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Volume III.—No. 2.
ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1882.
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H. M. MCINTOSH * CO.
The proposition that the Governor
appoint young Ben Hill to fill the un
expired term of his lamented father
was born of sentimentality; but the
manly letter which it lias elicited
from him to the Governor, which let
ter we publish elsewhere, seems to
justify that sentimentality and make
the proposition of these who were urg
ing his appointment entirely excusa
ble. The letter is worthy of the illus
trious Ben Hilt’s son, and it is so gen
tle in tone and full of melancholy and
filial'reverence that it cannot be criti
cised.
MINI]
Harper"* Weekly.
The wind blows North, the wind blows Sooth,
Tbe wind blows East sad West;
Another to the West;
Ml has to straggle fierce and hard.
By m wind -no wares oppressed,
>aoer bar* masts, tossed to aad fro.
By raia awl sail spray wet;
The other Hea before the gnie
With all her whits sails set.
"O wind. O wind, why dost Umw blow.
AW UU* IV VAU IWU,
When I would sfctr my little bark
Toward some pleasant shore?
Wba. honor will it he totbee A
If down beneath the wave /£L
My simple craft and I aboil flBSi;
A cold f»rsot teu grave?”
“Otootuho
i one why witt thoa steer
Against the mighty calc*
There ar* ton thousand ships afloat
j Besides iky tiny sell.
If thou woufi float o'er pleasant m
“i-1 1 ™
upwwe my wu» no -ae:
When I blow shoreward, then do thou
Soil a'to to the shore.
“Tea If thy will with mine most strive.
Against my ought set all thy skill.
And flaks me like a man.
Stand by the wheel, steer steadily.
Keep watch above, bs
Beeh hearts wUl makst
IS5S?“
There is no economy without at
tention to little things. The farmer
who give* attention to the weightier
matters of the farm and household,
and leaves the small things to take
care of themselves, will toon find
that be has “secured the spile and
left open the bung.” little drops of
water make up the vast ocean: little
atoms the mighty orb on w&icb we
dwell; little virtues the grand char
acter of Intellectual man; little prin
ciples of science Hie grand aggregate
of knowledge. The man starts out
a helpless infant, and, little by little,
climbs to the sublime height of glo
rious manhood. Little nicces-es en
courage the giant effort, and little
combinations of laws and principles
constitute the lubricating oil of ibe
wheels of universal progress.
Dear Old nother.
Honor the dear old mother. Time
has scattered flie snowflakes on her
brow, pillowed deep furrowa on her
cheeks, but is she sweet and beauti
ful now? The lip* are Ibin ami
sunken, but those are tbe lips that
have kissed many a hot tear from
childish checks, and they are the
sweetest Ups in all the world. The
eyes is dim, yet it oven glows with
tbe soft radiance of holy lore which
can ucrer fade. Aii!yes,sbe i* a
dear oM mother. Tbe sands of life
are nearly rnn out, but feeble as she
It, she will go further and reach
down lower tor you thnn others upon
earth. You cannot walk into a mid
night where she cannot see you;
vou cannot enter a prison whose
bars will keep her out; vou eannot
mount a scaffold too nigh for her to
reach, that she may kiss and bless
you in evidence of her deathless
love. When tbe world shall de
spise and forsake, when it leaves you
by tbe wayside to die unnoticed, tbe
dear old mother will gather yon in
her feeble arm* and carry you borne
and tell you all yoursoul is disfigur
ed b) vice. Love her tenderiy, and
cheer her declining years with 'holy
devotion.
EDITORIAL MOVES.
Mb. WnATWisxrs premised plat
form is probably delayed at Washing
ton.
Mb. Stkmiess will keep his office
and transact all his official business in
the Executive Mansion when he gets
to be Governor.
Has the Independent Republican
candidate for Governor been lost in
tbe mountains of North Georgia, where
it is said he ta so • strong?’’
The Egyptian war is practically
end.d, and the gallant Arab! Pasha is
now, as to England, a prisoner of war.
As to the Khedive, ho is a rebel, and
if turned over to him may be led out
and shot like a brute.
Toe Democrats of Chatham county
had a rather stormy convention on
Monday night. The convention was
called to nominate candidates for the
Legists ore. The Russell element,
which is well known to all who have
ever watched tbe politics of Chatham
connty, got mad and bolted the con
vention, after which Capt. Robt. Fal-
ligant, Mr. J. H. E-still and Mr.
Thomas Ballantyne were duely nomina
ted. The bolters went to another ball
and nominated Waring Russell, Rob
ert Fslligsnt and P. J. O’Conner. If
both these tickets remain in the field
the Republicans will carry the county.
A xewspaveb reporter recently
asked Mr. Stephens what ho tbonght
of Dr. Felton’s latest tirade against
him. “Dr. Felton is mad, I presume,”
said tbe old commoner, “because I am
the nominee of the Democratic party.
Nothing has occurred but this to
change his opinion of me that 1 know
of since his flattering address issued
at the last Markham House confer
ence. Everything I erer said to help
Dr. Felton was done to help him as
a Democrat. When he leaves his party
and joins with the Republican ad
ministration he will find as much in
me to abuse as be will In any good
Democrat in Georgia.”
The Democratic campaign was in
sugurated by tbe speech of Mr. Steph
ens in Macon. The flow of grace may
be dated from that auspicious occa
sion.—Macon Telegraph.
Good enough, brother Telegraph.
Now please sing—
“Grace! ’tis a charging sound.
Harmonious to my ear.”
And then there Is another good old
hymn with grace in it—an “amazing*’
sort of grace that saved an awful
“wretch.*’ Sing that with becoming
auction, and then well think you are
saved. The probation system has
been done away with, yon know, and
all penitents—and more especially
back-sliders—must come with plenty
of grace.
KILLED BY 1119 BRIDE.
The Fall Particular* of the Moat lie-
of the Axe.
Chattanooga Times.
•The terrible tragedy at Rhea
Springs Tuesday night, as rotated
in yesterday's Times, created consid
erable excitement in Huntsville yes
terday, where the facts wore not pre
viously known, and excited a great
deal of interest in the city. A Times
reporter was yestcrday'commisrion-
cd to ascertain the facta in the case,
and Iront various sources gleaned
them as related below.
Several months ago two of the
most dashing belles of Huntsville
were Silases Meriwether, daughters
ot Col. Meriwether, a prominent cit
izen of Huntsville and the former
chief engineer'of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad. Tlicir must ar
dent admirers were Capt. Bolls aud
YOVMVCI DEN DILL
Writes ■ Jtlanlr Dealer to the Gov
ernor and Decline* to Accept the
Appointment to Succeed HI* Fath
er In the V. 8. Senate.
The following letter, which is pub
lished in the Atlanta papers, togeth
er with a petition numerously sign,
cd, asking the Governor lo appoint
young Ben Hill as his father's suc
cessor in the IT. S. Senate, speaks
for itself, and will be of interest to
our readers:
**11 is Excellency, (ioccrnor A. It.
Colquitt:
“Dkaii Sib: On last Saturday
about noon 1 received a note from an
intimate friend of yours that you
had decided to appoint mo to the
vacancy in the United States Senate
caused by the death of my father.
During the afternoon of the same
day k was visited by a distinguished
gentleman, who told me that you
were considering the appointment
Tine tide of immigration continues to.
pour into this country. Tbe official re
tains for the month of July give C5.010
as tbe total at all ports, against 56,067
for tbe same month of last year. This
makes a total of 525.658 immigrants
which have loaded in Ibis country for
the seven months ended July 31, 1882,
against 447,742 for the same period
last year, and of which 339,992 landed
at New York. Alluding to this vast
immigration, the New York Journal
of Commerce calculates that it costs
at an avenge a thousand dollars in
this country to raise a child to its ma
jority, and the product is worth to Ibe
country more than it cost*. Reckon
ing the average age and value of these
immigrants, we have thus imported
into the United Suites since January 1
in human flesh, a valae of over +250-,
000,000.
■ Hunting.
Philadelphia Time*.
The season’s husband fishery at
the summer resort* is generally re
ported a failure- One reason why
the fi-hery failed was that tbe bait
wa- too gorgeous. While it com
pelled admiration, it dazzled those
who admired it. Its glitter was
beautiful, but a glance at it was
enough to drive the poor fellows
away with feeliuga of thankfulness
for ibeir escape. While plainer aud
lent expensive girls meet their mates,
the elegantly over-dresaed lady re
main* solitary.
If the girl who is fishing for a lias-
band makes any mistake it is that
of thinking that tbe yonng man who
ia looking for a wife wants a cosily
piece ol good* for show. Some
young men want (hit, but there are
few who can afford it, and even
those who can are in many instance*
afnid lo yoke fhem*eivcs to it.
They know that a too showy young
woman, even if she have wealthy
patent*, is apt lo lie full of trouble
some whim* and of notions very
difficult to satisfy. Even if they l»e
ao sordid that they would like to
marry for money, these young men
know enough lo reflect that riches
sometimes take wing and go out of
night. They stop and consider that
if there be wealth and whims, when
the wealth flies away and leaves
nothing but the whim-, the residue
ia an exceedingly undesirable piece
of finery.
Every summer there is a complaint
of the lack of yonng men at tbe wat
ering places. This year the com
plaint ia louder than ever. One of the
reason* 1# that the extravagant dis
play made by some of the girls
frightens them away. They cannot
afford such expensive luxuries as
these girls appear to be. They go
fishing, or boating, or bunting by
themselves, or take long pedestrian
■ out of the reach of tbe girl*.
‘ U meanwhile sit on the lash-
hotel porticos with Uieir
"■ and lament and
was once one of the most prominent
men of North Alabama, and nephew
ot Zeb. Davis, who was Mayot of
Huntsville for many years. Young
Davis was considered fast,and Mrs.
Meriwether objected to his atten
tions to her daughter. The girl ap
pealed to love him, aud finally an
elopement was agreed on, and one
night, when the young couple had
engagements to attend a concert,
they instead boarded a train for this
citv, where they were married.
Their honeymoon passed happily,
but soon Davis' character began to
assert it-elf, and his wife discovered
the awful tact that he was addicted
to the use of opium, and was nu in
cessant gambler. The discovery crc-
nted dissensions and he began to
make her life unhappy by his profli
gate habits. Slid endured this as
long as possible, bat finally left hi*
roof aud sought protection In tbe
bou-e of her childhood. The excite
ment incident to thia brought ou
brain fever, and for a while her life
was despaired of, and when she re
covered her mind was partially de
ranged. The physican advised her
husband to keep alool from her for
some tuomlis, and on this advice he
agreed that she should be taken to
Rhea Spriugs, promising not to an
noy her by his presence until he was
sent for. Her mother accompanied
her, and they arrived at the springs
about three months ago. She recu
perated rapidly, and her Intellect
was soon restored, and her husband
visited the springs but did not see
her. He visited the springs a sec
ond time, and saw her but a few mo
ments, she still refusing to return lo
him until he reformed. Last week
he again visited the springs, but was
denied seeing her. Several stormy
interviews passed between the
mother and him, and for several
days he was seen banging about
his* wife’s room, but was denied ad
mittance. Sunday he proenred a
pistol and demanded admittance, or
threatened to kill the mother,
fie was finnaly quieted and
gave the pistol to her. Mon
day he was heard to say that
his wife should return to him,
or a murder would follow.
Tuesday night Mrs. Davis step
ped from her room to go to a
toilet room. He was near at baud,
and followed. They met some dis
tance from ihc hotel, and he, point-
jf&fci pistol be carried in bis hand,
cEHhidcd that she return to liim.
SbKad the pistol he gave her moth
er in her pocket at the time and
quietly slipped it from her pocket,
placed it against his body and fired,
the bail passing through ids bowels.
She then walked deliberately to the
hotel, informed the proprietor of
ivbat'she had done as coolly as if
she were relating some trivial inci
dent. and left for her room. She
exhibited not the least excitement
Tuesday night, although many lndi«
were in hy-tcries front excitement.
She related the circastnuecs as calm
ly as if telling an anecdote, and ut
midnight inquired after the patient,
and slept soundly until morning.
Yesterday Mr. Davis was found to
be rapidly failing, lie stated that
his wife shot him in self-defense,
and be deserved it; that he had
brought it ou himself and was to
blame. He begged that she would
not be arrested adding t hat she act
ed in self-defense only. At 9 p. tn.
Mr. Davis was thought to be dying.
A number of prominent citizens
of Huntsville passed through the
city yesterday to Rhea Spring*. Tbe
young wife is but a mere girl of very
handsome nppcarence.
Mb. Bex. K. Russell, of the. Bain-
bridge Democrat, bas been nominated
by the Democrats of Decatur county
for the Legislature. The honor could
not have been conferred upon a more
worthy and competent man. Ben.
Russell richly deserves, in fart, any
honor within the gift of the people of
Decatur county. No man bas been
truer to them nor done more for the
material prosperity of die county than
be has. He did more than any other
man, perhaps, to redeem Decatur
county from Radicalism when Whitely
ruled the colored peopje and lorded
over the Second Congressional Dis
trict. Ben. Kassel bearded the I ion
in his den at a time when others were
afraid to openly and relentlessly op
pose him. He is to-day one of the most
brainy and courageous young men in
Georgia, and the Democrats of his
county will do • good day’s work when
they elect him to represent them in
the Legislature.
LATEX—MB. DAVIS DYING.
Special lo tbe Cbottanoosa Timet.
Rhea Springs, September 13.—
The physicians proiioucc Mr. Davis’
case ns JiopcJcs*, and say he cannot
live until morning. He is having
internal hemorrhage. His wife vis
ited him to-night. She exhibited no
emotion whatever on looking at him,
and seems perfectly cool. Her fath
er came this morning. None of Davis’
people have arrived yet.
Tub Philadelphia Record, the only
free trade n<;wnp*i*er in that city
(with a daily dirculation of about
10O/J0O,) is preaching strange doc
trine* In protectionist Pennsylvania,
(taaya: “The workingmen of this
country, have not beer blind to Ihe
tendency to ihe protective system to
build up colossal fortunes a| the pub.
lie expense. They see the evidence
of it in the splendid palaces and
abodes of luxury that shadow 'the
huts where poor men lie,’ and they
will insist upon a large sharo of the
wealth of their own creation. As
protection is in itself a specie* of
communism under which the State
presumes to tax one portion t of the
people for another and smaller por
tion, so tills system is breeding in its
•wn bosom a or of socialiam of
far more dangeronseharmeter. As the
work maaaca see more clearly how the
prices on their elotliing, their carpets,
the dclf of their tables, and the tools
of their trades are raised and their
by protective
!«gMatJop, they will inevitably wc k
**" ** “ '‘mjfi- «ofc*ill
the Legists-
SewtS,:
to me that sii'-li appointment would
meet his approbation. Ou last Mon
day I saw in the press, and tv as
also informed by friends, that a peti
tion was being circulated in the city
asking y. u to make the appoint
ment. It is useless to say that I was
deeply touched at the unexpected
news that you w Jiild most prooably,
as the official head of the State of
Georgia, pay this tribute to the
memory of my father. Ii is unnec
essary to ray, also, that I never for
an instant look to myself any of the
honor involved in your alleged pur
pose. I realized inlly that under
our Republican institutions, and the
healthy Democratic sentiment that
is the life ot these institutions, I bad
no right to expect even a considera
tion on the score of inheritance. 1
realized even more fully that yonng
and ii.experieiiccd ns 1 am, there
was nothing in my reputation or
ability that would have drawii^-our
attention to me ns an original choice.
I gratefully accept the suggestion ns
another evidence of the love of the
people of Georgia te r my fattier—a
love that honored him in his life,
sustained him in his day* of suffer
ing, comforted him in his death nud
brings consolation to the sad hearts
of Ins bereaved family. \Vithout a
spark of personal ambition I hoped
that the sentiment moving you
would find no dissent in other quar
ters. Since then, however, opposi
tion has been developed to the pro
posed appointment. 1 do not mean
to intimate that this opposition
grows out of any want of respect
for my father’* memory. Oh! no.
Those*who oppose it have doubtless
good aud sufficient reusons. But
the opposition exists, and I now
therefore anxiously awaited your
return to tbe city to urge that you
take uo steps whatever in the matter,
but that you make answer to tbe pe
tition of my friends, if such a poti
lion be presented you. with this let
ter. Had the appointment been ten
dered tnc, backed by a unanimous
sentiment, and 1 had gained my
consent to have accepted for even i
fragment of three months, a position
so far beyond my aspirations, or my
deserts, I should have done so hum
bly, aud with a sense of consecra
tion. Under the circumstances, I
could not accept it at all. To make
it the honor that I should have cher
ished above all things else in life,
and the tribute that would have
filled iny dear father’s last momeuts
with joy and gratitude, it must be
spontaneous, and without exciting
the slightest hostility to any one. 1-
should disturb his sacred memory
and violate every honorable senti
ment of my nature If I consented lo
encourage a wrangle over his man
tle, much less if 1 entered into that
wrangle myself, and sacrificed hi*
name to my own promotion. I thank
you, sir, for your reported inclina
tion to make this appointment. I
thank the friend* who have inter
ested themselves in my behalf. You
and they can add to my gratitude by
accepting this letter in the spirit in
which it is written. I have not the
••lightest criticism for those who
have felt called upon lo oppose the
purpose of friends. My father had
too much of kindness and honor
from the people ol Georgia, while
living, and too much dcvoiiou to his
memory now for my love for them
to be shaken by any course they
may adopt towards his eon.
“Very respectfully yours,
“Dew. II. "
Not* for Gartrcll and Co.
Marietta Journal.
Some incendiary documents, draw
ing the color line, and very abusive
ot Democracy, and very loving in its
t iraise of Gartrcll, wero distributed
>y a colored man hero last Tuesday,
who got them from the Republican
headquarters at Atlanta. They had
a good effect in influencing several
Gartrcll men to declare for Stephens.
Distribute some more.
Care Claimed For Yellow Fever.
» ASiilNGTON, September 14 —The
L’usscy Manufactory, llanovdr, Ger
many, has written to the Secretary
of the Interior that they have an in-
falible remedy for yellow fever and
cholera, which was used with ex
cellent results ou the Brazilian roast.
It is ktioivn as the hydrogen poxide.
They ask neither patent nor com
pensation, but simply a trial. The
matter will bo referred to the Na
tional Board of Health and Marine
Hospital Bureau.
Tbe Scvou Wonder*.
There is some disagreement
among classic writer* as to what
were the so-caUed “seven wonders of
the world.’’ The later authors
substitute the magnificent mausole
um of Artemisin and the Pharos, or
ancient light-house of Alexandria,
for the “rent Egyptian labyrinth
of over 1,500 subterranean apart
ments and ihe artificial Like Moeri*.
I Iio list, as generally given, com
prises the Egyptian pyramids, maus
oleum of Artemisia, temple Diau at
Ephesus, walls ami hanging gardens
of Babylon, Collossus at Rhodes, the
sta'ute Jof Jupiter Olympus, ^thc
Pharos or watch tower of Alexandria.
COIlUEffPONDBNCU.
Hon, II. G. Turner** Acceptance.
Ai.iian v, Ga., Sep. 5, 18S2.
//on. It. U. Turner, Quitman, Ga.,
Dkak SiltIn obedience to the in
structions ot tho Democracy of the
2nd Congressional District of Geor
gia, in convention this day assembled
ill tins city, it is our pleasure to
notify you that, unanimously and by
nclcamation, you have been nomi
nated as its candidate for tho next
Congress of the United StateR. We
are tilso charged to urge your ac
ceptance of the possition, which wc
do, confident that you will hear our
standard to certain victory.
v Respectfully,
C. O. Davis,
Ben E. Russell,
S. T. KtNGSHBItUY.
Committee.
An instance of Mr. Stephens’ ex
traordinary recollection of men oc
cur cd yesterday. Mr. II. If.Stafford,'
of Harris county, eallcd on him at
the Rankin House, and asked if he
wa* remembered. Mr. Stephens told
him that he could not call hi* name,
but that his face was well re-
menihered ; that he was at his house
in 1848, while lie lived in one of the
central counties,and told what pub
lic issue he was then discussing
before Ihe public, nud went some
what into the detail* of the occasion,
all of which was minutely correct,
This, after so long a period, and a
life spent among thousand* of men,
and covering a period of the most
stirring events of the country, wc
think quite extraordinary.
Qi;itmax, Ga., Sep. 15,188
Messrs. C. O. Dacis, Den E. Russell,
S. T t Kmyshcry, Committee.
Gentlemen—I have the honor to
acknowiedgo your communication
of the 5th instant, in which you noti
fy me of my nomination by the Dem
ocratic party of I lie Second District
ns tlicir candidate for the next Con
gress of tho Uuited States. I accept
the nomination with profound thanks
for this evidence of public confi
dence. Allow mo to add that my
sense of obligation is greatly increas
ed by the reflection that the honor is
duo rather to the genorosity of my
constituents than to any merit of my
own, and by the unanimity with
which it was accomplished. Accord
ing to usage, 1 shall endeavor prior
to the election to meet the peo
ple of the several counties, and
discuss flic questions which most in
timately concern tbo public welfare.
* have tho honor to be,
Yonr obediant scrvcut r
11. G. Tokhkil
jgrofeggtottat (Cards.
D. A. VAHON. A. II. ALVUIKNI
. VASON d? AJbFRlENn
Attorneys at Law.
ALBANY, GA.
Actire and
Active and prompt attention (riven to col
iecUb&a «nd all general liunines*, t'ractlc*
— all the courts.
AT. T. JONES, JESSE W. WALTERS.
JONES & WALTERS,
Attorneys at Law.
ALBANY, OA,
James Callaway.
Attorney at Law
Trowbridge & Hollinhead
DENTISTS.
iJmi’ECTKULL'
M* various branches of hi: protession. to tbt
ltl»n* Albany and Mrronndlngcoantor. Ot
See opposite ionrt Home, on:PlnesliceL
A Live Salamander.
The last steamer from the Orient
brought lo Sau Francisco a remark
able curiority in the shape of a live
salamander, which is uow confined
in a large wooden trough, and daily
supplied with fresh water and live
fish at the Palace hotel. The sala
mander come* from Japan, and was
captured in a fresh-water lake in
the mountain*. The specimen is
three and a-tialf feet in length, has
four feet and an cxteu.<-ivu tail, the
head being broad anil flat, and
shaped like a heart, nud the eyes
so small ns to be hardly discernible.
The mouth is not unlike that of the
crocodile, and the novel guest at the
hotel is known to be nt least 7 years
old. It is dark brown in color, the
epidermis being covered with ex
crescences, which are watery gland*,
secreting nn acrid, viscid fluid.
Republican Nomination for Con*
KRM In the 2d*
Quitman Free Pmi.
The Republican convention which
assembled in Albany ou the 12th
Inst, endorsed Charles Wcssolowsky,
of Albany, as their candidate for
Uougrcss in the 2d. Mr. Wcsso
lowsky came out the morning of tbe
convention iu a circular declaring
himself au Independent candidate
aud thus secured the endorsement of
his parly. This seems to be a singu
lar proceeding, for the reason that
Mr. Wessolowsky Is a carpetbagger
from the Lord knows where, and has
always been a Republican. The en
dorsements of Independents, how
ever, seems to bo the Republican
policy in tho South, aud Mr. Wcsso
lowsky is trying to keep up with the
Tbe Sin of Fretting.
Helen Hunt.
There i* one sin which seems to
me is everywhere and by everybody
undercfttimatcd,ancl quite too much
overlooked in valuation of charac
ter. It is the sin of fretting. It is as
common as air, as speech; *o com
mon that unless it rise* above its
usual monotone, wc do not even
observe it. Wafcli any ordinary
coming together of people, and see
how many minutes it will he before
somebody frets—that is, makes
more or leas complaining sfntemcul*
of Morncfhing or other, which most
probably every one in the room, or
on the stage, or the car, or the street
corner, ns it may he, knew before,
ami which most probably nobody
can help. Why say anything about
it ? It is cold, it is hot, it is wet, it
it is dry; somebody broken an ap
pointment. ill-cooked a meal; stu
pidity or had faith somewhere has
resulted in discomfort. Them ore
always plenty of things to fret
about. It is Hiiupiy astonishing how
much annoyance and discomfort
may he round iu the course ofevi-ry-
day’s living, even at the simplest, it
one onlv keeps a sharp eye out on
that siifc of things. Even lloly Writ
say* we are born to trouble nx
*p irks fly upward. But even to Ihe
sparks flying upward, in Ihe hlaek-
e-t of smoke, there is n blue sky
aoovc, and the less lime they wn*te
on ihe road, the sooner they will
ieach it. Fretting i* all the limo
wasted on the road.
Cincinnati Enquirer: A most re
markable story comes from Ovid,
Michigan. The voracious report
says: “Great excitement in tills
country prevail* over tho peculiar
predicament of a man here who,
disgusted will! the rain, which was
rotting his wheat, seized a largo
butcher knife, and, rushing into his
field. Raid he wished ho could catch
God and cut bis throat (or Heiidtiig
so much rain. No sooner had lie
ottered these blasphemous words
than be stood rooted to the spot,
from which he has not since moved.
Two doctors from Flint tried lo
rescue bim, but they were frighten
ed away by tho thunder and light
ning- The people of th0Fcommuni
ty round about are all praying for
his''-delivery, but, as yet, without
avail." ^ . •
. Hill.”
Wbst Gan Wealth Dor
The following story is told of
Jacob Ridgeu-ay, a wealthy citizen
of Philadelphia, who died many years
ago leaving a fortune of five or six
million dollars.
“Mr. Ridgeway,’’ said a young
man with whom the millionaire was
conversing, “you are more lo be en
vied than any gentleman I know.”
‘•Why so?” responded Mr. Ridge
way. “I am not awure of 011/ cause
for which 1 should be partlcularly
envied.”
“What, sir!” exclaimed tho young
roan iu astonishment “Why. you
are a millionaire! Think of the
thousands your income brings you
every mouth!
“Well, what of that!” replied Mr.
Ridgeway. “All I get out of it is
my victuals and clothes, and I can’t
eat more than one man’s allowance
nor wear more than a suit at u time.
Pray can’t you do a# much?”
“All, hut,’’ said the youth, “think
of the hundreds of fine houses you
own, and Ihe rentals they bring
you.”
‘‘Wliat belter am 1 off for that?”
replied Ihc rich man. “I can only
live in One house at a time; as for
tho money I receive for runts, why
Lcan’t eat it; I can only one it to
buy for otiiers to live iu; they arc
the beneficiaries, not I.”
“But you can buy splendid furni
ture and costly pictures, aud line
horses and carriages— in fuel, any-
esirc.”
thing you desire.
“And after 1 have bought them,”
replied Mr. Ridgeway, “what then?
I can only look at the furniture and
tins poorest man, who is not blind,
can do the same. I can ride no easier
iun fine carriage than you can iu an
omnibus for five cents, without the
trouble of attending to driver*, foot-
men and liodlera; anil a* to anything
I ‘desire,’ I can tell you, young mnn,
•hat tho less we desire in this world
Ihe happier wo shall lie. All my
wealth can’t buy a single day more
or life—power to keep afar off the
born of death, a.nl then whnt will
avail, when, in a few short year* «l
moMt,i tie down in tho grave and
leave it all forever? Young man,
young mnn, yon have no reason lo
envy me.”
Tiik “Bogus-dispatch’’ swindle lias
been worked successfully iu Phila
delphia for a day or two past, the
ollendcr writing dispatches nml
charging forty cents each on deliv
ery. It la almost as moan a system
of thloviiig as that of robbing pau
pers.
English Female JIittkhs is in.
tended for young girl* as well na
married ladies, who have by some
exposure, become irregular, pale and
feeble, with hendnche, leucorrhiea,
pain in side and hack, falling of
womb, or female weaknesses or ex-
ceases. Its use strengthens and tone*
tho stomach, invigorates tho norves,
E lves iron to blood, corrects Irrogu-.
ir uterine sctioiti and rotnlvca un
natural obstructions. ■ -
Tbe Situation ol Cotton.
Bradstreet’s cotton report is to the
effect that the situation of the crop
1* “seriously critical.’’ An early
fro*! would go far to cut the yield
very short. ltradstrect says:
“Owing to tho critical condition* of
the crop, it i* difficult, if not impos
sible' to generalize the situation;
but it may bo said that while a
month age serious injury was only
threatened, considerable injury lias
now been done.” Tbo weather re
ports will uow become of great
interest.
Should the weather be clear and
dry into the late autumn, there muy
be a large yield. 123 re
plies report the condition ot the
crop as very good; 231 as good: 293
asf-iir; 33 poor and 34 bad. 674
replies report no caterpillars; 33
slight; 9 in Texas and Louisiana re
port them as serious. 500 replies
report no boll worm; 172 slight and
3G serious. 359 replies report
blooming and fruiting a* good;
168 as fair; 119 as poor; 61 a* bad.
179 reports give the weather ns
good. 246 as bad; 89 a* fair and 105
as poor. The weather iu Loni-nna,
Mississippi and Texas is reported a*
bad generally.
The Culver**! Boom.
Boston Advertiser.
With a crop of 6.000,000 bales of
cotton, toward 600,000,000 bushels
of wheat, and over 1,500,000,000
Intshclcs of corn, wc may look upon
our enormous and astonishing
imports vs not alarming; the owners
of American railway property have
a right to expect particularly happy
results, and those who feel discour
aged at the comparative slowness of
our export markets may possess
their souls in peace. As Europe
must take our surplus wc need not
be in a hurry to sedd our new cot
ton and oar foodstuffs abroad, and
wo need not send anything
which wc have not made a good
profit. The future Is decidedly in
our favor. Our farmers have nml
will have a ah-mdanco of every
thing; our mechanics and labors will
have cheap food; our factories are
husv and will so continue; our tran
sportation companies begin the host
season on record; out morcliaul*
and tradesmen will have heller buy
ers and more customer* than during
tho.last twclvejuoutli*; our tlnnncinl
institutions will bo busy and pros-
porous; aud tho whole country will
celebrate Thnnkfgiving Day with
more than ordinary joy and satis
faction.
Moutbern v«. Western Corn.
K»raan«b Newt.
It is a fact worthy of notice tint a
large nmoutil ol Southern corn, pro
duced iu Ihi* State and Florida, has
been recently received in this city,
and that it is ottered ot so much lower
rates Ilian Ihe Western artirie that
it has seriously interfered with Ihc
taller ns feed corn. In past year
fetv of I lie most (arsceing of our
Southern farmers would produce
corn enough lor tlicir home ami
plantation use and nil such were con
sidered exceedingly foramntu. Notv,
however, a* a rule, our farmers not
oidy have corn for hoinu use, hut
instead of having lo send llicir
money to the West to purchase sup
plies can keep tlicir money ut home
and Hiieecsfully compete with .West-
era farmers besides.
This i* indeed an encouraging
condition, of affairs. Our farmers
have taken Ibe first step onward to
true independence, and they will
never regret It. Tho abandonment
of Ihe “all cotton’’ policy this year
will convince the Southern planter
that lie can rniso Ids own supplies,
and still receive as much ir not more
money for cotton as surplus crop us
ho formerly received when ho pinn
ed his faith wholly to the great
staple, nud Ibou had to trust to tho
West for wliat he needed. In a di
versity of crops is to ho found tho
truo source of Southern prosperity,
and It is exceedingly fortunato Hint
our agricultural classes havo discov
ered R. . .
• ,'v . ;■ .v;-., ...
times. As his name indicates, Wcs
solowsky is a Polish Jew. It is no
disgrace to be a Polish Jew or any
other kind of a Jew. Many of our
best citizens throughout the district
are Jews, aud wcouly regret on their
accouut that Wcssolowsky is a car
pet bagger. We do not believe that
the gentleman will get half a dozen
Hebrew votes in tho seventeen
counties. We recur with pleasure to
the fact that one of Capt Turner’s
greates admirers, and who was one
of the delegates in the Democratic
Convcutiou.that nominated him, is
a Jew, lo-wit: Mr. Nathun Gazan.
Wcssolowsky may control many
colored republicans against us, but
lie can’t control the Jews. We
learn that Mr. W. will canvass the
district aud endeavor to consolidate
tiie colored vote, and that I10 will
succeed to great extent, wo do not
doubt. Such bciug the case, let no
Democrat fail to come to the polls.
Fancied security may defeat us.
Apathy is a dangerous foe.
To Foretell tbe Weather.
If the sun set* in crimson clouds
and rises brilliant, or if the stars
are numerous and bright we know in
a general way that wc may reckon
ou a duration of fine weather.
Dews and white morning fogs arc
symptoms of clear day&
A dark nml vapory sun and a
sickly-lookiug moon with blunt
horns, and circle around her, or
pallid, big and non-scintillating
are nil signs of approaching rain.
If Hie sun comes up pale and then
turns. red, or, if the moon is large
and ruddy, with sharp black horns,
ivc may count ou wind.
The chickwecd is called “the poor
man's barometer,” because it shuts
up its flowers when wet is approach-
The aurora borealis, when very
bright forebodes stormy, moist and
unsettled weather.
A haze around the sun indicates
rain, it is caused by fire, rain or mist
in the upper regions of the atmos
phere.
A halo around the tuoou is-also an
indication of rain. The larger the
halo the nearer the wot spell.
Ixick of dew is another sign of
rain.
Sharp white frost* iu autumu aud
winter proceed damp weather, and
three successive white fruits are in
fallible signs of rain.
Previoti* to rain the flics bite
sharper and stick to us closer, and
bee* remain in the hive.
But few of the many sings wc
have briefly instanced only apply to
the immediate future, and we have
nothing to do with the far-seeing
prophecy whose prognost ications,
also, largely based upon natural
causes, peer into future mouths—nay
years iu advance.
The DlMiairon* Uc*ult* or Talking
When Yon Are A*leep.
8»n Francisco Call. *
“Who is Maria?” was the question
that startled Mr. Brown (who talks
in hi* *leep) a* ho waked the oilier
morning and found Mr*. Brown sit-
ling up iu lied with au interroga
tion point iu one eye and an excla
mation point in the other day.
‘ Maria? Maria who?’’
“That’s just what I want to kuow;
you repealed the name over nnd
over again last night.”
“I*!t me see—oh, ve*; that’* Park
er’s dog—a splendid animal. I’ve
been trying to buy her.”
“You ought lo own her, certainly;
you are uo excessively fond of her.
You asked Parker’s dog to put her
arms around your neck ami kiss
you. You even went so far as to
loll Parker’s Jog Unit yon loved her
will* all your heart, nml that when
you came to die if you could onlv
lay your head on Parker’s rioi/t>
bosom you could breathe yonr life
out sweetly there. Then you asked
Parker’s dog to havo another plate
of ice cream, aud if Ihe tvalch you
had given her kept good time. Dur
ing the uighL you kisMid Parker’*
dog a dozen time*, called her nil the
pci names known, aud proved to
inu conclusively that you ought to
live with Parker’s dog and not with
mo.”
Mrs. Browu has gono to her
mother.
Uuiiuan once said to Father
I/cnry. “I wish, reverend father,
wero St. Peter, aud had tho
that you wuro
keys or heaven, becatiso then you
could let mo iu.” Tho shrewd and
witty priost saw tho sarcasm and
turned its sharp edge on tho skep
tic by replying: “By my honor
isclt * ' **‘'*'"
nnd
cQiiscicncu, sir, it would bo
hotter for you that 1 had tho keys
of tho other place, for then I could
lot you out."
CAMILLA, GA
VAYCROSS, .... GEORGIA
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BpU-lSa
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Attorney-at -Law.
(Office In the Court House)
ALBANY, GA.
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THE ALBANY HOUSE!
Merrick Barnes,Proprietor
Albany, Georgia.
r s House is well furnished and in ev
ery way prepared for the accommo
dation of tho traveling pnblic. Entire sat
isfaction gnaronteed. The table is sup
plied with the best the country affords,
and the servant* are umrarpassetHn po
liteness and attention to the wants o!
ic«n<e,and fcuy»ft are g^inn.ccd against
• / ana' al «•«!»* (torn the Company hoWing the
l-if -eL JMn'I fall la 1nnkr a noli- •/
Hit* /tatut.
dame of my ocareit agent mill be fambhed on
application to
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308 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
UOSHBtlft
BitTers
That terrible aeonrg* fever and *Roe, and
its congener, billions remittent,-bMidee af
fections of tbe stomach, Uver and bowels,
aud prevented by the use of
IIostetter’s Stomach Bitters, a purely vege
table elixir, indoned by physicians, and
more extensively used as a remedy for tbe
i class of disorders, os weU aa for many
above class ol
Others, than any mrdieine of they re.
For sate by all Druprius and Dealer*
Chronic Diseases
r t either sea, amt many upon which other
physicians (ail; the wont forms of Fetaile Com-
plaints. Heart, Lung.Stomach, Liter, anil KJJney
Diseases and alt dlaeaaeaof Urinary Organa
Syphilis, Sexual Abases, Tmp otenoy.
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Nerve Disorder*, Inebriety. Etc-,
mccnufuUy treated at the Patient* Home
through mallaad express, and care* guaranteed
by \V. T. PARK, At. D., Atlanta,
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