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kboM aMQNQoUB KXCHANOEB. I between Jesup aud Gordi, coming to
state news. ^is pl ,ice . be was met by two negroes,
Atlanta bas » colored detective.
The fountain for Albany’s artesian
, V( .U bas arrived
Atlanta will celebrate the 4th of Ju
ly iu gorgeous style.
Savauuah’s cotton seed mill was
burned this week. Loss over $30,000.
Latest reports from Atlanta are to
• be effect that the last vestige of
smallpox has been stamped out of the
city.
Two Lowndes comity brothers
Imve already received $1,000 from
this year’s gtirdeu trues.
Every county iu Georgia should
have what Thomas has—an organized
dock-breeders’ association.
Melon thieves are numerous aud
troublesome iu Brooks. Editor Per-
1,ton's patch bas been visited.
The Columbus Sun claims to have
seen an Irish potato, raised near that
. i*y, which weighed twenty pounds.
Thomasville will have a six-inch ar
tesian well, almost big enough, the
'time* says, to pull a Chinaman
through.
Col. Primus Jones, of Baker, the
famous “first bale of cotton” man,
ihiuks his neighbors will push him
very close this year.
Atlanta had a tire at. the corner of
Alabama and Whitehall streets. It
| was extinguished with little damage
to the building.
Bill Arp says that horses and mules
trill sometimes stall with a load of
wood or rock, but they will “pull a
power .of hay up hill towards home."
The town of Salt Springs has been
laid off ou the Georgia Pacific, twen
ty miles from Atlanta, and lots were
ofiored for sale at unction on Wed
nesday.
A little half grown cow iu Monroe
county, only sixteen months old, is
giving three and one-half gullofis of
milk per day, which makes over a
pound of butter.
Bill Wright, a noted negro desper
ado und ex-member of several chain-
gangs in Southwest Georgia, and who
lately escaped from one of these in
stitutions, has been re-captured near
Quitman, after being seriously wound
ed in the buck by a pistol hall.
Mrs. Isaac Winship, of Macon, died
a few days since. Few women in
Georgia occupied a higher position
m society than she. She was the first
white child koni west of the Ocmiilgee
a Macon
Col. George U. Bluek’s condition is
not very materially changed of late.
Whilst his bead rotnuius perfectly
■iear aud active, he does not regain
•he use of his limbs as we would like
for him to do. We still hope, howev
• i, that he may yet, at least, regain
sufficient use of himself to get about.
Winy rase Watchman: “Mr. ltad-
ford Browning, of Telfair county, bas
a catfish in his well that his sou put
iu there in 1862, twenty years ago.—
They say it is nearly white. Every
year or so, when Mr. Browning cleans
out his well, lie places the fish in a
tub of water until he gets the well
finished, when be places the fish buck
again. Mr. Browning also has a
goose over twenty years old."
Triplett, of the Thomasville Times,
has been presented witii a nine-foot
alligator. The genial John remarks
'hat “the gator has been given cow-
i n table quarters in rear of the Mitch
ell House, where he will receive and
entertain Northern guests during the
coming season. Iu the meantime, he
will amuse himself by eating poultry,
taking iu a dog occasionally, and
swallowing a young nigger now and
then just to vary his fare.”
Tho Sheriff, Ordiuary, a Justice and
three other persons of Douglusville
carried a young Italian vender of
plaster images into the court house,
and stood him on his head, sat down
^u him, and pulled at his tongue, to
Mich an extent that he was unubc to
s peak the follow ing day. The citizens
have raised a purse io prosecute tho
offenders.
Jesup Sentinel: Yesterday morning
as Mr. John Knight was somewhere
Jesse James and Jack Brown, who
demanded his money or his life. The
negroes had their pistols drawn, aud
Mr. Knight, being nnurmed, offered
ho resistance. After giving up his
pocket-book be came on to Jesup, and
getting a party to accompany him, he
pursued the negroes, catching them
at Gardi. They were brought to
Jesup, given a trial and committed to
jail.
Atlanta is determined on a paid fire
department after July 1st. The fol-
lowii g will bo the officers aud men
employed, with their salaries:
Chi-f lit a salary of $1,200 per an
num; two foremen of two steamors at
$45 per month; engineers of steamers V
granting immediate freedom aud civ
il rights to all slaves in Cuba.
A riot in Alexandria, Egypt, on
Sunday last, resulted iu the death of
about twenty Europeans, including
officers of British men-of-war in the
harbor.
The melted snow in British Colum
bia bas swollen the rivers until whole
sections of country are submerged,
and steamers readily navigate where
ordinarily are fertile farms
Chicago’b pet project of establish
ing a mammoth home for in* lirintes
been tdmmlniii-d. They found it
would cost too luiieli to roof over the
city.
Louisian.i is owned by the proprie
tor of the Louisiana Slate Lottery.—
pays $40,000 annually to
$60 per month; drivers of steamers,
$45 per month; drivers of hose reels,
$30 per month; driver of Hook and
Ladder Company, $45 per month:
runners,^$30 per month. There will
be thirty-seven runners, beside tho
officers and drivers.
GENERAL ITEMS.
It’s a wise railroad stock that knows
its own par these days.
Tallahassee, Fla., has a base ball
elub called the /Esthetics.
Chattanooga has a factory that
turns out 40,000 bed-steads a year.
The public schools of Yieksburg
have been closed on account of scar
let fever.
5,000 people are starving in Patrick
county, Va., on account of last year’s
short crops.
A powder magazine was struck by
lightning and exploded in Davenport,
111. The shock was felt eight miles.
A bill bas been introdncod in the
Chamber of Deputies, at Madrid,
tlie city of New Orleans, defeats every
effort of the Legislature to kill it, and
pays its proprietor $75,000 per annum.
Oscar Wilde is on bis way to Ja
pan, where even the simplest utensil
of the household is made beautiful. —
He says be will return to America.—
He is going to lecture upon “Japan
ese Art and the Artistic Side of Jap
anese Life.”
A Chicago mother recently ar
ranged with her oldest daughter,
twelve years of age, that they would
poison the rest of tho children and
then themstlves. They began with
tho youngest, giving strichnine, and
when the rest were dead the daugh
ter took her dose, and lastly the
mother. Her husband, who was a
baker and worked at night, came
home before the woman died. She
led him into the room, and said, “see
the children, how nicely they are all
dressed in white, with flowers in their
hands.” She died soon after. Before
taking the fatal drug, the daughter
wrote a number of notes to her play
mates, and one to her father, assign
ing as a reason for the rash act that
her mother was sickly and could not
last long, and they bad concluded it
was best for all to go together.
NEW GOODS
CONTINUE TO ARRIVE FOR THE
THE PALACE STOK E
-OF-
J. MICHELSON & MOTHER!
Lil lies aud geiitlemeu will find it to their interest to examine our go.ids
before pnrchiising elsewhere. We offer you
Pacific lawn8 at l’ >l i cents—worth 15.
Linen lawns 20 to 25 cents.
Gingham 12cents—worth 15.
Linen Ureas goods from 15 to 30 cents
Calicoes (I to a cunts.
Martha Waahingt »n calicoes—fast colors—8 cents.
Beautiful black cashmeres <*>5 ceuts to £1.
Nun’s veiling—black amt cream—85 cents to $1.
j Lace buntings 20 to 25 cents.
I Summer alpacas 2-5 coats.
{ Summer camel's .hair dress good- .
j Linen ulsters $1 50 to $3 00.
| Silk pqplius 10 cents.
| Cambrics 10 to 12>« ceuts
I Seersuckers J8 cents.
| Cheviots 25 ceuts.
Fine assortment of white lawns and piques from 10 to 35 cents.
We also iuvite you to examine our
Ladies’ brush kid $3 fX) to $:« 75.
Ladies’ kid tops $3 00, $3 50. £3 75.
Ladies' light goat $3 50.
Ladies' kid fox $3 00
Ladies’ slippers $1 00, £125 and $1 60.
Gentlemen’s shoes—Prince Albert— $1 50 to #3 00.
Gentlomen’s French and Oxford ties £1 5o to £5 00
Gentlemen’s summer cashmere, for suits, double
width, $1 25.
Hammocks bolding 600 pounds £1 30.
Bed spreads from 80 cents to £2 <*>.
A nice assortment of Japanese. Imcii ai d
sola from 25 cents to £4 no.
Masque netting 00 cents to $4 00.
Ladies' shopping hags 75 cents t * £1 no.
Baskets of every variety 50 cents to £1 no.
SWE-ESW.ASXjXSKEID I
MMMtaMakret
Alter being burned out at the late fire, has ro-oponod, IN FLINT'S BUILDING, NEWCASTLE STREET,
a largo stock, consisting of
STAPLE&FANCYDRYGOODS
Notions, Embroideries, Ready-Made Clothing,
BOOTS & SHOE©,
HATS AND CAPS,
Crockery, Glass and Tinware. Groceries,
Totoctcco and Cigars,
Which he offers at BOTTOM PRICES! He solicits the patrouage of the
people. Remember,
Opposite Blain’s Drug Store !
F. WARNED
«
Merchant Tailor.
We also koep a nice quality of HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, JEWEL
RY, HANKERCHIEFS, TABLE LINEN, and, in fact, all al l ivies kept in a
First Class Dry Goods Store.
A fine lot of FANCY GROCERIES, FURNITURE, CARPETS and
MATTING.
We invite one and all to come. No trouble to show goods.
Gentlemen's Ready MadeClothing
Bine llanuel suits, fast colors, £10 00. *
Blue yacht cloth, fast colors, £13 60.
Cauhnicre suits, all wool, $10 00.
Nico cashmere pants, fancy patterns $3 00.
Ficc alpaca coats, silk finish, $1 50.
Pu ro liuen coats and pants $3 00.
tcbU-Ulioct22
| Unlaundricd white dress shirts, made of Now York
aud Wsmsutta shirting and three hundred
I thread of linen, $1 ou.
Lauudried, same material, £1 25.
1 Celluloid collars and caffs.
| Largo supply manilla and mucuo lwt-.
I Gentlemen’s lisle thread half hose, seamless, 30 rtx
II. L. HARRIS!
MY STOCK
ir the present season is of unequalled extent and variety, (unbracing every novelty in material and
style for MEN’8 WEAR, made up in style and finish unsurpassed. Examination solicited.
Joerger’s block,
Brunswick, Ga.
FURNITURE,
MATTINGS,
Wall Papers, Decorative Papers, Etc.
EBONY PARLOR CABINETS.
A LARGE LINE OF FINE
Chamber Sets. Wardrobes, Sidebo’ards, Desks,0 liffoneres, Etc
CTllOLSTEBISO ml XIATTllESS MAKING liy IL« be.l wutkm.-. 11. Country onloni «oticlt«a.
169 mid 171 Broughton St., SAVANN VH, Ga.
•Ictcelry and Clocks l
SILVEBWARE, Ete.,
In Gfx-eat Variety.
Victor Sewing Machines!
Needles and Attachments
ApriMO-tf ’’ ' j ~ *
Schofield’slron Works, Macon,Ga,
MAHDFACTUUE
PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGINES AND BOIL
ERS, SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, and all kinds of
Machinery and Castings to order.
OB-8VECUL ATTENTION GIVES TO BEFAIU WOBK. WE HAVE HOW OPENED l
WHOLESALE HARDWARE HOUSE,
Ami can -KftSH STEKI *
NAILS, PLOWS AND
Janai-Qm
J. S. SCHOFIELO & SONS
MACON %
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
w. McKAY, Principal.
A EU.ST-CI.iSS BUSINESS ISSTrrrTE-«.,n»l
;»uy North or South. Send for Circular. Ad*
I .* Ptiit Office. P*
ICE!!
AT WHOLESALE k RETAIL.
Retail bolide on N- wetatle Street.
HtJNDiY Horn*; *'» to 1(» a. m ; 12 t*» *2 and 6 to 7 ^
y Sunday ctutomura plea** »ak«-notice. r*
* a M HAYWOOD. V