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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN : MAY 8, 1877.
5U!mts fecoruian.
H. H. CARLTON, - Editor.
Athens Paragraphs.
Athens lias eleven clnucln s.
Athens needs more enterprise.
Athens is wanting in that public
spirit, so essential to success.
Athens avails herself not of her ad
vantages.
Athens is said to he a better
market than Augusta or Atlanta.
Athens needs a large bakery estab
lishment.
Athens needs a thorough and well
regulated hack system.
Athens needs a public library asso
ciation.
Athens needs a hotter system ot
water supply for the city.
Athens needs more men of liberal
and progressive spirit.
Athens needs a better system of
street working.
Athens needs an increased interest
in our llaiiroad enterprise.
Athens should do all the jobbing
trade to Northeast Georgia.
Athens needs a Sash, Blind and
Door factory.
Athens * needs a 'dozen - thorougli
going, enterprising capitalists.
Athens has more natural advan
tages for a first class city than any
other place in Georgia.
Athens is the only place of her
size in Georgia, that has not a daily
paper.
Athens can boast as healthy and
salubrious a climate as any place in the
South.
Athens is the seat of the State
University ami the Slate College of
Agriculture.
Athens liss as fine fema'e schools
as can he found in all this Southern
land.
Athens should have at least five
hundred students in attendance upon
her Colleges.
Athens needs one or two large
vegetable gardens to supply public
demand.
Athens needs a street Railway run
ning between the two depots and
through the upper portion of the
city.
Athens needs a botanical garden
in connection with the Agricultural
College.
Athens needs a first class Hotel,
for the accommodation of many sum
mer visitors that would come to our
city.
Athens needs a city Park or public
square, as a place of resort for her
people.
Athens needs an establishment for
the manufacture of agricultural imple
ments.
Athens needs a voting precinct
more convenient to her business
men.
Athens should not rest until the
Athens, Madison and Eatontou Rail
road is built.
If through apathy and indifference
ihc people of Georgia fail to call a
constitutional convention, for the
remedying of the many evils which
have been upon them for the last ten
years, what right then will they have
for farther abuse of the legislature?
Life of Judge Linton Stephens,
by Col. Janies D. Waddell.
We have received an elegantly
boniid copy of the above work from
its gifted author, Col. Waddell, and
tender him onr sincere thanks lor
the valuable present.
The life of such a man as Judge
Stephens, by such a writer as Col.
Waddell, cannot fail to prove of great-
interest to the reading public, and
especially to the reading public of
Georgia, where the c\,ead statesman
was so beloved and admired, and
where everything that comes from
the pen of the living author is so
eagerly sought after and read. Col.
Waddell was eminently qualified to
write the life of Judge Stephens .by
reason of his long intimacy with him,
and because of his accurate knowl
edge of his character and genius, and
to his labor of love, he has brought
all of his zeal and ability. Following
the idea expressed in his preface,
“That the life of Linton Stephens
was one of character rather than of
incident, more the life of a thinker
than anactoi upon the stage of human
affairs,” the author was very happy,
we think, in introducing into his work
a voluminous correspondence between
Linton Stephens ami his brother, the
lion. Alexander H. Stephens. One
of tiic greatest attractions of his
correspondence is that it enables the
reader to draw an unusually fair ami
just comparison between the brothe: s.
The letters extend over a long scries
of years, beginning when Linton was
a student in the University at this
place, and covering all the momentous
issues in which they were either or
both of them actors down to a period
not long before Judge StejJin*’
death. They are unreserved, free,
semi-confidential, expressive, and are
perhaps the nearest approach to a
correct interpretation of the private
opinions of these two gilled and
iufiiieiiliai men ever yet published.
As we have just stated, they stand
before t:s unveiled in the free, unre
strained interchange of opinion and
feeling in this correspondence, and
tjlie reader can imy-e accurately
Acusure the respective strength of
mind and character, and especially
the depth of fecliug and sentiment of
the two brothers in these letters,
than any other expression they have
ever given to the public. We do
not hesitate to say, that in our
opinion, if Liuton Stephens had done
nothing else in his life hut write the
letters embraced in the collection
which Col. Waddell has given us in
his hook, to deny him supreme
genius, would he gross injustice or
blind prcgudice. But we can give no
just conception of this hook in a short
and hasty article like this. We
most heartily recommend this hook
to all who would gather instruction
from a life as pure as it was illustrious,
and we especially recommend it to
Georgians, who must ever revere the
fume and remember with grateful
hearts the noble deeds of Linton
Stephens.
European war maps, the latest
sensation in American journalism.
The prov sion speculators have
played their hands and the markets
are becoming healthier.
Senator Gordon is said - to be very
much opposed to the new party
movement.
There seems to be throughout the
whole country an almost universal
commendation of Senator Hill’s view's
and position ns to office seekers.
Senator Hill thinks all this talk
about a new departure and the form
ation of new parties and new party
lines is altogether too premature
and dangerous to the country’s best
interest.
William G. Brownlow the fighting
Parson is dead. His life was one of
strife and contention, c - eating com
motion in every sphere Tn-which he
was engaged. “ Peace to ids.ashes.”
The Turks are using the Martini-
Henry rifle with a capacity's? twenty
shots a minute and a range of 1.200
yards. The Russians are using the
Karl and Gorloff rifle. The Karl rifle
shoots seven times a minute and has
a range of 900 yards. Tito Gorloff
rifle delivers eight shots a minute and
has a range of a 1,000 yards
chance the Bulloch bond holders ever
had, and if they hail only laken ad
vantage of the general apathy on the
part of the people, the amendment
would have been defeated. This loss
of public spirit and enterprise, if not
reclaimed, will yet bring greater
calamity and oppression upon our
people.
McDuffie Journal: — We have
received No. 2 of the Athens Tri-
Weekly Georgian, Dr. II. H. Carlton,
editor and proprietor. It is a neatly
printed quarto, and the issue before
us is full of the cream of all the news
afloat, both home and foreign. Suc
cess to the Georgian.
E. P. Speer, Esq., of the Griffin
News, asks: Do the merchants of
Griffin wish a newspaper? And con
cludes :—The News don’t owe any
indebtedness, neither docs its man*
nngement—both are even with the
world and desire to remain so, and
intend to remain so if the paper is
compelled to suspend. This is the
last resource, of course, and we don’t
intend to adopt it as long as we can
battle to keep it. alive, hut we don’t
intend to go in debt to do it.
President Hayes is now having
npjnerosts yntervic^ with th .* rpstiye
colored gentry of Louis'ana. Pinch-
hack is again on the rampage, this
time having a regular naval engage
ment with Antoine who thinks that
that the President could give no
higher evidence of his patriotic devb-
tion to the country or his love for the
negro than appoint him naval officer
of the port of New Orleans, lit* be
ing the purer negro of the two
Large government appropriations
under the pretext of helping an
impoverished South, when the true
object is to bring personal benefit to
northern capitalists and speuula'
represented by such men
and Mr. Huntington, will
a successful or accept-tiblo
the disintegration oi the
ar.d formation ot » Repu
the party.
Tite South would commit a great
mistake in favoring government aj>-
propriations to internal improvements
under the impression that the poverty
of the South would he relieved there
by. The benefit, if any there should
be, would he most indirect ami slowly
to he realized, while the inoreas •
upon our already oppressive taxation
would he most certain and speedily
to be felt.
Great Britian’s importations of
grain come mainly from two sources—
the Russian ports of t he Black Sea
and the United States.
Mrs. Jones, how is your health this
morning ? Thank you, madam, much
improved I bought a bottle of Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup last night, and
alter the first dose my cough was
checked. I s'ept well, and have not
coughed once this morning.
COMMERCIAL.
NEW SPRING GOODS.
Notwithstanding the hard times,
THE UNDERSIGNED IS RECEIVING A PULL
SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF
Spring and Summer Goods
OF VARIOUS STYLES,
Bougnt at Panic Prices!
He most earnestly invites his old customers and the public generally
And Especially Cask Customers,
TO CALL AND EXAMINE Ills
. aoOIDS AJNTD PRICES
Before purchasing elsewhere, ns ho is confident he can please both with goods and prices
Athens, Ga. :q»17-3m S- DOBBS
BSTMfe announce the name of Capt. I’ope I
Barrow as a suitable person to represent the people
of Clarke county in the Constitutional Convention, 1
to be held in Atlanta, in July next, subject to
ratification of the County Convention.
Many Voter»
ITo-tice.
The undersigned having rented the Hemphill
shop, is prepared to do all kind of blucksmith-
ing, making and repairing wagons and buggies.
Having procured the best of white mechanics,
lie hopes to receive the public patronage.
J. S. ROBISON, Jr.
BLACKSMITH 1XG.
Having rented the Blacksmith Shop so iong
occupied by the late William 1’. Tahuadgc and
employed competent workmen from the North
1 am prepared to do any and all work in the
Bladcsaivbli Line
at tiie shortest notice and at the lowest prices of
any shop in the city. I have a
STsillod Edgo.-fcool TDr-3- ?r
and make specialty of Axes, Mill Picks, Mat
tocks, 1 icks, Garden Hoes mid tools of all des
cription and of the finest temper.
wagons and buggies
Ironed and Repaired. Tire Shrunk, Kt-.
Blows of all kinds made and repaired at low
; prices. Also
Hiss. 151, McCartney, j First Class Horse-Shoeing
Is receiving her Spring and Summer stock of j\° 110 **y o northern shoer, Trotting Plate,-.,
‘ n , , ' Concave Shoeing Etc., m a manner unsurpassed
Millinery Goods and j by any. All new work warranted and sati-fae-
PATERN HATS. tion guaranteed. Guns and Pistols repaired.
9 | John M. Bassett.
\\ inch will lie displayed for the inspection of ! inarcli20-lv.
her friends and patrons ;
On Wednesday, April, 18th.
NEW BUSINESS!
.. „ , .. .... , _. ...., ; I would respectfully inform my friends and
Also, a fine selection ot Neck Ties, Ribbons, the public in general that 1 have opened a New
Ornaments, Flowers, Lace Bibbs, Kuchings, Store, iu the place lately occupied by Mr. 1.
etc. All orders promptly attended to Call ! Morris, where 1 shall keep constantly bn hand i
early and secure bargains at her store on College j great and selected stock of
Avenue. Aprill0--.it. '
Poverty of the South.
Speaking of the prospects of re
covery from business depression in
the Southern States, a correspondent
to a Chicago paper remarks, that,
44 the south has had a doubly hard
task from the fact that in the late
war its cause was the lost cause.”
By way of explanation ihe writer
adds:
•
“ For all the north’s loans to the
government it got the government’s
notes, which are good, and remain as
capital in the hands of the holders.
On the other hand, the people of the
south lent all they had to their gov
ernment, and all the notes they got
are worthless. The whole accumu
lated capital of the south was in this
way destroyed by the war. The
whole wealth of the south was taken
by the confederate government either
in loans or by taxation, and when the
war ended their country was stripped,
and they had to begin the work with
nothing but their lands and their own
labor ns a start. This is the most
potential reason for the poverty of
the south;*’
Just think of it, corn one dollar and
a half per bushel, flour fifteen dollars
per barrel, bacon twenty cents per
pound and cotton eight cents per
pound. Such will be the market next
fa”. . - .
Secretary Evarts as a cabinet officer
still continues the practice’of law,
which is subjecting him to much
severe and just criticism. The late
A. T. Stewart of New York was re
fused the Secretaryship on account of
his mercantile connections. An ex
ception being made in the Evarts
case does not speak well, so far, for
the purity and h:gh eharifcter of
President Haves’ administrathn.
Northern Republicans are Incoming
very enthusiastic over the lew de-
paiture sensation. This is doibtless
due to their anxiety and apprelension
in regard to the solid South, fnd the
inevitable success of the dcrrouracy
four years hence, if the pary will
only remain iu solid and tin roken
phalanx. This would prove tRi ahso.
lute overthrow and anuihilaton of
Republicanism and no woude- that
party should seek to strengthen its
ranks and disintegrate those *f the
democracy by the formation of a
Republican-Whig party.
There is a lack ot enterprise and
public spirit on the part of our people
just now which is truly alnmiing-
Just think of it, the vote to ratify the
constitutional amendment, declaring
eight million dollars worth of Bulloch
bogus bonds forever null and avoid
was only one hundred and eighty’
four in this whole county. A por-
port : onatcly small vote was polled in
almost every county in the State.
Such as this does not furnish very
good grounds for the wholesale abuse
which the legislature usually receives
from the people. It was the best
cnrroN x.utKKr.
Nkw Nokk, May —Cotton, middling upland
11%; middling Orleans 11%.
Balyks tox, May 3.—Middling* 10%.
Nkw Orlkans, May 3.—Middlings 10%; low
middlings IO%; good ordinary 0%.
MoilILK, May 3.—Cotton, middlings 10%.
-Savannah, May 3.—Cotton, middlings 10%.
Ciiaulrston, May,3.—Cotton, middlings tt.
Augusta, May 3.—Mold ing! 10%ffU0%.
PROVISION, till V1X, ETC.
Nkw York, May ,3.—Flour very dull; 7 70@7 So
CornJ-Jc, lower.
maud. Corn 62.
St. Louis, May 3.—Flour firm; wheat lower.
No. 2 rod fall *2 II. Corn 49@50c.
Cincinnati, May 3.—Flour family ?9 St%» 50.
Louisville, May 3.—Fiour, extra, 8675(o7 25;
family $7 75<ij3 30.
TIIE ATHENS MARKETS.
ronitE rTKD by the merchants exchanoe.
FACTORY GOODS.
Cotton Yarns
Osnabunrs.^.
Si 00 a 00
12 a 18
» a 10
10 a 12
V 9 Shirting .
% Sheeting, —
PROVISIONS.
Flour
$8 a 10
OOal 00
75
3U
1 40a0 00
50a 1.00
L’-orn, pr iiu. .....
Bacon, Sides, M
12a 12U
1M 10
shoulders-......_
hams,
Lard,-.
..... I£a0 -.o
Irish, Potatoes.....
91 00a 00
Sweet “ m. ,
1 llal 25
—
Cuicken*
20
15 si 25
Turkey*
Rutter ...
75a1 25
30
LEATHER.
Hemlock
2$a30
Sole Leather
35a40
Upr. Leather........
60a75
Pnlf Skins
..... $40 OOalOO 00
50 00a 75 00
Kip Skins
Dry Hide*
Green Hides
10
5
RAGGING, TIES, ROPE.
Bagging pr yd 14»16
Ties - 7*7%
Rope, cotton — 30a40
Rope, grass - 20a25
The alHiTe am retail prices. Special rates to
wholesale buyers.
GROCERIES.
Sugar, crushed. ~
Ila 12Vi
C.
Demarara. —•
Coffee, Rio —
Laguayra - —
Java — ——
Tea. — - —
Syrup, cane......
Molasses, Cuba. -
Candles, sperm —
anaraant._ - —
tallow — —
Cheese, State —
English Dairy ——
Onions, per bu— — ———
Tallow....... —
Rice, per lb- —— ——
Uackerei^No.Lkl.S;;;;.-;;-;;;;;;;;-;;
•* No. 3, Kits...
Salt, Per Saclt
Chewing toliacco ——
S nuff, 1 5?*ccaboy ——— «•
American, ..........
H * T ‘ ,n4 AMMUNITION.
Powder... per lb —*•
Shot ‘‘ “
Caps, per box.
LIQUORS.
Corn whiskey. —
French brsndy — —
Holland Gin—.————-—— —
American Gin.———— —
Bourbon whiskey — ..........
Wines.
TVIEJ'W
SPRING AND SUMMER
Llillinery Goods.
Dry Goods, Clothing. Millinery, Notions, Hats, Elf
And ask the patronage of all. I have en
gaged Mr. LOUIS MORRIS forthc management
j of my business, and I am convinced that all
j buyers will meet with a courteous, polite and
1 fair dealing, and will find it to their interest to
I give me a call.
Mia. T. A. Adaiis would most respectfully ! mhl3-4t JOS. «X. MOltUIS.
inform the Ladies of Athens and of counties ad- "—. _ _ —-—
jacent, that she lias now received and opened a SciOJCLwlflC AgnCUltVire,
most choice and select assortment of Spring and
Summer Millinery Goods, comprising in part the j BY
latest styles mid I'ashium of £. &£. FEXTSlaSTOCBT
ilats, Bonnets, Ril-bin*. Laris, Flowers, (doves, j n . , . ,, rr • -. ...,
’ j Prof. Agriculture, University of Go.
which she will sell at reasonable prices. Give j
her a call before purchasing elsewhere. Orders ' Second Edition, Enlarued and Revised.
™ Briaffj Female't? * <:o :^ ew Yo - rk
april 21,1375—25-tf.
XTOTICB.
Dissolution of Parfcnersliip.
The ynrtnersliip existing between LONGS &
BILLUl’S in the Drug Business for the last ten
years, 1ms been this day dissolved by mutual
consent. Tiie business will be still carried on
at the old stand by C. W. LONG & CO
Athens, April 2, 1377. aplO-lt
GRAND SPRING OPENING
-OF-
Cliarlie Stern’s
CLOTHING EMPORIUM!
I would call the n’tention of my patrons and
the public generally to my fine stock of Clothing
For Men Ms’ and Boys’.
Consisting of French,Diagonals, Worsteds
Cheviots, Cloths, Mdtoi’s .Scotch and Navy
Bine Flannel Suits, 41 Of the Finest Material
and the most fashionabV styles. Also, a first-
class stock ot Gents’^Fcnishing Goods in nil
”“V
For sale by Burke & Hancock, Atlunta. Ga.
and T. A. Burke, Athens, Ga. l’riee $8.50.
aug8-tf.
u i@
THE UNDEKSIGNF2P IS PREPARED TO
FURNISH
MARBLE OR GRANITE
i Cut to any designs they are desired. Plain or
j Elaborate Monuments, Head and Foot Stone*
j with side pieces, Marble or Granite Box
j Toombs, Cradle Toombs, Vases or Statuary.
Marbie or Granite Vaults for Cemctnry and
other purposes, designs and prices furnished at
tiie Marble Yard.
A. R. ROBERTSON,
jwDcqq.tf. Athens, Ga.
The Kennesaw Gazette,
A Monthly Paper, Published at
ATLANTA, G- J\..
__ T P ev oted to Railroad interest*, Literature
Vv it and Humor. F'ifty cents a year. Chromo
to every subscriber. Address
KENNESAW GAZETTE,
mch27-tt Atlanta, Ga.
the public, guaranteeing ty prices to compete
with any house iu t he St*. Augusta or Atlanta
Prices Duplicated, j
OUR SPF1CIALTY —Unlaundered Shirts,
H Much Needed Enterprise.
Messrs. MEEHAN & TRESNON have open
College Avenue, a first-class Tailoring a
MENS FINE FURNISHING GOODS,
one and all.
Ch.arleiStem,
Popular C|o\ng Kmporinm,
ShU. -‘.hen*. (i' a .
Store
Cotton Card*..
Horae Shoe*.
<• •• Nails...
11a 12
10a 12]
12%a 15
23a 25
23a 33
33a 37
1 25a1 50
75al 40
50a 50
40a 50
20a 25
15a 20
20a 25
25a 30
1 OOal 20
a 15
8a 10
a 10
$ 0 00
0 00
0 00
65
?5al 50
60al 00
1 00
*30 00a 50 00
75 00*100 00
40a 50
12a 15
10a 12
10a 40
•1 25a 3 10
4 00a J 00
5 00a 8 00
300*600
200*400
3 00*10 00
75al 00
*10
ttuor to Long & BU)
ap3-ly
Jrug ;
made complete, fine LiBosom and Cuffs for ;
$1. A cull is ull we ask Convince one and all. And have just arrived from New York with a
choice selection of
! BROAD CLOTHS, DOESKINS,
| FRENCH & ENGLISH CASSIMERKS,
J DIAGONALS, ETC., ETC.,
| an .‘l have a full stock Cheviot Tweeds for spring
j ? 11 ' n , n ^ w iH always keep on hand the
| *. atest “ovcltie* and designs. Will also keep a
nne selection Men’s Furnishing Goods, such as
If’iaxrZE! SHIRTS,
COLLARS AND CUF’FS,
LISLE & FANCY UNDERSHIRTS,
DRAWERS AND HALF HOSE,
of foreign manufacture, Neck Wear, Umbrellas,
and erne Walking Canes. In fact everything
that is kept in a first-class clothing emporium.
caJI nnu examine their goods and prices be-
tore purchasing elsewhere. mch fc A)-6m
TSILA.is’3
CONSUMPTIV CURE,
Sure euro i
CONSUHl’TIOXIOUUHS
CROUP, COS I
HARDWARE.
lion, Swedes, pr lb...
English...———
Castings...—..—
Nail*, prkeg—.——
II. S. MAIL LINE.
all Lll&g t^CtlOJlSj | f he undersigned is now running a splendid new
Mail and Passenger Coach
R.T. Brumb
Drug Store and g
Turn Bottle Worth
toy Co’s
Free
BETWEEN THE
Geoigia and Northeastern Railroad,
havA^anAi! Passed to carry passengers (who
baggage us they can haudle them-
,rom tlle Depots and all other
EoteU route *. The coach will call at the
for nnaTL 1 !? 1 a outgoing mails. No drumming
m P „f 0 , e 'J per8 - Fare 25 cent*.
mcl)27-lm j. s . wiLLIF’ORD.
FIRST BOTTLE GIVEAY
To any reliable perse a wisbin^ita virtue
Z fob20-tf. B. T. Bj & CO,
For Sale.