i> warrant.. ful : ‘quai to the itnpor ed Gastil- Soap, aid a 1 j B “me time coni, ins all ihe wa-hing slid c.eosing properties of the celebrated 6e>ni.m and French Laundry Soaps It is therefore reenm m. n ia-d use m the Laundry, Kitchen & Bath Room, and lor genfnl household puipo-e ; also fo. PrioterS, Painters, Engineers, and Machtnis's, as it will remove .pots o f ink Grease; Tar, Oil, Paint, . e , from the hands. The Huntingdon Monitor of April sth, 1P77, prononnees t his Soap the best in the tharket, ds follows: Render we don' rraftt vdu to suppose ihat (his is an .flv*utis-rn nt, and oass it over unheeded.. U 1 We want >o direct, your attention .o the udvertisemeDt of “t,tampion s Impeiia! Soap" H iving used it in fine effie, lor >he past year,.we can re commend it ra the i.esi qn.iii , of soap in use.- It i* a rare thing to get a Soap that will thoroughly dense priming ink from the hands, as also trom linen; but Cnniptotr* laundry soap will do It, and we know tv ic e of we tpeak. It is especially adapted for printers, painters, engineers and machinists, as it will remove grease f all dcacriptioas from the hands as well as clothes, with iii r|,. lahor. For general householc purposes U cannot be excelled. Manufactured only by CRAMPTON BROTHERS, Nos. 2,4, 5,8, and 10, Rutgers Place, and No. 88 and 86 Jefferson Street, New York. For sale by J. B CRITI, aug 2.3, tf Daw go.*), Ga 10 THE PUNTERS o f SOUTH WESTERN GEORGIA OWING to tfr dtt'lob in the p?i*e tff Iron we have reduced the price of sica MtL s, KETTLES a and aijr &E*miM* g* del7 ad otner wort til ofli line. We- will continue o pell ar the low price we have establish*' until iron ndvancee, or we will receive* rders for future delivery. We mmufacture several kinds of screws. SEASONED, PLANED 11 b ROUGH LUMBER always on hand 0. 0. NELSON, Pres Dawson Mf g Cos. Dawson, Ga. July 80. tf. jmx Aa ■ RR (r.eat chance <o make I* 111 II money. It on lSULUl gold you can get gte. ba k*. >' ■ need a person iu every to* ti take subscriptions tor tb largest, cheapest and best Illustrated lamily publication In ,he world. Any one can become a succes.tel agent. The most elegant works o! or given free to subscribers. The jirice is so low th.r almost everybody subscribes. One a gen reports making over $l6O in a week A ady agent reports taking over 400 subscriber- >n ten days All who engage make money fast. You can devote all your time to the busi ness, or only tour spare time You treed not be away from home over night. You can do it as well as others. Full particula.s, directions and terms free. Elegant and ex pensive Outfit free. If you want profitable work send us vow address at once. I' costs nothing to try the business. So ouewho engages fails 'O make it pay Address The People’s Journal,- Portland, Maine -uglß To Con* um P tiveM * The advertisers, having been permanently enten of tha- and ead drsea-e. Cnsuinp'-n h T . p ! . reined i* urn ns to make kno* - . n,. tellos -ufiere.s the e os Ol c .re. To all wno desire it be will send a co „ be pres, riolion used, (free ol ch. g ), *. h h. direcMons fr preparation aid using the same, which they will •' a sur. cure fo> Consumption, Asthma, Bron chitis; &e, , ... , Parties wishing the perscription will piP aße address. Rev- E. A. "'IkS ■ • • IS9 Penn St., Williamsburg, New I oik DAWSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 1877. N ew Advertisements OCELEGANT CARDS. Notwoalike. With 40name, 10. /’oat paid. Hasted & Cos., Nasscu, _ • aug 23 4t REVOLVER andTCARTRIDGES for S3 A fine uiekie plan and, seven shot, p eke rev,.lvor; a fiistcliss article. Sent COD -or on receipt ot pries. G. W WILLIS P. Box 2,718, New York 'jljmu. Thousands will bear testimony (and do it voluntarily) that Yegetiue is the best medi* cal compound yer. placed be<. e the public tor renovating ana purifying the blood. TRIFUNC WITH A CuLD IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS USE WEBS’ C.-RBUtIC TABLETS. a suie lemedy for Coughs, mi all diseases of the Throat. Lungs, Chest and Mucous membrane. PUT UP ONLY IN,BLUE BOXES &old by all Druggist? 0. N GRIT FENTON, 7 Sixth Avenue. New York. OPIUM HABIT CURED, A certain and sure cure. LaTg reduction in prices. A trial bottle free. Urn. I. A- Drolliugcr, LaPo'te, Indiana, Box ltißß. (Fo merl? Mrs. D-.S B. Collins.) Sanford's Jamaica Ginger. The onlv combination of the true Jamaica Ginger with choice Aromatics and French Braude, is a dtiicious, harmless, and a - ’engthentfrg substitute for all kinds of ‘"eiilant.-. Ii promp ly relieves Dyspepsia, Oppression afier Eating and ever species of Indigestion, correct- all dis'urbances of tbe S'omach and Bowels, and cures Ciamps, (7111115, Fevers, and Malaria. Ask for San ford’s Gingkb. TliuSe wishing Rlief and d ure tor Rupiu e should consult Dr. J. A. SHERMAN. ?58 Broadway, New York, or send (or his new bouk, with Photograph likenesses of bad cases and after cure. Beware of cheats who pretend to furnish Dr. .Suer man’s treatment. One of these fellows, a Gerrhdn clerk, now calling himself Dr. W G Crempien, is indicted on complaint o ' Dr. S., and awaits trial for foigerv and embezzlement. tMTSsAm. ONE NEW fORTY GIN, Findlay’s make. -AppU to the Undersigned, or to R. C. Martin, at Brown Station. aug9,2m - JT. LAM AR,. Dawson. Ga. DRESS MAKING. \JRS M. M ANTH NY respectfuHv In- XtK. forms the ladies of_ Dawson and Terrell cmrutv, 'hat she is prepare.i to do D<ess- Muking in the laies aod most fashionable Styles, at rcttxonable rates. Sim bonnets and Children’s P que a'S ma le 'o order. B ading and Embioiderv Stamping done cheap Give in a eal! a' mv resit) iv MRS M M ANTHONY April 9ih, 1877. tt i x EOKGIA, Terrell < niiilj \J l'o all who i. n ma* coDC*rn : Application ha* been tffiade to me by J A Y.rtier to have J C F. Clark appointed Su rdian of tbe person and proper'* < t Byron ©star, a minor son o' L. D. R *- noMs. deceased. Aii pet sous interested art hereby required to Show cause, it anv the* car,, whv g id appiicati vt should* not Dt granted at Ihe Oo'ober term of this Court Wi'.iees mi hand and official signature, this 3rd day ot September, 1877. sepS 4- H. S. BELL, Ordinary. C I ROtTLA Rf Albany, Ga., Aug. 9, 1877. 11l *Vh K. N ED tUKKE LARGE Brick So res iu the Town’s Block, ou Broad Siiert, (or he purpose o' Selling and S' or ing Cotton, and auy other produce. I ii! endeavor (o give general satisfaction to those who wil! faVo? me with Iheu custom, ad will ADVANCE ON COTTON in Sfore or shipped by railroad. Bagging and Ties furnished ~t Market Priiy. H. i. COOK HUBS FAIR Association! .'O' 'P'HE FIRST E v hibition of the America* 1 Fail- Association will begin on Tue-dav, the soth of OCTOBER, and eoniuje FIVE DAYS. The beautiful grounds and ample buildings will be readv, ami ever, tcili v affo'ded exhibitors to make a SPLENDID D ISP LA Y NO ENTRY FEES Wiir b* 1 churped. The people at D*K>* ? r Srhb v, W*-h j?pr, ¥ ipion, S : eitrt, Terrell, Worth nnd L* e counties are invited *r and eipected o en ter the content for p-emiams Everybody, North, South, East and West e invited to attend. Premium list will furnished on application. J. W. JORDAN, Jr, Scet’y A. F. X. Hayes Speech ttl AlfaifUi. The followirg is the speech made i y President Hayes, at his reception at Atlanta, last week. “Feilow-citizetis rf Georgia, my friends of Georgia : I regret that by reason of a slight cold taken a day or two ago in a rain storm in East Ten nessee, njy voice is not in a condition to lie heard in the first lew sentences of my address by any considerable portion of this vast aadience; hut if you will hear with me, I expect in a very lew minutes I shall make myself head The di v before yesterday, at Chattanooga, I met a committee of your citizens, w lio desited me and urged me to extend, wit.i the party accompanying me, our trip to your beautitul and prosperous city. We w. rb all very desirous to accept that icvitstiou.. We felt that, extended as it was, it w as a V-ity gr. at honor to us individually. We lelf that it would be a very great pleasure to meet you at your homes, but our arrangements had beer made, and I supposed it was out of the question to extend the trip. Happily our railroad lriends as sured us that by riding all of lust night we should be able to viit Atlan ta, and at once 'hose who were health ier and stronger of the praty, urged bv those of tite other sex, consented to come, and now we are here. I wish to say, in a single sentence, we are glad to be here [Applause.] The very eloquent, add less to which ve have listened, especially the v. ry en couraging sta ements we hearit from the Governor of Georgia, are hearty of themselves, greeted as they have been and endorsed by the applause of this audience, and so great a gratifi cation that I would not, any ac count have misjed the pleasure I have felt this morning. [Cheers ] I suppose that here, as every** here else, I am in the presence of men of both of the great political parties. I am speaking in the presence of citizens of both ra ces. lam qui’e sure there are before me very many of the brave men who fought iu the Confederate army [ap plause], and some doubtless of those who fought in the Union army [ap plai.se], and here we ere, Republicans and Democrats, colored people and w hite people, Donfedei ate soldiers and Union soldiers, all of one mind and one heart to-day; [immense cheering] and why st on and we not be’r What (s ! there to separate us longer. ith out any f .nlt of yours < r any fault of mins or any fault of aiTy one ot thi great aud ence slave y exis’ed n this coun'ty. It was in the t’onstiiution of theconntiy. The colored man was here n t by his own voluntary action. It was the misfortune of his fattiets he was here. 1 think it safe to say it was by c.itno that the fathers were here. He was here, however, and we of Ihe two sections differed about what should be done with him. As Mr. Lincoln told us in the war; "There were prayers on both sides for him.” Both sides found in the Bible confirmation of their opinions Both sides finally undertook to settle Hie question by that last final means of arbitration—the fotce of arms. You here m truly joined the Confederate side and fought bravely, and risked your lives heroically in behalf of your convictions What troubles our peo p o at the North? What has troubled them? Were they afraid that these colored people, who had been made free by the wat, would not be safo in their right* and in "rests in the douth, unless it Was by t © interference of the General Government? Many good people had that idea. I had given that matter some consideration, and now my coloted fiends, who have thought, or who have been to and I was turning try back upon the uien whom I fought f >r, now isten After think ing it over, I behoved yoar rights anti interest? wo tld be safet if this gieat mass of Intel igent men weie let alone by the General Gov rnrami. [lm mense enthusiasm and cheering, last ing for severnl minutes ] And now, my colored friends, let me my another thing. We have been trying it for six a onths„and in uiy opinion for no six months, since the war have there been so lew outrages and invasions .1 jour rights, nor yon so secure in vonr fights, than in the last six months [G'eat cheering ] Now, my iricads, I see i' stated oceaGonal'y that Presi dent Hayes haH taken the course he has because he wa compelled [Voice “YVe don’t believe it.] How was I compelled to it? [Applause] I was compelled to it by mv sense of duty uuder the oath of office. [lntense en thusiasm and cheers.] VN hat was done by us was done, not merely by the force of pecial circumstances, but because we believed it was right and just to do it. Now, let U“ come togeth er. Let each man make up bis uund to be a patriot in his own home and place. You may quarrel about tbe tariff, get up a sharp contest about the currency, about the removal of the State capital, but upon the great ques tion of the Union of tits States and the right* of .-1 citizens, we shall agree forever mote ” [Great cheers ] A ftimsK Stuno to Dkath bt Best blk Bces.—At a meeting; at New Con cord Church, six miles southeast of Bonnvi !e, a nor-e was hitched ’oo near a Lutnhle Lee’s nest. The Lees a’tackud ebgh’ly at first, hut as he charged and pin god, attempting to get away, they p ppered him with “red-hot shot” fumi nil sides, until ti e poor Leas* could .tand it no or - ger. He uttered shriek after shriek in his dying agony, and then laid himself down, yielding up tlie gho-t. The animal belonged to a y> ung man from Henry county. —Boonville (J to.) Eagle. TEMPTtD ItV MT,l\ ■low Ono Dobson was Induced lo liiss it bill laainsl Her Will. 1 At Wilkesbarie, Pennsylvania, the dull mouotony of the court proceedings was eulivened one day last week in the case of the'Couinonwealth against Dobson, in whicfi the defendant was accuse cf assault upon u young lady named Helter, by kissing her against tier will. The plaitilf complained that Dobson, “l.y force of arn;s, in til ice aforethought, and instigated tiy the devil, did then and there violently assault, waylay,” etc. She toll her story in a plaiD, s raightfwi ward kind of way, to the effect that she was en joy ng the evening breezes while lean ing ever her tailier’s fence, and that i William Dobson came along, seized tier by the hands, and forcibly pu ling her over the palisade, committed tiie assault for which she claimed tediess at the hands of the law. A sister ol the complainant testified that she did not see the alleged impropriety, be> uuse ol the darkness, and she being in another part of the yard, hut she heatd a kiss, or something thatsounl ed like a kiss, and kuew ‘.hut some thing was going on. Dobson claimed the privilege of be ing bis own witness, and he td and ihe part ol the story omitted by Miss Helter am-’ her sister. He is a jolly specimen of an Englishman. His nairative of the occurrence in which he kad become involved runs as fol lows : Dobson—“You see Y> r ’onors, I was waiking along, s ; ‘VTbdtwill the ’nrvest tie’ —” (fen. McCartney (counsel for plain tiff, disposed to have some fun while Confusing • the witness) —‘ You were singing ‘ W hat will the ’urvest be?’” (jlosely imitating i ha intonation of the witness). Del son (very composedly—“Yi*, sir, ‘What will the ’atvest be?’” Gen. McCartney “What will the ’arvest be?” Dobson (unruffled) —“What will tbe ’urvest he?” Gen McCartney—“Weff, ‘go ou, fill.” Dobson—“Yer see, yer ’onors I was going along singing ‘YVhat will the ’aive-t be?‘ when I heard Mary sing ing ‘ Wnat wili toe ’arvest be?’ ” Gen. McCai tney—“She was sing ing ‘ W hat will the ’arvest be ?’ ” By this time there were decided ev idences of meiriment all over the court room; hut Dobs n remained as imperturbab e as though officiating at a funeral. Dobson—“Yes, sir. She were siug iu’ ‘What will the ’arvest be,’ but not so lend as 1 was, and I called ou*, ’Hallo, Mary are that you?’ an ! she said it he. I went up to the fence, and she s id she were hall hulone, has ’er father ’ad gone to ’class’” Gen McCartney- “Gone to : class! What did she mean by that? ’ Dobson —“Why, any fool knows what ‘class’,means. Her father had gone to class meeting, and left her hall halone. We chatted a littlo, and then” Gen McCartney —“ A’ell, you hate heard her tesum ,ny. You seiz-’d her, pull© 1 her Over the fence; and kissed her ?” Dobson-.‘No That testimony is false. We talked awhile, and she sort o’ leaned hover the fence -like as it she Wanted uia to—and just then Satan got the best of me ar:d 1 kissed ’er right con the mouth. I found out 'What the ,arvest be,’ ami I think she was a heasy prey.” Hi te the gravity of the court, coun selois and spectators gave way, anti seldom in a court, of justice has there been such a scene of uncontrollable hiUnousn ss. Judge Harding fair y maul himself ) oarse with laughter, and all business was suspended lor several minutes to allow those in tbe court roum to tecover their equanimi ty. Dobson was actqutiteu of the charge ol assault, but must pay half tbe cost of the suit as his share of the “’arvest.” A Gihl Duowned in a Cure* or Watch — A most singular fatal ac/i dent occutred at tbe town of Crofhn, near New Castle, the other day.— Ann Eliza Weisner, a young Miss of eleven years, s'arted to go to the spring house at her mother’s residence for butter and milk for supper. She did not teturn as so' u as expected, anil her mother followed to see what detained her. Arriving near the spring house, Mis V\ eisu* r wns sur prised to find her daughter lying fi t on the ground, with her face hutied in a cn ck of water, and was terribly shocked wlieu on raising her up the young uirl was found to I" dead. Miss Weisner was. in perfect health, uevei had a falling fit of any kind, and the only manner *n which the sad accident can be acounted for is that she stumbi, and and tel, her head sink ing the crock with such foree that the blow rendered her insensible and pow erless, aud CliHt her lace being buried in the water, she drowned. The wound or mark of violence was a bruise on the nose, which, while not sufficient to cause her death, might have stunned her so that she was un able to tolp herself. The crock in which Miss Weisner was drowned was an ordinary flat two gal on crock, and had been s> t un ler the eve of the spring house roof to catch soft water. —Pittsburg Ltader, 2 Wh. “How much are those tearful bulbs by the quart?” asked a maiden Gt a tiadesmau, the other morning. Lie s-aiod at her a moment, as if bewild ered, but soon recovered mmself, ami bluffly said, “0! them inyuns? Ten p nee.” Interrupted Table 'talk. The other evening, says the Burl ington Free Press, the Rev. Mr, Philae ter sat down a* the lea tablfi witli a [ very thoughtful air, and attended to the wants of his brood in a very ab stracted manner. Presently he looked up at his wife and said; “The Apostle Paul” j Got an awful lump oft the head 'saf- | tor-noon,” broke in the pastoi’s eldest . son, “pEying base ball. Bat flew out of the striker’s hands, when I was j umpire, and cracked rue right above . the ear an’dropped me. Hurt ? Golly !”• and the lad shook his head in dismal but expressive pantomime as be ten- I deriy rubbsd a lump that looked like a billiard ball with hair on it. The paßto. - gruve'y paused for the inter ruption/and resumed: “The Apostle Raul" “Saw Mrs. CrGheminie down at Greetihaum’s this afternoon,” said his eldest daughter, addressing her moth er. “She had the same old everlast ing black silk, ma e ever with a vest ot tilleul green silk, coat tail basque pattern, overskirt made with diagonal folds in front, edged with deep fiinge; yellow straw bat, with black velvet facing inside the brim, and pale blue j flowers. Site’s going to Chicago.” The good minister waited patiently, ‘ and then, in tones just a shade louder than befnro/teaid : “The Apostle Paul” “Went in swimmin’ last night with Hemy aud Ben, pop, and stepped on a clam shell,” oxclaimed his youngest 6on; “Gut uiy feat so I can’t wear uiy shoe; and, please, can’t I slay borne to-morrov* ?” The pastor informed his son that he might stay away from the river, and then resumed his topic He said: “ i he Apostle Paul says” “My teacher is an awful liar,” shou ted the second son; “hesays the w-rld is as round as an orange, and it turns round all the time lister 'ban a circus man can ride. I guess lie huiu’t got much sense.” The mother lifted a warning fingef toward tli© boy and said. “Sh!” and tbe father resumed; “The Apostle Paul says” “Don’t bite off twice as much a* yon cah chew,” broke out the eldest son, reproving the assault of hi* little broth er on a piece of cake. The pastor’s face showed just a trifle of annoyance as he said in veiy firm, decided tones: “The Apostle Paul says” “There’s a fl* in the butter !” shri' fe ed the yohngedt hopeful in the and a general laugh followed. When silence was restored the eldest daugl - ter, with nn aif of Curiosity, said: “ W all, bnt, pa, I really wohld like to know what tho Apostle Paul said ” “Pass nte the mustard,” said the pastor, abtferttly. Then the boairoittee rose and the senate wont ihto executive session, and soon after adjourned. A Little Delay Fatal. it is well known tfiat Julius Cooiar might have escaped assassination in the senate chamber if he had tead de libera'fely a letter put in his hands by one informed of the conspiracy. The qaine fact is true of one or two of the French monarchs who perished by the bssassffr’s knife. But the delay of a few hours to open Ihese impor tant fetters rendered escape impossi ble. We have never seen tho following incident before, but it is vouched fur by V . McCbesney, of Trenton a re liable authority. The success of Washington at Trenton has been generally consider ed as the turning puiht iu the war of inderendenoe. Yet few persons are a ware upou how slight an event this critical ac tion was made to hinge. On the Chris'mas eve, when Washington crossed the Delaware, 001. Rah), the commander of the Hessians at Tren ton, engaged in drinking aud playing catds A Troy, who had discovered the movements of the An.ericn troops, sent a note special messenger to tile colonel, wit h Disorders to delivei it into his own bauds. The messenger found the way to the house, and a negro opened but refused him admittance, took the let ter and delivered it to the colonel, who was just shuffling for anew game. Supposing the letter to be unim portant, or not stopping to think at all, he went ou wilh his ply. The reading of the letter would have thwarted the des'gn of Washington; Lut the love of play conquered the colosel’s prudence and gave sutcess to a worthier cause, involving the loss of ins life and army, and untiniately the freedom of the colonies. Little did the cclouel think when he was shuffling those car Is, that he was losing tiie greatest that was ev er played among th® nations of earth. Two Dutchmen not long since had occasion to go to a blacksmith’s on busimss, and, finding the smith a! - seat from the shop, they concluded to go to the house. Having reached the door, said one to the other “Cotoe, Hau nse, you a* about dc smit.” “Nsin, naio,” said the other.'“hut you can te'l so belter s I can.” “Veil, den, so I knocks.” The mistress of the house came to the doot. Haunse then inquired, “Is de smit tuiiin?” “Sir,” said the woman. “Is ds smit mitin?” “1 cannot understand you,” said the woman. Haunse thou bawled out, “Vot de debit, I say is de smit u.iiin ?” The other Dutchman, perceiving that the woman could not understand •Haunse, stepped up and pushed him anide, and said, “Let a man come up what can say some Ling- la do blac <- smit shop iu de house?” VOL. 111.--NO 3L Fatal Halt*'snake’a Bite. The Ashvilfe(N. C.,)i > i<Wtfreays:“Oo Thursday of last week, while a num ber of colored persons, b' th male and female, were digging for medical roota in the Bee Tree range ol Craggy Mountain, one of their number,named lilviia S-neca, better know as Yira Lyttle, was struck by a rattlesnake on her right leg, just below the kneo.— Iler ecreames brought several persona to her side, who killed the snake, and then rendered all the aid in their pow er. With the view of keeping the p'.ison front cotfimuni&atiug with her body, a cord was tightly tied around the wounded limb, just above the knee. They then starded for the Dearest set tlement, about three miles off, the wo man walking. When about Lai# way she became exhausted, and had to bo carried. When they arrived at the nearest house some whiskey was pro cured, and about a quart and a pint administered, but without beneficial (’ffect. In a short time the poison penetrated her entire system, and she was a fiightful object to behold; her body was swollen to twice its natural s>2e, and her legs and arms were puf fed to double their ordinary propor tions. In tliis condition the woman survived twenty-tour hours, during which time she suffered the most ter** i ible agony. Adrice of :tn Old Lady. “Now, John, listen to me, for I art older than you, or I couldu’t be your mother. Never doyou marry a young 1 woman; John, before you have con trived to happen at the house wbera she lives at least four or Bye times before breakfast. You should know hew late she lies in bed in the morn ing. You should take note whether Lor complexion is the same in the morning as it is in the evening, or whether the wash and towel have robbed her of her evening bloom You thould take care to surprise her, so that you can sse her morning dress, and obsetve how her hair looks when she is not expecting Jon. If possi ble you slum and t>e where you can hear the morningconVefsation between tier and her mother. If she is ill natured and snapieh to' her mother, so she will be to depend upon it.— But ii you find her up and dressed neatly in the morning, with the same countenance, the same smile, the neat ly combed hair, the same ready and pleasant an-weisto her mother which charactei izod her deportment in the evening, and if she is lend ing a hand to get breakfast ready iu good season, she is a prize, John, and the sooner you secure her to yourself the betti■#.” Texas. A Texas herder’s outfit consists of two donkeys for carrying supplies, a tent, cooking utensils, blankets, a can teen made of tin, aud holding five gallons of water, a small Mexican pony, two or three dogs and tobacco. Shepherds receive from ten to fifteen dollars per month and board, and overseers from twenty-five to thirty dollars.—Two men and three dogsf can readily take care of five thousand sheep. Thous<uds of sheep ream at will over the plains, feodiug as they go, never sleeping two nights in the same place, except at the home sta tion At night these immense heards gather closely together around the camp of the sheplieid, and sleep peace fully, guarded by wel/ traiued Scotch dogs, who exhibit sroodeful sagacity aud powers in their midnight vigils, holding at bay the fiercest wolf, untj 1 , by their furious barking, they awafcr en their masteis. An ar:a of from ten to twenty miles will be grazed by an oidinary heard in a single day. A Democratic SriiaN* lor 1879. Tho Washinton Star (Republican) figures up a Domccratio majority in (fie Unjted BtateSena ein 1879. Itsays: “in 1879 one-:hird of the Senators go out, and presuming that the political representation of the Northern aad Western States will remain unchanged in tho a: and that the places of tho t o ithern Kepubli.an Senators, Messrs. Spencer, Dorsey, Cono7dr,' Biuce and" Patterson, will be supplied by Democrats, the Senate will then stand—Democrats, 38; Republicans 34; Independent, 1. Give the Demo crats the Louisiana and South Caroli na Micancies, and the Senate would stand—lit moci nts. 41; Republican*;' 32; ludi ponder, t, 1. We are pleaded to see that our merchants ami warehousemen are ad vertising liberally with the Ifawson Journal. The Journal is a sprightly paper, and the pride of the country. As for Terrell, it is one of the best caunties in this broad, graen State, and the people—look the world around, and you can’t find their equal. We are always glad to see them in our town. We love to meet tham, chat them and draw up buckets full of rt colections from memory's well. Come along. —Albany Slews. A dog in Steik, France, returned good for evil. Hit master, a peasant, aitaohed aetoneto his neck and threw him into the Moselle. The poor brute sank, but the cord broke, and, he rose to the surface aad made deep •■ - ate etforts to get into the boat. His' master pushed him repeatedly with sn oar, and, at length stood up and en deavored to strike him a violent blje . In the attempt the man fell into tl a water. The dog swam to him a* and held him up by the clothing, until and arrived.