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aBHppfoff '• f,"m i W- rBfflw decorous and agreeable, yet evidently; very laughable scene which occurred ren, and Daniel D. Sturges, Esqs., aa reserved. on the road from Franklin, (intended that committee. ; ' Mr. Taylor was mostly employed In’to be Franklinville, the old county The meeting then adjourned- until tsses sounding in damages—slander, site of Lowndes) to Thomasville tomorrow, three o’clock. P. M. malicious prosecution, and the like.)—the like of which Is not on Thursday, 6th, May, 1830. The In these he put forth his extraordln-; record. Travel on the circuit, In the committee attended in open court, ary powers of declamation. He was days referred to, was altogether in when Stephen F Miller Esq reported attentive in preparing his caiei, In sulkies or on horesback. There were tbe following preamble and resolu- eeCuring the necessary proofs, and was no buggies in use then. On a bright tions, which were unanimously adopt- always master of the business in Sunday morning, as half a dozen sul- e d- • hand. He had some pretty good re- kies and two or three outriders, form-1. T ’ coveries. If he could find a rich man ing the main column of the Southern 1 J“to® -such as the late Lewis bar, were proceeding on the' march, S tdorth half a ■” the wayfarers fresh and cheerful, ^ et D VouXTthe dicle In wldS some poor indMdual for supposed a large fox-equirrel was seen to cross j£ m0 vedi 3 generaUy proportioned to trespasses on his large stmta of «t- the road and ascend an old pine stump h indifferent qualities which tie in the> wiregrass region, Mr JTay- j ten or fifteenfeet high. Here was an Xked lS IKa Tho ocSsIon of our ltJ f the Bl y rt; “ a wl “ * assembling ash broffierhood ls to of- earth afforded him. On such occas- simultaneous leap from their sulkies t r , i£ , r ions he rose to the subUme of malig-lcame the men of law to chunk the %^2£*%** S££2Zi1L22 nity and abuse: Mr. Bond-was in the j squirrel from his retreat—the horses Coalson ’ E5q ’’ our _«®P*™ d .-*W“ U»vy »UUBO. Wt. UVUtt nw B^UUnH UUIU HID ICUCttl IUC UU1BCO mt,. it. habit of visiting his stock *ange every j be«ng left alone, without any fasten- J?® Shit! spring and calling on his herdsmenfor j ^ _in th6 road. From the disc^rge ^..^? an account of their flocks. Where dep- | 0 f pine-knots at the squirrel, . redatlons or ugly mistakes had been hollering to boot, one of the he generally preferred manifest to the living the estimation In which virtue and talents are held. committed, _ bills ol Indictment and turned the mat ter over to the court and Jury. Mr. Taylor was frequently of counsel for the accused. On such occasions Mr. Bond quietly took his seat by the so- Heitor-general, gave the names of wit nesses, suggested questions, and — listened to Mr. Taylor. What Borke said about Warren Basting’s ministration in India was tame and -complimentary alongside the comments Mr. Taylor made on the character and conduct of of Mr. Bond. The author remembers one cose where Mr. ,Taylor*s client not only had a verdict of acquittal, but a malicious prosecution taxed. He also remembers that- Mr. Taylor brought an action for damages against Mr. Bond in Wilkinson Super ior Court; but he believes it was never tried. The counsel, perhaps, found it inconvenient to attend, or, if he attended ,was discouraged by pub lic opinion, and the action died for want of nursing. This was about the c- close of Mr. Taylor’s professional cs.- reer in Georgia. He thence departed westward. Taylor Won Big Suit for Woman. Some years ago a very romantic story was circulated in the newspap ers, in which Mr. Taylor was the lead- I ing hero. The scene was laid In Ar- \ kansas or Texas. It appears that a 1 rich planter had insulted the wife of \ his overseer. She made it known to her husband, who took the liberty of caning his employer on sight. The planter some days afterward shot the overseer, killing hipi Instantly. He was prosecuted, -but his money saved him from conviction. In the mean time, he bad spokoi slanderous words concerning the wicow, who brought her action for damages. The day or trial arrived. Sargeant S. Prentiss and Albert Pike appeared of counsel for the defendant. The case was called in Its order; and such was the / array of influe&ce, the great wealth fy of the defendant, the ability of his ,1,tq sooth the anguish of surviving got alarmed‘and set off briskly with- ,„ d t „ th „ nf ont his driver. All the other followed the example; and such a race of sul kies had never been, and bappLness^ ^ reputaUon friends, and to stimulate the youth of our country to the practice of those never will be again. Away they sped . , In the open pine-woods. Occasionally Trained with early advantages, Mr. a wheel would strike a stump or a'Coalson entered the university of our large root, and then there would be State, and, with an ardent thirst for — - T . . ... -jp,,; over 90; Mrs. Donaldson, over 80; trailed for a day or two. the party hav- by this Mrs. Collins, over 90. ing as a guide one Extract from the Census of 1850— among the no madsUX^I 2W Dwellings, 338; families, 338; white to be able to gallop upon a single security. males, 2,576; white females, 2,367; man’s trail anywhere In the open for- At the , , free colored females. 4. Total free est, a feat which few but Indians have case was triedbef population, 4,947; slaves, 5,156. ever been able to accomplish. jurors: Roderick A Deaths, 125. Farms, 534; manufac- On the second night the Indians e. Parramore. John Horst, John Cone, taring establishments, 6. Value ol were observed camped just across a David Alderman, Samuel Hine, James ’ following 1 estate, $1,146,230; value of per- stream or river, one of their favorite E Hendry. John Henderson. Adam B. ; . methods of protection. The posse Parramore. Malcolm McKinnon, Sr. sooal estate, $2,663,539. - methods of protection. The posse Parramore, Battle With the Indiana crawled to the opposite bank of the John W. Reeves and Malcolm Momma The following account of a battle stream and fired while the savages The ,result was a mistrial, that took place between the whites rested beside a smouldering log. ; The libel suit waa tried at the same and Indians, and In which the citizens Battle Relic Still Preserved term of court before the following of Thcmas participated. Is gleaned j The writer is In possession of u Jurors: Matthew K. Parramore, Jo- from the papers of the day: double-barrel percosgfon-cap shotgun seph Cone, Jordan Han, David Alder- On the fifteenth day of Jnly, 1836, used on that occasion by Daniel Mao- man. Thomaa-H. Gatlin. William a severe engagement took place he- Intyre, Esq. he having the only lire- menreU, James. K- Hendry, F tween a party of Creek Indians, on arm not needing the customary flint Chastain, John Henderson. Edward their march to Florida, and several and lock. Hr. MacIntyre had oh- Bryant, Malcolm Monroe and Leonard companies of volunteers from Thom- talned this wonderful shotgun from Toggle. A mistrial resulted In this as and Lowndes counties, under the London and It was an object of much case also. command of Major M- Young; one admiration on both aides of the'state At the May term. 1845, the libel company from Thomas, commanded line. case seems to have been retired, re try Captain James A. Newman, and one , , n,,, nen morning several In- “totag to » verdict of seven hundred company commanded by Captain dlan3 were {onnd at ^ ^ The dollars tor the plaintiff. The slander observing one trail showing ®*®® seems to have never been dla- Tucker; the company from Lowndes gmde, observing one trail showing - na. F V., Fit. j r £ l-owndea Co to t n Waetlcable to' ;• pecatur Coin* E. Edwards. Thomas Co. thirty Julia B. Edwards, Thomas Co. Om. DooJf Co t , Go. \ impropriate Uh of Paul Jane E. Felkcl, Leon Co. Fla, f F- George. Baker Co. Gu Martha H. Hayes, Thomasville, Oa. Mary A. Hayea. Thomas-Co. fla. v"* 7. Sarah I, H. Hayea Thomas Oo- Qa. J™" Mary J. Harrison, Thomas Co. On. tor 1 V. tiftt this Georgia A Harrison. Sarah A. Harrtaon. noma* On. Oa. Smithy A. Hale, Leou Co. na. i Co. Fla. ■as Co. Oa. commanded by Captain Pike—these bloodstains, followed it to an open >** ied ot A. fl. to. waa baaed In the Co. Os. /GOh, Ot Charlotte Ivy, Thomas Co. Oa. Susan E. Jonas, Thomas Co. Oa. Florence Jones. Thomas Co. Oa. E. Lackey, FletohervHle. Oa. rise WS McLean, Thomatvills. Catharine three companies composing the bat- pond. associates saw nothing In lteel «*»* °° J«me «, 1845. tolion. | the pond but the guide pointed his gun. FLETCHER INSTITUTE. On the eleventh day- ot Jnly, infor- at an Indian’s nose covered with trash | In May 1848 Fletcher Institute waa a^attUngkaslifto stimulate the bones i knowledge and by habits of severe ap- «“i. T6d “ Thomai,vlU v e when the wounded man immediately Incorporated by Messrs. Peyton Smith, to thelr uteiost dHl«n “ The rl“ pUcatlon. he acquired the elements of that a body of Indians were seen mak- sprang from the water and snrrender- r. H . Lucky. Winiam W. Griffln. Gld- drew CTaduMIy tea dose—-or. at lease » coUegbte education to an extent tag their way through the northern ed The prisoner begged to be shot eon A, Mallette, im L. Potter. Hamll- thesifiklesweresmashe^mid scatter^ ’ which placed him high on the list of £»* of Thomas County, tojota tte but he was hmag vriUt a boggy line In- ton W Sharpe. Daniel Bird. James ed shout, some against saplings, some Anbhed graduates. Thus ending hi. ^“°' e J rl ^ n ,^ 0 ^,^^ e “ n !L ead ’ after wh,dl the •to*™*. rOrksey and WffllM. G Ponder. - - literary pupilage with credit, be en-1 gence was received at nlghL and on ed. I Two large brick buildings were gaged In the legal profession and be- ‘ toe morning of the 12th, a company of j some days later, a band of Indians 1 erected on the site of the present cam came an industrious and respectable brave volunteers, forty-six In number, marched into Tallahassee and snrren-; pus and it became the official Ga. against large trees, and one was shiv ered .into fragments on a log. Here the vehicles retired from the contest. Not so the horses. They kept on, seriously terrified, with harness flying In all directions. While this movement was in fall blast, the gentlemen of the law stood their ground. They saw it was a grand ruin, and that their only consolation was to be revenged on the squirrel, the innocent cause of their misfor tune. The attack was renewed more fiercely than ever. Pine-knots and a member. Bnt it Is not to his profes sional character alone that we confine our tribute. His youth and rural avocation pre vented him from pursuing that range at the bar which would have brought him more directly before the public eye. In the active and social relations of private life ha shone with a pleas ing lustre; and long will he remem bered the genuine hospitality and un embarked In their country^ cause, un- dered to the authorities, saying that ( tion of the Florida Conference, u> der the command of Captain Newman, they were ready to go West Some i which southern Georgia at that time and proceeded on their march to the 0 f them had horned hands, doubtless belonged. place where the enemy were seen; caused by their experience at the Puri- j The catalogue for the year 1851 waa and on the 13th arrived within a few foy fire when they had caught the! printed by Joseph Clisby in tbe office miles of Warrior Creek Swamp, where children with burning clothing and 1 of the Florida Sentinel and shows the Sarah A. McGuire. Thomas Oik. Oa. Judith McGuire, Thoasaa Co, Ga. Frcneea McKinnon, Thomas Co, Oa. Louisa J. Mannlag. Thomas Co, Oa. Eliza Manning, nomas Co, Oa. Caroline A. Mitchell. Thomas Co, Qa. Lucy r. Mills. FlatcharvlUa Ga. Leonora A. Mills, Flateharvllla, Oa, Catharlaa H. Mills. FletcharvUta. Oa. Ellen E. Ponder. Thomas Co, Oa. Martha J. Potter, FMchervllla, Oa. Harriet B. Potter, FletchervUle, Ga. Mary B. Raines, nomas Co, Ga. Georgia A. Ray. Thomas Co. Oa. Henrietta F. Rosa, Randolph, Co, prodigious expenditure of lungs on the affected friendship with which he part of bin assailants brought down' treated his brethren of the bar. The the plaintiff, that even the young at torney who brought the action shrank from it and abandoned his client to her Tate. The judge sounded the case his squirrelship, bleeding and lifeless, at their feet. One of the party gath ered up the trophy, and they all pro ceeded to view the race-track. Here one would pick up an overcoat, an other an umbrella, one a whip; sev eral identified their cushions; and at decent Intervals spokes and. segments of a wheel, portions of the seat, a loose dashboard, pieces of shaft, and other relics, were strewed along to show tbe battle-ground. Then sulky after sulky—some capsized, others resting with one wheel in the air, others so badly crashed that the own ers could scarcely recognize them— would appear, until the whole num ber was answered. The trunks gen erally retained their strapping with out material injury. . The law-travelers walked to a farm house, where they reported their dif ficulty, and asked for a wagon and team to take them and their baggage to Thomasville, some twenty miles. The request was readily granted, and in thiB conveyance the judge and his bar drove up to the hotel after night fall. Their detention was explained ties thus produced by a variety of causes rendered the eternal separation painful In the extreme. Yet to the behests of Him who directs all things we must submit without a murmur. Therefore, in order to evince our re gard tor the deceased, RESOLVED, That we have learnt with deep regret the death of Paul Coalson, Esq., our respected friend and brother, and that we truly sympa thize with his bereaved family and relatives in the great loss they have sustained. RESOLVED, That the bar of the again; no one responding, he a PP^ amidst roars of laughter, In which our the gallantry of the • . t Florida brethren iolned heartilv. In the Indians were supposed to be, end tossed them back Into the flames, camped. The next morning a detach- others were wounded, ment of men were sent out as scouts,. when asked the cause ot his sud- and after proceeding tour miles on den desire to surrender, the leader their way, discovered fifteen Indians said that it was all because ot his con- between Warrior Creek and Little tact with the Georgians. He and his River, about a mile and a half above band had been committing depreda- the fork. The troops then started tions for some time in Florida but, upon a forced march, directing their having carelessly gotten across the course to a ford of the river, four line in Georgia, they had been pursued, miles below, thinking to intercept the some of their numbers killed, and one Indians at a certain place where it hung with a buggy line, was supposed they would leave the | ' The party was sent to the proper swamp, when the companies from western reservation without being Thomas and Lowndes united their prosecuted in tbe jurisdiction where forces, and placed themselves under they had committed the murders, the command of Major Young, ofi Glasgow and Old Boston. Thomas. The troops then advanced; in 1826, and afterwards, a number to the river, and after swimming their ; of Scotch families, including the Mc- following Board of Trustees. Conference Trustees: Rev. Peyton P. Smith, President Rev. Anderson Peeler. Rev. Reuben H Luckey Rev. William Choice. Rev. William W. Griffin. Lay Trustees Daniel Bird, Esq, Monticello, Fla. Thomas Jones, Esq., Thomas Coun ty, Ga. William G. Ponder, Esq., Thomas County, Ga., Treasurer. Rev. H. W Sharpe. Thomasville, Ga, Secretary Board of Instruction. Ga. Mr. William C. Hunt Principal w Maw »»»C», •***“ «■»«.«.* Dnuuuuua OW4GH laiUUlGO, lULIUUlUg LUO WC* .» i Tlona»ftnan* horses, resumed their march for the Intoshes, McLeods, McKinnons and.* 1 ?!- place where they expected to meet ,the McMillans, located in the Glascow enfemy; but upon arriving there, they j district between Thomasville a. 1 could make no discoverey. It was then j Monticello, Florida, and gave the Southern circuit wear crape on the j concluded to scour the swamp, which! district its namd. Mr. John A. Mcln- left arm during the present riding, as ; was two miles and a half in length. ‘ tosh, was proprietor of the local testimony of regard for the de- ] Every sixth man was detailed to guard neighborhood store. • ceased. ' [the horses; they then entered the RESOLVED, That a copy of these ( swaiup, and after marching nearly proceedings, i signed by the chairman \ through it, a tremendous rain came and secretary, be forwarded to the 1 on. Calling a halt until it was nearly family of the deceased, and that the over, the pilot got bewildered and lost, , secretary forward the same; and that'and said that he knew not which way j Here John A. McIntosh, Murdock Mc- copies be published in the Millidge- j to dirqct his course. Another guide. Intosh, Daniel McIntosh, and others, ville papers, and also a copy, signed was procured, who, after some dif- founded the first Presbyterian Church Some of the Glascow settlers mov ed from old Boston which was locat ed on the present Boston road, about 7% miles from Thomasville, by Capt. Thomas Boston, about 1831, by the chairman and secretary, (by order of the court) he'entered on the minutes. THAD. GOODE HOLT. Chairman, THOMAS PORTER, Secretary. Ordered by the court, that the pro- the minutes of ed to tne ganamry oi■ Florida brethren joined heartily. In was walking in _i 00 vi nK !the course of two or three days the room a slender. . wo - g 'horses were all brought in, and the personage, with a _ r „ Rqed ’ n Da ! remains of the sulkies taken to the . sive features, thin, ^ P . ’ carriage-shop, where there was a gen- ceedings be entered on and wanderingblueeyes.-hlsvisage fi up-the harness-maker also the court, agreeably to appraflnTaCanc"ng H within taejreceiving his full share of patronage, appeal^ ana, rrmrt '.Such was the squirrel-frolic of the Southern bar. Nothing of the kind has occurred since. At each subse quent riding, the ground has continued to be pointed out, with divers locali ties well remembered by tbe partici pants in the sport, though more than man could be permitiea io nut ““'^““'’twenty years have intervened. The sel without a commission to th | adventure will pass as a tradition feet. The stranger drew trom^ * sacred to more primitive times. This digression will be forgiven; nor will it be considered inapplicable in a memoir of this kind. The mem bers of the bar are well known for their cordiality with each other on the that he would represent the plaintiff. All eyes were turned on the stranger. No one knew him. This was a perplexing moment. The judge remarked that no gentle man could be permitted to act as coun- ccjket divers pieces of parchment hearing signatures and court seals from Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mis sissippi, Arkansas, X exas » and P robat> * ly from other states, conferring on John Taylor the privileges of counsel- 'lorand^attorney-at-iawandsolicitor In circuit, especially when, in other .hneoorv wu nnmo was then enter- i periods, such ’ __ _ nR * hpn «nter- * periods, suen as are now touenea upon, STffS; d^LHod, a^iTa Short they were together six or eight weeks indulgence, he found some one who, continuously on a single riding, kindly gave him the names of tbei From what has already been said witnesses, who answered to the call, [of Mr. Coalson, it must appear that He opened the case by. reading* the. he was entitled to that wann love ot declaration and proving the words.this friends, that respect of his fellow- He SOW but very little more, and gave. citizens, which it was his good fortune way* to the defense. Prentiss mads j to possess. A gentlemen very corn- one* of his fine speeches, .expended petent to judge states, in a letter to his wit freely, and also aimed a sneer j the author respecting Mr. Coalson: Acuity, succeeded in carrying the troops back tQ their horses. Not one Indian was seen after marching until the ’ men worn down with fatigue, were ordered to mount their horses, and marched back three miles, where they could get privislons, and encamped that night. , During the evening, Captain Sharpe the request of an( j captain Tucker joined the troops shortly after they .had reached their the committee « The Jitoregoiag is a true extract horses on returning from the swamp, from the minutes of said court, this Captain Hamilton W. Sharpe was or- November 14, 1851. JARED EVERITT, 1 Clerk. An Indian Raid About tbe year 1830, a band of In dians made a raid upon the Whltner home in Madison County, Florida. dered to remain near where they had entered the swamp. Much credit is due to Captain Sharpe for his vigilance and perseverance in discovering where the enemy were. Early on the morning of the 15th, Captain Sharpe and his company came The family were at supper and easily up0 n their trail, and following it made their escape, with the exception gome distance, discovered a body of of a tutor who was sick in bed. j Indians, nearly one hundred in num- The latter climbed out of a window bei*. He immediately dispatched a and hid under sweet potato vines un-jman to give the Intelligence, which, ‘“to 6 “ 3 ha . d lef , t - .. , . I "■•ken It reached the little band,, Andrew Sparks, Mrs. McKinnon. The Whltner family sought safety aroused in them a spirit of unconquer- ] Misses Mattie, Annie and Eunice and across the state line at the home of able pride and patriotic bravery. They j Messrs. William. Malcolm. Daniel, * were soon upon their horses, and. In ; Henrv and R. C. Anderson was klat, enlmts ike rrnlloni little 1 . , .* .. . n e .. , . in the county. Rev. Eli Graves was the first pastor. In 1860, Old Boston having been left off the railroad, the inhabitants moved en masse to the site of the present town of Boston. When the “McIntosh Presbyterian church was moved from Old to New Boston, Mr. James McMurray, a rul ing elder who joined the colony in 1855 with his son-in-law Mr. Patter son, caused the name of the church to be changed to Bethany. Murdock McIntosh was the unole of Anderson McIntosh and Roderick McIntosh, all of whom with many others are buried in the old cemetery at Old Boston. Murdock and Roderick McIntosh married sisters, the Misses McMillan. Murdock’s children were John, Dan iel, Benjamin, Mrs. Wm. McLendon, Mrs. Cave, Mrs. Comfort and Miss Annie. Roderick’s children were: Mrs B. I. Stone, Mrs. James Ferrell, Mrs. Mr. Archibald MacIntyre. .» ^ ^ ^ ^ In the meantime, a possee of both high spirits, the gallant little army Uhe*’’father of * Dr? PerryMcIntosh. Georgians and Floridians was formed was i e d away to meet the murderous } c u i* and the Indians were pursued. jf oe in a few moments they met Can- i J ^nes-Mitchell Slander suit In their flight the Indians threw ! who“ad had an engagS 1 ^ Th ? ma ^ J °? eS away much of their loot, including a ; men t with the enemy and retreated a ? d PT° minen J ^ iz . en .£ f ^ outh Geor- bag of quilt squares which had been w jth the loss of one man killed and f ia * married into the Young *ami- savpd hv fho Whltnpr fnmiiv for th« I ” ? ^ ^ * ly which gave him many relatives and usual nurnse T wo “ nded *^ ho P ,loted tbe “ connections in this part of the state. ~Z l . P ar P° s ®- t ^ ! where the Indians were, and after H ,,__ d fj rppnw<VM i Plantation and This bag of squares was brought to marching two miles in pursuit of He lived at Greenwood Plantation and, at the plaintiff’s counsel, whom hej He possessed in an eminent degree J b °mas County and given to the them, the advance-guard was fired mav^nw 11 ^ described as a reckless adventurer,, a jj the attributes of a good man. He daughter of the refugees host and the;upon in a kind of meadow, near a Thomasville on the Cairo and Jones unable to live by his profession in any, was m0 dest and unassuming, honest ;Q uilt made from tnem is now in the pond in open pine woods. A charge R _idHe road He huilt the first “Tones Ra, one of the States in which he had and honorable, candid and conscien-i P° s f® ssl0n of lhe decendant in Thom- iWa s immediately ordered, and the undue’’ the Ochlocknee'river been incautiously licensed. It ^as jt j oug When an application was made | asville - 'troops gallantly entered the conflict. i application was made troops gallantly entered the conflict. on such a pitiful case, supported by i Tlces be neve r failed to make a close | County jinto an enemy’s field; like veterans Maenoiia road and not far from the counsel who was himself an object of and scrutinizing inquiry Into the facts j In White's Historical Collections of! th *y stood the shock, the savages presenttownof Metcalfe He built pity. I and circumstances of the case he was Georgia we find the following refer- j Pouring a heavy fire Into their ranks. and reslded in a large brick houae The learned Pike, with the garlands expected to advocate. If he found it e nce to Thomas County. The Indian Buoyed up by the love of country, BOOn aftcr Tll0Inaa County was creat- ot poetry on his brow, rose to contlu- to be wrong In principle or oppressive ; battle under the command of Col ! and rea< Jy to protect its sacred altars, e(i ha(in( , moved from Tallahassee ’ ue the argument of his friend Pren-'to the weak and defenceless, he never | Michael Young is particularly interest-1 th ey rushed upon the foe. and put Ha was a brother of Former Solicltor- tiss. The character of the plaintiff hesitated at once to refuse his ser-Ung. in this battle Mr. Donald Mc-! th em to flight, continuing to pour vol- General Thomas B Mitchell of tbe was - denounced and that of the de- vices. If he found it to be even of fendant extolled. The obscure attor- doubtful policy, or uncertain of its ney who had volunteered came in tor • successful prosecution, he always a share of his piercing wit and mis ; made a plain and candid exposition chievous humor. Here the speaking before he would undertake it. In his for the defense closed with a flourish! intercourse with men, his conscience of exultation. was his guide, and up to the time of Got $50,000 Verdict. his heath he enjoyed the full confi- John Taylor stood before the jury. | fence of all his friends and acqualn- With hia clear, piping voice, distinct | tances - " e was emphatically an hon- In every syllable, and foil ot feeling man. I might relate some i and intellect, h e took up the evidence,; dotesi which would more full I applied the law. at.d then made him- emplify the traits of his character; c self known. He ridiculed the false Torn intimate acquaintance with -v wit and vulgar impudence of the op-. “in will enable • you to do so better 5: .In. Mnne.l nntll av.n th. ffftlliint. than I can. Mr. Coalson was a man ot princely Mr. Bel field W. Cave. A. B, Assist-1 set In Male Department Rev. Renben H. Luckey, Principal j of Female Department. ; Miss Isabella M. Galbraith, Assist-! ant Female Department. Mrs. Adeline R. Simmons. Music i Department. Male Students. Mary S. Remington. Thomasville, Ga. Ellen P. Sharpe, Thomas ville, Ga. Ann W. Sexias, Thomas villa, Ga. Della A. Smith, Fletcberrllle, Oa. Mary K. Smith, Tallahassee, Fla. Susan p. Smith, Newport, Fla. Louisa Swearengln, Baker Co., Ga. Phoebe A. Swearengln, Baker Co . Oa. Sophia V. Slade. Decatur Co. Ga, Mary E Stroman, Leon Co., Fla. Sarah C. Stroman, Leon Co. Fie. Charlotte Spangler, Thomas Co., Oa, Elizabeth Spangler, Thomas Co., Oa. Julia A. Sheffield, Thomas Co. Ga. Mary J. Seward, Thomas Oo. Ga. Martha Swetman, Thomasville, Oa. Susan J. Turley, Baker Co. Oa. Eliza Turley. Baker Co. Ga. Henrietta Vickers, ThomaaTills, Oa. Rachael Vann. Thomas villa, Oa. Emily S. Wyche, Thonuu Oo. Oa. Anna H. E. Wyche, Thomas Co. Ga. Caroline C. Wyche, Thomas Co.. Oa Alice M. Wyche, Thomas Co. Oa Leah M. West. Leon Co. Fla Margaret J. Woody. Jefferson Co. Fla James h. Archer, GrooverBvtlle, Ga| Miranda C. Woody, Jefferson Co., Montholon Atkinson, Thomasville. Fla 1 Laura J. Wooten. Decatur Co. Ga j Harriet E. Winn, Thomas Co. Ga { Sarah L. Young, Thomas Co. Oa. ! S. Lavinla Yotfng. Thomas Co. Oa Course Of Study and Rates of Tuition Pickens B. Bird. Jefferson Co.. Fla. Orthography, Reading, writing Thomas C. Bracewell, Key West, and Arithmetic, per year $14.00 William Bailey, Aucilla, Fla. Abram Z. Bailey, Aucilla. Fla. Walter R. Blake, Mlccosukle, Fla. William Blewett, Jasper Texas. Joseph B. Brockett, Leon Co„ Fla. Thomas J. Brown, Leon Co. Fla. Leonidas Byrd, Mlccosukle. Fla. I Arthur B. Byrd, Wakulla Oo., Fla. j James H Boston. Thomasville, Ga. Hardy Bryan, Thomasville, Ga. | Courtland Bryan, Thomasville. Ga. j William P. dower, Gwinnett Co. i $4.00 $0.00 Ga The above, with English, Gram mar and Geography — The above, with tbe higher branches ot an English Edu cation, embracing Natural, Mental and Moral Philosophy, Rhetoric Logic, Botany, Chem istry, Geology. Bookkeeping and Political Economy The above, with Latin. Greek, French, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, etc. 86.00 a. ! Music on Plano, extra 40.00 Hardy B. Harvard. Thomas Co. Ga. Guitar, per session 25.00 Fairfax Everett, Thomas Co.. Ga. Use of Guitar... ..... j, 4,00 David E. Fondren, Thomasville, Ga. (Drawing and Painting, extra.™ 2B.OO John G. Fondren. Thoraaiivllle, Ga, Use of Piano, per year., — - 4.00 Clayton Groover. Grooversvilio, Ga | Fuel, per year ... .50 Robert A. Hayes. Thomasville, Ga. j it wl j| be aeen tbat the above course T - H ? I r8t ’.™? mas c “’ of- study is more extensive than is Aldridge W Hurst. Thomas Co.. Ga. asulUly Kiren , even bl)tb tcbw | s _. Lawrence Hall, Thomastllle, Ga. the object of which la to accommodate Samuel A. Hail. Thomasville. Ga. young men, who do not wish to go John F. Hall. Thomasville, Ga. .through College, with such a course George W. Hunt Fletchervillc. Oa. „ wm enabl4 , th „ m u, onter upon My Washington L. Irwin. Thomas Co. of lh ,, learned pro r H ,i ona of this conn- try. By an examination of tba Text Books axed in tbe Institution, all will George W. Jones, Decatur Co., Ga. Henry F. Jones, Thomas Co., Ga. Thomas W Jones, Thomas Co., Ga. Shadrack James, Thomas Co., Ga. John Lester. Decatur Co., Ga. Amos J. Love, -Tbomasvllle. Ga. Thomas Mitchell, Thomas Co., Ga. Wesley-B. Mills. Leon Co„ Fla. Llttleberry Manning. Thomas Co.. Ga. Thomas S. Mills. Leon Co., Fla. Albert P. Manvfllo, Thomasville, perceive that tbe oonrae ot reading )a tbe languages is extensive. CENSUS OF 1850. Ga. Co. Co. wounded along with others j U P°J volley into their midst as Southern Circuit and the father of Mr/ and was brought home in a two-wheel! tae y “*“» pursuing them nearly three Thomas C. Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell waa cart. | miles, through .evend ponds. Into a one oMhe weaJthlezt and most prom!- Col. Young fought with Jackson in • * ar ? e swamp, killing two of the only Qem citizens of either Georgia or Flor- j Florida, and was a member of the taree that were seen to enter it. The ida _ j „, uu ua , „ . State Senate from Bullock County in! °“mber of Indians was supposed to be Mr . Joneg Dr jutchell feR out \ Richard J, McLean, Tho^aariU*. idriving a horee and aectanjaaled '••u * ook. about nfuMMi miles from Henry Miller, TbomasviUe, Ga. IaiwIs H. Mattalr. Columbia Co.. Fla. George T. McMillan. Thomas Ga. Duncan McIntosh, Thomas Ga. Henry McKinnon, Thomas Ga. Robert A. McKinnon. Thmraa jCa. James T. McBiiln, Sumter Co. Ga. Co, Thomas' Lowndes 5.38* Baker fJSl Decatur 4.618 Florida Counties— Leon 8,188 Jefferson .,, .2.775 • -4JM2 4 5,156-10.1^ A Grueaoms Murder Mary. On Saturday, tbe last day of Novem ter. 1850. William a Berwick aa* two 1826, when Thomas County was ere-' between sixty and seventy, out of about a "business matter andtheistTer 1 Ga ” ” (by a dog. about fifteen j which number twenty-two were killed, OQ J ul y 29. 1842, unbosomed himself! Joseph S. Neeley. Thomas Co, Ga. rood- He Thomas County j and two negroes, eighteen were cap- b , a i,,;tcr to the Rev. Tillman D.! James B. Ponder. Thoms. n> c> P° Oerticuiar aUeotfan to them ifj posing counsel, until even the gallant j * Prentiss and the manly Pike felt) giant. Court, Jury, spectators, 1 court-house, he never carried ontslde i bar. all gazed with wonder. Taylor!of it the least unkind feeling toward ; rose higher and higher in his flights. | any of his brethren; nor could they t until he had the audience spell bound, i be so unmindful as to act coldly to- Efs.qaw his advantage, knew his pow-] ward'him for any sparring at the bar. i, and felt assured that the jury j He was indeed a delightful companion, uld give all the damages claimed [and died too soon for his family, his declaration. He. then turned friends and his country. area square miles, 925. The rivers are the Ochlocknee, the Mickasuckee. and Ancila. The creeks are Proctor's, Mule, Ocopilco, etc. The soil Is sandy, bnt productive. Thomasville is the capital, 9 (error. . “ eignteen were cap- by a , etter to a, e r* t . Tillman D.l James B. Ponder, Thomas Co, Ga. r/, . P«tor of the focal Methodist-} Thomas J. Ponder. Thoma, Co. Oa. Sf iESTwUl •h« occupant*, stopped at Bryua’c to Thoms*villa and Iredell Dry- Id to the man who waa appsreal- tally. i shown by a libel suit filed by Mr. '■ Edward 8. Remington, Thomanvffie, the outfit a ijnnps aeainst Dr. MitcheJL iGw ' H. 3 spectators, who were much ex- and implored them not to lay dent hands on the defendant—not de him on a rail. They must for- ■ doing what justice prompted on lie occasion. Fifty thousand dollars 5 ould he some punishment to a crea- : so sordid, and.let him live to en- 3 the scorn ot all honest men. jury retired, and soon gave in a Serdlct for fifty thousand dollars! ray lor was immortal. The author does not vouch for the ness of this story; hut, from i knowledge of Mr. Taylor and under which he often Is inclined to believe it ble man practised law in Southern Georgia, i electrified even the stated, it was jj States The proceedings of the bar on the occasion of his death are here sub- iointed: GEORGIA, Thomas County: Superior Court. May Term, 1830. Wednesday evening, May 5, 1830.—, The members of the Southern bar con vened in Thomasville on the fifth Inst for toe purpose of paying a suitable tribue of respect to the memory of PAUL COALSON. Esq, a hlgMy-re- spected brother of the profession, whose- death has been announced dur ing the present sitting, when his Hon, or Thaddeus G. Holt waa called to the chair, and Thomas Porter, Esq, So licitor-General, appointed secretary: The object of the meeting being An Indian Raid In Thomas County j Jones against Dr. MitchelL ■ [Ga. About 1836, a family lived near the ■ Mr. Jones filed another salt again it j Walker Revile, Thomas Co, Ga, ^2": Georgia-Florida line by the name of Dr. Mitchell for slander, alleging thu William J. F. Ross. Randolph Co:. Purifoy. on Jnly 28, 1842, Dr. Mitchell advised jG»- 1 oorapena ti One night, while sapper was on the Messrs. Donald and Ewen McLean to! Pb?a«ant J. Ray; Thomasville, Oa. should be four and c east of the Ochlocknee from MilledgeviUe. The Fletcher Institute ire. At the meeting of the Annual-,,, . — Conference of Georgia in 1848 a dtod- ! hlde - 1“ toe meantime, the Indians Jnly 29, 1842, Dr. Mitchell advised Al- Voc. 1. < ositlon was read from the cittaenTof;5 aTln8 po 'f ed » sentinel, the remain- fred Harvey. Esq, and Mr. Charles H. Op Dee.'?, IKO, Mr. Thomas ville, to raise an amount of i der 8topped 40 e'to’y the meal already Remington to more a keg of nan* _ Hattxnlel R- M. Spangler, Thomas w , ___ monev tor the purpose of erecting a. prepared - th e younger children, not from the sidewalk as Tom Jones wee school of a high order The nromsi.' 01,1 enocs!l 40 realize the situation, craning to town and -would most like- lion was accepted, and the Conference I * 4a Fl“5 to the house. When the meal ly steal it." The peUtfon also al- appointed a Board of Trustees to make' .T* 3 ““ h 9“* e ™ b*rned and leged that Dr. Mitchell bad aecaeed a snitable outfit for a High School, i to*?” 3 - “toey stood around en- Mr. Joaea ol stealing a waehtub. to March. 1848, the Trustees meL - Co, Ga. John F. Shackelford. Early Co, O*.! were duly organized; and the agent. Rev. P. p. Smith, soon after raised money enough to enable him to erect two brick houses, besides purchasing 300 acres of land. The school is now to successful operation. To the exer tions ot Mr. Smith the institution .is indebted for much of its prosperity. Grooversrille is 18 miles from Thomasvme. joying the spectacle, would catch the [ The l™, children, who would run from the ! Allen are house, and toss them back into the Mr. Jones i 1