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PROFESSIONAL CARDS. SHANNON & WORLEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ELBERTOL A. WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF the Northern Circuit and Franklin county attention given to collections. J. S. BARNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. JOHN T. OSBORN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ELBEKTON, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS and Supreme Court. Prompt attention to the collection of claims. nevl7,ly L. J. GARTRELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ATLANTA, GA, J PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES Clß cuit and District Courts at Atlanta, and Supreme and Superior Courts of the State. ELBERTOI BUSINESS CARDS. J. A. WREN, PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST Has located fora short time at DR. EDMUNDS’ GALLERY, ELBERTON. GA. WHERE he is prepared to execute every class of work in his line to the satisfac tion of all who bestow their patronage. Confi dent of his ability to please, he cordially invites a test of his skill, with the guarantee that if he does not pass a critical inspection it need not be taken. mcb24.tf. MAKES A SPECIALTY OF Copying & Enlarging Old Pictures T. J. BOWMAN & CO-, REAL ESTATE AGENTS ELBERTON GA. WILL attend to the business of effecting sales and purchases of REAL ESTATE as Agents, on REASONABLE TERMS. jggy" Applications should he made to T. J. BOWMAN. SeplS-tf LIGHT CARRIAGES & BUGGIES. J. F. AITJLD (Carriage M^anufact’r ELBERTON, GEORGIA. WITH GOOD WORKMEN! LOWEST PRICES! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, and an EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS, lie hopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any other manufactory. Good. Buggies, warranted, - 5125 to $l6O REPAIRING AND IJLACKSMITHING. Work done in this line in the very best style. Tlie Best Harness TERMS CASH. M/22-1 T J. M. KARFrEI7I>7~ jpri 'L'gK. mm TH E REAL LIV E Fashionable Tailor, Up-Stairs, over Swift & Arnold’s Store, ELBERTON, GEORGIA. 86?" Call and See ITiin. THE ELBERTON DRUG STORE H, 0. EDMUNDS, Proprietor. Has always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines Makes a specialty of STATIONERY iro PERFUMERY Anew assortment of WRITING PAPER & ENVELOPES Plain and fincy. just received, including a sup ply ot LEGAL CAP. CIGARS AND TOBACCO of all varieties, constantly on hand. F. A. F. NOB LETT, SMffiGAL MAIOI, ELBERTON, GA. Will contract for work in STONE and BRICK anywhere in Elbert county [jel6 6m CENTRAL HOTEL MRS. W. M THOMAS, PROPRIE'J HESS, AUGUSTA GrA w. H. ROBERTS, CARPENTER & BUILDER ELBERTON; GA. I HAVE LOCATED IN ELBERTONWHERE I will be prepared to do all work in my line as cheap as any good workman can afford. Con tracts respectfully solicited. gggf Shop on the west side of and near the jail. Coflius Made to Order. THE GAZETTE. ESTABLISHED 1859. TSTew Series. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ELBERTON AIR-LINE RR. GO., MARCH 1, 1876. To the Stockholders of the Elberton Air-Line Railroad Company : At our last annual meeting we had 27 miles of road graded and paid for. The whole expenses, including grading, engineering, cross-ties, right of way, and incidental, were a little more than $32,000 up to that date. The work was continued uninterruptedly until June 3, 1875, when the grading was completed for the whole 50 miles of road. The cost of grading for the whole road, $41,500; engineering, $5,842; cross ties and incidentals, including right of way and traveling expenses, $2,466.75 ; making a total of $49,808.81 up to this time. The amount of floating debt at present is $2,824. The amount of un paid subscription due the Company is $23,380. The Company now has over 14,000 cross-lies stacked up along the road. These, valued at 30 cts. per tie, amounts to sjmething over $4,200. The Com pany has only located two of its depots on the line—one named Hellenor, loca ted in 10 miles of Toccoa, where the company has half interest ir. 112 acres of land, this is to be divided into suita ble lots for building and for business, and sold to sellers, the Company getting one half of the proceeds ; at the other place, named Royston, located opposite Franklin Springs, the Company has half interest in 50 acres of land, a large por tion of this has been divided into lots, a number of these sold and several new houses built upon them ; other parties contemplate making improvements there as soon as the laying of iron upon our road is commenced. At a place called ‘•Bowersville,” on our road, anew town is being rapidly built up, and as soon as the road is in operation we have no doubt but that thriving towns will be built up at all the depots along the line. The productions of the country we think are amply sufficient to justify the expec tation. It is the policy of tha Company to ac quire as much land as possible around each depot, and to encourage the build ing of towns and to endeavor to con centrate business from the surrounding country on our road. It is difficult now to estimate the value of property thus acquired, but when all our depots are located, and the lands obtained are laid off into lots and placed upon market, we believe this will be a matter of no little importance to the Company. As there is much stringency in finan ces at this time, and real estate is de pressed in value, we perhaps might get some stock taken on landed subsciip tions. This class of property will strengthen the credit of the Company, and aid us in getting our securities off on better terms, besides affording ma terial for the construction and repairing of the road. I therefore recommend that our old landed subscription list of 1872 be overhauled, and see how much of it can be made available. This list is not included in the amount accounted for in the foregoing portion of the re port, but was a conditional subscription payable when the road is completed and pat in running order. Many of these parties have been relieved, the Boat’d of Directors allowing a monied subscrip tion payablo by instalments instead.— Quite a number have never changed their original subscriptions in lands. I do not know whether these can be held responsible. I suggest that a commit tee be appointed for the purpose men tioned, and that canvassers be sent out in the counties through which our road passes, and see what can be done in the way of landed subscriptions, based upon the conditions of those obtained in 1872. I also recommend that a subscription to the Bonds of the Company payable in money by instalments be offered to the people in the counties along the line of the road, and to friends in Atlanta, and to all who may feel interested in the completion of our road. The bonded debt to be placed upon the road now proposed by the Direc tory is $5,000 per mile, or $250,000 in all. We estimate that the entire cost of our road when completed will not ex ceed $325,000 or $6,600 per mile. We estimate that the gross income will not fall short of $1,200 per mile, or §60,000 per annum. We estimate the exi enses for keeping up and operating the road, including in cidental expenses, to be $25,000; inter est on bonded debt, at 7 per cent. $17,500, leaving a balance of $17,500 to be used as sinking fund, paying divi dends, &c. grading was completed, we have been at work endeavoring to raise means to iron and equip lhe road. This undertaking has required much labor and patience, as our road was compara tively unknown outside of our State, it having been conducted thus far entirely by local subscriptions and our efforts confined in a small scope of country; consequently, it has taken time and some expense to introduce and present its merits to those who are able to furnish material and carry our bonds. We did net meet with the encouragement de sired at first. This was owing to the timidity of capitalists in taking hold of new railroads. Many roads having been built since the war on false representa tions and at large cost, persons were de ceived and lost heavily by investing in their bonds. But there is no road that has been built, either before or since the war, w'here a more strict economy has been used in its construction than the ELBERTON, GEORGIA MARCH 8. 187& Elberton Air-Line. And by patient ef forts and an honest, straight forward representation of the facts concerning our road, we have met a respectful con sideration from all persons to whom we have applied for assistance, and from time to time have received propositions from various companies to furnish mate rial for our road. The conditions of the several propositions have differed with each party making an offer. The offers made us recently are more liberal and we hope to be able to close a contract for rails and other material soon, and commence laying the track. If our people at home will encourage ns, we feel confident of being able to complete our road during the present year.— There is nothing to discourage us; the delay forced upon us, if not protract ed too long, will turn out a benefit in stead of a disadvantage. Material is cheaper, and it will cost much less to finish our road now than it would have done twelve months ago. But it seems that railroad supplies have gone as low as we can reasonably expect them, and I do not think it would be wise to pro crastinate the completion of our road if we can possioly avoid it. If finished now, at the present cost of material, we see no reason why this road should not sustain itself, and meet promptly the in terest on the debt that will be required to complete it, and pay some dividends to the stockholders. Our road bed is generally in good condition, but little washing or damage has been done by rains during the winter. In order to prevent injury by travel over our road bed we put a small force to work in November last and had it blockaded with timber; this has been a great protection, and will save much ex penditure of money when we have to face up the road for laying cross-ties and iron. D. A. Mathews, Presidene. Treasurer's Annual Report. Elberton Air-Line Railroad Company : Report from March Ist, 1875, to March Ist, 1876: Treasurer Dr. March Ist —To amount on hand $1,011.96 To amount received from sub scriptions $16,272.76 Total $16,284.72 1875. Treasurer Cr. By amount paid $15,250 98 Balance on band $33.74 Company Cr. There is now duo from old stock subscribed on books $7,108.75 From new stock for iron and cross ties $15,700.00 Other sources $572.16 Total $23,380.91 Company Dr. Total outstanding liabilities. $2,825.00 $20,555.91 No of cross-ties on hand and paid for 14,500 John H. Jones, Treasurer. WEATHER SIGNS. In response to a circular sent to all the station observers by the chief signal officer asking for the signs preceding storms, Signal Service Observer Du mont has recently sent to Washington a report for his locality, based upon his own observations, and the weather notes which Major Ingersoll has kept for sev eral years, and Foreman Allin’s record. After detailing the action of the instru ments before storms, the reporter gives the weather signs by which the approach of a storm is heralded, and these, by the way, are considered more reliable than the instrumental signs. Old weather prophets will be interested in compar ing these rules with the maxims which they have drawn from their own obser vations. We append the signs for their perusal : 1. Asa rule, if the wind touches northeast or east for two or three days it is a sure indication of rain. 2. Dense smoke and haze in early morning portend falling weather. 3. Summer showers of light charac ter often follows two or three days of smoke and haze. 4. Fog, frost and dew precede rain 24 to 48 hours, except fog at close of a storm. 5. Wind veering from north or west to south and southeast precedes falling weather. G. Halos, lunar and solar, also fairly defined and brilliant auroras, precede rain 24 to 60 hours. | 7. Barometer rising or falling consid erably away from its mean, forebodes falling weather, subject to modifying in ! fluences of the neighboring ranges of ; mountains or hills. i 8. Precipitation generally follows af ter a rapid influx or reflux of atmos phere. 9. If the wind is in the southwest and rain s< ts in, the rain is of short duration and light yield. 10. Banks of watery clouds or heavy haze on south and southeastern, horizon, indicate rain. A remarkable event took place in Egypt on New Year’s day. The Ma hommedan lunar year died on December 31 for all civil cases, and by a decree of the Khedive the Gregorian calendar was adopted as the authorized guide in the dealings of life for Christians and Mos ' lom alike. DEATH OF AN OLD WARRIOR. Capt. Victor M. Randolph died near Blount Springs, Ala., on January 28th. He was born in Culpepper county, Vir ginia, July 24, 1797, was commissioned ‘from that State a midshipman in the United States Navy in the year 1814, and sailed under Capt. Stephen Deca tur. He served with great credit in the fierce conflicts with the Algerine pirates, that ended in their extermination. He was with the late Capt. Josiah Tattnall at the bombardment of Vera Cruz, and cauglit the latter in his arms when be fell, dangerously wounded by a Mexican missile. During President Taylor’s ad ministration he was given command of the United States ship Albany, and, in obedience to orders from Washington, he disbanded the several hundred ad venturers who had collected on Round Island for the unlawful purpose of in vading Cuba. Soon thereafter, by the merest accident, war between the United States and Spain was averted, as follows: The United States sloops of-war Albany and Germantown, each carrying twenty two guns, under the command of Capt. Randolph, happened to cast anchor in the harbor of Havana at the time when a reign of terror prevailed, just follow ing the execution of Lopez and Critten den. A Spanish frigate and brig had captured the crew of an American mer chantman, under the pretense that they were filibusters. Capt. Randolph visited Captain General Concha, demanded their release, and was refused. After a stormy interview the former left, informing the latter that he w r ould set free the Ameri can crew before sundown. The Albany and Germantown were immediately put under way and sailed out under the bristling guns of Moro Castle. In sight were the Spanish frigate and brig, con veying the captured American merchant man toward the mouth of the harbor. Thousands of the citizens of Havana thronged the shore to witness the ex pected naval battle. The guns of the United States vessels were shotted, and all hands ordered on deck to prepare for action, and then the two bore down up on the Spaniards. When the distance between them was less than a league, the United States steam frigate Sara nac. commanded by Capt. Tatnall, ap peared, made signals to the Albany to heave to. As Capt. Tatnall ranked Capt. Randolph, the latter was com pelled to obey, much to the chagrin of the now excited and expectant crews of the two vessels that had been prepared for action. The Saranac, whose com mander had gotten wind of the situa tion that morning, had been put under full headway of steam, in order to pre vent hostilities that would have resulted in a final declaration of war between the two countries. He had his orders from Washington to keep peace at all hazards. A delay of less than twenty minutes and the Saranac would have reached the scene too late to prevent a fight that would have been speedily fol lowed by the invasion and capture of the island of Cuba by the United States forces. CAN A HUSBAND ASSIGN HIS WIFE HIS PROPETY ? In the Supreme Court at Washington City, last Wednesday, two cases were decided involving the right of a hus band to assign property to his wife, the decision being the same in both cases and of considerable general in terest. The first was that of Floyd vs. Ful ton, on appeal from the Circuit Court for the Northera District of Georgia. The question in the case was whether a settlement, made by tbe husband upon the wife, if made when the husband was able to pay all his indebtednes, was void as against previous creditors. It is held that while by the old rule of law such deeds as against previous creditors were void, the rule now is that prior in debtedness is only presumptive and not conclusive proof of fraud. And this presumptive may be explained and rebut ted. If no fraud appears there is no de fect in the deed. Every case depends upon the circumstances which surround it and is to be carefully scrutinized. In this case said that there is no evidence which would warrant the Court in holding that the transaction was not in good faith. The grantor was able to pay his indebtedness and offered to pay in Confederate money, the medi um in circulation in that State, and which was then but little depreciated, and continued able to pay long after the making of the deed. No taint of a dis honest purpose is found. Affirmed. Mr. Justice Swayne delivered the opinion.—Chronicle &Sentinel. The Springfield Republican (Ind.)says: The theory that the three war amend ments, so called, have revolutionized our political system, transforming the Fed eral Republic of the fathers into a con solidated imperial republic, and vesting Congress with the omnipotence of the British Parliament will have to be given up; it may as well be first as last. It an untenable theory, to begin with, and then the Supreme Court declines to take any stock in it. A Berlin cerrespondent says: “Do you know what a reputation we Arneri cans are getting on the Continent 1 I heard a sprightly Viennese say recently that the American husbands were the best trained in the world. - ’ He that shortens the road to knowl * edge lengthens life. Vol. TV-No. 45. [From the Sunny South. 2 Ml HAT. A Seng for the Hard Time*. .by w. p. R. The times are hard, I do declare— I’m moneyless and flat; I feel indeed the worse o’ wear, So does my dear old hat. My coat is thin and so am I ; I do not care for that. But this reflection brings a sigh,- The winds sigh through my hat; My hat, my hat, my precious hat— My old felt, worn-out hat I The times are hard, I do declare— My boots have lest their soles, My pants are rent —no matter where— My wife has patched the holes ; My dog-skin gloves are sadly torn— I do not care for that; But oh ! my hat, so thin and worn— My wife has darned my hat I My hat, my hat, my old felt hat— My precious, darned old hat! The times are hard—you ask the cure— I’ll tell you what to do : By faith and honest work endure, And stint and “suffer through.” The wife must wear her calico, And never care for that— The man despise all style and show, And wear his old felt hat; The same old hat, the old felt hat— The precious, darned old hat. The times are hard—the reason why, You need not ask for that; The lack of money, I reply, To ’.vise men “verbum sat.” Without a cent, use common sense, And enter caveat Upon all nonesense and expense, And wear the same old hat! The same old hat, the old felt hat— The precious, darned old hat. The times are hard—away with earel— Be honest and a' that; And kiss your wife and say she’s fair In that old leghorn flat; And wear that coat she made for you, And love her more for that; And to your God and self be true Beneath the old felt hat! The same old hat, the old felt hat— The precious, darned old hat. If fortune’s wrecked, don’t take alarm— Don’t turn a reckless fool 1 Just keep your heart all right and warm, And keep you.’ head right cool. The times are hard, but play the man— Be faithful and a’ that; With hands and head do all you can, Beneath that same old hat 1 That same old hat, that old felt hat— That precious, darned old hat! An extraordinary occurrence was brought to light at an inquest held on the body of a man in South London. In a work-room where many young girls were at work a mouse suddenly made its appearance on a table, causing, of course, considerablo commotion and a general stampede. The intruder was seized, however, by a young man who happened to be present, but the mouse, slipped out of his hand, and running up his sleeve, came out between his waist coat and shirt at the neck. The unfor tunate man had his mouth open, and the mouse on the lookout for some conven ient place of concealment entered the man’s mouth, and he, in his flight and surprise, swallowed it. That a mouse can exist for a considerable time without much air has long been a popular belief, and was undoubtedly proved to be a fact in the present instance, for the mouse began to tear and bite inside the man’s throat and chest, and the result was that the unfortunate fellow died af ter a little time in horrible agony. Sev eral witnesses corroborated the above facts, and medical testimony as to the cause of death having been given, a vei’- dict of “Accidental death’’ was returned. — PRESIDENT JEFFERSON'S WATCH. The Charlottsville (Va.) Chronicle says that Dr. W. C. N. Randolph, of Charlottsviffe, has Mr. Jefferson’s silver watch. Levi Lincoln, Mr. Jef ferson’s Attorney General, wore it at the dispersion of the Judges at the close of Adams’ administi’ation, be fore Jefferson was sworn into office. Mr. Lincoln appeared in the court at midnight and stated that he was ordered to take possession of the office and papers. “Why, Mr. Jefferson has not yet qualified,” exclaimed the as tonished Chief Justice. “Mr. Jeffer son considoi’s himself in the light of an executor, bound to take charge of the papers of the government until he is duly qualified,” was the reply. “But it is not yet ten o’clock," said Judge Marshal], taking out his watch. Mr. Lincoln pulled out his watch and showing it to him said, “This is the President’s watch and rules the hour.” Pedagogue.—First little boy, “what is your name ?” Little boy—“ Jule.” Pedagogue—“Ob, no ! Your name is Julius.” Next little boy, “and what is yours?” Second boy.—“My name is Billius 1” The Republican National Committee may possibly change places for holding the National Convention on account of the extraordinary hotel charges in Cin cinati. IMPEACHMENT OP GOY. KELLOGG, OF LOUISIANIA. The committee to investigate the con duct of Gov. Kologg concluded their report as follows “Aud Whereas, Many of the Democratic and Conservative members of this House feel bound to carry out, in good faith, the terms of the adjustment known as the Wheeler compromise, not to disturb the said Wm. P. Kollogg for official misconduct occurring anterior to tbe 14th of April, 1875 ; and whereas, your committee find on investigation that said Wm. P. Kel logg, in disregard of the high duties im posed upon him by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, whilo discharging and exercising the function of said office as Governor, and in viola tion of said laws of the State of Louis iana and his official oath as Governor,to support and maintain the samo as acting Governor of the State of Louisiana, has since and subsequent to the 14th day of April, 1875, been guilty of many and divers high crimes and misdemeanoi’s in office, against the laws and constitution of the State of Louisiana ; therefore, be it resolved by tho House of Ropresenta tives of the State of Louisiana, in Gen eral Assembly convened, that a commit tee of fivo members of this House be ap pointed by the speaker to go to the Sen ate, and at the bar thereof, in the name of the House of Representatives of tho State of Louisiana, impeach Wm. P. Kellogg of high cairnes and misdemean ors in office committed since April 14th, 1875, and acquaint tbe Senate that the House of Representatives will in duo time exhibit tho particular articles of im peachment against him, and that the committee demand that the Senate make an order for the appeai’ance of the said Wm. P. Kellogg to answer to said im peachment.” The Republicans claim that the re port of tho majority of the committeo was only got before the House by a gross violation of parliamentary law. Sevei’al motions had been made to bus pond the rules by a two thirds vote to take up tho report, but had been defeat ed on a call of yeas and nays, considei’a bly more than one-third of tho members present being opposed to the taking up of the report. It is asserted that tho Speaker then muttered something in an inaudible voice and declared that un animous consent had been granted to take up the report- A number of Re publican members at once rose to object but the Speaker ruled that their objec tion came too late. The minority of tho committeo offered a report setting forth that no investigation whatever had been entered upon by the committeo. When tbe committee of the House presented the action of that body to the Senate, the Senate at once organized as a court of impeachment, Chief Justice Ludiling in the Chair, and adopted reso lutions that the impeachment was in certain respects violative of law and en tirely so of the Wheeler compromise, and acquitting Kellogg of the charges by dismissing tho articles of impeach ment by a vote of 25 to 9. E CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. 7 Michigan, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and lowa are tho only States which have totally abolished the gallowß, Minnesota, Illinois and Louisiana for bid capital punishment unless tbe jury unanimously recommend it. New York and Indiana have two degrees of murder, one punishable by doath, the other by life imprisonment. Maine, New Hampshire and Kansas send tlio convicted murderer to State Prison for one year prior to exeentton, after which it is optional with tho Governor whether bo will not issue tho death warrant. A small Bridgeport man wearing an adult Ulster started down Main street yesterday noon to get bis dinner, but as soon as the wind got fairly hold of him the Ulster became unmanageable, and he shot down the sti’eet at seventeen miles an hour. He had just time to shout to his wife, who happened to be at the window, as he whirled by, “shall be back when the wind changes,’’ beforo he disappeared in tho direction of Sea side park, since which moment his fate is wrapped in mysteiy. If he failed to make a stoppage on Long Island, he is probably lost, as he was not provisioned for a long voyage. [Bridgeport Standard. A communication of the Secretary of War, sent to tho House giving a list of military officers engagod in service since 1865, Mentions the name of Genoral Babcock, among others, as havin'g been detailed by tho President for the per foi’manco of duty at the Executive Man sion, but not to the neglect of his office as Commissioner of Public Buildings arid Superintendent of the Washington aqueduct. A Leap Year Tragedy.— They stood together in the enfry beneath the hall lailip. “Then Henry,” she said, in a low voice, wherein were blended determina tion, melancholy and love, “you refuse my suit?” “Yes, Ella,” he replied, in ac cents that were firm though the speak er’s voice tiembled. “I admire you ; 1 will be a brother to you, and watch with pride your ccurse through life, and if ever trouble should befall you there will at least be one fi’iend to whom you can come for succor ; but I can never, never be your husband.” “It is not beoause I am poor, Henry ? For, oh, if that wore all I could toil glady from morn till night for you strive and win a home for you, humble it might be, but our own.” “It is useless to attempt to induce me to change my determination. Though I am but a pool’, weak man, I can never, never change my mind." Then cruel young man, so fair, and yet so false, farewell. To morrow you will see my mangled re mains on the lecture platform, and know that it has been your work. But it will be too late,” and, clasping him to her bosom in wild embrace, she fled into tllQ outer darkuea.