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s hr §cn gtrcjM. A. M.O. IM'NftKLL, Editor, ltli'lJSA. HI SVUIJ,, Aaaoclnte Editor ■ ■■ - —t~ — _g*_-rr -t.zz~ f'im\ -rrr; It mo nil Viwtu. Mirlrm CJ.).. r ■"' ~.r.~~:rA: rA^r; FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 7th, IN7O. Call For a District Convention. The counties composing tlic Fourth Congressional District are respect fully requested to send delegates to a District convention on the 26th ot April next, at West Feint, Ua., to select two district and four State del egates, and alternates, to the Na tional Democratic convention which meets at St. Louis on the 21th of June next, to adopt a platform, and nominate candidates lor President and Vico President. Each county is entitled to twice as many delegates as it has in the lower branch of the Legislature. Done by request of the members of the Dis trict Executive Committee. W. 0. Tuggle, Chairman. LaGrunge, Ga., March 23, 1876. Democratic Meetins. Agreeable to the call of Col. E. M. Butt, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Marion county, the cit izens of ihe county met in the Court House on the Ist of April for the purpose of electing delegates to the Congressional Convention that meets in West Point on the 26th inst., to elect delegates to the National Dem ocratic Convention, that convenes in St Louis on the 26th of June. Col. Butt called the meeting to or der. J. L. C. Kerr was elected Sec retary. The meeting resolved itself into a committee of the whole. Messrs. A. M. C. Russell end AY. B. Hinton were appointed delegates with W. B. Butt and J. A. Story, alternates. The Secretary was requested to furnish the Argds with a copy of the pro ceedings and request that they be published. Meeting adjourned. J. L. C. Kerh, Secretary. Gen. Sherman says ho does not •wish to return to Washington. There are too many “fair but fickle” temptations in that locality. The Grant Parish cases, called the Enforcement Act cases, have been decided by the Supreme Court of tho United States, in fa vor of the deiendants. The de cision of the Supremo Bench does not declare the act unconstitution al, but renders it a dead letter. The bench is this case, have shown timorousness and dread of the ad ministration, which is unbecom ing their position. If the enforce ment Act is unconstitutional, as it evidently is, it is their duty to say so, without “fear, tavor or affect ion.” They have begged the ques tion and as, therefore, derelict in duty and highly censurable. Our little pleasantry about Jo sepli Dennis the excentric lamp lighter, who publishes really and truthfully the spicest paper that illumes our sanctum, has made him as testy and quarrelsome as a setting hen. Ho pays us ironical compliments and indulges in “sar kastic” comparisons, which are amusing both to us and his numer ous readers. We had no idea that our playful strokes would m raffle the usually glassy feathers of this young eagle. The Bainbridge Demcorat in a recent issue, has given us and the other friends of Colquitt a regular broadside, which failed its aim and is not controversial. Our an ewer to its query, is all we intend to say on that phrase of the Guber natorial problem. We are not fighting Gov. Smith nor his past record, we, therefore, respectfully decline to bo seduced into firing upon him. His over zeal .ms friends have already led us into saying more to his disfavor than we otherwise would have done. We favor Colquitt, not from any antagonism to Smith. “Dry Up Yourselves.” Wo had fondly hoped that our little article of a few weeks ago, on the fence-riding yelpors of the Georgia press, had shown them the supreme folly, of censuring news papers for making known their orcfeiiccs and advocating the claims of their candidates, but it seems our hopes were ill founded . Two or three nondescripts are still screaming in the ears of their in dependent cotemporaries, “hush ! in tho name of all that is deceitful and fence-riding, hush!” The blockheads must not know that their course is eminently revolting and glaringly transparent to all decent men, or they would in self defense, put a “quietus” tempora rily at least upon deceitful and cowardly utterances. They know that it is jnst and proper, that the qualities of public men should he made known, so that the people may judge of their merits and act accordingly, and prove themselves fools and idiots when they “cry down” journals thatreton this principle. Tho truth is, these self constitu ted “censor morums” have candi dates tied, out, they dare not make it known, lest the present incum bent permit some dainty morsels of official pap to pass by out -of their greedy mouths, or they fear A Correction In our article last week on the Operetta of Laila, occurs an error which we hasten to correct. We stated that the the exhibition would take place on the second Tuesday night in .April. We should have said the third Tues day night, as the young ladies de sire the performance to take place during the session of the Superior Court. We hope that everobody will come out' and patronize the Operetta, as it will be a real litera ry andmusical feas , well worth more than quaruple the nominal sum charged. The young ladies are practicing daily, and they will be able by the time appointed, to render Laila, with extraordinary accuracy and skill. Laila is one of the sweetest and best oper ettas in the English language. Col. H. H, Jones in Macon Tele graph : Major W. M. Moses’ farm in situated in Washington Couniy, and contains 287 acres of cleared laud. From tho cash avails of the same last year he realized a net profit of thirty five per cent, upon an investment of fifteen thousand dollars. Hiß share wasone-ha'f of the gross sales, and amouoted to $3,300. Eighty-five acres are devoted to peach culture, and 4,- 300 baskets, holding three pecks each, were shipped to Savanneb and New York, netting over $2,000. He hasten thousand trees in full hearing, every one of which was budded by his own bands. The crop the present year is divided as follows: Cotton forty-five acres, oats fifty-five acres, wheat five acres, corn seventy acres, sweet pota toes five acres, Irish potatoes a halt acres, sugar cane one acre, millet one acre, trucK patches one and a half acres. To the above two tons of chem icals, one ton of bone acid, three tons of other fertilizers, fifteen hundred bushels of cotton seed, and a vast amount of stable manure, rotted leaves and fence corner scrapings have been applied. The working force is compos ed of eight laborers and five mules. Tbc Major expects to realize a bale of cotton per acre and forty bushels of corn, but reports that the fruit has been damaged by the cold fully sixty per cent. Washington county lias pur chased fourteen hundied tons of Com mercial fertilizers the present season. But for the comfort of all concerned, it may bo authoritatively stated, that forty per cent, more of corn has been seeded, and at least four hundred per cent, more of oats, rye and wheat than the previous year. With anything like average seasons, the county will harvest tvro years’ supply of provisions. The daughter of Itev. Jordan Flanders, of Emanuel county, on Saturday last went into the field where her brother-in-law was felling timber. Unconscious of her danger, she ran under the falling tree and was so terribly bruised and mutila ted that no hopes of her recovery is terptained. , Among Our Suite Exdiangt >, Messrs. It. It. Ricks and John En glish, stopping at tho Planters Ho tel, Macon, were recently relieved ol thirty-five dollars and a watch. A Lodge of the Knights of Honor lias recently been organized in Ma con, with Dr. J. E. Blackshear, dic tator. The farmers ot Stewart county arc replanting their corn crop which was destroyed by the recent freeze. Tho Lumpkin Independent gives the following device for getting in shooting distance of doves : lie had cut down and was carry ing in front of him a heavy pine bush, and, with it as a “blind” 'was just walking right up in among the doves where ho had nothing to do but to pick out the plumpest birds and .-hoot ifWPffTwn.**—’ ~ • * Mrs. Helen Wimberly, an estima ble lady of Lumpkin, died on tho 29th ult. She was the wife of Judge J, S. Wimberly. Judge James Johnson, of Colum bus, will be the Republican nominee, for Governor of Georgia. He is the strongest man in the Republican Camp in this State, and it will take a good man to defeat him. The district conventions have thus far been called, as follows: First—At Savannah, April, 26. Second —At Albany, April 26. Third—At Macon, April 20. Fourth —At West Point, April 20. Fifth—At Griffin, April 26. Seventh —At Milledgeville, April 26. Ninth—it Gftinsvillc, April 26. Waynesboro lms doubled its pop illation in the last four years. The Sanderville Herald says : Anew daily will appear in Atlan ta soon, to take the place the Couri er, deceased, under the title of At lanta “Daily Times ” Col. Jaa. D. Waddell, a vigorous and versatile writer, is annouced as its editor. Eggs sell at three cent a dozen at Sand Mountain, near Rowe. Sixteen years have elapsed since the last hanging in Talbot county. Prof. G. J. Orr, State School Com missioner, will deliver an address, in Americus sometime this month, on the subject ol Common Schools* Sandersville Herald : Mr. M. Webster an honest truthful farmer, living five milts from this city, sent to our office on Monday last, a lien’s egg which has the owner’s name in clear white, raised letters, extended around the centre of the egg. A daughter of Mr. W. found the egg in a hen’s nest, with other eggs. The family verily believe that the letters were on the egg when laid by the hen. We have examined it closely know there is no mistake with re gard to its being a hen’s egg, nor is there any doubt about the name of Mr. W. being clearly legible on the shell. Philadelphia is making prepar ations to fleece visitors to the Cen tennial. Fifty dollars a week is what they expect to squeeze out of the unwary Centennialists. $2.00 per diun is all that visitors should pay who desire board at private houses. If Philadelphia dues not reduce her hotel fares, the Centennial will be the grand fail ure of the century. Liquor Law in Chattahoochee and Marion Counties. —Both these comi ties have liquor laws like that of Mus cogee, which requires the consent of two-thirds of the fiee holders of the neighborhood to allow liquors to be sold outside the limits of corporated ci ties and towns. All the licenses have expired in Marion county, and part' • ■ wlio desire a drink have to go to An e; ricus. One man at Gobbler’s hill, four miles from Cussota, still lias a license, but the time for which it is granted will soon expire. Law vers and otliets who bav- returned fiom Cusseta report the people well content with the pro vision. Ml appear happier and more content since she closing of the bar rooms, the complexion of those who formerly drank are healthier and clear er looking, and there is no comparison in point of order. Gobbler’s Hill was well patronized during eomt week, but the days of the bar-r>,om ai that place are well nigh numbered. When this is gone Co’utnbus is the nearest drinking place, and the better class ol citizens are well pleased at the idea that one enemy has been removed fiom their midst. — Enquirer. Tho HoHi#su.au Aooision. Simmons vs. Anderson. Homestead, bom Montoe. WARNER, C. J.—This was a claim case, which wns submitted to the do (•isiuii if the * ur 1 , without the ill- ter m.lii'ii ofajuiy, on tho following agreed statement of (acts : “ 1 hat the defendant in ii. ta., James M. Simmons, on the 27th day of March, 1813, executed to tho plaintiff, W. W. Anderson, a mortgage upon one hundred acres of land : that, said in strument ns skated, soiled and de livered with ail the solemnity neces sary under the taw, and is in all re spects a valid mortgage ; that in the said instrument, the said Simmons waived for himself and family, all right, to a homestead, to or out of said bargained and described premi ses ; that said mortgage has been foreclosed, and ft. fa. issued against the defendant, and levied on said land ; that the defftldant, a the bead ol a family, has since said foreclosure and levy of said ft. fa. applied for and obtained a homestead on said land according to the requirement of the law, and lias, as agent lor his wife, tiled his claim thereto.” Upon this statement of facts the Court decided that the land was subject to the mortgage ft. fa. levied thereon, whereupon the claitnaut excepted. The only question made here on the foregoing statement of facts, was whether Simmons, the defendant in the mortgage ft. fa , could waive his light, as the head of a family, to claim a homestead in the property described in the mortgage, and to claim the same as a homestead ex. ornptiou, as the agent of his wife, from being subject to that mortgage ii. fa. The 1753d section of die code declares that, “in this S ate, the hus band is the head of the family, and the wife is subject to him ; her legal civil existence is merged in the hus band, except, so far as the law recog nizes her separately, either for own protection, or for her benefit, or for the preservation of public order. The constitution of 1808 declares that each head o£ a family, or guar dian or trustee of a family ot minor children, shall be entitled to a home stead in realty to the value of two thousand dollars in specie, etc., which, when set apart, is exempt from levy and sale, except for taxes, money borrowed and expended in the improvement of tne homestead, or fir the purchase money ot the same, and for labor done thereon, or mate rial furnished therefor, or removal of incumbrances thereon. M hen the constitution declares that each head of a family shall be entitled to a homestml in realty to the value of two thousand dollars in specie, it wasnothileudfdth.it it should be compu!s ry on each head ol a fain ly to takeout a homestead on his land, whether lie desired to do so or not. The obvious and lair construction of this clause of tho cons itution is, that each head of a family should be enti tled t. a homestead as therein provi ded, if he desired to have one, and not otherwise. When Mr. Simmons borrowed the money ami executed Ills mortgage deed to secure its pay- ment, he stipulated under his hand ■tnd seal, that he waived lor himself and family, all right to a homestead in the mortgaged premises, in other words he declared that as the head ofa family, he did not desire to have a homestead on that land so mort gaged by him. As the head of his family and owner of the land, lie could have made an absolute sale of it, and thus have defeated all claims of his family to a homestead on the land. Why' as the head of his family and owner of she land, could not stipulate that ho would not claim a homestead on it, the more especially if he did not desire to have one ? Besides, it does not appear from the record in this case, but that the defendant, Simmons, had plenty of other land than that mortgaged, on which be could have taken n homestead ex emption as the head of a family. The obtaining and claiming a homestead exemption in the mortgaged property by Mr. Simmons, as the agent of his wife, after stipulating in the mort gage, as the head of his family, that he waived for himself and family, all right to a homestead in the mortgag ed premises, does not, we regret to say, exhibit a very high standard of either Lis legal or moral obligation to pay an honest debt. In view of the facts as diselosxl in the record, we a (firm the judgment of the" court be low. Judgment affirmed. Hainmoml & Berner, for plaintiff in error. J. S. Pinckard, for defendant. Chattahoochee Court. —The.session closed Thursday, and all parties have repaired to their homes. Tlie follow ing patties were sentenced : Jim Floyd, colored, was found guil ty of simple larceny and sentenced to six months on the chain gang. • Tom ooth, colored, felonious larce ny, sentenced to two years in the peni tentiary. Andrew Roan, colored, found guilty of involuntary mans'aughter, and son ten cod to the extent of the law—three years in the penitentiary.— Enquirer. LiiMii OUT J?M HARD TIMES. Great Reduction MOMIGHML k STEVMS In Standard Calicoes from 6c to 8 cents per yard;. Shirting from 8c to 9c per yard; Sheeting from 9c to lic per yard; E. and I*. Checks at 12c per yard; Rlcecliing from 8o to lie per yard. Gri’oceaies always at Botina ?{ ,mmi. a mm /fUiU SUOCK of Boot*, iSHiooh, Kit*, Trunks, Clothing, Hardware, Hollow-ware, Tinware, Patent Medi 4/ cines. Family Groceries, Tobajco, Segara, &o. include a variety—*which you will tlud fo*rgalu.- in e next thirty Respectfully, _ lIdfICIiAEL & STEVENS, m: Yoar Dwellings Your Stores'! Yoar Stocks of floods Sine and grinjpauses, From Loss by Fire. A. M. CD. General Insurance Agent, o> * UwJSfiSt snmp;tMs gUjntafiifei, 3 ettkmtnts piuknwl jfatd at mtj Offfcr We keep on hand and are constantly receiving from Eastcrh and Western markets all goods usually kept iu a first-class Furniture and House Furishing goods Establishment. FURNITURE. PARLOR SUITS, S EASY CHAIRS, LOUNGES, &c. t Dressing Case Suits Commsn: Bed Room Suits, at Prices from SSO Upwards; Dining Room Chairs, Table's and Safes; Office Desks, Counter and Desk Stoors and Chairs. Chairs: Fine Cane Seat. Wood Seat and Cottage; Wash Stands, tables, Hu reaus, Bedsteads, Lounges, &c.; Mattresses: Spring Beds, Feathers, &c.; Baskets best assortment in the oily; Brushes: Hail, Clothes. Shoe, Dusting and Shaving; Brooms: Floor or Sweeping, Hearth and Whisk; Upholsters Goods: hair, cloth, reps, buttons, gimp, tacks, &o.; Picture Frames: pic'ure frame moulding, an<j irames made any size desired; picture cork, nails add tassels; HA BY CARRI AGES; A booking Glasses, Looking Glass Plate in pieoe, Window Shakes, decorated and plain j Window shade goods, various widths, aod colors cut and made to lit size wiudow. China, dinner and tea sets; china by piece or dozen, decorated or plain; lamps, lanterns, chandeliers, wicks, chimneys, kerosene oil and lamp goods generally; Fancy and holiday goods, fine variety; Cutlery; table and pocket, fine assortment imported and American, both direct from manufacturers, and Bpld very low. Spoons, forks, castors, <feo all sizes, at. prices ranging from six dollars to two hundrer dollars; full hue of cheap wood coffins always on hand, for ladies, gentlemen o children; Burial robes, and unkci takers barkware. j£#'Store next door north of Waxelbaum & Gyles’, Cotton Avenue. Residence close to store iu house o. Judge S* S. Boon Calls night or day, by telegram or otherwise, attended faithfully.