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§tffK liota _A_. JsA.. a. RUSSELL, Editor & Proprietor. —_r.rTia rrr - - JJucon Vit. Marion Cos.. CJn- Circulates in the Most Solvent and Reliable Portion of the State. Toruta of aJvortinini? the same as thosa cstab 1 iahed by tbe rreaa Association of Georgia for the Country prena. Bills for advertising aro duo on the first appear auueof the advertiseniout, or whoa presented, ex cept when otherwise contracted lor. §fYofcooioual -rn Or". Simmons, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AMERICUS. GEORGIA. March 10-1 yr. I B. B. #liHtan& IV. 15. Hinton, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,, BUENA VISTA. GA Will practice in tins Courts of this Stnteo and the District and Circuit Courts of th. United States. mch3l ~ 1 - Y ’ j. Xi. O.K-err, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BCKNA vista, georoia. March 10, 1876-1 yr ElrsfinjTT', attorney at law, BUENA VISTA, GA. DR. E. T. MATHIS, Buena Vista, Ga; Culls left at iny office or residence promptly attended. "y. L. WISDOM, M- D-, BUENA VISTA, GA. e@~Calls may be left at my resi dence at all hours of tiro day 01 night.-"&3a October Bth. 1875. -Iv Hold Advertisements. KAEKHJM HeWl? ATLANTA, CA. JAS. E. OWENS, : : Proprietor, Immediately at the Passenger Depot IJAKTIES and families wishing n cool and comfortable Hotel for the summer should srop at the “Markham.” ySi- .Special rates by the week and month. PEABODY HOUSE, CORNER of LOCUST and N INTI ISI &, DCtPliiA S J n. Ouvenk-ut to all places of amusement and car linos •in ijj.-city. No changes to and from the. Centennial m..ad-.. Col. Watson, proprietor of the Henry liwi; k Cincinnati i for the past twenty years, and lias it w!v furnished and fitted it throughout. He will Iteeji i strictly first-class house, and has accommo dation for 300* guests. Terms, only $3 per clay. Col Watson is a native of Virginia, and probably the only HotuZ Proprietor in PLriiaafi]ftrta from tho •bffrtth. .jnnc2-3m BARLOW HOUSE, AMERICUS, GA. WILEY JONES, Proprietor. HEW BQTMXi Situated in tbc center of llic Business part of tlie city The proprietor flatters himself, from an expe rience of 0 years, that he can and will give sat isfaction to all guests. RATES OP BOARD. Board per day. $ 200 ■Single meal 50 Single lodging 75 , Day Hoard per month 20 00 Day Board per month with lodging.... 25 00 Transient board, per month 30 00 Persons engaging board by the month and hoarding less than a month will bo charged the weekly rates. No deduction for lost time less than a week. Terms strictly ea*h. March lO.lyr J. li. JOSSEY, Clerk. BSHTEA&I EISTSih -140 & 142 Broad Street, COLUMBUS, GEORGIa MIIS. S- K- WOLDRIDGE, PROPRIETRESS Board per day, - - $2,00 Single ileal 5 ... ,50 Dodging, - - - - .50 Brown’s Hotel. Opposite JPassenyer l)vpot, MACON, GEORGIA. This first-class and well known Hotel has been Kntirely Reuovakd and Kelitted, in the most elegant style, and is prepared with every facility to accommodate its old friends and tho public generally. It is CENTRALLY LOCATED, Immediately Opposite the General Passenger Depot This Hotol presents unusual advantages to vistors to tho city. Tho rooms are constructed and fitted up with a view to the comfort of the guests, and the table isal wayssuppliod with every delicacy of the season E. E. EKCAVN & HON, Bept24-lyr Proprietors. H. L. French. J. 8. Eas N* FRENCH HOUSE, Public Square, Americas, Georgia. French & Eason, Proprietor- McAfee ITOuso Smithville, Georgia. flgy-Meals on the arrival of all trains Fare as good ns the season affords Price, 50 cents a meal. THE BUENA VISTA ARGUS A- M- C- RUSSELL, Proprietor. VOLUME I. (Emumumcatuntf. Written for the Buena Vista Argus. Constty Nomination*. Mr. Editor : The time has arrived when it is necessary to change the manner of nominating candidates for the legis lature. The plan adopted some years ago of nominating by election does not give general satisfaction. Freedmen arc not only allowed to vote in our nominations, but arc invited to take an active part, notwithstanding they belong to the Radical party. There is not a thinking man in Ma rion County that does not doubt the propriety of allowing them the right ol suffrage, because of their ignorance and superstitution. This right was granted them without their desire, knowledge or consent, by a party whose motives were selfish, who only designed to use them as tools to sub serve their party measures. They do not appreciate the ballot box, have no just conceptions of the responsi bility resting upon them at the polls, and they have no desire to take part in our nomination. The majority of of them can easily be induced to vote for almost any man for a small com pensation. They care less about vot ing now than they did eight years ago, and if we would let them alone at clce ion times, very soon half of them would not go to the polls. The advocates of the present plan of nom inating by election hold that if we do not invite them to take a part in our nominations they will become offend ed, and not vote with us when we de sire them. Tils is au absurd idea to say tho least ot it. The scene enacted two years ago at our nomination in Buena Vista is still lrcsli in tbc minds of Lite people. Scores of ignorant IVeedmen were in duced by mean whiskey to go to town and vote, with about as much intelli gence as so many cattle, virtually controlling the nomination, and tho nomination was virtually an election. As long as we continue tho present pi-n of nominating candidates; we arc liable to have that scene rc-enacted. That nomination was a disgraceful it flair. One of the parties in the nom ination was a member of the church, but his friends said they had to re sort to whisky and the colored vote in order to prevent defeat. That was true, and the best reason that can be given why the colored voter should uot be invited to take a part in our nominations. Tho old plan of nominating by del egates seems to be decidedly prefera ble. Each district sends so many delegates to the nominating conven tion at the county sight. A regular •democratic executive committee is appointed in the county, one or more members being in each militia dis trict. This committee meets and appoints a day for a nomination, at the same time determining the num ber of delegates each district will be entitled to. Each district can elect delegates either by ballot or viva voce as they think best. In this way our nominations will pass ofl quietly and we stand a chance to get the most available man in the county. Justice. Grasshoppers have appeared near LaGrange. They are hatched in wheat llelds, and attack corn and cotton. They strip cotton of leaves and eat the tender part of Cum blades. .A. DEMOCRATIC FAMILY ISTEWSI? A.3PIE3R, BUENA VISTA, MARION COUNTY, GA., JULY 11,1373, WRITTEN FOR THK BUENA VISTA AllUUf. County Affairs. Tazewell, Ga., June 22, 1876, Mr. Editor : We arc told in the Scriptures, that the love of money is the root of all evil. Now, Mr. Editor, wo see this Scripture as clearly fulfilled as in any age of the world, and a great deal more so than in former years. Just look at our condition as a State; our Legislature has done u> more harm than the Yankees; for, in a few years, we wolud get rid of all the injuries they did to us. but, by corrupt legis lation our taxes are increasing,every year. I paid more Taxes last year, than I did when I owned ten thous and dollars worth ol property, and I now own comparatively speaking nothing. Now let us look at the pay these legislators have fixed for themselves: Seven dollars a day, whether they are there or not, and the mileage, which will make the sum about Vine Dollars per day. Then they stay there as long as the law will allow, doing worse than nothing. I would advise the people not to go into a nomination; but if they do, be careful who they nominate, for if they do not bring cut a man that can be relied on, such as is known will use all liis energy to accomplish their desirable ends, he will be opposed by some other candidate, who can he relied on. This county has been duped by a few individuals for the last ten years, to our sorrow. We do not feel like bearing it any longer. The plan oi reduction will be left for future consideration. We will look into our own county affairs arid* see if they will bear close inspection. It seems that there cannot be a jus tice court in the county except in Buena Vista. Now' this is to accom plish certain objects. Respectfully Yours Publius. Exjtlosives- Gunpowder is one of the most use ful explosives known to tho arts, and it is not likely to be superceded by any of the knowns improvements or substitutes for it. For mortar, can non, rifle, and musket nurposes, nothing has yet successfully compet ed with it. Some years since, Sehon bein of Germany, supposed that gun cotton, invented by liim-self in 1848, would excel gunpowder in all the va ried uses in which it had been ap plied. But this proved to error. During the last few years a further confidence has been manifested in gun-cotton, because the charge could be measured to graduation accord ing to the resistance. The sudden explosion of gun-cot ton has higher to endangered the bar rel of the musket or implement in which it was used. The shock was sudden and too great, and, after a a few explosions in the chamber, the metal surrounding would expand and crack. On the other hand, powder was elongated in its explosion; that is, it did not explode all at once, and lienee the force or concussion was spread through out the gun barrel. It has been determined that only thirty-two hundredths of the gun powder explodes in the gun, and much of that takes place between the charge chamber and the muzzle. The remainer is thrown out, and is either consumed ill the air or falls to the ground. Nitro-glycerinc and other high ex plosives act precisely as gun-cotton, but with some of them the Riidden tress of their decomposition is great er jfci ml this result arises principally from the fact that they lay more com pact Loin a given cubic space. In such compounds as gunpowder, gnu-cotton, nilro-giycerine and tlicir iik£ their explosive force 'or pewetef depends upon the quantity of nitre thiy contain. Ordinarily gunpowder is composed of seventy-five parts of saltpetre (nitre), ten parts sulphur, and fifteen parts charcoal. These ingredients are well pulverized, mix ed together, pres-ed and granuhit o4i and then covered with plumbago, to prevent absorption of moisture. Gun-cotton, as invented Schoubcin, was made in this manner : lie took one part nitric acid ot high specific gravity, (say 48 Baume); two parts sulphuric acid (06 deg. Baume); and these being mixed, jie submerged common cotton into the acids. Af ter thus placcc a short-time, the cot ton was taken out, and for a few hours kept in jars, and then washed in w ater. The treated, when dried was highly explosive. The nitre oi the nitric acid untied with the cotton iibre, and the water of the acid unit ed with the sulphuric acid. The im provements since that da)’, invented by Lenk of Austria, Shaffuer of Amer ca, and Abel of England, are mere devices for adjusting the charge to a graduated explosion, and for the bet ter maii'dacure of the compound i kftdwn as liilSuteJ Jbio, >.uq. >;• gun cotton. Nitro-glycerine was discovered by Sobrero about 1845, and being a liq uid it was found to be practically useless. Military men of the differ ent governments ol Europe exercis ed their talents to devise means to use it, but it was reserbed to Nobel of Swollen, to make the discovery or invention iti 1803. lie found that it required a concuss, or suddenly ap plied force, fo explode it, and from this he proceeded to place the nitro glycerine in a vessel or bore-hole for blasting, and explode in or near it a purge percussion cap or a charge ol gun-powder, or other explosive sub stance. This was the climax of the invention. Nitroglycerine is made by the same acid mixture required lor mak ing-gun-cotton. Suppose you have the acids mixed in a glass jar hold- ing a gallon. Surround it wtili ice, as is used around a freezing tub for making ice creom; then agitate the acids with o glass rod until thoy be come seld, say' 55 deg. Pah; then pour some ordinary glycerine, as found in the drugs stores, gradually into the acids, the mixture being stirred all qhe time. In that quanti ty of acids you may use a pound of glycerine. When thus mixed, pour the whole into ten times its quanti ty of pure water. The nitro-glycer-. inc will be found at the bottom of the vessel of water. The product will be about two pounds. It is six tenths heavier than water, if tho nitro-glycerino is well washed, you will have a pure article Dynamite is a compound that has come into use within a few years. Some ten years ago, in 18GG, Colonel Shaffuer discovered that for general purposes of blasting the nitro-glycer ine was too much concentrated in the bore-hole of the rock, and in or der to spread it throughout tho drill hole lie mixed it with lino sand ; the liner the sand the great er the absorption. After this T Nobel found that when nitre-glycer ine was thus mixed it could be safely transported, and that tho finest si lioious matter that could be found Annual Subscription, $2,0 NUMBER 42. wound bo the most advantageous;. With this view ho selected the can J | known as infusoria, found in largjj quantities in Holland This .infusoi ria is composed of small mierosopp-j icshel's, which have lost Midi* living] crev%'.rcs in tbe iinkuown ages of&t? past. The cellular parts receive the nitro-glycerine and hold it by capil lary attraction, both inside and out side. This water is expelled from it by a furnace, it is mixed with tho ni tre-glycerine, 55 parts sand and 57 nitro-glycerine, by weight. This compound is known in Europe as dynamite, and in America it is call ed giant-powder. Since the success, as to safety, in the transportation and use of thu above compound, vaiious substitutes have been introduced by rivals deal ing in that class of explosives. Among them may mentioned rend rock powder, being a mixture of ni tre-glycerine and gut* powder pul verized; qualm, a mixture ol nitrated fibre, or gun-cott< a, with nitro glyc erine; Hercules powder, a mixture of chalk with nitro-glycerine. Be sides these there are many others that have been introduead for blast ing purposes, but they all follow the formula of die giant powder mixt ure. The explosive power of giant pow der is about the - .my ns guu-cotton, eigtitu'or weight, but”cubif tor cube tho former far excels the latter, and is more generally used for the blast ing of rock. it has done wonders in advancing tho excavation of tunnels ind heavy rock-cuts on railways, and has economized that class of work at least 100 per cent, over tlie old style of blastim; with guupoNvder. The success of dynamic, or giant powder, bas caused many adventur ers to make up explosive compounds and, to some extent, these supposed improvements have been more or less disastrous, and destructive to life anti property. Giant powder cannot lie exploded by ordinary handling, and if a carload was pvedpited down a hitl a thousand feet it would not explode. If you set lit cto the car load it would burn freely but not ex- ! plode. h you explode a large per cussion cap in die midst ofUic. giant powder there will be an explosion of the powder. The infusoria serves as a cushion to whatever force may be applied to it, and thus a sharp or close impringemeut ol great power j must be made, or an explosion can not bo effected. The nitro-giveer ine does not leak or evaporate from this silicious earth, and this circum stance further adds to the saioiy of the compound. Gunpowder and gun-cotton will explode by a spark, but gunpowder will not in that manner. There must be a powerful explosive force applied to it, and hence it is far less danger ous as au article to handle or trans port than any other explosive. Thomassen, the author of the Bre merhaveu calamity, knew the safety of dynamite, and hence he had ar ranged his clock work to let full a hammer with the torce of 3011)3. upon a percussion cap in the midst of the powder, to effect its explosion. The jar or fall of the cask let go the ham mer, and lienee the premature result. ■—Pea and Plow. An eighteen year old hen has just died in Hart county'. A Marshalviile man sued another for twenty-five cents. IThe gutmt i'isita .Published Every Friday. [JK.VTKS OK SUDM'KIPTIOXi I sou: 1)1X0 POSTAGE. ( hie Year 9 82,00 S,x Moti'hs 1 00 Three Months 75 Always ih Advance. CiHintrj Produce taken n lon Snti-criks eanncfc Pnv Cash lost Advertising Medium in * this Section of Georgia. Tililou iliid tli'inii'iclis. P" Our St. Louis dispatches nnaounoo ■be nomination yesterday ofOov. Hnd- Eckt., ot Indiana," as tho Bemociatic Bmdidata for Vice-President,. Tim on wus by aeclamalion, and "was lim bfSl that could possibly have j been made, and w.ll add' immense urn;cth It*-*' li-ket. With Tikleii ami Hmidri, ks, uniting the K ist and the I West, with the cordial endorsement of i the South, dik! with a platform of prin- I ciples thift must command the approval ot every snicero fi iend of administra tivo reform and lioncsl constiuuional vovmnm;it, the Democracy of the Union will go into the Presidential con test coniideut of • achieving a glorious victory. Thomas Andrews Hendrii ks, the em inent statesman and patriot, and popu lar Governor of Indiana, is not unknown to the. people of the South, with a large portion of whom lie was the first choice for President. lie was born in Musk* ingum county,Ohio, September 7,18 lit, his father removing to Shelby county, Indiana, in 1822. In 1811 be gradua ted at ockiJli Hanover College. Entcr ing upon the study of law at Cham beisbjufg, Pennsylvania, ha was ad mittedalo the bar there in 1843, and re turned to Indiana to practice, /rising rapidly in his profession, lie was soon drawn into puli lies. In 1848 he was elected to the State Legislature, and in 1850 was sent a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. From 1851 to 1855 he represented the Indianapolis District in Congress; from 1555 to 185!) was Commissioner of tbe General Land Office, and from 1863 to 1809 was a member of the United States Seriate, in which he was regarded ai tho Demo- ; ( ratio leafier. In the Democrntis Ntt ■ i.iozfnl Convention el 1860, in New I Y'M-t-, ho v.v; strongly support o' for i the nomination to die Presidency, rc- I ceiving the unanimous vote of the ! Georgia delegation in repeated ballot i ings. In 1872 he was elected Governor j of his State by a handsome majority, i His term of office expires in January j next. Prepossessing in personal nppear.- ’ ance, dignified, yet all.thle and unas suming in his manners —moderate, yet firm and Consistent in his principles —- he possesses she elements of personal popularity in a pre eminent degree; while his great ability, unblemished private character and unswerving offi ciai integrity command for him tho respect and confidence of men of ail par lies.—Savannah Nincs. Speaking of the defeat of Colquitt, in Atlanta', the Savannah News says: It is needless for us to say that this result is going to materially Strengthen Gen. Colquitt in the whole State outside of that city. It dis closes his unacccpt ibifity to the ring influences of the carpetbag capital of our State. It shows that lie had no hold upon the combinations that are supposed tqJtm potential there, and lie had no hold because he was not identified with them and could not be used by 4 them. Charleston, July 30.— The State Treasurer announces that in conse quence of the payment of a large pro portion of taxes in bills of the State, made receivable for taxes by a de cree of tke United Supreme Court, there is but $25,000 in tho State Treasury available to pay $73,000 of interest on consolidation bonds due to-morrow, being a deficit of $40,000, fo be provided for by the legislature next November. Valuable Recipes. Colic in Horses. —Give a table spoonful ol‘ pulverized mix vomica in in a pint of whiskey or any spirits, and relief will follow in a half hour or even sooner. If not relieved repeat the dose, but the second is rarely neces sary. For Scratches. —Pulverized blue stone, 2 ounces, mixed with hog's lard; wash well the feet with strong lye soap, and apply the ointment. For Lice on Swine. —Apply gas or or coal tar, about the head, Hanks and shoulders, and the lice will leave at once, and it will destroy the eggs*- > or nits at once.— L. 11., in Southern ' Cultivator. I Two-thirds ol the newspapers in Georg'a have declared in favor of a Constitutional Convention.