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Telegraph & Messenger. I GrBASS SEED S SUNDAY MORNING, SEPT. 3, 1871. From Honslon County. Houston- Countt, Ga., August 30, 1871. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: I seo in this morning's issno, addressed to “Mr. Local,” n piece from “Rod Cloud,” giving the planters advico. I am a planter, and have been for sev eral years, havo worked r.laves, froo negroes and white men, and am satisfied that I cannot make money planting cotton. Jam going to quit the business after this year—intend to look out “for greener fields and 'pastures now.” I agree with “Red Clond,” in what ho says about tho New York and Liverpool “Ring,” and about tho Agricultural Bureau. But his advice to farmers is unnecessary. Any free negro who is farming knows there will not bo 3,000,000 kales of cotton made this year. Tho calcula tions of speculators, bureans, etc., notwith- otanding—they are all combined against tho farmer. They aro for making their por cent, out of tho crop, and will do it. Wo cannot help it in our present stand point. Our crop was Bold last spring to the warehousemen and bank ers. Wo havo no “balance” to fi°ld till next spring to get tho promised Iwcnty-fivo cents. “Rod Clond - ’ says, “sell enough cotton to moot all and every commercial obligation, and hold tho balance for 25 cents per pound.” I am sure, Mossrs. Editors, that “Rod Clond” is no farmer, or is not posted on tho financial stand ing of tho farmer, or ho would not be talking about the “balanco.” We havo no “balanco.” Wo would bo moro than happy to havo a “bal- lanco" in orderthat wo might “balanco” all, and with evoryono. Nine-tenths of tho cotton plan ters aro running their farms on borrowed capi tal. By the first day of January next a majority of tho present crop must bo turned over to tho warehousemen, bankors, etc. As I before stated, our crops aro already sold. Bankers must get their per cent, speculators must como in for their sharo, etc. All aro directly interested in the crop. Speculators, bankors, warehousemen, eta, got one-third—give one-third for labor, and the poor farmer goto the remainder one-third for his services, rent of land, use of stock, wear and tear of plantation tools, etc. It is ridicu lous, it is shameful, it is hellish in its principle ; but tho poor farmer must stand it, ho is work ing to support tho “world and tho balanco of mankind.” If “Red Cloud” has a “balanco” ho is a lucky man, and will havo plenty of money nextspring, us I will see his hand on twenty-fivo cents be fore noxt Juno and go him ono hundred better. Cotton is bound to sell for twonty-fivo or thirty cents next spring; that is as plain as tho nose on a man's face, but wo will be forced to soli for fiftoon or twenty cents this folk I will back my judgment with ono thonsand acres of land that thero will not bo throo millionsof bales of cotton made, and that it will sell for twonty-fivo cents beforo tho first day of May next. But beforo I close, Messrs. Editors, I will say a fow words abont tho “now departure.” When ever yon depart from tho trno principles of the Democratic party of 1870 and lug in tho Four teenth and Fifteenth Amendments as a compro mise, wo who “fought the good fight” and still keep the faith, depart from you. Gbay Cloud. Letter from Taylor County. Taylob County, Ga., September 1. Editors Telegraph and Messenger : As this county is seldom hoard from, and being “moved by tho spirit” only on this occasion, since I wrote you a sketch over soven yoars ago, at 1C years old, from Houston—to exhibit my vanity onco more to tho august trio of tho Wmupn and Mbssencieb, by inditing a few notes on the “ situation” horo. Crops hero aro only mid dling—“strictly middling.” Com will bo moro abundant than lost year—there being a larger area in cultivation than Inst year. Cotton, so for ns I havo observed, will probably yield fivo- olghths of an avorago crop, or one-half of a good crop. Thore will not bo gathered, at most, over flvo-oighths of a commonly good crop in this county, at least so far as I have hoard and soen. Its deadliest foes, viz: black and red rust and tho boll worm, havo playod sad havoc with both plant and fruit within tho past three weeks. My crop, with advantages of lot litter and 150 pounds of gunno por aero, will not yield moro than 110 pounds lint to tho aero on bottom land. Wo calculated to got a bale to two acres. So it can be soon again (at least by interested parties) “that tho beat plans of men and mico often fail" Thero is a patch of six aoroa in viow of whore I am writing that looks as naked ns if a November frost had fell upon it— eat np by tho rust. We soo accounts in your well conducted jour nal of various county fnira. Why is it O, re nowned and irrepressible Taylor, that yon don't shake oil the manacles of your lethargic stupor and indifference to tho demands of the ago in which yon live, and rise in your yet Intent might and majesty and moke one grand and detarminod offort to catch up with your sister counties in their onward march for tho goal of a higher civ ilization and progress in agriculture and the arts by which wo can and should live independent of tho world ? J. M. C. Garten. From tho Richmond (Va ) Enquirer.] Some New England lady, Mrs. Daniels, wo beliovo—another of tho Daniels como to judg ment—has inventod a now-fangled apparatus for keeping the ladies’ stockings up, which is to supercode tho time-honored nnd knightly gar- tor. It may do woll enough for those Indies who lack sufficient rotundity of limb, but our Virginia women are not deficient in any of tho necessary adjuncts that go to make up the per fect mould of form, and can keep their garters on nnd stockings np without resorting to any now inventions. What will tho Yankees ask ns to surrender noxt ? The gnrter is an old and chorished institution ; nnd, although the elastic invention with the bncklo lias been adopted by many city belles, tho free-born and unconven tional country girls still stick to twine and tape, nnd other strings—some even using as a tie the primitive wisp of straw. Wo will have none of this now-fashioned hip attachment gearing. We are true to our ancient ties. It is a direct assault upon our civilization—a blow aimed at our gartered rights—and wo will resent it while we havo a leg to stand on. Ladies, be true to your stockings. Unfurl the banner of the gar ter, and inscribo upon it that grand iqotto of tho grandest order of knighthood ever estab lished—“Hunt soil qui tr.al y pense"—and there is not a man, young or old, in Virginia but will rally round the flag, and shed his last drop of blood in defence of tho garter rights of wo men, and cry, “Down with the Yankee hip- ocraoy 1” Aye—that’s the slogan. Wo add our voice to the eloquent remonstrance of tho Enquirer. Tho thing is a humbug—a sham. It suggests possibilities of deficiencies that are nttorly with out foundation, so far as Georgia womon are concerned. Down with such hip-ocracy—for this latitude, anyhow. Thoso who ondorso or adopt it virtually confess that they liave’nt a leg worth speaking of to stand upon—in the argument, of course. Editors Telegraph and Messenger : I noticed a few days ago an article appeared in the columns of The Central Georgian, which reads thus: “Quito a number of our people have taken a ‘new departure,’ (the first time we havo used that expression,) and gone in quest of pleasure, hoaltk and business. The prospect is, we are going to have a quiet time until these noisy fel lows get back.” I would say this, in order to keep down the riotous impression that has, for several weeks, been so cruelly harrassing the peaceful and quiet mind of the author of the above article, that tec noisy feJUnrs, when dis posed, are coming back to Sandersville with no evil intention, but to have a little noisy fun among ourselves, nnd with duo respect, we would suggest that the anthor of the above ar ticle take his “departure” to some secluded and solitary spot among Greenland’s icy mountains, or sit on India’s coral strand, there to enjoy for a moment a few blissful and quiet hours, not to be molested or distnrbed by tho balmy zephyrs of Ceylon’s isle. Wo would advise the good people of Sandersvillo and vicinity to remain quiet, not to speak above a whisper, don’t ring yonr dinner bells too loud, go in and out of the village as quiet as you possibly can, for yon haven t the remotest idea the responsibility you are subject to. By no means make no rattling rtcise, for you will undoubtedly impair the mind and cause tho anthor of the above article to be thrown in a critical condition. The Central Georgian is requested to copy. (“Let us have peace.") Noisy Fellows. Sandersvillo, August 30, 1871. S:a Walteb Scott's wife expressed herself with regard to her husband’s indiscriminate hospitality, by remarking that she saw no dif ference between Abbotsford and a large hotel, except that at the former nobody paid. R ED CLOVER, ORCHARD GRASS, h BLUE GRASS, HERDS GRASS, HUNGARIAN GRASS, and LUCERNE- All of this year’s crop—just received. HUNT, RANKIN A LAMAR, Druggists, FERTILIZING CHEMICALS, FOR WHEAT AND OTHER FALL CROPS. SULPHATE AMMONIA, NITRATE SODA, SULPHATE SODA, MURIATE OF POTASH, GERMAN SALTS POTASH, DISSOLVED BONES, And all material for Home Made Fertilizers, of the beet quality, and at the lowest prices. Our stock of tho articles will always be large, and prices in quantity as low as they can be brought hero. HUNT, RANKIN & LAMAR, Druggists. ang29 tf CARRIAGES, BUGGIES & WAGONS, Wo aro now receiving daily a largo stock of Victorias, Cabriolets, Phaetons, Single and Double-seated Buggies WAGONS, DRAYS, Etc., AT OUB Branch Repository, Third st., Macon, Ga., Where if yon will call on Mr. A. W. Chapman, he 1 sell or order any kind of vehicle that yon want. MR. W. W. WOODRUFF is now at Headquarters, 678 Broadway, New York, Having Manufactured, selecting and shipping, ESPECIALLY FOB THIS MARKET. augl7tf DEMAREST Sc WOODRUFF. FELIX CORPUT, Groceries, Fish, Frnit,Vegetables, Ice, Etc Second. Street, (Botwoen Telegraph Building and Baptist Church.) Sunday Hours Same as Other Ice Betallcrs. Ice House below Passenger Depot in bnilding formerly occupied by H. N. Ells. CASH ORDERS SOLICITED. GORDON HOTEL FOE SALE. B Y virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Wilkinson county, granted on the chancery sido of said, at tho April term, 1871, thereof, will be sold beforo the Court-house door in Irwinton, in said county, on the first Tuesday in October next, within tho legal hours of sale, the remainder interest, after dower, of Serina A. Jones, widow of J. H. Jones, deceased, in the Gordon Hotel, situat ed in Gordon, on tho Central Railroad. Also the same interest in two hundred and twenty-four (224) acres of land attachod to eaid Hotel. All known as tho dower of S. A. Jones. The Hotel is now occu pied by Daniel Solomon, who receives the patron age of tho Central and tho Milledgeville and Ea- tonton Railroads,besides a large share of patronage from the traveling public. The above property is sold for the pnrpoae of placing the estate of said J. H. Jones, deceased, in a condition for dis tribution among the creditors of said estate. Terms of sale, cash. ■ JUNIUS WINGFIELD,) L. H. BRISCO, > Referees. F. CHAMBERS, J auglOdiwtds SPECIAL ELECTION, 22(1 SENATORIAL DISTRICT. ExecutiveDkpabtxtest, State of Georgia,! Atlanta, Ga., August 15,1871. j ipoeing the T O tho Ordinaries of the Counties composing the 22d Senatorial District: Whereas, a vacancy has occurred, and now exists, in the Senatorial branch of the General Aesemblv of the State of Georgia, caused by the election of Hon. Thos. J. Speer, Senator from said district, as a member of Congress: Now, therefore, to the end that the General As sembly may be provided with all the information necessary to determine the question of the election and qualification of its members when it shall meet as prescribed by law, I have thought proper to, and do hereby, issue tins, my writ of election, to the Ordinaries of the connties of Bibb, Pike and Mon roe [authorized by section YH, Article SI. cf the Constitution to perform the duties of Justices of the_Inferior Court], directing and requiring them, the said Ordinaries, to cause an and each of them, to be nloction to be held on WodneBday, the 13th dav of September noxt, for a Senator to "represent the"22d Senatorial District in tho General Asscmblv, by giving at least twenty days’ notice, as required by law. Given under my hand and tho Seal of the Execu tive Department, at tho Capitol in Atlanta, the day and yoar first abovo written. RUFUS B. BULLOCK. By tlie Governor: R. H. Atkinson, Sec'y Ex. Dept. G EORGLV. BIBB COUNTY.—I, Charles T. ard. Ordinary of said county, by virtue of the above writ of election transmitted to mo from the Executive Department of Georgia, and by vir tue of authority m me vested by law, do order and direct that an election be held in tho several pre cincts in said county, on Wednesday, the ISth day of September next, for a Senator to represent the 22d Senatorial District in the General Assembly. Officers whose duty it is to superintend said elec- will soo that the same is held in conformity to law- Given under my hand officially, this the 16th day of August, 1871. auglTtde C. T. WARD, Ordinary. CABLE SCREW WIRE, BOOTS AND SHOES. Claimed to be the Best, Acknowledged to be the Best, Proved to be the Best. THEY ABE THE Most Pliable. Most Economical. Most Com fortable, Most Durable. WILL NOT RIP. Rapidly superseding Sewed and Pegged Work. The Patent Stamp is on all. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. LAWTON & WILLINGHAM, SUCCESSORS TO LAWTON & LAWTON, COTTON FACTORS, Warehouse and Commission Merchants, FOURTH STREET, MACON, GA. F Publishing our card, we claim nothing more for ourselves than a determination to do our DUTY toward8 our customers. By strict attention to our business, and studying the interest of our patrons we have been able heretofore to give satisfaction, and now have no apprehension that all who will give ns a fair trial will continue to patronize our bouse. aug!6-3m LAWTON & WILLINGHAM. IN AT JOHNSON & SMITH’S, Corner Fourth, and Poplar Streets, 50 tierces fine HAMS, 50,000 pounds CLEAR RIB SIDES, in casks and half casks, 10,000 pounds PRIME LEAF LARD, in tierces, 1000 pounds PRIME LEAF LARD, in cans, 100 sacks VIRGINIA and LIVERPOOL SALT, 100 boxes SOAPS, 100 boxes CANDLES, 30 cases POTASH, 20 cases SODA, 200 barrels best brands FLOUR, 1000 sacks, halves and quarters FLOUR, GOOD WHITE COEN, by the car-load or sack 100 bales HAY, 200 bushels OATS, 100 bushels PEAS, 50 barrels SUGAR, all grades, 50 bags COFFEE, 50 boxes RAISINS, 75 boxes Assorted CRACKERS, 25 cases SARDINES, 50 boxes CREAM CHEESE, £0 barrels SYRUP and MOLASSES, 25 barrels CEMENT, 10 bales OSNABURGS, 100 bales BAGGING, 1000 bundles ARROW TIES, 200 kegs NAILS, LOEILLARD’S TOBACCO, COVE* OYSTERS, YEAST POWDERS, PICKLES, etc. In snort, all goofis kept in a first-class Wholesale Grocerv, which we desire to sell for CASH or APPROVED PAPER, at the lowest market rates. Onr Country Merchants and planting friends will save time by calling and inspecting our Btock, as the close proximirv of onr stores to the Railroad Depot, Hotels and principal Warehouses, makes our loca tion THE MOSr CONVENIENT TRADING POINT IN MACON. All orders promptly attended to. ang25 tf JOHNSON & SMITH. A single trial will make good all these claims. aug3l lm Southern Life Insurance COMPANY, ATIiANTA. GBonora. GEN. JOHN B. GORDON, Pbbsibeot GEN. A. H. COLQUITT, Vice Pbkidbnt avd Business Manaoeb W. O. MORRIS, Skjbetaby H. V. M. MTT.T.V.B M. D., ".* Medical Dibeotob J. L. ROGERS, WM. EDEYGS, W. W. LEMAN, General Agents, Macon, Ga. ASSETS, June 1, 1871, Si,500,OOO Insure Tour Life AT HOME in this Company, Because The SOUTHERN LIFE is well managed and has abundant Capital. All of its funds are invested in Georgia. The rates are not higher than those of any first-class Company. Each year the surplus is returned to the insured in Cash Dividends. The success of the Company is unparalleled. Gens. Gordon, Colquitt, Wade Hampton, and like honest and honorable men are its Trustees and Directors. All losses are paid without unnecessary delay. The Company is no longer an experiment—its experience and accnmlated capital renders its suc cess assured and its security unquestioned. Its economy is unsurpassed. All Soliciting Agents, who are authorized, have a commission signed by the Secretary and Gen} eral Agents. ROGERS, EDINGS & €0., General Agents, jnne20 dAwSm Hollingsworth Block, Macon, Ga. BOORS! NOW THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE OPENING, J. W. BURKE & CO. NO. CO SECOND STREET, MACON, GA., r IFORM their old customers and tho pubiic gen erally that they have on hand, or can procure at short notice, all the At New York wholesale prices, for cash or approved city paper, or thirty days. Where parties are not known to us, they must send good reference in the city. BOOKS OF INTRODUCTION UNDER THE NEW SCHOOL SYSTEM, Furnished at HALF PRICE until November! These hooks furnisliod only through Commis sioners of County Boitda. ALL KINDS OF SCHOOL FURNITURE. Wail Maps, Writing Materials, etc. We cannot be undersold, either at WHOLESALE or RETAIL. Orders solicited and promptly filled. AGENCY STEVENS’ POTTERY. Having accepted the abovo agency, we aro prepared to fill orders for STEAJI PRESSED, DOUBLE GLAZED, VITBITIED Drain, Sewer and Water Pipe, Smoke and Hot Air Flue Pipe, 03E3CX 2M 3ST33 ~5T TOPS, FIRE BRICK IN ANY QUANTITY, GREEN HOUSE TILE, ETC. The abovo wares are all Georgia made, and being equal in quality and cheaper in price than the Northern made, should receive tho patronage of all who aro disposed to encourage home manufactures. JONES & BAXTER, Agents, ang20tf 100 Cherry street. FINDLAY IRON WORKS MACON, GEORGIA, Head of Third Street, Sign of “The New Fl ag » THE LARGEST, THE BEST AND THE LEADING ESTABLIS Of Its Class in. tlie Cotton States. EACH DEPARTMENT FILLED WITH SKILLED MECHAl\jf$ THE ORDERS DAILY RECEIVED FROM ALL SECTIONS FOR STJE^lM: ENGKOSTES, BOILEBS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, MILL GEARING, GIN GEAR, SUGAR MILLS, S0AFTIXG & POLLIES, IRON RAILING-, COTTON PRESSES, HORSE POWERS, CASTINGS AND MACHINERY, Of various kinds, etc., etc., attest the popularity and rapid growth of THIS LITE AND PROGRESSIYE (MCERI All Work From “Findlay’s Iron Works” Warranted. WE CAN AND WILL COMPETE WITH THE NORTH AND EAST, IN PRICES 1 MACHINERY IN GENERAL. VTCTITH tho assurance of promptness in filling orders, fairness and liberality in all trsnsidioai.it- V V tention and courtesy to all who may favor us with a call, wo solicit a continuance of the pitot- ago already and now being bestowed. Visitors to the city are invited to look through tho various departments of our EXTENSIVE ESTAB- LKHMENT. R. FINDLAY’S SON Findlay Iron Works, Macon, Ga. FINDLAY & CRAIG metropolitan Works, CORNER SEVENTH AND CANAL STREETS, RICHMOND, VA. WM. E: TANNER & CO. STATIONARY and PORTABLE ENGINES and SAW-MILLS; BARK, GRIST and PLASTER MILLS; BOILERS, FORGINGS, CASTINGS, of IRON or BRASS, MILL GEBING, etc ; Engines and Saw-Mills of various sizes always on hand. Steam Fittings and Wrought Iron Pipe. Old Enginee, etc., repaired and sold on commis sion or exchanged for new. All other repairs promptly and satisfactorily done. Freights to all points low. Send for descriptive circidsr. H KB. ju!7 d swAwtildecl8. . BROWN, Agent. DOBSON & BARLOW Bolton, England, (established a. d. 1730.1 Makers and Patentees of the most improved 3VTAOB:XKrEjR~y FOB Preparing and Spinning Cotton, ALSO D ouble-Cylinder Saw Gins, and Knife Roll, er Xacnrthy Gins. Employ upwards of 2000 operatives. Refer to OLARK THREAD CO., Newark, N, J., where 30,000 Bpindles are m operation. Prices and estimates for projected mills, on ap plication to above address, or to P. O. Box, 8024, New York. nov22-eodiy GEORGE PAGE & GO., Mo. 5 M. Scliroctler Street, Baltimore, M anufacturers of Portable and stations ;l ■ ary Steam Enginee and Boilers, patent improved, Portable Circular Saw Mills, Gang, Malay ami Sash Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Timber Wheels, Shingle Machines, etc. Dealers in Circular Saws, Belting and Mill Supplies generally, and manufacturer's olebrated Tnrl agents for Leffel’s celebrated Turbine Water Wheel, and every description of Woodworking Maahineiy. Agricultural Engines a specialty. Send for descrip tive Catalogue and Price Lists. *ep9 oodwly A BOOK FOR THE MILLION. MARRIAGE GUIDE. A private Coun selor to the Mar ried or those about to marry, with the latest discoveries on the physiolog ical mysteries and revelations of the physical ays tem, how to preserve the complexion, etc.. This is an interesting work of 224 pages, with num erous engraving, and contains valuable information for those who are marriod or contemplate marriage; still it is a book that ought to be under lock and key andnotlaid carelessly about the house. Sent to any one (free of postago) for 50 cents. Address Dr. Butt’s Dispensary, No. 12 N. Eighth street. St. Leuis, Mo. SO- NOTICE TO THE AFFLICTED AND UN FORTUNATE. , . Before applying to the notorious Quacks who ad vertise in public papers or using any Qaack Rem edies, peruse Br. Butts’ work, no matter what your disease is or how deplorable your condition. Dr. Butts can be consulted, personally or by mall on the diseases mentioned in hisworks. Office.No.12 N. Eighth street, bet. Market and Chesnut. St. Loais. Mo. LOOK TO FOUR CHILDREN. TEE GREAT SOOTHING REMEDY. MRS. WHITCOMB’S SYRUP. MRS. WHITCOMB’S SYRUP MRS. WHITCOMB’S SYRUP. PRICB CENT8; PRICE Cures Colic and Grip ing in the Bowels, and facilitilates the process of Teething. Subdues Convulsions and over comes all diseases in cident to infants and Children. Cures Di arrhea, Dysentery and Summer Complaint in children of all ages. - I It is the Great Infant’s and Children s Soothing Remedy in all disorders brought on by teething or other cause. CENTS. PRICB CENTS. prepared by the GRAFTON MEDICINE CO. St- Leuis, Mo. . „ ,, , Bold by Druggists ’and Dealers in Medimne every where. augl7-d«wly (PATENTED FEBRUARY 21,1871.) An Anti-Friction Screw. A Mechanical Wonder. This Groat Press is simple, durable, ripjdin and the best, fastest and with moro Labor Saving conveniences than any other known Screvri Will pack twice as quick, and requires less power do it. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, AND OBLIGATE OURSELVES TO REFUND PRICE IS CASS OF FAILURE. i . This Press is being rapidly introduced in various sections of the South—supplanting the 0B*** ioned Friction Screw, and gaining the admiration and satisfaction of all who witness its periorminra- We challenge the world to produce its equal in a Cotton Screw. Send for descriptive circular, containing testimonials, prices, etc. Manufactured solely by R. FINDLAY’S SONS, Findlay Iron Works, Macon, Ga- CRAIG’S PATENT HORSE P0WBR This Machine Stands To-Day Without a Rival Worthy competitors acknowledge i all iron, sets upon f ground under or either end or side of house. No long snare ror mines n siumuio over. nun» » e;-_ revolutions per minute. We rnako two Bizes, viz: No. 1 for 50 and CO Eawgins: Xo.-ior saw gins. , OUR CHALLENGE for a Public Test remains open, with no prospect of being acceptor- WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, OR WILL REFUND MONEY. _ _ Examine all the Horse Powers advertised. Make inquiry relative to Strength, -itation Light Draught and convenience generally, what it will cost to put up and in operation at then visit “CRAIG POWER” and it will sell itself. Send for circular with testimonials and price list. Manufactured only by aug20-lf R. FINDLAY’S SONS, Findlay Iron Works. Macon,