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AdOD X3NIXSIQNI «HIH transmitted, is Tory valuable, ami the atten tion of the General Assembly is specially di rected thereto. I think it is not too much to Bay, in bahalf of this officer, that tho benefits expected by tho people of Georgia from -the operations of this department of tho public service, will be fully realized under its present intelligent and energetic management. Bo- lieving that the work thus undertaken* w ill, when completed, bo of incalcuable valuo to tho people ot tho Stato, I earnestly recom mend such appropriation be made therefor as may bo deemed uecessary for its energetic prosecution. CHARITABLE INSTITUTION'S. The roport of the Trustoos of the Lunatic Asylum exhibits fully and particularly the con dition aud management of the institution 'lur ing tho past year. Its official organization is reported good, and all its affairs have been conducted with a just and reasonable economy. For reasons statod in the report, tho amount appropriated for the support of tho institution tho present year should be larger than that given for a similar purpose last year. The. I suggestion of the Trustees upon this subject may, in my judgment, bo safely adopted, and I respectfully recoramond that tho amount asked for be given. Duplicate vouchers for the expenditures of last year have been regu larly forwarded, as the law requires, and are ready for inspection by tho proper committee of the General Assembly. The report of tho Trustees of the Academy for the Blind sets forth tho administration of the affairs of that institution during tho past year. For roasons stated by the Superintend ent, a largor sum may bo needed for the sup port of tho Academy the present than was ap propriated for that purposo last year. The ne cessity for such additional appropriation will, I presume, be inquired into, according to usage, through a visiting committee, appoint ed by the General Assembly. I respectfully recommend that whatever amount may he found necessary to secure the comfort of tho pupils and to promote the efficiency of tho in stitution bo supplied. Herewith transmitted will ha found the anuual report of the Bean of Commissioners of tho institution for th education of the Deaf and Dumb. It is sug gosted in tho report that the same amount as that annually appropriated in previous year viz : $13,500 will not be sufficient to moot the wants of the institution tho present year, and an appropriation of $15,000 is asked for. The Board also asked that an additional sum o S1,000 be appropriated to pay for repairs of buildings, and $250 ho given to put chase ma terial needed for fitting up tho printing office of the academy. Tho roport shows that the institution la in a prosperous condition, an' I cheerfully recommend tho appropriation i such sums as may he necessary for its support PENITENTIARY. Tn pursuance of tho act approved March 3, 1S7-J, the convicts in tho penitentiary have been fanned ont to different parties, far term: ranging from one to five years. Tito lease of Messrs. Grant, Alexander & Co. expired on tho first day of April last, less than one month after the passago of this act. In consequence of tho short time allowed within which to dis poso of them, tho lateness of tho season, aud tho gonera! condition of tho country.it was found impracticable to obtain foil prices fv the convicts* All of them were dispose! of, however, on terms that relieves the Prate ot every expense on account of the pmiiten' tary. In disposing of the convicts. I sought as far a - practicable to diversify their employment, with a view of ascertaining in what -p- ei i! industries such labor could bo mo t' b-nei! bittlly engaged. The terms for which th * con victs have been leased will soon begin t > ex pire, and it will bo necessary, therefore, for the Legislature to doviso in advance a per rimnent and more satisfactory system for keep ing and employing them. Tho present plan can be regarded only as a temporary expedi ent, rendered necessary by tho condition of onr finances and the inconvenience, if not i: - practibility, of securing a better, system tn der the circumstances. In any "permauen: system adopted, care should be taken fo pre serve the punitivo and reformatory character of a penitentiary, and, at the same time, make it soif-sustaining asfar as possible. !: wi 1 appear by reference to tho report of the Prin cipal Keeper, herewith transmitted, that the number of oscapcs and deaths has been large since the last letting of the convicts. This re sults. probably from tho vices inherent in tho system, rather than from negligence on the part of tho lesreea. The escapes have been at j thoratoof ton per cent, per annum of the whole number of convicts, and tho deaths at tho rate of six per cent. This, it most be con fessed , is an unfavorable showing for th" pre- this and other reasons, it is advisable at this time, and under existing circumstances, ot call a convention for tbo purpose of revising and amending the Constitution of the State. 11 is generally conceded that such a conven tion ougiit t<> assemble in the course of a few ye rfs. Indeed, there seems to be but little, if lute, difference of opinion as to tbo propriety f»nd>nec*'S8ity of revising the Constitution ; the only doubt in the public mind being as to tluv.titue when this can best be done. There are certainly many reasons why a convention i-houjd he called without unnecessary delay ; and yet, it must be confessed that there are other reasons, equally cogent, why in a mat ter ot such grave concern, tho State should move with extreme caution. The peculiar condition of the State, its relations with the Federal Government, and the necessity of acting, as far as practicable, with due regard '.<> other Southern States similarly situated with ourselves, impose upon us a grave re spnnsibility. Tho people, however, have the i tght to decide this question for themselves i and to them tho Legislature can safely remt. it. When this lias been done, the entire ques tion can ho discussed and determined upon its mints. I can see no reason, tbereforo, why ho Legislature, if it sea proper, may not take union during tho present session, for the pur lose of referring tho question of assembling a onvention to a vote of tho people. FEI3ERA L RELATIONS—LOUISIANA. The exhibit hero made of tho affairs of the State, though uot all that could bo desired furnishes much ground for hope and encour email in the future. Our financial condi >ti is steadily improving, and our great ag ri •ultural interests begin to show signs of ro iying life and vigor. With the increased production of breadstuffs tho past year, the planting int'ererta, with a better price for the great staple, would bo on a more satisiactory footing at this time than it has been for some years. Tins interests in the State which seems tn languish most is our railways The chief obstacle in the way of our advance meat, has arisen from the course pursued by the party in possession of the Federal Govern nent towards tho Southern States. Ono of the immediate results of this policy has been the disorganization of our labor, and the cou sequent large increase of idleness, vagrancy and crime. 11 has been erroneously assumed that the lately enfranchised class would not receive just or proper treatment from tho white people, and to provent this imaginary evil, the mischievous and unconstitutional ratten if atchman. Athens, Gra. WEDNESDAY HORNING, JAN. 27, 1875. Largest Circulation! READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. Governor’s Message. We lay this document before our readers this week, ami it will no doubt be read with interest by all who have not previously had opportunity of perusing it. Wo regret that it was received too late for our last pa per. . Controlling Friends. Wo heard a good anecdote the other day, in which tho Into Col. Tom Hackett figured. He was the Representative in Congress of the old Fifth District, and one of his Floyd county friends approached him in a perfect fever of excitemont, aod remarked, “ Colonel, I don’t see how I can control my friends. They are all clamorous for me to run for the Legislature and seem determined to taka no denial.— What do yon advise mo to do T” The Colonel very dryly replied, “Control yourself, Mr. Jones, and I will be answerable for the good conduct of your friends.” We think certain gentlemen in tho Niuth Congressional District, who are greatly trou bled by tho clamor of their friends, may learn a lesson from this. measures known as tha Enforcement acts have beer, resorted to. Wc are now further threat ened by stiil greater evils, in the passage by Congress of what is commonly designated as the Civil Rights bill. Should this great aud try wrong he inflicted upon us. I liaz ai d nothing in saying that it will be followed by the immediate overthrow of onr public school system, by tho complete demoralization f our labor, by great injury to our finances and to the holders of our securities, by confu .-ion in eiviy department of business, and by farther alienation between the two classes of oiii population. Tho unwisdom of tho uioas- nre, so far at least as tho Stato of Georgia is coneerimd, is shown by the fact that the laws of tins State already guarantee precisely the same tights to all the people, of wnatover class, audition or color. VVe have one law for all— o tile whito mau and the colored—for the free man and the froedman. It is admitted that i . :v tire distinctions among U9, but they are such distinctions as obtain among all peoples, under all governments and in all societies, and such as no government has heretofore eve; undei taken to rcgulato by legislative ea- acMuent. That such legislation is unneces sary aud ran ho productive of mischief only, wo very well know. Soli-interest, to take no higher view of tho subject, would dictate to the white people tho policy of forbearance, conciliation and fair dealing towards tho color- od race. Even when a slave the negro was attic f protection and kind treatment, and now that lie has. become a free and independent la borer, and possesses every legal right that the hi o' man has, it is still to the interest of the latter that his rights should be carefully guarded, tliai his efficiency as a laborer should be increased, and that his general condition ding'd lie improved in all practicable ways. ■But i - in j • •• '.mis effect upoo tbe peace aud ma terial prosperity of iiie Southern people, is not '.the only mischief justly chargeable to such I iegis.ati'Ui. Tbo disregard of the right of lo ti Keif-government, of which it is tbe expres sion, betrays tho existence of an alarming dis ’aso in tho Federal system. The experioace > r this people, during the last ton years, but confirms the uniform teachings of history, that power, in whatever hands, is ever struggling sent system, and clearly demonstrates the nr- for its o.vn enlargement. During that short cessity of abandoning it as soon as possible-— j period, tho General Government has violated The number of convicts, at the present rate of I the liberty of tho citizen, overturned aud cro- increase, will soon reach ono thousand. It j nted State governments at will, aud committed has been ascertained that for a period of fifty 1 other flagrant violations of the Constitution, years anterior to tho late war, each convict The crowning act in this coarse of usurpa- conflned in tlio Stato prison involved nn actual ] tion a ul wrong is tbo attempt to stifle, by the expenditure from the public treasury, over at:mig arm of military power, the will of the and above tbe proceeds of his labor, of $21 b, j people ot Louisiana, expressed at the recent 00 per annum- It cannot ba expected that election. In popular governments tho untratn- convictscan bo kept, under that system at this fora less amount than this. Assuming this to he true, tho numberof convicts which umyrea sonahly ho expected at an early day. wi:! re quire for their maintenance, if kept in prison, nn annual appropriation of over $200,000 Such a burden as this should not be imposed onthc people of tho State for tho support of vi olators of the law, if it can be avoided. It will thus ba seen that , the disposition to bo made of tho convicts under our laws, is a mat ter of grave public concern. Tho attention of the Legislature is earnestly invited to the sub ject. It can scarcely be hoped that any sys tem which may bo adopted will bo free from objection. While I have no plan to oiler as entirely satisfactory to ray own mind, I would, suggest that in any system that may bo de vised, the convicts shonid lie placed under some one responsible head, rather than divided among several, nnd that the Stato, in the event it should part with the labor of the convicts, ought, nevertheless, to retain tho right of po lice, including tbo right of supervising their sanitary and moral condition, their treatment and safe-koeping. VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. Tho number of volunteer companies organ ized in the State is two hundred and twenty- one. Of these, ono artillery company eleven cavalry and forty-threo infantry companies have been armed. There have been issued to tho infantry two thousand three hundred and thirty stands of arms, with acquirements in full, Included in this amount art) otic hun dred muskets furnished to the Agricultural College at Athens. Four hundred and sixty pistols and an equal number of sabres, have been issued to tbe cavalry. Five 12-pound Napoleon guns have been drawn by the Slate from the Ordinance Department at Washing ton, four of which have been given toauartii- ery company at Savannah. Experience do monstrates that nothing tends so effectually to preserve the public peace as a conscious ness'on the part of tbe ovil-disposeduinil law less that government possess tho power to en- forco the laws. Hence, tbe militia should, to the extent practicable, be thoroughly organ ized and armed. Tbe quota received annual ly from the Federal Government by tbo State is wholly insufficient for this purpose. The quotas of fourteen years—from 1861 to 187-1, inclusive—were required to supply tho fifty- five companies already armed, and to furnish the Agricultural College a3 before stated. Tho companies organized, but now unarmed, must, tbereforo, bodisbaodod, unlessanappro- priation bo mado by tbo Legislature to sup ply them with arms. I recommend that a suf ficient amount be voted to arm the compa nies already organized. Tho expenditure of this appropriation should be guarded by limi ting the cost of tbe arms to bo purchased to the regulation prices prescribed by the Ord nance Department of the United States. CONSLITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The Secretary of State has been directed to send, properly authenticated, to the Senato, where it originated, the act of tho last Legis lature approved March 2,1874, entitled "Au net to amend tbe Constitution of tho State.”— An examination of this act shows that it isap- nlicablo only to such endorsements of railway bonds made by the lato Governor, as tho Leg- Sure bad “declared illegal, fraudulent or mid ” A largo amount of the fraudu.snt cn- dnrsemeuts 1 ana bonds. Issued during tho lath •Srtratlom are not covered by tho. Ian- _ act It I® doubtful, therefore, whether tbe public Interest would bo subserved by the final adoption of the act as an amend ment to the Constitution. It is also question able whether it would Legislature so to amend the act as to >ncjuue tbe other bonds'and OD 4?2fSd Dt3 'rpo ques- knowteag attention has just been duccred.-rhoquea tion is thus brought before us whether, wr e of the olcctive franchise, and tiro purity of the ballot box. are at once the form mid essence of public liberty. The recent attempt to prevent tho popular will in Louis iana may well excito the gravest apprehen sions. There would, indeed, be little ground of hope for the perpotuity of our free institu tions, if such usurpation were met with pubiic apathy Happily, however, it has produced tho contrary effect, and patriotism find3 en couragement in the almost universal senti ment ni condemnation this grave wrong has evoked. The change in public sentiment indicated by the recent elections, also loads us to look for an early reformation of tbe policy and practice of tiro Fedora! Government towards the Southern States. If the policy of irrita tion should bo abandoned, and the people be left to themselves, tho two races would soon establish such social and business relations with each other as their own peace, happiness and true interests require. In other words, our people only ask that they be secured in the great right of local self-government as it once existed in nil the Statosof tho Union,but which is nnw onj \vcil alone by the people of the Nor: 1 .' rn Stites. if tho Government will hut give a homo rule, a revenue tariflf- an honest and economical administration, and a sound circulating medium, we shall not have long to wait for the return or peace and prosperity to at! parts of the country, and among ail classes of the peoplo. ’ James M. Smith Sudden Death. We regret to auuounce that Mr. W. H. GniiV; h, of the firm of Griffetb & Crane, died at his residence in this city, on Suuday even ing, after a short illness. The writer bud known the deceased many years, and, in common with all his friends and acquaintances, esteemed him highly for bis many good qualities. His unexpected death will bo deplored not only by bis immediate family and kiudred, but by all who know him. Small Pox. Tbe report of small pox in the neighborhood of Big Creek church, on tho line or Clarke and Oglethorpe counties, to which we refer red last vveok, turned out to be true. Two deaths, we learn, have occurred, and quite a number of cases have been developed. We understand that active measures have boon adopted to prevent tha disease from spreading, aud it is hoped that it will be con fined to a limited area. C?- Mr. Junius Henri Brown—mind you spoil it with an "1" a “pal” of the man Rich- ardsou whom McFarland righteously shot for first debauching, and then stealing bis wife— having stated in-a recent article in Harper's Magazine that most of the men who have been prominent iu tho South and Southwest were natives of Now England, the Cincinnati En quirer says: Yes; let us mention some of them : General Jackson, Henry'Clay, Crittenden, Polk, Cobb, Davis, Grundy, Boll, Johnson, Crocket, Sam Houston, Berrien, Soule, Poindexter, BeBton, Calhoun. Hayne, M’Duffio to say nothing of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Mar shall, Randolph, Patrick HeDry, were as is woli known, all bom in Boston and cradled in Fanueil Hall; and furthermore, to our certain knowledge, they all went to school to Noah The Hiding Which a portion of the members of tho Legis lature and other citizens of the Ninth Con gressional District held in the Kimball House in Atlanta one night last week, was an in formal affair, and was not intended to commit any body (not even those present) to any par ticular candidate or liue of policy. We were invited to attend a few miuutes before the meotiug assembled, beiug assured, iu response to tho remark that wo had no right to repre sent any body, that no ono claimed any such right, and that the object cf the meeliug was simply to appoint a commit tee to confer with tho Governor in reference to tho time of hold ing a special election In this District. This was done, aod Col. B. U. Hill was invited to *■ define his position " on tho question of his citizonship, which he did briefly, claiming rh^t Athens is legally his home, inasmuch as he pays his poll tax bore—that Atlanta is bis winter residence and Athens bissummor home. Iu reference to ruuuiug for Congress, ho said ho had not sought and would not seek the very highly responsible position, but that if tho people required it, ho dared uot refuse to serve them. Wo refer to this meeting only for the pur poso of setting ourself and others right before tho people. Wo eortainly had no iuteutiou, (nor do we suppose any one elso had,) of at tempting to forestall public opinion in select- a candidate for Congress. This is a mat ter which properly belongs to the people of the District, and we wish to see thorn do it in such manner as they may think best. If they select such a stnndard-bearer as we can conscien- scinusly endorse, ho shall have our humble support. THE PUBLIC PRINTING. This elicited a good doal of attention at the Stato capital last week, and,as usual, develop ed tho fact that somo of our wise Selous who have attempted to onligbton mankind on the subject are wofully in need of information themselves. As usual, the wouderful discovery was made, and annouuced with a flourish of trumpets, that a “combination" was in the field—that Estiil, one of tho candidates, bad combined with two or three other newspaper men, in ordor to secure his eloction. Certain gentle men w ere greatly scandalized at the bare men tion of tho report, aud never dreamed for a moment that their candidate had “ combined ” also, as was believed, with a much larger crowd. But it was not only reported that a combination had been formed, but that votes were bought and sold like any other com modity. This, of course, was calculated to outrage the mauhood of all honorable gentle men ; and, notwithstanding the charge was false, somo members seemed to give credence to it. Ail tho talk about “combinations” is tho veriest humbug. No ono printing establish ment in the Stato has sufficient strength of it self to secure an election, and tho consequence is, they seek aid from friends—with whom they combine. “ Only this and nothing more.” It is one of tho deadly sins if an editor has any connection with it; hut, if a gentleman makes combinations to secure his election as Presi dent, or Secretary, or Door Keeper or Mes sengcr of the Senato, or as Speaker, Clerk or Door-Keeper of-ho House, there is nothing said about it—it is all perfectly right and legit imate. We are told tho Public Printer makes enor mous profits, or be could not afford to divide with bis partners. The law fixes his pay, which is 25 per cent., we believe, on the actual cost of the work. Wo presumo no printer in tho State will do work cheaper than that for private individuals. This 25 per ceut., after meeting incidentals, such as wear and tear of material, bonse-rent, insurance, interest, lights and fuel, and the thousand other Incidental expenses, leaves v«ry moderate margin for profit. Tbe State has a largo amount of work done, and in that way makes tho public printing a good thing, provided ono man could get it ail; but, being divided into so tnaDy shares, it leaves tbe actual pay of each partner quite moderate. There has been a clamor for letting the printing to the lowest bidder. The United States Government tried this some years ago. The result was, tbe printing was so badly ex ecuted as to be scarcoly legible, and at the end of bis term, the Public Printer came before Congress, claiming fifty or a hundred thousand dollars to re-imhurso him. His friends being in a majority, tbe money was awarded him, we believe—which made tbe work cost more than undor the old system. The next reform was tbo establishment of a Government print ing office, which is tbe largest printiog estab lishment in tbe world. Tbe work costs more per page than does tbe public printing of this State, and yet is not as well execoted ae our Stato printing baa been done since it fell into tbe hands of the present Public Printer (Mr. Estiil.) We know of no State which has its publlo printing as cheaply or as well done at Georgia. Mr. Estill’s combination, consisting of tbe Savannah News, the Christian Advocate, the Christian Index, the Atlanta Constitution and tbe Southern Watchman, ought to have been re-elected, and would have been, bat for tbo fact that several members voted for tbe other combination through misunderstanding aud one voted for a man whose name was not be fore tho Legislature. Tbe election waa car ried by a majority of three only. Any two of tbe half dozen referred to, would bave elected Estiil. Col. Alston, the bead of the successlul combination, is a very respectable gentleman and be will bare his hands full if be doss the printing as well next year as it is no w executed Hon. B. H. Hill. The editor of this paper haB always enter- ained the highest opinion of tho intellectual tapacity of this distinguished citizen, and is tow anxious, as heretofore, to see him in the •ublic service. He defended him on all pro- l>er occasions within tbe past three or four cars against tbe bitter and, as we thought, unjust attacks of those who now assnrao to be iis principal champions. We were very anxious o see him elected Senator two years ago, as he ought to have been; but those geutleuien theu bitterly opposed him. Whoa nomina tions were being made, for the House last year we were desirous that the people of tho At lanta district, whore he had claimed citizen ship and where we thought ho was justly en titled to it, should nominate him; hut uo. "they never mentioned him" in that conuec ion, but nominated another gentleman ! A portion of the citizens of that District, howev er, very magnanimously urged that he ought to “ stand for Congress” in tho Ninth district! What is true of tbe Atlanta district, also hap pened in other Districts. These parties bave held all the while that residence in a district is not necessary to eligibility—that the only requisites are such as provided by the Constitu tion and laws of the United States. If this be true Mr. Hill is just as eligible in ono district as another. Why, then, if bis services are so im portant at this tima, did uot some of the other eight districts nominate him t But it is said there is a vacancy in this dis trict now. There will be aftor tho 4th of March, and so there might be in any other district, if tho member elect could be induced to resign Suppose they try this experiment and secure Mr, Sill's services. Col. Bell, our present Re presentative, is very far suporior, mentally and morally, to some of the members elect, and if he should decline serving the people any longer, there are a number of gentlemen in tbo Ninth district fully equal to some of tho Representatives elect. Why should outsiders bestow such unusual attention upon tbo Niuth district f Do they believe that tho poople thereof are not capable of selecting such Representative as will suit them! Why do they not lavish a portion of their care and at tention upon their own districts t Now, to savoacertaiu class of “ little jump ed-up fellows" the trouble of misrepresenting our position, wo hero distinctly state that it will afford us great pleasure to support Mr. Hill for Congress, provided the people of the Ninth district select him as their candidate, but we are uot willing to have him thrust up on them and us, as one of them, by meddle some outsiders. However puro may be their intentions, they bave damaged and are daily damaging Mr. Hill by-attempting to bully our people into his support. • Conyers. Tbe letter from our correspondent at Con yers, descriptive of the rapid growth of that remarkable town will bo read with interest. Our only opportunity of seeing this prosper ous place has been such as is afforded from the car windows in passing through, but we are satisfied it is growing more rapidly than any town within our knowledge. We trust we shall shortly bave an opportunity of bo ooming better acquainted with it. In n State of Orphanage. This Congressional District having been be-1 reaved by the hand of death of its newly elect- j ed member of the forty-fourth Congress, l outsiders feeling a deep solicitude for tbe wel fare of our people, whom they believe to be in capable of selcctiug a proper successor, are now, as heretofore, profuse in tendering their advice as to the proper man for the position. We cannot imagine why such peculiar anxiety is manifested concerning this and no other District in the State, unless theso gentlemen believe our people bave not, (in the language of Gen. Toombs,) “sense enough to sot a goose.” Elsewhere the people are suffered to move in tho matter, without outside interfer ence, so far as wo have observed, but not so here. Hence, wo conclude that these very of ficious gentlemen believe wo arc in a stato of orphanage and require a guardiau. We are struck with another significant fact. These gentlemen never suggest the name of a citizen of the District, but always select some outsider—notwithstanding no bave numbers of gontloroon fully equal to tho Representa tivos they have selected in their own Districts. Why don’t they send abler men from their own Districts ? If they have uot got them, let them import. Claims Upon the People. We hear a great deal just at this time about the claims cet tain gentlemen havo up on the peoplo. We are heartily tired of this. According to our idea about such matters.no one has any claim upon tho people. The re verse is tho fact. Tho peoplo have a right to claim whom they please to serve them in a representative capacity ; and it is tho duty of any citizen, whan properly called on by the people, to forego his own preferences and pri vate predilections anil yield obedience to the popular will. The peoplo havo claims upon any citizen they may select, but he has no claim whatever upon them. Offices are cre ated for tlie benefit of the people, and not to 8ubservethe private ends of individuals. Those who fill tho offices are, therefore, the servants and not the masters of tho people. [communicated. ] Mr. Editor As tho people of the Ninth Congressional District of Georgia will have to select a candidate to represent them in the United States Congress, in place of the talent ed and lamented Garnett McMillan, allow tho writer to suggest- tho name of the Hon. Lamar Cobb, who is a worthy type of his diutinguish- ed father, who so long and so ably represented us in the councils of the nation. He is a man of superior mental culture and moral worth anil will ably represent the people of tho Ninth District. Who could bo more worthy than he to wear the mantle of lm beloved and honor ed fattier ? Lotus, then, with one voice, unite (ifho will accept tbo position) in placing him in tbo next Congress. Ho is, and always was a true Dem ocrat, of tho Jeffersonian school, and the peo plo of our District will delight to honor him as the worthy successor of his honored father. Democrat. EXCELLENZA Cotton Fertilizer, The undersigned has just received a large lot of the celebrated EXCELLENZA GUANO Which he offers to his old patrons and th CASH TIME, NOV. 1 TIME, WITH COTTON OPTION at 15c. per lb.... 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Dec. 30 tribution, or the be mah. Cotton Opti Chemical, f-.r composting c.»n bo hail on all theabov# 3. €?* BGBBS. ; y,LL- Minutes, And all descriptions of pamphlet work and other job printing can now bo executed at our Job Office iu a very suporior style. Send in your orders. L. SUIEVENELL & CO. BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA. DEALERS IN Watches, Clocks. J ewelry, SILVER AND PLATED-WARE, GUNS, PISTOLS, A MM UNIT ION, Spectacles, Eye-Glasses, Musical Instruments, CANES, FANCY ARTICLES, Ac. Having BEST WORKMEN, are prepared to do REPAIRING IN SUPERIOR STYLE. . We make a specialty of Silver Plating ard Gilding, And all work ot this kind, sueli as Forks, Spoons, Watches, etc. plated by us, warranted equal u> r that done by any establishment iu the count t j SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUMO AND COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE, For Composting with Cotton Seed. THE SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO I S now so well known for its remarkable effects as an agency for i ing the products of labor, as not to require especial commendatio us. Its use, for ten years past, has established its character for Reliable Excellence. The large, fixed capital invested by the Company in this trade, affords the surest guarantee of the continued excellence of its Guano. CASH 1*1-5 I^T 1 * Per Ton 2,000 Pounds, SOLUBLE PACIFIC G UANO, $50.00 Per Ton 2,000 Pounds, ACID PHOSPHATE, 38.00 TIME PRICE, Without Interest, and option of paying in Middling Cotton, delivered at Athens Depot, by Nov 1st, at Fifteen Cents per [found: Per Ton 2,000 Pounds, SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO, $60.00 Per Ton 2,000 Pounds, ACID PHOSPHATE, 45.00 j«nai-2m J. C. PITNER & OO., Agents, Athens. POSITIVELY IT IINIIFIGTURER’S COST, For IO Days Only! A 8 I will then move the remainder of my ctook of merchandise to Atlanta, Ga. All goods sold posi tively for CASil on deliver} of the good*. My large .took of good, will be offered at auction daring Court week, and coatinuod Horn day to day, if oost or within 10 or 15 per cent, of it can be obtained. All poraons bolding claims against too will please present tho sumo for immediato settlement, and those I hold claims against will please call immediately and settle tbo same. As I do not even now want to unne cessarily harass or annoy them for payment, I will re ceive it in installments, or accept security for payment within any reasonable time. If no answor shall have boon received from you before tbe let day of February, 1875,1.(hall consider it your intention tb avoid pay ment, and without further notice, your aocouut will ba publicly sold atauction; and should itnothc sold. It will ba then advertised for sate and tho publication eontioued until settled or arranged. Jau27 L. L. BRICK HO USE. Garden Seed. C1BB1GE, Bill, COCOMBER, Seat, Pea, Bail), Onion, k FLOWER SEED, A due variety. Clover Seed, Orchard, Bine, Herds and Hnngarian HUNTER & BEUSSE’S NEW GOOD FOE FALL zAND WINTER. We are receiving a Large Stock of CLOTHING, adapted to the Season, CASSIMERE & OTHER CLOTHS, ParasolSy Umbrellas and Dry Goods, FUR, WOOL & LADIES’ HATS, * Just received, a large stock of Boots and Shoes, Fancy and Family Groceries, mcreas- WOODEN-WARE, CROCKERY, ALL DESCRIPTIONS commendation from LEATHER, CIGARS, TOBACCO, &c., &c. We also keep cvnstantiy on hand, Choice Flour and Country Produce, Which will be sold as “ CHEA1* AS THE CHEAPEST.” Athene Sept. 23,1874. We hare a large lot of Buist’s, Ferry’s and Johnson A Bobbins’ Seed, which wa offer t» the trade and fam ilial vary low. AU oar Seed are fresh. LONGS A BILLUPS, jaaST Broad streat, Athens, Ga. $5 Reward A DMINIiSTKATOU’S Sale. Will bo sold, before tbe court house door, in Jefferson, Jackson couuty, Ga, on tho tirf>tTuesday in Miirch next, within the legal hours of sale, at public out-cry. to tho highest MdJcr, tho land belonging to the estate of J !I Vundivcre, deceased, lying in said county, it being all the lund of said deceased, excopt tho widow's dow»*r. Adjoining lands of Whito, Brock and others, containing 110 acres, more or less, twen ty-five R(;ro$ cleared land, 30 acres good wood land, balance in old ft old. Terms, cash. S«»ld by virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary, as tho property of said deceased, to pay debt* and for distribution. G. C. VANDIVERE, Adm’r jan27 of J H Vandivere. ALTON Sheriff’s Sales. the town of Monroe, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday iu March uoxt, tho following pro perty, to-wit: One hundred and sixty acres of land, more or lest, of lot No 103 ; one hirn ired aud eighty-six acres, more or less, of lot No lo2 ; two hundred and twenty acres, more or less, of lot No 107 ; two hundred and thirty- seven aores, more or lea?, of lot No 106—all of aatd lands lying in the 3d district of Walton county and in a body, about two miles oust of Monroe, on the waters of Jack's and Crab by creeks, adjoining lands of ITard- man, E A Smith, A J McGaughey, lauds belonging to the estate ot Jon.m Halo, James H Whito and lands of A J Burroughs, containing eight hundred acres, more or less, formerly known as the B F Selmau place, aud whereon Albert G Hotter now resides. Lovied od as the property of s>«id Albert G Hester, under and by virtue of nn execution issued from Walton Supe rior Court, in favor of B II Jfc A M Thrasher vs Albert G Hester* Property pointed, out nnd sale ordered by W L;Thrasher, transferree. $10 Also, at the satno time aud place, Mrs Lacy Ann Carter's life interest in and to sixty acres of land, more or less, it being that portion of her dower taken out of the property of George W Carter, deo'd, and not in cluded in the homestead set apart to tha said Mrs Lacy Ann Carter by tho OrJiuary of Walton county. Le vied on under nnd bv virtuo of two executions issued from a Justice’s Conrt, held in and for the 415th dis- trictG M of WaHon eounty, in favor of Nowell A Mnls- by vs Lucy Anu Carter, James A Carter and Charles L Carter. Levy made and returned by R T Sorrells, LC. jau27 $5 J. M. AMMONS, D Sh’ff. ^ . r . 11 pr teente any immigration agent who has deeoyod, i •nj person Who employs him. Unit—it pd ARMSTEAD MORTON. Save .Your Money! I HAVE thi, da, received s full itook of over, kind of material, to incur, s auperb Boot nr Shoo. All kind, of work done in my lioo. FINE BOOTS or SHOES, COARSE BOOTS or SH0H8, lowed or p.ggod, mado or repaired. J. R. IVIE. Agent. jan37—2m No. 9 Broad itroet, Athens, Ga. /GEORGIA, Walton county. VJT Ordinary’s Office, Jan. 20th, 1875. John C Blackwell ha» applied for exemption of per sonalty end retting opart end valuation of home, toad; ond I will pose upon tho somo ot 12 o’eloek M, on tho 8th doy of Fobruory, 1875. ot my offiee. jon27 $2.25 TH0S. GILES, Ord’y. J ACKSON Sheriff’s Postponed Sale. • Will be sold, on the first Tuesday in March next, before the court house door in Jefferson, Jack- son county, within the usual hours of sale, the follow ing property, to-wit: Tbe undivided two-thirds life interest, and the nn- tieths remainder interest of Naney tho tract of land upon whioh mah Nash and Mary Nash ljoining lands of Harris, Thurmond, Hud son, Hood and others. Levied on by virtue of soventy- one Justice’s Court fi fas issued from the 255th district G M, iu favor of CharleaT Nash, adm’r of Rcubeu L Nash, deceased, vs Nancy Nash and Hannah Nash.— Said tract of land contains four hundred acres, more or less, lying on the road leading from Harmony Grove, Jaokson county, to Athens, Ga, four miles from the former place. Said levies to satisfy foregoing fi fas. Property pointed out b> plaintiff. Levies made and returned to me by J G U Pittman, L C. jan27 $10 J.S. HUNTER, Sh’ff. ISTOTICE. Xl ^fter tho publication of this notice for four weeke, and at the re s mlnr term of the Court of Ordi nary of Franklin county, to ho held on the 4rit Mon day in March next, I ahull apply to said Court for leave to sell the re.il outato belonging to Rachel Stoner, late of said county, deceased. DARTON^i. PAYNE, 'ltw jsu27 Adm’r with wUrsmiexed. NEW FALL GOODS. OE5NTE5R tSs B.£1^.VKS HAVE NOW IN STORE AND TO ARRIVE: 1,000 Sacks LIVERPOOL SALT, 500 Rolls and liaif Rolls BAGGING, 1,000 Bundles TIES, 100 Barrels Refined SUGARS, 50 Bags RIO COFFEE, 10 Hogsheads Re-boiled MOLASSES, 20,000 pounds Clear Ribbed BACON, 100 Bales seven-eighths SHIRTING, 50 Bales OSNABURGS. Also, a good assortment of Fall Prints. BLEACHED AND BROWN DOMESTICS, Hats, Boots & Shoes, Leather, Bridles & Saddles. Also, a general assortment of STAPLE! GOODS. Wo keep a general assortment of goods mado by tho ATHENS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, such i» Jeans, Plains, Checks, Stripes and Yarns We are also Agents for the LIGHT DRAFT GULLET GIN- Ml of whieh we offer to the public at LOW PRICES, FOR CASH OR BARTER. CAUL AND SEB US. Athene, Sept. 2,1874. CENTER & REAVES. COTTON 15 CENTS! I am now roady to commenco delivering tho celebrated DORSEY'S SEA-BIRD CEANO! Put up by George Dugdale A Co., Baltimore, and will allow FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND FOB ceI TON, PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, 1875. , This Is acknowledged by all planters to be ONE OF THE BEST FERTILIZERS NOW IN miv25—3m A. 3. DORSB*^ FURNITURE MB COFFINS. W. A. Grilleland dte Oo-> KEEP ALWAYS ON HAND METALIC BURIAL GASES & WOOD COFFINS. ° prices. Wo have on haud a largo aud well asforted atcck of TTURnsriTURE, cheapest Poplar Bedstead to the finest marble-top Walnut Sets. Give us a enlj- Jlrt" VBRY LOW. auglO A (JILLELAND & CU- FOR SALE, QEVERAL superior building lots, being a part o O tha lot known as the Baxter place. Anntv <„ augrv—tf Apply to Dr. M. S. DURHAM, or. J- 8. WILLIFORD. LEGAL BLANKS, A FULL supply always on hand, at tbe WATCHMAN OFFICE. ilMMIHH JUST ARRIVED O NE car load New Orleane SYRUP- Oue car load New Orleans SUGAR. A good supply of now MACKEB*". „ A gg. Which wo offer to thapabHo 4 HEAVES.