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ft he §ucna gttflujs. ~ LOCAL DEPARTMENT. nuDAT Mounua. apml nh i*i- Bring it with You to Couiit. — Parties, who are owing us would con" fur a great favor by bringing what they arc due us, with them to Court, which convenes on the I7th inst. Do not forget that the printer inud. live, as much so as other pco ple, and he cannot do so, unless he collects these little accounts. Pro visions or country produce will be acceptable, when the money cannot be had. A. M. C. Russell, Proprietor Argus. Locals are scarce this week. Lailal Tuesday night, ISinst., at Miller’s Hall. —Sale day passed off Tuesday without the sale of a singlo piece of property. —Thirty-six rabbits were bagged Wednesday by a party of Buena Vis ta sportsmen. Mr. llushin, of the firm of Messrs. Lowe & llushin, return ed home tills week, from Charles town, having purchased a fine stock of Spring goods. —W : are sorry to learn oi the se vere illness oi' Mr. Blan Wallis, but glad to know that lie is improving, lie has been down several days. Other members of his family are also sick. —The contracts for carrying the mails between Americus and Buena Vista, Geneva and Buena Vista and Cusseta and Buena Vista have been let out, A gentleman by the name of Steed, has obtained the route to Americus, Meshon to Geneva. Let every farmer read the adver tisement in this paper of “Cliufas and Japan Peas.’’ If one-half that is claimed for these crops by the best authorities be true they are indeed a godsend to the South. 28-Im. —We have an interesting batch of letters in to-day's paper, from our correspondents, which will be read with great interest. “Incognito," “Six Hammers" and Judge McCall are new contributors and wo hope that they will continue to keep us in formed. A party of young ladies and gen tlemen visited the counlry Wednes day, and their team sunk up to the hubs in mud, in Uchee creek, greatly to the discomfort of all —who were compelled to wade out. At night on .their return they were a tired and muddy set. One deeply interested proposes to give an account of the trip in rhyme for our next issue, pro vided he can find a rhyming distiona ry—and does not get mobbed. —The April number of the South ern Cultivator is full of important and deeply interesting reading for farmers. Among its important aiv tides we will mention : PotaSk Fer tilizers : Why Commercial Fertilizers do uot Pay ; Consumption of Cotton in 1875 ; Reclaiming worn out Lands; Fertilizer under Cqton ; The St. Do mingo Yam ; The Food for Plants ; Bee Notes for April ; Iron as a Pre ventive of Poultry Cholera ; —and many others equally important are contained in it. The price is mode rate, $2.00 a year in advance, and every farmer should take a copy. Address W. L. Jones, Editor and proprietor, Athens, Ga, No More Premium. We have tried the Premiums plan jpid it docs not work well, We have received a large pumder of subscri bers, since we offered premiums, and but three of the number have paid the additional twenty-five cents pharged for the premium. It is therefore, evident that the people care nothing for the premium, and we cease to offer it, as an inducement from this date. Parties will hence forth have to subscribe for the paper, because they want the news from Marlon county and no.t because they peed stationary, tb Death of Rev. D. N. Burkhalter. The angel of death visited our community on Wednesday night last, and bore away upou his sable pin ions, one of our oldest and best citi zens, Rev. D. N. Burkhalter who “fell on sleep” about 12 o’clock p. in., April sth, 1876, after a brief ill ness. His death is a sad bereave ment to the entire county, for lie was in every respect ono of her first and worthiest citizens. Rev. D. N. Burkhalter was in the seventy-fourth year of his ago, when tlio Master called for him. Ho was born and raised in Warren county, and settled in Marion county more than forty years ago, being one of its first settlers. Ho has been a pro minent, public-spirited and valuable citizen since his first arrival. He first resided at Tazewell, then the county site of Marion. Afterwards he moved to Buena Vistn, which at that time was called Pcaridge. At one time he owned the entire site on which Buena Vista now stands. He founded Tazewell and is the father of Buena Vista. It was in a great measure through his instrumentality, that the county site was removed from Tazewell to Buena Vista in 1847. lie presented the county with the ground upon which the Court House now stands. Ills influence lias been strongly felt, in Marion, for good, in all her vicis situdes of fortune. Long will his memory remain green in the hearts of his fellow-citizens, and long will Marion exhibit the evidences of his energy and devotion. For many years, Mr. Burkhalter was an itinerant Methodist preacher, of well attested piety and great use fulness. While in the pulpit he dis played a superior order of talent, a fertile and vigorous mind and a geni us of eloquence, that would have made him one of the first ministers in the Methodist Church, had not dis ease compelled him to relinquish the field which his talents and gifts fitted him to occupy. Several years ago disease forced him to quit the itine i-ant ministry and seek other occupa tions. He bns since hold local preacher’s license, ne has been a faithful and humble servant of the Most High. We have been informed that he has served his county as Representa tive and as Judge of the Inferior Court. In whatever position he has been placed he has served faithfully and well. Mr. Burkbaltor possessed a firm ness of character that few can boast. His will was indomitable and bis courage unflinching. When convinc ed that he was in the right, he was as firm and steadfast as a stone mountain. His firmness was tem pered with gentleness and mercy. He possessed another noble trait of character, that of leniency to his debtors. A gentleman, who was for years, his attorney says, that thousands of dollars due him were forever barred by the statute of limi tations, because he would not press those who owed him. He was for many years, a thriving merchant of Buena Vista, and through his whole mercantile career not a stain attach ed itself to his name. He died in peace, with a full assu rance of the reward that awaits the aithfiil who “die in the Lord.” His u'emains were interred in the Buena Yista cemetery on Thursday (yester day) evening, and were accompanied to the grave by a large concourse of friends and relatives, who feel that their “loss is his eternal gain.” He leaves a wife and several grown and married children. Of him may it truly be written : “Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord, ” Prof. G. J. Orr lectures to-day in Albany on the school question. A iadj in Lumpkin has planted some coffee seed, as an experiment. The seed have sprouted and have stems an inch long. [Communicated.] MAN KLILED IN MARION COUNTY. Isaac Hammell Killed by Mat Walker. Cut-Off, Marion Cos.. Oa., 1 April Ist, 1876. j Mr. Editor: A shooting affray on the planta tion of Mr. M. Stateham in this dis trict taken place on Wednesday night last between a white man by the name Mat Walker, and a negro by the name of Isaac Hammell, in which, the latter is thought to be mortally wounded. Wild rumor seems to give two sides to the affair, as is generally the case, and will re late them to you as they were given me. Walker’s statement to some of his friends, is that the said negro gave some insolence on the planta. tion in the evening while at work. That he was pushing to finish plant ing a certain piece of corn, and that the negro’s wife was dropping corn, when he (the negro) told Walker that if his wife (Walker’s wife) was dropping corn that he would not push so, at which this brought on some angry words when the negro drew a single-tree on W. W. then told tiirn that he would fix for him, and when they quit work that night W. got his pistol and cursed the ne gro out, about the Gin House. Walker, about dark, standing about the buggy house and saw the negro advancing toward him and said that he supposed he was at that time armed and ordered him to stop, to which he paid no attention but kept advancing, when W. told him that lie would kill him if he advanced any furthur. W hen the negro kept advancing at which W. fired on him, the'ball entering just below the right breast. This is Walker’s state ment, another white man by the name of Adam?, speaks differently, lie says that IPalker asked the ne gro where he was going. He re plied, r hat he was going to another house, after a saw. When Walker told him he could not go and to go back, and that he wanted to kill him and would do so, at that fired on him, with the above resuit, these are rumors as were given your corres pondent. Walker and the negro were both laborers on Mr. Stateham's. farm, and, Walker left that night, ad is supposed left the country. Incognito. LATER. Monday, P. M. April 3, 1876 Mr. Editor : Since writing the above, said Isaac Hammed, is no more, having breath cd his last at 9 o’clock this A, M, supposed, from the pistoi shot wound given him on Wednesday night the 29th alt., by the said Walker. I. Tg Bedding Potatoes. Mr. G. W. C. Munro, of this coun ty, contributes to the Southern Culti vator for April the following experi ment in bedding potatoes : I am trying an experiment m bed ding po atoes by digging out a place as wide as I design the bed to be, 1 foot deep, on a good Southern expo sure, throw the top soil on one side and the clay on tlw other, filling up with straw or leaves, wetting them, and covering with the top soil thrown out, then with 5 or 6 inches of vege table mould or well-rotted lot ma nure, placing the potatoes on this, and covering them with a compost ot bone or acid phosphate, stable ma nure and vegetable mould. If in dry hot weather they need water, pour it | in the trench, which should b left open at each end, and if many are bedded holes could be made to admit the water at 4to 6 feet apart. Cot ton seed might be put on the straw and leaves before the din. If t esc are green, then rotting would act as a hot-bed, and the decaying of the leaves, their moisture and the air among them, would I think, all have a tendency to counteract drought. What is your opiiAon of this experi ment ? gCgjrbSubsribo for the Argus- -It jcgr'is the cheapest and baet._^cl “The Lost Cause.” —A magnif icent picture 11 x 18 Inch sin size, bortu’il'ul in design atul artistic in ex ecution. It represents a confeder ate soldier after the war returning to his home, which ho finds l<>nely and desolate. In front of the ruined cot tage, telling a sad tale of the miser ies of war, arc t".o graves with rudo crosses, on ono of which some friend ly hand has hung a garland. To the right the calm river and the rising moon indicate peace and rest. The stars, seen through the trees, repre sent the Southern Cross. It is a picture that will touch every South ern heart, and should find a place in every Southern home. One copy sent by mail, mounted on a roller and post paid, on receipt of 25 cents, or three for 60 cents. —Address John Burrow & Cos., Bristol, l’enn. Agents wanted everywhere to sell our cheap and popular pictures. $5 to $lO per day easily made. No money requir ed until pictures are sold. Send stamp for catalogue and terms. March 17-6 t. Now Advertisements. Application for pismlailon* GEORGIA —Marion County. Whereas Mrs. M.A. Butt, Administratrix of the < state of W. M. Butt, deceased, has petition ed for Letters of Dismission, all persons intor o ted in said estate nro hereby notified to filo tluir objections to the same within the time pro scribed by law. Witness my hand April sth, 1576. JAS.M.LOWE, apl7-3m Ordinary. CSIUFAS AND JAPAN PEAS. The introduction of these crops throughout the south will enable us to koep our stock and ii 11 our *moko<hnuses us cheaply os it can be done at the West. The Chufa is platitod in a ridge liko potatoes, yields on common land 200 bushels per acre of the richest feed, uuequaled for fattening hogs, poultry—and childron. One acio will fatten more hogs than ten acres of the best corn, besides furnishing graziug all summer. For the truth of these claims we refer to U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington, or to any agricultural paper in the South. Price, by mail, postage paid, 20c a package, 40c a pint, 7tic a quart, by express $4 a peck, sls a bushel. The Japan Pei lully established its merits several years ago, anti is now in universal de mand. it grows upright like a cotton stalk, is cultivated liko corn, find yields from 150 to 300 bushels ;iu acre on ordinary land. Stock of all kinds relish it and thrive highly on it without oilier feed Also excellent for table use (after boiling about a week.) Price by mail, postage paid, 15c a pa- kage, 30c a pin., 50e a quart. Isy express, $3 per peck. $lO per bushel. These seeds are so scarce aud costly that we cannot make any discount to wholesale dealer or granges When Southern planteisgrow their own stock* teed and fatten their own hogs we shall hear no more of hard times and “middle men” for this will put an end to both. If you fear to invest largely it will cost but a trifle to try these seeds, and unless your experience differs from all oth ers you will bo forever thankful for the trial. Address, A. F. WHITE SC <-0., upi7 1 m Nashville, Ttnn. THBHTJTB. Everybody should read the ‘JSMC USE&O S®. 9 There are lively times ahead! To enable ev ery voter in this setciou to take a paper and keep fully posted on Staloand National Politics, we will send th- Mirror postage paid from now until tne ioth of November for only $£,25, Send along your names and money. W. T. CUIUSTOPriEK, apl7-3t Fort Valley, Ga. 25. £5. W. 15. Ilintoai, iTTORSEYS AT LAW, * BUENA VISTA. GA Will practice in the Courts of this Statee and th; District and Circuit Courts of th. United States. mch.3l-ly, 600 WANTED! I want six hundred hides to tan on shares, and assure tho public that the work will be well and satisfactorily executed. Bring your cow hides to me at Buena Vista and have them tanned, in the best manner. Boots and Shoes. I will also be pleased to receive orders for making boots and shoes in the best styles and at the lowest prices. Repairing done neatly. ALEX. SMITH, Buena Vista, Ga., Mob 31,-3m S3SIGAGE SALS. WILL bo sold on the first Tuesday in June next, between the legal hours of sale, 1 bay horse, Logan, as the property of Wily Wyatt, to satisfy a mortgage fi fa, O. C. Bullock vs. Wyatt, D. A. MADDUX, mh3l-Cod Deputy Sheriff. bTilum WffiKLl Tils. Oolumtous, Gczx. T K WYNME&J.H WIARTiN PBOPBLETORS AND EDITORS. To secure a still wider circulation in this centennial year—a year of most important events and exciting popular issues—we oiler THfc WEEKIY TIMES at the following club rates: For ten. or more copies, $1.50 each. To any one sending us five subscribers at regular rates for single copies, a copy of the Weekly will be thrown in. The Times has the best and fullest tele graphic dispatches-especially ift its reports of Georgia and Alabama nows —of any paper in the State. This is no empty boast —we re fer to our columns daily for proof. Our commercial dispatches are now ample and re liable. Price of the Daily Times, $8 per annum, $1 for six and $2 for three months. WYNNE & MARTIN. _ ~WiSHEs" TO MARRY 1 And desires money for that purpose, does tho light* er of the GENEVA L vMP, 11 dp him. Subscription reduced to one dollar a year. Clubs of ten copies 75 coats each. Write to J. L. Dennis,. Geneva , Ga., for specimen ol this "Georgia Punch.” New Advertisements tiiej iiis’ rif pom Having bought th right of sale for Marion, Schloy, Wobster and Sumter counties for the Lillis Adjustable Treadle For all Sowing Machines, wo are prepared to offer this important im provement to all who may desiro it. Price, *5,00. Wo refer, as to its merits to any physician, tho Press of the country and all who have tried it. Liberal terms to agents. S ANTHONY & SONS. mb3i,-ia AMERIOUS. Ga, - Marion’lCounty Sheriff Sales. WILL bo sold before tho Court Ho ass door in Buena Vista within tho legal hours of sale on tho first Tuesday in May next, the following property, to wit: One Lot of land, containing 2024 acres more or less, No. 214 in tho 31st District of origin ally Lee. now Marion county. Levied by vir tue of a fi fa issued from the Superior Court, of said county, in favor of Harold, Johnson ,fc Cos. transferees vs Jacob Peeples. Sold to satisfy said fi fa. This 29th day of March, 1t76. A. W. DAVIS. inh3l-lm. Sheriff. H. L. Frfncil J. 8. Eas n* FRENCH HOUSE, Public Square, Americas, Georgia. —§— French & Eaon, Proprietor. § 3S.&CSS FBIQKEII, DEALER in FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, IBWHIiY, Sterling Silver aud plated ware, Spec tacles, Cutlery, Violin Strings, Sew ing Machine Needles, for all kinds of Machines, Oil, &c. Agent for Mar vin’s Safes. All goods guaranteed as represented, anu at as low prices as the same goods can be bought forin any market. AMEPJCUS, GEORGIA. ffalclios, Clucks & Jewelry Repaired k Warranlnd. N. G. PRINCE, J. K. PRINCE. NC. &L K. FTOJOE, —AND— FEED STABLE DEALERS IN Horses, Mules, Carriages, Bug gies, &c. Horses, Buggies, Carriages and ITaeks to let at reasonable rates —Good jS’ueds and Lets for Stock Drovers. Cotton Avenue, Americus, Ga. ri) if i A i~i r iper day at home. Samples worth SI V.\J free. Stinson dfc Cos., Portland. Maine END sc. to G P. ItuWJSLL & CO., New York, for Pamphlet of 100 pages, containing lists of 3000 newspaper.-- and estimates showing cost of advertising i ) atlay at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and V* - terms free. TRUE .V O.. Augista, Maine. Awarded the Highest Medal at Vienna, E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., Broadway. Sew York. (Opposite Metropolitan Hotel.) Manufacturers, importers & Dealers OHROMOS & FRAMES- Stereoscopes and Views, Album*, Graplicscopes ami Suitable Views. Photographic ’Materials. XVe are Headquarters for everything in the way of Stereopticns and Magic Lanterns, Being Manufacturers of the Micro-Scieutific, Stereo-Panopticon, University Slcreoptlcon, Advertiser’s Stcrcopticon, Artopicou, School Lantern, Family Lantern, People’s Lantern. jSich style being the best of its class in the market. Catalogues of Lanterns and Slides with di rections for using sent on application, this advertisement for refer ence. "02^ Any efterprising man can make money with a Magic Lantern. feb2s-tf Ofie Massa’s Grave. JO4LIIS is the title of anew and beautiful work of art which we have just published. It is 14 x 19 inches in size, artistic in design, finely en graved and printed on heavy plate paper. In tho fore ground is seen a young Confederate soldier, who has just returned home from the war, looking sad and thoughtfully at his father’s grave which is shown to him by an aged negro servant. To the right the calm river indicates peace and rest as well as tho harbinger of brighter days to come. It is a picture that will touch every Southern heart and should find a place in every Southern home. One copy will be sent by mail mounted on roller and post paid on re ceipt of 25 cts., or 3 copies for fifty cts. Address JOHN UUllftOW tSi CO., Publishers, Bristol, Tenn., AGENTS wanted everywhere to sell our cheap-and popular pictures. $5 to SIU per day easily made. No money required until pictures are sold. Send stamp for catal >guo and terms. feb2s-lm. Agents for the Arg The following are our duly author ize.i Agent*, to reoieve and receipt for subscriptions, advertisements and Job Work, at their respective places. L. yV . Wall Tazewell, Ga. J. 0. Royalls Rcdbouo Ga. Juniper Hills. BERT WHITE CORN MllAXj IN ANT QUANTITY - AT EIGHTY Cents Per lUJSHEL. CASH 1 O A-SIT 1 I. V. CHANDLER. February 25th, 1870-lm raj.-'g-jgaij-jL!!. ' ' ■ THIS PArm IS ON Flu: WITH IVhare Adr.rUiUs GuuuauU saa bo mwlft AMERICU3, ----- GA. THANKFUL for past favors I respect fully solicit a continuauce of tho patronage of tho good people of Ma rion. Prices reasonable, and extra in ducements offered those at a distance to visit my office. Rooms on Lamar St, two doors from R C Black’s Shoe Store. September Bth. MASON WORK I take this method of informing the citizens of Buena Vista and Marion county, that I am prepared to do any kind of mason work, such as plastering, brick laying, building chimneys or brick bouses, any kind of stone work, (£ - 0 I am prepared also to do any' kind of work on graves, as walling them up with brick, etc, LEONARD CUQUILLARD. Buena Vista, Dec 24tli 1875 'ffilOTOffl UTiTffl*’ Located Near TALBOTTON, GKORGIA. J. T. McLAHGHLIN, Principal & Proprietor G. W. MAXON, Associate Principal. Gbaded High School fob Bors A Young Men Spring Term begins Jan. 17th, ends Juno 30th Fall Term begins August Ist, ends Nov. 17th EXPENSES : Tuition in Priinajy Department, per year, $20,00 “ Intermediate " " SO,OO *• Grammar '* ** 40 00 “ High School ** " 60,00 Incidental Fee, per month, 26c 2.50 fjfoard paid in advance,for the Term, per month 10,00 All expeuses for Six Mouths, including Board, Tui tion, Washing and Incidentals, SBO, SO2 or 98. For One year, paid in advance, $l4O, $l5O or $l6O, accord ing to Class. Dec. 24-lm* “ySk 1875 1876 7 FEMALE COLLEGE DUR Scholastic year is divided Into thre* terms! beginning September 20th, January 3rd, April Ist, and closing Commencement Day, the last \Vedncad2y in June. CHARGES PER VERM. Board and Tuition. $59.00 J/usic and use of Piano 19.00 Payments in advance or monthly. A. U . FLEW ELLEN, President eer ras ss%% Unabridged Diotionaiy 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 scholar knows the value of the work— W. H. Prescott, the Historian. Believe it to be the most perfect diction* ry of the language— Dr. J. C. Holland Superior in most respects to any other IO known to me— George P Marsh. r |Ahe standard authority for printing in tsh* L office— A H Clapp, Government Printeri Excels all others in giving and defining sci entific terms — Paesideut Hitchcock. Remarkable compendium of human knowl edge— ITS Clark, Pres't Agricultural College. “The best practical English Dictiona ry extant,’’ —[London Quarterly Review October, 1873.1 A NEW FEATURE.—To the 301) illustrations heretofore in Webster‘B Un abridged we have recently added four pages of Colored Illustrations, engraved expressly for the work at large expense. ALSO WEBSTER’S NATIONAL* Pictorial DIGHOMY. 1040 Pages Octavo. COO Engravings. Price $5. figf-The 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 Iu proof wo will send to any person, on application, tho state ments of more than 100 booksellers from every section of the country Published by G it C MERIiIAM, Springfield, Mass (Sold by all Booksellers ’ DR. E. T. MATHIS, Uuena V ista, Gru. Calls loft at my office or residonco promptly t tended. Dec24-ly ' jbT <3r. Simmona, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AMEIIICUS, GEORGIA. Mareu 10-1 jr.