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J. A. DARK, Editor. uOLUME 1. "bade €Ol ATT WAZETTE |PC BIAS HK D AtJ RISING FAWN, GEORGIA,' £( Every Thursday) A2ZL-TC7 S' DAR II A GULLEY. J. A. PARK, D. M. CULLEY,* KniTOB. Business Maxac.f.r. .Subscription Rates. Rn|n Year,"in sl.^9. M Mortws, “ 7 °* |t IK K MORTIS, £! 50 * 11 fcs-ar— Advertising Rates. I A J Yertv<om<mU inserted ut SI.OO por inch fro murkioa, f?r'iny ti no le*]tb'-T tara aio $-Loeal ttoins and Ba< ! ..ets per lior for firet ißßcrtioa’ , fc eets per line fr eacii iu/crilen. ** #&lt~ A*©unctn£"®aii dictates* for i 5.00 ffk-ietlyjn advauae. All* adTerVi'i*g accounts(lee^a ari^payaale after tfe £rst insertion. > < for advertisements loader tbitn oiK: t *nonth. Hates made known on efplicaticn, - - —■—■ General Directory.^ - ■'LODGES. 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 first and third Friday nights in each month. V I. O. G. C.—l). M. Cnllcy N. ,C.; '** - f Moets every Saturday night. iskj UCIS TIRCHES. IX. B. Church, South.—Service* at Ri*>g r [no first Saaday in eaeh month at 11 o’clock ; |fclbV*Htk fiahool at 9 o’clock a, m., every Sun 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. H*ot fliird Monday in Murob md S ?ptewber. 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 e f Cbarch and Alabama street*. J. Q. Kale, Attorney at I.aw.—OffiaoJ Jrea #fA. U ~li ul e'e kteiuepp hcupc.j 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 - Iv-Sice. !| Trenton. | l.l'C A 1,. ' tV. kJ. P. .Taeoway, Attorncysat Law.— '%n ea*t side pnblic square. .J .PHYSICIANS.^ ( Ipr. W. K. Brock.--Offico at residence, in w'irlhorn part of the village. Professional Cards. T. J. LUMPKIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ( : INCFAV.N.DA DECCUNTY.CA. WtLb pay prompt attention to the collection ‘ fll&ims and all business intrusted to his care, tb. avD'il courts for the counties of Da “Walk.- aat Catoosa. )-tf *' J~. . 'IS ALE," A ttery fc Counsellor at Law 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. K w. u. J AC© WA V, ATLAW, -■'V /.(STQN,nj::jj \u a. !i f. pra# 1•; * in tin? counties of Dad 1 :i, < lletijiga specialty | WANML\TOi\ LETTER. "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. NUIv.dER 17