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Jfotttkraffatdwan. Athens. Gra. WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 18J5. Largest Circulation! READING MATTER ON EVERY TAGE. Toaclier’s Association. Tho Georgia State Teacher s Association will meet in Griffin on Tuesday, the 4th ol May nest, and 'cmaln in session for three days Decapitated. Ex-Got. Bard has been turned out of the Atlanta post offico and Ex-Got. Conley turner? in. What is the matter T Is the Idaho chiei unsound—or has he only been relieved to en able the President to promote him t Gainesville Convention. This is the day—Wednesday, April 14th— set apart for the meeting of the Convention at Gainesville to nominate a candidate for Con gress in this District. If the Convention shall adhere to tho two-thirds rule and wo are cor rectly informed as to the complexion of that body, a nomination will hardly be mado the first day—as neither Hill nor Bell can com mand the support of two-thirds of that body. It Is needless to go into idle speculation now, but the chances are that a third man may re ceive the nomination. Sale of Wild Land for Taxes. Some of our readers may bo aware of the fact that the Comptroller General had issued orders for the sale of such wild land as was in default for taxes. At the request of the Ordi nary of this county we publish tho following circular, postponing the sale until 15th of May next: , Comptroller General’s Office, > Atlanta, Ga., April 8th, 1875. $ To the Hon. Ordinaries of Georgia : As the citizens of the State are coming for ward with commendable promptness, and are paying the tax on unreturned wild land, which has beon published for sale, and in order to relievo parties who desire to pay said tax of the necessarily additional heavy cost which will be incurred by levy and sale—Therefore, I have concluded to postpone the time until the 15th dag of May next, in which parties can pay to this office the tax on unreturned wild land, as published in Wild Land List of March 10,1875, and also have an opportunity to cor rect all mistakes, errors, Ac., in said list. At tho expiration of said time, Executions will positively issuo, and the land sold for tax in the county where located by the Sheriff. Please post this with the Wild Land Lists and send copies to several public places in same county. The local press would no doubt notico this postponement without charge il asked to do so, as it is very Important to many tax-payers. Very respectfully, W. L, Goldsmith, Comptroller General. Connecticut Election. Tho State and Congressional election occur red in Connecticut Monday oflast week, and it wns known that the Grantites were making a dosporate effort to carry the State. It was considered by them very important to do so, in order to make capital for the coming Presi dential struggle; and hence gigantic efforts wore put forth. Tho best orators were sent into the flold and money freely spent. We NEW VOLUME. Tho Southern Watchman this week enters upop the twenty-second year of its existence —the first number having been issued on the 6th of April, 1854, without a single subscriber. During the period of its existence we have bad stirring times—the disintegration of old parties and formation of new ones—the war between the States—the abolition of slavery several reconstructions, and ail the strife and excitement Incident thereto. It might be profitable, if we bad time and space, to briefly review the past; but having neither, wo must devote our attention to the living Present—suffering the dead Past to bury its dead. In onr past course, we acted for the best, at all times, according to the lights we had before us. It was onr highest ambition to be useful in onr vocation—to present the people the truth, and manfully battle In its defence, while exposing and denouncing error. To this end, we never wilfully deceived or misled our readers nor abused their confidence. We have defended principles to the best of onr ability, but never claimed to be, and never in tended to become the organ of rings or cliques. Our future course shall bo governed by the same principles that have guided us iu the past. We believe that journalism has a high and holy mission to perform—that it is tho duty of the journalist to discuss with can dor and fairness all questions of public poll cy—to defend the right and oppose wrong -r-to present the truth and avoid and expose falsehood—and to do all ho can to promote tho great industrial interests of the country and preserve a high standard of morality. It is, moreover, his duty ro present to bis read era the current news of the day. with such comments as circumstances may require. There aro many other duties of a negative character connected with journalism—chief of which is to avoid detraction and parading be fore the public the affairs of private individu als. This has grown to be a great evil, aud wo shall carefully avoid all unpleasant re ference to private individuals and studiously abstain from violating the sanctity of private life. As stirring times are near at hand—the Presidential election coming next year—every body ought to havo a newspaper. It would be very easy to double our circulation, if each subscriber would send in a now one, and all might send in half-a-dozen apiece. We have ample facilities for printing any number de manded, and wo hope our circulation will be largely increased. GEN. GORDON ON THE PLATFORM. From the Herald's report we copy tho fol lowing in reference to Gen. Gordon's views in regard to THE PLATFORM FOR 1876. Reporter—Do you think that we should make the next national campaign ou the Cin cinnati platform t Gen. G.—I think that wo should hazard nothing ou account of prejudice or partisan opinion, lor I believe that the perpetuation of our free institutions depends on the issue of tho next national campaign. On its result haug9, in my opiuiou, the safety of the Re public, which should be more estimable than any mere party triumph could bo. There are _ _ „„ „ , .. , i four loading ideas that should omsr into the were really nfrnid that, having a the power r „„ - _, _ . s „ ' , Democratic platform for lti76. These four and patronage of tho Govornmontcoucontratcd 1 on this one small Stato, the Radicals might make a show of gaining strength there. We were agreeably surprised, however, when the returns came to hand. So far from gaining, they have lost heavily, and it was the largest vote ever polled in the State. The Democratic Governor has been re elected by a largely increased majority—we have elected three of the four members of Congress, and a largo majority in the Legisla ture. In the last Congress the Rads had three members and the Democrats one. We have now turned the tablos on them. The whole affair is a glorious Democratic triumph. The result of this election, in connection with those of last autumn, is significant of the approaching downfall of Radicalism in 1876— a consummation suro and certain, unless the Democratic party does some foolish thing be tween this time and the Presidential election. We dread “ Columbian oratory” more than any thing else. Tho next session of Congress is to bo a long one, aud we fear that some of the members may spoil every thing so far aebieved By imprudent utterances. Gen. Gordon on the Greeley Movement. We extract from tbe Atlanta Herald's ac count of a recent interview with Senator Gor don, tbe fallowing opinion on tbe subject of the cffoct of the Greeley movement in 1872 THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GREELEY MOVE MENT. Now jnst at this point, Mr. Greeley, Carl Sehnrz, Gratz Brown, and Gov. Curtin, re presenting this disorganized and scattered army, proposed a platform at Cincinnati, on which it was thought all the elements of op position to the corrupt Administration might be united. The movement failed just then; not because tbe Liberals and Conservatives did not do tbeir part, but because there was not sufficient time allowed to bring tbe Dem ocratic party to believe that tbe movement was a sincere and honest effort fer reconcilia tion aud restoration. Tho elections of last Fall were the legitimate and tbe necessary re sults of that coalition. Something like the Greeley movement was absolutely necessary. The Northern people bad become incrusted with a granite formation of passion, prejudice and bate, beneath which their mellower aDd better feelings were imprisoned. It seemed impossible to break through this horrid caso meat that bad confined the kindly Northern and Western heart. No plea could penetrate it; no outrage could shiver it; no argument could phase it. It was a solid nnfeeling mass against which all impulses feel impotent. But Horace Greeley, with one stroke of bis pon, as with a wand, shattered this miserable shell and threw the words of troth and right and justice, like sunbeams, in upon the soul, and tho brain, and the heart of the people. To use his own expression, "a chasm yawned be tween tbe people of this Republic, that must be closed or filled.” Like another Curtins, with os heroic a heart, and as high a purpose, I am tore, as moved the ancient Roman, be flung himself as a sacrifice into the abyss. He gave bis pen, bis speech, and bis life to tbe canee of reconciliation. And be did not give them in vain. Tbrongb bis sacrifice tbe chasm woe dosed and bis people stood over bis grave united and victorious. I opposed tbe Greeley movement at first, bat I am not one of those who insist now that it was a mistake. I think that it was the wisest political movement in onr political bistory. It waa tbe carrying oat of tbe policy shadowed in Lincoln's memo rable words—" We have conquered tbem by arms, let’a win them by magnanimity.’ I heard Senator Bayard, who yon will remember, op posed tho coalition bitterly, and denounced It on the floor of tl;o Baltimore Convdntlon, say in tho executivo session of tho Senate, jnst a few days ago, that after seeing its frnits he es teemed' tho Greeley movement aea wise, po- cardinal principles should be put in oar plat form to insure success; and then adhered to by our party to insure peace. The first point is—that wo shall have Economy, Purity and Fidelity in tbe administration of :he Govern ment. All tbeBC elements may bo included under tbe ono bead of Honesty. If there is auythiug that the people of this country—the whole people, without distinction ot party de sire—it is an honest party—a party that will oppose fraud aud corruption; that will throt tle rings and cliques; that will deuounce and dethrone oven its own leaders whou they be come corrupt; that will command the confi dence of home tax payers, aud retrieve our reputation abroad. Tho first and leading principle, then, in the platform should be a promise mado, not idly, but earnestly, and as a guarantee that we will reform the abuses of the present party, and fairly and honestly run tho Government and dispose of its revenues. PEACE BETWEEN THE SECTIONS. The second poiDt that should be incorpor ated into the platform should be “ A Restora tion of Concord.” We must have au equilib rium restored between tbe sections. We must have a thorough good will and harmony. We must learn all men to lovo tbe national flag, to guard the national honor, and to farther tho national prosperity. We can solve no question satisfactorily whiio we are divided. While sectional prejudico and passion rule men, it is of no use to address them with argu ments on public policy or public polity ; it is no use to talk to tbem of injustice or dishonesty; you cannot penetrate their prejudices; they aro swept along by passion almost in spite of themselves. But let them drop and forget all these ques tions—let them come together as brothers and stand face to face, and, looking each other fairly In the eyes, seek for tbe trae and the good and the wise, and you will see what, in view of our miserable hide-bound past, may be esteemed a political millennium. There must bo unity—a oneness of feeling aud of purpose—an assertion that tbe people of this republic, seeking a common end, defending a common right, building up a common coun try, shall move onward in harmony and peace. GIVE THE NEGRO HIS EIGHTS. The third point in the platform should ho, I think, a definite and unmistakable pledge that we, tho people of the South, will protect the negro in dl his rights of freedom and fran chise. Strange as it may stem to ns who year after year have seen the white employer and his negro employee voting against each other, in peace and kindness, it i3 believed by a great many people in the North that the first step with which we would mark the Democratic reascendancy would be to deprive the negro not only of his right to vote, but his freedom also; that at any rato we would reduce him to a condition of quasi slavery. They are ex ceedingly jealous, and natnrally so, about the perpetuation of what they call “ tbe results of tbe war.” They are afraid to trust tbe Dem ocratic party with power again on the sole ac count that they foar reactionary legislation. Let ns convince tbem that we accept as final tbe abolition ot slavery and tho franchise of the negro, and will defend tbem as each, and we will have done very mnch towards remov ing the only obstacle that stands between the Democratic party and an overwhelming national triumph. LET US RETURN TO THE CONSTITUTION. The fourth point of cardinal importance that I should pat in the platform is, a return to tbe constitutional methods of government; both ia tbe State and in the Nation. While we mast yield to the General Government all tbe rights it has, or all that the Supreme Court by decisions will give to it, we sbonld not in sist upon tbe right of the States to manage for themselves their own internal affairs. Witli- tondency just now to consolidate this Govern ment—to gather all the power at Washing ton—to lessen more and more the liberties of tbe States, and make them dependencies upon the great central power. This mast be cheek ed, and that, too, promptly and decisively, or tbe Republic is lost. I have a letter from Mr. Wm. M. Evarts, of New York, one of onr pu rest and wisest men, in which-be says: "I do not think there are a hundred men in tbis country who realize how near we are to a complete change in the form of our Govern ment.” We are drifting towards a despotism with a rapidity and directness that cannot fail to alarm the people when it is mado plain to them. On this platform, then, with its four cardinal points of honesty, concord, the pro tection of all citizens in all their legal rights, and a Constitutional Republic, 1 think we should *’ enter the campaign." Reporter—Do you think that a straight Democrat can be eleoted on this platform T Gen. G.—I certainly do. I believe that any man who has the confidence of the people, standing upon this platform and pledged to its support, would carry at least two-thirds of the loyal voters of this country. I believe that two-thirds of the people of America aro opposed openly aud squarely to tho Adminis tration. There is hardly a point in this plat form to which the Radical party is not op posed. Not a Candidate. It appears from the following, which wo ex tract from the Atlanta Herald, that Gen. Gor don does not look with any favor upon the policy of running himself or any other South ern man for tho Vice Presidency : Reporter—” Gen. Gordon, I have seen your name mentioned daily almost for the past six months in connection with tho Vice-Presiden cy. Will you allow the use of your name iu that connection t" Gen. G.—“ I will not, under any set of cir cumstances. Even if I were nominated 1 should withdraw my name. My reasons for tbis statement, to-day made public for the first timo, are that I believe that a Southern maQ on the ticket would weaken it. And as much as personal ambition might tempt me to yield to the partial suggestions of my friends, I would not, for all the honors iu the gift ol the American people, feel that I had been tbe means of driving one man from the support of that ticket on whoso success de pends the future peace aud prosperity of my country. I have but one object—that is the re-cstablishment of harmony, of good will, and of good government. To tbis end all things else shall be secondary.—I have had letters from committees, from friends and from sympathisers, asking me to allow tho use of my name in this connection. I now give them, through you, my authorized and unalterable answer. We occupy to-day very much tho position assigned in the East, after the crusades, Richmond Ceur do Leon. For nearly one hundred years afterwards, when horse would shy around a bush, the rider would ask if he saw a Richard; and mothers frightened their babes into quiet by telling them Richard was coming. Jnst so these RadicaUaro attempting to frighton the North by constantly harrowing them with a rebel's ghost. This will not have its effect long with people of sense in any section, howover. Yet so powerful is this feeling at present that no Southern man who has his country's good at heart will allow himself pieced in any position calculated to keep alive these hurtful pas sions. litto and patriotic movement. *•: out this right were fully protected and its South tho ear of the North atu e* . 8 maintenance guaranteed, I wouldn't give a was all wo wanted. Vo dul not need argu-1 jnenta, we only lncked audienco.’ | cent for any viotory. There is an alarming The Georgia Railroad. By request we republish tho following arti cle which originally appeared in the Augusta Constitutionalist, of the 7th isstant: Mr. Editor—As tBere seems to be, just at this juncture, a disposition amoDg the stock holders of the Georgia Railroad tocriticizothe management of tbe road, and as no one cer tainly has a clearer right to do so, 1 venture, as one of their uumber, to offer you a few sug gestions on tbe subject. I do so the more wil lingly since, within the last few days an order has been issued by those in authority reducing salaries of employees 12i per cent., whether as cause or effect it does not appear, but certain ly at a time suggestively near the annual meet ing of tbe stockholders of tbe company. 1 would not for any consideration, suggest, Mr. Editor, or even insinuate by this, that gentlemen so high in position as tbe managers of this great corporation would commit an act of such enormity as to reduce tbe wages of the employees of the company, in order to save themselves from tho virtuous indignation of tbe stockholders. I only know that tbe Board of Directors of the company passed a resolu tion about twelve months ago, ordering this very reduction. I want to know why it has been carried our just now f Why was an order of so much importance suffered to lie so long in tbe capacious pocket, or still more expansive recollection of some high official f The State Road lessees made a larger reduction than this a year ago, and these gentlemen are members of tbe lease. Why was it not done here t The mere taking away of a part of the wages paid to tbe employees, will not of itself rem edy the evil of which the stoskholders justly complain. Tbe road employs too many un- ueceessary men—we don't want tbem paid|at all. If, however, it appears that the wages were higher than were necessary to secure ef ficient men, as a matter of course reduce them. Tbe real trouble is inefficient and incompetent management, and, consequently, enormous waste in every department of tbe service. Will yon bear with me long enough to mention some oi tbe greatest of them t I pass over tbe remarkable fact that there is scarcely an Important office of tbe road, which is not deemed necessary to fill by two men and beg to call attention to the car ser vice of the road. Tbe apartment is render ed unusually expensive, by tbe grossest care lessness. Tbe Georgia Railroad cars are usod promiscuously and unscrupulously by every conuecting road. They may be seen on every railroad from St. Lonls to Norfolk, and tbe master car builder of tbe Georgia Railroad has been heard to say, “ Onr care go off and run all over tbe country until they are unfit for service, and then come here for repairs.” To such an extent is the company preyed upon in tbis way that I venture to assert that at the present moment there is not an officer of the company who can tell yon the whereabouts of more than four-fifths of the cars owned by the road. Of what benefit tbis system may be to the business of the road in advertising I can not say, bat it would seem to a stockholder to have no other merit. Then there is tbe “ Greasing” Department. This ia a bureau, air, of no slight pretensions. Its chief is an officer of authority, and draws a considerable salary for superintending the issuing of grease to the men who do the work Tbe * greasers' themselves are paid more than twice as much as an ordinary laborer. Why could not tbis service be performed by others in the Car Department, and laborers at labor ers’ wages! Again, there is the Motive Department—a hydra with three heads! Can any one point to another railroad in the world which re quires three master machinists for 60 locomo tives t Then there are the "hostlers." It may not be known to the majority of those who may chance to read these lines, what a hostler, in railroad parlance, means. I will define: When an engineer comes into the depot at Angnsta (and I suppose at Atlanta, too) ho delivers his engine to a man whose sole duty is to ran the locomotive to the round house and place it in its appropriate stall. This man is a hostler, and they are in number not a few. Why could not the engineer him self perform this service, which requires per haps ten minutes, time f The Road Department, too, is full of abus es, and teeming with unnecessary men. The ** sections” on the road vary from five to eight miles in length, I am told, and have each a section master and from five to six men. This service Is performed on other roads of ac knowledged efficiency by the same number of men on sections of twelve miles, and that, too, in low countries with numerous streams, and not where the road is built on the summit of an elevated ridge, and therefore in the best possible situation for cheap and easy mainten ance. Then the Purchasing Department—does the snm paid for supplies evidence economy and diligence T The service is performed by an officer, whose duty theoretically is to pass upon the purchases and not do the purchasing. The Clerical Department seems to have been acknowledged by the recent order as too large, but oven there the reduction is very small. These, Mr. Editor, aro some of the more prominont and notorious evidences of misman agement. There are many more, the enu meration of which would be tedious and tire some. The case is a bad one, but not hope less. Let the stockholders make a change, in the management of the road, and even with its present business, it will pay at least ten per cent, dividends to its stockholders. Sup pose tho road was managed for 50 per ceDt. of its receipts as many others are, and had a gross income of say SI.500.000 dollars, which sum has been surpassed for two years. The net profits would be $750,000. Add^to this the receipts from bonds and stocks held by the company, and deduct the interest on her own and other bonds due annually, and yon will have a snm not far from $600,000, or 15 per cent, ou tbe capital stock. But many things must bo dono before the full fruition, if such an event can be reached. When tho road is managed by men of ability who will look only to the interests of the com pany ; when it oan be run without the neces sity of two Presidents, nnd two Superintend ents, aud three Master Machinists nnd a Greasing bureau ; when its cars nro kept at home and do their own work ; when its track is kept in order by an efficient force, and Dot as nowjin a miserable plights by an iarmy of men; when its expenditures for supplies are scrutinized and checked by an efficient officer ; when an occasional passenger will pay his fare and all season and thousand mile tickets are abolished ; whon all these things are done, Mr. Editor, the road will pay handsome dividends, and we will hear of no such awk ward attempts at retrenchments, as the re duction of wages, and the price of cross-ties. Look at tho records of the company itself. For the five years following the war, 1866 to 1870, inclusive, the operating expenses ranged from 71 to 55 per cent, of the gross receipts. During this timo 100 miles of tho road and all its bridges were rebuilt, all its machinery and cars had to be repaired from the effects of the war ; now engines and cars purchased and built, and yet when all these stupendous works were completed, when the road and Its rolling stock had been thoroughly renovated and perfected, the operating expenses in 1871 went up to 67 per cent, of the roceip3, and have kept iu that vicinity ever since. These facts are unanswerable, they are overwhelming. Let the stockholders in con vention assembled, see to it that a reform is instituted ; lot them send for Hercules and bid him cleanse those Augean stables. Still Another Stockholder. Fnblic Meeting, A convention of tho Democratic party of Clarke county was held at tbo court house, in Athens, on Tnesday, the 6th instant. Dr. I Joseph B. Carlton in the Chair, and T. A. Burke acting as Secretary. On motion of T. W. Rnckor, Esq., Gen. John W. Strand, of the county of Oconee, was in vited to a seat on the floor. G. H. Yancey, Esq., moved that a commit tee of three be appointed to report names to the meeting of three delegates to tbe Congres sional nominating Convention, to be held at Gainesville on tbe 14th inst. Hon. A. L. Mitchell moved, as a substitute, that all members of tbe convention have tbe right to make nominations, and that tbe con vention select, by ballot, from the names thus presented—tbe three highest to be the dele gates, and tbe three next highest alternates. After some discussion, the substitute was adopted. Judge Mitchell introduced tbe following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the Hoc. Benj. H. Hill is onr choice above all others for Representative from this District, in tbe 44th Congress of the United States, aud tbe delegates representing tho county of Clarke in tho Convention to bo held in Gainesville, on the 14th inst., are here by instructed to vote for Mr. Hill's nomina tion. Tho Convention then proceeded to ballot for delegates to the Convention, with the follow ing result: Delegates—Major Marcellus Stanley, Hon. A. L. Mitchell. Tinsley W. Rucker, Esq. Alternates—Rev. John Calvin Johnson, Hon Jefferson Jennings, Capt J. E. Ritch. On motion of Capt. C. G- Taltnadge, tbe nomination was made unanimous. On motion of Maj. Stanley, any one of the regular delegates nnable to attend the Con veution, was empowered to select bis substi tute from the three alternates. On motion, the meeting adjourned. Joseph B. Carlton, Cb’n. T, A. Burke, Sec’y. Franklin County Heard From. On tho 20th of February last, a public meetiug was heid in Franklin county, for the purpose of appointing dolegates to tbe Gaines- villo Convention to be held on the 14th inst. A considerable number of citizens were pres ent, and resolutions wero unanimously adopt ed, pledging tha support of the Democracy of the county to Hon. B. H. Hill, and instructing the dolegates then appointed to support Mr Hill before the Convention as long as there 13 a possibility of his nomination, In consequence of complaints raised by the friends of Hon. H. P. Bell, a second meet ing was held to-day. Mr. A W. Brawner was called to tha Chair, and J. S. Dortch ap pointed Secretary. After tbo object of the mooting bad been explained tho following resolution was offered Resolved, By tho Democracy of Franklin county, here assembled, that the action of the meeting held in tbis couoty on the 20th of February last, bo, and the same is hereby ratifiod and confirmed There were about one hundred persons pre sent in the court house, participating in the meetiug, from different parts of the county, almost every neighborhood being represent ed by one or more citizens. The resolution was carried by a majority of about ninety-seven, there being but three dissenting votes. A. W. Beawxer, Ch’m. J. S. Dortch, Sec'y. . .The South has raised seven hundred and twenty-five millions of dollars worth of cotton in three years. CM RIGHTS IS A FAIL® BUT THE NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED AT HUNTER & BEUSSE’8 Art cheaper than ever. The ttoek consists of a large lot of Ready-Made Clothing, adapted to the Season CASSIMERX: « OTHER CLOTHS Parasols, TJmbrellas and Dry Grood- Straw Goods, Ladies’ & Gents’ Hats, Boots and Shoes, Fancy and Family Groceries WOODEN-WARE, CROCKERY, ALL DESCRIPTIONS Leather, Saddles, Bridles, Whips, Cigars, Tobacco, & c Choice Floor and Country Produce, Osnaburgs, Sheetings, Yarns & c zEStosssp New Y,,,k ' •« - I , h ; HUNTER & BETJSSE, Deupree’s Corner The shove goods having been recently purchased public at low figures. JST' Come and be convinced. mar 7 FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. T HE subscribers have removed to No. 12, FRANKLIN HOUSE RANGE. Brood a*—. constantly on hand a large and wall selected stock of ree ” w “ ere they keep FURNITURE of every description, To which they invite tha attention of the public,and which will ba soid Astonishingly Low! Coffins and Burial Cases for funerals within the city. Athens, Ga. February 17,1874. CHARGE, onr handsome HEARSE, with horse, end dri,„. J. F. WILSON & CO. For tha Southern Watchman. Mr. Editor: I have been examining the mineral resources of Jackson county for a few days; aud, iu my excursions through the lands of Frank Harrison, some five mile3 from Jef ferson, found one of the greatest natural curi osities I over saw. A block of hornblende rock, with soggregatod quarts, i inch thick and 5 inches lung, crystahzed in regular order, 171H, which I requested Mr. Harrison to carefully presorre until the ceuteunial exhibition next year, aud I would have it exhibited with the extraordinary mineral productions of onr State, so as to show tho millious, from all na tions, our great diversity and superior .quality of metals and minerals useful in the arts, so as to induce immigrants to bring tbeir capital and skilled labor to help us develop our vast resources. I wrote the Governor, urging the vast im portance of Georgia being represented, ia ac cordance with tbe wishes of Prof. Little, who will use every means to give Georgia tho high est position, in natural productions, of auy State or nation on earth. It can be done, and it shall be done. If the Legislature and offi cial authorities will not, a private company will inenr tbe expease, and confer the grand beon of millions, to aid iD giving our poople au exalted position in tbe scale of being. Several companies from Ohio, and othor portions of the North and West, are making extensive preparations for working our rioh gold, cop per and iron mines, which will give confidence to thousands of others; and thus ws have a positive assurance that we will soon reap the reward of a patient perseverance. We have a faint hope that we can induce capital to take hold of our rich copper and sil ver mines, which are equal to any on earth, and lastly, (though by no moans least) I have arrangements to develope the faot that wash ing for diamonds will pay not only a profit, but occationally, princely fortunes to the ad venturer. I proposo to personally superintend the operations, and have no fears of a perfect success. I hope you will urge the Governor, and all your friends to have Georgia represent ed In the Centennial, with her granite, marble, porphyry, gold, silver, iron, copper, titarrium, lead, manganese, kaolin, amber, plumbago, asbestos, corundum, amethyst, topaz, carne- lian, opal, coal, itacalnmaite, zircon, rutile, lazulite, beryl, and the diamond, &c., &c. M. F. Stephenson. MEEIMS HOME! CLARKE COUNTY. 'PAX PAYERS: I will attend, for the purpose of L receiving your Tax Returns for the year 1875, Providence permitting, the following places, vix : Sandy Creek District, at Saye's Mill, April 19th, 20th, an*l 21st. Back Branch District, at Wm Buchanan’s, April 22d and 23d, and at WinterviUe, at Pittard A Winter’s store, April 24th. Georgia Factory District, at Georgia Factory, April 26th, 27th and 23th. Atheus, 216th District, a: office of W A Gilleland, Clerk of City Council, from the 3d to the 31*t of May iuclu?ive excepting Sundays and Court woek, during which timo I will he somewhere near tho court house. Barber’s Creek District, fractional part, at Jennings’ store, June 7th. Buncombe District, fractional part, at McOleskey’s store, June 8th. Puryoar’s District, fractional part, at Robert Tuck’s, June 9tb. At which time I close. It is essential that all per sons owning any property whatever, should appear, make their returns, and get the benefit of th* exemp tions. Respectfully, DAVID E. SIMS, april 14 — tlojuno Tax Receiver. WM. L. BRADLEY’S Standard Fertilizers, PRINTUP, BRO. & POLLARD, (Formerly Pollard & Co.) Cotton Factors, General Agents, Auguste, G«, 3).) Bea Fowl Guano, GUARANTEED EQUAL TO ANY Ever Sold. SEA-FOWL GUANO IN BAGS, 200 lbs. C. C. Coe’s Superphosphate in Bags, 200 lbs. BRADLEY’S AH1HQHI&TED DISSOLVED BQNEIfl BiGS,2QQLBS Royal Guano Compound in Bags, 200 lbs. J&*Tbo abovo STANDARD FERTILIZERS having been in use for the past seven yean in the South, with unequalled success, are again offered at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction, while the standard Is guaranteed to be EQUAL, if not SUPERIOR, to any ever sold. For prices and terms, apply to febio—3m ,B. E. THRASHER, Agent, Athens, Ga, ETIWAN DISSOLVED BONE. PER CENT- SOLUBLE PHOSPHATE. $35 Cash, or $40 Time. (Actual Money Value, $41.87, by Analysis of Professor WhiteJ W HEN buying Phosphates, inquire the per centago of Soluble Phosphate, guaranteed—multiply tbepsr centage by $1.50, the Chemist’s value per unit, and you have the actual value of the Phosphate, that: 24 per cent. X by $150 makes $36.00, offered for $35. 18 “ “ ““ « “ 27.00, aold often at 35. 15 “ “ “ “ “ “ 22.50, “ « “ 30. 14 “ “ “ “ “ “ 21.00, “ “ " 28. English Farmors will not purchase any Phosphate under 24 per *ent. strength, as there is no profit in using an,, lower grade. I wish the more intelligent farmers to tost the Etiwan this present season alurg sideererj other brand, and learn ita tine worth. For sale by EDWARD BANCROFT, Agent, fehlO—2m No. 6 Front »ireel, Aiheog.ds- BASE-BALL GUIDE FOR 1875. D b WITT’S B.vse Ball Guide for 1875. Authorized edition. Price 10 cents. For sale at apl14 BURKE’S BOOK STORE. Pocket Telegraph Instruments. B Y the aid of one of these little instruments, any one exa learn telegraphing without difficulty.— Full directions accompany each instrument. Price 25 cents. For sale at apll4 BURKE’S BOOK STORE. MISS C. JAMES W ILL open on APRIL 15th, a choice and large as sortment of JVLillinery and *- 7 Fancy Goods, In the store on Broad street, recently occupied by S. C. REESE. Prices to suit the times. STAMPING AND MACHINE WORK neatly executed. C. JAMES, qp!14 flm late with Mrs. N. B. Olarlte, Augusta. JFonncL. O N Friday last, near the Georgia Railroad depot, a ean of Lard, whieb the ownercan here by prov ing properly end paying for thit advertisement. W. W. LOCKLIN, aplil Sewing Machine Agent. ..The people of western North Carolina havo determined to celebrate in a spirited manner the centennial anniversary of tbe Mecklenburg declaration of independence. This anniversary is tbe 20th of May of this year. Hon. John Kerr, of North Carolina, will be the orator of tbe day, and General Joseph E. Johnston, of Georgia, will be chief marshal. It will undoubtedly be an occasion of much interest. Tbe people of North Caro lina patriotically keepalive the memory o their early stand for independenco, their an. cestors having anticipated by more than a year the common stand taken by the oolo - nies. CV Col. Thomas Hardeman, of Macon, has been elected to deliver tbe Memorial address in Colnmbnson the 26 of April, and has ao- oepted> Notice in Bankruptcy. D ISTRICT COURT of the United Statea, for tha Northern District of Georgia—In tha matter of John M. Whitley, bankrupt—No. 918. , Ail persona interacted aro notified to ahow cause, if any they have, before Register A. G. Foster, at hie office, in Madison, Georgia, on the 23d day of April, 1875, at 11 o’clock, A M, why aaid bankrupt should not bn discharged from all his debts. The saeond and third moatings of creditors will ba held at the soma time and place. aplH—It A. Bf BUCK, Clark. Notice in Bankruptcy. D ISTRICT COURT of the United Statea, for the Northern District of Georgia—In Bankruptcy— In the matter of Clark T. Rogers, bankrupt—No. 897. Allperaona interested are notified to ahow cause, if any thny have, before Register A. Q. Foster, at his office, in Madison, Ga.. on the 23d day of April, 1875, at 12 o’clock, M., why tha said bankrupt should not ba discharged from ail his debts. The saaond and third meetings of creditors will ba bald at tha same time and place. fabUlt A. E. BUCK, Clark. EC8SIIY B THE WATCIWOBB! THE GRANGERS INTRODUCED IT, ANI) THE PEOPLE MUST CARRY IT OUT! I HAVE made arrangement* to clerk for Messrs. Center A Reave* thl* year, and to sell the Dickion Com- pany’s Athens Chemicals and Add Phosphate. England & Orr have aold these Gnanor for’two years, and they have given great satisfaction. Thsy or mixing with stable manure or cotton seed. Bolow are the terms, Ao.: PRICE OF THE ATHENS CHEMICALS: 3 sacks, Nov. 1st, with Cotton option at 15c. per pound 3 sacks, Cash 18 30 ACID PHOSPHATE. 5 sacks, Nov. 1st, with Cotton option at 15c. per pound * 20 ^ 5 sacks, Cash 18 00 dS 3 sacks of the Chemicals, added to 1,400 lbs stable manure or eotton seed, makes a ton of MM , * n . f sacks of Acid Phosphate does the same. A ton of this Mixture makes as mnch cotton as a ton or any first-class Guanos, and does not cost over one-third the money. . - j j{ I invite all my old customers and friends to eall on me at Messrs. Center A Reaves’, for I am ia » is to their interest to do so. The freight is cash, and must bo paid by the farmer. Athena, Feb. 3, 1875. J. S. ENGLAND^ (~TE0RGIA, Rabun county. \JT Ordinary’s Office, March 29th, 1876. Melinda Moore, wife of Wm Moon, baa applied to mo for exemption nnd setting apart a homaitaad in nal and penonal estate; and I will pus npon tbe tame at my offiae, at I o’olock, P M, ou the 17lh of April, 1875. mar!4 J. W. GREEN, Ord’y. E0RGIA, Jackson county. vX Whereat, Thomas B Arnold nppliet to me, in proper form, for lattore of guardianship of the person end property of James Smith end William Smith, minor orphans of Thomas Smith, dee’d— Therefore, ell persona eoncerued are hereby notified end required to showeanse, if any they oan,on orh.- forethe 1st Monday in Jana next, why said latter, should not be granted, as prayed for, to the applicant. Given under my offieUi signature and seal of offiee this the 5th day of April, 1875. »plI4 W. 0. HOWARD, Ord’y. EXCELLENZA Cotton Fertilizer. Tho undersigned hot just received a large lot of tho celebrated EXCELLENZA GUANO, Which he offers to his old patrons and the publio generally on the following terms. CASH TIME, NOV. 1 65 00 TIME, WITH COTTON OPTION at 15c. per lb • 70 0 ° Ha has also received a la lot of DUGDALE'S CHEMICALS for eompoating, branded “DOBBS' MIXTURE,” Which Mr. Dugdale says is tha beat composition for composting with cotton seed » nd on ' that has ever bean gotten up. It oomaa in barrala of 260 lbi. each, two barrels being sufficient ton whtn composted. Prices as follows: CASH, for 9. Barrels (enough to make 1 Ton) TIME, NOV. 1, COTTON at 15c. per lb.. TIME, NOV. 1, NO OPTION 25.00 22.00 Pariona who at* well known and have always paid punctually, ean buy will be requi Ha ?/alioAgent for plain not*'- Of Iks** who era not known, good reference or endorsement will be required. TPando Guano and Jlcid ^Phosphate, WILCOX & GIBBS’ MANIPULATED GUANO, triad Zell’s Aminoniated Dissolved Bones. t , u>i PI vitara can ba accommodated with Guano ready for distribution, or tho best Chemicals for tl ,,h,rs •Uofwhloh have been analysed byJD^A. Means, of Savannah. Cotton Option can be nau S, G, DOBBS' named Guanos. For the BEST GUANO, eall on Athens. Dee. 89