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Wm. PARKER, Ed. and Pro. VOL V. Caff** Canute §mik\ •3 ' TheGAZETTE will ic mailed to! aubscribers, postage free, at the fol lowing price: One year, ------ $i 25. Six months, ------ 75,1 Three months. 50. Invariably in advance. No devi ation will be made from the above prices. , - UAJKS or .tairmmsixo. ' Ong square, first insertion, SI 00. For each subsequent insertion, 50. 1-4 column, three months, 10 00. 1-4 column, six months, 18 00. 1-4 column, twelve months, 30 00. 1-2 column, three mouths, 20 00. j 1-2 cqlninu, six months, 80 00. 1 1-2 c. lmnn, twelve months, 45 00. j 1 column, one year, - - 75 00. Advertising due on first appear ance. or whet) ealled for, unless j otherwise contracted for. Announccmdnts of candidates $3. Grand jury presentments per col umn - - - - - - ®lO, Professional cards, - - 5. Transient advertisements payable in advance. Local notices 10 cents per*line. Notices of marriages and deaths free. Articles to insure publication must be accompanied by the name ot the writer (not neeessry lor public;; Lon ) L j but as a guarantee; and must no be written only one side of the pa per. These rules are imperative, and will not be deviated from. Wm, PARKER, PL'Hr.isHiiii jP rofessiona l Ca rds. tDR. J. A, FOGLE. Ai.apaiia, Ga. • Will practice Medicine and Surgery Yu- Berrien? and Coffee counties. Charges reasonable. apr3-ly Dr. W. A. FORT, Alapaha Berrien county, Ga Tenders his professional services to the citizens of iWrien and Coffee counties. Charges'moderate. tf. P. S. HALE M. D., Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur Pearson Ga. With 35 years experience in this prac tice of his profession, offers his ser vices to the citizens of’Coffee and surrounding counties. Charge in accordance with the times. Dr. C. G. B. W. PARKER, Tenders his professional jjfadf s« rv i ce to tbe citizens of Coffee county. Office at Kirkland Station. W. H. LASTINGER, A TTOBXEY A T LA W, Alapaha, Berrien Co., Oa. Kings Hotel WAYCROSS, GEORGIA South side railroad —twenty steps from depot. v. E. mclendon, Attorney at Law, AND REAL ESTATE AGENT, Pearson, Coffee county, Georgia. Will give prompt attention to all business : entrusted to -hi* ca*. Transactions in land and the collection Of claims n specialty. f* j, c. McDonald, Attorney at Law, WAYCfIIOSvS; GA. "Will practice in the Brunswick and Southern circuits, and elsewhere by special contract. jal-ly T. S. IIERIiIOT ATTOIiXT AT PEARSON, GEORGIA- Win give prompt attention to all busi ness ent ruste d to Ris care fel 7-y LIPPMAN BRO.. Wholesale Drug & Nothin House Nos. 167, 171, 173, 175 Congress street, and 17, 19, 21 Barnard st., Savannah, Ga. ; Tie Albany Rouse i MERRICK BARNES, Proprietor, j ALBANY, - - - - GA I This House is well furnished, in every | way prepared for the accommodation of the traveling public. Entire satisfaction gu.ir fnteed. The tnble is supplied with the best ; the country affords, and the servants are j unsurpassed in politeness and attention to the wants of quests. Omnibuses convey 1 passepgvrs* to and from the thlhi- .L railroads promply, free of Charge. Chargin' to snit.the times. dev3. I. EPSTEIN BRQ., WHOLESALE- DEALERS IN STAPLE and FANCY DRY GO( IDS, \< )TIONS. P,O( )'!’S SHOES, and C ENT'S FUR NISH ING GOODS. No. 137 Congress St.. SAVANNAH, GA. Ti Hill,l HOUSE. , —WITH ITS— SPACiGUS VESTIBULE, Extensive and Elegant Verandah ! Affording ladies a fine view of he promenade, | Airy and well Yentelated Rooms, [ UNRIV AL E D TAB LE. is the par exelence the Leading Hotel of Savanah. JOHN BRKSMAN, Manager. TRY THE NEW YORK OBSERVER ONE YEAR The Largest and Best Paper in the World. SEND FOR SAMPLE COPT-FREE NEW YORK OBSERVER ' 37 Park Row, New York. 4t BRUNSWICK & ALBANY RAILED * Change of Schedule, superintendent’s office I Brunswick, Ga, July 10th 1879. j On and after Thursday July 10th, 1879. pas senger trains on this road will.run as follows. WESTWARD BOUND. DAILY, SUNDAY EXCEPTED Leaves Brunswick, 8.00 -a ,»i 1 Way Cross 11.47 a.m, “ Pearson, (Eating H0u5e)..2.10 p. m. ‘ ‘ Alappaha, 3.43 p. m. “ Alford, 6.13. p. m Aruve at Albany, 8.00 p, m EASTWARD BOUND. DAILY, SUNDAY EXCEPTED. Leaves Albany 8.00 a.m. “ Alford 9.45 a. m. ~ Alappaha 12.16 p-m. “ Pearson (Eating House)... .2.i6 p. m. “ Way Cross 4.14 p.m. Arrive at Brunswick 8.30 p. m. jCHAS. L. SCHLATTER, General Superinteent li. D. MEADER, Assistant Superintendent. TSI TILlfifiAFH ASD MESSESGI FOR 1881. More Editors, more Telegraph: News, Corkf.tpondf.ntb, and New- Type, AU at a Larje A<l<litional Expensk \ We promise to spare neither pains or ex pense in making our DAILY AND WEEKLY among tho most readable papers in the Southern States. Our DAILY' is published every day. (Mondays excepted). It contains the latest news of’the World, full market quotations; of.all kinds, changed daily. It is in every I respect n first-class daily newspaper. Our WEEKLY is the largest paper pub lished South, containing sixty-four col umns, eight pages—filled almost entirely with choice rending matter. Every farmer especially slionld subscribe. Daily, one year $lO 00 Daily, six months >.5 00 Daily, three inonths 250 Daiiy, one mouth, 1 00 Weekly, one year 2 00 Weekly six up nths 1 00 to clubs of five, one year, 1 75 to clubs of ten or more, one year... 150 Address, Telegraph and Messcnoer, Macon’ Georgia j Coffee County; First and Last. PEARSON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1881. For the Gazette. LAKE APOPKA. [Lines suggested upon viewing Lake Apopka, a beautiful, and picturesque sheet of water situat ed in the wilds of South Florida:] Par from the busy haunts of men, Agopku Lake lies spread; As’yi: I,muaired by human hand, Nor on xt blight been shed. Par stretched along, iu lovely pride, Is seen its winding way, Its moss-grown bunks,its deep blue sides-, Its mounds of ancient day. Amid thick hanging sylvan boughs Its glassy waters liow. Where sports mound the playful fawn, Reflected in its glow. Oft have I lingered ' u its shore, And viewed its sparkling beam, YVlu re naught was heard to break the spell, Except some wild bird’s scream. Sweet wr.ters of Apopka Lake, Olt on thy bonks I’ve stray, d In silent thought and plaintive mood, Where lie the num’rous dead. Where quiet spot, serenely calm, Was made the field of strife— YVhere “TalePaco”men from other climes Struck at the ‘'Red Man’s” life. Where loud the thrilling war whoop sound Did echo through the wood; Where scalping knife and tomahawk— Where once the wigwam stood, But ah! thy shades of floral hue No more the rod lrtqn roves, Deserted are his “Hunting Grounds,” His fields and “orange grtVes” The hooting owl on yonder tree Now joins the whippoorwill In chanting their sad requiem O’er thy pure waters still. Pearson, Feb. 1, 1881. n. * i For tho Gazette Recollections ofthe Far West BY A LUCKLESS WANDERER. NUMBER IV. Our trip from Acapulco to San Francisco was a very pleasant j one, the passengers being in ex j cellent Iteallh and spirits. Amuse ments of various kinds were in dulged in, the most prominent ! being mock trials. In sauntering around the ship we noticed an elderly Mexican in the steerage, accompanied by a very beautiful young Castillian girl, and their appearance indi cating wealth and refinement, we were somewhat curious to know tvhy he had sought the seclusion ofthe steerage, when his beauti ful companion might have been the reigning belle of the cabin. | inquiry revealed the fact that j t hey had come on board in a | small boat during the night at the mouth of the harbor of Acapul co. In our eagerness to form the acquaintance of the fair Senorita we dropped into conversation with the old gentleman, in the course of which we stated that we had been sojourning in Acapulco for two weeks, and informed him of the nature of our business. This seemed to have the desired effect, and he introduced himself as Juan Hidalgo, and his com panion, who proved to be his ward,as Senorita Cecelia Lampez. She was the daughter of a weal thy Spaniard who had been killed in the army, and for several years had lieen living at the home of Seporllidalgo near Tixtla. Al though scarcely fifteen years old she was grown, highly educated, speaking several languages, and one of the most agreeable per sons in conversation we ever met. The secret of their seclusion was revealed to 11s that day. Maxi millian had failed in his attempt to gain possession of the .Republic. Senor Hidalgo was a sympathizer with the invaders. The army officers were frequent visitors to his hemp, and (Senorita Cecelia had become enamored with and was betrothed to one of tire many young, dashing and adventurous line officers. Finally the crash came, Maximijjiari'fc forces were deb and her intended was in Guadalajara. The. sympathiz ers of the defeated army n ere in constant fear of the roving bands of victorious soldiers prowling around, sparing 1 no one whom they thought unfriendly to their cause. Senor Hidalgo was sure of execution if caught, and Senor- Cecelia had laid herself liable! to a like fate because she hadi identified herself with the inva ders' cause by being betrothed to Oiie of their champions. Besides, 1 after the defeat of the army 111 Guerrero she had dispatched a licet courier to Guadalajara to! convey the news of the defeat to her lover, urging him to flee to the coast and meet her at Man zsnilla, whither she would come i |by some means. The result of ;this message was that the entire ; invading army in Xaliseo, of l ! which Guadalajara is the capital, was forewarned, and they scat tered out, thus preventing cap ture. This courier had been seen j and chased, but not overtaken, | and the direst vengeance was I sworn upon the Hidalgo house- 1 | lipid. They fled to the raoun-' tains where they were concealed for several weeks, without any opportunity of reaching Manza- j nilla by land, when they repaired to the coast and got on board of our boat, after undergoing hard ships innumerable, yet bravely ! stood by the heroic girl. But she was in a still greater quandary. So much time had I elapsed since she had communi cated with her intended that she ! feared some mishap had befallen j him, or perchance he had started out in quest of her, owing to her long silence and absence. Again, (he excitement was still intense about Manzanilla, and if she went ashore she would surely fall a victim to her inhuman enemies, and also betray her lover should lie be there. Would we befriend her ? Most certainly we would. Our boat was to touch at Manzanilla, and nothing would afford us more pleasure than to go ashore and enjoy the adventure in store. We obtained an accurate description of the young officer, and placed in our breast pocket, with the* 'hilt exposed, a beautiful stiletto .(dagger) belonging to the girl, a present from him whom we were in quest. When the boat cast her anchor in the harbor, the ship’s crew manned a small boat to land passengers, and we went ashore. • The beach seemed lined with murderous-looking Greasers and foreigners, and notwithstanding the sailors warned us to not leave 1 hem, we walked to a cafe near by, ordered a bottle of wine, and seemed to be closely watched by every cut throat Greaser in the country. In talking with the keeperjof the cafe the fact eked out that all strangers were looked upon with considerable suspicion at that time. A happy thought struck us. We exhibited to him the letter of introduction we had received at Acapulco from the clerk of the consulate, as also an- other written by the editor ofthe paper there, and everything seemed satisfactory. About this time an uncouth-looking Italian, evidently a fisherman, stepped in and ordered something. We took no notice of him until he asked us to join him in a social glass. The unsheathed stiletto seemed to i attract his attention, and a more searching glance convinced us that he was the very man we were in quest. Unnoticed signs to re main silent passed between us. How to communicate to him the whereabouts of Senorita Cecelia without betraying us both, as we seemed to he closely watched,! was a matter that sorely- puzzled us for a time. What were we to do ? After thinking of many plans, none of which, after deliberation, seemed plausible, we looked at our watch and found we had but fifteen minutes to spare before the boat would return to the ship. The thought occurred to us that we must miss that boat. Leav ing the cafe we loitered around the town until /e felt certain that the boat had left, and then re turned. We took particular pains not to miss it until we were near the Itailian, and then affect ed great surprise as well as un easiness at being left. Turning to him we offered him a dollar to row us to the ship, which was then weighing anchor. The offer was eagerly accepted and we were soon in his frail craft, pulling fbr the ship, which was slowly drifting | out. A few words explained all i Soon we were on board, and a [joyous meeting was had. The lovers were safe now. The ship [ had touched at the last port in ; Mexico, and there was no boat 11 hat could overhaul them should they he suspicioned. They were not, however, for subsequently we saw in a San Francisco paper a short article clipped from a Mexican journal, which read in substance as follows: “When the last P. M. S. S. Co.’s up boat touched at Manzanilla, an American came ashore, unwit tingly remaining until the small boat had left. He employed an Italian fisherman named Antoine to row him to his ship. The pass enger was safely boarded, but in clearing the ship the boat was caught under the wheels and cap sized, and poor Antoine was drowned. No assistance was of fered by .the ship’s crew, who could not have failed to see the boat capsize.” Antoine was drowned, but it was in a sea of happiness. The fisherman was soon transformed into a very handsome gentleman, and there were three more pas sengers booked for the cabin. At night there was a wedding on board, and the spacious saloon of t he ship was turned into a dance hall. Mr. and Mrs. Antoine five years ago were living happily in a beautiful villa not a thousand miles from San Buenaventura* and undoubtedly they relate to their children incidents of loving hearts being united, despite all that can be. brought to bear against it. After leaving Manzanilla no land was seen until we reached ! Cape San Lucas, in Lower Cali fornia. Then we kept near the coast again, and after twenty-four days actual sailing we steamed through the Golden Gate, and tied to a pier in San Francisco. Our soldiers were quartered on Established, 1874. j Angel Island, with strong proba j bilities of remaining there several ! weeks. Of course we could not ! remain idle in the meantime, and so took in the sights of the city. These your readers have undoubt edly read and re-read, so we will not worry them with a descrip tion. While we await transportation to m Southern. California, ; take (t trip with us, gentle reader, to Oregon and Washington Territory, Boarding one of Ben Holliday’s fine coast steamers, we sail thro’ the Golden Gate again, and pro ceed up the coast for three days, when Cape Disappointment Light House comes in view, and we en ter the month of the beautiful Columbia River. Passing Astoria, the scenery along the route is de lightful, picturesque and grand. Majestic pines towering hundreds of feet higli line the bank, and form almost an arched bower to pass through. Luxuriant moss and flowers overhang the cliffs, and now and then a diminutive waterfall pours over the mountain side, and we wonder at the works of nature. Here are the world-renowned salmon fisheries. The canneries are numerous along -the banks, each controlling certain fishing grounds. They are caught most ly at night, with seines, the catch ers receiving about two cents per fish, regardless of size. Of course they are not caught during the spawning season. When brought to the cannery they are first taken to the sorting department, then to the cleaning* department, then to the cooking canning soldering labelling and packing depart ments, in that order, when they are ready for shipment. A twelve hours ride on this beautiful river brings us to the mouth of the Willamette (pro nouuced, Wil-lammit), and ■ ■ miles farther ties us at the p ; Portland Oregon. We will go w . “ our readers next week to Walla Walla, in Washington Ter ritory, and return with them by another route to San Francisco. It was just 3 o’clock in the after noon—just the hour when old soakers put down their midday watch dram Seven or eight men were seated around the stove when one of them suddenly remarked : ‘There comes Jim. Poor fellow, I feel sorry for him.’’ ‘What’s the matter with Jim?, asked two or three at once. ‘He swore off on the Ist, and he seems bound to stick it.’ ‘Swore off, eh? He doesn’t look as if he had the sand to stick it out.’ ‘Oh, but he has. It would make I him feel awful bad to be invited up to the bar, but Jim is in earnest this time. Jim entered the place, nodded to all hands and was warming his toes when one of the men moved over to the bar, winked at the rest and said : ‘Eh ? Jim—take sunthin’ with me? Jim sauntered over to the bar, poured out a stiff glass of whisky and sent it down without a sigh. The other looked at him for half a minute, and then asked : ‘Didn’t you swear off on New Year's?* ‘Yes.’ ‘On what?’ ‘On drinking water!’ replied James, as he calmly wiped his mouth on his elbow. When a policeman finds a man full he takesjum to the station house,and i then his friends bail him out. NO. 5