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1sS3-11ardl Gras, February 9-ls73.
sMRMPHIs, TENN.
WRsrERN AND ATLANTIC r. r. Co.,
OsH1cz GEN. PAss'R l. TICKET Act.
ATLANTA, GA, January %, 1876.
The following telegram, sont by the
Associated Press Agent at New Or
leans. explains itself:
No MARDI GRAs ORnEANs,
January 2l.-The Mystic Society here
have decided to dispense with the pa.
rade on MGrdi Gras day, on account of
the absence OF his Royal Highness
King Prosperity.
For 1everal years Mardi Gras has
been 1slebrated In Memphis. Tenn,
with 9lGh success az to rival New Or.
leans, and last year it was pronounced
by every one who witnessed it to be
far bettAr than any thing ever seen in
this 6opntry. The celebration this
year at Memphis will urpass all others
in elegance and splendor. For the
convenieDce Of those who desire TO 90,
the Western and Atlantic Railroad and
its connections will aell, commencing
Februsty 5. RouND TR1P TICKETS FOR
ONs FAis. 1872 90. good to return be.
fore February 10.
Through First Glass Day Coaches
leave Atlanta daily at 8. 35 P. NJ. for
Memphis, without change. and NO
charge is made. for occupying seats.
Magniacent Palace Sleeping and
Drawipg.room Coaches leave Atlanta
daily at OBS p. NJ. for Memphis,
without chsnge. Oar supply Of Pa
lace DrSying-room and Sleeping Cars
is amplS f6s any emergency. and ,spe-
ola! cars can be furnished upon appli-
cation, 70 leave Augusta, Athens.
Romes Bkysnpah; Charleston. Macon.
ColunhSn or Charlotte, Parties de-
string toSS shopld notify me. as early
Is posaib!e. b, ". sWRENN,
Gen, Rass'r end Ticket Agent.
s,stf,plas i. Atlanta Ga.
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Real Estate Wanted.

OWNERS OF large plantations, who are
" disposed to sell the whole or portion,
or owners Of timbered lands near rafting
streams or railroad, or farms OF 100 to 500
cores OF productive land, (or that by Judi.
c!ous cultivation can be made so, or hold.
to call upon the subscriber. Persons At 4
distance. who. wish to make reply to their
communications certain, will please enclose
. stamp. GEO. NORTH.
Real Estate Agent. Mansion House.
Jan 70 VA tAs at Ooluubie. g. e..
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NAIL ARRANGEMENTS. .--Northerp
mail opens $50 A. M, 8 P. M. CLOSES
liza NJ. 6 Pm. Charleston opens 8
A. M, $50 p. NJ. closes A. III. ,6P.
III. Western opens 6 A. NJ, p.
NJ; closes 6, 1.3O P. N. Greenville
+opens 8. 45 2. NJ. closes Ga. NJ. Will.
mington opens 4 P. n. closes 1890
A. M. On Sunday open from 2. 80 to
$50 P. M. 49,.
Senator elect Chrissiaacy. OF Miohi-
gan. seams to stand upon sound plat
form. In q recent letter he says:
"The manner of my election leaves
NE at liberty to support or oppose
measures upon their merits. according
to my convictions of right, and With
reference to the interests of the whole
country. rather than for any partisan
ends, and propose to avail myself of
that liberty on all proper occasions. {"
This is in pleasing contrast with the
policy pursued by his predecessor. Mr..
Chandler.
Christmas Day brought no holiday
to the Liverpool post Office officials.
The growing and very good fashion of
sending Christmas cards caused an ex-
cess os over iGG. 1GGG letters, which lad
to be delivered in the city on Friday;
while on the evening previous the let
tiers posted exceeded the daily average
by $4,000.
If We, so.called devils of printing
Offices. do not exactly gain our H-sli.
hoods in the sweat of our brow, We do
win with the ink on our hands and
clothes.
Five tierces Davis diamond hams,
five tierces Davis sugar cured break
fast bacon, twenty. five tierces new leaf
lard, iust received and for sale cheap,
at Hardy Solomon's.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad
say they can furnish as many sleeping
cars as may be needed to carry people
to the Memphis Msrdi Gras.
Dried peaches and spples. white
peas and beans Just received and Tor
sale cheap. at Hardy Solomon's.
We understand there are clubs: of
che best people getting ready to go to
the Memphis Mardi Gfas.
Five tieroes Davis diamond hams,
OF this seasons cure. just received ct
Hardy; ;Sotomon's.
A largo lot OF North Carolina noun
tain apples. just received and for sale
cheap. at Solomon's.
500 dozen fresh eggs just received
and for sale at reduced price. at Hardy
Solomon's.
Can You not get up club to go to
Memphis to Mardi Gras?
All goods marked down Eve per
cent. at Hardy Solomon's.
The celebration of Mardi Gras in
Memphis will cost over $3.50, 900.
lG.000 cigars. a. So SO per 1GG, for
sale at Solomon's.
Everybody should go to Memphis
Msrdi Gras.
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The Clergy.
"AAyS bean dyspeptio for years; began
the Regulator two years ago; 1t has acted
Ike q charm In my case. Rev. J. O.
HoLMKa.
,Lady's Enforcement.
IT hEes given your medicine thoruukn
trial. and in no case has it failed to give
foil satisfa action" HEAcuAM, Chat.
tahoochee, Fla.
Sheriff Bibb County.
II have nsed your Regulator with suc.
cessful effect in Bilious Collie and Dyspep-
eia. It is an excellent remedy, and GER
tainly public blessing."-O. MAsTERsoN,
Bibb County, Ga.
Ay Wife.
"My wife aud self have used the Reguls-
tor for years, and testify to its great vir-
tues."-Rev. j. r. FELDEn, Perry, Ga.
81 think SimmOns' Liver Regulator one
OF the best medicines ever made for the
Liver. My wife and many others have
used it with wonderful effect."-E. K.
SPAEKs, Albany, Ga.
M D.
81 have used the Regulator in my family,
and also in my regular practice, and havo
found it q most valuable and satisfactory
medicine, and believe il it was used by the
profession, it would he Of service in very
many cases. know Very much Of it's COM
ponent parts, and can certify it's medicinal
qualities arc perfectly harmless."-B. +.
GRIods, NJ. D., Macon, Gal Jan 3otwGm
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FINES SALOON.

FINES SALOON. asg :,
No. Al Richardson Street, betsoesn Eofrs
and Geruuis Streets.
HAvING replenished my entire seocASse
ID Liquors, Cigars DO, having slsU
given proper attention 'te my RestsSfsIt,
am now prepared to furnish nay lrtoNlle !,
and the public generally with the bsst t1s.
Oct II WIN. N. FINE. .Axsnss, Ell
DURE CALIFORNIA PORT.
Il Dec IS 10. SEEGEBasz
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For Halo.

: A IL that TRACT OF LAND, lying Oh
"A Bloc Greek Road. containing 600 scres.
bounded - follows, East by lands OF Ospt.,
Stack; West BY John Stack; South 81
Bundrix and Kelch; South:east by Char
81 well-timbersd. For further INFORMS.
ton. apply to J. WINDHORN, or. .
Jan 81 Sfs LOMAS.
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We cail attention 10 Sirehlars Of MI.
B. W. Wrenu. General Passenger
Agent Western, and Atlantic Raiiroad,
He 10 always mp with tho times. Par.
ties deSiting to bsjpresent At Memphis
should address him at once. AH's"'
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rHsUttsIss2 2fsss TiAsslWesss1pH a
f' so, By yUx1ck slss q
81 hear ths: :tAgsd. deadly sl.ns.i
Humsn foslS. especially when in
conjunction With human wisdom. ia an
affecting night to behold; and there is
something amazipg In the calm with
which man who is immensely above
the average In intellect, and ssili more
so in cultivation, can look down from
his eminence on hearts breaking and
lives petisbing, and utter forth his
childish .>panaceas. In such oircum.
stances, the destructive has great ad-
vantage over the constructive philoso-
pher. The former cannot but have a
great deal of reason in his denuncia.
tions. and 90 long as he confines him.
self 10 these. be 10 safe. No man can
raissh his voice too loudly against mo-
dern,s - none have been too energetic
againel ancient, crimes and miseries.
Our Rofld 10. foil of sordid sins. OF
shameless follies. of mean and short
sighted ~ spesveraity. Whole GLASSES
among "a below for freedom, about
for lfh>Rty. exhibit the wildsst enthu-
siasm one moment, then cringe, bend
the, supple hingss Of the knee. faWn,
and bind themselves under voluntary
sysseeAS Of slavery next, Others, of
whom thsis. name n legi0n. make, loud
proclAmations Of uprightnsss and ho.
nesty hOast OF their chisAtry and pa.
trfottsyas Of their determination. aud
while they are doing and talking OF ell
this. exert their whoie strength. talents
sndeskill 30 defraud their neighbors
and fellow-oiti2ens. Since the world
began. its history has been that of
series OF crisis, more or less violent, in
which everything that was bad surged
to the top with q ferce which threat
ened Ito, eTapp erything that was
noblas and good. The motive of the
crisis changes from time to time, but
tho fa9t does not vary. We are now in
the very midst OF one of these emer-
genct6e. The special sin of the times
is lswlessness, or lawless selhshness-
the reign Of every mans special iute-
rest, or OF whatsver every man thinks
his special interest, in antagonism to
that OF the species in general, and of
como day In which every man does
his work only for his pay. and TO- no
other notive-in which might is right,
and the principle to keep what you
have and get what you can, no matter
how. has become tho ruling one. A
day Ia which, excellence of character
has ceAsed 10 be desired or thought 60
be desirable. and ftsms. that last in.
firmity OF noble and generous minds.
has gone out of fashion. A day in
which ssasa no longer cara what be-
Gomez ~ ttheir neighbors or .thsir
frienas-1n which nssiass exercises \
brigand;sh swsy over txus. for every
thought every pnlsatioo, every inspf-
rsaoes = pregnant with and dominates
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PURELY vEaETAtLE.
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR, OR MEDICINE,
h emnny Family Msdicne being
commend a f'' ' fN'''
EFFEoTJ1l sFE05=zo
the
Gloom Evil which Of
FOR DYSPEPSIA INDIGESTION.
1t ia the Cheapest lin
SIMMONS
>. H. ZEILIH q md
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Take Simmons Liver Regulator
For al diseases the
1T HAS NO EQUAL. ' !' f ~ DA'o"'"''''
TESTIMONIALS
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The Symphonic OF liver Complaint are un
easinea and pain in the side. Sometimes
the pait IL In the shoulder, and is mistaken
for rhetmatism. The stomach is affected
with lo7s OF appetite and sickness. bowels,
in gen4al. costive. sometimes alternating
with lag. The headis troubled with pain,
and dun, heavy sensation, considerable Gloss
OF memory, accompanied with painful sen-
anton Of having left updone something
which dBsht to have been done. Often COM
planning OF weakness, debility and low
spiritsI Sometimes many Of the above
symptoNs attend the disease. and at other
times yArJ few Of them; but the Liver 10
generally the organ most involved.
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~ nevo never seem or tried euch Q ain.
pie, emcacious. satisfactory and pleasant
remedy In my lfe."-H. HAINER, ST. Louis,
Mo.
Hon. Ale1. II. Stephens.
'I oasionally use, when my condition
requires u, Ds. 6i1RAeAs' Liver fasSSu
with good efsot."-Hon. ALlx. 81. STE.
PHENB.
Gouernor of Alabama.
"Your Regulator has been in use in my
family for some time, and Am persuaded
it Is valuable addition to the medical
science. Gov. J. GILL SHoBTEn, Ala.
II have used tho Regulator in my family
for the past seventeen years. can safely
recommend it to the world ae the best me-
dicine / have ever used for that GLASS OF
dieeases it purports to cure.-H. F. THIa.
PEN.
President Of City Bank.
"Simmons' Liver Regulator has proved
q good and efficacious medicine."-C. 4.
NUT-INo.
Druggist.
1--WE have been acquainted with DR.. Sim.
mons Liver Medicine for more than twenty
years. and know 1t to be the best Liver Re-
gulator offered to the publio."-M. Il. LYON
aHd 81. l.. LYON, Bellefontaine, Ga.
81 was cured by Simmons Liver Regu.
lator, after having suffered several years
with Chiils and Fever."-R. F ANDERSON
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Mules! Mules! I!
Assignees' or Trustees Notice of Az.
pOintment.

In the District Court OF the United States
for the Eastern District OF South Caro-
lipa-In BInkruptcy.
In tho matter Of Hope d. Gyles, Bank
rupts.
THO whom it, may concern: The under
i signed hereby gives notice OF his ap-
pointment as Assignee OF tho estate of
Hope Gyles, OF Columbia. III the County
Of Richland, in said District; and who wero,
to Wit: on the 9Th day or October, A. d.
Of themselves, by the honorable District
Court OF said District
Dated at Columbia, the Goth day OF Jan
uary, A: 1878. GEO. II. OAPEkS,
Jan II thS AssiQnee
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WAKE UP {!

THE Indian Girls NEW SENSATION,
for Is cents. have arrived, and will truly
An2as
WAKE UP a sensation in the Cigar Trade
just as soon as 1t is found ont by smokers
that PERRY l. sLAWSON are iutroducinS
The FINEST FOR 25 CENTS CIGARS
ever boasted OF in this country. Feb 3
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G Pearl Grits and Hominy.
Ok BARRELS FRESH PEARLGRITs,
1sD Is barrels fresh PEARL HOMINY.
Just received and for sale by
Jan 26 JOHN AQNEW j. SCN.
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10 Barrels Sweet Florida Oranges.
P ECE1VED THIS MORNING, direct
HI frcm Florida, and for sale cheaper
than ever offered in Columbia. Send orders
early to HARDY SOLOMON.
Ian 27
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24
LeMQK EEaHMNCR.

Jack Frost appeared among us last Fri day night, reminding us of the long, cold and dreary winter that is soon to follow. The, glass works will be ready to start in three or four weeks. 1.-The iron company have shipped about 200 tons of iron from this place within the last few days......R Rev. MT. Mead preached in this place Sunday evening. The ladies of the M. E society held peach and ice.cream festival in FL dorado Hall last Thursday evening. the proceeds amounting to about 1885. Every thing passed off very pleasantly until the last, when they were auctioneering off the cake, man (whom we will call B bid off loaf of cake; after all the rest was sold, he wished it put up again. Consequently it was sold to another gentleman. Shortly after B steps up and demands his money or cake. The money was returned and the cake was also handed to him, which he took and left the all......The eyer success full Mary Morrison was arrested again for selling intoxicating liquors and had her trial in Lee last week Wednesday, but as they had such honest witnesses, nothing could be proved against her. Is there not some one in this place that can swear against herr SUTsARR.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24

testimonials from the courts of Berlin, Bome and other Continental governments.
 What fancy originally led this latest and most genial of American humorisis to the adoption of the foreign-sounding nom de plume by which he is so widely known.wc have never seen explained. Out oi the Hurly Burly' is thoroughly American book and thoroughly enjoyable. It is net a book of jests and scraps, but connected finished piece of literary workmanship. Its wit is pure and cheery. The laughs which it proyokes are delightfully."- spontaneous and of the kind that makes one feel wiser and kindlier than before. Max Adeler never descends to coarseness orirreverence, and scorns to purchase cheap popularity by bad spelling or slang. Itis for these reasons that the book finds so many eager buyers among classes the most respectable. Hence too, its usesso lfrequently Especially at the EasD for reading ut public and pri- vate entertainments.
 The publishers of Out of the Hurly Bur ly, are Messrs. George Mclean & Co. Phil adelphia, Cincinnati and Chicago. Like many of the best and most successful pub lications since the war, it is sold by sub scription.s .I If any reader of TIE NEWS is on the lookout for paying agency, here is an opportunity worth investigating. We should not forget to mention that the illus
 trations of Out of the Hurly Burly' are pro- fuse and strikingly good. They are 3l9 in number, and every one original. Notwith- standing the fine style in which it is gotten up, the retail price of the book is only
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DIE D..
At West Cornwall, Sept. 18th, Theodore Leach, aged 7f years. st''f Fa ss
 Ss'fa Obituary. uIprl.tRr a5F.

Mrs. Laura Farnam Booth of Ellington, Cana., died at that place Sept. 6th, ls75. She was the daup hter of Peter and Sylvia FaFnam Uf Salisbury, where she was born Aug. I4th, l792. ln November, 1915, she was, married tO the Rev. Ghaunoey Booth of East Windsor, who in the September previous had been ordained paster of the First Congregational church in Coventry, where he remained over the same church for nearly thirty years. For the last tweu- ty years Of her life she resided in Filing ton. 3rrs q .-s.,s+l.. E r.
 The most of her activelife was spent in Coventry, where She was engaged most eff fciently in ways auxiliaryrto her husband during his pastorate, besides all her domes- tic cares in rearing and training family of ten children. >Blest with sound physical constitution and great powers of endurance, she lived to the advanced age of SS years, neither impatient to be gone nor unwilling or tt all afraid to die. With 6 we'll disci- plined and cultured mind, much native wit, and lively interest to the last in general literature, she spent much of her time for the past twenty years in reading and in the cares of domestic life; exercising gener- ous hospitality toward a large circle of re- lations and friends, and living in sympathy with every good object in the community around about her. Her remains were taken to Coventry on the Sth of September and laid beside those of her husband, and among those for whom she had spent the vigor of her life. ..e
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24
W est C0rHnwaIRo

R. R. Pratt is having his residence re- painted in fancy colors. Also the store of Pratt & Foster is being thoroughly repaint- ed in the same style......As 0. E. Baldwin was driving colt into the village a few days ago, when near Mrs. Kenyon's some
 thing frightened the colt, which caused it to jump out of the road, thereby dumping Mir. Baldwin and his little son..who were in the carriage, down the embankment. For. tunately they were not injured, and the only damage done was the breaking of the thills......Col. Blinn and party caught in Nudge Pond l9 bass that weighed 42 lbs., P of the largest weighing 33 pounds. U.
 Ward Pardo gave 8 series of five phreno- logical lectures in the village hall last week to small but highly appreciatiye audiences. The lectures were highly instructive and amusing. His delineations of love, court ship and marriage were excellent .. Fred Sim had to pay two dollars and costs for making improper proposals to Miss Anna Koehler......An owner of the horse, wagon and harness which Van Rensalier had in his possession was found near Bangall. N. Y.
 and the darkey was delivered up to the ar- thorities of New York state upon payment of costs, etc., where he will be tried for the Offense. Much credit is due to our author ities for their astuteness in ferreting out the case in so successful a manner A. D Warner, Esq, has commenced housekeep- ing in the cottage on the rocks .....Joseph Mallinson has commenced manufacturinp cider brandy in his still......Eels are lively nowdays. and large quantities are shipped daily to New York city. NUF CED.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24
Ellsworth

Ellsworth
 The trees are beginning to: put On their autumn hues, which reminds us that winter is fast approaching. How quickly the summers come and go; it seems but day since farmers commenced their spring ploughing, and now the crops are nearly all gathered. Corn, potatoes and buckwheat, about the last, are now being harvested. Corn is fair crop in thls vicinity. with the exception of a few pieces which are hardly out of the way of frost. Potatoes are rot ting, and some crops are very wormy...... Quite considerable sickness prevails, most ly Tn the form of summer complaints, so- called in some cases resulting in dysentery and fever. Mrs. K. s. Dunbar is quite i'll with lung difficulty. Several of our neigh bors have had sheep stolen, and the other day the carcass of a sheep lately dressed was found secreted In the woods, one quar- ter gone and the rest awaiting removal. Suspicion points pretty directly but nothing definite is known, who the thief is...,. The new residence of Mir. StudleY, in process of construction under direction of Esquire Chaffee, is approaching completion. MT. Chaffee makes but little noise in the world, but has faculty of carry,ny on more dif- ferent kinds of business successfully, from dispensing justice down o tending mason, than any other two III, Il in the place.. Those of our citizens who failed to attend the Feininger concert in Sharon on Tues day evening missed rare musical treat, although one man who attended said it did not amount to nothing,' which shows tha, tastes differ. One or two light frosts have appeared, doing no serious damage. The equinoctial storm is upon That dirty legal prosecution brought few days age against young man of this place proved { failure. Having been born lie, nursed ir falsehood and malice, it died an ignominl- ous death in infancy, lasting disgrace te it's author and shame to the community QUoD.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24

Kent
 The Kent Cottage Seminary opened for the fall term under favorable auspices and with 9 good attendance. The teachers. Miss Magee and Mrs. Bruce. will conduct a day school through the winter and open for boarders next spring. The pupils evidently entertain the highest respect and liking for their new instr uctors, and the school bids fair to be one of the best.... The Congre- gational Sunday school held picnic last Wednesday back of Hatch pond, and all who attended report good tlme...... The Episcopal Sunday school held one on the day following on the grounds of Mrs. Dr. Hatch. Miss Julia Hopson left on Tues day for Vassar college, to enter upon the graduating course. SoL.
Connecticut western news., 1875-09-24
QUoD.
COlliMsvfRle.

C0llimsviRle. -.- =. ... --
 Clinton M. Chidsey, only son of Milo Chidsey of this place. 13 years old. of a delicate constitution, went to Europe last spring under the charge of Dr. G. R. Shep- herd and has spent the summer travelling in France, Germany, Belgium and Switzer- land, and will spend the winter near Gene va. The lad has written letters home every week, giving interesting accounts of all of the remarkable cities and places, curiosities, etc., showing him to be very observing, with happy faculty of expressing himself for one so young. The boys health seems improving. Dr. Shepherd will return soon and Mrs. Chidsey has gone on to spend the winter with her son, and will return next spring. ..... Deacon Cad Case of Rootstown, Ohio. is now on visit to his native town of Canton, where he was born nearly 80 years ago, and for many years was well known axe maker in the employ of Collins & Go. He has recently for the second time led blushing bride to the altar, thus show ing that his hearts affections have not be- come torpid with growing years. His bride accompanies him to the scenes of bis hoy hood...... Deacon Gaylord Barbour of Can ton Centre has just had built for him one of the largest barns in this section-the main part being 35x7o feet, with two wings respectively 25x30 and 20x30 feet, the whole covering $500 feet of land. There is 16 foot basement under the barn. John E. Wheelock of Collinsville was the build er......The Collinsville High school room has recently been fitted up entigelY new with Andrews patent Triumph seats and desks and an elegant new desk for the prin- cipal. The old seats aud desks are in good order and can be bought very low......Sam- uel N. Codding, Esq, Judge of Probate and one of our prominent citizens, has just completed one of the most commodious and elegant houses in this section, of the villa style of architecture, the extreme length being 80 feet. It is situated on the west side of the river on the spot formerly occupied for garden by the late Samuel
 w. Collins. F. V. Brown of New Hart ford was the builder. Early potatoes are rotting badly in this section. Apples are very scarce. D. III: