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Alleged Conspiracy for the Assas sination of Ex-President Davis. A rorrespondent of the Erie (Fa.) Dispatch relates the following, which he says comes within his own knowl edge. There may be some truth in it, but most likely it is one of those sen sations which seem indispensable to life at the Worth. The writer says: When it was found that Davis was to go on bail, a matter which every one here looks upon as a virtual dis charge, the excitement among the vet eran soldiers knew no bounds. The result had been published days before; and, half expecting it, a meeting was privatoly called, at which some sixteen discharged soldiers were present, who bound themselves sacredly together under the name of the “ Anderson* ville League,” every member subscri bing to a solemn oath that if the gov ernment failed in its duty they would take justice into their own hands. This brotherhood no man was qual ified to enter but who had suffered either from wounds or imprisonment in the rebel pens during the war. It now extends to New York, Philadel phia and Boston. Whiie the bail was being arranged with the Court at Richmond on the day set for the trial, a paper was handed in to Davis' coun. sel, Charles O’Conor, of New York, warning him of the existence of such a league, and naming two men in the court room as members. These men were seized as 60on as they left the room, ou a mock charge, and were taken to jail, and were not released until a week after, when Da vis was in New York. It will be re membered that Davis arrived in New York during the night; that he kept secluded as much as possible while at the New York Hotel, no one being admitted but those who were person ally known to someone of the party ; that he suddenly removed one night from the hotel to Brooklyn, where he remained until his departure ; tha the left the city of New York alone and in disguise for Montreal, his party and family following only when he had telegraphed them of his safe arrival. When it is understood that the bro. tberhood were upon his track, and that he was conscious of it, this strange •conduct is accounted for. According to the oath, as long as he remains up ■on foreign greund he is sale; so it is hardly probable that he will again set foot upon the soil of the United States, at least not until he feels easier in mind than at present. Evils of Gossip I have known a country sooicty, which withered away to nothing un der the dry rot of gossip only.— Friendships once as firm as granite dissolved to jelly, and then run away to water, only because of this; love, that promised a future as enduring as heaven, and as stable as truth, evap orated into morning mist that turned to a day’s long tears, only because ot this; a father and a son wero set foot to foot with the fiery breath of an an ger that Would never cool again be tween them, only because ot this ; and a husband and his young wife, each straining at the hated leash which in the beginning had been the golden bond of a God-blessed lore, sat mourn fully by the side of the grave where all their love and all their joy lay bui ried, also only because of this. 1 havo seen faith tvanstormed to mean doubt, hope give place to grim despair, and charity take on itself the features of black malevolence, all because of the of scandal and the magic muttl igs of gossip. Great crimes work great wrong, and the deeper tra gedies of human life spring from its larger passions ; but woful and most melancholy are uncatalogued tragedies that issue from gossip and detraction ; most mournfully the shipwreck often made of noble natures and lovely lives by the bitter winds and dead salt wa ders of slander. So easy to say, yet so lard to disprove—throwing on the in nocent all the burden and the stain of demonstrating their innocence, and punishing them as guilty if unable to pluck out the stings they never see, and to silence words they never hear —gossip and slander are the deadliest and the oruelest weapons man has forged for his brother’s hurt.— All the Year Round. The way to Select Flour. —First 3ook *o the color ; if it is white, with a yellowish or straw tint, buy it. If it is very white, with a bluish cast, or with specks in it, refuse it. Second, examine its adhesiveness; wet and knead a little of it between your fin gers ; if it works soft and sticky, it is poor. Third, throw a littlo lump of dry flour against a smooth surface ; if jt falls like powder, it is bad. Fur ther, squeeze seme of the flour in your hand ; if it retains the shape given by the pressure, that, too, is a good sign. Flour that will stand all these tests, it is safe to buy. These modes aro given by old flour dealers, and they pertain to a matter that concents eve rybody—the staff of life. The Wheat Market. —The Pitts burg Commercial tayß the principal grain centres are manifesting, just now, certain significant fluctuations in Juices —a sort of trembling sensation ike that which precedes the final plunge of the sinking ship. The grand prospect ahead for the wheat crop now within two months of the mat Let —has brought out some thousands of bushels of old wheat, and the market from this time forward is bound to de cline, Greeley at his Wctrk-— Greeley has this advantage over his antagonists— he keeps cool and fights them at bis leisure—he deliberately seta down and dissects his vietirn. The argument in this case is the more effective, from he fact, that he makes Phillips do the talking. A little more grape, Old Whitey. —Macon Telegraph jicniljent (fettrprise ~~ (SEMI-WEEKLY.) "" L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor. THOMASVILLE, GA.: TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1867. SUPERIOR COURT. The Superior Court for Thomas County met yesterday, but finding that the Juries had been summoned for the third instead of the second Monday in June, Judge Hansell was obliged to dispense with the trial of cases, and hold court for a day or two, only to hear motions. He will probably adjourn the Court this evening and hold a special term hereafter fer the trial of Criminal Cases only, Judge Hansen, we regret to see, is suffering from Rheumatism, and though some parties may be disappointed by the failure of the Court, it will be benefi cial to his Honor’s health and to the farmers, who aro very busy just now killing the grass produced by the re cent rains. COUNTY RAILROAD ELECTION. We publish to day, an order by the Inferior Court of Thomas County, or dering, in compliance with an act of the Legislature, an election to be held at the various precincts of the county, on Tuesday, the 2d day of July next, for the purpose of authorizing said In ferior Court to issue Bonds to the amount of one hundred thousand dol lars, for the construction of the South Georgia & Florida Railroad. Let ev ery voter consider tho matter well, and remember that in this election he is called upon to vote for or against his own interests. Every sensible man in the county knows the construction of this road will add to his wealth by in creasing the value of his property, and while it is true that he is asked to vote a tax upon the county for its construc tion, ho is at the same time assured that the tax ho pays will only he so much stock secured to him and his heirs in the Railroad—thus giving each individual tho use of his own money and the advantages of the rail road combined. Under these most favorable arrangements, we do not see how any sane tnan could vote against the issue of Bonds. EXTENSION OF THE ATLAN TIC & GULF RAILROAD. We had tlie pleasure of meeting in our sanctum yesterday, the pleasant faces of Mr. 11. S. Haines, tho able and energetic Superintendent of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad, and Mr. J. A. Maxwell, the accomplished Chief Engineer of the same. These gentle men visit Thomasville on business con nected with the extension of the At lantic Sc Gulf Railroad, and wo are happy to hear that tl e work bus now commenced in earnest. A sufficient number of hands to complete the work will bo placed on the line within the next two weeks, and it is confidently expected that tho road will bo in ope ration to Bainbridge in October next, Mr. Maxwell proceeds at once with tho business in his department, and tho very prnsenoe of these gentlemen at the torminus of the road with this an nouncement, gives tho fullest assurance of the vigorous prosecution of the work to an early completion. We con gratulate our Bainbridge friends upon this early beginning of the realization of their hopes. BLACKSIIEAR CONVENTION. We publish to-day the proceedings of tho above Convention, held on Tuesday last, not because we think them worthy of consideration, but that our readers may ace for themselves that tho Convention was not entitled to consideration. Thomas and Brooks were not represented, as roported in the proceedings, but two citizens who haj period to bo prosont were invited to seats, and that citizen from Thomas, Dr. T. S. Hopkins, a sensible, worthy gentleman, distinctly Stated that lie was not a delegate to tho Convention. Nevertheless, he was made to do duty as a delegate, and to represent the “loyal sentiments’’ of Thomas. There were really only four counties repre sented of tho twenty-nine in tho First Congressional Distriot. TEN CENTS TO HEMEMBE? HIM ! There has been for a long time, one of Eberlinrt’s Yankee School Teachers in Thomasville, named Pine or Pync, teaching a colored school. Recently, he left temporarily or for good, we do not know which. Some of his colored patrons tell us that ho was very scru. nulous in collecting his tuition— that ho never failed to get his money out of tho poorest of them every month, and during the last collection ho per suaded each of his patrons to give him ten cents to remerilber him! Think of an enlightened Northern philan • thropist legging a poor ignorant de luded freedman for ten cents. Capital Coming to South Georgia. —lt has been stated that a number of Noi them capitalists, representingS2o, worth of capital, may be ex* peeled early in the fall to pay u visit to Savannah, with the view of a tc ur through Southern Georgia to examine the lands, both improved and unim proved, lying on or near the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad. There are thousands of acres of unimproved lands covered with a heavy growth of pine timber, that can be purchased at very low rates We publish an excellent com munication to-day on the subject of the South Georgia & Riorida Rail Road, signed “Thomaß.’ , It is tho roughly practical and to the point, handling matters with the right spirit, and wo hope will be read .by everyone. jj@“lf our cotemporary of the Bain bridgo Argus, does not yet understand whut advantages we expect from the construction of a Railroad between Thomasville and Albuny, he must wait until we get the locomotives on tho road, and then if he will come over we will enlighten him in a more practical way. We have no time now to go over the argument. DISFRANCHISEMENT. Gen. Schofield has issued a Gene, ral Order (number 34,) disfranchising nearly the entire white population of Virginia, in direct conflict with the written opinion of the Attorney gene ral. OVERBOARD. The drivelling Judiciary Committee, who have been so long taking evi dence to impeach the President, have at last adjourned, after voting that the evidence was not sufficient to impeach* Poor Ashley ! he will never be heard of again, unless he turns up in some State prison. [for the southehn enterprise.] Mr. Editor: -1 am glad to notice in your paper that, you have taken such a strong position in behalf of the South Georgia & Florida Rail Road. I hope your ardor will not abate, and that you will -‘keep it before the peo ple” in every issue of your paper, un til the people shall become thoroughly alive to their interests, and so much devoted to this outlet to Middle and Upper Georgia, and East, West and Northwest, until they shall determine to build the Road. But let me say to the friends of this enterprise. Rail Roods cannot he built either by town meetings and resolutions, or by silent friendship. Every good citizen would bo delighted to seo this Road built, and it has their good wile —this shows that it is popular with the peo ple. So far so good. But money must be added to the good will. It is not denied that the Road, if built, would be a paying investment. We are working for our future generations, and good stocks are the very best lega cies we can I equeuth our children. Then, let us subscribe and pay for stock in this Road, in such sums as will put the building of the Road upoiv a certainty. Some people, and I think yourself among that number, have an idea the Road can be built by pr vate subscriptions, without any taxes or bonds If all the people felt this, and acted in accordance with their feel ings, and would subscribe stock and make personal efforts and sacrifices to pay their subscriptions, it would bo charming, and the Ror.d would soon be built. But, alas ! poor human na ture is the same to-day as yesterday. There is always a class (as in the da,s of Jesus Ourist) who have bought a yoke of oxen, or married a wife, and urge excuses why they cannot take a few shares of stock. lam sorry that class in Thomasville and the country is so large. They hold large estates in lands and in town property, and have no objection to the Road, but they wish somebody else to subscribe liberally and build the Road, to en hance the value of their property and excuse them from subscriptions of stock and any taxation. They want to uso their capital in outside specula tions, so as to reap tenfold at some lib eral subscriber’s expense. If you ask them for subscriptions, they say I am opposed to Kail Roads altogether, or suoh an one outrht to subscribe $5,000, 810,000 and $20,000, and on such frivolous pleas, utterly refuse to sub scribe any stock at all. They are like the man that refused to take the corn, “unless it was shelled.’’ You can’t reach this class only by a corn sheller, and the best, sheller, and one that gives equal justice is tho tax sheller, with an ad valorem tax. An ad valorem tax reaches every man equally. Tho tax payer simply pays on the value of his property. Those who aro w. rth nothing will have nothing to pay. Tho Road will be a positive benefit to every species of property. It is impossible to benefit one property holder and not another, hence nil should pay a tax for this general benefit. Lot tho County and Thomasvill-- both subscribe ; and when the tax is levied, let the Tax Rereiver add a spe. cified per cent, for Rail Road purpo ses, and when the fax payer pays his tax, let the Collector give him a spo- cial receipt for tho amount of Rail Road tax, and when the receipts foot up ono hundred dollars, lot the County and City Treasurer transfer to tho tax payer, ono share of paid up Rail Road Stock. By this system every tax payer will pay a tax only on what he is worth, and at the same time, the tax so paid will not he lost to him, but will cieate a fund to build tho Road, and be an annual investment that will inure to tho sole benefit of tho tax payer.— These tax receipts will have a market value, and if the tax payer wishes to sell them (they being convertible into Stock,) there will always bo an oppor tunity to convert them into money at their market valuo, This system makes every man who |>ays one hundred dol lars, a bona fide Stockholder; it will aUo give him an opfortunity to vote for officers and look into tho manage ment of Road affairs, lie will feel interested in it, because lie paid it by taxation, and the stock will constitute a good fund for bringing him an an nus! dividend. It wiJJ diversify capi-. tal and diffuse new life in all kinds of labor. The old system used to be, to make more money to buy more land, more negroes and more mules That system is forever exploded. The peo ple are burdened with largo tiacts of land that they cannot cultivate them selves —they have no use for large numbers of mules. The netrroes are free citizens, and the farmers, will have to invest their surplus earnings into some other species of property. What can they do with it to advantage them more than assisting to build up the country ? If we had Rail Road connections with the North and West, easy of ac cess, emigrants would come among us in sufficient numbers to take up all the surplus lands, cut the lands into small farms and sell them. This will more than double tho population, double the value of the property and thereby les sen the taxes The day of farming on such an im mense scale as formerly is past. Our planters wlil have to (and ought) sell off their surplus land.- into small farms, and cultivate small farms themselves Make a small farm rich, so as to yield a large crop from a few acres. Dis pense with all surplus stock and make a hand themselves in their crops. This will enable them to do with fewer la borers—will yield more profit, with less care and anxiety. Invest your surplus earnings into enterprises that will put more money into your pockets, and beautify and adorn your homes, and make the country prosper- us and happy:—And there is no enterprise or investment, that will accomplish so much good to the peonle of Thomas County, as the South Georgia & Flo rida Kail Road. Thomas. The Blackshear Convention. Pursuant to announcement made through the public journals, and by virtue of piimary meetings held in several counties of tho First Con gressional District, a Convention, rep resenting the loyal sentiment of Cath am, Pierce, Brooks, Ware Thomas and Lowndes, assembled at Blackshear on Tuesday, the 4th inst., at 11 ocloek A. M. The meeting was called to order, and Cbas. H. Hopkins was nominated and elected Chairman, and C. O. Lamotte Secretary of the Convention. The Convention being organized, the following resolution was submitted and adopted unanimously : Resolved, That F. R. Fildcs, editor of the “Quitman Banner,” from Brooks county, he invited to a seat in this body, and that all citizens present who approve of the objects of the meeting, be requt sted to participate in the deliberations of the same. Tne Chairman then addressed the Convention in the following terms . Gentlemen of the Convention : I thank you for the honor you have con feired upon me by calling me to preside over the deliberations of the most im portant convention ever held in this district It is an assemblage of in corruptible patriots, who have volun tarily come from their various avoca tions to rent w their fidelity to their country, and proclaim to the world their willingness to acquiesce in all the acts recently passed by Congress for the speedy reconstruction of the South ern States, lately iu rebellion. We have not assembled, my country men, to discuss laws which are irresis tibl *, but to obey them. We do not desire to tear open the wounds of the nation, which are hut partially healed and re-kindlo the flumes of civil com motion. Wo have been sent here as messengers of peace by a represents tive population of over one hundred and iilty thousand inhabitants, embra cing tnoro than twenty thousand voters to accept tho terms offerd by Congres and the President for the pacification of our late distracted and unhappy country. Let us accept them us a whole with dignity and fortitude. We have much to be thankful for in this section of Georgia. Your losses have been small, compared with the disasters of other portions of the State. Your fields are fruitful; your taxes are light; your currency is above suspi cion ; your products command remu iterative prices; and, better still, peaoj, g'orious peace, reigns supremo over our broad land, from the frozen lakes to tho burning sands of the Rio Grande. We read no more of tho casualities in battle, amid tho tears und lauontatio sos mothers, wives and sisters, for some noble youth who fell in the bloody -trite. Let us draw a veil of oblivion over the past. Let us no h-ngr be designa ted by geographical distinctions, but as Americans, recognizing the Gov ernment oi. the United States as our government, and the flag of the Union as tho banner under which we were born, were reared, and expect to die. Our trubies will then be at an end, and we shall be again a united, prosperous and happy peoplo. On motion, the following gentlemen, constituting a Committee of five, wore appointed to prepare b isuiesp (or the meeting: F. it Fildes, lion Win. Sessions. Win. Btaniley, Esq, and Dr. T S. Hopkins, wlio retired ; and while absent, the meeting was ad dressed at length by Mr. Fildes, ex pressing, as lie declared, thojfeeling of Brooks county in favor of a speedy reconstruction of the State, under the Military Acts. He reviewed his own position as n secessionist until the close of the rebellion, and stated that in good faith he had accepted the situa tion, and while he held the lost cause eloso to his Heart as a mourner, he held the Constitute u of the United States the laws of Congress in his nght haud, which authority he now egarded as paramount, and tube obey, ca. Upon conclusion of the remarks of the gentleman from Brooks the Con vention adjourned to dinner. Upon the reassembling at 2 o’clock I‘. M., the following preamble and resi olutions were submitted by the Com' tnittee on Business, which being see onded by Mr. Lamotte, from Chat ham, in a speech directed exclusively to their merits, were unanimously adopted : We, the representatives of the sen. timents of the people of the First Congressional District of the State of Georgia, in general consultation as. sembled at Blackshear, in the county of Pierce, this 4th day June, 1867, do reiterate and declare our unaltcr. able attachment to the Constitution of the United States and the Union thereof. Be it therefore Resolved, That this organization shall be styled and known as the Con stitutional Reconstruction Party of the State of Georgia ; and while all its sympathies are national, it will never, thelcss cordially receive upon its plat form, irrespective of color, all who are willing to obliterate the past and co operate with us in forming and cemen ting a more perfect Union. Resolved, That we accept all the acts recently passed by Congress for the restoration of the States lately in rebellion to the Federal Union, as a finality for the adjustment of all our difficulties with the General Govern ment. Resolved, That repoi-ing implicit confidence in the magnanimity und good faith of the Government, we feel assured that a prompt acquiescence in all the present demands of Congress by tho people of Georgia, will insure to them permanent peace and a speedy restoration of all their rights wliich have not been forfeited by the acci dents or war. Resolved , That when all the present requirements of tho Government have been accepted by our people, we are in favor of immediate amnesty and the repeal of all disability laws now in force, in respect to those persons who. prove now, by their loyalty, that they are entitled to such clemency; and, as isolated eases of fidelity to the Union may occur before restoration can be accomplished, which may justify im mediate relief of such citize s from said disabilities, we do now appoint a special committee of three to advocate such meritorious claims before Con gress and the Pres-dent. Resolved, That we recommend the completion of registration at the ear liest practicable moment, in order that an election may be ordered at the dis cretion of Major General Pope lor del egates to a Convention to frame and adopt a Constitution, which shall guar antee to all men equal rights, and in sure our speedy restoration to our for mer political status in the Government. Resolved, That a copy of these res olutions be forwarded by the Secreta ry to Major General Pope, and to lus Excellency Ghas. J. Jenkins, and that they be published in all the papers of this District. Letters wero received from several distinguished gentlemen sympathizing with the object of the meeting, as also communications frein Pierce and Ef fingham counties and others, which woro reoeivud with npplausC- Hon. Wm. M. Sessions, Judge L. H. Gre nleaf, Colonel Ware, I)-. Lote, Dr. Hopkins, and Messrs. Lamotte, and Newton spoke upon tho merits ot the resolutions, and their remarks were received with applause by the Convention. On motion, the proceedings were ordered to be published in the Savan nah Republican and Quitman Banner , and the other papers in the District were requested to copy. [From t,!ic Rome Courier-] IMPORTANT DISCLOSU RES. Aims and Objects of the Black Re publican Party, Lodges Sic., in Georgia. All are doubtless aware that there is now in our midst, a political organ ization, under the name of “The Black Republican Party of Georgia but, few perhaps, are aware of its sys tematic operations. Permit me to give you a few items of this partiy’s progress in South and Southwestern Georgia, as I learned thorn from a Northern man, who Iras made consid erable investments in cotton lands in that part of the St -te, and is this year running a cotton plantation there: The Executive Committee of tho new party consists of seven—ono for each Congressional District. The Committeeman for the Ist District is a colored man, by the nuiiie ot Simms, who resides in Savannah. He is now out on the work of organizing his par ty in that District, accompanied by l one Captain Richardson, who was con ! nccted with the Bureau at Thomas ' villo. This man, having been either dismissed, or somehow severed his connection with the Bureau, is now engaged as an emissary of his party, tho extreme Republicans of the North. Ho, it is said, has a fund of 815,000 at his command, to be used in the Ist District. He supplies tho Charters for Lodges in every county of the District —accompanies the Executive Committeeman, and uids him in the organization of Lofges. Each Lodge, as soon as organized, is advised of the organization of every other Lodge— its number, officers and place of loca tion and receives monthly reports from every Lodge in tho State. The private doctrines of the party, as made known to every member when be takes the oath, and enters the Lodge, are the following, in sub stance, as printed in the Charter of each Lodge : Ist. Equal division of tho entire property of the country. 2nd. Equal rights, civil, social and political. 3d. Entire, and forever disfran chisement of all leading secessionists, whith total confiscation for them. 4th. A solemn pledge that Con gress, at its next session, shall repeal the cotton tax ou all cotton raised and owned by freedntco; but no repeal of tax as to cotton raised and owned by white men There arc other sundry matters in these articles of faith, considered and declared to be fundamental. An oath is taken by every member, on his ini tiation, to carry out these doctrines in all his votes; and the Lodges in each election are to nominate the candidate for every office. The members of every Lodge are to meet at some se lected place, convenient to the polls, armed as well as they cun, and at a certain hour on the day ot election, are to march, in double file to the polls, and deposit the ballot which has been supplied them by tbeir Lodge, at this meeting. These things are substantially true, there cannot be a doubt, though they may not be literally so. That the freedmen, in the first District, have been more industrious and attentive to their business this year than they were last year, and have been more quiet and orderly, admits of no dispute, un til within the last few weeks That thes incendiaries of the Radicals are atnon.- them, and that their meetings are being held, is equally true—that the freedmen have suddenly become politically intoxicated ; and they have, in many instances, suddenly abandon ed their late habits ol quietness and labor, admits of no doubt. They have become insuboniiuute. Some planters have been compelled to turn out their mules, and abandon their farms, on the ground that at this crisis of the cotton crop, the freedmen refase to work, and are running about to these political meetings; and, on the additional ground that they are unable to procure food for their stock and hands, and are unwilling to do so, unless they had assurances that the freedmen would work, so as to enable them to save their crops. In this state of affairs, what is to be done ? Havo the military authorities power, and if so, have they the disposition to break up these incendiary proceedings? Their prejudices against the South, if they are disposed to kee p the coun try in quiet, I will prevent them from believing these things, until it is too late to apply the remedy, if there be any. My informant said to me, in all can dor, that fe believed the objects of these white missionaries, or many of them, were to bring about a war ol races; if this were not the object, and they should be arrested, the result would be inevitable. He further sta ted that, within his knowledge, a very considerable number of white men (Southern born, and raised in the South, and rampant secessionists) had joined these Lodg-s, and were in offi cers and leaders in them, and that he knew of some Southern men of great wealth in them. This is tho Htatc affairs in the first District—doubtless the initiatory steps are being taken in all the Districts It will be remembered that Mr. E. B. Rucker, a eolored man of Marietta, is the Committeeman ior the 7th Dis trict. I submit the question—Ought not these thing- to be made known to Gen. Pope, and he be invited to ivustigate them. Pacificator. P. S. —See the platform of the “Black Republican Party ot' Gear, gia f pub ished in the Loyal Geor gian, of the 14th of May. If desired for the purpose of honest investigation, names can be given. P. South Georgia and Florida Rail road. —We see by the last number of the Thomasville Enterprise, that the Citj Council of Th. masville, by pro clamation of the Mayor, has submitted the question of subscription by the corporation to this road, to the deci sion of the legal voters of the place. The decision can hardly be considered doubtful ; the only question is whether the road will run to Thomasville or eight miles West. In either case Flo rida is deeply interested, and we hope our citizens will evidence the same public spirit shown by our Georgia neighbors, and thus place themselves immediately in connection with the great western markets.— Monticello Gazette. Horace Greeley Scalping Wendoll Phillips Mr. Greeley is remarkable ior the general humanity of his disposition, hut when aroused by the attacks of his enemies he shows no quarter. He has certainly impaled Wendell Phillips upon the horn of a dilemma, in view of the latter’s severe denunciations of the release of Mr. Davis. The Tribune quotes declarations from speeches of Mr. Phillips running back for two years pant, in which he scouts and scoffs the idea of banging Davis. In May, 1865, hr declared that ho “would never consent to the death of Davis till he feared his lile.” In October he said “they might set all the traitors free, if they would only enfranchise the blacks.'’ In February, 1866, he said tho time had parsed for punishing traitors, snd in October he said he did not care what became of Davis —he “was older than the Ark; the question of his punishment is one that landed on Mount Ararat.” These declarations arc certainly in very strong and strik ing contrast with what ho is saying now on the same subject. Jefferson Davis. The proprietors of the White Sulphur Springs, in Ca tawba county, N. C.. it is reported, have invited Hon. Jefferson Davis to visit, with his family, that famous wa tering place, on his return from Cana da, and that he has accepted the invi tation, and will be there in July or August, as he is returning to the State ot Mississippi. niwkrii I WILL apply to '*>* honorable Court of Ordinary cl -an) county. for an order BrantitiK leave to sell the Real Estate .f Uui H Mason, late of Niid county. dceeased, on the him Mon d*v in Anew! nr»f. JOHN 'V PFAROE Jmt* 11 Hi Mm't Proceeding* of Council. Thomasville, June 10, 1867. The amended Ordinance for the re gulation of Cemeteries was taken up, and the following section added : It shall he the duty of the Marshal and his assistants, to superintend the digging of graves withit: the corporate limits, whenever they may be request ed so to do by the family or friends of deceased persons, and fur such service the Marshal shall be entitled to receive from the person or persons making such request, the following fees :—For the grave of an adult person $3.59; for that of a child S3OU. WM. CLINE, Clerk. TO TAX PAYERS. AS I base heard some complaint through the Sheriff, of Executious having been issued against some persons as defaulting tax pavers, who in reality were not defaulters, I wfl ex plain, that the mistakes occurred by some of the names not being checked by uiy Deputy, Mr. Dekle. or myself, after payment. Such persons, however, need have no apprehensions as each case will he promptly corrected. S. A. DICKEY, June 11 2tw Tax Collector. TOWN TAXES IN accordance with a resolution passed by l he Town Council of Thomasville, notice h- hereby given to all owners of Real and Per sonal Estate within said Town, to all males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, liable to a capitation tax therein, and to all 1 males who have not yet paid and who are liable to a street tax, that books will he o|ientd at the Clerk of Council’s Office, on the 10th day of July next, ensuing, and remain A pen foe one month and no longer, for the purpose of re ceiving returns of such taxable property and i-,So Veil and Street Tax. Olnceltourfv from 8 o'clock, A. M. to 5 o'clock, P M. By order of Council. WM. CLINE, Clerk. June 11 3tw SELF-SEALING JARS A LARGE lot of Lyman’s Nrlf-gmling Cilitss Jars, for Fruits, Jellies, &c., of all sizes, just received and for sale bv A. tk. R. SMITH. June 11 It Inferior Court. IN CHAMBERS, ) Thomasville, June 8, 1867. J AGREEABLY to an Act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, passed and as sented to on 12th of December, 1866, author iltng the Inferior Court to issue Bonds to tho amount of One Hundred Thousand Dp liars, in subscription to the South Georgia & Florida Railroad Company, which said Act in herewith published:' —It is ordered, that an election bo field at the several precincts.iii this county, on Tuesday, July 2d, 1867, and all voters iu favor of subscribing the said amount of Stock to tho Sooth Georgia Sc Florida Rail Road, will vote “subscription/* and all voters opposed to sab scribing stock to said Rail road* .will vote “no subscription," * The condition of subscribing stock to said Railroad is this. Every tax jpayer shall be en- • titled to a special fax Receipt for tho amount of his Railroad tax, and when he has receipts amounting to tbo value of one or more shares of stock in said Railroad, the said tax paver may present sard receipts to the County Clerk, and have turned over to him certificates of paid up stock in the said Ra lroad Comnany to the full amount of his receipts. Said Tax Re ceipts shall be psfVable to bearer, and when said receipts shall oe presented to the County Clerk, he shall issue to the holder of said re ceipts, certificates of stock for the same, iu the said Railroad AH managers of said ofeciipn will make prompt returns of the votes cast at each pre cinct to the County Clerk, properly attested. R. H. HARDAWAY, J. l c. AftSEL DEKLE, j i. c. HEN. MITCHELL, j. i. Attest: Lib UK us D*ki.e, Clerk. AN ACT to authorize the Inferior Courts of, Thomas and Mitchell to issue bonds for tho purpose of taking stock in the .South Georgia Sc Florida Railroad 20. Section I. Be it enacted, et., That the Inferior Courts of the counties «»f Thomas and Mitchell be, and they are hereby authorized to issue bonds to the amounts, respectively, of one hundred thousand dollars, and twenty five thousand dollars to be issued iu such sums and payable at such times as said Inferior Courts may deem properinterest of seven per cent, per annum, payable severally at their respec tive county sites ; provided, the citizens ox tho aforesaid counties give their consent thereto before such stock is taken and such bonds issued. 21. Sec. 11. The Inferior Courts of said coun ties shall designate u day when the legal vo ters of said counties shall assemble at tneir re spective election precincts to give their consent I to said subscription. ! see. Ili. Repeals conflicting law*, j Assented to 2let December, 1866. I June 11 t«i Notice to Debtor* «n<l Creditor*. €2KOKC2I A—Mitchell « onnfy. ALL persons indebted to the estate of John A l*ope, late of said county, deceased, arc re quired to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the same will Dresent them In terms of the law. • * • NANCY A POPE, Junell-tOil Adin’x. Notice to Debtor* atnd Crnlilon. County. ALL peroona indebted to the estate of Jowy Coleman, late of said county, deceased, ui«»re quired to make immediate- payment, and those having claims against the* same will present thorn in lurnia of th« law. NANCY A. POPE, June 11 4CM Adin’r. Masonic Notice, r IV 1 IF. next Regular Communication of 8* 1 Thomas letdge, will l-e held in the Lodge Komi. Tbomiu-ville, on Saturday, the 13th inn . at - o'clock, I* M . at which time all th. Brethren lire respectfully required to attend, on business of special iaiportam-i?. flv order of the W M WM CLINE, Sec y J one 4 w’A GSORfiIA-Thewn C’.wwty- To tho Hon. Ordinary of said County. THE Petition of T J Brown, Executor of the relate of Surah Brown, deceaeed. ehewetii that raid estate consist* in part -*f I-and*. and ttut it is neci saury for thr purpose of distribu. lion, that the same should be sold : —Petitioner therefore makes application to sell the same and pravs that an order may he granted an thoriring him to sell said Lands in term* of the law, ae m dnty bound, etc. T J BROWN, Ea r. GEORGIA— Tkem»§ County. Court of Orumary. May 30, HJtiT UPON hearing the foregning application it is irdered by the Court that said Petition and this ordei be published in the Southern Enter prise for sixty davs H. H TOOKE, May 31 69d Ordwtary 1 TO RENT. V FIRST class Brick St-re, si* door* below Jackson, and on the Wet sate of Bread street A good stand for any branch of the mercantile trade Apple to J A 1.-utou Feb -ts