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WEDNESDAY. Mt\ EMBER 22, 1876.
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NEATNESS AND DMI’ATCH.
Wo iuviUi ovorybody who nood any tio
soriptkm of Job rnUTUto to call at the
Timka Job FMnuti Omen ami not
their Work dona In the latent style, with
neataeuH and dUpatch. 11111 Hcadn, Let
ter Hoadw, Price Ourrouto, Cards, Invita
tion Tickets, Posters, and Hand Hills a
specialty.
tar Any quantity of the heat quality of
tage tor sale. tf
u a. Buxoroxi*. won r. gakbahi>,
■UUUroKI) A UARKAKU,
Allumtyi tuul CJoua.ellor* at Law.
OHfra eppnslta .Alston Warabotxsn.
practice In the SUM and Federal Oonrta.
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f'OI.IMHVa COTTON MARKrr.
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Otonosiuos. Ga., November 22,1870.
Daily Statement.
Stock ou hand Aug. 81,1876 . 510
Received yesterday 488
“ provujuaiy 34,487 —84,975
35,485
aluihm*! y0aten1ay...* ........ 110
“ previously 27,186 -27,090
Stock on hand this morning .... 7,795
Prices.
Ordinary 9%
Good Ordinary 10
Low Middlings 10%
Middlings U
Good Middlings 11%
Waroliouse sales 357
Receipt a.
“ River 0
n.as. n. n 2
" B.W.H.R 49
“ W, It. H 0- 188
Shipment*
fly H. W. R. 1. 108
“ M. A G. R. H 0
“ W. B. K 0
Home Consumption. 2—llo
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A >(■ lAinalter Yard ami s*li and
Blind depot.
Messrs. Willingham & Cos. have opened
a Lumber Yard and Depot of Builders'
Supplies—Hash, Doors and Blinds a spec
ialty—on old OglethoriKS corner lot;
office on Randolph street. These gentle
men show the proper spirit, based on an
intelligent foresight, and are preparing
for a revival of the Building businoss,
which they soo must begin in tlio near
futuro. The tight money market for three
years past, and the low rents that have
prevailed for all classes of city- property,
have caused a most lamentable neglect of
a largo part of the property held by ten
ants ; and the result Is It will have to be
abandoned altogether, or greatly improv
ed, soon. And Messrs. Willingham & Cos.
have come to the front just in time to
furnish the materials to rebuild or to
improve.
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TUESDAY, NOV. JIST SEVENTH DAY.
Court met pursuant to adjournment.
His Honor, Judge Klddoo, of the Pataula
Circuit, presiding.
Tho entire day was consumed in the
hearing of testimony 'in the ease of J.
Rhodes Browne vs. Eagle and Phenix
Manufacturing Company. The testimony
was closed, and the case will be submitted
to the jury to-morrow morning.
Court then adjourned till 9 o’clock this
morning.
Tf you wish to have your hat ironed up
and made to look as good as new, call on
Thornton & Aeoe. Their charge Is only
fifty cents. nov2l dStAwlt
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Amusements—opera Coming.
Operatic cntertalnmont at Springer’s
Opera House on the 29th inst by the Caro-
Une-Richicgs-Bernnrd English Opora
Troupe. Mr. J. E. Thorndike, tho business
agent was in the city yesterday. Particu
lars will be given In a day or two. The
press In the line of tho Company’s t ravel
speak in the highest terms of It.
The Grand Central Hotel, New York,
leads In the popular demand for low
prices. It has reduced its rates from
$4.00 to $2.50 and $3.00 per day. lw
False lAlumii.
Last night another alarm was raised.
It proved, like several others, to be a
grand failure.
While on tills subject, we cannot be too
earnest in our advice te our friends. This
is the season for fires, and it is but proper
that everybody should have a care to their
(Ires. This done, and fires, and alarms of
tires, will be less frequent.
Florida. Sjuruii.
A largo lot of Florida Byrup, in nice now
packages, for sale by
Flournoy, Hatcher & Cos.
novin St
JaU Birds Captured.
We learn that shortly after the jail de
livery yesterday afternoon, Finnegan and
a negro lately confined were captured by
Mr. Dozier and Hines Holt. They wore
captured In Wyunton as they attempted
to make good their escape. We hope to
day’s report will bring in a full capture of
ait the escaped thieves.
The County Commissioners will certain
ly have a full Investigation of tho cause of
the escape, and the reason why,
YY'agon and Team stolen.
Mr. J, W. Toler, of Harris county, was
in town yesterday trying to find some
gentleman who had, without leave, bor
rowed his wagon and team to haul off a
bale of cotton borrowed, again without
permission, of a neighbor. Ho had not
succeeded in finding his man when last
beard from. Toler must understand that
tbe newly enfranchised has some rights
which he Is bound to respect, to-wit:
taking what does not belong to them.
Notice to Candidates.
All announcements of candidacy, and
communications In the interest of candi
dates,must lie paid for in advance of pub
lication in the Times,
novH tf
Fire Work*.
900 boxes Firecrackers.
.50 gross Boman Candles.
50 dozen Rocket-.
For sale at , _
I. G. Bckcpyeu *
nov4 if Candy Manfavtory.
Corn Wonted.
Farmers can sell all their spare Corn, if
shelled, at fair prices, at the City Mills.
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THE LYON MURDER.
THE TRIAL BE6UN—WITNESSES SPEAK.
SUBSTANCE OF THE TESTIMONY.
the trial continues today.
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Yesterday the trial in real be
gun. When the court opened,no objection
was made, and tho trial proceeded, begln-
Ing with the testimony of Dr. Thomas.
Fending the trial Hon. T. W. Grimee
arrlvod from Columbus, and took his seat
by Mrs. Lyon.
The trial proceeded, and the first wit
ness introduced was
lin. THOMAS.
Dr. Thomas being sworn testified in
substance as follows:
I am a practicing physician and live In
the town of Crawford. I knew Mr. Byrd
Lyon. Ho Is now dead. He died last Sat
urday night a week ago. I was summon
ed by Justico Hayes to attend an inquest
at the residence of Mr. Lyon, now occu
pied by Mr. J. L. Davis. I found Mr.
Lyon dead, he was shot through the
neck. The spinal vertlbra being served,
which caused tho death of Mr. Lyon. At
the inquest was various parties among
them Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Byrd Lyon's
brother and wife also being present. Mr.
Lyon being found lying near the well on
the back porch, the feet extended towards
the well. I know exactly at what hour
Lyou was killed. 1 found a slug in the
body of Mr. Lyon. The slug was of iron
between Y, and % Inches long. The slug
produced the death. Another wound was
found on the back of his head, which I
think was produced by falling ou a post.
The deceased was very tall, being six
feet or more in height. There were bullet
holes In the houselmade by some missies.
MR. ETON’S TESTIMONY.
Witness stated he resides in Georgia,
was In Russell county, where J. L. Davis
lives, and he and brother also; Inmates
of the house at tho time; J. L. Davis, Mrs.
Davis, young lady Lizzie, and two chil
dren, himself and A. R. Lyon were there
last Saturday night a week ago. A, R.
Lyon Is doad, being buried In a ceme
tery in Columbus, Ga. Last Saturday
night was a week ago, they wero sitting
around the fire, as Lyon® took tho kettle
and wont for water, for the purpose of
warming and putting to his feet, while
witness and J. L. Davis woro sitting by
the fire; they heard a gun lire; immedi
ately after which they heard Mrs. Davis
cry out, Mr. Lyon was killed, calling on
them to come to her. When they reached
there, found A. K. Lyon shot, found him
lying on Jtho floor ; found nothing near
him; witness put his hand under his head
raised him up, and found his neck brokon,
as ho supposed; called him, but received
no answer; he made one struggle and was
dead—attempted to bring him In the
house, and was advised by Mrs. Davis to
come into the house for fear he, also
might bo shot; I remainod in the houso
sometime; somo neighbors came in—no
one else; the explosion of the gun was
very loud—shook the house; appeared
to be near the well; had been liv
ing there sineejt he first of August; know
the premises well, having lived there pre
viously; Mr. Davis'dog was thero most
of tho time; was not very watchful; heard
no barking that night previous to tho
firing of tho gun; hoard no other noise;
tho gun fired about dark or 7 o’clock;
no one went back into the house with him
from his brother; Sir. and Mrs. Davis be
ing present, thoy spoko of sending for
someone; witness',took his position in the
corner of the house. Mr. Davis commenced
talking to witness he begging Mr. Davis
to stop. Davis said he had been expect
ing this for some time, and that if his dog
had been here this thing would never
have ooccurred. Witness is acquainted
with Charles Meinika; first saw him in
Opelika in a beef shop, two or threo weeks
ago; saw him again at Mr. J. D. Davis’ on
the Saturday before, or a fow days before
his brother was killod. Meinika lives near
Opelika; he has a wife or woman living
with him. My brother, Byrd Lyon, has a
lot In Opelika, on Avhieh my brother and
wife lived, he living in one room and his
wife In another. Saw Meinika’s wife at
my brother’s; tho last time 1 saw her she
was quilting; when 1 last saw Meinika he
was at J. L. Davis'; saw him sitting at
the table; didn’t notieo Avhcther he
was eating or sitting at the table conver
sing, tho light not being as bright as
usual; told him howdy; don’t remember
having any conversation with him: saw
him next morning: went with him to the
cotton patch; talked with him, he saying
that Mrs. Lyon had sent him for a horse
to plough; he also something
about a beef; ho remained there tho next
day and night, when ho, Davis, and Mrs.
Lyon’s llttlo boys left in a wagon for Ope
lika. Meinika appeared to be assisting
Mr. Davis in attending to business; never
heard anything more about cattle, Mr.
Davis and he leaving for Opelika; never
saw him any more until now. A. R. Lyon
Is my brot her; was at his house, in Ope
lika, about ten days before his deceaso;
havn’t been there since; sometimes A. R.
Lyon and his wife were very friendly, and
at othor times were quarreling; was
present at interviews with A. R. Lyon and
his wife; they had several quarrels;
quarreled nearly every time I was there;
don’t recollect what thoy quarreled about;
only one time, they then quarreled about
a cow; she came to his door and asked
him If he was going to carry tho cow away,
Ho told her he was, thero being nothing
there to feed tho cow on. Don’t remem
ber that there was any quarrel between
them the last time I was there. Don’t re
member whether the last time or time be
fore. A. R. Lyon went to his wife’s door
and demanded admittance; she partially
opened tb*. door, and refused to admit him,
ho wanting to see if any other person was
In the room with Mrs. Lyon. Sho then
shut tho door and went back and moved
something. Sho opened tho door and told
him to come in; he stopped Inside t lie door,
(lien returned to his own room. I was not
in the room with him, but board him ro
turn to ids room. Haw hoard her tell him
that he would not live longer t han Christ
mas ; called him a stinking old buzzard,
and that he ought to have been dead long
ago. Sho lias wished him dead many
many times, in his (witness’) prosenee.
The conversation about the cow occurred
about 30 days ago. A. R. Lyon was living
at tho time of his death, at his old home
stead, where J. L. Davis lives; lmd left
Opelika about six weeks; was with him
when last at his homo in Opelika: he
bought something to eat and a little shot
gun, which ho gave to my little son. He
occupied while at Mrs. Davis’ a bed of his
own. At the time of his, (A. U. Lyon’s)
death, the furniture belonged to him. At
the time of my brother’s death, he and his
4 Ife woro not sleoplng together; sho refus
ing him admittance into her room, toiling
him that he iwwl no business there; have
seen a gun at Mrs. Davis' house, an army
! gun, the brooch being sawed in
•o us to make it more crooked
Instock; have soon it frequently; would
know It If I wero to seeit again. The gun
being produced, witness testified to Its
being the same gun that he saw at J. L.
Davis’. Davis, when ho went to l)|>ollka,
remained about two days. Don’t know
what he brought baek; have never seen
Meinika there only Uieouo time. I wont
there about tho Ist of August.
cross-examined.
The attachment spoken of is for rent
against negroes; told my brother that if
I wero In his plaeo I would not take out
an attachment. Ho said ho would do It
any how. My brother came down as
bailee and took possession of the crop of
JlmPalmore; don’t think he was much
enraged at proceedings, though somewhat
fretted. Don’t have any recollection .of
having said that I would not takeout any
attachments. Don’t remember Col. Bam
ford telling him that he could not tell him
about, the danger of taking out an attach
ment; don’t recollect having told Mr. Da
vis anything about thero being any danger
of taking out un attachment against any
negroes, though wo might have had a
conversation upon the subject. About the
first of the fall my brother wrote me a let
ter to come over and assist him in attend
ing to the gathering of his crop, at which
time ho was vory ill—Dr. Huell treating
him; don’t know how long he was under
Dr. H.’s treatment. That Meinika told
him at tho time he (Meinika) was at Mr.
Davis’, that Mrs. Lyon told him to toll
IVillie (Mrs. Lyon’s son) to come up and
bring a mule to plow up a garden. lam
a man of family—have been married three
times—was married the last time about
three years ago. Don’t recollect Mr. Da
vis having said anything about selling a
beef.
Mr. Davis said ho ploughed the garden
when he went up to Mr. Lyon's at Opelika.
Mrs Lyon directed witness to go over to
Mr. Meinika’s and tell his wlfo to come
over and do some work for her. I recog
nize tho gun here as the one being at Mr.
Davis’; nevor saw any other gun there
except tile shot gun carried there by my
brother: went to my brother’s about the
Ist of August; don’t recollect whether
this gun was there at this time or not; did
not notice whether the gun given my son
by A. E. Lyou was in the room at night,
noticed that it was there next morning.
The night my brother was killed Mr. Da
vis and I jumped up and rail to where he
was. The firing of tho gun might have
been a lit tie more that six or eight feet, or
might not have been so far, from the cor
ner of the woll-house. On tho night my
brother was killed Mr. Davis saw his dog
was not at home, but was probably at
Dado Davis’. I won’t say positively that
It was a week before my brother’s death
that Meinika was at J. L. Davis'. Mr.
and Mrs. Lyon frequently quarreled, Mr.
Lyon cursing her at times. I sometimes
milked tho cow. Tho dwelling has six
rooms. Was witli my brother, assisting
him In gathering the farm products, when
ho was attacked; don’t know whether
Miss Lizzie was in Mrs. Davis’ room the
night of my brother’s death; was not
looking out for women that night; told
Mr. Davis if I was in my brother’s place
I would not bother about the corn, it was
so little and trifling; also stated that ho
might got into some trouble about the
gathering of it; don’t recollect saying
anything to Dave Ennis, of Columbus,
about the matter.
RE-DIRECT.
Boforo tho killing; of A. R. Lyon I saw
Mr. Davis and Meinika in conversation on
the door steps; they were talking; in a
low tone, so low that I oouid not under
stand what was said; thoy were sitting
very close together. I saw Mr. Davis In
town on last Wednesday; lie told me that,
by G—d, Byrd Lyon ought to have been
killod for a fool for marrying his daugh
ter, for she only married him for his prop
erty.
J. F. WILLIAMS
sworn, says: I reside in this county, and
was acquainted with Byrd Lyon in his
life time. For the last three years ho has
been living in Opelika. At the time of his
death ho was at his home near this place.
I was in Opelika two or threo times dur
his residence thero, and was at his house
there about a month ago. I saw there
Mrs. Lyon, and a girl called Amy. At
supper time there was another woman
there, who Ido not see hero. I cant call
her name; think it was Mrs. Meinika. I
staid there all night. Mr. Livingston was
there with me. I talked with her about
the division of property,and how they were
gotting along together, sho saying he had
shifted rooms, Lyon going into a room to
himself on account of the nolso. She
talked about my son Arthur, and said she
and a woman had a dispute about him,
and sho had fallen heir to him, and that
old man Lyon’s life would soon be
knocked out of him if he did not die. I
said to her that it was dangerous talk, as
she might talk it before sotno bust-head
boy, and get him to kill Lyon to get her.
When I was hitching up my team, sho
came to me and asked me not to mention
what she had sakl, to Mr. Lyon, ns it
would make him very mad. 1 have been
acquainted with Mr. Lyon 16 years, and
with her about six years. I live about a
mile from where Lyon used to live; I saw
him after he came here from Opeiika.
The first time I ever saw Charles Mein
ika was at Crime’ beef market in Opelika
about a month ago. Since then I think I
have seen him at Mrs. Davis’. Mrs. Da
vis spoke to him and told him to go to
dinner. Though in hurry I noticed ho
went slyly in, to avoid any notice from
me. This was I think on Friday, about a
week before Lyon was killed. His man
ners was such as to attract my attention.
This was about 12 o’clock on that day.
CROSS EXAMINED.
I llrstsaw Meinika about month ago. lie
seemed to be employed by Mr. Criru. Mrs.
Davis did notask me in to dinner on tho
occasion that I went to tho house. I rodo
part of the way home from Opelika in Mr.
Lyon’s wagon; I did not say anything to
him about our conversation. My son
drove thoexpross wagon with Mr. Lyon's
remains, and my daughter rode in the car
riage with Mrs. Lyon. Ido not know of
any hard feelings lxclween me and Mr.
Lyon.
\ ANDY MEADOWS, SWORN ;
1 am a farmer, and live in the Ninth
Boat, about six miles from Crawford. Ou
the night Mr. Lyon was killed I was at
my brother’s store at the fork of the road
leading from Columbus to Salem. That
night a-man came to the store between
ten and eleven o’clock ;iwhou he called I
was lying on tbe bed, but got up, lit the
lamp, and went to tile door. He asked me
If that was the road to Salem, and asked
for a drink of water. The man who came
spoke a peculiar language: afterwards 1
heard the same talk at my brother’s
house, Wednesday night. On Thursday
I heax-d the same voice, and recognized it
as Charles Melnika’s. jHore ho pointed
out Charles Meinika as tile nian-l On the
night of tho killing t ho man who came to
my door waafaoti to Salem,
JRSOIwI I iwwi ‘
lifter wo ielt, tho trial was continued ; j
Mr. J. Munroo Fuller being tho witness on !
the stand. It was generally understood
that lalitiiigkl. they would continue the !
Investigation.
Capt. Reese Crawford yesterday put In
an appearauue as counsel for Charlie Me
lniks and will henoeforth represent him.
Meinika is well represented.
Public opinion is undergoing a change,
and it is hard to toll how matters si and.
The trial will proceed to-day. (
Jill. UFXIYF.BY.
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TWELVE PRISON BBS RBCAPT.
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About, sunset yesterday afternoon Mr.
Jailor Johnson was passing coal into the
prison, when Dan Barker and Toney
Walker, colored, and Peter Finnegan,
white, rushed upon and overpowered him,
opened the doors, and, with nine ethers,
made their escape. The plot, Toney
Walker says, was started yesterday morn
ing by Henry Davis and Frank Madden,
both colored—the latter awaiting anew
trial on appeal—having been convicted at
a late term of the court of some high
crime. *
When they heard Mr. Johnson unlock
ing the doors they concealed themselves
along the wall and in the jams right and
left of the door; and when it was unlocked
they rushed on and choked him until he
was powerless to Impede their flight. His
cries for help brought Mrs. Johnson to
the hall, but they rudely pushed her
aside and made for the door and windows
Of the dining-room, through which they
passed and reached tho commons. By
this time Mr. Johnson was himself
again, and pistols in hand, went in pur
suit with such vigor that ho soon got
within shooting distance; but he thinks
he did not hit his man. Ho and others
chased the refugees Into tho woods back
of Wynn ton, but only succeeded In cap
turing one. There wore eighteen prison
ers in jail, twelve of Wliwm are now at
largo. Peter Finnegan, who has been
convicted of murdering Chas. Wilding, is
among them. Kilgore, charged with kill
ing Coulter some two years ago, was sick
and made no effort to join the escapade.
All the escaped parties except Finnegan
are negroes, and wero awaiting trial for
various offences, from stealing potatoes
to burglary at night. And of the six yet
remaining in prison, all are negroes ex
cept Kilgore—ono.of them a woman.
Julius Johnson, one of tho prisoners
now under sentence to the penitentiary
for theft, not only did not join the gang,
but when Mrs. Johnson vvas.boing rudely
handled, went to her assistance, and in
Mr. Johnson’s absence in pursuit, went
out about the new jail and yard, and then
returned to his inside quarters. Mr
Johnson speaks in high terms of the gener
al good conduct of Julius, which Julius
is bold in declaring his innocence of the
crirno of which he is convicted.
This adds another to tho numerous in
stances of the escape of prisoners from
our county jail, and would seem sufficient
to suggest to the County Commissioners
the existence of a radical defect some
where in the jail management. Hereto
fore it may in some cases have been at
tributed to defective fastenings, or to
unfaithful keepers, but in this case noth
ing is charged to the fastenings and Mr.
Johnson’s faithfulness is unquestioned.
Then where is the fault? We think it is in
tho policy of not keeping a sufficient
guard constantly present to aid the
jailor iu any emergency. Buchan emer
gency might arise but seldom, and it
well provided for might never arise, but
the expense would be justified by the
perfect security of the jail.
Let the County Commisioners and the
Grand Jury now in session, consult on
this subject. Our community is tired of
jail deliveries, whatever the cause may
be.
Jelt'ersiin’s Love Baking.
From the Detroit Free Press.]
There was another victim to tho tender
passion in those days who afterward grow
famous—a young gentleman who eventu
ally boenme President of tho United
States, “apostle of Democracy,” and “sage
of Montlcollo”—Mr. Thomas Jefferson. It
is hard to contemplate this calm, collect
ed, unexcitable man of politics and scien
tist in the light of a lover; but Jefferson
was, in his early years, a very susceptible
youug gentleman. We are not left to con
jecture on this subject. We have under
his own hand—in his letters published by
his literary executor in his “Life”—a most
amusing account of his love affairs when
he was a student at William and Mary
College. Nothing more rollicking, gay,
even extravagantly comic, could be Imag
ined than certain passages In these epis
tles ; notably that in which he describes
at length and in detail how Satan came
through a hole In the roof while he was
asleep, and, taking the form of a rat,
stoic his “gemmy-worked garters.” His
fair enslaver, to whom he constantly re
fers in these letters, was Miss Rebecca
Burwell, tho daughter of a gentleman of
Gloucester. Ho writes about her to his
friend, John Page, Esq., afterward Gov
ernor of Virginia, which office ho, too, was
to hold. He is nervously fearful that
somebody will discover who his sweet
heart is; so, after the fashion of the time,
he bestows upon her a name extracted
from the dictionary of love—Belinda.
Every fair one then was Chios, Daphne, or
Florelia; Miss Burwell was Belinda. But
“Belinda,” the suitor fears, is far too
plain; his secret will bo penetrated, his
movements be watched, his love discov
ered. Therefore he translates “Belinda”
into Latin, and calls the young lady Otun
pana-in-die—“Boll-in-Day.” Greek letters
were occasionally employed to wrap up
from profane glances t lie dear one’s name,
and it was even written backward in
Greek, and becomes Atlniteb.
Wo read of these follies of the after
wards famous man with a certain amused
interest,- and they seem to bring tho sage
of Monticelloand “apostle of Democracy”
a great deal nearer to us. lie is a man
like ourselvos, not a more historic figure.
He is not writing Presidential messages
vet, but “dancing with Belinda at the
Apollo’’—that famous room in the Raleigh
tavern where the youth grown to man
hood was to organize, through the com
mittee of correspondence, resistance to
tho British crown. He is a boy, and is in
disputably in love in this good year of
1763, and ho courts and sighs, and tries to
capture his pretty little sweetheart—as
pious, it is said, as she was beautiful, and,
like his friend, George Washington, fails.
The young iady will not be captured.
There is much reason to conclude that she
gave Mr. Thomas Jefferson “the slipper,”
sending him adrift the most unhappy of
lovers, for we soon find him writing in the
saddest strains absut his prospects; plan
ning a sail boat voyage to Europe, and a
return “through tho British provinces to i
the northward,” and proposing schemes 1
for the future unconnected with hiadenr
“Ompima~iii.4ie .’” this lady ifterwards
married Mr. Mmfwnn Ambler, tho be
loved and respected Treasurer of Virginia;
and It Is a somewhat notable fact that'
Miss Gary, who discarded Washington,!
was united to Mr. Edward Ambler, broth
er of tho gentleman who married Miss
jßehecea Burwell, who discarded Jefferson.
The dii majores of that epoch were unfor
tunates, and seem to have boon taught by
the saddest ekpeHences that “kissing goes
by favor.”
Another coincidence between the matri
monial fates of Washington and Jefferson
was to present itself. Rejected by Belin
da, Tom Jefferson, os ho was called by his
friends, betook himself to law and polities,
seeking in dusty tomes and political as
piration some slave for his grievous
wound. The day came, however, when
Cupid again asserted his sway. Jefferson
made the aquaintance of a beautiful
young widow—note that Washington,
disappointed in love also, met with a
lovely widow—Mr. Jefferson's "friend"
being a certain Martha Skelton (the
Martha being an additional coincidence,)
a wealthy young dame of "The Forest,”
In Charles City. , This young heiress he
bore off from every competitor. All his
accomplishments woro used to that end—
hia wit, badinage, fiddle-playing, and
lover-Uke ardor. At last he sucoeded and
a great wedding took place at “The Eor
est” on a night of winter, tho hugo log-fires
driving away with, their blaze the chill
of January, the same month in which
Washington had married ids fair widow,
Martha. On the next day the groom and
his bride set out in their coach for Monti
oello, then in process of erection on a spur
of the Blue Ridge. At “Blenheim,” the
houso of Col. Carter, near the mountain,
they wero caught by a snow storm, forced
to leave their coach, and compelled to
continue their journey on horseback,
floundering through deep snow drifts.
Jefferson was in dispair, but tho bride
was in the highest of spirits. They strug
gled up tho mountain roads for eight
weary miles, through a snow-shrouded
landscape, and only arrived after night to
find all cold, dark, and cheerless. But
this did not abate the gaiety of the beau
tiful young bride. She saluted her mis
hap with laughter—a lire was soon kin
dled in a little pavilllon—they found some
wino and biscuits behind some old law
books on the shelves, and hour after hour
of the cold winter night was spent In song
and laughter!
A Poverty-Stricken King.
The London Echo says; There is living
now in Milan a man without a roof to
cover his head, who, only n few years
xgo, was a King. This personage is Leo
VII, of Armenia, Prince of Karigosz,
whose father was, in the year 184 G, dis
possessed by the Russians. Shortly after
this event the Inhabitants of Erivancalled
his son to the throne, by tho name of
Leo VII, but a simple command from St.
Petersburg proved sufficient to determine
his fall, tho only result of Ills brief eleva
tion being the Jess of all his property,
and tho withdrawal of a, pension of 12,000
francs which had been allowed to him by
the Russian Government. Tho landless
monarch had, indeed, some capital in
English ami American banks, but this he
tost In consequenlxe of rasli speculations.
He then sold his jewels and other valua
bles, and soon had absolutely nothing
left. Ho is now living with his wife and
six children In the bitterest poverty.
Harder Will Out.
A few years ago “August Flower” was
discovered to be a .certain cure for dys
pepsia and liver complaint, A few thin
dyspeptics made known to their friends
how easily they had been cured by its use.
Tho great merits of Green’s August
Flower, became heralded through the
country by one sufferer to another, until,
without advertising, its sale has become
immense. Druggists in every town in the
United States are selling it. No person
suffering with sour stomach, sick head
ache, eostiveness, palpitation of the
heart, indigestion, low spirits, etc., can
take three doses without relief. Go to
your druggists Dr. Gilbert A Thornton,
and get a bottle for 75 cents and try it.
Sample bottles 10 cents.
july2s-d*twtf
Remember, you can got any shade you
want In Zephyr wools from '
novis eodtf J. Albert Kirvkn.
If you want a Black Alpaca Dress look
at my stock before buying. I have the
best 50c. Alpacas in the city.
novlß eodtf J. Albert K irven.
to country; m i.ri haxts.
We have a jobbing lot of nice Perfume
ry and Toilet Soaps.
novl9 2t M. D. Hood & Cos.
For anything in -Groceries, Provisions
Grain, Ac., at “rook bottom,” prices call
on J. H. Hamilton.
nov2 tf
Love 3i Wilson *
celebrated Belts will cure chills, correct
deranged nervous systems, strengthen
the appetite, and actively aid in restoring
mpaired health. For sale at
apr2o tf M. D. Hoop & Co.’S.
Ohoioe Seed and Feed Oats (fs6sc.
Best Country Meal @7sc.
Choice Brands of Flour at
nov2 tf Hamilton's.
Extra Fine New Mackerel, in packages
to suit; Boneless Codfish fff lOc., Sardines
in % and %, Apples, P totoes, Onions,
New Cream Cheese, by
nov2 tf J. H. Hamilton.
Belmont Cloths—the latest tiling out,
in ladies’ Striped Suitings, at
novis tf J. S. Jones.'
For the tmsr assortmem of Cloaks in
the city, go to J. S. Jones.’
novlß tf
To arrive; Worsted Fringes in all new
shades; also all tiie popular novelties in
Ties. J. 8. Jones.
You can get a good Silk Scarf in any of
the new shades for 25c., at
novlß eodtf Kir yen's
Large stock Ribbons, Laces and Trim
mings just received at Kibven’s.
novlß eodtf
Blaok Alpacas, Tamise, Cashmeri*,
Bombazine at J. S. Jones.’
novlS tf
Corn and Bran.
Just received, a choice lot of Corn at 75c
per bushel.
Fresh lot of Bran in any quantity at SI.OO
per hundred .(sacks included.
novl2 tf J. H. Hamilton.
If you want for little
money, call on J. Albert Kxrven.
ABOVE COST.
Onlofl Sets, Hostettet*e 'Bltfers,
Vinegar Bitten, Wilder’s Bitters,
Rischees'German Byrup,
Simmons’ Liver Uegulutor,
Hepatiue, August Flower,
Plantation Bitters,
Pembertons’ Stllingla
Globo Flower Syrup.
Brooks' Buchu.
All the above articles, with everything
else that Is kept In a first-class Drug
Store, for sale by
oct22 tf A. M. Brannon.
Nonrthlßi Kiev.
Genuine English Plum Pudding import
ed, Canton Ginger Preserves.
For sale by J. H. Hamilton.
nov2 tf
‘Til 1C 01.19 *KKI,IAIIL.K."
We make our annual bow to the public,
and beg to announce that wo are again
prepared to offer the best
WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS,
at whosnle and retail at. the lowest cash
price.
In addition to LIQUORS, we have
smoker’s materials of every descrip
tion,
and at prices to suit the times.
restaurant.
The Restaurant Department of our
house will be kept to the usual standard,
and with that our friends have heretofore
been satisfied.
Mg- Birds, Fish, Oysters, and all game
of the season kept on hand.
Chas. Hetman it Cos.
8 tf
f —■ mp
City Mills will sell fine White Meal to
day at 75c. J. N. Embry,
oet2B tf Proprietor.
To Ihe Public
Having received our new stock, we
would respectfully invite our customers
and tho public in general, to call and ex
amine the same. Every artiicle has been
selected with great care, as to style, and
will be found equal to any offered for sale
in New York, or elsewhere. The prices of
watches, jewelry and silver-ware has been
reduced considerable here lately, and as
we buy only for cash, wo can offer our
goods at the lowest profitable price.
Therefore if you want good goods at low
prices you will find what you want at
WimcH & Kinsel’s
octH 3m Jewelry Store.
City Cigßr Depot;
F. W. Loudenbek,
tf next, to Dally Times office.
•Vast Received.
New Buckwheat Flour 75c. per sack.
Gilt Edge, Northern and Country But
ter.
Honey Drips Syrup.
Best Maeearoni at 20e.
Canned Corned Beef.
Extra New Mess Mackerel by retail.
novl2 tf J. H. Hamilton.
Holland Herrings $2.25 per keg.
Boneless Codfish 5 It boxes 75c.
Plain and Mixed Pickles by the gallon.
Buckwheat Flour.
Goshen Butter. By
auglo tf G. W. Brown.
Canned (wood*.
Peaches, Pine Apples, Tomatoes, Green
Corn, Oysters, Salmon, Ac., at
nov2 tf Hamilton’s.
tailoring.
The FALL FASHION PLATES dis
play many handsome STYLES, whieh I
am now making up to order. Merchants
dealing in CLOTHS and CASSIMERES
are now opening a handsome line of these
goods. Offering the best exertions, I ex
pect to please even the most fastidious in
execution and in promptness.
CUTTING and REPAIRING will receive
strict attention.
C- H. Jones.
A Dubuque girl played Copenhagen at
a party the other night, and yelled and
shrieked, and howled, and ran behind the
door and scratched tho young man’s face
In several places, and upset a kerosene
lamp, and kicked over the stool, and
screamed for the police, and finally, when
he kissed her just on the tip of the oar,
she fainted dead away, and said she could
nevor look any one in the face again, and
they led the bashful, modest creature sob
bing home. The next day sho rnn away
with a married lightning-rod peddler with
a hare lip and six children.
So Tender and so True—Edward—
And now, darling, before we part, how are
we to keep our marriage a profound se
cret ? Angeline (promptly)—Nothing eas
ier, Edwin, dear. You have only to be
have to me as you have a 1 wavs done, and
1 no one will suspect It.
A Brooklyn man who, in response to a
perfumed note in a delicate hand, kept an
appointment which it made, and met—his
wife, is missing. It is supposed that he
hosgone to help Professor Nordunskiold
open that new route to China.
One sandal strap fastened with a large
buckle on the instep is the latest fancy in
house slippers. Tho clocked stocking Is
seen in the open space below the sandal
strap, a tiny bow is plaoed near tho toe of
the slipper.
Fashion demands at the moment a spe
cial hat for a theatre.
To get up a handkerchief flirtation—
Rule first. “Get two handkerchiefs and
two fools.” Want the other five rules ?
Longer corsets and shorter bustles are
recommended by fashionable dressmakers
The new fashionable bustle doesn’t
really attract all the attention it is capa
j ble of doing until it slips around and set
| ties gracefully over the hips. Then it
i calls for applause.
! Large silver and steel buckles are used
ito fasten ladies’ buskin and house slip-
P ers - . , .
Chenille is introduced exclusively in
bonnet trimmings, fringes, and dress em
broideries.
FOR SALE.
A VERY DESIRABLE REBl
dence of aix rooms for sale,
situated on the easttrn lino of^B§ aBT
pho city, juit outside of the
toration. considerably elevated above the city,
in a choice and refined neighborhood. Every
thing about the place is calculated to render it an
attractive home.
The health of the place is assured, and unsur
passed by any near Columbus.
This place is situated at from eight to twelve
minntes walk from the business streets. It af
fords a quiet and shady retreat from the dust
and heat of the city. The yard is shaded by a
grove of elms, oaks and pecan. There is on the
place a fine vineyard of scuppernong, a sm ail oj
chard of choice apples, pears and peaches.
Several tenements on the place in separate yard
with line well. Well of superior water in the
yard. Two and a half acres of land in all.
Apply to Messrs. T. K. Wynne and Peter Preer
Oct24wlm.
GEORGIA, CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, OC
TOBER, 30, 1876 MARY E. ROBINSON,wife
of John T. Robinson, makes application before
me for Homestead of realty and exemption of
personalty, and I will pass upon the same at my
office in Cossets, on Wednesday, the 22d day of
November, at 10 o’clock a. m.
W. A. FARLEY,
nov2 X2t Ordinary.
WESTERN RAILROAD OF ALABAI 1
Ooiamstrs, Go. Nov., 12th, in:
TRAINS LEAVE COLUMBUS DAILY. AS 1. ,
LOWS:
(aOCTHJCBN MAIL.)
2:W p v. Arrive AtjMontßomArjr H:34
Mobil* :0
New Orleans.... HiSn.
(AWUVTA AND WOSTHERN MAIL.)
7:13 am. Arrive *t Atlanta 2:30x1 ,
™ York (vl* Air Line) 3:25 , j |
New'York (vl* Kennew) 4:06 i'
Aliio by thle tr!n arrive at Montgomery 1:12 1
Selma 4:40 l
Vicksburg 10:00 . . .
TRAINS ARRIVE AT COLUMBUS
From Montgomery and Sontbveat.. ..12:13 no
From Montgomery and Soutbweat 7:15 x '
From Atlanta and Northwest 7:15 r
Mf Tbia train arriving at Columbna 7:
r. v.; Leave* Atlanta 12:20,n00n.
E. P. ALEXANDER, Praaiaent
CHAS. PHILIPS, Agent. jeß t '
MOBILE & GIRARD R. P”
jZ^lijwrajFU
ConcMßC*. 6a., August 1, 1875
MAIL & PASSENGER TRAD
M
DAILY (including Sunday*) making cloe co ,
nection at Union Spring* with Monigtu
ery k Eufknla Bailroad tralna ta and ftrom Mor
gomcry and points beyond. Through coach wi
sleeping accommodations between Columbi
and Montgomery:
Leave Columbna 1:15 f.
Arrive at Montgomery 7:SO r. :
■< •< Mobile 4:50 a. i
■' New Orleans ~.10:80*.:
“ “Nashville ...8:10*.:
“ ' I,unitsV)lie 3:40 l". I
“ “St. Louis 8:10a. x
*• “ Cincinnati 8:15 p. ■
■* “Chicago 8:00a. ;
“ “Philadelphia 7:66 p. ?
“ “NewYork... :..10:20f.:i
“ Eufaula 3:SO *. i
“ *■ Troy 7:80r. > i
Leave Troy 18:00 a. >
Arrive at Columbus 7:00 a. >.
“ 11 Opelika 8:48*. >
“ • Atlanta.. 4:15 p. *
•* “Macon 12:28 a. >
THROUGH SLEEPEBB TO MONTGOMERY
Entire train through from Montgomery to Loni:'
ville without change;
Trains srrive in Montgomery two honrs earliej
than any other line.
Thia is the only line xuaJuxxg night sonH'. ’ i ,
Northwest.
No extra charges for seats in through care t
Louisville. Save twelve hours by this line.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN DAILY,
(Sundays excepted.)
Leave Columbus 7:35 p. m
Arrive at Union Springs 12:-0 r. m
“ “ Montgomery ( 6:8(4, M
" “ Kufaula ‘ 6x30 A. v
Tickets to all points Wert, Northwest am
North for sale at the Tic ket Office.
W. L. CLARK, Sup’t.
D. E. WILLIAMS,
General Ticket Age,nt. ai:.'B tf
T. K. Wynne
HAS ON HAND
Two Horse Plantation Wagons,
AIISTID
BIJG€rIES--Both Side and End Springs,
FOR SALE CHEAP.
WM. SCHOBER.
Dealer in Cnn* nod Ammunition.
(runs, Locks, kc„ Repaired.
Scp3o-tf 39 Randolph St., near Times office. _
Musical.
Mrs. t. h. vandenberg announces to
the Public her return as a Teacher of
Instrumental and Vocal Music.
With an experience of Fifteen Years, in Col
leges. High Schools, and Prirate Teaching, she
hopes to merit a share of patronage.
Best of reference* siren. Terms Moderate.