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ei Every Thursday Y "HERE SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MAUfTAEf, TTMAWED BYI2fFL UENCE AMD U2YBRIBED BY GAIN. i Two SeUars Ptr Ahului Volume 5 BAINBRIJGE, GEORGIA, MARCH ,23 1876- Humber 24 , citizens of the Several Coun f} Cnprisin? tne 2d Cougression* ^District r. -u:e Democratic Executive Com- * j^Ting named the 26th of April, as <r day for district convections to ^.appoint delegates to.tbe National , ri : ■ Contention, at St. Louis, on ■ of June, you are requested to ouaty meetings at such times and . t . may seem to you most conven- - ‘ proper, for the selection of dele- •ooiid District Convention/ county will be entitled to double n;Vr of votes of its Representation !I >',se, but may send as many dele te desired. Executive Committee also Phe Weekly Democrat. BEN. E. RUSSELL, - Proprietor. Ben E. Russell, • - R. II. Johnston, EDITORS. Bainbridge, Ga., March 23, 1876. STEAMBOAT EXCURSION TO APALACHICOLA. There will be a steamboat excursion under the auspices of the Bainbridge Cor net Band from Bainbridge to Apalachico la on or about the 27ih of April prox. The steamer will be absent on the trip three days. Distance from Bainbridge to Apalachicola 250 miles. The excursion will be most delightful. The rate of pas sage will not be over $0 per ticket for the resolution requesting the District round trip, and probably less. Parties who desire to go on this trip are requested to communicate with the undersigned as soon as possible. Newspapers along the Gulf Road would confer a favor by copy ing this. Ben E. Russell, Ed. Democrat. >» to name four delegates and . mates, for the State at large, to \..:i inal Presidential Nominating friion. Your county delegates will have this duty to perform, in >r. to the selection of two delegates ■ i alternates to represent the Second r<-M<>nal District. ; it impracticable to harmonize Tii.nitloe on any one place for the lie of the Convention, the Cliair- . il.iws custom and invites you to a Albany on the d»y named. 1). A. Vason, , D m. Ex. Com., 2d Con. Dis. ' V — ; ne gentlemen compose the • Committee: 1>. A. Vui-on, '■'hairman. A.tiiur Hood, Randolph. 15. mmons, Terrill. James IL Spence, Mitchell. !!• A. L Flawes, Baker. . M. Davi.-, Calhoun. R. K. Kennsn. Clay. 3 F. Whittington, Berrien. ■ John Tucker, Colquitt, r 1. A Bush, Miller. .J \V. Mercer, Quit man. 15. li Robinson, Early. . W. ft. Fleming, Decatur. A. 1*. Wright, Thomas. 1‘ It. Whittle, Lowndes. 15. R. Jenkins, Worth. II 'I. Turner, Brooks. “I'sjvrs in the District will please D. A. Vason, Ciiairnian. i shamefulVIraoraph. ’• i c 'py from the Savannah News • lowing paragraph to give it un- j d il nunciation. Says ths News tt flally • There is some talk in Washington of ’ p i»g Ben Hill iu the Democratic Ufa* t > prevent him from furnishing ; ■& >re cainpaigu documents for the cablieana There is a report that ' has a speech p epared, in which •i'fvnj* the doctrine of secession ■menting on this a Washington spe suggestively remarks : “Grave ■>: 'tons are expressed among the *amta that Ben has a method in - fflvlness, which certain Republi- ' tld explaiu if they would.” • this means anything, it mean* that • FIi 11 Ins sold himself to th* Re- - ‘sns for the defeat and injury of • section, and we hold up the out- •k to the people of Georgia ter their snation and rebuke. At this mo *Qt, when our enemies are reviling the -'2 who has bravely and triumphantly ’-heated his people to the confusion their slanderers, it is a burning ^*®e that a Southern man or South- press could be found to thus insult stab him. It is but yesterday a II of joy ran through the South, -. through the whole land, as the : «es of his powerful voice reverbsra- i through the Union, and we should hail to our noble champion. It was •: yesterday that his grand defence of it hern character awo ke the wil4est plause even in the national capitol. 1 aroused the idmiration even of po :eal enemies. It was but yesterday -*t a patriotic northern woman, en -utted by his eloquence in our vindi- i;: sent him a captured flag of our a State with noble words of sympa- • T approval. And yet to-day, a **»paper i* found in Georgia capable ' charging him with the baseness of ^chery to the people be so triumph- defended. For shame, for shame] At the request of Col. Carey W. Styles, we take great pleasure in publishing the annexed card: To Mexican Veterans. Having been appointed, by Gen. W. S. Walker, President of the Association of Mexican Veterans for Georgia. Chairman of the Committee to collect unwritten in cidents, facts and matters of interest con nected with the campaigns to the city of the Aztecs, I respectfully invite contribu tions from vetrans everywhere, hut more especially' from residing in South Caroli na and Georgia. Short letters, detailing incidents, facts, circumstances and inter esting events, personal and otherwise, will be thankfully received, and carefully com piled and printed for the Association. Georgia and Carolina papers will please copy. .Carey W. Styles, Albany, Ga. AMONG OTTR NEIGHBORS. The Savannah News pretends to believe that Ben Hill is preparing a speech in which lie defends the doctrine of seces sion. We dou’t believe the News thinks any such thing. At least it would lo yery inconsistent for it to think so, for it i3 ■ow reviling Mr. Hill fora simple allusion to secession, and that allusion wa3 to the effect that he is and has always been op posed to secession. The “leading daily” sometimes overreaches itself. Bob Harris, the Cairo editor of the Thomasville Times, asks: “Who is it, Russell oi johuslon, that rambles ‘among our neighbors,’ in the Biinbridge Demo crat ? Speak up, quickly'. We stand, lanyard in hand, primer in place and we want to know at whom to aim ourcolum- biad.” Fire away, old borax, either of us will do. The attacks made on Mr. Hill by the Savannah News do not reflect the senti ments of the people of Georgia, and the paper is making no friends by the opera tion. We didn’t know we were in arrears with the Fort Valley Mirror. Sir Wil liam is sending us his paper with X mark. Henry McIntosh says the poet who wrote “Morn awakes the world” had probably never staid all night in a house where there was a baby with the colic. The Savannah News, a Southern paper, disapproves Ben Hill's allusion to seces sion in the debate on the Pension Bill, and makes it a pretext for the most vile insinuations against that gentlemen. The New York World, a Northern paper, says, while disapproving the entire debate, Ben Hill’s reply to Hoar, in which secession was alluded to, was just the answer that should have been given. Albany has a merchant whose boast it is that he never reads the newspapers.— He neither subscribes for nor advertises in his local paper. His death is only' a question of time We are in receipt of a communication from Albany, which we must decline to publish for two reasons. First, the wri ter forgot to give his proper name ; and, second, its personal allusions to several gentlemen, among them a prominent edi tor, meets with our hearty disapproba tion. Because the chief editor of a paper ha3 •personal reasons for disliking a pu flic man, is it proper that he should allow his ‘subs’ to villifv the said public man ? Savan nah News vs Ben Htll. The Thomasrille Times is four years old. May it be a hundred before it dies. Col.- Styles says the most “unpreten tious” paper in Southwest Georgia is the peer of the Democrat. That’s what we’ve been saying all along—we’re all peers,not even the News excepted. We have invented a new machine which will be called the “Great Patent Newspa per Corrector.” It is to be used in ex tracting Abe self-conceit and egotism out-. r 4 ea *my might have done thi»; but 0 —. ' 1 Georgian to do it is hud to bear, of several newspapers hereabouts. W*| Chttfinmn. will commence »r> use it in a few dtps. ] li dalfcd “agg-brtSakiags. The Athens papers do not seem to agree with the Savannah News in its estimate of Mr. Hill. The Watchman thinks his “outside superserviceable friends?’ might save themselves much trouble by leaving Mr. Hill and his constituents to settle this matter. The people he represents—or a large majority of them—are 3,-itisfled with his course, and insiders would exhibit be coming modesty by waiting until his con stituents find fault with him.” The Georgian says: “He, like all great men, who have gone before him, (foi even the great are not infallible) may commit errors, but for the sake of our self respect, of our Southern pride and reputation, of our honor and indeed all that is dear to us a high-toned honorable and patriotic people, let our own journals, our own people, our own critics be the ’ast to find fault, if ever they are so unpatriotic as to become the censurers of our own Repre sentatives iD Congress who possess the Southern manhood, to arise amid that cloud of sectional abuse which was lower ed o’er us during the long days of our op pression, and vindicate our honor, our rights, and our constitutional liberties. For ourselves, with all our heart, we would say unto Mr. Hill, ‘lay on McDuff,’ etc. Fort Valley Mirror: The man who made the lying assault on Gov. Smith in the New York TleraM, is ashamed to acknow ledge who is his father. And now they are having “pillow case parties” in Georgia. Mr. W. P. Burks, of Dougherty county, is going into the sheep raising bnsiness. The Thomasville Enterprise says that the elegant mansion of Maj. J. J. Mash, situated at Duncanville, twelve miles south of that city, was burned between twelve and two o’clock on Monday even ing last. The origin of the fire is suppos ed to have been accidental. The building was perhaps one of the finest if not the best in Thomas county, was of brick, and cost when built between $12,009 and $15,000. A man out West who married a widow has invented a device to cure her of “eternally” praising her former husband. Whenever she begins to descant on -Ins noble qualities, this ingenious No. 2 mere ly says, “Poor, dear man ! How I wish he had not died !’’ Quitman Reporter: We are glad to notice that the continued flow'of Guano ha3 about ceased. If our planters have an unfavorable season we will have times next fall and winter which, will “ever be remembered in the land.” The Cuthbcrt Messenger slaps up a splendid article on a ‘supper at the brick yard.” **■ * The Early County Mews says that it fa vored the State road lease, but did not re ceive any pay. A little sou of Mr. J. C. Martin, of Cuthbert, was run over by a wagon and badly hurt one day last week. The Cuthbert Messenger desires to know how to pronoune{T“Schenck.” Hang the pronunciation; call him skunk, and you’ll hit it right. The exciting scenes that followed the Belknap exposures led to great excitement and disorder in the House of Representa tives, and the New York Bulletin thinks there would have been blows but for ‘the counsels of such men as Hoar, Kasson, Hill of Georgia, and Lamar,” through whose efforts all troubles of that nature were averted. The Free Press, of Savannah, is bow published daily. There will i>e no State Fair this year. Miss Blakely an operative in the Quit- man Factory, died last Monday. Every contemptible little Ming that is made at Ben Hill, by silly one-horse newspapers, readily finds a place in the Savannah News. Why not publish both sides ? And now Brooks county wants a Fair too. We see no good reason why every county should not have one. The Thomasville papers mention the murder of a Mr. Lane of Thomas county, under peculiar circumstances. His body was found in the woods in a high state of decomposition. Burglars are playing the very mischief in Dougherty county. The News says only two remedies exist—vigilance and volleys, or law and limbo. The Enterprise says that several new residences are being erected in Camilla, and that the town is moving on. A little daughter of Mr. J. T. Owen, of Camilla, fell and broke her arm one day last week. Things are getting warm and personal around Camilla. Thomasville is going to organize a Young Men’s Democratic Club. That’s business. The Albany News says that saw mills on the line of the B. & A. R. R. are near ly all in operation now, and the business is pretty good. The News says Eugene Mitchell of Al bany has added to the many comforts and conveniences of his beautiful home a bil liard table, around which both ladies and gentlemen pass the evenings as pleasantly as one can imagine. That sprightly journal, Young America, savs the first step toward heaven is to pay the printer. We very much fear there are a great many hereabouts who have not taken the fiat step. Thomasville find# amusement in what -1- t.rte.Viwif ” By the way, ain’t it most time for Lo- henstein, of Thomas vile, to loaf over this way r The Enterprise says that at the last Di rector’s meeting of the Fair Association the Spring Fair was discussed, and from all reports it promises to be equal to any ever held. The offices of Clerk and Treasurer of Dougherty sounty have been consolidat ed. Albany News: Some of our contempo raries are bragging abou^rags^f-TInMol- lowing shows what sort of bogs they raise in the 14th District of Worth county: Mr. • T. J. Harris killed one hog weighing 537 lbs; Mr. Win. Johnson, one of 417 lbs; C’apt. J. M. Rouse, one of 400 lbs; W.W. Hall, three 18 months old, 947, and one of 11 months, 210 lbs. Who says Worth county can’t raise its own bacon ? Thomasvilie Enterprise: While in Cairo last week we ascertained the amount of bacon (approximately) soid there in 1875. On our return we examined the report of the A. & G. R. R. to see the amount of cotton shipped from that station. On making a little calculation it appears that it took at least half the cotton to pay for their bacon. What paid for the other things ? Cuthbert Messenger: On Monday,while Merrideth McAfee, col., was cleaning out an old well on Mr. Joe Reese’s place in this city, about fifteen feet of dirt caved and covered him. This happened abont 6 o'clock in the evening, andagood many persons went to his rescue immediately, and that night about one o’clock they got him out dead. Cuthbert Messenger: The Albany News says those papers not employed to advo cate the Joe Brown lease, were consider ed not worth a cent. To which Russell says: ‘The Bainbridge Democrat, then, wasn't worth a cent.’ Why don’t the News clear up the doubts, speak out plain and tell the people how deep his finger was in that little pie, so they may knew how to estimate its advocacy of men and measures in future * Cuthbert Messenger: The Bainbridge Demo.ckat has an article iu its last issue, advocating a railroad to run from Talla hassee Fla., to Eufaula, via Bainbridge, and following the survey and utilizing the grading of the Bainbridge, Cuthbert, and Columbus road. The enterprise is one of no little importance to Southwest Georgia, and we would be glad to see it under full headway. The question is being agitated in Florida to give that peo ple an oiflfiet for their fruits and vege tables, and for direct communication with the great We.st. The Democrat publishes ths following letter on the subject, which we commend to die careful consideration of our people, and hope they VriH lake hold of the matter with ouJc Florida friends and endeaver to complete the road as originally designed to Columbus. This routs would be more advantageous to Florida thau the other. CURRENT ETENTS. Shoddy all round. Marsh has gone to Canada. Pinchback’s trump card is played, and he loses. The wife of Senator Burnside died at Providence on the Sth. Money is the root of all Congress ional and Cabinet evil. This centennial year begins rough’y at Washington. It is a year of inves tigations aud of crippled politicians. Some of the friends of Minister Washburne want him to accept of a nomination for Governor of Illinois. Orville Grant is now 'implicated in the sale of post tradeships, so says the Tribune. The Democrats went into the New Hampshire election feeling that they vv-re beaten. The selection of Mr. Richard H Dana to succeed Schenck is commend ed on both sides. A disabled Union so'dier is keeper of the Confederate Cemetery in Raleigh North Carolina. “Another woman in it,” i* the way the public are being prepared for “something to turn up.” It is is said that Governor Kellogg will appoint Warmouth United States Senator. It ir thought that the HousSmviII ext down the estimates thirty millions of dollars. Connecticut has greenback men enough to get up a State Convention and nominate a State ticket. A correspondent of the Tribune says “this is a good time to get up a third party.” Better time to make the pres ent partias honest. A great show is being made by the Radicals to punish Belknap, but the President and bis party were told the whole story four years ago. By and by the sensible people will come to think that Horace Greeley told more truth in his speeches in 1872 than he had credit for. Jerem iah S. Black, of Pennsylvania, James B. Beck, of Kentucky, and Chas. J. Jenkins, of Georgia, have been selected by the States of Maryland and Virginia, to settle the long-standing boundary dis pute between them. They will sit in Washington, commencing in April, and the examination of the case, with the hearing of witnesses, is expected to occu py about three months. Not A Rebel Sympathiser —The Lady who Returned the Flag. [Philadelphia Times.] To the Editor of The Times: One of the Philadelphia papers has been pleased to publish my letter to Hon. B. H- Hill, of Georgia, prefracing h thus: “There Is a Woman living !n Philadelphia who sympathizes with Hill, of Georgia, in his tirade against the north for cruelty to confederate prisoners.” My motive was certainly misunderstood. My husband and brother served the country in her hour of need, and I rendered all the ser vice in my power by attention to the sick and wounded. Since the war it has been my fortune to pass much time in the south, and I feel sure, could the people of the north know the southern people better, the prejudice kept alive by ambi tious politicians would be powerless long er to distract our country. No brave man follows fcis opponent after he has laid down his arms and acknowledges himself powerless, more particularly after he has fought manfully. "When the skillful sur geon has cut away a disaffected part he uses all bis power to heal that wound for the perservation of the body. So should it be in this our centennial year. Ever}’ good American should use all means iu his or her power to heal all wounds, there by giving health and strength to our body politic. I did give the flag back to Geor gia. There was no other place for it, and I would be very glad to see all our south ern prodigals back and feasted in our “Father’s House.” Mrs. H. S. Kimball. The Alphabet op the Administra tion—Written for the instruction of Judge Taft, the latest arrival, whose edu cation is about to commence: A is for Avery, safe in his prison. B is for Babcock, who should be in his'n. C is for Colfax, Mobilier’s head man. D is Delano, who swindled the red man. E is for “Emma,” on England unloaded. F is Fort Sill, that poor Belknap explod ed. G is for Grant, who is partial to knaves. U is for Harrington, expert in safes. I is for Ingalls, and Mrs. G’s. watch. J is for Joyce, who a “nice thing” did botch. K is for Ku-Elus and bloody-shirtMorton. L was the LanrWlet for Wjjliama to sport on. M is for Marsh, who to process is non est. N is for No one hut Bristow that’s honest. O is for Orvill, the go-between brother. P is for Pierrepont, conviction to smoth er. Q is the Question that no oae must ax. It the Responses that keep out (he fax. 8 is the Shepherd, for ringites aud pan ders. T are ths Taxpayers, whose money he squanders. U is Ulyases, that stands by these friends. V is the Villianies that he defends. W is the Witnesses hunted with vi’lence. X is the ’Xamination which he must si lence. Y is the Yell from the nation that rings. Z is the Zeal for a new state of things. [Baltimore Gazette. We copy from the Macon Telegraph the following important decision for the Grangers: L was the agent of the Direct Trade Union, a company incorpor ated by the Legislature of Georgia, for the purpose of direct trade to Europe. The company deposited with said agent $700, to be paid to W. for eleven bales of cotton shipped by said company for W. L failed to pay over said money on de mand of said company. He was indicted in Monroe Superior Court for larceny af ter trust. The counsel of L moved to quash the indictment, on the ground that there was no such company; that the Leg islature had no power to incorporate said company, and that the act of incorpora tion was unconstitutional. Judge Hall held the ground well taken, and quashed the indictment, on the ground that the Legislature had no power to grant the charter. Grantism Defined.—The New York Sun, which is the best newspaper on the continent, and ought to be read every day by every honest American, thus defines Grant ism: “Grantism is compounded of low greed, obtuse moral sentiment, shoddy display, the use of public office for private gain, the rewarding of those who make you presents by places of honor and trust, the enriching of all your relatives at the ex pense of the Government, the ignoring of all the better public opinion, the concep tion that high office is a reward and |not an obligation imposed—in fine that the Government is to be administered in the •elfish interests of the Governors ana their aggrandizement. It is an inovation which does not seem to provoke admiration either at home or abroad.” Orville dt More Trouble.—The Washington correspondent of the Balti more Sun says: “Orville Grant and Mar tin Cronin, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department were fined in the Police Court to-day for indulging in a horse-race on Sunday. The former was required to pay $20, while the latter got off with $1, he having alleged that he was going to a fire.” The brother of the President horse- racing on the Sabbath! We fear Orville is % hard. nut. The following is published in the New York Herald, over the signature of W. B. Lowe : “Mj attention has ju»t keen sailed to an article in jour issue of the 25th ult., in which your eorre pondent states that ‘W. B. Lowe, a citizen of Georgia, was promised the position of Treasurer of Georgia by Governor Smith and told to go out and make his hood, which he did, and the appointment wae then given to anoth er.’ This is untrue, for Gov. Smith never made me any such promise. The facts are that, in a conversation with Governor Smith in regard to the Treas urer. he said any gentleman applying for the ofaee must demonstrate his abil ity to give the surety when he.applied by handing in the names of bis bonds men, so that when he made appoint, ment there would be no delay and no mistake about the bond. In justice to Governor Smith you will please publish the above statement. 1 * i Dissolution Of Copartnership. j The Copartnership existing under tho I name of Steininger & Smith is this day din* solved by mnlual consent. Either of the parties are authorized to collect the outatand- ings of the firm and receipt for the same.' ‘ JULIUS STEININGER, ABRAHAM E. SMITH. BaintriSge, Ga., March 1st, 1876—2m. The Darien Gazette does not intend to have its position on the Gubernato rial question misunderstood, as witness the following rather lively specimen paragraphs sprinkled through its col umns : Smith has more friends now than ev er before. The people are beginning to appreciate bis honest administration of the laws. Hurrah for our model Gov ernor ! Do, somebody, trot out a few of those startling developments in regard to Smith’s administration. Wn have been waiting a long time and we now call for that grand and gigantio ring exposure. Don’t keep us waiting any longer, but tell ua all about Smith-and the ring. Smith would like to be in formed himself. The New York Tribune publishes a private letter from Liberia, which gives a melancholy picture of the country. There is, according to this, actually a great pressure among the ruling negroes to introduce slavery over ths aborigi- i. The Grebo tribe of origisea, with whom war recently broke out, are a powerful tribe who have begun to feel the effects of civilization, an active Episcopal mi»sionJiaving been at work among them, and who resent the unjust treatment of the Liberian government. The failure of the attempt, aud of all attempts to colonize on their native soil our African population, is rather a sad commentary on the capacity of the negro for self-government. Fernando Wood is now the “Father of the House,” having served in an earlier Congress than any of his compeers. He was first elected to the 27th Congress, in 1841, and served in the 27th, 28th, 40th, 42d, 43d, and is dow serving in the 44th. Alex H. Stephens nearest approaches Wood. He'was first elected to the 28th Congress,, in 1843, and served in the 29th, 30th, 31st, 32d, 33d, 34th, and 85th Con gresses, a period of fourteen years. After a retirement ol the subsequent sixteen years, he again appeared a member of the 43d Congress, and is now serving as a member of the 44th. W. D. Kelley is the longest continuous sitting member, he having served from the 37th Congress to the present. John Adams had sonnd ideas oc a good many matters besides war. His administration was a model of Repub lican plainness. This is a remark he made on one occasion : But let us take warning and give it to our children. Whenever vanity and gayety, a love of pomp and dress, fur niture. equipage, buildings, great com pany. expensive diversions and elegant entertainments et the better of the principles and judgments of men and women, there is no knowing where they will stop, nor into what evils," natural, moral or political they will lead us. Morton’s kind of Republicanism don’t suit the party in Massachusetts. The Boston Advertiser denounces the Indiana Republican platform, ridicules its allusions to dead and smouldering issues, and calls for a national declara tion of principles that men will be proud to defend and for the nomina. tion of candidates of probity and conr- age. The Poet of the Cincinnati Enquirer sends the foliowin^to Mr. Blaine: Blaine, of Maine, is up again, Favoringtbe land with his powerful brain; The White House stands at the end of the lane, • _ But it never was bnilt for a mfin "from Jtotoe. GEORGIA—Dhostcr County. / > W. Ramin Guardian of E. J. Garland sJThaving applied to the court of Ordinary of said county fbr a discharge from his guar dianship of E. J. Garland person and prop erty, this is therefore to cite aJI persons concerned to show cansfi by filing objection* in py office why . the said G. W. Raigia should Dot be dismissed from his Guardian ship of E, J. Garland nnd received the usu al letters of dismission. Given under my official signature this Nov. 3, 1875. . HIRAM It ROCKETT. Ordinary D. I, LOST OR MISLAID. Two notes of baud, signed by Messr*. Babbit & Warfield, one fot $574.48, dated September 27tb, 1875, and payable U> Hen ry & John Paret or order, four months after date, and due January 27th, 1876- Also one note signed by Babbit & Warfield, for $92.13, dated October 25th, 1875, payable to Henry & John Paret or order, and duo October 25th, 1876, Any one finding the above notes wiU confer a favor by handing same to Messrs. Babbit & Warfield, as they have paid same to me as agent of II. A J. Paret, N. Y. jan25-4t J. H. WHITE. CITATION. To All Whom it May Concern^ GEORGIA—Decatur County. Elias Harrell and Littleton Harrell having in proper form applied to me for permanent letters of Administration on the estate ot Elisha Harrell, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and neit of kin of Elisha Harrell to be and appear at my office within the term allowed by law. and show cause if any they can why perma nent Administration should not be granted to Elias Harrell and Littleton Harrell on Elisha Harrell’s Estate. Witness my band and official signature. HIRAM BROCKETT, Jan. 4, 1876. Ord’y D.J). Notice. Tbe co-partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of Babbit & Warfield is this day dis solved by mutual consent. The business will be continued by William Warfield, who assumes the liabilities and to whom payment - of indebtedness to the late firm is to bn made F. L. Babbit William WARViBLn Bainbridge, Ga*. Feb. 1st 1876 feb-10. GEORGIA—Decatur County. W HEREAS Reuben Chason adm’r of H. B. Overstreet, represents to the Court in his petition duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered H. B. Overstreets Estate. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause ’ if any they can, why said administrator should not be discharged from his adminis tration and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday tn April next, Hiram Brockitt Dec. 30th, 1875. Ord’y D. 0. GEORGIA—Decatur Countt._ Bradford Rodgers Guardian of R. C. Gray, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for a discharge from his Guar dianship of R. C. Gray person oud property, this is therefore to site all persons concern ed to show cause Dy filing Objections in my office why the said Bradford Rodgers should not be dismissed from his Guardianship of R. C. Gray and receive the usnal letters of dismission. Given under my official signa ture. HIBAM BROCKETT. Ordinary J). C. Dec. 28, 1876. GEORGIA—Decatur County. Whereas, John B. Williams, Administra tor of Nathan Williams, represents to the t'ourt in his petition duly filed and entered on record, that be has fu'ly administered Nathan Williams’ estate, this is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can* why said Administrator should not bp dis charged from his administration and receive letters of dismission, on the first Monday ia May next. HIRAM BROCKETT, F6b, 1st, 1876. Ordinary D. (7. To All Whom it May Concern. GEORGIA—Decatur County. Abraham B. .Belcher haring in proper form applied to me for permanent letters of Administration on the estate of Louisa M. Swicord, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of Louisa M. Swicord to be and appear at my office on the first Monday in Feburary next and show cause if any they can why permanent administration should not be granted to A. B Belcher, on Louisa H. Swi- cord’s estate. Witness my band and official signature, this January 3rd, 1876. Hiram Brockett, Ord’y D. C. GEORGIA—Decatur County Peter J. Morison has applied for setting apart of homestead and exemption of per sonality, and 1 will pass upon the same at my office oh the 26th. of February 1876, at 10 o'clock a. m. This February 16,1876. JHRAM-BROCKETT, Ord’y D. C. GEORGIA—Decatur County. By virtue of an order from tbe Court of Ordinary of Decatur County, will be sold on tbe 1st Tuesday of March 1876. at the court house door in said county between the legal hours of sale the fWftnving tract'of land No. 254 in tbe 27th diet, of said county, contain ing 250 acres, more or less—belonging-to the estate of D. W. Lewie, deceased, sold for benefit of heirs snd creditors. Terms cash, Euxrmtb Lewis, Admx. Est D. ¥. Lewis. Feb. 10,1876. GEORGIA—Decatob Couhtv. i S. W. Patterson has applied for setting apart of ITomested and exemption of per sonality, and I will pass upon the tame at my office on Saturday the eleventh day of- Idarch 1876 a. m. ■ HIRAM BROCKETT. Mhrtfe 2,1676. <¥ry If. C