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The Meriwether County Vindicator. v v) L. 1 . THE VINDICATOR. PriSI.FSHED KVEKY FRIDAY, BY WTVt. T. REVILL. AT I? 00 PER AN M M. IN ADVANCE U'Urt of Advt’rtiMiig. 1 -tr ■ A -re-1.-- ■in..|(l |i| . l | ) IV|l 1 inch ! **• a &*> ! 4 sd ! 7 tft : itt tk> 8 inches 500 g 88 to mi! 15 00 m iuciio a oo i > oojiuoo 15.00, as o I col > 00, 10 00< 30 00'2.V<a> :{,*> (V ( cot t : (Vl* 15 00 85 00! Itt tl® 00 l 1 col JjO (io 20 00. 35 00 00 00 fIUO t#~ A um-r.il tk*4o+iio w,!r (•> llt* advertising by the month or year. BUSINESS CARDS. ions l. ROBSRF&ON, V TTTTRNET AT LAW, \ Gr KKYt V. IY Will !!>*#■ in tit** Ilia trial Courtu and Ordinary'. t"< :irt o! 3fcrlweUi , r Oounlv, sn •: it., vr-.T.ii -t rottrucarm? C'.u.u. c<on) .>:itc >lie Tallupnoss Circuit. Colie, t I .mg promptly attended 10. (IT 1 Mlici- first d'H.f south of l*i In my ‘ ' V' ' *' ' til lo,K I. I’K.VV Y. \ tI'OKNEV .VI LAW. . \ GliliKJH 11.1. K, G.X. ; * A. LOWER, iOK a r< in.;'. 11,ock.s a i.i.in DAi)uEB AND HINDS t- ! n v, ’ A!■*({■ l<‘ (Pi lit;!, lilul ,tvy^rsA-V*Hf H ;[ fs*Vi r Hi h*# \ 4 ! >UmH{>fl S '•■ 1 -it ’| ?’' V *T|\ !* nil liiiiut. HA • , ) < Vlil, ly * Comp House, \t ,! ~i . .MNONE HI N!>H ED VAHDN ' IT? ■ \T a’. AO <'.!!’> i -V> flilfc ! v 1 A Mi ’ .1 Vi *|f itrtm h| V . *. MhJH A ! A \ !,mK, dr uaaiSTS, * IS' fit*! , (#w - - ———■givp - "5 —forpr —Arrr?~~ n~rH —TiKw'fTlTTt-j V k lit ia * A in **Mr !•'* l| ,* * . r ~ trt HARRIS At. ADAMS. ’ WVtlliV 'ti Pt n • 1 fl'i ti'F, >■*?-< W.- *'• .LU - ByuifttDii o Hotel. i:.l • ...GEoHGIA < ) , - ,T, > ,< urr liieisUy hw-*ird jf-.ir: ji !■ ••• v ri,-■ t . ~V'V. T’ 'r .1 JDHN V\ .LA I' K, t I J'O . ; VAT LAW, \ (iiu ir-.Mi.ri . <* a ; j . , n Vj..r w.ilior i4 1)i- *'L 1 I DIMJO STORM GRIFFIR, GEO. 1,, rI, -•’t'ufly *-H '*• ■ , . p.U'-, /♦ hj'i' if */• i,*n-j * to td i twrtoie* 1 * P In'* , > ll * , |„,. - tmv * Owkim *■ ’• . . ('..-•iiavr) *d T<4t*t*>rl. •• .. i' in ■'*' “* Orujc fcV.-r* , and b t prop.** 0. -n 1 tlrt rnrkit 'fir- ML Kf> H fcwAbm* nd w*i i! ■• .p* r'w u, bar* kin friu<J aoda. - r^r,^r,“ tlo ’ hUft - jr h a khik. SclioAiibs G-allery Oriffln G. \ SPECIALTY trade of fine Pto>o> j\ prapUr f all vnwtaand kind* Oilier Vi *r ( jv of every deerription j ~jri fot i' and, enlarged and painted Mertae’ber friend* are reapet . i.<-4 to call. apM-tf ' ■ I ! IV. WALTOM * CO. i>isti 1 1 r s ASDj Wholesale Liquor Dealers, ttffl e & Warehouse 173, 177 A 179 Syca more Street, ciNcnra atx o. tw il Oeorjia. Alakama so Texa* tty 7S , P . LOVETT. JanSl <>n. ET.UB Sc MOORE, UEALKRS IX gTAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS Clothing, Shoe* and Data. * Hardware, Notions, Ac. Propose to ae 'i as low m same qoalitiee can be bought iu *ny railroad rown. (iKEEXMLLII. MERIWKTIIER COUNTY, OA., MAY It!, 1873. NOW-A DAYS. VLs ' how evert thing has changed *hucc l was sweet sixteen, When 51 the girls wore homespun frocks. And aprons nice and eleau ; With UILiH-is made of braided straw, That lied bviieattfdhe chin. And shawls laid neatly on the neck, I recollect the time when l Rode Ist Inn's horse to mill, I vi roas tin- meadows, lock and field, ' A >1 up and down the Idll. A i when our loika were out at work. As sure ss I am a sinner, 1 jumped upon a horse, bare back, And carried tnem their dinner. Dear me! young ladies, nowadays, Wouldiknosr filial w:u; !'■ ■ 'liiuk of i ding all a! lie, y In wagon, chaise, or sleigh • Aed a* lor giving “Ha ' hr* nnmts, I Or helping “Ma" to bake, rtyn • saints, Twouhr spoTT Ureii ItTly EarnliT 1 hough sometimes they make cake. When winter came, the maiden's heart Began to boat and tlotter. Bach bean would lake bis sweetheart out Sleigh iidmg in a etllter. Dr and the storm was IdeiU and edd, - . Ttre-girtsimvi beaux t.igeilttr Wogld meet and have most glorious fun. A minever mind the w eather. lint now, indeed, it grieves me much The eireimulauce to mention. However kind theyout g man's heart. And boneal Ids Intention, lit- never asks the girls to ride, •e llul s.ui,U a war is waged, *. nvf(T fir see* lu-i mi. e a mat Why surely “they're engaged!” Itun'l Note to Tottu. Among the drawbacks to itgileu’lufa! [it■ is|K*rity In the Hottth none Is working so ii sidiously and i tlceluklly as this practice of loisukiag the plantation and taking n boost in town, Bmause tin labor system bs- changed , la-causr the plantarf cannot’ coiitrol the micro to the same cllcs't ami ill ’br snmr mnTTTIcr Sir ToTHTL'i Iv.dl.f-y Tail line disealhliitl and disgusteit, arul losing heart they re td not their lands tti shares ami go t i llie tow n*, or W< ul 1 tsi cities, wl r hc.y la-coinc annply eoiisimu is instead proilu ‘eis fliey invest the U|eotne from the plkntatiom it tl is not aJI expended nr tin tnufi eostly living, In town properly, and I lien‘beads nre Itrt-nett wrrti tfir prospect o| J-f dige>us Mitoiifc* Itoiii lie (uw-lint 111. For a 11in. it Is |*.s*ihie that such an in l]ox rD Thrr-.wti may *! iiiojlnU- ii* growth and Btlvsticc it* nkl estate in'jffcntKra*•; ■art that linn- I* 1 Itintig.i and the! ouua beb.te Tf hT tjeJ i j -.-‘-.a ias .sa uuImMLI ,t. j.j X f |rt 111 111 <* |*f *t]n? PIN MitroiHiJ i.h ij AH M** iu\<4.it| tUiiu u\ UHfip, IrynttH t-lir n lutl nrictMti 7;t tiw \ N, IH I -t < 11Ml;;.*• r , |lUll<knii( i iil^K iy iliawri fiom tin* D .n hi f -tit |><:rl.ni! h',, I'jj*.* *• f *< • •/! ii :I, Uitll*rt>4 'I M .11 Jim uri w.ili llnir jj :: i rfix" ~tnmr*rry >Ht*T nt-t* fltN'ttt -4j \ . w.l i, h R< hv V <A 11 u • hinl t Imn I* i. i#i ill** i ripjtimg nt < for •if < -In I ion. ii n hi Im: ill’ll mi may lending p!ant ra Huv** ho by lb* Tidtr*p-r fin nnl rf Hit* Mini j.b*y Ih h jJh* HlHMiina U nitft ilii'ir diftl’ ul .• imhiilji-Iv ; ul tb* flmt ola-trucfin ibrv ’ait.-i ami before the inhwitry ft'* f mrt iiotoyanees they fly Ye*' They fly lo town, there to Mpiamler ibr-tr sulMtance in !u <her-tu* t-t illation tr cnle<‘hling inn I ton. With determination and perseverance ami well unity <>t iff-rrl, the labor system of y|jt- ri'iuth in it* plastic transition fctat*. it* constituents lacking iadividuality, could he moulded into any desirable form. No melt opisrrtunNjr **f ealated lo aatahliah an industrial iyaletn wbkh should emlrody every advantage which lb Improyemenfa of the age would justify. But there Is no cohesion, no commwnity irderet, no aotirt sympathy. Each acta for self, and forgetful or regardlws of bis fel lows ; aad that m*ble one. of grumbling at fate and at the “Digger,” is tfadied mow diligently than any other of the practical sciences. Htay on your farms; set your brains to work. Don’t let tbe uneducated laborer despoil y</ur aoil of its fertility, aad rob your children of their inheritance ATI yob can gain fn transitory speculation fn town frfojjeriy wiW he <>/übly .opt to them in the wasting of your lands. If you can spare of your surplus means lo assist the town people to establish a manufacturing interest to become a creator of value, yog will tSSIW the town lo the only legitimate growth it is, entitled to, ami at the game time you will be doing youraelvea good service by creat ing a demand for your products and enhanc ing tbe value of your lands. Mr. D. 5. Hightower, of Fort Valley who was arrested under the enforcement acf, bad to pay a bill of four hundred and thirty oae dollars to Potash Farrow and others This is better Uun being cashier l in a banker tabroad conductor. We can now understand why so many saga have I recently violated tbe enforcement act.— They did It as an act of charity to Potash j Farrow and bis friends. How much eg this money does that able jnrlat, Haakia, handle? ! His ufeels entitle him to at (east oae fourth. I —[Savannah News • a* o ■ Capr.AL PesnsHMEMT Being kiaaed to death by imi*ty girl. (•ettrml Lee in Mexieo. Gen. D. H. Hill, editor of Uie SoutiHTn Home, in a highly complimentary notice of the lecture on Gen. R E. Lee, recently dc liverwl by Gen. Pendleton nt the Charlotte Institute, supplies some persona! reeollre turns of the character and service*, of the illustrious patriot and hero which will he The lecturer began with On ns a cadet at West Point, where to- kn*w bimi intimately for three years, and .hiring all that time tier or heard cadet Life utter word nr do an a, t imtHH-oming and im[,ro[, er. Lee graduated with the highest dis Nuoti ’U ami was iu command of the Oorp„ of cadets at the time be graduated. The lecturer skt relied the career of Lee fn Me*, ice, omitting, through want of familiarity with that subject, many things reflecting th highest credit upon the young Oapttin. It is well known tli*t Santa Aum entrench - Oil I. on self at l Tiro Gordo, in i;rikrfahuhl the American army In turra atUtttlf. where, the yellow fevtr would destroy it. Twig if* division in advance encountered lortiflca tions on the road and were unable to ad vane* lit- hulled and encamped for the night. The next morning, ('apt J. R Johnston (afterwards our great t'ontederate leader) started out tt(r>n a reroiinoissance, piling log Into the Wihuls upon the left of the road to roe if the formidable fort upon the road could not be turned. CapL Johnson was tired upon by the Mexican pickets and badly w ounded- No engineer officer being there to take his place, Gen Twiggs atdec ted the writer of this to act na an engineer and gave him < apt. Johnson's spyglass, vet net and W arm wMi llWfolood In about an hour, our reconnoliering pur 'y. t'iPJli'.ilialy fueling its way Utrough tlw woods, reached tlw t ,[i of Telegraph Hill and there discovered the enemy ill perfect senility, a large (loition ol them lying ap parently asleep in the warm morning sun. On the afternoon ol the same day, Lieut* Benjamin, of the 4tli Artillery/with a small parly, made a'tnoro careful recontioisaance of t'erro Gordo than that made in the till iff! 11l U Jlllit niuHtriiwi.l tLo r,n a, ■>! r ,t •••••••*. ****** *v*wv if?**i vriT* r* it* “iv tti rvjrn [TI to the carelessness of the enemy ami the feasibility of an attack in that direction.— The first alarm given the enemy that we wi re oA their fell Hank was try theoccupn -lion of Ti-fegrspli Hill on the I Tilt August by Lieut. Frank Gardner with his com puny, fTioiig. A regiment was sent to flit, lodge him, but he hehl hU gr-aoel till retn f- nail hy Hmlth's tlflit regiment, when thc Mixican* were driven hark That night n assaulting V'dumn was organized under Harney 1.., rh,j jpault ol Cerro Gordo Hill at sunrise the ... xt day, lit Ivy'a brigada fffWHft.ygJSfjtf. ffaiyter and Htifel-f* f*t ,car|l the Jjihxpa uuid hi rear ul t.'eiro Uui do ttrrt and cut ntt the enemy's retreat. =- At| the part* of G’g Hi-oti’s wnnderbi! i , : were cafrled out to llie lettei eaeei’i 'two. I’l l w was doastroitsly repulsed oti on- b it an I Him his not going Mr enough io the nnr encountered a battery, was cut ! 0.-wii by k grs[)i‘-sliol, hi- command some j * l.al iiisoigatn/aiii and Hanli Anna inan-. ged Pi c** ape with the hulk ol his com Hi add. The distinguished lecturer next alluded io i,‘ is most remarkably lent at Gontreras, which Gen. Heott said In bis official repott was the greatest physical effort ever made hy iportal man, (A reconnolssancr showed ibat the fort of Contreraa was open In the rear, and Itifey’a Brigaile (to which the writer belonged) was sent across the “[fed regal” <r lava bed*, to make an attack f>ll tlic unfortified side of the work. The ene my supposed these lava lieos Impassable by troop*. I leep cliseins rsa trawl');/' across them, which a soldier rsmld with difficulty spring over, carrying gun and accoutre- ; merit*. Masses of scoria, prickly maguey* and thorns made Die rnsrch alow and diffl eolk The fwlgade waa led by lieutenant Z ft. Tower of tbe Engineers (afterward* a Federal General) and svooevdvd in reach ing the deeerte.i hamlet of Ensaida between Mexico and Onnlrersa, cutting of! cotnmu nkation Ijetweca IheaepoioU OnrarJvaoce was delayed hy a heavy force of cevalry until Senta Anna came up In person with ttJfOO infantry, 1,000 cavalry aod a battery of artflleiy. Riley’s brigade numbered shout, I,sWt>, and was feu wen Contreras aod Santa Anna with a goodly prospect of being captured. Night close upon the scene .and one of] the moat terrible rain-storms ever known tmm (Jrrwrr m drenching tovrenfe upon Uh ley't brigade, wbicb lad been reinforced before sunset by tbe brigad*-*; of Ifersifer Bmhh and Cwlmalloder. Oe that terrible night, Cap*. Lee crossed the Fedregal aod commuaicated with Gen Bcott. It must al way# remain a mystery bow be found hi* wsy in the storm and Egyptian tlarkt.es*. and bow be got over the numerous anil wide chasm* in tbe solid rock, whitfh were from two to six feet wide. In the dsrkness we got lost and wandered about till day light, when we found ourselve# but a few yards from our starting point tbe night be fore. Tbe atuck, therefore, did not take place for an hoar or more after daylight aad allowed Lee time to get reinforcements in position to cot off the Mexican retreat The surpsise ot Conferee waa complete, and tbe Mexicans were so demoralized by finding a force In their rear that they made bat e feeble resistance. Tbe fight Mated bat seventeen m'nratea, tbe eoetay, 6,000* strong, with twenty-six pieces ot artillery fled before 1,300 men, and fled straight into the jaws of death, for they ruabed right up on the troop* lying in wait to receive them. The Palmate Regiment killed and cap tured more than. Uiey bad iu their own comma nil. A President of iilexioo, three general officer*, .3,000 soldiers and 2fl piece* ' ol artillery wesajbe fruiu of the rictoty. Not a shot was fired in the attack upon the cr, the engine*^who led Riley's brigade ms the Iflih of August, led it a !i on U> 20th j tn the tight, and by his skill in selecting the [mint of attack lw cuntrlbuied grently to the i victory. We were aide by side on that day fell took diflerant views ot the situation in | 01. Gen. Pcndleh-n'sdescriptiou of the grand heroism of Lee -in retreat from lfeters burg, was very touching lo all true Confederates Real greatnogt of character never shines o brightly as in tko dark hours or adversi y Gen. Lev's deportment in the last davs fß'e Cpnl&f_wte.wrthy ol his ill nt. , .ms lineage, hfe exalted set, mat fen -rad i, I noble cause, l N KOItMATtON row PaHriMv Fn UMHjlljJ to Bkcomh Bamihupts —We flu ! :iir |,ii lowing in the Constitution, of vest, i-.tay A rt.ANTx, Ga , M.i.v I, |B.':i hteort CmfCtolion : \ git) wh ofe una- 1 life to pay hikilehta and owe* tn ire than pdOO can file Ha pa lltinn in the United States District Court in llankrup try. The party filing petitkwha* to pay all costa, accord ing b> case at*l number of croxlitors. 11 there are suffill-nt assets, lie gets back al I cash except #V) mil counsel fees. And all of his property is converted into money by his sssignev ft bankruptcy, except s2,lift!'., worth of real Ware at gold value, and sl.- tHW worth ot '—rerty at aame val tH. ami >Wt> (rrvtrt fiand kttcti en furniture, anu hoy articles alt of which must he set apart by the as signee as property of the debtor liTfoe sim ple. The dibtor gets a discharge Irom all debts con traded bofora tbe first day of Jan uary, lute. And It his asset* In the liaudt of the agsignee are equal to fifty owns on thmlollar ol hi* debt* contracted since MliLdtiv which are proven tn cofiri he will be dMisrged from nil his debts. And if all ore large portion of the nsseis are takca Igr older Mens or debts it will oiake no and he will lie dis charged fro* all Ills debts. Ami he Is cull lied lo the exemption before mentioned against Hgis, Judgments, mortgages and debts, wtrailer contracted before or ilnce Jan., 1, 1861. Lavra.in Bi.aOß, Register. MvenMag, —The fMEv-Ok— l u —<wi> vood thtngs ftfiMUkuil vnlu*! to mmf of our ' An adverilsemewt i- iml nlwav* valnnhfe lii |)ri)|s>ili.ra lo Utu s|wce it occupies. A short advertisement four l!iis Is Im-IH i iliau it veiy Ibiyt blfte offcic Unit Itr rr good dog, fait Hold Fast is a In-tier. A prominent adveriiwmeht nncoi twice w ill he rfleetivr, if followed tip hy slea-ly enrd. giving your feinuHst* and <ldre*H Don’t take down your sign in dull limn* I’.opli- read urw|mpcr* all limos ol tin > ,r { ( ailvetiisemsutr, with your name repeated every time, will avail more than tho *oit collecLe.l, with your name in only once. Don't fear bi liavo a small advertisement by the side ol a hwger competing one. The lag one can't Vat It up. Hmall advertise went*, and plenty ol them, is a good rule. We were all fetl.fe - once, yet we ma<le .vinsideraltfe noise Don't sdvertlae unleaa you have some thing worth advertising. The easiest way In the world to throw away money is to advertise injudidonaly. The easiest way In the world to accumu late a fortune ia to advertise judiciously. A son of the Rev. Mr. Thomas, recently killed by the Mod.-os, evinces Uie right spirit when lie says: ‘The Indian* are whal they are, I believe, liecause the whites with whom they are ia contact have been wire they have been. We are to blame Not the poor Modoca, Inti the rapsefona, law less, perfl.lloua wbltva are guilty of hi* blood.” But for tbe men who Have been [lerniiUed to rob end ill treat the Indiana, to madden them with whiskey and U> drive them Wma their reserved one, tbe re cent murders wonld not have been coas rniited Tbe perfidy of the whites be/ets perfidy on the part of the red men.—f N. Y. Sun. Columbus ha* built six cotton factories since tbe wsr and consumes seven thousand lisles per annum. Three new factories are under way aod will be built, tbe Hun says, before 1873. Why is tbe U. H. Treasury like sn tok staod ? Because Men ia office are always dipping into Ml ----- fionefexly say* that devil it a mean word any way you can fix It You can’t make a respectable word of it nohow Remove tbe and end H is evil, remove the e aad it is vile, remove the v aad it is ill, remove tie 1 atd the 1 itself sound* like hell, in tbe month of a Cockney. A lately deceased millionaire's estate in Ban Francisco I* claimed hy four,lawful widow* already. tN. B. DREWREY, DKiruuivr, Under ODD FELLOWS’ HALL - ORIFriN,. on band n full Hr., .n i'ltttri I'ATKNT ‘ 51EDICINES,; V\ IXDOW ** 1 I 'a-;.! ■. i 11, i . ... ~., 11l H-l Ipi I, 'I (01)1,1..-. : 1,1 ■“ JU n ; MUh -: I m j O- (■-„ 'I- ~~ “ ' .Li ■ ill ■ ‘ 3 I'iIWDEHS '• ii spccial - of tire “ix i>‘S' ..hi i |>ll vailing horse v ala 1 v ”• SIMMTM A\D SJ\ I ■*' ' i' < i veil ii Inrge assort I I m.-m ..i V '< goods which they WltLwll nt , (Ci Unit cnitiiol lull to please We call speeial altention to our large nn.l elegant stock of Dress'(Jim,J*, Clothing, Ihmls and Hhors. Hals, Cap*, Noll,mi, While Goods, Trimmings, Ladles Hals all styles, Drugs, Medicines, *fcc ~ So., ~ all Ol w lil< fi we are off rio K cheap. Also n floe assort .in-' ' Uiixieiii's, ll.llila.il' Ciui k‘ity, I’d. s.-t and Tablo Cutth ry, And everylilnp fe > i in * flrst-cfess . -tshlUtuiient G t a call feifore pur cimahig elsewhere. No Uouble to show *' npiVif - HI MONTON A BON'H FOR SALE. MY Residence in th* (own of Qrttnn vllle, Meriwether County, a g<*K and welting containing nine comiorubfe wvll fintsbed rooms, wUh six good fire place*, excellent cook-house and extra out houses sublet, cow sheds, Ac., Ac., is for safe. A wsll of pure water Is conveofent U> the kitchen and lot. Tbs gsrdm nearly in sere and Is sxcettSnl soll. Ou the place is a splendid varfety <>l Fruil trees and Grape vio** The front y id is tastefully laid off and Is full of well select ed shrubbery—all under a good enclosure The premises coiftaius fifteen acres, more or less withs large flush f>rench running through the poseeaoln. Don’t all sppfy at "marcbH-flm D. C. GREHHAM. D. T. CLARK- w - T - c J. 11/WHITE, Of Griffin. Gs., wixa HENRY Sc JOHN PARET Icm, YsMhs * loft Clothing at Wholetale. 6 A 378 BROADWAY, * " Hew fork* *ii/n 0. Herr. 1 1 .. tie HulOril/EKA t H i.‘7% If 5.000.Q00 Buies oi* Col Lou ptn'm'.'y he made this vv, Huy only what von can pay for vim Cotton nt 10 to 12 1-2 ct I ! ELLIS MOORE WILL OPEN NEW 11 Spring Goo ds NLX r WEEK. BOUGHT IN NEWTYORK OOODB, handsome ami elegant. Will 1 E GOODS, fine ami cheap, YOMKM ITEM and I'IOUKS, beautiful. WHITE TRIMMINGS xml Fringes. , HATS fur Eatiiea and Silases, “ "M< n and Buys. SHOES Tor Ladies uml Mlures, OLOTMLNG etc., etc. We will have the handsomest stock we have ever brought to Oreeuville. Will *. ' at reasonable iwlces on time and at r,.ry LOW rules lor CASH. Cush much pre ferred. ALSO ♦ - - •*->—-- ’"in Sweep* in Itt, 18 and 36 „l lie II • ' man JNO.JV- COOPER . (j r >c* *!•' iu id CommiHHion MmoHant. I.aOHA NGE, GA. *♦ - ;o; - I iifcSrrtffi* “ ir.i.i i/iw *.*■ Such ss Grain, Flour, Bulk Meats, ( otter., jptrip aple :am> Fancy D<7 Goods I will be glad to here * cell from dl ay Meriwether friend*. You will find me *t the buffalo’* Head. Very Repertf*i lv, ipM'ttf .I*o X. WO PER. NO. 22