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llte §uea . M. C. RUSSELL, - INHfor & Proptldor. lliiomt ViMta,, Minion Cos., Gh, FRIDAY MORN I NO, OCTOBRR Ist,* 1873. A PECULIAB PERSONAGE. Wc entertain deep sympathy for tlie cowed individual, who lias so little county pride, personal en terprise and independence of spirit, as to go moping around, depreca ting and discouraging all public enterprises and progressive institu tions, winch are inaugurated in his town, county or section, instead of putting nis shoulder to the wheel, and, by his influence and patron age, helping tflem along and ben efit t i h i msclf and family thcieby, like a man of sterling manhood. When we hear a citizen habitu ally prognosticating failures of lau dable undertakings, crying back every step forward in the path of progress and improvement, retard ing home enterprises, home indus tries and home institutions of all kinds by snspicioning surmises and continual mlitterings of ruin, total destruction and universal collapse; we know that he is a whipped creature —whipped by the advanc ing world, for which ho was too slugisli and driviliug; whipped by the requirements of the times, which demanded men of character and rapidity of execution; whipped by- his intrepid neighbors, who could not abide the. crawling of such a tortoise ot mind and motion. Poor whipped, cowed essence! SecThTra droOpjng about from one track to another more feebly made—every step down ward. Dull in countenance, va cant in stare, his head rests on his chest, while his longue tortuously drawls out impending ruiu-and-de struction nonsense. Isn’t he a pi tiable object! his fire quenched, his manhood subdued, his energy oozed out and his emotions, feel ings and sentiments stale, insipid and putrefying! This is Mr.Croaker, th e nuisance, who believes that he lives in Naz areth, and that nothing good can come out of it, because nothing good can come cut of him. lie is a fossil, long since petrified by the silica of his own siugishness—he cannot advance, his only move ment is downward. He is a rusty hinged door, forever creaking as he is pushed aside by the advance of intelligence, energy and indus try. Like the frog, croaking is his natural and only gift, and stagna tion is his native element. He does the weeping, and wailing and starving, for the whole section, of which he is the scourge. Such is the personation of that cowed individual of stupefying wisdom and sombre foresight, who is cronically asserting- that what ever is started will necessarily fail, and whatever is progressing is grav itating to irretrievable ruin.' We liope that there are none of tlin? class in our community or section. They infest nearly all communities, and have one universal tone, lan guage and complaint. This article is directed against no in^ iviclua l person,—as we know no man h<?Te to whom it could be justly apportioned —but is written for the purpose of portraying the odiousness of a pernicious, ruinous and almost incurable habit, which, we fear, is growing, not only here, but all over the United St,ates j where trade is dull and business stagnant, with or without local cause. If any one takes umbrage at it and becomes furiously indig nant, “kno 'wall men by these pres ents” that t ca P, thrown up at random, has fortunately fallen on the-proper he. —itfits hvm audit hurts. " '' ■- Wo do not refer to thoso men whose honest judgmontleads them to believe and oxpross the belief that this or that enterprise will fail? nor to those who are convinced by caroiii 1 observation that tho town, county or section is deteriorating-, They are not open to the charge n;. “croaking.” However, instead o hastening tho ruin,by tallcingdown their section, they should, as en terprising citizens and progressive men, redouble their efforts to post pone or prevent the crash. Lot them make themselves free from tho imputation of causing their failure or deterioration. Grant on the Situation. There is good authority for saying that Prcsiddnt Grant is well pleased with the present political outlook. For the past few days ho has aban doned the reticence for which he is usually remarkable, and has not hes itated to express In's views of current events freely among his friends. Under all circumstances President Grant believes tho people will be compelled to recognize the Demo cratic party as the party of inflation and repudiation, and the Republican party as the friend of resumption and of the preservation of the national honor and credit. The issue of next year’s campaign, says the President, is already made, and has been chosen by the Democracy. In his message to Congress, when a Democratic House of Representa tives will have the privilege of con sidering Ills recommendations, lie will set forth as strongly as he possi bly can, the depressed and suffering condition of t lie business and com merce of the nation, and will direct attention to the necessity of taking measures to establish the currency on a sound basis by preparing for re sumption under the existing law in 1819, to which he will say we alone can look for a restoration of confi dence and credit and a revival of trade. He will enlarge upon the necessity of increasing the national revenues as a preliminary to resumption. He will to that end recommend the res toration of the duty on tea and coffee by the abolition of which the Gov v eminent, has lost from $20,090,000 to $25,000,000 a year without any ben efit to the consumer; the taxation of all articles of foreign manufacture, and probably the abolition of the en tile free list. In addition the President will pro bably suggest such an amendment of the legal-tender act as will require the payment of aii internal revenue duties in gold, as a further provision for resumption. The President will make it clear in his message to Con gress that he intends to practically carry out the duty imposed upon the Government by the resumption act, by proceeding to contract the present greenback issue to the limit allowed by the law. Upon this point, more than any other, he relies for tiie sup port of the moneyed interests of the country in the Republican Presiden tial Convention.— Boston Transcript,. Suicide in Atlanta, Our dispatches this morning brifly report the suicide, in Atlanta, of Captain French, -who ended his life by taking morphine- Capt. EF. L. French, tho deceased, was a citizen of Americas, but held a position under Jack Brown in the Revenue office. At six o’clock yes terday morning he was found in his office in adying condition. He w r ay ly ing on his back, upon his desk, with his arms crossed upon his breast, and gasping his last breath away. It was too late to do anything for him. and lie died in a very short while after being discovered. He left a letter addressed to Colo nel Bxown in winch lie stated that he loved a woman, and could not live without dishonor unless lie married her; but would not marry her and leave his children. He gave the name of tiie woman and stated also that she lived at Fo. on Thompson street, in Atlanta, and left directions fo’.r Brown to provide her the means of returning to her family. It is un derstood that her homo is in South west Georgia; and that she is respect - ably connected. He further stated in his letter that it was generally considered that people who commit ted suicide are in,sane, bnt he was not. He knew -what he was about, and had taken eight grains of morphine, de liberately for the purpose of ending his life. This statement, he also said, would render an inquest and post mortem examination unnecessa ry. The letter was well written and evinced great composure and preme ditation. Capt. French was a man of some means and stood well in Americus. Ho was at one time Mayor of that city and tho owner cf the hotel there which bears his name. He was a man of polished maimers and scru pulous in dress. Be was about 45 years of age aud a widower with several children upon whom tiie dreadful circumstance of his death will fall with crushing weight. lie passed through Mncon Friday night, on his way to Atlanta. The Atlanta Constitution describes M iss Anna McNcoloy, about whom IT. L. French killed himself last Friday at Atlanta, us a “lithe, active coun try girl, unused to tho ways of the world. She is rather 1 all, about 22 years of age, has black, straight hair, falling only to the shoulders, and ti frank, but not handsome face.” — Macon, Telegraph. JUDGE PERSHING’S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. PoTTavn.T.H, Pa., September 25.-Jiulge IV raOing's letter accepting the Demo cratic nominal ion for Governor, is pub li.sbed. Concerning (be financial ques tion lie sa.vs new issuo are presented for tho conside,aiion of the people. Tho question of eurrenoy is at tracting the at tention of the thoughtful of all parries. Its final settlement rests with Congress and the President- The legal tender is sue has become iocorpo.ated into the business of the country a nd its constitu tionality has tieen afibtned by the Su preme Court of the United States. I am opposed to infiai ion in its true sense, ' and inflation is not demanded by the Une platform. That plat form opposes any further contraction of currency at this -imo Oi financial distress, when our workshops, mills and manufactories are closed, and thousands of men willing to work are Cr own out of employment, io expand the volume of currency when the people are incm ring debts, and to rapiiy contract it when the timefor pay ment has come, will prove ruinous to every business enterprise. An attempt to force the conntiy to a resumption of specie payments under the provision of tho act. passed by last Congress, will on ly intensify tho distress which now ev erywhere prevails. Wo must cease ex porting gold lo pay interest on our in debtedness abroad before specie pay ments can satisfactorily be resumed. T favor such a volume of currency as the legitimate demand of business and a re vival of the industries of the country may require. Experience wifi beat da termine this, and it is to be hoped that an adequate standard, or test, for regn latiflg the amount of currency may °be established by our representatives in Congress. I adhere to the doctrine al ways held by the Democratic party, that gold and silver constitutes the true basis for baak note c : culaiion. The question, as to this, is not the same as that of a purer currency; (hat it is itself made by (lie sovereign power, aud legal tender therefore is money. Undeniable Figures. In a slroi t editorial, ;ke Cincinnati En qniier tells much io eucon-age the Dem oci.icy. It sav:,: “Figures aie eloquent. More than anything else, they are ac cuirfebr exmesvre. They never he lot them I cl! tire lcccnt growth of Democia'.v power in the Uniled Stales: In 1 S/0, four Do mo :i fic governors* in 1875, twenty-tour Democratic "07- ernors. In 1870 four Democratic ieg ibh’tnves; In 1575, twenty-four Dem cralic legrihPurcs. In 1870 ninry Democratic memoers of the bouse of Kepicseoativcs of die United Slates; iii 15,5, one ’a rid.cd and eighty mens loGis of that body. In 1870, twelve Dcmoc ipic membc/S of the Senate of tiie L lifted S a*cs; in 1875, twenty eight members. Thus tue Dcrnoc acy are proge ruig. Thus ibey are gravita ting to the possesion of ibe power of the Federal Government. They will attain it in the Centennial year. ” The result in Maine adds to the potency of the above facts. Official and reported re turns from all the counties of California but two, iu which tho vote is verv small give Irwin, Democrat, 56,001 ; Phelps, Republican 29'691, and Bid well, independent, 27,400. Irwin’s plu rality over Phelps, 26,910, and his vote is within 520 of the Republicans and Independents. A J’ultney (N. Y.) girl put in a good ten hours’ work tho other day. She nailed 900 grape boxes, driving 10,000 nails and handling 3,000 pieces of wood. Milksop Ames’ insurrection mill has ground itself to powder, and ho has brought himself into the ridicule and contempt of the en tire nation. TheG rand Annual United Friends of TemperancE will meet in Fort Valley will entertain all in atten dance. The case of Tilton vs Beecher has been continued by consent of the court until the Fall Term of Court. Tho Yazoo massacre, R. Ahby, writes to tho Nashville American, was exclusively aßepublican affair in which no Democrats had art or part in shooting or getting shot. It was chioflo among scallawags. 1 Jefpjekson Davis in Westeun Mis souri —There was not a word nor an unpleasant incident during the time occupied by th# speeches to mar the pleasure oi'llie great throng. Mr. Davis at the conclusion of his speech, which occupied something nioro than three quarters of an hour, took a seat at the back of the platform around which had gathered an im mense throng oi' people. Men aud women pressed forward to take him by the hand. Among these were men who had been soldiers in the Union Array. One ex-Federal veteran came up to shake hands with the ex President, of tho Confederacy and said, as he ext ended his hand, “How do you do? lam glad to take you by the hand. I was four years a soldier in the Feden.l army, and was a prisoner at Andcrsonville. It is all a lie about Unit matter.” Mr. Dav's remarked that sometimes peo ple might be mistaken. Another old gentleman pressed for ward, took the old soldier chieftain by the hand, and said: “I always disliked your politics. 1 was an abolitionist, Tame from the Slule of Maine, and am proud of my native land; but I am glad to see you here to-day.” Mr. Davis met all with a cordial grasp, a kindly smile and a pleasant word. lie did not remain long on the ground, but entering a carriage, he was driven to tlio Coates House, where he has had quiet and rest. —St. Louis Re publican. Irwinton Southerner: Mr. M. O. MdMullen, Bn ingenious mechanic, who has had considstable experience in the construction of machinery for water mills, is now building a mill for Mr. T. Jeff* Jordan, of this (Wilkinson) county, on a piinciple never before employed in tiie propulsion of waier wheels. The stream upon which the mill is being constructed is a spiing branch, and die wheel is an overshot 25 feet in diameter. Attached to the machinery of the mill is a powerful pump, capable of lifting and coodnot ing to the pond the greater quantity of the water used in propelling the wheel. Mr. McMulien is so well satisfied, from tesis, that it will prove a success that be has agreed to forfeit all demands upon Mr. Jordan for Ihe coustiuaion of the mill if it should not woik suc cessfully. And if it does woik suc cessfully it will vevohftiotrze ihe mi'l system of the county. Every moun tain spring will bo employed in turn ing a mill, aud as it works the same water over and over again, some specu la! ive spirit will no doubt try to cmplov the principle in tunning a mill de pending upon cany tug h-'s water to a tank by hand. We sltsil watch the constrnclioa of this mill with consider able intcieat, and report to onr lead ers. It is cf more practical impoiiance than Keely’s motor. A Berrien sow have given birth to fifty pigs in five litters. Avery nearly successful attempt was made on monday night of last week, as we learn from the Darien Gazette, to assasinate Mr. W J Donelly, the load of buck-shot fired from a gun passidg within an inch of his head. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. SYVVAAISrdNrA.IT MINING NEWS IT would reqnire the scope of quite a large volume to contain the good things that are said about tho Morning News by its contempo raries of the Southern Press. It is almost daily referred to as the “THE BEST PAPER IN THE SOUTH,” ‘tho leading Georgia daily,” etc., and it is gen erally conceded to be in all respects a model Seat horn newspaper. This is the fame that the Morning News covets and no pain* will be spared hereafter to make it still worthier of the confidence and patronage of the people of Georgia and Florida. The am ple resources of the establishment will be devo ted to the improvement of the paper in respect to its already large facilities for gathering the current news of the day, and its staff “of special correspondents has been reorganized with a view to meeting every possible contingency that may arije. Although the Morning News has little or no competition within the field of its circulation neverthetess no effort will bo considered tco ex pensive that gives the EARLIEST AND FRESHEST information to its readers. In this respect thert will bo do relaxation of the endeavor to keep i far ahead of all its contemporaries. The features that have rendered the paper so popular will bo maintained. Tho editorial de partment will he conducted with the same digni fied thoughtfulness, com-ervativo vigor, and earnest IDevotflofla g Principle that have always characterized it. The racy reliability of the local, and the accuracy and completeness of the commercial department, will be kept at the old standard, and imf provemeuts will be made wherever they are suggested by experience. The Morning News is the only Savannah paper that publishes the Associated Press dispatches and the telegraphic market re ports authorized by the Commercial Bureau of New York City. In addition to tliis the local market reports will be full and reliable, and will be accompanied by such comment as will enable the business men of Georgia and Florida to form estimates as accurate and as intelligent as if they were in the city. The terms of subscription nrc.- Daily, i yr. $lO. Tri-Weekly, l yr., $6. Weekly, 1 yr, $2. Money may be sent by Post Office Order, or by Express, at the expense of the undersigned. Send for specimen copy. Ad dress J. 11. ESTlLLPavaaaah, Ga. NEW GOODS! On or abont tho first of October wc expect the —OF— SIMMES, HIT • cLOTiiorcj, &c., We have over;brought!.to our. Market Buying our Goods.as QHBJ'P I as any house, we feel confident we can sell'on aa GOOD TIMSIf as any First Class House in Columbus 01 Amoricus. Please €ALL [AND IXAMINI. onr Stock before buying out of the county. Lew & RlisMnl |i|cgal ||fcvcrtismnts GEORGIA— Marion County—By virtue o‘ the last Will of Simeon La whom, dec’d, wiP be sold on first Tuesday in November next before the Chart House in said county, one hundred and forty [l4o] acres of land off lot no. one hundred and forty (140) in the thirty first [3l] Dist. of said couuty as the property of said deceased. Sold for tho benefit of creditors and heirs. Terms Cash. JOEL LAWHORN, Sept. 20, 1875.-30d Adm’r with will, Ac. GEORGIA —Marion county—By order of the Court of Ordinary of said county will bo sold on the first Tuesday in November next, before the court house in said county, all the real estate of Sarah Slaughter dec’d, to wit: Lot no [l2B] one hunrli xl and twenty-eight east half of lot no. Ninety-seven [97] in 32nd Dist. and fractional parte of lots nos. twenty four [24], seven [7], eight [B], nine [9], and twenty-nine [29] in 31st Dist., all in said county, containing in all seven hundred acres more or less. Said plantation is situated on the south side Kinehafoonee Creek, on which there is a dwelling house and other necessary oi\ buildings—.sold ;0r distribution, one half Cash and the other one half on a credit of twelve months. Sept 20, 1875 J WSLAUGHTER 30d Administrator. GEORGIA—Marion County—By order from the Ordinary Ccurt of said county, I will sell on the first Tuesday in November next before the Court House door in said comity, tho lands belonging to the estate of -John T Green dec’d, to wit: Seventy five (75) acres in North west corner of lot no. two hundred and eigh teen [2lß] and forty-five [4s] acres in South West comer of lot, no. two hundred and nineteen [2l9] in thirty-first [3l] District of said county. Said land is subject to the widows dower. Sold for benefit of heirs and creditors. Terms Cash. JOHN T. SMITH, Sept.24-30d Administrator, Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA—MARION COUNTY, Will be sold, on the first Tuesday iu November next, under an order from the Court of Orinary of said county, before the Court house door in said county, the house and loti n llvn 11a Vis ta on which Mrs C M Webli resided at the time of her death, known as No thirty-four (34 in Block “A” in the plan of said town. Sold for distribution, Ac. W P WEBB, Sept 24,-30 days. Administrator. Guardian’s Sale. GEORGIA—MARION COUNTY. By or der of the Ordinary’s Court of said county, I will sell in Buena Vista, said county, on the first Tuesday in November next, lot of land No one hundred and seventeen (117) in the thirty-first district of said couuty—said land is sold for as the property of Mary F Harvey, and for her benefit. Terms one-half cash and balance credit twelve month. THO W HARVEY, Guardian sept24-30d Administrator’s Sales- GEORGIA —Marion County—By virtue of an order from the Ordinary Court of said coun ty, 1 will sell on the first Tuesday in Novem ber next before the Court House in said couu ty, the East one half of lot of land No. one hundred aud three (103) in tho fourth district of said couuty, Sold as the property of Re becca Green for distribution. Terms Cash. JAS. GREEN, Sept. 24-30d Administrator. Estray Notice, GEORGIA, Marion county—The following is a description of two cows which have been estrayed by N. O. Jordan, of the 807th Dist. G. M. of said county: A red no homed cow (with young calf) marked with under-bit in the right ear, about three years old, The other is a Heifer, solid red, with a smooth crop in each ear, about three years old. Un less the same be proved they will be sold in terma'of the law. Witness my hand Sept. 2J, 1785. JAS. M. LOWE, Sept. 2i ;-30d Ordinary. iiiiaiu am, JSBjlmhh. —— AND—— LAMAIt. ITRXF.T, AMKIUCUH, GA. Our slock will be found complete, 00m. prising Fresh Drugs, Pure Chemicals, Relia ble Proprietary remedies, Paints, Oils, Vsr. nishvs, Glass, Putty, etc. AH of which, lo v ing been bought, for cosh from first hands, we are thereby enabled to offer to cash buy ers at lowest figures. ©im STOCK WiLIW AJmrMS Is tiie largest and mosL complete ottered iu this market, consisting of Finest and Import ed Extract s nd Pomades, Hair Oils, Rice and other Toilet Powders, Aromatic Vinegar, Low’s Pears and other Elegant Toilet Soaps, Superior Hair and Tooth Brushes, Toilet and Ivory Fine Combs, Shaving Creams, Lilly Whites,Vinegar Rouge, Pink Saucers, etc. Choice Assortment of tXL Knives, TaC# Coutrc Razors, Einraerson’s Strops, Scissors, Cork .Screws, Etc. m m&mmmw We eau offer Envelopes and Commercial Note Papers so low not only to please, but to came you to wonder where wo can make a living profit. Cap, Legal CHp, Letter, Commercial Note, French Note, Blank Books, Pens, I i>s. of all kinds, Invoioe Files, Mucilage, Car mines a ud Pencils of all styles and prices. Delicious Green and Black Teas, Tobacco we buy direct from Fac tory and can sell very low. Chandeliers, Lamps,J Lanterns, Chimneys— every size and style, and best White Kero sene Oil always on hand: Pure French Brandy, Rye Whisky, Sherry andgport Wines, and Dublin Stout, for Medici nal Use. Machine, Linseed. Tanners’, Sperm and Lard BUiSTS FRESOaIdEN SEEDS ITXJIL.X. stock. ® EETSL M.'SUSa s !® CHILL REMEDY. No Arcuic !No .S’trychiiiay IVo Mercury ! Or Other Poisons I This remedy we offer to the public., after a thorough test of its merits, feeling confi dent it will do all that we claim, i. e. cure quickly and permanently, Chills, Fever aud Ague, Night-Sweats, etc. AS A TONIC IT IS UNSUR PASSED. And should be used by all recovering from Typhoid and Bilious Fevers, and those suf fering from the general debility attendant upon the heat of summer. We can justly claim that it is Tiie Best, Cheapest aafl Most Inaoeent of all the remedies offered to the public for Chills, Fevers, etc. One Bottle, tatietr ac cording to directions; will cure the most oh stinate case of Ohills. We guarantee that it contains no poison, either mineral or vegeta ble. Prif?: One Dollar per Ml?, or 6 Bottles for $5. Prepared only by ‘ DAVENPORT & SMITH, Druggists and Apothecaries, Lamar Street, Amerieus, Georgia. Sold by J. W. ANSLEY.Benna Vista. DAVENPORT'S II TIB KBBX0H1! PURELY VEGETABLE--NO MER CURIALS I Tliis Medicine, which is prepared and rea dy tor use, will be found a valuable Tonic, Cholagogue and Alterative. For nil diseases of the Liver. Constipation, Sick Headache and General Derangement of the Digestive Organs, it is unequaled, and will prove not only a valuable but harmless Family Medicine. Unlike all other Liver Remedies, it has no tendency to bind the bowels after operating, but by ils Stimulat ing and Tonic action upon the Liver, it re stores it to a healthy condition and promotes a regular habit. Price—One Dollar per Bottle. Prepared only by DAVENrORT & SMITH, Druggists and Apothecaries, Amtric.us, Ga. THE GREAT SOUTHERN BLOOD Ft’fiMf. Is UDequaled in all impurities of the Blood aud Skm, curing rapidiy SYPHILIS, SCRO FULA, TETTER, ERYSIPELAS, PIMPLES or BLOTCHES, Ac. This preparation, besides a full dose of genuine Honduras sarsaparilla, liaa combined -with it other valuable Alteratives and Tonics, rendering it all that can bo asked for in above class of diseases. Wo know of no chbg where it has failed to afford perma nent relief, whilst every case of Syphilis so far report ed to us has been cured. We only ask a fair trial of it in comparison w'ith other preparations for kindred diseases, feeling assured that “THE GREAT SOUTH UKN BLOOD PURIFIER” will more than sustain its name. Try Onr Sewing: Machine Oil Physicians will find our slock of DRUGS, GHEMIGALS, and proprietary goods complete, and can purcluue same at low figures for ctsli. We offer CO ounces Sulpli. Morphia, ounces Sulph. Quinine, 60 ounces Sulph. Cinchouidiiv, 50 lbs. Glyeerino, 10 Iba lod. Potass., from. Potass., Carbolic Acid, Chloro form, Lcptandrin, i’odophyllin, Pepsin, bismuth Opium, Camphor, Strychnia. Also, a full line o Elixirs, lists of which we will forward with pleasure.? Hypodermic Syringes, Universal Forceps, Lanc<*t, Fever Thermometers, Surgeons’ Silk aud Needier,f Stothescopcgft Ac., &c. Packet Coses furnished to order. Also, Physicians’ Medicine-Chests and Bad dlc-Dags. DAVENPORT A SMITH, Lamar Street. Americus, Ga. MIS EimtaCT BUGHU. Uva Lirsi and llydi’Uiigea. This remedy is prepared by ourselves, from fresh materials, with great care, and wo unhesitatingly pronounce it TIIE BEST combination that can bo prepared for the diseases for which it is rfcommu - ded. IT ALL THE VIRTUES OF Bl - CHU AND UVA UKSI in a concentrated form.wh'ch in connection with the Hydrangea, insures the pas sage of larger atones than any preparation recommen ded for similar purposes. *SrThiß preparation is a Tonic. Gentle Stimulant aMd Aotringent, and will afford relief, and cure all diseases of the Urinary Organa, such as Gravel, /frick-Dust Deposit, Diseases of tho Bladder and Ure thra, Ulceration of *he Kidneys, and incontinence or Retention of the Urine. It will also be found beneficial in Chronic Rheu matism. Price, $1 25 per Bottle. Prepared by DAVENPORT & SMITH, Americas, Ga,