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iqiuf Jlili’ertiscments.
Jackson Deputy Sheriff’s Sale.
Ilf IU. be sold, before the Court House door,
)1 in the town of Jefferson, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder, on the first
Tuesday in December next, the following proper
ty to-wit:
(hie tract or parcel of land lying in said county
of Jackson. State of (ieorgia. on the waters of the
Mulberry and Walnut Fork of the Oconee river,
in the iMStli 1 list. G M. of said county of Jackson,
the place whereon R F Veal, dec’d. resided at the
time of bis death, containing one hundred and fif
teen acres, more or less. Said place reasonably
well improved and in a good state of cultivation ;
ind before the levy was made and for the purpose
of nuking the levy, a deed was made, tiled and
recorded in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court
of Jackson county, from Erastus Shank le to J If
( runic, adm'r of the estate of 15 F Veal, deceased.
Said tract or parcel of land levied on by virtue of
iti fa issued from Jackson Superior Court, Au
putTcnn, 1877. Erastus Sliankle vs. J H Cronic
i administrator of the estate of said 1* F Veal,
ilcreased. Levied upon to satisfy the above stat
ed ti fa. Nov. Ist, 1577. Notice given to the de
fendant in li fa and the tenant in possession of the
premises. (pr fee $8)
Also, at the same time and place, will be sold,
two black, horse mules, II or 10 years old, one
hundred ami fifty bushels of corn, and fourteen
hundred pounds of lint cotton, levied on as the
property of Win I) Harrison, to satisfy one li fa
mued from Jackson Superior Court, William
!’Uman vs. Win I) Harrison. Property pointed
outbv Sl* Thurmond, plaintiff's attorney.
no3 s."> W. A. WORSHAM, Hep Shir.
Special Notice to Debtors.
Vl.l. persons indebted to the undersigned are
earnestly, yet respectfully requested to come
forward and settle at once. All notes and ac
* unt* unsettled on the loth November, will be
plaeed in the hands of an officer for collection.
JOHN S. MESSER.
Pond Fork, <!a., Oct. 27, 1577.
Administrator's Sale.
Will be sold, hefere the Court House door in
O the town of Jefferson. Jackson county, Oa..
"ithin the legal hours of sale, on the Ist Tuesday
j m December next, the following property, to-wit :
1 hie undivided half interest in and to the tract of
and. in said county, whereon John Nixon now
ff'idr*. adjoining lands of James M. Vanillin, —.
"uT, containing one hundred and sixty (100) acres.
*treor less; 40 or .*0 acres weti improved—good
'hidings, orchard, Ac. The other undivided half
"Test is the property of John Nixon, or his wife.
S( *'! as the property of Sarah Ann Cheely. dec'll,
' r the purpose of paying expenses of administra
t'on, and for distribution. Terms, cash.
{KI WM. E. CHEELY, Adm'r.
(jEORGII, Jacks*County.
I- K. Rowe vs. \\ .J. Rowe. Libel for Divorce,
in Jackson Superior Court.
, 1 *Pl >p rtng to the Court that the defendant in
. r ,*“ ovc * ta ted case resides without the limits of
, n co,l, ity, and it also appearing that said
‘♦e.endant resides without the limits of the State
i. therefore, ordered that service upon the
. 4tlt ' •J. Rowe, be perfected by publica
!. "' n l " l ‘ Pohkst Nkws once a montli for four
11 “** P re vioiiK to the next term of this Court.
U„ W: J - ■ SILMAX, I’l'ttr's Att'y.
I,ku - lb RICK, JudgeS. C.
tr, ‘ l ' extract from the minutes of Jackson Su
°Urt ’ Al 'g'*st Tern,. 1577.
J* 120 T. 11. NIBLACK, Clerk.
(|-EORGH ( .liu kson County.
r Vh. ,rW ,f ma,j c ° ncer,i:
UrJT*' t l l ° rcv ie\vers appointed upon the pc
rpp urta,n citizens to review, mark out and
of. ..I 1 !" 11 tie public utility of the establishment
t'N,!,, ' lO roa d leading from the Athens and Jcf-
Mii| | °. a ' • IK ‘ ar J- L. Johnson's, to S. S. Smith’s
onipri.il V re l" ,rtl ‘ 1 * favorably to said road, it is
i w ifi,; '‘V* m, ' l ‘ ss valid legal objections is offer
lie ' " rt y days from this date, an order will
Public P üblishing and making said road
1 lth J!-- 'b‘ r my official signature, this October
°et!3 11. W. DELL, Ord’y.
X J'y *‘;7~ A }l persons holding demands
2|l,, kion I-,' 10 Ks <ateof(;eorge Merk, late ol
th.-rn. "’""ty. deceased, are notified to present
'hiitiV,^"' i ■ a, itlientieated : and all persons
‘l’le.'ted to 'V ¥* tc of said deceased, arc rc-
N->7i !, m * k ; c,ni >odiate payment.
HENRY MERE. Adm’r.
NOliti ... ii t
lli V ‘° 11 it may ( oncern :
•'ti‘r i'* cons °nt for my wife, l\ I*. Lan
-1 ’ v date *ya P'rce Dealer from and after
..ov jo * Nov - 1^77.
/ 1 _ X. W. LANCASTER.
(y Jackson County.
! ' * I'l ledge I.cgg, colored, has applied
lln ? apart \ Xc, i , Pf* <) n of personalty and set
-I‘4>S upon ti" ' a “ ,at *on of the same ; and I will
'NT, at ii *• i Sai ) ,c on the doth day of November,
-Vow loth° cloclt AI , at ,nv office.
Pirn - H - W - KELL, 0nr > r *
t V .IhcUimhi 4'oimly.
,lf "i. Kettfii'r S c °l 'd< has applied for exenip
*'"l I wifi n, a !' ar ! a, *d valuation of personalty,
° n 30th !i S Uf T" the same at 12 o’elock, M.,
Nov p, anda >’ of -November. at my office.
- H. W. BELL, Ordinary.
‘ UEI!S FllI: lOaNITNOTEs;
At the Forest News Office.
THE FOREST NEWS.
The People tlicir own ltulers; Advancement iit E ItisatDn, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
Ja’tjttl Udeeriisemmts.
Jackson County.
To all whom if may concern;
\\ hcreas, the reviewers appointed, upon the pe
tition of certain citizens, to review, mark out and
report upon the public utility of the changes in
the Athens and Clarkcsville road, made necessary
by the grading of the Northeastern Railroad, said
changes commencing on Mrs. Moon's land, below
her shop, and then taking the old road to a point
opposite J. C. Jarrett’s residence, thence the right
of-way of the N. K. R. R. Cos. to the west corner
of \\ liitson Jarrett's fence, thence in N. \V. direc
tion through W. Jarrett's and C. 11. Chandk-r’s
lands to the Colt's Mill road, thence said road to
the R. R. crossing, the same to the South side,
thence the right-of-way to the old road, thence the
old road to Milton Matthews’, thence the right-of
way in front oft'. \\ . Matthews* to said old road,
thence said old road to the hollow below Smith's
old store, then the right-of-way of said R. R. Cos.
in front of I. L. Smith's and J. \\ . Renton's resi
dence to said old road, thence the old Toad to the
Hat above W liitson Jarrett’s house, thence the
right-of-way of said R. R. Cos. to Sandy Creek
church, there crossing the said R. R. and taking
the line ot old road to Royd I lick's, thence leav
ing the old road and running about with the land
line ol Mosely and (’ash to R. R.. thence across
said R. ft., thence following the land iincdivjding
the lands ol J. A. Renton and W. W. Davis to
the old road in front of Mrs. Highlands. Said re
viewers having reported the above changes in said
road of public utility. Ac.. It is ordered that, un
less valid legal objections is offered within thirty
days from this date, an order will be passed es
tablishing the road as above marked out. and mak
ing the same public.
Hiven under my official signature. October 10th.
1877. oct2o 11. \V. REEL, Only.
Notice to Debtors.
VLL persons indebted to the linn of PKNRF.R
- CRASS A HANCOCK are respectfully re
quested to conic forward and make payment at
once, as I am compelled to wind up all the busi
ness ol the late firm. our notes and accounts
will lie found at the old stand. Any person wish
ing to make payment. will he waited on by Mr.
F. L. Pendergrass. N. 11. PEN DER< J R ASS,
Det li Surviving Copartner.
j)rott’Bßimiiil it business (Tunis.
EARLY ROGERS,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
Near South-East Corner Public Square,
liaiiiesville, - - - - Ueor^in.
Photographs, Ferrotypes, etc., etc., put up as
neat and life-like as can be bail anywhere. Makes
a specialty of COP VINO and ENLARGING OLD
PICTI RES. Picture Frames (any size). Cord.
Naiis, etc., always on hand. Re sure to call and
see me when you come to town. oet27-3m
U’l'. Aid,IIS, Alioriiev-sii-ljivt,
>• Harmony Drove, Jackson Cos.. Ga.
H ill practice iuJacl.son and adjoining counties.
Prompt attention given to all business entrusted
to him. Refers to Hon. John D. Stewart, Griffin,
and lion. J. T. Spence, Jonesboro'. Ha. octG
EMORY SPEER, I W. S- MORRIS.
Athens, Da. | Jefferson, Ga.
SPEER A MORRIS]
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
(Ja., will practice in Superior,
Ordinary's and Justices’ Courts. in
building with Col. Silman. UP-STAIRS. aug23
Dr. J. M. BURNS
HA VINO resumed the practice of Medicine,
offers bis professional services to the public,
Thankful for all past patronage, be solicits a lib
eral share in the future. The Dr. can he found at
his residence, three miles east of Jefferson, when
not professionally engaged.
Aug 11 JOHN M. BCR NS, M. D.
Bl’. IVOl'TOltlh AHorneyiil-laiw.
• Harmony Gkovk, Jackson Cos., <ia.
Will practice in all the adjoining counties, and
give prompt attention to all business entrusted to
his care. Collecting claims a specialty.
March 3d, 1877.
WILKY C. HOWARD. ROlfT S. HOWARD.
W. C. & R. S. HOWARD,
A TTOItXEYS AND COUNSELLORS A T
LA JC,
f24 Jkkkkkson, Ua.
Medical and Surgical Notice.
Die. W. A. WATSON respectfully tenders
his professional services to the citizens of
Jefferson and surrounding country. Residence,
at the old “ Watson Homestead,” Sycamore st.
Office, in Col. J. B. Silman’s law office. When
not professionally absent, can be found at one or
the other of the above places. Jan 27 ly
Dr. J. B. Pendergrass,
RESPECTFULLY tenders his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Jefferson and surround
ing country ; and by strict attention to his studies
and profession, hopes to merit continued confi
dence. He can be found at his office, north end
of Pendergrass & Hancock's store, up-stairs, at
all times, when not professionally absent.
January 13th, 1877.
J. A. B. MAHAFFEY. W. S. M CARTT.
1\ I AHAFFEY & McCARTY,
M ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Jkkkkkson, Jackson O. Oa..
Will practice anywhere for money. Prompt at
tention given to* all business entrusted to their
care. Patronage solicited. OctJOly
Huh. c. it. Giles
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens
of Jefferson and vicinity. Can he found at
the office recently occupied by Col. Mahaffey.
Jan. 22, 1870—tf
r. J. KIiOYD. I J. B. Sri.MAN.
Covington, (la. j Jeftcrson, Oa.
IMiOYD A SIUIiN,
i ATTORNEY S-AT-LAAV.
Will practice together in the Superior Courts oi
the counties of Jackson and NY alton.
}unel2 —ly
WI. 1*114,1'.. tltorncj sil Ijim.
. JEFFERSON, JACKSON CO.. UA.
Practices in all the Courts, State and Federal.
Prompt and thorough attention given to all
kinds of legal business in Jackson and adjoining
counties. ' June 12 1873
DU. W. S. AI K.
SURGEON DENTIST.
Harmony Grove. Jackson Cos., Ga.
July 10th," 1873. dm
STANLEY & PINSON,
JEFFERSON , GA..
DEALERS in I)rv Goods and Family Groce
ries New supplies constantly received.
Cheap for Cash. Call and examine their stock.
June 10 ly
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. NOV’R 17, 1877.
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
J- G. Thrower’s Reply to “One of the
Council.”
Editor Forest News: —Dear sir—Will you
please allow me a short space in your valua
ble paper, for the purpose of correcting some
statements made by your correspondent, “ One
of the Council ,” in his reply to an article of
my own, that appeared in the Templars' Ad
vocate of October Ist, headed "Restriction.”
We believe, says “One of the Council,” that
IJro. Thrower is a public lecturer. Now, if
your correspondent knew anything about Bro.
Thrower at all, he knows that he is not a pub
lic lecturer. Again, lie says, “are the Good
Templars responsible for all the blunders of
Bro. TANARUS., because they license and pay him as
agent and lecturer ?” By this, we suppose, he
would convey the idea that 1 am paid a large
salary to travel through the country in the
interest of the Order I represent; this is a
mistake, and I desire to have it corrected.—
Mail}* of your citizens can bear witness to the
fact, that in the ten years that I have been
laboring in the interest of the cause of tem
perance. I have never received one single
cent for any service performed ; notwithstand
ing, it has been voted to me, time and again.
I only mention this, that the public may know
that my interest in the temperance cause is
not measured by the amount of money receiv
ed from it; as “One of the Council” would
have the people of Jackson county believe.—
I would ask space to answer “One of the
Council” on the licensing powers, &c., were
there any thing to answer. Indeed, (>ne of the
Council seems so ashamed of his own point
less argument, that he hides himself under a
non deplume ; why don't lie sign hisown name,
so that the people may know who he really is ;
whether a Minister, Merchant, Farmer, or a
Bar-keeper. He is evidently' at work in the
interest of the. latter.
I desire here, to positively assert, that in
my article referred to, I had no intention to
cast any reflection on the City Council. Mv
aim was simply’ to show to the people that the
City Council of Jefferson had become con
vinced of the evil influences growing out of
the license system, (handed down to them,
by herhaps, “One of the Council ;**) and they
determined by council enactment, to restrict
the evil all that laid in their power; to this
end they order the bar-rooms closed at eight
o’clock at night, instead of ten. “One of the
Council" knows t hat the present town Council
did not grant the license to these bar-keepers ;
he knows—and that is the reason of his de
fense of it, that the Council preceding the
presentonc, granted the license ; and he knows
too, that the present council, seeing the evil
influence of the traflic, put upon it all the re
strictions in their power.
In answering, or pretending to answer my
article, “One of the Council’' has not the mo
ral courage to conic out and say he favors the
traflic in alcoholic poisons, but he does
say, "Wc wish well to the cause of temper
ance, and we work for it.” How docs he work
for it? Is it working for temperance when
lie is defending the licensing system ? That
kind of defence reminds inc very’ much of the
old toper who said he was helping the tem
perance cause by’ drinking all the whisky he
could lay’ hands on.
Men, lie says, with but one idea, or who
see but one side of a question, are apt to run
into absurdities. YYc confess we have but
one idea in regard to liquor-selling, i. c., that
it is all evil, and no good comes from it. —
And we hereby challenge “One of the Coun
cil” to show us one simile case where anyijood
comes from the liquor business. Everywhere
its influence is demoralizing, and is yearly
sending more souls to hell than all other evils
combined. Yes, we are one-ideaed on this
subject, as we are on religion. YVc believe
to be a Christian, a man must be truthful, up
right and honest, that he must not have any
compromise with the devil or any of his works,
but that he must be a meek and lowly follow
er of the Lord and Savior, lie must not be
a drunkard, or a drunkard-maker; lie must
denounce vice in all its forms; indeed, lie
must have but one idea between right and
wrong; you may call it “ fanaticism”or any
thing else, but wc declare, that according to
the law laid down, there is no neutral ground
between God and the devil, between right and
wrong, between good and bad. If “One of
the Council” favors the licensing o l‘rum shops
why don't he come out like a man and say
so. The fact is. he begs the whole question
in his repl\\ and I doubt not, when he sees a ;
poor, unfortunate drunkard on the streets,
and knows that he licensed the man to make
the drunkard, he feels ashamed of his work,
and well he may. Is “One of the Council”
a member of the church ? and if so, will the
bar-keeper be allowed a membership in the
same church? and if not, tchy not? is he (the
bar-keeper) any worse than the man that gives
him protection in his business? is he any
worse than the man who grants him license ?
We answer no ; and in the last great day, God
will hold equally responsible, tlio man that
makes the drunkard, and the one that gives
the license to do so. “Woe unto him that
pntteth the bottle to his neighbors bps and
maketh him drunken also!” says the Holy
writ.
In regard to making “blunders,” we don’t
claim infallibility ; we are liable to err, but we
had rather err in trying to do right, than to
be perfection in working evil. If we can
pick up one poor drunkard and make him a
sober man, and keep him sober, remove all
temptation from his path, we are willing to be
called one-ideaed. We expect to be assail
ed by the liquor interest, but strange as it
may appear, our assailants always come tin
dsr the disguise of friendship; away with
such temperance workers as “One of the
Council” claims to be. Give us men ; large
hearted, whole-souled men, who are not asham
ed to take a stand for right; men with but
“one idea” of right, and “one idea” of wrong.
In conclusion, we desire to say “that we
mean no unkindness in what we say above ;”
but we make this demand of “One of the
Council:” First, that he shall tell the peo
ple of Jefferson in what way he is working
for the temperance cause ; and second, how
the public can be benefitted by the sy’stcm of
licensing bar-rooms; and third, whether or
not, restriction is not partial prohibition ; if
indeed, the whole license system is not re
striction ? In regard to his question as to
whether the State holds the Doctor and drug
gist responsible for tlicir acts under their li
cense, that is silly. Every school-boy knows if a
druggist sold poison to a man, knowing that
he would kill himself with it, the druggist
would beheld responsible. If the physician
maltreats a patient, under the law, he is held re
sponsible ; but the bar-beeper may sell bis
poisons, and his victim may fall just outside
f his licensed saloon, poisoned by the liquor
lie drank, and 11 ic very license granted by
“One of the Council.” shields the murderer,
while the verdict of the jury is, died drunk.
Apologizing for the length of this letter, I
will close. Respectfully’,
James G. Thrower.
General Forrest as a Christian.
In his sermon at General Forrest's funeral,
Rev. I)r. Stainback, of Memphis, said :
“On the 14th of November, 187f>. on a calm
Sabbath evening. Bedford Forrest and his
now stricken wife, entered this church and
took their seats. I preached from the para
ble found in the great sermon on the mount,
where the builders on the Hock of faith and
the builder on the sands of false hopes are
contrasted. At the close of the discourse I
passed out and found General Forrest wait
ing at the door. lie took my’ arm and we
passed the pavement below. There he stop
ped abruptly, and trembling he leaned against
the wall, and, as the tears fell from his eyes,
said: ’Sir, voursermon has moved the last
prop from under me. I am the fool that
built on sand—l am a poor, miserable sinner.’
'Flic form which never trembled before the
stoutest man, seemed all shaken. ‘My dear
General.’ I said, T thank God for this. If
you feel that you are the foolish builder, you
are in the best way’ to get, upon the Rock.’ I
told him how ’God so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten son that whosoever be
lieveth on Him sould not perish but have ev
erlasting life.’ Then I gave him the 51st
Psalm to read. I called at his room the next
night and talked with him and prayed with
him. At the close of the prayer lie arose and
said: ‘l’m satisfied. All is right. I put my
trust in my Redeemer.’ Since that time, un
friends, I know he has said many things not
like a Christian, and done many things he
should not have done. But no man ever felt
this more keenly than he did. When I saw
him on Thursday lie confessed how far he had
done wrong, and brought reproach upon the
cause of Christ. ‘But,* said he. ’God has for
given me.’ Raising his emaciated hand, he
pointed to his breast and said, ‘All is peace
here. I want you to know that there is no
cloud between me and my God. lam at
peace with God.’ I bowed my bead upon
that hand and wept for joy. Said I : ‘Gene
ral Forrest. I thank God for this.’ Then he
gave me this message : Tell my brethren
and sisters that during six weeks, I have lain
in my bed and communed with my God. Tell
them to take up their cross and follow their
Savior. Tell my old comrades in sin to give
their hearts to God, and seek a higher, holi
er life.’ "
LSF’There is a man living in Pennsylvania,
who is totally insensible to the pain which
usually attends the sting of bees and other
insects with well located business ends. lie
takes honey from hives without stupefying
the bees or using any protection for his per
son. lie will take a well-inhabited hornet’s
nest up in his naked hands and crush it as a
child crushes a puff ball, but is never wound
ed by the injured and insulted insects. Large
robust bumble bees have in a moment of rage
backed up against bis flesh, and planted co
pious portions of poison under his skin with
out making him flinch or even sensible of the
venomous thrust he has received. People
say he has never felt a sting yot, and does
not know what pain is. If he desires to ex
periment in the matter, we would advise him
to marry a woman fifteen years his senior,
with a hooked nose. He will experience a
peculiar pain in this condition. It will come
from the sting ot remorse, and come copiously.
Guess what this line is put here Lor ?
1 Wild Knolt Dye in Winlur.
I wud knott dye in winter.
When whiske punchiz tio—
When pooty gals air skating
O’er fealds ov ice A sno
When sassidge meet is phrying
A Hickeri nuts is thick !
Owe ! who kud think of ever dighingf
Or even getting sick?
I wud not dye in spring tiefn,
& miss the turn up greens,
A the pooty song ov tho lectle frawgs,
A the ski larks arly s;rcefns ;
When burds begin tharc wobbling,
A taters gin to sprout—
When turkies go a gobblering,
I wud knott then peg out.
I wud knott dye in summur,
A leeve the gard'n sass—
The roasted lam and butter milk—
The kool plase inn the grass ,
f wud knott dye in summur
When every thing's so hot,
A leeve the whiski Jew lips—
Owo know ! ide rutber knott.
I wud knott dy’c in ortum.
With pcechcs fitt for eating.
When the wavy korn is getting wripe,
A kandidates are treating.
Plior these and other wreasons,
Ide knott dye in the phall;
A sense ive tliort it over,
I wud knott dye a tall.
A Heroic Slave.
A contributor to the Philadelphia Times
relates the following tragic incident of Col.
Dahlgren’s attempted raid on Richmond :
“Our guide, the negro spoken of in the first
of this narrative, and who had been assigned
to this expedition, misled us during the night,
and to obviate the delay of retracing our
steps, Colonel Dahlgren, on the representa
tion of the guide that an excellent ford was
to be found at Dover Mills, concluded to
cross at that point. After two hours’ halt,
we again moved on and soon reached Dover
Mills, but only to meet disappointment. The
negro had deceived us; no ford existed at
this point, nor was there any means of cross
ing the river, lie then stated that the ford
was three miles below ; this was most obvi
ously’ false, as the river was evidently navi
gable to and above that place, as we saw
scows and a sloop going down the river, and
it would seem impossible that he should not
know that no ford existed in the neighbor
hood, where he had seen vessels daily pass
ing. Col. Dahlgren had warned him that if
detected acting in bad faith or lying, wc
would surely hang him, and after we left
Dover Mills and had gone down the river so
far as to render prevarication unavailing, the
Colonel charged him with betraying us, dc
stroying the whole designs of the expedition,
and hazarding the lives of every one engaged
in it, and told him that lie was to be hung in
conformity with the terms of his service; a
halter strap was used for the purpose, and we
left the miserable wretch dangling by the
roadside. 11 is body was afterward cut down
by’ the rear guard.”
It is to be deplored that the relator of this
cold-blooded assassination should not give
the name of the noble, devoted, heroic negro
who thus preferred losing his life to betray
ing his masters and friends, and to whose
fidelity and martyr's death, the Confederate
capital very likely owed its escape from the
hands of that gang which, in defiance and
contempt of all the laws of civilized warfare,
was attempting to carry out the most infa
mous scheme of murder, rape and arson ever
recorded in the annals of the world, and
whose rallying cry was “Death to Davis, his
Cabinet and the Confederate Congress,” as
proven by the written instructions found on
the body of their leader, when, being con
fronted by a hasty levy of crippled hospital
nurses and invalid government clerks, he was
made to bite the dust with all his followers.
If ever the name of that heroic slave is
known, and the place where he suffered mar
tyrdom ascertained, we hope to see a proud
monument reared over his humble remains.
—Mobile Register.
Selling Whiskey to a Drunken Man.
If we remember correctly, it was the act of
a recent Legislature in this State that made
it a crime to sell intoxicating beverages to a
drunken man. The first instance of prosecu
tion under this new law, that has come under
our observation, was in one of the Superior
courts in the Oconee Circuit last week. The
indicted party hail counsel and the case was
submitted to a jury of twelve sworn men.—
Their verdict was, guilty, and the Judge's
sentence was fifty dollars and costs, in all.
amounting to probably seventy-five dollars,
or in default of payment of the fine to be im
prisoned three months in the jail of an adjoin
ing county. —Huvokiuaville Dispatch.
])r. Louis, of New Orleans, who was some
thing of a wag, called on a colored Baptist
minister, and propounded a few puzzling
questions. “Why is it.” he said, “that you
are not ahle to do the miracles that the Apos
tles did ? They were protected against all
poisons and kinds of perils. llow is it you
are not protected now in the same way ?”
The colored brother responded promptly:
“Don’t know about dat, doctor; I s’pectl is.
I’ve taken a mighty sight of strong modicine
from you, doctor, and I is alibe j-et.”
The YeoMftiL, (KyJ records this evidence
of sublime faith * A hopeful minister says he
has no doubt that the time will come when the
members of a church choir will behave just
as well as other folks during divine service.
S TERMS, $2,00 PER AffNUM>
} SIOO FOR SIX MOUTHS.
Scissored Paragraphs.
Actfrn rttevKcine man Wfts sentenced iif
Richmond trt five days' imprison merit and
ten I ashes well Frtid on, for swindling.
Thos.J. grim. who organised the first
Rrthbath school in Texas, in 1828, died on fchtf
30th ult., at Gonzales, aged 72.
Cm.T MftiA. 8. C.. sTnv. verdict of
guilty was rendered in the Cardo2ocase. An
appeal Will doubtless be taken.
Three daughters of a Kentuckian deter'
mined to be married the other day, and theif
father refusing, they all eloped with men tff
their choice the sniiie night.
A Jefferson cotititf boy thinks there is atf
advantage in courting through the
as you don’t have to wash your fleck and pfti
on a clean collar.
A little boy was asked the other day if fw
knew where the wicked finally went to. Ho’
answered : “They practice law a spell here*,
and then go to the Legislature.” — Phil. Pretti.
Three negro murderers sprang upon the’
jailer at Rockingham, N. C., and bore him to
the floor, but lie succeeded in getting out bis
pistol and killing one and wounding
another.
Mr. Dan Krout, of Macon, in leaping ovef'
a fence caught a finger ring on a nail in the'
fence and literally tore the flesh from ther
bone, unjointing it and making amputation 1
necessary.
'Flic practicing pliysiciansof Wheeling, West
Virginia, have pledged themselves not to giver
testimony as experts before the courts nnlesw
receiving the same fee as charged a private’
individual for professional advice.
The enduring odor of musk is marvelous.
When Justinian, in f>3B, rebuilt what is now
tlie mosque of St. Sophia, the mortar wns 1
charged with musk, and to this day the at
mosphere of the building is Oiled with the’
odor.
A bill has been filed by some of the stock
holders of the Forsyth Building
Association to set aside payments due by
them. It is said to be ail important test case,
and will work up an immense amount of liti
gation throughout the State.
An Klberton man said on the streets the'
other day, that Millcdgeville was about such a
town as Ruekersville. Sec here, now, Mr.,
we’ve got naught against the old capital, but
if you aim a slam at Ruekersville put on yer
war paint.— Gazette.
Judge Reese has figured it out. $770,000
is what the tax-payers will loose by removing
the capital to Milledgeville. The additional
expense each year on account of the differ
ence in mileage will make it millions in a few
years.
Richardson, the Nashville fruit tree agent,
arrested in Elbert county for an attempt tw
commit rape, escaped from the Sheriff lasfl
week, while being conveyed to jail from Lin
coln Court, where he was taken in order to#
get his bond reduced.
Rev. James Painey-, col., was tried irrCharr
lotte a few days ago for stealing a Bible.—
The proof showed that the congregation for'
whom he had been preaching bad no Bible,
and the pastor sold them his, but, as it had
not been paid for, he took it with him on
leaving.
Traces of the battles around Petersburg are
in the main obliterated. Only a few of the
extensive fortifications are now visible. The
place known as the Crater is overgrown with
3’oung peach trees, that have sprung up fron*
the peach stones thrown away by the soldiers
during the siege.
A Shaker community at Pleasant Ilill, Ivy*
have had a scries of matrimonial misfortunes
recently which threatened to destroy the so
ciety. First a young man and young wo
man eloped, then an old man and an old wo
man traveled the same road, and within a
month nine more marriages have taken place.
The following from the Courier-Journal
should find a place in every scrap book :
“ The puppy that is afraid to go among hi*-
fellow-men without a navy-six on his hip
ought to be kicked out of society on tlie tip
toe of public sentiment.** —Dyefsburg ( Tenn.)
State Gazette.
A woodpecker bored a bole in the spire of;
a church in Jackson. Mississippi, last spring,
and made his nest within it. In the summer.'
however, a swarm of bees flew to the spire,
drove out the woodpecker*. and 1 have since
filled the interior with honey. And now
man, the sovereign despoiler, has
the hoards and resolved* to exhibit the spire,
with its novel' contents, at the State Fair.
It was the only son of Congressman J. Ran-.
dolpli Tucker that married a grand-daughter
of Gen. Albert .Sidney Johnson at Lexing-.
ton. Ya., last week. Rev.. Gen. Pendleton,
Lee’s chief oLordinance, performed the cere
mony, and a son of General Echols was ono
of the attendants. The bridfe’s father. Col.
Wm. Preston Johnson, was. w.dib Jeff. Davis,
when he was captured^
One of Kentucky’s prodigies is thus de
scribed by a newspaper printed' a* Mender-,
son, in that State-.*: “There ia a white man,
in our city, a sober, sensible gentlemani now
in his 42nd year, who. has a good common,
education, lie never wrote a letter in* his.
life, never owned a postage-stamp, and 1 never
received but one letter. He states that the
letter received was never read, bat was de
posited in his pocket, and packed around)
until worn out, and he does not know to bhi&
da}* the name of the author;
The Walton county Vidette says that a
young lady of Social Circle cut and made
four gentlemen’s shirts and a litblte two year
old girl's dress in four hours, besides super
intending domestic affairs of a family of nine
persons. On the night of the same day, after
tea. she cut and made a dresa for a grown
person, consisting of basque* overskirt and
skirt—trimming each piece. This last piece
of work she performed in two hours and twen
ty-five minutes’ time, having the dress oijv at
■ the expiration of that time.
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