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TECE! POST. • WEDNESDAY, MAY -28, 1870. R. L. HICKS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. The I tights oi’Grand Juries. We desire to cull the attention of the Grand jury and Uie citizens gen erally of Laurens county to wlint the An "(Hi a Chronicled: Sentinel lias to nay concerning tlio rights of Cl rand juries, Tliut paper says ; For the third time this year in Georgia a Grand jury law Iicen'denied the right to poos upon public affairs. Judge McCulehen, of the Blue Ridge Circuit presentments of a Grand jury; Jmlgt Wright, of the Albany Circuit, the ungi win the lirst Judge who the power to suppress the ‘ > ne second; nml, we regret lhat it is so, Judge Simmons, of the Macon Cir cuit, Ibe third. The lirst two awes have already been discussed in these columns. The lust is perhaps the worst of all. A tew days ago the G rand jury of Mibb, having some of the best citizens of the county among its members, made tlio following pre sentments: “Wo believe it to bo an imperative duty wo owe our county to call the attention of the officers of this coun ty to an evil which can, by * their united efforls, bo abated to u groat degree. Wo have referred to the vast amount of time which law usu ally been consumed in tlio trial of civil and criminal eases. Tlui history of Bibb Superior court for the past fourteen yeuis is a repetition of the sumo story. Many days have been wasted in the procurement of juries, adjournments after adjournments have boon ordered, simply because eases set for trial wore not roadv, uhd oases have boon continued from tot in to term on the most frivolous pre texts, and when they were finally put upon trial many tedious hours and weary days have been consigned in long, verbose and too often irrelevant speeches of badly prepared conn .el, who spun out the eases almost be yond the point of endurance to the afflicted hut helpless jurymen, and then too often the jury itself, after retiring for a day or two in consulta tion, return to tlio court room mi.I stultify thomsclves by reporting they cannot agree. Wo charge no one specially with the blame in this seri ous matter, hut tlio business men of our county have boon thoroughly disgusted with the seoniing puerile maimer of conducting the court. Wo reiterate and emphasize tlio re quest of our hist Grand jury, and .bog our now Judge to join m our earnest endeavors to alter and correct all these abuses. Wo slmll extend him our cordial assistance and best wishes, and will gladly aid him in carrying into effect the good work so lumpily inaugurated by him.” The reading of those presentments caused an unusual and unseemly ex hibition on the part of the lawyers. Ono of them immediately .moved that the objectionable mutter lie stricken out; another “feelingly vin dicated t he memories of the' dead Judges;” another suggested that the members of the Grand jury be lined for onntompt; and still another re duced this suggestion to practice by asking tlio court to take into consid eration the question whether a rule nm would he granted requiring the jurors to show cause why they should not be lined. The Judge reserved his decision until the next day, when ho unmmnoed that he would not grant the rule, but that he would order the omission from the minutes of tint portion of the presentments which we have quoted above. We do not hesitate to say that, this net of Judge Simmons was arbitrary and improper. Taken in connection with the other assaults made upon the the rights and privileges of Grand juries by the judiciary wo shall be greatly surprised if it. does not cause such legislation to bo enacted'as will effectually prevent similar high handed proceedings in the future. The evil t hat tlio grand Jury com plained of was ono which it is their duty to notice—the tmto and money consumed in litigation unnecessarily. The evil is one not peculiar to BiUb. Every largo county in the State is made to pay annuallv a very grout amount for ’what nro known its court expenses. This money must be mis cd bv taxation, and it is the right and duty of Grand jnrios toascortnin the eansoof the mischief and suggest a remedy. Tho Grand jury of Bibli found the sessions of tlio Superior Court had boon prolonged an unrea sonable time since the war. through t lie fault of judges and lawyers, and they stated the shortcomings of those parties briefly ana forcibly. The lowyc s who were so swift to clamor for the punishment of tho jury sim ply nuulo themselves ridiculous. Luwyor* nro officers ot the court, and ore as legitimate objects of cen sure as the Sheriff or the Clerk. In our opinion Judge Simmons greatly transcended his power when no re fused to allow that portion of the presentments which we have quoted to be entered upon tho minutes. The entcriug of the presentments of a Grand jury upon the minutes of a court is not a matter of favor which die .lodge may grant or refuse, hut a right which he lias no authority to deny. The Grand jury were as fully authorized to comment upon the de lay and expense tendering the ad ministration of justice os they had to report upon flic condition of the poor house and the jail. Wc go further and say that they had the right to take notice of tho conduct of tho Judge uikjii the bench, if they deemed it deserving censure. There are those who seem to think that the power of a Grand jury is limited to considering bills of indictment and passing upon the condition of roads and bridges and county institutions. This is a groat mistake. Grand ju rors may take such nofice as- they think proper of all public affairs. They have done this since the time of James the Second? and it is too late for American Judges to attempt to restrict their investigations. As the Chronicle lias stated before, the Grand juries of Georgia played a U iromincnt part in the rescue of the Rate from the rule of Radicalism. During every spring and autumn riding tlieso grand inquests of the country nresented the corruption of Bullock's administration, and Bill- lock’s Judges, who sat upon the bench, did not dare to say that these present incuts should be stricken our, or refused a place on tlio minutes of tlio courts. Grand jurors havo tlio sumo right now to pass upon the official acts of public men, and upon all matters of goneral interest. At nearly every term of tho court they consider State matters, recommend ing the passage of such legislation as they think necessary, or tho repeal of such as they believo injurious. Judges have no right to control their discretion in presenting public griev ances, and tho sooner this is made clear the better. The ucts of Judge McOiJpchon, Wright and Simmons indicate that the privileges of Grand juries should receive tho protection of a special statute. If this bo the case, the duty of the legislature is plain, and should not bo nvndcd or delayed. Our Grand jury could not do bet ter than to incorporate in their next goneral presentments the above ex tract from tlio presentments of tho Bibb county Grand jury. A Pretty Heiress Murries a Black Negro. "Pittsburg, May 17.—Tho little town of Beaver, which is one of the suburbs of this city, is iu a terrible state of excitement. Ono of the prettiest, wealthiest, best known and really accomplished yofmg ladies of the town left,her father’s house and deliberately married a negro, who is as ugly and ignorant as ho is black. For some time past Miss Annie Mason Imd given her parents a great deal of trouble by her reck less, wayward conduct, but being an only daughter was spoiled by indul gence. Her father is-United States storekeeper in Indiana county, but lives ill Beaver and is wealthy. Her uncle is ex-C'hief Justice Daniel Agnew, of tho supreme court; ami the family is really one of the best 'll this part of tho slate. Mrs. George Jones, lately Miss Annie Miron, is twenty years old, is sym metrical)' formed and is u brunette with largo eyes and an exceedingly pretty faeo. She hud a quarrel with her parents on Wednesday night, and early t he next, morning she loft her home and mot George Jones, a coarse, illiterate, negro coal digger, by an appointment which she had made by sumo unknown means during the night. At 6 o’elook in tho morning Jones and another ne gro, accompanied by Miss Mason, wont, to Rochester, which is about a mile from Beaver, and hurried to the bouse of a colored clergyman, who married Jones to Miss Mason in pros cnee of a couple of white men, who were called in to^ act as witnesses. Tho couple then took tho train back to Beaver, where Jones birod a room in a small house, which has only throe rooms in it, two of which wore al ready occupied by negro families. Tlif reckless gill sont homo for her trunk, piano and some of tho ormv moots from her room, and this was tho first intimation her mother hud of the marriage. Her mother tried to pursuude her daughter to return to hoi' home, but she refused. Her father is not at borne, and knows nothing as yet of tho affair. It is not known how Miss Mason became acquainted with Jones, or whore she over met him. Throats are openly made by the young men of Beavor of tarring and feathering Jones and driving him out of the town, but up to tho present time uotliing has been done, and Mr. aud Mrs. Jones are living in their squalid, foul-airod, tiny room, while tho wayward girl’s mother is lying at her clegaut home crazy with brain fever brought on by Annie’s conduct. VANCE’S ADVANCE. The State S. S. Association. He Takes the Senate by the Ear. Washington, May 19.—The Sen ate resumed the consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial ap propriation bill. It was agreed to take u vote on the so-called political part of the bill ut 4 o’clock to-mor row. Mr. Blaine spoke ut consider able length, taking ground against state rights, and was followed by Mr. Vance. He, also, spoke of the sys tem of education in southern schools as being of an invidious character, and quoted from school books to show that such was tho fact. Mr. Vance suid he was requested to state a fact, which was, also, within his own knowledge, that the partisan school literature spoken of by Mr. Blaine is non-existent. During the war a few such works circulated, but since then no southern child had ever seen one. No measure advocated by southorn men, said Mr. Vance, has a fair hearing in this body. The fact that it is upheld by them, is the sig nal for reviving old issues, not perti nent to the question. He thought it essential to a proper consideration of this bill that it be discussed On its merits, but the arguments of its oppo nents wore there party denunciations. If this was an action at law, and such answers to tho complaint wore filed, they would bo rejected as frivolous. Mr. Vance made a very earnest de mand that proper respect be given to southern representatives and com mented on tho republican logic con cerning free elections, which was: “Elections slmll be free, if we have to surround tho pulls with bayonets. They shall be according to state laws, if wo have to ovoruwo tlio civil au thorities by force to lmvo our way. They shall bo pure, if it takes John Davouport and every criminal in our cities to manage and give them puri ty. They shall bo conducted with out tho appearance of violence, if ar tillery has to he trained on every bal lot-box; and they shall bo fair, if we have to arrest every man offering to vote the democratic ticket. Unless wo can use tho army at tho polls to count hi the next president, wo will abandon tho defences of tho country.” i . /. V ■ '■ Vy i State Sunday School Convention •—ltailroad A urn ugc meat. Ok fide; Georgia State S. S. A., I Atl v’nta, Ga., May 13, ’79. ) Eds. Telegraph & Messenger : —Please publish tlio following rail road- rates for the benefit of the delegates to the Georgia State Sun day School Association, soon to meet in Macon: 1. Tlio Western ami Atlantic will pass delegates for one f«»ro, they hav ing return tickets at the office of starting, to be endorsed by the Sec- rotary, certifying that tho holders of tho same were iu attendance at the 8Gss : on. 2. The Atlanta and Charlotte Air- Lino, the Atlanta and West Point, the Central (and its brunches), tho Atlantic and Gulf, tho Macon and Brunswick ami the Romo railroads will pass delegates for one faro, to bo returned on certificate of President Secretary. 3. Tlio Georgia railroad will sell round trip tickets at throe cents per mile. 4. On the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama- railroads, Mr. Wad- ley refuses to give any reduction. W. A. Candler, Seo’y. Georgia papers please copy. Johnson Items. Prof. O. W. Sample’s examination comes off noxt Friday. Col. A. F. Daley 1ms commenced building a tine honso in Wrightsx illo on tho McWhorter lot. Mrs. Bradshaw, of Johnson conn ty, Ims cabbage Mint measures throe foot across and heading nicely, sIiq. also has onions that measure six inches in diameter. Little John Smith, son of W. J. M. Smith, eight ven«f old, made a ladies' dress on tlirsewing machine hut We*.«d»>T. $ Jim Laveignc, of Sandersville, was J iu Wrightsvillo last Thursday with a load of tin for §alo. The following letter explains it self: * Macon, Ga., May 10, 1879. Editor, Pont: Will you not, through the columns of your excellent pajier, call attention of the Sundav School people of your section to the approaching meeting of the State Sunday School Associa tion, which meets in-Macon May 30, 31 and June 1? The State associa tion is composed of one delegate for every three hundred, or fraction of tht-ec hundred, members of Sunday schools composing county association's and in counties where no'orgunizution exists, two delegates for every repre sentative to which the oounty is entitled in the General Assembly of the State. The object of tlio association is to promote the prosperity and efficiency of tho Sunday schools of Georgia, and it is to be hoped that the schools of our immediate section may reap a huge blessing by having the meeting in our midst. Arrangements are being made for the ample accommo dation of a large delegation, and we would he glad to see your section well represented. Ask your people to bo sure to send delegates. Very respectfully, R. F. Barden. Tho Rev. Joseph M. Wood of Wrightsvillo is agmn able to be out. Johnson farmers have had a fine time for killing their grass for the last week. Mrs. A. T. Linder still continues pretty sick. Condor, Ga., Mav 2Gth, 1879. Ed. Pont : The .Second Quarterly Conference of tlio Dublin Circuit, notice of which was given in the Post, convened at Gotli8emane on the 24th and 25b insj. ’Twas not my privilege to be present at Love Feast on Sunday, 1 ut 1 reached tho place of worship in time to hoar the close of the Sabbath School address by J. D. Anthony, Pres, elder, which was a rare treat. After an intermission of fifteen min utes, the morning services were opened with prayer by Rev. T. VV. Johnson. Elder Anthony then pro ceeded to deliver the grandest ser mon we ever heard. IIis text was Hebrews 11th chapter and 24 to 20 verses inclusive—-tlio life and char acter of Moses. For more than an hour he Imd the moot attentive au dience we ever saw. Tlio sermon was a master piece of eloquence and the poem the “burial of Moses” was indeed sublime. We do not remem ber on any occasion to have seen such a large congregation, Every seat was packed and the aisles full. We no ticed a good many Dublinites. Condor Items. F. C. Adams,lias swapped off his cunning horse again. Beachani doesn’t allow a -negro to say “all right” when he tells huh he has a whipping for him* D. J. Smith of Bartow and N. N. Durden of Emanuel county, attend ed the Conference. Tho shelter an uhd Mr. J. F. Ful ler’s screw giivo way and fell on a calm day recently. The hail-storm of the 17th was very in severe in Woodville, three miles south east of here. Cotton was beaten down and even chickens killed. Tennessee bonds are rising. Gov. Colquitt delivered a Sunday School address bust week in Brook lyn. Capital punishment has been re stored in Switzerland by a popular vote of the people. It is to ho feared from tlio latest Washington news that the duty on quinine will not be removed this summer. Vieto Hugo, writing of the pro posed re-establishment of the death penalty in Switzerland, says: “To retain the scaffold signifies barba rism; to re-establish it would he im becility.” Tho Enterprise has learned that the pliruse “Bucket Letters” origi nated in tho writing of certain let ters to President Harrison by Davi Holt, of Pulaski county, over the nom de plume, Bucket. Tho London World affirms that tho youngest sou of tho queen. Prince Leopold, has just sent an of fer of marriage to tho Princess Marie of Hanover, for whom his brother, the duke of Connaught, \Vj.s an unsuc cessful suitor. * The Appeal gives the particulars of the horrible death of Mr. Cass Wood which occurred seven miles from Invinton a few days ago. While riding a mule with plowgear on home from tho Hold, the mule throw him to the gronnd, broke his neck, and his foot gating entangled in ono of tho traces, he was whirled and drag ged around until tho back of his head was beaten to a jelly, ono eye torn out, an arm broken in two places aud his fuco and body terribly mangled. Persons Who contemplate visiting Macon arc re- spectfvlly invited to call at the BOOK, STATIONERY & ART STORE J3j. jd. ir-vhoi, And examine the most complete stock of Picture Frames, Pictures, and General Fancy Goods^. To lie found in the State. PICTURE FRAMES of any shape or size made to order. Measure your pictures and call or write for estimates. We keep in stock every description of Artists 9 Materials AI.SO Violins, Guitars, Sheet Music, Music Books, School Books, Gaines, Toys, In short, a perfect variety etock. Write for descripiive circulars of my stock. E3T* Remember the place. ,g1 F. D. IRVINE, 9 Cotton Avenue, (Building with Flags,) MACON, GA. A Great Opportunity! A First-Class Sewing Machine, On a highly ornamented Iron Stnnd and Treadle, with highly polished Walnut Top and Drawer and Self adjusting attachments to do all kinds of work, delivered on re ceipt of Twenty Five Dollars in Cash, at any railroad depot in the United States, 5®“FREE OF CHARGE, No such ma chines were ever before offered et this l.qw imuce, and for all kinds of family sewing THEY HAVE NO EQUAL. They will do more work with greater rapidity, more ease of management and less fatigue to the operator than any other machine in the market. Every machine-warranted for 8 years. Sewing machine agents and all persons out of employment, male and fe male, will find tliis a splendid opportunity to engage iu a profitable business. Send for a Circular. Centennial Machine Co., Lim’d, 729 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. may 28-tf W. F. GEFFCKEN, Buggy IMIeilkieir*. Building and Repairing done to Order. All work entrusted to me Neatly and Promptly executed at pri ces to suit the times. Shop on south \ east corner Court House Square. Cull and sec. jnne 20, ly An $800 Place for $450 Cash or $500 Half Cash. S ITUATED IN THE TOWN OF Dublin. Qood Buildiugs and 12 acres FRESH LAND under good fence. A quarter of mile from Court House. Apply to me at once.. A. CHAVOUS. * Or, M. L. JONES. Notice. Treasurer’s Office, Johnson county, April 28, 1879. My office will be open in the northwest corner of the Court House the Second and Fourth Saturdays in each month for the purpose of transacting county business. JOHN M. HIGHTOWER, 57-4t County Treasurer. 10.000 NAMES of residents wanted. For 25 names and 25 cents we will send you a tine silk' handker chief, every thread silk, regular price, 1.00, G. W Foster * Co., 125 Clark St., Chicago, IU. Alar, 19-(5m AKE YOU DKY? If so, go to see Wash Baker, at his first-class Satoon on Beech St., where he keeps constantly on hand, and for sale. Wines, Whiskeys, Brandies Beer, Cider. Champagne, And in fact, everything in the shape of Liquors and Drinks to be found iu a first- class Saloon. ALSO TOBACCO, CIGARS ETC. Give me a call and von shall be convinc ed. WASH BAKER Sept. 18-tf.Cochran Ga. Pure, Fresh Drugs • —AT— J. W. Peacock & Co.’s. Also a full line of the most popular PATENT MEDICINES Also a good stock of the finest quality of Letter paper, Legal Cap, Fool’s Cap, Note paper, Fancy Box paper, Envelopes (all siz es), Pens, Inks, Blank Books Pencils (Dixon’s American Graphite), Eraser: Pencil Protectors, (with calendar), Magic Inkstands, Perfumery xvith Ocean Spray apparatus, Black- iug, Blacking Brushes, Indelible Ink, Syringes, Glass Cutters, &c., &c. :NOTE WELL.: We buy for cash and get the best rates ; we sell for cash and take no risks: conse quently we can afford to sell at very low prices. We keep no account book and do no credit business—not even for “a day or two.” Our motto shall he Square and Honest Dealing with all. Call and examine our goods and prices. Physic can be had at any hour of the night, and Sundays, by calling for the senior part ner at the Troup House. 514-tf wm. a. TEVftffiSPfT jrm W"eler 3 —AND— Practical Watchmaker, DUBLIN, GEORGIA, Offers his services to the citizens of Laurens and adjoining counties. All work warranted and charges reasonable. Call on mo ai the Tin Shop. |}7-tf ESTABLISHED IN 1850. CABHART & CORD Importers and Jobbers, of Foreign and Domestic Hardware, CUTLERY AND GUNS. AGRICULTURAL LVFJ FA I NT 8 IRON, STEEL AND Carriage Makers’ Materials. -AGENTS fur— FAIliRANK'S STANDARD SCALES. CIb-ei?r'^r S"t- UVUaCOICL. : : C rEb- jan22 1879 ly The Strtilting House, TOOMSBORO, GA. tot 0. II. L. STRUBING Proprietor t«t Thanking the Public for tlieir liberal patronage in the pnst, I respectfully ask a continuance of tlio same. My House is near the Depot and first-class in ail its appointments. Good Conveyance Always in readiness to accommodate the T raveling Public who may wisii to go from Toomsboro to Difbliu or any other point. B. L* Willingham, COTTON FACTOR, SECOND ST. - - MACON, GA. BRING ME YOUR COTTON AND I WILL PLEASE YOU. SSTOppositc J. W. Burke & Co.’s Book Stor^jau22, '79, ly NOTICE. WE, the undersigned, wish to call the attention of the Gin owners to the fact that we are amply prepared to repay- their Gins at their gin houses, and do respect fully solicit their patronage. Any one desiring work done will please inform us at Dublin P. O., and they will receive our attention immediately. We will remain in this place six days from this date. Anderson & J. T. Goodwin. Mav 28,1879-it From all parts of the country, reports come of the immense sales and increasing demand for that dcservingly popular Sew ing Macliiue, The Old and Reliable “Stan dard,” the price of which the proprietors wisely reduced to $20, including all the attachments, and at once secured fo- them a popularity among the people, far beyond that ever yet attained by any other machine at any price, the consequence of which is, agents arc leaving the old high priced ma chines, and seeking territory for the "Stan dard.” Knowing from experience that with the best goods at the lowest price they can outsell all other machines, where the superior quality and low’ price is made known. This splendid machine combines all the improvements. Is far ahead of all others in beauty and durability of its work, ease of management, light running and certainty of operation, is sensibly made upon sound principles, with positive working parts all steel, and can be safely g ut down ns the perfection of a Serviceable buttle Double Thread Sew’ing Machine, in every particular, that will outlast any machine, and at. a price far dowm below any other. It is thoroughly warranted for ment of the bill. We can predict equally as large a demand for them in this section as in others. Families desiring the liest machine manufactured should write direct to the factory. And enterprising persons wishing to seize the chance should apply for so desirable an agency. See advertise-, tisement in another part of-this paper. Address, Standard Machine Co., Cor. Broadway and Ciioton Place, New Yoik. feb5 7‘J-tf