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SATURDAY, JAJU’-iRY 13, K3.
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Home Again.
Having just retailed from a visit to
South Florida, and fee ling much oihons
toil from eti all-night travel, we enter relne
tnutly upon the Wk of rendering unto our
random au account of onr acta ami doings,
and what we anw aud hoard- Having al
roady scut a corre|ou<lonoc from .Ttieksou
ville iutended for the last inane, but on ac
count of the iuiperfoot mail facilities failed
to reach the office in time, banco it* *p
{s-nrauco in this isMii, and lust we lie wen -
I-Home We will bav** to make this article
much ahorter ami lea* duseriptivo tbnu we
bud intended.
On Thursday the 7tb wo left Jackson
ville in company with our traveling com
panion, Mr. It. M. Freeman, on the Osceo
la, a small boat Imilt by 11. L. Hurt, of
I’nlutUa, especially for tlra Oeklawuha
river, commanded by Captain A. L. Itioe,
a genial gentleman, ever vigilant in the ex
eiciso of hi* dntics, p.nd never u eglootful,
but constantly mindful of the comfort utul j
enjoyment c;f hi* passengers. Though
the Osceola ia not quite *> awift in the !
water*of the Si. John* ns tiio larger boat*,
uevurllieh-a*, when she comes to t lie iirmiUi
of the Ocklawahs, she eau enter with full
confidence of successfully stenting its
narrow winding curieut, and proudly bid
adieu to all other* saying "1 am going with
er thou Ouust not come." To all parties
Seeking to visit the bcuutifui lake* through
which it passe*, and those near by, we ad
vise them to take passage with Captain
Rice, and enjoy Itis oourticic* and hospl j
talttlo*. While upon tho Ht. Johmi, aside
from its vast waters, wo saw nothing ex
ceedingly admirable or eowrapturing to
tlm viaion. The whole facts of the country
with rare aud slight exception on either
aide of tlm river, so called, ia monotonous
ly level aud unbroken; thorn is no lofty
grandeurs either near or remote; there is
a total absence of majesty. Tile little vd
lns aud cottage* that tiere utul there dot
the border, are so far distant and an near
level with the water, as to render them
comparatively insigniflicunt.. Tho first two
landing* Uuva neither gruudeut or notori
ety. Tho third, which i* kuown as Mumlii
liu, haa a national celebrity; not bt cause
ol its local ebanns, nr attractive grandeurs;
but t ecaiikc the erildti otieus of Un
cle Tom’s Gubin is the important dig
nitary of that locality. fcjlie is of the
Marcher Tilton or Tillou-liceclrar con
9action, aud as we are not the special
biographer, of tho Hi ocher Tilton, or the
cabin arehi rctross, ami not mil* b of a
IWolior woniau. Wo will luuve Aunt llnr
riott in her rural enjoyment; we would not
pluck a laurel from the brow of llurrioU;
wn would not bend one ruy of light, or
ifiut a softer schuriu that iiirauiites from
her Uncle Tom Oalnu guos works, and
forms for her, ami around fn-r, au imagiunry
lialo of glory, l’ulntku 78 miles from Juok
ville, ia a lovely place, It has many boun
tiful business houses and residence*. Ii
is the home of Mr. H. 8. Hart, perhaps
tho largest orange producer in the state.
He has one hundred and fifty acres, in one
grove, opposite i’alatkn. This across the
river, ia the most charming scene we I Ki
ll <• Id. Messrs. Hart h Larkin, nre the
proprietors of tho Putnam Hotel, which is
one of the hast kept, and most inviting
Hotels in the south. Twenty minutes
past five, ou Friday morning, wo reached
tlm Ueklawnha; the morning was dark and
dreary; the forest was wrapod in a inautlo
of blackness; the heaven* duolured not
their glory; the gems wore veiled in im
penetrable gloom, au.l supernal light ob
scured; suddenly a gush of hind light,
spread out like u halo around the bow ol
our little queen, and in trout, and rear,
and all uroituJ, it fell in soft silvery {
sc H ues, illuming our narrow, weired,
wild, watery, pathway, and disoovu'iug
the strange, solemn, primeval grandeurs
of the wild, wild, woods. The trees that
cluster along the shore, glistened by our
ditn light a< though they were glossed with
silver, uii draped iu rioli perfusion with i h
long ray moss, and reflecting the light
witii the glossy whiteness, and emae.ulnte
punty of tho bridal veil. The impottiea, a
delicate, effeminate vine, lines almost the
entire border of this little river, sometimes
forming beautiful clusters and folds, lus
cious laps, ami inviting beds of eusu to tin
wirod traveler, ng in it may he seen
dinging ml entwining its tender fiber..
caretully around some royal member of tile
foreat, wholly dependent, yet striving to
shield aud protect its chosen lots!, lint
tliis imperfect description will only serve
to dmi'll,an my reorient, they must visit it
to realize the strange bounties. A Mrs.
Wade, of Wisconsin, was a traveler ou the
same bout; she is an accomplished lady
of high litcrur. attainments; a e-ortesjain
de .t for l.ippiinatt'x JaunaU. She was
thrilled win the sta.iuge scenery, and we
were delighted with the beauties of her
Ascriptions; sometimes amused as she
Wo*ld appeurautly go into exstuoies at tile
mr glimpse ol objects, in wuich to her
rirare were douotless beauties, unseen to
*- and at range it was, thut what was
charming to ns, was utterly repulsive to
her muni cultivated aud refined taste.
II was long past tliti !)■ mil of Friday
night when we reached Silver Spring, anil
wheu the birds tif dawn, fii-st nnuonced
.tin* apt reaching morn, we commenced
oiir pieparati us for a long nod wear some
■Kip through the pine glades in and old
weather-beaten buck ,w*>h tb-leri ms wheels
end narrow mid mieusliTolled seats. Alter
taking au excellent breakfast with Mr.
Itoss, Who keeps a good lions,-, giving to
Jits guests every n-eried att, thin. We
bid adieu to our [dl,** travelers, and ere
Mlc suu hat risi-n, we had started on 0.. r
nicy to Lok< Untiili, ti at | N *iug our
a. tpation. Ou our way no saw nothin,.
until we reuclleu tlm border ol
no in,*,'- -non;'
‘j„ tjjß-' 1 1 I- :, ;
COME, VLVBBES, ASSUME THE POWER,
and give ft to me, and I will put the heal of oppression upon every uinn In T.smlsians
who dares to advocate order and go,al government, dome, Ulysses, you know I know
you; I’ve got you where Hie wool's short—appro- my sng ,-stious.
Grant —General Sheridan, I and roy Cabinet heartily ipp o-6 yonr suggestions,
carry them out to the letter, subdue every disposition to re.lM-ct law and order. If
order prevails w are undone. Let my enr loose, General, I have fully endowed yon.
On rule Louisiana with a rod of iron.
wilh bin characteristic hospitality. Ou
Hiiudny w returned to .Silver Spring and
spent the remainder of the evening gazing
through its immense depth to its christal
iszed bottom. Monday morning we
marital for Jacksonville to i, witness the
strange sceu- ry of the wild and weircil
river, and all the way new and strange
beauties were discovered. Tuesday even
ing ff o'rloek found us ou the wlmrf at
Jacksonville surrounded by an array of
candidates for the position, as they termed
it, of carrying our perliee; but fortunately
for ns we were soon relieved from tins
intolerable nuisance by our friend, Mr. J.
C Thrasher, who took u* in hia Omnibus
and carried us (we had like to have said)
heme, and now wish we had for it is a
pleasant, borne for tho traveler, and wo
were travelers, that is, the private board
ing house of Mrs. Telfair Htocton; The
widow of tiie late Col. W. T. Htootou,
commander of the Ist Florida Cavalry, we
take pleasure in advising visitors to Jack
sonville to call at that house; the house is
conveniently situated, and every essential
comfort and convenience may bo found
there. On Wednesday evening, 4 o'clock,
we left the eitv, and here we are Thursday
morning winding up our story.
The Louisiana Outrage.
About the only question of poHtieul im
portune*!, now before the people, ia what is
going to tie the result of Grant's interfer
ence with tho Legislature of Louisiana.
Or rather, we shnold say this one subject,
is of silt'll vast and tremendous import
ance, that for the time being, at least, it
absorbs all others and we are not much
disposed to consider anything else until
this matter is settled. And well limy we
all be deeply interested in this subject!. It
is the culminating act of federal tuuii'pa
tion. anil if sustained it at once establishes
centralized despotism and the last ventage
of State rights is gone. If Gen. Grant
can say who may, or who may not sit in o
Htato Legislature and make its laws, it is
useless to protend to limit his pow er. The
Queen of England dare not dictate who
shall hold seats iu the English Parliament;
but the President of the United States
not only assumes more power than was
ever known to be exercised by any Chief
Magistrate of any Kopubllcan Govern
ment, but surpassed the rulers of all lim
ited monarchies in his nssmnooy, anil is
only equaled by those despots who govern
people whose voice is never heard in the
administration of their affairs.
Ueu. Sheridan thinks these white
leagues should be broken up. Perhaps it
is a misfortune that they ever should have
existed, aud they never were thought of
until the white people wore driven by
tho tyranny mid corruption of radical
officials, installed and suppoitod ia power
by federal bayonets to resort to some
measure for their own protection. But
when in gro longues, inaugurated by yuukee
carpet-baggers, to ooutrnl and phuidi r the
States of the South, wore complained of
no federal goiii lal felt culled ttpou to put
them down.
We arc glad to see that Hie proas and
people of tho North generally nro waking
up on this Louisiana question. It does
not inuai'ii that State alone, but is a
matter iu which every Stut , North m l
South, is most deeply interested. Wo
hope good and glorious results will spring
from it. The people of the South mid
some of the Democrats of the North have
long seen the tendency of tho radical
party n I military despotism. But it lias
been hard to get tho honest radicals of
the north (if there nro any such) to see
the danger. Their eyes have beeu blinded
by pe judin, and ot r unto* of warning
have failed to reach their ears, because
when we have raised onr voice onr ene
mies have shouted traitor and rebel so
loudly that w e could not be heard. We
ire not without hope, however, that the
liaring usurpations of those in power timv
have the effect to make them lvabze our
true situation aud that, the united voice of
ui 1 good people, lwtli North and South,
Democrats mid Radicals, may ih maud
that the admiration slum l desist from
this w-untoti interfernuce with tin rights of
i the States, and return ft) the old paths of
| peace uiitl safety to our republican insti
j l ilt ions.
Before c!imin*r this article wi oin but
! express our i.din r.itiou ef Gvu. Guidon
| Hut other lie)4*- senators, who have so
j ably defended Us against, the false and
| 'imiieions olnirges that have been prvfered
j against us. Tbe Democrats of Louisiana
llt a i have exhibited remarkable coolness
i aid forbearance, and are entitled to great
I praise for the prudent and conservative
i.leusin- ill which they have bcn..w.
1 Uiiici tin. - U Vil* 0 U.koUaoiuitUkw'.
Ultli Uuuiicu ua
Georgia Legislature.
Our Htste. Legislature met on last
Wednesday. Capt. Turner, the Repre
sentative from Rrooks, left for Atlanta on
last Monday morning. Boveral matters of
considerable importance arc expected to
come before this session. The usury
question has been largely discussed in the
newspapers, will probably come up before
the Legis'sture. The question of conven
tion or no convention, to alter our present
State Constitution, will also be brought
befiire this body.
Again the proper disposition of those
convicted of crime seems now to 1 o ex
citing considerable interest. The chain
gang system is iu some respects a failure
and tho number of convict* is too great to
he confined hi the penitentiary, and soon,
if practical do in other respects, w ould
curtail a heavy debt upon the Htule. Va
rious other questions effecting the interest
of onr people are likely to come before
the present Legislature and the results of
their notion will be watched witii consid
erable interest.
* -
Editorial Correspondence.
jAOKKosmiXE, Fi.a,, Jan. 6th, 1K75.
On the morning of the 4th at it o’clock
we arrived at this place, after u most fa
tiguoiug nights travel, i urtly on the Atlantic
& Gulf and the remainder on the. Jackso
nville, Pensacola &. Mobile Railroad, The
weather was then, ami ia now gloomy aud
damp, notwithstanding iucltiucncios, wo
luivo Is en vigileutly engaged in making
observations, and learning all within onr
power of, and concerning the city. Its
locality, its population, its advantages and
disadvantages; tho manners, customs and
habits of the people. The locality of tho
city is favorable; nature having done well
its part., aud in the planing as well as iu
the construction of public buildings as
well as private residences, much taste a*
well as artistio skill has been displayed
and no luok of judgement, ms to comfort
and convenience ia visnble. There are
throe largo hotels, not excelled iu their
aooomodutions by any southern city.
First Goss boarding houses are numerous
and are extensively patronized. It is our
happy lot to fynl ourself comfortably en
soonced at Misi'Stoctous, where we have
every comfort aud convenience, aud for
this kind providence wo feel grateful to
our friend, Mr. James C. Thrasher, as tho
instrument. It is a delightful privilege to
sojourn at a house where the society is of
tlie highest type of moral excellence, and
thin is the Htnodwr'l it M*-s. f*t’**n e T*
THE "VALE" SUBSIDING.
We had quite n “Gale” iu our town a few days age. A couple of youths from a
sister town met here, and attempted to adjust some difficult' which is, ns vet, a se
cret.. We tu uk there was some temenine delicacy connected with it that stirted the
••Gale," tuid the •■Gale” .me for onr -trpo.” who commanded the “Uaic” tw subside,
weigh it iuJ, e:KI “typo” aoociUai ltiiusull mooter ol Uie **&it.”
speaking thus of her house and liarilera,
we do not intend to disparage ntiy other
house or the character of its boarders, but
from what we do know Of the one house,
We have so feesjtanov iu advising our
friends visiting this city to atop st Mrs.
Stocktons. May street is the principle
business street, and we know of no place
south where (hero is more life and activ
ity Business appear* to bo brisk to ns,
yet some of tho merchants complain of
dull times. Visitors nre not so numerous
now as they have heretofore been at this
season of the year, but it is generally
believed that iu a short time they will be
more numerous thsn ever before. In the
city there are between fifty aud seventy
five lawyers, moat of whom arc doing well,
some u very lucrative business; the firm of
Fleming A- Danila is one among the most
prominent firms in tho profession, they
are courteous and reliable gentlemen and
command a fine practice. We are waiting
here and will have to wait until to-morrow
for llarts boat which wifi leave at 9 o'clock,
A. M. ; we have secured passage, and upon
that point feel easy. Itis the only boat
that runs tho Ork law-aim, end as we nre
anxious to travelse that tributary of the
beautiful Ht. Johns, wo hsse not availed
ourself of the numerous boats that are
daily leaving for point* on the upper 81.
Johns. The low water will prevent us
going even as far as we would like to
travers the Ockluwaha, but if we desire to
go farther tip or across the country we will
Lave to avail ourself of s private convey
uiioe. Even though the weather is gloomy
we anticipate much pleasure and eujoy
meut, as the said to be beautiful scenery
of tho Bt. Johns ia presented to our
vision.
“Our friend Thrasher is doing n lively
business. Tho firm of Cecil A- Thrasher
have perhaps the most extensive livery
establishment iu the city; their turnouts,
which is a livery word, is the most elegant;
their stock is very fine aud tin ir servants
aud drivers are polite and accommodating;
they are doing, wti think, a fine business.
■ We hope iu our next to give a more
interesting account of oar Florida trip,
for the pres 'tit no more. *
Cur Baltimore Correspondent.
Baltimokk, Dec. 31, 1874.
Mr. Eililor: As the lset hour* of the
old year are slowly waning, we are prompt
ed to pen you one more Jotter uudet its
date. There are many among ns who re
joice at tho exit of '74, and are eagerly
waiting to hear the joyous clatter of bells
ami booming of cannon, w hich are to greet
the advent of his tmcceaspr. Yet, to the
thinking mind, there is no unspeakable
solemnity as the hour and moment ap
proaches, when old father Time, scythe iu
hand, trims from tin- tree of existence
vile more branch laden with its fruits of
joys and sorrows, gifts and blessings, and
hurls it forever into the irrevocable past.
Wo view thiopuxt yi ius***®i Mi. of it* mis
eries rind crimes, us a Just puuiihment
from Heaven, aud waft u prayer ou his
dying blast of gratitude, that we are one
year nearer to the downfall of Ciozari-ui
and destitution, and one year nearer to the
attainment of Democratic lib rty. How
ever, we had no intention, ulu-'fi we took
: up our pen, to attempt to write a sermon
| or to set the readers of tUo Indui-kndent
|to sniffing and trying, so we must apolo
! gizo aud cuaiige the subject. Christmas
i was it gala day in Baltimore. Egg imgg,
|or iu other words “Bathcn and Aggs,” dis
appeared like the dews before the sun, or
liko unto the waters of the Red S a when
Moses whacked them with a rod. Some
of our young men are flapping their wings
yet. Groups of young ami old men might
be seen dining tho entire day that the
campaign eommenoed, wending, or rather
cork-screwing their way from house to
house, to ascertain who it was that de
served tho medal for ooifipounding tho
best nogg. To make a full day of it iu
this line, it was necessary for thoso who
had uot forgotten the location or neigh
borhood iu which they lived, to get home
by sonic manly exertions, and take an oc
casional nap, whilst others seriously
sought somo secluded sjait, where they
enjoyed a hearty spell of “crowing,” and
then resumed business. There was a gen
eral panic among turtles and geese, and
all or nearly all of the old liens that Imd
beeu doing their duty so faithfully during
♦ho VPfff, lof* ♦hi’ '•*” (l!cvwf
Koine of our colored brethren seemed to
imagine themselves the king of the Sand
wich Islands. One of tliiH ( lass, clad in a
summer vestuud pantaloons and a ponder
| ous overcoat, inquired of your correspon-
I dent, “Ef dat pn siimdeut oh do Sand-
I witches, was gone home to ile Kandwitehes
1 yet'/” Ou being informed of his departure,
I lie hove a sigh, and said: “Boss, I'sosorry
| for dat; I was jist gwitie down for to see
i him." The poor fellow was so dark and
so drnuk, lie could scarcely sec himself.
After to-morrow, those who have hud their
, week of jollification, will take their annual
| “Swear Off,” and return to work, and
. wives will liuvs done reading the ifHiclea
i of War.
The General, of course, reviewed his
army of friends on Christmas day.
One of our friends who read your letter
from Fort Valley, is in u laid wav to know
what is meant by the P. G’s. We are un
able to satisfy his wowt/or, but suggested
it might possibly mean Le Heim Femme,
so lie is meandering about now to find out
for biuiaelf what that means. Business
j looks very blue here at present, and no in
| dieuti*>as of improvement for some time to
i come. We have one consolation, at least,
they cannot get natch worse. There was
a time when we had n Sunday iu each
week, but tmw we liave a week of Sundays.
Iu conclusion, we would offer our very
best wishes for the success of our (if we
may Ire counted iu the firm) Ikdwskdbnt,
imping it may as ably vindicate its title in
future us it has iu the past. Good health
anil long life to our worthy Major, aud all
| connected with GAi.i.Aiir.ns I.noki-emikvt,
[ from the Editor down to the constant
reader, and a Happy New Year to each
and all. Haxwakd ii Diamond.
Youn I’APEJt.—It costa leas than a cent
a day to take yonr weekly paper, less than
a diligent hen would earn in a year at the
roaket price of eggs; less than one cigar a
week and a very cheap one at that; less
than the barber would charge by the year
to keep your hair trimmed; leas than a
seat one night at the opera; lees than an
energetic kitchen girl will waste in a week.
A penny a day can bo saved iu many a
\ way better than by stopping a family
! paper.
An Item fob Boys. — lt in not necfwwnry
| tlmfc a boy who lenrus n trade is ootuptdletl
to follow it all his life. Governor Palmer,
I of IlliiJoiM, was a country blackmith once,
j and Ix’gan his political career as a coiwta
| lle, in Macoupin County. A circuit judge
j in the central part of Illinois, was once a
| tailor; Hon. Thomas Hoyue, a rich and
eminent lawyer of Illinois, was a book-
I binder; Etantus Corning of New York, too
j lame to do hard work, commenced life as
| a shop buy in Albany; when he applied
j for employment first, lie was asked: “Why
I what can you do, little boy?” “I can do
jan I atu otd, M was tbe answer that Recured
i him a place. Bermtor Wilnou of Mukho
chusetti, wan a ahoemaker. Thurlow
Weed a canid boat driver, <x-Governor
j Stone, of lowa, was a cabinet maker,
j which trade the late Hon. B. O. Douglas
! also worked at in his youth. Large imm-
I bora of men of prominence, now Hvng,
| have risen from humble life by dint of in
dustry, without which talent is as melons
ih a gold coin on a barren island. Work,
work alone, makes men bright and it docs
! not depend on the kind of work yon have
|to do whether you will rise or not; it
j depends on how you du it. #
Giving Help to the Heathen.
j A man about tbir’y yi ara ol*J, wearing n
ltt, red plug cat ami se dy Grab- at, look
\ ing as haugijr. as a man who had been
. wMbketl on mi leeb'-rg. softly entered a
' Gratiot avenue saloon yesterday, and leau
lingover the bar whisjwrud to the proprie
i tof*.
“My dear sir, I am canvassing for snb
; -eriptimi for the benefit of the iieatheu. ”
“Isb dat zo?” replied tho saloon keeper,
I rinsing a glass.
“Yes, my friend, that is so.” emitimiod
tho man, taking out h v* ry greasy paro
le ok. “Yes, lam collecting money for
the hem-fit of tlra poor heathen, who un
living in a state of vice aud ignorance.
Home rstdvwu ten dollars some five—
umil oue, all gl'-e something. Here is the
hook, and yon eau snbacribe such an
amount lesyou think best.”
“Ish it a butition to ilem gouirnon goun
cil?” inquired the suloouist, us he looked
at tlra bo >k.
“No. sir, you do not understand my ob
ject. lam collecting subscriptions tor the
iienefit of the heathen, atnl you can write
your name and give such an amount as
your conscience directs.”
“Vere ise deui heathen?” inquired the
beer seller, lookiug coldly at tlra stranger's
buttered hat.
“In Africa,” replied the agent, “in far
off Africa, whore all is gloom aud loneli
ness, because tlra heathen has no educa
tion.- ’
“And vat gountry is dat Africa in?” in
quired the saloonist.
“My dear man, Africa is a country—a
grout big country, far over the deep blue
sea. Is it imssibie that you never heard
of Africa?"
“T haf lived in Toledo and Chicago, but
I didn’t hoar someone ever say a word
about Africa.”
“Well, that is neither here tier there. I
am authorized to collect subscriptions for
the heathen, w!*o nro running about in a
state of nakedness and sintiilu-ss, and
who must have bread for his mind and be
brought to realize that be should live for
something besides this life."
“Ylili, flat is so," replied the saloonist
in a reflective tone.
“You contribute whatever sum you may
j think best, and I forward it to Boston by
: first mail, where it is turned iuto billies,
and the bihles shipped to Africa. Most
| people esteem it a privilege to be allowed
I to subscribe to this fund. Will write yonr
. name down?"
“I tiuks I vill.” r* plied tho mnn, and he
hunted up his pencil, and after much hi
bor. wrote his name on one of the pages
; and handed the, book back with the re
mark:
“I dntino if yon can’t read it.”
“Thut is ail right; but you have neg
| looted to mark down the amount of your
| contribution. Let’s see—will you Bay a
! dollar?”
| “That?”
| “Will you give tho sum of one dollar
1 for tiie heathen?''
j ‘-Hal Yh.it you spoke about?"
“Will you give me a dollar to forward
i to the poor, benighted heathen?”
I “Money—gif yon money?”
j “Yes—for the heathen!”
I “Gif you vnu dollar?”
i “Yes, a dollar for tiie Is uighteil race
who arc dwelling iu darkness."
The saloon km-pei- look and at him for a
half minute, unit thee, reaching down for
a club, said:
“You’d Intt -r go out py dat door! 1
sign dat nook to gt-fc dat heathen some
j ef r e by de poor-master, and dat isbleuty!
If yon stliay hero some lit tie while more I
Shull hit you mit ilis glub Ou de head!”
“My dear—-"
“Go aits mit dat door!” yelled the sa
' loon keeper running from helnnd tho bar,
1 .lid tne cuuva***ex h.ui to go.
STATE HEWS.
A patent inside revival is going ou
among tlm Georgia, weeklies.
The average chicken lifter gets nineteen j
at a time iu LaGrange.
The freed men of Greene county have
very generally settled down to Work.
Iniatory steps have been tuken to re
build Cooper’s iron wol'ks, at least in part.
The Augusta races have been postponed,
on account of the rainy weather.
Mr. E. E. Williams, son of John M.
Williams, Esq., of Griffiu, is dead.
The election in Muscogee county will be
contested.
Thomas county is out of debt and baa
money in her treasury.
Emigration agents are in Columbus try
ing to get negroes to emigrate to Arkan
sas.
The Monroe Advertieer, one of the best
weeklies iu Georgia, is now entering ou
its twentieth year.
Saturday was not a good day for fight
ing, yet there were six pugilistic encoun
ters in Macon.
On Wednesday morning before Christ
mas the bridge house aud engine ro> 111 of
the Ridge Valley Iruu Works, near Rome,
were consumed by fire.
The Newmau Herald informs it* renders
thut smallpox is ragiug there, and reports
but oue case.
Col. Newton Anderson, of Covington,
received sii ugly cut ou lus hand while i-u
--ilcuvuting to stop a difficulty between some
friends ou Tnesduv.
There is a negro in Newton county who
can whistle any tune he pleases through
his nose.
A snow-white deer was killed near
Schlutterviile on the 2‘2d.
Joseph Reynolds, of Rome,(was found in
au insensible condition ou Thursday, hav
ing taken au overdose of morphine through
mistake.
In his recent tour through a few of the
| i-onntiiw of North Georgia the State Geol-
I ogist gathered thirty-live hundred spcci
! metis of minerals, j
The new residence of Mr. James Easley,
!of Walton county, was destroyed by fire
'uu the night ui Dee. 31. Only one lad
I was saved from the flames.
Early county has produced a sausage
| twenty-one feet long. It is not stated how
1 much it Wade,
Wednesday night the warehouse of the
| Central railroad at Lawtonviile was broken
into. Tlie locks ou sll the trunks and
I boxes ill the establishment wt-re moonlit and
and a general search instituted.
A man named Win. Riley was shot in
\ the right cheek by W. A. Kelly iu the Cot
ton yard of the A ign-U anil Fort ltoysl
; C •rapri*(* Company. The wouud is ouu
' sidercd dangerous.
A terrible cutting affray occurred in the
i saloon of Churlcs Carrel, ou May stiet-t,
j Savannsh, sliont Ii If pant nin* o clic k Sat
urday night, lictwee i two sail r*, uatned
I John Robinson and Wiitisiu Lyons, in
'■ which the latter enl the formt-i in the üb
idouit'li, completely disi mbowebng him.
A Covington man told n lie on election
| day, and said: "I hope to be struck dead
lif I have not spokeu the truth!" He had
i scarcely ceased to speak when lie fell to
the floor—-a man standing in reach having
! put the extensors and th-xors of htsaini
into oudden motion in that direction.
A serious difficulty 1 wit ween some of tin
' m griH-s tiring at Meohniesville a suburb
lof r'artenrviile, incurred on Saturday id
! ter noon lost, and which threatened for *
time to involve a large unuioer, wu.h dan
; ger to did lives of many.
The dedieetiou of the I*io Noiio Oolh-ge
{ and tin- unveiling of the statue w*-i,t bv ti,e
Popo to that institution writ take piaoe on
| Sunday, January 13.
| Tin Supreme Court will meet on the
I ihitd Monday iu January, as prencitla-d
' by law, anil then be adjourned ou that day
until the third Monday in February next,
Iso a* to unable the court to finish up lh<-
j business of tlie term.
Mr. J. M. Shaw of Wuycross, was sari*
; ously injured the other dnv by fulling from
; the water tank couueoted with ills saw
: mill.
L ist Tunsdey night some unknown indi
j vidua, affected an entrance into the store
|of a Mr. Cohen, at Milieu, by boring
! through the window. The burglar after
i getting iu, helped himself to a watch, a
pi.-tol and other articles, and decamped.
A gentleman from Shelby county, while
awaiting the arrival of a train at the pas
senger depot at Ms on, Thursday n'ght.
had hi* pistol to go off in cidentally, wound
ing him iu the right wrist.
The Chronicle and Sentinel any the Augus
ta Factory only cost the stockholder SGO
- ami yet the company has paid out
siuce the war 81,122,0txt iu dividends; has
spent a half milliou dollars for machinery
and improvements, and now has a property
worth a million dollars.
A movement is in foot o indne • the city
council of Niwian to retuse to issue li
censes to retail spiritous liquors for a lon
ger time than one mouth, iu order t at the
necessary authority may be obtained from
the Legislature to submit the question of
excluding its sale altogether.
During the election of Cato’s product,
Washington county, ou Wednesday, au al
tercation occurred between T. J. Alford
aud Walker G. Night, during which both
were badly abut, Alford in the bowels anil!
Knight in the side or bock. We are with- !
out particulars.
Primus Wilson killed his wife in Liber
ty county last week, by trippiug her up
and placing his knee ou her. He is ninety
year* old, and she but a few years his jun
ior.
Advice to a Girl who “Finished.”
Gertrude—Yu tell me that yu hav beeu
two years in a boarding school, anil have
j-ist finished yure education, and want to i
kuo what yu shall do next.
Listen, mi gushing Gertrude, and I will
tell yu.
Get up it! tho morning in good season, |
go down into tho kitchen, seize a potato
by the throat with ope baud and a knife j
with the other, skin the potato, and a doz- I
eu more just like it, stir up the buckwheat'
batter, look iu the oven and see how the I
biscuits are doing, bustle around generally, j
step ou the cat’s tail, anil help your good
old motner git breakfast.
After breakfast put up tbe yung chil
dren's luncheon for school, help wash np
the dishes, sweep, put things in order,
and sometime during the day, nit at least j
two inches and a half on sum one of yure
brother’s little blue woolen stockings for
next winter.
In other words, go to work and make
yiiraolf useful, now that yn hav beeu orna- i
mental, and if yn bav euny time left, after \
t iie beds are .*ll made, and the duks bav 1
l>een fed, pitch into the piauna, and make j
the old rattle box skreani with musik.
Do th s for one year, and sura likely
yung fellow in the naborhood will hear ov
it. aud will begin to bang round yu anti
say sweeter things than yu ever heard be-;
fore, and finally trill giv yu a chance to ’
keep bouse ou your own book.
Yn follow ini advice, Certy, aud see if j
he don’t. —Joe.* HiiUujs. |
W.D.R. MILLAR & CO.
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