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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: MAY 22, 1877.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. I
Citation for Letter* of Guardianship K 00
Tlie Bnshi-Bazourks played the
$2 oo ! most conspicuous part ou the sidrf of
1 g§ I the Turks in the recent bloody battle
of Batoum.
this change. Then, by all means, let
the subscription list be carried
around, and let this much-needed
improvement be set on foot. Now
the act,- the saving to the people cf
Georgia, alone in the probable and
much-needed reorganization or re
duction ot the legislature, the pay of
j But a little over three thousand
! dogs have been licensed as yet in the
is the time to begin the work, taking i its members, and the extension of the
Application lor Letter* of Disiulrsioo Admin
istrator — — 5 00 ! .
Appli’Uon for Lett-r*ot Dismission Guardian 5 25 city of New 1 ork. Tills makes a
Application for Leave to Sell Lands 5 IK) ■'
Notlco to Debtors and Creditor* .. * no
Salesof Land, Ac., per square
Sale* Perishable Property, 10 days, per sq... 1 50 ljusillCSS.
j w J fine showing for the Bologna sausage
Estray Notlcos, 30 days .... S 00
suerltr Sales, per square—. - 2 50
Sheriff Mortgage ft. fa sales per square. ...—. 5 00
Tax Collector's Sales, per square- 5 00
Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 00
Exemption Notices (in advance) 2 25
Rule Nisl's, per square, each time.. 1 50
U«J- Tlie ah ive legal rates corrected by Ordinary
of Clirlte county.
Ratos of Advortlslnc.
Advertisement* trill be Inserted at ONE pol-
oe x Is *pe "square tr "e.Th^cTinS^ce. Ky General ToomVs is the most enthu-
‘raiMedu't“o“ e wUMm nmd^Ts.Vm^pm! 1 ^ si! » st 'e supporter of the Constitutional
‘^Notice*Tn' locai column, less than a square, 20 Convention in the State. He will be a
cents a line.
We call the attention of an inter
ested public to the letter from Capt.
John Nelms, principal keeper of the
Penitentiary, which we publish in
another column.
Athens (ienniimt.
II. II. CARLTON, - Editor.
If our people reject a Constitutional
Conv.-ntio'i at this time for fear of
ii >t getting our best men as delegates,
and for fear of not obtaining the
much-needed improvement in our or
ganic law, when in tlie name of
common sense and reason will a bet
ter time offer?
delegate to the Convention from his
county, and says his whole seel ion
favors Convention, and is op|>oscd to
the removal of the Capital from At
lanta.
advantage of the summer months so
as to have the new crossing ready
before the fall and winter rains and
mud obtain. Next week will he a
jood time to inaugurate the move
ment before the Grand Jury of eur
adjourned term of the court. We
also learn that the lower bridge
is soon to be repaired. Now, instead
of doing this, let it be taken down
and floated up the river to the foot)
of Broad street, which can be easily
done, and built anew at that point.
The road to the depot can he opened
up and well-worked by the time the
bridge is completed, and of course
the upper bridge can remain, furnish
ing hn entrance nr.d exit to the town
Are our people honest and sincere in
their clamors for retrenchment and
reform ? If so, then why reject the
call for a Constitutional Convention,
the onle sure, certain and successful
remedy for the many evils of which
they so justly complain ?
Tlie biography of Judge Linton
Stephens, by Col. Janies I). Waddell,
is now for sale bv T. A- Burke,
Bookseller, Athens, Ga. Price, S- 50
per volume. We advise all who feel
an interest in tlie life and character
of the great men of our State, those
who have contributed so much to
the lustre of our Southern history,
to be sure and purchase this book.
! The telegrams of the 14th inst.
announce that the Russians attacked
the Turkish forces entrenched upon
the heights defending Batoum and
were repulsed with great loss. The
engagement lasted over eight hours
actttql fighting. The Russians lest
over four thousand killed and
wounded, besides losing many gnus.
The New York Herald remarks:
“ Dom Pedro is reported to have
said that he found only one truthful
paper in America, lmt each editor in
the land will feel sure that the Bra
zilian EmjKM'or has been reading tlie
said editor’s own journal.” Perhaps
Everybody admits that the present
Constitution, while perhaps an im
provement in m my respects upon our
former organic laws, could stiil be
, , ", , , ... ,i _ a more consoling reflection to ye
altered and amended greatly lo the =* J
advantage of our tax-burdened and
oppressed people. Then, should we
the mean while, the road in the
direction of Daniclsville via the new
bridge could he made complete, so as
to do away with the upper bridge
entirely in the course of time, or
when it became necessary, to repair
or rebuild it.
We trust that this matter will re
ceive proper and immediate attention,
both on the part of our citizens and
the next Grand Jury, and that we
shall soon have the bridge at the
Eastern terminus of Broad street.
Constitutional Convention.
time for holding its sessions, to say
nothing of other equally much-needed
and important reductions in the
expense of onr State government,
would more than double the cost of
holding a convention, the future
benefits of which would soon pay off
our public indebtedness and relieve
the present great burden of taxation.
Secondly, and the most important
ftnd statesmanlike manner in which
to consider this qnestion, is to deter
mine whether or not we really r.ced
a convention to alter and amend our
fundamental laws. That there arc
grave defects in our present constitu
tion which need correction, and that
there are important and essential
at tint point so long as it lasts. In .alterations and amendments which
The first Tuesday iu June, the time
fixed hv the legislature for holding
an election to determine whether or
not a Constitutional Convention shall
need to be made iu onr organic laws,
we presume no one who has consuls
ered the necessities of our people or
studied the true principles of sound
and prosperous government, will for
one moment deny. But, say those
who oppose the convention, granti ig
all of this, we are not assured that
our best and wisest men will be se
lected to do this work, or that we
will in the end be any better off than
under the present constitution. In
answering this most absurd objection,
for it is grossly absurd to argue that
we will submit to evil because we
might fiiil in an attempt at eorreetion,
we again call attention to the net of
the legislature which specially pro
vides, ti nt the constitution adopted
Kappa Hall; let the old Library
building be torn down, which is now
useless ; let the new Library build
ing bo made to front on Broad street;
let a small wing be lmilt to the
Chapel on its northwestern corner,
upon which shall lie erected a tower
ornamented with a large City and
College clock; and then, by grading
and improving the grounds in front
of tho State College of Agriculture
and connecting them with the old
Campus grounds, we will have the
most beautiful and attractive College
buildings and grounds in all this
Southern land.
*S“We announce tlie name of Capt.
Barrow as a suitable person to represent the people
of Clarke counly iu the Constitutional Convention
to 1-e held in Atlanta, in July next, subject to
ratification of the County Convention.
Many Votxk.*.
How to Reduce the Arniv.
American editors would be, that
his highness confined his reading to
m,t make the effort ? It is absurd to r° ne particular^onmal. Probably the
siv we will not because we might
Herald.
fail of improvement, when we re
member that if the Convention sli aid
■disappoint the expectations of the
people, they have the right to reject
its action at the ballot-box.
The Mexican r..iders continue
■ their depredations uj>on the Texas
frontier with increasing annoyance.
So great have these outrages grown
to he, that complaint has been made
lo the President and his Cabinet,
who, it is thought, will adopt a policy
strongly in contrast with that put*
sued by the last Administration. It
is not at all unlikely that the same
steps will be taken or the same course
adopted by the present Administra
tion in regard to the Mexican qu s-
»tion as m the Acapulco afiair.
When such men as Toombs, Ste
phens, Jenkins, Johnson, Smith,
Aikin, Reese, and a host of others
who contribute to swell the list of
Georgia’s best, truest, ablest and
wisest men, think tlie true interest of
onr Commonwealth can be best sub
served by holding a Constitutional
Convention, what have the politienl
asteroids to say, who have presumed
to oppose the views of these onr
greatest statesmen.
be held, is near at hand. Much has ) by the convention shall be submitted
been said by the press upon this sub- I to a vote of the people for ratification
ject, lioth for and against holding the j or rejection.
convention. We are fully persuaded ' Admit that some of our best, able 4
that the discussion of tlie many sup- j and wisest men are not chosen as
posed reasons why our organic law I delegates to the convention, it would
should be changed, together with \ be an insult to their patriotism, are-
having kept the question of a con-1 flection upon their fidelity and devo-
vcnlion so long before the people, tion to the true interest of their
have produced an apathy or indiffer- j State, t» say that they would not
ence, if not diversity of opinion, lend their utmost aid to the chosen
which at last may tasttn upon us 1 delegates in framing a new and better
that constitution which, aside from j constitution. Will there ever be a
the odious light in which it is viewed ] better time for calling a convention ?
by many, furnishes tho ground work j Are not the chances just as good
of the many evils which now °gr Uiosr as they will ever be for selecting; “U appropriation
press the people of this common-I our best, ablest and most suited men
wealth. W e do not propose in this j for the duties of a Constitutional
connection to enter into any special I Convention ? If the objection pre-
It is the height of folly to say that
the people of Georgia cannot bear
the expense of holding a Constitu
tional Convention, when in all human
probability, judging from the univer
sal opposition to the present expen
sive administration of State govern
ment as provided under the present
Constitution, the saving to the peo
ple of Georgia, brought about by the
Convention, would in less than two
years quadruple the cost of holding
it, to say nothing of the future benefit
to our State.
The Baltimore Gazette says, Mr.
James G. Blaine is at present the lion
of Washington politics, and on Tues
day had as many as two hundred
callers, all breathing slaughter against
the new Administration. The vet
eran Chairman of the Maine Repub
lican State Committee is evidently
determined to make his power felt
yet, and lively times are ahead for
onr peaceful President.
Secretary Evarts in discussing the
European war says, “I have watched
with absorbing interest the new
phase assumed by the war iu the
blast, in consequence of the attitude
of the British Government as set
forth iu the diplomatic note of Lord
Derby to Lord Loflus, and the antag
onistic attitude of the opposition ns
indicated in the position taken by
Mr. Gladstone. Although the Uni
ted States has up to this apparently
\ cry little concern in the struggle,
the hostile attitude threatened by ■ depot of the Georgia Railroad, as
A New Bridge at the Foot of
Broad Street.
In noticing the needed improve-!
incuts and enterprises in Athens, there
is nothing, it strikes us, which would
make a greater return or prove a
greater advantage to our |>eople, than
building a bridge across the Oconee
river at the foot of Broad street.
This is the easiest, best and most
convenient approach to the river that
can possibly be made from the busi
ness |K>rtion of onr city. The great
advantages to be gained by bridging
the river at this point, arc first, being
at a point about midway between tlie
present bridges, it will enable the
doing away with one bridge, thereby
greatly reducing the expense to the
county. Secondly, the approach to
the river at this point on the opposite
side from the city is such, that a
most advantageous route to the
argument favoring the convention,
bnt simply to submit a few general
propositions, which even the oppo-
sented is sufficient lor not calling the
convention at this time, why then,
we will simply have to accept it as a
onents of a convention, saves the I permanent objection with quite as
who from partisan views or prefer- j much potency of argument for the
ence for the present constitution, 1 future prevention as the present
certainly cannot object to or consist- j rejection of a convention, and con-
ently oppose. i tertt- ourselves with the present con-
In the first place, it is held as a j slitution as the organic la v of our
prime objection to the convention, I State for all time to come,
that it will cost an amount of money | No, let the people throw off their
far in excess of what the already j apathy or indifference to this all ini-
overtaxed people are able to stand at
tliis time. In reply to this objection,
portanl issue, and which, in all prob
ability, comes of the most foolish
we would state that the act of the j and absurd objections offered by
the course of Lord Derby might
probably result in complications
affecting American interests. Un
well ns exit iu the direction of Dan-
iclsville might be obtained. This
route would effectually avoid the hills
official advices rccived from Europe < on both sides of the river both at the
indicate that when a vote is reached
on this question in (he House of
(•ominous tlie Ministrv will he stis-
upper and lower bridges, which iu
the winter time arc so much to be
dreaded by those who have to haul
taincil by a majority, which will do- ; to and from Athens,
termine beyond question tlie fur- \Ye understand there are a number
ther policy of the British Govern-j of onr oitisens who are willing to eon*
meot. tribute liberally towards effecting
legislature providing for the calling
of the convent : on, fixes the amount
to be expended for this purpose at
twenty-five thousand dollars, or 60
mnch thereof as may be necessary.
It may be said by some that this
amount will prove insufficient, and
that the expense will far exceed this
amount for the payment of which
some means will he provided. But
let us look at this matter in a more
practical manner. The convention,
if called, will lie composed of one
hundred and ninety-four delegates.
Now, allow them five dollars a day,
for twenty days, this will make nine
teen thousand four hundred dollars,
leaving five thousand six hundred
dollars to defray the clerical, print
ing and other incidental expenses of
the convention. We have fixed the
per diem at five dollars, as it is hardly
to be supposed that the members of
a convention called for the purpose
of reducing the expenseses in the
various departments of our govern
ment, will votp themselves more than
this, which, we agree, is full and
sutficient pay for members of the
legislature. We have fixed the ses 1 *
those who are op{iosed to an effort on
the part of the oppressed tax-payers
of this State to so alter and amend
their, constitutional law as to promote
the true interest of the common
wealth and lightun the burden of
government. You have long and
loudly clamored, and are still clamor
ous, for retrenchment and reform in
the executive, legislative and judicial
administrations of the government.
Then, there now offers an opportu
nity to prove the honesty and sin
cerity of your demands, by voting
for the convention, which is the only
sure, certain and sncce-'sful remedy
for the evils of which yon so much, and
doubtless, so justly complain. This,
you will have to do, or otherwise
cease all future complaint of those
evils which you might have remedied,
but voluntarily and of your own free
will and accord, consented patiently
and uiiopposingly lo l>cnr.
University Improvements.
An improvement mig’ t easily he
made in > the arrangement of the
buildings and the Campus grounds of
the University which would make
sion of the convention at twenty days, them much more ornamental ami
as there can be no good or sufficient j prove the greatest attraction of our
reason why its work should not be city. Let the Deraosthenian Hall
done within that time. But even i be removed to the extreme right of
granting that the expense should he ] the State College of Agriculture and
double the amount contemplated in > in a line with and opposite to the Phb
General Sherman proposes to es
tablish permanent lairracks for troops
at Washington. He thinks they
would he convenient to have at hand
as a part of his military family, and
is satisfied, from the recent experi
ence, when ten or twelve batteries of
artillery were concentrated at the
capital for their “ moral influence’’
on Congress, tfiat they would he
useful, even if not actually ’needed.
He believes in a big army and plenty
of grape to settle political controver
sies.
Perhaps the House of Representa
tives may not concur in this opinion.
Indeed, there is little probability
that his advice will he either sought
for, of much cared for if volunteered.
He succeeded in bamboozling tlie
Committee on Military Affairs last
year, and threw dust in the eyes of
Gen. Banning, its ebniruiun. Bnt
that cannot be repeated this year.
Gen. Sherman was greatly instru
mental in getting the extra session
postponed, in order to keep the army
up to its maximum for at least half
the fiscal year, and to prevent the re
trenchment of his own pay and that
of other magnificently adorned offi
cers, who are now living in pomp and
luxury, while the people who pay for
this grandeur are suffering beyond any
former experience.
Legally, there will he no army
after the 30tli of June, as Congress,
with a full knowledge of the conse
quences, refused to vote the necca-
Every dwi tract
that may he m :de, and every advance
of money for the service, will be ille
gal and wholly dependent on the will
of Congress hereafter to confirm. If
the whole army should choose to de
sert, they could not be punished or
restrained; for while it is true the
soldiers enlist for a certain time, it is
on the condition that they receive a
stipulated pay. One side of the con
tract cannot be exacted without a
fulfilment of the other. In fact, it
would be a good thing to. disband
the army and take a fresh start.
'Hi t is the only way to get out of
the ancient rut's, and to infuse new
vigor into the old machine. Besides,
it would show the country how easily
a genuine reduction could be
made.
The military cabal at the capital,
who are always willing to dance if
somebody else pays the piper, who,
in their easy chairs, take life com-
fvrtably, and who ornament the pub
lic receptions with their brilliant uni
forms, look upon economy as a small
business, especially when it touches
their pockets. They say that in
great country like this, fifteen or
twenty millions a year of saving is
only a drop in the ocean. A huge
a; my and a mighty navy they believe
in, and they rather think the officers
of both should constitute an aristoc
racy, before which plain and poor
civilians ought to bow down and
worship. They have gradually grown
to be a preferred class in the body
politic, and claim privileges which
are offensive to American ideas.
It is high time this evil should be
curbed, anil tlie military be tnnght
subordination to the civil authority
Now. is the opportunity to put the
ifl-my and navy on a real peace loot
ing, and to cut down every dime of
excessive expenditure for both
There are gallant ami honorable
officers in each, who will rejoice to
see a reform which will extirpate
abuses, and restore the service to its
olden dignity and honor.—Nete York
Sun.
COMMERCIAL.
t’OTTOX HAIIKET.
Nkw York, May 17. -Cotton. middling npUnd
10 13-16; middling Orleans 1015-16.
Galvkstox, Mar 17.—Middling* 10U
17—Middling* 10’' ; | uw
middlings 10; goal ordinary 9.
Mobilk, May 17—C.tt»n, middlings I0JC
Savannah. May 17.—Cotton, middlings toy
Charleston, May 17—Cotton, middling,low
AUOUSTA, May 17—Middling* 10
PROVISION, IJBAIX, ktc.
Nmv \ ork, May 17.—Floor very dull; 700<r.7->-,
Corn better.
Chicago, May 17.—Flour unchanged ; light de
mand. Corn 41%.
St. Loch, May 17.—Flotrrstcady; wheat lower
No. 3 red fall *2 10. Corn 4C»>j@49'^c.
Cincinnati, May 17—Flour family 88 65QS 85.
Loi'i.svillk, May 17—Floor, extra, $7 2.Y<, 7.73 ■
finally 58 00(5 8 25.
T1IK ATHENS MARKETS.
rSMRK. TKI> 1ST Tint MKRCII.SNT! (XCIIANOK.
Cotton dull at 9%e.
FACTORY GOODS’.
Cotton Yarns-...—
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OsnaVurga .
Ji Shirting
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10 a 12
J4 Sheeting,
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hams,
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Irish, Potatoes.
Sweet “
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Cufckets.-* :
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Turkey*
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LEATHER.
Heiulotk
Sole Lwither
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Upr. Leather
Harn. "
Calf Skins...
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50 00a 6 00
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Kip Skins
Dry Hides
Green* Hides
BAGGING, TIES,
Ba£gi&£ pr yd
F.WE.
Ties..../...’.../ -
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Rope, cotton
20*25
18a25
I tope,grass
The above are retail prices. Special rate, to
wholesale burer*.
GROCERIES-
Sugar, crushed. ..........
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CoSee, Rio
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Tea, —— -
Svrup, cane — —
Molasses, Culm..
Candles, sperm — -
adamant.-
tallow—
Cheese, State- —
English Dairy - -
Onion*, per bit..
Rice, per ib_ — - -
Mackerel, No. l.kits
" No. 2, Kits
'« No. 3, Kits.
Salt, Per Sack -
Chewing tobacco ......
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Snuff, Mnccaboy —
American,
Havana —.. — ........
AMMUNITION.
Powder... per lb— — -
Shot “ “ - •
Lead “ “
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LIQUORS.
Corn whiskey, —....—— .......
French brandy —
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Bourbon whiskey - .......
Wines -
HARDWARE.
12a 15
11* 12K
11a 12
lea HU
15
23* 25
28a 3::
33a 37
I 25al 50
75al 40
50a 69
Ida 5*
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3 00a 4 00
2 00a 4 00
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Iron, Swedes, pr lb.
English
Castings
Halls, pr keg
Cotton Cards.
Horse Shoes.
Nails.........
6*8
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6 a 7
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Maps.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
To Business Sen, Families and Citizen* of Athens.
If yon want ono of the best, most complete
latest Maps of the whole United States and
World, then watcti out for the Agent, who will
commence canvassing the city of Athens on
Monday, May 14th. This map is gotten up ou
a new plan, showing on tlie trout the whole ot
the United Status from the Atlantic to tlie Pa
cific Ocean. Every eonnty i* plainly named and
colored separately. Every Railroad is laid down
with every stutiun and distance between stations
or distance trom one station to another is plainly
marked by small figures. This makes it very
desirable reference to merchants and shipper*.
The surveys of the Southern Pacific Railroad are
extended through to tlie Pacific Ocean, and also
the survevs of the Atlantic and Pacific and the
Northern*Pacific. Tlie front is beautifully il-
lustruted nt the top with a bird’s eye nanoram*
view of the country trom New 1 ork to ban
Francisco, also views of Niagara Falls, loseinite
Valiev, Mount Vernon, Capitol at Washington,
WUh* Mountains, etc. On tlie reverse side 1*
a flue map of the World, in Mercator’s prospec-
tion. This map at this time especially there 1*
a great call for, ns it shows tlie country where
some of our Foreign Nations are now engaged «»
war with eaclt other. This side is also illus
trated with beautiful view* of Fainuount I ark,
Philadelphia, Centennial Buildings, etc. The
New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge
across East River, now in u forward state ot com
pletion. This is one of tlie gre..test acluevc-
mentsof tlie American age, will cost $12,000,000.
On the border is the latest census of counties ot
the United States. Also on same side arc map*
of tlie cities of New York and Chicago..showing
everv atreet, and giving name ot each. Also,
illustrations of all our different national nac*.
.Besides tlie ubovc, will bo found a great deni ot
valuable information, such as the statistics ot
Asia and Africa, countries and ruler* ot Europe,
Government of North and South America, and
the chief cities of the world. This map ts 01 the
latest date, 1877, and pronounced by competent
judges to he the best map for general use ever
published—examine and judgo for yonrse.t.
This map is neatly, varnished and mounted on
rollers, hung by reversable cord, so that it can
be easily turned without taken down. Sold nv
IToxiee!
All wersons are forbidden to hunt, or other
wise trespass on my land. Said property being
near Farmington } Ga., and adjoining tnc land
1 0f f ^-r ch ’ ** ■ JOHN WHITLOW.