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JS>BttthemWattfanatt. Athens, Gra. Rate of Interest and Business Profits. We publish la another column an article I Hon. B. H. Hill at Gainesville. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 124, 1875. Largest Circulation! READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. which to measure the average prosperity of trade and commerce in that country. The principle is sound. It is still accepted by wise financiers; and if there be exceptions to the rule, they are more seeming than real. Some Judge Rice. kind of business will pay more than the cur- We regret to learn that Judge Rice still | rent p« rcent . aad others will yield loss, bat. suffers from rheumatism. He is not yet able I taking the general profits of a people, they to hold Courts. Consequently, there is no win conform to the average rate of interest. Court in Jackson this week. Wo learn that I jj u t i oa the other hand, it is not the fact he hopes to bo able to bold Gwinnett Court I that in Georgia the per cent, paid for the use I The proposed amendment to theJConstitution I admonish you of the disheartening fact that . The Hon. B. H. Hill delivered an address to w * 11 enable the people to defeat all these every street disturbance, every homicide of from the St. ^outo J^uonron that contains | tbe C i t i Mn8 0 f Hall county, at Gainesville, on I schemes note, while the whites are united and I whatever character, or by whomsoever com- *--* . > t. — Saturday, the 13th instant, of which The South-1 contr °l the State. I understand tho House mitted, by black or white, republican or demo- ron furnished a synopsis, which we intended I Judiciary Committee reported favorably upon crat, such as are incident to every community . to copy, bnt some person having carried off I‘he amendment last night; and it will prob- on earth, is perverted into evidence of a spirit of interest in a country was afairstandard by I tba an( | being unable to procure anoth-l ab ly pass that body. If not the members will of lawlessness and violence, and a purpose to some points of great importanoe. It was for* merly held by political economists as well as by practical business men, that the ruling rate er copy of it, we are compelled to forego the pleasure. After a brief introduction, the speaker said be held to a fearful account. The tax bill has passed the Senate, with unimportant amendments. The two Houses accomplish political ends. We well know the gross injustice of such charges, which have credence only where ignorance of onr condition next week and Hall the week following. Thanks. We are Indebted to our distinguished Sena-1 than ten per cent tor, Gon. Gordon, and Hon. H. P. Bell, the faithful Representative of this District, for | b° r is any thing like this amount, their attention in forwarding publio docu meats. of money is the measure of our average pros perity. Most of our loans are at a higher rate Yet no one can suppose that the average yield of investments and la- It is con siderably below it, and the proof is in the patent truth, that every year the gains of the a revolution had been going on since 1855 he I wl 'l perhaps appoint a committee of confer- prevails. Efforts are now being made by those gave a history of its various phases and of his #hce n P° n 006 or two features—for instance, who misrepresent you to induce the passage by course daring that period. He said this res- *h® exemption of $ 100 in personal property Congress of the most dangerous measures, in olution would go on until 1876, when the ques- taxation. Senators think that it may be ar- order to irritate our people, to drive them to lion would be definitely settled whether we I ran B*d by confining the exemption to house- despair, to provoke them to violent outbreaks, are to have liberty or empire. He gave it as I bo *d at *d kitchen furniture, bis opinion that nothing bnt an overwhelming Th ® subject of exempting State bonds from majority against them would drive the Re- taxation was, on Thursday, thoroughly dis-1 that a majority of the present Congress will not publicans from power—that if an exclnrion 0 f CU8sed in the Senate—Senator Kibbee and be found ready to sanction such legislation. If the Southern votes would elect their <*nnHi. others favoring it. Col. McDaniel and others it be accomplished, it would be against the pro date, they would attempt to hold on. Ho opposing it. The clause exempting State | test not only of Democrats.bat of the moral I urged the people to rally to the Constitution bonds from taxation was stricken out, by | and the Union under the Constitution. I decided vote. Mr. Hill said that while he was not seeking 1 Your district possesses the distinction oflEvarts, Charles Francis Adams, and others I t.iwt Mannniihu maitiiui nf v.nm .nf.e.a I sendimr the ablest Senator in the whole bod v whose patrioism and sense of justice are known To whleh tho; invite the attention of the publio, and which will bo (old Astonishingly Low! Coffins and Burial Cases Furnithed AS LOW OR LOWER than by no; other establishment in the citv m,. c will also furnish, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CHAROE. our handsome HEARSF „ .!"! ri " h " i b J n, *« for funerals within the oity. ’ ' ,,,h and drive,, ,T. F AX/ TT oa Athens. Ga. February 17, 1874^ ty M. ORR, late Newnan, Ga. III11 In Hall Connty. ▲ private letter to the editor, from Gaines vlllo, under date of the 20th, instant says .. , . . ., “Our people seem to be almost unanimous “ atUra . n . th ° cstrem0 ’ a,ar ming 8Ca “® a He claimed to be a citizen of Athens, and that for Hill for Congress.” thoroughly exceptional, and hence worthy of | ^ ^ hatf J 1 most anxious consideration. One reason is, The State Treasury, Rumors are abroad to tho effect that a large j made productive. No returns are gotten from i ., . . - . 7, - , 1 amount of money is missing from the Stato I its use. It is wasted in modes of living and “ oved 0 Atben J® ‘hatifnot eligible in the P • treasury, estimated at seven or eight Ibun- ways of expenditure that restore nothing to 00 rt!UD,y waS DOt ° lig ‘ ble branch of the General Assembly, has. of course, dred thousand dollars. The Atlanta Herald I the capital of the community. And another I 1 ■ays that the amount is only 8152,000, and 1 reason is that borrowed money is so often reok- that it was paid out by mistake on bonds I lessly used in speculations, or if not in down- whloh bad boon previously cancelled. The I right speculation, it is employed in dangerous 8tato will not lose any thing, as the Treasur er's securities are perfectly good. risks connected with ordinary business. In the end, all these non-paying uses of money fall on hard-working consumers, who have to The Eagle says that, notwithstanding the (a great deal more business on its calendar inclemency of the weather, there “ was quite I than the Senato, but is disposing of it with a crowd of the leading citizens of tho county 1 commendable rapidity. The past week noth- present, and a sprinkling of citizens from oth- I lag of any grea,t importance was done, bow er counties.’ Hasty Legislation. The Macon Telegraph & Messenger fires a broadside at the manner iu which legislation I vote d to reconsiderations, &c. Hon. H. F. Bell Heard From. . , , , , . Wo adverted to tho fact, some weeks ago. la bor for less wages and give more for food and that a portion of the State press seemed l tohurried throu * h at Atlanta during the la8 ‘ follow.: •• This bast, suenco in reierenco i J r _ “ . . h.m.i.tinn at .Utr^nri, h.n, i„ ti,* i,,...! ever. The most important discussions were on the lien and local option laws, both of which bills were lost. A good deal of time was de gress on account of their to the Louisiana outrage, and expressed the I f or our wants, opinion that when the proper time came they I is raa do. But we will not utilize what Wears too proud or too thoughtloss Among the most prominent members of the House, I will mention the Hon. W. D. Ander- legislation at the eleventh hour is the tone of | 80n ’ of Cobb ’ whose voice ever commands at- length, the speech delivered in the House on the iOth instant, by Hon. H. P. Bell, the there is, nevertheless, a tone of prudence per vading the entire speech which cannot fail to have a good effect among the Northern and Western people. There is no sense in needless abuse. Con verts cannot bo made in this way; while a tsatlon of our readers. Col. Hester and Col. Freeman are also ac-1 you. In such event, we would appeal to the he could decide that question better than any |‘ ive , eat nest men, and Senators Winn, Dead- wisdom and patriotism of a long-suffering peo- . . , , . . . .one else. He had never paid poll-tax any I wyler and Cannon are always at their posts, pie by every hope of tho future, for continued that a great deal of borrowed money 18 not LaGrange, before ho and ever faithful to the interests of their peo- forbearance and hopeful reliance upon the vlr- “ grange, or.ore ue, r I toe and sense of justice or the American people House, being the most numerous I for the ultimate vindication of our right, the protection of onr liberties and the safety of our republican form of government. Signed by Senators George Goldthwaite, of Alabama, John W. Stevenson, of Kentucky. T. M. Norwood, of Georgia. Henry Coooper, of Tennessee. J. B. Gordon, of Georgia. M. W. Ransom, of North Carolina. T. C. McCreery, of Kentncky. Lewis V. Bogy, of Missouri. John W. Johnson, of Virginia. A. S. Merrimon, of North Carolina. It was signed by the following members of the House of Representatives: Philip Cook, of Georgia. John H. Caldwell, of Alabama. Hiram P. Bell, of Georgia. Frederick G. Bromberg, of Alabama. John D. T. Atkins, of Tennessee. Alfred M. Waddell, of North Carolina. Dewitt C. Giddings, of Texas. Wm. S. Herndon, ot Texas. Roger T. Mills, of Texas. Asa H. Willie, of Texas. John Hancock, of Texas. Wm. P. McLean, of Texas. James M. Leach, of North Carolina. Robert B. Vance, of North Carolina. Wm. M. Robbins, of North Carolina. Thomas S. Ash, of North Carolina. James A. Blount, of Georgia. Thomas T. Crittenden, of Missouri. John Young Brown, of Kentucky. Henry R. Harris, of Georgia. Pierce M. B. Young, of Georgia. W. C. Wbithorne. of Tennessee. J. T. Harris, of Virginia. Thomas Whitehead, of Virginia. John M. Bright, of Tennessee. would be heard from. Wo have the pleasure ° r 100 something or other to save a portion of of laying before onr readers this week, at full our earnings and turn it into capital. The big head” is growing into an epidemic and as there is no *• inoculation” against this dis- the country. Our legislators begin with only 1611150,1 and "“P 801 ’ and wbo 58 an able - ear one eitting of a few hours each day, introduce ne8t and olo( l aent debater - and fail8 t0 by tho hundred bills and resolntions on every 1 8arr y b5a P° 5nt - Ho „ ha8 boenfavorably spo possible question that has, or ever conld ex ercise the ingenuity of man, and then becom- ken of as the next Governor of Georgia. The Speaker, Hon. Thos. Hardeman, is . .7 . , ... I ing tired or scared, as the day of adjournment I good orator ’ a P°P u,ar man and a fln ° P re8 ‘- faithful and ablo Representative from thisl®ase. we “now not where this malady W,H L DDroaohoB vote down or nut through al I ding officer. Ho baa also been mentioned for District. His constituents will read this stop. A man who understands how to make I • ‘ * ’ speech with prido and pleasure, because it I money, will always be slow to borrow it, and was well timed and well tempered. Although I when ho does borrow it, ho will be very cau- he spoke plainly of the infamous usurpation, 1‘' oa8 how he uses what belongs to another. most without discussion and with the fiippan-1 ® ovoraor - 1 Hon. E. F. Hoge, of Fulton, Is without an equal in the House as a speaker, and is a But common sense is now little else than tradition passing into its dotage. Well, there is an old story about St. Antony and tbo fishes, to which he preached during his hormil’B life. The good saint undertook to reform their bad habits by lecturing to them. cy of a debating society, measures of trans cendent importance upon which bang suspen t ded the weal of the Commonwealth. Hence, a big portion ef the time of every General As- | sound and popular legislator. Hon. Mr. Warren, of Chatham, is a man of sembly is devoted to retrieving the errors and fine 8e ? 88 ’ adjudgment, and untlringener- undoing the work of tho body that preceded ,n defending the right and condemning the oalra and oandid appeal to reason will never And they listened “mightily,” but the poet fail to produce good results. We commend wh o tells the incident spoils it for the fishes, the speech of our Representative to the at- and moreover for a good people, by saying: “ Much delighted were they, But the; kept on the old we;." The “Old North Stato” Right Side up The following resolutions wero introduced iu the North Carolina Legislature on the re I ceipt of the news of the passage of the civil | prominent member ef the two most important wrong, Hon. J. J. Turnbull, of Banks, is a ready and forcible speaker, and an earnest worker. He has done a great deal for the interests of the State during the present session, is a FURNITURE WAREHOUSE* bsc fibers have removed to No. IS, FRANKLIN HOUSE RANQE n,„j o, t» H tly on band a largo and wall talented itoek of ’ Iotd Street . where t: FURNITURE of every description, J. P. WILSON & CO. « ABE NOW OPENING A NEW STOCK OF GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS conti.,i 33,000 lbs. FLOUR, all & vadeN “ 20,000 POUNDS BULK MEATS A good stock of Orleans and Northern Sugars COFFEES, MUSCOVADO AND REBOILED MOLASSFS Orleans and Wort hern Syrup ’ HAMS, LARD, IRISH POTATOES, SEED OATS^NAILS Tobacco and Cigars CANNED GOODS OP ALL DESCRIPTIONS, PLAIN ANDFavov CANDIES, NUTS, RAISINS, M ACC ARON I, Ac, &c We invite etpeeial at.entton to Our FLOUR -AJSTD TOBACCO and man; new onet. We are Agent! for the eelebreted giaa lo se<- all their old friend, ,,Hl clison Compound. NEW GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE. febio-lm England A, Orr’s old stand, Broad .trect. Athens. Q, rights bill by the U. S. House of Represnta-1 committees—Judiciary and Finance, and has I tives : Whereas, The Republican party of the I House of Representatives oftbo United States, Prolonged. j The Usury Act Tho session of the Legislature has been I Adopted by the House, and which will proba prolonged until Thursday night. There is „ly pass the Senate, is worth very little if fiS^wefe^hieSan^ oT^g^er generally a strong feeling in the public mind any thing, practically. In fact, it is a delu- oial righta 0 f the Anglo-Saxon race, has enac against prolongation, but it was certainly ne-1 sion and a snare. It will afford very little, it cessary this timo, os much important business I aD y t relief. It fixes the legal rate, when not 1 agreed upon between parties, at seven per bad not been acted on when the constitution- ted a law whereby the two races in this coun try are compelled to associate on terms of per fect equality, and Whereas, We believe that the result of this legislation will be to thoroughly and complete ly break down and demoralize the manhood bsen for an undue indnlgonco in- ” Columbian I does, and, of course, no money-lender will I of North Caeolina, and oratory.” We again commend to the atten-1 bo willing to take less than twelve per cent. I. Whereas, It is a duty which every man, I tton of members of the Stato and National It reminds ns of an old negro trying to sell I I T.fM.ininm. ti,» ““*• Kw “ G. Wash-1 as a lot of butter somo years ago. Whenf- J •-*- • • ... i al limit was reached. This work might have I cent., but allows as high as twelve per cent, been finished in season, it is true, had it not I to be collected under contract. This is all it been the champion of economy. Hon. A. O. Bacon, ex-Speaker. is one of the I most deservedly popular men in the House, | and a strong and eloquent debater. There are numeronsother members I might I particularize, and will probably do so in my next. But taken altogether, I hardly think I the present members of the Houso equal to | the last. Pardon haste. Yours, R. Legislatures the examples set by ington, Esq.” “B. Franklin,” and worthies of that generation. to condemn this reckless effort of the Republi- Atlantic and Ureat Western Canal. Washington, February 20.—A party of I United States engineers, under command of I other | asked the price, he said, ” Missy told me to can party to perpetuate its power by the utter Col. B. W. Frobol, who have for several months ax fifteen cents for it, and if I couldn’t get I destruction of the whole of the South ; there- j been engaged upon final surveye of the | I that to take ten cents a pound.” Of course Edward Croaeland, of Kentucky. Reese J. Bowen, of Virginia. J. B. Beck, of Kentucky. Richard P. Bland, of Missouri. George M. Adams, of Kentucky. John B. Clark, of Missouri. Wm. E. Arthur, of Kentucky. Abram Cummins, of Missouri. Milton J. Durham, of Kentucky. Eph. Hunton, of Virginia. Robert A. Hatcher, of Missouri. Thos. M. Gunter, of Arkansas. John M. Glover, of Missouri. Fii8ba D. Stanford, of Kentucky. Wm. H. Stone, of Missouri. Joseph H. Sloss, of Alabama. Jas. D. Young, of Kentucky. Erastus Wells, of Missouri. Charles W. Millikan, of Kentucky. Wm. B. Read, Kentucky, Lucins Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi. Colleiro Arnironrlatlons I — r . I Sesolred, That wo. the General Assembly of I Atlantic and Great Western Canal route Tho annronriations for the Georgia State nobody thoagbt of giving moro than ten ' North Carolina, do appeal to every man within through Georgia to connect the west with tho, Sheriff’s Sale Tho appropriations for tho Georgia State At lea8t two . thirds of tha members of tho I the borders ofonr State to protest against this seaboard, have completed their labors and will W bherm S Nile. greu u o ego an o No ®^° rg a I Legislature went to Atlanta determined to I uDjnst and ungenerous treatment of our peo-1 Very soon make an official report. The report I tho town of Monroe, Walton county, during tho legal ¥M. L. BRADLEY’S Standard Fertilizers, PRINTUP, BRO. & POLLARD, (Formerly Pollard & Co.) Cotton Factors, General Agents, Augusta, Ga (®. 2>.) Sea Fowl Guano, GUARANTEED EQUAL TO ANY Ever Sold. SEA-FOWL GUANO M BAGS, 200 lbs. G G. Goes Superphosphate iu Bags, 200 lbs. BRADLEY’S IMMOIIIJTED DISSOLVED BONE IN BIGS, 1 IBS Royal Guano Compound in Bags, 200 lbs. F'The aboTo STANDARD FERTILIZERS having been in use for the past seven years in the South, with unequalled succoss. are again offered at prices that cannot fail to givo satisfaction, while the standard is guaranteed to be EQUAL, if not SUPERIOR, to any over sold. For prices and terms, apply to feblO—3m B. E. THRASHER, Agent, Athens, Qa. umuy ui iuuui j uui xuaaiug a ovunivu uuu wuu tuo oauia. lur tuu rcasuu tuut iu tuis iuo hww vi iuo uauai, uuauy, (juaacs aiuug i cii- I *. , _—.. » * ~~ compromise, which gives them all they want, hour of extrsmo peril toour manhood, all.mere Lessee river to Guntorsville. thence across to Jr:h"V»;V? Shrink .and robs tbs toiling masses of their hard J j? u “ l5o “? n t P ■ i ° f , Pf 88 ,? 11 should Gadsden, Ala., on the Coosa river; op that Motion iuo.d from . Jaitie.’aCoort, k.id loud for p .... I forever sink ie tbo great issue for the protec- . . ’ , . , the 41#th district G. M. of nil coast;, is fovor of learnings. Isstead of bringing the gnatMt j t| 0 Q 0 f our morals, our social rights and onr j r l ver Cooper s mill, and from thence across j -jbom«i 0’K«ii.;ti. J. c. Coop.rprioeipUuS H.nr; Our Cotemporaries The Atlanta Daily Herald uonned a new dress on Saturday last, from head to heel,... . . , i. .... .. ,. I good to tho greatest number,” it will inevita-1 race. which ie very becoming, as well as an evidence I . f . , . , . . .. I . live I b y ma5, ° tbe r5cb rlc5ier and the poor' T - 1 poorer" the Chattahoochee to the bead waters of the w. Sh.lnott.eeorit;. L.v; msd.aadntoraodto ■# of increasing prosperity. Tbe Herald is a paper, always brimfull of news. The Washington Oasette and tbe Sparta Tunes <£ Planter havo both recently appeared in new habiliments. They are good papers and handsomely printed. . . , „. . ... . The Soutlvm Watchman, although now one down ^ all they buy, so as to get their eup- Immediately after tbe readiogof the resolu tions, Messrs. Glenn and Foote, tbe two lead- The best way to avoid its effects, is to her-1 fog Radicals in tbe body, announced their re- Ocmulgee, and down that stream to the sea. It Is proposed that when the river and harbor | bill reaches tbe Senate to add to It an amend b; Benjamin Knight, L. C. F«b21 *5. J. M. AMMONS, Sh’ff. row nothing. "The borrower is servant tojeantation of Radicalism, and their determina-1 ment appropriating $600,000 for the commence ment of this work and proseoution daring the I the lender,” at best; and let all honest, hard-1 Mon to act with tbe party stiving for tbe preser- working men avoid borrowing and pay cash I vation of constitutional government. present year. ty Smith and Hunter, tbe two men reported “ shot to death” by tbe Dahlonega Signal, are “ wbi‘,T« Cr^J^TAVAMture which will protect the interest of the I watchman ; I have been so busily l to bo alive and well and unmolested in rears settle up—which we hope will be at an | engaged daring tbe week that I was compelled Atlanta, on tho authority of tho Gainesville ] of the best printed sheets’in the State, will P 11 ' 8 at K c “ b ? rioe8 ' Ia , thl8 ^ay they may put on lto new habiliments when those In ar- dod « 8 lb f 1 Sbjlo f k * unti tbey * 8t a . Le 8 i8,a FROM THE CAPITAL. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 21st, 1875. Dear Watchman : I have been so busily I early period. | masses. It is true, that twelve per cent, is not so I bad as twenty-five or thirty, but it is a higher I morn5ng ‘ to postpone writing my weokly items till this Eagle. John mtcbel, Th# Irish patriot, who was sentenced a few I rate than any regular legitimate business man I Legislation in tho two Houses has corn- years ago to be hung and quartered and after-1 stand. ** * ' ~ wards sent to Van Dieman's Land for life— from which he escaped, came to tbe United States, and edited a paper several years, re- REMOVAL! The Distributing Office of tbe SINGER SEMG MACHINE CO. Has been removed to tho Now Brick Building ON CLAYTON STREET, Adjoining tho LutorBloek, corner of College Avenue and CUytoo Street. Febl7 An Ancient Docnment. Wo were shown a few days ago, by J. J. To the People of the Southern States. Von have confided to the undersigned, io this | menced io real earnoat, and matters are being conjuncture of affairs, the delicate and difficult now rushed through with great rapidity, which task of guarding in the federal congress your might have been deliberated upon weeks ago. public interests, yonr rights, and your roputa- SHINGLE ROOFING!! Tin Roofing! Iron Roofing! .... Thore will bo no wasting of time in the re- tion. You will therefore pardon tho liberty turned to Ireland last year, and was elected Flournoy, Etq.,of Jackson county, a copy of mafoing few days of the session, but every W e take of addressing yon at a period so critl a. # _ I The U/>rr«cr.i)4/Mi a romnaian xannor itanari I k... »:n a. * I The Harrisonian, a campaign paper issued | bonr will count, weekly by him in 1840. It bears date “ Atb- cal, upon a matter affecting yonr destiny and The Senate Is well advanced in the public that of yonr posterity. You cannot have fail-. eos, Sep 9,1840." He then resided in this business. Each day the calendar ie cleared, Ld to observe the persistent efforts of some of I ri-l" town. It is about one-third tho size of the j and all bills that can be read first and second the leaders of tbe republican party to revive Febfr Sm D M. KRNNBY 1 * co/ Watchman, and was evidently a paper. ‘ live” little I times are read. to Parliament a few days ago from tbe coun ty of Tipperary. Verily, the “ revenges of time” are wonderful. We suppose, of course, he will not be allowed to take a seat in the British Parliament, The Defeat of Pincklmck, Tbo colored Senator from Louisiana, takes I Gilmer, Gen. D. L- Clinch, Col. J. W. Cam"p-1 Thrown away. „ lul ™. lulo w uroulofc ucriamlJ luo cuoufc plZ l 7 8 “ rp ’ ? U 58 k “ ownthe boll, Maj. Joel Crawford, Charles Dougherty, off in this way, without Injury to tbe publio 0 f these appeals to'passiou. Wo believe that President was very anxious to have him seat-* — J * - -—*■ - - • ■ ... i r T he underiigned or# prepared to take oontreet* for an; of the above kinds of roolngat ihort notice* Old shingle Roofs taken off, chcaihod and replaced with tin or sheet iron with the greatest dispatch. An; kind of roof repaired and painted. Parties wanting republican party Prolongation of the session, the animosities of tho late war, whleh happily Shop on Clayton street, rent Talmadge.HodgsonIA Co, t” 1 ' . however, was unavoidable, unless the greater are fast giving place to a spirit of concord and T> Vahawaa The Harrison electors were Got. George part of the work of tho session had been Unity in every section of our common country. U, J>. T 61^1106, Seaton Grantland, Gen. Andrew Miller, Gen. interest ;butit must be borne in mind that through the honest representations of a few *J®® ked “Pon m an evidence of the w. W. Ezzard, C. B. Strong, John White- legislation should be practicable and have re- npright and conscientious federal officers and 2R2L2.J S! £a l Jgard to local wants. A premature adjourn- agents, an indep.ndent and able public press, lire Louisiana policy, and bis third-term scheme. Doubtless much could be out it is impossible to oredict certainly the effect Practical Slate & Tin Roofer,Gutterer,4c. - ATHENS, GA. Plain and Ornamental Slate as cheap as Tin! A LL work done ot tho lowest rotes and in the best manner. Jobbing of all kinds promptly attend « . . m I *1 * V I tejwu t«| MU luuujrouuuuv UUU UUIW UUWI1W JHV dO| I M a break-down of The Whig Congressional tioket waa as fol- ment would involve the introduction of tho and ol many of the citizens without regard to Ld to” Suspension of the Habeas Corpus. Amo&g the other abominations recommend ed by tbe late Radical caucus, was a bill au thorizing the President to enspend the writ ef habeas corpus at pleasure. It Is now lows: R. W. Habersham, W. C. Dawson, Jo-1 same matter next session; besides, although party, the true condition the Southern States Work done in Athens for Sr. Lipscomb, V. L. a, lius C. Alford, Engenins A. Nisbet, Lott War- local legislation is a great evil, it is necessary, and the real sentimentoof the Sontbern people’, “Too fipK” 1 ‘au'V 0 o*'w."n f n^“or^.’ ran, Thomas Butler King, Roger L, Gamble. Jas. A Merriwether and Thomas F. Porter. The state of the investigation into tbe Treas- are being gradually made known to onr follow - ury waa the main reason for holding over three citizens of the north. Wo hope for their favora-1 „ f run. i day* beyond tho Constitutional limit. Tho bis decision when fully apprised of all tbe facts. Midi Tho constitutionAUimend ment ‘redneing the ^ aredaUvaTw^k ^‘ifh Tb0 ,f ^ 8Dd of good B ° TerD,Den ‘ wil1 ^1 .1 I mittee are daily at work, with an expert ac- reached wl addressed as above will receive prompt attention. Athens, Feb 17 tf that none ef tbe villainous legislation recom-1 homestead to seven hundred dollars worth of when the people of all sections forget Notice in Bankruptcy. fN theDistrict Court of tbo United Statee—Northern District of Georgia—In Bankruptcy, in the matter countant, you will see lu daily reports, of the that we have ever been enemies, and come to-1 of J. M. Whitley, bankrupt. mended will get through the present Con- realty and three hundred of personalty, has ““ ina ‘ ™ naTe evor °oen enemies, ana come to- Tf nnt if win neeap Ma . __ , .1 ., , . «.. **^114 I s® n Rto OQUotioo oi lcaveB ol RD80DC0 to Sooa- settlor again as in the oarlv days of the reDub- gross. If not, it will never pass, as the last passed both branches of the Legislature. \ tnr M „n„nui .nH ' . J * * , " passed both branches of the Legislature, Tbo bill to revive the Lien law has To whom it may concern : The undersigned here by gives notieo of his appointment as Assignae of J. Radical Congress will expire on the 4th of] March. After that time there will be aDemo- cratic majority in the House, and, we trust in | credit for itodisposition of both these measures the Senate also after the 4th of March, 1876. I — “—- I (joiuoi an iu mo uunjf uajre ui tun inpuu-1 by gives notice o: tus appointment as Assignae or J. f it*ii I McDaniel and others. This is for tbo pur- ijc f emulating each other only in devotion to M. Whitley, of the county of Walton, Stato of Goor- We feel disposed to give tbe Legislature ° f haT ‘ Dg a ^1°° ° f tb< * 8ub conimUt66 ‘he best interest of tbe whole country. aSmSctnu WO 1601 aieposea give tne l^egisiatare alway8 present . and , 8 Ter y hard 0Q th9 g an . With this exalted nnrnnae In view thorn in I °‘ >ll>d District. Dated Oet. I J«h, 1874. edit for itodisposition of both these measares. J tlem#n j n question—bavinir to keen constant «‘h this exalted purpose In view, thereto Febl7 a. s. Florence, Amign^ ^ k «P 00 ® 8ta P‘ nothing Incenslstent with the honor and man . WALTON ^OUBfteD COUHT I^Mr. Potto, of Jackson county, illustrated the State. This led to tbe enactment of the | r , m „ f . i r r - the beauties of the lien law a few days since L len law, which was intended as a relief mean- „ noW8DaD8r r0Dort3 abou , tho and wrong8 ' Looking through the fearfttl in the House, as follows .* ur0f bnt waa found t0 WO rk badly when put lu anaatho P ^ ^ be comm “ ttee w Tn fo pre8ent 10 a hopcful fatDre> and repel,ing un * An acquaintance of his, under the provisions nractical operation. Tho last Legislature re- * ' 1 mitteowill report in | ln „ f a 1am meat ta‘ ifhene eiul nnnaLa.aJ f. I “ * ... | a day or two. Gaihisvillb, Hall Co. Ga, Feb. 10th., 187S. In coniequence of eiekneH of myaalf (an attack ot rheumatism) it U not possible for mo to attend tha reg ular term of tho Superior Court of Walton eonnty, Georgia, on the third Monday in February, 187S. [t is therefore Ordered, That the February term, 1875, of Walton Superior Court bo adjourned from the third Monday self OS a commissioner of peace, maintaining iu February, 1875, to tha flrst Monday in Jane, 1S75, the kindliest relations towards the black man, I just epithets and gratuitous insults with dig nified moderation, let every white man in every Daring the past week, the Senate has pas- neighborhood iu the whole South regard him- a^rchan^ata!'hnndred^per^wmtl^ofi^to1 5>6a 'f d »£7 fl , X ' D t g ‘^to^TeI - tbe seller, supplies for running bis farm. After °a the 1st of November last. This put ‘h® J M d no measure of any great importance, the farmer had gathered his corn and placed planters on notice, and if they did not pro-1 tbB fraudulent bond amendment to the It In hto crib the merchant locked It up and af- pare for the change, it to certainly their own constitution proposed bv voar Senator whlch | 018 K,n<,1,68,; relnMon8 towaraa tno D,acK I from the third Monday terwards sold it at public outcry, himself bay- f. n i t we believe that It benefited some olan-1 u k.. ’ P “■“■tor, which remembering that the responsibility for ex- Monday in June, 1875. v v 1 “l^u- of federal sopport, have, by appeals to bis I «id.d|our»ed term of «id Court. And Hi. farther lent, bat it effectually eliminates tho whole a * « - j ordered that the Clerk of Mid Conrt do idvertiae the an hi art from fnrnrn laoUIntiAn Who lohhn I w0r 8t passions, Sought to make him Oar enemy I adjournment of aaid Court at the eourt house and subject from future legislation. Tho lobby wb |j 8 W0 j abor b y a j| honest means to con- one or more Uma» in a publio gaaatu. has not received snob a crashing blow in a gen- L, . OBO.D.riob, The Habeas Corpus Bill. Then Is good reason (says a Washington I a basis of oredlt will be restored, and there will social to tho Courier-Journal) to hope that I be no pretext for lien or rollef laws. The Civil Rights Bin Has not yot passed the Senate, and some the caucus bayonet bill to organize a hell in the South le practically dead. It has to be first offered in the House of Representatives, nrstouereumreexioueo- *. , Washington letter-writers express doubts as and then referred t°» ^ h “ L its fiLl passage. Of conrro that body caa • chance to report, ne p pass it if they doslre to do so, bnt many sssm ably, debated two days, and then P^d and £ ^ 8affered ^ feU for want of There Is to-day a docided hitch in the pro' cssdings, and it is doubtful if tbs hill in any I shape is eTer reported to the House. Its friends are trying to ease matters by some ex- We fear there is no snob good lack in store EF - Hon. W. P. Price will address tbecltl- tensive modifications, but even this trick will Una of Hall connty, at Gainesville, on tho nctdw. | first Tuesday in March. . Judge S. 0. — 7 vm 7—, s | vino© him of tbo truth that onr Interests and I nEOROI A ) „, - oration. Elements of opposition are being ^ an Me ntloal, and that both must bo S’mr. } Clark’. OBo. Superior Court, developed In various quarters, all looking not 8erved by good governmeatt and that tho8Q J XS&kCSKSSSS frTJhi jSZiVLVJ to an open fight upon the measnre, but to who 6tJr 8trjfe betweoa U8 are tb6 enemies Court. JOHN PRIOR kdwards, postponement. To understand this matterL f both ^ ^ U8 , at tbe same time, see* Fobl7 Jt. thoroughly, it is necessary to remember the tremendous sectional influences possessed by tbe various railroads, whoso fraudulent bonds are disowned. Combinations would inevit ably be formed in tbo future, which would pass bills to Issue new bonds, or to grant new aid, based upon former construction of roads, or to buy the railroads from these companies* Clark Superior Court. that he is fully protected In bis guaranteed rights to vote as be pleases in all elections, Let ns continae to deal with him honestly and fairly, and let us contlnne cordially to invite to onr midst those of any political party who either seek to know tbe troth, or to find homes upon our soil. Wo do not exaggerate when we CITY LOTS for SALE F OR sale, 79 lota, located ou the eatata of Dr. E. R. Ware, known as the Joel Hurt plot. Said plot can be seen at tho Bank of the Universit; ETIWAN DISSOLVED BONE, OR ACID PHOSPHATE, (GUARANTEED to contain 2i per cent. SOLUBLE BONE PHOSPHATE.) it tho strongest and cheapest CHEMICAL Offered the farmer for composting cotton seed and stable manaro. By analysis of Prof. White, its money value is $41.87. PRICES. CASH, per ton, $35.00; TIME, 1st Nov., $40.00. Freight to be added. For sale by EDWARD BANCROFT, Agent, feblO—2m N«». 6 Front street. Athens, Ua. ECONOMY IS TIE WATC1W0M! THE GRANGERS INTRODUCED IT, AND THE PEOPLE MUST CARRY IT OUT! I HAVE made arrangements to clerk for Messrs. Center A Reaves this year, and to sell the Dickson Com- pany’s Athens Chemicals and Arid Phosphate. England A Orr have sold these Gnanor forjtwo years, and they have given great satisfaction. They «• or mixing with stable manure or cotton seed. Below are the terms, Ac.: PRICE OF THE ATHENS CHEMICALS: 3 sacks, Nov. 1st, with Cotton option at 15c. per pound $21.30 3 sacks, Cash 18 30 ACID PHOSPHATE. 5 sacks, Nov. 1st, with Cotton option at 15c. per pound $20.50 5 sacks, Cash n 18 * 00 ,, S sacks of tha Chemicals, added to 1,400 lbs stable manure or cotton seed, makes a ton of 2.000 lbs, a sacks of Acid Phosphate does the same. A ton of this Mixture makes as much cotton as a ton or any flrat-class Guanos, and dots not cost over one-third the money. ii.iadU I invite ail my old customers and friends to call on me at Messrs. Center A Reaves’, for I am salt is to their interest to ffo so. The freight is cash, and must be paid by the farmer. _ _ . uZktm ' J. 8. ENGLAND. EXOELLENZA Cotton Fertilizer. The undersigned has jnst received a large lot of the celebrated EXCELLENZA GUANO, Whioh ho offers to his old patrons and tho publio generally on the following terms: CASH 85800 TIME, NOV. 1 65 00 TIME, WITH COTTON OPTION at 15c. per lb 70 00 He has elan received a la lot of DUGDALE’S CHEMICALS for composting, branded ii DOBBS’ MIXTURE, 99 Which Mr. Dagdale rays is the best composition for composting with ootton seed and bnrn-y _ . oB , that hai aver bean gotten up. It comes in barrels of 250 lbs. each, two barrels being sufficient ton when composted. Prices as follows: CASH, for 2 Barrels (enough to make 1 Ton) ^ 1 ? -0b TIME, NOV. 1, COTTON at 15c. per lb ™ TIME, NOV. 1, NO OPTION 22 0 ° of lhM , Parsons who era well known and have always paid punctually, can buy by giving plain notes- who aro not known, good reference or endorsement will be required. He is also Agent for Wando Guano and 3Lcid ‘Phosphate, WILCOX & GIBBS’ MANIPULATED GDANO, tfLtid Zell’s Ammoniated Dissolved Bones. P., lecma, -ppl, t. Prof. L. i, fiWSg.VS. r—1, di.trlbutiop. „r th, -«-! Peo2 ' THOS. G. BARRETT, Sx’r. i Athens. Dec/30 Cotton Option can be had on « S. c. DOBBS.