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VOL. 1.-NO. I+6 FIVE CENT COLUMN. [Advertisements in thia column charged i> cents per line, six words, each insertion.] Wanted. Partner WANTED—Either silent or ac tive, with $l<)0 to $l5O, to buy a half in ten st in a (’ash Business already establistied, which can be greatly extended by such invest ment. Address S. C. PalGE,through Atlanta Daily Post. Miscellaneous. FpHOMPSON’S RESTAURANT is always JL supplied with the freshest oysters and the best game of the season. JC. BRIDGER, has opened his new office at • 16 South Broad street. Near the bridge, where orders for Coal will receive prompt at tention. He deals in Coal Creek, Montevallo, and Anthr;. iu-. BOTTLED LAGER BEER—Best in town, at Jones & Co., 35 Broad street. PIEDMONT AIR-LlNE—the shortest route to the North. For Sale. 2 T. GOLDSMITH. IT^OR SALE—Plantation in Whitfield county, ‘ 000 acres, well improved, and good set of mills. T. GOLDSMITH. SALE—A lot of Door and Window Frames and Granite Sills—at half price, (’all on A. McGilvray, No. 12 Gartrellstreet, or T. GOLDSMITH. ITJOR SALE- Two-story Brick Resident j rooms, brick kitchen, near in; a so. brick store near the center of business: also. I<> idee building lots. T. GOLDSMITH ■J.IORSALE—The Finest Residence Lot in the J? city, 230x250 feet, embracing that splcn uid Oak Grove on the top of Chamberlin Hill. Also, a number of smaller lots in the same vicinity. T. GOLDSMITH, No. 21 Marietta st. 171 OR SALE—OId exchange papers, i" cents ? per hundred, in packages. Apply toullice of Post. No. 32 Broad Street. For Rent* I) OOM to rent, suitable fora Bar, adjoin- V ini? an eating house. Very low to an ap proved tenant. Apply to C. J. McClellan, Superintendent Franklin Restaurant. Amusements. DeOIVE’S HOUSE. Matinee. | THE RENOWNED ACTOR, Robert Me Wad®. The Only Rival of Joe Jefferson, In ffis own Dramatization of Rtp V an ri i £ i e ! THE VAGABOND OF THE CATSKILLS, Support .'d by a Talented Company. CHANGE OF BILL sa. r r uni> av . Prices SI.OO and 50 cents. Reserved seats, without extra charge at Phillips & Crew's. J.L. PEERS & Co. WHOLESALE Commission Merchants, For the sale of FLOUR, MEAL, FEED. MEATS, LARD, ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS, PRODUCE, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, Etc. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED NO. 5 EAST ALABAMA ST,, ATLANTA, GA. References by Permission : To Georgia Banking and Trust Co., Atlanta'; the Merchants’ Bank. Atlanta; W M <v R J Lowry, Atlanta National Bank, and Citizens' Bank* Atlanta, Ga. Last Night at DeGive’s. The village of Falling Waters-the domestic warfare of happy Rip and his hapless wife— the night among the mountains and the sleep of twenty years—the scenes and inci dents that cluster around and emanate from these are as entrancing as they were of old. Irving had woven into this old legend of the Catskills that subtle, indescribable element that infuses into a story an interest that makes it immortal; and the legend of poor Kip will be told over and over again on stormy nights at the firesides of , all coining generations. The dramatists have, without exception,.caught this subtle element from the orig in! and weaving it into the drama made a play that the public taste will never tire of. McWade’s dramatization and conception of Rip Van Winkle is essentially different from all others. We should say better than Jeffer son’s with some trepidation, but we can say as good without fear of denial. His rendition of the character Is particularly fine. Above the lack of all bombast and the presence of an ease of movent and expression that mark him as a polished actoj,—above all this there is in his acting evidence of a gift of nature, that rare gift, genius. The pathetic scenes which flit through every act of this play like shadows from passing clouds, are particularly adapted to McWade’s style of acting. In these scenes the audience grew wildly enthusiastic. This afternoon will be given a matinee; to-night Rip Van Winkle and Padd O’Miles. Atlanta fflaila 'Hfet ’ POSTINGS. A Yale senior tried to chastise a sophomore editor of the college paper, but got so.badly whipped that he had to go to bed. The Rev. A B McGowen, a Baptist pastor in Hyde Park, Mass., is accused of passing off Sister Susie Scott as his wife when away from home. The Marquis of Normandy, who has Wen Governor at one time or another of half the British dependencies, has been appointed Gov ernor of Victoria. The beautiful poniard by Benvenuto Cellini, which was lately stolen from the palace at Lisbon during a ball, was found by a street scavenger. Not a diamond was missing. The Protestant clergymen of San Francisco have united in a movement “for the reforma tion of public affairs through religion,” and are delivering sermons on the subject. If Edwin Furbish of Pontiac, Mich., had not paid a debt promptly, the masked robbers who ' bound and gagged him and his family would j have got the SI,OOO that he had just parted ; with. When, in 1821, it was announced to Canning that the King and Queen of the Sandwich Is-j lauds had caught the measles, the Minister is said to have replied : ‘‘Are you quite sure it I isn’t the mange?” A young Lowell woman, formerly a school i teacher, and of a highly respectable family, j forged her father's name to a cheek, in order 1 to get money to gratify her inordinate love of i fashionable clothes. A Chicago policeman testified to court as ' evidence that a prisoner was drunk when ar- ' rested, that he was trying to warm his feet at a I grating in the sidewalk, supposing that he was I standing on a register. A Philadelphia boy loaded a toy pistol, and accompanied his laiher in a search through the house for imaginary burglars. On the fol- | lowing day, forgetting that a bullet was in the | weapon, he shot and killed a comrade while ! "playing robber.” The distinctive feature of a Free Methodist I church in Toledo, Ohio, is the belief that all I Christians ought to wear some distinctive badge. The members keep on their breasts a wide, red ribbon, with u cross printed on it. The pastor of a < ’ampbellite church in Austin, Texas, pricks »>» India-irik emblem on the arm of every convert, and calls it "the saving mark.” Some practical jokers encased the carcass of a horse in red flannel, set it afloat in the Ohio, | just above Madison, hid., and passed the word j by wire down both banks of the river that Buyton was coming. Skiffs shot out for miles along the river as the dead steep drifted down, and at Madison the entire populace crowded to the wharves The "sell” was a success. OIL PAINTINGS. A Rars and Splendid Collsction. Some years ago it would have been necessary to introduce the subject of this article by a homily ttjion adorn ing and beautifying home. Not so now. Our splendid public library, with its costly paintings from great masters, the elegant jiarlors of our city now fairly aglow with the glories of the highest art, and the rajdd cul tivationof ourpoeple, have imparled universal taste for the beautiful, and ourpeojde lose no good ojiportunity for gratifying it. We have now, at the popular Auction House of Hall & Morris, Marietta streets, THE BAREST COLLECTION of paintings ever brought to Atlanta; and by paintings we mean paintings uui-x --ceptionably; there is not a chromo in the gallery. The framing is most tasty and elegant; none other would be in ac cordance with the high type ot art exhibi ted. A visit to this gallery of over oue bundled and twenty-live master-pieces is entrancing anil enchanting. Scenes from the wood, the field, the forest, the moun tain. ami the stream, literally Hue the walls of the large room. There is a truth to nature in every stroke of the brush that tells that it was a mas ter’ hands that placed it there. The hunting scenes, all of which are by tbe BEST AMERICAN ARTISTS are particularly fine. They are studies of nature translated into art by minds that seem to have thrown their whole souls into the work before them. None butthose who are true lover.-of nature could have portrayed her works so faultlessly. We regret that space forbids us to mention the long list of artists who are represented in this gallery, but a look at the works is satisfactory enough, we care not for the names if we only have the paint ings before us. There are also some very FINE LANDSCAPES in the collection ; in fact, there is no picture on exhibition that is not fine. The pictures are all from the Phila delphia Art Gallery, and no citizen of Atlanta who has a taste for the beau tiful should fail to embrace this opportunity of seeing the rarest collection of paintings ever exhibited in Atlanta. The pictures will all be placed this afternoon, and the auction will begin to-night. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1879. RESISTING THE LAW. ’ A Member of the Chain-Gang Knock. Down a Captain of the Police Force ami Tries to Escape. Luke Cooper, a professional thief who is restained from the pursuit of his chosen profession by the duties imposed upon him in the chain gang, had this morning obtained a leave of absence from that illustrious body in order to attend, as a witness, the trial, of York White, a compeer of his in crime. The trial took place in jus-; tice Tanner’s office, and afterwards when Cooper had reached theJoot of the stairs he struck at Captain White, bis custodian, with the evident in tention of making bis escape. Cap tain White returned the attempted blow and shattered his club to pieces over the convict’s head. It took Coop er but a moment to recover from the blow, and now seeing that the break ing of Capt. White’s club had improv ed his chances of escape, he struck at him again, this time knocking him down, bursting the skin upon his, cheek. In less time than it takes to think of it the Captain was on his feet, but in the meantime Cooper had taken to flight, and now had an ad vantageous start. To shoot at him' was impossible, for a large crowd had already surrounded the the scene of the affray, and the street was fairly thronged with people who had been attracted by the excitement. Just as Cooper was t urning: he corner at James bank, however, a couple of country men laid hold of him undone of them, fastening his hand in his wooley hair held him until Capt. White came up ami carried him to the station house. Cooper is a man whose bad charac ter is well known to'the city authori ties. It is not quite a year ago that Capt, Connoly discovered him making his way from Dean’s store with a bag on his back containing about $75 worth of stolen goods, lie disregarded the Captain’s orders to stop, upon which the Captain tired at him three times’ In order to make, good his escape he dropped the bag, and upon examina tion jt was fouud-tUuXauiyh.shot had penetrated partly through the coii tents. His stolen spoils saved his life. The charge of resisting an officer will probably place him where his violent and criminal nature will be held in restrain for some time to come, BOND AND STOCK BROK- ERAGE. The Business in Atbiuta-r-Messrs. Pow ers & Egleston. Atlanta, in its great commercial growth, is becoming prominent among the leading American cities as a market for all classes of trade. It is now natural for people to come here whether to supply themselves with goods, to invest money or to change securities. As a financial market it is taking a leading position, and the de mands of its increasing trade require houses whose special business is BROKERAGE, or dealing in stock,bonds and money, receiving funds for investment, ne gotiating loans, buying and selling se curities. It was with pleasure then, that we noted some time since, the announce ment of a new firm in t he city devoted specially to this line of business, MESSRS. POWERS & EGLBSTON. These gentlemen are well-known in commercial circles, and have capi tal and experience to make their business a success. They have opened a very handsome bank looking office at No. 2D Peachtree street, next to the Bank of the State of Georgia, and are prepared to serve the merchant or capitalist, in negotiating loans, invest ing money, buying and selling securi ties, and doing any other work in their special line. We understand that they will soon float $50,000 TEN PER CENT BONDS of a most solid character, and if so, they will be exceedingly attractive to investors in this time of decreasing rates of interest in State and other se curities. We call special attention to these gentlemen as safe, reliable, and judicious, Dressed Turkeys. Go to A. A. Campbell’s No. 9 West Alabama street, and get some of those fine dressed tur keys for to morrow. rjTO MY PATIENTS AND PATRONS. Being compelled, by ill-health, to be absent from Atlanta until next spring, at least, I would recommend my patients to call upon Dr. R. A. Holliday, 32>4 Whitehall street, should they need tne services of a Dentist during my absence. I can recommend. Dr. H. as being competent and conscientious." I would have made this recommendation earlier, but severe indisposition and consequent haste of departure from the city prevented. ARTHUR C. FORD, D. D. S. Fernandina, Fla., December 16,1878. i Hou, A. 11. Stephen|?t Financial Flans. Mr. Stephens is going to try to in duce some legislation at the next ses sion whereby the volume of the na tional currency will be increased un der such circumstances as will not render the charge of “inflation” ten able on account of such increase.— Columbia Enquirer 15th. FURNITURE. The Mammoth Establishment of P. H. , Snook. THE RESULT OF ENERGY A ENTERPRISE. Amongst the many commercial pur suits that go towards making up the net woik of a city’s industries, the furniture trade takes a very important rank. In the past tew years it (in fact, nearly all other branches of trade) has made very rapid strides, of advancement, and is established to day in our city upon a basis beyond competition owing to the indomitable will and energy of the above well known and popular gentlemen. Nothing illustrates to a better ad vantage our forward steps in culture and refinement than the general de mand for articles in this line, which, a few years ago, would have been ut terly impossible to procure; but Am ericans, ever foremost in the race of progress and inventive genius, by the skilled mechanicians in this depart ment have, it would seem, eclipsed year by year all preceding efforts in bringing out new and artistically de signed articles, so that now wo lead the world for beauty, durability and elegance of finish. There few, if any, who will not cheerfully agree with us in these re marks after inspecting the magnificent •stock of Mr. Snook’s, at 7 and 9 Mari fetta street. 'Phis gentlepian has., had. many years experience’in the btfsi ness, anp while somewhat unfortu nate when connected with a firm here some years ago, nothing daunted by losses, he at once began business on his own account, without even capital or credit, his stock consisting of two second hand, suits of furniture, and tire first bill of sale amounted only to $87.00. Now nowhere in the South can a more superb selection of furni ture be found, embracing actually everything known to that trade, from the most elaborate parlor suits down to the modest cottage sets and com mon goods. A better idea can be formed of the extent of stock when we state that for storage purposes be occupies eight floors, an area in space of over 700 square feet. Mr. S. is a liberal patron of the press, and to this can be attributed much of his success. Being an ex clusive cash buyer, bargains are inva riably secured,so that in all instances he can offer the same to his custom ers, and as evidence of this one of our best known lady citizens visiting Baltimore daring the winter with a view to purchasing there a complete outfit for a new residence returned and gave the order to this gentleman, remarking at the same time that she had saved hundreds of dollars and secured more pleasing styles. This is a flattering tribute to Mr. S., but is only one of many such instrnces, as he has orders for furnishing through out the magnificent residences recent ly built by our well known citizens, Messrs. Hill, Maddox, Raines, Snow, and Gen. Austell. He began business with th. determination of convincing the citizens that, he could and would 'sell them fine goods cheaper than pos sible to procure them elsewhere, and lias, we are pleased to note, succeeded most ably. One stong point, illustrating the ad vantages of a cash basis, is that dur ing tile past year the discounts allow ed Mr. IS. on bills amounted to the large sum of $7,000. Space does not permit, or we would give a detailed description of the many beautiful articles of furniture here exhibited, so we will but men tion that the stock is almost inexhaust ible, rich and elegant, and at all times many duplicate sets are in store, so that orders can be filled at once. In conclusion, we certainly tender pur hearty congratxlations to the gen tleman on his great success, and citi zens generally will echo the same, and wish him many years continuance. Don’t fail to call at the cheapest and leadjng furniture house in Georgia. SUNDAY SERVICES. In the Marietta Street M. E. church, S. A. Wlnsor, Pastor. Preaching by the Pastor at 11 A M-, subject, “The Pentecost Baptism.” At 7:30 P. M., subject, "There is Hope and Help for the Intemperate. Let none despair. A cordial invitation to all. JOHN RYAN’S Mammoth Dry Goods Emporium, Es tablished for 27 Years. What can we say about this mag nificent store and t he highly esteemed and honored citizen, the proprietor. There is not a man, woman, or child in the city, but to whom the name of Ryan is familiar, and a stranger ask ing to be directed to some particular point along the busy thoroughfare of Whitehall street, invariably the re >ply from any and all will be its such andsuch a distance from Ryan’s—thus showing this great house has in a manner come to be looked upon as the central and objective point. Our reporter in taking notes to makeup the great trade edition, selected this popular establishment for the leading and representative retail dry goods bouse of Atlanta, and we feel confi dent that our many thousand read ers will coincide. But as to the store and stock. The building occupied is located at No. bl Whitehall street, is 50x195 feet, in size, extending through the entire block to Broad street, and three floors are filled to repletion with the magnificent stock consisting of foreign and domestic dry goods, car pets, oil cloths, mattings, bootsand shoes, hats, caps —all handsomely displayed in the various departments. The first floor or basement opens di rect on Broad street, this is used for the storage of heavy and staplegoods, packing and shipping, but the second, with main entrance on Whitehall streel, is where we are forcibly re minded of the dazzling and gorgeous splendor road about in fairy tales of old. Here can be found the products from the looms of the old world, the decorated fabrics of our own country; laces from the historical countries of the Mediteranean; silks from Lyons, Brussels and Antwerp, hosiery, gloves, ribbons, linens and notions representing the ingenuity and con ception of the four quarters of the Klob.q.T.iW’peU, curtains, lambere'iins. in richness, beauty and style unsur passed. Boots and shoes for the ladies, men, boys and misses in vari ety unexcelled from the leading man ufactories, and a specialty introduced of handmade goods unsurpassed—and hats and caps for the millions, in a word on this the retail floor, it is a minature world and,a perfect hive of industry. Glancing as we did from Ihe stairway ascending to the third floor, a more animated and pleasing scene could not. be wished for. From forty to fifty of his able and efficient corps of salesmen were all rapidly, and with grace and ease peculiar to them, busily engaged in waiting upon a throng of customers, among whom were numbers of the leading belles and matrons of the city. Passing to the tjlird floor, the whole sale department, we find all goods exhibited below, but in a more com pact way; and while catering mainly to the leading local trade of the city in the retail department, an exten sive business has been done for years throughout Georgia and several ad joing States in the wholesale line, and the magnificent trade enjoyed in all is but a just, and flattering tribute t > the i ne 'gy and ability of Mr. Ryan, whose record in the past, both in a business and social point of view, stands second to none. The position of this establishment toward the great trade of our city is that of a leading feature in her industries, and from the foregoing the importance and influence will be readily seen. It ranks as one of the leading spirits and stands as one of the corner stones in the commercial bulwarks of Atlanta. ' ♦♦♦ - ■— Mcßride <fc Co., Atlanta, Ga., offer Crockery, Wooden Wane, Lamps,and Show Cases to the trade as cheap as any hoti -e North or South. Merchants who want to pay cash and get ca-Ji juices and select goods thatsuit them, cannot <i i better than to buy from Mc- Bride & Co. Dr. Calhoun’.; Liver Pills. This Pill has been in use lor the last forty years and has t iki-ti precedence over all other Liver Pills and Mi-dicine generally. My pa trons, 1 am proud to say, are among the best and most influential citizens ol the United States. .Some are new ones and others have been using them for years and will testily to the vast amount of money saved—and the gen eral improvement of their health—by their use. When taken in time will prevent fevers of the most dangerous types. I ask every reader of this article to go at once and procure a box of these Pills, and if they do not prove beneficial come tome at my office, 50 Peach tree street, and I will refund you the money. These Pills are especially good for Diarrhea and Dysjiepsia, Biliousness, Cholera Morbus and Sick Headache. Price, 25 cents per box. For sale by all Druggists, also by Noble C. Williams, 50 Peachtree street, Atlanta, Ga. PRICE THREE Telegrams. Washington, March 21.—1 n the caucus of the Democratic members of the House to day Mr. House, of Ten nessee, was chosen Chairman. The question of confining the business of the extra session to the objects for which it was called was refered to a committee, who will report to a joint conference of the Democratic mem bers of each I louse, which will be held early next week. Nashville, March 22i»-The Senate yesterday passed a bill by it small ma jority to settle the debt at forty cents on the dollar at four per cent. Paris, March 22.—The Minister of Commerce, M. Tirard, stated toadep utation from the Chambers of Com merce that the system of commercial treaties would be strickly adhered to, and that no retrograde policy was contemplated. Sr. Louis, March 21—The Kentucky Greenbackers yesterday nominated the following ticket: For Governor, James Stewart; for Lieutenant Gov ernor, Dr. B. B Lewis. San Francisco, March 21. —Ex- Governor Bradley, of Nevada is dead. Preparations are being made for the reeejition of General Grant, al though he is not expected for several months. New York. March 21.—O’Jjearyhas handed over the ehampipushiji belt to Rowell. The next contest for the Astley belt is to in London commencing June Itim. Merchants remember that you can avoid hard, heavy freight, insurance, breakage and delay by buying Glass and Lamps, Crockery, Show Cases, Stamped Ware,Casters, Spoons, Forks, etc., from Mcßride & Co., Atlanta, G a. J. J. & S. P. RICHARDS. , jytmlesale aufJJJiUcfil Uu-iE.’taltur.s anil SlattonerH, hi Music mid Musical Meircmudlse—An old and Popular House. ESTABLISHED IN 1848. As the representative house in At lanta for their speciallies, we take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to some of their stocks. When known that for 30 years they have been practically engaged in this business, no one can doubt their abil ity to supply the demands of the trade in the most satisfactory man ner. For many years special atten tion has been given to school books. Their stock of these includes actually all in use from the highest to the low est grades, and not only in Atlanta do they take the lead, but also sup ply thousands of dealers throughout the States of Alabama, South Caro lina, North Carolina and Georgia. In fact small dealers generally have found it greatly to their advantage to make all purchases from this pojuflar house, and b' an interview or corres pondence with them, it will be at once seen inducements of the most liberal kind are extended. While this is the specialty, those of a literary turn can always find in their well assorted stock all the latest and popu lar editions from our favorite authors; also a general miscellaneous stock of useful andstandard works. Again,in stationery none surpass them in va riety and excellence— and it is an ac knowledged fact that in sheet music, no house has a larger and more com pl -to stock. They also deal exten sively in small musical instruments, such as guitars, violins, flutes, etc. The above mentioned goods are the most noticeable at their handsome store No, 39, Whitehall street, but aside from these thousands of small articles ornamental and useful are handsomely displayed, which would be utterly impossible to enumerate in a newspaper notice. The Messrs. Richards began business in 1848 at Macon, and ,shortly after established a branch at this city, but just previ ous to the war consolidated their busi nessin Atlanta. To ourcitizenstheir honorable record as merchants is fa miliar, and to those who have not yet met them, we can with pleasure say call here when contemplating pur chases, our word for it you will re ceive the most courteous, liberal and honorable treatment. “Never ?” “ Well, hardly ever.” Will you ever see as fine an assort ment or large a collection of Pianos and Organs— as it does, the celebrated Shoninger Upright, Decker Bros., Weber, Dunham Ac Sons, Guild, and other pianos, besides forty Organs of different grades—as that which will be offered to the pub lic by G. P. Guilford, in his new store, 25 Whitehall street ? No, never!