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CriiMcr’u gmlqmidcnt,
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1874.
MY MIIUCI'LODS ESC A I'l.S.
and • 1 TIY mur HHAKIHWER.
I linvo rend of ninny narrow escapes,
both liy non nn<l land, from bloody pirates,
or aiigulplliug waVo; of the ofH! Hint nrer
oiloan mlvrtfres, or wild boosts, of the other.
With a all udder I rocaU iny own experi
ence, to which, after n lapse of nearly a
nooro of years, I cannot look hack without
thanking a kind Providence for my re
markable preservation.
In the vcnr 1802, X took passage on
Iward • ship at dull Francisco, California,
fortlie Isthmus, on my way homo from
the gold mines. Onr ship, tho Ida, car
rind some two hundred passengers, mostly!
returning ndtttfa, Howe, Hfc* myself, had
Imnn nneuoMesful, whilst others had
gntherod rich rewards from tho golden
sands.
According to tho old adage, a ‘'good bo
kimiing a Uut ending,” we might
n>iVo heen prepared for ill luck, for a ves
sel never left a port with a brighter
prosjKict than did ours.
It ww u bouulii u} balmy, toppling in
BcptemW, With jfi*t breeze enough to
fill tho anils; a duv to make one feel young
and bouyant, ana ghul that he is amid
the living to enjoy it How grandly wi
*uW out into the beaut ifuihny. In fancy
I can see the crowd upon tlm waif, and
the waving of bats and handkerchiefs, as
they bade us a silent "farewell. How glo
riously wo passed through the “Golden
Gates," those portals through which the
wealth and expectations of nations have
goneand oomo; those guardian amitinels
that staudjto protect tiio most beautiful
liny in the world.
Our voyage for tho first lia’f of the way
was most cheerful and prosperous, lmt as
we sailed into the tropics storms began,
light at first, but each succeeding one
grew more severe. They cmno along with
a regularity seldom equaled, until we
could .almost oertauily expool,one every
eVcSing. They, sometimes gave us little
warning and several time* our vessel was
in danger of capsizing, or being thrown
upon her beam-ends; then Huy fluttering
or neglect of duty might have been fatal
to her living freight, liad it not been for
nno of thcscuitorma, and my own careless
ness, I perllnps would not ,liuve this
story to relate.
It is said that “familiarity breeds con
tempt.” I think this was true with me.
I was a great coward, during the first bad
Weather, bui I gradually became accus
tomed to it, so that 1 kept ou deck during
some of tho worst hurricanes we had, and
I enjoyed the sight of the wild warring
cleinants, watching our noble tors as they
kept the vessel tart and trim in the midst
of the howling storm.
On the eve of tho 23d of September,
■well do I remember the date, u hurriotyie
came on just id dusk, I haste! o 1 on deck
without any premonition ol what was to
follow. The crow had taken in nearly id)
sails, and we were scudding along
i aider bare poles, al thp rate of-seven or
slight knots an hour, through the angry
ntarm; red, blue mid yellow lightning
whs playing nud darting athwart the
utormy sky; great drops of icy lain struck
ino in the face; 1 grasped the gumvhale
tightly to soenre myself; tho mate was is
f ning Horne orders to tho crew, this I well
neiucmbor. The next instant I was over
board lo tlio‘ foninUig/si etLing waters,
whether from a sudden lurch of the ship,
or my holdgiving way, I know not. Upon
rising to the surface, 1 distinctly heard
the cry nbovo tho noisy elemouts, of “man
overboard; man the boats 1” and saw the
vessel fast leaving me to my fate, until tho
waves and darkness lud her forever from
my view. - I was an excellent, swimmer. 1
swam towards tho fast recoding ship with
all tho strength I could exert, in hopes that
tlie boats, if searching, would find and
take mo in. Vain hope, futile exertions !
If they ever tried to find me 1 know not.
I soon became so exhausted that 1 ceased
all attempts in that direction, and gave
np all hypes of being ipscund by' my late
comrades. Somotlring struck mo on the
head, knocking me nearly senseless, I
grasped it—it was a thick, heavy plunk,
eighteen inches in width, and about ten
feet in length. I got ÜBpu ite it buoyed
me up sufficiently to rest myself without
making much- exertion to keep my head
above the water.
I could not review my situation; awful
indeed did it appear to me—tho growing
darkness; the vivid flashes of lightning,
nnd tho furious driving storm. I knew
my into comrades were far from my reach,
nud I could not blame them for it, for I
dsabted if a.bout could live in tho gale,
much luefi could the ship lay to, to tumble
them to search for me; and they had prob
ably dp no all they could to save mo in
throwing tho plunk overboard that I now
rested upon. 1 thought it might bo only a
question of time between my loss and
theirs, for if tho hurricane continued long
it would prove fatal to them and tho vos
ael. These thoughts passed through my
mind os I tossed upon tho angry waves, a
hopeless castaway.
How I passed 'tlud dreadful night I can
scarcely remember. Tho morning broke
clear and bright, the storm was over, but
the waves rau mountains high. With my
plank yet under me, 1 was sometimes on
Ike Manacle of the topmost of them, and
iigtna deep down in tho trough of the sea.
Boon hs it was light enough, from the high
est waves I looked eagerly around. Not a
sail was in sight, nothing but tho wide ex
panse of roiling, heaving waters. My
spirits sank, for until now I had a faint
hope that a vessel, in passing, or a sight of
land would greet my eyes. Vain expecta
tions! I prayed and cursed by spells un
til I was near crazed and almost t xlmnsted.
T'has time passed,, anti I grew calm — tho
cahnness bom of despair.
About the middle of tho day, from the
highest waves I tossed upon I thought I
eoukl see-laud, looking like mountain tops, i
1 could mat clearly determine, they might
be ehaids,. and now how anxiously I watch
ed for them. After uu agonizing interval
of scveiol hours, again 1 saw them; this:
time 1 was sure it was laud, thrice blessed '
land ! But now the question arose, “can I
I reach it alive ?” This seemed very :
doubtful I was cold ;veu under a tropi- !
eul sun; I was nearly famished from my
long fust. Hunger and thirst, with ray ex
ertions, laid. almost exhausted me. Life j
was deal' to me, and I would exert my ut
most to resell Lmd, even though it be a
rockey, liurreu. coast. Slowly 1 struggled
onward with my plank vet under me. 1
dared not to give it up for fear I should
sink to rise no more. Just before daylight
faded away I conld see land plainly, end
fancied 1 saw trees- growing along lire
shore, yot I was not euro but it might be
imagination.
Kind ITovidenoe seemed to favor me,
for u strong wind began to blow towards
the Hud. I now made u much better
headway, but another difficulty now beset
me. I could not keep awake; tired and
worn out nature must give way to sleep.
This would be fatal to me, and I exerted
myself to the utmost to keep mv eyes
open, ever anil anon arousing myself as
I felt mv hold giving away upon my
pkuik. *
'fljTM the second night wore away.
When it beeainc light 1 had just energy
enough to look for land. There it was !
source a longue nwsy; but hope and
strength were almost gone. 1 could do
but little now to reach ih yot the wives
wi re lending me their help. I knew they
would east IflC upon it, dead or alive, i
hoped the latter, yet it did not (seem to
matter much which.
How this day passed I have no distinct
recollection, 1 (lindy remember of dark
ness closing around, stjll clinging to my
plank, still ebbing towards tlm land. I
said a short prayer, then a stunning Bern
sution, and I knew no more.
I atroke out of a refreshing sloop, and
looki and eagerly around; I could scarcely
credit my senses, the past seemed a hor
rible dream, I Was safe on Hud; the
merciful waves had thrown mo high and
dry when life hail almost forsaken roe.
Hut now a drenry looking prospect wan be-j
fore me a long sandy boooh, ns far as the
dye could reach, hummed ill by foworifig
nliffs, on the sides of which grAv some
stunted pine and oodnrs. I tried to get
upon my feet, but could not for a while, I
was so fearfully wore and bruised. At
length, with the aid pf a rood that lay near
uie, I managed to stand erect oneo more.
I was so nearly famished with hunger
and thirst that, I reeled like a drunken
man. I staggered along tho beach in
search of something to appeare- my raven
ous cravings. I came to a small spring of
pure water, and eagerly swallowed all I
could hold. I think that was tho Ix-st wa
ter I ever drank in all my life. This
strengthened mo, and 1 continued my
search for food. Boon I found a dead fish,
ciiat ashore during the night, that the vul
turcs had not vet discovered. I devoured
it ravenously; it was not tho best of food,
yot I thought it was tho sweetest moat 1
ever ate. 1 now felt like a different being,
and I traversed tho base of the cliffs, in
hopes of finding nil opening or pass. By
frequent resting I traveled a long distance
withoutqiny show of success, and I begun
to fear tliat night would overtake me in
dose proximity to my late enemy, tho salt
water. But at length I caine to a bayou,
through which flowed a stream of water.
A,Borrow road or trail led along one side;
this I gladly followed, not knowing or car
ing much whither it led me, so that 1 got
away from.tho vicinity of tho ocean. 1
found plenty of berries of an agreeable
taste; these I ate to my satisfaction. Dark
ness found me in a dreary, wild looking
place, but less rough and mountainous
than that I had passed through. 1 was in
hopes of finding some village or human
habitation before nightfall; and now I
van in a wilderness, how vast I knew not,
nor did I know how to get out, unless by
f Mowing the trial, which was now much
plainer. This I believed to be tho best
policy, so 1 went ahead as fast ns I could.
Suddenly a crackling in the bush warn
ed me of the near approach of somo wild
beast. I looked—a low growl, two shin
ing eyes that looked like balls of lire w ith
in twenty paces oi me. Horror-struck I
stood transfixed. I knew but too well
what it was, and that I was in imminent
peril. There with glistening eyes, waving
fail and erect mane, just fixing for n
spring, was tho lion of tho Isthmus. A
moment only I gazed, then ran with all tho
strength 1 could exert, terror lending tieot
ncss to my feet. I could hear tho beast
leaping close behind me, and expected ev
ery instant to feel lito fangs in my flesh.
Boon l was so nearly exhausted that I was
ou the point of giving up, I saw a
small tree just before me. I made a leap
up aw far as I could and grasped the trunk
tightly with my arms, but before I could
get higher out of his reach, the furious
boost made a bound for me, just a little
short of his object, but succeeded in tear
ing the flesh open to the hone, from my
kneo to my ankle, with his sharp claws.
However, I was soon out of his reach.
Securing myself amid tho branches of the
tree, I took off my shirt and bound up my
wounded limb, and partly stanched the
blood, which was now running in a stream.
1 soon got so week from mv kite exertions
and lows of blood.that I laid to secure my
self iu tho forks of the tree to keep from
f tiling. My enemy made soin“ desperate
leaps for me, but finding they were short
of the object, ho finally gave it up, and
lay down at the root of tho tree and widen
ed me with his terrible eyes.
I was. safe for the time, but how long
ho would stay I did not know, butljndgod
ho would leave at daylight. From my
orumpod position, and the pain of my
wounded limb, I passed mi awful night.
However, it wore away at last, and I was
free, my captor having left at the approach
of day.
My exertions in descending tire tree,
with my wounded limb, caused me tire
Severest jiaiu. I hobbled along tho trail
somo two miles or more and oiune to a
plain, well-traveled road, running nearly
north and south. Judgiug that south
would lead to Panama, I followed it.
About the middle of tho day I became so
f lint I could go no further. I lay down
by the roadside so wretched that Isoarooly
would huvo risen to my feet to save my
lifo.
1 fell into a stupid slumber, from which
I was rudely awakened by somo one shak
ing me by tire shoulders, I opened my
eyes and beheld a company of muleteers,
who had, at sight of me, paused in the
road; they spoke to lire in Spanish, which
I understood, asking who 1 was, how I
came there, where 1w as going. 1 freely
told them of my troubles aud escapes, and
of my severe wound. They listened iu
astonishment and much wonder, and ended
by giving mo to eat and drink of their pro
vision. Olio of their number, who was
quite a surgeon, dressed my wound; they
then divided the pack of one mule amongst
the others and gave him to me to ride.
They were going to Panama, which they
said was two days’ travel yot.
To make my long story short, I will
add that 1 arrived in Panama safe. After
staying there two weeks my wound was
so far healed that I continued my journey
to Chagres, there took passage inn steamer, j
and in due time arrived safe at home, after
having passed through almost incredible j
dangers. As for my late shipmates, .1
never heard from them, ami fear that the
vessel with all on board was lost.
Tho Lapland Church Awakeuer.
Even in Lapland tho sormons are some
times dull, mid listeners are occasionally
sleepy, but the Lai>s have a way of getting
around tho difficulty which may be recom
mended even among us to alt whom it may
concern. Iu Lapland, it appears, the
preacher is armed with a large baton, aud
with this ho beats a sort of hermeneutical
tattoo upon tho pulpit whenever he
catches any of his congregation in the net
of nc'dding. But, lest some slumbering
delinquent should fail to attract the atten
tion of tho preacher, the sexton is utilized
as a co-worker in the gospel, aud keeps
himself awake by meandering about the
church, wielding a long stick, mitigated
by a cushion at one end. With this stick
ho diligently pokes sleepers iu the ribs,
and goads on their faculties to the sail
duty of attention. Thus the Laps have an
arrangement for punching tho congrega
tion when they get sleepy. They do not,
seem to have devised auv method for 1
punching the preacher when he makes 1
them so.
[From the Atlanta Herald.]
THE GRANGERS AND THE MER
CHANTS.
Shall Fanian he Allowed to buy at Whole
mu it* 1
Homo days since my attention was culled
to a published report of an interview be
tween one of yonr number mid a prominent
retail merchant of the city. More recently
I have read tho action of tho Chamber of
Commerce upon a memorial submitted by
the Grocers’ Association. Tho system
thus inaugurated threatens bankruptcy
and ruin to farmers, and I beg tlmt you
will allow mo to cull tho attention of
Grangers through tire Htatc to this strange
and criminal proceeding.
This whole thing, it seems to me, is as
unnatural as it is unwise. Nobody denies
the prims necessity for agricultural success.
Every man, of whatever class, must fool
his weal or vrno directly dependent upon
tho productions of the soil, now is it
then tlgit business men cannot soe the
utter ruin ahead of the oountry, when
tlioy slaughter farmers by wholesale ami
leave ft record erf ruin, wretchedness and
death written upon homes that should be
adorned with bflauty, plenty and pence ?
Where is the farmer to-day in this proud
old commonwealth, who, under tho most
favorable circumstances, can more than
eke out a bare subsistence ? And yet, we
are told wo must do it under the blistering
lash of a merchant prince, that brings the
blood ut every blow. Candor compels ns
to say that this state of things Inis boon
brought about by the blind stupidity of
farmers. The remedy is to be found, not
so much iu a despondent dwelling upon
the past, as in a combined uprising against
tho demands of the present. To-day we
find ourselves confronted by a well armed
host, organized, drilled and marshalled by
tho best skill their talent and study can
furnish. Backed by resources abundant
for their supply, laborious and energetic
in the execution of plans, combined mid
united in their purposes of ruin, stretch
ing out their bloody length all over the
laud, we find them fortified, threatening
and defiant, before wo lual even suspected
a feud. Shull we be slaughtered ? ,Shull
wo quietly live under this system of op
pression, until tho merchants pocket our
lands, and the hopes of our little ones van
ish into thin air ? Ifyo* say yon will re
bel, shoulders to shoulders let u* present
an unbroken front, until we stamp with
eternal shame this unnatural cru-sude
against the rights of our people.
Wliut can you buy or what can you sell,
as a farmer, and not deal iu the camps ol
tho enemy ? You ship your cotton lo a
factor to sell, and ho is hound by his oath
to charge you 2] per cent., when, if ho is
candid, he will tell you ho conld grow
rich upon 11. You want to buy fertilizers,
and you go to n deposit "in hostiam con
tra,'* and you find tho established price
far beyond your means, out. of proportion
to its cost, and the value it yields in its
use. Ask an indulgence in this enormous
outrage, and it is grunted at the mercy ol
a per cent, you cun never pay, until the
ground grows money instead of cotton.
You are compelled to buy bacon and
corn in large quantities. You will, ol
course, apply to a wholesale merchant,
to get tho advantage of an original sale.
II you make know n that you are a former
you can't make a bill, even though you
take half the stock the dealer controls.
During the recent session of tho Legisla
ture a member of that body was refused
the advantages of a wholesale house, and
sent to a retail merchant to buy ten thou
sand pounds of buoon. Not ns a necessity
for legitimate trade, but simply to secure
for tho retail man a living in tho shade,
through your hands that blister in the
sun.
Am I wrong in behoving that the
wholesale men, ns n body, will hold to this
policy ? Hear what “Grocer” says:
Repotorr- “Do yon think you will be
able to control the matter by your Associa
tion ?"
Grocer —“Wo certainly do. Wo have
most of tho leading retail nion iu our Asso
ciation now, and are going to appeal to
Marietta, Gainesville, Madison and till
other markets that trado with Atlanta, to
join its in the attempt."
The Chain her of Commerce, with only
one dissenting voice, lias pledged itself to
use its influence to support the scheme.
If the farmers iu this country can shoulder
this burden and live, then 1 have read the
signs of the times to no purpose, and “my
fathers have.taught mo augury in vain.”
No man can object to the legitimate
business of retail trado—indeed it is a
necessity and a oonveuienoe. When we
buy a ham it is but right wo should pay n
retail prioo, but wheu we buy ten thousand
pounds.- meat, why not givo us the
benefit of wholesale trado ? Where is tho
humanity iu sending us to the end of n
long lino of middle mou to squeeze out tire
last ooppor, when tho wholesale men could
so easily and honorably accommodate onr
wants and lift us from poverty.
I would not array one class of om people
against another. I would not bring about
a conflict of interests' that would damage,
iu the least, tho honest business of tire
humblest citizon, but, I must say, this
oppression has well nigh reached its limit,
ami farmers must And relief, or ruin is in
evitable. This is not the place to discuss
our action. Suffice it to say, that a Grange
Agent, by- trading with the Western mar
kets, saved for Grangers one thousand dol
lars upon a single order for flour, llow
easy it will be for all Grangers to buy
through our recognized agents, and thus
pocket the money that Atlanta merchants
are so generously bonding around among
themselves. Wimt need we core for home
markets that combine to crush us ? Lot
our money go North, South, East and
West if it w ill, but save you nu honest mar
gin to support your farm, beautify your
homo and build up the waste places of our
impoverished State. Wo must defend
our interests by lire wisdom of our plans,
the combination of our efforts aud our
unceasing struggle against the tyranny of
our oppressors. Gkauchsk.
One Pixtumuty or Lovk. —At first, it
surprises one that love should be made the
principal staple of all the best kinds of
fiction; and, perhaps, it is to be regretted
that it is only one kind of love that is
chiefly depicted in works of tuition. But
that love itself is the most remarkable
thing in human life there cannot be the
slightest doubt. For see what it will
conquer ! It is not only tlmt it prevails
over selfishness, but it has tho victory over
weariness, tiresomeness and familiarity.
When you are with a person loved, you
have lie sense of being bored. This hum
, bio and (rival circumstance is tha great
test, the only sure and abiding test of love.
■ With the persons you do not love you are
; never supremely at your ease. You have
some of tho sensation of walking upon
j stilts. In conversation with them, how
i ever much you admire them, aud arc
interested in* them, the horrid idea w ill
cross vour mind of “What shall I saynext V
| Converse with them is not porloct associa
tion. But with those you love, the satis
faction in tlicir presence is not unlike that
of the relation of heavenly bodies one to
! another, which in their silent revolutions,
I lose none of their attractive power. The
! smi does not talk to the world, hut it does
I attract it.
Judge Bicknell on the Women’s War.
Judge Gobrge A. Bicknell, Circuit
Judge of the Now Albany and Jefferson
ville Judicial District, and one of most able
aud learned Judges upon the bench iu In
diana, whoso rulings ore seldom reversed
by tha Supremo Court of that
Htato, publisher tho following commu
nication iu tho New Albany Ledger-
Standard of a recent date, which will
have groat weight upon the subjoct alluded
to:
Editor LuDjwr-Stamleird:
In your account of tho temperance pro
ceedings of yesterday, you state that a
note was received from a gentleman ad
vising tho parties “not to lie afraid of do
ing imy illegal thing.” Women, ns well as
meu, ought to bo afraid of doing any ille
gal thing. Mob law enforced by women is
no better than mob luvr enforced by men.
We are forbidden to do evil that good
may como. l’ruyer can not consecrate a
wrong.
The licensed .liquor seller has a fran
chise. The Btute is bonnd to protect an J
uphold him in tho oxerciso of that fran
chise. No crowd Ims a right to gather to
gothor, in a man’s place of lawfnl business
to interrupt that business by praying or
anything else. No crowd lias a right to
make an obstruction on the street, around
a man’s ploco of lawful business; to inter
rupted-that business by prayer or any
thing else.
No crowd has aright to violate tho pub
lic peace and good order of a city, by ob
structing and creating a fdlstnrbuuco in
the puclic highways of tho city, and all
such crowds are liable to bo dispersed by
the policemen of tho city.
But further, all persons who hold public
meetings in rooms, and there make, or
procure to be made, extravagant aud false
statements about a law ful business, tend
ing to injure the trade of persons doing
such business, are liable to the party so in
jured, for all special damages thereby sub
tallied.
Man ought to deal gently with Woman.
H ic is not responsible for tho recent de
monstrations; her impulsive nature, is in
stigated and urged ou by our own sex, who
are “afraid to do” what, if it were lawful
at all, it would be man's business to do.
Tire present liquor law, honestly enfor
ced, will accomplish all that tho Legisla
ture intended, and it is the duty of all
good citizens to stand by tho law, and en
force it while it is the law.
Violation of natural or social rights, if
encouraged, generally end iu riot and
bloodshed. This has already been tho re
sult iu Ohio.
Geojkie A. Bkjkneeu
Lincoln's Religious Faith.
Ward H.-Lnmon, the reputed author of
a lifo of Lincoln, his intimate frii nil and
law partner for ninny years, answers a
criticism of Henry Ward Beecher in re
lation to Mr. Lincoln's religions views, in
a letter to that Reverend gentleman which
concludes as follows:
He untortaitied tho belief that the Holy
Scriptures were not of divine inspiration.
On this point his mind had reached a fixed
and unutterable decision. He was an in
fidel, and rested in his conclusions. It
would certainly li ive been pleasant to mo
to have closed t ie chapters of his bigoro
phy without touching upon his religious
opinions; but such an omission would
have violated the fundamental principal
upon which every litre of the book was
traced. Had it been possible to have
truth fully asserted that he was a member
of t ho Church of Ciirist or that he believed
in tire New Testament, the fact would
have been proclaimed with a glow of ut -
feigned satisfaction. I como now to com
plain of tire injustice which you have done
me personally when you sny tlmt the
heartiness of his arguments npon Mr. Lin
coln’s religion easts a certain doubt upon
it, and leaves the impression that lie was
inspired by an auti-Ghristion animus.
Pardon me, my dear sir; although not a
professing Christian myself, I may sav
that few men possess a deeper veneration
for the Christian religion and all that the
orthodox church regards as sacred, than
tho humble individual whom you make
the subject of your somewhat severe criti
cism. 1 may not always employ tho lan
guage which would best declare my mean
ing, but when so many very good people
in pious and loyal zeal sought to make
their hid (and I might say mine) a devout
and rigid Christian, I deemed it unjust to
him and injurious to Christianity itself to
permit such an error to puss without cor
rection and refutation.
Ward H. La sion.
An Editor Who Is Deaf.
We thought everybody in the Htnto
knew that wo wore deaf, lint once in
while we find one who is not aware of the
fact. A fomalo book-peddler camo to the
office the other day. She wished to dis
pose of a book. She was alone in this
world, and hail no one to whom she conld
turn for sympathy or assistance; bonce wo
should buy her book. 81io was un
married, and had no manly heart into
which she could pour her sufferings: there
fore wo ought to invest in her book. She
had received a liberal education, and could
talk French like a native; we could not,
in consequence, pay her less than £2 for a
book. Wo had listened attentively, and
here broke in with “What did you say?
Wo’er deaf.” She started in a loud voice,
and again went through with her rignmn
rolo. When she h*td finished, wo went
and got a roll of paper and made it into a
speaking trumpet, placed one end to our
ear and told her to proceed. She com
menced: “I am alone in the world—“lt
doesn’t make the slightest difference to us.
We are a husband and father. Bigamy is
not allowed in this State. We are not el
igible to proposals.” “O, wliat a fool the
man is I” she said in a low tone; then at
the top of her voiee: “I don’t want to mar
ry you. I want to sell-a-b-o-o-k. ” Tho
last sentence was howled. “We don’t
want a cook,” we remarked blandly; “out
wife docs the cooking, and she wouldn’t
allow as good looking a woman as you to
stay in the house five minutes. She is
very jealous.” She looked at us in des
pair. Gathering her robes about her,
giving ns a glance of contempt, she ex
claimed: “Ido believe that if a 300-ponn
der were lot off alongside that deaf fool’s
head, he’d think somebody was knocking
at the door.” You should have heard her
■slam tho door when she went out. We hoard
that.— Santa Clara (Cal.) Echo.
Looking Into the Moon.
Anew triumph of astronomical art is
suggested in France which is positively
staggering. There is, as all know, a limit
to telescope penetration, which, in the
case of the moon, the nearest celestial ob
ject to us, denies us the power of seeing
objects smaller than sixty feet square. But
the photographer is uow suggested, as tho
complement of the telescope, as the speo
trosoopo has already been used in ike same
capacity. It is thought that if any abso
lutely smooth surface tun be found to take
photographs on, the minutest objects on
the moon can be photographed, and then
magnified, like the newspaper texts sent
into Paris by balloon, and thus present to
us actual, vivid aud faithful pictures of
worthing on that satellite. Scientific men
are non endeavoring to find the necessary
smooth surface.
professional cards.
JAS.H. HUNTER
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
QUITMAN,
BROOKS COUNTV, GEORGIA.
Wlllpraetioe in the Cn*ntio of the Itoathom
Circuit, Echols ami Clinch of the Brunswick, and
MitCheD of the Albany. ITS-Office at the Court
House. -tit jnui-as-tf
,J. S. N. S N O W,
DENTIST,
Qiiitmiin, - - - - - Georgia,
Office Dp Stain, Finch'* Corner.
W. B. BEKVVTT. i. f- rtWOBBEBM
BENNETT & KINGSBERRY,
Attorneys at Law
Q UITMA N,
Brookv Cotinty, - Georgia.
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EDWARD R. HARDEN,
Atto i* ney u t I, aw t
QUITMAN,
BROOKS COUNTY, - - GEORGIA.
Lato an AnHociatc* Jnaticc* Knprt>in Court U.
8. for Utah nn<l Nebraska Terri tori e; uow
County Court, Brook* County, Ga.
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DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN,
Ga.
OFFICE—Brick building adjoining: tho store ol
Meagre. Briggs, Jelku & Go., Hereven street,
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A J CKI.LA IfXO US Al> VKHTISEMEHTH.
I3EDELL & CO.,
Iji<l no i* J> t* alcrs;
TOR AC C O AG E NTS,
140 BROAD STREET,
COLUMBUS, GA.
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CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO.,
tmoLESALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS AND SHOES
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Thin tft onci of tho Oltlont ami I/irgot
Itoo* nntl Shoe Jobbing 1 louses
IN THE CITY.
All their Supplies cere obtainedfrom
THE VERY BEST MANUFACTORIES,
And Sold to Customers on th#
MOST iCCOM MO I) A TING TERMS.
476 & 478 Broomo Street, New York.
A. M. WATKINS, Traveling Agent.
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MARKET SQUARE HOUSE
VALENTINE BASLER,
(Suceorsor to his brother Antony Basler)
THE WELL KNOWN
TEN PIN ALLEY,!
At the Old Stand, 174 Bryan St.,
OPPOSITE TllE MARKET,
Continues to keep on hand the beet ol
Brandies, Whiskies, Wines, Ales,
AND ALL OTHER IJQUORS,
My Foreign Liquors are all of my own Impor-;
tation.
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111. FITZGERALD,
(ESTABLISHED 183(X>
Manufacturer and Wholesale sad Entail
Healer in
CANDIES, j
CORDIALS, SYRDPS,
Fancy Confectionary, &c.
ISO Bryan St~,
Between Barnard and Jefferson Streets;,
Savannah, Ga
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.S-4 Fri NNAII AD VER TIS EM ENTS.
fSpi
MiSZ*
(WITH LATEST IMPOVEMESTS.)
FOB 90 YEABH THE
Standard of Excellence
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Over 750,000 in Use.
If you think of buying a Sewing Machine it will
pay ym to examine the records of thorn 1 now iu
use and profit by experience. The Wliwltr
Wilson Staiid* sloti* s the only hlfflit
Running Mm* him , Using the HtitAry Hook,
ranking a Lork Stitch, alike on both sides of
the fabric sewed. All shuttle machines waste
power in drawing the shuttle back after the
stitch is formed, bringing double we ar and strain
upon both machine and operator, ncuoe, while
other machines rapidly wear out, the Wheclrr
it Wllmmi Lull* u Lifrlimr, And proves an
economical investment. Do not behove all that
is promised by so-called “Cheap” machines, you
should require proof that years of uae have tested
their value. Money once thrown away cannot b
recovered*
Bend for onr circular*. Machines sold on easy
terms, or monthly payment* taken. Old machines
put in order or received in exchange.
WHEELER A WILSON MFQ CO.’S OFFICES:
Savannah, Augusta, Maeon and Columbus, Ga.
W. 13. Cleves, Gen. Agt., Savannah, Ga.
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JOHN M. COOPER i CO.,
Havannali, Ga.
WHOLESALE AND HETIUL DBALEIiS IN
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Keep constantly on hand a large assort
ment of
MISCE LLA NEO VS, ST AN D A RI)
AND
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Sunday School Libraries furnished on die
•most liberal terms frith the latest
and best English Publications.
13 I 13 L E S,
Pocket, Family and Pulpit,
In Great Variety.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, SCRAP BOOKS.
Am* books sent by mail on receipt of price.
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IIUKSVAX’S
EUROPEAN HOUSE,
Nos. 156, 158, 160 and 162, Bryan St.,
SAVAWAII, GA.
mHE niOPEIKTOU HAVING COMPLETED
1. the necessary additions aud improve meats,
can now offer to his guests
ALL THE COMFORTS TO BE OB
TAINED AT OTHER HOTELS
AT LESS THAN
|
HALF THE EXPENSE.
A Restaurant on tho EUROPEAN TLAN has
been added, where guests can,
_A_t kVli Houi’is,
Order whatever can be obtained in tho market.
Rooms, With Raoril, $1 50 per day.
Determined to be
OUT DONE BY NONE
all I can ask is a TRIAL, confident that complete
satisfaction will be given,
iwtf-tf JOHN RRE3X.VN, rropneto
GEORGE APPLE,
DEALER IN
CLOTHING,
ii zv t ta 9 c i*
Gent’s Furnishing Goods,
BOY'S CLOTHING,
TRUNKS, VALISES,
Hoots aiicl Shoes,
No. 162 Brjan Street, Market Square,.
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r.VDEU BKESXAS’S IIOTKL.
Savauuali Gu.
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SA VANNAII ADVERTISEMENTS.
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SPRING STOCK!
DeWUT, MORGAN l %
ARE OPENING
THEIR SPRING STo(fr
WHICH THEY OFFER
FOII CASH,
—-—AT
Prices to Suit the Times*
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS,
CALICOES,
CASSIMERES,
SHAWLS,
PRINTED MUSLINS,
GRENADINES,
TRIMMINGS,
COLLARS,
RUFFUNG.
EVERYTHING FOR SALE
THAT IS KEPT IN A
FIRST-CLASS HOi/St
FOR SALE BY
DcWITT, MORGAN & €O.,
13i> Congress St.,
SAVANNAH, - - - GEORGIA
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DR. D. COX,
LIVE STOCK, SLAUGHTERED MEATS.
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1 IZ O 1> UCE
COMMISSION MERCHANT
PURCHASING AGENT,
SA VA NNA H, GEOR OJA.
Stock Lots,
WILLIAM AND WEST BEOAD SHEETS.
Depot
IN BASEMENT OF CITY MARKED
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COSSIGSMESTS OP
BEEF CATTLE,
MILCH COWS,
SHEEP, HOOS,
GAMS,
DRESSED MEATS, Ac., A*..
—ALSO
I'OULTRY, EGGB,
V3S£ETABLES,
V-* FRUITS,
MELONS,
SUGAR,
SYRUP,
HONEY,
HIDES,
TALLOW, At.
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
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MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
A. B. LUCE r Proprietor,
BOARD, §3 OO Per Da?.
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