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fit* gtmta guoius. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. Fi’.lIUV ItOTIHCNG, SOVBMEFBM a, US7J. MMnMMMMawMnMn& —Christmas is not a great ways off. —The Court Room in the Court House is being ic-piastercd. —Ain’t no bodie goin' to brung wc-uns cny galuns of cane jewso yit ? —Buena Vista has seven mails a week. The mail leaves every day in the week except Sunday. —Bad colds arc prevailing among the children and adults of this com munity, to a great extent. —lt appears that we will never be able to insert our Prices Current. They have been crowded out again this week. —Dr. J. VV. Ansley has received an addition of boots, shoes, calicoes, &c., which he proposes to sell cheap Call on the Dr. when you come to town. A company of young ladies and gentlemen assembled at ;he residence of Mr. T. W. Harvey on Friday night last, and passed a few hours very pleasantly. A horse, belonging to a gentleman near town, catches and ouis all the chickens that come within his reach. It is supposed that he once belonged to a Methodist preacher. —A horse drover passed through Buena Vista on Monday 1 st. He had no work done at the Argus office, and it is hoped that he sold no horses in the county. —Again we must call thu atten tion of our farmers to the fact that the time for planting oats and other small grain is rapidly passing away. —Our dilli,gent and efficient Tax Collector, Mr. Frank Bushin, is busy collecting up the county taxes. The tax payers are planking down tiie cash right handsomely. —Mill ion county has not owed a dollar since the war. We are just .he least proud of our county credit. Radicalism has not had an opportu nity to squander our funds, is the cause of this good exhibit. —We are sorry to learn that Mrs. M. A. Draae contemplates moving to her place in the country, at an early date. The ab-encc of herself and Miss Minnie Dvane wi ljbe a serious loss to Buena Vista society. The Princess Frederica, daugVer of the ex-king of Hanover, is said to be without doubt the most beautiful princess in Europe. She is the de voted companion of her blind father. A Handsome Crop for One Mule. Mr. Tharp, of this county, raised on his place near town this year, fif teen bides of coiton, one hundred bushels of corn, one hundred bushels of sweet potatoes, and three barrels of symp, with one mule. Yet there are men in this State panting for a grave yard in Texas. —The United Friends of Temper ance had an interesting mee ing in Miller’s Hall, on Tuesday night last. Several rew members, prominent young ladies and gentlemen of the ci ty, were elected. The sick kittens are leaving it, which is a good indi cation. Those who leave the order now may be classed under the gener al head of sick kittens who can’t stand strong broth. —These must bo the gloomiest days of nil the year. Thick, leaden clouds have overspread the whole face of the sky all Ihe week. The sun has seldom been seen during the last few days, and when at time- he lias shown himself, it has been but for a moment, and, as if scared by the gloomy prospect which met Ins view, he hastily hid hirns.lf behind a bank of clouds. The weather has been very changeable, sometime warm and sometimes cold. Last Tuesday there was a heavy mist banging over the country all day, and yesterday was a cool, windy, cloudy, unpleasant clay. A Stealing Affair. This happened in last July. It was done in t le night-time, with the greatest socrosy and complete suc cess. 11 was a well made plan and worked like a charm, which proved that those engaged in the affair un derstood their business well. But time discloses many things. It was committed oil the promises of Mr. Thompson Peacock, whoaro e on tho morning thereafter to find that during the darkness of night some thieves bad entered his smoke house by digging under tho founda tion, and had stolen that most im portant article in anybody’s smoke house —moat. The plan for the bur glary, as aforesaid, had been adroitly laid, and there was no clue to the thieves. The average Americanized African loves meat. It is a principle very deeply laid in his nature. Meat is suited to his taste, and he will do much sometimes to procure the savo ry article for Ihe purpose of masti cation. But by the side of this love for bacon is another principle almost il not altogether as deeply laid in the system of the sable gentleman—that, is, a thirst for revenge when he is crossed in his purposes. These two principles do not always work in unison. Mr. Peacock could not unveil the mystery, and so he remained quiet. But the negroes who committed the act, (for subse quent events proved the perpetrators to be negroes), got into trouble among themselves, . nd informed on each other. Then Mr. P. brought the law into play and succeeded, on last Monday, in placing one of the sable thieves, by the name of Nelson Brown, in jail. There was another who is known to have been concern ed in the affair, but there could not bo brought any tangible evidence against him, ind he was not dis turbed. .—The Dangerous Illness of an Old and Good Man. —The citizens of our town and county have been in a state of sorrow and anxiety, for sev eral days, owing to the sevo e illness and cr tical condition of Mr. Elan Wallis, Sr., one of onr oldest, best and most. b. loved citizens, who has been ou the point of death, for nearly a week past, of Pneumonia. At the time of going to press, he was as low as be could lie to bo alive. His death would spread a heavy g’oom over the county, for he is universally esteemed and beloved. —We desire to enlarge our paper early in December, but we cannot do it until more of onr subscribers pay up fn-the year. We have several hundred dollars due us, which we hope our friends wall promptly pay. By doing so immediately, you will I on ble us to enlarge the Argus; to an elegant size, which we cannot and will not do on an “I. 0. U.” sub-cr ] - tion list. From this date to the end of the winter, we will receive no more half-yearly and quarter-yearly sub scribers. All of our subscriptions must be for the entire year at two dollars each. We make this rule for the purpose of deciding to what pro portions to enlarge our paper. We cannot enlarge on a half-yearly list. —A Levy" and a Runaway". —On yesterday morning Sheriff’ Davis sent four wagons to bi ing some corn to town, which he had levied on as the property of Mr. Burt, of this county, by virtue of a fi. fa. he held. While on their way back, the mules, com. posing Mr. Rogers’ team, became frightened and ran away, scattering the corn promiscuously along the highway. When last seen by us, Mr. Davis was shivering in the cold air, superintending the gathering up of that corn. He didn’t swear at the accident, because it was beyond tho power of the English language to do it justice. —We call special attention to the advertisement of Mr. Reuben Brown, who desires to sell all the perishable property now on his place, on the 1 5th of December next, j Aiiusemf,nts.— Tho young people low to laugh and play. According ly we hear of their parties and soci ables on every hand. On last Friday night our follow-townsman, Mr. .h*K. Lowu, opened his doors to admit tho children to an evening of festivity. It was a pound party, and ere long the shouts of merry laughter resoun ded ou tho cool night air, and every thing tol<l only of hearts overflowing with pleasure. The cupper over the merriment died away, tho child en dispersed to their several homes, after an evening long to bo remem bered for its ploasui e-giving scenes. —The County School Commissioner informs ns that ho w’ll be prepared to pay tho Public /Vchool teachers on Monday nex 1 . Those of the Public School teachers, who arc taking the Argus and have not had an oppor tunity of paying, and who contem plate subscribing for it, will confer a favor upon us by leaving the money lor their subscriptions with Rev. W. A. Singleton. One devil says lie likes in work after hours, becu.’se it K orsi-. line, “O’ • hello” is l!i“ wav Unit a Milwau kee compositor,of fish <1 -cv.it, “oriuts i be name of the Moor of Venice. Au o’d edition of Morse's geography says: Albany lias four hundred dwelling houses aud twenty-four hundred inhab itant, rt.lt sauuiugw ithtbeir gable ends to ihe street.“ Tue P© We keep on hand an l are constanily receiving from Ea-ttcrh and Western maikcts all goods usually kept in a fiiat-clu-s Fuiniiuio aud House Fuiishiug Goods Establishment. MTR'VITITR 17 ij .lL 1 il iL ii iilio PARLOR SUITS, EASY CHAIR3, LOUNGES, &c., Dressing Casa Suits Commsn: G and Room Suits, at Prices from 533 Upwards; Dining Room Chairs, Tabios and Safes; Office Desks, Counter and Desk Stools and Chairs. Chairs: Rue Cane Seat, Wood Scat and Cottage; Wash Stands, Tables, Ba reaus, B uls c-ud-, Lounges, etc.; \la'.liese: Spring B.uU, Feaihers, Ba-keis bi-st asso>'imeat in Uieciiy; B'IT-lihs: Ilai., Clothes. Shoe, Dnsiiug and Snaving: Brooms: I’ioor oi-Swiu |iii)g, Hua'ih end Will-!;: Upliolsieis Goods: lui'r, cloth, ie|j., bullous, gim|), teuks, &c!.; Piotiire Frames: pic are frame morldiug, and i: .ones made any h'Z ' desired; picture col k, nail# add tassels; 3D AES aT CASSINI AG SS; booking Glasses, Looking Glass Plate iu piece, Window Shakes, decorated and plain; Window shade goods, various widths, and colots cut aud made to fit any size window. CHINA. CROCKERY t GLASSWARE,. China, dinner and tea sets; china by piece or dozen, decorated or [Liu; lamps, lunteiue, chaiidebeis, w;ck“, ehiainevs, keiosene oil ned lamp goods generally; Fiim-y and holiday goods, fine vai iei.v: Cußery: table and pocket,fine afcsoitmeui iinpoi led and American, both diiect Irom m.tuuf'acturer.s, aud sold very low. Spoons, forks, castors, itc TV TT nT & T fi \ "L; a 7 ,ff aC?wv TP -k j A 1 i'l j i :■ :i ■ * }}>■ , •. 'X f;ft v■, bli <2 ileiallc and vtood, all biz-s. at prices ranging Lorn six dollars to two hundred dollars; fud line of cheap wood •: dii-s always ou hand, for lad ; e-, genllemea oi cliihirvu; Bniial lobes, and uekeiiakeis betkware. nex:. door norili •f VVaxclli .um &Gy irs’, Coiioit Avenue. Residence close lomore in hou-e ol Judge S' S. Boon, Calls night or day, by telegram or otherwise, attended faithfully. V 0 B.lai .Vtt ' f'-tti - .. ' f ****& ilflKCei tm P nm? WnMk Sjileadid Bfoek of Full ca-I Gdq&s Just received at 22fs. M T ELAM’S, West Side of Public Square, Americus, Georgia. Ladies visiting Amcricus are respectfully invited to call and examine my goods before purchasing els where. My Stock has been careful v sel ced in New York in person, and embraces ail the LATEST and MOST FASHIONABLE NOVELTIES Hats, Bonnets. Ribbons. Flowers, Feathers, Laces, Hair Goods, Hosiery, Cloves, Cutsets, in great variety. A fine lot of fashionable jewelry. Brackets and picture frams. lloady made clothing for ladies underwear, and infants costumes. Goods for holiday presents. Remember the place and do not fail to give mo a call. MRS. M. J. ELAM. A Mathematical Rule.—Wc have been furnished by Prof. J. H. Miller the very import ant rule for the averaging a nest of measures or oi trunks, trays, &c., which will prove very beneficial to tho mercantile de partment. For instance, wo have a nest of tubs of eight, and wish to ar rive at the proportional cost of each, wo have the following rulo which wo find to be simple, short and correct: Rule. —Divide the cost of tho nest by the sum of all the vessels, tlm quotient will bo the cost of the srnal ler vessel, that multiplied by the cor responding number of each vessel, will give the average cost of each. Oregon has anew cereal which looks like wheat, rye and barley, and isn’t either of them ; and the “lead ing agriculturists” of tho State are puzzling themselves about it. Il history is somewhat strange. About four years ago a farmer living in Ti lamook county, Oregon, killed a wild goose, in whose crop lie found a peculiar looking grain. He planted it , it multiplied wonderfully, and he subsequently raised forty bushels on half an acre of land. Its growth hi peculiar, from seven to ten stalks springing from one root. Tuo ker nel is very thin and comp ct, of a bright straw color, aud extremely hard. llfll Httlltf s P&tf® ''ls W 'll* W ii Hi iliS i il mm - r A .. U yfi e* ■ ; * yr J - ? ZBT€jc> 42a© I am bow receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of JL J t.l W u_Li, JJL ilij-lli cr iJ 2J. £3 l Which I will sell at greatly BDDUCUD PRICES. My Stock consuls of STAPLE r n d FANCY DRY COCDS H ATS. BOOI’S. SllO Id, FAMILY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, NO LION’S, &U, and has been bought with SPECIAL REFERENCE to the wants aud Ff7f A HHT a?, T r ’TctuhAm of the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT anywhere in any rcgidnr house. Having bought them in person, I am prepared to sell &&TT A Tff A q r? HTI if w vyc-j r.t AS GWm AS TIE GHAPEST- AND WILL 's nv’A’ty • ’ a a? yr\ Calico Bto 10; Soda 12 pounds to the debar: Genuine Co’.liua Axo $1.25; and other goods in proportion. Cosne Cfem Sefc c&eap '<t>sf it-*d -‘.LA .Lv r 'i- \n '-•.‘i '* ',j - ■ a- , ■>: - ’ • 1 . -i - icGliik. .Lnt—*. vista, Georgia, October r : ■ A-p“, . rr c ' /' r j}. *t>T (■ KJ <&k tea © I, X.T. *F~v* *7~ rr ~L- do In-. -’m i=iso.<i Fht-i mvF.o ■: rn ’.'aa: Tlhat cot ton crop b'-mg t-.vc jgl.v k'.hh; u-1 maiiey : mSysc .■ a, tnd li.\v : ng a vrell sderied stock Oi ,S 40-000 wov ho" go > 1.. rv tg •> -rfc of Fji ci.pi ;i i.'* sj ic £>•■ v(• ■>'.? -■ Cmi y ‘ i *>f c -si in 1 Best Stylos, Dross (lot):! i. 13 .< • -S, 1 - G i lll)(> . with everything u i.Dly! • :ti alt •: I m • wh -i m. U. be K-iJ ; Z r-.roally reduced prices, in ortb.-r that ah ui L v;.> o,>> - • ■' y ovsuo ii n-lvoswiththeab-o --ln'■ co.rv . - ofT 'e. ‘ ’TP" \ i ' floiuin". 0 ■v-) suits from sift uoi. :i. c.ll: -1 ' Am. ii be Auas. Xi.IS X’ViS Uo-raibr-s G.t., 4' ■ J. V W 3 A <■: A t v."'., z i JR, C .sji| •( AL i j ij ? “V—- 1 \-i a . >.-• “v . . .a/ THE GREAT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DBY CODDS CLOfIIIA T S & SI@E HOUSE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA! 1 rkrT* _il v . xri ’\5.:.n.:.u.. ; .0 . n.. .- ._ * yk Successor K bICDUICZ & WIiSATLBY. He Largest Steel !a tie City. Lewer tliaa tiie Lowest Jausaal ladsecaesiis B;ai1 li Us 39 Bays i w > Vjg'i;' HTSTIW & fsl FA A DTb'ifl WZ HYVE JL -iT OPENED AT OUR Auiei*2cias 9 ©a, pi pTOCK OF AND WINTEF^pOODS a duptod to the wants of o ■ 'net’s and at e-rtraordlnaty loir prices. We have added to our usual f-docic a s£S*ciia mr p CMTHm Tn which wl: ! . he found v *of tbe ve •> line t aoiiGiern Poejhin Je.:ns ever to this mc.rkct, mad* to order especially 1 c our trade,. i p.:ces lower tb;tn lacy weftf ever known. Our stpuk oi’ Cli' s j' % life fe % Is tbe largest in South-West Georgia, and will be sold ns low ns the same quah'ly c.v his bou .in Macon oi AtUota. \Ye havenercr li.'ti as la ge a fctoch o- JEA. V, nor as cheap a- .v. a:c of Extra Quality, <be be-1 we ever soM. Wo have a beautiful stock of D •? Goods—odr AhAPAi AS cannot bo e\celled, they are very haudsomc—.so are our Shawls. UeMes we have Pomrstic Goods in great variety, and . niauv of theiu con esponding with COTTON" AT FOD JR OX3 -A. X’OLTLNTXO Our stock of Table Dc.mnskwas Never so good, WoI,-’’(’a *lso* flue sfo. k offeiioe,-, 51 •U.Cmbcellas, Tiibie and Pocket Caliery, E-;ti'a Fine -'Razor .vteel” Scissors, Tobacco, l’i,e Smto, Slaeeli, Soda, /.' .vekiug, ej well a, u luy ai Holes not enumerated. JU! cheap! ¥x)rtj ©heap! Ixtea ©haapl Wo respectfully invite everybody to call and exanino cur acoc R* u