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gufua * .LOCAL DEPARTMENT. “ f " >- *--• v v "■ *- "'■ I ■' '-"■■■ W- u.. j rauuv lJrmxo, .Tanu.uiv m, ltu. Agents for th Argos. The following are our duly author ized Agent', to reoieve anil receipt for snbaor iptions, advertisement* anil Job Work, ut their respective plnce. L. W. Wail Tazewell, Ga ,C. Roy alls .Retlbone Ga. A gts r ear. cm. Too editors of the Buena Vista An oub arc resolved to make it equal, in every respect, to the best weekly newspapers published in the Si ate. We intend that, no subscibers shall slty at the end of the year that be has nut had tlie worth of his money, in the paper. While wo are assured that such will be the evse, yet fur the pur pose of attaining a large circulation outside of the county and securing three thousand yearly mibseibers, paid up cash in advance, we have con rltided to offer, with the paper for one year, tile following KXTRAOnntNART PREMIUM 4 pint Fine Black Ink worth S2S 3 quire* extra note paper “ .76 4 packs fine Envelopes “ 80 1 fine metal Penholder “ 25 1 dux fine steel pens *• 20 •$ dins, fuber cedar pencils “ An The entire worth of premiums $2.86 All the articles are included in _me Premium. This premium is open on ly to new subscribers, subscribing on and after this date, who pay 2.25 in ad vance for the papet, for one year. To those who do only an ordinary amount of corespondence, this premium is sufficient to furnish them with stationary for One year. Address all letters and communica tions to A. M. C. Russell. Editor & Proprietor, Jan. 7th, 1876.—tf. —Planters in this county have about s tiled down to their farming opetations for the present year. —So little suing isdone in this conn ty that the Sheriffs advertising amounts to a mere bagatelle. —Nico fresh country butter sells in this community at twenty-five cent 6 per pound; Chickens and eggs ptopor tionally low. • —The children’s serial now run ning through the Argus, called “Adolpho,” has been unavoidably crowded out of this issue. It will be continued in our next. —Many of the farmers if Marion have been so successful the past year as to have a surplus of cotton on hand, after cancelling all their obligations, besides having enough of corn, bacon nnJ syrup to carry them to the end of the year. —We have in our town, lor a few days only, a good photographic artist. Mr. It. Z. Bowman has had severa' years experience in the business, and now has in his pavilion some fine speci mens of iiia Art. Call on him earlv as he expects to leave soon. —While in Amerieus on Monday last, we learned that Mr. 11. C. Kin chen, formerly of Buena Vis'a, had moved to that city and established him self in business. We wish Mr. Kin chen abundant success in his new ven ture. —A desire to have a law passed, for the utter extinction of the dog species, obtains generally in these parts. This is a fine sheep raising country, but the <Ggs are as pestilentia l as the locusts ot Egypt. They are a heavy expense •without one iota of profit. Let them be exterminated immediately if not soon er. —Tborntonvill?, /acksonville, Wig giusville, Pineville, Glen Alta, R.el bone, Fort Perry, Taxewell, Buena Vis ta, and several sections yet to hear from! What an array of places for one small county to environ! Come on immigrant and select your town. —Mr. E. J. Stokes, a son of our town man of that name; has set up a black smith shop on the public road, haling from Americas to Lucna Vista via El laville, in Sumter county. If he is as good a blacksmith as hi*. father, Sumter county does not contain a better work man in his line—and he appears to be a worthy chip off the old block. —A colored woman went to Mr. Bowman to have her “picter took.” It required much argument to convince her that the artist's camera would not fire off and hit her in the eye. At last she was prevailed upon to fit still until her ferreotype was taken. When shown to her she exclaimed, “Why, bress do 'ord! I felt it pealing offT’ The Coilnty C#yjt. The office of County Court Solioitof has recently changed hands. The for mer efficient occupant of the office, Mr, J. L. C. Kerr, finding that his othei business matters required all his time, resigned the position, which he had filled with credit to himself since it was incoi porated among the offices of the county. We are pleased to announce that the Governor has chosen and appointed Mr. W* B- Hinton to fill the vacancy, occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Kerr. Thoappointment gives general (satisfaction, as far as we can learn, and wo feel assured that Mr. ITinton will discharge the responsible du'ies of his position acceptably to all. The respon sibility of the position is great, for upon the Solicitor principally depend the fer retting out of crime and the successful prosecution of it. • One of the objections frequently urg ed against it, by the opponents of the County Court was, that it could not make its sentences to the chain gang effective, because there was no chain gang. This objection has been render ed groundless by a recent communica tion from Mr. B._W. Adams, Traveling Guard for the Georgia Penitentiary to lion. Wm. B. Butt, Judge of the County Court, in which he is informed that if any criminals be sentenced to the chain gang, they can he transferred to the Penitentiary chain gang, without any expense to the county whatever. Whenever there arc any such in the jail. Judge Butt notifies Mr. Adams and he sends, without delay, at the expense of the State, guards, to convey them wherever he may direct. These con victs are leased out to reliable persons, at a sufficient price to insure the State against loss in keeping them. The convicts thus disposed of, will receive good treatment. Mr. Adams in Ins communication says: “I will see their sentence executed, and have them treated with humanity, clothed and fed will/’ —A communication on the subject of 1 Book Farming” has been crowded out of this issue. It is good enough to keep till our next, It contains sugges tions which should claim tho earnest consideration of our fanners. —We have been informed that our clever and talented young friend, Rev. A. J. Ilarvey, has accepted a flourish rig school, in Sumter County, on the road leading from Amerieus to Kllavillc, and has removed bis family thither. In his removal, Buena Vista loses a good citizen, and in the removal of his lady society is deprived of one of its most genial ornaments. We hope that good fortune may attend them wherever Providence directs their footsteps. Our community has been much distressed over the critical condition of the esteemed consort of Rev. W. A. Singleton. She lias been on the verge of the grave, for several days past, her many sorrowing friends expecting hour ly to hear of her decease. Before this paper reaches the eye ol its readers, hi r immortal spirit may have taken its eternal flight to God, who doelh all things for the best. —Rev. M. Hair has on hand a se lection of those reliable medicines' prepared only by Messrs. L. E. & IP E. Welch, of Albany. We have purl chased medicines from these gentle men, for several years, and know from experience, that they are pure and come up fully to their advertised de scription. Their O. K. Vermifuge and Plantation Liniment have always given satisfaction, in the section where they arc almost universally used. —Dr, F. L. Wisdom has turned over his accounts to Col. E. M. Butt for col lection. O, ye delinquents! where is your gratitude? He has quelled the mad revolt in your members, yet you do not pay him. He has calmed the troubled waters of your nervous system, yet you do not render unto Ceasar the things that are Ceasar’s. He has pluck ed you as a brand from the burning fe ver, yet you forget him in the hour op his need. He lifted you aforetime out of the valley of the shadow ot death yet you would leave him in the talons of the hungry creditor. He has answer ed your call in the hour of your extrem ity, go thou and do by him likewise. Pay him and bring us two dollars— 'hen he will continue to doctor your bodies and we will doctor your con science. Seriously, e hope that the Doctor will not he compelled to resort to the law to collect his just claims. Ladvertisemrnt ] A Flagrant Delinquent Advertised and Wanted. Ran away from the subscriber, nbout tho 22nd of December last, Frank P . teiman, who is about 5 feet 8 inohes in lcngtß, of a black complexion, quick spoken, stout built; will weigh about 180 or 190 pounds, and is about 50 years old. He is remarkably sensible and fast talking. The negro claims to be a wheel wrigbt, caipenter, huJ almost any kind of a hand a man wants. Has been gage I, for the last two years running a saw, and is one of the most skillful hog tl laves, sheep, cattle, corn, cotton, co - seed or any other kind of a thief a man may ask for, that this or any oth er fertile thief producing country could bring forth. He has been living in Oglethorpe county, and claims to have Ik]' nged to a Mr. Peterman— has lived In Alabama, Columbus, and other pin, os, and has had to leave every place he has ever been to on account of being detected in stealing. He is wanted now for stealing hogs, sheep, co ton, cotton-sced and corn. Any information of his where abouts will be thankfully received The subscriber especially requests all editors that are fond cf eating Log meat, mutton, beef, potatoes or chickens, to publish this notice, and if they want compensation, to stop whenever they are passing and board it out. Respectfully, G. W. C. Mcxuf - r. S.—The said Frank lefl ,e direction of Eufaula—he haq wife uamed Emily, a boy named Ben and a girl named Laura, besides two smaller children whose names I do not recollect. I emphatically pro nounce it a family of thieves, which will prove a nuisance to any commu nity. G. W. 0. M. —We hope that our delinquent friends will come forward prompt ly and pay us “that little bill.” We are very much in need of it. We are doing the “very best we can” for you, and we expect you to do the same for us. GENERAL NEWS. Barboursville, VV. Va., Janury 54. —A hundred men suiiounded the jail where Mrs. Meeting and her paramour were confined. Rev. Geo. W. Young, wiio was witli the prisoners, persuaded the mob to wait till he had lime to pre pare the prisoners. When the preach er retired the mob rushed in. Wil liams was taken to the Court House Yard and hanged. The woman wa taken to where the man was hanging and confessed that Williams and bei self murdered her husband with three blows on the head with an ax and cut ting his throat with a knife. The wo. man was taken back to jail. New York, .January 24.—A Rio Ja neiro letter says Emperor Don Pedro will be accompanied, on liis approach ing visit to this country, by the empress and a numb, r of immediate friend , Also by threo of the most powerful ships of the Bmz-lian navy. He will depart about the end of March. A Suicide ’B Fortune. —Newman Leopold, the Brooklyn broker, who shot himself on Sunday afternoon at hie re idenco, 142 Adelphi street, died on Tuesday night. In his ante-mortem statement he said that he shot himself because be could not endure his wife’s temper. His property is worth SIOO,- 000, and, there is no will, a contest for it is predicted. The officers of the direct cable ex pect to connect with Newfoundland, the terminus of the line, within folly-eight hours and resume work. Halifax, January 25 — Herring fish ing in Bone Bay and Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, is a complete failure. Mules sold at Aucion in Eufaula, on Tuesday last, at from sl6 to $lO. Some good mules were included in t he lot. The Republican National Conven tion is called in the city of Omcinnaii, on Wednesday, the 14thday of June, at 12 o’clock noon. According to Gov. Tilden, the tax es have been raised from $4 90 per head of the people, in 1860, to $lB 91 per head in 1870. St. Valentine’s day comes on Mon day this year. And it’s leap year, too. All Fool’s day, May day and Christinas day also occur on Monday. The fourth of July occurs on Tuesday, ns also docs the anniversary of the birth of Washington. It may interest many to know that Judas Iscariot’s thirty pieces of sil ver wero worth $lB-25. New Advertisements- Creditors Lookout. I have from nerrssity placed mv books in tho hands of Col E M Butt for collection. I am compelled to make collections—my duty to iriy creditors require it and my necessities at home require it. Lookont then or you will be sued immediately. Call on Col. Butt and pay part if you cannot pay all. •January 28, 1876. I'\ L. Wisdom, M. D SPEGIAL NOTICE: McMICHAEL & STEVENS Offer from date their Stock of ilmnlH, BaLnioraliii; BLAHKETi; Cashmere; LISSETS & FtAKEELS ATJP COST For tlhe Casla. OT® OS £s CM&. January 2i, 1876.-tf. • emr tmb bbsT -a (l Unabridged Dictionary 10.000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries. 3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price sl2. Webster now is glorious—it leaves noth ing to be desired.— Pres Raymond, Vassar College. Every sclioler knows the vshie of the work—W. H. Prescott, the Historian. Believe it to be the tnUst perfect dictions ry if the language— Dr. J. G. Holland Superior in most respects to any other known to me— George P Marsh. r jTV|je standard authority for printing in this L office—. 4 H Clapp, Government Printer- T Tercels all others in giving arid defining sei -K entific terms — Paccident Hitchcock. Remarkable compendium of I, ir.,au know 1 edge —W S Cldtrk , Pres l Agricultu. ,and College. “The best practical English Dictiona ry extant,’’ —[Loudon Quarterly Review October, 1873 ] A NEW FEATURE-—To the ihnstrations heretofore in Webster's Un abridged we have recently added four pages of Colored Illustrations, engraved expressly for the work at large expense. ALSO WEBSTES’S NATIONAL Pictorial PICTIOMY. 1040 Pages Octavo. 000 Engravings. Price $5. 0 HfiUThe National Standard. Proof: 20 to 1 The sale of Webster's Dictionaries throughout the country in 1873 were 20 times as large as the sales of any other Dictionaries In proof we will send to any person, on application, the state ments of more than 100 booksellers from every section of the country Published by G & C MERitIAM, Springfield, Mass Nold by all Booksellers Hotel Advertisements. U. L. Fufnch. j. s. Eason. FRENCH HOUSE, Public ijquurc, Amerieus, Georgia* French & Eason, Proprietor. § Firs 4 Class Accommodations. Two Dollars per day Mo Afee House Smithville, Georgia. figy Meals on the arrival of all trains Fare as good as the soasou affords Price, 50 cents a meal. MirMß mmx COLUMBUS, - - Ga CORNER NEXT tIELOW WATT & WALKER First Class Accommodations Supper, Lodging and Breakfast ...... SI,OO Single Meal, 50c, Bed, 500 1,00 Hoard per day 1,50 Board per week 7,00 jMT-Open at-clt - hoursTtfe^ Brown’s Hotel. Opposite Pcutsenyer Depot, MACON, GKORGIA. This first-class and well known Hotel has been Entirely Renovated and Kclitted, in the most elegant Style, and is prepared with every facility to accommodate its old friends and tho public generallj. It is CENTRALLY LOCATED, and Immediately Opposite tins General Passenger Depot This Hotel presents unusual advantages to viators to the city. The rooms are constructed and fitted up with a view to the comfort Oa the guests, and the table 1 ah ways supplied with even’ delicacy of the season E. E. liKOWN k SON, Sept24-lyr Proprietors. liffl’r&aA 140 & 142 Broad Street, COLUMBUS, GEORGIa MRS. S- K- WOLD RSI DG E, PROPRIETRESS Board per day, - - $2,00 SingleMMeasl s -- - ,50 Lodging, - - - ,50 Nov. 15-ly 1.. I. HAITVEY, Clerk. Bmw.aEss, ■ am hr reus j ano ra. W ley Jones, TB Joisur Proprietor Cl k ‘Subvertisements, Rato* and Bule'if or Legal Advor Using. Sheriff Rale*, each levy... *•....$ 4.00 Mortgage fl fa nutas* each levy 6.00 Tax Co!)IK-(or 1 * unit**, each levy.. 4.00 Citation for Letter* of Administration and Gtlardlaiiahin ...*.... *..,.*..**..... 4.00 Application for diHiuiMHi in from AdoiiuiatrtUon Guardianship ami Executorship,... 5.00 Application for leave to aril land forono aq'r.. 600 Notice to debt,ora Ittnl crodltora* 4.00, Land sales, Ist square, #4, ouch additional... 5 00 Sales of perlshuhlo property, per square..... • 1t.50 Kstray notice. 60 days 7.00 Notice to perfect service...*.... 7.00 Rules ni si to forecloso mortgages per aq’r.,., 3.50 Buies to establish lost papers, per squure.... 3.50 Rules compelling titles 3.50 Rules to perfect services in diverse cases,... 10.00 Application for Homestead 3.00 All Legal Advertisements mast be paid for In ad-' advance. Sales of land, &c., by Administrators, Executors or Guordians, are required by law to be held on the First Tuesday in the mouth* between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon,Jat the Court TJouso in tho county ill which the property is situated. Notices of these sales must be given in a public ga zette in the county where the land lies, if there he any, and if there is no paper published in the county hen in the nearest gazette, or tho one having the argest general circulation in said county, 40 days previous to the day of sal#*. Noticesforths tale of personal property must be, given in like manner ten days previous to sale day. Notice to the debtors of creditors aud an estate must also be published 40 days. .Notice that application will be made to tho Court of * dinary for Leave to Sell land, &e., must be publish ed once a week for 4 weeks. Citations for Letters of Administration, Guardian ship, etc., must ho published 30 days—for Dismission from Administration, Guardianship and Executorship 40 days. Eules of Foreclosure of Mortgage must be publish ed monthly for four months—for establishing lost papers or tne full space of three months—for com pelling titles from Executors or Administrators, where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months. Application for Homestead must be published twice. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or ders 1. Marion County Sheriff Sales. Will be sold before the Court House door in Buena Vista, Ga., on the first Tuesday in March next the following property, to-wit; The west half of lot of land No. 175 in the thirty.first Dis trict of originally Lee, now Marion County. Levied on by virtue of a fifa issued from Marion Superior Court in favor of E. W. Miller, Transferee, vs John H. Watson. Tenant in Possession notified in terms of the law* ALSO, At the same time and place. One liun* died and fifty (150) acres off of Lot No. 255 in the fourth District of originally Muscogee now Marion county Levied on, with a Justice Court fifa in favor of Morgan Kemp, as the property of S. W. Mitidrow—it being the place on which saidMuldrow resid-d before hisdeath and on which A. C. Maldrow resides. Tenant in possession notified. Levy made and returned to me by J. C. Rigsby, L. C*, this the 28'h'dav of Jan. 1876. A. W. DAVIS, jan2B-lm. Sheriff, SHERIFF’S BALE 7 WILL be sold before the Court Horse door in Buena Vista within the legal Lours of s-de on the first Tuesday in March next, the following property, to wit: J of lot number ninety-oSe in sth District of Ma rion county. Sold as the property of James L Landcaster, by virtue of a fifa from Marion founty Court in favor of Hinton and Butt vs J imes L i-andcaster. I). N. MADDUX, Jan 28— lm. Deputy'Sheriff. GEORGIA— Markov County. Whereas, Airs. V. I’. Jon.*, Admr x.,-of Geo. W. Jones, has applied for dismissions. All persons interested in said Estate are here by notified of said application. Witness my hand Jan 2G, 187 G, JAS. M. LOWE, •January 28— 3m. Ordinary. GEORGIA--Marion County. Whereas, Robert Crawford has applied for the administration of the estate of Cyrus W. Ross, dec’d, notice is hereby given that Let ters de bonis non will be granted the. appli cant on the first Monday in March next unless good cause is shown to the contra rv. Witness m j hand, January 21, 1876. l?-3<td JAS. M. L()WE, Ordinary. GEORGIA--RTarion County” Martha A. Crawford, -widow of John Craw ford, has applied for exemption of personalty and setting apart and valuation of homestead and I will pass upon the same at my office on first day of February next, at 10 o’clock a. m. JAS, M. LOWE, January 21, 1876-2 t Ordinal y. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. T'',. ILL bo sold, agreeably to an order from * the Court of Ordinary of Mursogee Cos: uty on the first Tuesday in Febcuary next, before the Court House door in the town of Buena Vista Marion county, within the legal hours of sale, the north half of lot of land No. 164, in the 31st District of Ma rion coi •n :y containing one hundred and ft quarter acres more or less: Sold as the prop erty of James Ennis, late of Muscogee coun ty deceased, Terms Cash. JNO. A. FRAZER, K. A. ENNIS, Jan. 3, 1875 Administrators. SHERIFF’S SALE l)F MuRTUAGtU PROPERTY, On the first Tuesday in February next wil be sold at the Court House door, in the tow of Buena Vista, Marion county, between the legal hours of sale and to tho highest and best bidder, one bay horse named Logan, and one bay mare named Mary, levied on as the prop erty of Wiley Wyatt by virtue of a mortgage fi fa, issued from the County Court, of said county, in favor of O. C. Bnlloch vs Wiley Wyatt. This December 2, 1875. D. N. MADDUX, Pec. 3-60d. Deputy Sheriff. Administrator’s Sale. GEOlttllA —Marion County—lsy virtue of e last Wilt of Simeon Lawh >rn, dec'J. will e sold on first Tuesday in February, 187(1 be fore the Court House in said count; , one hun dred aud forty LUO] acres of land Jeff lot no. one hundred and forty in the thirty first (31) Dist. of Buid county as the property of said de ceased. Sold for tho benefit of creditors and heirs. Terms one-half cash and the other half to bo paid on the Ist of October next. Sold at the risk of the former purchaser. JOEL LAWHORN, Dec. 31st, 1875-?,Od Adm’rwith Will, Ac Bill to Marshal Assetts in Marion Superior Court- Jan. R. it W. A. McVlichael, Executor of John McMichael, vs. M. E. Peacock, Adams, Bazemore, et al. fjTHE undersigned having been appointed JL at the Inst Term of said Court, a Master in E piity, to bear and determine upon all evidences of indebtedness against the estate I--, eased. .til' persons holding claims against said Estate are hereby notified to be and appear before me, at my office in Buena Vista, said county, by 10 o clock, a. m., on the first Monday in February next, JAS. M. LOWE, Jan 14—it. Master in Equity. IHDTDB Buyevs. New Goods! Cheap Goods! ATT ....) A C^cmsaHa. I am now receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of FILL | WINTER 6003>5. Which I will sell at greatly PRICES. + . My Stock consists of STAPLE and FANCY DRY GOODS, HA IS. BOOTS. SHOES, FAMILY GROCERIES, HARDWARE,* NOTIONS, &C, and has been bought with SPECIAL REFERENCE to the wants and FINANCIAL CONDITION of the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE BOHOHT anywhere in any regular house. Having bought them in person, I am prepared to sell IS LOW AS THE LOWEST. AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST —AND WILL * Calico (> to 8; Soda 12 pounds to the dollar; Genuine Collins Axe 81.25; and other goods in proportion. Cgiih* lsiii>, ( ohii* All, ami See lion cheap can he sob! in JSaiena Vista* JMC. SI.A£IS. Buena vista, Georgia, October 2.5, ISFdb ■T mtrxcrm. iinm—'i run eemi mmhi i—w——— LOOK OCT FOII 1!AR0 TIMES. Great Reduction -Q;.Eel<Ps \ V 30 PATS, AT MCMICHAEL & ISTEVEHS In Standard Calicoes from 6c to 8 cents per yard; Shirting from 8c to 9c per yard; Sheeting from 9c to 10c per yard; E. and P. Checks at 12c per yard; Bleeching from So to 14c per yard. Groceries always 'at Bottom J&^ases. AS© OUU SUOCK of Boots, .Shoes, Hats, Trunks, Clothing, Hardware, Hollow-ware, Tinware, Patent hi cat 4 cines, Family Groceries, Tobacco, Segars, &c. include a variety—which you will 2nd bargains in for the next thirty days. Respectfully, MICHAEL & STEVENS,™ 7 Mlf ifO • NEW GOODS AT PANIC PRICES. MM bwb WE HAVE JHBT OPENED AT OU it Americus, Ua , j. **“ - 1 -' yted to the wants of our otomor and at oxtraordinaw prices. Wo hav till >■ t splendib: ctTarrK!^S In which will be found suits of the. very finest southern Doejkin Jeans ever brought to this market, n k o order especially for our trade, at prices lower than they were ever known. Our stock of CJMRPETB the largest In South-West Georgia, and will be sold as lowaß the same quality can be bought in Macon J or Atlanta. Wo have never had ap large a stock of JE APTS, ndi k as cheap as how. Home of Extra Quality, the beat we ever sold. We have a beautiful stock of Dross Goods—our AL.IPACAS cannot be excelled, they are very handsome—.so are our Shawls, besides we have Dbmestic Goods in great variety, &i*l many of them corresponding with COTTON AT IFOTDIR, GTS A. T’OTTJNTTJ Our stock of Table D amiskwasTJeverao good. We keep also a line stock of Shoes, Hats, Umbrellas, Table and Pocket- Cutlery, Extra Fine '*Rakor Steel’' Scissors, Tobacco, Fi - e Soao, Starch, Soda, /Slacking, as well as many articles not enumerated. $1! cheap! 3fertj ©heap! Extra ©heap! * cash;. We respectfully invite every in Jy to call and examine our stock before purchasing. Nov. s , i875-im (HRAHBEIK R 1 & BA REOW.