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the New* and Advutuu. Be ia the
Worth county dirkejr who led the ex
citing chaee down the river tome time
ego when arrested for forgery, nod who
escaped from jail in this city last week.
Since Coleman's escape Sheriff Ed
wards has been ou the alert, and his
unremitting efforts to re-captnre the
rascal were rewarded by success about
sunrise on Sunday morning, at the res
idence of Harrison NieholD, in Dooly
county. Mr. R. N. Westbrook,JCitj
Marshal, accompanied Mr. Edwards,
and afforded efficient aid in making the
arrest
Coleman was brought to this city
and lodged in jail Sunday afternoon, !
and will hardly succeed in making bis
escape so eisily again.
Paints, Oil, Glass, Putty
year. The bland merchant ia no
longer |*>dll»if hi- farming custom
ers report tm r tin,-hort corn crop,
rest in cotton, ca'erpillar die* bus-
4ing about. The doctors, loo, look
xrate. when this is the case, as if an
uncontrollable epidemic was speed
ily to scourge tbe land. Editors also
wear long faces, as if putting on the
phylacteries of a ditlcrent life. In
deed, the searching inquiry, '‘What
Is to become of us ?” Issues from the
anxious lips of all.
not so gloomy here.
VARNISH. ETC
to be the Secretary of the Treasury,
and Barnwell, of 8. C., Secreta
ry of State, and this would bare been
best for the Carolina delegation,
PEHFUMJSHY
FANCY GOODS.
TOILET ARTICLES,
who nrged '.be appointment of Mr.
Memmlnger.
—The now* of the death of Mrs.
Wm. Williams, of Newton, which
occurred on the 9th instant, filled
many hearts with sorrow in this
community.
Breeder’s Associating Every county
in the State might and •huuld bare
one.
—The Quitman Free Press claims
that Brooks county has railed the
finest mflons ahipped from that section
this season.
—The busioess boom has already
been inaugurated in Columbus, and the
merchants hare aet about arrangements
for the fall trade.
—Mr. Robert Beauregard Nicolson,
a highly respected young man of Sa
vannah, was drowned while balLing in
the surf at Tybee on Sondav afternoon
list
' — Columbus is to have a bell tower
eighty feet high and costing f1,600.
The city has also contracted for water
works, to bo completed about January
next.
—Mr. Sam II. Jemisoo has been
elected by the Democrats of Bibb
county to tUa Legislature to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the redig- •
nation of Boo. A. J. Lane.
—The crops in the Southern and {
Southeastern portions of the State are .
said to bo in a moat promising condi
tion. The season has, so far, been
Tery favorable in those'sections.
—Mr. James A. Phillips, a promis
ing young man of Waycross, was
thrown and killed by a Texas pony one
.lay last week. The animal threw
his rider sgsinst a tree and broke his
neck.
- 1
—The Quitman Free Press comes j
to us il ia week enlarged to a six col- >
unit; paper, and otherwise improved.
It also assousccs that Mr. John W.
White, the junior partner, has become
associate editor with Mr. Per ham. :
Congratulations.
—With the convict question, the i
Railroad Commissioners, tho Lunatic !
Asylum, the temperance question, the j
fence question, the State Capitol, the
' new circuit and a host of local mess-
■ utes, the Legislature ia likely to need
all the time allowed for the ses
sion.
—A mule belonging to Mr. Edgar
Russ, on Cumberland, becoming tired
of his summer resort, and desiring to
visit friends on the mainland, awam
the inlet, and, when found, was out on
St. Andrews Sound swimming towards
Brunswick, lie was overtaken and
| gently led back.
—Atlanta Post-Appeal: Roproseti-
j tativo Morrow, from Clayton, one of the
1 most csteemod members of the House,
1 believes in the old-time way of doing
business comfortably, and he pulls off
| his shoes when it gets too hot for com-
| fort. But he votes right, all the same.
: He is a solid, good old man.
—Miss Saffold, daughter of Col.
: Reuben Saffold, of Maduon, Ga., while
j riding out with her father iu a buggy
on the 6th inst, waa thrown out while
. the horse was running, and her head
: cominr in contact with a tree, killed
' her. It is thought her neat was brok
en. She wss about 14 yean old.
—One of the officers of the Southern
Express Company informed a reporter
j of the Macon Telgeraph, that the pay
: roll of the company for Georgia alone '
is 150.000 per month. That ia more i
than we abould have guessed by at
least $25,COO, but these express people i
don’t do things that way—by halve*. ,
—The Covington Enterprise tells '
this one; “Nathan Whitley is perhaps i
the oldest man in this part of the State.
His birth is put down in the old family J
Bible, and by that record ho ia ona hun-
dred and two yean old. Ha is aa hale i
as a man of sixty and appears to take i
the world easy. He says the times '
j are no harder now than they were when ‘
he was a boy.” i
—The Franklin Nino* famishes tins 1
i item :, “The gentleman who brought 1
j the mail from Carrolton on the 4th re- 1
1 ported that a Mr. McMullen was mor- 1
; tally stabbed 1st that place on Satur- •
: day evening by a Mr. Hanyey, and 1
1 died on Sunday evening. Dr. Gauld-
; tog, of Carrolton, who was hi Frank-
■ lin yesterday, confirms the report. 1
! The men had been drinking.’’
—Augusta Ninos: “It ia not an un- '
frequent passtime with nunes and
older children of the household to 1
frighten tho younger end more timid '
by suddenly jumping from behind i
I doors, screams and other alarms. I
i This is all wrong and may result fatal- 1
I ly, as was the case in Brunswick last 1
! Tuesday night Dnriag that evening i
j the children of the family of Mr.
i Casey were playing pranks on each
other, and with false faces scaring each
other, Ac, which caused the sudden i
death of a child. At bed time the
child in question got into bed and said <
something about “old bogonaan,’’ an
thinking ]
0RUGGI8T8’ 8UN0RIE8,
The best 5 and 10 cent Ci
gars always on hand. Pipes
But the case is
A portion of
the c.mnjty has had recent rains, and
the prospect moderately good. The
intense heat has fired cotton consid
erably, canning the bottom leaves to
drop off. Some farmers think the
atalk is sufficiently diseased to pro
duce Immense shedding; others
think not.
—Isaac Joues was arrested on
Friday for burning the cabin of
Dick Logan. Mr. J. Godbold chas
ed the iuccndiary some distance to
a thicket of woods, firing upon him
with bis pistol several times. New
ton Moon and Mrs. Moon took up
the chase and gave Isaac a good
run, but he outran them. The case
came up before his Honor, Judge
Twitty, on Friday, and Isaac waa
bound oyer. The evidence ia cir
cumstantial. No one coaid swear
to the identity of tho negro.
—C. O. established his claims to a
profound logician in his clinching
syllogism. Says be: "The evidence
shows this negro was not at the
Baptist church; it shows he was not
at the Methodist church.
Monday
Mrs. Williams was
the oldott daughter of Rev. W. H.
Boggard. She was a sweet-temper
ed woman and much be'oved. Mrs.
Williams was burled lu Albany on
the 11th of July. Our sympathies
to tho bereaved family.
and Smokers articles gener
ally.
FRESH TURNIP SEEDS
JUST RECEIVED.
tiou, there will be nt
enough, if tho seasons ci
to par off all guano, cor
debts, which is saying a
behalf ot a good crop. Co
June
t waa enjoyed by all. The crops are
s looking well. Some portions, how-
b ever, having suffered to some extent
t from the drooth. We passed by sev-
r eral plantations, some of which we
, will make special mention. The
j one superintended by the happy
r and jovial G. W. Mock presented a
t fine view. The waving com, the
, green and loxuriant cotton, evident
ly goes to prove that it has been
, managed with skill and experience.
> Prominent among others are the
■ farms of Messrs. Gaissert, Wallace
' and Nelms, all in a growing coudi-
■ tion, which is sufficient proof that
they are iarmers of the old school,
and their mode of cultivation wor
thy of imitation.
It is unnecessary to give ail the
details of oar journey. Suffice to
say we arrived on the grounds in
duo lime. They had erected a plat
form under the spreading branches
of a stately tree, and beneath its in
viting shades the lovely and fair
whirled in tho mazes of the dance.
The sweet notes of the violin in Un
hands of happy Joe Porter, the com
ical Alf Powell, the untiring WH-
llama, the sedate Green, deserved
and received the commendation of
all present. Dinner was announced,
and their was plenty for sli, and in
quality delicious enough to suit the
palate of the mo-t fastidious. Danc
ing was resumed ami continued
uutil the lateness of the boor warned
us that the day was drawing to .-t
i close. Icc-cold lemonade was hatid-
: cl to all, anil we dispersed to our
| homes, universally agreeing that a
| more enjoyable affair we have sel-
! doin attended. And in behalf of
i the people of East Dougherty allow
■neto return thanks to Mr. and Mrs.
Braswell, Mrs. Kendrick, Mrs.
Straum, arid Olliers with whom we
are nut acquainted, for the uniform
kindness shown us. Happy rccul-
commence clos-
of our Summer
We will
ing out all
Goods at
is. this year; every farmer in this por
tion of the county at last seems to roil-
ixo the importance of raising pro vis
ions at home, and has taken decided
steps in thst direction. I attended a
picnic at Mill Sink, three milea south
of Branchville, last week, and found
most every farm iu good condition.
Mr. Wm. A. Shepherd, near this place
•^Prescriptions filled with care,
day or night.
BTA.H.T.
Nashville la having her share of
the whooping-cough.
The health of the county is excel
lent.
With good seasons, the potato
crop will be the best Iu several
year*.
Watermelons are as plentiful as
repeating voters In Ohio dnrlng tho
late election.
Wonder what has become of t!>e
nocturnal sign painters of Alapaha?
Have they forgotten their profes-
NOTKS in Bill KF.
Dr. Osburoe, the hsodsome young
dentist of oor city draws from Batura
when he pulls teeth—don't he ?
Ocs Cimillis correspondent tells a
good one this morning about a collision
between s bolt of lightning end a dar
key’s bead. Of course the lightning
got the worst of it.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Carter’s two
little girls. Misses Eva and Mariah,
went in Columbus a few days since,
accompanied by Mr. T. M. Ticknor, to
visit relatives in that city
—Messrs. Sheffield A Bell bare *
handsome new sign; yes, three of them
has fifteen
this year 400 bushels of i
of cotton, plenty of potato
does all the work himself,
means “pushed up’’ will
had the county full of|ji
Our 12|c Lace Bunting
will be closed out at 10c.
of cotton that will
Who can beat it fotjp
be profitable?
We yet maintain that a, better
corn crop will be made in this coun
ty this year than since the*war.
Mrs. Nancy. Moore, a widow la
dy living near Nashville, has open
cotton. This ia the first wo have
heard of. So far as the manage
ment of a farm if concerned, Mrs.
Moore is not excelled by any farm
er In the county. Wbat a rich prize
would bo secured In gaining the
heart and hand of sneh woman. .
Alapaha still maintains her repu
tation in the distribution of bad
whisky aud the use of big curse
words.
Speaking of whisky, we heard a
man remark the other day, that if
he had it In bit power, he would
remove Ike “cursed” staff ten miles
the other aide of hades, so that if a
fellow drank he would bare to un
dergo a singeing process to get it.
Since our report, two weoka ago,
the crop prospect does not look so
favorable. Since that time the rains
havo ceased, and corn In some local
ities, and especially in the Immedi
ate vicinity of Nashville, ia being
fearfully injured. We have inter
viewed farmers from different po
tions of the eounty, and learn that
rains have kesu very partial. From
some we learn that their crops are
beyond all hope, while others In
form ns they have not suffered a
day.
It was onr happy prlvilsge to
bear two very able sermons deliver
ed at tht Baptist chnrch last Satur
day and Sunday by Rev. Mr. Pow
ell. While we sat undor the drip
pings of the sun’s rays, and looking
upon the blackened walla of the old
dilapidated house, memory rushed,
unbidden, back to happier days In
the long ago—to a period when the
springtime of life Unshed onr cheek.
We see many familiar faces, bat
many are strange to us, having
grown from baby to man and wo
manhood.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. Duncan O’Qttinn.J of Clinch,
from
Therefore
he most have been at Dick’s house
and set it afire.”
—On Saturday the darkles had a
picnic at Oak Grove. Five of them
were standing in a group, when a
stroke of lightning descended. Ono
held an umbrella; that was smash
ed, the lightning striking the bead
of the bolder, bnt glanced off, only
skloning his side and leg. Wbat a
wall of protection to him Is the ne
gro’s head I His brain Is safe—in
sulated even from the lightning’s
flash.
—Not long since J. D. Collins waa
thrown from his buggy and his
right leg was broken just above the
ankle. His wife also fell from the
portico of the house, on the 6th of
July, and broke her right shoulder.
We trnst these excellent people will
entirely recover. Mrs. Collins has
Arrested by mistake and False!7
Imprleoaed.
At the last term of the* Superior
Court of this county a true bill was
found by the Gi and Jury against Tom
Elias, colored, for burglary or larceny
upon (he premises of Mr. J. G. Ls-
Roque, in East Dougherty TheJSher-
new sign
I —one greet big one spanning across the
' side-walk between tiro little ones,
i Theyare very attractive
Miss Sarah if. Rage, of iisllawotl.
Maine, who has been visiting I'm!
cousin, Mrs. Jennings, of this cite,
| since Iasi winter, returned to be,
1 Northern home during the past wee!., i
—The count has almost disappeared !
It .-An barely be suet. with the nak. it j
eye on a bright night. The thing vt. J
a miserable failure to begin with, any- I
how, even if the newspapers did make 1
' such a big "to do - 'over it.
—Messrs. N. A A. F. Tift A Co. ltati
hail a substantial awning erecti-d in
front of their store and cotton exchange
ll looks well, .and Is an improvement
that is so entirely hemming thst we
wonder why it was never thought uf
before. .
—A good many changes aro working
in the business circles of the city. Be
sides Urn several changes that am
tu lake plane botwoon partners, we
hear of quito a number of salesmen
tvho have made new engagements.
—A large China tree blow down in
Mr. W. W. Wilder'! yard, during the
storm Monday afternoon. Fortu
nately, however, no one was hurt, and
but very little damage was done to the
property, though the tree came near
falling on the house.
I’niier the recent ruling of the Rail
road Commissioners making Albany a
competitive point, this city ought to be
ablo to control a larger proportion of
the cotton crop tltccoming season than
ever before. Will our business men
take advantage of the opportunity?
—Alderman Gunnison ia leading a
new departure in Agriculture on his
“town farm," by cultivating a large
crop of liay. At least, we judge so,
from tho fset that all the boys over ou
Washington streetask him everyday
how his hay patch is ''coming on." ,
—Mr. B. F. Hunter, of Macon, to
whom the principalship of the propos
ed new male school in this city was
tendered by tho committco of citizens
appointed to select a teacher, has, vro
are informed, signified his acceptance.
He comes highly recommended.
—Cap!. R. Hobbs left on Snnday
last, accompanied by Misses Elise and
Emma Davis, for an extended tour of
the North. They were joined in At
lanta yesterday by Mrs. Hobbs, who
has been spending s fortnight at New
Holland Springs. Wc wish the party
I a pleasant trip and safe return.
Mr. T. J. Foster, formerly book
keeper for Messrs. Welch A Mitchell,
of this city, has, his many friends here
wilt be glad to lean, secured a lucra
tive position in one of the largest cotton
houses in Rome, Ga Tom wss very
papular with the people of Albany, and
ia a young gentleman who will make
friends wherever be goes.
—Here’s our snake story for the sea
son: Miss Ssllio Hill, of North Caro
lina, who is visiting tt Mis. Rawson's
! in this city, had a pet canary bird. On
Friday morning she went to feed the
little songster, when, to her great hor-
' ror and surprise, sue found the bird
' gone and the cage occupied by a targe
j chicken snake. The snake had gone
: into the cagp and swallowed the bird,
; after which lie could not got out again. 1
j It ia needless to add thst his snakeship j
. was promptly killed.
The man Taylor, who wss arrested j
i near this city shout ten days ago by— j
well, it has never been definitely set- t
' tied yet who made the arrest, but con-
: stable Massey, Justice Cooper and J.
G. Young were “thar, orthsr a bouts' 1 —
I has made his escape again. It will be ;
remembered that he was turned over to .
an officer from EufaulA AIa, who i
came aftor hitu. He was taken to Ala-
j bam a was tried upo’n the ehatge of j
' burglary, and sentenced to four yean
in the penitentiary. While on his way
to the penitentiary, in charge of an
officer, on Monday, he made hia escape
ai«u i irCJLL II.il ui
Nexl Door to Voetott 1 v.
Albuuy, (ia.
Ml&felawljr
Death of Hire. W. W. Wllllauie.
Mrs. Bailie C. Williams, wife of Mr.
W. W. Williams,-of Newton, Biker
county, died at their home iu that vil
lage on Saturday afternoon last Mrs.
Williams wss a daughter of Mr. W. H.
Hoggard, of Camilla, and was a lady
who stood h : gh in social circles, and
waa universally esteemed for her wo
manly gracos and gentle disposition.
Her remains were brought to Albany
and interred in the City Cemetery on
Sunday afternoon. The bereaved hus
band and thro motherless little girls
have the deepest sympathies of our en
tire community.
OtIK COTTON MARKET.
Thu cotton market has not been ac
tive during the past week, hut was
lirm yesterday with good demand, at
the following quotations:
Midding. 9*,'
ls>w Middling. 9
tiood Ordinary of8
Backache, Soreness of the Chest
Bout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, StreH-
ings and Sprains, Burns and
Scalds, General Bodily
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosfa
Feet and Ears, and all other
Pains and Aches.
Will You Believe It.
Woman’s Best Friend—To relieve
the aching heart of woman, and bring
Joy where sorrow reigned supreme, is
a mission before which the smiles of
kings dwindle into utter insignificance
This is the peculiar province of Brad-
field’s Female regulator, which, from
its numberlesa cures, is appropriately
styled “Woman’s Best Friend." The
distressing complaint known as
‘•whites,’” and various irregularities of
the womb, to which woman is subject
disappear like magic before a single
bottle of this wonderful compound.
Physicians prescribe it.
Prepared by Dr. J. Bradfield, Atlan
ta., Ga., and sold at 1,50 per bottle by
all Druggists.
NOW IN PERFECT HEALTH.
Near Marietta. Ga.,)
March 21, IS70. )
Some months ago I bought a bottle
THIS WOOL ItlRKKT
There has been a decided decline in
the wool market during thojwcok. But
very little of the staple baa been sold
In our market during the past few
days. The demand continues good,
however, and prices ranged from 29 to
!s0 cents yesterday.
Important Decision ortbs Railroad
Commluloa Conceralax Albany.
Special dL.patch to tbs Ncwsind Advertiser.
Atlanta. Ga, July 9. 1881.—Tho
Railroad Commissioners haTe just de
cided that their “rule seven” is appli
cable to Albany, which makes it a
competing point for all railroads lead
ing thereto, without having to reduce
rates at intennediat* points.
A. C. WXSTBBXOOK.
Tile steamer Newton made its first
moonlight excursion trip down the
river Wednesday night. It carried a
party of our Hebrew citizens.
Messbs. N. A A. F. Tift A-.Co. have
received another car load of those
celebrated C ay Pess for summer
planting. See advertisement.
Wx learn from Capt. J. T. Steele,
agent, that parties not less than ten iu
number will be entitled to purchtse
excursion tickets from Albany to Sa
vannah, over the S-F. AW. Ry., good
for twenty days, at one fuc for .he
round trip until Sept 30, 1831.
Sxnodine cures cuts, snags and
bruises on stock.
the othor day, and
him that crops wan excellent In hia
county, having suffered bnt very
little from dronth.
While Col. Peeplea waa having a
aha the other day, hia male became
terribly frightened, tearing up hia
cart and making a general smash-up
of his melons.
When tome of the boys get drunk
In Naahrlllo the}' Tie with each
other In aeelng which can use the
biggest and loudezt curse words.
Hra. Jake Griffin still Ungers
upon the shore* of time, though her
death Is hourly expected. Her suf
fering has been Intense, bnt ahe baa
born* tt with Christian fortitude,
and patiently awaits the snmmons
to pass to the shining shores of the
paridiscal world.
Has the great comet any Influence
upon onr planet—thrown tt from
Its regular courae, and causing tt to
approach the ton? It 1* so hot'1
In writing onr notes, we desire to
gives true statement of the-condi
tion of crop*. We think each will
be of more interest to your readers
than those lengthy, exaggerated
“gator,” snake and fish stories, or.
the long description of some picnic
or fish fry, upon the doping, shady
banks of some creek. We have
seen some terrible articles on pic
nics. The picnic might have done
splendidly, but the account of ll—
ran through a sugar mtll, and rifled
through tho sieve of common sense,
would not contain one ounce of
“yarn.”
Prof. Walker’s school closed here
last Friday night. The entertain-
We hereby acknowledge with grati
tude liberal contributions from many
kind friends, not member* of oor
church, toward the purchase of an or
gan for the Catholic Chnrch of Albany,
and return thanks for the same.
Ladies or the Catholic Chukch.
We notice that Capt. J. T. Hester
Introduced a bill in tho Hon-- 1 of Rep
resentatives on Mondvy to carry into
effect the articles of the Constitution
relative to the establishment of public
NchooD in cities and towns. It was rc-
3'erred to tho committo.o on education.
“I Don’s Want a Planar,"
said a sick man to a druggist,
“can’t you give me something to cure
me?” Hit symptoms were a lame back
and disordered urine and were a sura
indication of kidney disease. The drug
gist told him to use Kidney-Wort, and
in a short time it effected a complete
cure. Have you these symptoms?
Then get a box or bottle to-day—be
fore you become incurable. It la the
cure; safe and sure.—Knoxville Re-
Ms. M. Callaway, of the' Americas
Jler.order, wss in the city Monday,
and paid his respects to the News *ni>
Advertises. He had boon down to
Hitclm!! oh a visit to relatives, nr.d
■wasreturning home. The Eecorderis
one of our’bcst exchanges, and we were
glad to iesrd Ircm its clever editor that
it is prospering even in (hr- heat of
summer.
Convex glasses for
ltd Aw
Queen Victoria’s message of sym
pathy to Minister Lowell is the fourth
of its kind that 9he has sent. Her
reign, beginning in 1837, bridgee the
death of three American Presidents
who have died in office and the fourth
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