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rs and Advertiser.
.SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1883.
Savannah*3 mortuary report for the
week ending Friday, February 8th
1883; deaths in the city—whites, 8;
colored, 12; total, 20. Population—
■whites, 27,839; blacky 1C,452; total,
40,491. Ratio per thousand—white.-*,
37.4; blacks, 37.4.
T-nck Farming.
Nearly all our South Georgia ex
changes, since the appearance of the
Nf.ws asm At*vr.uTisF.i:*s report of
what t*)ok place at the recent conven
tion of frail and vegetable grower* in
Quitman, have been prolific of article*
and discussion* on the above topic.
A sort of new awakening to a truth
always before our people, but whose
significance was never before fully
comprehended, is manifest on all sides.
The News asi» Aovkktiser can only
acknowledge in general terms, but
gratefully still, the many compliment
ary expressions anil good wishes that
have been made towards its efforts in
this direction by its esteemed co
temporaries ox nil sides. It will con
tinue to advocate, on nil proper oc
casions, what it now regards as the
Tint Railroad Gazette contains
this item relative torn work in which
Albany just now feels a deep interest:
Work is to b-j commenced on the
Brunswick & Western Railway bridge
at Albany at once, and the extension of
this road from that place to Chatta
hoochee river, sixty miles. The road
is to be carried through to Selma,
Ala, 127 miles from the Chattahoo
chee and 358 miles from Brunswick. . .... > cd flic jury that the failure to nay the
connecting there with the coming industry for our people in this j deb| aid not confer upon the mort-
Sclms A Brunswick road, now in pro- lccMo „ f an ,i the most significant ••new | p,r, C o t hc right to tako possession of
B™** departure*’ ever made l»y them in any thc property against the will, or with-
Cou Charles L. Schlatter, who j direction. °l>t the consent of the mortgagor and
Chattel Mortgage—Debt Dae—Mort
gagee Taking Possession.
As a ninttcr of special interest to
many person about Albany who are
in the daily habit of taking chattel
mortgages, wc subjoin thc following
brief statement of a recent Alabama
decision which wo find in tho New
Orleans Time*- Democrat, which
would doubtless bo held the same
way iii Georgia. Tho principle is an
important one, inasmuch as it gives an
additional security to tho mortgagee,
or holder of one of these always risky
but indispensable legal securities:
“The mortgagee under a chattel
mortgage after thc debt to him became
duo went upon the premises of the
mortgagor and took away tho mort
gaged property in a peaceable manner.
An action of trespass was brought
against him and thc trial court charg-
id the jury that the failure to pay the
a verdict was found for the mortgagor.
Tho case,Street vs. Sinclair, was car-
luu b~» wilb tte Altaw, >» <w .uljct .« ..bj.il. v „. „ „„ „ lr .
and Brunswick Road from it* organi- the following extract from an article j ricd to t|, c Supreme Court or Alabama,
zation, remains in charge of it under in thc Monroe Advertiser, which dis- | who dccidcd^n favor of the tnort-
the new ownership as General Mana
ger. He has been an advocate and an
gagee had thc right to take possession
officer of the company since the road
was first projected, 28 years ago, and
has stood by it through no less than
thirteen reorganizations, a faithful
believer in its final success, and in the
development of Brunswick as a sea
port— Way cross Reporter.
Goveeror Stemies* spoke nearly
two honrs at the opening of the
Scsqni-Centennial exercises in Savan
nah on Jlonday. Between fifty and
sixty members of tho General Assem
bly were present and sat immediately
in front of the stage. Tho President
of the Senate and Speaker of thc
House sat upon thc utago, and the
Georgia Solons wore reminded so
much, by ail the surroundings, of a
joint session, that word was passed
down a row of scats to thc “previous
question man” of the House to “make
his motion.*'
Tnc landing of Oglethorpe witli his
colony and their reception by Torai-
chichi ami bis braves was perhaps the
most interesting feature of thc Ses-
qui Centennial at Savannah this week.
The colonists and the Indians were
costumed in the ancient styles that
characterized them, respectively, one
hnndred and fifty years ago, and the
whole proceeding constituted a grand
drama that wonld*surpa9s many of the
celebrated plays that are seen upon
thc stage of modern times. This par
ticular and appropriate feature of the
great celebration was most happily de
signed and faithfully executed, and
doubtless surpassed jhe expectations
of thousands of those who witnessed iu
C-’L. Tom IIA BOEV AN, in his speech
at the Central Railroad banquet on
board the steamship “City of Savan
nah” on Tuesday last, expressed his
“regrets*'that he belonged to thc so
ciety of “agricultural tramps.'’ If b«
regret* were sincere he was singularly
ungrateful, since to that so-called
agricultural society he owes all his
importance and elevation since the
war. It is high time, however, the
mask was being torn o£T from the face
of this pretentious concern, under
which a number of broken down poli
ticians have been endeavoring for
nearly a score of years, to retrieve their
fortunes and rise into prominence. An
agricultural society, fostered by the
State, and led and presided over by a
man who, if we are correctly informed,
never owned or tilled an acre of land in
his life! Thi*,however, under the con
stitution and peculiar workings Of that
society, might have amounted to a dis
qualification.
The success attending the Scsqui-
Centennial celebration in Savannah
appears to make Atlanta a little jeal
ous. at least one might infer as much
from the two editorial paragraphs
copied below from the Constitution.
The idea of any town In Georgia hav
ing a big occasion that Atlanta will not
have a chance to rival in sixty yeais
to come! It might, however, manage
to get up something in the nature of a
tin wedding in the meantime. We
suggest the next anniversary of Joe
Brown's birthday as a fit occasion for
Atlanta to show what she conld do
with au affair of the kind on her
* hands:
“Atlanta's centennial will be cele
brated in 1949, or thereabouts. The
young crackers who are now toddling
around on Mick horses will be over
sixty years old, but they will be able
to aid the new generation in pouring
seventeen Fourths of Joly and twen
ty seven Christmases into one red-
hot mould.
“Just think of it—Savannah was an
old woman before Atlanta was born.
cusses an important feature worth at- j 8 a R eo - Judge Somerville, In tho opin-
tention 1 ion ’ w, ' < ^ : After the failure of tho
_ / . . .. . , ... ! mortgagor to pay the debt tho mort-
-B.t n l.it could be dene with fid , ho ^'| lt „ ul „ pm,™.
of the mortgaged property,
■" premia
them? That’s thc question. They
could not he sold about home, that is
certain. Nor could many bo disposed
of in tho cities of Georgia—for several
reasons. Whore then will the market
be? Clearly, it must bo found in tho
cities of the North. And here comes
the great trouble—to get the vegeta
bles to market. Mr. l'adgctt says that
refrigerator cars will be furnished on
this road, if there is sufficient demand
for them. Ifour people could be sat
isfied that the cars would be furnish
ed and that they could find a sale, wc
believe thc vegetables would l»e forth
coming. But the producers cannot
themselves send them to tho North
ern markets. There must be middle
men; the producers must find pur
chasers at ih.rir home markets. Now
why can't some of thc commission
merchants of Forsyth make arrange
ment to buy early vegetables—either
on their own responsibility, or on or
ders from the North. There docs not
appear to be any good reason why flits ;
should not he done—just as it is done
with cotton, com, wheat and oats. It
would help the people amazirgly and
the town that furnishes thc buyers,
too. Thc host thing that could be
done for the prosperity of Forsyth,
would be to make it a market for all
the products that could be raised in
thc country ronnd about. It would
bring more people to trade here, and
would increase the prosperity of
those who come here to trad?. The
merchant who makes arrangements to
sell large quantities of vegetables and
fruits for the people of Monroe coun
ty, will be a benefactor to the people
and to the town of Forsyth. Who will
do it? What do you say, merchants?”
A Horn? Topic.
In its last Sunday issue the Anlericus
Recorder lead* a most sensible and
practical lecture to thc capitalists of
Sumter on the subject „ of invitiug im
migration and the proper way to do it.
Some of »he same class down this way
would be benefited by a careful per-
sual of thc same. As one of the in
ducements, and the most prominent
suggested, is that which thc News and
Advertiser lias of late endeavored to
impress on oar people here, viz: the
immediate increase of hotel accommo
dation*. It is a reproach and a shame
to Albany, thc terminal point of four
distinct lines of railway, that whenever
a misconnection occurs the passengers
so incommoded, and compelled to lie
over, in any considerable number, are
unable to secure comfortable quarters,
even temporarily. This lias happened
several times lately, and the opinion
of a place persons so incommoded
are apt to carry away with them nrc
the reverse of pleasant. Albany is
foil of the most eligible sites for hotels
and some of them should be so utilized
without further delay. If one hotel
could'make thc fortune of Thomasville
what would such an one do for Albany
.... ..... . and he
could enter upon the premises of the
mortgagor for tho purpose of taking
possession and neizo the property if he
could do this without force or violoncc.
Subject to this limitation, tho owner
of personal property, wrongfully with
held from him, may have redress by
his own act, without resorting to tho
delay of litigation. Bat. he proceeds,
at his own peril if ho commits the
slightest breach of the public peace;
for if individuals were thus allowtd to
redress their own private injuries, the
peace of society and good order of
government would cease.
Usury.
Tho Macon Telegraph and Mes
senger disposes of this subject In its
usual terse and conclusive way as fol
lows:
‘The usury law is disregarded be
cause It is a pieco of ridiculous inter
meddling by the State with what docs
not concern it If an honest man
wants money badly enough to pay ten
or twelve per cent, interest for it, he
will get it. When he has obtained thc
money and used it, iie will pay it back
principal and interest, and the State
can't hinder him from doing it. The
Slate ought to quit playing the crank
on this question.’’
To which we may add that if the
Georgia Legislature would only let thc
mattermione the people would be sat
isfied. The existence of the law being
everywhere ignored, it is about the
same as if it had none. But every
three or foar years the Legislature
resurrects thc antediiavisn topic, and
several weeks of valuable time and
thousands of dollars of their constitu
ents money Is wasted in a windy and
profitless discussion over it—ending
by leaving the law just where it was.
They have long since shorn the law
of everything like an adequate penal
ty, if its violation ever demanded one,
and the wisest thing they conld do next
would be to repeal it entirely by a
three-line statute, and pot an end to it
as an ever recarring periodical legis
lative nuisance,
The Savannah Morning Mews, in
its issue of Wednesday lost, publishes
an exceedingly interesting and in
structive statistical resume of tho mar
vellous resources and wonderful
growth of Georgia. Within the space
of two columns is condensed a brief
mention of all the prominent indus
trial, educational and railroad enter
prises of the State, together with a cor
rect though brief mention of its char
acteristics in the way of soil and cli
mate, and thc production more especi
ally adapted to each and every section.
The length of tho article and the ex
tensive circulation of the News in onr
section prevents us publishing thc en-
TSIR WSCSTEUN I'LOODS.
Ilualaca* Almost Wholly Nuapertded
In Clneliiunit—Over 30.000 men
Out of Employment—Opening the
Churches—Cries of the atarvlng-
The Day In Louisville.
Washington,Feb 1-1.—A Cincinnati
dispatch dated last night reports tho
water falling with n light rain fall
ing which caused apprehension of
liioro disaster*. The situation i* an
alarming one. Business almost
wholly suHpciulcd. Many merchants
lose all their goods. .Manufacturers
lose heavily in damage to machinery
and stock, aside from the losses of
time. Moro than a thousand busi
ness firm*and manufacturer* are thus
prostrated; yet tho business men are
not disheartened, and not selfish, and
for two day* have poured in their
contributions fur thc relief of the
sufleriog poor. Thirty fo forty
thousand workmen nre out of em
ployment. Ilolb houses of llio Legis
lature’ passed the bill to authorize
the relief loan of one hundred thous
and dollars.
OPENING CATHOLIC Cllt.'KClIE*.
Bishop Elder have ordered ail
Catholic churches to be kept open
t> accommodate lie homeless, and
tie lias sent circulars to the churches
to-day asking for contributions to be
sent to tlie chamber of commerce and
ci:y council relief committee. Tho
sinking fund trustee* will advance
money on bonds which were yester
day oulhorized by the Legislature,
so that relief will be prompt. Many
cases of extreme destitution nre re
ported by the relief board.
STARVING CIIILIHtEN'H CRIES.
In some cases the frantic cries of
starving cliiMren for food nrc heal t-
rcmling. The bakeries not inun
dated arc worked to their fullest ca
pacity to keep up flic supply of bread.
There have been some fear of a meat
famine on ac.oimt of the difficulty of
receiving live stock, but several
thousand rebelled distillery cattle can
be utilized in case of necessity.
A IH1/.KN IIOVS liltOWNKIl.
First authentic report concerning
loss of lite at the Cincinnati Soulhci n
Railway depot Wednesday was made
to-day to the police at Oliver strecl
station, by Herman \Vfishing, a boy
living at Nt. 17 Wilstach sreet. He
say* that lie mid his brother Joseph
mid lliiiTocn other hoys were on the
platform when the water broke
through Mt.CU.-au avenue, anil that
thc entire parly were thrown into
thc watei; that lie swam to (jest
street, escaped uml wont home, and
that hi* brother and all the other
hoys ivo’e drowned, lie does not
know the names of the other boys.
No other reports of missing boys
have been made to the (rclice.
THE IIAll.ROAIlS llLOCKAI»Kl».
The Little Miama depot is Hooded.
Wagon*arc no longer able to cross
the Newport bridge. Luoisvillcand
Nashville trains receive passengers
on the tre-sel at the Cincinnati cml
of tl:e bridge. They reach it by
boats. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton road, which ha* been the only
outlet for train* North and East, to
night went under the flood to such
an extent tint no trains could trass.
This leaves thc city practically cot
off from thc rest of thc world to the
northeast and west by rail commu
nication, except that the Best-Line
road still run* trains, leaving from
the stock yards station. Thc route is
also accessible by thc Cincinnati,
Baltimore and Washington trains,
d
Henri Ynrblr, who did noblo
work iu Miviuir li • «-*•• Imd a very nar
row cHcnpu fr«>m «U-a h. fie word in
hi* boat to the rescue of a woman
who was fastened in tho necond story
of her lioiisp, which was floating nnd
tilled with water. There was no
way In which to gel her out except
by cutting through the roof, which
lie proceeded to do. While lie was
hammering utiu) with Iris axe the
building turned beneath hi: feet,
dashing him under thc water, where
lie was held by n portion of the roof.
Ono of Ids companions plunged in.
ami, after a hard struggled pulled
him out nlive.
TIIK 1*1.0011 IN INIIIANA.
Indian AroLis, February II.—It
lias been mining ln-reMure midnight,
most of tlie time hard. Togiics-ruu
again ovei flowed this morning, nnd
was up to Maryland street—an ad
vance of two squares. The Union
railroad company's tracks are utider j
water for several squares cast of the .
Union depot. Many rollers on Me-,
ridian street, nenr the depot, arc j
filled with water. The following j
private telegram has been received j
from Jeffersonville, ludiann.
TUK CITY IS FLOODED
From two to twenty feet deep. Five !
thousand people arc homeless, j
Many have lost all they bad on earth.
A large number of cottages, in the
lower part of tlie city, were swept
away, and hundred* of people aro
quartered in t«ic second stories, in
public building* and In business
bouses. Food is sent to them in
skiffs. The Hceues of suffering are
appalling. It i* still raining nnd
the river is rising. Tho Ins* will
rcacli over one million. People will
have to leave Lawrcnceburg. No
lives have been lost so far ns can be
learned. The operator at Lnwrcncc-
burg junction report* tint this morn
ing the river rose 1*£ inches. Since
raondug wc have had a heavy rain.
Tanner's creek is very high ami it i»
still raining hard. The operator at
Guilford, this side of Liwrenccburg,
says: They are moving people out
of Hnrricntoun n* fast a* j ossiblc.
The rain* will raise the Miama and
Whitewater and they threaten to do
much damage at lawrcnceburg if
-the rnin continues much longer. A
car load of provisions from India
napolis reached the people fit Law-
rencebnrg in tolerably good condi
tion this morning.
The Washington t’orrespondent of
the Augusta Chronicle write* tiic follow
ing item to hi* (taper of tlie 13th Inst.
“The New York Graphic Irreverently
and llippaiitlv give* currency to an Idle
rumor that Hon. Samuel .1. Tilden I*
to marry Lydia rinkhain,whose picture
is to hc**een in nearly every family
uewspniier. I am tohl by a mail from
those |iart* that there I* no such person
as Lydia Pliikluuii. Her name I*
medicinally assumed by two n*en who
laugh Iii their sleeve* at the gullibility
of thc American people. I mention
till* fart to contradict the absurd para
graph In the Graphic. One of the i*cn-
altie* of greatness Is lobe burlesqued
by the end men of the press.
In tqieakiug of tlie retirement of Ju
dah I*. Benjamin, Mr. Smalley, In Id*
cable disjiatcli to the New York Tribune
of Sunday last, from Loudon, says:
“Benjamin’* retirement from practice
at tlie English Itar elicits elaborate eulo
gies from the prinel|ial journals, the
Timet regretting that lie was not offer
ed a judgeship,’ which his health might
have allowed him to accept. During
recent years Mr. Bcniainiu lias ailmit-
. .. . - • advocate*
'Tlie disease tliat compels Idm to with
draw from practice is incurable, but
not immediately dangerous.”
HE LUST
DRUGGIST’S SUNDRIES, PERFUMERY. FARCY
ARTICLES RICH TOILET GOODS, ETC.
HEADQUARTERS
... . , , , tire article, but we take therefrom the
with its superior advantages both of! ‘ we ,
, fnllAinnff naninann rnl-ihvn fn tho
climate and water?
Our people here at home have too
long accepted and even squired in an
idea prevalent in many portions of the
State that the location of Albany nat
urally renders the town unhealthy.
following paragraph relative to the
Brunswick and Western Railroad,
which may have an interest for many
of our citizens who are interested in
the new enterprise about to connect
Albany direct with the great West.
“The Macon and Brunswick Rail-
A»,l ,cl lM.ople l,„o lived hero lo , ; rondj , s6 milM> *,.000,000. Thl,
green old age, anil many arc still liv- ^d, through the agency of the Colc-
ing, vigorous and healthy types ofj Qrney syndicate, has been identified
man and womanhood, who never had
any other home. If any local causes
with the East Tenueasc, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad nysum, embracing
1,128 miles and penetrating the States
for sickness e.cr prevailed mch a. • | 0 ’f Gcojtf*. Tomreaoo, Atatnmi, Mil-
few stagnant pond* within the city sissippi, Kentucky, North Carolina and
limits, and bad well water, the onlv 1 Virginia. To this syndicate the road
limits, and bad well water, the only
two by the way any one ever assigned,
these have now disappeared, and noth
log now remains but for a few of our
Virginia. To this syndicate the road
from Macon to Rome, through Atlanta,
owes its origin. The Brunswick and
Albany, 185 miles, now known as thc
Brucswick and Western, is controlled
capitalists to bestir themselves in their j *>ythe Krlanger syndicate, who pro-
■ pose to give the thriving little seaport
direct communication with Kansas
own interests, and *w» that Albany is j
amply provided in the near future with ;
adequate betel room and arcotnmoda- j
tion.
The case of the State v». Abner Gib
son, of 31acon, charged with stabbing
Mr. A. M, Wollihin, of this city, has
been again continued in the Superior
court of Bibb county. Tlie particu
lars of this case are wellknown to the
reader* of the News and Advertiser.
Gibson, wh> bad murdered a man in
cold blood a short time previously,
wa* drank, and undertook to murder
Mr. Wollihin for some imaginary in
sult. The diabolical attempt came
near being successful, though Mr.
Wollihin ia yet alive. It ha* now boon
about two year*, we believe, since the
affair occurred, and Gibson has not yet
been brought to trial. The case is
continued from court fo court, first
upon one pretext and then upon anoth
er, until it really begins to look like
there** either something wrong with
the criminal laws of Georgia or that
there’s some softness or rottenness
somewhere about the Superior Court
of Bibb county.
There is need of itnptovemenl in
the administering of the laws designed
for the punishment and prevention of
crime* Tim many crimes po unpun
ished. The delay* and uncertainties
—even of inadequate punishment, are
too great. Juntice seem* to dodge ami
skulk and cower even in her own de
fences. It is high time some swift and
sturdy c b!ows were being struck in the
interest of the peace of society and the
safety of person and property.—Tele
graph and Messenger.
Tire only way that occurs to u* by
which the evil complained of In the
above paragraph can be effectively
dealt with «* to revise, or rather, re
write and compile entire, tlie code of
criminal law practice and procedure
in immemorial use in Georgia. This
particular portion of the code to
which all the delays and nine-tenths
of the expense attending a criminal
trial iu Georgia is owing, has long
been far too cumbersome and com
plex for modern ncei’s and bietliod*.
A criminal who is able to engage the
service# of merely * second-rate law
yer, can generally manage ultimately
to cone off free iu three cases out of
five in the face of undoubted proof,
while his final conviction invariably
coats the county more than the criml-
An Honorable Adjustment.
A special from Washington to the | , rr _ T1 --, rriI| — t ......
Atlanta Constitution, dated February J the Georgia Pacific, now baifding from
Citv and the great Southwest. Thc
Krlanger syndicate controls over 1,700
miles of track, and is extending its con
nections rapidly. The great Rich
mond and Danville system, aggregat
ing 1,799 miles of track, plays a great
part in developing Georgia, and with
Atlanta to Birmingham, Ala., thence
to Greenville, Mtat, and Kansas City,
with its branches, 500 miles, by put
ting the State in reach of the great
Alabama coal fields, must shortly
give a tremendous impetus to the
progress of industry. Allied with the
Central and its close connections is
the great Louisville and Nashville
system, with its 3,300 miles of track.
These great home properties, with
their vast connections, show the pos
sibilities of Georgia.”
12th, says:
It has been known in the city for a
*lay or two th at Messrs. K. I*. Howell
and Kurory Speer had adjusted the
differences between themselves and
were on friendly terms once again. It
was understood that mutual friends
made occasion of Mr. Howell's visit to
Washington to bring these gentlemen
together. Where two brave and hon
orable men are at difference, it is
easy to effect in ad j uml meat. The fol
lowing rai d is fiiriii-hed for publica
tion by Senator Barrow to night, arid
1 forward it to you:
Washington, i>. <;., F-b. 8, 1883.—
At the instance and request of our w
mutual friend I'ope J'.nrrow, we each I city. The subjectoffri*"laid lecture
of us withdrawal! offensive communi
cations and publications which have
hitherto been written l»y each of u»
of the other.
Emory Sr-ZEtt,
Kvak i\ IIowki.l.
GREAT BARGAINS
WHITE LEAD,
LINSEED OIL,
VARNISHES,
KALSOMINE,
WINDOW GLASS.
COLOR DRY AND Iff OIL.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
Paint, Varnish, Whitewash,
75,000 CIGARS !
gtcra atoeetiscme-its.
and they may enter ind depart in tedly stood foremost among adv<
that way. The difficulty on tlie Cin- practicing solely in appellate «
cinnali. Hamilton and Dayton road ”
is not fully understood, though the
water on the track iu the city limits
is sufficient to account for its stop
page there.
THE DAY IN LOUISVILLE—TUB WORK
OK THE RELIEF CqSMITEKS—A TRAG
IC incident—Tuesday's floods.
Loitisville, I\y., Feb. 14.—tlie re
lief steamer yesterday In passing
through the submerged district of
tlie city, found a man clinging to a
tree. When lie was approached, lie
urged his rescuer* to go at once to a
house which lie pointed out, saving
a woman with three children were
In it. Before the relief boat reached
it thc house was tnrncd over, nml
was carried away in the rush of
water*. Thc man clinging to the
tree was rescued, nnd lie declared
that a woman and several children
were in the house when it turned
over. lie did not know their name*.
On the Point, Shipphigport, and
Portland, one llionsnud houses arc
under water, the majority of them
owned by poor people. Tho author
ities have taken steps to provide food
and lodging. The board of trade is
raising funds, nnd individual* arc
subscribing liberally. Entertain
ment* for the benciit of the suffers
wifi be held.
Lol*isvii.le, Feb. M.—Tho Ohio
river has reached the height of fortv-
onc feet six inches above falls and is
rising one inch an hour. There are
reports from upper points of rnin and
of the continued rise of the Ohio and
its trihutai ics. Business is practical
ly at a standstill, and no boat* ar
rive or depart. Trains on the rail
roads are irregular, and many have
stopped entirely. Men who have fol
lower! the river for many year* pre
dict if the river does not soon recede
tlie water will cut across the cast end
and surround the entire city. The
wildest estimate* of damage to pro
perly continues to be marie, but no
body knows what tlie estimate should
be. Nothing further i* known re
garding thc ios* of file by the rail off
disaster, owing to impossibility of
entering house-, save by means of
divers. With people on the streets,
the floods is the only subject of rib-
cuRsion. It is generally agreed thc
loss of life is not extraordinary large.
Your Last Chance,
XP YOU WAHTT
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Tbh po-'lff it tfr ,*ne>. A marl cl of ,ur«
trenclh and »H .tuotueneo. Mule ccoa.ii.icu
than tho onUnarv kind*, aad cannot be told In
competition with the nnlUtnda oflow trat.ihort
weight, *1um *-—*“■ * “
O.v Monday last the President notil-
iialed Emory Speer to he the United
States attorney for the Northern dis
trict of Georgia, a*d Joshua B. Hill
to he marshal for the district of North
Cwolin t.
Tirr. following from last Sunday's
issue of the Telegraph amt Messen
ger strikes ns n- good and true enough
to be held in perpetual remembrance
l»y those preachers outride of Albany
who sometimes do not sufficiently
note the (laiufiil effects of their pro
lixity upon an overtaxed and wearied
congregation:
Speaking of sermons, do you know
that nearly nil preacher* make the
mistake of having sermons too long?
A sermon, so matter how fine if is, ha*
the effect of destroying the good it is
intended to do, by boring the ii-tencr.
Men, whose minds are occupied by the
sharp, quick turns of business during
the week, do not appreciate a long sit
ting on Sunday li-lening !«• a long, dull
and pro-y sermon. We think minis
ters ought to lock after this feature of
church exercises more carefully.
They would, perhaps gain an Idea
from a daily newspaper. Note the ef
fect of a long, dull editorial and the
epigrammatic paragraph One is tire
some, because you wade through »
waste of verbiage to gel to the point,
and i.» ihe other the glittering point is
brought right heforo you. Tho aim of
the preacher should not Ire to pul ol
sponge saturate '
. -r—o I with chloroform un-
nal was ever worth to society five bun-. der your no-e, but to stick pin* in you
rirefl time, over. 11> k«|* you
All About tire Klara.
I’rof. Young, of Princeton t'ollegc,
lias just closed an Interesting course „f
lecture* upon astronomy in New York
city. Tlie subject of Id* last lectu
was the “Fixed Star* and Nebulae.
The first impression, said I’rof. Young,
iu looking iijkiii tlie sky on a clear night
was that the stars are counties#, but it
will Ire found that, on bringing the eve
to hear on a |mrticnlar |>art of tiic
heavens, the stirs can In: counted.
Tlrere are almnt C.OUU stars visibleto the
naked eye from New York. Add to
these lilt) which never rise above the
horizon at that point, and there are 7***1
visible to tire naked eye. With a little
0|rcra glass 300,000 can lie counted, and
with tin; largest telescope It is found
that tlie riiinilier of stars is alwuit equal
to the iiopulation of tlie United States.
About ***»,(**) star# have been cata
logued ami Uieir position fixisl. It is
found that tlie stars-differ in brilliancy.
Tills Is because some are larger than
others, liecaiise Home arc more distant
than others, and because some nre of
greater intrinsic brightness than other#.
There are twenty stars of lire first mag
nitude, thirty-five of tlie second, 140 of
the third. 327 of the fourth, 900 of tlie
linlr, 1100 of the sixth, nnd about 11,000
of the seventh. It is riiscovensl that
runny of the star# change iu brightness;
indeed, there are very few that do not.
Some of the #tar# are young nnd grow
ing brighter oilier# are old and grow
ing dimmer. After describing the star#
that have shown extraordinary changes
iu brilliancy, of which there are nine
Instances, and the variable #tar#, Prof.
Voting took up tliejmollnnsof tire stars.
Taking tlie star# by the llioiisauds. It Is
found that tlie sun uml It# planets arc
moving toward# a certain )#*lnt In Hie
universe. The star# are separating
ahead of iih and closing Up Isiliiml u«.
The New# a no AnvKRTisr.it ia undor
obligation# to tho 1‘oSl-Appcal lor
the following encouraging item:
“Tire Albany New# and Adveutim-
r.n Ira* been doing good work for the
improvement of the Flint river, and ia
calling attention to the advantagoi of
fered by boutli Georgia truck farming.
The Albany New* and AtiVKiuusEBi*
a capital paper, and iaa valuable friend
in its section of the 8tat*.”
AS INCIDENT OF TUESDAY.
Courier Journal of Tuesday.
The reporter stepped into one of
the boats, iiiniiiieii by n volunteer
life saving crew, and was soon
pushed out in Hie direction of n
light tiinrking n floating house, from
which the screams of n woman were
issuing. Tire journey out w»r a dan
gerous one, us nl every stroke of thc
oar llm boat was driven against sonic
piece of floating timber or other ob
stacle. The house proved to Ire Unit
of Mr. Joseph Gadieuf, nnd Ind been
moved nearly a Imnilryd yards from
it* foundation anil was floating
around. A light was seen on the
roof, ami, pulling the boat elo.e to
tlie sine, tlie whole family, composed
of himself and wife and live children
were found clinging In the shingle#
arm nearly cxhaus'ed. They were
III once taken into the Imat and
pushed into shore. Every article or
furniture had been destroyed, the
family scarcely waving enough to
clothe them. When this load was
salcly landed the boat pushed out
gain, this lime going a considerable
distance up stream, and nearly over
to Ihe river proper. Not a li«_riii
con d lie seen, hut numerous set earns
could he heard is-uiug from Ho-
darkue-s Pinliin? tin- boat in the
direction of the spot f.oiu which a
Woman'# Voice could he Ircirri. to the
astonishment of all Ihe how almost
struck against tlie limbs of u tull
tree, and clinging in llm branches
FINE DOG FOR SUE I
I NTENDING to Rive up huntlm?, I offer for
sale my Uric pointer do* “llal.’' He Is four
year* oM,» Hue huntcr.flne retnever^uxt with
out doubt the best trained dog in Georgia.
In outer to sell iromediaVily, I (offer him at
I lie low price of only fw.oo.
Address,
JOHN W.UEYNOLDS,
Albany, Ga.
«r the Albany News asp apvebtiskb.
BAXtXTES'
L11ERY STABLES
Immense Bargains !
IVE A HE COMPELLED TO
Glose Out S
Regardless of COST.
Dre33 Goods Ladies Fine Shoes,
Ladies Fine Cloaks, LadiealKid Gloves,
Hoisorv, Lace Curtains. Balmoral Skirts,
And many Articles iiomerotis to Mention
50 Per Cent Below
New York Value.
Jeans 20c. Worth 40c.
Jeans 30o. Worth 55c.
Jeans 40c. Worth 75o.
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES,
and
Yon can now get a goodtnrnoutetany hour,
dnr or night.
K. H. RAHNKS, Agl.
Albany.Ua., Fit,. *, tsst-Omd _
cmcui-im iTo. "&4L
OFFICE OF TIIK It AI LUO A l» COMMISSION
Atlanta. Ga^ January 80. 1880.
I. Tho East Tennessee mid Virginia and
Georgia Itnrlroad. between A-aron and
llrunswicK. is allowed to charge as max
inium rate of freight the staiward rales
pul,'ishcil in the Comm Mioner** Sixth an
nual reiiort. Appendix U. page# * and 4.
J. On Class- s t.5,3, «, U, 0, A, K, G and It,
and may add thereto,on distances hauled
between « and 40 uides, 60 |«r rent; be
tween 40 and To miles to per cent; between
To amt iuomltea.30 percent; and over too
nillrs,iu per «ent.
3. Classes L M. and O remain at Standard,
and Classes ll.r. It, F, 1'nnd It nbore
main at Standard, but must lie rotnpuled
as rei|idrcd in rule one.
I. To Fertilizers ia Class K, 3n |«r rent nuy
lie added, computed under rule one.
6. To class .1 (C-.tlon), IS per rent may he
addel to Mnndaid fin Circular M. *"
pendix It. prge 13].
i>. The foregoing rat -a are aoidienldn to and
«ill Is- Ihe governing rate* for Ireighl tar
iff for Hie Central ind Souilimolern rail
roads and I,ranches I, twe-p all isilpts
Hill and Erst ol Maroo.
T. No iHorenlage*. eillier in tnibago or ral
are allowed lo Ic adde i in standard rah
liv Ilie East T. nne.-ee. Virginia ai
Georgia railroad te-tween Damn and t...
iennrwi e State line, or to llm Central
railroad hrlween Ma-mi and At ama ex-
.ei.l twenty perrei.l ■ a> hendde I In fer
tilixers in Class h.
la*os It, C, l». F, K. I* nod It muat lie
i n—o •. «.i«»o-s ... ■». r. n. i- ntoi II
i! a llegril natlllMl llonrv Heed, ' . ,™mpiiteda*n.«|uiredinrulenne
•*>•1*1. fin.l i ten . I.SI.Ir...'. II.! ' H^ AUai.la nm. We.t I’oinl Uni
Iris wifi: ami two children.
•tilled that thc In Hilly were all in
lied, and knew nothing of what had
occurred until the water struck the
siile of the house, with terrible force,
sweeping it from its foundation al
um.-! in-t inily. lie iiiumigcd to
catch hi* children iipin his tiriitsanil
inside hi# way on lo the roof of the
bouse, where they remained until it
lodged iu the hrnorlies of the tree
uml begun to sink, when they crawl
ed off nnd were found ns described.
Six tuuii Were found clinging in
tree# nl the Upper end of Ihe volley,
and it number of women were eiiugiit
on floating tint tiers. One old woiimii
named Gatinnu iviih found sitting on
the roof of her Imusc, bim'lnotcd ond
barohemleil, holding in hur arm*,
hugged eliiHC lo her hrenst, a stick
looking wcll-fud pig. Her htisbai d
whh pulled up out of the nl lie
through n hole in the roof half
drowned. When they Inndeil they
nearly froze before they could lie re
moved to the engine house, uml
tlioir hare foot were cut by tho froz
en ground, leaving bloody marks.
Ihe Savannah, Gridin __
rad mod may add mi more limn t amity per
cent lo IIh' sian iarit rate*on Clasi#'* I, l
a. I. 5, B, A, K, G, II amt K: all other
rla**m remain at N'andanl.
•o. Tim ColiimMis nnd Home Railroad may
»d<l lo SUnilnnl rale# no more (ban Ufl'y
per cent on all c n#ae«, except Clan* K. lo
whh-b twenty |htrent may lie added; amt
axrept clasnea II. C, 1», F.V.and It, which
will remain at standard rat*-#
11. Class I’embraces all kinds oi sawed or
hewed lumla-r. |#,lrs, |Hm!s, logs. Mills,
iddnglr# and , tares in car loads.
12. Circular No. SI will lie construed lotm-
lirare ad rlansesof -yrupa In half barrels
or htigrr easts, without regard to tlie
blare of prodto lion.
I::. Circular No.2lia.bl Mrrlion 1 ol Circular
No. 2/ aielH-rchv reiiratid.
II. A | pic* nnd IVncIn-* (tml drb >1) i ml oilier
green fruit, in bnrreUor In,xes. uml tree#
and slirnl,lier? in l,alrm,r l«>xc*. Ie**tlian
rnr bind, owner's • tsk, Wli Clnsa. Same
in ear load# owner’# rick, I la#* II.
15, Tb • Central railroad will fnr' Uh to Hit*
offlen for approval Joint ratea for the
lrniiN|M»r1at|on nl treigbl# ladwcrn alt
atatlonaon tint various divisions of rail*
roads tinder lls control
1*. The Kn#t Tennessee, Virginia amt Geor
gia railroad wi l furnish to III'* ntllro for
approval joint rale* to ho used between all
stHtona Nor.li snd hUHoiissouth ol Ala-
con on its line,
IT. Thl# circular takes effeel. March 1st,
t*y o'
d«r of the Hoard.
.lAUKH M, SMITH.
ItOlIKRf A. UACUN. chairman,
ti-iawiur acmutr.
rlMer.
WE HAVE IN STOCK OVER
ALL GRADES. FROM A
Cheeroot to a Genuine Havana !
At price* that caiuiot lie Duplicated in Ibl* Market.
ONION SETS !
20 Bushels Select Set* Jnst Received.
And to dealer* wc guarantee a# low figures and a* favorable terms as any
House In the State!
1.00k to your Interest, and for fuitlier information come to
Pattison’sIronWorks
ALBANY, GA.
Cook’s Improved
Cheapest
IN
FARMERS TAKE NOTICE!
IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, MADE TO ORDER.
MACHINERY CASTINGS, SUGAR MILLS AND KETTLES
Of >11 klodx Send for Price Lht and Book TeatmonUU. AU communications wilt tre promptly an-
""*■ ■ ^ REPAimNG=igr!=
We repair Engine* and Machinery «f eO kind*, and guarantee eatUrteUoe. Wealeo kcep*ee,md-
band Engines for tale or exchange. Marke* price paid for Old Curt Iron and Old Drara
feW 61 wASmd
T. PATTISON & SDNS.
TSBllttHIRAIIS SIBLEY «r I
AX ORDINANCE.
He it OnUitrd. By the City Council of Albany'
V r —•*--
hy
efthiaev* ,
durance all ccl’anr baring opening* to the ride-
walk* ef the public ■treeU. Audi be covered with j
Iron gratia;. with orening* not lo exceed awe V* Cm
inch,and where sacharra* arena* covered by —
wooden ihwttrn «r weoden alalo. the iarae rtrall he
* aw# replaced with Iron A ttftul t» rv
d wooden abnuen orwwt-n »lat«.aAcr
having received thirty days notice from the Oily
ManduU. shall sat j-ct the party m oBcadrag to
rack Bacas the Mayer la hiediscrettew.or the
Mayor an Connell May inflict, not t» exceed the
amwefeae handled doUan tor each offense.
JaaS-UwS*
East Albany
BOARDING HOUSE
A. RATLIFF, Proprietor.
than. Only 25
to the Public at »
fat Albany, Ga
5. 0. STEPHENS,
CASH DEALER IN
EAST AIM WAREHOUSE. FABHiY
_ | FINE LIQUORS.
I.T.CALLAWAY & CO. CICARS, Eto.
DAGLI.VG AND TIES ALWAYS Off UAXD AT
LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
FIRST-CLASS GOODS
Liberal Advances wa all cotton stored with c\ SPOT GASH ONLY 1
and prempt rale, ami correct weight* georantevd.
alMtdAwtr
AND IIKMKfAN GIVE YOV THE
UcuJ.T.lIunter, A.M., Principal.
CDTOSE OF IffSlBVCnOfft CLAKSH’AL,
MATIIESIATICAL, SCIEXTIFIU
AffD PRACTICAL.
SpcrJnl Attention fliven to
the preparation of Young
Men for the Higher Col
lege Classes.
LOWEST PRICES
J. 6. ffTEPULKS,
Sept. W.I ss?-.teod.tw»ai .
m
always aw the eotloek to*
»Inereaao thetr rarnlnga.
In time hcrame wradthy; O»o*e
rnmdnpfiSerty. *hFySffit
«w«
ssnsSJRSt ftyayss.^s
to taakeraeoey rapidly. Yon,
can derate yoar whole Ume *0 tho work, or only
Mwr sparemomenix. toll Inhumation snd all
SuteMgadMiftM. Addtss*SttatoxACo,