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I'tiL r l HOMASTON HERALD
S. AY. D. CARAWAY, - PußLTsnEib
JOHN T. HICKEY, - - - Editor.
TftOMASTOt. Ga., Saturday. April 28, '77.
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t ONVEMIO.V
Oun last Legisl .turc passed an ac* provid
ing for aconvenfson of the people of Geor
gia tor the purpose of changing and amend
ing our Constitution It is patent to the
minds of every thinking man in the State
that that instrument as it now exists falls
very far short of working prosperity and hap
piness for her people, and as there will be a
great effort made to have a convention it he
hooves all tee good men and true in her
borders to rally to the standard of right and
justice ard see to it that honest competent
men are put in charge of this grave respon
sibility. We do earnestly hope that no man
in Upson county, nor in Gcoigia will re
main at home when the time comes 10 vote
because he telieves that there are uo honest
men who can get office The prophet ot old
decided that he was the only one faithful in
Isreal, hut behold ! there were seven thous
and when he found out the truth. “Be yc
wise as serpents and harmless as doves,”
and the way to act wise is to keep a never
sleeping eye on the many, very many bloat -
ed demagoues and the numerous fawning
sycophants that stick to them like mush
room to rotten logs, and by leaving them
out in the cool transmit to the future gener
ations of Georgia a boon worthy of enjoy
ment by true men* The demon speculation
stalks abroad in the land and there are so
many votaries kneeling at his shrine that it
is now a great and difficult problem as to
whether true freedom shall ever spring up
in the South again and flourish as the giant
oak flourisheth or whether its roots shall de
cay with the already deadend trunk and its
ashes he watted into oblivion by the blight
ing winds of monarchy and despotism, the
legitimate offspring of the degeneracy of in
telligent freemen. The Legislature appro
priated $25,000 to defray the expenses ot the
convention; then let every man both white
and black who has to pay his proportion ot
this appropriation bend all the energies of
his mind to securing such a constitution as
will guarantee protection to honest industry
all over the state. Here we stand, as a peo
ple, squallid and pinched from starvation,
with the claws of the Demon Speculation
fastened in our vitals ready to swallow us
head and needs whenever a favorable oppor
tunity, which He thinks the convention .vill
afford presents itself. Fellow Georgians,
the only hope ot escape from llis fangs is to
rise up in one might combined effort aud
strangle him to death.
Let us lay down for the time, friendship,
prejudice, ambition, favoriteism, fanaticism
and fear, and be united as a Land of broth
els and with one mighty upheaval, once
more restore the temple of liberty to its
wanted place in our hearts and stale.
Look abroad over the land and select those
men to represent you who understand the
principles of free government; the broad
foundation upon which alone can rest secure
ly the liberties of a great comoc wealth; who
know what national law is and what inter
national law is. and what State sovereignty
is and in whose honesty you can confide;
send them to the convention and let them
take the pruning shears to that creature of
carpetbaggers, and aliens and kindly trim
its ungainly nodes and excressenccs some ot
off and dress it np in a suit of strong new
homespun clothes, and then when they pre
sent it to the people for their ratification you
will sec them take it to theif hearts in one
long fond embrace ami treasure it there as
never a great boon was treasured before.—
Then instead of paying two hundred and
fifty members seven dollars a day we will
only have to pay one hundred, or less, three
dollars a day, which will be more than suf
ficient to pay all expenses (exclusive of big
hotels and other like grand take ins).
The State’s credit will be secured against
enterprising shy locks, public schools will be
made a fixture tor eight or ten months in
each year upon the basis of a per capita tax
on all men and on all dogs, and the rentals
of all punlic property hi the State. Public
roads would be kept up by per capita taxa |
lion; Local Legislation will be turned over
to proper local authorities, the Legislature !
would meet once in two or tour years and
it would not require all the rags in the State
to make paper t'o print the code on.
The executive department would be
shorn of many of its kingly powers by !
which it wields such a tremenduous influ
ence over the State. The appointing pow
power of the Governor would be greatly
curtailed ana thrown back into the hands of
the people. Then three courts only would
be established; one tor the State; one for
each county and one tor each district; the
one for the State to be chosen by the General
Assembly, to be composed of three ot the
best lawyers of the State to be elected by
every alternate Legislature, the one for
each county to be composed of the magis
trates from each district. The. Superior
courts, because of their great superiority
would be passed up to the third heaven to
rett from its weary labors.
By composing the county courts of the
district magistrates the entire county would
be interested in the election ot these officers
and ot course such trash as is otien suffered
to occupy these offices would he excluded
and the best men in the district be selected
and thus the end of the justice wculd be
reached. Let these magistrates have juris
diction over all civil suits under five hun
dred dollars, and those above that sum, and
all criminal suits go before the county
court, this court to meet twice a year. We
could enlarge on the good' effects growing
out ot a progiamme of this kind, but when
once we get started in the right chanci we
will, by keeping good pilots on ’he deck to
show us the breakers,, glide smoothly down
to the haven of prosperity. Let all the of
ficers, both stale and county be elected by
the people, and at such times as is most
convenient to the masses; not when it will
suit designing petty politicians to take ad
vantage of a pressure of business to steal
away the people's liberty ami money
There are thousands of men. in Georgia
to-day so covered by debt and misfortune
that they are afr aid to give expression to
their feelings about the situation for fear
their credit will be stopped and their little
children will starve. Some think that it is
the design ot conventionists to abolish the
Lomessead and imprison tor debt. To these
wg would say that the Supreme Court has
Virtually abolished if, leaving Just SO much
of it as will make slaves ot all who take if j
by compelling them to work their lauds tor
their creditors without reward or relief.
Then let us throw this lying deception
away and create a homestead that is endur
ing. If the homestead should be abolished
the constitution would never be ratified by
the people; then why fear such a thing,
especially in the face of the tact that no
civilized people on this globe are without
a homestead. As to interest, make usury
a crime punishable by imprisonment and
MAKE ANYTHING OVER BIX PER CENT USU
RY'. Make a man secure in getting his
morey hack when he lends it at six per
cent, per annum, taking the homestead >n as
a part of the contract. Then speculation
will die a natural death and so would that
most terrible scourge of our country, lazi
incss. Oonfidonce would be restroed, capital
would pour into our midst and in a few
years Georgia the garden six>t of the South,
would wear a hallo of glory around her
brow that would be a beacon light for the
guidance of fuluie gnnerations.
The above is not put up to tickle the
fancy of the student of rhetoric nor to rock
to sleep the consciences ot knaves, but it is
to that class of men who bear the States
burden that we write, hoping to wake them
up to a sense of their danger and duties.
Be sure to exercise your lights ot elective
franchise and vote tor honest men, and
truth and justice will ride upon the necks
ot falsehood and oppression.
CONSTITUTIONAL COSTKNTIOW.
fCartcrsville Express]
Messrs. Thomas Tumhn, Eli Barrett, R, S.
Phillips, and others:
Gentlemen: —Your letter requesting my
opinion as to the propriety of calling a State
convention under the act of the last Legis
lature, and if the people should vote in favor
of a convention, what changes should, in my
judgement, be made in our existing State
constitution, was received some days since,
but professional and other engagements have
delayed an answer.
As I am not, and will no be a candidate for
a seat in the convention, and as I never ex
pect to be a candidate for any office, I feel
that I can on that account the more freely,
frankly and fully answer your letter without
the liability of having imputed to me any
other motive than a sincere desire to pro
mote the best interests of my fellow citizens.
] have no hesitation in saying that I think
a convention ought to be held and for two
reasons: First, the present constitution was
made for but not by the people of Georgia.
Thousands of the most intelligant gentlemen
of the Slate were not allowed to participate in
making it. Second, the necessity for the
many important alterations that ought to be
made in that instrument, demands the cull
ing of a convention. Some of these alter
ations! now proceed to state.
The first and leading amendment to the
constitution that should be made is a provis
ion prohibiting the members of the Legisla
ture from voting themselves the amount
they think should be paid them for their
services, They are interested and not prop
er judges as to the value of their labor. The
people in convention should! determine what
compensation their law-makers should re
ceive And the sum should be too small to
tempt men to seek a seat in the Legislature
for the purpose of making money. Asa gen
eral rule those men why seek political office
to put money in their pockets, are trying to
serve themselves and not the people The
people should be cautions how they trust
such men. Let the constitution provide that
members of the Legislature shall not receive
more than three dollars a day, and you will
not see so many in every county pressing
every two years “their claims” for seats in
the Legislature, upon the people And what
is better it will save a great deal of money
to the tax.-burdened people. First make the
provision and other important changes will
be much more easily effected.
The compensation suggested seems small
when compared with that which the mem
bers of the Legislature have been voting to
themselves tor many years past. But how
many members make three dollars a day at
home? Thirty dollars per month will pay
a member’s board at a good private board
ing house, and all his other legitimate ex |
peuses. This leaves sixty dollars per month
clear of all expenses. During the last ses
sion of the Legislature, members (so one in !
formed me) obtained board at five dollars j
per week.
The most important change in the consti- j
tution which I would suggest is the aboli- |
tion of the Senate. Did it ever occur to you j
gentlemen, to inquire upon what principle
the Senate ot Georgia is based ? What is
intended to be accomplished by it? What do
the Senators represent? If there is any prin
ciple upon which it is founded, any impor
tant purpose to be secured, any great good
to be achieved by it, I am not able to per
ceive it.
The Senatorial districts are not arranged
according to taxable property nor population,
nor according to the number ot voters in
each, nor education, intelligence or morality.
Our government is one of the people, and
the people should be equally represented
in the law-making body. It is both unequal
and unjust to give to six thousand people
the same power in the Legislature that fifty
thousand ot their peers and equals possess.
The delegates to the State convention are to
be chosen, as required by the State constitu
tion according to population. And ought
not all the representatives of the people to
be chosen in the same way? No one will
deny it.
To bring the injustice more forcibly to
your view, take eight ot the Senatorial dis
tricts—four having the smslio.-t and four
having the largest population. The Sd, 4th,
i 9th, and loth districts have a population of
4(1,019, and 6,091 voters. The Ist, 13th,
22nd and doth a population ot 183,495 and
32,605 voters. In the first four districts
i there is one senator to each 10,000 people.
In the four later districts, a senator for each
48,373. Here one senator represents more
people than four senators.
The same injustice and inequality exists
as to taxatian In the 3d, 4‘.h, oth and loth
| districts the value of taxable property is $6,-
534,733, and the amount of tax paid is $43,
219. In the Ist, 18th, 82nd and 35 districts
the value of the taxable properly is $79,050,
183, and the tax paid is $441,690. 1 give
theso last figures to show that no principle
of any kind exists in the arrangement of con
stitution of the Senate of Georgia. Theie
is no use for it. No gcod is accomplished
by it. Senators are no wiser than represen
j tatives. They aic elected by the same peo
ple. This useless waste of time and money
flowing from the Seriate should be stopped
The 42nd Senatorial district has 8.207 vo
ters and but one senator. The 9d, 4th, sth
and 13th districts have 6,691 voters arid four
senatots. In the 15th district there is a pop
ulation of 8.673, and in the 35th a population
of 52,733 —more than six times as many as
the former.
The contrast in the number cf voters is
still more striking. In the 13th there are
but 1.208 voters and the 35th 11,004.
Is it jusc that One man in one section of
the State should have the same power in
making laws for the people that six have in
another section ?
A tew years ago wc had a senator and one
or more representatives fritn each county.—
Trie same voters elected each - When they
arrived at the cspitol one went into one
room and one into another. And it is said
the object ot this was that one body might
act as a check upon the other. Now why
could they not check each other in the same
room as well as in separate rooms ?
But if we must have a senate let the sen
ators be chosen according to population and
not by counties. Let one of the two mem
bers irt each district hereinafter mentioned
he allied senator, and there will be a senate
with a great saving to the people. But the
seriate should be entirely abolished and the
saving will he greater.
I know that this will meet with objection.
You will be told that it is something new,
something unusual. Is there any force in
this objection ? Arc we never to profit by
experience and observation ? I heard a man
some years since object to the. turning oyer
of the soil, and tlie very wise argument
used was the Almighty had made the right
side up. and He knew what was best. This
sage did not perceive that this reason would
prevent any fencing or ploughing, for God
made the ground unfensed and unploughed.
Bat the great objection will arise from the
destruction of so many places that so many
patriots desire to fill, It will keep 119 anx
ious souls from those seats iu the Legisla
ture which they so earnestly desire to fill
for the good of their country and— seven
DOLLARS A DAY.
Abolish the Senate arid then divide the
State into fifty legislative districts according
to the population and to give to eaclt district
two legislators. Let the districts be com
posed of contiguous counties, each district
having the same number of people as near
as practicable. If one county has the re
quisite population make one county a dis
trict. If it requires two, three or five, have
it arranged accordingly. Let tiie Con
trolling IDEA BE TO HAVE THE PEOPLE
EQUALLY REPRESENTED IN THE LEGISLA
TURE, By this plan there will be but one
hundred legislators. They will gener
ally be elected from a larger territory and
will be more efficient, and better men than
we now have. The pay will not make the
position very desirable, and men will be
selected for their Yvortli and not for their
electioneering capacity and their power
anti willingness to distribute mean w hisky.
Look at the saving to the people from this
plan. AVe now have 219 members in the
Legislature. r I lie plan proposed will cut
off 119 of them. These are seven dollars a
day, cost the people for every day the Leg
islature is in session $833, and for forty days
the sum of $33,320. And then the expense
of the officers of the senate will be saved
which was last year $11,525.70. It will
also dispense with at least two-thirds of the
clerks of the House. With other changes
which I will presently suggest a much
larger saving to the people may be effected.
1 lmve been informed that there were
about one thousand bills' introouct’d into the
last Legislature, and that nine-tenths of
them were cT no general interest. N,A\ 1
propose to cut ofl all this expensive, time-'
consuming and local legislation. It has
long been a curse to die people. Every
one who can manage to receive a seat in
the Legislature and draw liis seven dollars
a clay seems to think it essential that he
should introduce some bill, no matter who
writes it, and whether it is wise or foolish.
Cut all of this off and give the Superior
courts, by appropriate legislation, the power
to pass all local acts that each count}’ may
need. The courts now have the power to
grant charters to certain Corporations.—
W by not pass all local laws? This will ren
der but very few clerks necessary for the
Legislature. Instead of a thousand bills to
he read, there would not be one huirdred.
Instead of taking forty or fifty days for a
session it wculd not require twenty. In
this change in the organic law, Ido not
propose to alter in any way the counties.
Let them remain just a? flic}’ are for all ju
dicial and evefy county purpose. I would
provide in the constitution that the clerk of
the Legislature should receive a stated sum
per day, and that he should employ all his
assistants. This would prevent such a su
perabundance of clerks as there lias been ir.
many legislatures in the past. In this way
one hundred dollars a day would secure a
most efficient clerk, and out of that sum lie
should employ all necessary assistants to do
all the work properly and' promptly.
For the session of the Legislature of 1876
the State paid clerks, secretaries, doorkeep
ers. messengers, pages etc., of the senate
and house the sum $26,043.70. In 1861,
the secretaries and clerks of the senate and
house cost the State for a Session of forty
days auly $7,500. Under a bill which I
prepared and which became a law the clerk
of the house received SIOO per day and paid
all his assistants, and that, too, when we
had so much local legislation arid the senate
and house bills to read. The expenses of
Legislature last year amounted to $111,193.
(>5. Make the changes suggested and the
Legislature would not be in session over
j twenty days. One hundred members at
j three dollars a day would be $3 iO. This
| *°r twenty days would make $6,000 for the
i members The clerks hire for twenty days
, would amount to $2,000 at SIOO per day.
One doorkeeper and one messenger get $3
per day for- the twenty days would make
their compensation' $l2O All these sums
make the aggregated $8,120. This would
save to our impoverished people $103,073,
eaclryear. In ten years’ there would he
’ saved $1,030, <3O. This saving would soon
I pay ('ft the State debt. The" people, with
| rtear, y one-halt of their property swept
away are now taxed near five times as much
; as ,h, ‘y were twenty years ago; Ought not
, something to he done to relieve them fiom
; tl,cir oppressive burdens? Think of the
alnount of tax each of you paid before 1860,
; and then compare it with what yon pay
now, and what you then had to pay on and
what you have now. i repeat the questson,
Ought not something to be done to relieve
the people ?
I think there should be a provision in the
constitution prohibiting the issuing ot bonds
by the State for any purpose, or taking
stork in, oi indorsing the bonds of or loan
ing the credit cf the State hi any corpora
tion of any kind, or becoming liable for its
debts or contracts in any wav. Credit is
deceitful, misleading and often ruinous.
AA ben the State needs money levy tax to
get it, and then the people will see, know,
feel and understand wliat their law
givers are doing. Then the legislators will
at once feel the eflects of their own acts,
and eeomomy will take the place of reck
less extravagance. How many railroads
has Georgia taken stock in, and indorsed
the bonds of, without injury to the people ?
Look at the Alabama & Chattanooga, tlie
the Memphis Branch, the North and South
the .Macon and Brunswick the Albany and
Brunswick, and the Gulf railroads and then
answer.
In like manner the constitution should
prohibit counties, cities and towns from
borrowing money and issuing bonds for any
purpose. Money is often borrowed and
spent in high salaries, wild extravagance,
improvements to benefit individuals, specu
lations ard peculation, and then the prop
erty holders are ruiunously taxed to pay
the interest on the money borrowed. Ev
ery one who never expects to pay any tax
always favors the issueing of bonds, and
the burrowing and spending of money.
Georgia is now borrowing money to pay
the interest on what she owes. How long
would it require to ruin a private individual
by such a course. A policy unwise for one
man is unwise for all the people. The
principle is precisely the same. Stop bor
rowing money and increasing indebtedness
I suggest that the Legislature meet but
once in two years. The people would not
then be cursed with excessive lawmak ma
king. Provide in the constitution that the
code shall not be changed or “amended ’
except by a vote of two-thirds ortlnec
fourths of the members of the Legislature,
and then the vigilant and industrious law
yeis may be able to keep themselves inform
ed as to the contents of the code.
I suggest that the term of office of the
Judges of the Superior Courts be shortened
to four years and their salaries decreased. I
believe that term of office should not be
long under our svstem of government. I
think it essential to the welfare of a free
people that terms of office should he short
in duration. All power emanates from the
people, and those who are elected, or ap.-
pointed to serve them, should not be remov
ed too far from or be made to feel too inde
pendent of them.
Berrien, Caw, Lamar, Cobb, Crawford
and our present Chief Justice, and others,
presided over the Superior Courts of Geor
gia for about SI,BOO a year; and I do not
see why others ot the present day who are,
to say the least, not their superiors, should
receive more. This item alone whold save
to the people ovei fifteen thousand dollars
each year, making iu ten years about $150,-
090.
i lie patronage of the Governor is ini.
mense. He appoints every four years about
fifteen hundred men to office. This gives
him great influence over the people. The
difficulty is in making the proper change.
But there arc certain offices that- should be
abolished, and the power vested in the
Governor, of making appointments to rmrnv
oi thu* most important offices should betaken
i-mii him. 1 suggest that, the appointment
ot the Judges of the Superior Courts and
the Solicitor Generals be vested in the
Judges ot the Supreme Court. They are
belter acquainted with the qualifications
and capabilities of trie Superior Courts, and
the l twyeis generally, than the Governor
possibly can be. Let llieni nominate to the
Legislature the names of two men in each
circuit for Judge, and two for Solicitor, and
from these let the Legislature select the’
Judge and the Solicitor. This will take
away a large pbrtion of the appointing
power from tire Governor, the most impor
tant officers except the Judges of the Su
preme Court. This method ot appointing
these important judicial officers will almost
certainly be a great improvement. The de
cisions of the Judges go up fm review by
the Supreme Court; and the lawyers go
there to argue their cases, and in this way
the Judges of the Supreme Courts are ena
bled to determine the qualifications ol judg
es and lawyers, better than any one else,
possibly can. And then it will operate to
prevent appointees to office from feeling uu
der obligations to the appointing power,
i lie favor will lie divided among three, and
and two names will be presented, and the
power of selection will devolve upon trie
Legislature. The whole matter will be so
divided that no one can claim any merit
for it
I would change the term of office of Gov
ernor to two years, and render him Ineligible
to re. election. He cannot then have the
power to us his office for future promotion.
The temptation to conuption will bo limit
ed. And there are so many good and worthy
men Who can be induced to serve the people
two years in the executive office, that we
will never run out of material to select
from. r l liis will rendter the office so unim
portant that we will cease to see very great
effort made to obtain it for months and
years in advance. This will prove a bless
ing to the people. All such struggles for
for high positions are demoralizing. They
tend to lower the standard for office, and,
to a certain extent deprive the people of a
free, unbiased judgment in making a choice.
All the people should be placed upon
an equal footing in the use of the means
provided for collecting what is owing to
tiiem. Ido not see why one man should
have greater facility for collecting liis wages
for his’labor, or the price of property sold,
than another. Why should a man who
furnishes lumber to build the house that
shelters the family be entitled to any greater
priv'iege in collecting his claim than the
farmer who sells corn and meat to feed the
wife and children ? Cana good reason lie
iound for such a distinction? I believe that
all the lien laws should he abolished, or ex
tended to every class and every individual
alike. Let there be a provision incorporated
into the constitution forbidding any law in
lavor of or against any particular class or
classes, <>r individual or individuals. Let
the blessings of the government fall, like the
dews ot heaven, equally upou all. Let the
white and the black, the rich and the poor,
the learned and the ignorant be alike the
recipients of the blessings of the State.
Incorporate a provision into the constitu
tion that no appropriation of money shall be
made, except by a two-third vote, and the
yeas and nays to lie entered on .the journal.
In like manner let any two members have
the power to have the yea* and nays on the
passage of any law or resolution entered on
the journal. These provisions will save
much money to the tax-payers, and prevent
the passage or man}’ unwise and improper
laws.
There are other but minor changes I
could suggest, but this letter is already tod
long. Such as it is it is at your service.
For the kind and complimentary manner
in which you have expressed yourselves,
and for the confidence manifested in me, be
pleased, gentlemen, to accept my sincere
acknowled gements.
With very great regard, I am your obedi
ent servant. Warren Akin.
COMMERCIAL REPORT
OFFICE THOM ASTON HERALD. >
April, 28, 1871. f
Cotton.—Marks Steady, Receipts light. We
quote:
Strict Middling O10V,;
Middling <„io
Low Middling (ft 9.4
Ordinary 9
Stained 9
THOM.vSm MARKET REPORT,
COKUECTEO WEEKLY BY
IR,. -A.. MATTHEWS,
GROCERIES AND FRO VISIONS.
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SC Hams. 14>. <*ls
Kettle Lard ii ( is
New Orleans Syrup 70 . so
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Sorgum “ : 65 a? 60
Cuba Molasses .vs ( ,t 00
Philad'a “ 38 (7$ 40
£}<*•••• 8 (a, 9
Flour—Super 4
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Salt—Liverpool 175
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lyi h Potatoes. i.90 (ft 2,00
Sugar-A. m ,
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fright “ 11*5*1**
“ Brown ••
Coffee—Choice liio ’ "24 o*
“ Prime “ 21 <ft 22V
common “ 20 ( 21
Ca ndles—Full wt 22 @ 25
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Oysters—l ib 12* < 15
2 lbs. . 20 (c 25
Stick Candy—. Single Pound 25
“ ** Five Pounds V K> 20
“ “ V\ liolesale lb 17
Kerosene °U ■ .5 36 <3 40
\ h *kry •.. 1.60 to 5,00
Tobacco—Gravely 1,1.5 < 1,40
Cook's F'g 1,00 * 1,10
Lucy Hu 1 ion 70'< 75
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Com. “ -18 (a. .50
“ Durham. Smoking 70 (* 75
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hardware
Iron—Ref'd iv. at, 5
S f eel 7&w 8
— 4 5
•S. Nails 22 30
Horse .Shoes • 7v ( „ 10 -
Trace Chains . (M g,,
Hoes—D &II Scovll ‘ <; 1 70
;• Collin's 65,0.65
, ' Seovel Patteru so (ft 65
Sadirons 0 <a -
Pot-ware 6 t 6
-Axes i,oo
Well Buckets 60 („ 65
Sieves 1 20 5#25
Cot ton Cards—A No. 1 go
*' A .. ,50
“ B 4.5
DRV GOODS.
Calico—.standard 71,, s
Lining 5 (a 6
Pa{ er Cambric <* 7,,
PcmtieS 12';. (n 15
Musiius H (ft 15
osnaburgs, soz H ( „
Gianitcvilic 4-4 faceting > si .* O 9
7 * “ s *
„ , Drills 10<. 11
Columbus Checks Jim 11
Ticking—Best Feather -a < 25
“ “ Mattress 1.5 <l7
... , . Com. *• 10,-12
1 beaching—“ Fruit or the Loom” 1t;,.. 12
“Cabot” K)it
Lonsdale 11V, 12
r -:i.r own” s>* ui 9
“ , Common 6 s
( ottonade.*.-. :• : ig,,. -.5
otnghams.. 74
Cuba Jeans 22 o 2.5
Llnscy .. 2 1 ~t 22
Ball 1 bread 10 an
coal’s Thread 72 <a so
P. L. Rope 22(<25
Bcs: Brogans 1,6.1
- N,odi * “ 1,2.5
FARM PRODUCTS—BUYING •
Corn—Good demand. e .. 80
Meal “ “ ..- poi
Peas—White—Good demand 1.2.5
“ Ked •• “ Ijo :
“ .speckled “ “ 109 I
Half “ “ “ 2o
Butter Light “
Eggs—Firm lo i
Beeswax *; 2 s 1
Honey “ 15 .
C 5?“ Selling at same prices.
NE WAD VEI IT ISE ME N TS.
rf^EOIJOIA— Upson County-—whereas John H.
Caldwell Executor of the will of Joshua
MeKeunev, deceased, applies for letters dismiss
ing - from his executorship.
Therefore all persons concerned, creditors and
kin are hereby required to show cause, If any they
have, on the first Monday In August next whv
said executor should not be discharged. Given
under my hand and seal of office this 2oth day of
April. 1877. AMOS VVOKRILL,
apr2B-3m Ordinary.
EORGIA—Upson County.—Whereas Nancy
* “ Bishop of said state and county applies to the
Ordinary for letters of Administration cn the es
tate of s. N, Bishop, (deceased, late of said county
and state.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
n id singular the kindred and creditors of said
d-ceased, to be and appear at my office within
me time prescribed by law and show cause If any
they have, why letters ol administration on the
edate of said deceased should not issue to the
applicant. Given under mv hand and official sig
nature this the -24th day ot April* 1577.
apr-S-lm AMOS VVORRILL, Ordinary.
fTi UCRGIA—Upson County.—Whereas Mary A.
Hanson, Guardian of the children ot Wilson
Kenedy, deceased, late of said county, applies for
leave to sell, the House and I>t iu t.ie town of
Barnesvlle. in the county of Pike, and in said
state. /Situated on Tbomaston street and adjoin
ing lots of Dr. C. S. brother, E. J. Murphv and
ot iters, which is all the property in the hinds of
s dd Guardians- for the purpose of distribution,
this Is therefore to give notice to kindred and
creditors to be an. appear at mv office within the
time prescribed by law and show cause, if any
they have.) why an order should not be granted
for the sale of said house and lot as nrescribed by
law. April 24th, 1577, AMOS WoRBILL,
apr2S-im Ordinary.
ATTENTION ! ATTENTION ! !
STAKE this method of informing the citlzons
of Upson ane aejoinlng ceunties, that I am now
prepared to REPAIR your BUGGIES and CAR
RIAGE with Neatness and Dispatch and at Prices
to suit the times. New Buggb-:: of all kinds made
to order and Warranted Twelve Months. Bring
them on and If you haven't the Ready Money 1
will wait until the First of November.
aprll2l,-(smos. JOHN BLAND.
F- S. JOHNSON L SONS,
Dealers rx
HARDWARE. IRON and STEEL
AGRICULT URAL IMRLE.MENTS,
Carriage & Wagon Material,
I >REKCH and MI ZZLE LOADING GUNS Flsh
-1 > lug Tackle and Sporting Goods.
No. 31 THIRD STREET,
MACON, - GEORGIA.
mchie,-3in
MEDIOAIi.
I \R. JOHN c. DRAKE and DR. W. M BUI-
I / LARD having united In the practice of med
ir.ne, u-nder tlmlr profc* >nal services to the
citizens of Tlioinaston and the county Tliev
limy be found at all times in the day at ilielr of
fice. when not profess!onall / engaged and -.t
night, at the residence of Dr. John c! Drake
JOHN C. DRAKE, M D
™ W - M - BULLARD, M. D.'
Thomoston, April 25 istk. >vi-‘k* tr
NEW JLIEE HEfeifv altT^
( OF ) (
® P ® Sw M Millinery
AT S
"&/L- -A-.
st&aw, Aim
FOlt LADIES, MISSES AXD CHILDREN * **
FLOWERS, RIBBONS AND SILK TRIMMiNGs
IN THE LATEST DESIGNS AND COLORINGS
JHS jpATEST yWoST
These Goods Are Cheaper Than Ever Before
*®“ CjCTe " n,J “ f,,r yourse’.Tea. CornKry Produce talen j„ e .
Twriss ivc. a. sh:ar ‘ t ‘ !c
HOW TO I>A 1 NT —
MIITMM AMD JBOffflTT (Ntw,
Desirirg Pure, Good Material, should use, or stipulate f,\ r f
HTai'i'isort ITi<ot 1 icct-; <& p ris
V 1
‘ TOWN AND COUNTRY”
READY MIXED PAINTS
Pure White and 40 different shades, Entirely ready foru.se. Beautif,, ’ '
ruble and Economical. Made from Pure Material. Tested on I
ands of Buddings. Handsome and Permanent. No waste or i
of time m mixing. Do not crack or peer. Cheaper and better
than any other paint. Free from objectionable ingredi
ents generally used in so called “Chemical” Paints.
SAMPLE CARDS ON APPLICATION
CONSUMERS OF PAINTS
Preferring stock in old paste form, should use, or stipulate for the ’be f
HARRISONS 1 PURE WHITE LEAD,
Oldest brand in the country. Whitest, Finest and Best.
11A RR 9 SON S’ SVLVA NG R E EX,
Exauisite in tint, Lnrivalled in body, and of fading ,
HARRISONS’ STANDARD COLORS.
Umbers, Siennas. Ofehres, thicks, VermiHions, Blues and Yelled,
Unequalled for Strength and Fineness".
Best and finest made.
these Brands' frotn your Dealer.
-ake no others.
For Sale (\\ liolesale onlv) at
1.1 c3 Fulton Street, IST, y.
CENT E NNIAL MEDAL S A WARBE3I
WJtl 9) J* BjKI iOHM'I I* OF
Harrison . ros , & Co’s Paints
April 21.-it *
11. m.uillebanb,
M AN V FACTVKKK OK
Harness, Bridies. Baddies,
PLOW GEAR, etc-
THOXI ASTON, - - GEORGIA
TTa K I’, this mctluvl of inf, rmiug tlic citfzons of
Upson and sui i,tiui(lingcountii*b that I have on
buicl a trooil stock of material and can furnish
any thing In my line as CHRAf* as it can be
bought anwbere. lfepairing ot all kinds done at
short notice. My shop can now be found In front
of Jan. W. Atwater's store. Give me a trial and
1 guarantee sath faction.
mcilUMm 11. M. GILLELANP.
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The Kennesaw Gazeite, I
A K)S”?ill'.Y I’ACEU, PrBf.ISHED AT
ATLANTA, - - GEORGIA. I
I Devoted to Railroad interests. Literature, R
■ Wit and Hue or. FIFTY t'KNTS jvr Year. ■
B rni'.MO ' i c\v"i'v sidiscrlber. J
B AduS.'-S/ IC K\ A EnA \5 <4 \ Z KTTK. g
g ATLANTA, GA. |
STOLEN I
/ \NK dark Bu.\ Mare Mule, ten or twelve vears
* ' old stiort bodied, large limbs, tie* ear a little
inclined to hang down, rathe clumsy, recently
trimmed, supposed :o l-e in the neighborhood ( ',f
Grinin or /.< b i on. and m li,"Wto have been sto
len by a yellow l oy about ;w*ntvyears old..very
tall and goes by the ftanfe of Amos. Any it for
mation concerning smld mule will he fhapkfolly
received, and any one re! urtilng said nni! will lje
liberally rewarded. '. BNER ATWATER.
Upson County, Feb. 21, 1877. ngii-tf
Please mention this paper if vou should Hud H>e
mule.
C'JEORtiIA— Rpson Coin rY—Court of Ordinary-.
K at Chamliers. March -2Srtli, 1577.—1 t being
made known to the Ordinary of said county, that
Greene Fergerson late of said county departed
this life, and no one applies for administration on
the Estate, which is unrepresented and no" likely
to be lepresented whereby loss' is accruing to
next of kin and credltois.
It, is hereby ordered that Citation issue require
ing all persons interested af-1 next of kin to show
cause on the first Monday ~i Mav next, at this
Office, vhy Administration of said Estate should
iiof be vesteu in Henry T. Jenniogs, clerk fcuperl
or Court, or seme other fit person.
Mch3l-td AMOS WOHRILL. Ordinary.
r GEORGIA—Upson County—Court of ordinary
'* at Chambers, March 2nd, 1877.—1 t being
made Known to the Ordlnarv of said county, tnat
Jaints W. Bent! \ late of -a’dcountv, h i.- ,i, yart
ed t his life .ml no one applies lor admin Ist fa *lou
< .. the e-tate which is unrepresented and not
likely to be represented whereby loss ?s accruing
to next of kin and creditors.
It is hereby ordered that citation issue requir
ing all iersons ln*br. sted and next of kin, to show
cause on Mie iirst monday In April next, at this
Office why aAtnHnstratt. n of said estate should
not be Vested In Henry T. Jennings, Clerk Supe
rior Court or some othef of p-h-sonr
mclO-td AMOS \\OURILL. Ordinary.
A t ERt;iA-IT-vnx county.—Whereas James
Tigucr. c of said county lias tiled his pe
tition as the head of a family, for exemption of
personalty, atid setting apart jhd valuation of
Homestead, and 1 will pass upon tlie same at In
o'clock, v.. on lhe 3rd day of AprlJ. proximo, at
my office iu Thoinaston. March ltb. 1877.
AMOS vVORKILL,
marchlT-td Ordinary.-
and \ E( >RG IA—U j-son COUNTY.— Thomas
J. Brown, oi said county, nas filed Ids petition
as the head of a bi'etiy for exemption of person
alty and setting rpart an valuation of Homestead
and I wiP pas.. c.pJn the same at i<> o'clock A. M.
on the 27tn' day of April lust., at mv office In
Thuiuaston. April 7, JT.
aprH.7-td. AMOS WORRK.L, Ordinary
( GEORGIA—Upson Count f—Court cf Ordlnarv,
VT at Chamber, Maffch 29th, 1877.—1 t being made
known to tlie Ordinary of said county, that Mar
tba Pitts, late of said county, has departed this
life, and no one applies for Administration on the
Estate which Is unrepresented, and not likely to
be represented, whereby loss is accruing to iiext
of kin and creditors.
It Is hereby ordered that Citation issue requlre
lng all persons Interested and next of kin to show
cause on the drst Monday in May next, at this
office why administration of said Estate “houid
not be vested. In Henry 7. Jennings, Clerk supe
rior Court, or some other lit person March 29th,
1>77. AMOS WOKKII.L,
mareli3l-td Ordinary.
ORIGINAL
Goodyear's Rubber tote.
X ulennized Ruhher in evesy
Form, Adapted to Universal In.
ANY AKTICLE UNDKK FOUlt POPXIisW
CAN BE SENT BY MAIL,
WIND A***D W ATEtfi * PBCCF
garments a specialty. Our ( I Hi '•■g
combines two garnn-nta lu on--. F r.' 1 r
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NEAT & TIDY OVEKLOIT.
By a peculiar process, tlic ruWerb
the tw(i cha ii surfaces, 1
sticking, even In the hottest <iiai.:i-'s. H
made lu three colors—Blue, m v M. a..(l Br v n.
Are Inglit, Portable. Strong aid
Durable.
We are now offering them at tin- e\?r
price of rio each. Kent post paid
upon receipt of price.
When ordering, state size around -
vest.
Reliable parties desiring to so- our
send for our Trade Journal, giving d* :
our leading articles.
Be sure and get the Original Goody
Vulcanized fabrics.
ISend for Illustrated price-list i
brated Pocket Gymnasium.
Address carefully,
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607 Broadway
l',Xu Box 5156. Nr"
UPHOX SHERIFF'S >AiX
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court House ha Thom -
mouse coh red mare mule. M- i' -
led on by virtue of and to
Upsod superior Court Infavrof.v >*•
Oliver Bn-i ee, \\ m. H. IU
Levied as the propert. of Tboa- '■
the deicndaii! - In 0 c y ,
april.7-tds
W JL?4NINGS&CO.'
(Buecessor-> to Jennings & - •
38 Decatur Street.
ATLANTA. - - - 0
PEELERS IS
White-Pine Doors, Sash, B^
mantles
—ALSO-
Builders’ Hardvvad
PAINT MIXED and READY lor 1 -
glass:-
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Watcfi-maker and
No. 24 Maries Strecb
ATLANTA, - - ‘
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he In now prepared to dan van-‘ , i
In his line with neatness and u.- j rj .
astees entire satisfactic n. • -
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