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PAGE FOUR . . -y following funds of tLe county were as Chastain, Matthew C. Dukes, Dun- Alderman, Daniel L. Well, Joseph worth not more than silty-six and can House and William Mitchell. Cone, R. R. Mitchell, Jesse Applewhite two-thirds cents on the dollar, to wit: The jury found the defendant not and D. R. Atkinson. Notes Union Bank of Florida $1,208.00_ guilty. In the Grand Jury presentments for Notes Life Insurance & Trust i At the same term of court William December, 1869, we find that the Co., of Florida 120.00 W. G. Nuel was tried for attempting Grand Jury has recommended that Notes Tallahassee Railroad to steal a slave. ' the county take stock In the South Company 9.00 Mr. William McLendon testified Georgia and Florida Railroad to the :— that on April 21 before he and Mr. P. amount of the money already paid by Total $1,387.00 E. Love were concealed In a room at the county but not more. The Grand Jury thought that a-ten the house of free Charley. An old In the presentments for the June dollar note of the Planters’ Bank of negro woman was . present whom, the term, 1870, the Grand Jury compli- Alnbama was uncertain and that the witness thought was also free. mented the Ordinary In being able to following were worthless: A slave girl named Bvalina, about do the work formerly done by the live Notes of the Bank of Magnolia ! sixteen or seventeen years old, and judges of the Inferior-Court and rec- Florlda i _$27.00 belonging to Mr. Love, entered the ommended that a Board of County Notes of the Commercial Bank ; house accompanied by defendant who Commissioners be created to partly of Florida - 25.90 was, apparently, renewing a former relieve the Ordinary from, his very Notes of the Bank of Macon— 5.00 conversation. The defendant told exacting work.. • ’ They thought that $283.75, repre- Evalina that he would take her to San j The Grand Jury for the June term, sented by notes of Individuals, were Domingo where he bad carried thir- u71> recommended that the jurors be goad. I teen lots of negroes previously, all paj d tbree dollars per day and urged In the presentments of the Grand beta* frea ,, V— that caTe be take * to the 8e,ec_ Jury for the November term, 1842, . So ““ ne ^2® ““.J? tlon of names tor the Jury-box that we find, besides the customary local f*™ ld h « would get Into trouble en- the ap i en dld moral conditions In the suggestions, the foUowlng: “They, ‘ lolng “"J 7 ’ county might not be changed for the although It may not be considered worEe - within their province, cannot refrain although he got caught once and It, The Grand Jury presentments for from presenting as a pubUc evil of, co r„„ 'the October term. 1874, congratulated' great magnitude the present disor-! ^ Hon. Henning B. Moore, Judge of the dered and depreciated situation of J^ness *br- V»re aiT»tod County Court since its establishment our rtate currency, deprived as we are *“**“*• - five months before, and described this of a sound medium of circulation for the negroes In Georgia were in San new court as a great success. It reliev- the transaction of business, and ex **2?®*?* pressing the hope that such measures *“ e . ma**/ may be adopted during the present g criminal, session of the Legislature as may have Jw I Early Marriages a tendency to restore it to a healthier ■ The flrst marriage licenses to be ts- eond.tlon." ‘ h f State of Florida had been bringing 8Ued and proper , y retara ed in Thomas The Grand Jurors making this ob- £rted^rtoto<u£ pur ~, County.were to Silas B. Crawford and hmmb«IS ones! 31 j ly HISTORY Evans, Mr. John Lyon being:[in October and ended on the last Solicitor-General of the Southwestern .Thursday in July. Circuit and living at Newton, Ga., and j Kev. R. H. Lucky was prinicpal and John W. Evans, living at Bain- the teachers were as follows: Rev. B. H. Russell of Bainbridge, F. S.*Wood, Mr. F\ Brandon, Miss l Mathers and The defendant was convicted ** **££&*& te™ 1852 we 1 ^^^fsat^ychTileS PAST JgfwtaW* SS Jury^haMt* was'recommended “g^nd ^ SST'rJS^ Raves, Nathaniel Rotschel, R. W. Par- t0 tbe inferior- Court to build a good wnuam Ware and Miss Patience r° r t e Ab P n ete o r E B D Staneiand aC Edward and 8Ubslantlal J® 11 - the old one be-, Holmes; J. O. B. Stanaland and Miss l H ins lD bad repalr - tSusan Milton: Thomas J. Johnson and °®“®’ “r„inhn rv,nAn' 1 also find in the presentments Miss Jane Hadley; William Stone and ^gh, Joseph ^ylor, tohn Cons, An-! that the courthouse had bee n badly Miss Dilpy McFall; John Crawford Misha p Smit^ skmuel H Hadley da n> ag e d by the reeent storm and it and Miss Elisabeth Daniel; John Had- Ellsha P. smith, Samuel H. Hamey, (ho. Inf.Hn. lev and Mlsa Marearet Aahlnv- Web. -Edward Bryan and Samuel Hinea. was recommended that the Inferior. ley and Miss Margaret Ashley; Rob- 1 Court- have the courthouse repaired art Donaldson and Miss Annie Hol- In the minutes of the Superior and put a lightning rod thereon. Illngsworth; Cornelius ' English and Court for the May term, 1843, It ap-, tbe May term> 1853, me Grand'Miss Nancy Barentlne; W. A. Woods pears that Mr. Thomas Jones had filed 1 Jury renewed its recommendations! and Miss Abney Dilly; Robert Rod- suit against Dr. Isaac W. Mitchell for abont building a new Jail, especially j denberry and Miss Vicey Anderson; both slander and libel, much to the mentioning that the treasury warrant-1 Sheron Edwards and Miss Sara Lov- amusement of all third parties. : ed tbe expenditure ett; John c - Harrell and Miss Mary At the May term, 1845, the Superior , They a ] so recommended that the' Blsckshear; Fabean Adams and Miss Court disposed of the certiorari in re clerk keep the courthouse key and Sara Hurst : James Lofton and Miss the state vs. Sophia, a slave convicted not permit the building to be abused Sara Edwards; Francis Boatwright l by the Inferior Court of willful mur- b y persons using same tor public ex ! and Ml*s S. Edwards; Jam- dor. hibilion and amusement. , and Miss Mary Ivey. I The certiorari was dismissed and At the November term, 1853, the i Slavery Profitable \ the sentence of the Inferior Court was Grand Jury renewed its recommenda- J In reading the records of Thomas ’ duly executed. tions about the new jail and recom- ‘ County from the beginning to the will The Grand Jury presentments for mended that the courthouse be en- of Maj. Elijah Remer Young, probated the November term, 1845, show that closed by a fence; also that the Com-;August 18, 1860, the most noticeable the County Treasurer has on hand mlssioners of Thomas and Irwin coun- 1 observation which the writer suggests $753.87, represented by notes passing ties co-operate in having a good public ,is the wonderful increase in the value a3 currency as follows: road from Thomasville to Irwinville; ;Of slaves. Commonwealth Bank of Fia $ 25.00 and that the presentments be pub-1 The invention 'of the cotton gin had Union Bank of Florida 511.00 lished In the Georgia Watchman. i made slavery a much more profitable Magnolia.Bank of Florida 27.00 The Trial of Dr. William P. Holland and, therefore, more dangerous insti- Alabama Planters Bank 10.00 I There had been bad feeling between tution in 1860 than it had been in City Council of Milledgeville.... 2.00 Dr. Holland and Mr. Peyton Walden i 18 *®* , _ Macon Bank 6.00 since the latter married the doctor’s The ea J* ly r ® cords show very few Southern Life Trust Money .... 170.00 sister-in-law. !?l« Ve «ACA lia vn b f® n a PP ra,sed j} 1 n ? ore Y Specie Funds 3.87 On April 20, 1854, Dr. Holland, com- j tbaa while the ldter records show / : ing towards Thomasville in a sulky,; a ° ,ncrease f ,n value of from 300 to \ Total - $763.87 collided with Mr. Walden, who was 4 per cent. ' At the May term of the Superior riding horesback, about six or seven | The (pn'vrin"™ ntooe^onTof col- Court, 1846, the Grand Jury, composed ™ 1Ia8 from t0 ® n - A8tbey pass . ed ^ ,r - ; or -- are sbo wn to hove registered with of Richard’Mitchell. Foreman; R. H. Walden struck Dr. Holland wltli his..^ grttaSTof .- Hayes, Isaac G. Jorden, William P. * hip -, a ‘ lhe san * e a b uslag him -; An)anda Miller, thirty-one years of Smith, John McKinnon, William Hoi- Mr. Walden overtook the doctor near age and hef (lve chtl(lren> to-wlt: loway, Simon D. Hadley, Daniel Mon- M r - ^ 1 1,1 J am Ponder3 aad o t nued .Sam, Jerry, 'Florida, George and roe, Allan Wilson. Ormand James, tn ® aoase - „„„ Georgia Ann; William Miller, 18 years Nathaniel Lovett, Noah Parramore, a “ “ | oi age; John Miller, 28 years old; John Slater, Thomas G. Mitchell, John Aar “ n Miller, 27 years old; Nancy C. Browning, R. G. Stephens. Tar- Drugstore In Thomasville Dr. Hol- |Jane Boone 2 5 years old; Isaac quail McCaulay, Frlncls Bryce, Samlel land received a severe blow on tb ® ;Bo0 ne„ 34 vears old; Katherine So- C. White, Edward Menshen and Jor- f° reha ® d aad rtrfU Tide hpi™ phiah Boone, 19 years old; Margaret den Hall, gave attention to the “reg- ‘be a.m and oai the: right aide below EI|en Boone- 2 8 years old; Emmy ulators,” an associaUon of Georgians S hi h he i Caroline Boone, 21 years old; Cicero and Floridians on either side of the died several days thereafter. ’Clark, 31 years old; Henry Rouse; state line organized tor enforcing what Dr H l f ad “ , tr ed !or ” ard ® r ; Thomas Rouise, 42 years old; Ellen . . they considered law and order. i ^ ' th ® rEan ® r and ae ‘ Rcnlse, 41 years old; MatV Jane The '‘Regulators’’ had been enforc <l lll tteu. I Rouise, 20 years old; William Rouise, . ing their decrees and bad recently ex- In the Grand Jury presentments tor j js years old; Obedlah Rouise, It ocuted two victims for purported mis- the November term, 1855, we find that years old; Luvinia Russell, 40 years .conduct. j the jail was In bad condition and that j old; Rebecca Russsll. 21 years old; Judge Scarborough had Instructed th ® Grand Jury believed that there j i^ccean Russell, 18 years old; Sallie the Grand Jury to indict the guilty JY® re * alse keys i°. s0 ™ e of 1 ,, ocks : j Rouise, 40 years old; Jane Lewis, 19 parties for murder but this body, They recommended the repairing of {years old; Thomas Lewis, 40 years thinking that there was some justifi- ^ he ^ a11 and new locks put upon the ( o!d; Ellen Lewis, 40 years old; Wil- ctftion for the conduct of the “Regula- do ° 1 f s n . T „ u a liam Lewis, 18 years old; Obedlah tors,” did not indict them but called The Grand Jury hpd examined the , Lewis. 16 years old; Jack Miller. 15 upon the officers to dissolve the as- p,ans and a P eclflcallona ,0 J a new years old: Susau Curtis, 42 years old, | sociation. The ’’Regulators’’ were an courthouse and recommended that the, a nd her nine children, Delilah, Mat- ' an organization which had been In In ferior Court go ahead with the build- tha. Charles, Moses, Ruffin, Reuben, good repute but later It got under bad lng ot tt>e satne. The Grand Jury also , Joe. Jim and Gus; Ellen Rewis. ‘ control. urged the Inferior Court to mvestlgate i„ «,me instances, free persons o. The Grand Jury recommended that bow the title of the Academy proper-1 c0 ) 0r WOU ( d petition the Ordinary to their presentments be published In a bave « f ua ‘ dian appointed to look after their affairs. As a result of such newspaper at Milledgeville, Albany and suggested that the Inferior Court and Tallahassee. I ak ® car ® of th ® lntere3t s of the In- , stitution. i Tbe Grand Jury also urged that a a proceeding, John S. Marlin was ap pointed guardian of Amanda Miller provided by law. Besides the free negroes registering with the Ordinary the names of oth- appear as witnesses, etc., in the court records, as shown by the Super-1. U '“' ^ J -,^ nlght of ier ftAnpt \iinnt.c Lowndes County, a committee, com- posed of Geu. L. J. Knight, Randall ior Court Minutes. In the presidential election of 1860. In the presidential election in 1860 Thomas Comity went for Bell and Ev erett of the Constitutional Union par ty. In the secession convention on the test vote taken on Jan. 18, 1861, (not the final vote) Hons. A. H. Hansell, S. B. Spencer and W. G. Ponder, the Thomas County delegates, voted for conven- ..-Wended necessary tax to repair' „?»oo hi ottered tor the and ber children, the guardian giving /, courthouse and jail. !pr^sIonTtoe person « p?4ons, i ^duty p ® rt0 ™ aa ®® « I ! be Grand Jury presentments tor who gU ppi le a Augustus C. Swain. ” dUty 1> the May term, 1850, It was recommend- cbarged wltb the mnrder of william U ^ ‘be Wrtor Court assess such wlth fal9e keys by which the v ‘ axes ** la ‘b®l r discretion might be proper was enabled to escape from .< V necessary for the purpose ot building j aB a new courthouse. They also thanked, tve find from the presentsments of the Masons tor the use of their hall. ! tbe Qrand j ury of December 10, 1858, At the May term, 1851, the court- tbat the jail was In good condition, house was still unfinished and had not wlth no cltlzena prisoners, and that received by the commissioners. the Messrs. Bowen, the contractors M November term. 1851 . raUroad lor the bnildlng oftbe new courthon5e , Vfrom Albany to the Florida line rec- bad i ost $1,217.59 on the undertaking (ommended. xhe Grand Jury tbottgbt tbat> ordl . 4 At the May term, 1852, there occur- narily, people ought to live up to their } red the trial of Burrell, a negro slave contracts, win or lose, but, in view of , „ ele S." belonging to Mr. Pliny Sheffield, the faithfulness of the Bowens and j secession. The vote In the w—— • Messrs. Seward, Love and R. H. Clark the satisfactory result, they recom- tion was 166 tor and 130 against se- were appointed to defend him. Mr. mended that the Inferior Court pay cession on this test vote.- The final 5 Sheffield testified that his deceased this sum to the contractors. vote was not a test as many delegates > son, John, five years old, was in tne, The Grand Jury at the May term,‘voted tor secession, wishing to- add , care of Burrell, the defendant, twelve i860, stated that there were three i strength to a movement which they \ years old, on March 24. on the plan- bridges across the Ocblocknee River j were powerless to prevent, ration of witness in the country. I within a space of six miles and rec- Census of isfin ■ Burrell brought John home suffer-. ommended that the -bridge* be put The census of 1860 shows that In -.tig from a severe Injury on the side further apart so as to save the ex- Thomas County there were 4 488 white (at tala head, saying that the child had pense -of maintenance. This Grand - people 6 244 slaves and 34 free ne- Njlen from a tree and injured his Jury complained of “one-horse dog- groes.’ Decatur County had 5 985 -mad on a snag near the ground on geries” scattered over the county whites, 5,934 slaves and 13 tree ’ne- [toother Itmt’ and that there was hair .which were considerable nuisance and groes.- Brooks' County bad 3,272 ' >n the snag. {recommended that the same be taxed whites. 3.232 slaves and 2 free negroes. - Mr. Sheffield examined the, snag ’ 9‘30 per annum each. I Lowndes County had 2.850 whites, jointed out and could find no lialr or! This Grand Jury was very much and 2 -399 slaves. Leon County. Fla., -vtdence ot a fall. He whipped Bur-! concerned about the m.viAng out of b* d 3,194 whites. 9,089 slaves and '^U for speaking falsely. The witness a new line between Georgia and Fieri- 60 free negroes. Jefferson County had id (hat pum 11 used an axe in a da which put many valuable rltl.on. 3.498 whites. 6,374 slaves and 4 free Jt-handed manner and that John's of Thomas County on the Florida aide D f gro ? s - Colquitt County had only Wry was so inflicted, apparently, j of the line. They urged that the 110 “* m “Tided among 27 slave- l atli an ax*. Legislature see to it that the old line._ /The day after the Injury Mr. Shef- j was re-established or test the matter-, The ““b® ot 1860 abows that New- told delivered Burrell at the Jail-with- out before the Supreme Court of the nc°n^S bf V a warrant On the, way to town United States. ! Veil reiterated his story and never) At the June adjourned term, 1864. f make any confession to him. I Bill, a slave belonging to Jfr. a Alex br. R. J. Bruce testified that the in- Smith, waa tried tor the noond time, ^ il^UiSto. S' fir could not ha ve been received he having been previously convicted IS 44? ’ M “ U °' 1 ’ 080 ’ “ d New ' jjm a fall but that the boy was and given a new trial by the Supreme, ’ -m. r-.-—;- ,m«k on the aide of hia head. ! Court tor the murder of George, an- The fotunn^Shei n a slave, testified that Burrell other slave belonging to JcT silth. Thomas cL^ ^T .J 1 ber axe on the day that BIB was convicted the second time Watchman/toe firsTi^ of which jn was injured, saying he wanted and sentenced to be hung. _ 'cut fire-wood. The Grand ffury at Uto adjourned' J JSTV Thomas J. Bottoms ^tosOflod term held on this thW lloStoTln I ^ Johnron. being edt Ga.; and Messrs. John Miller, T. B. Davies. J. B. McGuire, William Mc Lendon, MacIntyre & Young, Seward (i Hansell, and G. T. MacMillan, of Thomaaville. The physicians were Dr. D. S. Bran don, who had opened a new drag store opposite CoL Remington’s store, and Dr. J. M. Waddey. 7 iThe card of Dr. L P. Richardson, dentist, appeared. Mr. R. L. Fulton advertised as a commission merchant; Mr B. F. Fudge, as grocer and confectioner; Mr. C. H. Remington as house, sign and ornamental paiinter and daguer- rean artist Among the legal advertising, we find that Mr^ Richard Mitchell applied for letters of administration upon the estate of Taylor H. Mitchell; that Bcnjamen D. Hall, administrator bonis non on the estate of Hardy Bla lock, wanted to be dismissed; that Miles J. Guest, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Guest, of Ware County, wanted: to be dismissed; that Thomas W. Terrell wanted to be dis missed as administrator upon the es tate of Joseph Dupont. Juniper Hall, guardian of i'radel and Elizabeth Hall, wished to be dismiss ed; James T. Hayos, administrator of John W. Hurst, wished to be dis missed; Susan C. Howell, adminis tratrix of the estate of Mrs. Harriet Howell, of Lowndes County, advertis ed property for sale. Legal advertising appeared from Tattnall, Telfair, Ware, Appling, Lowndes, Irwin, Effingham, Clinch and Thomas Counties. D. R. Watson, a merchant of Bos ton, advertised*~a new stock of goods. Berry and Rowles, of Tallahassee, ad vertised meat, sugar, flour, molasses and whiskey. Hardy H. Bryan, Jr., advertised three thousand head of cat tle, more or less, which he would ex change either for money or negroes. Willis J. Parnell advertised for brick work and E. Remington, Sharpe and Evans, Berry and Rowles carried mer cantile advertisements. A meeting of the stockholders of the Brunswick and Florida R. R. Co. residing in Thomas County, met and Maj. Elijah R. Young, Thomas Jones, Esq., Dr. Thomas B. Winn, Maj. Thom as M. Boston and Mitchell B. Jones, Esq., were appointed delegates to at tend a meeting in Brunswick on the 23rd inst. to represent the Thomas County stockholders and urge that the road be built as far as the village of Thomasville. Mr. W. A Ivey advertised the Plant ers Hotel, of Thomasville, and Mr. W. W. Harrell, of Bainbridge, had an elab orate advertisement of the Decatur House, paying special emphasis to the merits of the bar; T. J. McBain, Prop., advertised the Georgia House of Thomasville with the following rates: Board and lodging, per month, $25; board and lodging per month, by the year, $20; board without lodging per month, by the year, $15; board and lodging per week, $8; man per day, $1.50; man per night, $1; dinner, $0.50; supper, $0.37; breakfast, $0.37; lodg ing, $0.25; servants and children half price; persons without baggage re quired to pay in advance. An editorial appeared boosting the Fourth of July celebration. The delegates to the Milledgeville State Convention, from the First Con gressional District, nominated Hon. James L. Seward as candidate for Con gress of the Democratic party. A majority of delegates from the First Congressional District to the Union Whig meeting desired Hon. T. T. Long as candidate of this party for Congress, from the First Congression al District but. on account of the small attendance at the convention, Mr. Long declined to take the responsibili ty of becoming candidate. Mr. James W’. Roberts was an nounced as the Democratic candidate for the Legislature from Thomas County. The next issue of the Watchman in existence is dated June 21, 1854. and the name Murdock McIntosh, written in ink on the margin of the first page, and a speech of Congressman J. L. Seward on the front page on Nebras ka and Kansas indicates that Mr. Mc Intosh preserved the paper on account of the speech. In this issue it, appeared that a por tion of the Georgia stockholders of the Brunswick and Florida R. R. had assembled at the courthouse in Thom asville on June 19, 1854. Col. Michael Young was chairman and F. W. John son secretary of the meeting. On motion of Gen. A. L Eno, Miss F. Mrs. A R Simmons. • y The next sad last Issue ot the Watchman that are can find is dated November 21, 1855. Mr. F. Walker “ the paper to Mr. Leonoreon D. DeLyon who now ap peared as editor and proprietor. In this Issue wo‘notice the •‘Demo cratic and Anti-No-nothlng" nomina tions for county officers to be as as follows: For Ordinary, H. R. Seward; for Clerk of the Superior Court, Jared Everett; for Sheriff, Jared L Whkt don; tor Deputy Sheriff, Scott Vann; for Tax Receiver, William Bryan; for Tax Collector, B. G. Stephens. It appeared that Mr. W. M. Russell was about to launch the Bainbridge Argus. Advertisements of the Waculla Iron Works at Newport, Fla., the Marks, Newport and Cedar Keys Boat Line, the Monticello and TroupvUle Hack Line and of D. Ladd, of New port, storer and forwarder, appear. The Wiregraas Reporter The. Wiregrass Reporter succeeded the Watchman, September 15, 1857, Judge Peter E. Love and Mr. William H. Hall being proprietors and editors of the p^per. They were succeeded by Love and Kline who were succeed ed by Mr. William Kline. In politics, the paper was Demo cratic and violently opposed to Its No- Nothing neighbor, the Southern Enter prise. Very few copies-of the Wiregrass Reporter are in existence. The paper seems to have carried the legal adver tisements and was as emphatic and. sarcastic about politics as was the En terprise. In the issue of Saturday morning. January 8, 1858, it appears that the sales agents of the paper were as fol lows: New York, S. M. Pettengill and Co.; Duncanville, Henry T. Mash? Dry Lake, R. A. Kemp; Troupville, Joshua Griffith; Irwinville, B. B. Bransome; Jacksonville, Telfair Coun ty, Thomas Wilcox; Nashville, W. H. Overstreet; Mill-Town, A. J. Liles; Griffin's Mills, W. J. Madre; Ava, IL N. Parrish, and Waresboro, John C. Nichols. In the issue of May 5. 1858, we no tice that In Thomasville green apples were worth 50 cents a dozen and dried apples 12Vt cents a pound; bagging was worth 20 cents a yard; rope, 18 cents per pound; candle% 25 cents per pound;* coffee, 16 cents per pound; feathers. 50 cents a pound; corn, $1.00 per bushel; salt mackerel, $17 per barrel; flour, $7.50 per barrel; lime, $5.00 per barrel; linseed oil, $1.50 per gallon; mutton, 50 per quarter; bacon, 15 cents per pound; butter, 20 cents a pound; whiskey, 50 cents per gallon; sugar, 12% cents p?r pound; rice 8 cents per pound, and hides, 7 cents per pound. In the issue of September 1, 1858. there appears an editorial in which the South Georgia Watchman, of Troupville, seems to be much wrought up because of the indifference of the Thomasville paper to the railroads go ing by Troupville. It seems the Troup- ville paper was threatening an injunc tion proceeding which the local report er described as rascality. The Thom asville paper said that it hoped to see all of the neighboring towns grow but asked the question: “But outside of the worthiness of your citizens, and Smith’s Hotel, what else have you that we could brag about?” In the issue of‘December 8, 1858, it appears that the Democratic members of the Legislature of the First Con gressional District, Hon. Alexander Atkinson of Camden, presiding, met in the Capitol and called a conven tion to meet at Waresboro on the second Wednesday In July, to nomi nate the candidates for Congress from the first .district. The members of the Legislature * from Thomas County at the time were Messrs. J. C. Browning and J. J. Everett; from Berrien, S. G. Williams and B. T. McDonald; Col quitt, Amos Turner; Lowndes, J. West and J. Carter. In the issue of December 15, 1858, we notice that Hon. Charles J. Harris of Thomasville, had been elected Sec retary of the State Senate in place of Mr. Terhune who had become ill. In the same issue, we notice the continuation of the discussion as to the railroad missing Troupville; also that the store of J. M. Cliet, of diets- ville. had been destroyed by fire. The Democratic convention of Thomas County met on Tuesday. De cember 7, 1858, Hon. James McDonald presiding and E. J. Oliveros acting as secretary. The delegates were as follows; Seventeenth. J. J. Regan, N. to IS cents; floor, $14 per barrel; corn. 75 cents per bnshel; sugar 5U cents, and coffee, 9% cents per pound. v In the issue of June 19,1855. among other advertisements, is that ot the Jasper County Academy Lottery- In the issue of Jnne 26. 1855, Ansel Dekle. a H. Remington, John IX Dekie chaip of Mr. W. H McMnmjr.'y^r"' and James H. Hayes. Jndses ot the rortiaed tor pupU*. There were In - - wnreral lottery advertisements. . institution wanting to raise mo® tbe For each woman, from $1 For boys over ten yean lo $200. « i , Mays A good many were figuring on lng Indians. eavalrtf Dr Is the Issue of Jus 9% w*me Academy. mrter^^SS? Interior Court, advertised the old jail tor sale, the purchaser to remove same from the jiQ lot. In the issue of Tueedmy. July 21. 1855, R. H. Hardaway, E. R. Young. B. Sexis and W. J. Parnell, the commit tee appointed by the Inferior Court, report the old courthouse ss being un safe and recommend tbe banding ot m new one. A committee, composed of G. Sexis, M. & Jones, Nosh Parramore. Ji U Seward and William G. Ponder, was appointed tp pass upon plans tor a new courthouse. The Southern Enterprise was _ strong advocate of the American or j No-nothlng party, whose state ticket In 1855 was: For Governor. Garnett Andrews of WHkee County; for Con gress, first district, S. M. Vamedoe of Liberty; second. W. A. Hankins ot Snxnter; third, R. P. Tripp of Monroe; fourth.' B. H. Hill of Troop; fiifth. Louis Tomlin of Cass (now Bartow) sixth, Y. L. G. Harris ot Clarke; seventh, N. G. Forster of Morgan; for State senator. Hon. A. H. Hansell: for Representative of Thomas County. J. H. Alderman. In the issue of September 18, 1855, appears an (Mlitorial calling upon peo ple to vote against Herschail V. John son. Democratic candidate for govern or, unless they wanted the Capital moved to Atlanta. Another editorial contends that, while Johnson was going around mak ing speeches for re-election as gov ernor. the sheriff was advertising and helling the railroad cars on the State road to satisfy damages created by the carelessness or neglect of the ap pointed agents. In the next issue, John McPherson Berrien has a long, but not very par. tisan, article, in favor of the American party. In the same issue, the editor blamed the local Democratic party for not joining with the American party and selecting a- man from both sides to insure state support for the Brunswick R. R. There also appears a statement from the editor that H. L. Wells. Esq., has purchased one hundred miles of Iron for the road, which was considered cheery news. There was a long editorial claiming that the Democratic party was op posed to state aid for the Brunswick road. There is a card from Judge Augus- wee at liberty to start i la tbe Issse at Auguat 1 swear* a notice, signed men at Thomas vine, that they not accept as currency Talhhwntt. R. ex chans* hills after October L ex cept in canoe where a merchant wlsat be Indebted to the Tallahassee R. R. Co. Those aisatac th* car* were Edward Remington. H. W. Sharpe, W. F. 8aa- tord. Jobs Stark. B. Sexton. Bou aad Hubert. John G. Pittman. Thomas Aren. T. fi Little, -fitsm and Shit. James 34. Gray. McIntosh aad Cava. R- R. Evans. R. H. Hardaway. T. J. Llghtfoot. James H. Hayes aad Co. ■ John T. Arnold. Donald McLaaa. Thomas Simmons, C. O. McLendon. William H. Hall. H. H. Took. John Miller. R. J. Brace. J. C. Piatoy, J. A. McLendon. WUUam C. Mitchell. James M. Savage. L. a Bryan. It R. Ravean. O. M. McDonald. A. V. McCardeO. Wil liam McLendon. Thomas Barrett, T. & Davies, 8. & Spencer. A- P. Wright, am J. Young. Otto Lange, A, H. WUUam HhnieU, Joseph Jerger. & F. Fudge gad L. D. DeLyoa. “Cardinal Maxima” Beginning with the tame Ism, end appearing la the upper left-hand ot the editorUl page under the title “Cardinal Maxima.” were.th* follow ing; The Federal Union matt he ’ maintained. The reserve rights of the state* must fee respected. 3. The decisions ot the Supreme Court mast be enforced. 4. A onion of Church end State must be prevented. 5. The rights of conscience mast be guaranteed. 6. American Interest* must be pro moted. 7. An American nationality must be cherished. 8. Sectional agitation most be ter minated. 9. Foreign psopers and criminals must be excluded. 10. The naturalization- taw* most be amended. 11. "Squatter sovereignty” must be repudiated. 12. Americans mutt rule America. Underneath these maxims appear* the American ticket for Oovereor aad Congressmen. On Aug. 4. 1857. a large and enthus- tin H.'Hansell. candidate tor the State' iastlc convention of the American senate 'from the American party, stat ing that his only interest in becoming candidate was . to assist Thomas County In getting a railroad. He also took occasion to deny the reports be ing circulated that he tvag In favor of One Thousand Dollar property qualifi cations for suffrage or that he was in favor of the Maine prohibition law. Especially did the Judge resent the charge that he was a prohibitionist. Capital Removal Loses In the state election of 1S55. the question of removing the capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta was submitted and resulted as follows: No removal 48.476 Removal to Atlanta 20.335 Removal to Macon 3.42S No place designated 948 Scattering for removal — 678 while Visiting tlw jail he naked July. 1864. urged that every ablebodied j printoJupoTanold Waahtegta rell what he was in tor and the citizen —J—»— ——■— •- > ' - - Jwwn en volunteer his l the invading toe. Efendant replied that he had sect- back |nt!y killed a white child; that be! This Grand.Joy was rnmrnenil ot rt hint but did not mean to kill James L. Ross, Foreman; James H. . . (Hayes, Donald N. Macaulay, Henry Jury trying the case were'Wyche, John L Parker, John Rice, gars. John B. Norman. William Car- Elijah Neel, John O. B. Staneland. “^Thomas James, William Willis, William Stegall, John W. Dekle, L. Gay, James A. 'Whitfield, Jonothan Hancock. Benjamin D. Horn, press and Mr. John T. Chastain, then a school boy, inked the type tor the first issue. The first tome of the Georgia Welchman now in existence, to num ber 23. of VoL 3, and to dated Jnne 21, 18a3. j Among the professional cards ap- fron - *- - - one Folsom. Angus Morrison and Henry Radford of Lowndes; Col. W. M. Nich ols of Clinch; Dr. R. McDonald of Ware; Col. M. W. Collier of Dorough- ty: Hon. P. E. Love, Maj. Remer Young, Col. A. T. MacIntyre. P. Shef field. James McDonald. Gen. T. E. Blacksbear, Judge A. H. Hansell and Dr. T. B. Winn of Thomas, was ap pointed to prepare business for the meeting. The committee reported that the di rectors of the railroad at their meet ing in New York, had decided to sell bonds of the railroad, to be disposed of at not more than fifty per cent, dis count. Tbe committee also reported resolution to tbe effect that the Georgia stockholders wished to take hoods on the same terms as others and pay same upon any notes which might be dne for stock. The resolntlon passed and a copy ot same was forwarded to the Board of Directors In New York. It was also resolved by the meeting that they adjourn subject to be called by the chairman at any time in Troup- ville. _ . In this issue we notice that Dr. T. B. Winn had given the editor some figs of an English species, weighing four ounces apiece. We also notice that Maj. Alex A. Allen ot Bainbridge; Commissioner on the part of Georgia to settle the dispute about the Florida lihe. and James B. Betts, the survey The next issue that we have of the Watchman was dated July 19, UH. In It we notice that the value of Thom- asvOle property subject to tax to as follows: Real estate. $15*44*; per sonal property, $77411; goods, wares and merchandise. $7*425; slaves. $139,116; total. $454.4*2; ^ Haves, 245; ■■mUf of namber of doctors, i. In this Irene ws notice that tor the M. McGuire, 8. Burton, ThornyIsoac G. Jorder^Maj.'c. Grace,’Darid|^MUto'rolBn^rtSSa^ Total. 82.865 Majority for no removal 14.087 party was held at the courthouse le Troupville. Randall Folsom, was Chairman and S. W. Baker, Secretary. The cardinal principles of tha party were as follows: Senator Toombs was condemned; Senator Iverson was complimented for rising superior to party prejudice; B. H. HllL the party candidate for Governor, was endorsed snd Invited to address the people of Lowndes County; L. Stanley was nom inated for the Senate and Reuben Roberts tor tbe House of Representa tives. T. B. Davies. Esq, Independent Can didate for th* Legislature. In this issue of the Enterprise ap peared tbe announcement of T B. Da vies. Esq., ms Independent candidate tor tbe Legislature. A news Item shows that two prison ers, imprisoned tor debt In the Thom as County Jail, escaped on the night of the 14th InaL by removing brick from the back of tbe chimney of the , „ debtors' room. Eaton ants from Lown- in Thomas County the total vote dea Connty before being Imprisoned ras 1,059*. of whom MI voted against to xhom*«Wlle for safe keeping. There also appear* a tong editorial criticizing Maj. E. R. Young for hav ing consented for the Mala Trank Use of the Brunswick and Florida R. IL. to pass North of Thomasville. going through Allapaha end a spur frock to was removal except four for Macon, five for Atlanta, one for Thomauvllle and one not voting on this issue. The Democrats carried Thomas County by a slight majority, the can didates being Johnson for Governor, Sewre for State Senate, and J. C. Browning for the House. j We also find a communication from In the state. Johnson. Democratic l E I.. Anderson, tax receiver of Thom- candidate for Governor, got 54.023 L, county, showing that tha tax re- VO , te « ^ dr ? W ‘. a A «, CT . ICa l candldate ’'turns for the tost year show a $70M99 g ni L f h « here 1 Increase. The tabulation to as fol- were 75 Democrats and 36 Americans; in the House, 96 Democrats and 56 Americans. The American successes were most ly in middle Georgia, Decatur County being a South Georgia exception. The Democratic candidates for Con- gre^s who were elected were Seward. Crawford. Smith. Warner. Tumlln. Cobb and Stevens; and the American candidates who were defeated were Varnedoe, Hawkins. Tripp. Hill Jones. Singletary. 5. Singletary, Sr., B. C. 1 Franklin and Forster. w! to tha Issue of November 13. 1855. Strickland, Joseph Yates. bonk Ererett Y’Tw-n^’SS’TV*P-^bltoKd'to The erOrm J .: 1 d James and D H N T C^!CsU^to^uy 0 *' c^k°of“sul HeSiv DU S5S^’ £"v en B ra 7*“-|£t* s^Tin adfifton to toe regular Jam£ M Hom ^ efoea^fln Grooverville, Alton Hagan. H. \y. Wii tiams and H. R. Oliveros. ? toeU^^N^^r'to. ISi The convention nominated Wyley {there is a very sarcastic snd emphatic Massey for Tax'Receiver; John G. editorial against Messrs. Toombs aad Lindsey, Tax Collector, and J. G. Pitt man, County Treasurer. We notice In the issue of February 4. 1860, that H. Wolfe and Brother have opened up a new dry goods store. In the issue of January I, 1359. .-are notice that the Legislature had crest- ed'the new connty of Echols from Lowndes and Clinch; the new county of Brooks from Lowndes and Thom- and, among others, the new coun ty of “Nelson” from a portion of Got- ' >n. The Souther* Enterprise The Southern Enterprise began Its existence Tuesday evening. June 12, 1*55. Messrs. Fulton and Bryan bring editors at the time. We notice In the first tonne that Mr. Jared L WhMdon raised some excel lent wheat. We also notire that ne groes of the estate at James Pleader were sold at auction on tbe Tuesday baton; Flipper, a bootmaker, bringing 8L810. The Grand Jury pressntmwils are Stevens -for joining the Democratic party. la tbe election for county officers, Jared Everett was elected Clerk; H. H. Took defeated A. R. Seward tor Ordinary; J. L Wbiddos defeated W. A. Ivey and W. H. Henry for Sheriff; B. G. Steven* detested David Single tary tor Tax Collector, and W. J. Bryan defeated Isaac Alderman for Tax Receiver. Party lias* oo not seam to have been strictly drawn is the election for county officer*. Upon the passage of a bill giving state aid to the Brunswick aad Flori da H. R* the vote in the House wee: Teas. M; Maya. 48. On Wednesday. January 2. ltfC. th* Florida M. E. Con fare nee met at Bain- bridge. Ga. Th* conference eras cons- posed M. tka TaOahaoooa. Jacksonville aad Tampa districts in Florida, aad th* Baiahrtdgs. Theatre Ville aad SL Mary’s districts to Gear. lows: Polls .*. Professions Free persons of color ... Dentists Staves . (2* . 22 . to * .454! Value of stoves 33,772.424^0 Value of toads 24M4S5.47 Value of town property 229.40S.M Money end debts ... 14*4.431 Ji Merchandise 118.451.37 Capital invested In stocks 24,471.00 Furniture 30.504.45 Other property ..... MM06J* • TOTAL M4*2414.12 It to Interesting to note that It took V>e connty apprextowtuty fifty yeaga after the Civil War to again show as large * total tax rotor*. in tha toss* of March U. lift, we fisd that Masers. Moor* aad Homan have established a variety works to Tbemrevfllt, the nmchtosiy being op erated by eUam. The editor describes th* aash aad molding machine, th* improved scroll . cylinder |»**» t --g machine, th* mortising machine, tbe enfeoff agwtag machine, the spotting saw. the bar ing machine and th* tars tog lathe to detail aad with m boggy and wagon factory at Ur. Jabs Lowry, an the shove re and articles bring complataty to Tkamsaitna. In iha tare* of April L UH. w# an tic* that Mr. ffwillh MeKtoren had had had both of the atreata ta Ftotdfe- arvfll* pat to repair; that th* eaort- lumas to fftarkavtOs; La* Cotmty. burned a^tfet 14th tout.: tout Otto* toe SfssttreBe read was i tether „ tad that to a thriving