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r 1 > : I¥ > *N V IV ■ Y.’¥’ V/\ 1 J 1 llili iiiA L 00l 1v ) n WAYNESBORO’, QA. .UJUI ! ■sggjssjlSr”? 1 ~ •' • I " r """ "• v" —— SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1872. _ ' Wkathkr cold ; frozen rain plenti ful ; wood four dollars a oord. As everybody else, and his cousin, took Christmas on the order of “half seas-ovor” we have concluded to take ours on tho “half-sheet.” ■♦ • ♦ Christmas passed off quietly. Only one accident has been reported—that of a mau having the thumb of his left hand blown ofFbv the bursting of a gun. Quarterly Meeting.—Thefirstquor terly meeting for Waynesboro’ Circui and llerndon Missiou, will be held at the Methodist church, in this place, on the first Saturday and Sunday in January. The Bov. J. 0. A. Clark, P. E., will preside. Death of Gkn. Wright. — We ex tract the following from the Constitution aliit of the 22d instant: “.After an illness of three weeks Gen. A. R. Wright, one of theEditorsof the Chronicle and Sentinel, and member elect from the Eighth Congressional District, died at his residence, in this city, yester day, in the forty-seventh year of his age. In the early part of last week Gen. Wright’s condition improved great ly and his many friends were confident that he would be completely recovered in a few days. But, alas! for human hopes, the situation soon changed, and grave fears were entertained in regard to tho result. Once more, however,, there was an improvement, and it was ! thought that he would finally weather j the storm. But on Thursday and Fri-; day it became apparent that lie was sinking, and yesterday morning, at about ten o’clock, he breathed his last” A Spectacle for Americans to Thoughtfully Contemplate. -The New Orleans Times of Sunday says : “New Orleans w asyesterday the scene of one of the most extraordinary events that ever occ ir"ed in the history of any city. A small band of citizens, bearing a memorial addressed to the President of the United States, were escorted to the depot, whence they to >k%ieu’ de parture, by a very large proportion of the population of the city. The immense crowd there assembled and fringing the railroad track to the very ou' kirt of the city, all bore stamped upon their anxious faces evidences of the serious import of the mission thus sped upon its way. It was no holiday show ; the very cheers of adieu which honored iff departure of the train, rang with an air of mournfulucss appalling to the iniquit ous authors of the outrage who created the neccessity. It is to be h ped, how ever, that the greeting awaiting the committee’s return will be of a different nature, aud that the gladness of a re deemed people will make the welkin ring with shouts more gateful than ever welcomed conquerors from the battle field.” Audits hccc, omnes! A free people “memorializing for freedom!” What a spectacle, indeed! *——. Reasons Why jge should have a Con vention to amend our Constitution. One the most inperative amendments necessary to give all of the tho new counties a representation in the Legis lature, which they cannot have legally under our present constitution. Oar judicatiou system needs mending. At present, the Ordinary has too much power, aud we believe nine-tenths of the people would be glad to go back to the old honored Inferior Court for all coun ty purposes. We want an ordinance, in the Oonstitutien forever prohibiting the Legislature from paying Bullock’s fraudulent bonds, and also prohibiting future legislatures from ever granting State aid to individuals or companies, unless passing by a vote of three-fourths fourths of both houses. If not prohibit ed in the Constitution, the people of Georgia will have these fraudulent bonds to pay. Clews and Cos., are already lay ing their plans to influence a majority of the next Legislature to pay them. Already have they secured the Atlanta lobby ring, which is a powerful auxiliary. Already have they posted theii sentinels and selected agents in every city and large town in the State, and already we hear some of them saying it is better for Georgia to pay these bond* than to lose i her credit in the money market in Eu- j rope. If we wish to preserve our credit | us pay only our honest debts, for if we attempt to pay all of Bullock’s forged and bogus bonds we shall certainly lose our credit for want of means to pay. The only way to put this bond question at rest forever is to have the payment of them prohibited by the constitution. Union <s/• Recorder. The New Orleans Times says the American flag was very appropriately at half mast on the Mechanics’ Institute in that city on Sunday lust, in respect to the memory of our murdered liberties. I pon Till: EXPOSITOR.] ijiN BYiN. II It I'M CLARK. ’Tis sweat for youth to minister to age, Its every want with readiness supply, Tenderly watch and care for its dei line Which, like the morning star, beauteous shines, And melts at last in the broad Maze of day, Or. like the sun in norneous waves at eve, Fade from the sight to light another world. Ah! many a mother suffers from the sting Ungrateful children leave upon her heart, ller bright young dreams of happy, quiet age Among her children whom she raised aud reared, Were only diearns. They pleasures seek while she Toils like a slave to feed their vanity. There is a tenderness in woman’s heart, A love, devotion —call it w hat you will— Surpassing all that man can o’er conceive; A something language ne’er yet defined,— A patient, constant, sacrificing care — Born with her birth, and after death survives. There is a rapture in true woman’s love That o'er the heart continual blessings shower! And every sweet by willing Fancy wove Lies at her feet and grt ws within her bower. Her beurt's the bower where fragrant blos soms grow, And on mankind the ftfl grown rose bestow. He merits pain and punishment severe, Aye, living death, that dying, never dies, Who violates true love; invades the bower With reptile tiead ; its choicest fruit destroy: Swears constant service,mars its lovely form, Then crush its life beneath the iron heel. [communicated.] Editor Expositor: — You will allow me space in your paper to answer the article of “Tax Payor,” which appeared in your issue of last Saturday. “Tax Payer” says I have made many blunders in my administration of tho Ordinary’s office, during the last fnur years, mid if 1 am re-elected the county debt can never ho paid. If Tax Payer knows anything, he knows that the county tax is levied every year by the order of the Grand Jury; that the tax is collected by the Collector, and paid over by him to the County Treasurer, and by the Treasurer disbursed—not one dollar ever passing through the Ordi nary's hands. Iu reference to his allusion to my management of the Bridges, T only have this to say : that when I qualified as Ordinary, four years ago, this duty had hat recently devolved upon the Ordinary’s office, under the con.-atu tion of 186S. No provision was made by law which provided any particular mode by which such work should be managed. Any sane mau will know at once that it would bo impossible for any officer, however competent, to at tend to the duties of the Ordinary’s office, proper, and bo absent from liis office one half his' time superintending the building of the bridges of the county. When I came into office I adopted the niffy plan that seemed.to me to be at all feasible, viz : whenever a bridge was re ported to me as out of order, I would issue a commission to five intelligent tax payers of the county, directing them to make an examination of the work and report to the Ordinary’s office, in writing , the amount of work to bo done, the character of the work, and its probable cost; upon their estimate the'contract was made, and whenever the contractor reported the work finished, a second commission was iasued and the iden tical commissioners in the first were reappointed to receive or reject it ; upon their recommendation the contractor was paid—not otherwise. This was the plan by which Walker’s and Hay’s were built, Messrs. T. M. Berrien, J. J. Palmer, O. G. Tarver, E. B. Gresham, E. H. Blount, and Jethro Thomas being some of the commissioners who gave out the contracts, and who receiv ed the work when completed. This policy was pursued until the Grand Jury, in 1871, recommended the Ordinary to let out the contract to the lowest bidder, after due advertise ment for proposals in the county paper. Since then I have followed the request of the Grand Jury. Thompson’s bi idge (about which Tax Payer makes so much noise) was let out under this plan.— Three bids were made for this bridge :, one for 82,400, one for $2,000, and one for $1,800; the contract was given to the last bidder. Tax Payer is again mistaken when he says the bridge ha* been paid for; the contractor has only in the last few days reported to me that the work was completed, and a board of commissioners appointed to examine it j and report whether the contract had been complied with They have, as j yet, made no return to uo; if they re- J ceive the work it will be paid for—not otherwise “Tax Payer” says if I am re-elected, the county debt can never be paid.— j Now, I say to him for answer on this j point, and I challenge a contradiction, that the debt of the county had con stantly increased since 1856 up to the j time that I came into office. The debt j commenced with the building of the j Court-house, at nine thousand dollars, and increased to nearly thirty thousand on the first day of January, 1860. . No effort was e\ or made to pay any part of it until that time. The debt to-day has been reduced, since ’69, over two thirds. The credit of the county which ' was almost destroyed, has greatly irn-! proved'; and I assert that under similar ! management, with the rate of taxation reduced, the county will not owe one dollar of indebtedness in two years more. Tax Payer says I am paying a jailor, without law. 1 deny this, j I and respectfully refer him to (3517 and A;i!)2 of the Code; but whether he is entitled to pay or not, he has, at least, had none since January last, with little po-peot mnv of any immediate payment. “Tax Payer” quotes an extract from my letter of 17th August last, in which I stated I would abide tho action of tho nominating convention. 1 made the statement referred to in good faith, and was fully determined at that time to act in conformity therewith. I never determined to do otherwise until a mem ber of the Executive Committee in formed mo that tlint convention would be manipulated (as far as said commit tee could do it), in the interest of my opponent, Mr. Wimberly. I immedi ately determined to withdraw my name as a candidate before said convention, and requested Judgo J. B. Jones and Judge Shewmake, on the morning the convention met, in September, not to allow my name to be nsed uuder any circumstances. I will not trespass on your patience any further, Mr. Editor. I regret that I am forced to make this explanation iu a public way ; that the malignant, ma licious, overhearing , golf-opinionated con duct of some “w< uld-be” rulers of the good people of Burke should force me to do so. Thanking you, sir. for your kindness, and appealing to the intelli gent citizens of the comity, and not to the clique, to judge of the rectitude of ray intentions and conduct, I am, Very respectfully, E. F. Lawson. Waynesboro’, Dec. 23, 1872. [communicated.] Editor Expositor: Dear Sir —While l am thankful to the friend or friend who published my name as a candidate I for Tax Receiver, and while I am a candidate and will be grateful to the people if elected, I am in accord with, and shall supp"r r , the “Independent Ticket”—Lawson, Bell, Gray, Blount, ! Wimberly aud Bell. Respectfully, E. 11. Blount. December 24, 1872. -a- o- —— [communicated.] Editor Expositor : Dear Sir—As our names appeared in your last issue as ! candidates for Sheriff, Tax Collector and Coroner, we hereby tell the people I we are not candidates for any office, , and fur.her say the appearance.of our ! names for such was without our author ity. We shall support tho County Ticket which has been endorsed by the Republican party —Lawson, Bell, Gray, Blount, Wimberly and Bell. Rosneet fully, John Warren, 'L. Walker, George Lewis. December 24, 1872. Office of the Confederate 4 ! Monumental A sociat n of Georgia, > Augusta, Ga., Dec. 20, 1872. j We send greeting to every man and | woman in the Stale of Georgia, aud the | South wishing them a happy Christmas, i and soliciting a Contribution in honor 1 of thu.-c who can participate no more in its pleasures and h ippy re-unions with • tit -e they loved and for whom they ti ed. Send, per Local Agent*, or directly to thr* office, and Tickets Will be promptly forwarded. L. & A. H. M. Laws, Gem Agents. James M. Smyth e, State Agent. A Gay Grand Juror.—Basil Davie, a crooked-leggec old nogro, negro, - worn in as a grand juror on Monday .morning lasi, after serving in that capacity to day, walked from the grand juror room to the I store of one of our merchants and stold a lot of calico, was caught in the act and released by the merchant on the payment of five dollars, to escape prosecution.— Eufalr Timm. Lo: i’SviTY in England.—From the English mortility returns for 1870, which had just been published, it ap pears that during the year the deaths arc 18 meu aud 63 women, whoss ages ! are stated to be upwards of 100 years, were registered ; in all 81 persons, against G3_aud 70 respectively iu 1869. The highest ages said to have been at tained in 1870 were 108, by a man who lived at Stone, in Staffordshire, and 109, by a women who died iu Huddersfield. Notice to Planters. rpHE undersigned would respectfully _L inform the Planters, and others, ol Burke county, that he is now prepared to execute in the neatest manner all jobs in in his line with which he may he favored. Plows pointed and made, and stocks manufactured to order. Carriages, Bug gies. and Wagons repaired. All kinds of wood and iron work exe cuted in a workmanlike manner a .and at reasonable rates. H S. BEAL, jan 13 Shop in rear of Court.-lmnse. TANARUS„ J OIIILMAHTIN. | JOBS FI.ANNKRj- I, ,1. HUILMARTIN & CO, Cotton "actors and General COMMISSION MERCHANT, 15AY STREET, g V OK NTS FOB BRADLEY’S PHOSPHATE, JEWELL’S Mills Yarns And Domestics, Tobacco, etc. Dg/” HAGOING and IRON TIES always on hand. ii ft/” Consignments solicited. Usual facilities x tended to easterners. aug3l-4m Ne vv Ad verti sc men ts. 77T<yk<;m, bciTkiTTTiiij^ty^ \ M (<KO!i<n: Robkrx in applies fur exemption of pertoimlty j and 1 will par* upon the same at 'IU o’clock am., at my office, at Wuyuosboro’, on tlie 4th day of January. 10711 K. i'" LAWSON, Ordinary. December 23, 1872—28-2 w tl LOROIA, IIUBKU COUNTY I" Thomas Niisn applies for exemption of personalty j and I will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock, a. in , at my office, at Wayndtboro’, on tho 4th day of January,Tß73# K. F. LAWSON, Ordinary. December 23, 1872—28-2 w ORDINARY’S OFFICE. ) Waynisdoho, Ga., Dec. 23. 1872. $ Notice a liereby given that an election will beheld, at the different • Precincts of the County, on Saturday, the Fourth (4th) day of January, 1873, for a Justice of the Peace, tor each of the Militia Districts of said Comity, as required bv the Constitu tion and laws of this State. Return* of said election should he made to this office. E. F. LAWSON, dec‘2B-2w Ordinary B. C. Guardian s sale or i.an<i. By authority of the Ordinal y of Burke county. State of Georgia, I will sell at pub lic auction, to the highest bidder, on the first Tuesday in February, 1873, before the Court-house door, in the town of Waynes boro’, said county, between the lawful hours of sale, all that tract, or parcel of land, sit uate, lying, and being in said county and State, containing sixty (60) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of B. R. Odom, Justin B. Heath, and Moses Royal. Sold as the property of Henry M., Georgia, and Katie Wimberly, minors—it being owned in com mon by them and Emma Bargeron (formerly Wimberly)—and for their benefit by their guardian, Drncilla Wimberly. Terms cash. Purchasers to pay for stamps and papers. DRUCILLA WIMBERLY, Guardian of Henry M., Georgia, and Katy Wimberly. dec2B-4w Candidates’ Notices. Democratic Ticket Regular Nominees of the Convention. Election January Ist, 1873. FOH ORDINAKY, W. J. WIMBERLY. FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT, MILTON A. CLARKE. - FOR TREASURER, G. A. WARD. FOR SHERIFF, JOHN L. SMITH. FOR TAX COLLECTOR, L. D. CHANCE. FOR TAX RECEIVER, BENJ. F. BROWN. FOR SURVEYOR, FRANK L. BRINSON. FOR CORONER, CHARLES E. BLOUNT. Independent Ticket FOR ORDINAKY, G. 0. WARNOCK. FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT, FOR SHERIFF, DREWRY REEVES. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, AMOS P. LAMBETH. FOR TAX COLLECTOR, JOHN E. FRANKLIN. FOR TAX RECEIVER, C. T. HERRINGTON. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR FOR CORONER, JONAS SKINNER.* Ticket fop County Officers. FOR ORDINARY, E. F. LAWSON. FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT, S. J. BELL. FOR SHERIFF, J. W. 11. BELL. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, S. A. GRAY. FOR TAX COLLECTOR, R. C. WIMBERLY. FOR TAX RECEIVER, EDWARD 11. BLOUNT. FOIt COUNTY SURVEYOR, FRANK L. BRINSON. FOR CORONER, The above ticket will be supported at the election in January next by MANY VOTERS. Editor: —The friends of Amos P. Lamdkth announce him a candidate for the office of Treasurer of JJurke County, at the ensuing election. ocs CV” We are authorized to announce Dr Stanley Young as a candidate for the office of Tax Receiver, at the ensuing election. au3 MANY VOTERS. MAT. B PERKINS, PROF. OF SCIENCE A\D LITERATURE OF MUSIC WILL TEACH CLASS-SINGING, CONDUCT MUSICAL SOCIETIES, AND Orxa'iiic an! Drill Choirs, with special reference to (h wauts of the Church. Address, MAT I!. PERKINS, jy‘22* . Lawtonville, Burke co., Ga. Miscellaneous Adv’tsinents. For Kent, Lease, or Sale. A PLANTATION CONTAINING ABOUT one thousand acres ; five or six bund- j red acres open ; belonging to Mrs. 8. J. An-; derson. Said plantation is near No 8 Cen tra) Railroad, Burke Cos., Ga. For further information apply to It. A MURPHEY, dec2l-3 Brinsonville, No. 8, C. R. R. PUBLIC SALE. VITILL be sold, to the highest bidder, on v v the 11 tli day of January next, at the plantation near Lawtonville, in Burke coun ty, known as the JBatt Jones Place,’ all of the partnership property belonging to tho late firm of Perkins & " allace in the plant ing business on said place; the same con sisting of mules, cattle, hogs, corn and fod der, wagons, plantation tools, farming im plements, &e., &c. Nold for tho purpose of n division and settlement with tho estate of Newton M. Pei kins, deceased. Terms cash- W. B. WALLACE, Surviving Partner. Lawtonville, Dec. 14, 1872—21-lt Valuable Plantation to Rent for the Year 1873. BY authority of the Court of Ordinary of Burke county, will be rented for the year 1873, at Lawtonville, on the first day of January next, at 12 o’clock M., to the highest bidder, unless the same are disposed of by private arrangement before that time, both of those valu.lde plantations on Buck head Creek belonging to the estate of New ton M. Perkins, known ns the ‘Home Place’ and the ‘Bat Jones Place,’ respectively, of said deceased. The above places may be bargained f< r privately on application to the undersigned. Terms : Note with ap proved security, payable December 1, 1873. W. B. WALLACE, Executor. Lawtonville, Dec. 14, 1872 —21-lt EXECTJTUR’b r SALE7 By authority of an order of the Ordinary of Burke county, will be sold, to the highest bidder, at the “Home Place” of the deceased, near Lawtonville, in said county, on the Bth day of January next, between the legal hours of sale, all of the personal perishable property belonging to the estate of Newton M. Perkins, deceased, not disposed of by "the will. The same con sists of mules, catlle, hogs, corn and fodder, wagons, carts, plantation tools, fanning ini plenmut s, household furniture, crockery and glassware, and a variety of other property too numerous to mention. Come one, come all. Sale to continue fiotn day to day until all is disposed of. Terms, Cash. • W. B. WALLACE, Executor. Lawtonville, Dec. 14. 1872—21-lt Sale of Valuable Timber Land in Bulloch County. By authority of a decree in Equity of Burke Superior Court, will bes 4d to the highest bidder, on the First Tuesday in January i ext, all that tract of land in Bulloch county, Uu., belonging to the estate ot Eliington Attaway, containing Fourteen Hundred and Twelve Acres, more or less, adjoinii g lands now or formerly owned by Oliver Finch, Jewels and James Young, being the tract of land purchased by said Attaway from Adam Belcher and George Oglesby. Sold free from dower and creditors liens. May be negotiated for pri vately. Terms, Cash. JOSEPH D. PERRY, Administrator. Lester s District, Dec. 19, 1872—21—3 BI!AWING AND PORTRAIT FAINTING Id GIL. Mrs. rioiimgnd respectfully announces to the citizens of Waynes boro’, and vicinity, that she is prepared to le.ioli all wlm desire to acquire the beautiful Art of American OilTainliug and Drawing, by a system which enables her to leach.any person to diawand paint a portrait, land scape, etc,, in only 1 few lessons. She also teaches the A. i of making Vv\ i Fioweis, renovating and repairing old paintings that have been damaged by lire or otherwise. In either branch of her art she cannot be excelled, having taken prizes in all the Ex hibitions in which she has competed in this country and in Europe. Those who are un able to visit her during the day can do so between the hours of 7 and 9 p. m. Mrs. Richmond will arrive in Waynes boro’ on Wednesday, December 26. She will be staying at the Hotel, where she will be happy to answer all questions and show specimens of the art. Terms very moderate amt satisfaction gu ratdeed. Nothing charged for services or informa tion unless the pupil is perfectly satisfied of his or her aliil ty to successfully paint A FIRST CLASS PICTURE THAT WILL PROVE AN ORNAMENT TO THE PARLOR OR DRAWING ROOM ! dec2l-l SUMMERVILLE SEMINARY. MALE AND FEMALE. The above named popular in stitution of LEARNING will be opened on the first Monday in February, 1873, under the superintendence of Rev. Z DkLOACHE, Principal. Miss S. E. DkLOACHE, Associate. There will be two sessions of five months each, with a vacation at the end of the first term. A public examination will be bad if tlie Trustees and patrons so direct. A high standard of scholarship and good moral training will be aimed at. TERMS AND RATES: TUITION PEU SESSION, First Class $lO 00 Second Class 16 00 Third ( lass 25 00 The above rates are to be paid, one-half strictly in advance, the b dance at end of session. Tuition trorn date of entrance to end of session except in cases of protracted illness.. Board can be had in good families at $lO and sl2 per month, without lights and washing. For further particulars, ad dress either of the Principals, at Midville, Burke county, Ga. dec2l / 1 EOKGIA, BURKE COUNTY— VI” Daniel Okbon (colored) has applied for exception of personalty; and I will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock, a. m , ut my office on the 28th instant. K. F LAWSON, Ordinary. December 17, 1872 —21-2 w STRAYED OR STOLEN! IT'ltOM near Hancock Landing, Burke Cos., ’ One Sot: cl Mare Mule, well marked by harness, and blind in right eye; one Black Horse Mule, also well marked by harness and shoulders sore.' A suitable re ward will be given for information as* to their whereabouts; or for their return to B. A. Fryer, at Hancock Landing, Savannah River, or to COLES. SIZER it CO., dec2l-lt Augusta, Ga. Wilkins & Co.s’ Column. 1111 iiltf! m. m 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, VEGETABBES, M OLASSES, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HARNESS, SADDLES AND BRIDLES, TIN, HARDWARE, CB OCKERYW ARE, DRUGS, MEDICINES, SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY 11 Come and examine my stock and prices. I have tried to find some thing to please all. lira mm. 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