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ri>* TV V VAL’TT/\ T ) I ;ji li Lj X 1 i )Xl. 1A )ii WAYNESBORO', OtA. c^i~'~ 1 ~ " ~> J - *———-*- ••• Independent—Not Neutral! SATURDAY, MARCH 1. 1673. THE EIGHTH DISTRICT. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens has been elected from the Eighth Congres sional District, to fill the vacancy occa* sioned by the death of Gen. Wright. We congratulate the “Eighth” upon the strength and worth they will have in those halls, that were uncorrupt when he erst was there; and we hope they may become so again ere he leaves them. — While wo would have preferred con gratulating the Stato upon its Senator Stephens, we nevcrthless submit —and the more cordially when we consider that he who was the choice of our Legis lature, although not the statesman that Mr. 'Stephens is acknowledged to be, is as pnre a patriot and as honest a man as any in the land. A CHANGE HAS COME OVER THE SPIRIT OF HIS DREAM. “Who are daily guilty of fraud ? Who are they that fill these places of corruption? They arc mostly com posed of the demoralized Yankees, ig norant black men and the scalawags of the country.” The foregoing was uttered by Mr. Edward Byrd in 3870, when ho was running for a seat in the Legislature. The following letter we take from the Journal , a Radical paper published in Savannah : - “Lester’s Dist., Burke Cos., Ga. “Mr. Editor:— Will you allow this a place in your columns? hoping you will not lay it under the table, as the good Democratic editor did some of my scrib bles in Waynesboro during our late electioneering campaign. Why he did so is best known to himself; he claim ing his columns being open for free dis cussion. “The late political and electioneering campaign for State and county officers has ended. At the beginning of this campaign there was a great dream by the Democrats, that revolutionized them from their old stand point to that of Greeley’s new light Republicanism ; or if they wish they can call it new light Democracy. Call it what they please, this new light party held to the name of Democracy, and sang to the tune of Greeley and old John Brown, until Grant brought up his rear, silencing them. Immediately after his defeat, some of the Simon Pures of the so called Democracy, made another faint rally, called their broken ranks to or der, formed a line and took up their march for a county fight; held their meetings, organized, put out their sen tinels, corporals and flagbearers for county officers; all pledging themselves to support and stand by the acts aud decisions of their so-called Democratic nomination. But just before this elec tion came on there was another myste rious dream that troubled some of the over anxious and thirsty office-seekers so much that they called for one that they had been denouncing and cursing as a d—d Scalawagging Radical. This one responded to their call, came to their assistance,interpreted their dream, which removed their difficulty, and all rejoiced together. These letters show they thought themselves in bad com pany, or they would not have forsaken their old ranks, nor have forfeited their pledges to their former position. These new born babes will bear watchiug until they prove themselves fully converted and cleansed of their sins. The latter election bas resulted in a glorious tri umph of the Republican party; and I hope we will have a just aDd honorable administration of all the present incum bents. Very respectfully, “E. Bird “P. S.—Put roe down for one year tor the Journal , which I hope will be sustain ed. Enclosed fiud two dollars. E. B.” We would ask who are scalawags?— And answer: Those of our country men who, having deserted the party and principles of our Southern couutry, herd with the common enemy, from a sense of greed and for the sake of gain. Our columus were open for free discus sion, but not for free and malignant abuse. But Mr. Byrd very far overshoots the mark, and covers the truth, when be says : ‘'The latter election has re suited in a glorious triumph of the lle puh icun party.' 1 Who are these tri umphant Republicans ? The men who, two years ago, were elected on the ou • aud-out Democratio ticket? Strange, indeed, that Mr. Byrd’s party should seek to triumph with Democratic candi dates—believed and ncknowled by all (save Mr. B.) to hr Democrats now, as they wore in 187(*[ and they were eveu on the first day of January last.— It is true the ticket elected was “Inde pendent.” It was opposed to nnd inde pendent of a party nomination, the gen tlemen composing it believing, as many members of the Democratic Convention did—among whom were Hon. Thos. M. Berrien and Col. John D. Ashton— that a strict party nomination was both unwise and inexpedient. Does*it follow, forsooth, that, because they were so op posed, and independent, they were Re publicans ? Mr. B. reasons badly. He does not know, as we do not, of a single Republican now in office in this county. Before the election Mr. Brno said to us : “3ly friends all tell me that my chances for election are very good.”— But he did not receive exceeding fifty votes. Republican victory, indeed ! This looks like it, truly—to Mr. Byrd, perhaps; but ue do uot look through the same glasses. We yield to Mr. B. the palm for his display of military theory—but his practice and mauoeu vering are greatly at fault. ALLEDGED KU-KLUX. Mr. Cothbeut Godbke, of Midville, j in this County, was arrested on Monday last, charged with ku-kluxing—or what is about parallel, a violation of the “Sixth Sectiou of the Enforcement act. He was accompanied to Savannah, to appear before Commissioner Wilson, by ; his couusel, Col. J. 1). Ashton and i Capt. A. M. Rodgers. The following further particulars in regard to the af fair, wa copy from the Morning N'ws of Thursday: Yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock Mr. Cuthbert Godbee, of Burke coun ty, was taken before U. S. Com mis- j siouer A. N. Wilson in the District! Court room for examination in regard ' to an alleged violation of section six of j the Enforcement Act. His counsel, i Colonel llodgers and Col. Ashton, were present. The U. S. District Attorney annonne- ' ed that the Government was not ready to proceed with the case, and after some remarks by Col. Ashton, it was fiually ; deoided to postpone the examination until the 26th of March next. This having been settled the question j of bail came up. and considerable dis- j cussion ensued in regard thereto; we omit mentioning certain statements j made and will reserve them until the case comes up for examination, when they will most likely be available. The amount of bail was fixed at 82,- | 500, which will be readily furnished. Col. Ashton stated that the accused had voluntarily delivered himself into custody upon hearing that a warrant had been issued for his arrest, and that f Marshal Sinythe had written to Mr. Freeman,Deputy Marshal to this effect, and had requested that every indulgence possible bo shown the prisoner. GOOD DEMOCRATIC LOGIC. The Fort Wayne Ind., Sentinel says: “It is the bounden constitutional duty of Congress to guarantee to each State a Re publican form of Government. This we take pleasure in reading for the enlight enment of those who seek our land from other shores. But how it is with Louisi ana ? Has Louisiana a Republican from of Government ? An answer other than in the negative would create a broad smile ; but whose fault is it but that very Congress which makes the abseuco of it a pretext for disfranchising her?* It is a maxim of law that no person shall take advantage of his own fault; and when the Republican majority in Congress first fails, to guarantee Louisiana a Republican from of Gov ernment, and then disfranchises the State because it has not a Republican form of Government, what is this other than a violation of the maxim quoted ? If the Republican party shall not come to its last end in any other way, it will be choked to death with its own logic. One of the reasons given for not count ing the electoral vote of Louisiana for President was that ‘there is no State government, Republican in foitn, in Louisiana.’ If not, why not ? That is the way insurance men talk. Will some savant of the Republican sex solve the problem? Their facilities to dodge arouud corners are indeed great, but if they can escape the responsibility of this question, they will be driven, like the 1 gentle Smiler, to the necessity of con suiting a corpse. They are certaiuly a corpus dementis set,” We thotfjsht John Quincy Adams 1 was dead ; but''it appears we were mis taken. He lives—vand keeps a grocery j -tore in Eatonton. v - Hanged if it i-u’t a paying business to go to Atlanta nnd “stuff the scullion of the Executive kitchen.”— Sav. New*. Has Harris been trying “this little game,” that he knows it so well? It is awful to be drunk. It is pleas ant at the first drink, but the first be gets a craving desire for the second, and the second for the third und fourth.— Then after a night of revelry comes that terrible next morning. No desire—no cravings for aught else but water or pickles. No desire for breakfast, and the con s cience-lashed victim feels him self unfit to hold companionship with noble spirits. Sick, oh! so sick! that his head is ready to burst.— Conyer* JZr Tliat fellow “knows how it is him self,” you bet. This is the way Harris of the Sa vannah Nmi “goes for” Atlanta : An tlanta editor was tlirowu down by an orange peel the other day.— Whether the peel was in a cocktail or on the street it is not stated. However, the result was the same. There is some talk in Atlanta of a new opira house. With such a magni ficent ratliole as DeGive's, we can’t un derstand why the people of that city should think of another. What makes him so hard on the poor town? Did his hair take its hue from Atlanta mud ? This is some of Harris work. We cau’t—we mean we won't vouch for the facts in the case : A Lumpkin county man put turpen tine on his mule’s back for the purpose of curing the lock-jaw. Then he set the turpeDtiuc on fire, and for a few minutes he had the liveliest mule on record. Then he got a pine-brush and endeavored to quench the flames, and every lick brought off a hstfnll of hair. The lock-jaw has disappeared, and the man is now offering a plug of tobacco and a barlow knife to any intelligent colored voter who will ride tie animal to water and back. Foster Blodgett. —We find the fol low’ng notice ot Foster Blodgett in the Columbia correspondence of the Atlanta Constitution: I met Foster Blodgett this morning. He appeared at the breakfast table at ten o’clock, and was the observed of all observers. He resides at Newberry, where lie has erected a palatial mansion surrounded by all the comforts of a fas tidious gentleman. His stud is said to be composed of the most magnificent horses in the State, and the Hamptons Prestons, and gentlemen of the old school look with astonishment at so much grandeur in this unhappy age. 110 has a most beautiful bret, drawn by a pair of snow-white maser. Last week, it is said, he drove a pair of blacks, and I learn that he has three or four pairs of the “finest blood,” at his home in Newberry. He devotes the mornings to billiard playing, and the in afternoons he sleeps. The residue of his time in spent in the society of such men as Scott, Moses Neagle and others of the Radicals tamp. It is said Blodgett, has at least three hundred thousand dollars on deposit in ! the various banks of this State. Where are the Hebrew Ciiiedken? j —What has become of the kind aud accommodating Mr. Sneed, who is so anxious to save the credit and fair fame of Georgia? Has he left Georgia in sorrow aud gone back to report his fail ure to Clews & Company ; or is lie still in Atlanta trying to fix up things with the Atlanta ring, so that they may fix the Legislature next session ? And where are those Hebrew Children, the Bankers and Brokers in New York, Lcndou and Frankford, who purchased Bullock's fraudulent aud bogus bonds on speculation ? Huve they given up the expectation of collecting these fraud ulent claims against Georgia? Or have they only let go to get a better hold, and do they intend to spend the time between now aud the next meeting of the legislature, by operating through their agents to fuc the legislature when it shall again assemble ? It is said that they have put aside a half milliou of dollars to be used where it will do the most good to their cause. Is Mr. Sneed to act the part of Oakes Ames and deal out of the money and dividends where he thinks it will do the most good or will he act through a sub agent in disguise? These are all important ques tions w hich time will answer. We must wait and watch.— Union Jj - Recorder There are some things it won’t do to ; trifle with—for instance, a woman’s opin ion and the business end of a wasp. Lkt thk Capital be Retuknkd to Miukdgkviu.k. —There was never a shadow of cause for the removal of the State Capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta —none in the world. The birth i of Radicalism in Georgia and ijs attend ant knavery nnd villainy, was first pro claimed in Atlanta. Tho first Legis lature under tho abominable Itocon struction Acts, was held in Atlanta, pursuant to the behests of the "black and tan” party then in power. Mil ledgevillo, the legitimate Capital of Georgia, has never boeu disgraced by a Radical Government. The old Capital building, as it were, Providentially, has boeu spared the humility of a Bullock, a Blodgett, a Bryant, a Bradley, and the balance of that dirty ilk. When the Government of Georgia was ad ministered by the hungry pack w>f de vouring wolves that recently have been driven from her borders by the righteous indignation of an outraged people ; the exodus was from Atlanta, and uot Mil edgeville. • Now that the people of Georgia have an administration of their own selection for the first time since tho Capital was removed to Atlanta, .rid iu order that it catch none of the infection left in the tmospbere by the Bullockitcs, by all means send the government back to the virtuous, the quiet and the historic old city of Millcdgcville. And as good gov ernment was dispensed from the old Ca p, ital in the past, let it henceforth be in the future.— -Dainbridg* Democrat. It turns out, says the Courier Journal, t at all those Credit Mo ilier Congress men arc innocent. They say so them selves. It was cruel in Congress to propose to increase the President’s salary and then refuse todo it Grantwill never outgrow the conviction that he lias been swindled out of a hundred thousand dollars.— i Courier-Journal. i A book is being printed iu France con taining tho names of all the inhabitants ! of Alsace and Loraine who proclaimed their wish to remain Fr ench subjects, ilt contains 380,000 names, and will form a volume of 13,103 pages. |. ► Feeling is a muob slower sense than sight. If a man had an arm long enough to reacli the sun, and were to touch that body with the tip of bis finger, be would never find out whether it were hot or cold, as he would be dead l before the sensation arrived at headquar ters, which would require one hundred , years. ! According to the Poland committee it was a grave crime in Oakes Ames to buy up Scofield, Garfield, Bingham and some i others witli Credit Mobilicr stock, but Scofield, Garfield, Bingham and some • others didn’t mean any harm by selling i themselves to Oakes Arnes for Credit Moblier stock. Hang a rule that won’t work both ways. Or hang Oake9 Ames and the rest of them,we don’t care which. Courier Journal. Jno. D. MunueiTyn, | 4 GENT FOB THE rV. 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) B,<loo 000. Andes Fire, of Ohio $1,000.000. Georgia Mutual Protection. . Clerk's Office, Comt-house Square, je22 Waynesboro', Ga, Graham & Butler, OOTTOIXT FACTORS ANI> COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Gra. WILL FURNISH THE Q IJEST 13AGOING AND TIEO AT THE .LOWEST MARKET RATES. And will sell Cotton at Out; Dollar per bale, commission. aug24-lm KBT. ISAAC T. HEARD. O M. STONE. Isaac T. Heard & Cos, COTTON FACTORS, COJI. REYNOLDS AND m’iNTOSU STREETS, AUGUSTA, OA. Commission Reduced to $1 per Bale on Cotton. Agcnfs for GULLET’S Improvtd and Light Draft COTTON GH3ST, I’rice #-i.OO F*er Saw. augl7-3m 350 MULES ~ L A OR SALE ON TIME— I? C IT V ACCEPTANCE jan 1 l-l STORY & STEED. New Advertisements. O TJ A N O S 2 PHCENIX QUANO. wii,cox, Ginns & co'B MANIFTJr.AT’ID OTJANO r pHESE CELEBRATED GUANOS. in- X ported and prepared by Wilcoi, Gibbs & Cos., Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, 8. C., are for sale for cash, or on credit on accom modating terms, payable in cotton, by Dr. W. JJ. JONES, Agt., Herndon, Ga. BLAIR, SMITH & CO., Agt*.. Augusta, Ga. IS portal ill trillion in citlltil to tho usd of the Phuuilx Guuno coin pouted with Cotton Sood. Send or up ply ns above for olrrulnrs Kivtng teatlmonlnl* from plan ten pi tees, term*, Ac. rochl-Ow Gv aiuha v* sale- Will be sold, on the first Tuesday in April next, before the Court-house door, in Waynesboro’, Burke County, Ga., the one tlttb interest of Lottla K. C. Garlick, minor, in lots Nos. 71 and 84, in the said town of Waynesboro’. Sold to perfect titles. E. 8. GAIILICK, Guardian. February 25, 1873 —uicbl-4w ni KUE SIIF.RIIT SALES— IJ Will be sold before the Court-house door, in the town of Way..estuu'o’, Ga.. on the FIRST TUESDA YIXAPRIL NEXT, between the legal hours of sale, the follow ing property, to-wit: Five hundred acres of land, more or less, situated iu the 67th district, G. M., Burke county, and bounded | by lands of Robert Smith, A J Sims, and | others; levied on as the property of James ! Mixon to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from Burke i Burke Superior Court in favor of James T. I Bothwell vs. Joaiah M C Pollock and James ! Mi-v n. Legal notice given. Also, at the same time and place will be i sold four hundred and seventy-two acres of land, move or less, and bounded by lands of i William Red, L B Hatcher, George Hay mous and Elbert Prescott: levied on as the \ property of John W. Golson, to satisfy a fi. j fa. issued fri m Burke Superior Court in l favor of S D Heard & Son vs. John W Col son. Property pointed out by defendant. Alwo, at the same time and place will be ; sold two hundred acres of land, more or less, i situated in Burke county, and hounded by ' lands of H Hopper, Riley Reeves, Isiali Beil and others; levied on as the property of Edward Byrd, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from Burke Superior Court in favor of John D. \ Mo. Derlyn vs. Edward Byrd. Property \ pointed out by plaintiff, and legal notice j given. J. W. H. BELL, Sheriff. Feh nary 27, 1838 —mclil—lw 1H UKE SHERIFF SALE— J3 Will be sold, before the Court-house door, in the town of Wavnesboro’, Ga., on the FIRST TUESDA Y IN MA Y NEXT , between the legal hours of safe, the follow ing property, to wit: Three hundred acres of land, more or less, situated in Burke co., and hounded by lands of Mrs Mary Harrell. Jame# Thomas, Warren Wallace, Thomas Nesbit, and Dr. L. 1). Johnson ; levied on as the property of Pickens B. Hall, to satisfy a m- rtgage fi. fa. issued from Buike Superior Court iu tavoi of James W. Moore vs. Pick ens B. Hail—said fi tn. now being the pro perty of Thomas R Rhodes. Legal notice given to tenant in possession, H. V. LESTER, P. S. B, C. February 27, 1873—mchl-ids NOTICE. I WILL BE AT THE SEVERAL ELEC TION PRECINCTS of the County to take the Enumeration of the School Popu lation of the sub-Educatioual Districts of the County, as follows: At theGld district, Friday, February 14 At the 64th diet, Saturday, “ 15 At the (ilst dist, Monday, “ 17 At the 74th dust, Tuesday, “ 18 At the 75th dist, Wednesday, “ lit At the 73d dist, Thursday, “ 20 At the 72<1 dist, Friday, " 21 At the 71st dist, Satnnlay, “ 22 At the 70th dist, Mot day, “ 24 At the 69th dist, Tuesday, “ 25 At tlie 66th dist, Wednesday, “ 26 At the 07th (list. Thursday, “ 27 At the 66th district, Friday and Saturday, February 28 and March 1. At the 68th district, Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4. At the 60th and 62d district, Wednesday and Thursday, March 5 and 6. I cannot too earnestly urge upon the citi zens of the respective districts the import ance of their hearty co-operation in securing a full return of all the children—white and colored —between the ages of 6 and 18 years, inasmuch as each district, under the present law, draws in exact proportion to Hie num ber returned. By order of Board. AUG. H. A. BELL, County School Commissioner B. C. Waynesboro, Feb. 10, 1873 —15-3 w NOTICE! r F''HE MAGISTRATE S COURT IN AND X for the (10th and 62d G. M., Districts, will nereafter be held at Waynesboro’on the Second Wednesday in every month. B. F. DUKE, J.P. February sth. 1873—8-tf NOTICE! \ FINE LOT OF BROKEN HORSES AND MULES, always on hand, and for sale cheap by GODBEE &. FILLISTON, febl-2m At tbe Waynesboro Stable. At Mrs. N. tirum ('lark’s AUGUSTA, GEORG , Switches, Braids, Curls and Puffs, Chignons, Frizzetles, Rolls and “Rats,” Lace and Linen Collars, Cuffs, Velvet, Straw, and Alpine Hats, Ermine, Swan’s Down, Copes and Muffs Ribbons, Flounces, Feathers, Mats, Cords and Tassels, Fringes Braid— Everything in Fane • ‘vide. tac Rememner. Best Assorts Stock in the city at 261 BROAD STREET, Handkerchfs, Hosiery, V. ils, Velveteen, Silks, Satius, Gilt Braid, Tassels, Stars, &c. Crape, Crape Col lars, Crape Veils, &c. Fancy Dry Goods and Millinery AT OEARK.^, deo‘Jl-tf Augusta Advertisements. NOTICE TO FARMERS! Plowsll Plows!! r pHE UNDERSIGNED HA* ON HAND A A Fine Lot of Ready-made STEEL and IRON PLOWS, which will be sold at very reasonable rates. J The material from which these PLOWB areiuanufacti and was selected with great care and are well made. . ' Persons who have been annoyed by having work badly done, as well as material wasted will liud it to their advantage to call aud ex! amine my work before making their arrange ments. JNO. J. EVANS, Cor. Buy and Centre streets, dc!4 Augusta, Qa lIKIHII r The Warren Hoe, SOMETHING NICE, NEW AND USEFUL: FOR Flow r and Vegetable Gardening. Three Sizes—Agent’s Price, sl*so* — Lffi MUSTY Mil SEEDS. INCLUDING SILVER-SKIN AND RED ONION SETS ! FROM BEST SEEDSMEN. PRICES TO SUIT ALL: Three Papers - - - 20 cents. Six Papers ... 3,3 cents. Twelve Papers - - -GO cent?. AT B. I)eL. MOSES’. 100,000 lbs. Bacon. 20,000 bush. Corn. ON TIME! TT7ITH FACTORS’ ACCEPTANCE TV lower than you can buy in Augusta or Savannah. Shipped to any point. Apply to * JETHRO THOMAS, febl-lm Waynesboro’, Ga. Patapsco Guano STANDARD GUARANTEED. We now offer to the planters of Burke County this well known Fertilizer. It has been used by some of the most suc cessful planters in the State, and found by them to be the most reliable article on the market. We guarantee the standard and qual ity to be fully equal, if uot superior, to what we sold last season, every effort having been u.'gd on the part of our chemist, Prof. Liebig, to improve the quality aud make it superior to all others. Anticipating a heavy demand, we have just received a large cargo fresh from the manufactory at Baltimore, and are now prepared to till orders. Wo publish no certificates, but simply refer to those planters who have used it here tofore, and some can be found in almost every neighborhood. We can safely say that this article enjoys a reputation superior to any, and it has always been the aim of tba man ufacturer to make an ai tide on .vhioh the planter can depend and roly. To those who desire to havo it now, we wound say that they can purchase now on the same terms that they can later in the season, prick : Cash, - per ton, S6O-00 City aceeptancc, payable Nov. 1, 68 00 Lien note, “ “ 70-00 City Acceptance, payable May 1, taken as Cash. Freight and Brayage Cash. J. 11. MACKENZIE, Agent for Burke County, Waynesboro, Ga. WILKINS. &, HULL, Agents, jan-i— tm Savaunaiv. G.
