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RAIL-ROAD GUIDE.
Railroad.
WU. IIOTOWERS, Sup
Leave Macon 5.15 A. M ; arrive at Colnm
-7JW3da.»Rt«rl""i !4SP -
I,eaves M'acou 8 AM\ arrives »<■ Eu
faula 5 30, P M ; Leaves EdfSula. 7 20, A M ;
Arrives at Macon 4 50, P M. . ■
lSr^ppSrfctjßi
Arrives at Smithville 11, AM.
u«av»,.CuAhbe4 iWJfc M- ; arrive at Fort
GiinsaJ) P. M ; Leaye.Fort trains 7.05 A.
j[ ■ ariivc at C'uthbcrt 9.05 A. M.
ttftyJSvArSn i ? rua and.
» a- r t, WJHfK, Paesident.
Al. Ai'AiJaiill, Superintendent.
LAY TASSEprCkIt TRAIN.
t, S aveJMlt^» r "- . 720A M.
Arrives at A,tl;*fta ■. . • 157 1 •
‘ * - G 55 A. M.
A rA4 mow * » * 1 30 P. Jl.
N4CUT TRAIN.'
I. . 845 P. M.
Ai i ivja*6al .*-rf,ihti . •. > 450A. M.
J. . a 8 10 P. M.
Arrives at Mason ... 1 25A.i1.
Wc* Atlantic Haftroivd.
C A ft J.’DELL w A LL ACT., 6up’\
DAY pASjENoLit TRAIN.
I.~ive Atlanta . . • 845A. M.
Leave lltiafT fTTT •: t-KO p. M-.
Arrive -M ts*wkt**.')o§!a . : '.2 . I’.
L tave Tlhatunoepa . . K. 20 A.-m.
An-ivaj at Ad.mta . . » *~xU& I’. «’•
( MG JIT TSAI N.
Arrive at Chattanooga . . 4.10 A. M
1,-am* ui.aUeUOoua- . . 430 P. M.
' . . • 750 i>. 11.
Arrive at Atlatita . . . 1.41 A. M.
DRS. HODNETT & PERRYMAN
HaVLVG formed a co-parfnpi\ a h?p in the
practice of J/edicine, offer their Tro
fesßionHl jjrvfces f 6 ptfMie, an* expe
rienced Vnjsicians tn all the branches o*
their profession, confidently anticipate that
flmr former success will insure a liberal chare
«f practice, t a-g*- - *
The cash system bating been established
bi everything else, all bifN considered
due ae *% dtetniwcl.*
Office—Until further notice, in the front
room of tho “Journal” building, up htiirs.
W. 11. ilODtf KTT,
J. L. D. PERRY\iAN.
f>‘awßon f (fa , June sits
_. i iiW ■H|> i Ua l? ■ ■ - -
DR. Ik A. WARNOOK,
OFFERS his Professional services to the
citizens of Chickasawhatebee and its
vicinity. From ample ■••porienee in both
civil and Military practice, he ia prepared to
treat successfully, cases iu every department
of his profession. ' jani.6’63if
C-sgjJß. WOOTEN,
AfTOJhNEY AT LAW,
jan 16 1868 ly
O. J. GURLEY. WILD C. CLKVELAN,
GURLEY & (’LEYELAND,
atwiineys at law,
j. G. S. SMITH,
GTJ>r SMITH and
Machinist,
Georgia.
Repairs Cll*iuds j I’istols, ewiug
Mac ties, etc.,
tobacco.
T B ILL keep constantly on hand, at AI-
Ac Parrolt’s, a good as
ment ot all grades of the beat quality of
Tobacco, all of wbijlV v<Ul Veil at Macon,
Augusta and AttaSta frtieF
n „ W. T. LEWIS.
iMwaon, Ga., April 30, 1868—8 m
“T.d&'r i
f \-N or abeut the 2»th of May, ulf., four
— l ’ roi “A H „ ol '. T no,C! : One on jas. E. Leo,
with two
to °£ r T ' onc °" I ' no * Ooofirsn, given
.ad W * U m° n lhe261 h °* M »J u!t, form.
p. ■ .12 011 T - p - Btirgc, given to Jonea *
JSfcgjW’SSSiSrtt:
T° r any of the above
Pf rgon finding said notea and
mg lh fJ * b^ eluau 8' ‘ lb*m, or bring
t,j to me i WI H be rewarded if requir
. CAIN WALL.
~ell po ,G a ,junc 4;lm.
THE IHWSO.N .JOURNAL
A r ol. 111.
Dawson Business Directory.
I>i-y Vooils ITl('i'«'lisiiits.
1)lt A'l'T, T. J. Dealer in all kiuds of
Day Goods. Main Street.
HR, IlROn .\ At C«i, Doaiersln
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Main at.,
under “Journal" Printing Office.
SIEfiEL, S. 91. A UKO., Dealers
in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Clothing, Roots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, &c.,
3rd door from Hotel, Main St.
IOVMiSS A; GRirFlil, Dealers
J in Staple Dry Goods and Groceries.
I tOUEKTS J. XV. A CO., Deal-
AC era In Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,and
Groceries, North West corner Public /Square.
I)£EPLEB, W. Dealer in /S'aple
and Fancy Dry Goods, Loylets’ Rloek,
Maio stroet.
Grocer*.
McOOXAI-I*, IS. Dealer in Family
Groceries. South side Public Square
U'UI.TQS, J. A., Dealer in BfcCOU,
IT Flour, Meal and Provisions generally, at
Sharpe & Brown’d old stand, Mtinst.
TTOOP, B. 11., Dealer in Groceries and
li Family supplies generally, next door to
•Journal’’ Office, Main st.
G' It 11l lt A hi ll .non#, Grocery
I and Provision Dealcis, South side Pub
lic Square.
17* AK!%HJ.11 A RllAltHt:, Dealers
in Groceries nod Provisions, opposite
Public Square, Main st.
A LEXA9DER A PARROTT,
A Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries aud
Provisione, 2nd door from Hotel, J/aiu st.
AI7 00TES, WH., Dealer in Groce
-1 1 ties and Provisions, Loyltss Block,
Alain street.
IOA EESS, J. K., Dealer in Groce
J rtes and Provisions, A/sin st.
Coiiferfioiierieii.
DlrilD A COKER, Dealers in Gro-
Jj ceries, Cakes, Candies, Confectioneries
aud refreshments generally, Main street..
Druggist,
f'i II EATHAH, C. A., Druggist and
Physician. Keeps a good supply ot
Drugs and Medicines, and prescribes for #ll
the ills that flesh is heir to. At his old stand,
live Ked Drug Store, Rain st.
ttarelionscst
rDI'I.TO.M, .J. A», at Sh-.rpe A Brown’s
old Stand, Main street.
I OYL£S| A GRIFFEI, Wale'-
ll house and G’ouuliDsiou Merchants, Jfain
stieet.
jllsUitn-ry.
\\- 8 5.1.1 A 13*<D.>, 91 ESS
\V S.ll’. keeps cm s'.'ir.tlv on hand the
i.iWMe of lie's fionne'f, Dress Tritn
iiMngs, &0., Loyless D'o.-k, it up ft.
W«i£;:!t l{ejt.'iircr.
4 ELE.W, JGIIA J'., irlll repair
j \ VVatehes, Clocks, jtwi-lr.v, J/ioie Books,
Aeco-d’ons, Ac,' always to f»e found at his
oitfstand, ou North side of 7'tiblie Square.
Livery SfitSvles.
IT'AUTI’iII At'sil tKP£, Sdfe slid
. Liverv Stable, Horses and Mules lor
sale and hire Horses boarded. iNorth side
7’ublic Square.
t)iux E!■:, X. G. AA. K, Sale and
Livery Stable, and dealers in Horses sad
Hubs. Carriages, Buggies And Horses for
hire. Horses boaided on reasonable terms
at their new Stable on Main St.
Tobacconist.
Lewis, w. t., k eeps constantly on
hand, all grades of Tobacco, at Alexan
der k 7 J arrott's, Main street.
Gnitsiliilll.
0 9IITSI, J. <»• S., Dealer in Guns,
O 7’istols, Caps, Cartiidges, and sporting
goods generally, Main st.
Saloon.
WARI>, PATRICK, Dealer in fine
VV Wines and Liquors, Cigars, Are , Jfainst,
Tannery and IhM Shop.
LEE, XV. XV., Shoe A/.mulactory, on
South side Public Square. _
Cabinet Shop.
I) ACSIIE.XBEKG, ROGERS*
t CO., are prepared to make ahfl repair
anything in the Furniture line. South side
Publib sq'inre.
ORB, BROWN & CO.
—ARE—
SELLING GOODS
VERY CHEAP!
TANARUS" ft our friends rcmenjfaer tli at vc al-
J ways on hand such a supply o/ GOOI>S as
the flihea and the place demand, which YTK
WILL
Sell On Reasonable Terns,
Home-Made Shoes.
OX the best article, at
ORR, BROWN?* CO’S.
Dawson, may 28th 1868 ; 3m.
firiNTGON’S HOTEL
(Opposite The Passenger Depot.)
MACOK, - - UKOR6U
IS No# open for the reception of visitors.
Waving spared no expense in furnishing
this Honse new throughout, and determined
that the Table and Bar shall be inferior to
none in the South, I feel confident that I can
offer to inv old patrons and the public ail that
tbev can wish in a Hotel, f'.II and see me.
3 l. BYINGTON,
feb2o3m Late of Fort Valley, Ga/
DAWSON, GA., THURSDAY, JULYIi, 18«8.
POETRY.
XX'c will Sever Leave tlic I.anti.
BY RKV. GEORGK G. SMITH, JR.
Comrade ! you stood beside me
In the hottest of the fight,
And you braved the storm ot battle
With all a strong man’s might!
Now, comrade, stand up nearer,
Grasp me firmly by the baud—
And swear by Heaven with me
You will never leave the land!
Tis the land our grand old fathers
Won from forest and from foe,
Made theirs by noble daring,
And with many a bloody blow !
Our sisters here he buried.
And here our mothers lie !
Our boues must rest beside them
When God wills that we shall die.
We cannot yield to menials,
Aud to strangers hard and cold—
We caunot yield the gtaveyard,
And our fathers’ mbusions old !
And no threat of chains and halter,
And no threat of prison cell,
Shall drive us weeping exiles
From the land we love so well!
We have not feared the battle,
Nor the rain and chiiliug wind !
We shall not shrink from suffering,
As shrinks the craven hind !
And doing well and suffering well
Shall pass away the night,
And all its sorrows be forgot,
In the glory of tho light!
Then trust iu God, my brother !
Our fatlier’s God and ours.
Who has blessed us with suob sunshine—
Such fruits and glowing dowers.
And comrade, we'll uot leave her,
But bide with her till we die !
And in her sacred bosom
Shall our wearied bodies lie.
li<x>KS. It is chiefly through books
that we enjoy intercouse with superior
minds, and these invaluable mean* r>f
communication are in the teach of ail.
In tho best books, great men tal.t Jo
us, give us the most precious thoughts
and pour their souls into ours. God
be thanked foi'books. They ate tho
voices of the distant and the dead, pud
make us the heirs of the spiritual life
of past ages Kooks are the true lev
elers. They give afl, who will laitnful
ly use them, the society, the spiritual
presence of the best and greatest of
our race. No ma ter bow poor I am.
No mutter, though the prosperous of
my own time will wr enter my ob
scure dwelling. If the sacred writers
will enter and tak • up their abode un
der my touf—if .Milton will cr ss my
threshold to sing to ri.e of Parud’.-e,
and Shakespeare to open to mo the
worlds ol iinugin lion anil the work
ings of the heart, and Franklin to
enrich mo w i h his prac foal wisdom
—I shall riot pine for intellectual ccm*
pnnionshipj and I may become a-cul
tivated tftan, though excluded from
what is cal.ci the beat society where I
live.
According to the correspon
dent of the New York Herald, tho
follow ing is a synopsis ts the platform
on which Mr. Chase will consent to
run us die Democratic candidate :
1 The States alone have the right
of fixing the terms of suffrage.
2 Congress hns no power to keen
the rebel States out of the Union, and
its doing so is usurpation.
3 Universal Manhood suffrage, and
universal amnesty and restoration to
political rights of nil engaged in the
rebellion, are now indispensable.
4 Speed resumption of specie pay
ments, so that greenbacks will be
equivalent to gold.
5. No military trials in time of
peace.
6. A prnprr proportion of Southern
ers in the Cabinet.
7. The judiciary to be independent
of Congress
8. The President has full power to
pirdon Rebels and restore them to po
iitical rights. Congressional res.rie
tion ol this power is usurpation.
a young gentleman having
occasion to ask a young lady for tbe
souffers ftcrose the table, addressed her
hi tbe following emphatic and enamor
ed strain ; “Most beautiful, accom
plished and charming lady, will your
ladyship, by merited and undeserved
condcceDsion of vour infinite gcodness,
please (o extend, to your oust obsequi
ous. devaled and bumble servant, that
pair of omnipotent digets that I may ex
asperate tbe exerescences of Ibis uuc
turnal cylyudrical luminary, in order
that the refulgent brightness of its re
splendent, brilliancy. may dazzle the vis
ion.pf yctur (iccular opfives more potent
Ijs? _
RErA«TF.E —The following eouphts
are vouched for as authentic and origi
nal. A gentleman, in conversing with
a lady friend on courtship and mar
riage, made some pretty bard remarks
on the frequent want of harmony be
tween husband' and wiTe. The lady
sent him afterwards this couplet:
You men are angels when you woe the maid,
Bot devils wlien the maniage vow is paid.
To which the gentleman rcpled
“The change, good wife, is easily forgiven ;
We find ourselves in hell, instead of lieaven.
As the lady will, of course, have the
last word, her reply is anxiousiy await
ed.
A lady was urgrd by her friend to
marry a widower, and as an argu
ment they spoke of his beautiful chil
dren : 2£jS|j
‘Children,’ replied the lady, 'arc
like too:h-picks. A woman wants bur
own.’
IIETTV’S VICTORY.
“Oh mo J how the systematic house
keepers in this busy, bustling world,
of ours manage to get along I should
just like to know, w said Mrs. H ;tty
Gray, the bride of a year, while a
scowl gathered and settled upon the
white forehead and spread itself down
to the sweet mouth, chasing tho dim
piles all away and leaving an ugly
frown, almost the first in her life, in
their stead.
“I declare its enough to drive one
mad—this housekeeping—indeed it
is I” and the sweet voice quivered just
a little at first, ttien a great sob welled
up from the inexperienced little heart
which fluttered and beat like a fright
ened bird and last the tears would and
did come as the red lips mummi ed be
tween the sobs : “And dear Alf, is so
particular, and such an epicure, and
likes so many dainty things. 0 ! whut
shall I dr. and fJctty sunk down in
dismay in the old kitchen chair
which Bridget had so recently vaca
ted.
There wer? all the breakfast dishes
to be washed—not so very many, to
lie sure, for only two had breakfasted
from that china, which looked such a
proditious pile to the blue eyes,—the
whole house to be swept and dusted
flet'y had three rooms besides the
kitchen, dinner to get (for two.) “And
oh dear 1 the mercy only knows what
all 1 I nevei can do it indeed I never
can 1” she sobbed over and over and
ugttin.
Now Het'y Gray was not a foolish
weak-minded little woman, ns perhaps
■ the reader will imagine, but quite to
the contrary. Never in all her life,
bud such a weight, of care rested upon
her young shoulders* and as it arose
up before her in such piodkious pro
portions; she djl like many others
would have done in like circumstan
ces.
“If t could only learn,” she at Inst
whispered through her tears, “but
hov can I! There is no one hero to
show me, and then dear'Alf will see
bow awkward I am. 'I hat is worst of
all V
There was a ring at the door and
Iletty sprang up, bathe 1 her eyes,
gave one dubious look back at the
huge china pile ned brushing away
the golden mist of rioglets from hti
fuce, prepared to obey the summons
“Oh ! I do hope it is only the
butcher,” she murmured, giv ng a has
ty glance et the little mirror in the
dining room, w here a pa>r of swollen
eyes and a troubled face confronted
her.
“Oh, Lon! where did tab come
from?’ cried Mrs. Hefty eagerly—
trie dimples aH coming back nod the
ugly scowl vanished like a dream
when she encountered the smiling
face of Lou Burton at the door.—
The friend of all others whom she
most wished to see at that particular
juncture wits this same Lou Burton,
and she had thought of her at least a
dozen titties silico Bridfiet’s abrupt
leave taking, but then she lived so
far away, and it was no tue ehe
thought.
“But dear Lon, how did you hap
pen to come in just now ?” she said.—
“My good genius must have s nt you
lieie to day, for I was so wretched.—
Bridget left this morning, you see and
I’m so stupid, you know, and in igno
rant of house keeping matters as a two
day o|d baby, which I Wouldn’t have
Alf know it for all the world. Come
wi»h me, Lou—that’s a dear—right
out to this awful kitchen, and give me
the first lesson in housekeeping.”
‘ But you’re not going to work in
that elegant cashmere wrapper, are
yon Hetty ?’’ asked lam, the practical
little housekeeper and economist that
she was.
“Oh, it won’t hurt it, just this once,
you know,and —
“But it will, Iletty,” persisted Lou.
“Now go and slip on a plain caiioo,
wlii'e 1 go to the kitchen and com
mence operations,”
‘ But will you stay a whole week,
dear, ami help me through ?” said
llet*y imploringly as she turned to
obey.
“Ceftaif.ly I will,” rnswered Loti,
laughing in spi e of berselt, at Hetty’s
beseeching lo k.
“Now, mind you don’t do a tiling j
till I come there; for l must learn,;
yon know,” called oift Hetty after!
her. _ H
Dinner time and with it came “dfcar
Alf,” as “hungry as a bear,” iie said !
lor he had been on collecting tour, and
Was read}’ to “devour a whole tegi-i
mait After a heirty webmno to Ilet- I
ty.'s friend he led the way to the dining
room.
“Why, Hetty !” said hb, after stir-!
voying the api-ointments with a critic’s
eye; “l do helreve yob beat Bridget j
after all. Just look at this roast now,
it suits me to a charm —just brown
enough, ahd to perfection ; and these
rolls are as light as a feather. How
sp'endidly tho table looks ; everything
just where it belongs? I declare that
Irish girl had a way of mixing up
things that I didn’t just like after ali.
Hetty this Ballad's prepared just as I
used to like it when a boy I tefl yon
ils delicious, at and a prince might covet
that desert on the side table. Really
Miss Burton. I never until to-day knew
that my Iletty was such a model house
wife/’
Lou wa9 amus. and. Hetty sat mill-1
ing through her tears, a slight quiver!
about her sweet lips, and a deep flush j
on each cheek, but very busy with her I
thoughts
Days and weeks passed. Lou Bur-;
ton was a constant visitor at the!
Gray’s, where no Bridget bad yet ta- !
ken the place of her predecessor. By ;
and by the weeks glided into months,
and Lou came oeoa ionully, for Hetty
liad graduated, und Alfred Gray never
knew until years uf’er how bravely she
had won.
To IKoullifiru I'rcss.
I uni too fully assured of tho interest
of the Press of tho South feels iu tho
success of legitimate Southeru enter
prises, to apologise for asking general
publication of the following resolution
[and brief summary iu compliance there
with :
j At a meeting of the Board of Direc
; tors of the “Southern Life Insurance
■ Company,” held at their office ia the
| city of Atlauts, Ga., on the 18th day of
Juce, 18C8, the following preamble and
resolution was offered and adopted :
i Whereas, It is reported to this office
that many prominent men in every sec
tion of tho South desire to insure in the
‘“Southern Lifo Insurance Company,’’
provided it is aisortaincd tc be both re
liable and strictly Southern, in
ter. Therefore,
It is resolved by the B jard of Direc
tors of the “SjUtbern Life lusuranco
Company,” That the President be re
quested to furnish to tho publio such
facts as in his judgement will place the
company in its true light before the
Southern people.
* It would really seem that the names
of the directory should be a sufficient
guaranty both in respect to reliability
und the Southern character of this Com
pany. As to reliability, I wish to make
this gcueral remark, that all well man
aged Life Insurance Companies are reli
able. Those of the South as well us
those of other sections. How long shall
the Nkuiii be taunted with the idea that
her organizations are all unreliable, and
bow long will our people continue to en
courage these charges by withholding
patronage from tLoir own people and
sending their capital away to other sec
tions ? Will no solid monied basis—
no array of names of boDorable men,
and able financiers suffice ? What are
the facts? Are Southern Insurance
Companies unreliable? Do the “Plan
ters’ Fire,’ the ‘liernondo, ’ the “South
ern Mutual Fire,” the Georgia Home”
and others which I might mention, set
■Ho less promptly or less fairly than
i Companies of other sections ? Away
with this pernicious idea !
But to the Southern Life. It bcgnD
business with a larger cosh capital than
any Northern Com; ary of wLicb I Lave
atly knowlo'gc—some of the strongest
and fliost successful cf these gigantic in
s'ltutions commencing on less than
half of tho capital of this Company. Jt
bus promptly adjusted an anepunt of
loses, op payment due policy holders
rarely equaled in the history of such
companies/ Its financial condition chal
lengea the closest scrutiny and that fact
rofl c's the Lightest credit upon tho fi
nancial ability of the Memphis Direoto.-
r J-
It cannot yet boast of its millions of
accumulations, but it is abundantly able
to pay all its policies, and if the people
will appreciate tho scope of its patriotic
purposes, will soon have for investment
the vast ittni row beiag taken from this
section by foreign companies.
As to the second point in rjucstioD,
it is 6imply purely Sou bern. Every
stockholder, with ono exception, is a
resident of a Southern State, and that
one has removed from the Sooth since
he became a subtciibcr to the sto ka
All of its idreetments arc, and will
continue to be, made in the Southern
States—all of its aceumigiioub be retain
ed here for the benefit of our own im
poverished section.
It is the fixed determination of tbo
D rectors—who are known to the peo
: pic—as well as the stockholders, that
none of its accamulatlon, shall cocati
j tute any portion of that vast sum—the
six million dollars—of which the South
; is annually drained by insuring life in
foreign corporations.
1 As to this department, 0 insisting of
i the States of Georgia, North and South
| Carolina, and Florida, it stands upon
i the records of Arts rffiCe, thst the affcu
! mnlations of this department shell be
[ invested in the Statcfl'natnod.-
Expressing the hope that this will be
a sufficient tod satisfactory answer to
those who honestly dcsiro i&lcrmatiou
on the subject, as well aa to (bat class
who would ceuticae, by misrepresenta
tion of the character of this Company
to beguile our poverty strickon poaple
into the continuance of tbo suictdal,pol
icy of sending their money away from
our section, I request that all papers
willing to aid in checking this enor
mous drain on our resources, give this
! circular insertion and circulation.
J B Jordon.
j Atlanta, Oa , 18,1858. •
A inttn is übont to be tried in Paris
[ for having binwu out the brains of a
I friend.’ Perhaps ho thought Lies
friend didn’t have any. Surety, tbo
jj iry will gi'.-o him the benefit of the
doubt.
IVo. SI.
Very Myilerivus Suicide —A
Young Lady Drowns Uerselt
on Ht r Wedding IXiglil.
The Memphis Bullielin relates this
sad story :
“Miss Grapper, who was a young la
dy cf very prepossessing appoaranco,
was about nineteen years of age, and
was engaged to be marriod to Mr. J.
Heckle, a well known citizen of Mem
phis, and tbc marriage bad been fixed
and the preptrations commcocsd. Uu
the night of Monday, Miss Grapper at
tended a party at tbc house of Mr.
Goepel, accompanied by her intended
husband, and it was observed that she
was the gayest of the gay. It was the
anniversary es her birthdap, and thw re
ceived the congratulations of her nu
merous friends with a countenance
beaming with smiles. She danced, and
sang, and joked, and talked, and none
were mere joyful than this youDg lady,
and she did not leave the festive gath
ering till nearly four o’clock yesterday
morning. While all gazed on the fea
tures of this beautiful yonng girl, none
for a moment imagined that,, before the
lining sun had made one more revolu
tion, the bright, the gay, and habirtomc
girl would be cold in death, and her
body floating southward with the cur
raut of tho Mississippi.
Bhe left her uncle’s about 5 oVfock
yesterday everting, dressed as if for ft
prominade, and walked in the direction
of Fort Pickiring. When sbß' got
down to the edge of the bluff, she ehfcF-'
ed a grocery kept by a mad named Sbof
by, and procured a pencil and paper
with wbich tv write a note. This Bote
she addressed to her uncle, and, daffing
a little colored boy, she gave him *5
cents, and directed him to leave the
no'o at her uncles house, next the
Green Tree hotel. The lioy wegt on
his errand, and the lady walked down
aguia to the bluff, stood gazing into tbc
plucid river fljwmg at her feet fora fetv
minutes, and Wfß observed to lay down
her parasol on the bank, and, taking off
her hat and silk cape, sbe looked around*
her for an instant, and then plunged in
the river. Her movements httl been
watched from a distance by several per
sons, but none of them appeared to bavo
.the slightest idea that the young lady
was about to commit suicide. The mo
ment, however, sbe mado tho fatal
plunge, all rushed forward, but she had
sunk beneath the waters, and no trace
of the body could he observed. Boats
were Immediately procured afid persons
proceeded to grapj !e for flic b dy, but
up to detk it bad not been fotuiiL
lu the mean time tho letter addressed
to her uncle had been received at his
bouse, #nd on being opened it told a
sad, sad lale. J: was to the following
tffeef 1
Dear Uncle —I am tired of 1.1 and,
and am now upon tho bank of the riv
er, where I am about to pat an end to
my lifo. This will be tbo last letter 1
will ever write to you. Ido with that
voti will all be happy. Give my tore
to all, and now a last gdod’by—fstc‘
well; “Yocr loving niece,
K.ueV”
Conveksaiion.— To convcreo weU,
we need the eo«l tpet oftalcijt—to talk
well, the glowing abandon of goniui.—
Men of very high genius, however, talk
at onc time very ill j well, when they
have full full scope, and a sympa
thetic listener; ill, wheu they fear in
terrupt! in and are annoyed hy lhe im
possibility of exhausting th« topio dur
ing that particular talk. The partial
genius is fl isby—sciappy. Tbe Luc
genius shutders at infcempleteccss—im
perfection—and. Usually prefers eilcoßc
to sayirg the something which is not ev
erything that should be. Said; He is so
fillid with Lis theme that be
first from not knowing birr tq begin,,
where thero seems eternally begiqnjng
behind beginnipg, and secondly from,
perceiving bi&irue end alio infinite a
distance; Sometimes daebirij into a
rutject, he bTfiaders hfceitatee, stops
shoft, sticks fnsf, and because he has
been- overwhelmed hf the rush aRd naul
tiplf ity'of "bis
sneer attainability rtf think Fuel}' a
man trnds Li* proper elements in fhose
‘fgreat occasions” wtiich confound %nd
prostrate tbe gttftefifl intellect—Pbc.
At one oX the hotels in this city, the
the landlord said tq a boarder, Ҥee
here, Mr. Baker, the chain oermaid
found a hair pia on yopr bed this morn
ing, and it will not answer ; you know
[ endeavor to ketp a lespectabie house.’
‘Well,’ replied our friend Tom,
fonud a long hair iu the butter this
morning, hut it did not prove there was
a female in it.’
The two men looked at each other for
about ten seconds, when each smiled
and went on his way, tro doubt ponder
ing on the peculiarities of
i tial oveidcnce.
[ fashionable''^^rflong^c-a^D• *fiui
A Ffiun I-iiGasu Bant.-*-An itfut
born in Lincoln county, Tennessee, erf
the 12 of May last, is on exhibit!** M
Nashville. Its peculiarities are, that it
his four felt and twenty-one toes. Thw
Nashville Union says “it is dieidedly
the greatest wonder of the world of cw«
riosities we have ever seen. It ia only
ODe child from i:w head to its hips, rig
orous, healthy, symmetrical and at
times exceedingly animated, bat from
its hips down Bis two distinct persona,
with every organ, ligamcr f, boac aod
musolo well dcvcloptd. Ita parent*art
sound, healthy people, tho father, W.
Corban, having served through tho fate
war in tho Gonfederate army.”
Nkorofs Hitciietd to a Plow.—A
gcntkmau of this place who has reaawt
ly been in the county of Gooehfaad,
says that as ho was passing along tho
road his attention was attracted to •
uniquo team hitohed to apkw ia a field
hard by. There was an ol j negro maw
and a back girl, both striving to ‘speed
tho plow’whilst between the handles,
giving direction to its course, was an
other negro girl.
The gentleman baited, and address
ing the old negro, ascertained that ho
was tho father and the other were tbo
Children. Asking the old man if bo
did not want to huy a horse, be replied
it would cost SH>O, and “dat was de
mattes—he didn't bab any SIOO *
Such are tbc advances these people
have made in th# wpy of civilization,
and s*ch arg|he blsssiogs with whisk
freedom has surrounded Who
aver heard of a negro Hitclied to a plow
in the days of sTavcfy ? Nobody. If
humanity woolnot have prevented,
eacnomy woJiM hive precluded the op
eration. as a nfgro Was worth from fBOO
$2,000, and a torse from SIOO to
.s2Mlir mm fimssirvw I ** ***»»«•“
Due Day of Cojifuomis*. —W#
'be .’r from the attorneys that since ‘rs-
KeF wits kickccTout of the new Cooeti
tuutra by Corgresq there ia beginning
tobc an aetivc jEqairy on the subject of
com'prdriHsc. \Yc believe debts will
be compromised liberally, tho provis
ions of tbo bankrupt act maks it clev
er for the iotcrcst of creditors, where m
debtor is heavily involved, to take eve«
less tbaj fifty per ccDt, or give time,
rather than force the debtor into bask,
rubtey and take tho chanco of getting
less. L.f the debtors do their best
aud credit' be lenient, and give plenty
of lime whenthcre is a chance of work
ing out. This is asr und course, both
in business aud rcrtals. —Macon TeK
Tnnfto yteii.—An old fisherman
says that if a man wants tit catch fish
whenever he visits the creek, Jet bftn
not pick the full moou day to do ilia.
Ho geves a philosophical reason for the
, evidence,
ITc says when the moon is full, the
'nights being Might, enable the fish to
do all their foraging in the night time.
Os oouMie having their wants supplied,
they lay up all day, and consequently
there is a scarcity of bites* tinder a
new a-cort season, the fish sleep at hight
and work by day, which makes the
difference itr the fisherman's string,
It is shld thftt one swtillow does not
make a fiuumwri Neither dots U makq
drink. ,
‘.Whither are we drifting'?' WVdont
know j but.ilj'we -keep on we’ll sea al
ter qwbil«.
Prayer l eaks, it is reported are now
got up w ith liHrkiog-gliisses placed on
(bo inside-of the covers. f
‘Somebody has -inrrti*cd a self open
ing Whbrel'a.’ Ours is too Open, at
tbo top, now.
Btrid an Irish justice to an obstep
■ roue prisoner ou tryil, ‘We want noth
ing; from you-hut sileuee, utid but lit
tle of that.' -
Matty rlays.ot happiness have been
discovejjqd ; but nil ogive that tbei« i*
,uonu so mcasnnf as ltiviug and being
loved.
Feme of tbe Northern Legislature«
are abolit to ahdish the death penalty
Tho-reason is that it lesteons tbe Kacit;
r ft*l vote. ter it;dp
A errfstHoWi is h place whese tbop%
are many longues to talk, sad bul tew
Jieuthi Ur thiqk,, . , \
n Au immense quantity o| wheat has
beert sqji uiti Maura’ Or, au immense
quantity of Maine has been sown im
wheat, either.
Many who attend public lectures,
and say; ‘Good!’ periodically du
ring the entity atnment, don’t know a
literary lecture trom a litter of pige.
Forney complains that, ‘do what
wo will, wo can’t please the Detao-,
ersts.’
Prentiee asks him to try a little art
r.ie or strychnine.
A’ Thief, w ho broke jail in Ohio tha
other day, being captured, told the
Sheriff ‘that he might have escaped,
hut he had conscien'ious scruples
about traveling on tbe Sabbath day.
A credulous man said to a wag who
bad a wooden leg :
l, How came you to bavo a wooden
| leg?”
“Y\ by,” answered ho ‘'my father
had one, so had my grandfather. It
runs in the blood.
i The California, delegation to the Dea»-
I oeratio Nations] Convention have ar-
I lived, at New York, also a number o|
1 politicians from tbe Sonthern Stater,
j llev. Henry Stack polo, of Wood—
' s eek, Vs, while descending a ladder at
1 a saw mill in that place, a few days agj
j lost bis footing, ard fell as ride ut »
! large circular taw, wh.ou revered h iy