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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. ' " —.—f.—■*©«■— ■ : 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.: —— -G-C-Jo— -— 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. * • ■ ■ ■■ - 1 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 — • -— r" - ■ I seen 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. " ‘ . ' I ' 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