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Whole no. 334. The Qaitman Reporter IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY EY JO!-: TILL.tfAN, Prop'r. TKHMS' bue Year $3 00 Six Mon tli.s 1 00 *h reo Months 50 , All subscriptions must ho paid invariably advance —no discrimination itt favor of iuiyliddy. Tho paper will bo stopped in all instances at the expiration o f the time paid for, unless Subscriptions arc previously renewed. RATES OF ADVERTISING. • Advertisements inserted at the rate of SI.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 are our rates: yqrs 1 M. 2 M. 3 M. 6 M ~12 M _ 1 $5 O') SS 0 ) 10 0) 15 00 S2O 00 2 800 12 00 15 00 20 00 I 25 00 3 10 0) 15 00 18 00 25 00 80 00 4 12 00 10 00 I2ooo| 30 00 35 00 5 14 00 18 00 128001 35 00 40 00 6 15 00 20 00 12500| 40 00 45 00 . 8 18 00 |2500j 80 00 15 00 50 00 1 col 25 00 1800013500 |5O 00 00 00 1 col 35 00 14000|4500 ;00 00 100 00 A square is one inch. Those are our low est rates, aud will be strictly adhered to. All advertisements should be marked for a specitied time, otherwise they will be charged under the rule ot so much for the first insertion, and so much for each subse quent insertion. Marriages, Obimaries and Tributes of Re spect. will be charged same rates as ordinary advertisements. T VIIEX BILLS ARE DUE. . AH bills for advertising in this paper are due on the first appearance df the advertise ment, except when otherwise arranged by Contract, aud will be presented when the fnoney is needed. I)r. E. A. JELL S, Practicing Physician. QUITMAN GA. Office : Brick building adjoining store bt Messrs. Briggs, Jelks & Cos., Screven Street. [l-tt S. T. KINGSBERY, Attorney at Law, burnt ax, - - aconoia. OFFICE in new Brick Business before the U. S. Patent Office Attended to. ~ S . I. A. Allbritton, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, - - - - CZA. 2SJ-OFFIOE IN COURT HOUSE."3^ W. A. S. HUMPHREYS, Attorney at Law, Quitman. Georgia. ,*3-OFFICE' in the Court House HADDOCK & lIAIiOHD. Attorneys at Law, QTJITMA.TV, GEO. give prompt attention to all business entrusted to their care. js£J**Office over Kayton’s store. Dr. J. S. N. Snow, DENTIST OFFICE—Front room np stairs over Kny iiu’s Store. Gus admiuistered for painless ly crtriiotihg teeth. 'Charges to suit the times. jan 1!), ly E. J. Vann. C. W. Stevens. VANN & STEVENS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND — SOLIOIT OliS' I N K(JU IT Y, MADISON, FLORIDA. Will practice in Jill the Courts of the State ; Also, in the Federal Caiirts. Promptness' guaranteed. 21 E. C. POLLARD, C aliinet Maker* HOP and office at the ; ohl post-office k 5 stand, next door to' Reporter office. Will offer liberal inducements to parties in want of first-class COTTAGE FURNITURE, and will DE B* Y COMPETITION to prices, make or finish of stock in my line. Fall Bed-Room Sets can be contracted for at remarkably low rates. All kinds of repairing of Furniture, cither old or new, done at tho shortest notiqe, and iji a satisfactory manner. ORDERS SO LICITED. Call aud see mo. B. C. POLLAIID. 208-' Quitman, Ga.’ g! e H|j§§f§j|u§j §piisto TO THE PUBLIC! UNUSUAL INDUCEMENTS ARE OFFERED AT John Tillman’s! WHO IS CONSTANTLY RECEIV ING HIS EXTENSIVE STOCK OF Spring* and Summer GOODS, Which he is offering at greatly re duced prices, consisting of 1 I ! DRY GOODSJ __L ii ! OF ALL KINDS, \ : Roots and Shoes, j 111 ATS,; _J L | HARDWARE a r CROCKERY,: I- I | P L O W 8, A l AND OTHER— * ‘ * j Funning Implements ! j The price on plows reduced 33J per cent, from last year. My friends and the. public generally arc respectfully invited to call and examine my extensive stock before purchasing elsewhere. I expect to sell, if low prices will induce customers, and will keep goods constantly coming as the}' are wanted. JOHN TILLMAN. Apfii 5, 1877. 214 GO TO Badger & Johnson’s TO GET YOU it WORK DONE ! Patronize Home Industry, Carried or by White Men Who are True Blue Democrats l “The Best is (he Cheapest in (he End." TYTILL DO ALL KINDS OF BUGGY, VV Wagon, Carriage, Gin, Engine, an:l plantation work upon short notice, and at HARD PAN PRICES. Will guarantee that no better work can be done South of Mason and Dixon’s line than will be done by us. We use none but the best Northern and Western hickory, oak and ash. Vehicles of every description made to order. We will keep constantly on hand, Hubs, Spokes, Wheel Rim’s, Plows, and, in fact, everything needed by the farm ers and planters of tho country. Give us a trial is all we ask. Will lie found at the old stand of B. W. Leverett. In addition to our shop wo have secured the services of. C. W. HOWELL, carriage and buggy painter. Nov3o-tf Dr. E. A. Jelks. Dr. Harry Mabbett. Drs. Jelks & Mabbett, Having purchased the drug department of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks A* Cos., would respect fully notify their friends and the 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 havo considerably enlarged, and are now supplied with a full and complete stock of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Perfumeries, Toilet Articles, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, Putty, &c. ; &c. Also a ftno stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, TOBACCO, SEGARS, .SNUFF, &c. E. A. JELKS A IIAItRY MABBETT. 7-fira BOOK-KEEPING TitE undersigned by request, offers his services to the young men of Quitman for the purposes of instructing* them in the above science, and guarantees that all who pass through a regular course of instruction shall be able to take charge of a set of bboks by double entry. i Those desirous of information! without going through a regular course 6f instruc tion will be accommodated. For terms and particulars, apply at this office or to Mr. Brass personally. 51 JOHN BRASS. QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 1877. FLORIDA ITEMS: Tramps infest St. Augustine. Livo Oak wants a singing school. There is a Peabody school in Lake | City, numbering ono hundred schol | afs. Orange county lands produce twen ty-five bushels of corn to the acre this year. A fine horse was slabbed and killed the other day at Tampa. Madness ruled the hour. A ten pound sweet potato of this year’s growth is on exhibition at Or lando, Orange county. Tho largest watermelon grown in the State weighed eighty-two pounds. Georgia don’t beat that. Madison has organized a dramatic club, and will soon place before the lights, “ She stoops to Conquer.” The Grand National Hotel in Jack sonville is advertised for sale on the first Monday in September. Blaster’s sale. The merchants at Key West are cautions men. There has not been a failure among them for more than a year. Rust has made its appearance in many Cotton fields in Leon county and a half a crop is all that will be made. Eight thousand dollars havo been subscribed towards the construction of the Santa Fee canal. It ought to be built. If you wish to purchase land at Ivingley Lake, six miles from Starke, 1 Alachua county, it will cost you 8100 per acre. Three very largo squashes were grown in Duval county the present season, the largest of which weighed 104 lbs. The Mayor of Pensacola has issued a proclamation forbidding vessels from Cuba touching at that point un til after frost. The Quincy Herald claims that there are more two hundred pound men in Gadsden than any other coun ty iu the State. Gainesville is the only town of its size in the State that hasn’t a soda fountain. The summer season don’t affect them much. A party of men representing them selves as a sheriff’s posse, committed a most brutal murder on the person of Mr. W. J. Lee, at St. Lucie, recent ly. On Senator Conover’s iccent visit to Key West he was met with a very cordial reception by the citizens of that city, irrespective of party affilia tions. The militia fever runs rampant in Florida. In every little town inde pendent militia companies are being organized, and appeal to the Govern or for arms. The striking laborers at Key West attempted last week to prevent work men from unloading a steamer. The Mayor, with the entire police force, ejected tho strikers, and restored or der. The Livo Oak Expositor says that the J., P. & M. Railroad charges §l2 for a car load of lumber from Ella ville to that place; and yet, only charges $lO for the same to Jackson ville. Jacksonville is infested with a band of burglars, who are so bold, in ma ny instances, as to demand a man’s money, watch, or any other valuable that ho may have about his person, if caught out after dark. Mr. Wm. Astor has purchased a lot on Bay street in Jacksonville, with 52| feet front and running back to the channel of the river—paying at the rate of $l9O a foot He will erect a.fine tliree-story brick building oh it. At the last public sale daj’, in the town of Ocala, less than a half block of land, on the public square, sold for $1,200; and loss than two acres in the suburbs of the town were knock ed down for $240. The land was bought by citizens tor speculative purposes. J. Willis Menard, a prominent col ored man rh the eastern portion of of the State, says that tho “ Liberia emigration fever is the offspring of a temporary excitement caused by the result of the late election, and will soon Subside.” He thinks the sub ject does not warrant any considera tion whatever. AFFAIRS IN THE COUNTY. New Academy Education Crops (hi neso Cane Personal, Cle. Tallocas, Ga., Aug. 15, 1877. Editor Reporter: It will no doubt be gratifyiug to all who are interested in our educational iutorosts, to ascer tain that we now havo iu process of construction a most excellent acad emy, to bo completed next week. The magnitude of the cause—tho import ance of a universal co-operation in its behalf—has fully aroused our people to a feeling sense of tho propriety of promoting the prevalence of educa tion; hence their every movement in that direction is characterized by a marked iucreaso of zeal, energy and harmony. The extensive and energetic opera tions now advancing in other sections of the county in its behalf present, indeed, flattering prospects for future prosperity and happiness. That an unprecedented interest in this work has been recently excited and is still rapidly strengthening in many other districts; that talent, learning, wis dom, influence aud experience arc enlisted iu its service, with a measure j of zeal and harmony which has far surpassed what was ever before wit nessed in such a cause; that great things have already been accom plished, and much greater fife near at hand—that the whole victory will be eventually won, if the good people j of the country are true to tho solemn ; obligations they owe to themselves, to their country, and to their chil dren—is seen already by those living along tho main channels of public ! thought and feeling. Elevated as we , now are upon a high tide of general interest and zeal—a tide which will either increase its flood until it has ! washed clean the very mountain tops I and drowned ignorance and vice in | their last den, or else subside and ! leave the land infected with a plague the more malignant and incurable, from trie dead remains of a partial inundation. Hence it is how a ques tion of universal application, which not only those who are in the outset of their influence in society, but all who feel an interest in the welfare of tho rising generation, should gravely consider what ought to be done— what can be done in this great cause. Greetings come to us to-day, in loud acclamation, from other sections of the State, proclaiming tho march of this great cause throughout then domains—sweeping over til! and dale'—bursting through tho dark clouds of ignorance and vice, is waft ed from the hill-tops to the utmost j bounds of the State. Oh, let those greetings be answered with victorious shouts of triumph from Southern Georgia. Join the song; swell the chorus—let it efiho and re-echo throughout the length and breadth of tho land, in accents so loud and long that, as it reaches the j Atlantic—yea, the Gulf of Mexico—it j will be thrown back to the bleak, tho jdreaiy and snow-capped hills of the North; there in continued strains, extending wider and wider—higher and higher—that, as it crosses the Rocky Mountains, ’twill ascend to heaven, reach the throne and bless the great heart of Good Himself. Wo have been very fortunate in se curing the continued services of our former teacher, Mr. Jas. L. Mitchell, for another term, which will com mence the first Monday in September, at remarkably low rates of tuition. | The moral tone of our sociotj', healthy | climate, cheap board, and the advan tages of an accomplished and expe rienced teacher, present attractive feature's for patronage from a distance; hence we extend a hearty welcome to all who wish to avail themselves of those opportunities. Crops in our section aro fine, both corn and cotton, aud with no indica tions as yet of tho caterpillar or rust in tho latter. Many have already commenced picking their first cotton, which is, generally, well fruited and bids fair for a heavy yield, if a reason able price can only be obtained when carried to market. Dr. H. L. AVatkins has the finest Chinese sugar cane I have seen any where; in fact, I never saw better. Nor is there any one at whose pros perity I am more rejoiced than at the Doctor’s. He is, indeed, one of na ture’s noblemen; a fine physician possessed of the kindest feelings, no ble impulses and generous desires; and whether he lives long or dies soon, his benevolent, self-sacrificing spirit will bo long remembered and highly appreciated by tbe good citi zens of Tuilokaa district. AVc aro quietly but anxiously await ing tbe result of the Convention, and sincerely hope that we will get a Constitution that will meet all the necessities of the people, and particu larly of the farmers. Yours truly, Avncns. Tho intimate friends of ox-Presi dent Grant say that his trip to Eu ropo has more of an object than mere pleasure Booking. When President lie took a deep interest in tho sur veys being made by the naval author ities for an inter-oceanic ship canal through Nicaragua. It is stated now, I with a good deal of assurance, that while abroad lie will endeavor to no-! gotiate through private channels the j necessary amount to construct the ship canal thus surveyed. The esti mate of the cost is §65,000,000. II j ho is given assurances of subscrip-1 tion to the stock of this amount he will return td this country, organise l a joint stock company, of which he ! is to bo president, and issue stock to j subscribers in amounts abovo §500.1 Tho plan of the proposed canal has I already attracted the attention of Eu ropean capitalists and its pecuniary success, if constructed, is unquestion ed. Commodore Aimnen, chief of the bureau of navigation of tho na vy department, a warm personal of Grant, is to be secretary of the en terprise, if organized. —Atlanta Con stitution. If the Constitution now being ■ framed fails of ratification it will be | most unfortunate, not only for our i own State, but for the South. Geor j gia, in case, the Constitution of 1868 j is preferred to ono made by our own j people, will be justly put down as a j radical State, and there is no estimat | ing the mischief that will result there from. BVc regret to learn that dele gates threaten to go against tho adop ! tion of the Constitution in case their : pet measures fail, and earnestly hope that everything will be left out of the Constitution calculated to create di visions among our people. Ono thing is plain, the Convention cannot afford to. add to tho risk of tho de feat of tho Constitution by putting Atlanta into it as the Capital.— Un ion <fc Recorder. Female Loveliness.—Do not think you make a girl lovely if you do not mako her happy. There is not one restraint you put on a good girl’s nature—there is not one check you give to her iustiucts of affection or of effort—which will not be indelibly written on her features with a hard ness which is all the more painful, because it takes away the brightness from the eyes of innocence, and the charm from tho brow of virtue. The perfect loveliness of a woman’s count enance can only consist in tho majes tic peace which is found iu the mem ory of happy and useful years, full of sweet records; aud from the joining of this with that jet more majestic childishness, which is still full of change and promise, opening always, modest at once and bright with hope cf better things to be won and to be bestowed. There is no old age where there is still that promise—it is eter nal youth. Starting in the AVorld.— Many an unwise parent labors hard and lives sparingly’ all his life for the purpose of leaving enough to give bis chil dren a start in tho world, as it is call ed. Setting a young man afloat with money left him by his relatives is like tying bladders under the arms of one who can not swim; ten chances to one he will loose his bladders and go to bottom. Teach him to swim, and he will will never need bladders. Givo your child a sound education, and you have done enough for him. See to it that his morals are pure, his mind cultivated, and his whole nature made subject to laws which govern man, aud you have given what veil be of more value than the wealth of the Indies. The Virginia Nomination. —The struggle in the Virginia Democratic Convention ended naturally in the selection of a compromise candidate. Colonel F. AT. AV. Holiday, of Win chester, a gallant Colonel in the Confederate service, in which he lost an arm, a lawyer in excellent standing, a man of line talents and pure charac ter, in the prime of vigorous manhood. AVe judge the Convention has been fortunate in this conclusion, and that it will harmonize the discords pro voked iu the fierce porsonal struggle betwen Mahoue and Daniels, and reconcile all parties.— Telegraph & Messenger. Georgia “Repudiation.”— The Her ald’s London correspondent is ii: ago nies over repudiation by Georgia and Virginia. Possibly, if wo held a few thousand of the Georgia bogus bonds wo should feel as ho docs—for self-in terest Warps the judgement amazing ly. But when we see all honest Geor gia bonds quoted above par our anxi ety is abated. Georgia will pay her just debts, but will not suffer lierself to be swindled, nor scared out of her property by any talk about “repudia tion.” A South Carolina woman of refine ment and former wealth has been supporting borself and ten.children on a one-acre farm. They came near to starvation, however, and were clothed in patchwork. The facts got into the newspapers, and money has been liberally subscribed for her. — \ Gov Hampton was authorized to negotiate a loan of SIOO,OOO in New York, but he only accepted $40,000, beeauso bo only wanted that sum. The drafts against it have been duly honored. Heal Estate, Etc. NOT IC I T FOR SALE, A SPLENDID LITTLE FA KM. rrUIE PLACE NOW BEING ItUN liY I. W. R. WILSON, just two miles from j town, is now offered for sale. It contains j one hundred and tltteon (115) noros, about j sixty acres cleared and in a high state of j cultivation. The buildings on the place j are quite adequate. The place can be ! bought cheap. For further particulars ap ! ply at the ! ‘ili: REPORTER OFFICE. V SPLENDID PLANTATION FOR SALE! IT CONTAINS ABOUT FOUR HUN DRED (100) ACRES OF LAND, and lays directly east of Quitman; about 50 acres inside the incorporate limits of tho town, and are eligible as town lots. 125 acres cleared land on tho 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. 1(52 in the 15th district, and south half of Lot No.* 310, in the 11th district, all of Lowndes county, Ga. Lot No. 162 lays on | the Withlacoocheo. River, a part of which is valuable hammock, the balance good pine | land. Lot No. 310 is first-class farming land, j ami lays iu a good neighborhood, and is well ! timbered. Apply to the undersigned, or to lb V. j Lane, at Valdosta, Ga. JOSEPH TILLBIAN, 226 Quitman, Ga. SpMd Plantation COMPLETE OUTFIT FOli S.VLE! r i I A splendid PLA ATKIN iff most exce j lent repair, * NEW GIN HOUSE, New Horse Power, New Eclipse Screw, New Gin, New Cabins, ! An Excellent Dwelling House, Good Out-houses, Corn and Fodder, Mules and Horses, Cows, find other stock, AYagons and Carts, can be boliglif cheap by applying to the Undersigned. The Plantation contains 526 ACRES OF LAND, and is situated in as Rood neighborhood as there is in the State. Schools and churches near by. The lands are good and productive; the water is excellent, and health unsur passed. The place is situated in tho centre of what is known as the Hickory Head set tlement, and is seven miles southwest from Quitman. Any one desiring such a place would do well to confer with me at once. JOSEPH TILLMAN, 4G Quitman, Ga. $$ Y $ BEAD THIS! ONLY ONE DOLLAR! For one dollar the Savannah Weekly News will be sent, postage paid, to any ad dress for six months. It is ono of the cheap est papers published, aud is a welcome visi tor to tho counting room, fireside or farm.. It is a neatly printed, four-page shoot, Com - pactly made up, and contains the political and current news of the week; a compre hensive summary of the telegraphic dis patches and local news, and interesting sketches and stories I ', 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 the paper for oven body interested in Georgia and Florida, ft wiil be well invested, and will educato your children and make home happy. Money for either paper can be sent by Post-office order, registered letter or Express, at publisher’s risk. Address J. 11. ESTTLL, 21J Savannah, Ga. Gin Houses and their contents insured in an ohl reliabl oinpanv. Terms liberal. c h: t. kingsbery, Agt. VOL. IV.—NO. 20. 820,000.00 -Bvorth of i DRY GOODS, l , CLOTHING. harbwarb. HOOTS, SHOES; Ac., To be soKl immediately to make room for more goods. OUR FRIENDS IN FOREIGN MAR kets having heard that we arc 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 goods for Cash or Produce, vekv cheap, O o o* e o w! You will buy at such bargains as you havo not thought of. We can assure our frienu - that we are surprised at the prices of many 1 kinds of goods being daily sent to us, and we menu to sell them accordingly. We MEAN BUSINESS, and XO HUMBUG. No market shall out do OCR'S. DRIGGS, JELKS& CO. j Quitman, Ga., April 4, 1877. 214 The Brooks Comity MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION ARE RUNNING Their Factory —ON - FULL TIME. uid HE MOST desirable goods, such as ex- I actly suit the wants of the people aro made here, and at New York Prices, less the freight to the purchaser. BROWN COTTON GOODS. 4 4 SHEETING - -Standard weight;. 7 8 SHlßTlNG—Standard weight. 7 and 8 OSNABURGS. ALL COLORS OF STRIPES. YARNS IN BALES, Bs-10s. ROPE—in half and whole Coils. SEWING THREAD—I 6 balls to' the pound. KNITTING THREAD. WRAPPING TWINE. GEORGIA PLAINS. MIXED PLAINS. WOOLEN PLAINS—AII colors. IEANS—AII colors. SOT WOOL CARDING A SPE CIALTY. Patronize . home industries. Send for, price list, and satisfy j-qurself where it wilt lie to yott# interest to buy. Address all communications to JOSEPH TILLMAN, President B. C. M. A. PULASKI HOUSE, >Bayiiiiiinh, Gil JAS. O’CONNELL, - - Proprietor. rj A HIS favorite HOUSE, with accommoda-t JL tions for three hundred guests, has been leased* try me for ri ferm of years, and will be opened to the travelling public on Tues day, February 18. The Hotel has been thoroughly cleaned and refitted, and is now equal in all its appointments to the best hotels in the United Stated. The TABLE shall not be surpassed by any other house. Feeling willing to divide the depressed state of the times with the travelling public, I have mady to suit the times. My terms will be: 25 rooms at $2.5Q;i 50 rooms at $3.00; 50 rooms at $4.00 pet day. By the week from $12.50 to $21.00, according to location aud number in a room. JAMES O’CONNELL, 50-51 Proprietor. f ■ is not easily earned in these * K # / / times, but it can be made in lJ I S H three months by any one of either sex, in any part of tho country, who is willing to work steadily at the employment that we furnish. $66 per week in your own town; you need not be away from home over night.. You can give your whole time to the work, or only your spare moments. Wy have ageuts who are making over S2O pei‘day. All who engage at once can make ihoney fast. At the pres ent time money cannot be made so easily and rapidly at any other business, It costs?', nothing to try the business. Terms and sf? outfit free. Address at once, 11. Hat.lett As Cos., Portland, Maine. 220-280 • • .'ll- j . . .it- '..sal