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THE BUTLER HERALD. \V. ». B15NN8. Editor and Polisher. euiitoKipuo. r»io» $1.00. Pa* Artfru TUESDAY JULY 99th I9V9. Railroads and Legislation. The General Assembly ot this State has before it a hill having, (ns we suppose) for its object the revision of ra.lroad mutters in gen eral, and the regulation and re duction of'freights in particular. Aa a general rule wn think that Itgislativo bodies should have as little ns porsib'e to do with private affairs, and leave the business of individuals to be controlled by those who are chiefly interested. But the case before us wethink is nn exception to the rule. Railroads are virtunlly, if not technically, public as well as private in char acter. The octunl condition of affairs in respect of railroads is such, that it is not only the right but the du ty, of the legislature to interfere. Indeed we think the interests of these roads would lie promoted by the application of a judicious and timely remedy. Legislation on this subject to be effective must not be hasty, but well-considered. Neither should it be shaped by a feeling of hostility to the railroads; &b an abstract questi on they are entitled to justice at the hands ot our State, In addition to this, there are huudreds of widows and orphans who have all they possess invested in this specu u of property, aud who are absolutely dependent on its dividends for the food they eat aad the clothes they wear. But while this is true, they should not he permitted to become en gines of oppression to thq people, We have already asserted that in our opinion the interests of railroad* fejr a judicious reduction * of Ire^ftsT^iat opinion'is found ed on facts that have come ■ under our own knowledge; as fur exam ple, we have kuown corn, peae, etc,,hauled in wagons from Rey- noldi to this towu because it cust less than by railroad. Another significant fact is, that one of our largest houses has raadeacontia'-t to have its dry goods hauled from Muoon by wagons, because it costs nearly filly per cent less than by railroad—the cost by railroad be ing 75 cents per 100 lbs., and by wagon, 45 cents per 100 lbs., thus effecting a saving of thirty cents on every hundred pounds. This is a large saving and of course no man will continue to pay railroads nearly double the price that wag ons charge for the same hauling. Other merchants will of course have to follow suit, or they will he unable to compete with the merchant who is getting his haul ing done for noarly fifty per cent less. Now we re-iterate the belief that the interests ofthe railroads would be promoted by judicious legisla tion. The trouble is this: the Central has bought so many roads that dn not pay the expense of run ning, that it ia forced to charge exorbitant freights on the main lines, or declare less dividends and meet the frowns of clamorons stock holders. The officers nre not wil ling to do tins, and thus the peo ple are forced to pay high freights that railroad officials may have an easy time. vVe trust our legislature will he able to apply a remedy that will he just to the railroads and yet of fered relief to an 3Ver burdened people. Tiro yellow fever has Is come an epis detnic in Memphis, and the city is bes ing evacuated as fast us possible. Over one hundred cases were reported up to last. week. Two esses, refugees from Memphis, occurred in Opelika, Ala., on last Wednesday. Letter From Texas. Chatfuld Texas, 1 July 21st, 1873. j Ed. Butler Herald:—A copy of yonr valuabls liitle paper chanced to fall into my hands a few days ago, and I was much pleased with it. I was once a oitizen of Taylor county myself, and to read your paper is like a letter from home; and perhaps you and the readers of your paper would like to bear something from Texns. Our country here has suffered this year from the effects of dry weather and crops have been in jured tj some extent—that is corn. It id thought that about thirty bushels per aere will be a fair es timate for this immediate vicinity this yerr. Cotton is very good in deed. Wheat was very mateiial- ly injured with rust. Oats were injured by the long drouth in the spring; the crop ranging from twenty-five to sixty bushels per acre where it should have been from sixty to a hundred. I claim that we have the best, country in the Union. 1 am a Georgian, and will always love my native land, yet 1 am bound to acknowledge the many advan tages of Texas. 1 believe it is just as healthy here as in Georgia —the land a great deal more fer tile and tbe society equally as goo I. Our county script is at par, and the political sentiment of our conn- tY is Democratic. It is true you have some ad vantage in timber and water, but if we had timber and water as con venient as the Eastern 3 ates, we would, beyond a doubt., “have ull the squirrels up one tree." As a farming country, Texas is second to none,us a slock country, it stands at the head of the list, and its school and church facilities cannot be excelled. To sum it ail up in a nut-shell, Texas is A. No.l , , 1fery *Bspectfully; ' ' j'. Taylor Respess. Hung Himself. The Henry County Weekly says, “a most distressing occurrence happened about one-half mile east of McDonuugli on Wednesday of last week. Mr. .Rob ert Dorton, nn old resident of Hour county, was the prime actor in the unfortunate affair. He had been la boring under mental aberration for some time, but not to such au extent as to alarm his friends. Rising from the breakfast table on the morning of tbe day stated above, he informed his wife that it was the last meal he would eat with her, and gearing up his mule went out to the field to plow. About 10 o’clock his son who was working near by, missed him, and upon inv tigation found that he had entered very thick swamp at the lower part of the field. Making his way through the briers and underbrush in the direcs tion his father went, he had almost des paired of finding him, whon, upon turn ing into the darkest and densest por tion of the thicket he came suddenly upon the body of his father hanging from a willow sapling. It seems that ha had taken his plow-line, and climb ed up into the tree, carefully adjusted the noose and deliberately hung him self The coroner was immediately notified, a jury empanneled, and a ver diet rendered in accordance with the above facts. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his loss.” Xoticc of Commendation. At Home, May 1st, ’79. Robert Randall, colored, has this day completed for me a job of brick lav ing to my perfect satisfaction and ad miration. He is not only a first-class workman, but he is the most rapid ma son L have ever employed, and I heart ily commend him to all in want of s good and reliable mason and man. J. H. Bivins. Messrs. L« Potter and H. Mathews, of Prattsburg, John S. Searcy, of Car- Honville, and Messrs. E. B. Wnte.s, and Wm. Waters, of Butler, having imployed Robert Randal, highly rec ommend him to the citizens ot Taylor and surrounding counties as a compe tent bricK mason and plasterer, and worthy the support of the peope. A STRUGGLE WITH A MA1I HOG. A Man Holds thr Animal Till it is 8hotby His Wifr. Little Rook (Ark.) Gazette, July 9. Near Gold creek, Faulkner coun ty, and about seven miles from the railroad, lives a man named Rhea, a farmer on a ^znall scale. Last Monday evening, while Rhea and and bis wife were sitting in front of th* ir door, two dogs jumped over thejence and ran under the house, At first very little notice was taken of the animals, there bniug several fox hunters in the neighborhood, aud the Rheas sup pos'd that the dogs belonged to them, but presently a terrific howl ing and lighting began, insomuch that Rhea threw chips aud pieces of wood ^under the house. The howling and fighting continued for some time, when at last one of tbe dogs darted out, leaped the fence, and rau away. The other dog, a large brindle, of decidedly ugly type, followed as far as the fence, but stopped, turned around and started towards Rhea with mouth half open, Rhea stoop ed and picked up an old hhurn* dasher lying on a stump, and as the dog sprang at him struck the beast over the head. Stunned, the animal recoiled, but only fora mo ment, for lie sprang again before Ifhea hod time to prepare himself. Grappling the dog by the throat and holding hi« month as far away as pofsible, a desperate struggle began. The dog’s eyes glared and his moulh emitted that troth only known to hydrophobia. Mrs. Rhea ran into the house and soon re turned with a case knife, which she handed to her husband. Then the ‘•combat deepened." The blunl-poiuted aud dull-edged weap on went time and again against the animal's throat without draw- ing bl^jhDr..^lessening his buy. Ttte fetruig grasp of the man kept his teeth away, but such a grip could not la»r long. Again the woman entered the house, and this time' return* d with a shotgun. Cocking it and rushing up to the dog, she placed the muzzle close to the animal's flanks. There wai a sudden give wav, and a seeming ly additional glare of the eyes, but no sound. Taking advantage o! tin- Hotshot, thegan was again fired aud the animal tell over dead. R-ports of mad dogs come from oil over the country, and evt-ry one should be on the lookout. A Terrible Jokee • The Saudersville Courier Bays Last Saturday night Mr. Ander son Griffin of this county, propos ed to Mi. Jesse Yarborough, one of hiR tenants, to play oft’ a joke on some young men who had been iaiding on his watermelon patch Tbe plan was this: Mr, Yarbo- rough, wlm is a young man about eighteen years old, was to get the parties suspected by Mr. Griffin to go into the patch after melons while Mr. G. would secrete liirn- ►elf behind a stump near by. The agreement was that when the men entered the patch Mr Griffin would fire his phtjl in the air and Yar borough was to fall and pretend that be was shot. Griffin did shoot and Yarborough fell and said that he was shot, The other parties ran off, G , continuing to shoot i th- air a** they retieated. Griffi.. on letu n rig to the house,no> iced that Ynioorough did not follow, but continued to cry out so he went to see what was the master, On arriving at the spot, he found he had shot Yarborough's brains out. Gr.ffin says it was purely accidental, ai.d states that a* ho attempted to raise »he pi*?M and shoot, in th*» air, having one finger on ilie trigg. i, auif iho other the hammer, me hammer slipped from his fingei hcfoie the Weapon was raistd t<» its proj er lu ight, lie sajrs lie li..d no idea that Yar borough was shoi until lie return ed to h.m, and re c ieio the acci dent very mue.h. The young man was not drad at hist, accounts, but there is no hope "f his recovery. Such foolish handling of fire arms should not be indulged in an * should be stopped, IRON /TONIC It • Preparation al IRON ani CALIIAYA BARK, In eombinitlan with tho Phoapkatop, Endorsed by the Medical Dyapejel*, Oenerol Debility, IW RaiahetarMl by an* Dr. H»rt«r HUIeloe Co., No. SIS N. Mala ■troet, M. Loib. The following le one of Iho very many teetlmoniala we are receiving dally emdltmm:—Some three "fU aSIt Xsoi, O., Ju. 3,1618. r«M.tol>IWMa .4 e...nl Dernier* Bv.irwh.re, . WMSM TSX8. I have the pleasure of inlorming my friends find patrons th 11 am now receiving my , SPRING : SUMER STOCK OF MILLINERY, FLOWERS, ORNAMENTS ETC. At my New Location, No. Randolph Street, to which your special attention is invited. f. T‘J\lIH We JL Y~ har- Qhavj?-? cff'ie f/flG-. WaFPleating and Siam piny io order. Also l)resa Making Mrs. 11 L BUSSEY, No, 34 Randolph Stroc. Colmibus. Gn, oct,8-3m $1500; TO $0000 A YEAR, nr l$5 to $20 a duv in yonr locality. No risk. Women do as well ns men Many make more than the amount stated above. No one 04111 fail to make money fast. Any one enu do the woTk. Yon can make from 50 ots to $2 hour by devoting yonr evenings nnd spare time to the business It costs nothing >? try the business. Nothing like it for mm ev mak ing over offerod before. Business pleusuut aud strionly honorable. Hender.if you want to know nil about the best paying business before the public, send ns your address nnd we will send you full particulars and private terms freo; samples worth $5 aIro free; yon 11 then make up your mind for vourself Address, GEORGE STINSON & no.. Portland, Maine. [Jnm-17-ly. Taylor County Sheriff’s Sale. Will he sold before the Court House do. .r the town ot Butler, in said countv.onthe first Tuesday in August next, within the legal hours ot sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cush the following named property to-wit: Lot ot land No. 165 in tlio 13th District of said county, tho property of Benin Windham to sulisty threo fi. la's, issued Iroiu Tuyloi Superior Court, in favor of Willis N. What ley, and officers of Oour., against lieu bin Windham. Also, nt the same time ard place, will be sold lot of laud No. 76 in tu** 15th District of said county, the property ot Aiiudna A. aiulG. W. Amos, to satisfy a li. fa. issued front Taylor Superior Gunn, in lavor of Na than Land.for use of officer of Court ag oust Ariadna A. and (». W. Amos. .‘1 Iso at thr. some time ami place,o><e Plme ton Hold os the properly of *V H. <'anth ers, to satisfy a fi fa, issued front l'u.\ 1m; Su perior Court, in lavor oi H. hedges. \t Jlro. vs. W. H. Cumbers. July 7th 1«7S». O. A J. POPE rdy8-tds. sheriff m THIS BRAND. GEORGIA—T a ylo it County : Whereas James T. Miller, Administrator cn the Estate of Wm. M. Miller, late of raid county deceased, has filed Ids petition show ing that he lias fully administered the estate of said deceased and praying to be dismissed irom said administration. These are there fore to require all persoun concerned, credi tors and next of kin to show cause if buy they oan on or before the first Monday in Novem ber next why suid p lit ion should not be granted, and said dismission grunted as pray- ed. Given under my hand and official signature This 28th July, 1879. JAMES D. BU4W, uly 29-m-3-m Ordinary. ARM WITH HAMM hill 1 .KM). 99± CHEMTOATLY PURE. BEST Hi THE WOULD. unn mu am smmtis. One lOHRpooniul of this Soda used will milk equals Four teaspoons!':!Is of ot the best /taking Powder, saving Twenty Times its cost. See package lor valuable infor mation. If the tenspoonful is loo largo and does not produce good results at first, use less aitewards. foo.4if. GEORGIA—Tayi-oii County : Wheieas Thomas L. Wafers, of said coun ty bus applied tor Guardianship of the pc - son and property of Mamie Histrunk,orphan minor of Thoraas.W. and Mrs. Surah W. SiB trunk, both late of Raid county deceased. Now therefore aU persons concerned are hereby required to show cause, if any they cau, on or before the next term of tho court of Ordinary to be held in and for said coun ty, on the first Monday in beptember next, why said Guardianship shonld not be grant ed suid appli -ant. Given under my hand and Official Signa ture. This 28th July 1879. JAMES D. RUSS, Jnly29w4w Ordinary. GUIDE to SUCCESS, WITH FOlt FORMS SOCIETY, i« BY' PAR the best BuRinevs nnd Social Guide and Hand-Book ever published. Much the latest. It tolls both sexes completely HOW TO DO EVERYTHING in the best way HOW TO BE YOUR OWN LAWYER, and contains a gold mine of varied information indispensable to all classes for constant refer ence. AGENTS WANTED for all or spare time. To know why this book ot REAL val ue and attraction sella better (nan any other apply for terms to H. B. SCAMMELL & CO.. 8T. LOUIS, MO. /Ill freight paid by ns. $68j A WEEK in yonr own town spit'd risked. You cun give the business 1 tyiul without expense. The best opportunity ever ofteied tor those willing to work* Yon should try .milling elt-e until you wee for yourself what yon can do at tbe business we offer. No room to explain hem lou can devote all yonr time or only your spare time to the business and make great pay for every hour that yon work. Women make aa much as men. Bend lor special private terms and particulars, which we will mail free $5 Outfit free. Don t complain of hard limes while you nave mch u oiimim. Address, H.HALLETT* CO., Portland, Jlidne. [.Fuucl7-ly. Executrix’s Sale. GEORGIA—Taylob County : Will be aold before the Court House door, in tin* town ot Butler, said county.within tbe usual hours of Wile, a* nnblio outcry to the highest bidder, on the First Tuesday in Au gust next, the following dosorilied property »o-wit : Lot No. 12 on blook N*». 6 in said , J . w , u ) , *yj. n B H front. 0 * 6° feet and Turning bilok laO feet with all the improvements there on. Bold oh the property of W. H. Montfort, decent 1, Snid tor tho benefit ■ f the 'ogateea ot said deceased. Terms Cash. This Julv 7lh 1879. A.A. M.ONTFORT, 7 Ex. W. H. Montfort deceased. $3001 — Month gu& ad teed $12 a du -it home made I 'hei ndustrioas. Ca| ital no* rpquimljv you Men, women, boys and gir make money fnsfor at work for ns than 1 auy thing else. The work is light and plea ant. and such ns arvone can go right a I’hoae who are wise who nee this notice wi send us their address at once and see li thomselves. Costly Outfit and terms fre Now is tho time. Those already at work a: toying up arge lsnmsof money. Addxee '1UUL & CO., Augusta, Maine. TO MAKE MONEY Ploasnntly and fast, agcntBshoi address Finley, Hahvby & C tuly-23 ly Atlanta, Ua