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THE KLLIJAV COCKIER w. ■.obumir. r. >. nur. COLEMAN AKIRBY, Editors A Proprietors ELLIJAY, oi, A PHIL 14. TwyT Official Oka am of Gilm&z (Jo. Official Oho an of Fannin Cos. Official Organ of I'ickkns Cos IT IS COMING, The Augusta & Chattanooga Bail road Headine this wa v .—Col. J. E. Redwioe makes a Re conDoissanoe of the road. -* Col. John E. Red wine of Gains ville spent last Monday night in Ellijay In the interest of the Au gusta and Chattanooga railroad. The road has employed the- Colonel to mike a reconnoissance of the general direction, to make a cursory examination ol the best possible route from Gainesville to Cbaltanoogi. He left Gainsyiile last week and came the probable line of the road to diverging point of the two proposed routes b.v Jasper, and this place. He then struck in at the head ol the left prong of Long Swamp creek, fol lowed it to the junction, came up the right prong to the old marble works and out at the head waters of Talking Rock creek, leaving Jasper In the left and intersecting the M. & N. G. road about four miles from Jasper towards Talk ing Rock elation. Ho proceeded to Murray county, locating the route from Talking K ick factory up a small stream to Redmond’s Gap, and down a little stream to Carters. He was well pleased with Murray county, with her cit izens and her magnificent farm?. He lias been in every county in Georgia except eight, and Murray was one of them. They want a railroad over there and they don’t make any secret of it either. Captain Ramsey, Mr. McEnlire, and others, piloted him Ihrjugh the Fields Gap where they were joined by Mr. Vest Worley ol Gilmer county. He gave the gap a pretty cloae examination, the Approaches both ways, and pro nounoed it decidedly a practica ble way for the A &C. He ar med here Monday night and left Tuesday morning in company with Messrs. Levi Greer and J. dm P. Perry for Amicalola Gap and Dawson county. The line indicated by his flying survey is subject to any change by subsequent investigation, but be thought this way fully as practicable as the Pickens route with difference in distance, it any, in our favor, lie will recommend in his report to the authorities that both routes be surveyed and let the actual measurement de termine the way. The way out from Ellijay to Amicalola dan is an unobstructed way, the gap will be no impediment, it is perlectly accessible. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. He stated to a Courier repre sentative that two corps of engi neers are rapidly setting the final •takes for the grade to Uaines- Ville—one coming north from Ati gueta, the other going south, and will probably meet at or near Harmony Grove. The directors are hurrying sp the corps and seem impatient. So soon as that is done, 1.000 hands will be set to work and the rond rapidly pushed to Gainesville, and the track will follow the grade closely. They have money already to reach that point when bonds on Ike road will be issued to complete it to Chattanooga. They intend push taut it through without halt; the soad is coming; it will be built— that is a settled fact, the question now m, by what place will it go ! Col. Bed wine said the corps would start from Gainesville the Mtb on the survey, and will go by Ellijay through to Chattanoo ga when they will return to Mur ray aad survey back the Pickens county route to the diverging point this side of Gainesville, lie will accompany the engineers. The Colonel’s trip with us was brief but very important, and he gave us much information and points of interest concerning this gigantic enterprise, on the loca tion of which depends the ulti mate advancement of Gilmer county. President Cleveland will visit the Piedmont Fair in Atlanta sometime in October. Thousands of people will visit the fair just to see the President. The South will give him such a welcome as ®o man has enjoyed in a quarter of • century. Subscribe for the Couaua, it will do you good. GEOftOIA’B MINERALS. What a Maa wha baa Investigated the Matter, has to say of Berth Georgia’! hidden Wealth.—A Huce Quantity of Iron Ore Marble, gold, etc,. Mr. K W. Walker of Blue Ridge ; who has spent a great deal ot j lime in prospecting for minerals m north Geotgia, was iu the city yesterday '‘North Georgia is a great coun try,” he said. “I have examined both Alabama and Georgia, and I pronounce the iron ore in north Georgia superior in QUANTITY AND QUALITY to that of Alabama. Tliere is more of it and it is better. It will surprise any man in the world to go through north Georgia and see what it there.” ‘ What counties have you pros pected in ?” ‘T have been up the line of the Marietta and North Georgia rail road prospecting in Cherokee, Pickens, Gilmer, and Fannin counties. Along the line of the road can be found immense de posits of iron, manganese, marble and slate. Toe road runs for fifty miles through an iron belt where there is plenty of lime rock, water and timber. In lormer years the iron beds were worked with loiges and trip hammers, and the iron proved to be of remarkably fine quality. Some of the manganese veins are forty feel wide.” THE MARBLE BEDS. "There is plenty ol marble up (here ?” "Marble can be found on nearly every mile ol the road from Jas per to the North Carolina line.” "Whal is the road doing now?’ "The Marietta and North Geor gia has been completed to the North Carolina line, and daily trains are going over Hie road. From Blue liitlge,a thriving iitHe town, the road will build a branch lo Ducktowii, Tenn , this summer. Tliey will also build from the state line to Murphv, N. C., and connect with the Western North Carolina.” "Is there any boom up that way?” "There is considerable excite ment about minerals. Several companies are engaged in getting mineral options on properly and ihere is a boom which bids fair lo develop into something substan tial. Mr. George 11. Eager is en gaged in getting up mineral op tions on Fannin county lands and is finding that county VKUY KICK IN MA3NISTIC ORBS. I saw a crowd of northern capital ists up Hie Marietta and North Georgia road a Tew days ago. They were lnveshgating with a view to purchasing and are up there yet.” "How did you happen to go up there?” "I went prospecting for gold aud while i found a quantity of il, it was too much scattered to pay for working. I spent about loin months running the Micon gold mine, a mile and a halt from Cherokee county. It is good property but the machinery used was not sufficient to save Hie gold aud I had to give il up. Tliere is gold mining up there, however, that pays. The celebrated WHITKPATH GOLD MINKS have been worked for a number of years aud a great deal of gold has been taken <>ut. A tine gold mine has been discovered on Carlecay creek, and the ores yield better than anything ever found in north Georgia before. It is jusl above Ellijay.” ‘ Has any silver been lound?” "There is a silver mine up there called the L“gal Tender. They have dug a tunnel 800 feet deep, and they have found galena ore and carbonate of silver ore and other ores. The vein of galena is 200 feet wide and the carbonate or silver vein is 100 feet wide. The carbonate assays a good per cent of gold. These in'iies are located on the Cohmia mountains and the opening is directly undei the peak of what is kuowu as Fort Mountain. There DK SOTO BUILT A FORT years ago lo defend himself against the Indians. Ores from this property have assayed at high as $65 per ton of silver and gold.” “Are the new enterprises up there doing well?’’ "Yes. That is especially true of the Georgia marble woik* That compauy has established several manufacturing industries in connection with its marble works, which are located on the Tate properly. I ought not t<> forget to say that near the man ganese beds Is n greet quantity of soapstone and Ule and taicose slate, the lasi named being very Bee for building purposes.” "What sort of timber is up there P "There is e plentiful supply ol poplar, oak, hickory, walnut, wlMe and yellow piae, black lo cust, and the itke.” THE TOWNS B tOM. ‘H >w are the new towns upj there getting along ?’’ "Nicely. Rue Ridge, where I] live, was founded lisi November. Il is on the summit of the Bur Ridge mountains, at the highest point crossed by the railroad. There are about 100 inhabilauls there already ; houses are going upright along, and ttie place bids fair to become quite a town. It would make a popular sum mer resort. A nice little town has been built at White Path. A large hotel has beeu built there, and the claims of the place as a summer resort will be pressed.” A BIIOAD GAUGE ROAD. "It is reported,” said the Con stitution, "that the Marietta North Georgia Railroad compa ny intends to make the road a broad gauge.” “That is true,” 6aid Mr. Walker. "All the orossties now bought are for iho standard gauge length, and the large ties are put in whenever new ones have to be used. The indications are that the company will change to a broad gauge as soon as the road reaches Murphy, if not sooner. Tliere is a force of hands now a< work extending the road, and the work is going on rapidly. I should say Dial sometime during this year the change of gauge will be made.” "And then the road will be ex tended to Atlanta "I cannot say about that. I have no opinion on the subject and no information ” Mr. Walker says the iron beds extend fiom below Carlersville <o the Carolina line ami thence through the stale of North Caio lina. He is enthusiastic ovei what he has seen.—A'lania Con stitution. WHAT WILL YOU DO? We are jusl in receipt of a let ter from Gjn. C- A. Evans stating that a corps of engineers will start. Ihe 14. h instant, to-day, to survey the route tor Hie A. & C. railroad from Gainesville lo Chat tanooga. These gentlemen will in vest igale the different routes and see whal the people along Hie line of the proposed route will do in Hie nature of right-oi-way, crosslies. Subscription, etc. Now is the time for Ihe people ol Gil mer county to begin lo talk and work tor this road. It is by no means a settled fact that this road will pass through tins comi ty. Some people appear to think the road will go through this county any way mid that there is no use in trying to do anything. Ibis is a great mistake. The people ol Pickens and other coun ties are showing up their advant ages, and proposing lo give the right-of-way, crossties, and do a liberal part by subscription. We believe this county has advant ages over every other if properly shown up aud if there is a wil lingness among tbe people to give the right-of way and tim ber rights, if they cannot do very much on subscription. We be lieve the great majority of the people along (he line want the road and are willing to give Hie right-of- way, crossties, etc. Now let every person go lo talking up this country and the advantages of our route ; and, when we are asked to give Ihe right of-way, give il and try to get every one else lo do the same thing, aiui subscribe what we can. and we will stand a good chance for the road. The importance of this road to every one—lo the farmer, merchant, manufacturer, miner and even to the loafer is appar ent. Tiie securing of this road is almost as important as the build ing ol the M. &N. G. road. The building of one road through a county or town, is almost a:i as sured fact that it is never going to build very much; but by get ting two roads- to compete with each oilier,gives many advaul <ges to every class in low rates. We must have this road, and let every one go to work for it. Hon. A. D. (Janiller will please accept the thanks of the Courier lor the complete files of the Rec ord* of the 49. h Congress, We are indebted to Colonel Candler ior many valuable public docu m*nl*. If You Want a Good Article of I‘LVO Tobacco, ask your dealer lor "Old Rip." The Traveler’s Return. After traveling and lying over alternately we reached Memphis in (be morning, crusting the Miss*' issippi a lilt le after sunrise. Tup waters had partially subsided and slimy reminders of an oveiflow were prevalent. We were delay ed here a little over an hour. Ths western tourists make close con nection going and coming, if they go the "McKenzie route.” Our ride to Chattanooga was rather a sleepy oue, and here We etopped over Sunday. Accepting the courtesies ot our friend, Mr. C. E. Rosser, who acted as guide for the paity, we reached Si Elmo at the fool of Lookout mountain by street cars, where we alignt and ascend the mountain by an en- way. This noye.l con is something over a halt mile in lengrh with an eucline of 33 leet in every hundred. A cable wiro an inch and a hall in diam eter forms a circuit lo which two cars are one at each end of the track, descending and as cending simultaneously, and pass ing on half way ground, and- are propelled by an engine at the foot of tie mountain. Alighting from the encline at Point Lookout you board the cars on a little rail road that leads around the moun tain to Sunset Park. This road is on the side (f the precipice, and as you pass around the sharp curves you look down where rocks have rolled over a mile from the grade. Some places an object would fall 500 feel before touching any thing. Its devious way is certainly giddy, and invades the the crevices among the clouds once infested by eagles’ nests Sunset Park is on the western summit and is a popular picnic resort where parties hie almost daily, especially Sundays. Rustic seats are scattered over the Park thatslopes gently lo the sunimil. Returning (o Point Lookout, we ascended a second flight over the jutting rocks that protrude iu frowning grandeur from ihe point ot the mountain. An art gallon rests on the very eve of the rock from which can be obtained cer tainly one of Hie most magnificent panoramic views there is in Amer ica. The whole mountain looms up in abrupt and rugged form and all the sublimity of mountain grandeur seems to focalize around Point Lookout. Fiom this emi nence you can see in seven slate?, Missionary Ridge, ail the battle fields around Chattanooga, and "Moccasin Bend” in Ihe Tennes see river. We stood on the great rock and were shown the march of Gen. Sherman’s round the city bv the gale keeper. AM points ol notoriety or e minence can be seen from Ibis base. On the rock at the I’oint several artists spent a few days just before hostilities between the armies, sketching many of the scenes about, this rugged foot-print of nature. A tragic end of Lieutenant Rooper still remains a sad romance ol those troublous limes. He was in a Tennessee regiment and was an artist, and while sketching one morning he accidentally tilled Ins chair and fell over Ihe precipice 150 feel before striking the rocks. We stood on Hie same spot where his chair rested and saw where Hie first flag of the Con federate Army was hoisted. The flag-staff rested in a crack in the rock, and the bars and stars float ed out over the expanse below. We lingered here with reveren tial ecslacy. Tlje mightiest up heaval of old earth seemed to have culminated here, and the finger of God lift its elernsl im pnnt <>r. the brow of this rock ribbed promontory. The rocky labyrinths of this rampart are wll ami romantic, and the nymplft of the oast seem to lurk in the sombrous recessess of this shaggy battlement of nature, and hum the dying echoes of the fal con’s ribald scream and the hide ous war-whoop of the Indian. We stood on its brow, 1,200 feet above Moccasin Bend and revel ed in the beauties of nature. Chattanooga with her burnished roofs and gilied spires in the noonday sun, Hie il ls wa ters of the wiuding Tennessee, and the leafy dales scooped out by ihe attrition ot time, rrgaled with the shadowy arcades of nature, caught us in the rapture of its thrilling embrace. If you ever go to Chattanooga go to Lookout. It will repay you. It is a characteristic of such places to "Jig” a man of his change. It costs you 50 cents to go up the suoliue, 25 cents lo ascend the second flight, then you want a picture on "that rock” to carry off as a memen'O, and you will] buy views of different scenes •bout the Mountain, which sen* erally lightens every sight e*er j of about two dollars. At least I, peisont vislied the M<iunt-| ain ihe day our party went up { So the reader can imagine the] fortune in store for the proprie tors of such a business. The "McKenzie Route” is one of picturesque scenes and will delight any traveler. We re turu thanks to the authorities ol the W. it A., the N., C. & S. L. aud the L. A N. Railroads for courtesies extended us during our western ride. The elegance of their coaches, rapid travel and courteous treatment of these lines cannot be excelled by any route. Go by Hie McKenzie route if you are going west. W. S. C. EDUCATIONAL. The Board of Elucatio.i of G.l mer county held its regular meet ing at the court house on Tues day the s:ii, inst., aud appointed -chool trustees for each district lo li 1 vacancies. The following named persons are now school trustees for Hirer, two and one years iu order ol their names : Tiokanelley.—Joseph N ry, James L l’letmuis and Mari on Beard n. (Jarlecay.—Wm. A. A'len, Win L. Pettit aud A. J. Ilagin. Ball Ground.—Felix G. Smith, J. F. Watkins and A. M Johnson Town Creek.—Joint L Keeter, J. I*. Cloniger and Wm. Goble. Leaches. —E. T. Foote, Z. T. Langley amt John Goble. Ridgeway.—J. G. Smith, T. F. Nelson and Rufus Ratrliff. Toils Creek.—C. N. Roger, J. B. Dc Bord ami G. W. Gates. Mou n taint own.—W in. H. Jones, Z. T. Crawford and L. 11. Sharp. Biardiown—-James S. Smith, A, J. Dodd ami James H. Frady. Cherry Log.—W II Pell it, Wfl S-aroy and Jesse Miller. Ellijay—John W llipp, L M Greer ami J W Duckett, Coosawatee—L M Grise, B F Gravilt ami M C Blankenship. Diamond—Joseph P Dovis, J Weaver and John Holden. Alto —WrnO Anderson, Marion Reeee and Jason L airmail. Ordered ly Hie Board I hat the Public Schools of the county that di l not begin according lo pre vious order begin on Hie second Monday in July or as soon there alter as practicable. W. F. Hill. CSC BLOODPOISON. Mr. A. P. W., ol Hamilton, Ga.. brs re cently emerged from one of Ihe most re. markable eases of Blood Poison on re cord. His body and limbs had no less thin four hundred small ulcers— Irs bones tormented him with pain—bis ap petite failed—bis kidneys presented frightful symptoms -and all doctors and lbo bottles of the m#st popular Blood Poison remedy failed to aI v o him any relief, ile secured B. B. 8., the celi brated quick cure, and live bottles heal ed the ulcers, rolievod all pain, cured his kidneys, restored his appetite, and made him a healthy and happy man. Mr. Bosworth Interviewed. (From the Southern Clipper.] "Yes,” said Mr. James 1,. Bosworth, an old Atlantiau,“it was twelve years ago when 1 contracted a terrible ease of blood poisoning. My affliction was truly horrible. 1 had no appetite, did not sleep well at night, my digestion was impaired, my throat was cauterized five times,iu fact 1 was a'.total wreck, and I had been under the treatment of several of the leading phvsieiaus of Atlanta; tried neavly every blood jemedy adver tised; went to Hot Springs, receiving no benefit whatever.” “And you remained in this condition twelve years?” interrupted the Clipper man. “YeSj sir, and more than that. Three years ago I was laid up with rheumatism My knees were drawn up in such a posi tion that I could not leave my bed for months. My life became a’ lingering torture. A truly wonderful blood reme dy was reco .untended, known as B. B. B. I used it, and sir, 6 bottles cured me. and I really believe it to be the grandest and quickest blond remedy ever known. SCROFULA. Are any members of your family thus afflicted? Have they 'scrofulous swell ings of the glands? Have they any serol ulous sores or ulcers? II so and it should be neglected, the peculiar taint, or pois on, may deposit itself In the substance of the lungs, producing consumption. Lock well to the condition of your family and if thus afflicted give the proper rem edy without delay. I tty that which makes absolute cures in the shortest space of time. The unerring finger of public opinion points to 15. B. B. as the most wonderiul remedy tor scrofula ever known. Ask your neighbors, ask your drug gist, ask or write to Ulnae win give their certificates, ni and be tonvimed that B. B, B. is the i.ui. kist aid most perfect Blood Puiitkr eve: b-h.re known. * RHEUMATISM. Although o practitioner of near twenty years, my mother influenced me to pro cere B. B. B- for her. She had been con fined to her bed for several months with Rheumatism which had sturbornly re sisted ail the usual remedies. Within twenty-four hours alter commencing It. 15. B. I observed marked relief. She has i just commenced her third bottle -ind is nearly as active as ever, and has been to the frout yard with “rake in hand.” cleaning up. Her improvement is truly wonderful and immensely gratifying. C. It. Montgomery, M. l>. Jacksonville, Ala, June 6, H®. Do not fail to send to B. B. B. Co.,Atlan ta, Oa., for a copy of thoir Book of Won ders free. A BOOK OF WONDERS, FREE. All who desire lull information about 1 the cause and cure of Blood I'oisone. 1 Scrofula and Sciofuious Swellings, Ut-1 cers. Soros, Rheumatism, Kidney com plaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure by j mail free, a copy of our ithpaea illustrat- 1 ed Book ol Wonders, filled with the moot I wonderful and startling proof tvor bo loro known. Address, IH.OUD IIAI.M CO. ; A llama, lia, ft.,!.—Cmo p’aatinjc, A*Wug tad taking boat iUm i* Ike go Mr. Henry Bl)?w made bi* Mart laat week for the far weU. lie will now make Colorado bis future borne. Dr. W. W. Leake of Cartereville p*id Roy a visit t few days ago on business. Mr. W. A. Catcher of New York has 1 erected a live sump mill at the Csrtecsy j gold mine*. Mis* Josie Bearden, a young Isdy of ' this vicinity, returned to ber borne a few 1 days ago from a visit to relatives in Mi! ] ! ton county. Mr. ttoben Johnson and Miss Mollie j Bailor were married last week- May a J happy fife be their lot. Mr. 3. 8. Kelly, one of Cherokee county’s most kind millers, has moved op and taken charge of Swann & Smith’s mills and wool carder Jack Owen. GEOltGlA—Gilmer County. Pursuant to an order from the Ordinary of said county, t will sell, on the first Tuesday in .May next, within the legal hours of sale, at the couit house door in said county, at public outcry, all the real estate of Joseph M. Deßor.l, late of said county deceased, consisting of parts of lots of land Nos. 254, 286 aud 287, in the 25t district and 2nd section iu said county, containing one huudred and forty acres more or less, and kno *n as the “J M, I>eßord place.” To tie sold for the purposes of distributioa. Terms of sale, cash. This the 21st day of March. 1887. A.* J. Cole, Administrator 3 24 fee $4 20. J. M. Deßord, dec. DUCKETT&DUNN ARK RKAI Y To do any kind of CAR PEN ER work in Lest of style and at onet, or LUMBER on sboit notice is furnished by us. We have two Saw Mills, Plaining Mill, etc., which enable us to do work as rapidly aud on as short notice as any other carpenteis in the country. The .personal attention of •I. W. Duckett given to such contracts. Call on or address, DUCKETT & DUNN, Ellijay, Ga. GEORGIA—GiImer County, Will be sold oefore the court house door, in the town of Ellijay, said coiiutv, on the first Tuesday in May, 18-17, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for rash the tallowing described property, to-wit: <35 acres more or less off of lots of land Nos. 63 and 82 both iu the 6th district of the 2nd section ol said countv; levied on as the property of James Holt under a tax fi. fa. issued by G . W, Gales, T. C., of said countv for the pui poses of state and eoui ty taxes lor the year 1886, vs. said James Halt. Levy made and returned to me by W. E Vanderg iff, L. C. This the 26th day of March, 1887. M. L. COX, 6 31. Sheriff'. GEORGIA—FANNIN COUNTY. Mary Hal! ) Liliei for divorce in Far.- vs. > nin Superior Court, October Daniel Hall. ) Term, 1880. It appearing to the court bv sufficient legal evidence, That tbe defendant does not reside in said county, and that be re sides without the limits of said State. It is therefore ordered by the court that ser vice be perfected on the defendant by tbe publicuta.il of this order once a month for four months before the next term of this court in The Ellijay Cumbk, a news paper published in Gilmer county, Os*. IV. T. Day, petitioner’s attorney. Grant ed. James 11. BttowN, Judge S. C. B. It. C GI: Olt GIA -FAXNIN GOU N T Y i, the uudersigned do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract i om the Minutes of said court. Given under my hand and official seal. This Oct. the 2‘Jth, 1886, L, G.Cutoiier, C. S. C: U 11 fee $5.25. GEORGIA—Fannin County. To alt whom it may concern : It. M. \V right ns next friend of Elisha and Sa rah T. Wright minor children of Wily Wright, cleccasid, had set a part a years support out of said estate. This is there fore to cite all persons concerned that I will pass upon aud grant the same on the first ,Voutlay in May, 1887, if no sulfi. ient objections be interposed. Witness my hand and official signature. This the 15th day of March, 1887. James Withrow, 3 17 fee $3.10. Ordinary. EOKGIA FANNIN COUNTY. Benjamin Dickey, col. ) Fannin Superior vs. v Court, October Martha Dickey, col. ) Term, 1886. It appearing by the return of the Sher iff that the defendant, Martha Dickey, cannot he found and it being made to ap pear tnat the defendant is beyond the jurisdiction of said court so that she can not he pcrsonal.y served. It is ordered that said defendant appear and defend if any defense she has at the next term of thi< com t, or the plaintiff proceed as if in default It is further ordered that this order be published tn The Ejxuay Cou rier, a newspaper within the Blue liidge Circuit once a month for four months be fore the next term of this court. .Tames R Brown, Judge S. C. B. R. C. GEORGIA—FANSIN COUNTY. I, L. G. Cuteher, Clerk Superior Court in and for Baid county, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the Minutes of said Court. Given undei my hand and offie : al seal. This the 29th day of October, 1886. L. G. CUTCTJKE, 11 1L fee $6 25, C. S C. PALESMEW U W^VTV r *'El>n To solicit orders for our reliable Nur sery Stock. Good Salary and Ex penses or Connntssio.j. Permanent employment guaranteed. Address at once, stating postage, Snell & Howland, Nurserymen 4 7 2m. St. Louis, Mo. GEORGIA—GiImer C'oncly. Will be sold before the court bouse door in the town of Ellijay, said county within tire legal hours of sale, ou the first Tues day in May, 1887, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property to wit: The uoithwest corner of lot of land No. 182 in the lltkdiatrict and 2nd section of said county, containing 23) ttcrea more or less, levied on under a jus lice court fl. fa. Issued from the PAOtb dis trict, G. M„ of said county, la favor of M. II Russ vs. P. M. Pacgett and Bynti.a Padgett. Proper y potuttd <ut by dc feudtnl In 11. fa. Lvy mad • tn>l relum ed to me by A. Ingle, L O. 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