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eittlahct’s independent. SATURDAY, JAJU’-iRY 13, K3. •T. <’■ I.Al.Uili:i(. l'.<tiior. Newipapor Law. 1. Auypqpion 'hn take* jmpor regn- j tartyfl-om the post-office—whether directed | tn lit* iihuh or aui'iiiei ■, or wfcrilirr In lm subscribed or nut —it rrejfonalble fat Ihr jMii/mrul. 2. If a person orders hi* paper disoon tiu ni'J, fee in nut pay till umnuviges, or Mm* j publisher may continue to send it until | isiyroent i* made mu] Oollrrt the wholo mimnt, whether the paper ia taken from lll** office nr not. 8. Tin* Courts hav- decided that refusing to take newspapers and pnindlmb from Vw office, removing *mi leaving thorn uncalled for, ia prima facia evidence of in tetiouunl fraud. tf 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. Manufacturers ef WAGON GREASE* vAJID-—• 0 I L S. NO. K liAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. jsiisD PAiars, white leads, Brltiiix. Parkin;. Ylimiow (ilass MILLABS PAT VILLA, nml HOOF PA I AX. SAVANNAH, - - - • USQUGIA.