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= “ The 1‘crmciii of a free, is* preferable (o the torpor of a despotic, overtiment.” VOIi. I. ATHENS, GEORGIA, MARCH 2, 1888. AO. 50. Tbe Southern Banner, ,s rL’BLISHBD IS* THp TOWN OF ATHENS, GEORGIA, EVERY SATURDAY, by AIsUOY CHASE. Term*' - Three dollars poryeor, payable in advance, nr Four dollar* if delayed lo the end ofthe year. The latter amount will be rigidly exacted ol all who fall to meet their payment* in advance. No .ubacription received for leas than one year, un- , , t he money is paid in advance; and no paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. A failure on the part of aubscriburs to notify us of their .intention of relinquish ment accompanicd with the amount due, will bo con sidered as equivalent to a new engagement, and pa- ^ADVERTiseMEM 1 * will be inserted at the usual rates. .,-x»All Letters to the Editor on mattei* connected witii the establishment, must be post paid in order to .ectire attention. <Cj* Notice of the .aloof La ml and Negroes by Ad ministrators, Executors, or Guardians, must bcpublish- cd sixty days previous to Hie day of sale. The .ale of Personal Properly, in like manner, must be published forty 'laps previous to the day of sale. Notice to debtors anil creditors of u.i estate must be l ' U Not!c« that ^Application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for Leave to sell Land ur Negroes, must In pubii.hcd/nrrnierit.'rs. Notice that Appltcntioii will be made for Letters of Administration, imist.bei published (Airly days, and for Loiters of Dismission, six months. A O K NTS. ; Thomas B. Conran, Kart ClarkttoiUc, Habersham Co. Gaonor. IIawfe, F.sg. Gahiueitle, I Lilt Co. WiLi.lAM Cowan, Ksq fcjfrrion. Jackson Co. \Vii.i-!am Means nr, Kso. VanitUmllt, Madison Co. Mat. J. Williams, Esq. LtmrtnctoilU, Gwinnett Co. 15. Li H AS the jilettsurc of inform- i»»p I»i« customersand the public, that he lias recently rc- 1 tiinicd from New-York, end has opened nil extensive assortment | of WATCHF*S, JEWELUY, &c. seUjHed with great care, which he will ilispiise of on the most lib eral terms. Amort" his purchases he would mention the following articles: . Gold and Silver Lever WATCHES, Gold and Silver L’Epine do. Common English, French and Swiss do. Urns* CLOCKS.and Mnntel Time-Pieces. Jewelry. Ladies'Gold N'eck and VVa-ch Chains, Ladies’ null Gentlemen's G.ddan'd Plater! Sent* Sr Key*. Gentlemen's Gold ami Plated foifi-’v and Watch Chains. Phi-Karp a ash Dkmostiienian JCkts, Gold and 1’laled Medallions, oml Miniature l.oekels. Ladies’ and Geuileroen’e C.i.neo, Diaotond,) ft Turquois, Flow.tr Agale, ti.irnei Coral, f £ .= Topaz, Emmald, Amethyst, Cqainelled, 1, f.'vSy Swiss Painted Enamelled, Itoby, Jet, | 5 a fc Mosaic, Pearl, P.slt, Ftflagi cc, and plain I g o’ Gold . J » ft Ladies’ Ear-Rings, oml Gentlemen’s- Shirt-Studs, cf nearly all the above varieties. Musical Instruments. Common, Coco-wood*Lined, Tipped and Silvur-keyed FLUTES, Plain and Tipped Single *=.nd J>*mb!n FLAGEOLETS, Wood, Tin and tfliwll .MUSIC Flageolet, Double Flageolet and Flute Tutors. Miscellaneous. Gold, Silver,* Steel and Shell Spectacles, Gold and Silver Pencil Casts, Superior Perviwinu Pocket Thiols, Bra**, Steel and Silver Mounted, Gold, Silver, Steel and Brass Thhnbhs, Plated and Brass Candlesticks, snuffers and Trays, Silver Spoons, Silver and Plated Mutter-Knives, Britannia Coffee and Ten Setts, Plated Fruit-Baskets and Castors, White, Artemesian, Garnet, Black,) Opal, Lemon, Alabaster, Yellow, > CUT BE%1DS, Sky Blue, Green and Gilt ) Paste, Enamelled, Silver und Fine Gilt Dill Duckies. —ALSO— A splendid assortment of Naurs and Penknives, with Razor-Str&ps, Hones, Shaving* Boxes and Brushes, Scissors and Snuff'-Boxee, Ladies* Work and Fancy Boxes, Children’s D'j’nb Watches ami Silver Whistles, Cloth. Hair and Tooth Broshes, &«. &c. rCJ^The above article# comp* i-o only a pari rf the Stock offered lor kale—any ami« very article in bis line ofbiuincss, not already unhand, will be furnished at the shortest notice. Clock ami Watch Repairing Carried on as usual in tll its branches. Good workmen will be employed, a.id all orders punctually and faith fully attended to. Athens, Dec, 29.—11—tf. THE SLEEPERS. BT MISS BROWN K. They are sleeping!—Who are sleeping? Children, wearied with their-play j For the stars of night are peeping, And the sun bath sunk away ; As the dew upon the blossoms Blows them on their slender stem, - So, as light as their own bosoms, - Balrny sleep lmtli conquered them! They are sleeping!—Who arc sleeping? Mortal*)compassed round with wo! Eyelids, wearied out with weeping. Close for every weakness now • And that short relief from sorrow, llarraascd nature shall sdstain. Till they wake again to-morrow, Strengthened to contend with pain ! They arc sleeping !—Who are sleeping? Captives in their gloomy cells ; Yet sweet dreams are o’er them creeping With their many colored s|»e1ls: All they love—again thpy clasp them ! Feel again their long lost joys; But the haste with which they grasp them, Every fairy form destroys. r J h**y are sleeping I- Who arc sleeping ? Misers, by their hoarded gold j And in fancy now are heaping ■ Gcins and pearls of pric^ untold ; Golden chains their limbs enrutnber. Diamonds seem before them strown ! But they waken from thoir slumber, And the splendid dream has flown. They are sleeping!—Who arc sleeping ? Pause a moment—softly tread ; Anxmus friends are fondly keeping Vigils by the sleeper?# bed J Other hopes have all forsaken ; One remains that slumbers deep ; Speak not, lest the slumberer waken From that sweet—that saving sleep. Thev are sleeping!—'Who are sleeping? Thousands who have passed away, From a world of wo and weeping To the regions of decay ! Safi; they rest the green turf under: .Sighingbreeze, or music’s breath. Winter’s wind or summer’s thunder, Cannot break the sleep of death ! JWssrcllawg. Co* Partner ship. T HE undersigned respectfully announces to the idiblic, tliar he has associated Mr. WILLIAM J. MITCHELL with him in bis business, awl s-riteits tbr the new firm the same liberal f.atronn«« which-hag heretofore been extended In hitneclfindividually. ELV K. CLARK. Carriage Making. C LARK Si MITCHELL have the pleasure of in forming their friends and customers, that they continue the manufacture ofCoache., BAvouches, Gie?, Sulkies, Waltons. &c. at the simp fitrmerly occupied hy E. K. CLARK, where all orders in their line, will be promptly and faithfully executed. I tj* Repairing of all kinds, done in the beet manner, and on liberal terms, Jan. 12-43-tf. Blanks of all descriptions for sale nt this O t‘e<\ From Campaigns in Venezuela. ROMANTIC HISTORY. Among those who were pu! to death during the period of torror, the Colombians will long remember the unfortunate Dunlin Apoltnnrm ZuloWriata; hetter known by (he nome of La Piiln, who tvns sctilen. ed to death hy Zamar.o, and shot, together with her betrothed husband. She tvns a young lady of good family in Bngo la, and was distinguished by her beauty and accomplishments, enthusiastically attached to the cause of liberty, she devoted herself to the hazardous task of obtaining ami transmit ting to Bidivar secret intelligence respeetin the force, dispositions and plans of operations ■f the roy ilist army. The particulars of this important information she contrived to collect from the Spanish officers themselves at the teflulias, or evening conversations at her hottso, which were frequented hy many of them, who listened with delight to her powers of conversation and singing, accompanied by her guitnr. ' From these officers who could not possibly suspect so young, and apparently artless, n fe male of any dangerous design, she used lo in quire, as of uisrcly to the courcu of conversa tion, about their respective regiments ; and, hy asking after their uhsent companions, she found means of learning where their advanced posts were stationed. She’Vogularly transmit ted nil The information she could collect to Bolivnr, hy means of u trusty messenger; but, unfortunately one of her packets was intcrcop- trd, und tho messenger, tinder the terror of impending death, was compelled lo hrtray her. She was immediately tried in a military roml (martini law having been proclaimed in ttie capi- lal,)and was condemned to boshol together with her lover; although no proofs whatever could tie produced of his having been privy to her undertaking They were placed in capilla for twelvo hours, previous to being brought oil for execution, but even this slinrt interval would not have been grnnted hod not Zamauo considered it of the greatest importance to dis cover, if possible, who were her accomplices. To effect this, no means were left untried to induce her to betray them. She was on the one hand threatened by tho friar who wns sent to confess her, with eternal punishment hereaf ter, if she should dare to conceal any thing front him ; und on the other, attempted to be hribad by offers of pardon and reward for her self and her betrothed, if she would declare by whom sho had been assisted. She, however, resolutely denied having any accomplice ex cept the messenger whom she had employed. The lovers were both led out the next day, and bound close to each other, on two banqutl- los, surrounded by troops. When the picket of grenadiers appointed lo shoot them was marched up close, and in readiness, she was once mure offered pardon on the former condi tions. Sho again, without evincing any signs of fear, declared unit if she had any accomplices lie would scorn to betray them for tbc purpose of snving her own life ; but that, as Bolivnr was fast approaching, they would bo known on his arrival. Having observed that her in tended husband was hesitating, as if about to speak, through a very natural dread of the death lie suv so near, alio implored him a« her last request, if ho had ever really loved her, lo show by Itia death that ho was worthy of her choice ; assuring him that tho tyrant Zamano would never spare Ins life, whatever disclo sures he might make ; und reminding him, that he ought to derive consolation from the reflection that his death was shared hv her he loved. The friars then retired, and tho-firing parly made ready. She then, for the -first lime, felt dread, and exclaimed, “ Conque, rer- dugos, tencis, valor deioator una niuger!— You nave, then, the henrt, btitcSprs, to kill n woman I” She immediately covered her face with her saya ; and on drawing it aside for that purposo, tho words ” Viva la Patria I” were discovered embroidered in gold on tho bnsqoi- nn. The signal was then given from the vice roy’s balcony, and they were both instantly diot.” National Characteristics.—Aliy tnnn who possesses n pair of eyes, or even one, if its power of vision be not impaired, und is accus tomed lo think upon what passes before him, may almost invariably determine nt one glance the portion of earth which each individ'inl that he meets, claims as his native land. The de meanor of the spe'ctalnrs nt places of public amusement, (we do not refer to those ol the higher classes,) is, for the most part particu larly characteristic. At tho Theatre, fur ex ample, we can generally distinguish n foteign- er at once, and it is seldom that wo cannot, hy a few minutes attention, decide to our own satisfaction nt least, front what particular coun try his stops litvo wandered to our shores. Your Frenchman, for instance, betrays his na tion at once hy his courteous action to those who sit near him, and the care with which lie seems to avoid even the possibility of giving them any annoyance ; if the house is crowded, ho screws himself into the smallest practicable dimensions, and never moves without carefully as ertnintng that his change of position sltail not incommode any other spectator. If there be ladies near him. he avails himself of the first opportunity to offer his hill, and his whole demeanor is strongly indicative of an nnxious desire to render them service in some way or other. His looks too arc very conversilile, if wo may coin a word ; and the slightest appear ance of n willingness on the part of his neigh bor to exchange n few courteous words, is suf ficient lo bring on u dialogue ; he enjoys the nlnVjif t bo enlertaining.quielly and with hut few nudihle expressions of satisfaction ; and even if it he dull, or unintelligible to him, ho is care ful not to seem any thing but contnnt with bis situation ; in sly'rt. he never forgets his pro- uridine and his manner throughout, is strong ly expressive of an habitual greater regard for the enjoyment of others, Ilian fur his own. HnneslJnhn Bull is ofn diffi-rent quality; his whole mind is given its to the business which brought him there, and that is, to see the ;>|i>v ; if lie likes it, he makes it a point In let every body see that lie does; and ho is rea dy to speak and act tinder tho impulse of the opposite feeling, not thinking or caring how many may he of an adverso opinion lo his.— He sits firm nnd square in his place, mid would not budge for nn angel—unless she should ask him. Ilis eyes are fixed on the stage, and the protticsl woman in Lancashire, where the women are all pretty, might take her scat hy his side, without extorting a word nr a look ; yet ho would fight for her ns long ns ho had strength to dotildn his fist; and bo Iprs troubled by a nair of black eyes, nr a bro ken head, contracted in her defence, than lie would by a word of thanks, for the service which ho lie had rendered. The Scotchman is quiet and resolutely at tentive ; ho wears n serious look nnd seems to he criticising severely, nnd ns it wete, subject ing the play lo some close metaphysical inves tigation ; he will hear n great deal of annoy- nneo from those about him provided it he not intentional, and whpn his patience is worn out at last, will change his place rather than make nnv remmislranco. The Italian is never snnn alone in a Theatre; Li* pleasures nre all social, nnd he never thinks of going to see n play or an opera without three or four of his eountrymen ; if lie has a fatnilv thev are sure to ho with him, children end nil, nnd thoir tongues and his are in perpetual mo tion; yet he loses not a word or a nolo ; for your native of Italy, unlike nil the rest of the world, enrt listen and talk at the same time, without tho least inconvenience. The Ger man is like unto him in bis fondness fur com pany, and he talks constantly too, hut it is nt lhe expenco of his other faculty; in fact the German seetns lo go into public places fur the soke of something to talk about. Ho Ims n sort of attractive power about him too, for if there he several m different parts of the house hey nre sere to ho gathered together before the performance is over. Just tho reverse ttfj this may be observed of the Spaniard ; lie is I silent, reserved and dignified ; obliging, L e 1 without Ibe cmprtssmcnl of the Frenchman, and attentive to what passes before him. with out being absorbed in it like the Englishman. —,V. l r . Standard. If a Cromnna violin, a real Amati, he played bv tile side of a modern fiddler, the latter will sound much the louder .of the two; but the sweet hriliiuiit tone of lire Amati will be heard nt a'distance the other cannot reach. Dr. j and gut hold of tile log and tried to elitnb up Young, on tho authority ol Durham, stutes, on to it, but the mure he tried the more the log for tf, the wind blow so hard. Bill hadn’t gone but u little ways before Ilis log begun to roll mure, and bv and by in he wont aplash, head and ears. He enmo up puffiog and blowine, gut hold of Hie log and tried to elitnb tui Useful Hints to Public Speakers It is a curious fact in the history of sounds, that the loudest noises perish almost on the spot where they nre produced, whereas musieial tones will be beard at a great distance. Thos, if wo ap proach within-n mile of a town or villagnjn which a fair is held, we may hear very faint ly the clamor of the multitude, hut moat dis. tinclly the organs and other musical instru ments which are played for their amusement. that nt pihraltnr the human voice wns heard at the distance of ten miles.. It is a well known fact, that the human voice may he heard nt n greater distance,than Ihut of any other animal. Thus, when the cottnger in the woods, or In tin open plain, wishes to cull her husband, who is working at u distance,sho does not shout, but pitches Iter voice to u musical key, which alia knows from habit, and hy that means reaches hi* ear. The loudest roar of the largest lion could not penetrate so far. “ This property of music in the.huuian voice,” snys tho author, “ is strikingly shown in tho cathredruls abroad. Jlern the mass is entterly performed in musical sounds, and becomes au dible to every devotee, however placed hi the remotest part of the church; whereas, if lhe same service hud been read the sounds would not have-travelled beyond the precincts oftlte their.” Those muiors who are heard in largo assemblies most distinctly, und nt the greatest distance uru those.wjto, modulating the voice, render it must musical. Loud speakers are seldom heard to udvanhtgc. Burke’s voice is aid lo hate been a sort ofhifty cry, which ton- ded, ns much us Hie formality of Ms discourses in the Hnuse of Commons, to send tho mem bers to their dinner. Clintimm’s lowest wltis- per was distinctly heard,” his middle lories were sweet, rich and beautifully varied says a writer, deserihmg tho orator, ” when he rais ed his voice to its high pitch, the hnuse was completely filled with the volume of sound ; and Hie elici t was awful, except when he wish ed lo cheer and animate; und then he hud spirit stirring notes, which were perfectly irre sistible. The lerrthlo, however, was Ins pe culiar power. Then the lionso sunk before hull ; still lie was dignified, and wonderful us was Ins ellnquenco. it was uttended with this important effect, that it posses,.ed every one with the conviction that Iht-ro was something in him finer even than Ins words ; that llm man was infinitely greater than the orator.” Major Downing's Letter.—A serins of tuna sing letters, under this signature, have appear ed, from time to time in the I’ortlnnd Courier. flic .Mercury gave ns one of them it short lime since, and we presume the following, which is the latest of the series, has only linen omitted from having escaped their obser vation :—Charleston Courier. Washington City, Jan. 17. To the Editor of the Portland Cotirer, in the Mariner’s Church building second story, eastern end. Fire-slroel, away down cast in lhe Sato of Maine. My kind und dour old friend : The Presi dent,s Message to Congress makes cranking work here. Mr. Calhoun shows his teeth like a linn. Mr. McDnffin is cool us a cnweuin- her, though they nay lie’s got a terrible tem pest inside of him, that lie’ll let out before long. For my part, I think the President’s message is about right, I was sitting will) tho President in the east room last night-, chat ting about onn thing nnd another.and the Presi dent,snys lie, Major Downing,have you road my message that I sent to Congress to-day. ) told him I hadn’t. Well says he, I should like to have you read it, nnd give mu ynur opin ion ii|ion it- So h» handed it tu ine, und 1 sot down nnd rend it through. And wlittii I got through, says I, General, I’ll tell youjeet what l think oftbishern business. When I wish youngster some of us Downing, ville hoys used logo down tu Sebago Pond every spring, und lure out u month or two ruft- ini' logs across the pond. And one time I ami cousin Fphraiin, and Joel, arid 11:11 John son, and two or three tnoro of us, had each a whipping great log to carry across tho pond. It wus rather a windy day and thn waves kept the log bobbing up and down pretty consider able huti, so wn agreed to bring them along side and side nnd lash ’em together and drive some thole-pins tit tin- outermost log, and row ’em over together—We went along two nr three mile* pretty well. But hy and hy Bill John son begun In ctnnplniu. He was alwitvn an uneasy harem scarnm sort of a chap. Always thought every burly else had a ca-ier lime than he had, und whim lie wus it Imy always used to he complaining that the other hoys had more hotter tlim ho had. Well, Bill wus row ing on the toward sjdu, and lie lingiiu to fret and said his sola went tho hardest, nnd he wotild'nt give us any ponce nil one of ns chan ged sides well him. Well Bill hadn’t rowed but n little wavs no the windward side, before, lie In-gun to fret again, and dpetared that side -col harder tlnn- t’other, end he would n’t touch lo ro-.v on tha’ side any longer, W« told hint he had hi- choice, and he eliould’ni keep changing so— Jjut he only fretted the iinire and begun In get inad. At last hn declared if we did'nt change with him io five minutes he’d rut the lushing and take his log nnd paddlo oil' alone. Ami before we had hardly lime to turn round, he declared that five minutes were out, and up hatchet end cut llm lashings, arid away went Bill on his own log.hohhing and rolling about, and dancing like a monkey lo try and keep nn the upper side. The rest of us scrabbled id a* well as wo-could, and fnstcbed.our logs to gether again, though wo had a tough match rolled ; and finding it would be gone goose with him pretty soon if lie staid there,- he be gan lo sing nut like a loon for us to come arid take linn. We asked him which side lie would row,if we would lake Ilia log into the raft again. O says Bill, I’ll row on either side or both sides, if you want me to, if you will only coino nnd help me before 1 sink. But, said the President, I hope you did’nt help tho fuoliah rascal out till he had got n pret ty good soaking. He got snaked enough be fore we got lo him, says I, for he was jest rea dy to sink for thn last time, and our logs come pesky near gniiing scattered, nnd if they bad we should nil gone in the bottom together. And now Uinoral thin is jest what I think ; if you let South Cnrolinn cut the lashings, you’ll see such a log rolling in this country, as you never send yet. Tha old Gineral star ted up and marched across the floor like a boy. Saya he, Major Downing, sho shant cut the lashings while my name is Andrew Jacksbh. Tell Snrgont Joel to have his company sleep in their'arms every night. I told him they diould lie ready nt a moment’s warning. I wish you would jest gt^p cousin Epraim up to Augusta a jog to know why he dont write to mu and let mo know how tho Legislature is getting along. 1 remain your loving friend, MAJOR JACK DOWNING. Ffotn the N. Y. Trarclluf. IK STRICKLAND’S TRAVELLING SKETCHES. Wn have board of Joe Strickland and hit brother Jibe with cousin Sail and aunt Debbti, but never before of Ike, who if we can judge from llm following sketch is likely tu rival even Juo himself in travelling and love making. The nrlicle stii'ids credited to “Skelcho-t in New York,” a work, itcbdumadel or other wise, as may be, that has tint cotne under our notice ns yet, though if it equal this specimen ns a whole, wo should he glud to number Mr Ike Strickland, Esy. among our iilroady largo list of Correspondents. We cnrdislly invito attention tn thn nrticlo in question, being Cer tain of its affording n hearty laugh to all. Soon «l or tho departure of Air. Stanislnn i Stanton, the street door-hell again rang, nti.l Mr. Isaac Strickland, ono of tho numerous Stricklands from “ Vurmount,” was ushered into tlm apartment. His homespun coal was thrown hack, nnd his saffron colored waistcoat exposed to view, ns if ho would say to all lira world, ” twig my ynllar vosl I” I am extremely happy to see you, said Miss Vaughn. Are yc ? by gum I that’s most too slick, cried S. his oyos goggling over his forekeud with n stare of delight. You’re n great traveller, Mr. Strickland, re marked I. Why, yos—I'm considerable spry that wny. You’re heard of me, 1 calculate, linint yo t 1’t e .just returned from nn expedition to Albany, and what’ll you? tho bilcr boated. You don’t say so? I do, hy gum ! We were all a sittin in the enbin, when I kinder hoard a sort of rumbliu, and it was’nl two niipits artor when we heard a most everlnetui crash, and the hilur was bus ted all lo nothin. I guess l fell like a shot skunk; nnd the gulls I they hnllered and squealed just like nothing nt nil, und loultnd ns scared ns yullar blackbird*. Just as Provi dence would have it, another boat came cr- longside nnd wo got safely aboard, and whal’il yon lay I there won’t none of us hurt. There was one gal, Susan Roper, and I calculate her eyes made me feel somehow quite nohen; I warnted to give her some proof of my affec tion, so whnl does I do but go to the bar, and Imy two everlnsting big apples, and on the rmtside of ono I cut with myjncknife this coup let :— IVhen (hit u see, - Just think of me.—Ike Strickland. and stuck ’em into her indispcnsible; and about no hour after I sco her cut ’em. Indeed ! said Miss Vaughn. True, hy gum, replied Mr; Sliicklnnd. Well, I kinder watched opportunity,' and tube her inurie^- nod sez 1 to her, sez I, I’ve got ti most everlasting strung affection for you -r-7, I, nti-l linto or nhsonco can’t conquer my atr.Tlinn, nor can’t do mo any good at all— and wlmt’li vou lay ? she kinder turned round and gur ntc a hoss-iaffm my face, and walku! oil'just so— And. suiting the action lo the word, Isaac Strickland seized bis hat quitted toe apartment. A Kiss.—A lady and a gentleman a few evenings ngn, were conversing upon tho tu i- enco of grammar. “Pray madam,” said tho gentleman, “ what part of speech ia a kiss?” “ Ah, what is it J” replied tho lady. “ A sub. stiinliro,I hcliovo madam.” “Is it a noun proper or common ?” interrogated the lath. “ Proper madam.” ” No,” rejoined eh«, ” I think it both proper and common.” The lea der may guess what followed. ,' * • •V- -