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THETHOMASTON HERALD. J. C. McMICIIAEL M. C. CADAMSS, KDTToRS AND PUOPr.tRTORS. THOMASTON, GA., SEPT. 2JL871. The THOM ASTON IIEIt.VLD Hrh « Large Circulation in l']»son, Pike, Meriwether, Talbot, Scalding, Monroe, Bibb, Muscogee and Butts. Kentucky Legislature. The Kentucky Legislature will stand 117 Democrats to 21 Radicals. Hungary. Hungary is threatened with famine because of the heavy rains, the neg lect of the dams overflowing, where by she is flooded with water and heavy taxation. New Telegraphic Line. A telegraph line will soon be com pleted between Mexico and the United States. In view of its early completion it is suggested by the Journal of Mexico, that Mexican citizenship be conferred upon Profes sor Morse. Yellow' Fever in Charleston. The Charleston Board of Health, on the 2Gth inst., reported the exist ence of the yellow fever, as an epi demic in that city. Thirty-five cases are reported and some death. The Charleston papers have been a little silent and some uneasiness has been felt by Wilmington. Cotton Crop. Reliable reports from every portion of Mississippi, North Louisiana and West Alabama, render the cotton crop in these sections rather unfavor able in consequence of the invasion of the army worm and boll worm. The early appearance of the worm will necessarily cut the crop short. Ex-Confedcrutes. On the 21th inst., twelve hundred ex-Confederates met at Roanoke fair grounds where they were addressed by able speakers. Politics were not alluded to. The meeting passed the following resolution: That it is the duty of all to turn their backs upon the past, and grasp manfully the duties and responsibilities of the fu ture. Attempted Suicide. On the morning of 21st inst., Dr. H. T. Ilelmbold, of New York, hired a hack and borrowed a shot gun, for the purpose, as he said, of hunting snipes. After arriving at the place where he expected to find the snipes he left the hack and had gone but a short distance, when he placed the breach of the gun on the ground and the muzzle under his chin and fired it. The driver ran to him, but before he arrived the doctor had discharged the second barrel, both passing by the face only singing it. His reasons for attempting to commit suicide, was that he got blue ail of a sudden and thought, “what is the use of living this way any longer ?” Destructive Fires. On the night of the 23rd of Au gust, a fire broke out in St. Louis, destroying property to the amount of §40,000 On the same night, the largest fire that ever occurred in Ithaca, N. Y., took place destroying property estimated one hundred thousand dollars. The same night chronicles the Joss of one hundred thousand dollars worth of property, at Lexington, Kentucky, by a terrible conflagration. On the same night fifteen families, in Long Island City, N. Y., were burned out and narrowly escaped with their lives, by a jealous husband. The flames died away on the ruins of of five cars, at the west end of the Bergen tunnel, caused by a spark of a passing locomotive ignit' ing petroleum. Labor lletorm Party. The Labor Reform party recently held a convention at St. Louis and promulgated a politcal plaform. Its principle features are the establish ment of a reformed monetary system, the payment of the national debt in gold where specifically promised and in legal tender in all other cases, the preservation of the public domain to the use of actual settlers, a tariff for revenue only, the abolition of class legislation, expenses pf future wars to be paid exclusive by the wealth of the country, annexation of new terri tory to be submitted tro a vote of the people, the prohibition of coolie im migration, the fostering of tion among artisans, and general amnesty. Indian War. Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Hancock, coalesce in the opinion that a terrible Indian war is imminent in Montana. But they complain that they have no troops to defend the frontier and that it remains exposed to horrible depredations. The army is forty thousand strong. Why can they not have troops to defend the frontier ? Perhaps Grant has station ed a goodly number at the Custom House, in New Orleans, to prevent men, who ought to vote in Conven tion from discharging their duty and enjoying a liberty and a right which the Constitution authorizes and guar- them. They are scattered about through the government, exert ing their power and influence to ac complish the re-noiriination of Grant instead of repeling invading enemies from the frontiers. Ewing vat. tiiunt. In perusing the great speech of General Tom Ewing, at Columbus, Ohio, we find that lie does not estim ate Grant as highly as others who speak of him, have done. Grant is rapidly going down even in the esti mation of many leading spirits of his own party. General Ewing says, “he is both ignorant and careless of the duties and obligations of his high office—has probably never read the Constitution, for it’s not publised in the Army Regulations or in the Stud Book; he is bold, unscruplous, ambi tious, selfish, and as cruel and cold as a bayonet. If he don’t use that law next year with that purpose and etlect, it. will be because the Northern people show a returning sense of the value of constitutional liberty, or because the Ku-Klux and carpet baggers combined can’t concoct suffi ciently plausible pretexts, or because Horace Greely beats him for the Re publican nomination. Let us hope, for the honor of the country, that all these contingencies will happen.” Severe but Just. While we know that everything is created different it is surprising that things of the same class, and the men in the same position, with the same duties before them should be so differ ent. The New’ York Sun draws the following comparison of the occupants of the Presidential chair: “Jefferson died poor, and Monroe was indebted to charity for the stone that bore his epitaph. To think of our President dying poor ! Let the admirers of Grant rest assured that no such caL amity awaits his final exit if it can be averted by the laying in of lands, tenements, houses, bonds, stock, plate, horses carriages and other valuables, the gifts of grateful office-holders, and of hungry expectants who await his re-election to thrust their hands into the Treasury. On the 3d of March, just before he ascended the capital steps to take the oath of office, Grant accepted a gift of §64,000. On the sth of March, with the pledge ofinaugeral lingering on his lips, he appointed the largest contributor to this fund Secretary of the Treasury, and the two me st active agents in raising it Sub-Treasurer and Collector of the Customs at New York. Jefferson with an instinctive sense of propriety befitting the high station of President, refused during his eight year’s term to appoint any of his re lations to office, however worthy and eminent. Grant in the first two years of his term has opened the way for for'y-one or more of his relations to thrust their vulgar noses into the public crib. Does not such a Presi dent befoul the chair once filled by Washington, Jefferson and Jackson? If these things are done in this green tree, what will he done in the dry ! When the root rots, do we won der that the foliage dies? When the Executive Mansion at Washington is converted into an exchange for the for the barter and sale of offices and contracts, do we marvel that the min or departments of of the national government are nests of roguery, that the State Legislatures are sinks of corruption, and that city municipals ties are dishlionestly administered ? Wore Grant driven from the White House with the brand of infamy on his brow, we might hope that the mark, like the characters traced on the wall before the Eastern ruler* might de ter others from the commission of offenses against official property and integrity. Columbia Legislature. From the co’umns of the Washing ton Patriot we learn that the Terri torial Legislatuie for the District of Columbia is quite a nuisance to the people. Though the hundred days which the organic act authorizes has expired and the term should cease, the Governor, it is said, will convene them to complete the spoliation. Toe corruption and inability to legis late is compared, and justlj 7 too, to the legislative element of South Carolina. The object in accepting the Territorial government was to get rid of the troubles imposed by the corrupt and profligate Radical corporation. Instead of removing farther from the stench, they have buried the territory centerly in the very ce spool of corruption, where the fat spirits of speculation, the ghosts of jobbers and the shades of trading demagogues preside in fiend ish iniquity. The entire term has been consumed in devising plans and concocting schemes to enrich the Ring above mentioned. The true interests, as is the case in many other instances, of the people have not been thought of, uncalled for extravagance has been inflicted upon the people and the action and course of the Legislature has been extreme ly partisan. The Legislature finally adjourned late last night, after hold ing an illegal session from noon yes terday. It is hardly necessary to say, that any act of that body during the time named, was void and of no binding force whatever. And we hope this usurpation of power will be so treated. The real authors of tin’s whole system are the Governor and the Board ofPuMic Works. Stale i\ews. Oglethorpe College is Atlanta’s Institution. Its next term commences first Monday in October. The Savannah Daily Advertiser says the following sums were paid out for the May term of the Superior Court: Pay of jurors §2,687,50; pay of officers §1,106,75. The Macon Citizen will be enlarg ed and improved after the 4th ot September. Congestive chills are prevailing in Columbus. Colu robus is to have a fine alarm bell, of two hundred pounds weigh. The Marietta Journal reports the grasshoppers in North Georgia, as eating up and devastating everything green about them in one night. The Chonicle and Sentinel says: The reports from the cotton crop in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are generally unfavorable. In tie two latter States the caterpillar wis webbing up and would be out in df structive force from the 10th to 15h September. The boll worm, too, wis very destructive in some localities. The papers in Mississippi and Loui.i ana were generally predicting nbott half a crop. In Alabama the Selna Times says: We have passed oir lives here, where the staple is raise!, and we have never known a rear as •/ disastrous, nor have we ever knovn a year in which the damage inflicted by excessive rain, and then by a c»n tinued dry spell, is as great as this has been. We saw on Monday plai tations which have always yield*! well, and which have looked comprr ativelv w r ell up to date, upon whifi the small bolls on the stock are liter ally dried up, while the plant i- nov throwing off everything that it ouglt to make ; and such is the conditici of the crop generally in this seetioi. The Col umbus Sun, of the sane I date says : That caterpillars are catilg up the cotton crop in the Oswicbe Bend, is no longer a question of dou»t. but a sad rea ry. They have g<ne through a one hundred acre field of the largest planter in that rich stc tion. Others are suffering from tteir ravages. The reports come from he most reliable farmers. We have cn- Versed with several gentlemen \fio have rich plantations in Barbair county, Ala. They have not suffeed from any cause other than that of weather ; yet one of the wealthist among them said he would now t«ke half a crop for his cotton and con. Two boat loads of South Carolha “loilists” of the African persuason crossed the river, Tuesday, in orler to register for the Savannah nuni cipal election, but some policqnen caused them to changed their muds. Our Texas Correspondence. Gai.vf.'T n, Texas, Au:. 25 h 1871. Editors Herald: —For three weeks past jour corespondent has been rus' ticating in the interior of this State. Not so much of the rusticate either, for my trip was purely of a business nature, looking after, and endeavor ing to learn the prospects of trade for the coming season. It is with regret that I say, the present crop of cotton will not exceed one half what it was last year. Up to the dates I left Falls and McLeman counties there had not been a rain of any conse n quence since the Ist of June, and everything except cotton seemed to be burnt to death. Corn crops ma turing early as a general thing, was not very badly damaged, yet it has already advanced SI,OO per bushel. The very flourishing little city of Waco has changed very much in the last two years. Where -stood little wooden “shanties” now stand costly three story brick buildings, such as would “do credit” to even this city. The suspension bridge that spans the Brazos at the foot of “Rat Row” is a superior piece of work and reflects much credit on the citizens of Waco. Morlin too, is beginning to put on a more digniried look since last I walk ed its rough and rugged side-walks. Elegant biick buildings are now be ing built, in anticipation of its being, ere long, the terminus of the “Waco Top” Railroad, which is already graded beyond that point. Present terminus of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad is Gravesbeck but it is the belief that Corsicana in Nararro County will claim that honor very soon. At this stage of the game you learn every thing of importance on political matters as soon as I do, but will say that Democratic Clubs are being formed all over the State and among the members of the ‘2d Ward Democratic Club” of this city can be found the real name of Ju-titia. Tl»« Holl Worm. The boll worm has appeared in the counties of Brooks, Dougherty, De catur and Thomas. liobbi-ry. Robberies are of very frequent occurrence in California. To the Public. Messrs Edit -rs :—Being called upon for rnv opinion of the Sweden as laborers, house -prvanfs, washers at <1 ironers arid cooks, I will state that 1 have had hut li’de experi ence with them yet. I have thne Swedes —two girls and one man— who name out last -June. They have yiven perfect satis faction so far, and nfe unequalled s > far as industry and honesty aie concerned The women, as washers, ironers, mi kers and house cleaner- generally, sire unsur passed. Cooking has to be taught them, as their mode of cooking is different from ours. This is not a difficult matter, as they learn readily. The men are line laborers, hut I have had no experience in cultivating a crop with them My neighbors who have, s\y they do finely. The man in my employ has heeri doing lot work, such a- cultivating mv garden, cutting and splitting wood, and feeding and taking care of stock. ll<* is riot at all abusive to stock, but is fond of hand ling at and taming them I say to the public, they are by no means eye-servants. Their business once understood will always he promptly attended to. Persons desiring such servants as are aboved described would do well to send for Swedes, provided they can exercise a little patience for a short time in teaching them. W. C. Baili-Y. M *ntio ll>. Ga , August 5 H. I*7l QUICK SALES -A-KTID SMALL PROFITS ! THE CELEBRATED STUDEBAKER WAGON AT sllO. We also have a laree stock of our own make of BUGGIES on hand. Repairing of all kinds neatly executed, ALL WORK WARRANTED to give entire satisfaction. SMITH & SUMMERS, sept~-om Bartlesville* Ga. Advertisements. FOR SALE. A VAITABbK P - n ation consisting of d\. two Hundred and Fifty acres of Land g >od dwelling nnd <<nt h'-use-s good (tin hnu-e. vduabeor chard of select fruit and » framed stillhonse SO l>y 60 set, which can be purchased at leasonable figures by applying at the Herald office. sept 2 ts ATTENTION MEN WITH BEARD! I AM am now located in Thorn«st<»n where I will keep a first-class White Man’? Barber Sh--p Shivinsr, Trincninsr »'d Dress tlair, in fact, everything in the Barber’s lined--nein good style and at sans'-ict'-rv prices. Give me a call. First dour North of Webbs Hotel. C. 11. HARRIS. drugs 7nF~medicinesT" DU T R KF.VI) \ |,L won'd inform his friends and the community that he has purchased the stock of Drugs and Me- ieines owned bv M. D Har daway. and will carry <>n an exclusive Drug business at the Mime old stand. Will keep constantly <>n hand a Complete stock of everythin!? usu rllv fourt-1 in a first clh-s I>rug B •>. Hardaway will atien-1 to the business and fill all orders and prescriptions wiih care. sepi2-tf FARMERS. PLEASE NOTICE E arp in receipt of 300 bushels RED PLOVER SEED. 100 “ TIMOTHY. 300 “ KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. 200 “ ORCHARD GRAS*. 200 “ RED TOP OK HERDS GRASS. 25 “ al-ikk and sapling clover. These SEED have been selected and purchased by us in the West, directly from the growers, ant ure fresh and pure. We keep a complete stock of every class of IMI’T.K -IMENT-, MACHI VERY and -FED. which we would be pleased to hate you call and ex .mine. y Et 1I »LS A WILSOTf, •Tackson St., Augusta, and Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. sept 2 It ("1 f OKGI A— tTp--oiM c nvrr _VVt>er»ui< X John W. Adams applies for the administration of the estate of lames M. Adams, late of said county, de ceased. These are therefore to ci-e and admonish the kindred and creditors of said deceased to-how cause, if any they have, on the li'st Monday in October next, why said admini tr.-ui.-n should not. be granted. Given under my hand this 81st August. IS7I. sepv-3Ud. WM. A. > 088, Ordinary. F.GRGIA lIpsONC IT xTY F >tl>- work's \ JT after date application will be made to the Court ot Ordinary of Upson county, for leave to sell five hundred and thirty-five acres of land, more or less. ly ing in the 15th District of originally Monroe, now Ep son county: the same being tne widow’s dower in the re and estate of Andetsorr Worthy . deceased, and reverted to said estate upon the death of said widow. JAM E" M HER LING, WILLIAMSON WORTHY, • sept 2 td Executors of Anderson Worthy. (A KORGI \ Upson <'■ u\ty —W i.erp..# IT John H. Smith applies for the administration of the estate of Jartes Mitcham, late of said county, de ceased. These are therefore to cite and edmonish the kindred and creditors <-f said deceased t • show cause, if nnv they have, on the first, Monday in (tetob :r next, why said administration should red he gr-nt.ed. Given under my hand this ‘29th August. 1871. sep2-30d WM. A. UoBB, Oi dinary. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. A GREF \ RLE to an order of she O-di- Jr\. nary of Upson county, will be sold before the Courthouse door in Thornaston, Upson county. • n the first Tuesday in November next, to highest bidder, for cash all the lam's belonging to the estate of Matthias M uk la’e of Upson county, decease •, consisting ot Lot No 228 ami part o Lot No. 249 This land lies oti both sides of Tnbler’s ere- k. one niil bi low ihe old Hightower mill, and a valuable settlement containing about 380 acres, iinpiovemetits good in a g ,r< neigh borhood, con v-nierit to schools and churches. Also pints or t.ots No ?58 and 252 con aining about eighty acres arid known as ihe brown place. x H lying in he i-i- <•. nth District of origitiailv Monroe, now Upson county. ~ DUKE Wit.LI.\MS. septMd Administrator. OFFICIAL ORDER. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Ftate or Gr.oicatA. A Tt.AxTt, Ga , A tig'ist. 19. 1871. OHDERED. Tha' the Tton. Foster Blodgett. Superin tendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, b , and he is hereby, authmizod to remove any or all of the persons naitned and appointed in the Executive Order of fanuary 23d and 24 h. and February Ist, iS7 . to bring up the accounts and records of the Western and Atl-ntic Railroad, so n« to disclose the complete and final balfti.ee ofthe atf lira of the road to and ineludi ng tlie date ot its transfer to the control of the lessees &c ;nnd he is here by empowered to appoint others in their stead, as he fnay deem ftecessurv to perform the duties assigned to said person* in said Executive order* ; and to discover any frauds or irregulari ies in the accounts or conduct rs fifty agent, of said road. GiVefi ufidcr my h ind and thp s-at of the Executive Department, at the Capitol, in Atlanta, the day and year first above written. (signed) RUFUS B. BULLOCL, By the Governor: (Signed) R. II Atkinson. Secretary Executive Department SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, "Webtern and \ti.antic Ran. road. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24rh, IS7\ By virtue of authority vested in me by order of Ilia Excellency Rufus B. Bullock. Governor ofG»-o gia, ua dcr date of 19th in>t., as above. ORDERED. That N. P. Hotchkiss, Andifor, Isaac P. Harris, Treasurer, and Chas. P. McCal’a, General Book- Keeper of the Western and \tlantic Railroad, are hereby removed Iroin the Board of Commissioners to bring up the accounts and records, etc., ol the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Foster Bioeoktt, srpt2 4t Superintendent. SHIN GLES \Y K lui' e I'Mcnn-l „> |r w ▼ sand arc now prepared to furnish km , " h ' r e who desire them at reasonable fig Ur , s Sh n * l *' 8 to m autflg ' lf abnu^ a j p LEWi4 ‘ LATHS! ■ V\7E hare b„ n <l Hrp ? ? furnish LATIH at less figures U r ' nr ' > 4 to be purchased for elsewhere. * * thrin l h*7 eta july29-tf A - 4 J.F. LF.Wis Delray, BOARD OF EDUCATION H E B a> and of E itienUon f rt.. I will hold their regular sc W i„ n „ n J nn*T, d,y In M-ptemt er. It would be well for ? l W 01l cere to t e present. j ' r »* 1 the, h ,^ Thornaston, »ug. 2i*>-tf . '“EK\v GRIFFIN FEMALE COLLEGE r |^ IIE Eyeoi p« of *ho Full T JL INSTITUTION will begin on 1 erni <»f thig TUESDAY. AUG. *, .. and continue four scholastic m.. n th s T ANARUS, ‘ * Mn a prosperous condition. Board . in .i t" e < '*’lVge j, tssu F,,r ~" , her TrsSv 1 ? LAND rOH SALE T OFFER f<r snlo ntv p!„ 0 „ i . 1 X mile 9 Southeast of Thom.-ndo-i ? f hr r 'in q-l «nd Mfr.y acre? of ’ \\ 7a «ts cleared in a good stateof cultivation T v T woodland heavily timbered There i, „ ,. b gin house, press, hart, crib?, tables Ae L s ;:;i m «ugl2■2m n "* tWn ' l7, ’ SO ' i c,,urit 31 *” r ——^— K. G. McKKXKtr TEXT BOOKS' *\ r DfJK uDpntion nul'p i r,, X the School Law which requires 'ho no i"?* into schools ofthe Text Ib.ok? adopted n UrUoa Board of l dneation, for the use of Pubfic Ih. se bo .ks are sold at half pri- e in order t ! ’ '*• theii introdu. iio in the Schools and or.ke .hi "' th “ r as lght as po.-sible in thus making a .-nanoo t..^ 0 hook will be and are on h-.n lat Me-sr* i, . , ,s ' Sherman s More and will be furnished to the Ih " them at the cash price Let rmpat on hesitated J" J the change, as they will be largely reconip," *. advance.,, nt ot his children and -he curt.'il., ! , lh * p.nse in the luture. JOHN M G|;Kl vr *' aug2.) If School Gon,i l nM..i? tr CHEAP READING the ATLANI A NEW ERA. CL, U K ]{ AT S In order iq pta< e the WEEKLY NEW ERA arALr. ttj? ,>r - r, -'" rs *«*- SPLENDID INDUCEMENTS: One copy, one year . ... *s no D n copies one year. $1.50 each n „ Twenty copies, .ne year. |!t .25 each .... 25 .0 Thirty copies, ot.e year fl.oOea-h. ......" jji, IH) The Weekly Fra contains nearly twenty-eight rol. umn* of choice ie oling matter each ls«ue, consisting of i ..titles, Liierature, Market R. ports, and ENE KA L 3V E WS. Make up vonr f’luti? at once. Postmasters are authorized and requested t„ u Ago,its. Address AIEVV Klt.V OFFICE July»-tr Atlanta, 6ft OSBUItN & liUYU HIL.L STREET, aRIFFIN, GA.., Jf ANTFAntimiS of BUGGIES, EXPRESS AND "WA-Goisrs, ALSO —DEALERS IST ALT. KIND OF CARRIAGE & V7AGON MATERIAL. Agents sou the celebrvteh STUDEBAKER WACOM AND SARVANS PATENT WHEELS, CARRIAGES. Rltrefons. of any style, ordered direct from the best North ern Factories. REPAIROTG OP ALL kinds neatly executed. Special attention given to ordered jobs, and all work warran ted. atigl'2-iy A PROCLAMATION. GEORGIA. BY RIFVS B. BULLCK, Governor of *al«I WHEREAS, The Alabama and Chattanoor* Company has failed to pay the semi-annual interrs 1 da* on the fir.-t days or .Tananry and .Jnly, ultimo, of’ 1 tain bonds of that Company : and V' h.Teas The State of Georgia Indorsed for anus® 4 ' anteed the prompt payment of the interest .and P pal of said bonds and has paid to the hohiers there * the semi annual interest due on the first days of R 2 '- arynnd July aforesaid; and Whereas, The said Alabama and Ch:ittart«ec* road Company accepted, concurred in, and sfr*’ the termt and conditions p*escribed by haw at the said indorsement was mado'bv this State: Now, therrtore. Vv virtnre of the authority n vested by the Constitution and Laws of this j Rcrus B. Rvlkici Governor and Contnian ,l *'r in i of the Army and Navy ot this State, and <>f the » thereat, do issue this my proclamation making U that the -tate ol Georgia is in possession of the ■' 5i and Chattanooga Railroad, its track, road bed 1 ery T tranchises. and prepeity ofalland every 1 tfon, lying or heii gin the >tate <>f Georgia; and- - 1 hat ail ofh.ers of this State, ci" military, exercise due dil genre, to the end lh ** agent of this State he man isined in the peece'n P ston «»f the .-aid Alabamaar.il Chattanooga its property within this >tate, and restrain ah F frona any action whatsoever to dispossess the the further order of the H xecative. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of at the Capitol in Atlanta, this second d»> f ,ertn in the yearofour Lord Eighteen Hundred *n ty-one, and of the Independence oftho l u h f ot America the Ninety-sixth. . T orlC RUFUS B. BCLU**- By the Governor: <d2-R David t 4. Cottino, Secretary of State. BT!r