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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FRIDAY MollNlMi. MAY 44, 147(1-
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—Anslcy A Bullock will pity the
highest Colmi,bis prices for cow,
sheep anti goat liitles. tf.
new comers to this world
fflilroate iu Marion county will
please report for registration at the
Argus office.—By all means let it be
by proxy.
—Pineyillo is mistaken in suppos
ing that we arc biased against him.
Wo repeat our remark of last week,
that wc do not take sides in the dis
cussion now going on.
—Seven mules have died in the
lower part of this county iu less than
ten days. Colic lias been the means
of their death.
—Mr. R. M. Williams gave c|gOTi
Friday last, some unusual’; tine
heads of wheat, which wero grown
on bis place.
—Mr. Jack M. Gill was in town
■Wednesday and gave us a most en
c niraging repoit of the state of the
crops in the “Cut off.” To his ob
servations are we indebted in a great
measure, for our local on the crops in
to day’s paper.
—Mrs. M. A. Wallis sends us, a
very fine specimen of oats grown on
her plantation, near Buena Yista.
From careful measurement, its length
was found to be five feet seven and a
half inches. If this can be excelled,
we want to hear from it.
—To-morrow the Baptist Sunday
School of Buena Vista will give their
Annual Pic Nic, in one of our neigh
boring groves.
—Rev. J. B. McGehee, P. E., ar
rived in our city yesterday. lie
preaches at Redbone uO-night, and
will hold Quarterly Conference to
morrow at Union. All the official
church members of Buena Vista Cir
cuit are earnestly requested by the
pastor and presiding elder to be in
attendance.
Married.
On Thursday, May 10th 1876, Mr.
James Bacon, son of Ed. Bacon, an
estimable citizen of this county, was
married to Miss Emma Turner, a
beautiful and accomplished grand
daughter of Mrs. Fussell, formerly,
Mrs. Turner, and now consort of
Marston Fussell, one of our oldest
and most respected citizens.
REMEDY FOR COLIC OR GRCIES.
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A gentleman of this county, having
considerable experience in manag
ing stock, gives us the following suc
cessful remedy for curing colic or
grabs:
Take one-fourUr of a pound of the
magnolia Bay, boil it well, and give
one pint at a drench. If it operates
too severely on the bowels, check by
giving a dose of laudanum. When
administered in time, he it says,
never fails to effect a cure.
CONVALESCENT.
Every citizen in the county will be
glad to learn that Rev. W. A. Single
ton is rapidly recovering from his
dangerous illness. The physicians
and many lriends had despaired of
his recovery nearly two weeks ago.
We are all rejoiced that his labors
are not yet ended on the earth. His
recovery has almost been miraculous.
His improvement is so rapid that
he will boon be on our streets again.
Campaign Argus for One
Dollar.
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citizen the Argus and keep
postal during the campaign, we of
fer to send it from this date to the
first of December for one dollar, to
any address free of postage.
Tho Campaign will be one of great
excitement. President. Vice res
ident, Senator and Representative in
Congress, Governor and Legislators
nrc to be elected this year. The
Argus will take an active part in all
the questions of the day. Commence
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ed. # tl.
CROPS
The cotton crop in Marion county
never looked better than it docs now
at the same season.
Corn, having taken a backset from
the cold, is not so forward. It is
small and has been weak, but is now
getting a vigorous start. A large
area of this cereal has been plant
ed.
Owing to rust, wheat is light, but
a large quantity has been planted
and the people will have plenty.
Oats and rye never looked better.
The crop is much superior to wbat it
was last year.
Cutting wheat and oats is what
our farmers have been busy at this
week. Marion county is on the high
road to piOJpority, if there is such a
high way tbele hard times. She is
ijominy county of this
In 1868, Mr. J. W. Hanlon com
menced the printer’s trade in the vlr
guß office which was located in Bain
bridge.’* That was the beginning of
his downward course. He lias been
growing worse ever since. But jus
tice lias overtaken him at last. On
the 4th inst., in Marion, he was
caught by the sheriff, Cupid, tried
and convicted of treasonably plot
ting against the government of Ce’i
baey by Judgo Hymen, who delegat
ed Mrs. E. C. Murray to guard over
him, as long as tliey*buth shall live,
in the cclasy ot his grief he writes,
“We are both as happy as two dead
sunshines in a pig.”
The happy pair have our congrat
ulations.
Middle Florida—Gloomy State of Af
fairs.
Our father Rev. Willis M. Russell,
who accompanied our brother to
Middle Florida, gives us the result of
his observations in that section, in a
private letter, from which we lake
the following extract :
“That whole section is greatly em
barrassed and many families are cry
ing for bread. Still farmers arc look
ing well, anti ttie Lent will provide
for all who put their trust in Him.
Middle Florida is in a much worse
condition than any part of Georgia I
have seen. You live in the best coun
try-
FAIR NOTICE.
All communications recommending
persons for nomination to office,
whether it be for Congress, the Leg
islature or county offices, must bo
paid for at tho regular advertising
rates. It is customary wdth all news
papers to charge for this kind of
matter. The course of the paper
will not be changed at all by the
adoption of this rule. This rule en
ables tho Democratic candidates or
their friends to make their claims
known to the people through the Ait
gus whether the editor is in his favor
or not. A. M. C. Russell.
April 22 —Sms.
“The Lost Cause.” —A magnif
icent picture 14 x 18 inches in size,
beautiful in design and artistic in ex
ecution. It represents a confeder
ate soldier after the war returning to
his home, which he finds lonely and
desolate.- In front of the ruined cot
tage, telling a sad tale of the miser
ies of war, are two graves with rude
crosses, on one of wnich 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 lor 60 cents. —Address John
Burrow & Cos., Bristol, Tenn. 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-Gt.
LETTER FROM MACON.
Macon, Ga., May 19, 1870.
| Editor Argils:
Sol is, and has been for several
days past, tuirly raining down his
warmth upon us ; ice is moving rap
| idly—into watcr-pltolicrs, and the
melancholy Ici-cream screamers are
thick upon the strools.
The greatost nuisance that. I can
bring to mind at present—with the
exception of our non-lightod streets,
is, tho army of vegetablo venders
who infest the tax ridden (?) city.
From early dawn till about ten
o’clock there is a continual toddling
to the front door in answer lo the
raps of these pests, They may be
lial'ed as welcome visitors by those
who have no garden, and who do
not have to toil on a morning news
piper for “lations,” but when a
weary “comp.” has just snugly en
sconced himself, at daylight, between
tho sheets and is about to fn'l-aslccp,
a succession of raps on the door,
such as a strapping coin .field ne
gro only can give, is enough to
cause even a mild-tempered individ
ual to smash one of the Ten C<'TU
mandaiuonts. Vegetables are a
blessing, no doubt; but I am forced
to believe they are a blessing in dis
guise, as I can’t see just now where
the blessing comes in.
r-i-c-x-i-c-s
arc the order of the day, and the
Sunday-school children conic in for a
full share of the enjoyment. Sunday
schools from neighboring towns conic
here to have their picnics in the beau
tiful pai’k, and that pleasantest of
pleasant places has been quite lively
in this particular for some weeks
past. If Mayor Huff had never done
anything else for the city of J/aconf
the building of Central City Park
ought to entitle him to its deepest
gratitude. ltss his monument and
has no equal in the State. It ought
never to be allowed to go into disre
pair.
taxation exemptions.
A writer iu tbo Telegraph and
Messenger, some days since, came
out iu a short letter, in favor of
equal taxation—that is, there shall
bo no exemption from taxation. I
think he is correct in his conclusions,
and strikes at the very root of the
financial depression in all quarters.
What right has any private enter
prise to expect exemption from pay
ing taxes? None under the sun. A
corporation, no matter whether it is
organized for the purpose manufact
uring cloth or tooth-picks, is no more
ciititl dto exemption fr in taxation
fora certain length of time, than is
the fanner or the mechanic who toil
for their daily bread.
JUMBLES.
Health of of the city good.
Soda water is falling —you know
where.
Few CentenniaUsts from here.
Hard times,
Don’t “Pincville” smack of rosin?
Watson has now fairly won for him
self the tide of “funny man” of the
Telegraph and Messenger. The com
positors are having a hard time of it.
When one of his best jokes are read
out in the composing room, the
“comps.” fay down their “slicks”
promptly, stretch out on the floor
and go into spasms. Oh ! it is aw
fearful ! Something ought to be
done to put a stop to it. Every
morning when the paper is read,
Macon assumes a hearty smile. If
you ask the cause the answer is, N
--t-e-s.
But I know you are aching to say,
“give us a rest,” so just reach up
to your “cap” case and insert.
J. W. H.
The Argus is now offered from this
date to the first Friday in December
next, which will include the entire po
litical campaign of 1876, at the very
low price of one dollar, cash in ad
vance. Subscribe now and get the
full benefit oi this great reduction. It
will well repay you to take and read
the paper during the canvass, for it
will be the most exciting that has oc
curved for many years.
Ihs Democrat-Argus Affair.
“The editor of tho Buena Vista Argus would
do wall, wo think, to read the report on the
An enitios of the Press, which he will find
published in tho proceedings of tho lute moet
ii g of the Press Association.’’— K\iii,y Coun
tv News.
We accept friend Fleming’s re
proof, with tiio same kind spirit
with which it was given. We are
glad that lie has afforded us the
opportunity of explaining the ap
parent unjournalistio language of
our article, entitled “Defiant and
False,” published in tho Argus of
tiie 12tli inst.
All of our notices of tho Bain
bridge Democrat were courteous
and complimentary, until it came
out in a very uncomp i uentary a
- rgaitstns, together with Col.
C. W. Styles, now of tho Atlanta
C 'tnmonwealth, and Mr. W. E.
Mumford, of the Talbotton Stand
ard. We replied that tho Demo
crat’s attack resembled tho bray
ing ot a colicky jackass. The edi
tor of the Democrat answered to
this that the editors of tho two jour
nals were blood-kin, and wo were
mad because our ears were the
longest and his braying was tho
loudest. This Jjeiny the “unkind
est cut of all,” our pride was hum
bled and wo dropped the subject.
For awhile after this, his discus
sit n with iu of the Gubernatorial
question, while it was not wlmt it
should have been, was just within
the suburbs of propriety.
In the course ol some remarks,
the editor of the Democrat assert
ed that Colquitt’s adherents were
injuring him, and that his prayer
should be, “Lord! preserve me
from my friends!” This was gross
ly unjust to the friends of a pure
and noble man. We did not deign
to notice thJthrust at the time it
was given; though it is a rule with
us always to return the fire of the
enemy.
While we w ‘.re. on a t ip to
banv, the letter of Gov. Smith ap
peared, declining to be a candidate.
We had the evidence from the
Governor’s own pen, that such ov
er-zealous partisans as the Demo
crat had, in advocating his re-nom
ination, misstated and misrepre
sented his aspirations. It was
also palpably evident that had
the Governor been placed in the
proper l’glit at the opening of the
canvass, the bulk of the opposition
to him, would never have been de
veloped. His over zealous and un-
Democratic partisans were, there
fore, the cause of most of the abuse
Gov. Smith rec ived. It afford
ed a lino opportunity for us to re
turn the charge made against the
friends of Colquitt. We did so in
our letter from Albany.
The Democrat was galled by the
truth and justice of our reply, and
said that we studied misrepresenta
tion and had given utterance to a
willful, malicious lies. This placed
him without the pale of our recog
nition. But knowing from experi
ence that our silence would not
stop his fusilade upon us but rath
er increase its fury, we resolved to
scorch the devil with his own tiro.
llis misrepresentation of the people
of Decatur was notorious Hence
our uncharacteristic article of the
12th inst. We are glad to know that
it has had its desired effect; for we
really entertain no bitterness of
feeling toward the editor of the
Democrat, though his gross injus
tice to us extends over all the years
of our editorial existence.
Agents for the Argus.
The following are our duly author
ized Agents, lo reoieve and receipt lor
subscriptions, advertisements and Job
Work, at their respective places.
L. W. Wall Tazewell, Ga.
J, C. Royalls liedbone Ga.
Take tho Buena Vista Argus. It
will take tho rough edge off of hard
times.
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Wo have tried the Premiums plan
ami it does not work well. We have
received a largo numder of subscri
bers, since wo offered premiums, and
but three of the number have paid
tho additional twenty-fivo cents
charged for tho premium. It is
therefore evident that the people care
nothing for tho premiumi And wo
cease to oiler it, as an W.'duaeinent
from this date. Parties will hence
forth have to subscribe for the paper,
because they want the news from
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Ole Msissa*# ©rave.
•ca IIIS is the titto of It new and beautiful work
ij of art which wo Jiwt publinhod. II
in 14 x 111 luuho.i in nize, artistic in denigu, tin* ly •*-
graved and printed on hoary plate paper. Ii tit#
tore ground i* awn a young Coated urate •oltlD-ivJ
who (mm JiiMt returned home from the war, looking*?
sad and thoughtfully ut lilh father’* grave which in
shown to him by an aged negro servant. To the right
the calm river ind*c tte* peace and rent a* well a* tho
harbinger of brighter du.va to come. It in a
that will touch every Southern heart and Mhouldtjjid.
a place in every Southern home. One copy Jteil boa
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GEORGIA—Marion County,
Whereas Mrs. M. A. Butt, Administratrix of
the estate ot W. M. Butt, deceased, has petition
ed for Letters of Dismission, a.ll person.! inter*
e ted in said estate aro horehy notified to Xilo
their objections to the sumo within the time pre
scribed by law. Witness my band April atb,
1870. JAS.M.LOWE,
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MORTGAGE SAIE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Juno
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. N. M\DDUX,
mhSLGOd Deputy Sheriff.
mrwm
I tako this method of informing the
citizens of Buena Vista aud Marion
county, that I am prepared to do any
kind of mason work, such as plastering,
brick laying, building chimneys or
brick houses, any kind of stone work,
die
I am prepared also to do any kind of
work on graves, as walling them up with
brick, ote,
LEONARD C’UQUILLARD:
Buena Vista, Dec 24th 1875
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CHUFASAND JAPAN PEAS.
The introduction of these crops throughout
the south will enablo us to keep our stock an<{
fill our smoke-houses as cheaply as it can b<
done at the West. The Chufa is planted in %
ridge like potatoes, yields on common land 201
bushels per aero of the richest feed, unequaled
for fattening hogs, poultry—and children. Ono
acre will fatten more hogs than ten acres of the
best corn, besides fui nishing grazing 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. Pricey
by mail, postage paid, 20c a package, 40c a piilt,
76c a quart, by express $4 a peck, sls a bushel.
The Japan Poa fully established its merits
several years ago, and is now in universal de
mand. It grows upright like a cotton
cultivated like corn, and yields from
bushels an aero on ordinary land. StocfHtfflß
kinds relish it and thrive highly on it withwßjl
other feed. Also excellent for table use (aft et'*
boiling about a week.) Price by mail, postage
paid, 15c a package, 30c a pinr, 50c a quart.
By express, $3 per peck, $lO per bushel. These
seeds are so scarce and costly that we cannotJ
make any discount io wholesale dealer or granges &
When Southern planteisgrow their own ,‘tocksgi|
feed and fatten their own hogs wo shall hear
moro of hard times and “middle men” for tfejfSfl
will put an end to both. If you fear to invest
largely it will cost but a trifle to try those seediy
and unless your experience differs from all oth
ers you will bo forever thankful for the trial.
Address,
A. F. AVHITK St
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