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Gwinnett Atlas, j I.AWIiK\CEVILLEf G A., Wednesday Moskino, Awn ? 1871., A CAItD. My «onnect>on with the Gwinnett »* its editor and proprietor, ceased with its last issue—l having hold out my entire interest to Col. Tyler M. Peeples, who will continue its publication, and fill out all unex pired contracts for subscription and advertising. Penis W. D. Bocllt. SALUTATORY. It will he seen,by reference to the above can), that we have purchased from the former editor and proprie tor, Mr. Inruflv, the Gwinnett Atlas, and the entire outfit of the office, including the books, debts due the office, etc. We will continue its publication, and unexpired contracts with subscribers and those who are advertising, will be carried out. Mr. Ibntlly remains with the office, for the present, as foreman. In taking charge of the editorial department of the paper, we regret i that we cannot bring to the discharge of the duties which will devolve upon us, the aid of experience; yet, we hope, by energy and attention to business, to make the Atlas a live times journal , and a welcome visitor in the families of our subscribers. Using identified with you in feeling and interest, and having mingled with you both at home and on the tented field, we think we understand something of the wants of the people of this section of the State. We propose to devote our time and space mainly to developing the resources of this section by railroads and other public enterprises, and to promoting and encouraging our agricultural, manufacturing, mechanical and edu cational interests; thereby relieving us of that dependence on tlie North end West which has been a greater curse to the South than the Four teenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and the Ku Klux Bill—obnoxious as they are. The vindictive spirit which prompted these measures was engen dered by the conflict of arms through which we have passed, and kept alive, for a season, for partizan purposes, hut which will eventually die out; and these harsh and unconstitutional measures will become obsolete by the force of an enlightened public opin ion. There is a “Southern indepen denee” which we desire to see, that may l>e obtained without bloodshed, hut constitutionally, and “in the Union;” that is, an independence of Northern manufacturers and Western corn cribs. Politically, the Atlas will be Dem ocratic, though liberal and conserva tive We shnll not advocate any measure simply because it is Demo cratic, or oppose it simply because it may have originated with the Repub lican party, but will try to discuss trery question fairly, and be governed by our convictions of right. We are unalterably opposed to divesting the States of the sovereignty reserved when the original compact between the States was entered into, and are, therefore, opposed to centralization, whether it is attempted to he effected ty constitutional amendments, Con gressional enactments, or usurpation on the part of the Executive. In onr intercourse with the edito rial fraternity we will be liberal, and will hit none surpass us in profes sional courtesy. Differences of opin ion will naturally exist; but we have Jong since learned, that men differ widely in their opinions of public measures, and iu their convictions of, ■duty, and yet each are equally honest atnd conscientious. Tylkk M. Pejm-uw. Hr. Skimmer, of tint eoanty, fell from lii» horse, ntar the city ceme tery, on lust Thursday evening week, and expired immediately. Mr. S. Iliad a very large wen on hit breast; but w hether this had anything to do with hit midden demise has not been elatedly ascertained. —Marietta Jour nal. The shore notice has been handed to u* by a citizen of our town, who is under ihe impression, fiom tlte de scription and similarity of names, that it was probably Mr. James R. Skinner, formerly of tbit county. EW Wr have received an ort-; ginal and interesting etory, writ ten fur the An an, entitled “The Parents*' Jewel,’’ which will ap-; pear aa soon as we cun maKe ryom for it. important Decisions of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Below will be. found two impor tant decisions of the Supreme Court, clipped from the Atlanta “ Sun,” !ii which the people of the Stale feel a deep interest. In the case of the Central Railroad and Banking Company, vs. Mayor and Council of the city of Macon, et al., it was held, Judge McKay dis senting, that the Central Railroad had the legal power and authority to lease the Macon and Western Railroad for the term of ninety nine years. Judge Alexander had, at the instance of the city of Ma con and others, granted an injunc tion, restraining the parties from making the leave, and this deci sion was overruled by the Supreme Court. As to its effect upon the railroad system of the State, and the interest of the people, we may’ hereafter lake occasion to com ment. In the case of Wallace vs. Whitehead, the Court, Judge Warnen dissenting, held that so much of the Relief Act of 1870, aa requires, in all cases where the ! debt was created prior to the lir»t of, June, 1863, that before tbe case can proceed to trial, if in suit, and if in judgmeut, before execu tion can proceed, plaintiff shall file bis affidavit, that all legal taxes, chargeable by law upon said debt have been duly paid, is constitutional. This decision will strike from the dockets of our Courts a large number of eases—give relief to a great many debtors, and do in justice to creditors: it is a part of that system adopted, after Con gress struck the relief clauses from the Constitution, to accom plish, in a circuitous way, what could not be done directly. This statute has certainly the merit of ingenuity. Central Railroad aud Banking Company vs. Mayor and Coun cil of the city of Macon, et al., and Mayor and Council of the city of Macon, et al., vs. Cen tral Railroad and Bunking Com pany—lnjunction from Bibb. Warner, J. Hold, That the State of Georgia and the city of Macon, on the statement of the facts disclosed by the record, were uot piopcr if ties to complainant’* bill of complaint. Held, also, That the Macon & Western Railroad Company had legal power and authority, under the provisions of its charter, to lease that road to the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia; and that the latter company had the legal power and authority, under the provisions of the act of 1852, to accept said lease as specified in the contract set forth in the record. Held, further, That the Court below erred in granting the in junction prayed for iu complai nant’s bill. Judgement reversed. Lochrarie, C. J., concurred in the opinion of the Court. McKay, J., dissenting. James 13. Wallace vs. William 11. Whitehead—Relief Act of 1870, Loch bane, C. J, Where the Court below die missed the plaiutitTa action, under the provisions of the net of 1870, for failure to file affidavit required, that the party had paid ail the legal taxes due and chargeable thereon. Held that this provision of the Act of 1,870 is constitutional, aud ! the Legislature of the State had the power, under the Constitution, to pass such laws as were deemed essential to the public welfare, and ; Courts have no right to restrain by construction, the power dele gated by the people in Conven tion, to the people's representa tives. Held, again, that the duty to pay legal taxes due and chargea blt*, i« one ot the highest duties imposed by the Government upon citizens, and it is not an impair ment of the obligation of con tracts for the State to require the payment of such tuxes due there ou, and to prescribe the mode by which such payment shall be proved, before her Courts, and processus shall be used to enforce , claims upon which taxes may be chargeable. Held, again: If the failure to . pay legal taxes, or making affida ! vit that they have been paid, af ter six months have been granted by the Legislature for that pur pose, works a failure of remedy by law to enforce contracts; such failure of remedy is the legitimate 1 result of the failure of the party to pay his legal taxes, or to com ply with the laws of the State; and such failure of remedy so in voked by the party himself, is not an impairment of his obligation or contract. Judgment atkrnu-d, McKay, J., concurring in the 1 judgment «f the Court Ocmulgcc and North Georgia Kail road. We take the liberty of publish ing u private letter to the Editor, front Judge Clement, ofX'limmiug, which will be interesting to the people along the proposed route of the Macon and Knoxville Rail road. It will be remembered that lion. Jerry Cowles, one of the Directors of the Road, iu company with Cols. Sweet and Clute, Civil Engineers and agents of a large company of railroad men and capitalists of Chicago, passed this place two weeks ago, on their way to Knox ville, Tenn., to examine the route and report upon its practicability. While here they informed us that they wore much pleased with thc eurvey made by Col. Du Bois, and that from Macon to Lawrenceville they’ found no difficulty. They were, however, apprehensive of trouble from this point through the mountains to the Tennessee line. Gumming, Ga., July 24, 1871. Col. T. M. Peeples, Lawrenceville , Qa., Dear Sir : Mr. Sweet was favorably impressed with the route from Lawrenceville to Cum rafng, and through Forsyth. Capt. Irish went, with him to Dawson ville Thursday night, and on Fri day accompauied the whole party 7 two miles beyond the Amacalola Gap, which was found to be of easier access, and, hence, more practicable for a railroad than had been expected. The conclusion seemed to be, that it could be ap proached and passed with easy grades, but would require heavy work. Wc regard Gumming as safe. When the whistle blows look out for the engine. Many thanks to the citizens of Lawrenceville for the interest manifested in our behalf. Very truly yours, etc., Isaac S. Clement. lion. Jerry Cowles “Inter viewed.” Lion. Jerry Cowles has returned to Macon from his trip along the line of the Macon and Knoxville Railroad. We give below an interesting extract from the editorial columns of the Telegraph and Messenger. We hare not space to give the article in full: We also, on yesterday, had a call from Col. Jerry Cowles, of this city, the projector and untiring worker for the proposed road, who has just re turned from Knoxville, and was kind enough to communicate some inter esting information with i»gard to the prospects of tho road. While noth ing definite as to its construction has been yet settled, still, there are well grounded reasons for believing tLat the project is very favorably regarded by parties with ample means to put the wl olc line through. These par ties (Canadians), who have their headquarters at Chicago, and who j are now budding the North Pacific | Railway, have recently sent out two , eminent engineers for the purpose of! surveying the proposed route of the ; road, and upon their report a decision will be made. The 12th of August is the day named for the decision, so that within two weeks, we shall know W’hat tho road's prospects for build ing are, so far, at lettfi, as the Chi cago capitalists are concerned. Col. Cowles, who passed over the route from Covington to the Duck town Copper Mir es with these engi neers, says they were, iu the main, perfectly satisfied with the survey heretofore made to Lawrenceville, mid that they wero also most favora bly impressed with the character and quanlily of the resources of the coun try through which the road will pass. It i» reasonable to believe that their report will be highly favorable, and that the actiuu of the Chicago parties will he correspondingly influenced by it in the right direction. Col. Cowles represented the feeling of the people of the various counties along the lino of survey as most heartily "favor able to the road and every assistance, such as furnishing guides, giving in formation, etc., was most cordiallv rendered. As stated in the article from the Press and Herald, the Duck Town Copper Mining Company have offered to subscribe $500,000 towards the road if run by that point, and there is little reason to doubt that this subscription would not be mate rially increased, as the road would give them a railway outlet and trans portation which they now have to seek at Cleveland, forty miles away. In the event that the road seeks Knoxville via that point (Cleveland), the mining company will transfer to ! the road, free of cost, a broad, wed- j graded dirt road, which they have, ■ at great expense, dug out of the side cf the mountain, and over which all their ore is hauled to Cleveland. This, of course, would greatly lessen the construction of the railway be tween those two points. #a£P“ A voting man in Indiana late ly became so frightened at a widow’s peisistent attempts to marry him that he turned over to her all his property and ran awav. Judtic N. 1,. Hutchins. Wo would call the attention of our readers to an interesting biographical ' sketch of the late Judge,Hutchins, i from the pen of onr esteemed corres pondent, VV., which appears in this ! issue. We can fully endorse all that | is said by our correspondent. We i knew him well, for the last ten years ! of his life, were admitted to the bar ! under hi* administration, and prac ticed in his Courts. He was no or dinary man ; he had the most won derful power of analysis and simpli fying a legal proposition of any law yer we ever knew. He ranked high as a lasvyer in the davs when the bar of the Western circuit was regarded as the best in the State. What a brilliant galaxy* of legal talent! There were Judge Uuderwood, Dougherty, Hillver, Overby, Howell and T. R. It. Cobb, John Y\ . 11. Underwood, Simmons, Hull, PeepDs, and many others. “ ihere were giants in those days.” To the younger members of the profession he was kind and in dulgent, ever willing to encourage and assist them. Wo can never for get his kindness to us at a time when we needed the help of his long expe rience, intimate knowledge Of the law, and mature judgment. Do you Take the Atlas? We desire to build up a first class weekly newspaper, and all we need to accomplish this is a liberal support from our friends. We have engaged in this business with a determination to succeed, and hope our subscribers will take an interest in extending our circulation. If we are properly supported, we will spare neither time nor expense to improve the Atlas, in all its departments. We are making arrangements to secure the services of a corps of able correspondents from ad joining counties, and other por tions of the State, and expect to make this one of the rno.-.t inter esting features of the paper. We solicit from our friends in the county communications upon all subjects of public interest. We intend to add a new feature of importance to onr fanning community, who trade largely to Atlanta. We have, heretofore, only given the market report of Lawrenceville, but we shall here after give reliable quotations from the Atlanta market ; and hope to be able to present in our adver tising columns the cards of relia ble business houses in that city, with whom we can recommend our people to deal. Ku Klux Co i Judge A. R. Wright, of Rome, N. L. Angicr, State Treasurer, and Hon. J. 11. Christy, of the Athens Watch man, have testified befo eye Ku Klux Committee at Washington. We give below a telegraphic summary of Col. Christy’s evidence : He testified, in substance, that he knew of no Ku Klux organization in , his district, or any part of the State. ! In answer to a question as to what ! facilitic he had for knowing any thing about it, he stated that he had twice been elected to Congress Irom that district, and usually attended the Courts of the Western circuit as well as a portion of those of the Northern circuit; and, in response to questions, he said he believed that ho was personally acquainted with the people generally. No more crime was committed now than be fore the war in his section of the State. He admitted that there had boeu some violations of the law by disguised parties, for the purpose of punishing persons for living together in adultery Hnd fornication, theft, j etc., and stated that it was the gen eral opinion in (he community that the people took the law in their own hands because so many criminals had | been pardoned. Another circumstance, which gave rise to the many exaggerations in reference to tbe so-called Ku Klux, was the fact that mischievous young men, for purposes of amusement, sometimes wrapped themselves in sheets and scared the superstitious negeoes, some of whom affected to believe they were the ghosts of de ceased Confederate soldiers. These negroes had disguised themselves, and whipped a white man in Clarke county, and there bad been but little said about it. Another parly of dis guised negroes, who had tried to murder a man in Hancock county, had been convicted and sentenced, but subsequently pardoned by the Governor. The witness expressed ii*> opinion that Aif. Richardson had not been attacked upon political grounds, and that no negro had been intimidated from voting the Republican ticket, but some had been prevented by threats from voting the Democratic ticket. The whole tenor of his testimony was to the effect that he believed there was no regular organization in Georgia for the purpose of violating the laws. Ihe examination was long and te dious, hut the above are the leading facts elicited. From tbe Knoxville Press and Herald. | The Proposed Macon and Knoxville ltoad. For several days past our city 7 has been visited by a number of prominent Southern and Western railroad men, who arc looking as- i ter the most feasible route to build a railroad . from Macon, Ga., to this city. Col. Jerry Cowles, of Georgia, is the projector of the proposed road, and by bis energy and untiring zeal he succeeded in obtaining from the Georgia Leg islature a charter for the Macon and Knoxville Road. lie has also obtained aid from the State of Georgia to the amount of $15,000 i per mile, as well as secured atldi ! tional aid from Eastern capital ists, enough to accomplish the building of the road. Col. Win. K. Do Graffenreid, the President of ihe load, made, during the last ’ season, a survey of the route for 117 miles North of Macon, and, i with some other interested par ties, passed over the proposed route of the road to Ducktowu, i Tenn., thence to the East Tenues-, see, Virginia and Georgia Rail road at Athens. A second proposed route is by way of Rabun Gap, connecting witli the Knoxville and Charles ton Railroad when completed to that point. Col. Cowles, Major De Graffen reid, and C. C. Clute, of a Chicago firm of railroad builders, have been in the city several days, talking over the subject of the two routes with our citizens, and yesterday, on invitation of Major Thos. O’Conner, President of the Knoxville and Charleston Rail road, accompanied by 7 a number of our prominent merchants and busi ness men, took a trip over the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad, ias far as Maryville. Major O’Con ner had provided a special car for the occasion, and during the trip the subject of the proposed road was earnestly canvassed. The route by way of Rabun Gap would bring the main road into Knoxville over ihe Knoxville and Charles on line, from that point, but the uncertainty existing as to when the Knoxville and Charleston Road will be completed to that point, prevents any very definite conclusion in regard to that route, from being arrived at. If the route by way of Duck town should be determined upon, the DucktownCopper Mining Com pany have promised to take a half million dollars of stock iti the road, and arrangements would then have to be made for running on the track of the Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia Rail road. Besides the above mentioned, there are still other matters connected with the building of the road to be con sidered ; so that it will readily be seen that while the main part of the building of the road is assured, the route by which it will approach Knoxville is a matter of uncertainty. On arriving at Maryville, a num ber of the gentlemen composing the party walked about the town for a time, and at 5 o’clock ail again boarded the cars for the return trip. Upoh the arrival of the train at the depot in this city, Mr. P. Dick enson called Mayor Van Gilder to the chair, and, after a neat little speech, proposed the following reso lutions : Resolved, That we, representing the citizeus of Knoxville, hereby ten der our earnest sympathies to the gentlemen who have come to the city with a view of opening a mere direct and quicker line of communication between this city and Macon, Ga.; and, Resolved, That we will do all in our power to aid them in their un dertaking. Resolved, That the thanks of the party are hereby tendered to Major O’Conner, President of the Knoxville aud Charleston Railroad, for his courtesy on this occasion, in furnish ing us with a special ear for the trip. The above resolutions were unani mously adopted. Major De Graffoureid replied, in behalf of himself and friends, stating that it was their purpose to more closely cement the city of Knoxville with the State of Georgia; that the vast resources of East Tennessee were required in the former State; that the citizens of this section were thriv ing and enterprising peoplo, and were seeking further developments, by in viting capital and labor; and assured those present that a corps of engi neers would complete the survey of the routes aod be in our city by the first of next October—a stateuieut which was received with applause by bis listeners. After partaking of tbe hospitalities of Major O’Conner, tbe party then separated, bighly pleased with their trip—not only duly impressed with the importance, but entirely convinced ot tbe feasibility, of tbe proposed connection. Disgustingly Stale . That phrase “ and still he is not happy,” has, at this late hour of the day, found its way into some of the newspapers of the malarious dis tricts. Soon they will drop this and take up, “ you know how it is yourself,” and “ how* is that for high?”- —Middle Georgian. From the New York World. Airs. General Gordon. An incident in the army life of i Lieut.-Gen. John B. Gordon, of the ! Army of Northern Virginia, is going the rounds of the press in a some what misstated form. The correct rendering is as follows: The General’s wife followed him through all the war, remaining as close to his command as circumstan ces and non-interfereuce with his duty would permit. On the day of the battle of Winchester, Mrs. Gor don was staying at the house of a friend in the town. By 10 o’clock in the morning, the General, seeing that the day would probably go against the Confederate forces, sent a message to her to leave the town at once; but as shells were then burst ing in the streets, she was not able to get her carriage in readiness. All day long the Confederate forces, steadily driven back in disorder, kept passing the town. Mrs. Gordon viewed the sight with what compos ure was possible, until she saw troops belonging to her husband’s corps pass her house in disorderly retreat. This was too much for silent observ ation. The General then commanded Stonewall Jackson’s old corps, and his dash and unvarying success, thus far, had given him the name in the army of th« “ Second Stonewall,” and she could not realize that his men had any right to be retreating. So. with the enthusiasm of the mo ment, she ran into the street and for hours rallied the flying men, and turned hundreds back to the front. After a while the retreat of the Gen eral’s command, which brought up the rear, became too, almost a rout, and as he fell back through the town he rallied his men at every street corner for a momentary stand, when suddenly he came into tbe most un expected sight of his wife, whom he supposed was by that time at least twenty miles in the rear. She was iu the midst of the retreating troops, where balls were flying and shells bursting, and at the moment had a soldier by each hand, whom she was m the act of turning hack. JCSF" Mr. C. C. Bowen, the polyg amist, pardoned by President Grant, has been recommended to emigrate, with his numerous wives, to Utah, where he can lawfully play husband to them all. The Salt Lake Herald indignantly expresses the hope that he will slay away. It does not want any sneaking fellow like him round there, passing himself oft' as a single man on unsuspecting spinsters. The Mormons, it says, make their mat rimonial arrangements openly and above board, and if they are married already, say so to the new objects of their affections.— N. Y. Sun. jT-tT" A gentleman of Connecticut, who is something of a sportsman, went to sleep iu church on one of the late warm Sundays, and dreamed he was hunting rabbits. During an eloquont passage in the sermon lie espied in his dream a rabbit, and star tled the congregation by shouting “ there he goes.” * ——mm 44*5“ The Commissioners of Parks hare adopted a new system of drain age for the buildings iu Central Park. The discharges from the drains emptied into the lakes under the old system, but underthe new tho lakes will not be polluted any longer. One asked his friend why he married so little a wife. “ Why ” said he, I thought you knew that of all evils we should choose the least.” How to raise beets—take hold of the tops and pull. Why Wii.l Ye Die ’—Death, or what is worse, is the inevitable result of contin ued suspension of the menstrual flow. It is a condition which should not be trifled with. Immediate relief is the only safe guard against constitutional ruin, la all cases of suppression, suspension or other irregularity of the “ courses,” Dr. J. Bradfield's Female Regulator ia the only sure remedy. It acts by giving tone to the nervous centres, improving the blood and determining directly to the organs of menstruation. It is a legitimate pre scription, and the most intelligent Doctors use it. Prepared by L. H. Bradfield, Druggist, Atlanta, Ga., at 451.60 per bottle, and sold by respectable Druggists everywhere. aug 2-4 t The flattering success of McKin nou’s Colic Cure proves it to be one of the most valuable stock medicines. No farmer should be without it. For sale by Dr. Mitchell. aug 2-4 t NEW ADVERTISEMENTS' “ Systematic and persistent advertising is the sure road to success in business.” FOR SALE. A FINE COLT, two years old—good stock. Apply at aug 2-ts THIS OFFICE. Georgia, G will nett County. William B. Pharr, administrator, with the will annexed, of Edward Pharr, de- , ceased, represents to me that he has fully administered said estate: This is to cite all and singular, kindred and creditors, to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday in November, and show cause, if any they have, why said administrator should not be discharged from his administration, and receive letters of dismission, aug IMd J. T. I.AM KIN, Urd y. Georgia, Gwinnett County. Four weeks after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell tbe land* belong ing to the estate of N. F. McElroy, late of said county, deceased. -« aug 2-4 t J. A. BELL, Adnt’^a GeorgiaGwinnett County Thomas G. and J. M. Jacobs, admin istrators, with the will annexed, of Thom as Jacobs, deceased, represent to the Or dinary of said county that they have fully administered said estate. This is to cite ail and singular, kindred and creditors, to be ami appear at my office, on or before the first Monday in September next, and show cause, if any they have, why said adminstrators should not be discharged and receive letters of dismission. This June sth, 1871. june 7-td J. T. LAMKIN, Ord’y. GEORGIA, Gwinnett County. Whereas, John T. Brand having ap plied to be appointed guardian of the property of Eliza J. and Laura L. Smith, minor orphans of E. B. Smith, deceased. This is to cite nil persons concerned to be and appear at the first term of the Court of Ordinary, after the expiration of thirty days from the first publication of this notice, and show cause, if any they ean, why the said applicant should not be entrusted with the guardianship of the property of the said minors. Witness my hand and official signa ture, this July 3d, 1871. july 5«4t J. T. LAMKIN, Ord’y. GEORGIA , Gwinnett County, Four weeks after date, application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said county for an order to sell the lands be longing to the estate of Francis M. Wardlaw, deceased. This July 3d, 1871. SAMUEL W. KNOX, july 5-4 t Administrator. Georgia, Gwinnett county Four weeks after date application will be made to tbe Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell the land belonging to the estate of James Roberts, deceased. W. P. MOORE, ). , , J. 11. BROGDON, l Adm rs * july 12—4 t v GEORGIA , Gwinnett County. Four weeks after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell the land belonging to the estate of Thomas Allison, deceased. This July 3d, 1871. ROBERT S. FOSTER, july 5-4 t Administrator, Pe bonis non, will annexed. Georgia, Forsyth County. John G. Lott, guardian of Savannah K. Moor, formerly Savannah K. Lott, child of James M. Lott, deceased, applies for letters of dismission : These are to cite all persons concerned '.o be and appear at my office on or before tbe first Monday in September next, an V show cause, if any they can, why said letters should not be granted. IV. D. BENTLY, Ordy. july 26—tJ pr fee $4 50 Georgia, Forsyth County. Wesley S. Bugly, administrator, with the will annexed, of Alston Phillips, late of said county, deceased, has filer] his pe tition for leave to sell the lands of said deceased, which petition will lie granted on the first Monday in September next, aunless some valid objections are offered and sustained. W. I). BENTLY, july 26-td pr fee $5 Ordy. Georgia, Forsyth County. Wesly S. liagly. Executor of Casander Harnett, late of said county, deceased, has j filed his petition to sell tbe land belonging to said deceased, which petition will be granted uo the first Monday in Heptem , ber next, uuless some, valid objections are I offered and sustained. W. D. BKNTT.Y, Ord'y. ju!y 26—td pr fee $5 THE liAILROAL) - . - Tbs cars have not reached Lawrence ville yet, but J. I*. Crawford’s Goods Have. I have just returned from Atlanta, where I laid in a supply of Harness ma terial, and am now ready to put up car liage, wagon, buggy or cart harness, in any style, and at low prices for cash jt barter. I will take bacon, lard, wheat, flour, corn, meal, honey, or other produce, •at market prices, in pay for work. Old harness promptly repaired. Collars, whips, halter chains, girths, rein webbing, patent axle grease, bridle bits, martingale rings, buckles, rosettes, ornaments, etc., kept on band. I also have for sale tbe Wilburn Wagon, manufactured in Indiana, which is said to be far superior to any made in the South. I offer them at low prices for cash. Call aud see me. I mean business. JOHN P. CRAWFORD. Lawrenceville, Ga., July 19,1871-3 m AIR-LINE EXPRESS. W e have established a regular Express Line on the Atlanta and Richmond Air- Line Railroad. A Messenger will run daily on the Passenger Train. We will have agents at Gainesville, and at all the stations along the line of road. All Express matter will be delivered free of charge to and from the cars at the depot in Atlanta, H. n. WITT & CO., july26-tf Proprietors, Atlanta. RAGS WANTED. I will pay a liberal pkiur for Clean Cotton and Linen Bags. B. E. STRICKLAND. Lawreneeville, July 26th 3m R. 11. {»()ODMA_N, Dealer in FAMILY GROCERIES, FRUITS AND COUNTRY PRODUCE, Corner Peachtree and Weat Strec ATLANTA, GEORGIA, may 24 3m „