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"JEWt at®, O sounding soa 11 pray
* aabtrniliy undulating,
Tg&era i« tho good ship that soiled away,
Oace, cc a long-gone summer’s day—
ahM and left mo waiting?
■’JKcti.-o.rec ship was ever seen,
• Ac nmr the sunlit waters,
; o» glided on with stately mien
* fair whito-crosted ocean queen—
JL^cee* among Neptune’s daughters.
73ar a site were white as the wing3 of a
. , for the fate she was daring!
•: ttjjj cho rode the waTes above,
• 2ijiy. as if all conscious of
Xfae y rations freight she was bearing.
-irS mvct before sailed ship from shore
VHh a cargo half so precious;
9teih, hope and Jove my good ship bore,
»ii the fair visions that came no more
In udder days to refresh as.
'Su, hope and love, the dreams of fame,
Yexik’s sweet self satisfaction,
. Ambition, which kindles the blood to flame,
Ska lusty longing to win a namo
Qc life’s broad field of action;
JD feme my good ship bore away—
STith such rare treasures freighted
ipt». on that long flown summ era
■day,
’3aw long it is no one can say—
Sat still have I waited—waited! +
Aa£ ever this barren shore have I paced
Vkith eyes still wearily straining,
-?uing out on the water’s waste,
MTharanan-*-* !
i tne water s waste,
1 remains of tho faith that I
A fee bine waves uncomplaining.
. so, through the long and desolate
yCJLTlf
Shtc X watched for my ship’s returning ;
Yittdtai and waited ’mid doubts and
lun,
Yatrlud and watched, when tho scalding
fears
JjCcwn my cheeks were burning.
~VSm masons have gone and rolled away,
'Xwh with its bnrden freighted,
ZIrC whether December or whether May,
3m. flash ttl tho morn or twilight gray,
■S.UM have I waited—waited!
Choices? world to the now has turned,
j*r teas luUiiitatiiiff.
ija»w have life’s bitter lessons been
learned,
'Asm bands havo labored and hearts havo
Lijzicd,
RFJate I for my ship have been waiting,
saw 1 am weary and hope is flown,
X.vd fee sea’s sad undulating
ffaroha on my ear like a dismal moan;
airship has gone down in the waters un-
. known,
An) lain has been all my waiting!
—Tandi'ko Brown in New York Clipper,
nil! GEORGIA PRESS.
>ies. Gordon sent the following tele.
•fsc*c,<m Saturday, to Major Green, chief
ttsoeer;
yxxs York, May 7—Organize imrne
Xxlaiy an effective force under a good
:txa, to repair and make ready for iron
fee, graded portions of the Georgia West-
xt, beginning at Atlanta.
J. B. Gordon*.
X_-:akly nineteen million feet of tim-
tixr were received at Darien last week,
ns£ forty-seven vessels are in port to car-
■zy it, and other products off.
j>u.3ames B. Underwood, a promt
xxeat citizen of North Georgia, died last
3b*da> night at Cave Springs. He was a
jmatoer to Judge Underwood, of Rome,
•mi. cfip the following from the Augus
ts, Chronicle of Sunday:
Th* Stock Market.—The favorite
anki lad another sharp advance yester-
hj. Georgia, which closed Friday at
C34 bid, 157 asked, went up to 103 bid,
3S& a&ed. For Central 140 was bid and
140} asked. Memphis and Charleston
slaved at 74 bid, 75 asked.
Text Railroad Conference. —
Tiscrt. tVadloy, Fisher, Phmizy and
Lawton continued in conference yester-
4*.y. Messrs. Reese, llillyer and Mc-
Ziauid, of the Georgia Railroad Directo
rs, were also with them during the day.
lit the afternoon Gen. Alexander arrived
. and joined the gentlemen at the Georgia
Sac I road Bank. Judge llillyer stated to
a Chronicle representative that the object
af tiro meeting was principally to make
are^a.auons for the approaching conven-
-Jam of the Georgia railroad stockholders.
J3esaid the railroad had already been
•formally turned over to the lessees.
Thk Conyers Examiner says that Mr.
Tial Beil, of that county, “is the happy (?)
<tX3rer of triplets, girl children. Mr. Bell
3*ii*e father of five children, the two
• 4Wc*i, tw'u boys, being only eleven
-NKBlhs old."’
Tuk Americas Republican says Elder
.T- ST. Pursely, of the Prfmltive Baptist
Tkcroh, was thrown from his buggy near
Aadarsonville last week, and had his col
lar bone broken and his side badly
braised.
Tmt same paper says a Schley county
- mix. aaw tho following sight in Dooly
tcrariy recently:
A. young man was driving a mule, lay-
J«c COL the row and following behind him
-' Wca che old man, witli a bag of cotton
aoed, which lie was dropping. Around
' the eld man’s shoulders was a strong
rape, which was attached to a plow, and
this had a board in the place of the
•ffloagb share, to cover the seed, and was
goided by the old man’s wife. All of the
parties were white, and stated tiiat they
-raukl do as much work in that way as
'.aeiomd people would do with three mules.
A whiter in the Americus Republican
wagaests a plan to break up whisky sell-
and-drinking which is rather novel to
-■eeatleast. He suggests making “it a penal
•flense to sell or to furnish by the retail
any qairituous liquors to adults, unless
jrnrh adult person shall first apply for and
--obtain from the ordinary a certificate that
he lias applied for a license to secure the
•privilege to drink, has paid the fee and
'us recorded his name in a book to be
- M by ike ordiuary for that purpose, lu
--•radar that it may not be said tbal the law
-^psobibils tlie poor, but does not interfere
■with the privileges ot the rich, we would
•cqQpert that the fee for liceuse to be paid
%£.- ".'rli should not be excessive—say live
» did 4* tv, one dollar of which to go to the
ordinary for issuing said license, the other
ite be applied to educational purposes.
If. would be wise also to provide that the
•qiarsnae la buy would in no case authorize
VJe parly to licensed to sell or furnish one
. ;nt licensed, and for each violation let it
be a separate charge and punished as the
Aaw may designate. And if one licensed
-;V>o1d buy from tome one engaged in the
lafie aud should desire to treat a friend,
licensed, it would be a violation upou
rise part of the seller to sell or furnish to
»:eh an one not licensed.”
Tint Darien Timber Gazette states that
.on Thursday morning last “ the rice mill
tdad ham on,General’s Island, just across
rio river from Darien, was discovered to
boon fire, aud before any assistance could
fee had from the city the mill, together
Aarilh the bam, was totally destroyed. Tlie
- origin df the lire Is unknown. The mill
aud barn was ow ned by Mr. J. II. Jolin-
ctou, of Savannah, Messrs. A. S- Barnwell
mud A. AlcG. Duncan, of this city, and
together with the other property that
•us destroyed, valued at about $3,500.
it Is Mid that there was some insurance
on fee mill, but nothing definite Is known
or regard to tlie matter.”
JdH. AV. A. Drank, of Buena Vista,
-*s*Ue attempting to catch a window frame
.-htah bad slipped from bis hand as lie
Yus trying to latch it, thrust his Laud
<■- sugh one of the panes anil cut an ar-
necessitating the Ins* ant services of
. physician to prevent Ids bleeding to
a Heath. .., ( :
Tats Marion county Argus says:
■f.rxlnda Ferry, a colored woman on
r. . ( Air. O. G. Bullock’s places, came
t’.u -t nay liom a rstlier
-,r.:.ir eat: e. &'..<■ liftc I a tub of wet
..—I- ^ <:•» l;or hosil, au.l as she expressed
•% something seemed '■> give way in her
. ie tier dt-ath her eyes became
I iier h e. ing failed.
Bill Arp on Eddcation.—We find
his views as follows in the Atlanta Con
stitution, of Saturday night, falsely dated
Sunday morning:
Mr. Tope said a little learning is a dan
gerous tiling. I don’t know so well about
that, but I am very certain that a good
deal of it is no advantage to the majority
of people. It spoils loo many hewers ot
wood and drawers of water, and don’t
make anything else of ’em. if everybody
was rich, aud could live like a gentleman,
a power ot learning would be a good
thing, bnt most people have to work for a
living, and a little is just as good as a
good deal to them. If a cliap has an un
common quantity of brains in his noggin
and wants more learning, he will be apt
to get' it some way. It he hasn’t a com
mon supply, all he needs is a common ed
ucation, and If he hain’t got any, then
there’s no use in straining his none. The
country needs laborers; the farms
need ’em, and so does the shop; but tlie
farm nor the shop won’t get ’em from the
colleges. About one oat often who grad
uate, becomes an ornament to the law or
the gospel, or some profession, and the
other nine expect some piofessions to or
nament them. When a young man has
studied logic and rhetoric and syllogisms
and other conuudrums, lie thinks it would
be a waste of sweetness for him to work—
work with his bands, his pretty white
hands. He just couldn’t think ot such a
thing; tlie very Idea is preposterous. Ho
must do brain work, and so ho finds his
way Into some lawyer’s office or doctor’s
shop, or turns country editor aud goes to
abusing somebody, or runs for a little
country office, or loafs around town and
gits a living—nobody knows bow; and his
last hope is to invlggle some soft-hearted
girl who has great''expectations, and then
live off af the old man’s money. Exery-
body’s children ought to bo taught to read
and to figger a little; and I’m will
ing to be taxed for that, but if they get
any more let ’em get it out of somebody
else’s pocket than mine. I am opposed to
spoiling so many good subjects for the
B low and the plane aud the anvil. Elihu
iurnttwas a great astronomer aud he
was a blacksmith aud studied at the forge,
and it may be that if he had gone to col
lege he wouldn’t have been any account.
There is more in the boy than there is in
the college. In these days of cheap books
any boy or girl can get an education if
they want it, but my observation is that
not more than one in ten wants an nnusu
al quantity. If the family takes a good
newspaper and has a Bible and a few story
books in the bouse and tlie children do an
honest day’s work they’ll get along about
as well as the college boys in the long run
and do as much good in the world. It’s
bad enough to be spoiling so many white
boys, but when you talk about negroes,
it’s still worse. My opinion is that
their natural condition and inclination is
work, labor, sweat, elbow grease, and they
arc never so happy and contented as when
they are at it, and every time you educate
one you rain him, you make a fool of
him, and I’ve no sympathy with that hob
by that some of our statesmen are riding
—the education of the negro; and if that
is to be a plank in our platform I won’t
stand on it in my present frame of mind.
I don’t oppose any man giving his own
children just as much learning as ho can
afford, and I’ll do the same thing by mine,
but maybe both of us will be disappointed
iu our expectations and both will spoil
some good mechanics, but I’m opposed to
a general system of educating the masses
at public expense, except so far as the
simple rudiments aje concerned. Lay
the foundation and stop. I tell you, this
rising generation are powerful shifty.
Tney can invent more ways to dodge
work than any of their predecessors. A
nice looking man came to see me the oth
er day while I was way down in the field
planting waterm dons and he was riding
a splendid horse and had a book full of
elegant flowers and roses, and poses and
gerangers, and I told him I dident want
any, and he kept on showing his pictures
aud expatiatin’ till I got tired and told
him several times I dideut want any and
finally he showed me a picture of a new
lily they had imported from the island of
Madagasker, and you could smell it forty
yards offhand and said they really ought
not to sell any of ’em this year for fear of
diminishing their limited stock, but as it
was me he'would let me have half a doz
en at a dollar a bulb. But I told him I
sympathized with his company and tlimight
it would be imprudent for them to dis
pose of auy this year aud advised him to
wait. When he got ready to depart he
asked me if I had any objection to his call
ing on Mrs. Arp and getting an order
from her if he could. “None whatever,”
said I as he Started off, quite jubilant aud
hilarious. “Maybe she will take a few of
those Madagasker lillics if you are certain
your company could spare them.” Mrs.
Arp don’t play second fiddle to me about
such feminine things as flowers,but I knew
that she knew the state of the exchequer,
aud was a considerate woman, and I
watched the door to see how long she
entertained that young man, and it didn't
take her half so long as it did tne to
convince him she wasn’t running on
blossoms at this time. She told 1dm
that those same Madagasker lilies were
growing wild down in ©urswamp, and she
was glad that he liad tlie tme name for
them, aud she would like to engage 500
bulbs to (lie company at twenty-five cents
apiece. Well yon see that young man
liad a little too much education. That’s
what’s the matter. The likeliest young dar
key 1 bad got a little cheap education af
ter the surrender and the first use he
tnadeofitwasto forge an order on his
employer and jump into the chain gang.
I suppose the people of New England
have got more education than anybody
but Ibey are no better that one can per
ceive and all the Isms came from up there
aud I never think of ’em but what I re
member wliat Mr. l’ope said ,al>out Lord
IBacon, “the wisest, brightest,* meanest of
niaukiud,”
Tub Atlanta Constitution of Monday
night, falsely dated Tuesday morning, has
the following details of tho Barton pcijury
case, referred to in our press telegrams of
Tuesday: “The firm of Shepard & Ed-
watds, in a Texas town, owed Air. Gns
Hunt, of this city, au account, which
account was placed in the hands of Ballon
for collection. Barton sent It to a lawyer
in Texas named Chr.stiau. Air. Hunt
waited for the money for a long time, and
as it was not forthcoming ho grew auxious
about it. He was advised of the mailing
of money orders to Barton covering the
amount—$107.03—but when Barton was
approached on the subject he denied Iiav-
ing received the money. Speairs & Sim
mons were employed to rule Barton in the
Superior Court, at which time he swore
that he had fever collected the money
eiders. lie was compelled, however, to
make the amount good, aud was after
wards arrested on a charge of peijury.
The evidence on behalf of the State was
almost overwhelming. The defense un
dertook to prove au alibi. Dr. Ferkins
and S. F. Ferkins testified to having
arranged for Barton to travel for the
Southern Templar about tho time tho
money orders aro said to have been paid,
aud that on the day ol the alleged collec
tion Barton should have been In Chatta
nooga. Colonel R. A. Barton, of Chatta
nooga, testified that Barton was in Chatta
nooga about the time at which it is
claimed tho orders weto collected.
Two colored meu—E. Henry aud I. E.
Durrah -testified that Barton was in
Chattanooga ou the day on which it is
claimed the orders were collected by him.
As ioan as the evidence of the negroes was
heard, Officer Afanly, under instruction of
Solicitor-General 11111, went before Judge
Tanner and swore out warrants charging
them with perjury. They were arrested
about 3 o’cIock and carried to jail. They
expressed no surprise on being arrested.
Tiie same paper ‘says: Fied Wolfie,
of Montgomery, ageut for Erlanger& Co.,
the German bankers, who are the owners j
of the Alabama aud Great Southern rail- j
road from Chattanooga'lo Meridian, has .
negotiated for the purchase of tho Bruas-
v.ick and Albany railroad, with a view to !
extend it to Eufaula, and tiiencu to Me- '
ridian or some more desirable point. j
The railroad commission was yester
day engaged in hearing represent aliens of
drumrreis as to a reduction of charges
upon extra baggage and tlie railroad men
in reply. A decision will not be made
for several days; r.or a decision on the
application of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway for a general increase of
charges for all business on that road.
Ex-CiTV Marshal Thomas Miller,
of Fairbura, was killed on an excursion
trtin of the West Point railroad yester
day. He was swinging out from the
platform, when his head struck a mile
post near the track.
The Elberton A'eics says no one has
been benefited by the Georgia railroad
commission. That Is about what the mer
chants of Forsyth tells us when we inter
view them, adds the Monroe Adverti
ser.
The Augusta Neica says “the Atlanta
banks very often speak of their overplus,
but seldom refer to their ovenninus.”
The Savannah News says on afternoon
“the steamship City of Macou was going
down the river, and was about opposite
the steamer St. John’s wharf, when two
parties on board were seen to raise a large
pointer dog and throw him overboard.
The dog swam over to tlie wharf of the
steamer St. John, and as the tide was
high at the time, lie easily got up on one
of the slips, the lower part of which is
partially under water at this stage of the
tide, shook himself and started off home.
The supposition Is that he followed his
master on board and was not discovered
till after the steamship had started.”
Refeuring to the announcement in the
Teleoraph and Messenger that tho
rails for tho extension of the Macon and
Brunswick railway had been bought,
tlieEatonton Messenger expresses great
skepticism. It says:
We are willing to believe it, but we
have not one iota of faith in the building
of tho extension. Those rails will rot be
fore they are laid on that mythical exten
sion.
The same paper says it is just begin
ning to understand tlie farmers. It was
“of the opiuiou a good many years ago,
that they farmed in order to tnako money.
We were mistaken- They farm in order
that they may make tho Western meat
and grain dealers rich and themselves
poor. They succeed, too.”
A Washington letter In the Atlanta
Constitution of Monday night, really, but
falsely dated Tuesday morning, says Maj.
E. A. Wilcox, formerly of Macon, has
been appointed mossenger in tho House
of Representatives to fill the vacancy
caused by the death'of Major Sam Cleg-
horn, late of Columbus. The salary is
$1,200 per annum.
The same correspondent writes that
Senator Lamar’s health has improved
wonderfully recently, and that he is now
stronger than he has been since the war.
We find the following in the Lumpkin
Independent: On Monday evening last,
Major T. A. Q. Meyers and Mr. Thomas
W. Clements, of the Richland district,
started homo in a buggy together, Major
Aleyers driving a spirited bay horse.
When descending the tanyard hill, one
mile from town, the hip-strap broke and
tlie horse begau to run and kick. Major
Meyers retained his seat, but Mr.
Clements in attempting to jump out, it is
supposed, was thrown violently to the
ground, the buggy wheel passing
over his body. After stopping his
horse tho major went to his compan
ion and finding him unconscious and bad
ly lmrt, returned to town at once for med
ical aid. Dr. Green B. Battle and Dr. W.
A. Gregory were soon upon the spot and
began to ‘work upon Air. Clements. He
was found to be terribly shocked and his
left arm to be dislocated at the elbow joint
and llie.ligaments ruptured. The physi
cians remained with him and labored con
stantly for two hours before it was thought
prudent to bring him back to town. He
was so shocked from his fall that It was
decided that if au attempt was made to
set the arm where he lay, that he would
expire at ouce, especially should chloro
form be used. After lie was brought to
tha Lumpkin Hotel, Dr. T. W.
Battle was called in, and,
after a consultation between the
three physicians was it decided safe to be
gin the operation. The dislocation was
such a bad one that three efforts were
made before the arm was restored to its
natural position and put into bandages.
His suffering was terrible, notwithstand
ing he received every attention known to
medical skill aud science and the kind
attention of solicitous friends. Mr. Clem
ents was removed to his home on Tues
day evening where he now lies with one
aim stiffened from the effectsof a Yankee
bullet aud the other bandaged and splin
tered. Ho was in very feeble health be-
fore this accident and with both arms
maimed and his vision impaired, his
condition is not an enviable one.,
Tiie Atlanta rolling mill has goue into
the hands of a receiver. The Constitution
says tho change was brought about by
the combined action of the bondholders
and employes of tho mill, and that the
bill asking for tho appointment of a re
ceiver sets forth tho fact that the com
pany is indebted to bondholders in tho
sum of $250,000, as is evidenced by first
mortgage bonds, $100,000 of which is duo
In 1800, and $150,000 of which is due in
1000, all bearing interest at tho rate of 7
per cent, per annum. The stock amounts
to $250,000, oue-third of which is owned
by the Citizens’ Bank, and Is set forth as
a part of the assets of that defunct insti
tution.
After October 1st, dogs and cows
will not be allowed on the streets of New-
nan.
Mr. Al. W. Riden, a well known citi
zen ol Gainesville, but born and reared
in Athens, has become a lunatic.
The Atlanta Constitution, of Tuesday
night, but falsely dated Wednesday morn
ing, says there is a town ordinance inAIa-
rietta “prohibiting trains from blockad
ing crossings wore than five minutes at a
time. This law having been enforced
lately by tbc arrest and line of several of
tho conductors of tho Western and Atlan
tic railroad caused some dispute which
was thought to be settled until to-day,
when General AIcKao issued an order
that through passenger trains would not
be allowed to stop at Marietta after the
15th instant, and that return tickets to
Atlanta would bs discontinued after that
date. The council was petitioned by citi
zens to repeal tho law, which was referred
to the ordinance committee, and the mar
shal ordered to make no arrests until fur
ther orders.”
The construction of waterworks at Col
umbus will commence next month.
The house of Mr. W. W. Berry, two
mites from Columbus, was burned Tues
day morning. Incendiary, and about $1,-
500 loss.
The Columbus Times says:
An Important Case.—Tho Superior
Court of this county Is now engaged in
the trial of an important and interesting
cas *. It was that of E. H. Abercrombie,
administrator of the estate of the late
General Anderson Abercrombie, vs. Wm.
L. Salisbury, survijor, etc. The original
parlies are all dead and tlrelr estates are
represented by executors and administra
tors. Though dead, tlie parties, however,
are well remembered by tlie people of
Columbus and vicinity. The case, hn
perfectly stated, is about this: In the fall
of 1805, as is alleged, one McGougliy,
fraudulently representing himself as an
acentofthe United States government,
cr of the owner of the cotton,
went to the plantation of Gen. Abercrom
bie, a few miles below this city, on the
Alabama side of the river, aud seized and
hauled from the planlation between 150
ami 105 bales of cotton and brought it to
Columbus and delivered it to Vemoy &
Afpbaffcv, warehousemen, to be stored.
Subsequently, as is further alleged, Ver-
noy & Mebaffey turned the cotton over to
Warncck & Salisbury, who were also
warehousemen, and it is charged that they
disposed of tlie cotton.' Cotton at that
time was worth about 45 cents per pound,
and hence tho amount involved In the
suit will not fall much short of $33,000,
with accrued interest, which would swell
tho sum to twice the amount. Should the
plaintiff get a verdict it will be against tbe
estates of the two defendants.
The Romans are getting ready for tbe
State press raid, to-day. One of them
caught a fifty-eight pound catfish, last
Tuesday.
We quote the following from the Rome
Courier, of Tuesday:
Killed by Lightning.—From Mr.
W. P. West, a merchant residing at Esom
Hill, Folk county, we learn that on Sun
day afternoon, two ladies, Airs. Brasier
and her sister-in-law, Miss Brasier, were
struck by lightning and instantly killed
at their home eight miles from Esom Hill.
A young man by tho name of Powell,who
was in tbe house at the time, received a
severe shock, but was not oihetwise in
jured,
Hip Pocket.—Forrestville, one of
Rome’s suburbs, was the scene of a shoot
Ing scrape Saturday night that came near
beiug fatal. It appears from ail we can
gather that a man named Bud Gilleuwa-
ter, who was drunk, went to a house oc
cupied by a family named Mooney. Gil-
lenwater wanted to see oue of the Misses
Mooney, but she was disinclined to re
ceive his attentions. He then began curs
ing the woman in a vile manner. The
woman’s brother, Chris Mooney, a young
man between nineteen and twenty years
of age, heard the cursing, got up aud went
to the door, and told Gilleuwater not to
raise any disturbance. Gillenwatcr
then begau cursing the brother as he
had tlie sister and young Mooney told
him if he didn’t leave he would sbootliim.
Gilleuwater then walked out of tbe yard
leaving the gate open. Mooney says that
ho started down to shut tho gate, aud just
as ho closed it Gillenwater came running
l-ack towards him, with his right hand oh
his “hip pocket,” and when he reached
the gate he jerked a paling off with his
left hand and raised it as if to strike. At
this juncture Mooney, who had kept his
hand on his “hip pocket,” drew a pistol
and fired on Gillenwater, striking him
just below the heart. After the shootint;
he was carried to his brother’s house and
a physician was sent for, who probed for
the ball but was unable to find it. The
wound while beiug quite dangerous, is not
necessarily a fatal one, aud it Is probable
that he may recover.
The Sparta Ishinatlite is of opinion
that “the only susccssful way (if thcro bo
a successful way at all) to deliver the
State from the waste and the woe caused
by intemperance, is to prohibit the sale of
liquor throughout the entire State. Wo
shall vote that ticket whenever the oppor
tunity offers.”
The Southern Mutual Loan Associa
tion, of Savannah, sold $5,000, Tuesday
night, at 42 per cent, premium.
The Dublin Gazette learns that fodder
is selling in that neighborhood at two dol
larsper hundred. It also says that the
prospect for an abundant fruit crop in
that section “is better than it has any re
collection of ever seeing at this season of
the year.” Furthermore, that at “the last
session of the Superior Court in Mont
gomery county, a young man about twen
ty years of age, was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for six ycara for sheep stealing,
He had studied the art of sheep stealing
until he had got it to a fine point; in fact,
to a science. To enUca lambs to him
that he might put on them his mark, it is.
said he would get on his hands and kneesj
and so plaintive would be his call that the
innocent creatures would Icavo their
mother’s side to ho entrapped in his
stealthy grasp.”
The saw mill of Cox & Sutton, near
Afontezuma, was burned last week, but
the engine was saved.
The Montezuma Weekly has the fol
lowing:
A White AfAN Killed by A Colored
Man.—On Monday of last week a Mr.
Clark, living on the lino of this and Tay
lor counties, went to the residence of
Abraham Rodgers, an inoffensive colored
man, aud being intoxicated began to beat
and abuse tbe wife and children of the
colored man. The wife ran to the field
for her husband, who returned with her
to tho house and found Clark
still beating bis children unmercifully,
without the slightest provocation. The
huge stick was wrenched from tho band
of Clark by tbe infuriated colored man,
and a light beating administered to him.
But it seems as if the stick and whisky
were too much fur Clark, as lie succeeded
in dying as he ought to have done. Not
any effort has been made to arrest the
colored man, every oue thinking him
right.
Serious Accident in Dooly.—In
formation reaches us of a heartrending
affair that happened in Dooly ou last
Tuesday. Mr. Daniel Wood, son of a
prominent gentleman, Mr. Bryant A.
Wood, took his gun on tho afternoon of
tlie day mentioned, and went out for the
puipose of hunting and fishing. The last
seen of him alive uo was at the house of a
neighbor digging fish bait. Not returning
home, search was instituted on the fol
io iving morn, which resulted in the find
ing of tho body, in a clump of bushes—
dead. Both barrels of his gun were empty.
It i.« supposed that the guu got entangled
in the bushes and vines, aud was thus
discharged, both charges finding lodgment
In liis right side. The deceased was an
estimable young man; but lately married,
aud leaves a wife and young child to mourn
lor him.
GEORGIA RAII. R OAB.
Items Gathered by Oar Special Cor re- '
•pendents j - — —
Albany, May 9.—Some days ago Mr. r Annual Report of tbe OUlcers—The
W. C. Barrow, manager of Col. Lee Jor- * Condition the Property — Receipts
FRATRICIDE IX DOOLY.
I,. X Stovall Shot and Killed by Ills
Elder Brother.
Hawriksville, May 9.—A terrible trage-
day was enacted at Vienna, Dooly co-.mty,
yostorday. J. J. Stovall shot and killed his
younger brother, L. J. Stovall. Tho formor
had been mistreating his wife, and tbe lat
ter had been remonstrating with him. A
quarrel between die brothers onsned, when
Joe, the senior, drawing a pistol, shot Jeff
through tho heart. Tho brothers are sons of
Dr. S. B. Stovall, n woll known physioian
and tho postmaster of Vienna. They aro
also nephews of Gen. L. J. Gar toll, for
whom tho deceased was named. JooSto-
val has been drinking heavily for several
weeks past.
The coroner held an inquest, and tho
jnry returned a vordict for mnrdor, where
upon Joe Stovall was nrr03ted and con
veyed to Dooly county jail.
The coffin was purchased in nawkinsvillo
this morning.
The Plumed Knlsht.
The twentiolh annual Grand Conclave
of the Grand Commandery of Georgia
will bo held in Atlanta on tho 18th and 19th
inst. Delegates from Augnsta, Savannah,
Columbus, Albany, Americas and Forsyth,
will bo in attendance. St. Omer Com-
maudery, of this city, will be represented
by abont thirty knights. There will sev
eral ladios go from Macon also. This an
nual renniou is anticipated with unusnal
pleasure on this occasion. Ccenr do Lion
Commandery, of Atlanta, will entertain
tho visiting knights and their ladies in
princely style.
A reception will be given at the Kimball
Houso on th3 night of fee 18th, and a grand
banquet at the same on the night of the
19th. Lookout Commandery, of Cbatta-
noogn, Tennessee, will be present and ex
emplify the Order of Knight of Malta. A
delegation of Ohio Sir Knights will also
be in attendance. The liturgy of fee or
der will be recited and on address delivered
by Sir Pratt Adams, of Savannah. From
the well known eloquence and ability of
the gentleman there is a treat in storo for
those who hear him. St. Omer has a call
in this issue for a meeting to-night to make
final arrangements for the trip. Let all
attend who intend going. , -iT. j
■ Sin Went.
Sparta Ishmaelite.
That song of Brother Randall about
“Maryland” is a pretty oue; but “Mary
land, my Maryland” didn’t ‘’come." She
went.
dan’s Fowltown place, called at the office
of Messrs. Tift & Co., warehouse and
commission merchants, for the plantation
account. On examination he found nu
merous orders charged up that he recog
nized at once to be forgeries, amounting
in all to about $100. Nothing was said
about it until last Saturday when in step
ped a colored gent named Sanford Craw
ford with an order signed W. C. Barrow,
allowing a boy by auotlier name to trade
$7.00. The bearer (Sanford) was arrested
and upon his person were found several
other orders permitting different bauds on
the place to trade, ranging from $3.00 ot
$10.00 apiece. Tho counterfeit was pro
nounced by Mr. Barrow to bo almost per
fect. Tbe boy iu question was discharg
ed somo months ago by Mr. B., and now
lives on an adjoining place. He confessed
the whole matter aud was committed to
jail to await the action or the courts. The
ingenuity he displayed in using the names
of prominent darkies ou the place shows
him to be an educated thief.
We regret to chronicle the death yes
terday at 3 p. m. of little Tarver, infant
son of Captain and Mrs. R. Hobbs, aged
about three and a half years. He was a
bright little fellow, and bad been with his
fond parents long enough to make a strong
impression upon the parental aflection
when he was seized with inflammation of
the brain and taken from them. The
family have our liearttealt sympathy in
their sad affliction.
The weather is dry and the oat crop Is
in danger of being a failure. J.
Later.—A negro came into tlio ware
house of Western & Davis thi3 morning
with an order, signed by Mr. Harrison
Nichols, of Worth county. Suspicion of
foul play was aroused, aud the sheriff sent
for. As soon as the darky saw the oilicer
he bolted, and quite an exciting race took
place, participated In by tho darky, sher
iff and Air. Davis. The negro led by a
largo majority. Mr. Edwards, tho sheriff,
fell in a ditch. Mr. Davis broke down,
and hollowed to an old darky in tlie brick
yard, about halt a mile below the city, to
stop the thief. The negro drew a knife
and rushed at tho old mau. He quietly
picked up a brickbat aud felled him to
the ground, making his capture easy.
He Is not seriously hurt, but the old man
will be rewarded for his _skill as a wing
shot.
Uur people are getting desperate for
hog bomiuy. J*
Americus, Ga., May 0.—Austin Ellis,
a colored mau about tweuty years old,
was found murdered at Head’s hall this
morning. When discovered he was lying
on his back on the stairs of the hall with
his coat under his head and his shoes off
aud several wounds on liis head and
throat inflicted with a knife. A piece of
stage curtain bad been thrown over him.
The kuife was found near by. No clue
as to the mnrderer. Austin was of the
better class of colored psoplo and had the
confidence of the whites.
Another terrible tragedy occurred six
miles east of town ou Saturday night.
Jesse Register and Milton Hart were re
turning home from town under tho influ
ence of liquor. They quarreled, and,
descending lrom their vehicles, drew
their knives and cut each other until they
both fell from exhaustion. It is probable
that both will die.
Bnron, Alay 0.—The crop prospect in
this section now scents to be somewhat
flattering. Farmers are now about
done planting cotton seed, and some of
them being very forward, have finished
chopping, and there are fine stands all
over the county wherever It has come up
at all. There is no complaint that we
have heard of. While tho prospect for a
cotton crop in this section up to this
time is 7ery flattering, we aro pleased to
noto that it is not so generally planted,
that is to say tho farmers havo not ig
nored other crops aud depended so
much upon the cotton crop. Large
tields of corn, oats and somo wheat have
been planted, aud the prospect is good
for a good provision crop as well
as a cotton crop. Oats, how
ever, are needing rain and will
be injured to somo extent if they aro
without rain ten days longer. The corn
crop, we notice, is in a line condition,
having all Decn ploughed over, being iu
fino fix to roceivo the showers. May they
come and bless us with a crop of plenty.
The fruit crop, wo learn, from grafted
trees is generally destroyed; from the
seedlings is a pretty good crop, but not
many trees being of that kind, wo will be
again without any fruit, that will amouut
to anything.
Tho people of tbis county havo now got
the whisky question on the brain. Peti
tions are going around for the purpose of
iiaving a law passed (ortho final prohibi
tion of it in this couLly, and many
Mem to be signing it, while
■ largo number of good citizens
who are opposed to whiskey are opposed
to passing a law for the prohibition of it
In any local place. They aro not in favor
of a local law of that kind, believing that
it would drive tho labor from the locality
for which tbe law was passed, and crowd
Olliers near by. Nearly all we hear speak
of this matter are in favor of tho final pro
hibition of it throughout tbe whole State.
Tho worst drunkards are in favor of this,
but not in favor of it as a local law.
As well as a fine literary -school of
forty-seven scholars, conducted by 1W.
Charles Richardson, Jr., assisted by his
accomplished wife, we now liavo in our
little town a full Sabbatli-school, Rev. W.
E. Warren superintendent, Mr. Warren
is an excellent superintendent, polite aud
gentlemanly to tho older oues of tho
school aud kind and affectionate to tho
little children, making tho Sabbath-
school a very pleasant place indeed lor
one to spend the Sabbatii evenings. May
every effort for the increase and advance
ment of this good work bo crowned with
success. —- • •
Eastman, Ga., May 9 Dodge Supe
rior Court closed this evening after a
week’s work, one of tho most impor
tant cases of litigation having been tried
and determined, the case of AL B. De-
Vaughn vs- McArthur & Griffin and
others, involving the title to over sixty
lots of land. The prosecution of tho case
was represented by Col. Sam Hall, of
your city, Cols. C. C. Kibbeo, Geo. W.
Jordan and L. A. Hull; tho defense by
Col. R. K. Hines, of your city, and
Alessrs. Roberts and Delacy. The jury
found iu favor of tho complainants after
about eighteen hours’ deliberation. A
motion for a now trial will bo made, and
the cose will doubtless go to tho Supreme
Court. This cose has been of long stand
ing. Thero were a great many witnesses
examined on both sides, and the trial
lasted nearly five days. An affectionate
tribute of respect was paid to the
memories of Col. Thomas H. Dawson
and W. W. Humphries, Esq., both of
whom died within tiie last twelve
months. Pulaski court sits • next
Monday in Hawkinaville, which will
clo:o the round of the circuit. Business
is dull. The farmers are busy and the
crops are flourishing. Sheep are being
sheared and the oat crop is almost ready
for the scythe. The grand jury were
veiy industrious this week, finding six
teen hills of indictment. All the drug
gists selling liquor in tho county were lu-
dlcted. The contemplated change in the
post-office here does not meet tha appro
val of the people if wo may judge of the
petition against it. The weather is
warm aud It is dry. If we could have a
little of “the geutle rain from heaven”
It would be welcome. Correspondent.
•ml ExsesdilarM—Tb« LesH
From fee Chronicle and Constitutional
ist wo condense tha following interesting
exhibit of tho Georgia railroad for thoyonr
ending March 81st, 18$1. Tho report was
rendered to the stock stockholders at their
meeting on yesterday and tho day before:
To tre Stookholdebs": Tlie following re
port of the operations of tho road and
bank for the yoar ending March 31,1881,
aud a cainparison of the same for fee pre
vious year is herewith respectfully submit
ted:
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payable in two semi-annual installments, i For tlie best single bale short staple m
r lhe privilege of using the Georgia rail- For the best single bale upland Ion^ w
* ‘ " ‘ it onr interest in i stanle .
staple
The bales oompeting (or'tho * above 'ore'
. minms must be certified to as having teen
nr raised by the person exhibiting them
il- the growth of 1881, Every bale inustV
way, and to vote those stocks is granted to actual exhibition at the ground* j
the lessees. The title to all the property process of ginning and •
remains in tho Georgia Railroad and Bank- ton to be given. * a “ n b not
ing Company. Besides the rental, the les- ~
road and its branches and our interest in
the Western railroad of Alabama and all
our rolling stock is granted by fee lease.
The right to collect the income of our
stock in tho Atlanta and West Foint rail
sees pay all hues except the charter tax on
net income, and pny also the interest on
Western railroad of Alabama bonds.
Tlie lossees are to keep aud return the
property in first-class condition.
The lessees indemnify fee company-Best darned stockings (darning to be
Fl "ft® beg experiments in ensilage-
not less than twenty tons..... ... a! m
The following premiums have beenar-
rongod for Uttle girls under thirteen yea-
of age: *
against all claims for damages on account done on the cWnd*" OB »
o? fee use of the company s.railroad. Ihe Best hemmed handkerchief '(work to
An Annual Occurrence.
Every year about this time one reads in
the columus of all the. leading newspa
pers throughout the country a sumuing
announcement that over baft a million of
dollars will be given away' to some per-
sous who shall scud $10, $3, $2, or ft to
M. A. Dauphin, No. 212 Broadway New
York City, N. Y., or same person at-New
Orleans, La., tor a whole or fractional
part of a ticket In the Grand Semi-An
nual Distribution, to bo'uiadeou June
I-ith, at New Orleans, La., by tbe Louis
iana Stale Lottery, under the exclusive
management of Generals G. T. Beaure
gard, of Louisiana, and Jubal A. Early,
of Virginia. Tlie management pays the
Charily Hospital at New Orleans, Lou
isiana, ever a million of dollars (br tha
privilege.
It will bo seen from tho abovo statement
that tho receipts from tho Western railroad
(conpon account and rolling stock) are
S7.V-I20 in excess of the interest on its
bonds. Tho amount charged to coupon
account has boon reduced from $97,510 to
$39,G20. Tho bonded debt of tho Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company has In
creased $746,000, but $600,000 of tbo pro
ceeds resulting from this indebtedness is
still in tho hands of tho cashier, to be ap
propriated to the redemption of bonds ma
turing July I, 1881, and to pay for steel
rati. In this connection special reference
is made to cashier’s statement No. 3. This
statement shows feat sinco April 1st, 1877,
$1,709,686.79 of bonds hnvo boon retired;
that $600,000 from sale of bonds is, as men
tioneu above, on hand, and that $2,000,000
of 6 per cent, bonds have been issued; or in
other words, daring tho past four year* tho
debt of tho company lias boon diminished
$309,589.79.
Thero was an incroase in the gros3 earn
ings of tho road over tho preceding
year of $200,410.28 and an incroase in ex
penditures of $188,99&58. The latter in
crease is accounted for on tho ground of
equipments. During tho year one hundred
and seventy freight cars were built, six con
ductor’s cars, two sleeping cars, four pas-
sengor cars and three now freight locomo
tives were purchased.
At the samo time tlie revenue has not in
creased in proportion to the freight. The
milo lonuago for the year was 49.961,614
tons ns against 37,085,356 tons for the pre
ceding year, an increase of 12,876,288 tons,
Si 72-100 per cent, wbilo tho revenno from
this sonreo shows sn increase of only 16
60-100 por cent. Tho average rate for carry
ing freight was 2 13-100-cents per ton per
mile, aud for tho previous year 2 46-100
cents. This is duo principally to a redac
tion in rates by the commission, and partly
to tho low rates at which competition
forced ns to haul through freight. The
direction has snbmitted to tho commission,
neither for the reason tiiat tho commission
has not injnred us, nor* because the
company bad no alternative bat to
submit, bnt because it was believed that
reflection, observation and experience
would soon convince fee legislature and
tho peoplo that it was a mistake to attempt
to authorizo snch great interference with
railroad property, and that important mod
ifications of fee law might bo hoped for at
an early day. Tbo direction believe that
certain irrepeahible provisions of onr char
ter in reference to freight and passenger
tariff can bo invoked for our protection
whenever tho mandates of tho commission
beeomo intolerable. Notwithstanding the
reduction in rates, tho prospects of the
company aro encouraging. The business
is constantly increasing, and wife the com
pletion of tho improvements now in prog
ress, expenses will bo materially lessened.
CONDITION OF TIIE HOAD.
Tho nnnsual severity of the past winter
and tlie coutimous rains affected seriously
tbe physical condition of tho road, and
made it almost impossible at times to keep
it in order. From this canso there was a
number of train accidents, which, though
no one of a eorious character, occasioned,
in the aggregate, considerable dnmago to
tho property of this company. Tho flood
in the early part of February washed away
the bridge over tho Ocmulgoo river at Ma
con and abont one thonsand feet of em
bankment. To rebnild this bridge in per
manent shnpoandroplace the embankment
will cost abont forty thonsand dollars. At
present onr trains are going into Alacon
over tiie bridge of the Central railroad, and-
it may bo best to mako Ibis arrangement
K nnanent. A steady improvement is
ing mado in tho roadway, and
by next fall it will be in bet-
ter condition tban at any period since tho
war. We havo on fee wny from England
0.000 tons of steel rail, which will completo
fee laying of steel on tho main line. There
has also been purchased and will soon be in
operationjat the company’s quarry,a crusher
to crush rock for ballast, fee severe winter
having demonstrated tiiat ballasting upon
certain portions of tho road is absolutely
necessary.
Wo havo received tho usual dividend of 8
nor cent, from the Atlanta and West Foint
Railroad Company, $10,500 from onr in
vestment in tho Fort Royal and Augasta
Railway Company, and $8,9362)5 from the
Romo railroad. Tho latter was seriously
damaged by tho flood iu tho Etowah river,
fifteen miles of tho track being under water,
and tho bridges and the trostles being moro
or less injured. This will account tor the
falling off in tho dividends received from
that company.
In July, 1879, this company contracted to
furnish tho “Walton Railroad Company”
with Iron to lay tho track from Social Cir
cle to Monroe, and also a locomotive nnd
sufficient cars for its business. The Wal
ton Railroad Company was to grade tho
road and provide tbo crossties, spikes and
switches, but practically everything but the
grading, was furnished by tho company. As
soon as tho road is completed, which will bo
in a few dnys, we are to roceivo, in pay
ment for work dono nnd machinery fur
nished, bonds secured by a first and only
lion on tlie road aud franchise. There is
At present charged to this account £43,-
510.93.
Reference is mado to accompanying re
ports of subordinate officers for full and
detailed statements of tlie affairs of the
company. C. II. l’msizv. Fiiesident.
From the explanation of tho ioaso nnd the
causes which lead to it, we find that:
The Georgia railroad lias been in great
peril for some timo. A most im
portant uni vnlunblo link in the
movement of freight between tho North
west and the Southeast, its control has been
much coveted. Conld it have secured its
independence for nil time, or for an indefi
nite period, it might have been well for it
to maintain its independent position; but
its independence was greatly imperiled in
the maimer nbove indicated. indeed,
there is reason to believe that the process
of buying up its stock, for tho purpose of
controlling the company's action, liad m
onetime begun in earnest. Had itsne-
ceeded one-half, perhaps three-fifths of the
stock, would have !>e<ni at the mercy of tho
other half or two-fifths, concentrated nnd
controlled in a foreign interest.
The consciousness of this peril to the
stockholders, ns well as tha opporiunity of
making a most advantageous arrangement
for the present and future generations of
stockholders, lias reduced the directors, in
whom reeido the powers of tiie corporation
for that jjurjiose, to lease, for the period of
ninety-mne years from April 1, 1881, the
corporation's privileges and means of
transportation, and to transfer to the les
secs tuo control and ou joy moot of fee cor
poration’s other property for tiiu samo pe
riod. ,
Tho instrument ot lease is too volumi
nous to be inserted in this reiiort, but it
will bo duly spread upon the,proper public
records, and subject to examination by alt
interested iu it. In tho meanwhile, it is
perhaps well to slate in general terms its
main provisions. The term for whish the
lease is made is mnelJr-aine years (nut
April 1,1881.
The annual rental stipulated is $609,000,
lessees doposit $1,000,000 of bonds in yaluo
ns security for fee performance of their un
dertaking, which deposit is not to be di
minished in amount or impaired in value.
Besides other remedies and redress, the
company reserves the right to retake pos
session of ite property on tho breach of any
of the stipulations of tho lease. _
The company is to pay the principal and
interest of oil its bonds, except theinterest
of the bonds of fee Western railroad of Al
abama.
Tbe company retains for ite own use its
banking building, privileges and business.
While tho board of directors conceive that
their first duty is to tho stockholders, and
that they would havo reason to be satisfied
if the arrangements which they have made
redounds, as they believe it does, greatly
to the interesflof the stockholders, still they
have tho additional gratification of feeling
that tho arrangement is most fortunate for
cities, towns, villages and rnral districts
affected by the Georgia railroad. It has,
in tho opinion of the directors, both re-
moved the danger of having fee traffic of
the West and Northwest with the other
world diverted from this region to Atlantic
ports north of Georgia and Carolina, and
has also insured a greater volume of that
traffic in this direction, for the parties to
whom the lease has been made are deeply
interested in conducting that traffic through
tho port of Charleston.
Only tho future can determine whether
this latter view of tho advantages of the ar
rangement to this part of the country be
correct, bnt the present, the very present,
demonstrates tiie advantages of the arrange
ment for the stockholders themselves. To
day, under the impulse of tbe lease, the
stock is higher tban it has been in tho his
tory of the company or in tho anticipations
of tho stockholders.
Tho directors are so woll assured of the
soundness and advantages of the situation,
nnd that tho annnol rental, together with
the profits of the banking department, will
enable the company to meet the interest of
tho company’s bonds andprovido n sinking
fund for the extinguishment of the princi
pal. aud leave a sum sufficient to pay from
tho present moment annual dividends of
ten per centum per annum, to be increased
in tho future as the bonded debt is paid off,
that they declare it to be in their opinion
fee tme policy from this time forward to
pay its stockholders quarterly dividends of
2j-<j per cent
Apponded herewith is a statement of onr
income and liabilities onder the lease:
Rental $600,000
Interest Bond Fort Roy
al Compress Co 2,000
Estimated net profit of
Bank, after paying
expenses and taxes.... 25,090—627,000
The bonded debt, de
ducting $21,000 matur
ing July 1,1831, which
we propose to pay, will
be $2,598,000, upon
which tho onnnal in
terest will bo....- 161,860
Dividends to stockhold
ers 10 per cent per an
num 430,000-581,860
Balanco for sinking fond $45,140
Respectfully snbmitted for the board.
C. H. FuiNtzT, president.
May 5,1881.
In addition to the above, there is from
two bnndred to two hundred and fifty
thonsand dollars in cash. The exact
amount cannot be given, as a portion of it
is in process of settlement.
• The Boys iu Red.
The Chronicle gives tho following result
in the firemen’s contest in Augusta:
HEEL CONTEST.
One man allowed to every 75 pounds;
carry 400 feet of hoso, to bo connected as
•when ready for fire doty; ran 200 yards; nn-
rcel not less than 98 feet of hose; attach tho
samo to plug (the plug to be closed at timo
of company starting on tho ran as when
not in use); attach tho pipe to hose; nse any
nozzle, and throw water in the shortest
time. The pipe is to be opposite to or be
yond the ping, or tho company mast bo
ruled out. .
Time Total
to plug. Unit
Clinch 29 00
Dixie 31 43^
Stephens 28X 36^
Washington 29^ 42%
Richmond 31,00
Augusta 31% 41%
Mechanic 29 38%
Vigilant 30% 45
Alert 30 40%
Citizen 26% 37%
Both tbe prizo for total run and that for
ran to tho plug were won by Stephens
Hoso company, No. 6, whose timo was the
best over made in Augusta. Tho best con
nection was mado by Mechanic—the time
being 9% seconds from fee ping to water.
Citizen, No. 8, won the second prizo; Me
chanic, the third; Alert, the fourth, and
Augasta, No. 5, got tho tin roel for the slow
est time.
INDIVIDUAL CONTEST.
Tho individual contest took place imme
diately after tho reel contest. One man
being selected from each company by the
captain of the same; said man to ran 200
yards, unscrew cap of plug; tarn on water;
throw water over a peg set in front of plug,
and close plug. Thero were six entries m
this contest and fee result wa3 ns follows:
'lime to Ping T.tal Time
Looney, No. 10.....30% 48%
N. L. Scales,No.6.....25 43
Bernard No. 1 .26 00
T. Riordan, No. 6 '26% 00
Jas. Moyers, No. 9... .24% 40%
J. Sykes, No. 8 .23% 40%
Sir. Moyers of Alert No. 9, thus become
winner of the prizo in this contest.
STEAMER CONTEST.
The steamers had two tests—one through
1.000 feet of hose, and one through CO feet.
The result was as follows:
1,000 foot. 60 feet.
Vigilant 167 ft. 5 in. 195 ft. 7 in.
Gnzollo 228 ft. 4 in. 266 ft. 2 in.
Clin cli 163 ft. 2 in. 234 ft. 7 iu.
Georgia 216 ft 9 in. 242 ft 8 in.
Gozolio thus became tho winner of both
prizes.
GEORGIA'STATE PAIR.
Premiums Offered by the Agricultu
ral Society.
From the premium list, proof sheets of
which havo kindly been furnished us by
Messrs. J. W. Burke & Co., wo extract the
following:
COUNT! PREMIUMS.
To tho comity which (through its so
cieties or clubs) shall furnish the
largest nnd finest display, in merit
ana variety of products and results
of homo industries (except stock,
which are excluded), all raised or
produoed in the county—Bibb connty
excluded from competition $300
Second premium—Bibb county exclud
ed from competition 150
[Bibb being excluded from competing
for tlio last two premiums]—To tbe
militia district in Bibb county mak
ing the largest and best display in
merit aud variety of products and
results of home industry (except
stock, which ore excluded), all raised
or produced in tho district 150
MISCELLANEOUS.
In tho merchants’ displays we find for the
best display of dry goods, $50; clothing,
25; millinery, $25; groceries, $50; glass
ware and crockery, $25; hardware, $23; also
diploma with each.
In paintings and drawings, fee work
of the exhibitor, best portrait paint
ing * ..$20
Best oil painting other than i>ortrait.... 20
Beet pointing in water colors 20
Best pencil drawing 10
Best crayon drawing 10
Best display of paintings and drawings
by one exhibitor 25
Best collection of paintings nnd draw
ings by a girl under eighteen years of
Best' display of paintings, drawings, etc.,
by the pupils of any oue school or col
lege. At least throe entries required.. 30
IN FIELD CROPS,
For fee largest and best display in
merit and variety of sample pro
ducts, from the field, garden, orchaW,
dairy, apiary—the contribution of a
single farm (and tbo exhibitor must
furnish satisfactory proof that tbe
samples were grown on his farm)... $75
For the best six stalks of cotton, to be
come tbe property of the society 10
done on the grounds”)?.?. ” w 00 3
Best made plain apron..... o
B ton!f.'!“ 0Stt '' l8tCfully
gert specimen of ’ c whet work f
Best display mottoes 2
Best home-made doll ?
Best specimen painting on'china’ f
Best display of painting on china'.
The list for 1881 is liberal beyond preri
ons years, and will serve to create lively
competition. Tne main features will, f rom
timo to time, bo placed before the loaders
of the Telegraph and Messenger. Cor
respondence already shows that great in
terest is felt in tho exposition, and its en-
tire success is considered assured.
PIGVRIXG IT OUT.
A Reporter Meets* Florida Excursion
Party)
A few days since they returned—the
Florida excursionists. As a reporter was
sauntering along Cherry street a man with
a palmetto stick in his hand seized him by
the collar. “I am not tho author," invol
untarily exclaimed tho reporter; “fee whole
affair was a typographical error. The sen-
ior wrote it under a misapprehension of
tho facts and it tot in tho wrong place. He
is even now writing an ex ”
"Oranges!" whispered tho captor im
pressively. “Why, sir, land is selling
there at 75 cents on acre. You can get 441
trees upon an aero. Each tree will pro-
dace 10,000 oranges por season, after they
get started. Yon will realize then every
yoar from your trees 4,410,000 oranges,
which con be sold on tho trees at a cent
apiece. This will bring yon something
over $40,000 per year from each acre ; we
will call it $40,000. Thero is no reason in
fee world why yon can’t cultivate twenty
acres as well as one. Think of it—$800,000
a year—”
“But-”
“I tell you ifB just as easy os twice two.
All you’re got to do is to wait It's Tiliged
to come. Say I have madea mistake 1 Say
a bad season comes on or the market is
dull—knock off $700,000, and yon still hare
a fortune. I havo said nothing of bananas
or guava—”
Here ihe reporter wrenched himself
loose and hurried around the corner. He
ran into the anm of a man wearing a pal
metto hat. The hat owner grasped him by
tho shonlder, and whispered in a ghostly
voice:
“Early vegotable3! ”
“How early ? ” a«ked tho-reporter, smil
ing feebly.
“February, if yon aro careful. Why, sir,
they will give you land just to have you
como down and fill up the neighborhood.
Suppose you take only ono acre. Suppose
you cultivate only ono paltry acre. Them
is 170 crates of peas, at §40 per crate; 90
crates of radishes, at $20; 800 bushels po
tatoes, at $125; 28 crates cucumbers, at
$C0, and enough strawberries on tho mar
gins to foot up to $10,000. No five years
waiting for oranges. No delay. Wealth
stores yon in tho face before Juno
shakes hands wife tho first day of
July. Suppose you had forty acres—
catch the idoa? $400,000 a year Wife the
privilegeof running it up to $f,000,000. I
am going back ”
Hero tho reporter, after a fierce stmp' le,
broke loose and took fee middle of fee
street. He was headed off on tha crossing
by a man with a bulb root in his hand.
“By gad, sir, you aro missing it;” he ex
claimed taking fee shade of the telegraph
pole and keeping his victim in the sun.
“I don't cars if I am. Do yon suppose
I am going to raising oranges in a country
where one man can glnt the market in fire
years, and 17,000 already in tho field ? Do
I look like a man that wonld sit down and
fish until a banana tree grew, or guava ri
pened ? Have I an early vegetable look ?
Does the State want me down there, when
two men can raise enough early cucumbers
to arm every Nihilist, and give New York
city cholera for a month ? No, sir, I am
out.”
“Yon are wrong 1 you are wrong I" whis
pered tho fellow, forcing the reporter back
against the telegraph pole with a shock
that rung the telephones in thirteen sta
tions, and drove tlio central operator into
tho hall—calla lilies 1”
“What!”
“Calla lilies ! Why, sir, they will pay
yon to take possession of their marshes-
Upon one acre of marsh land, which |yoa
con get $12 a month for living on, you can
raiso 40,000 calla lilies. All the capital yon
need is a bateau and a fish hook. No bad
seasons, no ploughing, no blight, no noth
ing. AU necessary is to lean over and
break stems. New York will take
aU at $1.00 apiece. You
can five on twenty acres cheaper
than yon can oue. The more you live on
the cheaper it is. I am living on a whole
section, and if that d—n fool Ingersoll
don’t break up the Easter business I sm s
rich man next spring—” Again the report
er tore loose and took refuge in a slort '
Three meu were loaning OTer a map, and
one whispered:
“Here’s the place we are looking for- A
railroad will bo extended there in
days, and land will go up from $1 to
por acre—”
That was enough. Tho pencil po***
fied cat tho back way, nearly knockiM
down a man who, wife mathematical p^-
cision, was stepping off a plot for yoa,
orange?, while another stood by, penal a
band, figuring it out. Interested
are notified that the “devil” has ord^rj--
drop a case of type on every palmetto
that approaches tho office front an^
souse every sun burnt man that aPPejP-i,
be absent-minded. This office hp “
Florida statistics it can safely nolo.
J.O Due *i*«I Mis Worm*.
Workington Pott. ~
Another lively time'i3 opening.j-P ^
tween Gen'ral Le Dnc,' commis=w-;
agriculture, aud Prof. C. D.
the entomological commission- A _
general. The alleged tmer
retention by Riley of some larra-j.
collected by his commission white w .j
gating the ravages of the cotton " >
the South last fall. Attorney-General^
Veagii received the complaint, eon**
the matter carefully, ana final}7 u
over to District Attorney Corkea-
Gorham on Qmrfleld.
Washington M*|iW>—■ ^
And this is the man who
caught up by n combination ofp* , n0& --
didates at Chicago iu June last
tinted to be i’lesident of the f 3 . ,
upou the pretense that unless
rallories were allowed to hoot u ' . i:«u,
the eouutrywoi:lddriftmto''imi^ 'j
From the nettle Grant W6 P f t»
flower Garfield. The result is : rt r?
The new President, intoxicated
of delirium by the power wm eE rt|
only tbe hands of fee trmy gran, Sr
ed in a puerile effort to h 0 m •*£
publicans of New York State ik
shall honor as a leader.l . ■'‘‘T'-.tnvH
control of tbe party machinery ,
for ids own aggrandizement *
term, he nominated for fe®
vt New York city a tricky aud nose™ ^
politician, who is the
controlling forces in the par.} m