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MORNING.
INDIAN SPRING, GA. Aug 24th 1882.
localmatterT
We bnve for sale a sure cure for
sore eyes, and mouth, 25 and 50cts
per bottle, call at this office.
Of the four hundred people that
came over -the new road to the
Spring yesterday, there was three
hundred-that had never saw the
Spring before.
rioiTKR Argus, Please announce
the name of M. V. McKibber. as
the most competent and suitable man
to represent us in the next legislature.
Many voters.
We are sorry to learn that Rev. W. H.
Harden of Jasper county wa? pain* Tv
hurt, by his mule railing
bis buggy and tlirowing him out. Sev
eral bones was broken In one of his
hands.
The Southern Cadets commanded by
‘art. Findlay, and part of the Floyd
Rifles commanded by Capt Hardeman
• nine in last inonday, and are having a
gay time at the Spring.
J asper'Cotinty went for Fence, 1:
a majority ‘of over two hund ed,
last Friday. The little “No’’ did
ent take woth a cent.
Work on the ware house at Fast
End begins this week the bill of
lumber was ordered last week, and
contracts made for the work.
In another column is a card from
John W. Gibson withdrawing his
name as a candidate. We join in
with many warm friends, in the re
'gret that he cannot serve us in that
capacity.
, We learn from the best of authority
that the receips from freight and passen
ger travel at our depot, exceeds the re
ceipts of all other points combined since
the trains began running.
We are not much surprised at this, for
we knew this place held the key to the
situation,
*• ' . .
Mr. Riley Lindsey and his daugh
ter Annie left for their home in the
Indian Teritory last Tuesday.
We hope their visit to our county
has been as pleasant to them as if.
was to their many friends.
From a letter received by Mr. R.
W. Lindseyla st week, from one of
the merchants of St Louis, we learn
that young Riley Lindsey who is
in the teritory had bought out Hay
den <fc Gray on Grand river, and
gone into extensile merchandising.
The Cadets are all very young men
and nearest all of one size, of sny compa
ny we t have ever noticed. The
Rides has trhe most flashy uniform, and
if their rank were ~ full, would present
the mi) si h'mdsojneappeatanoe; the Ca
dets is the largest company that has vis
ited the Spring this season, and their
ifnifornpis n?at.and tasty, and in da di
lion to the uniform, they carry a knap
sack and blanket, and present the ap
pearance of regular soldiers. We hope
the boys will have a happy time while
with us, . v
Misses Bettie Lindsey, Jane Ncd
;:on, Fannie Hay, Sallie Lindsey,
Annie Lindsey, and Alice Smith,
were am ong the picnicers at the
Spring last Monday.
They were attended by an equal
number of young beaux but know
ing their extreem modesty we wont
publish their names.
, Some of them came from beyond
the Ocmulgee.
The committee appointed to en
close tue grave yard at Mr. Nolens,
has met with encouragement in the
way of subscriptions so far. TheJ
will meet at Sandy Creek Church
in the morning of the 3rd Saturday
in Sept., to confer and discuss the
work &c. Mr. Nolen has generous
ly promised as much ground as
they see proper to enclose.
, The Jury sumoned in the case
>f Miss Elizabeth Mayfield met at
Simeon Greens residence last Sat
urday and after a thorough inves.
igatiQu,. returned a verdict of Im
becility, and reported that they
bund her posessed of about one
housand dollars worth-of property.
. Dr. T. S. Sanders, Medical exam
iner give a certificate in accordance
with the virdict of the Jury
We suppose -the- Ordinary will
apoint a guardian to take control
of her business &c.~
To strengthen and build up the
system, a trial --will convince you
that Brown’** Iron Bitters is the
beet medicine made.
Head the advertisement or the
E. T. \ a. W Ga. Railroad in anoth
er column. This line is now pre
pared to offer accommodations to
all points North and West, as well
as to the coast and Florida,
rates and other particulars ad
dress, either of the gentlemen
naned in ’the advertisement.
When Wiel’The Sale Of Lots
Take Place.; —We have often been
asked t.. juestion and as often
tried to answer it, and as much as
we desire to give the information
w r e are yet unable to do so. Col A
dair would huve had the auction
before now, could he have controled
all the surroundings but as he has
been unable to get every thing in
shape before now, the sale will not
take place as soon as was anticipa
ted, Col. A., is not disposed to push
the sale, for reasons which are good,
to wit-; he is certain that he has
made money by not offering his lots
at Auction, at this place, before the
importance of the Spring and its
surrroundings was made known.
The interest that he/: began to de
velope its self is making a good im
pression aboard. The receipts from
the business at ths place has devel
op( J to the railroad company
tli' 5 Indian Spring is decidedly the
most important place on the line
.nd demands a depot of no small propor
tion. While this place had been looked
upon as a famous watering place, that it
Avas the natural shipping point for :.ion
ticello, Winfred, Smiths mills, Lamars
mills, Hillsboro, Pyes store, and other
points; besides having the best and
richest tributary country for trade, of
any depot on the line. These fact hav
ing began to force themselves to light,
enhance the importance of the place and
value of the property, hence those at in
terest are excusable for allowing time
for the growing knowledge of the impor
oi our place to be more widely circulated,
ten thousand dollars paid To the railroad
Cos. from travel to and from the Spring,
in such short time, is eriongb. to inspire
conadehce in the future of the place,
and the company will show their appre
ciation by doing what will work to our
natural advantage. The sale will take
place at the piopper time
OUR VISITORS.
Our watering place, even with
the partial facilities that the - pres
ent incomplete and sloiv.schedul af
ford, makes us wonder" what will be
the result Avhen instead of three
hours from herfi to Atlanta it Avill
be one and a quarter; instead of
two hours from Macon it Avill be
one * instead of fifteen hours to Sa
vannah it Avill be. seven ; instead of
one slow train a day it will be two
lightning expresses both;ways.
When avc are on a common ground j
betAveen Atlanta and Macon, two
growing and important cities, a
support for magnificent hostelries
will ue assured from these tAvo re
sources alone. — But Ave. Avere to tell
of the A r isitors this week and our
enthusiasm has run away with our
pen. .
The past week&fts been onefullof
life- gayety and builds M,our ho
tels. The surging croA\ T ds of happy
blithesome ladies, and manly,-, gal
lant beaux, have made a scene of
animation and life scarcely before
equalled during an extraordinay
successful season for our u rqsort.
If the experience that is the lamp
Avhich should guide our feet is
worth anything, then our citizens
and capitalists desiring to. find, in
vestment-s should during the com
ing winter make ample prepara
tion to entertain the, hordes that
will yearly swarm here as thick as
Huns an Vandals.
Wednesday morning saw the arrival
of the Southern Cadetalrom Macon ac
companied by a detachment of the Floyd
Rifles as their guests and numerous
friends swelling the list of arrivals at
the Mclntosh House between 90 & 100
The Cadets spent three days delightful
ly here and apart from the many happy
recollections they .must have bone with
them, a renewal of a pride should inspire
every member for the most universally
favorable impression the organization
made. The Cadets had not taken their
departure before the town was overran
with the monster excursion from Atlan
ta, which had more pretty girls in it, to
the car load than any crowd Dispeople
that ever travelled. Geo. & Whit' Col
lier were as usual undismayed by the
invasion, but with the ease that belongs
to practiced proprietors eaied for the
masses that poured into
the dining hall. The brass
band that came with the excursion was
the wonder, and delight of the 1 colored
population gathered from far and near
attracted by the reverberating echoes
that pulsated over the hills.
It was a study to behold the rapt gaze
and open mouthed wonder that testified
the undisguised, though hot critical ad
miration of the audience
Thus the week has passed bringing to
a successful season the firsf general ex-*
curs ion, though the crowds have given
the aspect of its being such all the way
through.—We hear that Geo. 6c Whit
Collier the proprietors have received
telegraphic advices of "another huge ex
cursion from S. W. Ga. —Let them come,
every man in the State' ought to see the
future grandest watering place that the
South has ever known.
| COL, LAMARS DEFENSE.
Jacksons Boom as Viewed by the
Farmer.
At home near Jackson.
August 21st
Ld. Angus. Jackson is on a boom
now, of which avc all should be
proud, There has been more im
provement in Jackson recently
than any‘town in middle Geo.
About ten new stores now in
course of erecton will be ready for
business this fall, two substantial
warehouses nearly comuleted ready
to receive the fleecy staple. We al
so learn that one of-Jasper counties
young and enterprising men will
start a gristmill somewhere near
the depot, and all Avho know any.
thing about Joe Tolerson, feel as
sured it will be a success, and
will add much to the business of
Jackson, which is destined at no
distant day to’be the prettiest and'
livest town in Georgia. Avhich fact
being anmitted on every hand, re
minds me of the declaration made,
nc' two years ago, in your editorial
columns. Well do I remember
some of the criticisms made upon
your statements, when you boldly
asserted that “Butts County was
destined to be one of the most im
portant in the state eommeicially.
That Jackson was the most desira
ble place in the state for a live and
beautiful toAvh—that the water pow
er in our county could not be a-'
celled in the state &c, Many laughs
ay as had at your-expense.
We have heard the remark,
“Smiths gassing, lie’s got better
sense than that; what fool don’t
knotv that Jackson and the Springs
was grown long ago.” What fool
would put moiieyin a railroad to
run through Butts? or Avho would
put up a house ip a dead toAvu like
Jackson or th'O Springs?” but what
do we see? just as you predicted
the cars dashing over hill and dale
—lots going at fabulous prices,
buildings going up, car after car
going over the new road laden with
lumber, to build more houses for
the busy hord of working men that
£ re gathering to work up our resour
ces.
Again when you said, that, “the
building of this road Avas oTil} 7 the
beginning ot the net work, and that
the G‘ M. & M. it. R., was not dead
but sleeping, and that you expec
ted to see the cars dashing from
east to Avest, and from west to east,
across the lofty piers that held the
bridge across Ocmulgeeyour ar
ticles was the subject of much ridi
cule *
what do we see? already a syndi
cate formed .of the wealthiest capi
talists in.
put this very read through under
the name of the Ga., Midland; and
the president of said company pub
licly A<Ji£jtting that “Avhen this
line i3 built it will, be an important
link, in a. line from Athens to Co
lumbus,”
Mr Editor f the bcom has caused
thingsrio pome up fresh in
our mincLamd we allude to them,
because we are glad that yonr ef
forts to slioav up the importance of
our county and your prediction
that our would command
the attention of capitalists, has
been to some extent realized; and
w r e hope that you will realize your
most sanguine hopes, in building
up Avhat have seen fit to call East
End. In that place you are per
sonally interested and many friends
will rejoice at a decided succes.
While we allude to your efforts to in
duce working men, machinery, and capi
tal to come in and lift us out of the
slough of despondency, and lethargy.
[We eaibto mind the attack of the Jack
son News on Col. H. J Lamar; a capi
talist who has done more for the poor
farmers of Butts than any man in it.
Why any a.an who lias not been a cit
izen of out county 12 months) would
seek to slander a man with so many
generous impulses in his heart, and
who has done more to carry the poor
people of Butts over their dark spots for
.ten ) ears, I am unable to understand, I
am one of the old sunburnt farmers,
,who was the recipient of his favor when
my p.urse was low, and det v any m m to
.ahow when or where Laiaar rressej
am an when he came up with an open
hand.,
Mr Editor; 1 could spin out on this
line but I will wait and see if this finds
its way into the waste basket, should
you favor it with space, you may per
haps hear more from—
Farmkr Plowhandleb.
Invalids wives and mothers
quickly restored to health by using
Brown s Iron Bitters. A true tonic*.
DOTS FROM WALTON COUNTY
Ed Argus, I see in your issue
of the 3rd inst a notice headed “the
wanderings of a Butts county boy.”
While reading the article alluded
to; it carried me back to the time
j Avhen he left; which seems but a
short time ago, but when
I reflect that its been 27
long years I am constrained to ex
claim, “how sloav, and yet how swilt
time with the turmoil and strife of
life rolls on. HoW many old and
familiar faces do you suppose was
in old Butts to greet him? how
many of his old friends and rela
ti\ r es have gone to that land from
which no travelers ever returned;
alas! hoAv many? and yet what
little regard the most of us pay to
the admonition of time and care
lessly let pasg the warning; that we
too, must soon follow them.
In passing to the circle some time
ago I met an old negro man one
hundred and one years old—said
he Avas at Social Circle when the
town Avas laid off; before the first
business house was built. Fie said
he had built seven houses since the
Avar to live in, and had cleaned up
(this year) and cultivated Aviui his
hoe, Land enough to make, and
Avould make, enough corn to bread
him and his wife another year.
He has more energy than most of
the young men or his race.
Mrs. Luvaniah Rhodes has a hen
that laid, set, hatched, and raised
a brood of eight chickens before she
Avas eight months old. R. 0. Lind
sey has ground-pea vines that Avill
measure five feet across from point
to point. Messrs James & Jesse
Mclntosh has four acres of corn
that Avill average fifteen barrels per
acre. I cant brag on my crop
except grass, I have a few hun,
dred bunches, maybe a few thous
and bunches, that will will measure
—Avell Avell—l don’t know how
many feet across. Occasional.
THE MURDERERS OF MR.
McCANN OF CHAMBERS
COUNTY,
The sun rose on Sunday last to
view a ghastly sight near the sub
urbes of the little town of LaFayette
Ala. Just outside the corporate lim
its on the MilltoAvn road from the
limbs of a blackgum tree dangled
the lifeless bodies of two . negroe,
SAvinging to and iro Avith every pas
sing breeze, their distorted features
and bursting eyeballs; presenting a
horrible spec table to those ; passing
that way to church, and. drawn
thither by curiosity as the report of
the horrible tragedy gained circula
tion, for there they hunj - till 10
o’clock, and Ayere viewed by five
hundred people; r .. # ,
THE CRIME THEY- SUFFERED- ~FOR.
On the night of the Bth ot Decem
ber last, Mr. Willie MeQ&nn, who
keeps a store in which he also slept,
near Trammell’s cross
eight or ten miles north of LaFayett
in Chambers, county, was called up
by the two negroes,, who said they
wanted to trade. He opened his
door and while he was reaching up
for some articles they had pointed
out on the shelves and stated they
wished to purchase, cne of them
knocked him down and the other
sprang forward as he fell and cut
his throat from ear to ear. They
then rifled the money drawer. The
next morning a knife was found
near the body of the unfortunate
young man covered with blood, and
which Was identified as the proper
ty of Charles Griffin who was
at once arrested. He disclaimed
having anything to do with the
murder, but said he had loaned his
knife to Bob Young, another negro,
and that he did the killing. He al
so stated that Bob had given him a
part of the money that was stolen,
and that he had put it under a rock
about two or three miles from the
place. He was carried to the spot
and on overturning the rock the
money was found and identified.
Bob was also arrested, and both of
them placed in the jail at LaFayette.
The murder was a most brutal
one, the head of young McCann be
ing beat to a jelly and his throat
cut from ear to ear. When found
next morning he lay weltering in
his own blood every drop of which
cried for vengeance on bis murder
ers and the cry has been answered.
During the recent negro riot at
Eastman a negro named Jordan
Smith clung with his arms around
the unfortunate young man Har*
vardwho was
begging-for his life. At a public
meetingOfUlhe citizens of Eastman
this nos& deed of Smith’s
Avas brought' to public notice, and a
resolution of thanks to him and all
the colored citizens Avho acted so
nobly amidst the infuriated mob on
that- memorable day Avas unani
mously passed.
THE GORDNSVILLE PICNIC.
This picnic was a grand succes’
and all Avho were present on this
memorable occasion enjoyed them
selves very much.
The young lady in blue was
thought by many to be blued, on
account of her absent felloAV.
Jackson on this Occasion was
represented by one of her belles,
Miss Ella McGough, Avho cannot
be excelled by any when it comes
to “tripping the light fantastic toe.’‘
She is indeed a very fine and grace
ful dancer.
The enjoyment of the young upon
this day is due Mr. Richard Gor-
don, and a number of others Avho
did their uttermost to make "things
as pleasant and liA T ely as possible
upon such an occasion as was this;
and the wishes of the many types
of beauty and gallant young beaux
is that all may live long and wit
ness many more such days of pleas
ure and enjoyment; and that an
invitation on all such occasions
may never fail to Avincl its way to a
certain young lady.
The tables fairly groaned under
weight of the large amount of good
edibles and surpassed anything of
the kind ever witnessed in this sun
ny land of ours,by human eyes. It
Avas good enough for a prince. Ice
cream and ice-cool Lemonade was
plentiful and met the demands of
all—especially Faith, Hope, and
Charity, to Avhom it was given free
of charge. Faith, Hope and Char
ity, a tableau, represented by three
young ladies, Misses Isa Finney,
Annie McKay, and tbbie Carson
was well represented.
Now, in conclusion allow me to
say that the scene and day ; )vas one
oi much pleasure and enjoyment
and will be a long and never-to be
forgotten gala day by those many
young and happy hearts that were
present and Avitppsaed * this the
moot memorable day of 1882.
- Trixy.
AN OHIO ROMANCE,
Recovery ,of a Girl Stolen, from her
Fourteen Years Ago.
A Toledo, Ohio, special to the
Chicago; Triune, says k. Last even-
Mrs. J. J. Bowers and daughter who
were in the city, left for their home
in Hudson Michigan, but the. bare
statement would feebly express the
romance 1 tfiat has just been devel
oped in this section by. igieans of
long search and a vigorous corres
pondence. Miss. Lillie the daugh
ter, is a young lady about eighteeen
years., old* quite -large in statue, in
telligent and attractive in manners,
and has a romantic history connec
ted with her life.. Nearly fifteen
years ago, when she was but a little
over two years of age, she Avas sto
len from her parents, who were then
living at Sandusky, and from that
time until about a month ago she
has ne\'er been seen by any of her
relatives. Immediately after her
disappearance thorough search
was institute.. for her recovery by
her parents. It was learned that
about the time the little girl was
stolen there was a body of people
camping out in that vicinity who
lived like Gypsies, yet different from
them in tha t they were darker com
plexioiied and used the German
language in conversation. From all
that could be found out, it was be
lieved that they abducted the child.
Years rolled on wihout bringing
any news of the lost one. The fond
parents were nearly crazed with
grief, yet never gave up all hopes of
some time finding their child. On
the 9th of last July a lady living
near Genoa, a small town a few
miles east of this city, who had for
merly lived at Sandusky and new'
the circumstances connected with
the adduction, wrote Mr. Bowers
who had also moved from Sandus
ky to Hudson, Michigan, that she
believed she had a clew to their
missing daughter, and that she was
living with a well-to-do family in
that neighborhood. A brisk corres
pondence followed For a few days.
Finally being coviaced that there
was more in Lie luwt >r
had e\ r er "been been found hereto
fore, Mrs, Bowers WenUtO Genoa a
few days ago to make personal in
queries regarding the matter. She
Learned that about fifteen years ago
the local authorities at Genoa had
disco\ r erd a child in the possession
of a band of roving people, and feel
ing satisfied that it A\ r as not their
own took it from them. It Avas
bound out to James Calkins a far
mer living near Genoa, who bears
the name of being a most honora
ble and upright man. In his fam
ily she has remained eA r er since al
Avays receiving the best of care and
attention. The mother was not
long in forming the conclusion that
her long lost daughter and the
young lady in Mr. Calkin’s family
were one and the same person. A
meeting settled all doubts that
might haA r e been in her mind, and
the joy of the mother can better be
imagined than expressed. The
daughter too Avas overjoyed at meet
ing her mother for she had known
that < she Avas not
Mr. Calkins’ child and had ofteu
longed to see her parents. Upon
the girl expressing a desire to return
home with her mother Mr. Cashing
promptly gave his consent to the
action and offered to receive hei
whenever she desired to return.
To The Citizens of Butt Coun
ty Ga.
Owing to the failure of my
general health and other circum
stances which has recently trans
pired, I am compelled to withdraw
my name as a candidate for the
Legislature at the coming election.
In doing so it is Avith great regret o;
account of my many friends who
wished to honor me Avith a posi
tion so high, and responsible.
Indian Springs) Respt.
August 23rd 1882 f John W. Gibson
HANDS WANTED—I want a larg*
lot of laborers, to work on stone
pillar at Indian Spring bridge.
J. J. Kelly*
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Tax Collector A. J. Moore.
“ “ “ W. W. Hoard.
“ “ “ C. G. Harper.
Tax Receiver, C. R. Carter.
“ “ B. J. Bennett.
“ Clerk S. C. L. D. Watson
“ County Treasurer H. 0. Benton.
.. “NOTICE."
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Butts county' is requested to meeet in
Jackson on the Ist Tuesday in Septem
ber for organization and for determining
the time and mode of nominating a can
didate jtor the Legislature. • %
A full attendance is desired.
Aug 22nd 1882
Fi. E. Pounds.
TO THE VOTERS OF BUTTS COUNT!
W. B. 'Hoard most earnestly, and re
spectfully solicits your aid by giving
him the office Tax Collector. He has
a family entirely i dfe£endant upon his
daily labor fdr a Support and had the
sad misfortune to loose his rigSt . leg in
same kind of a cause as that of the Boys
that wore the Gray and fought for Dixie
<: he was laboring in defense of his home
and dear ono3, A short while since as
he Was riding to his plow his horse be
came frightened threw him and drug him
around awhile" hence the amputation
of his leg which unfits hiri for physical
labor. Billy being a sober, quiet, and
industrious man, and fully competent
for the duties of the office of Tax Collec
tor. Let’s give him the office.
Voters.
TU TTS PILLS A SUG 1R PLUM.
Tutt’s Pills are now covered with
a vanilla sugar coating, making them as
pleasant to swallow as a little sugar plum
and rendering them agreeable to the
most delicate stomach.
They cure sick headache and billious
colic.
They give appetite and flesh to the
body
They cure dyspepsia and nourish the
system
They cure fever and ague, costiveness,
etc.
Sold everywhere. 25 cents a box.
5 m.
A COUGH COLD orSore Throat sliouid
be stopped. Neglect frequently results
in an Tucurable Lung Disease or Consum
tion. BROWN,S BRONCHIAL TRO
CHES does not disorder the stomach
ike cough syrup and balsams’ but act
directly on the iuflamod parts allaying
irritation, give relief in Asthma Brox
Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, and the
Throat Troubles wdiich singers Public
Tpakers are subjec to. For thirty years
Brown,s Bronchial Troches have been
rccommonde by phyicans, and have
always given perfect satisfaction. Hav
ing been tested by wide and constant use
for nearly an entire generation, they
have attained well-merited rank among
the few staple remedies of the age. Sold
at 25 cts a box everywhere.
THE HULL VAPOR COOK STOVEJ
(fit drrlca. Sead fj* Uloi'.ratad circular and pnca list.
Special ladddUUpßta *9 (*ata la nnocctspled territory,
Addraat, HtJXL VAPOR OTOVE CO.,
Setaca St, cor. Champlain, Clcvriaod, Qbto.