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Cos iii 111 ii nic u. t e and. For the Observe:: —It is now just fourteen years since I arrived in Geor gia. As 1 crossed the line of Raburn Gap, I overtook an old hunter, dress ed in homespun and carrying a long rifle. “What mout your name be?” said be. When he had learned ray name and destination, and place of ray nativity, be seeired content. I theu inquired about game, aud heard in re ply that there was “a power o’ deer in the mountains, ’specially tbeNautoho la.” I spout the first night in Geor gia with a Mr. Dillard, two miles this side of Raburn Gap. In the morning I heard my host direct his son to car ry uiv horse to water. Of comae I watched the process, but found that the boy did not shoulder my horse. My next stopping place was at the Ruck Horn tavern, then presided over by my lamented friend Dr. Cox and his wife. I think 1 never mot a more intelligent man than Dr. Cox; almost an encyclopedia. My stay at his hotel was made very pleasant, and no doubt did much towards influencing me to eettle in Banks county. Myfiist resi dence in this connty was with my gen ial good hearted friend Charles Waf ford. 1 remember that some time af ter my advent into Banks, I thought lessly commenced singing the ve r y pop ular Northern song, “John Brown’s body lies mouldering in the grove,* ’ when be very suddenly put a quietude on my musio, by reminding me that I wasn’t in Ohio, and that John Biown was huDg for murder and treason and that in future I had better let him lie and moulder, but that Harriet would loan me a Baptist hymn book, if there was any danger of a further oveiflow of harmony. I have never had any mnsical aspirations since. 1 soon be came aware that the very poor folks were nearly all sick and had wonder ful capacious stomachs for medicine. Didn’t care for expense, and that scarcely any others ever employed me. I soon found that Fiankliu’s maxim applied Well, “always taking out of the meal tub and never patting in, soon comes to the bottom.l came to the bottom. I may have some stores laid up in the other world, but I have long despaired of getting re muneration in this. I have always fancied that I wa6 a judge of human nature; that my esti mate at first sight was correct. I re member the first time that I saw Judge Win. 0. Moss, I pronounced him a surly, crabbed, old fellow, and never changed my opinion until I boarded with his family. I then learned that he wouldn’t throw a stone at a dog; and that he was as meek as Moses. His was the second family that 1 board ed with in Banks; one of the pleasant- est and most agreeable that it has been my lot to witness. I could have en joyed living there always, but fate or dered otherwise. 1 again changed my looation with the intent of being near the center of my piactioe. Went furth erand fared worse. My first acquaint ance with my good old friend K. L. Hooper, was in December 1874. He was then notary publio. I called on him for a warrant for some negroes, that had boeu cutting up one of thoir fellows—found him a little nervons-- did the writing myself; thought him a good subject for the exercise of my missionary proclivities, although a very genial and hospitable man. Long years afterwards, he told me that bis first impression of me was, that I was a reformed drunkard, and that the on ly reason he did not, at that time,offer me a dram, was that he did not wish to again start me on the downward road. So much for first impressions I have always found him my true friend, both in good report and eTi), and I sinoerely hope that he may live to be a hundred years old and never get norvous again, and that instead of falling from the ledge of rook or any other downward process, he may be borne upward to the oelestial kingdom, where exact justice will always be rendered, even in the absence of an at torney. Having now lived long enough with this people to know them, I will frank ly say that 1 believe no better lives on earth. 1 have found them always charitable, self-sacrificing and kind in sickness, and particularly sympathiz ing and helpful to the and distressed. 1 shall never foget the kind, intelligent and efficient services of my good friend Thos. B. Griffin, during last winter’s epidemic of ty phoid fever. He was ’ever fonmi where danger was imminent and 1 al most know that some lives were paved through his efticieat aid. 1 expect to always here, die here, and be bur ied among this people, aud my great est wish is that 1 un.ay be m >re de serving in future, aud that 1 may be able to reciprocate, at least, in part fi r the tnauy bouetits that 1 have received Taos. Hayden. Raleigh, N C , July HI --The man who has been under arrest here for a month past for Sco t P-r ain, wife and Child murderer of thiiteen year* ago, was released from jail tlbs morning. The district solicitor has been cor responding for some time past with a view to establishing the identity o' the prisoner and at last leceived letters from United States army olficers which conclusively prove that he was not Partain. The case was one of the most pecu liar on record. His resemblance to Partain made it impossible for his old acquaiutanees to sweat that it was not him, and the presence of marks an and soars, like those known to have mark ed Partain, made the matter still more difficnlt. He is identified aa Robert Lee, who was in the Fifth united states artillery in 1875 and some time afterwards. Liberal, Kan., July 8.1.-—Gen. My ers and Attorney General Bradford, arrived here Sunday afternoon, and soon started for Stevens county to pre vnt the bloodshed, and presumably to arrest the parties who killed Sheriff Cross and his deputies. The distillery of the Moore Brothers in Cherokee.county was burued down Tuesday night, entailing a lose of S3OO ! A spark was the oanse, it is thought, and the flame soon ignited. FREE TO ALL. Call at the Store of General Mer chandise & Plantation Supplies, Dry Goods, Notions, Q.'Au&U-, Flour and Meat, Sugar and Coflee, for Cash, or Country Produce Taken in Exchange at Highest Market Price. \V, C. J. GARRISON, Homer, Georgia. Cheap Dash Store. ws, *2), ’feovw'v, General Merchandise & Plantation SUPPLIES, DRYGOODS& NOTIONS. Keep on hand a full stock of Groceries, Flour, Meal. Meat, Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Molases, Tobacco and Cigars. Country Produc# Tak# in Exchange at Highest Market Price. When in town call in. Notions and Groceries* J. E. STEPHENS, HOMER, GA. A Nice Line of Confectioneries, Country Produca Takan in Exahanga at Mighaet Markat priaaa.