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'Middle Georgia Argus
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
MORNING.
J]^I7IANSTRING,^A.Feb23TBB2
LOCAL MATTER?
Go ta J. G. Daughtry, & Bro. for your
Plow Goods They are the cheapest in the
county. % , ■ j. ■ •
General Gartrelt fia's announced
himsell as an Independent candi
date for Governor. Wonder if Bro.
Harp; endorses him so strongly
now? ,i- * .
Messrs _Both-<feWiH -White got
thefr 9anop burnt np last Tuesday,
on the railroad work £t big sandy
creek. Will says his loes is about
four thousand dollars covered by
three thousand insurance in the
Denis insurance Cos.
The infant child of Mr, Joe Mad
do ", about four or five, months' old
was found dead on its mothers bos
om this morning supposed to have
been smothered to death.
The church at Sandy Creek has
changed their day of meeting from
the third to the fourth Sunday in
each month and changed the time,
of preaching from eleven to ten
o’clock.
Jack Smith lost a good mule with
blind staggers, ‘last monday.
We dont reckon Mr Sam Oxford
will object tous announcing that
he cut the end ol his thumb off last
week, as it is nearly Veil by this
time. Sam say's bring on your
blocks and corn and you’ll get
meal and shingles thumb or no
thumb.
J. G. Daughtry Bro. have just
received a full supply of Oats Bran
Meal Flour Coru &c., which they
are selling at bottom prices.
Mes'srs White I 'and Yanoy have a
large amount of framing on hand
And are now sawing some splendid
heart poplar lumber for sale now.
Uii. 1 i l I.
Mr. WmH odges can make the
beet flour at his Mill that can be
made in the county; so his custom
ers say.
Do you want the best literary paper in
the world? If you do be sure to rbad
the offer of the publisher of the New
York Ledger in another column, every
body is acquainted with the ledger, and
it needs no argument from us to prove
it the best family paper in the world. 1
J. G. Daughtry & Bro. sells II aim AN
and Ferguson Plow Stocks, at $1,85
Some weeding hoes at cost at this
office.
| ’ .4
We have water power enough
consigned to Rs f° r sa * e to employ
ten million? of dollars Capital, and
we expect to have some of it util
ized yery soon, after the cars is star
ted on the new road, we like to re
peiye letters like the following.
Fostoria Ohio. February 10th
Mr. W. F. Smity
Real Estate Agent
Indian Spring Ga. Dear sir please
send plat*& description of your wa
ter power. Georgia the Empire
sf the south, and Ohio the Empire
of the west are now united. Georgia
has the opportunities, and Ohio
, has the money ; both have energy.
We can help you,yours truly C.G.B
Eight Pounds good Rio Coffee for one
dollar at J. G. Daughtry & Bros,
£ome shingle nails at cost at this
offioe.
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Wo don’t think we ever saw a
greater desire among our people to
keep out of debt and they aro using
every exertion to get along without
it. We are glad to see this disposi
tion to gain independence, and we
hope to see better times among our
farmers if this policy is pursued.
“Hold fast boys,” resolve to be free
no matter what the sacrifice, it may
seem very hard to get along but it
will be the best in the-end, no man
can be happy under the remorse
less hand of debt, and the merchont
who puts himself right square on
a cash platform, will be doing the
farmer a favor they will appreciate
n the end.
i i■ r m mu
Heel bolts for sale at this offic e
cheap for cash.
Any man who will take the .troub
le to examine the mud and “slush”
at the mouth of big sandy, ‘lick'
creek and Towaligee, will conclude
that the bad weather has set the
railroad back at least sixty days.
Stock powders at cost at this
office.
NEEDNT GG TO - ,
The man who tried to explain
his chieken stealing experience by
saying that he was a member of the
Humane Society and felt it his du
ty to thin out the overcrowded hen
coops for the sake of giving them
better ventilation, had his board
paid for ninety days by an appre
ciative community. Nobody’s tal
ents need go to seed in this coun
try. -
FLOOD RUIN AND HUNGER.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES UNDER
WATER.
Memphis, February 19.—A spe
cial dispatch,' from Helena A says j
There is no abatement of the disas
ters that have overtaken the plant
ers of the Mississipi valley, caused
by the overflow of the Mississipi
river. Between Memphis and,
Vicksburg for three.’weeks it has
rained almost daily until now there
is but a dreary, watery waste, ex
tending fully* fifteen rpilea inland
from either bank. There have been
innumerable breaks in the levees,;
and the outlook for the present is '
anything but hopeful. Cattle and,
hogs have been drowned by hun
dreds,barns have been swept away
and- their contents -'wasted. - The
loss to the planters by these mis
haps, cannot but have its effect in
cramping their facilities for putting
in their crops far the year. This
condition of affairs exists to an alar
ming extent in a number of the-lar?
gest cotton growing counties in the
Mississipi valley, in Arkansas and
Mississipi. Starvation is threaten
ing many poor people, whose homes
line the banks of the streams that
have overflowed. In some cases
cabins can be found in Which Are
men and mules all gathered under
one shelter, awaiting the receding
of the river.” -
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“Gad Bless the Little Woman”
We have just received a copy of an
elegant new Song’ and Chorus, called
“God Bless the Little Woman.” The
song was found upon the following inch
dept:
Immediately after the President was
shot, he dictated a telegram to his wife,
informing her of the sad occurrence;
remarking in a most affectionate man
ner ta those beside him, God 'bless the
litt-ls womon,”etc,* ' . .
The words are written by Howard N
fuller, and the music was ■compos’d by
Charlie-Baker the popular Bong writer.
She song is perfectly beautiful, as the
melody has been well adopted to the
words. '
Chorus
Stand by hkn little womau !
Stand firm and brave and true J
And remember little woman.
A We will always stand by you.
This song is easily arranged so that all
players of the Piano or organ can master
it with perfect ea se. Price, 35 cents
per copy; or four copies forsl,ol Postage
stamps taken as currency. Address all
order* to
F, W. Helmick, Music Publisher,
108 Elm St., Ciiicinati Q.
Griffin News ; It will b$ remem
bered that some weeks ago a repre-;
sentative of the News was sent to
Atlanta for the purpose of inter view-
Mr. Julius L Brown on the Griffin,
Monticello and Madison railroad.
It will be further remembered that
in that interview Mr. Brown said
lie was sole owner of the road, and
that it was not even connected with
any other corporation. Tliis latter
statement we heard denied yester
day, and a gentleman whq seems
pretty well posted informs us that
Mr Brown does not own the road ;
that lie was and is simplv acting as
attorney for the Cole system. The
gentleman further informs ps that
the road will be built within a year
despite Mr. Brown’s demands for
one hundred thousand dollar subsi
dy money, This sounds all very
funny in the face of the published
interview. We intend to see Mr
Brown again on the subject before
we criticise further.
A S2O. Bible Prize.
The publishers of Ruledges
Monthly in the prize puzzle de
partment for their Monthly for
March ofter the following easy way
for someone to make $20,00:
To the person telling us which is
the longest verse in the New Testa
ment Scripture (not the new New
Revision) by March 10th 1882, we
will give $20.00 in gold as a prize.
Should two or more cerrect answers
be received the prize will be divided
The money will be forwarded to
the winner March 15th 1882, Those
who try for the prize must send 20cts
in silver (no postage stamps taken)
with their answer, for which they
will receive the April number of the
Monthly, in which will be published
the name and address of the winner
of the prize, with the correct answer
thereto. Cut this out ; it may U
worth $20.00 to you. Address
Rutledge Publishing Company,
Easton, Fa,
V FQE THE • '
city of Mclntosh
Year 1882. j
Be it ordered by the Mayor and,
Council, of,the city of Mclntosh,-
and it is hereby enacted by the au
thority of-the same that no person i
or persons, shall engage in anyt
business or profession, herein
named without fir3t having obtain* 1
ed license from the Treasurer ofi
Council for whioh he, she or they,,
shall pay the sum specified in such'
cases. *■-
Section Ist, For each one liorsp,
dray or wagon hauling for the pubV
lie in the city of Mclntosh, the
owner shall pay yearly in advance
a license of $5,00
Sec 2. For each two horse dray*
or wagon hauling for the public in
the city of Mclntosh the owner
shall pay yearly in advance a license 1
of SIO,OO * -
Sec. 3. Transient traders in goods 1
wares and 'merchandise of liny de
scription, or any‘articles whatever;
by sample or otherwise before ex-;
posing the same for sale, ! shall take:
out a license’to be fixed by the!
Mayor in such cases provided,!
This ’shall not apply td regular
commercial drummers.
Sec. 4, Agents for the sale of any
article, not otherwise provided for
whatever', or one visiting the
city as an itinerant physician or
professor or selliing of any'proprie
tary articles whatsoever, shall take
out a license to be fisted by the
Mayor in such cases. ‘” v '
Sec. 5. Each boarding house keep
er who does not take in transient
customers, shall pay yearly in ad
vance a tax of $lO.
Sec, 6. 'The keeper of each hotel
shall hay a tax of per annum
said tax to be‘paid quarterly in ad
vance. ‘ •
Sec. 7. The keeper of each rester
ant shall pay yearly in ‘advance a
tax of SIO,OO.
Sec. 8. Each person or firm selling
spirituous shall pay
a tax of SIOO.OO per annum, or any
part thereof said tax shall be paid
in advance and will expire on the
first of February 1883.
Sec 9. Eo£ each billiard table
for public playing, the owner shall
pay a yearly tax in advance of SIO.OO
Sec 10, For each ten-pin-alley
or Oshkosh table for public play
ing, the owner shall .pay a yearly
tax in advance a tax of $5.00.
Sec. 11. A keeper of each Bar
ber shop shall pay yearly in ad
it. tax $5.00.
See, 12. Each person or frm
selling fresh or butcheied meaf
(farmers selling their produce <x
cepted) shall pay in advance a tax
of $5.00.
Sec. 13, Each auctioner, or
vender master (Administrators
Executors and officers sales except
ed) shall nay in advance a tax of
$lO per year or any part of a year*
Sec 14 Each express company
doing business in the city r cf Mcln
tosh, shall pay yehrly in advance a
tax of $15,00
Sec. 15. Each sewing machine
agency, selling Machines, in the
city of Mclntosh shall pay yearly in
advance a tax of $15,00
Sec. 16. Each livery, feed, and
sale stable keeper or firm shall pay
a license yearly of $20,00 to be paid
by the first of June or as soon there
after as business is commenced.
Sec. 17. Each feed stable keeper
sbrll a yearly license ol $lO. to
be paid by the first of June or as
soon thereafter as business is com
menced.
Sec. 18. Each and every banker
or banker&broker or firm of bank
ers and brokers shall pay a tax of
$25,00 per annum said tax to be
paid quarterly in advance
See. 19, Each money lender on
collateral or other securities or note
shaver or person or persons selling
supplies on time other than regular
merchandise dealers, doing busi
ness in the city, whether they have
an office in the city or not shall pay
yearly in advance a tax of SIO,OO
Sec. 20. Each cotton warehouse
keej er who weighs cotton and char
ges storage for same within the city
limits shall pay yearly in advance
a tax of SIO,OO
‘t3Ser2T. Each pay
yearly in advance a license of $5,00
Sec. 22. Each picture artist shall
pay per annum in advance a license
of $5,00 . ,<• .ii
gec.23. Each insurance agent or
firm of agents shall pay yearly in
advance a tax of SIO,QO.
Sec. 24. Each vender of lottery
tickets shall pay a tax of 50,00 per
year said tax to be paid
in advance. \ ; * - 1
Sec, 25, Each theatrical company
exhibiting in the city of Mclptosh
shall pay a tax for each exhibition
a sum not less than $5. nor more
. , t i ■
than twenty-five dollars an the dis
cretion of the Mayor. ' > !
Sec, 26- Each circus shall pay in
advance a tax of twenty dollars for
each performance. ■■ ' * ‘
Sec. 27. Each vender of Cakes,
Icecream, Lemonade or confection
aries of any kind, inside the city
limits, shall pay in advance a year
ly tax of live Uojlans-
h 1 person or firm rnn-;
ning or doing a .bathing business, 1
shall pay a tax I 'of ten dollars per
annum or any part thereof said tax
shall I>> paid in advance.
Sec. 29. Be it ordained that every
person or persons corporation com
pany, or partnership selling guano
or commercial fertilizer in the town
of Mclntosh either by agent or oth-i
erwise and eVery person or persons
corporation company or partner
ship selling said guano or commer-
cial fertilizers elsewhere and deliv- :
ering the same in the said town;
shall pay a yearly tax of twenty dob!
lars, the ganYe to be paid prior to;
the sale and delivery of said guano!
or fertilezer to ‘the clerk of the city'
council of said town of Mclntosh,;
who shall issue to the said party!
a receipt for the same in which re
ceipt shall be the authority to said;
party to sell guano and commercial:
fertilizers in said town for and ciu-,
ring the year 1882.
Sec. 30. No wheel of fortune or other
wheel turned or used for carrying on any
other game of chance shall be allowed
unless a license is first obtained for
which the owner or agent shall pay a tax
of |25.00 per day,
Sec. 31. Be it further enacted that ev
ery resident of the dty of Mclntosh sub
ject to‘road duty under the lav/s of the
state be'required to pay a'street tax of
$3,00 or be allowed to work. •
See. 32. Each real estate or firm soiling
real estate for profit shall pay a tax
yearly in advance of SIO.OO
Sec. 33, Each afid every person deal
ing in lumber in the city of Mclntosh
Shall pay a tax yearly in advance of s}o.
Sec. 34, Each dealer hi wagons or bug
gies not manufactured in the city of
Mclntosh or in the county of Butts, shall
pay a tax yearly in advance of $lO.
Sec. 35. Be It further enacted that any
person or persons fireing guns pistols or
firework* within the city limits, of the
city of Mclntosh, except on ones own
premises, shall be fined not less than sl,
nor more than $5,00 at thq discretion of
the Mayor.
Sec. 36, Each dealer i dry goods and
groceries ip the city of ‘ Mclntosh shall
nay a tax of $20.00 said iax to be paip
quarterly in advance.
Sec. 37, Each milinary store in the
city of Mclntosh shall pay a taxofsls.oQ
said tax to be paid quarterly.
Sec, 38. All venders of drugs, Patent
Medicines. Paints Oils &c., in the city of
Mclntosh *hall pay a tax of SIO,OO
Sec, 39, Each and every Tobacco &
Cigar dealer shall pay a tax of $5,00
Sec. 40. All machinery run l>y steam
or water power in the city of Mclntosh
shall pay a tax of $lO.
Sec. 41. Be if further enacted that any
person or persons violating any sections
of the above ordinance of the city of
Mclntosh for the year 1882. upon convic
tion shall be fined a sum for each and ev
ery offense, not less than one half the
tax under the section violated, or nore
than the whole, or imprisoned in the
Guard House of the city of Mclntosh,
not longer than thirty days, One or
all penalties in the discretion of the
Mayor.
A true abstract from the minutes.
H. L, Daughtry, Clerk,
Indian Spring, Ga.. Feb, 15th 18S2
The- Republican says they have
other smart people in that section,
to-wit; Buying fertilizers in this
market, taking^it home and selling
it for the cash or bartering it for
nrovisions. We don't say that
this thing has been done, oh, no !
but we can ask the question, has it
been done? We knew a man who
bought a dollar’s worth of coffee
and sold it for seventy-five cents in
order to get to Coup's circus, and
that man dont live a hundred miles
from this city.
There is Mure Strength restoring
power in a 50 cents bottle of parker,s
Ginger Tonic than in a bush of meal
or gallon of milk. As an appetizer
blood purifier and kidney corrector
il ere is nothing like it, and inval
ide find it a wonderful invigorant
for minds and body. See other
column.
Tlfo'-'J Ac ks.o n! ew s . At tern pffTfd
Explain He Informs us that the
Original Democratic Party
is to be Overthrown and a
Better one to be Establish
ed in the Stead.
The Editor of the News in his
issue of the 15th gives us some
Light 6n the political situation, but
we must coefess, that we are at a.
loss to know hew iveareto reconcile
his contradictory or in consistant
remarks. In the first place he
makes thid announcement.
■“IF the Argus man, is not aware
of the fact that there is a formidable,
political faction, ‘ “Independents,”’
sot-called, that threaten the over
throw of the old original Democrat
ic* party in Georgia. he ought to !
keep himself better posted.”'
'Arid having declared ’in a former
of flis paper that anything
was preferable to the management
of tliis original- Democrat party and
having assured us of his alliance
with this pn-ty that threatens Its
overthro w, boasting of its gain ; of
thirty thousand votes in the last’
election, and then in the same arti
cle from we clip the above, he thrash
ds 6dr Democratic Governor and
Senator fearfully andleeds our peo
ple into the light of the fact that
they were elected by a negro mon-!
grel party, in apposition to the
mass of intelligence, and this ne
gro mongrel party being nothings
more "of* less than the original ;
Democrat (“Bourbon”) party, yet
after all this, imagine our surprise.
ivlie’n h'e closed by saying, “Demo-'
crktic principles are good enough
for us, and the News will always be
found?in the front rank battling for
their maintai nance. i
Now we would ask Bro. Harp to
inform us what is the difference be
tween Democracy, and “organized
Democracy?’’
If he' expects to .battle fer the l
principles of Democracy, why does
he kick organized democracy?
TJie News man m alluding to
him he terms our ‘pet’ says. “But
as Mr Brown is not before the peo
ple .for any position, Brother Smith
will have to excn.se us for not giv
ing him any further information at
this time, on the political history of
his talented pet. Yet in a former
issue, without Mr Brown being be
fore t*he people for any position (as
he now admits,)and without h ; s
having done any thing in his offi
cial position to call forth the remark
Bro. Harp announced to his read
ers ?T had as soon vote for U. S.
Gpant as Joe Brown,’
ft wets but natural (hat we should
desire to know what our senator
bad been guilty of. And in am
swer fo our enquiry as to the cause
of the declaration, we are informed
that it was prompted by the dead
isspe of the past, Inasmuch as there
had was ncr offence in the shape of
ap official blunder, no lack of tal
ent, we simply fight him for the
part he acted in the dead issues of
the past. Then we see in the same
paragraph the inconsistant remark
as follows; “we have neither the
space nor time to devote to the re
hersal of the dead issue of the past
even to accommodrte Brother
Smith.”
Now we must conclude that The
Editor of the News was either in
need of something to fill up his
columns or he dpsired to put his
paper on file as being so thor
oughly Identified with this new
party that he would vote • for U. S.
Grant, one of the noted leaders ol
the Republican party, in preference
to one of the most talented leaders
of the organized Democratic party.
Although we worked against Mr.
Norwood in the last election we
should have made no attack on
his administration if he had been
elected. We believe him a good
man and feel assured ho would
have worked for the good of Geor
gia and like our beloved Colquitt,
would have been guided by patriot
ism.
We had a division in this county
which resulted in the dafeat of the
nominee, but we have yet to hear
the first one of our citizens say that
our representative did not make a
true and conscientious member,
working for the interest ol the
count} 7 as faithful as any of his
predecessors, with the election the
strife ended and our people acqui
esced in the result and nothing
more said until our Bro. Harp be
gins to/assail our Senator and Gov
etner, and finally works his courage
up to the point of acknowledging
that the Democrat party that he
wo A: s for, T flhre To o vertlwolt
the original. Democratic party.”
In other words he claims to work
for Democratic principles, but De
mocracy must have no organization
it must be overhauled and made to
conform to his idea of things or it
becomes in his estimation a mon
grel party.
Bro. Harp is the first one of the
adherents to the indper dent party
that haa had the boldness to say
that they intende to crush the orig/
inal Democrat party, and in reply
to our statement that we thought
tliy administration of affairs by the
organized Democracy should be let
a 1 one at present he makes the fol
lowing reply. “If Bro. Smith con
siders the present political outlook
“well enough” to “let alone” we beg
to differ with him.
Well we must inform Bro. Harp
that he cant make the change, or
ganized Democracy will rule Geor
gia for many years to come.
SHERIFF SALE.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Butts County
WILL BE SOLD before the court
house door in the town of Jackson
said county and state, on the first Tues
day in March next 1882, within the le
gal hours of sale, the following describ
ed property to-wit;
All the One-eleventh undivided inter
est in all that property lying and being
in said county, town' of Mclntosh and
Indian Springs reserve known as thh
Mclntosh Hotel property, containing
eigght (8) acres more or less, being [of
number 36 on which the Mclntosh Hotel
garden, out-houses and stables are situa
te-1, being four acres less a strip on West
side of said lot, 86, of 80 feet front, by 50
teet, upon, which Lamar’s store houstf
and a small wooden building are situat
ed,' and about two (2) acres each off ol
lots Nos. 49 & 50 lying south of lot 36 and
separated from it bv a street ; the said
eleventh undivided interest being lev-
iedon as .the property of Bryan A. Col
lier, one of the Defendants, by virtue oj
one ti-fa issued out of the-Justice Count
of the 945th District G. M., Dougherty
county, Georgia, in favor of Charles A
Shandftl-& Cos., vs. Collier & Cheves
Tenant in possession notified. This-
February Ist, 1882.
J. O. Beauchamp.
Sheriff B. C,
STATE OF GEORGIA, Butts County - .
WIIL BE SOLD before the court
door in the town ot' Jackson, said
county and State within the legal hours
of sale, on the first Tuesday in March
next 1882; the following described prop
erty to wit:
All the oiie-eleventh undivided inter
est in all that, property lying and being
in said county, town of Mclntosh and
Indian Springs reserve, known as the
Mclntosh Jlotel property, containidg
eight (S) acres more or less,' being lot
No. 36 o'n which tho Mclntosh Hotel;
gardens, outliouSes and stables are sit
uated, being four acres less a strip on
the West side of said lot 36, of 80 feet
front by 50 feet, upon which Lamar’s
store house ond a small wooden build
ing are si tuated, and about (2) ueres
each, off of lots 49 and 50, lying South
of lot 36 and seperated from it by a
street; the said eleventh undivided "in
terest being levied on as the property
of Bryan A. Collier, Defendants in fi-fa,
issued out of the Superior Court o!
Dougherty county, Georgia, in favor of
J, M. Fretchin Ac Cos., vs. B. A. Collier.
Tenant in possession notified. This 1 Otl:
day of January, 1882.
J. O. Be uoha mi*,
Sheriff B. C.
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