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THE HERALD
COIUIMUS HEARD. - - - PROP 3,
J. H, LEWIS, - - - EDITOR.
THURSDAY
h aiu 2i 11, i?h.
out \li\T tOVIiItXOK,
The main reason urgci* by tin* >{ ( •-
neots of Gen. Toombs, whv 1 -h.>u!J
not be our next Governor is, that he is
too hot headed and extreme in his
views j but those who know him he-t.
know that no responsibility was ever
placed upon Mr Toombs’ shoulders, by
the people of Georgia, that he ever
shirked. They know, too, that he has
Iwaya, while io office, respected the
wishes of his constituents, which is
- it 'n *vp can ‘■av for .rune of our
r j Mis conduct in the late
cr' itnM"'a l l invention ir atdfestod
ind'jenteiit and diligent attention
to (bo interests of his people, which has
hnrae/erized his whole public ‘if'e. and
which should mark the course of every
servant of the people. If Gen Toombs
enters the race, he may put us down
■ ice scholar,' and we b< lieve Greene
county will give him a larger vote than
she has given any Governor since the
war.
Ktoi'in ill Atlanta.
Augusta opentd the cyclone ball this
season, with a terrible storm, aid now
Atlanta follows suit with a no less dam
aging wind that passed over that city
last Sunday morning Trees, sigus
boards, tin roofs and a number of
houses were blown down Tito Epis
copal Church of “Holy Innocents’' was
blown completely to the t:r mud, but,
strange to say, not one of the congre
gation within was killed, though sever
al were injured. A plank was blown
with such force from the top of the
Kimball Hogse that it passed through
two thicknesses of sheet iron into a
drug store, on Decatur street. The
damage to the city was considerable.
We see fioni the papers that the storm
■was pretty general all over the State.
Ih r the Heratl*" *"
TISK SAKIMTEI.
Mr. Editor, —Dear Sir:—Through
vnur columns, lot. us offer our protest
to the running of trains over the Geor
gia Railroad on the Sabbath A pen
alt y ini ai inhly tMiowslheviolatiouol
tngour oimrts against it limn a por
tion of that, penally justly rests upon
us.
.The Georgia Railroad has already
suffered from a violation of (he Sabbath
in years gone by. If her authorities
continue the course now pursued, wo
predict that <ro long they wll ee that
severe punishment and io.s, even in
this life, attend the and -se i afi-jn <4 God’s
day.
May the citizens of Greene county
respond to this protest, ami may vigor
ous effort be made against this great
sin. Let this desecration cease, let (ho
hallowed quietude which once reigned
throughout this seel ion on Hie Sabbath
be restored. Let not our land he curs
ed by an attempt to gratify a morbid
oesire for progress, falsilv so called.
Citizen and Stockholder.
March 13, l.'-TS.
Letter From Fort Gaines.
Fort Gaim.s, Ga.. .NJarch 9. ’7B
Mr. Editor . —'l’lie weather for
the past few weeks has been unu
sually good. .'1 ho days have been
cloudless and the nigl|t3 bright.
The spring days have brought the
robins in great numbers and the
robins have developed the shooting
propensity of the average boy in a
wonderful manner. ‘'The bovs,”
however, haven't made it as dan
gerous for travelers here as it
seems to be in and around your
town. ’Tis bad though here, and
one hardly knows whether to lend
his sympathy to the birds or to the
pedestrians of the to rn.
Our is quiet—nothing has
transpired during the past few
weeks of unusual interest. We
haven’t lost the air of business,
however, our merchants seem
cheerful and busy. Some cotton
still lingers in the warehouses
waiting, 1 judge, for the Gse.
The f •irrners generally are up
with their work. Some few of un
usual thrift, perhaps, have planted
corn* Others are ready to begin
when th i time comes. Quantises
0" g'lan*: ;• ”0 '* 'I-e l though
h<j route tiu': usual i am laiu. it
works well here, it seems, for
agent, manufacturer and planter.
The investment in Fertilizers may
indicate a large acreage in cotton,
though ’tis too early to sus with
any certainty.
The small grain crop is doing
well and judging from some patches
th.it we have seen the climate and
soil is just that which is need* and for
wheat and oats. The farmers hero
setMn in good earnest and have en
tered upon the year’s work with a
zeal truly comuiendah!?. Great
success to them, here or elsewhere.
L. C. W.
capital' notes.
[Special correspondence of the IlkrAl.iv]
l €piicr;il 43rmib!e-Tliw
Political JEiciiio nut| ll* Un
plru*aiitncss,
Atlanta, Wednesday. March, 13.
There is so little of political interest
about our busy Capital this week that
I will have to make my letter general
in its character, and I fear, dull in its
details.
We r,rc just now going into a period
of public quiet which will last until the
agitation for Congressional nominations
begins in the summer. Of course, un
der all this scorning quiet, the political
wires arc artfully laid and carefully
manipulated. The politician, like the
wicked of’ whom the liible spooks, lias
no rest, lie is perpetually rack}ng his
brain for -mini shrewd expedient mil
his pulse is always at the fever heat ol
awi and excitement, lie leads an uu
happy life, poor troubled creature, and
too often its end comes before he has
done anything worth mention, after la
sinks from the scene of his struggles
and disappointment. Rolities afford uo
very inviting field at the present The
tricks of the trade are becoming too
low for one wlm prizes bis honor an 1
independence. '1 he demagogue uovor
hold a higher head or wielded a more
dangerous influence in our government
than at the prise,nt day. Absolutely
the political machinery of the country
is fust getting into the hands of men
whom it would be hyperbole to cull
second rate in any sense. At the head
of our government i- a man who is its
great a fraud os a statesman as lie is
au impostor as President.
* •■ ■
man of broad, noble views and far see
Dig political vision. If we were to look
nearer home wo might find matters for
complaint fully as serious as those that
exist in Washington, but the subject
is delicate and bad bo-t be lightly
touched. It is never well to take a
gloomy view of anything but it is hard
to see anything ahead to cause much
gladness. The government seeuis to
be going through its severest trials,
though they are passing without any
E* ■at parade of t eir importance ■ -
I In-re seems to be uogruwi.ig sympathy
between tho section* and much of jeal
ou-y and discord.
'1 he financial outlook has brightened
somewhat since the silver bII passed,
but,Jolin Sherman is choking every
hope of relief by his persist nt .obsti
muy at the treasury. We need anew
deal badly. It seems long till 18S0
when we may do heller or worse, but
we have got to wait till theu unless the
next Cangress has inoie brain and in
clinution than the present mixed as
sembly. Patience is a beautiful per
sonal virtue and it must be learned by
every nation that lives loug enough to
need it. To attain prosperity often
long and dreary adversity must be en
dured. To appreciate the best systems
and the best men the worst must be
exper.uneed in all their wretched uu
fitue-s. We are in the trial and may
liope for the reward. At home we are
doiug tolerably well. We have uot a
rnuch cause to complain as some others,
and therefore let us be silent
A JACKS.
-
A million of Worms gnawing day
and night is quite enough, we thiuk. :o
throw a child into spasms. Shriuei s
Indian Vermifuge will.destroy aud ex
pel them and restore the child.
Inventors mid I'nteiitces
Should send for instructions, terms, refer
ences, etc., to K Ison brothers, Solicitors of
Patents, Washington, I>, < who furnish
the same without Charge. Ed-on Ilro'hei s
is a well known and successful firm of
large experience, having been established
since 1800. •
If you blow your neighbor's fire,don’t
couiplaio ii tho sparks fly in your face
—Mrs Drowning
m ■—
Sympathizing Stranger —‘Bless me !
how did y. an age to fall lii-eth.t.
sir?' Iriititei iviucstrmu v ; has
coo to grief.)—Confound it. 1 .’ 'i and
nut rcujuiu haugiug in the air after the
horse ran away from me, could I V
Tho INminsoji Lnn.
-
A hill has just been passed L;-1
Congress which goes in operation!
at once, granting Pensions to all!
surviving officers, and enlisted anq
drafted men, without regard to
color, ineluding Militia and Vol
unteers, of the Military and Naval
service of the United States, who
served for fourteen days in the
war with Great Britain of 1812, or
who were in any ciigageatent
and were honorably discharged,
and the surviving widows of such
officers and enlisted and drafted
men. The loss or lack of u certi
ficate of discharge will not deprive
the applicant under this act from
its benefits, provided other proof
can he made of service' This bill
also places on the Pension Bolls
any widow of a revolutionary sol
dier who seived fourteen days, or
was in any engagement, and it jus
tly, after Song delay, restores to
the Pension-Bolls all soldiers hcre-T
tofopa receiving pensions, whirl
fought in the war against Great
Britain of 1812, or in any of the
Indiau Wars, but who by an act of
Congress were dropped from the
Pension-Bolls for taking up arms
against thp Government, “or in
any manner encouraging the reb
els.” It also provides for the wid
ows of such soldiers whose names
had not been placed on the rolls as
provided for in tho bill,’ putting
in a c!aim for the pension, for which
their husband had sheen cut off.—
This is a just law, and one that w ill
strengthen the friends of free gov
ernment All persons who are
interested in any way in this law,
will have a copy sent to them free
by Hop. N. W. FITZ
GEBLAND, U, S. CLAIM AT-
T Y, Box, 088, Washington, D.
C.
i;\e:seii< news.
—We see from the papers, that ex-
Gov Bull ink uiet with a grand recep
tion at his old home, Albion, N 1. —
Glad of it, hope the reception was so
grand that he will conclude to remain
at homo the balance of his days.
—“lie looked the character to the
lifn" is tin- Jo.iLi.,. tin wu wm'Hlfr
credited with being the richest n an in
the world, is United Stales Si n
atorhip from Nevada.
A two years olj negro child lies
iu its orib (if the correspondent t:tak
ing the assertion does noth in Page
county, Va.. and sings correctly any
sing it hoars sung once 0
A inoii!/ the curios:ti->s in the army
medical museum ■ ( V> a-hington, is the
withered and parched hand and arm of
apt in who left n hi the attlo field at
Gcny-h'tr:. \ cioam hill carried it to
the top of i lii-th tree, where the wind
ad sun shriveled it to its present well
tanned condition.
Maine li;s a law to pu ni-h by fine
and imprisonment whoever ‘blasphemes
the lioly uauic of God by denying,
cursing, or continually reproaching
God. his creation, government, final
judgment of the worltl, Jesus Christ,
the Holy Ghost, or the Holy Scriptures
or by exposing them to contempt and
ridicule. Hob lugersoll is threatened
with prosecution if ha lectures in
Portland.
Hob iogersoll has gone to Memphis
to tell the people about hell. With
Arkansas just aero - the river, and
an hourly communion'i u by fi rry, we
suspect they know more about that
subject down there eveu than Hob bits
seif does,
Mr. Hammond is successfully fright
ening children into religion in Ohio at
8200* a week When kid ward gets
thiougb with a Sunday School, the lit
tle innocents look as though they had
been fitting up with a ghost story fur
a week '
A negro having been broughtup be
"fore a magistrate, and convict and of pil
fering, ,the magistrate began to remon
strate, ‘Do you know how to read ?*—
'lies, mas a—little.’ ‘Well, don’t you
ever make use of the Bible ?’ ‘Yes,
rnussa, strap him razor on him some
times.’
Jack’s Bet —A Georgia negro was
riding amu'e along ayd when he came
to abridge, the mule stopped.
‘I ll bet you a quarter,’ said Jack.
‘l’ll make you go nber dis bridge.” and
wi ii that he -truck the mule over the
bead, which made him nod suddenly
i ‘\ou take !e bet d'O ?’ said tilt tic
-1 gtv. and oe e-"tri cd to t th -mb
i ouiu . i.i.-• ovt •• tli bridge —i Wuti Uat
! quarter anyhow,' said Jack,
lit how will you get the money
il a man who had been close by.un-
Uijred.
IWn >rrow,’ said Jack, ‘Massa gib
Jidlar to get corn for de mule, and
yLa quarter out.”
jt >VasiTll"
■do red man turned auctioneer to
Iff two old stoves for a dealer on
1 avenue Oue was sold without
15, but, as the other “held ovei
tm, he moqntedja barrel and I ■
Sen’lem and women, dis yere stove
nee the property of George W ash
n.”
• laughter of derision greeted hi
vment. Slingliug out tho higge.-t
jin the crowd, the auctioneer ask-
jioan’ you believe that George
|liingtoii once owned dis jure
jL V
Nn, sir’
Dat’s de same as callin’ me a liah,
[ and you’fi bev to chew dem words,
He jumped down and waltzed over
■he stranger, hut was knocked down
a York minute. That was plenty
him, and, after feeling of his head
-ee how much of it was Is'E
anted the barrel and called out :
How much do I hear h-r dis stove
.nee do property of Gen'ral Grant .
stove dat Washington owned was
ihted up doorin’ de war.’—Detroit
fee Press
An lowa mau leu at last struct tin
i-rect method of dealing with cats,
my people have spent slceple-- hour- i
the long watches ol the tug trying j
solve the cat question. It is true
it the young lady in Beiiasi, Maine,
ought sho had hit "U their propei
-atuient, when she would entice a
mber of felines into a room and then
unce upon one, whirl the cat around
Jozen times to excite its interest in
e proceedings arid then suddenly
ling proceedings to a c|qse by letting
tiro cat’s head cm in violent contact
4th a chair This plan, though good,
necessarily slow, and so precedence
list be. given to the lowa mans iu
, mtion. He secreted ten pounds
r a reliable brand of gunpowder
there it would do the most
He then induced a grand
chorus of cats to collect in the imine-
Jkte neighborhood by means of a hb
roEection of milk etc. An elec
‘ ‘lk. Jt I unit - a ih>—
kpiedT However, he took the precau
tion to count 31 just before the explo
sion, and it was well he did so, for uo
one could make nut the number by an
g.wnination of the remnants which
were scattered around afterwards.
“De r Mr. Hawkeye. sh uld
take one’s soup from the side < r the
end cd the spoon!' Ed-vard ” ()! >
well, if you’ve got so stuck u.i and
that you have to eat with a
spoon, wo don’t suppose it makes any
difference, but we should think you
would have enough reverence for the
good old days, and the grand old sim
plicity of the better times, and take
vour soup as your father did ; blow it
until it is cold, then lift the plate with
h uh hands, and empty it by steady and
long continued suction, making a flip
ping sound with your lips at the con
dus.on of the services to indicate (ti
tiie waiter that you are ready for the
next course. Ii is these new fnrigled
ideas that arc driving the old simplici
ty ard the old purity out of style and
exi-loe.ee, and crowding society to the
edgeof the awful precipice that loans
and litter.- in crumbling weakness over
the dark and fathomless abyss of ,cor
ruption and destruction— Burlinoton
(Iowa) Jlaickci/e.
Johnny's Uoiiijjositiwi on tiie Shcrijj'.
A mai which was the sherif of a jail
his p-isners kept a gittin out nites
tteelin hens cos the jail wasn’t ,-troDg
enougldlor to hold eui ip side. So the
man htjsaid, the man did: “He put a
stop to that little game, my hartys !’’
and hehad a other c-t of paint put on
ttie jail Hut the artist hehad put
some sal in the paint, ~nJ some cows
couie a 4ng and licked the paint of oil,
and thet) the prisuors got out a other
time acq stealed more hens. When
the sherff he seen wot they had doue
he was he said: “This ain’t do
place fortheefis, you bet ; so you fej
lers has |t to either behave your seifs
or life oui aud rustle round for your
hash bestfvay you can.”
•
IADIESIud (gentlemen’s berge Slippers
J suitaje tor burial purposes:
, C. A. DAVIS & SON.
4 —■—-*•--
OATS, wile; mixed Oats, rust proof
Oaisi
\C A. DAVIS & SON.
jLIKAD IGlir Kerosene Oil 170°
* * test Try it.
C A DAVIS & SON.
VLL&rd ? intni.-tc-i i .E. ARMOR
a. Cos. and Atlanta, u.„, will receive
their prorop tnd personal attention.
Dissolution
OF COPAUTXEJtSHl I'* 1 '*
rpilK Firm of 11. JOHNSON & Cos U.
J_ this day been dissolved by mutual I
consent, J. Phillips withdrawing.
All parties h wing claims against the
firm will present them to B. .Johnson,who
alone is authorized to collect the dents and
settle the affairs of the old firm. I
All notes and accounts contracted prev
ous to January Ist, 1878, must be settled at
once. If not settled within thirty d"J>
they will be (placed in the hands ot an At j
torney for collection. , nflxsoX>
J. PHILLIPS,
March 6, 1878.
Thanking the public for past favors. 1
respectfully solicit a
R T;reenesboro\ Ga., March 7,1878— 3 ts
Garden Seed.
T IIAVF. on hand a large lot of Fred,
l Garden Seed of every kind, and al-o
sale cheap 6 " 1
March 7tl'> L*”^ —J ,TI
Webster’s^'
SJniski'idgrd.
000 ICnsravitißS,
miO Pages <luar*<>-
The sale is SJ{ times as great as the sale
of any other large Dictionary.
More than 80,000 copies have been
placed in the public schools of the suited
S1 Recommended by i State Superinten
dents of Schools. .
“August 4, 1877. The Dictionary used
in ,he Government Printing Othcc is W eh
ster’s Unabridged
Published by <. & C. ara ’
Springfield, Mass. feb ' 21 ' 18(8
•Ytnru wwliusiness you can engage
illnvrlv l "- $5 ,0 S2 " p f d: >
l-ffU \ I made by any worker of
Ifea’ii A 1 either sox, right in their
iFEiM 1 own localities. Particu
lars and samples worth
free. Improve your spare time aUhtp :ha*
incss. Address Stinson & Cos., loitlanu.
Maine.
Feb. 28th, 1878 —ly,
JAMES B. PARK,
Attorney at Law,
GREENESBORO', - - - GA.
inBSKSKf
McbtSdf UldtuuU
Jan. 1, 187S —ly
TG COTTON PLASTERS. ,
W|£ have in store 50 bushels genuine
unmixed, “Gilbert Prolific < otton
Seed, from the plantation of Mr. Jeff.
Mapp. which, wc will sqll at 8 cents pc
pound. Anyone buying these seed lias the
genuine,. an 1
WANTED.
A POSIT JO A AS E.\<;SA'E-:SSSS.
fIMIK party ha* been employed as en-
JL gineer on several roads, and can give
good references, if necessary. Would h.-
glad to get a position as engineer on a rail
road or steamboat. Apply to HvK.VLI-
Office, GrtSeuesboro’, (la.
Feb. 28th, 1878—lm.
TAILOR SHOP J
I HAVE recently moved to Greenesboro’
and opened a Tailor’s Shop over the
store of \V. C. Carl wrigbt, and am prepared
to do any work in un 1 i>ie -cutting and
making, repairing, cleaning, etc. (il l
clothes renovated and made to look almost
as well as new. M.v charges are small.
Work solictcd- J. S. MINES, Tailor
Feb. 28th 1878—lm.
ecan make money faster at work for us
than at anything else Capital not re
quired ; we will start you. Sl2 per day
at home made by the industrious. Men,
women, hoys and girls wanted every
where to work for us. Now is the
time. Costly outfit and terms free. Ad
dress Turn & Cos., Augusta, Maine.
Feb. 28th, 1878—ly.
tirceuv County
Sheriff’s Sales,
4 \ 7MLL be sobl before ilie Court-House
n door in Greenesboro’, Ga., within
the legal hours of sale, on the First Tues
day in April, 1878, the following pro
perty, to wit:
The fee in remainder in atnl to the Land
assigned to the widow of John Stephen
Jaekson. late of said county, deceased, as
dower, the same situated in said county,
adjoining lands of Wm. M. Hart and oth
ers, and containing TwoHmjtlred and For
ty-live acres [more or less)—levied on as
the property of the Estate of said John Ste
phen Jackson, to satisfy a fi fa in favor of
Eli A. Yrnzoy, Adm’r of IV. L) t Veazey
against Maiissa F. Jackson and AlonzoC.
Jackson, Adtn’x and Adm'r of said John
Stephen Jackson, —said fi fa having issued
from the Court of Ordinary of said conntv,
J. if. ENGLISH, Sheriff '
Feb 28, 1878.
w I,L be sold before the Court-House
door in Gtcenesboro’, Ga., within
the legal hours of sale, on the First Tues.
day in April, 1878, the following property
to wit:
All that certain nouse and lot situated
in the city oi Greenesboro’, in said county
and State, and usually known as the Willis
Hotel property, and bounded on the north
by the lot belonging to the Estate of H. O.
Harper; on the west by Main Street, on the
south by Green Street and on trie east by'
East Street; the same containing Two
acres (more or less,)—levied on as the pro
perty of Wiley G Johnson and Mary M.
Johnson, by virtue of a Mortgage fi fa, is
sued from the September Term, 1870, of
Greene Superior Court, in favor of Thomas
X. Foul lain, Sn'r. vs. Wiley G. and Mary
M. Johnson.
J. H. ENGLISH, Sheriff.
January 80. 1878—‘2ms
/jh fk week in your, own ttfWn. §5
NT) risk, ’fader,
N |3§|Bk'f you want a business at which
fl/lr lfpersons of either sex can make
V groat pay all the time they work,
write for particulars to 11.
Hallett & Cos., Portland, Maine.
Feb. 28th, 1878— ly. I
Mill.
SoiMelhing
FOR
Everybody.
Spring Prints,
Dark Prints,
Light Prints,
Shepherd Plaid Prints,
Black Alpacas,
Black Silks,
Millinery Goods,
Split Zephyr—while,
Split Zephyr—colored,
Handsome Gray Suitings,
Victoria Lawns, _
Striped anu Checked -awns,
Hamburg Edgings,
Fine Stationery,
Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
Striped Hosiery,
White Hosiery,
Roach Combs.,
Fancy Ribbons,
Tea Sets,
Flannel Underwear,
Broad Bottom Shoes,'
Broad Brim Llats,
Tall Crown Hats.
Spectacles and Nose Glassc.,
Woolen Gloves,
Helmet Hats,
Neck Wear,
Collars and Cun?,
Bosom Buttons,
Sleeve Buttons,
Scarf Pms,
Fine Dress Shirts,
Ready Made Clothing,
Pump-sole Boots,
Copper-toed Boots,
('otton and Wool half Hose,
Bovs Underwear,
Suspenders—assorted.
Pocket Knives,
Pants, Jackets,
Caps, Hats.
Single barrel Guns,
Sheeting,
p. l. w Casings,
Blankets,
Curtains,
Groceries.
Furniture,
Vi.... if lii-J—*
Pens, Penholders,
Blank Bonks,
Flower Seed,
Garden Seed,
English Peas,
Onion Sets,
Irish Potatoes,
Garden Tools.
Rakes, Hoes,
Spades, Shovels,
Bacon, Corn, Flour,
Oats. Axes.
Truce Chains, Hatr.es,
Plow Lines, Breast Chains,
Weeding Hoes,
Plows. Sjiovels,
Rooters, Sweeps,
Plow Points,
Wooden Ware,
Crockery Ware,
Glass Ware,
Looking Glasses, Tin Ware,
Bljnd Bridles, Georgia Breeching
Harness, Saddles, Trunks, Satchels,
Coffins, Caskets, Coffin Handies,
Coffin Trimmings,
Chairs, Bedsteads,
Round Tables, WasJjstands,
Mattress, s. Carpets—asserted,
Sole Leather, Call'Skins.
Kip Skins, Lining Skins
Svrup, Molasses, Mackerel.
Candles, Soap, Tobacco, Snuff,
Drugs and Medicines, Hardware,
_ C. A. DAVIS & SON.
A REVOLUTION “
In sewing circles is apt to be produced L the introduction of the
i si s£
Miss H.AMLEN has them on exhibition ct the store of C A mv
Every lady should see this Machine and the elaborate work which it tuins oi/ SO> ’’
Prices S3O, $35 ami $45.
During the Spring and Summer, we expect to keep one of the nicest „
yet most extensive Stocks in the South, and at prices that will insure .V • othest *nd
ef the Cash trade of this and adjoining counties " re a air proporti.n
< HAS. i liUIS & SI.
February 28, 1878.
K T 0 f pr ,la - v ut lioDle - Sam
*lP—L/ pies worth $1 f reo .
STINSON & Cos., Portland, Maine. *
AntJ everything that a Lady
W Ulits.
And everything that a loung
Lady wants.
And everything that a Mis*
wants.
And everything that an tdd
Man. wants.
And everythingAhat a \oung
Man wants.
And everything that a Boy J
wants.
And everything that the House
hold wants.
>
— otn#*i
wants.
\
And everything that the Gv-
P
dener wants.
And everything that the Farw
want?.
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