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DEVOTEE TO NEWS, POLITICS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE ARB GENERAL PROGRESS-INDEPENDENT IN ALL, THINGS, YOL. XIY. UREEXE COI XTI. Incident* in liop Early History Greene County was laid out from Washington in 1786. A part was set off to Hanoock in 1793; part of Ogle thorpe in 1794; a part added to Clarke in 1802, and the same year a part taks cn from Wilkes; a part set off to Talia ferro in 1825. Tt is named in honor of General Nathaniel Greene. Its length is 22 miles; breadth, 17 miles; area of square miles 374. We cull the following incidents in Greene’s early history from'White’s “Historical Collections of Georgia": “This County suffered much from the Indians. Besides burning Greenes borough, the savages committed many other acts of violcnco. On the 31st of May, 1787, a party of the Upper Creeks came to the frontiers of Greene County, killed and scalped two men, and carried off a ce.ro and fourteen horses. Some of the militia crossed the Oconee in pursuit of the murderers (Indians), overtook them, and killed twelve who happened to belong to the lower towns. In a talk the Indians demanded the officer who commanded, and as many men as would satisfy them for the twelve. Governor Mathews, in his reply, said, ‘We will deliver none of our people, and if the Indians spill a drop of blood, we will lay their towns in ashes, and sprinkle their land with blood’ June, 1787.—1n this month the Creek Indians carried off a negro, the property of Mr. Lang, and wore closely pursued by Mr. MeMiehel, and a lad who unfortunately fell in attempting to rescue the negro, and was scalped. — Captain Alexander, with a small party of volunteers, went in pursuit of the Indians, overtook, and kit,led six (.£ them In April, 1793. six persons, a man woman, three children, and a negro, residing near the Scull Shoals, on the Oconee lliver, were killed by the sav ages. On the 22d of April, 1793, the In dians; numbering thirty seven, made a sudden attack upon the house ot Mr. Richard Thrasher. They killed Mr. Thrasher, two children and a negro woman Mrs. Thrasher, to avoid, if possible, the fate which she was threat ened, fled with her infant, five or six weeks old. in her arms, and reached the river. The savages pursued her, shot her through each thigh and the right breast, stabbed her iu the left breast with a knife, cut her arm nearly flff, and then scalped her. In this dreadful situation she remained until the neighbors could assemble iu suffix cient numbers to cross the river and pursue the Indians. As the first canoe was crossing, she had strength sufficient to eall for assistance. The poor wo man was found hanging by a bush, in water nearly up to her chin, her infant at the bottom of the river a few yards from her. She lived nearly twenty four hours, and when informed by her physician that it was impossible for her to survive much longer, she, with a fortitude that is rarely to he met with, called her friends around her, and in a calm manner gave her hand to every one, wishing them a better fate than that, which had befallec her and her family. This lady was twenty-five years old, of highly respectable connex ions, handsome, and well educated. In September of this year, a young lady by the name of Catharine Cessna was cruelly murdered by these ruth less demons. ' On one ocoasio.n the Indians crossed tho Oconee River, and came to the bouse of Mr. Fielder, a celebrated scout and hunter, who happened at the time to be absent. Thirteen of them came into his lot, and were about to carry off his horses, when Mrs. Fielder kf,4 ,ier negro woman, the only persons upon the premises, determined, if pos sible, to save the horses. As the ne gro woman was making her way to the dwelling, she received a shot in the thigh and fell. Her mistress immedi ately dragged her within the house,and barred the door, whereupon the In dians attacked the house. Mrs. Fiel der resolved at all hazards to defend herself; and there being four or five guns ready at hand, she fired upon the savages, the negro woman aiding her to load. To induce'the foe to believe | that there were many persons in the | house, they made a great noise shout.. He nil it ing and calling upon each other to fire After discharging nearly twenty five rounds, the Indians abandoned the at, tack, from an impression, as it was af terwards ascertained, that the building was filled with armed men.” T|e l.argest Southern Tret*- [New York Observer ] The ‘‘big tree” in Washington, Ga.- is probably the oldest and largest in the Southern States. The town of Wash ington has always been the home of culture and refinement, and Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens and other Georgia celebrities have, from its bor ders, passed their names into history. In visiting various points of interest round the place, wo walked a mile or so through the beautiful unbroken for est, crossed a valley meadow with its winding stream, and ascended an emi nence, the footstool of the forest mon arch. Some distance from the big tree is a giant brother, which, towering high above its neighbors and concealed at a distanoc by foliage, impress you on its appeanaDce as being the monarch himself, but when you reach t.he little knoll, with its open space on which stands the compact mass of bark and timber, and gaze aloft on the huge limbs, themselves larger than surround ing trees, you stand before the largest representative of the vegetable king dom in the Southern States. The ‘big' tree,’ which is on the premises of Mr. Adam \lexandcr, a prominent citizen and devoted elder of the Presbyterian Church; is .a tulip bearing Poplar (Li riodendon Tulipifera), with a height of 155 feet, a diameter of 9 feet, a cir cumference of abont 28 feet, and its lowest branches are 55 feet from the ground. Mr. Alexander told uie that one day, while riding, he and Major Anthony Porlcr drew up their horses sidewisj on opposite sides of the tree, and could net. see around it, ever, the tips of each other's horse's heads or tails. This grove way God’s first Presby terian temple in Georgia, for about the year 1790 the South Carolina Presby tery sent delegates, who held a meeting and ordained Rev. William Springer, the first Presbyterian pastor in Geor gia, under the branches of this tree.— Among the officiating members of this open air Presbytery was Rev. John Brown, D. I), the first President of Franklin College, now the University of Georgia. Dr. Brown and his friend Dr. Lo renzo Taylor, of the Baptist Church, were both eminent for their piety; both were full of animal spirits, and both were great musicians, Dr. Taylor being able to play any musical instrument from an organ to a Jews-harp. Being together some occasion, Dr. Brown called for music, whereupon Dr. Tay lor seized his fiddle 9nd asked what he would have. ‘‘Well," replied Dr. Brown, “I suppose something devotion al,” “All right,” answered Dr. Tay lor, striking up a jig, “I can get just as much devotion out of a Scotch reel as any other style of music " In the month of July, 1665, the big tree was struck by lightuing, shivering its top and blasting its vitality for some distance below, and now occasionally a limb which the blight of decay has reached, comes rattling and crushing down. But still the gnarled and pow erful branches stretch their shade over the ground of sacred associations ; still men approach the massive trunk with reverence, and gaze up info the frond ed spire whose anointing has not been by cruse of oil, but storm and tempest, and on whose tresses the lightning flung its glittering corouet. Trees spring up and die beside it; companions of its youth havo all faded and fallen away. But summer and winter, seedtime and harvest, it stands grandly and peerlessly on its ceoturied foundation and will long retain its dis tinction —the leafy moDareh of the Southern forests. tlaii* of file I*resiiSeiits. In the Patent Office, at Washington, says a correspondent, there are many objects connected with the government and those who administered its affairs in time gone by. While examining some of these objects of curiosity, noth ing struck us so forcibly as the sam- j pics of small locks of hair, taken from j the heads of different chief magistrates, from Washiqgtoi) Jown to president 1 GREENESBORO', GA., THURDSAY, AUGUST 7, 1879. Pierce, secured in a frame with glass. Here is, in fact, a part and parcel of what once constituted the living bo dies of those illustrious individuals whose names are as familiar as house hold words, but who now live only in history and the remembrance of the past. The hair ot Washington is nearly a pure white, fine and smooth me its ap pearance. That of John Adams is nearly the same in color, though perkaps a little coarser. The hair of Jefferson is of a differ ent character, being a mixture of white and auburn, or a sandy brown and rath er coarse. In his youth, Mr. Jeffer son’s hair was remarkable for its bright color. The hair of Madison is coarse, and of a mixed white and dark. The hair of Munroe is a handsome dark auburn, smooth and free from any admixture whatever. He is the only President, excepting Pierce, whose hair has undergone no change iu color. The hair of John Quincy Adams is somewhat peculiar, being coarse and of a yellowish gray in color. The hair of General Jackson is al most a perfect white, but coarse in its character, as might be supposed by those who exaimined the portraits of the old hero. The hair of Van Buren is white and smooth in appearance. The hair of General Harrison is a fine white, with a slight admixture of black. The hair of John Tyler is a mixture of white and brown. The hair of James Polk is almost a pure white. The hair of Taylor is white, with a slight admixture of brown. Tho hair of Millard Filmore is, on the other baud, brown, with a slight admixture of white. Tho hair of Franklin Pierce is a dark browD, of which he had a plenti ful crop. It is somewhat remarkable, however, that since Pierce’s time no one has thought of preserving the hair of his successors. There are vacancies in the case, but there is no hair either of Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson or Grant, for the inspection of futurity. Slow Judse Warner W as Hanged. [Chron & Const. One of the old stories told on Judge Warner is, that during the war a party of Federal soldiers hung him in order to make him tell where his gold was concealed, but that he clung to his treasure laid up on earth more tenaciously than to life itself, and that the robbers retired baffled but left him nearly dead, from the effects of ther brutality. Many regard the story as a ro mance, but it is not. It is partly true and partly false. It is true that he was hung ; it is not true that he had any gold to give up, Judge Warner himself described the occurrence a few days ago, and I do not violate any confidence in giving tho substance of his nar* rativo. In tho spring of 1865 (and after the surrender of Gen. Johns ton, though that disaster was not officially known throughout Geor gia), Judge Warner was at his plan tation at Meriwether county, await ing the approach of one of Wilson s columns of Federal raiders which was then passing through the coun try. All tho whites of tho place had fled except Judge Warner and his married daughter. The latter had a child only a week old, and as she could not be moved the fath er remained with her. During tho morning several detachments ofcav • airy had halted at tho house and made themselves free with anything desirable in the way of “portable property,” but no violence was dene to tho inmates. About noon another party arrived and stopped to feed their horses and to plunder After satisfying their appetites they began to pillage and the Judge’s silver and other val uables were soon stowed away in their capacious saddle bags. Whi I v? I they were robbing the smoke-house of hams and pickles and wines and preserves, the Judge stood by in silence watching the proceedings. After the buildiDg had been thor oughly gutted, a revolver was sud denly presented at his head and he was ordered to accompany the par ty. Midway between the house and the “negro quarters” was a body of woodland, and into this grove Judge Warner was conduct by his captors.—Reaching a place secluded from observation, tho lead er of the band, who wore ihe uni form of a Federal captain, took out his watch and said he would give him three minutes to tell where his gold was hidden. Judgo Warner protested that he had no gold, but to no avail. They had been in formed on the lino of their march that he had a secret hoardjand the “d—d old secessionist” must give it up. The prisoner urged that he had been a strong Union man and the only money he had was in con federate currency and in Central railroad bills. They robbed him 85.000 of tho former and $15,000 of the latter, upon his person, but continued to insist that be had gold and must produce it. At the ex piration of three minutes the cap tain made a signal, one of tho men took from a horse a long leathern strap with a running noose at one end, while the others oxtemporized a gallows by bending down the end of a stout sappling. With an oath the officer made them select a larger and stronger tree, Judge Warner remaining silent for the reason that very sufficient reason that he had nothing to tell. One end of the strap was adjusted around his neck and the other fastened securely to tho tree. The sappling was gradu ally released until the lino became taunt, when it was turned looso the Judge's body dangled in the air. When he recovered consciousness the brutes still surrounded him, and he was again ordered to give up his gold under penalty of death. He could only reply as before, and again the sappling was released, this occurred about two o'clock. When he revived the sun was near ly down. He lay at the foot of the impromptu gallows, the halter had been removed from his neck and the leaves which covared tho ground several inches thick were burning within a few feet of him. Hethink3 the heat and flames restored him to consciousness and to life. The wretches had left him for dead and set fire to the woods to conceal th e evidence of their crime. The Judge was able to find his way to tho house, where he lay ill for many days. He finally recovered and now shows no signs of the violence to which he was subjected, He is confident that the captain and soldiers who figured as amaturelhangmenbelong ed to a Wisconsin cavalry, though he does not remember any of their names. Judge Warner is ront to say that he has suffered all the pangs of dissolution and has been “as near dead as he over expects to be.” 11.G.W. ICaliiui i>n|i. Rabun Gap is dtio of the most singular geological freaks of nature anywhere to be seen, and the mass of mankind arc entirely ignorant of its existence. A few miles north of Clayton, you reach the water shed which separates tho streams which flow into the Atlantic ocean on ono hand, and those which wind their way through tho mountains and valleys into the Gulf of Mexico. Beyond this plateau some miles, you come to Rabun Gap whoro the Appalachian chain has been rent in twain by volcanic fence, and gave passage to tho Tennessee river, a tributary ofthc Ohio and Mississip pi, nearly 3,000 miles from the gulf whilst southward the Tallulah and Savannah rush madly down the mountain slopes for nearly 100 miles to tho ocean. The gap is 2,- 000 fept above tho sea, and the mountain peaks range from 2.000 to 5,000 feet in height. Many years ago a charter was obtained for a railroad f:\on Charleston, S. C., through this gap, and down the Tennessee river valley to pass from tho smoky mountains, thence to Knoxville arid Cincinnati, Ohio, but want of capital has thus far prevented its completion; only about one hundred raile3 through the mountains to Marysville remain, which could give a direct route from Charleston to the great west. Some years before the war, a far mer on the headwaters of the Tallu lah built a grist and saw mill, which for want of water power, was un profitable, upon which he cut a ca nal or ditch and turned the Tennes see river into the Tallulah at a cost of less than §IOO. The farmers and millers on the Tennessee obtained an injunction and filled up the ditch and restored the river to its natural channel where it continues to this day.—Dr. M. F. Stephenson in Gainesville Eagle. Turnips anl Kiitn-hcgns. Land newly cleared and burnt over, old pastvre ground plowed two or three times during the sum mer, once manured with thorough ly decomposed manure or guano, and treated to a dressing of ashes at the time of sowing, will produce a crop of clear, sweet .turnips. Wheat stubble, burned off and made mellow* with cultivation and harrowing the surface, is also ex cellent for this crop, as is land from which has been taken a crop of potatoes, provided the same be top-dressed with a compost of wood ashes and well rotted manure. While the soil needs to be only moderately rich, it must be fairly furnished with potash and phos phates. Analysis proves that the turnip, like the potato, is a potash I lant, its ash being nearly half pot ash. Salt enters largely into its composition as do sulphuric and phosphoric acids. The seeds of all varieties of tur nips may be sown broadcast alone, or with corn ; but when the turnips have the exclusive use of tho ground, if planted in drills, much larger crops are obtained, as hoeing and thining can de done without injury to the crop, and the roots will be large and the size even. The drill for most varieties should be four teen inches apart and the plants thinned to five or six inches apart. The Swedes and other large varie ties require more room each way, and ought to he abont three feet apart if on ridges, or two feet on a level, and the plants thinned to ten inches apart. In the field turnips are generally sown broadcast. The amount of seed sown per aero varies from half a pound to two pounds. It is generally conceded, where the roots are designed for stock and size is a consideration, that thin seeding is the best. The seed before sowing is sometimes mixed with ashe9 or dry dirt; again it is put in the ground clean. Avery good plan is to make a succession of sowing, and in this way keep up a success ion of roots for late summer and fall feeding. Tho Swedish or Russian turnip (ruta-bega) requires dry, rich ground and more time to reach ma turity than other varieties; there fore it should be sown early—in this vicinity, from the middle of June to the last of August. Pur ple top Swede is of strong growth and large size, therefore specially adapted to field culture an<J cattle feeding. Improved American ruta haga is a favorite with market gar deners and is also grown for family use. Carter’s imperial hardy Sweedj —an English var'ety—produces large crops. The Sweeds are gen erally preferred for winter use, as they will keep either buried or stor ed in a cold cellar without becoming pithy. It should be borne in mind at time of slor ing turnips that they are impatient of heat. While this root will bear a little frost, it is readily injured by too much heat. Home and Farm. mt* ♦ IVlmt mi Old Han lias Xotlccil I have noticed that all men are hon est when well watched. I have noticed that purses will hold cents as well as dollars. I have noticed that in order to be a reasonable creature, it is necessary at tirscs to be downright mad. I have noticed that silks, broadcloths and jewels are often bought with other people’s money. Iha\e noticed that whatever is, is right, with a few exceptions—the left eye and left leg and the left side of a plum pudding. I have noticed that the prayer of the selfish man is, “Forgive us our debts,” while he makes everybody that owes him pay to the uttermost farthing. I have noticed that he who thinks every man a rogue, is certain to see one when he shaves himself, and he ought in mercy to his noigbbor, to sur render the rascal to justice. I have noticed that money is the fool’s wisdom, the knave’s reputation, the poor man’s desire, the covetous man’s ambition, and the idol of them all. STAtfHAKH WEIGHTS. An Act to fix by law the standard weight of a bushel of the articles and commodities hereinafter mentioned. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Georgia, that the legal weight of tho following articles and commodities per bushel shall be as follows : Wheat .... ... 60 Shelled corn .... .... 66 Corn in the ear .. 70 Peas .... .... CO Ryo 56 Oats .... .. 32 Barley .... .... .... 47 Irish potatoes .... ... 60 Sweet potatoes .... 55 White beans. .... .... 58 Castor beaus ... 49 Clover seed ~ 60 Timothy seed ...... ... j.. 46 Flax seed .... ... .56 Hemp seed ... .. .44 Blue Grass seed .... 14 Buckwheat . .... 52 Dried Peaches (unpeeled) .... 33’ Dried Peaches (peeled) ...... 38 Dried Apple* ... .... 24 Onion* .... 57 Salt 50 Stone coal .... ...... 88 Malt 40 Bran . •• • • 20 Turnips .... 55 Plastering hair .... .... 8 Unslacked Lime 80 Corn Meal 48 Fine Salt 54 Ground peas 2,) Cotton seed rf o Section 2 Repeals all conflicting I,4ws. Approved February 20th, 1875. ——♦ ■ EsSJT’Speciat attention is called to our new and desirable Brooms; Hrooms for kitehen and house; hearth Brooms; plain and fancy handled Hrooms C. A. DAVIS A SON WHEAT — The highest market price paid for Wheat in currency by BARNHART A KIMBROUGH. BUSHELS of WHEAT t)”” Wanted by BARNHART A KIMBROUGH. egg-Wonderful! The cheapness of ev erything on the Bargain Tables of C A. DAVIS A SON. mm • Bolting of almost every width for Threshes, Saw Mills, Gins, etc , for sale by G. A. DAVIS A SON. —^- —• W HEAT iW IM’EI)— For well dried Wheat the highest market price will be oaid by C. A. DAVIS A SON. ■ ♦ * —j-Wc havo a largo stock of To bacco. bought at the reduction, which we will receive early next m nth and hope to see our friends in our store at that time. I F II \BJ A Cos. , E£-v. Or. **. Key, Pnslor St Paul Church, Columbus, Oa, writes: “We gave Dr. Moffett',' Teeth in a ( Teethim / Pewdtrx,) to our little grandchild with the Imprest rc-> suits. The effects were almost magical and certainly more satisfactory that, from anything ever used.” Jno. A. Griffin and all Druggists keep Teethim na. When the hnml of uisease is laid heavily upon us, robbing life of all its pleasures, anything that will afford relief is gladly welcomed. Sickness is no light affliction,. and that form known as Piles or Hemor rhoids, can be permanently relieved by Tablsr’s Buckeye Pile Ointment, which nev er fails when used according to directions. Price 50 cts a bottle. For sale by ail drugs gistist. No eloquent tongue or pen is needed to commend Coussen’s Lightening Liniment to nij appreciative public, as a cure of rheu matism, Lame Back, Neuralgia, Bruises, Sprains, Corns and Bunions, ft is also un equalled for the ills that commonly afflic ted horses, such as Spavin, Ringbone, Gsllr, Scratches, etc —Warts and knots being easily removed by its use. Try Coussens Liniment, and you will want no other Price 50 cts a bottle. For sale by all Drug gists. r —' Smith's Worn* Athens, Ga., Grtr ~4th. 1877~ Dear Sir, —Last nigut 1 called at the New Drug Store, Dr, Kii.g’s old stand,and bought a bottle of “Worm Oil,” and gave it to tny little lajy as directed. This morn ing he passed thirty-one worms, i had pre viously tried other worm medicines. W. A BAIN. Prepared by Dr. E, S. Lyndon, Athens, Ga. je2o ‘‘Whither are you bound ? said John Moore, as he stood in the door-way of his establishment, and saw his old frienpSam Kogers walking slowly past.. Tlio latter, with sunken eyes and palid visane, bearing evidence of disease, hastened to reply, “1 have long suffered all the horrors arising from an inactive liver, and am going to the oiiice of I)r. Slow to seek relief.’" “Do no such thing, said his friend, when you can buy a bottle of Portaiine, or 'fabler’s Liver Regulator, for only 50 cents, and bo perma_ nently relieved. It will cure Dyspepsia Heartburn, Sour Stomach, Sick Headache and all disorders of a torpid liver. For sale by all druggists. —— ■ ■ Dear pur commencement exer cires are over. 1 have received my deplo ma, and am now ready to enter with zest into the pleasures of gay society. Attired becomingly in a pure white robe, such as an angel might love to wear, I took a prom inent part in the musical exercises in the evening. Although I had contracted a se vere cold a few days before, I was enabled by the use of Coussens’ Honey of Tar, the best rempdy in tho world for coughs, colds and all diseases of the throat, and lungs, to sing so well that I completely enraptured a large audience. Tell Uucle John that the use of that invaluable compound, Coussens’ Honey of Tar, will cure his cough. It is only 50 cents a bottle, and can be bought? at J, A. Griffin's Drug Store. Yours in haste Annie. City and County Directory (HUM HIM. BAPTlST —Services Ist, 2d and 3rd Sab baths. Rev. H. D. D. Slraton, Pastor. Sabbath School every Sunday at 9 O’clock a. am.—W. H. Branch, Superintendent. Prayer meeting every Wednesday even ing, 7 p. m. PIIESIS VTElUAX —Services every 3rd Sabbath. P.Cv. J. N. Bradshaw, Pastor. METHODIST —Services every 4th Sab bath. Rev. If. C. Christian, Pastor. Proaching every 2nd Sabbath by Rev. A • Means. Sabbath School 2} o’clock, p. in.— \. H. Winter, Superintendent. Prayer meeting every Tuesday evening, 7 p. m EPISCOPAL —Services Ist, 2d and 3d Sabbaths. Rev. Joshua Knowles, Rector,- City roixcii- Mayor W. 11. BRANCH. A Idcrmen W. a. DURHAM. ,T. B. PARK. Jr. H. A. PATILLO. J. A. GRIFFIN. John S. Hall, Marshal. J. T>. Park. Jr., CFk and Tr’r. t OI VTY OFFICERS. JOEL F. THORNTON, Ordinary J. HENRY* ENGLISH, Sheriff and Ta* Receiver. ISAAC R. HALL, Clerk Superior Court J. B. PARK, Jr.. Treasurer. MILES G. CQPELAN, Tax Collector, J. F. WRIGHT, County Surveyor. JOHN H. SULLIVAN, Coroner \V.m- M. WEAVER, Judge of the Coun ty Court. .71A SO \ML San arino Lodge meets Ist Friday night in each month. Royal Arch Chapter meets 3rd Friday night in each month. Our stock of Clothing, Huts, Shirts, Collars, Hosiery and gentlo mep's wear is very complete and at ry low prices Please examine Ilicitj. ■T F IIART k Cos. NO. 32