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Newspaper Page Textdfeuiagra SccujroaJ & IHj&sjsjmgsK THE RUINED CAST EE. by cnntGC GiunAit. A by the swiftly limning itreim The reload cattle Mauds— |Co more Hie haunt of knights and dame* M lm i xme from fore ign land*. ' » i more the aound of revelry “lies from the banquet hall; i more the n arrlor keeps hit watch Vpon the outer wall. |T1 e bridge Is naught but rotted wood; The fosse is choked and dry; smantled are the turrets, now, That once tow’rd to the sky. rio guard-room.—where the men-at-arms ere wont to drink their fill l tell of battles fought and woo ls tenantless and still. I gray stone walls oft bravely stood— a siege and'battie's din— wavering at batt'rlng ram, or bur>t of cnlvcrln. ■ lordly towers once proudly bore The banners of the Pane, , rill william, with his Norman horde, Lime sweeping o’er the main. ere is the high-born maiden fair, be Fleming stout and tall, ITl.e ;-aimer from the holy land, I The warrior from Gaul f |M ..-re are the nobly-stepplne steeds That pruneed ur..und«ne»MMT . IWbere ore the hnntsrs,gaily draasel, THw fBlonlM or thilr wrists T I'V: ere Is the lonely prisoner, \\ h" In the dungeon drear, |Dr. Limed of his mountain home afar, And wife sod ehtldnsi dearf .. to! simut aloud through silent halls— , where armorhaagsm nut I x- > uiisw er, rave an echo, comes To wake the mould’ringdust. |Go -limit the famous battle cry, , . id sound the stern alarms, [Co, light the beacons on the hill. That ailed the heave to anna. tSroUoat the minstrel's plaintive sotig _ X tor*, to sighing swain. | And make each heap of dust arise Baxon or a Dane. I Gnu emte I all these, beyond recall, , Knights, aquiree and laydyes-fayer I Iosif to the calls of love or war I£9Im walls Mead grimly there. I But. to th« timo-worn parchment scroll,— Written by monkish sege,— t'e owe the record of the past That shines on history's page, w Haven, Feb. 31,1882. GEORGIA PBESS. [\ro lawyers in Thomson had a difllcul- . in which Thos. E. Watson shot W. D. itt in the hand. Thecaso was prosecu- l in MoDtffie Suporior Court. On Friday st. an honorable settlement was effected • friends. The parties, Messrs. Tntt and Cute<>n, advanced to the front of the (idgo, shook hands in open court amid the iijduusoof a large crowd. The case was Withdrawn and the affair termi- »ted in the friendliest of feeling, di i at; seems to be some difficulty abont liremon’s election in Augusta. The I .Yvur* announces the election of Yonng, Chronicle tho election of Ronlett. ey must havo some returning boards rr there. J Cas\\ fordtiw Democrat: A stable and Iwel ing huu.-e belonging to I)r. It. J. laid use entirely duntrojtd by fire last Tednesday tnorning. The loss sustained i between $GOO and $800, inclusive of bnildln-s, farming implement* and Btton. Ai . inv Xeicfand Advertiser: Thearte- i well wss tho popular place of resort sterday. At least five hnndred people situl the scene. This thoroughly estab- 1 the act that water is the favorite eve i i go with Albanians. This is certainly a new departure, would i were always thus. | Damxx Gazelle: We are told that renty-five foot dead whale washed ashore IShickteard Island on Saturday last, bat whde was doubtless the same one at was pretty badly need up in a harpoon it on the Charleston const a few days ore it was washed ashore at Blackbeard. j people cf th-j island wero busy do ing i week cn'tisg np the whale and secur- rtlie oiL—The President sent in the um ii.at ion of Mr. Jules E. Epping to be it.mr.eter at Datien, on Monday, and * usday morning the news reached the Mr. Epping will take charge of the “ e just as soon as his nomination ned and he gives bond and qnali- Mr. Epping is well known in this ction, he Hnving at one time resided in ' i city, and we feel satisfied that be will ke a good officer. He has the ability 1 will drnbUess try to administer the bee in snch a way as to please all—white 1 black. | Tin: Augusta Newt announces the arrival f a thoroughbred colt in that city, which I proclaim* the "fatara Idas of toe turf. 1 n owned bp Mr. U. EL Kernagban. 1 Iso - i ites that Chief H. M. Yonng was re- (loct- 1 by the die department of that dty. >iso i imt two immense brick kilns are now eallljr to be burned for the King cotton aill. Also that the first settlers of Wash- agton, Wilke*, county, settled there be au- e they found sweet shrubs growing on |tbat some he land. They judged l>y this fact he land was rich. And they have ghly scented shrubs growing in that town Superintendent Hugh Dempsey, of the hern Express company at Angusta, i returned after an absence of more than | month on a business trip through Flori- u Mr. Dempsey speaks in glowing terms ! the progress and growth of Florida, and ays it it the busiest State in tho Union, .e tells ns that hotels are still overcrowded ad it it all (he fashion to go to Florida > much for pleasure and elegant life as ar health, tie returns to his homo the kictnre of health and happiness nnd is wel- ned by all his friends. he publishers of the Athens daily wier-irafehman have an agent camass- ag that city for advertisements and snb- cnpticn.*, and if the merchants and citi- ens show a proper appreciation of their "orts, the daily will bs continued. If herwise, after tho first of April, it will lie liscontimud. We sinceiely hope the en- rprising people of the rising Hill City ill not permit the Daily Watchman to see. It would be a serious blow not only i the commercial hut every other interest Valdosta had two fires last week, a sta le and n negro house. The poor negro st everything he had. The Times has the following nbont a dif- |cu! ty in Nashville, Berrien county; Par- • have returned from Berrien court and i learn tho following further particulars i regard to the affair: It seems that Car- Dll Parish and Dorse Dnrsey had a diffi- nlty in Milltown some time ago, growing at of a remark which the former hac »de abont a femnle related to the latter, ben they met at Naahville, Monday, both • drinking nnd it took only a few words recipitaten difficulty again. It was fled before the grnnd jury by one wit- i that Carroll fired the first shot, nnd Bother testified that he fired the first two, Bd the grand jury fonnl no bill, making I out r case of justifiable-homicide. We ill state also that pnblio opinion gives it Wt coloring. Mr.J. 8. Barnett was in llltowu Wednesday, nnd he informed us at Mr. Daraey had returned home and ; he was np nnd doing well. The wound ipnosed to be not so serious ns first »gh (Iriffln Female College haR been |id to Prof. Georgo G. Bntltr, of Potts Pa. UAppeal: After fonryeara’ confine- Govemor Colquitt, on Saturday piling, pardoned Kate Sothem. convict- land sentenced to be liurg forthe killing [Narei-sa Cowart in Pickens connty, the Stance being nf-erwnrds commuted to i years in the oonviot camps. atakkar News: The market for spir- of terpentine has exhibited unnsnalac ty during the past week, and a rapid /once in figures has tak n place The rket opened on Monday morning nt cent« per gallon, nnd during the day need two cents. On Wednesday, nn- advance of one cent took place, and Friday the prioe advanced a half cent, on Saturday another ndvance of one • half cents occurred, the mnrket clos- strong at fifty-five cents, showing an —once in a tingle week of five cents per Ion. or nearly one cent tier day. nnd the dicUi TA are that it will reach fifty-sev- Benta during the ooming week. Avakkah-VVu-.i: The loss of the large ntityof rice destroyed by the hurricane Lngnst last is now commencing to be ooaly felt in tliis ranrket. The demand Ksen act ve during the last two weeks, h local and from the North and West, aanr orders oould not be filled, owing JKTwant of stock, and there is not uth of this artic e now here to meet 5*1 demand till the new crop comes not to speak of outside orders. The in Carolina has been mo fh greater in this State, the shortage being 300.- ■nrhsls, end the entire stock of mille i annulled rioe in that ** ali . a 0 tiercos to meet the ; * ... for the next five months, con- j onr newly discovered vein on tho Teel mine. To establish beyond a doubt in my mind the fact of its being n fissure, its course is directly across the track of all onr veins heretofore discovered, which lie north.’nat and southwest. This vein cuts themtit right angles, and cuts them sure enough, making as clear a fissure through the solid rock as in the soft formation and carries all its material character of trinera's for miles. The outcrop at the surface is particnlarly.weH defined, and can be traced from tho Teel mine, where it has been struck so rich through the adjoining lot to the Lamar, where it has been open ed. Several panfnls of the dirt which I saw taken out yielded at the rate of over J2.00J to the ton, and selected specimens of the rock which did not show gold to the naked eye, ran np to $5,000 a ton. The or dinary vein rock, which was beaten in my presence, nnd some which I brought home, showed at tho rate of $85 per ton, pan test. Columbus Times: Joseph P. Rainey, who was bronght from Greenville Saturday by Marshal Bowen, was 'carried before Judge W. F. Williams yesterday morning to answer tho charge of cheating ami swindling. He was bonnet over to the next term of the Superior Court, and in de fault of bond was sent to jail. Rainey has gotten himself into a pretty bad fix. He “splurged” around considerably when he was here a few weeks ago, and played tlie “beat” on everybody he could, and then skipped town. Augusta Chronicle: Alexander H. Steph ens, in a note addressed to the Bos ton Post, shows that John P. King, of An- gusta, began his Senatorial duties etrlier than any other man now living. He served from December ?, 1833, to Novem ber 1,1337. Columbus Enquirer: We loam that on Friday night a stable on the plantation of the late Air. Henry Dean wag destroyed by fire, together with a horse and a mule. The loss amounted to abont four hnndred dol lars, with no insurance. The cause of the fire is not known. Auousta Chronicle: W. A. Pledger failed to get the Athens post-office, bnt the ad ministration has given him what is doubt less a better position—that of surveyor .of customs at Atlanta. It is said that colored men ore to have the majority of Federal offices in Georgia. Columbus Enquirer: On last Thursday Aaron Gawley and Cicero.Hobbs, two eigh teen-j ear-cM youths, went out hunting to gether on the plantation of Mrs. Jacob Hobbs, near Lumpl^. After engag ing in the usual sport they turned their faces homeward. While walking nlocg i • an open space, Gawley abont three feet in front of Hobbs, the gun of tho latter was accidental}* discharged and the entire load took effect in the back of the former. Yonng Gawley was carried to the residence of Mrs. Hobb and Dr. Gregory was speedily summoned' He#x- amined the wonnd and fouDd it to be dan gerous. Fifty-six bird shot had entered the back and lodged in the cavity of the body. Buesa Vista Armis: Professor Charles Lane, principal of the Macon (pnblio) High School, will deliver the address before the literary society of thi Bnena Vista High School, next JVne. Auousta Chronicle: Yesterday abont half-past one o’clock people in the vicinity of the Central Hotel were startled by a tre mendous rattling noise overhead. They had scarcely time to look np before an av alanche of brick and slate came crashing to the pavement, immediately in front ot Mr. Wm. Scheigert's store. Mr. Scbeig- ert, who was standing jnst outside his door, managed to dodge the falling debris. Several other gentlemen standing near by, retreated in good order. The street lamp was smashed. The bricks came from the top of a chimney, and in their fall dis lodged the slate. Sakdxbstille Mercury: Mrs. Wicker, the mother ot Col. T. O. Wicker and Mr. John R. Wicker, when a girl twelve years old, was kicked in the forehead by a horse, fracturing her skull, and her physician took an old Spanish dollar nnd cut it ar.d put one-half over the fracture, which she carries tothisday; theother half was either misplaced or lost, and never was fonnd un til a few daj s ago, when Mr. Ge it Wiggins, who occupies the house now, was having the door facing repaired the workman came across it, stored away behind the old facing, where it has been for soventy-two years. Mrs. Wicker is still living; is in good health, and is abont eighty-fonr years old. Sivantjah News: Two empty valises were fonnd in a well in At'anta on Saturday. One was marked "J. McVey.” By them was found a bnndle ot papers, am which v ere letters addressed to “W. McKay,” from Griffin, Macon and McRae. An immense amonnt of work is going on at the Central railroad wharves. The month of Mosgrove creek has been dredged out and a magnificent basin for the ac commodation of steamers and other v sels made of it. A donble pile driver is rapidly patting down the outer line of pil ing on the southern side, and in a few weeks there will be a continuous wharf line from the elevator to the street or causeway which extends down to the river front. A telegram received in the city yesterday from Mr. A. Pope, general passenger agent of the associated railways, states that the destruction of the James river bridge, of which disaster full particulars were given in onr telegraphic columns yesterday, will not interrnpt connections from the North via hichmond and Petersburg load. Com fortable transfer arrangements exist for all through passengers and mails between Manchester station and Richmond, Fred ericksburg and Potomac railroads. The burning of the bridge, however, caused the Northern mail which left New York on Sunday morning to fail yesterday. The telegram from Mr. Pope gives assurance that we will not be subjected to this incon venience again, as arrangements are made for tbe rapid transfer of passengers and mails. Stocks and bonds were weak bnt in good demendtfesterday, at a sharp decline on previous figures, and in consequence the “bears” were jnbi'ant while the “bulls” were correspondingly dull nnd depressed. Central common opened at 114k bid, 115V asked, and declined fonrand a half points, closing at 110 bid, 110V asked. Georgia common opened at 158 bid, ICO asked, and dechned three points, closing at 155 bid, 1G0 asked. Central railroad C per cent! ccrtifica es of indebtedness opened at 03V bid, 94 asked, and declined a half point, closing at 93 bid, 93% asked. Southwestern opened at 118 bid, 120 asked, and closed at the sam# figures. New Savannah bonds opened at 83 bid unchanged. Ganns- News: We wero shown theoth- erdey a handkerchief owned by Mrs. a W. Bloodwortli which had been in use thirty years, and had not a hole in it. It was m*de of linen lawn, with lace work edges, and cost five dollars. They made good stnff m those days. Rome Courier: As yesterday’s train pull ed out it bore away abont a dozen emi- £? n . t5 *° tbo ,/ a , r who seemed to thtLk they could do belter there than here. We met the head mat, who raid he could not do any worao there than he was doing ni’king a living. JVe wished him better success and left him. Monroe Advertiser : There will be one naif less guano sold in Monroe connty this season than has ever been sold before. So says one of onr well-informed warehouse men. The place of aesistant P. M. will be ten dered, we learn from good authority, to Mrs. A. Bean. Mrs. Bean is the widow of our deceased fellow citizen, Mr. H. G. Bear, and is fully competent to fill the place mentioned. Amebicus Recorder: An unusually large watermelon crop is being planted. It is not an easy matter to overstock the market with real line melons, and there is money in thorn. \\ o kcew a farmer last year to make over a hundred dollars on arf acre in watermelons, besides a good crop ot peas. Plant melons. _ Aldajit News and Advertiser: Mr. G. P. Clarke, ot Macon, is now in charge of the expnsa office at Albany. The News and AdnertiserJlike many other Albanian* thought the G. P. Clarke, whom the Macon TgLKOKArn said was to take charge of the trfHce, was the Mr. Clarke who has been in the office since the late Mr. Wilder’s last tllce s commenced. Snch was not the case, as a News and Advertiser man fonnd °2, t y^terdsy, when he called at the express office, ihe yonng man in charge is Mr. Georgo P. Clarke,late of the Maoon office —» brother. Itls all in tbe family, and we wish nothing bnt prosperity and happiness for the Clarke brothers. Atlanta Past-Appeal: The case against George Rice, assistant postmaster at Lulu, charged with robbing registered packages of money order funds, was set for a hear ing before tbe United States Court this morning, the United States Attorney-Gen eral declining to interfere in the postpone ment, but owing to the engagement of the Conn in another matter the oase will prob- Monroe Advertiser: We are informed by observing »nd experienced planters of our county, that the cold snap, attended by heavy frosts on Friday and Saturday morn ings last, iK^rtends no good to the fruit and grain crops. Much apprehension exist on account of tho frost, cuu.ing the worm or bng to attack tbe wheat. Onr planters are now buoyant over the flue prospects of a flue yield of wheat aud oats. A failure would bring disasters far-reaching in its effects. RoMEdelights in skating tournaments. Gbiitin brags on Colonel BloodworiL's fine strawberries, and claims to be the great fruit centre.' _ Athens grumbles because the boys play football. Let them alone. It is better than smoking cigarettes and talking poli tics. Auousta is violently convnlaed over a fireman’s election. The way to cure those kinds of fits is to have a paid depart ment. H- C. Guyton, of Laurens, announces himself a candidate for sonator from the sixteenth district, subject to the Demo cratic convention. A copoked voiKn jnst across the line of this county, and m WaehiDgton connty, gave birth lost week to three children. Onr informant saw the children and says tbey are healthy looking and of medium size, bntneglec ed to ascertain the sex. A turpentine farm abont three or four miles below Dublin was destroyed by fire lut Monday. The wooda wero set on fire a^kpf course destroyed tho boxes. The loss is^ood deal. Col. Billups makes a fine judge, and delivered a dear charge to the jury in the case of Reid vs. Alford. He presided in Judge Lawson’s stead on nocoant of the latter’s disqualification because of relation ship. The oddrers to the people of Georgia, by tho committee of the meeting held at the Markham Honse, is a good one. It an nounces the true principles of a true De mocracy, and we would be glad to see snch formulated and adopted by tbe Democratic conventions this year. The Ladies’ Memorial Association have elected J. A. Etheridge, Jr., as orator for the 2Gth of April—and fi. A. Jenkins to in troduce him. We look for something good on that day. As Mr. L. J. Walton came through Mad ison the other day. with two prisoners, he concluded to feed his horses ia a box on the street. He had no opportunity to go to a stable, even for a few moments, and watch bis prisoners at the same time. The marshal walked np and demanded a fine. This he got, bnt it seems unfair in os much as Mr. Walton was endeavoring to enforce law and order in his State by bringing to justice violators of the law. Dublin Gazette: Mr. J. A. Bnmey fonnd, on preparing his ground the other dsy where be had sweet potatoes lost yea-, that the ground was still fml of them. He states that he got several bushels, and that they were as sound as conld be and most deli ciously sweet The death rate in Dnblin during the year will not average 1 per month. Up to this time, not a bnshel of Western com has been brought to this market. The reverse was tbe condition of affairs at tbiB time last year. Eatonton pines for a “musical social or ganization.” Are we to take this as a pre liminary hint that a brass bond is abont to bloom?” ^ Sandebsvtllz Mercury: Col. C. R. Prin gle has the finest oat patch in tbe connty. We admit that the Democratic party has its defects. They can be remedied, bnt bnilding np a new party won’t do it. We were rocked in tbe cradle of Democracy, and we feel proud of the name, and expect to stick to it. The seasons so far have been qnite fa voiable, and the frnit crop at this time promises an abnndant yield. The grain looks splendid all over tbe connty, much of it beginning to joint, and we predict, if no accident occur.*, a splendid harvest. The oat and rye crop in onr connty is at this lime one of the best that has been for several years, and if nothing <erions hap pens to it before harvest time onr farmers will not "have to bny any Western com or hay this summer, Monroe Advertiser: Mr. Robert Mc- Gongh, an old citizen of this connty, line been living with Mr. Joseph Gray, near Bolingbroke, and who seemed apparently to be In good health on Friday last, was fonnd dead in his bed on Saturday morn ing. The cause of his death is supposed to have been heart disease, of wniuh he has snered greatly for many years. The boys of Forsyth have organized circus, and Waterman has taken a private box for the season. WaionrsviLLE Recorder: Frost last Tnursday morning. Mr. Isaac Hartly has been appointed marshal of onr town. Now Ike, keep things straight. On Saturday night last, the store of Mr. A. E. Clark, of this place, was broken open and robbed. Mr. Clark estimates bis loss (ns near as he can ascertain at present), is between $20 and $30. No cine as yet to. <he guilty party. Captain T, W. Kent is now preparingto build n large and commodious hotel. Tho parsonage is in coarse of construction, nnd many other improvements havo recently been made which adds greatly to the ap pearance of the town. Still there is one imi>ortant thii g omitted, that is the bnild ing of an academy. Albany News and Advertiser: Many Albany vegetable growers boa-t of feasting on now po a toes, peas, etc. Itein at last, and a good one, too. A slow drizzle all day Sunday, and at night it com menced falling in torrents, with consider able wind. Several fine showers, alternat ing with glorious sunshine through the day yesterday. From the sand that came from the arte sian well yesterday was panned oat a fine powder of sparkling and shining particles. Tests were applied and the powder, or sand, was fonnd to be iron and manganese. It came np six hnndred and thirty feet from the surface of the earth. The News and Advertiser is authorized to state that the Albany Oil Mill Company has been organized with n capital stock of $50,000, and that tho following officers have been elected with a view of proceed ing at once to the erection of a mill; G. H. Dudley, president; G. C. Ball, secretary and treasurer; J. B. Forrester, superin tendent. SVPltEME COURT OP GKOUGtA Amebicus Recorder: Cotton planting lias began. Sunday night’s giorions rain was just what was needed. Vegetation has taken on new life. It La now fnl'y conceded that the area to be cultivated in onr section is less this year than for several years past, consequently better worked crops and a large yield may be looked for. Eatonton Chronicle: The frost killed vegetables last Thnrs tay. We have heard of a man who offers for sale all tbe rails around his plantation nt one dollar per hundred and will throw in tho land and all improvements. Last Thursday rooming was very cold for this reason. Wo notico that Irish po tatoes and small plants gave evidence ot the severe cold, thpugh we trust that frnit nnd vegetables were not materially damaged. Athens Banner: The beautiful; home of Mr. Ferdinand Fhinizy, ot Athens, with its mansard roof, is bniltof logs, and from this rude foundation its present handsome proportions havo been rea. hel. Mr. Charlie Daniel, of Oconee, smokes an Indian war - pipe fonnd in that connty. It is made in the shape of a grasshopper, and holds abont a quarter of a pound of tobacco. A gentleman tells ns that it cost liim less to get goods from Massachusetts than from Augusta. Ga.. while from Atlanta there is bnt little difference in the rates. Mr. J. B. Toomer lias a sword bnckle that was fonnd on the Entaw battlefield. It has tlie print of a palmetto tree, with the date 17TC. Mr. Toomer has growing in his yard a young palmetto tree, that sprouted from some. seod he bronght from Charleston. He thinks he will succeed in growing it to perfection in this distant latitude. ’Squire Nabors, who has attended the exercises of forty commencements, says if God spares him be will be on hand next commencement as usual. The ’Sqnire has worn the same coat every time he came, it rf>eing an old-fashion bine broadcloth, claw-hammer tail, with brass buttons. Tuomakville Times: Cultivators with two and four plows are becoming popular with Thomas connty farmers. With the latter the work of four males and two hands is done with two males and one hand. Mr. Beojamin D. Hall, an old and highly esteemed citizen of this connty, died at his home near the Florida line on As 4th inst. He was born in 1821. .vs for the next “ va [J‘"jj al >ly not be rea?hed before to-morrow. 7 ?;!l r ^orei-m should be There are now thirty-four newspaper* . 11,500 Per ye» r c*n be easily made a V d 'sSfTJ. nnimtiiiM. “ nd published in Atlanta, and [ honl « worklu g f-r E- «• Rideout & Co, t«V* *1 rtohlooega Big- it i» rumored that two more weeklies are 10 Barclay street, New York, Send for '“l^rilUir^yon some aocount of , soon to be started. j heir catalogue and full particulars. . 1 Dedslsas Rendered March 38th, 1883 Reported for the Telegraph and Messenger by II. C. Peeples. of the Atlanta Bar. Speeb, J.—L At instrument which isin effect a mortgage, containing stipulations as to the sa'e of the property mentioned therein so a s to bar “equity of redemp tion''and also as to the m inner in which the money arising from snch sale is to be applied, with overplus, if any, to go the mortgagor, will not defeat a* claim of the wife of the m vrtgagor to a year’s support from the property mortgaged." 2. The title to the property being still in tbe mortgagor, tbe sale of the property un der said instrument after his death, cannot affect the widow’s right to her twelve months’ support. Judgment reversed. Coleman vs. Jones. Appeal, from Bartow. L The sole question in this case being whether the plaintiff in the eonrt below was a bona fide holder for valne of the'note sued on, before the same was dne, and there being evidence that he was, we will not disturb tbe verdict in his favor. Judg ment affirmed. Simmons vs. Goodrich, trustee. Complaint for land, from Richmond. Sixes. J.—1. A surety may plead a dis charge from liability for causes not affect ing the'iiability of his principal, such as novation of contract, increase of risk, etc., but it is not a privilege available to the principal to set np defenses peculiar to his sureties. Snch a defense woald notinare to bis benefit. 2. If sureties, on default of their princi oal, compromise with the creditor for r sum less than the amonnt in default, and their principal ratifies the compromise, then snch snreties can hold their principal for tbe amonnt of snch compromise, and in settlement thereof may transfer to the creditor property which they hold for their indemnity. 3. Actual notice of matters outside of the deed and records under which a purchaser claims title, mnst be bronght home to snch purchaser in ordtr to defeat his claim. 4. The act of October 18C8 conferred npon the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, snch powers as to conducting a banking business, as authorized them to elect officers to carry on such business and to require of them bond and security for the faithful discharge of snch a trust. Stid act is not nnconstitnt.ocal. Judgment affirmed. Gray, administrator, vs. Field. Com plaint, from Bartow. Speeb, J.—1. If a person submits his suit to arbitration and accepts the result of the award, he will be bound by his acceptance and will not be permitted to open the matter again. 2. Under a plea of accord and satisfac tion, evidence was offered to show a fall settlement, and in response to a direct in terrogatory, a witness answered “my under standing was that the above settlement was a complete settlement.” eto. To a cross-interrogatory, asking that if he testi fied to any coucla-ion, in response to tho interrogatory above mentioned, he would state how he knew it. the witness replied: “Both parties said there wns a con- elusion arrived at, and so expressed them selves, and changed my notes.” The eonrt below on motion excluded the answer to the direct interrogatory. Held: Such exclnsion was error, as explained by the answer to the cross-interrogatory the evi dence was admissible. We are not pre pared to say it was rot admissible withont such explanation, since, as held by this court, “it was my understanding.” When used by a witness, means ordinarily bis knowledge and recollection of facts. 27 Ga,207. 3. Where parties agree to divide the re calls of a certain joint investment it is bnt right that each shpnld bear his proportion of expenses connected legitimately with such investment. Judgment reversed. Attnway vs. Mayor and Conncil of Cariers- ville. Case, from Bartow. Cbawfobd, J.—L A city is not liable for the illegal acts of its police officers. 54 Ga., 4fi8 ; G2 ib. 290 ; Go ib. 387. Judge ment affirmed. Alabama Great Southern railroad vs. Care- ton & Pearce. Appeal from Dade. Cbawtobd, J.—1. A contract in these words : “The rate on iron from Rising Fawn to Chattanooga, shall bo six dollars to Chattanooga, and five dollars to any point on or beyond the U. 0. & St. L. rail' road per cqr load of 2.2G8 pounds,” fixes the rate at six dollars a car load when shipped only to Chattanooga, and five dol lars when shipped beyond that point. 2. The meaning placed npon a contract by one party to it and known to the other, mu*t be held to be the true meaning. Judgment reversed. Etowah'Miningand Manufacturing Co. vs. Dobbins & Co. et aL Equity, from Bar tow. Cbawpobd, J.—1. Relief by injnnction should only be allowed upon a clear neces sity being shown of affording immediate protection to some right or interest of the party complaining, which wonld otherwise be 8erionsly injured or impaired. 2. A bill seeking an injnnction against common law suit on the grounds that the complainant in the bill and defendant in the common law snit was never served in said snit, never acknowledged service, never waived it or authorized any ono else to do so, and that the person signing the note on which it is sned had no authority to bind it, was demurrable for want of equity, there being complete remedy at law. Judgment affirmed. Gibbs vs. Brown. Habeas corpus, from Richmond. Clawfobd, J.—1. It is true that the pa rent is entitled to tho custody and service of a child daring minority; and so too is the fiuBband enri'led to the custody and service of his' wife; yet, whenever a dispute arises between the parent and the hnsband as to tho custody of the minor wife and the Aid of the lnw is invokedby writ of habeas corpus, it becomes the duty of the eonrt on hearing all tho facts, to ex- ercif e its discretion, and determine as to whom tho custody of snch minor shall be given. And insnch cases it must be a fin grant abuse of discretion, which will an thorizo a reviewing eonrt to interfere. The custody was iu this case awarded tothe husband, and we find no abuse of discre tion in the action of the eonrt below. Jndg- inent. affirmed. W. Oase, & A. R. R. Co. vs. McCauley, from Whitfield. Cbawtobd, J.—1. In actions for personal injuries and for damages to personalty, while interest eo nomine is not to be com puted as a matter of right, yet the jury may in their discretion, when fixing the amonnt of damages, consider the length of time for which they may have been with held, the character of the tort, and all other circumstances connected with the whole transaction, in order to arrive at the proper sum t6 be assessed. C. R. R. vs. Sears, not yet reported. 2. The evidenco sustains the verdict. Judgment affirmed, MAT SW DECEMBER. Stanford vs. Treadwell, ct al. Award, from Whitfield, Jackson, C. J.—1. When a pending snit is referred to arbitration, matt rs being submitted nnder the reference in addition to those covered by the snit, nnd tho award when returned is excepted to both as to questions of law and fact, the decision of the eonrt to the effect that the award is void for uncertainty is not snch a final judgment as may be brought here for re view. The case is still pending in the eonrt betew, the award being simply ont of the way. 2. If the excep'ion hsd not been sustain ed and the decision had been in favor of plaint S in error, tho case wonld s'ill be pending below, as there wonld be other ex ceptions undisposed of. 3. The exceptions, however, may ctill be filed in Iheco-rt below as interlocutory: in accordance with the ruling of th.s ponrt in Walsh vs. Co'qu’t, governor, G4 Ga., 740. Writ of e ror dismissed. Cox vs. East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor gia railroad. Case. Non-suit, from Whitfield. Jackson, O. J.—1. An action which has been removed from the coarts of this State to the Circuit Coart of tho United States, in whirh last named eonrt plaintiff in said action is non-snited, cannot be reversed in the State coart under section 2932 of the code. The act of removol transfers tbe jurisdiction of the cause to the Circuit Court, and all farther proceedings in the State courts are coram nonjudice. 2. It is not the dnty of a ra’lroad com pany to bnild and repair a bridge, at its crossing, on a private way not established pursuant to law. Judgment affira ed. Clark, next friena, «». Cravens, et Equity, from Catoosa. Jackson, U. J.—1. When a bill is filed against a trustee and others,and the prayer of the bill is to annul a contr >ct made by the trustee and net aside a deed made by him to one of the otherdefend<ints.|and thtre is a verdict in favor of all the defendants, said trustee is a necessary patty to the bill of exceptions bringing the case to this court. 2. There being no service of the bill of exceptions on said trustee, nnd no ac knowledgment of service for him or by him tLe case mnst be dismissed. Ac knowledgment of service “for defendant” will embrace bnt one, and sn examination of ihe record in this case shows that ser vice wns not acknowledged by the attorney of tho trustee. Writ of error dis missed. South Carolina Railroad vs. Nix, adminis trator. Lease, from Richmond. Jackson, O. J.—•. When bills of excep tion are filed and allowed pendente lite, and no mention thereof is made in tbe bill of exceptions finally certified, and which bronght the case to this court by writ of error, and suen exceptions pendente lite appear legally certified and allowed in the transcript of tho record,rorror may be as signed thereon by motion in this court. (Code, 4250 ) 2. Tho act of the General Assembly of this State, giving to plaintiff in error the right to cross the Savnnnnh rivor and run their road into Georgia, on condition that snit might be bronght Against it in this State on “all claims” npon it. authorizes snit in the conrts of this State to recover damages for a personal.injury done by said road In the State of Sonth Carolina, and to a citizen of Booth Carolina. Whilst doubtless tho right to sne this com lany in this State was acquired by Georgia lor the benefit of her own people, neverthe less when she aeqairod tho right for her own citizens tho constitution of tbe United States gave it to citizens of all other States of th6 Union. Con. U. S. Code 5209. 3. By the spirit of the decisions of this court—J3 Ga. 1G1; 49 ib. 10G; 52 ib. 5G5; 69 ib. 42G; Cl ib. 132, and that of the United States Supreme Court, 103 U. S. S. C. R. p. 110, a canso of action for personal injury, growing ont of a Sonth Carolina statute may be enforced in this State against the South Carolina railroad under tne act of the Legislature above referred to. 4. The statutes of Sonth Carolina, re quiring that in a snit by an administrator to recover for the homicide of his intestate by the fanltof a railroad company, it mnst appear that such decedent left a parent or wife or child, an amendment supplying snch an allegation was properly allowed. 6. An amendment relates back to tho orig inal declaration,and the date of the filing of the declaration is the date from which the statate of limitations will be count d 63 Ga. 213. 6. The practice of the lex fori; in respect to pieadiugs, amendments and general mods of procedure, mnst govern. 7. While a conductor may not be bonnd to stop a train and • receive faro from 4 Yo bb» Girl of Fifteen Bans Away with an Old Mon. Not mxny miles from Mncon, within a stone’s throw of a very popular mineral spring, lives a farmer whoso worldly pos sessions amounted to much more than the average wealth of the well-to-do. To tell tho truth, ho is qniti wealthy, nnd his daughters have been given learning under the shadows of even more stylish nnd aris tocratic seminaries than onr old Wesleyan. These daughters, with their accomplish ments and education, were sought after by not a few of the yonng men of tho section in which they lived, and tho youngest of the girls was not averse to the attentions of a young dootor whose sheepskin was yet fresh from the medical college in At lanta. The farmer, whose love for bis daughters was strong, favored the suit of the doctor, and smilingly approved his union -with his fifteen year old darling. This yonng Indy fonnd a place in her heart for tho young Slscu- lapiu*. bnt she was under a spell. The farmor had a man on his farm to transact and look after his business. This man was gray in years, bnt he had a hankerin;: for the yonng lady. Ho seemed to haunt her, to dog her footsteps, and never let slip an opportunity to beg for ljer hand. Under ordinary circumstances sho wonld have repelled his advances and given him to understand at once that he was wasting his sweetness on the desert air, but some how or other, he had her under n spoil. She could no more refuse his wishes th »n she conld take wings and fly. Sho seemed to be o mpelled to obey, by some irresistible power, every slight wish he might make, and Inst Friday night when he bade her le «ve her home with him she crept away in the darkness with h*r gray- hatred lover ar.d hied to Macon. The farmer, whose eyes had not failed to sen the influence his overreer exerted over his child, but who never dreamed that it wonld go so far as to elope with him, sns- p.cted tbe aged lover ns soon os his child s ab»ence* wns discovered. He boarded a freight train bound for Maoon end arrived here Saturday morning, abont eight or ten hours behind tho fugitive*. In Macon ho bethought himself of friend on the police force, Officer Frank Mosely, and soon ho ard that officer were in consultation. Matters were explained and tho search commenced. The hotel registers wore examined, but no tr ice of tho couplo was fonnd. At the Southern Hotel, it wns fonnd that an old man and a young lady had appl ed for lodgings but the house being full they conld not be ac commodated. . _ , . Officer Moseley, being off dnty, wont np town and began to peer into tho faces of yonng ladies rs they flitted m and ont of the stores, hoping to seo on the street the yonng girl, whom be knew by sight. When on Triangular Block, ho saw the yonng lady for whom ho was searching, come out of Jnhan’s and enter a hack. Tho officer went np and made' himself known as an old friend, bnt reserving the fact that he wasn minion of the law. She was glad to see him, and said she wns on her way to tho park. Too officer gallantly csked permission to chaperone her. and she consented. Once inside the lutck, the officer told her of tho arrival other father, and ordered the driver not to go to the park bnt to the point of meeting agreed upon by himself and the girl's father. Tho youug lady very tonsibly admitted doing wrong in leaving and wns glad to be able to go back to her father. She said she was under tho spell of the old man with whom she had run away, and while she did not love him was compelled to obey liis commands. She was to be married that evening, and they were to go to Florida to live. She also stated that beyond coming away with him she had not acted m tho least unladylike, and conld go to her father without a blush. She said her old lover was at the hotel, ^waiting her retam from shipping. It was not long before she was sobbing in her father’s arm*, freely forgiven. The home, and now tho man who put her under a spell with hi* eyes has lost his situation, for ho dare not show himself in that sec tion again. Officer Mosely is not averse to working up tliis kind of eases, especially when the outraged parents finds it in heart to shew ont handsomely when the curtain falls on the tableau of joy. ■aldde In Upsou Coantjr. Thomaston, March 27,1682. Editors Telegraph and Messenger:— Mr. Robert S. Tisinger, an old nnd highly respected citizen of this county, committed suicide this morning nt his residence near Blackville, by shooting himself through tbe head witli a shotgun. Some time last spring Mr. Tisinger loit his wife, a pious Christian lady, and with whom he had lived happily tho greater part of his life. Shortly aftvr this sad event it wns discovered that he was losing liis mind, and in October last he was carried to tho asyluiA nt Milledgeville, with the hop# that he might bo beneflttoa thereby, and where he remained until a few weeks since, when he was bronght back home. , w While he and his companion lived to raise yatsenger ejected for not having paid it *dlof their children (six) to manhood and when demanded, yet if the train be not in I womanhood, vet his loss will be greatly TIIE MERCHANTS' MEMOR9AE. A Caret from the DnilneM Hen of Sfftco. on tlie Constitution*. Be- port. Several errors and inaccuracies having ciept into the Constitution's report of the proceedings ot Tuesday’s session of tbe Railway Commission, in which onr mer chants were misquoted and tho memorial they presented filled with typographical errors, a meeting was held et the office of Hill & Harris yesterday afternoon. Their action is embodied in the subjoined com munication: Editors Telegraph and Messenger:—The report of the proceedings before the Rail road Commission on the part of the mer chants of Macon, which appeared in the Atlanta Constitution ot to-day, oontains several grave errors. The written state ment which, under a ruling of the com mission, was prepared mid read on tho hearing and copied by the reporter, has so many typographical mistakes that wo ap pend a corrected copy: Tothe Honorable the Railroad Commis sion of Georgia: Yonr petitioners, Samu el R. Jnqnes, Hardin T. Johnson, R. M. Rogers, Itobt. H. Flandcn: and N. M. Solo mon, and others representing the mere- chants and business men of tho city of Ma con. respectfully show to yonr honorable body in regard to the late order promul gated by yon, known asorderNo. 20, which goes into effect on the first day of April next, that said order is unjust to the city of Macon in tb3following respects: “The city of Macon has invested large amonnts in railroads, both in its organized capacity and also through individual citi zens, nnd has done so for the purpose ot fostering its commerce nnd giving large faciliti--s for transportation tu those en gaged in business within its bound*. It is well known to the commission that there lire six railroads which properly have their terminus at Macon,and in consequence for many years Macon has enjoyed Inrgs ad vantages aa a terminal point, obtaining by reason thereof more favorable rates of freight and passenger tariffs os well from and to points within the State os from the points beyond the limits of tho State. Un der these circumstances her citizens have built np a vast trade with all the surrounding country and tlie city has been made a prominent distributing poiut for a large class of goods and merchandise over many hundred miles of snrronnding territory, it » estimated that tho annual shipments and sales of meat aggregate more than 21,030,000 pounds annually, all of which is handled by the merchants of said city. Her trade in fionr is more than 100,000 barrels per year, besides she buys and ships annually over 16,000,000 bneliets of corn. All other articles of trade bear a like proportion to tbe aforesaid figures. The city of Macon is a'so a great cotton center, and her trade in this commodity is an item whose influ ence permeates every branch of her busi ness and is of incalculable importance to all her citizens. “By reason of her large trade aforesaid, the city of Macon has been given all the vantages which belong to the commercial centres when the trunk lines nnd other trnnsportion ageno'es have fixed nnd es tablished the through rates from Eastern and Western markets. “In the third section of circular No. 20 yonr honorable body has infringed npon the principles which heretofore have gov erned in the fixing of local or State tariffs for the roads running to s»id city. In sp- pl}ing that tariff yon have abolished tho divisions or systems which were heretofore recognized and by reason of which recog nition the business of the city had received so great an impetus and held ont snch fa vorable promises. “ It is well known to yen that of th9 six roads centering in Macon, possibly five are nnder the control, by lease, management, or otherwise, of the Central railroad, or some of the officers thereof. These roads, thongh so controlled, are necessarily sepa rate and distinct. 'they were built by dif ferent paitiss, uni in particular Ihe South western road and the Macon and Augusta road have each a separate autonomy, their officer) stilt continuing and their stock holders still sharing in dividends sep arate and independ-nt of the divi dends earned and paid to the stock holders of the Central railroad. The con solidation or leasing of any of these roads was not done by consent or concurrence of of the city of Macon. The recor.ls of the county will show that this was effected on ly offer an earnest protest by the citizens aud a great legal fight. If these roads are treated as only continuing lines of one and the same road, then Macon becomes a way station as to all snrronnding points, and will soon lose all the advantages which be long to a competing and terminal point. 'In circular 10 yonr body recognized Ma con’s claim to these terminal facilities af ter oarefnl argument, nnd fall considera tion, and the tariffs were to adjusted as not to interfere with this claim. Bills were in ti odneed and vigoronsly poshed in the Legislature at the recent session, to consol idate the aforesaid roads and to take away from Macon the advantages enjoyed nnder yonr rating. These bills were utterly de feated, and it is a fact that n bill of this character, prepared for tliis purpose alone, did net receive a single favorable vote from the nilroad committee ot tho Honse, and this, too, after all parties, both for and against i‘, had been accorded a fall hear ing- “Under this rnlirg in circnlar 10 operat ing the roads in divisions tho business of the city has adjusted itselt; investments have been m?de with reference thereto, and evory interest had begun to prosper and react from the depression of a few years ago. While yonr petitioners admit that there inay be bnt little to complain of of in the rates of tariff prescribed in said circular No. SO, yet the principle is danger ous nnd if carried out aud appliod to local productions in the State woald ne cessarily and inevitably canse tho most disastrons results iu to all the business in terests of tbe city. “Yonr petitioners have felt grateful for the past recognition accorded by your body to tho claims of onr city. That claim they submit, is bottomed on substantial right nnd jnst’ce. Its concesdon involves injury to no interest, jeopards no rights nnd surrenders no principle material to tho interests of tho State in the proper management of the facilities of transpor tation in its boundaries. "All of which is respectfully submit ted. “H. T. Johnson Chairman, “Sauuel R. Jaques, “R. M. Rogers, “R. H. Flamdebs, “N. M. Solomon, “N. E. H.ibbis. “Committee.” ASSESSORS REPOUT. I What tbe Aiteanen My WC are worth. The assessors who were appointed by tho Mayor and oouncil to determine the value of the real estate of the city of Ma con, having completed their labors, sub mitted tlveir report to the conncil lost night. It will be seen that this increase of property ovor that of I8S1 is $640,3CG. The assessors have also, at great labor, countedjup and aggregated the son-tax able property of the city, colleges, fac tories, etc. 1S82. 1881 Real Ed. ... 4,803,910 ... 4,201,412 Personal. 2,900,462 2,784^04 Total. 7,329,372 0,989,006 173,868 840,306 908,430 N'on-tax’hie Prop, 903,430 1A<2,913 175^68 1,743^16 The assessors have visited and carefully considered every piece of real estate in the city. The value of each piece was deter mined while they were on the spot, and to avoid anything like bios of their judgment they adopted the rnlo of assessing before they referred to the return made by the owner of the property, and then, whether an increase or redaction ot tho retnm was necessary, it was made to oonform to their views—except, that in cases where the estimates were very close tbey took the return, and where the difference was very great they yielded if they found it possible. Having learned from the assessors the rules and methods which tbey adopted for their guidance, we are convinced that they have discharged their dutie) faithfully, conscientiously and withont fear or favor, and that their conclusions have been reached consistently and fairly. MIEEEDGE VIEEE M A TTERS. Beorgsnlutlon ol the Governor's Horse Guards—Tbe Drummer's Dream, Kfc. Milledgeville. March 29.—Prof. O. F. Kenan, Judge F. G. DuBignon, and Dr. L L. Harris are making an effort to reorgan ize the Governor’s Horse Guards. This company was organized sbveral years be- tore the war, and has nnmbered amongst its members at different times many men who havo borne conspicnons ports in civil and military lifo. At ono time before th e war the m- mbers of this company were worth two and a half millions of dollars in the aggregate, being one of the wealthiest military companies ever organized in the South. It is to be hoped that the effort these gentlemen are making to reorganize tho company will tncceed, and that it will live in future as a reviver of pleasant memories if for no other pnrpose. The brickyard of Messrs. Eaves & Mc- Ginty, the contractors for the additions to the lnnatic asylum, was considerably dam aged Tuesday night by the high water in Fishing Creek. This will canse a delay of eight or ten days in commencing tlie work. Whilothotnun was Standing at ihe depot hero a day or so since a Mncon drummer went to sleep a few moments and dreamed that ho saw a splendid capital bnilding snrmonnted by a huge dom-i with a perfect reflection of i<. in tbe air. This dream doubtless presages much for Milledgville. If thi3 had been the dream of an ordinary class of men I should think nothing of it; bnt when it comes from snch a class as the Macon drummers, who can dream to a day when customers of their houses are going to fail, as one of them did in a recent in stance, I am forced to ooocludo that it means something startling. The tardiness which onr legislators have shown in taking hold of the project of building a capital in Atlanta looks a* though they wero hanker ing for some other location; and now that a ulaeon drummer lias dreamed of seoing a new capital in Milledgeville, I am haif inclined to believe that dirt will finally be broken in some other location than At lanta. I will give yon some interesting facts in reference to the Lunatic Asylum and Mid dle Georgia Agricoltmal College in a day or so. H. O. H. motion when the tender is made he should receive it. 8. A fortiori, if it is tendered before ejec tion bnt after the first failure to pay on de mand, then the conductor should have re oeired it and not have ejected the passen ger. 9. The statute of Sonth Carolina does not require a prosecution for the homicide if felonious, and the jurisdiction of Geor gia does not extend to pro»ecutiona for crime committed in South Carolica. Hence no criminal prosecution was neces- sar« to maintain this action. 10. There is no material error in the charge of the oonrt and the evidence over whelmingly sustains the verdict. Judg ment affirmed. M felt both by them and the oommnnity at large in which he lived. Respectfully, A. J. Kino. Balmy odors from Spice Islands, Wafted by the trooic breeze. SOZODONT in healthful fragrance Cannot be surpassed by these. Teeth it whitens, parities; Yon will ase it if you’re wise. ecd-lw Sk|g#y Hen. Wells’ Health Renewer. Absolute cure for nervous debility and weakness of tbh generative functions, $1 at druggists. Do- pot Lamar, Rankin A Lamar, Macon. jnnUdaw That part of tho Constitutions's report which represents the committee, or any of tho individnnl member*, es making tbe admission that the tariff rates wonld not work on In jury or disadvantage to Macon was incorrect, when taken alone, ns tho Constitution's reporter ho3 it. The commit tee ins asked by Governor Smith, nfter the written paper had been rend, to discuss t he result of the changes in tho tariff, with ont reference to the consolidation of the mads. The commission understood the merchants fully on tbi* letter snbject- the terminal question, nnd merely desired ♦o h:ar their views on the practical work ings of the tariff, wit thath feature (con tained in tho third faragrapli of order 20) left ont. Of conrse. in that view, as there was only a heavy reduction in the freight rates nnd ns every one is interested in low freights, the committee wore compelled to admit that they hod no fault to find with snch rates. The grievance complained of wns only in the nppliontion of those rate*. Mflcon had enjoyed terminal facilities nn der circnlnr 10, aa to classes O. D and F— that is to say, if n barrel of flour wa* shipped from Atlanta to points beyond Mncon. the tariff wns fixed by adding to gether tho local rate from Atlanta to Mncoti and from Macon to the points of destina tion. Paragraph 3, in circular 20, changes this method of application entirely, and Mncpn ia to be treated ns a way station, simply because her roads happen to be “under the control by lease, management or otherwise of one road.”. , The commission fully WipDreointed the difficulty urjod, and gave to the oomraitteo every a«snnnce that the rights of the city should he <Josely looked after, and that no unjust dis.’rimination against its business interests wonld be permitted. H. T. Johnson, Ch’m’n. S. R. Jaques, R. M. Rogers, N. M. Solomon, R. H. Flanders, N. E. Harris, - Committee. An Exlvsdcd Popularity. Each year finds “Brown’s Bronchial Troches” in new localities, in various parte of the world. For relieving coughs, colds, and throat diseases, tbe Troches have been proved reliable. An invaluable strengtheuer for the nerve#, maBcles and digestive organs, pro ducing strength and appetite, is Brown. 1 Iron Bitters. ; w Tlie Public School Tax. Editors Telegraph and Messenger:— Please allow me to offer a few words in re ply to the statement made some days ago in au article in yonr columns, that tbe law limited tbe levy of tax for the sopport of the pnblic schools. It is said that them is a law fixing the msximnm limit of tax ation by the connty commissioners for connty purposes, bnt it seems to me the board of education and not the connty commissioners levy tbe school tax.. Here are the words of the l*w,taken from the act establishing the school board: “Andsaid board shall further have the power to us- 6ess snch tax upon the taxable property of said county, as they may think necessary to support the system of schools aud or phan homes which they may establish.” The lnw farther provided that this levy or assessment of tax by tla school board ebontd bo approved by the grand jury before the same could bo collected, but an amend- ' ment to the original law transferred this authority or duty to tho oounty board of commissioners. Now if tlie law did not provide for tho jury to levy the tax, bnt simply to approvd or disapprove the levy made by the board of education, then no snch power was transferred to tho county commissioners nnd there is no law requir ing or authorizing them to fix the rate of school tat, bnt tliis power and dnty belongs to the school board. At least this seems to me to bo tho meaning of the law os given above and which is taken from the act es tablishing the board of education. It is hoped that the matter will bo defi nitely settled by tbe authorities, for the “stand-still” arrangement that wo have certainly needs some sort of a remedy. B. Ulcil. At the home and boarding hoaso of his brother, Mr. S. E. Eason, 4<a Plum street, yesterday, Mr. J. S. Eason died of con sumption. He came to Macon only a short time ago from Americas where he was for a long time popularly known as the pro prietor of the French Honse, and after ward proprietor of tho Barlow Honse for a number of years. He -was a member of the Americas fire department, and also of the Masonic fraternity. His death was not wholly unexpected, as he bos been in bad health for several months. He leaves a wife and children. His remains will be inter, redin Rose Hill cem -ti •. this afternoon. The funeral notice appears elsewhere. From Our Correspondent*. Buena Vista, March 29.—The Superior Court for Marion connty convenes here on the fourth Monday in April. Several in? teresting caso3 will be tried. Among oth- e.s, tho caso of foar negro boys who broke into the store of Dr. Miller at Moss Hill last year. TbesodarkUsnro apt to haven hard time of it. Tbey tried to bam their way cat of jail last Saturday, and, bnt for the prompt assistance of onr vigilant sher iff, wonld have burned themselves into an other world. When the firo was discovered the prisoners were almost suffocated with the smoke. They are not likely to at tempt another escape by the same means. Politics here seem to bo in slain quo. That is to say, there are no startling devel opments. \ve aro all satisfied with onr CLtrnty officiuN, who, withont exception, are models. The raco for the Legislature does’nt seem to attract ns much attention as it did a few weeks ago. Yonr reporter does cot know why this is so. Bacon here is above par. Crops aro looking well, osts especially so. Your reporter saw a stalk of oorn the other daj two feet high. Very heavy rains. H. C. L Eastman, March 28 —Wo have had heavy rnins and farmers complain of considerable washing nwnv of com and fertilizer plant ed. A considerable storm passed through the connty last night. We have had but ono account, nnd that about eight miles fromJEsstman. The wind was strong and felled all the timber in its path half a mile wide. U'e have not heard of any other destruction of properly, but presume tur pentine interests suffered considerably. The work of improvement continues in good earnest. The town council authorized tho grant of license to a wheel of fortune, fixing the fee at ouj hundred dollars. W. H. Bull took out a license on Satorday to t irn a wheel. He will make his money back, doubtless, in a shore time. The tom authorities hnve sent forward their order for the wire fenoe to inclose and surround the court, house grounds. The Uplands Hotel continues to do a good business. The guests seem pleased with the management, and alt goes well. CoaSES FONDEST. •J-Btibo OB TnorptAV jt png til* ‘sluirtJ -uioo paipupt pur ‘uusjsXq ‘w3[ez -nau tnoij sioiayns Ru pun saipc-j Si/311/8 mi S.NM089 „ -{tut snopcicdaid noij ehjio re ‘uoriedtjsnoo so aipcpvsq ?sn*o joit t|U* pus '((l.isi oi(i jo (oo }ou nop pnp uouKredzid uojj Xjuo oqi si S9311/8 mi S.NM098 •spjoq w Aix •Sl» ‘Xai.nr* jo ^ou( ‘ss3ui<c3av £3Jno tuiaivXs sqt ssgund pus poo[q oqi s»qauu» S9311/8 809/ S.NM088 •sasrssrp Supsr.u ratpo pmr ‘junqdraoa J3.\ij ‘asrssip Xanpiq ‘cu -*(cui ‘lunqtiYDq'cisdadsAii oinoqpM- S9311/9 m/ sm099 Diphtheria. A cold or *or® throat may cot seem to amount to much, and If promptly attended to can eastly be cured: but neglect is often followed bjrcoainnptlon or diphtheria. No medicine has ever bee rediscovered which. not on experiment. It has been before the- public for forty years, and Is most valued where It Is best known. A few extracts from voluntary testimonials read as follows: Pain Killer bis been nr household remedy for colds lor the put twenty*eve:i ymrr. and nave pcrcr. known it_V> lmif in jir^Utuc a cum— Killer, and found it s never-!alliuir remedy lor cold, and sorts throat—Baktox Seaman. _ . Havs received immediate relief from colds and ■ore throat, aud coundcr ycrnr Pain Killhs aa. Invaluable remedy.—tlEO.B. Kvekxtt, Dido K I^ve jurt recovered from a -very wrere which I Have had for peine tune. I could get no- ' 1 tried yo vekktt, Dickinson, cold. without lfc—C.O.FORCK. Lomulos Os. ■ Bare used Pain Killeb in my family for forty gars, ami have^nerc^known it to fall.—Baniom I bcmnutdnirpAiN Killer Inmyfarilly t-senty- fi ve yean ago and havo used it over air cc, and have found no medicine tojake its place.—1L W. Dies, wsffmm preparation 1 ... . A. P. Holts, Liberty Mills, Va. . For tvrenty-hvo years I havp need Pain Kille*. for colds and chapis-d lit*, and consider it the beat median* ever oCtred.—Geo JioorEB,Ulhnlnglon, 9 without 1L— 5H®_ cured.—T. 'Wiunxson. _ „ ^ ^ Dr. Waltojc writi-s from Coshocton r Your Paht Killer cure*diphtheria aud •orethr- st.boaljinn- iL-rly preval&t here, and b«* Lot I* . n known to Ua in a finale iaetaore. This fact you should vicienUy sick with diphtheria, high fev er. ami cold, chills. So many children have died here. I was afra-d to call a physician, and tried your Pain Ktt.t.eW. He waa taken on Bandar, aud on iVrinMiv his threw* was dear, i t * as a w on- 1. and I wi,h it could be known to the re who are losing «o many children. For Chills and Fever PAW has no equal. Retires when everything else falls. Delays are often dangerous. A bottle or PAtN Kiu-ERta the house Is a safeguard that no family should be without. AUdnegbtescUltatitte., 30c., and 81.00- P<t butte. PERRY DAVIS A SON, Proprietors, Providence, R. L drrful H you an ■ oiuailaniHH rned t»j th* Ft ruin of] your tiut.t** avoid Ftltr.uUsdtand ust Hop Bitters. spli V» hotter 7oz are. -whtocrtr you feel th At your «y*tent ncedi cIc$R*in;r, ton* Injr or Atiraulatim?, Without I •! "oXtOillUfJ, take Hop Sitter*# Ilareyoa dp*- pepsut. kidney or urinary com- plaint, diware of tho rf >nach, boicclt. blood, liver or uenxn J Y>>« tv- 11 f t>e cured If you ure Hop Bitter* Ifyou are firo- ply weak and fowMmited.try It 1 It may t&veyour life* It hat saved hurt* dredt# on of » t4-r«toiUiiiroT«rniU_ ntekt worJ». to re*, tore brain .. ji-t« aud Mt*. UN) HOP Be •ufferime from any in- Uou* If you aro mar- Toun^'. kutrtTinjr from Itiff ou A Led of lick* fitters. Thousand* di« an nually from *oui« form of Kidney, dixea** that miirht Jiav* bpm j iwn-titod a timely uu* ot HopBItters ijblecure for Idninkenue.a. jus** of opium, ■tobacco, or ivotlca. :or utrncxa 9TTQ CO^ RwkwUp. *L T OdL isiifrm ire remedy for tho ah--. , FKKB.tocsilar •ritb » VAI.U..HI.K TitKATISKo? b.adua-#,#ifjXnj.-,ff«r(' l . r..r-Pi,,,—-. un ,i p ,j —, I'r r . lU.I'l'M. 1.1 v.t, ... vlJ V Perry & Co,s Met Steel Feu The lending Pen In Knylaml f .r or?rrns- pondcaco r.n 1 cnouncretal use. i'onr different rotab. Extra IT:.-r, Fine. JIkthum. lisoAD. Perry’:; Jfctil Simple Bor,cental;:leg ton differ, entetyk 11 f ; cns, fer ten cent . S.? i by all first ctes Etstir:.«Tj Lad dcikjs In fancy .yoodi folc A,cuts, ., Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co, XEW YOUK- Djxpcpnia On i*o<l There is something soft and tender in the fa’l of s single snow-flake, bat it always reminds us to look after our bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup,—our old stand-by in the days of Coughs aud Colds,—for we have always found it reliable. thi CuueerB# You Don t suffer any longer with nenralzi/ or headache. Take Nenraigine and be r ■ lieved. It is the only remedy for th-r s troubles. If yon suffer try it. lv T HEgn Jv cure ol«i chronic peptic Fit*, Dy*i*?ptic Confirmplion, where few of the have been Ilott'mftti. was a ca.-« VPEPSIA! ntlflcprcimnitlon will nn«itive- ,'if Dyspepsia. Dys- \ ert,go aim l>y-,j>eptie . where every olht-r known iiu-di- ■ ! to even give relief. 1 refer to « uses pronounced inotinible that cured with Al'KPSIA: Miss Katie Randolph str.-et, Philadelphia. Ol Dyspeptic CoiKumplihii: had not ikmmi out of her house for one jcur, or her room forMx months; a living skeleton, given unto die by onr m«l eminent physicians, but ciflftd with four I Kittles of Apcpsia. Maiihew Kobtn- son. No. SOt Tweutv-fint street. Philadelphia.— This wa* n very dangerous case of Dyspeptic Vertigo of long standing, hut cured with only two bottles of Apepsin. Mr. It A. Clark, linn Clark Bros. A-Co., Philadelphia, was an old chronic cum- of twenty years standing: paid out ons thousand dollars; was pronounced incura ble: lmt cured with three bottle- of Aperwbe 1 eri well over one year. Thousands of similar tett'monials con be seen at our office. 1 refer with pleasure to the following gentlemen of Savannah, whose characters are irreproacha- le: Dr. J. K. Haiti wanger Clarence Con ne at, ('apt. (Jeorge M. Weymouth. Price > 1 per ottle. For sale by - Lamar, Raxkh t Lamar, and all druggiete. r, SEj.TO.VK, Bt• B., office t!9 Levant ' marlSeodly street. Philadelphia.