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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

Or. Jarnagln has moved to his new
brick house, in front of Mr.. G. M. Dill
lard's residence, where he win be found
when not at his Office, or otherwise pro-
fessionally engaged.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

Il. 5. Murphey has just received 0
barrel of Kentucky Climb" whiskey,
guaranteed to be five years old, and
is highly recommended for medicinal
purposes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
WIIISKEY.

Enters largely into consumption as
medicine, and it is in such cases of the
utmost Importance to get an article of
guaranteed purity. j. w. Harper's
Nelson County Whiskey is recon-
mended by physicians everywhere,
and is received direct from the distil-
lcry, by
w. S. FERRIS.
Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Removal.

removed TO the old stand Ioc-
|efore the fire, and have large
bished my stock. Those in
bme are urgently requested to
|ettle, as must have money to
lucnt demands.
Il. S. MURPHEY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

The attention ofparties needing any
kind of wood work about farm is
called to the certificate of Capt. Rice,
in favor of Mr. John Cochran.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

Bakers 1Ox14, brick, fire-proof en-
porium is chock full Of notions. Most
everything you don't want and haven't
got you can find at Bakers. But eve
rybody wants his celebrated Ocean
Springs oysters. Send in your orders
early for d Sunday dinner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
He is my Agent.

Mr.. e. ii. Bridges is my authorized
agent to collect all my notss and ac-
counts, and Ihope those indebted to
me will shortly have settlement with
him.
jun. IA. II. MISSO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
|ntation for Rent.

|ntation known as The Cocoon
pill be rented for next year, or
a term of years, to a good
easy terms. In my absence
pYm. e. Selleck.
N. M. GOOCH.
Aug Nth 1879.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
DR.. Hendrick.

b the store Of J. w. Patty du-
Elay;at his residence at night
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
The State of Mississippi, !
Noxubee County. /


Noxubee
evedn
a..
E N.
p. Il. TIOS.
Board of traton
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Stolen,

From the Baskerville place, near
Brooksville, Friday night Nov. 9TH, a
Chestnut Sorrel Horse,
blaze-f,ce, with three white feet above
the ankles, about 14-2 hands high, ten
wears old, and a crupper color mark.
A suitable reward will be paid for
that.will lead TO his recov-
cry. ELAN BASKERVILLE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

| Mississippi,
zee County.

= -
Mississip pi,
pee County.
[ 's' ! vs"''. EXP.
pr the above stated writ TO m,
! the office of the Clerk of IN,
Of Noxubee county, 1 will, on
LIST, day Of December, A. D., 1879,
first Monday of said month,
Purs prescribed by law, In front
house door in the town of Ma
ounty and state, expose TO sale
|ion, to the highest bidder, for
right and interest the defend
x, has In and to the following
IDS, to-wit:
3, 4, 3, 0, 7, 8, 0, 10, 10, 10. 1s
lion 2. township 10, range 10,
being in Noxubee county, state
II.
described lands, having been
~ the property of A. q. Fox,
0 satisfy the above-stated case
G. M. THOMAS,
Sheriff.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

When your watch or jewclry is out
of repair, bring IL to Fritz Dumont,
who will put IL in perfect order, at u
moderate price for the cash. novS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

Steam Power and First-class Machinery.
M Fresh Meal always on hand for the
cash, or exchanged for corn. All orders
filled promptly and correct weights guarran-
teeu. oct25-tf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Ew RICH RLOOD.

nth in every fiber of the system,
lade BY that remarkable prepa-
DSEY'S IMPROVED BLOOD
R. For the speedy cure of Scrof-
&, Mercurial Disease, Eruptions,
vital decay and every indication
he'd blood. " Lindsey's Blood
the one remedy that can always
on. Drussists sell IL.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Fifty years before the

Fifty years before the
public. Pronounced by all
most pleasant and ebicaciious
Aow IN use, for the cure of
coughs, colds, Group, hoars-
ness, tickling sensation of the
hopping cough, NC. Ocer u
lotttes sold aoithin the last
Is. Gives Immediate relief
wherever used, and has the
power TO impart benefit that
had from the cough mix
in Use. Sold by all drug
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
One Experience from Many.

" I had been sick and miserable so long
and had caused my husband SO much trou-
BILE and expense, no one seemed To know
what allied me, that | was completely dis
heartened and discouraged. In this frame
of mind | got bottle of Hop Bitters and
used them unknown to my family. soon
began to improve and gained so fast that
my husband and family thought it strange
and unnatural, and when told them what
had helned me, they said, "Hurrah for Hop
bitters! long may they prosper, for they
have made mother well and us happy
The Mother.-Home journal 2-2t
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
Keepinr Winter Annlcs.


Jtapples are worth raising they are worth
some care and labor to keep them. Every
farmer who raises apples may have this fruit
in using condition the whole year. The
harvestapPle, the early strawberry and the
Carolina June come into service in the first
halfor July, and from that time till the first
of Janhary we have supply ofapples with
out much care To funish good fruit fr
the iemaining six months requires some
knowledge Of the nature Of apples. and
timely application Of that knowledge. The
first step is to select the best keeping varie.
ties in our possession, and having dome this,
To store the spring stock. The fresh fallen
leaves furnish the best packing material, and
in the country they can he had for the gath
ering, in any forest, If leaves are not con
venient, finely cut straw is a good substitute.
Carefully select your apples, rejecting all
that are bruised, or in any way defective,
Place layer Of leaves or straw in the bottom
Of the barrel or hox-on this set layer oi
apples side by side, and so proceed with al.
ternately a layer Of apples and packing
Head the barrel, orif it be a box, nail q
tight cover on it, and the fruit is ready fol
storing, Each variety should be marked
on the cover OF the Iackage 50 that. its con
tents may be known before opening.
A dry cellar is a good storage room, hut
apples thus packed will keep equally wei
in any dry, cool place. Freezing will no
materially injure them. A spare NOW it
the barn, where they can be covered will
straw is good storage room. - Iadian,
Farmer.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
ACROSTIN.

Would'st thou my friend good health enjoy
Each day and hour your time employ
Secure repose from sickness, ills,
This thou can'st do-toke Liver Pills;
y dost thou suffer from disease,
Caused by exposure, diet? these,
Or other ills, whate'er their name,
Submit at once, and leave the frame,
Like shadows dartiGg DER the hills,
In terror flee, from LiUer Pills.
Yice-like although they've clung for years,
Encouraged be, nor yeild to tears,
Repose in quiet, healths bright riTs
Persue the pathway Of these Pills.
In childhood, youth, and in old age,
Let cheerful thoughts thy mind engage.
Let others suiier-ievers, chills,
Sure thou art free with Liver Pills.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

When Or. Mdrchisi'S Uterine CathoHcon
will positively cure female weakness, such
as falling of the womb, whites, chronic In
ldmmation or liberation of the womb, in
cidental hemorrhage or flooding, painful
suppressed and irregular Mensturation. &c.
An old and reliable remedy. Send postal
card for pamphlet, with treatment, cures,
and certificates from physicians and patients,
to lIowarth & Ballard, Utica, N. Y. Sold
by all Druggists and by A. J. During, Le-
hightGn-Sl.5 so per bottle. novS-yl COW.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
PIease stop Coughing.

Some people say,"I have not got the Con-
SUMPTION" That may be, but If you don't
stop that Cough the time will come when
you will wish you had. you have weak
lungs, cough or consumption in It's mild
form. or asthma, go at once and buy bottle
of DR.. Germans Cough and Consumption
Cure and if, after taking two-thirds of the
bottle, YOU receive no benefit, please return
the bottle, and get your money, as we sell
no care, no pay. Mothers give it to your
children-no morphine or opium. Price 80
cents and 81. Agent for Lehighton, A. j.
Durling.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

The subject for conversation at an even
ing entertainment was the intelligence Of
animals, particularly dogs. Says Smith !:
"There are dogs that have more sense than
their masters" "Just 50, responded Fitz-
noodle. "l've got that kind of dog my
salfU
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
Inyentors md Pntcn1ees

should send for instructions, terms, refer
ences, &c, to Edison Brothers, Solicitors of
Patents, Washington, DC, who furnish the
same 'othom charge. Edison Brothers is a
well-known and successful firm of large
experience, having been established in the
year 1866. olS-tf
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

There is boy in New Britain, Con-. who
will revolutonize the art of dentistry if his
muscle holds out. lie recently succeeded
in capturing a neighbours cat, and by some
means best known to himself managed to
extract every tooth from the lower law.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

The new Queen of Spain is evidently in
favor of the silver monument. Her we'd
ding dress will be made Of cloth of silver
Free Press. It will be placed on bridal
train and made to come down below the
Pyrenese.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

A very old lady on her death bed, in A
penitential mood said; 81 have been a
great sinner more than so years, and didn't
know it," An old darkey woman, who ha6
lived with her long time, exclaimed ;
"Lor' knowSd il eli the time"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
EADoLLAR!THrEorpn

- FEVER AGUE AND LIvER PADis W thuut any
eXcep ion the best Pad IN existence iOr The cure
ami prevention Of al m lHrlOis di eases ana
the most WOudritui u edic 30 discovery II the
age. No meniCine required. ures by nbsnrp.
u1n end for pamphlet winch gives cert Ii.
cate o. eNtlaOrd nav cures performed Dy tnl
Prt ma et tree Ash your Druggi foI the
Egyptian PAD and tage 40 other II ne ha,
none, VIII send GU one by moll on RECEIPT Of
plice. a., JOS. i rLEMING, ~ Market 81,
Pittsburgh a. Sole Agent Tor the United
states, May al wear.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

Fhe Boston Post says; A man may ask
you too.See that his graveis kept green, and
wien you assure him that it shall be, that
yoI1l go every day and wet il down with a
s,rden hose, he doesn't somewhow feel
eomforted.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
ED ~ rs

=. A. lehman, Solicitor Of American
and Fureig Patents. Washington. Do All
business connected with Patents. whether be.
fore the Patent Office or he courts, promptly
attended 10. No charge m de unless a patent
n sseurSa. ssaa tor STSalar. sel0-d
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

HnHGt' Send 25 cents In stamps or cur
Il''I ~ Teney for a new HoRst Book.
1t treats all diseases has S5 fine Engravings
showing positions assumed by sick horses a
table of doses, large collection of VALUABLE
nnAk RECIP ?, rules for telling he age
lfVWb of horse, with an eng nvina show.
ing teeth of each year, and a large amnunt OF
other Valuai lie horse Information. lr VIM.
III Hall says, =" have bought hooks that
paid 50 and $40 tor Nhich dO not like ms well
as l do yours" ~HND PoR CIRCTLAR.-
AGENTS WANTED. b. J. KENDALL, I'D,
EnOsburgh Falls, VI. mar. 1871
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13


"Sour stomach, bad breath. indigestion
and headache easily cured by Hop Bittcrs
"Study Hop Blttcrs books, use the med i
icinc, be wise, healthy and happy"
"When life is drug, and you have lost
lhll hope, try Hop Btters."
"Kidney and urinary trouble is univer-
lsal, aud the only safe and sure remedy Isl
| Hop Bttcrs-rely on it."
"Hop Bitters does not exhaust and DIES
troy, but restores and makes new"
"Ague, blliousness, drowsiness. jaun i
lice, Hop Bitters removes easily"
"Boils, Pimples, Freckles, Rough Skin
I Ieruptions, impure blood, Hop Bitters cure.
"Inuctive Kidneys and Urinary Organs
cause the worst of diseases, and Hop Bit
tiers cures them all"
"More health, sunshine and joy ia Hop
Bitters than in all other remedies"
IIoP Cough CURE AND PAIN RELIF Is
THE BEST
For sale by all drug gists. aug 9.-1m.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

Kings Magic Toothache Cure, stops tooth
ache in five minutes or money refunded
Price 25 cents. For sale by A. J. Durling,
Lehighton.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

db On A WEEK In yOur own town and n
&AItA tal rs ed You can gIve he lu.
QDUV mesa tTial wi, hO ( 'Xlensp, TT
best 1pp uni,v ever OffeTe, fof those
" llnp 10 work Y u should iiy nuthing else
unu YOu ee for uIs II what you - do
the business a. g Ofef. No tOnm q explain here
You d'vOte all NOur.t me or only your spur
time To IN In 1ness ana ma PrHt y tOr
every hour that you WORK. Women ma g ~
much as men. Send for speclnl Dr vHte terms
an particulars, winch we mail free. s. Dutfit
iTee Don't mplaIn of haId lines wrile 'Ou
have such a chnnCr address IL. II LLET
& 90 PO tlaud Maine. June 7-iYE
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
wANTED IMMEDIATEIY

Seventeen yOuDg men 10 iearn Telegtaphy.
Good 81 nations gu ranteed. For pGrlicu,aIs;
addi eas with stamp.
SHERIDAN 4 BUDD
~ -. SbSFlEn. Ohio
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
NONFInENTIAL.
AN INTERVIEW WITH LoSe JOHN WENTWORTH.

"Long john was found in his Office f
uring on the problem of paying $40, 900 in
taxes annually. lie turned to your CORE
slnndent with look that seemed To say,
I'm get through it somehow" and III
began parryng. Heis a cunning old scamp;
a bad man TO handle. He insists on doing
all the interviewing, and he can do it, too.
lie can make newspaper man do more in
side cussing than any man ever met He
dosent take you up and sit down on you
and read your own notes through yourself,
but he browes around you; prods you;
leasts on you disorganizes you; ruins you.
In burst of confidence he will mislead
you, and when you are lost poke around
the ruins Of yourself, and bring you back
with jerk. lie Is bold, bad man, and
he is very, very large. His diet is newspa-
per men. Superhuman effort secured the
following in substance.
"sonny, have you learned from any Re-
publican politician that Grant would ac-
cept"
'!But few"
"They'd be damned fools to say SO, when
they know he would, wouldn't thoyp
Eyes"
"They all beleve--or say they believe
either that he is too patriotic to accept, or
that he Is the man for the emergency, don't
they"
eyes"
"Well, Sonny, don't you know the more
we drive q hog the more it won't go2"
"Yes."
"WeIl, haven't you observed that the
American people are the hog, and that the
Radical politicians are trying to make them
believe that they must go some other way
than towards Grant?"
t."
"Now Sonny, don't yon know that Blaine
and Conkling won't let sherman club the
persmmons?"
t."
Don't you know that Conkling hates
Blaine like pizen?"
"-4-."
"Havent you got sense TO see that Blaine
hates Conkling like hell ?"
"--."
"Don't you know Washburne couldn't get
the Illinois delegation ?"
C."
"There't only one man left to get the
grapes, is there?"
g."
"Weil, do you suppose he's damn fool
enough TO go back on the punder2"
-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

"If he is-and he ain't-don't you know
who the next man is; the man that is al.
ways for him when he's on topi the man
who's always for himself for the next man
the man that's backed by the Grand Army,
by the military enthusiasm of the time, by
half the officeholders, and by that cussed
political organization known as the Metho-
dist Church ?"
"No, sir"
cts John A. Logan; and tell you he'll
get the nomination if old Grant don't
Now, Sonny, this is all confidential; an il
you publish it, I'll say it's all damn lie l''
-CAicaqo Cor. LouisriRe CoNrier-Jonrnal.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13
NEW PIANCN Sl25

FAch, Dnd all styles ucluGing AND
SQUARE A ID UPRIGHT allsU IUih F k-T
& Ass sid AZ The lowest E,t cash who rsa {
lac OlY p ices, di 1ct TO the PU R' Ii A d..
These PauOs maue G Oi the finest display AT
lc Cent enpml Exhibition nId we've uuRnI.
mOusly recommended d iUr the HIGHEST "a oNoRs
Owe. i2.it0 IN use. HegulallY lucOrDOI ateG
Manufactu ns Co FACTORY e tab lshr vrr
SO wears lhe square Grand COutHin Mai h.
ushek' new parent Duplex OvsFsIrmg Scale,
the area cs. mp Ovemeut IN the h tory of
Pia Qua iUg TIE Upip hIS ar Uhe FIN f +
IN MERl A. PiaH6s Sc I IN Iial. d, NJ
tail 90 wllte tor II ustr"i ed and De' Criptive
CutalOg g II IS pa es-n'eilen free.
MENDELSSOHN PLANO co.
~ East 10Th street, NY
l ear
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

"Weil, do you suppose he's damn fool
enough TO go back on the plunder2"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

"There't only one man left to get the
grapes, is there?"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

"Don't you know Washburne couldn't get
the Illinois delegation ?"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

"Ifavent you got sense to see that Blaine
hates Conkling like hell?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15
Wholesale Wheat RAISING

, y The Dalrymple wheat farm. If
the valley of the Red River of tn,
North, contains $4,000 acres, oil
which $4,000 are this year in wheat
In a single block, making a field Of
twenty square miles. The average
yield this year it is estimated will
be from % to rs bushels per acre.
and am the total wheat crop of the
farm Is expected to be between four
ana i've hundred thousand bushels
the profit being over forty cents per
oushel; The net profits Of the
farm this year are expected to exs
coed $4,000. The DalrOm "a
farm is not titled on the exbanstive
principle. Manure is saved and
clover sowed, a good portion of the
wheat being grown on the inverted
clover sod. In this way the owner
expects to keep up the fertility of
his soil for many years. bat of course
his wheat crop will grow less and
-ess productive.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15

indeed terribly infested with the
vermin. The tramp was marshalled
into the dining~room, and enough
eatables were set before him for
three ordiary men, which he went
through in double-quick time; he
then smacked his lips, and
called for something to drink to
wash the food down. The landlady
gave him flask of sold rye" and
by the time it was gone he declared
himself satisfied, and said: "Now,
then, clear the room of every thing,
get me a club, and I am ready for
business. :" Curious to know how he
was going to proceed, and chuckling
to herself as she thought how
cheaply she was getting rid of the
rats, she soon placed a club in his
hands. He rolled up his sleeves,
rubbed his hands together, and,
holding the club aloft, yelled: ''Now,
hen, old woman, trot out your rats;
[ feel like annihilating a couple of
h ousand of them!"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15
Change of Time.
Detroi. Free Press.

Just before shutdown the otbe,
evening a young farmer came in or
the Grand River road with horse
and buggy, and meeting a police.
man near Twentieth street, asked
him to drink. The officer. explained
that'it' could not be done, and the
former continued: 41-{+ - ---s'
"Ail right-no harm done. The
haryest1s over, Ithe9erops- are sa fe,
and l We come to town to get drunk
and lick man! !" -
About two hours later a horse
and buggy INSTRUCTED the car track
near Twelfth street, and when the
conductor got down he found the
young farmer lying around loose in
the. bottom of the buggy, feet and
hands sprawled every which way.
Ills face was so badly pounded up
that 1T was at first thought he was
dead, but after being lifted out and
strengthened around he opened his
eyes and called out:
The harvest is over, the crons
are safe, and I've licked a man all T
|antcto for fifty years to- come - p :
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15
: ~
NEARLY ] THREE MILLION SOL.
DIERS.
The Number Furnished by each State
! and Territory During the Rebellion.
New York SUI

1 and Territory During the Rebellion.
New York Sun.
4 WASHINGTON, July IA state
ment has been issued by the War
Department giving the number of
men furnished the Union army by
each State and Territory and the
District of Columbia from April Is,
1861, to the close Of the war of the
rebellion. 1t shows that the total
number of volunteers was 2,678,-
/ OCT, divided as follows: Maine,
172,114 New Hampshire, 36,629;
Vermont, 35,262; Massachusetts,,
l152,O48s; Rhode leland, %, 500 !;
Connecticut, $3.50; New York,
467, O47 New jersey 81,O1O.;
Pennsylvania, 366, 107 /; ! Della,
ware, 1860; Maryland, 5O,S16: i
West ( Virginia, " 32,O68 Dis
trict =. of. Columbia, ~ 1882
;Ohio,l 1319,959 ;, Indiana, 1877.
147; Illinois, 259,147; Michigan. /
89,372 /; wisconsin, 90, 424; Min
nesota, 25,O52; Iowa, 76, 3O9; Mis-
sour, r1o9, Ill; Kentucky, 70, O2o;
Kansas, 20, Isl Tennessee, 81
o92 Arkansas, 8, 2S9 North Caro-
lima 3,156; California, 9 Is, 725
Nevada, 1880; Oregon, 1910;
Washington Territory, 964; Ne
b braska Territory, 1857; Colorado
Territory, I, 9o3 Dakota Territory.
FOG; New Mexico Territory. 6.56i:
Alabama, z,576; Florida, 1890
Louisiana, 1924; Mississippi, 545:
Texas, 1855, and the Indian Ma
tlons 81, O3Q. The troops furnished
by the Southern States. W were. with
the exception Of those of Louisiana, !,
nearly all, white Florida furnished
two regiments Of cavalry, Alabama I
'ne white regiment, Mississippi one 2
battalion, and North Carolina two
'eggimpents of cavalry. ] lJ9Ti ,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15

General Robert Toombs, who is one
of the trustees of the University of
Georgia, travelled fifteen hundred
miles last week to attend meeting
of the Board of Trustees, so anxious
was he to be present, and remarked
that it was long way tor fellow
to come who was expelled from the
college when boy. His offence
was fist fight with comrade. "a.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15

The colored debating club among
the hands UPON the plantation OF
Mr.. "A. M. Griffin, in Lee county
Ga, had as the subject of their last
debate: which are of the most bene-
lit to the country, the lawyers or
tho buzzards?" After much wrane-
ling and animated discussion, they
final y decided in favor of the bu2-
zards.-Bostom Journal.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-15

One day tramp walked into a
oar,room out West, and, represent.
ing hlmselfas the champion rat-killer
OF the States, told the proprietress
t u IN consideration of a. good
dinner be would destroy every rat
upon the premises. To this she
readily consented, as the house was