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GEORGIA PRESS
Tiuc correspondent of the Brunswick
ASdttrlUer, on St. Simon's Islaud, says
We have Just seen a letter from Roches
ter, New York, to a prominent citizen of
St. Simon’s, giving an order for a speci
men of the opossum, from which we clip
the following: “Can you inform me of
*ny person in your vicinity who could
procure an opossum for me; an old ani
mal is preferred. It can then be put in a
moderately strong box and sent by mail.
I should expect to pay about $2.50, be
sides postage.”
It is said that one of the very first sail
•vessels ever built in Georgia waters was
a moderate-sized ship, launched nearly
-opposite the present site of the St. Simon’s
Kills.
Commend us to old Wilkes and Cen-
Crcville district lor honest people. The
'Washington Gazette says: All honor to
Centreville district. She lias paid every
cent of her property and poll tax, both
white and colored, not one cent ^against
die district being on the delinquent list.
We are told that this is tbe first time any
•district in the county has done so well as
shin- The good people up there love the
government to such an extent that they
•can’t sleep if they owe her a cent.
Mb. Thomas Carson, an old veteran
of the Mexican and Creek wars, and a
well known man by all of our old citizens,
died uear Raker’s mill, in Rockdale coun-
«y, last Friday. He was about 85 or 00
yean of age.
Dk. Wn.ua Westmoreland, of At
lanta, Is thinking of locating in New
York. He has most flattering offers to do
wo. E< compared tbe operations lie per
formed in Georgia last year with the
prices charg'd by a prominent surgeon in
New York sad found that at New York
prices he had done over $70,000 worth of
work.
Tub Route Tribune says in two or three
instances the asphaltum varnish, with
which ladle* in the city were painting
their grates took lire and endangered their
lives.
Augusta News: Yesterday we pub
lished a small article from the Athens
JSsiuter, in wbich it was said that
wealthy gontleman in Georgia presented
Herv. Caleb W. Key, annually, the sum of
3500. The family of the deceased make
a positive denial of this, and say that it is
not true in any particular, and request us
So make this statement, as the editor of
tbe Bonner bad been misinformed. |
OolumjiusEnquirer: Yesterday morn
ing the fast mail train from New York to
Yew O: ieans ran down from Opelika to
war city as far as the wreck on the West
ern railroad near the cemetery. The ob
ject w&> to take the Robson and Craue
jwuty to Selma. The troupe with other
passengers and the mail agent boarded
tbe tram in rearot Dr. Bussey’s residence,
and at 7:00 o’clock started lor Opelika.
The run weq made In a very short time,
(lie train -topping at none of the stations.
We hate had one fast mail train here if
we never have another.
Ai.iia.vv Nexen and Advertiser: Reu
ben Wagoner, Jack Noi wood and Alex
Johnson, who were arrested in December
for dealing coiton from tbe depot at
Ducket- si ji ion, mention of which was
tJHfie in these columns, were brought be
fore the County Court ou Thursday. The
first iwo plead guilty, and his Honor
Judge Jnues fined them $100 each, which
they p, ouiptly paid. Alex John plead uot
gml y. aud wilt be tried at tho next term
•of ike court.
A correspondent of the Columbus En-
ffntrer says: Bed Point,- Ga., January
US. - A tire was discovered here alwut 1
o’clock this morning. It broke out in the
building occupied by McKinley, and ex
tended to the banking house of \V. &C.L.
Avgusta News: A laige sale of Gcor- I The devil in tho Buena Vista'Argus of-1 Sylvania Telephone: We had a pleas
gia railroad stock Is reported to-day, 300 flee melted up the rollers Just as the press- * nt C * B j* 81 ‘ F. Brown,
shares selling at 113J, and this favorite nian was re adv for them A new set had S°“ ator f: ? m district. Mr. Brown Is
stcck is strong in the market, a. 1131 bid a was ready tor tnem. A new set naa In favor of a ieg istratIon law and has pre-
and 1141 asked. Central is firm at i)M 10 ^ raade > and lbe W?® was delayed a pared a bill on that subjoct which he will
to 110*. Memphis and Charleston stock is day or two. introduce at the July session of the Gen-
held firm at 44 to 45. A sale of a thousand Mrs. W. T. Lowe, a most estimable era * Assembly.
shares was made to-day at 45, aud this i,,i v a.mnmnili in in n„tl«r Rome Tribune: Sunday afternoon _
was refused for 1,000 more. Jad * “ 10 " U ‘ , . negro deck hand on the Gadsden was pil-
Thev have a queer way of keeninc their 2dlt ‘ 1 ' BAf:s ’ tbe chedt master ol ing some cotton on the above steamer,and
offices on BaysUcetin Savannah wcord- tbe Central 1 ' 0ad bere In ^e city, has been as be went to give a bale a twist, his cot
ing to the News: Daring Satuiday night to Butler, visiting friends. I t° n hook slipped out of the bale, throwing
the police discovered several offices on Mrs. Ella Mills, wife of George W.
asSr- hf*»***. iM ~“• ■»
pants could not he found, others were I ub " alter coming to the surface two or three
notified. One who was aroused at half- There are other places that are suffer- times,sank to rise no more. The body has
past ope o’clock yesterday morning, and ing from the matrimonial fever than Ma- ,,, .
informed that the door of his office was ! .. . v I „ ATLANTA Constitution• JVI^jor Hon-
o^nTold the poTlceman he did n“ “ n * M a jor Newman, the new ordina.y demon, the courteous and efficient com-
to be disturbed at such an hour and de- cl Washington county, has been in office missioner of agriculture of the State of
dined to attend to it, so the officer had I fifteen days, and has issued just fifteen [ Georgia, has sent circulars to the man-
.,i, ..Ik for no:bing. | Itenc „. m U,« Mi?
- . - -.«artra inducements to increase bade In products be sent tothe department, so that
•“ “r, u »• »• *■» . “■‘■"■‘fr as
been burning some brash on Saturday successful. tbe e | ta £?'
evening, ami the little girl with other Poldo Hauoabrook was arrested in and pLenix mills of Columbia i*3u«
?™" d lbe re- Americus as the robberof Minor & Dram- I first to sendnps^clmens ^"thefr work!
Ih'm ro S un tfe fire ’ I mill, near Montezuma, and I The amount of their product is fifty va-
shift of the wind caused her clothes to be-1 n °w awaits trial before tho Superior 0 ® l P3 lha article/we^nd samules'o?
come Ignited and burned her almost to a Court. awnin? ti^nS hkLS shttin ” P clr5
Shflin-ereVfromone 3 o’clock unUlsTvcn I JoE BL ra> of Savannah, has been de- liua plaids, Albert cottonades, 3 ’Oconee
when her suffering was relieved by death. tected In robbing a peanut vender, ami I Mttonades’ Smuherrf^mlL^ T , < ? I>e , ka
Griffin News: There are scores 0 f the g°ods were found with John Williams, ( . 0 tton blankets, siieciraens* of Empire
young boys in Griffin who are allowed to a chum. They await the action of the I State cheviots, specimens of Rescue
run at large on the streets day and night, I Superior Court. It is a strange country I plaids, Southern camelot, fancy heavy
who are growing up in idleness and igno- , neanut venders are not exemni shirtings, basket cbevoit, champion 2 xx,
ranee. Parents need not wonder tnat peanut venders are not exempt. f an cy ginghams, plaid cotlonadcs, Atta-
these boys are learning bad habits. It is The Nexen says the matrimonial fever kapa cottonade, ginghams, diapeiing. Jef-
not uncommon to see on the streets ur- raged quite hercely during the month just f ere0 n cassiraere, hard pan jeans, basket
chins who aie are hardly old enough to be closed, especially among the colored lia- jeans, tiuck for trousers, renter shot doe-
emancipated from the nursery, walking ternity, there being ai. average of ono skiu, wiapping twine and ball sew>n»
about with cigars in their mouths, from I j<eeuso_ a day issued to that class. Wu thread. In the fifty products arooD" ihe
Dickson, stoves and furniture; \y. £. Do
*ler. confectioner; F. Lanier, confection-
II. Briet, confectioner, and Mrs. \Yin-
> .ston, mUlinery. It is estimated tiiat the
•loss ou buildiDgs will amount to $15,000,
’ -insurance $7,000; while the loss on stock
is $15,000, with $$,500 insurance. The
whole front on Bridge street was burned,
And the lire engine was out of order, as is
usual on such occasions. Mr. F. F. Wil-
cox, of Columbus, has $1,300 on McKin
ley, $l,0o0 on Friesleben, and $500 on
Dickinson.
Washington Gazelle: We regret to
learu that a dose of morphine, taken by
Dr. Lane Tuesday night, came near re-
-■snltiug fatally. Th5 Doctor, being ex
hausted from tbe fatigue of the day, took
a small dose, and, when called In tosuo-
E K.it was almost impossible to rouse him.
is attendants were with him till about
4 o’clock, next morning, when we are glad
"to knew he was entirely out of danger.
Dis great exhaustion was perhaps the
Aaiisooftthe bad effects of tho medicine,
- Savannah News: We regret to leard
4hat Judge-Wm. Schley is seriously ill at
Lis residence in New York. Mr. J. W.
•■Schley, Isis son, who was telegraphed the
*sd news, left by last evening’s train for
j««w i otic The Judge’s hosts of triends
au Savaunau will hope for his speedy res-
•teraiion to his usual health.
The Columbus people have some ex-
citeuu-ut outside of coal seizures and
siuAto -keep their spirits up. Tho En-
Vuirer sny: Last night quite a laige
crostrijiv[i Carson, Jr., «nd his
i&Zrx uer, Mr. Bigelow, at the intereect'on
r'6FBrtXstrttnd 8u Clair streets. Mr. Car-
soil lcciurea for about tbirty-five minutes
on the lifc.aud habits of the Indian. Af
ter the lecture Mr. Bigelow stood against
a tree in tlio centre of tbe street -with an
Irish potato on his head. Carson-stepped
back a distance of about twentyifive steps
And shot the potato off, tbtf ball burying
itself in tbe treo about an inch above Mr.
Bigelow’s head. He fired an Evans’ rifle
with which lie says bo has done some fine
shooting on tho plains. A demyohneon-
whose young rfra dirty oaths flow glibly I learn from the clever Deputy Ordinaiy, | j'^n^ginghaml^tiftTerfare 8 vmiftiM!
and familiarly. There are boys older than Ml '- Hampton L. Ferrill, that during the The goods are all beautiftil.
these in Griffin who are infinitely worse. I mom, ‘ there .were issued from the Ordi-I s .« .. -•
For this state of things parents are respon- I “ary » office forty-two marriage licenses— St Ttie. well-known
sible, and tho solemn responsibility of it | eleven to while and thirty-one to colored ^ ? WD r !*, ta o in sove r-
cannot be thought of without shuddering. P^oiis. » f "* r a ? nah
The youth of the city should be kept mor- Hon. A. H. Stephens’ library contains on U^ lrack at WuhlMton couri?'
home 11 rnd made 'nsefn^and 1 ^between three and four thousand volumes Charleston, on Sunday morning, having
bT& i£Si I ^ *>»“' . | MT.mUb«.law. of hbrightfwi!^
TiIE , Gr “ nd ^ ^ ^'S 1 * 13 of work ou the lurr. Lottery is aTplonditl
Auolsta Acres: The session of the Honor in Georgia will meet in Savannah five-year-old bay stallion, by Monday, dam
Second Presbyterian church, of this city, in annual session in April. Jennlo C., by Norfolk, ami has the best
did a kindly and appropriate act in adopt- Bill Moore Is thoroughly disgusted -wo-mile heat record on tho turf. He Is
ing resolutions of esteem and respect for y , 3 , the property of Mr. Dan Mace, of New
the Rev. C. W. Key, of the Methodist wllU 8 P‘ n ’- ual manifeaUttons, unless they | Yo ik. 1 3
Church. Such acts show there Is a com- come out of the mouth of a jug. He
munily of feebug, if not uniformity of thinks the Colville combination was the
SisaiS" ’r -»» ««— ■»
ATLAkT. Contlilution: Georgia 1. . "LPT-SaaToa GuakiLara bai re-
ciedited with a production of 10,181,200 I s, S ne “ ** captain of the Spalding Greys#
bushels of corn in 18S0, against 20,027,400 He sends liis resig.iation from Paris, Ttoucbes a certain point whera stands _
bushels m IS,0. La3t year's cop was Fiance, beech tree, and upon which a cross mark
Ohio, Iowa and Pennsylvania reported I Alaii-ellu-j lliornton is an applicant for tree, and concluding that this was the
handsome gains. I the |>osiiioii now held by Colonel Andrew point in question, looked tor the mark,
Lumpkin Independent: Our farmers Clark, in the revenue service. Colonel 1 1)111 rouise could not Hud it. Taking
b ? v ® had a terrible rime to begin the work I Thornton, it is said, will not urge his a , n as , e bo cut ,Il{0 the treo at a point he
of the new year and in many instances I ' “‘7. ‘"f. 7 s I tliouglit the mark might be, and tohis sur-
bnt little could possibly be done. The un “* General Garfield goes into I prise, after cutting into tbe tree, he
ground has been loo wet.to plow for the 0Ulce * ; I chipped out a block, and there was the
past four or fivo weeks, and besides (here Professor Foster, another spiritual- identical mark referred to in the aucient
was conside.ab’o couon in Hie fields ist > n> left the Albany Nexos and Adcer- document of 121 years’ago. The mark
wh'ch it was impossible to pick out and \H*er a nioraento in the Shape of a little I waspcrfect, but had been overgrown and
which Is doubtless entirely mined ere I WU unpaid. , covered up. At that time this was a
this. _Tbere hae been no bottom to the | They have things strangely mixed in I British cofonyaml some yeara before the
Albany. They have “German” at Tift’s
Hall, and “German carp.” Maybe its all
the same.
Savannah News: We learn that Mr.
SEA HOPES.
Lan~ Im't Poem-
We find upon our desk a little volume
of poems marked across the back Lang
ston, the author of which is Mr. John C.
Langston, principal of the academy at
Bolingbroke, the publisher, E. J. Hale &
Son, New York.
The work is the first, we believe, ever
cast upon the sea of ilterature by its au-1 A promise I caught from the air,
thor, who is quite a young man, and we I And the waves broke over the strand,
Uk. II fo, he tah. our hee«t |
opinion of it. This we shall endeavor to
give. * The first favorable impression we I But * dream camo into my sleep,
receive from a perusal of its pages is the L Sto
purity of thought that marks every pro- And kuelt to the storm’s wild shock,
duction. Mr. Langston has certainly I -
avoided nearly alt^ether a production of my sailorS;
the usual “youthful verses” which have You will know him by his bonnle blue eyo
for their subject some burnt-out flame of! And the curls of his bonnle brown hair,
the past, and has bent his powers to Th0 wayes r ^ hed over the doe
grappie with grander and more entertain- Chasing the wild winds fleet;
Ing subjects. Indeed we are doubtful as My sailor boy sprang from the roaring sea I age, and then to dlvfde among alftke ehil-
ASONO.
X. I. X.
I stood on the rocks by the sea,
My sailor boy’s ship sped away,
And I prayed, oh sea and sky,
“Will you bring him back some day?”
THE SUPREME COURT.
Decisions Rendered inn. 4. 1M1.
Abridged for the Telegraph and Messenger bg
Hill dk Harris, At toner * at Late, Macon,
Georgia. ,
Hatcher 6? Baldwin vs. Massey et al.
Injunction and receiver, from Macon.
Where the complainant’s debts was not
charged to tbe trust estate in the that in
stance, but against the trustee as an indi
vidua), and no adjudication bad been had
that the trust estate was liable, and tbe
evidence was very conflicting as to such
liability, the appointment of a receiver,
ad interim, on account of the trustee’s in
solveacy was properly refused. Judg
ment affirmed.
Doty, administrator, vs. Wray, adminis
trator. Ejectment, from Chatham.
A conveyance to a woman for life, with
remainder to her children, coupled with
a power in liar to convey to trustees to
hold until her youngest child becomes of
to whether or not he has not made his I ^is dead lips kissed my feet,
collection too monotonously serious to be I And the wind shrieked onto the wave,
successful, though that has nothing to do
with the merits of each.
In “Judge Not” we find perhaps tho
author’s best, though there are others
more ambitious and extended. The lines—
Judge not, when streams of censure flow
To blight aud blast a fellow mortal's
name.
“Her sailor boyl Lol It is he l”
And the sea laughed into my heart,
“We hare brought him back to thee l”
FEKSO.K8 AND THINGS.
Goaalp Heard Threugh tbe 1
phone*.
m Mr. S. R. Jaques and lady are regis-
Wheu friends forsaking, swell the tide of I tered at the Gilsey House, New York J Hunlap vs. Hooper. Complaint, lrom City
dren, with rights of survivorship between
them in case some should die without
issue; aud in the event ail should die leav
ing no issue, then over to certain children
of the donor—vests the remainder abso
lutely in the children of the tenant for
life on the youngest attaining majority,
and the death of all or the last one after
that event, without issue, will not entitle
the donor’s ahildren to the property,
Judgment affirmed.
Auousta Netcs: Yesterday a civil
I engineer was running and locating the
lines of a lot of land below the city, and
used as assistance a deed to the property
drawn 121 years ago. In one section of
I the deed It is recorded that the line
roads and hauling was out of .he quest ion,
so making fences was also a poor
business. Well, a late startis better than
none and the way to get out of such diffi
culties is to strike liaider blows. We
have a splendid chus of farmers in Sica-'
art cou jly and we believe that they will
be equal 10 the emergency aud will re
trieve the losses of Januaiy.
Savannah Nexen
revolutionary war.
I i nl750.
The deed was drawn
Superior Court.
Robert Barbour, one of the oldest carpTii-1 * n t ‘ ie Superior Court yesterday, Wes
tern in tbe Central inilroad car shops, left M e y Cook, alias Frank Jones, was con-
hls position yesterday and will hereafter I victod of simple larceny and sentenced to
engage in agricultural pursuits, locating on seven years in the penitentiary. Tho
, Ins farm at Eden, Effingham county. Mr. I , 1 3 ‘
Bishop Whittle, of I Barbour has been in tiie employment of I rcaL * crs of the Telegraph and Messen
Minnesota, who is on a brief visit to this I the Central railroad since 1$50 conlimi-1 OEK doubtless remember a humorous
city, yesterday morning preached to a cusly, and is highly esteemed by his asso- advertisement which appeared in our col-
very largecongicgat'on at Christ Church, cia'es, who wish him . success in bis new , tw
This eminent Bishop is known to all as undertaking “5 a few weeks since, aud began as
the friend of the Indians and is cousid-| r> ....... j folk ws: “Lost, a mule, a wagon and a
ianier. Among those who were burned eredthe'“St* John”oirthe I Atlanta Constitution: The govern- j .714*1!.
out are S. Friesleben, diy goods; M. A. copal Church. *W^discourse pew- h*" 1 ° fflc,al ' 3 s - U2Ceeded ^ Iast week in cap-1 b< ? y \. 11 was dlcta ted by
erful and eloquent, and made a profound
moonshiners who had
rn,.iw,L ti41.. * ~ 1 mom uuiL-iai', auscocuou mss weeK m can* I J ' '. v '■ " 1 " "an old darsey
pal Church. Bl3 d,s ““” e turing ten illicit stills, located in Gilmw- wlj0 ''vm near Byron, and was road by a
impression on IiU inteSd^ 1 and f - I ’ ,cbens Will, the*IBs were subscriber in Bolingbroke, lauglied over
ln?heevening"JbristSw “d«e”; S^dSvKU^'f'LTte^ andfor S otten - Latcr b ‘ tbo da ^owever,
Church wherefhe Cn Bt*hon de dJ?bi, J °i‘ n ’ 3 of,llls uulauTul coni juice. One bundled a boy r,din S a mu!e tljat answered the de-
able and mteSidg wimou ou ^The saIlo ,n*,P*r da 7 the capacity of the Option, came into Bolingbroke, and the
condition of our lord’s work in the A 1 * 0 ! 11 te, l thousand gallons of subscriber took him in charge. They
world.” tUe deslroyed wben the capture proved to bo the boy and mula a ° dvert!3C J
b !?“.’ I ^. R A gentlemanlells | Death of Lawrence C. tumrnrr. I for > and the sentence pronouuced by the
welMMarira* counW^haJ 1 ho"^ laZ ?T Americus Recorder: Notwithstandingtife I Snperior Court yesterday is the result of
ffinetyfeet to Ion , g il,ne8S at tbe HeatU of this old the old man’s advertisement.
A pica of guilty was entered in tho case
« m S an i n ubbling ,’ b,881D S 8 JJ d his health bad been declining until his of Alexander Hodge, charged with bur-
He I combined maladies superinduced neural-1 gl«
xvho wished it were given a-drink.
Augusta Nexen: Dr.L. H. Southard
died at lus resiuence in tbis city, at 1
o’clock to-day, after a prolonged illness
and congestion of tbe brain. He was
watched in bis last hours by a tender aud
devoted wife and tbe ddudest of friends,
who ministered • freely and generously to
Mis wauls.
Washington 'Gazette: We hare re-
• ©el veil a handsomely printed and bound
©opr of t he - “Rooms of John C. Langston,
A. B.,” of Bolingbroke, Ga. It is a pleas
ant book for circulation among his friends
aud jid-fcaps Olliers would enjoy it. Of
making-books there is no end, and when
»tb« vtVcrvesclng of youth reaches beyond
itbe-circurascribed limits of tbe author’s
■ ■wu acquiutaoce it finds the book shelves
lied witli much that is more mature.
Howverer, we wish this handsome little
caml'.Utc lor honors of tbe library ali
possible success
*Tnx Athens Banner, in speaking of
Oconee cotiuty aud its finances, says:
• Mo •• probably not a county 111 Geor-
S a that can make just such a financial
awing as Oconee. In 1875 it was set
apart as a now county, and bad all tbe
oxpensrs of beginning anew. It bad to
©N>ct ouunty buildings except the court
bouse—and that had to be refurnished
and remodeled to some extent. These
and other expenditures had to be made,
anJ y.-l the county is entirely out of debt,
aad Las $3,000 in the treasury. We doubt
tf .v-- goi.iia showing can be made by any
other a>unty. They have a County Court,
and the judge thereof is Richard M.
t- .1. hi uce the July term of the Su-
pr. . .- C01.it, Judge Jacluou has made bis
>urt uot only pay its expenses, including
'1 sals. y, but it has actually put money
iollietreasury. Tho County Court Isa
»ney .making institution.
Con YE its Eraxxxiner: The Rockdale Pa
per Company seems to be in embarrassed
drrun.-iuucos.judglng from the number of
executions being levied upon that proper
ty. This Is rather strange indeed, for it is
In:-. .i one i f the best water-powers in
tin :v. 1. lithe machinery 19 said to
• >. -,t |u., .,••-making machines in tbe
©ta o, and wall proper management
■ought t • ne iim.iea valuable investment.
U:ti p..per mills iu Georgia are making
snouev. i
says that there Is a gas escaping from the
water which causes it to eflervesce in this
manner, and that It is quite warm. The
owner wants some one who knows to tell
why his well acts Ihusly.
Bainbridoe Democrat: The scarcity
of farm labor is a universal complaint in
southwest Georgia. It is a rate thing to
meet aplanter who has secured ali the
superinduced neural-1 glary. He was sentenced to five years in
gia of the heart, under which he sank I the penitentiary. Aleck broke into H. B.
calmly to rest on Sunday night last sur- Davis’ mill, better kuown as McCall’s,
rounded by loving friends. Ho was 50 three miles from this city, and carried
years of are. .... _ away a lot of meal. He was tracked,
Bill Moore, in the Augusta Eexos, I arrested and confessed Ills crime.
", An old lady in Atlanta refused the I Tbis Js a pretty good start for our new
g'ft of a load of wood from a tree struck solicitor, Mr. John L. Hardeman. These
by liglituing, through fear that some of the were tlio only two cases ready for tfcial
farm hinds he wonts for tes yeaV. J a 2^%? a " d “““ ^ d ^« court discbat « ed tbe
ofthe kind" wn ^e fouVd fn DeS SylvanrA refepftone: The case of Tho c«e of Martha Davis vs Amanda
KtercouiiUes And toiucreLe the | I deuial ofthe motion *> r a ^viaU
trouble caused by tbis state of alTairs I lino of the railroad, did not | 4 •*
crowds of nepoc/leave every week to get thbUnn/ff ourSBpB. TaloOprd. ToarnaroenL
work on the new railroad, where they are J£ or ^ ourt > ^ ut was continued till tbe fall I For many long, weary weeks we have
offered one dollar a day and rations. It I ™* I been trying to have a velocipede tourna
is becoming a serious matter with our Columbus Enquirer: night by- , fo f _ f J . „
planters. They are told that the railroad tween II and 12 o’clockjoee of tbe boldest * 0E 4“ a amiwement or tin. boys. Ou
will be completed, and that labor will be I robberies that we Lave ever chronicled | l* ie first day appointed lor the tournament
returning home to look for work by tlio I was perpelrated'm the lower portion of I It rained. Vfe postponed it for a week and
1st of April, but planters cannot afford to tIie cit y* The residence of Mr. John Pal- I the earth was deluged when the dav came
risk the losses of planting large crops on lemon was entered by one or more per- . , “ . , J
mere suppositions. The consequent will “n* - between the hou-s named, and Mr. w , * d * a,ld wben
be that many acres of laud wbich were p *’ 8 pocket book, containing $90,was stolen rolled round, tbe streets .were muddy ap-
planted last year will tbis year Be idle, from his pantaloons pocket. Mr. P. I patently a mile deep. Then we hinted
Decatur is much better off in tbia matter awoke nearly suffocated, and as be at- I t ba t when the weather became dear we
than Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes and other tempted to rise some one struck him on I .. «. T (t . .
- — - - 1 the head with a stick, and then ran out WOttM arran * # th « a4Wr - Immediately it
tbe front door. The blow flailed to knock j began to rain, aud for fany days we bad'
him entirely senseless, and In a stupor he rain, bail, sleet, jnow, floods, Ice and al-
tion, saw the pocketbook was gone. The thu «loeipede tournament is the cause of
odor of chloroform was very perceptible, j all the trouble.
and it was soon ascertained that Mrs. P. But we are determined to hare it If
was under the influence of it. There is
<h-
counties up the road. The railroad has
not taken over two hundred laborers from
Decatur county, and many of these are
returning,yet hands are sufficiently scarce
to cause our planters ccnsldeaabie trou
ble.
Savannah News: Shortly after 11
o’clock on Saturday night a disturbance
is raid to be an Indian rem- occurred among some negroes in tbe was under the Influence of it. There is > ,m i, amud bank.
” hnna iHs was Drodueed. and all vicinity cf East Broad and South Broad »«> clue to tbe perpetrators, hot the offleeu * M Uer ® ual1 J ?* aa “ * mud banfc
©dy for various ills was produced, anu ait theori ginTf which could notbe | have been notified and will do their ut- We are going to give it a chance w tain
ascertained, as the partite had disap- most to bring the guilty oaes to Justice. I three months more,
peered before the arrival ofthe police. Albany News and Advertiser: There! On May Dav. at the park, the iouma-
Durtng the difficulty it seems thatJohn are some fatliers .In Albany who will do , 0 _ a *1 Erando \. le thail
Grtyson was shot in the head by Andrew well to heed these words from Bishop “ e f’ on a ”?**•****. acal0 thlM ‘ at
proctor and severely wounded. Grayson Beckwith’s temperance lecture: “If yon I fir8t contemplated, will take place, and
was carried off by his friends and Proctor I don’t want your son to gamble, don’t you I we want every boy in Macon that can
escaped. gamble. If you don’t want him to fro-1 straddle a velocipede or bycicle to enter
Lumpkin Independent: On Monday of the grog shop, don’t let him see you , nIaMM w ;u ^ . rrftn(Tf . d
this week a negro girl on the Hum of Mr. fl® in tfiem *nd take a drink. You may ror l “ e Glasses wiil be pranged
J. Leonard Burks was dangerously shot talk to him till you are hoarse, but you 80 ‘hat the contests will bo equal. The
The particulars are about as follows: A will never convince him as long as your ground selected for the race is a portion
negro boy on the farm was hunting robins, I actions contradict your words.” I 0 f the homestretch ou the race track,
S“g to^fi^brnwht^reSrke*d ^
to the girt, 3^, 'care r r , ^ ° y
shoot you.” The litUe girt said, “Shoo about hlm . In his make up are comb!nee I who enters for the race must appear as «r
bird,” when the mm flew tw&y 9 ana tne I t |, e parts of three great men ofthe I knight and with some uniform or decora*
boy Immediatelv discharged his 8j ,n at r’.e—Bismarck, Gainbella and Gladstone.
tb « eft'- . The load of heavy duck shot Hen Grad i3 tho uji otber Shlpton” of
took effect in her shoulder and came near | the ]a J 5t quarier of the JOtb century.
It was the worst wound of tie kind he K a “ bad a JJ
bad ever witnessed. The shoulder was a I week ago, and lias been conflncd to his
mass of shattered flesh wbich bad to be
cut away, and tbe-chances are that the
girl will die.
Auousta Ncxm: If tbe Romans have
been frozen out for a considerable portion
of tiie winter in consequence of a scarcity
of fuel and bad roads, she takes consola
tion in the announcement that not more
than ten miles from her back porch is one
of tbe finest and most extensive coal de
posits to be found in tbis country. Ac
cording to tbe Bulletin, the fact that
Rome shivers is more of a disgrace to
Rome than a cause for complaint against
tbe coal dealers of that city. Lavender
mountains are fall of coal of the richest
character, and tbe builders of tbe Rome
and Chattanooga railroad will be com
pelled to dig right throogh this deposit in
building that largely contemplated thor-
ouehfare. It thinks when the road is
completed Rome will be furnished coal at
$2.50 a ton, hut until that time Rome
must shake and shiver at the rate of $7
per ton far coal. We hope the road will
be built, because Augusta is greatly in
terested iu cheap coal.
Mrs- J. M. Matthews, in Buena Til
ls, gave ber little son a dose of morphine
instead of quinine. The mistake was dis
covered at once, and a physician’s prompt
attention saved the child’s life.
tion. He must be armed with a spear
(pointed rod) six feet long and one Inch
in diameter.
The contests will consist of races and
rlug-takiDg, and the winner can choose
bed since. There was marked improve- I the quiecn of love aud beauty. The boys
ment In his condition during the latter I may now begin to practice,
part ofthe week, aud It is hoped now that
Le will soon recover.
And foes conspire to heap disgrace aud
shame.
That heart that baits, concealed from |
mortal eyes
And swells and throbs and aches with j
silent woe,
May be os pure as snowflakes from the |
skies
And none save God, it’s mystic depth can
know—
convoy a fine sentiment, in cbaslo Ian
uage. The repetition of “that” in the
first line, second stanza, might be corrected
lengthiest production. In both these, and
in many others, there is nothing poetical ,*
the measure Is good, the rhyme perfect,
the languago chaste, and the descriptions
correct. But there is nothing new or
poetical in them. In “Buried Hopes”
there is evidence of emotion and flashes of
poesy, but the expression Is labored and
the metaphor unattractive. Indeed, if wc
City.
Court of Atlanta.
n i b The suit being upon an open account
Oraoges have been selling in Charles- a nd the defense being that the goods were
Ion at $1 per hundred, owing to the late | purchased by the defendant’s lather and
freeze in Florida. ~ ! should have been charged to him, evi-
Judee A C Pate of Hawkinsville and den f° oftbe P ,a j'itilPs clerkthattliede-
. VTr . , ' , ,, 3 iU ’ d | fendant P r °P 03edu> him to open an ac-
Gol. G. J. Jordan, of Pulaski county, were J count, that the witness replied that he
In tho city yesterday. would see the plaintiff about it, that he
Cadet Whittaker has been announced I d ‘? se ? PlsinUff, who authorized him
hi. 111 - 0 ? rk j Uepre3U “ 10 be j was admissible, akhough ruSfauafonty
will begin with, “Friends, Romans, conn- was given in the absence of tiie defendant,
tiymeu, lend me your ears! ” j (u) Had such evidence been rejected, it
We were in error in stating that Rev. I w0ll ^ d n °l have ahered the result in this
advantageously. In “Belshazzar’s Feast” I R< McWilliams was goiug to Culhbert. The plaintiff’s books were admissible
the author is more commonplace than I Th 6 report had been In circulation for a I to show to whom tho goods were in lact
elsewhere, If we except “Cecilia,” his weeIc P^i and our informant was so sure I charged.
that wo made the announcement. I They were also admissible to show
T . oi .... >l. , i 11 he sale of some of the goods which was
James It. Shaw, the ubiquitous repre-1 made and entries thereof written by the
sentative of the Central railroad, was in I plaintiff himself} the books having been
Minnesota the other day, with the I proved to be books of original entry and
thermometer at eighteen degrees below SSaJKuSSLMd-
zero, and tc day he is in Florida at the I misslble.
other extreme. (6) Nor were they rendered inadraissi-
Tlie Boston Post says: “Ben Hill will 1 b * e b y Ibo fact that the books had former-
vote for the retirement of General Grant, a dr ? 'Tt bicb P ,alnt,ff
• f i \r jii . 1 was a member, and after tiie retirement
should attempt to describe tbe entire work isn t it possible to find somebody wbo J of the other partner had continued to be
in a few words, we should say that be- | ^“ ld vo ^ tor tbe retirement of Ben | used hyj^jMajntiff^ Nor does it matter
neath a cloud of words, ’
poetic flame only visible in flasuos as »)”“"■ ,uw ' u " ”“*• 1 3. Where one opened an account for
powerful emotion stirred the mass. We At Brown’s National: D. Hiss, New groceries to bo furnished to his father, the
do not say but that some day these words i orb ’ C.L. Wagstaff, Indiana; Col. C. I duty was upon him to notify the grocer
»«*"> !»•»■«• a™* »-1 5*"“^ F T ?*?.l2riSsKSii2£r«SfiE52J
VEGET1NE
WILL tUtiU
SCROFULA
8CROFULOC * UDiiOK
Tvcctinv will f rsd t»i« f.-om the
t» ut o( Scrolu I» am Bcrofulout H'.-raor
permanently cured thou* uda m Bo*.on *nd J*
cinlty who had Been kngaad painful »ufl cretfc “
CANCERS, CANCEROUS BUtiOR.
The marvellous effect of Vegatine In cue ai
Cancer «ad Cancerous Humor chelieie* -v,
moet profound attention of tbe metical fa<u tv
many ol whom are pietcr biifr Vcsetmetothell
patient*. °* r
canker.
Vepotine has r ever tailed to core the mot t influ
ible rate ol Canker.
MERCURIAL DISEi8E$.
Tbe Yegetine meet* with woederfol ascoetsin
tbe cute of tbit data of diteau*.
SALT RHEUM.
Tetter, Salt Rbeum. Scald Head, Ac., will cer
tainly jield to the great aHeralive .ff.c.» of
Tegetiae.
XRYS PELA8,
Tevetioe bat never failed to ears the aort to
veierato catm of Erytipelsi.
PIMPLES AND HUMORS ON
FACE.
THE
beautiful structures built from them, the I perr J': A. N. Johnson, Ogletl oipe; W. H. | c-edit without additional authoril v. JudJ
fires of a deathless genius may shine with j Reese > Marehalville; J. T. Glover, Twiggs I ment affirmed. t '
undying light. We trust it may be so, W * F -Branson, Hawkinsville. |_i .
aud sec no reason why it should not. If Tbe verdict of the Kentucky jury that D SgftJ Sd keeptogR SoffiSr
v e were sure that Mr. Langston will ac- pronounced Buford insaue goes to I inspection. ^ ° "
cept what wo have written in the spirit it strengthen the gene/al belief that crazy j 1. Though the accused has introduced
was couceived, we would beg leave to or- meu are fatal marksmen. Had Buford 1 110 evidence prior tomakingh'sstaiement,
fer ono suggestion, viz: that lie vary, if onlv womided , ba j ud „ a ba wnil! ,i bava a,ld none afterwards except in reply to an
possible, liis style. Do not let the shad- ' u ” 01,11 luo JUU S 0 “0 would n ave | attack on his siatcninni vSui, n» sii.i.
. . i V ., , . attack on his statement which the State
been fined, but having killed him ho was made by its witnesses, he is not entitled to
adjudged insane. I the conclusion in tho argument. By in-
Tho Americans set an example, and all I ivoducing any testimony at all, he surren-
tbo world follows. Mr. Millbanks, in the de £ A ju^offivem tbe City Conrtof At-
Bntish Parliament, called Mr. Biggar a I lauta is authorized by sfatute, aud not pro-
[ Burke vs. the State. Forgery, Time Ful
ton.
1. For forging an instrument in* these
I terms: “George, let the boy have $2 worth
ows bo too numerous, the despondent,
hopeless.
The Lesp or Detjmfr—Another Irtfo
End* la tho tend of Flowers.
Saturday while tho steamer
Plant, plying betweeu Brunswick and ! ^ 00 L and Mr. Biggar called Mr. Millbanks [ hibitedby the constitution. Local Siatutes
Fernand'.na, lay at the wharf in the latter a scoundrel. The chair ruled that Mr. £/£ iS^SSS“SminuedhfK
city, among other passengers going north- Biggar owed the house an apology. The acts of December 10th aud 17th, 1878,
ward there camo on board a Mr. MaLbic I Nothing was said about the members I are not applicable to the city court of At-
aud ids brother-in-law, Mr. W. A. Bot'er, apologizing to each oilier. Possibly'the la " ,a *
ECotaumptTvo. The steamer put out for chair sided with both. in a criS^^Sro^taffSt^
BtuusWick on schedule time, and wheu I£ ev. R. W. MacDonncl and lady, who tions in leference to the statement of the
opposite Feraandins, the porter as 1<J ft Macon a few weeks ago, arrived at I prisoner, in addition to the general
usual, rang lus bell for the passengers to Vera Cruz ou tho 20th of December. I c ] ia rge as to tho effect to bo given it, they
“come up to tbe cap’n’s office and settle.” They were both well aud went mimed. “^“^Sa fukerosone^Ure^^mp
Leaving his brother-in-law, Mr. Maltb.’ i lately to their destinatiou, the City of tent witnesses concerning the testa the.-L
responded tothe call. Hewas gone only Mexico, on the 21st. They struck a] of although not Inspectors authorized, by
a few minutes, but when he returned he northerner in crossing the Gulf of Mexico, 8talule . Judgment affirmed,
could not find him. He, in company with and had some rough sailing. Their many MilIor Solomoa '. Lten from
others searched the boat thoroughly Wends will be glad to hear of their safe Tbo affidavit to foreclose a lien upon a*
hut wilioutauccess, and finally beiug cou- arrival. steam saw mill must show that demand
vinced that the unfortunate man had Sotbera, the dead actor, used to say , “ade after the debt
gone overboard * the' ii. B. Plant was that llj0 fir8t y ears of his stage life not s0 M t0 j bow . w“> a ber it* w« e made
rounded about and headed for Fcnaudina. were occupied principally in finding new before due or after, the affidavit is not slif-
Upon making inquiries, it was learned I situations,so frequently was he turned out | ficieut. Judgment affirmed,
from a man ou shore that; while the for incompetcney. A critic once said of
steamer was moving off, a man had been h* 8 Claude Melnotle: “It had every char-
seen to come out behind tho paddle box, acteristic ofthe poker except its occasion
ed either leap or fall into the sound. This al warm tB-” Finally, ho strode upon. . . .. _ . ,, . ,
was all, and hemg convinced that his Lord Dundreary, and made iho character ° be w ot a er
kinsman was drowned, Mr. Mallbio re- 1,18 ° wn both on and off tho stage. He ring, the brevity and uncertainty of this
inained in Fornandina to try and recover was noted for his boundless generosity. tatiidtamk will not hinder a conviction,
the remains. The American, a new journal published 2. Such a paper was not Inadmissible
Mr. W. A. Butler was one of the many I in New York and devoted to politics, lit- 3^It la error for Uie n con 0 tt ^«tethe
victims to consumption who may bo dally I orature , science, art and financo, publish- I arrest of the defendant’s witnesses in the
mot with throughout Florida, seeking for | es a Southern men who will set presence ol the jury before whom they
the El Dorado that drew the andent over their own names their opinions ba veJ>*ft given their hMlImony, and to
Spauiards across the upknowa sea J “l* 011 B* 0 political situat:ou in tho various coun t of what they have testified. To do
—tbe laud where health might I Southern States. Among the'number wo j so amounts to an Intimation from the
be regained, aud worn out energies re-|* bld the name of Hon. A. O. Bacon, of bench that their evidence is false. Judg-
uewed. He had tarried long, but had [ Georgia. Captain Bacon Is an easy aud *
eome too late, and finally his physicians | interesting writer, and we shall lay his I Broach vs. Kelly. Complaint, from Jones,
bade him go borne—to die. Sad indeed J article before our readers as soon as it ap- Amendments,
pears. I The action beiug upon a promissory
Dumas’new play is called the Prin- “ 1 ( } te *. tb ® , de 5 la !' ati ?“ 18 S® 1 amenable by
... . . , v; I alleging that tbe plaintiff holds an .abso-
cesse de Bagdad. It originated as fol- I ] u t e deed oprta| n land as security for
lows: Some time since a drama was sub- ] the note, and that the defendant bolds the
Bat 1 within the dying man, the words I mftted to him for criticism. After read- J platutifi s bond to recouveythe land on
Wzo a desperation that iu Jackson- JjW landed 1» bade, with the remark ^VnfoiSh^L^ff^e
\illo, wc are told led him to seek his own author had lost a grand oppor- land* The contract sought to be biougb'
destruction* This failing, and under tbe for a ‘‘situation” in the piece* He ia by the amendment, to-wit, that in the
watchful care of hlj brother-in-law, ho refused to point out the defect, and
set out upon the eventful jon-noy, which drama “ wrUten went U P°“ tbe I alto*ith^r dia«nct;C wWch I ^!ion it is
for him was never to be completed. stage. Dumas then wrote his drama I not proper matter for amendment to the
Doubtless as the steamer sped away around the “situation” the author had declaration. Judgment revened.
from port the first moments of freedom overlooked, aud ali Paris is agog with ex-
from surveillance were granted him. J P* c >aacy aud interest over tho result.
Stepping out behind tho paddle box, he Within the next two years Maconitea
saw, fading away behind-him, Florida I Triu Probably see tho Macon and Bruos-
tho last hope. Her sweot flowe.s, Iran- wlck railroad running down tho east side
quU lakes, picturesque cities and "rcen I of tbe vlver and re-entering tho present I Special tothe TVbfropA and Messenger ■]
groves had received him, cheered him and 1Ine Rt Keid ’ s Station - Thc »« w »no Eufaula, February *—A. Fuller,
smiled upon him iu vain, and the balmv avold a11 tbo P re8ent watei y section, and,
breezes that kissed his wastod clieek's | besk ' L ' s beins freo from trest,es » wHl open
up a magnificent lot of timber-land, and
be of great service to Twiggs comity
fanners,
Reaton should te»:h us lb»t a blotchy, runsti
or pimpled skin depends entirelr upon *n inter-
ca! cauw. and so outward «pplUa;io no erer
tan tbe defect. Vesetine i* tbe greet blood
purifier.
TUMORS, ULCERS OR OLD SORES.
Are cauiod by an impure steta of tbe blor-I
Cieuso tbs blood thoroughly with Vtgeiiae. and
these complaints willdisappc.r.
CATARRH
For this complaint tbo only substantial bentfit
o*n boobtsiurd through the bicoi, Vewtite is
tbe groet blood puriflir.
CONSTIPATION
Tecetine doe* not act as a caibartic to deblll-
ta ette bowels, but c!r*n<es all th,' omns. ena-
bu g each to perform the (unctions deiolvitg up.
on tnem.
PILES.
Vexetine has restored thousands to health wbo
have been long and painful sufferurs.
DYSPEPSIA.
If VrgiUnoistskenresuisrlv, seeordinictodl-
r.ctioRi. curtate aud sporty cure will follow
its use.
FAINTNESS AT THE 8TOM1CH.
Yssetino is not a stimulating bitters which
creates a flotitiou* s-potite but a aectlo tonic,
which a-nata r.aturo '0 reitore tr.j tt m.chtoa
healthy action.
FEMALE WE1KNES3.
must hare been the two friends and kins- I
meu when receiving this, their last ad- [
vice, they turned I heir (ices toward the |
froaen North, aud, fer ono of them, death.
Vrretino acta directly upon tbe causes of these
complaints. It. it vigoraWs and stmnrtbei a tbe
whole sjtlem, act] upon tbe wcr. lire organs
acd allays infismmstioa,
GENERAL DEBILITY.
In this complaint the good effects of the
Yerslino are raalitrd immediatelr after com-
morn ing lo take it; a* debility denote* ar8ci.ncT
ol the ufood, and Yogitine acts dirictly upon
the blood. “
¥ugetine.
PSBPARBO BY
Hi Ei STEYENS Boston, Maas«
Vegetineis SoldbY AH Druggists
J:a7wtd fri sun
HOMICIDE IE ICFAUU.
[ A. Yoaat Clark Rtwsts a Cslsred Bar
ber, sal Oa* Xsgra Wmm Make
Another.
Out in Milwaukee the other day a
young woman had a spat with her lover.
She ran to her room aud got some arsenic,
which she swallowed, in a melodramatic
way, In the presence of her betrothed.
The girl was In the hands of the doctors
for a day or so, and after being as near
death as possible without dying she re
covered. Upon her recovery she aimit-
ted that she had no thought of suicide,
her object being to frighten her lover. The
latter’s hat no longer hangs In thc hall.
He says that he wants at least six ounces of
brains along with bis marriage certificate.
The Tax on Checks, Etc.—The
ways and means committee proposes to
take up immediately tbe recommendation
of the sub-committee to report in favor of
tbe repeal of tbe tax on bank checks,
matches, savings’ bank deposits, etc. It
is veiy likely that in tbe full committee
additional provisions will be put on tho
bill, including perhaps, the repeal of the
ten-cent export duty on tobacco. It is not
unlikely, although it is not certain, that
the bill may then be reported to the
House, bat it is quite certain that there is
no likelihood of its passage. If It should
aver come up for consideration in tho
House it would Inevitably be loaded
down with other provisions, aud either
killed there or sent to sleep in the bosom
of the finance committee of tbe Senate.
Bob Taylor’s Bow The Washing
ton. National Republican says the Hon.
Robert Taylor, of the First Tennessee
District,' who, in the senatorial contest In
bis State yesterday, reoeived thirty-seven
votes, or five more than any other candi
date, is said to be tbe champion “fiddler”
of the House of Representatives. It is re
lated by bis defeated Democratic oppo
nent that during tbe Congressional cam
paign be bad awftil hard work to hold his
own with Mr. Taylor in tbe stamp
speeches; bat when the latter produced
his Cremona and split the pare mountain
air with that soul-stirring tune, “The Ar-
kansaw Traveler,” he recognized that ho
was beaten before tbe votes were counted.
Albany News 'and Advertiser: We
learn that on Saturday night last, while a
crowd of white and black men were as
sembled toother in a house at Pelham,
Mitchell county, a murder was committed
under tbe. following circumstances: A
negro was dancing a jig. A white man
by the name of Wilks was standing by,
and began “patting time”—a country cus
tom. The negro stopped and said to the
white man, “God d—n yon, I never asked
vou to 'pat’ for me. Attend to your own
business. Here the white man arose
(bom bis seat, whereupon tbe negro drew
a pistol and fired at him, tbe bail taking
effect just under his chin, and he fell
dead. The murderer escaped from the
building, and up to the latest report had
not been captured. Thin is a foul ninrder,
and tho Governor should not be slow to
offer a reward for tbe capture of such a
villain.
Athens Banner: A tily Augusta girl,
having a lover she was atraid would not
stick, covered her lips with glue and in
vited him to kiss her. Owing to tbe fact
Scad.
Mr. Thomas. Knight, a gentleman well-
known in Macon for many years, died
yesterday. Hp contracted his last illness
daring the recent severe weather, aud af
ter tea days of suffering quietly passed
away. His funeral takes place this morn
ing fiom the First Street Methodist
Church, at 10 o’clock.
Hawklaaville HMqacrade Ball.
We acknowledge an invitation to at
tend a grand masquerade hall at Lewis*
Hail, Hawkinsville, on tiie 14th instant.
The people- down there know how to
manage these affairs, and are never doubt
ful of success.
* • -* ' Bun Off. .
The Central passenger train due in
Macon from Savauuali at 0:45 last evening
was not expected to reach this city until
this morning, owing to a run-off by a
that she had previously posted her father fn5lght train about a mile aod a talf ff0m
when to pounce into the parlor, the plan 1 6
worked admirably.
were her silent farewells.
Thought is swift, rerhaps in that mo
ment another picture arose. Tho vision
of a homo br> 0 hleued by hopes for tho nb
sent ono, aud gladdened faces gathered
about the hoartb* while they talked of
l^ealth regained aud a circle completed.
Thought is swift and tho action follows
the thought. Beneath him, as lie stands
there, runs the hluo wate;s inviting Him
to rest and oblivion. Tho splash o£ a
falling body is not heard amid the clatter
of the wheels, af.d only a distant watcher
saw the leap of despair,* and knew that as
the steamer sped along tiie angel of death
hovered over her wake.
pcivouni.
The many friends o( Mr. I. C. Plant
will be pleased to learn that he is fast
recovering from his recent attack of sick
ness.
'—The Atlanta Pc.\t l).v> discovered a
wonderful likeness between Grady's de- J on Third street.
Ia Brief.
—The chain gang is at work upon the
Cross Keys road.
—Attention is called to the advertise
ment of friiit for sale.
—The Man on the Monument remain j
unprotected by a fence.
■Samanthy's letter to “Aunt Martha'
has produced a general smile.
Slawart’s new livery stable is quite
an ornament to Mulberry street.
—A runaway and smash up
Tattnal square yesterday,
butt.
—Jaques & Johnson are putting new
wooden awnings in front of their store
on Third stteet.
—A force of workmen are busy demol
ishing the store formerly occupied by Mr.
Elkan, and a part of Flanders’ warehouse
occurred
Nobody
Tennille.
fense of Christianity and Air. Ahdiock's
“Is Life Worth Lining For ? 11 Tlio simi
larity is so strikiug that the Post pro
nounces it a “splendid mental cjiuci-
deuce.” The Pont has discovered that
“Bridges Smith, the Alacon journalist, is
in Washington City, writing for a number
of papers.” Bridges is also in Maeon,
getting out some of llie fanciest job print
ing overseen hero. This, we presume,
should be classed as a splendid physical
J coincidence.
—The masquerade ball in Hawkinsville
Is for the benefit of Pulaski Fire Company
| No. 1, and will be the grandest affair of
ti e seasoii.
—An enterprising farmer near Walnut
creek bridge lias established a road
through hiv field opposite an almost
Impassable section of the main road and
is raking iu dimes from those who are
wiiiing to pay for the use of it. Nearly
every passerby willingly pays the small
fee charged.
colored, a barber, was abot and instantly
killed by Miilou Thomas, a young white
clerk in Mr. Fat Morris’ grocery store,
next door, this morning. It ia said that
during Morris’absence la*t night Fuller
entered, and when expostulated with'by
Thomas, who ’ is a youth, for boisterous
Conduct, abused him terribly. Also that
on Thomas’ entering FuUer’s shop for a
razor previously left for repairs, the latter
made demonstrations and threatened to
kill him, which was fallowed by the re
sult stated. The affair is much regretted.
Thomas has an excelieut character and is
noted for his sobriety and industry.
Near Clay I on, Ala., to-day, Matilda
Griffin was stabbed and instantly killed by
Delpby Walker, both colored.
Osiris.
We want union, justice, tranquillity, the
general welfare and liberty, end we went
them upon tbe principle* of the firemen of
our institutions. Tbe men wbo loves tbe
governments, State aud Federal, estab
lished by them, is tbe aaee the people
will respect, admire end uphold. On tbe
contrary the meu who discards those
governments, wbo seeks to overthrow
them, who tnee to disrobe tbe States of
their sovereignty, end make the people of
the Union tiie subjects of s majority—tbe
victims of unauthorized power—will be
despised end hated by every honest free
man in the land.
Eminent Dr. W. U Csveaafk,
Memphis, Teennessee, writes: “For
week digestion, consumption, general de
bility, aud want of appetite, I cheerfully
recommend Colden’s Liebig’s Liquid Ex
tract of Beef end Tonic Invfgorator. Sold
by ell druggists. sep28*lw
A Southern Fish Story The Sa
vannah Metos says a remarkable circum
stance in connection with the recent cold
snap was the effect upon tbe fish along tho
cord, large shoals being driven in shore
and in shallow, waiter. Strange as it may
seem, it is asserted that fish, particularly
bass and trout, were observed to throw
themselves bodily out of tbe water on
land. An old negro caught thirty-one
very fine large bass in this way at Rac
coon Key, near Warsaw. On St. Catha
rine's a net thrown in the water was al
most instantly filled by large fish, and
fishermen found some difficulty iu haul
ing the nets in. Others were obseived to
kill them with oars, This novel occur
rence was witnessed generally all along
tbe islands to the southward and in thc
riven near the coast.
The Florida Orange.—The extreme
frost of December 30th played sad havee
with the orange orchards of Florida, that
of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe being de
nuded of all its luscious fruit. The or
chards of greatest value are scattered
along the St. John’s River from Jackson
ville down, Mrs. Stowe’s being twelve
miles south of the city. The Dummit
grove, wbich last year yielded 800,000 or
anges, which the owner sold for $13,000
cash, has just been purchased by tbe
Duke Castellucia of Italy, owner of ex
tensive groves in Sicily. Tbe grovo com
prises about 100 acres, and has 3,500 bear
ing trees. The Sicily oranges yield fruit
in fourteen years from th* time tbe seed
sprouts, and will bear for fifty or sixty
jean, while tbe Florida oranges will pro
duce fruit in eight years, and survive
about hall a oentary. In the past ten