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W, A-’SINQLETON
Editor & Proprietor,
lluena "Vista. 2VTurion Co*, Cu.
w I DNESDAY MOKNISG, M\Y *.. 1877.
CITIZENS MEETINGS.
Our readers will sec two calls from
Citizens of the county to meet and
arrange for the election. We cannot
conceive of a matter in which we
should thiuk more calmly, and act
more dispassionately than this.
Momentous issues are involved. Not
only the happiness and prosperity of
ourselves, but the well being of oth
ers are suspended in the scales.
Notwithstanding such mighty issues,
there is also differences in sentiments,
a diversity of desire, and an intensity
of earnestness, which make cautious
men dread the campaign.
One unguarded remark might do
much to excite the passions, and in
iutensify the prejudices which result
from political excitement.
“Make haste slowly,” is an adage
eminently proper for our adoption
at this time. Act conscicnciously,
but kindly the one toward the other.
Written for tho Buena Vista Argus
Warning Against these Citizens'
Meetings.
Mr. Editor:
Please allow me a brief space in
your columns to warm the people
against these citizen meetings, which
are being called for the purpose of
getting control of your voles in the
approaching election.
Now, above all others, is the t'me
for us to vote as our judgment and
conscience may dictate, entirely un
trammelled by so-called people’s
meetings and political conventions.
The use of these means at this im
portant juncture is altogether un
warranted. There is no formible
enemy to organize against, therefore,
no necessity exist for organization.
The questions at issue are, simply:
a choice between friends, and the tx
eroiso of tire judgment in regard to
voting for or against a Constitutional
Convention. I am, therefore oppose
to any movement that tends to ham
per the individual option. It will be
great folly lor our citizens to circum
scribe their freedom of choice by
submitting to the result of a nomi
nation.
Therefore, repudiate these calls
and do not regard any dictations of
meetings held in accordance with
them. They are snares and pitfalls 1
He ware of them !
WATCHMAN.
BLACK HILLS.
Passengers are transported from
Ckeyefine to Dead wood as freight—
at 6| cents per pound.
—Deadwood extends 8 miles in
length; has a telegraph ofllce; a daily
newspapoper, and 12,000 population.
—Miners take out from $5 to $lO
per day r . In places, 50cts worth of
gold is in a bushel of dirt. Gold
bearing, and brown quartz speckled
with gold is the richest in the coun
try. There are three steam quartz
mills in working order, six more
mills are on the way for Cheyenne.
One ball crusher, and two arasters.
miners say there will be twenty five
before fall.
New comers number from four to
five hundred daily.—Board worth
from $6,00 to SIOO,OO per week. —Two
steam saw mills, timber plentiful,
mostly pine.
—Good country for agriculture.
—The whole country is speckled
with wagon trains.. —Heavy iron
safes are put under seats —bandit
proof—in which to carry gold.—Each
stage has three proved men, armed
with pistols and carbines.—Charley
Phelps, one of the most trusty brave
sstage drivers, was shot by the ban
dits some time ago, and without any
alarm whipped up his horses until
out of the way of the robbers, when
in a broken voice he told the passen
gers, “I don't want to frighten you,
passengers, but I am a killed man.
Don’t be scared, I say, I won’t stop
the stage, but I want one of you fel
lows to get up here and drive, while
1 get down in the boot to die.” In
one hour lie was a dead man.
MASS MEETING.
We have been requosted to an
nounce that there will boa meeting
of the citizens of Marion county, who
are opposed to a Constitutional Con
vention, at the Court House on the
16th inst., to consider what course
will be pursued in the election now
upon us.
PEOPLE S MEETING-
Buena Vista, Ga. May sth, IS7L
On motion ol E. W. Miller, Joel
F. Rushiu, Sr., was made chairman,
Jas. S. McCorklc, secretary.
The chairman briellv stated the
object of the meeting, when the fol
lowing resolution was offered.
Resolved, That we, the citizens of
Marion county, call a meeting of all
the citizen of the county, without re
gard to race or color, on the 3rd Sat
urday in this month, being the 19th
inst. The object of which mretiu :
will be to take into consideration
wiiat course they will pursue rela
tive to the selection of delegates to
the Constitutional Convention; and
if they decide to nominate delegates
to the Convention, to do so on that
day. JOELFItUSIIIN.su
J. S. McCOIiKLE, Ch’rtn’n.
Secretary.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
The Milledgcville Recorder brings
the intelligence of the brutal murder
of a Mrs. Shaw Mike Shaw, her
husband, lives about eleven miles
from Milledgeville, and says he left
home, after an early breakfast, to
do some work; heard a gun at the
house, and returned to find his wife
lying at the door, with her brains
beaten out with a lightwood knot.
Tier skull was broken in several
places as were her arms-and hands.
Her little daughter was sitting by
the murdered mother, and said two
black men killed her. Two n< groes
were arrested and lodged in jail on
suspicion.
A correspondent of the Tel. & Mes.
writes, that suspicion afterwards
centered on Sbaw himself, whom the
little daughter says and and the deed,
and he was committed to jail to await
a trial.
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Aule-!!clliim Vlail Coutriicti.—
How to Coliccl Them.
Washington, May I.— A circular
issued from the Pos!-office de, ;trt—
rnent directs that in claims for an
te-bellum mails contracts applica
tion must be made to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, by
the contractor or his executive, as
money cannot be paid to assignees.
Application must show the char
ter, extent of service, length of
route, bow much in each State, if
it extends over more than one,
and the periods for which the
claim is made. The evidence in
writing or print, which claimant
may have, must acotnpany the
claim. Facts must be verified by
the testimony of two witnesses, who
were postmasters on the route; or if
this is imposible, two other disin
terested persons who received
tlieir mail at either of the tei niiiial
points on the route. Applications
and statements must bo made un
der oaths, and credibility of per
sons making the oaths must be
certified before whom the oaths
are made. Where the oath is
made before a justice of the peace,
bis official character and signa
ture must be certified by the clerk
of the court of record in the coun
ty where the oath was made.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Washington, April 23. —ln the
caes of the First National Bank of
Washington, agb Whitman, ern>r to
the supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, the Supreme Court decides
that the payer of a check which has
not been accepted by the bank on
which it is draw cannot maintain an
action upon it against the bank.
EXTRA SESSION OP CON
GRESS.
Pres. Hayes issued liis proclamation
convening Congress in extra session
at 12 o’ciocs noon on the 25th, of
October next.
Charley Caraway to be hung on the
18th inst
Charley Caraway who murdered
Mrs. Caraway, of Sumpter county,
near Smithville, will be carried away
from the gailow in Araericus, on the j
18th, inst.
Schley’* llcprcscututivct
Elder J. R. Itesposs has been se
lected by the citizens of Schley boun
ty as their choice for a constitutional
convention candidate.
Wo know of no man whom wc
could more heartily reccoiumood to
the voters of the district than Mr.
Ilespcss. He is conscieneious, op
oosed to trick, loves the poor, well
informed ami a great lover of right.
INTERESTING MATTER
CULLED DOWN.
Mount Vosnvious is in eruption,
and tlie smoke is so acid as to injure
vegetation.
A petrified turtle weighing forty
pounds, in perfect shape, is aston
ishing tlio people of Hall comity.
Pensacola is calling for aid tor
her sufferers from the rec nt storm.
J. C, Hunter, a clerk in the post
office at Albany has b 'cn taken on
charge of stealing money from let
ters passing through tlmt office.
Col. John forsyt.h editor of the Mo
bile Register died <>n the 2nd inst.
He was 66 years of age.
Miss Nannie Brown, of Howard,
died on the 19 tn of April, aged 16
the was a member of the Bapiist
Church and uiucn beloved.
Tho Washington Gazette rays “a
con sti utional convention and a grass
hopper plaugc are among the proba
bilities.”
Occasional confessions in and
about Lousiana discloses ugly
agreements and corrupt cou
ciences.
The Sheriff of Chattahoochee
county shot himself accidentally
last week. We learn it is not a se
rious wound.
Some lover of fame and money, too,
is humbugging the people by pasting
off as “ibe famous confederate spy ’
“Beilßovd." A letter from tlioveii
table “Belle” to the Baltimorean
cautions the public against tne im
poster.
Cable dispatches gives an account
of a fearful battle at Kars b tween
the Russians and Turks, in which the
Russians were victorious.
The loss of life in the desperate
struggle was fearfully great on boh
sides but heavier among the Turks.
Meneika the murderer of Mr. Lyon
in Ala. has been sentenced to imp is
outneut for life. The cases of Mrs.
Lyon and ,rs Davis, her mother,
who are also undei indictment lor
anticipating in die same murder,
haw been continued and tiny allow
ed to go home oil additional bail.
Mr. Michael Ans hel’s body was
found in Columbia County on last
Tuesday week. He lad left Sparta
where he lived on 3rd of April lor
Augusta. The body had greatly de
composed and uo indications of the
murderers.
The Mormon aro determined to
resist all attempts to molest Brigham
Young for complicity in the Moun
tain Meadow Massacre, and for tins
purpose are arming themselves e
cre ly,
O.i Sunday 29th ult. Mr. Alfred
Mot ton special agent of Post office
department n Atlanta arrested Jeff
C. Shaw known by differoni names,
for robbing mails at the Post office in
Orlando lria.
A Swarm of bees is reported as
having taken possession of the Pres
byterian church in (Ju filbert for de
voti'inal services. We suppose
t e proceeds of tlieir services will
be devi ted to purposes less relig
ious.
The Episcopal convention met in
Savannah A/ay the 3rd, re-elected
the old queers and selected Au
gusta as the place for the nex t meet
ing and the Bth of May, 1878 for
t e time.
Five men in a coal mine in Eng
land weie buried by the filling up of
the passage in and out, with a coal
break 150 feet thick. Tin re was
much excitement about it throughoui
the kingdom, from the humblest
home to the Qieen in her palace,
l’heir hi nds went to work to rescue
teem. For five days the sympathies
for those unfortunate men out
weighed the interest in the Eastern
war. They were finally rescued
alive.
Geo, Williams (col.) who beat, his
step cbdd to death, and roasted her
was hung in Effingham county on the
24 ult.
—The Grand Chapter of Geor
gia met in the Masonic Temple on
on Wednestlay last.
A spuad of convicts in Washington
county eight in number killed their
guard, Jas. McMichrel; took
from his pockets the chain key and
ninety dollars in money, and all
escaped except one with his gun
and repeater. That one reported
the tragedy and who were the per
petrators. A large reward is offer
ed for Moses Butler, of Richmond,
and Goo. Washington, of Muscogee,
counties. Sheriffs may look out
now.
The Rev. Walter Lewis, in his
memorial address conferod no hon
or upon, tho dead; did no uood in
politics, and did no credit to the
ministry.
JAS. L. BRASINGTON,
TAIXiOn,
III'KVA VISTA, OKUKUIA,
Wmlil reaped fully announce to the pnb’ic
mid hia friend* • hut ho i* dill at his post;
r<*a<lv for all kind* **f tailoring—Cutting, Mak
ing; Repairing, Cleaning. et*\ Those want
ing measure* to s< nd for auits can get. th*m
ol him. Latest styles and fashions al
ways on hyml. J S. L. BASINOTON
S6OO IMauosfor S2)O
And all oth"f stylos in the same propor.ion,
including Urn ml, Square and Uptight—all
first-class —sold direct lo the people at fac
tory price*. No ngentt-; no commission; no
discount*. These Pianos made one of tne
finest displays at the Centennial Exhibition,
and were unaniiunu*dy recommended for the
HIGHEST HONORS. Regularly incorpo
rated Manufacturing Co—New Manufactory
—cne of the hugest, and finest in the world.
The Squat e Grands contains Mathusltck’s new
patent Duplex (herstmng fictile, the great
er improvement in 1> e history <d Piano mak
ing. Tin* Uprights are th e fines* in America
P a os set lon • rial. Don’t tail to wiite for.
I)es**p* 1 pti ve Catalog'-,- -mailed free.
Mendelssohn Piano Cos,
Ao. 3C> lin.iiuYit) ,\ . j..
Southern Calender
i I aw’k i hsvillk, Ga. , April, 1877.
South' ill Calender Ciocii Cos , 71-1 Washing
ton Avenue, St. Louis, M->.
Gentlbm.'.s : —E:'li nun of us having
purchised one of year valuah e “Fuslnon ’
Clocks, are d,sinus h.i , ur ;r.eu,ls and the
public should knowhow we a.-pr . le the
same. We say, as all others, that it is the
mo.-t pcit'ect piece of mechanism w ■ have ev
er seen. The Calender is perfect in its work;
the time department cannot be surpassed,
and the finish is the finest we have ever see 1
put to a Clack. It gives 11s p ensure in recom
mending so worthy an articie, anil also to do
business with as energetic, fair dealing gen
tlemen as your agents. Four One Price. Sys
tem we appreciate, and we wish you as good
success elsewhere as you have had in our
country. I’crv Ilespectfu ly,
J. Q. Ellis. Judge J. It. Holmes.
W H Joiner Wm G Gunn
S A Ivey J M Summerford
W 11 /drown Isiah .Smith
W L Hooks S 11 Stovall
It W McCarty J I'M heavy
BW Judge CM Lester
J T H rum W H Noblia
W J Johnson It li Petty
li 11 Summeri’ord 11 Marshall
E A Gloeier J A Hammock
W li Tarver J T Moreland
Mrs Fannie Jones J K Barns
v\ m Chance > 11 Lewis
L A Stubbs Wm Short
Mr., V ’ Xe.pier Aaron J Lockerman
Susan .E Dunaway li W Brown
Wm Faulk E ,S Griffin
It K Stappley W it Coley
G M Newby llobt Reagan
Duncan Dautel John Daniel
David McAlister Duncan McEatliam
Russell Lowrev Dr. J 11 DuPree
John Rut' orford J Robert Taylor
J L Downs J C Shannon
L W Moreland T Z Ennis
E K Hudson Wesley Ivey,
Eligli liutler Jno W Allen
J S Wilks H V Balcoin
John Hatcher F M Means
W H Lane A’ Vincent
J H Mill JH Clarke
W H Murray Jefferson Gloeier
Mrs 0 M Scarborough. J W . ones
James Gloeier S H Boynton
Judge C A Solomon, II C Walters
Stephens Jones SW T Vompson
11 B Felder J II Danie
It T Williams J C Fulliugton
H H Story T J ifenfrow
J C Barns L L Richardson
J R Sauls Lafayette Iteagan
Alex Reagan <S B Goody
Miles Lancaster Joshua Coffee
Frank Balkeom.
STATE OF GEORGIA— Pulaski County.
I, P. T. McGrift'e, Ordinary' of said county,
do certify that 1 am personally acquainted
with a number of the foregoing named per
sons, and am fully satisfied that they are
reliable
The character of citizens they are selling
to in tliis county are first-class, and I am sat
isfied from that fact as well as being person
ally acquainted with a great many of the
parties they' have soul to in the counties ol
Twiggs, Houston, Dooly, Dodge and Wilcox,
that they are reliable.
I further certify that since the Company
has been doing business in this section,
making Hawkinsvide their headquarters, I
have become acquainted with several of the
Con piny, and from the deportment of the
entire Company, I feel no hesitancy in say
ing that they are gentlemen of reliability at.d
worthy ol confidence.
Witness my hand and sea! of office this
April 12tn, 1877. P T McGRIFF
Ordinary
J E LATIMER, Ordinary.
Lumpkin, Ca., \pril 2G, 1877.'
Wo the undersigned citizens of Stewart
county,having Sometime ago bought of one of
the agents of ‘ Southern Ca endar Clock f.oni
pny” ot #of their handsome clocks‘Fashion"
take pleasure in saying to our neighbors and
friends, that our utmost conceptions of a per
fect time keeper and perpetual calender are
fully realized in this wonderful piece of me
chanism. We advise all who are able to
avail themselves ol the opportunity now of
fered to purchase one.
J E Bavi 1 Mrs M L Ball
J T Stanford Capt Jas N McMichaol
John Johnson John Frown
Mrs N A Haider Swift Crumly
W H Ilanse Thos T L House
Geo W Kenyon Hr J If Barnum
J L Joiner G W Ard, lax Col.
Capt. E W Spooner J ohn Yarbrough
Proprietor Lumpkin Hotel,
Geo Usher L B Morton.
my 9 3m
GEORGlA—Stewart County.
I. J B Latimer, Ordinary in and for said
county, do hereby certify that the foregoing
list contains the name of respectable citizens
of Stewart county. They are men of varac
ity and their statements are entitled to full
faith and credit.
Witness my official signature and seal, this
25th day of April, 1877.
Russia and Turkey are engaged in
a fearful war. They have had one kit
tle in which tho Turks were defeated.
Russia is moving hor forces and
seems determined on carrying iter
point or sacratiee much money and
blood. Site has closed the navigation
of the Danubo and by oontrohng that
and tho Pruth rivers, may so compli
cate the relations as to involve for
eign powers. The treaty of Paris
established alio it the close of the
Crimean war provides that the
Danube shall be ke| t open to the
commerce of all the powers. The
Pruth lias been obstructed. Odersu
is beseiged. Russia will force the
Danube or loose 30,000 men.
Turkey feels confident. Both hi 1
ligennts declare they will not occu
py Servia.
England, France and tho United
States have declared neutrality iu
tile war.
Kars is completly surrounded and its.
lioitihnr'ment will begin immediately.
Tli e Russians have 24 siege guns in
position.
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS!
JUST RECIEVED AT
IGMIGHAEL&STEVEM.
Our purchases exceeds that of any season past, and
we feel confident that
Our Stock Can’t BE EXCELLED
In town in prices and variety
AVc solicit an early call from the people of the county,
As we will do our best to please in Frices 3 &c.
MeMlclael & Stevens.
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p, \ X % 'X. % % 'X s
GREAT SACRIFICE OF
The Oily Place fo Get Year Money Rack!
ECS* JUST LOOK AT THIS *SS
psS- EAGLE and PIIENIX CHECKS 10 CENTS
JS&' 4-4 SHHETING, 8 CENTS
plf 7-8 SHIRTINGS 7 CENTS -32$
JSO~ LONDON CORD, 9 CENTS
pS' BEST CALICOES, 6 CENTS -tilt
fisa- COATS’ SPOOL COTTON, 70 CENTS
pS- A GOOD lIEMSTICHED HANDKERCHIEF, 5 CENTS
piS~ PARASOLS, 50 CENTS
pg~ JEANS AND COTTONADES, 12i to 65 CFNTS *®st
Kid Gloves, in dark chades, at cost less than cost.
DRESS GOODS, Cheaper than ever.
CASSIMERES AND Pant LINENS at the very bottom figures.
All Classes of Goods Marked down twenty Per Cent, Now is the time io g.T Bargains,
BLAUCIIABD iV HILL,
123 BROAD St., Columbus, Ga-
A. M. BRANNON,
I’ ,
J 35 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga.
THE OLD AND WELL-KNOWN
Bine- Btu:I
A. M. BraEß.o3i, Proprietor,
Which has been dispensing medicine for the many ills ot mankind for the last twenty years,
still continues to solicit the patronage of its many friends. It is unnecessary toi enumerate
the many inducements to buy from me, “sufficient to say,”it will make it to 1 OUR interest
to buy whatever you wish from a FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE, come and see me at
107 or IBS STREET,
miOsi** I am Prepared uotv to Olfet tire nter lniliieeinentH to
COUNTRY MERCHANTS than ever Before-
Very Respectfully,
decß-3m A,’ M* BRANNON*
There is a man in Warren county
who vouches for this: Once before the
war lie was troubled wiib grasshoppers
This was the days before the pest of
later years wero known, but anvhow
the ordinary old-fashioned hoppers had
multipled on his place until they were
a great nnisanco, and wero actually so.
riously damaging his cotton crop. IR,
got hold of the idea somehow, that
toad frogs would eat them, and the
idea struck him. and he acted on it.
Every available negro on the plan
tation was sent out to look for frogs.
In tho course of a short time, thev
had collected an immense amount
of them. He Bays a full hogshead of
them. iJo showed tho frogs ail over
his farm, pot them where the;’ would
do the most good, as it was late in tiio
evening, and he says next morning
there was not a grasshopper to he found
on the place. We commend this to
tho farmers in the event we should
have the pest this year.— Clipper.
We would like to see a lot of War
ren county frogs after having been sown
around about one ol the western i-howurs
ot grasshoppers.
A Gadsden Times cotton planter
corespondent says: “The grass
hoppers have destroyed every
thing green, both in woods and
fields,” cattle are dying from want
of something to eat. lie advises
people to stay away from there.