Georgia Historic Newspapers

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J0£&l\lrj ^^Ic0^rrp I? 3f.out k n^i
the miag.
The hsc ts n-trlde.
This r.ljhi forn ride—
The devil ami she togMhcr,
Through thick and through thin.
Now out and then in.
Though ne’er so foul he the weather.
A thorn orahnr
She takes fora spur;
With a lash of the bmmMe »he rides now;
Through breaks and through briers.
O’er ditches and mires,
She follows the spirit mid guides now.
The storm will arise.
And trouble the tkiea
This night; and, more the wonder,
Tlie ghost from the tomb
AlTHkbted uliall come.
Called out by the clap of the thunder.
—BoUrt Barries.
and from tlic position of the body andthe , the stockade prisoners. It will bo re- j es for this rather tough story; Seeing day be seen, and how hi tl e ramo of com
wounds.lt is supposed he accidentally j inembcred that Maboue was arrested in j the many fallen trees in tlie streets Toes-1 moil sense can a person exoect to huv
sliot hitcscll while climbing the fence. Macon a few days after he ran Away from day morning, covered with sleet, he was , everything lie needs on a farm liian* all
GiurriN Hexes: From a gentleman on j Atlanta, and that the day after lie was reminded of an accident which occurred I cotton, woik It with the system of laber
the 4 o'clock train yesterday, we learned brought bacg to this city L-c was released in one of the upper counties of the State we now have, and expect to come out
TUG tsEOMiOlA VJiESS.
Foun burglaries were committed Irfone
day at Augusta. '
Mu. Z. W. Carvill, Jr., and Miss So
phia D’Antignac were married in Augus
ta Tuesday night.
Tub Montezuma Weekly says that Al
bany people are now drinking water from
tbeir artesian well. If this be true, wc
have somehow overlooked lbs announce
ment in tbo Albany paper.
Mr. James Pitman, of Wilkinson, is
dead.
Walton County Vidttle: Mr. Eob Mil
ler, of this county, owns a goat which has
two perfectly developed tails. One Is in
its proper position and location, and the
other Is between its boms, on the top of
1U head. Certainly a curiosity.
Sumter Republican: More small gralu
has and will be sown In Southwest Georgia
the present season, than at any former pe
riod. We hope this may be the begin
ning of that “ better timo” in our agri
cultural affairs for which so many in
this section have been sighing, and that
the small grain crop may bo supplement
ed by a com crop such as has no , been
planted since the war.
Montezum v Weekly : “Do bogs
pay ?’* is the beadirg of a newspaper ar
ticle. A great many do not ; they take a
paper several years and then have tbo
post-master send it back matked “re
fused.”
Montezuma Weekly : A blushing
maiden and a newspaper are very much
alike, because a new* dress becomes both.
This is why our sprightly contemporary,
Ilia Tkf-EORAPn and Messenger, looks
bo well of late- Long may she wave and
be the instrument of adding yearly tb*u- j
Bands of people and of money to Ibe pro-
"fcresslvo Central City of our Stale. J
WAT.TON riddle: Asad accident oc-
that Mr. H. L Kimball is making rapid
and active efforts towards establishing a
brandnewdailynewspaperin Atlanta. He
is now soliciting stock, according to our
authority, and will commence operations
on a capital of a cool one hundred thou
sand dollars. One hundred thousand
Isn’t bad, and we wisli tho invincible
Hannibal I. a big boom of luck.
Home Bulletin: A few nights since Mr.
W. E. Ward, of Sugar Valley, st-pped off
the depot platform at that place and falling
acrois tbo iron rail of the track, broke
three of ills’ribs. D; M. • Spence, the
depot agent, seeing him lying there went
to bis assistance and found him insensi
ble, but managed to get him home where
the proper care aud attention was given,
and we are glad to state he Is dbing very
wolf, judging from tbe fact that be was
able to corao to Home yestorday. He
sustaired other injuries in the rail, such
as bruising bis rigid arm and disjointing
two fingers of the right hand.
Sandersvillz llerald: From all sec
tions of our county we receivo tlie grati
fying news of tho excellent stand of the
oat crop. Never in the history of tlie
county iias there been such a vast area in
fall oats cultivated as there is this year.
And eveu now there are largo quantities
of seed oats sold by our dealers for spring
sowing. This is u hopeful sign of belter
times for our good old county.
Dawson Journal: We don’t know
a single young man in Dawson who gets 1
drunk. This is saying a good deal for
our town, but it is nevertheless true. We
feel proud of our young men—they are
all clever, polite and industrious. We
have known a majority of them from in
fancy, and we arc also proud to say that,
notwithstanding soma have left to find
employmeot in other sections, whenever
aud whatever you find a Dawson boy,
proper, you find in him u perfect gentle-
man. v
Athens Banner: Tho lone engine of
the Northeastern rood broke down Mon
day night, as tbe train was coming into
Athens, and no train has run on that road
since. It looks funny that a road should
suspend operations because an engine
breaks down, bat the Athenians don’t
think it is funny a bit. They are grum
bling considerably over tbe interruption
of business and of mails caused thereby,
and laying It all to the blat^ of the city
authorities forgiving away the road. If
the latter could have anticipated the acci
dent to Ibe engine, probably they never
would liavo disposed of the road as they
did; or perhaps tlioy would have been
more anxious than they were.
Pod-Appeal: The diy Council and
managers of the Cincinnati railroad held
a conference yesterday, at which their
differences were all arranged and settled
by an agreement on the part of tbo coun
cil to repeal the late railroad ordinance so
iar as it affected the Cincinnati aud Geor-
currcd near our place Tuesday night.
One ui Mr. White’s sons was thrown from ■■■!
llorse MM accidentally Kllml; h? Wg; - a gia road, McCracken said he was
•plsndid little fellow and loved by all tvililog (o make any changes thought nic-
on bond. From some cause, probably
the statement of Dudley and Smith, his
rcarrest was deemed necessary. When
Captain Aldridge sought Mahone for the
purpose of executing tlie warrant, he
found him serving on a jury in the city
court, but his release from this duty soon
placed him in the calaboose, where he
will remain until this momleg, when the
two will be taken before Judge Pitcbford
for a preliminary trial.
Hawkinsviiae Dispatch: The steamer
Mary Fisher ieft Hawkinsvillo for Savan
nah Saturday afternoon last, having on
board about three hundred bales of cotton
and a quantity of fertilizers and merchan
dise. Altogether she had about six hun
dred dollars worth of freight, and will
take on Jjer return from Savannah about
four hundred dollars more. The round
trip will pay about one thousand dollars.
Tlie boat will reach Savannah to-day, and
will pr^ably return to Hawkltisville by
Tuesday-* / Wednesday next. The own
ers of tlie boat calculate ou making round
trips to Savannah in from eight to ten'
dajs. and a thousand dollars worth of
business will pay handsomely, as tlie ex
penses are now reduced to less than three
hundred dollars per month.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Last night
about 8 o’clock Northern Liberties enjoyed
a lively sensation in He shape of a shoot
ing affray, the parties to which were
Willie Davidson aud Den Alien, both
It appeals that Den Allen had
:ii attempting to raise a difficulty with
1 idson during tlie greater part of the
S 'n, but tlie latter Lad avoided him.
iglit they ’met at Willet’s store,
ijen renewed bis attacks upon Da-
vidsq3QM>usiiig and attempting to strike
him. FVatDy lie drew a pistol, but par
ties ini. i\r ji! end carried him from tbe
store into ta^bsck yard. Davidson then
started to the stare by tho front
doer, when AflL’i jutrped over the fence
in the rear of Ui^Cjore and ran around to
the front to iiimBLuu, with pistol in
baud. Davidson. iTCvarucd of Allen’s
movement by a frwftl and ran back
into the store and s^\red a double-
barrel shot-gun. Hearken returned
to the front door, and fluKr Allen still
advancing, with pistol in iirlmX lie fired at
him, taking aim at the pistoBB ffich gilt
tered in the light of the moonXfrnie load
took effect in tbe hand, nungliiSKbadly,
and sent the pistol wbir.ing
through the air. Allen then r
rapidly as possible, and Davidsi 1
back into the store, snd afterwa:
himself up to an officer. Ho
friends claim tlj«t tig shooting ■
purely iu self-defense.
Dr. 3. N. Jordan was surarn
dress the wounds of Allen. Hi
that the load had penetrated
the right hand, completely tearing
middle finger and producing a
several years ago. A large tree being I ahead at the ~en~d*~<rf°2e C yeiw. ™=se» the
overweighted with sleet became top-heavy ! comprehension of auy sane man '
o nil t onn I oil nr«i» A man il.....«l.t *_ I * *
The Georgia Female College, which
who knew him. His loss is felt by many.
Wa extend our many heart felt sympa
thies to his bereaved and heart-broken ua-
renls.
HCidherncr and Appeal: Mrs. E. A.
Summers, of Macou, is visiting relatives
and friends in ibis vicinity. Mrs. S. is a
sister of Colonel Harden Jobnson, a promi
nent merchant of Macon and an extensive
planter of this county.
Sumter Republican J On Saturday
morning Uugg ( hapni.m and Jim Wilkins
bad two fine wild turkeys, several ducks
and a blue crane, ou exhibition, which
they bad killed down near tbe river.
Same man played a mean trick ou Bueg
in stuffing tbe tinkcys* crops full of dough,
thus insinuating that they had killed
tame birds. Tbo old gent was mad enough
to fight for a while.
Dublin Post: The report that W. H.
Tillery has failed has been on the streets
tmcontradicted tor several days. We are
not very well posted in the details of tlie
matter, hut from what we can gather we
think the report is a littie premature. It
grew out of tlie fact that W&xelbanm, of
Macon, sent down an attorney last week
With a $2,000 claim and authority to close
up Tillery unless he could make some
satisfactory arrangements. It appears
that a truce has been patched tip for the
time being. The crash Is daily looked
for.
^Swainsboro Herald: Miss Ida V.
fiavap left for Macon yesterday, where
sbft Will attend the Wesleyan Female
College. Bbfl was accompanied to that
city bylier brother, Mr. r. V-
We wish them a pleasant trip.
Albany Hexes: We are Indebted to Mr.
G. T, West fur the following bird story:
- £»'.ly Monday morning, bcrcrc good day
light, Mr. West walked out towards Ills
lot ari J Ins Attention v, ai iff'raffed by a
terr.fie quacking among h’s yer-s?. Ap
proaching where the geese were, he heard
a fluttering noise, as if some of them were
fighting. Upon reaching the corner of tlie
fence from whence tlie noise came, he ex
pected to lind two old ganders fighting;
but imagine his surprise when lie discov
ered a great big owl and an old gander
fighting for dear life. Both birds were
completely exhausted, the owl being un
able to fly away at the approach of Mr.
West. Upon Investigation it wm found
that the fight had been & most desperate
°0C. Fiktbets were scattered and the
"ground was tore up for fifteen or twenty
feet around. Tne supposition ii thatlhe
Owl, which wa3 an immense bird, measur
ing four feet and seven Inches from tip to
tip of his wings, swooped down Into the
drove of geese, and was at once ponneed
upon aud engaged by the sturdy old gan
der,
MACON correspondent of the Sumter
Rejxublican: In passing through and
around the city, we saw many new and
tasteful residences swelling iuto ontiinc
under the plastic baud of skillful archi
tecture. Dome of these are gems of beau
ty and convenience. In a half century
and more we predict for Macon, if no
blasting war shall stop her progress, a
popn’ation of an hundred thousand, and
au immense capital iu factories. Two
regular colleges, Wesleyan Female and
Mercer University, are the temples of tho
muses. Mach talk of tbe artistic exposi
tion which is to come off next autumn.
Macon can’t blow like Atlanta and tlie
idea conveyed excludes too many expos
itors.
SwAiNSttoffo Herald: Again our vil
lage has been tlie scene of another runa
way marriage. On last Monday evening,
Miss Mattie Padgett, who has been living
wilb Mrs. T. M. .Lewis, of this place,
eloped with a Mr.' Wm. Berwick. Mrs.
Lewis was iufot med of tbe tact, and she
sent tbe couple au Invitation to return
and be married in her parlor. Tbe
couple were very much excited, but at
last, the dreaded ceremony was perform
ed, and they were sent ou their way rejoic
ing. There was no reason for tbe elope
ment, as no one objected to tbe match.
Atlanta Constitution: When the
employes of tbe Western and Atlantic car
■hops began work yesterday morning,
they were informed that an order re
ducing their wages twenty-five per cent
bad been issued. This was tad intelli
gence for tbe workmen and judging from
their talk, there Is a probability that many
of them will quit rather than accept tbe
reduced pay
Walton County Vldette: Tbe other
night the dogs burglarized Dr. Hardman's
smokehouse and took therefrom a quarter
ol nice dried beef, which waa more than
half consumed by daybreak. This crime
ao enraged the Doctor that be put a good
quantity of strychnine on the beef and
left ft where tbe dogs bad left It. The
next morning seven canines sod one large
slse Thomas cat were lying cold aud pale
in deatb near by. If it bad been a good
nigbt for dogs to prowl around, there
might bare been more to take snpper wilb
lb* Doctor.
SwiDOBORO Herald: J. H. Wilkins,
of Louisville, Ga-, failed last week. His
liabilities are said to be over $10,000. Mr.
Wilkins was one of tbS largest planters,
as well as merchant, In Jefferson. He ia
nmidsut and also tbs largest stockholder
tntbsLouisvillt and Wadioy Railroad
His failure was a suit rise to many.
RiOHO. tbs miasms Italian of Savan-
isb, basbaanwnodMod in a fence cor-
Hfekun lay jbyhtsB,
essary by the city engineer, in accordance
with the resolution adopted by tlie city
cojiicil at their meeting Tuesday night.
The profiles and plans showing at what
grade the railroad proposes to cross
streets, were examined by the city engi
neer and committee appoiuled in con
junction with him, and a report was sub
mitted to-day. Work was again com
menced on tbe road this morning, under
the supervision of Mr. Patrick Lynch, the
contractor, and if no other impediments
get iu the way will proceed rapidly until
Atlanta has another railroad.
Cuthbert Appeal: On Monday night
last some unknown person forced open
one ol the doors of the Southwestern rail
road depot, in this city, and by means of
an axe and pinch-bar cut an opening Into
tho iron safe in the oflico, taking therefrom
between a hundred and a hundred and
five dollars. A book containing aboiy, a
hundred -and thirty dollars was
taken out ot the safe aud left upon tlie
floor with the money iu it undisturbed.
Ail the sealed envelopes, aud envelopes
marked as containing money were opened.
Several bonds, deeds and Insurance papers
were left lying loose upon the fluor. Mr.
Phelps, fortunately, had just sent off the
day before the hulk of the money belong
ing to the railroad. The safe bad been
rolled from its place against the wall
iu the corner of the office into tbe mid
dle of the room, where room could be
had fur 'operating upon the back part of it
where tjio opening was made. Tho dis
covery ’,vas madb by the conductor of tho
five o’clock train, who, on going to slip
some papers under the door for Mr.
riiilpo, ina uuui Cp?°i Going ill
he found the office in the condition al
ready described. No clue to the perpe 1
(raters of the deed has yet been foiiad.
“Chatham,” iu the Savannah Hexes:
It is a singular fact that Senator Hill’s
two meat brilliant proteges—Hon. Emory
Speer and Hon. A. H. Cox—are leaders
iu the lindepeodeut movement to which
the Senator lunisclf at one lime gave
some lictle “aid and comfort.” Early im
pressions are strong, aud he will now
And himself compelled to use all liiselo-
quencei&nd logic to wm his young and
gifted friends back to the Democratic fold
iu which they wore nurtured.
Albany Noes and Advertiser: The
fatmer‘ who pulls off his coat ami rolls up
his slefjves and goes io work with * will,
will have tbe satisfaction at harvest limej
of reaping a rich rewatd for ail his toils.
The fanner who flraw? on bis coat, and
Mats himself lit the shade, and depends
on hired labjr to prepare his land, sow
his seed and cultivate his crops will, when
harvest timo comes, have the mortifica
tion of realizing that bis crops are a
failure.
Merchants who are furnishing planters
supplies, for which they are required to
sign ironclad waive notes, ought to add-
tlie following at tbe bottom of them in
large type: “Note.—Nothing in this note
shall be construed to prevent farmeis
from raising cblckens, liogs, cows, fruits
or anything to make their farms silf-
sustaiuing, provided they make enough
cotton to pay the above indebtedness.”
Constilulion : Sam Jemison, of Macon,
is undecided whether to declare for the
coalition or become a North American
floater.
HaWCixsville Dispatch: The first wat
ermelon of tbe s asou. We have recetved
from Mr. Boothe Adams, of Dodge Coun
ty, a couple or fine watermelons, brought
to our office on Saturday last by Mr. A.
T. Powell. Tbese melons were raised in
tlie open air since the first of December,
and one of them weighs twenty-two
pounds. If any of tbe readers of the Dis
patch doubt this statement, all they have
to do is to call at our oflics and see the
melons. This has indeed been a remark
ably mild winter.
Horth Georgia Citizen: Frank Hen
dricks, a colored man, was stealing a ride
on a freight train of tbe Western aud At
lantic railroad, one day last week, when
he met with an accident that ended his
earthly career, lie was hau.ing on a
ladder of one of the box cars, and, being
unaware of tbe close proximity of the
tunnel, was knocked from his position as
the train entered it, and killed. Some
thing over six dollars was fouud cn bis
person.
CoRBEsroNDENCB HawkinsvlHa Dis
patch : Tlie United States engineer, with
bis boats and crew, are still at work on
the Flint. If they continue to progress in
tlie future as they have the past year, they
will probably retch Montezuma by tbo
year 1900.
The great Inman cotton factory that
was to be in Aususta has had a check iu
its progress. Tbe city council and the
projectors cannot agree as to tbe amount
of lend necessary for such an enterprise.
We advise Mr. Inman to come over to
Macon, aud we will let him have all the
laud be wants.
Mits. L)b. E. H. Bacon, of Eastman,
and a daughter of Mr. Thomas U. Will
ingham, ol Albany, is dangerously if not
hopelessly ill at Her borne in Eastman.
A fi uk in Rome’s most important sub
urb, DeSoto, destroyed a store and a
shop.
Atlanta Cou&tUutlon: Since the re
turn ol Captain Aldridge with Jack
Dudley and George Smith, the two boys
who are charged with raiding the stockade
a few weeks ago,tbe officials bare thought
ft necessary to arrest Tom Mabone, wb o
it u> be implicated iu tbe release of
ful wound. Fifteen scattering shit were
also found in tho left arm. •
The case will probably come up before
a magistrate to-day for investigation.
North Georgia Citizen: Dr. Simmons,
a well-known physician of Cedar Grove,
and a patron of tbe Citizen, lias had two
attempts made upon bis life in tbe past
three weeks. Tbe first time bo was called
tp his door j'ist after dark, and upon ap-
pearins, lie wa3 shot at by some one con
cealed" behind tho fence or In the shrub-
bery near by. The bulelt Intended for
Ills life missed Us n:arb, however, and
buried itself in the door-facing. The
would-be assassin then UeJ. Tbe second
attempt was made when tne Doctor was
returning from a visit at night to one of
his patients. In a’lonely part of the road
a man seized the bridle of his horse, while
another snapped a pistol at Ills bead. Tbe
ho:so became frighteued, broke loose from
the man and dastied away with tbo Doc
tor out of reach of the bniiets sent in pur
suit. Tlie Doctor has bad several arresis
made and the matter is being thoroughly
iuvettigated.
Dil N. L. Axgier was found dead in
his bed at Atlanta yesterday morning.
Griffin Hexes: The thieves who en
tered the Brown House a few uights ago
have been captured at Sunny Side and re
turned to Macon. The two were at the
Nelms House a day or tiro before tljoir
depredations flown tue road.
Pud-Appeal: Mr. Wm. T. Walters,
one of the wealthy men of Baltimore, and
who is in Atlanta attending the annual
meeting of the lessees of the Western ami
Atlantic railroad, met Capi. Burke, of the
Gate City Guard, in the Kimball House
last night and informed him that he would
send his check for $100 to tho company
to-day*
Albany j&iifi: Lard Thomas, a col
ored man living on J. S. Harris" planta
tion, two miles suulh of Warwick, owed
Edmund Cuouingbatn, another negro, the
sum of fjur dollars. The debtor was ^al
ways impecunious, and could never meet
his obligation to the creditor, so on Tues
day last Cunningham, growing tired of
pestering Thomas, walked over to where
the latter was at work, calmly took out
his knih and cut the delinquent credit
or’s throat from ear to car. A coroner’s
and toppled over. A man thought to
make tire wood of it. With an axe in his
hands he stood on tbe butt of the tree
and cut off the top. When the top had
been severed from tho trunk it sprung
back to its former upright position and
fired the man against another tree seven
ty-five yards distant, killing him ifislautly.
Fort Valley Mirror: We have seen
only one drunken man iuFoit Valley
since the liquor law went into effect, and
he arrived here ou tho train intoxicated,
and was a strancer here. Tho liquor law
is working wonder*.
Home Journal: The negro Oscar How
ard, who, it will be remembered, killed a
white man by tbe name of Edwards, near
Meson a, a short while before Christmas,
was captured on Judgo William H. Mur
ray’s plantation on Friday night last, by
Messrs. A. D. and A. S. Rogers and Mr.
Hester. Tho governor had offered a re
ward of $150 far his arrest.
■ Four Valley Mirror: We were
shown yesterday some bread made up
witli refined cotton seed oil, which is des
tined to eventually take tlie piacooflard
for cooking purposes. It is much sweeter
and purer than lard and makes better
bread. Wo would be glad 'o see a cotton
seed oil mill and refinery located in Fort
Valley, and, as no investment would pay
better, we hope some of ourmoneyed men
will consider the matter. We see no
reason for difficulty about organizing a
stock company and getting the mill iu op
eration in time for the next crop.
Constitution: Dr. Ridley, of this city,
yesterday received tlie following telegram
from Dr. Gross, of Philadelphia. As it
tells of the condition of Senator Hill, it
will he read with pleasure by the Consti
tution's patrons. The telegram is as
follows:
Philadelphia,February 1,1832.—Dr.
R. U. Ridley—Operation over. No blood.
Senator Hill is doing well.
S. D. Gross.
Columbus Times: The remains of Mrs.
Ermine Lewis arrived yesterday on the
11:15 train via tho Columbus and West
ern railroad. A largo concourse of sor
rowing friends were at the depot to re
ceive them, and tenderly they were borne
to their last resting place beside tbe aged
parents gone before, iu tbe quiet city of
tbe detd. The beautiful and impressivo
ceremomy of the Episcopal church was
conducted by Dr. Hunter at tho grave,
au*i many wel-e the tears dr ipped over the
sad end of a lovely and useful life.
Home Journal: There are three par
ties to tho lence question: Those for
fence, these for no fence, and those on
tho Luce. As the vote stands no fence,
those on the fence must get off tbe fence.
Walker Hexes: Floyd Catlett, living at
tlie Joe Hcury Smith home, toad, has been
among the unfortunate. Fi idc y night his
smoke bouse, containing 1,000 |ouiids of
bacon, ccventy-five gallons of syrup and
several bushels ol wheat, was destroyed
by fire. It is supposed that the fire caught
from fire left from smoking the meat.
Tlie kitchen stands about ten steps from
tbe smoke bouse. When tlie fire was dis
covered some time after uiiduigbt, there
was no one on the premises but Mr. Cat
lett. bis sister and wife. They succeeded
Kill UI9 3*9Vv| itlift 11 Uvi AUt-J Jttt.^vvULt|
by nard work in saving the kitchen. The
lossot tbeir supplies falls heavily upon tbe
family, and all ought to be willing to ex
tend them a helping baud.
Houston Home Journal: The art ex
hibition at Macon next fall will surely
take place, aud the enthusiasm with winch
tho project is grasped end pushed forward
by tbe best and most substantial citizens
of tlie city assures success beyond tbe
shadow of a doubt.
Jescp Sentinel: One day last week
while Mr. Charley Ccrr was running a
ctauk on the M. & B. roailroad, near No.
13, lie was by some means thrown off the
crauk," it passing over one leg, severing the
muscles auil almost breaking the bene.
He is now doing well.
Savannah Recordsr: Tim morning
about a quarter past eleven o’clock, a col
ored man whoso name could not be
learned, but who is supposed to be James
Wiiiley, from a note found in his pocknt-
bouk, tell dead on the north tide of Bay
street, immediately opposite Solomon
Bro.’s grocery store,
11 lregra*s Watchman: On Sunday
nigbt, 2Uth ult. Isbmael Hand was seri
ously, if not fatally, shot by Iiansom
Cobb, both colored, lliey were the
work bands of Messrs. Jordan & Darden,
at No. 0’, M. Stiff B. railread, aud the
shooting occurred at their turpentine
still. The defendant was brought to this
place on Monday morning, tried before
Judge McLean, and bound over to
answer at Telfair Superior
Court. Tlie facts, as appeared
from the evidence, are as follows:
They were gambling on Sunday evening
and disagreed about a half plugof tobacco
and fifty cents. Prisoner was heard to
say that Islimael Hand had chiseled him
and he would shoot him ir he catue in the
jury held an inquest, which elicited the lent that night. Twenty minutes laUr
w as burned at Madison Tuesday ui;bt,
cost $13,000 and was insured for $4,000. ’
Savannah Recorder: We learn from
a friend wbo was in Alapaha, a station on
tho Albany and Brunswick railroad, that
Mr. Wiley Chambless, au active citizen
of Berrien county, who sometimes in
dulges too freely m the rosy, was knocked
on the head by a law officer oj Saturday
last, and was supposed to have been fa
tally injured at tbo lime. The facts as
narrated were as follows. Wiley was on a
spree and the officer had him under ar
rest. Wiley broke loose,' drew his knife
and attacked him. They grappled, Wi
ley tripped him and they both fell, the fall
separating them. The officer rose first,
aud a3 Wiley came at him ho struck him
on tlie head, felling him to the ground
wiib a fearful wound ou tbe head. Tho
wound was dressed aud he was put iu his
buggy aud sent home. Before reachiiig
come the doctor was sent for to stop a
hemorrhage. What will bo tho result
bannot be ascertained from our informant,
Augusta. Chronicle: A representative
of tbe Chronicle met Mayor May yester
day, and asked bmt wiiy it was that Ibe
canal committee did uot let the corpora
tors pi tbe Inman Manufacturing t’ompa
ny ‘have as much water front as they
asked for, on the canal. “Became,” said
his Honor, “the city does not intend to
sell to any company, at the nominal price
of $100 per acre, more laud than its re
quired lor manufacturing purposes. Why
should the city sell to tbe Inman compa
ny, or any other company, double the
quantity of laud which is needed by
tnat company? ir the city should
sell any company double tbo quan
tity of land required by that company for
Its buildings, what is to prevent tbo com
pany from turning that which they do not
ne:d into speculative purposes? In other
words, tbe company might sell the land
which it procured from the city at $100
per acre to others at $500. Tne city de
sires to eucourage manufacturing ami will
do so by every means iu its power, but it
whl not divest Its* If of all iu land along
the canal to a few corporations or indi
viduals. It is perfectly willing to sell the
Inman Company ail tbe land, at $100 per
acre, that it requires for manufacturing
purposes; but no more. The committee
also require thst the mill of tlie size des
ignated, when the land is bought, shall be
built within two years of tbo date of pur
chase, otherwise the transfer is Lull aud
void. Tho committee will also be careiul
in gianting water power, to see that no
company gets more water than it requires.”
This conclusion of the city authorities
is eminently correct. There would be no
equity iu allowing a few c mpanies to
purchase all tho land owned by the city
along the canal at a mere uomiual figure.
Li a few years other companies that might
desire to eiect factories would be under
tho necessity of paying large sums to par
ties for sites which they had purchased
for $100 per acre. The cit;
CbrlMmaN In the City or Mexico.
We are privileged to publish the follow
ing extract from a letter addressed fo tbe
children of the Academy for tho Blind, by
Mrs. Touhie Williams MacDone’.l, formerly
of this city, but now a resident of tho City
of Mexico, her husband being a missionary
of ths Southern Methodist Chureh, iu that
city. No donbt it will prove interesting to
many of onr readers:
But perhaps you would like to know how
Christmas is spent in Mexico. To the de
votees of St. Nicholas it wall seem strango
to learn that he has never become known
to the Mexicans. This is nil the mere
strange wheu it is remembered that every
Mexican child has a patron saint, and surely
SI. Nicholas was a friend of the children.
My heart wentoat in pity fortheso children
no IT THEY trotlli IT.
II«w Expert Thieve* Jialnetrmly Gaia
Entrance to Apartments in Hotels. :
Georgia seem? to have b«.on tho oOjec- j
five point for a number of export hotel t
thives. Recently a number of hotels hato :
been raided npon, aud entrance in’o apart
ments being made without leaving any ,
trace of a felonious entry other thin the
|Great Germ Destroyer?
DAUliY’S
PROPHYLACTIC FLUID.
jlPiUing of Small
Small-Pox Pox Prevented.
Eradicated j U b^? e ^' arlfied * ml
marks of nippers on the ends of keys or n j Contugion destroyed. 1° and'ernei’™™ 111 ** 1
small gimlet hole in tho door nbove tlie! Sick rooms puritiedin^2IntcrvriireA
i.„u Ti.. ! nnd madeoleas'uit.'uv.
visitor, or the eager-lLteniugfor tho sound
of his sleigh bells, or same noise that would
tell them how near he was. Yet they havo
pleasures on this occasion, which, no doubt,
they regard as the most amusing and enjoy
able. They are also characteristic of tho
people and their customs.
Their festivities begin seven days before
Christmas and are wound up with great
feasting on Christmns day. Tlioy speak of
this day ns a “fast day;” Lnt, as tho little
girl who told mo of their festivals said, “it
is a fast day, only they eat more than
usual.” AU, both old nnd young, enter into
these “Pa-adaa,” as their festivals are
called. Posada is tha Spanish for an inn,
or tavern, and gives name to this custom,
ns its principal feature connate in repre
senting Jcssph nnd Mary seeking a lodging
at an inn. Every member of too family
takes part in tfccso amusements, and gen
erally some invited guests.
At the appointed time they meot togeth
er and fo> m into a procession. They march
two nnd two through the house nnd cord-
do. s singing asong and currj iDg a lighted
candle iu the tight baud. The soug is the
same every year, that is, tho words, aro tho
same, but tho marie is changed. What the
harden of tho song is I do uot know, nor
do those who sing it, tho words being in
bolt. Theso raids nre frequent, but in f „ nn< ^ r ? a ^ e . p ! e ? 9SUt ’|Woiuida healed ran-
* 1 Fevered nnd sick per- j£j y 1
C?!i e v^?S. d Sc»rv^ cured in a
short time.
ing with Proph.v-lTctior dried np.
laouo Fluid added It ig perfectly h
ic the water. I
harm-
nine cases out of ton the lauulords arrange ;
matters with their guests rather than tive
publicity to n robbery that might |>erhaps
frighted away their customers. At police
headquarter* a lintel robbery is often re-
IiorteJ,'nnd an officer detailed to make au
investigation. Thb officer on arriving at
the hotel is immediately admonished by
tho proprietor uot to say n word about it
to the press, and by this means the public
are rarely rando aware of these crimes.
Not long ago the rooms of the Lanier Darby's
Hou»o were entered by moans of niimcrs ! about. r~ .
and robbed. The recent National Hotel j T a Purify tlie Bren'!, Cholera dissipated,
affair was committed by otrpert?, but they! Cieanso the Teeth, Fever prevented
had no occasion to use the nippers nor the it can't bo surpu-s by it < u-«
“widdy,"and by reason of opposing cir- I ed. ou *'* death in
Soft White Complex- p or . Soro Throat it is-
tons e«cored by it.-> ; n M . TC r!Ir0-
u.‘oin bathing.
Impure Ail IDtdfjj tuuuth i? v - I
harmless and |«un- : j
tied by spriuklioirn Pdvi-, V Ov TED. ,
Flu;
camstances made a burgling job. A gen- | Catarrh relieved and
tlcinau from Atlanta tells us that ths
hotels in that city have also endured re-
(Vntly.
As the manner in which this kind of
robbery is committed is nnknown to a
majority of onr readers, we give a dosSrip-
tion of tho modna operaudi. There are
bet four or flvo tools necessary to com
plete au outfit, nnd nil theso can bo car
ried in the watch pocket of a vest. Tiio
nippers are made of the tiuest steel, but au
old umbreiln rib with tho lerapor taken o~t
will make the others—tho secret of their
value lying wholly in ths pocnlar shapo in
which they nre bout.
It most be borne in mind that the Into!
thief knows exactly what roam will bring
him ino3t booty. He scans tho newspapers
closely and keeps himself informed of the
coming and going of nil persons likely to
carry valuable jewelry or money. Ha geu-
curcd.
Erysipelas cured.
Burns relieved in
stantly.
Scars prevented.
Remove* nil nnpleat
ant odors.
r
th - hut. e, 't should
bIwuj * ut un-d
nixml the corpse—it
wiltprtvent any uc-
L>t - ..-uit smell,
in Antidote for Aui.
tnal or Vegetable
Prisons, Stings,etc.
iDaiigbrou* effluvia*
j of sick roman ami
j hospital* removed
by it* use.
Latin. Idle couple iu front carry between * !!'?*,*** * 0 jfs about the hotel for u day or so
thorn a miniature stable. Theso stables j "gJ acqoaintanooe. Being always
p.ie made by covering a board with gray : ? : ? at y , dressed, with an inclination to bo
moss, and are roofed with boughs o'greeu. i w *** 1 i“ 3 ,T- 0Uey ’ ei }8j*>’ done.
Benorih these bongbs stand
man and woman who
Joseph nnd Mary, and between th-.m lying
in the mos3 is a little wax doll, which is in
tended to represent tho Savior. On dif.
ferent parts of the boards are figures of tho
rnn-oQAuf him tlle nun >bor of his room, and he wails
represent for tho ni8ht>
H’e will suppose tho victim before re
tiring has looted tho door. If there is a
bolt above, tho lock, as is nearly always the
shepherds and sheip. Above the stable are I b ^ t 1 iuit ?, pr ?, pe , r
atari of gilt paper, nnd immediately above i p ’
■y large star, which ba
lb'
y
very cateiul, both in alienating its land
on the canal and in making water con
tracts. Much of Augusta’s prosperity de
pends upon its manufactories, and we
must look to *
present,
-should be brought onf,and all be, in singi^a lullabjq Th f <loor is locked aud bolted. If
swings their arms as if thly all had an has made a bungling job ho generally
> tlie future a3 well as to the
above facts. Tbe murderer took flight
and has not as yet been apprehended. It
is supposed lie is hanging about Albany,
Jr he Is bo bad better not put his bead
out.
ArUfcXS Wdlehilidll! Mi*. A. fl. Head,
the section master who was killed by the
Northeastern traitiat Lula last wees, was
conscious to tlie last; and a short tithe be
fore bis death-, while suffering intense
agony-, drew forth his Watch aud compared
it with tlie railroad time to see how long
be bid lived. He had great nerve, and we
are Informed that he told his wife not to.
sue the road for damages; but he supposed
they would allow her to continue to draw
his salary which was $40 a month. He
leaves a wife ard one child, aud was a
man highly esteemed.
Post-Appeal: The convict bulletin In
tbe office of tbo principal keeper ol tbe
penitentiary shows: The number of con
victs in the penitentiary on the 1st of
February was 1,210, divided among , the
companies as follows: Company No. 1,
312; company No. 2,342; aud compauy
No. 3,341; Marietta aud North Georgia
railroad, 220. There has been one cou-
vlct received since tbe first. Two will be
discharged during tbe month on pardons
and tne lime of twelve will expire. The
new convict went to company No. 3. The
pardoned ones go from the Marietta aud
North Georgia railroad. Of the twelve
whose time expires during tho month
companies two and tbreo have five, and
M. irietta and North Georgia railroad has
two.
Henry County Weekly: One of our
timid young men attended a musicale tlie
other evening, and wished very much to
hear ‘Cradle’s Empty, Baby’s Goue”—a
popular little ballad, aud a favorite with
nim. Tim young lady who presided at
tbe instrument was Inexpressibly shocked
a moment later to hear him call for
“Baby’s Empty, Cradle’s Gone.” Wheh
tbe unfortunate yottng men whs tnade
aware of bis blunder be ’tvilteu like ‘a lily
of the field.
Vindicator: A Woodbury farmer en-
gtged a tenant a few weeks ago to whoso
care bo entrusted a fine young mule, The
tenant, while under the influence of too
much grog, put the mule in a stall at a
settlement where no one wa* .living and
forgot all about the matter. Going to his
own stable tlie next morning the darky
found uo mule and infoi med bis landlord
that the animal was either stoleu or bad
straved off. A search of four or five days
failed to discover the missing mule.
AN>ut this time a family moviug Iuto the
vacant bouses near by tbe darky’s home,
found a starving mule securely iastened
to one of the stalls. Investigation showed
the animal to lw the mule for which such
anxious search had been made for nearly
a week. When taken out the animal
could scarcely walk, having been with
out tood or drink for live days.
Cuthbert Enterprise: Mr. Jack
Bv-yett, of Randolph county, sent some
cotton to Georgetown last Wednesday,
and among the lot was one bale that
Hand was shot by some one out of tlie
bouse, the ball cuteringjurt below tbe pit
of tbe stomach. Prisoner confessed the
crime, and offered to pay doctor bill, and
pay for lost time, etc. Ho further said
that he was drunk when ho dl l tho shoot-
ing and was sorry he had done it. He did
Uot seem to think of the plea of “transi
tory mania.” Too prisoner is a mere boy.
When will our Legislature think to tax
uistols so heavily that such chans cannot
carry them? Let pistols and tho whisky
be stamieJ out together.
Cochran Enterprise: On last Monday
nigbt a lawyer from Hawkiusville, ac
companied by cue of Cochran’s citizens,
visited the residence of Judge Green, our
notary public and ex-officio justice of tlie
peace, un-somo official business. When
they knocked at llio dxir tbo judge said,
“Mind tbe dog; shut the door!” They
did shut tbe door, and, to tbeir liorror,
fouud the tb-g on the inside with them.
Alter tbe Judgo got tip, and beat the dog
off with hot water, lie had to call on bis
wardrobe for two pain of panUioors for
his patrons. Considerable “wolf-sign”
was discovered tho next morniDg, and the
lawyer is now in favor of repealing the
law prohibiting tlie carrying of concealed
weapons.
- WIBEGBAS3 Watchman: Little girls
sometimes hang up tbeirstockings to catch
presents from Bants Glaus. Miss Mary
Stallings liung out a meal Sack and caught
MaJ. Jones. Mr. Tom Kasoh lias stretch
ed bathed wire to Catch lits’n-, but the
uights have been so hicle’rrtent that she
has hesitated to liahg bpon it.
Cwulilr.t-Mi: -Jack Dudley, Thomas
Malone and George W. Smttli were before
Justice Pitcbford ’cliiu-ged With aiding
prisoners in eachplng 'frtffn tlie city stock-
stile. They were ’ekeh required to give
bdhd’in 'the sum’6f$500 to appear before
tbeUdjS'erior 'Court. Tbe charge against
theth is ielotiy In aiding prisoners to es-
'cape.
'^jXYann^H Recorder: The schooner
r. C. Y arnali, Caplaiu Scott, a four-mast-
cd Schooner, and the first that ever appear
ed in these waters of this particular model,
arrived at lids port yetterday irom Phila
delphia on her first voyage. Tbe Yarnall
presented quite a pleasing eight as she
sailed along the stretch ot Long Island
with her immense amount of snow-white
canvas thrown to the breeze; of tbe latter
there wa* very little, however.
Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Tbo
telegraph wires between Augusta and At
lanta were prostrated iu many places by
Monday’s sieet, aud although a strong
force was put to work immediately, to re
pair them, they could only bo used as far
as Harlem yesterday. They will be all
right in a few days.
Washington Gazelle: We looked Into
a farmer’s wagon the other day as he
started homo with his supplies. We saw
two sacks of corn, one sack of oats,
two bushels of meal, a fifty pouud tack of
flour, three axe helves, one dry salt side,
two sacks of guano, a bottle of “red-eye”
and three wataoo collars. We do not
know whose wagon it was, nor do we know
whether the articles were cash or “on
Georgia Home Journal: Mrs. Leonora
Clayton, of this city, lias some very inter
esting anc'cnt relics, which we recently
hid the pleasure of Inspecting. They
were secured from an old burial ground
at Ancon, near Lima, by her son, Sir. Wm.
F. Clayton, tlieu vice consul to Callao—
who was ou tbe spot and recovered tbese
curiosities iu a fins state of preservation,
there being uo moisture in tho sandy soil
of that province. The abode of tbe dead is
coeval with the Incas. The men, it would
seem, were buried with tbeir weapons—
tbe women with tbeir knitting needles and
pieces of dotb aud thread they bad spun
and woven; aud in every case an ear of
cum, or shelled corn. In a wicker work
basket were two sets of knitting needles of
wood, and three balls of different colored
thread; also tufts of cotton as fine as silk.
Tlie needles are different in form from
curs, a»d painted in designs. The uten
sils used by them for liquids are similar
in shape to some we have seen from Pom
peii; and one of them is very queer, being
au exact imitation of iff largo crooked-
neck squash. There is also a red earthen
driukhig cup, supposed to lie pre-hisloric,
as all the pottery of the Peruvians was
black. These curious relics are worthy
of inspection by antiquarians.
Milledgeville Herald: Last week
Sheriff Eunis got on track of somo ne
groes wbo were stealing corn from his
mill. He beard of one wbo went to Ma
cou. He went over there Friday evening
and posted tlie Macon police to be ou tho
lookout for him. Tbo next morning, when
Sheriff Ennis was goiug to his train, he
saw his thief and took charge of him with
out the\.Macon police knowing anything
about it. The negro had one arm, wore a
white hat, and was easily described, Ob,
those Macon perliccel
Athens Chronicle: Mr. W. S. Barret,
a highly respectable citizen of Clarke
county, bad a narrow escape from a seri
ous injury the other day. While pouring
babbit metal on some damp machinery,
tbe molten metal flew out, striking him
on tbe eye-lid, iuflicting a painful wound;
and bad it weut into tho naked eyo,
would have instantly destroyed the sight-
Warrenton Clipper : Tbo Macon
Telegraph is now one of the best pa
pers in tbe South. The daily is unsur-
passiugly sparkling and brilliant. The
news is given in a nut shell aud the edito
rial comments are like “bolts irom tho
blue.” The local and Georgia news de
partments far surpass many-other dailies
of renown.
Eatonton Mestengcr: Ccvington,
which claims to bo the best cotton market
iu this section, skipped 10,5S4 hales last
season. Eatonton, winch makes tbe
same claim, shipped 10,000 bales. Sco?
You are sick; well, there is just one
remedy that will cure you beyond possi
bility of doubt. If it’s Liver or Kidney
trouble. Consumption, Dyspepsia, Debili
ty, Well’s Health Reuower is your hope.
$1. Druggists. Depot Lamar, Rankin
& LamarT junl4dawly
terrible Losa or Lite.
Millions of rats, mice, cats, bed-bugs,
roaches, lose their lives by collision with
“Rough on Itals.” Sold by druggists.
15 cents. . junlddly
A I.ucky Mon m Milford, Del.
The peach crop of Delaware about this
lime yearly becomes the subject of para
graphing. Mr. A. Z. Ackerman at Mil
ford, however, doe* not take tlie tame In-
terest In tbe affair he did before lie drew
a part of tbe $100,000 capital prize in tbe
December drawing of The Louisana Stato
Lottery, all information about which can
be had by writing to M. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La. lw
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Colds, Sore Throat, Asthma, Catarrh, and
other diseases of the bronchial tubes, no
more useful article can be found than the
well-known il Broxen's Bronchial
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.A rbyitclaa'* Testimony.
In the treatment of lung aud bronchial
diseases the liver is often implicated to
such an extent that a hepatic remedy be
comes necessary in effecting a cure of the
lungs. In tbe treatment of such cases i
prescribe Simmons Liver Regulator, pre
pared by J. H. Zeilm •& Co., with en
tire satisfaction. I find that it acts mildly
but effectually in regulating the secretions
of the liver, stomach and bowels.
I. L. Stephenson, M. D.,
lw Owensbcro, Ky.
Am Statiatnt Wore (“I ot Srasll-Pt*.
The most potent remedy to stop tbe
spread ot tbit great scourge is Darby’s
Prophylactic Fluid, which is ready for use
at all times. Persous are liable at any
weighed nine hundred and thirteen
pounds. Some people would suppose that
there were several hundred pouud* of real _
estate packed in with the cotton, but )i*t dollar that tbe owner of tbe wagon tne I
there was not. It classed low middling- u net making a fortune iu farming. This ; sick
tbe child"!, a very large star, Which has rays ! „„ Tho T b w - u11 traiaed * J? 8
ot li^hfc fihin’Dp do.vn upon him. After * ^ genuine snore. The
marching through the house several times, I PjPP*” .*? !^. bmn&A out. This _in-
the couple carrying the stable are leti fl n ? IL /L Dt ^a* tho appearance of a tuning
aloue, while the others go into a room. The * frf by . lI !° 8 * em
two with the stable pass through the hbus; ' t l ° fork serv-
ngain, but cn arriving at tho do->r of tho i j5jF “ Jjjjta!?* * pp8 ^, Vl 11
room occupied thoy stop to knock. Tho*o i I 1 ; 8 ? 8 ?
within fislc in kqhi* **\Vh*i nm wAncm 0*1 &ctQ*i] test & uitiu st-indio^ four
T7hich they reply, “&’c are travelers.” This, i Af'o^tho kev
Sssri d.tssrjjr-'sffis;;
® sss ayffir.uas:; i
a•.HaiSfi?
mother of tbo Messiah.” Theso people
nre kinder and more hospitable than
those of Palestine were, and permit tho
travelers to enter. Here the representation
of the holy etory coates aud the li tie stable
is deposited upon a table. A wax doll is
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Darby’s Pruphylactio Fluid is the only
medicine iu my family. We can use it for
almost even thing—'jure*, bruise*, stingy
earache, eour stomach*, etc. My child,m
when hurt or bruised always < all at w*
for Darby’s Fluid. We c moot get along
well without it Rev. Jons Miruzws,
Montgomery, Ala.
Vandeudii.t Unitkbsitt. Nab-ivim-e, Tf.un.
It affords mo great j-Ieasn e to testify to
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by's Praohrlactic Fluid. As a -’i-inftctr.:it
and det a rtfent it is both theoretically and
practically c-uperior to any p.-epur\:liua
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N. T. hurras, Prof, of Chemistry.
From tho eminent phj-sieian J. Marion
Sims, M D., New York : I am convinced
that Prof. D.irhy's Prophyltctio Fluid is a
most valuable Uisinfectaut.
In fact it is tho great
Disinfectant, and Purifier
rnnrAueu mr
J. ILZoiiiu «Sb Co.,
Manfactnrinir Chemist*. Sot.aPr.opniRTons
hole a peculiarly best wire is thrust
aud ono easy flirt throws tbo bolt
hack. The thief then opens tho door, giv
ing all his attention to the snoring. Ho
secures his booty and goes out. with ono
ear in the passago way and tbo other in the
infaut endeavoring to quiet its cries. Tne
words aro so ridiculous that if I could pro
cure a copy of them I would try to give
bungling job ho generally
skips the town before tho sun is up. Other
wise he bares a holo in the door of his own
room nnd uoxt mornirg curses the thief as
loud as anybody. If his night’s work fails
ri,e ln laby w“en the sor.g i3 ftalhed! ‘ lh ° land!ord 80318 down haad *
they are nil quietly coated aud an earthen- BO ™ e) -
waro jar is hung in tho center of the room.
These jars nre fancifully dressed in tissue
paper of various colors, while inside nre
candies, nuts, ete, or ns th* Spanish would
havo it, “Dnlcea." Some ono is blindfold
ed, and led around the room and left a’.uue,
where, it is supposed he is coiffured, and
cannot tell where the jar is. When this
confusion is complete a large stick is given
him or her, nnd they nre permitted to
make two strikes ench, endeavoring to
break tho jar. Every one has an oppor
tunity to try their skill nuti! some one
succeeds, and, then, oh, wh.it a fail of
“Dulees” nnd what a scramble to get some
of them. What fun it must be to see old
aud yonng scrambling nnd pushirg, trying
to get the most. A tter nil this quiets down
nil join iu dancing and ths “woe sma’
hours o' morning” finds them lazily and
languidly passing through tho changes.
I havo been tola that their dances ere
much slower than lbo3e in America and
much less to bs censured. Yet American
wit nnd vitality is doiag much t iwards
awakening these people who for so long a
time havo beea content with their old cus
toms. «
I do cot know whether these “Pas ndas”
aro wearisome to these people or uot If
it were r.ot for their quietly taking things
as they come, their faBt days would cer
tainly be very injurious to henKh.
The Americans indulge in theso “jir-
broakings,” and with their keen sense of en
joyment no doubt find latch more amuse
ment in them than the Mexicans. They
know, too, how to add amusement to tho
fine capital which these old customs fur
nish. Dr. Patterson, last year, after the
usual Christie ns celebration, for the schools
connected with oar church, bad a “jnr
breaking” in ono of the tchool rooms.
There were two jars suspended and tho
littlo children each had a turn at one, but
were all too short to reach it. Imagine the
astonishment and chagrin when one of tho
larger boys succeeded in bringing its con
tents down, which consisted only of bi s of
paper. The other restored good feeling ns
it was well filled with “dulees.” Good-by.
T.W.M.
M-'OU Mr'OUGEUY.
A Todug Man From Thomaavillo Ar-
restod Last Mglit.
Late yesterday nf tornoon Chief Hurley re
ceived a telegram from John Spain, city
maishal of ThomasviUe, to arre&t a young
man named John C. Courtney, charged
with forgery, and who was expected to ar
rive on tbe train from Albany. The tele
gram described a Blonder young man, thin
moustache, light clothes, cropped hair, de
cayed upper teeth and red hands. He was
also to bo recognized by wearing a double-
breasted light colored overcoat with rubber
buttons, and an amethyst ring on his little
finger.
Tho description was given to officers
Wryo, Henderson and Harvey Fennel with
in-tractions to watch tho incoming trains
aud make tho arrest. Accordingly when
tho train from Albany came iu tlie officers
were ou hand. A young man, apparently
answering the description exactly with the
exception that lie tr.d no overcoat, was
spotted nnd the officers drew him out. Tho
ring lie wore was a cameo, nt-d, with the
exception ot tho coat, was perfectly do-
scribed ia the telegram. The officers were
convinced soou afterward that ho was uot
tho mnu, r.nd he was n-dowed to proceed,
nnd so gentlemanly had he boon treated by
tbo offioers that ho did not utter one word
of complaint at tho detention or mistaken
identity. .... .
\\ hen- the Brunswick tram came in, offi
cers Heudersou nnd Fennell saw the risht
man and quietly arrested him. This ovtut
was not wholly uuiooked for. He said he
lmd got down pretty lowiu ThomasviUe
and grew reckless. He admitted the forg
ery, and said lie was oa his way to Tens,
He was loth to roiurn to ThooiasviUe, and
said if lie had auy means of self-destruc
tion would die before he’d return. Tbe
following is a note written by him to his
futh6r a few miuutes before tbe train lett
ou Wednesday:
Tuouasviu.e, Ga., February 1.
DcabFathuk: I have this day forged
your name for $50.00. You must not blame
auy one but your ruiusd son, John Court
ney. No one kuows it but myself. I could
uot live where t was. I had rather die. You
can ru u me dosn, I know, but i’ll never be
brought back to lhoina* county a ive. I
am going to tlie navy. Good-bye. I leave
in a few min a ler (or Sa 1 a mah.
He was taken to tbs barracks immedi
ately after arrival, aud an officer from
TbomHsville will probably arrive this morn
ing. He is quits a young man, rcarcely
over twenty, and,-judging from his conver
sation, has been leading rather too fast a
life.
Few hotels in the UnitcdStatescan boast
of fai'cty in thi* particular. Out of lifty-
four burglar-proof inventions for hotel
door3 only three are known to withstand
tho and they aro fo complicated as to
command a price whicli places them be
yond the reach of landlords. At tho ex
pense of being laughed at, we venture a
precaution that will in every case save a
man’s monoy. Wo havo always used tho
plan in traveling, nnd on iroro than one
occasion found it valuable. Before retir
ing, and after tho door is locked, take an
ordinary bed slat and lean it up against the
door in a position tomato it fall should
the door ho opened tiie slightest. Its fall
ing will awake any ordinary sleeper, nnd no
thief ia going into a room where he knows
there is a man awake.
TIME MtVPE CASE.
PnnMilan Um of ll»lr
May be entirely prevented by the use ot
Burnett’s Cocoazne. No other com
pound possesses the peculiar properties
which so exactly suit the various condi
tions of tha human hair. It softens the
hair rehen harsh and dry. It soothes the
irritated scalp. It affords the richest
lustre- It presents the hair from fatting
off. It promotes its healthy, rigorous
growth. It m not greasy and sticky. It
I leaves no disagreeable odor. It kilts
moment to “catch’’ tbe disc ate, and should
_ get the fluid at once an I uso it freely
space,*'butwe "ar7 w llfiug to stake our j about, as places cannot be infected where jfJSuJjr
....... — the fluid is used. Persons attending the a **« ru * Flavoring
» “jstiaK fft: 1 ' #*-1 *£££ i. £T 1
A Card From the Attorney* oF tbo
lluuil Commission.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 8,1^82.
Emroni Telzcibatu and Messenger—
In your issue of this data you publish an
order in the caso of Huff vs. Mayor and
Council et nl., and say it i3 a'consent order
taken in that rase in tha Supreme Court on
Tnsjdsylast You have fallen into an er
ror as to the court in which the order was
taken. Judao Simmons granted the order
yon published, and it was signed by Messrs.
Lyon & Gresham, W. A. Hawkins, as attor
ney for W. A. Huff, and Mr. S. H. Jemison
for the city of Macoa. Tha attorneys of
the commissioners of the bonded debt of
the city of Macon did nut sign that order,
nor did they over see it until Wednesday
□As you are doubtless aware, when
Judge Simmons granted the injunction
against tho mayor nnd council, the attor
neys of tho commissioners of the bonded
debt, in connection with N. E. Harris, city
attorney, who represented thomnyoraud
council in tho argument of
tho case before Judge Sim
mons, by joint bill of exceptions carried
the decision of Judge Simmons to the Su
preme Court for review. Wfccn the case
was called iu that court, S. H. Jemison,
Esq., representing the mayor and council,
moved to withdraw the bill of exceptions,
and in aid of the motion, read a resolution
of the mayor and council, instructing tho
city attorneys to do so, and also read the
modifiod consent order alluded to above.
The undersigned attorneys of the com-
messionivs of tbo bonded debt, so far from
consenting to any order in tho cast, stren
uously roiisted the motiou of Mr. Jemison,
contending aud reading authority to sustain
the position, that as it was necessary' to
prosecute the trover suit*, particularly that
against Maior R. F. Lawton, who received
a portion ot tho collateral* held by him,
not from Mr Huff, hut directly from the
city treasurer, in order that the commis
sioners of tho bondod debt might dis
charge the daty imposed upon them by the
aot of the Legislature,the mayor and council
o raid aud «hould be retained as parties to ti e
bill of exceptions, not only without but
against their consent. After full argu
ment of tho question, the court decided
ttiat tlie city attorney hnd a right to with
draw the bill of exceptions a* to the may
or and council, and that when that was
done, there was no judgmert ngaiuat the
commissioners of the bonded debt for re
view. This decision, which was a formal
and binding adjudication, necessarily dis* j
posed of tbe whole case. We did uot con
sent to nny order in this case. i
By tbe modified order, taken in the case j
in the court below, it is expressly provided ,
that tbe original judgment granting tho In- \
junction against tne mayor and oouned |
"was simply to enjoin the three common
lnw op trover suit**,” nnd counsel for Hun j
declare that they so construe that judg- .
ment. This beiug so, it would seem that 1
the only chance iu the status of the Iffiga- j
tion is that it is to be prosecuted in the fu
ture in a oourt of eqaity rather than iu a >
court of law. Billups and Habdeman, j
Washington Dessau, j
Ally’s for commissioners bonded debt ,
Tlie FloreBce Sl(titloi*ls of tbe Sar |
uory. j
Tbe following Is an extract from a let- j
ter writteu to the German Reformed M<s■
senger, at Chambcrsburg, l’enns/lvatffa: J
A hknefactbess. j
Just open the door toi her, aud Mrs. '
Winslow will prove the American Night
ingale of the nursery. Of this we aie so
sure, that wc will teach our “Susy” to
“A blessing on Mrs. Winslow,” for
helping tier to survive aud escape tbe grip
ing, couching and teething siege. Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup relieves tbe
child from pain aud cures dysentery aud
diarrlava. It softens tbe gum*, reduces
inflammation, cure* wind colic, and car
ries tbe iuiant through the teething pe
riod. It performs precisely wbat it pro
fesses to perform, every part of ft—noth
ing less. We have never seen Mrs. Wlns-
low-tknow her ouly through tbe prepara
tion of her “Soothing Syiup for Children
Teething.” If we had the power we would
make her, as she is, a physical savior to
the lufaut race. Sold by jdl drug^sU,
SONiETHHJC
EVERYL^DY
OUGHT TO KNOW.
There exists a means of sc-
curiti" it soft and brilliant
Complexion, no matter how
poor it may naturally be.
mi:aifs Hiurr.oiitt Juilm is a
dciiL’iite and Jtni’n:'; nr:
cle, which instantly removes
Freckles, Tan, Redness,
ItODfihncss, Eruptions, V ui-
enr Flushings, etc., etc. So
delicate and natural are its
effects that its use is not
suspect dl by any body.
No lady basths right to
present a dis^fijtaUeUkM, in
society whet
Balm Is sold I
for 75 cents
26 cents a bottie.
Feb. 3-w-:
Tor more thai
Mexican Hoi
known to inf
tho only snf<
necNlouts or
alxive price
|kluil. Tore'
I tho
| Mustang I.lnlmcnt Is witho
It pc netrntes flesb aui
lie very bone—making
urn of pain end inflninma
Ihlo. Its effects upon Human
hn HnitoC'rcnlirm aro equally
| ful. Tho Mexican
msm
j Liniment Is needed by somot
I every house. Every day brings nel
I the ngnuy of au awful scald or bi
subdued, of rheamatta martyrs 1
.stored, ov a valuable horse ®r
I save d by tho bculUig power ol' this
which speedily cure* such ailmont* of
Uio HUMAN FLESH as
Rheumatism, Swellings, Stiff
Joints. Contracted Muscles, Burns
nud Kcalds, Cuts, Bruises aud
Sura'lus, Poisonous Bites and
Ki.ngs. Ntidtoess, I.ameness, Old
Korcs. deers, Frostbites, Chilblain*.
Sore Sipples, Caked Breaet. and
Indeed every Form off external dis
ease. It heats wllhout scare.
For the 11BUTB CREATION It cure*
Sprains, Swlnay, Stiff Joints,
Founder, Harness Mores, If oof IMs-
e«*<«. Foot Bet, Screw Worm, kenb,
llcllow Horn, Iterate he*, Wind-
gall*. Spavin, Thrush, Bing holes,
Old Shires, Poll Evit, Film upon
tho Sight and every other ailment
to which th* t:e«pas*i ot' tt
Stable and Stock Yard are liable.
Tha Mexican Mustang Liniment
always cures and never disappoints;
and it is, positively,
THE BEST
or ALL
LINIMENTS
Tbnsu.JFla.ter: Bud Sluon vend.' U but OM or Die picture, tbut «M«u, uu will be prouutud b, lu tne UM.
J .
Extracts are
feb3-5t
Two wh>te women elopedTroa^Soui-
dsyibarj, Pennsylvania, last week with colored
men.