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The Bainbridge Weekly Democrat.
Volume 2.
BAINBRIDGE GA. JUNE 5. 1873.
Number 36.
THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT
Ig Published Evert Thursday
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LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Vlieriffs sales, per levy, $3; sheriffs mort-
„„ sales, per levy, $5; tax sales, per levy,
|} citation for letters of administration. $4;’
citation for letters of guardianship, 4; appli-
otiott for dismission from administration, 10;
epplication for dismission from guardianship,
o application for leave to sell land (one
square). 5, and each additional square, 3;
application for homestead, 2; notice to debt
or? and creditors. 4; land sales (1st square),
5, and each additional square, 3; sale of per
ishable property, per square, 2.50; estray
notices, sixty days, 7; notice to perfect scrv-
ice 7; rules nisi to foreclose mortgage, per
square, 4: rules to establish lost papers, per
tquare. 4; rules compelling titles, 4; rules
to perfect service in divorce cases, 10.
Sale? of land, etc., by administrators, ex
ecutors or guardians, are required by law to
he held on the first Tuesday in the month,
between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and
i in the afternoon, at the court house door
in the county in which the property is situ-
iird. Notice of these sales must he given
in a public gazette 40 days previous to the
day of sale.
Notice? for the sale of personal property
must tie given in like manner 10 days pre-
vious t'i salt* day.
to 1 lie debtors mid Creditors of an
mate must also 1*0 published 40 days.
Notice that application will be nnults to the
-I'ourt of Ordinary for leave to sell land, &e.,
Biust be published for two months.
Illation? for letters of administration.
i~.ii'—i«*
from guardianship. 40 days.
Rules for foreclosure ofunortgoges must be
pushed monthly far four
iw Ztlm-hweompelling titles from ex-
three months.
Publication will always be continued ac
cording to these, the legal requirements,
unless otherwise ordered.
1 [From the Atlanta Sun.]
portation.
We take the liberty of presenting
to our readers to-day an exceeding
letter from ~ natol
leadi"* question
the public
; »,ne Northwestern
ly interesting
Arnow, upon *a
which is now agita*
imntl throughout" 110 , -
. . ..antic States—that is
, ‘ ° transportation between
jjl^fions. The letter was not
wr j t cd for publication, but it con-
IjsS so much good souud practical
fnsc upon this h.ghly important
subject. wc deem it due alike to him
lad our readers that his views should
be generally known—the time for
iheir presentation—content porane-
I oils with the action of the Cctnven-
tion in this city is opportune.
The views of the Convention for
xcuring cheap water transportation
I br the grain of the West to the At-
I wstic coast, seems to have been con-
I foal exclusively to these three
Ptat canals, one through Georgia,
®e through Virginia and one round
^gara Falls.
We have seen no probable esti-
®»tes of the cost of these combiued
*frrks, but we take occasion to re
peat what we have often said before,
in our opinion a ship canal
kross the Peninsula of Florida will
found to be decidedly the cheap-
and most, feasible of any of the
Rested schemes, whether under
sell by the Government or individ-
^ enterprise.
^hen the actual cost of the pre
ssed Great Western Canal is known,
LJ 0$e who may be {called upon to
"foot the bills” will find that there
® 1 vast deal more in Mr. Norcross
declined planes” suggested for as-
^ding the ridges than the conven-
seemed to think.
. object at present, however,
* Merely to submit to the public the
ot Mr. Arnow, which will be
•75d bnt r
A H
St. Mary’s, Ga., May 9 ’73.
Hon. A. H. Stephens :
Dear Sir : On the morning of
the 8th instant I mailed yon a letter
and a map, pamphlet and extracts
from papers on the subject of the
proposed sea Coast W&ter communi
cation between the Mississippi. and
the Atlantic seaports. I neglected
to state that it is proposed that it be
done by the Government, and made
as free to the commerce of the coun
try as the Mississippi itself; that it
is not to be in the interest of private
parties, but for the free use and ben
efit of the whole country. It is in
tended to make a continuation of the
Mississippi, so that a steamboat can
load at St. Louis and other ports and
come through to the Atlantic ports.
1 am informed that six feet dig
ging will answer the purpose, but
that lrom ten to twelve feet can be
had. So far as reaching the Apa
lachicola is concerned, I am advised
by a gentleman who saw General
Joseph E. Johnson a few days since
at Savannah, that the General- says
the route could be made even with
out a survey ; that between those
points sufficient surveys are on file
in the proper office at Washington,
so that an approximate estimate
could be made of the cost without
any further expense. At present we
have steamboat navigation from ihis
city to Savannah. In order to se
cure it, just such cuts, and through
about such lands, were made. I
think that you will spe at once the
great practicability of such a route.
The demand, as you are aware, for
new and cheap outlets for Western
produce, is very great, and it the
Government spends millions in keep
ing open and removing obstructions
on navigable, streams, why not ex
tend those streams when the com
merce of the country demands it,
when it would do so much towards
cementing the Southern and West
ern people in commercial enterpri
ses? Nature has done the larger
portion of the work, and all. that it
needs is the appliance of art to fin
ish it and make the greatest com-
t his country that it has ever experi
enced.
The Chamber of Commerce of Sa
vannah has addressed letters to all
of the principle engineers in the
country upon the subject and I pre
sume as soon as they reply therr let
ters will be published. Gen. John
ston and Qen. Gilmer have pm ate
ly expressed a similar opinion.
This route would relieve the West
in a short time, because as soon as
tlic Aj»« llacbico,a was veacbed ’ the
Savannah, A. & G Road and the
Florida roads could be used to trans
port produce until the entire line was
opened to the Atlantic. Col. Rai-
ford says: that Col. Screven told
him that he could carry grain from
Bainbridge to Savannah as low as
seven cents per bushel—one cent
lower than Col Raiford’s estimate.
So, if the Government would extend
navigation from Mississippi to the
Apalachicola, it would greatly re
lieve the West and benefit the South
If it then be continued across Flori
da to the St. Mary’s River, it would
require no digging to reach Chailes-
ton, as the route is now opened as
far north as that city.
In continuing the Mississippi to
the Atlantic there would be at least
six ports whoso bars are sufficiently
deep to enable them to re-ship to for
eign ports. They do a heavy lum
ber business here, and vessels go
over our bar that draw as much as
eighteen feet of water. They gen
erally go to some foreign ports. Both
Brunswick and Savannah have still
deeper bars, so that if the route is
opened the importing and exporting
for the West, to a large extern, can
be done trom Georgia ports,
should rejoice to see that day, and I
am perfectly satisfied that it you
find it in your line ot duty to advc,
cate it, the next Congress will make
the appropriation to put it u mo-
U °lf t he Great Western and this
route were both opened, the patron-
age yWQuld be sufficient, judging from
estimate made in the press* of the
country, to sustain both
Please excuse baste, “
been pressed for tune while writing.
Truly, J- M. arnow.
The editor of the — ca5 ' s ^ l ™ t ,
self a lion. If not the Wng of teur
I be is certainly a very E™ ^
The Negroes in Louisiana.
The New York Sun has sent an
interviewer down into the Crescent
City, who comes across an enterpris
ing and sensible darkey and has a
long talk on the sitnation in that
State. Here is part of the conver
sation:
“Is there any indisposition among
the whites to sell you land ?”
“No, sir; dey likes to whenn dey
gits a good colored buyer.”
“Are many colored people buying
land ?”
“Well, no, sir*; dey gits bit wid
politics, an’ every one uv dat sort
wants a’ office, and dey leaves de
country an' cluster in towns til hun
ger an’ nakedness drives ’em to de
cotton patch ; but right smart of ’em
up our way is gitting tired of dat an’
is settling down to work.”
“Do your people send their chil
dren to school ?”
“Well, I can’t say as dey does
much ; dey needs ’em on de cotton
patch ; an’, den, we has wery poor
teachers ; dey is mostly dese broken
down politicians uv de towns, an’
dey often do more harm-on good.
With a sorrowful consciousness
that this was too true, I turned
away
The Sun man says it is the “year
of Jubilee down there.” The city
darkies parade the streets with sil
ver mounted pistols and pearl han
dled daggers and bowie knives, and
wear on their shirt bosoms many dia
monds and quartz imitations of the
same. The Superintendent of edu
cation for the State is a mulatto im
perfectly gi ounded in the rudiments
The Secretary of State is a cornfield
negro, who speaks in plantation dia
lect. The general of the “uielish’
is an African Anak with timber
enough in him to make two Solou-
qnes while colored senators, repre
sentatives and judges employ them
selves in drives “on de shell road
and at de clubs,” which are numer
ous. In short, the situation is high
ly satisfactory—to Grant and Casey.
gress refused the claim to the Court,
which now renders judgment in favor
uvn A UliUvl a JUU^UICUI 1U A x/auvurj UUUl UOUICU IVCUUCUB re-
of Atocha against the United States cently saw a statement that counting
fni» tOAT A Kainnr fho Ralanno 4a
for $207,459 37, being the balance
of the three and a quarter millions
provided by tha Treaty of Gauda-
" J " ucai ill uuuurey mu ouKiunit m
loupe Hidalgo for the payment of ed a little singular at first, but the
Alaimo /\f Aitinnnn nf tka ITnitn.l 1 A ? a-A xl ■— —A* 1_1_
claims of citizens ot the United
States against the Government of
Mexico, which now remains unap
plied to that object.
Judgments were also rendered for
$92,598 in favor of Wm. W. Cones,
of Memphis, for cotton seized by
the Government, and in favor of
Harvey & Levisey for $42,306, for
work and damages. on building a
bridge for the Government at Bock
Island. • k
The Court of Claims—Judgments in
Favor of Citizens of Savannah-
ofTlaimsTiaS reMrciW
insr judgments for cotton seized bj
Gen. Sherman's forces at the time
of the capture of Savannah, and
sold by the United States :
In favor of William * Battersby,
$87,014 ; in favor of William Bat
tersby & Andrew Low, $3,940 ; in
favor of Willian Battersby & Octa-
vus Cohen, $7', 881; in favor of Wil
liam Battersby and the executor of
Thomas S. Metcalf, $485,242. the lat
ter being the largest single judg
ment ever rendered by the Court of
Claims. Battersby i? an alien sub
ject of Great Britain, who has resi
ded teirty years in Savannsh. The
othef parties are citizens of Georgia.
The cotton Claim of William S.
Miller, another British subject, was
dismissed on the ground that the cot
ton for which he sued was purchased
by him outside of the Union lines,
and in violation of the regulations
then in force.
Judgment was rendered for $155,-
537 in favor oftf harles Green,
Savannah, who is a subject of Great
Britain. The mam question in this
case was whether an alien domiciled
during the rebellion within the insur
rectionary States could be guilty of
the crime of treason against the
United Stains. The Court of Claims,
following a decision of the United
States Supreme Court at the last
term, decides this question affirma
tively, but also holds under the same
decision that aliens guilty of trea.-
son by failing to observe their obli
gations of qualified aHegience were
included in and pardoned by the
President’s amnesty proclamation of
December 22, 1868.
A Decision was rendered in the
long pending cases of Eliza J.
Atocha, J. Atocha, administratrix
Alex J. Atocha. deceased. Atocha
was a native of Spain, but a natu
ralized citizen of the United States,
who did business as a banker in the
City of Mexico, and was expelled
from that country during the revo-
lution of 1845 which overthrew the
Government ot Santa Anna. The
United States having by the Treaty
of Gaudaioupe Hidalgo assumed the
claim of its own citizens against
Mexico, Atocha presented his claim
for losses caused by his expulsion
and it was rejected by the Commis
sion appointed to examine such
Subsequently in 1865, Con
“The South Will Bise Again.”
Upon a recent occasion in Wash
ington, Judge Embry, in introduc
ing a Southern lady to an audience
of ladles and gentlemen, paid .the
following handsome tribute to the
women of the k South, which we take
pleasure in putting upon the record
in this journal. He said:
“Ladies and Gentlemen: Twen
ty years ago all the Southern States
were represented at thfc Capital by
many of the loveliest and most ac
complished ladies of America. They
were indeed'the queens of American
society in the highest intellectual cul
ture, and in more than princely bear
ing or Oriental beauty* But war,
with the devastations mat follow in
its train, has, for more than a de
cade, swept with relentless fury over
all the fair and fruitful fields of the
south. It has -desolated countless
happy homes, curbed many noble
ambitions, crushed many bright
hopes and anticipations, reduced to
poverty and want thousands reared
in affluence and wealth,, and has
hr.ng the symbols of mourning
throughout all the borders of that
mnny land. This will not last al
ways. Such a land, with such a
ioil and climate, and,, above all,
such‘a race of people were not de
fined by God and nature to utter ruin
“THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN.
“Her stricken and wasted fields
"harvests, gntntei v™- wr,«
the fragrance of their flowers over
all the land. She will rise from her
sorrow and humiliation, from her
poverty and her ashes, because her
very ashes will enrich her.
‘ ‘Here and there some child of ge
nius,-inspired by the historic memo
ries and the grand historic names of
Virginia and the Carolinas, ot Geor
gia and Alabama, of Mississippi arid-
Louisiana, and of the land of Clay
and Jackson, aspires to rival the for.
mer intellectual vigor and the an
cient glory of the States that were
once the power and pride of the ^ re
public. One is here to-night—:”
These brave and good words found
utterance in Washington; and the
verdict, South at least, will be that
Judge Embry, in honoring the wo
men of the South, does honor to his
own head and heart .—Columbia
South Carolinian:
Counting One Hundred.
A Danbury man named Reubens re-
one hundred when tempted to speak an
angry* word would save a man a great
deal of trouble^ This statement sound-
The New Irish President of the French
Republic.
t more
he read it45v^r the more favorably he
became impressed with U, and finally
concluded to adopt it. Next door to
Reubens lives a man who has made five
distinct attempts in the past fortnight
to secure a dinner of green peas by the
first of July, and every time he has
been retarded by Reubens’ hens. The
next morning after Reubens made his
resolution, this man found his sixth at-
teippt to have miscarried. Then he
called on Reubens. He said:
“What in -the-thunder do you mean
by letting your hens tear up my gar
den?”
Reubens was tempted to call him a
mudsnoot, a new name just coming into
general use, hut he remembered his res
olution, put down his rage, and meekly
observed :
“One, two, three, four, five, six, sev
en, eight—”
Then the mad neighbor who had been
eyeing this answer with a great deal of
suspicion, broke in again:
“Why don’t you answer my question,
you rascal?”
But still Reubens maintained his
equanimity, and went on with the
test:
“Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen—”
The mad neighbor stared harder than
ever.
“Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twen
ty, twenty-one—”
“You’re a mean skunk,” said,” the
mad neighbor, backing toward the
fence.
Reubens’ fhee flushed at this change,
but he only said :
“Twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-
four. t-wenty-five. twenty-six—”
At this figure the neighbor got upon
the fence in some haste, but suddenly
thinking of his peas, he opened his
mouth:
“You mean, low-lived rascal, for two
cents I could knock your cracked head
over a barn, and I would—•”
rupted Reubens, “twenty nine, thirty,
thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three—”
Here the neighbor broke for the
house and entering it, violently slam
med the door behind him; but Reu
bens did not dare let up on the enu
merations, and so he stood out there
alone in his own yard, and kept on
counting, while his burning oheeks and
flashing eyes eloquently affirmed his
judgment. When he got tip into the
eighties his wife came to the door in
som^alarm.
“Why, Reubens, man, what is the
matter with you?” she said.. “Dosome
into the house-.”
But he didn’t let up. 8he came out
to him, and clung trembling to him, but
he finally looked into her eyes and said:
'Ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-
five, ninety-six, ninety-seven, ninety-
eight, ninety-nine, one hundred—go in
to the house old woman, or I'll bnstye.”
And she went.—Danbury New*.
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COR. WEST & BROUGHTON STREETS, BAINBRIDGE, GA.
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THE CITY.
itst
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Ladies, Gentlemen, Misses, Boys and Children’s at A. T. REID & CO.’S
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A complete and handsome stock at A. T. REID &, CO.S,
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Sides, Hams, Shoulders and Bulk Meats at A. T. REID & CO.’S
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The election of the new Irish Presi
dent of the French Republic, Marie
Ednie Patrick Maurice de NcMahon,
Duke de Magenta, is elicitiig much
comment. _ v
He was horn in 1808, and is there
fore 65 years old. The descoidant of
a noble Irish family, he has proven him
self the worthy scion of his Hibernian
ancestors, and it is no uninteresting
vicissitude that sees the gallant Irish
man at the head of the French govern
ment. It is a spectacle at once novel
and significant. Where be your Bour
bons, hereditary French rulers, that
they could furnish no imperial brain for
the leadership of their >wn nation ? It
is a singular demonstration of the Demo
cratic tendency of the times that in the
chaotic agitation of a great crisis, pub
lic sentiment and national necessity^
without regard to the divine right of
Kings or the proud headings of nation
al blood, should pounce upon the heroic
decendant of one of the purest and nobl
est families of Erin, and call him to the
helm of State.
The stout arm and brave heart* that
have carved the way to such eminence
we trust may hold the giddy power reso
lutely and safely.
So here’s lack to the gallant Irish
President of the French Republic
Oats, Oats.
Five hundred bushels Black and Yellow bats at A. T, REID 4 CO.’S
•
Cheeks, Stripes and Yarns,
From Columbus, a choice selection at A. T. REID 4 CO.’S
Butter, Cheese and FTsli.
All fresh and arriving weekly at * A. T. REID 4 CO.’S
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The Pres* Gang.
It was a jolly crowd that gathered at
Americus last week: There was the
good n&tured and popular Gorman, of
Talbotton and Paris; the brilliant, fear
less and indomitable Styles, of Albany;
the talented, eloquent and courteous
Clark, of Atlanta; the polite, dignified
and graceful Reese, of Macon; the popu
lar, experienced, unswerving Thompson,
of‘‘Major Joues” notoiirtji “ri t * lc
energetic, model journalist, Estill, of
Savannah; the dignified and eloquent
Miller, of Columbus; the unostentatious
“Eagle Orator,” Baker, of Blacksbear;
the clever and courteous Pendleton, of
Valdosta; the fun provoking and good
natured Russell, of Bainbridge; the jol
ly. reckless and persevering Smith, of
Brunswick; the sedate and handsome
Stone, of Forsyth; the portly and ac
complished Andrews, of Washington;
the generous, whole-souled Hancock, of
Americus; the energetic and talented
Peeples, of Lawrenceville; the reserved
and agreeable Christian, of Thomasville;
the mirth provoking and happy Wes
ton. of Dawson; and many others whose
names are not remembered at this mo
ment. They had congregrated for busi
ness, fan and frolic; and they certainly
accomplished all their designs. It was a
pleasant reunion, and we are sanguine
they all returned to their homes with a
more exalted idea of tljgir stations in life
as members of the “Fourth Estate. ;
\ Qvifnttrr Barker.
H J. SWEARINGEN SCO., (City Drug
# Store) have
pUST received a large and varied
S TOCK of Drugs and Medicines, Paints,
Oils, Peri\jpiery, Garden Seeds, etc.,
■^^^ELLjBelected and in almost
JJNDLESS- variety, pure, genuine
HD foil strength
J^EMARKABLE in quality;
jN prices reasonable.
wayONE other than pure Liquors will be
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JIYERYTHING in our line of business
J^EEDED by the people in town
q [Don’t forget the place, The Citt
Deco Stobx,] m
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Dr, J. A. Butts,
Office in Peabody’s Drug Store. Bee.
idence on Broughton street. [mehao-Iy
DRS MORGAN & HARRELL,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
PURE DRUG*
MEDICINES. 4C.,
Sharon’* New Building, Water tt,
mch20-ip] Bainbridgs, Ga.
■old—
IN, Whisky and Brandy unmixed.
IOUNTRY can be obtained here,
,R by special order through us.
i. MCGILL. M- O’SEAL.
McGILL & O’NEAL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bainbridge, Ga.
Law office up stairs, near the Poet Office.
MUSIC CLASS
Mrs. ELLA HINES
Desiree a few Music Pupils. [■ekaa
J. I. GRIFFIN.
106 Broad Street, Colombo*, Ga.,
IMPORTER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
mch6-ly
ALEXANDER 4 RUSSELL
Wholesale Grocer*.
Comer BAY & BRYAN Street*
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THE EVACUATION OF RICH
MOND, VA.
BY GEN. LEE and his ABMY, ape. 2. 1365.
Anew and beautiful Engraving 14x18
inches in size. Gen. Lee s Army crossing
the James river, the city of Richmond on
fire and many other things which maxe this
picture a gem of Art, one which should hang
in the parlor of every Southern home. Sent
by mail monnted on a roller and post-paid,
on receipt of 20 cents, or 3 for 50 cento.
Address
J. C. & W. M. BURROW,
Publishers, Bristol, Tenn.
Agents wanted to sell pictures. Books,
Charts, &c. From S3 to $15 per day can
easily be made. Send for private terms and
Catalogue.
RANKIN HOUSE,
J. W. Ryan, Proprietor,
Broad Street,
Columbus, - * GxoaaiA.
FRANK GOLDEN, Cm**-
R. A. WALLACE,
DEALER IS m
Paper, Envelopes, Cards, Twtoea,
Tags, Paper Stock, Inke,
Moss, Waste, 4c.
135 BAY ST., SAVANNAH, GA.
mch»] Orders promptly Hilled. [ly
FIRST-CLASS BOARDING
HOUSE,
No. 210 South Broad Street,
•SAVANNAH, GA.,
By Cok W. T COX, (Lat*ofB»i»bri4c*-)
DR. M. L. BATTLE,
RESIDENT
DENTIST,
Baixbkidge, - - Gzorgia.
Office over Rockwell A West, wher# he ean I
Board per day
Board per week
Particular attention given to
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