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THE E A Cm- EJE . Friday Morning, M;ircli 30, 1877. J. E. REDWINE, Editor. J. H. BUTT, Associate Editor. Hayes is called by courtesy President de facto, be nor bis friends have the cheek to call him President de jure— the proper way to call him, however, is President de fraude. The Commission to re-iuvestigate Louisiana, will of course be packed. They will have to pack hard indeed, if they hope to induce the people of Louisiana to acknowledge Packard as their Governor. Georgia bonds are still going higher in the New York market, and are now quoted at a higher figure than the bonds of any other State, and are eagerly sought after by investors. A New York broker failed to buy, al though he offered 107 for them. Colonel McClure, the shrewdest po litical observer in the Keystone State, concludes that Don Cameron’s accept auce of the Senatorship will be likely to cost the Republican party its long maintained supremacy in Pennsylva nia. Grant claims that if he had not kept troops in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana the Democrats would have had no trouble in securing all of those States. He thought the appointment of a Commission to go to Louisian i was a very good thing, and he ex pressed the belief that the result of it would be the recognition of Packard. Hon. John C. Brown, of Tennessee, has accepted the appointment of Hayes to act as one of the Louisiana Com missioners. It is highly probable that the Democrats of the committee will have to make a minority report, as three out of the five appointees are Radicals, and will of course report in favor of Packard. The Birmingham (Ala.) Advance, edited by a colored Democrat, reminds Senator Spencer that Senators Lamar, Garland and Hill received a majority of the votes of the colored members of the Legislatures of their respective States. Mr. Hill received the unani mous colored vote. It was not a very big one, but it was the best in the col ored shop. The New Orleans Picayune says: Crop preparations have been as mani fest as formerly. There seems to be a disposition shown by our farmers to await the final settlment of the situa tion in Louisiana before they move on to work. It may be they will have to desert the plow handle for the musket, which they will do if Packard attempts to rule this State. The Administration party confesses that the policy of the Democratic par ty ratheru question is en tirely sound. A few mouths since they denounced it; now they adopt it. The etoue that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. Rob bed alike of their President and their policy, the Democracy have, at least, the satislaction of knowing that their opponents concede their superior wis dom.—Albany Argus. <> Says the Nashville American: ‘Mr. Hayes has met his first great difficulty aud it appears to have him. Alas and alas, for all good promises ! there is nothing hopeful in the present situa tion. Mr. Hayes ought to have known at first that he had either to break with his party or stay with it. It re quires long training to ride two hor ses at once, especially when they are going in opposite directions, and Mr. Hayes has not had the requisit practice to do it skillfully. Ilia grand jury of Greene county, in a recent presentment, says: ‘After a careful investigation of the practical workings of the system of public schools, for several years in operation m the county, we find that the educa tional interest of the county has not teen advanced by the system. In view of this fact, and in view of tho present indebtedness of the county, wo deem it unwise, impolitic aud inexpedient to levy a tax for the support of these schools during the present year.’ Ihe terrible cyclone which passed through 'Worth, Berrien and other couuties, in the lower part of thi btate, on the Bth inst, was more terri ble iu its effects than was at first sup posed. Many persons were killed out right, many were wounded, and thous and of dollars worth of property des tiojed. It is said to have been, if any thing, more disastrous than the cyclone which swept through the middle coun ties two years ago. Many communi ties devastated, are appealing for help, which we hope will be promptly re sponded to by their more fortunate fiiemls throughout the country. lhe (. hronicle and Constitutionalist says: Stories are dying thick and fast in the political world concerning a so called barter, by which the Southern Democrats in the House of Represen tatives are to support Charles Foster fin- Speaker, in consideration of local self-government, harbor improvements, tians-Continental railroads, and all that sort of thing. The probabilities are that the South will get justice without any corrupt or intriguing practices. We dare say the Speaker of the next House will be a simou pure emocrat. The Democrats are not. i 'ely to split up in the fashion in dicated, seeing that they will no doubt capture the Senate in 1879. An Interesting Incident, Quite an interesting incident occur red during the session of our Superior Court this week, which deserves more than a passing notice. A negro, named Henry Winter, found his way into this community some years ago,and worked as a laborer for several of our citizen?. In the autumn of 1875 he got into a row with another negro named Jerry Smith, and Smith was fatally stabbed. Winter fled, and was not found until some time during the past winter, when it was ascertained that he had taken refuge in South Carolina. Mar shal Wright of this city ascertaining his whereabouts, went after him, and delivered him to the jailor of this county. An indictment for murder was found by the Grand Jury, and the case set for trial on Wednesday last The prisoner was formerly owned by the Loften family of Macon, and had served as the body-servant to a brother of Col. W. A. Lolten, of that city, dur ing the war. His devotion to his young master while in the army, proving faith ful to him even to his dying hour, greatly endeared him to the surviving members of the family. While in jail Henry had a letter written to Col. Loften, stating his sad predicament, and asking for his help. On receipt of the letter, the noble hearted gentle man, although pressed with business in his own court, which was then in session, not waiting to enquire into the merits of the case, promptly responded to the appeal, appeared in court on the day set for trial, and freely gave the benefit of his warm sympathy and great legal ability to the defense of an old family servant. Col. Loften’s skillful management of the defense soon rendered it apparent that only a case of voluntary manslaughter could be made out; whereupon the counsel for the State agree 1 that the prisoner might plead guilty to that offense, and appeal to the mercy of the court. In addressing the court in behalf of the culprit, Col. Loften made one of the most thrilling appeals we have ever listened to in a court room. The previ ous good character of the negro; the touching recital of his faithful services to his deceased brother during the dark and trying times of the war; the warm sympathy and kindly feelings that still exist in the hearts of the old masters and servants of the South, were in turn dwealt upon by the elo quent speaker; and, in closing, his pathetic and masterly peroration, there was scarcely an eye in the vast assem bly that was not suffused with tears. In consideration of all the facts and favoring circumstances, His Honor sentenced the prisoner to five years in the penitentiary. It is highly prob able that if the able counsel had not elicited certain facts in his searching examination of the witnesses; and if, By <1 vice, a plaa of guilty of vol untary manslaughter had not been entered, the criminal would have suf fered the extreme penalty of the law, or at least been imprisoned five or ten years longer. Our Northern brethren who are so skeptical about the good feeling that exists between the white people of the South and their former slaves, when uninterrupted by officious and merci nary intormedlers, should have wit nessed tha noble aud disinterested ac tion of a distinguished southron gen tleman in behalf of one whom he found in trouble, friendless and among stran gers. We learn that, in taking leave of the prisoner, his old master and truest friend, supplied him with money suffi cient to procure such necessaries as he stood in need of. There is not the slightest doubt about the fact that Stanley Mathews and Fos ter, at the instance and with the con sent of Hayes, made a solemn promise in writing to Southern Democrats that Hampton and Nicholls would be recog nized by Hayes as soon as he was in augurated, if the Southern members of Congress would not fillibuster and thus prevent him from being counted into the presidencj-. It now appears that Hayes denies authorizing Mathews and Foster to make any such promises. He has not only resorted to downright lying, in order to keep from recogniz ing Hampton and Nicholls, but is cast ing about for frivolous excuses to use the army to sustain Chamberlain and Packard. There is an old adage that “he who steals will lie,” and since Hayes stole the presidency, it is but natural that he should lie to sustain his partizans. It is to be hoped that the Democrats iu Congress will refuse to vote a single dollar to pay an army which Hayes seems determined to use in consummating another most flagrant fraud. General Morgan, of Alabama, said ihat he thought it ridiculous to say that Federiek Douglass could not adminis ter the duties of an office which was similar to that of the Sheriff of a county. If he should go home and tell the colored people of his State that he had voted against Douglass for this reason they would laugh at him. He intended in all his public acts to show that he felt himself the representative alike of the white and of the black people of his State. Asa Tilden and Hendricks elector he had received thousands of votes from the colored men of Alabama. These black men had thus shown their confidence in him, and he intended to let them see that it was not misplaced. He gave a sincere acquiescence in all the consti tutional amendments, and he should know no difference between the white aud the black man iu all the rights, privileges aud immunities of the citizen. For the Convention. The following prominent gentlemen are suggested as members of the Con stitutional Convention: Robt. Toombs, Thomas M. Norwood, Charles J. Jen kins, A. C. Walker, W. H. Hull, Jos. E. Brown, N. J. Hammond, H. D. Mc- Daniel, W. T. Wofford, C. C. Kibbee, besides many others of equal promi nence. If our people will only put forward their ablest and most experi enced men, they need not fear the expense or results of the Convention. By a Convention composed of such material, we will have a Constitution framed worthy of the State—the pro visions of which will be equitable, fair and just to every class of the people. That there were a few good and able men in the Convention that framed the present Constitution, no one will deny; but who does not know that such were in a hopeless minority and utterly un able to cope with the overwhelming negro, carpet-bag and scalawag ele ment that composed four-fifths of that body. I’ our people are wise they will not be misled by clap-trap into the fatal error of neglecting this oppor tunity to amend their fundamental laws in such a manner as to give them that dignity in the eyes of the people as will insure a proper rer-pect for them. We trust the people of this section will in this, as in all other matters of vital importance to the welfare of the State, do their duty and their whole duty, and show themselves ready to make sacrifices even, to wipe out the stigma of living under a Con stitution, the leading articles of which were dictated by Northern politicians at the point of yankee bayonets. How the counting in of Hayes by a patent and shameless fraud is viewed by European Republicans is strikingly sat forth in a private letter which the New York World says was received in that city on Saturday from a most in telligent French citizen, long a resi dent of New York and now living in close personal relations with many of the leaders of the Republican party in France: ‘You can not realizsays this gen tleman, writing to an American friend, ‘the effect throughout Europe of the decision in the matter of Louisiana election ! The enemies of democratic institutions are jubilant, while honest Republicans are stricken with conster nation. So far as I am concerned I avoid them, for I find nothing whatev er to say in reply to their, alas! too cogent questions. How on earth could the Democrats be so innocent as to imagine that there were in the Repub lican party eight men who could ever give a decision contrary to the inter ests of their party ? And how could the managers of the Democratic party vote for a bill which did not impose the necessity of going back of the re tlli'iin 9 Tf, on tlie oOb*- liaud, it W!iß implied that such would be the case, it was clearly the duty of the seven Dem ocratic umpires to withdraw from the Commission the moment the majority decided that no investigation would be instituted. For all men of sense and honesty must unquestionably have be lieved that the Commission had been created especially for that purpose and for nothing else.’ Our eight by-seven President will probably find quite enough to do in attending to his legitimate business, without bothering his head with other people’s affairs. He is just now, it is said, engaged in the perilous under taking of trying to fix up an anti- Democratic majority in the next House of Representatives, and in order to ac complish this result it is alleged he and his friends are dickering with some Southern members of Congress. Although Mr. Hayes was not a mem ber of the infamous Electoral Commis sion, the prompt and greedy manner in which he responded to the fraudu lent decision, and accepted the plun der has made him particeps criminis, and so the country regards him to-day. If any Southern Congressman, elected as a Democrat, should be willing to go into this arrangement with him as a business transaction, we venture to predict that before very long after the consummation of the outrage the Con gressman aforesaid would occupy about the same position in public es teem and respect that is now held by the great conspirators themselves, and the vagabonds who did their dirty work for a mess of pottage.—Baltimore Gazette. John D. Lee, who was a leader at the Mountain Meadow massacre, was shot on the 23d inst., according to the sentence of the court. Under the laws of the Territory, permitting a criminal to chose whether he will be shot or hung, Lee chose the former. He confessed that he committed the deed under direction of the Mormon authorities, which Brigham Young ut terly denies. He was quite cool and collected when placed upon his coffin to receive the deadly fire. He called on the executioners to aim at his heart, which they did, aud at the dis charge of the guns he fell back on the coffin, dead Richmond seems to be iu a flourish ing condition. The population has in creased from 58,000 in 1870 to 75,000 in 1876, and the finances of the city are in so healthy a condition that its eight per cent, bonds command 116, and its six per cent, bonds sell almost at par. The corner stone of the Republican party at present is Cheating in Elec tions. This is its fundamental and all pervading principle. In this sign its recent conquest has been achieved; and upon this rock it must depend for any future success that it may hope for. The Reduction of the Jury Fees. Editors Eagle: Much inquiry has been made and severe criticisms have been indulged in concerning the law of the last Legislature, fixing jury fees in Hall county at a dollar a day. I there fore ask space in your columns to make a statement of facts. About the first of February our Ordinary, Judge Win burn, wrote me a letter, in which he said it was impossible any longer to meet the expenses of the county with out either a reduction of juty fees to a dollar a day, or an increase of the rate of county taxation, and under all the circumstances he thought the latter course altogether unadvisable, and therefore he wanted me to have a law passed fixing said fees at a dollar a day. He did not think the people of the county could stand, without great hardship, a higher rate of taxation. Under these representations, which I believed then and still believe to be true, I had the law he asked for passed. I did it because I knew that Judge Winburn was justly regarded by our people as a good and faithful officer, and had always heretofore acted with a view to the best interests of the coun ty. As an evidence that he was so regarded by the people be had b.tjiT but very recently re-elected by such a majority as no other man had ever re ceived in the county. I knew further, that many of our people were clamor ous for retrenchment and a reduction in taxation in every possible way.— Scores, and I think I may say hun dreds of them had talked to me before the General Assembly met, and ufgM me to do everything in my power to lighten the burden of taxation. They said it had become burthensome, and I felt from personal experience that it was. Under the Constitution and laws of the State, the Ordinary is made the guardian of the county, specially chang ed with the duty of looking after its financial interests. In the discharge of these duties, Judge Winburn thought that the law for which he asked was necessary, and therefore asked me tt) give it to him. He, owing to his pecu liar official position, is very properly presumed to be more fully informed as to the condition and wants of the county than the Representative, or any other man in it. Hence a refusal on my part to give him the legislation asked for, could and ought to have been construed into a disposition to control matters in the county and usurp the prerogatives of the Ordinary. If I had failed to give him the law asked for, I would have been blamed, and ought to have been blamed for refusing to lend my aid to the highest officer in the county in carrying out what he believed to be the best inter ests of the county. I therefore did no£ refuse, but gave him the law, being fully in sympathy with the people all over the State, -who were culling alou/f. for less taxation. I planted myself squarely on the tine of retrenchment on the first day of the session, and labored incessantly till the hour of final adjourment to curtail ex penses in every department of the State government, and to reduce the pay of all officers to the figures at which they stood before the war. So earnest was I in this endeavor, that even the Gover nor of the State took occasion to inter cede for some of the officers whose salaries I wanted to reduce to the old figures, and assured me that I was wrong, and that they could not live on the salaries that I proposed to pay them. I believed then, and I believe now, that all salaries in the State, from the highest to the lowest, ought to be reduced at least one-fourth.— There are two reasons why this ought to be done. First, because at the time the present salaries were fixed, just after the close of the war, gold was worth a premium of forty to fifty per cent, and hence a thousand dollars now is worth aa much as fifteen hun dred was then. Secondly, even admit ting for the sake of the argument, that present salaries are not too high, still they ought to be reduced because the people of the State—many of them at least—cannot pay them without tak ing the bread out of the mouths of helpless old age and innocent infancy. This would be perverting the object of all government. The charge that I “had the pay of the poor juror reduced, but was un willing to reduce my own pay,” is utterly and • totally false. I strove earnestly to reduce every expendi ture, my own pay included, and every member of the last House of Representatives will so testify, and the journal will so show. And I now warn every citizen of Georgia, that we have either got to reduce expenses or increase taxation to meet the liabilities of the State. I not not speak of the counties. That is the duty of the Or dinaries, and I will let them speak. But it is the duty of the Legislature to look after the finances of the State, and since I have had the honor to be a member of that body, I have tried to perform my duty. I know what lam talking about. We must pay less sala ries or more (axes. We owe over ten millions of dollars—four times as much as we ever owed before the war. The expenses of our State and county gov ernment are more than double what they were, and yet the State and coun ty are falling further and further be hind every year. When a man’s outgo is greater than his income, year after year, he breaks. When a State or a county falls further and further behind every year, the same result inevitably follows. Now, in conclusion, I have only to say, that what I have written are the facts. I invite every tax payer iu the county to examine the journal and in quire of Judge Winbuin for av( rifica tion of them, and then determine whether there is a wrong anywhere, and if there is v, r ho has committed it. If I have, let the blame be on my head If I have not, then no fair-minded man will censure me. A. D. Caxdler. OR AND JURY PRESENTMENTS. We, the Grand Jurors chosen and sworn for the first week at the March Term of the Superoir Court of Hall county, make the following present ments: We have examined the Public Roads, and find them in good condition, ex cept a part of the road in Robert’s Dis trict, leading from Robert’s Crossroads to hLuekaby’s Ferry, and the bad con dition of the bridge near Smith’s Mills, in Flowery Branch district, and that portion of the road between Orr’s and Bennett’s farm at the creek; also that part within the corporate limits of the town of Flowery Branch and road lead ing from Huckabv’s Ferry to the Light Ferry roads; also from Flowery Branch to district line towards Gainesville. In Gainesville district the following named roads are not in good condition: Sulphur SpriDg road, Clark’s Bridge, Shallow Ford and Clarksville roads. In Quillian’s district, the road from Thos. Suddeth's to the Seven Islands road. In Whelchel’s district: The road from Corinth church to the Seven Islands road. We recommend that the Commission ers in the respective districts see that the above named roads are put in good condition within thirty days from the adjournment of this court. We have examined the books of the Public Officers of the county. The books and vouchers of the Coun ty School Commissioner we find cor rect, and that 1,100 children were taught in public schools in 1876, and the Commissioner received from the tax collector the sum of £51,595, giving to each average scholar $1.45. The books of the County Treasurer show that Mr. Samuel Lesser is in debt to the county the sum of three hundred and twenty-four dollars and ninety-four cents, being the difference between amount received and amount paid out and unaccounted for to his successor. We find the amounts received and dis bursed by the present Treasurer, R. C. Young, properly kept, and find on hand the sum of nine dollars. * The books of the Ordinary are beau tifully and neatly kept. The Clerk’s office and books are neatly kept. The books of the Tax Collector and Receiver are neatly and correctly kept. The books of the Sheriff’s office are neatly and correctly kept. The books of the following named Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public we find correctly kept, to-wit: T. N. Buffington, A. J. Black, H. H. Roper, J. M. Fowler, J. M. Davis, T. B. Jones, W. H. Deaton, D. T. Couch, J. P. Harman, A. J. Davis, M. B. Simp son, H. H. Beard, F. T. Davies, S. H. Gailev, E. M. Johnson, J. B. Boyd, M. Jones. The books of the Superintendent of the Pauper’s Home and his vouchers %tn.„ they think the plan under which it is con ducted is perhaps as economical as could be. And we recommend that the Ordinary dispose of its inmates as soon as the employed physician thinks proper to do so. We further recommend that the Ordinary levy such (ax as will meet the demands of the county. We further recommend that the Grand and Special Jurors and officers attending on the Court, receive each two dollars per day for their services. And that the Ordinary proceed with the building of a vault for the protec tion of the oounty records and papers. We have examined the public build ings and find the Court House in good condition. The Jail requires some re pairs on the grates and ceiling, and we recommend the Ordinary’s early atten tion to the same. We also recommend that the Ordinary have the outside doors of the Court House locked every night. We appoint for County Board of Education the following persons, viz: .J. F. Langston, W. R. Bolding, W. A. Brown, J. R. Boone and G. G- Thompson. We take pleasure iu expressing our approbation and approval of his Honor Geo. D. Rice, in the discharge of his offiical duties, and particularly in his impartial administration of the law. We also tender our thanks to A. L. Mitchell, Solicitor General, for his courtesy and counsel extended to us in the discharge of our duties. We fur ther tender our thanks to our Bailiff for his attention to our body. We further recommend that one insertion of these presentments be published in the Gainesville Eagle. Wm. P. Smith, Foreman. Miuyard M. Sanders, Samuel B. Pool, Oburn L. Buffington, Wiley C. Pitman, Harrison H. Roper, William M. Pha gans, Harvey L. Gowder, George W. Johnson, Joel S. Vandiver, William W. Duncan, James D. Vandiver, Calvin Spencer, Isaac Hawkins, James H. Kiser, James F. Hurley, Josiah R. Crawford, Horace M. Williams, John F. M. Rivers, Johu S. H. Coker, Obid C- Thompson, George G. Rogers, Wm. R. Bolding. Ordered by the court that these general presentments be published in accordance with the recommendation of the Grand Jury. Granted. Geo. D. Rice, Judge S. C. A. L. Mitchell, Sol. Gen. The lavish waste of compliments, says the St. Louis Republican, about ‘the patriotic anil independent South ern men,’ will not be indulged in much longer by the Republican press. It has very nearly served its purpose,and the readers of the truly loyal organs will soon be regaled once more with the old familiar talk about rebels and traitors. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. GEO. W. WALKER, GAINESVILLE. GA., Manufacturer of* Open and Top Buggies, ROCKAWAYS, HACKS, Spring Wagons, Etc. He takes pleasure in informing his friends and customers that he is now prepared to make Buggies, Roekaways, Hacks, Spring Wagons Etc., on short notice and at most reasonable terms. Particular attention given to repair ing all kinds of work in his line. Horse Shoeing a Specialty. Feeliug confident that he can give full satisfaction, orders are solicited for anything in his line. mar3o-6m NEW DRUG STORE. Dr. 11. .1. Long Has opened a full line of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, Oils, Varnishes and all kinds of DRUGGISTS* GOODS, in the Skinner Brick Building, west side of the Public Square, and next door to Palmour & Co’s. He also keeps his office and prescription case at the store, where Mr. B. C. Cheshire, an old and experienced druggist, will always be found, when the Doctor is out on profes sional business, ready to put up all kinds of Medical Prescriptions on short notice and in a careful manner. The stock will be kept up to the full demands of the community, and will be sold as low as any First-class Drug House in the country can sell them. All kinds of PURE LIQUORS for medical purposes constantly on hand. Also, Mixed Paints, Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, and all goods usually found in a drug store. mar3o-3m A. PROCLAMATION. Of ALFRED H. COLQUITT, Governor of Georgia: Executive Department, State of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga. , March 24. Whereas, Two successive Legislatures have passed J>y a two thirds vote, an act to amend the Constitution of the State, an amendment and said act approved February 2, 1875, and February 27, 1877, adding an additional clause to the sixth section of the third article of the Constitution of this State, to-wit: A prohibi tion against any power in the Stato paying or recognizing in any way as valid any direct bonds, goid bonds or currency bonds, or the State’s alleged guaranty or indorsement of any raPioad or uthir bonds heretofore declared il legal, fraudulent or void; And, Whereas, section 2d, of said act di rects the Governor to submit said amendment for final ratification to the qualified voters of the State. I therefore issue this, my proclamation, re quiring a sufficient number of the proper offi cers and persons authorized by the laws of the State to superintend general elections to eonveue at the various election precincts throughout the State, on the first (Ist) TUES DAY in, being the first (Ist) day of MAY next, to hold an election in the manner prescribed by law for the election of members to the most numerous branch of the Legislature, at which, said election, the qualified voters shall cast their ballots either for “ratification” or “no ratification” of said Constitutional amend ment, and the returns of said election shall be made as required by law. Given under my hand and the the Seal ol Executive Department, at the Capitol, in At lanta, the 24th day ot March, 1877. ALFRED H. COLQTITT. Governor. By the Governor: I W. Avery, mar3o It Secretary Executive Department. Dawson County Sheriff Sale. DAWSON COUNTY.—WiII be sold ou the first (Ist) Tuesday in May 1877, before the Court House door in Ihe town of Dawsouville, in said County, within the legal hours of sale, the following described lands, to-wit: Lot of land No. 98, and fraction No. 11, lying in the 4th District of the first section ol said Dawson County and State of Georgia. Levied on as the properly of Sarah Perry, to satisfy a State and County tax fi fa vs Sarah Perry. Levy made and returned to me by J. J. Glatten, L. C. A1 o, at the same time and place, lots ot land Nos. 555, 554 and 559, lyiug in the 4th District of the first section of said Dawson County and State of Georgia. Levied on to satisfy a State and County tax fi fa vs John Pinters, as the property of the said John Pin ters. Levy made and returned to me by Joseph M. Elrod, L. C. mar3o-td R. E. BURT, Sheriff. White County Sheriff Sales. GEORGIA, WHITE COUNTY.—WiII be sold before the Court House door in the town of Cleveland, in said Couuty, within the lawful hours of sale, ou the first Tuesday in May next, tbe following property, to wit: Lot of laud No. 121 iu the 2nd District of White Couuty containing 100 acres more or less, laud well improved, about 50 acres in cultivation, dwelling house and out buildings thereon. Levy made by Simeon Palmer, former Sheriff, Levied on as the property ot Wm. L. Ferguson and W. M. Hanes, to fatis fy a fi fa issued from Hall Superior Court in favor of Y. J. Harrington and J. T. Gailey, Administrators of C. H. Harrington vs said Win. L. Ferguson and J. T. Gailey. Proper ty pointed out bv defendants. W. J. PAYNE, mar3o-td Depu y Sheriff. Gt ECRGIA, HALL COUNTY.-Mrs. Ann E. I Davis applies to me for Letters of Admin istration ou the estate of James \V. Davis deceased Therefore, ali persons concerned are hereby notified that said Letters will be -grauted the applicant at the Mar term of the Court of Ordinary for the said County, to be held on the FIRST MONDAY (7th) day in said month unless, good cause to the contra ry be then shown. March 28th 1877. J. B. M. WINBURN, mar3o-30d Ordinary. UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE, ) Deputy Oolusctob’s Ofpice, 2nd Dist. Ga., ! Gainesville, M.reh 26, 1877. ) NOTICE is hereby given of the seizures of the fol lowing described property for violation of the U. S. Internal Revenue Laws: ONE Mule, Wagon and Harnees, and five (5) Gallons Corn Whisky. Any person or persons having any interest iu said property, must make claim and give bond within thirty (30) days, else the same will be sold and the net proceeds deposited to the credit of tie Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, as required by law. W. B. WHITMORE, I mar3o-lt Deputy Col. 2.1 Dist. j Southern Mail. f tONTRACTORS who carried the Mail in pay without proof of loyalty. Address, M. W. RIDEN, j mar 23 Claim Agent, Gainesville, Ga. j USE the BEST GUANOS. (bp) The First Premium at the Centennial was Awarded to the Brattle) A FERTILIZER COMPANY, as the best in the United States. These are the words ot the Centennial Judges: “For the most complete and the most instructive exhibition ot Artificial Fertilizers of superior quality.” The Bradley Fertilizer Company have over one million dollars invested in the business. SEA* FOWL GUANO, Bradley's Patent Superphosphate of Lime, Bradley's Ammonia ted Dissolved Bone. Price Per Ton—Cotton Ii Cents. E. ATKINS & CO., fel>23-2m Gainesville and Mayesville, Georgia. Soluble Pacific Guano and COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE F O R C O M 1* O S T I IV <jJ . WARREN H. CAMPBELL, Agent, Gainesville, Ga. T|/'ould Respectfully Announce to iiis Friends and Patrons, that lie lias constantly on band, and will have during the season, a heavy slock of Soluble Pacific Guano and Comsioiimi Aeid Phosphate tor Composting, which are not surpassed by any Fertilizers iu the market. Sold on Time upon Liberal Terms to purchaser to pay in middling cotton at 15 cents per pound first of November next. The above High Grades have been fully tested, and their merit! proclaimed by innumerable certificates, and the Liberal Patronage of the public at large. 3xro ay’ , :3F£.:EX<3r3E3:T •x a o iesjh Send in your orders at ouce, or call and see me at Mr. W. F. Moor’s store, or at my Ware House, at the depot. See sign—Works of the Pacific Guano Company. Very Respectfully, WARREN 11. CA3IPRELL, Agent. Hall County Shei itr Sales. WILL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday in May, 1877, before the Court Ho sc door, in the city of Gainesville, Hall county, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, the follow ing property, to-wit: Fifty acres of laud, more or less, lyiug and being in the 385th district G. M. of said coun ty, adjoining the lands of Mrs. McMiu and others. Levied on as the property of A. B. Sargent, by virtue of a fi fa from a Justice Court in the 385th district G. M., in favor ot B. T. Brown vs said A. B. Sargent. Also, at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Gainesville, in said county, lyiug and being east of the Lawrenee ville road, (or street) being the house and lot whereon defendant now lives, containing 30 acres, mo e or less, being a part of lot No. 154, in the 9th district. Levied on as the property of defendant by virtue of three tax fi fas in favor of tbe State of Georgia and said county against James J. Findley. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold, a certain parcel of land lying iu Hall county, Ga., about one mile south from the Court House, in Gainesville, being all that portion of E W Merritt’s land, lying between the Air Line railroad track and tin* old Ridge road, which leads from the residence of A J Davis and the residence ot James Clark—said land adjoins' A M Jackson, Wm Hobbst au<l Mrs E D Cheshire ou the south, W L Murler on the wist, Theodore Moreno, Jlrs H Ii Moulton and others on the north—supposed to contain about sixty acres, mostly in forest. Levied on and sold as the property of E W Merritt, by virtue of three Justices court fi fas issued from the Justices eoint of the 411th district G M, in favor of W B Cox, now cc u trolled by J. F. Langston vs Samuel Lesser, maker, and E W Merritt, endorser. Pointed out by J. F. Langston, Levy made and re turned to me by £ B Davis, L. C. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold, a certain vacant city lot, iu Gainesville, Ga., on the west side of the public square, fronting ou the public square and adjoining Banks ou the north, Castleberry ou the south and running back from the public square to Line street, ou which there were some wood buildings, which have been recently burned off, and being all tint lot on south side of public square, belonging to E W Merritt. Levied on as the property of E W Merritt, In virtue of five Justices court fi fas, issued from the 411th district G M, in favor oi J F Lang ston vs said E W Merritt and Samuel Lesser, and one fi fa from same court, in favor of J F Langston vs said Merritt. Levy made and returned to me by Obed Smith, L C. Also, at the same time and place, one hons and lot in the city of Gainesville, iu said county, fronting Maple street on the south •side 210 feet and running back at right angles with said street 210 feet, occupied by Mrs Tilda Reese on 2nd Nov. 1870, (now occupied by James Bowden’s family.) Levied on as the property of E W Merritt, by virtue of a Hail Superior fi fa, in favor of Y J Harrington and J T Gailey, administrators of C H Har rington, deceased, vs Samuel Lesser, J S La them and E W Merritt. Property pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney. Also, at the same time and place, a certain tract or parcel of land lying on Washington street, iu the city of Gainesville, in said conn ty, adjoining the lands of John A. Headen, the Chapel lot ou the east and Findley on the south and west, containing 4j acres* moie’or less. Levied on the property of R C Castle berry and Joseph Prater, by virtue ol a fi fa from a Justice court in the 411ili district G M in favor of A D Candler vs R C Castleberry, Joseph Prater, maker, and Ii B Adair, en dorser. Property pointed out by li B Adair, endorser. Lvvy made and returned to me by Johu A. Moriison, L C. Also, at tbe same time and place, one planing machine (known as the Woodruff plainer.) Levied on as the property of Cox, A, pleby A Cos., by virtue of a Hall Superior court fi fa, in lavor of A. C. Moss vs said Cox, Appleby A Cos. JOHN L. GAINES, mar3o-5w Sheriff. Assignees Sale. IN the town of Flowery Branch, Hallcoun y Ga., on the premises, on Saturday the 2i t day of April, 1877, between the hours of 1(1 a. in. and 2 p. m., will be sold at public out cry 7 to the highest bidder, the following prop erty, to-wit:—Lot No. (1) one in block No. (6) six, fronting on A. & 11. A L R. li. 25 feet and running back on Pine Street 50 leet; ou which is a two-story 7 wooden store, known as the “H-rygood store house and lot.” Also, lots numbers five (5) and six (0), in block No. six (0), (routing 50 feet ou A. A R. A. L. R. li., and running back 140 feet—two beautiful building lots, on high ground—all lying in Flowery Branch—to be sold under order of United States District Court for j Southern District of Georgia -as the property of Flannagan, Abell A Cos., Bankiupts. Terms: | cash, \ iu 6 months, J- in 9 months and { in 18 month-; with mortgage ou prop erty to secure credit payments, and interest at 7 per cent, irom date. Purchaser pay ing for titles. BRANTLEY A. DENMARK, Assignee E.st. Flannagan, Abel) & Cos., Bank rupts. For further particulars apply to John Stid ham, Flowery Branch: or so G. A. Howell, j Atlanta, Ga. March 30, 1877-tds HENRY WRIG-HT Huh opened a Firtt-elase Eatinw Saloon, IN GAINESVILLE, ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER : of Lawrenceville and Main streets, to which place I he cordially invites all his white friends, wnon he | will politely serve them with Refres'uaents, consist- : ing of Pound Cake, Tea Cakes, Lemonade, Ice Cream, Boilr-d Custard and numerous other dainties, at rea- j sonahle rateß. Call and satisfy the inner man. mayo-tf 1 THE OLD ULMSU STORE OF 31. MENKO & HRj., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Clothing, Dry Goods, and Pupnishing Goods. We are now daily receiving our I.urge and Elegant NEV r STOCK OF GOODS, Tust. from Market. We shall expect all of our old customers to trade with us, and many new ont s. We will make it, to the interest, cf the pub lic to deal with us. M. MENKO & BKO., Comer Whitehall and Alabama streets, oct 12-tf Opposite James’ Bank. Blacksmith ami Wood Shop. 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