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ov THE JACKSON COUNTY ) PUBLISHING COMPANY. \ VOLUME I. |lif fife, PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, ,I, C JnrkNon County l*iil>liliin ” Com puny. jKFFERSOX, JACKSON COGA. o S< w * coR - PUBLIC SQUARE. UP-STAIRS. MALCOW STAFFORD, MANAGING and business editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One ropy 12 months $2.0(1 •* 44 1.00 „ “ .1 “ 50 toS"Kor every Club of Ten subscribers, an ex tra copy of the paper will be given. RATeToF XoviRTISIWG. Oy K Dollar per square (of ten lines or less) f> ,r the first insertion, ami SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS for t-acli subsequent insertion. All Advertisements sent without specifics tion of the number of insertions marked thereon, published TILL FORBID, and charged jecortlingly* business or Professional Cards, of six lines r or less, Seven Dollars per annum; and where they do not exceed ten lines, Ten Dollars. Contract Advertising. The following will be the regular rates for con tact advertising, and will be strictly adhered to in all cases: ’"SqUUSKS. Iw. Im. 3 in. m. lit m. 3! $1 00 $2 50 $0 00 *9 (X> sl2 00 Two 2 (X) 550 800 17 00 22 00 Three 300 675 10 00 21 00 30 00 four 400 050 18 75 25 00 30 00 five 500 10 25 21 50 29 00 42 00 Six 000 12 00 24 25 33 00 48 00 Twelve...— 11 00 21 75 40 00 55 00 81 00 Eighteen.'.. 15 00 30 50 54 50 75 50 109 00 Twentytvro 17 00 34 00 6ft 00 90 (Ml 125 (X) its?* A square is one inch, or about 100 words of the type used in our advertising columns. Marriage and obituary notices not exceeding ten lines, will be published free; but for all over ten lines, regular advertising rates will be charged. Transient advertisements and announcing can didates for office will be Cash. Address all communications for publication and ill letters on business to 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.