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THE INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY, Jl LV 5, 157.5. LOCAL MATTERS. Clfl’llCl I DUUC( TOUY. RujitUt C'liurvto. Hey. C. D. Cjoirnia.L t Pastor, Servieot the Repcaid aud Fourth Sundays. Church Ctiufuroncc on Saturday before the Redond Sunday in each inunth. Pray or intMtiiug every ’Xkuraday night. Sunday School at 9 oYkxk a. m, RlHVtrUrUa plianh. • Vy -v Rv. vL m ika4 rJm. Service* every Third Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. tu. Sunday at 4 o’clock p. m. Methtxlisf Church. Rsv. 8. 8. SwkkT, Pastor. Services every Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock ovemug at *- o’clock, Sundayat 9 'Jfkft'k a. m. Prayer nmttng lSh *dy night Index, to .Vdvcrtl.> mm *• Dry Good*, Hardware Gxoi'eilcs, etc—John Till* man, Quitmau, Ga. Alons DnitUs’ aud Bps’ Clothing, r at wholesale— Henry A John Parot, Ne w York. Drugs, Medicines, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard ware, etc—Briggs, JelVs A 00., Quitman, Ga. Musical Instruments and Music—Ludden *% Hates, Ga. Viho hr * WlSi Clews. Genera] Agent, Suvamilili, Ga. Clothing at wholesale and retuil—l. 1.-1 alk & Cos., Savannah, On Cheap Goods of nil descriptions, Groceries, cto— K. sliandnl. Quitman, On. lt,„,ks and Stationery at wholeaala and retail v- John M. Cooper A Cos., Savannah, Ga. Sole and Livery Stalih- Uoeil A Thrasher, Quit man,' Oa. a Manufactures of Cotton and Wool at the Quit man Factory -Dr. Uetiry Briggs, preskhol. Dr. F-. A. Jelks, Practicing WJlfriall, Quit man, Ga. Edward B. Harden, Attorney at Quitaum, Oa. Clothing made to order—D. W. Price, Merchant I'ailor, Quitmau, Ga. Type Foundry and MtrfeiV Warehouse James Connor's Sons, New York. Groceries, Dry Goods, Liquors, etc—Creech A Newsome, Quitman, Ga. Sheriff s Electing—Edward 11. Harden, Judge County Court. Citation— Georgia M. DeCarafinga fa. Lewis N. DeLaranaga, Suit for Divorce. Notice to Hoad Commissioiißn.-—Edward 11. Har den, Judge Comity Court. .lames H, Hu-.iU i, Ajtormt}- at Law, Quitman, Ga. triple Bennett A KingaWrfjy Attorneys at Law, Quit man, Ga. - ♦ -*--i Our i.i'.w'fng Pofinlsrlly. Who du*o sny Ave art*, not popular, aftcf receiving that jar of splendid home-made pickles from a lady on yest'-rday mottling. We would give her mune but wo four oth ers not at> good looking as we arc would be offended. • A few more of flume boautiful trimmed T.Rtliw Ilats. J’ricea reduced, very low. Gall at the Store Of ‘ .IWHiSyHdi/I.Kri .v Cos. • - *§*!% k 9%.** *■• -w Pic-Me. Our whole is iuviUid to a pic nic at Groover Station to-dat,* but the Foreman, la iug a “tar-he<4,” proteuts, on the ground tlmt blackberries sro scarce iu the vicinity, and moves it postponement until persimmon time. That’s right, Fovomim, dofl|4fiibMndon Dt.’t j/rlaciplos, W~ o Silk laps, lUadi Bilks, Ve., :.t fedpewd prices, .at Huigcs. Jklks A Cos s. Sabre Club. We are* requisite,! t giva imrioo that there will be a meeting lieM in Quitman oil the 14th day of July for the purpose of organizing ! sabre club or eavuUry rum p.my/ Those of our citizens favorable to the scheme are respectfully invited to at tend. Gram Cloth, at reduced pric*e, at Itiiiui.s, Jri.KS A Co’s. (iuarlFrly ('unfmuff. The Tliird Quarterly M. etin*. for the Quitman Station, M E. (’. S., aril he held at the Methiwlist Chureb, commeneing at 11 o’clock, Saturday, the sth of July. Itev. J. M. Austin, the I'residing Elder, will be in attendance. S. R. Rwi;et, Tastor. Crop*. Heretofore the reports from the county in reference to the growing crops n five been favorable, sml we regret to say now— but truth demands it- that the crops, both of corn and cotton, by long continued rains, have been seriously injured. The rust has appeared in some portions of the county, which is as fatal to cotton as the caterpillar; and where there lifts been as much as three days of hot sun, the com is badly fired. Call at Shandal's if yoh want good boots, shoes, and dry goods. Premium Potatoe*. Some weeks ago we noticed through the Independent some extraordinary Irish po tatoes, sent to this office by Mr. T. JN. Arrington. They hr far excelled any that was exhibited at the Thomasville Fair. Mrs. A. M. Simes sent u some on Wed nesday morning of the the Goodrich va riety that excelled any we ever saw. The largest one is an ablong, measuring six inches in length, and btri a fraction under five inches in diameter, with a fine, clear skin, not a blemish on it. Mr. Himes says that his wife Remarked tb liini fts lie was leaving: “Say to the editor that if my po tatoes don’t beat Arrington’* or any other man’s that my boys can beat Arrington's or any other man’s in Brooks county.” Mr. S. says he has four boys, the oldest, sixteen rears of age, meusuripg six feet three inches high, and weighs ono hun dred and sixty-seven pounds; the others are very large, but not so well grown to their age as him. Air. Himes’last children are creatures of the variation, or, in other words, they are of the feminine way of thinking, and equally as pretty as the boys arc large. At this revelation we scratched our head, and with as much modesty as •we could shape our words, inquired if they had quit. Air. H., with a firmness equal to our modesty, replied; “For a .while.” Our decision is that Mrs. Himes has ex celled iu boys and potatoes, and think she ought to be awarded the medal; those in Javorof it will signify it by saying "aye.” Natlraia Ouiau. In the lust issue of the Banner the afore said OiUEtui makes fcis ‘defenoe against the I ohfirge of desertion published iti’tlic Is j I>m*KNI)EN’T of .Turn! tin* 14th; utul also de nios being made the tool of any one, iunl denounces the charge as false. Now, as we ui e disposed to render unto) Caesar the tilings that are, Caesar's, we j propose to render, unto Nathan the things ; that are Nathan’s. We stated in tin issue of the I4tji that , ihe had Been hutde it t.ful <tf •mst neat’s' paw by F. K. t ildes. To sustain this al legation we propose to introduce the tee tiniony upon whieh we based thfT charge, ; viz: Whim our .Mffmr first (Halted he, tlmi said Gazan, gave us a'small card for puli ligation, and became a stthseriber for the paper. Our (lrst isstte he got ns a sub- j setiher, and expressed much satisfaction at the display of bis advertisement, and much pleasure in the perusal of the paper. This was on Friday evening late, May the 10th. Not an unkind word hud ever passed between him and ns. On Sunday evening following he and F. It. Fildes, editor of the Banner. were seen prome nading the streets of Quitman, arm in nnn. On Monday morning before we got to our office lie hud ordered the suspen sion of his paper and the withdrawal of \ his advertisement. This he had a right to do, and we made lio complaint, llut, render, mark it as a circumstance to sus tain the allegation that lie liad been made ! flu* tool and cut's paw of. The next issue of the Banner was dotted ail over with Gazan’s advertisements. This was no part of our business, nor did we complain. In the next, issue of tile Banner lie had an additional advertisement, in whieh he re ferred tu Ik circumstance us much personal to ns in Quitman us if our mum* h al been called, which circumstance had from day j to day been related by Fildes to different gentlemen of the plane, after he lied be come offended at ns, for what cause we have never known, and it would make his tallow lure, hardened with sin as he now is, blush with shame to ascribe, ltut tli<■ circumstance, when related by Fildes, was known to him to be false and untrue. ( And Gazan is one of the men to whom he | related tin* ciremnstunee; and without any grounds of offence lie used it against I us in an advertisement over his own sig nature in Fildes* papier. ~ Fffdi'u’lmd mani fested a malignant spirit towards us; Ga-‘ zan had not, ami had no grounds until Fildes commenced caressing and wet-iims-, ing him, which culminated in their affec tionate promenade and the withdrawal of hia advertisement from our paper, which j occurred immediately after. Mark, reader, ! us a circumstance, lie Inal no cause for | offence at us. Then -why does lie partici pate in Fildes’ prejudice against us? The logical sequence is that he, was induced to do it. Not provoked by us, bui milm-d ; by Fililes. Reaimr, wouldu'tyoii aay Umt lie wits made u too! of. Wo said it aud we ; repeat it, that he m mad • a dirty t"i*J of, , to do a dirty manb dirty work. It was I ilQt from iuiy judmrejd p. ineip*le__of rigid j that the ni.in nb dnhn *’• from doing the | w orb himself; from' sheer coward; Uenc*. TO sought fitf Iheitmst p!i:dde ma- 1 tonal, and found it—so much in proof of I his being made a tool of. Anil then its to his deserting the South, we will take his own voluntary statement?. : He denounced the citizens of Virginia, with whom he had lived, its an unreliable ; peonk', spoke of them in terms of the bit- 1 terest reproach, “and said bv (j- -d be lunl j ho interest in thd war, lit* had fto negates i to tight for." Are not these sufficient cir- | eumstanees to show the feelings he, enter- j taiMed before and during the war. Not j engaged in the war because lie had no in- j to rest in the result. Why does In* rail out ■ against the citizens of Virginia since the j wan? They don’t treat him kindly, and why? In the absence of positive tt stimony, we must rely upon presumptions, and the reasonable preamp ptfoif is, that the Vir- j ginians didn't respect him after the war, j because of his conduct during the war. Well, what was his conduct during the war? He done, us no good; he had no ; sympathy with our cause, because he says he hud no d—d negroes to fight for. He stated himseff, in the same vonw-raatibn, that he left Virginia during the war, and passed the Yankee lines and went to Haiti more. Didn'nt suy lie ever returned un til the war ended. Nor does any of his eertificates state that lie returned during the pendeney of trie Wab. Itetider, we asserted tliat lie deserted the Southern cause during the war, and we •inure given. yotl tin- eircttulßtarfeeS iipmi which we based the assertions, and can furnish the proof if lie denies the fact of having stated what we have slir ged. Now, in conclusion, take the two charges ai-.i let us synoptwise tire f ><•**: Ist. That he was made a tool of. Evidence. He had advertised in our paper perfectly friendly with us. Imme diately after Elides’ caresses he, withdrew it. He then poblished in the Hamu-r, over his own signature, what Eilrles had been telling privately. We had never provoked him. Then certainly Eildes must have induced him. Readers, judging from those didE'ildes influence him? If ho did, , wasn’Elie made a fdbl of. Tlidse Believing Gees-an was made a tool of will signify it by saying “aye.” 2d charge. He had no interest in the Southern cause; had no- a- -and negroes to fight for; went into the enemies lines dur ing the war; curses the Virginians with ; whom he lived since the war. Every ,l>qdy knows yiigiuiaith% <|fcjqtion to tljc | cause, and tlicir hospitality to those that sympathized with them, and their indig nity towards thowe that opposed their cause. From these circumstances; reader, what is your conclusion ?, Now all of you who don't believe Gees-an is right on the goose will signify it by say ing “aye.” The Banner, calling attention to Gazan’s card, says itiiisfiroveß tlie cliargd recently made against him of baring deserted to the enemy during the war. Now, if the I editor of the Banner read the certificates j which ho publishes he ltuows that they do not disprove anything. Mr. A. I*. Abell says iu his reply to Nathan Gazan that ho lias no ivcolleetimi of any such charge* having been made against him. What does that prove, reader, that Gazan didn’t desert? No, but that Abell don't know ' whether he did or not. lli.s letter from Shelton F. Leak, of Charlottesville, Virginia, proves that he was not in the war, therefore oonld not bo , a dt'sertcr.y lie Imp never bis*U Hoeu|od of 1 lieiiip iti the'war,-itut deserting the army. Mr. Leak doesn’t say that lip didn't go ' over to the enemy during the war. His letter signed by several gentlemen ,of Saviuiunh, geutleiuen, probably, who never heard of Turn until after the war. They don't say he didn’t desert, but state j that the condition of his eyos disqualified him from service in the late war. Now, he and the ,*ditor claims to have proved i positively that, he didn’t desert by men who say they didn’t know of his deserting, ll might have obtained a million of cer tificates stating that they didn’t know of his deserting, und it would not contradict the charge of desertion. We think the editor of tin* Banner has very little knowl edge of the sufficiency of proof, or else he is very eager to sustain his nursling ! and tool. I was the man with whom Mr. Gaznn was conversing at the time he made the i remarks which are fully and correctly ; stated in the above article, whieh 1 have lend iu proof. There were several other gentlemen present, among thorn were judge I>. It. Creech mid ,Tas. Palmer. Gao. Hru I was present and heard Mr. Gazan make tin* remarks referred to in the fore going statement, w hich 1 have read before going They are correctly stated us I understood them. .1, M. I’ai.mek. O £a4*p t-lriptnl Mid plain Poplin*, at minced pricer, at intituis, Jklks & Co’h. o V IlroolkM Cmiiitj’Jlfctliiff. v\ A convention of delegates front yhe seW end district of this tamnlY was M til® day in Quitman at the (Vnm On motion, Mr. 1-/oVinJi I!riuqj v called to the elnify, apd N\: L. GrilmNraV quested to netras Siibretery. \ \V The ('lituVmluV idijeet of UA meeting 1 0 lit* iiVyiii’Niittion of iramidi, for the the call of ,!i\t.i ii’Vr Ylie following gNalhi meli pri'seutejMtlßlr names ns IVmu their fespftMi vc disfrlMsf \ M Juitmun. - .. ky W. J. Winti AN ‘ J. F. Hiirml&k I). Ik QriinAT Dr. ,iaeksoli,\. *.* TO A. Albritton. >! x N< Ai utkin. ' ,T. I'entlW, 11. M. Fernsiilb% ■ A, ,1. HurddA T. ,S. T. Knight, jW. ,T. Duncan. (froaverrilte. •T. VV. McMullen, AV. 11. Ltivcrs, W. It. Li 'i*, F. M. Dugger, T. A. Groover. Hr;/ Lab-. John Morrow, J. J. Hodges, Mnrrin. P. P. Massey. iTo’/abir. N*,f represented. On motion the delegates retired, and .if ter being absent n abort time reported Air. John T. Thrasher as the Democratic nominee, whieh nomination was, on mo tion, made, unanimous. The delegates j further reported the following resolution; al rod, That it is the, sense of tjiis Conviition that all inuiilidaU'S who allow their mimes put. in nomination are in honor bound and pledged to abide the ac.- ] tion of the Convention and to support the | nominee. j The resolut ion was unanimously adopted, i and on motion it was ordered that the pro ceedings of this meeting be published iu the IniiiU'i ndent and the Banner. On motion the meeting adjourned. lIKZKKIAII liltOWN, Chairman. N. L. fitnrns, Heel etary. Quitman, June JK, IM7U. o—— —. Ilslir black oml stdiu s’tripot Grenadlni, at reduced prices, at Bhiook, Jklvs A Go’s. o Snlihath Sc’loiol .tu 1,1 Ire. The several Sabbath Schools of our town held their jubilee on Sunday evening last at the Methodist Church, at 5 o’clock, p. m. The heavy rains that fi ll during the afternoon prevented many from attending • who would otherwise Have been present; nevertheless, the, attendance was almost ‘ equal to the capacity of the church. The H- v. Mii-tSwoet, pastor of- the,?,Methodist Ohbreuj on Sunday 'nioniing"prepared the minds of the people for the occasion in his sermon on the subject of training the yotithful mind and the dutu* and respon sibilities of parents, and the duties of the ...1 "regard to religious instruction. The sermon wo. profoundly logical anil j delivered in a most impressive manner, | and we hope made lasting impressions. It was a scene truly gratifying to ht-c. the old and young, parents and children, of all denominations coming together as one people, soldiers of the same army, striving for the same happy destiny, and waning . against the same common enemy, all har ! monizing in songs of praise to the same i Father in Heaven. The exercises were opened with singing and prayer by the itev. Mr. Sweet, after which Mr. N. L. Griffin, who luul been requested to deliver ; an qddress on the occasion, was introduced, and, we. ig'e happy to say did great ornlit to himself. His address was well pre -1 pared, suitably adapted to the,occasion, 'aild delivered 'in a Ven* lrupfcssive man ner. Others from whom short addresses were expected were not present On ac count of the inclemency of the weather. The remainder of the exercises were con ducted by Air. Sweet, all of which passed off pleasantly. AVe hope these rriecfftigs will continue, and that great good may re sult from them. I . VI i 1 o Just received at Air. John Tillman's a ; large lot of fre-h flour from Alacon mills; fine brands. Come unto m* all® r i hut art* Heavy Luilrii Willi Watermelons. For the largest ripe watermelon pre sented to this office during the present mouth the Inhf.i*km>knt will ho furnished one year. For the second hrgost, nine mouths. For the third largest, six months. For the fourth Ingest, three months. Wo don’t care Imw many contend for thi*se prizes. Our ffer is not confined to the county or State. Tt is for the melons; we don’t care where they come from, but we have an idea whire they'll go to. Hhoudal’s iulverti*nieut appears in an other column of tbit issue of our paper. How JUmciaii’i. Just presented to our office, two splen did watermelons, If Air. Ivey Daniel, a young gentleman wko knows our fondness for good things, anil our capacity for ap -1 predating kindness. AVo hope a great many more of the good people wHI fa miliarize themselvei with <iu' clinmeter istiivi and imitate tie exara]nr- AVo?me ' happy to see our friends at all times, and never object to tli first fruits of their vines. Great attractions for the lndb's lit Biuous, Jei.ks A (Vs. Oioovffrrlll* \t'oilrmy. The examination of Alrr Jeakuis’ scliool j at Grooverville will take plaemon the 11th ’ inst. (apt. Hammond, of Thortiasvillc. J 1 will deliver an address' on the occasion, as ; we are informed. AVqj have no doubt the ! ' exercises will be very interesting to all who may attend. Mr. Jenkins is an ex -1 eellent teuelier, a tine dieiplinurian, and i doubtless everything will be conducted ; systematically. Captain Hammoydp’is a j learned gentleman, a fine speaker, and nb i doubt his address w ill be a rich iutcllec- . Dial treat. AYe have heard it rumored that j aiieli arrangements were being made that I parties from a distance will lint have to j ' retiMsi home with inward complaints. We expewtd be tliCre, turd hope the baskets ' w ill bishAaierous, large, and well filled. j BiUi* and liiujfiis*, cfc rcducnll im igoh lVn HiiKios, Jelks. & Co’s. V ° Walk l Wilittom'N Ways, o By reterenec to our adverlising eoluraiis it, w ill be seen that Air. John Tillman is no longer indifferent to his own interest. He has watched Ills heaps and piles and : eases of goods until wearied into exhans i tion, and while in his restless slumbers 1 some gentle spirit, whispering, said: “Ad | vertise in tiro TyW.vtrutq-NT and you will t sell all your goods. The people are at i home at work; the Ikiibtkmiknt will go I to their houses and tell them that you have Idry goodsef every fleseription, ready made clothing to suit everybody, a large supply | of well assorted gents’ furnishing goods, j hardware, Queen's-ware, glass-ware, tiu ' wn 'C; wood and willow-ware, saddles of i tin* very best quality, and excellent har ! ]loss, drugs nml ("I /erics of every des eripliou.” And tlVjioil spirit told li’ru that tin isDEFZNUi n'i* was greatly beloved j in the country, anil that il would make a I specialty of his beautiful grenadines, piques, aud Japanese dress goods, aud his largo stock of fine white go- da, and the ladies’ hats of the latest styles. It will tell them that you have everything k'-pl. by merchants, and that vou will sell on the most inviting terms, and urge the ladies and gentlemen to coma before it is too j late, and examine your largo and varied ; stock- And when 'he aroused from his slumbers his spirits were refreshed, and ! he told us whut had been revealed to him, and handed in his advertisrment. And now, reader, the Independent is doing just what the enterprising spirits told him it would do, whispering to its patrons one by one, all over the country, telling them jto call at Air. John Tillman’s, on the corner of Screven and No. 1 Depot street, Quitman, and supply their every want at i marvelously low prices. Call as early as possible. We warrant you satisfactory bargains. AVe will also state that Air. ‘ Tillman can furnish on short notice fun mills for cleaning grain, and all kinds of farming implements- at manfacturers’ prices, with freight only added. This is anew enterprise in this country, and one of vast interest and convenience to the farmers, and Mr. T. ought to receive the encouragement, and liberal patronage of ! the whole community. Fellow-citizens, give him u call; lie is helping one by his patronage that is devoting his whole time to your interests. Plaid OrouadirieH, block nd color*, at r;dn'fd priccH, at fiiaooH, Ji.j,l A Co’h. , ’ 1— IIAN I>MOAf K VHES EXT. -- - * 4—. A 4iol(l Waldt. We offer to any person furnishing us with the largest number of subscribers by tlie 10th of duly a fine Double Case Gold Watch, worth sixty dollars. The watch may be seen By any one at Messrs. Burns ,t Livingston’s jewelry .tore, in Quitman, I and will remain there until delivered to ! the successful party. All parties wishing to contend for this valuable prize will en close their list of subscribers and the price of snbseripiton, which fs two dollars per ' annum," and deliver to Me. srs. Barns & Livingston by- 12 o’clock m., m the 10th day of July. Each package t liould he sealed and directed to, Messrs. Bants Livingston, Quitman, <&a. Tlmse living at a distance can send ly express at onr , expense. Now is your time, ladfcs. No friend of yours will refuse to sutserilv when you j are likely to win such a prize. Get all the subscribers you can; time t a.e hard. We don’t expeel anyone to get a v* iy large list, ' and oven though it is not large it, may win - the prize. No one is injured i ( you fail. 1 Wo offer the paper at or- •. ■ , t lo • price, and we will endeavor to n.nl i- worth the money. If you are suet’.- fitly t will be well paid for your troi.'-ft All parties wishing to contend for tb- , • will please let us know as early ns p; issiblc; we wish | to keep a register of the contestants. That Wulih. Oil next Thursday it wil) bnjdeeided who gets the fine watch we have offered to the one obtaining for our paper the largest list of annual subscribers. Owing to the stringency iu money matters few have made the effort; indeed, we know of but j one who has persevered, but wo lmvc* lio knowledge of the extent of his success. ! We had already so many subscribers in! the county Unit, it is much more difficult to get, them hero than elsewhere. We think a small number will win the prize, if there are any who have made the effort, outside of the eounty they ought to be certain to send in their lists with the, money, by express, to AV. E. liarnos A Go., | who will open and count, and award the jy.tttub.tUi UiifcauceeMsfiil- party. * o Tilt* Haulier. *{ ? It appears from tin* valedictory of F. Ji. Fililyp, iu tlie last issue of the Banner, '■ *t>)taf Mud paper in the future will be eon drficted by Messrs. T. A. White and H. \ At. Alelntosh. They have employed Col, A\ . H. Bennett ns the senior editor, who is a gentleman and a man of ability, and we have no doubt that the paper in the 1 future will be consistent and bo governed by the strictest principles of honor. The masked batteries having been discovered and spiked, w e hope they w ill never be | opened again. AVe hope the war is over, \ nifrk that discord will prevail no more in our glow ing tow n. AVe were born in a hurricane, rocked in the cradle of the tem pest, and the storm king’s artillery sound ings have always been lullaby songs to us. Nevertheless, we love pence; thei** is only pleasure in the calm. Our desire now is w hat it was before, to wiyk in connection with the Banner, to bu/^Bup-thetown and advance the interest of the country gener ally. And now wo say from our heart of i hearts that we earnestly desire its prosper i ity, and that the qew ip,,]Uii tois may i succeed beyond their most sanguine ex -1 pectatiims. This was our wish, aud for it ; wo wen* pleading when the ox editor was clandestinely seeking to injure us and our; I paper. But he has lnd us farewell, and we have signed his pardon, believing that , his experience in this matter will prove to [ him that, the effort.to rise upon another's • succeed. ~— [NY,' A'ui'kA’inu-rt* Paris Lett, r.J A Prophecy Fulfilled The Downfall of Amadeo and Theirs. It it; not improbable that prophecy may receive a fresh impulse from certain occur rences of the present vew. For once even, though far less mystical than usual, Zad kiel's Almanac has shown itself correct in the main. Recent events in France, too, have recalled in a most striking manner the prediction sent to Fins IX, some time, ago, and which appeared in the Italian journals of the day. At one of his audi ences, in the curly part of April lust,, his holiness remarked Unit he had received a letter which had astonished him, and which contained an account of a supernat ural revelation which had made a profound impression upon his mind. The waiter prophesied,—upon what celestial authority I cannot now m all the. downfall of two vpjy grout personages between the two Not re I lames. These fete days occur on the 25th of March and2sthof May, With a quiet smile, tusif to convince those about him that he did not put much faith in such revelations, Ids Holiness added: "Amadeo has been the first, but who will be the next .-"’ AI. Theirs fell on the 24tb of May, just twenty-four hours before the time within which the prophecy should have been accomplished, and King Amadeo fell at its very beginning. There are other details in the idler. Rumor :,avs that there was a further prediction regarding the life of the 1 'ope himself, which, under the peculiar cireumstunoos of (he case, may have proven consoling to him in his recent illness. At any rate, his Holiness was ho well convinced that his day of departure had not conic that ho refused to set the Vatican in order, and resolutely resisted the efforts of the cardinals to gel his sig nature to documents regarding the Pon tifical succession. Although this is the most striking of recent prophecies, it by no means stands alone, for political pre dictions unknown to fame before I heir ac complishment, arc now claimed iu every direction. A majority of tin German pa pers assert that they ha vo long prophesied the rail of Theirs, nod are. very eager to de clare that it served him right. On the other hand, the prediction of the semi official French journals have been singular ly belied, for they had revelations which gave the assurance that the fall of M. Theirs would not bo favorably received in Germany . From this we may reasonably conclude that it is not every man who has the gift of prophecy. ——— -•■*- —— A Terrible Punishment. Air. .Tames Greenwood has published a frightful account, of the silent system which is in operation- at the Holloway Afodcl Prison in London: It is an offense for a prisoner to speak one word, and he is never addressed ex cept, in whispers, so that, he maybe in prison two years without hearing the nat ural sound of the human voice. The effect of all this is so terrible on the mind that prisoners will speak out in desperation at the risk of any punishment, rather than endure that horrible silence. The prisoners never see one another, but remain in perpetual solitude. One poor wretch driven to desperation by nine months’ solitude and silence, recklessly broke out, in Mr. Greenwood’s presence? “For God's sake, Governor, put me in another cell. Put me somewhere else. I’ve counted the bricks in the cell I am in till my eyes ache.” The request of the tortured wretch was refused. There is a fine hole in each cell, and, as the wardens wear shoes of India-rubber soles, the prisoners can never bo suro of being alone. Those condemned to the treadmill have to ascend 1,200 steps every alternate twenty minutes for six hours. And this in a place so hot and close that prisoners often lose in perspiration three stone in as many months. Every day the prisoners are taken to a chapel so arranged that they c-.n see no one save the chaplin, and him only through an iron grating. And thus is the order of devotion observed. Wardens arc con stantly on the watch, lest for a slight in stant they, through the whole of the ser vice, depart from the rigid rule of “eyes right.” They must look steadfastly at the preacher; must raise and lower their prayer book with the elbows squared, and all at once, like soldiers at drill. They may not scrape their feet without having afterward to explain the movement. They scarcely wink an eye or sigh without danger of re buke or punishment. God help them, poor wretches! tflrom tlm Memphis (Trap.) I-i ()(,or.] A Memphis Idjyl. ‘ j .N.iiue months since an Italian resident of Memphis determined to settfe iu life by nuirrying, und*recollecting the sunny faces and laughing'/rves of tin* maidens of his I native land, determined to have a wife from the home of Dante. He wrote to his brothel*, ‘ who resided in Italy, that he ; wished a wife, and to look out one that an sivered hit* description of an ideal. Indue i course of'.'time the answer (rime, and with I it a phutyigraph of the maiden, accompa nied l,y a pedigree. He loved the like [ ness, nr/aproposed to uiiutv till* original lon her .arrival in the lafid of liberty. Old pater fiimillas over thcivaterahookiiishend and mused thnsly: Hiliiposd that tny hetui teous (laughter, on her arrival in Memphis, might not suit the (rims-Atlantic lover, what would become of her iu a strange ■himl—a(ut-W>—until’. 1 alu —mrrni Tn-llPr Italian home? He fought out the broth er of his prospective, son-in-law and pro * posed that he. should give a tell thousand dollar bond for tip; safe return of his daughter from America, provided the mar riage did not take/ place. The proposi tion was accepted, and the maiden, accom panied by the brother of her proposed husband, landed ip due course of time on tin* CliicinuiuW bluffs. But naughty Cupid interfered somewhat, and the maiden did not become her affianced on sight, and Here Mas a dilemma; frantic to marry, the brother to fear that he was .getting in trouble about his bond, as he pould not force the beauty to return to Italy, aud the little lady, wo ; man like, wished to play the coquette for i a while, and throw little obstacles in the j way; in fact wits disposed to favor some j other swain. After sonic trouble the mat- I ter was settled, and the maiden consented to marry her intended, which was nocoin plished to the great joy of all parties in terested. Tire murried couple seal a copy of tic iiiiininj*t' certificate to the old man over the water, and thq old Florentine is happy iu ktfLwing thnt the daughter of his house is fluippilymuirried oil the hanks of the Mississippi, three thousund miles away in west. I , Didn’t Like It. A lady with a poodle i dog entered a smoking ear on a Western i train the (fiber day, and-wliendhe eonduc i tor eiideayored to pursuade her to go into I another dir she refused, .saying her pres cnee wiiiild deter the oeoupants from j smoking./ A gentleman, however, took - out a HOgjfir and began to smoke, when she : wrenched it from his mouth exclaiming: "If there is anything I do hate, it in to liaee.o siicke, ’’ The passengers ,vho hud witnessed the affair were convulsed with I laughter.but tin* offended smoker suppress ied whatever emotions may have been i sti l uggluig for expression in words or ac tion, liui maintained throughout tho same j.rnpeijul'baldo gi-qvity which hadeharneter i ized aim from tho first. Oulmly rising from his scat,die opened the window near ; eat lif n. fastening it up, and, reaching I over (he alMit backj look that woman's poo ! die ,fog atal tlnywthim out of the window ! as ffir boylmd ay pfsaible, at the same time saying: “If Here leanylliing I do hate it’s a poodle dog!” * .. A— i^ 1 , —— Tin, Ala4on anilßri nmwick Uati-roau— Hp.i zphkhylthe FOK Non-payment of Inteiiest. — l.\u Atlanta dispatch of July fid says: GoviirnoT Huiith to-iisy issued a proelamatioli seizing the Mseon and Bruns wick railroad for failure to pay the semi annual interest on bonds of the road, in dorsed by the State. Said seizure being provided by legislative act granting the. .■iiuoiscmeiu.'j George H Iluzlehurst has ! been a;.,pointed agent of the State to re ceive and control the road anil its prob city. QITTAIAN MARKET. I COHRKCTF.n WXLKtY BY CREECH & NEWSOM. i B.uxu.vt (tunny .. vd IS a 20 I iuosTira n> a u io I Bacon—Shoulders . IS II a 10 Clear Ribbed tt> 12 .a 12'/, ] Hams . . ... It 16 a IS BliKAD—Huda Hits'mt ... lb —a 15 Lemon liineuit.. It —a 15 | Ginger Snfcncs n. 15 a ai j Beeswax It —a 25 j Bulk Steak lb 8 a 10 ! bihTLit -Goshen. . 11. 45 a 52 Good Western .. In —a 25 i Can'iu.es Adamantine lb a 25 I Sperm JT, 45 a 60 CoEens—Kn . . 11> 25 a 30 Java, old Government lb 31) a 40 Dry (loons—Brinls, fancy, yd 12'/,n 15 % Brown Shirtings yd 9 a. II I / Brown Sheetings.. yd -a 14 4-4 “ “ - yd -—a 15 While Oauabiirgn vd a, 15 ' Striped “ - . yd 12%a 15 Checks yd 12% a Ift : ' Varan, Asti’t No's ft lb Iso ' a 1 75 Fi.ova —North n Superfine.bid HOO a 111 Ist Northern Extra bid 10 SO all 00 North’llrum'y.Y Fancy.bid 12 00 a lft (HI Fish Mackerel No. l.haif bbl 800 alO 00. “ No. I . kits 2 till a 280 “ No. 2 . bbl 700 a 900 “ No. 2.. .kita 2 ftO a 260 HorringH, No. 1. box 40 a 50 “ Scaled. box 45 a 50 Fowls -Chiokenn doz a 3 00 Turkeya, ■ large iiizo. each 1 III) a 1 25 GnAiN—(lorn, white, from store ... bn —a 1 Oft Oats.. l.ti 70 a 90 Hides and Skins—Good Flint Cow ..lb 14 a 16 Dry Sailed Cow Hides 9* 12 a 14 Goatskins .. each 10 a 20 Otter Skins - .each 100 a 300 Ikon— Swedes lb 7“ a 8 L.utij X.Y.Y in bids. lb 12 a 12% Loaf . 6 lbs a 1 20 Kofinod 3 tbs a 60 Liquokh Whisky, Common Proof gal 1 36 a 1 40 Rectified. ... ..gal 2 of) a 225 Bourbon, good gal 3 50 a 400 Brandy, American gal 2SO a 300 Bum, St. Croix gal 4 ftfl n 5 Oil Jamaica, good. gal 5 00 a 7 00 Gin, Imported .gal 600 a5 50 Gin, Common .. . gal 2 2.5 a 250 Scotch A Eng. Alrr, doz 250 a 225 Porter, Genuine doz 2 ftfl 'a 2 75 | Liimseb-Flooring boarda M 12 00 is 00 Pressed Flooring M 16(H) alB 00 - Shingles, pino. M 300 a 400 ! Meal—Fine. bbt a 1 25 Flominy .. bbl a. 1 25 i Ryiiov . gal a 30 | Nails land ft and k'-g 700 a7 25 ! Oils- Kerosene , pal 3ft a 40 i Linseed go) a 1 3ft ! Powder—Rifle, fine .keg 725 a7 50 I F. F. F, .. I*-; tb can a 75 i Potatoes—SwieT bbl 6fl a 75 I tticß—Clean Carolina.. lb 9 a 10 Balt—Liverpool. sack 225 a 230 i Shot—Prop bag 301 a3 23 Buck . bag 273 a 309 Soar— Family No. 1 lb —a 10 Pale .. . lb 8 a. 10 Common to Fair .. lb 6% a 8 SroAßs—Oruahod A-. Pow’d tl> 1 1 a 15 A White .tb 13tft a 14 B White .tb 13 ’a 135 ft * Extra ,1b 13 a 13% Y'eliow C 18 12 a 13 Florida 9. 8 a 11 , Smok’o Tobacco—Durham lb 70 a 7> Fruits and Flower* lb 6ft a 70 I Other Grades tb 50 a 60 i Tob-cco—Common Sound lb 60 a 65 I Medium. > . . ,1b 60 a 63 Bright lb 75 a 80 , Pocket Pieces lb 60 a 80 Park Gaddies, Sweet. ..tb. 70 a 80 1 Tallow—Good lft 9 a 10 Vineoak—White Wine gat a ,60 Cider Vinegar . .gal a 60 Wool—Unwashed. tb a 27 Soda lb. 10 a 15 1 Ovstkrb 1 It; can a 15 ;2 lb can a 2ft 1 Habdines box a 25 ! Starch. tb 15 a 20 Bwn <i> 75 a ICO The above are cath prices. NEW A1) V I'RTISI*' MEIVTS. 1 WOULDItIiWI’ECTHILLY CALL TIIB AT -3 TKNTKW nt lie eitizmiii of broiku uuo the nJjoiainjr AeUlHte*, to inj large mi ariosi stock of DRV GOODS, q SOOTS AND SHOES, i 11 A WAR E r f GROCEICIFS, F.te.,Etc-, •Alltof which will Kolrl upon HF.AHONiJIMLFj THUMB uud at LOVVEBT WtKT*. I would ulho oail 111** aU.ntum of riaut*rs to toy ’ LARGE STOCK QV nm IFLE*E ? TB. Siicli a ' t PLOWS. r f HEEL BDLTK. CHAIN FANS, etc., etc. Them* ynoitu will 1 ha aolffat MANUFACTURER’S PRICES,, With Freight Added. M- GIVE ME A CAI-L. 111 JOHN TILLMAN. julvo-rf ! \ t (WIIH LATEST IitrOVEMi:!T3-) FOR 20 LEAKS THE Staml’ird of Excellence Tilli.o rGIIO CT TUB WOULD. Over 750,000 via Übe ll' you think of bujint: a Bewiui; M;u.Tmir it will 1 priy you to ernmilnu thc: rcoordfi of thoac now* in uni* olid profit by experience The Whrthi Wilson Stand* alum* tin fhc only u gthe Rotavy Huuk, making u ldK'k SlitcU, dike on both aides of • the fubric Hov.**d. All fehutile jncchine vrsuto ; power in drawing tho nhultle back rifeer th Htitcb is formed, bringing double wear und atrmn I upon both machine and oporntor, nrucu, wbdH ! othiJLmaohiutiH rapidlv wear out, tho \V*ie Ur llrion la*ts n Li retime, pud pro OS nil investment. Do not boliite nil thnt is pKmiscd by no-called “Cheap” machines, you tihußld rcqaue proof that yearflof ireo have tesifcAl their value. Money once thrown attay cannot bo recovered. ‘ jj .Send for our oircularr Machiner sold op trimp, or monthly payments taken. Old tnachmoo i piit’in order or received in oxchuugc. WHEEL Kit A WILSON MFG (X>.'B Cl' FSCr.B: Savannah, Augusta, Alueon and Columbus, Ga. W. I>. ('llvkh, Gen. Agt , Savannah, Ga. nmv3l-Um PIIOFICSSIOIVAI,. DR. E. A. JELKS, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, (liuitm.'in, Ga. OFFICE—Brick building adjoining the atorc of i Me Bars. Briggti, Jelks k Cos., fck*reveri Btreot. maylOtf LEGA L .-VDVKHTISEMKKTS. Notice to Road Commission ers. 4 LI. MALE INHABITANTS, WHITE AKT> jl\ black, between lt> and 50 yeais old. except | hconned minister* of the Gospel, are subject to , road duty. (Laws of 1871 and 1372, approved Dec. 12th, .1671. Fage 19.) l OFFICIAL.] OFFICE COUNTY COURT, > Quitman, Ga., June 28, 1873. f I. Ab noon uh practicable after tbo 20tb dav of i July next the lioad Commiaaionuni of each Di | trict of the County of Brook*, will that every l public road in their rcnpective road districts are i thoroughly worked. 11. The hands subject to road duty will be ap portioned according to law, and competent and energetic overseers appointed who Mill do thoir duty. ill. After each working, road courts will be held and defaulters promptly dealt with, and the Coram fusion era will report to me who have been lined, and who, if any, warrants have been issued against for default ; and also how many have been excused, and for what reason. IV. It is my duty, and the public intercut im peratively demands it, that I take-care to Bee that the road laws aro strictly enforced. I have pam phlets at my office, containing the road laws, to Furnish to the Commissioners or Overseers. EDWARD R. HARDEN, Judge County Court, Brooks County. juno2B-3t Election • OFFICE COUNTY COURT. ) Quitman, Ga., June 16, 1873. f Having received official notice from his Excel lency, the Governor of Georgia, of the resigna tion of RE ADEN B. WOOTTEN, late Sheriff of Brookii County, Georgia, and of the acceptance thereof, with instructions to “proceed to have the vacancy tilled in the manner pointed out by law,’’ . \ Jt i.< therefore ordered, I. That an election b<* held to fill said vacancy, on MONDAY, the 14th clay of July next, at tbo several election precincts in brooks county Georgia, under the same rubs and regulation* that govern dictions for members of the General Assembly of the State, 11. The returns will bo forwarded by the elec tion managers to Quitman bv 12 o’clock M., on tbo day succeeding the. election, that the same may be consolidated and forwarded to the Execu tive Deportment.. EDWARD R. HARDEN/ Judge County Court of Brooks Cos., Ga. ,bi2l-3t CTT ATION. ~ STATE OF GEORGIA. j Brooke Covsrr. Superior Court, May Term, 1873.1 Ft Boot, His Honor A. H. Haneell, Judge. Georgia M. DoLorauaga us. Lewis N. DeLiri naga—Jlbef for divorca. liula to perfect aerrico. It appearing to the Court by tbo return of the Utterin' that the defendant doe? not reelde in tbaa oountv; and it further appearing thn be does not reside in this Btala, it in, on motion of ccud nel, ordered tbit raid def.-Ddaut appear and an swer at the next term of this Court ijjd that tbs case be ronmdered In default, and tbo plaintiff allowed to proceed. And \t. u further ordered that tbie rule ho pub lished in the ledepkndem once * mouth lor four mouth.). AUG. U. HAN.-tLL, Judgeac kr- A true extract fr.-m the minu’ts of raid Court, i June23-I'mini W. G. Bextiav, Clerk..