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LOOA L. WANTED! AN Apprentice to the Printing buflineiS* In quire at this office. NOTICE. As many of the funner patrons of the Green ville MaSonic Female College hare heretofore complained of the difficulty of Boding hoard for their children, ihe Pr< sident of the College res pectfully gives notice that he has rented the large and commodious building known as Campbell's (lotel, and is fully prepared to board pupils ,H as low a rate as Can he obtained any where. All entrusted to his care will be faithfully at tended, and find all the comforts anil advan tages of a home. WM. HENRY PECK. Severul communications are crowd ed out this week, and will appear in our next. We must decline publish ing the article headed, “ Beware of Rogues,” as it is too personal and will injure others than the culprit. jtgg» We are much indebted to Miss M. C. L , of the Greenville’Masonic Oollege, for the well written article, “ Nothing is Valuable Without Labor.” It is our desjrc to Create a literary spirit among the young ladies of oitr county, and we trust that Iter example wdl be followed by others of the Col lege and county. fligg- We are greatly indebted to Major 11. E. Malonis, Dr. Dannelly, Wm. S. Lawson, J. J. Hussey and others for the successful pains they take to swell our list of subscriber. — If our present rate of increase con tinues for a few weeks longer, we shall have every man in Merriwether coun ty among our subscribers. Keep the bail in motion. Support your county paper! Mrs. M. A. Rice has on free exhibition a superb case of Wax Fruit, designed by her own refined taste, and fashioned by her own fair hands. She respectfully invites the ladies of Green ville to view this chef d'oeuvre of its kind., where it is, in our house. We feel ourselves qualified to say that all will admire it. ggp’We have received the follow ing communication, and as we have room we publish it with pleasure, yet beg leave to hint, that sucli are usual ly accompanied with a cash compli ment to the publishers. Remember us, Col., when you are Major General ! Mu. Editor : ———V —<ac » The undersigned, and five hundred others, of this county, are glad to see the name of Col. C. W. Howard, ot Meriwether, as a candidate for the re 6ponsib ! e office of Major General of the 9th Division of the G. M. In our opinion no better selection can be made, whether it be made because of his high standing as a man, a gentle man, a soldier, or an officer. As is well known among the citizens of this district, Col. Howard served with great credit to himself arid country, in the Mexican war. both as a Volunteer and a Regular soldier. Wc have seen letters and testimonials, emanating from the highest military authority, in which Col. Howard is spoken of in most commendable terms. But our personal knowledge of him, as well as an acquaintance with him of years du ration urges us to call upon all to vote for him in the coming election. Many Voters. Troup County, March, 1861. Charleston. March 3. —Brigadier- General Beauregard, of the S. C. Anny, arrived here today,and will to morrow, on behalf of the Confederate States, assume command of the mili tary operations against Fort Sumter. The general impression here is that if Lincoln's inaugural to-morrow is warlike, an attack on Fort Sumter will speedily follow, and your readers may expect to hear of hot work if the mes sage of the Black Republican Presi dent looks towards coercion. Gen. Beauregard will tomorrow make a tour of all the batteries. Ev erything is in apple-pie order, and the arrangements are such that Sumter cannot hold out long, after an attack is made. It is rumored that Anderson will to morrow fire 100 guns in honor of Lin coin’s inauguration. The report that he contemplates resigning is not cred ited. Creditable to Printers. The Missouri Legislatura recently adopted a resolution that the public printing he done by convicts, but the resolution fell dead from the table, because it was ascertained that of all the crim inals in the penitentiary not one was a printer. The latest daily news will al ways be found in the Augusta Dis patch. It is also the cheapest and neatest — $4 a year. Subscribe I ggg® Texas and Arkansas have both gone for secession by a large majority. Two more States to fight under the newly adopted flag of the Southern Confederacy. Grand Jury Presentments. Wc, the Grand Jury, chosen for-the Februury term 1861, for the cottnty of Merriwether, having discharged the duties imposed upon us, to the best of our ability, make the follow ing presentments and recommends tions: The committee to examine the pub lic roads, bridges, &c. t report the roads in 2d District, in very bad con dition ; the roads in the 3d District in good condition ; the roads in the 7th District in a bad condition, at least a portion of them very much neglected ; the roads in the 6th District in fair condition, with tiie exception of that portion immediately around town, on the new Fayetteville and Flat Shoal roads, the cross way on Walnut Creek, so bad, as to be almost impassable.— Wc recommend that necessary repairs be made on ibis cross-way. The roads in the lower 9th District in fair condi tion; the roads in the middle 9th Dis trict, some in fair and others in a very bad condition ; the roads and bridges in the 10th District in a bad condition; the roads in the 11th District in fair condition—two bridges, one known as Phillips’ Bridge anil the other us Hodge’s Bridge, both across Flat Creek, in said District, in bad condi tion. They also report the Ford at Hines’ to be in a dangerous condition. We would call the attention of the proper authorities to the condition of the roads and bridges in the county. We have no report of roads, &c., from the Ist District. The committee on the “ Poor School Fund,” for the the year 1860, have examined the books of F. Kendall, Ordinary, and from the books find that he has received the sum of fifteen hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-nine cents, and has vouchers for fifteen hundred and thirty two dol lars and seventy-one cents; leaving in his hands forty dollars and eight cents. We find also, two vouchers for fifty dollars each, amounting to one hun dred dollars, paid to Wm. A. Adams, Secretary to the “ Board of Educa tion.” We do not think said Board had any authority to elect a Secretary, and thereby incur additional fees to be taken ' from that fund. We believe Mr. Kendall to be the only officer en tithd to be paid out of that fund, and he to be allowed only the per cent. laid down by the law. Wc find further .thatthe board of education passed an order for the payment of A. P. Muo ty’s account, amounting to two hun dred and twenty four dollars. Upon examining said account, we find it in correct, and that said account should have been only one hundred and thir ty-six dollars. As we construe the law, the loss to the county, in this case, is eighty-eight dollars. We hope the officers of that fund will have this amount paid back to the fund, and will in future investigate more closely, all accounts. We find now in the hands of F. Kendall, Ordinary, forty dol lars and eight cents. Also, we find in the hands of Davis C. Gresham, former Ordinary, six hundred and eighty-eight dollars and ninety-three cents, with interest on said amount.— Total amount of ‘’Poor School Fifnd,” due the county, seven hundred and twenty-nine dollars and one cent., prin cipal. From examination, we find some receiving the benefit of the “Poor School Fund,” who, in our judgement, should be made to pay their own tuition, and we would recommend that the “ Board of Education,” look into it, and protect this fund more closely. We learn that the fund appropria ted to the use of the poor, in this county, is not sufficiently guarded, and understand that one family in the 11th District, is receiving from this fund, who work three hands, living in comfortable circumstances, having horses, buggy, and means sufficient to live comfortable. We trust the Infe rior Court, will guard the funds, and appropriate it upon the needy. The committee report the books of the Clerk of the Inferior Court, neat ly kept and find in his hands twenty three dollars public, funds. The committee appointed to exam ine the books of Wm. A. Adams, Clerk of the Superior Court, report that they find them kept in a manner reflecting great credit upon that offi ccr. as a prompt bu-iness man. The committee report that they have examined the books of Levi M. Adams, Connty Treasurer and find them neat ly and correctly kept, showing the names of the county poor, and the al lowance of eaeh, they find one hun dred and sixty-one dollars and ninety nine cents on hand, to pay an indebt edness, or appropriation, for 1861, of eight hundred and thirty dollars, this fund will fall short six hnndred and sixty-eight dollars. We have alluded to the appropriation of this fund, in I another park of our report. They THE GEORG LA WEEKLY. find in the bands of the Treasurer, four hundred and ninety-two dollars and eighty cents to pay the Jury for the present year; this fund will fall short. They find “County Fund” proper, short three hundred and thirty four dollars and six cents, which amount has been borrowed from other funds. They find in the hands of the Treasurer, three thousand one hundred and fourteen dollars and nineteen ceuts, “Jail Fund,” with interest on said on fund from 1867, as the several amounts were paid in. The committee on jail, report that the building is discreditable to ihe county of Meriwether, wholly unfit for the purpose it was in'ended, and they recommend the Inferior Court to build a good, substantial stone building money, as shown above, has been raised for- that purpose, and we trust will be appropriated in that way, very soon, j We would recommend the Inferior j Court to notice the presentments of, this body in relation to “Roads,” “ Bridges, ” “ Cross-Ways, ” and “Jail,” and, in addition to these, we would call their attention to the neces sity of having strict patrol companies, in the different districts of the county. We recommend the Inferior Court, assess such tax for county purposes, Jury purposes, county poor, as will meet the wants of the county. In view of the small amount of busi ness, left on the docket for another week, and the expense of holding said court, we recommend His Honor to adjourn this Court, until Court in course. In taking leave of His Honor Judge Bull, we respectfully tender him our thanks for the kindness he has manifested towards us; and our high appreciation of the able, efficient and unswerving discharge of duty, which has characterized his course, as a judicial officer, and we would res pectfully tender him our best wishes to carry hence with him—as this asso ciation has endeared His Honor to us, we can but hope, that if again called upon to discharge like duties, that this association may be renewed. . We also beg leave to tender our thanks and esteem to Solicitor Gener al, Cooper, for the kind, affable, prompt and efficient aid and attention which he basso cheerfully contributed to us, and we would tender him our kindest regards, and most profound sympathy in whatever the events of life may involve,him. We request' that, these Present ments be published in The Georgia Weekly. J..-L. Render, Foreman. <t. C. Wyche, William Spears, J. Seay,-' T. W. Gill, J.*D. Gillespie, Wm. P. Truitt, N. B. Lovett, E. Trammell, 1L N. Cochran, John llussell, J. J. Keith, Eli Peavy, J. T. Carter, dV T. Duncan, J. A. Simrmtrtny*” Hge.iiK-r WiHmiws, Irijah Smith-, D. M. Terrell, J. M. McClendon, Wm. T. Loftin, * A. Turner. Merriwether Superior Court, I . ' February Term, 1861. j Ordered that rtfc foregoing Present ments lie published as requested by the Grand'Jury. - T. L. Cooper, Sol. Gen j. A true extract from the Minutes of Merriwether Superior Court at Febru ary Term, 1861. ‘ y Wm. A. Adams, Clerk. February ‘2B, 1861. Montuomerx, March 4.—The flag of the Confederate States was deter mined on unanimously to-day. The design originated with the committee, and not from models presented. The flag was hoisted on the Capitol at four o’clock this afternoon. Hi n. S. B. Mallory, of Florida, was confirmed Secretary of the Navy. The Congress was in secret session. Columbus, Ga., March 4.—There is considerable interest manifested here in the reception of Lincoln's In augural. The general impression is, that it favors a coercive policy to wards the South. New Orleans, March I.—Returns from llartison county, Texas, give 866 for secession, and 44 against.— Cass Marion, Rusk and Cherokee are almost unanimous for cecession. New Orleans, March 2.—Capt. Hill refused to surrender Fort Brown or pubic property to the demand of the commissioners of Texas. He sent to Ringgold Barracks for rein fotcements to protect the Federal property at Brazos island. A collis ion is imminent. Raleigh, March 2.—Returns from 37 counties give 20 for compromise and 13 for secession, and 3 divided. — The State is probably against a con vention in a small majority. Lincoln’s cabinet is as follows: — Secretary of State, Wm. 11. Seward, of N. Y.; Secretary of Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio; Secretary of War, Simeon Cameron, of Penn.; Secretary of Navy, G. Wells, of Con necticut ;. Postmaster General, Mont gomery Blair, of MU; Secretary of Interior, Caleb B. Smith, of Ind; Ai torm y General, Edward Bates, of Missouri. The cheapest and mo9t relia ble paper for news, in these exciting times, is f i-i The Augusta Dispateh. (Lotuuiu lento..J The Presentments of the Gra Jury of Merridrether County have i plicated the Board of Education such a manner, as I think cannot fail make an erroneous impression, and i| fleet discredit upon the aotion of sik Board, in this, to wit: They compla that said Board paid to A. P. Moot eighty seven dollars, and W. A. Adan Board, one hundr dollars, wtwout’ legal authority, at | recommend the present Board to r ; quire the said Mooty to pay th amount back. As we have been the as I believe, unjustly attacked, by t | aforesaid L iW Jury, I feel constrained | as a member of the Board, howevL i much I regret it, to vindicate it, at [expose the error into which the Jui has fallen, by going out of their legi I imate jurisdiction. By an Act of tl^ : Legislature, assented to Dec. 21s 1859, the Justices of the Infer! Court, the Ordinary, and some corf petent person, to be selected by thei constituted the Board of Educatio and in tltqt capacity are clothed wi full powerand authority to judge as the legality or illegality of all clair' presented, to determine every questic* of law in reference to the distributicp/ of the School Fund, and vested wit full and exclusive jurisdiction and co trol of said fund, consequently, th« are not responsible, in any respect, the Grand Jury. The Ordinary, the treasurer, and disburser of I School Fund, is required, by the A referred to, to have his acts and doiti» supervised by the Grand Jury, butt Board is as independent of the Gra Jury, in construing the law, passii accounts, and ordering their paymer, as the Inferior Court, in its judici capacity. So much for their assume lionwf~power-. I will now show th: the said Jury were ss ignorant of tls law as they were of their jurisdictic in the premises. The Board decided that A. P. Mool was entitled, by the Act of 1857, f full tuition for the year 1857 and ’s' The Grand Jury, I suppose, did ik| know that there had been any previ ous law, therefore governed the rate! of. tuition by the-law of 1859, whicj law established the maximum of six, teen dollars per annum for each schoj ar, and which now governs the rate of tuition. But Mr. Monty’s were made in the year 1857 and ’s«| *piior to the passage of the Act tp IS.-jify no act cun have a tive effect, so as to impair vested right; 1 Therefore the Act of 1859 could no reach and control Mr. Mooty’s ac 1 counts, and impair rights vested ii« him, prior to the passage of the saii‘| act of 1859. Hence, the law tha | governed the case was the Act as! sented to Dec. 17th, 1857, and tha only one in force governing the rata of tuition, up to the passage of the! Act es 1859. The said Act of 1857. ; Section 5, reads as follows: Be it enacted by the authority afore J said, that said Commissioner shal 5 have full power and authority to pay ; competent teachers, out of any fund.- • in his hands, when the services shalrj have buetructnally performed, such.’ sums as are paid for Jike services by# othor patrons of such teachers. There-! fore, by the Act of 1857, the Board! were required to pay out of the Poor; School {Fund the same rate of tuition! as was paid by other patrons of the! said School, nothing more, nothing less. That was exactly the rate of tuition paid Mr. Mooty. Hence you perceive that Mr. Mooty only received what lie was clearly entitled to under that Act, and that the Act of 1850 had nothing to do with his accounts, in fixing the rate of tuition. If we had have adapted the course recom mended by the law Jury, and brought Mr?’£!oory’s account to the maximum,! established by the Act of 1859, we would have taken from him a vested right, which the law-making power could not do, much less those who are appointed to execute it. As the Board was not omnipotent, it perferrednot to j undertake what the Legislature of| Georgia could not—dare not do, but* perhaps an omnipotent law Jury might! do. Now to their next point of attack.! It is true the Board had no express au-| thority, bylaw, to employ a Secretary ;1 neither lias the Inferior Court for pay- j ing Sheriffs, Clerks, Ac., for extra!] services, or to appoint a committee to B imsftr-uigple the books and affairs of the ] various County offices, thereby incur- 1 rmg an expense of four hundred do?- - lars; or for paying two hundred dol-j lars for the recovery of the fugitive, Sarah. Yet these things have been j done, and excited no murmur of com- 1 plaint from the said Law Jury. Jdo oak allude so these things, bywayef. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ■ ALfi f aHY prfwa dsklrlsg to ptirch Mules, at low prices *bd ton# erefiX, Can do s« by applying t* #. M. WILLIAMS, 5-3 t or J. i. ntflBEY. , sEinglesi The ufiderulgoed having located St Williamsville, Pike Cottnty, Gfi., begs leave to say to those interested in b ilding (hat they ran be supplied hy celling on him, at the rate of per thousand at the pile. Order* filled at short notice. WM. W. BKaCCHAMP. 1 February iftli. 1861. 3-ly GODFRKD KENERT LA ORANGE, GEO. Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of f UIHSTUI3L BLINDS & SASHES, Also Agent for FISK’S METALIC BURIAL CASES, Mahogany and other wood COFFINS. All the above lie warrants to sell ai as reas onable prices as any one elsewhere. 4->ly V. L. HOPSON, WITH REID & BROTHER, dealers in GIMCIgiRISS, Hardware, Grain and Provisions, North-East Corner Public Square, LaGRANGE, GEORGIA. I. A. REID J B REID, We respectfully solicit your rade and influ ence, with an assurance that we can make It to • your interest. 4-6ra GEORGIA, Merriwether County. XTf HEREAS William H. Hinton applies to me W fur letters of administration on the .state ot John W. Wells, late of said county, deceased, This is, therefore, to notify all persons in'er ested, kindred end creditors, to file their objec tions to the granting of said administration, if any they have, within the time prescHoed hy law, or in default thereof letters will be issued to said applicant. I Given under my hand at office this 26th F.b,, Us6l. F. KENDALL, O. M. C. ITO COTTON PLANTERS! DOUBLE YOUR CROPS! And improveyourl .nds, with 2001bs. peraere.of JARVIS & BAKER'S ISLAND Gr TJ -A. TXf O ! #THIIS is the best and cbe.ip-st mmu-eever JL used. Its application will double any crop with ordin-.ry s-asons. For Sale on Easy Terms to Everybody. CASH PRICES IN GRIFFIN: Jarvis’ Island Goano, ground.... $48.00 -‘ “ “ rifled 40 (JO Baker’s Island Guano, ground, 60.00 The above Gna'os will be sold for approved acceptances, payable Ist November next at fire dollars per ton over the above prices. B. W FERRILL. Agent. Griffin, Feb. ]6'h, 1861. 2-6 w THOMAS SWINT, WHOLESALE and retail GROCER, WEST SIDE QREENVILLC BTREET, ' SEWKAN, GEO., Keeps constantly on hand a good as* sorfment of SUGAR, COFFEE, MOLASSES, IRON, NAILS, SALT, FLOUR, BACON, MACKEREL, LARD, DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED LIQUORS, And every other article usually kept in a G o eery Store, alt of which will be sold low down for Cash and Cash only. February 20th, 1861. 3-ly Special Orders No. 3. Head Quarters. G. M., > MilleOgeville, Jan. 28th. 1 1. A va-ancy has occurred in the Command of the oth Division, G. SI., consisting of the counties of Merriwether, Trout*. Heard, Cow eta, Campbell and Carroll tiy the death of Maj. Gen. Tbos. C. Evans commanding said Divi sion. 2. In conformity with the tot of the Legis lature, to provide for the election ol General Officers of this State, ttie Colonels i.f Regiments, and Officers commanding R itta'ionsin the coun- Ities where therß are no Re imeuts within said Division, will give twenty day* notice, by ad vertiser* ent in each Captain's Disttict, and at the place of holding Company Musters within their respective command*., that an election w ill be held on the third day of April ft* X', at the place or places established by law for holding -lections of numbers of the G sieral Assemt.lv. under the superintendence < f one or more Jwiges, of the Inferior Courts, or Jostles of th- I'eace, together with two commissioned mi.itary Offi cers, or two freeholders of the county in which the election is held. 3. The .-upeiintendendents of the election Will make out a return of the votes received (and in counties wbete there are several places of holding the eleotion, wiM count out and con solidate the votes, 1 and forward the same to the Governor agr eabfy to th>* laws regulating the return* of the members of the General Asaem- Ny. By order Os the Caesmander-in Chief: henry c. wayne. Wy Afatsmt General.