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GEORGIA PRESS.
Augusta is making elaborate prepara
tions for the entertainment of her guests
from Cincinnati. She is determined
that the representatives from rorkopolis
shall return to their homes with the best
of opinions of Georgia hospitality and
thrift. Augusta will do the handsome
thing with them.
It is with sincere regret, says the Au
gusta News, that we make public the res
ignation of Rev. C. H. Strickland, pastor
of the Curtis Baptist Church. He goes to
the charge of the First Baptist Church in
Knoxville, Tenn., and his resignation
will take-effect the last Sabbath of this
month.
Savannah News: Miss Lizzie Ford,
the accomplished daughter of Manager
Jolin T. Ford, is so pleased with* Savan
nah that she concluded to remain here
until the return of her father with the
company from the trip to Thomasville
and Albany.
In the last week many cases of severe
burning have been reported. We are re
liably informed by one who has tried the
remedy several times, that Carron oil,
composed of equal parts of linseed oil
and lime water, if applied to the parts af
fected will produce beneficial results im
mediately. It is worth a trial.
The Macon Telegraph failed to
reach Milledgeville Sunday morning, and
tbore were many long faces seen about the
post-office. However, perhaps the accident
sent some people to church who otherwise
would not have gone.—Recorder.
There was no good reason why the pa-
pera did not reach there. But if their
failure sent somebody to church who was
not in the habit of going, we are glad that
the paper missed, however much we may
regret the disappointment of the people.
Augusta News of the 13th: The regu
lar meeting of the directors of the Georgia
railroad was held to-day at the banking
rooms of the company. General Alexan
der, the president, was met by a full
board. The session was longer than usu
al, and in addition to a full discussion of
the recent arrangement by the Georgia,
Central and State roads with the Louis
ville and Nashville, the regular rontine
and important business was transacted.
What actually transpired at the meeting
is kept secret by the board, but it is
strongly intimated that a three and a half
per cent. semi-annuaL dividend will be
' declared at the June meeting. .
The attention of our Baptist readers is
called to the following item in the Savan
nah Netc8:
Will the Morning Notes allow me to
give information to persons in various
parts of the State in reference to special
rates offered by the railroads to delegates
to the Baptist Convention? These rates
will not be allowed to visitors, male or
female, but to delegates only who have
certificates of membership signed by offi
cers of the convention. Delegates will be
returned free, having paid full fare com
ing. The Committee on Hospitalities will
provide entertainment for all delegates,
and will cheerfully assist all visitors in
securing moderate rates at hotels and
boarding houses.
Our citizens who have agreed to enter
tain members of the Convention may ex
pect their arrival on Wednesday, the 21st
instant. The delegates will be furnished
with cards of assignment, which may be
considered as introductions to the families
to whom they are assigned.
S. Landrum, Pastor.
Montezuma Weekly: Rev. N. I. Ben
son, Rabbi Congregation Beth Israel, of
Macon, Georgia, proposes to visit Zdonte-
zuma soon, for the purpose of delivering
a lecture on the doctrines and faith pecu
liar to the Jewish people. We, and many
other Gentiles in this community, will be
pleased to hear the learned minister.
Alhany Advertiser: The ladies are
now deep in the mysteries of china paint
ing, and decorated tea and dinner sets
promise to be the rule upon our tables,
and not the exception. Let’s get up a
special premium and have some of it ex
hibited at the fair.
The Savannah News, of the 12th, has
the following dispatch:
Americus, Ga., April 12.—At twelve
o’clock to-day a fire in Albany destroyed
the beautiful residence of Colonel John
M. Cutliff, on the northwest side of the
city. The loss is between $4,000 and
$5,000; insurance $3,500. The furniture
was saved, but was badly damaged by re
moval. The fire caught from a spark tail
ing on the roof from the chimney of the
silting room.
Monroe Advertiser: The farmers of
Monroe are rapidly getting back into the
• ante-war custom of raising horses. And
wc are anxious to seethe tune come wlteu
all the horses for farm work and driving
to carriages and buggies shall be Monroe
con ity raised. We anticipate making a
splendid display of colts at the October
fair. Good premiums will be offered so
as to make tills display a prominent fea
ture of the exhibition.
Rome Courier: Colonel C. W. Sproull
informs us that at about midnight last
Sunday night he had small fires built
in every ccutre cf four trees in one of his
peach orchards, and thus saved all the
young peaches in that orchard. He has
over a hundred trees outside, and on all
of these the fruit was killed.
Sylvania Telephone: The county
safes have arrived at No. C Central rail
road, and the question now is what will
we do about them? The Supreme Court
says we cau't take them and the safe
.company will hardly want them shipped
back at their expense. Our worthy and
efficient commissioners arc rather in a
quandary about tlic matter and the solu
tion of the problem is rather difficult to
any one. >,
Savannah Notes: Yesterday morn
ing about half-past nine o'clock, March
Bowman, living at No. 10 Indian street,
died very suddenly wliilst sitting at a ta
ble in the room. He had just taken a
dose from a bottle of assafoetida and ta
ken a seat at the table, when be suddenly
fell over dead. Coroner Sheftall was no
tified and held an inquest, when a verdict
of death from heart disease was rendered.
The deceased was a native of South Caro
lina, and had a wife in Beaufort.
Monroe Advertiser: In the conven
tion of the colored people on Saturday,
nothing was said as to the choice of the
people for a Presidential candidate. But
from the signs and indications, which we
thing unmistakable, we feel sure the Mon
roe county delegation will surely vote for
Blaine delegates, and in our opinion the
whole State lias been thoroughly worked
up in Ins interest. Georgia may be coun
ted on for Blaine.
Griffin News: There is a strong
move on foot to organize in this city a
Youn£ Men’s Christian Association. It is
an association very much needed, and
will be of vast benefit to the young men
of Griffin. Its organization and success,
however, are entirely in the hands of the
religious young men of the city, This
association has been successfully organ
ized in very many of the cities of Georgia,
and have had a marked influence upon
young men, -in making them moral men,
upright citizens, if not indeed making
them active and earnest Christians.
Frost.—Milledgeville Recorder: The
"old saw" of Major George R. Clayton—
fog in March, frost in April, was verified
on last Saturday morning. On the 10th
of March there was a very heavy fog, and
on the JOth of April there was a white
frost. It was not so heavy as to seriously
hmt anything except very tender vegeta
bles, such as cucumbers, tomatoes,
squashes, melons, etc., where unprotected,
Wc covered ours.
hopes for good crops, and are determined
that no eflort ot theirs shall be spared to
obtain such results. We hope their high
est expections may be' realized.
Columbts Enquirer: Mr. N. A. Hern
don, living near Glenalta, Marion county,
was killed Saturday, afternoon. He was
at the “grocery,” a popular stopping place
for the neighbors, in the vicinity of the
town, and having imbibed pretty freely
with his friends soon became intoxicated.
About two o’clock he left the store for
home on a very spirited and almost un
manageable horse. After riding some dis
tance, it is supposed that the animal took
fright at some object on the roadside and
threw the rider. Mr. H. was found by
parties passing on the road with his’ skull
mashed in ou the back of his head.
Near where he was lying on the side of
the road was a jagged stump, and it is
supposed from the mashes on the stump
and the bruises on the body, tiiat he was
thrown upon it. When found he was in
sensible, and was taken by the strangers
back to the store, where he died in about
an hour. Mr. Herndon was thirty-two
yeare old, and, we are informed, was well
and favorably known, he being once a
schoolmaster in the neighborhood for a.
number of years. At the time of his
death he .was a farmer of considerable
means. His remains wcie buried Sun
day.
The Millidgeville Recorder failing on
the fish question, comes to time on the cat
sensation:
A cat at Mr. Jim Whitaker’s had kit
tens, and deserted them. Another cat that
had none took them in chaige. They be
gan to nurse their dry adopted mother, at
first with no success, bnt soon she had a
good flow of milk and the orphans are
doing finely.
Columbus Times: Saturday night, Mr.
Samuel B. Alexander, who lives some
six or seven miles from the city in Russell
county, Ala., had occasion to look in a
bureau drawer in which he kept sundries,
and taking a lighted torch lie pulled the
drawer open, and while looking over its
contents dropped a spark on a package of
powder therein, and an instantaneous ex
plosion was the result. The torch was
knocked out of his hand, and his face,
neck, arms and hands were badly burned.
Dr. George Grimes was sent for, who
dressed the burns, hut was unable to tell
how severe the injuries would he.
Talbotton Register: Farm work in
different portions 6f the county is pro
ving favorably. Cotton planting is
a the order of the day, and although a
at deal of guano is"
k it w ill be confined to
as me land as last year,
trails it baiog better prepared.- The
"•i are tinder good repair, and 1m-
s.nr.rttlA <4. t miscellaneous character
i u taw’!' ifejfeughout the county. The
Glad to See It.—Saystlie Milledge
ville Recorder: One of the best reforms
in fashion that lies taken place in a long
time is in ladies’ shoes, where it was most
needed. The new shoes have broad toes
and low, square lieels in English walking
style. Those little cuneiform lieels, that
made it so bard fora lady to walk without
staggering, and kept the men frightened
half the time for fear the dear creatures
wouht*3j? off of them and break their
ankle*»>jjecks, are gone, and we are glad
of it. N#7ady is in jhe fashion now who
walks the streets in'shoes or boots with
high sharp heels. Score one for reform.
Montezuma Weekly: Mr. George
Hunter brought a centipede to town the
other day. He says there are large quan
tities of the pests on his farm. We had
never seen a centipede before, and would
have picked this one up for a common
“earwig” had not a gentleman, who has
traveled much in the West, declared it to
be a gennine centipede.
Savannah News: There was a time,
not in the far distant past cither, when the
average colored citizen coveted most ar
dently the honor of servin^^yhe jury of
the United States Courts, considera
ble was the talk about “de Jwivileges of
de Constitution.” Tempora mutantur I
The day has arrived when this great honor
is not so much desired, and yesterday two
colored citizens who were called upon to
serve their countiy in this capacity at
three dollars per day, requested to be ex
cused, and one tendering good cause for
hi3 request was gratified.
Aluany Advertiser: Four new cis
terns are to be made by the council this
year, and fou- more are to be dug every
year hereafter until the necessarj^uumber
for the protection of the city are made.
Monroe Advertiser: Jeff Long says
that when the Democrats turned Bullock
out, they promised to stop the stealing
and didn’t do it. Theicforv, says Jeff, the
‘ independents” arose—want to get in to
do their share of stealing we suppose.
The Butler Herald states that Mr.
James Mosely, an excellent man and good
citizen, died on last Thursday near that
place. He was eighty years of age.
Why does it take from Saturday until
Wednesday night for the Lumpkin Inde
pendent to reach Macon? r
Dn. A. O. Bbickman, the celebrated
Swedenborgian lecturer, was in Irwinton
this week, and charmed the people with
his elegant discourses.
A dispatch to the Constitution from
Nashville, says: The normal school will
not go to Atlanta. The citizens of Nash
ville have subscribed over double tbc
amount required by tbc trustees for its
retention here.
The Americus Republican Mys the relig
ions services at tbe Methodist Church con
tinue with unabated interest and signal
success. Rev. Walker Lewis, formerly of
Macon, is tbe pastor.
The Albany Advertiser says wliilst
Hr. J. L. Ready was plowing in the field,
he was shot down by some unknown par
ty and instantly’killed. It seems that
Ready bad killed a man in Worth county
in 1673, and it is supposed that tbe mur
derer of Mr. Ready was one of the friends
of tbe murdered man of Worth.
Warrentox Clipper: The young
Israelitish tramp who was arrested a few
days since for picking up a watch that be
longed to a colored man living near hare,
had his trial last week. He was convic
ted of the charges preferred against him,
and was sentenced to pay a fine of $10
and costs,or work six mouths on the coun
ty roads. De gives his name as Simon
Solomon, and claims to hall from Hawk-
insrillc. The recent fire at Hawkinsville,
he claims, caused him to lose his situa
tion* his employer having been burnt
out.
Marietta Journal: We regret to learn
of the death of Mr. James C. Moss, a wor
thy and esteemed citizen of this county,
which occurred on last Tuesday at his
home near Smyrna, of meningitis.
Sparta Ishmaetite: The people of
Hancock seem to be perfectly delighted
this year with tbe roads. They work
them over and over again with a singular
and yet commendable persistence. It is
very gratifying.
Talbotton Standard: Tbe regular
monthly written examination of the pu
pils of LeVert, took place on Thursday
and Friday last, and showed the rapid prog
ress the scholars, were making. Speeches
and compositions Friday afternoon. LeVert
has as competent a corps of teachers as any
school jn the State. The. musical depart
ment is a special feature, presided over by
Mrs. King. She lias now over twenty-five
pnpils. Long may our school prosper.
Buena Vista Argus: The value
of varied agriculture is forcibly shown by
the fact that our most .independent
and successful fanners not only plant va-
ied crops, but they also make more cot
ton. It is always easier lor a farmer,
who raises his supplies at home to get la
bor because of the plenty he has, and
the laborer can take his choice between
provisions and money. That we are
right we ask that these self-sustaining
farmers be consulted.
Swainsnoao Herald: We will soon
have a new mail route from Swain-
boro to Perry’s Mill, Tatnall county,
which will be of great benefit to people
living on the route, for their mail facili
ties have been very poor in the past.
We have not learned what days the mail
will arrive and depart, nor have we been
able to learn what date itwill commence.
Savannah News: Thomas Gardiner,
colored, was arrested last evening about
seven o’clock by Joseph Simmons, color
ed, county constable, forbearing his wife
on the corner of South Broad and Jeffer
son streets. He had a large stick, with
which he was “lambasting” the unfortu
nate female unmercifully. Her cries at-
tracked a crowd, and some excitement pre
vailed.
*/.« see moving forward with brigb^ MaeiEtTA Journal: As one of our coun
try friends was leaving town the other
day with a loaded wagon and was apply
ing the lash vigorously to the “gable end”
of one of his mules, the old maxim of “pa
tience ceases to he a virtue” was duly ver
ified as the mule ripped off the top of the
dash board with his heels.
Wabbenton Clipper: Warren county
is row out of debt, and has in her treasu
ry about $1,900. This is a good showing,
and we doubt if any other county in the
State can say as much. This, too, is a
temperance county, in a great measure,
liquor being sold at not more than three
or four places, and as soon as our people
open their eyes to the advantages of hav
ing “no fence,” Warren . will be the ban
ner county of the State.
SaxannAH News: We mentioned a
few days since that, among the most in
teresting and conspicuous articles on ex
hibition at tbe St. Patrick’s fair, now' in
progress at Cathedral Hall, was a beauti
ful canary in a solid cage, that is without
door or opening of any kind, cast from
white metal. This marvelous contriv.
ance, said to be tbe first mechanical
achievement of its kind on record, is tbe
invention of Mr. Phillip Dillon, brass
moulder at tbe workshops of the Savan
nah, Florida and Western Bailway. His
brother craftsmen, while he was engaged
in the experiment, laughed at his attempts
as foolish and visionary. He persevered,
nevertheless, until success crowned his ef
forts. The little bird, tyhicb, daring tbe
critical operation, was imbedded in a
mass of sand, came forth from the fiery
ordeal of heat and steam, alive and well,
and sings as merrily within its prison
bars (from which there is no release, alive
or dead, except as a mangled corpus,) as
though in the leafy woodlands. > •
We can congratulate Mr. Dillon upon
the splendid achievement that has enabled
him to present to the managers of the fair
such a unique donation, which is not’only
an object of curious interest, but one that
will undoubtedly realize for the fair a
handsome amount. Those, who have not
seen it should visit the fair and inspect it
closely—it is worth the visit.
Augusta News: Mr. W. P. Stoy, a
well-known young man residing in the
lower part of the city, was stricken with
apoplexy on the streets last night, which
proved fatal. His funeral will take place
this afternoon, and bo attended by tbe
Survivor’s Association.
Lumpkin Independent: A Lumpkin
gentleman owns a balky horse, anc he
has tried every known remedy and Ailed,
up to this writing, to move him. lib last
resort was to build a Ore under him. It
is- believed by those who saw the per
formance, thht he would have suffered
himself to have been roasted before he
would move a step. The horse is for
sail. j*.
Rome Tribune: We saw a veiy good
looking lady yesterday at the depot who
was going to Utah. She was weeping
bitterly. It does seem that people should
be taught to worship God in the land of
their birth and among their own kindred,
instead of having to go to Utph for that
purpose. Such a religion, it seems to us,
is a singular way to worship God. Anc
further, it is cruel to break up families
and part relatives and friends under such a
pretense,
Wiregrass Watchman: Quite a num
ber of the Pennsylvanians who came out
to Telfair county last fall to labor on the
Dodge Railroad, from various causes have
become dissatisfied, and are returning
home. On Saturday last wc met Mr.
Wm. H. Hurd and wife, and Mr. J. W.
Donaldson, who were en route for their
homes in Tioga county, Pennsylvania.
They informed us that they had become
dissatisfied principally from the intemper
ate habits and indecent, immoral beha
vior of some of their own men and fellow-
workers, and not from any mistreatment
at the hands of their employers. To the
contrary they spoke very kindly of Colo
nel Anderson, Superintendent of the
works, as also of Mr. Russell,under whose
immediate supervision they labored.
We could but express our surprise when
they stated that the men were accustomed
to drink, Laving previously been under
tbe impression that anything intoxica
ting was strictly prohibited on the works,
Augusta News: A dispatch received
from the excursionists state that 175 visi-
itors from Cincinnati will reach Augus
ta Friday night, about eight o’clock. Wo
learn from the general chairman, J. O.
Mathewson, that the preparations are
progressing most satisfactorily, and our
visitors will certainly be pleased and de
lighted with their reception and enter
tainment.
The Southerner aud Appeal says in its
Gordon notes: “The question of where to
have a Sunday-school May picnic is now
being agitated. Some'thmk that the Cen
tral City Park at Macon is the best place,
while others are in favor of some place
nearer home. It don’t make as much
difference about the place as it does to
have a large crowd, and by all means an
abundant supply of large well-filled bas
kets.
Wiregrass Watchman: On Thursday
night last some miscreant applied _ the
torch to the com crib of Hr. John Mims,
of this county. It was supposed to have
been fired by some party who bad been
stealing the com or some one whom Mr.
M. had refused credit.
The net earnings of Hie Georgia Rail
road for the past twelve months amount
to $364,615.69, and the increase over the
previous year’s earnings amounted to $44,-
133.22. This net increase is over and be
yond tbe extraordinary improvements of
the road in the purchase of steel rails,
rolling stock and the handsome enlaige-
ment of the passenger and freight depot
accommodations at headquarters in this
city.
Sumter Republican: Jno. L. Lara-
more, of Lee county, cut his wheat on
Friday, 10th inst. The yield was about
ten bushels to the acre, when he had ex
pected twice that amount. Ten bushels
is an average in a wheat country, and
Mr. Laramore will probably eat the first
biscuit from new wheat, in Georgia, ibis
year.
Albany Advertiser: Sloan Austin, of
Lee county, is one of tbe most prosperous
farmers among bis race in that section.
He was in town-this morning with his
four mule wagon, loaded with tbe finest
kind of yam potatoes, for the market.
His mules were fat and sleek, and every
thing about Ills turn-out had an air of
progress and go-aheadativeness about it.
Columbus Enquirer: We are glad to
see that the work of. cleaning the lota In
the cemetery has commenced, and is pro
gressing. The request of Mr. C. B.
Grimes, chairman of the cemetery com
mittee, that all lots be cleaned daring the
present week will be respected. The com
mittee are doing everything possible to
make our cemetery present even a more
beautiful appearance on memorial day,
than is usual. It is very- necessary that
the trash from tbe lots be thrown into tbe
streets beiore tbe general cleaning takes
place. Look to your lots at once, have
the shrubbery trimmed, and with ocher
debris thrown out as early as practicable
—anyhow by the last of tb$ week.
Clover, Lucerne and Vetch.—Col
onel T. M. Furlow had bn exhibition
samples of each of these plants, says the
Sumter Republican, grown on his farm
five miles west of ‘ Americus. The vetch
was at least three feet high, and the lu
cerne had roots three feet long. All of
these plants are admirable for stock this
season of the year, and are early. One-
quarter of an acre of lucerne is said to
produce forage enough for one horse, one
year, without other food.
. Speaking of the oat crop the Tbomas-
ville Enterprise soys:
This crop shows a wonderful improve
ment during the pest week or ten day*,
and many fanners believe they will make
at least three-fourths of a crop. Some of
the young oats are only beginning te rust,
and what tbe effect will be on them we do.
not know. Tbe older once are beginning
te head and have assumed a better color.
Those that rusted first and are on good
ground will, we think, make a pretty good
yield, but fear the result with late and
poos land oats will not be satisfactory.
The general prospect, however, is so much
better than it was a abort time ago, that
>lanteis feel greatly encouraged, and are
lopeful of the general result.
Bahnesville Gazette: We regret to
learn of the burning of Mr. Ed Moore’s
dwelling last Friday afternoon. His wife
was absent on a visit te a neighbor, when
the house caught, and there being no ono |
at home to check the flames, he lost his
dwelling and all its contents. A subscrip
tion list was carried around here Satur
day, and many contributed to •enable him
to rebuild.
The Augusta Presbytery is now in ses
sion in Augusta. Rev. Mr. Newton is
moderator, and Rer. George T. Goetchius
clerk. Sparta was selected as the place to
hold the next session. Rev. John Jones,
ofithe Atlanta Presbyteiy, was received.
Rev. Mr. Pevy, a converted Jew, wa3 in
vited to a seat, as a corresponding mem
ber.
Too much Western com is sold in
Dawson to satisfy the editor of the Jour
nal.
The measles are having a fine circula
tion all over the country. In Bntler, Mc-
Ville and Louisville, as well as in other
places, they have attacked all classes of
citizens, without regard to race, color, or
previous condition of servitude.
Eastman Democrats will assemble on
the 5th of May to select delegates to the
Convention in Atlanta June 9th.
Albany Advertiser: Hon. V. A.
Ciegg, of Lee county, was on the streets
tc-day. He says his wheat crop was so
badly injured by the rust, that he thought
best to plow the larger part up and replant
in spring oats, which he did, but now
thinks he did not benefit himself by so
doing, as the oats have the rust as had as
tbe wheat. He reports cotton looking
badly since the cold snap. The balance
of wheat will not yield one half of a
crop.
Hinesvillk Gazette: Captain William
Hughes, Sr., was born on theYdth No
vember, 1703, near Sunbury, Liberty
county, Georgia, and died after a linger
ing illness of several months, on April 3,
I860, aged eighty-sixty years, four months
and sixteen days.
He was educated in bis native county
at tbe celebrated Sunbury Academy, of
which Rev. William McWhir, D.D., was
principal. He afterwards bad charge of
the same academy for a considerable pe
riod; and then removing to Waltbourville
he successfully conducted for a number
of years a flourishing school at that place.
Among his pupils are numbered many
who have gained honor and distinction.
Of seventy students in 1807 who sat at
the feet of the Gamaliel of his day, Rev.
William McWhir, D. D., was the
last survivor, the late Judge Wm. Law, of
Savannah, and Henry Footman, of Mon-
ticello, Fla, having departed this life but
a few years before him. The last link
which connects us with that olden time is
broken! How few remain that saw the
ushering in of the now century!
He is gone—hut gone, we trust, to reach
the reward of the good in Heaven. A
character, kind, brave, generous, hospita
ble, industrious and charitable; what bet
ter example could he leave to his children
and children’s children! A long and'use-
ful life adorned with noble deeds, what
better legacy, could be leave to them2
And no better precept than bis last utter
ance to them, “Fear God, and keep liis
commandments l
‘ Perry Honr,e Journal: Some time
since it was reported that Mr. Joel R.
Griffin, formerly of Fort Valley, was
dead, but that report Las been contradict
ed. - As tbe contradiction is said to come
from Mr. Griffin himself, there.is no
choice left us in tbe matter, and we must
believe it. Wo hope Houston county will
never again be cursed with his presence.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: It is prob
able there- will be considerable demand
for cotton seed for planting purposes this
season. A large number of planters had
already planted much of their lanfl before
the recent cold spell, and about all the
cotton above ground has been entirely
killed or greatly damaged by the cold.
The warm weather during the winter also
was injurious to cottonseed. We observe
thafone party at Montezuma is advertis
ing for one hundred bushels of seed, and
is offering twenty-five cents per bushel.
Albany News: Wc are glad to note
that the present grand jury has recom
mended the appropriation of $1,000 out of
the county treasury for the purpose of
placing a large clock oh the court house,
and beautifying the court house grounds.
As the county commissioners say positive
ly they will carry out any recommenda
tion made by the grand jury, our readers
may rest assured that we arc to have a
town clock at once.
Rome Tribune: There are many in the
city who keep their front doors open of
evenings. Evening before last some un
known person or persons, of tbe sneak
thief variety, entered the hallway of the
residence of Dr. J. W. Janes, and stole
from the rack a waterproof cloak and
cape. No clue to the robbers. This
warning should be heeded.
Sandersvi'lle Herald: An unfortu
nate and very serious case of accidental
shooting occnrred on last Saturday at the
residence of Mr. William F. Shurling, a
few miles from Sandersville. Mr. Cooper,
a neighbor, called at Mr. Shurling’s, hav
ing a loaded gun with him; a little son of
Mr. Shurling, some eight years of ace, by
some means got hold of the gun and fired
it off, the contents taking effect in the in
fant child and iff the wife of Mr. Wesley
Tanner, the daughter and grandchild of
Mr. Sliuiling. Medical aid was promptly
called in and some four shot have been
extracted from the child, two being buck
shot, that bad struck tbe child in tbe back
and passed through its body and
were extracted, one from the abdomen
and. ths other from the right breast. The
child, at .first, it was feared, was mortally
wounded,but it is now tliougbt it may re
cover. Some fifty bird shot,it is said,were
buried in its body, most of which a:e not
extracted. Mrs. Tanner’s wound is on
tbe arm, and though painful, it is not
thought to be serious, and it is
hoped will not • result in any permanent
injury to the arm. -
We are glad to learn from Dr. Mathis
that mother and child are both doing far
better than could reasonably be expected,
and every indication is that they will both
recover.
Gwinnett Herald: We always like to
speak a good word for our county, and we
are happy to say that not a single candi
date thus far has begun ,to wrestle with
the voters. That is right-—get your crops
laid by, and then you can begin to attend
the big meetings and tbe court grounds.
The same may be said of Bibb county,
Athens Watchman: Deputy Collector
Ware ran up on a team of two mules and
a wagon last week, with unstamped bar
rels. He confiscated the whole lay out
and brought it to town,
Athens -Danner: On Monday night
our friend, Mr. E. H. Ware, turned liis
cow out of the lot, and she having a young
.calf, would not leave; but lay down on tbe
Aide-walk by bisfgate. Some fiend-In-liu-
,man shape came by and- inflicted a very
dangerous wound in her side with a knife,
from which she is not expected to recover.
We hope very ;much that Mr:'Ware will
find out the scoundrel and have him se
verely dealt with, as he surely deserves it.
CoCHBan Enterprise: Rev. A. M. Wil
liams, the pastor of the Methodist church
of this place, has been holding a protract
ed meeting for the past week. He was
assisted by Bev. Mr. Anthony, of Sanders:
ville, and Rev. George G. N. Macdonell,
presiding elder of the district. The meet-
ugs were closed last Monday night. Four
or five have joined the church.
Columbus Times says of the Talbotton
Branch railroad: ■ Another railroad meet
ing was held in Talbotton on Tuesday.
The meeting was oiganized by calling Mr.
O. D. Gorman to the chair and appointing
Mr. W. T. Deenis, secretary. It was an
nounced by tbe chair that $40,000 of
stock had been subscribed.
Ou motion an election for directors was
held, with the following result: S. W.
Thornton, J. T. Willis, W. H. Martin, T.
N. Gibson, Roderick Leonard, J. £. Gor
man and R. P. Baldwin.
At a subsequent meeting tbe Board of
ireetors elected Captain 8. W. Thornton
president. — — *•-
Captain S. W. Thornton, Colonel J. T.
Willis and Major T. N. Gibson, left for
Savannah immediately after the meeting
Tuesday, for the purpose of conferring
with Mr. Wadley, as to the best point to
intersect the Southwestern railroad. -
Another meeting will be held on Mon
day, when the road will'be definitely lo
cated.
Savannah News of the 15th: A meet
ing of tbe Board of Directors of tbe Cen-
tral Railroad was held yesterday morn
ing, at which was present General Alex
ander, President Georgia Railroad. Va
rious matters were discussedpand we un
derstand the terms of the agreement with
tho Louisville 'and Nashville Railroad
were submitted aud confirmed.
No other business of public interest was
transacted.
Louisville Courier: We regret to
learn that a fatal type of cholera is raging
among the hogs in some portions of this
county. It seems to be a malignant fever
accompanied by a severe and fatal hemor
rhage, which causes them to bleed-pro
fusely at the nose from the time the dis
ease appears until they die. In the vicin
ity of Stellaville a great many hogs haTe
recently died, and the disease is still
spreading.
Eastman Times: The instruments of
the Eastman comet hand have been or
dered, and are expected to arrive here on
Saturday next. The band is composed of
good talent, and a competent teacher has
been engaged and the whole outfit paid
for. Our boys don’t do things by halves:
and they paid cash for the instruments,
which cost between two and three hun
dred dollars.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Colonel L.
M. Lamar, of this county, has presented to
the Hawkinsville library and literary so
ciety a valuable collection of books. The
donation embraces thirty-3ix volumes of
the most interesting character, and is in
deed a valuable acquisition to the Li
brary.
Savannah News: John Harris, dele
gate to tbe Republican convention, called
at the Morning News office-to say the Re-,
publicans of Bryan county knew nothing
about the convention held by the custom
house crowd, aud they do not recognize it
in any manner, and that they were not
authorized to represent Bryan county in
their convention.
Greensboro Herald: During the re
cent excitement ever the liquor question
in the municipal election, the colored
folks were much interested, and some'of
them took a very active part. NedStat-
ham, who, everybody knows -is strictly
truthful, is authority for tbe following
“Down in Canaan, Brother Waddy Park
preached a sermon on temperance, and
announced his text as follows: ‘Wine,is a
moccasin, and strong drink is outrage-
ops.’ ” Ned says it was a powerful rous
ing sermon, but didn’t have any eflect on
him, ’cause his sympathies were all stirred
up for the wlilsky men who had been
turned out of their lawful business. *
Louisville Courier: We hear of a
number of planters ploughing up their
wheat and oats, and planting tbe sama
land in corn. The effect of rust seems to
have been more seriously injurious than
usual. As tbe wheat and oat crops have
been important factors in provisioning our
section, this is-much to he lamented
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Mr/Joseph
Tooke, of Houston county, died on Sun
day morning last, 11th inst., after a lin
gering illness. His death was premature
ly announced in these columns a few days
ago, and the correction made last week.
He had been in declining health for a long
time, and his death was not unexpected.
Before the war Mr. Tooke was one of the
wealthiest men in this section of the
State. His landed possessions were very
large, and he owned many slaves, besides
other property.
• Jesup Sentinel: Dr. -Lester has shown
us some new sweet potatoes of this year’s
growth, dug from liis garden on Saturday.
They are about the size of a hen egg.
Houston Home-Journal: The follow
ing named gentlemen were, on last Satur
day, elected as municipal officers of Perry
for the ensuing year: Mayor, G. W. Kil-
len; Aldermen, W. D. Day, F. S. Cater,
P. C. Smith, TV. Brunson, A. B. Schilling
and F. A. Jobson. All were members of
the old municipal board except Mr. Brun
son. On Wednesday they met and organ
ized. Mr. P. C. Smith was elected clerk
and treasurer, Mr. E. L. Felder was elec
ted marshal,Messrs. W. D. Day, F. S. Ca
ter andP. C. Smith were appointed as the
finance committee, and Messrs. Brunson,
Schilling and .Jobson, street committee.
Albany News: Many farmers express
the opinion that the present trouble with
the oat crop is not “rust,” but a new pest,
and they seem mystified. We are glad
to learn that the oats are outgrowing it.
Cotton hafkuffered somewhat from the
cool nights.
Corn is up on most plantations, and
makes a splendid start.
Labor is well organized and hard at
work.
Savannah News: We are pained to
day to record one of tbe most terrible and
distressing accidents that has occurred in
this vicinity for many years,, an accident
that called forth deep; heartfelt sympathy
wherever it Was khown. Yesterday after
noon, Mr. D. B. ’Hull, accompanied by
his' with aud little .daughter, Stella, aged
about eight yeais, was out driving on the
Thunderbolt road in his buggy. The lit
tle girl was sitting at the foot of tbe bug
gy, near the dash board, chatting with her
parents, when the unfortunate accident
occniTed. Tbe horsey it seems, is quite
spirited, and when gently tapped-with tbe
whip gave a savage kick clearing the
dashboard, bis hoof strikiiig little Stella,
whoso head was resting near tbe dash
board, on tbe left; temple, fracturing the
skull and driving tbe bone into the brain.
Mr. Hull at. once returned to. tha city,
and the injured child was conveyed borne,
where medical services were promptly
secured. Tlie injury was found to be ter
rible, the skull being badly fractured, and
we were informed by Dr.Duncan, one of
the Attending' physicians,. latte last eve
ning, that there were no hopes for her
life.!
Latf.r.—Since tbe above was in type,
we received information that' tbe worst
fears of loving friends had been realized,
as the little sufferer died about half past
llolclock.' Her funeral will take place
this afternoon at 4 o’clock, from the resi
dence of her father ou Gaston street.
Griffin News: Colonel Alexander, of
the News* is improving slowly and it may
be some time before he is able to be out.
He |s one of those good natured fellows
that a visit from a friend does more good,
than a quart of physic. HaitnH ijj
The fight in LaGrange for the mayor
alty and other offices, is conducted ou the
principle of “wet” and “dry.”
Echoes from Gantt, of Lexington:
We notice that many peach trees are
putting out a new crop of blooms since the
frost, while on the same limbs can be seen
green fruit larger than peas.
There are many large quarries of fine
slate i in this county, the veins running
uear the surface. We believe it would
pay to work these mines.
After the hail last week a stone was
brought to Maxey’s that measured nine
inches in circumference. Another was
found in ‘ Bairdstowil that weighed two
pounds. Crops were not injured.
From conversation with our farmers we
learn that hands in this county are work
ing admirably. We see but few banging
around town, and reports says they
never began tho year in more, cheerful
spirits.
Coach Whips.—^There are a great
many of these snakes in this county,. and
the negroes firmly believe that at this sea
son they will run a man down, tie him
fast with their long bodies, and then whip
the victim to death with the plaited end of
their tails. One was killed near Lexing
ton.last year that measured 16 feet. .They
are perfectly harmless.
Columbus Enquirer: The new rail
road velocipedes for tbe nse of road mas
ters are now in use on the Central, and
will also be used on the Southwestern
railroad. One arrived a tew days since,
and several have made short trial tripe
with it. Yestorday a gentleman rode one
down throurii the city on the Mobile and
Girard trade, mud ft; was viewed with no
little interest. It seems to require but
very little exertion 6p nut it; in fact, not a
great deal more' than is required in walk
ing.
Savannah News of tbc 16th. says: A
telegram was received last evening by the
agents, Messrs. Wilder & Go., announcing
tbe arrival of the steamship City of Co
lumbus, Captain Nickerson, at New
York at four o’clock yesterday afternoon.
She left her wharf at 0:80 a. in., laat
Tuesday, thus making the run in the
quick time of fifty-iour,boon. Since the
change in the schedule, she has been ar
riving in New York regularly on Thurs
days.
Americus Recorder: Last Tuesday
night Mr. J. W. Stubbs, of Schley comity,
was in tbe city, and being somewhat dis
orderly upon 'the streets, firing bis pistol,
etc., policeman Erskine arrested him and
threatened to put him in the guardhouse,
but upon his promise to desist from bis
objectionable conduct Policeman Erskine
decided to take 1dm to liis friends at Har-
rold, Johnson & Co.’s wagon yard, and
did so, taking bis pistol from him on tbe
way. After turning him over to bis
friends, and as be turned to leave, Mr.
Stubbs, having obtained another pistol, as
. is supposed'from some one else in the
room, began to fire upon Mr. Erskine, and
did not desist until five shots had been
fired, two of which took effect, one in tbe
hip and tbe other in tbe ankle, fortun
ately, however, producing no serious
hurt, owing entirely to tbe fact that tbe
pistol was a very inferior one.
Mr. Erskine after being reinforced by
other members of the police force, suc
ceeded in arresting Mr. Stubbs and placing
hind u tbe lock-up.
Superior court being in session the facts
of the case were reported to the grand
jury Wednesday morning, who promptly
found a true bill for assault with intent
to murder, and assessed bond to the
amount of $500.
Quitman Reporter: Mr. H. B. Law-
son, of tbe Morven district, brought into
our office last week a few heads of wheat
the seed of which he got out of a dollar’s
worth of coffee. No doubt it came from
tropical region and will suit our section.
He has planted it two years in bis gar
den. It seems to be of a very early va
riety. He planted it this year on the
14th of February, and it was fully headed
out by tbe 7th instant, less than two
months. It shows no signs of rust.
The Columbus Times says of Dr. Pitts,
who was poisoned by the virus of a dead
body while making a 1 post mortem exam
ination:
We regret to announce that at 9 o’clock
Thursday night; Dr. J. W. Pitts was in
most critical condition, more so than he
has been at any time. One of his physi
cians informs us that it will hardly be
possible for him to recover. The doctor
is one of our best citizens, and it is very
much regretted that the accident should
prove so serious. While there is life there
is hope, and we still hope that he may he
spared. ■ _
Mrs. Pitts is still quite ill hut was better
last night.
Baixbiudge Democrat: On. Monday
last at 1:30 p. iu., just as the family of Dr.
R. B. Hill, who lire two miles from this
city, were about to sit down to dinner, the
house was discovered to be on fire. It
must have caught from sparks out of the
stove-pipe. Every effort to extinguish the
flames proved fruitless; and in a short
time this neat aud comfortable residence
was in ashes.
South Georgian; Our merchants arc
making extensive preparations to buy
wool, and as heretofore tbe very highest
market prices will be paid. Last season
tbe competitioMamongour buyers run up
the price and "kept it frim ore to two
cehls over the Savannah market. The
indications now are that the price will be
better tbau since 1872, when tbe price
reached fifty-five cents, and the demand
will be great, and we’ feel no hesitation in
saying that McVille will be as good
market as can be found in Georgia. Our
buyers are making arrangements to buy
for large Northern and Eastern factories,
and can give the very best of prices.
When the market opens we will keep our
readers .thoroughly posted. Forty cents is
now offered, hut up to this time none has
been brought on the market.
Henry county Weekly: Farmers who
have been holding their cotton for a rise
in the market are feeling rather blue just
now. Ona of our planters has lost six
hundred dollars by tbe decline since last
week.
— Bbunwick Advertiser on the future of
Brunswick: For the benefit ot any who
may doubt we are steadily on the improve
as a town, we state a fact or two. The
buying and selling of goods is the best in
dex of the business of a place, and no
where can you come nearer telling what
that amounts to thau at the freight depots
of a town. From Mr. Day, the agent of
the Macon and Brunswick railroad at this
place, we learn that the receipts for Janu
ary were as good as any month of last
year; for February 50 per cent, over Jan
uary; and for March 100 per cent, over
January.
What better proof do we need of the
steady growth of our place than the abova
iigures. From Colonel Schlatter, we learn
that there lias, been some'improvement
also, in receipts at this end of tho B. & A.
R. R. Now, tbe first impressions would
be that these are the results of the much
talked of boom, resulting from tbe sale of
the!M- & B. R. R. In- our judgment,
however, such is not the case, but this im
provement is attributable to other causes
entirety. The impetus given to business
by the increase of value of lumber and
navfil stores, supplemented by our addi
tional advantages for wholesale trade
through the bouse of Jones & Jones is, in
our judgment, a more plausible reason for
this’increase of freights.
Ljusus Natuile.—Fort Valley Mirror
Mr. ; Walter Scattergood brings us a com
bination animal, being to all appearances,
save the claws, a young rabbit. This ani
mal was the offspring of a cat, and bom
with a litter of three kittens, in the honse
of Mr. N. B. Head, near Fowersville, and
it is asserted tiiat by no possible chance
could it have gotten iu the house, save in
this'way. The little thing lived for sev
eral days, takiug nourishment from the
cat 'with the ctlicr kittens and possibly
woi(ld have Still survived, but from curi
osity it was handled so much that it died
after tliree days.
Sparta Times and Planter: Our
friefid, Seymour Carmichael, received a
very severe cut in the hand last Sunday
afternoon from a knife in the hands of
Mr. John Martin. It was purely acciden
tal. The boys were playing.
Quitman Reporter: The si
draws near for the wool clip. The mar-
ket is quoted firm with a light stock. The
demand is good at from 32 to 35 cents per
pound. Wo wish that there was 60,000
sheep contiguous to Quitman. Nathan
Gazan has made arrangements to pay the
highest market prico in 'cash for all the
wool tnat Is brought to this market.
Brunswick Advertiser: There will
Soon be in successful operation in our
midst a factory for tlie manufacture of
sash, doorj, blinds, moulding, scroll work,
wood turning, etc. We welcome all such
enteiprises, for their tendency is to bring
money to us, and not send it abroad.
Now let us have a bucket factory and a
brick factoiy—yea, and scores of others.
All of them would pay well if properly
handled.
its and the veins from which they came, no right to recover, independents of
I have opened at least a thousand in the errors committed on the trial the viJv*
last fifty years, and one-fourth of them ' against him should not be vacated mct
were found by Jtracing tbe “effect to the I Judgment affirmed. ’ "
cause.” I have no hesitancy in saying
that the vein traverses the distance of over TmW Tarksnn hoinn-
one mile, and in many places will be im- ' prcsi t f uc in u ; s ® q ^' lfied ftom
mensely rich. The Loud Mine twelve KafrusteejStoCrto of
miles from this, and ten miles from Dah- «r™ii „Strath.
lonega, is a similar vein, but never has
been hunted for. “The deposit” -Las
been worked for 4S years in a crude
and slovenly manner, (being in a
basin ten feet below the water level), and
from the best estimates Las yielded more
than a million of dollare. The vein can
be certainly found with comparatively lit
tle expense. There is another vein, long
since abandoned, which would, if devel
oped, yield fabulous amounts. It is near in Ler and then provi( w •««-
Etowah mer, in Cherokee county. It will should ’ die lea ring no child or chfld™
be found to be likejhe others in every re- - - r cnil ur«n
sped. In Hall county there is an aban-
westem circuit, was appointed to tske h;
place. 13
Ware et al. vs. trustees of Emory Collet
etal. Equity, from Newton. “ '
F Crisp, J.—1. Where a testatordied in
1820, leaving a will, by which, after mak
ing certain specific bequests, be gave trus
tees one-half of tbe residue-of liis estate hi
trust for his married daughter for life and
if she should survive her husband’the
trust should cease and the pronortv to
in . .*1
Greenville AdvertiserLast Mon
day the dwelling of-Mrs. Phillips, an aged
lady living near Chalybeate Springs,
caught Are and the house and contents
were consumed. Mr. John Dunham,
who lives close by, says be saw tbe fire
bursting from the house, and soon after-
wards Mrs. 1’liiHips emerged from the
building with her clothing in flames. She
fell to the ground and attempted to extin
guish tlic Are by rolling on the ground.
Mr. Dunham ran to. her assistance, but
she was so badly burned that death re
sulted the next day from her injuries.
The fire is supposed to have caught from
the fire-place.
Dr. Stephenson, of Gainesville, has
this to say in tbe Eagle about the recent
gold discoveries by the Lumsden broth
ers: . ;.-Hi aftn i* i ,t-U> u
The vein on the celebrated Richardson
mine, near Nacoochee, has been found re
cently, by Mr. Lumsden, who is opening
it with a small force of only three hands,
who made between three and four hun
dred pennyweights tbe last day heard
from. It is a “volcanic” or “true vien,”
aud runs nearly east and west, whilst all
the “segregated” veins run northeast and
southwest, and another marked character
istic is thsl the gold 14 always massi-ve and
never gives out. I found the deposit mine
in 1884 in the creek bottom, a few rods be
low, and made over $20,000 from one acre.
More than $200,000 have been made from
the branch twttorn and the creek, west
and south of this locality. “Effect and
cause” always correspond in gold depos-
i - r
doned vein, a “true fissure,” called “Poto-
sl,” in consequence of its resemblance to
the celebrated “Potosi” in South America
which yielded $2,000,000 per annum. This
differs from it and all others in the world
by the matrix being composed of prismat
ic crystals of quartz.
lours, M. F. Stephenson.
Decisions of Supreme Court,
rendered April 13th, 1S80.
(Abridgedfor the Telegraph and Messen
ger by Hill & Harris, Attorneys at Law,
Macon, Ga.)
Scott vs. McDaniel. Certiorari, from
Rockdale.
1. Where the certificate of the judge of
the county court is that petitioner “has
paid the costs in the above case, as fol
lows,” naming items, the certiorari will
not be dismissed because tbe certificate
did not show that all costs had been paid
. 2. When the error complained of turns
upon a ruling based on the inspection by
the court of a set ot interrogatories used
upon tbe trial, the certiorari will not be
dismissed because the original interroga
tories and answers were attached to the
petition.
3. Commissioners are officers of court
for the purpose of taking testimony, and
the presumption is that they performed
their duty by having the answers written
by a competent person. Nor is this pre
sumption rebutted, as to require tbe
rejection of tbe interrogatories, by a mere
inspection of them, without more, al
though the hand-writing in the body of
the answers, the signttures of the com-
missionsrs and that of the witness may
each appear to be different. We know of
no law to . prevent tbe employment by.
commissioners of some disinterested per
son to’do the clerical work of transcrib
ing tbe answers.
Judgment reversed. . ,
Brent vs. Mount. Complaint, from
Monroe.
S. Where, In a suit on a note signed by
husband and wife, tbe uncontradicted evi
dence shows that the wife received no
benefit, but was assuming tbe debt of her
husband, a verdict against her is contrary
to law. Bnt if there is no assignment of
error based on the verdict, this court will
not grant a new trial on that ground.
2. Where husband' and'wife were both
sued, and the Wife appeared and pleaded,
a plea filed by her husband for her was
properly stricken, it. not appearing that
she resided out of the county.
Judgment affirmed.
rounds vs. Hanson. Case, from Pike.
1. On October 1$, J879, counsel for
both parties to a motion for new trial in
Pike superior court, signed the following
agreement: “We agree that the within is
a correct brief of the oral evidence sub
mitted to the court and jury on the trial
of the above stated case, aiid consent that
we use i- original interrogatories on tlie
hearing of the motion for new trial; also
consent that the original indictment and
warrant for assault, with intent to murder
against John H. Pounds, used in evidence
on tho trial, be used without attaching
copies of the same hereto.” On October
ICtb,the judge signed a certificate in these
words: “Within brief of' evidence ap
proved,” aud the evidence so- approved
was filed the same day. The motion was
overruled December Sth at Griffin. In
the record, and interspersed with the oral
evidence, are what appear to be copies of
interrogatories, and of the indictment and
warrant: :
Held, that such interrogatories and in
dictment and warrant were not authen
ticated as part of the evidence, and the
wilt of error will be dismissed.
2. The 10th rule of the Supreme Court
requires a brief of the oral and a copy of
the written testimony to be approved and
sent up. It does not contemplate the use
of original papers.
Wnt of error dismissed. r.:-c»
’ - * ’ afl JgjW
" « * ■ ti .
Walker vs. Banks et al. Motion, from
Monroe.
1. A bill of exceptions which assigns er
ror in the judgment complained of on tbe
ground that the court bad no jurisdiction
to render it, will not be dismissed as ex
cepting to a nullity.
2. Tlie judge of the Superior Court can
not pass upon a motion for a new trial in
vacation without an order for that pur
pose passed m term time; and if the order
designates the time and place of hearinj __
the power is- restricted thereto, unless the
hearing be continued for good cause then
and there shown.
Judgment reversed.
Hardin, executor, vs. Almand. Award,
from Newton.
1. Where parties to a pending case re
ferred the matters in dispute to arbitra
tors, without any order of court for that
purpose, and an award was made and re
turned into court, and exceptions filed
thereto, on the trial of the issue so formed,
it was not error to allow the award to be
Introduced in evidence without being
proved.
2. (a.) Tartics to a pending ease may
refer the matters involved to arbitration
without an order of court.
(b.) An exception to an award which
alleged a mere error of j'udgment in the
arbitrators in riving weight to certain
parts of tho evidence, or in failing to give
proper weight to other parts, is demurra-
tile.
3. Exceptions to an award do not bring
tbe whole case up de novo. New evidence
is admissible to show that the award is
tbe result of fraud, accident or mistake,
that tbeie was - a reference to chance, or
that it is otherwise illegal, but not for the
purpose of merely strengthening the case
made before the arbitrators.
4. A judgment in favor of a party can
be no ground of exception by him.
5. Ifan exception to an award on the
ground that it is contrary to and against
the evidence be sufficient to be considered
at all, it is for the jury, not the judge.
6. One who seeks to set aside an award
on the ground that it is the result of mis
take, must show that mistake; nor is It
sufficient to infer a mistake because tbe
weight of the evidence was against tbe
award.
7. Where the case is fully covered by
the general charge, the failure to instruct
thejuiyon a particular branch of it, is
not error in the absence of a request. Tlie
failure to charge here complained of was
not error, as there was no evidence to war
rant it.
Judgment affirmed.
Willis vs. Meadors, executor, et al.
Complaint, from Newton.
1. The mere recital in a deed that tbe
land conveyed bad been set apart as a
homestead, is not ground for its rejection
as evidence of title. The sale, though
private, may have been for some one of
the purposes enumerated in the constitu
tion of 1868, as authorizing a Judicial sale
thereof.
2: Complaint for land cannot be main
tained where the proof show3 title out of
the plaintiff.
3. The abstract of title which, under
the statutory form, takes tbe place of de
mises,, may be amended as readily and as
oiten as under the common law form a
new demise might have been laid. But It
is not competent to amend such abstract
by adding a new party plaintiff, or by set
ting Bp a perfect equity in plaintiff’s own
grantee.
4. Upon a motion for new trial, the
whole record is before tbe court, and If
living at her death, such property should
go to the children of her brother and sis
ter, and eight years after Ms death a grant
of land-was made by the government of
the United States to the heira and legal
representatives of said testator: 6
Held, that the heirs and legal represent
atives took under tbe grant, and not und«r
the will.
2. If the trustees of tbe married daugh
ter received in payment of her interest in
the land so granted, $5,000 in GeoKa
railroad stock, and then with her consent
conveyed it to Emory College, and after
wards in 1855, being a widow, old and
childless, she relinquished and assigned to
the children of the mother and sister “all
claims, if any she had,” to tbe said rail
road stock, and they in 1856 by virtue of
the said relinquishment, and also in their
own right as remainder men under the
will of testator, filed their bill against the
said college and railroad, or against the
college alone, to recover the’same, and
upon the trial in 1800 there was a verdict
for the defendants, and thereafter, in
1878, the said daughter Laving died child
less, tbe grandchildren and representatives
of the testator filed their bill against the
said Emory College and the Georgia rail
road to recover the said stock under the
will of testatoi:
Held, 1—That the Emory College, un
der the conveyance, acquired a good and
valid title to the said stock. .
2. That the grand-children ot the testa
tor bad no remainder interest iu tbe said
stock.
3. That even if they had such interest,
the judgments for the defendants on the
bill Med in 1856 was a complete bar to
the bill filed in 1878, as all them rights
were adjudicated therein.
Judgment affirmed.
Miles & Co. et al. vs. Peabody, adminis
trator. Equity, from Muscogee. (De
cided April 6th.)
1: Where questions of advancements to
heirs at law of a deceased,and the amount
due to each, and the claims of creditors
of tbe estate and of one of tbe heirs, bj
attachment and otherwise, and their pri
orities, atl bad to be determined before an
administrator could move safely in dispos
ing of tbe estate, a bill by him against
tlie heirs and creditors for direction ami
distribution, was not without equity.
2. A claim by one not a lawyer or coun
sel for an administratrix, for clerical as
sistance to her in making out her returns,
is not to be allowed out of tbe estate of
the deceased. Tbe lav.- contemplates that
such duties as ordinarily devolve on tbe
administratrix herself, will bo performed
by her if she needs assistance, she should
pay for it out of her perquisites. Espe
cially is such claim not to be allowed
when made by one as heir at law of the
person rendering such assistance, and not
as his administrator.
3. While generally a life tenant should
provide means during licr life for her own
burial, and the remainder would not be
technically chargeable with the expenses
thereof, yet where a husband left by will a
life estate to bis wife, with' remainder
over, and tbe reasonable construction, of
the legacy, from its liberal provisions for
her, would indicate that the husband in
tended that she should live comfortably
and be buried decently, expenses necessa
ry tbeiefor will be allowed out of tlie es
tate as superior to tbe claims of remain
der-men or their creditors. /
4. Costs due tlie ordinary in tbe admin
istration of the estate' are a proper chaige
thereon, to be paid before distribution
among the legatees, or before the claims
of their creditors can take the property.
5. Where one of tbe children of a de
cedent furnished a*wagon to the adminis
tratrix, who was his mother, for the use
of the estate, and it was so used, an heir
who assented to such an arrangement,
would be estopped from objecting to the
payment of the debt so contracted, and
his creditors seeking to subject bis distrib-
tire share of the estate would only be
subrogated to hi* rights, and would like
wise be estopped.
6. One creditor of an heir of a"dece
dent took out letters of administration and
sought to secure payment of tbe indebt
edness, which was in the form of a judg
ment from the State of Alabama. Other
creditors levied attachments, by garnish
ments, upon the undistributed share of
the common debtor in tbe bauds of the
administrator. He filed a bill for direc
tion, etc.
Held, That there was no error in or
dering the claims to be paid pro rata,
there not being enough to pay all. In
terference with tbe regular course of ad
ministration will not be encouraged, if
allowed at all, by giving preference to
creditors who attach tbe share of a dis
tributee in tbe hands of the administrator
before tbe administration Las been com
pleted.
Judgment affirmed.
The Greogia Railroad—A Capital
Showing.
The bi-monthly meeting of the board
of directors of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking Company was held yesterday in
this city. A full board was present, with
the exception of Mr. M. P. Stovall, who is
at the North. Among other things sub
mitted was the statement, of business,
earnings and bonded condition of the
company for the fiscal year ending March
3l3t last. From Mr. George P. Butler,
cashier of tbe Georgia Railroad Bank, we
have procured the following figures, which
are of interest:
net increase in earnings.
Net earnings transportation
department,12 months end
ing March 31 . . . . $ 403,075 21
Net earnings banking depart
ment, same time . . . 21,437 56
Dividends on stock and in
terest . ...... 73,407 06
Less interest on bonds, taxes,
rents, attorneys’ fees and
incidentals .......
$ 497,919 83
133,804 14
Net earnings for 12 months 864,615 69
Net earnings same time last
year . . 320,481 47
Net increase $ 44,133 22
DONDED DEBT.
Bonded debt of the company
shows reduction within 12
months $ 272,000 00
Shown as follows:
Bonds outstanding April 1,
1870, including guarantees 3,204,500 00
Bonds issued since then (six..
percents) 156,500 00
$3,360,000 00
Bonds retired in same time
(seven per cents.)
428,000 00
Bonds outstanding April 1,
i860 $2,932,500 00
SURPLUS SHOWING.
Balance profit and loss ac
count, April 1, 1879 . .$ 881,806 76
Balance profit and loss ac
count, April 1,1880 . . 1,007,744 02
Increase in profit and loss or
snrplas this year . . . 175,938 23
Tbe showing is considered a vary fine
one, and the increase in net earnings
could have been greater, bnt being assur
ed that tbe balance sheet in December
was to the credit of the road, General
Alexander thought best to continue his
purchase of new steel rails, locomotives,
and to continue other improvements which
he had projected.—Chronicle and Con
stitutionalist.
It has been proven that the diseases of
babyhood cannot attack the infant’s sys-
tern when Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup is used
from that it appears that tbe plaintiff had as directed. Price 25c.