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Ledge: No. 170, F. A. M.— J. t.
jfnssell, W. M.; J. A. Bennett, See. Meets
first Wednesday night in each month at 7 p. m.
Rising Fawn Lodge, No. *93, F. A. M.—fi
ll. Thurman, W.M.; R. P. Tatum, See. Meets
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iskj UCIS TIRCHES.
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r [no first Saaday in eaeh month at 11 o’clock ;
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day. JSfAt Trenton, accotd Suaday in each
month at 11 o’clock ; Sabbath H*uool at 9
m,, or cry flur*y>. Prayer ■ Meeting
cv %ry Wiintsditj at 6:39, p. n,.
COUNTY COURT.
Cenaty Court meet* f;rs f M . in each
month. J. A. Bennett, Ordinary;’
SUPERIOR COURT.
Ho*. S. D. MoCntehen, Jadjo A. T.'Hark-
Attrnry-@eH<Tal ; N. W. (Vie, Clerk.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
J. W: Blevirf, Pheriff: J. A. Bennotf, Ordi
nary ; W. 8. Taylor, County Surveyor ; John
Olnrk, Tax AfMeseor ; John Moreland, TnxCol
!kkr • Z. O’Neal, Troßsurerj J. C. Taylor,
Scperintendfst.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
A. M. Hal*. V. M., T. J. Park, Ageut and
; G. W. Stewart, J. P.
LEGAL. X
V.J. Lopapkin, Attorney at l aw.-—Officefion
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PHYSICIANS.
r> Br. Flick*. —Office at rrsidenco, on Alabama
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES AC.
i M. Culler, dealer in staple and Faney Dry
P*dii, outk side public square,
f KetcberaideA Enurn, dealera in Dry Goods,
* ft o.eries and General Merchandise; fronting
lrod.
A| M. Halo, dealer in Family Groceries; at
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tV. kJ. P. .Taeoway, Attorncysat Law.—
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Ipr. W. K. Brock.--Offico at residence, in
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Professional Cards.
T. J. LUMPKIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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fll&ims and all business intrusted to his care,
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RISINSFAWM, DADE COUNTY, GA.
W ii,i, practice in the Superior Courts of Dade,
yf alker and Catoosa. Strict attention given to
t’te collection of claims, or other business in
trusted to his care. 1-tf.
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"VY ashing to n , D. C.,Feb. 21,1879.
; There has been of late much interesting
and important testimony before the Pot
ter Committee. That of Gen. Francis
F. Barlow, on Tuesday, showed pretty
| clearly that corrupt means were used in
; Florida, and the testimony of Y\dn. F.
j (’handler put into effect that of Barlow,
rather substantiated it on material points.
Barlow was and is a Republican, and
went to Florida in the fall of 1879 at the
request of President Grant. He had nu
merous conferences with members of the
canvassing and returning board, and
found that one of the three members was
of opinion that the state had gone for
Bildeii and should be so counted. Bar
low investigated matters and became
convinced of the same things. Up to
the day the result was declared, and the
state given to Hayes, he knew that that
member 6fthe board—Doctor Cowgill—
intended to vote as to show that he be
lieved the state belonged to Tilden. Gen.
Barlow does not know what inducements
were offered to Cowgill to change Ids
vote, but the whole country knows that
not only Cowgill and the other members
of the hoard, but all of the Republican
visiting statesmen who went to Florida,
excepAJU&ijhnv and Wm, F. (’handler,
have been'appointed to office by Hayes.
Gen. Barlow also contradicts in various
ways the testimony of Noyes, now minis
ter to France, who was the special repre
sentative of Hayes in Florida.
The Louisiana case also had a stirring
up yesterday. Ex-Marshal Jack Whar
ton was on the stand, aud testified to the
general belief among Louisiana Republi
can politicians that Madison Wells and
bis returning board were for sale in 1876
‘—-t'hai is, chew were willing to sell the
state to either party. There was also
produced before the committee a letter
addressed to “Senator” Kellogg by Mr.
Jewett, late Secretary of the Republican
Executive Committee of Louisiana. In
it Mr. Jewett threatens, if certain politi
cal acts of tlie “Senator,” calculated to
injure nis (Jewett’s) friends are not un
done, as follows :
“1 do not propose to submit to the
consequences of your devious action. I
have screened the administration and
yourself in many things. Notwithstand
ing you have sworn that you did not
draft the protest for Kelley of Richland
parish etc., etc., 1 have the original doc
ument in your writing, and saw you
write it. This is one of many pieces of
documentary evidence which I hold up
on you, and which would close your po
litical career very suddenly, if nothing
worse befell you. I have withheld my
knowledge of the frauds committed to
cany Louisiana ostensibly for Packard
and Hayes in 1876. If my friends are
to he sacrificed by tlie administration, I
do not know why 1 should continue to do
so. J much prefer to remain upon
friendly terms with you and the admin
istration, hut—my friends in Louisiana
must he taken care of, and my interests
must be consulted in all political arrange
ments in that state.”
Mr. Jewett will testify to-day.
In the House, as before noted, all but
two of the genclal appropriation bills
bnvc been passed, and also the deficiency
bill, the river and harbor bill and a bill
appropriating $27,000,000 for carrying
out the arrears of pension act. The
House has had excited debate for two
days on a proposition to repeal the “su
pervisor’s law,” an odious law by which
the general government is permitted to
interfere with elections in the various
states. The indications now are howev
er, that the legislative appropriation bill
to which the repealing clause is attach
ed, will become a law without sucli a
provision. Almost by unanimous con
sent, however, the test oath for jurors,
by which intelligent juries were made
almost impossible in any Southern state,
will be repealed. It is certain too that
the army appropriation bill will pass
without any provision for reorganizing
the army.
In the Senate yesterday by a decided
vote, there was added to the post-office
appropriation bill a clause giving $150,-
000 for carrying the mails in American
built steamships from New York via
RISING FAWN, DADE COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1879.
“Faithful to the Slight, Fearless Against the Wrong.”
Norfolk, and from New Orleans via Gal
veston, to various South American ports.
It is believed the House will agree to this.
The grant is for ten years.
Albion.
From Cr*w£lala.
Ed. Gazette: — l remarked that 1
made religion my theme and practice. I
mean the love of Christ that dwells with
in; producing love, peace and joy un
speakable and full of glory, that makes
me a happy man anywhere—at home or
abroad; having the glory of God in view
in all I do; having the love of Christ
abiding within, it makes everything that
is made for man’s happiness for tinit and
eternity lovely. As man is commanded
in the sweat of his face shall he eat his
bread, it makes that part all pleasant ;
it makes home sweet and friends dear;
it is the only tiling that brings perma
nent, lasting happiness to me. And it
does not hinder us from enjoying the
things of tliis world in their place; with
me it is it that makes the enjoyment of
this life and its concerns a pleasure. Af
ter the labor of the day is done, and I le
pair to the house, take up my Bible and
read of God’s will to man,and inaii'w du
ty to his God, and feast upon Ilis good
ness and love, until 1 feel like I need a
little recreation, I take up our Dade pa
per and with pleasure read of the hoys’
amusements and of the news around
home and the correspondence abroad,and
of its valuable instructions on farming,
gardening &c. I would not he without
our county paper for several times what
it costs me; but when that has its place
with me, I soon wish to get hack to my
native element in religion, and as J need
all the help 1 can get in that direction, I
look arpuud jVu- talk to help me. 1 find
in the Nashville Chrisiian Advocate,
edited by O. P. Fitzgerald, talk that
suits me, and a vast amount of it, for a
small sum (.$2.00 per year); and my
subscription is expiring, and wishing to
renew, and feeling an interest in the suc
cess of our enterprise there for the good
of our race, made an effort to get others
in with me, and for fear you or some one
of our Dade friends may think 1 am tak
ing more interest in papers abroad than
at home, I ventu v e the above broken re
marks. And in conclusion, permit me
to say that with me home is first, and I
bid you success, and would not have our
Dade paper foil for no small amount.
Vet it does not fill all the bill with me.
1 want a religious paper in connection
with it, and as I find no other that J earns
me as much what God is doing for the
church or the church for the world as the
conneetional paper at Nashville. 1 take
pleasure in its information. If it does
not'suit others all right with me ; if it
does let me know and for SI.BO cacli per
year, I will get it for a club of five or
more, and together with our home paper
and the Bible, we may improve all our
leisure hours.
\Y ESI.EY THURMAN.
Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Editor: — The weather is cold and
disagreeable—the roads bad, so that al
most everybody stays at borne.
There is but little interest here.
A friend at my elbow says that Mr.
C. C. Alexander ought to be indicted
for causing so much profanity in this
community. Mr. C. is erecting anew
dwelling, and has made the roof so steep
that every one who passes the road
(either rail or otherwise) breaks out in
a volley of abuse. Those who have not
the fear of God before their eyes, use all
manner of bad words upon the subject.
We incline to the belief that it is an in
dictable offense. It is bad to use bad
words.
There is considerable talk of, and
seems to be some interest felt in, a rail
road from Hannah Springs to Clover
dale—no, from Clovcrdale to Hannah
Springs. The main object of this road
we presume is to reach the iron ore in
that direction.
Married, at the residence of the bride’s
father, T. J. Morgan,at Hanna Springs,
Ala., on Sunday the 16th inst, by Allen
Lea, Eg'}., Miss Ellen Morgan to Mr.
Wm. Beene. Very respectfully,
bVb. 17, 1879. Etmills.
Hannah Springs
Hannah {Springs, Feb. 19, 1879.
Ed. Gatette: —The champion wood
chopper—he defies all competition and
offers a handsome lewardto any one who
I will compete with him in chopping. It
i is a fact and connot be denied, that this
| expert cut and split fifty-six loads o
; wood in a day, and cut nearly half of .t
up into stove wood ten inches long, he
fore sun-down, and it was all dead wool
to boot. This occurred at or near Han
nah Springs. If there is any that cai
beat it let’s hear from him.
Yours, truly! Loxgalicr.
Why Stamps Explode.
All explosions of petroleum lamps an
caused by the vapor or gas that collects
in the space above the oil. Of course, a
laipp contains no gas, but immediately
on lighting the lamp consumption of oil
begins, soon leaving a space for gas,
which commences to form as the lam
warms - up, and after burning a shor
time sufficient gas will accumulate to
cause an explosion. The gas in a lain]
will explode only when ignited. In tliit
respect it is like gunpowder. Cheap os
inferior oil is always the most dangerous.
The flame is communicated to the gas in
the following manner:—The wick tube
in tlie lamp burners is made larger than
the wick which is to pass through it. It
would not do to have the wick work
tightly in the burner; on the contrary, it
is nssential that it move up and down
with perfect ease. In this way it is un
avoidable that space in the tube is
left,along the sides of the wick sufficient ’
for the flame from the burner to pass
dov n into the lamp and explode the gas.
things occur to cause the flame to
pass down the wick and explode the lamp.
1. A lamp may he standing on the table
or mantel, and a slight puff
the open window or door }y*y cause an
explosion. 2. A lamp may be taken up
quickly from a table or mantel and in-
stantly explode. 3. A lamp is taken in
to an entry wife re there is a draught, or
out of doors, an<l an explosion ensues.
4. A lighted taken up a flight of
stairs or is raised to place it on
the mantel, resulting in an explosion. In
these instance&he mischief is done by
the air movemlnt, either by suddenly
checking the draught or forcing air down
the chimney against the flame. 5. Blow
ing down the chimney to extinguish the
light is a frequent cause of explosion. 6.
Lamp explosions have been caused by
using a chimney broken off at the top or
one that has a piece broken out, whereby
the draught is variable and the flame un
steady. 7. Sometimes a thoughtless
person puts a small sized wick in a large
burner, thus leaving considerable space
along the edges of the wick. 8. An old
burner, with its ail draughts closed up,
which rightfully should be thrown away,
is sometimes continued in use, and the
final result is an explosion.
The Widow And The Judge.
Sometime about**the commencement
of the year 1871, a train was passing
over the Northwestern railroad, between
Oshkosh and Madinon, In two of the
seats.facing each other, sat three lawyers
engaged at cards. Their fourth player
had just left the carriage and they nee
ded another to take his place.
“Come, Judge, take a hand,” they
said to a grave magistrate, who sat look
ng on but whose face indicated no
approval of their play lie shook his
head but this apparent refusal only in
creased their eagerness to secure him.
“O, yes, yes; We can’t get along
without you, Judge! Come, only juat
one game.” They persisied in their ur
gency, untT finally, with a flushed
countenance the Judge slowly rose and
took a seat with the players, and the
playing went on.
A veneaable woman, gray and bent
with years sat and watched the Judge
from her seat near the end of the railway
carriage. After the game had progressed
awhile she arose as if urged by some
strong impulse, and tottered foiward
along the aisle until she stood lace to
face with the Judge.
“Do you know me?” she said in a
tremulous vcice.
“No, my good woman,” said the
Judge, while he and his companions
looked at her inquiringly.
“Where did I ever see you before?”
“You seen me at court ill Oshkosh
when my son was tried for—-for robbin
somebody; and you sentened him to pris
or ten years —aud lie died there last
J une,”
The tears began to chase each other
town the womans face and the
:ard players seemed to have forgotten
their game as she went on:
“He was a good boy, if you did send
aim to prison, Judge; for he cleared our
inn and when his father took sick and
lied he did all the work. He was a stidy
boy till he got to card-play!n an diinkiu,
and then he’d he out all night at it every
night garuled away money* and he went
down and down.”
Overpowered wLh her emotions she
stood weeping in the aisle while the
crowd of passengers gathered around,
leaning forward to hear her story. She
jontmued:—
He ran away finally an took with him
ill the money there was left on the farm
t didn’t hear from him for fiv e years and
then he writ to me that he had been ar
rested. I sold my house to git money
to help him and went on to Court. Tlier’s
’Squire L , (pointing to one of th e
four euchre-players) the lawyer that ar
gued agin him—and you, Judge, sen
tenced him ten years to the State-pris
on.”
The old lady shook with emotion’ and
her voice was choked ,*nd broken with
grief, as she gasped out; —
“O, it does seem to me that if my hoy
oad never larnt to play keards he wouln’t
a gon down —an’ he’d been alive now!”
The Judge and his companions and
till that stood aro.und were melted tu tears
by the power of the old woman’s words.
There was no more card-playing in that
carriage; the players threw their cards
away and some of them it is believed
determined to play no more. That deso
late, broken-hearted woman had taught
them a lesson which they will never for- J
get.
Possibly some one wlio reads these
words may have inquired What is the
harm of a social game of cards? Res
pectable people play cards, Judge play
cards fasnionable le’play cards what
hurt does it do?”
Could they have witnessed that scene
and marked tha anguish of that widowed
childless broken-hearted mother; and
could they read the history of hundreds
of young men who have been allured to
their ruin bj these harmless games of
cares however strong might be their
confidence in their own ability to with
stand temtations they would for the sake
of others who are weaker and are in dan
ger put away these implement of temp
tation and say in tie languag e of the
apostle If meat make my briber to of
fend I will cat no more-HeOPwhile the
world standetli lest I make my brother
to offend.” Rom. viii. 13.
We have no right to make our liber
ty a stnmpbling block to unwary souls.
Ler us solemnly consider our responsi
bili f y and let the lessorn which the
Judge received that clay he a lesson to
others to beware of placing temptation
in the way of those around them or by
their action setting an example which
others may follow to their own destruct
ion.
Why I?fen Wives.
It is not to sweep the house, make the
bed. darn the socks and cook the meals,
that the man chiefly wants a wife, If
this is all he needs, servants can do it
more cheaply than a wife. If this is all.
when a young man calls to see a lady
send him into the pantry to taste the
bread and cake she has made, send him
to inspect the needlework and bed-mak
ing or put a broom into her hands and
send him to witness its use. Such things
are impornant and the wise young mou
will look after them. But what the true
man wants is a wife’s companionship,
sympathy and ’ove. A man is sometimes
overtaken by misfortunes; he meets fail
ures and defeats trials and temptations
beset him and he needs some one to stand
by him and sympathize. All through life
through storm and sunshine, through
adverse and fayoring winds, man needs
a woman’s love. His heart yearns for it.
A sister or a mother’s love will hardly
supply the nee l.
D. M. CFI.LFY, Businmhn Mavacek
I KEWS.
CJleaHcd fVoia Our Ei
clianjcs.
%
The.lndians are on the war-path in
Alaska.
Bishop Foley, of Chicago, has typhoid
fever.
About 0,000 English weavers are out
of employment.
Five hundred French Communists are
to be pardoned soon.
Plcuro-pneumonia is raging among
the cattle of England.
The South' 5 Carolina Seate Grange
met in Charleston the 4th.
Ex-Gov. Hartranft was appointed
postmaster at Philadelphia the 7th.
Christiancy’s resignation as Senator
from Michigan took effect at noon the
10th.
Thos. L. Drew, Governor of Arkan
sas in 1844 and 1805, died in Texas re
cently.
Evan Rice, bank cashier, was arrested
for embezzlement in Wilmington, N. C.,
the 6th.
The credentials of James D. Walker,
Senator from Arkansas, were presented
the Bth.
Ira Stewart, near Watertown, N. Y.,
was shot and killed by h's crazy son the
13th.
Dr. Geo. H. Gray, of Denison, Texas,
committed suicide in New Orleans, the
16th.
Arequia, South America, was visited
with a severe shock of earthquake the
9th ult.
#
Judge George Andrews, U. S. Attor
ney for the Eastern Tennessee District,
has resigned.
The Democrats have nominated Hon.
O. M. Barnes for United States Senator
from Michigan.
Frank D. Hill <k Cos., real estate
agents of Richmond, Va., failed for $60,-
000 the 17th.
John Edwards was hanged in Smith
field, N. C., the 14th, for a murder com
mitted last October.
Ed.Clayton,for murder, was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary at Louis
ville, the 15th.
The U. S. brig, Don Quixote, was
ship-wrecked off the Isles of Arran the
12th of January.
J. W. S. Parker was knocked down
and robbed at Greensboro, N. C., the
13th, and died next day.
Senator Bayard, of Delaware, hag lost
favor with Democrats by opposing the
repeal of tho infamous test oath.
Captain Dingley waß drowned in New
Orleans the 14th by slipping from the
gang-way of his ship into the liver.
A fire at Enterprise, Miss., the night
of the 14th destroyed property to the
amount of $60,000; insurance $40,000.
Patrick Smith, negro, for murdering
John C. Lacy in Virginia last month,
has been sentenced to be hung the 15th
of March.
The negroes of Minnesota, by peti
tion, favor the passage of Windom’i
resolution in regard to the migration of
negroes.
Charlie Woods, colored, for the mur
der of Mrs. Foster in Memphis, has
been found guilty of murder in the first
degree.
The steamer L. C. McCormick ex
ploded her boiler near Beverly, Ohio, the
16th, killing Mike Ha vemyer and seri
riously scalding six others.
Senator Bruce presided over the U. S.
Senate awhile the 14th, being the first
negro that has ever done so in the histo
ry of the Goverement.
James Beck, a baggage master on the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain Southern
Railroad, was arrested the 14th for rob
bing the mails, plead guilty and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years.
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