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'An exchange: •Vi-ito* for Governor, wi ll lie 0... (lie COIIMlltl'.V ■ 10 ’<* beard Il'O II.” f\Ve -a e iliiuiUtiil that only one ol Hein can lx* 'l'xctcu. •The “ Georgia O tr.mnnwo iS• f. head, Mid v ft, r.range to say, i* 'ttbl ahead. The <• ilior of th# Common woa:li, like Prof. Tice, +i <* failed in foroc.Ht iigMhc weather. qw lor.. tJ -if.iitliM of Pythis* in Fort Va hy. Christopher’* g *t' ii ‘•bud.” Tiic Mirror asks: Will the con tinued spoil of wot weather c.nia# the corn to rot in the ground ? We rise to reply Hil*we don’t know. Bmn* recklene “cu*ft” says ii is a dellghtiul j b to hug a friend’* iMei on the back stair*. That depends greatly upon the age nnd good looks •of aid siiler. ’The Free Press says that the jno plo of Savannah nrs out in their spring suit*. We are glad we don't live in Savannah, bocauNe we haven’t got any spring suit. When p LaGrarg* wiH viaiU nan, the young men are attacked with kleptomania Oto of the boy* bad such a severe spell that he hooked an umbrella from one of the delegate* to the Presbytery. WayneaVioro need-) a fire engine end two or three o interna. It i< likely, though, that oirmgh “cold water” will he thrown upon the proposition to liny one to make the exjieuse wltogether unnecessary. The JQrpocilor man has found a John Smith 100 years old. Wondei if lie’s any kin to our John Smith, nnd every body elac’s John? Wayneaboro e'aims to bo one of the liveliest town# in the State because >ijc cittern* love spring ehlckon#.— Any oth-r little crosa-roads town cum set wp the sum* claim. Wiiy, they love epriug chicken* even iu our lit • tie neighbor, Columbus ! The Pulaski House, Savannah, ha* clo*ed up tU Imuincsa for the pres ent, owing ia the pecuniary embm raument* ofiu* proprietor, New the Atlanta Constitution “ The Detroit f*rws want* to know why they don’t.have an old-faahioned ftpelling Ihio Washington city, and think* thatauch wi>r<i? as “bribe,” ** divide, ’’ end ‘ tinpesob” would floor -*eonif of the spellers,’ \Y e wonder if some spol'crs in At lsnttt wouldn’t luve to go foot on such words**** advertisement,” “rui' ■ road " aiul “ legislation.*’ Affion; " Nover Iw/ore were there •an marry -emidjitan* standing around swai<*r*f: tor the presidential lightning to strike thm, nor so few fit to l>„ struck.” Never has there been a more truth ful sentence wrifen with the quill plucked from the Coustitution goose The Savannah J\V*w comes to the front thus: A “Xrsos*.’’ We have received the following which, in order that it may ho its own iuterjueier, we piiut verbatim : Savannah gn april 10 to the Shiran off Savannah; is hour lowu com to such a pass that We want make a visit to the river Side \\ ith out seeing no led meu in Cmiult* wlimg Close in lhe Seßurlw ot how Sity, let it Bo Wives. Sister, or lliildvttd of fri* n<) if you. Will. i;o to. the OofT mil. t\ ay you. Will. be. it. ever. Day. Why Don l hour (iitySpolloe stop it, for il is s neons, and 1 think th.ny are Sot off Ihcave* t ml ril*-rs; as 1 know By xjo*ieiine. i Was a A.-bing When I atw If men fo ed and necked. I*. T.*’ j\r you ashamed brother News u> i< '.aimout of school* Don t you h mw tine soft-head*d “Hosting ” tslttor will he asking you il that’* the jreault of your much talked of *< lino's V Brother, yon must offset that ith some Ring real good f out aoiuo of tIM Savsimali sJ el ...II .n. II u. Thomas II irdeeiao, > r ■ :it f<r the gulx'ii at or a! nomination, is ripeoted to tiddress Ihe people at Lumpkin, Stewart e- utvy, on the 25th ioet. Bon. Ahx. J. Law ton died iu Sa- Tano-ih, at the ace of FO years, on Satuidwy last* He bad been a prom inent and useful man both in South Carotinn and Georgia. f/a. A. JJ. Lawton ta lit* mn. luiorhee, three iiu. from Marion, f nr font from JV>i idor g aiuf two from' Cos. In i. 'flier, are ut pres#.it ale nt oiii' thousand and till' convicts, uliiiue nearly all at work. Mr. Adams gate tt* q ii’e an interesting account of the in inner iu wl.itli the penitentiary con* viols are trc itcd, isle. They arc clothed with a striped suit as soon as they are received. They arc put at work, and w hen they are disposed to be lar.y they are bucked down and whipped. They-are alio west but few privileges sod often subject them selves to severe treatment. The wo men are not pin at hard service like the men, bui cook for the guard and assist the deiHil of men who are the regular cooks for the convicts. A’ lli* expiration ol their so. unce, the convicts are given a now suit oi clothes, and when they will accept 1 it, ar* paid seventy-five cents a day to remain and work, lon are subject to the same treatment a< the other con vict*. Mr. Admits states that very few of them ever remain long enough to nuko enough money to return homo on, but make their way to the nearest city and are noon caught up and sent back again. Anxious to Kcturu. Frank'Smtih, a negro who worked for Mr. T. 11. Kimbrough for tfio past foer yw.rs, lock the Texts fever and will hundred* of others made lus way to the Western graveyard a few months ago, (ltd has written Mr. Kimbrough a letter nskmg him to send him money enough tor him to return to Georgia. Ho is a negro that was acting as agent, and pur suided several of Mr. Kimbrough’s hards to leave him. We have seen the letter written to Mr. K., in which Frank states that, lieiain Boliver coun ty, Miss., nud that he is water bound and that the walor is noariy up to his house. Ho humbly bugs Mr K. to send for him, and promisas to be his slftvajf lie will only do so. Frank says be wants u> get hies l > CaiilU 1 # and get on a table five feat high and m.iko a speech about four hours long, to tell the people, while anu black, “wliat ho kuows about Mississippi.’’ The negro worked very hard to can y every one lie could control with him, and we hope Mr. K. will let him re main where be is, as that class, as n general thing, are more plague than profit. DEMOCRATIC. Mooting of the Citizen* of Harris County in Convention. J. T. Williams, Kq, noted as chairman, Maj. J. T. Blount, by re quest, acted a* eeuretsry. Tire oh jset of the meeting was to elect four delegates to meet with tin* District Convention to he held ut M est l\,inl on thy 20th f April. <*n motion ol Jin Ige Hudson, W. I. Hudson, S.#. Whatley, S. C. flood man, It. C. Kimbrough nnd A. G. Moss were appointed a committee of five to nominate the delegates. They nominated as follows: S. J. Whatley, llinea Dozier, J. T. Blount and J no. T. Williams, which nomination was ratified by the meet ing. The Hamilton Jor krai. was re quested to pubh-.li thu proceedings of the meeting. Cep*. Stanford addressed the meet ing, in a forcible speech, on the polit ical condition of the country. Ha was follow.d by Judge Hudson, whose remarks on the necessity of united effort on the part ot the Democratie party, were well put. Col. Mob ey spoke well on the necessity of re trenchment and reform, nnd of the beauty of sacrificing personal am bitious desires to the public good. On motion of Col. Mdbley, 'be present Sub Executive Committee were declared _t> be continued in office. On motion of Judge Kimbrough, the meeting adjourned. Since tlie war, ttic .s’ortb has suffer i 1 more from dishonesty and igno rance in office than li e South did un* det the hoof of the w;r lioi se or the torch of the di-trover. The time* de mand bettor thought and l>etler work Ti c KorsfiU Adctrliat'r says that the w heat and other small grain crops ot Monroe county were not so tntteh injured hy the cold *p, II as was at first sup; o*s I, ami are i.ow gi'uti . g .in. smile very , , . .ate remarks, sentmcnl him to fifteen years iu the penitentiary. *1 lie case was will rnaiiagfcd by Messrs. Thor nton, Want mil Williams, who were I c mm cl fur tile defense. 'flic cae Copeliart, a negro, charged with breaking into the store of J. W. Storey last September, came up next, and the prisoner found not guilty. 'flic Slate versus A. J. Adams, charged will assualt and battery. Verdict of guilty, nmi recommended to the mercy of the court. Fined 1 ‘25 ami cost. Tim Slate versus William Hall, charged with horse stealing, was next called. 'Verdict of not guilty. The Slate versus Dan Ottslcy, John Brooks nnd Wesley Crirn, three negroes, charged with bfirglary in the night tune, were found guilty. Dan and John were sentenced to eight months on the chain gange The counsol asked for mercy on the part of Wesley and lie was sentenced to six months on the (lain jaig. The jail is now clear of prisoners except the last named negroes, who will probably bo sent away very soon. Hill Scats, having nrade some threats that lie would not go to the penitentiary, Judge Crawford had an extra guard placed at the jail oti Wednesday r.iglit, and he was sent to Columbus Thursday morning for satin keeping. Ho has by'this time arrived at the Dade coal mine, where he lias gone to work out his sentence. J. H. Morcflcld. ’Eh. Journal. —Seeing the follow ing notice of a Harris county man, I dip it out, and hope ytiti will insert it in your paper. It is front the Atlan ta Times, and says: The Alabama State flr.itfrtal has the following to say ot orr wormy foreman : “ We arc pleased to learn, as wo do from undoubled source, that Mr. J. 11, Moorofickl, formerly foreman of the Journal, is one of the pioprietors, and foreman of that ex cellent paper, The Atlanta Daily Times. Mr. Moorefidd is one of the most tasty nnd enterprising printers in the South, and the mechanical ex ecution of The Times is a monument of his energy and appreciation. lie is a sale, steady and sure manager in a newspaper office, and we shall be greatly surprised if The Times does not soon distance all the Georgia dailies in enterprise and tact, as well as in work of collecting and dissemi nating the news. They have our best wishes for their success —Atlanta Dttily Times. We take much pleasure in endors ing the above in every particular. Air. Moorefidd is an old citizen of this county, is much beloved by all. lie bad charge of the “ Harris County Enterprisea weekly newspaper es. tahlished here in I SCO, and continued to run it until the'spring of 1863. when it was carried to West Point, and collapsed with the surrender of General Let’s army. Wo wish him every Success that should follow* an energetic and honest man. His pa llet* is one of the handsomest in the state, brim full of news, current events nnd general miscellaneous mat ter, interesting to all. If you want a good papier from the Capital take it; you w ill be pleased. Hiram. A Golden Opportunity. lie have no doubt all of our tend ers hate carefully read the large double-column advertisement ol Messrs. Kennedy A Go.. Pittsburgh, ls, Proprietors of the Great Rem edy, SsvEN Skals on (JotDKN Wo*. Df.R. The firm propose to assist their agents in every manner as will bring the great remedy prominently before the people. This they will do In judicious newspaper advertising,— Posters, Bills, Show Cards and beau, tiful Ghromoa, and each new agent they offer a splendid coin silcer /unit r hi/ < ,<r Match to be sent with the thst order for tha Kenndr. Buch inducements are rarely offered a sec • oiul time, and we urge upon otir readers the importance of writing to Me-srs. Kennedy A Cos. nt once and set nre the agency fof this county : t *t is HOW open, pen it Ift J a, m. ,ng gentlemen w! I fivo ,rief ai.blre-ss: Dr. J. S ol.’j. M. M d’Vy. A M Bran Col. Edgm Butt, W. A Fat ley .. Wm. S. Wall ice, T. J. Watt and G. C. Clarke. committer or* music. W. E. M undo id, G. It. Glenn, W H. Woodall, Mrs. J. T. Daniel, Mrs. J. B. Shipp, Mrs. Emma Baldwin Miss Mary Lou Little, Miss Annie Liggon. OS OR HUB. J. M. Mathews, Ilenry Leonard, J. A. Frazier, John Jordan, Hamp liar vey. ON TABORS AMD REFRESHMENTS W. If. Ellison, Dan G. Owen, El bert Williams, W. J. Weeks, P. E Denies, W. S Cosby, J. W. Robins Mrs.*E. Kimbrough, Mrs. Toornton, Mrs. I.fcdner, Mrs. Tim Willis, Mrs. McCoy, Miss Carrie Caldwell, Mrs. Mahone, Miss Ella Mathews, Miss Sullie Leonard, Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Garrard. Everybody may enhance the pleas ure of the occasion by contributing to the. above committee, in green back* and provisions. Hundreds of nice, well filled baskets should be turned over to them on the morning of the 4th. Ministers will accept and extend this invitation. The press of Talbot, Taylor, Marion, Mus cogee, Harris and Chattahoochee counties will oblige us by a notice, arid their presence. J. B. McGeiiee. Georgia Puess Association. —This convenes in Savannah on the 10th ol May, and it is desirable that the en lire press of the State be represented. Col. J. 11. Eitill, of the Morning News, is the President, and will no doubt make it a pleasant occasion to ihe Georgia quill pushers. If then is not an excursion to the grand humbug at Philadelphia, there nun be one to some other place _cqua!h as agreeable. ’The site on which Cincinnati i* built wm rd,l for lea* than fifty silver dottars In 1787. The managers of the impeachment have decided to give Belknap’s coun sel two weeks, and no longer, to pre pare tluir case. The managers ex poet the question of jurisdiction to be raised, and w ill b'> ready for it. Even the New York Tribune can talk after the manner of “rebels” when it gets mad, as it now is over Dana’s defeat by Butler’s machinations. I says that “literary” piracy is the only kind of piracy that Old Ben makes any objection to. Wanted: Fewer persons to sit in dark public places, smoke pipes, <l l ink from bottles stowed away in pigeon holes, tell smutty stories, and through ignorance make work for each oilier, or for experts to unravel. HEAD QUARTERS FOR GUANO! fertile* : Your crops and grow ittcii. t you wish to invest in the Host jr*oi’till®Ol*9 in the state apply id J. W. STOREY* 1 ad vanoo froigllts fCf Planters and sell GUANO on TIMK or tor GASH. I have on hand SEED HUSH POTATOES, a fre<h stork of GARDEN Sl'.r.l), end a tall stock of GROCERIES which I propose to sell CHEAP FOR CASH. J. W. STOREY’, HAMILTON, GA A FIRST-CLASS SOUTHERN INSTITUTION TECEI: MOBILE LIFE INSU’CE CO. OF Mobile, Ala. M. McCarthy, Phicsident. H. M. FRIEND, Secretary. SHEPPARD HOMANS; Actuary. Patronize Home Institutions. Insure in this Sterling, Sound, Reliable Company. The Mobile life can give you ns good protection for your money as any Northern company. The Mobile Life was organised bv well-known merchants arid bankers of Mobile, in June. IST 1, aud has issued 5.000 Policies, and paid over One Hundred arid Fifty Thousand Dollars Death Losses Every loss has been pen ; tlj paid without a day 'a delay. INSURE TOUR LIFE I INSURE YOUR WIFE’S LIFE INSURE YOUR LIFE ! INSURE YOUR WIFE'S LIFE In tla© MOBILE LuIILII] Live, active, onterpraiug ran wanted in ev ry county in G.‘or ? n to xvork for tbcM LLv. Apply h B. 0. PANPALL. lien'l A-rect. OavUdec, Al l. - :.V- ' • - ■ ; i;y T P /"Nj '-*S-r f:' ■ - . ‘ -■ ' . . • -V-'.': . rv; ; ■ .7^' , 'n. -. w -j.- - i-jiirt-*. • 7he Etirul Ctrofinfan Is tin’ leail np s;;ii ii 11 ii iclt jou'rniil of the Bi.uth l’utilishei viid vditoir- are oil ooiitla ru men, an l it is devoted exclusivity to tl.e iutoie.-isoi houtli rn ngrieiilturd While it is not ttic- (win or .an of the l’utroiw ol Hosl.amiiy, O' of auy society or set of men, it bus been the um-t l>nve;tul mlvoeate fc.r the establishment of iiumii s in tlic iSoiith, and its iurtu-nte lius .ontiibutvd greatly to the preseut prosperity f the order. I). H. jAcgcEs, Esq., of Charleston, S C., Elitor-in-Ctiief. • Chaui.es B. Dodge, Esq., of the Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., En tcmoloidcal fciitor. Hhoijlah CosriUßUTOits—Col. D Wyatt Ai- Aen, Washington, DC; Henry W Kaveuel, Eti,, Aiken, S C ; Itev C \V ilowaul, Kings ton, Gn; Col N id Davis, Greenville, S ('. Kural Car ilinian p r annum. Address WAI.KEK, EVANS k COGIiWEIJ,, janlotf I’uhlistiers, Charleston. S C. i Ce!- i*(l duin s friendly are hereby .ebrstion a .did, tie.ir ('•• , Mar the 4th. SVAXSASS ’' Fire and Burglar SAFES. Counter, Platform, Wagon & Track SCALES. Send for Prlce-Llat. Agent. Wanted, Marvin’s Safe Cos., 265 Broadway, New York, 721 Chestnut St., Phila. the BEettwmr POEiTACLS © Family Sewing Mneldbuc, VPrkD, l .-frr, * il-? ~J& 3 -f 1 f ' A---' /' N--\ | fe ® Will, - rsn . b ", ■ -v i V ’r ’&■ 'v:*; 3 3 c<iio.i V.JI S g l-itnIISM . rn-t Nk-fi-"’* SoF S <n With if" oaldlPiftee.l, o .* -uiatic Stlteii IV.dcpor. A n . o' re (' ol‘ t xcnien* of tr. vf* u> /.‘J pierce to <-'i .y ‘ cli— i c.j.>;, • 11\ 0 : Hcn e It U \ s.vn'D tof i.n|Gt.’liy mi’l s.rencili. Por .ui!t r-nrlic u' . ?i:1 • t>r x':ri !i'p: —then lux nocher ifrit:' vod e the Mut'himi, lor “aefln)? Is heliev.uy.'’ tt'h’i" 1 i’i ere if t„-cn in tie. -i ml if It $5 me sent v ! ilie - nter the baiuni e can hc<’. OI) Agejits mu -t pity full price fnreit'gle MnchinM, per cetitage . f Hr-t lol.i* uetlnctod when i.<. M;t h,ntis mo paid • ■ Terms t. AtfiGjl.i, r.iiii with order, or C. O. I>. r* ' tCKWHH >. ML W 2 Bnadway. N, Y. SOLUBLE AMIVIOrSIIATED SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME MANIIKACfL'IIKD liVT Q. OBER & SONS, - - Baltimore, Md. W ;re HTf-nts foi* tlu-s I’e of *'r sliovi -.-11 ti o n icul r#' ! aMc Fertilizer, anrl f re [to* pirod to tiir'd'h our fi-Vnds -n • (In- |>l t.civg i-iil.li n in mn'iiy anil on the most ions I i, liable tin ms. tip ti.d mme nivo's lo oin-Gi .li .-er f iiinl . . , i e i,o ;•„} : :,A ti'K. F ! N'F( >UD CO.. ‘.’o I’roa ! st, Columbus, (Ja. ■X. itEDD J. I*. MAXI.KV. WM. UEDD~ O. .4. BEBB & CO., 128 BROAD STEET, COLUMBUS, 0 OFFER ONE OF THE IF2HESS wholesale and retail. Purchasers may Depend Bottom Prices, WI BFFII SPICt IL iNDff CIMISTS Agents for the TAYLOR OR LUMMUS GIN. jEB'We offei Si'zaAt IndCCemkkts nnd guarnuitee to please. M. HUDSON, of Hariis, is with us and would be glad to pee, his filends. feblo-70 A. <J Ii J l 3 HOBL J nA. r Vin (HIGH GRADE,) 33©SU2, ETTIWAN DISSOLVED BONE, NOT A SCOTIA LAND PLASTER MW'M Pure Chemicals for Making Home Fertilizers, ALSO A FULL LINE OF IMPEOVEB FASM IMPLEMENTS. HOLSTEAD & CO-, ftdiloAfi COLUMBUS , GA GRAND CLEARING OUT SALE! Having on hand a heavier stock than usual, we propose, for the next thirty days, to sell our Winter Clothing AT COST FOR CASH, indndins Business Suits and OVercOatb for men, boys and children. Now is the time to secure a Bargain. MY. > '*afU.F* A TiOVblack i* with ii:-. ami u qmM he pU is * l to hi* fr*eiv#. ju'i'i-i) t • HOUSTON x AGILE, 78 Broad st, ('o'umhtiQ, Ga. TO TLE PEOPLE OF HARRIS COUNTTT COWSERT & KBIBROUGH R-spo tfuliy iilfoim the people 6? Hirrf and nGla'ng <o nt'es that tiny have G HOC EIIY DEI? A TITME Nl ' To their other l uriiners, an] will in future keep on hand a full and desirable aiaortmcnlef. It’rcsli Family Groceries, jTo whMi the attention o| custornevß is invited, nnd which will he sold low for the castf OuwDry Goo Is, Clothing an 1 other departments will be kept up to the old standard, and |e will sell our goods a* low as any house in town. Give us a tria\ anti be convinced of the truth ot what we say. dec3-3m - ■ Family gbooeries. CHOICE CONFECTIONERIES AND FRUITS. J. J. & W. R. WOOD, N r O ■ '7l BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, GA., GARDEN SEEDS, which are true and genuine Northern Seed. CHOICE CONFECTIONERIES which we guarautee pure and fresh. SUGAR, and COFFEE, all Gaades. CANNEED GOODS, NUTS, RAISONS, TEAS, SPICES, etc., etc., BU. KfelS.TUBS, TIN WARE, BROOMS. FOREIGN, and DOMESTIC FRUITS Give us a call and we will suit you in style and prices. Consignments solicited anh satisfaction Gnarenteed, THEHAMILTON JOURNAL Advertisements inserted at reasonable rales; SUBSCRIPTION RATES—IN ADVANCE. One copy one year...., $ 2 Od “ “ six months i 00 Three copies one year 6 00 Six “ “ “ ; ; ....10 00 Ten “ “ “ i S o(i Twenty u “ . Subscribers out-: :• .• thee inty r twenty cents additi ,*ft for yearly postage, or - The proprietors • otc i reniittMnbes by unless made by regisu t iet* The Journal ha- ;;v > and . c -inre . and we shall strive for still fns. ; in i 1.0 makfe it ft BETTER X EVJ'. Address nil couimtmi a.i :o LA lI.YTTE <L GKANBERRY, Hamilton, G>-