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&lu giuua Elista I*. C. RUSSELL, Editor A Proprietor. •*■*•' -■ —y— —i-irrr Marion Co*, On. ssrr. . I ...— 'z:z:.x± FRIDAY MORNING, KIIXICIPAE. BISGRACCS, The disgracclul scenes occurring in the recent municipal elections over the State, are truoly humilia ting to the Anglo-Saxon race and especially to Georgians, whose in herent sensibilities have not yet lost that nobility an 1 purity of tone given to them by their fathers. Di urkenness and Civil-Rightism soemed to have prevailed general ly at these elections. White men and Democrats, descendants of a noble race and legatees of a proud .name, were the guilty actors in these disgraceful and brutalizing performances. Of the municipal election iu Au gusta, the Constitutionalist says that “drunken negroes,in carriages, driven by decent (f) white' mon, were riding up and down the streets all day yesterday, yelling alter nately for May and Meyer. Col umbia, with all her execrable hordes, never presented a more disgusting sight.” Of the Griffin eleetion, the News Bays “the scene about the polls yesterday morning was disgusting in the extreme to any man of re finement. We hope such another will not occnr. We can lire in most any community that anybo dy olse can, bat such heathenism as was displayed yesterday, is a Bhock oven to our strong nerves.” The Macon Telegraph & Mess enger intimates that the scenes at the polls in that city were simi larlybarbarous. We were an eye-witness of the shameful practices, indulged in on Wednesday, in the usually quiet city of Americus. Drinking, riot ing, yelling lighting and general disorder on the public square char actQrised the day. The good citi zens of the city, with whom we conversed, deplored the Bickening exhibition. We earnestly protest against this groveling and mongrelism ex hibited in tho late municipal elec tion.,. We owe it to ourselves, our children, our State and our coun try, to prevent and eradicate this monfctrous evil, which will surely overthrow our Republican institu tions and forever vitiate the morals of the nation. We cannot preserve our country or our libertios if such practices are tolerated. Rome’s decadence began with the infusion of corruption and prostitution into her politics. Let us take warning. We overthrew Radicalism because of its viciousness, and yet we see one of its most dangerous abusee indulged, in, in our Democratic municipal elections. While we are insisting on reform in otlers, jot iis reform onr own tices. BLIIEI^BLVE! We respectfully call attention to Mr.-A. M. Brannon’s advertisement of his Bine Drug Store, in Columbus. Mr. Brannon is now running two mammoth Drug Store*, well stocked with everything usually kept in such establishments. If you want p-re drugs, medieines, &c., it will profit yoa to call upon him.’ He is offering now great inducements to country merchants. His reputation as a druggist is of twenty years standing. Call and see him and you will not re- gret it. —The Raiford House is the popu lar hotel to stop at when you go t< Columbus. Nearly everybody from Marion make that their headquarter —This paper is sent free to one thousand of onr citizens, who are not Subscribers, for the purpose of solic iting their support for another year The absence of a customary amount of news this week is attribu table to the pressure of advertise ments. UICSA.HY. Marion county and this entire sec tion of country lias been outraged by the perpetration of the crime of biga my, and the criminal turned loose, unwhipped of justice, upon a notori ously worthless bond. Sometime ago, Lewis Monfort, ot this county abandoned his lawfully wedded wife, and left her to main tain hers If on her own resources. Without dissolving the legal bonds that bound him to his living wife, a resident of this county, he went to Americua, week before last, ob'.idued license from the Ordinary of Sumter i I county, and was there regularly mar ried to Mis. Mari ’a ' wid ow and a a res? lent of this .X umy. As soon as the : was nude known a warrant was issued for his arrest for tlio crime of Inga my, Mr, Hamil ton, the father of Mrs. Cranford, in stituting the proceedings. Last week Lewis Mob Tort was ar rested for the crime alleged, and was carried before a Justice in this coun ty, where he obtaiued his release on a bond, given by Mrs. Cranford, the person to whom he was illegally mar ried. The bond was entirely worth less, all her property being covered by homestead. Knowing that the bond was insuf ficient, the prosecution had him re arrosted and incaiceiated in the Ma rion county jail on Monday night last. On Tuesday he was conveyed to Americus and had a preliminary ex amination before a Justice. He was again released on the insignificant bond of four hundred dollars, Mrs. Cranford giving the bond. His re lease on such a bond, is regarded here as an outrage on this communi ty. Great indignation is felt in the county at the perpetration of the crime and unblushing manner in, which the criminals continue to out rage decency and defy law. ' Hon. Allen Fort, of Americus, rep resasts the prosecution, and Judge W. B. Butt, of Buena Vista, the de fense. The penalty attached to the crime iB, from two to loar years in the penitentiary. J. S. JOSES’ CASH STORE. While in Columbus w had the pleasure of examining the goods and prices in the well known cash store of Mr. J. S. Jones. He has a very largo stock of dry goods, complete in all its varieties, which he is selling at reasonably low prices foi the times. We noticed also that his goods were new, fresh end of the latest styles in cut and color. Owing to the fact that he sells very low, he does not. keep one bill of goods on hand long ; and he is receiving new goods every day. The popularity of his establish ment is attested by the fact that he keeps six salesmen constantly em ployed waiting on customers. To show how he sells goods, we quote some of his prices: His standard prints are sold from big counter at six and a half cents per yard, when the pi e-j vailing prices for the sari lo goods are from eight to nine cent per -d- He is selling his sheeting, one yard wide, at seven cents per yard, while goods have advanced from ten to fifteen per cent above Lis price at the mills ; factory checks, nine and a half cents —advanced at the mills to ten cents. These we give as speci mens of his prices. He sells every thing just as cheap as it can be so and at a nrofit. Call on him when you go to Columbus. FARMERS, ATTENTION! No firm in Columbus Is better pre pared to furnish our farmers with all kinds <3l fertilizers and farm imple ments than Messrs. Holstead A Cos., whose advertisement appears in the Argus. It is a treat to go through their establishment and see the va rieties of new and improved farm machinery, which they have on hand in any quantity. Don’t fail to call on them when you go to Columbus i afi.vi: i;sTAiiLis;iMi:ir One of the most coraplcte'and clc. gant establishments of the kind to be found in Georgia, is the crockery dii poiimn ol Mr. L. L. Cowdery, of Co lumbus. Everything that necessity, comfort an 1 laticj have devised, in crockery and glass ware is to be found there in endless variety. Cel lar, first and second floors are all full, and where there is such quanti ties goods must be sold cheap. Mr. Cowdery has two sons to assist him in tiie business, urbane, po lite and atteiu. . T > the young f iue, ’ -.! ■• ohmling ’• our if;. u; •: "o my that t> • ? ! ’ng met*, and eit her would be a hu.u*j*onie tjfttob. •— : *.' '* ■ TliU OROCIEJtS. ' We recommond to. your careful consideration the advertisement of Messrs. C. A. Redd & Cos., of Colum bus. They keep constantly on hand a vast jstock of all kinds of groceries, which they propose to sell to the citizens of this section at the lowest possible prices. ,Thry won’t be un dersold, nobody need try. They are accommodating gentlemen, and our people will find trading with them both pleasant and profitable. BRIGHT AS DIAMONDS. Mr, T. S. Spear is probably the handsomest and prettie t jewekr in the city of Columbus, and his gold watches, jewelry and diamonds are bright and sparkling, and have the ring of the right metal in them. His silver and plated ware are “just lovely,” while his splendid spec tacles make old eyes see like new ones. Carry your watches, clockn and jewelry to him to be repaired in workmanlike manner. JAMES A. LEWIS. This thriving, go-ahead wholesale and retail merchant of Columbus has now on hand a tremendous stock of dry goods, which be i3 wholesaling at remarkably low figured Our mer chants and heavy plan era would do well to supply themselves -at bia store while he is selling low. as to take advantage of the prices. We believe that as good bargains can be made with him as with npy;other house in the country. Wc were pleased to see Mr. Eud Harvey, formerly of Marion county, bel.ind his counter. Everyone who knows him at all knows that he will do Jib “fair thing” by all with whom he deals. From Lug and hnest dealings with them, Mr. Harvey has won the esteem and confidence of our people. His con nection wiili Mr. Lewis is on addi tional inducement for trading with him. We are also glad to notice that Col. Raifrrd, familiarly known to many of the citizens of Marion, Chattahoochee and Stewart counties, is with Mr. Lewis. You will find Mr. Lewis’ wholesale and retail es tablisbments at ’O2 and 194, Broad street. Columbus, < in. , • -►-<£> - ElccgifeU r <’ We arc prepared to p.-!;. ... tickets in licit style and yfTdWer rates j than city Tickets printed with any number of charts without I extra chaige. Wfc soli cit your patronage. Set\d your ei ders to the country printer— he will appreciate your favors. 1 MIHIIS FOR ME. J. W.SHEFFIELD & CO AMERICUS. GA., Have one of—- The Largest and Most Complete Stocks in Georgia, /''Consisting in part of Nails. Axes, Iron, .Steel, Plows, Chains, Rope, Hames, Bridles, V/ Baddies, Hoes, Spades, Bolts, Shovels, Rakes, Forks, Gum, Pistols, Hinges <fc Butts, Cutlery, Tools, Locks, doss, Paints, Putty, Oils, Varnishes, Doors. Bosh, Blinds, Cook & Heating Stoves, Hollowure, Woodware, Tinware, Grain cradles, Straw cutters, Corn shel ters, wagon & buggy material, and such other goods as are usually kept in Southern Hard ware #ores,—all of which wo buy from Manufacturers and First Hands for Cash, wi wdu> sw m imm ut& <uu DeelO-Vw J W Sheffield & Cos. Change to Wednesday. Wo have concluded to change the publication day of the Argus from Friday to Wi-tiue-day morning, for the greater convenience of pur sub scribes at Tazewell, Glen Alta and iu Cluntahoochec county, the mail for those places leaving on that day. Our subscribers, therefore, need not look •for a paper again until Wednesday morning, Doc- mber 27tli. We shall then try to get. it out regularly on the day appointed. The mistakes o* freight agents in sending our paper to the wrong depo', the importance of publishing on'.v the Jab -* no -.-? from the gloat A men j swindle, ■ ’ t.h.c last t , ; ' I weeks, the u. ’ontod tsh advertisements, .. - delayed several issues of the paper beyond publioa .ion day, fpr which tho hindrances are our excuse. See our ad vert is - incut on the fourtti page, for a descrip tion of our regular issue lor .187 7. —Send us your orders for tickets- We will print them cheap and neat. The presidential muddle remains unsettled. Tilden has been fairly and honestly elected, by the votes of the people and a majority of the Electoral College, but the party of hate swears he shall not be inaugur ated. Hon. Abram S. Hewitt., as Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, announces to the country that Tiklen & Hendricks have been duly, legally and fairly elected. Old Zach. Chandler declares that Hayes & Wheeler ai e-elected. So it stands and no man living can tell what the cud will be. —Messrs. McMichael & Stevens have made important reductions in the prices of their goods, which our people would do well to profit by. See their price list published on our first page. This firm is always wide awake and thoroughly enterprising. Their motto is “quick sales and small profits,” and they dilligently work up to it. The success of the firm has been quie flattering, and they are bound to sell goods just as long as they pursue their present policy. Col. A. S. Cutts was elected Mayor of Americus on Wednesday last. He is undoubtedly the man lor the place. He had a most worthy competitor in the person of J. W. Folder. • Rates and Kulesf or Legal Adver tising. Sheriff Sales, each levy * Mortgage fi fa sales, each levy 8.00 Tai Collector's sales, each levy • *-00 Jitation for Lotters of Administration and Guardianship Vpplicathmfor dismission from Administration Guardianship and Executorship 6.00 Application for leave to sell land lor one aq’r.. 6.00 Notice to debtors and creditors -w J OO land sales, Ist square, $4, each additional... S.OO ■tales of perishable property, per squsre 3.50 listray notice. 60 days 7.00 Notice to perfect service 7.00 Rules nl si to foreclose mortgages per sq r.... 5.50 Rules to establish lost papers, per square.... 8.60 Rules compelling titles 3.60 Rules to perfect services in divorse caseß.... 10.00 Application for Homestead 3.00 All Legal Advertisements must be paid for In ad advance. Sales of land, kc., by Administrators, Executors or Guardians, are required by law to be held on the First Tuesday in the mouth, between the bourß of ten in the forenoon and three in tho afternoon, at the Court House in the county in which tho property is sitnatc-d. . Notices of these sales must be given In a public ga zette in the county where tile land lies. If there he any, and if there is no paper published in the county hen in the nearest gazecle. or the one having the argest general circulation in said county, 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale of personal property must be, "iven in like manner ten days previous to sale day. Notice to the debtors of creditors and an estate must also be published 40 duyß. Note, \ -.plication will be made to the Court of ordinarv .■: :ve to ISeii land, kc., must in.. •' r - ■ and one it wo ■ •' eeks. i•, r.f. for L . . djnlnistration, Guaroiin ■ ■ roust be .I 80days—for Dismiss,, u r.tion, .... unship and Executorship 4 a tl.;ys. /Tub of Foreclosure of Mortgage muat bo publish ed monthly for four monttis—for establishing lost papers for tuo lull space at three mouths—for (join podifcg titles i. f.cwutorH or Administrators, where bond Las ot ;i I’vii by the dcceusotl, the lull spuce ot three months. \ ppltcation for Homestead must he. published twiee. i iibUcatioui* will alway.b.: continued Jicoording to thi-se, the legal requirement . unless otherwise or dered. McGoogh &ICo. Call attention to the following lines of Goods which they 'have in store and must be sold to close the business: 10 pieces of the best llluck Cash meres for the price ever offered in thia’nimrket, 50 pieces Blue Black Alpacas 25 to 75 cents per yard—m good as uanallyaold from 40c to $1,25. 10 pieces Black Silks nt old cost prices. 150 pieces Fancy Dress Goods from 10 to 50 cts per yard, similar to those being sold in thi* market from 25c.t0 #I.OO, 50 pieces of the choicest Ilufßings. 25 doa Ladies elegant Silk Ties; ail the new shades at half price. 50 new uud handsome Cloak*—prices less than ever known in Columbus. Ottr Shawl Department, both Colored r.nd R'nck, is aimp'v complete. and at prices lower than can be bought in N, Y. 25 pieces 10-4 lUeached Sheeting Just received; betjbninds from 20 to .1 ■■ er yard. 50 pieces White and Bed Flannels, all wool, cost from! 16 to 60 r ‘ par vard. .tori; of ChsHimcrns and \VobI Jeans, the best in the city, and prices •.'itiwvi in tills u'.u.'ket. A choioe stock of Water-proof Cloth*, be lt in It i r y-v-i! G'nveS, Hnder Shirts and Drawem, Table Linens, . nKr - '.'eliit'tVi, [.adies Oflnrs and Otiffh, in all tlj* new i •to.rs.Shir*. I ■" f.nuforts and fllanl-.etij. a lull line Gears' Furnishing Go oda, Motions v-rieo- th>i>. r'o;f,:-sV !u ilolumbr.e to-cj-v-i o'utM Tlio Aargost Km : '"d au.l ('•!•'> ■ i lio ■ otr. rod it retail Iu i 'olaoibfs at factory priot*. ••; .Stauihtrd /Vintju. ; o. 01 ; best style* from 6} to 7$ els per yard. •"' i ' ■ V . . 'l.-'i, *.a *-■ ’■* r • * r... e m , I* . .a.. . ’ i ** ***JpW.’ •'‘ ‘ ■ The stock ot Ladies’ and Hisses’, Man’* *nd Bovs’ Boots and She**, Servant*’ Shoes, ike, is simply complete, and thing. iod* and’ pricr* ar*- guaranteed. No slioddy, no trash, no paper solo Shoes, all ibst-chus, from the best handmade to the common Brogan. ■*'" •• ’ M fcNY GO(W>S not mentioned in this advertisement, we will sell seventy-five par oent less than cost. He advertised some weeks since to retire from the Dry Goods trade and wc menu what we advertised. Our goods mud be sold; this is bo humbug. But shall coni inue to keep bur staple stock in nil departments complete until we can di* pose of the Fancy Goods, and we invite the public to call before baying. We charge noth ing to show goods, and will be pleased to see you all. •fno. Hc€)ou;h 6l Cos. Columbus, G , December 8, 1876. C. A. REDD &CO. eQ&vmua, : : * —— PLANTATION AND FAMILY SUPPLIES 100,000 pounds Bulk and Bacon Sides, 300 barrels of Flour at $6,00 to $8.50, 500 bushels Seed and Feed Oatrf, 10 hogsheads New Omp Louisiana Sugar. 50 barrels Florida Bjmp, 50 sacks Rio Goffeo, CALL -AdSTD SEE TJS. BEST GOODS JT BOTTOM PRICES. We will not be Undersold. AGBN TS FOR Watson & Clark’s Guano. FA EMEfiS JITTE NTIdN Holstead & Co.’s Pur* riou l ? , |f h * <^fe&W Phosphate, Pur* RWH' ’oo) Held *nte‘n Ur l^^ar ming l *"P ,emen *s, Pratt,Brown, r r®f d ,nS ’ Watt ’ Excelsior and Farmer’s Friend Plows, The Celebrated "hlte Water Farm Wagon. XColsf eaidL ]€ 187 & 139 Broad Street, Dee. 8, 1878.-3,0. COLUMBUS, G*-A_ EXCELSIOR ! j ——o- CLOTHING AND HAT STOEE THORNTON & ACRE, 3STO. 83 Sc 85 BZROJSTZE PBONT, Rooney Building, Broad 9*., Columkiu, Ga. DEALER IN Men’s Clothing. Boy is Clothing, Children’s Clothing. MEN’S HATS, BOYS’ HATS, CHILDREN’S HATS M Bo}S ’ Fur “ ishi ” Go0(5 , Tnmk, Kalis., Umbiellus and Walking Canes ATA tST wean, constantly recemug liiw goods ot all k nds, aud will sell is low < tiv arket m the State. • dec 9, lrC-fl.n.