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Stttoa gutytti*.- "local department. FRIDAY MORNI 0. ACOUBT Hi 187- —The ladies of tlio Methodist Church gave the church a regular cleaning up on Wednesday last. —The largest tomatoes ot the sea son we have received from Mr. J. L. Brasington. Portions ot Marion county are needing rain. Ram lor tlio last few weeks have been qnite par tial. To Mrs. S. W. Woodruff is due thunks for a basket ot fine peach es. They were delicious and were quite acceptable- We are under obligations to Mr. O. J. Celtic for a flue basket of vege tables—among which were some specimens of mammoth beets. —We return our sincere thanks to Mr. J. W. Slaughter for a mess of this year’s potatoes. Mr. S. has been eating potatoes out of his patch since the first of July. They are of the St. Domingo variety. Thanks. —The editor is under ma ny obligations to Rev. W. A. Single ton, tor the able and satisfactory manner with which be conducted the Argus, as editor pro lem, while the editor was in attendance upon the Gubernatorial Convention. —We have been stripped ot all the honor of our attendance upon the Gubernatorial Convention. The At lanta papers resolutely refuse to put us down as a delegate, or even as an alternate. We have not ceased to weep, day or night, since our return over the perfidious suppiession ot our name. The Condition of morion County. Mr. D. B. Wells, our gentlemanly Tax Receiver, furnishes us with the following statistics, which will, no doubt, be interesting to many of our readers : No. of pol's, 119?; professions, 22; no. of hands employed between 12 &65 1107; no. of acres of land, 197,619 J; value at $492,700; value of town prop erty, $14,960; merchandise, $13,380; house and kitcheu furniture, $46,868; stock of all kinds, 131,825; planta taiion and mechanical tools, 5,761; value of all other property, 35,186. Aggregate value ot whole property, $816,635. We give below tbg number of acres planted ir. the different products for the years 1874, 1875 and 1876 ; In 1874thcic were planted iu corn, 21,592; wheat, 2,146; oats. 17,174; rye, 1,035; rice, 2; cotton, 17,136; sugar cane, 199 1-2; sorghum, 9 1-4; ground peas, 237 3-4; sweet potatoes, 623 1-4. In 1875 there were planted in corn -21,694; wheat, 3,057 1-2; oats, 1,365; rye, 1,734; rice 2; cotton, 19,- 283; sugar cane, 257;sorghum, 95; ground peas, 338 J; sweet potatoes, 628; cow or field peas, 18,658£. The crop of this year is thus put dowu : Corn, 23,286; wheat, 3,254 J; oats, 1,805 3-4; rye, 1,894 1-4; rich, 2 1-2; cow or field peas, 18,749; cotton 17,176; sugar cane, 267 3-4; sorghum] 333 1 2; ground peas, 382 3-4; sweet potatoes, 765 1-2. The produce of last year is thus summed up. Corn, 128,109 bushels; wheat, 5,584 bushels, oats, 4,092 bushels; rye, 1,900 bushel; rice, 11 bushels; cow or field peas, 16,762 l?ushels; fodder, 1,277,800, lbs; c0t t0n,4,017 bales; sugar, 777 pounds; cane syrup, 15,358 gallons; sorghum syrup, 2,898; sweet potatoes, 23,713 bushels; honey, 2,195 pounds. From the above expose it will be seen that there is an excess of corn planted this year, over last year, of 1492 acres; of wheat, 197 acres; of oats, 440 acres; of rye, 164 acres; a fading off will be observed in the amount of cotton planted, of 2,107 acres; and an increase of sugar cane of 10 3-4 acres; an increase in sor ghum of 238 acres. The crop laßt year was short, but from present indications, there will be a much 'bettor crop made this year Chun last. A Nomination Needful. It is our honest couviction, after mature deliberation, that a Conven tion for the nomination of a candi date for the Legislature, should be called by all means. The object of a Convention is to fraternize the party and consolidate its vote upon its representative, so as to elect him. Where there is an op posing party, it is absolutely necessa ry to resort to conventions, to over throw and keep in subjection that party. Without a convention, the vote will be so divided that the solid vote of the opposing party, though greatly in the minority in a strict party vote, will be successful. A “scrub race" should only be permit ted when all the candidates belong to the same party. A colored leader of the Republican party in this county has published a card to the effect that no Republican Candidate will be offered this year He had no authority to speak but for himself, and we cannot trust bis state ment any further. The Republican party, on account of the presidential election, will be thoroughly organized in the State, and in every county in the State. If organized it will be necessary for that party to offer a candidate for the Legislature, though they may not hop* to elect him. We cannot risk a “scrub race" in this campaign—it might result in lasting disaster to the party. Let us have a convention by all means. Tiie Grassliupper. Mr. G. W. C. Munro sends us some specimens of the grasshopper, which has appeared so numerously of his plantation. While in Atlanta, we called uoon the Commissioner of Agriculture and examined the speci mens in Ins possession. They were of a different species from that sent us by Mr. Munro. As an account of their operations are quite interest ing, we append the note from Mr. Munro accompanying the specimens. “Mr. Russell: —I send you a sam ple of grasshoppers. They are of the common kind, and appeared about six weeks ago. They were first discovered on wheat shocks in great numbers and quite 6inall. In a short time they began on my com biades, in an adjoining field. By cleaning out the fence corners, they had no protection from the hot sun, and left that field immediately, hav ing eaten but a few stalks along the fence for two hundred yards. Cotton which adjoins the stubble field on one side they did notdirturb at all. “If they live on ‘crab’ grass, they eat so little I cannot miss it and can see no signs, where they have ,cut a blade. “The full grown hoppers can fly like birds and bid defiance to men and brush. “Another lot hatched out on my Panicum Aristoides. Many of these I killed bj hand, before they hud wings. Some turkeys now have the patch under their protection, and young and old seem delighted with the consciousness of making them selves useful as grass hopper extir ruinators —both hopper and turkey fulfilling his mission, the one to eat, the other to be eaten, the hopper by the turkey, the turkey by man. This new dispensation of Providence should be observed, and turkey rais ing divide our time and attention with cotton. “Yours respect fully, “G. W. C. Mcnbo.” Smoke House Burned. On last Thursday night, the Ntnoke House of Mr. Howell Hol lis, of this county, with all its con tents of provisions, was bnrned to the ground. The fire was purely accidental. It entails a serious loss upon Mr. Hollis. His dwell ing narrowly escaped the flames. Public meeting at Tazewell. Maj. E. W. Miller will address the citizens of Marion county at Tazewell on Saturday, 19th inst. The Comity Court. The County Court of Marion is, oje think, tiie beat Court of the kiud it the State. In framing the bill for its institution, Hon. E. W. Miller dfs played superior legal talent and a ri pened judgment. He is to bo com mended for his skill in this instance. The Court is as perfect and unobjec tionable, both in its machinery ano expense, as it could be made. Judge W. B. Butt, in the discharge of his duties as judge has been faith ful and efficient. No blame can b< attached to him, concerning its man agement, for the business of the Court has been transacted with the utmost dispatch, with the strictest impartiality and witli an amount of wisdom, which reflects great credit upon him and high houor upon the Court. Its first Solicitor, Col. J. L. €. Kerr, fulfilled the duties of his offi cial position with punctilious exact ness and praiseworthy dilligence. The second Solicitor of the Court, Mr, W. B. Hinton, has been no less exact, prompt and dilligent, for all cases brought to his notice have been pros ecuted with unexceptionable zeal and with a fine display of ability. The economy of the court is espe cially commendable, for it is imprac ticable to run an efficient County Court on a cheaper schedule. These things we say of the Court as our honest convictions. Yet, in the face of these, its just claims, we, respectfully though reluctantly, in the name of the people, ask for its discontinuance on the ground that it is not a necessity, and, therefore, a needless expense. Not enough busi ness is executed by the Court to ren der it profitable or desirable. This is not owing to imperfections of the Court, or improper or careless man agement on the part of its officers, but simply and purely from absence of business to do. A steam engine may bo perfect in all its parts and ad mirably adapted for the uses for which it was built, and the engineer may be skil ed in all the arts of his craft, yet, If tbs engine lias no work to do and there is no demand for its labor, it is a needless expense and a useless encumbrance. So it is with the County Court—faultless in its construction, admirable in its man agement, yet, it has comparatively nothing to do, and the people ask that it be removed. To insure the discontinu .nee of the Court, the peo ple should require a promise to that effect from their Representative be fore they elect him. We have no douot that both Maj. Miller and Mr. Brady, the two candidates now be fore the people, will subscribe to such a promise cheerfully, if properly ap proached. The existence of the County Court is not a personal matter at ail. Judge Butt will gladly resign bis commis sion when the Court is abolished. He would not move au inch to prevent its repeal, for personal reasons. He now fills the position of Judge, be cause in doing so, he is serviug the people. A good Judge is needful even in an unnecessary Court. Road Notice. Overseers of public roads in Town district will proceed to put them iu good order as the road laws direct, as soon as practicable. O. J. Cottle, Benj. Powell, Geo. W. C. Munro. Aug. 7, 1876. Commissioners. Marion County in the State Convention. —Col. E. M. Butt was appointed on the committee to wait upon Gen. Colquitt and noiify him of his nomination. Col. E M. Butt was selected as the alternate Elector for the 4th Congressional District. NEWSPAPER FOR SAFE. Any one wishing to purchase a splendid weekly paper can do so by calling on the undersigned. I offer for sale because I have two papers. J, C. McMICHEL, Bartlesville, Ga. CONPLinENT TO MISMOU COUNTY. The Columbus Times has the thunks of our people for the fol lowing deserved compliment. It mys: “That Marion county is the ban ner county of the State of Georgia, flere is the record: Marion was the first county in the State that urg ed the State to adopt secession, and in front of the college in Bue na Yista was the first to fire a gun in applause of the grand move ment, When the war came on in earnest, Marion had only 586 white voters. Out of this number she sent to the front 397 men, and out of that number 227 were kill ed. Who can beat Marion in pol itics or patriotism ? Add to the above the fact that the Marion county newspapei was the second in the State to come out for Alfred A. Colquitt for Gov ernor. Correction of tlie Proceedings. In the published proceedings of the State Democratic Convention we find the following errors : “/htiil G. Hudson nominated Hon. L. J. Gartrell.” A. M. C. Russell, of Marion, is entitled to the honor of nominat ing Gen. Gartrell, as an elector. “J. M. Russell, moved to sus pend the rules to nominate the re maining electors by acclamation.” A. M. C. Russell, of Marion, made that motion. Notice. The executive committees of the several militia districts arc requested to meet at the Court House in Buena Yista, on Thursday, the Pl7th inst., (together with as many citizens as desire to attend), for the purpose of determining the time and manner of nominating a candidate for the Leg islature. E. M. Butt, Ch, Dein. Ex. Com. The Governor has made the fol lowing appointments of Notaries Public for Marion county, the numbers denoting the numbers of the District: •T. G. Stoke, SO7; L. W. Wall, SOS; A. P. Jones, 945; J. W. Gill, 1,034; F. M. Roberson, 710; J. J. McDowell, 755. These appointments give gener al satisfaction. —Rev. E. J. Reutz has been hold ing very interesting meetings at Redbone during the past few days. There have been several accessions ta the church. —There was a party at Mr. Cot tingham’s on Monday night last. TheGwinott Herald has the fol lowing : On last Sunday a child of Mr. Lariglv, in Goodwin’s district, about eighteen months old, while playing with au ear of corn, got a grain into its month and sucked it into its wind pipe. The grain so completely filled the pipe, it was with difficulty the child could breathe. Drs. Goodwin and Mitchell were sent for, but by the time they arrived, the little suf ferer was very weak. Upon exami nation it was found that the obsruc tion would rise and fall in the effort to breathe, and strangulation had proceeded so far that the child would S"im-times turn nearly black in the face. It was a desperate ease, but the physieiaus coucluded to try to re lieve it by opening the wind pipe. This was done, but there was not suf ficient strength left to enable the child to expel it. After three or four hours of terrible suffering, death came to its relief. “Colonel” Fred Grant, summering at Potter Palmer’s beautiful villa near Chicago, seizes a croquet mallet and dares Silting Bull to come on- Yet there are eroakiug Confederate copperheads who insinuate that the gallant young officer has not earned his promotion. Among the contributions received by the New York Herald for the Custer monument is twenty c nts from “two Southern boys” from Ma rion, S. C. 1778. CENTENNIAL 1876. TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS OF THE 4M JLjfee FOR THE KIES Accommodation ofYisitorsTrom all Points South. 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