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9 4 THE POST. WEDNESDAY. FKB. ft. 1870. R. EDITOR L. ANI) HICKS, PROPRIETOR. ir. /’. Iliek* !m the regiitnr agent for the POST iit John ••'in rmintffjtfiithoiritefl to re reirr MtiimripUnn*, rieript for the Mine, unit to noth' eontroetefar uiteertMng. All <luc» should he jroid to him. FliiiikoylMiu Itttinimnt. Under flics above Ciqition the At lanta Coiix/i/utioif is justly rebuked in a must incisive manner by the Swidpwyillfl Herald, ivlio.se editorial comments are ever chaste and neat us well us to the point. If the Comti tut ion reflects the true feeling of the south toward the vandal comjucror of women and children, wo deserve all the attacks that Bluiuo und JBd- niiinds and Conklin have made upon our people. Hut wo are proud to know that the .toadyism which oc casiomdly crops out iu our ablest nowspujN'i-h does not reflect the spirit of goouioc southern manhood. The Herald says: “ *i,)mvn to I ho sou’und ‘fyliormnn’s Second Skip Sou tip arc tho attractive heiulings to an article iu tho Atlanta Constitutionof (lie 25Lh inst. an nouncing the visit of Gen. Tecutnsoh. Sherman to tho ‘gate city.’ The direct object of the trip it is said, is to examine certain abandoned mili tary post* and other neglected property of tho United States in Florida and Atlanta, with a viewio securing the rights of tho general government therein. To uo officer us we think does the Smith owe her downfall more than to Sherman, and nowhere wero the relentless and remorseless horrors of war umre keenly inflicted than iu the desolating Duck of this modern Attila. And while it does not ac cord with that spirit of high toned chivalry which marks tho truo .South- run to gibe and joor at the merciless despot, as ho may visit the scones of hiH heartless cruelty, yqt the craven spirit that would orouch and fawn at his feet is equally removed from the instincts of a noble naturo. This article speaks complacently of the total binning of the city by bis sol diers, as ‘one of tho most noted feat ures of his long triumphant inaroh to tiio sea.’ A reporter of tho Con stitution was scat to the barracks to learn what steps wore takou for his reception. It learned that thoro would be at least two balls given iu his honor, and expresses tho, hope that tho Geuoral ’will enjoy his visit fully.* ..v/a,v. , ;.i, Were npt this vandal }msscssod of a uuture too brutal und too obtusp to, to lie ini|>omouH to reniorso, wo would imagine that no diver punish ment could be inflicted upon him, than would be visited upon him by tho scorpion lashings of conscience as he revisits tho wonos of his for mer destruction and devastation, ‘ t Of one tiling the ^completing he ro’’ may bo assured, that Washington comity whose beautiful and cost ly courthouse ho ruthlessly burn ed, whose public records involving the rights of widows and orphans, he committed to tlie flames, has no dosire to kis- the blood stained hand of such an unfeeling monster.’’ Another Child Burned to Death. C *t [Shtetmaii 7Ymei.] e . , About half-past ten o'clock on Monday morning, 20th inst., whilo the mother, Mrs. SbetliMd. stepi>ed out of the house for a buckob of wa ter, her little girl, not quite two yean old, was mam toddling along towards the door, with her clothes iu a light blare, and tho flumes play ing around her little head. Not a oernant or complaint escap'd the lips of the little sufferer. Tho mot her, and perhaps others, * 1 * III. IV. V. VI. hasten ed to her rescue, but all too late. Tho clothing had boon almost consumed before any one succeeded in gotting to bet. Tin* injuries wore really frightful, somo tortious being bnrnt almost to a crisp. She lived uliout 18 boars, breathing lior last about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. I| is suppused that her clothing took lira from handling a lighted sliver during her mother's tempora ry absence. (Jen Gordon thinks (bore is no ne- cessii y for the fuss lien Hill is mak- iqg over the Murphy foe. Harill flms at New Orleans. New Orleans cor. Detroit Free Press. The next groat, event after Christ mas is .Mardi Gms. It has Wn tie cidcd by two or three mystic societies that they will not have the annual exhibition this year. It nmv Ik* well to say wlmt the Mardi Gras celebra tions consist of. The exhibitions ure given by three societies: the Knights of Mounts, Who have a torchlight procession, usually the week before Mardi Gras; the Mystic Krowe of Co inns, who have theirs on Mardi Gras night; and Uex, the king of the car nival, who apitcara during tiic day The two formor are private organiza tions, maintained by tho young men of the city, who give their exhibitions principally for the benefit of their friends iu tho city, and as both or ganizations have lost muuy of their members, they have unanimously de cided not to have the usual process ions. Hex, however, is an entertain ment given by tho merchants of the city, for the benefit of. the thousands of strangers who are here at that rime, and would bo very much disap pointed if he bad no celebration; so Ilex bus decided that be will do all that be can to*show that there is life in the old land yet, and will have a grand procession on his arrival, when lie takes the keys of tho city from the mayor, and anuthor procession on Mardi Gras, followed by a hull t ho Hiiinc night. And it is probable that the city will ho just as gay this year as it usually isd uriug. the carnival; Itleli, I tan* and Kocy. ’ [OolumhitH Mines,] ' For tho espeoial benefit of the gen tlemeti of tho bur wu publish the following without further comment: Ukui.Point, N. C., Sept. 22, ’77 Messrs. John Smith & Co.—(louts: Replying to yours of tho 18th irist.,' 1 have to say that (or the prospect of haring claims placed in nty hands to colloct iu this vicinity, and noth ing more, ! do not foul willing to ropoit tho “standing” of the party mentioned, or of any ono else. I do not wish to be misunderstood as say iug that. 1 do not want paying bus iness, but I do know that a lawyer would starve us quick on com missions and fees on collections as lie would on corn-cob soup in January. 1 have hod some experience in collecting since the war, or rather in trying to colloct. I liuvo offered to Compro mise claims by taking bid clothes, frozen cabbage, circus tickets, patent medicines, whets!ones, powdor horns, old flour barrels, gourds, coon skins, jay birds, owls, or utmost anything, atid yot I have a number of those old claims on bund unsettled. If 1 wora to dopond on collecting claims for my living, my boan broth would got so thin that it would rattle in me like pot liquor in a poor dog. 1 don’t like to shoot at bug taw, but if you arc inolincd to pay anything: cortniu for tho desired reports, I*iiV your man; say ton dollars cash, thou I’m in, or, if nionuy is scarce, 1 would take shoos, large Nos., say 10s, Us, ami 12s, to the amount of ten dollars at wholesale prices. It’s hard timos horo—the niggors amt the democrats have pulled and worried each other, till this country smells like cheese. Mow iu the m Would you collect money out of a peoplo who plow little speckled bulls on lull sides? If you wore to see a nigger plowing bus garden with a sow, you would not wonder why I don't wunt claims to collect in this vicinity. Your sincere friend, <T. K. Bulla, —■—\ Tho Amorious Republican is in formed that on last Wednesday Mr. Charles Porter, of Stark villi), Loo county, uhd a negro boy wore scuff ling or playing together with a pistol,' when tho pistol was accidentally dis charged, tho hall taking effect near the right tomplo of tho negro an I killing him instantly. * * ' * * *»' Athens Chronicle: “We are sad- doned to learn that the youngest daughter of Mr. Zoko Carr, while on her way to school yesterday, dropped dead on the street in front of the residence of Alderman Jacobs. Sho was a bright, pretty girl, and was beloved by all who knew her. Sho had not boon at all sick, and was taken away without a moment’s warning. Verily, in the midst of life we are iu death. Ik F, Jones has been nominated by the Donuoratic caucus to sueoood Mr. Eust is us Senator from Louisi ana. Hogs in the West. Oorncjrondenc■: of die Oincinnati Enquirer. r»B8 Morjr es, Iowa Jan nary 24,1870 I have passed through Imvn, Illinois and Wisconsin within the last two days, and have talked with hundreds of farmers and hog-buyers about the hog crop. They almost invariably say that the available hogs arc now almost all shipped to market. This morning I met a hog-buyor who has shipped several thousand hogs from the Kcokun and Des Moins road, when 1 asked him about the supply in the country. He said: “The great bulk of the hog crop has been shipped. I have bought hogs all winter for $2, *2,10 ui.d *2,15 per hundred. Yesterday I offered *2.25. but couldn’t find many. The farmers couldn’t afford to feed h«»gs and sell them for *2,10 ami run the risk of hog cholera. So I say they have sent them to market. Yom know wc lost a quarter of a million of hogs in Iowa last fall.” “When will the next crop go iu ? f asked. “Oh. a fow hogs following cuttle will continue to go in all winter, but Mio next big shipment won’t be iiiaclo till May or June. Farmers won’t try to fatten bogs this cold weather, It’s too cold, and has been too cold for four weeks, to fatten hogs. They won’t fatten.” I find\hc hog crop in Indiana is generally ih. Drovers told me in Indianapolis that it was very hard to pick up hogs in the country last Monday. Ill Chicago I asked ono of tho largest packers in the eity why pork continue^ to advance in tho fuce of the receipt of 50,000 ai)d 60,000 hogs per day,| . • “Oh,” |to said, “pork has been so cliqup that the whole world iuw been buying it, and all at once wo find that wq liuvo not enough left to sup ply oursolves. We’ve been sending dry sides to Liverpool and selling them at four and ono-half cents pet pound. This is absolutely less than it cost, to feed, pack and transport it. n»o world lias found this out, and lias takcu it as fast as wo could ship it.” “That is the world—England. Pruncq and Germany Imvo bought their supply or pork at four and onp- liulf.cents und now we’ve got to pay a higher price for our own snip ply?” ‘‘Exactly. .1 expect to sec live hogs sell in Chicago inside of throe weeks for four cents. That is what they are worth if tho price is to be governed by the law of supply and demand. To bo snro wo’vo packed a million and a half more hogs than usual tins your, but this million and a half surplus has gone abroad, and now we’ve got the regular quantity for liomq consumption and ordinary foreign demand, It was an extraor dinary foreign demand, oxcitcd by pork soiling for less than it was worth, that draw this great excess out nf the .country,” It is bolioved (irmly by all the far mqrs with whom I liuvo talked that pork must advance in the country in western Iowa from *2.10 to *3. and it ip b°liqyed, by packers in Chicago that moss pork must go to *0 or *10 per barrel. Tho farmers will refuse to feed, hogs and sell thorn for *2 or *2.10* as tlioy have been doing. I do not expect to see a big advance in pork, lint I do not qxpectrto see it strike a level and sell for what it is actually worth. Five and six cents a pound for live bogs two yours ago stimulat ed an excess, an over-production. Two cents per pound this winter will stimulate an under-production, Tho hog raisors in Iowa, Kunsas, and Missouri are providing warm places for breeding hogs, and now this breeding goes on all tho year round. As fast as hogs get to a cer tain size they are put in a pluce by thomselves, that is, “bunched up” and fattened. Many funnel's who used to send in one bunch of hogs a year finally got to sending two bun ches, and now they send four or five bunplies to market. It is this con stant supply of tho nuirkot which will prevent pork from going very high—-higher than it is actually worth. The Bulgarian assembly of nota bles to elect a Bulgarian Prince will meet on the 22d of February. Senator Cimstiancy bus been nom inated and confirmed as Miujster to Peru. Johnson Items. Wrightsville w;w surprised and the average gossiper’s tongue set to wagging by the unexjiectcd marriage of Col. E. O. Bostvvick on I Thursday evening to Mrs. tt. A. Christian. A»Mr. Carter was married last Sunday to a daughter of Mr Win. Sumner. John M. Hightower killed a large wild cat last Wednesday. He bi ought*one of his feet to town, which was as large as a common dog’s foot. Jesse Pit mail and Miss Frances Tyson were married lost Thursday night. Mr. K. W. Walker bus again mov ed to Wrightsville. Marriages ure so common in John son that whenever Billy Tompkins puts on a standing collar the hoys cry out “wedding!” They were mistaken last night. I)r. Brinson has nearly completed bis new building in Wrightsville. Mr. Richard Walker lias commenc ed building in Wrightsville. There are two droves of horses and mules in town and another expected daily. The Chinese immigration bill, which lias passed the House makes it. a rnisdemunor punishable with fine and imprisonment for the master of any vessel to take oil board at any foreign-port more than fifteen Chiucse immigrants to the United States. The act. is to take effect from und after the 1st of Jnlv next. The Griffin Suit feels happy be cause planters have gone to work with more energy this year than any other time since the wiir. It says; “Full buri)8 und smokehouses make them feel independent, mid keep thorn from being depressed iu spirit and they haven’t always got one eye skinned looking for a levying officer.” Edmunds’ substitute for the House joint resolution prohibiting the pay ment of Southern war claims is bitter and ■ vindictive. It provides for tho revohjtfibn of all pardons to Confederates; the prohibitation of furnishing artificial limbs to ox Con federates by the States, and the stop ping by law the trial of the Arlington caso. It is not believed that there is any probability of tho substitute [losing. The Democratic* caucus have determined to meet Edmunds’ ma lignity in a proper spirit. It is estimated that fully ono fourth of the sheep in Western Texas have died during the last cola snap. A wagon loud of rabbits and a wagon containing 200 coons went into Henderson* Kentucky* a day or two since. Mr. J. C. Hodges, of the Wilkin son Appeal was marriod on the 23d ultimo. * A bill has beoit introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature to abolish oupitsl punishment and substitute therefor imprisonment, for life at hard labor. Senator Window keeps pushing his colonization scheme. Ho wants all the negroes of tho south colonized in somo territory of mild olimate where they may live unmolested by southern bull-dozers. Mrs. Mary Moon, a quakercss and revivalist, is now preaching at tho Calvary Mission church, Charlotte, nightly, und is said to be making converts. \ / Every day ovidenoe accumulates that the attention of capital seeking investment and skilled northern labor is being turned toward tho south. I ” ‘" . ‘ - 1 .’ " — % Seveu thousand miners are idle in the county of Durham, England. Great distress prevails. The Texas state grange has reviv ed. ■ '■ ; JEFF DAVIS IN ATLANTA. Prospect of an liJarly Visit. Texas ten per cent, bonds are selliug in New York as high as 113^. It is reported that Henry M. Stan ley is about to make another explor ing expedition in Africa. Judge Thompkins. of the Eastern circuit, has resigned. Wc loam that there will soon be an effort made to induce ex-President Jefferson Davis to visit Atlanta and deliver a lecture here. By all means this worthy project should be carried out. There is probably no man in the United States who would draw a larger crowd here tliun this distin guished citizen. As an orator he has few equals. Years ago when he sat in the United States senate. Win. II. Prescott, the historian, proiiouuc cd him the most scholarly and pol ished man in that distinguished body. As a public speaker be has held the highest runic for years. A lecture from Mr. Davis would call forth the largest audience that ever assembled in Atlanta to attend a literary enter tainment. It is almost certain tlmt he will be here soon.—Atlanta Con stitution. Judge J. D. Walker has been elected United Htutes senator from Arkansas. The United States Supremo Court bus decided the Atlantic & Gulf rail road tax eases in favor of the State HOWARD’S BAR ! GEO. M. HOWARD £ CO. Wo invite the attention of our friends and the Public generally to bur carefull selected stock of Pure Wiues, Brandies, Whiskies, Candies, Crackers, Tobacco, a n d Cigars, Snuff, Sardines &c, &c, AURORA BEER on Draught We shall be pleased to serve all who will favor us with their Patronage. Geo. M. Howard & Co. IP"0-lDlixi- 3 (3-a». Fell, ft th, W. From nil parts of the country reports come of the immense sales and increasinu; demand for that deservinjfiy popular Sew- injC Machine*, The Old and ueliuhlc “Stan dard,” the price of which tho proprietors wisely reduced to $*20, including all the nttacfimcnts, and at once secured fo- them a popularity among the people, far liuvond that ever yet attained by any other machine at any price, the consequence of which is, agents are leaving the old high priced ma chines, and seeking territory for the “Stan dard.” Knowing from experience that with the best goods at the lowest price they can outsell all other.machines, where tlie superior quality and low price is made known. This splendid machine combines all the improvements. Is fnr ahead of nil others in beauty and durability of its work, ease of management, light ‘ running and certainty of operation, "is sensibly made upon sound principles, with positive working parts all steel, and can ht* safely put down as the perfection of a Serviceable Shuttle Double Thread Sewing .Machine, in every particular, that will outlast miy machine, and at a price fur down below auy other. It is thoroughly warranted for live yours, Kept in order free of charge. And sent to any part of the country for examination bv the customer Indore pay ment of the bill, Wccaa predict equaliv as large a demand for them in tills section ns in others. Families desiring the best machine manufactured should write direct to the factory. Aud enterprising persons wishing to seize the chance should apply for so desirable an agency. See advertise- tisoment in another part of this paper. Address, Standard Machine Co.. Cor. Broadway and Clinton Place, New Yoik. febft 79-tf L aurens court of ordinary. For Countv Puuposhh, January Term, 1879. Ordered that the following named per sons Iks and they are hereby appointed Road Commissioners forthefr respective districts: Smith’s, ft2d District G-. M. J. F. Fuller, J. S. Drew, W. W. Smith. Jackson’s, 1309th District G. M. B. B. Linder, U. T. Jones, James L. Keen. Buckeyk, 86th District G. M. James Morgan. H. D. Moutford, T. J. BInckshenr. Bailey’s, 891st District G. 31. J. I. C. Stanley, Churlie Hilliard, J. J. Bowen. Buroamy’s, 341st District G. M. J. T. Chappell, G. 8. Watkins, 11 D.. Dixon. Harvard’s, 345th District G, M. J, M. White, W. A. Gainey, Wm. Gilbert. Hampton’s Mill, 344th District G. 31. David Ware, D. J. Darsey, A. B. Clark. Dublin, 842d District G. 31, D. P. Robinson, J. II. Yopp, C. W. Linder. And it is further ordered that Pinetucky 343d District, G. M., be and is hereby di vided into two Rond Districts, viz: all tlmt portion o£ said District lying on the east side of the Telfair road shall be known as Road District No. 1. And all that portion lying on the west side of said Telfair road shall be known as Road District No. 2, of the 343d District G. 31., and that said Telfair road shall be worked by hands from both districts, and shall tie under the supervision of both sets of* Road Commis sioners under such arrangements as they may make themselves, and that W. B. F. Daniel, J. F. Grinstead, mid H. R. Bowery are hereby appointed Road Com missioners for Road District No. 1, and R. A Beddingfield, J. T. Rodgers, ami B. II. Calhoun Commissioners For Road District No. 9, of the 343d district, G. M„ of said county. JOHN T, DUNCAN. 2t Ordina THE BUILDING WITH FUGS. No. 9 G'otton Avenue, Macon, Ga., IS THE PLACE TO HAVE YOUR Pictures Nicely Framed :0: IE!. ID. IR'V'nSTEl, Manufacturer of PICTURE FRAMES of every description DEALER IX Wall Brackets, Window Cornicing. Art- V? 8 . ?? “Hi? , Cnislu;8 . Canvas, Drawing Materials, School Books, Sunday School Song Books Blank Books, Writing PmSr Gold Pens. Pencils, &c. &c. h 1 PICTURES ! PITCURESl! PICTURES U! - 1 " m 1‘eadqnarters in this line. Think WALNUl FltAMES, Only $2. : ■ 1 valentines! valentines!! valentines!!! Cupid’s Darts, Useful Hits, Hits ’em Hards and Comic, at wholesale and retail. Parties desiring valentines, who can’t con vemently visit the city, can have the same* sent to their address, postpaid, on receipt of price. * —rx stock—^ ..‘I -'I .. . Caines, Croquet, Base Ball Material, Rer- furared Mottoes, Gold or Silver Paper, in short, FANCY GOODS in endless^nnn? ocr. Illustrated catalogue 'sent to any aildress,. Correspondence invited. Ad dress. J je. j,, 9 Cotton Arenue. (Building with Flags) MAUOX, GA. ‘The Most Widely Quoted South ern Newspaper.* 1879. THE 1879. ATLANTA DAILY CONST1TU- Me have few promises to make for Tim C onstitution for 1879. The paper speak*' for itself, and upon that ground the mana gers offer it to the public us the best, the brightest, the newsiest, and the most com- plete daily journal published in the south. This is the verdict of our readers, and the ' verdict of the most critical pf our exchang es, some of whose opinions we take pleasure in presenting below. The numagers will be pardoned for briefly alluding to some of the features which have given The ( oNSTrruTioN prominence among southern papers. I. It prints all tho news, both by mail and telegraph. ■ , ,1 ■ t 11 Its telegraphic service is fuller titan that of any other Georgia paper—its spe cial dispatches plqping it upon n footing, so far as the news is concerned, with the metropolitan journals. - III. Its compilation of the news bv Until is the freshest of the best, comiirising everything of interest in the current news paper literature of the day. IV. Its editorial department is fail, bright and \ ivarious, and its paragraphs and opinions are more widely quoted than l hose of iu»y other southern journal. It «li.-«-usses all questions of public interest, unil touches upon till current themes. V. “Bill Arp,” the most genial of hu morists, will continue to contribute to its columns. “Old Si” and “Uftdc Remus” will work in .their special, fields, and will tarnish fun, both in prose and verse. VI. It is a complete news, family and agricultural journal. It ia edited .with the greatest wire, and its columns ‘.contain everything of interest in the dotnuiu of polities, literature and science. VIL I« addition to these, full reports of the supreme court and of the proceedings of the general assembly, will he published,* and no pains will he spared to keep the paper up to its present standard. What the Critics Say. The liest paper in the south.—Keokua Constitution. ’ ; “ *->1 • The ablest paper of the sodthi^-Barling- - ton Hawkeye. 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The Atlanta CoNBTirtrripN flan .been making steady progress the last few yean, and may now fairly claim a place among the first half-dozen southern newspapers.— Springfield Republican. , ’ To say that The CoNETrrtmok'is'one of the brightest, newsiest journals of the country,aoaper of which the whole, south ™ hue hiiuii-Buum may well lie proud, is but Jo state a self- e\’ident fact apparent to all.—Washington The Teniis. <‘ ' , '* : t'..'4ri*i'* The daily edition is scried by mail or carrier at *10. per annum, postage prepaid. The weekly edition is served at fl A0 per annum, or ten copies for *12.50. Agents wanted in every city, town and county in Georgia and surrounding states. Liberal commmissions paid and territory guaranteed. Send for circulars . Advertisements ten, fifteen and twenty cents per line, according to location. Con tract rates furnished upon application to- the business office. . 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