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HARTWELL. HART Ot XTV. A.l
WrOni Mliij Mornlnir. Jnl.v 25. 1N77.
The Homestead.
Give us the Homestead we had before
the war, with honest collecting debts, so
that poor people can again have credit
as they did in former days. We have
no descendants of Pocahontas, or first
families, or broken down aristocracy to
protect with three thousand dollar home
steads. A majority of our inhabitants
are honest, industrious farmers, hut we
have a few long-faced hypocrites, and
we want them to pay their debts and
not filch a living by moving from one
neighborhood to another, lying and
swindling honest farmers, merchants,
and others. A majority of our people
wore opposed to secession, but if the
Convention fixes up a Constitution so as
to favor rascals more than the present
one, Hart will secede from from Georgia
and annex to Hampton’s Republic,
which we suppose would not injure
Georgia much.—
A Novel But Good Idea.
W. 11. Ross, of the Twenty-second
District, proposes that each County
should pay its own member or mem
bers to the Legislature. It would be a
capital idea, for some of our best men
would go as members for nothing, just
for the honor —and there would be honor
in going then. The biggest item in the
State expenses is the pay of the Legis
lature, and this plan of letting out or
drafting members from each County
would reduce taxes so much that every
body could afford to chew good tobacco.
Hon. S. H. Mosely.
Your head is level “ Sank,” and we
love you now if we never did before.
Do away with the roekology, doekrol
gy and hogocornology bureaus, and all
other useless bureaus. We never liked
the name since the Freedmen’s Bureau
was in operation. We will vote for you
for the next Convention, we don’t care
what County you hail from.
The Convention wasted about a
thousand dollars in time determining
as to whether or not they would pay a
chaplain to pray once a day for them.
Of course there is not a member who
does not need prayer ; but they have
preachers in the body who could offer
up one prayer daily for their State.
We don’t mind seeing blind men and
crippled boys peddling goobers around
the State House, but for ministers of the
Gospel to be peddling out prayer at two
or three dollars for 10 minutes a morn
ing don’t look well to outside barbarians.
I®- The Russian campaign in Asia
has come to grief, the Turks defeating
them most signally. The
army has apparently been more success
ful, and 10,000 Russians have succeeded
in penetrating the Balkan mountains,
but we opine they will catch several tar
tars before they capture Constantinople.
It is rumored that Austria is about to
interfere, then the fur will fly all over
Europe.
The Convention passed a reso
lution making the daily sessions begin
at 8:30 a. m. and close at 1 p. m. —four
hours and a half. It is said every mem
ber has a constitution in his pocket, the
sort that his folks want; that being the
case, the Convention will hardly get
through this year.
Stonewall Jackson used to say that he
believed he was fonder of liquor than any
man in his force, but he never tasted it.
lie was profoundly ignorant of music, and
cared nothing for it, but the u rebel yell ”
of his troops always interested him and de
lighted him, and whenever he was greeted
with it he would wave his old gray cap, and
his war-horse knowing his habit, would
break into a gallop, nor halt till the shout
iiad ceased. “ That was the sweetest mu
sic I ever heard,” was his remark on one
SUCh OCCftqirm
Cunvnllu Dotw.
The all-important nucstion of per diem
has been settled by adopting $4.00 per day
and 10 cents mileage each way.
It is thought there will boa reconsidera
tion, and that $5 per day will be the figure,
and that the pay of all succeeding legisla
tures will he based on the pay adopted by
this Convention. As it now stunds the
Convention costs about S9OO a day.
Col. Hass, of Home, favors the plan of
reducing the Legislature thus : Two Sena
tors from each Congressional District, one
for two and one for four years ; then di
vide the State into 75 Representative Dis
tricts based upon population. This would
give one Representative to every 15,000 peo
ple. Under this, there are fourteen coun
ties in the State that would have a Repre
sentative each. The other counties would
bo thrown into districts, the size depend
ing unon population. In some cases it
would take four or five counties to make a
district.
It is quite certain that biennial sessions
will be adopted.
It is thought the Convention will ad
journ in about 25 days.
Shepperd, of Hanks, is in favor of re
ducing the homestead to S7OO. One county
in N. E. Georgia has only one man who
could properly be taken on a bond, as he
is the only one worth over the homestead.
.Judge Rice complains that he had to ac
cept worthless bonds in that County fre
quently, just because the homestead was
so large that a good bond could not be
made.
Geo. Toombs is in favor of a liberal
homestead, and he says that it is impossi
ble to amend the present homestead, ex
cept by making it larger ; and for the rea
son that the bankrupt law in the Constitu
tion of the United States (a higher authority
than the Constitution of Georgia can be)
provides that a bankrupt shall have as ex
emption whatever homestead was set apart
by the State law when the bankrupt act
was passed.
Ross, of the Twenty-second District
wanted an ordinance to allow each county
to fix the pay of its members of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Cotlon Crop.
Marietta Journal.
July returns of the condition of cotton
as received by the Department of Agricul
ture cover the entire area of 3GI counties
froducing six-tenths of the cotton of the
Jnitcd States. The average condition of
the whole area is 93 4-10 per cent., 4 per
cent loss than the July average of last year.
It is less by seven percent than the average
for 1875, but better than the condition for
1874 or 1873. Only Louisiana gives a high
er average than in July last year. The
State averages arc as follows : North Caro
lina. 88; South Carolina, 87 ; Georgia. 90 ;
Florida, 95; Alabama, 94; Mississippi,
93; Louisiana, 102 ; Texas, 91 ; Arkansas,
94 ; Tennessee, 90. The crop is from one
to two weeks late.
News Items.
(Hood judges put the wheat crop of Ohio
this year at thirty million bushels.
An lowa man put #16,000 in the rag hag
for safe keeping. A peddler came along
and his wife sold the rags.
Atlanta City Council proposes to erect a
new capital building ana donate it to the
State, if the Convention will locate the
capitol permanently in Atlanta.
The Savannah News says that there are
in the convention : Lawyers 51, farmers
44, doctors 15, manufacturers 5, railroad
managers 4, teachers 2, editors 2, preachers
5, professional office holders 4.
A colored girl was blown off the railroad
bridge near Milledgeville the other day,
and fell a distance of sixty feet, but having
a small umbrella over her head at the time
she was not materially injured by the fall.
Another Post Master succumbs to the
detective scheme in operation in connection
with the Postoffice department at Wash
ington. This time it is the postmaster at
Athens. The crime is hypothecating
postage stamps.
In Rockdalo county, Mr. Elias Wootley
was excommunicated from the Primitive
Baptist Church last Saturday for plead
ing usury. Mr. Alfred Smith was like
wise excommunicated for taking the home
stead.
The New York Herald declares that the
Republican party died for the want of some
thing to do. It is incredible that it should
have died for the want of something to do
as long as there was any stealing to be done.
—Louisville Courier Journal.
Honor to whom honor is due. Therefore
be it written of that celebrated soldier,
Freedman’s Bureau Howard, that with
four hundred soldiers he encountered three
hundred Indians, and after seven hours
fighting, captured one squaw.
“ The Republican party,” says the
Shreveport Times , “ will have to go the
way of the Whig party.” Why, good
heavens ! you don’t mean to say that the
Whig party actually went wards, do
you ?—Louisville Courier Journal ,
A lot of land, about five or six miles
from this place, within a mile and a half of
the Rail Road, containing 150 acres, well
timbered and situated, sold at Sheriff’s
sale for ninety-three dollars. R. R. did
not raise price much. — Gainesville South
ron.
Every newspaper correspondent in the
the Eastern war is compelled to wear a
numbered medal, on the reverse of which
is a photograph of the wearer, in order to
put the question of identity beyond dispute.
The Russians and Turks have each their
corps of photographers.
A Mississippi paper tells of a lady in that
State who has had eleven children in
twelve years. She would no doubt have
made it twelve children in eleven years if
it would have been the least accommoda
tion to anybody. —Louisville Courier
Journal.
A negro man recently went bear hunting
in Chowan county, N. C., and was soon
after found in the embraces of a bear, both
dead. And now the people around there
want to know what in the world the negro
could have been thinking about to let a
bear he had killed hug him to death. It
hasn't occurred to them that the bear may
have killed the negro first—however, that
wouldn’t do either. —Louisville Courivt'
Journal.
Saturday’s session of the Con. Con. Was
short, sharp and wonderfully prolific. It
was the natal day of more new ideas and
novel amendments than have yet appeared,
and the records of the brief two hours bear
the impress of some fearfully wonderful
notions. There were resolutions to table,
resolutions to refer, resolutions to act
upon, resolutions to muddle the clerks,
disgruntle reporters, and, as Mark Twain
has it, resolutions “to give to the poor.”
For about ninety minutes they were stack
ed upon the clerical desks as thick as cows
on an Augusta sidewalk, and related to
every conceivable subject save the enlarge
ment of Nocoochee Valley and the sup
pression of the canal barbecues. They are
now all stuffed inti the wallets of the com
mittees, where many will doubtlessly re
main slirouded in the swaddles of their
own originality.— Chronicle Of Constitu
tionaluit.
Captain Thomas W. Gantt, formerly
editor and proprietor of the Athens Geor
gian, died at his son's residence in Missis
sippi, on the 13th of this month. Capt. G.,
for a number of years, has been connected
with journalism in Georgia and South Car
olina. The deceased was 59 y r enrs of age,
a native of South Carolina, has for the
past twelve months been alHictcd with pa
ralysis. was on a visit to his son and died
suddenly. He was highly respected by
all who knew him, and his loss will be
deeply felt. We trust he is in a better
world. lie was the father of T. L. Gantt,
editor of the Oglethorpe Echo.—Chronicle
Sf Constitutionalist.
The Franklin county jail has been again
emptied of prisoners, the third time in the
past nine months. It seems almost impos
sible to keep prisoners secure in some of
the jails of the State, and it would be well
to hold the jailer responsible for these con
tinued escapes, which often occur through
a want of due diligence on the part of the
officers whose duty it is to see to the secu
rity of prisoners.
Rev. David Nolan, preacher in charge of
the Whitesburg circuit, LaGrange district
of the North Georgia Conference, has been
suspended from the office of the ministry
for the crime of adultry, a committee of
investigation having decided to his guilt.
His case will come before the next annual
conference, who, when guilt is established,
will adjudge such punishment as the gravi
ty of the crime is thought to demand.
A large number of Governors have re
sponded favorably to the invitation from
some prominent Philadelphians to attend
a convention of the Governors of all the
States in the Union, to be held at Philadel
phia in August. An excursion has been
arranged for the Governors to Cape May,
New York, Boston, Lowell and other
points.
E. P. Wall, a prominent colored Repub
lican of Charleston, S. C., who has been
Alderman and County Commissioner, an
nounces his allegiance to the Democratic
party, because of the character of the local
Republican leaders and the tone of Gov.
Hampton’s administration.
The Atlanta correspondent Macon Tele
graph says, in speaking of the convention :
We counted but six' shaven faces in the
whole body. And such a collection of gray
beards and hoary heads. was probably nev
er seen before in any deliberative assem
bly.
fr/iA BUSHELS 1 AADRnNheli
OUU WHEAT. IUUU OATS,
AY ANTED.
The highest prices will lie paid for either or Ix*th.
Those who know themselves indebted to me. in any
w av, had best bring on some wheat or oats, or come
and settle otherwise. This is my iirst and last no
tice. 1 want something to eat.
48 55 C. A. WEBB.
LAND FOR SALE.
milK undersigned proposes to sell his TRACT of
I. LAND. 2*124 acres, lying on the headwaters of
Beaverdatn Creek. 200 acres under good fence; 100
cleared ; 15 acres of Bottom Land, well ditched ; 35
acres of fresh upland, and all the cleared land in a
lllull atale of cultivation : Good Dwelling-
House, and all necessary out-buildings; Good Or
chard, Good Vineyard, Good Well and Good Garden.
Come and examine the crops and taste the fruit
and grapes, and give me a bio, as I am determined
to sell at a bargain.
|3P Terms Mode Easy.
M. M. JOHNSON,
48-54 Bowersville, Hart Cos., Ga.
BBs derangements gf liver,
KIDNEYS, SKIN,
STOMACH AMn RflU/FI ft.
oUISiIUp^
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD USE AND KEEP
it ou band, because of its superiority over all other
Liver Medicines or Liver Regulators.
Operates without Nausea or Griping.
Not unpleasant to take.
It Cures Diseases of the Liver and Spleen.
It Removes Mercury from the System.
It is the only Medicine known that Cures Constipa
tion.
It Cures Neuralgia, Sick Headache and Rheuma
tism.
It is an excellent Laxative for Delicate Females.
The oftoner you take it, the smaller the dose—the
very opposite to all other Purgatives.
It is always ready for use, and never contradicted in
any case.
It is the best of all Purgatives for Children.
All persons should use it who are afflicted with Piles
or Constipation.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers.
DOWIE <fc MOISE,
45-48 Druggists, Charleston, S. C.
easily earned in these times,
111 rau l”' ,na, l° in three months
111 l>y any one of either sex, in any part
111 of the country who is willing to work
If* steadily at the employment that we
fnmish. per week in your town.
You need not be away from home over night. You
can give your whole time to the work, or only your
spare moments. We have agents who are making
over |9O per day. All who engage at once can make
money fast. At the present tune money cannot be
made so easily and rapidly at auy other business. It
costs nothing to try the business. Terms and |5
Outfit free. Address at once, H. F ULETT & Cos.,
Portland. Maine, 47-98
SYRUP MACHINE!! Y.
MviMK We, JOBXSQN & €Qo *
ATLANTA, GA.,
Manufacturers of Clegg’s Patent Portable COPPER EVAPORATORS and Galvan
ized Iron Evaporators.
Agents for CASE MILLS. FRVIT DRYERS , GINS COTTON PRESSES ,
Portable and Stationary STEAM ENGINES. THRESHERS , HORSE POW
ERS. FAN MILLS. HORSE HAY RAKES . GRIST MILLS, SMUT MA
CHINES, BOLTING CLOTHS , MOWING MACHINES, SfC.
BfcSUOur Evaporators are the cheapest on the market, and none better
Send for circulars and prices.
TURNIP SEERS.
1,500 lt>s. Fresh TURNIP SEF.DS. All sorts Umlrcth's licst GRASS SEEDS, SEED
OATS, RYE, HARLEY, WHEAT, 40.
FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT !!!
AG liICULTUItAL IM CLEMENTS, &G
Mark W. Johnson & Cos.,
Atlanta, Ga,, July 9, 1877. 47-72
ROBERT S. FINDLAY. JOHN B. ROBERTS.
FINDLAY, ROBERTS k CO,
[SUCCESSORS TO WARD BROTHERS, ESTABLISHED 1816.)
IMPORTERS OF
HARDWARE,
CUTLERY", GUNS, &C„
40 9 SOUTH CALVERT STREET BALTIMORE, MI).
L. PASSANO & SONS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WHITE GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY,
Gloves, Trimmings and Small Wares,
268 WEST BALTIMORE STREET,
MILLS,
GINS,
ENGINES,
MACHINERY,
of any kind
can be procured through us
CHEAPER
and on more accommodating
TERMS
than elsewhere. Try us.
E. B. BENSON & CO.
ED. EMERICK SELL. CHAS. FOSTER.
SELL & FOSTER,
JOBBERS OF
WHITE GOODS,
MILLINERY ,
FANCY and FURNISHING GOODS,
GLOVES,
HOSIERY,
NOTIONS, AND STATIONERY,
Goods sold on the most liberal terms, at
the lowest prices to responsible houses.
SELL & FOSTER,
No. 27 Hayne Street, Charleston, S. C.
47 70
TAR. W. H. McCURRY, Dentist,
U HARTWELL , GA.
Will do all work in the Dental line. He nses the
very best material and guarantees Satisfaction. He
can be found at the Drug Store of A. G, McCurry &.
Cos., when not professionally abscut. 28
[ESTABLISHED 1848.]
J. J. & S, P. RICHARDS,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND MUSIC,
ATLANTA, GA.
MERCHANTS and TEACHERS supplied on
the most advantageous terms with all articles
kept in a
FIRST-CLASS BOOKSTORE.
CHURCHES & SUNDAY SCHOOLS supplied with
all kinds of suitable books at publishers’ prices.
Prices low for Cash. Give us a trial.
J. J. &. S. T. RICHARDS,
46-57 Atlanta, Ga.
W. H. BROWN & BRO,
Wholesale Druggist,
BALTIMORE, MD..
J)ROPRIETORS and Manufacturers of
Brown’s Monumental Bitters,
Vegetable Worm Candy,
Horse and Cattle Powders,
Seidlitz and Soda Powders,
“ Sewing Machine Oil,
“ Essence Jamaica Ginger,
Nerve and Bone Liniment,
Cathartic and Tonic Liver Pills,
“ Cough Syrup,
“ Cod Liver Oil,
King of All Pain—“ Kierstead’s,”
“ Blood Searcher—“ Lindsay’s,”
“ Sarsaparilla—“ Schwartz’s,”
“ Fever and Ague Powders—
“ Coulson’s,”
“ Flavoring Extracts— Full strength,
“ Monumental Boquet Cologne,
“ Monumental Boquet Soap,
“ Lily White and Rouge.
All of the above reliable preparations
can be had of
E. B. BENSON & CO.,
38-63 Hartwell, Ga.
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TOR 'PAMPHLETS ADDERS DE. SANFORD. SEW '.’3RK
(GEORGIA— HART COUNTY.
VJ Notice is hereby given that I have filed in the
Clerk's Office of the Superior Court of Hart County,
my petition praying to be relieved from the disability
of contracting marriage, and that the same will
stand for trial at the next term of said Court in Sep
tember next. June 17th, 1877.
45-53 JOSEPH S. CHAMBERS.
ivtotice.
li After the publication of this notice once a
week for four weeks, application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary of Hart County, for leave to sell
the land belonging to the estate of Lodwiek Alford,
deceased, late of said County. This July 4th. 1877.
45-48 D. C. ALFORD, Administrator.