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THE VINDICATOR.] rrnustTKi> kvkky kkiday, BF ww. T. REVILL, AT fMft PER AN M M, IN ADVANCE K- mf AdvertKiug. haacc tl wh; 4ksi3mo i6mo t I year I j \ 00 7 00- 1% 00 3 inches! ) 80} 3 00' 680 1000 15 W 3 inches I * <W ; 800 110.00,1500. 33 On 4001 3 001 10 001 30 00 23001 33 00 ' i col 7 00 15 0013500 as 00 .60 Oj fed ‘ 110-00 i3O OOi 85.00,60 00 1 |IOO tf A liberal Adduction made to those I aivortislßg by the month or year. iOVKC TO TttKPI BLtC. I After thU dote. all legal edwclisen cut* UM ttM Covßtfy of Meriwether, m ilt be pub’ Lthtxl IB the MUUWBTHKUCoV.NtY VUiOl CATO* JAS W. BANNING. Oi dinar/. ; JON EH W. FULLER, Sheriff. A. J HINTON. Jatt 4th, WXL Clerk Bup’t Court. GREENY IEEE. FRI DAY SEPT. 6 1873 j LOCAL TOPICS p/r Cories,tondents sending u* oniitmu nicsttout written oo b>4b aide# seed not expect to have them published- Unions plainly written they will alo l*e couaigt.ed ui um •wit basket There will be no ft reptioo to lb alum iulcs. I Notice, Kills A Moore will allow three |>er cent, discount on *ll atoncy |*atd on tbir ywvr's sccouui*, ii paid by October 1l aStl 4t -1 T Woodward, famtllariy known as lio*a, baa lost two line loi bounds, Itingold —and Alht is w-yctlow hound;- finr i*e, hi* ears rather amall, not what we would cadi fop eefvii, the ,Sißkiilt2- mark* not knn-wu by the publnher Alice i* of the Mine color, and ol oourae Iron* the name every body would nay she is of the feminine gender i he U smaller than Ktngxolii A liberal reward will he paid /or the delivery of lU* e dogs at bia reel aVtofe, an that he cue gel them U ,iui receive! * Uogt-. lot ol Troup Esc t try cotton plaid*, check* whi and color B imhei*. Bah, Kiiei>*'w Flou-, n.ade ui ia* litl, iUtata and laud, t.aadlex ftauff ami Tehaoco. Jtrxi'l*-* dry good* to tgrtve m * few day* I)vip EhMt ftt Bouooi. Mo*hc—l'Mr ltoar<4 ol K>lmatioti for Meriwether county re;eutly paaaed tbe ioilrvwiog roaoiutfons: WhercM ifac odoptlou of a unltora Inlcc ■eftfuufiwu t a desideratum universally ac knowledged. end the preaervation ol uui and dii-tiugui,.ii mode* of eX|rre*#lori, a* a tfowrbcrn people •foetid be guardetl with p-aioti* rare, and r*>ougoixmg itod cue (axqtle ul lb* Bomb, etbee ikiag* Ueiog >1(0*1, ahoutil loalei Hoetheru vovorpruu', Bouibarn miituli"ur *tul Bouctocu laW-.i , *l,l cbvt hi no way cau our Idiomatic r-t{rra*e.foaa, a* well e tire lofty pint ot our '(x-ople ie more el ficietiuy iucu c*te'l, than by the readers placed to the hand* of our youth , There fere MUUOI.V tB, Tlist having examined the eerie* ol Header* known os ‘Sterling’* h-euibcrn Heru.-*,' we hereby rceoiumcnd their adoprtoo by tbe leachivs ol Men wetber county. Hvool.Vfcji. That recognleing “Webster’* I nibtlgcd Da’ttottary revised,” as tl.c st*ndru of i<ur *ti Uachers d’;*lrou of occupy tog tbe ironi rank m the- profession Should study 'hi* gre*> work, and that our Digit B' hoola an 1 Otfngriahooklhe iuruished with a copy for dally retema e. J, W, Park, W. J Herne v M. Reeve*, W. T Hevill ' - -i Tbe oopartoetsbip hitherto existing bt tween the undersigned with the stme Mid mjU of Harts A Adamt la fhie day dissotv ad by mutual ouamt All panun fawriog demands again at tbs aforesaid Firm will present them promptly for peyaaeel, to either of the former part ner*. Debtor* sad nsnsruTLT those of Tl Tt, an hereby dafy aotrflH that the note* aad accounts are la the bands erf Mearra. J E Adam* aad Arthur Robinson, either of whom will attend to tbe aettle inept* of the aame up to the let ot October. After that date, all that an unpaid, will ha toned over to an attorney for collection. Mr. H 11 Harrie wjlioontiooe a General Merchandise at the old aland Mr. J. ft Adana, wißmif * Utmirn about the Ist' •f October. H. B Harria tfoya 1 M H Adama. Trade with our advertiser*. Sea the legal nonces appearing in thi Frank Banning ktt tor Mew Turk on Tneaday to boy a alock of goods for tbe Call trade. Tbe Western Baptist aaroemtfon will convene at HogaasviOe an Bafiday before the 3rd Sabbath in rtoptember. Mr. J. M-O. Bobertnon sends os a yam potato taiwd this yaar, 17 inches m length, *• inches in ctrcninforence and weighing penndai J Carso a Davie haamnlgned tbe Presidencr of the <VvriKf'e Life inswaoee Company.' Screw* for cotton presses with all the Wtesi improveomis may be put chared ol Jure N Cooper of LaGntnge See bis ad veniscoent Pumoxau —The Rev M. B. Hardin, of LaOrange, preached ni the Biptist church ii Greenville last Sabbath morning and at sicrlx Our people were very much pleased '*ltb Iris eloquent serra-ns, and would be 'leased to hear him sqain. Robt. L. Burke®, a promising young Troup farmer and sen of our former toa unman, t'ol Wiley P, Burkes, s|>cnt few days In *ur town this week. He reports the crops excellent in old Troup. Rev. Mi J urea will preach at the I’ns byterian cbuich next Sabbath and in Green vilie at night Services began laatjuighi at ilie Warm [S| ring* Cainp grymml. Be'\<¥.d new tents 1 have been erected t! is Hummer. Many | able divines are ex pee ted. Pt'WIJO Betfoel, —The tr-tdrrrigtird has - made tita a putotie school, aair g ri--in —the Hib of August. , WT. Hrcvtix. Don’t tail to huiiTup the new advertise. nretil of Col. II H. Harris in Una issue lie proposes to carry >-n a gtuerai merchan dise bustner* at ri; id *c*nd of Hair is A Adams hnUnXtlA —We wci*pleased to seethe familiar lace of Dr E.I It Anthony in our sanctum on Monday. Ed. i* not married yet, but bia giTYJlooks, excellent liu-iueas qualifications, together with bis gBl l dis posit on sliouid secure him the favor of the bounieal hiss in all the land Our reader* will remember that bs la la huslnrw* with tliai laurous Druggist, Dr J. N Harris, ol OriOtn, whose card may be found In anoth -Sf-UulUMh J.. 0. W. Boyd, another clever Mariwelh- UrifUtofe. in lp,our lowu this week, giv ing tire band* of all hi* friend# a cornier grasp and holding filth eloquently iq>ou the advantages <tur thriving city nelghl*ir often to it* Menwiher .ouiu. UronTt!N*TK Armv l.a> .n-k I_wjjUt.MßfitllaA the Kjnl* end lota it 1 tin Waim Spring* Cmp Groilml, >!■ .•* 1 Mitchatn aud Florence had some unkind : word*, wln u Flomirs knocked Mitclmm I dawn and drawing a pistol altcm|>li <0 , tii r ii lIU {iin r. Wiiiy Diiumj) j caught Florence aivl auiceeded In (irevcnt ii.g him Horn thix'iing. In the umoatime a son of Mitcham uppir*f-<t, and firing at Florence *hol Doinap iii riie aim, the trail striking near the c Ikiw end ranging down wutd* lowarda rite wnst. Tbe wound, [ though a painful <>e, will not result iu •rrio i* injury to the young man I’auieiWrL,—f>r L M. Smith, nx Pre*i <lenl of Kmofy College, paused through town tin* tnorulug routs for Camp Meeting. New Grant* ju*l received at * WINSLOW A BEDKWITirS —Wtro nu> n >—Tfo*--ft’--GW-tn-’-enuing - •town a large je-plar ott hi (danintion re ' i found ig nß "i ■ former rut on (he tree 17 lucbea Ironi liu. unfa-' <hu any of mir wlneacrea tell lu> long ago and bv whom thl* cutting m irv.- 1- - Anoiuxu VVII.II ('4! - W It Wheless •end* u woid II l xrjoUiei Wild (a! let* Ixxm Cptu cil on bis |ilact bj hi-, sou and •tc'jwon Like tbe rrem in rciiptuie Mi IV, ha* iak<-n • wife and cannot go himself but hi* boy* having le:<ii properly trained by their father will nee that tin cat* buve no real A tackle** jig now n 1 then >J|- "(qe-a 1 * U> fake a fe(t*l for Iheae feline mar voder Sucoea* to Mr, Whelm* In hi*' effort* Io exterminate ri rn Henry R Hart ten, <>t the 2nd District, will spend ibs business season iu Urtflin this Fall a* weigher at tin- Ware House of Rhea A Boyd. fie would lgf pleased to see his frieoda when they visit the city- Rhea A Boyd have an advertisement to our eoiemaa Sea advsrtlsem-nt of L H Blalock. El His A Moore has received a lot of new good*, eae their advertisement in another coins a. Bay year Dry Goods, Groceries Ac cheap for sash at WIHBLOW A BECKWITH’S ..... ■*-- Pahlk •rfeoAle. We call tbe attention of all lnter*s>l in pabflo school* to tbe following pertousr* : tn>. AH teachers who have not been tt amiaed, or tbe whose licensee have expired, moat appear before tbe Beard of Education and undergo a aaUstan - iryjnnmto* i ton be fore they are authorized to open public icboola. fod. These schools most be free to all for three months, subject to toe conditions be low. 3rd Teachers most mbe a contract, in writing, with their pe<rfla, binding the patrons to pay t' e balance of the tuition the teacher tolls to rateive from the public fnnd. gtb. Tbe B srd of Education caa make no contract with teachers until this eomple mentary oontaact la made between teachers and palroos Let all notice them mqairaneots of the law and of tbe (Mate Echoed ComwtwirmfT ami art accordingly- To mahs a tall man short—Try to bor row five dollars of him. We wish every Farmer to Subscribe for me Vindicator. _ _ Deaths. - : , Our reader* have doubtless noticed the frequeney of obituary announcements fn our Columns during the past six months Although no epidemic has prevailed In our midst the mortality has been unusually fearful This week we are called upou to registor the deaths of two of our triends. James Jones died at his residence near Greenville on Saturday last after, a painful illness ol several months. The deceased was in the 39:h year of his ago. During the wr he was a member of the 3ud Geor gia Rogimsnl, serving tr im Ilia beginning of tbe war 1 1 the tiual surrender at Appo mat"ox. He leaves a wife.aud lhrs chil dren Win. Murshsll Martin, oldest son of the ete Her. Wm. D. Murtin, died last Satur- I day night of consutuptlan, in his Wnd j year Jigrlg nirtita fur Ibolea whose Con* aide nil ton was Slavei Good l aics* Barred by the kuiulc of lAntuiitons -A Iwiportam ku pro me Court Derision. Fhe prewqt Constitution of Ucorgis made In 1868 denied to the courts of the ftlate jurisdiction to enforce debts whose consideration was slave*, large nutubsr* ol such cases wftre dismissed from the dockets ot the Slate courts An enor mous proporti >u of the private debts in Georgia w,re of Ihl* character, and iliereloro the re novel of such dabla from arena of the courts pirqysul a vast quantity of private indebtedness nw, emiehii g many men, im|K)vsri*hing •then, aud prcvuiliug many from being impoverished. This large class of debts has remain, and di.rumit - The rsueni dscisloa uf the fta preme Court of the United States deciding th: cl..use uf the Elate Co*dilution denying '-> bvv9 debts }o lm null end Void, has given validity to such debts. At 'lre Ult isrrn of the Supreme Court of Gsor gia iwu coatM wen* brought up involving iho I. ..statement ol slave cases fWm the court dockets from which they bed been 4 .U-.wvw.l~.a i‘Wl*H tii.i v with lha Riot* | y'. ustltuilon. . No decision wss rendered last term Yea u nlay ihe and. cisi.ui ws rendered fit these roses. Without going into parttcattra, whtrh will ls> found In toll iu the voluuiiiveus and iiklsirtul.uj Lia 1 ui I laos rtiiniul/Mna wUIaIi *iii ***** w*l W imj uixniuuv WU 1*771 Wall tie puldislied uvmonow, we will summar ise the action of the Court by staling that the il.'clsion ol Uiu Judges was divided The iiiiing of tbe Court, however, standi that tliMie slave cases are alive whore not tmiijd by the statute of limitations. abb- ground for the cn tlic doekot Judg Tfipfm coo* Imtblfoi iiir |L * ..MIiM..tLaA *s i 8.0 *>-■ mI ( vl swW*vww i'll . v wppnuwvrrsr *v insr wswvwv 7 x• IlmiistiO'i*, while damning with that Chief Justice ILsl slsven were b good legal ronsidersti.iii, and the Court had jin indie lion. Tbs t.-st ol lime prsM’iiU.l by Judge Tripps was the AKki section of the Code, wtitrti p.WTttwi throryegrs iu the perloiti. In Which hill* of icrlew for a li.-W dial may ' Im. brought, in . tin of the cases the motion 1 to.rrtnxtatr h v made in the throe ynars iron, llio tllsmi*l irom the ducket. In the otlii.i it ws* not. Tic first . mm! is stislaiu ed by Judge Tnpp' The Utter is not. JnJg#Me(’ay die*, uted fiom the Court, j li>: lock the ground that as the diainisted • uitor* failed to fill) their except ions iu 30 I d-iyi, the lime tor redrew had .'uievc r pas* ] e.t The decision is of vast Importaurc mid large hearing in the Slate. It will ixi read w mi ip.’ticnd aud deep hilervat, eiul it will pn U hiy .Isolde the late ol a largo amount of prope.ty .and llio pecuniary status ol hundreds of cHiwms.—(Coustitu lion. TtswiisM* A. ft. .leistn' The sndden death from cbol it i of this distinguished citizen, in Kuosvilleoa Bun day last, produced profound fooling* ol sorrow, not only in that city but through out ha native Slate. All felt that > great and bonset naan had fallen, whose place could not be filled. He’was bo hi ia Roane county on the lfith day ot March, HHS; was graduated at the ■am Teoneaee UuivenHy in Ufftd, pod In 1030 wot admitted to tbe bar. In 1833 ne won appointed Attorney General of tbe First Diatrict, and twice afterward* elec led by the people to the seme office. In 1846 Whig ticket, and in 1851 President Fill more appointed him Commissioner to Cbi r. but he declined the office. In 1859, Mr. Nelson wm arrested by the Confederate authorities while oo hi* way to Wasbingtou to take hie rest. In 1870, be wan elected Judge ot the Bopreme Court, a poMtloo that he only held a year before be resign ed it to resume the pracetic* his proleaaton, which be was greatly devoted. His national reputation re* in good part on hie prominence in the famous impeach ment trial of President Johnson. In eenli meot.aays the Knoxville Prew and Herald be was thoroughly conservative, dinging close to the totter awl spirit of the Consti tution. No wan was wore devoted -be true principles of the Republic and to die rights at the ritinea then tbe departed jurtot And, wayi tbe wys tbe same paper it would be a*easy to retard (he min fu course as to have swerved him firnw tbe faithful discharge of say trust or duty. The last Coogrew abolished tbe franking privilege, and now tbe Radical campaign docutneoto adftftwe toirculatad to Virginia under the official itampe of the Depart toeutt \ KLiOOCKst.—l)r. Lipscomb, in hit Race. • lauroste adiirwe to the Senior Class at the Stale University (Georgia,) lately used the following sentence; “There are cords, gen .lemon, lying in your brains that are to become either gossamer threads to be broken by the gusts of summer winds, or else cables as strong as those that bind the alrip When tossed at midnight upon the furious A deacon calleJ on a brother deacon, aud in the brother'* absence kissed the brother's wife. Called on for an explans lion, he said it was doue in play metoly, as a* was full of such pranks from boyhood ; wheumpou tire offended brother thrashed him *UiJ threw him down stairs, with lire remark that he bail been full ot such pranks from boyhood. Nearly all the candidates for Govurner In the Wiiltern States have publicly announc ed! their cordial friendship ior the Patrons of Husbandry. UIVDSR Auk. - A few day* ago our Sheriff put A Mgro in jail fof stealing. afterwprds, he reived the following letter: Aug the 95 1873 Ellen kirn Bar stets to let yu know that Auaor Kinrbor woe Borne Aug 14 1855 an o* nleen Aug the 14 1873 Ellon kirn Bor •aia-aa that No Man lies any Write to take Anson kirn Bor In Isle unlea lcle of hia parralnt Let anson kirn Bor goe for he ea umlor age Eu.m kiM Bok Our Sheriff says he will look into the mailer, and il lie can find any law toau thoriae him, he will turn liis prlouer l.M>ae. —[Hamilton Visitor Strayed or Stolen. Fuaet,—a black tan Tomer Pup, any infomaUou concerning said Pup will lie thankfully received and lllicrally rewarded by tbe the owner. It L. II Ri.ai.ock. NOTA \miiK (fOMK TO see n>o one ami all, both grea J OBd amall, lor 1 have ou baud a lull and complete *s>oi tiueni ol DOMMftTtC GOODS, G*ONFEC’I lONERiEB, BOOT'S and BHOKH, HARDWARE, tObb, WILLOW WARE, Paints, on a hat* ■ntrr. nt>tiA in, COFFEE. FLOUR, LARI), AO,, ftc„ At: •v ’Hiffiif tt nd BAR Room Connected with my House I therefore tavftatbe ladle* to call and examine my stock, of *ll kinds. I will guarantee satisfaction in quality mud V PRICE >S X <* . 1 am also connected with Mr. England in the Photograph Gallery on the East aide ol public square, where all can procure LIFE LIKE PICTURES tor 36 cento S piece, nave them 'taken while yo* IMNB* chance. lj JOHN K ftHUTTLW. $23 REWARD. rpHE enderrigned will pay the above amount tor the apprehension end do livery u.them** Rocky Mount ofA aogw TSSS&iSt'Z saft unsta-ssrsz spekk* slowly, Is atathcr btack dot mufiffto bet s cross hetweeo the two. foot lowing out oooahferuWy, was the alave of ”2s?*' AHOB "Winter Oats -500 BUSHELS for Bata. ssb -trustor segSff 1 JNO. COOPER, G-rocer and Commiu io Merchnnt. OA. XHAVK JUST relumed Ironi New York and am now able to show my h icuda n splendid assortment of Groceries, Dome* tic, Btanle and Fancy Dry Goods, all of Which 1 shall sell at very low figure*. - Such as Grain, Flour, Bulk Meats, Cofire, Huger, Tobacco and Hardware, : ' - 1 ! STA. PL K j AND \ Fancy &ry Goods A&ENT fot WiushipA Caiver GINA ltro.'k* A Bradley's (West Point) Screws. I will lie glad to havo a call from all fisy Meriwether friends. You will find nlo at the Buffalo's Head. Very Roapectfully, apliHtf JNO. N. COOPER. THE OLD JEWELRY and FANCY STORE - -_o- Of LaGrange, Georgia. ALBERT LEHMAN , I HAS NOW, and will keep always *ll hand at his old stand, East Me l the public square, a good and w*u. SRI.BCTKO aroc* or JEWELRY AND FANCY. GOODS Coaaadiog, It part, ot ftT GOLD and SILVER Watches, BMtn aad tfey winders, of the beat make. Splendid Gold and Silver Watch, Chains f CLOCKS * ot all sixes, makers sad price* BOLID SILVER TABLE WARE / SUwtaT FXtattaffi Wtarri ot sli kinds end etyiee; feeket. table Ctafery, ftftaxen From the very renowned maker*. JOSEPH KOGGRB sed GEORGE WOBTKN HOLMK. B EPAIRING! the pelmneft I have reeeiyed fra my friends in wfiedtar. . „ teb!4 ty ALBERT LLRMAN. B. MUBWREY, DfkVOOSfirT, Under ODD FELLOWS’ HALL ~ , -AW— . itirviu kx 4 • Firs ca hat and a lull line of DRUG PAT! NT MEDICINE*, ft IN DOW _ i _■ ' ' ■ Olaaii, Paint*, OWa, Chemical*, aad i•. t Reeeipl' for coaq oundiag Gu -8 ; •"a- -...f - ano>, i qual to other Cota -4 - * - *' merrial Pertilivar*, fa nd *l lew than halt their cost, luralshod i L >-<_ rfA say qcafctlltes. I DRKWRY'B STOCK PONMUIft tod SHERRILL’S LINIMENT, a apfifitah ty.' ■ Tb 4 ptbent" p4fbfiS 6*fi #f! , very I test remedies for prStsHffift bMM malady. ; I OBEB’fi 'a j ■ r j- s now arriving a* . —— : — —' *. *— L RHEA At hOt&'S NEW WAREHOUSE, IN ■ 7 " •'■ml.'—' oftirriN, r ' ... Mauler* would do wall ft , ' call *u theta at ouee and toavfi I their orders, se they expect a very heavy trod# iu th*. article the cMtofßprtßg: Jl Thoxapuon, Ctalft It Cft. m am r*cTi> tukm mt AND DEILKti < '* * . f , ■ ' r *•' ITtLFfti^ur©, ' € ■ a r; ' s U C H 'A ,f<‘ •fk . * " ’ ‘ :• f/,f ' Bedal*d*. Bui fid*, Cb.tr.. . MdUUtc Burial Cwm tad BowWttdd . CCw Xlwy oa tfuni j ' * ' *• ,—r "— * — 35” —. ---a- 44.,^. : . . % ...., . >. -y\ i ? $ A£WJWJA OA. r-' t * i ! 1 ‘ ‘ ’ " ‘ ~. ’ ; ~ f filUf rtriiM with c.rri.#o Jliß< W-ti