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THE DAILY TIMM LARGEST DAILY OIBOULATION In City nl Mutourli. JOHN H. M tKTISi, --- Editor. Coliinilxin. Ga.i SATURDAY DECEMBER 25, 1875. UKOKUI.t M!W. —Mr. Nod Carter,'of Walton county, only ninoty-one'ye*™ old, was married last week. —Mrs. Temperanoo Smith, of Tatoall county, died on tj 13th Instant, at the advanced ago of one hundred and never years. —Judge Tompkins, of Savannah, does not recognize members of hoeo companies as firemen, consequently docs not exempt them. —The North Georgia Agricultural Col lege, located at Dahloucgti, has two hun dred and fifty students in attendance, ac cording to tho fopbrt Just published. —C. C. Urown was on Tuesday last elect ed Ordinary of Washington county, to 1111 the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Brookins. There wore live candi dates. —The City Council of Macon lias author ized its committee on gas to make a con tract for lighting tho streets with tho gas company, subject to ratification by the Counell. —A negro who Is believed to have been tho perpetrator of many recent bur glaries In Macon, was captured In that city on Wednesday. Goods stolen at several places were found in his posses sion. —The News reports tho arrivals at the port of Savannah during tho past fojv days as very numerous, to wit: two ships, olghtaen barks and two reported off the bar Inward bound, two brigs and seven schooners. —ln the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce the other (lay it was admitted that none of the grocery or commission merchants had made money the past year, on account of the low prices they were compelled to charge. —Tlio Cartorsvlllo Express glvos some of the tax statistics of Bartow county for tho present year, which show a falling off of $223,383, or a fraction over 5 per cent., In tho value of all property as compared with last year’s valuation. —The Atlanta papers mention the seri ous Illness of Mr. If. W. Grady, chief edi tor of the Herald, from pneumonia. But we are glad to learn from tho Constitu tion, of Thursday, that It was thought a change for the better (n his condition had been effected. —The chicken fight between Tennessee ans and Georgians closed at Augusta on Wednesday. The Goorgla chickens won thirteen out of sixteen fights. The Con stitutionalist understands thut Charles Brown and his party from Macon won nearly $5,000 on the result. —The Albany Nows of Thursday says that tho "top crop” la developed In that soctlon, and dees not e?>m<> up to expecta tions. A few tine places have yielded well —say about 50 per oent. on first growth— but full 70 per cent, of the acreage is too poor to be estimated. Albany’s receipts so far are 8,000 bales short, of last year’s. —A prominot citizen writing from Tay lorsville, says: "I have rock from thoeop por mines In Haralson county, Ga. The mine is on T. G. Waldrop’s land. Captain John Freeman Is working It. They have struck copper that is as lino as you ever saw. They say the mine Is worth five hundred thousand dollars. If that bo tho case It will help old Haralson out.” —M. E. Warlten informs the Bandersvillo Herald that ho has killed four pigs, only six months old, which ranged In weight from 173 to 202 pounds gross. He says that they were fed chiefly on butter milk and meal. The mother of these pigs, eighteen months old, was killed at the same time, and weighed 312 pounds gross. The Uurald says t hat farmers report the supply of pork hogs tiie best they have known In that county for many yoars. —The Griffin Nows reports tlio unusual Incident of the Marshal dispossessing a hotel keeper la tlint city for for non-pay ment of taxes. The hotel had been sold for city taxes, and was bought by Mr. Westbrook, and tlio Marshal was execut ing a summary process In putting him Into possession. It was tho Staley House, kept by Mr. J. A. Staley. The goods be longing to Mr. Staley wore put out into the stroet. He was going to contest the proceeding hi a legal suit. The Savannah News learns through a private telegram that the Supremo Court has sustained tho special plea in tho case of John H. Nolan, charged with tho mur der of Martin Grogan in 1872, and thus reversed the doelsiou of the Chatham Su perior Court. This dooislon releases No lan from custody, and he Is a tree man os soon as the judgment Is officially received and made tho judgment of the Superior Court. —ln tho Superior Court of Chatham county, on Wednesday, Andrew Sloan, Esq., gave notice that he would apply for a removal of the ease of tho State against Isaac Kussell and others indicted for riot In making tho assault on Solicitor Lamar, to tho United States Circuit Court The Savannah Nows says it is understood that the ground of this application will be that the said parltes cannot get a fair trial be fore the State court. —The brick work of the Atlanta cotton factory Is completed. The officers of tlio compauy have visited Augusta to witness the operations of tho factories there, and the Constitutionalist learns from them that the new mills of the Atlanta company are 236x72 feet; the main building will bo five stories high, with a sub-basement. There will bo an "L,” iu which will lie lo cated the steam engine and picking and pressing department. There will be 20,- 000 spindles and 500 looms, for the manu facture of a class of ootton goods much liner than any made at present (n the South. A Dr. Robinson, of Pennsylvania, after twenty years’ ’study of the hawk’swing, claims to have invented a flying machine. The motive power will be steam, and the machine will enable a man to travel at the rate of one hundred miles an hour. He has not made a model yet, but he has no doubt of success, and he intends to pay a flying visit to the Centennial. Tue Florida Union publishes a list of twenty steamers now engaged in navigating the St. Johns river. Eight years ago steamboat trips up and down the river were not so frequent as they now are on the Chattahoo chee. A CAME IX POINT. There is a case now on trial before a United .States Commissioner at Montgomery, Ala., in which the doe* trine of Renujor Morton’s resolutions is sought to be carried out praotical ly-the doctrine that the States havo no rights which the Federal Govern ment is bound to respect. The South ern States have long and often been made to feel that such wus their status in tho estimation of the Ad ministration at Washington; and now Senator Morton wants to have it announced by the authority of Gon gross that the other States of the Union are in no better plight. Let tlio other States thus threatened, take warning from tho encroachments of Federal power in the South, and be fore it is too late to demand a return to tho principles of tho Constitution. Tho case on trial at Montgomery, wus brought by a negro named John son, a Representative from Macon county, against the Probate Judge, tho Sheri IT, and several other citizens of Macon county, for arresting, try ing and imprisoning him for the Violation of a State law. His offense was the carrying of concealed weap ons on the day of an election, and his punishment was strictly in accord ance with the laws of the State. He lately escaped from custody, pro ceeded to Montgomery, and hail the parties named arrested for “conspi racy” against him under the Enforce ment, act of Congress. It is plain that If, In this case, the Federal authorities can punish those of a State for executing a State law, thoy can practically annul the State luw. Congress can prohibit Alabama from passing or executing laws against the carrying of concealed weapons! And if it can thus exer cise supervision over one criminal statute of a State, why not over its whole criminal laws ? 'L’ffe fact that Johnson was a member of the Legis lature does not at all change the as pect of the case. He wus a State leg islator, and held no official relations whatever with the Federal Govern ment. A more plausible pretext (but still nota suffioiont warrant) for Fed eral intervention might have been sot up if Johnson was a Federal offi cial or engaged in tho transaction of any business for the Federal Gov ernment. But tills was not tho case. Ho claims that he was prevented from participating in the holding of an election, but it was purely a State election, being the late one upon the ratilleation of the new constitution. And if he eDjoyed any immunity from arrest for carrying weapons un lawfully, because he was going to an election, he would have enjoyed the same immunity if ho had committed murder. The whole cluim of Feder al jurisdiction in the case is a mani fest absurdity and usurpationbut it comports very well with Senator Morton’s claim that tho States are dependent on tho Federal Govern ment for all their powers. The charge of “conspiracy” against the Judge, Sheriff, prosecuting at torney and witnesses in this ease, is supremely rodlculous. They wero doing what the laws of their State required of them, and if they are not free from molestation or punishment by another jurisdiction for the dis charge of their duties, it is a mockery to have State Governments or State laws. Tiie question resolves itself into one of separate unit divided pow er or tho concentration of all power in the Government at Washington. The resolutions of Senator Morton and the counter resolutions of Sena tor McDonald are not abstractions merely. They affect, practical issues and practices, as this Alabama case proves. We hojte that its occurrence simultaneously with the introduction of these resolutions in Congress will servo to admonish the country that they involve a question which calls for early and judicious settlement. A Proposition to Make up the History. The United States Oentennial.Qora mission have sunt out an important circular to the press of'.the country, proposing apian for making, up tiie history of America to tlio Centennial year—as follows: It seems proper thj* the local cele brations of the Fourth of July, 1876, which will be held throughout the land, should bo made to contribute a permanent historical memorial of the Centennial Celebration. In each county provision should be made for the delivery of an address tracing the history of that particular communi ty for tho past century or from the time of its settlement, and including a sketch of its growth, its resources, industries, prospects, etc. These ad dresses should be published in a uni form size,—that of the Congressional documents, for instance,—in order that they may be bound together by States. To competent persons the preparation of such addresses would not be an unduly burdensome task ; but in the aggregate they would con stitute an invaluable historical repos itory such as no nation has over had the opportunity to collect. Designations of tho historians ought to be made without delay, in order that they may have time to ac complish their work. It is to bo hoped that tho press will give geueral circulation to the project, and that each journal will see to its consum mation in its own locality, and that tho slight expense involved bo as sumed by the county or town author ity. The Opelika Beformer is facetious in its comparisons. It says: What is the difference ? In Colum bus or Atlanta you get three hand saw files for n quarter; here you pay a quarter for a hand-saw tile’. It’s a quarter any way. Just like thopoor est lands in Lee compared to the richest in Texas; one acre of land in Texas makes forty bushels of corn, while in Lee county forty acres makes a bushel of corn—but you must get it before the silk gets dry, or else it’s gone--not “where the .woodbine twineth,” but where the negro roameth. THE TIMES: SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1875. COIJXTV HATES OP TAX ATIOX. The Atlanta correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle furnishes thut pa par with some interesting informa tion, derived from the Comptroller General’s books, in reference to the rates of county taxation in Georgia. Tho State tax is uniform, being 50 cents On the SIOO valuation, but the oounty taxes are surprisingly une qual. The Chronicle attributes this inequality mainly to differences in the management of county affairs, and it is undoubtedly right in saying that generally a low rate of taxation is a good indication tiiat the finan ces of the county are ably and hon estly managed. But we think that there are many small counties in tiie State in which even the most prudent and honest management could uot obv’ate the necessity for high taxes. Some of the figures given by the Chronicle indicate this. An analysis of the table shows that the lowest rate iu the State is levied in Tutnull county—l2s cents on the $100; and the next lowest T 7 cents— in Madison county. Tho highest rates are levied in the following counties: Baldwin, $1.81)1; Appling, $1.12; Oconee, $1.25; Floyd, $1.00; Lee, $1.45: Mitchell, $1.05; Monroe, $1.45; Pulaski, $1.25; Telfair, $1.15; Wilkinson, $1.75. It will bo seen that high taxes are not confined to any one section of the State. The counties just named represent North, South, Middle and Southwestern Georgia. These are the only coun ties in which the rate exceeds ODe dollar on the hundred dollars. In the following counties tho rate is over 50 cents and uot over one dol lar; Bibb, 60; Butts, 90; Baker, $1; Calhoun, $1; Camden, $1; Catoosa, 75; Chatham, 78;Clay, 87$; Crawford, 75; Charlton, $1: Dade, 50; Decatur, $1; Hodge, 70; Douglas, 60; Early, 02; Gilmer,6o; Glynn, 75; Gordon, 83; Heard, 60; Jefferson, $1; Jones, 60; Lincoln, 625; Lumpkin, 67; Macon, 75; Marlon, 62; McDuffie, 80; Mc- Intosh. $1; Merriwettier, 90; Miller, $1; Milton,6o;Quitman, 61; Rockdale, 05; Screven,6B; Sumter,sl; Taliaferro, 80; Terrell, 80; Twiggs, 66; Ware, 85; Wayne, 75; Webster, 90; White, $1; Worth, 75. In the following counties the rate is twenty-five cents and under. Banks, 20; Berrien, 25; Bulloch, 20; Chattooga, 20; Forsyth, 20; Frank lin, 25; Fulton, 20; Hall, 25; Hart, 20; Henry, 25; Irwin, 20; Madison, 17$ j Paulding, 25; Richmond, 25; Tatnall, 12$; Walton, 20; Warren, 20; Wilkes, 25. It will be seen tiiat, there are only eleven counties in which the rate of taxation is less than in Rich mond—and in these the difference is very little. In tho largo counties of the State the rate is as follows: Ful ton, 20; Richmond, 25; Muscogee, 50; Burke, 50; Houston, 50; Bibb, 00; Chatham, 78, Baldwin, $1,895. —■ . Till- Huiileal Panic In Hie House. The introduction of Mr. Springer’s resolution against a third term was utterly demoralizing to the Radical party. It took them by surprise, but they could have gained time for cau cus deliberation and concert by “fili bustering” during tho day and tints staving off the final vote. Blaine waß evidently to much disconcerted for this, and ho and others sought personal safety in flight.. The Wash ington reporter of the New York Herald thus describes the scene; Strangely enough, the demoralized minority, ever so compact and cool in previous contests with the other side, missed their elianee at this moment to filibuster. With the motion to adjourn lost, they could have moved to adjourn to a particular time, and so have staved off a vote for the day, if not indefi nitely. But tho fact is, they lost their head, literally and politically, for their leader ex-Speaker Blaine, thought more of flight than of strate gy, and left tiie rank and file to their own resources. The scene in the group of Republi can members had now become puin ful to witness. Environed by tiie Democrats and watched by the galto rios, tiie devoted band was tho pic ture of despair and desperation. Thoy evinced their anxiety iu shift ing uneasily from seat to seat, in ris ing and going abput, from one place to another in pursuit of advice; iu twisting their beards, und iu nervous clutching of the hauds. The roll call begun; a dozen or more broke and ran to tho cloak rooms. As the clerk reached tlio name of Jumos G. Blaine there was a hush and a deep momentary stillness. The name wus repeated, but no an swer coming, aud tiie burly form of the gentleman from Maine Wing in visible to tho tliousaud of eyes direct ed toward his vacant chair, a titter, a laugh, and then a broad guffaw greeted the inglorious absence of the Republican captain. Taking time by the forelock, he had waited uot for the announcement of his distin guished cognomen, but, ns soon as the clerk reached Gen. Banks among the B’s, the ex-Speaker boat a retreat to tiie cloak room, aud was seen no moro in tho House until the little, unpleasantness was over. H Gon. Garfield was among the panic stricken fugitives who ran at the first tire, but bo recovered his self-pos session, re-formed in good order, marched back, and, on the going over of the roll for absentees, he val iantly recorded himself against a third term. The agouy was now nearly over. A pause eusued as the olerk footed up the result and an nounced 232 votes against a third term and 18 in favor of a third term. The Democracy are jubilant over their triumph, and Springer is the lion of Washington to-night, as he doubtless Will bo for the rest of the session. Our PuK ir-rlnylnsr Minister. Gonoral Schenek may suffer from partisau and personal malice, but there is one respect iu which his rep utation can not be assailed—that of a careful, conscientious and indefatiga ble poker-player. He had already laid a secure foundation for it iu his little book on the subject, which was received with such favor on both sides of tho Atlantic, but it has gained its permanent place by the incorporation of the argument of the work in Appietons’ American Gyelopa'dia. The article on “Poker” first describes poker as it used to be, and adds of “draw-poker,” the mod ern variety: “The manner of playing the game is stated substantially as follows in a pamphlet by General Robert C. Schenek, published in En gland.” And then follows a summary of that valuable text-book, occupying a page of t iie pro .'ions space of the Ovclo ptodia. And to think that this gifted gentleman, who used to be the friend of Trenor W. Park, ami occupies a page of the American Cyclopedia as the greatest living authority on “draw poket” is the Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at the Court of St. James! A proud thought that for j the Centennial year! • • Excitement About the lloinefiteud lo cution. “Halifax,” in his letter of tho 21st inst. from Atlanta to the Augusta Chronicle, reports considerable ex citement In Harris county, growing out of the results of the late decision of tho Supremo Court affecting the ealtf Of homesteads. We hope that the excitement and disturbance of sjles are not so great us reported. Wo copy from the letter: 1 1 saw 'to-day a gentleman from Harris county who had traveled by private conveyance to this city, and lias taken time to converse with the citizens of the portion of the State through which ho passed, aud he finds that a gfeut deal of excitement prevails on account of a recent deci sion of the Supreme Court touching tho homestead law. Under the oper ation of the law as heretofore con strued persons wero permitted to sell their homesteads under an order of Court to realize money for any pur pose. A person might take a homestead-, one day and thereby avoid the payment of a debt aud the next day, with tho consent of tiie Court, sell tlio same iiomesteud and devote the proceeds to any pur pose ho desired. Underarecont de eision of the Supremo Court, how ever, such cannot bo done, A home stead, tho Supremo Court says, can not be destroyed, and the property pertaining to any certain homestead can be sold through an order of Court : only for the, pur jew of chang ing 'the, investment. The homestead is intact, it is imperishable! Tho title of a homestead cannot pass from the person for whose benefit it is obtained from his or her lawful heirs. Now the gentleman with whom I conversed on the subject informs me that numerous persons in the section of the State through which he pass ed (and it is doubtless the case throughout tho State) had disposed of their homesteads under the old op eration (>t tlio law to ordinary pur chasers ; but now since the recent decision of the Supreme Court these same persons huve gone to the pur chasers of their homestead and claimed the property, saying that tho law gave it to them anu they must have it. This dotnund, of course, the purchasers maintain, is not only unreasonable, but fla grantly unjust, and in a common sense, commercial view of the subject, wholly unwarrantable, unjustifiable and fraudulent; and my informant says they have resolved to forcibly resist the law before they will surrender their rights and titles to property fairly purchased by them, and are arming themselves to maintain their rights. If the facts as represented prove true and this sentiment should prevail through out, the State, it will produce fear ful disorder among the citizens of the State. Jaimnrir I'lT-tinmmi-*, The San Francisco Alta says: “When the attempt was made to es tablish a Japanese colony aud tiie cultivation of the tea plant, in Cali fornia, wo heard much of the Japan ese persimmon, which was praised as a,valuable fruit. Many young tea and persimmon plants were sot out, but the tea. experiments were aban doned, and wo heard nothing for years of tiie Japanese persimmon; but several of tiie trees, fortunately, fell into the possession of W. AY. Hollister, of Santa Barbara, and they have now commenced to bear, pro ducing a fruit shaped like u tomato, three inches in diamete# and two inches deep, witli five faintly marked lobes, brilliant orange in color, with a Hkin as smooth and-giosay as glass. The appearance and flavor are so fine that when numerous enough to be sold in the murket—and tiiat, may not be for years—many will be bought for curiosity and ornament. Tho Virginian persimmon, about which there has been some talk of late, eannot compete with the Japan ese species.” Is not this tho same fruit as that known in Now Orleans as mespiles, or Japanese plums? Tlio “tomato like sliapo” is rather indefinite, as tomatoes are of various shapes, but tho rest of tho description might answer for the mespiles. Our tasty follow-citizen, Mr. James Kivlin, used to have one of these trees which boro fruit riponing early in the spring, but it had to be protected in severe winter weathef. smaller Industrie*. It is a great mistake with many of our people, in judging that to raise cotton, or corn, and wheat, and to turn out wares and goods from tho loom, tho forge and the foundry, is all wo can do here in Georgia. Yet a great deal moro of this kind of thing should be done. As much as he loves his dinner, the writer almost loses his appetite, daily, walking through the freight depot of the Western & Atlantic railroad, and seeing piles and nests of tubs, pails, rolling pins, wash boards, potato mashers, clothes pins, plows, churns, horse buckets, sugar boxes, knife boxes, lemon squeezers, hatchet, axe and hoe handles, beef-steak mallets, rocking horses, shoe pegs, shoes, etc. But there ore other agricultural products, as well as manufactured of utility, it would pay us to Turn our attention to. Take for in stance, our importation of silk goods, which now amount yearly to thirty millions. During the war, the writer examined some beautiful silk which was manufactured in Troup county, by a young lady. AVhv should not its manufacture be entered into, and it become an important industry in Georgia? Teas have been cultivated successfully in the State; perhaps the onlv tro'ubleiu making it prof itable would be the high price of labor, compared with its cost in China, Why snould not the cultivation of the’ castor bean, and the manufacture of oil, pay? The honey crop of California will soon prove more valuable than the sugar and molasses crop of Louis iana, Texas and Florida combined. NVill it not remunerate some of our people to embark more iu the busi ness ? There are other and profitable in dustries, which our people might take hold of. which would diversify our agriculture and augment the wealth of Georgia.—Georgia Grange. Tlic Chlnefte. Tiie question of Chinese immigra tion is looming up in California. It seems that both parties in the Legis lature have agreed upon a memorial to Congress to reform our treaties with China so as to make them trea ties of commerce and to prevent the influx oi Chinese immigrants. There is a great deal to be said on both sides of this question, but it is diffi cult, to know how we are going to pre vent the immigration of the'Chinese. On one side ef the ocean we have an overflowing country, teeming with hundreds of millions of people. On the other side we have a country sparsely populated, with hundreds of millions of acres waiting laborers. Here isj a country, as large almost as the. Chinese Empire, with a popu lation hot ovet half a million or a million at the furthest. Now, in the course of nature, the tendency will bo for the crowded millions to seek space on the Pacific coast. Nor do wo see how any legislation can pre vent this, especially under our con stitutional amendment which forbids Congress to make any distinction in race or color. We cannot keep the Chinese away by force. Many good people in California regard Chinese labor as underlying the prosperity of that State. ■ The difficulty is that wo decide these questions iu our polities too often from passion or feeling. It is really a grave problem, one of the gravest in our politics.—New York Herald. m A “Plane” Illustration of the Hard Times. Fayetteville (N. C.) Exprcia.) The other day, while we were sitting in our office, giving way to gloomy reflections, aud trying in vain to nx the time when Congress shall adopt a generous system of inflation and line the pockets of the indigent mul titude with greenbacks, the door opened and in stalked an old darkey whose general appearance was well calculated to excite other dismal forebodings. He wore on bis head a miserable scrap of a hat, with a yawning gap-in the crown, through which his dingy kinks peeped timid ly. His coat was threadbare and badly out at tho elbows; a ragged pair of pantaloons Worn through at the knees and shredded at the an kles, afforded a poor covering for his slim and weather-beaten limbs, and a pair of badly wrecked brogans, burst out at the toes and revealing two formidable rows of corns, some of which were quite as large as door knobs, encased his mam moth feet. He walked slowly and painfully to the stove, and as he drew the back of his right hand across his nose aud gave a wet snuf fle, we noticed that a large carpen ters’s plane wus fondly encircled by his left arm. AVe nodded, but said not a word, for pity, excited by his woe-begone aspect, chained our tongue. Silence reigned supreme for a few moments, but it was fractured at lust by our venerable colored vis ittor: “Dese here is powerful hard times we’se having, boss.” AVe smiled approvingly and ob served that the ago wus indeed indu rated. “Dat’s a fnk, boss—’tis, sho. I neb er seed de like. Dare’s no money in de country, boss. Cotton’s done failed, chickens has gin out, Walnuts ain’t wuff miffin', de banks has shot down on us bizness men, and ef de Continental Congress at Washington don’t do Buffin, darnfl don’t believe dare’ll be a gineral bustifleation.” Here he drew the back of his hand across iris weeping nose, and wiped the moisture on tiie seat of Ills breeches. AVe sighed, and he con tinued : “Dar ain’t no money out ob de banks, and I tell you what it is, boss, de banks won’te lend a feller a cent, if he was to gib de ungel Gabriel as kvlatteral. Use tried it, boss, I has. Do you see dis here plane?” We told him that the useful tool to which he alluded was attracting our gaze. “Well, boss, I took dis here plane —dis fust class plune—dis plane dat I hub nebber trusted in nobody’s hands —I took dis here piano and tramped into the Fust Fashlutn Bank and offered to let dem keep it as kylatter til ef dey would lend mo a dollar and a half. I did, boss, sho, and what do you reckon de bloated bond-hold er dat stands behind de desk said when ho seen dat plane?” We gave it up. “Well, boss, he jesthisted his nose, piuted to the door, and said, *Git out of here, wid you dam kylatteral.’ “Well, wtiat did you then, uncle?” we inquired. “Well, boss, I jestbiledoceans high wid iniquity, widout making any fuss wuff talking about, and I got. What am de country cornin’ to, boss, when de banks turn up dare noses at kylat teral like dat plane? Dat’s what I want to know. Gimme a chew of plug, boss.” , AVe gave him a chew of tobaeeo, and he went on. “Now, boss, I’m agin dese here Nashlutn Banks fust, last and all de time, and I want you to put in de pa per dat I lias jined de noble army dat’s gwine to weed ’om up. Jest set down,'boss, and ef you don’t think dese here bondholders are ruining de country jest look at dis here plane.” AVe “set down” his remarks and he departed, leaving us to ponder over tho wickedness of national banks, and their obstinacy iu rejecting first class “kylatteral.” ■ ■ —r In an adjoining county, a certain individual was nominated by the Radicals for an office, aud was elect ed. Before he could enter upon the discharge of his duties, it was neces sary for him to give a bond. Of course this bond had to be given in accord ance with law, and in, consequence of a failure on his part, another man was appointed, who gave u lawful bond. The first man (we will dub him Web ster, for convenience,? complained bitterly at, what he thought, the great injustice done him. Iu detail ing the facts to an old acquaintance, Webster said : “I was nominated for the office pusillauimouslij, which is noire facia evidence that I was the choice of tho people.”—Union Springs Herald. I.IST OF LETTEIIS Remaining in the Post-Office at Columbus, Ga., December 24, 1876, and which if not called for within seveu days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office: Anthony miss J W Johnson J B Agner A Sons niesars lamb J M Barues J Lewis L Bell miss D Low mrs M Bethaya J H Moses J 8 llrieroAV M Nelson E Billups J B O’Donnell J B Branuom miss L Odwin R K Brown miss 8 Parker uirs M Braine John C Peacock J B Canon L Phillips O Cotton miss M A Reese miss A Dean miss J Reese miss C Field miss M A Rayles uiiss S A E Ford mrs M Sargeant Geo G Giddings miss M Louder C O Gaidings Q B Sparks W T Green C B Tilnovr mrs M Harris mrs N Tucker Geo Hopkins miss M Wade mrs L Jones L A Williams Anna Johnston miss E Williams U Johnson P A UNMAILABLE LETTERS. Bacon Maj Wm, Howard, Ga. Carnes miss M H. Atlanta,Ga. Stovall J W, Madison, Oa. King 8 B, Atlanta Ga. • W. H. JOHNSON, P. M. Executor's Sale of E. &P. Factory Stcck. HY virtue of an order from the Court of Ordi nary of Stewart county, will be sold in Co lumbus. Ga., at Freer <k Hlges' corner, on the hrst Tuesday iu February next, ONE HUNDRED AND ONE Shares of the Capital stock of the EAGLE A PHKNIX Manufacturing Company. Sold as the property of the estate of R. R. Par rarnore, late of Stewart county, deceased, for dis tribution among the legatees of said deceased. Will be sold in quantities to suit purchasers. Terms cash. WILLIAM E. PARR A MORE, Executor of dec2s td R- R- Parraiuore. Market Stalls to be Rented. THE Stalls in the Meat Market will be rented at the Market House, under direction of the Committee on Market, on Monday, January 3d, at I*2 o’clock, m. Terms made known that day. F. W. ACEE, T. J. NUCKOLLS, W. J. WATT. dec24 Myl Committee on Market. FARMERS, ATTENTION. 300 Tons .Vos a Ncutin I.unil Cluster, IClitvun Dissolved Hour, MtiiiMlitrfl ltonr Tlanurcs, t'hemtcai Supplies for Hulling Iloinr Fertilizers, Arid I‘liospliute (High fJrndr), Agrirultiirul Lime. Field and Garden Weed and Airrlcmltrural Implement m. HOLSTEAD Ac CO. 1-57 and ISO Itroad St. Columbus, Ga. der24 oodAwdrn THE GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, OolumUms, Ga. A HOME COMPANY, seeking the patronage of HOME PEOPLE! Our Charter binds all the property of the Stockholder* for the obligation* of the Company. A* an evidence of our ability to protect our friend* from los, WE HAVE PAID TO OUR POLICY HOLDERS SINCE OUR ORGANIZATION. $1,300,000 Office In tbfl OKOIIGIA HOME BITIJDINO. DIRECTORS! J. RHODES BROWNE, Pres’t of Cos. JNO. McILHENNEY, Mayor of City. N. N. CURTIS, of Wells & Curtis. JNO. A. McNEILL, Grocer. J. It. CLAI-P, Clapp’s Factory. JAMES RANKIN, Capitalist. L. T. DOWNING, Attorney at Law. CHARLES WISE. GEO. W. DILLINGHAM, Treasurer of Company J _ THE GRAND OLD IDEA LIVE ON LESS THAN YOU MAKE! ONLY. ONE ROAD TO WEALTH! Save Your Money—Economy is Wealth ! EAGLE & PHENIX SAVINGS DEPARTMENT, Columtous, Ga. Every Depositor has, by Special Law, a First Lien on all the Property of the Company. STOCKHOLDERS INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE TO DEPOSITORS. Capital Stock, $1,250,000. The Most Sitemsftil Institution in the South, fits- Deposits payable on Demand. fits' Seven per cent, interest, compounded four times a year. fits' Accounts strictly confidential. N. J. BUSSEY, President. G. GUNBY JORDAN, Sec’y & Treas’r. DIUECTOItS. W. H. YOUNG. CHAS. GREEN, DR. T. W. BATTLE, Lumpkin, Ga. Pres’t Sav’h Bank and Trust Cos. N. J. BUSSEY. ALFRED I. YOUNG. OCt5 tf |HMHaM|aM>aaaaßa<MaiaHa||MMMMHlßlwauaaanaMHaaaßnMM HMaoOHllinMMMßMMaßi New Groceries—" Cheap. —o New crop snow-white Sugar at 12 1-2 and 13c, “ “ Fancy Yellow Clarified at 11 1-2 and 12 l-2c. 11 Crushed and Powdered Sugar, “ Panoy New Orleans Syntp, Choice Teas at SI.OO to $1.50 per lb. 11 Coffees 25c. to 40c, flndnnts Pearl Grits 20 lbs, for SI.OO, Pearl Hominy, Durkee's Salad Dressing ( very nice.) Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire Sance Crosse & Blackwell's Chow Chow Cooking Excracts, choice and cheap, Cox’s Gelatine, Underwood's Devilled Ham, Spices and Raisins, Shepp's Dessicated Coacoanut Borden's Condensed Milk, Star, Sperm and Wax Candles Selected Cream Cheese, * Plain and Fancy Crackers, White Kerosene Oil at 25c. per gal. Family Flour at $7.50 at $8.50 per bbl. Fancy “ Gilt Edge, $9.50, New Corn Meal 99c. and SI.OO per bushel Faiiey and lienvy tilroeeries of nil kinds lit liOivest prices for Cash 4jrj-All purchases delivered free of Dray*ge.“feH dec9deod*wtf J. H. HAMILTON. FIRST-CLASS SOUTHERN CLOTHING HOUSE Thomas 1 Prescott Oolumtous, Gksorgla, Have always on hand every style aud variety of Clothes for Men Sc Boys! Elegant Dress and Business Suits, Ready-Made or Made to Ojrder. Wedding SSiiitw a Specialty ! Also, the celebrated “KNEP” SHIRT, Which has no superior, aqd which they furnish in any quantity at $1.26, CASH. novl7 eodtf The Latest Style Sewing Machine IS THE WHEELER & WILSON NEW NO. 7, With Work Going from the Operator. Those accustomed to using Machines of other makes will find this style a convenience. It is by far the easiest to learn, and has gained favor faster than any new Machine yet introduced. It runs light and Never Gets Out of Order. Try One, and Yon Will Like It. WHEELER & WILSON -MANUFACTURING COMFY. pS Office: 100 Broad Street. fi-3- AGENTS WANTED IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA. oclOd&wtf