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THE SOUTHERN SUN.
Lrrgest City and County Circulation
Official Journal of Decatur County
JOHNR HAYES* i EDITORS
BEH RUSSELL,)
•BAINBRIDGE,THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1871
Annual Letter of A. M. Sloan
& Cos. of Savannah.
This letter addressed to the planters of
Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, is before
ns, and it contains information of no little
value to them. Messrs, A. M» Sloan & Cos.
have, through their extensive business
connexions with the largest commercial
houses in this country aud Europe, and
with the planters of the States afore men
tioned, been enabled through their Annual
Letter, to give to the farmers some sound
reasonable and wholesome advice, in re*
gard to the almost exclusive cultivation of
cotton, at the expense of other produce
tions.
After showing the fallacy of the old
plan of growiog ‘all cotton,* by facts and
figures, clearly and concisely, the Letter
concludes as follows :
‘Furthermore, we would foster and sus
tain enterprises looking toward domestic
manufactures. The Southern people have
been culpable in tne extreme in neglecting
this important branch of home industiy.
Our State alone possesses water power suf>
ficient to manufacture goods for the entire
South, and in a section whose climate is
unsurpassed for salubrity, aud whose beau
ty of scenery leaves nothing to be wished
for. When this is done we will then have
entered upon a career of prosperity which
will operate in every way to our advao*
ta go.
‘First. We will be independent of the
world and cause all nations to be so far
dependent upon us as to be compelled to
pay 20 cents per pound|for Cotton, when
formerly they paid but 10 cents.
‘Secondly. To the Northern philanthro
pist, whom nothing would content Bave the
freedom of our slaves, it will demonstrate,
through the uufailing argument of dollars
and cents, that they also were directly
interested in the perpetuation of slavery
to the extent of 10 cents per pound on all
Cotton which they may consume.
‘Thirdly. The granaries of the West
(upon which, through a short- sighted pol
icy, our planters have been compelled to
make constant demands) will seek other
marts, and the South, once relieved of this
source of financial depletion, and assisted
by the reforms which we advocate, will
rapidly recuperate and regain her former
condition of wealth and general prosperi
ty.
‘The extent of land usually devoted to
Cotton having been somewhat diminished,
and in addition to this the prevalence of
unfavorable weather for several weeks subs
sequent to the planting season, created
the belief that the yield from the growing
cßop, as compared with that of last year,
would be greatly reduced. Influenced by
this impression, prices rapidly advanced to
20 cents for Middling Cotton in this mars
ket, and to 21 cents in New York.
‘More recent advices of the condition of
the plant have effected a material change.
The estimates of the present crop being
from 3 to 3J million bales, further advance
has been checked, and prices have gradu
ally receeded to It ceuls for Middling.
‘Should the above estimate of the crop
prove to be correct, it will not be unrea
sonable to expect a marked improvement
upon the prioes obtained the past season ;
for while tho estimate of the yield is so
far in excess of original calculations as
to depress the value of Cotton, we believe
that the discrepancy between the aggre
gate of the growing crop and that of 1870
and *7l will be such as to create a redaction
which will result to the great benefit of the
planter."
The New Departure in Ohio . —The fol
lowing paragraph from the Cincinnati En
quirer, the leading Democratic paper in
Ohio, shows up the light in which the ‘new
departure' is regarded by the Democracy
of that State. The Enquirer says :
?h the conclusion of Garfield's speech
we are amused to see it stated by Garfield
that the Democracj* have changed their
opinion in regard to the merits of the Con
stitutional Amendments and the manner of
their adoption. Because they choose to
submit to a successful usurpation does it
follow they approve it ? If General Gar
field hands over his parse and watch to the
highwayman, is he in favor of robbery ?
The distinction between obeying and ap*
proving is so obvious as to require no com
ment.
Charleston Trains Not Allowed to En
ter Savannah.— Mayor Screven has noti
fied the Savannah and Charleston Railroad
that hereafter no cars will be allowed to
•run through from Charleston to this city.
All -trains from that place for Savannah
will be met bj* trains from here at Yamas
ever station (midway,)and no persons, cars r
mails or articles of any. kind will be allow
ed to come through.-
It is not known as yet whether the rail
lead authorities will accept • this proposi
tion of tho Mayor, but if they do not, how
ever, all communication between the two
cities will be cut off entirely.—Savannah
Radical Rule in Texas —-The following
is a specimen of the way they do things in
the magnificiently ‘reconstructed* State of
Texas. It is a part of the proclamation of
Governor Davis, and his reference to the
coming electiou :
‘To the end that there may be no disturb*
ance or intimidation at the registry of vo
ters and about the polls at the coming elec
tion, the following regulations are estab
lished for the government of the officers of
the election and of the peace officers, State
guard and malitia, on duty by order of the
governor, at such registry and election :
'All persons coming to vote shall deposit
their ballots with the least possible delay,
and, after this is done, they are forbidden,
under any pretext, to remain at the polls
or at the county seat (unless this is their
residence), during the time of election, but
shall return to their home and usual em
ployment; and peace officers, State guard,
or militia on duty at the polls, shall see
that this regulation is complied with. 1
There is freedom for you! Gov. Davis
is a Republican. He is a pimp of the mil
itary power of the United States. He was
placed in his position by it for the dirty
purpose of carrying elections by the bayo
net, and he is true to bis mission. Will
honest Republicans in the North sanction
such disreputable proceedings to maintain
party ascendency ? Such an order as Davis'
would hardly be issued in France or in
Austria.—Sav. News.
The Albany News
in posession of reliable data from the whole
of Southern and Southwestern Georgia,
relative to the condition of the cotton crop,
and it is our painful duty to report a dis
astrous failure. This is do sensational an
nouncement, and is not based upon doubt
ful information. The best sections of this
portion of tbe State cannot possibly reach
two-thirds of an average crop, while the
poorer sections will scarcely exceed one
third. The acreage of tbe latter being
mnefi the largest, the plain deduction is
that a half crop will not be realized. Be
fore tbe recent storms and continued rains,
the belter lands promised a good yield, but
not a full crop. Now the rust is making
fearful ravages, and tho caterpillar is
spreading witlv destructive rapidity. We
have direct intelligence from nearly all the
large plantations in tbe Oak woods belt, and
the concurrent testimony discloses disaster
everywhere.
Escape of VallanDigham’s Client I.—Day
ton (Ohio) Journal of the 23d inst., states
that the fire-bells rang an alarm in that ci*
ty the preceeding midnight, and it was
found that seven prisoners had dug their
way out of the county jail t among others
McGehan in whose defense Vallandigham
lost his life recently. They effected then
escape by tearing up a portion of tbe stone
floor of one of the cells in the southeast
corner of the prison, excavating a tunnel
into the cellar under the sheriff's residence.
<L
The Macon Telegraph says : ‘lt is cur
rently reported that the Central Railroad
is about to take measures to prevent the
crossing of the Southwestern Railroad
track by the Brunswick and Albany Rails
road* They concede the right to the Bain*
bridge, Cuthbert ami Columbus Road to do
so, as it runs North and South, but deny
that a parallel line can claim a similar priv*
i!ege.‘
The drunkard is the most pitible object in
the creation. Losing, by intemperance, his
natural spirits, be fines to artificial stirnu*
lants to recruit them. Each dose, like a
slow poison, brings him nearer his end,
while the folly that has taken possession
of him still draws htm with the fascinating
power of the rattlesnake* along the fatal
path, till the sure follower of intemper
ance—an untimely death—carries him off,
scarcely lamented by his nearest connec~
lions. He leaves the world in which be
has been useless, nearly as helpless and as
ignorant as he entered it.
The Poison Epidemic.— The Richmond
(Va.) Dispatch of the 30th instant, states
that a lady of that city, her colored servant
and the servant's child were all poisoned by
eating of raisins which had been sent’o the
servant from New York by her husband, a
colored man, with whom she had some
difficulty, resulting in separation. The
three victims are recovering. An examine
ation of the raisins showed that they had
been poisoned with arsenic.
Arrested in Macon —We learn that sev
eral years ago there was a young man from
New York in this city, named Dubai. He
had formerly been connected with a well
kuown mercantile firm in New York, rep
resented that lie still retained the connec
tion. By means of these representations he
succeeded in getting one of our merchants,
Mr. J. A. A pel,-to eash a draft on the firm
for seventy-five dollars. The draft was
immediately sent to New York and pay.,
meat refused, thefiVm starting that the draw
er was no longer in thnw-jemploym* n<, and
was uot authorized to draw upon them. Oi:
yesterday, learning that Dubai was iu Ma*
con, Mr. A pel telegraphed to Macon and
had him arrested by the police of tbht city.
Be is expected here this eveniug.—Augus-
ta Chronicle.
Two negroes have been nominated for
the Legislature ip San FfaDcisco.
Dr. A. G. Thomas, late of Georgia, has
been elected Professor of Greek in the
Northwestern Christian University at ladU
anapplis, Indiana, <■
Plotting Against Grant* —The Savannah
Advertiser, of Friday, prints the following
highly sensational special from Washing
ton. It is dated Thursday, 31st nit. Sen*
ators Sbmner and Fenton, John A. Lo
gan, Governor Garey, Governor Bullock
and others, met at Auburn, New York, last
night, for the purpose of considering a plan
of opposition to tbe renomination of Grant.
The Austin Texas Gazette, of the 15th
iDst.. has the following .
Our most unfortunate drouth, has
prevailed without interruption for nearly
twelve weeks, shows no sign of termina
ting. In no year since 1857 has this coon
tty been so dry. The grass has gone and
so has the water from the minor creeks and
aud watering places. Except the San Mar
cos, the traveler crosses no running stream
from the Colorado to the San Antonio, and
fiorn thence west to tho Nueces he crosses
the dry bed* of what a few months ago
were bold running streams. Our slock is
becoming lean, and unless rain commences
at once and we have a late fall, it will be
impossible for the large majority of eattle
to attain a condition to successfully stand
the winter.
————i w*m ■
Beast Butler, during the delivery of
speech at Springfield, had several spoons,
enclosed in an envelope, passed up to him.
He tore open the envelope, and, seeing the
corner of one, hastily slipped the package
into his pocket, (which be knows so well
bow to do from practice of old,) and pro
ceeded with his address.
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Bainbridge is exercised ou the question
of the handsomest man in town. ‘ Floretta’
of the Sun says the palm lies between Dr.
H. S. Jones and Capt. Joe S. Deverges.
We are glad to see Bainbridge has two
handsome men. Our first handsome man
has not come yet, but every body says he
will as soon as the B. & A. R. R. gets
through to Eufala. If we are disappoiuted
in this regard our Mary Ann wants Bain
bridge to send Dr. Jones or (he handsome
Captain hp?e for the girl to look at. —Bruns
wick Appeal.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE.
AGOOD COTTON
PftSSS
With timbers all complete ready
FOR USE. Apply to
T. B. HUNNEWELL & CO.
Sept. 7,1871—t5—15
GEORGlA—Decatur CoUNrsr.
ON the first Monday in October next, I will apply
to the Court of Ordinary of said eowrtty, for
leave to sell all the real estate belonging to the es
tate of 0. S. Haynes, late of said county, deceased 1 .
John and. harrell, Admr.
Sept f, 18fl—1&
GEORGlA— Decatur County'.
Court of Ordinary at Chm?bkrß, )
Sept. 6, 1871. J
PUBLIC notice is hereby given that a petition
has been filed in my office for a public road 1
from Robert Butler's crossing the public road at
Silas Jones’to the public road at S. E. Conyers’
place in the directon of Attapulgus.
And whereas, a counter petition has also been
filed praying that sahl ordered road be stayed.
Therefore, it is ordered that all parties in inter
est be and appear'at my office on the first Tuesday
in October next, to prosecute their especial interest.
JOEL JOHNSON, Ord’ry D. C.
Sept* 1. 1871—-td—l6
G EORGlA—Decatur County.
AGREEABLY to an order from the Court of
Ordinary, will be* sold before the Court House door
on the first Tuesday in November next, Jot of
land number 395, in the 19th dist. of Decatur coufi
ty,- belonging to the estate of Joseph Rawls, dec’d.
leans of sale Cash.
JAMES G. MAXWELL, Adm’r.
Sep 6,1871
GEORGIA— DecaTUr County.
ON the first MoLday in October next I will apply
to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell all the
real Estate of the Estate of N. B. Williams dec’d.
J. B. WILLIAMS, Adm’r.
Sep 7.1871.
GEORGIA — County.
AGREEABLY to an order from the Cotfft of
Ordinary of said county, I will sell before the
Court House door in the city of Ba'inbriuge, on the
first Tuesday fn November next, all the lands
belonging to the estate of David Lynn, late of said
cotfhly, deceeased, consisting of lot No- 818, in
the 14th district of Decatur county. Terms of sale
„ FELIX LYNN, Admr.
Sept. 7, 1871-745
A PROCLAMATION,
GEORGIA i
fiY
By RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Governor of said State.
WHEREAS, official information has been re*
ceived at this Department that a murder was com
mitted upon the body of John A. Griffis, in the
county of Heard, on or about the 18th of Novem
ber, 1870, by Thomas Teal, Paschel Griffis, and
Susan KxowE.es have fled from justice :
Now, therefore, to the end that they may be
brought to trial foi the crime with which they
stand charged, I have thought proper to issue
this my proclamation hereby offering a* reward
® f THOUSAND DOLLARS each for
the apprehension and delivery of the said Tkal,
Paschel Griffis, and Susan Knowles, with evi
dence sufficient to convict, tb the Sheriff 0 f said
oonnty of HeaAk
Given übdeT my hafid and the Great Seal of the
State at the Capitol in Atlanta, this the
seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord
Eighteen Hundred and Seventy one, and of the
lQdepender.ce of the United States of America
the Ninety-sixth.
By the Governor• B. BULLOCK. .
David G. Coiting,-jtjec’ry of State.
ljMt
Fall& Winter Goods
FOR 1871 & 1872,
Now open at
STEININGER & ENGEL'S
FLIBT RIVER STORES I
WE take pleasure in announcing to our nutAer*
Otis friends and customers, that we have re
ceived and opened our superb stock of
Mil til Vim (ODDS,
Which were selected with great care, and bought
at such pi ices as to enable us to warrant satisfac
tion in every particular. Oor stock embraces the
most fashionable and latest styles of—
DHESS GOODS,
Cloaks and Shawls,
Balmoral and Boulevard Skirts,
Millenery and Fancy Goods,
Ladies, Misses, & Childrens Hats,
' * r
RIBBONS & TRIMMINGS,
Hosiery and Gloves,
Flannels and Woolen Goods,-
Table Damask, Towels & Napkin's,
iBooks? ana
And a full assortment of DOMESTIC GOODS,
which we retail at Manufacturers’ prices ; together
with a large and varied assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
Which we are prepared to sell at prices agreeable
to the (im&. Otfr stock is complete in every way.-
OPR
Groceryßepartment
it the most complete in the city, consisting of
BACON, LARD, HAMS.
Corn Meal and Flotir,-
Coffees. TeaSf,
Sdgars—all hinds—
Chewing & Smoking Tobaccos,
Oysters, Sardines,
Crackers, Pickles, Soap,
....... x . , Candles & Starch,
Ana a whole host of other articles- too numer
ous to mention. We have also,.
SAGGING AND TIES*
Wood, Willow, Glass and Crockery Ware,
hardware and^cutlery
O^Sat I ttJ” e> *° dbe COBrt «* i - <•>«
FUKT RIVER STORE
Aw the beat in the State.
A T RIEG & co,
WwleiMfle &mm and iawmisato, I
SMJ
Are now receiving their Very i M gj
waul, errocn
Drygoods, GrocerieSj Boots and $|J
dB :E h tx;E=ts
HARDWARE, WOOD, WILLOW ADD QDEEIISVm j
15 Bbls. Sugar; all grades, 6000 Yds. Honlil- 1 ,
S® SI s. dM - 528 & tss P*
10 Bbls Flour, in sacks. ure Leaf
SVVTB&. tttiESSI, 9188. SASBOns, ,
WHISKIES. BRANDIES, GINS!
RUM AND WINE.
All For Sale Low For Cash.
sep7-6m] « X
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OFFICIAL ORDER.
EXECUTFIE DEPARTMENT 1 , 1
Stats o t Georgia. >■
Atlanta, Ga , August 19, 1871. )
ORDERED, That Hon. Foster Blodgett. Super
intendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
be, and he is heieby, authorized to remove any or
all of the persons nnnfod and appointed in the Ex
ecutive Order of January 23d and 24, and February
Ist, 1871, to briugup the accounts and records of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, so as to disclose
he Com’plete and final balance of the affairs of the
road to and including the date of its transfer to
the control of the lessees &c. ; and he is hereby
Empowered to appoint others in their stead, as he
may deem necessary to perform the duties assign
ed to said persons in said Executive orders ; and to
discover any frauds or ii regularities in the accounts
or conduct of any agent of said road.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Execu
tive Department, at the Capitol, in Atlanta, the
day and year above written.
[Signed] RUFUS JB. BULLOCK.
By the Governor.
R. H. AtkinßoN,
Secretary Executive Department.
SUPERINTENDENTS office,
WAstern anO Atlantic Railroad.
Atlanta, Ga., Ang. 24, 1871.
By virtue of authority vested in me by order
His Excellency Rufus B. Bullock, Governor of
Georgia, under date of 19th inst., as above,
ORDERED, That N. P. Hotchkiss, Auditor,
Isaac P. Harris, Treasurer, and Chas. P. Mcdalla,
General Book Keeper of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, are hereby removed from the Board of
Commissioners to bring up the accounts and re
cords, etc., of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
FOSTER BLODGETT,
Superintendent.
ALBANY HOUSE,
MERRICK BARNES, Proprietor
Albany* Ga.
THIS house is well furnished and - every way
prepared for the accommodation of the travel
ing public : entire satisfaction guaranteed. The
table is supplied With the fcbst the country can af
ford, and the servantsare unsurpassed in polite
ness and attention to the wants of guests. Omni
busses convey passengers to and from tbe different
railroads promptly. Charges to suit the times,
august 81st—ts.
Corn! Corn!
100 bushels just received and for sale by
T. B. HUNNEWELL & CO-
OATS, OATS\
100 Bushels just received and for sale by
T. B. HUNNEWELL & CO.
FLOUR ! FLOUR !
100'bhrrels just received and for sale by
T. B. HUNNEWELL & CO.
SUGAR CURED HAMS!
Just received and for sale by
t: B. HUNNEWELL & CO.
SUGAR!SUGAR!
10 Barrels assorted sugar just received and for
sale ty
T. B. HUNNEWELL 8f CO.
Dry-Goods,
CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &C.
A large and well selected assorted stock as cheap
for cash as can be sold, apply to
~ T T. B, HUN EWELL & CO.
majt 11-ts
[copt]-
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 1
STATE OF GEORGIA, j-
ATlanTa; Ga., August Ist, 1871.)
Pursuant to section Ist of the Tax Act, approv
ed 18th of March, .’869, which authorizes the Gov
ernor with the nssistahefe of the Comptroller Gen
eral, to assdss and levy such a per Centage on the
taxable ptoperty as will product. ,• in the estima
tion of the Governor, the sum of five hundred dol
lars, exclusive of specific taxes, and after approxi
mating as nearly as practicable the amount in
value of all taxable property in the (State as exhib-.
ited in the Digests ; it is
Ordered : That four-tenths of one per cent be
assessed and collected upon the amount of the
value of property returned by each tax payer,
subject to taxation ad valorem;
RUFUS B. BULLOCK, Governor.
Jlamson Bell, Comptroller General.
an^-llstt
copartners^
H. H * Spear
SPEAR & Till fin
Having Mr. t. j * >
me the business willbscwdocSfj!
ore, under the firm name of SPISARAXhoji^
august 24-13-ts H' H.SPtU.
A. M. Sloan. ....
A- I StOANtGO.
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AND AGENTS FOR'THECELEBHAIA
Etiwan mi Soluble Sea Hail Sam
CLAGUORN MD
BAY STREET - - SAVMHUM
august 10 1871 Ilk
BLACKSMITff
AND
WOOD SHOP,
At the old stand of Fondle Kenney, to I®
find tho
THE BEST OF WAGONS
lHfi»
That can be bought on
Complete and ready for tlie road-
CRAWFORD & ARLINB.
W. 0. SUBM&
Dtslerii
JEWo*^l
- WAJ} I
Neit D'oOt to Butts and B
bainbridge. geo, I
Keep constantly on band isl I
WATCHES CLOCKS
PLATED WARE,
MUSICAL INsI
WAX KING CANE 4 ’ |
Ad,l» full llna rfF.ncyW.__j, I
Holiday & ****%s# I
fjf* Watches. Clocks al.d te* 23 - I
short notice and warrant* I
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THE MARSHALL HOIIS-
Savannah, Ga*
Tl H ISTmST-CLAS9 W jJI
I Broughton Street, and jJbojes *
business part of the City- #tte „d»n«
gage Wagons will always be ending** w
various Depots and
passenge sto the hotel- mMO DATI 0>
LIVERY STABLE ACCOM
will be found adjoining the tiJvV
The undersigned will Sp _j! Com
nor expense to make bKg gU bgtauti*l
render this Hous#,-iB state*
‘efhal, at WaSt to any in them
The Bate of Board has b«>^pf** l **