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IiAWsON JOURNAL
S. R. WESTON 4 W. E. COMBS,
EDITORS AND rKOI’KIKTOIIS.
IP .I »’»».»•, « .»M
Thursday, Srjtltmhcr 3li I^7t.
Heading mat hr on every /*&7<’-«,4E8
Th« PMaif «f
That anew ora lias dawned tqton
the history of Dawson nono will dory
who are familiar with recent develop
ments. And although tho monster,
tiro, has laid was to a large ] out ion of
her htwhtcss area, tho t fleet has been
to arottso her slumbering energies, ro
flino her ambitions, quickon her bus
iness perceptions and bring into action
tho heretofore durmaut qualities for
progress that seemed to charactoriw
our pooplo. Ihi wo baso tliose stato
inents on facts ? Wo will see.
Is eking to the building up of eoci. ty
and the advancement of our education
nl interests, the petrp’o of our town and
country have exhibited a noble spirit
and without bickerings hnve como up
to tho rescue as one man, ill aid of ed
ucation, and such internal improve
ments, as will render home attractive.
Chief among the enterprises recently
inaugurated in our midst is the Dis
trict H igh School; and while it will be
under the immediate control of the
Methodist Church composing the
Ainericus District, tho full support of
which is pledged to it, still sectarian
principles will not be promulgated by
the Faculty but tho sons of men of
whatever denomination are invited to
share the instructions thereof. Meth
odist money aloue did not secure the
location of this school in our midst,
nnd while it is a Methodist project citi
zens of all denominations gave their
money and influence that Dawson
might becomo an oducational centre
for this section of country. In conncc*
tiou w ith this subject it is pleasing to
announce the ununimous election as
President of this Institution Prof.
W. C Dodd who is a graduate el one oi
tho first Colleges of tho South, an ac"
complishcd ,-cholnr nnd a Christian gen"
tlonian. The greater portion of his
business life has been devoted to the
pro ossion of teaching schools of high
grade, in l having rt tired a few years
ngo,from considerations unknown to ns>
did not desire so rcsumo tho profes
sion again Ho has yielded, however,
to tho wishes of tho Board of Trustees
and friends of the Institution, and will
enter upon the duties of his office with
that energy which characterizes him
in •everything ho undortakos. The
corps of teachers have not yet been
chosen, but those who are fully com
jietent will in duo time bo employed.
It is tho intention of the Building
Committee, composed of VV. C. Dodd,
Rev. Howard MoGeheo and Dr. C. R,
Mooro, all rcsidorts of our town, to
have tho buildings so far advanced as
to open tho school early next year—
perhaps in January. With tho com
pletion of this Institution, tho young
men oi tho countiy can receive educa
tions that will lit them for every posi
tion in life.
Again, wc liavo the'Owen Nelson
Instituto, n Fomalo School of
gratlo, provided over Ly l’ruf. J. K.
Armbtrong, whose ability as a teacher
io well known to thousands in this
State and Alabama. With those two
schools, what will bo the necessity lor
bonding young iuou or young ladies
from home to be educated ?
Next in tho catalogue of enterprises
is tho Terrell Industrial Association,
a Joint Stock Company who have pur
chased grounds, are erecting build
ings, and otherwise preparing for a
grand Fair, to begiu on tho 7th of
November.
We dare say there are more me
chanics at work iu Dawson at tliis
timo than at any time since it was in
corporated as a town. The sound of
trowel, saw and hammer are heard
from centre to circumference, and
progress seems to he the watchword.
Our merchants and business men gen
erally 6eem determined te add to Daw
son’s reputation as a cheap market
for goods of all kinds, a good market
for cotton, 4c., ami withall the pros
pect is brighter than ever before for
Dawson to rival her sister cities in
point of numbers and amount of bus
iness done.
We learn, indirectly, that Maj O.
O. Ndson, tho energetic President of
the Dawson Car Works, contemplates
tho maanfacting of car wheels and
fixtures as soon as the new railroads
now under way shall give him easy
access to the iron mines of Alabama.
Such an establishment as tliis would
bring other sturdy snechanics in our
midst, who, as the history of other;
towns indicates, would add a groat
deal to the prosperity <*f tho place.—
All things considered, wo think Daw
son is on rising ground, and it only re
main- for eur citizens to encourage any
and every branch of industry for her
to become and remain a great educa
tor, a) and business center'
tarOol. W. A. Huff, Mayor of the
city of Macon, bus placed us under
obligations for a complimentary pass
to the Central City Fair Grouuds, du
ring tho grand exhibition, commenc
ing October 21 th, under tho direction
ol the Georgia State Agricultural As
sociation. The city of Mucon, or rath
er Col. W. A. Hull, lias fitted up tile
handsomest grounds, all in all, that
can bo found in the South, and noth
ing has been left undone that could
be done to Tender visitors comfortable,
and make their visit profitable in the
points of pleasuro nnd tho gaining ol
information that will be of vast im
portance t<> all. The preparations
have boon made on a grand scale, and
none need stay away for fear of there
being not room enough. Let every
Georgian go, nnd show by their pres
ence the respect that is duo to the of
ficers of the State Agricultural Society,
and honor Mayor Huff in Id unceas
ing and never ending efforts to plear©
the-taste and fancy of all.
Tlt« KeMswH Wkf.
We have heard the reason why the
District school was located at Dawson,
and tell it just ns we heard it, but
can’t say that every word is true, but
tfie story is plausible at least, aud not
the first of the kind.
After the Board of Trustees had or
ganized, the Chairman announced that
the Hoard was ready to receive pro
posals from the different points, when
one of the number remarked that
Lumpkin wanted it but had nothing
to offer in the way of “filthy lucre,*’ but
had the most eligible, healthy and ap
propriate place for the school, hence
Lumpkin was the place. Americus
thought that headquarters for Metho
dism was centered in bor limits, that
the placo could not be surpassed in
point of hoalth, locality, etc., and be
sides all this, would give seven thous
and fivo hundred dollars. The friends
of Cutlibert now come forward and
show a bold front, speak of her advan
tages in point of health, her going to be
the great railroad centre of Southwest
Georgia, was already tho Athens of
this soction, and all that was necessa
ry was to locate tho male school and
then families could and would move
to Cuthbert and be enabled to educate
both boys and girls, and besides all of
thoso extraordinary advantages 6he
would give cloven thousand dollars
and ten acres of the most elevated,
best located lot of land, covered with
the prettiest oak grove, and all in ul)
the only place for such a school that
was to bo found in S. W. Georgia.—
Now comes Dawson, who had learnod
a little better how to play hei hand,
and did not let Cuthbert prep m as sho
did before, and rattier defiantly says :
“Dawson will givu thirteen thousand
dollars and twenty acres of land, well
situated, hcnutilul young ouk grove,
plenty pine timber on the lund to put
up necessary buildings, and tho sup
port of tho entire community guaian
tcod.”
Just hero a good portion of tho
Board seemed a little astonished, and
thought surely it was all a mistake
about there having boon a firo at Daw
son, and one says : “We'.l, that surely
is tho host bid, but it is said they have
chills there ; how about that ? “Yes,’’
says a friend to Dnwsoi:, “we have
some chills there, and tho chills are
everywhere I have been in Southwest
Georgia. The Conference has moved
me around generally ; 1 have attended
fewer funerals siuco I have been in
Dawson than any other point, time
and number of inhabitants considered.
If they have the chills, it don’t kill.”
Buys a brother, “flow is this mattor ot
health to be set-tied ?”
After a short pause, a brother says :
“Mr. Chairman, I hear that Dr. ,
(we withhold his name, being terribly
afraid of broom sticks), of Dawson, is
bore ; we all know him and are willing
to take his statement as to the health
of Dawson, the number of deaths for
past one, two or threo years. 1 pro
pose that he be called in, and let us
get his statement; then call in a Doc
tor from Cutbl ert, and let him. give
in his opinion as to health, number of
deaths, &c., of Cuthbert.” The prop
osition was agreed to, and Dr. —j —, of
Dawson, sent for. The Doctor was
announced as waiting at the outer
door. “Ask him is,” says tho Chair
man. In walks the Doctor, is seated,
and all is quiet, not a word uttered-
All seem to be at a loss as to whieh
shall be the one to break silence. This
state of utfairs could not be tolerated
long, so up jumps one of tho honor
able Board, and says: “Brethren, if
that man can cure chills and kebp peo
ple from dying in Dawson, there is no
use to be afraid of Dawson ; therefore,
I move the school be located at Daw
sou.” Ilis motion was seconded, the
vote taken, and nearly all the Board
voted for Dawson.
Now, we want it understood that we
were not there, and if Cuthbert or
anybody else can give a better or more I
correct idea of the reasons why and
wherefore, let him do it, or hereafter
hold his league.
The scab is slaying tho sheep in
Missouri.
Albany and Columbus R. R. —Else-
where we publish a lettor from Col. E
Hulbert in regard to the A. & C. K.
R. Our people can road it and form
their own conclusions as to tho benefit
it will he to our town, county, and sec
tion through which it is intoudod to
pass. Wo have clearly committed
onrselvos, and reiterate the opinion
that this line would he of incalculable
benefit to us as it would not only form
a competing line for freight from the
West and East, hut would make a
much shorter inlet and outlet than we
now have. Study your interest, and
when tho time arrives, ante.
A Wonderful Story from Cad
Florida.
Florida papers contain an account of
the total inundatiuu of Orange county,
Florida, and that not only the earth,
and its varied growth has been buried,
but that the entire population perished, j
The Savannah News thinks tho story
incredible, and speak as follows of it:
The story as related is incredible*
but whether it is founded on truth, or
is a canard, manufactured out of
the whole cloth, we leave the realer to
form his own judgement. It is a well
known fact tliut a large portion of the
peninsula of Florida is of compara
tively recent formation, that it has for
a basis coral aud rotten lime rock,
that many of the riven and lakes
have subterranean channels and out
lets, and what are called lime-sinks,
not unlike the phenomenon described
by a writer, who gives his name as A.
F. Sturges, are ol frequent occurrence.
The late heavy and long continued
rains, by which the earth has been
thoroughly saturated and the subter
ranean channels swolen, are calculated
to produce subterranean changes. It
is not impossible nor improbable that
there may be some truth in the story
from the Herald, though the facts are
no doubt greatly exagerated. We
have no idea that the bottom has fall
en out of Orange county, nor that it has
floated off in tne ocean.
Tlse S'oil oh PrtMpert.
Wa.bi ar 4, St ptember 15 No cot
ton reports purpoung to have come
from the Department of Agriculturo
during the post month have been gen
uine. The items in circulation are oft
en contradictory in tboir tenor, and
though assuming to be official, have
had no origin in tho statistical data of
that office.
The returns of August and Septem
ber include reports troui about four
hundred cotton growing comities, rep
resenting a very large proportion of
the cotton area. Those for August
point to an average condition of the
crop almost idei tical with that of tho
preceodieng report —the averages for
Alabama aad Mississippi being the
same, those of liouisianua, Arkansas
and being higher, and
those of the other cotton States lower.
The State averages of the Septem
ber report are somewhat lower than
those of August, though tho principal
depreciation occurs in the States which
yield a small jxirtion of the crop,
while the reduction is slight in the im
portant district represented by the
States of Georgia, Alabama, Mississ
ippi and Louisianua.
The per centago of the full condi
tion of tho crop in the first week of
September, as averaged from all at
tainable dates, is thus stated : North
Carolina, eighty-two jier cent; South
Carolina, eighty; Georgia, seventy
eight ; Florida, seventy live ; Alabama,
eighty; Mississippi, eighty; Lou:si
anna, seventy-seven ; Texas, eighty- ,
one ; Arkansas, ninety-fivo ; Teunossoo
ninety-six.
There uro reports of injuries by tho
hull worm uml oaterpilla, mainly in
Mississippi aud Louisianna, hut no ev
idence that a general or very serious'
loss from those insects is probable.— ,
The rust is common in tho Atlantic
States, and, to some extent, on the
Guif coast Droughts have been in- (
jurious to the CWolinas and Texas,!
though tho reports of rain fall through
the South indicate a fair supply of
moistures—the distribution of which i
has been somewhat more i a-qunl than
than usual at ono point in Georgia.-
Tho fall in August was nearly four
teen inches, and in parts of Florida it
amounted to twenty-threo inches.—
These variable atmospheric con
ditions have increased the prev- |
alence of rust, and caused the destruc
tion both of leaves and fruit.
Those drawbacks, though greater
than those reported in September of i
last year, are act sufficiently serious tb
excite apprehensions of a greatly do- i
predated yield. They are reported
each year in some portions of the cot-1
ton area. In the records of last year
there was considerable complaint of
damage to the cotton crop from rust,
worms, and unfavorable August
weather. •
These facts do not point to an en
largement of the expectations hitherto
indulged in. If they ate reliable, the
most favorable season could scarcely
briDg a crop exceeding three and one
third iniUion of bales, if the growing
seasbn should be short or unfavorable,
thiee millions would be a good result,
and with a combination of unfavora
ble cireurastaDces the product might
be still further reduced.
Governor Bullock, of Georgia, has
gone to California, but nobody appears
to know for what purpose. The
Washington correspondence of the
Louisville Ledger says : “Letters have
also come to Washington in relation to.
Bullock’s transactions, and the officials
are beginning to believe that he has
left his State and duties for the pur
pose of evading just punishment for
his many glaring frauds. The inves
tigation now going on implicate him in
the nicst iin famous transactions, and
he must know that he cannot much
longer escape condign punishment for
bis acts.”— Sm, New*.
An up-strath—a short skirt
The taiumba* aad Albany
Kali road—Letter Irens t’ttl.
Halbert to llse Council Com
mute*:.
Okktlemkn— Your communication
of the 29th ult. asking for informa
tion relative to tho proposed Albany
aud Columbus Railway, lecoived, and
in reply thereto will give you such in
formation as" wo havo, and in doing so,
will auswer your questions eouaecutive
ly. ; '
Ist Tho length of the Co
lumbus and Albany?
Alls. From 70 to 75 miles.
2d Hues. The projected route ?
Columbus to Albany, via Dawson.
3d (dues. If it has born surveyed ?
Ans. It lias not.
4th Ciues. The gaugo of tho track
decided upon ?
Ans. The gaugo has not been de
termined, Lu. nrit isassentiallyoColum
bus enterprise the Company will bo
governed by what may he considered
the beet interests of Columbus.
sth Quea. The amount of subscrip-
tion to your road that you consider
good and available, and from what
points received?
Aus. No subscriptions have been
received from the fact that as it is con
sidered essentially a Columbus enter
prise, it was thought advisable t tat
your city should first lead off with a
subscription of $200,000, which it is
believed would be lollowed by $150,-
000 from business mes, who are vitally
interested in .the completion of the
road, making $85(1,000 from Colum
bus and her dozens. In i addition to
this, it is known that the counties of
Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Webster,
Stewart Schley, Marion, and Chatta
hoochee, feel a deep interest in the
enterprise and that they will subscribe
liberally. Albany and Dawson will
also subscribe to the extent of their
means.
There can be no doubt that, if Co
lumbus leads off with $200,000, there
will be no difficulty in securing a total
subscription of at least $500,000.
7th Ques. When and at what point
do you propose to begin work ?
Ans It is proposed to commence
work at Columbus as soon as practica
ble after she has made her subscrip
tion ; and af Albany and Dawson
whenever they have mode their sub*
scriptions.
Bth Ques. In what time do you
propose to finish the road ?
Ans. In one year, if properly sup
ported by Columbus and her busiuess
men.
9th Ques. • Tho names of the Direc
tors and Officers of your road, wheu
elected, and expiration of their terms ?
Ans. The Directors aro Ben G.
Lockett, D. A. V ason and Carey W.
Styles, of Albany; 8. H. Hill and
N J. Bussey, of Columbus, and 11. I.
Kimball, of Atlanta, E. Huibort, Pres
ident Were elected in 1870. Term
expires whenever subscriptions havo ■
been obtained sufficient to wurrant the I
commencement of work, or, iu other j
words, the present organization is a
temporary one.
10th Ques If Columbus should de- !
cide to subscribe $200,000 to your
road, when and what representation 1
sho be allowed in your Beard of Di-
of Director*, &c ?
j Ans. When Columbus has sub
scribed, and Albuny aud Dawson mado
their subscriptions, a meeting of the
stockholders will be called and an elec
tion held for permanent organization,
in which case Columbus would have
her pro rata proportion of Directors.
| We fully appreciate tho motives
prompting you, as the Representatives
of tho City Council,, to learn all the
| facts bearing upon the interests of Co
lumbus, and are gratified at tbe op
portunity thus offered to assure you,
I the City Council, of the earnest de
sire of this Company to co-oporato
| with the city of Columbus and its bu
siness men, in their effort to render
themselves ind- pendent of the iuonop !
oly that is now grinding them. I
■ Id connection with this subject, wo
. beg leave to quote from a letter from 1
our President, Col. Huibort, under
date of July 24tli, in which he says: I
In determining the necessity for the
! Albany and Coluuibus Railway in con
-1 nection with the future cf Columbus,
let us see what will be accomplished
by its construction, the connections it
will havo with competing lines from
Albany to the Atlantic coast, and from
Columbus to the west, and tho advan
tages that will result therefrom to the
merchants, eotton factors, and manu
facturers of Columbus.
| From Albany to the coast wo have
three lines,, viz: the Southwestern, the
j Brunswick and Albany, and the At
lantic and-Gulf Railways.
| Theso libef.competing for freight
and travel between tho coast and Al
bany, will- give the Albany and Co
lumbus very'decided advantage over
the route via Macon.
Should I}he Brainbridgo, Cuthbert
and Colurob.u# railway also be con
structed &q»,Cuthbert to Columbus it
will give yo» three competing lines to
the coast.
It may tra argued that the construc
tion of the B. C. & C. would obviate
the necessity of the Albany and Col
umbus.
Let us examine the question and
see whether this assumption be cor
rect
The B. C. and C. is being construct
ed three foot gauge, and when com
pleted will be controlled and operated
in the interest of the Brunswick and
Albany rsriflwmy.
Ton would then have two Hues to
the, coast—one via Macon the other
via Cuthbert
Our experience teaches us that
*here we have but two lines, the com
petition exists in name only.
Augusta, Macon and Atlanta have
each two lines to the coast, but the
rates are the same by either route.
The comptietion consists simply in an
agreement between the two lines up
on a uniform rate, the competition be
ing confined-entirely te their respec
tive agents and solicitors and the dis
patch with which freights are deliver
ed to consignees.
But let the third and shorter line en
ter the field, acting as an entering
wedge between tho two, and tho in
variable result is a sharp competition
between the throo lilies, lor tho busi
ness which tho two have previously had
the monopoly of, at arbitrary rates.
In the laugunge of an old and trite
adage, “two are company but three
aro none.’’
The policy of tho two lines, tho ono
via Macon, and the other via Cuthbert
would ho tho establishment of uni
form rates, in which caso tho shipper
would havo simply a choice of routes,
but without any competition in rates.
Tho third line, the Albany and Co
lumbus, would deliver its freights
to tiro lino offering tho lowest rates tho
result of which would ho a keen com
petition between three lines lrorn Al
bany to tho c» ■ t.
It may he claimed that they migh’,
anil would, agree upon uniform rates
and would mnintaiu them iu self de
fense.
To this it may be replied, that Co
lumbus, with hor large importations
of dry goods, groceries, clothing,
boots, shoes, drugs, hardware, &c.,
from the coast, and tho exportation of
her 80,000 bales of cotton to the
coast, would offer so powerful an in
ducement in favor of competition, that
it would be simply impossible for
them to establish and maintain uni
form or fixed rates.”
With only two lines. Columbus
would have simply a choice of routes,
hut with three, she would have com
peting and, consequently low rates.
He says again;
“The Columbus, and Albany will
pass through the best portions of
Southwest Georgia. No laie of tho
same length in the whole South, com
pleted or proposed, offers as many ad
vantages lor both a through and local
business.
“It is estimated that each division
of ten miles would of themselves offer
a sufficient amount of business alone
to support them, and that as a whole
it would prove to be the best paying
line of its length in the Bouth.
“The route is an extremely favora
ble one, offering every advantage for
the construction of a cheap one, and
consequently a paying one.
“Its connection will be more numer
ous and important than any line ot its
length in the whole South. Connect
ing at Albany with tho Southwestern
via Macon for Savannah with the
Brunswick and Albany for Savannah
and Brunswick, and with the Atlantic
and Gulf for Savannah, Brunswick
and Florida, it will have remarkable
advantages which cannot fail to re*,
dound greatly to her benefit. Connec
ting at Columbus with the North and
South (narrow gauge) furnishing the
shortest practicable line to Atlanta,
Northwest Georgia, East and Middle
Tennessee aud the Eastern States;
connecting with tho Mobile and Gir
ard, and the Western railways with
Central, Western and South Alabama;
connecting with the East Alabama and
Cincinnati for Nashville, Louisville,
Cincinnati and the West, and with
the Savannah and Memphis for the
Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, and
the wholo Northwest, it cannot fail to
command a large and highly remuner
ative business, making it one of the
host paying roads in the whole South.”
The distance from Columbus to Sa
vannah and Brunswick, via tho Al
bany and Columbus is compared with
that via tho Brainbrido, Cutlibert and
Columbus, via Cuthbert, will boas
follows:
Miles.
Columbus to Albany, via the A.
& C. 80
Albany to Brunswick, via the B.
& A. 170
A total of 250
Columbus to Cuthbert, via B. C.
& C. 60
Cuthbert to Albany, via the B. &
A. 45
Albany to Brunswick, via the B.
& A. 170
A total of 275
A difference of twenty-five miles in
favor of tho Albany nnd Columbus, to
Brunswick, and the some advantages
to Savannah.
Respectfully,
E. Hut BElil'
The last issue of the Palatka (Fla )
llerald contains an extraordinary ra
nter to the effect that J. H. Gould,
the recent revenue collector, whose
allegod defalcation created such a stir
in Bavannab was foully delt with by a
party whom he had employed to pilot
him over the Big Cypress in Florida.
A Letter was received recently by
Mr. James Reaves, a one arm man, of
Calhoun, Georgia, postmarked “At
lanta,” enclosing thirty cents in frac
tional currency, accompanied with the
words, “I stole a feed of corn from
you during tho war.”
Tho Germans of Texas are aroused
in opposition to the enormities of Rad
icalism, and are flocking to the Dem
ocratic ranks. “In another year,” says
the Victoria Advocate “there will not
he a German in the Radical party in
Texas.
IMDERM a SPURS
SKND their annual greeting to tbeir manv
friends and patron*. 7 bey are at their
old stand, ready and willing to serve them in
tbe
Storage and Isle es Cetten.
They deewt It unnecessary to make pledges
—for “by (heir fruits ye shall know them.’
Judge us by these—we ssk do more. Tour
iolerest is nor interest; snd our long experi
ence enables us to guard snd adraoce it.—
More we cannot promise—morn you will uot
expect.
The usual accommodations extended to
tboae who honor us with their patronage.
septu 6m Hardeman a spares.
EORGI t. Terrell Comity:
M Whereas, B. H Hood has applied for
Letters of Administration on the estate of
Joseph Hood, dwe’d,
These are to cite and admonish all persons
concerned to be and appear at my office
within the time prescribed by law, and show
cause, if any they bare, why said letters
sbouid not be granted. Given under my
band and official signature, this 18th day of
September, 1871. T. it. JONES,
sept 14 30d Ordinary,
.VI. I •/.' It TMS KJtIKdTTS
j HaH-EER’B
WAREHOUSE.
NEAR THE
Depot.
Ilxirebj inform my friend, and the public
gem-rally, that I will weigh and store
their cotton at Soots per Bale for the first
and 12 1-2 eta tor each month thereafter.
1 will sell cotton, for oiy patrons,
FREE OF CHABOE.
This Ithink, with my long eiperlence in
buying anil selling cotton, couplvd with tho
consideration that my Warehouse is entirely
isolated from auy other huilding will sccuie
to my patrons advantages nnrqualcd in
Southwest Georgia. I’erloct satisfaction
guaranteed. J. A. lIIA’KS.
r. P.—Call in and examine onr stock ol
Try G ode and Grocer We will sell to
you as cheap ss any body in town. We are
at flier’s old Stand, near Depot, and near by
bis Wrehouso. JOHNSON A \.KE.
sepr‘2l ltn
PR 09PECTUS
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repudiating official patronage, and throwing
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W. A. HEMPHILL and E. Y. CLARKE
Proprietors.
I. W. AVERY aud E Y. CLARKE, Politic
al A’ditors;
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Os the Constitution is prepare 1 to fill ordris
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phlets, etc., in the best rule.
.Address W. A. HDMPHILL k CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
PLANTATION
Stop Sal©*
I OFFER for sale mv place, fire miles be
low Dawson, immediately on the Railroad,
ontainii g 1417} acres. Well watered aud
imbered. Asa Stock Aarm, unsurpassed-
Healthy ,desirable everyway. To any one
wanting a home, here is an opportunity to
get one at half ils real value, as I am deter
mined to sell, vitht r for money or cotten, to
a responsible party, Apply to W. F. ORU,
at D.wsnn. If not sold, will be for rent.
septl4 3tn W. T. BURGE.
HOUSE AND LOT
Vep Sal©.
THE House now occupied by W. A. Pete
is offered for sale. It. is one of the most
convenient places in the city, good dwelling
house snd suitable out-houses, with good gar
den, nice little orchard, and ground for truck
patches. If not sold by the Ist of October,
it will be for rent. For terms applv »o
W. F. ORR,
sept 1 4 2t Dawson, Ga.
NOTICE.
MR*. MART VANOVER has applied for
A'xemption of Personalty and netting
apart and valuation of Homestead, and I will
pass upon the same at my office in Dawaoa,
•t 11 o’clock, a. x., 28rd inst.
septU 2t T. if. JONES, Ord’y.
To The Travelling Public.
MARSHALL HOUSE,
sa r.f.nrj n, our.
Tliis first-c'sss Hofei is situated on Brough
ton street, and is convenient to the business
iart of the city. Omnibusses and Baggage
Wagons will always be In attendance at the
various Depots and Steamboat Landings, to
convey passengers to the Hotel. The best
Livery Stablo accommodations will be found
adjoining the house.
The undersigned will spare neither time,
trouble nor expense to make bia guests com
fortable, aDd render this House, in every sub
stantial particular, equal, at least, to any in
the State.
A. U. LICE, Proprietor. |
For Sale or Rent.
T offer my Honso and Lot for s»i» . ,
first of October. If not „ifv e “P to 'he
the House will bq, for rent Annf
Greer, Dawson, or to tbe N C
Plains ol .Dura. C C CRofe a ‘
Sept. 21-1 m. c. b. CROWELL
lay Your City Tax.
i=.TJTffjw-srjaw
ested to pay the same by the Ist day of N t ‘
next ss the Books will be closed on th.. a
and all defaulters double taxed.
By order of the Council.
5tp , 2 ,.„, ’•■•“"Si.
SHORT HAND WRITING.
oaTsswßasffi-tfft-
LlfCllllliltg Method. Pronounced ka
hII who ftp® it to be the only simiil** »
efficient «p«tem in the world. Send
two 3 cent postage stamps lor descrintivn
circular, testimonials and full information to
PKOF. GRAY ’
P. 0. Box 484 T flew York.
sept2l 2w
Administrator’s Sale,
BY virtue of an order from the Court »
Ordinal y of Terrell County, will be
sold on the Ist Tuesday in November next
at the Court House door in said county be.
tween the legal sale hours, the following de.
scribed land, to wit:
Parts of lots Nos. one, two and three Iu
the 1i th D-strict of said county of Terrell
containing Two Hundred and Twenty acres’
more or less, and known as the place where'
on Chauncv T. Bctsford resided at tbe time
of his. death, near the town of Dawson, in
said county, tbe farm residence being within
the corporate limits of said town. Said
place is well improved, being in a high state
of cultivation, and having thereon a fine res.
i dence, with a number of ont houses and
other conveniences, making it one of the
moat desirable places in Southwestern Geor
gia. Said place will be sold for cash in band
Possession given Ist Januarv next.
HARRISON ROGERS, AW.,
with tbe will annexed, of O T. Botsford
Sept. 21, *od.
HORSES AND MULES.
Bocbbom Coubtt, Kr.,Bept. 7,1871-
IWILL be at tbe Stablea of N. 0. k ). X.
Prince, Dawson, 6a., by tbe 20th of Octo
ber, with a choice selection of Hones snd
Mules, broke and unbroke. In my Mock
will be some well trained Hersea and Mules.
I will remain daring tbe season, and win be
pleased to have my old customers tecaß and
examine the stock 1 have purchased evpeeial.
ly for this market.
ALEXANDER MoCLINTOCX.
sept 14 ts
O & P L M
ACTS wltk |eallea«N and
tkoroHshaeM apra Ike Liv
er and Ltesarral CircMlttlUa.
Keeps lh«- Bmtvela in IWalunil
motion, and clcmnmui Ilie »y«-
| HR. 0. 8. rR OP HITTS )
lem from all impurities. Never fails to cure
Liver diseases iu any form. Toapidity, En>
Urgemen', Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Loss of
Apetite, Nausea, Hour Stomach, Heart Buru,
Dcb.lity, Lorn Spirits, Cold Feel and Hands,
Costivenoss, Listiessness, Colic, Cbrouic -DL
arrlcei, and Cbrot-ic Chills and Fever-
Compounded in striet accordance with
skillful chemistry and scientific farmacy, tho
purely vegetable Compound has, after the
severest test of twenty years incessant use.
| CELEBRATED [
been styled the Great Restorative and Been*
peraut by the enligbteued testimony of thou*
sands using it ; so harmoniously adjusted
that it the Liver iu healthful aedon;
and when tbe diiections are observed, the
process of waste and replenishment in the
hum.in system continues uninterrupted to a
ripe old ag» > , and mar, like the patriarchs of
old, drops into the grave full of years, with
out a struggle, whenever Death claims his
pier gative. Adapted to the roost delicate
j ~lTver~medicine f
temper*uit ut end robust constitution, it Cftii
be giveu with equal aaiety and certainty of
success to the young child, iuvalid or strong
mat; Peri u u
DR. O. S. PKOPHITT’S
anjdyne FAIN kill it.
I©„\EVEK FAILS !“©S
KILLS PAIN IN EVERY FORM!
(>CRjFS Pa ns in the Back, Cheat, Hips,
J or Limbs, Rheumatism, Neural**,
Coughs, Colds, Bronchiol Affections, K'dncy
.Diseases, Dyspepsia, Liver Complain', Colic
Cholera Afurbus, Pleurisy, Asthma, Heart
Burn. Toothache. Jawache, A’arache, Mead-
Hcb •, Sprains, B uiscs. Cuts, Coolus ions
Son s, Lacerated Wounds, Scald?, ' lru *
Chill Plains, Frost Bites, Poison?
| ~ PAIN KILL IT L
kinds, vegetable or animal. Os all the rem
edies ever discovered for the relief of su e
ing humanity, ibis is the best pwu medicator
known to medical science- The cur ®
speedy and permanent in the most inrt r
ate diseases. This is no humbug, buts g™"'
medical discovery. A pain killer c ® n !*' n . *
no poison to inflnne, parolyxe or d,l? _
infiamalion upon the intereal orgms.
efficiency is truly wonderful—relief i» ms *
taneous. It is destined to banish P“'l' .
aches, wounds and bruises, from the face
the earth. Sept, 14, 1871-Iy_
OFEICIAL ORDER.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Statxov Guos*'*
Atlanta, Ga., August 18, 18<1.
ORDERED, That the Hon. Foster Bl»d
--getr, /Superintendent of the Western * *
lantio Railroad, be, and he is hereby,
thorixed to remove any sod all of tne pc
sons named and appointed ia the
Order of January 28d aDd 24th, and rton
ary Ist, 1871, to King up the aceoun'a * a
records of the Western k Atlantic Railroad
so as to disclose and complete the nna
anoe of the affairs of the road to and incim
ding the date and transfer to the °° n ’
the lessees Ac, ; and he is hereby empo
ed to appoint others in their stesd,
may deem necessary to perform the
assigned to said persons io «aid Exec
orders j and to discover any frauds orirreg
olarities in the account* or couduct ol
•gent ol said road. . , h
Given under my band and tbe seal
Executive Department, at tne Caffitw,
Atlanta, the day and ye«r fir« »* T *
"(Signed) RUFUS B. BULLOCX
By tbe Governor :
(Signed) R- H. Atkinson,
Secretary Executive Depart
/SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE
Wxstxhs -» IjJ
By virtu# of authority vested m
der ol his Excellency, -Ru • ,
Governor of Georgia, under date ol
inet, as above. Audi*
ORDERED, That N. P. Hot * hki “| chat.
tor, Isaac P. Harris, Treasurer,
P. Aft-Calla, General BookKcepe
Western and Atlantic 9
removed from the Board of . cte
to bring up the accounts «and recm<U
es the Western and
FOSTER BLODGETT,
aug 81*40. Superintendent-