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HE ATLANTA WE E K L t B IT &
THE
Sunday,
‘The Question of Vacancies Once
More.
DAILY BUN
•January 14th, 1S72.
SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENCE
OF THE ATLANTA SUN.
[•He “Tnlln Jiasscc Sentinel”—The Flori
da l.cglsln-tttrc—Lobbyists* and Plun-
cler-Seelters.
. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 10, 1872.
Hon. A. If. Stephens: Dear Sir—Al
low me to call ;vour attentien to a fact,
■winch I think you have overlooked, in
regard to the changes of the State Con
stitution, as they bear upon the
method of filling a vacancy on the Su
preme Bench:
By the act organizing the Supreme
Court, the Judges were appointed by
election by the General Assembly, (the
Constitution then in existence being
silent as to how they were to Vie appoint
ed). Such was the law up to July, 1861, •
when the Constitution, adopted at Sa
vannah l»y the Convention, changed the
mode of appointment from an election
hy the General Assembly to a nomina
tion by the Governor and confirmation
by the Senate.
At that time the Code h i d been framed,
reported, and au act adopted to accept it,
in which the text you quote stood, in
conformity to the old Law. That and
the new Constitution were all published
in the old edition of the Code.
Thus the law stood until the Conven
tion of 1865, which changed the Consti
tution back again, and made the
Judges elective bv the Legislature. This
change of the Constitution made theCode,
as it stood, right, and it was the same as
to vacancies and original appointments,
which were by election.
Such was the law when Judge Irwin
revised the Code, and he retained the
same text, both as to vacancies and ori
ginal appointments—see sections 198
and 202.
But the Convention of 1868 again
changed the Constitution, and there has
been no change of the code in conformity
with it. The Bevised Code is drafted in
subordination to the. Constitution, and
only wherein it is not inconsistent with
it. Propria vigor a, the Constitution
changes both sections 198 and 202, and
substitutes for an election by the Assembly
the method of appointing by the Gover
nor, with the approval of the Senate
It is a fundamental change in the method
of appointing Judges, which repeals the
provisions of the Code upon that subject,
without the use of express terms repea
ling the organic mode as to vacancies.
This view of the question is submitted
for your consideration, with assurances
of high regard &c.
Herbert Fielder.
We give our readers to-day a commu
nication from Hon. Herbert Fielder,
npon the subject of filling vacancies up
on the Supreme Court Bench.
In reply to our esteemed correspond
ent, we would most respectfully say that
we have not overlooked the point to which
lie refers.
We, moreover, agree with him fully in
all that he says touching the history of
Section 202 in the Code, and the several
changes of the Constitution mentioned
by him, in relation to the mode of filling
the Judgeships on the Supreme Bench.
We agree, also, with him in this, that
the Constitution of 1868, “propria vigo
ra," renders inoperative all the provis
ions of the Code as it then stood, which
were inconsistent with any of the provis
ions of that Constitution.
While this is unquestionably true, it is
also equally true'that the Constitution of
1868 affirms and establishes all parts of
the Code which were not thus, at that
time, inconsistent with the provisions of
the Constitution then adopted.
What we affirm on these premises is,
that Section 202 of the Code, as it stood
at that time, touching the filling of va
cancies, is not inconsistent with any pro
vision of the Constitution of 1868 on that
subject. We farther affirm and main
tain, that the mode of filling vacancies
by this Constitution is, yi express terms,
left to the regulations of law, as they
thep existed, or might, by subsequent
legislative enactment, be changed.
What, then, says the Constitution npon
the subject of the mode of filling vacan
cies ? not the mode of making original
appointments, or filling whole terms.
We must again call attention to the
exact language of the Constitution on
this point. It is in Article TV, Section
II, and Clause ICE:
“ When any office shall become vacant
' “by death, resignation or otherwise, the
“ Governor shall have power to JUl such
“vacancy, unless otherwise provided by
“law; and, persons so appointed shall
“coi tinue in office {until a successor
“is appointed agreeably to the mode
“ pointed out by this Constitution, or by
“ taw in pursuance thereof.”
The organic mode, thus provided for
filing vacancies is by Executive appoint
ment solely, [without the advice and con
sent of the Senate], “unless otherwise pro
vided by law." There is certainly noth
ing in this inconsistent with Section 202
of the Code, by which the mode of filling
vacancies was then “otherwiseprovided by
law." On the contrary, this provision of
tho Code for the time being was most
clearly affirmed by the present .Constitu
tion, and so affirmed until it should be
changed by subsequent legislation.
What we distinctly maintain is, that
the mode of filling vacancies, under thiw
clause of the Constitution, is in express
terms left to be regulated and fixed by
statute law, and that it is now the duty
of the Legislature either to proceed to
fill any existing vacancy or vacancies un
der the mode at present “pi 'ovided by
law, or by new Legislative act, to change
the Code in this particular, and provide
some other mode.
The position that the Senate has any
thing io do with filing vacancies, as the
Constitution and law under it now stand,
is utterly untenable. A H. S.
Foster Blodgett’s Pardon.
January 7,1872.
Editors Sun: The Tallahassee Sentinel,
the veiy radical organ of the Radical ad
ministration of this afflicted State—a
paper that lives by public plunder in the
shape of official printing, and the work
ings of an odious, outrageous and uri-
constitutional ‘ ‘advertisement law”—pub
lishes in full the last letter of your cor
respondent “D. f ” from, this point, and
warmly denounces him for handling oar
recently elected city officials without
gloves.
This was, of course, to be expected,
and yet one cannot but be amazed at the
unsurpassed impudence and effrontery
of these polit'eal vultures, who are fpt-
teniug upon the spoils reaped from their
wicked and oppressive rule. However,
the allegations of the Sentinel amount to
simply nothing here, where its character
is well known, and where its slanderous
aud malicious abuse of our people has
excited the scorn and contempt of all
respectable citizens, including all honest
Republicans among us.
The true people here know that the
assertions of your correspondent were
strictly correct, and it is only necessary
to repeat, in the language employed a
few weeks since by the Floridian—
the leading Democratic paper in
this State, that the city officers elected
last month “do not represent the proper
ty interests of the city, and were not
elected by the property holders.” The
Sentinel would deny this to the last,
ar.d we do not propose to discuss the
matter any further. It was only given
originally as news, and it is now becom
ing stale.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The regular annual session of the
Florida Legislature convened in this city
on Tuesday last. The election for Chief
Clerk in the lower House on the second
day of the session, resulted in a gratify
ing defeat of the odious “Jacksonville
Ring,” which is headed and maintained
by U. S. Senator Osborn, the villifier who
did his utmost recently to induce the
President to declare martial law in the
State, and augurs some good from the
future action of that body.
In the Senate, on the same day, the
“Ring” sustained another defeat, in the
election by the moderate and somewhat
honest Republicans, of a strong oppo
nent of that clique for Secretary.
The Legislature assembled in joint ses
sion on Thursday, to hear the Govern
or’s message, winch that official delivered
in person, like a stamp speech. It was
a lengthy document, consuming about
two hours in the reading, and con
sisted mainly of vain attempts to
bolster ..up his corrupt admin
istration. It contained, however, some
good recommendations of reform* and
curtailment of expenses, which it is
hoped the'Legislature will adopt.
Nothing further of importance has oc-
cured in the Legislature during the week,
except, perhaps the introduction in the
Assembly of a resolution providing for
the appointment of a committee to ex
amine into the issue of several millions of
State Ronds to the J.P. & M. Bailroad;the
disposition made of the proceeds of their
sale, which will be found to have been
almost entirely squandered. The reso
lution looks like serious business, and
the friends of the road, or rather of its
corrupt administration, evidently
fear an examination, as the
matter has been already twice postponed.
It is feared that the resolution will be in
definitely postponed, or else the appoint
ment of a ‘-‘whitewashing” committee
secured by bribery.
Swepson and Littlefield, of North Caro
lina notoriety, and other
LOBBYISTS AND PLUNDER- SEEKERS,
are here in full swarm, and unless tney
are short of funds, which rumor says is
the case, bribery and corruption without
end will have to go on record against the
present session. Littlefield, the Presi
dent of the J. P. & M. Railroad, and the
manipulator of the millions of State bonds
which have been issued in its aid, but
wliicii the people will never pay, is now
under indictment in this (Leon)county for
bribery, and if he is ever brought to trial
before an honest court and intelligent jury
will most certainly be convicted, as the
proof is said to be clear and conclusive.
One of his tools, the negro Senator from
this District, who now sits in his seat
looking as honest and incorruptible as a
saint, has already been convicted in the
Circuit Court here, of an attempt to
bribe members of the Legislature, and
sentenced to imprisonment and fine, bat
the case was appealed to the Supreme
Court, where it hangs fire like an old
nasty musket.
The present session of the Florida
Legislature will be one of very great im
portance to the entire State, and your
correspondent will endeavor to keep yon
informed on all the prominent matters
coming before it. Both houses are in
the absolute control of the Radicals, bat
it is hoped that the moderate Republi
cans, with the co-operation of the Demo
cratic members, will be able to effect
something for the relief of the distressed
people. D.
Capt. Foster Blodgett, under date of
the 5th instant, addressed a letter to
“His Excellency Benjamin Conley, Gov
ernor,” asking for a pardon. It is a rare
document—peculiarly Blodgettonian—
and" as such will be looked upon by many
thousands in and out of Georgia as a
confession of his guilt, and as the prac
tice of one of his cute tricks to escape
punishment—though not so clever nor so
respectable as the disappearance of that
original paper, by which he escaped the
conviction of perjury upon technical
grounds.
Foster then, however, was considered
on rising grounds, and the prospect of a
seat in the'United States Senate loomed
up grandly before him. Now his pros
pects are dim, and his future not hopeful,
and as brilliant an escape from punish
ment is not to be expected.
We hereto append in full, his humble
petition to Conley for pardon. It. is
worth reading, and is about the best
chapter that has emanated from Foster’s
pen in years. After dating and address
ing the same as before stated, and call
ing the aforesaid “Governor,” “My Dear
Sir,” he proceeds:
Yon are probably aware that indict
ments have been found against me in
the Superior Court of Fulton county, in
this State, for alleged violations of the
criminal laws of this State, in connection
with the management of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad.
When I took charge of the Road as
Superintendent, it was at the request of
Governor Bullock, who informed mo
that I would not be expected to give
much attention to the running or finan
cial management of the road, but that
would be attended t» by the Master of
Transportation and Treasurer, and that
I would be expected to manage only the
public and political policy of the road
Under this arrangement I gave but little
attention to either the financial or run
ning part of the business.
I made no profit except such as was
legal, and retired from the office poorer
than when I went into it. If any acts
done by me under the direction of the
Governor have resulted to the public in
jury, I assure yqu they have not resulted
to my personal or pecuniary benefit. If
the late Governor were here I am quite
sure he would admit the truth of this
statement. '
Under these circumstances, whatever
may oe the technical legal effect of the
application I now make, I feel in my
heart that I have not in fact violated the
peuai laws of my State. But your Excel
lency is well aware that I have taken a
prominent part in politics as a Republi
can in Georgia, and on that account that
there exists much bitterness against me
in the public mind. This, however, is
not all.
The course pursued by Governor Bul
lock and the Messrs. Kimball, in leaving
the State, while grave charges Were peud
ing against them, has settled upon the
popular mind the conviction of their
criminality, and as they are gone, and
my name has been constantly used in
connection with theirs in the newspapers,
in the anxiety that exists to punish some
one, I am settled upon as the scape goat
to bear off the sins of all who are accused
In consideration of these facts, and of
the excited state of the popular mind, I
am folly satisfied it is impossible for me
to get a fair trial before a jury iu this
State.
As the jury boxes are arranged I should
be tried by political opponents whose
verdict of guilty would be made up before
hearing the evidence in the case. They
would feel that popular clamor and party
necessity demanded my conviction, and
my trial would be a simple form of plac
ing on the records of the courts a decis
ion dictated by prejudice and passion
and demanded for. political effect. In
deed, friends in whose judgment I have
confidence, who have mixed with the
people, and heard their comments, in
form me that the verdict is already made
up before the trial, and advise me that
the only mode of escape from an unjust
judgment, rendered upon a mock trial, is
to appeal to your Excellency to interpose
in my behalf.
I, therefore, most respectfully but
earnestly ask that you grant me a full
and unconditional pardon, which will
protect me against the popular demand
that I be victimized to serve party ends,
and appease a morbid desire for public
vengeance upon some one connected with
the late unfortunate administration of
the affairs of the State.
Hoping your Excellency may feel it
your duty to afford me the protection
asked, I am, very respectfully, your obe
dient servant,
Foster Blodgett.
are a legal tender in all cases except
where the contract calls for some specifi
cally na&ed money. Mr. Justice Brad
ley read a concurring opinion, and the
Chief Jnstice and Justices Clifford and
Field read dissenting opinions. The
Chief Justice stated that Mr. Jnstice
Wilson, who wa¬ present, also dissents
from the majority view.
The investigation of chavges against
3d Auditor Rutherford, for drawing dou
ble commutation in money, is progress
ing.
The following nominations have been
made—James W. Lock, Judge of the
Southern District of Florida, and Wm.
J. Davis, Assessor of the First District of
Mississippi.
ESUThe Columbus folks will show
their appetite for Oates Tuesday night
Alexis has gone to the plains to I.. n . ,
. , ... i hffnrc, says the Mobile Register. Neither
w lien lie returns, he will . ... , ,
: IQ It til nPGCO/1 tn onv»ltr
Bgn, New Jersey has the trichina spi
ralis, and is not proud of it either; but
it is the first thing she ever had that she
was not proud of.
The Boston Post begins to have
some doubt as to whether Akerman
walked out or was kicked out There is
no doubt about it. He was “kicked,
and then “walked oat.”
RS?* The Savannah Hews says: “The
price of yams have increased in the At
lanta market” It is supposed that there
has been no advance in “yarns” in Sayan
nah as the subscription prices of the
papers remain unchanged.
“A Republican Club has been or
ganized at Glasgow, Scotland;” and that,
too in an enlightened day and generation,
with the full history of the American
Republic staring them in the face.
Alack, that men should be so perverse.
, “Figures won’t lie,” is not snp
posed to apply to a fashionable woman’:
hunt buffalo,
come Souti
Klux.
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
Senator Goldthvaite, from Alabama,
was seated.
Vickers occnpiecf the day.
HOUSE.
A l -.l v.as passed making Pittsburg a
port f ntry aud delivery:
Dawe asked leave to offer a reason for
lie iipp-nutment of a select committee of
five to t quire into the origin and char
acter ot the difficulties between the
Gover ' at and officials of Louis
iana the United States officials
in that- o.ate, and to report the same to
the H* use, with such recommendations
as it may deem expedient, the commit
tee to have power to send for persons
aud papers aud to sit in Washington and
elsewhere.
Kerr objected.
Dames moved t-o suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution; agreed to—by yeas
1-14, nays 58.
At adjournment the Speaker had not
made np the committee.
A bill to remove all political and legal
disabilities failed by—yeas 106; Hays 93.
Dawes then moved a clear amnesty for
political offences, which motion failed of
a two-thirds vote.
The following voted: Nays—Ambler,
Barber, Beatty, Bingham, Buffington,
Burchard, Butler of Massachusottes, But
ler of Tennessee, Cobnrn, Conger,Colton,
Buell, Donnelly, Eames, Frye, Goodrich,
Hawley, Hazeltonof Wisconsin, Hazelton
of New York, Hooper, Kelly of Pa., Kil-
linger, Lamport, Lowe, Lynch, Maynard,
Packard of Penn.; Palmer, Peck, Pen
dleton, Porter, Prindle, Rainey, E. H.
Roberts, of New York; Rusk, Sawyer,
Seeley, Session -, Shanks, Shellabarger,
Smith, of New York; Smith, of Ohio;
Snapp, Snyder, Sprague, Starkweather,
Slaugliton, Strong, Taft, Townsend, of
Pa.; Tyner, Upson, Walden, Waldron,
Wallace, Walls, Wheeler, Willard, Wil
liams, of Ind.; Wilson, of Ind., and
Wilson of Ohio.
Another amnesty bill was introduced,
excluding those who left Congresss or
the army or navy, and passed, by 170
ayes, 31 nays.
COMMERCIAL.
TELEGRAPH NEWS
By the New York Associated Press.
WASHINGTON.
ibly, to hunt—Ku-
is it supposed to apply to statements
made by Radical officials relative to their
manage meat of Southern finances.
Newspaper News —Amnesty—TLe New
Orleans Matldle-A Committee Appoint
ed to Investigate—A Double Commuter.
Washington, January 15.—Mr. O. K.
Harris, who has been connected with the
Patriot newspaper, as managing editor,
since it started, has resigned in conse
quence of' a disagreement with the
Owners in regard to the conduct of the
paper.
The Senate galleries are crowded with
blacks to hear a speech from Sumner on
civil rights as a rider to amnesty. •
Early action npon amnesty is improb
able. Abbott wants action postponed
until liis contest against Vance, from
North Carolina, is decided, when Mor
ton will withdraw his restrictive amend
ments.
In the House Butler introduced an
amnesty bill, which was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The Democrats will vote for the Lou
isiana Investigating Committee, with an
amendment to make the investigation
searching. *
General Emory has been ordered to
keep troops out of New Orleans, unless
ordered from Washington.
The Superior Court to-day—Justice
Strong delivering the opinion, overruled
the former decision of the legal tender
'question, which held that greenbacks
were not legal tender for the discharge of
contracts made subsequent to the passage
cf the act, and held that Treasury notes
Office Daily Sun, Jan. 15, 1872.
Cotton closed dull on the streets at 20
cents.; in store 20(®,20t. Receipts 50
bales; sales iminal.
Provisions — Bacon— shoulders S*;
clear rib sides Si; clear sides
9 ; hams, plain . 12|@14 ; sugar
cured 15@16. Bulk meats—shoulders
6|; clear rib sides 7 J; clear sides 8*.
Lard—Tierce 10 *@11; cans Hi;
@12; buckets 13.
FrxANCiA —Gold is buying 1 10—
selling 1 lz, silver is buying 1 04—sell
ing 1 08.
Fruit—Rougn peaches 4}- to 5i per
pound; peeled 10 to 14. Apples, peeled,
4 to 4J per pound; green Georgia apples
$3 50 to $4 00 per bbl*
Butter—Tennessee and country but
ter 20 to 30 cents; Northwestern 27 to 31.
Leather—Hemlock 25 to 30; Oak 40
to 45; Harness leather 36 to 45; upper
leather 42 to 50; Calf skins $25 to $60
per dozen; American calf skins g25 to
40 per dozen.
Hides—Green 7 to 7*; green salt 8*
to 8|; dry hides 15 to 16.
Onions—$3 50@5 00 per barrel.
Tobaccx Low grades 55@56c ; com
mon, 58@65; gwod, 75@90 ; line, $1@
$1 25 ; choice brands, $1 25@1 50.
Iron—Swede 7c; horse shoe iron 7c;
City Mills and Pittsburg bar 6c.
Mackerel—Half bbls. No. i $8.00; No.
2 $7; No. 3 $6. Kits, No. 1 $1 85; No.
2 $1 60; No. 3 $140.
Cheese—17c.
Grain.—Corn and oats scarce and ad
vanced; com 90c.—stiff. Oats, mixed 70;
black 75; yellow 72@75.
Sugar—A, 14; extra C, 13*; crushed,
powcl red and granulated, 15, Dem-
erara 12|@13i; fair to choice brown,
11@12*. Fair supply; market steady.
Coffee—Rio, 23@25; Java, 34; La-
guira, 30.
Molasses—By barrel, 36; by hogs
head, 32; New Orleans choice, 63, prime
60.
Salt—Liverpool 2:15; Virginia 2. Rice
9@9*.
Flour—Superfine, iu barrels, $7 25@
$7 50, sacks higher ; extra $8 00 ;
family $8 50@9 00; extra family $9 25@,
9 50; fancy $10(ai$ll.
cotton goods.
8 oz Osnaburgs, 16; 6 oz, 12*. 4-4
Sheeting, 13. 7-8 Drillings, 13 j. 7-8
Shirting, 11; Shirting, 9. Yams, all
numbers, $1 50. Cotton rope, 30. All
domestics in good demand.
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, January 15.—Cotton weak
—sales 870 bales; uplands 21*; Orleans
22 J. Flour quiet and unchanged. Whis
ky unsettled. Wheat steadier—winter-
red Western 60@64. Com steady. Rice
firm—kettle 8*. Navals and tallow steady.
Freights steadier. Money stiff—7. Gold
to fractional commission closed at 7 in
currency. Sterling 9*@9*. Gold very
dull—8*@9. Governments dnll and
steady—62s 10. Tennessees 64|, new
65*; Virginias 59, new 55; Louisianas 52,
new 50; Levees 60; 8s 70; Alabamas 90;
5s 60; Georgias 70; 7s 83; North Caro-
linas 33 r new 14; South Carolinas 50, new
24*. Futures to-day 9000 bales as fol
lows: January and February 21$, 11-16,
*, 9-16, 7-16, 1; Msrch 22*, J, 1-16, 22;
April 22 7-16, *, *, 3-16; May 22*; June
22*.
New Orleans, January 15.—Cotton
qniet; middlings 21*@21*; net receipts
8299; gross 10405; exports to Great Brit
ain 12305; Cork 3260; Havana 1676;
Malaga 1341; coast 1401; sales 4500;
stock 181,418.
Galveston, January 15.—Cotton quiet;
good ordinaiy 19; net receipts 2007;
sales 500; stock 49,844
Wilmington, January 15.—Cotton firm;
middlings 21; net receipts 112; exports
coastwise 6,093; sales 176; stock 5,827.
Norfolk, January 15.—Cotton quiet;
low middlings nominally 20; netreceipts
1722; exports coastwise 1889; stock 47,-
797.
Savannah, January 15.—Buyers and
sellers apart and down; middlings 21*;
20*@20$; net receipts 3638; exports to
Great Britain 910; continent 490; coast
1846; sales 1800; stock 73,598.
Memphis, January 15.—Cotton dull
and nominal; Middlings 21*; Receipts
3,003.
Baltimore, January 15.—Cotton firm;
middlings 22; receipts 325; gross 671;
exports coastwise 185; sales 682; stock
277.
Liverpool, January 15.—Cotton closed
steady; uplands 10*; Orleans 10*; sales
1500;” speculation aitd exports 400; Cum
berland cut 33@36; short rib middlings
34@36. Tallow 5@6. Fine rosin 26.
Charleston, Jan. 1*5.—Cotton quiet
and easier; middlings 20|c; net receipts
2,367 bales; exports coastwise 1555, sales
300; stock 33,691.
Augusta, January 15.—Cotton dull
and tending down; middlings 20*c; re'
ceipts 700 bales; sales 450.
Boston, January 15.—Cotton quiet;
middlings 22*@22|c; net receipts £35
bales; gross 4,195; sales 400; stock 6,000,
Mobile, Jan. 15.—Cotton quiet and
and steady; middlings 20*c; net receipts
3,782; sales 500; stock 6,593.
Baltimore, Jan. 15.—Flour steady
and improved demand. Wheat active.
Com dnll and steady; white 63@67c;
yellow 64@68c. Oats dull at 52@56c.—
Rye firm at $1@1 05. Pork steady.—
Shoulders 7c. Whisky 93*c.
Cincinnati, Jan. 15.—Pork steady.—
Lard firm and a shade higher. Bacon—
demand light; holders firm; shoulders
6|c; clear sides 7*@7fc. Whiskey
lower, in fair demand at 85c.
Northern Province of Germany, )’
German Empire, Aug. 7, 1871. J
Hr. Bradjield: Dear Sir—From one of
my Mends I have learned your address,
and from him have received a few bottles
of your celebrated Female Regulator;
and its excellent properties for curing
certain diseases of the fair sex have l\een
communicated to me. I have had an pp-
portunity of trying your medicine in my
own family with the most satisfactory
success, aad I hasten to express to yon
my warmest thanks for the happy effect
produced by your medicine. Not only
iu my own family, but also iu other fam
ilies this side of the Atlantic, have the
same happy results been effected, until
now the last bottle has been used up, and
I am no longer able to supply those who
have made demands for the medicine. I
wish, very much, to obtain a new supply;
and, therefore, address you to respect
fully ask of you whether you have an
agency for your medicine on this Conti
nent, and, if not, to send me a few dozen
bottles perNortli German Lloyd steamer.
For the amount, you may draw ou me
through Messrs. G. McKay & Co.. Bank
ers, in Bremen, or if you prefer it, I will
send you the amount of the bill in ad
vance.
Awaiting your reply, I am yours, re
spectfully, G. V. Frankenburgi
decSldtf
Special IVotiee
s.
Winter Proof Systems—Thick Boots and Tlv
NELsaro necessary at this season, but the huntt
frame requires something more than these to re b!
it winter proof. The inner man, as well as the outtl
surface of the body, must be protected. The *
moist, chilly winds which prevail at this
transpierce the warmest clothing, and are aD » ,
affect the health unfavorably, both through the no **
and respiratory organs. The surest way to avert th!
evil is to strengthen the internal machine, and th 6
enable it to repel the devitalizing influence of
wholesome weather. Enrich the blood, gently s p "
ulate the circulation, regulate the bowels, i nvi
ate the stomach, tone the liver, and brace the ne'
with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, and no couUtT*
of the atmosphere, however inclement, no varia*-° a
of the barometer or thermometer, however sudd 0 °
win have power to disorder the system thus fortifi 1 ^
in advance, and put in perfect working order. Dam!
and cold, acting npon a sensitive or feeble organiza
tion, may produce consumption, dipthcria, li Te
complaint, low nervous fever, or intermittent fever
the importance of rendering the system impervious
to these two destructive elements is, therefore oh
vious. Persons in delicate health, or who are at all
liable to be injuriously affected by atmospheric in
fluences, should take the Bitters daily through^
the winter aud spring. In this way dangerous dis!
eases may be warded off, and a condition of p„f w t
health preserved by individuals of comiarativeE
feeble physique, while those more robust, who scoff
at precautions, are suffering the penalty of their
recklessness in hospitals and sick rooms."
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UEOKGIA— Douglas Count}.
H ARRISON CAUSEY has applied for exemption
of personalty and setting apart and valuation,
honlestead, and I will pass dpon the same at 11
o'clock, a. m, on the 18th instant, at my office. Janu
ary 2, 1872. W. W. HINDMAN,
jail 7 Ordinary.
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GEORGIA—Douglas County.
rnWO MONTHS AFTER DATE, AN APPLICA-
A TION will be made to the Court of Ordinary I
of Douglas {county, Georgia, at the first reguhi J
term alter expiration of two months from this no
tice, for leave to sell the lands belonging to thee
tate of Wm. B. Barnett, late of Uuioa county, Ar-1
kansas, deceased. November 6. 1871.
novl2-2m W. F. MEADES. Adm'r.
GKOK.GIA—Douglas County.
R OBERT MILLER has applied for exemption of I
personalty and setting apart and valuation of I
homestead, and I will pass upon the same on the j
2th inst. at 1 o’clock, P. M., at my Office in Doughs-1
ville. W. W. HINDMAN, Ordinary,
janli
GEORGIA-Douglas County. v
M P. SMALLWOOD has applied for exempt® 1
. of personalty and setting apart and valuation
of homestead, and I will pass upon the same atm;
Office, in Douglasviile, on THURSDAY, tho 25th \
inst., atl o’clock, P. M.
janli W. W. HINDMAN, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
J OSEPH W. WALLACE has applied,for exemption
of personalty, and I will pass upon the same, it
11 o’clock, A. M., on the 18th day ol January, 1872,
at my office. January 1st, 1872.
jau7-W. W. HINDMAN. Ordinary.
Sheri s
GEORGIA—Camden County.
Saple.
reli mare and buggy, three lumber carts, five yoke
of oxen, draft chain, dogs, one ox yoke, aud twenty
seven head of cattle, more or lass. Sold as the
property of E. W. Atkinson to satisfy an execution
issued by the Superior Court, of Liberty, in favor of
James G. Crumm. January 1,1872.
HAMILTON SIMPSON,
jan7-30 Sheriff of Camden co., Ga.
GEORGIA—Fulton County.
Fulton Superior Court—October Term—1871.
Miram C. Kershaw, 1
vs. 1 Libel for Divorce in said Court
James Kershaw, j
I T appearing to the Court by the return of the
Sheriff, that James Kershaw, the detendantin the
above stated case, does not reside in said county of
Fulton, and it also appearing that he does not reside
in said State of Georgia, it is, therefore, ordered by
the Court that service of said libel be made on said
James Kershaw by publication of this order in any
public Gazette in this State, once a month for four
months, previous to the next term of this Court.
Granted by the Court.
GARTRELL & STEPHENS.
Plaintiff’s Attorney.
A true extract from the minutes of said Court
November 17,1871.
jan3-4m W. R. TENABLE, Clerk.
W IN T E » !
10,000 MINK SKINS!
I AM now paying the following prices: Good
Cased Mink Skins, SI to $z each; Otter, SI to
$3; Coon and Fox, 10 to 23 cents; Muskrat and Opos
sum, 5 to 10 cents; Beaver, 25 to 75 cents per skin.
I will pay as high a price for Southern Furs as any
house in the South; and when ten or more Mink or
Otter Skins are sent me, or $20 worth of other Furs,
I will pay the freight from any point of the country.
I do this to save expense of traveling to hunt them.
I was for twelve years proprietor of the Atlanta
Fur Company, and in that time received hundreds
of consignments, and never had but one complaint
in regard to price or settlement, and that when I
entrusted the settlement to another party.
Hoping my past will be a guarantee for the future,
I solicit the privilege to purchase your Furs.
The Emporium, North Railroad street, Opelika,
Ala. BERTRAND ZACHRY,
dec!5-wlm Dealer in Furs, Ac.
GEORGIA—Taliaferro County.
W HEREAS, Quintu,s Richards has applied to me
for permanent Letters of Administration on the
Estate of Henry Edwards, (colored) late of said coun
ty, deceased—
These are, therefore, to cite all persons concerned,
to show cause, if any they have, within the legal
time prescribed by law, why said letters should not
be granted.
Given under my hand, at office in Crawford ville,
this January 1st, 1872.
CHARLES A. BEASLEY
jan9-30d Ordinary T.’
GEORGIA—Taliaferro County.
A PPLICATION for Exemption of Realty and
Personalty. Henry B. Jones of said county,
applies to me for exemption of realty and personal
ty and setting apart and valuation of the same, and
1 will pass upon the same, at my office, in Crawford-
ville, on Tuesday, the 23d inst.
Given under my hand at office, this January 8th,
1872. CHARLES A. BEAZLEY,
janll-d&wtd . Ordinary, T. C.
GEORGIA—Taliaferro Counts..
J OSEPH T. SHARP has applied for exemption of
personalty, and I will pass upon the same at ten
o’clock, a. m., on the 25th day of January, 1872.it
my office, in Crawfordville, Ga., January 10,1872.
CHAS. A. BEAZLEY,
jan!2 Ordintty-
Taliaferro Sheriff Sales.
W ILL he sold on the first Tuesday in Febrovy |
next, before the Ceurt House door in Crav-
fordville, in said county, within the lawful hours ot i
sale, one lot of seed cotton, supposed to be about
three thousand pounds; one lot of corn, about twen- I
ty-five barrels, and two mules. Levied on as tie
property of Henry B. Jones to satisfy a distress wi:-1
rant for rent, issued in favor of John Drake vs. Hen
ry B..Jones. Property pointed,out bysaid Jones.
M. D. L. GOOGER, Sheriff T. C.
j an5-tds
Taliaferro Sheriff Sales.
W ILL be sold ou the first Tuesday in FebroarJ I
next, within the legal hours of sale, before
the Court House door in said coonty, the following
property, to-wit; Nine hundred acres of land, more
or less, lying in said county, adjoining the lauds of I
William A. Waller, Joseph I’rintup and others. |
whereon John B. Williams now lives, as the pro? I
erty of Henry D. Smith, to satisfy a fi. fa. issuw I
irom the County Court of said county, in favor oil
John H.Walker, adm’r. of Sylvanus Walker, vs.Hen- j
ry D. Smith and Henry B- Jones; also a
of land lying in said county, adjoining tho lands oi
the estate ol Benjamin Jojji-3 and James Sharp, ard
others, containing two hundred and sixty acres, ® Qrt
or less, whereon Henry B. Jones now lives ; ako,
nine hundred pounds of lint cotton, more or
less, and three thousand pounds of seed cotton,mo
or less. Levied on as the property of Henry B. Joc«
to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the County Court® I
said county, in favdr of John H. Walker, adm’r. « I
Sylvanus Walker vs. Henry D. Smith and Henry I* |
Jones. Property pointed out by the plaintiff.
M. D. L. GOOGER, Sheriff T. C-
janS-tds ■
Farm for ^ale,
r ff TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA, 13 mih; j
north of Talladega town, in Dry Talley, 400 a«*•>
280 valley land, and 120 pine land, well timber*- •
Buildings and fences good. Price $4,000. Apply® 1 !
premises to L. A. BOSWELL,
P. O. Address, Eastaboga, All-
dec27-w4w
BHEUMA.TISM.
Linch’s Anti - Elieumaticj
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Tr, OR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS I HAVE |
used them in my private practice, and for
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Address J. G. GIBSON,
f«ec27-wly Fatonton.
GEORGIA—Camdes County.
TINASMUCH as tho Savannah Republican has sus-
-L pended'publication and the Atlanta Sun has a
larger circulation in this county than any paper pub
lished iu Georgia, notice is hereby given that all ad
vertisements for the Sheriff's office of this county
wilihereafter be published in that paper. January
1,1872. . HAMILTON SIMPSON.
jan7- Sheriff of Campden county, Ga.
GEORGIA—Fulton County.
Mary Doby 1 Libel for Divorce in Fulton
vs S perior Court—November T en
JohnB. Doby.) 1870. .
I T appearing to the Court, by the return of ®:l
Sheriff, that the defendant in the above s® I
case is not to be found in said county, and »
pearing that he does not reside in the Staw, *‘ .1
on motion of counsel for petitioner, ordered:* . I
said defendant do appear and answer at the next r • i
of this Court, else that the c;>so be considered in *- «
fault, and the plaintiff be.atlowed to proceed. . .j I
And it is ordered that this rule be puDLsDca ■
one of the Gazettes of this State, once a monn* j
four months. October 28, 1871.
GARTRELL & STEPHENS,
Attorneys for LibcBofb
true extract from the minutes of said co |
October 30,1S71.
jau3-4m W. K. TENABLE, Clef*