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VOLUME 11 THE EASTMAN TIMES. 18 PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT Eastman, Dodge Cos., Ga., BY XI. S. BURTON. Terms— Oue year, $2 O 0 ; Six months, £I.OO. All subscriptions required in advance, invariably. Advertising; Rates, Sqrs ;IM.| 3M. j GJI, 12 M. I . .|$ 400 S7 00 SIOOOI $l5 00 >2 ... i G 25 12 00 18 00 \ 25 00 4 .. i 975 x 9 00 28 00 j 39 00 ! 11 50 22 50 34 00 i 4G 00 ' (’ - “0 55 0#! 30 '#o. i col! ('35 00 | GO 00 ! 80 0> I 130 00 Advertisements inserted at SI per square lor j first insertion, and 75 cents lor each subsequent j insertion. A square is the space of ten solid lines bre vier type. Advertisements contracted for a specified time, and discontinued before the expiration of time contracted for, will be charged for the time run at our schedule rates. Marriage and #obituarv notices, tributes of respect, and other kindred notices, occupying over ten lines, will be charged for as other ad vertisements. 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Sheri 11 s sales, per levy, $3 50 ; sheriffs mort gage sales, per levy, $5 ; tax sales, per levy, $3 ; citation for letters of administration, $4 ; cita tion lor letters of guardianship; application tor dismission from administration* $10; up plication for dismission from guardianship, So ; application for leave to sell land ,cne square 5- >, and each additions 1 square, §3 ; application for homestead, $2 ; notice to debtors and cred itors. $4 ; land sak-s (Ist square', and each ad ditional square, S3: sale of perishable prop erty. qj square, $2 50 ; estrav notices, sixty nisi t < foreclose mortgage, pc, s- junce, $1; rules to establish lost papers, per square, £4 ; rules compelling titles, per square, $4 ; rules to per fect service in divorce cases, $lO. Sides ol land, etc., by administrators, exec ntors or guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 4 in the afternoon, at the court house door in the county in which the property i*. situated. Notice o'l these sales must be given in a public gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale ofpirsonal proper y must be given in like manner 10 days previou to day of sale. Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate must be published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court ot Gulin .ry for le.veto sell land, Ac., must be published for two months. Citations for 1 th rs of administration, guar dianship, Ac., must be publ.shcd 30 days for lismission from administration, monthly for throe months for dismission irorn guardian ship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of mortgages must be published monthly for four months for estab lishing lost papers for the full space of tlir e months for compelling till *s from executors or admiuistr itors, where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space o. three months. Publication will and wavs he continued accord ing to these, the legal requirements, unless oth erwise ord rod. Professional and Business. H. W. J. HAM. j j TIIOMAS H. DAWSON HAM & DAWSON, ATTOR NE Y S A T LA\Y , (Office in Court House.) EASTMAN, GEO,, 'Will practice in the counties of Dodge, Tel fair, Appling, Montgomery, Emanuel, Laurens and Tul iski, and elsewhere by special con tract Feb. 14-tf O. C. II01?.\E, ATTORNEY AT DAW llawkinsville, Geo. Oconee Circuit—Court Chdendar 1873. Wilcox—4th Mondays, March and September. Dooly—3B Mondays, March and September Irwin—Fridays after above. Montgomery —Thurs after Ist Mondays, April. Laurens —2d Mondays, April and Oct Oct. Pulaski—3d Mondays, April and October. Dodge—4th Mondays, April and October 1 Telfair —Thursdays after above. Jan.3lst, ly. LA. HALL, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, EASTMAN, GA. Will practice in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, for the Southern District of Georgia, the Superior Courts of the Oconee Circuit, and ay counties adjacent to the M. &B. 11. Ji. Half fee in advance; con sultation fee reasonabla Office in the Court House. 1-ly. .jpje Eaotmatt tXimcfi. GEN’L SUPEIUNTEN DENT’S OFFICE i Atlantic & Gulf Railroad, Savannah, January 3, 1873. ) ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, JANUARY sth. Passenger Trains on this aoud will run as follows: EXPRESS PASSENGER. Leave Savannah daily at 4.30 p.m. Arrive at Jesup “ 7:55 p.m. Arrive at Bafcbridge 7:40 a.m. Arrive at Albany “ 9.15 a.m. Arrive at Live Oak “ 3.05 a.m. Arrive at Jacksonville 8.00 a.m. Arrive at Tallahassee 9.15 a.m. Leave Tallahassee “ 5 :15 pm.- Leave Jacksonville“ 6.15 p. m. Leave Live Oak “ 11.25 p.m. Leave Albany “ 5.20 p.m. Leave Bainbridge “ 6:45 p. m Leave Jesup 6:35 a.m. Arrrive at Savannah at 10.00 a. m. Train runs through without change to Jack sonville. N Q|change of cars between Savannah and Alb Ty. iTogc cenuectign at Übany -airk '.uses on Biuihwestem Railroad. Sleeping car on this tr dn. Passengers for Brunswick take this train, except on Sund i\ T s, when there is no connection to Brunswick. MACON PASSENGER, 1 Leave Savannah Sundays exc’pt’d . . G. 50 p m I Arrive at Jesup 10.30 pm | Arrive at Macon Mondays excepted 7:30 a m | Leave Macon Saturdays excepted .. 8:25 pm Leave Jesup Sundays excepted ... 5:20 a m Arrive at Savannah Sund’ys exo ptd 9:00 a m Connect at Macon with trains on Macon and Western and Southwestern Railroads. Passengers lor Macon on Sunday, will take 4:30 p. m. Express train from Savannah. Passengers irom Macon on Saturday night, will arrive in Savannah by 10.00 a. m. Express train on Sunday. I No change of cars between Savannah and I Macon. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN —WESTERN DIVISION. Leave Lawton (Sundays excepted;. . 7:50 a m Arrive at Valdosta “ * .. 9.52 am Arrive at Quitman “ . .11.10 a m Arrive at Thomasville “ ..I.lopm Arrive at Albany “ .. 7.40 pm Leave Albany “ .. 2.10 pra Leave Quitman “ ~. 4,21 pm Leave Valdosta “ ~ 5,48 pm Arrive at Lawton “ .. 8.00 pm Connect at Albany with night train on South western Railroad, leaving Albany Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and arriving at Albany Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Day Train on J. P. & M. Railroad leaves Live Oak at 1.20 p, in. for Jacksonville, and at 1.55 p. m. fnr Tulin .assee, and arrive at Live Oak from Jacksonville, at 1.15 p . m . ; Irom Tallaliasseo at 12.25 p. m. Train on Brunswick <£ Albany Railroad i< aves junction (No. 9 Atlantic & Gulf Rail road) for Albany, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday, at 11.00 a. m., and arrives from Albauv Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3.12 p. ni. . Mail Steamer leaves Buinbridge, for ApalacL icola, ov cry Wednesday, at 9-00 a. m. If. S. HAINES, Gen 1 Sup’t Change of Schedule. OFFICE MACON & WESTERN RAILROAD, ) Macon, Ga., November 16, 1872. ’ | On and alter Sunday, November 17, tlm La lowing Schedule for Passenger Trains will be observed on this road: DAY PASSENGER. Leave Macon 7.25 am Arrive at Macon 7.45 a m Leave Atl mta 1.45 a m Arrive at Atlanta .. V. 1,25 pnj NIGHT PASSENGER, Lea ve Macon 10.00 p m Arrive at Macou 8.20 p m Leave Atlanta 2.30 pm Arrive at Atlanta 6.00 am Making close connection at Macon with Oentr 1 Railroad for Savannah and Augusta, and with Southwestern Railroad tor points in Southwest Georgia. At Atlanta with Western A Atlantic Railway ior points West. A. J, WHITE, Superintendent. THE MACON BAR SPEECH. Inttresting Personal Correspoii ilrncn* Between Gov, Smith anil Ex-Gov, 11, V. Johnson, gov. smith’s first letter. Atlanta, Ga , June 17, 1873. lion. 11. V. Johnson : iS i' —I lio Mao n Tp’egraph and Mes *engnr uf ;!io 15th inst. contains an ac c tint i'l a(1 liner, g von by the- Macon liar, in c.iinplinjont b v.ur<elf at the ■**' wn 0 ii- , n f!io 14'h inst, In i re n.it i 11 > i 'lie to lu\v ii g language, n a spot oh, ,s tupii oil o y u : “In roloronro t< my adinimstra trion as the Exocut vo of tin* Stat , this much I will declare—,/ never deceived any one with false promises” When 1 state that gentlemen who heard the speech delivered have ex pressed the opinion that in using this language you intended to make an in jurious imputation against myself, you cannot fail to see the propriety of my requesting you to say explicitly wheth er, upon the occasion referred to, you used, literally or subsequently the lan guage above quoted ; and what refer ence, if any, you intended the same to have to myself. Candor compels me to say that I have from time to time heard vague rumors of unkind remarks made by you in reference to myself ; but their uncertainty has hitherto prevented me from calling your attention to them.— The language imputed to you in the Telegraph and Messenger, however, and EASTMAN, DODGE COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST (5, 1873. the construction placed upon it by in* telligcnt gentlemen p ”t, leave me no alternative but to make the above inquiry. I am, sir, your obedient servant, James M. Smith. ex-gov. Johnson’s first letter. Sandy Grove, Bartow, Ga. ) June 21st, 1873. j Hi Excellency, James M. Smith, Atlan ta, Ga : Sir :—T thank you for yours of the 17th instant, as iUaffbrds me an op portunity of ci .ecting the remark at tributed to rm the a Bar din ner. \ ;. Without • y.■ r&|%* said, I did say, on the point concerning which you inquire, in substance : As to my administration, while Governor, I shall say but little. It is for other* to 1 pass upon its merits. And I conclu ded with the remark, “that I never de ceived anybody.” The words “wv . false promises,” were addl'd by tb* porter, without inter ding, I presunro to do me or anybody else injustice -7* It was an occasion of good hum r, akl Ihe remark was made in Unit spirit. At the moment the charge against you, which I have so often heard, of having received applicants for offer, came into my mind, and suggested the remark. Thus far, I may be said to have alluded to you. But I intended no such charge myself, rnr to express any opinion in reference to it. Many of your friends*were present, and I was their guest. If would havp been discourteous to them to have se lected such an occasion to be offen sive. lam sorry they understood me as you say they did. I am, sir, your obedient serv’t, Herschel V. Johnson. GOVERNOR smith’s SECOND LETTER. Atlanta, Ga , June 27, 1873. Ron, R. V. Johnson, Bartow , Ga.: Sir—Your letter of the 21st instant nas rt '-••ivi'd, and I r. gret y that its contents are how utt> : go ti n* 1 such as I had hoped for. k J understand you a3 saying, in rf w, that you wore led by the charge, so often heard by you, that I had re ceived applicants for office to state in reference to your own administration, as Governor, that you had never de ceived anybody. You disclaim that if was your intention to charge me with having deceived applicants for office, or that you meant to express any opin on in reference to such charge. You nowhere say what meaning you did in tend to convey by the use of the words mentioned In my communication of the 17th inst., I requested, in substance, to be inf r ied what reference, if a iy. the language used by you was intended to have to myself. Your answer to that request admits, in effect, that the ob noxious remark was made hy you wirh allusion to myself; but you fail to state what application you intended the same to have. In brief, you state what your intention was not, but do not say what your intention was. Since this correspondence commenc el, accounts of the dinner have ap peared in many papers, and have been published in a way to leave no doubt whatever of l eneral understati ng, that it was voiir purpose, in mak ing- the remark referred to, to reflect injuriously upon me. In view of this, 1 canjmt consent that the matter shall rest where your letter places it. I must, respectfully, but earnestly, re quest you to give a full and definite answer to mv inquiry of the 17th inst. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, James M Smith EX-GOVERNOR JOHNSON’S SECOND LETTER. Sandy Grove, Bartow P 0., Ga. j July 4th, 1873. j His Excellency, Jas. M. Smith, Atlanta, Ga.: Srn—Living six miles from Bartow, I did not receive yours of the 27t'n ul timo, until two days ago. lam sorry that mine of the 21st ultimo fell short of your hopeß. The second Daragraph of your last letter does me injustice. My reply to yours of the 17th does not admit, in substance, as strongly as you seem to thick, that the obnoxious remark was mac- 1 by me in allusion to yourself.— I will restate, in rather different lan guage, what I intend to be understood \ ) say, in order that you may catch ♦he precise shade of thought which I pushed to convey. The reply to the h.tter clause of your question of the 17th ultimo, n< cessarilv involved the analysis of a mental operation. 1 am not, even now, after full reflec tion, conscious that, at the moment of the remark, you personally were in my mind. You certainly were neither the ■subject nor the object of deliberate thought But a certain matter, to wit: Lecharge that von had deceived ap d a ct of thought came into, my mind.— it was thus only that I had any refer ence at all to you ; and that, not as the subject of the thought, nor the ob ject of the remark. Hence, according to the law of association, it was the result of a rapid intellectual operation, ;oi which the charge just stated was the suggestive circumstance or fact— the mere punctual saliens I have thus given you the interior working of my mind, from which you can see for your self, “what reference, if any,” was made to you. The remark perse, does not, necessarily, point to you, and can not be offensive to you, except from its connection with the suggestive fact just stated, and upon the construction placed upon it by “intelligent, gentle men” who heard it. I have disavowed chat construction. T have no idea that any such construc tion would have been given to the re mark, or that you would have been so sensitive, but for the existence of that charge. lam frank to say, however, that if it had occurred to me at the time that my motive would have been so misapprehended as it has been, I would not have made the rein >rk ; or else would have used some-other ex pression. For, surely, I would not have taken such an' occasion to be of fensive. vThie ' vpy p f bit >n your last coramu p.dg.itiin* that n y reply of the 21st t<> your note of the 17th ultimo is not full in this : that I stated “what my intention was not,” but did not say “what my intention was,” Having disavowed the obnoxious interprepre cation given to the remark, which you are pleased to consider the negative aspect, I should not suppose that you would feel any particular interest in the affirmative aspect. It seems to me, also, that both aspects are covered by wha' I said in my first letter. lam quite sure it is, if read in connection with the foregoing paragraph. Still, however, I have not the least objection to meet this point more fully, if possi ble. You know, as well as I do, that in these degenerate times, the absence of ingenuousness, candor and fidelity in high political quarters, though not uni versal, is yet so prevalent and appar nt as to be obvious even to careless observers. My administration was in a different day. It had been but too kindly alluded to by the first regular toast offered at the dinner. I was re sponding to it It is now one of my most pleasant reflections connected with it, that what errors I may have committed, I tried to practice the sim ple virtue of sincerity ; and by the re marks under consideration, amplified into its affirmative signification, I in tended to imply that my intercourse with men, touching matters of consti tutional and official duty, to the best ol my poor ability, I exercised entire candor and good faith. Referring to nothing particularly, but the degener acy of the times on which we have fallen, I supposed that I might imply that, without arrogance, I could not have said much more without egotism. Is it possible that it is offensive to any living man ? I am, sir, your obedient servant. Herschel V. Johnson. governor smith’s third letter. Atlanta, Ga., July 10, 1873. Hon. H. V Johnson. Bartow, Ga. bm—l acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th instant, and re giet to say that, in my judgement, like the one which preceded it, it fails to meet the requirements of the' situation. Upon the metaphysical points raised and discussed therein, 1 have noli ling to say; nor can I appre ciate the force of your insinuation, that I am unduly sensitive when held up, in the public estimation at least, by a gentleman as prominent and distinguished as yourself, as unworthy of respect and confidence. The whole matter, in inv opinion, re-, solves itself into this ; Iu a public speech in the city of Macon, you rook occasion to use language which has universally, so far as I can learn, been interpreted injuriously to me as Chief Magistrate of the State, and derogato ry to my qharaoter as a ymtionian. •You adi-il. ->L" ♦’ 4 . 1 *.'■} ' ' ** * > V language had reference to my se:f, or was suggested by a certain charge of and. ception which you have often heard; at the same time you disclaim that any offense was intended by yon. Now, as under the circumstances, I stand a9 if charged before the public by yourself, with faithless and dishon orable conduct, I conceive it to be due to me that in reply to this commu nication, you state explicitly, with the liberty, on my part, of making such use of it as I may deem necessary for my own vindication—that nothing you said in your Macon speech was intended as a reflection on myself, or an indorsement or coutenance of any injurious charge against me. tl iving never done me the justice publicly to correct the report < f your remarks in the Telegraph & Messenger, which you admit was incorrect, nor denied the justness of the public infer ence therefrom, I trust that you will see that the request I now make of you is both reasonable and right. 1 assent to the correctness of what you say in reference to the degener acy of the times; and I think you will agree with tne that one of the strongest evidences of the existence of this lamentable condition is the readiness of disappointed place-hunt ers to malign the motives of those up < n whom rests the disagreeable duty of making appointments to office. 1 am, sir, your obedient servant, James m. Smilh EX-GOVERNOR JOHNSON'S THIRD LETTER. Sandy Grove, Bartow P. 0., Ga., ) July 18th, 1873. j His Excellency , James M. Smith, Atlan ta, Ga.: Sir —Yours of the 10th instant is re ceived, and I confess I am surpised and disappointed that mine of the 4th is not satisfactory. Your first letter complained that gentlemen who heard the speech de livered had expressed the opinion, that in using “the language” (the re mark compla ned of“ I intended to make an injurious imputation against yourself.” I replied that misap prehended my motive. Yon further asked me to state “will at re fare rices, if any, I iuteiided the same to have to yourself? I disavowed in substance, having any offensive reference to you, and stated how the remark was suggest ed; but that I did not intend to make any charge against you of having de ceived applicants for office, nor to ex press any opinion in reference to it, and that I was sorry that I was misunder stood In your second letter you seemed to be satisfied with my disavowal of offensive intention; but said I failed to state what application I intended the same to have. “In brief, that I stab d.what my intention was not. In reply to the letter repeating the same disavowal, in stronger terms, I stated what was affirmatively my intention. And in my earnest desire to show you all, I brought you into the inner chamber; of my thoughts, that you might see for yourself, that if the remark had any reference to you at all it was so unappj.'eciable that I could not define it except by describing the operation of my mind at the moment of uttering it. In your third and last letter you call this “metaphysical” and dismiss it as unworthy your con sideration. I now disavow for the third tiW; any intention whatever, by the lan guage used, “to make an injurious imputation against yourself. I did not intend, by the remark, and on the oc- [NUMBER casion of its utterance, to charge you with deceiving applicants for office, nor to express any opinion in refer’ cnee to such a charge. And that there may be no misunderstanding as to what I mean, I add, that I did not intend to do either of thoso things di rectly or indirectly, overtly or covertly. As to “indorsements or countenance” of any such charge, I can only say, that the state of my mind was just what it was relative to the expression of any opinion in refer ence to it. That is to say—after tho most careful self-examination, I am not conciou| f .it I had any intention, olthii- to indorsing or ' -> , Certain it is, that T nc?fTr Dfanjgnrcf such a t.nng, U ub the receipt of your last letter. The idea never for a moment entered into my mind. You think I insinuated that you are too sensitive. You arc mistaken. I deprecate insinuations in auch a cor respondence as this, looking to tho healing rather than the infliction oi wounds. All I meant to say was, that but for tho existence of the charge alluded to, you would not have even suspicioned that you were refer ed to No man can be too jealous of his honor. It I offend uny person just ly or unjustly, lam bound to justify the offence, or to make suitable amends, have redeemed that obliga tion in this case. You complain that I “have not cor rected the report of my remarks, nor denied the justness of the public in ference from them” If, in the first in stance. you had simply called my attention to tho matter, and suggest ed that course, I would have prompt ly published an explanatory dard. But i had no intimation of tin* misap prehension of my motives until I re ceived your letter of the 17th of June, written only two days after the re mark was made. I had a right to sup pose, and I did suppose, from that, flat you preferred a different mode; and I therefore doubted tho propriety of pubifctuii:g arwr card oombna- she enj*. respond, I have always expectod its publication as terminated. It is qntio desira ble to me as to yourself. Fwr * far from being satisfied to haye lieved, that I wOuM violate the pro priety of a festive occasion, to assail } r ou When tliisteSrrespond ence shall be published, I doubt not the public will have the sagacity to see that I intended no such tiling. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Herscuel V. Johnson, GOVERNOR SMITH’S FOURTH LETTER. Atlanta Ga., July 22, 1873. Hon. H. V. Johnson, Bartow, Ga.: Sir—your letter of the 17th instant has been received, and I take pleasure in saying that the disavowal of any intention to reflect injuriously upon me, by anything said m your Macon bar-dinner speech, is full and satisfac rv. It is proper for me to say before closing this oorrespondencc, however, what I bad often heard before your speech was delivered, viz: that a re port had been circulated in the east ern part of the State to the effect that I had violated a promise to you by not offering you a place upon the su preme Court Bench. I had given no attention to the report, supposing that it had originated in the petty malice of some evil disposed person. When I learned, however, that a gen tleman of your consequence—the per sou whom the report charged me with having deceived—had used in a pub lic speech language understood by persons present as intended to imply that the charge w . b true, it bee m3 proper for me at once, not only t > seek an explanation, but also to require a distinct avowal or disavowal of such intention on your part. It was due to me that the explanati >n should bo v ry full, and that th * disavowal, if tn de should be broad enough to meet .he charge in all its aspects, with a negative I am pleased to repeat that in theso requirements your last has met my reasonable expectatioa I am, sir, your obedient servant, James M. Smith,