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sltc §ucuu Iteta LOCAL DEPARTMENT. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20th, 1875. —A disease, similar to the opizoo ty, is spreading among the horses of Marion county. On Saturday last ive noticed several suffering from it. Care should betaken that those nt affected with it be kept from contact with those that are. —Our citizens Lave returned from the Fair, somewhat disappointed. From all accounts, it must have been considerably inferior to the Fairs of previous years. —Rev. W. J. Short, of this coun ty, occupied the Methodise pulpit in Buena Vista, on Sunday morning. His sermon was practical and well timed, and was listened to with ear nest attention. —lt would be greatly to the inter est of the merchants of Geneva to give the Argus a liberal patronage. A farmer, who plants extensively, informed us that he liked Win. 0. Paschal’s advertisement, and intend ed making it a point to sell him all of his cotton. The planter was not personally acquainted with Mr. Pas chal, but through the influence of that small advertisement, he will sell him as many as fifty or more bales. In securing thi -one customer, Mr. Paschal has made a heavy per cent, on the cost of the advertisement. —A Marion county hog recently followed a wagon to Columbus, slept with it all night, and followed the driver about the streets, just as a dog would follow its owner. How is this for a domestic hog ? —Talk about Marion county coni, Marion county potatoes, and Marion county rattlesnakes ! That is not all that some Marion county farmers raise in abundance. There is one in the Glen Alta community who has been the father of seventeen children. He has nine daughters at home, and it takes over a hundred yards of cal ico to go round. Worse than that (or perhaps better), another is the happj sire of twenty-three children. How is that on children ? Next 1 —Mr. N. T. Fowler is agent for the Buena Vista Argus, and is duly authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions to the same. We hope that ail who want a good paper, who cannot see us, wiil give him their names with the money. He is work ing for an institution that needis help. We are doing all we can to aid it, and we sincerely desire the public to do likewise. —We notice witli pride that our young men are laboring in a good cause, and the young ladies are en couraging them as well as they can. Even the Judge seems inclined to drop out of single harness. —Just think of a city a hundred ami eighty thousand years old ! Read the article on the outside, under the title of “Prehistoric America.” —There is no doubt existing in our mind but that Buena Vista is one of the healthiest towns in the State of Georgia. —Do you suppose that this place is going down ? Just undeceive your self a little by calling in at Mr. M Hair’s, and pricing his new goods. —We have one of the most orderly towns anywhere, and it is owing to the fact that we have a Town Coun cil that is not to be excelled by any Council we have yet had the pleasure of meeting up with. —Farmer, you know to your sor row, that you Lave been getting poorer for several years past. You know, also, that this has been caused by buying your supplies, at high pri ces, from the Western market. The best plan is to raise your supplies at home. Next week, we have been told, is the best time to sow small grain. Our advice is, sow plenty of it. If you don’t mind, being busy getting your cotton ready for market, you will neglect it, and you may b ffer seriously from such. neglect, jiext summer. PUBLIC MEETING CALLED. To Discuss tho School Qiestion. The chairman of the Board Of Tms • toes of tho Rucna Viita Academy, requests us to announce that a pub lic meeting will bo held in the Court House, on Tuesday evening next, at 3 o’clock for the purpose of taking the educational interests of Buena Vista and vicinity into consideration. Several important matters connected with the school will ho brought be fore the meeting, and a full attend ance is earnestly desired. The citizens of Buena Vista and vicinity, especially the patrons of the school, are invited to come out to the Court House on Tuesday evening next, at 3 o’clock, and take a per sonal interest in tho business to be brought before that meeting. The educational interests are un doubtedly the most important that can be brought before this communi ty, because it affects the welfare of the rising generation, the future cit izens of the county. In the educa tion of the children rests the future weal or woe of the country. Committed- A knife which cuts both ways is a dangerous tool. Principles are some times more hurtful in their charac teristic wanderings, than double edged knives, and often the thrust in tended to injure an accused party, in being warded off, is made to inflict a life-long injury to the person giv ing the thrust. Such was the case on last Monday with a Mr. Eldridge Wilson a colored gent whose freedom and civil rights had been ignored, as he affirmed, by a Mr. James Mathis a white man, by bestowing upon his (Wilson’s - ) lord ships back a sound thrashing. The case seems to be this. On or about the 30tli of August last, when Mr. Mathis was absent from home, on business, Mr. Wilson, feeling his civil greatness, and social value, de cided to enter the room of Mrs. Math is and then and there asserted his privi-leges by committing anassauit with intent to rape. The next day, on the return of Mr. Mathis his moth er informed him of the ofiense and the party commit ing it. Whereup on Mathis in company wit’u ano.her gentleman, started in search of the midnight prowler, with a view of ta king him to an officer, whose duty it was to safely keep him until he could be tried. They came upon him when he refused to be arrested, and re ceived a few heavy blows with a stick. But these only increased his determination of escape, and he got away. They followed until he was overtaken again at Dr. McMichael’s where he was retaken and started back to Buena Vista. On the way here, while all the party except Mr. Mathis and his criminal, were at dinner at Mr. Irwin Jordans, the guilty wreicli, fearing the terrors of the law, proposed to Mr. Mathis that if he (Mathis) alone would whip him (Wilson) and be satisfied, and not enforce the laws against him, that he might whip him as much and as long as he wanted, if it amounted to one thousand lashes. Wilson fur ther agreed that after taking the whipping he would leave the State. All the parties after consultation, decided that it would be Letter for the criminal, Mathis and his family to accept the culprit’s proposition. And the judgment was executed in stantly. Wilson complied with his part of the self proposed arrange ment, until recently when having been perhaps upbraided for degrad ing unmanlincss, determined to at tone for the self imposed degration, by having Mathis arrested. Mathis was therefore tried on Monday, and Dound over under a bond of $l5O. Judge Butt counsel for the defense finding abundant evidence against the wicked d.ffamer, and having seen his perjury in seveial points on the stand, asked tho court to hold him until lie could write out a war i ant for his arrest. The court refu sing to hold him a sufiicieut time Judge Butt on his own motion order ed the bailiff to hold him. He wa s arrested and arraigned before Ids Honor .Judge Butt, who sent him to jail in default of Bond, until Satur day at 10 oclok A. M. when his case will be heard. Business Outlook. In this issue will bo found the ad vertisement of Mr. M. lia r an old and well informed merchant, who proposes to add his energies to the already active business of Buena Vista. He is now receiving a complete well selected, well adapted, stock of i. erchandize, in which gentlemen or ladies can adorn the lAad, body, or feet in the highest style of fashion, and utility. Nor has he forgot table luxuries, for there you can find pure, and first class groceries to supply the wants of the inner man. His stock is varied and first class. Ilis shoes arc very fine. His goods are for sale and he says, if he “can riot sell them to ourpeoplo cheaper than they have bought for years, he intends they shall buy them very cheaply from others. He does not know, nor care how low others have bought, nor what they paid, his proposition is to sell as low as the lowest. We ad. vise our friends to call ami see him, and make him show his faith by his works. McMichael & Ntevens are now opening a large and well selected lot. of Staple Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Ilats, Family Groceries, &c. which they propose to sell at bottom prices Call and see them at your earliest op-® portunity, and you will be amply re paid for the trouble. —Doc Bridges, who it will he remembered was indicted in the United Statet court for perjury, in swearing out warrants against a number of persons in this county for violating the enforcement act, is in jail in Savannah, and ill be tried at the November term of tho —Cuthbert Appeal. ir?„ m K’wjef ffWfFffi IP w riii* w* tv ffr-T's-. t f%. .£I&4 i§ JltJL,®'* Jfu.-... iULjL Jy&§ f-_/ a- 'v,i’C*jrjK '<**? ■w—.c—. w\..vs4*&&swJ7 V< ~EF'cr3~a!i I am now receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of FAIL | WfflflE G9OFS. Which I will sell at greatly RDDUCED TRICES. My Stock consists of STAPLE and FANCY DRY GOODS, HATS BOOTS. SHOES, FAMILY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, NOTIONS, &0 aud has been bought with sTEUIAL REFERENCE to the wants and FIIMOIAL {JOSfBHfOS of the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT anywhere in any regular ltouse. Having bought them in person, I ata prepared to sell AS LOW AS TOE LOWEST. AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST. AND WILL M&T MM WMWMM,BB2sB Calico Bto 10; Soda 12 pounds to the dollar; Genuine Collins Axe, $1.25; and other goods in proportion. o>esb One, All, n;I Se© cSsc.jig* cmba to© snM In Buei a Via It I mm:. ii ai. Buena vista, Georgia, October I&<P*s. ENCOURAGE HOME ENTERPRISE The people of Ihs county have helped to erect some magnificent brick edifices at Americas. Why not build some at homo, and thereby enhance tho value of your own prop erty. We propose to place it in your power to do so. How, do you ask ? By selling you anything and every thing in the Dry Goods and Groce ry line just as cheap as the same can be bought in Ann ricus. is this an impossibility? By no means. With equal facilities and less expenses, we can do it, and our word for it ice will. We could enumerate articles and prices, but prefer to shew yon the goods, then give us a trial and be your own judges. Help us ami we will help you, and we promise most faithfully that our help will not drive you into bank ruptcy and ruin. Respectfully. McMichael & Stevens. October 15, J 875. Fourth Quarterly Meeting of the Glen Ai.ta Circuit.—We have received the following notice for pub lication: “The fourth Quart rly meeting for Glen Alta Circuit will be held at New Bethel Church Saturday and Sunday, November 6th and 7 1 h. Pastors, Secretaries, Stewards, Trustees, Ac. will please proceed to arrange the business, collecting statistics and as sessments, and lie ready to make a full report. Let every man do his duty. J- B. McGehee, Presiding Eider. w iGsl * J* a m ***> y AMERICUS, ----- GA. rniIANKFUL for pnst favors I respect- I fully solicit a continuance of tbe patronage of the good people of Ma rion. Prices reasonable, and extra in ducements offered those at a distance to visit niv office. Rooms on Lamar Sfc 5 two doors from II C Black s Shoe Store. September Bth. SADDLES AND IIAIIN ESS, JABetsfioit sk Mv stock of Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Collars and everything in that line is the largest and best, !n the State. p ! T' lam now offering §#“gPEGIAL INDUCEMENTS.^® Ta Wholesale and Hntail Buyers. ALL KINDS OK LEATHER ON HAND. BEST LEATHER BELTING. OIL CLOTHS OK ALL KINDS. I IES' <fe GENTS’ TRUNKS and SACHELS a SPECIALTY. BEST HARNESS and MACHINE OILS, SADDLERY and HARNESS HAHDWA r, E, WAGON BREECHING, TRACE CHAINS, BACK BANDS. WAGON and BLOW HAMES. dv. A U Kind. of Repairing \f a tly and ProirrUfExerutnl, unit ntw \Vi7. Hud. t. ORDER. My prnctioal knowledge and undivided pergonal attention to iny business enables me to sell better goods and at lower prices than any other house. I respectfully ask you to examine my steak and prices, as I am determined to please in both price and quality of goods. *W. XT. !K! T October 29-et 102 Brood Street, Columbus, Ga. W. J. WATT. J. A. WALKER, CIIAS. 11. WAIT. fSi C : 1/ 4^-1 v* / N.V* A. ■/' A V.. i V .uA.T-i4 'v 'TwA* /aJ WBMMMX A® RSim fjlrgcEtf, V.; Nqpgy If'eTrltaiiS's!,. Corner TTz2.cJ.ox* XTctxxlSLixx House Hg ve tlie Largest anti Tfofrt Selected Stock of Groceries in Ike City ol' Columbus: Consisting: of BACON SIDES, BULK SIDES. BACON SHOULDERS, BULK SHOUL DERS, BULK HAMS, BACON HAMS. LARD in tierces. Lard in buckets and kegs. FLOUR of all grades, including tho celebrated SILVER LAKE brand, tile best in the woild cMicl ticß ? Salt, Sugar, Mackerel, Soap, Cheese, Coffee, Oysters, Sardines. Crackers, Soda, Starch, Shoes, boots, and * SS’X’ofAiJPX.TS XJXVST GOODS Such as, Osnaburgs, Sheeting, Shirtings, Checks, Stripes, Yarns and Pants Goods. Also, a well selected stock of WHISKEY from §l.l® lo $5 per Gallon and of anv per cent. Proof that may be desired. Our Slock, of SUGAR Includes every Grade and Price, and our lot of SYRUP cannot be equaled in this city.. Ii includes all grades of New Orleans in barrels and half barrels; also several hundred barrels of choice FLORIDA SYRUP, which is superior to anything in the market, and much cheaper in price. It has a delightful flavor aud rich, clear color; and selected expressly for our trade. Cash customers can always save money by giving us a trial before purchas ing elsewhere. WATT & WALKER Columbus, Ga., Oct. Btb, 1875.-ct W o. PASCHAL, COTM AND CUMMIGSION G-EDIIuVA GA ' I propose to sell you goods about as CHEAP as any little retail shop in our country. ...... I propose to sell you good goods, unless I am deceived in them. I propose to sell them to you for the CASH ONLY until next April. Then 1 can sell you some high priced corn and Tennessee bac 11. I propose to pay you the highest price in currency for your cotton—to those who owe me, 1 will pay more than the market price for cotton, and very willingly at that. . .. . " When you come to Geneva, cull in and see us; we are peaceable if not 11 Gfeneva, Ga., Oct., 15, 1875.—tf W. 0. PASCHAL. Wm. R. Bedell. R - A - Y arC ’ Jr ‘ at j&p WJk W M WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN J2JS C 5& J22L CIS* HE SS 2 Also Leather an<l Shoe Findings. All Goods Warranted. NO- 143 BROAD STREET. = = COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. 0 TTTe have removed into our NEW STORE at our OLD STAND, with a full line of NEW H BOOTS and SHOES of ALL VARIETIES, aud invite our friends and tho public to CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK. BEDELL & WAKE. Culumbus, Ga., October Bth, 1575.-3 m Administrator’s Sales- GEORGIA —Marion County—By virtue of an order from the Ordinary < 'ourt of said coun tv, I will sell on the first luesday in Novem ber next before the Court House in said coun ty. the East one half of lot of land No. one hundred and three (103) in tho fourth district of said county. Sold as tho property of Re becca Green for distribution. Terms Cash. JAS. GREEN, Sept 21-30d Administrator. P. L. WISDOM, M. D-, BUENA VISTA, GA. ©©“■Calls iHay be left at oy r®Sl 'lcnce at all hours of the clay or nig it.~®a October Bth. 1875.-1^