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ALBANY TRI-WEEKLY NEWS.
F . CARGILE «& CO.
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WISDOM—JUSTICE—MODKHATION.
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ALBANY, GEORGIA. SEPT. 14, 1867.
SQ, F33TI QUARTER
NUMBER 93.
hpjJWEEKLY NEWS,
I . r imiisiiGi» os every
L}tt. TflCRSUAV AlVIt SATIIKDAV.
liitWOE—0'«r Oilbort & Viiwhi’h Dry
* I Store, on Smith ri.lc of Hro.nl street.
I" — »»lo« o AdvorltalUB.
I . ji-ment. inner:ed si Hie rale or One tl.illnr
■•ffiSu per ,'l'iai'e or Ten Lines, Tor I lie
Tffilen nnd Se»cnty-fl»e Cem, r,ir encli
"Joel Insert ion—payable in aUvnnee.
gj.EC I A I. NOTICE.
■ jjtfBluaeemenls oroanili.lates Tor ollice, $11),
■ -n*oil”"" be cliarge.l Tor at regular a,I-
j*, jo bo paid in advance,
r" mc« of Ten HnM » of ,,rcTler * ono
L Advert laeiueolM that make over eight linen
rUlkrAftofn linen, counted an two square*.
rSHliem will mark on their advertisements
Ir-w of wares they wish them to occupy.
^nlilMtion" for individual benefit, will bo
$1.50 per square for each insertion.
Legal Atlvorthomeiiln.
Rowing are our rates for legal advertlse-
•r.iulci per levy of eight linos or less..$ 3 «tl
jrlllftrtrtKe FI. Fa. sales, per levy f> 00
otters of Administration 4 00
.Tf-^tterH of Guardianship ...A 00
^ijjftcailon of dismission from Admin- ^
jJg^|Uc»tion for dismission from Uuar-^ ^
lituionto sell Laud 7» *] bO
Debtors and Creditors 4 00
EjifUadiMrsipinre
!>t of perishable property, ten days j* 00
Notices, sixty days... ...» 00
m \ at the above rales will be required in
* or entrant notes.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
nofUmlby Administrators, Executors or
is ire required by law to be held on the
MWsdsy | n each month, between the hours of
■iitkiforeuoon and three in the nfternoou, at
(cout House in the county in which the proper-
I Notice of these sales must be given
Ji Giuettc forty days previous,
dof the sale of personal property must bo
e manner, through a publto gazette
ious to sale day. \
o debtors and creditors of an estate mu
d forty days. , _
a mat application will be made to the Court
_nary for leave to sell Land must he puhlish-
^limufor letters of Administration, Guardian-
W., must he published thirty days—for dis-
b from Administration, monthly six months—
don from Guardianship forty days.
Ule» ror the foreclosure of Mortgages must hr
Hi,lied monthly for four months—for establishing
apers for the foil space of three months—for
piling titles from Kxeoulors or Administrators,
nbond have boon given by the deceased, the
e of three months.
Groves teen & Co
IflJO-FOBTE
MANUFACTURERS,
. 499 BROADWAY,
Now YovU*
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_
be attention of the public and the trade is it.vi-
UwrNew Scale Seven Octave llosewood 1*1-
G'trtes, which for volume and purity of tone, arc
NMby any hitherto offered in this Market
fMtalaall the modern improvements, French
dAitfra, Harp Pedal. Iron Frame, Overstrung
■.lU^ead each instrument being made under
pwaalmpervision of Mr. J. II. GROVE.S-
0,tb,hM had a practical experience of over
ft,yean In their manufacture, is fully warrant
hiwry particular.
‘firovesfeen Piano-Forte,’
Rw'ned the highest nwanl of merit
over aflothers at the eele-lira-
iii r , ted woitr.irw -FAXit,
LAW CAttbS.
D. H. POPE,
ATTORNEY AT I,AW.
Ai.ii.tnv, «.t.
W ILL give prompt nttention to any business
entrusted, him, in nil l he Court* of Dougherty
and surrounding counties.
July 4, 1867. 71 41m*
O. J. WRKillT. 1.. t*. D. WARREN.
WRIGHT & WARREN,
ATTORNEYS At I.AW.
ALBANY, UA.
W ILL practice i n l lie several Courts of I aw and
Equity in tuU State aud the Circuit Court*
of the United Slates for the State of (itMirgin.
Also attention given to COMMISSION in BANK
RUPTCY.
Albany, Nov. 18,1865. —37
Bankrupt Laws.
■'PETITIONS in Bankruptcy under late Act of U.
I Congress (JAN NOT ltF. FILED until the «eae-
ral orders of tho Judges of .dim Supremo Contt
(under section 10) prescribe the form of the petition
orders, etc,, etc
When the Circuit and district Court of llie United
States can properly hear these cases, we shall
gladly reprusent our clients before them. Cases
can be determined iu vacation or term.
11INES .Si HOBBS,
Attorneys at Law.
Albany, Ga. t April 2, 1867. HI If
MEDICAL GAUDS.
Drs. Jennings & DeWitt
H AVE associated themselves In the prnclice of
medicine.
OFFICE—Upstairs over Hilsman & Ball’s Drug
Store.
I)r. DeWil! will give special attention lo
SURGICAL cases.
Albany, July 2d, 1807. 70—If
DR. TODD.
OFFICE—Lehman’s Corner, Opposite Livery Stable.
ESWEXCh At X. r. Jilt I XBOX'S.
Febii-nll-tfl ALBANY, GA.
exhibited instruments from the best
<nif London, Paris, Germany, Philadelphia,
Sooton, and New York. Also at tho
Institute for five successive years, the
s from both or which can be
“•xrwarerooras.
introduction of improvements we make a
ported Piano Forte, and by manufacture
s with a strictly cash system, are enabled
*'Instrument at a price which will pro-
Uloa.
Cash In Current Funds.
Ug-HSU. Catalogues eenl free ‘Jlia
. A VAMII.Y PAPER.
TOKI.V CONSTITUTIONALIST
.1 Every Wednesday Morning.
lURuIlT P.VOR Wm. coDlninmg Hie la-
Mail and Telegraph, Editorials
foil. Market Reports, Mlscel'aneons
load a Selected or Original Story, and nr-
* i ii* lo lke Farm anil Dairy each
"OiliaU cudeavor to make it
" A Family IntirnnL
PRICE.
p year $3 Oft
**** 81 'Hie lime i..... 2 5ft each.
■ copy Hent when desired.
. STOCKTON k CO., '
L«Uu Augusta, Ga.
JN'roin the Fire.
Watches and fine Jewelry.
«« Silver Plated Ware, which we will
Drs. Cromwell & Connally
O FFER their professional services to the citizens
of Albany and vicinity. Office ou U.'ond St.
February 24, 1866. IH—If
ii. v. r \ i.i.oway M. POPE.
Drs. Callaway & Pope,
PALMYRA, GA.
March Uftlh, I8ti7 [JlO-ly]
DRS. SIMS & MCMILLAN
H AVE associated theuiselvss together in the
practice of medicine, and hereby tender their
services to the citizens of Albany and vicinity.
OFFICE—At the Drug Store of Gilbert N Bro.
on Washington street. May 2d, 186“ [4 4lf]
OK. IV. A, LOVE,
ALBANY, GA.
ttflioo (until further notice) nl his Residence
nearly opposite the residence of Captain John A.
Davis'. May Hill, 1867 46-1y
JOHNSON’S HOTEL,
Smithville, Ga.
T. W. JOHNSON, Proprietor.
T HE Down Tri.ins slop at this point for dinner.
The House in new. The table is supplied with
everything that the market affords.
Smithville, July 2d, 1867 70-1 m.
“BROWN’S HOTEL."
Opposite Depot MACOHj GA.
K. K. BROWN & SON, Proprietors.
X HIS WELL KNOWN HOUSE has been
relit led and repaired, and is now one of the
\TEST HOTELS Jn the Slate, and the most
corvvenienHn-the oily. The Hotel Is supplied with
every thing the markets afford.
Macon, January 1,7th, 1867. 3—3m
WINDOW GLASS,
(ALL SIXES,)
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes.
And Complete Stock
Dai liters’ Matei’ials
-AT-
Wclch's Corner.
PREPARE FOR SICKNESS?
VERY PLANTER would sav» time and monej
by laying iu a little bill of me.lioiuea.
E
Plantation and Family Medicines
Pul up with care ami at LOW FIGURES.
Mciiical CIlfM'li, very comjttele, al WHWII’S
COUNDIt. U IS. * M- K. HKtOU. ^
DO YOU SMOKE?
W R .till keep )ha,e BINB CIU.VI18 and
‘THAT TOBACCO’ everybody
brncaon who naea. MEllSCIIAUM IMI’JiH. whiab
we warr.Dt genuine, fi-om $0 10 $40 eneh- Uur-
linm Hmoking Tnhneee, and <it>»r«nn kr«"*l».
-
GROUUIA, Irwin County.
Whcrene, Wrighl J»i«®»l3p»IiBIJ.'UI«'for tel
ler. (,f Ui.mi.Blnii from (lunrdinnrliip of U. O. Tom ;
bfrllrf/Ull uf Mid counl y. decejunjl. Tlieee Art
iherefWe In olf.jnj, nii-onlA nttnnd MhglilnrllA
i.:..iww.t «nrt ri-Mtlrorn of Mulct -deceased, to be and
S laavta
**U'n
U s. YKLriu A CO.,
Booksellers and Jewelers,
Ball’c new Building
,w ’
The dew Cemtral Inland Mail Route
DETWKRN THE SOUTH AND THE NOHTIt,
AVI) GASTKRN flTIES!
—uv THK—
Hiclimontl and Danville 11 R.
And ila €omicrlloi»s!
fpilE Charlotte and South Carolina, and .North
I Carolina Railroads, via Augusta. Columbia,
Charlotte and Greensboro In Richmond, via Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston. To secure speed, safety and comfort, n*k
fo»
Through Tickets Via Columbia II Churlollr
The Roads upon tiiis Route have boon pul iu ex
cellent order, and furnished with New Engines and
First-Class Passenger Cars. Sleeping Cars on all
Night Trains, and lirst-class Dining Saloons, and
ample time given to passengers to get their meals
ftl regular meal time.
This Route passes through an vdevated, healthy
country, nmlcnni'ot be surpassed for its beautiful
Mountain Scenery. This is the shortest and quick
est All-Bail Route from South-Western Georgin to
any of the Northern or Eastern Cities. Arrange
ments have been uinde, and will soon go imo ope
ration, to Ticket and Clicck ihr-uigh from thi-*
place.
Tickets and Checks can now te had at the
office of the Central Railroad in Macon.
A. L- WHALING, Agent.
May 3D. pi]
Tho Favorite & Most Comfortable
ROUTE
FROM
Albany to New York!
(17.4 SAVA XX A If.)
Fare Through to New York—
rnilE following new, fast, and fifst-classSTEAM•
J SHIPS sail from Savannah to New York every
Tueadtiy, Tlmradny ami Saturday.
Murray’s Line. Atlantic C. M. S.' Empire Line.
S. Co's Line.
Sai 1 TUESDAYsJSailTH UltSD’YS Sail SAT’D VS.
l.r.o,
Herman Living- S\x Svi.vAimii,
Dearborn, Com’r. ston, Baker, Com.
Viltuo, General Barnes,
Nickerson, Com
San Jacinio,
Atkins, Com’r.
Buckley, Com'r.l Morton, Com’r.
These Steamships are all of large carrying capa
city, well adapted In this Route, and are fitted up
with especial regard to the comfort of Passengers.
State rooms large and airy ; the Steward's depart
ment supplied with the best the New.York and Sa
vannah markets afford. The Through Freight Ta
riff having been much reduced, Freighters and Pas
sengers will find this tho QUICKEST, SAFEST,
and MOST ECONOMICAL ROUTE to New York.
SAVANNAH AUKNTS.
Murray’s Line—Hunter A Gammel, Agents.
Atlantic C. M. S. S. Co’s Line—Wilder A Fullar-
lon. Agents.
Empire Line—1*. 11. llardee. Agent.
GEO. A. MH’LESKEV,
General Traveling Agent'
June 8tb, [60]
GEORGIA—-Worlb (ounly.
Thomas J. Yorso, having applied to be appoint
ed Guardian of the person and property of the
minor heirs of James J. S. Young, deceased.
This Is to cite all persons concerned to be and
appear at ray office within tho liuio prescribed by
law lo show cause, if any they can, why said letters
of Guardianship should not be granted- Given
under my hand and official signature, August Olh,
1807 JAMES W. HOUSE, Ord’y
august 13, 67 40d
Georgia--Worth County.
S IXTY days after date application will be tnadp
totke Ordinary of said county for leave to sell
a portion of Lots of land Nos. three hundred and
"ninety-two (392) and three hundred anil ninety-
three (308) In the sixth District or said county, as
the properly of William H. Willis, late of Worth
county On., deceased. Juno 22d, 1867.
JACKSON J. WILLI.8,
aug 24 OOd Adtn’r of W. II. Willis, dee’d
Administrator's Sale.
Will be sold, before the Court House door in
Isabella, Worth county Ga .between the legal hours
of sale, on the first Tuesday in October next, lot of
land number two hundred aud thirteen (213) in the
7lii district of said county. Terms cash.
BENJAMIN WILLIS,
Aug 13, 1807 Adm’r Of Win. H. Willis, dec’d
NOTICE.
A LL persons indebted to the estate of A. C. Hill,
late of Dougherty county*, deceased, are re
quested to make immediate payment, and all those
having demands againt said estate will present them
properly antllenlieated Within the time prescribed
hv law. to Wright A Warren, Albany, Ga.
J. M. HILL,
July 27, 1867. Adm’r A. C. Hill.
Administrator's Sale.
Will be sold, before the Court House door in
lsaMUf Worth county Ga., between thp^ralUoHra
or sale, on tho firai Tuesday la October^ 1, lot of
land number forty-nine (49) in the lOllimatrict of
said county—widow’s dower excepted. Terms cash,
sept
ANN IN DA M. HILL,
Adm of J. W HILL, deoM.
August 0 # 1867
Wailey’s Patent Self-Fastening
Wuouglit-lron Buckle Tie.
First Premium Awarded at Loaislaaa
Slate Fair.
It is as oheap a tie, and the best one yet invented
It is the strongest tie, standing byttsi a strain of
(2,0001 f wo thousand pounds. The most easily ad-
jusfM lid, as It lifltlf-rimtenMil The moist simple,
requiring only, to slip the band Into the buokle, and
For sale, in large or small quant it les, by
, ji ROBS, ROBERTS & CO.,
jlilyffl^liirffiii. & te ' ‘
The Arrow Tie % Iron Bands
BALING COTTON!
AS INSI'll\NCR Ail AIX NT
FIRE, WASTE AND THEFT I
fi‘|’ SliHjilirily ihm!
lt:«l>i«lity of Adjust incut!
Surpassed by None for Strength and Adap
tability to all tho Uses of YomMfrtel
milKY aiM manufactured iu Liverpool, of the
I best English Iron, under the personal super
vision of tlie Inventor, formerly a resident of fie*
Oiluaus, La.
The ARROW TIE !•» preferred by Shipmaster*
and t'ompressmen. ns it is worked wit Ii i to 1 inch
slack, while all Stll.lD TIES rf4(uire 3 to .*» inches,
which, iu ruuniug through a cargo, involves a hea
vy loss to the Shipmaster.
USE THE ARROW TIE and BANDS, and SAVE
MONEY IN FREIGHT and INSURANCE!
Arrangements have been made to secure an am
ple supply of the Arrow Tie nnd Ramis for the
coming Season. The Iron will be better Ilian the
best heretofore used.
JA8. A. li t LL,
Agent Mobile aud Southwest Georgia.
ANIHIKW I.OW A CO,
General Agents, Savannah, Ga.
The undersigned is prepared lo furnish the AR
ROW TIE to the TRADE at
SAVANNAH PRICES,
Forwarilini; and Transportation Added,
Ul’ST * JOHNSTON.
Hear tho Insuranoe Agents:
Savannah, Ga., May Till, 1867.
The recent fires in this city having proved to our
entire satisfaction, by n thorough test, the auperi-
nrity of IKON BANDS for haling purposes, wc
strongly rocommond them to the use of the IMant-
ors of Georgia as an efficient tig out in restricting
loss by fire; and we agree to discriminate, when
practicable, in favor otTolion thus secured.
A. WILBUR, (Joneral Insurance Ag< nt.
CHARLES GREEN Sc SON,Agent*Liverpool,
London ami Globe Ins. Go.
CHARLES L. COLBY & CO., Ag*ts Sun & At-
luntie M. Ins. Co., N. Y.
It. II. FOOTMAN, Insurance Agent*.
WOOHRUinUK BROTHERS, InMuance AgV.
J. T. THOMAS, liiMirunce Auents.
J.C. McNUi.TY, Si*cr»*tary Southern Insurance
St. Trn>t Co.
JAMES T. STEWART, Agent London nnd
l^nu-uster hiHitr.-iuoe Company.
JiANM A WEST, Insurance Agents.
Madox, Ga., May Ifttli, 1867.
The recent fire at the Warehouse of Mr. It. T.
Chapman, in this city, having fully demonstrated
the advantage of IKON BANDS for b.iling purposes,
:im a security against loss by fire, we, the undersign
ed Insuranoe Agents at Macon, Ga., take pleasure
iu endorsing tlie action of the Agents nt Savannah.
Georgia.
E. C. (JUANNISS, Agent for several Ins. Co’s.
J- W. HUKKEJnMiriince Agent.
E .1. JOHNSON 4 CO.. Insurance Agents.
J. MONROE OGDEN, Insurance Agent.
J. M. HOAR DM AN, luturauce Agent.
JNO. II. (’ORB, insuritiicc Agent.
May 28lh, iJG7. 55—Cm
A New Sonsation
BOTS ADD GIRLS!
BOOKS ore hard to get, for want of money. But
the boys and girls mnst have something to read, and
they ought to have fresh supplies of rending every
week. Now, there are plenty of monthly papers for
them; but their old friend—and who does not re
member him ami hj^igCliildren'N Guide” in war
times—their’old friend, J. W. BURKE, proposea lo
giyc them the
Handsomest Weekly Paper!
his I’huMiix I’riuiing House can bring out. To do
this he must havellUNDREDSOFSrnSCRIBKRS!
And he appeals to the young folka to help him.—
He wants to know how many will vote for the pn-
per by agreeing to take it. Let them send in their
long lists of names that he may see how the vote
stands, and whether it will warrant him incoromen-
cing it. Nevermind the money'just now. If lie
finds the vote all right, he will begin the publica
tion, nnd call for the money; for then he will hold
that all who have voted for it by oending up their
tiainos, will be under obligations to subscribe for
the paper. ^ Who says "Hurrah for a Weekly Paper
for the Boys and Girls!” and what boy or girl will
soonest send in the longest list of subscribers?
We shall, in the first number, begin the publica
tion of a
Sequel to the Young Marooners,”
Nearly all tho boys and girls in ihc United States
have read the "Young Maroonera” nnd been delight
ed with it; aud Mr. uoulding assures us that the
new story will be every whit as good ns tho old
one; and who coukl want anything belter ?
But ko’s Weekly for boys nnd girls will be a hand
some Quarto of eight pages, splendidly illustrated,
and elegantly printed with new type on fine white
paper, making in the year a beautiful volume of
over 41)0 pages, with a fine title page and Index.
TP.RMS.
Single subscriptions $ 2 Oft per annum
Three copies 5 Oft " "
Five cobles.....;... j...... 8 00 ",
Ten copies .*... 15 00 “ «*
Twenty-one copies 30 00 " *•
Single subscriptions, 8 months... 50 cents.
Single subseriptions, 6 months... 100
JQF* Mo’want an active and Intelligent boy of
.girl at every post office in the 8outh to canvass for
subscriptions and will make it to their interest to
work for us.
Send fora Premium list and Circular giving full
particulars. Address
-oica W. UUHKE & CO.,
I’iibli»lieix, Macon, On,
May 14, 1807
MERSCHAUM PIPES.
QKNOTKIi m n« aab. V«ry cheap at ,h.
Albuny Rook and Jewelry’ ■fare,
L. E. WELCH ft CO,
! tt'ivmxKist -r-etn
lions of his voire, tho expressions of his
face, anti the notion of his body. The one
might ho a better storm than any hotlv else
eonld put upon ennvasjthe other a hotter
speech than any body else could put upon
su ith
storm
in*, the spirit of the
, ii - .......... ... ,,,i ,, Would not be it the
ittou, hepoHoossod, iu a variety aud perfee-(other
lion seldom il ovri->'i|imIoil, wlim jt|y |:0ff It nfl-r Htcnxt Inin tin- Ima.l of tho
111)1'" I"' U'l mi-'l tho :u'ri'iii|i:iiiimi'iiis t whip]) lintmi'i- in siisihtI llmt ho w:i« Dllmnpltfe
nt mu'.' mini'll nml give nviiilnhiliiy unit iiCTinhi' n d(s|:lnv, w tvns H|.crking for
rniigt. to |nm- inl' lli'i’t. ThfiEnniw an.I mo.l- whnl iHiisuSM’v lorilltBHloi't. It snomoil to
Iihuioiw ofliw voii-1 cv|ii-i.ssi'i! mid nrouscl, th.. i of nil enmet siiiril
sum Ill'll nl his will, i-voiy |Kissiim m«l forgotfnl ofllm-ir, niit'loss of nil oiilwnr.X
fooling Of mil- nntims When lor the |>ur-1 siiinMiinlings, nml m.oring only to im|iross
,l ‘“ 1 illiors iis own .loop nml ’fervent oon-
Waltrr t'uliiultt ofGeorpta.
Ii'roin thoSoptomlmr mnnhor of llnrpor’s
Mngiuino wo mnko tho following i|iiointioii ;
Inlollooliinlly, Colipiitl wns simply n won jpnpor ; lint, “tnrompnro gront thi'imn
itor. Will: nn i nl ol loot wliioli grnspo.l nml jsninll," llio spirit nl'tho innker nfllie
* wouhl not In- in the
maker of I lie speech
mastered every subject, with so lit tie mm*iii
injf ellort :is to t:ik»* the nppeFiranee of intu
pose of preparing the way for reaching t lo
nnderstandiug, he would <|iiiel all passion
nnd feeling nml remove all drejmliee, Ids
tones were as soil nnd sweet ns the
breath injjH of the rlOolinn harp; ns he spoke
ot vitae purity and pence, they wcrcustrcu*
tie and tender ns the first cooin*;s til, infan
cy. Would he move you to sadness V—
they were ns plaintive ns the wail of the
whip-poor-will nt tho approach of night.—
Wouhl lie awaken feelings ot eheerluluess ?
they were as ghnl and joyous ns the notes
ot the mockinu bird, ns, from tho topmost
twig of some lofty tree, she pours forth her
melody i» greeting to the opening morn.—
Wouhl he cheer and inspire his lnemls in a
political contest?—they swelled out us
shrill, ns clear nml us hmd ns the clarion's
Idas! that calls tho embattled hosts to the
conflict of arms. Wns it his purpose to
arouse feelings of auger nnd range ?—they
were as harsh and as fierce as tho yell of
the wounded tigir. Would lie inspire feel
ing of woe?—they wore ns majestically sol
emn ns the voice of the rolling thunder.—
His face was as expressive and ns much un
der his control as ids voice; his talent for
mimicry brought every thing within its
range; lie was a comminute actor,nnd wouhl
rentier you farce, comedy, or tragedy with
all tho truth In Incus cflify;or, it it suited
his purpose better, exngerntcd into broad
aud ludicrous caricature, or dwurlcd iiito ri
diculous aud distorted diniiuulivenoss.—
With an intuitve perception ol character he
measured men at s\ glance and weighed
them ns in a balance, rarely failing to esti
mate them at their true * value. With a
power of observation which saw and a mem
ory that retained every thing, ho |K>nscssed
the rare power of drawing at pleasure upon
his store, which seemed unlimited in vari
ety and in cxhnustnblc iu <piautit v ; for he
never was at a loss for an apt illustration
to enforce and fix an argument, to give
point to witticism, to add zest ton ludicrous
conception, to give force to ridicule, to make
sarcasm more Wing, or irony moru pun
gent ami bitter.
No man over possessed greater power to
win and hold the nttention of nn audience*
llis services were sought iu all tho Impor
tant criminal cases within bis roach: the
court-house was always crowded when lie
spoke; while others were haranguing tho
jury the people might amuse themselves in
the court-yard, or adjourn to the neighbor
ing bar-rooms, or go ofl’to attend to some
little matter until the others were through ;
but when he arose to address, the jury house
was soon filled. It not (infrequently occur-
ed that at the close of these cases the trials
ran into ami sometimes through the night.
As L'olquitt alwnys made the concluding ar
gument on his side, it was frevucigjy very
late, or perhaps it would be more strictly
correct to say very early when ha commenc
ed speaking on these occasions.
visiting tho court-house at twelve or one
o'clock upon one ot these occasions you
would find groups of men standing in tho
yard and sitting on tho steps, waiting to
nearColquitt. Entering the houso yoti Bee
Hudgo sitting “like patience on n monument
smiling at grief;” befoto him a lawyer en
gaged in the hardest work lhat ever fell to
to the lot of man, making under a sense of
duty, a speech to men who are evidently
feeling no sort of interest in wlmt ho is say
ing, but showing unmistakable signs of
weariness nnd listiness. Some of the jury
are yawning nnd stretching and rubbing
their eyes to keep themselves awake from
mere eourtesey. Home are occasionally nod
ling, and perchance two or three nro act
ually fast asleep. Around the room are
stretched on the benches all others who,
from choice or necessity have remained.
At length the time arrives forColquitt to
begin. The first sound of bis voice arouses
the sleepers; tho houso begins to fill, and in
five minutes the appearance ot the jury
gives no evidence that they had been weary
and sleepy a few minutes before, nor any
indication that they would ever bo so
again. They were no longer prisoner of
the law for the performance of a neccessa-
ry but irksome and wearisome duty; tlioy
were the favored guests at a • rich banquet.
Words have no power to convey an idea at
all adproaching the reality of his powers as
an advocate. No powers of dcscrintion
would succeed iu producing more than n
faint and far-off conception of ono ot those
great jury speeches, which, Colquitt him
self could never conceive but umlor the in
spiring influences of the occasion, nor pro
duce after the inspiration of the hour had
passed away.
Noueot these speeches have ever been
reported, because they could not be. The
phonogrnpluT who could have recorded his
words mnst.havc bad the ability to do it
blindfolded, tor it was impossible to kecii
the eyes off him while he was speaking.—
And even if be bad the words they would
not bo the speech. A painting of a thunder
storm, without.tho splash ot the falling rain
tho rush andf moan and bowlings of Itlie
contending winds, the sudden leap, the viv-
ed flash, and the lurid glare of the lightning,
the starling buret and the distant roll of the
muttering thunder, would convey to ono
who bad never witnessed it about as correct
itn,i<fca off bp reality as would the wordB of
one of Colquitt’s great jury speechos with
out tne sounds, the intonations, and modnla
virtions. llis words wen* of the simplest
nml most common sort ; his illustrations
drawn from I lie most l’amilar things , In* dis
robed the great, principles of the law of nil
mystoiy ; dealt with tliem as things of plain
common-sense, made for and applicable to
tlie overd.iv afiairs of life, and brought ihem
within the comprehension of the eoiiinioiiest
uudorKlaudiug.
llis speeches wen* unique iu their structure.
They exhibited nothing of that order ami
urrangemei:! established by rule, to which
ordinary men are compelled to resort. He
took no notes either of the testimony or the
arguments ; yet it was never known t-lml
any important point of either escn|K*d him.
Every t liing connected with tin* ease npj o ir-
ed to be spread out bodily and visibly be
fore him, and lie picked tip one pice here
and another there, as he found In* could work
them in to most advantage, and the result
pro veil that he placed them where they
contributed most to the strength of the
structure.
He never permitted the minds of his
hearers to become fatigued. If in the dis
cussion ol the law or tho testimony lie dis
covered iu the jury symloms of'weariness
lie took care to fix some strong point upon
their minds, and them he left his work and
led them oil*to play ; but neither lienor his
boards ever forgot where they left off. IIo
frequently found it necessary to mako these
digression* ; but his digressions whero the
gauibolsofa whale, aud when he returned
to his subject lie grappled it with tho
strength ol a lion. When he closed hla
speech every body felt that it was a finiched
word. It is rarely that an argumonl is
made upon any subject but that somebody
thinks he could have made some part of ib
-Men sometimes perhaps thought
r.wt of Colquitt’s speech might
Monger,
that some pj
mvc been omitted without injury, Tmt
never that he had omitted any thing that
might have been said with advantage.
RUST. JONSTON t CO.
Ware-House and Commission
ivczEiRciEiJLirsrx’S,
ALBANY, GA-
W E hog lo ronow (he lontlor of our aerviets (o
llio Planter* of Dougherty nml ntljncrni
countio* for lltt*
Storage and Sale
of their Cottons tlm approaching sen*on, ami pledga
our best effort* to promote thoir interrsi,
Y. G. RUST, | T. 11. JOHNSTON, | B. G. LOCKETT
August 10, 1867 tf
manufactured by the !V. Y. Flan* Fonp'ny,
—•ABF. NOW FOB SAIF. AT—
WELCH’S DRUG STORE.
ALBANY, GA.
T HIS Company is now prepared to turnout fifty
Pianos per week, which are pronounced by the
best judge* to he
INFERIOR TO NONE.
There are no Pianos made that will stay in Inns
like them. They are made of the hesi material,
witli great care, and by tho most skillful workmen
selected from tho
BEST FACTORIES
in this nnd tbo old country, and fully warranted to
stand in any climate nnd to give as good satisfaction
as any Pianos held for $1,000. I have been through
all the first-class Piano factories in Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, New York nnd other cities, and have
found none superior to the New York Union Plano
Companies make, which nro en phatically the
Piano for the People,
for they can be «oU from one to two hundred dol
lars lc«s than can be bought from nn^ other reliable
maker. They aro the
Very Thinl/.
for those living where they cannot get tuL.ug
often. J
I am agent for the sale of these Pianos and wiR
warrant them its long as any others will. I have
been engaged iu the business thirty years and speak
advisedly.
O. B. BIOS.
Having consented to keep these PIANOS on sale,
we have had t tent thoroughly tested, and from tho
universal opinion expressed, we are prepared tg
racoramem] them.
' „ J. W* BURKS & CO.
May 18th, 1867 61—