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THE register. COKYfliyn,OA.. THURSDAY SEP 27, 1876. Ki xt Sumisy—Hock Chapel Cauip* meeting. Hcv. J. M. Brittain preWched tt.oruing jmJ night at ihe Flint Baptist Church in this place on Shnday last. 11 is thought that Dr. Irvine, of Au will preach the dedication sermon of the Presbyterian Church here. Mr. & B. IT: irtsfield has anew saddle. If you want a good cigar call on Jiin Farmer and get the “Adonis” for a nick el. lie also has SISOJ worth ot good liquor on hand. Prof. T. B. Bailey has an examination every Friday afternoon at the Female College. ■■■ Mr. P. S. Butler lias o- ened a restau rant on Centre street. Messrs. Wood & Hanvcy have re opened the “St. Charles.” One of our argus#yed merchants had •he wrong bale of cotton levied on Tues day morning. Fowls of different kind arc dying with the cholera. * y. New candidates are coming to the front and old ones are gracefully retiring. Town Council did not meet on Mon day as is customary. Reason : No bust ness of sufficient importance to call forth our City Fathers. Jo Maddox folded Ids tent od Monday night and left for the Mississippi valley. “New bioon.s sweep clean, old ones take the dirt.” Jim Farmer has a couple to give away. Call and see them, and it you desire, take one. Rev. J L Stewart is having new pail - togs put around his yard. The cases of the United States Dis trict Court, Atlanta, against Joe Graham and Tom Owens were nol piossed. Jim Farmer has a piece of wood taken from a post of the barti in which Booth was killed. Conyers is the place to buy new cloth ing. Plenty of them here. Prof. Bill Ff udsou left for Atalnta on Tuesday afternoon The “Great Will-Buster'’ returned from Newton court on Tuesday. - ... ■ .. King Kotton K moth in and the heart* of Dili- ttitei prising merchants are made glad. Steam ginneiies are almost as common in Rockdale conn'y as pig tracks. Polities is exciting in old Newton.— The County Court seems to be the great Lone of contention. Newton Superior Court is in session tliis week. The ciirainal docket was taken up on Tuesday. Last week the common-taw docket was partly gone through w ith. It’s amusing to see how au old wid ower drinks in the music oi a piano, es pecially when some charming young widow touches the keys. It’s nice weather, if it don’t change belore we go to press. The late rains have made the weather more pleasant. Col. J. N. Glenn returned from Rome yesterday. Several of our Rockdale frienas went to Covington yesterday to hear the ad dress of Hon. T. M. Norwood. Go to Capt. W. T. Huson’s and get yoar fine, large, red, Western apple-; the best in the city. The Justices of Fence an i me Notaries Public of this county i ave to t held any levees this week, no far as we have be. u able to hear lroir, There is a judicial pause. Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Stewai t and Miss Josie Robinson returned from their Cen tennial trip oti Tuesday, They came back looking well and healthy and report themselves as well pleased with their trip to the big show and other places and points ot interest North. The Covington Amateures gave an entertainment on Friday night lor the henelitofihe yellow lever sufferers of Savannah. Itockdaie County Court, lor its semw September term, was in Beamon on Mon day last. Present: lion. GW. Glea lon, Judge presiding, T. J. Christian, Solicitor. There being no criminal busi ness before the court ready for trial, the jury was discharged lor the term. A judgiueut by default was taken in a civil oase, and then the honorable < ourt was adjourned till court in course, unless soouet called together lor some case or eases of emergency. Next Wednesday, the fJtivth day of October, is the day lor the election cf Governor and members of the Legisla 'ure. Let every Democrat and holiest voter of whatever party coin, out and caSt his vote for the men and the party that is true to the interest of Georgia and the welfare of her people. Rockdale Superior Court will Convene on next M'iiday. Hon. G, J. Aright of the Albany Circuit will preside. Justice A. M. Helms committed Jack Gleaton, (colj yesterday on the charge ot taking 10 or 12 dollars from the firm of N. W, Maddox it co. Candidates and cotton are taking the day. Relief in the way ot money, provis ions, and other necessaries are being sent to the yellow fever sufferers of Savannah Brunswick and oilier cities from all points of the compass. Helps is going from North, South, East and West—from the village, the town, the county, city, dis trict, Stale—even the whole union. Conyers has given only a small mite. Can't her citizens add something to the general fund that is going in from all Quarters. It sadly needed.— Don’t let us shut our eves and ears and hearts to the cries ot the noor and suffer ing, but out of our little pittances give what we can. Tax Reciever. Wm. T. liuson has a card in this issue announcing his name for the office ot Tax Receiver. He is the present intum bent and lias made a faithful and effi cient officer, and the voters of Rockdale ought to consult his claims. Churches, Rev. C. C. White of this county lias been having interesting Hidings at Car mel and Macedonia Churches in Newton county. At the former, titleen were added to the church, and at the latter, 18 joined, and at Centennial, anew church in Morgan county, 24 were bap tised into the church, Parson While will remain in Conyers another year anti devote his whole time to the ministry. ♦ ♦ Conyers Female College. Last Friday was spent in listening to the examination of two classes. Of Prol'. Guinn’s class in practical Geography I need ouly say that they ac quitted themselves in a manner eminent ly creditable. file Professor himself perhaps never showed off to oetter ad vantage. He seems as much at ease in leading his pupils through Mathematical Labyrinths as the eagle in glnlmg through the upper air. President Bailey examined a class in Latin Gratmner. In this test the pupils reflected the accurate scholarship, zeal and ability of their teacher. President Bailey seems to have been born a teach er, and his rare classical culture may welt excite admiration in this age of Sciolism. If the people of Conyers will do their duty and rally around this scholarly gen tlemen and the able corps ot teachers our College will ere long stand in the front rank among the Educational Insti tutions of the land. Visitor. “The Woinan in Battle.” A book called “The Woman in Bat tle,” by Madame Loreta Juaneta Velas quez, known under her war guise as Lt. Harry T. Buford, ot the Confederate army is before us. We have been una ble so far, tor the want ot time, to give the interesting book a full and fair peru sal. So far as we have been able to ex amine ’ts pages we And it ail its noted and chivalrous authoress claims for it, as it was written oy herself and is pub lished by Messrs. Dustin, Gilman cfc Cos., of Richmond, Va., and is printed on tinted paper and ill >strated with appro priate engravings. price : Cloth $3 50 Leather ... 4 00 Halt Morocco, 4 50 and sold by agents. The book contains a complete narrative ot her adventures Iroru her birth till after the war. How she disguised herself as an officer under the name ot “Lt. Harry T. Buford” and fought aud bled in the lost cause. It also tells of her adventures by field and flood ; how she acted as a spy ; ot he l, visits to Washington and other cities during the war; of her being captured aud carried before Beast Butler ; of her being wounded in battle and her sex be. ing discovered ; of meeting her swett lieart in hospital and disclosing herself to him ; of her marriage and widow hood ; of her interview with U. S. De tectives, and a thousand and one inter esting and thrilling episodes tha<, can't be even mentioned in a short sketch.— The adventures of a brave aud daring mau in battle is enough to eleite the wonder and admnation ot all lovers of true heroism. How much more so the dash and bravery ot a Woman in Bat _ tie. If you want a bock full of heroics get •‘The woman in Battle,” by Madame Lo reta J. Valasquez, the veritable Lt. Har ry T. Butord, ot Confederate fame. Newton C.unty. In our last week's issue we prom sand to say something iiior** about the people, the courts and the politics, &c. of New ton county. Covington, the capital of N°wton county, according to the A:lama Con stitution's trade issue, has ISO 1 * inhab itants, while Conyers the Queen Cry, (ns 2">0(). Covington is nearly as large as Conyers, but hasn’t got as tiiany people. Newton Supeiior Court is in session ibis week. The criminal docket was ta ken up Tuesday morning, and thecas.*of Berry Phillips, p. o. e., charged with the murder of au Irish peddler near Snapping, Shoals, a year or two ago, was called, and the trial commenced. But few f attorneys from a distance on hand. Hod. T. M. Norwood delivered an ex cellont address on the political issues ol the day on Wednesday. Covington has about twenty business houses, including two as tine ware houses almost as can be found in the State. The one at the depot is in the hands of Clark, Rosser & Cos. and is doing a good business. The other is owned by Rob inson 4- Metcalf, and is iu the city prop er. The building is a large and commo dious one ; so large in fact that we fear to give the.dimensions, lest some doubt ing Thomas might say we were stretch ing the blanket. Messrs. R. & M. are doing a banking business in connection with their ware house aud commission business. Covington has a fine local bar of at torneys as well as other kinds of bars. VVe speak from the book and know whereof we remark. The grand jury of ldst week, in their general presentments,, reported unani mously in favor of the abolishment ot the County Court of that county. The presentments, together with the po ideal bearing ot the County Court, is creating considerable excitement. We publish cards in this issue from General J. I*. Simms and Judge J. T. Henderson in relation to the court and the will ot 'the people, which spbaks for themselves. General Simms proposes to 1 carry out the will ot the people and Judge Henderson promises to resign on the first of December next. The people ol that county may look for some rich developments in relation to the different positions taken by various parties for and against the Comity Court. ll the Democrats of that county are wise they will keep flic Comity Court out of poli ties. If if be the will id the majority oi the people ol the comity that the cor. ll be abolished, as a matter of course their Representatives in the State Legis.atnr will certainly dairy out their win,us. Let the question be submitted to the people, fairly and quietly, stripped of ev ery other weight aud embanassment.the plain naked question of County Court or no County Court, and then carry out the will of the majority. If the objection is as to the Judge and not to the court why make war on the court 1 We don’t claim to know anything ol the underground works connected with the running of the machine in that coun ty, but mark our prediction, that there is some shrewd politicians, eithei Democrat or Radical, at the bottom of it. We would therefore urge our Democratic Irieuds in old Newton to stir clear of the County Court agitation till at least after the State and National elections. It yon are opposed t o the court make that a separate question and don’t mix it with your other political issues that are now before the country. We met several old friends and ac qnaintancs while in Covington, and are glad to know that the most of them are keeping their heads above the waves during the bard tunes. Old Newton, like all other counties that we know of, lias her full quota ot candidates. The fields and the woods are chock full, and as a matter ot course politics or person isms as it is now term ed, is rather exciting. The corn crop is excellent Colton is opening last and will soon a I be sold; as a considerable amount tor the time ot year has already been sold. We close this article with good w tains for the success of the people of old Newton, without regard to race, color or previous condition ot servitude. A Card—The Coun.y Court. Editor Covington Star : Dear Sir —I desire, thiough your col umns, to correct a rumor placing Iny self in a false position with regard to the question of the addition of the coun ty Court in our county. I have no per soual interes’ in the existence of the county court, and it elected to represent ilie county in the legislature, will mod cheerfully cany out the wishes ot th. people of the county upon this, as will as all questions ot a kindred nature, hen the will of the people shall be made known to me. I hold that tin people have the right to instruct then representatives in all questions affecting their local interest. Respectfully, J. P. Sim Mr, ( i 'niiwmmic.ited.j A Card—To M” Fol’ow Citizens of-Newton County. Editor Covington Star : Dvuit Mii—The opposition to tin county court, as manifested by-the pro sentmeiits of the last grand jury, aud the tattt of a similar feeling existing among the people ol the county, induces m • to give n< tie* l of my Intention to resign on the Ist of December next. To this end I have alren ly given notice to his excel lency, the governor. My inclination is to make the resignation take iffVct im mediately, but grave difficulties interfere to prevent it. For instance, tunny exe cutions arc to be issued upon judgments already retideted, suits are to be oonclu. ded wlrch are already doeketed, and the attention of an officer legally autherized to do so is necessary to carry out the im provements now progressing, and is nec essary to look after the matter of taxis, which requires.the frequent attention of a proper officer, without which, the in terest of the county would’ materially suffer. Thif being done, nothing m my life has offered me more pleiusurejth.au to remove this bone ot contention train the d<’tnouratio parly, w hose principles I en dorse, and whose interest 1 have ever and will ever tabor for. Respectfully’, J. T. HI.NDIUiSON’. Do you Agree with Mo. Weix, Mh. Editor; We arc having our u -uai heavy biennial crop of cr.udi dates this year. They are thicker thtln thrives. They are like dust of fleas. They slick anyhow whether or no. 1 was really afraid at one lime that every mantjo say nothing of women .hud chil dren) in the county was going to run tot the Legislature nolens volenj •, uttd before we quite recovered from that shock here comes the balance ot the crowd in the shape of candidates for Sheriff. Well most ot us are in (loot and would like to have the levying on our own property, is the only explanation I can offer for so strange a freak. But. then how can 1 account for the poor temuatlt who are just building up as candidates for Reeievcr, candidates tor Collett! er, candi kites lor Treasurer, jmd candidate for this aud that, her., | candidates there, candidates everywhere, j Why sir they are thicker than the hate- I full grasshopper were the past summer ; I don’t you think so. And then they are tin impertinent and dictatorial ;s it die office was theirs’ by right of inheritance (and they may have such a right so f. r as most ol us seem to know or care. Don’t you ihink to! 11l consequence ot such carelessness on bur | .art we ire lmvi ,g this Hood ot incompetent office seekers who want the dear people lo fully understand 4bat they are the men (lor the office.j Why sir they even want to serve the dear people to%a)mosl nothing ! Don’t it look so? Well, 1 reckon after the excitement wears off a little they' will be like most of Adams nice—preachers and all—they will thin out a little, just a little, if they hud there is no money in the thing. Don’t you think so? Well Mr. Editot. I think a is time the dear people should stop being so mealy-mouthed where our in terest. is involved and come up as one mini (regardless of political lines) and say publicly and openly who we want to fill our offices, and see to it that tln-y are competent men and not mere naught men who will take the office for what it is worth with no eye to perquisite in the form ot grand jury recommendations 1 Don’t you think so ? We the dear peo ple are getting tired ot any such ruscali ties in our.sei vauts. We the sovereigns of this free country warn our servants (whom we choose, not those that will serve us anyhow) in all relations perti nent to their lespective office, and they promise (by running) to receive, without running to our giaud juries tor extra pay. Don’t you think so ? Horseshoe Ned. ANNOUNCEMENT. Conyers Female College. The exercises at Conyers Female College WILL BE RESUMED ON MONDAY, 2iSt OE AUOUST, under the Presidency of Prof. T. B. Bailey, of North Carolina, tie will tie assisted by a full corps of competent teachers in every depart ment. Terms as heretofore. It is expected that the College will be supplied with apparatus for illustrating physics, a cabinet oi minera s, and other modern appliances. Board can be had at moderate rules. Address, until August the Ist, Rev. H. Quitg, alter that time the President, julyllf-Uu T- B. BAILEY. For Tax Receiver. J. am a candidate for the oidee of Tax Re ceiver of Rockdale county, tde W. T. HUSON. For County Treasurer. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Treasurer of Rockdale county. 9-tde J. E. MADDOX. For Clerk Superior Court. D. M. Parker will be supported for Clerk Su perior Court of Rockdale county by nolO-tde Many Friends. For Sheriff. Mr John H Taylor will be supported for Sheriff of Rockdale county, at the ensuing election by Sept 12th, I87(w-tt Many Frie.-d) ASSIGNEE’S SALE. o IN pursuance of an order of the Register ii Bankruptcy will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Conyers and county of Rockdale on tho first Tuesday in Novctnbm next the following property, belonging to thi estate of J. M. Summers, bankrupt, to-xvit ; Fifty-eight and seven-eighth (58|) acres o) land, lying on Little Haynes Creek in said iQonnty. on which is situated a goo l Merchant Mill with two s *ts of runners, a good gin-house, store-house and dwelling. The mill Ims 11 large local custom and is considered a first-class Flouring Mill, and the water power is n novel failing power. Kilty-five and fiVe-tighth (iV><) acres of laud adjoining the above, on which is a good dwell ing house and all iiocettaufy out buildings, nbrut twenty acres of good bottom land, and about twenty acres of woodland. Two hundred acres of lafid, more or less, in said county, being parts of lots Nos. 2,'it! and U3O and being tbs farm on which Lee Henry now lives. One store-house and lot on Centro street it) the town of Conyers, 60*29 fee*, One dwelling house aud lot, in tho town ol Conyers, contuir ing font acres, moro or less, on Almond street; and one acre of land ad joining the dwelling house lot, fronting on sui Abound street. if(T V plat of the mill property eau be seen a the office of J. C. Barton at the Court Housi in Conyers. d -1 - 1 ; ai.so, ; j| Vt tho same time and plaeo the fallowing .property belonging to the estate of T. J. Neln s, bankrupt, to-wit.: Eighty (80) acres of land lying on tho Geor gia Kail Road, and being within half a mile of the corporate limits of tho town of Conyers. Seventy-five (75) acres, more or less, knowi ns a part of the Jerry Darnel land, lying about one mile from the corporate limits of the town of Conyers and on tho Georgia Rail Road. One hundred and two (162) acres of land, No. ISd, in the 10th district of Rockdale county. Lot of land. No. 276, in the 18th district of Dooly county, Georgia. Lot of land, No. 156, in the 27th district of Decatur county. Georgia. And one acre lot in the town of Conyers, fronting on North Rail Road street. (*}”Te ■ms made kno" n on day of sale. E. B. Kobsbr, J. C. Barton, Assignees of said Bankrupts. mm AND SADDLES. 6 > T.T, persons wanting Harness, Saddles, i Bridles, Collars, Lines, etc., will) do we.l to call at my shop where they can he had very Low Fon C&BM* I am deferiumtd to stop the Northern ulterior harness from selling in this county, if selling good hand-made harness cheap will do it. Give n;e a trial before buying elsewhere. Old harness and saddless repaired promptly and cheaply. Respectfully, 11-3lil J, S. Ml LEAN. CONYERS PRICES CURRENT. (CORRECTED WEEKLY DY J. H. ALMAND, SON A CO. Colton —Middlings, steady, 94 (S 0] Stains, dull 8 (?■ Of! GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS — Heal—C R Bulk llK* 12 L C “ lOifell Hulk Hams, i3j>(u I t Canvassed “ IS (aIHJ Corn, —Sacked 70( 75 “flour—Extra Family, per barrel...fTK"' 71 Family, per burrel si>il(7i t offee, Rio Hll (? 25 Sugar, granulated Loaf l.ljft 1 t “ N O Fancy 12((flit “ Yellow C, 10 ®ll Syrup, Honey drip 00 (./(!.> MohiKSes, Muscovado 50 (a 55 “ Black Strap, 33i(a36 PRODUCE Butter., 25c Eggs. £? ir ' lings 1 (": 24 Tallow, 7 ( H Beeswax, 20 (u 25 Dry Hides, 7 ( 8J Chickens, 10 (n 25 i Wheat, SIOO to $1.46 per bushel. Meal, 75c per bushel.* 1 THE RIGHT MIAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE. It has got tc he a fashion, now. In every place and clime. For folks to Keep an instrument To tell of passing time : Some keep a watch —some keep a clock—- And frequently they mix them ; But if they should get broke, you know, Thej’d need tome one to fix them ! As that’s my trade, I'll tell you this — My workmanship ne’er fails-. My shop is found at Thompson's Store— My name is J. 11. Hull's. I am tol 1 that Conyer., has long needed a first class Watchmaker and Jeweler. A graduate in the Hflrologicrtt Science of Kulinskis’ Ilorological Institute, New York : having had throe years practice in the United States Watch factory -going from the lowest ! to the highest stop known to the profession in | manufacturing parts,—with an additional ex- i perience of six years in repairing ilnder the I instruction and supervision of one of the finest workmen Srnth, I feel I can offer my services to the public as u first-class work man. I have located permanently in Con yers, and will do fine work at reasonable prices. FINE WATCHES a Specialty. Solid Jewelry, Engagement and Wedding rings made to order. I challenge any one to show greater skill or taste in rc- j pairing jewelry. No daubing with lead at thin establishment, either in watch or jewelry re pairing. I solicit pub)* patronage, guaran tee all work to give perfect satisfaction. I j can be found at Dr. T. B. Thompson’s store, I Commoci.il street. Respectfully, .1. U. HALES. a.ug23-81y) , Rockdale Cos of OrcUnaryj .For Cotiu.j I'tirposcK. At CiiAMiiKitM, August doth, 1876, Whiwskah, His Excellency, Juntos M. Smith'; the Governor of tho State of Georgia, having ussesHed five tentliH of one per rent mlvuloreiu on the the taxable property of the State for State taxes for tho year 1876. If is therefore ordered that tho following us sessn outs be, and they are hereby made, ns the county tux for Rockdale county for the year 1876 for the purposes herein set forth, and that the same be collected by T. M . Armistend, Tux Collector of ROl kdale county, < r his su Oessors in office, and paid over to the Treasurer of said county bv the 15th of Dei ember next : I For ordinary conn tv tu and for extra 'orvices nnd salaries of eouiVJJt otliccis for tho year 1876. ten per coni ad valorem on tho State tux on property. II support the poor fifteen percent on tho State tax ndva'.oruiu on properl,’. 111 For building and repairing the ecu ty l:ri ’- gen ten per cent en the State tax on j roportv. |IV Tt) pa\ the Grind and l'etit Jurors for ti e year 1876, fifteen pit itnf advolori m 01 pro, • •rty. O. SEAMANS, roltl-noS-angffrt 3(V. Ordinary. O KORUt A Rookuauk Coun-iv < VT This is to notify all pcrsoiiA concerned lhr\t application will be n ado at the Court of Ordi nary of Rockdale county (Gn.) at the next reg ular term,on tho first Monday in October next, for leave to sell all tho lunde belonging to the estate of Mrs. A ley Kb odes deceased, for the purpose of distiilmtii n amongst the lieirs at and creditors of said dcecorcd. O. SEAM \NS, Sept 7tb. ’B7ii.—ft. Ordinary, GEORGIA Rockdai.r County : U This is to notify all persons conjoined that application will be made to the Court of Ordi nary of Rockdale connty (Ga.l at the next reg ular term, on the first Monday in October next, for., leave fo sell all the real estate be longing to (he estate of Hopbronia E. Wallis Incensed, for the purpose of distribution among the heirs niun ri ditors of said deetas st. O. SEAMANS, OiiMKAur. jj KOKUI A— Roi kdai.f. County : WjiicKKAs, Samuel II Broadnax having made application to utt to be appointed Guardiutl Of ho property of Ada V'., IV wiivd 11.. John 11. and Esther If. Broadnax,res idents of Rockdale, orphans and minor chil dren of Joel 0; Broadnaxi deceased. This is to cite all persona concern,,l to he an 1 appear lit tile Court, of Ordinary, to beta i l on the first Monday in October next, and show cause if any they cau, why the said Samuel 11. Broadnax should not he entrust w ith the guar ‘lirtnship of the property of Huid minor (Jhil dren. O. SEAMANS, Orpin \y. Notice; l TO allwho arcicdclM to us tiy Notesor Accounts Remember your notes are due the la! .If./ of October. We have waited with \ou another year, and some of you two and tin eu years. We had to stop business on your account. Now ■re want you to eomo forward on time —by the Ist day of October Remember your prom ises Wo don’t want to put any one to trotfblo or cost We think our friends will come boldly to the front and meet us promptly by 0< tolar IhL 1871), and lot us get to business again—A friend in need is a fiiend indeed —and we will remember you in the future We mean business Yours Respectfully. 1 Olt NIGHT & WHITE. W,M. Lex, j j j DRUGGIST and APOTHECARY • | j •; ii C o nlre St 1‘ full CONYERS, ::::::: GEORGIA —Dipl i in—- DRUGS. MEDICINES, t IIEMK’ALS l’t rfnmery and Fancy Toilet articles, RUBE WINES & LIQUORS for Medicinal use. Taints, Oils, Varnishes, Ac. Trusses and shoul der Braces. Freeh Garden Feeds. Latent Medicines ot all kinds. R-eL Physician's Pre scriptions accurately comp ouiided.,,is*Jl STA RC IS P 0 ÜBH • A GREAT DISCOVERY! By the use of which every family may give their Linen that brilliant polish peculiar to fi.ie laundry wort. Saving time and labor in ir, n ing, more than its entire cast. Warranted. Sold by J rugglsts and Grocers Every where. ASK FOE DOBBINS’. DOBBINS, BROS. & CO. 216-3 m 13 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia. For sale by BRYANS & SPEER. Louvers, On, JOIIN’M ILLE VGE, ATTORNEY AT w. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Ojlst Pryor street, opposite Kimball Ho it 9