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A ,c ■ 'W'Vfelr '• ■ • T/VSr^\,;*v| ,110:0 ©EirowL ' ' ln&' i:ocft' 1 , T'lk'.ir.r, l T7vs> V. Vj. tw< . ’ ' * r ■ • ■ 1 v ■ * ♦ V * '’PV./il C> •, -f ;f;. _ i ' :.- *ti -V > . -a. a--. art*-• • .^*;vA.r>v/ PUBIISH IT .. | | Crs ER " S I ■ ■ -~f. JiOO'Us S 'i!f . •' \. 'ii'i 7 Aon. i !a*o il-i i-.jl 5 C^aVi.* Jaime re a 3> Second Claes Malfo? at. he Homer. G?... Post Office. 3 no. Barton - Pre-ysMotor. IMS WWT—tWWII—WTMW. —" TjmmKt WB*. ’U IP. M- EDWAitDS. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HOMER, GEORGIA. sar win practice in ail the Courts ?,;f i iie Western Circuit. OSCAK UiiOWN, L A W Y E R. Homer. Georgia. Will give special attention to ad ministrations, etc., and do a general practice in Banks and adjoining conn lies. Will loan MONEY at 06 per rent, per annum. ~ gTw. brown, - <k}\,KQ\\bW> iHaysiTille, CJoorarin.. Will do a general practice. Collect ing a specialty. J. L. HITCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Jclfirsoa, - Georgia. Will practice in Jackeon, Clarke, Hall, Banks, Franklin, Madison, and i\ the courts in the western circuit. SWELL C STANDRIDGS. ATiGENEY AT LAW, lSayym<% ficergia. ’ Dll. JB. F. AD AIK, DENTIST. r roe >-iv Giove, Georgia. .TAJ.: K3 M. MkRKITT, Ail or: • : and Counselor at Lpw, itß:vSsvllic, Georgia, i. LIKE, •x ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ji: it Kaos, Georgia. :. . .11, STAPLER, Boner, Georgia, Special attention given to surgery, obstetric* :.;ui cV, ca’c diseases of long standing, V. J'. LOCKHART. P H VSICIAN, Saner, Georgia. Or binary’s Court, rf'irfii. Meed ;vg in each month. T. F. Jlill, ordinary. Bn periov Court. Third Mcmiays ia March and Sep tember. Churches* pr-jgt.yteiU.’.-. ÜbutA, services 2nd T iund.ty in eno'a moutn, lie - ’', G. di. Oartledgo, pastor. "Method:* i Chv; ecu, services lst ounday n-each and Saturday before, | v,.. j D Gunnels and Jao. I. Pen d.-r£'ta, pastors hai.;.-. Church, 4th Sundry in each j ,onU; an -'n. .. day before, Ko v . J. F. I 0 ••-<; i.-.a-.or. todp.es- n iJ j Lodge ;■ 6i., LU.U.i 1 •, , , ; Co'. Jr.y in each .. nth, J. y icdd:- grand, '• F. Hm, lecretaty , , , ]-j, x.-ihr. Lodge no. 148, r. A. iu„ ; t -■ i; 'rh.. iu ionto, , >."• m. ,i. J . Eli' arda, P M ,j. v, nra. • ;tr T. w, r t-ong, -.a . ci arris oil, trss en r er., v u. <••• :.u., My c- b. a- and cash, s MOT! CL! Hrjjtewibflir ISB * A f‘er tin's month no notices oi any kind will he inserted in this paper tv’thout tbe'onblicatioa fees in advance MONEY ToTg AN in smns of S3OO and upwards on less (Commission than any man in northeast Georgia. P. M Edwards. 5:: Gar. CMfi.ccre 2S!i".rists For Sale At this Office. Ail kinds. JVScElree’s Wine of Cardi*! and TrignroßP'S nt/i cx-offaucht are for sale by tire following ruercitania in Banks and adjoining Oouuties: J E. Stepnets, Iloraer. YV. T. Duncan, Jewelleville, George Wiley, Jewelisyilie. Charles Sweet, Alto. J. Lee Legrand, Cramer. A. N. Bellamy. Walnut Hill. Hatcbr.ock and Cos., Harmony Crovr. Power and Witford, Harmony Grove Bough and Biothor. Mays villa. J.C.Sinis, Apple ’' alley. J B. McWhorter. Fort Lamar. rgocat Subscribers now come in by mail. The Masons had a re-union last Friday night. Mr, P, A. O’Connor was in town last week. N The small boy has caught the “Town Ball” fever. A ntftnber of vehickles went af ter the preachers to-day. Anew pair of steps hive been put to the Presbyterian church. MissDecie Stephens is visiting relatives and friends in Atlanta. Several new subscribers this week. What comes next after the Pres bytery? awwiNE OF CARDUi, a Tonic lor Women. The incorporating of flower is still on loot. Some are opposing it, Mrs. Garrison is improving, Dr. Lockhart thinks she is out of dan ger. The ladies aid society of the Baptist church, have decided to prepare a dinner for the benefit of the chutch during court week. McKlrse’s WINE OF' CARDUI for fomale diseases. At last the raius have checked up. It is thought some bottom corn and cotton have been damaged. CtySIACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation. The Lord loves religion, but in the commandments He says by the sweat of the brow man shall earn his bread. Everybody seems to be prepar ing for the Presbytery, which con venes, Two sermons a day—one at night. A colored breliter will be ordained. Col. W. J. Campbell, state prin ter, Atlanta, has the thanks of this oGce fora copy of the 17th report 'of the railroad commissioners ol Georgia.- ! Try ULACK-DRAUGHT tea tut Oyspepsia. I The tri&i ol Messrs, Briggs and Artiffl il*rarr“w**ir-; l" HO ME it, HANKS COUNTY, GA.. TiJ L’JLSDA ' , A: ' /. !■ .. Meeks came off las!; Saturday. The ; decision of*ll;e board sustained the j termer by the commissioner; em-j powering the rigid, to botii leach en to teach the common school as' per law and' their contracts with the commissioner, McELPVE’S WNE OF CArtT'U) for Weak Nerves. lWAsr,v.ui * Jirsrr.-r vr Bodily health and rigor may be maintained as' easily iu the heat of tmmujsr, as thajvinter months, if the blood is purified and vitalized w.th Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Every parson who bae used this remedy has bgen greatly benefited. New York, Aug. 1,1559. —Edit- or Journal;—Dear friend, I arriv ed here yesterday eve, and will be gin a six weeks special course at the aboyo school this moraing. Pleaese address your paper to me at Post Graduate Medical School, Ns. 226, East 20ta Street, and oblige yours L. J. Sharp. as will be seen from the above, Dr. Sharp of Harmony Grove is in New York City undergoing a spe cial course of medicine. There is talk of another slore be ing started up here this fall. Some business ciu be done here. Homer don’t need a merchant that has to tun away from a railroad, It that merchant can’t hold his own with his brothers at a railroad station, he is pretty sorry and there is do badness ia him that will do any other commu nity much good. It was the pleasure of Mr. Idas Bowden and the writer to pay Col. John Hill a call Sunday evening, nothing mors pleasant than being in the pres euce of the old folks. In their words are wisdom. The young head will al wfiys find food for thought. Soma may think when the old become feeble they are but children. Not so; then and there the past life is portrayed in to one great channel of thought, and if you study well yon will find some thing grand and sublime in what the veterans have to say. As we walked out one evening last week, we met an old hen and her chicks going for tiie woods. We ask her how long she expected to remain. She said until Presby ten r was over. Wo went on furth er and met a razor-back, aad ask him where lie was going. lie said he was going down the country un- j til Presbytery was over. Vf e came. back by on i of the grave yards and met Col. ; we ask him what he meant coming from the tomb. He said, Well, I’m bothered. I have been laying here a number of years. I saw you *nd arise to tell you to tell them Presbyterian brethren to keep trffrn my grave. It is u uis grace to my posterity. Walter McKie was placed in jail Wednesday of last week, charged with s':? Ring seme goods fr the house of Henry Green, near Mays • ville, Mr, Green was absent from home at the time, and it is thought that sjc negro, IvicMie. inlen’e lto o ,tr.-..e ihe person of .Mrs. ( row .. or pro iably kill her and cr y our such . Mention upon other mem bers of tL. family, from the fact that an a;: was found standing at the bed. But Mrs, Green and the family had luckily gone to a neighbor's house to spend the night. The prints of his hands were found upon the bed, and sev eral matches were found lyiug on the floor, which had been struck. This, itself, is proof the negroe in tended rape and wanted to see iiis victim before he made the assault. Whoever heard of a negro wanting a light to steal by? Miss Anderson of South Carolina, was visiting Mrs. Green, and both were in the yard that evening as McKie went by, and he stared at Miss Anderson as far as he couid keep in sight. Whether from swamp land or stag nanc pool, or from tbe deadly gasses.ot city sewer#, malarial poisons aro tbe same. Ayer’s Ague Cure, taken ac cording to the directions, is warranted specific for malarial disorders. Coinniunieated, Dots From New Salem. The Sunday-school Celebration held at New Salem last Saturday, was largely attended; the schools were well represented. The ad dress by Mr. Hubert Estes was one ol the best we ever listened to/ he will certainly climb the ladder of fame and reach its topmost round, if he Jives—Mr. Joe Gunnells, jr., has a fine school at New Salem Academy.—The Barber band of Harmony Grove was out Saturday. We think they bid fair to be the finest musicians in the state; f lie music was splendid. —a certain young school teacher says there will be a marriage in Ihe neighbor hood of New Salem ere another six months rolls on. We wonder who the parties are, but guess it will be Wright, nevertheless; that’s the way the world goes.—Misses Richie Duke and Renna Thompson, two of Jefferson’s most bewitching and beautiful belles, have been spend ing some time with Miss Alia Pru itt. The tea party given in their honor at the residence ot Col. J • W. Pruitt’s last Saturday eve, was largely attended and enjoyed by all, especially Miss Lizzie Wood and Gip Stark. MisaW oodisbe.au tiful indeed, and the decided belie of Harmony Grove.—We aro hay ing fine rains and the prospects for a good crop was never better.— The protracted meeting will begin at Webb's Creek church next Fri day night, and will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Goode of Toccoa.— Everything round about Now Sa lem seems to be* flourishing, nd all the I pie areW.ili: hap py.—“We have met, wo have lov ed. we have parted,” and maids cf * foo.vtionaf, A{ji’ioultsirnl A:. I Minin" News- Jefferson, e'er we part, give, Oh, give me back my heart,” are all the songs that the boys sing this week. Cheer up. boys; they” will re turn some sweet day. Julius. Col. Johnson aaiuesyiiie, was Iu town this week. He came .. ver in the interest of the land sale of Tuesday. 'l'etegrapbie. New Orleau*. Aug. 5.—A bioo- y duel was fought yesterday momi- g near Cotton Port, between Harry Du cate and h<e son-in law, Ohaiies \ - rconr. There were about urty men present at the fight. The men ap proached each other and commenced filing. Loth men (ell. Ducaic war stiock iu tbe stomaoh with ..even hunk shot, making a lata) wound, w hile Ar mour’s knee was shattered by a rifle ball. The fight grew out of an alter cation at a ball the night before. Jackson, Miss.. Aug. s.—John L. Sullivan who was arrested uu a requi sition from Gov. Lowry, loaeheu tins place yesterday afternoon. There was such a rush to see .he slugger and such an appearance of a ovation that he tvas ordered to jaii ay the governor. If Sullivan is tried and convicted by a jury, the greatest punishment the court can inflict ia a year’s imprison ment in jail and a thousand and diaee’ tine. The least is a fine of five hun dred dollars. Cairo, Aug. s.—Gsn. Gran foil en gaged the Soudanese near To-ki to day and completely routed them. Wa del-Jami, the Soudanese leader, was killed The Arabs’ ions wag 1 500 killed arid wounded. The Egypt.a a loss was slight. Besides Wad el Jurni, the slain a the Arab side include twelve emirs and nearly all the fighting men. Fif ty standards were captured by the Egyptians. Gen. Grenfell rnarcbed out of Toski at 5 o’clock this morning with a strong reconnoitring force of eayalry and cam old and advanced dose to the Arab camp. Making a feint of retreating, liß drew the whole of Wad si Jmni’s force to a phut within four miles of Juski. Here the Egyptian Infantry was held in readiness tor an attack, and a general action was at once begun; the Soudanese made a gallant defense, buc were driven from hill to hill. Tbo Egyptian cavalry a succession of effective charges, in which Wadal-Ju mi and emirs were killed. After seven hours of hard fighting the dervishes were completely routed. Gunboats are following the scattered remnants oi the Aiab toice along the river. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. s.—The southbound Fort Worth and Denver mail and express train was robned by six masked men at 2 e’clcck yesterday morning, between Cheyenne aad Tas eusa, Texas, about 375 miles from. Fort Worth. The passenger coaches were detached from the locomotive ana the engineer forced to puli his engine ahead a few yards and then walk back and force the express ear open with a pick, Express Messenger Marse real izing lisa situation, concealed all the express packages and put out the light, and the thieves secured but three packages, which was but a small por tion of what was in the car. The mail agent was next com palled to open his car, and the mail in ,tier was rearched for valuables. The mail agent bid most of the valuable rtg. .ter od packages, and the entire s.wn of money secured in both cars wifi not exceed $2,000. The passengers were not molested. After the robbery the bandits ordered tfie engineer to pull out, uud fired a parting shot at the Rain. NO. 34.