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WffMg %epttbfitan. ANC0-K.13RAHAM * REILLY AMERICUS. GEORGIA: Friday Morning. December 2, 1870.; FOR COXGHEHS—tto Dictator, HON. NELSON TIFT, OF DOUGHERTY. " The Brave Sons of the South." Ben Butler, with all his villainy and meanness, is rather a abrewfl fellow, and seems, at all times, to keep one ejo in the future. With this eve he has de tected cricks and crevices of decay in the Radical Tarty : theyjare unmistakable— certain, and liis shrewdness tells him that sonii-thing must be done. In his effort he ti lls his Massachusetts brethren that “ he cannot but recall the truth that Southern brethren, many of the best and bravest amongst whom fought against the Government with the vain attempt to rid themselves of the glorious memory of ita history, are longing to fight once more under the’ starry folds of the old flag, (rive the privilege to the brave eons of the Sooth to defend their country again in a foreign war, and especially one with Gn at Britain—not loved by them any more thau by us—and it would bring us all together again, uuiting ns with one flag, ouo country, and one destiny.— Iutomuch its this reunion is the hope of patriots, one fails most to doubt whether to achieve this would not be worth all the loss of blood and treas ure iu such a war.” Now, wo desire to say to Benjamin that ho if. entirely mistaken, and that the “bravo sons of the South” have no desire, . whatever, to “defend their country again in foreign war,” nor will they have any such desire, until “their country” passes into other and more honest hands. Is it reasonable to expect the “bravo the South,” who “fought against the Government,” to desire to “defend their country,” when their country treats them as serfs and denies them the greater por* lion of their rights ? Does Butler sup pose the “brave sons of tho South” will “defend their country” for the purpose of keeping alive and iu jiowcr tho voiy party that tywnizes over and bears them down ? Does he. or any one else, sup- ]M>setiic “bravo sons of Ihc South” will defend u country which denies them repre Mentation, keeps them under milita ry rule, oppresses them with taxation, attempts to force negro equality upon them, denies them their just rights, iu- earcenites them in prisou, and otherwise, heaps insult nnd injury upon them ? If , h« docs, wo can tell him, ho has mistaken his men. Whenever tho Government recognises and protects the rights aud privileges of the “brave sons of the South,” and ceases to insult nnd nbnsc their fathers, mothers, brothers and Misters, aud other wise regards them as an honorable part and parcel of the Government, with equal rights, privileges aud immunities of others, then it may be expected that tho “brave sons of tho South” will “de fend their country,” and unite with the North “with one flag, one country and one destiny.” It would 1m* but poor compensation for the South to enter into a foreign war and again fill her homes with mourning and impoverish her people, and accomplish nothing but the reorganization of the Par tv which has oppressed and tyranized over her for the past five yean. No, thank you, Gen. Butler, wo,will not choose any just now. We prefer to wait, for, to tell you the truth, wo don’t much care what lx-comes of cither your party or honora ble self ; at least, we don’t care enough to engage iu war tc. save you. No, sirreo, none of that if yon please l Excuse ns! We have plewnty ! Excuse us! “Y. M. D. C’* “At Tift’s Hall, Thursday evening, Nov. 21. 7. o’clock. Be punctual. “By Authority.” Wc copy tho above from tho Albany -Yetr* of the 22<1 inst., and reproduce it only for Uio pnrposo of showing people that others arc at work while wo are asleep. We tell our Democratic friends, of this comity, unless they arouse from their political lethargy and go to work, the Radicals will carry tho day. Is there nothing thot can bo said or done that will create an interest iu the contest? Is there nothing involved in the struggle? Should we be content with Radical rep resentation? The people laivo fallen into the belief that the Democrats will carry tho State, and, acting upon this belief, they seem to think work superfluous. Admit that we can carry the State, we should, never theless, work to carry this county. Sup pose the Democrats of every county ii the Stute were as dead u* those of this, what would be the result of the election? We taro and will carry this county, if the proper stejw are taken. Thcro was an oigMuization of tho Y. M. D. C. ii this county, and it did good service Ii the lost State election. It cau do it again, and we call upon the chief officer to call the old members together and let a reorgiinization lie effected. We will tike pleasure in publishing the notice at anv time. The Meeting next Tnesday and t few Thought* in Begard Thereto. Next Tuesday tfci people of Samter are culled together to .elect .citable and proper candidates tor tho Tariore office* and we hope to ree not only a toll tarn oat, bat harmony of action and perfect good feeling. Since the opening of the campaign the Bummlces has labored, first, to scenro unity of action, among the good of both white and colored, against extremes and corruption, and, second, if tliis could not be effectuated, then a vig orous and determined fight for the right. The meeting next Tuesday will deter mine whether or not any number of the colored people are willing to join with the whites and aid them in putting good and efficient men in office; and, as we take it, it will also determine whether not the colored people ore going to per sist in antagonizing themselves against the whites in political matters. We trust this will not be, for no good can come of But, still, if such is the desire of the colored people, well and good ; we will fight it out with them, by nominating intelligent and upright men, who will make efficient and capable officers. And we will do more—we trill elect them. If the colored people properly under stood the matter and would look at it in all of ita bearings, we are satisfied none but good and proper men would be elect ed to office. We are honest in believing the mass of the colored people are disposed and want to do right, and this they would do were it not for the working of a few designing men in hunt of office. The time will yet come—and, perhaps, too late for tho welfare of the colored people —when they will see their error and re pent their ways. But the meeting next Tuesday liasotli- objects, aside from securing harmony of action among the whites and colored ; desired to bring about and seenre unity among tho white people. Those who ure now running for office should submit their claims to the people ou that day and abide their decision. This is ab solutely essential to the success of the ticket, and the people must demand and require this. And if auy should refuse— they must be frowned down or forced to take refuge in the Radical Party. If there is to bo u struggle we want uo half way men. Our motto should be, he tb«4 is uot for us is against us, and this should be carried out. So fur as ve aro con cerned we have never thought well of the plan of being nominated upon ones own motion aud at ones own request. It not unfreqocutly happens, iu these latter days, that men have and entertain,'really, a much better opinion of themselves (h»n any one else doe;. Deuce it is bad jioli- cy for a man to nominate himself and persist in rnnuing, and more particnlarly so after the people, in convention, have selected another. Therefore we hope all who are now before the people will abide the result of the nomination, bat if any one shonld not do this—which we trust will not be the case—we say pat them down, or force them to the opposition. Thero are many important things to be settled by the meeting and we hope to see a fall attendance of both whites and col ored. Let the colored people come and join in the move and assist in bringing out a set of candidates that will give sat isfaction to all. By this means good men can be had, who will give justice to all re gardless of color, and bad men, who are willing to do anything for office, will be put aside nnd left in the cold. Then cyme, everybody, let there be a grand rally of the people ! Come ! Come! J Come !!! What White Radicate Think of Black The eleoion in Alabama bam gone Dem ocratic by 3,000 majority, proving the fal lacy of forcing colored candidates upon the people before they are competent to fill (offices, and before the people have overcome their prejudices against n race which wan so recently in slavery. If the colored people persist in forcing them selves before the people for high offices, they will not only defeat their prospects for such positions for all time, bnt will blast the hopes of the Republican party —their only friend. We clip the above from the last issue of the American Union, an extremely and thoroughly Radical sheet, published in Macon, and print it for the purpose of showing the negroes in what estimation they are held by the white brothers.— This paragraph, we doubt not, is an hon est confession, and expresses the true sentiments of nine-tenths of the white Radicals. For the porpoee of showing the groes how they are being galled and de ceived, let us loolr at this matter a mo. ment, and in the examination we shall be honest and candid. It is a fact known to all that whenever white man espouses the cause of Radi calism, and begins his dirty and disgrace ful work with the negroes, he looses caste the community and forfeits the respect and confidence of the whites. Then, if this be true we desire tho colored man to by the white man makes this rifioe? Aud why is it that you do not see men of wealth, influence and respect ability joining the Radicals 1 Simply be cause the “ poor white trash ” have to go among you to obtain influence and office. Colored people, look in your midstand see the white men who have joined yon and then see who they are, and who they have been. Look into this, and then ask yourselves why they come among yon, and aee if you can find but ono answer to tho question. They come among you to get office and control your votes. Were it not for office they would see the last one of you dead and at the devil before they would mix and mingle with you as they do. And if yon don’t nominate them for office you will see bow qnick they will turn against yon. We hope the colored people will not be led about and controlled by worthless white men, wlio only want their votes.— When these fellows come and join your party put them on probation, as the Methodist used to do all who joined them. Don’t let them come and immediately begin to control. Keep them on back >r a few years, until they prove themselves truo. Make them vote for you for office instead of your voting for them. You haves better right to the offices than they have. Don’t let them deceive you by saying that your running for office will break down the Radical party. That’s all “ stuff, ” for yon should remember that you ate the Radical party, not the few poor whiteswho are with you only for office. You have the best right —don't let them lead you any longer. If yon want white men to fill the offices vote for good white men, men of principle, character and standing, who will do right by all parties. For God sake don’t vote for those miserable creatures who leave their own race and color aud go to you (or the sake of office. Don't do this. TIIE LAW. We* i town darkey lout Saturday telling four or five couutiy boys that the latest edition of their laws required them to have a few white men mixed ..up with them and that it wouldn't do uot to obey the laws. Tliis was also acquired by the Constitution, said he. Tliis fellow luul l*oen reading the documents that Sim mons has been distributing for the past several weeks, aud was working in tlio interest of the town crowd, bnt we think he did but little good, as the country boys seemed to pay hut little attention to what ho said. It is a hluime and a disgrace that poor ignorant negroes shonld bo deceived and misled in such a way. Just the idea of white man destributfng stick vile docu- meuta and then making the negroes be lieve they «ro law*, and most bo obeyed. It is an outrage and abould be stopped, and, if we had our way, it would be Decentralization. The Patriot, a new Democratic paper just started in Washington city, says “Butlettnc policy of the future be that of Decentralization. In the words, earnestly ana fitly spoken lately, of one who, bred an Old Line National Whig, is now a Democrat, ' Let ns shun, as we would the 4 pestilential vapors of a vault,’ the leaden atmosphere of a strong govern ment It bears Lord upon industry and enterprise, und when yon reach the bot tom, with the weight of taxation from above and the ceaseless tread of a stand ing army at the base, there is no outlook, no cacajie from the laboring mass. The American people were not made to breathe such air. ” We hope so with all our heart. Let the future of Democratic legislation prove it and devclope it. ” Thero is no doubt bnt that the tenden cy, for the post ten yeara.jof those in pow- r, has been too much toward centraliza tion. Wc fear it is yet to destroy, if i has uot already done so, all the better features and principles of onr Govern ment, and nnlefs speedily checked and overcome, the right of States and the will of the people will be os naught. Suppose United States troops had been ordered to New York tosnperintend elec tions fittoen years ago, or the genera Government had then efforted to have appointed managers of the election, what would have Imm*d tho resnlt ? It would not been submitted to for a moment.— There would have l»een a general feeling of resistance among all jmrties. Such an attempt would hare obliterated all party lines and allayed all party feeling. Bnt the moat indifferent observer can see wherein the States and their rights ure being placed in a secondary situation. The general Government is no longer the creature, but is assuming to be the crea tor. This is a str mg evidence of central isation. llenco the importance of de centralization, ns advocated by The Pa triotUnless this is brought nbont the uame of Republic, when applied to thia Government a few yean hence, will be but ii mockery. DON’T. A negro by the uamo of Henry M. Turner, of some notoriety, but without distinction, in the course of a disinte grated harangue made here on Wednes day lost, stated that in % recent canvass of Southwest Georgia, be had found out that every Democrat who had been in the present Legislature had been rejected and thrown overboard; that he bad talked with one or two of the defeated candi dates, and they were so chagrined at their not having been nominated, that they said'to him: “Turner, if you will influence the negroes to vote for us, we will run independent, and if elected, we pledge ourselves to support the Radical party.” Now, we would like to know who these Democrats are. Tamer was very positive, and said he could give the names if he saw proper. We beg the Southwestern Georgia papers to copy and push this matter. If we have such Democrats, let ns know who they are. Turner furthermore said, “that they were tho men who had been very active in turning the negroes out of the Legisla ture.” Let ns know who they are.— Jyitf range Rejtorter, 18/A. If any of our cotemporaries in the sec tion referred to know anything of this matter we would like to have them venti late it for the benefit of the public.— Telegraph and Messenger, 2fkh. We only copy the above for the pur pose of saying the statements of Turner ure without foundation, and to express our surprise at the Reporter and Telegraph and Messenger condescending to notice such a thing. If negroes make snch charges, let us not notice them—they can do us no harm. t&~ The following items we clip from tho Courier-Journal: General Butler hits certainly the knack of keeping himself before the pub lic. He is a man of a capacious stomach. Butler in happy. Everybody is talking about him, and, for a wonder, the subject is not spoon*. We are told that Grant and Butler “have buried the hatchet." Now let them follow it. The Solera Republican says, "Gen. Giant is a political and intellectual fraud/’ KENO! If General Butler is going into the Cabinet, they had better remove the silver .and things. Far less of appetite use EqujueJtowdrr* Philadelphia ha had* thanks- giving riot • '"* ■ The editor of the Sumter Republi can pretends to lie a Temperance advo cate and a tetotaler; but his paper coi tains a flaming double advertisement of liquor store. How is that ?—American The Sumter Repuldicnn is a political paper, and its columns are open for all kind of advertisement*. The editor ad* vocates Temperance through the columns of “Thk Good Templars Advocate. No liquor advertisements appear in that paper. tMX- A firm in Paris Ky., importunes delinquent debtors in the following man ner: “Faith, Grace and Baptism may be three very important essentials for carrying ua poor wayfaring mortals to another and better world, but for carry ing ou the milling business it is absolute ly accessary (bat the flour accounts made at these mills lie paid promptly at ma turity.” Communicated. Mb. Editor : I aee from the columns of the Courier that there is a ticket an nounced for Mayor and Aldermen called the “People’s Ticket" This ticket is announced in opposition to the regular ticket that was nominated by the largest meeting of the citizens of this city that I ever saw assembled in the Court-House for any porpoee. It was no clique or party movement—-bat it was a full turn out of the citizens after due notice given, withoot regard to race, color or party; and all lianda went into the nomination fairly, squarely and unanimously. It strictly a move by the people, publicly and openly. The candidates that were fairly and squarely nominated did not the nomination, not one of them, and only accepted it because it was the expressed unanimous wish of this very large and respectable meeting. Col. T. M. Fnrlow only consented to run for the office of Mayor when his nomination made unanimous by tho meeting.— Elbert Head, Jim Ellis, Dennis Shep herd, John Hawkins and other leading influential oolored men were in the meet ing, took part in the nomination, prom ised to support the ticket and seemed perfectly satisfied with the nomination.— Now air, I want to know from whence this peoples' ticket ” (os it is called,) came. Who are the people that nominated them, when and where was it done ? where did the people meet and when did the peo ple meet to get ont this ticket ? what is the object of these people that aro fun ning this ticket ? I understand that this ticket is running solely in tho interest of Hen. Mitchell. Ia he the people ? I have known for some time that he thought the town and the people, too, belonged to him; but when I saw that large and moat respectable meeting of the citizens assembled in the Court House, I knew that the good citizens of Americas had determined, in their own minds, that the reign of himself and his clique were at end. This “peoples’ ticket” is about the coolest thing that I ever saw gotten up. Permit me here to say, that I am a per sonal friend to every man ou that ticket They aro all men that I like; but why it is that these men will suffer themselves to tie used iu stirring up strife in the city, I can’t see to save my life. I see Mr. Co hen’s name on that ticket I want to ask if he thinks it is licnorub'.e iu him, after he participated freely in the nomi nation of the regular ticket and even run in that nomination himself, and then vot ed to make tlie nomination unanimous, I wont to know if he thinks he is acting honorable, to then turn round aud on the opposition ticket.” I cun say if he does, we differ in our views very much- The contest seems to be aliout the May or : I wont to know what objection the people, so called, have to Col. Furlow.— He has been Mayor of this city through and he showed himself fully equal to the task. He conducted the affairs of onr municipal government in a high-toned, impartial, Christina manner, that done credit to himself and to tho city. He is old highly-esteemed citizen that lias done as much, if not more, than any oth- to build up the place. He lias, whenever called upon, been first and fore most in giving his time, liis influence and his money liberally and without stint, to maka Americas what she is. lie owns property here ; ho has raised children here ; he is doiug business hero; he is in every way indeutified with the interest of the city. He is firm and impartial in the administration of the law. lie is a high- toned, moral Christum gentleman, op posed to vice an immorality in every form. (Ah ! I am afraid that is tho rea son the people, so-called, don’t like him. He don’t visit a certain dead-fall there is in town. “That's what is the matter with Hannah ! ”) If they don’t object to Col. Fnrlow and the balance of tho ticket on that ground wbat do they object to ? All the men on our ticket are like CoL Furlow, high-toned, moral, upright gen tlemen, worthy and capable of adminis tering the municipal government of this or any other city, to the satisfaction of every good citizen that is in favor of law and order. I want to know if the good men of Americas, both black nnd white, are going to lie down supinely and allow thia ticket, so-called the “peoples’ticket, that has been hatched out iu the dark by a set of oflioe seekers to subserve tho pur poses of a clique or clan, to lie elected over the men that they have themselves brought forward aud nominated to fill this high place of trust ? I for one don' believe they will, notwithstanding, I un derstand that a certain gambler says, “ he will bet one thousand dollars against five hundred that French is elected. ”— All I have to my is, I don’t tliink that his warm support Is much of a compliment to Capt. French. I understand that they any the peoples’so-called ticket Is the poor man’a ticket Poor beg off, I say. I am a poor man and it is not my ticket, certain. Furthermore I am astonished that these men, good men ms I know them to be, woald suffer themselves to be ruu by any such set, in opposition to the expressed wish of such a large assem blage of the good citizens of the city, and in opposition to a ticket composed of the beat men we have, wlio will give sat isfaction to every man that loves peace and order, and an intelligent, high-toned, lrngid administration of onr municipal affairs. Citizen*. IA. We shall never forget that woman as she stood by the fence around her neat little cottage home and gave out rations of bread to tho half-starved soldiers re turning home from App-maUox. “Sir,' said she, pointing to a little hillock near her cottage-door, “yonder lays my all; they are buried ride by side—four boys— I gave them all.” The team streamed down her dmeilca. And we left her stand ing there—a Rachel as glorious asthe one writen of in the Scripture.—HiUsboro [M. C.) Recorder. Tho Philadelphia Age aays: Immi grants, in future, are lo be sent direct from Denmark, Sweden nnd Norway, to porta in the Southern Staten. Thk plan cannot fail to aid the labor system of section of the Union. - ISuJolto Simmons has been traveling around for sometime “swearing” negroes “in.” We have heard from him and notify him, as well as others, deceiv ing and misleading tho negroes, that we shall try aud trace them np and give their acta to the public. If Simmons Jias any authority to swear a man we want him to show it. We don’t intend the negroes shall* be imposed upon in such an out rageous manner. Adyaxck n Kn> Gloves. —The prices of kid gloves, says a New York letter, continue to advance. On Saturday they could be purchased at $2,25a&2,50, retail; to-day the quotations range from $2,75 to 93. Some enterprising dealers have bought a Urge assortment of Italian gloves into the market for $1 the pair, and them are eagerly snapped np, though they have a shabby enough look. If the war continues it is probable that doth' or dog-skin gloves will have to be introduc- Dxvis Coustt, Teus, > November 17th, 1870. j Ed. Republican :—Believing that a few dots from this section of country occasionally will be interesting to your readers, I enclose yon the within jtems. Linden is a small county town, about eighteen miles north of Jefferson, and it would soon grow to be a considerable town if it could get the trade of the county; bnt most of the farmers of this county do their trading at Jefferson, con sequently Linden does not improve much. It contains a huge, substantial brick court house, and well built brick jail. The main county officers are the Clerk of the District Court, (who does all the business that is now done in Georgia by the Or dinary and Clerk of the Superior Court,) Sheriff, (who also acts as Tax Collector,) and Treasurer. (County orders can be bought here at twenty-five cents in tho dollar. This rias caused by the rascality of some Radical officers who got hold of the funds and sloped, several years since.) In addition to the county buildings are the following: four drygoods stores, two drug stores, three bar-rooms, one cabinet shop, two blacksmith shops, one livery stable, one hotel, two churches, (Metho dist and Baptist,) one academy, and Masonic lodge. The principal amusement of the peo ple here is hunting deer, and nearly every farmer lias his pack of well trained hounds. A man here withoot a hone, dog, gnn, and horn, is behind the times. A few days since I took a trip to the thrivin g city of Jefferson. There is more business done here than at any place in Northeast Texas. The navigation from New Orleans to this point is good now, and boats are coming and going all the time. The city is improving veiy much, and there is more building going on than I have seen at anyplace since the war closed. The population of this place, according to the last jcennos, is fifteen thousand. There is a great opening hero for brick makers, brick masons, carpen ters, and for laborers of all kinds. The contractors for grading the streets offering $2.25 per day for laborers, and good board can bo obtained at $4.00 per week. There is but one difficulty about Jefferson, and that is, that it is said to be a very sickly place daring the summer moutlis; bnt -notwithstanding this draw back it continues to increase in popula tion every year. They linve lately got “gas works” built, and the place is now lighted with gas. There arc three papers published here— “77ie limes and Republican,” “Semi- Weekly Herald,” and “The RatlicaT—j and are all doing a good business. The ; tatter gets the official advertising, by au thority of the Radical government of Texas. There are two largo nurseries near the city, and new-comers wishing to plant fruit trees can bo furnished with any kind and quantity of trees that may be wanted. Tho following prices of different arti cles arc in specie: extra flour, V barrel, ${J.00<a.f».50; white wheat, "fr* bushel, $1.00(aJ.50; molasses, ^ gallon, 60@90 cents; bacon, clear sides, 21 cents; sugar, *p ffi, 121(^18 cents; corn, t1 bushel, $1.00@1.25; country batter 30(^40 cents t* tt»; cotton in selling now at 12}(&l‘.i cents, and but little offering. There is a great opening here for a person to engage in the daily business, I learn that sweet milk frequently sells at flftv cents per quart. A. K. Communicated. FROM DEMOCRAT. Mb. Editor :—I always did hale to write a letter without hope of an answer. My sweet-heart failed to reply once and I felt badly about it for a long time. But such is iny “awful fate” again and j must submit. It is strange, that when a fellow begins to dabble in politics, his rascally plots •on developed. Just notice how soon “I’m treed.” I ought to have pec ted this from having noticed the career of others. Without attempting to “palliate deny,” the accusations brought against roe in the last letter from the Judge, I would simply state thot, with all my faults, there are some things of which I have never been guilty. I never did, after having sought the Scnatorship from the “Old Line Whig Party,” when that perty saw fit to give it to other, aud perhaps, wiser hands, be come offended with the good and intel ligent people of that party, quit them, and espouse the ennse of that Old Demo cratic Party,” which I hated, advriSate means and measures which I loathed, and support men whom I detested. I never did, ns a committeeman, ceive an appointment from the recent Democratic Party, with certain delegated rights and instructions, nnd deceive tho people by doing a thing perfectly tmry to their wishes nnd instructions, and then “slab off” liecauso they wonld not let me do all their thinking. P might have continued the race refer red to, iu liehalf of “my dear relative” if it luul not been for one thing. I called a night caucus of my friends—especially my colored friends, and after 1 had hnr- rangned them long aud well, decided to tent my strength for Representative, put tho question and received only three votes. If my friends treat me thus, what would my enemies do ? Mr. Editor, Judge Bell’s position du ring the present campaign, reminds very forcibly of an old darkey that I o knew, who had great thirst, but no paeity, for being a preacher. He tried Methodist! and Baptists, bnt they both threw him overboard and wouldn’t let him preach. As a last resort he went to the Presbyterians. One Sabbath after the crowd of darkies had assembled inChurcb, tho uld-msn walked 1 cosurety in, with hat in hand—cane under arm. When about midway the floor he stopped and pat toe following question. “All you that want me to preach let it be known by saying J. Mo body said L All of you that don’t want me to preach, say I.” Everybody said L The old darkey immediately faced about, and mattered out, “well far as I'm concerned yon may all go to h—L H yon won’t let me preach, I won’t stay with yon. 1 ' Adieu. J. W. F. LOWREY. TWO HURDEBSIH ONE NIGHT! Jetfxrsox Co., No. 1L C. B. R.) November J9th 1870. j Ed. RxPUHtiCAX :-*ba last Tuesday night two of the most atrocious, and cold-blooded mnrden that ever disgraced the annals of crime were committed near this place. Two brothers, Allen and John Creech, living some two or three miles apart, were the victims ! Some time after nightfall a company of men, supposed to be a dozen or more, undisguised, went to the house of Allen Creech and enquired for him. On be ing told by liis wife that ha was not there, several of them alighted, went into the boose, and made a thorough search. Not finding him, they told his son a lad, approaching towards manhood, that they would kill him if he did net tell t^em. where his father was. He agreed to do so to save liis life, and was taken up be hind ono of them, and started to a neigh bors house a mile or two off where he had, a while before left his father. But before reaching tho place, they met him coming home. They then dismounted the son and took np the father and dis appeared. The next thing heard of them was at John Creech’s store, where he stayed, they called for him, and bis clerk an swered. He was told they didn’t want him, it was Creech they wanted and called for him. He got up and went to the door, and the clerk heard no more.— Missing him in tho morning, search was made and his body found in a creek near by, with his abdomen ript open ! In the meantime no word of his brother Allen. All search on Wednesday was fruitless, and Thursday till late iu the evening, when he was found in an adja cent mill pond, with his body ript open as his brother’s was. The whole community was shocked be yond measure; and no one able to con jecture the cause for such an outrage. No clue yet to the perpetrators, Allen was a farmer, and had in ante bellum days, the reputation of being one of the best overseers of a thousand. His only failing was that he drank too much. John was a merchant—an old bachelor, whose moral character madam rumor liod dared to throw ont some insinuations against, as being somewhat partial to a feminine biped of the sable persuasion. Whether or no there was any grounds for it, I know not. Disgraceful as they are, tho foregoing arc substantially the facts. JEFFERSON. l mo roial • Aarznicrs, November 30th, 1870. COT-TOX MARKET. i- ' * V? r ■ Cotton market quiet and unchanged. We qnote middlinga at lSj. AMERICUS MARKET. Corrected expressly for the Republican BY XOXTOOXKBY A SHAW. Ameucts, Ga., November 90th, 1870. CORN-mite *180 V bushel. MEAL-SI 50 V bushel. Hams, Canvassed. Best Fahey, 90c. KEATS—Sides 20c. MOLASSES—65(851 00. 8YRUP8—90@*1 SO SUGARS—18^20. FISH—Kitts 92 50(314 60. 1 bbls *5 4 bbl *9 0066SU 00. BbU 816 < IRISH POTATOES—86 00 per. barrel TOBACCO—75/g| 1 50 per lb for sound BUTTER—Goshen 50c. Country 40. EGGS—Buying 90c. Selling 3oc. LARD—Prime Leaf 25c. Macon November, 29, evening.—Cot ton mar ket firm; middlings y]. Savannah, Nov. 29.—Cotton firm ; middlings 152. Kit Voss, November 29.—Cotton qniet and | lower; uplands lUJ. Gold 11 J. LnuatrooL, Nor. 29, i uplands 91; Orleans 9V. a—Cotton steady PERRY DAVIS’ PAIN KILLER Has become an articlo of commerce—which medicine ever became before. It is as much an item in every bill of goods sent to country i chants as tea, coffee or sugar. This speaks vol umes iu ita favor.—Glens’ Falls Messenger. Rev. IL L. Vanmeter, Barm ah, writes, ‘The Pain Killer has become an almost indiepcnsible article in my family." Rev. Jab ex L. Swan says, “I have used S ots in my family, aud consider it an in* e remedy." Her. M. H. Bixby writes, *‘I liavo had occa sion to use the Pain Killer very frequently dur ing my residence in Burnish, aud liavo found it a very use fill medicine.” Sold by all druggists. ANNOUNCEMENTS. -Stand EMANUEL’S advertise - "W- BOV. Il-tf. The Soldier of the Loire- General il’AureUs do Paladiues, as his uamo impoits, belongs to an old aud honorable family of tlio Department of the Aveyron. in the wild and picturesque country of the Cevenoes. He was born *ie year 1818, and is consequently in the vigor of his manhood, having but just passed his fiftieth year. He entered the army early in life, having left the military school of St Cyr in 1837 when he was but 10 years of age, and made bis first campaign in Algiers before he had attained liis majority. He served tinder General (then Colonel) Changar- nier at the famous affairs of the Pass of Mouzniu and of tbo Chaliff in 1840; and he attracted, in 1848, the atteution and received the approval of General Cavaig- nac by his conduct during the transition from the monarchy to the republic. In 1851 ho disapproved, like General Trochn, of the coup d’etat, bnt remained faithful to bis colors as an officer of the regular array. His political convictions marked him out to the suspicion of tho imperial government, aud notwithstanding his recognized abilities his promotion was slow and gradual. He behaved extreme ly well in the Crimea, from which expe- ditiou he returned with the rank of Gol- ouel, secured to him uot only by his merits on the field, but by the • warm, soldierly feeling for him of Marshal Pells- sier. He became a general of brigade four years later, during the Italian war of 1859, and ia 18G7 he was raised to the rank of General of Division. In this capacity he commanded at tho outbreak of tbo French-l’russiau war the Fifth Territorial Division of the Third Army Corps, li s headquarters being, by what now seems u strange chance, at Metz,- anil his corps commander being Marshal Bazin nine. It may amuse the curious in such mat ters to speculate ou “ what might have been” luul General do Paladines retained in war the same command which he held iu pence. He was, however, detached on service at Paris in July hist, and escaped the general wreck. Upon the w arm recommendation of General Trochn he was made commander of the Military Department of the Eure, and aftei ward of the Fifteenth Army Corps. Upon the first attempt beiug mode to organize the “Army of the Loire,” two i corps, the Sixth aud Seventh, were temporarily under his command, first defeat of General Von dor Taun and the Bavarians proved liiin to posset much aptitude for the highest strategetie operations that tho government ot Tours very wisely and at once resolved to put him iu chief command of all the Repniili- can armies on the Loire. A Large Spot on the Sun. To the Editors of the Mete York Post For several days there has been on sun u spot of such unusual magnitude as to be readily seen with the unaided eye. I do not say naketl, for the optic will quire a covering of colored or smoked glass. Thus provided, it will observe a black spot ou tho sun, just past ita centre to-day (November 19), in its motion westward, nnd a little to the north of the same. This spot consists ol a group of three large spots qnite close to each other, with seventeen smaller ones lying conti guous to its southern border. The east and west diametor of the group is 75,000 miles; the north and south 05,000. The largest of the three principal spots is the west, its longer diameter being 52,500, and its shorter 45,000 miles. Iuto the umbra of this spot extend numerous cur ved lines of light, in form like talons. This ambra has also a well marked, very dark purple nucleus, visible even by or dinary methods of observation. The spot of the group next in size is to the east of the former, and 25,000 miles in diameter. The third is to the north, and Is of 20,000 miles diameter. The area of these threo contiguous spots is 8,649,000,000square miles: Fousis. The greatest mall ia he who troubles himself least about the verdict that may be passed up9n him by his contempora ries or posterity, bat who finds in doing No copies of the President's message good honest work, to the best Of his will be given to the prate in advance of abitities under existing conditions, its own exceeding great reward.” CITY NOMINATIONS. von may on: T. M. FURLOW. FOR ALDERMEN. W. T. DAVENPORT, U. B. HARBOLD, W1L SIRRINE, H. WESTHIEMER, FOR CLERK AND. TREASURER. H. D. RANDALL. FOR SHERIFF. At the earnest solicitation of numerous friends, both white and colored, through out the county, I hereby announce my self as an independent candidate for the oflioe of Sheriff of Sumter county at the approaching election. Wx. J. BOSWORTH. Dec. l-tde*_ fi5&.The friends of J. GRUMB“5OTT- RY take this method of submitting bis claim for Sheriff at the ensuing election. Come, ye scarred veterans, let’s elect flALL AND SEE THE GREAT luta, v we are now offering in— DRESS GOODS, the most fasLiot styles; SHAWLS AND KNIT GOODS; BOOTS AND SHOES; BROWN A BLEACH’D SHEETIXt-J AND SHIRTINGS ; PLAID Sc STRIPED OBNABCRGtl CAS8IMERES AND JEANS, Columbus Factory; HATS AND CAPS; CLOTHING; CROCKERY, Ac., &c., All at the Very Lowest Price. | FOR CASH! J. A. KENDRICK. At the irell-kuoiru Stand, North A the Public Square, AMEHICl <lccl 2ui nov29 td Rees. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. We aro authorized to announce the name of HIRAM J. WILLIAMS as a candidate for County Treasurer at the ensuing election. nov.22-tde. Tax Collector. A great many friends, both white and colored, and irrespective of party, of GREEN M. WHEELER, announce him * candidate for Tax Collector of Sumter county at the approaching election, tv 8 tde. For County Treasurer. We are authorized to announce the name of MOSES SPEER os a candidate for the office of County Treasurer of Sumter, at the ensuing election, nov 5 tile. For Clerk nud Treasurer. H. D. RANDALL, tho present Clerk of the Conncil, and Treasurer of ihe city, is hereby announced as a People’s candi date, withont regard to party, for re-elec tion to sahl office. A Great Many Voters. noa 3 tde* For Tax Receiver. We are authorized to nunonnee tlie name of JOHN H. BAILEY as a candi date for tho office of Receiver of Tax Re turns of Sumter county at the ensuing election. BO v 3 tde. For Sheriff. At the solicitation of many friends and voters, lioth white and colored, I am per suaded to submit my name to the voters of Sumter county for Sheriff at the eu- suing election. Respectfully, oct 25* IL H. pKp] ALLEN. For Keprcsentative. At tho solicitation of many friends.both white and black, I announce myself as a candidate to represent the county of Sum ter in the next Legislature, oct 13 te* J. R. O. HORNE. To Rent. H PLANTATION nor Americas^ ’ 29 2w Attorney at Is STOLEN will give Five Dollars to any one dilimia:- at M. Gerald's beef market, or for any iclo tiou so that 1 can get liim. 29 tf E. STAXFOK! Baptist Female CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, T UE Board of Trtiatees take pleaume iz oonneing, for the benefit of all con.vr that they have secured a corps of cij*rv nnd competent Teachers, to take leharRC > above named Institution, and that its «if>« will bo resumed on Monday, January 8th. tSil. Repairs bsva already been commenc'd << Building, which will be puoliod forward r»;-' Board in good firoilies can be secured at 1m 315 to 320 per month, including washing » and lights. Tuition about the sumo as in other Invtitut. a of like grade. Tho city of Cuthbcrt is eaay of acce*. *- proverbial for its lit alth and refinement. therefore a dceiralilo place of residence f* I* 1 sons wishing to educate their families. For particulars, apply to nov h Gt W. B. SEALS, lTrate- J. t. PEARCE. | !». E. BUTLER. | CIU*. J. J. PEARCE, BUTLER & CO, COTTON FACTORS,, Jackson Street, AagoMi nov 15 8m* Ncmcx.—On and after this ifr. ‘ goods sold by me are strictly cash, v am going to leavo Americus. nov. 24-tf. ' G. J. NOBRfc NOTICE. A LL rEKSOXS lukbUd to ae, «* r note or account, will pleaee settle up immediately, as 1 am goc tlie State, and will be compelled to hai — ...— —. ... -omefira G. J. SOB* Make no delay; see who will Nov. 26th, 1870. Tor Representative. At the solicitation of many voters,both white and colored, we ore authorized to announce the name of STERLING GLOVER as a candidate to represent the county of Sumter in the next Legis lature. Voters. oct 201* To tho Vetera of the 13th Sen- District. At tlie request of many voters, both white and colored, irrespective of party, m the Counties of Sumter, Schley and Macon, I hereby announce myself an Independant candidate for tho State IL C. BLACK. oct 15 td. For Tax Receiver. Aif!** “ lm,OT ol ““ friend, of VHOMAS B. GLOVER, both white and blank, who appreciate his abilities as the present Tsx Receiver of Sumter County,, taka pleasure in announcing his name as acandidrte for re-election to that office, pledging to sustain him with suffrage and. influence to accomplish our aims. nor.X2.tde. 100 Votebs. Tax Receiver. At the request of many vote.*, both white and colored, I snnonnoo myself a candidate for the office of Bcecncr of TarlUtarns for the county of Sumter, at the ensuing election. .' , . norStde*. JOE MIZE. (JETTING MARRIED—Es- sodstion. Box P: Auction Sale! ) N FltlDAT, DECEMBER SECOM>. ■' residence, four mile* cut of Amenm s sold SO or til hogs, constating of W * eat bogs, sows and pigs; young yoke« « sod cart; two wagons, small arid ta?;' sett blacksmith tools^ bought tills y«*r; els or seed peas; eating and planting 125 gallons of the very best syrup; plows, Jti\; household and kitchen furo^ November 26,1870. Valuable City Proper? TNTENDIXG to Imre Qoorai* it.fl cooirthujoT »WsSJS[O t {l^S 1 ** ,i J?! aTOltE EOORS. located In the mewn 1*7, the city, eitjomios A. B. Browtfe R* Tho dwelling is a comfortable oo*. •“■‘L tains four rooms, with two fireplace** lot is a kitchen, splendid well ofwater^ necessary outbuildings; and, for * «*r. man, ia ooe of the most convenient. !■*"* tho city. The store rooms are couveawet !l ; dwelling. The property can Uboo«W*' reasonable Unas, fnrcaah. * For further information applj to soBKlN no?24-tf _ _ ___ Plantatibif for Sale. I ■ffiK'SSSf tart* 1 ta on tho place a very good dw ® ain 5 !w r 6 rooms, a tolerable gm house and teJJji ceaaaiy outbuilding*. Tho place “l tnitaa from EUavilie and l» from snyoae desiring to timet ia rs*l •* uuu ^ Tenm-Kigfct Dollars per aero;< balance in ouo and two years. Apply in Amsricua to Mr. H. fi* ^ Notice to Debtors and Credit^ DISSOLUTION.^ sileiit^pertnerYwS ‘tiwoh*^' tout moment on tho , v 1*‘v'• BENJ. B. ~ Nor. 29,1670. St