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THE INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY. JANUARY 81 1574. ■ "-'4 - LO C VI. N ENV S . Great ImlucuuLills 11* Nith,' iTlt for the Independent. In addition to the increases of.rending /natter in onr columns, which, of course, Increases our expenses, we have gone to the additional expense of supplying our feelf with a lafge Lumber of the most beau tiful Chromes, which have heretofore sold nt retail from five to ton dollars: 'l'o every tinliscriher paying two dollars we will pre sent one which retails at five dollars. To every one who will 'furnish ns with two snbarrihers We vrQl present one that retails at ten dollars. Every one living at a dis tance, to whom the Chromos must bo seut hv mail, in addition to the price of sub heripti.>u must remit thirty cents to pay postage. These pictures are large and will make beautiful parlor ornaments. It trill doubtless appear strange that wo can hfford to make such costly presents. Asa Wtter of course, they do not cost us such prices—certainly less tliau the price of sub scription. By taking a large number of them we get them at much less cost. To nil onr old subscribers we will present one of these beautiful Chromos upon renewal of subscription. Now is the time for young men to subscribe for The 1 xdbpen liENr, for in it they will get the full value of their money with this beautiful present. Young ladies should avail themselves of this opportunity of procuring one or more of these largo and beautiful ornaments Scarcely a youug lady in all the country that could not procure one or more sub scribers when such inducements are of fered. Remember, for two subscribers, two dol lars each, Thii Independent will he fur nished for one year, and a ehrowo of the highest price presented to the party fur nishing them. Remember if sent by mail thirty cents must be remitted to pay post age. The pictures are very large and will have to he carefully rolled so as to so ] Cure them from injury. Come at once ; with your subscription and get your boun tiful present Piety Prcaehcd ami Piety Practiced. Piety preached hv all the churches here and elsewhere is in opposition to exhi bitions of almost every diameter—circuses, theatrical performances, etc. To this i preaching wo huvo no objection, and think it highly commendable in all mem bers who strictly observe it as a church rule; and, wo observe as a general rule, that church members oppose the attend- i Alice of such exhibitions or plpys. But the question arises, do they oppose these exhibitions upon principle, or a finnnetifl 1 policy. If the plays or exhibitions are pernicious and demoralizing, they ought not to be encouraged or patronized under any circumstances. If they are innocent and instructive, the church should not Oppose them, and every member should bo permitted to exercise his or her own discretion with regard to attending them. Letus try tlio rule and test the question of piety: On Monday last it was advertised by linnd bills all over Quitman flint the Comic Combination Troupe would perform at Kuyton's Hall that evening—price of admittance, fifty cents. The pious argu ment was that it ought not to bo at tended, because such plays were demoral izing, and like good, pious people, they stayed at homo and prudently escaped the tempter, and wo think they did right. The result was the actors made no money. On Tuesday it was advertised that the Combination Troupe would perform that evening at Kayton’a Hall, free of charge, and all the citizens were invited. That, day piety was passive, and that evening the performance lost all of its immorality, and was nothing but an innocent enter tainment. Houses were closed, beds un tenanted until a late hour, and Kayton's Hall packed with attendants, like sardines in a box, to listen to the innocent and harmless comicalities. If that is the trne standard of piety, then it is flo harm to practice evil when it don't cost any money. And, to show that this is the principle that professedly pious' people do act upon, it was suggested from ; the stage by a citizen, that on account of the licnvy taxes, county and town, they could not afford to pay them, but con cluded to give their entertainment free to all, and trust to the liberality of the people to contribute. At this suggestion their dormant piety was aroused, and the immorality of the scenes they had just witnessed loomed up before their peni tential visions, and in the deepest agony pf soul they went home, holding then pockets in dread that a dime shin-plaster ' might escape. A few men who, unfortu nately, are not so pious, attended the first night and paid, and also attended the last night and contributed.. With but a single exception, none of the pious attendants Contributed, What we have stated above is true to fhe best of our knowledge and belief, and if that is the course that true, pions people travel, we don’t want any more piety, and prefer to travel a different route. In the future we promise never to ad vise any man or set of men to trust to the j liberality of Quitman, for if they do, with a few impious exceptions, they will be disappointed. ■ —:o: What every customer savs must be true, anil All say that the best bargains can be got at Kaytox’s New York Store. Not Dealt. Mr. Crosby L. Austin, who was stricken by a negro man while at work on the A. & G. R. R. near Boston on Tuesday last, fe not dead as was reported here. The in jury is not so serious as at first supposed fo be, and his recovery is thought to be probable. The negro has not been ar teSad* [Profit a Iswl.wi Bv!>W of T,lent.-Cel. Clicauey'. “Eaua.va la Military Biographies.”) GRANT AND LEE AND THE AMER . ICAN ARMIES. A New Story of the Surrender of Lee. Four of these essays relate to the grant war in America, the events of which, per haps in themselves as interesting iu a military sense as those in any war the world has seen, have not received the careful attention which they merit, owing to the distraction of the more recent con tinental campaigns. As Col. Ohosny truly remarks: “There is a disposition to re gard the American generals and troops which they led as altogether inferior to regular soldiers. This prejudice was born out of the bluuders and want of coherence exhibited by undisciplined volunteers nt the outset—-faults amply atoned for hv the stubborn courage displayed on both sides throughout the rest of the struggle; while, if a man’s claims to be regarded as a ve teran are to he measured by the amount of actual fighting he has gone through, the most seasoned soldiers of Europe are but us conscripts compared with the sur vivors of that coufliet. ” The essays on Gens. Grant and Lee are most valuable and exhaustive studies. Hi strictures on Giant's reckless sacrifice of hit troops iu attempting the impossible by fighting the battle of (’old Harbor, af ter he should have learned by the expe rience of the long and butchering battles of the "W ilderuess and Spottsylvunin, that the “continuous hammering” in which he had somewhat boastfully trusted might break the instrument while its work was yet unfinished, are both severe and well founded. lie calls the battle of Cold Har bor “the darkest spot on the career of Grant ns a commander. * * * * It requires,” he continues, “moro excuse than has anywhere been offered for the sacrifice. It may bo that Grant's usually imperturbable temper was rnfH <1 by the continued readiness in which his adver sary met him; or that he believed the Con federates already so worn down by their misapplied losses as to be unable to man their works; or that ho judg’d that his new command bad not been sufficiently put to the proof by the stern doings of the month just past; or that nil these causes acted together. Possibly lie was influ enced more than all by the uneasy con sciousness that ho had brought the crit icism of tlio whole world upon his strategy by Ills famous dispatch, “I propose to tight it out on tiiis lino, if it takes all summer;” for had not this line been al ready abandoned, and no result won V” C'd- Chesuey accurately apportions be tween Grant and Sheridan the merit of the final effort which force 1 Lee to surren der, of which merit Amt rieans are becom ing more and more prone, to assign an mi due share to the subor liauto comman der. 'j His sketch of Gen. Lee cannot lie con densed: “Like Napoleon, Ids troops soon learnt to believe him espial to every emer gency which Wiir could bring. Like Han nibal, lie could speak lightly and calmly at the gravest moments, being then him- : self least grave. Like Raglan, he pre erved a sweetness of temp <r that, no per son or circumstance could ruffle. Like Caesar, he mixed with the crowd of soldiery freely, all 1 never feared that his position would ha forgotten. Like Bln eher, his one reeogibzed fault was that which the soldier readily forgives, a read incss to expose his life beyond the proper limits permitted by modern war to the commander-in-chief. What wonder, then if ho commanded an army in which each man would h iVe died for him; an army from which his parting wrung tears more bitter than any the fall of their cause could extort, an army which followed him, after | three years pf glorious vicissitudes, into i private life, without one thought of further I resistance against the fate to which their 1 adored chief yielded without a murmur?" But with all this warm eulogy he impar tially points out the faults and failings of Lee —how lie made no attempt to* cheek indiscipline; never used his authority to purge his command of inefficient officers; failed fo enforce on the government the vital necessity of bringing the furnishing of supplies more directly under bis owireon trol, so that his army starved in Richmond while large supplies were available had proper energy been used by the war de partment; and lastly, how he so marched iiis cavalry oil'their legs, that in their last campaign the Confederates were left almost destitute of that most necessary arm. But these shortcomings, although the military critic must notice them, are but the inevitable specks on the bright surface of an illustrious military character; on Lee’s persona! character there lingers no breath of tarnish. Inexpressibly pathetic in its simplicity is Col. Chesnev’s brief account of the hit ter ending of bis long struggle and match less strategy. Gordon liad sent back the word that the way of escape was complete ly barred; and now there confronted him nothing but the inevitable capitulation. “For a moment those who looked on him saw him almost overcome; and the first words of complaint ever heard from his lips, during the war, broke sharply forth, ‘I hod rather die a thousand deaths!’ Musing sadly for a few seconds, as his men’s favorite cry broke on his ear, ‘There's Uncle Robert!’ in deep, sad tones he sad to those near him, ‘How soon could I end all this and he at rest! ’Tis but to ride down the line and give the word, and all would ho over.’ Then presently recovering his natural voice, he answered otic who urged that the surrender might be misunderstood: That is not the ques tion. The question is whether it is right. And if it is right I take the responsibility. ’ Then, after a brief silence, he added, with a sigh, ‘lt is our duty to live. What will become of the wives and children of the South if we are not here to protect them?’ So saying, he sent in his flag of truce without further liesitafciort to Grant. The coining action was stayed on the instant, and the struggle of the Confederacy was virtually over.” AII onr goods ma'-kiri down cheap. Don't, be lieve wliat is told you bv other merchants and in terested parties, bat call and see for yourselves how well you can do at Hatton's New Yobk Store. ■ :o: - ■ - A Select Hoarding ScSioot for vonng ladies is now open in Quitman by the undersigned. All the English branches will be taught, and those lies': - iog it will he thoroughly instructed in music. Those desiring to board elsewhere can do so, but their hoarding in the house is preferable, as a more rigid discipline can be enforced, unremitting vigilance will be kept over pupils entrusted to her care, and the most rigid rules of propriety and decorum will have to be observed. The price of tuition, which will bo moderate, must be paid quarterly; board payable monthly. janlO Miss Kate Holzendorf. Fresh goods just received, which were bought at panic prices, and will be sold the same way. Cell early and secure the cheapest goods yet sold. No humbug. At Hatton's New York Store. Unprecedented Crime. A domestic tragedy which began during the recent war in France, wns brought to a startling close by ti scaffold scene in Orleans on the 4th of December, IS7S. On that day Freuault do Chapanues was guillotined for having murdered his own mother, Joanne Louise, and her sec ond husband, Mured Doury. Four years ago Jeanne Louise Rotiry was tfie wife of Bernard do Chapanues, a prosperous dry goods merchant at Mor signy, near Orleans. She had been mar ried to Bernard do Chspnunes, and was in ISG9 still a woman of great bounty, al though she had already a son, Young Frenanlt, nineteen years old. The youth was endowed with a reckless disposition. On the 10th of September, 18711, ho dis appeared from- lus father’s house, and shortly after it was discovered that sixty thousand francs, in trusted to his father as one of the village supervisors, was missing. M. do Chapanues lmd a book-keeper, named George lVnollcn, apparently en tirely devoted to his master. Upon this I’enollon’s evidence the fugitive was in contumaciam found guilty of having stolen public funds, arid sentenced to twenty years transportation. His father tried hard to ascertain the wherealioiits of Fre nault. Early in the war of 1870-71, lie •succeeded in discovering that his sou was in Rio Janeiro, and he received from Fre nault a letter in which the young mail ac knowledged having taken from the safe only about 6,000 francs. He had been caught iu the robbery by Penollon, who lmd advised him to flee at orieo. He had gone to Brazil, and obtained snob profit able employment that he would speedily be able to replace the stolen francs. The unfortunate father laid this startling letter before Penollon, who pronounced it a tissue of falsehoods. Meanwhile, the German army took Or leans, and on the 21st of October ap proached the village of Mersigny. Home frane-tirenrs fired at the German troops from the houses, and the conquerors, in retaliation, shot ten of the inhabitants. Among these ten victims was Bernard de Ohnpmnies. On the (Ith of July, 1872, a young man in humble attire arrived in Mersigny. He went to the village tavern, and during a repast the landlord told the young stranger nil about the execution o‘ Bernard do Chapanues, not omitting that the latter lmd been confessed previous to his execution, by the curate of Niolles. The stranger was hardly able to conceal his emotion, and left the tavern rather hurriedly. A few minutes’ walk brought him to a handsome dry-goods store, the sign in front of which boro the inscription; “Serge Penollon.” The stranger stood as petrified, upon reading this name. All at once a handsome woman, bearing n child in her arms, stopped to the front of the store. Upon seeing her, the young man hastened to her, exclaiming, “My mother! My mother!” The woman responded by a shriek of terror. . VW!"!! !” she eric.i;- “is that yon, Frenanlt?" He answered in the affirmative. “Unfortunate boy I” she rejoined. “Flee ns fast as you can, be fore my husband sees you. For, if he finds you here, lie will at once give you up to the . gendarmes.” “Your husband?” asked Frenaultdo Uhapannes, coldly. “Is that M. Sergo Penollon ?” “Yes, yes; 1 married him six month's iiftor your father’s dcaftl. This is .lus son yoiirstopbroihor! But flee flee at once I Wait a moment. I will give yon something.” She ran lmck into the house and soon returned with a satchel, which sho handed to her son. At this moment a man stepped through the back door into the store. The,woman whispered iii terror, “It is my husband !” kissed Fronanl, and stepped back. The young man hurriedly left the village. At a late hour of the night he arrived nt the j parsonage of Niollos, and aroused tbo cu rate. The priest was deeply moved upon I hearing who liis visitor was. He then ■ told Frenault do Ghapannes all about the last, moments of his poor father, and gave, him a letter with which the latter had in trusted to him to hand his sou in case he should ever meet, the latter. The latter contained the announcement that Bernard do Ghapannes had long suspected that a liaison existed between his book-keeper and his own wife. He expressed also liin grief at never having heard but once from his son. This letter threw the unfortu nate young man into the most intense agi tation. All ot once he opened the satchel given to him. It contained a number of gold-pieces. Frenault looked at some of them, and suddenly said to the priest, “Look at these coins; they are Brazilian gold-pieces I” Without vouchsafing fur ther explanations he left tlio bewildered priest and hurried again into the flight. Next morning he was found in a sense less condition and covered with blood, in front of the drygoods store of Serge Pi - ll oil on. A physician found that Frenault laid been stabbed repeatedly in the breast with a knife. The wounds were, however, not very serious, and the young man was soon restored to consciousness. Meanwhile a still more startling discov ery had been made. The door of Penol lon’s store was open, but the shutters were not removed. In the bedroom, in the rear of tlio store, lay the blood-stained corpses of Serge Penollon and his wife. Their throats had been cut from ear to can. The wife held in her clenched right hand a button, and a piece of cloth at tached to it, afterwards found to have been torn from the coat of Frenault. The laHer made no secret of the part he had played in this terrible drama. He had returned to Mersigny, and had knocked at Penollon’s door. Penollon himself opened it to him, and had been so fright ened upon beholding him that he implored him not to kill him. The young man promised to spare liis stepfather’s life if the hitter would answer lnm a few ques tions. Penollon readily accepted this proposition, and had taken him into the bedroom where Jeanne was. In the pres ence of the latter Penollon had then con fessed that he had, before the deatli of De Ghapannes, entertained a liaison with the wife of the latter; that, upon discov ering the robbery, ho had himself appro printed the other 55,000 francs; that In laid also appropriated 5,000 francs, which Do Ghapannes hail Kent his father in Bra zilian gold from Rio Janeiro; and, finally, that he (Penollon j had fired the shots from the windows of De Ghapannes, and lmd denounced the latter to the German sol diers. “Thereuponj” frojiault do Ciiap annes said, “I seized the infamous villain and cut his throat. Then I rushed upon my mother, and, notwithstanding her Sup plications, killed her, too,” Tlio matricide was tried for this double murder, and, repeating his horrible con fession sentenced to bo guillotined. The prisoner received his sentence With the ut most composure. To the last moment he said he did not regret his Moody deed. Asa m'artricidc he was guillotined With a vaif of Muck crape over his head. Before the oblique knife fell down upon his neck, he exclaimed: “Father, I have avenged thee I” There are seventy lmld-headed men in Congress. No unprejudiced mind can look down lrom the galleries upon that Lake Superior of absent, hpir without a feeling of regret that the absence is a thing with which the peculiar skill of the aborigines had nothing to do.— Courier- Journal. * LATEST NEWS. Washington Nows and Notes. NOTES IN BRIEF FROM ALT AROUND. CONOCESSION AT,! Wamuiniiton, January 22.—1n tho Sen ate, Mr. Spencer from the Commerce Committee, reported favorably on a bill to facilitate the execution of and protec tion ofeertitin vofksof improvement at tho’niouth of the Mississippi river. He asked for this present consideration, but Mr. Clayton, of Arkansas, objected, and tho hill went over. WASHINGTON NOTES. WartttnoTov. January 22. —The Presi dent, through the Secretary of State, has tendered the Beinnt Consulate to Col. Fisher of Augusta, On. There is a lull in Louisiana mutters. Tho issue will la’ approached Monday. There is no occasion to correct the im pressions produced by tho dispatches of the last two day’s. Later. Sheldon, Svplior, Harris and Tilkin called on the President against a new election. Carpenter and Butler also called upon him for the purpose of con sultation oTof tlw features of a now elec tion bill. rr.oii Havana. New York, January 22. —A Havana dis patch says foreigners will pay their quota of the forced loan of thirty millions be cause their business depends npm its payment. The quota of Rome will amount •to from to. #60,000. It is under stood that Jlo,ooo of tho amount goes to pay soldiers. As the United States steamer Worces ter sailed from Havana with the band playing, the rabble gathered on the wharf and hissed as she passed, dipping her flag to Moro Castle and Spanish war vessels, mo t NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, January 22.—A Consti tutional Amendment limiting debt and taxatiou passed both Houses. The engine of a freight train on the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, ex ploded near Pass Mnneho killing tho en gineer and a fireman, and wrecking four ears. The mail tftifn wns delayed two hours. THE CABLIKTfI. Maduid January 21.—Tho Carlist forces have withdrawn from Sail Auder. pooov. New Y< irk. January 22. A dense fog interrupts navigation. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATE. senate rnoei'.nniNfn. Atlanta. January 21. In the Senate, the committee on the Judiciary recom mended a substitute, which is almost sub stantially the same ns the bill introduced by Judge Ilcese, and heretofore telegraph ed, repealing section IflTfl of the Code, which repeals all liens on annual crops, except, landlords' Ileus, to take effect next November. DISCUSSION OF TIIE I,TEN LAWS. The hill, being the special order, ex cited an animate debated. Messrs. Blanee, Hudson, Jones, Piyvv<*y, W. P. Matthews and Reese advocated the repeal. Messrs. Winn, Gilmore, Hester and Wofford op posed the r peal of the lien law. Mr. Wofford offered a substitute, re pealing all Herts without exception, which was lost,. The bill recommended by tlio committee passed—yeas 30. nays 13. ATHENS MUNICIPAL BONDS. The House Finance Committee will re commend an act legalizing the issue of twenty-five hundred dollars in bonds by the city of Athens to the State University, to lie exempt, from State, county and mu nicipal taxation. TAX ON MALT IJQttonS. The tax on malt liquors, which was smuggled into the tax act last session, will he repealed, and the suspension of the col lection of the tax authorized bv the Gov ernor approved. A hill for this purpose was rend a second time in the Senate. EDU( 'ATIO NAT, UNIPTUATION. The Commission appointed by tlio Gov ernor for considering a plan for tho unifi cation of tlio State University and the denominational colleges has been in sos sion to-day. The commi siejn is composed of the fol lowing named gentlemen: J. O. A. Clark, Olms. J. Jenkins, James Gardener, John If. Fit,ten, Julian Hartridge, Joseph E. Brown, Wm. P. Price, B. H. Hill, Goo. If. Price, Sr., James Jackson, George N. Lester, Martin J. Crawford, Clifford An derson, David It. Wills, David E. Butler. 11. H. Tucker, ,T. T. Leftwiteh, A. T. McOntry; H. V. M. Miller, Charles H. Smith, H.W. Hilliard, W. Leroy Broun. The plan to be submitted to the Legis lature by the Commissioners is under stood to embrace the following points: 1. There shall be one great State Uni versity, to which the denominational ci 1 legits shall be attached as parts of the general plan. 2. The main seal of the University shill lie at Athens, under the Board of Trustees of the University as at. present organized. 8. The colleges shall be located respec tively at Oxford, Atlanta and Macon, under the same boards respectively as at present organized, no change being made in tlieir respective denominational fea- j tares. 4. The undergraduate curriculum shall be confined to the colleges, whose right to confer degrees shall be confined to tho and jgreo of Bachelor of Arts. 5. The University shall locate at Athens an, advanced school, with a curriculum embracing three years, to which the graduates of the colleges of this ,State, or of any other State, or country, shah be admitted on presentation of the degree of j A. 8., and all others not graduated, who shall pass a. satisfactory examination on tho studies of the college, or their equiv- ; aleuts, to the graduates of which school shall be given the degree of Master of Arts. 0. There shall be at Athens a school em bracing two years, for all who wish to j pursue an advanced course of natural science, to which only those si all he ad mitted who have the qualification i for admission into the school of Master of Arts. The degree in this school shall be ' that of Bachelor of Philosophy. 7. There shall be at Athens a normal school for tho special training and educa tion of teohhhrs, the qualifications for ad- i mission into which shall be the same as i in the schools above mentioned, which school shall boa separate school, as em braced in one ( r both of tho schools above named. Hie pupils in this school shall be educated free of charge ; they shall re ceive an appropriate degree on comple tion of tho prescribed studies, and shall be firmly bound, if their sendees are needed, to teach at least after graduation, four years in the common schools of the State, to which graduates Commissioners, l of Schools, supported by the State, shall give the preference. 8. There shall bo schools of agriculture, tho mechnnio arts, surveying and engi neering and such other school or schools as the' Board of Trustees may elect, either separate or embraced in one or more of the schools already named, ns the wants of the University, in tho judgement of the Board of Trustees mny determine, the qualifio itions for admission to which shall he a satisfactory examination on such studios as ulay bo prescribed by the Board, with the advice of tho faculty. The grad uates of this school or schools shall receive an appropriate decree. !t. There shall be a school of law, the qualifications the same us in the school of Ma iter of Arts. Tho graduates shall re ceive tho degree of Bachelor of Laws. 10. There shall boa school of medicine, qualifications the same ns above, the de greebeing that of Doctor of Medicine. 11. The nliovo shall lie the regular Uni versity Degrees; and shall bo Conferred by the Board of Trustees, on recommen dation of the Faculty. 12. The honorary Degrees, such ns Doctor of Theology, and Doctor of Laws, slndlbc conferred onlv by a Board, to be called The Board of Follows, which Board shall consist of the Chancellor at Athens, the President of tho Colleges, and at least tlir iii others, elected by the Chancellor and Presidents for their literary, scientific and liberal attainments. MACON AND BRUNSWICK HATLKOAD Tho joint committee of both Houses had under consideration this evening the condition of tho Macon and Brunswick Railroad, but nothing definite was arrived at. Tow ALIO A. The Diamond Bracelets. It was during tho palmiest days of the Empire. Never wns Paris so gay; it was the/We day of tho Emperor, the last flick ering blaze of his greatness ere his glory departed forever. All Paris knew that he would grace the opera that night, and add to its usual lustre the glittering pomp and eircmustnuco of power. Accordingly all that portion of Paris who had tho neces sary number of francs Wont to the opera, and, in honor of so great an occasion, Minis. Blanvais, the director, Was to pro duce “La Propheto." The overture was over; the Emperor ac companied by the Empress, radiant in her beauty and glittering with jewels, had just oil tore 1 the royal box; his suite, uni formed in every order of tho rainbow, stood grouped in tho background. In an other momont the bell Would tinkle and the opera commence. But in an instant of time, when every sound was heard, the second box to the right of the Emperor was opened, aud the curtains were drawn aside and revealed the, lovely wife of the Russian Ambassador, Duke Metzker witch. No wonder that the be.ll tinkled unheard .and tho curtain went up unnoticed; no wonder that every eye was fixed with a fascinating goaeupon the woman who had just, taken her Scat mid WnR calmly and with Well-bred nonchalance glancing about the house; for, upon her arms, blazing like beacons, sparkled the diamonds of which Paris had heard so much, and which royalty in vain bad sought to pur chase. A hum of admiration ran through tlio house, mid then, for tho first time, the enchanting strains of tho chorus weri listened to. When tlio curtain fell upon tho first act, and Milord This ogling Milady That, a servant wearing the imperial livery pre sented himself Ilf. tile Russian Ambassa dor’s box, rapped only as an imperial flunky could rap, aud then entered the box. “ITer Majesty hint noticed the bracelet and was dumb with admiration; would Milady ho so gracious as to allow tlio Em press to make a personal examination of one of the bracelets ? ’ In an instant the fair arm was shorn of its gems, and with a smothered ejacula tion of delight, the man wearing the im perial livery bowed himself out of the box. bearing tho bracelet that a million of francs could not lmreliaso. Tlio curtain fell upon the third act, as cended again on the fourth, tlio notes of the finale rolled through the house, the curtain fell for the last time, and still, with well-bred politeness, fho wife of tho Rus sian Ambassador waited for tho return o’ her priceless jewels. Tho imperial party rose and departed, and yet the bracelet was not returned. Then the Duke, with a terrible frown of impatience, rose and drove rapidly to the Tulleries, and de manded the return of the diamonds. Explanations followed, rind the Duke was at last convinced that the Empress had never sent for tho bracelet, and that the man wearing the imperial livery was one of tho daring thieves who infested the capital. He hade his CO tollman drivo to the office of the Prefect of Police, and ere daylight 100 of the shrewdest officers were searching Paris for the gems. The Duke, filled with anxiety, remained at the office for tidings, while the Duchess rust les l.y awaited the recovery of her bracelet at homo. The great clock had just tolled the honi of six when the bell of the Duke’s hotel rang violently, and an officer of tho police was ushered into tbo presence of the Duchess. “Was the bracelet recovered?" and “would they imprison tho scoundrel for the rest of his days ?” eagerly demanded the Duchess. With n grave bow the officer stated that the thief was taken, and upon his person was found the bracelet. But the fellow stoutly insisted that he was not a thief, and that tiie bracelet in his possession had been in his family for many years. Would Madame intrust to him the mate to the missing bracelet, that the identity might be complete ?” Madame, tho Duchess, without a word, unlocked her casket and placed in the hands of tho trusty officer-the se one' bracelet. The officer, with a profound bow, left the apartment, and Madame re tired once more—tliis time to sleep, and to dream of her precious diamonds. When the bell tolled the hour of nine the Rus sian Ambassador, haggard and disordered, entered his wife’s apartments and threw himself in despair into a chair. Madame opened her eyes, and with a smile of de light asked for the bracelets. “Satan I” exclaimed tbo Dultc, “we can learn nothing of them.” “Wlmt!” shrieked the nvailaroo; “have you not recovered it ? The officer who came fertile other bracelet said tile thief had been taken and the bracelet found.” The Duke, with an exclamation of amazement, sprang to bis feet, and in a husky voice besoqglit his wife to explain. In a few words she told him, and then,with a groan, the Duke dropped into a seat. “I see it all,” said he y “the rascals have rol>bed you of the second bracelet. There was no messenger sent for tho bracelet. The man to whom you gave it was no officer, hut a holder thief than ho who robbed you first.” And so it proved. Tbo bracelets were never returned and the Hessian Ambassa dor recalls the last fete day of the fallen Emperor with a sigh, for it made him a poorer man by many millions of francs than he was when he handed his charming wife into his carriage and bade his coach man drive to the opera. I’trlimncnt Hurrcia. A lmd article piay lie puffed into tom porury notoriety, but they soon die. Gooi ones, once lined, prove themselves, am lire. The evidence of merchants every where show* that among the purest atn most reliable remedies of tho day an numbered Magiq Arnica Liniment, for tin quick euro of gelieS and pains, and all dif easos that can bo reached liy external means. Hungarian Balsam of Life, a combina tion of valuable herbs, w ith English wooi naptha foratVeetionsof the throat and lungs LaOreole Hair Restorer, a safe and nut nvnl stimulant and invigomlor for the lini bulbs, restoring the color without dyeing and an admirable preservative dressing fo. tho head. HEAD THli EVIDENCE. Messrs, Mansfield i& lHtjbett, Memphis, Tenn: Gentlemen: * * * 4 Wo sold “lots aud cords” of your Magio Amici. Liniment, and a good deal of your Hun gnrinu Balsam of Life, and LaOreole Hail Restorer. * * * * We will do tin boat we can to introduce your goods t. our customers, believing, as we do, they are ns good, if not better, than any in tin market. Yours truly, bl 7 Dobtoh & Haddox. A MrNTSTERTAt. Brute.—The worst east of brutality upon the part of n father that we have been called liponto chronicle is thut of an old man by tho name of Reynolds, a minister of the gospel, and who lives near the line of the counties of Mulilenbnrg and McLean, his residence being in the former county. This old man, who lias hereto fore borne a good character among his brethren, Refill Inng : Witided iii the pulpit, and vociferous in prayer, is tlio father of a handsome daughter, to whom a yonnp gentleman iu the neighborhood, a few week since, made proposals of marriage. (We suppress his name because of his en tire ignorance of Ino nature of flic case.' This young man is of a good family and the owuer of some property, hilt from some cause, of which she had the solo right to be judge, ho was utterly repugnant to her fancy, or her idea of a husband. The old man, however, was anxious that she should receive lus proposals, and from liei own statements, after repeated persuasions to this effect, all of which sho answered in the negative, lie gathered a horse-whip and forced her to take her dress from liei fair young shoulders, which lie then lac erated with cruel blows from the whip un til she promised to accept this man ns her companion for life; which she nccordinglv did that evening knowing that the old vi lain lmd taken a seat near tho door to hea that she made good her promise. As the preparations for the wedding progressed, twice did this daughter implore mercy o 1 her inhuman father, but just so often did she have the wounds upon her fair shoul ders again laid open with tho lnsli. The evening before the one appointed for the wedding, sho contrived to convey a note to a gentleman in tho neighborhood, in forming him of her troubles. Ho, with several others, went that night to her res cue, and carried her to Greenville, when she threw herself upon the mercies of tin court. A gentlenYnn in high standing promptly executed bond and was appointed lier guardian. [MeLerm Comity (A//.) Progress, LOCAL An VER TISEMLN TS. Groat bargains, cheap goods, full Stock at Hatton's New York Store. :o:———- Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Groceries, . it low prices, at Hatton's New York Store. All of Dr. Janie’s family medicines and other drugs for sale low at KayTon’A New York Store. Flour and Bacon in largo quantities, at lowest rates. Savannah prices nowhere. At Hatton's New You a Store. So Alistttlie. Wo are determined now to make some change! in our firm, and in order to do so we will sell our present stock of goods, consisting of almost every kind of Merchandise usually kept in interim towns, at New fork Cost prices. This proposi tion may be relied rtpim. its no Higher prices wii tie asked for the next sixty (lavs. dce2o-tf PAINE & HALL. To i’lluslc I!u j i ri. Do in t send vrmr orders for musical pnhlica turns North wo can till them in half the lime, and just as eneap. Any piece of Sheet Musk or any Music Book advertised in any paper oi catalogue, or published in the IT. S., will hi mailed, post-paid, to any part of the South, on receipt of the regular price. Sunday-schools hiv-schools, teachers, and dealers, supplied at publishers’ rates. Our new catalogues and lull lotiiiß of new music, mailed free to any address. Louden A Hates’ Southern Music House, Savannah. Gn. nov29-8m o:— ——- 11. b. Schreiner nf the Thoimisville Fair. We copy the following notice from theThonuis villo Times! “Immediately in froni of the gorgeous display of Latlnon ,V Cn., we find Mr, H. L. Schreiner surrounded by a magnificent assortment of pianos, organs, violins, flutes, etc., among which we may mention tlio Weber and Gatiler Piano, a fine im ported organ with fift.s n slopa; also, the famous Silver-Tongued Organ, nt which Mr. Schreiner i agent. Mr. Schreiner made a clear sweep of tin premiums and diplomas. We hope to site him at our next Fair” -.lAvhil-tf Valuable Land for Sale. \I7TI-L HE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT YY Hoiuto floor in Quitman, Brook# County, m tin* FIRST TUESDAY in FEBRUARY NFXT. by floorer* of the Superior Court, lot of land No. .581), in the 12th dintrict of Brooks county, gem r illy known an tho Ronton Lot, about 0110 mile from Quitman and immediately on the Railroad. Some Thirty or Forty acre# have been eleared. and a part of it is under fAnoe and has a nmal holme on it. Said land in part pine and par swamp, of good productive quality. It is a ran chance to purchase a valuable tract of land near the flourishing town of Quitman. Tkrm.h—One-half eash and the other half in twelve months, with ten per cent, interest, se cured by bond for titles when paid. W. B. BENNETT, j Clin " nissinn <- r "- ]anlT-8t ’ * QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL. HAVING been calfoct by the Board of Trus tees to take charge of this institution, the subscriber would respectfully give notice that the Spring Term will commence on MONDAY. January 12th, 1874, and continue twenty-foui weeks.' Due notice will be given concerning tlu Fall Term. Being determined to make this equal to any of the schools of the country, he confidently appeals to the citizens of the town and country for their support. The discipline will be rigid, and those who expect to “run a fast schedule” w ill do well to go elsewhere. Arrangements will be mado for Music and French if desirable, and such assistance will be procured as the wants of tin.- school may demand. Tuition for the term of tvm.ity.fonr weeks will he $lB 00 for the first class; #24 00 for the second: and for the third clnsfl #3O 00, payable at close of terra. > ... For any further information, inquire of dec2o-if R. V. FORRESTER, Prin. LEG A L A D V EIITISE MEETS. rillfE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY GIVES !0- f tiee of liis appointment, as Assignee of W .L --LIAM JONES, of Brooks County, State of Cheqtfe&i, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on bus own petition, in the United States District l.Vmrt for the Southern District of Georgia. janlO-lm PAINE; MIS< KLt.A .V FA) AD FJEB/’IBA.W A'A in. THtS SfAcfc bLLBNOS TtJ I Ji*i<yeefS .relics* JSc j. si. noHocons. | 1 t>. vS BOROUGHS & WING, WHOLESALE DEALEIiS IN TOBACCO* CIGARS, SNIFFS, PIPES and SfffOKEtl’S ARTICLES* 14 Street,’ ATLANTA, OA. .T. T. JORDAN, Traveling Apnt, jima-lv , -usar-Va- e. r SA VANNAB ADVERTISEMENTS. TO THE PUBLIC! SALOMON COlltiN Corner Bay and JeflTcrson Sts., SA VANN All, GEORGIA, OFFERS TO THE I'TjRI.TC THE LAMEST amt best -tuck of Two on.l Four Heated Baggie*, Uoekaways, Carriages, Express ami Plautation Wage***, AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. —ALSO— ALL KINDS HARNESS AND WHIPS Terms moderate. Enquiries promptly nt * ended to. . ' Agent >r ; tlie Stn’dtMft'cjr f'lanfßfion Wagon r Tlie same have taken the premium at the Fhu at Savannah,’ Ga. 6et4-3m J.I. LIGHTFOOT. COTTON FACTOR •—AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, 106 Bay St., Savannah, Gal Agent for 6if i r mßlrtUira iHUbSUfki) boxen. Libcrtff ciidh, fnft<T6 oft rortsfgunent-s for sale in Savannah, of cm shipments to n liable correspondents in Liverpool, New York or Phila delphia. oct4-3nt JAS. E. SHELDON, COTTON FACTOR —AND— Y COMMISSION MERCHANT* No. 102 Bay Street,’ Savnhrfsili, I.' . Georgia. Liberal Advances made on Consignment'. DA G dim, IHO A TlESand ROPE Furn is’ <• >. Correspondence and Consignments Solicited. VROMP T liKTURNS G UARASTER!’. aop6-3m ; , / ; INMAN, SWANN & tt/., COTTON FACTORS --AND— cGonnssidv merchants, 96 Bay St., Savannah, Ga., and Cotton Exchange/ 101 Pearl St., New York, Will make liberal eash ndvaneea on rott n sin i merits to either onr Savnnunb or New Yuri liiur . Will buv and sell futures mi libel ®1 terms. oebtijnV INMAN, SWANN & CO.