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HANCOCK. GRAHAM A REILLY AMERICUS. GEORGIA; Friday Morning, Jane 17, 1370. Official Organ of Sumter Co. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SCHLEY COUNTY. Official Organ of Lee County. Glticial Organ of Webster County To Sctracnmns.—In accordance with the programme adopt**! by tbe Southern Press Association at its “to session m Savannah, we have determined that the subscription price of the Republican umst be paid in advance bj subscribers. Those who are in arrears and who have lteen repeatedly donned by the ,t X" mark on their papers or otherwise, will be dropped from our books if they do not immediately settle up. We are compell ed to pay the cash for every article used in this office and therefore adopt this sys tem so that we may be able to meet all demands against ns. Those who do not wish to comply with the above can not expect ns to continue to send the paper to them, if they do, they will be sadly disappointed. Persons who are advertising under con tract must pay quarterly in advance, as ]>er agreement. We cannot afford to lose time to don a man two or three dozen times bef ore wc can get money that he has promised to pay when called for. If he cannot fill his part of the contract and will let us know it, we will appropriate the space devoted to his advertisement to something moro profitable. A French surgeon has discovered a process of performing operations with out pain. He uses instruments heated to white heat by means of electricity. He was led to the discovery by observing that boros caused by intense heat pro duced no pain. The absence of pain is owing to the distinction of the nerves by the great heat. Our Blessed Revenue Laws.—Mer chants and others interested will bear in mind that revenue laws strictly require that every check drawn by them since the first of May last, on banks or individu als, to have the necessary stamps affixed thereto, and that such checks must be then cancelled by having the initials of the drawer and date of check written dis tinctly on the stamp. A neglect of this order of the Government carries with it heavy penalty. SOT Mrs. Woodhull is still in the field as a candidate for the Presidency. She probably forgets that the candidate who wins mnst strip for the race. fioF* Alvin Adorns, just thirty years ago, began to run on express between Boston and New York. He was his own messenger, and on his first trip his way bill was worth less than four dollars. The Adams Express Company, with its immense business and wealth, was result of that humble beginning; and |it may indeed be said that Mr. Adams was the pioneer in the Express businessof this country. BGU An exchange crowds a whole lec ture on political economy into the follow ing spicy paragraph : “ Sunday being balmy day, all the styles were brought out. The most richly dressed lady saw is the wife of a man who has owed this office thirteen dollars for nearly three years, he says he cannot raise the money to pay us, and we believe him. ” A Sublime Thought.—The more we siuk iuto the infirmities of age, the near er we ore to immortal youth. All per sons are young in the other world. That state is an eternal spring, ever fresh and flourishing. Now, to pass from midnight into noon on the sudden—to be decrepid one minute, and all spirit and activity the next—mnst be n delightful change. To call this dying is an abuse of lan guage. Newspaper Influence.—The Rev. De witt Talmndge, in a recent Philadelphia lecture, said of the press: "I now de clare that I consider the newspaper to be the grand agency by which the gospel is cast out, oppression dethroned, crime ex tirpated, the world raised, heaven rejoic ed, and God be glorified. In the clank ing of the printing press, as sheets fly ont, I hear the voiceof the Lord Almighty proclaiming to all the dead nations of the earth, "Lazarus, come forth !’ and to the retreating surges of darkness, ‘Let there l»e light! ’ ” Mr. Charles Welford, in his last London letter to the Book Bnyer, pub lished in New York by Scribner, Wel ford & Co., gives ’an account of the re markable announcement just made by Sir Henry Bawlinaon before the Asiatic Society. It is not merely that this emin ent oriental scholar to have dis covered the original records from which the book of Genesis was composed, but he illustrates his position with details of the most striking kind. He himself said: The progress now reached in the collec tion and arrangement of the Nineveh in scribed fragments, made it beyond a doubt that they would be able to derive the whole of the history given in the Book of Genesis, from the time'of Abra ham, from the original documents; and it was not too much to expect that almost the same facts and descriptions would be found in the Bible. —A subterranean lake has been dis covered near Lancaster, Pa., seventy feet below the surface. —The body of General Thomas F. Meagher, wlio was drowned off a steam- boat nt Fort Benton, in 1807, nl;re cently discovered. It bad been rescued from the river by an old trapper, and buried on the bank. —Five London theatros are now closed for want of patronage. —The Fenians declare that their ex pedition is not over; that they will make another raid on Canada iu a quarter least expected. Indications are that they will show their strength iu the Red River country. —Fears are indulged by the Minneso ta delegation in Congress that the north western frontier may l>e involved iu the coming war l»ctweeii Roil and the Cana dian Government. — "A colored Riehardson-McFarlaud case” has just broke ont iu Washington. They have any number of white cases of that sort there, though the McFarlands don't seem to take auy interest in them. -Wade Hampton and family are in Memphis. —Jeffersonville was sixty-two years of age last Friday. —For what port are you bound during courtship? Bound to Havre. —All servant girls North having lovers e now being discharged. —At a wedding in Janesville, Missis sippi, lately,'the guests were made happy with four gallons of wine, four gallons of whisky and ten gallons of beer. —Two German beer drinkers, Dr. Fir- an and Frederick Fries, at Williams- bnrgh, New York, made a wager who conld drink the most beer. At the fiftieth glass the former was taken away, while the latter drank forty-five and also retired. Firman died soon after. —"Mr. Speaker,I straddle that blind,” was the phrase in which a poker-playing California legislator seconded the mo tion. From Dooly County—Railroad Meeting. Vienna, Ga., June Oth, 1870. Editors Telegraph and Messenger : Pur suant to previous call, a meeting was this day held at Drayton, Dooly county,for the purpose of ascertaining the probable sub scription of our citizens to the stock of the Dranch road of the Macon & Bruns wick Railroad Co., from Hawkiusvillo to Americas. On motion, Capt John B. Lewis called to the Chair, and J. H. Woodward ippointed as Secretary. a The Chairman requested Judge S. Rogers to explain the object of the meet ing and to moke the report of the com mittee recently appointed at Hawkinsville to confer with the M. k B. Railrord Co., N. W. Collier, the Chairman of said ot ittee, not being present The object of the meeting being plained by the Judge, he then proceed ed to make the report, as requested by the Chair. The report was received mid unanimously adopted. The Judge in a short speech, urged npon tho people the rtance of our going to work, with a letermination of doing Dooly’s share of building the road, and yielded’the floor to T. K. Lewis, Esq., who, being called for, entertained the audience with a thrilling and stirring speech just suitable to the occasion, and it is needless to say that it was received with good effect.— Mr. Lewis;retiring from the stand, Dr. P. Timberlake was called for, and sponded in his usual happy maimer, along a well-timed appeal to our citi- :ns to subscribe liberally to the stock of the company. The speeches all proved clearly that it was to the interest of Dooly to build, or rather assist, and liberally too, in build ing the contemplated railroad. On motion of J. H. Woodard the books of tho Company were then announced as opened and read v to receive subscription to said stock, whereupon most persons present came forward and subscribed lib erally to the stock. The day being un- propituous, on aoconnt of inclement weather, the meeting was comparatively small; for which reason, it was on motion agreed to liave a- Railroad meeting at Vienna, on the 24th inst, and at the same time and place to have a large public bar becue, to which all, and more especially the ladies, and you gentlemen of the quill, are respectfully invited to attend and participate with ns in our dinner and onr now fair prospects of ere long having daily visitation of the iron hone, throngli Dooly, ranting, snorting, but still punn ing lus affixed course to the end of his destination, and loaded and freighted with the necessaries, the comforts and the luxuries of life, to be discharged almost at onr doors, and then to return laden with ample freights of King Cotton, which supplies ns with ample means to make glad onr hearts and give cheerful faces to the queens and princes of own domestic firesides. We will easily raise onr quota of the suliscription to the proposed branch road, therefore, we look ,upon the completion of the road as a fixed fact, which nas al ready given ns an impetus to improve ments and has enhanced the value of our property. On motion, resolved, that the citizens of Pulaski and Sumter be requested to hold similar meetings and proceed at once to solicit subscriptions to the stock of the Macon k Brunswick Branch Rail road. Resolved, That a copy of the proceed ings of this meeting be furnished the Editor of the Telegraph Messenger, with a request to publish the same, and that tho Americas and Hawkinsville ]»• pers lie requested to copy them. DEFENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. Washington, D. C., Jnne_4, 1870. To tks Honorable Members of the Semite and House afRepresentatives of the Con gress of the Hailed State* : As the State of Georgia is uct now per mitted to have representation, or a voice in Congress, I adopt this method of addressing you in defence of the reputa- lion, the right anil iuterests of her peo ple. Under pretense of defending himself against tho partial exposure of his crimes by the honorable Judiciary Committee of the Senate, Gov. Bnllock, in his letter of May 23, addressed to certain members of Congress, continues to fabricate and peat falsehoods and slanders against people of Georgia, through the instru mentality of which, and the means of cor ruption drawn from the Treasury, he has now fur two years agitated Cougress, pro moted discord, delayed the restoration of peace and good-fellowship amuug the peo ple and States of the Union, retarded “ prosperity of tho State, violated tin stitntiou and laws, usurped the aut]J ^ ml Kicrificed tho rights of our peopled The statement made by the Senate Ju diciary Committee that Gov. Bullock did "use improper means to iulluenco the vote of Senators upon the Georgia ques tion,” and the statement of Hon. Senator Ferry, that, "had Georgia for the last two years been in the bauds of men o( high patriotism, if it had«been iu the hands of men who were looking to the welfare of the nation instead if their own pecuniary advancement, we might have had a different state of things from what exists to-day,” are troths mildly stated, and well known by sad experience to the people of Georgia. Gov. Bullock, in his letter, with an ef- frontry which would make Satan smile in approbation, states that, in his repre sentations concerning ^Georgia, he has " been careful to avoid exaggerations and to state only the literal troth,” and he challenges contradiction. I do not think of a single important statement made by Gov. Bollock, relative to the condition of affairs in Georgia, which has not been exaggerated or false. The slanders which he caused to be raked from all parts of the State and presented to the Reconstruction Committee of the 40th Congress, 3d session, were disap proved by tho unanimous testimony of more than one hundred judges, ordinaries, mayors of cities, and sworn witnesses, who were amongst the best citizens To-day, after five yeara of nominal peace, by the invitation and suggestion, of Governor Bollock, the State of Geor gia is ruled by a military despotism under General Terry, who suspends the writ of habeas corpus, and removes and appoints civil officers a| his will, in violation of the Constitution and laws of the United States and of tho State of Georgia. To-day onr petty tyrant, Governor Bul lock, is urging and threatening mem bers of Congress to secure a perpetuation of his infamons rnlo over the people of Georgia. From such a Government even military despotism is a relief, and would ’ gia, up’ restored. .. . .. . , „ Will not the Congress and tho people —Some chap in Richmond sent to one of the papers there, os original, an ex tract from the Song of Solomon, and the editor introduces it by styling it trash, and saying that it is a fair specimen of the poetical efinaions which are daily thrown in his waste basket CftRBOf.M Acid.—Some twenty years ago the method of prodadag this “esotaot of smoke," from what was then a worthless offid; the coil tar of gas works. It was used in 1837 ia a erode state by Mr. John Bethel, in England, for pro. erring railway sleepers, which wen found to ant over twenty years, when saturated with carboUcfrd* while in the ordinary stste throe or four years was the limit of their life-time. Wood preserved in this manner resists the destructive mfloepess of water as well as of sir, while the acid was soon found to protect it from the ran ges of that destructive insect,' (he teb EQ. It is aboard fora man who lias goods to sell to settle himself and stock in a house and then wait for customers to drop in at their leisure to bay, without advertising. Such people ore dot ener getic enough to keep a new stock ou hand, and are always complaining of dull times. Montgomery & Shaw will verify this os’ sertion, for they are continually receiv ing new articles of merchandise, and os their friends ore immediately made aware.of it by their advertisements they seldom keep articles longer than ten days. Now, ladies, ye who lufVe charge of the eating department at home, when ever yon want something nice for yonr table send word to onr energetic young friend, John Shaw, and if he has it not, give him a little time and he will certain ly get it. * Try him once, and yon will be so much pleased, that yon will ever after buy yonr Groceries of Montgomefy & Sliaw. SeeadterUiemeni A number of ladies in Paris have formed themselves into a society called "LTJnion des Femmes Chretienne, ” for the purpose of reforming tho fashions. Each one promises to pay so mnch a year for her toilettes, and not to employ any dressmaker or bay goods unless the can pay for them right away. Won't the ladissof Americus plans tty such a society? 1 and ding in different parts of tho State, and many of whom were among the best Re publicans in the State. The false statement of his conversations with President Grant, which ho telegraph ed over the country to influence legisla tion a.'jainst Georgia, were denied by thoritv from President Grout His late letter, his testimony before the Judiciary Committee, are made up of ex aggerations and falsehoods. In his letter, he repeats the uow demon strated falsehood, that there were “thirty or more” ineligible members in the orig inal organization of the Georgia Legisla ture. He then kuew that of the fourteen " flagrant” cases tried by General Terry’p Military Commission, but three had been declared ineligible, and that eleven were declared eligible. He also knew, that the sixteen men who declined to qualify, were iuduced to do so by threats and promises, his falsehood : treachery. Iu his letter he refers to his official communication to tho Legislature, ou tl expulsion of, the colored members. In that communication ho denounced the seating of tho minority cmididates, os a violation of the Constitution, tho law of Congress, and the principals of repub lican government, and he threatened tin Legislature with Congressional action. But circumstances change, ami so does Governor Bullock. In Geu. Terry’s re- l>ort (Senate doc. No. 41) is an argument of twelve pages, which he Rays, (page 12) a presentation of tho law of tho whole u in behalf of Bullock.” In the argu ment lie says: * * " Without ques tion, if a person nominally elected ii found ineligible, that body (tho Legisla ture) would declare the next highest elect- and givo him tho seat * * Indeed, there has never been iu tho State any doubt of the application of this law to the Legislature until tho present crisis has given its birth. Gen. Terry, was finally convinced (see | that lio could ' report) t ubordinates, Govern- Legislature to Heat liis acknowledged or Bullock aud Reventeen of them, thus giving Governor Bullock control of the Legislature which he uow seeks to perpetuate. Governor Bullock, iu his letter, refers i an examination into his official con duct by a committee of the Georgia House of Representatives iu January, 1869, and says, that they “finally reported back a resolution to tho effect that they could find nothing affecting my official or per sonal integrity." In this Governor Bol lock has suppressed facts, which is the equivalent of intentional falsehood. The majority of this committee made a “ whitewashing” report. The .minority of the committee reported in substance, the fact that Governor Bullock was guilty in numerous instances of appropriating the public money contrary to law. The minority report was adopted in the House i of 86 yeas, 37 nays’ and to-day by a vote he stands charged by that action impeachable offences for violations of the Constitution which he had sworn to sup port Gov. Bnllock, in his letter, boasts that ho “ shall leave the office of Governor of Georgia with clean hands,” but with his ‘"private fortune greatly diminished,” Ac. If pnblic reputation and the tax- books can be relied upon, he had no " private fortune” when he took the office of Governor; and even now the State Treasurer, N. L. Angier, who has pub lished eleven distinct charges and speci fications against him for violations of the constitution and laws in the use of the public funds, Ac., states that "the Gov. neither gives in nor pays any State, county, city, or revenue |income] tax;” and yet he spent 814,500 in Washington between the fifth of March*and the twenty-first of April last, nsing "improp er means” to influence Congress against the State. The rate of expenditure for the twenty-five months which he has been Governor, wonld have required a pri vate fortune of 8246,800. Read the report of tho the thirteen pages of Governor Bnllock’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee forau illustration both of the "unwilling” and the "swift” witnesses. In answer to the third and fourth questions he de nies all distinct knowledge of why the colored members of the Georgia Legisla ture came to Washington. In his fourth answer ho says: "I do not know that I con say that! knew of any dispatches sent to have them come;’’ ana it required the following questions by the committee to to draw from him tho fact that he did telegraph to Atlanta for them to come to Washington with the " design” and pur pose of exercising an influence in oppo sition to the Bingham amendment”— Bach was the general character of his testimony until ho came to Chapman and Senator Pomeroy. No candid man can read carefully Gov. Bnllock’s testimony concerning Senator Pomeroy from page 143 to page 148, and especially in the light of Sena- tor Pomeroy*B statement on page 149* without a conviction, too strong to be re sisted, that] the whole story is either the result of a conspiracy between Chapman and Gov. Bnllock, or a cold-blooded ma lignant fabrication to injure the reputa tion and destroy the influence ox an honorable Senator who had opposed some of hfc wicked designs npon Georgia. In this part of the testimony, there are three distinct object* to ‘ “ ' roj who opposes his schemes in Congress; to slander Captain Bryant a Republican member who opposes his schemes in the Georgia Legislature; and to divert atten tion from his alleged scheme of selling the State -Railroad to the "Southern ^preM^^^j^^y,”^ an^odious^ bill for passage before the committees. If it were necessaty I could go on, but I tire of the humiliating record of his crimes, and trust that I have said enough to convince yon of tbe character and pur poses of Governor Bullock, and show yon that the good people of Georgia can have no legal protectioifor their ngbts except through tho action of Congress. Governor Bollock has worked with a desperate purpose and energy to the point which ho has now almost attained. When the Legislature of Georgia was organized under the new constitution ir 1868, and he found that he conld not con trol a majority of its members, he quar relled with General Meade because he wonld not apply the "test oath” to clndo his opponents telling General Meade at the same time that "his friends been relieved by Congress. It is believed by many that he sugges ted and aided secretly in the expulsion of tho colored members of the Legisla ture to make a pretext for reorganization by Congress. He voted a joint resolution of the Legis lature pledging the State to abide by the decision of the State Supreme Court os to the eligiblity of negroes to hold office in Georgia, and when the Court had de clared the negroes eligible, he failed to call the Legislature, or to give them an opportunity to comply with the decis- He defeated, through his friends in the Legislature, the adoption of the fifteenth amendment, at a time when it was be lieved that its adoption wonld have set tled the Georgia question. He lias, with the aid of the military, grossly and palpably violated the law of of Congress of December 22, 1869, aud has thus finally succeeded in acquiring control over the Legislature, illegally or ganized. But Governor Bollock is not satisfied with his present “fruits of victory ;” he demands of Congress a perpetuation of his role, and to accomplish this end speedily, he has commenced a course of discipline among members of the Repub lican party. In Georgia, with the usurped power of the State government, backed by the military and his unscrupulous “ring,” whilst he maligns the people and con sumes the vitals of the State under the pretence of loyalty and terrible sacrifices for the Republican party, he has assailed the character, and to the extent of his means destroyed the influence of every Republican who, outraged or -disgusted irith his illegal and corrupt course, has openly opposed his schemes. And now because some honorable mem bers of Congress of the Republican party have obtained a glimpse behind the scene of his corruptions, and dare to say so, ho holds them up in his letter as repeaters of slanders, sympathizers with the rebels and Kn Klnx, making “ investigation” with the vain hope that lies of interested rebels may have some foundation in fact,” and ho threatens Congress with the " re- sposibility for the uttfir destruction of Republicanism in Georgia” if th^y should adopt the “Bingham amendment, or uny proviso substantially like it,” because it would prevent him and the present illegal ly organized Legislature from carrying out liis avowed purpose of depriving the people of the whole State of the right to vote for representatives, aud of perpet uating tho Legislature for two years be yond tho time for which they were elected — violation of tho State constitution. The constitution of Georgia arcticlo 3, c. 1, par. 2, says, “Tho members of tbe Senate shall bo elected for four years, ex cept that tho members elected from the twenty-two senatorial district numbered iutliis constitution with odd uumbers, shall only hold their,oflice for two years. The members of the House of Bepresen- tives shall be elected for two years.” This is clear and absolute, and what follows gives no authority to the Legisla ture to alter the term of office The time” or day of election may be chang ed and the members hold until their suc cessors are elected and qualified,” so that the old members would sit iu any extra ordinary session, held before the regular term at which the new members •e to be qualified. A most important question itself upon the public mind. Will not Congress vindicate its own dignity and the violated law of December 22, 1869? Ml ■ii hiugr asya that there ia calculated to call oab the deep ess of a true woman and enlist ; earnest devotion, as doing up 1 bopreferre by the people of Geor- nptil constitutional liberty eau be authorities iu Ha ng brave warfare on men. Ladies of culture and refinement are handcuffed and led through the streets to the Home for Fallen Women, where they are lodged. # CQTTojy % tho evils which snrrouuded ns, am the means necessary to save us aud the country from the abyss of anarchy or despotism which we seem to l>e so rapid ly approaching? Never since the formation of the Con stitution has it been in greater peril, nor has there been a time when it was more important for patriotic members of Con gress, and officers and citizens of all i»1il«bu>s and parties and creeds, to unite their effiort for its preservation. Tho constitution of government for the United States was formed and established by our fathers in a spirit of mutual con cession and fordearance and confidence, which is necessary to its integrity and continuance. Its sacred and ever bind ing purposes were—"to form a more perfect union, establich justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liber ty to ourselves and our posterity.” If we will but earnestly put away the evils and corruption which like a swell ing tide threaten our destruction—if we will earnestly strive to emulate the gener ous spirit aud self-sacrificing devotion of our fathers—God Almighty will bless us in the consummation of their designs. Very respectfnlly, your ob’t serv’t, NELSON TIFT. Tho New York Sex publishes tho following tier, which contains a number ot very impor tant statements, if they aro only correct Browxsyillk, June 1, 1870.—A filibustering expedition into Mexico is now organizing. Tbe preliminary steps wero taken several months ago, when, yon recollect, General Roeecrana, late of the United States Army, paid a visit to that country, and traversed it extensively. The leaders of the expedition will bo former officers of the United States army and of tho late Con federacy, with Gen. Roeecrana in supremo com mand. The headquarters are in New York city. The principal subordinate departments are Chi cago, St. Louis, Philadelphia! Houston, Texas, New Oilcans and Shreveport, Louisiana. Major R. Shelly, a ImnusE correspondent during tho ■, has something to do with this expedition, lie lias ltecn iu Chicago for the past month; and may still bo there. Tho Confederate General, J. Bankhead Magrmlcr is tbe commander of the expedition; and, from all I hear, will play prominent part in tho affair.' The Federal au thorities at Washington are fully aware of tli the decisivo steps about to be taken, and, as tli 6aying is, “wink at it.” Tho grand passage over the Rio Grande aud ito the Mexican territory will take place twe months lienee. Tho plan is as follows: Rose- uns aud the Mexican General Escobedo, who, un informed, is their hero, and in supreme moanil of the Mexican forces in the northeast, id who fought .the late Emperor Maximilian i well, have come to a satisfactory understand ing, and in consideration of a largo nouey paid to Escobedo, it is mutually tood aud agreed to conduct tiio enterprise as bllow Tlte v presses Having undertaken by that law to restore the expelled colored members to the Legislature, and to purge it of ineligible members, will they now sanctipn the ille gal violence and fraud by which eligible members were expelled, and, seventeen members seated who were not elected? Bnt if past violations of the laws cannot be corrected, if the people of Georgia must, for the time being, continue to be the prey of wicked rulers, then another important question is presented. Will Congress by its action, either directly or indirectly, sanction the orowed pur pose of Governor Bnllock to prevent an election in Georgia for members of the General Assembly, on "Tuesday after the first Monday in November of this year,” as required by the constitution? Or will not Congress, knowing the pur pose of Governor Bullock, declare plain terms, that tho election shall held as therein required, and represen tative government maintained? In behalf of the people of Georgia, I appeal to Congress to secure to qs the common rights and libei ties of American citizens, and the common rights of a State of the American Union. It is now five yean since the dose of the war. When tho people^of Georgia surrendered their arms they also surren dered the cause of independent govern ment for which they had contended.— With hopes crushed, with property des troyed, with the wail of the widow and orplian still ringing in their ears, they, did not play the hypocrite and glory in their defeat or curse their dead comrades as traitors, but they did surrender ii good faith, they did pledge an honest support to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and they kept their pledge. Tho great mass of people have been law abiding, moral, indostrous and earnestly desirous of peace and a perfect restoration of the Union. They appreciated the managnimity of the officers and men tojwhom they surren dered, and they relied on tho promises of the Government, and the common in terests of the country, to restore them to their common rights, whilst they wonld cheerfully bear the common burdens of American citizens. When tho war was over, as a general rule, the officers and soldiers and a large proportion of the citizens, on both sides, with the generosity which characterize bravo and true men, recognized the set tlement of a qpestson which had divided and agitated the country from the begin ning of tho Government, shook hands, wero again friends, and determined to work together to allay prejudice, restore fraternal relations, and secure the union, peace, and prosperity of the whole ^Why^have the efforts of these patriotic men been unavailing? Why Is peace de layed and strife and enmity continued? It ia because there (is another though ■null rims of men who were generally skulkers in the way, or ajieculaiora in the misfortunes of its victims, who, when the war of arms had ended, oommenoed their War of bombast andtlenunciation of false hood and plunder, against individnels and communities of men, women, and This war of these demons of peace, these moral beast and birds of prey, has been continued five years, and has been little less disastrous to the in terest of the country than the war of arms which proceeded it SQL. Some musical genius in the vici ity of tho Barlow House, grinds out a sort of a dead mart'll every day, much to the disgust and annoyance of all lovers of good mnsic. Wo think the cemetery wonld be the most appropriate place for this yontli’s performances. fi*ay In one of our city churches, on last Sunday, daring the sermon, two small boys annoyed the clergyman by exchanging their love letters. The cler gyman stopped his sermon, and asked the congregation to kneel with him prayer for the young sinners, which they did. This prompt aetjon had a remarka bly quieting effect. r* Miss Mitford, writing of a certain authoress, says: "She is ugly, of course ; all literary ladies are so. I never met one in my life (except Jane Porter, and she ia rather posse,) that might not have served for a scarecrow to keep the birds from the cherries. It’s a prodigiously strange and disagreeable peculiarity. f' A New York judge sentenced a rough to tho penitentiary for an assault. fallen woman, remarking that these poor creatures were doubly under the protection of the law, inasmuch as it happened only too often that lawless men took advantage of them, hoping that the fact of their dishonor wonld impeach their credibility. Projected New Countt.—The Val dosta Times learns that at the coming ses sion of tho Georgia Legislature an effort will be made to form a new county, from portions of tho counties of Wayne and Appling, with Jessup as the county site. proposed to call the new county Ashby, after the lamented General Ashby of Virginia fame. Poor Whittemore. An informal canvass of the House shows that Whitte more will hardly get the seat to which his ignorant negro constituents have re turned him. Members very generally say that they cannot vote consistently to admit him when they have voted at the 1 session that lie is unworthy to be a representative of tbe people in Congress. General Logan will tako the position, it is said, that Wliittewore’s re-election is an iusult to the House. filibuatoro will cut* r the country along e border in squads of 20 and upwards, if they were immigrants, miners on their way the gold mines of New Mexico, cattle tiro- rs, and tho like. General Escobedo i.- withdraw hie army one or two hundred miles away from the border to enable tho expedition enter the country, organize and then advance a military foroo. Then both armies supposed be hostile are to advance and to liave a short am engagement, at the termination of w Escobedo is to break aud fail back in nttcr fusion, and then to aid aud assist the carpet baggers to conquor the country, aud establish government with Rosecraus or some one else at its head, which government will ultimately bo turned pvor to tho United Slates authorities. From tho Bouton (Ilk) .Standard. Swift Retribution for Crime—A Woman Shoots and Kills her Ravisher. Ou Tuesday morning last, the citizens of this place wero aitouiahod by the announcement the streets that John K. Ressler had been shot and killed by a woman, the evening previous,: Spring settlement, iu this county, and abont five miles west of Benton It appears that Mr. Reeelerleft Benton late Monday Evening, on horseback, and went to the residence of Thomas P. McFee, hi Spring Settle ment, where ho arrived about half-past eight o’clock, and, without dismounting, called for Mr. McFee, when Mrs. McFee, came to the door and informed him that her lmsband was : the house, but that ho was somewhere < farm. It appears from the statement of Mrs. McFee that tho deceased then dismounted, hitched his horse, and came into the house, and alter being seated a few minutes, the alleges that he took hold of bet, threw her down < floor and violated her person, aud that immedi ately afterward she went into an adjoining and procured a loaded pistol, and, returning, shot the deceased, who instantly ran out of the house into the yard, where he fell down, and the infuriated woman, noticing his straggle, shot him again in the back of his head while he lying on the ground. Tho husband who was some distance from the house at the time, hearing the reports of the the pistol, hastened to the house, where ho found his wife stauding near the corps, with the revol ver in her hand, bnt he states Mr. Ressler was, to all aiipcarance, dead when he arrived. The news or the sad affair soon spread around among tho neighbors, and several of them visited the scene or the terrible tragedy; bnt it produced sncli a profound consternation that no oho felt it to be his duty to notify tho family or friends of tho deceased of the sad affair, and the corpse permitted to remain in the yard where it first fell uutil the next morning, ami was not removed from the spot until about leu o’clock. Ou ^Tuesday morning, about eight o*clock, Mrs. Mc- "Fce, who shot and killed the deceased, arrived in Benton and voluntarily gave hcrsell up to the proper authorities, which was tho first informa tion conveyed to this place of the homicide. The body of the deceased was brought to Benton; where iu the absence of a coroner, Justices Lopaa and Hall iinpauueled a jury and held the naual inquest. The Jury, after hearing the statements of fthe woman, aud other evidence, rendered a verdict accordingly, Mrs. Sarah Mo- Fee was committed to prison to await her trial for the killing of John K. Rcesler. WILLET & STEWART COMMISSION MERCHANTS AMERICUS, Ga. ,u ° coU "“*' u “ u ' ra '“ J ■'*“**•*.a-V W iL»a u to BROWN COTTON GIN. For the coming season, and now have a gin at our nUoa of i i . , friends ami the public generally. These Gins aro loo well inspection of our tion at onr hands. They aro made of tho best material with “f particular deecrit^ al supervision of Mr. ISRAEL F. BROWN. (fomertv^ML 0 , S™* 1 * under the andof their successors, W. G. Clemons. Brown A cSJ(XXX5 Vf rtJ ? er , of «• **• Taylor aTo enco of npwirJ. of forty ran ia their muorictnJr We>‘*‘1 •» etp,.„: believe they will be found upou trial unrivalled for confidently recommend them. Perfect Finish, Strength, Simplicity, Durability, F»st and clean «i„ ning, Light Running, and Superior^- of Lint season as practicable, thus avoiding the loss ot time which the dclnv .w ** e*rir in the price will be found to be as low and as liberal as that of am- ft rB t C \SLoocasions. The call on ^K5W5 l * r * Address or BILLET A STEWART. WE ARE AT .SO AGENTS FOB THE CELEBRATED BOTTOMS’S HORSE POWER, GIN F E E I) E R S , COTTON SEED HULLERS, DIMOND’S CORN & GRISTMILL, B R E Hi/L E R M A INT’S IMPROVED THIMBLE-SKEIN WAGGON, , - - (THE LIGHTE8T RUNNING WAGGON KNOWN,) WAGGON AND BUGGY HARNESS, DURHAM BOOTH’S AND WOOSTER’S CELEBRATED PATENT WHEEL BUGGIES, SUB-SOIL & TURN PLOWS, lG-Sm AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS GENERALLY. SU Brick Pomeroy says: The marri age of General Ames to Miss Blanche Butler, daughter of the spoon-thief, will come off at an early day. Blanche says she wouldn’t be in such a hurry to liitcb, but in this marriage she Ames to get lid of the odious name of Bntler. Still, she likes licr iutended well enough,' and he dotes on her, though not half as spooney 2r own pa. Mrs. Gruudy says that the bridal presents from Benjamin will consist of costly silverware, with the initials of the owners carefnlly erased. L. On iuvitation of the Connecticut Legislature, three ladies appeared before a committee of that body last Wednes day to plead the cause of female suffrage. One of them, the Rev. Mrs. Hanoford, opened tho session of the Honse with prayer, and was installed as “pastrees” of tho Universolist church last Thurs day. Rev. Dr. Chapiu preached the in stallation sermon, assisted by Rev. Mrs. Olympia Brown, of Bridgeport, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, of Boston, and the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Livermore. The hind of steady habits appears to be going it strong. L*» SU A fire has raged in Canada in the Saguenay region. The fire broke out in the 19th May, and from Miatassinie to St. Alphonso, the greater part of the habitations \v$re destroyed, rendering over 5,000 persons shelterless. The area covered by the flames was abont five miles wide by thirty-six iu length, and extended from Lake St John to Chioon- timi. The work of destruction was completed between two o’clock in the afternoon and nine o’clock in the evening of the same day. The origin of the fire is attributable to th*/ stupidity of cextain farmers in setting fire in an extremely dry time to the woods in different places. Many of the sufferers have reached Quebec, and re port that six; adult persons aud two children perished in the flames. The total number of families who are left d< titnteisC55. The fire traveled in a cir cuitous direction, covering only 1500 miles in snperfices, and 100 miles from one extreme point to the other. One poor woniau who had bnta few hours be fore the fire reached her domicil given birth to a child, was removed, with the new-born infant, by the husband to a swamp, where she passed the night alone, os the husband hod returned to the house to save some of his wearing apparel, aud got cut off by the fire. Equal Rights.—Tbe “local” of the Atlanta Constitution, has thrown off the garb of “General,” and insists upon his right to be considered a young lady. In the issue of June 8, he says: “This reporter, CoL Fleming and two other young ladies visited Marietta yester day.” What a delicate bit of femininity he (she) wonld moke. Cannot oar friend Watson, of the Sun, keep an eye oh this blooming maiden, that he (she) may not be led astray? J©- A negro working on a farm near Albany, New York, fell out with his em ployer the other day, and denounced him him as “i. d d black Republican.” Webster’s unabridged furnishes no mate rials for constructing a form of denuncia tion more severe than that Manufactures, South and North.— Au article in De Bow's Review contains a few figures which show tho loss suffered by tho ootton-growing States in sending tkfrir raw cotton to foreign mills to be manufactured. Of 2,392,254 boles, one and a half millions are said to have been exported to foreign countries. Northern mills spun 767,512 bales, or 32 per cent, and Southern mills 64^99 balps, or about 11 per cent The Review says: “ When we reflect on the immense addition to the value of onr crop to bo imparted by the employment of machinery and labor, we really deem it a subject of paramount im portnuce to every statesman. ” —The whisky ring are preparing benefit for Rev. Chao. B. Smythe. Sub scription lists have been circulated among the principal liquorjdealers and saloon proprietors, and liberal sums hare been subscribed. The programme requires Mr. Smythe to deliver a temperance lecture in the Academy or in Stein way Hall, his text to be St Paul’s injunction to Timo thy, “Drink no longer water, bnt use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake, and thine often infirmities.” WILLET & STEWART, Americus, Ga. WILCOX & GIBB’S SILENT . A PERFECT WONDER its simplicity, strength of stitcli, apd beaut v of finish. Needle is self-adjusting and cannot be set wrong. It tacks, coras, hems, fells, em broiders, braids, quilts and does all kinds of plain and fancy sewing, with neatness and dis- 11 ** ~ sale at manufacturer'sjirices by patch. For s apric L N. HART & CO., agent Canary Heed, Rape Heed and Cuttlefish bone. BACON at {vices to correspond with the do- L N. HART & CO. dine in gold and cotton by NOTICE IIi\ing the liabilities of W. A. COOK & CO left upon onr hands to pay, and NOTHING TO PAY them with, except the accounts mode, and the stock of DRUGS AND MEDICINES, those indebted will please settle with us. We propose to sell tho stock now on hand for CASH, until we can pay the indebtedness, and to ena ble us to do so, we offer the same AT A REDUCED PRICE. So now is the time aud here is the place to buy cheap drags. A. R. BROWN, sss. i Benjamin Weaver, applies for the guardianship ot the persons and property of Marion Hammock, Henry Hammock, Mary Hammock and Silas Hammock,minora of W. U. kindred „ other persons concerned, to be aud appear at my oAoa within tho time praicnbed by law, and flip their objee- v — “'•“letter* of guardian- —, otherwise they will in terms of law. and 1870. Given under my hand end official signature this16th day of Jui JunlG-lm B. F. BELL, Ordinary. Dividend No. 38. j A DIVIDEND of ($1) Four Dolton per ahar A has this day been declared by tbe board c directors on the stock as held on the night« the 81st May, ultimo, payable on and after 1541 inetaut in United States currency as nowr* ceived. The Government tax will be paid by this company. Stock holders in Savanna will receive their dividends at Central Railroad •““V . Jon T. Boirronxrr, tcll-lm Hoc. ATTeas. GETTING MARRIED—Es- VI siys foryornigmen.-*ra tlio/.elighti of Borne, uid the propriety orimpropriety of get-, ting Hurried, mth unlttry he[p (or thoie who feel unfitted (or m.trtmonUl luppme««. 8ent free in eealcd envclopee. Ad a rM» Howud A*, eociation. Box P: Philadelphia, Fa,. m ya* Laths & Kiln-Dried Flooring, CO.VSTAWTI.Y ON HAND AT Wetlierell & Fisher’s Mill, NO. 2, SOU Til WESTERN BAIIJiOAU. AclclrbiqiFoworavillo juu!4-3m TH0S. M. EDEN, [GUN & LOCKSMITH, Doalor in GUNS, PISTOLS, Powder, shot, caps of all kinds, wads, leads, cu- t ridges, pie to] buwUrs, molds, ladles, and port ing ammunition of every kind. Wesson’s Drcarb- loading Rifles. Now on hand a large and fine assortment of fishing tackle, conaisUng iu pert of grass, tdlk, cotton and linen lines, 1»(A». «... •-— ‘-—tod and reed poles, set lists, spoon and spinning bait, Uit k—Agency of the c" Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machines. boxes, etc. N.B.—Agency ot the celebrated Wilson 8hnttle Sewing Machines. East tide Public Square, next door to Win. Sirrine A Sot» Carriage Manufactory. witwly E |IS SOLUTION.-The f p * partnership heretofore existing betswi tne undersigned under the firm name aid *»)£ ot W. A. Cook ACo. was dissolved on thelfth May. 1870, by the withdrawal cf W. A. Cool. tho debts of rtie old firm will be paid by tk new one. A. It. BROWN, Tnufoe. A. R. BROWN, jun 0-ltn W. A. COOK- torto UwfiS»a»th«i.pnp«IS •’ kinds of CUSTOM-HADE WORK ,tlb.ihuctctnotice. Wch.ro Two European Workmen, who will eiro itUrfwtioo to the trtfinOijhh to Uie toct tUt ho ta. tod * fourteen win from the potoft w-Vo-td, I* low prices, so as to eave tneiatnes ^ making them, as lie can then BfasMtser TAX NOTICE. MV HOOKS WILL CUB* 5 1,1 DAYS AFTER THIS DAI*- All perrons who have not given their State aqd County Ta* Are requested to come and gi*« 1 , tbeM«* ,l T. B. GLOVER, TaxReeeiwr, SuaUtOoadJ' WIUTE OZNTDXMXN’8 Fashionable Barber Shoft 5 now famished jnfa* r uuaooiBset*