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Hiaaie Georgia Argus FUBLIBHRD I VEST THURSDAY MORNING. INDIAN SPRING, QA., Pec 15 1881. ' LOCAL MATTER" ' MERRY OMSTMAS. THIS EVENTFTL YEAR DRAWS 'j . TOACLOS*. 1881 PAISES AWAY AND “MOTHER ♦ SHIPTION'S” PROPHESY NOT * YET FULFIL JD. * —i— mmm i DO W* HAVE* REASON TO REJOICF OR I t ■ BE SAD?. The time has again rolled around for us to extend to our readers an other Christmas greeting, and wish •them all a merry Christmas. As we are one year older the question should present ittoli to • our mind i are we any wiser and better, have done all the good, that we might; <have done, hare we been mindful of the interest of our neighbors and those by whom we are surronnded, have we sought to promote tne well- Tare of others, have we endeavored to heal the breach (where it existed) between our ftllowmen or have we been instrumental in ading fuel to the flame, will we seek to know our srrors, snd profit by avoiding them <in the future, can we so live as to make ourselves and our fellow crea- tures more happy and the world better by our living in it, Sviil wa let our influence be fsit for good, will *we be so charitable as to leok through-other people spectacles, will we turn over and look at both sides of a question before getting offend ed, will we be wise enough to look ■at ourselves as others see us, are we thankful for the bleeping we receive or are we disposed to mutter at the diapensations of an allwise provi dence? . •** • Ye* w§ should propound the*# questions to ourselves and if we can’t inswij in the affirmative, then amend our way* for the better, if we are burdened with grief we ehonld turn the matter §o aa to get the most consolation, the human heart 1% prone to a mixing and comming ling of joy end ‘sorrow: if we are sad because we are one year nearer to the grave we should rejoice to know that we have been spared to nee the end of it. We should re joice to know that while the dread •messenger has visited so many of our families during this year it has not been near so disastrous as the “would'be wise” predicted: and we have had neither the vocanio erup tions and tornadoes as predicted by the astronimers nor the end of the werjd as predicted by “mother Ship ton. j vuutr —JVkifcvrmg, ft makes us feel sad thipk of how short the time since our last greeting, and fully realize how quick the revolving years has thrown tho frosty hue into the locks of our fathers, reminding us that a few more revolutions of the wheel of time will cut them. off the stage of aetion. If we have been able to wield any influence with the Arcus this year, we hope it was for good,*and in the interest of the pub lic. And if ws have offended any one we ask pardon, and in the language of Bill Arp say we freely forgive them for not forgiving U3. Merry Christmas to all. TO THE CHILDREN. Merry Christmas to all. We hope “Baunta Clause” will visit you all and bring you many things. If you have a kind father and mother to supply you with luxuries, you must remember the poor little ones that has not. If there is one of your •chool mates or neighbors whe is atflieted or eonftned to the sick bed, and thus deprived of the pleasure of Christmas, you must try to make them happy. Do something to let them know you remember them. ri y~- nf thi nla.ee will find at this office on Christmas a box with the following inscription on it. We offer this, a part oi the “good things” brought ue by good old “Baunta Clause” as a token of our sympathy for our little friend Jack ey Geodrum, in his affliction. Ac cept our Christmas gift with our love to you and the hope that your pleasant face will soon be seen with ur again. The Childb**. Au exchange says that a cyclone struck Fornyth not long ago and the wind came with such forse that it took up an iron wa*h-pot and tamed it wrong lideout without eracking it With the exception of haying the leg inside, the pot was as good a* befc p ”V Mr, H. 0. Benton has the finest horse in the county and only holds him at two hundred dollars, he is too fine a horse for a poor man, therefore he Wants to sell it. Tom Miegins has the next fine one, but he being a rich man he don’t want toseU msa* $lO tb the man HESt ShraVeTs bfai , flu2xld7 Don’t forget the Christmas tree. Oapt. Thurman has been appoint ed Post-Master at Griffin. We are glad to announce that Mr. Thos. Bailey is improving. Stark has anew store, opened by Parker & Company. A steam saw mill has been start ed near Mr. James Beauchamps. Call at the brick store and get your Christmas tricks, we will fit you up for Saunta Clause. The Revenue Officials has been on the rampage in Butts again, set ing old scores. Mr. A. A. Goodrum has with drawn the suit against Messrs. Mad dox & Sheahant for damage to crop. We have Mias Bettie Moore’s school account for collection and would be pleased to have them set tled as early as possible. Mr. Jeff Preston and Thos. has gene on a visit to their relatives in Alabama, via Atlanta Cotton Expo sition, They will spend about three weeks in Alabama, We will not print any Argus next week, as our leguls have all been published four times we will tend out no legal sheet, but give tho en tire week to the printer. Messrs. Branham and Lindsey gained their case in the suit of Nel son Bledsoe ws. Bra chain & Lind sey for damage to crop 'Nelson fail ing to appear in prosecution of the cast. Immediately after Christmas the depot for Indian Spring will be marked off and the lots purchased by Capt. W. D. Grant and surround ing lands eurveyed into a town, the new life of Indian Spring will then begin. Mr. John B. Thomas has had the finishing touoh put to his residence, in a beautiful coat of painting, Mr. T. is one of our best citizens and proggressive farmers, notwithstand ing the loss of one arm. How many of our subscribers will make us smile by paying us a dol lar or two Christmas week?. If you call Mr. Douglass will receive and receipt for us for anjr amount you may wish to pay us in'our absence. We have on foot a trade by whieh there will be a cotton factory, start ed at *nus on the Ocmul *;™t an early day, if the ne- SSSSE? now pending h* One hundred and seven newspapers are published in one hundred and one couties of Gergia Thirty -eix counties havy no paper in their limits / Saturday the last duy of Christ mas there will be a Christmas tree in the houee recently occupied by Mr. Marion Preston near this office, everybody is invited to attended and contribute something to interest the children an I friends. Its intended lor the enjoy u it of all who wish to attend,the young and old, rich or poor who' will behave themselves A Little Girl Sent by Express —The down passenger yesterday carriod a bit of precious express, freight from .Griffin. Little Mary Logan, the four year-old daughter of Mr. H. B. Logan, was sent by ex press to her mother who is now in Savannah for the wintsr. She was properly labelled and marked just as ordinary freight with particular instructions to the messengers to “handle with care.” It is to be hoped that she will reach her desti nation this morning in safety. Whenever Mr. Julius L. Brown gets ready to bring aronmi Lie sub scription paper for the proposed road to connect with the M. & B. Extension, he will find cash and plenty of it right here in Griffin to back bim up. We have this upon the assurance of monied men. But he must make the road an uneqivc cal certainty.—Griffin News. Some dissatisfaction and demor alization was caused the hands in the camp of Messrs. M&d dcx <fc Sheah&ne near this place last week on account of Mr. Sheahane desiring to defer the regular pay ment until nearer Christmas, but the manifestations of disapproval amongst the hands, caused the con tractors to respond promptly and meet tne demands of their employ ees, Saturday night and Monday their entire pay roll was caehed sat isfactorily and the work continued to the satisfaction of all. The idea of Mr. Sheahane that the payment so near Cl&iatmas would retard the work on the account of the revelry and dissipation of the hands was a good 09*, but the hands could not wt Bin that light. j - <j}rawd Hey and Qhrietmar Twv at the residence of Mr. N. O. Alex ander Tuesday night, 27th inst. Everybody invited. Besure to ceme and bring your presents. Mr. B. W. Colliier is opening a street and grading up the same around the Molntosb square, which will add very much to the appear anee ef that valuable property, Mr. C. is having the work done at his own expense, as he has took the sen sible view of the matter that it would be an unjust burden upon the poor laboring class to force them to open the streets for the public good, with nd compensation in return. The Tree. —The Christmas tree has become to be one of the most enjoya ble festive occasions engaged in by the young people" now a days and we may expect to see unusual inter est manifested this Christmas in that way. There is tc be one at Jackson Monday night,fat Mr. N. 0. Alexanders Indian Spring Tues day night, and perhaps others not yet announced. We will wind up Christmas by giving one at Alta Vis ta Saturday 31et. Doc Wilson, the colored Barber who killed a young white man in Macon a few months ago, has been found guilty and sentenced to the chaingang for life. Judge Simmons in passing sentence made use of the following forcible remarks: “An impartial" jury, as good Jury a I aver saw try a case, have decided that you did not do it in selj-defense, after nearing all the evidence'you efFered. You bare been ably defended, as much so as any man could be, and the jury have convicted you of’murder.* They ‘have been merciful to yotr, because' you have committed a cold-blooded murder and ought to be hung. And I would take great pleasure in hanging you if the jury had so said. It was in the province of the jury to change the sentence of the law to impriionment for life and I can not complain. They had a right to do it and nobody else. I suppoie they con sidered all the facts in th# case, and saved your life thereby. I therefore sentence yeu to imprisonment in the p mitentiary at hard labor for the re mainder of your life.” AN ADDRESS FRQH M£. KIM BALL.' Atlanta, December 14. —Direct- or-Genera? KiiAbatli ,f ba4 issued the following address to the pres*: To the Editors op the Country : The announcement has been repeat edly made that the International Expositien will close December 31st, but from hundreds of letters daily received at this office at this office it is evident that the people generally hope that something may occurr to , {riiinnA 4.1 ~ - *-* AV through January. I therefore re gretfully request the press to say that such an extension is absolute ly impossible. The exhibits will remain intaet until the last evening of the month. The work of remov al will begin January 2d. I would olso annour oe that the last will be in all respects the most interesting and important wesk of the Exposi tion, and that the closing ceremo nies will bt particularly impressive. In giving the press this, which will probably be the last general bul letin I shall issue, I desire to thank the journals of this country for he untiring and unstinted suppci :hoy have given to the Exp l , h: from first to last. T;■’ h . • -to all othar oe f"? is Cue ent success w ve r.-\uio?a. i-i. I. Kimball, Director- General. The Furled Banner. Sometime since the managers of the soldier, fair in Boston asked the Washington Light Infantry of Char leston, S. C., for the loan of the Confederate Flag that floated over Fort Sumter during the war. The reqst was declined in the Mow ing admirable dispatch, which leav es nothing more to bo said : The Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston, S.C., regret that they are constrained to decline the use of their Confederate relics for pub lics exhibition. Those are preserv ed in their armory in sad and ten der remembrance of their comrades by whose life-blood they are hal lowed ; and, with the kindest wish es for tho success of the fair of their Boston friends, the corps feci that the display ef the relics, at Boston, or anywhere else, North or South, would be unbecoming. consumption cured. Baltimore, Md., February 12th, 1361. Upon the recommendation 0 f a friend, I tried Brown’s Iron Bitters as a tonic and restorative for my daughter, whom I was thoroughly Convinced was fast wast ing Oorseumptdcn. Haring lost thre-s uaugntera by tcnible disease, unner the csre ef eminent phvaicimis, I was sloth to benere that anything could arreat the progress of the disease j but to my surprise, before my daughter had taken one bottle of Brown’s Iron Bitters, she began to mend, and is bow Quite rp atored to her former her. A fiftfdvjgii ter to show Signs of oonaumption, and when the physician Was consulted, heomeklysaid, “Tonics-were!’’ And when informed that tlie e> Jer tester fitters, re apondecl, Thai is a good tonic, ir.ke it.’' Ow jgMJCiiAM Piirnpa, of Aaksy <4 Phelps. MURDER T*TTrKE.~ From the Daily Telegraph we get the following particulars of the kill ing which eccurred last Saturday: It a ppeare that Mr. Rose had par tia’iy agreed to rent a certain plan tain to Mr. White and afterwards rented to another party. White be came offended ana threatened to sue Rosa for damage*. On Saturday morning last they met at The Rock in front of a blacksmith shop. Rose we* sitting upon hia horse waiting for the blacksmith to shoe another of bis, which he had brought with ■li.’White came across the street and paid to Rose, “Mr. Rose, I wish to you.” Rose replied. “All rifht.” Both moved ft few gieps to tiß side of the shop. Rose on ms horse and White on the ground. It seeing that the talking between them waa in a very low tone, and the blacksmith only heard the following wojds, uttured by Rose : “Crack awiy.” Instantly White fired a pistol, the ball striking Rose just ab.we the left eye, passing through the brain aud coming out back of Rose fell and White fieuwith the pistol in hand. Mr. Rose’s remains were consign ed to their last resting place yester day, in the presence of a very large crowd rf friends, both white and colored. Ike,scene at the burial was heartrending. In the twinkling oi an eye, us it were, a wife was made a widiow and nine young rendered fatheiless, the youngest in fant, the oldest not over eighteen. The cries of the children and the wails of the mother brought tears to the eyes of hundreds of sympa thizing spectators. No man can picture that burial scene. OF IMPORTANCE TO MER CHANTS. Merchants who* deal in kerosene oil will do well to remember that by an act of the last Legislature, taking effect on the first day ot Jan uary, 1882, it is made unlawful, un der heavr penalty, to store, sell, or offer for sale, for purposes of illumi nation, in the State of Goorgia, any korosene oil, or refined petroleum, of a fire test of less than 120 nor until the same lias been inspect ed , approved aud branded by an authorized inspector. Any oil found nof conforming to the new Georgia test and law will be liable to seizure, and can only be sold for redistillation, and the ~deas*r will be liable to prosecution Heretofore but little oil over a fire test ef 110 degrees has been sold. It is therefore important that our dealers should bear in mind that after the first day in Janury no oil of less than 120 degres can be sold in the State of Georgia. A BOLD LEAP FOR MONEY. One of the most daring cases of jobbery ever recorded in the annals of the occurred last Friday night on fie Central railroad just above Hampton. The Exposition v.rb'i wag coming on at rattling r * wn* . suddenly it cams to dead huh au?n was s-\:n to leap off and run btok up the tJ ß ck with a valise in his hand. It seems that a gentleman from Augusta, whose name did lot reach u*, was on ' hie way to Savannah with a large quan tity of valuables contained in a va lise. Ho lad been to Atlanta and, thinking ererything perfectly se cure, carelessly placed his burthen of wealth on the seat at his side. By some imans or other the robber had been informed of the contents of the valise, and followed the gentle man on the cars. Seeking on first opportuaity when the man was looking out the window, the wretch snatchd up the valise and, walking deliberately up to the danger signal, pulled it and then, as tho train sud denly stopped, he stepped quick!}" to the platform and jumped off with his prkc. The owner of the valise gave Ue alarm at once and imme- I diately a large posse of passengers put adt after the robber. As luck wouldhava it, the train stopped in long cut, and the robber, finding himsftf unable to gain the woods, and bang so closely pursued, drop ped the valise and sc&mbled up the embankment, making good his es- CEC • The of Iho valise showed or told the passengers how valuable it was, and wa are informed it waa worth over SIOO,OOO. He further states that he remember! seeing the robber a number of times in Atlan ta, but neve? onco dreamed he was gpol'ing the valise.—Griffin News. . Nervous pains and weaknesses, mala rial diseases, fever and ague, positively cared by aging Brown’* Iron Bitter*. , - "old airoyswsotmfr —- Georgia has the ablest journal, the ablest statesmen, the ablest bueiueee men of any state in the South, and her people have been the earliest to learn that their destiny is in their own hand, with boundless possib ilities Her greatmen of war time are as a rule, among the most liberal and progressive leader of the whole South. The Cotton Exposition will silence the hum of many spindles in the North, and it will make the South much more the legitimate field for both invention and capi tal than it has eter been in th 6 past It will teach to the great mass of Sotliern people what only the th e orlats have known until now—that th© greatest Doom to the South after the cotton gin is the cotton spindles and I hazard nothing in saying that in an other decade Georgia will spin all her cotton, have looms for most of it, and make the musio of the cot ton factory hcarp in every centre of th© South Of all civilization of the nineteenth century, the Old South was the only one that would have paid more than two hundred mill ions of dollars annually to a h&tsd North to spin its cotton With the cost of a thousand miles of transport ation, the cost of baling, the injury to the fibre by pressing and separ ating i agan for the spindle, and the increased cost of labor in the North all pleading for th# spindle in the South, the North gathered’ the chief profits Southern products by receiv ing the raw material And returning it in f7eb to be sold largely to' those who should have made it. But the Mgtt South has studied simple ar ithmetic, add its Cotton Rxpositon is merely a hugs blackboard on which is presented to the whole South the plain lasso thar th© three hundred millions worth of cotton produce this year willbe worth three hundred million pore when ‘(he ample and iceless waters of the South shall be employed to whirl the merry spindle at home.—[Col. McClure in Philadelphia Times. 1882. 1882. THE SAVANNAH WEEffLY NEWS - hA On the first of January th# Weekly News, enters upoh its’thirty second year. During the long period which has elapsed since its inception, it has been a consistent advocate of whatever it con sidered to be right, always prefering principle to expediency. With increas ing years it has not deterierited, but on the contrary, it has steadily improved and kept fully abreat of the proggressive spirit of the times, and to-day, as a jour nal, whether in its general or special features it stands first among the papers of the South, and equal to those of any section of tho Union. During the coming year the Weekly Fews will partake of all improvements in our daily issae, which, w ith addition al editorial labor, increasing correspon dence by mail and telegraph, and amor© jgh organization will, if possible, occupy a still higher rank than hereto among the newspapers of the coun try. Tc the farmer, mechanic or artisan, the business or professional man, who has not the advantages of a daily mail, the Weekly Ink-,vs affords the best me dium by which he can be informed of all events transpiring in the busy world, whether in his own State or in the most distant parts of the globe. In addition to a first-class newspaper, adapted to the wants of the people of Georgia, Florida and other Southern State* at a moderate price, we offer to each new yearly subscriber received be fore January 1, 1882. or to old ones who renew for a year before that date a copy oi any of the pubiishod novels of the Morning News Library FREE. Bend $2 and get the Weekly News for one year, and a good novel free of charge. The abovs offer also applies to tho Southern Farmer’s Monthly, which enters upon ita fifth year, with ths Jan uary number. This journal is, as its’ nanui indicates, devoted to the agricul tural interests of the South. It ia ably edited, and is just the magazine to sup plement ths Weekly News. The sub scription for one year is $2,000, Remember that the Weekly News and Farmer’s Monthly and two of the Morning News Libraries will be Benito one address, for $3.50. Subscription* can be sent through lo cal agents and postmaters, or direct to J. H. ESTILL, 3 Whitaker Street, Savannah. ♦ The Beauty and Color of the hair may Is safely regained by using Parker’* Hair Balsam, which is much admired for it* perfume, cleanliness and dan druff oradica.ing properties. decS-lm A BUSINESS MAN’S EXPERI ENCE. Ho could not tell'what tiled him. 1 He knew hi* digestion was poor and his heart palpitated. He knsw hi* urin was milky and ropy, but he suffered from these disorderi for years. Only of late had he began to feel himself completely exhausted and broke %down. A friend rec ommended Brown’s Iron bitters. It suited his case, precisely, and now he is as healthy, robust, and strong as hia haart could desire. 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