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§utiw Wfoto §^u,i wr~‘Sksusrxt - jrr.i.ress.: -* —-v r ■:.:- a -A_. UVL O. BUSSELL, Editor & Proprietor. Duimdi V'istu, Murioii Cos., Ctji* Circulates in tlie Most Solvent ami Reliable Portion of tlie State. Tortus of the sntno uh thoso estab IrtUcrl by the / Vims Assooiutiou of Goorgia for the Country /Voss. BIUh for ad vert! staff aro dnn ou the first appear nneooftho ailvortlserueut, or when presented, ex cept when otherwise contracted for. Rates and Rulesf or Legal Adver tising. Sheriff Sales, cell levy $ 4.00 Mortgage 11 fa sales, eaell levy O.lltl Tax Colleetur’s sfllea, eaeli levy 4.00 Citation for Cettera of Administration anil Guardianship 4.00 Application for dismission from Administration Guardianship and Kxeeutnrshlp 5.00 Applieation for leave to sell land lor ouu sij'r.. 5.00 Notice to debtors and creditors 4.00 I and sales, Ist square, $4, each additional... oon Sales of perishable, property, per square 2.50 list ray notice, 00 days 7.n0 Notice to perfect service 7.00 flutes id si to foreclose mortgages per sq'r 8.50 Holes to establish Inst papers, per square.... 3.60 lodes compelling titles 8.50 llnles to perfect services in diverse cases.... 10. on Application fo.eilomcstead 2.00 All Legal Advertisements must be paid for in ad a<sa!es of laud, .he., by Administrators, Executors i Guardians, are required by law to be held on the i irsi i'ueseav in tin- month, between the hours of lull in the forenoon and Hires, in the afternoon, at the Court House in the county in which the property is Bl Notices of ales must be given in a public ga noth'in f .ills where the land lies, if there be ai, v and a ■ > i. no paperpublished in the eouuty 1 .'iV in t 9 ' gazette, or the one having the a'rgest g- . .■ ulalion in said county, 4U days the ' ’iv ■■ p 'rsonal property must lie, given in like manner ten days previous to sale day. Notice to the debtors of creditors and an estate must also be published 40 days. Notice licit application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for Leave to Sell land, he., must bo publish ed ouce a week for 4 weeks. Citations for Letters of Administration, Guardian shin etc., must lie published 80 ilays-for Dismission from' Ad iiiiiistration, Guardianship and A'xccutorship | ■: F I e,-Insure o. .Mortgage must be publish- | cd montidy for four months—for establishing list; papers for tue full space ~f three immths-for eom , ;di„g titles from Execut .rs or Administrators where bond has been given by the deceased, the lull j 511 Application for Homestead must be published twice. Publications will always be continued according to j those, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or- : derod. gjwUmml tod*. j£3 . C3r. Simmons attorney at law, amkuicus. aiiOßaiA. Miiruti m-i y±_ _ 7s. W. IlVtoii& w. U lliuton, attouxets at law. BUENA VISTA. GA- Will practice in the. Courts of tins Statee nnil the District and Circuit Courts of th. United States. mcll ’ > .ll l -L’ J-, Xj. O. H.err, ATTORNEY at law, BUENA VISTA, GKOBOIA.. March 10. IS7-1 y r * ! MZ. M. S6l"£ V S% I attorney -v r r l aw, UIJKVA VISTA, aA. PR, E. T. MATHiS, Baemv Vista, 'GS-a: Calls left at my office or residence promptly attended. IVc - l ~ l > I "p7l~ WISDOM, M• D•, | BUENA GA. teW-Calls rnay bo left at inj lcsi ijcnce at ail hours of the day o l ' night,.“©a October Bt.li. 18i:>.-lv Hotel Advertisement?*. : MAEKHAE HOUSE, ATLANTA, CA, JAS. K OWENS, : Proprietor, Immediately at the Passenger Depot. I-j ARTIES and Families wishing a cool and I comfortable Hotel for the summer should | W< ’^T-Special‘ratoby the week and month. peabod y house, CORNER of LOCUST and NINTH SI'S., PHILADELPHIA !*• Convenient to all places of amusement and car lines in the citv* No ebaugea to and from the Centennial , /1..1 Watson proprietor of the Henry House clnctnnatti for the past twenty years, and low PUUadoUddafton, the houth. UroWEL’S JEiiLotOl- Opposite l*assenyer Depot, >IACON, GEORGIA. This first-class and well known Hotel has boon Entirely Renovated anti KUlttert, • „ moat eleuant style, and is prepared with event facility its old friend, and tbo public ““"centrally LOCATED, Immfdiitclv Opposite the General Passenger Depot This Hotel presents unusual advantages to viators l0 Tlm rooms are constructed and fitted lip with a view to tile comfort of the guests, and tho table isul waj s supplied with . tbe season BeptH-Iyr E.' WProprietors. _ H. L. French. J ' Ai * S FRENCH HOUSE, Public Square, Amencus, Ocorg a. French & Eason, Proprietor McAfee House Smirhville, Georgia. S@“Mcals on tlie arrival of all trains Fare as good as the season affords, price, 50 cents a meal. A- M- c. RUSSELL, Proprietor. DEMOCRATIC IF NEWSPAPER. Annual Si;-scripticr, C r ',o VO LUME I. WIUTTKN FOB THE BUENA VISTI AIIODS Answer it) Publius. MAiuon Countv, a4ug. 8,1870. Mr. Editor: Tlte communication of your corres i pondeut Publius I t.bink deserves a j passing notice. His strictures on the I County Court I think deserving, With ! regard to the meetings of the lcgisla | lure and the time they occupy in i their annual sessions, no alternation I of cither would be expedient or ad vantageous 10 the people, so long as their jurisdiction lias charge of so much local matter of legislation. There should be in each county a lo cal board of at least one dozen of its wisest men that should have power to license peddlers, suffer or slop re tail of spirituous liquors and have cognizance or all county affairs, that only affects the interests of the citi zens of those counties, who need that class of legislation. The extravagant mileage which they allow themselves that Publius has failed to notice, is more objectionable than ihe rate of their per diem, for bo assured the legislator that is not worth that much at home attending to his own busi ness has no qualifications to recom mend him as a fit law-maker for the toiling masses. With regard to the doing atvay with the homestead and relief laws, of which Publius complains, I would enquire what is his object in having these laws repealed ? Is it to 'open up that curse of the 1 uir.an family the credit system, which gives b'cusc to every fool and philosopher to spei.d his money before he makes it; and not u a frequently, by little acts of in discretion in the head of tho family, reduces his wife and children to pov erty and beggary, makes the man and his family slaves, toiling to redeem his debts that never would have been incurred, had it not been for this ac cursed system, causing the cotton of tlie whole South to be thrown upon ihc market as soon as made, and the poor debtor, the producer, without power to say' what shall be the price? Has Publius been blind to the effect of the lien laws, enabling every ad venturer to hire hands without re gard to price, and pitch into cotton making, glutting the maiket, swind ling the poor freedmen, and not un frequently pocketing the prices of part of the crop, and “obsquatnlat ing” himself to parts unknown? What do wc pay for tho pitiable privilege of credit ? I said to a mer chant the other day, what will you sell me Macon sheeting at on two months time ? His reply was, “Our credit price is 15 cents per yard. With the money it can be got for 9 cents.” Think of it! What a per cent! and yet this is but one instance in millions. Is it any wonder tho farmer is poor that Ims to buy on credit; is it a wonder that tho merchant fails to collect and that tlie whole country is drifting to bankruptcy. Stop the credit system. We will then be compelled to pay as we go, and when we c in’t do that, wc won’t go at all. Then you will see tho price of cotton remunerating and not sec it paid for before it is made and taken at the creditors’ prices. With regard to 1 public schools the local board might | have the disbursements of the funds and require tax collectors to turn the money over to them. The man agement under existing laws is too complicated and might be simplified at a great saving of expense. Yours Respectfully, G. W. C. M. BUENA. VISTA, MARION COUNTY, GA., AUGUST 18 1378, JE It ITS A LEM. Capt. M. Dwinell, proprietor of the Home Courier, is now traveling in the Past, and writing entertaining sketches of travel for his paper. We copy the foliou big letter in reference, to Jerusalem: Jerusalem, June 14, 187 G. Dear Courier: Sincd the tints k it i was conquered by David, Jerusalem j has been the scene of a large portion of what might be termed the essen tial vital events in the history ol Christianity, that a knowledge of its topography and geography became important to the Christian scholar. This wonderful city is in the midst ol high, round-topped hills destitute of trees, exceedingly rocky, yet of smooth and graceful outline, and rise one behind tho other for many miles iu all directions around. Per haps no important place in the world has icss variety of scenery. When you have seen one of theso hills of Judea, you have seen the representa tive ol them all. Tho soil on these lulls where it can he reached is ex ceedingly rich, even to tins day; but nineteen-twentieths of the surface is covered with either hedges or large rocks and the few little terraces that can be cleared of rocks, so as to be cultivated, arc generally narrow and wide apart. California has been truly termed the Palestine of Ameri ca, and no other country I have seen is comparable to it. Of course, in the land of Palestine are many large, rich plains; but the valley of the Jordan’-is one of the nearest to the Holy City, ami this is twenty miles away. There has beer, no rain here since April, and vet the trees, and even the few growing craps of beaus, melons, etc., look as fresh and vigorous as i! they had re freshing showers every few days. Jerusalem is supposed to contain about 30,000 inhabitants. Ot these, 20,000 ate Jews, -1.000 Mohammedans, and tho other 0,000 Catholics and Protestants. Tho present city, in side the walls, is only one mile long, north and south, and a half a mile wide, east and west. Tho city is built on a mountain, or high hill, and th s hill has three summits. The highest ot these is called Mt. Zion, in the southwest corner of the city, where David’s palace was. The low est is Mt. Moriah, in the southeast, where Solomon’s temple stood; and Mt. Calvary is a little north of a line between them, and was outside of the ancient walls. The valleys that bound tnesc sides of the city arc lo cated almost exactly like the rivers around Rome. The Valley of Jeiios aphat, and the valley of the brook Kedron, which is a continuation of the former, form tho eastern bounda ry; the Yalley of Hinnon extends from above the northern limits to along the western side, then bends around east and unites wit.li the Yal ley ot the Kedron, just beyond the walls of the south. These valleys surrouud Jerusalem almost exactly a3 the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers surround Rome; but the hills inside tho iwo cities are not located so sim ilarly, but if you would put the high est hill of the city whom ihc Shorter block is, to represent Mt. Zion, the lowest one where Maj. Smith’s resi dence is to represent Mi. Moriah, and one a little higher than the latter, at the Court House to represent Mt. Calvary—let this last extend to Col lege Hill-then have a shallow val ley a little to the eastof Broad street, pack all the intervening space with giqy stone houses as thick ns apples in it basket, with only little crooked ,eott-paths for streets, dry up the riv rs, and yon would change modern Hotue to the .Jerusalem of to-day— except lliatyou have too much space outside of the Representative moun- j bum?. The cast wall of the city is on the j brow of the valleys of Jehosophat and Kedron, which are, say 200 feet i deep, with steep sides and separates ' the Moriah from Mt. Olivet. Nearly ' opposite St. Stephen’s Gate, which is j near tiic centre of the east wall, is a pathway leading to the place where j St. Stephen was stoned to death. A j little further on and after passing! the bottom of'.ho valley, is the gar- j don of Gethscinanc, the tomb of the Virgin Mary and the Grotto of Ago ny. A little down tho Pool of the Virgin, the tombs -of Absolom, St. j James and Zachariah, and tlie town lof Silpani, near where this valley united with Iliunom. If you follow right round and up the valley of Hinndm, the fiFst notable place is the Potter’s field, bought, with Judas’ be' hrayal fee, and just after turning the k>ui Invest corner of the city wall you come to the lower pool of Gihan, 200 feet long by 100 wide and 20 deep—a reservoir to retain tho winter water for summer use, Neatly a half mile further up is the upper pool of Gihan, i of about the same size. You lmvc ■ now followed the valleys round three j sides ol the city. Prom the north-! west corner of tho wall 'he land rise.-; considerably higher, and tho Russian ; Convent and Hospital are located there —large and fine buildings oir-j side the walls. In the last few years j the Germans and Prussians have cs-j tabiished claims also in this v.einby. and the Jews have put up a good j many houses of a suusiaaTal charac-1 1 tor. My first trip out was to Betide" Item, six miles to the southwest. We crossed the vaihy of Hinnom a little above tho lower pool of Gihan, which is now dry; and urn large flit rocks on the bottom are used as threshing flours, where they are treading out com (wheat) with oxen in the primi tive way, that is, by using no ma chinery whatever, but treading it out with oxen. We passed near the house in the southwest corner of the city where the “Last Supper ’ was prepared, and a little opposite and outside the city is the tree dint is slid to mark the place where Judas bung himself, and near by the coun try residence of Caiuphas, tlie High Priest, on tlie “hill of evil counsel,' After getting about a mile f om the wall wo strike the plain of Rephadi ain, the only plain in the vicinity, It is about a mile long and a half a mile wide. A little further on, and two j and a half miles from tho city, is the convent of Elijah, that marks the j place where the Prophet rested when fleeing to Damascus, and was fed by angels. A half mile beyond this is the tomb of Rachel, the wife of Ja cob, and off te the north the village of Raman, with its convent, where 1 Zacharias lived and where Elizabeth his wife gave birth to John tho Bap- j tist. Itseeinstobe the style about Jerusalem to put a convent at every authenticated place where an impor tant. event, in Bible history transput'- • ed. Along here are thousands oi olive trees, and it is strange, where , the rocks arc so thick, they get soil enough to live on. NUMBER 46. Arrived at Hcthlebcm, built on the of a hill. Same style hero as elsewhere, of gray stone, flat top houses, packed in us thick as they can be. Said to have a population 01'2.500 and nearly all Christians. We soon arrived at tho most con spicuous building in the place, which is really a group, for the Church of Nativity is surrounded by three con vents, Latin, Creek and Armenian. This church is very old, yet well pre served and presenting quite a hand some appearance. It was erected by Helena, tho mother of Constan | tine, in the beginning ol the fourth century, and is believed to be oldor.t Christian church in the world. It has A? dome, but 'ho r n'i is framed tn of jLuncnse cedar beams, brought from Lebanon, and is supported by f?rty marble pi iars. The main room is about 150 feet long by 100 witle, is high and w<l! proportioned. The church is used as tho common prop erty of all Christian denominations, and the Zealots-of the surrounding convents most on this common ground to ha to ono another, and fight, ! even here, at the very place where the prince of peace was born. A guard of Mohammedan soldiers has to be kept here constantly to prevent these Christians from killing each ojiier. What a commentary is this on tho bigotry of professed Chris tians. The Chapel of Nativity is under this church and is reached bv de scending fifteen steps to marble chap el thirty-eight feet long and twelve wide. Of course it was not pretend ed that these waits and floors exist ed at the time of our Savior’s birth, but I have no doubt they surround tho nluce. Immediately at tlie foot of the stairs, at tho left, the place ol ihc Manger, a circular niche in the wall, about four feet wide and three deep. Golden lumps are kept con s'an< ly burning before it. The orig inal wooden Manger is said to be in the church ol fit. Maria Maggiore, at II jine. About ten feet beyond the Manger and on tho left is the natal chamber. Ii is about ten feet long, eight wide and eight high. A couch cut- from the pure white marble, six feet-long and three wide, is on the right as you enter, and engraved on the mar ble over it was the words “Ilia tie Yirtjine Maria •Terns Christus nalus eat.” “Hero Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary.” The Greeks, Lat ins and Armenians are each allowed to keep an equd number, about twen ty, of gold aud silver lamps in this Chapel. Even in this sacred place, four Turkish soldiers, armed with muskets ami sabres, pace their wea ry rounds to protect Christians from one another. Before this guard was established, some tnreo years ago, tlie Greek and Latm Priests had a fight, even in this chapel, in which they broke up the gulden candlesticks and burned the rich tapestry and paintings which hung on the walls. In front of the Manger is the Altar of Magi, at the far end of the chapel is iho chamber of Joseph, and on the side of the empty tomb of St. Jerome, who spent the latter part of bis life hero where he died, but his remains have been carried to Rome. We returned to the church above and spent some time in admiration of the pictures and statuary that, adorn tho walls. There are a largo nutu i her of very old paintings here that j are not very lino specimen of art, i but tolerably good, and considered very valuable on account of their great age. Most of them represent | scenes appropriate to the place. aju gumn 'Vista SUp; Every Friday. it ATMS OF ttCBHCUIPTIONI INCLUDIN'!! POSTAGE. One Year $2,00 Six Months 1 on Three Months 75 Always in Advance. fw.ti'Y Produce ta'wn ivlun Micrilwrs aaa:t Piiv CaK -- - Sest Advertising Modi uni In this Section of Georgia. Mary cud the Child, tho Holy Fami ly, ihe Magi presold iug their gifts, tho Shoperds learning tha glad tid ings of iho flight into Egypt, etc. Hut beside these there arc some very fine life-size pictures of the same scenes in gold and silver bus lvloif, of wonderful ricly.css and adorable beauty. In.this church arc three al tars, one f.r the Greeks, one for tho - Latins, and one for the Armenians, and the people were constantly com ing on, and, generally sitting, but .sometimes kneeling, arouml these altars, saying their prayers and go ing out. while all the wiiiic tiio Mo hammedan soldiers, whose guns aro stacked in Ihe main body of tho church, but wearing their sabre bay onets by their sides, saunter around with a contented air of complacent satisfaction, as if they were thanking Mahomet that they aro not like oth er men, even these poor Christians, that have to be protected from one another here, in one of their most sacred places. But in spite of (ho manifestations of intolerance among the sects here, my visit fo Bethlehem was more than satisfactory—it was full of joy and consolation, my faith in Christ and Chrisiian history was made more live ly ami stronger, and, before leaving iltc church I returned to the Chapei of Nativity, to pray the second time and thank God for what my poor eyes hud seen, and pray the Savior, who was here first manifest in the flesh, to guide and protect me. Prom Bethlehem we went some three miles farther, to the three pools of -Solomon. They are about 150 feet square and 25 deep, built of heavy rock laid in cement. They are in a descending valley, the bottom of the upper one being a little higher than the top of tho next, and in the same way, tho third lower than the see-’ ond. They are supplied from a very large spring some 200 yards beyond the upper pool. From the lower one a stone aqueduct, made of cut stone, say two feet deep and one and a halt wide and lined with hard cement, winds around the hills and , extends to the site of the ancient temple in Jerusalem. The length of . this aque duct is thirty miles, on account of its numerous windings. It is covered over with rock, but there are many openings, all along tho way, where water can be dipped out. The up per and middle pools have gates by which to let water into the lower one, hi case it should be exhausted. Tho two upper ones are now empty, but water now flows from tlie lower ono to Bethlehem, and until a few years since, ran on to the great city. This is a vvondi imil work, and, if really built by Solomon, must be 3,500 years old. M. I). Marion Comity Drinia'i'atic Ex ecatire Committees. E. M. Butt, Chairman of tho Exec utive Committee for the county of Marion. HUES’.*. VISTA ]>I,STRICT. B. B. Hinton, Ch’r’u, W. B Butt, Geo. W. C. Mumo, O. C, Bullock, A M. C. Russell. FORT VI? ItY m-TRTCT. M. G. Brady, ChVn, Win. lj. Brad shaw, J. M. Lowe, 11. J. Barker, Isaac Bi uce. TAZEWELL PISTRICT W. TANARUS, Stewart, (Jh’r’n, J. M. Halley, Win, M. Me.Miekael, A. J. McEtmuirev, I. T. Wail. JACKSONVILLE PISTRICT. Jackson .M. Gill, Oh’r’n, W. S. Clem ents. Dr. Thurmond, Jno. W. SiaugL* ter, Jacob James. l’.Kl) BONE DISTRI, T. J, R. Short, Clt'r’n, A. B. Jones, Jnc- M. Smith, A. L. Benson, Mollis Belt'. Piucvtllo District— John E. Hol i Lis, Ch’r’n. W. A. Clement, J. J. 1 Michoison, W. S. Stokes. A