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VOLUME I.
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MALCOM STAFFORD.
Managing and Business Editor.
fWcssiauul’ L lousiness (lards.
lilt. C. It. GILES
OFFERS bis professional services to the citizens
of Jefferson and vicinity. Can he found at
the late residence of Dr. 11. .1. Long.
Jan. 22, 1876—tf
STILL ON HAND!
N. B. STARK,
BOOT and Shoe maker, at the old and well
known corner. Northwest of the Court House,
under the Forest News office, is still ready to
make to order or repair Hoots and Shoes of all
sizes, shapes and qualities. CHEAP FOR CASH.
January 29th, 1875.
STANLEY & PINSON,
JEFFERSON , GA .,
DEALERS in Dry (ioods and Family Grocc
rics. New supplies constantly received,
•'heap for Cash. Call ami examine their stock.
June 19 ly
Meical Notice.
Dr. .1. ©. lIl>X having located in Jeffer
son for the purpose of practicing Medicine,
respectfully tenders his services to the citizens of
the town and county in all the different branches
of the profession. After a flattering experience
• fnineteen years, he fleets justified in saying that
he is prepared to successfully treat any curable
disease incident to our climate. He is, for the
present, boarding with Judge John Simpkins, but
Wi ‘- move his family here soon.
"thee with Col. J. A. B. Mahaffcy.
fetTßefereuoe can he seen in the ofiiee of T. 11.
•Mblack, Esq., C. S. C. octltf
Mils. T. A. ADAMS,
Mroad Street, one door above Natiotial Hank ,
K_ ATHENS,
KhPS constantly on hand an extensive stock
of SEASONABLE MILLINERY GOODS,
™mprising. in part, the latest styles and fashions
blu-v lints IfonnelN, Kilibons,
Flowers <>l*res &*., which will be
' at reasonable prices. Orders from the coun
r} promptly tilled. Give her a call. dlß3m
Jl A - R. MAIIAFFEY. W. 8. M’CARTY.
AfAHAFFEY & McCARTY,
AA a T T 0 R NEYS AT LAW,
J KFFKRBOX, Jackson Cos. Ga.,
1 practice anywhere for money. Prompt at
ntioii jjjvon to all business entrusted to their
r,re * Batronage solicited. OctJO ly
* II,KY c. HOWARD. HOll’T S. HOWARD.
[ ]<>M %{|> a lIOW AIC IP.
1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Jkffkuson. Ga.
dl practice together in all the Courts of Jack
and adjacent counties, except the Court ol
11Ur y ol Jackson county. Sept Ist
R 'HIMJAtISOY
t-, "* V n ' nM AKER AND JEWELER,
• or. \\ m. King’s Drug Store. Deupreo Block.
‘, n S ’ ; n. AH work done in a superior manner,
warranted to give satisfaction. Terms, post-
1 ASH. JulyitMsm.
H F. UOli-'OKIk Atlornev at law,
HOME It. BANKS Cos.. Ga.
. ' >d practice in all the adjoining Counties, and
1 I'Hunpt attention to all Business entrusted to
S T ' are - 66?“ Collecting claims a specialty,
btth, 187.*,. ly
V 'BVHNESS MAKER. JEFFERSON, GA.
*Ti l " j Buggy ami wagon harness always
dni an * ' Repairing same, bridles, saddles, Ac.,
short notice, and cheap for cash.
J'Ricl*2 1 v
J ‘ J ' p J^ Y p, I j. R. SILMAN,
lA* 1 <)v 'Rgt°n, Ga. Jefferson, Ga.
t'OYl* A nhaIAM.
w ATT( )RNR YS-AT-LA W.
thi P r * c tice together in the Superior Courts of
J "unties of Jackson and Walton.
JRneli—i v
\\ PIKE, Attorney at 1.21 W.
PnJ. . JEFFERSON, JACKSON CO.. GA.
p '' ( ' s ,n all the Courts, State and Federal.
Wl- "y l , Hn< * thorough attention given to all
0 I*o*l business in Jackson and adjoining
June 12, 1875 J
THE FOREST NEWS.
Hie People their own Rulers ; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
Picture Gallery.
Fp-Stuns, between the Billy Thompson corner
and, Stanley 4* Pinson's.
A. H. BROCK,
T3 ESPEC TFL'LLA announces to the ladies and
r* , gentlemen of Jefferson and vicinity, that his
Gallery is now open for the accomodation of all
in want of pictures, and that he is prepared to ex
ecute his work in the best stvle of the art. Call
and examine specimens. Rates reasonable. All
work warranted to give satisfaction. f 12
SPRINGDALE NURSERIES,
ATHENS, C3--A..,
W. HTJDGTN, Proprietor.
HAS now ready for delivery a splendid lot of
Pot-Crown Plants, suitable for Parlor or Con
servatory decoration, at New York prices. Nurs
ery and Green House, corner Rock-Spring Avenue
and Bobbin-Mill Street. marll—tf
THE REASON WIIY
J. H. HUGGINS
Sells goods cheaper note, is because he
has culopted the
CASH SYSTEM!
The ready cash enables him to buy goods very
low, and consequently he is offering to the public
every thing in bis line, such as
All kinds of Crockery and Glass-ware , Lamps ,
Chandeliers , Farmers' Lanterns , Kerosene
Oil. at wholesale and retail; Family and
Fancy Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots ,
Shots , Hats, Saddles, Harness
and Leather.
And also a large stock of LIKE, both for build
ing and fertilizing purposes, all very low for the
CASH.
When you go to Athens, don't forget to call on
J. H. HUGGINS. If you want KEROSENE OIL, at
wholesale or retail, he will supply* you at the low
est price. If you want CROCKERY and GLASS
WARE, there's the place to get u Tf you want
TOBACCO. FLOUR, BACON, LARD, SU
GAR, COFFEE and MOLASSES, go there and
you will find it. If you want LIME, for building
or composting with fertilizers, go to
J. 11. HUGGINS’,
No. 7, Broad St., Athens.
the place. marlß
TAX RETURNS
For 1876.
IN ORDER that I may get my Digests compli
ed and returned according to law, my Digests
must be closed on the 10th of June. Tax-payers
will please make a note of this, and govern them
selves accordingly. Each tax-payer is required
by law to make their returns in person, unless ex
cused on account of sickness or non-residence. —
One giving in as agent is required to procure a true
statement of the value of the property returned.
under oath. lam desirous, as a public servant of
the citizens of Jackson county, to perform all the
duties of my office with direct reference to justice
to all men.
1 feel, fellow-citizens, truly grateful to you for
placing me in the position I now occupy. I feel
that the right arm which to-day bleaches on the
gory field of Benfonrille , North Carolina, was lost
in defense of the homes and ladies whom 1 now
love and respect.
1 am. fellow-citizens, your obedient servant.
GEORGE W. BROWN. T. R. J. C.
Below will be found the list of inv appointments
for 1876. at which time and place I shall be pleased
to have the tax-payers make their proper returns :
Jefferson. Tuesday. April 4th ; Saturday, April
22d ; Tuesday. May 2d ; Saturday. May 6th.
Thompson's Mills. Wednesday. May 3d.
Harrisburg. Wednesday, April 12th.
McLester's Mills, Monday, May Ist.
Williamson’s Mills. Monday, May 22d.
Ularksboro', Monday. April 3d, and Monday
and Tuesday, May Bth and 9th.
New Town, Thursday, April 13th, and Thurs
day. May 11th.
White's Mills, Friday. May 12th.
Harmony Grove. Friday. April 14th; Saturday,
Mav 13th; Monday, May 15th.
Wilson’s, Monday. April 17th. and Tuesday and
Wednesday. May 16th and 17th.
Miller's, Tuesday. April 11th, and Tuesday and
Wednesday, April 18th and 19th.
Human's Store. Friday, April 21st.
Appleby's, Monday, April 10th. and Thursday,
April 20th.
Randolph's Store, Saturday, April Bth, and
Tuesday, April 25th.
Thompson's Store. Monday. April 2 ltb.
House's, Frida}*, April 7th*. and Wednesday and
Thursday. April 26th and 27th.
Chandler's, Thursday*, Friday and Saturday,
April 6th. 28tli and 29th.
Santafee, Wednesday, April sth, and Thursday
and Friday, May 4th and sth.
marl 8 G. W. BROWN, T. R. of J. C.
Jackson Mortgcige She? 'iff's
Sale.
\iriLL be sold on the first Tuesday in May
T T next, before the Court House door, in Jef
ferson. Jackson county, Ga. within the legal hours
of sale, the following property, to wit:
One house and lot in the town of Jefferson, con
taining three-fourths of an acre, more or less, with
a good dwelling house and necessary out-buildings
thereon, bounded as follows : On the East by the
main street leading towards Gainesville, on the
South by J H Randolph’s home lot. on the W est
lv a back street on the North by J L Randolph s
clover lot and horse lot; said lot embracing the
lot known as the J R North office lot, and more
particularly known as the It A Gowan house and
lot. Levied on as the property of I* F Lamar, Sr.
by virtue of a mortgage ti fa issued from the Su
perior Court of said county in favor of Thomas K
Holder vs P F Lamar. Property pointed out in
said mortgage 1i fa. Notice served on 1* I Lamar,
defendant, and C C Thompson, tenant in posses
sion. as the law directs.
marll <*l) J- S. HUNTER. Sh'ff.
y WMIMS I tt IT’OR’S Sale.
Agreeably to an order of the Court of Ordinary
for Jackson county, will be sold within the legal
hours of sale, before the Court House door of said
county, in Jefferson, on the tirst luesday in April
next, the following property, to-wit : One■tract
of land, belonging to the estate of Elizabeth Pharr,
deceased, lying in said county, adjoining lands of
Wyatt Bailey. J M Stockton and others, contain
ing sixty-eight and three-fourth acres, more or
less. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors
of said deceased. Terms, cash.
March 11 C. L. PHARR, Adm r.
Jacksou County.
Whereas, T. J. Stapler applies to me in regular
form, for Letters of Administration on the estate
of L A Stapler, late of said county, dec’d—
Therefore, all persons concerned, arc hereby
notified and required to show cause, if any they
can before the Court of Ordinary to be held 111
and for said county, on the Ist Monday m April,
JB7ti. whv Letters of Administration should not
he granted as prayed for by the applicant.
Given under my official signature this March
3d 187. WILEY C. HOWARD.
March 11 Ordinary.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 25,1876.
SELECT MISCELLANY.
How A. Sidney Johnston Died.
After a lapse of nine years the following
interesting letter will be read with interest
by the Southern people, and the defenders
of the Lost Cause :
Houston, Feb’y 6th, 1867.
Editor Telegraph: —ln a recent issue of the
New Orleans Times, I notice an article
speaking of the incidents attending the deate
of General Albert Sidney Johnston, that
does great injustice to a portion of the
General's staff.
It states, in substance, that General John
ston induced his staff, who were his intimate
personal friends, to remain in the rear, whilst
he, witli a single member of his staff, and
Dr. Yandell, rode forward and was wound
ed. Such, however, is not the case. No
doubt his kind and generous heart would
have willingly made the sacrifice, but it
would be little to the credit of his staff had
the}* permitted it.
I can speak positively for myself. He
had given me his last order. I can never
forget his appearance at the moment. He
had witnessed the maiden fight of the 2d
Texas under Col. Moore, and our troops
were driving the enemy in every direction.
“Lieut. Baylor,” said he, “go tell Gen.
Chalmers to sweep forward towards the left
and drive the Yankees into the river.” With
sparkling eyes and flushed cheeks, leaning
forward in iiis saddle, and waving his hand
majestically as he gave the order, he seemed
to me the personification of Southern chival
ry.
Dr. Y'andell was not with him, or-tlie
Yankees might have been driven into the
river. A9 the General pas,sed a group, he
saw, lying prostrate and helpless, Canfeder
ate and Federal wounded—in the midst and
heart of battle—his great and noble heart
was moved, and he ordered Dr. Yandell to
stop and dress their wounds. Perhaps, too,
the old blue uniform brought back memories
of happy hours passed with his brother of
ficers, and he gave that courtesy to a fallen
foe that has been denied his remains.
Gov. Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee, and
Capt. Leigh Wickam, A. A. Q. M., and
Major O'Hara, and perhaps others of his
staff, were with him when wounded. Gov.
Harris, if my memory serves me right, gave
me the following account of his being wound
ed : A portion of his staff were carrying his
orders, and was absent, but those I have
mentioned were with him in the charge when
he was wounded. Gov. Harris asked him
after the charge, “General, are you wound
ed?” The Generai answered, “yes but ’tis
only a scratch, ’’ and then gave the Governor
an order to carry. Gov. Harris was gone
but a moment, and saw when he returned
that the General looked pale, and asked him
if he had been wounded again. “No,” said
he. but I am more seriously wounded than 1
imagined, and will ride to the rear and find
a surgeon.” He began to reel in his saddle,
and was taken by those with him from his
horse, and placed in a ravine.
In seeking for Gen. Johnston, I met Mnj.
O'Hara, who asked me if I knew where he
could get a surgeon and ambulance. I then
asked him where the General was; he direct
ed me to him, and I told him where I had
seen some surgeons at a farm house near by,
and we rode together and found Gen. John
ston lying speechless. I took his hand and
spoke to him. lint Gov. Harris said : “It is
useless Lieutenant, he has been insensible
some moments.” Gov. Harris then asked
for some brandy, which Gen. Preston handed
him in a flask. I raised his head on my
knees, and he swallowed the brandy, but
became weaker every moment. Lieut. Jack
relieved me, as I had become cramped from
being on my kness. In a few moments the
General expired. The enemy had now ad
vanced, and our troops were holding them at
bay. Thus, amidst the whistle of minie
balls, the scream of shells, and the shouts of
contending hosts, this noble spirit passed
away and his last act, which cost him his life,
was pity and help to the Federal wounded!
This act has been miserably requited, but
his memory can never be made infamous by
such orders as desecrate the dead.
Many of his old companions-in-aruis in
the U. "S. A., will drop a tear in memory of
Albert Sidney Johnston, when the}" know
how he died. Geo. Wythe Baylor.
A Worthy and Noble Example.
A correspondent of the Elberton Gazette,
writing from our sister county of Madison,
says:—
The good people of Paoli established a
prayer meeting here more than eighty years
ago, and while the third generation lias al
most passed away, and a revolution has been
wrought in social and political affairs, yet
the “sweet hour of prayer’’ has never been
forgotten or neglected. As the faithful father
is cut down, the dutiful son takes up the yoke.
In connection with the Wednesday night
prayer meeting, we now have a religious lec
ture from Rev. J. B. Morton, which is always
interesting as well as instructive. We have
also a Sunday school, and. what is still bet
ter. we have no whiskey shop to make brutes
of honest people's children. It will be doubt
less more tolerable for Paoli in the day of
judgment than for some more pretentious
places.
A Freak of Nature. —The Wilmington
Evening Revietc says : “Mr. Jas. F. Brock
ets residing on the corner of Second and
Church streets, is possessed of a very cu
rioufe freak of nature, in the shape of a small
boar, nineteen months old. which has hams
and shoulders but no sides, with his tail
very near the centre of tb* back, and his
hoofs closely resembling those of a deer; his
tracks would at any time be taken for those
of a deer. There is a seam passing around
the middle of the body, which makes it ap
pear as though the two halves of the hog had
been sewed together, and it is said that when
angry he acts very much like a young bear.
Another pig of the same litter was killed
some time ago by a kick from a horse ; it had
five legs and was about as rare a curiosity as
the other.”
A not able phrase —“ I can’t.”
Revival of The Minuet.
HOW IT WAS DANCED IN W ASHINGTON'S DAY.
For the first time in this city since Wash
ington’s day, as it is believed, the genuine
minuet de la cour was danced Tuesday night
at the Academy of Music in the cause of
charity. It. opened the ball, as it did in the
days of the Grand Monarch in France. It
was simply an illustration of the minuet by
twenty or more young people, who have been
practicing its intricacies diligently for the
last month. What passes current by the
name of the minuet in the dancing academies
of this and other cities is only a quadrille
witli the flavor of the stately old-time dance
whose name it has appropriated. Properly,
the minuet is danced only in couples, as are
the galop and waltz and other round dances
of the present day, the cheaper currency
which has driven out of use the better ster
ling coin of a former period. It was so
danced in Colonial days. There lives in
Germantown, Penn., a silver-haired old ladv.
born over one hundred years ago, named
Mrs. Margaret Boggs, who, at one of the
courtly private assemblages of that era. led
the minuet with Washington, and from her
it is possible to learn the manner of the
genuine minuet de la cour without resorting
to the libraries. The occasion was a tea
party of aliout 20 guests, of which Mrs. Boggs,
then 18, was one. She wore that evening a
satin dress with a very long train—so long,
in fact, that in entering the house it was ne
cessary for her maids to come behind and lift
it a9 she walked. Her hair was arranged in
front like a cushion, and fell in natural curls
down her shoulders, and was all powdered,
after the pretty colonial fashion. Washing
ton led her by the hand to the floor. The
music was slow and dignified, almost choral
in its character. After a profound salutation
to the company, three slow steps forward
were taken, followed by an equally grave
salutation to each other. At this point a
modern society girl would have laughed, but
there, was no laughing with the dignified
Washington. After the reverence the young
lady was led to her place by the hand.
There then began a series of slow, graceful
evolutions by which the imaginative old
French masters who perfected this dance
intended to represent the varying relations of
two newly formed acquaintances to each
other in good society. At times the partners
were ten paces apart. They would pass
each other gracefully but gravely two or
three times, as though reluctant to meet;
then advance slowly with a smile, and join
hands ; then coquettishly retire still facing
and smiling: then hesitate, and piroutte, and
even absolutely turn away from each other;
ultimately, however, advancing with a smile
and joining both hands, and returning to
their places. It was in this manner that the
minuet was danced at the Academy of
Music.— New York Tribune.
The Hourly Death-Rate.
The tables of the statistics of mortality
which are made by the actuaries of the lead
ing insurance companies, yield some results
that are interesting not only to doctors and
nurses, but to intelligent people of all kinds.
An article recently published in the Journal
o f the Institute of Actuaries, entitled “ The
Hourly Distribution of Mortality,” shows
that there are certain hours of the day when
the number of deaths is greatest, and, strange
to say, these hours are the brightest part of
the foyenoon. “In cases of chronic diseases
the highest rate of mortality is between the
hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, A. M. Where
acute and chronic diseases are classed to
gether the highest rate of mortality seems to
be between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock, A.
M. The rate of mortality is higher in the
first half of the day than in the second half,
and is affected by less violent fluctuations.
And so far as these observations have fixed
the law of mortality it would seem that death
is more likely to occur in the early part of
the day than in the afternoon, and more likely
to occur between the hours of 9 and 10, or
say 8 and 10 o’clock, A. M., than at any oth
er period of the same length in the day.”
The same article shows that the hour when
the sufferer is least apt to die is the one from
eleven to twelve at night. After passing
midnight his danger increased rapidly up to
ten o’clock in the morning, after which it de
clines. There are many old superstitions
concerning “death at daybreak” and “going
out with the tide.” which receive a partial
confirmation from the accumulated observa
tions upon the averages of the dying hour.
The causes of the maxima and minima death
rates are not yet understood, but they are
probably owing to meteorogical and atmos
pheric conditions, and to the terrestrial mag
netic currents. It is a fact well known to
soldiers that the vital forces are at their low
est at about 3 o'clock in the morning. The
physical depression then is extreme, and a
batalion of brave men are in greater danger
of unworthy behaviour before the enemy then
than at any other time. Napoleon knew this,
and said that lie had very rarely seen “the
courage of 3 o'clock in the morning.” There
is, however, a great difference in courage be
tween a fasting man and a full one at any
hour of the day. The statistics above quoted
ought to make those who are watching over
sick-beds redouble their watchfulness and
care in the forenoon, and, possibly, by tiding
the sufferer over that critical hour, may save
a life.
Several years ago a young blood was driv
ing through our quiet village, from the Mad
ison Springs, then a fashionable resort. "When
opposite the house of Mrs. a good old
stammering Presbyterian lady, he stopped,
and rising to his feet in his elegant convey
ance exclaimed. “Well, this is the first town
I ever saw that was finished. Not a sound
of hammer—yes finished.” The old lad} f, s
patriotism was aroused, and she began in a
shrill voice, “ W —w—w —well, we was aliout
finished, but we lacked a foo—foo—fool, we
have got him now. I guess we are finished.”
—Danielsvtile Edition Elberton Gazette.
The Clerk of Gwinnett Superior Court. W.
L. Vaughn, comes to the front with a novel
wager. He proposes to put up SI,OOO against
any amount that he can eat a wild turkey
j every day for thirty days.— At. Constitution.
Acts of the General Assembly.
PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION OF THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE YEAR 1876.
An act to empower the Judges of the Su
perior Courts of this State to appoint or em
ployer a reporter or stenographer in their
Courts, to define the duties of such reporter
or stenographer, fix his fees, and for other
purposes.
Section 1. The General Assembly of the
State of Georgia do enact, That from and af
ter the passage of this act, the Judges of the
Superior Courts of this State shall have the
power to appoint, and at pleasure remove, a
reporter or stenographic reporter for the
Courts of their respective Circuits. Such re
porter, before entering on the duties of his
office, shall be duly sworn in open Court faith
fully to perform all the duties required by
this net,, and it shall be his duty to attend ail
Courts in the Circuit for which he is appoint
ed. and when directed by the Judge, ns here
inafter set, forth, to exactly and truly record,
or take stenographic notes of the testimony
nnd proceedings in the case tried except the
argument of counsel.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, that the
compensation of the reporter or stenographic
reporter, for taking down the testimony in
the trial of such criminal casc9 as are now
required by law to be recorded, shall not ex
ceed fifteen dollars per day, to be fixed by
the presiding Judge, which sum shall be paid
by the county Treasurer, or other officer hav
ing charge of the countv funds of the county
wherein such criminal case shall be tried, on
the certificate and order of said Judge as to
the number of days he has been employed.
In cases of conviction the costs of reporting
as provided in this act shall be entered up
against the defendant, on which judgment the
Clerk of the Superior Court, shall issue exe
cution, and the money arising therefrom shall
be deposited in the treasury of the county
where such conviction was Imd, to be held as
other county funds are held.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, that the
compensation of the reporter or stenographer
for recording, or taking stenographic notes
and recording the evidence in such civil cases
as may be agreed by counsel for plaintiff and
defendant to be recorded, or in cases of dis
agreement as aforesaid, in such cases as the
presiding Judge may direct to be recorded,
shall be at a rate not to exceed ten cents per
hundred words, to be fixe ! by said Judge,
which fee shall be paid by the parties to the
agreement upon such terms as they may pre
scribe for themselves, and if no agreement is
entered into as to the payment thereof, then
in such manner as may be prescribed by the
presiding Judge.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, that said
reporter or stenographer shall, for reports of
evidence and other proceedings by him fur
nished, be paid by the party requesting the
same, at a rate not to exceed ten cents for
eacli one hundred words.
Section 5. Repeals conflicting laws.
An act to amend Section 4141 of the Code
of 1873. relating to the date of summons,
when the amount involved is fifty dollars or
under:
Section 1. Be it, enacted by the General
Assembly 7 of the State of Georgia, That from
and aft er the passage of this act, Section 4141
of the Code of 1873 he amended as follows :
After the words ‘ amount is,’ in the third line
of said section, strike out the words 4 under
fifty dollars,’ and insert in lien thereof the
words 4 fifty dollars or under,’ so that said
section shall read as follows: 4 All sum
monses shall bear date fifteen days before
the time of the trial of the cause, if the amount
is fifty dollars or under ; and shall bear date
twenty days before the time of the trial, when
the amount is over fifty dollars, and shall be
served upon the defendant, either by giving
him a copy of the same in person, or by leav
ing such copy at his usual and most notorious
place of abode, at least ten days before the
time of trial.
Section 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
An act to define in what Court awards pro
vided to be entered on minutes of the Su
perior Court, under Section 4242 of the Code
of 1873, shall be entered :
Section 1. Re it enacted, etc., That when
ever a case of any kind, pending in any Court
in this State, shall be referred to arbitration,
the award mafic upon the same shall be en
tered on the minutes of the Superior Court
where said suit is pending; and in all cases
where a matter of dispute, not involved in
litigation, is referred to arbitration under Sec
tion 4225 of the Code of 1873, the award up
on the same shall be entered on the minutes
of the Superior Court of the counties where
the parties reside against whom the award is
rendered, if residents of the State, and if not
such resident, in the counties where the award
was made.
Section 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
An act to alter and amend section 610 of
the Revised Code of Georgia Ifb amended by
striking out from said Section 610 the words
4 licensed ministers of the Gospel,’ and insert
ing 4 ordained ministers of the Gospel, who
are in the regular discharge of ministerial
duty, and in charge of one or more churches,’
and section 659 of the Code on the same sub
ject, and all other acts in conflict with this
act are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
An act to authorize County School Com
missioners and members of County Boards of
Education to administer oaths in certain
cases :
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That from
and after the passage of this act, County
School Commissioners and members of Coun
ty Boards of Education, shall be empowered
and authorized to administer such oaths as
may be necessary in transacting school busi
ness or in conducting investigations before
the County Boards, when sitting as judicial
I tribunals, for determining controversies aris
ing under school laws.
Section 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Always getting things down to a, fine point
—the ncc lie maker.
S TERMS, $2.00 PER ANNUM.
) SI.OO FOR SIX MONTHS.
GLEANINGS.
The Georgin Medical Association will meet
in Augusta on the third Wednesday in April.
The Patent Office at Washington during
its business hours last year granted patent*
at the rate of one every twelve minutes.
Over six thousand persons attended the
noon-day prayer-uieeting of Moody and Sau
key, on Wednesday, in New York.
Phillip Bartlow, of Salem Corners, Wayne
county, l*a., has been arrested on a charge
of incest with his two daughters, aged 11 and
14 years, respectively.
Tiie Three Swords. —The sword which
Grant drew in the war. the sword which he
took from the hand of Lee. and that which
may be the most terrible of all, the sword of
Damocles.
If the Andersonville of yesterday is to bo
thrown up to the President of the late Con
federacy, surely the President of the United
States cannot consistently escape responsi
bility for the Fort Sill of to-day.
W. R. Thompson, the negro who murdered
Mr. llavne Reid, at Pomaria, S. C., last De
cember. was hanged last Friday at Newberry,
lie made a full confession. There were about
six thousand spectators—mostly colored peo
ple.
An auctioneer, at a sale of antiquities, put
up a helmet with the following candid ob
servation : “This, ladies and gentlemen, is
a helmet of Romulus, the founder of Rome ;
but whether lie was a brass or iron founder,
I cannot tell.”
A man has been found who does not com
plain at the law’s delays, lie lives in a house
which is the subject of a law-suit, and having
been ordered bv both litigants to pay no rent
to the other, he hopes the contest may con
tinue for years.
The shipments of fresh beef from New
York to England weekly, are fifty tons, and
will soon be increased to two hundred tons.
This will be a great stimulus to stock raising
in the West, but won’t help the cause of beef
eaters at home.
It is stated in a special to the Baltimore
Gazette that when Montgomery Blair called
on Judge Jcre Black to retain him for the
defense of Belknap, the Judge bluntly said
he saw nothing to defend, and declined to bo
retained.
At the election held at Carnesvillc, last
Saturday, on the whiskey prohibition ques
tion. there were thirteen votes cast for the
abolishment of the t raffic against thirty for
its continuance. This settles the question.
On the morning of the Bth inst. the house
of Mrs. Matilda Guest, who resides about 11
miles south of Toccoa City, in Franklin coun
ty, was consumed by fire, and her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ilieks, burned to death.
The General Conference of the Presbyte
rian Church, which convenes in Edinburg, on
4th of July, is being looked to with great in
terest. There are twenty thousand congre
gations within the limits of the Presbyterian
fellowship, and (iffy different forms of com
bined organization.
Thieves are getting to be mighty soon, as
the boys say. A merchant of Graniteville.
S. C;, whose store was robbed recently of a
large amount of goods, went to Angnsta tho
other day and purchased another stock.—
These goods were placed in a special car. and
the special car was broken into and robbed.
There occurred recently in Calumet coun
ty, Wisconsin, three weddings in one family
in one day. The old folks celebrated their
golden wedding, their oldest son andhiswif©
their silver wedding, and their son and his
wife their linen wedding. Besides this, the
baby of the 3*oll ng couple was baptized.
The number of Methodists in Georgia are
given as follows : South and North Georgia
Conferences, 84.074; Methodist Episcopal
Church North, 16,180; African Methodist
Episcopal Church, 40,152; Colored Metho
dist Episcopal Church in America, 13,572;
Protestant Methodists (about) 2,500. Total,
156.478.
The Montgomery Bulletin has this: 44 A
widower several years ago married a woman
who had two sisters. The wife dying, he
married one of the remaining sisters and his
son by his first wife married the other. Both
marriages were fruitful. Now what is the
kin ?” "
The Americus Republican asks the follow
ing conundrum, which the civilized world has
been vainly trying to answer ever since the
world became civilized: “Why do young
men, and old ones, too, congregate before the
steps of the house of God every Sabbath, and
stare at people as they enter ?”
The Montgomery Advertiser says a few
days ago a negro man offered most outrage
ous insults to some young ladies in Hunts
ville and threatened to kill them, and in one
instance attempted violence. He had been
guilty of the same offence on more than one
occasion. A party of men went to the city
lock-up, whee he was confined, took him out
and hung him.
Columbus, destroyed by the Federal troops
in 1865. since the war now runs 35,000 spin
dles and 1.000 looms, and many iron and
other establishments. All these have l>een
re-built since 1866 with Southern capital.—
Columbus proudly claims she is entitled to
the position of the Lowell of the South. A
splendid bagging factory is being about
opened.
The Ellijay Courier tells this good one :
A good old Baptist was arrested by the Rev
enue men. a few days ago, and it made him
angry, and he used some cuss words. A
certain Methodist thought the heretofore good
man would be turned out of the church, and
stepped tip to one of the headlights of the
Baptist church and asked him what the church
would do with that man for swearing. The
Methodist was told that “it ifc against tho
rules of onr church to swear, but whenever
that Revenue gang gets one of our members
we suspend the rules and let him cuss out if
he can.”
NUMBER 42.