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fhc §tmw Elista gwguis. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. FRIDAY' MOIININO, NOVEMBER 12th, 187F. The editor is in Columbus on bus iness. —Through the press of other mat ter, we have been obliged to have out a very interesting communica tion on the subject ot the county court, as well as some other very interesting matter. The communi cation will appear in our next. —Thieves would not steal corn and cotton, it they could get no sale for them. Who buys this stolen stuff. —Col. E. M. Unit, of Buena Vista is the most able Bible-class lecturer we ever listened to. And wo doubt not lie as good- a lawyer as he is a Bible-class lecturer. —The citizens of our county should see what Buena Vista can do for them in the way of selling them goods cheap. —Politicians are now divided into two silly factions, hard-inoneyists ami soft-moneyists. We are trying to belong t<> both—taking ail that we can get honestly of each. •—Some of the children of our com munity have been sick for some time with a peculiar kind of slow fever, somewhat allied to the typhoid, which baffles the skill of our physi* dans. —The criminals, icccntly convict ed of cattle and hog stealing and sen tenced to three years imprisonment in the penitentiary, left our jail on Monday last, with proper guard, to serve out their sentence. The coun ty are well rid of them, for they have cost it more than they and the stolen cattle all were woith. —The average debtor is not so ea ger to take the homestead now as he formerly was. liner the recent de cision of the Supreme Court, he and his wife and the Ordinary lose ail power to sell homestead property, except for certain debts stipulated bv the Constitution. Humes'ead is therefore unsaleable. —Judge Win. B. Butt was on Fri day night last elected Worthy Pri mate of the Buena Vista Council of the United Friends of Temperace vice l)r. Merritt resigned. Under his admirable control the Council will flourish, with increasing popular ity- —lt is exceedingly strange to us that property-holders, who have farms or dwellings to rent or sell, do not advertise them in the A nous, it is the established means of commu nication between them and the pub lic. If there are any purchasers or rcnteis, a timely advertisement will ■attract t * L notice sooner than any thing else. Try it, property-holders, and you will see that it has Ike de sired effect. —The weather has been, since our last issue, quite inclement. Heavy rains fell Saturday and Sunday nights. Ti-.e sky was cloudy and the week was cold and disagreeable, until yes terday, which was a clear, bright, beautiful, snnshiney day. —On Monday night last, some parties unknown, regaled us at our residence with a serenade of religious songs. They did well, whoever they were—good time was kept through out some of the songs, the different parts of which were well supported. —Exercises at the Buena Vista Academy were closed on Friday las for this year. The children now have a long vacation, and they could not employ their spare time better than by canvassing for subscribers to the Buena Vista Argus. Wc will give them a handsome commission for all cash subscribers. -—Dr. Merritt, the clever and pop ular principal of the Buena Vista Academy for this ye n', left our town on Sunday last, to ply his vocation amid other scenes. He leaves many j dear frieuds to regret his de parture. May success att.ud his, footsteps v kcrover be goes. I. Ihe United Friends of Temperance On Friday night last, the Buena Vista Council of United Friends of Temperance, changed the time of holding thou* weekly meetings from Friday to Tuesday nights. Members arc hereby notified of the change and earnestly requested to attend punc tually every Tuesday night at Millers Ilall. The cause of temperance is a noble one, and all should be proud of the honor of marching in the line ot re form, under its pure ami lovely ban ners. The Buena Vista Council has been re-organized and new life and energy has been infused into its membership and new resolves have been made that it must and shall succeed. The effect of such a body is great upon the young, as, in it they arc taught principles of manli ness and moderation, and drilled into habits of temperance and sobriety, which will exert their refining influ ence over them as long as they live. Train up a child in the way ho should go, and when he is old lie will not depart from it, is a declaration of Scripture, strong, forcible and true. If an abhorrence of' vice and debauch ery bo instilled into the minds of youth, will they not abstain from these indulgences when they pass in to manhood, beyond the personal control of father and mother? This is the object and influence of temperance organizations. Then, should not those of mature years, settled habits and good standing in the community give their influence and personal attention to so just a cause, and by so doing, make it more stable, dignified and powerful for good? We hope that they will. Lai-ge Potatoes. We have "during the past week the recipients of some unusually large potatoes, whose size we have not seen surpassed. On Thursday of last week, we recieved from Mr. G. W. C. Munro five specimens of his new variety of potato. "We took them to a store and weighed O them. Hie live weighed twenty four pounds—the largest weighed seven pounds. Yet, these potatoes are as remarkable for their size as 1 for their prolific yield. On Saturday, Dr. McMicheal sent us a h t of very fine potatoes, which though not so large as Mr. Monro’s were far superior to the ordinary size. V< r e return our thanks to both gentlemen and as sure that the potatoes were placed whore they could do tiro most good. Civil Rights.-— At Pinevillc, in this county, there is a grave-yard es tablished for the accommodation of that community, botli white and col ored. One section of the grave-yard is set apart for whites and the other for blacks. On Tuesday of last week, some au dacious and disreputable negroes, in defiance of law and decency, buried one of their number on a private lot belonging to a respectable citizen of this county. They interred the corp-e beside tiic grave of the sister of the white owner of the lot. When the outrage was discovered, ho told the negroes to remove their corpse to their own portion of the grave yard, which they contemptuously re fused to do. On Wednesday tho insulted man was in town, consulting as to what course to pur-ue. He was legally advised to exhume and re-inter the body of the negro, which lie intends doing. This action is a heinous of fence, in the sight of God and man. The malignity that endeavors to in sult the living with the dead is with out a parallel for atrocity, Ccmmuaicafieiis. [communicated,] J Lr. Editor: Is no tho recent unpleasant, affair a the cemetery at I’ineville a warn ing sufficient to churches all over the ; county '! While the civil rights b. 11, gives equal rights in public cemete ries; the provisions thereof do not ex tend to private property. Query: Docs the burial grounds here and elsewhere in the county belong to the different churches, near which they are located; if so, have they not they right to say “go so far and no far ther,” and is it lipt about time to say it ? Yours, Enquiukh. communicated. Mr. Editor : I regret, to learn the competition of our mercantile o.en has been so active as perhaps to injuriously ef fect the character Messis. Singleton Hunt & Cos. of Macon. It is a duty I owe them, to asm that the represen tation of street drummers, relative to thorn as a “shoddy” —“auction house” be discontinued. Those merchants who have bought shoes from them, can take care of them selves. If the purchase of shoes in Macon, makes them “shoddy” “auc tion goods” tiw.m all good-: purchas ed there are ‘Vhoddy.” I claim a more gentlemanly, truth ful, fair plain-dealing linn, titan Sin leton Hunt & Cos. cannot be found any where. Asa firm they are an index to their goods. I not only refer the people, to those of our merchants, wiio have bought, goods from them, but I am authorized to state for them that they will duplicate any regular wholesale bill from Now York, in the same quanity quality and manu facture of goods in their line, —ex- cept “shoddy." Further if any retail merchant has j been deceived, by them, in_the char- j of any goods sold by them on their I Tflfi Plafifi to IllFjf .o: We keep on hand and are constantly receiving from Eistevh ami Western markets ail goods usually kept in a first-class Furniiure and House Finishing Goods Establishment. FITPVTITFT) IP v tilth 11 U KJi, PARLOR SUITS, EASY CHAIRS. LOUISES, &c., Dressing Casa Suits Commsn: Sod Boom Suits, at Prices from SSD Upwards; Dining Room Chairs, Yablss and Safes; Offico Desks, Counter and Desk Sioois and Chairs. Chad's: Fine Cane Seat. Wood Seat and Cottage; Wash Stands, Tables, Bu ■can-, Be ibsit-ad-, bon-ig-s, Ac.; mu••**•*: Spring Beds, Fnadiors, &u.; Ba-kois 1 1 :ment in the •v; Bin-hcv: 11-n., Clothes. Shoe, Dusting and Shaviinr; Br.. itis: Floor or Swe-ping. H attli and Whisk; Upholsters Goods: hair, cloth, re: s, bu :oue, gimp, ticks, &<!.; P.oture Frames: picture frame tnoi'kling, and names made any size desired; picture cork, nails add tassel*; BABY CAISMAGES; booking Glasses, Look'tig Glass Plate in. piece, Window Shakes, decorated and plain; A riidow shade goods, various widths, and colors cut and made to fit any size window. CHINA. CROCKERY l GLASSWARE, China, dinner and tea sots; china by piece or dozen, decorated or plain; lamps, lanterns, cliandeiiers, wicks, chimnevs, koiosene oil and lamp goods generally; Fancy and holiday goods, fine variety; Cutlery: table and pocket, tine assortment imported a, ' American, both direct irutu manufacturers, and sold very low. Spoons, to. castors, Ac BXIBI&L OASIS & OAS2OT Metal! c and flood, all sizes, at prices ranging from six dollars to two hundred dollars; full line of cheap wood coffins always on hand, for ladies ventlemea or children; Burial robes, and uukoriakers harktvara. &grS,.ore next'door north of Waxelbatim A Gyles’, Cotton Avenue. Ilssideaco ck-ee to store in bouse of Judge S-S. Boon, Calls night or day, by telegram, or otherwise, attended faithfully. S. Am iiaOny. Sons? - * v ' rapr ~ y naMiJiiuui ■■■—wMaa-aw- w SBlenOia Stock et vail oasi Winter Goods Mrs. M T EMM’S, M esf. Side of Public Square, Americas, Georgia. Ladies visiting Americas are respectfully invited to call and examine my goods before purchasing c.sowhere. My Stock has been careful'v seh-c ed in New York in person, and embraces all tho LATEST and MOST FASHIONABLE NOVELTIES. Hats, Sonnets. Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers, Laces, Hair Goods, Hosiery, Ciovoe, Coisots, o givat variety. A fine lot of fashionable,jewelry. Brackets and picture li'nms. Ready made clothing for ladies underwear, and infants costumes. Goods (or holiday presents. Remember the place and do not fail to give me a call. MRS. M. J. ELAM. , representation i would be pi'ouu to know it. Respect fully, W. A SINOI.RTON. Wc, the undesigned incivh uits have bought goodsjof Messrs. Single ton Hunt. A Cos., in Macon, and as sert, we have never had a shoddy shoe offered to us by thorn. They always desired us not to buy them. Wc tally agree with Mr. IV. A. Sin gleton in the above communication and regret he has cause to feel hU friends have been misrepresented. J. W. A.NSLKV. M. Huh. Ulan Wallis Nov. 9th 1875. Mr. It. 15. Eid son, who lives near Big Shanty, Cobb county, and who lost j,is right arm during the late civ 1 war, made this year, as wo learn l'ro m the Marietta Journal,off of five acres of land 'one hundred and thirty bushels of eorti and fifty-three bushels of wheat,besides a largo quantity of potatoes, turnips, pray,etc.Two of the acres produced srvisity five bushels of corn,' TheAngußfa papers announce the mnr fh'HO n Wednesday, ..f Mrs. Milrdde Walton, president of the Ladies’ Memo rial Association, and Mr. F. Timber lake,a prominent merchant of that city. It is intimated mWashingtou dispatch es that Gen. Ga'field says the increase in postage on newspapers was made through an entire misapprehension, and in cmseqnenco he wilt move fora repeal ou the opening of Congress. TEE Borne Commercial says Tom Cratch, of Chattanooga,made an extra ordinary crop of corn this year,on his hem near the latter place. From one acre-—bottom iaml—he gathered UytJ bushels.fmm another l\i% bushels,and from two acres of upland 114 bushels. Five negroes killed one hundred squirrels last Wednesday afternoon, in ore of the river swamps of Wilkinson countv. /* - • >. K ...V - 4: ■%' T< ?• k *"■ mm i pmim ' hi* r iP ' -m ~ .j * s£ jj I am now receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of -Fill | WIH-T558 GOOFS. Which I will sell at greatly RDDUCED PRICES. My Stock consists of STAPLE ami FAN“Y DRY GOODS, HATS BOOL':, SHOES, FAMILY GKO SERIES, HARDWARE, NOTIONS, AC, ant! has been bought with SPECIAL REFERENCE to the wants ami FIMAS Cl Alt SOIDITIOIri of the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT anywhere in any regular house. Having bought them in person, I am prepared to sell iK P6IW A a Til!?? fAIVm AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST AND WILL 'M& r £ mUS Calico Bto 10; Soda 12 p muds to the dollar; Genuine Co.liu3jA.Xi $1.20; aud other goods in proportion. €?osei On©, Coma All, assil Sjost cheap csflis Smj sold Isa flisessa 1 ■mM mw, mmi&w.mß.' * Bu na vista, Georgia, October Bg 2?3iL® I- X-. lES.t&.TEI.iO.XSJ, do h r Uy issna tilts my Proclamation: That, tha cot ton crop h -ing exceedingly short aud money extremely scare., and haring a well selected stock of 640,000 worth of goods, consisting in part of Furcij;u mu <4 Botuesitic Dry GdO.ls, CSothlti" of * I*** latest anti Best Styles, Dress (iootl'i, Hats, Hoots uiid *li:k:s, with everythin" usually kdpt in a first-class store, which must be sold at greatly reduced prices, in order that all in iv have an opportunity of supplying themselves with the abso lute comforts of life. SPEC! ALT'Y in clothing, Cassim>re suits from $6 upward. Call and mv ,sfy v.mrseh ... that I mean business. V. yy Uidmnbus. (la., O' I>- r Hth, IS7A--lira ' Xo. lid, Broad street ; ; Taf-F -U: JL V--' '4A.. Sif •JL S' * THE GREAT ’WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BEY CLOTHING & SHOE HOUSE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA!! rr.- w wiT' iif i, F f M e. a Ii I v Jf m Successor to KENDRICK & kFhEATLEY. The Largest Stock in the City. Lower thim the Lowest. Cmnsiial Infinccmeziis Baring iks next SO Bajs I ~ €,&gjg. NEW GOODS AT PANIC PRICES. WE JUVE JUST OPENED AT OUR €Biia.© €./sala Aisacrlcus, , ■Jk. |Stock of 'Fall and j/ViNTEFf pooDS a dap ted to the wants of our custom*, rs and at extraordinary low prices. W’t; have dded to our usual ptDck a mmmm mT In which will be found suits of tho very finest southern Doeskin Jeans ever brought to this market, made to order especially for our trade, at prices lower than thev were ever known. Our stock of i A I P I W i t Is the largest in South-West Georgia, aud will be sold as low as the same quality can bo bought in Macon or Atlanta. Wo have never had as Urge a stock of JEAN S, nor as cheap as now. Home of Extra Quality, the best we ever sold. Wo have a beautiful stock of Dress Goods—our AJLAPACMVS cannot he excelled, they are very handsome—vso are our Shawls, besides we have Domestic Goods in great variety, and many of them corresponding with COTTON! AT FOG JR, CIS -A. IPOTTiSLD Our stock of Table Damask was Never so good. We keep also a fine stock of Shoes, Hats. Umbrellas, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Extra Fine '‘Razor .S'teeP' Scissors, Tobacco, Fhao Soao, Starch, Soda, Slacking, as well as mmy art Lies not enumerated. J.l! cheap! Uerp ©heap! Ixtea ©heap! D-'ciD feS CSA W SUC. Wc respectfully invite everybody to call and examine out st •' before purchasing. Nov, 5, 1876 Ira