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THE ATHENS UEORGIAH: APRIL 10, 1877.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ciution for Letter* of Guardianship...—.
Citation for Letter* ef Administration
Shall Athens Sustain the
Northeastern Railroad P
Foreclosure Mortgage, per *qu*re, each time. 1 00
Exemption Notices (in advance) 2 25
Buie Nisi’*, per aquare. each time 1 SO
The above legal rate* corrected by Ordinary
■of Clarke county.
Hates of A.dlvertlsir»tf.
Advertiiomenta will be inserted at ONE DOL-
LAEper square tor the first insertion, and FIFTY
CENTS per aquare for each continuance, for any
time under one month. For longger periods a lib*
oral deduction will be made. A aquare equal to
ten lines, solid.
Notices in local column, lesa than a square, 20
c^U a line.
^tljens tapn.
H. H. CARLTON, - Editor.
Within the past week or two, we
have noticed considerable freight
being shipped to and from Athens
via the Georgia Railroad. This
freight was consigned to and shipped
..$5 00
~ 4 00
Application tor Letter* of Dismission Admin*
istrstor 5 00
Appll’tion for Letters oi Dismission Guardian 5 25
Application for Leavt to Soil Lands..— 5 00
Nolle* to Debtors and Creditor*— — 5 00 merchants of OUr City.
Sales of Land, Ac., per aquare - 0 50 J J ■
Sale* Perishable Property, 10 daya, per aq._ 1 50
Estray Notices, 10 daya— ——.— $ 00
Stftrin Sales, per aquare...... - 2 SO
Sheriff Mortgage fi. fit. tales per square. 5 00
Tax Collector’s Sales, per square.. ——— 5 00
Tub Atlanta Constitution in
•commenting upon onr article of last
week on •* The Convention Question
and the Personal Bearings of its Dis*
cussion ’’ concludes as follows.
We repeat, Dr. Carlton is in error
when he even suspects that there is
any organized opposition to Governor
Colquitt in Atlanta, and he does the
Constitution injustice when he iuti-
mates that its editors are ready to
“strike” at the administration.
It will be remembered, that we
stated in our article that we were not
ouly loathe to credit the' rumors that
there, was an organized opposition to
Gov. Colquitt in Atlanta, but could
not believe that the people of tTiat
city would lend their encouragement
or support to such a movement. We
are exceedingly gratified to kn w that
we were mistaken and that such a
condition of affairs does not obtain.
What we hadsupposed was a “strike,”
on the part of the Constitution, at
Governor Colquitt’s administration
the editor declares to have been only
“in the nature of a suggestion.” Well,
we areinexpressably gratified to know
that we were mistaken in regard to
the attitude of the Constitution to-
wards Governor CQlquitt’sadmin'.st ra
tion, and if we have done injustice to
the Constitution or the good people
of Atlanta we hereby offer the neces
sary and proper amends.
Dr. D. E. Samson.
Doctoh Samson, the Veterinarian,
concluded the course of lectures last
week, which he was engaged to de
liver at the State Agricultural College.
These lcetures were exceedingly in
teresting, and contained much infor
mation of inestimable value to those
who design engaging in agricultural
pursuits. Indeed, the information
•contained in these lectures would
prove valuable to every one, in what
ever pursuit, of life they may be en
gaged. Aside from the value veteri
nary science would prove in its appli
cation to the cure aud prevention of
diseases in the animals used by us
for industrial purposes, it bears an
important relation to the hygicuic
laws so necessary to the health and
well-being of our . people. Animal
food entering bo largely into onr
daily subsistence, it is now held by
medical scientists, that no small pro
portion of the diseases which now
afflict the human family, have their
origin iu the unhealthy or diseased
animal food which is consumed. In
4K>me.section8 of oountry, where cat
tle are more subject to disease than
with us, the evils resulting from this
8ouroe have obtained to an alarming
extent; so much so, that all possible
scientific skill is now being brought
to bear for the relief of the suffering
•consumers of the diseased animal
food of these sections.
We need skilled veterinarians iu our
midst. It is impossible to estimate
^lie amount of suffering and disease
which might be saved to our people
*by the thorough and proper appliance
•of this healing art, to say nothing of
the value it would prove as a protec
tion to the industrial animals of our
•country. The praoticc of this science
In this oountry might be made as
profitable to the veterinarian as val
uable to the people, aud we hope
soon to hear of some of our'young
men adopting it as their profession.
This struck us as a most remarkable
state of affairs, since the Northeast
ern Railroad is an Athenian enter
prise. It would be nothing;bnt na
tural and certainly a commendable
and judicions policy for our people
to patronize our own road, eveu if
the freight charges were not alto
gether as favorable as on other roadR.
But what makes this apparent prefer
ence for the Georgia Road all the
more astonishing, is the fact that
freights are just as cheap for our.
merchants by the Northeastern Rail
road as by any other route.
We are at a great loss to compre
hend why this indifference to an
enterprise which so deeply concerns
the present and futnre welfare of
Athens. There may exist causes
which we know not of, but we are
unable to conceive of any just
grounds for any one “ catting off their
nose merely to spite their face.”
This course on the part of our mer
chants, if continued, will as certainly
result in their commercial ruin, as
time lasts for the experience ol so
disastrous a result.
It is a self-evident proposition, that
if the patronage to the road is not
sufficient to make it self-sustaining,
that it must necessarily suspend or
fall into the hands of some other
corporation. Suspension of the road
would be a serious blow to the com
tnerce of our city, to say nothing of
the damage that would befall indi
vidual stockholders and the city of
Athens as the largest stockholder in
the company. Athens, after having
subscribed one hundred thousand
dollars of her bonds to the stock of
the road, and having already paid
twenty nine thousand, six hundred
and eighty dollars interest upon these
bonds, besides being liable for the
interest upon them for the time for
which they are to run, and then the
amount of the bonds at maturity,
whatever may be the disposition of
the road, can ill-afford to see it sus
pend or fall into other hands. The
suspension of the road, after forty
miles of it have been completed and
equipped, only so far as its being
operated by the present company, is
not likely' to obtain. The history of
railroads would not justify such a
conclusion. Then a more disastrous
result to Athens would be the road
that Directory told one of the Di
rectors of thp Northeastern Railroad
that the Georgia Road was only
waiting to get possession of his road;
that it was only a question of time,
and then, as the Georgia Road coaid
not afford to bridge the Oconee
river at a. cost of one hundred thou
sand dollars, it would drop back to
Winterville, and ramiing along the
ridge that side of the river, conneet
with the Northeastern Road at a
point on same side of the river.
Thus, it will be seen that Athens
would be left high aoq dry, with no
connection with the roads she and
her citizens have so largely contrib
uted towards building, except by
means of a branch of the Georgia
Railroad running from Winterville to
the present depot of „ that road.
Even this accommodation would be
iu the power and discretion of the
Georgia Road, and from the long
existing disposition on the part of
this company to discriminate against
Athens, we don’t see any very good
or flattering reasons why we should
expect better in the future.
Merchants, citizens, tax-payers of
Athens, we entreat you, look well to
the interest of your Northeastern
Railroad. It is the very vital inter
est cf our whole community. It is
the well-spring of our future welfare
and prosperity. Its success must
determine our material growth and
advancement; its failure must bring
our gradual, but certain downfall and
decay. Then, it is your interest, and
our interest, and the interest of every
citizen of our community, .to give ail
possible aid and assistance to this
road, thereby guarding it as our
true, common interest, against the
designs of those who feel a greater
interest in auother direction than
they do in the growth and prosperity
of our city, or the happiness, com
fort and well-being of its citizens..
falling into the bands of another cor
poration.
How, it may he asked, would this
so seriously damage Athens? We
reply, that not only would this road
be run in the interest of the corpora"
tion into whose hands it would tall,
instead of the interest of Athens and
its present stockholders, but the
damage to, and the discrimination
against Athens would be so great,
that it would forever be a source of
regret with our people that the road
was ever built. What corporation
is likely to obtain control of the
Northeastern Railroad s' ould such
an event obtain ? and how would the
damage to, or discrimination against
Athens be brought about ? To the
first of these questions, we auswer,
unhesitatingly, the Georgia Railroad
Company. Already, the Directors of
that road, or at least a portion of
them, are contemnlating, and doubt
less, planning for such a condition of
affaiis as regards the Northeastern
Road as will enable the Georgia Rail
road to purchase and control it.
How do we know this? Simply be
cause the conduct and expressions of
some of the Georgia Railroad Di
rectory give unmistakable proof
thereof! In answer to the second ques
tion, we need -only to state that a
resolution of the Board of Directors
of the Northeastern Railroad inviting
the Georgia Railroad to'cbnnect with
their road at their depot, or
a union .depot to bo established iu
Athens, met with indifference, if
not rejection, on thepart of the
Georgia Railroad Directory. Fur
thermore, a prominent member of
little friends and playmates and bring
them along to the frolic. ’ The man
ner and hour of assembling, and all
other necessary information, will be
communicated through the Sunday
Schools as soon as the committee
shall have matured their plans and
selected the day.
Who Shall he the Director.
Since the resignation of Mr. Ferdi
nand Phinizy, so far as we can learn,
there has existed a vacancy in the Di
rectory of the Northeastern Railroad*
Why this is so we do not under-
stand, and taking it for granted that
such will not long obtain, we again
repeat our suggestion, that a director
he selected to fill the vacancy created
by Mr. Phinizy’s resignation, who
shall directly represent the stock of
the city of Athens in that board. It
will be remembered, that some objec
tion or confnsion occurred at the last
reorganization of the Board of Direc
tors in regard to th« usual manner of
voting the stock of the city. This
whole difficulty may be obviated for
the future, by having the existing va
cancy filled in some advisable way, so
as to give a fair, just and acceptable
representation to the stock of the
town in all meetings of the company
or its Board of Directors.
The Childrens* Jubilee.
We learn with particular pleasi
of tlfc 'movement on foot looking to
the inauguration of a'day which is to
be devoted to the pleasure and hap
piness of the “little /oiks” of our
city. It is a time-honored custom in
some cities, to have a day set apart
and known as “The Childrens’ Day;
On this day, the general order of
things is reversed. The old give
way to the young, and the children
become supreme, and the city passes
into the hands of its embryo burgr.
masters, counsellors and rulers.
The high and the low, the rich and
the poor, from cellar and garret,
from hovel and mansion, from cradle
and crib and trundle bed, the little
toddlers come. Then, why not give
our 1‘ttle pets a day like this, and
give them a grand, good time ?
So fathers and mothers, grown sis
ters and big brothers, join hands, -
and each one help a little towards the
Big Play Day.”
The trustees of the University have
kindly tendered the use of the campus
for the picnic grounds, and Bams’
Silver Comet Band has generously
offered to enliven the merry occasion
with cymbal and drum and bugle
horn. Some of onr best citizens have
taken a deep interest in the matter,
and we feel confident that! our people
will endorse the movement with their
approval aud support, for every one
with a heart in the, right place loves
little children. It is. their bright and
happy little hearts that make the sun
shine of our homes aqd drive away
the cloudy cares of business from our
brows. How can you ever repay the
little darling that clambers on yonr
knee at night, and with its childish
prattle so fills your heart and. mind
that you forget how worried and
annoyed you have been with the out
side world all - day. So let’s make
them happy whilst we may. The
whole affair will be in the hands
of a competent committee of arrange
ment who will give shape and di
rection to it, so that as muoh pleas
ure as possible may bo bad on the
occasion. The Superintendents of
the Sunday Schools, with the assist
ance of their teachers, will be re
quested to assume a supervision of
their respective schools and see to it
that their scholars collect all of their
The President andSouth Caro
lina.
In another column it will be seen
that President Hayes has ordered
the withdrawal of the troops from
the State Hotise in South Carolina,
which is virtually the recognition of
Governor Hampton. The freedom
of South Carolina from the oppressive
yoke which has so long been upon
heir is a result well calcnlated to
bring gladness to the heart of every
lover of free government. But,
while we yield to none in our rejoic-.
ing over the relief of onr sister State,
still, when we reflect over the cir
cumstances through which this relief
has been brought about, we are not
prepared to join vritF some of our
contemporaries, in saying, “ the Pres
ident lias done his duty nobly and
well,” and for-sooth we should now
rise up and call him blessed.
That Hayes is President through
fraud there can be no successful de
nial. That the recognition of Hamp
ton and Nicholls, or the withdrawal
of the troops from Louisiana-and
South Carolina was promised and
agreed upon in order to complete
the fraudulent count by which Hayes
was “ counted in’5 as President, there
can be no doubt. That an interview
between Messrs Foster and Matthews,
friends of Mr. Hayes, on the one
part, and Senator Gordon of Geor
gia and Representative Brown of
Kentucky on the other part, was held,
at which time it was understood that
with an assurance of snch a policy on
the part of Mr. Hayes, they (Messrs
Gordon and Brown) would exercise
themselves in opposition to all dila
tory motions to prevent the counting
in of Hayes, is fully established by
the published statements of these
gentlemen. Then we respectfully
submit, does the fulfilling of promises
alone through which Hayes suc-
ceded in fraudulently becoming Pres
ident and through which Tilden was
fraudulently prevented from occupy
ing the position to which he had
been'duly elected by a ‘large majori-
ity of the people of the United
States, entitle him to the commenda
tions of an honest and honesty loving
people?
If Mr. Tilden had been made Pres
ident even though this bad been ac
complished through the filibustering
movement of the Democrats iu Con
gress, not only would we now berejoic
ing over the liberation of Louisiana
and South, Carolina, but equally joy
ous over the, preservation of the
highest, most just and sacred princi
ple of our Republican institutions, the
right of the majority to determine
who shail be their ruler. This right
which is the very fundamental prin
ciple of onr system of free govern
ment hap been sacrificed at the hands
of fraudulent returning boards and
peijured commissions and the fulfill
ment of promises made accessory
thereto, it does seem to us, is rather
calculated to bring about our humil
iation than excite onr commendation.
But reasoning in this matter upon
other grounds than the mere fulfilling
of promissory obligations, mode to
meet the exigencies due to a most dis
graceful and fraudulent existence of
political affairs in onr country, what
right, we ask, ‘had Hayes to do other
than withdraw the troops from South
Carolina? and by what right does he
delay similar action in regard to Lou
isiana ? What if Grant, his predeces
sor did garrison these States with
troops ? and what if he was elected
by the Republican. party ? Does not
the constitution which he has sworn
to respect, obey and support place a
most solemn inhibition upon Federal
interference with the local self-govern
ment of the States composing the
Federal Union ? Did not the consti.
tution make it his imperative and
sworn duty to withdraw the troops
from both South Carolina and Louis
iana immediately upon assuming his
executive position ? What right had
he to summons Hampton and Cham
berlain before his executive majesty ?
What right had he to inflict a com
mission upon the people of Louisiana?
Notwithstanding Hayes has with
drawn the troops from South Carolina
within thirty days and though he
should withdraw them from Louisi
ana within the next thirty days—
nevertheless to the extent he has thus
delayed, to that extent has he viola
ted the constitution and his sworn ob
ligation to support the same.
What a commentary upon the pres
ent status of our American govern
ment, when two States of the Union,
or Southern representatives in behalf
of these States, have to importune the
President to the discharge of bis duty
in allowing them to exercise their
rights as guaranteed under a common
constitution for the government of all
the States. What grounds for com
mendation can there be for a Presi
dent who simply discharges duty un
der suoh circumstances and through
such influences? Would not a
commendatory acceptance of the
situation be hut a justification of such
course on the part of the Chief
“ blue laws ” of Connecticut and
other New England States.
“Judiciously enforced,qualified with
some discretion as to their applies,
tion, there is no doubt that the laws
in regard to the prevention of cruel
ty to animals would be useful to the
community, and would be universally
sustained by public opinion; hut the
enforcement they receive is certainly
preparing the way for their inevita
ble repeal or great modification at no
distant period. As applied these
laws are mere covers for all sorts of
tyrannical and officious intermmed-
dling with concerns that have at
most only a constructive relation to
the objects of the law. It is outra
geous that a poor wretch who gains
a meagre livelihood in the gutter
should be compelled to pay a heavy
fine because he has, his dog to help
him in his labor, and because the
two work haEd together. There are
cities in the Old World where a great
deal of labor is done by dogs. Are
those, therefore, barbarous cities? -
In Belgium they have the breed of
big mastiffs that once exclusively
hunted the wild boars in .the forest
of Ardeuoesfl, bqt now these great
beasts drag the milk carts in the
cities. . In Brussels a milk cart 19.
scarcely drawn in any other way
than by a dog team. Dogs are in
fact utilized there as ponies are in
England, and people who could keep
neither a horse nor a pony yet have
in their dogs a handy team that
trotfr away to market every morning
with the product of the dairy and
helps to support the family. Is that
barbarism or an economical use of
the means at hand? Why should
not a gigantic cur from Newfound
land, weighing a hundred and fifty
or two hundred pounds, do his share
of the work as well as a puny boy of
half his size ? And it is not a nonsen
sical mockery to say that it is cruel
to compel a dog to do what is done
necessarily by all the children of the
poor ?”
Executive of the government, a too
willing and uncalled for acquiesence
in the fraudulent means by which he
was made President ?
Professor W. M. Browne’s Lec
tures on Economy.
Prof. Wm. M. Browne delivered
the last lecture of his course on the
“Dignity of labor” and domestic
economy at the State College of ag
riculture on last Monday-evening.
It was devoted mainly to a descrip
tion of the principal ways on which
men who labor for wages may by self-
denial and prudence accumulate the
means of support themselves and their
families, when sickness or old age in
capacitates them for work, giving a
somewhat minute and highly enter
taining account of the principles, op
erations, and nses of cooperation so
cieties. life insurance, and savings
banks.
The neglect of household manage
ment, particularly of cookery, as a
part of female education, was very
forcibly presented and reform in this
respect earnestly recommended. The
lecture was much commended by all
who were present, as one filled with
information and instruction of great
practical value conveyed in the most
acceptable manner. We hope that
the sound advice give by the Profes
sormaybe followed by our people,
and thus inure to their benefit in in
creased prosperity, happiness and in
dependence.
Tribute of Beapeot.
Firemen’s Hall, Athens, March 22,1877.
Whereas, Athene Fire Company No. 1 is
called upon to mourn the loss of one of its hon
orary members in the death of W.P.Talmadqe;
and whereas, Brother Taucadoz had been from
the organization of this company to within a
year or so of his death, one or its most active,
usetul and energetic members, having held
nearly every office in the company, and nothing
bnt nis natural retiring disposition prevented
his being captain, as he was urged frequently to
accept thnt position', and whereas, we feel that
his death has left a void in oar company which
will not bo easily filled. Therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of Wm. P. Tal-
Madge, Athens Fire Company No. 1 has lost a
friend indeed—on# who for many years gave his
time, his money and his labor to build up aud
properly equip the company of which he al
ways felt proud of being a member.
Resolved, That while wd have lost a zealous
brother firemen, the community has lost a pub- 1
lio spirited, useful citizen, and his family a lov
ing husband and father.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with
the bereaved family of our departed brother in
this their dad affliction.
Resolved, That the Secretary bo instructed to
transmit a certified copy of these resolutions to
the family of onr late brother, and that he fur
nish a copy to each of the city papers and re
quest their publication.
H. C. Bbiant, '
' ■
B. J. Cinuarr, J
Work and Cruelty.
The New York Herald has the fol
lowing sensible article in regard to
the laws for the prevention of cruelty
to animals. While we are in favor
of the prevention of inhuman treat's
ment or persecution of dumb brutes,
and think that our laws should fUrnish
the necessary protection to all useful
and industrial animals, stiff we ^
further think that our people should
consider well before they become en
thusiasts over the humanitarian or
McCartney,
la receiving her Spring and Summer stock of
Millinery Goods and
3?i*T£RXsT HATS,
Which will be displayed for the inspection of
her friends and patrons
On Wednesday, April, 18th.
Also, a fine selection of Neck Ties, Ribbons,
Ornaments, Flowers, Lace Bibtw, Buehinga.
etc. All orders promptly attended to. Call
early and secure bargains at her store on College
Avenue. Apnll0-2t.
KTETW
SPUING AND SUMMER
TVf-T Unary Goods.
Mw T. A. Adam* would most respectfully
inform the Ladies ofAthena and of connuea ad
jacent, that ahe has now received and openeda
moat choice and select assortment of Spring an
Summer Millinery Goods, comprising In part the
latest styles and fashions of
Hats, Bonnets, Blbbons, Lares, Flowers, Olsw*,
Givo
on Broad street, one door above National Bank,
april 81,1876—25-tf.
NOTICE.
Dissolution of Partnership*