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VOL. 11l The Quitman I runLIBH*D F.TERY THURSDAY BY T. /V. HALL, Proprietor TJECUMigI: ()n Your $2 00 Six Months 1 00 Three Months 50 All subscriptions must bo paid invariably in advance —no discrimination in favor of anybody. Ths paper will bo stopped in all instances at the expiration o* the time paid for, unless subscriptions arc previously renewed. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rate of $1 .00 per square —one inch —for first inser tion. and 75 cents for each subsequent in sertion. All advertisements should be marked for h specified time, otherwise they will be charged under the rule of so much for the first insertion, and so much for each subse quent insertion. Marriages, Obi:uaries and Tributes of Re spect will be charged same rates as ordinary advertisements. WIIEX BILLS A BE D UE All bills for advertising in this paper are, due on the first appearance of the advertise ment, except when otherwise arrauged by , contract, and will be presented when the money is needed. Professional. S. T. KINGSBERY, * Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, - - GEORGIA. in new Brick Warehouse. - Business before the U. S. Patent Office ■ I. A. Allbritton, Attorney at Law, QCITMAK, ■*- - •- - GA. jwrofmOE in ccrmrr house. W. A. s. HUMPHREYS, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, GEORGIA. in the Court House HADDOCK A; R VIPOKI). Attorneys at Law, QUITMAN, GEO. Will give prompt attention to all business entrusted to their care. over Kayton’u storo. Dr. E. A. J E L K S, Practicing Physician. QUITMAN GA, Office : Brick building adjoining store of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks fc Cos., Screven street. [l-tf R. IT. Robinson, Physician and Surgeon Having opened an offic / ' opposite the Mclntosh House, in the building formerly occupied by Mrs. Black, offers his services to any who may call. Office hours from 9 to 12 o’clock a. m., and from 2 to 4 r. m. Quitman, Ga., Feb. 2, 1870. 3m Dr. J. S. N. Snow, DENTIST. OFFICE—Front room lip stairs over Kay ton’s Store. Gas administered for painless ly extracting teeth. jaarCharges to suit the times. j:ui 19, ly Carriage, Wagon and Buggy Manufactory. The firm of Knight and Scarborough has been dissolved by mutual consent. The liabilities will be settled by the undersigned, who will continue the whpelrigbt, carriage and wagon manufacture as before. Thank ful for past favors he still solicits public pa tronage. Work cheaper than ever, and war ranted. Try me and bo convinced. J. H. KNIGHT. November 30, 1875. Letter from.Telfair. Travel , of a Young Quitinanlte through Coffee, Berrien, Charlton null Tel fair ('(unities. Tei.fair, Cos., (U., April Bth, I87(i. Dear Editor:— Think Quitman is unusually dull at, this season of the ' year, I hope a few lines from an old friend will be no (front tax on the pa tience of your subscribers, and if this I letter should prove Of interest to a single one of them, my joy will know no bounds. I left Quitman on the 15th of March, for Nashville, Berrien county. I found the farmers pre paring their lands for a large crop of corn. Several of them told mo that they were not going to plant any cot ton at all, and I learned idso that they were going to use hut little guano in Berrien. Most of them have covti and Bacon enough to run them through the summer, without having to go in debt for it. There is a large crop of | oats planted, and the prospects is tine. I consider the citizens of Ber rien in as easy circumstances as in any countv in the State. I crossed the Alapaha and found myself in Coffee—yes, dilapidated Coffee—one among the largest stock counties in the State, and decidedly the loneliest to travel through in the United States. It is from two to twenty miles between houses, and in those unsettled parts one sees noth ing hut a wilderness country, a few cattle and sheep. No sounds greet bis ears save the lonely whistle of the lark, as he sits upon the topmost houghs of some of the rnouarebs of the forest; (which are about .thirty feet from lop to bottom) and as I pass him in the distance his notes seem to say “farewell, "Quitmaipte, we reign only here, and our teeth needs no re pairing !” If such sounds and sights as these are not food for “Come put me in my little bed” none exist. Mr. Editor, let me advise you not to go to Coffee, even if you are seriously con templating such a thing. The citi zens, what there is of them, are kind and generous, hut there is so few of them they will jiave to bo exceeding ly so to make up for the deficiency in number. Their liberality is only sur passed ’by their scarcity of inhabi tants. They seldom over charge more than fifty cents for staying all night, and, besides this, they give you a cardial invitation to call again, and it shall .only-cost you the sone amount. The Coffee county damsels (God bless them) are the happiest creatures on earth. They know noth ing of the vanities of this idle world, and the mortification of not having a new dress to wear to preaching every Sunday is not felt there. Still, there is occasionally a romantic courtship, but time forbids an account of it here. I crossed the Octnulgee river at Berketts ferry, about thirteen miles below Jacksonville and found myself in Telfair county. In this comity there is a large amount of corn and oats planted. The recent rains have raised the rivers, and will give the timber cutters a chance to carry oft the great amount of timber that has been waiting for water to get it to market. There is said to be more timber now on the Ocmulgee, Oconee and other rivers than was ever known to be before. An Ex-Quitmanite. “Is the Devil a Hon V”—-“Mamma,” said a Vicksburg boy, “is the bad man a hog ?” “What do you mean my son ?” “I mean satan. Is he a hog ?’’ “Well, no; lie is generally spoken of as a serpent by Christians, but he is popularly supposed to be without def inite form, that is, capable of assum ing any shape that may suit his pur pose. But why do you ask?” “Because when I was down town yesterday papa got right red in the face and told another man “if lie didu’t whip Tom Trotter the dovil is a hog.”’ “And didn’t he do it ?” inquired the anxious parent. No’m lie didn’t, but he tried like blazes, and when they wiped the blood off his face he gimme anew ball to tell you he’d fell out of a buggy.”— Vicksburgr Herald. QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1870. Foster Blodgett.. He Tries to Slip Through'Atlanta and Fails. lUIIKAB CORri H AND PROCEEDINGS YESTER DAY. From the Atlanta Constitution. It was announced in these columns Sunday morning that Foster Blodgett had passed through the city eu route for South Carolina on Saturday night. He came down on the Western and Atlantic train at 10 o'clock, acompa nied by A. L. Harris, and as sooii as he arrived the news was commnni- I cated to a crowd of gentlemen in the ! car shijd. He slipped so adroitly into ; the sleeping car on the Georgia train that nobody was favored with a satis factory inspection of him. Several gentlemen advocated his arrest on j the spot by policemen. The train left, however, before anything defi nite could be done. Information that Blodgett had just passed through i was conveyed to Sherriff Perkerson, ‘ who immediately telegraphed to Au -1 gusta to effect liis arrest on the arri- I val of the train at that point. A tel | egram was received Sunday stating that Blodgett had been arrested and would be brought at once to Atlanta. He arrived yesterday morning attend ed by a detective from Augusta nam -1 ed Prather. There was considerable excitement, on the streets when it was announced that Blodgett had returned. Wild rumors were floating as to the results of his arrest, and it was intimated by some that Blodgett was going to make some ugly disclosures which would produce a number of compan ions 'n his misery. Ho was the theme of the day and was thoroughly dis cussed in every point of view. On lips arrival he was delivered to Sheriff Perkerson, and carried to the Kimball House, where he is still quar tered, being attended by an officer. A largo number of gentlemen went down to the hotel to get a glimpse of him, and a considerable number called upon him soon after his arrival, A. L. Harris returned found almost con stantly by his side. Blodgett looks very much as he did when he resided here, only that he is considerably graver and perhaps somewhat thinner than in his “halcy on days.” Early yesterday morning lie em ployed General L. .T. Gart rell and j Judge McKay as his counsel and these gentlenen at once went earnest to work in his behalf. HABEAS CORPUS. Judge Peeples was asked early yes- j terday morning to certify to a writ of j habeas corpus, and to hear the case! of the prisoner’s arrest at once. At torney General Hammond was noti fied of these proceedings. The writ was certified and served upon the sheriff with instructions to return it at half past four in the afternoon and at the same time to produce the pris- j oner. At the appointed hour the court j room was crowded and considerable j interest was manifest. Blodgett entered attended by his j counsel, the sheriff and A. L. Harris, j Attorney General Hammond appear-! ed for the state while General Gar trell Judge McCay and John Stephens, Esq., represented Blodgett. Blodgett's offenses. The prisoner is held under four warrants issued yesterday by Judge Peeples which are based upon four I indictments found against him at vn i rious times by grand juries in this county. These indictments are found ed upon his acts as superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Rail road and charge him with a variety of grave crimes. The first indictment' was made by the grand jury at the October term of Fulton superior court in 1870, and charges Foster Blodgett with larceny after trust, in that he appropriated s3(',’K)o belong n; to the state which passed through his hands as superintendent of the State road. The second indictment w'as issued at the April term in 1871 and charges Blodgett with, embezzling $15,000 of the proceeds of the State road. The third indictment was issued at the same time and charges him with being a common cheat and swindler, in that he represented himself to be president of the Tennessee Car Cos., and sold a large number of cars to the road for which he was paid and which he failed to deliver. It is al leged that no such company as he claimed to represent was then in ex istence. The fourth indictmeut “caps the climax” of his misdoings and charges him with forgery. Blodgett was un der boud to answer one or more of these indictments when he was par doned by Benjamin Conley, then act ing governor, by virtue of his presi dency of the senate, Bullock having fled the the state. This pardon was issued in January, 1872 a few days i before the expiration of Conley’s ! term. THE PARDON. Counsel for tbo prisoner after the opening of the case asked the court to hear tho pardon which was plead in answer to the warrants upon which the arrest had been made. Attorney General Hammond ob jected and stated that the governor could only pardon a man after ho had j been convicted in the courts. Judge McCay referred to the case Dominic, in the Georgia Reports, where a,man accused of murder was pardoned before trial Judge Green, to whom the pardon was pleaded on trial, refused even to hear it and the case was carried to the supreme court,, which overruled the judgment of the j court below. Judge Peeples stated that the su preme court overruled Judge Green because he did not hear the pardon and not becaus he did not deliver the , prisoner under it. He therefore con ! sented to hear the pardon in this ; case. Judge McCay read it. It was ; full and complete and granted par don for all alleged offences whatever, and relieved Blodgett from all bonds. After (he reading of the pardon it. was put u evidence and the commu nications relative to it were read and put in evidence. These communications were from j Blodgett. Conley snd Bullock. Blod- i gett applied for pardon on the ground that he was merely seized as the scape goat. Somebody was demanded as a sacrifice for all the rascality that j had been done and the lot fell on him Bullock wrote to Conley from New York stating his intention to have pardoned Conley had ho remained in office, and urging upon liis successor to do so, as he was firmly convinced of Blodgett’s integrity and inno cence. The letter from Conley stated his reasons for granting pardon. He said that Blodgett was prosecuted for po litical purposes and could not possi bly obtain a fair trial in tho state. He was firmly convinced of the integrity of Blodgr jt and was assured that he was innocent, and chould bv no means be sacrificed to satisfy the howling of political enemies. Bodgett’s acceptance of the pardon was also read. These papers cons'itnted all the evidence in the ease and after they had been read the argument was opened by Judge McCay on behalf of tho prisoner. He announced that he would anticipated as much as possi ble the argument of the attorney gen eral, and would reply to the follow ing three points which he supposed would be made: Ist That the gov ernor had lift power to pardon before a conviction. 2nd. That the par don granted does not apply to all tho indictments as some of them were is sued after the pardon. 3d. That Blod gett denied his guilt and therefore he was not cappable of receiving a pardon. Judge McCay addressed the court j at length in answer to each of these j three propositions, which ho suppos ed would be made by tin opposing counsel. His remarks embraced great scope of history and nature of par dons both in England and America, Their force under various eircumstan- j cos was fully discussed. Various au-j thorities on the subject were read and discussed fully'. The judge was in the midst of his argument when judge Peeples an nounced, that owing to the lateness of the hour the, case would have to go over until to-dav. It is not known [ whether the case will be taken up as soon as the court convenes, or later in the day. OPINIONS. Opinions as to the result of habeas i corpus are various. A lively contest between the opposing counsel may be looked for, and many nice points of law will evidently be raised. Attorney General Hammond will argue the case to-day in behalf to the state, and Gen. Gartrell will conclude for the prisoner. During the hearing yesterday Blod gett looked unconcerned, though he appeared a little nervous at timss, fre quently changing his position. There seems to be .great interest prevalent in the city on the subject, and the proceedings to-day will be watched closely. Prince Louis Napoleon is said to be better endowed than most young men of his age. He is quiet and re served in his manner, but fond of fun and gaiety when surrounded by those of his own age. He is well built, has pysical strength and muscular power, and, like his father, Napoleon 111, is a firm believer in the Napoleonic star, not having the slightest doubt of the ultimate restoration of the imperial dynasty. A Breakfast with the Khedive. The correspondent of tho London iDaily Telegraph at Cairo gives the ; following account of a breakfast with j the Khedive of Egypt: “Great taste was displayed in the j decoration of the table—l have rarely [ seen such fruit and exotics even in ■ English houses —and the ornamental ! structures in sugar and sweet pastes, which served as centre-pieces, were as i remarkable for their size as for the elaborateness of their design and the ; richness of their colors. The servants j were not arrayed in the picturesque 1 and frequently very costly costumes : worn by the retainers of most wealthy ; Egyptian seigneurs, but wore Euro j pean liveries of green and gold. “Of tiie breakfast itself, which last ed till 3 o’clock, and was composed of jno less than twenty-two courses, the most interesting feature to the for eigners who partook of it was, I im agine, that it opened with fresh oys- j tors and real turtle soup. Respecting : one of the plates, ‘ris ala Khedive,” composed of peculiarly small and del icate rice stewed in a consomme of calves’ brains, I cannot forbear repro ducing a statement made to me by my neighbor at table, one of the great dignitaries at tho Khedive’s court: “I cordially recommend that rice to you,’ said his excellency; ‘in the first place, because it is a really admirable : dish, in the preparation of which his highness’s chef excels all others; and expensive meats ever set before any body since the days of Heliogobalus. ; Every grain of that rice, my dear sir ! costs the Khedive a louis; I venture to appraise your consumption of it. at | $l5O a mouthful. That hock you j have just been drinking is not an ab solutely cheap wine. Ismail Pasha took all he could get of it at 08 fr.incsjj a bottle—about sl4; but, in compari- : son to his rice, he may be considered j to have got it for nothing. That rice is of a peculiar sort, grown ‘on the I Khedive’s own estates; it is conse quently, the most costly article that appears upon the viceregal table.’” Big Words. Big words pass for sense with some people, and sometimes may be very successfully employed when noilii'vr else will answer. As when a man in great alarm ran to his minister to tell dim he cduld see spots on the sun, and thought the world was coming td an end. “Oh don’t be afraid, said the good minister, it’s nothing but a phantas magoria.” “Is that all ? said the frightened man, and went away quite relieved. Avery smart lawyer in Wilming ton N. C., had the misfortune to lose a suit for a client who had every rea son to expect success. The client a plain old farmer was astounded by the long bill of costs, and hastening to the lawyer’s office, said: “I thought you told me we should certainly gain the suit. ?” “So I did,” answered the lawyer; “but you see when I brought it up there before the judges, they said it was quorum non judice.” “Well if they said it was as bad as that,” replied the old farmer, “I don’t wonder we lost it;” and he paid the costs and a big fee besides without an other murmur. Irish Wit. After the capture of President Da vis by Wilson’s Cavalry, in May, 18G5, he was brought to Macon in an am- j bulance, which stopped in front of; the Lanier House, then the head-; quarters of Gen. Wilson, and a crowd surrounded the vehicle to take a look j at the illustrious captive. Among this | crowd were many grey jackets who j sadly and sorrowfully viewed their | j captive chief. The feelings of triumph, sympathy and curiosity had stilled ] the voices of the crowd of gazers and i a perfect quiet rested on the multi- j tude, which was broken by an Irish 1 soldier, one of President Davis, guard, ] w'ho spying a countryman clad in grey, said to him triumphly: “Be gorra,Pat, we’ve got yer Pres ident.” “Bad luck to ye, and the likes of ye,” said the Confederate Irishman. “Sorry am I to see the good gentle man in the hands of such blackguards j as ye are, but by the bones of St. Pat j rick, we have some consolation, the Divil got yours three weeks since.” The hit was so good and so appro priate, that not one of Wilson's fierce riders raised his hand to strike down the bold and impudent soldier who thus impiously spoke of their late la mented. j A cat belonging to Nathan Wilson, ! of Langdou, recently got upon his bed and waked him by scratching. Thrown off, it immediately returned ! and renewed its demonstrations, until Mr. Wilson got up and found the , house on fire about the fireplace, just iu time to save the house uud family. Don't Mortgage l . Tho recent Supreme Court decis ion giving the right to waive tho j homestead may hold out au induce ment. to introduce the credit system, from the simple fact the hanker will refuse to loan moiiev or the merchant to sell goods, unless the party buv : ing waives the right of homestead. It. is right and natural that the capi talist and tile merchants should pro tect themselves by the security of a waiver and mortgage, hut it will ! place the home: t ad, in case of fa 1- ure to pay under tho Sheriff's *Tmm liter and turn many a woman and ; child outdoors. There are parties ■who will say its all right— when a 1 man makes an honest, debt he should pay it if it takes the last shirt off his back. A man can say j that who is wealthy, but if you take the last shirt off a man's back you throw him and his family paupers upon a communi ty for the sake of decency, if not humanity, the county would have to supply that deficient shirt or there would be a brigade of shirtless peo ple on the streets, for frequently* losses of crops, small prices, poor markets and big interest, makes it impossible for an honest obligation to bo met at maturity. The farm is sold and the concentration of capital in the hands of a few moneyed men is the result. If contraction of the enr aenev continues and there is a forced specie resumption, there will boa consequent depreciation of property and more bankrupts than heretofore. So farmers beware of mortgages. Don't go in debt with a big interest of 12 to 20 per cent hanging over your heads. You are virtually gamblers, trusting and speculating in futures, whenever you do it, and thus in risk ing all, you may lose all. Better to live on bread and milk and in a home stead cabin than to bo under bond to an exacting Shvlock. Interest is a thief, it is like to rust on Iron, it eats day and nignt until all is consumed.' If you would be free and prosperous, don t sign the mortgage, don’t listen to the voice of the tempter*—don't go in debt. —Jlarictta Journal. Would it ho nu v Hni-oi l It is leap vear, and if a tidy girl with red cheeks feels a palpitation of the heart for some worthy young man would it he any harm for her to call upon his father and speak about tho weather, tho bad roads, the hard times and the bad state of society and then remark: “Mr. Quincy, I have an affection for your son George, and I think I could soon learn to love him.” Quincv would look at. her from tho corner of his eye, and she would con tinue: “I cau wash, bake, cut over clothes, sew, play the piano, manage a servant, embroidery, sing, speak good gram mar and make a home so happy.” Quincy would look from the corner of his other eve, and she would goon: “I hear that he is home nights, is saving, well educated, sensible, has no had habits, and is just the kind of husband I want. I don’t expect any’ money with him but I will do my share of work planning and saving to help him secure home and hank hook. Will) your permission I should like to pay my addresses to home.” Mr. Quincy would tell her logo ahead, if he was a sensible man, and would there he anything wrong about it ?”—Free Press. The Grout Unknown. [From llio New York Tribune. J Judge Jeremiah Black, meeting ex- Speaker Blaine one day, asked him if he felt apprehensive that Senator Mor ton would defeat him. “Morton will have fair strength in the convention,” replied Mr. Blaine, “but it will not represent a single sure electoral vote. You see it would never do to nominate such a candi date. I’m not afraid of him.” “Are you afraid of Mr. Bristow ?” “No; Bristow has a good deal of strength among the people but is not organized. I don’t see how bo can possibly get a majority in a conven tion.” “Well, are you afraid of Senator Conkling?” asked Judge Black, going on with his catechism. “He cannot carry his own State in the convention or at the election, and his candidacy is an absurdity. No, I'm not afraid of hjm.” “Is there anybody you are afraid i of?” “Yes; there is,” ropliod tho ex , Speaker, with a serious air. “Well, who is it?” “The great unknown.” iMi mu ,—- At a collection made at a charity fair a lady offered tho plate to a rich i man who was well known for his i stinginess. “I have nothing,” was | tho curt reply. “Then take soine | thing, sir,” said the lady; “You know I am begging for the poor." No. <B.