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. • w£i _. _ .. JJOdQE j. , We.-vrish to say to our friends of Butlor,That wp hovs on _liund whicli wp.wijl^ spir n.t retpS for itiirJdu DUruiSaoaV 'dull of tlio da- x;t v .waters. A PRINTER WANTED. A good situation is'now offered to a steady, honest boy, of good habits, between the ago oftwopre , an4Mtf|htc(fl£ wtfo \WifKi?t<f6e- orae useful in life, and has had some experience at type setting, cuu do well by applying at this oflico, at onyo. We do not .want a tramp, they have been numbered luce a breeze of the air, that canst not tell from “whence they cometh or whither, they gooth.” Tbcyjtrp scursO to-themsel ves and qtAis^rahe ■J*A. »V, , *V*> aro now offering liberal in- 4 tucemunts to our country friend •wb° wish to subscribe for tii.eir county mtpor. Wo 'Will take thickens, eggs,butter, wood, corn, potatoes or any* kind of'country produce in piQ%ffnt fbr stibSorip- tiii... Slijbscribo at once. Superior Court. Dur people should - not forgot that our Siipripr Oourt commences outlie first-Monday in April. "THE ACANTHUS.” We have just received ‘ a speo)- snen copy of a nsrtt' ]&'urnal with the.above cnptjop, rpoently. issued in Atlanta, (in., and edited by a lady, Miss Annio MAria-Barnes. It is 'a Vdohthly edition,- will printed and filled with valuable reading .'for,-. tl\p, inprovement ifftvthd'-mndA We’'trust' every Indies of the South will support Its industry. Subscription only •eventy-flve cents per annum. Wo have had any quanity of Ice recently and wo, fear, fruit is seriously injured,': Air 'gkrden vegitablcs that were up (except the more hardy) were kill right out. Very III. The many friends and acquain tances pt Mrs. Surah Sistrunk,wiU be pained to learn qf the serious ill ness of this most estimable lady -who has been confiiied'toljpr bed. for several days. Wo learn her sick ness is daused from consumption This ladj^S-Vsftte? of ifrsT'E; 'B, Waters. We trust she may he restored agqin.to herr nsupi.health and enjoy thio.bjessings .which God has^Cverif rl-i-tb_!r- 'v j A New Jlutlding, Mr. Jt. Montfort^ori^of our host citizens, is now having a splen did new wooden ..building erected near the 'depot wherdhc 6#dec(s to do yy ’-agricultural- business in theWture. Thowork-ia being conducts c&by Mr.‘John Camoron, kfho well ^dmstands* the*. busi ness. TMW'n.- — Mb. Enn»B: You wete in ..error in your statement last week, . that I bad raised the money to pur chase. theEbIJ for the College. •To our Inm-jetio, fellow oitizen, Mr. Hugh Euss, are wo under ob ligation both for tlie money rais ed, and the purchase o'f tho' bell. I deem it right and proper to ruaWtkitqo^«mipp.-thnt tho cred it may* *pfa**a’iVlinra’ itW'duo. Mr. Euss, has no children to edu cate,-Wil*ol>a» {SroVon -himself u /warm and oonstant friend to edu cation ln«otH'-mitl<ft!' Yours very truly, ' JamksT. White. The Weather. For several days pasttho wenth- or has been extremely cold arid disagreeable for this season of tho year, but nothing compared with tho great freozo which occurred in this section of county on the 18tK, of March, ’7(5, which de stroyed the entire fruit crop. It will he remombered my all who witnessed this groat freeze, as tho distruotion was groatof than ever known by some of our nged pa rents. Think of it 1 Even to tho tall oaks were vlain,every root vtul branch, anil until this day, have novor put forth their young and tender leaver to remind us that spring is nigh. It is uot. so now, though we have had storms, sy- olones and froozes to remind us of the wighty power of God; yot wo feel almost assured that the worst Has post, as the wenther in now beautiful and bright, and shall go to work in earnest preparing for thd'finrvest shield. Wo have ex amined the young fruit and find there is plenty yet remaining to supply..tho wants.of all. Elopement in High We nre sorry to learn that the wifeofagcntlemun’in uu a (joining oounty was told about tour weeks by his wife that, she desired to vis it some of her friend in Alabama Ho carried her to the nearest rail road depot and she hade him an affectionate good-bye; tho said site wopld return iu two months,but it seems she ohangu her miml, as sho wrote her husband l ist week she should never return; tho reason she gavo for not returning, was, sho said she had never loved him, although lie had always boon kind to her. The parties are aiming the elitoof Georgia,in point of wealth, intellegenco ami social standing. They had not been married more than six month, when tho elope ment took place. The husband 1ms tho sympathy of the entire onmmuuity here, whore lie is well known. Arrested Murderer. Mr. W, E. Shephard, whoso wife’s death was recordud in this paper in January lust, has been arrested and brought before Mr. Justice Jenkins, upon a warrant telco n out by Mr. William Smith, father of Mrs. Shephard, tho de ceased. This is one of tho grav est oharges over porlered agaiiist ono of our county men and if Shop hard is guilty of thetovrlhle oiime of killing his ivifo ho desorves to bo puuishod to the extent of the law; on the other hand if lie is innocent he is entitle to tho sym pathy of all good citizens, The trial is now progressing. Our people aro looking on quietly, but tho deepest interest- is manifested by every ono. Mr. Shephard, is roimoctod with soino of the best people in the county. Ho will have a fair and impartial trial, and as this matter is undergoing a legal onvestigntion wo refrain from ex pressing our opinion of the guilt or. innoconse of tho accused, Messrs. J. II, Holsey, and A. A. Oarson, represents tho StatQ. W, P. Fdwards tho prisonor. Since writing the above wo learn that Mr. 7V. ft. Shephard, having boon charged with this tcrriblo crime hiis boon released, as there could uot be.eVldcnco enough against him to be convictod. wa.i niaaazs cJi-iCiMii. They Confessed to Great Crime. Aikems, S. 0., Unroll lfith.—■ Outlie 2nd, of November, 18TG; two quiet Germans—Houseman ami Portsmauo—liviug four miles from this pluue, were murdered. The bouso was robboffl sot on (ire, and burned to ushos, with tho bodies. Suspioion attached to five negroes—Nelson Brown, Lucius Thomas, Adam Johnston, John Henry Dennis, and Stephen An derson—and they were avrosted. Proof accumulated that they wore tho right parties, and they finally made conlession. They also con fessed, to hurtling tho Baptist ohnrch in Aikon,' (murdering 11 whitoninn named Devin, and otli- or crimes/ On tho Mil, of Janu ary they were tried by 11 jury com posed of twelve negroes itnd were convicted anil sentenced to be hung on the lfith of March. Yesterday Gov. Hampton res pited And^sen for thirty days. This morning tub execution or four others, Nelson Brown, Lu cius Thomas, Adam Johnston, J no- Henry Dennis, took place in pvos- oiico of about five thousand people. The sheriff had n posse of ono hun dred armed tnou guarding tho gal lows. Tho prisoners, attended by preachers of their own color, nil addressed the crowd, confessing tho murder and acknowledging tho justness of the sentence. John ston insisted 11p m tho sou of his owner during slavry Btauding by him to the last. No efforts wffro made by friej&s irf-the condemn ed men to rpchu them, nl though threats were previously made Each effl fussed his share in the murder. The drop fell at 12 o’clock nnd the murderers expire d almost without a strng’.e. The crowd then disnersuil. .Forleot order prevailed.—Col. Tillies. mat Intemperance Does. Tho freaks oi a Butts oounty youth are thus deoribed Uy tho Monroo Advertiser: “Wo life called upon to refiort an act of' lawlessness which would havo disgraced iin inhabitant of the most barbarous country known. A young man named Tnmier, liviug in Butts county, onine to town on Saturday and drank enough liquor to mako him vary drunk. In tho afternoon lie left town for homo, in n wagon with somo negroes. When nearly out of town, lie passed the resi dence of Mr. W. B. Amos, nnd seeing a negro woman in tho yard lie pulled out his pistol nnd tired at tho woman. Tho hall misBeil her nnd struck the house, Mrs Amos, hunrTng tho noise, came nut of tho house to nscertnin the oiiuso. Tanner jumped from the wagon,rau nearer tho houso and fired his pistol at Mrs. Amos. Fortunately I10 missed his aim. Tho Marshal was in tho neighbor hood and in-rested Tanner nnd brought him up town, when Mr. Amos procured a warrant ami had him commitod to jail. Later in the afternoon the Doputy Sheriff, not knowing that Tauner was pon lined in tho lower room of the jail, loft tho front door open. Tanner walked out and 11 diligent search has failed to find him since.” ■J- Nell out of Jail. Wo were amused at an incidont that occurred hereon Friday night last. “Cas Carson” bored tho log iutwo in tho bottom or floor of tlio jail and it has novor been stopped up. W. B. Shephard, charged with killing his wife/wns put in jail on Friday ovening last, to await his trial 011 Tncsduy morn ing hoforo Mr. Justico Jenkins, He waited until dark, when lie says he fell through tho hole and out of jail, .lie wont to his uncle’s got slipper nnd stayed all night, was back in town next morning waiting ou the Justice. The s!Cribs which, swept over r large portion of tlio Cumin- on tho 8tli inst, cxioiuliiig from (lie gulf states to Canad-i. seem lo have a common origin in somo tre mendous distui'hiiuoc in the Mex ican sea. In Alubiiraa wjrjiist hear of tlio tornado in Tallapoosa county where, otpano plantation,' two per sons wore killed outright, and all tlio houses demolished. This storm passed over tho couutry iu a iim-heuslerly direction. At the same moment a parallel storm passed Irom F|orda into Georgia, anil its conrs has been traced ns far ns Jefferson county. It passed through the counties of Thomas and Daugherty, mid in portion of those was exceedingly severe. In addition to thuso, there is evidence of a thoird disturbanc; which entered Georgia through Quitman county and going to wards th<i Northeast. In some ol tho counties over whicli these counties passed iho distress occa sioned has been so'serious ns In call for tlio assistance of tlio char itable, a call that will uo duupt he promptly mot. A Wise Movement. The Augusta Chronicle and .Sentinel and tho Constitutionalist have combined, nud Augustahere- attor will havo hut due daily paper. The result of this combination will bo known as tho Chronicle and Constitutionalist, slid it will bo under the management of Messrs. Walsh aim Wright, the proprietors nnd editors of thucUl Olioniiolo, Success to the combi nation! J V H Ji nr,:. ■ Vuu. a » J1 I iraiUJir. | 3 a ix 0 if A i iJGifHriAL’ SF EDUCATION* I liosrfjii NASA I ’J lie. ic.uliiijj EilunUinuif! Papcra i» Anitri* cu -tiiw I*arotund in ill* Wnrio: i:n: V hum ax ir. A8,-(I»J1 ATE EDiTOIUf. Kev. A. !) AuywvcivwBc^Ui; M !«< Auu.it;. UKidJttt, N. Y.. Hoii. W. II. rtuil Yir.vjima, Hon \\ m.. T llm-riH, MlM i. iiuu. JoUuHweet, Cuhlornui, tt. Mat- \un, JDwtq., Geo^a. ' * W iih the iiblost cducatom in th» ooimtrjf. not" tlio coutiibitors. iTiist thu poptr n»^d«cl l»y Trocher* of • ty gnao. inti rrcomutf tided hy tiie high- t luitboriui s in thu country. Tlio Utn.irtuieii.m cover ever part of tho E.tiiwitioual work: Kiudcrg.ir'cu, Priiunryi Granuonr Snliopl, hifth tfdwol, pnll r f,’e nud lloinu Training. '»iit t’T I‘urwuta; Kxci-ilent lor School O/Ucurv; Umwpulc’i lor 1 cacixers. tuicts rcr.iQ7ri t’ho -To(inml, (thn Now* Eiifc'Sutid or the Niri tiniml), *3dO. Vi itU Portrait of Aipuiiiiz. £100. With rt.r.iuii of U. Munn, or E. Wilhu d *100. With PurtmilH of Mnnu, Eramrv u iUuvd, ot Louie vsithon* Joarual; i2'J0. liver/ Tenolicr in the land should poiweei# tlu- Lt.r«c.sl, the Ohonpe«t, tho Beta Edwo tiouul Paper in the world. Kep ItQuk With Your Profc»s.'on* nlHWiuited iu eTory town uud county in tho United Htan-a. Libtrul coumiibsioas paid* Scud for »pecinl ternm nnd Kp^ctuittf copy. T. VV. B1CKNELU. Publisher, No, 10 Hnwluy Street, Boston. Correspondence Wanted. Irf order tlmt wo may make tho Herald moro intorosting to 0 ur readers than it has boon heretofore* wo earnestly solicit eorrespondent from oithor gentjeinarf or lady,^ho* will l’urnisli us witty,local.itoms lb; general interest to pur^iea^erH. We desire a correspohdeiit from every town, -village or prcslnct within or reach. Every o^t.e who read a country i»apt*r invariably search its local columns in prei cronce to all other reading. All who furnish us regularly with thoir correspondence will receive.a copy of tho Herald, free for ono year, postage paid. Taylor County Sheriff Sales. Will ba cold bufore the Coiut lionru door, i thu town of Btulcr, on tho llrht 'l’mwd.iy i April, next, ho’Join Hlio logid hnum ol sdn, tlio foliowiur properly lo*\wt: Lot of jnpd No. 2U8 in (ho 18«U. dtourlist of naid County, to 8ulist;v u Jl, fn. iKauud irom Taylor Rupmrior Cuhtt. in favor of Willis W bin Icy, vb. U. M. Garrett, Auuiihistmtor nnd J.B. Fowler. Kudorwr. Pvoptrtv puiutud out liy 11. .Yl. Gnn’ctt AdmlniMtnuor. H«»ld as the properly of Enoch Gurrott, deceived. Aluo. at lliu Hauio time and plno.», ov.o (I) show liiifirt nud nine (9) Lrasa nu-1 silvar wiuchis, to Ktitiafy two 0. f-.’s. istmud from Tnylor .uiia ricr Gom t. ono in favor or 8;un- .uel Garrett, for the ueo of otllcem of co'irt, vk. J. J. Itoinlmrt.'uu.l ono in favor of IIoo- dervon, Meeker and Bird. vy. J. J. lleiuh..rt, sold as tlio property of J. .T. iteinhart. Pmpbtiy pointed out by plniutlft’s nUoincy. Also, at UiGKmnu limoaud f.Iuco, (50 acres of thu nortliwust portion - of lot of laud No. 7 in tUo old uRuncy rodervo ot Haul county, to H'.tiefy two tax ti. fuV. issued by Tax Oo.b or tor of mid ccmuty. vk. .Toliu W. Wiiclor, fo* his tax for tho years 1875 and 1870. Also to hitisfy u 11. la. iiwted from tuo Jiintice onurlol tho 7C8th, district, G. M. in ftvvor of Fioklin nnd Willie vs-Toun w. Wnotor. Property pointed out by .Toub Willis. Levy ... ...... .1 1. ..... 1... 11 ....1 Alio, nt tho Rama thn«* and ])lacO|200 ncrcs of laud, hoimdod by Flint river on vho north, and oast, by the old Wireroud on tho south, and miming up Niid Wire road a Mifllciunt distaooo that a lino running directly north would make two hundred acres. n<] lying ami beiuu iu lavior couuty. Ga., to B'disly two fls fa's kmied from the Justice court e.f the 703tb, UiMrict, G, M. in f..vor of Fickliu A Willis vs. W. II. GaiitliPiu Property pointed out by Joab Willis. Luvy made nud retiuucd to me by U lietJaud, L. D. Aloo, nt the «.imo Mmo and pkro, nil that tract, or parcel of land Jcnowri iw tho old Oor-, bin place, lying north of iho old Wir*. load Bounded on the north bv lhalnudv of. J. O. Bedl and Flint rivor.and on the east by Flint river, cn the south by lb* old Wiro road.and on tho west by th« lauds of W. L, Griffith containing in all, one thousand '(1(*00) acm mow or 1*hk, to stlisfy a fi. U. issued from Tnylor Superior Court, iu favor of Joab Willis vs. W. H. Carilhcr*. Property point ed out bv smd Willis. Also, nt tho fame lime nnd pluoo, lot of Jnnd No. 127 and 51) acres of lot No, 128, i ell in tho 14di, DiHtrint of said oour.ty, to satiKfynfi. fa issued from Taylor Fnnorioi Comb in favor of O. W, Colbert, Awignce, vs. W. N. Whatley. Property pointed out by O. ,M. Cojbert, Piulntiff. Also, nt the same time nnd place, lot cf lanA Mo. 144, in tho 1 bib, District of wiid county, to satWy n \\. fa. issued from Tnylor Superior Court, in favor of John Joiner, v»l Jamas Tompson mid John M. Tompsou. Sold .an. the property of James Tomphou. l’roncrty pointed out by Plaintiff a Attorney. ^ C. A. J. POPE. Mch.13.tds. Sheriff. GEORGIA—'Tavlou t.’oCNTY s Hu. Sar..h .Sintrunk nonlint to v»w for per- mnnunt liUori of A’lifimistrsuon on tha <k- tat** of '1 JumioiJ W. Si.sirank, lain oi mid cunr.ty, deceased. All per^ua oonoctuud creditors uad'uc-xt to kin' to show (uixvo ,it any. they can, on or hoforo tho first Moii-tap in April next, wiiy said letter with Adminis- (rnli4n,ou said ostuta Phould uot bo gronlsd uai'J anylienut. </*ven iio-Jcr my hmxd Oifi. dally. This lfltli, ilurcli. 1877. James d. hujs, ?lch,13th*5-Wi Oi’dinitfr- TAYLOR 'COUHTYr I vm Agent for Pendlston'e Ammordf.ted Jipurpnosplmlo Guano. It is tho best Eor- tUixvrov.r ollurediu Stale. Sold for Ctuu ' Coiton option. J, M B \TEMAN. Biiti.hu. Ga., Fob. 27:h, 1377. Agt. Ze, W, S2E2TH cSs GO, Dealers Is Artists’ and Wax Flowor MATERIALS OF ALL KIND, SUCH A3 Oil Colors, F.uUal OrayonH, Biniihcs, Pitslcl Papur nud Bour.b:, Paliotts uud Kuivui, Peuuilsaud Cmyons, Cuuvuv etc., ctn, oio, PICTURE FRAMES, Of all Styles and Sizes, on hand tied Made to Order. SHOW OASFS Mndo to Order. Northern Bill Duplicated.- Send for Catalogue. Addraa, L. W. ©5V3ITH fic CO. No. 15 Cotton Avenue, Mdcon, Gn, Good Acivfco. Now k tho tirao of year for Pneumonia, Lung i'evor, Ao Every i.unily Kboula havo n bottlo of BcwcnKKV. Okruin .Vybijp. Don’t allow for one moment (hut cough to tak*» hold ol your child, your family oryounulf Con- Niunptioii, AHilmm, Phcnmnnia, Croup, Hemorrhages, nnd other fatal di^caKea ii^y »et in. Although it is true German Kymup fs curing thousands of tluhu Jumbal diemMi-H yet it is much better to havo it a*, b.md when, three doses will cure .you. Ono linttlo will laid your whom family a uint.-r and keep you safe from (lunger, if you aro consuiunlivu do not rest until you huvo tiled this r» uied*. 3 iinple Bottlca 10 cunts, ltcgiour j.ixo centa. Bold by your Druggist, Dr. John Walker. A FltEfcJ CUltli. P02 CONSTniPWOlT, Bro::ohI»iH, Ast^am: catarrh. »hro*it and lung diKoaaeB. A Is 1 , amu relief nud permanent cum for goner, debility,dyapeptiiti nud all nervous afi'edfiout by ft aimylo vegetablo modioinr, «hicb cur.- ft vjnerabla miraiotiary Phy-ican who w« long a resident of .^3 rift an*, the East, an vho has freely givvn thw valUftbb. spauitlo t tlioumudu of kindred Rufi'erers with the gut ost possible benefits, awl | ;o now fuols it b s,icr.id chri/.taiu duly to Impart to nthri IbiH wonderful iiivjgora'ing *-em*dy, mi will Bend FREE tho origiuai ivoipi oompluti with full directions, lo uny ptrut.n cnciObiu Ktamp for reply. DU. ULAUK A. BOBBINN. GunubY Block. X. Y. (P: O, Box. 7-V GjCGUGI.V--TAS.vri Couney : "T* J. !}*•% A<iiii;uietut..r on tki**hdo •Mrs. Catlu-rmu D.uuu’, *Wi-c!, u,.» mit Lis final\oturn, fully a.iiiiiifi«ti rc( * Ht ,| , V'tS, uud makes iipjaioai >n ut. dii,m;^l tr jvu Uu adminv«*ti-v.U«a >.f wifd ,-,a.ne. . persops tvjnccrn -.1 mv thcretV/rd v. (tuiio.1 show o-.uwx', if any t!n v o-m, on or.l.eAve t first Mo;» lav in Juuk ne\», vJ»y. Hal,! alia c mt Jioiirt uot lift disiir-s-d fm.fi K>i I -\ nihdMtrwVuon trivcv- imd.r mV band • ciully, ibis 12th, .March 18?7. Mch 13-n.8mt JAM&i I>! TfU:V-b Gidimj'j