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L 0 '§ A 1 N E W 8 , TUESDAY, JULY, lflui 187H. Attention Democrats. Head Quaretks Hem. Ex, Com. Butler, (Ja, July 1878. The Democrats of Taylor coun ty are hereby requested to bold a mass-meeting at the court bouse in Butler at 12 o'clock on Satur day the 20th day of July, for the purpose of eleoting delegates to represent them iu the next Con gressional Convention. A full turn-out is expected, as other mat ters of importance may be discuss ed, By order of the Executive Com - mittee. It. MOKTFOUT.t AW A. II. ROYAl. booretnrv, j Chairman. An Interesting Sermon. On last Saturday night an in teresting sermon was preached in the Methodist church by Rev. W D. Johnson, a distinguished min ister of the A. M. E. church, Regular Meeting, Town Council, Hoti.kk, Ua, ,Tulv 11th, 1S78. The Council met according to adjournment. Present. Alderman Allen, Colbert, Lipscy and Mo.it- fort. Absoot—His Honor, I). A. Smith,Mayor and Alderman Wal ker. Alderman Colbert was elected Mayor, pro, tem. The minutes of Inst meeting were read and confirmed. The Clerk reported lie had col lected the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars from J, W, Lipsey, for balance due on liquor license. The mice weie, on motion sus pended, and a icsulution passed directing the Treasurer to pay 0. M, Colbert,one hundred and twen ty-five dollars for principal and interest due on curtain buuds on said town. An ordinance was passed with reference to defacing church,shoo), college or other public buildings Council then adjourned. I J. i), i'USS, Clerk Council. A, Pape: for the People ( [Established in 1821.] THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. A LAROE EIGHT-PACE RfiMOlOl'S AND FAMILY JOCKNAL. The Item.inli.tioi.itI Organ »f Rem gin Baptist. ItEV. DAVID- E. BUTLER, MANAGING EDITOR. /lided by a Corps® of the Mont Eminent Writoimof tb« Denomination. Delivered by nniil, to new milwciilmrs postage paid, at $2.60 a year, with choice ol either of these three splendid prvininuiK : Pwtmlt of Georgia MinUtt-w, Map of l*ud:» lino. Map of the Hontheru .Slates, sent in ad dition to Tub Index tor aubacriptlou pvi«e alone. f f n- FOR 1878, e 1 1 0 T who had been warmly solicited tnj items 1 liOM ci:UAH CREEK so by the citixens of Butler. The opening prayer was offered by liev. Cedar Creek, July r.th 1878. Ml'. Kriilor : Since out* Inst, time 1 Hrjarr ? f ? f ATT l ACTIONS The Isphx. under tho carefuNlire-tit Rcv.D. E. BUTLER, Managing Editoi smted Vy mn able asKOciaU-s. rivals the lat-t t nligioub periodicals of the eontitieni iu thA I vuiiety of its >W»“origiual auatfor. the scope | of it* reltgioua aud secular intelngeue*-. and the coinpleteiictw of its several depnrtmeiUH. Its fentuteB uie embraced iu Ibis ample ar mngemeut. 8. II. Robertson, P. E. of the A-| has Iuoml , e „ilv along-rain has I M. E. church, who i ntrod.iced the, c . ontinue<1 , 0 |„U—crops coutimied preaoher to the audience. "“'togri.w nrnl th choge as Ilia subject‘Trust,’ which I ron() f|)) | t))|) (lu . he handled in a most desrvid man- j ”. e com nor. Tlie service was well nt- tcndcd, | AH up laced. A l.irgo, dark* «|»11 tnrrn chair has been mis placed ilhvihg the recent Distriot meeting lit the new Methodist church. Any one having Hitch a chair in their |»o*-J ku session through mistake, will con-j ter ignite a favor to the owuer by | having it sent t.» this othce. j Matrimonial. I to grow, and the prospect is still though some an abundance of ruin. We have not time at present to answer your Texas e.ortespondent in detail as he would wish per haps, inn will sav to him that his old friends lead bis letter with a great deal of in tore —.ire glad to lie is Huti.wlied iu texas, and to know the former residents of this county ate so prosperous in their far t-ff homes, hut are too well satisfi 'd'Ur present to think •if moving to Texas. A negro man liv the name tit *y. has been trying band at Hi eying about here About three weeks ago he pob the house ot’ Mr. Thomas Bell, Mid stile several ar tide* of wowing apparel. About a week afterwards, he entered the house of n negro living on .Airs. Rkuiomuh Pbess. -containing the very ui«un of th night iu *he Hifliou* puptrs of the vvmld. Living Pulpit.--filled cwh we«k by u .ser mon from one of oar ablest ■ MiuUten*. Our Correspondents.- disomming living (piCHtioim ot the day, denominational and •cular. Nrwf vof o birds-eyo v Gknkiul Dunomination.it. tsouduusHti ucemuiG of till i trtinspiruiR in the CbriHttui i^KCPLAR KeWH.— porting OU1 iVunday-Sohooia — containing exposition the Juteruaiiouul Lersatin, and diseuft 1 oi Sunday* wbool topics. Junta and hints valuable to lur.n-TH. furnishing matter f »r fireside raiding, temoing to old anti young. <Mr*For sample copies, n«bl re-* Jas. P- Harrison & Co. Drawer 24 Atlanta, (»; TOUR PICTURES, FRAMES, ARTIST’S MATERIAL Waac Flowsr Material, WALL BRACKETS -A.LSrE> Sl.-liAl* r-OOK MATERIAL, Uiirn:, nitons .i.yd coloreo liooti splits, PICTURE FRAME MATERIAL, — — ALSO— smear mi sir ruxos a\j> onojys, or X., W. SMITH <& CO. MACON, GA. N B, (.Vrefttl attention given to all order* by mail. NOW READ THIS IF TOU DARE1 AN1> YOU WILL FIND THAT E, D. lEXtVIlTE, ITc, 9 Cotton Aviaut Has 'J hr Most Complete Assortment of PICTURE FRAMES, Artists Material anrl Fancy Coods to be Pound In tho State. PICTURES! PICTURES!! I have just KUiceeck'il in making arrangements wtaic t will en able me to soil pictures at prices which defy competition Many of the chromos which arc advertised bv the Northern <3ublish- ii.us js at ijto.OO an.l $(>.00 I sell ut S'/.JO and $11.00. Croquet! croquet! III-:.IP or.4 in /JUS for this Ileautifui Game this Years TT-TI^TI*r THIS ! ice ret IKKjUttT tor $1.40. We learn from the Macon Tele- graph <fc MeHHengefc that 'tn last : V 1 Tlmrstlay at the residence \»ri(ivV m<'ther, in the fcifcy of Ma- j lately, con, Mr, Boburt. E. Steed and Miim) | ro -| co Wallie M. Hutchings were unued j iu the holy bonds of wedlock. j Mr. Steed was formerly a cili-| zen oi Talbot county, and one ol j her moHt worthy young men, but j , , , • . . iii Murray s umeu, broke oi*rn hv lor the paHt tew yearH he has bee a I ... e'lgageil in busine^H in Macon, j We wish friend Hubert and li j bride all the pleasure that-life can j a flui d. I trunk and took therefrom five dol lars iu silver. On Thursday last lie concluded to ceK-brale the day by breaking into the house of Mr I Elbert Hill. On tho day ‘named, j Mr. Hill and family were absent ! attending a school examination, the young men of the town. There were quite a number of young la dies and gentlemen present and the occasi on was ot much enjoy ment. The melons wete large and delicious. A watermelon festival was given on last Tuesday flight at the resi-. di-nce of Mrs. Tl.ee Muutfort, by i bt ' lu b' on person on the place, he euucli.Jeil to make a raid and help himself to such lhtuj;H us suited him best. A lady chanced to pass during the time i.n.l saw him in the house. Knowing L|ie family to be absent, she went and informed Air. Sweet Johnson, liv- near by,who went inline iiute- ly and Inuml him some distauce from tho house securing his stolen plunder, evidently intending tc return for another turn. On see ing Mr, Johnson, he r.iu off,being too closely pursued to carry hie plunder, he concluded in leave it to save himself, Air. Hill soul some parties in pursuit- of the thief yesterday. When last heard from he was inquiring his way to Rey nolds. Your etc, Boxy. Jtesoluliontt of Thanke. At the the close of the receut District meeting, the following resolutions of thanks were offered which were adopted by a rising and emphatic vote : Resolved 1st, That we, the members of the Columbus Distrct Conference, in Conference asien. bled, do hereby tender our warm est thanks to out Baptist luethren for their kindness iu permitting us the use of their church during our conference sessions, aud also fur religious services until our own house of worship was .completed. Resolved 2ndly. That we pre sent our seneere thanks to the cit izens of Butler, and the country round about, for the genial, gen uine hospitality whieh they have so liberally oxtended to us collec tively aud individually. Resolved 3rd, That our thanks are due, and a.e hereby oxtended also to W. N. Bcuus, editor of the Butler Herald, for favors con ferred. Respedlhilly sunimittod. W. H. TioNER, , W. H. Woodall. W ill be sold before House door, in the TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFF Sub's of Wild Lands. 1m Coil »*1 county oi Taylor, State ot’ Georgia, on the- first Tuesday in August next, within tho legal hours oi sale to 'ho highest and best bidder tor cash, tho billowing described lots ol land situated in said count) and known as wild land. Levied upon under and by virtue of fi fas. now in my hands ol the State of Georgia, vs, said lota, respect ively, and issued by the Honor orable Competrollcr General ot tho State, lor non-payment taxes duo the State for 1874, 1875 and 1876. Said lots pointed out in said fi. fas., aud containiD 202 j acres each, more of less : Fourteenth District.—Lots num bers 5, 27, 40, 83, 87, 00, 90, 122, 123, 124 176, 177 201, 202 204, 217, 227 aud 229. Twenty-fourth District.— Lots numbers, 81, 92, 93, 96, 103, 112, 113, 120, 122, 123, 128, 129. wenty acres of 183 and 191. his July 6th 1878. ‘ ij. A. J. POPE, july-9.tds. Sheriff. Ail.I Scud for price Hat. E. D. IRVINE, l’!< TUttK FUAMBU AND STATIONER Ge-.r^ia. KSAD ME. I. T. JOR8F.Y, W. F. CANNON X CO GROCERIES, By rJE-AiLjEIEtS. I3ST* PLANTATION SUPPLIES. wh.ol3sr.ls or rst’il, EC. * m T.tyl.ti’ nnil alittlniiiK pountii'H thn» tbej bnve in «trre tf ni. Flour, Lnr<t n»»«1 everything Hno necflrd tor hnn*e sf heir ptu* • ot btujino-ts in at .18 Third Street, Macon, (hi. E. It. WCHAKDS. is with this hoi.ha and will be plena*! iimV frii-nd*. Feb 2fi tf To Whom it-May Concern, A list of Wild Linds returned by Tax Deceivers, us in delimit tor tn for 1877, lia># been pub.i*.! e I in the Atlanta Cons'it ill ion unco u week lor four weeks, a« rnpiirud bv law ; and ten posters, containing said list, 1ms been sent to the Honorable Ordinal y of each county, to bo posted iii Ids own, aud the Clerk of u.e Superior Court’s office, aud other public plnce* in the county. CUi/A'iisare respcetlully requested to examine euid list, and make cor rections, or pa\ the tax, ami t»uve furtlicr cost or trouble. Verv Uesped lully, * \V. J. t-t'l DSMITI1. Coiupt:u.t**r U.i.v.-.»1. TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE FOR AUGUST. W\‘l \v mild t’afore the Court House dnor iii (he towd of iiutlur, on the. First Tuesthn in AuiuM n. x', ha ween the legal honrs in sale, the following dtseribed property to-wit . Lot ol l»nd No 114, wntaiuiug 202Vacres more t.r lest*, and fractional lot No. 113* con- imnmg 2t> aert h mow or less, ooutaining iu i tin a^rt-uiiie acrea uiom ov let*, to HUilHtyyfvro ti. fas. intncd from Taylor Salte rn r t.ourt, tine in lavxr of vV. S. Jnmrs v«. d nihuE. Ijowe & Joel E. Montfnrt A (Jo. Tlie other out. in tnvor ol Arctubld Mii'Iu wh Vh. Joel K. Moutl'ort * Oo. ..Sold aa ^che pr«ytriv of Joel E. Moutfort. Tropcriy \K)iute,l out by E. H. Wuteia. fins .Inly Oih 1878. C. A. J. POTE. ulv-U-ftls hhoriff. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY SO. 8 COTTON A VEX UK, — — —MACON. GA. We l»cp leave to rati your all. lihlied one iu (lie City that, cau rtidrcoil from the former high i examine sonic of onr sppeinionn that if you wnnt a picture, i iiii«'ii lo fhe 1'nrt that our Gallery ie the only well eefetv make von a really fine PHOTOGRAPH at prices itt s, When you visit Macon be sure and enll on aa and’ of fine pictures aud get onr price*. ID>roctub«r this fact, •all on us, -re will guarantee to please yon bmb iu tk« quality of the work nnd in price. It will cost }ou nothin!' to try, n« we gm.innlee to make r.o charge if we do> »of male you ns fin.- a picture as can l»e f ad in this country ftr S|»eciiil atfentiod paid to Copy ing OLD PICTUUK8, Comnpontlenfie soiiuiUd. W. A. & C. M. CAMPBELL, photographers. @ 200,00O TJI \ rilT! C*fll Tn on let to clear out onr stock of very superior \XHiJu JtX JL IT* J, Gold-plated Jewelry ruined at over $200,000, we will send ns holow. JO Pieces, all warranted Gold-plated for $1 00. 1 P»k* Gokl 8ton« Sleeve Urn I ons; 1 pair Engraved Sleeve Buttons; 1 set Pointed Studs; 1 set Aniwtlvy.t Studs; 1 We Min-.? Rln^; l Engraved Hand l’ln^r Ring; I Amethyst Stone Ring, Inlaid 1 n Ik TSTi yi M TTVf with Gold; 1 Elegant Rlnsf, tnnrkeil “ Prlendshiiv;" K H 1 irfiftT /V H-ll 1 Ajnotliyat Stone Scarf Pin, Inlaid with Gold;- 1 Silvered Hat Fin; 1 set Ladies’ Jet and Gold Pin and Drops; 1 Misses* set Jet and Gold; 1 Collar Stud; 1 set Handsome Rosebud Ear Drops; 1 Gouts’ Elegant Lake Goer-* Diamond Stud: 1 Oard.nul Rod Head Necklace: 1 pair Ladies Amethyst Stone Ear Drop*, •nvrrio Inlaid with Gold; 1 I indies’ Ornamented Jet Brooch; 1 kuury Xj y PiKi Scarf r.in^' and Elegant Watch Chain. Taka your choice, the entire lot o r . 0O oiocea, sent Poat-pnid for or an7 8 piecea von choos? fjr ISO con"*. Now i3 the time to muko monev. Tuoxe can easily b3 retailed ac $10.00 • CLUB PREMIUM. To arty /vfiiiM om ordering 12 Lots at $1.03 each, we wilt vIX X MU KXiMUaJ preseit Free, an Open Face Coin Silver Watch as Premium. WATCH AND JEWELRY CIRCULAR FREE. — | honorshlft. in JIOTIOB0 OP t: Mnpomrr, tho ffewbui <jr^,npuBto v.-ry htRltly • • altnn*. and rnrtblc hi t»w « >r * zx pnai Thclmiwi Is n jFvtriuitfhiy rcilnWc ono tn cc-rv r^p"<*.t.—/?ni/oi» Gtoht,Otl. l*Vf. ffla rvnntalion for ItourJy, lair tlcalra^', AUd liberality i* uatqualed by any advi-rnm in tbW ** “ --f /t4*k, /Member id, 1870. ^ nmueliicITich taper itixoBoy man in Xrw Tnrk.~IKwBU. JpnUX 1*?.- • r. STOCKMAN, 27 B/>nd 8tr«et, New York. r. Odl H Aivrrti** ■