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ATHENS, GEORGIA, JUgE 12,1877. university of Georgia library
OLD SERIES, VOL. 66
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TOCCOA—TALL!'LA II—-GAINESVILLE—GOWER
jjMon
ATTOBtNEY AT LAVV,
. ATHENS, GA.
S >119-Ijr Office Noaf 4 end 5 Court-House.
AM) NEW HOLLAND SPRINGS.
J H. DOllTCn,
ATTORNEY AT lAW,
Carneeville, Go.
aplS-1878-tf
r JACKSON «fe THOMAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athene, Ga.
Office South Went Corner of College Avcnne
end Clayton Street, alxo at the Court House.
AH parties desiring Criminal Warrant*, ;-an get
them at an” time by applying to the Comity
Solicitor at this offioc. docl6-1874-tf
' ■ —:—
j Athena as • Fint-da** Watering Place.
[Correspondence Georgian.]
A trip to tho fulls to one who line
never enjoyed that pleasure, is very
delightful these warm days, and
even to tlio-m wlio liaypjseeu the
wonders of Toccoa and Tallnlali, tho
QT>.
attorney at law,
: iui&S Oa
TOPK BARROW.' T.-..V
J^niTow llrtm.,
ATTORNEYS AT
Allien*, Ga.
tain side by the old wagon road, a
clump of frhit trees on our right
alone indicate tho spot where once
stood Beal’s primitive hotel. How
rapidly memory went back to ante-
beiliun days, recalled the rugged
features of “ mine host” and his nu
merous children with extraordinary
names, such as Bonus Melior Opti-
nius, Chorubusco, Bolin, Maugnolia.
Graudaflora. A few years ago, this
.Fifth Avenue Hotel of the forest was
destroyed by fire. Beaf^vith almost
journeyisnotby any metihs^hMbl^Jdrbf Ms eccentric fitmflyv died'dn*.
esting, especially when they have j r jng the war A few survivors of
congenial company. the same are said to be now residing
A few’ days ago, an Augusta’ friend
honored us with a visit, and being
charmed with the extraordinary li>
Prompt attention .giveu to ali bn*i nf «jui<J. - ends oftho Mh and Hc-acripUons of
the name respectfulty ^olieTteil. magnificent scenery of the Bite
.b. ^Tiuiu^wv^^^go, was induced by yonr oorre-
' J Apoudent. to make a “flying trip” to
; the region above named.
.US.'.'v. ,J r. • 'T’KoVnvnatonl TTmvni
{.r.wAm
office over Tuimiulgc, Hodgson &
i»n*dy s
U # E. TUlLtMU^lt,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Go.
Office in former Ordinary’* Office.
’ jaiii.t-1870-1 y
p G. TllOMH ON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Special attention paid to oriminul practice.
For reference apply to Ex-Gov. T. H. Watts
und Hon. David Clopton, Montgomery, Ala.
Office over Posit-Office Athene, Ga.
febS-1875-tf
&
JOHN W. OWEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Toooa City, Ga.'
Will practice iu all the counties of the West-
ctoi Ctiomt,-Iiort mid Mmltsou of the 5?urttlcrtf
Circuit. Will give sjiecial nttonion to nil claims
entrusted to his care.
in the city of Augusta The Hermit,
who resided for years, since the war,
in a hut near the chasm, and whose
long hair and suspicious movements
excited tho curiosity of the residents
nud visitors, is said to have been
hung in Kentucky, two years ago, on
account of some fearful crime. Only
p few stones and fragments of brick
remain to tell of his residence; the
same, like Beal’s hotel, having been
destroyed by fire.
Mr. Adam Vandiver, the venerable
pioneer, of the Blue Bulge, who lias
^ ..... resided so many years near the falls,
««cr,• «*«* »»grate; dw ^ ^, lis 4p .^I,„u„*ave;e;«n* Am Mel, i». the
lul- to the, invalids ot Ali ens and u Env> , lo Mr w . D Young the | stlee«>» oltwhicli all of our eilbeus
^t^^inurical Howard, with his i
phaeton, -left us at the Northeastern
j Railroad depot a few moments before
degmiure of the train, and whilst
**lousiu” Galloway was “a fixin”
the.iron horse, we took a walk to the
ferrolithio and enjoyed a glass of this
The Gower Springs has a neat
hotel building just completed, and its
chalybeate waters, will, no doubt,
attract tnssy visitors. The street
cars run li oid the Air Line Railroad
depot to the door of the hotel. »
Inconelu ion,a word about Athens,
as a first claSs watering place.
Our city with its very high eleva
tion above tlTe sea, its cool tempera-
lure, healthy climate, refined society,
its mnner. .is churches, its large libra
ries, Arjgffispapers, its daily mails
and its w^ferfnl Ferro-Lilhic spring
should be thronged with visitors
from Augusta, Charleston, Savannah,
Macon, Brunswick and Jacksonville
How can tlqp be accomplished ? We
answer. .Lfct the proprietors of the
Newton House adopt at once a lilteral
system of advertising their hotel and
render “our host” “ Clinard,” every
assistance., in their power, and our
word for s^ftisitors from the sea-
board will crowd our streets during
tlld summer months.
Another plan—is the formation of
a Joint S{,o6k Company, (let every,
citizen in Athens take some stock)
and the purchase of said Hotel. If
we are everjra have a live city we
“He is a sycophant and a flatterer
without being weak. He has a brain
of nnusual power, that without cul
ture is put to the meanest uses.
Possessed of the highest courage, he
intrigues with tho skill of a coward.
When Grant was in power he fawned
like a spaniel and flattered like a
courtier. And now that a gentle
man occupies the Executive Mansion
and holds the patronage upon which
Morton lives, he bullies and whines
by turns.
“If any result would reconcile one
to the nation, the confidence of the
people in the ballot, by the counting
in of a Presidential candidate defeat
ed at the polls, it is to see so despi-
caple a demagogue as O. P. Moiiou
disconcerted and grieved by his own
act. It is a retribution that shows
that the laws of God can not be vio
lated with impunity.”
AUGUSTA.
Waynesboro Lynching—Constitution—lee Honopoly
Steady Onward Xareh of Enterprise and
Improvement—Crop Prospects—Li
brary Assaelatloa—Knoxville
Railroad, Etc., Etc.
Lamar Cobb.
octao-lS75 ly.
Howell Cobb.
£ & II. COBH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
[Athens, Ga
gOffice in Dennrcc Building,
fcb22-1876-lv
j^LEX. H. EllWIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Office on Broad Street, between Center <fc Nich
olson and Orr & <’o.. un-stuirs.
fthsa-1676-ly .
£M. COCHRAN,
ATTORNEY .&T T-AW,
Gainesville, Go. ’
Real Estate and General Land Agent forCro
purchase and sale uf Mineral nud Farming
Lands hi Hall, and the other counties of Xortli-
eust Georgia. Mineral ores tested and titles to
property investigated- Special attention given
toilio purchase and Bale of city property.
mnya—flm .1 K DOKSKfr. Attorney.
^SBIJRY (j.. McCUItRY,
^.■ttosaaoT’ a* Da-ocr,
Hartwell, Georgia,
W ill practice iu tiie Superior Courts of Norflt-
cast Geoigia and Supreme Court at Atlanta.
Aug 8. 1876 tf
vicinity, as was “ the spring iu the
desert” to the wandering Israelites.
Here, we fouud a picnic party of
bright-eyed fairies and small boys,
making tho woods resound with their
laughter and merry voices.
Ub! uh! “ All aboard!” says the
gallant Hodgson, aiid we were soon
rushing toward, the AJt-£>Uiwliaiftoad.
At Harmony GrOvc, ■* with many
regrets, we parted with a charming
excursion party. Our traveling com
panion, enveloped in his linen duster,
with his handsome face and his
Turkish cap, was the centre of at
traction on board the train, especially
among the ladies.
Lula is soon reached.
O’Farrell receives the tourists with
open arms, and tenders them the
hospitalities of die city. As he is a
temperance man, we do not remem
ber him to have alluded to the “Lost
Bar” during our siijouru. We found
it, however, to be to our advantage
to follow the Mayor’s illustrious ex
ample, and keep on the side of teto-
talism.
names of all the respective points of
interest at the fails. We believe,
however, one mistake has been made
in placing the boards marking these
points. The third cascade should be
Oceana. The fourth, Horicon, (mis
called Hurricane.) The first cascade
is L’eau D’Or; the Second, Tern-
Ifcstaf th*^Flitter
with Hawthorn’s Pool, V ulean’s
Forge, the Grand Chasm, (including
the Horseshoe Bend,) constitute the
chief points of interest at Tallulah.
To Mr. Frank Cartlidge, resident
artist, we are indebted for many acts
of courtesy. The new hotel at this
; point, under the control of Mrs. W.
1 D. Young, is well mauaged, and to
those who may visit Tallulah, we can
-promise’ them polite attention ami
first-class accommodat ion. The table
is superb. From the varnnda of the
hotel, which is located near the bank
of the chasm, we enjoyed a splendid
view of the rapids, which is a hall
mile distant. All day and all night,
a delightful breeze sweeps down the
... _ , , , valley, which is very refreshing to
Major lianks lias not idlly com-1 , . „ , ,
, , , . , , , , • , i the tourist, cspecta lv after lie has
pleted his hotel; vet, he lias opened j, ... ’ ,
J. , „ *, Ioccn lor hours struggling up and
ms splendid dmiug room for the bon- 1 . . . ^ ,, .
° . down the paths to and from the va
c-fit oi railroad travel. • . , .... ..
,. , .. T . , ; nous cascades. W ithin a tew steps
Inking the Air-Line l.atlrond, we j . , , „ . , ,
m - v. . « o.i . J <>f the hotel is a hue *»nng ot chalyl:
e at Toocoa City at 8:80, and j . . * ..
*• 9 ‘ jinfR WfitAi* H nr n tlmrf rnuitnnn
[Correspondence Athens Georgian.]
Augusta, Ga., June 6th 1877.
It is with pain that I discharge the
duty of informing your many leaders,
that the parties who participated in
the act of lynching, concerning which
I gave yon an account in my last
letter, have escaped the punishment
which they so richly merited; it
seems that despite the untiring oxer*
jJ^onsot* oar worthy Solictor.General,
as aw excited fireman^ jerks “the fire" Bnrfio’cotTnttf
must be-interested. Our .“Ferro-
Lithic ” i^ certainly superior to any
ehalybea& spring in North Georgia.
Let tliis fact be'made known to all
the feabo^rdyif South Carolina and
Georgia. ^Let ns talk and blow about
our city
Gaii)i
£ people of Atlanta,
Toccoa City do.
' tl i ci d v e l’t-isc:
liell” to " alarm a sleeping city.
Why should we not do the
same ? Awake! Rip Van Winkles,
Awake!
“ Neve-Yokke.”
are
-}aues R. Lyle,
WalkinKvilk-.
Alex. S. EinviK,
Athcu^
_ i find ninny beautiful lanes on the plat- '
] YLE & ERWIN,
A TTORSKY'8 A T LA IF.
_ Will practice in partncraiiip in the Superior
CoErt ot Oconee Couutv, ana attend nmmptly
to all busines* intrustii to their care.
jMi9-3tn.
King 3^ar3ss’’
Exchange Saloon,
CQI.LEGE AVENUE.
The beet Cincinnati! I*pir Beer, Cigar* fed all
kind* of Liqiucs sold cheap
decl9-ly. FOR CASH.
•eate water. For a short residence
. — , , ... in midsummer, for either tourist or
form who have made a pilgrimage j. K . ,
, , . r ? i invalid, no more defightlul spot cau
to the depot, curious to notice the <, „ , . „ . , , ..
• i /. ».!- . ... be found in “dixie land.” ,
arrivals traui Atlanta and Athens. > - '
Descending the car -stops, wc were j After a magnificent dinner, at
greeted with the discordant veils of] Young gracefully pre-
BtrSQTSSS CARDS.
^ A. WINN,
—WITH—
6RQ0VER, STUBBS & GO.,
t-’ottoa Kart ore and Urnrral tommlulon Merchant*,
Savanuali, Ga.
Bngjdugr, Tie*, Hope nud otlier supplies far-
niahed. Also, libarul cash advances made on
coQsicnments for sale or sliipment to Liverpool
or Noftbern ports. may SO-1875-tf
r£l^ A. ILER, ~
Wa.’kala.xxAtalcer is Jbwslor,
At Miehdel’atore, next door to Reave* & Xich- -
work warS^i tj^nth^ Ge0TB5 *’ An |Tt)*coa mountain, down the bank
*eptig-tf. i Davidson’s creek, cross Davidson’s
J OB WORK <)K ALL ])E.SCRIP
tion tiently done at thip office.
-sided, wc reluctantly turned our
fa- •es toward Toccoa. This is a single
cascade, perpaidioular, 181 feet, and
one of exquisite beauty. Toccoa is a
dr am; Tallulah, a startling reality.
One falls as a bridal veSL, the other
rashes in terror through the jaws of
the mighty chasm. One is mutire’s
poem ; the other, the frantic waltz
ing of a mountain torrent. Near
to Toccoa is an attractive hotel,
under the management-of a Savannah
lady, Mrs. Davis, and only a short
dis a nee off, is Garnett’s spring, with
chajylieate properties.
On the following morning, via Air
Line Railroad we visited Gainesville.
All the hotels In that city with the
Gower and New Holland Springs are
fully prepared for a large visitation
dmiug the summer months. We
l n-akfnsted and diu-d at New Hol
land and found the new management
mountain, and we approach Ta Utah equally as efficient as that of -Mr.
Falls. As we move down the inoun- * Kiel mils’ last season.
seventeen “fifteenth amendments,’’
all crying, “Davenport House!” One
instantly grabbed my .umbrella, an
other my valke, a third seized my
blanket, and still another felt in my
vest-pocket lor my wooden tooth
pick. Transportation was their game.
Thirteen acted as a special escort to
my traveling companion. ‘ Palmer
.Simpson is-a name ever to be en
shrined in iny memory. Wliat Cran
ston is to the New York Hotel, or
Owens to the Markham, so is .Simpson
to the D&veuport House. Early in
the morning, Mr. Cobh Iiad his hack
at the door of the hotel—an ancient
grey and a juvenile bay composing
tiie team. The communicative and
polite Bankson in charge of the reins,
we moved on Tallulah, reserving
Toccoa lor our return trip. Oxer
ot
Don Piatt Takes old Sitting
- Bull’s Picture.
Don Piatt in last Tuesday’s Cap
ital tries his hand as an artist on Mor
ton, with the following result:
“God might make a worse man
than 0. P. Morton—but be never
did.
“ The combination of sycophancy,
sin and demagogisru has never been
equalled and can not be surpassed.”
“ He began life a Democrat and all
that he says of that organization is
the only st rt of Democrat he devel
oped. He joined the party of pro
gressive humanitarian ideas when
that party showed itself to he in tho
ascendant, aad his belief iu human
progress is tucarured by majorities at
the. ballot-box. lie has no faith in
'God, man nor Morton. He has abil
ity enough to know, but not pride
•enough to despise himself. He is
one of those monstrosities created at
which met last week failed to fiud
any bill against the men who were
known to have been engaged in this
outrageous act of mob violence. It
seems noiv-a-davs that in Georgia
there is no penalty attached to the
crime of unlawful violence, and it is
to this satl fact, that is chiefly to be
attributed the- many cases of lynch
from Northern capitalist who appre
ciating the advantage which Augusta
possesses arc seeking to make invest
ments in our midst. It is reported
that a large soap factory will be
started here next fall. It will employ
between two and three hundred
within its walls. Our citizens gener
ally seem very cheerful and look
forward to the coming season as one
of great prosperity. The crop pros
pects in this section are excellent,,
the Farmers buoyant, and all classes,,
farmers and merchants, seem determ
ined to make the best of the present,
and strain every nerve to bring
about an early improvement in the
future.
Opr Library association is now in
a prosperous condition, much interest,
being taken in it by all classes of our
citizens, to whose liberal aid it owes
its present happy state.
Last Thursday evening, the ladies^
of Augusta united in giving a straw
berry festival for the benefit of the’
Library. Our City Hall yard was
the scene of the entertainment. A
splendid dancing platform was erected,
in the grove, which was brilliantly
illuminated. All the beauty and!
- .chivalry of Augnsta were prescjif.
J It resembled a scene from fairy land,
only that the brilliant, flashing orbs-
of the proud and haughty beauties:
far exceeded in brilliancy erea the-
fabled diamonds of Aladdin. The-
entertainment netted the Imndsome-
8um of four hundred and twenty-five*
dollars.
The Knoxville Road is being ener
getically pushed forward. The com-
very successful in their efforts, anct
at present, everything seems lo point
to a successful consummation of the-
enterprise.
The Augusta holders of Savannah
bonds held a meeting yesterday, at
which, a strong resolution was passed
declaring that they were willing to-
accept none but a very fair compro
mise, as they deemed the city fully
law, which so frequently occur, des
pite the admirable and efficient ma- j capable of meeting its obligations, if
chinery of justice of which our State i tl,e y wo ' ,,d bnt g»*e »P M ho P® ® f
can boast. ! repudiation. Augusta holds five
! hundred thousand, and Charleston
THE CONVENTION
long intervals, for some unknown pur
pose, that goes about torturing hu
manity. A few more demons of that
sort would make the human race, like
Ute devil-posseseed swine, rush down
steep places and perish through uen-
end suicide.
“Nature put a warning mark upon
his countenance. Looking upon it,
scientists are startled with tiie fear
that, coming from the monkey, we
might yet, with all our bra>n, return
to the brute. His jaw is :bat of a
bull-dog; his mouth recalls the sculp
tured satyr of the Greeks when the
eager sensualism of the goat was
made human; his n te u a inurz e,
while his eyes have the treacherous
glare of a beast of prey.**
" He is one no woman can love, no
man can trust, no child can rever
ence” ■
“lli* associates are thieves, Ids
friends are demagog uv, his politio’d
support are negroes.’*
one million of these bonds, besides
which, ther .* arc three more millions,
constituting a total indebtedness of
$4,500,000 for a city of not now
More anon...
Clinch..
lias created but little excitement in
tliis locality, because of the simple
fact that but little or any opposition
lo the movement has been developed,
with but few exceptions. Our citU j ovov 25,000 inhabitants,
zens appreciate the strong necessity |
fora new const itntiou, and conse
quently are almost unanimous in their
support of the measure; the dele
gates nominated by the Democracy
of Richmond county arc the, Hon.
Chas. J. Jenkins, Adam Johnson,
Robert H. -May, and George R.
Sibley.
The Augusta Ice Company entered
upon tho present season with every
thing in their own hands, having
bought up all competitors, our citi
zens were compelled to pay two cents
per pound for ice, from which fact it
seemed probable that the company
would make a handsome dividend,
much to their sorrow, hut to the joy
of our citizeus, a rival institution has
been opened where natural ice is sold
at one cent per pound, which is a
great blessing, for it enables all classes
to use ice, without which our river
water is exceedingly unpalatable.
Despite the stringency of the times
Augusta is rapidly improving. Very
many handsome residences have been
recently erected in various portions
of the city, several large and elegant
stores been built, one of which has
been rented for two thousand dollars
per annum. Ono new cotton factory
(capital 150,000) is rapidly approach
ing completion, and when running
will employ so Ac thr.e hundred op
eratives. There is a general inquiry
Moral Character.—There is
nothing which adds so much to the
beauty and power of man, as a good
moral character. It is his wealth—
bis influence—his life. It dignifies
him in every station, exalts him ire
every condition, and glorifies him at.
every period of life. Such a charac
ter is more to be desiicd than every
thing else on earth. It makes a mu
free and independent. No servile-;
tool—croaking sycophant—no treach
erous honor-seeker ever bore such a
character. The pure joys of truth,
and righteousness never spring in
such a person. If young men but
knew lioiv much a good character
would dignify and exalt them, how-
glorious it would, make their pros-,
pects, even in this life; never should!
we find them yielding to the grovell
ing and base-born purposes- of.human
nature.
Josh Billings: “I am willingto»
rock the baby while wimmin folks-
are biling soap; I am willing to cut
rags to work into rag carpets; they
can keep irie hunting hens eggs, or
picking green kurrents, or I will dip*
kandals or kore apples for sass, bnt ll
wont chum.
Go to the polls to-day and vote.thes
Convention ticket.