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The Weekly Democrat. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1872. CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS. Morgan A Harrell have the .beat as- goriment of Diugs, Chemicals, Mudi- c r.er, Toilet articles, etc., in town. Patterson & McNair offer Miperior inducement- to the trade. Call and examine their stock. Saber* debehis in pleasing the public- H>s Jewelry Store is a gem. Go *nd see him. John I. Robsison. the “boss” con tractor nf the city 18 always ready to Jo anything in the carpeiiteis Line. The best bargains in the city can he obtained at Babbit A T\ arfield Summer Goods.—Noel Gainey A Co. have just received a supply of Summer Tweeds, Flannels and Cas hmeres, at prices to suit the times. At Cost.—In order to enlarge my store, I ain now offering- my • entire stock of goods at cost. Fersons whiling to secure bargains had best tail at once, as the opportunity to hay such nice goods at such low rates is not offered every (lav. Simon A. Weil. VIOLIN STRINGS, ETC. (Jo to W. C. Subers’ to buy Italian Violin and Guitar Strings at 15 to 20 cents same as are sold m large cities at‘20 to 25 cents. He will sell Violins at $2 25, with box, bow. and strings complete. Accordcons at $2 00, and all other Musical Instruments in proportion to quality, etc. All who wish to “soothe th,; savage breast” call around and equip ypurselves. ^ For groceries and dry-goods of every description, call on Babbit & Warfield. Titov give good bargains. Just Received.—500 bushels corn; 20 bbls superfine Flour; 30 bills x x x flour; 30 bbls superfine flour; 10 bbls whiskey; 5000 bbls bacon at popular prices. Babbit A Warfield. Uf.mdvkd.—J dm F. Robison, the l>o-s’’ carpenter of the city has loved Iris es'abhshment next door to cache’s Carriage Shop, on Brougb- >n St. Religious.—Eider J. R. Battle, of the Primitive Baptist denomina tion, will preach in the Baptist Church in this city on to-morrow night, the 26th inst. Mits. James E. Dickinson’s School.—Wc call particular atten tion to the School Notice of this ac- cmiijilislicri lady in another column. Wc hope she may be eminently' suc cessful . in her praiseworthy under taking. The 1Jeat.—Tuesday and Wed nesday the thermometer stood at 94 degrees in the shade. That’s hot enough for us. IIon. C. J. Munnerlyn.—It will lie seen that the friends of this gen tleman have placed his name before the people of Decatur county as a candidate for the office of Ordinary, in the ensuing election, subject to the nomination of the Democratic party. Wc hope he’ll be nominated and elected. No better or purer man could be chosen. Dick McGoldrick, is still hammer ing away at bis blacksmith forge to I lie delight of the farmers who need agricultural implements. Emery Johnson, the great Stove, Tia and Sewing Machine man of Bain- bridge, is selling goods at very low. figures. Give him a call. I. Kwelicki A Bro., have a large stock of Dry-Good and Groceries; and country produce of all kinds bought and *old. Mrs. R. F. Griffin of the “Metropo litan.” Milliner Store i* selling go«ds at reduced rate*, ller stock is com plete in every particular. Ladies, call. H. B. Ehrlich, the Groeeiy man, keeps a fine stock of groceries, wines, liquors, Ac. Country and Goshen Butter on Ice. Mrs. M.J. Reynolds, notwithstand ing the dull season, sells probably mure millinery goods than any other dealer in this section. Reason: Splen did stock, selected with good taste. Croquet.—This game is now hav ing a “run” in our city. The fun of the game is simply, according to our conception of it, to assemble the young folks together in tlie evening after the stores are closed. We are glad to see a good many ladies out on every occasion; but barring their society, wc have no ambition to ex cel in croquet. To Advertisers.—Merchants who wisli to extend their trade to Miller county will find it to ther interest to advertise in the Miller County Star, a live paper published at Colquitt. Leave your favors with The Demo crat. and they will be promptly at tended to. How to Raise Eggs.—Mr. Peter Ilcnry, a most reliable man, informs us that he had two guinea chickens which laid last year, 450 eggs, of these 32 were “set” and hatched, and 16 guineas were raised. Up to July 18, 1^72, ihe same gentleman has kept account of eight of these prolific fowls and finds that they have laid eight hundred eggs —this year. From these statements it docs not take much reflection to invent a plan to supply the market with eggs. . The Junior Debating Club.— This body of young gentlemen, we learn, is making rapid progress in the art oratorical and power argu mentative. It is whispered that they will appear before the public it no distant day, when ihe people can judge their merits for themselves. “Skelters.”—Bainbridge has cer tainly got a double share of musqui- toes this reason. Each one seems to be armed-with a Colt’s pistol and a Spanish dirk. They fly into a fel low and drink his blood before he can say “shoo fiy” with his mouth open. The city authorities should see that the ordinance in regard to cisterns is strictly enforced, and that no open barrels of water be allowed in the corporation. We may account the peach crop this year a total failure, if the speci mens brought to town are at all lair. Wc have seen nothing so far but small, hard wormy things, two of. which wtiuld land a person, who didu’ f have the" diges' ion of an alii-, gatoi into eternity. An Old Cat —Our young friend Charley Gibson, of Attopulgus, is the proprietor of a family tom-cat that delights in the venerable age of eighteen years and six months.— Charley writes us the cat is still do ing good service as a tnouser. Married.—In this city, at the residence of Capt. J. C. Rutherford, on Sunday the 21st instant, by the Rev. Walter Knox, Mr. W. W. Keep, Jr., editor of the Live Oak (Fla.) Times, to Miss Pauline Biles, of this city. We wish the happy pair all the success imaginablo. Thcj departed for Live Oak on Sunday evening. Flowers.—Mrs. R. H. Whiteley will please accept our thanks for those rare and beautiful selections of flowers sent us last week. This most inestimable lady has the pret tiest flower garden in the city. Crops.—Since onr last issue, from conversations with farmers and from personal observation, we give the opinion that crops are generally in a better condition than- has been sup posed. The catterpillar which threatened serious damage some time since has almost disappeared, and the grass worm, also, has about expended their power for harm. Some fanners tell us that now, if no new enemy shows itself and the seasons ate propitious their cotton crops will fully oome up to their ex pectations. Masonic.—The noble Order of Freemasons had a collation at their hall on Friday night last. A starvation party is on the tapis to be attended by the editors, printers, lawyers, doctors, and a good many other people of the city, who shall be nameless. Hurry up the cakes. Dead.—Mr. Green Harrell, an old citizen of this county, died last week. Mr. H. was a good man and citizen. Peace to his ashes. If the City Council appoints a scavenger his first instructions should he, that he move the scallawags without the corporate limits. Mr. John W. Biles, agent for the “ av annah Daily Advertiser, called on us last week. For the monev- ♦4 per annum-the Advertiser i^the best newspaper published on the American continent. The Democrat for the campaign' is only one dollar. Everybody who feels an interest in the redemption of Decatur from scalawag rule next November, should subscribe for The Democrat without delay. We send the paper until the first of January, if the elections are held that month, until they are decided, for the same amount. Improvements.—Capt. A. T. Reid is having two summer bouses built in front of his pretty little cottage. We notice that Judge Beach has improved his residence so much that it is now, we think, the handsomest in town. John McNair puffed us with some fine cigars the other day, and as turn about is fair play we thus puff him. Jake Born stands in his harness store— So pleasant and so bland And every comer to his door— He grasps him by the hand ; See here “old fel” bold Jacob says— Til sell yon harness freeley So buy a handsome set, and go And vote (or Horace Greeley. Jake has a fine assortment which he sells very reasonably whether you vote for Horace or not. Hon. B. F. Bruton.-^As will be seen elsewhere, this gentleman has announced himself a candidate for re-election to the office he now holds —State Senator from this district. Mr. Bruton will make a splendid run, and his competitors had better announce themselves quickly. Re member, “a stich in time,” etc. Not long ago the town was over run with ice-cream vendors. Now such things are entirely forgotten. You can’t'get a plate of ice-cream nearer than Thomasville. BURIAL CASES, ~ wira GLASS - FACES,' Local Slashes.—The sermons of some preachers we know remind us very lorcibly of eternity. Sime Weil didn’t bring a wife from Savannah because the gal repented of Iter rash design. Why is the Junior Debating Club like Flipt River catfish ! Be cause they like de-bate. -Why is Henry Rothe like an ele phant ? Because neither one can climb a tree. ■Sol Munson is going to lieel all dissensions in the Radical party hereabouts during the campaign. The joyful expression which now pervades the handsome counten ance of our friend D. A. R. , is easily accounted for. ^ Candidates for office who do not announce thcmselveh in the Demo crat needn’t have the remotest idea of ever being elected. Frank Sharon-is in the insurance business. Wonder if he’d issue a policy to insure the election of his friend Greeley ? Eh, Franklin. Croquet is raging in town. No casualties reported so lar. The dullness of the times is only exceeded by the razors of Bainbridge barbers. Joe McNair has returned from Texas. We knew that boy couldn’t stay away from her long. If we hadn’t already beeft “kick ed” out of all reason by the 1 ‘dear creatures,” hanged it we didn't “go for” some of these devlish pretty widows about this burg. Keep, * that Live Oak Times man couldn’t keep away from Bainbridge until he caused one of our young ladies to change her name and de part with him. We hope she’ll keep hmut bilein. Pathfinder.—D. Appleton &Co., New York publishers, are now Issu- ; a cheap edition of Cooper’s nov els, one of which, “Pathfinder,” has been sent us. The publieatibn is intended to re-popularize these works which were otice so favorbly esteem ed and widely Circulated. The vol ume is bound in paper. The typo graphical appearance, like every' thing issued by Appleton, ts first class. “H. F- S.” Again. Editor Democrat : Dkar Sib—N tv that Baltimore’s decision has been given to the country; that it is a settled fact that the Cin cinnati platform and nominees are endorsed by the Democracy, and that for bwrmony and uhity of action, and feeling all discussion by those who embraced Mr. Greeley from the start and those who now-take him as the choice of . their party, should be ex cluded' from the presidential cam paign; that, combination of stupidity and braggart ism who got off a Greeley and Brown effusion in your columns some time ago over H e big-sounding and ready-recognizable initials of “H. F. S.,” again toddles courageously to the Front and tells vou “that he has been able to see further into the dark aud mysterious future than the gen tleman who signs himself Y. D. F.,” and “that he has proven his head and heart both were right in regard to the great political question,” etc. Why did he ‘ keep dark for further developments,” and not answer Y. D. F. at-the proper time.? Because he is an imbecile who follows in the wake of others and who feared open discus sion of “the great question ’ until it became a fixed fact, although bis first letter “was based upon good and sound political reasoning” (?). But now, at the risk of re-opening “the great questions” which the con vention at Baltimore settled—at least for this campaign—he becomes bold and must let your Tenders know that he was “right,” “head and heart.”— I admit that his head was accidentaliv rigid as to the Democracy’s endorse ment of Greeley, bbt his heart is as distant from right as h>8 ignorance predominates over his wisdom. No Democrat true to his psrty and. patri otic in bis motives, who possesses or dinary sense, cares now to »*ke issue on matters which have been determin ed by his party to be emineody wise and to meat the end sought; and H. F. S.’s disposition to re-open “the great question” emanates either from a lack of brains or of good motives. He has plainly demonstrated that he took Greeley from preference and not necessity, lie lauds him to heaven «nd then flaunts that his '"heart was right.” Lt him have Mr. Greeley from choice, if such be his taste; but I fjfial B«seww*f~ from the hands of the usurper and bis -A accomplices. And- in this line of policy. Mr. Editor, I am proud to know that I have so able a colleague aT yourself; and that four-fifths of Dfcea- tur are with us. j» Y. D. Fu Attmpalgus, July 22,1872. P. S.—Since writing the above, and reading 11. F. S.’s last get-off more attentively, I have, I believe, discover ed a reason for bis failure to replj sooner. The “galorious Fourth” was near at band and he deferred to drink of the inspiration of the day. A sam ple will be convincing. In a manner running over with pathos, and lan guage elequont ar.d peculiarly bis own, he no doubt touches the hearts of your astonished readers with this grand hut terrible prophecy : “It would be with fear and trem bling that we would fie down to rest, anil onr fire-arms would have to be kept constantly by our sides as in the days of Imlian warfare.” - * ~ Two Brothers Hanged. On Friday last, at? Hendersonville, North Carolina, Columbus and Go- van Adair, the notorious murderers oi the Weston family', suffered- the extreme penalty of the law for their horrible crime. Over five thousand persons were present. The mothefr of the prisoners arranged their dress preparatory to their execution, which took place in public. A correspon dent says: . The Adairs were calm and sd£ possessed, and had evidently pre pared themselves for a cool exit into eternity. They were scrupulously dressed, and, though ghastly pale, stepped boldly on the gallows and cooly seated themselves, gazing with the utmost indifference around them. Columbus then rose and said, in a loud and firm voice: “I feel it my duty to address you briefly. I am to be hung to-day for a crime which, as God is my witness, I never committed. I have been denounced as a bold, bad man, dis honest and untruthful, and have been cruelly slandered. The charges are false. I have striven all my life to do what is right, and avoid the wrong. Bninard, who with us was condemned to die, when he confesses his guilt and involves ns, our gray haired father and boy brothers, has uttered a black and info noons lie To save his own life. I must die. ’Ti$ unjust and nnholy to hang me wheq I am innocent. Probably yod have' come to see a murderer die" and con fess his guilt, but you will be disap pointed. I shall die with clean skirts, No man need think that I will con fess to the commission of a crime of which I am as guiltless as you. And now farewell; my trust is in the Lord Jesus. It is now all in his hands.” Govan Adair followed his brother in a short and pithy address. He said it had been charged they had no friends, but that as a proof ot its falsity few men had as many specta tors at their death bed as they had around theirs. They then requested that their coffins, which were placed at the foot of the scaffold, should be opened. After quietly surveying them they* announced to the Sheriff their readi ness to die. The death caps w-ere abjusted, and in a few moments they were lanched into eternity. Much Cheaper —TI1AN THE TINE COFFINS MADE TO -ORDER. j/Eff- Just received at the Furniture Store ef E. J. HENDERSON. . je27 4m COTTON CLAIMS. By an act of Congress approved by the President Mny the 18th 1872, six Months are allowed wherein to recover proceeds of Cot ton taken by Treasury Ageuts, after June 30t\ .1865. The undersigned being associated with counsel in Washington City, offers his profes sional services to secure such eiuims. Also, to prosecate claims for cotton taken before that time.- / * * JOHN O. FERRILL, Attorney at Liw, Savannah Qa. W. O. FLEMING. JOHN C. RUTHEBFOltP FLEMING &-RUTHERFORD, A T T <rji NE YS AT L AW BAINBRIDGE, GA, O FFICE over drugstore of Butts Ic Peabody. Aro fully prepared to take charge of all cases arising under the bankrupt law. [je29,69,tf BAINBRIDGE SOUTHERN-MADE A Kentucky Duel.—Louisville, July 15.—A week ago Thomas Knowland, of Henry vilie, Ind., was assaulted by his nephew, Samuel Knowland, on account of an old grudge. Yesterday evening the parties met to arrange the quarrel, when Thomas drew a pistol and shot his nephew in the abdomen, mortal ly wounding him. The latter emp tied a revolver at Thomas, killing him instantly. There is great ex citement in the neighborhood over the affair, both * parties being well knowy and respectable... Mr. Joseph Richardson and Mr. A. P. Castleman, both Crockett, Texas, gentlemen, had a fist-fight, inwhich the farmer was struck in the neck by the latter, dislocating the neck bone, killing him instantly. Ex-Governor Allison.—A. K. Allison, ex-Governor of Florida,, is now confined in Tallahassee under the enforcement act. His trial was a farce, and he was convicted on the testimony of negroes. His teim of imprisonment will expire on the 12th of August. A correspondent of the Quincy Journal suggests that a committee proceed to Tallahassee the day before, to receive him in the name of the people of Gadsden coun ty, escort him to Quincy, and Jet all those who are willing meet him under the shade of the beautiful oaks in the Court House Square, and there take him by the hand, and with appropriate ceremonies welcome him home again. The sug gestion is a good one, and we hope to .see it carried out.—Nor. Sews. CLOTHING. NOBk GAINEY & GO.. —FEELING— • •«> i , * That unless the Industrial Pursuits eould be sustained the country could never be truly prosperous, have determined to manufacture their ENTIRE STOCK in Bainbridge. M3- THEY WARRANT THEIR CMOS CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN. . THE EASTERN MAKE.. And challenge comparison in Quality, Style and Price. They also keep the best quality of SHIRTS AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, M3-X LINE OF SHOES ANB HATS.Y* Appealing to the people of Decatur, we say achieve your independence by building up your own institutions. mch7 ly op THE PAINBRIDGE DEALERS IK.THE MARKET WITH THEIR SPLENDID STOCK OF Spri n g- Goods! aoE». We are new offering our uaual FULL ASSORTMENT of GOODS,-among which are to be found ** • , ORGANDIS, GRENADINES, CAMBRICS, WHITE PIQUE, LAWN, LINEN and SEERSUCKER SUITS, BEACH PARASOLS, HAMBURG TRIMMINGS, . BLEAfJhPED and BROWN SHEETINGS- and SHIRTINGS, COTTONADES,'LINENS. DENIMS, CASSIMERE3, NEW STYI^E HEAVY SHIRTING 3, UN- “■ * TRIMMED HATS for Ladies Misses, • (in black, brown and" white) . ALPACCAS k PRINiy, IN GREAT VARIETY AND AT LOW PRICES! SCHOOL BOOK ’AND STATIONEBY. McGUFFIE’S and GOODRICH’S READERS, DAVIES’ end SMITH’S ARITH- ' METICS. MONTEITB’S GEOGRAPHIES, and ALL the School Bodks usually used. A bo Billet, Bommercial, Note, Letter. Foolscap and legal Cap Papers. JJf iy H ATS and SHOES of all 8^8, sizes and prices* for tha mil Hod and the millionaire* CROCKERY.- VST An assortment, in Granite and C»C., of PLATES, DISHES, BAKERS, CUPS and SAUCERS, and other articles. Also JUGS, CHURNS, JARS, • m LANTERNS for oil of candle.* Kaif e AND THE FAMOUS “TOWN AND COUNTY PREPARED PAINT,” l®*Respecting which any information will be given upon application.* Iron. Steel, Nails, Farming and Gardening gy To which special attention is asked. Bacon, Flour, &c. Ten Thousand gonads Bacon, 100 bbls. Flour, 15 bbls. Sugar (aU grades), 10 sacks Coffee, 20 bbls, Whisky, tag" To all of which, and a complete stock of other goods, we respectfully ask the attention of Cash and prompt paying buyers. (spill ly) BABBIT k WARFIELD. THE OLD RELIABLE NEW The Dome House. A FIRST-CLASS TRANSIENT AND PER- ^ MANENT Boarding House, MRS. S. E. WOLDRIDGE, QUINCY, FLA. ; ; jji a v Drs. Morgan & Harrell —HAVB JUST EECJ3TED A—" FRESH AND COMPLETE - J3IOCK Of Drugs! CHEMICALS, TOILET ARTICLES, PAINTS, OILS, PATENT MEDICINES, STATIONERY, ' " FINE COLOGNE EXTRACT, And everything else usually kept in a FIRS T - CLASS DRUG-STORE I pm- We keep eoeaiasily oty_hand FINE SEGARS AND TOBACCOS. w> IHL CHEAP FOR CASH > mch7 tf - " WEST - STREET :D IS BEING Send 30 cent? for the July Number of Peter’s Musical Monthly, containing the fol lowing music, or we will mail the 7 pieces in sheet form, on receipt of $3.30: Abhde and Below, ®ng add eborna, /neb, 30cte^ If You were L woifld Yon 7 ."ballad, Shattuck, 30cts.; Motherless and Fatherless, song and chorus, Tucker, 30cts.; Kiss Me, Darling, ere We Part, song and chords, Ste wart, 30cts.; Only for Thee, song and duet, Dressier, 35cts.; Darling Waltz, Harmistonn, 35cts.j Sunrise Schottische, Siedle, 30cts.; Singer’s- Joy, four hands, Pasher, 35cts.: Dance of the Haymakers, caprice, Wilson, 75cts. We wiH send back numbers of Pe ter’s Musical Monthly—January to Jane— for $1.50, or the five-last numbers for *1.00. Address J- L. PETERS, 599 Broadway, New York. CON0¥ANV&¥ SUPPLIED WITH HEAVY INVOICE OP Spring* & Summer ClOOiDIS, ot rat LATEST: STM AND PATTERNS. together with a ::.r Very Largo stools, of Staple Groceries! fr it; ALSO, "3 -m v r a HARDWARE, WOODWARE, WILLOWWARE, &c- . - V In faet th«e lApqthmg wanted by the public that they cannpt supply at naost bea- onable prices. Give us a call, etfcpiine our goods and take ad vantage tffear inducements.- frprilt "N .? : - a 4 X'- ‘:** w ■ A PATTERSON A MCNAIR