Southern enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1865-1866, December 20, 1866, Image 1
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE.
LUCIUS C- BRYAN, Editor and
Terms, $4.00 a year m Advance. /
Law and Medical Cards.
BRYAN & HARRIS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
THOMA4VH.I..K. OA.
by OFFICE first door in second story of
Stark's Confectionary
L. C BUY AX. U H. HARRIS.
Mar 14 11 ts
MITCHELL & MITCHELL,
ATTORNEYS AX LAW,
THOMASVILLE, i GEORGIA
ey office over McLean’s store—opposite
Mclntyre ft Young's.
W. D. Mitchell. R. G. Mitchell.
Jane 6 * ly
S. B. Spinlkk. C. P- Hassell.
Sp encer & Hansell,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
THOMASVILLE, GA.
Will irive prompt attention to all legal busi
ness entrusted to their rare in the counties of
the Southern Circuit—Decatur of the South
Western—and Clinch, Ware and Appling, of
the Brunswick Circuit.
y Office over Messrs. Wolff Sc Brother's
Store. july 4-ly
W.M. HAYES. J A REWARD.
■ •’ HAYES & SEWARD,
ATTORNEYS! AT LAW,
THOMASVILLE, : : GEORGIA,
augß • 6m
J. H. Reid, R. O. YV. F. DeWitt, M. n.
Ors. REII> X BeYVITT,
OFFER their Service# to tire citizens of
Thomasville and vicinity,
rr OFFICE mi Dr. L>, lVitty’ Drh? Store
. Feb 21 . - 8-f .
l>i . I . S. HOPKINS,
• OFFICE
■NT SI A !VIK I.OT with UKNIDENt'E.
L. O. ARAIOLB,
RESIDENT DENTIST
THOMASVILLE, GA.
WIIU he found at the old
stand occupied by him for
the last ten years j
Aug 23- 12m
DrT W. P GLOWER
HAVING permanently located in Thomas- I
ville, offers his I’rolcsMioMiil Merri
er* to the public.
EyOFFICE at the Drug Store of W. P.
Clower & Cos. .
iy*KESH)EXCE—the house former!v oc
cupied by Dr. Brandon. mar 14 ly
0. IS Rockwell,
Civil Engineer anti Surveyor.
I.ninl. Snrreyed mitl IMat* drawn
in the best style of tlie Art.
CtRDEns left with A. P. Wright, Thomasville,
Ga , will meet with prompt attention.
June 20 25-ts
Commission Merchants.
A. M. Sl.OA ft. C. H. STUBBS.’ C. W. STEGALL.
Sloan, Stubbs & Stegall,
Cotton Factors
FORWARDING
AND
£oh)h]issio>)
N*. -A. Mioddnrtl'a Lower Range,
Bay Street Savauuali, <-a.
Sept 6 3m
AUSTIN & ELLIS, ~
CQMMISSIQI M FJRffARDIKE
Mercliants,
No. 80 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH,
Thomas II AuiT.IN, Georgia.
Charles Ellis.
Oct 4 3in
E. Weitzfelder & Cos.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND
Cotton Factors,
50 Leonard St., YEYY YORK, j
ty Messrs. I. Kubiishek Se. Brother, Thom- i
asville. Ga., are acting as one agents, and are
prepared to make liberal advances on all con
signments made to us through them, or directed
jo us. oet 4 ts
J.R.S.DAVIS& CO.,
_A_TI CTIOjST
COMMISSION
AND
Joirto^irSfyc)
THOMASVILLE, GA.
J. R. S. Davis. G. A. Jkffers.
July II 28 ts
TISON & GORDON,
COTTON FACTORS, |
commissi m mmm
Merchants,
savannah, ga.
WM. H. TISON. WM W. GORDON.
Mar 16 6m
J. L villalongX
COTTON FACTOR
FSlf&BOilG AID COMMISSI
Merclianti
No- 94 Bay Street,
jan 1-ts SA VANN AH. GA. j
EMPIRE HAIR RESIOREB.
Alt elegant Dressing,
An infallible restorer of Color ,
And a wonderful Inn go rotor of the HAIR.
’ Prepared by
W. P. CLOWSIt A CO-,
Jan 31 5-ts Apothecaries Hall
H. WOLFF % BItO.,
BEG leave to inform the citizens of Thojnisvjlle and surrounding couhtry, that Iffey
have received and will be constantly receiving large lots of
!U kill IF Ml HOOK.
yp w •l) / /j i / / / l| i / j
LADIES DRESS AND GENTLEMEN’S
FURNISHING GOODS,
Such as Silks, Freneh and English Merinos: all Wool Delaines, Alpaccas Saxon
Stripes and Irish Poplins, Scotch Plaids. Muslin Delaines, French, English
and American Prints, Flannels and Opera Flannel®, Balm ral Skirts.
A FULL STOCK OF THE LATEST STYLES OF
Clocks and Mantilla:',
* * - * ‘ ** • i Y Jl J A
SHAWLS, SONTAGS. BREAKFAST SHAWUp VANDYKES, NUBIAS,.
and all kinds of WORSTED KNIT GOGDS. W-ul? .
THE LATEST STYLES OF
L .11)1 E S HATS,
RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, FLOWERS—AII of Which are Unparalleled!
Staple Uomestic Urn (&aoH
Yankee Notions, Cutlery, Crockery and Stationery, Rich
Perfumes and Toilet Soaps.
A SPLENDID STOCK FROM THE BEST MANUFACTURERS OF
Boots and Sb.oes,
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AT LOW PRICES.
Our stock of ‘
; CLOTHING, PIECE, & GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
Are unsurpassed iu the Country.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
TOBACCO and SEGARS.
r
As our stock has been selected with great care, and purchased under the most favo
rable circumstances, we do not hesitate to say, that we are enabled to sell, at least at
as low prices as any other house in the whole country. All we ask is, that the Ladies
and Gentlemen of Thomasville and vicinity, will favor us with a call, and judge our
Goods nd Prices. If they will do this, we feel confident that none of them will leave
our establishment without purchasing, It is needless to say. that they will be re
ceived cordially and treated politely, and charged nothing for examining our goods
j so, please give us a call before purchasing elsewhere.
11. WOLFF & BROTHER.
| ‘
The attention of Country Merchants is invited to our superb stock of Goods. To
them we offer great inducements in spleudid bargains j
Sept 27 39-ts _ / H. WOLFF & ‘BROTFETt.
LATIIITOP $ CO.,
139 & 141 CONGRESS STREET,
- .
WHOLESALE ROOMS, UP STAIRS
\ *
\\T E having procured the Stores formerly ocwmied hy. Messrs XEVITT, LATHROP &
tt ROGERS, aud Messrs. HENRY LaTHROP &. CO., will be prepared September Ist
j to 15th, to exhibit a large stuck of
Ready Made Clothing,
mm. mm, mii, if®,
AT WHOLESALE ONLY-XTjd Stairs.
AVe propose to manufacture onr Clothing at Home, wi ich will enable us to offer induce
inents equal to the Northern Market*.
One of the firm, who has had twentv five years experience in the business in this city, will
remain in the purchasing markets, and wilj devote bis time specially to the Southern ‘Trade.
COUNTRY” MERCHANTS are invited to examine our stock before purchasing.
DWIGHT LATHROP, Late D. & E. S. LATIIROP.
JOHN IV. NEVITT. “ NEyiTT. LATHROP %Sc lIQKERS,
CKAS. W. BRUNNER, “ lIENRV LATHROP & CO.
Oct 1 31 , . 3 m
To Cotton Planters
and
SHIPPERS.
E. F. METCALFE. E. M. BRICE & CO. JNO. VV. CONNOR.
E. P. METCALFE & CO,
COTTON I'ACTuRS,
commission and forwarding
MERCHANTS,
No. 5, Stoddara’s Lower Range, Bay Street, SAVANNAH - , GA.
We are now prepared to make liberal Cash j We wiH keep alwavs on hand a full srimdv
Advances on Consignments of Cotton to the of tigging. Kopr. Cm. K acon , Urc.
well known and responsible Houses ot Messrs. Planters and Merchants may relv on havinsf
Hough on A Co-, New York, and J. j their orders tilled promptly. at” the lowest !
R Gilliatt ii Cos., Liverpool, lo the patrons market rareß
of the above firms, we rutty safely promise, the UsT!* Rob’t J. Brace, of Thomasville is
fullest sauWuction in sales and qmck femitian authOrm-d to pav Taxes and other expense*
ees of balances due. To those consigning to and to make liberal advances on Consignments I
ns for sale in feavaiuiab, we promise our to the above houses.
prompt aud pergonal attention to their interest. £ p METCALFE &. CO
Messrs. E. F. Metcalfe &. Cos., Savannah, will also make literal Gasfi *.|va, ce=
REFERENCESE. Remington & Son, Thomasville, Ifardawav & McKinnon.
Thomasvi'le, Hon. Jas L Seward, Tl omasville, M (Joeen i Milckell. Thomasville
Donald McLean, Thomasville, Allen Lester a Cos., Bainbridge. Allen Griffin & Cos.,
Bainbridge, Ga.
lJ#*Call on R, J. BRUCE or T. W, HARDWICK, Thomasville, Ga.
Oct 18 42-ts
Thomasville, Georgia, Thursday, December 20, 1866.
SOUTH GEORGIA A FLORIDA
RAILROAD
BY THE EDITOB.
As bills have lately passed the Leg
isiature of authorizing the
Counties of Thomas and Mitchell, and
the City Council of Thomaitville, to
issue bonds approximating to the sum
of'®4oo,Qoo for the purpose of taking
stock in the above railroad, it may be
well, in additioo to what we have al
ready written on the subject, tq fur
nish our with more solid and
nscessary information in relation to
the practicability of the enterprise.
8t uie difference of opinion exists as to
the best location for the roatT, between
Thomasville and Albany, but all are
agreed that the construction of the
road is a necessity which connor longer
be overlooked. ‘1 wo routes have been
surveyed -one on h direct line between
Thomasvilie and Albany, and the oth
er from a point on file line of the At
lantic & Gulf Hoad, 8| miles west of
Thomasville direct to Albany. The
loiter route, it is said, presents the
irreatest advantages, because it Is the
shortest route t the junction, and be
cause the Atlantic & Gulf Road may
be used in crossing the Oehloekonee
river. This survey was made by the
Atlantic & Gull Railroad Company,
in 1865, with a view to the construc
tion of a tributary to hat great enter
prise, and the maps gnd profil s are
to he found in Presid. ut Screven’s
office, at Savau-iah.
We have represented this survey as
possessing advantages over any other
route, but it is a question for serious
consideration among the peoj. le of
Thom tßville, whose interests the char
ter was meant in part to subserve,
whether it wbuld not be better to give
up the claims of this route for the
mo e important advantage of making
Thomasville, beyond peradventure,
p rmanently the terminus of the road,
! or iu the event of a final connection
with Florida, to occupy a position ex
actly at the cross roads. Our people
express a wiljingriess to labor to over
come any disadvantage of a direct line
from Thomasville to Albany, rather
than submit to a junction 8$ miles
West of the town, which may, n the
future prove detrimental to their in
te r ests, by divgiting travel and trade,
and thus re-train, rather than increase
their commercial thrift. The small
difference in cost against a direct line
between Thomasville and Albany,
dwindles int<- insignificance when we
consider that this road is, in a great
measure, to control the destiny of our
now flourishing town, and that the
completion of the same would ioimc< |
dlately treble the value of all our pro
perty, and bring a dense population to
cut down our forests, cultivate our
lands, and build, up our towns and vil
lages.
Rut the chief object of this article
is, to call the attention of cur .caders
at home and capitalists abroad, to the
astori'shingly small amount of capita /
required to construct this railroad In
catrying out this object we could not
do he ter than to place before them, a
portion of a'etter addressed by M-.
J. A. Maxwell, k’ own in this coinuiu
nity as an accomplished gen tl man
and experienced Engineer, to a well
known member of the pity Council
of Thomasville Mr Maxwell was re
quested by the gentleman alluded to,
to examine the surveys of the South
Georgia & Florida Railroad, and give
his opi -ion for the benefit of the Coun
i cil. He will pardon us lor our treat
i ment ol his pointed and well written
letter, btt we coubi use it effectually
in no other way. After i careful ex
amination of the maps, he writes as
follows:
“ If you heve paid much attention
to the relative and absolute costs of .
Railroad construction, you will be sur- j
frised at the extraordinary estimates
which are made of the costs of pon
necrinsr Thomasville and Albany The
first estimates are by Mr Worcester,
in February of 1865, and are p obubly
intended on a gold basis. The second
are by mvself, and based on the pre
sent currency, pres-nt prices of labor,
1 materials and tools.
‘ .. f ?
Mr. Worcester * Estimutt of Cost of Construction from /he Atlantic -Jj- Giilf
Jl. R HA* miles IV- *1 of Thomasville to Albany , Ga.. 55ty miles.
467(45, cubic yards Excavation aud Embank meat, ut. ♦ (Ml 17 = $ 7i>307 00
500 Liniel feet Bridge Trcstling. at 12 (Mtk= $ 6000 (10
156 “ “ Open Culvert, at 6
340 “ “ Trawling Bridging, at 28 otL*= $ 9,800 00
1164 I*'h Mrtwhiry Bridging Tanueliag, at : $ 10 On = $ 11,640 00
Wooden Yie and aTioatle Apn'ch’n
niiles Clearing aud-Grubbing, at S2OO 00 = $ 9,600 00
Total, - - - - $152,257 06
IWr. Maxwell’* BatluMn of the aamc. Sloe. 0, iNKO.
467045 ealdc yard* Earth YVork, at $ 00 28 = $130,772 00
500 Liniel’feet Bridge Trcstling, ut $ 17 00 = $ 8,500 (10
150 - “ Open Culvert, at ; * 8 00 = $ 1.200 no
35ft •* **, Trcstliag Bridging, at $ 35 00 = $ 1,250 00
1164 P'h Masonry Bridging Tunneling, at... ‘....$ 15 0(1 = $ 17,460 00
Wooden Tie and Trestle App’ch's, at ....!> * $ 50,000 00
48 miles Clearing and Grubbing, at SIOO 00 = $ 19.200 00
‘ \
Total, ... - $239,382 00
These result* are certainly ejrtraor
(finnrj/j for the estimates include ev
ery item necessary to prepare the road
to receive the iron and ties, and while
Mr. Woroestei's estimae shows that
the road may be constricted for the
| astonishingly small sum of
per mile, the estimate revised by tny
I self, to sait the f regent markets, shows
a eogt of only $4,‘800 00 per mile.
Now, as small as this is, you will see
at once how much more it may I e re
duced bv a certainlocation of the road.
If your road crosses Flint river, one or
more miles South of Albany, it will
be absolutely necessary to construct
your railroad bridge before completing
the connection; but if you reject the
line proposed to cross the rive*- South
of Albany, and build direct , you need
not, while your mad is in its infancy,
cross the river with vour cars I can
not conceive of any reason why you
should not connect with the South-
Western Railroad by Omnibuses cross
ing Tift’s Bridge For observe, that
this immediately reduces the first cost
of your Railroad by three large items,
viz : 4th, sth and 6th, in the above
e-tirnate being a diminution of £79 -
610 00. and thereby reducing the first
cost of your road bed to £159,772 00,
or the amazingly small sum of £2,800
00 per mile. \\ hen I consider the
abo-’e remarkable result, it becomes a
matter of much surprise with me that
this road has not been constructed
sooner, and I can account for it only
by supposing that few persons have
been aware of the very small cost of
constructing so important a work.
It m >y be presumptuous on my part,
to express any opinion on Mr. Wor
cester’s survey, but I venture to state
that, his maps and profiles prove him
to have been a competent man, and
give me the fullest confidence in his
report.’’
So much for the cost of construction
on a direct line to Albany, from a
point 8| miles West of Thomasville.
In reference to other lines proposed
Mr Maxwell continues by stating, that
the plan for crossing Flint river far
South of Albany, can offer but one
advantage, tho’ others are ccntended
for. It might secur to the Company
some subscriptions of stock, but even
regarding it as a mere question of cost,
who supposes that the few thousands
offered there, ought to divert the road
from its direet course, beside tender,
ing nec’ ssary £79,610 00 of additional
Bridge construction The advocates
of this divergence contend for another
advantage, which is only imaginar.
They argue, that by crossing Flint
river farther to the South of Albany,
the road would point in the direction
of Cuthbert, and thus invite a connec
tion with that point, and giving the
South Georgia & Florida Railroad
thereby, nearly a strait line to Mont,
gomery. Ala. They are aware that
the Railroad from the latter point to
Eufaula is nearly complete, but they
are not aware, perhaps, that a connec
tion will soon be made between Albany
and Dawson. This overthrows their
argument and shows, that a direct con
nection with A bany will at once sc*
cure that very connection with Mont
gomery which the adoption of their
plat: would only contemplate in the
future.
Jn conclurion Mr. Maxwell adds:
11 Mr. Worce ter’s estimate of the
cost of superstructure, which includes
every thing to be placed on the
bed is $410,190 00, while my < wn is .
$440,000 00 for superstructure, to
which add £159,772 00 for construc
tion, and we have £599,772 00 as the
total cost of the road on the direct
line, and provided the Railroad Hr dge
over the Flint is not built as a part of
the first cost. Divide this sum by
55J miles, and the cost is shown to be
less than SII,OOO per mile. The es
timates for superstructure include cress
ties, stringers, iron spikes, chairs, side
tracks, labor on boxing same, and for
placing the road in proper condition
to receive the cars.’
It will be seen that the above est'*
mates are made upon the line ha’ ing
its junction with the Atlantic & Gulf
road 8f miles West of Thomasville,
direct to Albany, without any refer
ence to the favorite plan of the citi
zens here of forming said juncti.m at
Thomasville, leaving the latter an open
question for future adjustment. It
must not be forgotten that, as indica.
ted by its title, the charter of the South
Georgia & Florida Railroad, contem
plates and was granted for the con
struction of a railroad from Albany.
Ga , by the way of Thomasville, to j
Monticell®, Florida—the whole dis
tance being about 75 miles —there to
connect with a branch already in ope
ration to Monticello, with the Pensa
enl.) Sz Georgia Tvaftrcad, which wrmld
give an almost direct Gulf annettimi
at St Marts, to the branch of the
Southwestern read now running to
Albany —thus opening up the great
North West to the Sta'e of Florida,
and connectin’ all the great Railroad
lines in the States of Georgia and
Florida.
Is not tbi an object worthy of the
energies of our people, and is it not
sufficient to engage the attention of
capitalists abroad i
Our people are not required to bui*d
that portion of the road between
Thomasville and Mon’iceMo, for w*
are assumed that citizens of Florida ar**
amply able and anxious to take upon
themselves the task of building that
.-action, whenever they see that we are
about to fill up the gap between Thom- }
I asviile and Albany. Oar energies then
t are to bo employed upon this gap, mi l
1 whether we get StatP aid or not, let us
I sro to work with the means we can now
j command, and our word for it, we shall
not go very far before we have abun>
dant means offered as Only let us
show that we are able and have the
will. Tnose who help themselves al
ways find abun iant means, but every
obstacle is thrqwn iu the way of the
timid —whil: the laggard never sees
his opportunity. Let us go forward
then, and place ourselves in a condi
tion to receive aid and encouragement
from whatever source it may be offered.
A BILL. PAHSh'D.
The fb'lowing important Bill has
passed both Houses of our Legislature.
An Act for the Relief of the People of
Georgia, and to prevent the 1 *vy and
sale of Properly, under certain cir
cumstances.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted , That there
shall be no levy or sale of property of
defendants, in the State., under any
execution founded on any judgment,
order, or decree, of any Court, hereto
fore or hereafter to be rendered, upon
any contract or liability made, or i:i>
curred, prior to the Ist of June, 1865,
or in renewal the#of. though bt aring
a subsequent date, except in the fol
lowing manner; for one-third of the
principal and interest due op. said exe
cution, which may be levied on the Ist
of Januar.-, Ih68; one-third of the
whole debt on the Ist*of January 18*
69; and the remaining onc third on
the Ist January, 1870, unless the do
fendant snail endorse on the execution
a waver of the benefits of this act,
See. 2. That this Act shall not ap.
piv to executions for costs, nor to rul s
agairst officers for money, nor to any
process against persons holding money
of effects as bailees; nor to Executors,
Administrators, Guardians, or Trus
tees, to the extent which they may
have converted the estate, into cash,
at and failed to pay out the proceeds in
due course of a ministration. Nor to
cases where Plaintiff shall ma e oath
that defendant re-ides beyond.the lim
its of the State, or is about to remove
from the State, or has absconded, is
absconding, has removed, or is >emov
ing his property, or fraudulently con.
veying, secreting or concealing the
same, to av id the payment of bis just
debts. Nor to orders for all money and
fines, for neglect of road duty, or pro
cesses issued by the Ord ngry, for the
support of widows and orphans. Pro
vided That nothing in this Act shall
be so construed as to prevent persons
from carrying their property or produce
from one. county to anotlcr for the
purpose of sale or. shall persons who’
change their domicil from one county
to another be prevented from carrying
their pioperty with them; provided
their change of domicil is n6t to ‘avoid’
payment of just debts
| . Sec 3;’ That'-all statutes of limba--
tions, suspended by this Act, shall be
suspended during the oonlinuuice of
this Act..
Sec. 4. That any officer or. Other
person, violating this Act, shah be
guilty of trespass and l.iab.e to the de
fendant or person injured, in damage
not less than the amount .of the judg
ment, order or decree,- upon which he
is proceeding, as.in other cases of tres-.
pass.
Sec. 5. That any secur ty upon any
debt, or demand, for which executions
may have been, or may be issued, du..
ring the continuance of this Act, shall
have the right, with, or without the
consent of the plaintiff, to cause a
levy and sale to be made, whenever
the security shall make oath that the
principal defendant has brought him
self within the pn: visons of the second
section of this Act.
Sec. 6. That whenever any plain,
tiff or security shall attempt to have
an execution levied, for any of the
causes stated in the second section,
the defendant or other person claim
ing the property about to 1 e levied on,
may stay said execution, by filing with
the levying officer -his affidavit, dei y
;ng the existence ol said cause, and
giving fond and security in double
the amount of the execution, condi
tioned to pay the plaintifi such dama
ges as may, by a jury, be assessed, in
case the hereinafter provided for should
be found against him ; and where the
defendant, levied on, is unable to give
security, he may make his affidavit of
inability, as in eases of appeals, in sect
tion 3543 of the (.-ode of Georgia.
Sec 7. That the plaintiff, or de
fendant, as the case may he, may tra.
v-ftrse the allegations in the affidavit of.
the opposite party, which traverse shall
be returned to the next court, from
which the execution may have issued,
and the truth of the same shall nc tried
as in cases of illegality and where the
issue is found in favor of the plaintiff,
the execution shall prooeod 1-r the
whole amount due thorei n, iri the same
m nner as though no affidavit had
been filed as well for the original ex
ecution as for the damages, which may
be issu .and in favor of the plaintiff.
Sec. 8. That where pioperty sab*
ject to an execution, may be levied on,
and the property levied on is claimed
by any person other than the defen
dant in execution, such person may
pay the one-third due on said execu.
tion, and it shall be ,the duty of the
levying officer to enderse on said ex. j
VOL VI.-Vo. 50.
cution, the name of the person paying
the same, which endorsement shall
operate as a transfer, to the person
whose uame is so endorsed, to the de
tent of the sum paid.
Sec. 9. Whenever the debtor and
creditor shall agr.e to submit to arbi
tration for equitable adjustment of the
matter between them, and to submit
to an award and judgment, a- pre*
scribed by the existing laws for arbi
tration in this'State, and to submit to
the arbitrators any, and every matter,
which would render a compromise fair
and equitable; the execution issued
on the judgment found on any award
so made, shall not be subject to the
provisions of this Act, but may be
levied for the whole amount, as though
this Act did not exist.
See. 10. Repeals conflicting Jawa •
THE LATE .IITOCSK LOVE, OP *
TIIOUANVILLE.
The announcement of the death of
this worthy and distinguished gentle
man, came to us suddenly and unex
pectedly, and while it is not our object
to pronounce a eulogy, for which oth.
ers who knew him longer aud more
intimately are better qualified, still we
feel that it is alike the privilege of
friendship and gratitude to bear some
feeble tes itnony to the worth and amia
ble qualities of one, who was both the
friend and p r eceptor, while we were
trying years ago to master tho subtle
ties of the law, and if we have not profi-*
ted by the kindly assistance and advice
received so freely from himself and his
associate at that time, the Hon. J. L.
SfcWA! D, and h .ve strayed into fields
less rugged, though at the same time
less profitable, yet the fecol'ection of
all those kindness* s is none the less
grateful when hallowed now by death
Genial in disposition, popular in his
address, unaffected in manners, an-d
abounding in anecdote, Judge LoVK
was at that period we refer to, a uni
versal favorite with all classes, and”
whether amid the refinements of speial
life, the bustle of the Court room, Or
in the rude hunter’s camp, appeared
equally at home, and equally able to
contribute to the enjoyment .of others.
•Although brimful of fun, yet his com
plete self-contrjl and a certain gravity
of countenance approaching severity
which he could at any time assume,
enabled him with impunity to play
many a prank upon his brethren of the
Bar, of whom he was the life and soul
especially while traveling on circuit,
and. even the sacredness of the “ermina
which he himself afterwards so long
and worthily wore, was nut always a
prorection against hrs practical joke*
With Judge Love has passed away
the only one wc- knew, who -from the.
rich fund of his own experieEces and
the traditionary accounts collected
from others, together with his quick
appreciation of the striking and tha
ludicrous couli have done justice’to
the memorabilia of the Ridings of the
Southern Circuit, for the thirty- year*
anterior to the advent of Railroads
through Southern Georgia. Rut .wo
must pause iu our reminiscences of tha
past, which so pleasantly, and yet now
so sadly, throng up from th“ past, and
close wh it we only intended as a brief
tribute to the friend and counselor of
earlier years. . ‘ • ‘
Asa friend sincere, as an opponent
honorable, as an advocate fearless, a*
a Judge incorruptible, and as a Chris
tuio unaffected, let us Irope as we’ luv*
reason, that he has gone to the enjoy
ment of honors'far higher than thoso
which ‘ earth can give. Monticello
■Family Friend.
Ab.lirntion of Vlrtxiinilinn
New Okeeans, November 24
Maxiiiii’ian- has taken the decisive step
of abdication. The rupture between
himself and the French governrr nt
being complete, he has left Mexico in.
the hands of Bazaine and Custelnau,
the latter of whom is understood’ to
have full authority from Napoleon to.
supercede the Marshal himqelf, it r.ec*
essary: Thel ite Emperor left • Vera
Cruz'bn Thursday, and may be ex*
pected at Havana, on his Way to Eu
rope on Monday or Tuesday • next. — :
The cor.stei nation -of the Mexicans at
finding the question of their future re<
mitted absolutely to negotiations be
tween France and the United States,
is general and confined to no party,
1 have the best authority for stating
that all the preparations for embarking
the French troops have lieen summa
rily suspended.
Judicial Ejections. —Governor Jen
kins has issued a proclamation order*
ing elections to be held on Wednes
day, the 2d and -y of January, 1867, for
•Judges in ‘*p following Circuits: —
Eastern, Middle, Southern, Pataula,
Tallapoosa, Octnulgee, Macon, South-’
western, Cherokee, Coweta, & Bruns*
wick
Also, at the same time, lor • Solici
tor Ge erals ii. the Eastern, Northern,,
Southern, . Ocinulgee, Flint, Blue
Ridge, Macon, Southwestern, Pautau
la and <'oweta circuits.. • .
fiSy* A Radical United State Dfa*
trict Judge, at Huntayille, Ala., by
the naim.of Busteed, has delivered a
charge to his grandjury, instructing
them to find true bills for treason a
gainst persons who have been engaged
in war against the United States Gov*
eminent, and also against persons who
defame the Congress of the United.
States, .. . • • •