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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 ——- 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.” —— «»- • ———- 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.