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-THE THOM ASTON HERALD.
jT c. mcmichael & m. c. calaalss*,
KDITi IRB AND PROfRIKTOR3.
THOMASTON, GA., JUNE 2471871’
Till- THOMASTON HSIIALD ho* a Large
Circulation in Upsoti' t*ihc 4 Mfriteethefj
Talbot, Spalding, Jlom of, Eibb, Mascogee
and Ilutt*.
Clement L. Vnllaiullgliam.
‘‘One by one the great as well as the le=Br
er lights around us are extinquished.” The
latest startling and sad intelligence is the
termination of the career ol the great “lead
er of forlorn hopes and perilous adventures.”
Mr. V illandigham shot himself accidentally
while explaining bow a man could shoot
himself. Many, .both North and South,
sadly lament his untimely exit
The Atlanta Sun of the 17 1 b inst., gives
Hon. Alexander If. Stephens’ Salutatory,
in which he boldly and unhesitatingly says
his object will be to make the Sun the true
organ of the Jeffersonian principles of the
Federal Government. We consider that
Mr. Stephens, with his mighty intellect and
long experience, could not do more for his
government, the oppressed people and for
posterity than in advocating doctrines which
alone can secure a perpetual and harmonic
ous union of the States. He stands a huge
political pyramid on the great and glorious
constitution of once the best government
the world has ever known. Towering aloft,
on such a firm basis, his acute and far
seeing intellect will discover many dark
movements in the Radical ranks and expose
them for the benefit of the country.
France.
The latest telegrams say that persons
coming from Paris state that half has not
been told of the troubles in that city, and
that the destruction erf life and property
Immensely exceeds both the govenment and
newspaper accounts. The eastern lino of
railway is daily crowded with Germans re
turning to their homes, laden down with
plunder.
The workmen of Paris are almost unani
mously Communist. They are much em
bittered on account of the defeat ot their
cause and hate both Theirs an the Boqa
partes. Many of them will emigrate to
America.
The Papal movement to commit France to
the restoration of the Popes temporal power
is much ridiculed bv the press.
Henry S. Foote.
This poor old broken down political
gambler has cut quite a figure recently in
Tennessee politics by letter writing. Foote
was never known to advocate out one good
cause, and that was the election of Stephen
A. Douglass in 1860. From our knowledge
of his character, we are inclined to think
that he did this for no good or pure motive
of patriotism, but simply to differ with the
majority of the leading men in the country.
What his position was during the exciting
secession times, we are not advised, nor do
we know that it is material, but we do
know, that during the time, or a large por
tion of the time, that he misrepresented a
certain District in the Confederate Con*
press, he was very bitter against the
United States Government. He was
equally as bitter against Jefferson Davis—«
because he hated Davis. He could be heard
almost almost any day indulging in the
bitterest words of abuse, either of the
Lincoln government or of Jeff. Davis.
When he could not by his “monkey-like
guyrations” in abusing Jeff. Davis—not
secession—provoke a laugh from a few who
hated Davis also, he would turn on the
Federal Government and bring “down the
house,” by the most acrimonious and scur
rilous abuse that any Parliamentary body,
except the Confederate Congress, was ever
compelled to listen to. The Confederate
Congress was greatly relieved when the old
creature run off, left the Confederacy and
went over to the yankees. Our readers re
member very well the time he attempted
to pass the Confederate lines and was ar
rested and returned to Richmond—and to
explain away his cowardly and traitor
like conduct, preteuded that he was at
tempting to run over to Washington to
make peace. Os course everybody believed
what he said. He is now at his samo old
tricks—endeavoring to obtrude himself up
on the time and space of respectable news
papers, by writing letters denunciatory of
Jeff. Davis and secession. He pronounced
Mr. Davis a huge traitor and the secession
moTemeut a criminal design. This poor
old fossil of a political gambler, who never
had any notoriety except as a blackguard,
and then only by vulgar accident—abuses
a cause which he himself pretended he was
helping to sustain, and has the unblush
ing, dirty effrontery to dictate a course to
be pursued in the approaching Presidential
election by tbe_Democracy. No body wants
the advise of the poor old man, and no body
will pertainly be dictated to, by him. Old
Foote hated Mr. Davis and any cause he
might espouse, for the reason that Mr. Davis
was both by nature and acquirements far
his superior. Foote felt Mr. Davis’ superi
ority, and like all mean envious creature*,
tried during the war, an! is again trying
to drag him down to his own filthy level.
This, Foote can never do—for what God has
made unequal, man can never make equal.
The devil bates goodness and purity of
heart, and as these divine graces arp perfect
ed. just in thesame proportion does the hatred
of the devil for them increase. So it is with
poor old Foote, as to Mr. Davis and the
cause to which he at one time pretended to
be true.
The Atlanta Sun of the 20th, presents up
with the valedictory of Col C. Peeples, who
but a short time since connected himself
with the Sun.
Rules ot TurilT#
We hope the rates ot tax which we take
from the Nashville Union and American
will be carefully observed and considered
by evety farmer and working man. You
will discover at once the grand cause of
oppression and hard times. You will be
able to conclude that bankruptcy will be
the inevitable result if such taxation is not
removed. The farmer and the working
man's purse is. thus squeezed to benefit
government officials and monopolies. The
evils which such taxation carries before it
.can scarcely be imagined. The people
alone have it in their power to avoid these
evils. We hope they will read and think
as well as work. They are the fountain
from which the President and the Repre
sentative emerges. They have the right
and the power of choosing their officials,
then let them choose such as will look to
their interest. The farmer when he rises
in the morning puts on his flannel shirt
taxed 65 per cent., trousers 60, vest 60, over
coat—cloth 60, buttons 40, braid 60, lining
60. and padding 150. He draws on boats
taxed 35 per cent, puts coal taxed 60 per
cent, in his stove taxed 55 per cent, boiler
40 and stove pipe 150. He sits down to his
breakfast with plate
knife and fork 35, seasons his food with
salt taxed 108 per cent, and pepper taxed
120. and reads the Thomaston Herald,
paper taxed 20 per cent, ink 35, and type
25. He puts on his hat taxed 70 per cefit,
cannot smoke a Ilavanna because it is
taxed 150 per cent, hitches his horse, shod
with nails taxed 67 ppr eent, to a plough
taxed 45 per cent, with chains taxed 100
per cent, and harness taxed 35 per cent.
Goes to the store and buys for his wife a
handkerchief taxed 35 per cent, a shawl
200, woolen dress 100. silk dress 60, hat 40,
stockings 75, boots 35, bow 60, umbrella
60, needles 25, Coats’ thread 73, pins 35,
gloves 50, books 25, rice 72, soap 70, can
dles 40, paint 25* starch 50, pens 70. He
gets a ballot and votes under the old Flag
taxed 100 per cent, for a Free Trade Candi
date for Congress. S'-ea his grain going off
on Steel Rails taxed S3OOO a mile, in Iron
Cars taxed 50 per cent, drawn by a Loco
motive taxed 45 per cent. He now takes
the last look at his tools taxed, axe anu
hammer 45 per cent, scythe, reap-hook,
corkscrew, pick and screw 150. spade, hoe,
rake and fork 46, saw 75, penknife 50,
dinner can 35, water bucket 60. The poor
man, sick to death, thinking how the taniff
robs him, goes to bed, made of wool taxed
20 per cent, and a blanket taxed 240 per
cent. He takes his quinine taxed 45 per
cent, the gum 35, window shades 35, win
dow glass 55, curtains 80, wall paper 35,
and bowl and pitcher 40.
And this is the end ; his fate in the fol
lowing epitaph. Here lies the American
Farmer taxed to death by monopolists, is
recorded on marble taxed 70 per cent, ana
he goes where there are no tariffs.
The Savannah Republican indignantly
rejects the Tribune’s Atlanta correspodent’s
prediction, that the old Whigs of Georgia
will ultimately join the Republican party:
It says:
We tell the Tribune there can be no
greater delusion. One or two restless
spirits or disappointed aspirants may give
encouragement to such a thought, but it
has no root or countenance among the great
body of the old Whigs. This coun try never
produced a class of men who were more
sincerely-attached to the principles of liber
ty, to whom they would yield in their de
votion to honor, truth and patriotism, or
whose detestation of fraud, usurpation and
wrong was more deep-seated and uncon
querable. They share to the fullest extent,
with their fellow-countrymen of the South,
in their abhorrence of a faction that has
desolated their country, sought to degrade
and humiliate its brave inhabitants, dis*
franchised its best people, created a gov
ernment of slaves over their former masters,
and has sought in every way, not only to
plunder and beggar them, but to wipe out
every vestige of republican liberty among
them, and finally, with sacriligious hands
to tear down the government itself and
erect a military despotism in its stead.
Such a party is at war with everv senti
ment, opinion and emotion of the old Whigs
of the South, and their very natures must
be reversed before they can forget to scorn
or learn to forgive it. The pa«t i* so full of
oppression, indignity, humiliation and
wrong, .that, there can be no repentance.
When the old Whigs get ready to offer up
themselves and their country on the alter of
Mammon, then may the Radicals begin to
look for recruits from their ranks.
The State ol Virginia is rapidly taking
up'aga’m the march pf internal improve
nients which was so rudely broken off by
the war. By the forming of the “Virginia
International Laud Loan and Trust Com
pany,” under the management of men whose
names are guaranties of the integrity and
financial soundness of the enterprise, no
less than by the completion of already com
menced and the construction of new rail
roads, the State will profit in a very materi
al degree, and great facilities be afforded to
the developments of its vast natural re
sources. The Chesapeake and Ohio raihoid
opens a grand trunk line from the Atlantic
ocean to th.e Western States and California,
while the Norfolk and Great-Western road
will intersect the very best portions of Vir
ginia along its southern border, from Nor
folk westward as far as Bristol, Tenn. By
this line a direct communication with the
leading Southern cities will be obtained,
while at the same time, by the contracts
recently entered into with the Allen steam
ship line direct from Europe to Norfolk, it
will convey emigrants and settlers to the
interior, and thus conduce to the settlement
and add to the value of the la-ids along the
line of the road, which are principally in
the hands of the land company. Through
its connection with the projected Ei Paso
and Texas Pacific railroad to the Pacific
ocean, this line of rail will also bring the
State of Virginia ? nt« pr minence as an ag
ricultural district for emigrants, and of
commeieial importance second to none in
the South. The “Virginia International
Land, Loan, a'd Trust Company” is found
ed upon a principle somewhat similar to
those two famous monetary establishment*,
the Credit Mohilier, of Paris, and the Credit
Foncier. — Washington Patriot.
... ... Ottr Tela* Correspondence.
Galveston. Texas, June 10th, 1871.
Editors Herald :—Ou Saturday, 3*l inst.,
our city Was visited by a severe storm
which continned until Monday evening, 6(b,
doing considerable damage to property on
the Island, and wrecking one steamship
loaded principally with cattle, and sinking
bark, “Yirginia'Dafe,” loaded with railroad
iron. The former was just clearing for
Indianola when the storm came op, and
something going wrong with her wheel
house, she was blown about until she
“sprung a leak,” which let in the water so
fast that her very gallant captain had
time to “beach her” and let her go down in
shallow water. The latter began tj) drag
anchor about 2 r. u Sunday, and went
under at 6 p.-M. in water just deep enough
to leave the top rigging a : little above water,
yet it was so little that her gallant ctew of
of fourteen men (whose only alternitife was
to lash themselves to the rigging and hope
for assistance and relief,) were altnost
death by the high waves, jand it
was not until late Monday evening jbefore
the storm was fairly over, that it waslin the
power of any one to render them any|assis
tance. As soon as it was possiblej even
with much difficulty and a great deal of
danger they were rescued and brought into •
the city, and have since then- bee?o gener
ously cared for, provided with funds and
sent back to their homes and families, to
tell that Galveston people will not hesitate
to risk all—even life, to relieve thedistress
ed and unfortunate. Indeed it was a dar-'
ing act in the gallant men that went to
their relief, for at that time even men on
the Island trembled in their boots. Other
damages to the smaller boats would be of
no interest to your readers. Storm number
two struck os about 10 a. m. Friday, 9th.
and lasted nntil very late in the night It
is said by the oldest inhabitants that the
winds were never before known to blow so
hard—“at one time blowing at the,rate of
sixty miles per hour,” so says sergeant
Van Hake, of the U. S. Corps. During the
continuance of this storm rain seemed to
fall in perfect torrents, which very soon
flooded our streets and put water proof
boots in great demnn 1. The damages of
storm No. 2 were mostly confined to the
shipping. River steamer “Nora,”., broke
spiling and swung around in good order.
The custom house boat went down in four
foot water. Tugboat “Superior,’’belonging
to 11. D. N. Cos. sunk. S eamship “Clio—
ton’s” paddle box was carried away, This
vessel was loaded with cattle, and a horri
ble sight it was to see all mixed in togeth
er, the living, the dead and the oying, to
say the lea»t it washy np means an edifying
scene to behold. Lighter Emily sunk with
900 bales of cotton, 300 of which was blown
ashore. River steamer “Mollk> Hamilton”
is a total wreck. After she suok in water
not deep enough to cover her *>b e waH
blown and beaten into fragments. Port.
Pilot house and one chimney on Cal Cage
was blown off. To make a long story short
and not take up so much of your valuable
space, is to say about twenty other boats,
schooners, &c., were either capsized,' sunk,
blown away or blown ashore. Telegraph
poles blown down andVailroads washed up.
St. Patrick’s church, just completed is a
total ruin, every wall having blown down.
Other damages on the Island is of no inter
est to your readers. While speaking of
shipping I failed to say that five vessels
(too large to enter this port were lying in
the roads,) are missing, one of whieh was
ready to sail. It is said that the five ves
sels in all had on board about 6.500 bales
of cotton. Weather is warm and the sky
looks as if another sto»m was ready and
only waiting to come in its regular turn.
Justitia.
Akcrman.
The Washington Banner discusses Geor
gia’s contribution to Grant’s Cabinet :
Akerman, of Georgia, went into Grant’s
Cabinet with a tremendous flourish of big
trumpets, but, according to the latest hints
from Washington, is likely to cotne out at
the little end of a very small h->ro. .There
appears to be something wrong in fbe At
torney-General’s offire. It is very certain
that much fault is being .fpu.nd will* his
conduct, not only by private citizens having
business -with the office, hut by Bureau
officers of the G"vert*nienr, and by his as
sociates in the Cabinet, of that
officer's habits of delay and preerastination
It is said that he materially re arda the
business of the Government by constantly
delaying action on important cisee referred ~
to him. and that in some instances large
sums of money have been lost because he
would not’act, preferring to consign the
papers to the rigeon- holes and thp-s- avoid
the responsibility of action. The faot is,
Akerman is incompetent, and all the Cabi
net officers are convinced of it. It is said ;
some of them have appealed to re pre
senting that the Attorney General was n.
burden which the President could tutt hmg-'
er afford to carry. It is also reported " that
the Solicitor-General of the Department
and one of the Assistant Attorney-Generals,
who are b*>tli capable and efficient officers,
are greatly, dissatisfied-wijth rhemsftmer in
which WsToefcs is conducted, YncTwill sodn
resign unless there is a-change. Many «and
those best informed regarding the adminis
official life is short; that the President is
beginning to see that be is withoutstrength
as a politician, without intelligence us>peb*
lie affairs, and incapable of
his high office, and that as soon as a succes
sor can be decided upon, he will be invited
out. •
But it is easy to see how the matter
stands. With Georgia in the hand-of the
Democracy, Akerman can uff.rd the Ad»
ministration but lame support, either in nr
out «»f that State. Grant has no use for
no n who cannot do him political service or
make him c >Btly presents. Akerman’sin
competency, though notorious enough, is a
secondary consideration. If the President
were to oust every incompetent man he has
appointed, nearly every Federal office in
the country would he vacant.
The Baptist denomination in Georgia
numbers 134,000. So says the Christian
Index. .'' a
* ~J*~~ Tht Gcorfl* Pr* M *
A little eon of Mr. Bten. CxHier, of Tal
bottoo, was poisoned on the 15th inst., by
eating cobalt, and died in a few hours.
The Savannah Dally Advertiser says:
Commodore Jnsiah TatnaH died on the
15th inst., at the Residence of Mrs. Kollock,
.on Smith ftroad street after an. illness of
hot a few days. Commodore TafnuM, if our
information ia correct, was aged about 75
years.
The Houston Home journal says i
Phil Toodee Kempner is dead, and Dal
Martin Jordan is in black for a time.
The City Council of Albany have given
the right of way to the Brunswick & Albany
Railroad Company to cut up and run through
their streets. A generous Council that.
The LaGraoge Reporter says:
Our citizens are called upon to mourn the
death of two of the most estimable and
worthy men of the county. Luke Johnson
and George Kidd coming to Troup in its
early„_b.ie.tory, their energy, enterprise and
integrity, have contributed their lull share
in winning for their county its well-earned
and deserved fame for uprightness, intelli
gence and refinement. In all the walks of
life they enjoyed, in a high degree, the eon
fidence and esteem of all who knew them.
The first ‘lied on the 3d instant, the latter
on the 13th—both at an advanced age after
their work was well done. That they are
at rest, we <Mnnot doubt; and we trust that
their good examples and precepts will not
be forg>»tton by the living. To their be
reaved families and sorrowing relatives our
sincere coudolence and sympathy are ex
tended.
As an indication of the health of our
town, it is only necessary to state that
nearly six months of the year has “Xpired,
and that not a single death of a white per
son has occurred within the corporate limits
of the city for 1871.
Ex-Senator Miller will deliver the prize
medals at the next University Commence
ment.
The Bibb county Agricultural Fair came
off at Macon, on the 17th inst. It is said
to have been in all respects a most credita
ble exposition and a brilliant success.
The Columbus Sun, of Saturday, has this
paragraph on railroad matters:
It is alleged that Cook & Cos., of Atlanta,
are acting in the interest of the Pennsylva
nia Centre I Railroad Company, which is
extending its branches Southward ; and that
after they have built the road to Columbus,
they will extenJ it to Albany. Then
Kimball will be President of a long route
Irom Atlanta via Columbus and Albany to
Brunswick. It is now considered among
the knowing ones that a sale >f the Mobile
and Girard Railroad will be preferred to a
lease of the Central, unless that aorporarion
will agree to pay a reasonable percentage.
If lor sale, these same agents ol the Penn
sylvania Central mav buy it and extend it
to Mobile, arid thus have a grand trunk
line to New Orleans. O'hers say Kimball
is trying, by a concentration of railroad
interests, to make himself the next Governor
of Georgia.
The Carterßville Express says that not
more than a fourth of a wheat crop can be
made in that section.
The Georgia Republican states that C. G.
Reese, ol Talifcrro county, has been, by
Judge Andrews, sentenced to oe hung on
Friday, August fourth, for the murder of
Thomas Edwards, in that county, last
August.
The Atlanta Son of the 19th says that
Mary Shields «oceessfully walloped and
robbed Fanny Temple this morning. Fannv
lost a part of one ear, sixtv-five cents and
yelled like an Arab. Mary, it is supposed,
will rusneate within the precints of John
son’s Hotel.
Marietta. —The Journal says: The sur
vey of the Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad has been commenced. The sur
veying party is in charge of Col. Taylor.
The Southern Sun says the following is a
young hopeful’s idea of assault and battery,
whose uncle is a young lawyer in the city.
Young Hopeful.— (yawning)—“Well, 1
believe I'll go over to the court house and
hear uncle holler a little, as he’s got a case
in court.”
Bystander —“ What sort of a case, bad
dy?”
Hopeful. —‘ Oh, only a case of assault
and battery—a nigger stole a sheep over
the river the other day.”
The Sun also states that Mr. E. O.
Mounger informs us that there has been a
Matrimonial Olub formed in town of which
Orfear Donalson is President.and himself
Secretary. ’Tis strange to what expedient*
some men will resort to get wives. We
trust the ladies will strangle this delecta
ble club iu its incipieney, together with its
officers. , .
The Newnan Herald says Monroe Price,
a person of color, was employed recently by
Mr C. R<*binson to hoe his cotton in town.
Monroe thought as the stand was bad and
it did not need thinning, Mr. R , would not
care how the grass was killed provided the
job was done, so he very considerately
-turned- into the field eighty hungry geese
that went heartily to work on the grass,
while Monroe calmly rested in the shad*
and witnessed the operation. Sensible
Mooroe! A fact.
.. The Savannah Republican says a young
man, book-keeper for a prominent cotton
merchant, has turned up missing, with
$2,500 of his employer's, money unaccounted
for.
The West Point Shield says:
Up -to last. Saturday Mr. Parnell, living
sopje five or six mi ps below this place in
Chambers county. A*a. had shipped to.
New York over three hundred bbsbels of’
peaches. Mr. Parnell is making it qube
profitable. -
We find the following in the Cuthbert
Appeal:
The corn continues to grow rapidly ; the
early . planting is silking, and an unprece*
dented corn crop, for this section, is prom
ised.
Fin* Potatoes.—Mrs. Edgar A. Ross, of
Houston county, sends us some of th*» finest
Irish potatoes we have sean this season.
They are the Goodrich variety, and of such
dimensions that two or three of them would
seffice for the vegetable part of one meal
for a small family. As this is Mrs. R/«
first year as hoa<>ekeeper and gardener, we
think she mav safely count on the highest
honors in this line, hereaftet. It is our
honest verdict that .she will deserve not only
them, but all others that come within the
scope of what we heartily wish may be a
m 'St happy, prosperous future.— Telegraph
and Messenger,
The Valiawriigham Tragedy— How the
fatal Mat Cam# to be fired.
Mr. Vallandigham had been engaged for
ten days in preparing for the defence of one
MiGehen, charged with the murder of Mey
ers, at Hamilton, Ohio, some weeks ago.
He bad gone to Lebanon to attend the trial.
A Lebanon correspondent of the Cincin
nati Enquirer furnishes that paper with the
following details of the terrible accident
which resulted in his death :
After taking supper, he procured from
the landlord of the hotel a bit of white mus
lin cloth, perhaps s foot square, for the
purpose of testing to his own satisfaction
the question as to whether a shot fired from
a pisrol in close proximity to it would or
would not leave a mark ot powder upon it.
Having provided twnsefF with this, and
put his pistol in his pocket, be and Mr.
Mtliken and Mr. Hume w*nt out together
to the south edge of town, beyond the resi
dence of Governor Mcßurney. Arriving
there, they were ioined by Mr. Mcßurney.
and the trio become a quartette.
THE PI-TOL
which he took with him for this purpose is
anew revolver wbfoh be had purchased
only a few days before coming to Lebanon.
It is one of Smith A Wesson’s manufacture,
with a four inch barrel, and five chambers,
and carries a ball of 32-luo of an inch cali
ber.
How THE ACCIDENT CAME AB UT. r
Two shots were fired into the cloth, and
all wete satr-fied with the result of the ex
periment. and started back to the hotel.
Mr. Miliken, ever caut ous and thought
ful, said :
“Val., there are three shots in yoor pis
tol yet. You had better discharge th**m.”
“What for?” responded Mr. Vallandig
ham.
“To prevent any accident,” replied the
cautious attorney. “You might shoot your.
“No danger of that,” replied Mr. VallaD
digham, “I have carried and practiced wish
pistol- ton long to be afraid to have a load
ed one in my pocket.”
“You had better be careful, though,”
said Mr. Miliken.
“Never fear me,” was the replv.
They then slowly walked back toward
the town, and, before they reached the
ho»eI. separated. •
Arriving at the Lebanon House alone,
Mr. Vallandigham whs stopped on his way
up stairs by the landlord, and a package
that had been left for him in bis absence
placed in his hands. That-parcel e*nta'iied
another revolver—a weapon that had been
exhibited at the trial in conrt, and was n»»t
only on loaded, but had had the chambers
removed. Proceeding to his room, he tin*,
wrapped the parcel, and at the same time
taking his own weapon from hi* pocket,
laid the two murderous instruments on the
table, side by side.
A moment later, Mr. Scott Symmes, a
young lawyer who has been connected w th
the prosecution of the case, passed the d<*»>r.
“Symmes," said he. “F .llett is mistaken.
A man could easily shoot himself as Myers
was shot. Gome iu an I will show how it
is done.”
Thus invited, Sytnmes entered the room,
but a moment later, seeing Judge Popp
coming up stairs, excused himself on the
ground that he was join* to Hamilton in the
morning, and wished to see the Judge b •
fore he left. He passed out, and a minute
or so afterward Mr. Mcßurney caM.e into
the room. Mr. Vallandignam, still stand
ing by the table nu which the pistols lay,
said:
“I’ll show von how Tom Myers shot him
self. Fdlett’s mistaken when he says it
can’t be done” Saying this, he took up
one of the murderous instruments in his
bands, pot it into his pantloous pocket, and
slowly drawing it out again, cocking it as
he drew it forth, he attempted to place it
in the exact position which he helievpd
Myer’s weapon to have assumed at the
moment the fatal bullet was sped on its
mission of death The muzzle of the weap
on still within the lappel of the pocket, he
brought it to ao angle of about fortv-five
degrees.
“There, that’s the way Myers held it,
only he was getting up, not standing erect.”
Saying this, he touched the trigger.
A sudden flash—the half-suppressed
sound of a shot—and Clement L Vallaodig
ham, with an expression ot ag »ny. exclaim
ed : “My God, I’ve shot my-eif.” and reeled
toward the wall, a Wounded and dying man
- wounded anddving hv his own baud.
Baltimore, with a population of three
hundred thousand, has church sittings for
one hundred thousand people. No other
city in the United States is provided with
church accomodations in that propottio’.
Another peculiarity is, that shops of all
sorts are closed on Sunday, including con
fectionery. cigar and liquor stores.
ytDVERTISEMEr^TS.
LOST.
A GOLD C'dlega Bud-re. engraved on the
Inner side with tbs mime of Carrie Ida- Rogers
A suitable reward will be paid if delivered to me
june24-2t DR. C. ROGERS.
SANDWICH A B®l.-\LL. Attorney* and
Counsellors at Law, Thomaston. G». Will practice
in the several ‘ourts of the State of Georgia, and attend
prompt ly to all business entrusted to their care.
M B. sandwich. [)une24 6mo ] w. x. bkall.
aEORGf a—Upson o htnty—F >nr w»ek<*
afte* date appl cation will be made to. the Conrt
of Oidinaij ot said county, for leave to sell the lands
lytos; in said conaty, belonging to the estate of MatbUa
Mank, deceased. I>UKE WILLIAMS.
june24-td * ’ Administrator.
GF.ORG IA l!p*u»a O“n>TY F> nr weeks
after data application will be made to the Conrt
of Ordinary of Upson county, for lea re to sell one hun
dred acres of land, more or Ir-*, lying in said county,
belonging to the children of the nmtersigne-t.
' JAMES ANDREWS,
Jone24-td GuardUm.
Georgia untt-—F urwe«ks
after date application will be made to the Court
of ‘ Ordinary •*# Upson county, for h ave to soil elghty
five acres of land, m.»re or leas, lying in Pike county,
belonging to the estate of Mrs. Rebsea Gammon, do-
JOHN T. DPTkEY.
jun*34-td Administrator.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
r F'H E R ard ->f Education of ITn«-on c-'unty
a will meet at the Courthouse, fn Thomaston. at 10
o’ebask, Saturday, lot of July. The Trustee* of the
different Districts will b* expected to tm.ke their full
and final report of the School wants of th-!r respective
districts on Monday. 8d of July at the regular me- ting
of the Board. All Teachers will be examined during
the two days.
Kv order of the President of the Board.
june*7-2t J. M. GREENE.
T\AJKI NOTICE.
THE Tax Bo ks will be opened as fol
low* dnrfng Jnne:
Warm Springs. June 12th and 28d; Delray. i«ta and
24th ; The Koek, June 14th snd 26tMfl|l|ik**'» Store.
Jane 15th and 27th; Hootenville. 2t)ih-
Black Ankle Court Ground, 30th*
Thomaston June 'oth and July the
Books will be closed. A. E. BINGLETON.
T. R. Upson scanty.
croc
IRON Wol{ J
fourth stre Et
MA.OOKT, q J
IRON & BRASS Won
Made to Order, and Build th. „ I
Cheapest ** tv I
HORSE PoWj.l
On the Continent. I
PORTABLE ENGINES
GRISS MILLS,
SAW MILLS.
GIN GEER,
brick
suo «
Special
IRON RAH.INC
For Private Dwellings, PuMj c <-
Grave Lots, etc. My Pattern*» 1
Try me if you want good work ;
—: V Juneitf
LADIES’ STOKE!
MILLINERY!
MILLINER!!!
FANCY GOODS, EH
At my new store on West side of Themp, W| ,
THOMASTON, Ga
WE hare nfi hand and
receiving!* beautiful VARIETY
STYLUS ol everything to be found in a
MILLINERY ESTABLISHMEHT.
1» part, such as LADIES and MISSES Hnt< lu
and Trimmings of ev.-ry de>»gn i,nd pnum t
ItiFrbone, Brid-tl W redle, Kl.g.nt Si.itlit-h »»,' tt,'* 1
Laees, foliar*, Gk?e» and llt.L«rrr. 11
sorfment of
SPLENDID JEWELRY
ol latest summer styles, I’jirn.-nls, funs etc I'l'm
MADE.sfJITs and APPAKKLfot
w. ar—this is a specialty »>f the MUldishim-ni. Ad.»
selection of real and imitation
HAIR GOODS.
In tact, everything appropriate to and
dress The L-irti.-s of l 'p»..n and ndjHintngMNnfam
respectfully n quoted t<> c til umi examine tar mH
before purchasing elsewhere.
Dress-Making, Cutting & Fitting.
done at hh<>rt nolle- and in the most af>provedstyls, te*
•amity sewing of a 1 kind*.
MRS. CARRIE E. PAYNE, la*eef Atlmti,
On , who is connected with my home «• a*it f,.rtla
WEED SE WIND MACHINE, in.* wilt tak, ,r„. pV
sure in exhibiting it to any who wirl. u> tr-t ia mrria
All Piers carefully filleda>.d satiolactiuofiiaranttii
Call on or address
MRS. 31. CHENEY PEftRYMVt,
may27-tf ThomMitoe. 6it
M' BEXDE & CO.,
IMPORTERS OF
EARTHENWARE,
TABLE AND
POCKET CUTLERY,
JUIP MANUFACTURER'S AGENTS POR
SIL'ER PLATED WARE
O. j && o .
SATE YOUR FMIt
McBBIDE & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS AGENTS,
Offer to the Trade the Cheapest First-0»*»
FRUIT JARS*
iu the State.
FRUIT JABSI
CHEAP
' FRUIT JABS 1
4.“ -•? ' ..a,
TO MERCHANTS
ITs will dnpHcats My KKW YORK. *******
CROCKERY, CUTLERY OR OLASd~*' ABt
have assorted Crates of BEST
IRONSTONE 1M (.{.l*
of our owtn importation, packed t<voaror<
ACTLY SUITED TO THE WANTS OF
*
MERCHANTS, containing n» Wgh-prleeJ 1
. **
tureens, or other hard stock, but iust
for*
those In constant cash deism ad. We sell C '* u
. «, T il*» **
cash for 590,00, and guaiantee eatirs
tvrry purchaser. Will send fists ©» »ypdr*d* B
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