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THE EXPOSITOR pFii lishe'd weekl y~~nv .J AM K s K. F HOST. Subsrripttoa Price: $2.00 Per Annum, m AJvanc*. Cummaaioatiooß marked thus f ire tube paid for as advertisements. ■■ .TJ*'i-rgTT-g i-.ii "4 ■- r—rr SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7,1872. MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION. On Tuesday last the Democratic Con vention, for the purpose of nominating county officers, met at the Court-hoitsc 1 , and was called to order by 1,1 on. Jos. 11. Joxes, President. Mr. T. M. llriltiKN offered a resolu tion declaring that, “it is expedient that the Convention adjourn sine die without making nominations.” The practicabil ity of such actiou on the part of the Convention was strongly urged by Mr. Beiuuex, seconded by Col. Asiiton. lion. John J. Jones substituted the resolution of Mr. Berrien-; and in bis remarks, declared it to be the express duty of this Convention to fulfil its ob ligation to its constituents —and this could only be done by proceeding to bal lot for “a ticket to represent the De mocracy of the county.” This was ex pected of the Convention. The dele gates were sent here by their districts for a specific purpose, and to adjourn now without the accomplishment of that purpose, was not only to disregard the purpose and principle of their constitu ency, but to insult them. S9 shameful a betrayal of the united confideuce of the intelligent people of the county could not be brooked. After considerable warm debate upon the resolution and its substitute, the question was submitted, when the Con vention overwhelmingly adopted the substitute. Mr. Bkkiuex, Col. Ashton, and three or four other delegates, then withdrew, declining to act with the large majority who were in favor of a nomination. Two districts —the 71st and 73d were not represented. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for county officers. The throw ing is the result: For Ordinary —W. J. Wimheiuy. For Clerk Superior Court —Milton A. Clarke. For Treasurer —G. A. Ward. For Sln-riff—John L. Smith. For Tax Collector —L. D. Chance. For Tax Receiver—l3. F. Brown. For Surveyor —Frank Ij. Brinson. For Coroner —Cha. F. Bloc^t. A. 11. A. Bell, E-q., Judge. G. A. Ward. and J. W. Sandlkord were ap pointed a eoinniitioe to inform the gen tlemen of their nomination. The Convention then adjourned. See notice of “Strayed or Stolen,’ in another column. Fire.—The stable of Mr. 11. 11. Barr was consumed by fire last Sunday night. It was the work of an incendiary. Loss about S3OO. No insurance. Mr. Moses conies before the people in a “new dress” this week. See his advertisement —and remember that his “Christmas things are on the way.” Preachino.—The Rev. Mr. Morton will preach at the Presbyterian church to morrow, morning and cveiling. He will be assisted during the week, in a series of services, by Rev. Dr. Irvine, of Augusta. Notice to Bond Holders. —Mr. S. A. Gray, Treasurer of Burke County, re quests us to say that he is now prepared to pay the interest on all Bonds ot the county ; and desires that they be pre sented at once. Ahead of Time.—Our Savannah ex changes have appointed a “hanging to take place here on the 20th instant.’ The Newt says it is to bo Jim Friday, a white man, for killing a negro; and the Advertiser , that its to be a colored “namesake of hangman’s day.” People will “go wrong” sometimes —and this is odo of the times, and both aie wrong. Friday, charged with tho murder .of a negro, teas found guilty of the crime, but has not yet been sentenced, Judge Gihson having adjourned tho Term to February next, so that (it is our belief, and wc may as well speak it light out it} the meeting), Judge Twiggs could come up and finish business—particu larly the sentence business —for him. If this does not prove true, we’ll go back on it with an * imcndr , etc. j The Steam Washing Machine con tinues to prove a success. Every fami ly should have ouc. f —* w~ New Store. —Mr. Thus. Quinnky, au enterprising young gentleman, of sterling worth und integrity, for years a olerk with Mnj. W. A. Wilkins, has opened anew store in our town. He is now receiving and opening a large and handsome stock of goods, for which he intends asking only living prices. Suc cess attend him. Spiritualism About to hr Cornered. Dr. Harrison, of Atlanta, and Dr. Hicks, of Macon, are about to “corner" the spirits. To establish thttr btdief in the “manifestations of the spirits,” they require an origiual Latin communica tion from V iiu.il ; one in Hebrew, frcTOi Plato; one in Arabic, from Moham med ; and one in Parsee, from Zoroas ter. The Doctors have come to the conclusion, and wisely, that it these “spirits” can not manifest themselves in their native tongue, they certainly can not do so in ours. And, of course, these Doctors will favor the balance of the world with translations, when the “old fathers’ spirits respond to their mild request.” At any rate it is to be hoped they will. We, for one, would like to hear from old “Zono,” about now.— Hurry up the spirits. ("communicated.] Plantation on Buck Head, ) Monday, December 2d, 1872. \ Mr. Euitor :—Last evening we were inexpressibly shocked to bear the “s*art ling report” that “Jiiu,” a very thrifty negro, a tenant on a neighboring plan tation, bad been found dead, on our laud, by the side of the road, about half a mile from our house. The excitement among our people in tho “ quarter ” was iudescribable, as “Jim” was a general favorite. The wildest reports were in circulation, and it was “confusion worse confounded” when a big, black, burly fillow rode up on horseback and, to a gaping crowd did “a tale unfold,” bloody, black, and barbarous, to the effect that one of our negro tenants, a leading churchman, was horrified at seeing a horse walk up to his house, which he immediately recognized as “Jim’s,” with the saddle bloody, and the inane soaked in gore, lie immediately started to find “Jirn’i when a tew hundred yards from his house he saw, to his horror, poor “Jim,” lying on the road-side, “stone-dead,” with his face and breast all bloody, and that lie had gone full speed to get the magistrate aus all the neighbors to come to the dead body. As soon as our sable friend on horse back had frozen the blood of some dozen of his horrified hearers, that bad crowd ed round him, he rode off. spreading the diabolical news of“ Jim's” “foul aud most unnatural murder,” from planta tion to plantation, for a distance of five miles, before he reached his home. Immediately after his departure, we received an urgent message from the “head preacher” on our place, begging us to come as quickly as possible, to be with the dead body when the magistrate and the neighbors should arrive, he starting off to the spot after scuding us the message, which was also very near his house. We immediately had a horse saddled and started off, with our skin “creeping with horrors,” aud saying to ourself, “I knew him well,HHoratiao —a fellow of in finite humor.” When riding by our “heud preacher’s” door, judge of my astonishment, when the first person I saw' in the house was tho veritable “Jim” himself, sitting at a table aud shoveling huge mouthfuls of ‘eorn-bread and bacon” into his capacious mouth. Upon my interrogatory, “Hello, Jim, is that you ?” he burst out into a horse laugh, saying : “De truf is, sah, I was berry drunk, an’ juss fore I fell off my boss, I jucked him, an’ leaniu 1 a leetle too fur forrards he butt me in de face and broke my nose, and dats <lo cause of de blood ober me and my hoss.” This announcement was followed by a burst of-laughter from a dozen or moro darkies who were then collected at the house. It seems that the first darkey, who caught Jim’s horse and started out to find him, when he did see him all eovord with blood, was too scared to examine him, but rushed away to the neighbors with bis blood and murder story. Poor “Jim” will never get over the laugli be lias raised, and will be unmer cifully joked to his dying day; and it will be weeks to come before many of his darkie friends throughout the county will be undecided as to his tragic death. Waynesboro Prices Current corrected weekly uy W. A. WILKIN S. Stripes, per yar! j... 14 a 14 Omiuburgs, per yard IliJ Sheeting, 3-4 'J a 10 " 7-8 10 Ja Hi Bagging, per yard 10 a 18 Ties, per lb 0 a 10 Salt, per sack 2 25 a Corn, per busliel 1 00 Peas, per bushel 1 00 Best Goshen butter, per 1b... 40 a 45 Coffee—llio, per pound 21 a 27 Java (best) 31 Cheese, per pound 18 Molasses, per gallon U3J Syrup, per gallon 75 ..1 25 Sugar—Yellow, per lb 10 Yellow C 124 Extra C 13 j Granulated 14 f Bacon, per pound 7 a 11 Soap, per pound 7 a 13 Mackerel —No. 3, in kits 1 50 No. 1, “ 250 Flour, !>er barrel.... 8 50 a12.00 Lard, best, in tubs .... 1 124 The above are package prices; always an advance on smaller quantities.. Cotton Markets. Watkrsbobo’, Ga., December G. Strict Middling 18) Middling 181 Low Middling 1"4 Good Ordinary 17 Ordinary 1G) Sales of the week, 122 bales. Augusta, Dec. 5. —Cotton quiet; mid dling, 18c. Savannah, Dec. s.—Cotton steady ; mid dling, 18|c. Charleston, Dec. s.—Cotton firm; mid dling, 184al8|c. New Yoke, Dec. s.— Cotton quiet; sales, 2,413 bales; uplands, 104 ; Orleans 20c. Savannah Prices Current. CORHECTED WEBKIT FOR THE EXPOSITOR BT J. A. MER.CXER, COMMISSION MERCHANT ASD DEALER IS m\ COU, Gi.OCBUIES, AND COUNTRY PRODUCE, 157 BAY STREET. Apples— North’n, per bbl.f 3 75 a 4 50 Bacon—Hams per lb 13 a 20 Shoulders B£a 9 C R Sides 12$a 13j White meat a Corn—Prime Maryland.. 100a 105 Western white.... 92 J a 95 Yellow or mixed.. 85 a 90 L'oal—American anthacite 9 00 alO 00 English do 10 00 all 00 Cheese, per lh 17 a Chickens—Grown, pair. 80 a 90 Half grown. 60 a 70 Coffee, per lb ... 19 a 25 Esfs, per dozen 30 a 35 Flour —Best grades pr bbl 10 25 all 00 Second 8 75 a 6 25 Third 6 50 a 7 50 (•round Peas, per bush 1 50 a 1 60 Hides —Dry flint, per lb.. 16ja 17 Dry salted 14*a Hay, per cwt 1 80 a-1 90 Oats, per bushel 60 a 70 Onions per bbl 4 50 a 4 75 Peas, per bud’* Potatoes—lrish, per bbl. 350 a 100 Sweet,perjbns 95 a 1 UO_ llice, per lb 7_a i< * alt. per sack 1 65 a 1 75 SUBSCRIBE TO TFI K EXPOSITO R. lit mu AS HOLIDAY PRESENTS. SENT, POST-PUB, on receipt 7f the MARKED I'lUfE. WE CAN RECOMMEND THE FOL LOWING Vocal Collection of choice Piano Sonya: “Shining Lights,” (Sacred Sonj-s): “Golden Leaves.” Vols. I. and 11.; “Hearth and Home," “Fireside Echoes,” “Sweet Sounds ” and “Priceless Gems.” — Price, $1.75 each in boards; $2 in cloth; $2.50 in cloth and gilt. Also, the following Instrumental Collec tions: “Fairy Pinners,” “Magic Circle," “Young Pianist,” and ‘ Pearl Drops”—four easy collections : “Musical Recreations,” ‘ Pleasant Memories,” “Golden Chimes,” mid “Brilliant Gems,” for more advanced players. Price of each book. $1.75 in boards; $2 in cloth; $2.50 in cloth and gilt. Strauss’ Waltzes, (ask fur Peters’ Edition) in 2 vols., $1 each in boards; $5 in cloth.— Novello’H Cheap Edition of Piano-Forte Class ics, consisting of Mendelssohn’s complete works in 4 vols. Bvo, price $3.50 each ; Folio Edition,,s6 each; Beethoven’s Sonatas, $1 ; Beethoven’s Pieces, $2 ; Chopin’* Waltzes, Polonaises, Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Ballads, and Preludes, price, $2 each; Schubert’s Ten Sonatas, $3 ; Schubert’s Piano Pieces, $2 ; Mozart’s Sonatas, $3 ; Weber’s complete Piano Pieces, $1; Schuman’s 43 Pieces, $2, etc., etc. Iu ordering these, be sure to ask for Novelto’s Edition. They are all hand some editions. Novello’s cheap Vocal Col lections-: Mother Goose. $2 and $3; Ran degger's Sacred Songs, $2.50; Mendelssohn’s 76 Songs, beautifully bound, $7.50; Schu mans Vocal Album, $3; Moor’s Irish Melo dies, Folio Edition, by Balfe, $8 ; German Volksliedor Album, $2, etc., etc. Stainer’s Christinas Carols, new and old illustrated, price sl. The same without il lustrations, in 2 vols. $1 each; complete,sl.so Peters’ Musical Monthly, price 30 cts. each, every number containing at least $1 worth of music. Bound volumes for 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, price $5 each. Address, J. L. PETERS, novSO-lm 599 Broadway, N. Y. EOPARTIEESHIP NOTICE. I HAVE ASSOCIATED MR. J. M. OUT LAW with me in business, under the name and style of WILKINS & CO. Thank ful for the most liberal patronage extended me, a continuance uf the same is solicited. W. A. WILKINS. Waynesboro’, Ga., Nov. 22.1872. JOB PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED AT TJxtm omoe. Wilkins & Co.s’ Column. iff mn\ jp. 1872. nui mi • Varied, Large and Attractive Stock of New Goods! Arriving constantly, at my Store, in Waynesboro’, and to be offered at the lowest Cash Prices, a Large and Varied Stock of General Merchandise: BACON, FLOUR, LARD, WHISKEY, FRUITS, CANDIES, CHEESE, CRACKERS, PRESERVES, VEGETABLES, MOLASSES, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HARNESS, SADDLES AND BRIDLES, TIN, HARDWARE, CROCKERY WARE, DRUGS, MEDICINES, SOMETHING FOR EVERYBOD Y I ! Come and examine my stock and prices. I have tried to find some thing to please all. —— ' ' THIS IS A NEW ENTERPRISE: I am buying Cotton, and will pay the best Augusta or Savannah price, less cost of shipment and sale, in either of these places. I will pay Money, and not Goods, for Cotton. Try this New Market; you can weigh your own cotton, see it sampled, and get your money right down. WILKINS & CO. Waynesboro’, Ga., Sept,, 1872, jcß—sep2B-ly Augusta Advertisements. THOM AS R (CH AK DS & SON , BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, AND DEALERS IN 263 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. ESTABLIbHED^IB37- Kemp constantly on hand a large STOCK OF ALL KINDS A SIZES OF BLAXSTIt BOOKS. Foolscap, letler, Note, aud all oilier Writing Paper and ovor,v article of Stationery used in Counting Booms and Public Offices, ALSO, A great variety of Fancy Good* to meet the wants of Country Merchants Any kook will ho sent by mail, free of ox pease, on receipt of Publishers’ price ocl9-3ui Antoine Poullain, COTTON FACTOR WARE HO US£ FROPRIEIR, Augusta, GFa. I)ei'Nnal (attention paid to all sales. C ommissions tor st‘3-1 ing or buying. $1 per bales Augusta, Ga., Oct. It, 1872—0ct12-2m Graham & Butter, . COTTON FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Augusta, GFa. WILL FURNISH THE O BEST BAGGING AND TIEIO AT THE LOWEST MARKET RATES. And will sell Cotton at One Dollar per bale, commission. ” aug24-lm EST. ISAAC T. HEARD. O M. STORE. Isaac T. Heard & Cos, COTTO N" FA CTO RS, cor. Reynolds and m’intosii streets, AUGUSTA, GA. Commission Reduced to $1 per Bale on Cotton. Agents for GULLET’S Improved and Light Draft COTTON OI3ST, lr*rice 8-t.OO Per Saw. augl7-3m R. T. JONHS. P . NORRIS. 1. B. NORRIS. Jones, Norris & Cos., GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 164 Broad st., Augusta, (3a., Have just opened a grocery ami COnniSSIOK House, where may be found CHOICE GROCERIES and PLANTATION SUPPLIES, to which they respectfully invite the attention of their friends and the public generally. RT We guarantee good articles at lowest market prices. *el4-2m ESTABLISED 1850. A. Prontaut & Son, WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELERS. THE SUBSCRIBERS would respectfully inform the citizens of Burke and ad jacent counties that they keep a special estabiiMiient for the REPAIR OF WATCHES AW JEWELRY. ,• i t . - 7 . JL ALSO, nun work, is every design, made to order 13eT All work entrusted to tlusir.care will be executed Promptly, Neatly, and war ranted for one year At their store will be found one of the largest stocks of GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES of the best European and American manufacture in the Southern States, with a select as sortment of Rrcu axd New Styles of Etruscas Gold Jewelry, set wi*h Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies, Oriental Garnets, Coral, etc. Also, Solid Silver Ware, consisting of Tea Sets, Waiters, Ice and Water Pitchers, Castors. Goblets, Cups, Forks, Spoons, ami every thing in the Silverware line. Fine Single and- Double Barrel Guns: Coif’s, Smith & Wesson, Remington, Cooper, Sharp, and Derringer Pistols, and many others of tho latest invention. Fino Cutlery, Spectacles, Walking Canes, Portemonnaies, and Fancy Goods of overy variety to be found in a first class Jewelry Establishment. Old Gold and Silver taken in exchange for goods. A. PRONTAUT & SON, 163 Broad Street, one door below Animals Hotel ovlß-ly AUGUSTA. GA. WAYNESBORO’ ACADEMY. Wlf. H. niLI.Ht, A. If., OPENED his School on Monday. 2d instant.— English Branches, Latin, Greek, French, Pure and Mixed Mathematics, and Botany, will be taught. Mr. Miller refers by permission to Maj. Gen. R. F. Hoke, Raleigh,N. C.; Prof. 11. H. Smith, Lincolnton, N. C.; A. M. Shipp. 1).D., President Wofford College, S. C-; Hon. S. A. Corker, Waynesboro’, Ga, Waynesboro’, Sept. 6, lff72 —7-lin Jno. D Munnerlyn, Agent for the FOLLOWING FIRST-CLASS Insurance Companies: The New York Life, Cash Assets, $18,500,000. * Liverpool and London and Globe, Cash assets $21,000,000 gold, “ (America) 3,300.000. Andes Fire, of Ohio $1,000,000. Georgia Mutual Protection. Clerk’s Office, Court-house Square, je22 Waynesboro’, Ga. Legal Advertisements. / Vi.otuaA, itt ftk u rot nty— ' VjT Whereas, W. R. piusmi.i. lia* applied j for letter* of udminfstration upon the estate of 1 Mrs. Sarah WUilu, lute of said county, deceased: | These are, therefore, to cite nftd ndmwnreh all 1 persons into rusted to be and appear at my office on, or before. Hie FIRST MONPA7 IN J ANUAR% 18*3, t<r show canSo (if nffy they i can) why said letters should no* be granted j Given under my hand and official rdgnetaM, 1 at Waynesboro’, this November 12, 1872. novTi-lw J!. F. LAWSON, Ordinary. !/1 EORtflA. BUIIKE COUNTY— IT Whereas, W. R. Dliisan L applies lo tE'o Court or Ordinary for letters of guardianship of tho persons and property of Augustus. Josie, and Jack White,minor children of Sarah White, late of sutd county, deceased : These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons interested to ho and appoar at my office on, or before, tho FIRST MONPAY IN JANUARY, 1873, to show cause (if any they can) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and official signature, ut Warnoaboro’, this F rvember 12, 1872 nov23-4w E. F. LAWSON, Ordinary. I T EOKGIA, BURKE COUNTY— V X Whereas, Runnier A. Allen applies to me for lottors disuiiseory, as administrator, from the estate of John C. Tetnpleron, late of said county, deceased : Those are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all persons iutcrestel to be and appoar at iny office on, or before, the FIRST MON PAY IN FEBRUARX, 1872, to show cau.o (if any they can), why sai l administrator should not be dismissed, as provided by law. Given under my hand and official signature, at Waynesboro’, .bis November 4th. 1872. nov9-to E. F. LAWSON, Ordinary. /Yeokgia, burke county— VJT trhereas, Wit. It. Hargroves, as execu tor of Henry Hargroves, deceased, applies lo the Court of Ordinary of said county for letters dis inusory from said estate : These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all persons Interested to'he and nppearot my office on, or before, the FIRST MONPAY IN FEBRUARY, 1P73, to show eauso (if anv they can) why said applicant should not bo dismissed from said estate. Given under my hand and official signature, ut Waynesboro’, this November 4tb, 1872. nov23-td E. F. LAWSON, Ordinary. Burke sheriff salb wiii be sold before the Court-house door, ir th town of Waynesboro, Ga., on tbe FIRST TUESDA YIN JANUARY NEXT between the legal hours of sale, the following property, to-wit: Two bales of coUoq ; lev ied on as the property of J. 11. WaUitighaiu, to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa., issued from Burke Superior Court, in favor of 8. A. Gray vs. J. 11. Walsingliatu. J. W. H. BELL, D. S. B. C. October 30, 1872~-nov2-8w Burke sheriff sale— Will be sold before the Court-house door in the town of .Vaynesboro’, Gni., on the FIRST TUESDA YINJA NUAIt YNEXT, between the legal hours of sate, the follow ing property to-wit: One white mare mule, with a black spot in her breast, about nine years old; also, one sorrel mare mule; levied on as the property of David Young blood, to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa., hwued from Burke Superior Court, ia favor **f Rill Sandeford vs. David Youngblood. JOHN L. SMITH, Sheriff. Nov. Ist, 1872—2-8 w . ' • . . ~ m ... Georgia, burke county. Ix Sup’u (Jocbt yon said County. DARLING P. DUNCAN 1 vs. > Libel for Divorce. ROSA DUNCAN. ) Tt appearing from the Sheriff’s return iu tho above stated ome, that the defendant was not to Lue found iu his bail wick, aud it farther appear ing that the said defendant resides out of the State of Georgia, it is hereby ordered that cita tion issue as required by law, in suoli eases, to the said defendant, requiring her to be and ap pear at the Best Term of Burke Superior Coart, to he held on the Third Monday in May, 1873, then and there to make her answer, or defensive allegation in writing, to the Plaintiff's Libel for I DfvordT fit in aefii alt thereof tho Court will i proceed according to the statutes in such eases made ami provided. , , t GEORGIA—BURKE COUNTY. > Clerk’s Gfficb, Supkiuok Court ( A true (jxtr.ipt from the minutes of Burke Su- I porior Court, May adjourned Term, 1872. \]Otnpss xny official signature and seat of 1 [seal] of office this November IRth, Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-two. JOHN D. MUNNERLYN, G jS B.C. n023-m4m i—-- 4 • - - iLU - L ' t! Jll *- - ;yi - T - f - - THE i ‘ Constitutionalist,’ | A Ucmocratic Paper, 1 KTMTKD BY JAMES GARDNER, ESQ., PUBLISHED Daily, Tri-Weekly, and Weekly, AT AUGUSTA, GA. Terms—Daily, $10.00; Tri-Weekly’s6.oo; Weekly, $3.00 per annum. Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates. All business letters should be addressed to STOCKTON & C(X, Proprietors. TO 577N YASSERS. Fine Chromo Lithographs. FINE ALBUMS. FURS AND MUFFS. I PURE GOLD JEWELRY. For particular* call at our office. V. J. fiCILMARTIX. I JOHN JU.AXXBRY L.(iUILMARTIN & 00., Cotton Factors and General COMMISSION MERCHANTS, BAY STREET, sA'VA.isrisrAiH;, oa- A GENTS FOR BRADLEY’S PHOSPHATE, JEWELL’S Mills Yarns and Domestics, Tobaoco, etc. BAGGING and IRON TIES always on hand. Consignments solicited. Usual facilities xtended to customers. augSl“4m n. m 7 baiVr. DF.AI.EIt IN GROCERIES, LfQTTORS, DRY GOODS, 'CLOTHING, ETC., ETC., WAYNESBORO, GA. ‘ dtoK f rt d&Oliperday. Agents wanted ! Al* Jp,J tv classes of working people, of either sox, young or old, make more money at work for ue in their spare moments, or aU the time, than at anything else. Particulars free. Address U._ 1 Stinson A Cos., Portland, Maine. aovO- Jy