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W A. SINGLETON, Editor and Proprietor. VOLUME 111. ghoftssiimitl ©aids. - IIL mil ■lll - - EMBITT, attohnkyat law, Ill'EXa VISTA. OA. SIHIMS &, SIMMONS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AMKItICUS, GEORGIA. R.ariiii HI- 1 r. WESLEY JEFFERSON, IVI D RED DONE, GA. 859., Patronage solicited. Calls responded to promptly. *^SU WH.UM B. HINTON, A'ITOHNEIf AT LAW, BUENA VISTA, GA \\ ill practice in the Courts of this State, and the Uistrict aud Circuit Courts of the United JStttUtt. Special attention given to Collections, Convevnncin# and bankruptcy* tebO-ly i'\ l. uisao.il, ii. i>. BUENA VISTA, GA. may be left at my resi dence at a hours of the day or night.'ttf J. W. BRADY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, A MUBICUBI GEORGIA, Olllc* on Lumur Si reef. Prompt attention given all business. Col’ lections made. Will practice in the coimtie 1 * of l.ee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Web" ster, Dooly, Terrell und Worth. Tikntalw or k ' —lf iOC WANT—, G oo c! 1) e'n tal Wo r k CALL ON——— Dr. DP. HOLLOWAY ci I.is office over Davenport & Smiths’ j.rug More, Aineucus. Ga. Ml- Ur- All. 1 SLANFI.ID. K Vl* F- fIA rAID BUKFORO Si. GARRARD, ATTORNEYS * COUNSELLORS AT LAW Office No. fi7, Broad Street, (ovet Wittich & Kiniol’i Jawclty Store, (OMJIIiIS, - - CICRCIA w 1L py special attention to nil ca v cs in iUnkrutov* Will obtain di.-chargcs for Bmk rupts and secuie hoinuj-t* ads in Banki uj tcy utidei the Comt tution <>,* 18GS. Will rank.; .po cih 1 contract' with person* desiring to avail thviu elves of the benefit* of tlo Bauk opt act, emid tinned **n the results obtained. jg§r* All letters answered. I A. THORNTON l SOnT DENTIST, liI'ENA VISTA, GEORGIA. TV atter their professional Bervices to W*' citizens of liiu-ua Vista and vicinity. All work warranted, and satisfaction g tut rati teed. Office np stairs above Harvey cfc Story’s old stand. T. 6. CHENXEY, DENTIST, ELLAVILLE, • - - GEORGIA ggm TENDEES His professions! ser Aarffjjglg vices to the people ot Marion suironndiag counties, lie will call at the residence of all parties desir ing dental work done, when notified by w il or otherwise. All work warranted. Terms, ad,. wT p. buht7 DENTIST AMERICUS, - GrJ^ tlnntiuues to solicit the patronage of tho good people of Marion. Satisfaction guaranteed, and At reasonable prices. Special inducements offered to those who will arrange to visit my office to have their o*‘ern- I ions performed. my 22 t j A 6. L. BRABINCTON, TAILOR, iiUENA VIST A, O v iimiid respectfully announce t? the public •uul hi friends tiial he t still at, his p<> <! ; ready for all k>< ds f tailoring—Cuttii g, Mak ing Repairing, ClCumt g. etc. Those w.mt iiig measure* to s**ud for suits eftu get. tlum of him. 135" Latest styles and fashions al* tvayg on h*tuL jAb. L. BKAbINdIUN Bi B. Hinton, Attorney and Councelor at Americas, Ga., is now prepared to pro <dtre pensions for the widows of soldiers or the wax of 181!4, os well as pensions lor tol diere of said war. a B. B. HINTON. AX ADVENTURE WITH SMUG GLERS. Toll by a United State* Cuntom# Officer. The ad vent are I am about, to rebite occurred right, years ago, in the nor ti-we-t part of Maim*, near t e Canadian border. Our Governm<-iit places a strict. tariff, or “duty,” on muhv articles ol import, such as silks, liquors, cigtiis, etc. Human nature is very peivese, and. I am sorry to say, there are men who try to evade • t.c payment —iu other words “smug gle.” There hod been, for a number of years, to, re or less smuggling in t at section of the State, of whiskey, eloi I • ing. guns, p stubs. These weie con stant y brought across tl e lino and sold; though, for lire most part in small quantities. A good many persons—tnos'ly tran sit t and disrep daole fellows—were in some way imerested in it. The sub j ct. was one that nob dy said much about, however; f>-r to come out openly against the traffic would have made secret enemies of a class that mo-t persons would rather keep the light side of. The writer was then seventeen years old. Though not much ac quit nh'd with any of the smugglers, I knew the country thereabout, as well, perhaps hitter. than anyothir peifion; for I had trapped and pros p cted for lumber m tiie woods along the border for two or thr, e veins. That autumn I had two acres of potutocs to dig. On th >sc two acres I grew six hundred bushels. I was nearly a fortnight harvesting the crop. I There ram** along one morniii'?, as I was diggin-r, n stranger. He was a tatter singular looking man; <lark complexion*-*!, with a dam, stubby b-ard, and had on a glnz 'i! cap, 1 had s>*> n him coming across th** fields, thiity or forty r* ds away, and bo struck me as being an old fish, ev* nat a distance. So I kept indus tiioux’yat work, and wai id for him to make his errand known He began by leuiart ing - hat ir was fit: weather for trapping. Then be spoke of limit.ng c ribou u:> mi “tl e Line:" asked abou: moo e there, and wanted to ku w if I had ever rein any O' her game up that way. I felt that, the f U*w was sound rig me lor some purpos • of hi* own, and gave bri f answ er*, k-* rung hard at work. This, however, did not hinder me thorn s eing 1 hat he was observing me c o?ely; and I began to get ang y at.sttch cruel scrutiny from a stranger. “Look here!” said I, at litiuta, :> good deal out of patience; “what are you ilriv ng at, any Imw? If you've anybusiuess with me, vou u*i-ht a* well s ate i‘.” “All nght,'' said tbe stran-er, “I se • you're a quare man. Wouldn't you like to malm an tie money easier than by di :ging potatoes?” “Vet*. 1 key,” I said. • So I thought.” He then went on to *ay H at he wa* mov ng in o the State, and hud a qu n it\ ol baggage up at Lake Me guntie ( n Canada), which h wanted to get, down, and ended by offering me SIOO to make five trips with him Ihrough the wood- a loss Tie norder. “You migi t ns well say that y-*u are s * uguling,” I observed. “Oi*. I don’t cat 1 It by tbnt name at all ” “Call it what you've a mind to,” I said laughing y. “But eau'i I get you to help tre ? You were recommended to me,” lie said “No, sir!" ‘•But why n-it?” “That a my business,” I told him. Somewhat to my surprise, 'he mini ’ egan to laugli heartily. He then drew out a paper and asked me to lead it. “You had better no* show me any of your papers,” I said, resuming my work. “Pm no friend of vou smug gling fellows. You might as well put it up nnil be goi g.” “Oh, I*ll look out for mwcT,” said lie. “You just read that.” I took it, mid saw that it was an official commission to Oliver C. Stuart as a United States customs officer aud detective. “Is this yonr name ?” I asked. “It is,” said Mr. Stuart; and from a certain change in bis voice arid air. I saw tlmt he hud previously been as luimng a part. “Well," said I, “y u've fooled me. I suppose ' hat is part of your tra le. I u* 1 guess you huv irt got much information. “On, 1 have learned what I want ed, and that is your honest opinion of smuggling. “Any man is welcome to that,” T retorted. “What do von sav to going on ti e other Lack, then?” questioned Stu art. He then told me that he bad been sent to di cover and arrest u gang of smuggles who were operat BUENA VISTA, MARIO* COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1878. ing along that fronti r, and off rod mo s2!> a week to go him. What lie wanted was to avail h msc.f of my knowledge * f the country, I wished particularly to earn a hundred dollar* t at. tall, but I refus ed his off r. 1 knew that to aid a deli ctive would g.-t me into trouble. I should bo sp** ted, and likely enough waylaid sonm night. But Stuart ca ne nga n the next day. He had an oily, flattering tongue amt h • said ii 1 would do my best )0 help him w. rk up i his job, hu would get, me into ti.e detective service, where a keen young fellow I k my e.f (sueli were his words) could soon make a fortune. A great many hoys of seventeen wou'il lie caught !>y such an offer. 1 was caught, and took a week's pay in advance to consummate the ar rangeim nt. The next week we set off, disguised as two mink trappers, and sp, m near ly a toiti.ighl wandi ring about the boundary, p.eking up such inf ,ma ion as the settlers on each side were indiscreet enough to give w. Thi re was but one rod across the line, through tlie w lucrmss from Canada to Maine; but th, re was a number of bear paths, and old tote roads. One of these, called Durbce's tote trail, wu watched consist: y tor live days, on a hint dropped by an old French settler. Certain signs mid tracks indicated that lucre bad then recent passing and repnsmng; but thus far we had not seen any person I upon ir. Early the six'h morning, we set off |to follow t.he ti ail up to Mcpun ic. | We had not gone a hundred rt.su, and were still on the Maine side of th* | line, when we heard voices ahead, arid ■ had jus lime to sip into the firs be side tit 3 path, when two men came I in s*giit with packs on their backs, j Wo look a good look at their faces a* they passed, but. Stuart did not attempt to a rest them. They were both \oung in* n, an l had bulky pucks. I was evident hey had not come v ry far ih t morning, lor it wa* scarcely sunrise wli -a they passe !us There was a tr. s y dew on the gr-ss and taisiu s. As soon as *h y w v* out of bear ing we cam-* from our p ace of con ceidmcut an*l follow back on their trail to Mn e th* m, f p* s ii le, To their camp, which Stuart bought w u*l prove a s i t of half way house tor storing control) rid good-*. But for the frosty dew we would not have found i*. Some two mil* s lurthi-r up, and just ov* r the line, there was a thick second growth of cruh lit* and spruce. Ten or a dozen years pr* vious-v toe lumb* tna* n Imd cut off the old growth. The tracks in the frost at ti.is p iut turned trmti tin* trail and led into this dense green t ieket. We followed cautiously in, and, af ter bi'ii * ing alii ut uwhbu. siumb'ed on a.i o**l luinbui-eatnp, where in: lo .gers hail Ir quently spent t e w li ter. So compit t* Iv hiddt-u w sit b\ the icon*! grow h of ileus** firs, tlia one iniglit puss an i rep *sse*i within three lodsof it, without d.scovering ! t. “Here’s their dt n !” Stuart whis l*eiTil. We peeped about, it; then appro idl ed cloi-er, and looked in a c in , hi twixt the logs- No person was in the camp. W e unbuttoned the door and went in. A number ol oil grain b* xcs, i ach made to hold a hunor and bushels, lav bottom np**n ■ lie 11 or. Undei tlu-so was a rich sight—H *vuna ci gars, aid liquois. box on b x, flask on lia-k on flask; Frencn brandie , and old Bourbon Wh skiy ! Stuart ran Ins eye over it, aud sail there was ut least a thousand dollars’ worth. “A good haul I” he chuckled. “But it is over the line,” I said. “We can t touch ’em over here. “See if I don’t!" laughed Smart. “In Mich a ca*e as this, i ll take the risk. I‘vc se*n ’em carrying the stuff across. And in this ont-of-the-way hole, it is not easy proving just where the line is. Ho lmil hardly uttered llm words when we heard voices in the firs out side and c!ose by. “They've come l ack for something,’ S unit muttered. There wasn't even a chance to get out. The detective hastily tipped up one i f the gra n boxes, and we both dinned under it. The edge was hard y ihiwn on tho floor whea the door was | usheil open. “Strange Bige didn't button it,” vv* re tue first words we heard, iu a harsh, coarse voice, ns the owner ol it stepped into tl e ramp. lie was followed by another and anotln-r, till a gang of at least ten men had come in and thrown down their guns and packs. Some of them iat down on the v* i y box we were tinder. There was a knot bole in the box above ns, largo enough to have stuck a list through. ■A. DEMOOKATIC FAMILY NEWSPAPER. To sir that wo lo t unenm'o: tab'e —there in the veiv den of that lawless gang, cxpccing no liing but that we should be discovered the next miume —lint faintly expressed our emotion* —my own, at least. * True we might, make a stout fight with our earbiiio i*nd revolver; but wo. should certainly be overpow, r.-d and put out ol llm way. Too sle y ot every men in tue pang would de mand that we sliodjrl be disposed if >ff, etunlly; arid, their talk, they seemed the men to do any de-perate deed. Had th, ir conversation was oaths. Hie smugglers seemed tired. We sm n understood that they had b eu traveling ail night. The sut and lay around lor len or fifteen miliums. One of them—whom the rest called ‘Cup'n”—then said: ‘T’ack away the stuff, boys, aud then gi t up breakfast. They all rose up and unbound their pucks. “Shall wo stow it in this box?’ asked one, tipi ing up the box wo were under at least a foot. Our hearts leaped, aud we gripped l oar weapons. “N'i; put it in this one,’ said an other. The man let the box full hack. It seemed as it they must hear our | breathing, for we j anted in spite of ourselves. We dated not own wbis- I per to each o her. When they had finished packing tlie poods, some ol thorn commenced | getting breakfast, while the others | sat talking together. The conversa tion w s par tly in French, partly in i English, intcr.-persed with a piiffu , sion of oaths. A groat deal of*interesting matter came to our ears—names of men en gaged with them, along from Mon treal in Portland, and litany facts and methods of their il ieit traffic. We w* r-, of course, inter* sting in this; though we felt that every bit of inf >r tnation thus given would be an addi tional reason lor killing us, should we be discovered. B i ed potatoes, fri* and pork, butter, e!r 0.-c an K bread, were soon ready. Three or four of she rr,seals sat down round our box. It seemed ns if tiny 'Mist see ns through that plant star ing knot-hole. Wu could see their lin es plain i-iiou h as they swore ami ate alternate.v. After eating they sinok and what seemed to be exc. IL nt cigars. Blan kets were then thrown down, but tor the be * w br.-a: Ii tig and snoring, all would have bo* n quiet. Two of tli* in bad spread tl cir blanke's on th** box above ns, so that they cov -nil tl e knot, bole, ami were iyi ig on them. This made the air inm ie tbe box very close after a time. The reader can imagine * in* situa te *n, it not our feel* tigs, ns tlm hours dragged by. We seamed dared t* move a linil*. I suffered terribly fiom constant cramp and a desire io sneeze, on account of the bail air Wi 11, *lie day passed, nd I hope never to pa-s stieli an tin r. It was, in truth, *t day to try one's sou!! Toward* night, the Captain awoke, and roused I lie rest <>f t he gang. T* ev i hen partook of another in ai o' po*k. potatoes, bread and butter and whis ker. We bad no f learned tho captain's name. 15 it .here "as an Eph, n Seth, a M ke, a Jed, and a Lige in the gang. From their talk while eating we gath ered that a Bige and a Johny were expect.**! io come up that evening; and we gmss -d that these we;e tin two that we had seen and tracked tbnt morning. After eating, the men took their gun* and s*t oil on tm Ir return trip to “the Inks ” We wait* and ten or fit teen minutes, then raise.l tbe box and got out from under it. Neither Stuart nor myself could stand erect for a while. We helped ourselves to such food as they hail left, for we were ravenously hungry. But wo made haste, that we might, getaway before Bige ami Johnny should re turn. Stuart said wc must get hold of these two at. all hazards. It was al ready after sunset. Rather than risk a scuffle with them them n theshardy Stuar* concluded to attempt their arrest outside We took two blankets, and went down about half a mile "n their trail, where we lav down amongst, some fir*, near th> old rat'd on which we had come up in the morning. Shortly alter dark, we heard them pass, going up t*> the r store camp. We spoil' ihe night there and very ea* 1 ,) in the morning posted ourselves in some cellars, close *o the tra 1. In about half an hour we heard them coming. Wi>oii they had approached to within ten yards, we stepped out sn l den!', and covered th* in. point blank, wt h our revolver and carbine, 'lliey s lipped and stood motionless. Stuart to!l them, in few words, wlm we were and what was wanted. It turned out that tlmy wore on'.v hired men. They mad-.' no show of resist unco. Having handcuffed them, we took thorn, with t a err packs, to the set i lenient,. They both offer dto tut n State's evidence—to save themselves. The next day we got the deputy sheriff and five men, w hom the sheriff summoned, to go back with us to the t tore camp, to se*z the contraband goods, and, if possible, to arrest the whole gang. I .Bin over hall the cigars ami liquors bad been taken Si way. By some I means—spies, perhaps—the g >hg Iliad leant* i! timir danger, and taken j what they could of their goods. IIow ! ever, we seized what was lift; and | the evidence given by tiro two men j arrested Won and have led to tlieeiq i Hire of the whole gang, hail they not ; have left for other parts, j In March following, however, Stu art arres cd Eph McL-rnghlin and ! Lige Jtidkii s, in the Grand T runk | Depot at Portland, being able to | identify them li*. m the view lie had j had *,f their faces through tire knot ; bole in that old gram box. T hey stared when lie jestingly tokl j them how he came to know them. “,f we\l ’a' known you's there," esc! imed Eph, with an oath, and grinding his teeth, *‘You‘d never got i this chance on us!—[Youth's Com ' paiiion. triuT ois iltucker. It had never been known of Block- I e *, attorney at law, to become abash ed until rmsiortune overtook him on I I ho press excursion to Lookout i Mountain. When he varied scenes and dis,si pa to is oi the trip were about over, | and Lookout Mountain and Chatta nooga were lading bom view, Tun ' ne! Hill loomed up ahead.. Blocker's | linen hail become .'Oiled anil he had | one clean nliirt leu. On his arrival jin Atlanta he expected to c 11 on some Indies, and, as il w uhl bo hit*-, he deeimd that lie would takeiduin | rage of the tunnel to arrange I is toil et. As we neared the place B'oclur was seen to open his vurise, unbutton i h*s duster and cod-ir and make nthei; ; p-elinii lary arrange Hivitts for a “dive” into a clean shirt. No one suspecting, ti e Iran plung ed into the tunnel, ami Blocker went for iris change. In the din and daik ncss and in his hurry, Blacker got his unruly garment twisted, tangled and hind part belorc. lie plunged h s head thionh the wrong way ami si rove to adjust it, but io I tie arm holes w. re out ot place, and tlm col lar, as ho thought, gaped lemaika blv wine opm I At this critcal moment daylight, flashed upon the scene, and, amid a shout of laughter Irom Hie boys, and a variety ol shrieks fioui tlie ladies, lie actually blushed and heat, a hasty retreat to the smoking car, drawing ltie narrative of the garment tightly around his neck as he lied. Inscuioiu, Em Faiittr. A well-known Sacnunontau who Imd been out with “I lie boys” nnti three ocloek in the morning, felt a trifle uneasy as to w: at ids "ife would say* upon the subject, and de termined to adopt a little piece of strut'gy. He entered the house Cautiously, noisiesslv removed bis boots ui ti then made his way to tlieii* i bed ro**ni. He was not so obfustiea iCil but that tie kue.v it would be '•angr-rous to g*=t in the bed, so after tfsiobing, betook up a po it ion by tiie side of the baby's cradle and be gan rocking it like a ’49-er. If is w fe, aroused by iho noise, discover ed him, as it was a part of hiid scheme that she should, aud cd'ed out: “Why, what, on earth are you doing there?” “Doing?” be replied, keeping the kinks out of his tongue by an almost, supeihuman ef fort. “Doing? I am trying to get this—baby asleep! She’s been cry ing a half n hour, and you’ve slept through it all!” His air of right eous indignation was well put on, but it wouldn't do—luck was against him. “What do you mean ?” his better half sternly responded. “I have got that baby in the bed with me, and she hasn’t cried to-night! When did you come ?” An Ohio Radical stumper, while making a speech, paused in ihe midst ot it and exclaimed: “Now, gentlemen what do you think ?” In stantly a man rose in the assembly, and. with one eye partially closed, modestly, with a strong Scotch brogue, replied: “I think, sir—l do indeed, sir—think that if you and 1 were to stamp the country together we co-ilii ted more lies than any other two men in ihe country, sir, and I'd not say a word myself dining the whole time, sir I” Tho business firms of the Black Hills number 2.000. ISW -GOODS AT GOLD AND SILVER PRICES. TIIE UNDERSIGNED HA YE JUST OPEE*ED THEIR STOCK OK j And, low as Cotton is, DR 1 GOODS, many of than, artloicer than C'cito ever teas. Wc bought some of them cheaper than ever, and will sell them at GOLD and SILVER PULES FOR (ASIL WE KEEP UP OVR USUAL STOCK IT STAPLE DRY GOODS, POCKET and T iItLE CUTLERY, CLOTHING. Uitltltii; l.'.s. CARPETS notions, IIATS, Till! A 01.'03. SHOES, AC., AC. Some Extra Fine Pocket Knlvea and “Razor Steel” 3cisso> s. 1 Af Ci: £1 msg Vi's offvr some EXTIRELY NEW FABRICS, BEAUTIFIL IX DESIGX, and ver/ STYLISE oa well ns very CHEAT. ELVER TETTER—EE YER SO CHEAP; It consists of Common and Fine Coats Pants and Vest, Linen Shirts and Cottars, Gauze, and Check Muslin Undershirts; OUR “B ON-TON” CORSETS Have proven to be VERY SUPERIOR. FITTING PERFECTLY and GIVIXO SATIS FACTION to all who have tried them. Wf E offer no INDUCEMENTS to pnrdwscis by selling a FEW LEADING ARTI * A CLLS at LESS TEAS COST, but we do, and will satisfy all who take into consid -'ration the AVERAGE PROFITS we charge, that we sell goods as LOW as A. N Y house is southwestern Georgia. & MBiOW r , Araorlcusi Q-oorgia. Physician and Druggist, - DRUGS, MEDICINES CHEMICALS, TARNISHES, FAINTS. OILS, WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY, POTASH. SOAPS, STARCH, SODA, SULPHUR, * GINGER, SPICES, SAL SODA. 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