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*4>ii£«!“*eS&!fe£ r 4 W. N. MHNNS. Kdttor Autl Pullshef. JuubCfurnON Pkuh $1.00. I’kb Annum. TUESDAY JULY 15th ItMh BIBB COUNTY JURIES ANI) CRIMI NALS* The verdict of the jury iu the case of The State vs. Gibsdh,charg ed with the murder of Coleman has not only astonished and out raged the feelings of all law-abid ing men, but it has inflicted a last ing disgrace on the county of Bibb. The facts in the case as detailed by witnesses, the most of whom were Gibson’s friends, are briefly as follows: It seems that ou the night of the 3rd of November last, Gibson and one or two of his friends were standing near the entrance of Balaton’s Hall, Gibson being at the time very much intoxicated- While they were standing at the point named, Coleman was observ ed approaching them although Gibson did not know who he was; when he had arrived within a few steps of the party, one of them ask ed who it was, and Coleman repli ed, “a friend.” Gibson then point ed his pistol at Coleman and threatened to shoot;Coleman threw up his hands and his coat and beg ged him not to shoot saying he was unarmed. Coleman then offered to treat, and putting his hands in his pockets rattled his mon-y to show that he possesed the moans. Gibson theu shot, and Coleman turned and fled, and Gibson shot again when Coleman fell. None of the party saw C denmn have any weapon, and no weapon except a common pocket knife, was found on his ; person after he was shot. All the witues-es agreed hi the foregoing statement, of facts u&efept Phillips, who hal fled from an indictment hi Jfloiida and whom nobody be lived. • The foregoing wc think is a fair summary of the facts in the case. That they make out a case ot wan ton, useless and inexcusable' mur der we don’t believe any honest, sane mau will for a moment deny. ITow then came the jury to acquit 1 ♦ he murderer? Mauy of’thcciti- '/.em> of Macon 1 do not hesitate to say the jury was packed or bribed, and we confess that we see no other way to account for the Ver dict. That honest, sens'hie men, would, without a comddoration, eon sent, by such a verdict to cover their names with eternal infamy wc can't believe. We think it is the duty of the law-abiding peo ple of that enittify fiom this tim** forward to regard' every man on that jury with the scftrn and con tempt that they would aitfy com mon perjurer. We knot? there are good [»• ople in Macon and it a fiords us i leasure to state that the Telegrap. and M* ssenger, and a large portion of the' people of Hibb have denounced in unmeas ured terms the disgraceful conduct of the Gib*>u jury; and we trust this class of citizens will Hence forth cease to have foefaf iViter- cmrse with everyiuan of that body; it is a duty they owe to themselves, their families and their country to show by their action their (jondem- rmGou'uP swell infamous conduct. CfcVpital punishment .8 now vir tually abolished in Georgia, utilest a negro chances to kill a white mail', in which event the extreme peuulty of'the law is sometimes inflicted, lb view of this state of tilings every law-abiding, honest man should make every effort to have criminals brought to justice. Such verdicts as that in the Gib- sou case do hi t eucourage and li cense criijo. Of late years the actions of jufies in-criminal cases have caused ma- suggested that juries be atKflikhed in criminal'cases of the grdde bf felony, and that three or more judges of the Kupermt* court shall pHBB upon the guilt ot person' charged with crimes of the clttSA wc have named. We are not Jret prepared to say that we haVe lost all confidence ih juries, although wc confess it has been Shaken by the verdict on which We have been commenting. It the example Ol the Bibb bounty jury is to he fbl- lowed by juries generally we shall then he ready to exert the little influence and ability we may pos sess, to replace thtf jury system with some other system that will not allow criminals ol the worst class and most dangerous charac ter to go unwhipt ot justice and shoot down peacablo, and unof fending citizens whenever they choofre with impunity. BANNER AHEAD, The labor system of thcrfSbutH is year by year growing worse,and employers have only themselves ttf thank for this condition of affairs. Laborers of the various cUsttes have from time tofcimeformed themselves into “Unions” and “us8)ciations ,: for the purpose of controlling cap ital. Ou the other hand employ ers have refusd or neglected to combine for their own protection •unions” and “associa tions,” hut aupcar unwittingly to 1 hi ve done all in their power to aid them. For instance, muuy would, heneVer they thought it was to I their interest induce the employees' ot others to violate their contracts and leave their employers for the most trivial cause. . The time has courts when all ibis must cease and employers in the South niU9t combine for their own protection. We do not tneau by this that the workingman shou d be op pressed; we aid in favor of his receiving icasoiiuhie atYd just compensation tor bis si rvices; A or are we in favor of the employer be ing upprcK-cd and ruined by the employ* (1; we are in favor of equal ami exact justice beiug meeted out to both class s. Wc have been lead into th** ex pression ol the foregoing views in consequence ot information which we have received from various part’s l 1 this country, and from sources which we can not doubt.. Our in formation is to the i ffeet that the colored people arre forming them- sclvis intoaimociaiions for the pur pose of retrnl'ating the |nice of la bor. They are f ully organized and are holding their meetings regular ly in all pafrts of the country. We have uot befti infhrmed as t«> the exact time those' associations pro pose to act, hut we are inclined to believe action will uot be deihyed beyond the close of tha year. Wo understand that the price ofagrown male lahoier has been fixed at dcventif-jlve ceuta per day. >Vliite we arc n-*t a farmer, we thiuk we know enough about farming to say that the farmers of the South can not afford to'pay this price for la bor; for, at present*prices it is about ;&il farmers can do tb pay expenses and support their families. Thore is one,and only one way in which the actiou of these associa tions can he successfully mcf.* and hat, as we have already intimated, H by the combination of employ*- *rs. The practice that has been too often followed, of inducing the hborvrs of another to leave his cni- p.oymont because the party induc ing them to leave believed be could- make something must he discon tin tied. Let employers organize and agree upon a fair price for la borers and then, hind themselves to pay no more, and stand by tbei agreement, aud they will be able tttercy of ttlfe Cbioted lk this bUUoty. We Warn thd farmers of ibis coUuty aud of tlie country general ly that we are hot endeavoriug to breath 6 sensation; we firmly be lieve there is serious irouble in the near futufre, Unless prompt and ef ficient ifledtis lire adopted to pfb- vetit It. As far back as last au tumn - } It fnebtiug of the colored peo ple was belli in Macon for the pur pose of regulating wages; hut the meeting Was callod and lleld in a quiet anil perhaps seciet Wanner. We have no doubt fioffi the int ur ination we have received that an organization for the purpose of controlling lab’of eii&tS ih every couuty in this State, and perhaps throughout the fcritire South, and -hat its members are only waiting tor a favdrable Opportunity to act. Our people being forewarned 'hotild be thtearmed and prepared loirieetthd emergency whenever it may arise. » mo it /TONIC! 't« i Preparation of IR0N and CALI8AYA BARK. In eorhblnatloa with tha Phoaphataa, F.iidai-ued by the Medical ProfcMiou, anil rooomtnhndod by tlieih lor DyiitibptiU, General Debility, male Diseased, Wilutof vitality,Ac., Ac. ilanNflMlm'ed by the Di ; . Harter Co.. No. SIS N. Nolo Street, St. Looli. The following 1» erne of Uio very miuiy testimonials we are receiving dally (/'fittowir-Houib threft triontlm ngo I began the use of Du. Harter's Iron Tonic, upon the ndvloo of many iVIpnds who know Its vuiucfl. I waa suffering IVora general debility to such an extent that my labor was exceedingly htlrdonoomo to trie. A vacation Qf a month did not give me much relief, but oa the contrary, was followed by Increased prostration and sinking emits. At this time 1 began the use ot your Ihon TONip, from which I rotdlxml almost Immediate and wonderptl ,resulls. The old energy returned and I found that my natural force waa not permanently abated. I have used throe bottles ot the Tonic, Hi uco using It Ilmve *\one twice tlio labor that I ever did In the same time during my illnoaa. and wltli double the ease. With the tranquil nerve and vlgoc.of hody, has como also a clcameao of tliought dhver before enjoyed. If tha TONIC has not done tlio Work, I know uot credit. Most gratefully yours, ' l have the pleasure of informing my friends and patrons th t I am now refceivihg my SPRING Homicide in Worth County. The evening preceding the bar becue at Warwick on the 4fch inst., a difficulty occurred between Bry ant Slaughter and James Mathis, three miles below Warwick, on the Isabella rortd. • Whisky, the curse ol civilization, was ut tfie bottom ol the trouble. Mathis s .ot. Slaughter with a pistol, the hall entering near one of his nip ples, and profile ng instant detflfi The poor foll6’W was sNot down ?n tin* prtsence of his wif6. and with in a tear yard* of his own gate. Ni x-r. nioi ning an inquest, was held h'v .1. B. Odom,«)u-tiee of the Fence ot the district. l)r L. W. Mohlt-y and Ur. J. N. Ridley made it post rnortefn examiiiation. In the uf.eniooh it was deemed proper to make some further invektigat- i hi of the wound iind 'he probable catuC'S of death, and Dr. Fleet wood, of llawkinsvilh*, and t)V. 8ihgl'6- tou, of Dooly, joined IWs. Ki'dley and Mobley in Che e&uniiu'Atiou of the corpse. Mathis d'i-appehred immediately after the l fit'll,* and had not been heard from at> Iasi accounts Lluwkinsville Dispatch. Two Murderers Fi(/htinu In Jail. li. H. J.,wiiting from Atlanta to the Macou Telegraph and Mes-en- ger, says: •‘We have just been reliably in- fonm'd of a desperate fight between the t wo'murderers, H’ill and C«>\, who, strange tir relate, it. seems were eon fined irt' the same cell in the jail. Our utforniaut says I^ill was going on ifi his usual maudlin style concerning the frail crearuro he Mill owns fbr u wile, when OoX 1 spoke of Her intends we enhfiot cunsent to repeat. The result was that J1 ill fib mediately struck Cox, who promptly knocked him do'C'd, ami he ng hv I.IV the more' j ill loan, sncCt'taled in punishing him covetcly Vadore the jailer up- pea nil upou the scene aud sepera- ted them. Now til’s is'a fairillhrfftntion' rtf the baleful consequences of virtu ally repealing tlie death peualty in Georgia. If these Condemned inttr drrei's had Htfen udder sentence of death they Wotlld have been better employed than seeking to repeat the crime which in each case is still u ©expiated. Let the act he repealed.” Master Albert Callaway, of Ma con, sou of J. T. Callaway, aged J5 years accidentally shot* himself •Saturday. He went up to his room pftt-r dinner aud later in the evt- •ifiug his bioilier iuuu 1 him lyiug ou'tiur floor dea I. Jy it True V Is it true that'a remedy lias been compounded which will do away with 1 di’iisfly. purgatives ol IILLINERf, FLOWERS, OMABESTS At my New Location, No. U4 lhimlolph Street. to which your special attention is invited. JAvs. ;:T JVlE W. 2i-/l]A EYhae ohzrj; cfvheTllIjiJUI G. teS* Pleating a ini Stumpinu to Order* Also Dress Making Mrs. M. L BUSSEY, No, 34 Randolph SfrWi, Cnl-irnb'i,. Go. oct.8-3ra OSE THIS BRAND. do well (hen 'be tvmouul Ktated obovo. ’ I,' make money liiHt. Auy oin the work. You cun tunkft from 5U An bour by devoting yourevetiingi) ti6ie lo the kusiuetiH It, 6okIh iiolliing »*» the buHtupfw. Not king into it for omt v\ l‘1' ,1 r oflVrod bef-n ud stricuiv lionorj»jhl«>. lteudVv.il i know 'dl iibijpl. the best paying biihines before tk^ pubfii-. send us ynnr addr-tw • n we will'solid'yon fill I purtionln v.4 uvd pvivai tpi'ipb fWe; RAinpltH worth $5 Also free: \o cun then muke up vmir nn)id for vouvk. If Address GEORGE SITNSON'a i'O Portland, Maine. [.Jmu-17-ly it a short time to control the quea- Sfjgjred tnca-to luto-tonfideoc6. inJtioD;.olhcr»i«c, they, will bc-al4hc ARM WITH HAMMER BUND. Ot) J. chejiic’aj.ly runii. bound uepamtel.v, preheusivc manner, give*, h comnivt-<l nc i cow**t of the most important Svi-iHh i cold* d I in the Old and New TeHtnimutM- a g*-mrd view of the Ribtn iidiuuubly adap'ed fur 'Ik- uhc *»f Sunday Suhoiils The rtrol guide cotitaiuH 10 p-'^en : mr'ninl grndo uuniaiuH 50 piiges ; thd ibiril gi’iidi* coulahiH 90 pugeO. Pi At grule per dozen 50 ends ; Second Grad*, per dbZeii SI ; Tliird Grade, per iloz- «»• SI.50. ! Copies of each gredo will lie furnished to nil who may diwiro lo sco them, oa receipt of bix cents, iu postage stainpk. A very large edition of the series bus been published, neatly printed' on good paper. The publisher* hope that the books will find ready sale, and that they will be generally adopted by the Sunday Schools throughout .the country. The Christian Index HerIiw- ok 8cr,‘rp- ture Question Books. They are aomirnU n fact and souud in doctrine. Concise, comprehensive and’well graded, they" are calculated to impart n knowledge ot the out- dues of Bible truth? aud to meet the Want of all classes ot Sunday School scholars. Bend for sample copies. Address, JAB. P. HARRISON & CO.. Atlanta, Ga.s THE CHRISTIAN INDEX SERIES -Ob’— Bible Question Books. ^:=s==‘;:s:!BEST K the wv& kith mu ill smHAtis. Gn'd InaspoohTjtl of this fto*lu used will iflilk mjuiilN Four linispoonsfulH of' ul'thd best //lifting J’owilee, saving Tdeiity Times its eOSsl. St e jhirkagf* lor valuable i ft for mation. If the teaspoonful hr loo large anJ* clous not prinl'n'ee good results at tlrsv, use less attewnrds. I'du.-ltf. the past ooniurics. mid Which, while entirely utti**ienl, will leave tno sys tem in iu former hea thy cofidilion ! Yes,the remedy is Tnbler’s i'ortaline, or Vegfltnblc l.iver Powdenacurc for all tlio’ disoi'ders arising front a torpid liver, and as inno'renl ns spring wn- tSr. trive it a trial, it will do what it proiuibus. Price 50 cents u bottle. For sale by Walker d; Gaun, Butler, Oa-. 1 Taylor County Sheriff’s Sale. Will be sold befcie the Court House door in the town oi Butler, iu suid couuij.ontln first Tn&dA'y'in August’next, within the legal i hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder, j for cush the following named property to-wit: Lot ot lim'd No. IG'5 in the 13ih District of id county, the property of Reuin Windham ) satisfy three fi, fa's, issued from Taylor Superior Court, iu favor of Willis N. What ley, and oflicers of Cour„, against Roubin Windham. Also, at the same time ar’d place, will be sold lot of laud No. 76 iu the 15th District of said county, the property ot' AHrcUA A. au.lG. W. Amos, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from Taylor Superior’Alnrl, in favor of* Kn than Land,for use of oinftcis of Court ag : uust Ariadna A. and G. W. Amos. disci at the. some timo aud place,one Phan ton. Sold as the property of W H. Carith- —to satisfy a fi fa, issued from'Taylor 8u- •“ favor ol H. lieges. & Bro. NEW PIANOS $125 Euck aud all styles, inplnding Grand Square and Upright, all strictly Unit-' class, sold at the lowest net Cash whole-’ salfe factory prints, diroci to the pnrehas- ’ er. 'IlB*e Pianos made oue of the finent, displays at the Centennial Exhibition, hik* were r.riiiuimously redotumended for the Highest Hon->r -over 12 U00 in use. Reg* ilarly iueorporiued Manufacturing Co.— ?uulory estublisheiT ever 36 years. Tha Square GrInula contain Mathushek's new intent Duplex Overstrung Beale, the great-, :stiuiprbvenient iu »he history of Piano’ unking. The Uprights are the Uuest in America. Pianos serit on trial. Don't, l.iil to write for Illustrated and Descriptive (Jataloguc.of 48 p.rgps—mailed free MENDELSSOHN PIANO CO., *21 East lfUli Street, N. Y. perior Oo'uK ... _ v». \V. 11. CurilU.ru. July 7tL v Ts70. C.A'J. POPE jr.ly8.ldu. shsriff. QMOKP l | BLACKWELL'S M I W dijkham mm TOBACCO Executrix’s Sale. GEORGIA—Taylor County : Will lie sold before the Hour' House door, , tup town ol Butler! said county.within tbo mat hours of sale, at public outcry to the highest bidder, on the First Tuesday iu Au gust next, the following described property ; to-wit : Lot No. 12 on block N«. 6 m said'' towq having a front of 50 feet and running . back 150 feet with nil the improvements there on. Bold us the property of W. H. Montfort, decease J, Sold lot'the beubfit of the 'egntees ot said deceased. Terms Cash. This July 7th 1879. A. A. M.ONTFORT, Ex. W. H. Montfort deceased. GEORGIA—Iaylor uuukty : FieeuiAU Mathews, Administrator on the. estate of Win. Mathews, lats of suid county deceased, has filed his fluid return showing that he has fully HUunuiblered suid estiue, and praying to be dismissed from suid ad ministration. Those are therefore to require' all parties concerned to show cause, il any ihey can, at the Court of Ordiuury, to be held iu aud for mid county, on the first ' Monday in August next, why said prayer •*hnnld iiot V»e granted. Giveu uud^-r mj bund aud oiliciol sigun- tute. This May 6th 1879. JAMES D. UUoH, ujfiuiJui;'' (J-'tliu.uj'