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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR STATE CONVENTION.
Tim ninny frinndn of I)it. 11. O. OSItOUXK
nuuuuim.n liim :i a miitulilo man to rcpniaent tlmui in
tbo CmiHtitutiounl Convention.
Tim frieuiU of M a.i. •!. 11. SKKI.TOV nn
nounen him an a cunilitlate fortlicCoiiHtitiilional t on |
v ration.
ry Tim fiivnili of Oai'T. lOIIN' I’KICK annoimcv
Mm M t mitalili' man to iv|>n'Rvnt tlii County in!
the Cimatitutional Convention.
Queries.
Sr.XL.IoHT, Ga., April !<►, 1877.
To Tin: Editors of Tin: Spy :
I am ignorant of many things, and some
times of things that pertain to mine own
and friends' and neighbors' interests. \\ e
all take the bright little Sr.\, and would
be glad if you would answer one or two
questions, as Kditors know everything :
When and where should a deed be re
corded ?
How ought a deed be executed ?
(’an a deed that is not recorded be recog- ■
ni/.ed in n law suit for land? Zkni's.
In reply to our fair querist we would
say first, Kditors don’t know everything.
We are no law yers, nor sons of lawyers,
but old time merchants and mechanics ;
but the dearest school —experience—
teaches us, and we think the law sus
tains us in it, that all deeds should be I
recorded in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court w ithin twelve months
of their execution, or as soon thereafter
as possible, as any other record has pri
ority.
As to your second query, we say —
our opinion only—that all deeds should
■be signed, sealed and delivered in pres
ence of two witnesses, one of whom
should be a Justice of the Peace, No
tary Public, Ex-officio ,1. P., Judge Su
perior Court, Clerk Superior Court, or
Ordinary. Nevertheless, we think deeds
can be signed by two witnesses and af
terwards probated before any officer
■who is authorized to swear.
To your last experience again
teaches us, that deeds, or any other pa
per that is nut recorded and passed
through the regular red tape programme
is not worth the paper it is written on in
any court of justice or injustice.
We arc no lawyers, and you can gov
ern yourself accordingly.
Atlanta.
It is thought there will be a Constitu
tional Convention held in this city. If
so, it will be a good time for everybody
and their wives to visit the only real
wide-awake, go-ahead city of the South.
No doubt the business meu of the city
will make arrangements with all rail
roads to take visitors for one fare and
hotels will reduce rates. The old fogy
cities never think of the future and
make no arrangements for the cheap ac
commodation or enjoymeut of visitors,
but go upon the idea of making all they
can out of them on the occasion. The
Empire State may well be proud of her
Capital.
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JBsaT’ The Republican papers arc ex
ercised over a rumor that Tilden is en
tering a suit in the Courts for the re
covery of the Presidency.
Governor Hampton has had the
seal of the State of South Carolina
aud the keys of the State House turned
over to him.
*ar The war cloud between Russia
aud Turkey is assuming alarming pro
portions.
Usaf* Bismarck, the astute Prime
Minister of the German Empire, has re
signed.
**Oll D.’i" ('amp limit in (lie fliniin
inltn.
To rnr. Editors or Tin: Sun* :
Thirty-eight years ago, I was a little
younger than 1 am now, m some respects;
and I concluded 1 would go with Dr. J.
W. Earle. of Anderson, S. C., on a camp
hunt up in the big mountains of N. C. Dr.
E. always kept a tine pack of deer hounds,
went regularly every summer to the moun
tains to hunt; had a good tent, and every
thing necessary for camping out. Tony,
his negro man, who knew the mountains,
was a good deer driver and a good shot, al
ways accompanied him. John Blassiiigamc
and myself were all of the party. We
traveled through the then Pickens District
in South Carolina, crossed the Dine Ridge
into North Carolina, pitched our tent near
old man Il.'s cabin in a beautiful little ba
sin of about ten acres level land, almost as
round as a dollar. With the tall mountains
all around us. One of the party found old
11. and his son busy at work in the com
patch, both of them consented at once to
hunt with us. Their cabin was in the mid
i die of the field, and had a dirt floor. The
| furniture consisted of a fork stuck in the
lloor, a rail with one end in the fork and
I the other in a crack of the house, some
| straw on it for a bed, and a bench made of
a split log. 't he cooking utensils were a
! broken oven with a frying-pan. which
served as a lid to the oven; a churn and
i half-bushel measure completed their world
ly goods. The)' were as kind to us ns they
could be. The old lady told me she had
heard but one sermon in thirty years ; said
they had been as well oil’ as they were
then once before in their lives, and got
burned out. There \\ ere about thirteen
children, mostly girls. We had a pack of
cards along, and every child knew how to
play. Wo spread a blanket on the lloor
and sat around on it, like tailors at work,
and played the fashionable game of "•smut,”
you know, in polite society. The one that
is beaten has to have a nice little smut put
upon his face with a burnt cork—wc had j
no cork, the jug had a corn cob in it—and
wc would go to the broad fire-place, rake
our hands across, and black one's face at a ;
lick. It was fine fun, and midnight came j
before we were aware of it, time passed so |
' Kuout twilight every evening, the old
man or his son blew a long tin bugle for
half an hour. They said it was done to
to keep the “ varmints ” off.
We had fine luck hunting, killed seven
deer and seven rattlesnakes in throe days
—that is, the crowd did, I did no killing—
generally shot my gun after the deer got
out of sight.
Those were happy days ! Wc bad no
trouble President-making then. Old 13.
Preparing for Death.
Abbeville I'reee and llanner.
Next Friday is the day set apart by law
for the execution of the ten Lowndesville
negroes for the murder of Clayton Allen in
December last. Everything is being put
in readiness for this awful event and, so
far as we know* the sentence of the court
will be completely carried out. Messrs.
Seal & Sign have been awarded the con
tract for erecting the gallows and making
the coffins. The coffins have been neatly
finished and are made out of wdiite pine
lumber. The timbers for the gallows are
being sawed out and the work of putting
the scaffold together will probably be be
gun this week. Ten suits of-clothing are
now in the hands of the tailor, and ten ropes
are being stretched for the unfortunate
men in jail. The Sheriff has taken all nec
essary precautions to prevent the rescue
or escape of the criminals, who spend the
greater part of their time in devotional ex
ercises, and are constantly sending up pe
titions for mercy and pardon. Some efforts
are being made to secure the commutation
of their sentences, and perhaps a respite
will be granted, so that the Governor may
make an examination of the evidence, etc.,
in the case; but the death penalty will be
ultimately carried out.
State News.
Atlanta is going to have a ninety thou
saud dollar Presbyterian Church.
Fannin County returns only eleven
colored poll tax payers for the year 1870,
being the smallest in t.hc State.
S. T. Bozeman and Joseph P. Arwood,
of Pickens County, hail an altercation in a
field on the Bth iust. and the former was
killed by the latter.
Barnesville has an old negro named
“Uncle Sam” who is seventy-live years
of age, who, the Gazette asserts, “can
jump up and crack his heels twice before
coming to the ground.”
Miss Medora Dollar, of Newton count}*,
left her father's house recently to be mar
ried to the man of her choice in Greens
boro. Mr. William Sneed was the happy
man. lie is economical, for he Sneeds only
a Dollar.
A serious affray occurred one day last
week at Vernell Station, Whitfield County,
between Mr. Sebc Cox and a Mr. Erwin.
The former struck the latter, crushing his
skull, from the effects of which he will
probably die.
Georgia paid last year M..*>00.000 for ina
teiial to fertilize her lands, and the aver
age product of her cotton per acre is re
ported as a little less than 2*50 per cent.
A half-breed Indian woman in Savannah
cut the throat of a saloon keeper the other
night because be refused to promise that
he would sell her husband no more whiskey
This is calculated to make converts wher
ever it is introduced.
The latest experiment of catching a ball
in the hand shot from a derringer pistol bus
been unsuccessfully attempted by aGriffin
ite. who. although a skilled mechanic, fail
ed to hold the bullet. The "wound is an
ugly one and very severe.
The t'hronich awl (Constitutionalist
claims that the jmpulution of Augusta has
increased nearly fifteen thousand in the
past six years, and that the credit of the
city is better than that ofany city south of
the Potomac, except Richmond.
The heavy wind-and fain storm Saturday
night done some damage to crops in this
vicinity. On the day following several
strange birds, webh-footed. were picked up
by our citizens, supposed to have beeu
wafted on the wings of the wind from their
distant nativity.— Marietta Journal.
The directors of the Georgia Railroad,
at the meeting last Tuesday, appointed a
committee to confer with the authorities
of the other roads entering the city with
reference to building anew union depot.
Such a structure has long been needed, and
we trust that it will be built. —Chronicle
and Constitutionalist, 12th instant.
An unmarried mother in DeKalb County,
named Matthews, inhumanly dashed out
the brains of her child last week. After
committing this horrible deed she put ashes
on the blood to conceal traces of the crime,
and piled a large quantity of fodder upon
the dead infant. The mother herself went
to bed. and is now at the point of death,
caused from neglect after childbirth.
Chattanooga Times says : “On last Sun
day at about twenty minutes past twelve
o'clock, the North bound and Southbound
passenger trains of the Selma, Rome and
Dalton Railrord collided between Alpine
and Talladega, Ala. Tt appears the mis
construction of train order was the cause.
The trains were behind time and running
at full speed and ran together on a curve.
Mr. J. Linturn, engineer on one of the ill
fated steam horses, was instantly killed.
Mr. John Thomafc, engineer of the oppo
sing train, is now delirious, and it is feared
is internally injured. Several other per
sons were slightly hurt. The two engines
are a total wreck and several cars tele
scoped. The track was badly torn up for
some distance. Mr. Chambers, of Au
gusta. Ga.. had in a car attached to one
of the trains a fine mare bought of Mr Pow
ers. of Rome Ga., the day before, for which
he paid one thousand dollars. The animal
was crushed to death. We were informed
that our young fi#end William Campbell,
formerly of Chattanooga, and now express
messenger on the above road, was on the
train but was not hurt. Owing to the
prostration of the telegraph wires by the
severe storm Saturday night, further par
ticulars could not be ascertained. Just
four years ago a'similar accident occurred
on that road by anew engineer, on which
occasion one person was killed and another
badly scalded.”
Miscellaneous Hems.
Hayes confesses that his Southern policy
is an “experiment.”
Hayes seems to think his South Carolina
“experiment," is a success.”
'Femai.es who have languished for years
in helpless weakness and despondency re
cuperate with great rapidity under the in
vigorating Influence of Dr. Harter's Tron*
Toxic. For sale by E. B. Benson & Cos.
It may be that (ion. Joseph E. Johnson
will become President of the East Tennes
see University. He likes Tennessee and
its people, and would have gone to Nash
ville at the close of the war if it had not
been for better financial prospects in Sa
vannah.
In numberless instances constitutions
greatly impaired, and apparently ruined
by a long residence in bilious climate, have
been entirely restored by the continued
and efficient use of Dr. Harter's Elixir
of Wild Cherry. For sale by E. B.
Benson & Cos.
Alexander 11. Stephens recently sent
his compliments to Dick Thompson, asking
him if he remembered the present of a gold
headed black walnut cane w hich he made.
Mr. Stephens some thirty odd years ago.
Mr. Thompson said he had not forgotten it.
adding : “ Both of us have changed a good
deal since then, anil I suppose Aleck, as
he is now, could sit down in the shadow of
that cane and keep cool the hottest day in
summer.”
Chamberlain's piratical ship goes down
defiantly, w ith the bloody shirt nailed to
the masthead. The address in which he
takes leave of his constituents is a vigorous
production, the principal defect in it being
that it is in nearly every line a fraud, like
Chamberlain himself. As he was not
elected, but was, on the contrary, beaten
by 4 well-known majority of 1,134 votes,
it is not of much use for him to raise such
a dust about having to abandon his fraud
ulent pretensions. It is natural however,
that he should feel and speak bitterly of
Ilayes, who enjoys the only fruits of his
adroit and unscrupulous management of the
campaign in South Carolina. That State is
well rid of a troublesome nuisance now
that Chamberlain has concluded to subside.
Hart sheriff’s sale.
Will lie sold, before the Courthouse, door Vn
Hartwell, on the First Tuesday in May next, within
the legal hours of sale, Acres of Land,
more or less, adjoining lands of the estate of Henry
Tyler and Pelzer Rodgers. Levied on as the proper
ty of Pelzer Rodgers. Property pointed out by
•Tames Rice, plaintiff. Levied with Justice's Court, fi.
fa. issued from the 1110th District G. XI. Levy made
liy J. IS. Alford, lawful Constable, and returned to
me,-April 3d, 1877.
J K. MYEJKS, Sheriff
L. PASSAM > & SONS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WHITE GOODS, MOTIONS, HOSIERY,
Gloves, Trimmings and Small Wares,
268 WEST BALTIMORE STREET,
BALTIMORE.
GRAMLING, SPALDING&CO
WHOLESALE T>/ \TC CTTArC LEATHER, SHOE
>V DEALERS IN 11111/ 10, O 1 11 lijU, FINDINGS, &c.,
33 \o. S to \o. 14 Ilecnliir mid \o. 1.1 l.ine Stm-t, ATI.AXTA, GA. 30
NEW AND BBI(1HT.
LADIES GLOVE KID, PEBBLED, GOAT, CLOTH, lIOX-TOED, and
FOXED GAITERS and BOOTS.
Also, Ladies’ HOME-MADE SHOES.
Among the above will be found Shoes suitable for the finest Parlor, and Shoes
suitable to wear to the Cow-pen.
Prices ranging from One to Two Dollars a pair CASH.
Also, Men’s Shoes, Home-made and Eastern make.
All will be sold Cheap for CASH , and at reasonable prices to prompt paying
customers on time.
E. 13. BENSON & CO.
100 Dozen Best Spool Thread, just received. Four Spools for Ticmbj-Five
Cents CASH.
E. B. BEN SON & CO."
J O. C ARTER,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
51 &53 EAST ALABAMA ST.y f-
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Orders from Prompt Paying Merchants So
licited.
Will Guarantee Prices as Low as any Respon
sible House in this City.
3, . J. C. CARTER.
I. H. HALL & CO.,
2 to 10 Market A 223 A 223 East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
DOORS,
BMS HES,
BUNDS,
All kinds of Manufactured Wood Work at
unusually low* prices, to suit the times.
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE,
PAINTS, OILS,
GLASS, <t-c., &c.
We have the best ready mixed paints,
all colors, guaranteed to give satisfaction.
All of the above has our special super
vision ; can oiler inducements to all pur
chasers.
Thankful for past favors, we solicit a
liberal continuance of the same.
Address
L H. HALL & CO.,
Charleston, S. C.
Or our Agents,
E. B. BENSON A Cos.,
34 85 Hartwell, On.
EDW IN BATES, \ CHARLES K. BATES, ?
THOS. R. MCGAHAN, > JAMES F. GIBBES. S
EDWIN BATES & CO.,
JOBBERS OF
Dry Goods & Clothing,
Nos. 122 & 124 Meeting Street,
33 CHARLESTON, b. C. 58
BURKE’S BOOKSTORE,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
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{ 4 CODS sold at lowest prices for cash, anil sat-
V I isfaction guaranteed. . f>
Seliool Books.
A full line of School Books, such aw are in com
mon use, at publishers’ prices.
Stationery.
Pens, Ink, Paper, Envelopes, Slates and Slate
Pencils, &c., at lowest prices.
Croquet, Ba.se Balls, tc.
Croquet, at various prices. Base Balls, from 25c.
to $1.50. Base Ball Guide for 1877.
Pianos ami Organs.
The best makes, at lowest prices. I cannot be tin
dcreold, and will give as good bargains and as long
time as any one in Georgia, or elsewhere.
Magazines ami Newspapers.
Subscription forwarded for any Magazine or News
paper, published in this country', at regular subscrip
tion rates, and satisfaction guaranteed.
Safety Matelics.
The American Safety Parlor Fusee—the only per
fect safety match in the world—freo from poison—
will not ignite except on the box, and the cheapest
match in the world. For sale by the gross, dozen, or:
single box.
Picture Frames.
Picture Frames and Glass always on hand.
Frames made to order, and perfect eatiefaction guar
anteed in price and style of workmanship.
Anything in my line, not on hand, ordered at short
notice, and orders respectfully solicited.
T. A. RIUKE,
34-59 Atbens, Ga.
W. G. ASHLEY & CO.,
(Successors to Jenniugs & Ashley,)
33 Mouth Broad Street,
ATLANTA, GA.
KEEPS constantly on hand at Wholesale
and Retail the largest and cheapest
stock of
Doors, Sash, and Blinds,
in Georgia. Also Mouldings, Mantles,
Varanda, Brackets, Balluster, Window
Glass, Putty and
BUIDERS’ HARDWARE.
W rite us for price list and special prices.
Terms Cash. 34-59