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the mercury, Tuesday, A ug 3 rd l8 3o. Bead the new county advertise ments. Wc;had a heavy raff rip Qur city last Thursday gee notice of Eto.p! C. <J. Browja ,l ie wants to buy land for a home jfor the poqr, all.thftt have land for sale, give him a call. Jcc ! ,Ice I at Q^allaberp, pp cheap vou can use it if you wish, ip your v^ilk, cofife, tea or water, give him a call. Primus W- .Jqpes,qt ^aker think there is virtue in them ifjeheers.] In fact I know they .pro put up right, and every to go. [Loud cheers.] building should have them, espc cially large ,tpll opes with Steepler . It wqpld bo a good time to Rod tlje Methodist church, School house, Baptist church, Cliristap church apil >Iasoujc JIpll. These .are all .tall buildings and liable,to he struck by light- ning. .FnsxyvAL.—-The .Festival given by the city to the Twiddle Georgia Teacher’s Convention on Friday evening.'was a yqiy pleasant.and in teresting occasion.' The shade of flinty, sent o more bales of new Cotton to Albany onjthe 2£th in^t, Home Journal. Full census retprnp show the e trees arqpnd the Christian lurch where jt wap held was cool and refreshing. The Teachers male and,femalepllepjoyed ^.Everything was in abundance and elegantly arranged and done credit to the mpstqr hand in,charge. All the members of the conven- poputaffon °f Utah to be one htpn-tidn y^ere epiertained by our citi- t . J fXii*• itiAiitallrl fin «n vnno A*aa aP K.. — 1. _ .. dred and forty-four.t^iousand, ap in crease of sixty-flve per cent- in.tep years. Mormonism is prospering. The pay rolls fpr the cepus enu merators will be ready between the ist and ifith of August. This >vill jndecd be good news tp pbout thirty'eight thousand person? who m.c dirgctly i/)tercsted.-Aug Ne,\vs. y^c cajl your attention to the notice of tjic .call of the Democrat ic meeting op the 24th of August pext, by Judge 8. B. Jones, Ch’m, qf the Democratic Fxecutiye Com inittce, let every one attend It will soon bo time for Mayor and Alder^pepr’ election. It is jjulv one month. Lot us elect good men and those that are in favor of Public School* apd im- jpr<\v,«pepts. Chanokqk Time^-Wo are pleas- Oi] to know that opr Grand ;V Jurv has recommended the changing of the time for Fie session of Superioi Court, to tho good old time in March and September; this will suit the people and they ought to he always consulted on all matters affect their interests. Itai 11 *y 4 Crops. Tlio recent rains have extended all Over the county and done great good tp tho growing crops, although • toe late for corn, yet it has helped tin cotton ami done good service to tin notatoe find pea crops, both of wine) iu our opinion need help to bring us up to an average. 1'ihc Grand j ui y in last weed’s pre sentments, recommended that the /Jail be moved from the public square, that is if it don’t cost the county any thing to have it done We tiling it a good suggestion £i)d if it can be moved without any expense to the county, we would like to $ee it dope, but if it has to cost the county pup dcjla'-, let J et^y where it is. A Home for tiik Pooh.—Thp committees appointed by the Grand .Juror? at tlje 4te session of our Superior Coijrt to consider the question of a Horne for the Indi gent, met last week and organized by electing Dr. G. W-H, Whita kpr, President of the Joint Com mission ami the Hon. C. C Brown Ordinary of our county, was made Clerk, As soon as the board take action we will endeavor to apprize our readers of it. ftyrrectyon ' Wo inadvertently made a mis take in our last issue as to the place of meeting of the Planters Conventions this month and our attention was called to it by Col Srnith and we now correct it. flie Horticultural Convention meets in Atlanta on the 3rd, 4th and 5th last, and the SJJate Agricultural Convention in Hartwell, on the lOtlj jnst. heard the salary is ample, and as I lmye a small family, won't insist (Ju fts increase. [Cheers.] As 1 am fond of vindication, I want to vindicate .myself, It has been hurled at me like a thunderbolt that I am too young. In answer to this I say first, I can’t help it, and it is nqirny fault. .Second, I am trying to grow older every day. Third, I am succeeding. Fourth, I am afraid I will be much older than I am before I get to Congress. [Prolonged ap plause.]—Columbus Times. zens free of .charge, every house opep. And a warm and cordjal welcome extended. The session Was an interesting and useful one and done we believe much good. The Storiu. The Court House and the High School both struck by Ligh tiling and a small colored boy killed. On Thursday evening at about threo o’clock a very severe storm passed over our city accompanied with lightning and heavy thunder, tho rain fell in torrents, and the lightnings flashed while the thun der rolled and told of damage done. The Court House was struck in two want have Besides a sprinkling of ,wlvte can dilates, Le« qoupty possesses five darkies who are aspirants for Leg islative hours. One of these accor ding to .the Americus Recorder, holds oyt great promises to his col- o- if he is returned. Among other changes, it is his intention to bring about a revolution in the criminal “Is this^thc editorial rinktum?’ ‘‘IIow’s that sir?’’ “Is this the rinktum—sinkfum— sanktum —orsome spee place where the editor lives, moves and does lying i" “This is the editorial room. Yes, sir come in.” “$o, l guess I won’t come. I jes’ wanted to see what a rinktum was like, that’s all. The great Jehosaphat ! ain’t she dirty, and don’t she loom .up vwith qld papers and .trash ! Looks dike qur .old last year’s corn crib-r-only wuss. And this is the rinktum i Well I mys’ be goin’, good day.” Aud he departed from the “riuk- tutq. ” LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. PERSONAL. Miss Sallie DinkitiB is vising friends; shine your watches and jewelry in Atlanta. Iiip .tor Hancock and English. 1 Mr. and Mrs..J. K. Ilines are on I'" 11 l»re|iared to .plate your watches a visit to the.Springs. tjcwolry, table ware etc., with gold Miss Lucy Brown of.Milledgeville is on a visit to the city. Mrs. Russack of Macou is .visiting friends in The city. Miss Mamie Harris after a. pleas ant visit in the city of Macon has re turned home, Miss Mamie White of Macon is on H visit to Sindersville. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Little have returned from a pleasure trip to Ty- Itare of jttie Eyes 1. Rest the eyes for a few min. tutos when the light becomes the least painful, blurred or indistinct. 2. lluve sulfieiept light; never sit facing it; Jet it come from be lli, .d or i'rqitt one side. The writer proposed amendm, nts thus: ‘When a cullered pusson takes a hog, and dey lines him out, let ^le man pay dc owner ob de sivine,what eber de animal is \vyf, sted of seeding him to de penitentiary.” This candidate is taking well.—Quitman Free Press. j-was -lirge 1 .wiutk^aiiu 11 ijjian- law ’ofthe State •’wkiers too fflnch IrgRt al most tw School lOourclion. Good Advice.-Let Us Have Peace. The Newnan Heuald speaking of the proceedings of the Deuio- , . . , . , .erotic primary meeting hold in plaoe. tanng a buck aad J ou Tu0(d ° the , otll ninltmrf thn tin /\n ilin >t>U # 1 inst., silys : melting tho tin on the roc£ where it struck, the house was injured but little. The Post Master, E. A. Sullivan and Ed Orr, Esq. were both of them severely shocked, as also was E. S. Langraade, Esq. who was j list entering the building. The High School was very bad ly damaged, T.he lightning struck the Pinnacle of the Belfry and de scending divided info four separate and disijnet parts tearing through the building in four places, shivei- mg the posts and studding, the window frames and misJ.i, the wiiins- eottiug and the plaster, and killing Oharley Bailey a small colored boy of nine years, who was crouched iu a ,coj'hor \vitli his little dog iri his arms whiejh lie was trying to protect from the storm. Mrs. Uowley was stunned R. VV. Cone, Rsq., was seorclied, VV. J. North ern was slightiy affected and Rev. J. J. Hyman was very severely All seemed to be impressed with the importance of being unit ed and permitting 110 preference ns to men to divide the Democrat ic party of Coweta. W ith the same spirit and desire prevailing among the democracy throughout’ tho State as we saw manifested at the meeting in this city on Tues day, we have uo fears as to the result, whether Colquitt is nom inated for governor or Joe Brown, or some other capable, honorable gentleman, is returned to the United States Senate by tho next Gergia Legislature. Let tho De mocracy in other counties adopt the same programme us that pro posed and referred to another ar ticle, and harmony will at once be restored to ,tl*e ranks. The spirit bad as too little. He strongly re- commends a moderate light, so that surrounding objects may not be too much illuminated, and ,the wearing of a black shade, so Jiyge that front and side light may not enter the eves. With this protec tion tho light may be safely in front—if reading, it is better that it be to one side, 3. Never read in horse or steam cars. 4. Never read when lying down. 5. Do not read much during con valescence from illness. 6. The general health should be maintained by » good diet, air, ex ercise, amusement and a proper re striction of the hotn-8of hard work. 7. Take plenty of sleep. Retire early aud avoid tho painful evening lights. Ton hours sleep for deli cate oyes is better than eight.— Christian at Work. or silver, give me a call. I also soli a .cement.-for sticking broken dishes, wood, leather etc.,' when cemented together will break elsewhere rather than sepaiatc in the old fracture. sae-wiii guarantee it to bo no humbug. T.d. KITCHENS, The noted broom maker bee. Mias M. G. Hopkins and her nep 1 - ew Win F. Hopkins have gone o Beall SpringB for the summer. Miss Rosa Clark, and Miss Hat tie Rutzler of Savannah arc visit ing relutlvoe Mr. and Mrs. Henri Little of this city, Judge Rottlo of Warren couutv The Economy of Soiling. Soiling saves feed and labor. One- acrc of oats will feed twenty-five cows for a week. A11 acre of good clover and orchard grass has fed the same number for four days. An acre of half grown corn, planted in rows three feet apart, will feed them for ten days, and when full grown will fast for twenty days. Twenty flvo.<iaw.i uou'iip £3 i> f ^'frf' "r wm be «rr\ tion had been in suvseiou Jn the buil-‘ m m< nominees of the ding and adjourned for djuner, apd if the storm had occurred half an hour la:er tho convention would have been called to order, a large crowd have been present and the results would have been rnpre terri ble than they now are. Fresh Cheese just received at Z. H. Rough ton’s; don’t forget that lie Keeps Dried Beef. july 13 party everywhere and for every office elected by tho old • faehion- ed majorizes. The plan alluded to is as fol lows: “As there is a difference of opin ion between democrats as to the If you wish any Desiccated Cocoa- nut s£nd tQ Z, H, Houghton's. Z. says that he sells as cheap or a little cheaper than any one iu tho mar ket. Washing Machine. What family or lady that does her own washing, would not have a good Washing Machine like Lovell’s, wl>en it pan be hail so cheap. See adyertisemement Rajl-Roap Meeting.—The an- m }$l ■pcetjng of the stockholders of theS. & T. R. JR. Company, p ,ft8 held on Monday, the rtjnqrts of th,e officers were read showing the Road ffod its finances to be in a splendid condition, the old Board of Direc- fora Vote re-elected, viz: C. R Pringle, J. N. Gilmore, Dr. A Mathis, M, Newman, R. L. burth en, S. B. Jones and B. D. Evans. Improvement.— Col. Evans is having his office, the store that Jackson & Brookins, al$q the onp that Mr. Whiddon and Mr. Mill ion occupies, extended back about feet, and is ^making his office a two story building, which will be quite an improvement to that side of tlje square. How Watches are Made. It will be apparent to any one, who will examine a Solid Gold Watch, that aside froi.i) the necessary thickness for engraving and polishing a large propor tion of the precious lpetal used, is uccr ded oi/ly to'stiffen and hold tli/e engrav ed portions ju place, apd supply the necessary solidity and strength. 'J’he .surplus gold js actually peed less sj fai ns utiljly'nud hamity arc eoiicerpcd. Ju Jamies Boss’ ItayKiW'Goi.n Watch Casks, this waste of precious metal is oyeycome, and the same solidity and strength produced at I’rnpi oue.thjrd to one-hall of the usual cost of solid eases, 'f'liis process is of the most sjmplo na ture, as follows; A plate iff njckle composition Inetui, osj/enjully adapter! to the purpose, has two plates pf solid gold soldered on t licit side. Tho three arp thpu passcil between polished steel rpjjeps, .and the result js a strip of heavy plated composition, front which flip cases, hacks, centres, bezels, &c., are cut anij shaped by suitable dies and for mers. The’gold’in these eases is suf ficiently thick to admit of all kinds oi chasing, engraving and enameling; the engraved cpses have been carried until worn perfectly smooth by i|ii)o nut) use without renioying the gold. This is the only p/isp tipple wi|h twp plates of Solid Gold and warranted by special certificate. , For sale by all Jewelers. Ask for il? lustrated Catalogue, and to spp \yar|'put. july I3i ’bQ—!y Hon. C, C. Brown, Ordinary, *8 having Lightning Rods put up Pa the Court House. It is a thing that has long bepn pcciled, weS' r 6uld like to go. appointment and election of Hon. Joseph E. Brown to the United States Senate, (and some talk of running qn anti-Brown ticket,) in order to bring ahoutareeon jl- iation it is proposed to nominate a Democratic ticket to be sup ported by tho party as heretofore at all previous elections—with this difference, however, that all Brown Democrats endorse on their tickets “Brown,” and all op posed to him endorse on their ballots “anti-IJrown”—and in this way ascertain, beyond a doubt, the sentiments of the Democrats of the county as to election of Governor Brown to the Senate Then whichever way tho majority decide let our representatives vote for or against Brown, provi ded he is a candidate before the next legislature for election to the United States Senate.” his Hon. A, II. Cox clqged Cqlumbqs spepph as fpllows: If you see fR to send me to Congress I will go to the best of tpy ability. [Cheers.] I believe I [Rcuewed and PJI, TANNElt Feels Greatly Improved Keeps on Fasting. New York, July 30.—Dr. Tan ner lias greatly im proved to-day. At 3:15 this nqorning lie vomited a small quan tity of mucuS, and then drank 1 y 2 ounces of carbonic acid gas water, lie sat up most ot the morning. A letter from Mjiry J, Feyndale, of Mihviuike, offering the doctor her hand and.heart, greatly am us ed him. lie walked 25 laps around the enclosure iq tlje halj, about two thipds of a mile, in 18 miuu tes. Ilis gait iyus Roe and steady. At 7 o’clock he was talking to the visitors in a lively strain, <q s this the Rinktum?’’—He capte to the dqqr on tiptoe, and cau tiously pqking his head in, in a sgr gestiv so|"t of way as if there -was more to follow, inquired; Mi). J,. J. Bpttrks has returm fronp Baltimore win t e he has bei on a visit of business tind pkasure. Miss Mary Tottlo of Warren county,is visiting her relatives Mr. and Mrs. Latimore^ of our city. Mr. Jas. M. Smith and family 01 Tennille, and Mrs. M. Newman, Mrs Emma Ainsworth, and Mrs. A. M Mayo left last week for the Springs. Mr, aud Mrs. G. R. Pringle and daughter, Miss Mattie May, left for the Springs in North Ga. yes terday. Miss Annjp Bell Vinson from .*%tcl!nville, Ga. is visiting' Mr. J. R. Wicker’s family in our city. fee go to Z Remember you can get at B. E Houghton’s Drug Store ull kinds of School Books. Notice: /^LL persons are bireby fore- warned not to harbor or employ one SPENCER HAINES, col., ns lie ft, under oontrnot with me for the year 1880. A. MATHIS. Aug. 8, 1683—tf Best *ar«l» nmilf at homo r Uti(>trlou0. Men, women, boy» .utnljKiria wanted everywhere to work for ita. Now I? tm* time. You rau devote rour wh »U* time to the work, onl> vour spare moment-i. No other busiijeHS wlU puy Yuu.no*rlv uh well. No one w lllij' to work can mkiumrnkt onoc pasture in one day. But in soiling, ill the ground can be made to pro duce two crops, and some of it :liree, and although the pasture will keep ou growing, yet it will not grow_so fast as crops on plowed, and the sqrtace soon become soiled and spotted by the droppings. On the other hand, when cows are soiled, all the manure is saved and can be gatherd and put out on the fields as it may be wanted- There is economy in feeding and in saving manure; and in practice, the two savings are equivalent to doubling the stock which any number of acres can carry. It is a practice adapted especially for dairy farm ing on high-priced lands, and where there is a market for all kinds of Produce.—[New York Times. •o«tly Outfit urn! tunim free.' A grout opportunity for m ikina mouov oa»lly unit kounmlily. Ait.lr«» Perseverance with the Drowned. Iji a recent communication to the French academy, Professor Fort asserts that he was enabled to res tore to lifo a child three years old, by practicing artificial respiration on it four hours, commencing three hours and a half after apparent death. He mentions also a case in which Dr. Fournol, of Billancourt, reanimated, in July, 1878, pn ap parently drownod person by four hours of artificial respiration begun one hour after t|je patient was ta ken from tho water. At this sea son, when cases of drowning are apt to be frequent, the possible benefit that may come from.a per severing effort to revive victims of drowning, should encourage friends not to despaiF of their resuscitation, even after several hours of seeming ly fruitless labor. An Offset. Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. The story that General Hancock wears a corset has been offset by the iuformation thatJMrs. Garfield smoothes her husbands’ hair every day with an electric brush and calls him ‘ papa.” Bold Groat cltanco to make money. We mica u iicraui iu evory f for |] y cayyi) lnc|i}r- iUuKtrutW| r)q. - , , We wqrli T . . _ _ Any om cuu become a auccoas? ful agent. 8ixet<-S«“ work* of «rt (jlven lree to Kuli.-oribers. The l’tfao i» *o low that a.mo«t erpryj ‘je* One agent reporta taking i!,n f day. , A My ageutreport, . over *afi0 clear prout lu ten day*. AM wlro engage make money faJt. You can devote all your time to the tiuelipwii, de eply your »parc tim* You wad not lieaway irom huip* fiver night. Yeti cau dolt a, well as other*. Full dlrecUouis and teruu free. Elegant and expensive Outfit free. If you want prdfitahla wdifc *eu d n» your addrea* *t ouee. It co*t» nUtitug to try the budlucaii. No onp who If you want good Sugar and Cof- Z. H. Houghton's. ihlixlW** now before the public, .You <V lun uiiike money I'niiter i.,t [ for u» tlmn at nnytlilng else. I'npttoi not re<|ulred. We will xtart you. (U! a tiny ami up- ' ‘ t»y the ;tu l iking mouey oaelly and koaomlily. Ad.tre Tituit If Vo,, Augimtti, Mulue. When yon want fresh Flour go to Z. H. Houghton's and call for Cream >f the South. Subscribe for tlmt manioth sheet the Courier Journal Louisville Ky. and keep up with the times. Buy your School books from B. E. oughton. BATTERIES ! BATTERIES ! A fresh supply of Boyd’s Minin ure Batteries just received, and for ■tale at the Mercury office by C. C Scarborough. All kinds of Canned goods at Z- H. Houghton’s. HOW TO SAVE $20.00. You can do it by buying a first class SEWING MACHINE, from Jernigan and pay the cash for it. Cash Buying and Low Prices, Q,uick Sales, Have your prescriptions giilled at . E. Roughton’s Drug Store. and HOW TO INVEST A DOLLAR We will send the Savannah Wekki.y News, “Ihe biggest ami THE BEST” newspaper iu (lie South, well printed full of live news, good stories, reliable market reports, agricultural items, and everything else to make it worthy of its wcil-kuown reputation, to any address, till January, 188], postpaid, for one dollar. Address J. 11. Kstili., Suvan- null, Ga. Go to Z. H. Roughton’s if you want the beBt Grits in the market. Something for Musical People. We have before us a copy of the July number of the Southern Musical Jouru- nal, a gem of a paper which no musical can afford to be without, and we desire to urge upon all our readers (who would at a trifling expense keep up with the times in musical matters, the propriety of sending the small umount of $1.25 for one years subscription to tho only paper of the kind published in the Southern Statrs. The present number, in addition to the editorals and interes ting musical sketches, embraces “The Frolic of the the Frogs” Waltz; “Rom ping Gallop;” Nearer My God to Thee,” U most beautiful solo and quartet, und n charming song, “And Eyes will Watch for Thee.” Tiie music in this number alone is worth a years’ subscription aud from $15 to $20 lyoytli of select choice music (no trash) in contained a twelve month volume. Subscriptions may commence with any month. One dol lar's worth of fiheei Music is given free with each subscription, Luddon $ Bates, fjavauunh, Ga., are the Publish ers, f-T**- SMALL PROFITS THE Augusta CroceryStore. E. W. McCartyp Co. May ii, i88o~6m Candies received every day at Z. H, Houghton’s 20 to 35 cts per lb. Fresh Mackerel at Z- H. li mepk In yi »ns. : IT'' a wepk in yourow* iuwn. e» Outfitfrc'. No rink. Uvailer. If yourVuiit a IjusIuuj# ul wtiicli jicraoiiB of«|thcr nex cu»i niukvg*W»t ,y utt Hie time tliey.wjirk. write tor lar- ilttrH to U. Up.. iVoit iuid, ^ty », ls«r,^y«-: Parties in Want Of a good Sewing Machine, or WATcH, Call oh me and It will buy it for you, for a small commis sion, A. J- Jernij - ■ \