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GLEANINGS. The Pittburz Post nominates linn. Jeremiah S Black for the Presidency, The Pennsylvania railroad operates 6.510 miles of railroad. William B. Astnr died in New York November 24, aged eighty-three. Ilf* wealth is estimated at $200.000.000,and he was the richest man in America . There are enrolled in the public schools in the Uninted States 3,000,000 children. The number of Indians living in the United States, omitting those living in Alaska,are as follows: Civilized Indians, 100,000 semi civilized, 135,000, and barbarous Indians, 81,000. The right name of the late Vice- President was Jeremiah Jones Colbath. He became Henry Wilson by an act of the Legislature. The lion. Charles Estes has been re elected Mayorof Augusta, over Dr, L. D. Ford, by 688 majority. A man named Surrette was murdered ■at Cedartown, November 27th. Moses P. Green, a prominent planter near Waynesboro.died on Monday night from injuries received by falling o’.c a chicken coop. A number of families, that left Stew art county several years since to try their fortunes in the West, have re turned, forever, sadder and wiser. The Air line passenger train due in Atlanta Saturday morning, struck and killed a large buck standing on the track near Mount Airy. lie was knoked about forty feet out into the woods. The last grand jury for Cobb county recommended that no further licenses for the retailing of liquors be granted, ■“as we regard it as a great evil.” The Newman Herald thinks we need a repeal or modification of the home stead law, biennial sessions of the legis lature. fewer salaried county officers, few er counties and a decreased representa tion. At the last term of Camden Superior Court four men were convicted of mur der aDd sentenced to be hung on the 17th of December. They were three negroes and ono white man. This is a late ono from Harris of the Savannah Morning Xeicx. “Col. Will iam Moore, of the Atlanta Herald, has entirely recovered from his recent at tempt to escort a young lady to church in Covington, but the yard-dog hasn't got all the broadcloth out of his teeth The National Grange Convention, in session at Louisville, Kentucky, on Thanksgiving Day, adopted the follow ing resolution: Ur solved, That we hereby pray and to remove the heavy burdens from the •nocks of the people by forth with repeal ingthelaw creating the National Banks, and withdrawing their issues from oir •culation, and substituting the Govern anent issues usually eallod “greenbacks” an their stead. The Columbus Enquirer urges the importance of a close collection of the poll tax. ns it is kept in theounty and devoted to the maintenance of the peo ple’s schools. It is paid over to the county school commissioners, who pay it out without any deduction for fees or salaries of officers to the support of the common schools ot the county. The law authorizes the garnishment of wages for the poll tax, and there is no reason why it should not be closely col lected. There are now five cables connecting Europe with America, three running from Newfoundland to Ireland, one from Brest (France) to Duxbury (Mass,), by vray of St. Pierre, and the direct cable recently laid. Tho cables from Newfoundland are about 1,000 miles long, the direct cable 3,060 miles, aid the French cable 3,330 miles in leugth. Maj. J. C Long has carefully ex smined the Etowah from the railroad bridge near Cart ersville down to Rome, noting every shoal and bar, and mak ing the Docessary recommendations for removing all impediments of naviga tion. Ilia report appears in the Home Courier. That paper says the tutal cost of the improvements mentioned in Maj. Long’s report would be $274,718. Reduction of Civil Officers.— The Rainbridgc Democrat says ‘-that one of the great curses of this country is the multiplicity of civil offices In the State of Georgia, for instance, one third at least of the offices might he ■canceled, thus paying thousands upon thousands of dollars to the tax payers annually. Ar.d in many counties of fices could he consolidated and salaries fixed, whiMi would he a great relief to tax payers. The fact is, there are too many offices—more, by far, than there i.< any demand for. A merchant would he a fool that would keep twice more clerks than lie needed. So it is with | counties. Take Decatur county, for -example. We have five county com missioners—thr-ee could do -the bu-i --ncss. We have a county treasurer —the ordinary could perform the duties of that offlre. We have a tax receiver and a tax collector —the collector could fill ■both offices. In the present dist-rossing season at' taxation we take these sug gestions t® he eminently proper and practical. Can"'-* the next grand jury recommend a consolidation .of -some of the offices of the county, and call upon our Legislators to have a bill passed at the next session of the General Assem- Jbly to that effect? He thinh so.” Rev. W. H. Clarke has officially dt* timed the appointment of Bishop of Jkiriea. XJ'Jtth werk done here W* liciiiitl. TPIRSPAY DECOTBFR 9. 1876. ■ I ■ .■■lll- " I ■ (o\v strssiox.il.. The Forty-Fourth Congress met last Monday. As before announced, Mr. Ferry. President pro frm of the Senate, succeeds the vice President as perma nent President of that, body. The House 'of Representatives or ganized by the election of Kerr, dem., of Indiana, as Speaker, and Adams, dcin., of Kentucky, ns Clerk. For the fi"st time in fifteen years the control of the House is in the hands of the Demneraey. Tho eyesoftho whole country are turned anxiously to them. Upon their action, in no small degree, the cause of good government is de pendent. Should they address them selves to the correction of abuses in the administration of the General Govern ment and to a restoration of that purr ty which characterized tho country in its early history, all will be well. But should they forget the high responsibil ities devolving on them.and permit them selves drawn off from a steady purpose to work such a reformation, the*cause of free government will become more ion periled and the hopes of the country go down in the great Centennial contest of next year. Jniljce 4*ilsou and State ■tight a Avery interesting case involving the va lidity of the Act of the Legislature during the war, authorizing Trustee*. Guardians and others acting in a trust capacity, to in vest in Confederate .Securities, and receive Confederate money in payment of debts due them as such, ct me up at the adjourned Term of Greene .Superior Court, his ilon. Judge Gibson, of Augusta, presiding. The Counsel for Plaintiff evoked a decision of tho Supreme Court of the United States in a similar case, carried up from the State of Alabama, where the Courts had held the Act unconstitutional find the Trustee liable, and requested bis lion. Judge Gibson to charge it to the Jury as law in the case This, his Honor refused to do, assigning as a reason, the want of jurisdiction of said Court in cases arising between citizens of the same State, and very ably discussing thegrand old doetrineof Local self-govern ment. We were so much pleased with Judge Gibson’s able and foarless charge on this point, that we solicited it for publica tion, and herewith present it to our readers, inviting their careful and thoughtful con sideration to the principles enunciated. His Honor said : After reading the requests of Counsel, and refusing or eivirur them as requested crni rgv fun, ',’ v f u "nsel. I .DP'T’Hthere asserted the right, of local self-government, and to each State to regulate, control and inanageitsown do mestic affairs in its own way, and no re spectable pnrty or tribunal has ever claim ed the right to interfere with any State in the exercise of this right prior to 1801. * The Act of 1803, authorizing the recep tion of Confederate money by Guardians, etc., was the legislation by a dr facto legis lature of the State, and in my opinion a dt jure one too, and it was what every true man ir. the State was doing with his own claims. The Act of March, 180 G, only sanctioned and approved the decrees, orders and .judg ments of Courts in relation to Guardians and others, and also acts done in conformi ty to and by requirements of existing laws; and this Act received the F-xecnlive sanc tion of one of Georgia’s ablest jurists and purest statesmen —Charles J. .Jenkine. All these acts, too, if doubts or suspicions could have rested upon them ns acts of no author ized Government, were vitalized by the Constitution and Ordinances of the Conven tion of 18*18, under which we now exist as a State. The decision in Wallace went from Alabama, and as it went to the Su preme Court of the United States, it was between citizens of different States of this Union, and in a State too, where a fixed up Supreme Court of Alabama have declared the Acts relied upon unconstitutional peatedly. J istice Field alludes very sig nificantly to the fact that the public policy of the law is being parsed upon and deeid. ed in a United States Court. I do not re cognize as authority binding in this Court, any views of the public policy of any Law announced by Justice Field. In fact, I have always understood .the jurisdiction of the United States Court to be confined to citizens .of different States, and to questions where the Constitutional rights of the citi zens of the same State have been violated. I think I may safely assume, that one of our Judges of the Supreme Court, if true to the instincts of the pure bloed which he has inherited, will so decide; and another hy his associations ami the frequent rulings of his Court, will maintain fearlessly this doctrine of State sovereignty and the rights of local self-government. • I will at least, in this and all other Courts over which 1 may presidc, and if ever com pelled to do otherwise, can and ' ill only read it as law announced by another tri bunal. lam satisfied, myself, that in 18t>2 and 1863, wc were out of the Union, and whilst some say w-e were overpowered, I say we were conquered and whipped. Up on this principle the Constitutionality of the reconstruction laws can he maintained. And besides. Gentlemen, if we were in the Union, wc were traitors and guilty of treason, and no one can think for one mo ment that with the feelings entertained-by Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner and Butler, toward President Davis, Gen. Lee and Mr Stephens, but that someone or all of them would have been executed for treason. Maintaining as 1 do, the right and power -of our Legislature, to determine this qircstiun. and to authorize Guardians i and others to do what every true man in 1 the State was doing with his own claims, I charge yon, that if respondent, in good j faith, received the money through himself, or agent, in accordance with the law of the State, and that the money now produc ed in Court was the very money received in payment of the notes held by him. or his 'agent, he is not liable to the complainant for said sum so received. If he did not re ceive it in good faith, and by virtue of and in conformity to this law, or if, after re ceiving it, he used it or mixed it with his own funds, and the money ia Court is not the very money he received, he is liable to Complainant for the amount he received as Guardian, with intereft, after deducting all legal-expenditures, in no case, however, to exceed the interest and hire. Eniurj College. At a meeting of the hoard of trustees of Emory College held at Griffin, Dr, O. L. Smith tendored his resignation as president. This action on his part was voluntary, and induced by his great de sire to occupy a different position in the inatitutioa. His resignation was accept ed, and complimentary resolutions were adopted expressing the warmest regard for him as a teacher, officer and Chri tian gentleman. The board proceeded to th-* election of the lollowing members of the faculty: Rev. A. G. Haygood, D D , president and professor of mental and moral phil osophy. Rev. O. L. Smith, D. D , professor of Latin literature. Rev. M Calloway, D D., professor of English literature. The other chairs are as heretofore fill ed by I'rofessors Htone. Doggett, and Bonnell, and R. \V. Smith academic de partment. This action of the board was unanimous, and it is believed will give general satisfaction to all the friends of Emory College. We deeply regret to learn, says the Rome Commercial, that a little daugh ter of Mr. J. E Jernigan, of Chatta nooga county, was burned to death, a few days ago. Going too near the fire her clothes caught, and her parents be ing out of the house at. the time, the child was so badly turned before aid could he rendered that she died in a short time.” A negro named Jordan Chambers was assassinated by unknown bauds on the premises of Mr R. J. M ye, in Washington county, the night of the Bth. fie was one of the State’s witness es in ihe insurrection trials, and in the thiid one >f them who has been mys teriously killed; the other two in ad* joining counties. 1- a-- 11 >te 1 OUUg. Si Nio.kks for 1878 I After two years’ of prosperity, unexam pled in tho annals of juvenile literature, during which -Sr. Nicholas has consolidat ed with itself all its strongest comptriiors, the publishers find themselves in a position to promise that the Third Volume, begin ning with the number for Novemlrer, 1575. slial! in its unusual attractions for Girls and Boys, surpass even the pre eding volumes, in addition to contributions from The First Writers of America, there will be Stories, Poems, and Sketches by some of the Most Prominent fitig'ish Authors. Arrangements have been made for a very interesting seiies of papers on WINDSOR CASTLE, By Mrs. Olifhant, Treating of its History and the Child-Life of Successive Royal Generations. (’ 11RI ST I\A G. ROSS ETTI Will contribute to the new volume. LOUISA M. ALCOTT Will write “Marjorie's Birthday Gifts,” and other short stories. Some articles on Astronomy for Young People have been promised by the popular English Astronomer, RICHARD PROCTOR. There will be a continued story f Life in Iceland by BAYARD TAYLOR In the November Number, the opening of the new voiutuu w ill begin an A MERIC A.\ SERIAL STORY. “THE BOY EMIGRANTS,” By NOAH BROOKS, Giving the adventures of a party of boys in TIIE CALIFORNIA GOLD MINES, in the early days of the Gold Fever. J i\ TROWBRIDGE, Author of the “Jack Hazard” stories, will contribute shine highly interesting sketches of.adventure at “Bass Cove.” ‘ TALKS WITH GIRLS.” By leading authors, will lie a prominent feature of tho new volume. Espocia-I at tention will also be given to Incidents of American Historj, With spirited pictorial illustrations. The various departments, ‘ Jack in-the- Pulpif,” “The Riddle-Box.” and • Letter- Box,” and the pages for"Very Little Folks,” are to be more attractive than ever. The French, Latin, and German stories, for translation, which have proved so popular, will be frequent in the new volume. Some of the tinest works of the Greatest Painters of the Oe bury have been engraved express ly for St. Nicholas, and the first artists of the day will contribute fresh and original drawings for this Fine art Magazine for the young. Definite announcements of mar y interesting ami novel features will be made in the December number. St. Nicholas will continue under the successful editor ship of MARY MARKS DODGE, And no efforts will be spared by editor and publishers to maintain and increase the at tractions ami value of the magazine. Subscription Price, 53.00 a year; Single Numbers, 27 cents; Bound A oluiues, $4.00 each. Th se -volumes begin with November. The two now ready for 1874 and 187.7 are elegantly bound in red and gold, and form ! the handsomest gift-books for child; -m ever issued. We will send (lie magazine one year, beginning November 1877, and either of the volumes bonnd as above, post-paid. f< rs 7 00, or, a subscription one year, ami 'the two volumes, for SIO,OO. AH news dealers and books- llers w-i'l receive sub : scriptions and supply volumes at the above rales. SCRIBNER A CO.. I Dec. o~_tf. 747 747 Broadway, N. Y. NEW YOREL STOVE 11 Til STORE, 169 Broad Street, (nnder Augusta Hotel) AUGUSTA, Ga. MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT Embraces—Copper and Sheet Iron Work, Galvaniieil Iron Cornices.and Rooting: Tin aud Slate Rooting: Tinware made by Machinery. DEALER IA LVIIItI VVBIETV OF HOUSE HARDWARE FURNISHING GOODS, Wholesale and Retail. JfgpThe Wholesale Department offers the same inducements offered inNew York to Dealers. BTOVEM, GRATES, MANTELS and TINWARE at rates never before of fered in this market. ri* ersons needing Cooking Stoves will find it to their interest to examine our Price List before purchasing. We sell the celebrated TIIVEES COOK STOVE Warranted to be the finest baker in the South —Price on cars at Augusta, with Oti pieces of ware—-No. 6, $24; No. 7. S2B; No. 8, $32; No. 9, S3B. I*yr REFER TO EDITOR OF “HER.UD” E. VV. lIAKIiER. Prop’r. JAM. GAIA'EY, Sup’t. Augusta, Ga., November 2d, 187-3—lra J. F. HART k Cl, BEG leave to eaM th > attention of the citizens of Greene and adjoining counties, to their Complete Stock of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES AND Central Merchandise, All of which they sell at the closest figures for CASH. TOATAHVC SXTIP'F’X-iTIijS A ’I A liTT, They offer Choice Flour, Fresh Ground Meal, Black and Mix- Oats, Rye and Barley, anil choice Seed Wheat . A large invoice Mew Orleans Sugars and Syrups, very fine and cheap, Green and Parched Coffees, etc,, etc. Tliey have on hand the COLUMBUS PLOW STOCK, and ft full Line of KOOTEKS and TURNING PLOWS, tliey are the thing needed just DOW. READY-MADE CI.OTIIING. Cneap—Medium and Fine, Call and examine the Stock, anil you cannot help but. be pleased. • £3 HO E B In Great Variety, and almost below bottom prices. PARTIES BUYING BY THE BALE. PACKAGE OR PIECE WILL BE CONVINCED THAT THEY can E&Q YSr' GLZ US3 132 not known to us, must give references. tr7"Tbe highest t’ash Prices paid for Cotton, or liberal advances made on all ship ments to onr friends in \uguta. Charleston and Savannah. KTCHec(ins nuttle on till mTessihh' ptHiils. .1. F. HART & Cos. Union Point, Ga., November 1, 1875. PLANTERS £ll POT p|W LOAN AND Ml IIIm) I)Aim, 22 3 BROAD ST., Cash Capital, SI.OOO 003, with Stockholders Liability. o fJIRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING, EXCHANGE AND COLLECTION BUSI JL NESS. Five per cent allowed on Daily Balances, subject to CHECK AT SIGHT. Interest allowed on Time Deposits, as may ne agreed upon. T. f. BRAXCiI. PiUSIDtHT. J. T. REW3fSRY, CASHIER. N. B.—SIGHT DHAFTS ON GREAT BRITAIN AND CcNTI M-.N iA L t l nOl'E in sums of £1 and upward. [October 7th, 1875—1 yr] WIl-MI WW.VIU ttMIMBWMJ J J. I I* K BCR9SZ&SR, Importer and Dealer in Jf^lne8 9 Porter , Cigars, t fc. Agent tor K. Auliciiser A t’o.'s ST. TOUTS LAGER BEER. (>ct7lf 161 & 256 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. To llrugglMs, llnrthviire ami Gencnil llert'liiiiils. I carry in stork from 1,000 to 3,000 boxes of window glass, (the largest stock in the South,) embracing all sizes, from 4 x 6 to 40 x 60 in single or double thick and polish ed plate. Standard brands of French and American, made. Stained. Cut, Ground. Enameled, and Church Glass. Putty by the bladder or ton. Glaziers' Points, Knives, Diamonds, Ac. Above are imported direct from tlic fac tories and I guarantee bottom prices. Send for latest quotations. Trulv vottrs, P.P. TO ALE. Charleston, S. C. Nov. 18—lm tc. Executrix Sale. 1“) Y consent of parties interested, ami for 3 the purpose of a distribution among the heirs at Law of Daniel Wagimn, dec’u. I will sell a* prtva e sale, between this and January nex l , all that valuable tract of Land belonging to said deceased, and lying in Greene county on tlie road from Leslie’s Milt to Smyrna, adjoining lands of More land. Atkinson and others, containing One Itindred and Thirty-five acres (more or less.) On the place is a comfortable dwe 1- ittg and all necessary out buildings, and good water. If not sold privately,the land will he sold at public outcry before the Court-House door in Onvnesboro’. on the first Tuesday in January next. Terms •-f sa’e One-lialf Cash, balance in twelve mos. with interest. MARTHA M WAG NON Es’trix of Daniel Wagnoit, de -M. AT. Wagnon a i l show the land to parties desiring to purchase. Nov. 18. 1875 —-tf \oti(T to Trespassers VI.L persons are forbid hunting, fishing or trespassing in any wa> upon my plantation, under the penalty of the law. Parties who have been pulling down my fences and turning stock upon my lands are notified to desist, or I will prosecute them. ,TAS. L. BROWN. Sev. >B, IS7RW--S C. Gray & Go., Augusta, Ga. Kullion .mil Fancy Dross Fringes in nil (hr nnv sliihlcn ami latest styles, at C. GRAY & Co'S. Ten cases Kentucky .leans, very rheap sit retail. Liberal terms to the trade. C. GRAY & CO’S, Fine Bed Blanket* sit very low prices, at C. GRAY &, CO’S. 2011 boxes of Xrw ICneliings, 300 dottcu of IKticlies sit SOe. per dozen. It) pieces new BWack Cash mere, 5 pieces fine I’.lnek Silk, sit C- CRAY A: I os, 100 pieces Hi;;* Heavy C’assi meres. racisms From SOr. to 85 per yard. €. <*3Wl & Cos. Nov. 18—tf. THI COTTON KINS STOVI. TjE IRON KISS. IIIAHOAEI STATE, <;ka\<> E, BUCK’S It KIM,I VAT, And othe First-Ciass STOVES always on hand, at Prices to compete with any mar ket dutli. A ISO. a Full ''lock of TI3NT W/' F^.El, At WHOLESALE ami RETAIL. and Guttering, Or mv work in TIN or SIIEET-IIION, done at short notic*. W. G. DURHAM. (irp Georgia, Nov<*mV>or 4, 187 ; > —tf AHM"! 260 T3 road £E>t iroot. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. nr, fl.iMiiiaitEi. Oraans and PLino JF&r(cs t *Jr ; f p []E LARGEST and BEST assortment South of Baltimore, of the MOST CELEBRA -1 TEG MAKERS, at the ■ OWES!’ factory Price* lor CASH, or small monthly py- QIIHi MIAMi HIOFITS! Special Inducements to CASH Enyers! I PIANOS wUh “ g,,,Kl ana ORGANS at .New Vui-S and Boston prices forwarded to any point—freight paid— with no aUvaee*. INVESTMENT is not only fully waii-anted for Five Years, Put intend*# to he a permanent advertisement of superiority and exce lence. Of our own importation direct through the Savannah Custom House at lowest importer* prices wilt ,lvs /ioi ONrERLOS. HASS DOT RLE MASS. GUITARS, H \ RAM INI OS ELUTE H UiMONL OS; Zl I HER, AC (’OK i ! I'.ON s • (French anil Berman.) TRIANGLES, HAND ORGANS, MUSIC ROXES. MUS 10 AL BUMS. BRASS and SILVER IN ST HUM KNTS DRUMS. KIKES, ( VMBAIS. And everything appertaining to it liist-Clnss Music House. BANDS supplied with KilVfr. Kl'lltts and Siring Sttxlrtlllirills at prices that will defy competition. iI7”IT VI.iAN ST o'lNC.rs for Violins. Guitars, t a joy. etc.. received mm tlily direct from European manufactories, including the Cetehraimi “S*arsaßlil!i’’ Strings mad* liy RUKFIXI. ol Naples, it tl\. —-superior to all others. A Fill Stock of SHEET MIME. SONGS and MUSIC BOOKS, of all kind*. 03r*\Ve receive MUSIC dailv hy mad or express. ORDERS for Music, St ring*, etc., will receive prompt attention— mailed free, or charges paid hy us. Augusta, <ia.. O t. 28, IS”')—attgM'tnos GEO. O. ROBINSON. l!©®li Store!! BOOKS AND STAIIONERY. \\ K HWE AIAVATS <>X HAM) IHE BOOKS OF AM EH Cl AX PUBLISH EKS as soon as they are issued, which we supply at the lowest rates. Our to;k it un surpassed in quality anil cheapness, embracing ©53<9 H, E)® E> ® SSCICVHLMt, Stiindnrd inti !t!iscel];ii:eous Books. Bibles, Prnyer Books Hymnals, Albums. Juveniles, ti. In great variety. Also, school and office Stationery, including the best Note, Letter and Cap writing Paper: Blank Books, half and full-bound Ledgers ; Memorandums. Paaa Books, etc.: Best Inks, Pencils and Penholders, Stationers’ Hardware, Blotting and Tissue Papers, ele. Buyers if this class of merchandise arc invited to call upon ua ba fore making their purchases elsewhere. BiW OI STS TO TilH TIiADK.-W All kintls of Newspapers and Magazines. \\ holesale and Bctail Bookßellera and Stationers. W. T. RICHARDS & SON. A - ■ n—rn 1 1 r~ r~~ :mrvz raEistr .omubii' iMWUiMmHnanMHHMn A* F. 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PERRY, S*ptl6, ISToixt Graaaeaporo’. it*.