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Middle Georgia Argus PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 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. ; PARKER’ f PARKER’S GI Ni> Eft T 0 NJG Or any Weakness, you will find this Tome the Best Medicine Yon Can xsei | Restoring Health & ®*****jfJ3ds i Far superior to liitters and other Tomes, as up the system but never intoxicates. Y ISCOX sizes. None genuine without signature oi & Cos., N. Y. Large saving in buying do - PlOreSiOn , r - Iy frarrmat d 7iW- Cologh e. iaf.rfamtrvjy*