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BY BREWSTER & CO.
DIRECTORY-
STATE GOVERNMENT.
James M. Smith, Governor
N. C. Barnet, Secretary of State.
J. W. Goldsmith, Comptroller General.
J w" Renfroe, Treasurer.
Joel Branham, Librarian.
John T. Brown, Principal Keeper of the
Orr, State School Comnds
” L N. Janes, Commissioner of AgriCUl
tnre. z. , .
George Little, State Geologist.
JUDICIAL.
bwr rtdgie circuit.
Noel B. Knight, Judge.
C. D. Phillips, Solicitor General.
'J one of Holding Court.
Cherokee —Fourth Monday in I' ebru
ary, and fourth Monday in July.
Cohb—Second Monday in March and
N f)fw*ON—Third Monday in April and
second Monday in September.
Fannin—Third Monday in May and Oc
'•ponm-H— First Monday in April and
fourth Mo ml ay in AutrnM.
Gilmer-—Second Monday in May and
October. ,
in April rdii
v»t Monday in Septembw. -
Mn.ton—Fourth Monday in March and
.bird Monday in August.
Pickens—Fourth alondny in April an<t
Monday after fourth Monday in
May and October.
Union—Fourth Monday in Mav and Oc
tober.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
C M McClure. Ordinary. Regular court
firm Monday in each month.
J. W. Hndam, Ohrk Superior Court.
. M. P. Morris. Sheriff.
K G. Grandinc. DcfW Sheriff.
J.dm G
Wm. N. Wn*w».Ta\ lh. river.
Joseph G Duprro,Tax (\dfecUW.
W»u. 'V. Hawkins. Surveyor.
Win Ratnpfey. Coroner.
JUSTICE COURT-CANTON DIS.
Joaeph F Ilntaon. J P
R. F Darnel. N . P.
H G. Daniel, L. C
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TOWN GOVERNMENT.
W A Tvasiv, Mayor.
J W Hudson, Recorder.
J M McAfee. J. B B'rton. Junes O.
Dowda, N. J Garn*>a, Jabes GaK, Alder
arc
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Jamea <>. Dowda, PreeMeeft.
James \V. Hudson, Comity School Com
tn>x»ioner.
Prof James V. Vincent. Examiner
Joapptt M McAtee. Alfen Keith, Joseph
J Maddox, John R. Moore.
Meetings quarterly, in the court-house.
'HEROKEE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIA
TION-
Jaimes O. Dowds, Pt*aHe»l.
M B Tuggle, Viee-l’resfefent.
C. M McCiure, Sts rctnry.
J. W. Attaway, Treasurer.
John D Altawav. Censor Moram.
Prof Jams* V. Vincent, Association Cor-
*r meetings every second Saturday
ia each mouth, at 10 a m.
RELIGIOUS.
lUntid Chinch, Canton Ga., time of
nrevice fourth Sunday in tsui month
Rev M B. Tuggfe. Vaster.
M E Church, time of service, pn a* hen
la charge. , . „ .
Rev It ft Johnson. find Sunday.
Hev BE IxalbHter.
Hr*. J. M Hardin third.
MASONIC.
(UVHH Vonn*, No. 77. mrrt* ft ml and
teiwi Monday wight* in each month.
*. McAtee, W. M.
B. E Ledbetter. Secretary.
tears LnooE. No. 181,’meet* first and
tbtrd Salnnby*. ? P
C. H ft’erta. IV. M
O. W. Putman, Secretary.
GOOD TEMPLAR*
On snd I**w»a rd Cberokro County 1 < >
G T, enwet* 3d Saturday in February, May,
AwwM m»J JCawnM. at Id • "»
R J (VfteMfo C ’♦ C T
Janet Oah. C ORA
Cairrwi Ixwwml. Nn. U>. »««*
•mnHtaflh* P*• _
JaWa t*»K " C, T.
Garry 1 T***»v. wnwy
GRANGE
I'Mabaa Na Cmrtoa Ga.
Jabea G**.
J.ntTrpb M. Mr Ah*. Sww»arY
I\TTFN TIOX.
nond FTwanln ®ff the M» A
M CK Baulr»ad'
JtOSITH
At te* *dd thMK-knev Wwac t,X«roe».
MAMVPTA, GFVRGIA.
Maa a Wgv
DRY MKMMAS.
H \T>. CM‘THING.
y lUs KKRV wahk
•MOTS AND SHt»KS~Um baaS comma
taaAr wrach.
Wh*fc h« vdhan cheap at ISnw IMrr*.
(MB a*d sot y*M4iwl< No uxwWr to
deaaMSM»m» *> « h«i * e’W
teg mate nans, Amte* |*a4c mm». wlmni
gwJa «bwm W add It* c«te, asm esnh «a>y
ThMMUag «U aay ttemda m terte hhmd
paM'rnisf-, a cmtaMmr of the
aao*. 1 asa. wty
I? KtSJU'H ELSAS
@lje Cfljerahce ©eorgian.
THE NINETY XND NINE.
By request, we publish this beautiful
song, which Mr. Sankey sang so often to
the thousands of delighted auditors who
attended the revivals of the great Evangel
ists, Moody and Sankey.
There were ninety and nine who safely lay,
In the shelter of the fold,
But one was out on the hills away
Far of! from the gates of gold :
Away on the mountains wild and bare,
Away from the tender Shepherd’s care.
Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine,
Are they not enough for thee ?
But the Sheplicrd made answer, thin of mine
Has wandered away from me.
And though the road bo rough and steep,
1 go to the desert to find my sheep.
But none of their ransomed ever km-w
How deep were the waters crossed,
Nor bow dark was the night the Lord
passed through,
Ere lie found his sheep that was lost.
Out In the desert lie heard its cry.
Sick and helpless and ready to die.
Lord, whence arc those blood drops all the
way,
That mark out the mountain’s track ?
Tin y were shed for one who had gone
astray
Ere the Shepherd could luring film back.
Lord, whence arc tby hands so rent and
torn *
They are pierced to-night oy many a thorn.
Aud all through the mountains, thunder
riven
And up fiom the rockry steep.
There rose a cry to the gale of Heaven.
“Ib-Joice, I have found my sheep.”
And the angels re-echo around the throne,
"Rejoice, for the Lord brings back his own.”
A Drawn Game.
Pelstiah Potts and Dathan Dobbs, were
on nets o r adj ice nt tracts. They were on
as had terms as Neighbors could be. A P ;r
--titiou fence mterpotsed made enemies of the
else amiable Potts and Dofete. IMatiah
charged Dathan with shirking his share of
the repairs. Dathan recriminated; and, in
tecend.no repairs al all were made. In
emtst epionce, acts of trespass by the rvsjucc
tivvtive-st-X'k of the parties iwetune of daily
occurrence, aud mure and more of bad blood
was engendert'd.
got to such a pitch at last, that the
irate neighUirs made a solemn vow, each to
shoot the first vagrant animal of the other
he should catch up»u his grounds
The first victim of the f nd was a horse
Pelattah bail traild.l for one county-court
day. He chanced to stray across the ‘dead '
line,’ and soon alter was found Uftdess with
a bullet iu hfe head.
A long aud bitter lawsuit followed, iu
which Datban was sorely worsted. Noone
bad seen him do tiie bloo.lv deed, but the
eirimmetantiat evidence left no room tor
doubt. The jury brought in a verdict for a
round sum, which, w ith a stinging bill of
cost, Datban was obiigtr! to pay. This, of
co-utwe, didn’t tend to soothe his feelings
much.
Among Dathto’s stock was a tilooded
txjiiJ, a tnddu animal, in which be took great
pride, and whose name waa Jock.
Joek’a master took strict care to keep ■
him away from the temptations of lhe dirk- j
;on fence, several pamuds of which were
level BMh the ground. Jock was the very
apple ofhkry*, and 1t waaAbere, he knew
Uh wotf’ol to«b tane it oppouunity
off* ted.
One day Jock went out browsing with
tbb «*lirr mil Ir. When he came in«he even
ing, Ids mmter ?y**! him closely. Whether
he <lr.ectcJ anything unusual in Jock's ap
t fawwßCc, or wualmct the itwom was. I>«
| than's lace wore a look of much anxiety,
■ w ith h tlerpetied as time pawted and his
acnitiny became more partkrntar.
Il was a late hour befont he left the barn
yard; and when he did, it was a ettrsotw
tact ’bat be drove lock before him Into a
> vacant iot aepcrati-d from Pelatiah’s corn
. field only by the dilapidated partition fence
I He even waftr«l to see him jtasa through one
I at the many gaps to the forbidden a.de.
Pt-taliah wm up betimes next day, and,
■ In hi» a?cu»tr»mrd morning round, was not
: long in dte*rtrring the lawless liberty Jock
bad taken The maraud; r lay. wi'h bis
i ler* dswabkd under him ami his head prop
ped rosily against a pumpkin, arvpiingly
e*vo> mg a peaceful slrvp, untroubled by any
' of vrtowg he had rommitttxi.
IMattah'a exe ghakned. It was the tq>
perkawy be had waited for. He walked
qvtx'k’y to the hc-use, and sosm came oct,
lite* ia hand.
“F'.l fix Mm,** he said to hiinss ls; "'and
then foK'h up the team and drag h«m to the
* *»d t'ws hu i over. Then who's
gota' K> pawe I done it Y
The schema k*>kAi teasteh trough, ftu
ft wxscwtN tw-debt. and. nuoe of the ticigh-
N'r« avrearol itt be stirring yet
IMat.sh s'iept cfov’ to JoeK to
take muv aim, Jrs * a ta *J «* tl»e white
in the mhldto of his l.tfx hcad, aud
baaged away.
The rrt*« anaweml by aa au.’ibic
chmkW ii»*u the other side of the feme.
**l gmsa rou'w drove the eenter, ■‘-aid
Joch's tnmter. strtqvng Irssnl and tswi
trsmung the aba*be»l I’vlathih Why, 1
•war tee nevet Incited
turned red and began to slam
1 Bni
CANTON, CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,187 G.
Virtue and Intelligence—The Safeguards of Libei'ty.
“Wall,” continued Datban, “bein’a yon
made me pay for the boss, I s’pose you
hain’t no objection to payin’ for this.
Pelitah saw the strait he was in. There
was no disputing the facts. He had been
taken flagrante delicto, as the lawyers say.
What the law was, in such cases, he had
learned sufficiently tn his recent contest
with Datban.
“Let’s leave it to men,” said Pelatiuh,
willing to make the best of a bad job.
Dathan consented. Each mimed a man,
and these two selected tt third. The ease
was laid before the tribuunl thus chosen,
who promptly awarded two hundred dollars
to Dathan, for Jock was a highly valued
animal In the community.
Pelatiuh paid the money with a wry face
and took u receipt in full.
“Wall, there’s otic satisfaction I’ve got,”
said he. Jock was wutb every cent I’ve
paid for him, then the fun o’ ehootin’ him;
but tha* how o’ mine”— —
“What o’ him?” asked Datban.
“Wall, the clinp 1 got him of cheated
me,” said Pelatiah. “The hona was stone
blind. Boon's 1 diskivered the fact, I let
him go trespassing onto you. You shot
him, an’ I got a hundred and fifty dollars,
besides costs, for a critter as warn’t w utb
five.”
“Wall, now,” Dathan answered, tightly
buttoning the pocket he bad put the money
into, “I don’t think you’ve much to brag on
than”
“Why so?” asked Pdaiiab.
“You see, Jock went out browsn’ yester
day ”
“Wan.”
“Wall, be pizened hisself on buckeye
leaves. I soon seed it was all tip with him.
<lse, do you think I’d a let him cross over
into your field ? Why, the poor beast was
as dead as a door-nail when you shot him.”
•“Neighbor, let’s call it square and say no
more about it,” ssud Pelatiah, reachingout
his hand.
The protTered treaty was accepted. The
two sho.sk bands, the division fence was re
paired, and the “bloody chasm” ckritx.k
The Electoral Vote.
BY GEOGRAItieiL DIVISIONS.
NEW ENGLAND STATES
Connecticut. 6
Maine. ~
M tssacUu e'ds 13
New Hampshire 5
Rhode Island 4
Vermont. .5
Total New England States .40
MIDDLE STATES.
New Jersey 9
New York 35
Penusy i vauia 29
Total Middle Stales 78
SOUTHEKN STATES.
Alabama 10
Arkansas 6
Delaware 3
Florida 4
Georgia....... .......................11
Kentucky 12
Ltatfaiana...... ..
Mary 1and........................ . ..H
Miasimppi S
Missouri ~15
N**rth Carolina, .10
Sou<h Carofiua .7
Tenactece 12
Texas b
Virginia. 11
Wcat Virginia.. 5
Total Southern Stab-*........ .. ..188
w»rre»« states.
Itlimris,.... 2t
Induria ... IS
low* ...11
Karwt*. ..5
Michigan. II
Minot wtta. ~5
Nti>rsiska... .22
Ohio 3
Wiacont.n 10
Total Western State*. .103
FACIITC ATATEa.
California. ...«6
Nevada. .8
Oregon .3
Total Pact th: State* 12
IVhole finmber of electoral vote* 3fi»>; (If
Colorado vote* in the next presidential elec
tion, three vote* are to ire added) necessary
to cfo'iro, IH4. States which were carried
by the democracy in their latest elections
for State oflleers or represetativea in Con
gress. Ulino's gave 84.315 anti-republican
mafority <>n the vote for repTwenlativea in
tkrngress in IYT4.
•>.
nr Why is every teacher of music nce
ewarily » gixxl teacher ? Because he is a
sound instructor.
tW w A man going through a gateway
struck his tk>*e against the post, and said.
I wish that po&t was in h 11," “Na,”
*%»J a friend, who was with him, “you
might run against it again.”
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ttT" A case of actual cremation has tak
en place in S-mth Carolina. Mr. Henry
Berry, an old gentleman of Marion district,
and of large wealth, by his will, made it
incumbent on his legatees to commit hi*
tasty to the flsnh-*, prssk ribing |»ajrti< ulariy
the manner of doing it. The third day at-
Ur bi* dewth this provision of hts will wm
carried out in the presence of a large co©
ojnrae of citizens
An Important Order.
On the 22d nit., the subjoined order was
passed by the United States Circuit Court
for the Northern District of Georgia. The
order is important to our people, as it will
put a stop to a species of malicious rnacali
ty that has been extensively pi .cticed in
most of the upper counties in the State :
Clehk'b Office, U. H. Circuit Court,
Northern District of Georgia,
Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 187(1.
The Court this day promulgated the fol
lowing rule, in respect to United States Com
missioners:
“Hereafter no commissioner of the Cir
cuit Court of the United Stiites, for the
Northern Discriet of Georgia, shall Issue
any warrant or process upon any mformiv
lion mad** w filed by private person or per
sons, not belonging to the Internal revenue
service, for violation ot the Internal revenue
Jaws, wiibout first laying such information
before Henry P. Farrow, Eeq., United
States district attorney, or bin successor hi
office, and getting the consent ol said Uni
ted States attorney In writing. Any vio
lation of this rule, by any such commission
er, will be regarded as cause for his remov
al, and no fees will be allowed to any such
commissioner, where this rule is not com
plied with.
The clerk will cause this rule to be print
ed, and a copy sent to each United States
Commissioner in the District.
By ordi r of the Court.
W. B. Woods, Circuit Judge.
John Erskine, Judge.
Signers op the Declaration. —The
fathers were not old men. The average age
ot the signers of the declaration on the 4tk
of July, 1776, scarcely reached forty-five
years—John Hancock, the President, was
but lldrty-nine years old. The six oldest
representatives were Benjamin Franklin,
aged seventy : Stepben Hopkins, aged six
ty-nine; Francis Lewis, aged sixty-three;
James Smith, aged axty-three; Matthew
Tboritr|fcflv<*|eff sixty-two; -vid Georg**’
Taylor, aged sixty-three. The seven :
youngest were Thomas Lynch, Jr., of South
Carolina, aged twenty-seven; Thomas Hay- ;
ward, of South Carolina, aged thirty; Ar- !
thur Middleton, of South Carolina, aged i
thirty-three; Thomas Jefferson, of Virgin- i
ia, aged thirty-three; Elbridge Gerry, of j
Massnchuseus.aged thirty-two; Benjamin]
Rush, of Pennsylvania, aged thirty-one. >
The difference of age between Frauklin,;
the oldest member, and Lynch, the young- *
est, was forty-three years. Ymitb, middle !
and old age were fairly represeoted ; so ;
were nationalities. Two members were •
bora ia England, two m Ireland, two m:
Scotland, one in Wales, and the rest in the
colonies.
Partisan BrrrERNESs in Kentucky.—
In Carlisle, Ky., ou the Fourth, James Blair
was killed, and James Quiett, sheriff of
Nicholas county, was wounded. The bat
tle-flag, borne during the war by the Feder
al cavalry regiment of w hich the Ute Col.
Leonidas Metcalf was foe commander, was
displayed early in the day, very much to
the annoyarK'e of many of the ciiizens.
Some indiscreet remarks in regard to the
history of tl»« had been made on the
streets that served to fan the feciicy of dis-
Matisfactfoo Into bitternos, and some of the
citizens, seeing the trouble likclv to arise,
went to the (Mraon in wbofe charge the
flag was and advised Ils removal. The rc
qnert wm clu'crtully cmnplta! with, and be
uju In lire act of removing if, when he was
approached by some young mtn with a
proteaj against It* removal, and with such
e'fect that it was allowed to remain. A lit
tle later romeos the young men were Mantl
ing by tbc atone wall around toe Court
House iwpnrc, James Quieil went into
the crowd w ith the view of preserving the
peace. Then a pistol was fired and he wm
digblly wo inib l on the left side of the
head. A moment later anoU»er pistol was
fired and James Blair was fatally wounded
— ——
C3U Sam Bard, the original third termer,
who h now for Tilden and Hendricks, offers
to return the subscription of those who sub
scril>ed for the p.qa-r as a Hayes anti Wheel
er organ. But if the march of event* should
coEvioceSam that the republican* will win,
he can be relied on to flap over with great
unanimity. Ill* republican and democratic
subscrilient have at lea«t equal chances to
gel their money's worth. Sam is a great
reformer, lie forms on one side of the fence
and then ha*(gus to reform on the other.
Just non he has most faith in Tilden’* chan
ce*. Rut whatever the result, be hi* stq■
p'rted ta>th fa kvta, and is ct rtain to be
“endorse*!.” This consolation is secure to
all aide journalist who advocate two able*
of every question—Mtinpbi* Avalanehe.
UfT* “ '' here’s the bar *” asked a dirty
and tawny koking stranger, of the bell-boy
ot a hotel the other day. "What kind of
bar’''' asked the latter. “Why a saloon
bar. est court* ; what do you sßpfw«*e I
mean “Well,” drawled the boy “I didn’t
know but you might mean a bar of soap '
The jteriorls in a boy * li.c
are thuM Vs-tw vtfi cas-i*.
It is given on the authority of a
New Orleans paper that there is in that
city a hog with his ears so far back that he
can not hear himself squeal.
ULW” People reason that a newspaper
subscription isbiU a small amount, and the
publisher can not be greatly inconvenienced
tor the want of a mere trifle. They forget
that there are hundreds of subscribers who
reason in the same way. Consequently,
while the neglect of one or two to remit
would be of no great dnmuge to the publish
er, yet the failure of a hundred to do so Is
simply disnsterous to him, for hl* weekly
payments lire Inr 'e un i must be met. Ills
source of supplies being these rlvlots, when
they dry up, he must close his office. He
cun not afford to wait lor n heller time,
You see bow Importnnt it Is to pay up.
• 4 .. . ■! IM
Agency Indians, along the upper
Missouri,say that, before befell, Gen. Uns.
ter killed three Indians with Ids pistol and
three with bis sabre, Among the Indians
killed in the battle, were many noted
chicle. If was a hand to hand fight. The
Indians used an immense amount of ammu
nition, and the impression now is, that they
wili not fight again until they get a supply
from the agencies, which will, of course, l>e
given to them for money, or in lieu of ra
tions. Would it not be a good idea tobunir
some of these agents and post-traders? If
Gen. Jackson were alive and in command
there, they would “see sights f,
No more striking proof, that the
Constitution of the United States is fast
slipping out of the memory of men can be
offered, than the discussion now going on
in leading political journals, in which it is
assumed that, by the provisions of that in
atniment, all bills appropriating money
from the treasury shall originate in the
House of Representatives. There k no
such provisions in the Constitution. Sec
tion seven of the first article of that instru-1
meat provides, that “all bills for raising l
revenue shall originate in the Hoose of
Representatives : but*Rie ’Srna’e msy pro-'
!<ose or concur with amendments, as on ■
other bills.” Some of our contemporaries i
ought to refresh themselves on that old doc-!
umenL
H® w They Fined Tories. —The Fred-!
erick (Md.) Examiner prints the following::
In looking over the old records of the clerk’s i
office of this county, the following criminal i
proceedings, among others, were discover- >
ed in the prosecu'ions for Toryism institu
ted near the close of the Revolutionary '
war.
State against A. C.. presented for saying ]
“he wished all persons who went about ‘
warning people on militia duty might be :
hanged, not by the necks, but by the heels.”
Fined £25 specie.
State against J. H-, presented for “damn-1
ing Gen. Washington and the Congress ol;
the United States of America.” Fined £ls ;
specie.
SLate against E L., presented for “drink-'
log a health to King George and datnna-;
tion to Gen. Washington.” Fi >el £5 spe- ]
de.
The minutes of the court show numerous ]
onfore passed by the court, appropriating
i money for the support of the wives aud chib ;
dren of soldiers in the Maryland line.
Josw Bili.lnom’ J*fiAVEjjs.—From tu
menv trinds, ami from thing* at luce ends,
G«xvl Lord deliver us.
From wife who don’t lev w, find from
children who don’t hik like us, Gorxl Lord
deliver ns.
Erom *natx in the gras*, from snaix In
our butefi, from torch lite processions, and
all new rum, Good Lord deliver us.
From pack pedlars, yung folks in luv,
from old anta without money, from kolcra
tnorbus, Gotx! Ixird deliver us.
From welth without charitee, from pride
without wnse, from peillgree worn out, ami
from all rich relations, Good Lord deliver
us. •
From neuspaper seis, and from plls that
ain’t flslk, from female* who faint, and
: from men who flatter, Good Lord deliver
[ us.
From virtue without fragrance, from but
ter smells, from nigger kamp meeting, and
from kats that are coart ing, Good de
liver us.
From old folkes’ wkreta and from our
own, from megiums and wlmmtn kommit
teet, Goisl Lord deliver us.
From pollyticuns who pra and from
saint* who tipple, from ri kofil, red herren,
and all grass widders. Good Lord deliver.
. U*.
From folk* who won’t Inff, and from
them who gi<?h, from lite biitcs, easy vir
tue, and ram mutton. Good Lord deliver
us
—■ ♦ O ■
ty There b no man efever enough to
know all the evil which he d<w».
> CT* What the hog lacks in culture, Le
makes up tn seal and enthu’o»ai.
■— ..»■ • ■ -aw te w> - —--u——.
Dobt* aays Ute tone s girl koe
ed film, be felt as if he was sliding down a
i rata ta>w with butter xa*l boucy io each it a.* I
VOLUME 11.-NUMBER 1
General News.
—But few peaches iu Dougherty county.
—The caterpillar has made its appear
ance in Dougherty county.
—Colorado has voted to become the thir
ty-eighth State of the Union.
-—The peach crop of Georgia will not bo
near so lucrative us last year.
A Young Men’s Tilden Club hi Atlan
ta, is the next, piece iu the programme.
—Slow fever is prevailing quite exten
slvelv among the children of Greensboro.
—The Germans are for Tilden, notwith
standing Carl Schurz, and they are ft pow
er Iu the land,
- Four battering of artillery, stationed at
Fl. ILimllton, have been ordered to the sent
of the Indian war.
~*A bill has been Intrmhutcd In tha
House to erect an equestrian statue ofGefi
crftl Uusfor, in Washington,
—The appropriation bills, except tlia ar
my bill, are still the subject of dllforeuw be
tween the two Houses of Congress,
—Rice culture In Louisiana employs 00,*
ODO people, on 1,200 plantations; prndtMea
a crop worth 83,000,000, find develops busi
ness to the extent of $10,000,000.
—The Terre Haute (Ind.) Express, a
strong Republican paper, refuses to Flip
port Gov. Hayes for the Presidency, be
cause be is committed to the hard money
financial policy.
—There is a boy child, not two years
old, by the Dame of Box, living at the bouse
of Obcdiah Strickland, on the Okefenokee
swamp io Clinch county, that weighs, net,
eighty-five pounds.
The resignation of Mr. Pratt, Internal w
Revenue Commissioner, has not yet been
accepted. Strong infl iencas have been
brought to bear on Mr. Benedict to induce
him to decline its acceptance.
—Since the days of Jackson, says the
New Haven Register, no nomination baa
met with such an acceptance in Connecti
etn as that of Tilden, and he will carry
that State by at least 9,000 majority.
—Ex-Governor J«>hn M. Palmer, of Illi
nois, declares himself entirely satisfied with
the St. Louis ticket, thinks it a strong one,
and promises to support it Ev-Senatcw
Layman Trumbull is of a similar mind, and
offers his services to the Democratic mam*-
gers.
—A man who suns himself “a Tildes
Republican,” writes to the Philadelphia
Press, Republican in commendation of the
St Louis ticket and platform, and says all
the indejieudents and half of the regular
liepublicans of bis acquaintance intend to
vote for Tilden.
—LaGrange Rq»rter: Mr. Jesse Brooks,
of Antioch district, in this county, bus been
plowing every year for sixty-three years,
and is still at it. He has ten daughters and
ten sons-in-law, and in all his life he has
bongtit no corn nor wheat, and only one
piece of meat, for tbc use of bis family.
There now; isn’t that a g<x>d record ? If
this county has any more men like Mr
Brooks we’d like to hear of them.
-Mosogee county hs In splendid condi
tion. Nets dollar Lsowol and there are
ShJMKHn the bank, subject to the order of
the treasurer, on warrants farnbdted by the
commfesfontTs. The tax collector has paid
about |23 ,700 Into the county treasury and
more is to romc. The amount for the State
exeeedx this. The roads are In better coo
ditfon than they bare ever heen, and the
{trosfftxA fe lovely for leaiwned taxes next
year.
>—Rockdale Register: Millions of graM
boppen have made their appearance on the
lands of Mr. Uriah Alexander and others
in this county. They are said to lie as green
as grm. As yet, »o far as we can learn,
they have done but Huie or no harm. They
seem to be increasing and spreading,
though we hope our striving and oppressed
fanners will not be cursed with these great
|M-sta that came so near devastating a por
tion of the West a few years ago.
—Savannah News; On Tuesday night
I a negro man named Brown, living on the
; shell road to Bonaventure, left his home in
[ charge of hi* five children, aud.nccompa
nted by Ins wife, proceeded to church in
; the vicinity. During their absence the
I house caught fire aud was completely de
stroyed. Two of the children were burn
ed to death, the others being saved by the
eldest child, a boy about twelve years of age
who was severely burned while doing so.
—Albany News: All is lively on the line
l Af the B. A A. Railroad, save the extreme
beat ami want of rain. Ths corn crop is
not much damaged, but will lie soon, if this
dry, hot wea’ber continues. Tbc farmer
has hi* wool crop in his pocket, droves of
fat beeves on the gra»«. owes no money,
plenty of home made bacon aud corn on
hand, and laug’u at the folly ol the farm
era of our section, who ihink there is no
oilier road to fortune, feme and the place
of plenty, except through a «Rtoo patch.
Merchant* are in good cheer, and are not
making far the fall trade.
Saw mill nwn are doing the beat they ran,
an-! that te not half as well a* they deserve.