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MORNING.
INDIAN SPRING, GA,. Apr’l 61882^
LOCAL MATTER?
A nice line of Spring Calicoes &
Dress Goods, Shoes Hats &g^
At J. G. Daughtry & Bros.
We are informed that Maj B. F.
Ward is very sick. We hope to
hear of a change for the better soon.
The Smith’s Mill reporter came
to time again See first column on
second page.
Died —Just before going to press,
the sad intelligence reached us, of
the death of Mrs. E. M, Crawford.
She died at two o’clock this morn
ing.
General Thomas of the construc -
tion Cos., says that owing to the
washed condition of the road bed
and other liinderances, it will be im
posed .e for him to have the exten
sic : completed before the first of
September,
Col Waterman, Editor of the Monroe
Advertiser makes the move, that Henry
Grady, be elected Congress at large.
1\ r e secoud the move.
*
Col. Fred 8. Horton has severed
his connection with the Monticello
News, and gone to painting. He is
putting a “shine” on the Varner
Hotel at present, and it will add
much to the appearance of that
building.
The Specialty at Dagtitry &
Bro’s is the tremendous bargains
in Laces, in over 150 different de
signs, and is a curious sight to be
hold? A REAL TREAT FOR THE LADIES.
Neatly folded in bunches of 2 to 10
yds, warranted perfect, each price
containing the full measure marked
on the wrapper.
The sale of real estate has been live
ly during the last week and several
lots has been disposed of through
our agency. Amongst those who
have purchased lots at “East end”
is Mr. John R. Shannon, Jephtha
Castlebury of Cabaniss, and Mr,
Hamlin 'Thompson otWinfoxd Jas
per county. Several has been sold
to citizens of our own county.
Go to J. G. Daughtry, & Bro. for your
Plow Goods They are the cheapest in the
county.
Mr. J. J. Kelly will begin the
manufacture of bricks at Indian
Spring in a short time. He expects
to be able to have .tricks, ready by
the time lumber is brought in to
begin building building in the new
**, ? k
part of town, and thinks he can
supply the demand,'
.J. G. Daughtry Bro.' sells Tlaiman
and Ferguson Plow Stocks, at $1,85
"Lorenza Dow”
. Read tf You want To Know.
|f you want to know about the New
treaty, between Gov. Troup and
Mclntosh, and John Quincy Adams
call on Dow Jr.
If you want to know who made
ilie motion in the legislature, to
name this county Butts, and how
and brave Butts, came
to his death call on Dow Jr.
< If you want to know who has the
best let of shoes ever brought to
Jndian Spring., call on TANARUS, J. Saun
ders.
If you want to know how many
Court Houses has been built in
Jaokson and how they were burnt;
call on Dow Jr.
If you want to see the prettiest
lot of prints you ever
saw, at 54 cents and upwards; call
on T. J. Saunders.
If you want to know how inany
bridges has been built at Indian
Spring, and who built them; call
on Dow Jr, f■ . - :' , .
If you want to see: the cseapest
and . ..pieatiest.' 1 doted
Lawns you ever saw call on T. J.
Saunders. - . .. . .
Six fingered Grain Cradles at
$3,00. " - • ;: :i :
Large lot of plow hoes just re
ceived at
Daughtry & Bros.
Omr Sheriff J. O. Beauchamp passed
our office yesterday, en-route to the Lu
natic assvlum, with -the two colored
lunatics, Michel Watkins* and Yol Mc
kibfeen. •
The party of Indian Spring gentlemen
who went down to meet the extension
last week, returned alll‘o. K,” and re
port everything working like clock work
They think if'the way was clears the
track laying machine , wound reach this
place in ten days, but as.th&y ?anfc tfell
libw long bridging and estlntg-will de
tain them, ' thfev wbnt venture to
ay when we can hear the whistle.
‘NOTICE.”
I will be at the plaees named to
receive the tax returns of Butts
Cos., for the year 1882
Indian Springs district, Monday 17
Doublin district Tuesday 18th
Iron Springe(Harpers shop)Wed 19
Butrill district Tliur 20th
Coodys district Fri. 21st
Towaliga district Sat 22nd.
Jackson district Mon 24th
Worthville Dist, Tues 25th.
S. P. Vickers.
T. Fv. B. C.
Thurbers no 84 parched cof
fee at 20cts per pound.
At Daughtry & Bros.
Alcova Mountain Dots.—March,
26th 1882.
Everything lively, corn plant
ing is getting to be a general thing
in this section, wheat and oats are
looking well. A better prospect for
corn than was ever known in this
County before.
A CoP Man went fishing last Sun
day and not returning by dark, sup
supposing him to be “stuck.” On
Monday a search was made ; but on
finding liim in the [eve] learned
that be had only been taking a nap.
Toddlekins is a very small man
indeed but he said he never minded
it until his three boys grew up to
be stropping’ young fellows and his
wife began to cut down there old
clothes to fit him, then he said he
did get ashy.
, “Mr. M. F. Fuller living near Al
cova Mtq went a fishing for succor,
Saturday last, returning home in an
hour and a half bringing with him
three succors, the three weighing
13* fcs. R C G
Just Received a large lot of Flour,
Corn, Sugar, Bran Feed Oats & Fresh
mp ] n I
J. h. flu-Gn'TRY & Bros.
Mr; B. W. Collier, has sent us a
well defined and tastefully arranged
plat, of the Mclntosh hotel and lots,
which are offered for sale.
Almost an unlimited amount of
capital could be Invested on that
property with profit, and the Capi
talist who gets possession of the
property will have a bonanza.
The little two year old child, of
Mr, Hick’s who lives on the prem
ises of Mr. Amos Treadwell, two
miles west 01 this place; by. some
means got a cotton seed u.p its nose
about a week ago, and the parent
tailing to get a physician when first
sent for, the nose had become so
much inflamed by the time a phy
sician was procured, that it was
great difficulty the seed was.eiHrac
ted, and the little fellow after in
tense sufferringdied yesterday mor
ning.
No 1 flour for side at the brick store at
this office.
Eight Pounds good Itio.Coffee for one
dollar at J. G. Daughtry <s Bros,
There are three prominent phases
of a young woman’s life, all visibly
connected : Asa baby she is lugged;
As a young woman, she is hugged;
as a wife, she is humbugged.
We have been informed that Sanford
Purples, alia: Pippinger who was arres
ted and carried off by the Sheriff of Jack
son county last week confessed the crime
of murder and stated that he had been a
member of the notorious Charley Ktl
ley klan, and would make a confession
of all he knew about the parties connec
ted with the same.
We learn he left a wife and six children
in Jackson county, and has a wife and
two children in Monroe county.
In the hearing of the Coleman case on
last Saturday Judge Stewart set aside
rhe sale, of the land, the same will be
advertised and a a claim interposed, and
the claim tried at the sept term of the
superior court.
The best Stock: & Cattle pow
ders ever made, for side at this of
fice
Made from Harmless Materials and
adapted to the need ol fading and
failing hair Parker , s Hair Balsam
has taken the first rank asanelegan
and reliable hair restorative
Sopie of the “Pile driving” Machin
ery passed up the road tuesdav enroute
for Stock-bridge.
The Governors of Missouri and Kan
sas having offered a reward of $200,000
for the capture of the noted train robber
Jessy James, they themseves concocted
a scheme for obtaining the. reward.
They managed through the -influence of
the u ife of one of the kxlan to get him
to betray the,ramainder oHiis'hsSociates;
for which he was to receive live thous
and dollars. After the'plan had been
arranged and the detec ive put to work
aad the cspture considered almost a
certainty, another one of the outlaws
moved by a desire to get the two hun-
I dred thousand dollars offered for Jessee
! James, dead or alive; slipped up behind
him in the house where he was staying
in “St. Joseph, and sent a ball crashing
through his brain. The traitor who is
known to be one cf the train robbers,
claims that he was only acting as a de
tective ; fcr the purpose of capturing
th9m.
weeping and lamentations
of James’s wife, who reached his bleed
ing corps, in a few minutes after the fa
tal shot, proves how devoted is womon
under any and all circumstances.
Mrs. M. C. Wright has just, received
From New York, Hats, Bonnets, Laces,
Dress Goods, and Trimmings which she
proposes to sell cheap
Reunited Indeed —While looking
over our exchanges • the ether day,
we could but reflect, and taking a
retrospective view of the last few
years; and exclaim: what a change
a few years can bring about. What
do we read? one day last week,while
the “March wind” was almost blow-
ing a gale, a spark from the engine
was dropped upon the long R. R.
Bridge across the James river at
Richmond ; and in a few minutes
the whole superstructure was wrap
ped in flames, and despite the ef
forts of the fire department, the
flames wore conveyed to the build
ings on the north side Df the river,
and the city was at once in a con
tlagration, equalled only by the
memorable day of Lee’s evacuation
the fire leaps from building, to buil
ding, the struggling firemen was
driven by the blinding smoke, and
intense heat and flying cinders;
human beings was buried in the
tumbling walls ; The telegraph in
formed the outside world the fi re
was be} r ond control, Then what de
we see? the engines and fire Compa
nies, at Washington city, hurried
on board the train to fly to the res-
cue of the once despised city, the
Same “Richmond” that millions of
lives and property were sacrificed
to destroy. We road and reflect;
can it be possibl lit seems but yer
terday that WS stdod with a shat
tered line; between Richmond and
the combined power of Washington
City, and the northern States, try
ing to prevent them from reducing
it to ashes; to day we see them
coming tvith open heart for its pro
tection ; we exclaim : liideed we are
reunited, and the great American
Union Is indissoluble.
When Rev. Sam Jones was in
the city a year ago; lie pyeached a
sermoh to men alone. The women
are now even with the men. Last
Sunday he preached to females
alone, the men being excluded.
The church was filled with .ladies.
Was it .curiosity that carried them
there? The men still have the ad
vantage. they never told hoW he
abused them and told them of their
meanress ; but the ladies told ev
ery word he .said, so far as they
could remember* The burden of
his (liscotirspto them was (hat they
were better, than the men, that they
hated the. devil and the devil hated
them; He told them they were the
greatest sufferers by sin, and indi
vidually and collectively they
s should use all of their influence to
promote religion .—Miledgeville
Union.
i , A true assistant ta nature in restoring
the system to perfect health, thus ena
abling it to resist disease, is Brown’s
Iron Bitters.
At the Special Session of the
County Court held to the case
of the State vs J. H. Lewis, Trespass
was tried, and the Jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The case of the state.-V. S. Sarah
Wagoner, charged with trespass,
set down to be heard on the 25 inst,
Bill arp, on city and country life,
has this to say; “A town boy’s
liver is always getting out of order,
and a town girl dont eat mach of
anything but candy and ice cream
and cake, and by the Time she has
two or three weasel-faced children,
which have to be raised on a bottle,
she is preety well used up, and has
to go to the spirings every summer.
Who ever heard of country folks
going to the springs.
FARMS FREE TO ALL.
Oregon and Washington, the land
of never-failing ctops,” where grass
hoppers, chinch-bugs drought or
hard “winters. are unknown, offers
free homesteads to all, on fertile
government lands, Railroad lands
in desirable locations can be pur-
on ten years time; in easy
payments. Every industrious man
can be independantv wealthy in a
very short time; by * settling in the
Pacific Northwest. • Address a pos
tal card to Paul Schulze, Port
land, Oregon and ask him to send
you a copy of The West Shore, a
handsomely illustrated • journal,
containing lull information.
Wc are sorry to learn that Mr. Joshua
Patrick & family, formerly of this coun
ty, are among the destitute and suffering
of Mississippi
BLACK ANKLE DOT’S.
April Ist 1882. — Eeditoh Argus. As
I have seen nothing from Blackankle, in
your paper in soome time, I thought I
would give you a few dots on matters in
general. * m
The farmers are alive at work, plant
ing and preparing their lands for seed, I
dont think J euer saw so much corn plan
ted, and preparing to be planted, . The
branch bottoms are being cut down and
ditched out, getting ready to receive corn
the staff of life.
Nothing can give me more pleasure,
than to see the people interested in mak
ing home suplies, to live on instead of
planting all cotton, and depending on
the North for a living, that plan is run
•aground longsince.
The wheat and oat crops is one of the
most promising up to date, we ever saw
although I hear some complaint of rust
and mold.
Wesley W. Thaxton’s wheat & oats,
are the finest 1 have seen yet though I
hear of others that’s better.
I made a trip cow'n the “south end”
of the public road (on which I live) the
other day. I met with Mr. J. C. Meri
deth, he'asked me to walk overr his
cron which i did. • I found the best pre
pared farm I ever saw ; ' for both corn
and cotton, he has two thirds of his crop
in corn well prepared and planted, lie
says that he expects to gather from 1000,
to 1500 lbs seed cotton per acre and I
don’t doubt it.
He is hard to beat on farming for a
young man.
A crossing Sandy creek at Prices Mill
we came tot lie farms of John S Carter A
8. J. Smith t/, o thoroughgoing young
farmers, they live on the place known as
the Steven Price and Wiliam D. R. Nor
ris, two of the best places in Butts county
They have cut down and cleared out
the good bottoms, that has been lying
there so long doing nothing, they have
ditched, and drained, ready for the plow
land eneugh to make eight hundred or
one thousand bushels of corn, whieli
will be a right sm irt help to. Butts coun
ty, their newly done up fencing that once
looked so badly in its dilapidated condi
tion , presents a scene that we love to ‘be
hold. We try to follow but ohl my
physical strength, and diseased Condi
tion, renders meun le to make landing
a success. This is one of the best fann
ing countrys in the union if we only
knew how and was able, to cairy it on
right. "
Last Thursday evening while we were
putting in guano; my plow hand caled
to me, and said there wag a Wild turkt y
I threw down my “sack and horn,” went
up the hillwhen to my surprise I saw
walking down the hill a large turkey
gobler I sent after a £ufi but before they
reached me with the gun he dodged me
in a plum orchard; night came on and I
had to give Jiiiii up; but you may look
out for the turkey g( bier sooh,
Charlie R. Carter.
ON LISTENING TO EVIL REPORTS.
The longer I live the more I feel the im
portance of adherihg to the rules I have
laid down for inyself in relationjjto such
matters; f
1. To bear as little as possible to the
prejudice of others. .
2. To believe nothing of the kind till
I am absolutely Jorced to it.
3. Never to drink into the spirit of one
who circulates an ill report,
4. Always to moderate as far as I can,
the unkindness which is expressed to
ward others.
5. Always to believe that if the other
side were heard, $ y§ry different account
Would be given of the matter.
li v- ’ e. i;
For Rged men, whined, weak and sick
ly children, without a rival, Will not
cause, headache. ..Browns Iron Bitters,
LEGAL NOTiGES
Ordinary’s Office,Tutts, Co.,:Ga.,
At QhambersJ April 4th, 1882,
CarolmeJVl, B. Cargile has. ap
plied for exemption of personality
and and realty, and ..setting apart
and valuation of homestead and I
will pass upon. , the? at 10
o’clock A, M. on the 22 day of Ajpril,
irist, 1882 at my office.
J. F. Carmichael,
v . ; ,_••• Ordinary.
POSTPONED RHE RIFF’S SALE.
STATE OF GEORGIA)
Butts County, j"
WILL be sold, before the court, house
door in the town of Jackson in said
counny and state on the FIRST TUES
DAY in MAY 1882 within legal hours
of sale, the following described property
to: wit;
Two hundred and: fifty-seven acres of
land, more er less situatld and lying and
being in the second distrlot of original
Henry now Butt’s county, bound as
follows: West by lands of A. P. Wall,
North by lands of Mrs, Lewis, East by
lands of Waodward, South by lands of
Carmichael, Levied upon as the proper
ty of R. Stilwell, by virtue and to satis
fy one fi-fa issued form the Superior
ceurt of said county, in favor of John S
Crockett vs Richard Stilwell. Tenant
in possession notified as required by law
this March 20th, 1882.'
J, 0. BEAUCHAMP, x
Sheriff B. C.
STATE OF GEORGIA,)
Butts County, f
WILL AE SOLD before the court
house dooor in the town of Jackson,
said caunty and State, on the first tues
day in May. Next 1882. within the le
gal hours of sale, the following descril ed
dropertv to-wst:
One Woodtaber & Moss Engine five
horse power, levied upon as the property
of W, D. Martain &T, J, Ridgeway, &
William Thaxton-by . virtueand and to
satisfy one fif-fa issued from the supe
rior Court of said county and state in
favor of M. Y. McKibben, vs Wm, D.
Martin, T. J. Ridgeway, and William
Thaxton, this March 28th 1882,
J. O. BEAUCHAMP,
% • • Sheriff B. C.
GEORGIA BUTTS County:
Applcations w2ll bs made to the court
of Ordinary of Buttsj county Ga., at the
first regular term after the expiration of
four weeks from this notice, for leave to
sell the-lands belonging to the estate of
of Jas Lyons* late of said county deceas
ed, for the benefit of-thojieiis and cred
itors of skid ‘deceased.’ - April Ist 1882.
M.T,,LYON&
Administratrix
SUICIDE OF CORNELIUS VAXBILT.
New York, April IT—The polce were
notified to-night that Cornelius J. A an
derbilt, brother of Wm. H, A anderbilt,
who contested the probate of the will of
the late Commodore Vanderbuilt, had
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head, at the Glenham Hotel.
The coroner was notified and gave a per
mit for the removal of the body.
IN MEMORIUM.
Died on the 12th ins’t. near Camp Hill
little Fannie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tucker, aged, 3 years and five
months. Little fannie was a bright
sweet child, the joy of her parents.
None knew lier but to love her.
Her sudden death has east a gloom
over the entire community, she was
playing gleefully at noon, But was
cold in death before eleven o’clock,
at night, and the sudden call, of one
so fair, so pure, so young, admon
ishes us all; to be ye also read} 7 .
We know not in what hour we tco,
may be summoned, to answer that
Call, that must and will come to us
all. We cannot keep back the tears
as we look for the last time at the
could young face, of the dear little
one, the “natter” of the dear little
foot-steps silenced, the sweet voice
hushed, the bright eyes closed for
ever ; but Oh ! we know that she is
at rent, safe on the other side of the
river singing with those that have
gone' on before; the glad songs of
Zion; where we hope ere long to
meet lier again.
We tender our heartfelt sympa
thy, to the bereaved Family
and sincerely hope that they may
be ready, to meet their little Fannie
on thfe bright shore, where there
will be no more parting. A Friend.
GENERALGORDON
From the Monroe Advertiser
General Gordon is going to Eu
rope before long on important busi
ness connected with the develop
ment of certain lands, and the build
ing of new railroads in the South
west. With the General’s energy
which keeps him always on the go;
there is a genial jffayfnlness and
boyishness about him that makes
his presence congenial to all; both
old and young; probably no agent
could bo sent abroad more likely to
win feueecesa. EveiybLdy ecemc t
love him; children hang abound
him, la'dibs flatter him, old men
seek his company, and audiences
are charmed by his eloquence Gen.
Robt. E. Lee yielded to the, fascina
tion of his genius and involuntarily
rendered it an immortal tribute in
an incident that was that was sub
lime i# its grandeur. It.was at Ap
pomattox court house—Grant, had
demanded Lee’s surrender anS Lee
had refused; another day had pass
ed ; Lee-, sent . word, -to Gordon to
know whether anything more could
be done; with . a handful of men
Gordon an impenetra
ble barrier of steel;, “Its hope
less,” was Gordon’s reply. When
Lee heard Gordon’s opinion he
dropped his head and said, “Then
we have done all that can be done,”
and consented, to surrender. As
long .as Gordon hoped, Lee held on.
With ali the Generals gaity and
imagination he is and always has
been sincerely a pious man, and
never went into an engagement that
he did not ask Divine assistance and
favor. Once, however, he almost
lost his gravity at prayers held on
the eve of a battle—the battle of the
Wilderness. One of the common
soldiers was called on to pray, and
men could pray at such times,
knowing that within the next hour
or two one or more of them must
be lying in the dust. Op this occa
sion the soldier began, “Oh, Lord !
thou knowegt we are about to en
gage in a terrible conflict,, if you
take a proper view of the subject.”
At this the hearers lost their gravi
ty, and fought the battle of the
Wilderness with their internal spir
its gigling all the way through.
At another time, when Gordon
was was about to lead an attack at
Petersburg, he and Gen. HetH, and
some others went into a little
school-room on the lines to *pray.
Col. Heth the General’s brother and
Adjutant General who w r as always
on the lookout for a drink, w’as
standing a little ways off, and Hen
ry Peyton one of General Lee’s staff
beckonsd him to come to the house
and join them. Sol did not under
stand their object, but totally mis
conceivihg it, help up his canteen
and.shaking it. said, • “No I thank
you, I’ve just got hold qfi some.”
Charney.
TIIE CEEEK’S CLAIM.
The Orphan’s of the Creek Indi
ans with whom the In dan Springs
Treaty made claim $350,000,
Washington, March 21.—1n 1825
Georgia was pretty well settled.
The wdiite man had begun to crowd
his red brother, gradually driving
him to the west. The lovely lands
held by the Creeks tempted the
grasping usurper, and, as usual, he
proceeded to take them. The
treaty at Indian Springs moved the
brave hut failing tribe into Ala
bama, there to rest a little while
before resuming the march toward
the setting sun. When the Creeks
left Georgia and received compen
sation, such as it was, for their lands
they had among them a number of
orphan children entitled to large
quantities of land, then to be almost
for the asking, now precious enough
to be measured by the rood, and in
spots treasured foot by foot. The
proceeds of these lands was placed
in the hands of the President of the
United States to invest in govern
ment securities for the benefit of
the orphans and heirs. The little
sum originally given in this trust
would, at 5 per cent interest, now
amount to about $350,000. The
few Creek gone to the
happy hunting grounds long ago,-
and are not troubled a8 to finances
nov r , but of the fourteen thousand
persons now constituting that once
inigty tribe one thousand and forty
three descended from the orphans
given into the care of the president;
They come uoav and ask for their
heritage. Where is it ? The invest
ment seems to have been made, not
in United States bonds, but in se
curities Of Virginia and Tennessee;
As these states have new philoso
of debt-paying not Understood by
the world as meaning dollar for dol
lar in the old fogy fashion, their
bonds are not toward the top notch
of the mrrket. Hefe we find but
about $50,000 of the orphan fund;
There is evidence, however, that
the government used this money
rather carelessly during the late
war. A big part ot it furnished ma
terial for a benevolent scheme to
feed and clotiiwu horde of destitute
Indians aiid negroes in Kansas,
other misappropriations are claim
ed and now the heirs of the'
Creek orphans ask far for $350,000;
the amount they figure out as due
them, or something like $350
apiece.
An old negro woman near Jesup’
seeing a man putting glass boxer
over hi§ cucumber plants, exclaim
ed “I jes’ ’clar, dese yankees is up
to ebery thing, now dey. is putting
spectacles oil de cucumber vines sc
dey cari see td grow in do night. 1
An Italian has invented a method
ol solidifying wine and brandy, sc
that it mav be sold dry as well ar
in liquid form,
Governor Colquitt lias p. "donee
Kate Southern who was serving a
ten years sentence in the penitenti
ary for killing Nareissa Cowart, her
rival in the affections of her hus
band, in Pickens county,
The bill to prohibit Chinese emi
gration for a period of twenty years
is in the hands of the President. It
will certainly receive his signature,
Her lips were like the leaves he said,
By autumn crimson tinted;
“Some people autumn leaves preserv.
By pressing them,” signified.
The meanjj'g of the gentle hint
The lover did discern,
And so he clashed her round the neck
And glued his lips to her’n.
President Arthur, has vatoed the
bill pi oliibiting Chinese Imigratioii
Governor Cntendon acknow led
ges that the killing of Jessy James
was the fulfillment of an arrange?
ment between himself and Bo
Ford, and the arrangement was
made on the 22nd of Febru ry last,
which he tvas either to be killed or
captured. ;
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i Far superior to liitters and other Tomes, as
up the system but never intoxicates. Y ISCOX
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