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f£hc§oiithcni Watchman. ATHENS. GEORGIA: 1 CBftDAY HAY 12. t*77. . LAMENT « lBfTMTIOS IS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA! rrsxv&cs. One copy one year tii;i«r > inihMmn.u ntii.Ko.iu. wliili- iiie route which was lejmrti'l upon The Augusta anil Knoxville Railroad Oon- !, . v ,Ile 1 'Mines* eommittoe is probably the : vcntion met at the Opera House in Augusta.! ,n<Jst direct and cheapest one upon which ou the Olh iust., and Mnj. W. C. Sibley was a 803,1 cowW 1,0 buUt etitire, still we are requested to preside over the meeting satisfied that the adoption of onr North- until n permanent organization was effec-; eastern as a link in this great through ted. ; Koad will be so manifestly to their interest Mqj. Sibley thanked the Convention for 138 to ,ea<11116111 to do so at once. ; the honor conferred and explained the oh-! 1,1 coming by-Athens there are 155 miles •nc ropy fix months.. ij» iect of the meeting in We have t» club rale*. hut will turoWh the paper thee to! , ny person procuring six xkw enlierrtVr* en«l forwarding i rclll«trh.b. welre dollar* hjr moory order, draft or otherwise. few appropriate rUR TIIE C0XVESTI3X. F. B. ROSSER, of Bockdale. ! of Kewton. Mr. M. J Verdery was introduced, who | delivered the address, welcome to the del* ! cgat» s iu a few well-timed remarks, and already Duilt and in running order, with three miles more graded near Clarkesville, which would leave only 42 miles of grading to he done between Augusta and Clayton; while on the proposed route, there is only J. M. PACE, i, 0. S. PORTER, i T. A. GIBBS, of Walton. ANDREW JACKSON, of Oconee. POPE BAHHOW. of Clarke. rr** A<**rinlioa. The annual meeting of the Georgia Press Association will !>e held at ThotJ&svillc on Wednesday, Jtav 23,1877, instead of the time heretofore announced. J. H. Esti 14-President. Ii. H. Cabamss, Bee. SecretAry. N. !t.—Tlie Central Railroad and branch es and the Georgia Railroad and branches will pass members for one fare, returaing tlie.t. l ee on the certificate of .Secretary ot the Association. Direct application by inemliei's of the Association to the railrord officials will secure tickets over the other mi I roads of the State. Tfcp .Tfrrklrabare ABiii»m»PJ. Tiie citizens of Charlotte, North Carolina, are .unking active preparations for tin pro|MT celebration of the Mecklenburg D-i laialion of Indojiendenre which will take piece on the 20th day of this month. J Mr. Samuel McKinuc, of Knoxville, replied 1 about 10 miles giaded and all the rest | in a becoming manner on the part of the j would be to build and equip. 1 visiting delegates. j We commend this matter to the atten- D11 motion, a committee of five on ere- tion °*the authorities of the new Road and lentials and one of litteen on permanent | a11 others interested. jrganizatiou were apjiointed by the C'bair- At liokford, III., on Friday last, the in ner v .s ofthe court house, which was in pro'ossof construction, loll, burying a number of workmen in the ruins. Sev eral were killed outright and a numiier ot others terribly mangled. Accidents (so- called) of this kind are becoming very fre quent, and wo think some steps should be taken to put a stop to it. Vi*i« «• AUnnla. We had occasion last week to visit- the “Gali City' on business. While Atlanta, like all other places, is sullering morn or less with dullness, we saw many evidences of life and apparent prosperity. We had the pleasure of ting Cols. W. A. Hemphill, Harris and Finch, of that live paper, tiie Constitution, met many old friends and formed several pleasant ac quaintances. lirniil. Ilnllion.l. At tiie Convention of the stockholders of this Ron held in Augusta last week, Hon. John P. King was re-elected President and the following gentlemen Board ofDirectors: Jas. W. .luvics, J. S. Hamilton, Stevens Thomas, M. P. Stovall, Geo. T. Jackson, L. M. Hill, Josiah Sibley, 1). E. Butler, John Davidson, George Hlllyer, W. M. Reese, W. man and while they were out transacting tiie business entrusted to them, Maj. E. M. If it* kor, of Anderson. S. C., in response to tin call of the Convention, delivered a stirring sjieech upon the subject of the Railroad , Tnc Committee on Credentials, through their Chairman, Mr. J. W. WalWee, reported the follow ing list of delegate/ Franklin, N. C.—Prof. 0. D. Smith. Rabun County, Ga.—H. W. Cannon. Blount County, Term—P. N. Hood, W. W. Ltwrenue, Wm. H. Wright, J. C. Howard, i.'. r. Cates, J. J. Faulkner, J. W Everett. Knoxville—Hon. D. A. Caqienter, A. Cal Iwell, T. H. Heald, John McGrath, N. I. . McCandless, W. Coffman, W. J Ramin ge, II. II. Huddard, R. J. Wilson, J. L. Lamar. •I. K. Wilson, Hon. l’e er Stauli, J. F. Bau- 11.1111!, S. Cohn, R. D. Lamar, Saiu'l McKinney. Major N. E. Seales. Captain W. W. Woodruff W. Charlton, R. Junes, J. W. Gant, W. G. MiAiUs). El'oert county, Ga.—Col. J. II. Jones, J. II. Grogan. Dr. M. P. Deadwyler. Wilkes county—B. M. Fortsoii. Lincoln county—Eli Lockhart, c ilunibia county—Dr H It Casey, Capt F. K. Eve, S. A. Gilison, James I-amkin. I. P. Williams. Augusta—Win. T. Wheless, Will. E. Jack s >n. II. II. May, W C. Sibley, Jas. A. Gray. V. II. Barrett, Gell. M. A. Stovall. Sam. 11 Sililov, II. G. Wright, Z. McCord, It. A. Wal- t. ia, *T. D. Caswell, A. Mullarky, E. It S h;,cider, George T Barnes, J. M. Clark W. F. Herting, It. Fleming, J. It. Doughty Patrick Walsh, Geo. T. Jackson, Clias. A Doolittle, J. J. Pearce, Henry Moore, John Iloseher, Solomon Marcus, \V. II. Howard fr.. W111. II. Voting. Eugene F. Venlery, J d Alexander, Jas. G. Bailie. E. W. Barker ■I. c. 1'. Black, Henry Franklin. J >hti W Wallace, Judge C. Snead, Leioy J. Miller • '.A. l'latt, Clias. ,S|iactli, Patrick Armstrong Ed. O’Donnei:, M. J. Vcrdecy, J. V. II. Allen Patrick Doris, John L Maxwell, Wm. Mul h o in, Peter G. Durum, Edgar R. Derry, G. V. DeGniaf, W. Daniel, H. D. D. Twigg: John W. Bessman, J. T. Armaud, John S Davidson, J. T. liothwell, Samuel Levy, D. ft. Wright, T. B. Phinizy, Martin V Thomas G. Barrett,.and Capt. B. W. .'■a.ith Port Royal, S. C.—W. 11. Scott. Athens, Ga.—A. K. Childs, John Whit< It. L. Moss, A. F. Pope, E. D. Newton, Ales S. Erwin, Reuben Nickerson, J. A. Hunni- cutt. < harlesfnn, S. C.—Geo. W. Williams, Esq F. G. Poltimr, W. L. Trenholui. Naslivillq, Tenu.—W. C. Morrill. Presi injk 1 cfHrr^i^^Jp 'lwirt of the Atlanta and West Point Rail- ' g t .ail Vnakes f&nnnun ml non cento, The W. Clark, C. H. Phinizy, John H James, Frank 6. Miller iuU J. A. Billups. , dent Knoxtblle and Charleston Railroad. At a subsequent iqeeting ofthe (j r ,.,. nw V ” "• "* Directors, Col. S. K. Johnson was re-elected Superintendent of the Road. Another Solride. * ljast Tuesday a man ntmted Tompson .lumped off a passenger train on ti* Cen tral Railroad, near Jltllen, breakuig his neck, ami died almost instantly. He was an employee of the Central Railroad, and was under the Influence of liquor at the time. A short time previous to jumping from the train, he gave his money to the conductor, and asked him to hand it to his wife, as he Intended to kill himself; hilt the conductor, seeing bo was drunk, paid no attention to him. THE GEORGIA KOAD. We copy the following synopsis of pro cce,lings of the Georgia Railroad Conven- lioti. held iu Augusta last week from the Atlanta Constitution: The fortieth annual Convention of the stockholders ot the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company took place on Tuesday iu Augusta. President King, in his report states that while the operations of tho road for 'he past year are by no means flatter ing. albeit they f"rnish no cause of com plaint ou the part of those interested, fur tin- reason that the result compares favor ably with the exhibits made by the besi managed railroads in the South". He states also that the hopes of increased net profit, as a result of the large reduction of ex- penses about the close of the preceding fisc I year, have not been fully realized. The heavy losses by fire and flood, at Oco- nee and Macon, not only tor renewal ot bridges, but by heavy division of business, fell mainly on this year’s business. The heavy loss by the opening of the Xorth- astern Koad from Athens,. has tiecn, as was ex|iected, severely ielt. “ Strangely nough,” says President King, “this rival oad was advocated and sustained by your largest stockholders, without whose assist- mo it could not have been built. As tlu nnpany did not contribute to this hostile itcrprise, the stockholders have no right to complain of a measure which they had n« power to prevent.” Mr. King also takes K-casion to remark that the present pros jieetus for Southern Railroads are gloomy enough. The repi >rt of Colonel S. K. Johnson shows the gross earnings of the roatl fer the fiscal year, closing March 31st, to have been SI, 113, 12S.24, and the expenses $643,110.30, leaving a net profit ot 8500,017.94. The report goes on to state that the past year has been one of great hardship upon the railroad interest of the whole country. Veiy few Southern roads hare been able to ••ay dividends and many roads of resi>cct- able standing have Ix-en unable to meet the interest on their bonded debt, and have gone into the hands of receivers. The Georgia Road, though its dividends have not beeu entirely uniform, yet has been generally able to meet the wishes of the stockholders and relieve their pressing wan l« The expenses are 561 per ceut. of th« truss earnings. This jierceutage compares favorably wiih the best managed roads in riiec* tint ry, notwithstanding its eneum- tram a with several unprofitable blanches. For instance, the last annual rejiort of the Central Railroad nukes expenses 62 per cut. of gross earnings. The last annual Atlanta A Cliarlotle Air-Line R. It. We had tiie pleasure of traveling over this Road one clay last week, from Belton to Atlanta. We found everything in “ap ple-pie order"—nice, comfortable ears, gentlemanly and courteous conductors, Ac. The Komi, iu till its appointments, reflects the highest credit upon Co!. G. J. Anderson Comity, s., C.—Uou. J. Scott Murray, Major AV. \V. HuuipISreys, Hon. E. M. Rucker. Seneca City, S. C.—Hon. J. H. Living stun, Slocum. Wallialla, S. C.—Col. li. A. Thompson. Hon. D. llieiuan. On motion, the report of the eouimittei v.-as received ns information. The Committee on Permanent Organiza tion. through its Chairman, Mr. W. T. AVh* is^, reported as follows: For President -R. I. Wilson, of Knox- 1 vilie, To tin. For Vice-Presidents—Prof, C. 1). Smith, of Franklin, N. C.; Dr. H. K. Casey, of Ga.: Gen. P. 11. Bradley, of S. C.; Robert A. Thompson, of S. C.; AV C. Sibley, of Ga. For Secretaries—AV. J. Runiage, of Knox ville; J. L. Maxwell, ot Augusta. On mo tion. tlu) report was received and adopted. . | Alter effecting a permanent organization Foreaere. tin* general manager, and all hfe eotbipjastic speeches were delivered b> assistants. ! Mr. K I. AVilsou, President, and sever.). j other gentlemen. We learn from tho Enterprise that am- A committee on business was appointed, pie provisions aw being made for the ac-j who reported that while they did not intend eommodatlou ami entertainment ot the | to map out the exact route of the Augusta Georgia 0 press-gang" during the coming and Knoxville Railroad, yet they felt it etv session ofthe Convention to lie held in ligatory to carry out the great leading idea Thomasville on the 23d inst. J of a direct connection between Augusta The Enterprise says: “ The press mem- and Knoxville. They submitted a table 11 tiers are to be entertained at tho Mitchell distances from Augusta to Thompson’s Fac- Houso free of charge-. an Address of AVel- lory, on Bread river, the point to which the come by Capt. W. M. Hammond, on the' Toceoa ami Elberton Road is graded, and morning of t.ne 23d at the City Hall: a from Toceoa to Rabun Gap. grand Ikili at the Mitchell House ou the t The report of the committee was adopt- uight ofthe 23d: the Floral Exhibition du- ‘ ed, and l'rof. C. D. Smith, of Franklin, N. ring the day of the 24th, and a Masjeal 0., ami Col. Charlton, ot Knoxville, were Concert at the Chapel on the uight of the ; called upon lor their views, aud both ad a . th " | dressed the meeting in the interest of the The Coneevt will be gotten up under the Road- auspices of tho Fair Association and the j Resolutions were then adopted appoint- Officers anil Directors managing have al- mg committees to solieit stock, to secure ready taken the necessary steps to make the right of way. to examine toe charter of it a most enjoyable occasion.’’ - - — ; the Augusta aud (^eenwood Railroad, to We predict that the members wiU-bo re- incorporate the Augusta and Greenwood eeived with real hospitality by the good Railroad as a part of the Augusta and Knox citizens ofThomasville. In the bands of '’Hie, that all moneys heretofore paid on such men as our excellent friend, Col. W. the stock ot the Augusta and Greenwood E. Davies, Mayor of tho city, and Col. Trip- Road shall be acknowledged as so much lett, ofthe Times, we are sure the prepara- stock paid into the Augusta, Knoxville and tions will be complete, aud a good time Greenwood Railroad, tho t all moneys, loans, may to expected by all who attend. labor and material subscribed jn the State . l’esterday," says the Charleston Jour nal of Commerce, “ there arrived on the train from Columbia 19S packages directed :o I). H. 0., New York. It was the last ap pearance of the noted ex-Goveruor, and the of South Carolina should be used iu the construction of that portion of the Road lying in that State, ami appointing an Ex ecutive Committee of five to decide upon the time aud place o! next Convention. The various delegatious then pledged the .-urtaiu fell when the steamship City of At- pe 0 pi e of their sections to complete their ;«na steamed out of tho harbor carry ing pontons of the Road, and a resolution was away hto “ turmture and other baggage." paS6e)1 mjuestjuK the chairman to appoint OEORGIAITEMS. .. A dwelling an 1 kitchen,’ belonging to Mr. Gus. Mayes, near Marietta, were de stroyed by an accidental fire, last week. -.The Marietta Journal isays the fruit erop in that section is very promising, and advises the people to engage largely in drying fruit, blackberries, Ac. .. Mr. Richard Morris was severely bruis ed by attempting to jump from a South Carolina Railroad train while in motion, near Augusta, one day last week. -Geo. Clark, of Atlanta, the young man lately acquitted of the charge ot the mur der of Thus. F. Tolbert, has been adjudged insane, and ordered to be confined in the Lunatic Asylum at Millodgeville. Peter Styles, while under the influence of liquor, in Oglethorpe, on the 8th inst.. shot himself with a pistol, in the right check, ranging to front part of lett temple as we learn from the Macon Telegraph AVhcther the shooting was by accident or design is not fully kuowu. . - The Newnan Herald says that P. F. Smith, Esq., leading counsel in the Brinkly ease, has a petition in circulation to Qov. Colquitt for the cumutunlSSb of the sen tence of Brinkly to impiConmeut for lib’ —-many substantial citizetV* have signed it, on the ground that thej* telieve the ciimr ual insane. T*~ •The Albany Netcs haf-’beeu shown a sample of wheat from a Uo acre field ot Mr. Mercer, in Dougherty county, which Wits 5 feet high and weft fitted. Mi. M. thinks he will gather 4% bushels from this field. v ijpt The Hawkinsrilie Dispatch says that Tyler Headley, colored, filled with jealousy against Tom Collier, attempted to take his life, a few days siuce, and approached the dwelling where Tom and his brother were sitting, and fired a gun, which took effect upon George Collins instead of Tom and produced death in a few hours. ..Wm. Meeks,oue of the murderers ol John McCormick in Polk county, iu Sep tember, 1875, was hanged in that county a few days since. ..TheSoutherner d- Appeal says Mr.I. L HarviU, of Laureiiii^caRtnred an alligator 8 feet loug, a few days ago, iu his field on 0,-euee river. It had got into the field while river was up. Tiie Cartersviile Express says that some points young grasshoppes arc to be found by the millious. Some of our friend; do not apprehend any serious danger from them, while others tire greatly alarmed.” Tiie same paper reports that flower thieves have commenced operations in Car tersviile, many garRetis having suffered from their depredations. . .The Dablouega , Signal says that Mr G. F. Chastain, while ploughing in his field several weeks ag»,-4ound buried in the grouud near the Tutcoa river a coffin, sup posed to be that of an Indian. . .Col. Wier Boyd, of Lumpkin county, is announced as a candidate for the Consti tutional Convention. Harts ALaid »o Fare file Mode. The prus|>ect of the tonuatiou ot a new, aigh-moral, high-pressure, double-back-a* - - tion, compromise, Hayes-Radieal-W h i g party, which, like Moses’ rod, was to swal low up all other parties, appropriate all the Federal offices, and bring about a po litical millenium, is not so promising as its patriotic and disinterested advocates would have us believe. Mr. Hayes, with all his thimble-rigging diplomacy"and pet ty bargaining, is not gaining ground. B» ais inconsistent, timid and vascillatinj. course he is not only rnakiug mortal enr .nies in the ranks of his own party, but hi is disappointing the hopes and forfeiting the confidence ot those who might have oeeu disposed to give him credit lor trust .vortbiuess in the carrying out of his so called “ Southern policy.” That he is sen- sible of his failure, and dreads to face thi consequences of his duplicity and doubl- lealiug, is showu iu his irresolution am. tinal postponement of the called session o. ougress. He has evmeuUy become eon- iuced that while the Democracy of thi South are willing to encourage hiuim well loiug their patty allegiance is notfor sale, that it will be unsafe fur him to rely upot ippoiutmeuts to office aud promises of ex oeutive favor to secure for him the con irolufthe organization of theuew Hous. Representatives. More iu dread thau in hope, he has deferred the meeting01 tuat body, whose legislative action is ne cessary to tho welfare of tho country until uext taU. The New York World regards this postponement of the mcetiugof Cun gross as the first victory ot Blaine and th* “ unreconstructed Republicans.” The World says Hayes “retreatsbeforethei. menuciug front, and accepts the ulterua tivu of carrying the government ou tin October by doubtful financial expedients rather thau face the augry leaders whom ie has deprived of their prizes alter avail ing himself of their support and profiting uy their unscrupulous skill in politico, hicanerv.—Sav. Xews. anry, for tiie purpose of nominating aj canilidate fur delegate to the Constitutional Convention, oti Saturday, the 26th install*, .And also that a notice of said meeting be published in the Watchman and Georgian, of Athens, and the Gazette, of Elberton, aud also that notices be written out by the Sec retary and posted in each District: and furthermore, that he furnish each' of tho above named journals with a copy of these proceedings, with request to publish. J. F. Kirk, Ch’n. T. IV. Long, Secretary. -The Cherokee Georgian says: . tiiat the Georgia Railroad has been worked' as low as any ol its connections, and no one vill deny that the road is in good order. The Superintendent recommends the use of steel mils in preference to iron. The competition fur business to and from Ath ens, since the o]>ening of the Northeastern tailrimd, has been great and the. business if the Georgia Railroad has suffered seri- msly in consequence. Experience in re gard to burning coal in engines has proved atisfactory. Total number of cars in run- learn that Gen. PI infenfe that our Canton ..The Del Rev. E. L. Wi few days since, Mottoes! Uooli Marks. P PERFORATED Mi>tti**-tiCT. «jk-. Perforated Booo'c Marks. Perforated Slipper*. Silver an*l Gold Perforated Paper. SpHnta for Basket*. Wnil Pocket*. *c. For eale at may 15 BUKKE'S BOOK STORE. Croquet. Base Ball, &c. S ETS «f rroqtet at if. «.*», it. is, |6. and *7. Base Ball* »t 13c.. **.. S5c.. $1, fl.tS and fI.S0 each. Base Ball Bats at ami 24 cent* each. F.iot Balls at S3 aud $*.50 each. Silid aud llolluw Rubber Balia at 5c., 10c., 15c,. S0c., S5c. Wc and 40 centa each. For male at may 15 BURKE’S BOOK STORK. COHENS Price List TO SUIT TI TIMS! Northeastern Railroad. CHAN’GEOF!SCHEDULE. ' Northeastern Railroad t^lll run asfollowa: MOKNINO TRAIN. Leave Lula made arrange- tengineralso, be completed ffetes says tint . ilfy- figured a' Working on A house, S. utiiero Uraiitude to Hayes. A leading Republican Journal aud sup porter of Hayes says : The only gratitude which the South is likely to accord to Mr. Hayes is that lively sense of favors to come which wilt embar rass rather thau help him.” We uelieve that is the rule observed in matters of goverumefft. It might have saiil thiit os this world is constituted peo ple look on their rulers pretty much as mere instruments, merely means to an end. Under the old divine right rule it was different. Tho men received good government as a boon and had ailmiuis (ration as a visitation. We have so tar re versed that rule that new a man woo is chosen to administer the affairs of govern meat is regarded as an extremely favored iierson who is graciously permitted to rule well and who must not rule ill. In busi ness, the employee is retained and sup ported, not for what he has done but for what he can do. When he becomes use less somo body takes his place. Our rela tion towards our rulers, State and Nation al, divested of all sentiment, and stated, as they practically are, are those of lively ex|>ectatiun of good to come. Mr. Hayes could only find this embarrassment by a determination to do ill instead of well. Should he take tbutcoursethe wantofcor respondence between expectation and ac tuality might make it embarrassing.— Nashville American. ..Col. McClure, of tho Philadelphia Times, says “thosa who dream the dream of separating President Hayes from the Republican party will only have dreams their hire.” v And th" se v^ho dream the am of separating the 8outh from the Democracy will have a first-class night- lareLr their hire.' Oo«f cotmrcUoMW Late with pawht Wrins ou Air- Lin* K. R. r>if hi n riiiMf Tfrirth >nrt ir-^trTr rim'-f— 8 ‘ coin? Sooth and Went taka moraine train. 15th. RIHVARTia Snpt. Atlanta & Charlotte AIR-LINE. CHA.NGE OF 8CHKDULK, To Take Effect Sunday, May 13th OFFICE ftUNERAL MANAGER, ) Atlaxta, Ga., May 5th. 1ST7 t GOING east; L-nve ATLANTA 4.00 p. m Arrive at Gaineoviile 6 27 p. iu New Holland 6.4M p. in Lula (Supper) T.13 p. in Mt. Airy. “ *“ by falling a distance of eight feet. . .The LaGrange Reporter says the peach crop promises wSfiMrees not overloaded, but have about ay much fruit as they can bring to perfect maturity. The Russians Reettddrriac Some Parti it their UW*l«nBM)M«I*e«at Pelati London, fJs=X Vienna dispatch to tvomivATiivn romrans. ling order, S31. The gross earnings of the Times says: Accirdtug tm the latest the ; Macon and Augusta Railroad have telegrams from Asia Minor, all seems to be icen 8116,329 45; expenses, S98.040.I5:! s t»H in a state of preparation for the con- i-r earnings, 818,289.30. : coutntted movement on Erzuroutn. The Th ■ re|iort ofthe m ister machinist shows Russians seem to hkstill feeling their way. the total cost of maiut.iining the motive Possibly at the iu^Ducneqt some doubt lower, to have been 8223,889 76, and for ma y oome over them as to whether it was the previous year. 8228.71* 18. The road quite advisable Kars and Anlahan has 48 engines, of which 43 are in running in their rear, merely investing them with inlcr, 4 are in the shop for ordinarv re- corps of observatidfLtbns weakening theii •airsand 1 fora new boiler. The report fieldanny too much. The coup-de-main if the road master shows that 103,708 'Y'fk Held guns nut having succeeded at •ross ties and 15 5-8 miles of new iron ami KarSi they may nbt^oiydo reduce Ardahan, steel rails were used on the main line aud against which, according to intelligence branches during tho year. j received from TifliyRi tiie Presse, serious ! operations are nuff^impeuding, so as to Cadetship at West Paint. I have at least their rear in that direction A majority of the gentlemen appointed protected. There jjust doubtless also be 'o examine applicants for appointment to difficulties of tran^pVfffftiwt mountainous the cadetship at West Point having failed country, but whatever Is the cause of delay to meet at Galuesville on the 5th inst., no: pan only be of advantage to the Turks if tiee is hereby given that the Board is re- they use it for concentrating their forces quested to meet at Gainesville on the 19th in the right place, ind know bow to use it ot May, 1S77, for the examination. j afterwards. Meantime ffTorkey, as would Applicants will conduct themselves ac- apiiear by official Russian telegr ima, can eordingly. send out soldiers aotTborsemen and even It is proper to state that in no event guns to form an auYouacade for the Russian will any applicant receirp tfie appointment reconnoircring pardfT the fortress of Kars who is not a permanent bona fide resident from which they are $aid Jo have pome, uf the 9th Congressional District. H. P. Bell. Camming, Ga., May 9th, 1877. The Moving Masses. Manchester, May 13.—A Buschuk dis patch to the Guardian, dated Thursday, says that from the depredations being made on both sides, it is plain that the time for action ou the Danube is close at hand. The Russians evidently intended to open nre qn the Turkish positions along the line, under cover uf an overwhelming artilery fire and attempt to cross the river at several points simultaneously. Notice has just been given by the mili tary authorities here that the Russian bat teries ou the opposite hank of the Giurge- vo may coinmeuce tiring bn this town aud fortress at any moment. For the last two days the Russians have been establishing batteries on the left hank, from which a bombardment can ho directed upon the forts atid town of Bus- chuck, and the station of the Varua rail road, which has a terminus here, and I be lieve these batteries will open fire to-mor row. The Turkish fortress on the Danube lire in admirable order, and are well pre- pared to withstand an attack. The forward movement in Armenia is checked for want of stores. jy The Democratic policy of retrench- a committee of fifteen mna the States of liient which the Republicans under Grant Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and so bitterly opposed two yeai- ago finds Tennessee, to utemoralize Congress, in the favor with the present administration. ... .. ... „ . Mr. Schurz thinks one half the pension “a® 1 ® «• jbeir tespeemestates, for the es- agemaes can be abolished without detri- tablish.m nt of a nary yard and station at ^ of our fuur Stuck Changes of mem to the sen Re. and lie is said to be I ort Royal, 5. C. c aQ Francisco, and they are nut known o i maturing a |huu tor ett^tiug this, mini After adopting resolutions of thanks to t jj e street; they are real propertv, aud thus saving the government a great deal variius railroads and the citizens of Au- must be kept beyoqd the reach of gam- of money now wMitl. The pousion ex- . ^ .. ^ |>euilitures are -about 330.000,000 per an- K J sta foi th«r courtesy and hospitably, the Weis. nu.p the sixty-eight agencies with agen. Convention adjourned. j _ Pi*hti«« tw cru>x. PP cr<. eies' salaries ranging from 83,000 to 84,- This will certainly he a very important I ”fbe Missouri legisiatute h.i* passed a ooo each, alisorhiug a cnnshleredrie pro- Kou ,i when completed, and from the euer- J a *J U - v whlct J a11 f b . l ‘i’ < le ^. llul ® liortiou of this sum. If oue-hat! the ..ffl-! . , * Uch ’ - his convention has he t^ e f* ‘ we T e aud "?» 2SC ces should be abolished and the numb ,. r Ketn manuei in which this comentioq has to be drafted for two days in each week reduced to thirty-four the saving would he, taken hold of the matter, we look ujion it during the spring ptputiis of the year to over 8100,uinx " . aealucdfuccmtiteootlistauc-tuuirot aim tightgtassuo^ja. . Social Circle, Ga., May 4, 1877. In pursuance of a call from the Chair man ot the Democratic Executive Commit tee of tho 27th Senatorial District for convention to elect or nominate delegates to the Constitutional Convention, the con vention met and organized by electing E. B. Rosser, of Rockdale, Chairman, anti L. W. Thomas, of Clarke, Secretary. Mr. Simms, of Newton, ottered the following resoiu i n: Resolved, That it is the sense of the con vention that the six delegates allotted to the 27th District he apportioned as fol lows : Clarke county, 1; Ruckdale, 1 Oconee, I ; Walton, l, and Newton 2, as she hits two Representatives in the Geuer- 1 Assembly and a greater population than any other county composing said 27th Senatorial District. After considerable discussion the reso- 1 tion was put and carried. Mr. Peak, of RocKuale, moved that the Sect etary call the roll ot counties to as certain the names and number of dele gates. The Secretary then called tfie roll when the following delegates were en rolled: Newton county—Messrs. J. P. Simms, T. J. Sheppard, J. E. McConnell and C. W. Turner. Walton county—Messrs. Joseph Nunnally and T. A. Gibbs. Rockdale— Messrs. W. L. Peak, McNight and E. B. Rosser. Oconee—Messrs. W. W. Price and G. E. Griffetb. Clarke—L. W. Thomas, alternate. Mr. Price, of Oconee, moved that each county be taken np separately and one delegate elxcted from each county first, after which the election for the sixth del egate woald be in order. Mr. Peak, ot .. . . - Rockdale, moved a substitute for the :nq- pqiincal point ol tjon, by electing delegates os specified in invested, as a military fact, Russians have sat once establish- jties in the ttMad the arms jtojjds epuntry Union Metalic ipoft, Conn., fling orders. I, is s^id to have Arrive at Lula (Supprr) l«ave Atlanta (via Air 1 Leave Lula . • ••••••• •••• t.W .-»• '■>. nkUM- 4 00 p. ra. .../•• T.%>p.iu. lo.iop. m. Best Quality Calico, at 7 cents. Best Yard-wide Pleached, at 10 et's. 10 e’ts. Elegant wide Pique, hi no Dress Muslins, 44 Toceoa 44 Greenville 44 Spartanburg 44 t'barlotte Charlotte (Railroad) Junction.... GOING WEST. Leave CHARLOTTE (KaL'road) .Junction.. Charlotte e at Spartanburg *• Greenville 8.53 p. i Lula (Breakfast).. c.40a 7.2oa 12] cents, from 25e. to 81. li •ids. Illai k Grenadine 'ptendid Victoria Lawn. Mtperb. Swiss Muslin, ‘i.j cents. Beautiful Silk(seavfs. l!o and "r, c'ts. New Ho'iand...- (Liinesvilie S.Su a. ui Atlanta. 11.00 a. ui A« Gg.MMGDATION train. Leave 7.20 a. in ATLANTA Arrive 5.20 p. ui Sundays Excepted. G. J. FOREACRE. General Manager W. J. HOUSTON, Gen I Pass. «£ Ticket Ajj’t. may 15 MOTICE. il All persona indebted to G. W. Carter, deceased, late c Unbun conntv, arc required to make immediate payment, an 11 those holding claims against the estate of Raid deceased ire hereby notified to present them to the undersigned, prop- trly attested, within the time prescribed by law, showing their character and amount. This May the 7th, 1877. G. W. L. KELLY, R. B. RITCHIE, May 15th. Administrators. PE0RUI A.-Madison conntv. Vi Whereas, Martha Power, executrix of W. W. Power, deceased, applies to me for letters of dismission from said execu’orshfp— This ia therefore t*> cite and admonish all concerned to be and appear at my office, on the first Monday In September next, to show why said letters should not be granted. n»y!5 «. C. DANIEL, Ord’y. C.E0RGIA, Madison conntv. '-J Ordinary’s Office, Ma*y 7tb. 1877. Whereas, Washington Grimes and Mrs. Grimes a for letters of administration on deceased, late of aald county— This is therefore to cite all persons concerne<l, to bo at *»«•» * ho " wby«>d i Q. C^DANIEL, Ord’y. Sale. ^ ot Ordinary of before the court house door, in y f between the legal hours of saV, ou Jar »*«, the tottwt of v Nancy Morris, . 1-A - --- No. 10.. 6th dlatnct. 4tU -section. Chero- J. B. THOMPSON, C. W. MOBRIM, Administrators. in lot 1: may 15 ADMINISTRATOR'S Sale. a tam* to an order fronribe Court of Ordina Madtaon county, will he sold in Danielwille, on the first nay In July next, on* hundred and foriy-six acres of land, in Mid cminty, <n the waters of Broad river, adjoining lands of "• Pwser, 1. V, Moore. J.M. David and others. Buildings common; foy qr ire acres in original forest, the balance 8°Waathe dower of Lockey Moon, widow of Bird Moon, dec d. Terms, cash. ■“J ?« «L_M. DAVID, Adm'r. The Seat Of War. J^^rt»*5^_otW»rlnRMa» and Turkey. Prtco FurnisMng Goods, Jfats, Shoes . IZlc., 'orrespondingly low. Anil, in fact, a full assortment of everything at —Call at- M G & J. COHEN S, No. 5 Broad Street, A. tliens, Gra-. Athens, Mt^y 15th- ■ rjF.ORGIA. Walton connfv. ; WhcrvM. duincM W. Carter apiilto, to m for Wtrr* at •aWrettinlluii on tiio of.uao ot Iblwartl Carter, deceAsetl. kte of said coouty— . Therefore, all and singular, the next of kin nnd rredltoa Ot said deceased, are required t»-how can-s?. if anv they have at the June term next of this Court, why ndminixt-ation or we estate of said deceased siiould not be granted the appli- Given under my liand, officially, this llth dav of April, 1877. ‘a*! 1 TH08.GILK8 Ord’y. SPRING & SUMMER STOCK OF Millinery AND FANCY GOODS MRS. T. A. ADAMS A NNOUNCES to the public that she i» now receiving n large and varied stock of Ladies’ Bonnets, Hats. Uoes. Ribbons, Trimmings, Ac., which she is ottering nt low nrires. Call, examine and be convincfvl. Next door to Bank of the rnhmlty, A then. The Atlanta Constitution. UeaaiilL .->»iLiaiuj, • »ur our SORGO OH SUGAR Cane Mills Evaporators, COTTON QIN AND THUESUEtt Engines, Seed*. ••German” or ‘‘Golden” Millet, roMtaxjDgjtnnre. mayi—ly Naahvi.le, Tenn. . -The "CM min s of California have yielded 81.147,00 ,000, three times as much “8 the silver mmes. The Philadelphia J g Bi an j hag fought; before on the Danube Times states that Dot one ot them is iistni anj in the Crimea, besides conquering the Servians in the last rfiVult The undertak ing now in his bands is of an entirely dit- cannot be so very < If not very inter it certainly is so f view, that whereve hitherto gone, they] ed their own admir”' IlWMdij The beginning of i Russo-Turkish war I and ammunition fie to abate theiJac&v Ujtrtruige Company, is employed night' ' Colt’s factory, at Hi r . received a large ordef from the Russian guvemment for navy -revolvers. Smith & Wesson have lately completed an order for 300,000 revolvers Tor the Turkish govern ment. A Turkish oflloer who has been in Waterbury, Conn., for a year, superin tending the muntactnre of cartridge shells at the fitetoty of BrqvuBrothers, still re mains on duty there. The Winchester Arms Company has the contract for filling theseshells. It is stated that several steam ships, among them tiM.Jehii Bramall, have left New Haven latelydestined for Constan tinople, yet clearing for another port and j elected! sailing pudpr the Eug^sh flag. | q b m ption of Mr. Siptms, of Newton, . _ _ ... , . ,. , . | the Chair appoidtpd a committee to notifv ^*The Turkish canjmander-m-chief :s the above delegates of their election Abuul-Kenm Pasha, n*w is knuwn in Ti r« an q ^ request that they accept the re key by another title equivalent to “the sponsible trust imposed upon them, great A ltd ia.He is ever reyenty years ot Oil motion the convention adjourned sittedie. E. B. Bosses, Chairman. the resolution. Tho substitute was put and carried The Chair' then announced tbenominatinn of delegates in order. New. ton county being first in order, was called, when Mr. McCullough nominated Messrs. Pace atm Porter. Mr. Price put in nornW, , nation Judge Floyd. The vote was pot with the fifitowing result: Paesy 11; Por ter, ILt Ployd, I. Pace and Porter were nominated. Rockdale being next in or der was called, when Mr. Peak nominated Judge Rosser. Vote: Rosser, 12, and elected. Oconee was called, when Mr. Price nominated Andrew B. Jackson. Re sult ot the vote, Jackson 10, and Floyd 2. The delegation from Rockdale finally pbanged their vote to Jackson, maki ig Jackson 12. Walton couuty being next called, Mr. Nunnally put in nomination Mr. T. A. Gjbbs. Mr. Gibbs received 12 votes and was nominated. Clarke county lieing next in order, L. W. Thomas, of Clarke, put in nomination as the exponent of the wishes of Clarke county, Capt. Pofie B trrow, who having re eived 12 votes, was Oeo. D. Rice, Judge ot MM I A true extract from thei ‘ February term, 1877. * may l-*t A. E. BUCK, Clerk. ed Court. of the Saboriof Court ni '(Hat dav) ofMayDeSS. kerettetL will take Botice By order of the Hon. of Claris Superior Court, JOHN I. HUGGINS, Clerk. D A^NPORT HOUSE, By Mrs. 0. S. SIMPSON, • lorcos errr, ga. Ample accommodation, for the public, and eaneclaDr Sum- wiHatoja. Good room,. ercell.-ot fare and rawonahV prjeea. Two mllea from Toceoa Falla—bearcat too., to the may) Cm L. W. Thomas, Secretary. Public Hretiai# Dakielsvills, Ga., May 12th, 1877. According to previo is call, the citizens fereut character, audit is to be seen wheth er he i« equal to jt. The ablest Generals under him at e Suleiman Pasha, Mahmud. . ,, , , . Aii Pasha and the cuofmauder of the artil- Madison county assembled at the court lery, Azis Pasha. The technical instrqc- bouse, iu Danielsvilie, to-day, and ofgitniz- ttun of the Turkish oftcera to said to be, ed by calling Hon. J. F. Kirk to the Chair on the whole, quite a* (food as that ot the gu j a pjK>iuting T. W. Long Secretary. £us.>iaus, while thei*' mfluence over th» Jr 1 * ° soidiei-s^s ijruhahty greater, as ihuy axe 0° motiun ot Col. Hash, it was decided to top a hewif . . hoWaauws-dieethjgot th© c^igBosoftht Pocket-Book Lost! IEWHERE lit Athens, or within S miles of th« dtr,. __ --- Daniclsrille road, a medhtm -lac leather hocket-lHw.. nren, well worn, contalnlns »aa In cold and a »S0 and Sin bill in grwenbacLti; abo. a note for $85. Any person delivering Mid pocket-book and confute rt th« office of I be boutbern Watchman, is Athene, will he >iH- eraDy rewarded. tMJi-ff I. F. W’lIITE. THE BUFFALO MUfATEBS, IN THE PECULIAR MAfcVDIES OF W0ME\ AXD-OTHER FORMS OF CHROXIC DISEASE. OME of the moet eminent medical m-nqf the country pro- "ounc*the*e waters 4 * W'ELL-NIGII HWCIFIC’’ in moet of the painful mtladie* pecu'iar to women. In DYSPEPSIA. NEURALGIA. -IYER AFFECTIONS. CHRONIC DMRKIICEA. PARALYSIS. GOUT. RHEUMATISM and dieerjwti of the KIDNEY & BLADDER, they are eecond to none of the celebrated mineral waters ol the work!, and in some of the diseases here enumerated the* five accomplished beneficial reaultaas remarkable sa any ol record, whether of mln«*ral waters or medicines. This clain ia emphatically attested by those wbfse statements defy im putation or question. Testimonials sent to any address on application. The waters are put up in cases of one doxen half-gallon bottles, at $5 per case, invariably in advance. Til-»MASF. GOODE, _ .... _ . aplO—3m Proprietor Buffalo Lithia Springs, 1 HKORGI A, Walton conntv. ' * Ordinary's Office. April |(L-a. Almanza 4. Lanier, wife of H. L iaa» applied for exemption of peivonaitj; and] will pass upon r inrmaip-mei |JNDER its net of the South. Its cuter; cUenn-ut. in sciidlti]* cor the country, acd its serif __ , inj^on while the Electoral Comini^ion v ruinmatinff the framl timt piuccd Ritdicnlism power iu our rational councils, arc evidences conspicuous enongh to pro ’e that no expense wB. bo spared to make the rpNSTrruTioa not only a leader in the disnuaio'* of raatten* of public conehut a leader in the dissemination of the ’ better time than ■spa per. latest and most reliable news. Th»re is n„ . now to subscribe for a fresh and vigorous ne< Albeit, there has been a quant settlement of'on-of the mo«t difficult and dangeraus problems of modem Federal politics, the discussions springing thcr-from »nd the remit* likely to ensue have lost nothing of their absorbing interests In addition to this, the people ot Georgia are now called op- on to settle the Convention question. and it. the dim nssion. of this important subject (in which the Constitution will take a leading part) every Georgim is interested. Il u Conven tion is called its proceeding will find thete eariiust and Cult- cst embodiment in tiie cola.^.ns ot tire ('onMitntion, and this fact alone will make the paper indispcnr>th)t» to every citizen of the State. To Ire brief, t’re A tlnnta Dr,tlu Constitution will eodeavor, by all the tutsans that the progress of modem jour nalism lias made possible and necessary to ho'd its pim-c as rous—calm and argumentative in 'their methods nnd thor- —— j, , _ , . oughlv Southern nnd Democratic in their sentiments. Its Notice in Banfenrotev. « E wwuia.fK»b. r«ii,),i. .o-i camnuu di ro ««i. nwui • vuavw zu AJUiUOAU|ibujt nlJcrt and enterprising, and no expense will bo spared T^ISTRICT COURT of the United State*—Northern Dis- make It the medium of ’ * * ±J trier ofGeoixi*—In the matter of Weatherly & Co., a. d of Joseph M. Weatherly and William A. Westherly, Bank nipt—No. 114& All persons interested are notified to show cause, if anv they fray*, before Register A. G. Foster, at his office in Madison, Quorate, on the 14th day of May, 1811, at 12 o’clock, M., why o^thIrirdrtS!* d BanZrupts sboald not be discharged from ot creditor* will be held at zaajrl nUcrtand of the latest and most imiTortnut intel ligence. THE VEEKEY 4 Besides embodying ‘ly CotMUutim \ . „ weich will be in charge of Mr. Mnlcoim Johnson, the wen-known Secretary o: Georgia St&te Agricultural Society. This department will be made a g)«cialty, and will lie thor ough and complete. The farmer will find in it not onIv all the current information on the subject of agricultun 1,‘ but timely suggestio . .. . HnhseripBous shouM be sent In and well digested advice. iM be sent In at once. Trans for daily : 1 month... 2 mouths ’ioo * months 5.50 10.00 terns roa vtre weSkly : A-.-.VT. #100 ^ A .A .1. 2 20 r may be sent by post office money order at nor ex- •pio THE CONSTITUTION- At’anta. Ga. We .Musi Economize IN HARD TIMES! By sending your old ck»the» to LOW'S DYE WOBKS, .Yhm you can have them cleaned, or dyed nay color desired, 11st Mfol tows * 100,1 ,Ut6 neW ’ an< * tons save money. Price LADIES’ GOODS. Dresses, from..ftA0 to 12.73 , Skirts, from 73c. to$1.50 •'deques. 44 . ..25c. to$1.00 Riblwjos. from 3 to l»»e. per yd lies. 10 cents each. I 8huw!% “ .. .25c. to$2.00 GENTS GO 4 >DS. <k>ate,from....$l. 0 0to$2.(J0j Panp-. tram $1 00to*l.»t> \ests, “ .... 60c. to 75c I Talmas, •* 2 00 to 2 50 • tvrrroats, froinil 50 to $2.50 | . .g~*g l»” 1 »P«)y attondea IQ. Good, m*iwl and leiivervd per Express, from and to a.l part* of Hie country AerlO .. r „ » VMES LOCUREY. * 4.> E. Douter street. At ants, Ga. AUGUSTA HOTEL, Comer of Washington and Broad Streets, AUGUSTA, GA. H AVING leasddthUi wel'-know-n and FAVORITE IIO- TEL, the most eligible in Angusfn, am! nut it in I*Liens REPAIR, I take pleasure in announcing that It Is Now Open for the Reception of Geests. It is located in the centre of business, directly opposite the . elegniph Office, next block to Express Office, convenient to ifsllrund Itepot*. and Street Cara imx*» the door coutinmdly. TOE table will always tie proridnl with the ch'do- st the market affords; and the counort of tiie guests will be eoo^antly attended to by a corps ' t well trained servants. I* r Oinnibu»e» connected with the Hotel, will bo found at II depots on nrrivid of traitu. The office Is opeu during the night, ami HUests vridbe re- dved or called at any hour. tF’Passeiigexs on the Charlotte, Colombia Je Auguste and .e.-Hjuth Can/ica lUUraifW, can get oft at the corner ot • asMngton and Brand streets, within ten steps of the Hotel. ano thereby nveomndm* fare. CttAflkKaWftTOPCKfFroprtMW. tLNDlS TIN~cT~PrJht