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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: NOVEMBER 7, 1876,
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Gi>, - Grant,
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Tone, " Old Bloch Joe."
Gone am de days
When Gnat was young and gay;
Gone am his friends
From de old 'White House away;
Gone am de thieves—
All their heads am bending low;
And now I hear de people calling,
“Go, Grant,go!"
«f CHORUS.
Tilden’a coining, Hoijdrielts’ coming,
Dey will strike de fatal blow;
I hear de peoples’ voices calling,
“ Go, Grant, go!”
Gone am de Bristow,
Who was always good nud true;
Gone am de Jewell,
Because he wouldn’t do,
Gone am de Dyer,
And gone am Pratt, also; ,
And now I hear de people calling,
“Go, Grant,go!"
ClIOEUS.
Gone am de honor
Ob dis great Republic, too;
Gone Sclienek and Beiknnp,
And all de plundering crew,
Gone all de money.
Aw de treasury is low,
And now I hear de people calling,
** Go, Grant, go!”
Chore
Gone ain de wuges
Ob de working man, I know;
Gone am de revenue,
And de business wheels moves slow;
Gone de nation’s credit,
While its debts enormous grow.
And now 1 hear the people calling,
, “ Go, Graut, go
Chorus.
Gone am de Ilayes
From de new platform, away ;
Gone am de Wheeler
From de Cincinnati play,
Gone am de power,
And Republicans must go,
And now 1 hear de people calling,
“Go,Grant, go!”
Chorus.
The Bishop and the Bees.
We find the following good story
in a foreign journal:
A French bishop, being about to
make his annual visitation, sent word
' ton certain curate, whose ccclesiast-
ic3j benefice was extremely trifling,
that he meant to dine with him, at
the same time requesting that he
would not put himself to any extra-
ordinary expense. The curate prom
ised to attend to the bishop’s sug.
gestionjbut he djld nqt keep 1 his
word, for he provided a most sumptu
ous entertaiment.
His lordship was much surprised,
and could not help censuring the eon-
duct of the curate, observing that it
was highly ridiculous in a man whose
circumstances were so narrow, to
launch out in such, nay, almost to dis
si pate his anmiattncome in a single
day.
“ Do not be uneasy ou that score,
my lord,” replied the curate, “ for I
can assure you that what you now
see is not the produce of my curacy,
which I bestow exclusively upon the
poor.”
“ Then you have a patrimony, sir?"
said the bishop.
“No, my lord.”
“ You speak in riddles,” rejoined
his lordship; “how do you contrive
to live in this manner?”
“My lord, I have a convent of
young damsels here, who do not
lot me want anything.”
“How! you have a convent? I
did not know there was one in this
neighborhood. This is all very strange
—very unaccouutable, Mr. Curate.”
“You are jocular, my lord.”
“ But, come, sir; I entreat that you
would solve the enigma—I would tain
see the convent”
“So you shall, my lord, after din
ner; and I promise that your lord-
ship will he satisfied with my con
duct”
Accordingly, when dinner was
over, the eurato conducted the pre
late to a large inclosure, entirely
occupied by bee-hives, and, pointing
to the latter, observed:
“This, my lord, is the convent
which gave us a dinner; it brings me
in about eighteen kmidred livres a
year, upon which I live very comfort
ably, and with which I contrive to
.entertain my guests genteely.”
The surprise and satisfaction of the
bishop may he imagined.
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What is that Sioux treaty worth
when the act of March 3,1871, says
that no more treaties shall be made
with the Indians by the United
States?
To the Grand Jury of August
Term* last past; the Grand
Jury of February Term
(1877) to oome, and the
people of Clarice)
County.
It is often said that man is a “one-
idea being;” and the common con
struction of this phrase is, that a man
cannot, by reason of the peculiar con
struction of his mental and physical
organism, follow successfully two ob
jects or pursuits in life at one and the
same time.
The banker is an adept in the
banking business, the merchant in
the mercantile business, the physician
in the art of healing diseases, and the
minister in the curing of souls; and
their proficiency in each of their pro-
fessions, depends upon the tenacity
and singleness of purpose in follow
ing their various businesses. Reco:
nizing this fact, the community do
not go to the merchant, physician nor
minister, to find out the price of
exchange nor the status of the
money market, but to the banker,
who, by virtue of his business, should
and ought to know. Nor do the
community go to the banker to find
out the abstruse questions of medical
science, but to the physician, who.
by constant study and practice, ha>
become proficient in his profession
Nor do the people go to the clerg\
nor medical men to find out thepric,
of goods or groceries, but to tin
merchant. Nor do they consult any
nne but the learned commentator oi
well-versed theologian, to understand
what is called Metaphysical Theology.
So, every man to his profession, if
he would be an adept in that profes
sion. Now, it is true that the people
of Clarke eounty are interested in the
courts of their eounty, and especial)}
the County Court, the subject of this
writing; but it does not neecssarih
follow that because of their genera
interest in this Court, or any othe;
institution of their eouuty, that the)
understand the workings of the same.
Indeed, it is not to be expected, foi
it is out of the line oi the business ol
the majority of the people of Clarke
comity. , . T V
Knowing this fact, and prompted
by various questions that have been
asked me lately, relative to the work
ings of this Court, by men of intelli
gence and edneation, and especially
by the report of the last Grand Jury,
August Term, 1870, 1 write in justifi
cation of tliis institution and its at-
tachecs.
The first Act creating County
Courts was passed in February, 1872.
This Act provided that all of the
comities, save those excepted in the
Act, by a recommendation of the
Grand Jury, could have a County
Court. ^Soe Acts 1871-2, page 288
and 289. Accordingly, the Grand
Jury, at the February Term, 1873,
made the recommendation tor Clarke
county, and on the 19th day of Feb
ruary, 1873, a Judge was appointed.
So the County Court has been in
existence in Clarke county three
years since the 10th day of February,
1873.
The County Court has both civil
and criminal jurisdiction. See Code,
section 282, 283 and 297. It has
concurrent jurisdiction in civil mats
ters with the J ustice of the Peace np to
one hundred dollars, and special jus
risdiclion where the amount does not
exceed two hundred dollars. The
entire Court costs in cases of one
hundred dollars and under, is two
dollars; iu cases over one hundred
dollars, it is tour dollars, exclusive of
Sheriffs’ and Bailiffs’ fees. See Code,
section 296.
It has criminal jurisdiction of all
misdemeanors—that is, in all criminal
cases where the party is not sent to
the penitentiary or his life taken.
Code, section 297. The general
County Court Act provides for
having juries in this Court—Code,
section 298—but, by a special Act,
juries for the Cfouuty Court of Clarke
are abolished. See Acts of 1874,
page 63.
The County Judge’s cost in all
criminal cases begun, but not tried,
is two dollars; in all cases tried, it is
three dollars. The powers of the
County Judge, besides his civil aud
criminal jurisdiction in suits, are the
following, vis.: those of the old Infe
rior Court as to county business, ex
cept so far as the same is not changed
by local laws. These are the man
agement of all the county property,
building and repairing bridges; keep
ing and supervising roads, granting
liquor licenses, seeing that the Poor
fund is properly discharged, issuing
bonds for the indebtedness of the
county, hiring out convicts, establish
ing new voting precinets, and signing
all orders tor money on the County
Treasurer, etc. The County Judge’s
salary is assessed at the Spri;.g term
of the Superior Court, (see Code, sec
tion 281,) and it may be fixed at the
Fall term* (Code, section 316,) on
failure to do so at the Spring term.
Having given an outline of the ju
risdiction of the Court and the pow
ers of the Judge thereof, I will now
answer the often-asked question: Is
the Comity Court with its attachees
a good institution? The idea of
good institution, when used in rela
tion to the County Court, I appre
hend, is a money idea. In other
words, whether or not it pays ex
panses or brings into the comity any
revenue. In this sense of the term
then, and in every sense, I affirm that
it is; and why do I say so ? Because
the dockets of the County Judge and
County Solicitor show this fact in
dollars and cents. For insta.ee,
ipoii the dockets of the Comity
Judge and Comity Solicitor, there
ire, since January 4th, 1876, t j the
present time, one hundred and sixty-
one (161) cases; of which number
there arc seven (7) that are felonies—
that is, cases where parties -were
muiid over to the Superior Court.
This leaves one hundred and fifty-four
v 154) cases that are misdemeanors,
>r cases where the County Court has
dual jurisdiction. Of this number,
. here have been sixty-two (62) con
victions where parties were sentenced
to pay fines or work upon the chain
ing from one (1) to twelve (12)
months. There have been four (4)
warrants or accusations quashed, on
account of defect in the pleadings,
out of this whole number, viz :v(I54):
others’ being substituted in their
places immediately.
Notv suppose there was no County
Court, these one hundred and fifty-
four (154) misdemeanor cases
would be carried before the Superior
Court for trial, which would cost the
county a very large amount.
One hundred and four ( 104) of
these cases would have to go before
the Grand Jury (the other fifty are
cases that have been, sent down by
the Grand Jury from the Superior
Court, and hence the Grand Jurors
tees and Clerks fees have already
been incurred in these fifty (50)
cases ) and this Jury could * not act
upon these one hundred and four
(104) cases in less than 11 days.
There conld not be more than four
( 4 ) of these cases tried by a Petit
Jury per day, so it would take thirty-
six (36) Petit Jurors, thirty-eight
( 38 ) days to try these one hundred
and fifty-four (154 ) cases after true
bills were found. The Clerk of the
Superior Court would be entitled to
five dollars for each one of the one
38 prisoners, at $18 00 per month,
for six mouths $4,104.
* Whereas the county is saved this
expense by having these parties tried
as soon as the crime is committed.
The docket of the County Judge
shows 26 civil cases tried at the quar
ter sessions, which, if there was no
Comity Cpurt, would have to be tried
iii the Superior Court at the'follow
ing expense to the county, (there
could not be more than four cases
tried a day):
Thirty-six Petit Jar ora for 6 days, at
*2 00 per day, $432 00.
Twenty-three Grand Jnrora for 6
days, at $2 00 per day, 276 00.
Six Banff’s for 6 days, at $2 00 per day, 72 00
Total amount to the connty, $780 00.
Now the actual amount of money
that the County Court saves Clarke
county, is the following from the 4th
day of January 1876 to the present
time, making 10 months:
Cost of trying 154 criminals in Superior
Court, $4,218 00
Cost of boarding 88 (one fourth) crimi- " ~
4,104 00.
780 00.
nats,
Cost of trying 26 civil cases,
Minus Connty Judge’s salary,
$9,10200.
1000 00.
Net cash expense saved county, $8,102 00.
There are two officers connected
with the Court, besides the Judge,
viz: Comity Solicitor and Baiiff.
The office of County Solicitor was
created 19 th of Febuary 187,6. See
Acts 1876, page 61. This Act pro
vides that this officer shall get the
same fee as the Solicitor General,
which comes out of the defendant.
See acts 1876, page 61. This officer
draws the affidavit, warrant and ac
cusation upon which the prisoner is
tried, brings the case into court, sum
mons the witnesses for the State,
swears them, examines them,
argues the case and, in fact, does
everything except BalifTs duties and
pronouncing the judgement. The
County Judge has refused from the
beginning and does refuse to draw
any of of these papers, giving as a
reason, which is a good one, that the
court should have nothing to do with
those papers, upon which he has
tot pass judgment; as fegards (heir
legaliity etc. Suppose there was no
Solicitor, then the County Judge
would be compelled to take the part
of the State by acting as counsel for
the State by drawing the- affidavit,
warrant and accusation, swearing and
and examining the witnesses for the
State, contest doubtful points of Jaw
with the counsel for the defendant
ete.
The very idea is repugnant to
justice and its tendency is as bad as
that of combining Judge and law
maker.
So the last Grand Jury will see by the
Report of the County Solicitoi' and
Acts of1876 page 61, that this offiee
is of great benefit and necessity to
the comity of Clarke, and that it
does not increase the taxes of the
people of Clarke county one cent to
pay the fees of the same. His fees
do not come out of any money raised
by taxation, but out of the criminal.
The records of the Clerks office,
the dockets of the County Solicitor
and County Judge all show that
nine-tenths (9-10 ) of all the criminals
hundred and four (104) bills or of c , arke county m tried and ^
cases also.
There are also six BalifTs who
must be paid two ( $2 00 ) dollars
per day for the thirty-eight (38)
days.
So the cost to the county for the
trial of these one hundred and fifty-'
four (154) cases in the Superior
Court would be the following:
Twenty-three (28) Grand Jurore for
eleven (11) days, nt $2 00 per day. $506 00
Thirty-eight ( 38 ) Petit Jnrora for thir
ty-eight (88 ) days, at $2 00 per
day, 2,736 00.
Clerk of the Superior Court for 104 bills,
at $5 00 per bill, 520 00.
Six BalifTs for 88 days, at $2 00 per day, 456 00.
Total cost to the county for trying, $4,218 00
Now if these 154 cases had to be
tried in the Superior Court, there
being only two terras of said Court
a year, it would be a fair average or
calculation to say that one fourth (I )
of this number, viz : 38, would fail to
give bond, and the county would be
compelled to board (hem for six
months, which would amount to the
following expense to the county:
posed of by the County Court, and
that too in a speedy manner,
i Besides the various expenses which
I have enumerated above, attending
the trial of the aforesaid eases, there
are various incidental expenses cou-
nected with the running of the Supe
rior Court which are not incident
to the County Court. Also there? is
another main and inestimable expense
to the former, which ought to and
doubtless does apply to his experi
ence, as being true and that is the
loss and inconvenience experienced
by hinyu having to leave his crop at
an unseasonable time to attend to the
trial of those cases which could be
tried with much less expense to the
county and to him,
I am very respectfully,
L. W. Thomas,
County Solicitor Clarke county.
Ladies bet on horse races at Saras
togs^ When they lose a hundred
j dollars they ciy so softly and beauti-
I fully that the winner refunds it.
NO XJFIONH
IN THE STORE
S. CL DOBBS.
EVERY MIN WORKS, PRINCIPAL AW Oaf
The undersigned having just returned from the
NORTHERN Maritime
With a full and varied stock of every description of Goods,
BOUGHT AT LOW AND PANIC PRICES.
Consisting in part of
50 Barrels Sugar, 50 Bags Rio Coffe
200 ROLLS BAGGING,
1,000 Bundles Iron, Cotton Tie
16,000 POUNDS FLOUR, 16,000 POUNDS BACON,
4,000 lbs. Hemlock Sole Leather, Upper Leather & Harness Leathe
lOO SOSES TOBACCO, ASSORTED.
200 SACKS SALT,
• , : r . ‘ ■ , • * '
1,000 Pair Hand Made and Northern Brogan Skoei
200 Kegs Assorted Nails, 20 bales Factory Thread, Sugar
Cured Hams, Leaf Lard, Boots and Shoes, Kerosine
Oil, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Hats, Caps,
READY MADE CLOTHING
Crockery and Glassware, Saddlery and Harness, Cotton, Hemp,
and Jute Rop'fe, and various other articles too tedious to
mention, all of which ha offers to the trade of Athens
and the surrounding country ior cash,
Cotton and Country Produce
At as low or lower prices than can be bought in the State of Geoi
gia. He makes a specialty of looking after country merchants wh
wish to buy goods to sell again. He offers goods to the jobbin
trade generally and guaranties satisfaction.-
sepI2-3m 3. C> DOBBS.
JDZRTY G-OOIDS I
A *• .4 . AT v , ' •
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Augusta, Georgia.
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Ever shown in the South. Our stock of Silks, Dress Goods, Hosiery, N<
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Cloaks, Suits, Shawls and Underware ever offered in this
market. Every department is replete with the
CHEAPEST AMD MOST DESIRABLE GOODS,
And we invite the people of
Athens and of Georgia in General,
Whether they want to buy or not, to call and examine them and pronoune
their own judgement. It has never been our custom to try to impose
on the public by
Quoting Low Prices on Useless Goods-
We offer them honest Value for their money, and when quotations ard
made on standard or useful articles, we are always ready to match an<|
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194 and 19S Broad Street Augrista, Georgia
sept. 19.3m.
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BROAD STREET,* ATHENS. GA.
DEALERS IN
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Guns, Pistols, Ammunition,
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Having BEST WORKMEN, we are prepared to do
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WE MAKE A' SPECIALTY OF
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