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SHE WEEKLY NWS AND ADVMTISER. "A. *?-: 'II..- W.RANY NEWS.cit.bU.hedIMS, (CoawiHd.tedSent.(,IM,bv 1 ■j-ti.f M.IIASV A'lVKRTlSKlI.fitmblUhcllSTT, ( MclXTOSa £ KVANH. J A Family' and Political Journal Devoted to the Volume 1. ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY, APRIL utiiwest Georgia. ■guofcsstonal (Cards. William E. Smith, Lttorney at Law, ALBANY, OA. FFICE: In front of lb. Court Honr, up ■uln.orrr Trlfpiph Oflkr. jMll-1/ J.WKIGIIT.* D.H. POPE WRIGHT & POPE, attorneys at Law, ALBANY. OA. kmcii—Owr a M»y*f * flbffibffirt Store, cor ner Broad mod WaUiSugton »«. i**. *, tno-dluwly ______ | \V. T. ION KM, J BMB W. WALTBBS* JONES & WALTERS, j Attorneys at Law, ALU ANT. OA. OAre urcr Oeatra* Railroad Bank. i«i!5*Iy _______ ||>. a. VASOL A. U. ALFItIKN l> vasos a- a i,friend [Attorneys at ALBANY, GA. Actlro nn-1 prpmptAltentlon given to col- tionB in.I all irenural l.uiinest, Pinctlcc |iu nil the courts. office «v-r South. n Kxprnu Ollier, oj>po- Sexatou Joseph E. Blown will i please accept oar thanks for interest- j ing public documents. Sio transit gloria mundi Morning! The death of three Georgia papers opens up the week’s news.—Augusta Chronicle. General Presentments GRAND Jli’BI OP DOCGHEKTY COI'XTY, APItll. TintXI, 1881. Qciaor, Florida, has had another lynching. Louis Whittaker, colored, charged with the murder of M Jenkins, white, was taken from jail and lynched by n mob of masked men, on Saturday night “Mahoke must call out a Democrat ic Senator and kill him.” This is the heroic remody suggested by the I’liila- del phi* Record for the Senatorial deadlock. If Mahonc will kindly pis. tol himself it will hare the same happy effect Law, And now tnc Bainbridge Democrat steps in and asks a reasonable modifi cation of the law establishing the Georgia Railroad Commission. The Editor wants the S. F. & W. By. ex. tended from Bainbridge to 1’ollard, Alabama. |*i(<‘ Court lions*’ Janies Callaway, |A.ttornev at Law CAMILLA, GA. tebSF- JOSEPU A. CRONK, i.TTOrUTET at LAW 111 BAY STREET, S A VANN All, GA. Pmctirp** in all the State Courts. Refers toiler. T. M. Norwood. ap*41*m Albany, - - - - Georgia. VFFfCB—OVER PuSi* OFFICE, WASHING TON SrR»:f. jtnSwlvdl ’rowbriilge & Hollinshed DENTISTS, j\VAYCKObS, ... - GEORGIA. Teeth extracted without pain. All work nrnrrnntcd. Terms moderate. Will go any* n hero on II. A A. and S. F. A XV. Railroads. apl8*12in [tV~ A. STROTHER, 30. ALBANY, GEORGIA. fee over GiMs Drag Store 4’i orders left at Iho Drug Store will rerolro prompt 'tioulloii. Jan 7*ly >r. E. W. ALFRIEND, J.KSPBCTKtJLLY trailer, hi. ••rrloes. In th. Sew York is now swarming with emigrants of many nations. At Csstle Gcrden they'are sleeping on the stones. The emigrant trains are not adequate to carry ofT these people. Tho Steamship Companies are chartering vessels all over the world and putting them on the emigrant business. The Atlanta Constitution of yester day, publishes a full report of the de cision of the Supreme Court delivered on Monday in the R >me Bank case, by the terms of which the State is accord cd priority over prior iepo,- itors. Fol lowing the bank decisions is the report of another decision of the Court, by which the lessees of the State Road are practically exempted from taxation. New Yoekees are rejoicing over tbo prospect ol' cheap ic«^during the com ing summer, and this will inspire hopes of the article being chcnp to iho con sumers in other cities as well. Lead ing ice dealers in New York think the prices to private consumers will not exceed 30 cents a hundred pounds, against 70 cents and $1 last year. It is known that the supply housed on the Hudson and the eastern rivers id larger thin ever before. various hraiu'lu’ft ol Ills irofesslon, to the or- 1 P r filleto« <i Albany and nirroun<Ungciuintry ft* op|*oslio dinrt IIoiibo. on jPInmtioct. HOTELS. [THE JOHNSON HOUSE, SUITHV1LLE, OA. Is Hie place to stop ami geta GOOD KH'AltK MEAL. ’HE ALBANY HOUSE! tlr.rriel.' /tames,Proprietor Albany, Georgia. |lhis House is well farnisbed and in ev ery way prepared for tho accommo- ution of the traveling public. Entire Bat- faction guaranteed. Tho table is imp lied with the best the country affords, Kml the servants are unsurpassed in po- [iteiiesH and attention to the wants of nests. Omnibuses convey passengers to ml from the different railroads prompt” suit the sep29 tf Iv, free of charge, time*. Charges to m mm blihdsi | Cement, Plaster, The American Methodists are pre paring to send a strong delegation to tho world's council of Methodism, which will be held in London next September. The executive committee proposes to select speakers who will worthily represent the strong western section of tho church. All branches of the church arc cordially co operating. Uisliop McTyiere represents the church South in the cxectivc committee that has ijjiarge of the whole matter. CaRL Scum/, lias returned to journal ism, liis Qrst article in the St. Louis Westliehe Post being on the situation in the Senate. He asserts that it is tlic Republicans who are obstructing the public business, and that the Democrats claim, properly cnougli, that the Re publican olan would be followed by a repetition of the corrupt carpet-bagger rule. “In fact/’ says Mr. Schurz, “the tight over a few Senate offices is noth ing else but a fight for the possession of the Federal power in the future. lit Senator Brown, the South has what it has long needed—a man who keeps hia temper, who never loses his head; and who doesn’t attempt to tear tho twinkling stars out of the vaults of the blue ethereal sky when ho speaks. If the Domocratic party, will profit by the counsels of Senator Brown its sea son of mistakes is over. From the at tacks of tho New York Tribune upon the Georgia Senator it is to be inferred that the editor of that paper has caught a glimpse of the real situation,—Atlan ta Constitution. i FOR SALE BY JEO. S. GREENWOOD. rStfop _ ONLY MEDICINE I EITHER LIQUID OR DBT FORK Thai Acta xt the mub. time m «- \TEXZI7S8, TSISOWILS, in tss snmg. IWHY ARE WE SICK? Baeaua vi nlbtc tKm gnat organ to Jtooww c.'oggtS or torpid, end poUomotu IA toners or* 0,nrfon forced into tki Uood I Mo* jlicmldbe expdUd natyraUf. KIDNEY-WORT WILL SURELY CURE (kidney diseases, LIVER COMPLAINTS, (FILES, CCXSTIPATION, IKIXAKT in nervous nwsam |ll«uhpi//rw action qf Hum organ, an* [nri&rir.p their paw la throw qf dimam. Why suffer BUIoai pal" u * achm! I Why tanuated with Film, Cuiltptth.1 | tVhy frlchteaed ever dltcrdertd Ktdatyil 1 Why aadar. anvoai or tick hta*tchml ( Cm KIDXEY-WORTOTd rooia i« health. It it pat ap In Sit Tfttahli Item, tatta earn eaciai-VtC. or which mate. Hagnattiot ■telctaa iho L-iUtetlCT, wr, Cam Inui for thorn that caoaot imdEy pemma It. trn acu with a«oal cOciracj la miter taa (get it of tour druggist. price, SLOO WELL8, BICHABDSOX h Co., Ptaf*a, -, ■ iWmmadthadiTXamsaM-) namkR The Waycross and Jacksonville Railroad has been completed. aud°>o- day the first train runs through. The following notice sppesrs in the Sevan* nah yews of Monday: On Wednesday,27th insL,a tempor ary schedule will be inaugurated on the Waycross Short Line, anticipating the formal opening on the 1st of May,when the double dzilyjservicc between Jack sonville, Savannah and Charleston will be put in operation. Until that date trains will leave Sa vannah daily for Jacksonville, via. Waycross, at 10 a. a, arriving at Jack sonville 5:45 p. m. Leave Jacksonville daily 7:30 a. a, and arrive at Savan nah 2:50 p. m. The through trains via. Live Oak for Jacksonville will continue as before, in addition to the above, until 1st of May, when solid trains from Charleston and Savannah will run through to Jackson ville via. Waycross. The Grand Dictator of the Grand Lodge Knights of Honor, read his re port at the late session in Savannah. Hs presented an accurate account of tho proceedings of the year, decisions rendered and the condition of the Or der, together with important questions for the consideration of the Grand Lodge. The Order in Georgia is shown to bo in a flourishing condition and es tablished on a Arm bts>s. Since the organisation of the Knights of Honor, in 1876, there have been only fifty-five deaths in this jurisdiction. Daring the past year there were only twenty deaths and the pareentage of mortality proven to be as small as any othsr State where the Order is established. Daring the. year six new lodges have been institut ed, and an addition of three hundred made to the membership. The total membership in the State is now 2,- 378. Wo, the Grand Jurors, chosen and for the April Term, 18bL of Dougherty Superior Court, bog leaTe to make the following General Present ments : We have, through proper commit tees, examined the reports and books of the several officers o! the county, and find them all neatly and correctly kept We have examined the vouchers, records and system of accounts of the Clerk and Connty Treasurer, and find them perfect. Herewith we attach a copy of his report: Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury. I herewith respectfully submit to your honorable body Tny report as treasurer of Dougherty County, also the books and vouchers showing the re ceipts and disbursements since last re port to Grand Jury, October Term, 1880: Dr. RECEIPTS. Oct. 5, 1880, To bal. on hand “ Jury fees... “ Countycourt “ Licenses.. . “ Taxes, 1880 “ “ w’d l'«! $224 63 9 00 100 00 200 00 5.969 10 32 30 3,256 25 on hand a lot of lumber for bridge and fence purposes, for which they, paid $125- In appreciation of their faithful ser vices we have re-elected J. L. Boyt and C. U. Mayo, and associated with them A. W. Cosby, as the Board of County Commissioners for the ensuing year. We have examined the vouchers and books of the School Commissioner, and find them correct According to his report there were in 1880, taught the full term ol three months, ten white and twenty-seven colored schools in the county, in which were taught 213 white and 1394 colored children, which shows that 50 per cent, of the entire population of school age of the county are availing themselves of the advan tage of the free public schools. We find that the receipts'and dis bursements are as follows: 83 it Year. Number 34. Amount on hand Jan. 1,1880 Received from poll tax, 1879 “ back. “ State, 1880.. $7 57 1,407 97 54 00 1,375 54 Total $9,791 28 DISBCBSEMESTS. Cr. By Public buildings, roads & bridges account $1,546 83 Jail 667 28 Court 572 00 General 393 95 Pauper 535 19 Jury 409 50 Taxes remitted, 1880. .. 3 83 County court 554 00 Jno. Jackson 525 00 J. A. Davis 525 00 J. A. Davis 572 00 Salaries and Commissions 81 40 “ •* 326 75 Bal. on hand April 4,1881 3,178 55 Total $9,791 28 All accounts against the county, as well as all contracts, have been prompt ly paid at matnriiy. A contract bas recently been let to fence that partof the pauper farm lying east of the Newton road, that will be completed during the present month, and after paying for which and the expense of the present term of court, a good balance will be left to defray the current expenses of tho connty. The books of the County Commis sioners showing tho business transact ed in their court is alio tendered. All of which is respectfully submit ted. W. P. Burks, Treasurer. Judg) W. T. Jones has authorized me to report one hundred and eight dollars collected by him in County Court. \V. P. Burks, Treasurer. Gkoroia—Douoiikrty Co.» Personally caine before me, W. P. Burks, Treasurer said county, who be ing sworn, says that the foregoing re port of receipts and disbursements are true to die best of his knowledge and belief. W. P. Burks. Sworn to and subscribed before me April 5, 1881, 'A. J, Omni. Ordinary Dougherty Co, Ga. By reference to Uie tax digest we find that the total amount of taxes due the county was $10,668.03 ; tax collected, not on digest, $56.73; total, $10,634.76. Amount pud treasurer as per vouchers $9,257 65 Collector’s commissions 305 20 Insolvent list 93 18 Cash on hand 400 00 Balance due county 578 73 Total $2,845 08 Cr. By amt. paid teachers. $2,257 65 “Renta; 72 50 “ Printing and incidentals 31 00 “ Commissions. 212 00 “ Balance on hand 27193 take the case in band, collect tacts, pro ceed in proper form and lelieve the said Chambers of the injustice done him as soon xs practicable. Respectfully submitted, . Thos. J. I. Patillo, J. T. Hester. • Jakes K. Krxu. B. M. Ccokwkll, A. M. Williams, S. P. Salter. Total $2,845 08 We have reason to believe that the interest manifested in these schools is increasing; and the system of appoint ing teachers will be improved by strict examination of all applicants for this position, thus ruling out inoompe- tent instructors. Tho term of Mr. Georgs Walker, as a member of the Board of Education having expired, we have re-elected him for the ensuing term. Upon investigating the condition of the public buildings, we find that the “poor houses” are in very good condi tion. Tho jail is in need of new steps, repairs on the windows, plastering of the keeper’s room, and the erection of a new fence aronnd the entire premi ses. In addition to the above repairs, we wonld suggest that a bar of iron be pissed between the window frames and ceiling of the cells. The Court House building is in a good condition. We earnestly recommend, however, that instead of the benches now in nse tor jurors, our Commissioners provide comfortable seats before next term of court. The steps leading to the court room should be re-coverod with bag ging or matting. The fence around tlie Court House yard needs some re pairs. The roads and bridges of tho coun ty have received due attention at oor hands. In the western 'part of the county’ we find that some of the fool- logs have been washed awty by the re cent freshets, and we recommend that the Road Commissioners have them re placed. Tho bridges across Pi ne Island should be rebuilt this year. The oth er bridges in that section of the coun ty are in good condition, excepting some little repairs needed. Some of tlic roads recently worked in the eas tern part of the connty have been badly washed, and need the prompt attention of our Road Commissioners. The bridges in that part of the county are in good Shier. The returns of all the elections re cently held in this county have been carefully examined by a committee from this body, and found to be in ac cordance wt tb law. We appointed a competent commit tee of jurors and citizens, in compliance with the law, to viait the Penitentiary Convict Camps, located in this county, known as Penitentiary No. 2, and they submit the following report: Albany, Ga., April 18,1881. To the Honorable Grand Jury, Dougherty Superior Court, April Term 1881: Me. Foreman and Gentlemen:— Your joint commmittee of jurors and citizens appointed to visit that portion of the Georgia Penitentiary, located in this county, and leased to CoL B. G. Lockett, beg leave to submit the fol< lowing report: We visited the plantations of Colonel Lockett, known as Royston, White Hill and Balls places, on the 13th and 14th days of this month. We were kindly received by CoL Lockett's agents at each place, and afforded every facility for investigating the condition of the convicts under their charge. We found the lessee was auiying ont his contract with the State in good faith. Every appointment on his premises is arranged to insure the corn- tort, health and humane treatment of his prisoners. The stockades are not only secure, but roomy, clean, well best ed, and ventilated—the bedding is kept in good order for comfort and health. The food furnished i< wholesome in qualify, clean in preparation, healthful in variety and plentiful in quantity— the tick are duly cared for, bring re leased from labor, nursed kindly, and, when necessary, attended by a compe tent physician. Religious services are held monthly in each camp by a prop erly appointed chaplain, upon which all the convicts are required to attend. The general discipline is excellent end calculated to permanently benefit, as well ar punish the criminal. In short, after cueful inquiry into every con ceivable subject connected with the welfare of the convicts, we are glad to report the entire management as credit able to the lessee, and an endorsement of the wisdom of the State in adopting this mode of punishment. In conclusion, we urge upon the rand Jury the necessity of ferward- g a petition to the Governor for the pardon of Reuben Chambers, colored, - ' ' Tift’s Total $10,634 76 We arc informed by tlic collector that the balance due the county will bo available within the next thirty or sixty days. Wo find tlic amount collected for school purposes to be $1,254 59; amount received from State, $1,375 54; total, $2,630 13 ; all of which bas been paid over to the commissioners. - We recommend that the tax collec tor be more prompt in [collections of the taxes in -the future, issuing execu tions when tax payers do not comply with legal notices. The sheriff repnits that he has no public funds in his hands as a county officer. His books and jail record arc all kept in compliance with law. The dockets of the ssveral justices of the peace have received our attention, and we find the entries all properly made. Upon duo examination we find that the books of the Connty Solicitor tally with the report submitted to this body* excepting tbo case of James M. Crim, convicted of misdemeanor, and fined $20. We find that said Ciitn, who Is now in Dawson, has not paid the fine, and has been'allowed to remain at largo. We recommend that this fine be collectedat once by the Sheriff; and we trust that no repetition of like eases will do allowed. Ilis honor, Judge Jones, reports col lected costa in cases tried or settled be fore him, as Judge of the Connty Court, within tho list twelve months, $247,50. $100 of which amount was paid by him to the connty treasurer last November, thus leaving a balance in his hands of $147.60. We have fixed tbo salary of tho county Judge at $900 per annum. Tho records of the County Commis sioners have been closely examined, and vouchers compared with the same, showing a detailed account of their transactions, recorded in fulL We folly approve the acta of said officers in the discharge of their several duties. We report, by authority of one of tho '>' c good . TiMSOa l ° let . r-v j .niaii. beBeve the said Chambers innocent of rode We haTe appointed Rev. Howard Bunts, colored, as Chaplain to the Penitentiary. We recommend that if no authority exists for the payment of Commia- sioaers of this connty a law be pars ed allowing them each $3 00 per diem for each day’s actual public service as suSh office!s. We also recommend tha*. all criminal cases in this county, below felony, be at once transferred to the County Court as the law directs, and that here after the County Solicitor shall look closely to this business. .We recommend that the Senator of this District and Representatives of this connty use their best efforts to procure a change of the law making the Tax Collector of Dougherty county ex-officio Sheriff for the purpose of col lecting tax fi fa’s issuing from his office. Farther, that Tax Collectors be re quired to make a ceitified copy of all taxes collected not entered on their di gest (as now required by law to be re turned to the Comptroller-General) and deliver said copy to the spring term Grand Jury for their examination. That Tax Receivers be required to enter upon their digest all liquors deal ers and other special taxes in their county, as other taxes,bot in a separate place on said digest from other pro perty, thereby directing the tax collec tor from whom collect and the amdnnt to be collected, also serving to famish the amount of taxes to be charged to Tax Collector and tha amount to be used as aschool fund Whereas the County Court is letting oat to the proprietors of Penitentiary Camp No. 2. prisoners convicted of of fenses less than felony, we do earnestly enter our protest snd 4 recommqnd that in the future the County Commis sioners establish a chain gang for the pnblic interest of Dougherty county. We renew the reqaest made by the Grand Jury of the Spring Term 1880, that the Connty Commissioners shall purchase and place on the Court Honse a pnblic clock for the benefit of the citizens of the connty, and that the' Court Honse Grounds be improved as heretofore recommended. We especially call the attention of the Ordinary to the taw directing that officers oF court shall pay into his hands all monies arising from fines imposed for violalations of the Sabbath laws, and by’him applied to establish ing and maintaining Sabhatli schools in this county. We thank His Honor, Judge Hood, who presided first week of this term, and Ilis Honor, Audge Fleming, for expressions of kindness and able sistance rendered us in the [discharge of our duties, and to Solicitor-General Walters, for active, diligent and effi- ciet services, etc. We recommend that these present ments be published in the Daily and Weekly News and Advkbtiskb. LconanPE. Welch, *Foreman. James K: King,' Jno. V. Smith, T. J. I. Patillo, Joseph Ehrlich, J. Ventulett, 11. T- Mash, J. M. Kendall, A. Sterne, II. L. Dnnn, J. I*. Davis, Shadrick Atkinson,W. E. Sutton, J. M. Gatewood, W. E. Mitchell, John T. Hester, J. L. Boyt, Eli Nelms, Frank V. Evans, F. C. Jone-L Taliferro Jones. Superior Court—April Term, 1881 State op Geobgia—Docohebtt Co. It is ordered by the Coart that the General Presentments of the Grand Jnry be entered on >be minutes of this Court and published in the Doily [and Weekly editions of the Albany News and Advertiser. It is further ordered that the ap pointment of Commissioners for Dougherty connty'be and the the same is hereby confirmed. Wm. 0. Fleming, J. S. C. A. C. -1 certify that tha foregoing is a true extract from the minutes of said Court April 22,1881. W. P. Burks, Clerk. Ill It ASIDE AND BCrLKB. An Ample Apolojry Graciously He- mItmL Washington, April 22.—Senator Burnside took occasion to-day to make the amende honorable to Sen ator But!erTor|.vords spoken in de bate on Wednesday. The conduct of the Senator from South Carolina on that day has been highly com mended,while judiciously refraining from the unparliamentary Ianguago which the case seemed to justily, Senator Butler, it is understood, NOTES FHO.TI REURIEN, lost no time, outside of the Senate, in requesting a retraction of the of fensive language, if it was meant to be so, or else a public statement on _ the floor of the Senate that it wart and destroving not so intended. The result of the reported conference was the follow ing from Senator Burnside iu the Senate to-dav: “It was very far from my mind, as far as anything could be, to impute personal un- tru tlifuluess to anybody on that side of the Chamber, much less the Sen ator from South .Carolina, with whom my relations have been al ways of the most friendly nature, peculiarly so, and I would bo the last man on the floor to impntc to him any personal dishonor or any personal uutruthfulness. Anybody, no ma:ter who be is, anywhere in this country, who draws any other inference from what I then said, draws a wrong inference, and I do not think he is borne ont by tho lan guage. My language was emphat ic, and I intended it to be so; 1 meant it to be so. I was replying to a general charge made by that side of the Chamber, and unfortu nately for the Senator from South Carolina and myself, who were such good friends and who had never been in collision in debate before, iye happened to be the two people to meet. It wonld have been as unfortunate in the case of any other. To this Senator Butler replied: Mr. President, I am qnite sure, without the disclaimer on the part of the Senator from Rhode Island, that he did tibt intend to impute any dishonorable conduct to me. I understood him to say that he was denouncing the chargo generally, and making no porsonal application of his remarks to me. My relations with that Senator have always been friendly and kind. I know his kindness of heart is so pronounced that he is incapable of making a re flection of that kind on a brother Senator. I am happy to hear what he has said public, and I accept it, of coarse, in the spirit he has made it, and I am sure as far as I am con cerned our former relations have not been disturbed in the slightest” H. J. R. he is charged, and is We suggest that Solicitor-General to Stonewall Jackson and the Tonsncs. Mr. Howell, one of-the proprietors of the Atlanta Constitution, recently said of Stonewall Jackson: “His gening lay in two things— the thoroughness of discipline and his devotion. I do not think he was a mau of great natural ability. He coaid not talk at all. He was not an entertaining person. He,was a rigid military man; educated at West Point, he had learned his les son well, and applied it unflinching ly. I remember a single order which he enforced, which, in my mind, accounted for a good deal of bis sneeess. It was that whenever we stopped on a march the wagons must go to to the side of the road, and be unhitched with their tongues pointing to the road, so they could be driven either up the road or down. Now that would seem to be a simple thing, but it accounts for the remarkable celerity of Jackson’s marches. Suppose a man would stop aud his wagon tongue would point the wrong way, and at a cer tain hour in the morning wo wonld begin the march, and that tho wagon would block up the road? If there were many such wagons the inarch would be delayed a certain time to got ship shape. Jackson ind down his lines every day, morning and evening, to see if such orders as these were strictly carried out'’ A STRANGE PERFORMANCE, Freezing a Corpeo and Patting Hot Brick to Its Feet, A few weeks since an old lady of respectable famUy connections, liv ing in the town of Oreno, near Bangor. Maine, was taken ill and died. Living iu the same house were two maiden ladies oi some what advanced age, and of eccen tric habits. After tho death of the old lady, the two old maids placed the corpse in a cold place that it might be frozen. It was kept there for several days, ms the story goes, until it was frozen stiff. In the meantime it was noised about that the old woman bad died, bat no funeral^ services’ having been held, mnch cariosity began to be manifested by tbe town people as to what had been done Vith the re mains. On the ninth day after her death, a resident of the village visited the house where the death had occurred, which was situated at same distance from the village proper, and to his great horror found the conise upon a lounge in the honse, and on its head a hood. A hot brick was at its feeL The two old maids were sitting by as unconcerned as thongh nothing un usual had happened. When asked what they meant by such strange actions, they replied in substance that they “dressed np the old lady to have her look natural.” “She looked kind of cold,” added one of the old maids, “and so I thought I’d put that ’ere brick to her feet.” The visitor hastened back to town and reported the discovery, -ind the old lady’s remains were subsequent ly buried with proper ceremonies. Alapaua, Ga. April 23, 1881. Our village was thrown into a blaze of excitement yesterday even ing when the news reached us that the turpentine still of Wood burn & Ball, three miles west of this place, was burned at 3 o’clock. With considerable difficulty, we were en abled to gather the following facta About 2 o’clock Mr. J. H. Griffin, who was attending to the still struck a match to light bis pipe, when the gas in the] still tub igni ted, ec.ting fire to the still-hou6e all. the rosin and splints on hand. As soon as the tub caught on fire it was turned over with the hope of checking the fire, bat this proved disastrous, as the flame followed the liquid and set firo to everything. Mr. J. H. Griffin was seriously burned about the faco and bands, and reach ed home about dark for medical aid. The loss is not so great in the burning of the still-honse and con tents, but in the delay in getting a new cap and arm—they being de stroyed—will require several days, causing considerable loss in tbe overflow of boxes. The lora is es timated at between one thousand and twelve hundred dollars. Messrs. Woodbucn.* Ball have been greatly retarded in their busi ness, owing to the severity of the weather. For the past two weeks they were making rapid progress and turning out a first-class article of spirits and rosin. It will proba bly be two weeks before they can get under headway. Fortunately for them, the still was not damaged. Onr farmers are jubilant over the past few days of summer weath er. They say that corn is growing at the rate of half an inch every twenty-four hours. Jack Easters, living seven miles Albany ward ofthls place, is plough ing over his corn. Jack probably might set an example for some of onr farmers if they would watch him closely. Mr. Cunninham’s school is rapid ly increasing. He is a number one educator and well posted in the art of training the young. Alapsba has done well In seenrlnghis sorvi Josh Ralls. and it. Whr a Letter Because yon forget in So. to address Because yon forget to pnt a stamp on it. Because you forget to write the town or State on the envelope. Because yon used a once cancell ed stamp. Because yon cut ont an envelope stamp and pasted it on yonr let ter. Because yon used a foreign stamp. Because yon wrote the address on the top of the envelope, and it was snrely obliterated by the Post Of fice dating, receiving and cancelling stamps. And because you put your letter in a blank envelope, and scaled It and forwarded it to— the Dead Let ter Office, where thonsands of valu able letters are daily destroyed be cause the people are either ignorant or careless of tho postal laws. And to tbe above we would add a few reasons why an answer don’t Because yon do not sign yonr you sign so indistinctly it cannot bo read. Because you do not give name of Post Office. Because you do not give name of county. Because you do not give name of State. Because you write with a pencil, which is rubbed oil and illegible. Because you use ink so pale anil dim it cannot be read. Because you write so poorly no one can read It. . / Because you do not enclose stamp to prepay postage on the answer. Office Commtnloncr of Laud Immigration. Atlanta, Ga., April 22,1881. Editors News and Advertiser: I ask pardon for this intrusion upon your columns. I preferred to work quietly and let the results speak for themselves, but the fol lowing erroneous statement in the Atlanta Constitution of this date makes it necessary that I should do so: “The agricultural bureau of North Carolina is organized upon a more liberal scale than that of Georgia— its expenditures running over $25,- 000 a year. About $5,000 each is given to the geological survey, the fish commistioncr and the ex perimental farm, and half as much is di ■ Cotton is an exceedingly cruel master to those who are most ser vile iu their obedience to its be hests. tion. The bureau is supported by a special tax of $500 levied upon each brand of fertilizer sold the State. This takes the place of the inspec tion fee system of Georgia. From this source about $30,000is received, every dollar of which goes to the ieultural bureau. In Georgia ut $60,000 is realized from tho ion of fertilizers and yet the ■ _ tural bureau is pinched—the fish commissioner works for nothing immigration commissioner his place in digust after . wo years for nothing, and the geological survey, after being half perisiwd, is abandoned. Such a pennywise., and poundfoolisb economy will-be apt to show its dis advantage in a contrast with the progress made by Carolina under a more liberal adminUtratioq.” As a State official I have no con nection with the agricultural bureau. My office is in one of the most central and prominent locali ties in Atlanta, (opposite the Capitol and Post Office) is furnished with specimens of the minerals and woods in Georgia, aud will soon contain manufactured fabrics show ing the capacity of Georgia factories to make one hundred different varie ties of goods. Visitors call on me daily, and my wholo time is, and has been since the adjournment of tbe Legislature, constantly devoted ex clusively to immigration and get ting facts about the lands for sale in this State. I have mailr-il to farmer- f-.ur thousand circulars like those enclos ed with this, one of which describes the arrival of immigrants at Savan nah direct from Germany, and be fore the first of May, I will mail six thousand more. I have mailed to Northern people in various parts of the United States, in the last three months, three hundred pam phlets descriptive of Georgia, and in the next thirty days will mail one thousand more. Two thousand copies of my pamphlet, translated in Ger man, are now being distributed in Germany. The work done for more than two years conld not wisely be abandoned until the Legislature has finally disposed of the subject. 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