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What Ali’s the AfgbnSs is the Shore
incompetency of their sSYeroighu.
abroad in New
nite-tender footed,
ow shoes.
.Otra friend, the Ir vintoa Southerner,
seems to have no compunctions about
murdering a citizen of Macon in cold
blood. Probably the effect of the Arc
tic wave.
Daring the year just closed, the. Ga-
zette^eays that S63i,()29 worth of tim
ber and lumber have been shipped
from the port of Darien.
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Rev. S. S. Gfaiilard, one ,of the ablest
Presbyterian divines" in Georgia, died
ill Ins residence in Spalding county on
the 2d inst., of consumption, after a
lingering illne,S3.:
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On the Eveuiug of the 23J hit. a lit
tle child of Mr. Joseph Hatfield, Dub
lin, was fatally poisoned. by a doso of
morphine given by a mistake for q uih-
iuo.
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A’number of white.: servants in the
North are desirous of coming to Ai -
bauy.and securing places' in the hoiise s
of .families there.
MlE BO 'Sl) REPORT.
As we have before mentioned, the
reports fully vindicated Gov. Colquitt’s
character in regard to endorsing the
Northeastern railroad bonds, and also
faiis,to censure Mr.. Murphy, who re
ceived a fee of $8,006 'for working up
the case and procuring the endorsement
of the State as agent for the. road. It
seems how that Hon, B. H. Hill, who
wasted the fee and didn’t get it,, thinks
the Democracy of Georgia will be repu
diated unless they adopt his present
views of the matter, and de
capitate Murphy. The cry is
“Off with .Murphy's head!” If this is
right Ben Hill’s and Murphy’s deads
should ltd severed will) the same guilo-
tine. They are both, in the same fix ex
it .it y, except that Murphy seems to have
been the sharper diamond of the two,
and got the the. foe which Hill failed to
earn. "N > doubt, the Governor very
justly had more giounds for confidence
in Murphy than iiiil. Mr. Hill, having
failed to get .that fee, wants the inde
pendents to sweep, the State and open
the door to the radicals. That is just
about the extent of his pairio’ism. A
gentleman of p-rry predicted two years
ago that in four years Ben Butler would
be a Democrat and Ben Hill a Radi
cal, and veiily it seems that his words
may come true.’ The people of Geor
gia, however, will not be led astray by
the viigarics ••uid prejudices of this un
stable politician.
A scheme has been: devised for the
-colonization of one hundred sugar plan
tatipus to cost thirty thousand dollars
eaplt, of which five thousand dollars
' is payable in cash, aud the remainder
secured .by mortgage, in Cuba.
• . The Cabinet decided that the Sec
tary of the State should Open forma!
negotiations wilh the Chinese Govern
ment looking to a modification .of the
Burlingame treaty with it view of re
stricting Chinese immigration to this
country.
—
Ambiguous.—Tu a country coureliyaid
there is the following epitaph:
' “Here lies the bodies of Janies Robin
son and Ruth, his wife;” and under
neath i his text;. ‘.'Their: warfare is ac
complished.”
The government has made. -0373.000
net profit from the coinage of standard
silver dollars. Since beginning the
coinage, it.bvs made a. profit of §1,600,-
000 on the difference between the legal
tender value and thejrenl vame of the
bullion.
STEAMBOAT BUILT AT HAWK-
■ ' ISSVILLE.
There is a considerable interest felt
iu the. completion of the steambo t now
biiing built'at this place ior Mr. R. E
’Woods., The ivork; was co.mmcneed oa
flip 11th of July last,.under the. super
intendence, of.. Mr. James Argo. .The
boat is about one hundred feet ju
length, ah;! thirty ,two feet across
beams, with a capacity of one hundred
and fifty tons. The hull and first deck
have been completed, andwork has
commenced on the cabin. The wood
used is native .yellow pine and oak.
The. boat is substantially built, and
shows splendid workmanship
The .boa! will have side-wheels, with
a capacity of carrying five hundred
bales .of cotton, and witn a full cargo
will draw about four feet of water.
When uot heavily loaded, the depth
will be from twelve to sixteen inch-
The reason why “Rebecca at the
Well” sells such thin lemonade at the
church “bazaar,” is on account of a
strong desire to follow somewhat closer
Ty the Scripture damsel’s example;—
The “Rebecca” of old dispensed with
letrons altogether.
A letter from Iceland avers that an
earthquake was felt iu Eeikjavik on t.h e
1st of this month, aud at the same time
Targe fires’ were obseved in the dis
tance in the sea, supposed to hare been
•a volcanic submarine eruption. The
■weather has heed very bad, a number of
' vessels have been lost, and huge flocks
'ol sheep have beeu killed by the heavy
enow storms, or lileialy blown from
jtho cliff into the sea
Wo have also maue largo additions to our Job
Office, including a ruling mae&nie, new presses,
type, etc., and will lie pleased to receive orders from
our 1 fiends, guaranteeing tlic bcst \yprk and lowest
prices. Address all orders to
THE LEDGER PUBLISHING CO., Macon, Ga.
The owner’s object is to use the
boat for transporting freight on the 0e-
mnlgee, and for carrying a stock of
general merchandise for tafne with the
people living adj.icent to the river.
The boat wiil probably be ready
for work by The first of May. A
light-running boat, able to a ascend the
liver at ail seasons would’ be of much
benefit to the people living near the
s-ream.—Dis/wtfch.
HOLIDAYS!!
A D T TT ?\/T I’wsoi'H addicted id tho
'—‘ A JL O lYA use of'Opium sml Mo7i.h
iae can be enre:l. Tbcm-
£3ud5 pi oar ' xatcfiil j-aifebts'.vlll testify to this
fact The desire for tbe dri;s{is entirely removed,
snd toe patients restored to iltrir oifeiualbe.iitu.—
AU eonnuunieaUons mated with etrktesi confi
dence
INTEiPSHAUCE SS pi
EOWAKD HEALTH ASSOCIATION,
P. O. Box 31U, Cincinnati, O.
A Dispatch from Yokohama says the
steamer Tokushima Mara, Tuning be
tween Osaka aud Diver, was totally de
stroyed by the explosion of a quahtity
of gunpowder that was her cargo, Octo
ber 28, and eighty three persons were
over i
The Home
,Price: $2 001’cr Av.unin. in Advance. | vary
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Et)MIX MARTIN, Editor A Proprietor, jdecl
THURSDAY EFEXIXR. 3A
•un-iter a week ago In the Norik- j bilked of feat of rc deeming legal toader ;
:ates ranged from 6 to A) degrees j mites with gold aud silver coin. Stump j
zero, and in Maeon is was us low j speakers have filled the people of the i
above, or 22 .below the freezing! conntiy will alarm at the very thought
The cold wave lasted here with j of resumption. And yet it is practically
igjntensity for four days, and it I accomplished and no one is disturbed. |
■das if the arctic-regions had su-l- i, The money of the United States can
shifted to the South, with the iu- now be redeemed in gold, but very few
tenrion of congealing earth, air and wa-| yisnt the gold. The paper currency is
Afghanistan’s;war against the An
glo Indian government is Ameer fall
are.
The senate of the forty-sixth cob*
gross will, contain 42 democrats, 33 re
publicans and 1 independent.
Tiie North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege, at Daliiouega, which was burned
some days since, will be rebuilt at once.
There wifi he no suspension of the ses
sions of the school.
! ter into stone. Dispatches from the
Norlb say that the snow drifted iu pla
ces to the.dcpth of 2J and 33 feet, till
ing roads aud railroad cubs, and for
| days rendering travelling impossible.—
Trains were stopped-by the snow aud
ice and had to bt abandoned, In many
instances it took six engines to move
(be snow plows with which the tracks
were cleared. Men, women and chil
dren were frozen to death, as well as
stock, and fowls on their roost's. Wag
ons crossed the rivers on the ice.
All the mill ponds in Houston c-onaty
were frozen over, many ol them suffi
cient to sustain the weight of a man,
a thing that has.not happened for many
years. Tubs of water were converted
into tubs of ice, aud pitchers, vases,
etc., were broken by t .e expiuu'i ig ice
in comparatively warm rooms.
On the cold Friday of 1S35 the mer
cury in Macon went 2J degrees below
zero.
A very cold winter aud hard freezes
are said to indicate a good crop year,
and another advantage is the killing of
malarial mil.tfenegg and the germs of
disease. We hope the next summer
wiil be ‘hie of ’both bountiful harvests
and good health; and if the generally
KCet-pied theory is o erect wo might
well wish for such polar waves to visit
us frequently every winter.
more convenient and the assurance that
it can be couverted into com is suffi
cient.
There ts outstanding now $362,794 95
of legal tenders. There is about the
same amount of national bank notes.—
The latter are redeemable by the bank
ia legal lenders, and the legal
tenders in coin. In mu-
opinion the four years’ pi-eparation for
resuming did far more injury than ttie
act of resmnDtiou. For four years the
country has been upon the rack; eve
ry month times grew harder and har-)
dcTv every day witnessed bankruptcy
and ruin iu every quarter of the coun
try, until at last, “hard pan” has beeu
reached aud resumption, in according
with the terms of the law, it is at
hand.
We do not think “resumption” will
do any great harm or much good, but
the question is settled aud wiil give tone
and confidence to the business of the
country--and uncertainty about the safe
ty ai investments wiil cease and pros
perity wiil return, surely but possibly
slowly.—Advertiser..'
THE SPRING SESSION
ICO-GStOEl f|ETiiB
PERCY, GA.
Begins 1st Monday in January, 1S79.
Co itiniies six moi.tus.
TUITION:
Primary Deportment .§12.00
Intermediate “ 18.00
Collegiate “ .24.00
Pupils will be charged from lime of
entrance till close of session.
Patrons will be credited with what
ever amount the public school fund
pays.
Tuition payable monthly.
J. L. SAUNDERS, Principal.
A thirty-eight ton gun on board the
British manmf-war Thunderer, in Tur;
lush waters, exploded on the 2nd inst,,
killing two lieutenants, two petty offi
cers, four seamen and a marine. A
boatswain aha thiv f y two men were
wounded, twelve of them very badly.
"With the exception of the turret-being
disabled, the f=hip is uuinjured.
Mr Gibson Gray, of Irwin coun
ty, died on the 26t’u alt.. haviDg arrived
at the ripe old age of one hundred
’years the day before his death. He
-was possessed of a wonderfully vigor
ous constitution, and up to a short
'time before liis death could walk ten or
more miles a day. He served in the
: ivar of ISio.
Joubsahistic.—Our good friend Ea t
gene’Speer, of the MilledgeTiile C-:d j ;' Lb ‘ r '''- L "
Capital, is removing his offica to Ma- i
con, where be has entered into a part- i
A recent letter from one of the eol-
, } c -c • f o ; oredemigrants from South Carolina to
nerslnp with Messrs. Seifert a: Saiicn T . . ...
Liberia gives this glimpse et their daily
m a general printing business. Thevi... „ . or ' -
; , , ~ line. Provisions are now plenty, but-
will issue also a daily paper to be call- L, , , . 1 - ’
ed “The Evening Ledger-” The pres-1 tkc - r Rre nofe ” hai; we as ^ “ f - I f -
’peettis of which appears in another col - • bard v.z first, but we have got used
himn. This is a talented fii-m and we l i0 ' :t 20w - Coffee is plenty, and so is
The undersigned have thia day formed a co-part
nership, Sfflwjr. the uatue and style of
Tlie Ledger Publish
ing Company-
for tlie piirpssG of conducting a general publishing,
joii printing and binding busiiness, aud will issue
on or about the January bih, the first number of
THE EVEMIG LEB0E1L
The ’publication of which is promptsd by the er_
jicilation of the business men aud many of thelead.
citizen's aud tax-payers of: Macon, whose in.
terc-kts it will tmfiln .iiingjy piotect.
The Ledger will 1 be issued promptly at four
o ’ clock each* af ternoon (excep t Sun day) aud deliv.
ered t > till parts of the city by faithrui carriers.
The Ledger will be a breezy, sparkling and
sprightly journal, refiecting every fact aud shadow
of news i ecurrihg'upon the broad surface, winnow
ing truth from tlie chaff •»!* rumor, aud giving the
readers reliable news aud a running record of the
happening events of tlie day. The editorial <
duct is in tho hands'of Mr. E. P. Speer, Me oif tlie
“Old Capital” at Mil!edg. j ville, well known as a
pungent paragrapher and sprightly writer. He will
be assisted by others v, r hosc pens arc not .wholly
imknowx to Southern journalism.
“THE SUNDAY LEDGES”
will be made one of the creamiest and most enter,
tr.iaiug journals in the South. It will be the Satur
day edition of the daily, dated and delivered for
Sunday perusal. Literature being its distinctive
feature, the best and brightest excerpts from the
most popular writers and journals ’ .’ill be given in
the most palatable aud ple.asing shape. Containing
a- summary of all the news of the week, local- and
general! and being twice tho size of the daily,
will be made a ‘Weekly Iduniiy Paper, to be admii-
ecl .aud subscribed for by every household in the
South. ,
Even in g Ledger, five issues one year, - - 00
** “ “ six months - - *2 00
“• “ with Sunday edition, per year. 5.00
“ “ *« *» *• six months, 2 50
Sunday Ledger, . - - - - - 2 00
SEIFERT & SMITH,
* , E. P. SPEER.
Wish the enterprise sncee =s.
It is reported that the
United States Mnrshalsiiip
which ocenrred at tlie last
the Senate, is to he renewci
Fitzmcns, a dereoernt, one of tin
appointed by Haves when he had
: tion that he could thus reorganize
bid Whig party’of..the Sotitli. i'
f sugar, and so is yams: but meat we i
■ hardly ever eat, except on Sundays, I
>. when we .Lave roast monkey for'dinner, j
Its mighty dry eating, and needs lard; [
’ j bat that you can': get for love or moa-!
—AND—
CIDER VINEGAR.
Sole Proproietai of;
P. r. conduit’s table sauce.
to 295 W. Third St., Cincinnati, O.
A Doy to :
ur ,_ i The New York Times is gracious I &&■
t i ;p j ennugli to admit «L last that the repnoi- *4^
j )C ’ ation 'sextimrnt is not a Son’hern : r -
removed. Smyllie, tlie old Marshal, a growth, it says Minnesota is worse {p /
stalwart Bepuhllcan, is to he restored, than any S suborn State, and that it is: ncZEnv.
’Provided,of coniw, that these cl-a-g -s ' fv-'h cropping out in New Y :k. If A 1 ?
can bo mode' with tlie senate evenly * CVB r perv.-ul.-s N.-v, York r : >e Fa stem . S’-ifx.'w ydrii.’
divided in consequence of Repn’ulien/' ’ prs-'s will lie sn’re to rcgir-.l . t . ;
i Jjsenfec-ism. I!'■;'•
he Patent Self-Acting Cow-ATilker M-iuutacfcaring Co.
-c- ve .- T one rvho owns a c-.-w should have one of cur wonderful Milkers,
child cuti use thorn. Sent freeio any part of the Uuiied States on re-
'jn+'of ^2. Send for our illustrated Pamphlet on the Cow, containing
^ testimonies of nracticaJ farmers and dairymen throughout ihe U, S.
v’s. ctionai vk’Vr-■•: a cow’s tedts and bag dissected and scientifically
njlained by Drs. M'hiti nud VTdsoa of this city. Sent free to any address
* GEO. A, KING, President.
Office, 575 Broadway, New York.
D. W. HOLLAND,
FEE c B?r s GEGEGI-zig
COOl£. y S
DEALERS IN
Fiaif «#
canvassing for the Fireside!
End outfit free, Address ?. 1
PROVISIONS, DEI' GOODS, ETC.,
Respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends in Houston and ad
joining counties.
MOOIE & TUTTLE,
pSlfe, GEOBGU.
We liaye bought from first hands in New York, an elegant stock of
DflY COOPS, DUCSS GOODS,
alfAgBiCS AMD NOTIONS, ,
BOOTS, SHOESAf’ID NATS,
HA^DWASE, INMp AMS CROCKEHY,
a eum t«g @r mi mum
Can always be found in our Grocery and Provision Department, and at the
Very Lowest Prices.
We return thanks to the people of Hons!on county and Perry for the lib
eral patronage given us in the past, and we keep a larger aud better stock
aud work hard to merit increased custom in the future. Oct 11
- K&&RE & TITTLE.
OLD FASHIONED BEAK SCALES
AT THE -
OLD HOCK WAREHOUSE,
HAWKIWSVILLE, GA.
DM. jjjf N. FLEETWOOD,Proprietor.
To tlie Planters of Honston and adjoining■ counties I guarantee
Full "Weights and tlie Top cf the Market-
ON 60HHI8SI0N3 FOR SELLING.
Promj.tuess anil Fair Dealing is my motto. Bring jour cotton and fry me
BOOTS AND SHOES-
I m
No. 3 Cotton Avenue, and 66 Third Street,
MACON, GEORGIA.
W E HAVE a complete assortment of Boots ami Slices f-;r the I'atl aatl Winlcr tiarle. to winch
direct attention. Oiu- Stoii of Ladies’ eni’otaees all tlie latest styles—no prettier or
better lines eau be for.cci. We have a full line of all Minis 1'orGeiits, Boys, Ladies aud Children’s
wear, from which any can be suited. Tho edebraied
STJjYBABD screw rip bug gar
is the host shoe that cad be made for heavy <rea'.‘. We have sold 'them for two years, and we find
them much superior to^"any others. Tin y are made ss geuteeiy as a fine sewed shoe, yet of hi;.-
leather, and tlie Renera! exneiiBuee is. they wear about a year. Try gem.
We have also the “TJOVf A K33” GA1 -F PEGCSD BOO’i , Which is without an eqnal.
We tiavii a good stoe-k-oi HATS :lt o*Cr staug on Third ; tcoct.
When in the city we trust |)Ui-eoaaer| wiiicail and examine our stack, and be convinced that we
cannot i>e excelled.
Oct 11,
MIX eirtland.
rp n a n & a? m i ai
1 u m is II1 mm. m
Toys, Faiiey Goods and Coiifeetioneiies
SOLE AREN C F03 W. 3. LEMP’S OELEBSAT^D
S¥^ illij. leu Wo;G>d) os* fki§. s
Get'u - 71 CBESUT STREET, STACOF7. GA.
GEO. W. BUSK,
No. 81 Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia.
. TIM \ BMEET-mmM WMMM*
DEALER IX
STOVES, GRATES, HOLLOWWA!IE, OUTI_£l?y 5 CLASS
WARE. : CROCKSKY, WOOSEN-WARE,
HGIPSE-Flil?PUSHING GOODS, STC.
5SP 1 Roofing, Plumbing, Guttering and all kinds of Job Work promptly
attended to,
Sole Agent for Charier Oak and Farmer Improved Cook Stoves.—
Repairs for Charter Oak and Farmer Stoves always on hand.
Oet 11 '
ETABLISHED 1832-
-J. Mi^kk-r «!-; Co.. Xascau, X.Y ■
• The undersigned offers one of the largest and best selected stocks of
BOOTS AND SHOES
i
in the State. As my goods are made expressly for me every pair Is warrant- i
ed to give satisfaction. Planters in want of good goods at low prices vil j
well to give me a call before purchasing.
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Fine Goods a Specialty.
Sole Agf-n: for KELLY A TiGIUHY celebrated Philadelphia ladies’, mis
ses’ and ciiildren’s Shoes.
E. P. STRONG,
Oct II tf 25 3icoai at con, Georgia j
NEW STAND ! NEW GOODS !
P- 0. SMITH & CO.,
PiRfno
'~rp?':Kf*S-
n, : 4^J MvA- ; ''Jli
Including
FLOUR, fi/SEAL, MEAT, LARD,
SUGAR, GOFFEE, SYHUP, TylOLASSES,
CRACKERS, GAUDIES, CAMMED GOODS,
SOAPS, TOSAOGO, SEGARS, ETC., ETC
We have also
.0 U R BAR!
Euppllid with the best
Whiskies, Brandies, W.nes, Beer, Etc.
tiiaNce i:1S t Je pubU ' ; for tlie K3iral psti’dnage given us in the past, we hopo to merit its con-
p, e.SMSTM &e©.,
No. 2, Cook’s Range, Perry, Ga.
Sep 27
C.A, CALDWELL
WITH
J, w. EIGE & GO-
(W. A. HOPSON’S OLD STAND—TRIARGULAR BLOCK.)
We carry a very extensive stock of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC,
-Our senior, Mr. J. W. Rice, resides permanently in New Yoik and bars
everything at such figures that guarantees our selling
CHEAPER THAW ARY OTHER IIOLSE.
Planters who need Domestics can be assured that we can sell these goods
at a very small fraction above factory prices: such as
Jeans, .Checks,
Brown and Bleaclied Homespun,
Kerseys and Cassimeres.
Our stock of DRESS GOODS is always complete in Silks, Worsteds, Caw-
si meres and Trimmings.
mmsE FWMMimiMQ m@m s
Such as Towels, Napkins, Table Linen. Bed Spreads, Sheetings, Piiisir
Casing, etc—We defy competition in this line.
fPO TACTS’ IPEPVJjZ ZNT33-3
In Houston who buy in person or order of ns, I will insure satisfaction.
m a miwwEiL,
to? IS 2s» * wrr:r 3". -fCSr-’ 3Sipfi efis CO-
GREAT REDUCTIONS
tllO “j713l33.©£5-
Read—Keep Posted Dp.
OBSERVE MY VERY LOW PRICES.
And Hi: largest stock iu Georgia to n it at fn>m
1,000 oieiffl latest cassi mere, suits at §10, worth S15
5.000 men’s forking suits at
2,099 men’s fashi: nat>le blaca drees suits at —
500 men’s custom made imported worsted suits at.. -
2.000 men’s chinchilla overeoe-.s ai
500 men’s imported b<avi-r overeouts at.
1.000 cliildren’s stylish suits :tf
2.000 boys best wool suits at;.'.,
5. worth It)
29 worth 30
25 worth 43
G worth
19 worth
5 worth
G worth
Ipdf-Y shall guarantee prices in children and liors suits cheaper than tlyj A
can be made, up at hbme I always keep on hand a ftiii hue of goods for
men’s ladies’ onys - and "children’s wear. L’rices positively the lowest mr ■
boots, shoe-- and bats. Calicees. -Jeans, Osiwburgs aud cheeks at met-rj
prices.- Be sure you call and see me before buyuig-diy goods ana ciotUmg. .
DJ.BA EE, I
Corner-Third and Cherry Streets, Alacon, Ga. J
•’W- £t3 H3 ,
m? jL-t O HrZ-, £
DEALERS IN
CARPTXNGrS, OIL CLOTHS,
ALL NEW STYLES.
Rugs,. 6bC:~,Metallic; and Wood Burial Cases
Cotton Avenue, near Cherry St.. M4D3N, GA
'w7~.w 0; 1# l i Ms T 9
Maxupactueer and Dealek IK
CARRIAGES,
BUGGIES,
AND WAGONS.
HARNESS, BABY CARRIAGES
FACTORY ON POPLAR STREET.
Uos. 70 and 72 Second Street, Macon, Georgia
Oct II tf