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THETHOMASTON HERALD.
jTc. McBIICHA.fiIt & M. C. CABAKISS,
KDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
THOM ASTON, OA., NOV. 257187 U
Tltr THOM ASTON HEHALI) haunLarge
Circulation In Upson, Pike, Meriwether,
Talbot, Spalding, Monroe, Bibb, Muscogee
and Butts.
County Itlne.
Wc published in a previous issue
the special presentments of our Grand
Jury, among which was a “protest”
against any alteration or infringe
ment upon the territory of our county ;
also a card from our Representative,
Eon. John I. Hall, referring to “a
bill to change the line between the
counties of Pike and Upson/’ This
card was not in reply to the “protest”
by the Grand Jury, nor had that
honorable body any knowledge of the
particulars of the bill, the purpose of
which is only to include the residence,
of Mr. Biggers Daniel in Upson.
We refer to this for the purpose both
of vindicating the course of our Rep
resentative, as well as commending
the vigilance of our citizens in behalf
of these important local interests, en
trusted to a faithful and able legisla
tor.
The Legislature.
The Legislature is still active in
disposing of the business before it.
Several bills were read the second
time at the beginning of the week.
A bill to make it penal for any per
son selling spirituous liquors to fur
nish minors with the same without
the written consent of the parent or
guardian of the minor, passed the
Senate. Also, a bill granting State
aid to the Albany and Columbus
Railroad, and to the Great Western
Railroad. Also bills were passed
legalizing the subscription of the
cities of Madison and Indian Springs,
to the Griffin, Monticello and Madison
Railroad.
The excitement so prevalent some
time since among the firemen can
now be dispensed with, since a bill
exempting firemen from jury duty
has been passed.
The first matter for consideration
of the Senate on Tuesday, w T as a bill
to relieve parties plaintiff in certain
cases from the operation of an Act to
extend the lien of set-off and recoup
ment to all debts contracted prior to
June Ist, 1865, and to forbid the
collection of the same until all taxes
due thereon shall have been paid.
The Judiciary Committee reported
as a substitute, a bill to repeal said
Act. The whole matter was laid on
the table by a vote of 21 to 16. A
bill to incorporate the Oglethorpe
Manufacturing Company passed the
Senate. The Senate passed a bill
repealing the law declaring minority
candidates elected when majority
candidates cannot take their seats.
This wns the right step in the right
way. The officers of the State Road
were abolished. Slander has been
made by the Senate a criminal offense.
Look out ye tongues which are not
too well governed. Committees
have been appointed to take an in
ventory of the plunder in the Execu
tive Mansion and to investigate the
bond transactions of the State. The
House on Tuesday, passed a bill for
the appointment of a joint committee
of seven to investigaate the State
frauds. There will be no more wrang
ling about the outside committee.
Conley has at last stamped his dis
approbation on the Election Bill.
On Wednesday the message from
the Governor returning the bill to
provide for an election to fill the un
expired time caused by the resigna
tion of R. B. Bullock without his
approval, was read in the House.
The principal reason assigned is that
the Constitution in saying that the
General Assembly shall have pow T er
to order a special election to fill un
expired terms, means that the Gen
eral Assembly may pass a general
law to fill unexpired terms, but that
no authority exists for passing an act
to provide for an election to fill a
vacancy which occurred previous to
the passage of the act. It passed
the House only thirty-six dissenting.
The Senate then passed it by the
vote of the President.
The House passed the bill to
change the county site of Clarke
county from Watkinsville to Athens.
Let the people now consider the
frauds impositions, and outrages on
their rights. Let them consider well
the squandering, pilfering and thiev
ing administration of Bullock, and
elect a puse, honest and patriotic
Governor.
How Shall the Candidate for Governor
be Nominated!
Under all circumstances we prefer
a State Convention rather than a
Legislative nomination for Governor.
The precedent should be guarded
against. The great tendency of this
age One of our
Savannah exchanges claims that the
precedent has already been establish
ed, and makes that one of its reasons
for a Legislative nomination. It is
true that the time is short and mail
facilities are not as great as we would
wish, but this is the peoples’ govern
ment and they should have a voice in
the matter. This Governor is to be
their Executive if elected. They are
bound by the nomination of the Leg
islature whether they are pleased
with it or not. -It is contended that
it is the right of the State according
to the Constitution to hold an election.
We acquiesce in the opinion. Conley
is considered a usurper, and Tram
mell, as President of the Senate, is
the only person that can lawfully
exercise the Executive powers of the
State. We occupy the same stand
point, and say that if it is the right
of the State according to the Consti
tution to hold an election, it is the
right of the people alone to nominate
the candidate and that for the Legis
lature to take the nomination from
the people is too a usurpation.
The cry of a ring in the Legislature
has already been raised. The natural
tendency of politics is to rings, and
we consider that every one who lends
his favor to Legislative nominations
contributes that much to the forma
tion of a ring, whose tendency will
be to control all matters. Let the
Democratic Executive Committee of
the State call a Convention and
nominate a eandidate as soon as the
bill becomes a law, and he will be
elected on the 2d Tuesday in De
cember.
Public Printing.
We have heretofore said but little
on the subject of public printing. Not
because the importance of the subject
did not demand our attention; not
because we felt that it w r as of little
interest to the public, but because we
thought so many aspiring to it that
it would be thoroughly digested. We
take the position that it would be
better for the Legislature to select a
public printer and compensate him
by either a salary or so much per
cent, on the cost. We are decidedly
opposed to putting it out at the
lowest bidder. We consider that
nothing can be more injurious to the
morals of public officers and the
financial condition of the State than
to fix compensations for services too
low. There are certain expenditures
required of the President of the
United States. lie must maintain
the dignity of his office and if his
salary is not sufficient he must resort
to other means. So with the Gov
ernor of a State. And we might
state just here that we advocate the
same principle in regard to the pay
of Legislators. The State requires
their time and service. They ought
to be paid for it. They should re
ceive a salary that will amply com
pensate them and leave no cause for
filching the Treasury and carrying
on a corrupt administration. It
should be the first object and aim of
the Legislature to remove every evil
in their power. The one pertaining
to public printing can be removed by
them, and all their wisdom should be
brought to bear on it.
The Atlanta Sun seems to deny
that some papers have any concern
in the matter. Perhaps it will in
clude us in that number. It mentions
the Telegraph, Albany News and
several others as opposing a reduction
of the compensation now allowed by
law to the State Printer, and asks
the question, how are they concerned
in it? We presume the Sun thinks
no one should be concerned hut he
who is aspiring. If that be the con
struction w T e can’t see by the Sun’s
ravs. We think it should be left to
•/ *
the wisdom of the Legislature to
decide whether the compensation be
too great. It should be regulated by
the Legislature, and. we hope they
will fix a compensation and not leave
it to the lowest bidder.
Steamboats.
The steamboat owners have formed
a permanent organization, and adopt
ed a petition to Congress to amend
the steamboat saws-
Klcrtion News.
The latest returns show that the
elections on the 7th inst. wasgenerally
in favor of the Radical party. This,
however, not the
Democracy in the campaign of 1872,
as the majority *>f these States were
hopelessly Radical and such results
only could have been anticipated.
In New Jeisey, Gevernor Parker’s
(Democrat) majority is 5,000. The
Republican majority last year was
3,000. This is a Democratic gain of
8,000.
Last year Claflin’s majority in
Massachusetts over all the cadidates
was. 9,000, this year it is 13,000,
making a Republican gain of 4,500.
Last year the Democrats had 34
members in the House; this year 50;
a Democratic gain of 16.
Virginia was errried by the Con
servatives, making the Legislature
two-thirds Conservative majority.
The Democrats gained 30,000 an
increase of 20,000.
In Maryland the Democratic on
State ticket is 12,000.
In Mississippi the Democrats have
29 more Representatives and 5 more
Senators than last year, reducing the
Republican majority on joint ballot
from 78 to 18.
-In Arkansas the Brooks party,
anti Grant, defeated the Clayton-
Grant party in Little Rock, electing
all the candidates on the ticket.
In Illinois the Repablicans loose
31,000 on Grant’s majority in 1868.
In M innesota both held their own.
In Wisconsin a Republican Gov
ernor and Legislature were elected.
Minnesota gave Austin (Radical)
for Governor, 1.428 majority.
The New York Legislature stands :
Senate, 24 Republicans and 8 Dem
ocrats; Assembly, 40 Republican
majority.
Telegraphic Summary.
A large number of cotton cases are
before tne Court of Claims, which
will soon resume its session. Some
of them will depend for their allow
ance upon a decision to be rendered
by the Supreme Court of the United
States on appeals, for the Court of
Claims having • recently decided
against the claimant on the ground
that the proclamation of the President
removing commercial restrictions
w’ent into effect at the time of its
publication, and not on the day of its
date The non-suited party contend
ed that it took effect at the time the
original copy was filed in the Depart
ment of State. There having been
seizures of cotton between the date
of the proclamation and the day of
its publication, the decision of the
Supreme Court therefore becomes
important in the adjudication of these
claims, the proclamation having, in
its effect, dispensed with cotton seiz
ures.
Returns from several election dis
tricts have been found defective.
Three Election Inspectors have been
arrested and held to $20,000 bail.
The grand jury, in investigating
the recent stage coach robberies, at
tribute them to Indians.
The Apaches are again on the war
path.
Most of the persons implicated in
the I jos Angelos Chinese massacre
have fled the country.
In Wyoming the House repealed
woman suffrage.
The cholora is daily increasing in
England.
y^DVERTISEME^TS.
To Tax-Payers of Upson County
T WILL DIVE UNTIL TUESDAY THE
JL 23th inst., to fill who hare not paid their taxes
There is no extensbrn of time by Law. I will be in
Thomaston on Sa
Thoj-e who fail to pay by the 23th inst.. wi'l settle'with
thecihcers JAMES HOT LI I AN,
nov2s ts Tax Collector.
NEW DRUG STORE.
I HAVE OPENED A STOUR OF FRESH
Drug- and Medicines one door north of the T hom
aston Hotel, in WebhVi Bioek. where I will keep a full
assortment of Diugs, Medicines Dye-stuffs Instru
ments, Trusses, Ac, A fine lot of White Lead, strictly
Knre, at Macon and Atlanta prices. My goods were
ought North at I w price-, mv expenses are light, arid
I can offer induc-pients to Cash buyers. Prescriptions
filled at all times by a careful Druggist 1 also offer
my services to the public as a Practicing Phy.-M m,
always ready when not profession a3y engaged. Will
make diseases of Women, Chddr n and Surgery a
Speciality. J. W. SUGGS, M L>.
nov2s-tf
NTOICE.
A LI person* are hereby notified not to
/ V trade for a Note given by A LewD to Nathan
Zorn tor the amount of SBOO, and dne 25th dav of De
cember. 1871 At last accounts said note was in the
hands of a Mrs Wilson
novlS-2t A LEWIS
PUBLIC SALE.
I WILL sell at my rpsidanea. one mile
North of Thomas, on, on the 15th of December next,
4<M» bushels of Corn, 5000 pounds of Fodder, 17 Hogs, 9
head of Cows and Calves, 1 Wng.m and Harness. 2
Mules, Household and Kitchen Furniture. 800 bushels
Sweet Potatoes, Oats, Peas, Shuck*, &c., &c.
nov4-td Ji. W. CRAIN.
POWELL & MURPHEY,
BANKERS,
Brokers & Warehousemen,
* BARNESVILLE, GA.,
Are prepared to buy and sell Exchange, receive De
posits and Advance on Cotton stored with them. '
lovll-if r jf
W GOODS !
NEW GOODS!
JUST EKCF.IYF.D AT
KING & ALLEN,
A Select Stock of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods
LADIES DRESS GOODS,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISIPG GOODS.
CLOTHING,
lIATS AND CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HARDWARE, .
WOODEN WARE,
CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARE,
SADDLERY AND HARNESS,
COFFEE, SUGAR,
RICE, TOBACCO,
FLOUR, MEAL,
BACON. LARD,
cheese, mackerel,
BLUE AND WHITE FISH,
BAGGING AND TIES.
Planters will And it to their interest to examine our
Stock before purchasing elsewhere.
KING & ALLEIV.
novll-tf Thomaston, Ga.
" HARNESS,' SADDLES,' &c. ~
i. located in Thomaston, takes pleasure in saving
to the public that he is ready to do all kinds of Saddlery
and Harness Work, and has alw tvson hand a good lot
of Saddh sand Harness which will be sold at prices to
suit the times All work guaranteed to give satisfac
tion Give tne a call H. M GILLELAND
Thomaston, Ga., Nor 11. IS7I
GRAY’S FERRT.
O ACRES (if LAND for *nle rear
Gray’s Ferry, in Tavlor county, Two hun
dred and fl'tv acres in the woods, the balance in a et>od
state of cultivation. Fail improvements, good orchard,
Ac Will he sold on two payments, half cash, ballance
twelve months. Titles perfect. Call on W. J. Ferry
man, Thomaston, Ga.. or J. L. Cheney, Columbus, Ga.
oet2B 4t
FURNITURE
AND
VARIETY WORKS,
THOMASTON, CA.
I WOULD RESPFCTFULLY NOTIFY
nil who are in need of anything
in the
FURNITURE
line, that I am now manufacturing
large quantities of various styles at
as LOW PRICES as the same goods
can be bought in any market in
Georgia. All work is warranted to
give satisfaction. We are also pre
pare to do all kinds*of
WAGON WOSK,
having secured the services of com
petent workmen. Can also furnish
NEW BUGGIES to suit the most
fastidious, and will do all kinds of re
pairing in that line promptly and in
good order.. We can furnish Sash,
Doors, Blinds, and other
BUILDING MATERIAL,
upon short notice and as reasonable
as they can be bought elsewhere.
Can Dress and Match Lumber of all
Hinds, and having a large number of
good Mechanics employed all the
time, we are prepaired to take
Contracts for Building
of all kinds at low rates. Mr. J. J.
INGRAM, who is in charge of the
business, will be found at the Shop
all times, and will be pleased to serve
any one in need of anything in his
line. m
MR. J. C. ZIMMERMAN,
will also be found at this shop—he
is making the BEST CHAIRS ever
before made in this country, and
will be pleased to supply all who
wish
SUPERIOR CHAIRS
which he will fully guarantee to give
satisfaction. .
This is an enterprise dependent
upon the public for a support ami
though it may look small, it has cost
a large sum of money to put it in
operation. A liberal share oi patron
age is solicited.
JOSEPH ALLEN,
nov4-tf Thoiaaston, Ga.
JOB W ORK <»f all kinds neatly expected
i»t the HERALD OFFICE. <tee!B-tf
S . F . WILD K .U A SON
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QEORGIA,
• of ™
CARRIAGES, RUBGIES, CARRIAGE MATERIAL,
Keep comrtautly on a full supply of our own and the best Northern
• ■ makes of
- CARRIAGES AJD VAGOXS.
* m *.
We would call special attention to the BUGGIES*of our make, which are
the Latest Styles, and which we warrant to the fullest extent, and are now
offering at REDUCED PRICES to suit the tifhes and that will not fail to
satisfy in Price and Quality. Always on hand
HARNESS, WHIPS, BRIDLES, &c.,
We have recently made arrangements to sell the well known and estab
lished SINGER SEWING MACHINE, payable in Installments from one
to six months, these Machines are fully warranted, and can be returned if
they fail to give perfect satisfaction.
We respectfully ask one and all who desire to purchase anything in our
line to call and see us, as we are determined to please in Style, Quality and
and Price.
S. F. WILDER & SON.
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WAREHOUSEANDCOMMISSIONBUSINESS j
MACON, GEORGIA.
Wp tender our sendees to Planters and Dealers for the
STORAGE AND SALE OF COTTON,
the present season, and respectfully solicit their patronage. ADVANCES will Ik>
made on Cotton stored with us at the lowest rates of interest. Ragging ami Tics
furnished at Market rates.
SAULS BURY, RESPRHS CO.,
sept2o-2m Cotton Factors and (’omiipssion Merchants, Macon, On
BERND 13R0H.,
m J
44 3d St. MACON, GA., 44 3d St.
MANUFACTURER AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
SADDLES, CARRIAGE, BUGGY WAGON AND CART HARNESS,
Wool Collars and Horse Equipments Generally; Yhips, Covers, Nets, Robes.
Mats, Etc. Saddler's and Harness-Maker’s Hardware and Tools.
Also a large stock of Sole, Upper, Harness, Belt. Lace, Dash and Enameled Leather,
and Calf Skins, etc. We call special attention of Merchants and Manufacturers to our
stock of Goods. Cash paid for hides, beeswax, wool, furs, skins, <&c. oct7-3in
ftALLn GOODS !
C. F. TURNER & BROTHER
Having received and opened their stock of
FALL & WINTER GOODS,
Respectfully invite their Patrons and the Public to call and examine them. Their
stock embi aces every variety of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, FANCY ARTICLES, TRIMMINGS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
and Groceries, all of which they offer at such Prices as make it an inducement to buy
m
of them. Give them a call. Examine and Price their Goods before buying elsewhere.
Thomaston, Ga., Oet. 7, 1871.
FALL BTOCK
OF
BOOTS, SHOES, AND HATS,
TRUNKS, TXIbdEIBIFLEIL.LuA.S, ETC.
\\yE flnnmipop to nnr many patrols find fripp<f» tbnf mir FALL of and •
v V SHOES, HATS, TRUNKS, etc , are now being received With increa>ed facilities, we are p re l’ a (t
duplicate any invoice which may be bought of nnv New York jobbing house ami pledge ourselves to do u
To "or friends who have heretofore patronized us. we are thank'nl. and cordially invite it roniinust ce r
favors T«* those who have not given ps a trial, we respectfully invite to do S‘>. it is always a pleasure to * 1
our GOODS, even though we may not effect a sale.
LATEST STYLES OF SILK HATS
ALWAYS ON HAND
MERCHANTS, LOOK WELL TO YOUR INTEREST,
And examine our Stock before you buy.
b , ••<);# i r HUNT & CO.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS,
septdO-B'ia 49 Second Streak u ail Cotton venue, MAC OX, OA *
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