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VOL- HI- THETHOMASTON HERALD, PUBLISH l£D BY JIICHABL & CABANISS, -• VK H V SATURDAY MORNING • ■' ' ~~~ ■‘V TERMS. * r-»j i so IVYAKIAIJLY IV AT>V\N<K ' r will he kWP* 1 :lt ,h ‘* expinirion of the 7,, unh'M subscription is previous renewed. .)rV * of a stlb •rlber Is to l>t- changed, we . old address as Well as the new (»ne, to received for a less penod than three » "V, hr <" irri.-r in town without extra charire. " r ' H „,ion [iiid K* anonymous comma nt cations. as I ,nsil)ie f*»r everything entering ocrcolumns. ru " !, (r‘AA«»fthree new snbscrib ' . ' fti "o, we will send the llkkalu one year r,i * wairk sTter-ttibleritoers name Indicates that the ~ut' J / r’ ADVERTISING RATES. T f So ,kn-' ;U" the rales tt> wlpich ,we adhere in •*’• ,tafir iilv>«rt.lsir»s,, or wtime adveetfsertients t ,i in without instructions. , tines or ht-s (Vof.pliriel type), $1 for o' ui't> rents for each sdbSeqtient Insertion'. \UHS 1 1 ~ M ~ I2 M *i on sg.fto $7 «n i) sis» no V yar« |,o .Soil 10 ftft. Ift On 25 00 f j art 7on 15 no 2i no ot* no i A l I 4m 10 01 20 IK) 80 00 ;40 oft ‘ y ‘"7 ”’ ti ml 2 Oft 3i no 40 ftoi 50 ftft '* 1 ' r " ■" 11l DO 2(1 (I I 85 011 05 no fn (ill ) \,iZnn [r> 011 i*'* l 40 00 7,) 00 180 00 r»i-plav<“d Advertisements'will Id# cnarged according to th« srscr djev occupy". ( I . ivvrtiscmenfs should be marked for a specified . „iii nvise they will be continued and charged for mii-l trlere I out; \ i ; rii en -nts inserted at Intervals to'be charged nf new each insertion. • , . I Ivt-riisements to run for a longer period Jth n three -it. ire due and will be collected >u the beginning df. M’li quarter. ’ . : f oient advertisements must be paid for in advance, tilvurtiseinents disoontlnoed from any cause before , r iimi of time specified, will be charged only for Iti rime published. Pr 1 i-ional curds one square $lO (Ml h year. M.iniuge Notice* $1 ,sft Obituaries $1 par square. Vires of a personal or private character, Intended l pi' n >te anv -rivate enterprise or interest, will be eb-.'ged as other a’dvertisem'-ijts Id/rrllsers are requ.- ted to hand in their favors as ,ir|i In Hie wee as ;i --siMe Jb 11 i>i-s 1* in* wtU tie *t,ri'tli/ ivlhe.+eii to. LEGAL ADVERTISING. since the war, the following are the -,s fur notice! of i >rdi -larioa, <fcc. —To uk p/iii> is ad ,:IV I 111 vs" Notices .. ...'.-$ 5 00 f.rtv I lays' N'otices .. .. . fi 25 s.i *of Lun l< «sec pr. sqr of tea Lines 6 tin >xii Ohvs’ Not ci-s . ... . . 7 oft mv Ninths' Notices .. ... .. H 00 I>i ftiy ’ Notices of “(ales pr sqr. .; 2 ftft 'imuKiT' M \t.s's —for t h-.*«e S ilc*. for every fi fa $3:00. Sales, p r square. $5 00 - Let isid- a liberal per eentago for advertising IP* .van self unc-isinglv be.f *re the public; and it ■iiiu-rs not what husl ess y-ui are engaged In. for, if i'.-ntlv un I in-limtriousl.v pur~u-‘d. a fortune will 1)4 ttw- resu • —ilunts llerchams’ Magnaine, liter I begin to i verti-** mv Ironware freely, ,r»s increased with im iz ng rapidity, for ti-n i * nust 1 luve spent. £3" "ft" yearh to keep uy . .r w ires lihf re the public Mad I been timid in ■lsing. I never should have possessed my fortune of iUi'.'i- 1 - \l ebeod Kelt on. Hiruiingburn "• like v ltda.< fcottdh, tu v ns evervthtnv to gi I. 'I it, your daring men draw millions to thi-ir rnffsrs"—Smart (’lay * , , •, • Vhit indueity is t.o love, and noldness to war. the jt Til n<e of printer’s i i L- , is to success in business ’ H-‘ chri*. - # f : */ i j I Vi-h-> i thi*-iid of advertlsemen s I uu and have done ingin my p eulalions I have the most comjile e 1 iin "printers’ lakAd ve. tisiog is the “royal mad tnhoinrss Bnrnnm Professional Pards. \V XUK \|,L V't rPI 1, -V IV ■ ' astoti. Ttu Will prnctic- ir the Flint fircuit or '«• .eie, and attend promptly to business, jin 13- 1 f. \\ R\\ RU A’' r* >t Li w * Minmnston, ()a , will practice in nil the Courts Mint Circuit, and «Isewh re by special contract "‘M in i hi tn v’s brick bui ding f-outhenst c-rie r rstm. tip stairs. jml3.tf ni 11 K V.M I'RRIXJ K -v •n • "mi lv located itThe Hock, ten lers his professional f ■ sto th Mirroundtr g comiruit.v. and promises to ■"'tto labor or attention to those who in t\ patronize jiily24--(imo Af iMAViivvsrn. v -ttoy o ,i r,.„ - 1 '■ or at Law, Thomaston. Ga. Will practice r u-vrrsl 'ourts of the State of (leot-gi i, and attend 1 "p'ly to .ill business entrusted to his care. nnvli ts ]) >V\ H\ ,t | > M( T K K V ■ HV- at , * Griffin, (la. Officein Almah ''all, n< xt door " tm; itfucn Will practice in the Counties ’ ■ -utg tne Flint < Ucatt, and in the United States mult J"" 1, Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy, |);V G, A \UX V \ LLY v ' ru.-v - ),t iia, Will practice in nil the coun c.ii ■ V ”' ,r .Ving the Flint Judicial Circuit, and in the U' , ' l .'‘ l ' vv ethi-r, Clayton, Fayette and Oowi-ta. in (he Supreme (’ourt of Oeorgta aid the > 1 "Urt oi the U nited states tor the Northern and ' 1 ' r districts of Georgls, M VV ' | d,Y. [iplls Iv] L. T DOYAU # | V LLK t\ \truc e\ iLW I' -tl * aston, «ia. Will practice in the counties cm _ - the Flint luiitcial Circuit, and elsewhere by > contract Ml busing** promptly attended to. 1 e| n Cheney*B brick nuilding. tnchll-ly I) T K KEN *\ LL ts - h*> : nr f*- * * and mat "Services' tc the citizen-- of t homasto i ami ~ '’"dine country. May be found etiriti t e dtiy at y. Ir u More, at night at the former reside <fce of M 11. ojiposite Rogers A Cheney’s Warehouse. Unu Iv 1 F KKMR'.VG. \r or - v h ' L w , * "trnesvil e, Pike co, (Fa. Will practice in the . comprising the Flint Judi tial Cir- nit, and i. / ;" r '‘ hy special ontract Al usim-ss promptly 1 l " Olhce in lding, -ver < hamber's *l. uffH- y. \ \'K ' RRVLL An.oitev ;t< L * 'V. tu\t ,: a. WyApr.iotice in the Flint Cir- ' fl Yhcre by gpi-cial contract aug‘27-!y pf i ' I\ LL A rtMrjKi v ttmi i*. iiitiMti l r ih^lntrtrcS 11 !'4>’ fee in the counties oji>mposing AiJ-ijtf. fd the Supreme Court, of i.eor ia, 1 - , ern i onrt of the United States for the Th-in ' 1 s '"t hern Districts of (ieorgia. — n - Ga . June 18th. 187"-ly. .\ ) u !l , l ' : K " n X ifc MoGALL \ A fi r i vs 1 ,v. 4n | ov,ns f' " n i Georgia. Will attend regu- Vinir, v UI ' t!Ctt * n ltle e fi'ir j ourts of the P«r s " n ) Morgan, DeKalb Gwinuette and das- dec 0-1 y f l n. '1 S A t roi-v -,r f "P >sinjf r"h^! 0, -t r ton * <ia ' practice all the counties ! ial‘ hatialumchee Circuit and elsewhere by M • Atr irnoy at l/tw Hn os* ' V'hnt, iVr u '''!' practice in all the counties of ~ 7_''‘ 1 ftni< - Supreme Court <>( the State. )[ HS|°» ttK I’llUN'K. A Jtiuij, "h-itoii, () a Will practice in all the ■ rr i*'-tl),, Ue . ( hatuaooeheo (.'ircuil, an<l U|>t-on and dec 18-ly i) 0 f w I R will (tinti'iue f*ip nr i«*ti<*o > i' iDe. Office at B. I). Hardaway’s I)vuig ded^-ly a ''V unj’ ?'• '.LR* P r Met tee In Olrtfuft Courts of "■CIO- 1 y ua lU tae United States District Court*. LADIES’ FANCY STORE I OVER MESSES. FLSMISTEE & BEOOKS, OOBMKR OF HILL AND SOLOMOK STREETS, GRIFFIN. GEORGIA, w OULD respectfully inform the good citizens of Thomaston and vicinity that we have now in store, and keep constantly on hand a superior stock and very latest stylos of "* ' > ‘ r LADIES’ FINE DRESS GOODS, LADIES’ St CHI LORENS’ SHOES, LADIES’ JEWELRY, LADIES’ HOSIERY, LADIES’ NOTIONS, MILLINERY, &e. A thousand little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer chants know nothing about, to be found at our Store. MILLINERY ! The Choicest, Freshest, and SWKKTF.ST, stork in the maket. Goods manufictnred to suit the Uste of customers. Order* respectfully solicited. Call on or address MRS. M. A. lIIGIITOWER & 0., 4# inayl3-tf Grlflin, Georgia. ANDREWS & iIILL, M ANUFACTURERS ANI) DKALMKB IN FURNITURE, ODPPINS, tkc.f &c., AT J. dk T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles Southwest of Thomaston, Ga. \\ T ’M-'d rpjpputfu 11 v inf -rm <-nr v v friends and the public generally, that we have esiaiu-d a FURNITURE MANUFACTORY at the above named pi ac, where we manufacture and keep con-tantly on band superior Furniture of ill kinds, tari-•tii*-, and gr ides W ( - are pre|>arsd to fill all or <b rs or CUFFIN'*, and do oil kinds of <'itMnet work with ne;itness tind dispatch *Y<-flatter ourselvi-s that W'- ran please all that know good work when they see it. (>lli facilities and advantages in preparing our own Lumber and daviufaetnmng out o*- Work enables us to ofli-r any quantity, better varii ties, an 1 and ei. ed'y better birgiins than other Furniture dealers iit 'lds section of country. We earnestly ieque*t all tbatare in nee ' of anything in our line toe ill md examine. < ur stork, as we feel satisfied th it. we eao give sati-taction in style, quality and price. All work warrantees! to be a* repi-i sented. Ortb rs solicited. in ay 2t My .1 A8 A N DREWS A L. S. HILL. CHEAP HEA DING TIIE ATLANTA XEW ERA. CLUB RATES. In order to plate the WEEKLY NEW ERA v'itliiu tf.e r -ach of all. the proprietors have determin ed to to offer the following SPLENDID INDUCEMENTS : One copy, one year $ 3 00 Ten copies one year. $1 .50 each 15 ftft Twenty copies, one year. $1 .25 each 25 est Thirty copies one year S1.00 The Weekly Kka contains nearly twenty-eight col umn* of choice leading matter each issue, consisting of l’olilics. Literature, Market Reports, and GENERAL NEWS.. Make up your Qittbs at once. Postmasters are authorized and requested to act as Agents \ddresj NEW ERA OFFICE. july29-tf Atlanta, Ga. JUST received! gQ iBLS. BLUE GRASS RYE WHISKY. gQ BBLS. CROWE S LYE WHISKY. U BIJLS - ®UNCAN bourbon. 100 HBLS ‘ FAIRFAY bourbon. 1.00 BBLS - COliN WIHSKY. Arda Large assortment of imported and Domestic V/ITJFS, Which we offer extremely low. As we buy only from Distillers and firs class Importers and only FOR CASH, we can offer rare inducement Give us a call and ex ami our stock. L. OHKN CO., oct«l 8m Atlanta, Ga. CANNON HOUSE, (Recently St. James Hotel.) Marietta Street, Gate C ity Bioele, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. B nrd. Per Dtv. s'-.00 o< -t2 l 6>vi DR. THOS. A. WAR REN, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. OFFERS ht< si-rv ri’* r<i t•• • • p. ->7, ».* f Griffin and vicinity Special attention given to the treatment ot CHRONIC DISEASES. Those m a di*t nee can an consult him by letter Office over George Beecher & o , ill Street. april29-tf WATCH REPAIRING. r pMK t./ .o* I’.*. p; H Tj I. 1 counties are respectfully informed that i have m-ived tny stock to the store <> Vr " m Wall-icn-, and am now prepared to execute work In my line of bu*i n« ss, on the most fnvnnhl terms. Ib-p iring of till kinds done at thesh >rtekt n-> ice anil the neatest man ner. i have facilities t.,r turning on» good w-.rk, and by strict attention to business hope to receive a liberal sliaie of patronage Very respectfully. aprilS-tf W\i L BRYAN BYINGTON S HOTEL, ft’KNKK DKOAUWAV ASP ill LI, STRIS> IX, «R*FFIW, GEOUGIVt THOMASTON. GA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10. 1872. FUKNi T U It E AND VARIETY WORKS, THOMASTON, OA. I WOULD PiE k *PFUTFTILLY NOTIFY nil who are in need of anytiiitig in the FURNITU RE line, that I ;nn now manufacturing largo quantities of various styles at as LOW PRICES as the same goods can he bought in any market in Georgia. All work is warranted to give satisfaction. We are also pre pare do all kinds of WAGON WORK, 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 kinds, arid 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. R«t?. J. C. ZIMMERMAN, will also be found at this shop—lie is making the BEST CHAIRS ever before made in this country, and will be pleased to supply all who wish SUPKBI9S GLUES which he will fully guarantee to give satisfaction. This is an enterpiise dependent upon the public for a support and though it may look small, it has cost a large sum of money to put it in operation. A liberal share ot patron age is solicited. JOSEPH ALLEN, nov4-tf Thomaston, Ga. HO3EBS & CII2NEY7 WAREHOUSE AND COTTON COMMISSION THOMASTON, GEORGIA. \I7 E twk* this rrptHrM of informing our ? t fri-nds and the public generally th.at._nur NEW WAREHOUSE is nmv conijieted and ive aid now pre pared to serve them in the Storage and Sale of Cotton. Onr Scales are new and c >rri'ct, and having secured the services of a competent and reliable Scab-sman, we can safi lv a-iiarantee to do justice to both buyers and sell his. LIBERAL ADVANCES will be male on COTTON in store BEYERS IN THOMASTON will pay Ra n.-sville PRICES for Cot ton. Insurance on Cotton in Warehouse cm yci cent. oct7-6in FOUTZ’S CELEBRATED Horse ami Cattle Powders. S, Tliis preparation,lopg and favorably known, will thoroughly re-invigorate broken down and low-spirited horses, by strengthening and cleansing the stomach and intestines. It is a sure pr *venti ve of all diseases incident to this animal, such as LUNG FEVER. GLANDERS. YELLOW WATER. HEAVES. COUGHS, DIS TEMPER, FEVERS, F0 UN DER, [ML LOSS OF APPETITE AND VITAL ENERGY, kc. Its use Improves J the wind, increases the appetite— fit Vw y gives a smooth and glossy skin—and y tran-fo'-ms the miserable skeleton J iutoa dun-looking and spi Ited horse. . To keepers of Cows tliis prepara , —| tion is invaluable. It is a sure pre <T| W ."- 7 » ventiveagainst Rinderpest, Hollow y. I. i 5 Horn, etc. It has been proven by ) actU!l l experiment to increase the W * quantity of milk and cream twenty rds-X-|)'ir rent and make the butter firm glree t.. In fattening cAttle. It gives them an appetite, loosens their hide, and makes them thrive much faster. In all of Swin \ such as Coughs, Fleers in the Lungs, Liver, fcc.,ims article arts y yg . as a specific. By putting from one half a t taper to a paper in a barrel of swill tlie a'tove diseases will he erudi ' cited or entirely prevented. If given - 1 F- I.r<; in tim*-, a ce-tain preventive and cure for the Hog Cholera. D.UID Ei FOIJTZ, Proprietor, BALTIMORE. 9U tl. For sab* bv Druggists and Storekeepers throughout the United States, Canadas and South America. For Sale by J. W. A * WATER, novll-ly yVIISCELLANEOUS. Georgia State Agricultural Society. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUSINS*9. The Committee on Oripv of Business beg leave respect'ally to report ; i'hiii the entire session if the Convention b' ing usually limited to 'vro or three days, n 't m ire Gi in an aggregate of fifteen or twenty h-urs i available for actual htisi nesp. B'rict referet ee, therefir-*, photjld he had to the economy of this valu ihle t ; me, as we'l in the pr ceediugs as in the organi* 7.:ition of the hndv; and a 1 mere clerical work. and w rk appropriate t" c<>Tninitt°es, sin-uld-be ax*igne<i to them, thus avoiding needless delays They recommend 1 That in the organization of the Con vention, the Chairman of each County L)e * egation, write the name of the cunty and tlie n oi the de egates in actual attend* ance, on a slip of paper,-and furnish it to the Secretary, who will, with the m .teriul so prov ded, make up the roll at and have it printed. No calling of the roll shall be necessary, Gut errors in the list can he roe itied by’ information given to the Sec* refary. 2 A Committee on Credentials will con* sider and report upo > disputed questions. 3 Members are reminded of the l.v-laws requiring all resolutions to be in writing, and handed t > the Secretary 4 she Committee respectfully suggest that no outside entertainments or festivals be attended at any earty period of the ses sion. but that ft e fresh interest of the Con* vention fie occupied with the important objects which have called it together. 5 They further recommend that any suiject matter, eliciting protracted discus sion, shall, after a reasonable proportionate time, oe referred either to a Sfieci.il Com mittee or to the Executive Committee, so as not to letve other subjects unattended to, or hastily passed over. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS. Ad Iress by the President, General A. 11. Colquitt. Report of the Executive Committee. Inauguration of die new Executive Com* mi* tee. Discussion upon Stock - Raising and S f nck- Food—Opened by J. M Mil er, Esq , of Beach Island. Report of tlie Secretary, lion. D. W. t e w is Address upon the Agricultural Policy of the S uih, by llon Rot ert T oms. 1 )is<-ussio —She* p- Raising—J. B. Jones, E*q Burke county. Report of the Commissioner, Surnu ] B if nett. Discussion Oats—L. F. Livingston, Nexton county. Reports of Committees —On the Consfitu* tion ; on County Subjects of Investigation ; other reports. Address hy fl *rshel V. Johnson. New Business—Resolutions; appoint ment of Deb gates. Discussion— L lbor Question Samuel Barnett. Eleetiens. Discussion Corn —S. W. Blondworth ; Cott >n lion. D. A. Vason ; The Dairy— J. J Toon. Unfinished Business. Discussion Srock Law—D. E Butler; Rust in Wheat—Dr. E. M. Pendleton ; Fruit lion. R. J. Mosoe ; Canning Fruit— B II True. Next Convention—Time and Place nf. Call of Counties Answers to Printed Ir quries; Oral Information and Sugges tions. Discussion lmmigration—Col. W. S Chambers. Appointment of Dommittees—On Cre dentials ; on Business of next Convention ; to Digest County Reports; for Legislative Objects. Closing Proceedings. N. B —The Committee earnestly recom mend that the Delegates confer freely and in a conversational way wiih each other, interchanging views, asking questions, and conducting the Convention yi a homely, common sense and business way, without restraint or formality. Samuel Barnett. Uhairman. A School Comp >sition —The following excellent compo-ition rtcently took the priz > at a c untry school down "‘East Composition on Socks—S cks are verv useful, and are usually worn by boys and men. Warm socks are made of wool. Some, socks have holes in them. I don’t like holes in the heels of n>v socks, and holes always nurt my f*>es. S 'cks ought to bo changed every week at least twice Si ore clerks wear woolen socks all summer. L (dips who write p >etry. weark h’ue socks. The Mayor of Cincinnati once dispersed a mob by throwing his socks into the croud Old socks, well worn, are good to scar knives and f>rks with. L'mburg ehee-e is usually shipped in old woolen soek-i. B vs at school unravel socks and wind them around o and India rubber shoes f r balls. Some men never wear socks Seeks are not good to bang up for presents. I always h>rrow aunt Jane’s, thev hold m re. Socks are knit by machines. My pa sleeps in h s seeks. I once knew a litt'e boy who had no pa to sleep in his socks. Some men lave strong feet. Sampson was a strong nun. A S»>und An-wkr.— A IVxas merchant vrites t » the New Y rk J urnal of Uom* ucree to sk the following questi. n : “Sup* pise that with an unsullied reputati n it taken ce six years to ma»e an honest ; ving. wiiile in that t me I have seen forty-two scamps go through the door of fisolvency into an improvement of their •M ite, how long will it be Ip f re I will lay ly something for old age.” The Journal ai-wer* : “A man who ha* lived an activ . utsu lied lif l in the m dst of r-uch tempta tons for six years, has already I id t»v s mething f r the fiurre ; and tliere >s One who will keep what he ha* committed to Ifim. s • that ho wil fii and that he has ago and t Sedation against the time to come. A erid it on that book is a sure provision for oh age.” -inks shvs that wadding ri' gs ought to bemlled -'offer-rings. lie has been uuir riei five years. Obituary—Ge*. Hubert BtoUduit Knell. General Robert S. Ewell died at his resi dence, in Mtury county, Tennessee, on • Thursday morning. General Ewell was fifty-two years of age. He was b. rn in the District nf Oolumbia'in the year 1820. His brother, Benjamin S. Ewell, as well as the General himself, was i educated in West Point Academy; Robert S Ewell graduated thirteenth in his c'ass, n p xt to G»*orge f[. I'h iiu ts, lower down than \V T. IS ivriimn and Si*>wart Van i Yliet, and ahead of Bu»)ir<>d R Johnson, Colonel Oliver L. Shepherd and General Thomas Jordan lie entered the United S’a’es Army on the Ist of Julj, in the year 184), us Brevet Second Lieutenant; was pri rn-.ted becund Lieutenant N »vember 1, 1840; First Lieutenant September 18, 1845, and Brevet Captain August 20, 1840, '‘for gallantry at 0 mtreas and Cherubusco, Mexico.” lie was engaged against the Indians in New MexiOo in June, 1857, and in ibe year 1858 was placed in command of the United States troops stationed at Fort Buchanan, New Mexico. On the Ist ot May, in the year 1801, Ewell re-igned hi* cmimistdou t»s Captain of United States i Dragoons and joined the Oonicdcraie army of the 8 urn. IL* took part in the battle of Bull Run. where held Beauregard’s extreme right at , Union Mills ford. His corps was ordered ! to advance towards Ceritreville and and and so, 1 but stiff-red a cheek from theUfon troops i lie subsequently had his revenge for this in def’siting Fremont’s advant'e on Gross K rt ys j from Harrisonburg. Subsequently, by order | of General Lee, in the campaign against McCldlan, he operated on the leit bank of the Cfiickahotnan v, watching the roads leiding down to the Peninsula. When Hooker advanced on Bristow station ho was prevented from advancing by E veil’s divi sion, which had been placed there by Jaek t-on in tiih advance on Mana»ses. There w’as a bri.*k engagement, resulting in a logs of GOO about- evenly divided between to* two armies. Ewell, however, lost a part of bis baggage, hut before falling back on J ickson at Manassas, be bad the satisfao tion of burning tlie bridge and completely destroying the railroad. 110 ker did nos believe it prudent to pursue him. In tlie subsequent operations of this part of the campaign Ewell was s verelv wounded in the affairs of Thoroughfare Gap, and in consequence suffered tlie amputation of a leg IDs division took part in the second battle of Bull Run, and it was also present at Harper’s Ferry. In the battle of Antic tarn his men formed a portion of Jackson’s c >rps, deserving the praise of being those “iron soldiers against which Hooker’s corps hurled itself and overwhelmed by superior numbers.” Subsequently bis army, form ally commanded by Stonewall Jackson, captured Winchester, lie fought with dis tinguished curage at Gettysburg, and he helped to delay Meade two days tit M mas* s is Gap, arid at the hattleof the Wilderness his corps was for a time a tower of strength to tUe Confederate troops. In Lee’s final retreat he was cut off from the main body of the defeated army, and after a desperate resistance, which has merited unusually high praise from a historian specially cold to all the Generals of the South, he su<-* reneered, with four Generals and 6,000 men. Ewell’s gallant conduct during the war merits warm praise even from his opponents in the field, and those who dif fered from him in politics must admire the dignity with which he has refused to allow his epitaph to be used in the perpetuation of partisan wars re— JV’Vminjton Star. Tlie Political Situation—Letter from Ex- Scnator Doolittle. Racine, WTs , J rnuary 13, 1872. M. C Galloway, E*q : * * * * In mv opinion the present party holds power simply because those who are opposed to it do not act together. Three million Democratic votes are opposed to it, and, as I believe, nearly one million Republicans are opposed to it. Can the four million unite and vote together? If they can, they will havj|e a maj >rity of five hundred thous and. It they cannot, they must fail. How can tliis union in political action be effected? It cannot by a coalition of leaders to obtain ( ffice and power. There most be a urii-iri of the masses upon common prin ciples, and to effect a common and great patriotic purposes. , The whole country waits now lo see what shall be the action nf the Liberal Republi can convention to be held in Missouri on the 24t0 irist., It hat convention shall plant Itself squarely upon ideas, and pledge Itself to pritciple-j, which all true Republ cons, and all fruo Democrats of Jefferson’s and Jack son’s school cherish as vital to the main tenance of republican government, and to constitutional civil liberty, they may com maud the cotifi fence not only of the l.* 'O.• 00, liberal Republicans, but of the 3,0 : 0 000 Democratic voters. But iu order to do so, they must declare against centralization ; against keeping military power above civil authority ; against using the Federal arrriv to control conventions and destroy the free dom of elections ; against the stupendous fraud*, speculations and r >hheries of the carpet-bag g- vernoionts of the South, as well as Tamany, the Custom II >use and elsewhere : and in favor of universal en* their just and equ and rights und »r the con stitution, id favor of the principle of one term for tho President ; of applying that principle to the pre-ent Executive, and of a practical civil service reform bv placing a statesman « f capacity and integrity at the i of aff-.'.is. Should that convention take « me such e ur*e, and the Liberal Republicans of other gntes follow their examine and*h w that the Liberal R publicans of tlie \vh de country have the c ur tge to w rk. a..d. if nec-ssary, make sacr fices to’sustain true repub i -an lib rty, the great nines of the Democratic voters would not only sym pathize witfi hem. bui, in s me arid proper and efficient mode, fratern ze with them in political action ir» order to save our n pub liean system of government. If they se* k to lead, however, they must sh w themselves worthy of leadership They mus r speak to tne people in no uncertain tones and march before them with faltering tread. Respectfully yours, J R Doolittle. Step on an orange peel if you wiah to mail <* o State Items. COLUMBUS. Muscogee was to elect a Representative to supply the vacancy of Out. Smith U*t Tuesday. S. B. Cleghorn and J. S. Mus tain were the candidates. St ACOV. Phillip Phillips, the "Sweet Singer of Tsrael,” is concerting in Macon. Some fellow on Saturday last, who had taken in too much "sorghum” produced a false alarm of fire. Blind Tom, the celebrated musician, will be in Macon on the 12(h mst., aud give one qf his concerts. ATLANTA. The B)rger Family «re ringing their bells in Atlant. Height’s circus is coming again. A small hre on Sunday night consumed one little grocery. W. W. Rhodes, 11. 0. Iloyt, J. W. Kimbro, W. J. Clarke, and William Pettis, has gone on a b>nl of $13,000 for E. F. Blodgett. W. A. Ward has been nr i rested for assault and battery. Punning and Spence have discussed the woman’s suffrage question. RURAL DISTRICTS. Average depth of snow in Heard county was live inches, and many rabbits played Out. The Griffin News understands that the organisation of the Griffin National Bank lias been completed with John 11. James, President; J. G Rhea, Cashier, and A. B. Phelps, Assistant Cashier. The capital stock is SIOO,OOO. The BinO will he open' ed and in full operation bes *re the hrst of September nest. Bishop Beckwith preached in Valdosta on the 30th of January, and several parties were confirmed. The Sons of Temperance, composed of nno hundred and fifty mem bers, had a supper and a good time on tho night of the 24th ultimo. Moses M. Smith, a distinguished citizen of Douglass county, died on the 20th of January. The Dramatic Club at. Griffin is enter taining the citizens with "Nick-of-tho- Woods.” Hon. F. O. Welch, Senator from the tenth District, has resigned his position. On the 4th of March an election will be held to fill the vacancy. The Georgia Enterprise says : Mr. A. M. Aucton, has been re-elected Clerk, and 11. W. Smith, Marshal of Covington. On Fri day night Dr. S. 11. Lindsay, Clerk nf New ton Superior Court, dislocated his ankle, and broke his leg in two places, while en joying a frolic with tho boys in the snow. The young ladies of Covington availed themselves of the leap year privilege on the 25th instant, and were out snow balling, and were victorious in every conflict. The Appeal and Advertiser says: We learn from farmers throughout Morgan county that their wheat and other email grain crops are very promising, and large crops are expected. William Woods, Sam uel Dve and D. M True have been appoint ed delegates from Morgan county to tho State Agricultural Convention at Savannah. Madison is to have a masked skating enter tainment February 14th. George Gardner, claiming to be from New York City, but more recently from Atlanta, and an archi tect and builder, put up at the Madison House for three weeks, and after running sundry bills where he could get credit, left Madison, forgetting to settle his bills and taking a couple of blankets through mis take—of course. The Messrs. Van Winkle, of Patterson, N J., have purchased homes in Morgan county, with a view of farming. The name of C >l. John G. McHenry has been suggested as a candidate for Mayor of Madison. The LaGrange Reporter of the 21 inst., says: Bennie, a son of Mr. Gresham, near Long Cane, in this county, aged about thirteen y. ars, was struck by lightning on Saturday evening last, and instantly killed. It appears that he was standing in front of the fire-place, with his back to the fire, when the bolt descended the chimney. The father and mother of the lad were also struck and severely injured. Ihe Middle Georgian-of Tuesday says; The milinery. store of.Mrs. M. A. High tower was robbed on Sunday night of several hundred dollars. Some gentleman expects to order type for a printing office, to be located at Bear Creek. A glee club hat been organized in Griffin. J 'bn Rush, of Floyd county, is dead. William Lacy, of Hall county, died on the 24 inst., aged one hundred vears. Judge W. 11. McWhorter’e kitchen with all his wheat, seventy-five an< i cooking utensels, was burned on the night of the 24 inst. The Clipper complains that the Sabbath day is openly desecrated by drunkcu men and disgraceful fighting on the streets of Warreuton. A large bear was killed in Lowndes county a short time since. Col. L. T. Doyal, of Griffin, is speken ot by the Georgian as a suitable successor to lion. J. M Greene, of this circuit. Two men, in attempting to cross the Ogeechee river in a bateau, near Station No. 9. on tho Central Railroad, on Friday last, were drowned. The Vi adley Brothers are having their private railroad in Emanu&l county extend ed several mile*. NO. 10.