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ATHENS, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 6, 1877.
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OLD SERIItS, YGfi?
T,AW XTOTXGES-
jgMOHY SPEEK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .-■
* ’ ATHENS, G.V. l CJ V
tllO-ly Office Nos. 4 ami U Court-llonse.
J K UOllTCII,
attorney at uw,
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CarncsviUe,«Ga.
apl8-1873-tf
JACKSON & THOMAS,
TIOBNEYS AT 1AW,
Athena, Gr..
L. \V. Tiiovab.
YLE & ERWIN,
ATTORNEYS A T LAW.
WW practice in partnership in the Superior
Court of Oconco County, nnd attend promptly
to all bnsinesa intrusted to their care.
jun9-Sm.
Asa M. Jackson,
decl6-lS74-tf
^t i>. niEiii
ATTORNEY
tnrtr
AT LAW,
-Athena, Ga. r..,
Prompt attention given to all buainteoOnd
the same respectfully solicited. janll-ly
pOl'E BARROW,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Office in John H. Newton’* tew hoilding...
jan4-ly
33. TUR.1SUER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsvillc, Gu.
, . -t. a--, « fr ‘ o c
Office in former Ordinary’s Office.
jan25-1876-ly
Jajiks 11. Lx lx,
Watkinsvillc.
Alex. S. Erwin,
Athens.
CONFIDENTIAL*
Personal Correspondence.
ZAsxlss 7
Exchange Saloon,
COLLEGE AVENUE.
The best Cincinnati Lager Beer, Cigars and all
kinds of Liquors sold cheap
decl9-ly. FOR CASH.
THE PRIVATE SEAL OF J. MADISON
WEILS, LOUISIANA’S CROWN VILLAIN
—HIS LOYALTY TO HIS RIIODERICK
DHU AND HIS HATRED OF “ PA
ROLED PRISONERS”
JJ SCUAEFKB,
COTTQ2T BUVEB,
Tocoa City, Ga.
Highest cash
for
id for cotton. Agent
oe20-I876-if
YJT A. HER,
Watehawkw & •J owolox,
At the New Drugstore, Broad St., Athens. Gt
All work warranted 12 months.
p o. TIIOMPSOff* / i) 1 ;
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ern^St Saul ter.
IRofcul.
Dealers in Wines, Whiskies. Lager Beer, Ale,
Gin and Cigars.
Sign of flio Hig Barrel
BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA.;
oct.81.ly.
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and .
Office over Barry’s Store, Athens, Ga.
febs-isn-tr i ; ,
pllANK IIARRALSON,
ATTORNEY at law,
Cleveland, Ga.
W ill practice in the eoonties of White, Union,
Lumpkin, Towns, aud Fanning, and the Su
preme Court at Atlanta. Will give special at
tention to all claims enusted to His care.
ATTORNEY W-'Lliw, 1
Tocoa City, Ga.'
Will practice in all the counties of the West
ern Circuit, Hart nnd Madison of the Northern
Circuit. Will give special attenion to nti claims
entrusted to his care. oct20-1875-ly
Lamar Cobh. Howell Cobb.
& II. COBB,
ATTOBXKVS AT LA1V,
Athens, Ga
Office in Denprec Building,
feb22-1876-ly
F. F- TAX.lff.&BE,
—DEALER IN—
American and Imported Wattles, Clocks, Jevelrj,
SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
!LC . UHD ijurmU .
Xffvuooal Ina’fcrt’ixneaa'fca, Gttnn,
Pistols, Eto.
WATCHES, CLOCK8 AND JEWELRY RE
PAIRED IN A NKAT, WORKMAN
LIKE MANNER,
And warranted to givo entire satisfaction.
Ornamental and Plain
Ltai fi' Vftrti
j^LEX. H. ERWIN,
ATTOUXKY AT LAW,
Athens, G«.' ^ -* *' '
Office on Broad Street, between Center & Nich
olson and Orr & Co., up-stairs.
fel>22-1876-l}^ Q ^ ^
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JELTTOniTET -Q.T LAW,
V T/ «*.‘i ' i t ti
Gaiiiesvillc, Ga.
RcutTWifd oiidjG oiik’n'd Laud
purch^^nA saJjnpt^'XDj)
Landslh TTiiTvafut tlic other counties of North
east Georgia. Mineral ores tested nnd titles to
property investigated. Special attention given
to the purchase and sale of city nroperty.
may2—6in J. N. DORSEY. Attorney.
"Fob the Hoilms.
Great Reduction in Prices.
TRIMMED HATS 70, SI and upwards.
UNTRIMMED HATS 25, SO, 7So. and
upwards.
NECKTIES AT lO, IS, 20, 2Sc. aud
upwards.
A large assortment of goods suitable for
Ohxis’fcra.as Freserubs,
at .remarkably low prices. Call early before
they arc picked over at MISS C. JAMES,
dec!2-tf Broad street, Athens.
TUB-UNDEUS1GNED IS PREPARED TO
LTLV i ■ FURNISH XT n ' J
MARBLE OR GRANITE
Cut to any designs they are desired. Plain or
Washngton, D. D., February 3.—
Maddox produced a letter addressed
to Hon. J. R. West, sealed, and an
other addressed to himself. They
were in an envelope addressed to
Maddox by Judge A. Walker, and
had been in the custody of Colonel
Jack Wharton, Adjutant-General of
Louisiana under Kellogg.
The committee have sent for Sena
tor West, who will open his letter in
the presence of the committee.
The following is the letter from
ex-Govemor Wells:
New Orleans, Nov, 20, 187b.—
J. H. MnddoX^ D«fcr*Sir—'Under
standing the political condition of
matters here from association with
both' political parties and a friend of
the President, nnd a Government of
ficer, would it not be considered a
part of your to go at once to
Washington, with as little delay as
posilblei and place before tbe PrCsi'
dent tlie condition and tbe pending
dangers of the situation? Should
you conclude upon prompt action in
the premises, allow me to commend
you to Senator West, who is my
friend, and with whom you will freely
communicate.
Yours, very!
Senator West appeared, and, at the
reque8t of the <
letter addressed to him, and imme
diately withdrew
New Orleans, November 21.—
Dear Senator: I regret much not
seeing yon when here. I wanted to
say much to you, which would he at
least imprudent to put on paper,
trust, however, to meet yon in Wash
ington, ns soon as the canvass is over
which is now upon us. Our duties
as returning oflicers have augmented
the magnitude of the destiny of the
two great parties, may I not say the
nation. I fully comprehend the sit
uation as well as my duty to the
greatest living General, U. S. Grant,
and not with my consent, shall this
oppressed people he governed by his
paroled prisoners, aided by their
white-livered comrades of the North.
the committee in reference to alleged
conversations between him and my
self^ aqcfcertain letters having been
produced, I most respectfully insist
that by testimony in relation to these
matters should be taken without de
lay. I feci that it due to me that
whatj .1 may desire . to say on that
subjebt should he known to the com
mittee immediately, and that the
facts should go to the country with
thos&fcttera.. There is nothing in
connection with my condnct as a
meiu^ of the ' returning board
or As an individual touching
the - subject under considera-.
tion which I desire to be withheld..
On the contrary, I am anxious that
ttyo whole of these facts sha'l be
Predictions of Trickery in
the Compromise.
known- I also desire to he inter
rogated in relation to the matters
testifjjpd to by the. witness Littlefield,
affectyignie, and I most respectfully
protect against father delay in the
matter of my examination.
ned] J. Madison Wells.
.committee decided to examine
ells on Monday 25th iust.
■ 1 - ’**;• • i- • •:
few Days ^Longer.*’
MR. STEPHENS’ END DRAWS NEAR.
Washington, February 3.—Hon.
Alexander H. {Stephens* condition
has been more quiet, bnt he
is gradually growing weak.
At 5 o’clock this afternoon Presi
dent Grant and his son Ulysses called
to pay their respects to Georgia’s
greattcommoner. As the President
enter®, his room'Mr. Stephens spoke
hi C-iA'lear, distinct tone, saying.
~~ao, v»en«™rA*—s.
|6BUl\YG.McCtJRRY,
Attomoy a-b Law,
Hartwell, Georgia,
Will practice in the Superior Courts of Nor
east Geoifia and Supreme Court at Atlanta.
Auft 8. 1878 tf
• purposes
the Marble Yard.
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A.R. ROBERTSON,
j , Athens, Ga.
It. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Carncsville, Ga. •
npl8-1878-tf
BTJSIXTBSS CARDS.
A ,A. av !>.>., ’ L X -A. A ' 7
—WITH—
GROOVER, STUBBS & CO.,
t otton Kacinrs aa.I (i. urral Commission llerrliaiits,
Savannah, Ga. >
Bapsing, Tics, Rope and other supplies fur
nished. Also, liberal cash ndvauoes made on
consignments for sale or shipment to Liverpool
or Nortl/crn ports. inny SO-1875-tf
U R. l»l»lnl»5y,
(Successor to C. H. Phinizy;& Co.)
COTTOIT FACTOR,
Augusta, Ga.
Liberal advances made on consignments.
juuc6-4m
For the Benefit of the Trade or
1 A.THHSTS
And Northeast Georgia.
EDWQT 3D- ZTEWTONT,
SALESMAN FOR
Heaps/ 1 Opdy^ke, cfwry & Steele,
White Goods, Notions, Linens, Laces and Ern-
! . j j • ;. , broideries. ; ' ■ '
—AND—
Genei'al Merchandise Broker.
OFFICES :
37S Broadway, ZTew TTorls,
—AND WITH—
Messrs. Thomas & Fleming,
DEUPREE BLOCK, ATHENS, GA.
JUKI!! AND SALE STABLE.
Carriages, Buggies & Horses
for hire. Terms reasonable.
E. M. WHITEHEAD,
Washington, Wilkes county, Ga.
nov26-1875-tf
ITotic©
There will he a meeting of tlic Stockholders
of tho Oconee Fair Association on Tuesday
Janaary 16th at Court House in Athens.
Business very important.
jan9-lt. H. K. J. LONG, President.
sent heie and will lie used in the in
terest of Tildcn, and unless some
counter movement is employed, it
will be impossible for me or any other
individual to arrest its seductive re
sults. The gentleman presenting this
letter is fully aware of the moves,
and if you allow, will communicate
freely. See our friends and act
promptly, or the result will be disas
trous. A hint to the wise. Strictly
confidential.
Yours, very truly,
J. Madison Wells.
To J. R. W est, Washington, D. C.:
Senator West, on opening his let
ter, said that he had never seen it
before, but recognized it as Wells’
handwriting and said tliut he recog
nized Wells all through the letter,
Maddox continued. He told Gov.
Wells that he had not delivered the
lettei to West. Wells jumped up and
said he was delighted, that the letter
had been troubling him ever since he
wrote it
Howe’s Louisiana Committee con
tinued Littlefield’s cross-examination.
J. Madison Wells submitted the
following letter: The testimony of
J. H. Maddox having been taken by
’resident stepped to nunreusitn?
taking him by the hand which
he had extended from under . the
cover with some difficulty, said,
“ How are you, Mr. Stephens ?” To
which Mr. Stephens replied, “ I am
sinking, General. My physiciaus do
not admit this, I know, hut I know
that I am sinking and will not be
here many days longer.”
Mr. Stephens then asked after the
health of Mrs. Grant, and, observing
Lieutenant Grant, reached out his
hand and calling him by name, said
he was glad to see him. He then
asked the President if all the mem
bers of his family were with him, to
which the President replied, “ All
save my youngest son, who is at col
lege-” . . : , -
The conversation here turned upon
the political condition of the country
when Mr. Stephens remarked, “I
feel that the crisis has passed. I
have felt deeply for my country, for
I desired that the succession to the
Presidency should be a peaceable
.one.’’
a To this the President replied:
“ Yes, I have felt confident that it
would he, since the passage of the
bill creating the Commission.”
Mr. Stephens then remarked;
“ We have all made mistakes in our
time.’’ “ Yes.” said General Grant,
presuming that Mr. Stephens alluded
to his remark to this effect in his late
annual message to Congress, “and
bnt four weeks more and we shall he
scattered. I am anxious for the hour
to come that shall relieve me of the
anxieties and responsibilities of my
possession.”
At this point tho President rose to
take leave of Mr. Stephens, and tak
ing him warmly by the hand, assured
him that lie would call and see him
again, and hoped that when he did
so that he would find him better.
Mrs. Colcmen, the daughter of the
late Senator Jno. J. Crittenden, of
Kentucky, was present.
[From the St. Louis Republican.]
President Grant and Senator Ferry,
President pro tern, of the United
States Senate, had a private confab
Thursday, according to a report in
the Washington special of the Globe-
Democrat, in which they reached the
satisfactory conclusion that the elec
toral compromise bill was a meaning-
fesa sham, an ingenious device by
which the success of the Republican,
party was to be insured. Mr. Ferry,
it is said, had been drinking in the
debate in the Senate, and had finally
caught the &pirit of the new scheme
which he had hastened to jpipart to
the President, and he is represented
H9 Baying that—
“The construction in regard to the
returns was that tho tribunal of arbi
tration could not go hack of them,
hat simply- to take them as they
stood, and spread the record of the
vote of the States. In support of
th’s view, it was stated that Mr.
Edmunds was ycry careful in framing
this portion of tlie bill affirmatively.”
The correspondent,' ahd not Mr.
Ferry, is responsible,' no doubt, for
the general muddiness of this para
graph, but tho idea is somewhat more
clearly expressed in the’ shbsequeht
statement of the Piresidfent’s views.
Gen. Grant is said to have assured
Mr. Ferry that—
“ This agreed ivith his construction
of the bill from, its carefnl reading
when submitted, for, were it in the
power of the tribunal to go hack of
the returns, it-would open an inter
unable subject of contest and of
qaesntm**w«SB. thefmmof^M
present session of Congress,’ sifter
fluent in such consideration, w
decision shall he mjide in \vvi
stating briefly the ground thereof
and signed by the members of saidf
commission agreeing therein.#.
It will be noticed that the hill has
none of the muddiuess of'the tele
gram, and the passage quoted, dis
tinctly authorizes and requires the
commission, when objections to a
State’s vote are referred- to it, “ to
decide whether any and what vote
from such Stale are the votes pro
vided for by the Const it ution of tho
United Slates, ami how many and
what persons were duly appointed ’
electors in such State.” In reacting
this decision, they are given “.the.,
same powers, if any, now possessed
for that purpose by the two Houses
acting separately or together.!■* r It
is quite clear fjrom this that the com
mission is given su reme power to
decide, first, whether Congress has
any right to go back of the returns,
and, second, to exercise that right
according to its best judgment, if it
finds that Congress poise-ses it. Of .
course it is possible that it may de
cide Congress has no such right, or
that it may decide that the Tight ex
ists, and in the exercise of the power,
give alb tho deputed votes 'to Hayes.
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The ttiaha purpose of the Commission,
however, is ! to decide the disagree*
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Whywas Joshua without paren
tage ? Because he was the son of
□one. (Nun.)
which there would be no other alter
native than for the President of the
Senate to assume the executive power
until a new election could he held,
either under the provisions of the
act of 1792, cr in accordance with
special legislation enacted by a called
session of tho Forty-Fifth Congress.”
As well as it can be got at, the
idea seems to he that tlic hill does
not authorize the commission “ to go
hack of the returns,” hut to simply
foot up the votes and declare the
result. If it is possible for a more
unutterable absurdity to be put in
print than the statement attributed
to Mr. Ferry that the tribunal can
simply take the returns “as they
stand’’ and “spread the record of the
vote of the States,” it would be inter
esting to have it produced. < If the
meaniug is that the tribunal must
take all. the, returns filed with tho
President of the Senate and “spread”
them on the record, tho result would
show Hayes 158 votes, Tilden 204
votes; a most remarkable division
of 369 votes. In support of this
view, however, the dispatch says Mr.
Ferry stated that “ Mr. Edmiiuds
was very careful in framing this por
tion of the bill affirmatively.” Here
is “ this portion” of the bill, aud the
reader will have to find out what the
point is in its being framed “ affirma
tively,” for the Republican can not:
“ When all such objections so
made to any certificate, vote or paper
from a State shall have been received
and read, all such certificates, votes
and papers so objected to. and all
papers accompanying the same, to
gether with such objections, shall be
forthwith submitted to said commis
sion, which shall proceed to consider
the same with the same powers, if
any, now possessed for that purpose
by the two Houses acting separately
or together, and by a majority of
votes decide whether any and what
vote from such State are the votes
provided for by the Constitution of
the United States, and how many
and what persons were duly appointed
electors in such State, and may
therein take into view such petitions,
depositions and other papers, if any,
as shall, by the Constitution and now
existing law, be competent and per-
uieut as to thU power of Congress to
go back of the returns. It may as
well he understood first as last^' thnk
a declaration by the sommission th#^" .
they believe the bill itself affirms that
they shall not go back of the returns
would he no settlement of the Presi
dential dispute. The plain meaning '
poiut, and any effort to place - differ
ent construction upon it would most
certainly arouse such a storm of pop
ular indignation as would quickly
convince those who tried that sort of
trickery, that the country will not
permit the contest to be determined
by sharp practice. 1 #
The New Haven Union has a capi
tal story of a recent railroad event:
“ There were two scats in the car
turned so as to face each other. One
was occupied by the lady and. the
other by n Chinaman. The lady did
not relish the presence of her com
panion, and finally explained to him
that she would like to take -the cush
ions and place them lengthwise from
seat to seat. John said all “all
rigldee,” and stepped into the aisle
while she adjusted the cushions and
stretched herself upon the bed which
she had improvised. She evidently
supposed that the Chinaman would
take it for granted that his presence
was no longer desired, and that she
wanted the exclusive privileges of the
section. Not so. He stretched him
self by her side, with his head on a
little bundle of baggage. The lady
scrambled into the aisle and bolted
out of the car, much to the edifica
tion of the passengers who had been
watching tho scene. John turned
over, re-ndjuslcd his pillow, anc( slept
the sleep of the sleepy.”
Chronicle anil Sentinel: Charles
T. Bartlett, vecently confirmed Solic
itor of the Macon Circuit, is one of
the most intelligent and promising
young men in Georgia, autl in his
new role is dastiued to “ do the
State some service.”
After reading so much about tho
safety of the Ashtabula bridge we
cannot help wandering that the rest
of the load didn’t cave in and leave
that model of solidity and firmness
still standing.
Let ns not put on two many airs
about Vanderbilt’s $85,000,000. The
Rothschilds have a comfortable little
fortune of $3,400,000,000, aud aro
still making money.