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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.
The friends of A. J. Bond respectfully
announce him f.s a candidate for Sheriff to be
voted for at the ensuing ekction.
I respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for Sheriff of Elbert county, subject
to the action of a convention if one is held.
_ E. W. BELL.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
The friends of E. B. Higginbotham
solicit liis election to the office of Tax Collector
of Elbert county.
The many friends of Thos. S. Gaines
respectfully announce him as a candidate for
the office of Tax Collector, subject to a noniina
ion before the convention if one is held.
Ohia has the champion sagacious dog. At all
times very savage on the approach ot strangers
he recently astonished the community by joy
ously welcoming a man in a light wagon who
tied up at the hitching post before the house.
The dog had never seen the man before but
something in the light wagon put him on his
good behavior. It was a “Light Running Do
mestic” and the man a “Domestic” agent.
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Brick House for Sale.— A good brick
dwelling house in Elberton desirably lo
cated is offered for sale by Mr. Peter
Garrecht, on terms to suit the times.
Apply at this office or to Mr. Peter Gar
recht for particulars.
To County Officers.
In accordance with an agreement en
tered in<o among a number of newspa
per publishers in this section of the
State, from and after the Ist of Octo
her, proximo, no commissions will be al
lowed by the publisher of The Gazette
to county officers on legal advertise
ments. The money for such advertise
ments will be invariably required in ad
vance unless the officer from whoso of
fice they emanate will assume the respon
sibility for the payment.
J. T. McCartv,
Editor and Publisher The Gazette.
Meeting of Railroad Directors.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Elberton Air Line Railroad Com
pany is called to meet at Elberton on
Thursday, October 20th, 187 G.
D. A. Mathews,
td. President.
Children’s hose, ribbons, scarfs, col
Jars, cuffs, and all such articles can be
found at J. Selig’s Cash Store.
School Examination.
The colored population have been en
grossed since “do ’lection” with the clos
ing exercises of the several negro fi ee
schools in the county.
With stentorian lungs the darkey ora
tors proclaim the heroic conduct of Cas
abianca, the truthfulness of the “little
curly headed boy,” and bemoan the fate
of “Mary’s little lamb,” and then the ac
me of earthly happiness is reached by
these sons of Africa. A friend suggests
that the aforesaid lamb is one ol‘ the ne
gro’s best friend, for besides furnishing
material for his windy discourse, it is
often utilized as the means of a gorgeous
feast at their festivals, especially when
found straying alone in the white man’s
field.
Oysters, sardines, pickles, etc , etc.,
retailed at wholesale prices, at J. Selig’s.
Tiltlen and Hendricks,
While Elberton was wrapped in sleep
last Tuesday night, some enterprising
youths swung a large canvas across
the public square, which bears the in
scription — “Tilden & Hendricks —Re-
form—Death to the Thieves—lß7o.”
The banner is a large one, and its get.
ting up is very creditable to those who
were engaged in it.
Nathan Thompson.
This distinguished personage spends
his time since the 4th of October, pick
ing cotton, and does not raise bis head
to view the passing stranger. Let Na
than stick to his cotton patch for which
he is eminently fitted, and let politics
alone, and he will merit and receive
more encouragement than he could ever
derive from his legislative ambition.
Left Handed.
"Upon the reverse side of the mam
moth Tilden and Hendricks flag stretch
ed across the public square are the fig
ures 1870, which is intended for the ben
efit of left-handed men, and to farther
represent the majority old Elbert will
roll up for the Democratic standard
bearers on the 7tli of November next.
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8,000 pounds of bacon at 12.4 cents
per pound, just received at J. Selig’s.
The Prize "Watermelon.
The prize for the largest watermelon
brought to The Gazette office the past
season belongs to Mr. S. W. Almond,
the melon he brought weighing lbs.,
and the premium for which is a six
months’ subscription to The Gazette.
Mr. Almond will jflease come forward
and give directions as to the sending of
the paper.
A Few Facts
Are presented this week by J. Selig, for
the consideration of the public, which
all are invited to read. Mr. Selig says
he is going to sell goods so low that
people will be obliged to buy. He wants
to stir matters up.
Wanted.
Any one having a first class milch cow
to sell for a reasona! le price can find a
buyer by applying at this office. One
with a young calf wanted.
Pat Maguire, a saloon keeper, at
Mount Vernon, New York, quarreled
with his wife, accusing her of infidelity,
and finally grasping each of his four
children, lifted them as high as his bead
dashed them upon the floor, exclaiming:
“This is not my child ” One of the
children died and the others are in a
precarious condition. Maguire was ar
rested.
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Editor and Publisher.
Schedule of Prices for Legal Advertising.
We announce the following schedule
of prices for legal advertising in t he Ga
zette for the year 1875:
Citation for letters of Guardian
ship §5 00
Citation for letters of Administra
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Application for letters of Dismis
sion 8 00
Application for leave to sell land 6 00
Notice to Debtors and Creditors. 500
Sale of lands, &c. (per inch) G 50
Sale of perishable property, ten
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Exemption Notices 2 50
Citation on Probate of will (per
inch) 5 00
Libel for divorce, per inch, each
insertion, 1 50
Foreclosure of Mortgage (per
inch) each time 1 00
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Tax Collector’s sales, (per inch).. 5 00
All other advertisements will be charg
ed according to the space and number of
insertions.
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placed in the offices of the Ordinary and
Sheriff. In every instance the cash will
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ded to the foregoing rates. Bear this m
mind.
Notes and Nibblings.
When a lady takes lmmmmer and
nails and goes out upon the public
highway to mend a public fence, lift
time the “do nothings” were finding
hiding places.
A young lady of Elbert has invented
a plan of knitting hose from the toe.
This plan possesses the additional merit
of LtavL g no needles with middles. A
patent will be applied for.
The “Centennial Saloon” is tbe last
Elberton sensation, and was evolved from
the brain of Dim. Adams. He sells largely
on credit, and is therefore doing an
extensive business.
Savannah is improving in yelkw
fever, but the appearance of the small
pox is mentioned.
Brunswick is about over the.yellow
fever.
Hon. A. H. Stephens is able to walk
about his yard.
Abbeville has a big interrousement to
day. We expect there will be a number
of citizens present from Elbert
All interested will make a note of the
meeting of the Directors of the E A. L.
It. It. Cos. in Elberton on the 26th.
Cotton is flowing into Elberton quite
freely.
It is surmised by the planters that
the cotton crop of Elbert will be much
shoiter than last year. “
The question of interest among our
planters now is how to raise cotton at
lOcts. with hired labor without losing
money.
Blue stone is said by reliable farmers
to be a good remedy for hog cholera.
Dose, a piece the size of a pea.
An old friend wants us to republish
the old romance about the boy who got
a position by picking up a pin. The
true ending of the story is that the boy
was sent to the penitentiary for taking
something that diden’t belong to him.
Oglethorpe court this week. The
Eberiiart eases will not be tried.
Charleston wants Augusta to raise the
quarantine against her, but the health
officer of the latter city is afraid of yellow
fever.
We predict another newspaper war
between the various piano and sewing
machine makers in relation to the cen
tennial premiums.
Augusta people are beginning to think
of their next Mayor. Mr. Estes will not
be a candidate for the office again.
Messrs. Itobt. FI. May and John FT.
Meyer have been mentioned for the posi
tion
The paper bullet war in Augusta may
be said to be over. No blood shed up to
latest accounts.
A large reward for the itemizer who
has not tried to be poetic on the beauti
ful autumn weather.
That old and reliable newspaper man,
Col. Christy, thinks it would be best for
the newspaper correspondents to let the
Legislature elect the Senator. Some of
these gentlemen seem bent on making
Ben Hill a Senator in spite of the people
and the Legislature.
Capt- Frank Lumpkin, son of Judge
Joseph Henry Lumpkin, died in Athens
recently.
We still entertain a very strong hope
of Tilden’s success and of the overthrow
and complete discomfiture of the Radi
cal party.
South Carolina.
Chamberlain has gone to work to
elect himself Governor again, by scat
tering troops in different parts of the
State. In Barnwell the troops are en
gaged in making arrests, and a reign of
terror exists in that and other counties.
The white people, however, express the
utmost confidence as to carrying the
State, and have no fears of making
Chamberlain’s blows rebound to his own
injury.
Here and There.
Cardinal red!
Bain needed.
Sow lots of oats.
The weather is becoming decidedly
autumnal.
Hurrah for Tilden, Hendricks and re
form !
Four apple wagons in Elberton on
Monday.
Typhoid fever has been prevalent in
the upper part of the county.
Some of the ladies were in attendance
at the moot court last Friday night.
Rev. L. W. Stephens at the Baptist
church next Saturday and Sunday.
The Knight Templar cocked hat with
white plume is now the fashionable style
for ladies.
County court in session last Saturday.
Judge VanDuzer presiding with his usu
al dignity.
The pump was’ taken out of the old
well last Friday, and buckets are now
in vogue.
It will soon be time to sow wheat, and
mind yon, farmers, that wneat bread is
very good, and that cotton is at about
cents.
There is no telling when the new
church will be dedicated. But we trust
at an early day, and will give timely no
ties.
Now is the time to gather your ferns
and grasses. They serve greatly to beau
tify a room.
Oglethorpe Superior Court is in ses
sion this week at Lexington. Squire
R. H. Jones in attendance from Elber
ton.
Save your ink and paper. Our waste
basket is full of “Odes to Autumn.”
“Economy is the road to wealth” you
know.
Cardinal red is now the go, and some
of the girls look as sweet as a mid sum
mer night’s dream when rigged out in
it tastily.
The musquito has gone—thank good
ness—but the genial book agent and
social drummer have come again with ad
ditional cheek.
The Elberton boy that took a siesta
iu church the other night snored in his
sleep, and told all about that last possum
hunt.
“Have a kiss !” said a pert boy at the
party the other night, handing a lady a
piece of candy, and she with a modest,
downcast look—took it.
It takes the average Elberton girl two
hours and a half to do up her ringlets
in a “French twist,” and after it’s fixed
what a flight to behold ’Tis true tis
pity, but ’tis true all the same.
Maj. Jones has an orchard of apple
trees that produces a fruit that makes a
cider that is perfectly excellent, that is
we have heard that said by those that
ought to know.
The last one is over at Mr. Thomas A.
Chandler’s—it’s a boy. May be live
long, have a brilliant career, and glad
den always the hearts of his parents.
The most modest girl in the State is
the Elberton damsel, who when told
that she should have embraced a certain
opportunity, flushed up, and said she
wasn’t that kind of a “hair pin.’’
That “time is money,” an Elberton
man emphatically denies, for says be,
“if such was the fact I’d be a million
aire, for I’ve got oodles of time.” No
“bookavs.”
We regret to learn of the illness of
our estimable friend, Mr. Girard W. Al
len. His speedy and effectual recovery
is anxiously and earnestly hoped for by
a host of friends.
You might go to the largest hat man
ufactory in the world and buy a hat for
a price less than the cost of the raw ma
terial, tell an Elberton merchant what
you paid for it, and he’d say that he
sold a better hat for less money.
We always believed Tom Joe B.aek
well to be one of the cleverest boys in
the world. But he had a fine wild
turkey for dinner Friday, and said noth
ing to us about it until the day follow
ing.
“An ill wind that blows nobody
good.” The Elberton man who has
been grieving himself almost to death
on account of his colored nose, is now
happy. It is cardinal red—the fashion
able tint.
It makes us feel as sad as a cold pota
to looks, but to those sensitive folks to
whom allusion is sometimes made in this
column without the slightest intention
to offend don’t like it, they can hie to
the Black Hills and fight the Sioux for
what we care.
Count Johanneskellerswifte is becom
ing one of the cleverest of the boys He
pulls out his cigar case and proffers “ye
local” one of the weed with as much
grace as the czar of Russia would in con
tributing a brass button to the church
mite box.
A flag of huge dimensions attached to
a '®ire stretched from the Tate building
to the courthouse, adorns our square,
and bears the inscription in letters so
large that he that runneth may read:
“Tilden & Hendricks. Reform. Death
to the Thieves.”
A young man from this place when on
his way to the centennial was asked by
a porter at a restaurant if he would have
a “sandwich.” “Where did you catch
’em,” said greeny, “in the Potomac or
Chesapeake ?” He thought a sandwich
was fish.
The sociable last Tuesday night at the
residence of Councilman Tate, was one
of the most enjoyable we ever attended.
On every countenance pleasure was
-written so plainly that the most casual
observer could not but note the felicity
of the participants
The “Social Club” didn’t have its reg
ular convention last week. Cause un
known, but supposed to be disinclina
tion on the part of its professed vota
ries. See here, boys, it won’t do to let
the last vestige of your gallantry and
literary loving qualities die out.
Alderman Brewer Tate is the champi
on apple eater of the State—oh, he loves
’em like a duck loves water. Get him
in a “weavin’ ” way, and it would take a
first-class paring machine run by a four
horse-power engine to peal them fast
enough for him. The apple-growing
portion of Georgia and North Carolina
rejoico that such men exist.
Hard on the Parson,
A minister of our acquaintance who
relishes a joke at his or any one else’s
expense tells the following as having oc
curred to him:
Our friend is man of more than six
feet in heighth, and was standing cn
the street one day when a seedy, sallow
faced individual of low stature approach
ed him and abruptly asked the question :
“My friend, do you ever pray?” “Yes,”
replied the man of God. “Well, I wc aid
not have thought it,” said the stranger.
“But,” said the preache?, “it is my duty
and the duty of every man to pray.”
“Oh, no,” replied the querist, “upon
your part it is a useless piece of busi
ness ” “Why !” exclaimed the startled
parson. “Because,” replied the strang
er, “if I were as tall as you, I would not
weary the Lord asking for blessings, I’d
reach up and bring them down.”
My cash system enables me to sell a
good, serviceable business suit for $lO.
J. Selig.
Not a Candidate for Sheriff.
We are in receipt of a note from S. C.
Wall, a colored man, who denies the
statement that he is a candidate for
sheriff, and says the report was put out
by men of his own color to injure him
with the white people. He says he is a
citizen of the county is no politician and
wants to retain the good opinion of the
white people.
Just received a large lot of groceries,
which will be sold at low figures. Call
at Selig's.
For The Gazette.]
ORGAN MUSIC.- ANSWER TO THINKER.
Mr. Editor: I see in your last issue an article
on organ ruusic in churches by “Thinker,”
which, according to our dull way ot thinking,
seems to be somewhat austere ile says that
pitching dollars would be a praiseworthy game
if they would pitch them in the right direction.
So we tnirk; and the right direction is to pitch
them ir.to our creditors’ pockets, just as soon as
we can earn tnem. Yon, Mr. Editor, would not
object to their pitching a few hundred into your
pocket, perhaps ; neither would friend “Thinker”
object to having 'he lining of every pocket he
has torn out by pitching sivi-r dollars into them.
Mr. T. thinks that bodily exorcise profits noth
ing ; but the Apostle plainly says -‘bodily exer
cise profiteth little.” 8o we see there is a little
profit in it at any rate, lie says “the organ ex
cites people ; but is it a religious excitement ?”
We lay, yts it is; for any music that softens the
heart raises ihe affections to our Maker, and
makes us love our fellow man, has religion in
it. He says, “it causes pnany to go to church ;
Hut do '.hev goto hear good preaching, or to
hear good music 1” They may go to hear good
music; but they al-o may bear such good
preaching thai their souls may be saved; and
if so they are vastly profited by going to hear
good music—the organ—on the Sabbath.
Thinker asks, ‘ while the organ is playing do
they not feel more like they were in a ball-room
than in the house of God ?” We say most posi
tively, no. Mr. T. asks,“whocnn take the Bible
and find a single instance of any good being
done by instrumental music?” We can, and
have done so. It won.d seem that the writer
prophetically saw along the vista of time that
Thinker would object to it, and bad put it
in the verse on purpose for him. It reads thus:
“And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from
God was upon Saul, that David took an harp,
and played with his hand : so Saul was refresh
ed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed
from him.” This is a plain instance. As T.
knows a good deal about tbe Bible, lie can, no
doubt very easily find the verse. There is an
other scripture to the point: “Praise him witli
the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the
psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel
and dance; praise him with stringed instruments
and organs ” Now my friend T. fir.d the above
and read it carefully for yourself, and see if it
is not possible for you to be in an error.
We have answered all your questions, and you
see they are answered “squarely and fairly.”
We hope you will take no ofl'-nce ; but that you
will go to church every time tbe organ is there,
be it Sunday or Monday ; that you may he tr
good music—organ music—and may be profited
thereby. Stinchcomb.
For The Gazette ]
Mr. Editor: It has been said that “Cotton is
King,” and as good an illustration of this fact
as we have ever seen was at the steam gin of
Messrs. W. 11. King & Cos., situated at the cele
brated Poplar Spring, one mile northeast of
Elberton. The wagons were constantly rolling
in from all directions, heavily freighted with the
fleecy staple, while o:hers were almost as fre
quently starting off with their neatly packed
bales, all with a joyous expression upon their
faces, no doubt thinking about the happiness
that would be afforded them and llr-ir families
for what they expected to realize for “King Cot
ton,” while we poor fellows, who didn’t have a
single lock, looked on with pleasure to see their
happiness, and wondered whether or not they
would he kind enough to remember us—by us,
we mean the printer, the doctor, the lawyer,
&e.—for we thought that our little ones were
ueedy also, and that, we would like to make
them happy too. We also thought of how we
had served these happy people in tlieir lime of
need, in our various capacities. But aside from
all that could be said on this subject, we cannot
omit to revert to one fact that is admitted by
all, that is, we plant two much cotton. If the
planters of the South will ever conclude to pro
portion their crops right, they will as certainly
work themselves gradually out of debt, and
eventually become tbe most prosperous peop.e
on the globe. The experience of the lust ten
years has certainly taught every thinking man
tout the present system of farming will be our
utter destruction. There is but one remedy left
for the country, and that i for every farmer to
make his farm self-sustaining and make cotton
as a surplus—let it be ever lo little, it will he
that much, and will go that far toward liquidat
ing his debts, which is certainly a better policy
than raising too much cottonjand getting further
m debt every year. We might write columns
on this important subject, but will desist, as it
has all been written and re-written a thousand
times. We only desired to hint at our reflec
tions in a brief manner that all can understand.
In conclusion, we think a passing notice is
due the enterprising firm mentioned at the head
of this article, Messrs. W H King & Cos. Their
gin-house is sufficiently commodious for their
extensive business, and is most conveniently ar
ranged for the benefit of their customers. Their
gin is a sixty saw Hammock gin, with a con
denser, and is said, by good judges, to make as
fine, if not the finest lint of any gin in this sec
tion of country. It is propelled by a twelve
horse power engine, which is gracefully and
skillfully presided over by our distinguished
friend. Col. L. Llewellyn Blackwell, who is not
only “a brick,” but certainly an expert as a
machinist. The whole is presided over by that
most enterprising and clever gentleman, J. E
Campbell, one of the firm, than whom, no man
in Geoigia is more competent. AVe were in
formed that they had ginned as high as twelve
bales of cotton per day, and that they turned
out fifty-two bales last week. We are glad to
know that there fs such enterprise in the com
munity and claim that it ought to be encour
aged. c.
Rucker sville.
Yesterday morning we left Elberton
about 9 o’clock a. m., visited the thriv
ing little town of Ruckersville, and re
turned borne by 1 p. m.
When we reached the above named
town our attention was attracted to
wards “Dun” Blackwell’s place of busi
ness where he was engaged in harness
ing his horse, signaling his dogs, and
making preparatory arrangements for a
turkey hunt which he and Dr. Clark
were to participate in during the day,
and right here, perhaps, it would not be
amiss to state that these two gentlemen
are excellent shots, especially Mr Black
well, and that they kill more turkeys
than any hunters in the county, our old
friend, Col. Samuel Stoniker, not ex
cepted.
Messrs. A. J. & F. B. Cleveland, were
up to their ears in business, and didn’t
hardly have time to exchange views with
us on any subject. They advertise in The
Gazette, and since their notice appear
ed they have had so many customers to
wait on, and consequently so much work
to do that Andrew has lost 20 pounds iu
weight, and Frank is a mere skeleton.
They have a first class stock of goods,
and are disposing of them at an unusual
ly low price.
Dr. Darby extracted a tooth for a lit
tle fellow while we were there, but was
giving most of his time to the devasta
tion of a potato patch near.
Mr. W. E. Rowsey, is to discontinue
his present business we learn, he having
sold his property in town to Mr. J. li.
Lc fton—that is his dwelling house and
lot and his store house. The trade was
effected yesterday morning.
Mr. A. R. Rucker was out at his gin
about two miles from town busily en
gaged in preparing the fleecy staple tor
market.
The people along the road were busy
picking cotton—indeed everybody over
towards Ruckersville were engaged at
something—we didn't see a loafer.
Jeans, jeans, jeans, 20 per cent, less
than last year, at Selig’s.
THE RESULT.
The Republicans seem to concede
that the “solid South” is against them,
and if this impression should be verified
it, is as certain as the rules of arithmetic
that their Presidential ticket will be de
feated if Tilden carries his own State
and the adjoining States- of Connecticut
and New Jersey. To bo sure, the Demo
cratic party can derive little hope or
consolation from the October elections ;
but it must be considered that the three
pivotal Statos tire already Democratic,
and that the Republicans must not
merely hold their own, but make con
quests to wrest them from Democratic
control. The Democratic party has also
some chances in California and Oregon,
which would more than balance South
California if the Republicans should car
ry that one Southern State. Tuesday’s
elections, instead of deciding the Presi
dential contesf, will make it more close,
doubtful, strenuous and resolute than
any national canvass in the history of
our politics.—N. Y. Herald.
Candles 8 for 25 cents, at Selig’s.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee Ims issued an address denouncing
Governor Chamberlain’s proclamation as
unwarranted by law and the faets, and
as issued to f trnish a pretext for asking
for troops
In response to a letter from General
Hampton, Chief Justice] Moses says he
knows nothing to lead him to conclude
that South Carolina is an armed country,
or that any arms are needed more potent
than the laws.
Associate Justice Willard and Judges
Mackey and Cook, Republicans, have
written a letter denying any knowledge
of the facts stated in the proclamation.
Mackey charges Chamberlain with con
spiracy against a free ballot.
In his speech at Hartford, Mark Twain
made a plea for civil service reform, and
showed the necessity of it by stating
that the average custom house officer of
to-day didn’t know the difference be
tween a salt box and the transit of Venus.
Zach Chandler will have to speak to
Mark.—[Boston Post.
Twenty-five Indians attacked 12 men
with 7 ox teams twenty-five miles from
Fort Fetterman. The fight lasted nearly
four hours. One white man was danger
ously shot, one horse was killed, and
two Indians v/ere seen to fall. The
Indians displayed great courage and
were well armed with Winchester and
army rifles.
General Braxton Bragg, who died re
cently in Texas, was insured for $40,000.
Ten thousand dollars of this amount was
taken iu the Piedmont and Arlington
Life Insurance Company. We under
stand General Bragg has no children.
His insurance goes to his wife. He has
a brother residing in Mobile.
Married, on the 12th of October 1870,
by Rev. John D. Adams, at the bride’s
Father’s, Mr. Tlios. J. Cordal, and
Sallie F. Fleming daughter of M. S.
Fleming’s fourth wife. Mr. Fleming
has twenty-eight grand children of which
twenty-five were present on the occasion.
Glorious old Walton county, the birth
place of Governor-elect Alfred 11. Col
quitt, gave her gallant son in the late
election a solid vote of 695 ! There was
not a vote cast for his opponent.
An official count is required to deter
mine the Colorado Congressmen. Tbe
heavy Republican majority first reported
ie dwindling beautifully away.
Saylor and Banning, Democrats, are
elected to Congress from the First and
Second Ohio Districts by 670, the for
mer, and the latter by 75 majority.
The Democratic majority in Arkansas
is 33,992.
Tires.
The alarm of fire which emnnnfed
from the steam gin of W. H. King <fc
Cos., about 7 o’clock last evening, created
wide-spread alarm. The fire caught
from a match in the cotton but by a
prompt and energetic use of water and
other means the flames were extinguish
ed with a loss of not more than olio
hundred pounds of cotton
Quite a scare was experienced at the
Male Academy yesterday morning by the
ceiling catching fire from the stovepipe.
Fortunately it was discovered in time to
be quenched with little difficulty.
Maj Bristol’s blacksmith shop caught
on fire also yesterday, and but for time
ly interference would have been con
sumed.
REPORT OF THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON
EXCHANGE.
The Committee on Information and
Statistics of tho New Orleans Cotton
Exchange makes the following crop re
port for September in Louisiana: From
30 parishes we have 58 replies, bearing
average date September 30. They report
universally very dry weather, but turn
ing quite cool towards the close of the
month, effecting the plant badly by caus
ing bolls to shed and older ones to open
prematurely Asa general thing there
will be no top crop. Tho extreme dry
weather has caused cotton to open faster
than usual, and consequently picking
has progressed rapidly. Estimates by
average of damage dene by worms, not
rust and drouth, iu 1G parishes is 20 per
cent, yield as compared with last year,
and at least per cent, less for the
State. Our replies dated October 2d
report a heavy frost on the Mississippi.
Seventy four correspondents from 25
counties report the weather as dry and
hot and generally favorable for picking.
The effect of the drouth, however, has
been to cause the bolls to open prema
turely and the plant to sited l'ruit. Tho
process of picking has been rapid. Most
of the damage has been from boll worms,
caterpillars and rust, very little resulting
from rot. The yield ns compared with
last year is estimated at fully 21 per
cent, decrease. Frost is reported on tho
first and second of October, but we have
received no estimate there. From Ar
kansas from 20 counties we have received
4-1 answers.; average date 30th Septem
ber. The weather lias been unfortunate
ly dry and warm during the first fort
night, and cool toward the latter part.
It has caused bolls to open rapidly, and
in many instances prematurely ; has pro
duced heavy shedding and seriously af
fected the crop. We receive many com
plaints of injury from rust, rot .and boll
worm, but the damage from these causes
does not appear to exceed 10 per cent.
Picking is reported as progressing veiy
rapidly on the whole. In some sections,
however, it has been retarded by sickness
among the laborers. The yield compares
very unfavorably with last year, and ac
cording to our answers there will be a
falling ofl’ of fully 25 per cent. Some
of our late correspondence mention a
killing frost on tho first and second
iusts, the damage through which cannot
now be estimated.
Hon. Lucius Robinson, the Democrat
ic nominee for Governor of New York, is
the present State Comptroller, having
been elected to that position, in
1875, over Spinner, cx-Treasurer of the
United States. Spinner, it was thought
by his party, would certainly be elected
and be did lead all their other candi
dates, but Robinson beat him by 13,549
majority, out of a total vote of 775,841.
Spinner was regarded as the very strong
est Republican in tho State, and his
friends used their utmost endeavors to
elect him
The Democrats carried Indiana by
4,000 to 6,000.
►
Big auction in Elberton saleday,
Mrs. Small M. Campbell, daughter of M. T.
and Eliza Amond, Elbert county, Ga., and con
sort of I!. M. Campbell, died the 13th of Ueto
ber, of typhoid pneumonia, after several days
su lie-ring.
The subject of this notice was baptised into
the fellowship of Doves’ Creek clit.jch in the
year 1800, of which she lived a consistent mem
ber until death released her from labor and
welcomed her to rest. She wa one of those in
dustrious, kind and unassuming Christian wo
men of which the world is to scarce.
She was 30 years old, the mother of G chil
dren, ot whom five yet live to sing that solemn
song, “I have no mother now.”
Site h aves a kind husband with these litt’o
ones to mourn tlieir loss, with many friends.
May the Lord bless the husband and he pleased
to take special care ot the little children.
Friend.
MARK ET R EPORTS.
Corrected by GAIRDNER & ARNOLD Every Week
Cotton 81 (ft) 9$
Bagging, 2j lbs to yd 10 @ 17$
Ties 8 (a} 9
Salt 3 00 @3 30
Sugar—C 10
Coffee 25 @ 33
■} Shirtings B]@ 10
4-4 Sheeting 10 @ 12
Molasses 50 () GO
Flour, IjScwt 4 50 (t)G 00$
Swede Iron 0 () 10
Nails 7
Shovels 1 25 (W) 1 50
Bacon—l) S. C. S. Sides 13$@ 16
Collins’ Axes 1 25 (ti) l 50
Factory Yarns 1 10 @1 25
Checks 12l@r 10
Standard Prints B.j@ 18
Amoskeag “ 7 @ 0$
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 10th, 1870.
Middling Cotton, 10$
ON OR BY THE
FIRSTsNOVEMBER
All parties must settle their indebtedness tome
or. their Accounts and Notes will bo placed in
the hands of an attorney for
IMMEDIATE COLLECTION.
All who fail to come to time to settle for past
years need not cal! on me for further indulgence,
as it will not positi "e!y be granted.
td. R. F. TATE.