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3f7i uratlay, Vceanlirr !!>//«, 1567
Jtfir iie&liixj matter on every paeje.“%ij&
Notice.
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■entire contr i of the same, and can pub
lish them in tho paper of tiicir choice
wThey will bear this in mind.
■ igaßW'ej jjuiii' !——
l>o You Inderstand Is?
~ Wo wish it distinctly understood
Hint Blanks nnd all other Job Work
v>mn%t he paid fir before they leave this
Finding material and working
> on credit lias nearly “broke” us al
ready.
Those indebted to us will please pay
,5n a little this ween. We are getting
hungry.
•The llepeal of tlie Cotton Tax.
The Committee on Ways and Mean*,
•with commendable promptness, respond
ed to tho general voice of the country
ly bringing in a hill, which was rushed
through the House, for the repeal of the
•cotton tax. Very unexpectedly tho
■committee proposed only a prospective
repeal, whereas the publio interests and
.justice require that thcrcjcal should ap
ply to the crop of the present sc&r
■Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, who
examined tho euljrctia bis late visit to
gthe B lUthcrn States, has expressed his
•Opinion that the repeal ought to apply
•to the crop of 1807. A pretence was
act up against this just and liberal pro-
T-iiion that tho benefits of tho repeal, if
•made applicable to the present erop, will
dnure to the benefit of speculators.—
Again, the claim is set up, on the part
of purchasers and manufacturers, that
the tax upon this year's product should
he paid to them.
The consumers of the manufactured
cotton, upon this principle, ought to re
ceive tho entire benefit of the remission
of tho tax. Any ene who buys a piece
<of cotton prints or sheetings of this
yoar’s crop is better entitled to a return
of the tax than are the purchasers of
the-cctton. It can be shown that ever
einoo that tax was imposed it has fallen
upon the produocr alone. The pur
-ebeser, when he buys the cotton, may
pay too fax, first deducting the amount
of. the tax from the price of the cotton.
The producer sells his cotton at two and
a per pound the less, on ac
count of the tax. Ia other words, the
tax represents the sum which the Gov
ernment takes as a duly upon bie pro
duct. The Government has made itself
a partner in tho plantation enterprises,
and claims a fifth of the product, with
out contributing to the planters’capital,
or in any way afL rding him any encour
agemcnt or assistance.
The cotton crop for the present year
will amount, perhaps, to two millions of
bales, or more. Only one-fifth of it has
yet come forward, and been subjected to
the tax. Therefore, if the repeal bill
should he applied to the crop of this sea
son, only a few of the producers would
be entitled to the benefit of a refunding
act. All others, if the repeal be made
immediate, will reap the benefit of the
bill. Two-fifths of the crop cf this
year remain in the hands of producers.
It was thought, perhaps, when the
■cotton tax was at first imposed, that it
would fall upon the foreiga consumers
This was one of the arguments in its
eupport; but it is utterly dissipated by
the fact that the price of cotton is con
trolled at Livorpool, where the product
meets with the competition of other cot
ton producing countries. Thus our tax,
»6 Is understood by every financial man,
and by the American Commissioners
who treated the subject at the Paris Ex
position, falls entitely upon tne predu
cer in this country.
The Senate, it is hoped, will so amend
the House bill as to apply it to the cot
ton of this year’s crop now in the hands
of producers, embracmg four fifths of
the entire crop. There is the greater
reason for this at the present time, as
cotton has experienced a decline, and
the planters in the South can now real
ize only six and seven cents a pound for
it in gold, which is considerably less
than the price before the war, when cot
ton was produced at half the cost.
New Paper —By a prospectus be
fore us, we eee that a new paper is to
be started at Dalton, early in January,
UDder the lawid of Georgia Weekly
Citizen The publisher proposes to
espouse the Democratic cause and
aeek to further the interests of the
white people of the State. All com--
munications should be addressed to
Henry A. Wrench, Dalton, Ga.
A sheep killing match for two tbou
eound aside came off at Communipaw,
New Jersey, on monday; Two young
fcutobers killing and dressing one hund
red and twenty-five in four hours and
thirty-three minutep, beating their oppo
nents by two sheep.
ltcbclliosi hi I lie fiiudh-tU
Cumpa!
The Radical llocm.structiou train has
run iff the track at Montgomery, Ala
bama. The league of that city has de
clared against the Constitution lately
masufaclorcd by the carpet-hog conven
tion of that Stato. Tho negroes ore
getting their ryes open, and abandoning
the league all over the State. A num
ber of Conservative colored clubs have
been formed it) tiff. rent parts of the
State. And thus it will ho wherever
thu scalawags show their hand plainly
as they did in Alabama. Well may the
President of the Gcirgia Convention
warn that body against ‘p'acing wcap
ons in the hands” cf the enemies of
Radicalism—which means opening the
eyes of the pcoplo to tho real aims of
that party.
Verily, the days of Rjtton, Ruinous,
Kami ant, Rip Snorting Radicalism arc
murdered. The late Northern elections
broko both the hind 1 gs of tho party,
and it is cow wallowing in the mire of
pollution, desperately pawing out a few
more days of corruption. The s| r ad -
caglo of American liberty is expanding
its once motionloss wing*, and wiping
out the rule of fanaticism as they ex
pand.
Tiie Secretaryship cr War.—The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says : “It has evidently
not occurred to cither the President, his
friends, or the general public that tho
act of February 20, 1873, may regu
late Grant's tenure of cfbco as acting
Secretary of War. The language of
that act is that when some officer of the
government, either the head of a Bu
reau or otherwise, is designated by the
i’rcsiJt nt to occupy a vacant tffice in
an emergency, ho shall not serve more
than six mouths. General Grant wa*
detailed it is true, to act as Secretary of
War ad interim , by virtue of the Presi
dent’s authority as commander in chit f
but under the provisions cf the act of
February 20, ISG7, no such detail can
be made tor a longer period than six
months, and hence, as General Grant
was placed over the war iffice in Au
gust, his term will expre in Fel ruary,
and the President will have to make an
other selection or violate tho law. Such
are the views expressed by members of
Congress.”
Ilow to Detect Counterfeits A
rule by which counterfeit greenbacks
may he detected has lately been diroov
ered, which upon thorough .rial has
proved infallible. It is this : Divide
the last two figures of the number of
the hill by 4, and if 1 remains,
the letter on the genuine will bo A : if
2 remain, it will be B; if 3, C j should
there be no remainder, the letter will be
D. For example, a note is registered
2461, divide 61 by 4 and you have one
remaining. According to the rule the
letter on the note will tie A. Ia case
the rule fails, be certain that tLc bill is
counterfeit.
ThD rule which wo copy from a Chi
cago paper, we are assured by Mr. Ed.
Jones, of tho Georgia Natic nal Bank, is
a good one. It does not, however, ap
ply to National Bank Notes.
TBjc Temper of Caugrct^.
D> spite the voice of the Nation os
evidenced by the late Northern elections,
the Radical Congress, though a little
inclined to “simmer down,” yet show
a malignant determination to do away
with all law and order in the Southern
Statts.
In the House on the 16tb, Mr. Bing -
ham, of Missouri offered a resolution
with a lengths preamble, which resolves,
First. That the House cf Representa
tives will never consent to take one ret
rogade step from its advanced position in
protecting all and promoting the cause
of iqual rights.
Second. That tho success of tho re
construction acts so far gives no reason
to doubt that, under their provisi;ns,
the restoration of tho rebel Slates will
be successfully carried out and accom
plished, and they will be established on
a loyal basis, and that, in the judgment
of the House, there is no necessity fur
the repeal of these laws.
The resolution passed by a strict par
ty vote : Yeas 111; Nays 32.
Levies in Spile of the Itelicf Or
dinance.
Atlanta, Dec. 14-—ln apparent de
fiance of the relief U-dinsnce, adopted
on Thursday last by the Convention, the
Sheriff levied here to day on a sturc and
closed it. GeD. Pope was appealed to
and replied that he could not intervene,
the ordinance merely saying that levies
shall be suspended, but not preventing
their being made. This construction is
sustained by the bar, and under it tho
ordinance defeats its own end.
Municipal Appointments, We
learn from the ’Columbus Enquirer of
the sth, that Gen. Popo has anpointed
the following municipal officers for the
government of that city ;
Major— C. W. Chapman.
Aldermen —Ist Ward, R L Mott, B.
F Colem id ; 2d Ward, S. 11. Hill, T.
M. Hogan ; 3J Ward, Wm. Beach,
Jos. Kyle, -ith Ward, D. L. Boyhef, J,
E. Webster; sth Ward.J.L Mustixu.
Forney has been struck o«
dumb as an oyster by the failure of
the impenohment project. In yester
day’s Chroniclo he says not one word
on the subject, but devotes his time to
“writing up” General Grant as a Ho
P'ttb'iean nominee for President.
IC«‘« onstriK'fioii Convention. '
The first thing of importance accom
plished by this body after complete or
ganization was tho passage of a tempo
rary Relief ordinance on the 12th, Intro
duced by R. B. Bullock, of Richmond,
which nads as follows;
“IF it ordained, etc , That from and
nfti r the passage of this ordinance, all
liens which hive been or may bo made
under execution issued from any court
in this State, shall bo suspend'd until
this Convention shall havo taken or re
fused to take final action upon the mat
ter of relief, and that all talcs under ex
ecution in violation of this ordinance
shall be null and void and of no effect. ’’
The Georgia Supremo Court having
decided tho Stay law of tho last Legist
la'ure unconstitutional, this ordinance,
which it is understood will be enforc
ed by General Pope, commanding this
Military Diatriot, will operate as a bar
to all legislation upon private debts un
til the Convention can not further.
The png-nose, pinch back, pusillani
mous negro, Aaron A. Bradley, of Mas
sachusetts, the same who created so
much excitement in the neighborhood of
Savannah by bis attempts to incite in
suurcction, and another flamito named
Campbell, are tbs leading spirits among
the oolored portion of the Convention.
A mix' and committeo was appoiutod to
wait on Gon. Pope, to notify him of the
organization of tho convention and in
vito his attendance.
On the 13th, substitute to the resolu
tion asking a repeal of the cotton tax
was adopted as follows :
Whereas, The successful culturo cf
cotton in Georgia is essential to the
prosperity of the people and the full de
velopment of tho material interest of
the State ; vnd wherea*, the encourage
ment given to its production abroad,
during tho war, has largely increased
that production, which has, in connec
tion with other causes, so reduced its
value as to seriously endanger its con
tinued cultivation as a leading staple by
her own people ; therefore.
Resolved, That the Convention do
recommend the repeal of the cotton tax.
and, if practicable, the application of
the repeal to tho present crop.
Resolve ), That the Convention con
siders its repeal essential to the contin
ued successful cultivation of cotton as
the great staple of the country, and as
a measure of relief to both agricultural
capital and labor.
Ib solve 1, That the Convention, bav
iug confidence in the earnest desire of
the Government of the United States to
aid in restoring the prosperity of the
people of Georgia and the development
of ad her material interests, and r hereby
request the President of tbo Convention
to forward a certified copy of these res
olutions, to the President of the United
States, the President of the Senate, and
and the speaker of the House of Rcpre
seutativns, with a i< quest that they be
presented at an early day to both
Houses of Congress.
J. E. Blount, a representative from
Stewart county in the mixed conven
tion, on the 13:h tendered bis resigns,
tion as a member. Bit tho he monkey
member from Boston, doubtod whether
he could resign under the order calling
the convention together. Adjourned
wi bout action ia the matter.
Wisconsin. —The Milwaukee (Wis.)
Republican says:
“The Democrats have gained four
members of the State Senate—Bragg
in the Fon du Lac district, Hotchkiss
in the Sheboygan district, and Ilabich
in the Madison The Senate will
therefore stand, fifteen Democrats to
eighteen Republicans. In the last
Assembly the Republicans had forty
eight majority This is a gain to the
Democrats of 15 members throughout
the State.”
In TnEiR own Trap. —The County
Tiea-urer at Cincinnati, Ohio, made an
essessment for taxes upon $31,000 in
greenbacks held by Messrs Faran &
McLean, of the Erquirer. The taxa
tion was resisted and tho court decided
that greenback capital was Dot subject
to taxation, as they wore in th# form of
a loan, and like all other United States
Loans, were exempt-
Impeachment Squelched. —Wash
ington dispatches of tbe 7(h state that
after other business in the House, the
impeachment question was resumed with
filibustering, lead by Logan, Finally,
Mr. W. Wilson withdrew his motion to
table, and a vote was taken on the ma
jority resolution rccomeDding impeach
ment which was lost by 57 to 108 ; ab
sent, 21. A motion was made to re
consider, and a motion to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table prevailed, and
thus impeachment ends.
£3C’ Mrs. Lincoln’s Wardrobe has
been withdrawn from sale. A good
| many vulgar people visited the ex’-ibi—
I lion, it is raid, but few sales were made
j —to their credit be it recorded, In
abort, the failure to raise tho wind by sn
j old ’clo auction appears to have been as
! signal as the attempt was disgusting and
j humiliating.
A major in the United States army,
during the war, was last week summon
ed to serve on the grand jury at ptich
mond, and refused to serve with negro
; jurors,
The Kentucky delegatiqa to
Congress have been admitted, ad ling
1 six democrats to the strength of' the
I party in thp House.
Letter from -lo.epli 11. lirtiwii
oil Kcticf.
The following latter from Ex-Gover
nor Brown to J. R. Parrott, President
of the Convention, doubtless foreshad
ows the final action of that btdy on this
vexed question :
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 10, 1807.
Hon. J. It. Parrott :
Sir —ln compliance with ynnrrequest
I reduce to writing the substance of
my remarks during our conversation
upon tho subject of relief to the people
of Georgia.
The war has resulted in the de
strii tion of hundreds of million* of
dollars’ worth of property in the State,
to say nothing of tho destruction in
other States. Much of this was de
stroyed by the action of tho Confeder
ate Government, but much tho larger
part of tho loss grow out of the aboli
tion of slavery by the Government of
the United States, and by the action
of the State under tho dediet'on of tho
President of the Unit’d States
Thus, the property in th? hands of
debtors, with which they expected to
make payment, has been destroyed by
the Government. Thousands cf hon
est, prudent men, who contracted
debts prior to the war, which bore a
very small proportion to the property
owned by them, have been impoverish
ed by the war, and if forced to pay
these debts iu the present condition of
the coun ry, they must bo turned out
of doors with their families homeless
and penniless.
This is neither equitable nor just
Such deljors have not mvoived them
selves by profligacy nor bad manage
rrient. They acted prudently and ju
diciously when the debts were eon
traded. Had not their property been
destroyed by the Government, they
would have niude payment, and had
ample means left. The war, for which
they were no more responsible than
the creditors, has caused the Govern
ment to destroy their property without
compensation. In such a stato of
things, 1 hold that it is right that the
loss be divided between debtor and
creditor, and that stay laws, . and
homestead laws, and any other laws
which may be necessary to divide the
loss by inducing creditors to comprom
ise and settle on reasonable terms, are
right in principle and sound in policy ;
vnd the neglect to pass them is a der
eliction of duty on the-part of the rep
resentatives of the people.
I need not refer to the bankruptcy
and ruin brought upon us by tho fall
of cotton to less than half the price ex
pected by our painters when they
made the expenditures necessary to
raise the present crop. Alt see and
know what has been tne result. Theyti
cannot meet present liabilities, much
tees pay debts contracted prior to, or
during tho war. They are obliged to
have relief.
It is said that our Supremo Court
will soon declare the stay law uncon
stitutional, and turn loose the sheriffs
upon our people. If so, property will
change hands very rapidly from the
people to the few speculators who
may have money, but very little mon
ey will be realized by the sales to go
in extinguishment of the indeblness of
the people. Should such he the ea*e,
I see but one remedy, and that is in
the formation of the new Constitution
of the State, to deny to all courts and
mu isterial officers in this State, for a
reasonable time, any jurisdiction to en
force any contract made prior to tho
end of the war, by judgement, exeeu
tron, or otherwise. If this should be
characterized as an extreme measure,
I reply, the emergency is an extreme
one, and the public good, as Well as
the peace of society, demands the ap
plication of the proposed remedy.
In one class of cases, I would make
the denial of jurisdic'ion perpetual.—
I reler to notes given for slaves. A
sold B a slave in 1860 for §I,OOO and
took his note. In 1865 the Govern
ment took the slave fiom B, and made
him free. If A had kept him, tfce
Government would have done the
same A has lost nothing but the
hire of the slave for the time B hold
him. The equities of the case require
that A give up B’s no f e, and that B
pay him for the time that he used the
slave. '
Insert in the Constitution of Georgia
a provision that no Court shall ever en
tertain jurisdiction of or eujorec any con
tract the consideration of which was a
slave ; hut the Courts of this State may
entertain suits for the hire of slaves , and
the work is accomplished
The Courts then (the Judges being
sworn to support this Constitution) can
never give judgment on the note t r
enforce any execution on such judg
ment, but they may compel R to pay
what the jury may find he is justly
due for hire. In addition to these
measure o , I think wise statesmanship
and sound policy require an enlarge
ment of the homestead allowed by law
to each family. This should be incor
porated iDto the bill of rights as one of
the most sacred provisions of the Con
s itntion.
Each family, without regard to race
or color, should oe allowed to hold
one thousand dollars’ wor.h of land, of
which they may have become honestly
possessed as owner, together with the
dwelling house and all nocessary out
houses, the value of which should not
be counted in estimating the value of
the land, unless in a city, town, or in
corporated vjilage, the improvements
are worth' more than the usual av
erage of dwelling houses. This
should be held sacred to the fan iy,
and free from»levy and sa'e under any
judgement, execution or other process
issued by any Court in this State.
| Tho calamities of the war justify this
| when applied to past indebtedness, 'ti
\ much the larger class of cases. No
injustice could result from it, in case
'of future indebtedness, as no one
would give credit upon the faith of
it.
Asa matter of public policy, i'
.should commend itself to every one
! who realizes the present condition of
the country. Slavery is abolished.—
The large landed aristocracy of the
State is broken down. The old plan -
tation system mu t be abandoned We
must divide tho country into small
tracts. Those who own large trai ts
should sell, at reasonable prices, small
firms to those who cultivate tho soil,
but who are not low interested in it
as owners. This would attach our
people more firmly to their present
homes, and iudtice others to settle
among us.
Population is tho true wealth of a
Slate.
We have vast resources to dcvelopc.
We need more labor and more capi
tal. We should so frame our Consti
tution and laws, and so regulate our
conduct a* to invito both, lie who
brings capital, or muscle and nerve
into Georgia to aid in her develops
intuit and rouducts himself as a pence
aid ■• citizen, is her friend, no ma ter
how unfortunate or } rofligate the bus
band and father tnay be, von invite
men of small means to leave States
which have not enacted such laws anil
invest their money iil lafid in Georgia
where they would have an as-uranee
of u home lor themselves anil families
during life, and for the widow and the
orphan when they are gone, no
matter what misfortune may betide
them 'There should also boa reason
able exempion of personal property
Before closing, I inay remark that
vovtrul of the f'ta’es of the Uni<n
have greatly enlarged their homestead
laws within the last low years. Borne
exempt, as much os three thousand
dollars. It is a matter of just con
gratulation that the humanity of the
present time repudiates the barbarous
laws of past ages, which not only in
carcerated the husband for debt, with
out any charge of fraud on his part,
but turned the wife and ehidten into
the streets helpless beggars, whenever
the husband, from any cause, made
engagements he could not meet.
Trusting tnat the Convention over
which you preside may act wisely
and promptly on this important ques
tion,
I am, very respectfully, .
Your obedient servant,
Joseph E. Brown.
Riot i» El&srton.
Too span has.the war of races com
menced ! —We were unprepared for die
revolting scene that occurred iu our
town on Monday night last. The fac's
are substantially as follows :
Apprehending that there might be
some dificulty wi'h the freedmen about
christmas, the Town Council had met
for the purpose of ra-s'ng ordlnarcis
and organizing a police force to assist
tho marshal ia preserving order dur
ing the holidays. This business b ing
accomplished, the marshal stated to
the council that there had been com
plaints made to him about ibe disorder
ly conduct of the Decrees who were in
the habit of congregating frequency at
a bouse known as‘ - Eave’s old shop,”
for the purpose of dancing and drunken
carousals, which they somi times kept
up nearly all night, to the great annoy
ance of citizens. Ho said further, that
ho had heeded these complaints, and
had gone there on Saturday night be
fore at a late hour and ordered them to
disperse, wb’cb they did with a general
murmur. He had ascertained (hat they
had gathered there again that (.Monday)
night, and asked what he should do ?
The council instructed him to go and
keep order; and to disperse them if
they became disorderly, arid also sum
mon assistance, if he regarded it neces
sary. He accordingly summoned J. D.
James, Geo. VV. A len, E Biily, and
J.M Brown When they approached
near the house where the negroes were,
they were halted by an armed force,
some words passed between the marshal
and King Henry, to the effect that “no
•white rnan shall come here,’’and when
the marshal and bis assistants persisted,
in going up, the Degree- fired a volley
if ten or fiftocn guns into them, severe
ly wounding Mr. Alien in the right
breas', ten "buckshot taking iffcet in
bis Dre.ost and right arm. Mr. James
received a load of small shot in hi* arm,
hand and mouth Not having anticipa
ted su b hostility on the part of the ne
groes, tho boys had but one or two pis
tole, in the party, and but few shots
could be returned by them. Mr Allen
having fallen senseless, the others re
turned to the public square and rai l and
the alarm, arou ed the young men ■ f
town. It took some time to get up a
few arms, get thi m iu firing order and
loaded. In the meantime, some of the
older citizens went out and got the ne
groes (who were still waiting in lioe if
battle,) to parley, aDd finally prevailed
on them to dUperse, and let the
law take its course. Next day warrants
wire issued and some arrests were made
but the main fighting characters made
their eseape.
This is an awful state rs ifftirs—
enough to alarm any people. Fiefc all
'he facts we can gather, the negroes are
pretty generally armed, and are looking
forward for something to take plaoc
that will result to ihtir enhancement
An idea dwells among them that the
convention will give them something
e»ore thau tbo privilege of volirg. If
they are disappointed, or if they should
realize their fond hopes, in either case,
we fetr they Will become unendurable.
N athing short of decisive measures ei
their by the military r civil authorities
will turn the tide.— Gazette.
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LIGHTFOOT & CO.
Warehouse and Commission
Merchants,
/Ajco.r, - o.t.
r I" , AKE this method of informing their
L friends and the publie generally, that
they have secured the largo and comtjiodiou-
Warehouse formerly occ-jp'ed by Adams A
Reynolds, and more recently by R. F. Ch ip
man, on the corner of First and Poplar
| streets (near the Market hou-e) where they
i will giro their s'rict attention to the STOit-
AGE ./i;if Sale of COTTON*
Will muke liberal advance on Colton m
' store or shipped to any of the Northern mar
i kets, Savannah or Liverpool.
I Will give prompt attention to filling or
ders for Ragging and Hope or lion Ties, and
other supplies.
scp2o 2ta
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Cheapest Pate a in this section—giving, besides tbc political news of tha imj
communications or selections from writers of eminence in every department of
Science, Literature, Mechanic’s and Agriculture.
All letters should be addressed to
ELAM CLLRISTI^AISr,
Editor “Journal,” Dawson, Gn.
JYetv e Is! ter linemen Li,
Woodruff Wagons anil Buggies,
0
I HAVE with me ior sale, a few of
these celebrated Wagons and Bnggirs,
which will be disposed of to Cgsli buyeis at
exceedingly low prices.
W. M. PEEPLES.
Dawson, GA., Pec. I£, 1867 lra
JECtM’OMy IS WJE+ILTIM !
PREMIUM AWARDED AT TIIE
American Institute of 1867
TO MERRITT'S
Fiircka Ncarf arid 'Up Bolder !
A German eilv* r Frame or Plate, on v.hieh
any one can form a Scarf or Tie in any
nuuibr r of style?, with a small piece of silk or
other nv.teiial. No sewing ri q ireii.
OXL Y FIFTY CENTS EA CU!
Thrv art- light Bni pleasant ; rhev are du
ra We ; they do net tuck ihe,collar in adjust
ing; they do not come loose; with one ivip
rn.ia cm make his own Scaif, and being ol
German Silver they will not corrode.
Agents wanted everywhere. A liberal dis
count to the trade. Samples sent by aiai'. on
receipt of the price.
Jas. U. MERRITT, Sole Prop’r.
Office and Manufactory, 607 West Forty
ihird street, N- Y. declS
AGENTS WANTED TOR THE
G 11 A Y J A C K E T S,
And how they lived, fought and died for Dixie,
with Incidents and Sketches of life
in tlic Confederacy,
Comprising Narratives of Personal Adven
ture, Army Life , Naval Adventure , Home
Life, J'artisan Daring , Life in the Camp ,
Pteld and Hospital , together with the Songs,
JJalladn, Anecdotes and Humorous Jnci •
dents of the War for Southern Indepen
dence.
There Is a certain portion of tlie war that will
novel* go into the regular histories, nor he em
bodied in romance or poetry, which is a very real
part of'it, and will, if preserved, convey to suc
ceeding generations a better idea of tho spirit of
the conflict thau many dry reports or carclul nar
ratives of events, uud this part may be called the
gossip, the fun, the pathos of the war. This il
lustrates the character oi' the leaders, the humor
of the soldiers, the devotion of women, tlie bra
very of men, the pluck, of our heroes, the ro
mance and hardships of the service. w
The Valiant aud brave Hearted,the, picturesque
and Dramatic, the Witty and Marvelous, the ten
der nnd pathetic, nnd the whole panorama o C the
war are here thrilliugly port rayed in a masterly
manner, at once historical and romantic, render
ing it the most ample, unique, brilliant and read
able book that the war has called forth.
Amusement as well as instruction maybe found
in every page, as graphic detail, brilliant wit, and
authentic history, are skillfully intorwoven in
this work of literary art.
Send for Circulars and K**e our turns, and a full
description of the work, address,
JOULB BJIOTUEUS & CO.,
doc 13 Atlanta, Ga.
A f'J.W ERA IN LITERATURE.
MR. FRANK LESLIE, one of the United
S*ateg Ooiumbsioncrs to the Univers.il Expos
sp’on in Paris, has availed bin.self ol his vis
it abroad to introduce some new and very in
tores'ing features in his popular publications.
He has arranged with a number of tbe lea -
ing anthms and artists of Europe to iurnish
Novels, Narratives aud Engravings, which
will appoar originally in his publications, in
stead of a second hand, or through the stale
expedient of what are called ADVANCE
SHEETS, thus practically seftlingthe eopy
e'ght question bv purchasing his literary ma
terial at ti st hand. This is a bold movement
and w ill prove to be a remunerative one, since
“Honesty is the best policy. The first of
these novelties is.
ADVEVrniES AMOXtt BRIGANDS,
BY PIERCE EAGAN, AVQ.,
a narrative of Adventure in Italy, by that,
popular novelist and fascinating writer, will It
will commence in No. 129 of FRANK LE’-
EIK’S CHIMNA’Y CORNER.
With No. 129 will also be given away a
J/agniGcent Original Eng aving,
STOP THIEF,
OR
Tlie jVlonkey’s Grip I
I (ini the famous and opular painting of
that name in the Paris Exposition, now the
property of i'a ran Stevkss, Fm; ,of New
Yotk. Dec (>-’67.
NOTICE.
SIXTY' davs alter date, application will he
made to the Court of Ordinary of Calhoun
County, Ga., for leave to sell the entire teal
estate cf Solomon G. Boekcom, late of said
eountv, deo’d.
SUSANNAH E. BECKCOM,
novl’-67-tm Executrix.
A FINE BULL FOR SALE.
-•St-T-sTO TIIE subscriber offers a fine Bull
LA'-jj for sale—part English—plows
J) ..'JT flnelv and works first rate under
the yoKe, about five ’Cars old. I also have
a good yoke of oxcu for sale.
uovdiMm MARTIN L. IIAI'.P-
T. W. LOYLXSB. JOHN L. BKIFTIIT.
LCYLESS & GRIFFIN.
o
“WE ARE NOW ON IV
NOT ON A CREDIT,
But a Cash System.
We sell no Gcod* to bo paki io a few day*,,
wi it h n* v< r come due, nor to our most fnti
in itu irierule upon one days credit. This rule
will be stri< tfy adherred to »n every case, riel*
or poor, high or low. We are compelled to*
take this course* To xsft buyers, we beg*
teave to announce that we have purchased
t- <* large and eomptete 9toek of J?. MM*.
JjOyhe&s, coasisiiug in part of
FANCY, D ESS & STAPLE
DllY GOODS,
BottSs, SBnocs,
Olsst?, Caps,
Clothing,
Groceries, &c.,
which were purchased at unprecedented low
figures, nnd are continuing business at hi*
<DS<I fttsirjd, where we propose to sell
Goods at the Lowest Market Prices for th©
Gash, and Vilfsh only . Also, hart
cured the new and
Commodious Warehouse*
s>f Loy.Vcss & Grim* where w© pro
pose to Kcc* ive, Store, Ship and Sell, all Cot
ton entrusted to our care, on as liberal term*
as any House in tho .Town, with promptness
and dispatch. LOY r LESS k GRIFFIN.
Dawson, Ga., October 25tb, 1867—2 m.
SS2ATESTSUGGESS.
It Prevents Rust.
It haR been used - for nine year**’ by*
one of our Be-t Georgia Farmers, for
he finds it the best ever offered for
Wheat, for (orn. for f olton, -f*r
Turnips, aud all Garden Track.
It can be proved it will increase tho
emp Three Fold. Every sack or birrel
Warranted Standard. Guaranteed by
Prof. J. H. Booth.
For sale in barrels gr sacks at manu
facturer’s prices and freight, by
j. n. zeilin & cb;,
Novß 3m Druggist, Macon, Ga.
Ctuion MfEHirP SALES.
Will be sold before the*Court House door*
in the town of Morgen, Calhoun county, 4 Ga.>
on the first Tuesday in February next, within
the legal hours of sale, the following proper
ty, to wit : One brown horse mule, aud on©
bay mar© mule, levied on as the property of
G L. Varner, to sati|fy a fi fa from Randolph
Superior Court, in favor ot John Blciw- Gunn
vs C. L. Varner, and Aarlv Varner, security*
Property pointed out by Aarly Varna#, also*
20 bales cotton and 8400 bushels cor*, leried
on as the property of Lawson H. Carter, to
satisfy a mortgage li fa, issued from the boun
ty couit of 6'alhoun county, iu favor of Byrd
k Coker vs Lawson H. Carter. Property
pointed out by defendant.
W. A. Hawchir, D. Bfc If.
DEORGIA, Cnlliow" Coiinly:
li Notice ia hereby given to all persons h»v
in» demands against Washisgtoo Potter, Ist.
ol'gnid county, deceased, to present them to
me property made out, within the ttme pre
scribed hy law, so as to show their character
and amount. And all persona indebted to
said deceased are hereby required to wake
immediate payment.
LUCINDA TOTTER, Adm’x of
u0v2340d Wusbing*on Potter.