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Gwinnett Herald. LAWUENCEV ILL K, GA . Wednesday, July 24, 1872. National Democratic Ticket. FOR ritKbIL'FNT HORACE GREELEY, OK NEW YORK. FOR VIUE-PRKSIDKXT: B. GRATZ BROWN, OF MISSOCFI. The Legislature. The Legislature convened last \\ eduesday, the 17th instant. T hete are many important questions likely to come before this body at its pies ent session. One which elicits more discussion just now than perhaps any other is the re-organization of the Congressional Districts of the State. It will he remembered that since the last census there has been a new ap portionment of representatives; and under this apportionment Georgia is entitled to two additional representa tives There seems to he considera ble diversity of opinion as to how 1 these representatives shall he elected. There a e sevetal hills prepared with the object of reducing the number of; count es in each district, and thereby 1 creating two new ones ; and it is pro- j posed by one of the bills to group | together the counties in such a way as to throw the counties having large negro majorities in the same district i with counties having large while j majorities. Thb difficulty is, that to j do this puts them in a very awkward ' shape, ranging from the mountains, in a long string of counties, down c.o • I into the middle of the State. We aie not favorably impressed with this , scheme. We could mention many objections to it; but we have not space now to discuss it. Our opin ion is that the districts ought to be j so arranged as to throw counties to- j geihcr lying in the same section of) the State; so that they will always have a representation in Congress to ! look specially after the interest of that section, and who is identified in interest with them. To illustrate our idea, we do not think a man from Rabun would he a suitable man to : represent the commercial interest of Savannah ; and vice versa. Unless some htiier arrangement than this can be effected, we would much pie fer to have the districts as they are, and elect two Congressmen from the i State at large. ELECTION OK OFFICERS. Il is also in cunleinpiation to change tlie election ot' State and county officers to Wednesday in October. \\e will heartily approve tids change, as it brings on the oleo‘ lion at a more pleasant season of the year, and we will have a much larger vote polled. S I ATE KOAD J.UASK. There \v«- a committee appointed at the last session to investigate this matter and report at this session. We have not read the report, and' therefore, do not know what evidence, if any, has been discovered of fraud. It strikes us as rather n novel doc trine to a lawyer, that one of the par ties to a contract, the Suite of (Jeor gia, has the right, legally or equila b!), to set aside its ow n contract. If the lease was obtained fraudulently, it seems to us that the proper place to have it set aside would be in the courts where both parties have an equal showing and stand upon equal terms But aside from the legal questions involved, »e are inclined to the opinion that the lease is about the best arrangement for the interest of the State. tTbe State is assured of three hundred thousand dollars per which we believe is a better rental than can be secured from a reliable company ; and we are unalterably opposed to the road ever being thrown back to be run in the I interest of the political parlies—we j would much prefer to see the road j sold and the indebtedness ol the State j paid, or the money used to help build ; laihoads to develop other sec'ious of j the Stale. OTIIEK COMMirTEKI. There are several other Commit tees, which have been sitting during the recess. The State Road Investi gating Commute; the Bond Com mittee, and the Committee to inves the conduct of the Auditing Board, etc. The reports of these Commit tees are, we were informed, ready to be submitted. There are many other matter* of inteiest and importance which rre likely to come before the i body in addition to the ordinary leg islation, of widen we hope there will 'be but little. One of the great dis Scullies in these days is a disposition I to legislate too much. We do not need nuub legislation and do not want it. It is believed this body will ' he in se-sion for at least a month. The lirowii-Toombs Affair. Sometime since, a letter written by General i oombs was published, in which he was understood bv ex Gov ernor Brown to charge him with bribery in engineering a bill through the Legislature. Brown, in a card published in the Atlanta papers, uses the following language : “Now, if General Toombs, bv tliis language, intends to say that 1 have been guilty ol bribery in engineering this hill ihrough the Legislature, I pronounce his statement an infamous falsehood and its author an unscrupu lous liar.” Geneial Toombs replied to this in a card, fr m w hich we make the fol lowing quotation : “He .quoted the language, and therefore knew I did not ‘say’ so. If lie felt in doubt about the inten tion —the con»truction of tbe lan guage — lie might have asked for an explanation Tim propriety of this course is so obvious that no gemle man could fail to perceive it. Brown preferred hypothetical denunciation, the usual dodge of a vulgar poltroon, and played bis characteristic role. He is extremely technical: l if Gen. Toombs intends by this language that 1 have been guilty of bribery in en gineering this bill through tbe Leg islature,’ etc. I think the probabili ties are very much against Brown’s being personally engaged in the brib ery. I think lie is too cunning and skillful a lobbyist to run any such un necessary tisks, especially with such experts as Kimball and Lochrane, aided by Blodgett, assisting him in the work of engineering the hi 11 thiough the Legislature.” Subsequently, General Toombs sent J. C. Nicbolls to enquire of Brown if be bold himself amenable to the Code. Gov. Brown replied that lie “was ready to give him any satisfac tion which may be due him, or lo which he is entitled under the Code.” NicliolU and Brown appear to have had some misunderstanding as lo the exact purport of their conversation, and each publish cards giving their version of the interview, Tne fol lowing card, from Brown, is the last we have seen upon the subject: Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 1872. Editors Constitution: I have read the card ol Col Nicl'.olls, published in your paper vesleiday. Between him and myself there seems to be a conflict ol memory as to the vet biage and purport of our interview. But General Toombs cannot shield bis poltroonery in that way, for lie could not mistake the 1 mguage over my own signature, sent him by express, and doubtless received by him, before lie penned his last card published five days afterwards. Col. Nicholls in his card, referring to my own of the previous day, s.ivs, “Gov. Brown states that he was ad vised to see tne, and have me to agree in writing what occurred.” This statement nowhere appears in my published card, but it does appear in a memorandum appended to mv ver sion of the interview, which was sent to General Toombs by express. The proof is conclusive, therefore, that my written statement was received by General Toombs. The veiled report of n conversa tion would never be the guide to a proud brave man as to what bis hon or demanded, when lie bad in wri ting before him, the pledge that lie would receive, if he called for it, the satisfaction due a gentleman. Joseph E. Brown. As Dr. VV. Humphrey was riding north from Mexico on Tuesday morning of last week, and when about three miles out on a by-road, his attention was suddenly ar rested by the scream of a man in front, who was running with all his might and throwing up his hands lor the doctor to stop, He soon comprehended the situation, and discovered that the man was being pursued by a large elephant. Dr. Humphrey fortunately found an aperture in the fence through which lie hurriedly passed and thus drove around “his highness.” Safely past, he returned to the road, but bud only gone a short distance when the elephant turned and pursued him. The doctor quickened the gait of his steed, and suddenly dashed on a great dromedary, rising from the side of llio road. The sight frightened the doctor’s horse, which turned around, tipped over the buggy, threw the doctor against the fence, and departed with the buggy at full speed. The doctor waa but slightly banned, but the buggy was broken into I’ragraenls. The animals arc supposed to be long to Cooper’s circus that went through Mexico that morning on j its way to Paris. —Mexico (Mo.) * Messenger, GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. 'Hie following is a telegraphic : nummary of the Governor's Mis. 1 sage: On the giievances of the St te the j Governor says that while it is proper to withhold extended remarks on bonds and claims, investigated bv a committee, until ibe committee re poi ts, he feels constrained to say that the State is bound to redeem only 'such obligations as are issued in con , fortuity to the law. If money raised upon nnaullioiized securities has come to the Treasury, the State is bound to account for it, but consider ations of public policy forbid the rec ognition of contracts entered into by unauthorized persons. EXECUTIVE HIGH IS. A Governor has no right to issue bond* unless specially authorized by the Legislature. He then becomes a special agent, and cannot transcend tho limits of power. Persons having business with public agents in such matters are bound to look to their authority. THE STATE DEBT. ’I lie State debt created before July, 1868, was five millions and two lain-; dred thousand dollars. To meet the bonds fallingdue the present summer, the Governor issued seven hundred thousand dollars in bonds, and bor rowed two hundred thousand dollars i to pay the interest thereon from the \ National Bank of Commerce. FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE STATE. That bank was made the State I agent in exchanging new bonds for old ones, on the following conditions : j That if the holders of old bonds will not exchange, the State will continue I to pay the intere t on the old bonds, j The Governor asks the Legislature to sanction the arrangement. GOVERNOR JENKINS. He thanks ex Governor Jenkins for acting as State agent without pay. RIGID ECONOMY. By the wasteful expenditures of tho late administration it beean e neces sary to resort to the doubtful expedi ency of a short loan The present impoverished condition of the eoun try renders the practice of the most rigid economy indispensable. FLOATING DEBT OF THE STATE ROAD. Attention is called to the propriety of provision for the payment of the floating debt of the State Road, of which a large amount is outstanding, besides half a million paid by Bul lock. NO WARRANTS. No warrants have been issued since he came into office. THE STATE LEASE. Tho Governor'transmits eopi cs of all papers touching the State Road lease. The rental has been regularly paid. The Committee on the Lease will soon submit its report and any discussion of the subject till then would he premature. The magnitude of the interests involved and the con cern which the transaction has excit ed in the public mind render it prop er that he should invoke the exercise of tiie highest wisdom and j ustice. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM- The attempt to establish tho school system has not been crowned with an ticipated succ. ss. It has been iinprao ticable to laiso means at once to carry out so expensive a system. The law as il now stands, though an improve ment on the old law, i.-,still defective. He cannot too urgently recommend that provision be made for the pay ment of teachers. The lithographed bonds issued by Bullock in lieu of the school fund were so badly execu ted that they could not be used. THE LAND SCRIP. The land scrip was sold by Conley for two hundred ami fifty thousand dollars, of which fifty thousand dol lars have been received. The re mainder will be paid next week. THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Finding that the time in which the College would expire before the meeting of tho Legislature, and un willing to lose the money, it became b:s duty to save the fund by the ex ercise of the power conferred on him. Several institutions of 1 in the State, and several localities de sired a College, but the act of Con gress required that the College be actually established by July. By tho terms of its character the State Uni versity possessed the power at once to establish such a College, and only by the prompt exercise of this power was the fund saved. For these rea sons he gave the fund to that institu tion. TIIE PARDONING POWER. In the present slate of society he felt it to be his duty to confine the pardoning power in the strictest lim its. The Courts constitute the prop er tribunal for the trial of offenses, and it is not part of the Governor’s duty to screen the guilty from pun. ishment. Impressed with the con viction that good order, peace and the welfare oT society depend upon the enforcement of the law, he has refused to interfere with tho judgment of the Courts. THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. He reeomineuds that action be taken with regard to the Lunatic Asylum. Reforms are to be intro duced and abuses corroded. LIMBS FOR MAIMED SOLDIERS. The Governor states that there are many maimed State ami Confederate ! soldiers without limbs, and asks an appropriation for their purchase. THE DEAD OF GEORGIA. The Governor says that the re mains of over two thousand dead Georgia soldiers remain uncared for where they fell, and asks an appro priation to Lave them gathered up. Our people are poor and the State is cramped in her finances, for the stranger and spoiler have been among us, but we are not so poor that we cannot bury our dead. military ixtbrfekakcb. lie alludes lo the attempt made by tbe military to inteifere in State as fairs and his action in the premises. He hoped lie would have no more, as theie is neither reason nor cause for it, but if another attempt is made lie would still feed it liis duty to pro test with the earnestness of outraged justice. Stamps Abolished and Re tained. It is a master of great importance to the public to know what revenue stamps are now required on legal and business documents and what, re quired under the old law, have been repealed. A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce has taken especial pains to investigate the question, and to epitomize as fur nished below, a full list, showing the new law of June 6th, 1772, with the items repealed thereby, and those still letained. From this it will be seen that no repeal of these items mentioned will take effect until the first of Oeteber, 1872, and that after that date, no stamps will be required except that of two (2) cents on checks, drafts and orders. The fol lowing is the article : Section 36. That on and after the first day of October, 1872, all the taxes imposed by stamps under and by virtue of schedule B of section 170 of the act approved June 30, 1864, and the several acts amenda tory thereto to be and the same are hereby repealed, excepting only the tax of two ceuts on blank checks, drafts or orders. Provided that where any mortgage lias been executed and recorded or may be executed and re corded before the first dav of Ooto ber, 1872, to secure the payment of bonds or obligations that may be is sued from time to time, and such mortgage not being stamped, all such bonds or obligations as may have been issued the day last aforesaid : And provided further that in the meantime the holder of any instru ment of writing of whatever kind and description which has been made or issued without being duly stamped or with a defunct stamp, may make application to any collector of inter nal revenue,* ar/d that upon applica tion such collector shall thereupon affix the stamp provided by such holder upon such instrument of wri ting as is required by law to be put upon the same, and subject to the provisions of sectiou 158 of the in ternal revenue laws. According to the internal revenue circular soon lobe issued, this means abolition in respect ot‘ the following instruments that now require stamps, and the reader interested may accept this careful epitome as final: Stamps are to l>e abolished on con tracts fur insurance against accidental injuries. Affidavits. Appiaisements of value or dam age, or for any other pm pose. Assignments of a lease, mortgage, policy of insurance, or anything else. Hills of exchange, foreign, inland, letter of credit, or anything of that kind not taxed by stamps. Bill of lading and receipts, in the United States or anywhere else. Bills of sale of any kind. Bonds of indemnification of any kind. Bond of administrator or guardian, or anything that lias the name of bond in it, and now taxed by stamp. Brokers’ notes. Certificates of measurement of any thing. c' Certificates of slock, profits, dam age, deposite oi any other kind of certificate now taxed by stamp. Charter, or its renewal, or a char ter party of any kind. A.I contracts or agreements. Conveyance, or any part of the wjjrk of conveying. Endorsement of any negotiable or not negotiable instrument. Entry for consumption, warehous ing or withdrawal. Gauger’s returns. Insurance policies, contracts, tick ete, renewals, etc., (life, marine, in land at d fire.) Lease. All through the lease list is abolished. Legal documents. Writ or other process, coufessiou of judgment, cog nivito, appeals, warrants, etc., letters of administration, testamentary, etc. Manifest at custom house, or any where else, or for any purpose. Mortgage of any kind. Passage ticket to any place in the world. Pawner’s checks. Power of attorney for any purpose. Probate of will of any kind. Promissory note for anything. Protest of any kind. Quit claim deed. Receipt. Now generally exempt, | and if included in present law in any ! ease will be hereafter exempt. | Sheriff’s returns. Trust deeds. Warehouse receipt. Warrant of attorney. Weighers return of any character. STAMPS RETAINED. The tax of 2 cents on cheeks, drafts and orders, is all of schedule B that is retained. And this is the detail of the stamp abolitions in the law of June 6th, 1872. Tragedy In Rochester. Rochester, N. Y., July 12. A j fearful tragedy occurred in this city this afternoon, about four o’clock, at what is commonly known as “The Old Break of Day House,” kept by John McLaughlin. The place has been notorious for years as the home of the most vicious characters. Gil bert McLaughlin, the son of the pro prietor, while delirious, it is supposed, from the effects of an incipient fever, or some other cause, shot his step mother fatally, and wounded a man employed to take care of him. The murderer, according to the testimony thus far gathered, was under the hal lucination that there was a design against his own life, and he took a position on the second floor at the head of the staircase, with a dueling pistol in his hand. Mrs. McLaugh lin locked herself into the front par lor, and waived her hadkerchief and called upon the man Jewett, who was hired to take care of young McLaugh lin, to come up stairs. Jewett en deavored to do so, but retired after receiving a bullet through the arm. Then ensued a fearful struggle on the part of the woman in the room to defend her life against the mad man outside. Her old and imbecile husband was in another part of the house, unaware of what was goino' on, or at least unable to interfere. Jewett raised an alarm when he re peated, and all the persons outside seemed most unaccountably dilatory in interfering. The unfortunate wo man placed herself against the room door to hold it firm. Young Mc- Laughlin placed his pistol against the panels and fired through twice. It is thought that one of the bullets passed through the body of the de ceased, inflicting the mortal wound, and that she dragged herself over to the window,near which her corpse was found. It may he that she was struck while attempting to escape at this point, as the murderer finally kicked in the panel and reached through to take aim in firing the last shot. LcLaughlin was one who often show ed a disposition to escape from the associations of his youth, but lacked strength of mind to do so. lie was clad in a night-gown during the whole affray, and refused to allow any clothes to be put on him after his arrest. The Sickness and I>eath of Judge Linton Stephens. Sparta, Ga., July 15, 1872. Editors Sun : The sad intelligence lias already reached you of the death of then Hon. Linton Stephens. No sad event has cast so much gloom and sorrow over this community in many years. When the report of his death was carried around the town on Sunday evening, many of his friends could not believe it—the intelligence being the first intimation © © which some of them had of his sick ness, and no one was prepared for so I sad tin event. llis physician, Dr. Alfriend, was called in late Saturday evening, and found him suffering with an attack of fearful congestion of the lungs and abdominal vsicera. After a short while the attack appeared par tially arrested, but owing to irrepa rable damage done the nervous cen tres, the congestion of these vital or gans continued with increasing vio lenee, and in spite of all the efforts of medical skill, and the unremitting attention of his family and friends, finally resulted in deatli at about 5 o’clock on Sunday, the 14th instant. Notwithstanding the nature of his disease, the patient appeared to be conscious of his approaching death. In the intervals between the parox ysms, he conversed with his friends on the subject, indicating that he understood his situation, and expect ed the worst. To his wife, who bent over him heart broken, he said “lie was not afraid to die—only dreaded death because it would separate him from her.” The scene at his bedside is beyond description, His family consists of his wife with three grown daughters 'by a former marriage, together with, three smaller children by his last wife.— Cor. Atlanta Sun. DasTAjiBLY Murder. Memphis, Juty 13. —Last evening while a party of boys were bathing in the liver at the foot of Beal stteet, a private watchman named Sturgeon, employ ed on some fiat boats near by, came out on the roof, armed with a mus ket, followed by his wife, also armed with a navy revolver, and after threatening the boys for bathing, Sturgeon took deliberate aim at one of the hoys, named Johnny Murphy, who was in the water, and tired, three slugs striking him in the head, killing him instantly. Immediately after the shooting Sturgeon jumped into a skiff - and made his escape, llis wife was arrested and lodged in the station-house. They recently came here from St. Louis, and are represented as bad characters. Mur phy was an apprentice in John Crown’s gas-fitting establisment.— The coroner’s jury returned a ver dict us willful murder. The State School Commissioner’s Report on Public Schools. —The report of State Commissioner, Gus tavus J. Orr, is able. The teachers of last year have not been paid.— Bullock gobbled the school money out of the Treasury under the act of July 20, 1870, as fast as it came in, depositing his rag bonds in their place to tho amount of §268,00U. At this point he became inspired with the worthlessness of his bonds and the farcicality of the arrange ment, and he grabbed and scattered tbe money without any little unnec essary comedy of putting his paper stuff in its place. The teachers worked faithfully, and Mr. Orr urges their payment, and we back him in it. He proposes good bonds to be substituted for Bullock’s tainted rags. The full debt be has not ascer tained, but he is after it. He urges changes in the present law. He needs a clerk for himself. County Boards should settle disputes with right of appeal to the State Commissioner and State Board. Half the rental of tho State Road should go to education, or half the net re ceipts if it changes management. The County Boards should have the power of local taxation, levied by the voluntary action of the people. We shall notice this report here after. We take a deep interest in this matter of free schools. Mr. Orr is the right mau in the right place. With the law properly amended and his hands unfettered, we shall look for substantial results of the broadest good.— Constitution. Captain A. Pacetti, of St. Au gustine, Fla., caught in two days, twenty eight sharks, averaging ten feet in length. These gave between fifteen and twenty gallons of pure oil. Mrs. Wharton, who was acquitted in Annapolis last, winter of the mur der of Genet a! Ketchum is in better health, and has returned to her home in Baltimore. It is thought that she will never lie tried on the charge of attempting to poison Mr. Van Ness NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, Georgia , Gwinnett County. Pleasant A. Sterling has applied for exemption of personalty and setting apart and valuation of homestead, and 1 will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock, a. m., on the 3d day of August, 1872, at my office. J. T. LAMKIN, j dy24-2t Ordinary. PARLOR STILL. Da -T. A. Ci.OPT()N,<)f Huntsville. A’m. has inventi d a small Si ill, run bv an oil lamp, that will make From fire to twenty-Jive Gallons of Pure Brandy a Day. Every family South ought to keep a few gallons of pure Brandies for medical purposes, and if made by themselves they would know it was pure. Durhig the fruit season 500 gallons of good brandies can be made out of Dewberries , Blackberries , Straw-' berries , Cherries, Plums, Peach es, Grapes, and other fruits. A circular with full directions for its use, with a drawing of the apparatus, will be forwarded to any address, upon a royalty of five dollars, with the right to use it in theii family. This indispensable apparatus can be made by any tinuer at a cost of three dollars. Nothing of the kind has ever been gotten out before. No one, after nsing it, would ever be without it for one hun dred dollars a year. All money must be sent by Ex press or by Postoffice orders, to his agent, H. B. Roper, Huntsville, Ala. All papers copying this a few times, and sending a copy of paper containing a copy of this notice, will be entitle i to a Royalty or a Still for making their own Brandy. july24 FOR THE CAMPAIGN. SAVAMNAH MORNING NEWS The approaching Presidential canvass, judging from the extraordinary condition of our political affairs, will be the most interesting, exciting, and hotly-contested campaign in tne history of the Republic, and its progress will be watched with feverish anxiety by thousands wlto have heretofore taken but slight interest in elections. In order to place in the reach of all that widely-known medium of the freshest and latest intelligence, the Savannah Morning News, a liberal subscription schedule Ims been arranged. From the first of July to the first of November, or from the first of August to the first of December—four months in clusive—the different editions of the Mousing News will be sent to subscri bers on the following terms: Daily $2 50 Tri- Weekly 1 50 Weekly 50 In the stirring times just ahead, the Morning News will be in the van of all its contemporaries in the extent, variety and freshness of its intelligence, and it’s readers will lose none of the salient points of the campaign. Money may be sent by express at the risk and expense of the Proprietor. Address J. H. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga. Georyia, Gwinnett County. Thomas S. Garner applies to me for letters of administration on the estate of Silas King, deceased: This is to cite all persons concerned to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in August next,and show cause, if any they can, why said letters should not be grant ed to applicant. June Ist, 1872. JAMES T. LAM KIN, junca-40d Ordinary. Gwinnett Sheriff" R a] On the first Tuesday in AuY Y* will sell, before the Court-h"^ 1 I the town of Lawrencevilfe in Y> ■-a ty, between the legal hours ofYY s following property, to wit: LotYr'Y No. 180. in the sth district of said ty county, containing two bund ? d fifty acres, more or less, and knYY ** P. A. Sterling Mill Place ad? • as,! * on the South by Martin ’mlu*" B on the East bv G T. N the North by* Warren Jordan YnT ° 5 Sterling on the West. Said lot of Y levied on as the property of p i -1 414 ling, to satisfy a Superior Court (i ft ‘ in favor Johnson & Brother vs p Sterling. Property pointed out t f N. Glenn, plaintiffs’ attorney tYv J ist, 1872. M V. BRANT), gjj* Gwinnett Sheriff Sale in Mi" county, on tbe first Tuesday in A, ® ld m xt, within the legal hours of sal e g ,T following property, to wit: One building and lot, situated in the toSj Norcross. ,n the Sixth District of Y county, fronting on main street th; three feet, running back one hundred thirty feet, containing four thousand .» hundred and ninety square ,feet, more" lew. levied on by virtue of a fi f? McKee, Cunningham & Co., v, i Y Dunlap & Cain. The saY a i?Y’ lands of G. W. Wallace and otff and known as Arnold’s Store lY Property pointed out by J \ plaintiffs’ attorney. 3 ’ &knn july3-1 m M. V. BRAND, Sheriff. Georgia , Gwinnett County. Whereas, Samuel JT. Freeman,admin ist rat or on the estate of Lorenzo )' Davis, deceased, represents to me j n L petition duly filed and entered on recY that lie has fully administered Loru-i D Davie’s estate. This k <hY£ cite all persons, kindred and creditor? |? show cause, if any they can, why Y administrator should not he discharged from his administration and receive let ters of dismission on the first Monday J August next. This May Cth, 1872 mayß J. T. LAM KIN, Ord’ry. Guardian’s Sale. Georgia. Gwinnett County. By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of said county, will he sold before the Court-house door, in law. renceville, on the first Tuesday in Aw next, within the legal hours of sale, the following di scribed land, belongin'” to the minor heirs of Phillips? late of said couni y.deceased. A n undivided one fourth interest in one hundred and eighty five acres of land, parts of lots Nos. 123 and 124, in the 6th district of Gwinnett county. Sold for the benefit of said minors. Terms cash. June 6tli, IS7° MARY E. PHILLIPS, june 12-40 d Guardian. Dawson Sheriff Sale. M ill be sold, before the Court bouse door, in the town of Pawsonville, in said county, on the first Tuesday in Au gust next, within the legal hours of sale ire rniowmrrproperty. To wit: Lots oi land Nor. 4C7. 4fiß, 4§5 and 480, in the 4th district of the first sec tion of Daw, on cotmty. Levied on as the properly of 11. L. Cciby. to satisfy a ti. la. issued from ihe Justice’s Court oi tie I 180 ill district. G. M of said county, in favor of Hannah Ccrby, vs. 11. L Derby. Property pointed out by plaintiff levy m ide and rt turned to me by C, J. Dooly, L. 0. Jure 20, 1872. HORATIO TATUM. june26-lm Sheriff. To JExecutorsaiu! Administra tors with the Will annexed. Gwinnett Court of Ordinary. The original wills on file, in this office, and the record thereof, required by law to be kept, having been destroyed by the burning of the Court House, all execu tors and administrators, having in their posssession certified copies of destroyed wills, are hereby notified to return them to this office so that that they may be recorded again, for the benefit ot all per sons interested therein. In cases where wills have been fully executed, it may be to the interest of executors to have the wills on record, as they constitute fre quently the title of the heirs. April Id, 1872. JAMES T. LAMKIN, aprl7-tf Ordinary. Hiram 11. Crane Libel for Divorce in Dawson Superior • Court, April Term, Sarah M. Crane. 1872. It appearing to the Court, from the return of the Sheriff, that said defendant resides without the limits of said county, and it further appearing to the Court that defendant resides without the said State, it is, therefore, on motion of James M- Bishop, counsellor for libellant, ordered that defendant do appear and answer at the* next term of this Court to said Libel: and it is further ordered that notice hereof be effected by publication in the Gwinnett Herald, and that the original be entered on the minutes of this Court, rny 2-’-3m N. B. KNIGHT, J. S. C Stc’eof Georyia, Forsyth County FoRSYTn Court of Ordinary,) June Term, 1872. ) Whereas. Tan W. Davis, administri' tor of Simeon B. David, deceased, has tih d his petition in this Court, prayinj? leave to sell the lands of said deceased all persons concerned are hereby notified that an order will he granted said admin istrator as prayed for, at the Ordinarys Court, to be held in and for said county, on the first Monday in August next. a. Cumming, Ga., unless some valid objec<- tious are filed sustained. WM. D. BENTLEY, Ordinary. junel2-4w pr. fee 85.50. Georyia , Gwinnett County. Whereas Benjamin T. Thomas, admin istrator on the estate of George ' • Grreson, deceased, apply to me in form for leave to sell the lands of saw deceased. All persons are hereby noting that said application will be granted 011 the first Monday in August next, tun-" some valid objections are filed anu - l " taiued. This June 25,1872. JAMES T. LAMKIN. jtinc26-4w Ordinary-