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WHOLE NO, 2:33, The Quitman Reporter IH PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY EY VTOJS. TILLMAN, Prop'r. TKRMlsi*. Vino Year \. $2 00 Six Mouths 1 00 Throe Mouths 00 ; All subscriptions whist do paid invariably .in advance —no discrimination in favor of anybody. Tha paper will be stopped in all instances at the expiration o r the time paid for, Unless subscriptions are previously renewed. RATES OF ADVERTISING. . Advertisements inserted at the rate of jsl.oo per square —one inch for first inser tion, and 75 cents for each subsequent in sertion, for three weeks or less. For a lon ger period the following arc our rates: gqrs lM" 2 M. 3 M (5 M. I l'i M~ 1 $5 00 $8 00 10 00 15 00 I S2O 00 2 800 12 00 15 00 20 00 I 25 00 ,1 10 00 15 00 18 00 25 00 30 00 4 12 00 10 0!) 20 00 |3O 00 35 00 5 14 00 11800j2300 135 00 10 00 6 15 00 |200012500 |4O 00 15 00 " 8 18 00 j2500j 30 00 15 00 ; 50 00 1 col 1 2500| 30 00 35 Oil 50 00 ! 00 00 } col |3500 ! 40 06 j 45 00 00 00 j 100 00 , A square is one inch. These are our low est rates, and will be strictly adhered to. All advertisements should be marked for h specified time, otherwise they will be charged under the rule ol much for the first insertion, and so much for each subse quent insertion. Marriages, Obituaries and Tributes of Re spect wiil lx? charged same rates as ordinary advertisements. WHEN BIL LS ABED UK All bills for advertising in this paper art duo on the first appearance of the advertise ment, except when otherwise arranged b\ Contract, and will be presented when the money is needed. Dr. E. A. JELKS, Practicing Physician. QUITMAN GA. OmcE : Brick building adjoining storti of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks A Cos., Screven street. [l-tt S. T. KINGS EERY, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, - - GEORGIA. >S-OFFICE iu new Click War;lions . ' " Business before the U. S. Patent Office ftttau'led. b> I. A. Allbritton, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, - - - - GA 35S“OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE, W. A. S. HU.a I’ll KEYS, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN. GEORGIA. ill tbe Court House HADDOCK & RAIFORD, Attorneys at Law, QUIT3IAN, GEO. Will give prompt attention to all business j Entrusted to their care. over Kavton’s store. Dr. J. S. N. Snow, DENTIST. OFFICE —Front room up stairs over Kay fon’s Store. Gas administered for painless ly extracting tooth. to' suit the times. jail 10, ly E. J. Vann. C. W. Stevens. VANN & STEVENS, ATTOBNKYS AT I.AW —AND— Solicitors in equity, MADISON, FLORIDA. Will practice in all the Courts of the State; also, in the Federal Caurts. Promptness guaranteed. 21 B. C. POLLARD, OaLiiiet Maker* BtlOP apd office at the old post-office siapd, next door to Reporter office. Will offer liberal inducements to parties in want of first-class CO ITAGL FURNITURE, and will JDIStfY COMPETITION as to prices, make or finish of' stock in my iHne. Fall Jfvtt- Room Sets can be contracted for at remarkably low rates. All kinds of repairing of Furniture, either old or new, done at the shortest qtico,.aii.d in a satisfactory manner. OIvLERvS SO liFCITED. Call and see me. Dr C. POLL ADD. 206*’ QuitmaH,’ Ga TO THE PUBLIC! UNUSUAL INDUCEMENTS ARE OFFERED AT John Tillman’s! WHO IS CONSTANTLY RECEIV ING HIS EXTENSIVE STOCK OF Spring’ and Summer O O <i >.!>, Which lie is offering at greatly re duced prices, consisting of _J ]_ [drygoods, — i ■ i : OF ALL KINDS, : Boots and Shoes, ! :HATS,i _J _ 1 | HARDWARE j ' Y T ; CROCK ERY,: I | P L o w s, —‘AND OTHER — * * * | Farming Implements ! | * Y * The pric on plows reduced 33J per cent, from last year. My irien !.•; and the public generally are respect Lilly invited L.i cull and . amine my extensive stock before purchasing elsewhere. ! 1 expect to sell, if low prices will induce j customers, and will keep goods constantly coming as they are wanted. JOHN TILLMAN. April 5, 1*77. 214 GO TO j Badger & Johnsons TO GET YOUR WORK DONE ! —o Patronize Home Industry, Carried on by White Men Who are True Blue Democrats ! “The Best in the Cheapest in the End." TTTILL DO ALL KINDS OF BUGGY. VV Wagon, Carriage, Gin, Engine, ail 1 plantation work upon short notice, and at HABl) PAN PRICES. Will guarantee that no better work can be done South of Mason and Dixon’s line than will he done by us. We use none but tne best Northern and Western hickory, oak and ash. Vehicles of every description made to order. We will keep constantly on hand, Hubs, Spokes, Wheel Rims, Plows, and, in fact, everything needed by the farm ers and planters of the country. Give us a trial is all we ask. Will be found at the old stand of B. W. Leverett. In addition to our shop we have secured the services of C. W. HOWELL, carriage and buggy painter. Nov3o-tf Da. E. A. Jki.ks. Da. llap.ky Mabbett. Brs. Jelks & Mabbett, Having purchased the drug department of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks & Cos., would respect fully notify tlmir friends and Hi: public gen erally that they have just opened a NEW DRUG STORE, in the house formerly occu pied by Dr. Jelks as an office, which they have considerably enlarged, and are now supplied with a full and complete stock of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Perfumeries, Toilet Articles, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, Putty, Ac., &c. Also a flno stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, TOBACCO, SEGARS, SNUFF, &c. E. A. JELKS & HARRY MABBETT. 7-(im BOOK-KEEPING rn-HE undersigned by rccjuest, offers liis JL services to the young men of Quitman for tlio purposes of instructing them in tho above science, and guarantees that all who pass through a regular course of instruction shall be able to take charge of a'set of books by double entry. Tlioso desirous of information without going through a regular .course of instruc tion, will be accommodated. For terms and particulars, apply at this office or to Mr. Brass personally. 5r JOHN BRASS. QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST lii, 1877. FLORIDA ITEMS. Gov. Drew was in Vermont, with Judge Bradley, tin the 3rd, looking after important railroad interests. Mr. F. B. Papy, Superintendent of the J. P. & M. 11. Railroad, announ ces that to actual settlors coming in to Florida via. Chattahoochee river and the above named railroad; he will furnish free passes over the road; and prospectors will be allowed to pass over tho road at half rates. This is a very sensible movement, and in dicates that Mr. Pnpy is fully alive to tho importance of immigration in to Florida. Boarding houses at St. | Augustine are doing unusually well this sum mer. There is a fifty-year-old olive tree at Pensacola. Guavas were offered for sale at Tampa week before last. An express office lias been estab lished at Chattahoochee. Mr. Jor dan is tho agent. There are about thirty prisoners in the Duval county jail. Blew is not in it yet, but ought to be. He is a defaulter to the General Government. Pratt says that there is not a pau per in Putnam county. There are too many alligators there for that. Ice sells at auction in Key West at from 5 to 8 cents per pound. Lake Nasty is no more. Drainage killed it, and yet some of the Madi souiaus are not happy. During the month of July $20,000 worth of sponge was sold at Key AVest. For tbe month ending July 31st thore were ouly ten deaths iu Jack sonville. Ten Indians have died at St. Au gustine since the confinement at that place. They are eating new sweet pota ’ toes as large ns a quart measure down in Bradford county, South Flor ! ida. jt>uring the month of July more | than 40,000 letters passed through the Jacksonville post-office. At present St. Augustine has more strangers within its limits than ever before at this season. Many Florid ians have gone there for their health who were never there before. Anew jail and a fire-proof cotton warehouse 110 feet square are in course of construction in Madison.- Capt. John L. Inglis has done much to make that growing town known ! abroad. His ambition leads off in the right direction. Thieves entered a store in Quincy | the other night and carried off large | quantities of baeoti, flour, coffee, dry goods, Ac. Keep is after them with a sharp stick. Senator Conover was in Tallahas see Sunday before last. Two car loads of fall grown pal i inetto trees wore carried to Fernan j naudina last week and planted in the i park fronting the Egmout Hotel. Sam Bard is very much in love with Hayes. Ho wants office, Samuel does. The city police of Pensacola noti fied Sbo authorities on tlio Ist. inst. that unless their live month’s back pay was settled, they would institute a strike. A colony is now being formed in Indiana, and will emigrate lo Florida the middle of October. All railroads on the route have granted the party special rates. A whipping-post, for the bettor control of convicts employed at work on the St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railroad, has boon established. It has produced most satisfactory re sults’. Tho United States Land Offioo at Gainesville is transacting a great deal of business. The government has mado an appropriation to have the offico refurnished with new furni ture. Two whito convicts have recently died at convict camps in East Flori da, to-wit: Henry Scott, who killed the Fagin children near Jacksonville, and Thomas Draw Jy, tho Indian river murderer. Florida will make an average crop of cotton tliiß season. Peaches in abundance in Florida this season. Joe Bradley Again. Tho New York Sun of last Saturday revived the story of tho electoral con spiracy with tho following remarkable statement of facts: “After the argument upon the Flor ida case before the late electoral com mission inAVashington Judge Bradley wrote out his opinion and decision in full. He completed it about six o’clock i iu the evening of the day before the judgment of the commission was to bo announced, and read it to Judge | Clifford and Judgo Field, who were likewise members of the commission. Lt contained, first, an argument; and, I secondly, a conclusion. The argu ; ment was precisely tho same as that | which appears in the published docti j meat, but Judge Bradley’s conclusion i was that the vote3 of the Tilden electors iu Florida were tho only votes which ought to bo counted as coming from that State. This was the char acter of the paper when Judgo Brad ley finished it, and when he commu nicated it to his colleagues. During the whole of that night Judge Brad ley’s house in Washington was sur rounded by the carriages of visitors, who came to see him apparently about the decision of the electoral commis sion, which, as we have said, was to be announced tho next day. These visitors included leading Republicans as well as persons interested in the Texas Pacific Railroad scheme. AVhen the commission assembled next morn ing, and when the judgment was de clared, Judge Bradley gave his voice in favor of counting the votes for the Hayes electors in Florida. The argu ment he did not deliver at the time; but when it came to be printed sub sequently it was found to bo precisely the same as the argument which he! had originally drawn up, and on i which he had based bis conclusion in j favor of the Tilden electors.” The Cincinnati Enquirer's AVash ington correspondent adds an ad- i dition; 1 fact in relation to the alluga- i ticu of the law: “The night upon which the com mission rendered its decision in the Florida case, the Washington corre spondent of the Enquirer had inter views with Judge Abbott and Senator Bayard, members of the commission. Both expressed surprise at Bradley’s | vote, inasmuch as his argument, upon i which it was presumed he based it, was wholly in favor of counting the votes of the Tilden electors; and yet despite such reasoning, he voted, td tho great surprise of the Democratic members, for the • Hayes electors, j Senator Bayard said at the time that t he did not believe there was a single member on the commission, unless, indeed, he had been apprisad in ad vance,, that when Bradley concluded the. reading of his argument but what expected ho would record his vote for the Tilden electors.” The history of the night before the ! battle iu Bradley’s house is yet to be j ascertained, and if tho San's story bo; true, it is a long step towards the as certainment of the truth. If Joe was ! not so devilish tough, there would be some hope that he would yet un fold the truth. Let him make a hook, and put in it the story of his sudden conversion. It would ease his con science and put money in his purse. Captain Tyson has sailed in the schooner Florence in search of the north pole. He is now going, how ever, to the pole direct, but is going to attack it by siege approaches. A colony is to be established as far north as possible, where they will build winter quarters and make them selves comfortable during the long, dark six months night, and be ready in the spring to make a gallant attack on tho pole. A point has been select ed on tho north side of the Cumber land where there is an outcrop of a fine vein of coal, which cap. be mined sufficiently for their needs. Every precaution has been taken against scurvy. Scientific men accompany the expedition to observe tho expedi tion to observe the meteorology, ge ology, botany and biology of tho ex treme north. It is to be hoped that this expedition will reach the pole, and that it will bring back results of great scientific value. The Element ix New Yoke.— A Now York letter says it is evident already that the labor element will have an important influence iu shaping the course of approaching State conven tions. The Tammany people thus early are favored with a variety of suggestions from the trades’ unions as to what should and what should not bo incorporated in the platform as a condition of their support of the canidates that are to stand upon it. Included in these aro a re-affirmation of the eight hour principal, the limit iug of tho powers of railway corpo rations and the creation of boards of arbitration to settle ail disputes iu future between capital and labor. The Republicans will have tho same opportunity to put their ingenuity to tho test in order to be “all things to all men.” An unfounded reporter has spread that Nice has been selected as the seat for holding the future conclave to elect a pope. The majority of tho cardinals have declared in behalf of Rome. In a word, the Southern climate is the black mans’paradise, and, if I soo aright tne South will never be able to dispense with this kind of labor. Erasttii Brooks Mr. R. M. Bishop, tho Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, is - thus described by a Cincinnati En quirer reporter: A tall, broad-shouldered, finely formed man of perhaps sixty, a model Kentuckian iu build, with full, long gray whiskers, not only gray, but in deed white; a keen, but withal pleas ant eye, a shapely band, which in earlier days—his days as a retailor— lias often adjusted tiio weight on the counter scales while its owner go: - siped pleasantly with tho country woman over her quarter of a pound of tea; a number seven foot, good shaped legs, full chest, and a business head, the white hair on top of which, i when he stood up, was fully six feet j from the lloor. He smiled as ho saw ! tho reporter enter, for Air. Bishop, as a Christian gentleman, is always kind ! to the humblest. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, in j trying to discover the reasons why | there were no strikes or riots in southern cities, attributes the differ erence between tho two great sections in this rospect, first, to the fact that there are proportionately few non producers iu the South, and to the further fact that the railroad men of the gulf states form “a very contemp tiple fraction” of the entire popula tion; to the lack of cities teeming with mill hands; to the absence of tramps, and to the fact that there is | no dread of actual starvation to any | body in the South. It quite forgets j to mention in its catalogue the lead \ ing and controlling fact, namely, the j respect of the south for law, and its j love for order, even under trying l ' circumstances. Tho Globe-Demo- j ! crat and all kindred papers will get j i to the truth if they persevere. j Gen. Stewart Woodford is still! ! talking about how pleasant he found j everything in Mississippi. He now says: “The three things that gave me most encouragement are these: First. Everybody, white and black, seemed to be at work. Second. There were as many acres under cultiva tion as there were of cotton. Third. The planters, leading business men and leading lawyers were evidently sincere in their desire to give the union their hearty and effective sup port.” After speaking about the South ou tho stump for ton years he |is surprised to find that he know so j •little about it. 7 The case of Lee against Kaufman et ah, tho Arlington ejectment suit, is now pending in tho United States circuit court for tlio eastern district of Virginia, and a suggestion has been filed by the attorney general that the government is in possession of the property under title and record, and Judge Willoughby, special coun sel for the United States, has tiled a motion to dismiss the case, which motion has been set hearsay on Sep tember 4th. It is expected that Chief Justice Waite will hear this cause. Judge Robertson, of Charlottesville, and F. L. Smith, of Alexandrie, ap pear for the plaintiff Hon. J. M. Stone, acting governor of Mississipi, who has been nomi nated by the democrats of that State for the full term, served during the war as colonel of a Mississippi con federate regiment, and in the battle j around Petersburg commanded the | brigade to which his regiment was ! attached from 1870 to 1870 he was 'a member of tho State Senate, and last year held the position of presi dent of that body. When Governor Ames resigned in March, IS7O, to es cape removal by impeachment, Mr. Stone became acting governor for the remainder of tho term. Gov. Robinson, of New York, in pardoning young Frank Walworth, for killing his father at a hotel in New York in June, 1873, publishes an ex planation, in which ho states that the testimony of a medical expert had decided him to be insane. Tho ap pearance of young Walworth is ma terially altered; his hair bus grown white and his face and form show tho marks of mental disease and the ef fects of imprisonment. It is stated that an early departure to Europe will be taken, iu which he will be ac companied by his mother. Tho New York Times and the Chi cago Liter-Ocean —tho two leading court journals—simultaneously say that the president has concluded to make a trip through the Southern States during the Christmas recess of congress, lie will go as far as Now Orleans, and will travel by way of Richmond, Charleston, Atlanta and Mobile. Ho will return by way of Jackson, Nashville and 1 Memphis. Postmaster General Key and 1 two or three other members of tho cabinet will accompany him. A cockney conducted two ladies to tho observatory to see an eclipse of the moon. They wore too late; tho eclipso was over, and tho ladies were disappointed. “Oh,” exclaimed our hero, “don’t fret. I know the as tronomer very well; ho is a vory po lite man, and I am sure he will bogih again.” The late Gen. D. K. Jackman, of Bath, Conn., was one of the signers of Jefferson Davis’s bail bond.. Gen. Jackman’s estate will probably reach a million dollars in value. He had a life insurance off "0,000. Ileal Estate, Etc. > OTI o ■<:. FOR SALE, A SPLENDID LITTLE FARM. TRIE PLACE NOW BEING RUN BY I. 5\ . lt. AVILSON. j'lst two miles from town, is now ottered for snlo. It contains Olio hundred and littcon (115) acres, about sixty acres cleared and in a hiqli stat ■ of cultivation. The buildings on the place are quite adequate. The place can be bought cheap. Pur further particulars ap ple at the 218 REPORTER OFFICE. A SPLENDID PLANTATION FOR SALE! TT CONTAINS ABOUT FOUR iIUN- I PRED (400) ACRES OF LAND, and lays directly east of Quitman; about 50 acres inside the incorporate limit* of the town, and are eligible as town lots., 125 acres cleared land on the place. Good Gin-house and new Gin, a dwelling house and two negro cabins. The land is good for farming purposes, and a bargain can be had by any one who wishes to purchase, by applying to MRS. C. CULPEPPER, *213- Quitman, Ga. “ VALUABLE LAND for SALE I NOW offer for sale Lot of Land No. 162 in the loth district, and south half of Lot No. 310, in the 11th district, all of Lowndes county, Ga, Lot No. 162 lays ou the Withlaeoochee River, a part of which is valuable hammock, the balance good pine land. Lot No. 310 is first-class farming land, and lays iu a good neighborhood, and is well timbered. Apply to the undersigned, or to R. Y. Lank, at Valdosta, Ga. JOSEPH TILLMAN, 22G Quitman, Ga. Splendid Plantation COMPLETE OUTFIT FOB SALE! A splendid PLA ATKIN iu most exce lout repair, NEW GIN HOUSE, New Horse Power, New Ellipse Screw, New Gin, New Cabins, An Excellent Dwelling House, Good Out-houses, Corn and Fodder,- Mules and Horses, Cows, and other stock, Wagons and Carts, can be bought cheap by applying to the imdersiguecL The Plantation contains 526 ACRES OF LAND, , and is situated in as good neighborhood as j I there is in the State. Schools aucl churches j | near by. The lands are good and productive; j ' the water is excellent, and health unsur passed. The place is situated iu tlio centre of what is known as the Hickory IT* ad set tlement., and is seven miles southwest from Quitman. Auy one desiring such a place would do well to confer with me at once. JOSEPH TILLMAN, 4G Quitman, Ga. $ * * $ $j READ THIS! ONLY ONE”DOLL Alt! For one dollar the Savannah Weekly News will be sent, postage paid, to any ad dress for six months. It is one of the cheap est papers published, and is a welcome visi tor to tho counting room, fireside or farm. It is a neatly printed four-page sheet, com partly made up, and contains the political and,current nevte of the week; a compre hensive summary of the telegraphic dis patches and local, news, and interesting sketches and stories It also contains full reports of the markets. Thus, those who have not the advantage of a daily mail can get the news for six mouths by sending one dollar. It is just tlio paper for :everybody interested in Georgia and Florida. • it yiU. be well invested, and ,wifl educate your children and make home happy. ‘ Motley for either paper can be sent by Post-office order, registered letter or Express, at publisher’s risk. Address J. H. ESTTtiL, 214 Savannah, Gh. Din Houses and their contents insured in an old roliabl ompftny. Terms liberal. e S T. KINGSBURY, Agt VOL. IV. NO. 25. Q I X I T M A IN aOa r y* l*. IV. JOHNSON, A.11., Principal; MRS. I*. H. JOHNSON, Assistant, And hi struct reus In fmilrn mental and Uveal , Music. Other teachers will be added ns the in crease of |he School demands. In the above school pupils can receive in* h[ruction in all the branches taught in our first-class institutions. Mrs. .John: on is an experienced and suc cessful teacher of music. The natrons are invited to visit the School at. all times, but especially on review day, the last Friday in each scholastic month. Terms per quarter of ted weeks, payable at the end of each puurter: First Class, $5; Second Class, $7.60} Tuibd Clash, $10; Fourth Clash, $12.50. Music on Piano, including use of instru - ment for practice one hour per day, $12.50: Contingent Fee, 25 cents. * 50 sg( MM>O.OO —WORTH 6'f— DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, wmmmmm, BOOTS, SHOES, &c., To be sold immediately to make room for more goods. OPR FRIENDS IN FOREIGN lifAit kets having heard that we are doing a large business, are crowding goods upon us on consignment and otherwise, daily from every market, consequently we must sell to make room for them. If you want gfcfods fof Cash or Produce# VERY CHEAP, O o isi c N o v* ! You will h\iy r:t such bargains as yon have not thought of. We can assure our friend that we are surprised at the prices of many kinds of goods being daily sent to us, ami we mean to sell them accordingly. Wc MEAN BUSINESS, mid XO HUMBUG. No market shall out do 0 UR'S. BRIGGS, JELKS & CO. Quitman, Ga., April i, 1877. 21 f The Brooks County MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION ARE RUNNING . / Their Factory —ON— FULL TIME" . —AJ ,( V* -*.■ - rri HE MOST desirable gftbefs, such as ex- J_ actly suit the- wants of the people are made here, and at New York Prices, 1 less the freight to the purchaser. BROWN COTTON (lOOfiS. 4-4 SHEETING- Standard weight. 7-8 SHlßTlNG—Standard weight. 7 and 8 OSNABURG& ALL COLORS OF STIUrES. YARNS IN BALES, Bs-10s. ROBE—in half and whole Coils. SEWING THREAD—IG balls to tho pound. KNITTING THREAD. WRAPPING TWINE. GEORGIA PLAINS. MIXED FLAINS. WOOLEN PLAINS—AII colors. JEANS—AII colors. ifcjyWOOL CARDING A SPE CIALTY. Patronize horn!!, industries. Send for price list, and satisfy yourself where it will be to your interest to buy. Address all communications to JOSEPH TILLMAN, President B. C. M. A. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS TtTITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM DATE YV all tax-payers living within the cor pontfe limits of the- town of Quitman are reguested to come forward and give in their taxable property. Failing to -comply they will be double-taxed, as the law governing such case requires. L 8, SEAMAN, •June 11. 1877, Treasurer,