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. : L'lin/Trox ADVERTISING.
, ~; i nr to the schedule fixed at the meeting qf the
n r ~ i-iet »rr cf the Weekly Journals of the State in Milledge
, jp a>'ni last, the lollowing are to he the prices from
first J ane :
,f ascription, in advance, $4 00
\ !0o words, o' - ten lines, or less, first
v t in-ern -.ns ’ j.-,
, • .u ' r.m is:so—Citation- for letters of Aiiiairiis
oiministrators, Executor*, Guardian*,
, -. io » •■>»' lhsmissioß from Atl.ninisiratoi,-hip.. SOO
;i n for o ismissiou from Guardhui.-ihp 4 Ot)
Hiioii tor leave to sell Lund or Negroes f> do
. to deotors un i credders 4 pq
■ pi-nnuat or pori.-naNc propmv. tpvr square
-j I--- l*u-s> 5 00
, a i.atl s Levy, of ten lines or Itnc U pp t
M -riv i :e mile, of ten lines or It s* f, py
iv fti .emeiits i.y Sheriffi exceeding ten lines to
•* i:<i ;n proportion
• : ><u.*e of Mortgage and other '•fonthly miver
..cute, per rquaic of ten lines ' 1 gp I
; 4i siting i . • papers, per square of ten iineV.!..." SOO !
•auu adcertUiug his wife (in advance) 10 <j,t |
' o« * >-im\itla mss, Eiltorial notices lor individual i
. git and Obituary noticefa over ten lim-'i, charged the l
-s ts niur-.t ad v <trtising.
v La - ;o a:;o bv Ktrcirtor*,, Adiuihis'na- !
• Um.rdrins, are required by law to be advertised I
•. public gazette, forty days previous to the day of sale, j
•i - 1 I <■- 1 ■' must be held on '.r e i»rst Tuesday in the j
LV'-dii, b't'* eon trie hours of fen In the forenoon and three
in ill * aft rnoon, at tin Court ho> -i in th* county in which
th j.rr» ieuy is .-Uuatefl.
tvuis of Personal Property itit- t h advertised m like
want--, tony dajs.
Notice ro Debtors awd Creditor:* of on’'Estate must be
puldis.ie.i forty days.
' r - th.*application will be rr-adt* to the Ordinary for
jrave to sell Lund and Negrons, 1 be published weekly
far two months.
Cirniob' for Letters of Admimgtrations, thirty days;
f: It emission from Adtn tnistr at hm, motitnly, ,-ix month?;
i/i.mission from Guardian.Uio, weekly, forty days,
ill i von lobkclosisg or Moinn v<jks, monthly four
months; for establishing lust papers, for the full space of
three months; lor compelling tides from executors or ad
miuistrators wher* a bond has been given by the deceased,
gt" full spice of three months.
I.it>:rat arrangement made with county officers, Drug*
fi-'s, Auctioneers, Merchants, and others, who may wish
u> in .to limited contracts.
£■s*“ Letters addressed to S. HOSE A CO.
■«*:«-! iv \ n n EETiS^i
or MASONS, KNIGHT TEMPLARS. ODD FED*
LOWS AND SONS OF TEMPERANCE,
11 K 1 1> IN THE CITY Ok MACON.
MASONS.
Grand Lodge of Georgia for 18*54, October 28th.
silicon Lodge, No. 15, fir-t and third Monday nights in
eiioh month.
.. oneb’vntine Chapter, No. 4, second Monday night in each
m mth
vVashmgton Council, No. 6. fourth Monday rile lit in each
m iiith.
.H. Oitier’s Lncampmcnt, Knights Templar, No. 2, Meet
in-'? everr CrM Tuesday night in each month,
ODD FELLOWS,
G.&ni Lodge,first Wednesday in June.
Grand Tuesday previous.
y. ranklin Lodge, No.?, every Thursday evening.
United Brothers,No. 5, every Tuesday evening.
Macon Union Encampment, No. 2, second and fourth
.Vic.nddy evening.' in ?ach month.
SONS OF TETIPERA CIE,
Grand Division, fourth Wednesday in October, annually.
rttOFISSSIONAL CAROS.
CJ LVKKIfOUSE & A\SIiKl,
ATTORtt£YB AT LAW f
KNOXVILLE AND FORT VALLEY”, GA.
It P. CT:LVE R HOUSE, F. A. ANSLEY,
* K:inxvr!Sei*G.i. I or? Valiev, (la.
ofltSl-’6o—ly
is. Hf. WHITTLE,
AT T ORNEY AT LA W,
MACON, GEORGIA.
iKrKJII next to C(*NC'iRT HALL,over Payne’s Drug Store
ian. C, [41 -ly.]
T HOYS AS £S. CABAfffSS,
AT TOR NEY AT LAW,
attend promptly to all business entrusted to his
if care in theCoantiesol' Monroe,Bibb, Butts, Crawford,
. Pike, Spalding and Upsoii. [may 12 *sß]
WOOD’S
PHOTOGRAPHIC
PALACE OF ART!
PKOBABIiV the largest and best appointed Estab
lishment in the South, it not in the United States. Is
0’ e of the most popular and interesting places ot resort in
: coil, and is dally thronged with crowds ol delighted vic
tors. The
Collection of
if Verv large, embracing every style known to the art, from
idie smallest Ambrotype to the life-size Portrait. Wood is
determined, regardless of labor or expense, toat lu3 GAL
LERY' shall continue to be the
Headquarters of Fine Arts in the South
Employing permanently the best talent ’c> be procured to
color his Photogrophs, in every etty I '» lrU e to nature, and
perfect satisfaction is guaranteed «very Instance. A
large collection of the celebrities of the day on exhibition,
to which Las just been added a splendid Picture of the
Prince of Wales and suit, Blondin, Judge Douglas, ami
others too numerous to mention, but which tiie public are
respectfully invited to call and examine. As Wood uses
noue but the best materials in his business,persons in waut
of a good Picture will lind it to their advantage to patron*
ur this establishment, as Pictures can be hud here at prices
as low as elsewhere and of superior style. Ambrotypes,
Daguerreotypes and Piain Photographs of every siev at low
pricei?. Cal! and sec R. L. WOOD,
Washington Block, nearly opposite the
oct3t Lanier House,Macon, Ga.
"tjTfmGeorgia
HOtffc JfISIJKA MCE COYI PA *V,
COLUMBUS, GEO.
CHARTERED CAPITAL - - $250,000
DfRKCTORS.
Ir >hn M. McGough, W. H. Young,l
Kob't. M. Gunby, J.. G. Strapper.
C. Cody, J. P. Illges,
Daniel Griff n, W. H. Hughes,
James T. Bozeman, James Ennis,
L. T. Downing.
JNO. McGOUGH, President.
D. P. Wiu.cox, Secretary.
Insures dwellings, stores, merchandize, cotton and othei
produce, and all kinds of insurable property, against loss
r damage by fire. Applications received and policies is*
■ued by JOSEPH M. BOARDMAN,
fob 20 —y Agent, for Macon and vicinity.
THE GEORGIA AT.il! ER V
FOR THE BLIND.
mHE next term of this Institution commences on the
A. uiet la y of September. Blind persons and such &=,
for want c, utbeient sight, cannot be educated in the ordi
nary -choois, ol good health any sound mind, between the
ages of band 'J-b are proper subjects to become pupils.-
The indigent of this State are received free of charge for
b' S.rd and tuition. T?-e course or instruction embraces all
the branches of a common English Education, with music
and some branches of handicraft/ The Institution is veil
•applied witn ail the facilities of instruction and with ample
lic rooiodations for a large school. Information in regard
to the existence of blind youths in this Plate is earnestlv
solicited and also applications for their admission to the
Institution. Address W. L*. WILLIAMS,
cep 10 —f Principal, Macon, Ga.
Oil Coilsik'lUtlPEU.
I£/\ C ASKS It!EE, *25 Bales Yarns, assorted Nos
r>! I , pr «i ASHER AYRES
I liiportant IST otice.
SOVTIIEKN EXPRESS CO.HPANI
I. are now running a tri-weekly day Express on the Cen
tral Rail Hoad, leaving Macon on Tuesdays,Thursdays and
Saturdays, at 10 o’clock, A. M. Freight received and for
warded to all stations on the Road. Freight on goods to
he prepaid in every case. No advance on previous rates.
M. 0. MCDONALD, Agent..
G*., Bspt ; 11th, IS<D.
BUSINESS CARDS.
'SOS. HAItAMiM AS, -IR. ” "
HARDEMAN & SPARKS
WARE-HOUSE ’
AND
Commission Merchants.
MACON, OA., lull
W 1 L p_" sve at-eution to the selling and storinc
sos atto i, and t;, the filling of orders for plantation
n ‘; f ' :ail y supplies. With many years experience and
wil l their best efforts to serve their friends, they hope to
uavt* i coatinuanpe of the liberal patronage heretofore
extended to them Liberal advances mud** when required
August loth IBf*o. (1.v.)
and. o. hodg-kTn S &, SON,
PKALfRH IH AND MA’dCrACTTKERS 07
OIIKTS,
KSHII* <i
TACKL3B.
hn& Sporting Apparatns^
OKKVXRT DKSORIFTION, V
k Mx DOORS BKLOWTHE >
Lanier House;
Jan. I,’ 1360. ts
IllOuN WORKS^
;ha€o», c;i;o߀iiA.
T-. O. IV ISB ET 9
HAV.WG removed his FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
WORKS to the line of the Rail Road near the Macon
<fc Western Shops, lie is now prepared to manufacture all
kinds of
MACHINERY AND CASTINGS,
ALSO
Steam Engines & Boilers,
On terms as fav or able as any Establishment either North or
South. (mar 13) T. C. KISBET.
JOHN SCHOFIELD, JOBHCA tieaGSTKLD
Bcliofield & Bro.,
POUNDERS AND MACHINISTS
MACON, UEOUGIA.
WB are prepared to Manufacture Mrani Engilieti,
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, MILL and GIN GEAR
ING, SUGAR MILLS.
BRASS AND IRON CASTINGS
Os every dtxcriplion IKON HAII.f.NR aud VEB
ANJBAII.S. Having the most complete assortment of
Iron Railing in the State, w hich for elegance, neatness.du
rability and design, cannot be surpassed, and are suitable
for the front3of Dwellings, Cemetery Lots, Public Squares,
Church Fends and Balconies.
Persons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to
give a call, as we are determined to offer as good bargains
aa any Northern Establishment.
£W° Specimens of our Work can be seen at Store Hill
Cemeter ■, aml at various prlv ate residences in this city. .
jan 1-IShi
OLairge of Programme.
W. J. M’ELROY & CO.
HAVE removed to the New Ruiiding on 4th street
. near the Guard House. We continue to manufacture
Sword ), Sabres, Bowie Slimes, fipurs, general braaj
work, Farmers’ Tools, He.
ALSO FOR SALS,
Tiiik and Japan “Ware.
Sale Room up-stairs on second floor.
We will be pleased to see our friends and customers, and
serve them so far as we can.
w. J. Mcelroy,
june IS A. RFYKOLD*.
B. J». AMOSS. DAN’L. LIGON. B. H. LEEK.
AiyiOSS, LICON & CO.
WHOLESALE
GROCERS & COMMISSION UERWTS,
WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, GA.
WANTS
1 AA AAA BUSHELS OF CORN,
l. /UU 2),000 bushels of MEAL, to fill orders
from Cherokee Georgia. Sacks furnished to order when
accompanied by the money.
Oilier Produce,
Such as COTTON, PEAS, GROUND PEAS, BACON, LARD,
RICE, SUGAR, SYRUP, TOBACCO, IRON, LE ATHER, LI
QUORS, <fec., Ac., received and sold on commission. Con
signments respectfully solicited. feb 11-6na*
SiAKOHIANUFACTORY,
LYNCHBURG, VA.
mi IK subscribers have established, and have now in
JL successful operation, a
Starch Manufactory,
in the city of Lyucbburg, where they are now manufactur
ing a fine article of PURE WHITE STARCH, and are pre
pared to fill orders for any quantity. We are determined
to manufacture h superior article, having every facility
and good material, and sell to wholesale dealers at a price
which will enable them to realise a hands me profit. We
earnestly solicit the patronage of the Southern and Western
States, as we shall keep a large supply constantly on hand,
and ready for shipping. Cash order* respectfully solicited,
and promptly attended to.
W. ,T. BETTERTON & CO.,
fob 4-6m* Lynchburg, Va.
B. H. WRiCLEY,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Ralston’s Granite Range,
(y&rt Door to Express Office,)
MACON, GEORGIA.
oct 29 —y
| VARIETIES!VARIETIES!
SFRVICE and SERGEANTS’ SWORDS and BELTS oi
our own manufacture, at reduced prices. A carefu
; comparison is respectfully solicited.
GHZ Laces find Braids,
iiRUMS. “Confederate make,”
GILT BUTTONS, Inrge and small,
GAUNTLETS, per “ Bermuda,”
3,000 KNITTING NEEDLES,
6,000 CIGARS,
15 doz 6 and S WOOL CARDS;
A Small Lot of Envelopes,
PLAYING CARDS, Ac., in Job Lot?,
OIL EN AMELED CLOTH, a small lot for sale low
to close consignments.
OUR STOCK OK
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c.,
is quite full and will lie offered at low pricss.
\t a tcli He —viiis department of our busi
ness is at present in charge of Mr. E. Maussenet.
We will receive anything at all available for goods sold
or in settlement of notes or accounts.
feb 11 K. J." JOHNSTON A 00.
STEEL and German Silver Spectacles
Convex and Colored Glass. Railroad Spectacles and
Goggles. A large supply for retail trade lust received by
feb U . Ib J JOHNSTON A CO.
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, ISO.
From the Southern Confetlera-r.
A Practical iUethori of
Syrup and Sugar froni «* C
HiKi and African Q'r.i • ,
Eldojiado, Spaulding Cos Ga. .
J’llj Ist 18C3. j
Id repeated conversation with ?
ters of my country, i bucL .it”? .
of opiniou in relation to the mode ,i
iacturmg syrup and sugar from the (
and Airman sugar millet, tbjt' j
thought proper to make public Ga.it,. t.J.
press, a simple though scientific mud
manufacturing them, so simple that I m '
the masses may be benefitted thereby. Ti
is a matter of great importance to the tin
aeus of these Confederate States therefore
same uniform system should ‘be adopted)
by which success may attend every effort.
The manufacture of sugar from the Chi
nese and African, as well as the Tropical
cane, is aUeothW with di2l .duties,- an:; ,ng
not only lroiu the extreme susceptibility
and rapid change of the juice from exposure
to the atmosphere, as it runs from the mill,
but oftener from the state of the plant at
the time ot cutting it. Hence in order to
ensure success, it is necessary that the pro
cess be conducted under certain conditions
as to temperature, modes of neutralizing
the acids contained in the juice, and the
removal of the albuminous matter previous
to evaporation and crystallization. I shall,
therefore, proceed in a concise wav to point
out a practical process for making syrup and
sugar.
The time to cut the Cane .
The proper time for cutting the cane is a
matter of vital importance to a successful
result. Almost every man has his opinion,
j and bat few agree. Reason should teach,
;as eientific experiments have demonstrated
i that the proper time is just when the pani-
or heads, are fully ripe, a?id before the
formation of those red streaks which are
universally found in the cane at a more ad
-1 vanned stage These red «treak» indicate a
vinous formation of the juice, which renders
j it uneryataiizable and disqualified it for ma
king sugar.
The practice of cutting cane weeks and
months before it can be worked up G de
cidedly erroneous, for whenever a cane is
cut, and its juice exposed to to action of the
atmosphere, fermentation ensues at the cut
end, which gradually extends to every part
of the cane, thereby changing its nature
and destroying its granulating qualities ;
therefore, in selecting cane for making sugar,
every one bruised or broken, if such buise
is of many days standing, should be rejec
ted and laid nsidy for making syrup.
Arrangements of Furnace and Boilers.
It is all important to have the kettles or
pans so placed in a furnace as to avoid iho
danger of burning the contents-—only four
or five inches of depth of the bottom should
be exposed to the lire. Any portion of the
kettle exposed to the fire above the yr o
when evaporated to its proper consist ncy,
will char it and impart a bitter dis:g . >!
flavor, and the use of such syrup wit: .
the teeth and tongue to turn black.
Treatment of the Juice.
Although the principles of sugar turd '
are simple, the practice, as before s ?•. c
beset with difficulties and attended wit: s •
and injury of materials; arising from v ;• ■
treme susceptibility to change of the r..
juice itself. The latter, as it runs from ih'
crushing mill, is never entirely colorless.—
A brief exposure to the atmosphere in wain
weather hastens decomposition, which unless
checked, rapidly progresses, and iu a short
time converts this bland aud sweet-tasted
iiquid into a spiritous or acescent product,
turbid from suspended insoluble matter, and
wholly unfit for the intended purposes. To
gv.are against these evils the crushing pro
cess should be conducted as expeditiously
as possible. The juice should be filtered as
it comes from the mill, in order to remove
the cellular and fibrous matter, and the
starch, all of which are pieseut in it when
expressed. A blanket three or four double
spread on the bottom of a basket will an
swer the purpose. As soon as a sufficient,
quantity of juice is expressed to fill a boiler
the liming process should commence.
Let the liquor be put into a tub, and to
every gallon of juice add one ounce of lime
mixed iu cold water. A large quantity of
lime is sometimes necessary as the juice
should be rendered slightly alkaline. An
excess of lime is better than not enough.—
she juice, when properly limed, will change
tumeiie paper to a brown color, or redden
litmus paper to a blue. These are tests that
should always be used in the manufacture
of sugar, if - convenient.
The lime is employed for the purpose of
neutralizing the free acids, which are always
present in the sugar cane and should be ap
plied as quickly as possible in order to res- j
tore the gluten contained in the liquid to
its original insoluble state, so that it may
immediately coagulate, and, in this manner,
envelope in its volume all those substances
consisting of green and gumruj 7 matters. —
Here let it be borne in mind, in connection
with this process, that the lime will absorb
a greater quantity of free acid, and this
more rapidly in cold water than v, T arm.
The Boiling Process.,
The juice is now ready for the boilers
As soon as the bailing process commences
a thick green scum rapidly collects on the |
surface which should be removed with a
skimmer as fast as it accumulates. The
boiling should be continued 15 or 20 min- :
tucs, when the jtiee should again be passed ;
through some convenient, filter, sucl as sacks !
filled with fine 3iraw, or blankets three or |
> ji*i and i :. * or bone black, if it can be ob- |
f;i ” ( f? 1 make the best filter.
ret. ly for the evaporating pan
'■led very rapidly down to
.1 quantity. After which the
i he slowly and cautiously
luting constantly to prevent
J* ’tom of the pan. Try the
-i.ly to see it it is thick cn
• The syrup should be as
house molasses or tar.
.Go t übs to granulate. Crys
o form in from three to six
mes nearly the whole mass
heaving but little syrup to
'• - them put iuto coarse sacks
4Ki ; >ver some convenient vessel
' 10: - c • rippings. After it has drip
ped Ur -Ye..» days you have a good article
of brown sugar.
A*• fining l J rtxjresi.
As norm of or citizens may wi;U u bet
ter article o- ngaa than can be made bv tin*
above process, 1 will give a simple process
for refiniug the common brown sugar. Dis
solve the brown sugar in warm water •to a
very thin syrup, and when cold add the
white of one egg, beaten to a froth to every
100 pounds of augar. After which thetern
perature is to be gradually raised to the
boiling point, when the syrup should be al
lowed to remain at that heat for half an
hour, then skim and filter to remove the
coagulated albumen, and the impurities
separated from the sugar. Evaporate this
as before, rapidly to half its bulk, theu slow
ly until dense enough to crystalize, put the
syrup into tubs or pans as before, and leave
it to granulate.
Avery large proportion of our planters
will doubtless be content with the produc
tion of a good article of syrup from this
plant. If so they may obtain it by follow
ing the directions laid down in the para
graph under the head of “Treatment of the
Juice,” or they omit the lime and make an
agreeable but slightly acidulous, article that
'twill be of a lighter color than that which
has been limed, but it will not keep. The
unripe and more matured eane can be used
for making molasses and alcohol, but will
cot yield the true cane s-ugar.
J. 11. M. BARRETT, M. D
Chinese Sugar Cane.
“We are informed by a gentleman of this
county, that, a few days since, several cows
broke iuto the Chinese cane patch of one of
his neighbors, and, in a short, time, one of
the cows dro ped dead in the field, and two
others died after being driven outside the
• fence. A -imilar ease occurred, a few years
i since, on the plantation of Col. WTn. Me
! lvmley, of TUldwin county, by which he
! lost several of his best milch cows. Far
mers would ( ;) well to be on their guard
’against their cattle getting to this cane
whiic g.owing.”
The foregoing is from the Central Geor
ri. , have read other accounts of
kilkd by the Chinese sugar
o' in ion is, that the killing was
” over-eating. Too sudden a
i” feeding, from one kind of
’, will always prove injurious,
a fed our stock of every kind,
onihs, on the Chinese cane,
fat and thrifty upon it. —
. need by giving them a very
qnaiF y at first,, increasing the
. (.ay to day, until they could
This year, we have com
:no o« : mg our horses aud mules a
stalk .„i i ,:me, intending gradually to
i increase the quantity,
j We know, 'rom experience, that we are
j correct in whar. we say about ever-feeding i
|on food to which stock is not accustomed.
It applies t«* wheat and oats, as well as cane.
V/e iost, aboiu two weeks ago, a fine horse
from over-feeding on wheat carelessly given
him by the ostler, unknown to us. A
neighbor of ours recently lost a mule from
over feeding ou oats. In changing the food
of stock, care should always be taken to
make the change a gradual one.—Country
man.
Gen. Jenkins’ Parolling Prog ess.—
While Gen. Jenkin3 was in Hagerstown he
exhibited many traits which it is to be hop
ed are characteristic of the man. An inci
dent will illustrate. About noon yesterday,
a lieutenant and five men, wearing the uni
form of Union soldiers, crept, out of some
of the houses of the town where they had
been hidden, and delivered themselves up.
When they made their appearance before
General Jenkins the following conversation j
cccured :
Jenkins—Halloo ! who are you, and where
did you come from ?
Lieutenant—We belong to the Union
army, or did belong to it, but don’t wish to ;
fight any longer against our Southern breth
ren—so when our forces left here, we stay- j
ed behind, and to day we come out to be i
parolleu.
Jenkins —What did you say about “South
ern brethren ?’* By God, if I thought I
had a twenty-fifth oousin who was as white
livered as you are I would kill him and set
him up in my barn yard to make sheep own
their lambs. I'll show you how I parole
such pukes as you are. You are too d—d
miserable to be paroled in military style.
80 saying he ordered a detail of six meu
and a sergent —“good lusty fellows with
thick boots” —who parolled the recreant
Federals to the west border of the town,
where theparoliiug process ceased aud the
detail and er. vd came back highly pleased
with Jenkins’ mode of parolling cowards.
VOLUME XLI-NO. :8.
[community rn>]
Tlir Worth County Traffrcty.
At the adjourned term rs Worth S»n »n r
Court # held on the third Nlondav iu Us?
month, two true bill* of indictment. f or ,„ nr .
der vrere found by the firand dor. a<»a;n«t
fourteen persons for the killing of tj.'orff.*
Iverce and UD son Joliu,:« !»d fourteen v. ;u
old. Four ol ih< .
upon the finding of the bills were arr- >re’i
and brought into Court and made a special
application under oath for bail. Tin- at -
plication was upon the fun followir •
grounds:
Ist, i hat tAc defendants were informed
and believed the finding of the (ir nui -It.rv
was cutiiely uj»ou circunistautial evidenr**
-d. 1 hat the applicants were all meu of
good character, peaceable, Inw-abiting eiti
zeui: , or had been so considered and regard
cd up to the time of tin-finding of the above
named bills of indictment*
dd. Tout they Vote men in moderate cir
oumstances and small farmers, and if i u.fi' -
ed in jail until the next term of th * <\ art
their crops would be lost and theii fami’io.*
necessarily suffer.
4th. That George Keree w;d a man if
bad character, an outlaw, reveogeful. «rd
one who always sought a private advantage
of an adversary.
After an elaborate argument byv um-el
on both sides, the Court Judge j.othrnne
presiding) overruled the motion for bail, »r.d
commit tea the prisoner.'* to Dougbert\ c >nn*
tyjail. Bubsequeutly two others were ar
rested and committed to the same jail.
U)n Saturday the ‘27?h ?ilt, the jri >u< i-.
were all brought out before Judge R. 11
C lurk on a writ of habeas cornn . an •>im
plication was again aiadc for bail iin l ie
grounds taken b.'fore Judge Lochraue, and
on the additional ground that the pi is 'mi
on the day which the murder was charged
jto have been committed, bad surrendered
George Keree and his sou John to oiio U<
Green, a Confederate officer, aud had m-G . n
or bad anything to do with them sine
surrender, which last ground tL«; pr< p *cd
|to support by their own oaths Counsel fur
j the State objected to the Court taking juri
j diction ot the case on the ground that Judge
i Lochrane had already decided the qui’sti ?i
| aD - 1 therefore res adjudicata. TI ere
, appearing no order overruling the man*.a
, in \Y oith, the Court decided.
“ I hat a judgement rendered on n similar
application before another, or the vxmj!
Judge, is not rex adjudicafo so as to ope: ate
us an estoppel, but the motion may l>- heard
as often as the presiding Judo;© ha\ ne fiii
diction in this discreti m may think pi j . r.
The counsel for the State then d< murr and
on the ground that by she r r ‘mnuip Lor, -.f.
ter a true bill found for murder under th
practice of the King’s bench, (which i v
was not changed by the New Code) the
Court could not admit to bail—it would -.
an exercise of his discretion unauthorized by
any authority unless it might be in -omu
extreme case, such as danger of life tr< m
confinement in jail, innocence, &c. The
Court made the following decision.
“That the finding of a true bill for mui
der is not conclusive as to whether the un
is bailable, but the Court may hear all tin
evidence de noco and if the de< vm
rants , may swear a grand juror as to th
proof before the body.
All the witnesses who were sworn before
the Grand Jury were theu intioduocd and
sworn except oue, and what ho had stated
was proved by one of the Grand Jury. Af
ter the testimony was closed, the Court de
coded the following points to-wit ;
Ist. That under the 4625th section of
the Code a Judge of the Superior Court of
the State of Georgia is not bouud by the
Common Law and adopting statutes applica
ble to bail ouly so fur as these may aid him
in the exercise of a sound discretion”—th t,
his power over the questiou is absolute, but
he should exercise that power so as to con
duce to the punishment and prevention of
crime—that bail should always be sziaui i
if it does not interfere with thnt principle.
2d. That when the evidence shows a mur
der has been committed, and there is au ab
sence of any fact to reduce it to manslaugh
ter —to establish innocence or of any obli
gatory circumstances, baiL should be refused
because to allow it would be almost to -ano
tion crime by proclamation that no matter
how aggravated the murder the murderers
can at once, by giving bond for Lis appear
ance, retun to the bosom of that society
whose law he has outraged, aud agam min
gle freely in the affairs of the community.
3d. That it appearing that George Keree
and his son John, a boy of fifteen yem of
age, were most barbarously murdered, and
that the evidence fixes it upon the applicai ts
together with nine others, with sufficie? t
certainty to call for proof baviDg been offered'
bail is refused.
4th. That when a Judge may so ezercbe
his discretion according to the facta of the
case as to bail, but nevertheless it appea s
upon proof that the lives of others may 1 e
endangered bo granting it, it ODght to lo
refused so long as such danger exist-; aud
as it appears in this case that one Wadr,
who was of the fifteenth person*, disclosed
the circumstances of the murder, aud w. j
soon after killed by some unknown
bail should be refused on this as au audition:. 1
ground.
Samuel lla] K Wm. A. Harris, and D. A.
Vason, Esqrs., counsel fur prisoners, aud
Peter J Strozcr, \\ m E Smith, and H Morgan
Esqrs., for the State.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Governor Yates, of Illinois, by shooting at f
him through his window while washiug ia
his office.