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L i) C A1 li f t, 'It'kHliAj, Si AY )»t., 1W7. DR. E. G. FERGUSON. jmco.y, ok. M nk**s n Rpt*flluU»y of EpUflpny, Fity, Spasmus, nr Fulling ilokuestf. 8V12CIA L XOTtCti? 1 IiaVh iu my office abotlt fifty deads fu con left: the owners would do well to null and I my tor Uieiu wtUiiu tUo licit ten days, nod thereby save theme* Wen tits cost of n suit. W. 11. JENKIN8, Clerk. 8. C. Prepave for the Summer• We wish to inform our people that Butler lias as gmul a barber as can be found between Macon aud Columbus. If you wish a neat. j«b in the toiisorial line, go to William Parker's, and you will nlway8 be well pleased. tf. to ww axd suberhs. Undo Wyatt Brooks preached an excellent sermon on lust Sunday morning. At night tho/pulpit was occupied by BnV. Jumna D. lluss. Bcincin W the regular prayer meet ings every Wednesday night, lot all iitteud. Wo call tlm attention of our Box- tons to the Piet that a broom is greatly needed in out* churches, the benches are very dusty. Prof. Monk lias tho best garden nc have seen* Three lawyers went fishing last week and of course they caught a great nt my tlsli—in r horn. Uctler slick to your business gentlemen* Wo everyday liavo evidence that a man who wains to it ml fault can do so wi h nit any uin o whatever or so doing. On last Sunday at the closing exer cises of our Subhutli schools, Cob W. fi, Wallace proposed*that the BuMer Sabbath schools join l lie Talbot ton. (•eiicvn and other 3al»lr»t!i schools, on an excursion party to Macon on the •lib, of May* It was unanimously adopted that all those who desired to do so should join hi this cxcurson which had been so liberally ex tended to us, provided suitable ar rangements could bo made. >V’t* tear it is loo late, ns our people hvtre been negligent in tills matter. It was also proposed that wo have aplc-iiin out at Picklin'* mill u few miles from town, as it is the usual custom, in a few weeks for the bnie- llt of tho small childrcd. On last Wednesday evening, tho passenger Uuln Irom Macon, which is due ’ • »about 3o'clock knocked from the track about a hundred yards from 1 lie depot, a very lino milch-cow, be longing to Mr. 11. Pood, The poor cow died iu a few minutes. Butler like most other largo cities, is blessed with a town clock, but it is far different from most of clocks. It is of a grayish color aud about tho size of a common calf; its ears are, about three fci.t in length, mid lias four legs. With this splendid lime piece some of our citizens say they have no use for a watch, as it never falls to give the alarm at every half- hour. The weather is decidedly cool at this writing (Monday morning; but we hope there will he no frost, the nights are short, and the days are long, so wo think wo are out of tho reach of “Jack Frost.” Should wo have n killing frost we hope our farmers will plant everything In corn, for It Is the opinion of the best informed men of tho State, cotton will go to u very low figure next fall, nail corn to a very high one. Cupt. Frierson showed us sever al vary fine p.itatoea, last Satur day evening. They were ns large as a turkey egg. The people living in the western portion of our town, are greatly unnoyetl with the vile, noisy, idle negroes, Let the Mayor take a liand anti stop it. Tho first Monday in May next, is the regular time lor holding the County criminal court for this coun ty. Lot ail who are interested bo here protnply by 10 o'clock a. in. on that day. We hat) a good rain Friday night, and also on Saturday morn ing last. It come in a good time, fur our gardens began to need it, Our Ordinal-U, Tltt'rv in'e a low thing, in the pr State Constitution Unit we mis! will lKiVttl' bo elmtigetl, slid otto of those tldll;'* Is, tlis power end Mile, of Or- iliuildtM. fuller the old Coluliersotno Law wo Infd tlvo Judges of (lie Interi or Court who wero Ex-Ollldo Judges oftho Court of Ordinary anil no great er fal-i-u ever disgraced the name of Court. In must of tlic counties have good Hum for Ordinaries. So for as Taylor is concerned* site cmphatleull) the right .nan in the right plane, and it is tile ito.1i- every good titan, without Vrgnrd to color, that lie remain ju t where lie is, Our county when ho took charge of it, was thousands of dollars in debt, has paid it out, and now we are out of debt, and the county Inis a good credit. All honotj to J. 0. Ituss our model Ordinary. T/'e Convention We again urge our pcopio to wako up to tho importance of this great question. Let them select capable men, to make them and their children after them a consti tution to live under. Don't send no one there because lie is a good talker, hut send met? tliure of large and comprehensive views, men that will devotu themselves to malting the Fundamental Law of our grand old State. ~ ~.4 MlHtitkv. Tho Editor of the Fort Valley Mirror, is sadly mistaken when lie says we have nn Editor No, 2. No brother Christopher, the gentleman to whom you re fer lias nothing to do with tho Herald, diieetlv or otherwise. \V do not say lie has never written a line tor its, for ho has, at the in stance of a uiiinhcr of our leading people hero oeuaslottly wrote (or this paper, but of Into scarcely a line. ___________ /-toof Coro. Wo would urge our people to plant every sore they can ill corn, tor England has already declared that, she will intervene in tint great war between Russia and Turkey. Anil We prvtl ct that cotton will not bo worth n cents a pound next tall. It is not too late to plant corn now. Plant ns woll, potatoes and sugar cane, indeed cverytning that is good for man and boast, for yon will need it. Flour hill gone up to >11 011 per barrel in Macon, corn to lit) rents. Sunday School Celebration. Our people aro invited to join the Tillb«tInn, Genova and f’en- treville Sunday Schools on Friday morning next. The train will leave here about half past six o’clock. So our young people that desire to make this desirable trip had best he on hand, early or they will be left. Wo are inlnrni- ed that Mr. llnoul, Silpt... South Western Rond, will leave nl have left at this point,cars tor tho Sun day school children who desire to go. Let nil go that can. Ifaeltetl si tray. Wo are sorry to learn that, 8ho- hee & liatunmn's mill-dam wash ed away last Saturday night, a week ago. Tho break is serious, AJtee.nreit I far. The (Jzar lias declared war against Turkey. To the observant newspaper vender, this will he nn surprise, lint in tho worlds his tory it is the most important event, since Russia made War on Tur key in I8j(i, when England and Fruttco formed an alliance, offen sive and defensive, so far as Russia was concerned, and saved Turkey from destruction for tho tirno be ing. But there hnvo been grave changes since that time. France lias bail great misfortunes indeed, has been crushed to the earth. She has however bumbled, and seri ously crippled Austraia, Who how ever has in a great measure Murder. ! A new era in the Piatt.t tfadt 1 truiiT CIMixuaxii coxvirrs mIMiijer has been Inaugurated hr tin- Men THIilll OUAItl) AN!) laOAl'tt, The Telegraph tb Messenger at the 25th,gives thelblluwiug which we publish in full : Colonel T. J. Smith, of Wash ington county, was in the city last evening, and gave us the follow- aceountufn tragedy enacted lelssoli ) Piano Co., No. ofi Hr way, N. Y., whose adveitisemenf appears elsewhere. This Company is regularly incorporated ntidef the Laws of tho State of New York, and composed ot eminent l’ia -it manufacturers, with the express object of selling Pianos direct to cooperated her natural strength, j' 1 " "**•' vhio . h tt , , . . , ’ second blow bv George Wabiligton and wilt bo next nation drawn i.B „f Muscogee, Either ol which would to the contest. Englatid is in the have killed hint, most trouble, far more than lints -1 After the fatalblow they pilfer* sia is to-day. Tito great Whig '''l his pockets, first getting the Party of England, with Gladstone I k “- v , t,1,lt l"«ked the prisoners to- .ft* , , v ,. gether on a chain. They also got at its head, m with Russia in this. his ninHy .u.llnrn in strugglewlulu tho hurl ot Bu- money—look bin double barrel gun constleld is, or milter feels, that tho mighty interest of Englatid is with Turkey. The L* n it oil States lias been since the day* of Andrew Jackson,and is decidedly so to-day, the Irientt of the great northern bear. Let the Mutith plant corn, potatoes, millet, sugar cane and raise hogs ami be independent anti Imppy. ■J Meotluy of the Vlittrr.lt Com mittee. Btm.Elt, April ifitb 1877. The building committee of Hut- ler Methodist church met porsu- ttitl to adjoin unient, Rev. U. S. •lolmstou in the chair. The committee appointed to vis it W. C} Bateman & Co's., ami J. ■V. Cameron's lumber yard report ed tuut they found enough fram ing, or as much ns will bu needed in the erection of the now church. A committee consisting of J. M. Jones, l)r. D, A. Smith, W. G. Batoman, W. II. Jenkins and R. Montfort was appointed to go to tho lumber yartl of W. G. Bate man A Co., nml select such lum ber as they may he able to pud, that can he used in building the ohttrcit. J. M. Jones, and W. H. Jen kins were appointed acommitto to have the sills gotten out. Rev. Wyatt Brooks was unani mously elected treasurer of the bumling committee, W. S. Wal laco aud .T. M. Bate man were appointed a traveling committee to solicit subscriptions. If. .Montfort, W. G. Bateman, J W. Llpsey and Rev. Wyatt Brooks, were also appointed to so licit subscriptions. Tito committee then adjourned to moot on Tuesday tho 2ltd iust. <it. 8. Johnston, Chairman. J. M. Bateman. Seely,, protein, Heath ufa fount) Lady. Mr Editor: Our community wss brought to grief Tliur.dny last, April 19th, by the ileuth of Miss Nannie 1 Drown.n young Imly highly esteemod anil much beloved by nil who knew, her. For Tnim nimitiis slip laid been xilll'ei'lng with llml lain 1 aint lattienta- hlu disease, consumption, hut bore Its with patience nnd ebristlnn we learn it will cost >2,001) per- fol ' i;tu lc> «>'« was Just In the bloom i . i i •., i«>l* voullis In*lug onl. sixteen years «1‘ Imps, to put in a new (lain, rebuild 1 . ... i.-si.. . nd n; : jftge» nnd bid lair to nriku nit suiiisibie; ’ tditfli ini A i IJKtl tii the bridge nnd nmko tilings ns se-I fl „ ( j ,| S ,%j'til lady in chnreli and cure us they siutnld, Tiiis is one) siir leaves a kind father four Hirer* of the most iniArtuut mills m this* lioimte. brothers and two devoted sls- portion ofthj«iite, it i« 7 miles lo ““Mini her loss, hut they south of ButWunJ grinds wheat m " 1 '™ Hffi«whohave no Imp,.. . .11 i • Tim whole roiiitniiiiity tender Hieir d ,! b..’i“!^.!.!!!!r r o',' ,l i•lo-l’Si-y"IpntljgtoU.o|rrl n r«t r, .-k"0 A Kitn:so. rent ileal ofgiiining. Tho neigh borhood will he put to a very great inconvenience until it is repaired. If. H. Jlrl-Hcol, We see in tho Atlanta Constitu tion of last w.-< It, that tho above named person raised, or olino ;etl a uno thousand dollar cheek to a six thousand do,Jar UIC! mol Irew the motley on it. Ho has arranged the matter nnd has not been arrested. There seems toj Mltchdl dl I. Sti Ho ml. H i.. April 25111 is on bis placo yesterday morning ; i the [toplo at Factory Prides with- "This morning, among tuy vari-j out tho intervention of agents or ous squads of convicts, one of ciglit! J u alers. men was started out in charge ot! r ,. , James MeMichsel, one of my most L 11 P 1 mno \ mR ,<J 0 "° ol .*!“ expo lien cod guurds, und wbou • displays at the Contenmul within a short distance of the field ; Exhibition, and were Unanimous* of work—clearing up a newgrountl ly recommended for the Diploma —otto of the prisoners, Moses But ; „f H, mnr au ,j Medal of Merit.. ler, of Richmond, lelled him with) This Company arc tho first to do a general business with the pur« chaser direct, saving him more than ono-lmlf the price charged by other first-class makers. We would recommend any of our readers who have any idea of ever buying a piano, to send for their illustrated uutl descriptive cata logue, which will ho mailed free to all. and repeater, and alter getting off the squad chain, cut tlieirslmekels olf with axes ami made for Oconee Swamp, about oite. mile olf, There was eight eotivicls in the squad, all of whom escaped save one who fleii for camp to toll the awful story ot the killing. We pursued them with one of the finest pack of nine hounds in the county, hut after lintr hour's pursuit they swam the Oconee rivur, tho ngs followin $600 PIANOS FOR $250 ini-tiiiling fintnil. H,ptaru ItlSt-ClunS- Sllltl (1 ilOl.t to the ptS.pl.- IU r.<L'l„. ■ V prlt-ea No ugunltn nn cunmilsslou; mi tlisebmils Tbese plnuos lumlu one nt I lie tini’sl nlnnjnyg nt till, Cuuteliiii .1 g\liit>ili u ami u-.ri' uiiiitlilnniisly r'Ctiini'iiilfil Inr 11-7 ItimiKsT iloKons, Jtngntirly bienrenriul ”0- llimissr (Instills. Jli-'iitirly bieoriiorl..1 them ; hut the hunters, so fatlgltuil | MsmiMajljtfl CJrj No* Jlimntictnry--«« from tho r ce, declined to swim I;>f tbnnucest amilluost In tue wnrhl. Tim t ' , ... . , I Hit!AroQmiutfl(smtaiuAiiUuaiuekKUeW tut- t.te river, hence tile dctn-ius are at tt . (t Duplex o-'erslrnng HimI,-, tbu gren'wt large. A liberal reward will be imptovne-nt in tho history nfflPInud hmli prid for them or either one of them.” T. J. Smith, Latkii.—A note from Col. T. J. Smith, wliiclt liritig pleasing iutel- ligeticu that two ol the escaped chain gang murdejirs have been caught.. Joe Williams, Chatham ctiiiuty, atttl found ott him sixty dollars of the money taken from the dying guard, also Moses But ler, the one who struck the first hloiv, which would have l-e n lit'al and are now iu camp. Theothers are still at large. Jail Delivery. TWO PKISONEltS ESCAPE. Wo extract the following from the Hamilton Jouimjal : On Monday night las, just a lit tle after supper time, Mr. Hen Kimbrough, while passing near the jail, heard a noise like the drawing of a holt but thought it tho jailor giving the prisoner's their supper. But to his surprise lie saw—the moon was shining brightly—several tnon descending thesteps nn the outside of the jail. He at once commanded them to halt, nml no sooner than spoken, they flew in every diiection of the jnilynrd, ami two s necudtd in get ting over the fence that surrounds the jail, which is about sixteen feet high and making good their escape, Mr. Kimbrough used ev ery endeavor to Mop them within the yard, l>y calling for assistance and by throwing rocks at them while on the fence. Ilesuccedcd, lie thinks, in striking one of them upon the hand and probably break ing the fingers. Otto lie struck the head ami knocked off the high fence upon the insido of the •aid. About this tiino several ol l^o citizens came to Mr. K's assis tance and found tbe remaining prisoner bid under the steps. There were otdy throe prisoners confined in the jail, all colored, and had been sentenced at tbe last term of the Superior Court, to the chain gang and penitentiary. Ed mund Tell and Turner Dunlap made their escape. The fovmer hail been convicted of enrryin Funeral Set mon of a Hood Wo man* 1)i% John Soarcr, preached the fu- sii*i*.ii xcruitHi (Mi Sun lay li«l f at An- in II,Is county, of Hint wo-1 cniicettb'd weapons and vagrancy, and hod been sentenced to the Mr*. Th••olino Mitoheli, \\ # . J* F. Mitchell. JVrlmpH no wo* jehaiu gang for eighteen months, man who ever lived or died in *hi». 'p| 1(3 Inter hurt buon cmvieted o' cotuiK bull "I .ra -ruouls tli-iu Mrs. f \mra1arj in tho night time, nml unit lii-v nottorodl , . . . have been some mystery iiliuiit It, IbustBl for ft lung.vein's, Intel wn k-t Wl * 8 " nt ^' r 11 ^ en )'*utt' 8 sentence to ami his trieuds chtiiu that ho did red hand in hand down theroudof Hi’eJ tlie |»enitcntiury. Adam IIulin, nothing wron^ iir tl e matter. It is mipporiliigand Misniiuingeacdi other.) thi- one recaptured, is under a time to quit elm* ging tigurca in 1 In llfu iliey were mn, nml in death | twelve month sentence to the chain Georgia, 1 ihcy will not la* long divide 1. gang t»»r simple larceny. < in^. Tho Uprifpitouro uiofinuH. in Americ PiuiiOH mint tin trial Dou’t lUil to write Faff lUoAlrivtutl and DUtSIfinUve 0*>taln^ao—m«l«d free. AIENDBLdSOHN PIANO CO. No. 5tj JIro.uhT.iy. N. X. BLACKSHIRE’S ART GALLERY. NO. 13, COTTON AVENUE, MACON : O-A-w DUE E.ir UJLIHHMENT is devoted strictly iu FIUST CLASS PUOTCOitAPliV . Old defaced pictures of every kind, cnlartf* LANIER HOUSE, B- DUB, Proprietor. JXfA.CON, - — -• <3----. Tltl ROUSE i_. Mow nroviilisl with .very necr.hNurv couvenioliCL* f«»r thenceoiiunodnlitin Old coin fort of IlH p'lltmiK. The location is liosiralile and eouveuitut to the I'lisiu-s. im>i» Uou of the city. The Tables •4a.u0 liftudlnjl free of clinryt The liar is HUpplicn with tho best aud liquors. No. 1-180. notice in bankruptcy. TIIIS !h to nivo notice that on tho 11th, day of April, A 1). 1877, a warrant in ltunfc- ruptcy w.w issued aj*iiu8i lln- eslatu of .Tumrx •*. Ilaker, *>f ihi'.’im Visi t, eoiiuty of Miiriou. an*l Mato of G.-nr^ia, wlm linn Iiduu mljiul^ *-*l a li.uiKrupt on Ida own petition, and that thu payment «*f any debts, nnd u»o iM.very ot nnv property bjloiiKiny in such Hnukrupi, to him or for his use, und tho transfer ol anV property l»y him are forhiddoo hv law; ihtiij, imrtimtol thocroditornof the said if oil: nipt. t*< prove their dchtu and to elevoe one «v mm** Assiipictis of his estate will l>o held at u Comt of Jlaukritpicy. t«» l c held at Iho ollle** of L. I'. Dollll i:-. a* roluml.us. Gaori-ia. b -li.r.* heoii cl T. Doiininy. Esquire. Iteqisi/ r m, tho Villi, day of May. I>. 1877. nt 111 oclock, a m W. IT. KMY fll, Unit.d Stubs Marshal, us Messoiiyr- SUBSCRIBE TO THU HERALD 1 13 it is:hi •jiijsrj ?-»,usm. i