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^dvc rftntr mi jfcggft THE MEMORIAE TO CONGRESS T. 0. STACY, Editor *nd Proprietor. BRUNSWICK, - GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER II, 1881. king on our cns- ntion, and (bat Joe Brown is woi tom bouse nppropi men ns volumes. The municipal race in Albany last Saturday was awful close—only seven majority for the winning man. By our Legislature, asking tor an Appropriation tor the Ereo tion ot Public Buildings at B: Theideaofthis memorial, we on- derstand, originated with Mr. Dart, onr member of jibe Legislature, and Within tho last three months 3,500 people have emigrated to the West from the neighborhood of Chattanoo ga, Tenn. — Recorder: A grafted tree in Holmes county, Miss., boro peaches last year and this year bore plums. It is a reg ular lieu Butler kind of a tree. Five hundred officers of our great navy are reported under jailing or ders. This enables them to draw pay, though there is nothing to do. — -*•*•*- Track-laying has been begun at Climax, the junction of the Chatta hoochee extension of the S., F. & W. Itnilwav. Tho rails are of steel. Macou’8 art loan exhibition closes to-day. It is pronounced n grand success, and will doubtless do much toward tho encouragement of art in the South. A car load of German carp has ar rived in Atlanta for free distribution throughout the State. Applications should be made through the Congress man of your district. Macon used one hundred and twen ty thousand tickets in her municipal election, or, rather, that many were priuted—an average of about eight liuudred to every voter. The Legislature adjourned Friday <>f last week, having been in session thirty days, at a cost of $40,613. It couvenes again in July nod will prob ably hold forty days more. Macon had a spirited contest last Saturday in her municipal election— Mayor Corput won the race over his competitor by one hundred and eight votes. The “citizens' ticket" failed to McIntosh county is to witness a hanging on tho 8th day of January next. Toney James, colored, will be tho subject. He has been convicted of tbo crime of killing Prince Ander son, also colored. . Ed Cox, the murderer of Bob Al ston, has beon pardoned by Gov. Ste phens. It will bo remembered that ho was sentenced to tho penitentiary for life. For tho sako of bis wife and children, we nro glad ho is out. Hope it will teach him ft lesson. Wo are glad to noto a steady de crease in the taxes of tho State. Onr taxes have been reduced from time to timo down from six to three mills.— Tho last Legislature has. takcu still another step, nnd now reduced the same to two and one-half mills. Fifty new locomotives nro being built at tho Baldwin Locomotive Works for tho E. T., V. & Rail road, nnd two of them have arrived. Until the order is filled, tho company are doing all they can for the travel ing public with tho old ones. Tho body of E. T. Colcord was found on tho morning of tho 10th inst. six miles from Jesup, lying by tho 6ide of the track. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that ho came to his death by being struck ou the head by a moving engine. Two bot tles of wbiskuy, one nearly empty, were found on bis person. It is intimated by our exchanges that the money to be paid out on aud after the 29th inst. us dividend on Central Railroad stock is not earnings but borrowed money, and that the scheme is intended to bolster up President Alexander's administration, and thus secure bis re-electiou by the stockholders in January next. If this be true, it is hoped the mutter will be thoroughly investigated. was jointly prepared by him and Mr. Goodyear, ftad, by Mr. Dart’s exer tions, promptly passed through both houses of tbe Legislature, without a dissenting vote. The memorial consists of a series of whereases and a resolution. The whereases recite the fact that Bruns wick is unsurpassed as a port of entry by any harbor sontb of Chesapeake Bay; is of vast importance, not only to the people of Georgia, but to the people of tbe whole United States; that its business has increased in ex ports from $1,639,000 in 1875 tonbout $3,000,000 in 1882; that tho Dumber of vessels clearing with cargoes has increased from 198 in 1878 to 374 in 1881, and about 500 iu 1882; that public buildings are necessary to ac commodate this increased and in creasing business, nnd tbo resolution asks onr Seuators nnd Representa tives in Congress to use every effort in their power to secure tbe necessa ry appropriation. Tbe need for these buildings is very great, and the thanks of our people are due to Mr. Dart, not only for con ceiving the idea, but for his earnest efforts to secure its speedy passage, and are also due to the Legislators of Georgia, collectively and Individually, for their unanimous action in this behalf. Already Sonntor Browu has pre pared, and had properly referred to tbe appropriate committee, a bill ap propriating a reasonable amount for public buildings here, and both he and bis colleague, the Hon. Pope Barrow, as well as our Representa tives in Congress, are ready, wo are assured, to make every effort in their power to procure tho necessary ap propriation. But it is not to bo oxpected that they can take time to gather statistics and present them to tho committee, or for their own use in urging tho pas sage of tho bill. If we wish this bill passed, we believe it can be dono at this session by doing as other cities, Savannah for instance, do—send an intelligent committee, familiar with all the facts and figures iu relation to our growth in population nnd bus iness, aud with our Inck of accommo dation for tho public business, with power, if thought best, to guarantee tho gift of a site for tho building, and with tho faculty of presenting theso matters forcibly to tho committee aud to members. If this is doue, wo think it moro than 'probable that ac tion might bo procured at the short session this winter, by impressing up on Congress our rapid growth, nnd the immediate need of public build ings to accommodate the public busi- GOV. BROWN ON REVENUE. The following bill bas been intro duced in the U. 8. Senate by Gov. Brown, of this State. It strikes a blow at tbe root of the matter and we true! will pass both bouses: Whereas, The policy of tbe govern inent of the United States from tbe earliest period of its existence, except in case of tbe emergencies of war, bas been to collect the revenue necessary to support tbe government by a tax upon imports; and Wbereab, Tbe exigencies of war made it necessary to vary from this rule and practice by both political parties during the late unfortunate civil war; and Whereas, A period of about eigb teeu years has passed since tbo war closed, nnd the country is now enjoy ing profound pence and prosperity! rendering exception to the general rule of policy and practice on this sab ject no longer necessary; and Whereas, The raising of tbe reve nue of tho United States to support tbe government economically admin istered by a tax upon imports affords a legitimate incidental protection to American industry aDd American pro ductions; and Whereas, It is unnecessary and im proper to have two large corps of col lectors, one at the ports and the oth er to collect the internal revenues, the latter being used in a great measure as au immense political machino to aid the dotninnnt party in carrying elections, which said duplicate sys tem is very expensive and demoraliz ing; therefore, He it enacted, etc., First, that the act entitled an net to provide internal revenue to support the government, to pay tbe interest on the public debt and for other purposes, passed the 30th day of June, 1864, nnd all nets adding to, enlarging or amending the same, and all laws authorizing the collection of internal revenue be, and tbe same are hereby repealed. Sec. 2 This act shall be of force from and nfter the first day of July. ♦ m ♦♦—♦ From comparative railroad state ments made in 1881, it was found that tbo United States led all other countries mnny fold, it having at that time 104,831 miles of completed road. The second country in extent of rail roads is Germany, which had 21,446 miles. Great Britain comes next with 18,281 miles; France next with 17,112 miles. Russia has 14,799 miles. The United States nt the close of 1881 within 4,000 miles ns much railroad ns nil Europe. The total footing for tho year will not bo less thnn 12,000 miles. In less thnn three years there will bo ns mnny, or more, miles of railroad in tho United States as in nil tho rest of the world besides. H 02 ■ 9> c+ ffl Q H 0 n £ (D 4 V* 02 3 w ft O tu ft > ft ft GO ft ft ft Q ft READ THIS REBUS! ANTI-WHISKEY. During tho recent session of tho Legislature, total prohibition acts were passed for five counties of tho State, and fourteen other acts were passed, fixing high rates of license, prohibiting the sale of liquor iu cer- tuiu localities, etc. Tho live prohibi tion counties are Mouroe, Decatur, Clayton, Warren and Terrell. The town of Newnnn has just elected a pronouuced prohibitiou council, and the town will be dry for 1883. The county will soon bold an election un der tho local option law. An exchango gives the following recipe for raising daughters up as they should be. We recommend it to the mothers of this section: "If yon want your daughter to grow up graceful und comely, give her a cold bath every morning, give her hair one hundred strokes with a stiff brush, let her breakfast bo made ou graham bread nnd sirup, give her broad shoes with low heals, nud put her to bed at 7 o’clock'every uigbt.” The Tbomasvillc artesian well had reached the depth of 1,300 feet nt last accounts and still no wutcr. The Knights of Pythias have raised $2,000 for a monument to 'Peter Woodland, who sacrificed bis life to save sixteen imperiled fellow-workers iu tho Hudson river tunnel a year ago, nud Mrs. Woodland nnd her lit tle children are suffering for food and clothing. Two medical students nnd two col ored men were captured this week stealing bodies from tho cemeteries of Richmond, Yn. They stole three bodies on Sunday night last, and were after more when captured. They will be arraigned under charge of fel ony nud misdemeanor. Tho corpse of James Bradley, a col ored man, was found in a halo of cot ton at Greenville, S. G\, a few days ago. It subsequently transpired that ho had, uuobserved, thrown himself into tho cotton press with suicidal in tent. ■ -♦••••> Mayor’s Office, Leesburg, Ya., April 17, 1879. Mess. Hutchinson it: lira: It otlords me pleasure to testify to the great virtues of your "Neurnlgino” for the cure of neuralgia and sick bendnehe. It is tho best remedy for theso most distressing complaints I have ever used. It should be in every family in the country. Yours truly, Geo. It. Head, Mayor of Leesburg, Vu. Hutchinson A Bro., Proprietors, At lanta, Ga. Sold by all druggists. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871. by CRAKE * CO.. (Lock Box 300. Indianapolis, Ind.,1 in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, st Washington. -OF— Rockland Lino. W. F. DOERFLINGER, Agent. CITY BARBER SHOP, We have this day received an Invoice of this Lime, tbe beet made for masons' nae, or lor whitewashing and cleansing purposes. For eale in any .jnanUty s (USAGES A SPECIALTY. b» „„„ at SINE POUNDS FOR tl OJ. COOK BROS. A CO. h. u. taylor. nova'-tf 74 Mulberry street, Macon, Ga. A FINE LOT OF Shingles,LathsiPickets FOR SALE BY GREER & McCLURE, At Keystone Stables. FRESH MEAT MARKET MACON, GA. 1 will ship sausages ang!2*tf J. M. CARTER, Proprietor. SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING AND HAIR DRESS ING dona In the vary lateat and moat approve I style. LADIES AXD CHILD It EX'S HAIR CUTTIXG SPECIALTY For Sale. House aud lot on Reynolds street. House con tains ala rooms. Lot « feet Iront. running W ISO feet to Union street.