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,V. one year . . "* ' * 150
ipy ’ three'taonthfl* 1 00
of **sl» ;
ti : m .. n u to be ‘or a less period,
moutii in-terted at $1 per square for ea*h
, .o nmonts are continued forone month
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tinenients 'f not marked with the number
lions desired, when banded in. will be pub
util Adyertfecrs order them out; and they
charged for accordingly.
rt i«ements sent to us for publication should
le d with the number of insertions desired,
icriod to be published, and accompanied with
mnt required for payment.
e information and guidance of Ordinaries
Clerks, Executors. Administrators Gua,
1 others, we publish the following, (a rule,
;*nt to he departed from:)
- s Sales are required by law to he pub ished
or four weeks, and the charge per levy, o
nr less. »yill he $2 00.
t! ,„ gales, eight weeks, per square $5.
ins for letters of administration and guar.
•
don from administration, monthly for six
$6.
ion from guardianship forty days, $5.
lions for leave to sell land, sixty days $6
stratum' sab sos land, forty days, per
perlshahl ropertv, per square $3.
to debtor nd creditors, forty days $5.
otices, th ty days, per square $4.
job Work.
ifcription of .bill Printing executed in
i. for neatness, cannot be surpassed in
era Georgia.
(i')ity §m*tovy.
(*& RUUlftltftOUD, Attorneys at Law
ridge. Georgia.
\*er drug store of C. 0. King, Jr., & Cos.
nep ired to take Charge of all cases aris
the Bankrupt Law.
. 1807. 13-ts
1 \[M :Y & CO., DEALERS IN CLOTH
t’ ivuishiua; Goods for men wear. Staple
s. Harness and Saddlery, Water Street
e, Georgia. [June 10-t
lEDICAL CARD”
J MORGAN, having perma-_~=~^’
Iv located in the city of
a bus hi< pt'iifessloiial services to yafTW
. and respectfully solicits a share Bppll .
found at his office in Bower’s Block dur
iv. and at his residence on Broughton
light. '
>• promptly attended.
Ige. March 11, 1869. 46 ly.
EDICAL CARD.
FARRAR & JONES
1 issoc'atel themselves together for__o
actice of Mkimcixf,. tender their pro
evvices to th 1 * citizens of Bairibridge
ity Olfi.ee Upstairs oVev ft. U. Smith &
e Or .1 mescan he fo-nd at night at the
on not professionally engaged; and Dr.
his r, sideuce on Hhotwell street, opposite
st Church
llth, 1869. 46-ly.
BN, W. HINES
ALLEN & HINES,
TOIINEYS AT LAW
AND
ICITORS IN EQUITY
AIN BRIDGE, GEO] GHA«
•e their prompt attention to all business'
to tbt'ir cate in the following counties:
Town.
Built bridge.
Colquitt,
Blakely.
Newton.
, Camilla.
Tbonmsville
i'>o practice in the Supreme Courts of
■ I United States Court for the Southern
Georgia. Office upstairs over J. P.
St Cos.. Confectioner)’, [ApB 49 ts. '
PBF.LL,. . G. GI'RLFY
11PBELL & GURLEY,
ATTORNEYS
AND
iSELQRS AT LAW,
AND
ifitJW u t^(|uitir,
B (IDGE, GEORGIA
h, ’69. . 4<V-ly. j
iPftwEUL&g
ftnents forwarded to all Newspapers.
ue charged on Publishers' prices.
in: Newpsaper kept on file.
ion as to Cost of Advertising furnished.
' receive careful attention,
by Mail answered promptly.
• Hinted Lists of Newspapers for sale
-4* s prep ied for Customers.
■merits Written and Notices secured.
>ur Business Men especially‘solicited.
) Pa6kßw]\Y
,BnbridgeGa,. a!868, 22 - tft
to tii© Interests ax T.l ;.i ot' i) So'utra'weeterii G-eovg’lct.
VOL. IV.
IIOW is the time to ADVERTISE in the Nt\Y, the busy SEASOjy
H is near, and von should inform the people what you have to sell. f%
NEW ORDINANCES PASSED AND IN FORCE IST
MAY, 1869-
Be it ordained by the Corporation of the city of Bainbridge, That from
and after the passage of this, act. tho Mayor or in his absence the Mayor
pro tern be and ire is hereby-authorised and Empowered to prohibit the sale
of spiritilous or tnialt ilqifors, ale, wine, sager-beer or cider, on any day or
days or at such time or times, as he d«ems it expedient, or for the public good,
and that for any evasion or violation of this ordinance, the party or
violating the same, shall in addition to forfeiting their license to -sell the
same, he fined in a sum not exceeding SIOO ODor imprisoned not ,€o exceed*
thirty days or both. *
Provided.the prohibition shall not extend to a longer time than twenty
four hours.
FIRE ORDINANCES.
Whereas, This Corporation has been memorialized Uv Stonewall Fire Com
pany No. 1, and the Oak City Hook and Ladder Company, and also, by ti e
citizens of Bainbridge, in reference to the necessity to the passage of certain
ordinances for the protection* of the property in the city; and also; to protect
the lives of Firemen, in the event of fire. Now, 'therefore, in respect to, and
in accordance with said Memorial. + .
Ist Be it ordained by the Corporation of the city of Bainbridge, that the
owners of cisterns now within the corporate limits, and of those which may
hereafter be built within said limits be required within 20 days after the pas
sage of this Ordinance to have the arches and tops pierced with an opening’
at least one foot in diameter, hi such a manner as to be acce sible to the suc
tion hose* of the Engine. Also to keep them in repair and well supplied with
wafer, as far as practicable. Any person'pr persons violating this ordinance,
shill upon conviction be fined in a sum not less than five, nor more than Fjtty
dollars; or imprisonfnent not to exceed 20 days
2d. Be It ordained by the Corporation of ti e city of Bainbridge, .That du
ring the erection ofall buildings, which may hereafter be erected, and in
all cases where those already erected* within th; corporate limits of the city
are recovered, the owners or agents of the same are hereby required to make
in the roof a scuttle of sufficient dimensions to admit of an easy egress atul
ingress with ready access thereto
3d. Be it.ordained by the Corporation of the city of Bainbridge. That not
more than Twenty-five pounds of Powder shall be kept at anyone time at any
one place of business and that, that shall be kept in tin cans with tin" Covers :
Any person or persons violating this ordinance shad, on conviction', be fined
in a sum not le>s than Ten nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment not
to exceed Twenty days
4th Be it GrUained bv thb Corporation of the city of Bainbridge, That the
City shall be at once, divided into 4 Fire Wards to be disignatedas Nos i, 2,
3 and 4 Be it fuither Ordained that there shall be 1 Fire Warden appoint
ed, by the Cheifof the Fire Department, from each Ward, clothed with
plenary‘power to examine into, and have enforced the Ordinances .passed for
protection of life and properly against fire; and that the said Warden be
appointed annually at the first regular meeting of»Concil. Be it Ordained,
that the Fire Department shall have and exeicise supreme control at fires, so
far ns relates to the suppression or extinguishment of the same.
sth. Beit Ordained by the Corporation of the city yf Biiubridge, That no
person or firm keeping a store in the city of Bainbridge shall sell or draw for
any purpose, after candle light, ai y kerosene oil or other inflammable fluid.
Any person or firm violaMng this ordinance, shall he fined n t less than Five
dollars nor mure that Fifty dollars, o-r imprisonment for twenty days or
both at the discretion of the Mayor.
REPORT of clerk and TREASURER.
Be it ordained bv the Corporation of the city of Bainbridge, That it shall be
the duty of the Clerk to make out a stiteineut, showing all monies received,
and all monies paid out, while in o.lice, and to publish the same hereafter on
the Ist day of January and the Ist day of July in each year
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GoAI’ORDINANCE.
Be it rodained hy the corporation of BainbridgeThat it shall be unlaw
ful for anv one owning Goats within the corporate limits of the city of Bain
bridge to permit one or more of them to frequent the streets; any one viola
ting this ordinance, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed five dollars for
each offence.
ORDINANCE to protect warehouses.
Be it ordained by the corporation of Bainbridge That any person, firm
oi company, who shall after the passage of this ordinance, receive to be stored
in their house, warehouse or other house or building, Within the corp .rate
limits of the city of Bai.ibridge. any cotton, or any other articles or merchan
dise, for hire or compensation, shall be held and treated as doing a waWjhoOse’
business, and shall be subject to the same special tax as is provided tor a wares
house business, in the 18th*Paragraph of section sth of special tax ordinance
of said city, and the same shall be pai.d or collected under the satrie rubs
and regulations as are provided for the payment and collection of taxes un
der sa%l special tax ordinance,
Sec 2, All ordinances and laws militating against this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
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[From the Atlanta Intelligencer ]
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GOVERNOR BULLOCK AND
THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL BELL.
VV« lay before out readers the following Copy of a correspond
ilenee which took piaoe between His Excellency Governor Bul
lock, and the Comptroller General of the State, the Hon. Madison
Bel I, to which we invite special attention. The correspondence'
speaks for itself, and it is not neCessatry that Wtt should present
views of our own, on this occasion* on the subject matter to'
whie.li it refers. The enquiry made by the Gonerndr of the
Comptroller General in view to vhe statement that had been made
was proper in*itselt, and the reply of the Comptroller cannot but
satisfy all unprejudiced and honest men, that neither has lie, nor
the Governor exceeded the power •vested in them, the one. in
drawing of Warrants, upon ill* Tieasurv to pay demands against
the State, and the other in auditing* and passing them over to
the biale Treasury for payment. Both the law and precedent
sustain their iction in the matter, and Treasurer Angier is alone
at fault, ns we have heretofore shown, in the matter of contro
versy between himself, the Executive and the Comptroller,- in
setting up his opinions as against the judgement and authority
of the Executive head of the State Government.
governor bullock’s letter.
E X EOUTIVK D F.PARTM7.NT, )
AtlauU, Ga„ July 17, 1868.]
Hon. AT. Bell. Comptroller General:
Sir Your attention is invited to the following extract from a:
published statement made in the interest of the Hon. N. L. An
gier. State Treasurer;
*VVe pimsTun■; the Chief Justice and res not wish to be understood
to say that, the Tro-ftnrer hr n n> right to refuse to p*y a war
rant when there is u > appropri.Jt.ioii to cover said warrant, or
when the warrant is drawn on an appropriation which his been'
exhausted, even though the warrant may he approved by the
Compt ioiler G *neral.
No class of warrants have been refused by the Treasurer, save
those drawn up >n an appropriation after the same has been ex
hausted, ttiose drawn upoa the wrong fund, and lhose*drawu when
no appropriation existed to cover them.*’
I desire to be informed: Ist, if any warrant has been drawn by
the Executive and approved by you “on an appropriation which
has been exhausted?”
As to those referred to “drawn upon the wrong fnnd.Vit ’" 8 <>f
course simply matter of opinion, wherein the Honorable Treas
urer placet? his own in opposition to the official act of the Execu
tive approved by the Comptroller in accordance with the written
opinion of the Attorney General,
The objection of the Honorable Treasurer to the warrants
“drawn on tire wrong tuiid" is not that said warrants do not re
present a lawful claim aga.nst the State, but that in his opinion,
what the Executive, the Attorney General, and yourself, uuile in
deciding to be the right fund, is the “wrong nind.’’
Also, please inform me: 21, If any warrant has been drawn by
the Executive and approved ny you “when there is no appropria
tion to cover said warrant?”
Very respectfully,
Kurus B. Buttock, Governor.
BAINBRIDGE, GA,, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1869.
REPfcf of the Comptroller General,
GENERAL’S OFFICE )
tt # V Atlanta, July 19, 1869.)
To His Excellency Rcfcs B. Bullock:
Sir-j-J acknowledge *1 he receipt of your
corn mu meat bm of the JTtU.inst., calling my
attest ‘toll to a certain mtalement ‘'made in
the interest >1” Gie State Treasurer, and in
reply have to say
Ist. 1 hat I have never knowingly ap
proved a warrant drawn on any fond after
it was exhausted, because I knew auoli ap
proval wop Id be in violation of the express
provisions of Paragraph 6, Section 94 or tho
Code, - I would state, however, in this con.
nection, that upon the;hypothesis that the
contingent fund appropriated by the
Legislature of 1868, sos ' the latter half of
the year, was limited b> $16,000, said fund
# was over drawn by about fifty dollars, bit
• lie warrant Was the last one diaw on that
fund, and was in favor of the Treasurer
himself to cover incidental expenses, such
at post-age, ets., which Ire-paid, Tips war.
rant was approved without that close scru*
tiny and calculation Iren ally adopted, and
I suppose the same thing occured with the
Treasurer. But it may not be amiss here
to state, that according to the oppinion of
the .Attorney General, the fund was not
limited to SIO,OOO, hy reason of the latter
clause of the section appropriating it, and
in this View of the subject, the appropria
tion was not overdrawn. By the same sec*
tion of the Appropriation act of 1868, fif
teen thousand dollars was appropriated as
{£ Printing Kuiml, and it was declared in
thJ latter part of #akl section, that “in
oaS'e of a deficiency in this appropriation
the Governor is hereby authorized to draw
bis warrant on the Treasurer for the same
'to be paid out of any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.’ I was
Satisfied'that the clause just quoted, ren
dered the appropriation indefinite and nn
d, and, Jwheii the fifteen
thousand dollars wAs exhausted, I did not
hesitate to approve Warrants drawn on the
same section. Besides, my own construe**
tion o'the law was sustained by that of the
Attorney General,- whose opinion 1 had
taken the precaution to obtain, before ap*
proving any Wfirrafft after, the sls 000,00
had been exhausted. Indeed* whenever J
had ahy dotibts as to what course I should
pursue in approving warrants, I submitted
the matter to that*officer, he being, under
the Constitution* thq legal adviser of the
Slate House officers;
2d. I hate niter tb my knowledge ap
proved a warrant drawn hy the Executive
“when theft; was ho appropriation to fcover
Said Warrant;” I have approved many
warrants where there was no special ap
propriation to meet them, but in all such
eases, I recognised the authority to do so
under sortie general clamse of the appropri
ation Act, or under some provision of the
Code of Georgia, and I considered it in
such eases, as much my duty to approve
the warrants as if they had been drawn on
some special appropriation which had
not been'exhausted.
In reference to the subjects of warrants
alleged to have been drawn on the “\viong
fund,’’ I beg leave to say in jnstiiScailionr of
the cotlrse I have pursued, that I. have not
at any time to my knowledge approved a
wan ant drawn upon a fund specially
preprinted and restricted to some other pur
pose. I have apjJftoved warrants drawn on
the Pointing Fund for advertising Execu
tive Orders, Proclamations, &c, which I
Understand the. Treasurer has refused to
pay, because they were not drawn on the
Contingent Fund. I have not been able to
satisfy my mind that such w<**rra.uts Were
drawn on the fund
Indeed, I have considered my Self justified
both by law and precedent iri the course I
have pursued, Section 1,042 of the. Code
declares, that “all p.rintiirg other than that
performed by the Public Printer, which
necessity may demand, shall be printed at
the seat of Government, or such of he f-pi ace
as may be necessary, ift the discretion of
the Governor under his direction and super*
vision, upon reasonable rates,- to be paid
for out of the Contingent Fund.” I hare
not considered the advertisement of a Proc
lamation as at all coming within the mean-*
ing or intention of this section, because the
word ‘printing’ is used, and has to rny mmd
a distinct technical meaning, different from
the word ‘advertising’ or ‘publishing.’ It
clearly means such job work as it may Le
necessary to 1 have done,* outside of thai
which the law requires the Public Pi inter
to do, and -not the publication of an Cider
or Proclamation. In the performance ol
the latter service, it is not the mere skill
and labor of setting up the type and stri
king off the sheets that constitute the gist
and value of the service, it is the space
id the newspaper, and the circulation and
publicity thereby given to the notice. The
mere printing of the notice Is not what Was
intended, nor what is charged for in such
cases, but it is tho publication and circula
tion of the notice Hitiohg the people. The
knowledge and information thus proniulga>.
ted and imparted to the public constitute
the consideration for which the warrant in
such cases is issued} sirch a warrant, there
fore in rny judgment, is not for that species
of printing referred to in section 1043 of the
Code, and I.enCe may properly be drawn on
the Printing Fund, In other words, the
law in my judgment, does not restrict the
payment of claims for advertising, &c., to
the Contingent Fund, and in this view I am
amply sivstained by the practice of the
Governors and tlie Comptroller Generals of
the St*to for many years back. 'lt was
the practice of Governor Jenkins,'as the
warrant books in this office show, to draw
wan ants for the puolicatiori of Proclama
tions, Orders,,&c., on the Prinling Fund;
and this section, 1043, of the Code was in as
full force during his administration as it is
now, In all such cases, if the Warrant was
within the'amount appropriated, 1 did not
consider myself authorized or required to
go behind it. because the law* in my judg
ment, basts ho such responsibility Upon
me.
It may npt be improper in me to state
before closing, that I made a full statement
to the Legislature of 1869, in my report
of every warrant that I had approved up to
the first of JanUaVy last, giving the num
ber, date, amount, the purpose for which
drawn, the person in whose favor drawn,
and the fund'or appropriation Upon which
each warrant was drawn, and I expect to
do so again when that body assembles.
And if, with this information before them,
they shall again adjourn, leaving the law
in reference to the issuing and approving
of Executive warrants as it now is and
seehis to have been for years past, I shall
continue to do, in the future, as I have been
doing heretofore. Very respectlnlly,
Madison bell,
Comptroller General.
Gilbert Carlkton Walker—The Gover
nor-Elect of Virginia. — Gilbert Carleton
Walker, who was on Tuesday, so tiium
phuntly elected Governor of the old Domin
ion, is a native of Binghamton, in this State
and is thirty-seven years of age; He was
educated at Hamilton College, Clinton, N.
Y., at which institution he graduated with
honor in 1854. Adopting the law as his
profession, he practiced awhile at Oswego
Tioga county. Meanwhile', he took some
interest and part in politics, earnestly
espousing lire Democratic faith He tvas
frequently serfl as delagate to Democratic
State Conventions, and was a leader among
the young Democracy. Not Content with
country practice, Mr Walker removed to
Chicago, hung out his shingle, and Soon
acquired a large and lucrative business in
his professiorf;
In ISffo, just as tire war closed, Mr.
Walker took Up his abode in Norfolk,- Va.,
and in a short fciiife became largely identi
fied with the commercial interests of his
adopted city. He was selected President
of the Exchange National Bank, a position
he still holds. Last year he went to Liven*
pool as a representative of the coJnmerciiJ
men of Norfolk, with a view of furthering
their interest -by way of direct trade
While abroad, Mr, Walker visited Con
stantinople and other portions of the far
East.
In the election for mfembers of the ConA>
BtiluTional Convention of Virginia, Mr. W. f
then a resident of the State, was elected as
the Conservative canditate for the Norfolk
district, but, by the aid of the iron-clad
oaths and Federal bayonets, his opponent,
the well known negro D . Bayne was elects
ih!.. Mr, Walker has always been a Demos
crat of the conservative school. In ph3*si
que he is of large frame, an inch or two
over six feet in heightb, has a piercing
black eye, and is cailed the handsomest
man in Virginia. Those who know him
best attribute*to him rare executive ability.
—2V. Y World.
Let every man avoid all sorts of gam
bling as he would poison. A poor man or
boy should not allow himself even to toss
up for a penny, for this is often the begin*
ning of a habit of gambling, and tin's ruin
ous crime comes on by slow degree*.
While a man is minding his work, he is
playing the best game, and he is sure to
win,
NO. 14.
Cucumber —Cut this out and put it itWay
until cucumber time. It may 1 be Valhablu.
It wont cost you much to try it*
‘lt does not seem to be very gehefally
known,, says an exchange, that the most
useful vegetable we have, and that can bet
dressed in a greater variety of palatable
ways than any other except the tomato.
It is better than squash and more delicate!
than eggplant* prepared in the same man
ner} can be stewed, fried,- or ettiffed and
above all, can be par boiled, srrtashed up irf
batter and fried as fritters, more pleasant
and easily prepared than any Vegetable dr
fruit.—When a cucumber becomes just ton
old to bo used raw or for pickling, it is
then at its best for cooking—and may btf
used for that purpose even until the seed
becomes hard. A raw cucumber is for
most persons an indigestible abomination,
however much they may admire its flsvor
and oidor;
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To Preserve Irish Potatoes foe Wimte#
U6S.—Dig when rip, spread them out upon a
dry floor, under a good shelter, give access
to air and light, but not to sunshine and
moisture —light is said to be necessary to
prevent them from sprouting.
To keep in the summer, I prefer tospreadf
upon a loft floor, covered about £ inch irf
perfectly dry saml, which preserves the po
tatoes at the bottom from becoming hraiss
ed* They shoo Id be spread irf rfs thin a
layer as-possible, and overhauled occasion*'
ally for the purpose of removing any thalt
may give an indication of ufisonrfdness.
Dry sand can always be obtained by heat**
ing it in.pot uc boiler, until its moisture is
removed* Some prefer to plant for a
second crop in July, dig in October, dry a
few days under shade, and bank as you
would sweet potatoes Irish potatoes
spread upon a flour should be qpvered with
straw to protect them from freezing in
winter —Christian Index.-
-i -g-
Sorrow sobers us and makes the rtjrrfd
genial. And in sorrow we love and trftst
not* friends more tenderly, and the dead
come dearer to as. And just as the stars
shine out in the night, so there are fac£s
look at us in our grief,- though before, their
features were fading from recollection.-
Suffering! Let no man dread it too much,
because it is better for him,- and it will help
to make him sure of being immortal. It is
not in the bright happy day, but only in
the solemn night, that ouf worlds are to be
seen shining in the long distance. And il
is in sorrow— the night of the soul—that
we see the farthest, and know ourselvow
natives of infinity and sons and daughter#
of the Most High.
A Sketch of “Josh Billings."— Mr. Shkw
is certainly quite as ugly as “Nasby*"
: a m-iny of : -. ; s a v ‘ Ties >-f broken English,
ue surpasses all who. have iriod that class
of writing. But to fully appreciate luin,
one must see and 1; tow him, He is about
forty-eight yea's old, and is the quaintest
"peeimen of humanity with which We have
ever met,
Pi ve years ago ho was ah attclldhffer hi
• Poughkeepsie, N. Y* He has shice moved
tn Ni-w Y rk city* where he koeptda boarding 1
house amused by his irrepressible oddities.
As he passes down Broadway he CHiittHt
escape observation. Elis broad bent form,
his immense hat, and his large eagitrdik*
features are always noticable.
Tlis weakness is for chewing tobftflCrt ittid
tejling stories. There is no such story*
telling in the land Such quaint, langlw
able yarns as he can spin, are not easilv
put in print. The only lounging place h®
has is at the office ot'ihe New Yoilc Week
ly, for which paper lie contributes Weekly
articles. \Vh,n thff tenure seas Art is at
hand he sends out a humorous prospectus
He makes from three ty four, thonaamf
dollars a year from his lecturing, and at
much more from his newspaper Work,- Al
ways cheerful and genial, always witty
and 3 r et kind, he is liked exceedingly by
his circle of friends. Perhaps some of our
readers will remember the publicity that
was given a little time ago to the marriage
of one of his daughters, whose beauty had!
bedtime iiotor ions. J?he was aft handsoUtrtf
as he is Ugly,— Paul Dispaltk.
Premium for Cott-R,— The fraahvifftf
Union and American, of the 7ih says:
A number of the wide-awake, enterprise
ing merchants of St. Louis have raised 4k
purse of one thousand dollars which they
propose to distribute in premiums for cot*
ton at the corning fair at St Louis. Th#
Si Louis Republican says: ‘We nnder>
stand that these premiums will be award#
ed as follows} For the best bale at upland
or short staple cotton SSOO. Fpr the
bale of New Orleans, or long staple Cv»tton
SSOO. The St Louis fair Association have
added to'this a third premium of $250 for',
the best bale of cotton raised u* Whn«o\aivV.
The cotton entered must be of the growth
of 1869, and must hot Weigh less than 450
pounds each.- Sea Island and Peeler cot*
ton aie excluded from Competition. These
premiums are we believe, by far the farg-*
est ever offered auytohefe sos the great
staple, being not less than $1 OO per pouud;
It is confidently expected that out Southern
friends especially will so interest themselv
es in the matter as to develop a lively corf
test among the cotton growers of that serf
tion/