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GWINNETT HERALD PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, BY PEEPLES & YARBROUGH. TYLER M. PEEPLES, Editor. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy one year $2 00 One Copy six months §1 00 One Copy three months 50 Subscription rates are cash—payable In money or provisions. Any one obtaining five subscribers, and the money, will receive a copy free. Subscribers wishing their papers changed from one post-office to another, must state the name of the post-office from which they wish it changed, as well as that to which they wish it sent. LEGAL, ADVERTISEMENTS. Sheriff sales, per levy $2 50 Mortgage fi fa sales, per square... 500 Tax Collector’s “ “ “ ... 5 00 Letters of administration 3 00 Notice to debtors and creditors... 5 00 Leave to sell land 5 00 Sale of land, per square 5 00 Letters of dismission 4 50 Application for homestead...' 2 00 Estray notices 3 00 A. J J *. > Sales of land, by administrators, executors or guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the - * month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, ut the Court-house in the county in which the property is situated. Notice of these sales must be given in a public gaaette 40 days previous to the day of sale. . N otiee to debtors and creditors of an estate must also be published 40 days. Notice for the sale of personal proper ty must be given in like manner, 10 days previous to sale day. Notice that application will be made to the Oonft of Ordinary for leave to sell land must be published for four weeks. Citations on letters of administration, guardianship, &c., must be published 30 days; for dismission from administration, monthly, three months; for dismission from guardianship, 40 days. Rules for the foreclosure of mortgages must be published monthly, four mouths ; for establishing lost papers, for the full space of three months; for compelling titles from executors or administrators, where bond has been given by the de ceased, the full space of three months. Sheriff ’s sales must be published for four weeks. Estray notices, two weeks. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered. fessionaTcards^ SAM. J. WINN. WM. E. SIMMONS. WINN & SIMMONS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Practice in Gwinnett and the adjoining counties. mar 15—1 y NATHAN L HUTCHINS, GARNETT m’MII.LAN, Lawrenceville, Ga. Clarksville, Ga. hutgiiins ,y McMillan, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offices at Lawrenceville and Clarksville. Practice in the counties of the Western Circuit, and in Milton and Forsyth of the Blue Ridge. mar 15-ly J. N. GLENN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. Will promptly attend to all business entrusted to his care, and also to Land, Bounty and Pension claims mar 15-6 m TYLER M. PEEPLES, attorney at law, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. Practices in the counties of Gwinnett, Hal!, Jackson and Milton. Pension claims promptly nttended to mar 15-6 m DR. TANDY K. MITCHELL, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA., Respectfully tenders a continuation of his professional services to the citizens generally. Keeps constantly on hand a good assortment of drugs and chemicals. Prescriptions carefully prepared, mar 15-ly A. J. SHAFFER, M. I)., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. mar 15-6 m ~ JDR. T. G. JACOBS, SURGEON DENTIST, Being prepared to practice his profes sion in all its branches, informs the citi zens of Lawrencevillc and vicinity that he will be at his office in Lawrenceville from the sth to the 18th of each month. By prompt attention to business, and reason able prices, he hopes to secure a liberal patronage. All work warranted. runr22ly B. F. R O BERTS, Attorney at Law, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, Will attend to all busiuess entrusted to his care in the Blue Itidge circuit; also in the counties of Hall and Gwinnett of the Western circuit Connected with Col. If. 11. Walker in Pension, Land Warrants and Claim cases against the United States Government. ju«e 14-t>m Win. W. Holland & Co., AUCTIONEERS and PRODUCE BROKERS 178 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. Bi>ecial attention given to c ale of Wild Lands, Meats, Flour, Dry Goods, Uouso hold Furniture, Carpets, &e., Ac. Cush advanots made wbeu required. ,ug 16- 3 in Weekly Gwinnett Herald. T. M. PEEPLES, PROPRIETOR.] Vol. I. Between tine Ebb and Flow. The evening breeze is singing low A lullaby to dsy, I have a question I would ask Before it dies away. The pebbles on the beach are dry, The tide has sunken low; A little form is standing there Between the ebb and flow. A tangled mass of soft browu hair, Two eyes cast meekly down, A little face the sun has kissed, Two cheeks a little brown; Two little lips that pout and say, “I do not think I know.” Two little lips that tell a fib, Between the ebb and flow A little heart that longing waits To know what next ’twill hear, A tittle face that shyly looks To see if still I'm near. Ah! little heart that whispered ‘-Yes,” Though pouting lips said ‘'No,” You thought thut you’d be asked again, Between the ebb and flow. A*l Ittle face half frightened, when I turn and go away, Two little hands that slyly reach As if to bid me stay; A little voice that softly says, I did not mean that "No;” A little pride that well was lost, Between the ebb and flow. — 9 +Q+ Trashy Books ami Music in Sunday-Schools. There is hardly any other sub ject respecting which so much folly and bad taste are shown as iu the preparation of Sundav scho 1 music ami Sunday school books. When we remembember that the impressible minds of millions of children are more or less toned and warned by the crude music and pernicious books which are imposed upon them in Sunday-schools, this subject be comes one of exceeding impor tance. Imagine the flabby souls and vulgar imaginations which children must have who are brought, up on such Sunday-school slop as this : “O boys! be strong in Jesus, To toil for him is gain; And Jesus wrought with Joseph With chisel, saw, and plane. “O maidens! live for Jesus, Who was a maiden’s sou; Be patient, pure, aud gentle, And perfect grace begun.” This hymn was recently sung to a tune correspondingly detesta ble, by a choir of a thousand Sunday-school children, at the Brooklyn Rink, on an occasion when “only music of a higher character and of greater excel lence and usefulness than is usu ally taught in Sabbath-schools” was to be given These samples do not exhaust the triumphs of the inventive genius of the Sunday-school muse, as witness the following comfort for cripples: ‘‘The poor cripple has a chance for glory, As good a chance as you or I; Christ will listen to his story, He will hear the cripple’s cry. “He always pities poverty, And scorns not those who have to beg; His grace for every woe’s sufficient — One can go to heaven with a wooden leg.” This is indeed consoling, but we are afraid it is not orthodox. Paul says that flesh and blood oannot inherit the kingdom of heaven. How, then, cau a wooden substitute for flesh and blood in herit it? We suspect that before the author of the above hymn can make his “calling and election sure,” ho will have to show that one can go to heaven with a wood en head.—iV. T. Sun. reckless female suffragist was recently holding forth at Fawtl! Hall. In the course of her remarks she shrieked, “What shall we do with our helpless female children?” “Smother’em!” cried a wag from the audience. “No, no!” shouted a benign old lady; “mother ’em. It’ll do a heap ol good.” We do not know which advice was taken. Lawrenceville, Ga., Wednesday, December 6, 1871. Written for the Gwinnett Herald. Pen and I n k Sketches—No. 17. REV. MITCHELL BENNETT. How very few of our people now living remember the gentle man whose name heads this sketch ? Sitting by the fire-side this bleak winter night, my memory is busy with the long past—with the days and years of the long ago— and the men that lived, and the events that transpired in our old couuty fifty years ago. Ah! where are they now? The most of the men then figuring upon the stage of action have gone “To that bourn from whence no traveller returns,” and the events so full of interest have u Goue glimmering through the dream of things that were, A school boy’s tale, the wonder of an hour!” Mitchell Bennett was a Baptist preacher, and settled the place one and-a-half miles west of Law renccville where James Oraig now lives, and resided there for many years. When I can first recollect he was the pastor of old Red Land meeting house. At the mention of this old church, how many mem ories rise up of the old past! Who of my readers remembers the old church? Ah! how few remember it! It was one of the first churches established in the county. Aud what throngs of people used to attend it. I remember 45 years ago to have seen crowds of peo ple there, and the grove and woods surrounding it lined with horses and wagons; no buggies, as of the present day, for then such a vehicle was not known aud had not been invented. The first time I ever witnessed baptism by immersion was near that old church—in Red Land Creek, near the House of “Uncle Johnny Austin”—and Mr. Bennett officiated. This was near 45 years ago. Where now is the officiating preacher, and the sub ject? Gone, long since, to the land of spirits, aud saved—we trust —in heaven. In passing over the spot to-day where the old church stood, we could see uot a single vestage of the old fabric. Trees now grow upon the old site, aud the corroding tooth of time has destroyed every evidence that a house once stood there 1 How true and forcible is the ■Scripture: “All things are passing away.” At the early settlement of Law rence the Baptist—which was the most numerous worshipped at “Red Land;” the Methodists at a school house a mile east, near the residence of Elias Norton, and the Presbyterians at an "old log house, near where Fair view now stands. These old fabrics, like “Red Land,” are gone, and but few left to tell where they ouce stood. Mitchell Bennett was a good man. lie was not learned as a minister, nor eloquent as a theo logian, but filled the duties of his station as citizen neighbor — husband —parent and preacher— to the best of his ability, and has —no doubt—received tho welcom plaudit, of Heaven’s High Chan cery: “Come thou blessed of my Father, inhorit the kingdom pre pared for you from the foundation of the world.” His wife was a sister of John and William Turner, and was a good woman and lit to be the wife of Mitchell Bennett. They had but two children that 1 remember. Kesiah, a tail, state ly, beautiful girl, who was the second wife of George It. Adair, and who did not live long; and Cooper, who was a clever young man, and married Elizabeth Sam mons, and moved—l think, to Harris county. Coopti Bennett “COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE!” was my early school fellow, aud I remember him ’till yet, with live ly satisfaction. I can give no dates—don’t know when Mr. Bennett was born, nor where—don’t know where he moved to from here, nor where he died. This is not material to my purpose. A few of my older readers may feel some interest in this brief sketch of Mr. Bennett. They know him and may lament, as I do, that I have said so little of him and said it so poorly, yet they remember him, and will sustain ine in the statement that he was a good man, and did good in his day and generation. To any who may not be inter ested in my subject, and what 1 have written, I simply say, I did not write it for them, and it is immaterial to me whether they are interested or not. I have to dwell' upon the past. It is said to be evidence that we are growing old—l have other evidences—l love to linger upon “The good old days of Adam and Eve,” to quote from an old song. They were better days than the present, aud the men and women, too, were better. Alas! for these days of “progress”—for these days of “advanced civilization.” W. A Court Incidents. —©ne of the prominent ornaments of the Bar.— celebrated for his genial disposition, found himself, about the close of the war, washed ashore, high and dry, pecuniarily, in the city of Richmond, where he was forced to bang out his shingle and commence practice in the Hustings Court. One of his first clients was a youth who had been arrested at the insiance of a respecta ble negro man of family for having “rocked” his house, and severely in jured his daughter with a stone thrown through the window. At the examination, old Pornpey was put upon the stand, and proved the charge in such undeniable terms that it would have gone hard with our friend’s client, had it not been for the following cross-exarninytion : Lawyer —You say one stone came into the room where you were sitting with your family, and struck your daughter t Pomp—Yes, boss - Lawyer—Where did it strike her ? Pomp (silent fora while.) — I don’t like to tell, boss, Lawyer— But you must tell. I demand again, whero did it strike her ? Pomp.—Dat all foolishness, hose. I tell you it hit her. I don’t like to tell foe dese ladies in court. Lawyer —But you must answer. Where did it hit her ? Pomp, (slowly.)—On the buzzum, boss. Lawyer—Well, bow severely did jt injure her ? Pomp.—Oh, quit dis foolishness, I ain’t gwine to tell. 1 awver—Again I must insist upon my question being answered. Did it injure her ? Pomp, (in despair.)—No, sah ! it did not injure her, but it broke three fingers of a gentleman what was pay ing ’tention to her. The case was dismsmissed imrne diatery for want of j urisdiction. . I Washington correspon dent of the Savannah News says: “It is officially announced by the Ccusub Bureau that the popula tion of Georgia consists of six hundred and thirty eight thou sand nine hundred and twenty six white* ; five hundred and forty five thousand one hundred and forty-two colored; forty Indians and one Chinese —total, one mill ion one hundred and eighty-four thousand one hundred and nine which gives to her nine Electoral votes, two Senators and seven mo in her a of Congress.” General Lee. HOW HE TREATED HIS “HIGH PRIVATE” AN AFFECTING ANECDOTE. About a week after ilie Seven Days’ Battles Around Richmond, which ended in McGlollau’s retreat to the Janies, ut Harrison’s Landing, I had buisinoss at headquarters, then established about three miles out of Richmond. On my arrival 1 learno! that General L-e had been called to town by President Davis, but would return about noon. By tho time lie came half a dozen Generals were waiting for him. He saw them one at a time, and dispatched their busi ness, and they departed. My busi ness required me to wait til! a written order could be prepared for me.— During this delay a fine looking, tall and sialwart soldier came in, dressed in dirty shirt and trousers, and with an old slouch had in his hand. The General accosted him : “Well my man, what can I do for you ?” “General, I have come right straight to headquarters to get a furlough for a few days.” The General said; ‘Don’t you know that I have issuod a general order that no furloughs can be gran ted at this time ?” “Yes; that order was read at dress parade last night, and that’s the rea son I Lave come to you, for I knew it was no use for me to apply through my captain and colonel.” “Then do you except me to be the first t« disregard my own orders?” “Yes, General ; and if you will listen to me, I think you will do it.” “Well let me hear what you have to say.” “You see, General, I am from the eastern shore of Maryland, I loft niv wife and children there last Sum mer on Miy farm with plenty of “nig gers” to support them well, and came over and voluuteered for the war. I have been iu all the fights, a«i l have never been absent a day hum duty. I get letters from home now awd then, and everything has been going on well until lately.— Here is a letter from my wife, brought over lately by some scouts, and she says since the Yankees have got to scouting about there the “niggers” are doing badly, and she thinks they, will all run away. Now, General, I am in for the war, and my wife backs mein it, but you see if I lose them “niggers” it will leave my wife and little children ia a mighty bad fix. I want a furlough for about a week. I know where I can get a boat aud some help, and I’ll go over there some dark night and bring the “nig ger” men over here and hire them out to support my family. My mind will then be easy, and I’ll never ask for another furlough. Now, Gener al, take the thing home to yourself and you can’t refuse me, I kuow.” Tlis General directed him to wait on the porch outside and he would think about it. The man retired, and the General walked the room several times, and remarked to those present, “That is a hard case. That man is evidently honest and truthful, and 1 am sure is a good soldier, and the poor fellow is in great trouble. But 1 can’t violate my own ordsi* aed give him a furlough.” After some reflection he remarked, “I have it,” and called one of his stall and said, “Ascertain that man’s name, comps ny and regiment, and make an order detailing him for socret service across the Potomac for ten days.” He then informed the soldier what he had done, and directed him to cross the river and procure all tho information he could, and before bis return be might make his own arrangements about his uegroes, and when he came beck to report any information lie abtained about the enemy to head quarters. It was this sort of interest in his men that endeared him so much to them. At the rime of this incident his mind was occupied with the great events of the {nocoding two weeks, [sß A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. and, with his Generals and the Cabiy not, at Richmond, he was doubtless absorbed with tbe gravest public questions ; and vet be took time to hear a soldier’s story of family trou bles, and actually to invent a way to relieve him without impairing bis discipline —Gularry A Curious Matrimonial 'Ques tion. Ti e Sam Jos** (Pol.) Mercury contains this singular story : A remarkable case, either of mis taken identity and baud, or wilful or constrained perverseness, recently occurred, and still exists, in this country, which is deserving of some thing more than a passing notice.— There resides with his mother in Santa Clara, Charles W. Sikes, a young man of good reputation, worthy and honest, bat of humble circumstances in life. There also resides in the same town, with her parents, Miss Hattie Burnett, a granddaughter of Governor Burnett, an estimable young lady of eighteen, of fine accomplishments and unsullied character. These young people, it is asserted, formed an attachment for each other, against the wishes of the girl’s parents, who sought by various means to break the intimacy between them. Young Sikes was positively forbidden to see or speak to tbe girl. But everybody knows who has arri ved to maturity, what such forbid dings amount to. Of course, ho met her clandestinely—at least it is so positively staled by those who casu ally surprised them in their stolen iuterviews. This state of affaire ex isted for several months, until the 4th of September last, when Mr. Sikes, accompanied by a young lady who gave her name as Hattie Burnetti called at tbe law office of C. 0. Ste phens of this city—ac acquaintance of both parties—and stated as their object in calliug the intention of be ing united in marriage. The lady remained in conversation with Mr. Stephens—who by the way, asserts that he has kuowu Miss Burnett from infancy, and could not be deceived in hre identity—while Sikes went to the Clefk’s office for a license. He soon returned with this needed in strument, Justice Stewart was called in, and the parties were duly married. They returned to Santa Clara, re mained throughout the day at the young man’s home, and then tho la dy went to her own homo. Now comes in the mystery, romance, or what you may call it for the whole affair Tho fact of the marriage leaked out—for Sikes made no secret of it—and soon reached the ears of the girl’s parents. They asked her if it was true. She said no, and seemed greatly surprised at the inti mation. Sikes claimed that she was his wife; and the girl was brought to confront him in the presence of Mr. Stephens. Here she denied ev erything relating to the alleged mar riage—had only known Sikes as a passing acquaintance —never intend ed to marry him the whole thing | was a frnud—s«iue woman hearing I • resemblance to her bad been pro ! cured to personate her, etc, ' And in ibis she firmly persists at the present time. The parent* believe the girl —the public, mostly, sympathize with Sikee. Some think her fears have been wTeught upon until ahe dare not own the truth. Other* don’t know what to think. It is cer tainly a queer case. The pareut* and all parties ara most worthy people.’ Kjy*“We had occasion to try it the other day for burns in our fami ly, and found it to aflord almost im mediate relief.” This emphatic lan guage is from the Independent South, published in Griffin, Ga., in an article upon Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid. poet says “Oh, she was fair, but sorrow came aad left its traces there.” What became of the remainder of the harness he does not state. it SIV. 1 Sq jiiri* 2 sq'rs , 3 sqr’s * % col. col. one col. The money bl on the first »A square is the j - depth of the column number of lines. v. Marriages -end deq. six lines, pyjjjshed fre vertising hfc, We, and _ matter, double rates w < No. 39. ST RA tSSLE IIP J the The full dressoTh Colombo is a hair pin and ters. Why is an empty like an orphan? BoeaffoW-aas its “pop.” j f A lad crawled into a sugar he head and his first exclamation wasv,. “Oh for a thousand tongues!” “Bobby, why motlie sew up your trousers?” “'Cause she' at the vestry .sewing for the heathen “ I am going to the post oob Bob, shall I enquire for you?” “ Wt' yes, if you wantto; but I don’t thi voti’ll find mo there. A young lady being asked by a rich old bachelor, “if not you/* who would you rather be?” replied sweotly and modestly, “Yours, truly.” An old sailor finding a corked bottle floating on theses, opened if. with the following soliloquy: “Ruin 1 hope; gin, 1 think; tracts, by and then threw thorn back rjjto [* water. Sambo had been whipped ing his master’s onions. $o j he brought in a skunk in I as says he: “Masaa here’s de ip steal de onions! \Yhew —d/ href” A young man who is i in love says he has been with a gal vanic battery. A physician has discover* the nightmare, in nine caseir ten, is produced by owing a the printer. „j “I wish I was dead,” is the to an advertisement. This\ be speedily gratified by takin medicine. I an’t going to live long, m said a woe-begone looking yo one day to his matornal p “Why not, pray?” “Because'ray pan taloons is all tored out behind,’’, was the cone! usiou. A country girl writes to a male aoquaitanee: —‘Como over and see me; we have a new lamp at our house l liat we can turn down, down, down, antil there is scarcely a bit of light in the room.” Halt! who coraoß there?” shouted a sentinel to a lieutenant in full fledged uniform. The indignant lieutenant* sneeriugly said, “Ass!” “Advance, Ass, and give the countersign!” was the prompt and well merited reply. A boy in Jamaica was driving a mule; the animal was sullen; stopped, and turned his arched neck upon tho boy as if in derision and contempt. “Won’t go will you? Feel grand do you? I guess you forgot your father was a jackass.” A music dealer on Broadway has in his window a sentimental song thus marked: “Thou hast loved me and left me, for 25 cents.” That is certainly the cheapest kind of a divorce, and leaves no necessity lor going to Chicago. An erring Indianahen was recently found in the back part of a hardware store, where the misguided fowl had struggled for three •eeks, trying to hatch out half a dozen white porce lain door knobs. She was very much reduced. A chap the other day, asked his sweetheart if he might be permitted to encircle bei in his arms »od give her an affectionate hug. ‘ No,” said she,“l can’tallow that, but I’ll tell you what I will do; I’ll split the differ ence with you—you may kiss me.” They obtain their wisdom in solid chunks out in Missouri. A husband out there, bis wife Laving applied for a divorce, wrote a protest t> the judge, in which ho said : “Don’t you grant her, boss In my opinion this durn thing call dovoree has parie-1 many a man an bis wife.’’ An Irishman being asked why he wore his stockings wrong side out ! replied : “Because there’s a hole on the other side ov ’em.’’