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M. G. & J. COHEN,
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V their extensive stock of
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
SHOES, HATS, ETC.,
And name the following as few of the many BARGAINS offered :
Best Calicoes, 7 cents a yard
Fine 4-4 Bleached Shirting, 9c. a yard.
Elegant Wide Pique, 10 cents a yard.
Splendid Victoria Lawns, 15c. & 20c.
Fast Colored Dress Lawns. I2ic.
CORSETS AT 75c., WORTH $1.50!
Swiss Muslin at £2£>c. 9 worth 50c.
Hiifßbiii*<> W an;l Inserting, sasoc. yd
Black k Colored Silks at Panic Prices
TOWELS AND TABLE I,ISBNS CHEAPER THAN EVER.
MENS (MOD SUITS AT $lO.
ELEGANT QUALITY SUITS AT sls.
FINE DRESS SUITS AT S2O TO $25.
JtJOjj SJMalsa UNDERSHIRTS AT 50c.
NiCi" Ba3Y CARRIAGES AT $8.50.
and fiais almost Him Away!
j fog- \ N L), IV l‘'\UT, EVERYTHING LOWER THAN CUSTOMERS
COULD POSSIBLY EXPECT.
No. 5 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
EMNE FOB SALE.
rpilE subscriber offers for sale a Four-Horse
X Power ENGINE, suitable for running a
forty or fifty saw gin, or threshing. With it,
from four to six bales of cotton can be ginned
a day. It is in good order and nearly new.
Sold for no fault.
apr27-tf JAMES M. SMITH.
GUANO NOTES
ALL persons who have purchased Guano of
us, and failed to sign the notes for the
same, are eamestlv requested to come forward
without delay and attend to the matter, as it
is now time tor this business to be closed up.
Please don’t delay a simile day, but eouie
forward at once. WITCHER & JARRELL.
fiIWAIMH
1 WOULD respectfully notify the public
that I have a full corps of competent men,
who thoroughly understand the business,
and am prepared to make contracts for Dig
ging anti Cleaning Wells, Ditching, &e. I
guarantee low prices, perfect satisfaction, and
ouick work, Post office addr, ss, Crawford.
4 JOHN M. KIDD.
Spring and Summer
STOCK OF
IWUIOT AMI FAM GOODS.
MRS. T. A. ADAMS announces to the pub
lic that she is now receiving a large and
varied stock of Ladies’ Bonnets, Hats, Rib
bons, Trimmings, etc., which she is offering
at low prices. Call, examine and be convin
ced. Next door to the Bank of the University,
Athena, Ga. apr29-3m
GEO. R. LOMBARD & CO..
AUGUSTA, G A., Sole Agents for the
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PLANTATION
BRIST MILL
( heap, BaraMe
And (iood Grinders,
Best French Barr Stones
And Steel Spindle*.
One can be running at our works at any
time. .789- Send for Circular, giving fall
particulars.
MILL HEARING 4 MACHINERY
Of all kinds Made and Repaired Cheaply.
giandaj at home. Agents wanted. Outfit
C I V Trvetk Cos Angola Me
Qtye oigldl)or})c €cljo.
BY T. L. GANTT.
AGREEABLE to an order from the Court
of Ordinary of Oglethorpe county, will
be sold before tne Court House door* m the
town of Lexington, on the first TUESDAY in
June next, the following property, belonging
to the estate of Shelton Oliver, deceased, viz.:
four vacant
10TS IS THE TOWN OF ffiA WFOHII
in said ccuntv, lying west of main street and
south of John Pace’s lot, being Nos. 2,3, 4,5,
containing tj acres each ; also, lot No. 6, on
which the church of the colored Baptists now
stands, containing li acre; also, the lot in the
southern end of said town, known as the Mc-
Donald lot, containing about j of one acre;
also, the lot fronting the railroad and known
as Peter’s blacksmith shop lot, containing
about I acre, on which there is a blacksmith
shop and tenement house; also, the vacant
lot lying between said Peter’s lot and Henry
Luthi’s, containing 1 acre: also, the following
WILD LANDS: One 40-acre lot, No. 260, 17
dist., 4th sec., originally Cherokee, now Paul
ding county; lot No. 126, 3 dist., originally
Habersham, now White county, containing
250 acres; also, the J undivided interest in
lot 123, 15 dist.. Early county, containing 250
acres ; also, one 1-acre lot at Madison Springs
in Madison county. Property sold for divis
ion among the heirs at law. Terms Cash.
M. A. PHARR, 1 .. ,
T. P. CALLAWAY, f Adm ”*
EORGIA, OGLETHORPE COUNTY.—
HENRY WILLIAMS, a debtor and the
head of a family, has this day applied to me
for Exemption of Personalty under Homestead
Acts of 1868, and the acts amendatory thereto,
and I will pass upon the same on Saturday,
the 12th day of Mav, 1877, at 11 o’clock a. m.
This, April ISHh, 1877.
THOS. D. GILHAM, Ordinary.
OGLETHORPE SHERIFF’S SALE.
WILL be sold on the first TUESDAY in
Mav next, before the Court House
door, in tne town of Lexington, between the
legal hours of sale, one tract of Land in Ogle
thorpe county, containing one hundred acres
more or less, adjoining lands of Bennet Sims,
James Coil and others; levied on as the prop
erty of Wm. G. England, to aatiafv two fi fas,
issued, from tie Justices Court of the 236th dis
trict G. M., in favor of John H. Newton, vs.
Wm. G. England. Joseph R. E. England is
the assignee of said fi fas. Levy made and re
turned to me. by Frank R. Howard, constable.
This April 4th, 1877.
J. T. JOHNSON, Deputy Sheriff.
CfTATE OF GEORGIA, OGLETHORPE
lO COUNTY. Application for Letters of
Dismission. Thomas J. Edwards, administra
tor, de boms non, on the estate of Thomas
Vyi rards, deeeasvd, applies to me for Letters
nf Dismission from said estate—
These are, therefore, to tile and admonish
all persons interested to show cause why, if
any they can, that Letters of Dismission from
said estate, on the first Monday in May, 1877,
should not he granted.
Given under my hand and official signature,
this February Bth, 1877.
T. D. GILHAM, Ordinary,
NOTICE.
THE public is hereby warned that JOHN
HANEY, (colored) a minor, has been
hired to me for the present year by his father.
Any person employing or harboring said boy
will be prosecuted to tne extent of the law.
MARTIN ESCOE.
LEXINGTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1877.
COUNTY GOSSIP.
Bjr Grape-Vine Telegraph to the Echo.
Peas are podding.
Clover is in bloom.
The blacks are thoroughly cowed.
Quiet again prevails in our county.
Bill Butler has a suit of the " blues.”
Garden truck will soon.be plentiful.
Now is the time to brag on your garden.
Spring ißnow “a-wearingof the green.”
Dull times and hot weather are next in
order.
Several farmers have finished planting
cotton.
Judge Upson has the best garden in
Lexington.
County scrip can now be had at a lib
eral discount.
Let our young people picnic to some
pleasant resort.
Lexington is luxuriating in strawber
ries aud cream.
Swallows are annoying the good ladies
of our little city.
Mr. W. A. Graham made a most effi
cient Captain of the guard.
The ladies looked unusually lovely at
the concert the other night.
Several match games of base ball were
played in Lexington last week.
Branch minnows retail upon our streets
at twenty-five cents per string.
The celebrated Arabian cane seed are
now for sale at Smith & Young’s.
Our farmers all report that they are
well up with their farming operations.
The largest fruit crop in a number of
years is now assured to this section.
More than one hnndred new names
were added to our subscription books during
Court-week.
prisoners in the Grand Jury room during their
trial, besides jail fees.
The bar-room did a good business last
week—judging from the “ spirits” of some in
attendance upon Court.
—~ George Brawner says that Judgment
Day is not more than two years distant, when
the Lord will sot him free.
A small attendance of freedmen were
present, on Tuesday morning, to hear sen
tence passed upon the rioters.
With the aid of seven Deputy Sheriff's
and a pack of hounds, a jury was secured, on
Monday last, to try the rioters.
Miss Ettie Howard, one of Oglethorpe’s
most charming and gifted daughters, is spen
ding a few days in Lexington.
The prisoners certainly had no cause to
complain of their guard. They were shown
nothing but the kindest treatment.
Several families of blacks threaten to
emigrate from onr county. In the language
of Hill Shakspeare, “ Let ’em rip.”
An adjourned term of Oglethorpe Su
perior Court will be convened on the fourth
Monday in May next, for the trial of special
cases.
Talk about devotion ! A Church street
girl said she would rather be a black bomba
zine band on her adored one’s hat than live
without him.
:We have heard oi'several farmers in
this county who sold corn at fifty cents per
bushel In January, and are now buying it
back at sl.lO.
An aligator, some six feet long, has put
in an appearance in Johnson’s mill-pond,
near Crawford. How came it there, we can
not surmise.
The early prospect of an European war
has caused a considerable advance in the pro
vision market, together with a like decline in
the price of cotton.
When Sheriff Young ornaments his
button-hole with a red cotton striug, and puts
on hi l ; war paint, persons eligible to jury duty
had better hide out.
We wish that every colored man in the
county could have been present and heard
Judge Pottle’s timely remarks prior to sen
tencing the prisoners.
A large tree, in the old cemetery rear
of Colonel Echols’, was recently blown down,
the limbs breaking several tomb-stones, one
bearing the name of McHenry.
Reese, is undoubtedly the right man in the
right place. He won the esteem and confi
dence of all with whom he came in contact
while here.
George Brawner, a ringleader in the
Crawford riot, and one of the worst charac
ters in the county, returned to Crawford on
Sunday night, was nabbed, and now orna
ments the charm-string.
Genera] Toombs delivered an able ad
dress in the Court-room, last week, in advoca
cy of a Convention. In speaking of his de
ceased friends from this county, the tears
streamed from the eyes of the orator.
There was considerable interest mani
fested by some of the young ladies to know
whether or not the handsome new Solicitor
was a married man. We will state that he is
altogether familiar with the ills and pleas
ures incident to matrimony.
We learn that our large-hearted Rep
resentative, the Hon. Janies M. Smith, has
presented the Lexington Baptist Church with
SSO, and rumor hath it that he intends to
make a like donation toward the improvement
of the Presbyterian edifice.
We learn from undoubted anthority
that Joe Smith, a Lexington youth who hits
just commenced to be sweet on the girls, last
week invested one dollar in a New York firm
to find out “ How to appear well in society.”
The receipt, which he received bv return
mail, was short, simple, easily understood,
and read as follows: “Always keep vour
nose clean, aud don’t suck more than one fin
ger at a time.”
—=— Luke Johnson, on Sunday last, while
confined in the Court House, endeavored to
smuggle a note, through the medium of a
vest which he threw from the window, to a
negro woman named Anna Henrv. The let
ter was found in the pocket of the garment,
and besought Anna to at once communicate
to Atlanta, as well as to Pledger, full partic
ulars of their trial, and ask that aid be sent
them forthwith. The epistle further recited
that they would all be released as soon as the
Supreme Court convened.
Anthony Thurster, the negro preacher
who was so severely whipped by a party of
disguised men near Maxev’s, reeentiv, asks
that we announce to his white friends that
from this time forward he will prove himself
a better man—will never again make a politi
cal speech, deliver a sermon or vote a Repub
lican ticket; from henceforward he is an
unswerving Democrat. We are glad that An
thony’s eyes are at last opened to a proper
course for him to pursue, but sorrv that such
“stringent measures” had to be adopted ere
he would, as it were, “be born again.”
The Concert, on Friday night of last
week, was a decided sueeess. A fair atten
dance was present, and the reee’pts, conse
quently, as large as those interested could rea
sonably expect. The voices of the ladies were
really charming, and this performance served
to convince the hearers that Lexington boast
ed as fine musical talent as any section of the
State. The notes of Mrs. Shackelford were
really entrancing, while the Meadames Olive,
Graham* and Misses Stella Robinson,
Jennie Lester, Laura Moss and Dora
Haire threw the listeners into raptures. The
Messrs. Haire. Smith and Kinnebrew per
formed their respective parts well, and but
for the presence of these “ lords of creation”
upon the stage, one could almost imagine
: himself transported to the realms of bliss—so
i fair the tableaux and seraphic the music. We
; hope these ladies and gentlemen can be pre
' vailed upon to repeat tne performance at an
•ceriy day.
PRESENTMENTS OF THE GRAND JURY
Oglethorpe Superior Court, the April
Term, 1877.
The Grand Jurors, chosen and sworn
for the present term of Court, beg to
make the following general presentments.
We find, on examination, that the
Court House is in good condition, except
some of the window-blinds, and we rec
omend that they be repaired and fasten
ings attached, so that they may be held
securely while open or closed. We also
recommend that the embankment around
the Court House square be repaired
where the rocks have fallen oft'.
After a thorough examination of the
Jail, we are satisfied that it may be re
paired and made secure without incur
ring the expense of building anew one.
We therefore recommend that it be re
paired on the plan submitted to the jury,
and Messrs. O. H. Arnold, Win. Brooks
and George M. Faust are appointed a
committee to lay said plan before the
Board of County Commissioners, and the
Commissioners are authorized, under
this recommendation, to make such chan
ges in said plan of repair as they may
deem proper after conferring with said
committee. We further recommend that
after these repairs are completed, the
building be thoroughly cleansed and
whitewashed on the inside, and such ar
ticles of bed-clothing furnished as may
be necessary for the comfort of prisoners.
We find the public roads generally in
good condition, but call the attention of
the District Commissioners to the follow
ing exceptions : Two places on the Craw
ford and Antioch road, one just outside
the corporate limits of Crawford, aud
the other near Mr. F. T. Berry’s ; a place
on the Lexington and Petersburg road,
near the creek below Colonel Mathews’;
a place on the Lexington and Woodstock
road, near Mrs. Mary Smith’s; and a
place at the abutment of the bridge over
Grove creek, on the road from the Giade
to Danielsville.
We also call attention of the County
Commissioners to the condition of the
bridge over Big creek, near Brooks mill,
and recommend that they have it repair
ed, or change the public road to where it
originally ran, crossing the creek at the
ford above, as they may deem best lor the
public good. Their attention is also di
rected to the bridge over Grove creek, at
Sanders’, mill.
Upon examination of the condition of
the County Asylum for the Poor, it is
gratifying to us to be able to commend
the Commissioners for its management,
and we are lead to believe, from present
appearances, that it may soon be made
self-sustaining.
We find the books of the Ordinary,
Clerk of the Court and Treasurer kept
in a manner reflecting credit on these
officers. The following is a concise state
ment of the county funds:
Amount on hand last Court $ 20 53
Amount received since 7,033 80
Total $7,054 33
Amount pred (Tut since last Court 6,937 15
Balance on hand $ 117 18
The County Board of Education and
County School Commissioners, we find,
have faithfully discharged the varied
duties of their respective offices. The
following is a statement of the school
fund, and the disposition thereof since
last Court:
Amount on hand and received from
all sources $5,584 92
Amount paid out, as per vouchers... 3,414 72
Balance on hand for this year... 52,170 20
We recommend that the appointment
of John F. Cheney as a member of the
Board of Education, to till an unexpirea
term, endiug in April, 1878, be continu
ed, and notice thereof given to the tetaie
Commissioners by the Clerk of the Court.
Reports from the Sheriff and Deputy,
and other officers as required by law,
have been received and approved. We
find the books of the Justices of the
Peace and Notaries Public have heeu
correctly kept, aud the charges for costs
uniform.
On examining the election returns for
the past year, including those of the
election in January last, we find no well
founded evidence of illegal voting.
We cannot consistently conclude these
presentments without expressiug our
condemnation of certain unlawful acts of
violence, recently committed in this
county, of which we have received infor
mation without sufficient evidence to
identify the perpetrators. We deeply
deplore such occurrences in our midst,
and iudiguautly repel the insinuation
contained in certain newspaper articles
of a late date, reflecting on the character
of our county as an intelligent and law
abiding people, and we earnestly request
every peaceful and order-loving citizen
to frown upon such lawlessness,by whom
soever committed, and to assist the law
tul authorities in bringing the perpetra
tors to speedy justice; thereby showing
to every class of our citizens that every
one shall be secure in the exercise and
enjoyment of every lawful right, without
regard to social position.
In conclusion, we tender our thanks to
His Honor Judge Pottle, for his uniform
courtesy to our body, and to the Solici
tor-General for his assistance in thedis
charge of our delicate duties.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the Oglethorpe
Echo.
1. Thomas H. Dozier, Foreman.
2. Sanders Jackson,
3. John J. Sims,
4. Oliver H. Arnold,
5. William J. Davenport, Jr.,
6. Madison P. Briscoe,
7. Alexander H. S. Glenn,
8. James F. Dillard,
9. Henry G. Young,
10. Sylvanus M. Butler,
11. William Brooks,
12. Frederick T. Berry,
13. William A. Latimer,
14. Hinton C. Zuber,
15. William P. Broach,
16. Stephen Black,
17. Moses H. Arnold,
18. George M. Faust,
19. Charles C. Shackelford,
20. YYTlliam YV. Berry,
21. Andrew L. Arnold,
22. Robert D. Slaton,
23. James Callahan.
Georgia, Oglethorpe Oountg. — l certify
that the foregoing is a true transcript
from the minutes of the Superior Court
of the presentments of the Grand Jury
at April term, 1877.
Guo. H. Letter. Clerk.
OUR HALF SHEET.
We had the misfortune, last Friday, to
get our inside forms knocked into “ pie,”
which necessitates the issuing of only a
half sheet this week. No one but a per
son familiar with the printing business
knows the extent of this calamity. YY’e,
however, have managed to give a full
local page, with which we hope onr read
ers will be content until next week. The
advertisements destroyed will be reset
and will appear in our next.
Jii ry Mst.
The following is a list of jurors drawn
to serve at April adjourned term, on the
4th Monday in May, 1877:
William It. Vaughn, I W. J. Flee man,
J. O. A Patton, George K. Smith,
B. A. Maxey, | F. M. Goolsbv,
Hubert W. Huff, Jacob T. Patton,
Marshall Epps, John Glenn,
It. A. McMahan, F. E. Goolsby,
Thomas J. Howard, Thomas It. Moss,
Arthur Haire, Henry M. Witcher,
C. C. Oliver, T. J. Bowline,
B. 11. Witcher, J. F. Murphy,
James M. Bushin, John A. Jewell,
John YV. Jarrell, Jesse M. Armistead, jr
Isham H. Pittard, J. G. M. Edwards,
K. I. Smith, C. J. Landrum,
It. L. Hargrove, O. P. Finley,
Edgar Maxwell, J. T. Landrum,
Jasper Haynes. Wm. F. Smith,
William M. Tiller.
A Vegetable Monstrosity.
YVe saw the other day five ears of corn
growing on the same cob. The produc
tion was raised upon the farm of Dr. YY r .
M. YY 7 illingham.
Strawberry Festival.
YY r e understand that the ladies of our
town contemplate giving, at an early day.
a strawberry festival, for the benefit of
the Baptist Church.
Swift Just lee.
George Brawner, a leader in the Craw
ford riot, returned to the scene of his
dev ; > tent Saturday, was arrested Sun
day, tried and convicted Monday, and
started for the Penitentiary Tuesday.
An Early Present.
We return thanks to that most estima
ble lady, Mrs. Thomas P. Callaway, for
a box of delicious strawberries. They
are the first we have seen this year, and
were of a very large and fine variety.
Turn Out and Vote.
The voters of this county should not
fail to turn out and ratify/the Legislative
amendment to the Constitution, repudi
ating the bogus bonds issued by Bullock
and his gang. The election takes place
on the Ist of May.
l>r. D. W. Aderliold.
This most excellent gentleman, acting
upon the advise of his physicians, is now
visiting Augusta, with the hope that a
change of climate might prove beneficial.
The Doctor carries with him the best
wishes of our entire people.
Xew Advertisement*.
We invite especial attention to the
new advertisements in this issue. They
will receive special mention in our next.
Mark M. G. & J. Cohen’s prominent an
nouncement, and extend them your pat'
ronage.
Appointments.
Col. J. T. Osborn, of Elbert, will ad
dress the people of this county in behalf
of a Constitutional Convention at—
The Glade, May 24th, 11 a. m. *
Lexington, May 25th, 10 a. in.
Bowling Green, May 26th, 10 a. m.
Crawford, May 26th, night.
Death or a Prominent Citizen.
Judge Thomas A. Hawkins, one of our
truest and best citizens, departed this life
on Tuesday morning last, and was inter
red at his family burial ground, on Wed
nesday, by the Masonic fraternity, of
which he was a leading member. He
at one time represented this county in
the Legislature, and was a Judge of the
Inferior Court.
How to be Repaired.
The Grand Jury has recommended
that our jail be repaired by a coat of
whitewash on the inside. They should
have added that a sheet of paper be pas
ted over the hole through which several
of the inmates recently made their es
cape, for it will prove as difficult a mat
ter to whitewash a hole as to weigh one.
Xames Mentioned.
Last week, in conversation with our
fellow-citizens, we heard the following
prominent gentlemen spoken of in cons
nection with Convention delegates: W.
G. Johnson, Samuel Lumpkin, James I).
Mathews, Thomas P. Calloway, George
B. Lumpkin, K. I. Smith, and Drs. W.
M. Willingham and W. W. I>avenport.
All good and true men, and either name
would be heartily supported by the Dem
ocracy of Oglethorpe.
Call for a Meeting: or the Citizens of
Oglethorpe Connty.
It is requested that the citizens of Ogle
thorpe county meet in the Court House,
on the first Tuesday in May next, at 11
o’clock a. m., to take into consideration
the Convention question, and the manner
of selecting suitable candidates to repre
sent this district; and in that connection
to consider the propriety of nominating
two candidates for this county on that
day, or appointing a time and manner
for making such Domination.
‘ \ Citizens.
Hon. Sara’l Lumpkin.
There appears to be a willingness
throughout this district to allow Ogle
thorpe two delegates in the Constitutional
Convention. In our opinion, such men
should be selected as will not only be
acceptable to our own county, but to the
people of Elbert and Madison—men who
can represent the whole district with
fidelity and ability. We have the most
satisfactory reasons for believing that
Mr. Samuel Lumpkin would be such a
man. Many of the leading citizens of
both the other couoties have expressed a
desire to send him, and we cannot doubt
but that be wonld be regarded as a suit
able man in this county. Mr. Lumpkin’s
course in the Senatorial nomination, in
refusing to cause a division of the party,
was commendable. He is an energetic,
faithful aud clear-headed man, and
would make an excellent delegate. We
have never heard Mr. Lumpkin speak of
, the matter, and do not know that he de
j sires to go, but if nominated, he would
' doubtless ac° c pt.
VOL. Ill—NO. 29.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Fall I’rocccdins't of an Ki;ht Days*
Session of this Roily.
The following litigated cases were dis
posed of by the Superior Court during
j its recent session in this county :
Benjamin V. Willingham vs. Mary F.
Kent—Complaint. Verdict for the plaiu
! tiff.
The Oglethorpe Steam Saw Mill Cos.
vs. W. O. Cooper—Complaint. Verdict
for the plaintiff
Lucinda A. Fambrough.Mary A. Fam
brough and Matilda A. Fambrough vs.
A. N. Asbury, James Wilson and Simon
Overton—Trover. Verdict for the de
fendants.
Emily C. Stribling vs. John N. Eber
hart, Jacob Eberhart and John Eberhart
—Suit for SoO.OOO for damages killing
Dr. Stribling, her husband. Dismissed
for want of prosecution.
Thomas A. Gilham, Ordinary, for use
of Robert A. Glenn, vs. Win. H. Kidd,
guardian, and others—Action on Guar
dian’s bond. Judgment for plaintiff.
John L. Wilhite vs. John H. Pace—
Suit on note. Judgment for plaintiff.
James S. Sims vs. J. F. Cunningham
and others—Suit on note. Judgment
for plaintiff
Kitty Hoff and Isaac Hoff vs. Eliza
beth Glenn—Ejectment. Dismissed.
Emily C. Stribling, executrix, etc., vs.
J. Eberhart & Sons. Dismissed.
J. M. Poyner vs. Hope L. Smith—At
tachment. Dismissed.
Singer Manufacturing Cos. vs. Almira
Phillips—Complaint on note. Dismissed.
F. M. Sorrow vs. Martha Sorrow—Di
vorce. Petition for temporary alimony.
Fifty dollars alimony granted Mrs. S.
The State vs. George Goolsby—Mis
demeanor. Acquitted.
Warren Hawks vs. G. F. Hawks—
Complaint on note. Judgment for plain
tiff
R. S. Martin & Cos. vs. Henry Wil
liams—Suit on contract. Judgment for
plaintiffs.
J. M. Smith vs. Win. J. Mathews, ad
ministrator of Francis M. Glenn — Ip Eq
uity. Decree for complainant.
THE EBERHARTS.
The State vs. John Eberhart—Mur
der. The verdict of the jury was not
guilty.
In the same indictment the State en
tered a nolle prosequi as to Jacob Eber
hart.
John N. Eberhart is the only one of
the dependents who has not been tried,
he being absent on accountof ill health.
THE CRAWFORD RIOTERS.
The State vs. Duke Johnson and oth
ers--Assault with intent to murder. Ver
dict of the jury : Luke Johnson, Robert
Hanson, PM Hanson, Oliver Williams,
Victor Dodson and George Brawner
found guilt}' and sentenced each to ten
years in the Penitentiary ; Louis Britain
and IMeas Starke found guilty and sen
tenced to six years each ; Miles Hill,
Wash Hanson and Jim Campbell found
guilty and sentenced to two years each
in the Penitentiary. The following pris
oners were found not guilty and dischar
ged : Frank Britain, Alfred Reed, Henry
Thomas, Robert Ileury and Henry Les
ter.
There was quite an impressive scene
in the Court-room while tire sentence
were pronounced by Judge Pottle. It
drew tears from the eyes of white as well
as colored.
THE JOHNSON DIVORCE SUIT.
Whitson G. Johnson vs. Moina 11.
Johnson—label for Divorce. There was
an application by defendant, in the above
stated case, for injunction and restrain
ing order to restrain the plaintiff from
collecting certain assets mentioned in his
schedule oi property filed in the case
The plaintiff demurred to the petition :
Ist, on the ground that the relief prayed
lor is really an injunction, said relief be
ing reallv an equitable remedy, and th*
application not proceeding in equity;
and 2d, because there was no ease in law
or equity made by the petition to sustain
it, and no relief can be granted. The
argument by counsel on each side wort
interesting. It appeared to be a nove
proceeding, unknown to the statutes oi
Georgia, though obtaining in some ol
the States. The Judge, alter the argu
ment, sustained the demurrer, aud the
ease was dismissed.
Good T(Hnplar Xjlicos.
The District Grand Lodge of the Bth
district, I. O. G. TANARUS., will meet with the
Crow lord Lodge, Crawford, Ga.. on Fri
day, the 4th day of May next. The
Grand Lodge will convene at 10 o’clock.
The lodges of the county are requested
to send in delegates. The exercises a
night will be in public, and the pub! c
are cordially invited to be present at
that time. R. A. McMahan, L. D.
The members ofCrawford Lodge, 1.0.
G. TANARUS., are requested to turn out in force
at the meeting Friday night, the 27tii
inst., as there is important business per
taining to the meeting of the Di.sitic
Grand Lodge, to be transacted at tha
time. The members of -the lodge are
urged to be present at that time, if pos
sible. R. A. McMahan, Lodge Dep.
A Vile Falsehood.
In a couple of the issues of the Atlan
ta Constitution, a short time since, that
hitherto reliable journal gave utteranc<
to the vilest slander on the good name o
our county ever published—the indis
criminate slaughter of blacks—and then
proceeded to read our people a sermon on
such conduct. From what source tin
Constitution derived its authority \v
know not, but why a respectable journa
should propagate such malicious false
hoods against its own people is, to us, a
matter of great surprise. A newspaper
should first be assured of the correctness
of such statements before they are giver
to the public. Otir people demand to
know of the Constitution the author o.
its statements. Every act of violence
committed in Og’et lorpe county siue*
the establishment of our paper lias beet
promptly given the public through it
columns.
St ran ire Anion*.
As soon as the Crawford rioters wer
convicted, we learn that near a hundre<
negroes gathered on Mrs. Mary Smith'
place and began to ring cow-bells, bea
tin-pans, etc. The meaning of th
strange conduct cannot be explained.
Witnesses Threatened.
We learn that the negroes have threat
ened the lives of those colored perso:
who testified against the Craw Ibnl ris
ers. They had better of
conduct, as ■ ci ' z* : ;i . w ievettu
; these. “ worthies” spotted.
ii he (Dtjlrtlwrpf ttcha.
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A Live Mereiianl.
Reader, one ot the Lest and most hon
ored merchants in the State is Peter
Keenan, the boot and shoe man of Au
gusta. He is ta-t absorbing all of the
best trade of this county, and when a
person once patronizes him, lie is never
known to purchase elsewhere—so low his
prices and superior the goods. The G.
R. R. Convention is near at hand, and
we ask those ot our citizens who attend
the same to go prepared to purchase a
year’s supply ot hoots and shoes of Peter
Keenan. They can clear expenses by so
doing. His advertisement will appear
in our next. We clip the following from
a South Carolina paper, which shows
how our old lrieud is appreciaied in the
Palmetto State:
Peter Keenan, a name which basal
ready become a household wc rd in many
homes of this State, is just one of the very
best and most liberal and kind hearted
sons of the Emerald i-Ie we ever met;
He’s the big shoe man of Augusta, and
has gained a world wide reputation for
selling the best shoes at the lowest pos
sible prices. llisstock is large and well
selected, and purchasers will certainly
find it to their interest to communicate'
with him. He is a true friend to all Car
olinians, and has exhibited his sympathy
for our people in their depressed condi
tion on many occasions. Wc wish we
had more such men in the world as Pe
ter Keenan.
—
An Able Argument.
In the Eberhart ease, Coi. James D.
Mathews delivered the grandest and
most convincing address ever made in
this county. He drew tears from the
eyes of his listeners, and enchained their
attention for three and one-half hours,
This great orator and lawyer has proved
himself the Charles O'Conner of the
South. We now look upon him as the
lawyer of Georgia, Messrs. Toombs ami
Hill not excepted.
Thiol' Jaileii.
On Wednesday night last. Brooks’
mill was entered through a window and
a quantity ot corn and meal stolen. A
trail was discovered next morning,which
lead to the house of a negre, named Jim
Dillard, where the stolen property was
found. Jim was arrested, and after a
preliminary examination was committed
to jail.
.A Smlsleti Rc.ith.
On Tuesday of last week Mr James?
Jeruigan. of Greene county, went into a
grove near his house to shoot a squirrel
liis dogs had treed. As he was nearing
the tree “be complained of great pain
in his eyes, and said he believed he should
die. He went to the tree however, shot
and killed the squirrel, falling to the
ground himself at the report of the gun,
and before he could be carried into the
house, only a few yards distant, he wa*
a corpse. Hr was in trend health.
ELECTRIC STAi.kj.Vj.
—A horrible case of outrage upon the
person of a live year old child i- reported
at Chattanooga.
—Russian troops have crossed over the
Roumanian border. The war declaration
has been issued.
—The troops Tuesday quietly withdrew
from New Orleans. Spoilord was elected’
to the United States Senate.
—A negro, convicted of beating and
roasting his step-child, was last Friday
hung in Effingham county.
—Hampton wants Willard, a New
York republican, elected as chief justice’
of the supreme court of South Caro
lina.
—General B. W. Heard, of Wilkes
county, who was sent to tlie Lunatic Asy
lum a few weeks since, has returned home
completely cured.
—The recent storm on the Atlantic
coast was exceedingly severe, ( 'rippled
schooners drift into Savannah on every
passing gale.
—Hayes is credited with saying that
nothing would pi ease him i> tter than to
see r J ilden elected to the Senate from
New York.
—Mrs. R. G. Carlton, a noble Georgia
woman, died at Union Point last Satur
day night. She was a Mother in our
Isreal. and leaves many friends to deplore
her loss.
liie Charleston .Journal of Cos wi
ne ree i-avs on old negro man, alter siiak
ng hands witu Governor Han pton wlnie
nr tiie city, remarked to him, “ General,
1 never wash disband again.”
—The Louisiana ease has been defi
nitely settled. Nicholas -applies the
lUiigry Legislature out of tlie contingent
and, and Haves gives Packard his pork
md beans in the New Orleans Custom
House. Ail is we That ends well.
—The Louisville Courier- Jou n l
thiiiss taut without,.ware int, iveutioa or
-nine most extraordinary lea's of valor on
the part of the Turkish army, before
many months, the Russian hear will be
-itting on tlie ban us of the Bosphorus
-raunching the scattered form of the tit
toman Empire.
—The Russian array that was ont en
trated at Kisehenetr and that is now
marching unopposed aero-,- Itoumania
to the Danube, consists of 8,0->t calvary
and 120,000 infantry with 432 guns. It
will soon be swelled to ’i.Ooy neei and
600 guns. Against this force the Turks
cannot immediately concentrate over
75,000 men.* The entire Turkish force
in Bulgaria does not prohabiv exceed
120,000 men, and it is stationed along u
j Ime mat is two ou.nirrd mnesiong.
—From a correspondence between
| Messrs, it. A. Ataon an ) J , K ;>rown
i published in the Atlanta Cuts: im
Sunday, it appears that the latter is the
author of the venomous a-s sulis upon
Gen. Gordon that have r. nti / stop sred
in that paper over the signal n-v >. ‘Citi
zen.” When it is remember , tii.it Cit
izen” headed the Radi and o-.ration
from Georgia to the Chicago <* invention
n 1868, when Grant was nominated, iiis
attempt to impeach the devotion of Gen.
Gordon to the South and th.* 1) ■;> rat e
■arty cannot fail to excite both t .c dis
rtist and indignation >f the pennle of
Georgia.
Of the fifty-seven white and ninety'
ight negro legislators o S-nu.h Carodii i,
tst session, twcutv-four will: -.-. mi -\-
v-seven negroes uaid no t xes, an 1
ghty five oi the oa ■ ■•.• m i aud
No bird-* are seen u:i tue .i . > maets.